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This season of Vanderpump Rules is not getting off to a great start for our boy, White Kanye himself, James Kennedy.
In this exclusive sneak peek of Monday's episode, Kristen -- who, remember, used to date James -- confronts his current girlfriend, Raquel, over James' alleged infidelity. And because it's Kristen, you know she does it in the most extra, dramatic fashion. In this particular instance, that means Kristen actually brings along one of Raquel's friends, who claims to have had sex with James WHILE THE THREE OF THEM WERE AT COACHELLA TOGETHER.
"You fell asleep in one room and me and James were in the kitchen," the girl reveals. Yikes! Given that Jax had sex with Faith while an elderly woman slept nearby, this story sounds 100 percent believable for this group of friends.
Not one to soften the blow, Kristen tells Raquel, "You are dating the most manipulative piece of sh-- on the entire f---ing planet."
Raquel, however, is not convinced. "I think it's a known fact that Kristen is a little deranged," she says in a confessional. "Kristen is so hung up on her past with James, she's taken all these things that she resents so much about him and it's blown up in her brain."
Now, we don't know what actually happened at Coachella or with any of the other women Kristen claims James cheated on Raquel with. But with this group, where there's smoke, there tends to be infidelity. We just wonder what Paul things of all this.
Vanderpump Rules airs Mondays at 9/8c on Bravo.
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When your loved ones are down, you'll do anything to cheer them up and make them laugh. For 50 year-old Hu Han-yan, getting his father's spirits up meant one thing: a Hello Kitty haircut.
According to Taiwan's TTV News, the man's 84 year-old father was feeling ill before the spring festival. Hu, a successful businessman with 14 kids, wanted to bring a smile to his dad's face. He picked Hello Kitty because his kids like character—and because it's youthful.
"A 50 year-old man making his father cracking up like that, it's great," said the father.
The haircut cost TWD$1,000 or US$34 and took 2 hours. Strangers giving thumbs-up on the street? Priceless.
Hello Kitty is popular throughout Asia. A fleet of Hello Kitty planes recently launched in Taiwan.
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"The Simpsons" over the weekend released a short episode on YouTube parodying the notorious "3 a.m. call" made famous by Hillary Clinton's 2008 campaign for president, NBC News reported.
"It's 3 a.m., and the phone's ringing in the White House," a voice narrates in a political ad "paid for by Americans who are really starting to miss Obama."
But Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump bears the full force of the "The Simpsons" mockery.
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- Oral history with Naseem Mirza Changezi, 2016 October 23.
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- Changezi, Naseem Mirza, 1910-, Popli, Ritika, and Parashar, Jayant
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- Naseem Mirza Changezi was born in the year 1910 in his ancestral home at Pahari Imli, near Churi Walan in Jama Masjid, in Old Delhi and was a freedom fighter, and fought alongside the likes of Bhagat Singh and Rajguru for Independence from colonial powers. He has been profiled and documented numerous times, by leading scholars and academics of history owing to his deep knowledge and memory bandwidth about his Persian roots and the Mughal history of Northern India. He says, "The study of my genealogy tells me that successively 23 generations of mine hail from the family of Genghis Khan, the founder of the great Mongolian empire. My ancestors travelled from Mongol to Iran, and then to Afghanistan. By that time Babur, who lay the stone of Mughal empire in India, asked his ancestors to leave Afghanistan within two or three months. The two clans were both Mughals but Babur's side was Timuri Mughals and we were Changezi Mughals, so Babur did not want a fight and loss of soldiers, hence, he asked my ancestors to peacefully leave."He then adds that, his family left Afghanistan and moved to the area of Sindh and as they settled there, the forces of Mirza Jaani Beg Khan and Mirza Ghazi Beg Khan attacked the region of Sindh, which was being ruled by Jam Feroze, who was the last ruler of Samma dynasty. Simultaneously the region of India and neighbouring states (Hindustan) had just started to be ruled by the Mughal ruler Humayun. Then, by the time Akbar's rule came about and he asked his ancestors to become equal stakeholders in ruling Hindustan, but his ancestors refused. Then Akbar preceded to send an army of two lakh personnel under the leadership of Abdul Rahim Khan-i-Khana and they fought for almost a year, and his ancestors lost the war. His ancestors were then brought to Akbar and he dismissed them to stay in Agra. He recalls, "When Shahjahan, in the early 17th century decided to shift his capital from Agra to Delhi, my ancestors also came along. They built a palatial palace right in front of the Delhi Gate of the majestic Red Fort (Lal Quila). And since then, we have lived in Delhi."He says with utmost pride, "My family fought for the Independence of this country and has been doing so for the last 150 years." His great-grandfather was the deputy collector working for the British crown, but, he participated in the first revolt of Independence in 1857, and in turn was awarded life imprisonment. He says, "There had been various wars for Independence prior to 1857, within the kingdoms, but the reason it is known as the First War of Independence is because this was the first time that the masses at large took part in it." He also adds that, today the Hindu dominated area like Sitaram Baazar in Old Delhi, was earlier a Muslim area with many old palaces that were of the Muslim feudal landlords, which was later vacated. His mother passed away when he was just 2 years old, but his father decided to never remarry. He recalls an interesting a very interesting incident about the religious relations between the two communities prior to the Partition through the motif of parrots. He says that keeping parrots as domestic pets was a very widely accepted norm during those times, and the Hindu women would teach Urdu poetry and couplets to the their parrots, whereas the Muslim women would teach poetry and couplets from Hindu literary texts to their parrots. When he was four years old, he remembers going to the Ganges river with Hindu families and would also celebrate Holi and Diwali with them, and would be done so respectful of each other's boundaries.He remembers the Indian lawyer, and philanthropist Rash Behari Bose, who was the key person in organising the Indian National Army. His work was to organises and agitate the young revolutionaries against the colonial power. He says that, "In those times, the young men of the historic Anglo-Arabic school of Ajmeri Gate would participate heavily in this movement initiated by the Indian National Army (INA). May father was one of them and I clearly recall that he would tell me how he was taught to make explosives and bombs that could be used for revolts. My father along with Rash Behari Bose would be on the forefront of such activities, and I grew up amongst all their idealism and members." He recalls the interesting Delhi Conspiracy Case which also involved his father, "When Lord Hardinge's howdah, the then governor-general of India, was passing through the streets of Chandni Chowk, Bose was dressed in the garb of a woman, and my father had put his ladder on the backside of Company Bagh. Bose then took out a homemade bomb and threw it on Lord and Lady Hardinge but it only ended up injuring them through splinters." He says that they were told not to come under the scanner of the police, and he and his contemporaries all hailed from Anglo-Arabic school, who participated actively in the freedom movement. He says they worked under the leadership of Jugal Kishore Khanna, who lived in Dariba Kalan, and was associated with the Congress and later the INA. He says, "We would work as secret messengers and would take old cloth bags and tie it around us with some pieces of silver and gold and then walk on the streets pretending to be sellers, and shout out aloud if anybody had silver to sell. The person would then come down and take away the message from us, and that is how we would not get caught." He recalls that the Congress workers who were under the leadership of Asif Ali, later came under Brahma Prakash who went onto become the first Chief Minister of Independent India.He has continued to live in his ancestral home for 106 years now, and was in that same house when the Partition took place. At the time of the Partition, he was 37 years old, and had an illegal pass by a Hindu name 'Ram Kishan' which helped him to travel around the city and not be contained by the curfew that would be put on the Muslims in Delhi. He says, "Many killings took place during that time. My work would be to make a daily trip to Nizammudin station where the trains would be leaving for Pakistan, and people would travel from Delhi, and they would get injured during those travels so I would escort them till the camp at Jama Masjid so that they could be quickly treated. The trains would leave from Old Delhi railway station, and the Muslims were treated very badly. The wagons that were provided by the Corporation to transport cattle, were used by the Muslim refugees to load their own belongings and they would pull it themselves and go to camps at Purana Qila." He says that Partition was solely a result of various political forces, and stresses on the love both the religious communities had for each other before the Partition took place.Post Partition, he says that in Old Delhi the refugees who came later put up their own businesses on the pavement right in front of the shops, and started selling the same products at a lesser cost which affected their business. This was one of the major points of discord. He says, "The decision to stay on in India, and not migrate to Pakistan was very simple for me and my family because my ancestors had through the generations fought on this land. My father fought for the Independence of this country, so there was no question of leaving our own home. Although, my father did receive many persuasive letters from authorities in the newly formed Pakistan to come there. However, his father sat him down and asked him to write a reply, in which he clearly recalls that he wrote, 'Do rivers like the Ganges or Yamuna flow in Karachi? Does Lal Quila stand on that land? Is there my beloved Jama Masjid there? If yes, then I will come in a jiffy. If no, then don't ever write to me again.' Although, his father never stopped him or any of his siblings from migrating but none of them did. But today he is pained at the current state of affairs, and completely opposite to what they had hoped for when fighting for Independence. He angrily adds, "The nation today might be independent, but it is not even close to what we had dreamed of as young revolutionaries."He completed his matriculation from Punjab University. He was an ace hockey player and was selected by Delhi Hockey Association in 1942, played with Dhyanchand and participated in various tournaments, and visited Karachi and Lahore before the Partition took place. One of his friends named Qayyum, who was also a great hockey player migrated to Pakistan after the Partition. He says that all his friends and contemporaries who passed away and today, he is the only now left who saw all the incidents unfolding in front of him. Today, he lives with his son and wife.He relays a very important and historical memory of his life wherein he was given the task of providing food and shelter to Sardar Bhagat Singh for two months, when he had in the process of planning to explode bombs in the Central Legislative Assembly. He says, "There are many who laid down their lives for the country, but there are few like who had the grit and determination of Bhagat Singh. He always wanted to be a martyr for the country and was ready to lay down his life in a matter of minutes if it would get freedom from the colonial rulers." He then pauses to sadly reflect and says, "But this is definitely not the freedom which any of us wanted. I never wanted to die, because I wanted to live and work for Independent India." He says that Partition shouldn't have taken place as both the countries would have been stronger united in all spheres of development.
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- History
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- Urdu and Hindi
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- Delhi (India : Union Territory), June 5, 2016
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For the first freesound competition, we gathered a heterogenous panel of judges. We wanted to stress the importance of both designed and recorded sounds. Ross Bencina, Richard Devine, Vance Dylan, Garry Garritan, Richard Humpries, Jose Lozano and Xavier Serra all replied to my request to be on the competition panel... Without further ado, meet the judges.
Please post your comments here!
- bram
Ah! Judges... It is worth the wait, really.
Thanks Bram, for the effort you put on this!
was i the only one removed from a competition list because of a tagging error?
you weren't the only one.
- bram
It was worth the wait for these judges.
Can't wait to find out who makes it to round two!
own up; Xavier Serra is really Simon Cowell isnt he?!
No no, let me tell you a secret he is:....
Pierre Schaeffer
The first round has been completed!
I will send emails to all participants this week...
- bram
Well, 3 days passed after the 1st. round announcement and competitors did choose to remain silent. A bit weird.
I am really happy to still be in this after the first round. Didn't have the time to check out all the submitted samples before, but now I see that the samples remaining after the first round are really cool. Eager to see the winning ones.
Bram, the next round is the final round right? Or is there one more for the winner to be announced? Just curious.
Bram, the next round is the final round right? Or is there one more for the winner to be announced? Just curious.
Yup, it's on to the finals now
- bram
I am very happy and proud to still be in the running. Don't know what else to say. Glad I checked tonight, I seemed to have gotten out of the post notification loop. Don't know about anybody else, but I'm trying to pretend like I don't care that much, so I won't be completely devastated if I don't win. :roll:
I also didn't receive an e-mail.
Hate bugging but, any news?
strange... I thought I had sent everyone an email... Anyway, when the competition is finished (the voting deadline for the judges is set on june 10th) I will send single email s to each and every one, with anonymous judge comments (if any). So, hang tight, it's only a few more days.
- bram
Im new here but when I was reading the articles they have no dates? I wasnt sure if this was an old or new article...
your problem has been fixed:
- bram
Is there gonna be one this year? From the results it looks like a fun idea.
Ok, so was this the last competition?
When will the next one be ?
To whom it may concern:
While I am excited to meet the aforementioned judge panel javascript:emoticon('hock:'), I am in reluctance to supply additional sound bytes until given the go-a-head on the composition of additional "dino bytes" or dinosaur sound bytes. I hope I am making myself clear on this issue. javascript:emoticon(':idea:') Perhaps a little more elaboration on the qualifications endeavored for this competition will aid my "dino bytes" directive. In other words, can I send in my latest dinosaur sound files for this competition??? Than You for you time: )
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I ma actually newand i want help on how to use freesound.org
In the sound competition , the judges are see the performers and note all the data or information which is showing by the performers.
The judges are gave him complement and generate the result about the competition.
m new here but when I was reading the articles they have no dates? I wasnt sure if this was an old or new article...
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- "- born as the seventh month dies..."
- —Sybill Trelawney's prediction refering to this date.[src]
31 July is the 212nd day of the year (213th in leap years). There are 153 days remaining until the end of the year.
- Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry expects to receive an owl confirming the receipt of the Hogwarts acceptance letter by non-Muggle-born students by this date.
- 1980: Harry James Potter is born to James and Lily Potter
- 1991: Rubeus Hagrid arrives at the Hut-on-the-Rock shortly after midnight and delivers Harry Potter his Hogwarts acceptance letter. Hagrid takes Harry on his first visit to Diagon Alley. Quirinus Quirrell breaks into Gringotts Wizarding Bank, but fails to steal the Philosopher's Stone as the vault containing it had already been emptied earlier in the day.
- 1992: The Dursleys have dinner with Mr. and Mrs. Mason. Dobby visits Harry, and warns him not to return to Hogwarts. Dobby casts a Hover Charm on a pudding, but it is Harry who receives an official warning from the Ministry of Magic for Underage magic, presuming Harry is the only wizard in the area.
- 1993: Marge Dursley arrives at 4 Privet Drive, for a week with her brother, sister-in-law and nephew.
- 1994: Harry receives cakes and sweets from Ron Weasley, Hermione Granger, Sirius Black and Rubeus Hagrid.
- 1995: Harry receives boxes of Honeydukes sweets from Ron and Hermione, but throws them away because he is upset with them. Dudley Dursley and his gang beat up ten-year-old Mark Evans.
- 1996: Harry celebrates his 16th birthday at the Burrow, the celebrations are marred by grisly tidings from Remus Lupin of more Dementor attacks and Igor Karkaroff's body is found in a shack up north.
- 1997: A birthday party for Harry is held at the Burrow. Ginny Weasley gives Harry a birthday kiss, angering her brother. Minister for Magic Rufus Scrimgeour crashes the party and gives Harry, Ron, and Hermione objects from Albus Dumbledore's will.
- 1998: The Daily Prophet prints an article entitled: MUGGLES NOT AS STUPID AS WE THINK, SAYS MINISTRY REPORT.
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- 1947: Richard Griffiths, the actor who portrays Vernon Dursley is born.
- 1965: J. K. Rowling, the author of the Harry Potter series is born.
- 2011: J. K. Rowling, the author of the Harry Potter series, opens the Pottermore Registration for a few lucky people who are able to get in Pottermore earlier.
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Would you like some heavy-handed commentary about race? That's a trick question. You obviously don't, and after a couple of years attempting to force it upon you, we're going to ease up on the long think pieces about race and Hip Hop in America. I've seen the plummeting page views and the comments accusing HipHopDX of race baiting. I don't agree with those comments, but I'm aware that one of the main reasons we exist is because there's a segment of our readers that consistently get what they like, need or want from HipHopDX. If we keep providing those things, you keep coming back, that ad money keeps rolling in and I'm a happy editor. As Fat Joe once said, "It's simple mathematics."
You'll see plenty of the same dumb ass sites that try to sell you smut and reasons to turn up 364 days of the year pull a 180 and attempt to pass off some Martin Luther King Jr. commentary on January 20. That shit in incredibly disingenuous, but it's also good for their bottom line. Throughout the five years I've been one of the editors at DX, one of the things I've taken pride in is us being consistent in that regard. If a rapper wants to open a dialogue about race, we don't try to sell you some alcohol all year and then wait until Martin Luther King Jr. Day or Black History Month to suddenly have an "Up Ye Might Race" moment.
That said, I don't think the issue of race is ever going to disappear. There are some people who truly don't see colors, and if they can pull that off, I applaud them. There are others who naively think we're in a so-called "post-racial society" just because the 44th President of the United States happens to be a black man. And while black men largely perform the majority of Hip Hop, it's appreciated, consumed and supported by people of all races, colors and creeds. Somehow all of that gets lost when we have a Lord Jamar versus Yelawolf moment, and people become scared to talk about race at all. There have been several interviews conducted in recent months where we ask an artist about the Lord Jamar quotes and they give us a great, balanced response. Then they call back and ask to have that part edited out. Somewhere there's a happy medium, but I've learned the hard way we can't force a discussion about race on our readers. We're here to facilitate conversations with and about the people in Hip Hop you enjoy. So on a day that becomes a traffic grab for most sites, I want to showcase some of the more poignant conversations artists have engaged in about race on our site. And if you'd prefer something lighter, we'll soon have a traffic-grabbing list for you too. Either way, I hope you'll find it informative and entertaining.
Killer Mike Says Martin Luther King Was "A Nigga With An Attitude."
Original Interview Run Date: September 11, 2013
Interviewer: Soren Baker (@SorenBaker), Omar Burgess (@omarburgess) & Justin Hunte (@TheCompanyMan)
Read the entire interview here.
Quote: "This Martin Luther King, right here [points to shirt] was a nigga with an attitude—so told to me by Andrew Young. He was there, not Al Sharpton who wasn't. This Martin Luther King was at a crux. This Martin Luther King owned a gun. This Martin Luther King still probably had a little perm you could see…hair slicked back. This is a different King. This was Martin Luther King at the crossroads Hip Hop is. This is him becoming a man, seeing what the greater purpose is. Hip Hop was only born in 1973. Hip Hop is just now 40 years old, so Hip Hop is not a very old man. Hip Hop is just getting to the point where it can actually become a legacy music, because at 37, 38-years-old, now you have people who are getting financially comfortable and can go to shows. You get people who are financially able to say, 'I can invest in that.' These are also people logical enough to know that, 'I'm going to play this after the kids go to sleep.' So Hip Hop is just becoming what this Martin Luther King would become. But I think Martin Luther would be a supporter of Hip Hop. He shot pool. He went to Selma, Alabama. He went to Tuskegee. They wasn't singing Gospel in pool halls when he was organizing that; they were singing the Blues. If he was listening to Blues, then he definitely would've been listening to Hip Hop…and Scarface."
Brother Ali On Social Justice & Uncomfortable Conversations
Original Interview Run Date: April 30, 2012
Interviewer: Andres Tardio (@AndresWrites)
Read the entire interview here.
Quote: "I was raised in a way where racial justice was always in the center of my life, always. It was a number one theme in my life. That led to me caring about justice for everybody, but racial justice is what brings me to this. So, I've always been talking about this. The consensus lately, especially amongst privileged people is that, 'It's okay, racism is over. We're post-racial. We're colorblind. We got a Black president.' But these issues didn't go away because we have a half-Black president, or a not-completely-White president. The issues are still there and they're still really big. But, things like this Trayvon thing have forced these conversations to happen again. We see people revealing things that I don't even know if they knew about themselves. The reality is that this country isn't going to be majority-White for much longer. Sorry [smiling]. Sorry, it's just not. So, what is it gonna mean for our country to have more than half of our society come from being marginalized, oppressed and kept out? The country can't survive like that. This economic situation, the recession, has been pushing people into the gutter. Now, we're all in the gutter together."
Tech N9ne Says He Needed To "Break Into Colored Houses"
Original Interview Run Date: April 24, 2013
Interviewer: Justin Hunte (@TheCompanyMan)
Read the entire interview here.
Quote: "The first single we released off Something Else, it's called 'B.I.T.C.H.' Breaking In To Colored Houses. That's what I needed T-Pain to do. Give me a chorus that'll help me break into black folk's house through that TV. They see me on that TV like, 'Woah, that's that Tech N9ne dude!' The first thing I said on that song was, 'Putting all the facepaint I can put on.' I'm not changing even on the song where I'm breaking into colored houses. It's me. I'm breaking into your house like me. Not something that you're used to—something else… But you got a lot of black folks coming to my show now and saying, 'Not all us are missing you.' And I am a lot different than the regular rapper. That artwork? No, not a regular rapper. They say that looks like Rock N' Roll, Ozzy Osbourne, Megadeath, Alice Cooper shit. I have those influences. I'm not going to change that. I'm not the everyday run-of-the-mill. So just imagine how everyone felt when they saw me on the BET Cypher, 'That's the same motherfucker?' That's so beautiful to me. You can't stop it no matter how much you talk shit about it, saying, 'That's the devil shit.' Here I am. I'm going to keep on popping up."
Crooked I Details The Polarizing Nature Of Racism & Class Warfare
Original Interview Run Date: August 31, 2013
Interviewer: Bruce Smith (@Brillyance)
Read the entire interview here.
Quote: "I like to tell white people, Mexicans, Asians, that a lot of times, it's a class war. If you're lower class, then you a nigga to the upper class. It don't matter what color your skin is. You still a nigga. You a white trash nigga. You a Mexican nigga. They want us to be down here, dividing and conquering and fighting each other, and not seeing the bigger picture. You supposed to be on my side! I don't know what you doing. You a poor white motherfucka talking about, 'Fuck Trayvon,' and the upper class is like, 'Fuck you, you are Trayvon.' And they don't even understand. We're all supposed to be united against that type of shit, but they don't get it. When something like Trayvon comes to the national media level, I love that shit, because we need awareness. I'm not gonna be mad. I see niggas on Twitter like, 'Man, my homie got shot, and nobody even care.' Well, guess what? Somebody cares this time, so let's try to make the best out of it and change some shit."
Bubba Sparxxx Says Lord Jamar's White Rapper Comments Were Not Untrue
Original Interview Run Date: November 1, 2013
Interviewer: DX Staff (@HipHopDX)
Read the entire interview here.
Quote: "I have the utmost respect for someone like Lord Jamar. He's one of my predecessors in this, and I would never deny that at its core and the foundation of Hip Hop culture…it started predominantly as a black and Latino thing. But white people have always been present in Hip Hop since the very beginning. You can't say that white people haven't been around since the beginning. There are some very pioneering forces that are white. I myself chose to take color out of it, but if someone wants to continue to draw those lines, people keep erasing them. I don't see where you can draw that line with anything more than a pencil, because those lines continue to get more and more blurry. But at the root of what he is saying, it's not untrue."
Quelle Chris On Why An Honest Dialogue On Race Is So Rare
Original Interview Run Date: Unpublished
Interviewer: Omar Burgess (@omarburgess)
Quote: "There's a lot of different layers to this, and it's not something that can be answered in one question in one interview. But, for one, America is all about the illusion of things. Some countries will just say, 'This is the way we are, and we're telling you this is the way that it is.' But America has to convince people and get them to believe things are a certain way even if it's not. They know these people are on top, and we're on the bottom. But here, we still kind of feel like you're not that bad even if you're on the bottom. It's the exact same situation, but we just view it differently. Somehow, somebody made it popular to think racism is over. So when you bring up something considered racist, people go, 'Oh my fucking god!' If I said something horrible like, 'All crackers should die,' or 'All black people eat chicken,' people would go crazy. But a lot of black people do eat chicken. There's truth in that, and it's not a racist thing. At some point we started thinking racism didn't exist. So when you say something even slightly racist, people immediately get up in arms
It's not that racism is gone; of course, racism isn't gone. But people flip out over it because they want to believe that racism isn't there. They want to believe that we're not different races and are all some homogenous race. They're predicting that will exist in the next 20 years, but the reality is, even when we're all fucking mulatto, people will be like, 'You're light-skinned mulatto. You're dark-skinned mulatto, but I'm mulatto with a Filipino nose.' The same idea is always gonna exist because we always feel like we need to separate and compare each other. That's the nature of the human brain. What Denmark was saying is, we've come to terms with it."
Freeway Rick Ross Sounds Off On Racially Motivated Sentencing
Original Interview Run Date: December 10, 2013
Interviewer: Soren Baker (@SorenBaker)
Read the entire interview here.
Quote: "I think what's happened with the crack and the powder cocaine was obviously racially motivated. When I went to prison and Hutch and them put that out saying, 'Where's Freeway Rick?' not one white person had been federally prosecuted for selling crack. There had been a few arrests, but they allowed them to go to the state where they received drug diversion. In federal court, you're going to get a mandatory minimum of five to 10 years. So we definitely knew it was racially motivated. And then we found out that crack and powder cocaine were both identical drugs. One was no stronger than the other, and you didn't make more money selling crack than you did off of powder. An ounce of cocaine was an ounce of cocaine whether it was cooked or in powder form. Even now after changing the [Fair Sentencing Act] to reduce the disparity down to 18:1, they still have it 18 times worse than the powder [offenders]. On top of that, they have guys who have been in prison for 20 and 30 years, and they didn't make it retroactive. Those guys would be released immediately if they said, 'OK, we're gonna give you the 18:1 disparity sentencing.' If it's illegal now, it was illegal when they first implemented it. So why not make it where everyone who was ever illegally sentenced under it would get the shorter sentence? They don't want to do that because they say it's going to cost too much money."
Big K.R.I.T. Details The Impact Of The Civil Rights Movement
Original Interview Run Date: January 16, 2012
Interviewer: Sean Ryon (@wallysean)
Read the entire interview here.
Quote: "[I saw the effects of the Civil Rights Movement] with people being a little bit more accepting of where you come from and how you were raised. Even me, growing up in Mississippi, I've been around a lot of different cultures, and even knowing when somebody didn't really like black people. Being raised around those kinds of people and then growing up and seeing the kids kind of [saying], 'You know what? This is not what I was taught…this is not what I thought,' and really seeing how music is able to bring people together for the most part, it's crazy. Now, with a lot of people there's a big stereotype as far as where I'm from [Mississippi] and how the racism is, and it's just like, yeah, it is like that and it still is out there, but the thing about Mississippi is if somebody doesn't like you for your race, they don't hide it. It's not a hidden thing, it's very obvious, and I feel like I can deal with that more than somebody pretending like they like me and they don't. But I feel like music has definitely bridged the gaps between generations, opened a lot of people's eyes, gave a lot of different people voices and gave me the opportunity to explain why I was raised like this but I don't even feel that way. It just just brings a lot of depth [to human interaction]; music is a big influence in actually being able to go back and look at Martin Luther King, Jr. and Malcolm X and a lot of people that were like, 'We need to change.' A lot of artists go back and listen to their speeches and a lot of their writings and interviews and get motivated like, 'I need to do more than just rap for myself and whatever city I'm from; I need to be rapping for everybody and trying to make music that's overall special.'"
David Banner On The Concept Of Hip Hop As Black Music
Original Interview Run Date: September 5, 2012
Interviewer: N/A
Quote: "I did an advertisement for Gatorade; I did the 'Evolve' commercial. When they heard the song, they actually thought that was an old Gospel song that Gatorade had stolen. It was funny, because for the most part, everyone that worked on that song was under 35. People said, 'I didn't know David Banner could do something like that.' And you know why? Because we don't buy it! Everybody talks about the music being degraded, but it's because we don't buy it. A friend of mine that works at Sony Records was talking about Adele. And some people were saying, 'Well that's just a white woman singing black folks' music.' Yeah, but white folks are buying it. If we bought Anthony Hamilton…if we bought Erykah Badu the way that we're supposed to, then it wouldn't be no problems. Advertisers follow money. The one thing that I learned from Universal Records—and I actually think it was a blessing—excuse me, but I'm just gonna say it how I feel it. White people are not emotional. Whether it's how many listeners you have, how many views you have or how much money you make, they will do it. If we can couple that with talent, then we could show our people."
Chuck D Says Black People Have No Power In America
Original Interview Run Date: March 15, 2012
Interviewer: Paul Arnold
Read the entire interview here.
Quote: "Look, when President Obama got in there I had no expectations, zero. As a Black man in America, none. But what President Obama did bought me some time… to prepare in the wilderness of North America and the United States Of America on how do you see yourself on this planet, as opposed to how do you view yourself within the confines of the United States. So, my thing is like this, if Black folks here don't connect into the [conditions] of the rest of the planet, people of the world, people of color, different ethnicities, cultures and whatever… then we'll be a slave in America forever. And we are. We're children in America. We have no power. Black people have no power in America. None. Zero. Don't own enough property–economically we're at the same level that we were 40 years ago, and worse than 45 years ago. Statistics don't lie. Yeah, you can name some ballplayers that got a lot of money… But power? What the fuck does that mean? We're worse off in many ways than times of our past, so…"
Scarface Calls Out Media Outlets For Portraying Him As Racist
Original Interview Run Date: January 3, 2014
Interviewer: Justin Hunte (@TheCompanyMan)
Read the entire interview here.
Quote: "I don't know why people try and make it seem like I'm against what the White boys is doing in Hip Hop. I dig that shit. At the same time, the fucking 'boss man' make a nigga look stupid and y'all look smarter. They'll make a nigga look terrible and y'all look better. Don't do us like that. We fuckin' dope. You got muthafuckas like Black Thought, Lupe Fiasco. [Lil Wayne] is dope. And there's niggas that don't get a spotlight that's cold as fuck. It really disappoints me that they're trying to say that I'm against the White boys in Hip Hop. I'm not against the White boys in Hip Hop. That shit is fuckin' dope. But at the same time, 'Big Boy' and them—whoever's running this shit—make us look dope, too. Don't make us look fuckin' stupid like we ain't got a junior high school education. Give a nigga some shine that's dope."
Killer Mike Advises Blacks To Divest From The Democratic Party
Original Interview Run Date: April 23, 2013
Interviewer: Bruce Smith (@Brillyance)
Read the entire interview here.
Quote: "The bigger question is, are black people too forgiving of their leaders and politicians? The bigger question is what is the real place for black people in the Democratic Party? What concerns of black people are going to be addressed? In particular, a group of people within the black population…half of black population is black men, that's double the unemployment rate. Understand the travesty of that. You have a citizenry that is double the unemployment rate, yet 60 to 70 times more likely to be incarcerated for non-violent drug offenses. You're selling drugs to feed yourself because there aren't jobs, yet you vote for politicians that don't insure your men get jobs. That's not just a strike at Obama, that's saying black people and the Democratic Party…because there's not an option for black people to vote Republican, because they don't. They just don't. The few that do, I respect and admire because they do it for whatever their own principles are. Whether I agree with them or not, because they have the courage to step out of line because they have a firm belief in something.
But for the most part, black people, before they wake up in the morning, before they eat their cereal or drink their coffee, they know they're gonna vote Democrat. And they should demand something back. You deserve some reciprocity for loyalty given to this party for the last 50 years. You deserve more than pictures of Robert Kennedy and Dr. King on your wall. You deserve more than the feeling of feeling good because someone of your color is in office. You deserve something for that. So the bigger question, that I can firmly give an answer to, is that I think it's time for the Democratic Party to give us something or for us to leave the Democratic Party."
RELATED: Is Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.'s Dream Deferred? [Editorial]


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There ought to be a law with teeth — and signs to enforce it.
There ought to be a law with teeth — and signs to enforce it.
That's what scores of you said when I again asked for suggestions to clean up our filthy roadsides, which seem to be growing a rainbow-like array of plastic bags, empty cans and broken bottles faster than blooming flowers.
Of the dozens of suggestions you sent me — from Godeffroy resident Richard Bardet's proposal to start DARE-like anti-litter programs in schools to Rock Tavern resident Joe Orlando's idea to get big businesses to sponsor cleanups — the most popular idea was apparently the simplest, or so I first thought:
Just put up more anti-litter signs, with meaningful fines.
"Stronger laws ... and more signs indicating there is a $1,000 fine for littering are what we need," writes Vanessa Elliott of Blooming Grove. "A BIG fine and a BIG sign to deter ... if people saw signs and large fines attached, they might get the message that the community cares about this issue and is serious about doing something to stop it."
After all, signs and fines in other places seem to work.
"(Their) roads are pristine compared to what we see locally," writes Sullivan County's Ted Isseks. "I believe the fines, whether 100% enforced or merely threatened, are a deterrent. I have written to various Sullivan County legislators on this issue. I have never received a response."
Fact is, Nancy Levine of Swan Lake was driving through Georgia and South Carolina on her way home from Florida when she saw all sorts of signs threatening $500 and $1,000 fines for littering.
And guess what?
"Very little litter where the signs are posted," she writes. "New York could certainly use the income, and if people know that they will be fined for littering, I think it could stop much of the problem."
Good suggestions, right?
Just one problem.
Did you ever see those signs on our most heavily traveled — and littered — roads? State roads like Routes 17, 17B, 17M or 42, not to mention Interstate 84 and the Thruway?
Didn't think so.
Neither did a spokeswoman for the state attorney general's office in Albany.
It turns out that our state laws for littering on state roads are pretty lame, which might be why they're hardly ever enforced.
The penalty for a first offense?
"A fine not to exceed $250 and/or a requirement to perform services for a public or not-for-profit corporation, association, institution or agency."
A second offense is a whopping $500.
So here's my suggestion:
Let's start bugging our state lawmakers to increase the anti-litter fines so they have some bite. Then the state should put up signs to show we mean business.
It's a law any lawmaker could get behind — since there is no pro-litter lobby, as far as I know. And if it passes, we'll give the sponsors something any politician could use: good, clean publicity.


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Actor Chad L. Coleman (The Wire) has been added to Season 3 of the hit AMC drama series The Walking Dead, as comic book fan favorite Tyreese. After only catching a brief glimpse into the new character, viewers will now have to wait until the show returns in February 2013 to learn more about the character's backstory and to continue with the strongest and most successful season yet.
During this recent interview to promote his work on The Walking Dead, Chad L. Coleman talked about focusing on the humanity of the character, why producers Robert Kirkman and Glen Mazzara were interested in him for the show, what an adrenaline rush it is to get to kill zombies, joining such an established cast, the possibilities of what's to come for Tyreese and Rick Grimes (Andrew Lincoln), what the last day of shooting was like, how this show compares to his experience on The Wire, his weapon of choice for the zombie apocalypse, and his favorite zombie movies. Check out what he had to say after the jump.
Question: Since your character was just introduced in the mid-season finale what can you say about him and how different he'll be from the graphic novel version?
CHAD L. COLEMAN: Well, I'm not an inside-out student of the graphic novel. When I came onboard, I was told, "If you need to reference it, we will. Just take this ride with us and, as we need to reference the graphic novel, we'll give you some insights from that perspective. But, just ride it out from script to script." I would say that the humanity of the man is very much akin to what was done in the graphic novel. His lack of skills is very much part of it, but his desire to protect and his desire to abstain from egregious violence and his strong sense of family are things that are resonating for me, in playing this role.
Was it challenging for you to come on as a character that had an established arc in the graphic novel, but who's been changed so much for the show?
COLEMAN: I watched all of the prior episodes and I had great discussions with Glen Mazzara and some limited discussion with Robert Kirkman, knowing full well that he and Glen were in full discussions. Glen's background is huge, and I just trusted that we were going to go somewhere interesting and compelling. I was just open to the journey. And Glen has an open door policy, so whatever questions I may have, he's always there, at a moment's notice, to answer. So, it has been different. It's been like, "Hey, just get on the roller coaster, and hang on!" But, they've always delivered. They've delivered some amazing stuff for us.
Did your work in the Left 4 Dead video game help get you this role?
COLEMAN: No, that was never referenced, but that would have been fine with me. But, for the most part, the story that I get is that Robert Kirkman was a huge fan of The Wire, and the character that I played, Dennis "Cutty" Wise. That's the origin of their interest in me.
What was the casting process like for this?
COLEMAN: Unbeknownst to me, my agents had been speaking to Robert Kirkman for a little while, about the possibility of me playing this role. Whenever you have the creator pulling your card and saying they want you to be a part of it, you're in a pretty good position. And then, it was a matter of talking to Glen Mazzara. It wasn't a wheel barrow full of information. He said, "Take a look online. Take a look at this stuff. Take a look at these episodes. This is what we know." It was about trust. All I was looking for was a kernel or seed that I could hold onto, and his humanity is that, which resonates for me, personally, as well. So, I just started connecting dots with my own personal self, and I had this sense of family, which resonates with me, and that sense of humanity, which resonated. The rest filled itself out, as we went along.
When you were up for this role, were you aware that it was such a fan favorite character?
COLEMAN: Yes, as soon as I went online. I pulled it up I was like, "Oh, wow, okay." That's the icing on the cake. I've created an original role before, but to have something that was already present, in another form, and to have to be able to honor it, in a way when you know that people have an attachment, and to be able to live up to that, that's huge for me. So, my desire is to continue to make the audience proud of what's happening in the television world of The Walking Dead.
How have the physical aspects of this show been, and what were your first days like, getting to kill zombies?
COLEMAN: It was a complete and absolute adrenalin rush. The electricity was running through my body like crazy. Also, the technical aspect of it, which I won't give away, was equally as compelling for me. I was like, "Oh, wow, this is how they do it!" Because the zombies are so real, there's really no acting required when you see the amazing work that's being done. It's just so eerie. The most eerie part of it is to see them just doing regular things, in between takes or during a lunch break. Watching a guy getting salad dressing while he's all zombied out is pretty hilarious.
When the show returns, will there be no shortage of zombie killing and action for you?
COLEMAN: No doubt about it! The man has a hammer, and he knows how to use it.
You have to do a lot of running from zombies on this show. Do you feel like you're in adequate shape, to do all this running in the Georgia heat?
COLEMAN: Oh, of course! I grew up in Richmond, Virginia, so it gets a little sticky in that area, as well. And I spend a lot of time in Georgia. I have two sisters who live there. So, bring it on! I love running in the heat!
Does it take some time to get used to hanging out with such hideous looking creatures?
COLEMAN: Yes. The pendulum sways back and forth. You're not doing a take and they're saying, "I'm sorry, did I get too close? Did I not come up close enough?" And I'm like, "No, it's fine. I just want to make sure that I don't swing the wrong way because I don't want to hurt anyone." You have a real human thing going on, and then you're looking at this hideous thing. It's real trippy.
Did the established cast welcome you with open arms, or did you feel like an outsider who needs to earn a place in the established order?
COLEMAN: This is an amazing, extraordinary cast of human beings, and I don't exaggerate, at all. Andrew Lincoln has to be the nicest, ego-less lead actor that I've ever met in my life. His energy and temperament just falls over everyone. It's just a one big, happy family. They respect some of the body of work that I've been able to put together. But, the show is the thing for Andrew. It's his baby, and his passion and the way he cares about it is why we all tune in. We all dial into that. So, they've been amazing. They've been really, really special. This is special and it doesn't happen often. It's only the second time in my career where, in a television endeavor, that I feel this sense of family and open arms with a, "Come in and we want to see you shine," type of attitude, and it really starts with Andrew Lincoln.
What can you say about the relationship between Tyreese and Rick Grimes (Andrew Lincoln) and how that will develop?
COLEMAN: That's a dangerous question because that's a spoiler. Forces collide, on some level, is what I would say.
In the comic books, Tyreese becomes Rick's second-in-command. Do you see that happening in the series, or is he just destined to become another Shane (Jon Bernthal)?
COLEMAN: I, Chad Coleman, the actor, would love that, just for the opportunity to mix it up and go toe-to-toe in the scene with Andrew Lincoln. That's the selfish aspect of it. For the story, I think it would be compelling. I think it would give the audience a lot of meaty exchanges. I can't say that I know that that's going to occur, but I put my vote in for it, for sure.
What does Tyreese see in Carl?
COLEMAN: It speaks to his ability to read a situation clearly and communicate, in an effective manner, to try to get the objective taken care of. He could see something in this young man, and in the way he handled himself with that weapon. Just his whole presence and stature was very clear to Tyreese. He was going to handle it as diplomatically as possible and, in no way, shape or form, was he going to take for granted who this young man was.
What about Tyreese and Michonne (Danai Gurira)?
COLEMAN: I couldn't give you one iota about that. Spoiler to the third power. Honestly, there is as much that will surprise me as it will surprise you. But, you know the pedigree of the show, by this time. It's going to be juicy and awesome, for all parties involved.
Fans of color have been waiting for some black characters who will stick around on the show for awhile, and now there's Michonne and Tyreese. Can you give any reassurances that, as they add black actors to the show, they won't be killed off for awhile?
COLEMAN: I can't say anything, but slow down, be easy, you're going to be incredibly proud. Glen Mazzara and all of these folks have the highest of integrity and character. We matter as much as anyone else, so you're going to see that played out on the show. I don't think there's any kind of agenda, on their part. It's just how the story telling unfolds, at times. But, you're going to be incredibly proud of Michonne and Tyreese. Believe me, with what's coming, you're going to be so satisfied. And I say that in all humility. These folks work with the highest of integrity. They've been involved in shows that are just absolutely amazing. So, I'd say no worries, strap on your seatbelt and enjoy the ride.
Tyreese and his group may feel like they're safe, but little do they know, they have the entire threat of Woodbury and the Governor descending on them fairly soon. How will Tyreese feel about being thrown into the middle of this conflict between the prison and Woodbury?
COLEMAN: That's a loaded question. You'll be wide-eyed and discerning, just taking it all in and trying to process. That's about as much as I can give on that.
How much of Tyreese's backstory will be explored? Will you be exploring his history as a famous football player?
COLEMAN: I don't know. I love that stuff because it just sweetens the pot and makes things that much juicier. It heightens the stakes that much more.
Now that you've wrapped this season, how was the atmosphere on set, for the last day?
COLEMAN: Beautifully exhausting. Andrew Lincoln got everyone in a circle and, just being who he is, had everyone take a moment to really relish what we have. That's who he is. It was about being able to look Gale Anne Hurd in the eyes and saying, "This is so special. Thank you for allowing me to take this journey with you." And to say that to everyone in the crew. I know it sounds hokey, but everybody feels the love and everybody gives huge hugs. Everyone is just excited about coming back.
How many episodes have you shot, so far?
COLEMAN: I'm in five of the last eight.
Given the high level of everyone who's worked on both The Walking Dead and The Wire, it seems like the two shows would be similar to make, but how are you finding the experience, in comparison?
COLEMAN: Well, the difference is the whole horror/zombie aspect of it. There's the technical side of it with what's done in post, and the digital stuff, the things you have to do and the way you have to position your body, and other things of that nature, that have to occur, in order for the audience to experience what they're experiencing, in that very real way. It's far more physical. Even though I was training in the gym, I still find myself more winded than when I was on The Wire. I'm not saying that I'm out of shape. Don't misread that. But, it's a lot more physical and there's a lot more physical activity. The similarities are in the intelligence, the creativity and the passion of the actors and creators of the show. That's the same. This is filet mignon, and you don't get that a lot. That's just the truth. That's why I'm ultra excited about the horror aspect of it and delving into that world while still having these huge questions about life itself, integrity and violence. It's a hell of a ride.
If you were in the zombie apocalypse, what would be your weapon of choice?
COLEMAN: Honestly, I love his cross-bow, but I've got to stay true to the hammer. I could do a lot of damage with that thing.
Are you a fan of any zombie movies?
COLEMAN: Yes, 28 Days Later. I love the genre. My daughter is a huge fan. I'm into gore. I even enjoy the funny ones, like Shaun of the Dead. I'm not exactly referencing any American ones there, but The Walking Dead takes the cake. I do enjoy the genre. I'm becoming more and more of a fan of it, every day. I've always loved the movies, even though I wasn't a student of it.
The Walking Dead returns to AMC on February 10, 2013.


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The Brush Lady Beetdiggers head the 3A Region 6 games this weekend in Sterling. Here is a quick look at all the teams headed to Mason Field.
Brush starts their day with a game against Florence. Brush (7-12-0) has the No. 14 seed and faces Florence who has an 11-8-0 record and got the No. 11 seed.
The Florence Huskies had 160 runs this season and have given up 92. Hayley Benker is their top pitcher. Expect to see her against Brush as the winners of the early games are guaranteed a spot in the state bracket.
On the other side, the Bishop Machebeuf Buffaloes (8-10-0) are the No. 23 seed and face the Sterling Lady Tigers, the No. 2 seed in the state with an 15-4-0 record.
Bishop Machebeuf can come up with hits, but struggles in giving them up too. The have scored 199 runs this season but have give up 232. Keara O'Toole is their best hitter with a .569 average she had seven RBIs this season, three triples and a home run along with 29 hits and 29 runs scored. Their starting pitcher is Katie Garcia, who has a 4-6 record, has struck out 15 this season and given up 31 hits and walked 47.
Sterling has scored 170 runs the season and given up just 68.
Angela Marez is their most consistent hitter with a .500 average. For Sterling batters average north of .400 this season. Jenna Knudson is their RBI leader with 29 this season. She is hitting .483.
Dallas Magnusson is their ace. She has a 14-3 record with 17 starts this season. She has 30 appearances and had stuck out 69, given up 23 runs and has a 1.44 ERA.
Brush had 154 runs for and has given up 136 this season.
Christian Frick is their ace with a 5.82 ERA. She has given up 82 earned runs, struck out 57 and walked 61 this season.
Maggie Christensen is their most consistent hitter with a .500 average, 22 runs and 33 hits in the lead off spot. She also had 12 RBIs. Frick is the team's RBI leader with 26 this season. She also leads the team in home runs with four.
Sterling faces Bishop Machebeuf at 10 a.m. at Mason Field. Brush and Florence are scheduled to start at 12:15 p.m. The winners of that game will the face off at 2:30 p.m.
Brush has work cut out
The Brush Lady Beetdiggers head the 3A Region 6 games this weekend in Sterling. Here is a quick look at all the teams headed to Mason Field.


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FC Dallas vs. Montreal Impact | MLS Match Preview
FC DALLAS vs MONTREAL IMPACT
TOYOTA STADIUM, Frisco, Texas
March 8, 2014 (WEEK 1, MLS Game #5)
7:30 p.m. CT (TWCSN-TX; TVA)
A pair of clubs making new beginnings open the 2014 MLS season against each other as FC Dallas play host to the Montreal Impact on Saturday evening at Toyota Stadium. FC Dallas suffered a late slide to miss out on the MLS Cup Playoffs for a second consecutive season, then hired Oscar Pareja away from Colorado to serve as the new head coach. The Impact reached the postseason in just their second MLS season, but this year will be led on the touchline by Frank Klopas, who last year was in charge of the Chicago Fire.
REFEREE: Jorge Luna. SAR (bench): Luis Guardia; JAR (opposite): Pedro Trejo; 4th: TBA
MLS Career: First game.
SUSPENDED: MTL: Nelson Rivas (through March 9); Marco Di Vaio (through March 22); Andres Romero (through March 22)
DISABLED LIST: DAL: London Woodberry
INTERNATIONAL ABSENCES: none
ALL-TIME (2 meeting): FC Dallas 1 win, 2 goals … Impact 0 wins, 1 goal … Ties 1
AT DALLAS (1 meeting): FC Dallas 1 win, 2 goals … Impact 0 wins, 1 goal … Ties 0
- This is the only league meeting between the teams this season.
- The Impact have yet to defeat FC Dallas. The teams played to a scoreless draw last July 20 at Stade Saputo in their only meeting of the season; FCD took a 2-1 win in Frisco in the first meeting ever between the clubs in 2012.
- Coaches record: Oscar Pareja vs. MTL: P2 W2 L0 D0 … Frank Klopas vs. DAL: P3 W1 L2 D0
With Oscar Pareja having moved from the Colorado Rapids to take over the head coaching duties, FC Dallas are looking to put an end to a two-season MLS Cup Playoffs drought in 2014. A season ago, FCD led the Western Conference in mid-June – before winning just three games over the final half of the season to finish out of the postseason chase.
- FC Dallas concluded their preseason preparations with a 1-1 draw with the NASL San Antonio Scorpions before a sellout crowd last Saturday at Toyota Field in San Antonio. Kellyn Acosta scored the lone FC Dallas goal, heading home a Michel cross in the 47th minute.
- Here's the FCD starting team: Chris Seitz – Kellyn Acosta, Moises Hernandez, Matt Hedges, Michel – Danny Garcia, Fabian Castillo, Andrew Jacobson, Hendry Thomas – Mauro Diaz, Blas Perez
- Pareja has spent the preseason installing a 4-3-3 tactical scheme, and picked up winger Andres Escobar on loan from Dynamo Kiev with the aim of installing him opposite Fabian Castillo on the opposite side. Both are former Colombian U-20 internationals.
- "I think [Escobar] a little bit more polished. I think his finishing is also better and he [played] for the last three years in a different environment in the Ukraine," said Pareja. "… You're talking about two wingers coming at you with speed in Fabian and Andres. I just don't want to be a defender on the other team."
- With long-time FCD icon David Ferreira having left the club, Pareja also went to the transfer market to pick up Uruguayan youth international David Texeira from Dutch side FC Groningen as a young Designated Player.
- "He's a striker who finishes, a striker who works extremely hard off the ball and is going to complement what we have already with [Andres] Escobar, [Mauro] DÌaz, [Fabian] Castillo and Blas [Perez]," FC Dallas technical director Fernando Clavijo said. "He's a guy we have followed for a long time. He was probably one of the best players in the 2011 U-20 World Cup in Colombia, and from there he went to the Netherlands right away."
- Another key acquisition in the offseason for FC Dallas was holding midfielder Hendry Thomas, who Pareja brought over from the Rapids in a trade to stiffen the center of the park. "Thomas will bring experience, presence, and he knows what the role is in the middle," Pareja said. "I know he will be a good piece."
- There is an injury question in the FCD backline for the season opener, as center back George John did not appear in any of the club's preseason matches.
- "He has a bone bruise in his patella and a pain that has been there for a long time," Pareja said. "It bothers him a lot when he's out jogging, so we are giving his knee the proper time to heal so the same pain won't reoccur again when he gets back."
IN: MF Ryan Hollingshead (12/9/13 - 2013 SuperDraft); MF Adam Moffat (12/13/13 - trade from Seattle); MF Brian Span (1/9/14 - weighted lottery); MF Hendry Thomas (2/12/14 - traded from Colorado); FW Andres Escobar (2/14/14 - loan from Dynamo Kiev); FW David Texeira (2/21/14 - transfer from FC Groningen); FW Tesho Akindele (2/27/14 - SuperDraft); DF Nicholas Walker (2/27/14 - SuperDraft)
OUT: MF David Ferreira (11/25/13 - option declined); MF Ramon Nunez (11/25/13 - option declined); MF Erick (11/25/13 - option declined); MF Jackson (12/9/13 - traded to Toronto); MF Victor Ulloa (12/9/13 - out of contract); DF Ugo Ihemelu (12/9/13 - option declined); FW Kenny Cooper (12/13/13 - traded to Seattle); MF Bobby Warshaw (2/26/14 - transferred to GIAS); FW Bradlee Baladez (2/26/14 - waived); GK Kyle Zobeck (2/26/14 - waived)
Having reached the MLS Cup Playoffs in their second season of existence in the North American top-flight, the Montreal Impact kick off the new season under their third head coach in as many seasons. Frank Klopas has moved from the Chicago Fire to take over the club, replacing Marco Schallibaum, who guided the Impact to their first MLS postseason berth.
- The Impact ended their preseason slate with a 2-2-1 record following a loss in a penalty kick shootout after a 1-1 draw with Philadelphia Union in their final match at the Disney Pro Soccer Classic. Marco Di Vaio scored the lone goal for the Impact.
- Here's the Impact team: Troy Perkins; Hassoun Camara (Calum Mallace 46), Wandrille Lefevre, Matteo Ferrari, Eric Miller (Heath Pearce 76); Hernan Bernardello, Collen Warner, Felipe (Patrice Bernier 79), Justin Mapp, Sanna Nyassi (Andres Romero 76); Andrew Wenger (Marco Di Vaio 64)
- "We worked on several things today but there were heavy legs following three weeks of training," said Impact assistant coach Mauro Biello. "We controlled much of the second half and were able to come back and tie the game with a late goal."
- After having been named captain in the offseason, Patrice Bernier faces a fight to be at full fitness for the season opener. He has been restricted to three substitute appearances during preseason.
- "I haven't set any objective of being in great shape for the Dallas game. Nor am I forcing myself to be ready for a start and 90 minutes in Dallas – that's a coaching decision," Bernier said. "My priority is regaining fitness, maybe playing a few minutes there. We'll see what happens after that first game."
- Former U.S. international defender Heath Pearce is still with the club as a trialist, following his release by the New York Red Bulls following last season.
- "I look at it as a good opportunity," Impact head coach Frank Klopas said. "Other teams wanted to bring him in, and we had a relationship with him and it could wind up being, for me, a steal. His health is fine, and there's no issue so far."
- The Impact are also awaiting the arrival of former Uruguayan youth international Santiago Gonzalez, who arrived from Institucion Atletica Sud America in Uruguay's first and second divisions.
- "Santiago is a young striker that has already played three professional seasons," De Santis said. "He is a dynamic forward that moves very well and can play with his back to the goal. It will take a bit of time to adapt, but I think he can bring a different element to the team."
IN: DF Eric Miller (1/16/14 - SuperDraft); FW Santiago Gonzalez (2/14/14 - transfer from Sud America)
OUT: DF Alessandro Nesta (11/8/13 - retired); MF Paolo DelPiccolo (11/25/13 - option declined); MF Maximiliano Rodriguez (11/25/13 - option declined); MF Sinisa Ubiparipovic (12/9/13 - option declined); MF Davy Arnaud (12/10/13 - traded to D.C. United); DF Zarek Valentin (12/19/13 - transfer to Bodø/Glimt)


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Hodgkin lymphoma is a type of cancer that affects the lymphatic system. This highly sophisticated filtering system helps the body's immune system remove bacteria, viruses, and other unwanted substances.
The lymphatic system includes the lymph nodes (glands), thymus, spleen, tonsils, adenoids, and bone marrow, as well as the channels (called lymphatics or lymph vessels) that connect them. When lymphoma happens, cancer cells develop in a person's lymphatic system and start to grow uncontrollably.
The different types of lymphomas are grouped into two broad categories: Hodgkin lymphoma and non-Hodgkin lymphoma. Lymphomas that involve a type of cell known as a Reed-Sternberg cell are classified as Hodgkin lymphoma. The different subtypes of Hodgkin lymphoma are classified based on how the cancerous tissue looks under a microscope.
Lymphomas without Reed-Sternberg cells are usually classified as non-Hodgkin lymphomas.
Age is a risk fact for Hodgkin lymphoma — it tends to mostly affect teens and people older than 55. It also can happen in people with severe immune deficiencies from things such as inherited immune defects, human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection, treatment with immunosuppressive drugs after organ transplants, or Epstein-Barr virus.
Usually, the causes of lymphoma are unknown and no lifestyle factors have been definitely linked to childhood lymphomas.
So, neither parents nor kids have control over the things that cause the disease. Most lymphomas come from noninherited mutations (errors) in the genes of growing blood cells. However, there is a very slightly increased risk of Hodgkin lymphoma if other family members have had the disease. Regular pediatric checkups can sometimes spot early symptoms of lymphoma.
The most common first symptom of Hodgkin lymphoma is a painless enlargement of the lymph nodes (often called "swollen glands") in the neck, the underarm area, or the groin.
If cancer involves the lymph nodes in the chest, pressure may trigger an unexplained cough, shortness of breath, or problems in blood flow to and from the heart.
About a third of patients have other nonspecific symptoms, including fatigue (tiredness), poor appetite, itching, or a rash. Unexplained fever, night sweats, and weight loss are also common. Many patients have no other symptoms at all.
One of the things doctors might look for if they suspect lymphoma is enlargement of the lymph nodes. They may first try to treat swollen lymph nodes with antibiotics, because infections are the most common cause of this.
But if the lymph nodes stay swollen, a child may be referred to an oncologist (cancer doctor), who might recommend imaging studies and a biopsy (tissue sample) of the lymph nodes.
During a biopsy, a tiny bit of tissue is removed from the body and sent out to a laboratory for analysis. If Hodgkin lymphoma is suspected, one of these biopsies may be done:
Depending on the type of biopsy ordered, the doctor might use local anesthesia (where only a part of the body is numbed) or, most commonly, general anesthesia (in which a patient is asleep) to ensure there is no pain.
If the doctor suspects Hodgkin lymphoma, more tests will be done to see if the cancer has spread. These can include:
Treatment for Hodgkin lymphoma is very effective for most kids. The choice of treatment is largely determined by staging. Staging is a way to categorize or classify patients according to how extensive the disease is at the time of diagnosis.
There are four stages of lymphoma, ranging from Stage I (cancer involving only one area of lymph nodes or only one organ outside the lymph nodes) to Stage IV (cancer has spread, or metastasized, to one or more tissues or organs outside the lymphatic system). The stage at diagnosis can help medical professionals choose the best therapy and predict how someone with lymphoma will do in the long term.
Treatment may involve radiation (the use of high-energy rays to shrink tumors and keep cancer cells from growing), chemotherapy (the use of highly potent medical drugs to kill cancer cells), or both, depending on the type and stage of the cancer as well as the age and overall health of the child.
For children whose cancer comes back after treatment or who do not respond well to treatment, doctors may do stem cell transplants (also called bone marrow transplants) to replace cells damaged by chemotherapy or radiation. These transplants involve taking the cells from bone marrow or blood (either taken from the patient or donated by another person) and transplanting them to the patient after chemo. There are also some very effective drugs that have helped improve the chances of a cure.
Researchers are constantly working on new treatments for cancer. Some parents enroll their child in clinical trials, which are ways to test new cancer treatments or compare their effectiveness with existing treatments. If your child has Hodgkin lymphoma, the doctor can tell you whether this is a good idea for the particular type he or she has.
Treatment for Hodgkin lymphoma is powerful. It destroys good cells along with bad, which can create certain side effects.
Intensive lymphoma treatment affects the bone marrow, causing anemia and easy bleeding, and increasing the risk for serious infections. Chemotherapy treatments have side effects — some short-term (such as hair loss, increased infection risk, and nausea and vomiting) and some long-term (such as heart, thyroid, and kidney damage, reproductive problems, or the development of another cancer later in life) — that parents should discuss with the doctor.
The majority of kids with Hodgkin lymphoma are cured, meaning they will have long-term cancer-free survival. However, those with higher-stage disease are at risk for more long-term side effects as a result of more intensive treatment.
After treatment is finished, it's important for anyone who has had Hodgkin lymphoma to have regular checkups throughout life to watch for recurrence of the lymphoma and for late side effects of treatment.
Reviewed by: Robin E. Miller, MD
Date reviewed: July 2015
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Ha'aretz reported the following on March 28th:
"Haaretz has learned that major disagreements have developed between leading, mostly Palestinian, protest organizers in the West Bank and neighboring Arab countries, and other activists identified with Iran, Syria and Hezbollah.
It has also been learned that the protest organizers, who are billing the event as the Global March to Jerusalem, are attempting to refine their protest message and avoid a physical confrontation with Israeli forces."
"On Tuesday, the organizers of international protest marches scheduled for Friday expressed concern that the demonstrations could get out of control due to the involvement of outside activists, some from as far away as East Asia.
The rift between the initial organizers and the outsiders developed after a delegation of pro-Palestinian activists from East Asia and some Arab countries promoting the Global March to Jerusalem arrived in Iran and met with a senior Iranian adviser to the country's spiritual leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.
Iran promised support for the protest, which was not widely welcomed by the initial group of mostly Palestinian organizers of the protest, who wanted to maintain their independence.
Particular concern is being expressed that the outsiders will take over protest marches and seek confrontations on Israel's borders, particularly the Lebanese and Syrian frontiers, and that the outsiders will convey messages contrary to the original organizers' wishes."
These claims are of course disingenuous. On January 17th & 18th 2012, Mustafa Barghouti and other Palestinian representatives attended the Global March to Jerusalem Central Committee meeting held in Beirut. The committee's final communique clearly stated that:
"The conference was attended by members of the Central Committee and representatives from national and international committees for the march, representing a large number of Arab countries and various continents of the Globe."
The International Central Committee and the International Executive Committee and National Committees which were ratified at that meeting already included members from Iran and with connections to Syria and Hizballah as well as several representatives from "as far away as East Asia". George Galloway – a former Iranian regime Press TV employee with links to both Hizballah and the Syrian regime – spoke at the meeting and the event was covered by PressTV, to which at least one committee member gave an interview.
Pre-meeting publicity stated the intention to organize convoys – including from Asia.
"The conference will also discuss the national events and actions that will be launched in all countries starting from mid January, 2012 and until the date of the march towards Jerusalem or the nearest possible point to it, from inside Palestine and the neighbouring Arab countries, as well as the convoys from Asia, Africa and Europe that will converge on the march date."
Barghouti himself produced a video at the meeting calling for world-wide participation in the march.
However, now apparently some Palestinian GMJ organisers would like to persuade us that they were unaware of the march's extremist connections. For their benefit, here is the Beirut meeting report which they seemingly neglected to read.
GLOBAL MARCH TO JERUSALEM (G M J) / Beirut Meeting Report
As part of our ongoing effort to build an international mass popular movement centred on Jerusalem, we convened our first collective gathering of leading representatives from across 15 nations & 4 continents.
The agenda was to build a people's movement across the world, wherein the issue of Jerusalem comes to the centre stage of International politics. The Israeli occupation of Palestine, lies at the centre of the geo-political crisis of our times & at the heart of that conflict, lies the core issue of Jerusalem.
The International delegates included:
1) Mustapa Mansour (Malaysia)
2) Feroze Mithiborwala, Gauhar Iqbal & Shaheen Kattiparambil (India)
3) Sabir Ejaz Karbalai & Maulana Qazi Ahmed Nourani Siddiqui (Pakistan)
4) Salim Ghafouri & Roohulla Rezvi (Iran)
5) Yalkin Gok & Omer Kesmen (Turkey)
6) Dr. Ribhi Halloum & Saud Mahfuz (Jordan)
7) Maan Bashour, Isaam Namaan, Nabil Hallak, Dr. Ali Fayyad, Prof Mohsen Saleh, Ali Barakeh, Visam Hassan, Dr. Nasir Haider, Munir Shafique, Rihab Mokahal (& other names that brother Nabil needs to complete & add from the lists) – (Lebanon)
8) Palestinians were present from Jordan, Lebanon, UK & other countries of the diaspora.
9) Dr. Magdy Hossein (Egypt)
10) Khalid Soufiani & MansourI Abdelah (Morocco)
11) Algeria:
12) Zaher Birawi (UK)
13) Paul Larudee (USA)
We also discussed the process with Ronald Kesliris (South Africa), George Galloway, Ghada Karmi, Kevin Ovenden, Rob Hoveman(Britain), Rami Zurayk, DR. Haidar Dekmark, Dr. Yehya Ghaddar, Hisham Yacoub, Dr. Abdul Malaksukkarie (Lebanon), Dr Abbie Bakan(Canada), Fra Hughes (Ireland) amongst others, who we met at the "Palestine Summer University" or then at smaller meetings in Beirut at our hotel.
Continued here, including the expression of clear intentions to have an Asian convoy visit Iran.
"For example, the Asian convoy starting from India, would have to embark by the 1st of March & wind its way across Pakistan, Iran, Turkey, Syria & into Jordan & plan to arrive atleast 3 days prior to our stated date."
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So I'm trying to get my home box setup to run IIS locally and first I must say I am pretty infuriated that there apparently is absolutely no way on this planet to install IIS6 or IIS7 on Windows Xp Pro 32bit, I spent atleast an hour searching and found absolutely nothing in reference to this so I decide I'll get over with it and install IIS 5.1 the garbage that it is onto my WinXp.
After jumping through all the hoops I run into an error where port 80 is already in use (go Skype ::face palm:: so I resolved that in their advanced options) then I'm presented with this fantastic error message
Failed to access IIS metabase.
Description: An unhandled exception occurred during the execution of the current web request. Please review the stack trace for more information about the error and where it originated in the code.
Exception Details: System.Web.Hosting.HostingEnvironmentException: Failed to access IIS metabase.
The process account used to run ASP.NET must have read access to the IIS metabase (e.g. IIS://servername/W3SVC). For information on modifying metabase permissions, please see http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=267904.
So I say wtf to myself and figure the KB article will solve everything, that article provided aboslutely NO information useful to solving this quickly so I turn to google and find Steve Lippert's web plog where he posted the solution that required just the single command line call of
%windir%\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v2.0.50727\aspnet_regiis.exe -i
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SF Chronicle Lauds Jones '45 as "God Among Editors"
San Francisco Chronicle food and wine editor Michael Bauer dedicated a recent blog entry to author and longtime Alfred A. Knopf editor Judith Jones '45, whose latest memoir, The Tenth Muse: My Life in Food, has received favorable reviews from The New York Times and elsewhere.
"Jones, more than any other person, has made cookbook authors as respectable as her translations of Albert Camus and Jean-Paul Sartre," said Bauer.
"She's the person responsible for publishing Julia Child's Mastering the Art of French Cooking and just about all her other books. She turned Marion Cunningham into the modern-day Fannie Farmer, and she brought the soulful recollections and recipes from Edna Lewis to us all. She's edited James Beard, Marcella Hazan, Claudia Roden, Lidia Bastianich, Madhar Jaffrey, and the list of who's who in the cooking world goes on."
Jones, a Knopf editor for more than 50 years, was also responsible for bringing Anne Frank: The Diary of a Young Girl to America, and was the longtime editor of John Updike. Now 84 years old, Jones continues to work fulltime as an editor at Knopf.


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After long and difficult negotiations, the transaction was agreed with a commitment by the EIB of EUR300 million in non-recourse loan finance, nearly two-thirds of the total EUR482.5 million of long-term lending required for the project. A non-recourse loan is one where some collateral is used to secure the loan but where the borrower is not personally responsible for the debt. Thus, should the borrower default and the collateral not cover the debt, the lender makes a loss as it is unable to seek additional payment from the borrower.
In addition to the EUR300 million EIB loan, EUR182.4 million is being provided by lead arrangers ASN Bank, Dexia and Rabobank. The Danish government's export credit fund (EKF) is also supporting the project, with risk guarantees of EUR210 million.
Maiden project
It is the first time the EIB has assumed finance risk for an offshore wind farm. Belwind project director Frank Coenen calls the package a "milestone" for the financing of offshore projects. "The strong backing from partners has allowed us to get to the construction stage in just three and a half years, a record-breaking short amount of time." While onshore construction started in August, work offshore begins this month and, weather permitting, Coenen hopes installation of foundations will continue through the winter, with the wind farm fully operational by end-2010. Electricity output will be sold to energy retailer Electrabel. Transmission operator Elia will purchase the green energy certificates with the cost of supporting the wind farm borne by users of the electricity network.
The wind farm is being built by Van Oord Marine and Offshore Contractors under an engineer, procure and construct (EPC) contract. Van Oord previously built the Princess Amalia wind farm, formerly known as Q7, off the Netherlands. The project will be operated by Vestas, which is supplying 55 of its 3 MW V90 turbines - relaunched earlier this year, months after multiple gearbox failures at UK and Dutch wind farms had led it to withdraw the machine from the offshore market.
Bligh Bank, the first half of a 330 MW wind farm, will be located 47 kilometres off the Belgian coast near Zeebrugge. Construction should be completed by early 2011.
New investors
Until July, Belwind was owned by Dutch renewables group Econcern, but when the company hit the financial buffers, new equity investors were needed to rescue the project. By the end of the month, a consortium of Belgian and Dutch investors including PMV, Meewind and Rabo Project Equity had stepped in.
This paved the way for a project finance deal with ASN, Dexia and Rabobank as lead financiers, and Rabobank and ParticipatieMaatschappi Vlannderen (PMV) as mezzanine lenders. Despite earlier financial precedents, the final negotiations were difficult, according to one banker close to the deal. "We needed everybody on board and had to persuade various parties that they wouldn't get everything they wanted," the banker says.
"The EIB had been begging us to be part of this deal and because of the economic crisis its offer looked more interesting, but we wanted it to join on commercial banking terms," says the banker. He adds that in this instance the institution "played by the rules of the (commercial) banks and in this case we managed to work quite quickly." But he adds that the EIB's relative lack of familiarity with offshore wind triggered lots of due diligence procedures and the EIB, subject to many lending constraints, is never very flexible.
However, Marc Schmitz of Rabobank welcomes the EIB's involvement. He says: "It's a good thing for offshore wind with the advantage that its funding costs are lower than those of commercial banks and they provide a large amount of risk participation."
The EIB's Christopher Knowles adds: "The project would not have happened without us as nobody else was in a position to provide significant long-term liquidity." But, he insists, "we are not there as the fire brigade, but there because it is a strategic objective of the EIB to be more involved in renewables projects and to stimulate economic recovery." He adds that "offshore wind power is a priority for us because of the (high) megawattage (it contributes to our goals)."
Positive sign
Knowles says he hopes that the EIB taking on the risk will "send a positive sign to the commercial market." Mortimer Menzel, a partner with merchant bankers Augustaco, believes this will be the case and that the deal "will hopefully break the log jam of debt funding." He expects more bank interest in non-recourse funding for offshore projects as a result of Belwind. However, he adds, that he wants to see more debt investment in offshore wind projects from the commercial banking sector. This would be preferable than having to rely on government or EU-related sources of debt."
Schmitz insists that there is appetite from commercial banks for offshore wind. "We were called by many banks when working on this project," he says. "(But) we chose, in this instance, to bridge the funding gap using the institutions on order to close the deal quickly - as it had already been delayed due to the change of shareholder."
Should this private sector funding fail to materialise, Knowles says the EIB is ready to offer a helping hand. "For future projects we are open to being involved," he says. "Provided that the economics, the credit structure and the ratios are good, we will be happy to get involved. Offshore wind is a capital intensive sector - in the EU, possibly needing EUR80 billion up to 2020 - and EIB's active support is important."
EIB contributions to offshore wind projects
Presence in three countries
Project/ Developer Turbines EIB support MW Online
Location (EUR
Horns Rev Offshore Vattenfall & Vestas 134 160 2002
Wind Farm/ Dong Energy 2MW
North Sea, Denmark
Nysted Offshore Dong Energy Siemens 120 165.5 2003
Wind Farm/ E.ON 2.3MW
Nysted, S. Denmark
Barrow Offshore Centrica and Vestas 77 90 2006
Wind/East Irish Dong Energy 3MW
Sea, UK
Gunfleet Sands/ Dong Energy Siemens 250 172 Autumn
Essex, UK 3.6MW 2009
Horns Rev 2/ Dong Energy Siemens 240 210 Nov
North Sea, Denmark 2.3MW 2009
Greater Gabbard Scottish & Siemens 118 500 2010
Offshore Windfarm/ Southern 3.6MW
Suffolk, UK Energy and
Belwind/ Consortium Vestas 300 160 2011
Bligh Bank incl: PMV, 3MW
Belgium Meewind,
Source: EIB


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Ask Noel: salary sacrifice, mortgages and more
I am 68 years old, on a part pension, but still work as a casual. I earn about $15,000 a year. I contribute to a super fund where I work, but is it advisable to salary sacrifice the small amount I earn?
I wouldn't recommend salary sacrifice to super because such contributions lose a 15 per cent entry tax, while on your income you should be paying little or no tax. A better option may be to make a $1000 non-concessional contribution and seek the $500 co-contribution from the government.
I am 60 and my husband is 57. We own our home valued at $550,000 and we have a holiday home worth $280,000, on which we owe $125,000. The holiday home is let out during peak periods and we use it in the off season. My husband works full time and plans to work for at least five more years. I work part time. I have a small super balance of about $82,000.
We are thinking of retiring to the holiday house when my husband retires and the house will need to be updated. Should we pay the $82,000 off the loan? At present the loan should be paid out in five years eight months. Should we borrow $150,000 to update and extend the house and keep the money in super, while I keep working part time?
With the house we own plus my husband's super at the time of retirement we should have about a million dollars.
I think it's prudent to work as long as you are happy to do so, which is why I would rather see the money grow in super rather than be withdrawn to pay off a loan on which part of the interest is tax-deductible. You are in a good position and should be able to comfortably afford the repayments on a loan of $150,000 to renovate the home. I suggest you do it sooner rather than later to take advantage of today's prices. When you eventually downsize to the holiday home investigate the new downsizing provisions which may enable you to add part of the proceeds to your super.
My husband and I are 45, have combined earnings of $260,000 with total super of $200,000, and we have three children. We have a $600,000 mortgage on our residence, which is valued at $950,000. We could not sell our previous home and the rent completely covers the $525,000 mortgage repayments. We can afford the mortgage at current low interest rates, however we are wondering whether to keep the previous home or to sell. If we sell, we can reduce the mortgage on our current home, but will no longer hold it as an asset. If we keep it, we are paying a lot of interest which could negate any profit if we sell in 10 years.
I guess your best course of action depends on what you see as the potential for capital growth in the original home. You state that it is positively geared, so the only cost to you in holding it is the interest you are paying on your present loan, which would be reduced if you sold the other house. An easy way to do the calculations might be to work out how much you would net if the house was sold and the mortgage reduced. Then you could compare this figure to what you think you can achieve in capital gain from the house if you kept it.
We are having some difficulty in understanding the cashing out rules on the death of a spouse where both have $1.6 million each in pension accounts together with substantial accumulation accounts. What has to be ''cashed out'' and must the amount be in cash which would require our fund to sell shares or property, or can it be a paper transfer of shares or property to the surviving spouse's non superannuation personal account?
The bottom line is that under the new provisions the maximum amount in superannuation that can be transferred from the deceased to the super account of a beneficiary is $1.6million. If the superannuation account of the deceased is in excess of this the money is simply paid to the beneficiary who cannot contribute the money to their own superannuation account. If the beneficiary is a spouse, or a dependent, the entire sum would be tax-free, if a non-dependent there is a death tax of 15 per cent plus Medicare levy on the taxable component. These payments can be made in specie or in cash.
Noel Whittaker is the author of Making Money Made Simple and numerous other books on personal finance. His advice is general in nature. Readers should seek their own professional advice before making decisions. Twitter: @noelwhittaker