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Why Nigerians Love Arsenal . . . and the EPL

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The author at home with Spurs fans in Lagos

The English Premier League is an obsession for millions of African fans. Author and fútbologist David Goldblatt recently traveled to Lagos, Nigeria, to find out what this cultural phenomenon looks like and why there is such deep reverence for Arsenal, Manchester United, Chelsea, Spurs, and . . . Bournemouth.

In a newly released piece for Bleacher Report, Goldblatt hears from Emeka Onyenufuro, founder of Arsenal Nigeria, who tells him that “Monday to Friday lunchtime, I’m working in my job [as a manager in the power industry], but from Friday afternoon to Monday morning, it is all Arsenal.”

The quality of EPL play and the excitement of watching some of the world’s best players, including N’Golo Kanté, Victor Moses, Yaya Touré, and many other African superstars, partly explains the intensity of local passion for and dedication to the EPL. But another explanation is that the middle-class Nigerian men at the heart of this piece have willingly capitulated to the EPL’s “attention merchants” (Tim Wu docet): “It’s the branding. . . it’s just so professional,” a fan explains.

The author takes us into various public viewing spaces where the South African-owned satellite provider DSTV beams in live games, highlights, and talk shows that collectively stoke the obsessive compulsions of the Nigerian EPL fan. When not watching matches (and praying that frequent power cuts don’t ruin crucial moments in the broadcast), the lads follow their favorite clubs on social media for several hours a day.

The piece also features a fascinating description of the Socialiga, a football and basketball league and “social space to network with their peers, flirt and raise some money for charity.” It left me wanting to know even more about this astonishing kind of grassroots social entrepreneurship.

The Nigerian photographer Andrew Esiebo’s images complement the prose quite beautifully. And Esiebo’s camera does not lie: David Godlblatt seemed most at home in Lagos among his Spurs Nation mates (see photo above).

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African Footballers in Sweden: A Review

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Spotlight Africa: After the 2014 World Cup

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I chatted about the 2014 World Cup with Assumpta Oturu on KPFK Pacifica Radio‘s Spotlight Africa program.

We analyzed Brazil’s historic collapse, Germany’s youth development policies, club versus country loyalties, African teams’ performances and what can be done to improve their results in global football.

Listen to the entire July 19, 2014, show here.

Circus Without Bread: Reflections on Brazil 2014

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Guest Post by *Derek Charles Catsam

I recently returned from the 2014 World Cup in Brazil. It was a remarkable experience in a beautiful country. Everywhere we went people were gracious, joyful hosts. We ate fantastic churrasqueira (the Brazilian barbecue that will fuel my dreams for months) and drank among friends. The games were tremendous, the colorful visiting fans (with special mention to the dancing, chanting, singing, drinking Argentine throngs) made the World Cup the event that it is. The protests were more intermittent than expected. But the issues raised were as valid as ever.

I was based in Porto Alegre in the state of Rio Grande do Sul on Brazil’s southern border with Uruguay and Argentina. I attended four matches in Estadio Beria-Rio, the home of Sports Club Internacional: France-Honduras, Algeria-South Korea, Argentina-Nigeria, and the round of 16 match pitting eventual champions Germany against the Algeria. With 32 teams competing, the first two weeks of the World Cup are an unparalleled Carnival of Nations. Porto Alegre was in the midst of a Brazilian winter, hardly freezing, but occasionally raw and damp. The bikinis and swimming shorts that many of you saw as the regular going-to-commercial interludes on ESPN were many hundreds of miles north.

The tournament, which equaled the most goals (171) ever scored in a World Cup, was spectacularly entertaining and Germany is certainly a worthy champion. But once the confetti cleared, the last drinks were downed, tourists returned home, and Brazilians shook off the shameful way the Seleção flamed out of the tournament (and I do not for one second believe that the presence of Thiago Silva and Neymar against Germany and the Netherlands would have made much difference—Brazil’s problems were systemic) a familiar question looms: Was hosting the World Cup worth it?

World Cup Music: “Afri Can”

By | June 9th, 2014 | No Comments

An antidote to Shakira and Pitbull!

“Afri Can” is a charity single by Replay GH, a Ghana-based group featuring Zed Ay Kay (Replay GH), Fuji, Farid, and Gustav. It brings together inﬂuence from the ﬁve African countries that have qualified for the Brazil 2014 World Cup: Ghana, Nigeria, Cameroon, Algeria, and Ivory Coast.

According to the artists, “the different inﬂuences, and styles are seamlessly woven together to produce a modern Afro Beats song for the enjoyment of all football and music fans.” To find out more about Afri Can, visit: http://www.outofafricacampaign.com/afri-can/

Big Boss Man Keshi’s Super Eagles: The Way Forward for African Football?

By | February 15th, 2013 | 4 Comments

Photo courtesy of Chris Bolsmann

The Big Boss Man of Nigeria’s Super Eagles, Stephen Keshi, transformed perennial underachievers of the African game into continental champions in the recent African Nations Cup in South Africa.

Keshi weeded out huge egos. He selected players based on ability, merit, and, most important, attitude. He imposed strict curfews on a team brimming with young players of limited experience drawn from Nigerian clubs rather than European ones. Thanks to his steady leadership, the Super Eagles defied the prognostications of pundits and fans alike in claiming their third African title.

Keshi knows how to win. He wore the captain’s armband in Nigeria’s previous Nations Cup triumph in 1994 against Zambia. The captain of the opposing side in that final in Tunis was Kalusha Bwalya, who played an important role in masterminding Chipolopolo’s 2012 championship run. “King Kalu,” currently Zambian Football Association president, saw to it that the nucleus of that winning Chipolopolo side stuck together for more than five years. Big Boss Keshi, on the other hand, overcame a perennial African problem by selecting a team based on what they can do, and what they are willing to do for the collective, instead of which European team they play for. In orchestrating their respective countries’ African triumphs, Bwalya and Keshi merely implemented a philosophy rarely found in most parts of African football: common sense.

The enduring lesson from Nigeria’s 2013 Nations Cup victory is that having so-called big names in your team is less than important than unity and a desire to win. As I have argued before, it is this generation of African football luminaries that must ensure that our football realizes its potential. When Keshi quit his job immediately after winning the title he cast light on the mediocrity of Nigerian football administration. (His resignation has since been withdrawn. Click here and here for more details.) The sight of South African Football Association president Kirsten Nemantandani looking bamboozled, insipid, and nervous when tasked with ceremoniously passing the CAF flag to Issa Hayatou is another reminder of why African football management should be the prerogative of competent, visionary people; not motley crews of myopic sorts whose organizations find themselves in the midst of FIFA match-fixing investigations.

Witnessing Slim Jedidi’s farcical refereeing in the Ghana-Burkina Faso semifinal, a fellow brother of mine noted: “Success in Africa is never rewarded because merit is hated. Why? Because the Big Men are there by fraud and manipulation.” Thank you to runners-up Burkina Faso and to Stephen Keshi for demonstrating how African football can soar above the deeds of those who always try to bring us backwards. May it continue in that trajectory.

Nigeria’s Triumph, Africa’s Tournament

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By Chris Bolsmann (@ChrisBolsmann) and Marc Fletcher (@MarcFletcher1)

February 11, 2013 (23rd anniversary of Mandela’s release from prison.)

Chris Bolsmann (CB): In February 1996, I celebrated with 100,000 other delirious South Africans packed into Soccer City after we beat Tunisia in the African Nations Cup final. It was a special victory and an important moment in South African sports history. It was more special that the 1995 rugby World Cup win because the soccer crown was won by a genuinely racially integrated team playing the game obsessively followed by most South Africans. 1996 has remained a very powerful memory for me over the last 17 years. However, there has always been one lingering doubt in the back of my mind: Nigeria, the reigning African champions at the time, did not participate.

The Nigerian junta’s sham trial and execution in November 1995 of author and environmental activist Ken Saro-Wiwa drew a sharp rebuke from then-South African President Nelson Mandela. Relations between the two countries quickly deteriorated and led to the reigning champions’ withdrawal from the 1996 tournament in South Africa. These events intensified the heated rivalry between South Africa and Nigeria. For Sunday’s final I had planned to support Burkina Faso. The Burkinabé had reached their first-ever Nations Cup final by playing exciting and entertaining football; they were also the under-dogs.

Marc Fletcher (MF): I arrived at Soccer City’s National Stadium almost four hours before Sunday’s kickoff and was pleased to see that the Nations Cup party atmosphere had finally hit Johannesburg. Considering the large Nigerian population in the city, it was unsurprising that the vast majority of the fans streaming in were Super Eagles supporters. More surprising was the significant number of South Africans choosing to support Nigeria. After all, “Nigerians” here are perceived as illegal immigrants and dangerous criminals. Tensions between African immigrant communities and South Africans have sometimes spilled over into xenophobic attacks, as in the deadly riots of 2008. But the Nations Cup final appeared to turn this association upside down; being Nigerian, or identifying with Nigeria, had become a positive thing, if only temporarily.

Walking towards the spectacular stadium, it was also apparent how this experience differed from the World Cup I attended almost three years before. Back then, football fans had been promised an “African” World Cup (whatever that entailed). South Africans and tourists alike had been repeatedly told that “It’s Africa’s Turn” and that South Africa would show the world the positives Africa had to offer. Instead, a bland, commercialised FIFA-controlled environment reduced the local flavour of the tournament to the controversy surrounding vuvuzelas. As one of my local research informants summarised, “this could be anywhere!”

But 2013 was different. Cheaper tickets must have been a factor, allowing those who could not attend World Cup matches to engage, to experience and to celebrate. The bland hot dogs of the World Cup had been replaced with the pap and steak and boerwors rolls, staple foods at domestic matches. The relentless drumming from the small group of Burkinabé in the seats near me infused the tournament with the beat that had been lacking nearly three years ago. People of different racial, ethnic, class, and gender backgrounds socialised with one another–a dream for Rainbow Nation proponents–while the vast panoply of different African football shirts and flags reinforced a wider belonging to “Africa.” Security checks on spectators were inconsistent at best. A feeble, half-hearted pat down from a steward would do little to detect things such as flares, which constantly happens at local games (my favourite is still seeing someone pull out a full bottle of whiskey from his sock!). The pitch resembled a beach with players kicking up clouds of sand constantly. When Nigeria went ahead through Sunday Mba’s brilliant goal three-quarters of the stadium erupted in celebration. A far cry from the World Cup.

CB: Our tickets for the final were purchased months in advance, but as we tried to get to our seats it was clear that Nigerian fans occupied this part of the stadium. After stern words and persistence, we finally sat in our seats. It took stadium security and the South African police a good thirty minutes of the first half to move Nigerian fans seated on the stairs next to us to proper seats. I chatted to Sunday, a Nigerian national who told me he currently lives in Germiston on the East Rand (part of greater Johannesburg). Directly behind us was a group of eight or so trumpeters and a couple of drummers who played throughout the match. It was hard not to sway and dance to the fantastic music. By the time Nigeria took the lead my fickle allegiance was swaying towards the Super Eagles. When the final whistle blew I was happy Nigeria had won their third African title and had done so on South African soil. I look forward to Nigeria representing Africa at the Confederations Cup in Brazil later this year. But even more exciting is the prospect of South Africa regaining the lofty heights of 1996 and a show down with Nigeria. Despite Bafana’s quarterfinal exit, I carry on believing.

MF: I’ve fallen into the trap of comparing a westernised, modern, slick, commercialised World Cup with the chaotic yet dynamic African tournament. I’m not sure how to extricate myself from this other than to continue digging my hole with my romanticism of the final. It was a vibrant celebration of African football. Yet, as I drove to work this morning, the newspaper headlines attached to most Jo’burg streetlights were not about the final but Manchester United extending their lead at the top of the English Premier League. Is the 2013 Africa Cup of Nations already being forgotten?

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Cesc Fàbregas and Theo Walcott were the axis on which Arsenal thrived while Chelsea's forward line had little to offer

Lukasz Fabianski Untroubled until Ivanovic trundled into the area to flick in Drogba's free-kick. The Pole was otherwise allowed to watch from afar. 6/10

Bacary Sagna One fierce shot from distance left Drogba dazed, with the full-back bustling up and down his flank effectively enough with his delivery occasionally dangerous. 6/10

Laurent Koscielny This had been an occasion to fear given the Frenchman's patchy form this term, but he coped well until Ivanovic edged in front of him for the visitors' goal. 6/10

Johan Djourou Learnt from his narrow escape when he backed off Drogba and almost presented the Ivorian with a critical sight of goal. The Swiss justified his selection. 7/10

Gaël Clichy Occasionally error-prone where once he was consistently outstanding, but not tested properly by the disappointing Kalou. His energy remains a constant. 6/10

Jack Wilshere Did his simple work splendidly, if occasionally over-ambitious when attempting the killer pass, and was a busy presence all night. 7/10

Alex Song Meandered forward just before the break to exchange passes with Wilshere and then guide in the hosts' opener, which was reward for his industry and timing. 7/10

Theo Walcott Grew into the contest. His contribution to the second and third goals, the last finished wonderfully and earned by his fine tackle, was hugely encouraging. 8/10

Cesc Fábregas His passing purred at times and, when the Spaniard gained possession, Chelsea never clamped down on his threat. Arsenal are potent when he plays. Booked. 8/10

Samir Nasri Threatening whether wide or once he had wandered in-field, and twice denied by Cech's outstretched hand after conjuring chips. The Frenchman is already this season's revelation, with his form maintained. 7/10

Robin van Persie Wenger preferred the Dutchman's pace to Chamakh's relative brawn and, while he still appears rusty in front of goal, he did trouble the visitors' rearguard with his movement. Booked. 6/10

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Petr Cech There was a wonderful save from Nasri's first-half chip, and assured handling throughout, though the indecision among his defenders and attempt at a midfield shield left him vulnerable for Arsenal's goals. 6/10

Paulo Ferreira Unnerved at times by Nasri's gliding menace, while flat-footed and potentially culpable of a foul on Fábregas for Song's goal. He never inspired confidence. 5/10

Branislav Ivanovic Happiest attacking the delivery from the flanks in the air rather than confronting Arsenal's slicker approach play, with his erratic positioning leaving him prone at times. His headed goal offered little consolation. 5/10

John Terry Too often his team relied upon the captain's last-ditch recoveries to stave off Arsenal attacks, though he was dragged away in the build-up to Song's goal and by-passed as Chelsea disintegrated. 6/10

Ashley Cole His duel with Walcott was intriguing, and played out at pace, with the full-back conjuring one particularly fine challenge to floor his opponent. Yet there was a booking, an inability to snuff out the winger's challenge altogether, and few attacking forays. 6/10

Michael Essien Still not back to his marauding best and, having adopted the central midfield role, his first contribution was to tackle Van Persie and inadvertently play Walcott through for Arsenal's second goal. A painful evening. 5/10

Mikel John Obi The Nigerian is infuriating at times. His frame suggests he should dominate, but he was relatively anonymous here, with his presence merely adding to the confusion in the box at the opening goal. Subbed at the break. 4/10

Frank Lampard Bright at times, gliding upfield in support of attacks and linking well with Drogba, but coping with Arsenal's slick inter-play was another matter. He was dizzied in the build-up to Song's goal. Booked. 6/10

Salomon Kalou Booked after leaving a stud mark on Clichy's thigh, a foul that rather summed up his sloppy performance, with the forward a peripheral presence when Chelsea needed bite. 5/10

Didier Drogba So often the scourge of Arsenal, but under-utilised at times here. His one run with the ball at backtracking defenders saw him come close to securing a lead. His free-kick did at least provide the visitors with a riposte. 6/10

Florent Malouda He had hinted at early promise only to melt into his team's mediocrity. The Frenchman was dawdling and dispossessed by Walcott for the third, and withdrawn shortly afterwards. 4/10

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Kakuta for Malouda, 56

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A New Jersey couple was identified as the victims of a tornado that hit the Cherrystone Family Camping & RV Resort in Northampton.

Lord Balatbat and Lolabeth Ortega, both 38, were killed, state police said. Their 13-year-old son has life-threatening injuries.

The tornado touched down at the campground on the Chesapeake Bay on Thursday morning killing at least two people and injuring 31.

The National Weather Service believes the tornado was an EF1 based on the preliminary investigation, which means winds were between 86 and 110 miles per hour.

The Cherrystone Family Camping & RV Resort in rural Northampton County has been evacuated as crews clean up from the massive damage, according to the Virginia Department of Emergency Management.

Northampton officials declared a local emergency saying the county is "facing a condition of extreme peril." A National Weather Service storm team is headed to the area to survey the damage.

One patient was flown to VCU Medical Center in Richmond from Riverside Regional Medical Center, a spokesperson for the Newport News facility said. Peter Glagola described the patient as "very critical."

Riverside Regional also treated 26 others. Another patient was taken to Sentara Virginia Beach General, and two others were taken to Sentara Norfolk General, according to WAVY

Officials have not released any details about the identities of the victims at this point.

Police said 1,328 campers and 40 staff members were at the campground when the tornado hit. State Police say trees crashed onto several campers, causing some to overturn. Troopers also found numerous downed trees and power lines across roads.

Around 150 to 175 people lost their shelter and are being bussed to a nearby school for shelter, while authorities search the site for any additional injured persons.

"My public safety team and I are continuing to monitor and respond to the situation on the Eastern Shore following today's severe weather event," said Governor Terry McAuliffe.
"We are all saddened by the reports of injuries and lives lost in this storm and will continue to offer our thoughts and prayers to the Virginia families who were affected, along with whatever support is necessary to help these communities move forward."

The National Weather Service had issued a tornado warning for the area that expired at 9 a.m. Residents in Cheriton began calling State Police with reports of severe damage. One teen posted a video to YouTube, showing hail falling in the area during the storm.

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During a pregame warmup Sunday, Cam Newton spotted a sign showing support for the Green Bay Packers, the team the Panthers were about to face in week 9, so the star quarterback took action: he took the sign down.

Mike Dobs, who lives in Fayetteville, but was born and raised in Wisconsin, said he got permission from 3 people at Bank of America Stadium to bring in his $500 sign that said, "North Carolina Cheesehead." The sign included a Green Bay Packers logo. When Cam Newton came toward him, Dobs thought Newton was going to autograph his sign. Little did he know Newton was going to take it down. Dobs wants his sign back, but fears it's been destroyed.

Opposing team signs are not allowed in Bank of America stadium during Panthers games, even though stadium officials pre-approved Dobs sign.

Cam Newton said in the post-game press conference that bringing a Packers sign to the Panthers stadium was disrespectful. He likened it to selling a Whopper at McDonalds. Newton said he took the sign down to protect the Panthers' house.

A representative of the Panthers called the Dobs family and said they are going to recreate the sign to give to the family. Dobs original sign is destroyed.

Panthers Coach Ron Rivera said at the team's Monday press conference that he talked to Cam about what happened, but he didn't want to go into any more detail about the incident.

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Brown, who suffered a concussion attempting to make a diving catch on July 23 against the St. Louis Cardinals, rejoins the team after missing 11 games.

The 25-year-old leads the Phillies in home runs, RBI, runs scored and slugging percentage. In 99 games, Brown is hitting .271 with 24 homers, 69 RBI, 51 runs scored and owns a .531 slugging percentage.

In his first full season in the majors, Brown earned a trip to the All-Star Game.

Brown was expected to rejoin the team Thursday after a second rehab game with Double-A Reading, but went 3-for-5 with a home run and two RBI Monday with Single-A Lakewood and was deemed ready to play.

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Evel Knievel, the red-white-and-blue-spangled motorcycle daredevil whose jumps over crazy obstacles including Greyhound buses, live sharks and Idaho's Snake River Canyon made him an international icon in the 1970s, died Friday. He was 69.

Knievel's death was confirmed by his granddaughter, Krysten Knievel. He had been in failing health for years, suffering from diabetes and pulmonary fibrosis, an incurable condition that scarred his lungs.

Knievel had undergone a liver transplant in 1999 after nearly dying of hepatitis C, likely contracted through a blood transfusion after one of his bone-shattering spills. He also suffered two strokes in recent years.

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Longtime friend and promoter Billy Rundle said Knievel had trouble breathing at his Clearwater condominium and died before an ambulance could get him to a hospital.

"It's been coming for years, but you just don't expect it. Superman just doesn't die, right?" Rundle said.

Immortalized in the Washington's Smithsonian Institution as "America's Legendary Daredevil," Knievel was best known for a failed 1974 attempt to jump Snake River Canyon on a rocket-powered cycle and a spectacular crash at Caesar's Palace in Las Vegas. He suffered nearly 40 broken bones before he retired in 1980.

"I think he lived 20 years longer than most people would have" after so many injuries, said his son Kelly Knievel, 47. "I think he willed himself into an extra five or six years."

Though Knievel dropped off the pop culture radar in the '80s, the image of the high-flying motorcyclist clad in patriotic, star-studded colors was never erased from public consciousness. He always had fans and enjoyed a resurgence in popularity in recent years.

His death came just two days after it was announced that he and rapper Kanye West had settled a federal lawsuit over the use of Knievel's trademarked image in a popular West music video.

Knievel made a good living selling his autographs and endorsing products. Thousands came to Butte, Mont., every year as his legend was celebrated during the "Evel Knievel Days" festival, which Rundle organizes.

"They started out watching me bust my ass, and I became part of their lives," Knievel said. "People wanted to associate with a winner, not a loser. They wanted to associate with someone who kept trying to be a winner."

For the tall, thin daredevil, the limelight was always comfortable, the gab glib. To Knievel, there always were mountains to climb, feats to conquer.

"No king or prince has lived a better life," he said in a May 2006 interview with The Associated Press. "You're looking at a guy who's really done it all. And there are things I wish I had done better, not only for me but for the ones I loved."

He had a knack for outrageous yarns: "Made $60 million, spent 61. ...Lost $250,000 at blackjack once. ... Had $3 million in the bank, though."

He began his daredevil career in 1965 when he formed a troupe called Evel Knievel's Motorcycle Daredevils, a touring show in which he performed stunts such as riding through fire walls, jumping over live rattlesnakes and mountain lions and being towed at 200 mph behind dragster race cars.

In 1966 he began touring alone, barnstorming the West and doing everything from driving the trucks, erecting the ramps and promoting the shows. In the beginning he charged $500 for a jump over two cars parked between ramps.

He steadily increased the length of the jumps until, on New Year's Day 1968, he was nearly killed when he jumped 151 feet across the fountains in front of Caesar's Palace. He cleared the fountains but the crash landing put him in the hospital in a coma for a month.

His son, Robbie, successfully completed the same jump in April 1989.

In the years after the Caesar's crash, the fee for Evel's performances increased to $1 million for his jump over 13 buses at Wembley Stadium in London — the crash landing broke his pelvis — to more than $6 million for the Sept. 8, 1974, attempt to clear the Snake River Canyon in Idaho in a rocket-powered "Skycycle." The money came from ticket sales, paid sponsors and ABC's "Wide World of Sports."

The parachute malfunctioned and deployed after takeoff. Strong winds blew the cycle into the canyon, landing him close to the swirling river below.

On Oct. 25, 1975, he jumped 14 Greyhound buses at Kings Island in Ohio.

Knievel decided to retire after a jump in the winter of 1976 in which he was again seriously injured. He suffered a concussion and broke both arms in an attempt to jump a tank full of live sharks in the Chicago Amphitheater. He continued to do smaller exhibitions around the country with his son, Robbie.

Many of his records have been broken by daredevil motorcyclist Bubba Blackwell.

Knievel also dabbled in movies and TV, starring as himself in "Viva Knievel" and with Lindsay Wagner in an episode of the 1980s TV series "Bionic Woman." George Hamilton and Sam Elliott each played Knievel in movies about his life.

Evel Knievel toys accounted for more than $300 million in sales for Ideal and other companies in the 1970s and '80s.

Born Robert Craig Knievel in the copper mining town of Butte on Oct. 17, 1938, Knievel was raised by his grandparents. He traced his career choice back to the time he saw Joey Chitwood's Auto Daredevil Show at age 8.

"The phrase one-of-a-kind is often used, but it probably applies best to Bobby Knievel," said former U.S. Rep. Pat Williams, D-Mont., Knievel's cousin. "He was an amazing athlete... He was sharp as a tack, one of the smartest people I've ever known and finally, as the world knows, no one had more guts than Bobby. He was simply unafraid of anything."

Outstanding in track and field, ski jumping and ice hockey at Butte High School, Knievel went on to win the Northern Rocky Mountain Ski Association Class A Men's ski jumping championship in 1957 and played with the Charlotte Clippers of the Eastern Hockey League in 1959.

He also formed the Butte Bombers semiprofessional hockey team, acting as owner, manager, coach and player.

Knievel also worked in the Montana copper mines, served in the Army, ran his own hunting guide service, sold insurance and ran Honda motorcycle dealerships. As a motorcycle dealer, he drummed up business by offering $100 off the price of a motorcycle to customers who could beat him at arm wrestling.

At various times and in different interviews, Knievel claimed to have been a swindler, a card thief, a safe cracker, a holdup man.

Evel Knievel married hometown girlfriend, Linda Joan Bork, in 1959. They separated in the early 1990s. They had four children, Kelly, Robbie, Tracey and Alicia.

Robbie Knievel followed in his father's footsteps as a daredevil, jumping a moving locomotive in a 200-foot, ramp-to-ramp motorcycle stunt on live television in 2000. He also jumped a 200-foot-wide chasm of the Grand Canyon.

Knievel lived with his longtime partner, Krystal Kennedy-Knievel, splitting his time between their Clearwater condo and Butte. They married in 1999 and divorced a few years later but remained together. Knievel had 10 grandchildren and a great-grandchild.


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At least 20 killed in Taliban attack on Pakistan university

Insight from Fox News national security analyst KT McFarland

The Taliban claimed responsibility for an attack by multiple gunmen that killed at least 20 people at a university in northwestern Pakistan Wednesday morning.

In addition to the victims, Pakistan police said four attackers had been killed at Bacha Khan University in the town of Charsadda, located 21 miles outside the city of Peshawar.

Provincial governor Sardar Mehtab Abbasi said the attack is now over and that the troops have cleared the campus.

Taliban leader Khalifa Umar Mansoor told AFP: "Our four suicide attackers carried out the attack on Bacha Khan University today." Mansoor said the attack was in retaliation for a military offensive against extremists in tribal areas near the border with Afghanistan.

Mansoor was the mastermind behind the December 2014 attack on an army-run school that killed over 150 people, 144 of them children.

But the main spokesman for the Pakistani Taliban, Mohammad Khurasani, said the attack was "un-Islamic" and insisted the Pakistani Taliban were not behind it. Such statements from among the Taliban are not uncommon since the group has many loosely linked factions.

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The absence of the overall leader of the Pakistani Taliban, Mullah Fazlullah, who is believed to be hiding in Afghanistan, means that local commanders often operate independently.

The spokesman also said the Taliban "consider the students in non-military institutions the future of our jihad movement" and would not kill potential future followers. He insisted Fazlullah had nothing to do with the assault.

Khurasani said those who carry out such attacks should be tried before an Islamic, or Sharia court.

The militants, wielding AK-47s, used the cover of thick, wintry fog to scale the campus walls. They then went into university buildings and opened fire on teachers and students as classes began.

Explosions were heard inside and Pakistani TV stations aired images of heavily armed security personnel entering the compounds as female students ran for their lives.

At the university gates, distraught relatives of those being taught inside anxiously waited for news.

Regional police chief Saeed Wazir said most of the victims were killed at a hostel for male students inside the campus.

Lt. Gen. Asim Bajwa, an army spokesman, said 18 students and two teachers were killed.

Witnesses identified one of the teachers killed as a chemistry professor named Dr. Hamid who tried to return fire at the attackers.

"He was holding a pistol in his hand," Geology student Zahoor Ahmed told Sky News. "Then I saw a bullet hit him. I saw two militants were firing. I ran inside and then managed to flee by jumping over the back wall."

Another student told TV reporters: "We saw three terrorists shouting, 'Allah is great!' and rushing towards the stairs of our department. One student jumped out of the classroom through the window. We never saw him get up."

Botany teacher Mohammad Ishtiaq said he saw five gunmen enter the building he was in and begin firing automatic assault rifles, as students ran in all directions. He said he locked himself inside a second-floor bathroom and then jumped out the window when he saw one of the attackers approaching. He broke his leg in the fall.

After the attack, Pakistani army chief Gen. Raheel Sharif visited the university and the wounded in hospital.

The Bacha Khan University is named after the founder of a liberal, anti-Taliban political party. The Pakistani Taliban has targeted the party in the past for its anti-militant policies.

More than 3,000 students are enrolled at the school, which was hosting an extra 600 visitors on Wednesday for a poetry recital, Vice Chancellor Fazal Rahim said, according to Sky News.

In a statement released after Wednesday's attack, Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif said "we are determined and resolved in our commitment to wipe out the menace of terrorism from our homeland."

Pakistan vowed to redouble efforts to combat militants after the 2014 Peshawar school attack, lifting a moratorium on the death penalty and intensifying a military offensive in North Waziristan, a tribal region and longtime stronghold of the Taliban and other militants.

Last month, as the country marked the anniversary of the school attack, the military claimed "phenomenal successes" in the war and said it had killed around 3,500 insurgents since launching the operation in 2014.

The Associated Press contributed to this report.

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Carlos Beltran is a realist. The St. Louis Cardinals’ season has just begun, so there’s not a lot that can be told from one lousy game — like Friday — or one in which the offense clicks up and down the order as it did a day later.

Yet he is pretty sure the latter provides a better glimpse of what this team can be.

Beltran hit a go-ahead two-run single in the fifth against his former team and Shelby Miller beat the reigning World Series champion San Francisco Giants in his second career start, spoiling Buster Posey’s MVP party at AT&T Park with a 6-3 win on Saturday.

”I feel good, man,” Beltran said. ”This is a good team, a good lineup. We have guys from top to bottom who can do the job. It’s fun. As a player, you just want to go out there and be part of it.”

Pete Kozma had three hits, drove in a run and scored for St. Louis from the No. 8 spot in the order, Matt Holliday singled in a run and Matt Carpenter added an RBI single in the ninth.

Beltran also hit an RBI single in the first against Ryan Vogelsong (0-1) in a matchup of the teams that won the past three World Series — and a rematch of last fall’s NL Championship Series won in seven games by the Giants.

Hunter Pence hit a solo homer in the second and Pablo Sandoval homered and hit an RBI single. He also played more strong defense for San Francisco on a day Vogelsong (0-1) struggled to consistently command the strike zone.

Posey received his NL MVP plaque in another highlight-filled pregame ceremony, and the Giants will have yet another day of celebrating before Sunday’s game with the World Series ring presentation.

Posey also was honored for his batting title and Silver Slugger award. Kevin Mitchell, the 1989 NL MVP, and 2000 MVP Jeff Kent took part, along with former MVP winners and Hall of Famers Willie Mays and Willie McCovey.

”It was definitely a different pregame for me than normal but it was nice to be able to celebrate that with the fans,” Posey said.

St. Louis’ pitchers faced baserunners every inning but limited the damage.

Miller (1-0) walked Pence with one out in the sixth, then Randy Choate relieved and walked Brandon Belt on four pitches before pinch-hitter Joaquin Arias lined the first pitch he saw into a double play to first baseman Allen Craig.

Miller, the Cardinals’ top pitching prospect, allowed four hits and two runs in 5 1/3 innings. He struck out four and walked four in the first road start of his career.

He went 2-0 with a 3.94 ERA in three spring training starts and five overall appearances, and faced San Francisco twice in relief during last fall’s NLCS.

Miller credited catcher Yadier Molina for his guidance to stick with his off-speed pitches even when he left them up in the zone and the Giants made contact.

”That’s just the lessons I’ll have to work on, trusting my curveball,” he said.

Mitchell Boggs, filling in for injured closer Jason Motte, finished for his first save after blowing his initial chance.

The Cardinals earned their second win of the year, giving their pitchers plenty of offense a day after getting three-hit by Barry Zito and two relievers in a 1-0 loss.

After Jon Jay’s foul popup to start the game, Carpenter reached on an infield single and advanced on a passed ball during Holliday’s strikeout. Carpenter reached third on a wild pitch as Craig batted. Craig, who had two of his team’s three hits Friday, walked and Beltran singled home Carpenter.

The earned run ended a stretch of 26 straight innings without allowing one to begin the year for San Francisco’s starters. Vogelsong needed 28 pitches to get through the inning.

After that, Vogelsong allowed Kozma’s one-out single in the second before retiring the next eight St. Louis batters in order.

World Series MVP Sandoval homered leading off the eighth for his second of the year. Posey followed with a double for his lone hit of the game on a day the first 40,000 fans received his bobblehead doll — just about everybody in the sellout crowd of 41,402.

Sandoval said he is still finding his timing after missing 13 games late in spring training with an inflamed nerve in his right elbow.

”You want me to tell you the truth?” he said. ”A little bit lost.”

Cardinals 3B David Freese, on the disabled list with a strained lower back, went 1 for 4 with a double and two RBI on Friday in a minor league rehab game with Triple-A Memphis against Oklahoma City. The hope has been that he would return in time for the home opener Monday against Cincinnati. ”We’ll see how things go,” manager Mike Matheny said. ”He’s going to do some extra running today and really put a good pounding on his back.” … Belt lost 11 pounds to get down to 218 with his stomach bug earlier in the week. He last threw up Wednesday, but the 1B was still working to get back his strength. He has been eating protein bars between innings. ”That’s the battle, getting the weight back,” Belt said. … San Francisco’s win Friday came on Angel Pagan’s bases-loaded walk, the first time the Giants won a 1-0 game via an RBI free pass since Dick Groat drew one in the top of the 21st inning on Sept. 1, 1967, at Cincinnati, the Giants said, according to Elias. … Giants’ Double-A Richmond pitchers Jack Snodgrass and Daryl Maday combined on the first no-hitter in team history Friday night in the second game of a doubleheader vs. New Britain.


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Kurt Busch still flirting with possibility of running 100th Indy 500

Kurt Busch has his eyes on a possible return to the Indianapolis 500.

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Could Kurt Busch make another run at the Indianapolis 500/Coca-Cola 600 double? It sure sounds like he’s interested.

After Busch won the pole for Sunday’s Kobalt 400 at Las Vegas Motor Speedway, FOXSports.com asked Busch if he had any update on his hopes to find an Indy 500 ride this year.

"Nothing new on Indy. Part of the reason for staying here in Vegas extra is a few different meetings have popped up," said Busch. "We are going to go through some of the meetings, even bumped into (Verizon IndyCar Series team owner) Sam Schmidt today. There is definitely the interest, the intrigue, but nothing to announce right now."

This year will mark the 100th running of the Indy 500, which would make competing in the race even more attractive than usual.

Two years ago, Busch finished sixth and claimed Indy 500 Rookie of the Year honors driving for Andretti Autosport. It was Busch’s first open-wheel race and his performance drew raves from IndyCar veterans.

Unfortunately for Busch, later that night he lost an engine in the Coca-Cola 600 and was not able to complete the full distance in the double then.

But he might be in a position to take another run at it this year.

Stay tuned. This story could be gathering steam soon.

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During the early part of the firms existence French Polishers Northern Ireland Furniture Polishing and Piano Restoration Drummond Reid had teamed up with Craig Reid Pianos and primarily our work was restoring and French polishing grand and upright pianos. However, if you can restore a 1910 Steinway Grand you can easily restore furniture! Well not exactly easily, but the same principals apply. From humble premises in Cromac Square and the Lisburn Road we are now situated at Temple just two minutes from the Carryduff roundabout. You can view a location map on the Contact page.

Today, Brian`s son Conor runs the firm. He has brought the company up to date with well fitted out workshops and offices and now the WorldWideWeb! Brian is still working away and passing on his unrivalled wealth of knowledge to the rest of the team.

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Oh I love tarta de espinaca! I can't wait until I am on maternity leave to have "time" to try all of these new recipes!

This is one of my favorite Argentine recipes. The best slice I ever tasted was at a run of the mill (nothing special) restaurant in downtown Mendoza. They used roasted red peppers and it really elevated the tarta!

This recipe looks delicious. I can't wait to try it (minus all the extra eggs - not a fan of those). But that's the beauty of cooking, right? You get to tweak things a bit. :)

Looks really good.

La Tarta apetitosa, y saludable,Rebecca quiero pedirte una receta de Donnas, (se escribe asi?) porque siempre he querido prepararlas y no tengo ninguna, me gusta tu blog aunque adivino las recetas y a veces miro en el diccionario inglès castellano para las explicaciones, un saludo desde Bowen Mendoza R. Argentina.

That's a beautiful thing, and how nice that you received a recipe from a fan of this blog! Isn't that the best?

Gorgeous photo. Looks great!

Got any leftovers?

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Dearest FPR readers,

Should you have, for some reason, an interest in goings-on in the world of philanthropy and civil society (or as the rest of the English-speaking world writes it, Civil Society), I invite you to lumber on on over to Philanthropy Daily, a new website that I have recently helped to launch, and where I shall be found to blog from time to time.

It is a venture that is not entirely unrelated to what we are doing here at FPR. The goal at Philanthropy Daily is to promote real civil society — the kind not ginned up by, or wholly a subsidiary of, or under the boot of — the government, especially the blood-sucking beast in Washington, D.C. Sounds innocuous and uncontroversial, you say? Alas, alas. There is a reason that Civil Society is capitalized in the U.K., and why we hear about “NGOs” but not “charities” or “nonprofits” when the discussion turns to international affairs or Europe or South America or wherever. Outside America, the Tocquevillian tradition of voluntary associations recognized but not controlled by the state hardly exists. Elsewhere, still much more than here, the “third sector” sucks from the teat of Mother State and engages in the usual whiny rent-seeking that one would therefore expect. It also serves to reinforce the ideology of globalist, secular liberalism and to demand conformity from the often-intractable, embarrassingly traditional peoples that the sector supposedly represents.

I exaggerate, but only a little. Big Society is OK, if it’s the best you can hope for; but authentic civil society of the localist variety we promote here on FPR is much preferable. Gradual government takeover of the philanthropy/charity sector, however, looms. Since cutting spending is hardly imaginable to the typical American pol and voter alike, the privately owned funds of charitable foundations are looked at with longing eyes by governments drenched in red ink. The still more-or-less vibrant sector of mediating institutions looks like a nice potential vehicle for the delivery of “services” — and the creation of new interest groups dependent on the state for support. And why should foundations not be forced to help bring about social progress? They are “tax-advantaged,” after all. You get the idea.

Of course, there’s always the possibility that the notion of civil society is itself a creation of the modern nation-state, as Peter Leithart and Bill Cavanaugh argue. But let’s not over-complicate things, shall we?

I hope to see you over at Philanthropy Daily sometime. (Kauffman may pop up from time to time, and Hart, maybe even Deneen.) And bring along your Porcher sensibilities and ideas.

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Extreme Couponing in Canada - $55.18 in Savings

Catherine McDiarmid-Watt | Monday, October 24, 2011 | 1 comments
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Today we shopped at Walmart and Loblaws Superstore in Southern Ontario. All of the food and products we bought, shown in the picture - total value of $68.31 - only cost us $20.60!

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Coupons were mostly online printables, in-store coupons, Save.ca, GoCoupons.ca and Websavers.ca.

Read the Frugal-Freebies.com website and our Facebook fan page every day - I post all the coupons I find and use for everyone else to use too!

Here is what we bought, and what coupons we used:

Herbal Essence Shampoo (x2) - reg. $2.99, sale 2/$4.00, coupons - $0.50 x2 = $1.50 each
Head & Shoulders Shampoo & conditioner - reg. $9.49, sale $6.49, coupon - $2.50 = $3.99
Crest Pro-Health Toothpaste (x4) - reg. $3.29, coupons - 4 free product coupons = $0.00 each
Crest Pro-Health bonus pack (includes $14 in coupons & Crest Pro-Health mouthwash) - reg. $3.99, coupon Free Product = $0.00
Multibionta vitamins - reg. $13.99, coupon - $10 = $3.99
Hamburger Helper (x2) - reg. $2.39, sale $1.58, coupon - $3.00 if you buy two boxes and hamburger ($4.98) = $0.08 each
Peak Freen cookies (x2) - reg. $3.69, sale $1.88, BOGO coupon = $0.94 each
Nature Valley Granola Bars - reg. $3.29, sale $2.50, coupon inside for free juice (value $3.89)
Mr. Big chocolate bar - reg. $1.49, coupon for free product, = $0.00
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Stride gum - reg. $1.58, coupon for $0.10 = $0.10
KinderSurprise - reg. $1.49, coupon free product = $0.00
Beneful dog food (x3) - reg. $2.99, sale 3/$6.00, coupon $1.50 off (x3) = $0.50 each

Total Value = $77.28

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    Thats great !!!, my biggest extreme coupon trip at one store was a bout a week ago. Walmart, got all kinds of things Food, toilet paper snacks electronics ect... Total at register before my coupons was &366.47, Total after was $7.22. But my best trip were I accually got money back was a publix grocery store. Before coupons total was $ 178.00 and they paid me $44.18. The friend who tagged along thought we were goingt o jail lol. she never heard anything like it. :)

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Kettering v Fulham on the TV - Round 7

It still continues to rumble on and gives myself a fair amount of amusement.

This time around we`re giving you an article that represents your views about the failure of the television companies to broadcast the fixture.

It would seem that Kettering FC are right, according to you lot.

When our poll asked if you thought Kettering FC were right about our Cup tie being on TV a massive 75% thought they were and that the game should be televised.

As for the remainder, including myself, 19% thought it shouldn`t whilst a few chancers opted for the couldn`t care less and who are Kettering options!

Anyone for round eight?

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Writer:Andrew Joyce
Date:Saturday January 10 2009
Time: 7:53AM

shove that in your pipe and smoke it. We deserve it over here at kettering. We had a difficult start to the Cup, might aswell get something out of risking a lot.
10/01/2009 13:43:00
This tie has to be more entertaining viewing than the Spuds or the Arse as far as the neutral is concerned, apart from KTFC and FFC supporters.
10/01/2009 15:00:00
Well i'm not goin to be at the actual game so it would be nice to see Fulham on terrestrial TV. If not terrestrial then freeview. But not setanta!
11/01/2009 19:50:00
So they want to put tghe game on Setanta? Riiiight!
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Travelling to Newcastle?

Travelling to Newcastle?

For those of you making the long journey north, to Newcastle, we have some directions that might help you.

If you are going by road,

From the A1(M) Leave the A1(M) at Junction 65 and travel westward on the A1, skirting Gateshead. After approximately three miles leave the A1 and turn right on to the A184 towards Gateshead. Follow the signs for Newcastle and cross the river on the A189, the Redheugh Bridge. Continue straight ahead into St James Boulevard. At the roundabout, turn left and St James Park is directly ahead of you.

From the A69 Continue on the A69 to its end and at roundabout pass over the A1 and carry on to the A186 towards the city centre. After approximately two miles turn left on to St James Boulevard and follow directions as above.

If you are going by rail,

Newcastle Central Station is about half a mile from the ground. St James Metro station, on the Tyne and Wear Metro network is right outside the ground, and is just two stops from Central Station.

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Date:Friday May 15 2009
Time: 11:35AM

one of those games that's out of my range financially :-(
Al Billy
15/05/2009 17:48:00
and mine - just about afford next weeks trip to Craven Cottage!
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plus - looks like we've got Europe to save for now!
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Oh, Hello, Blue Whale of Catoosa!

In my last post where I rambled on about daydreams, I did have a specific daydream that was the catalyst. Ladies and gentlemen, meet the Blue Whale of Catoosa, Oklahoma. Whale? Meet these fine people.

I’d been trying to remember how I first became aware of the Blue Whale. If my memory serves me, it was in a hotel elevator in Leeds, Alabama across from the Barber Museum. My hubs Kenny was just finishing up the Kevin Schwantz school at the track and I flew down to visit the museum. Inside the elevator was a poster that featured the whale and some information about the Hampton Hotel’s Save-a-Landmark program. That was 2010. If I had to guess, that is when the seed was planted.

“Kenny, did you know that the blue whale was an anniv…”

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As I said previously, maybe the “thing” that pulls you out to the far flung edges of the universe doesn’t make sense to anyone else. As a matter of fact, I’m certain that some people will read this post and say “you rode all the way to Oklahoma to look at some dumb whale?” And the answer would be, yes. But of course that is the most simplified truth. The bigger story is that I rode to Oklahoma to live my life.

On the most direct route, there are 1,400 miles between my house and that whale. When you think of all of the sights, smells, experiences, interactions with the world, the thoughts that float through like clouds between here and there? It makes perfect sense to go all that way.

Earlier in 2016, I was Daydreaming of Route 66 and Blue Whales. In 2015, I included the whale on my Roadside Stop Wishlist for the year. Did I really think I would ride halfway across the country to achieve that goal? Did I really think I wouldn’t?

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Following his return to the United States, MacKenzie built his first kiln in Minnesota. "I was born and grew up in the Midwest. I felt that this was the area that understood the kind of pots I wanted to make," says MacKenzie. In the same year, he met Shoji Hamada and Muneyoshi Yanagi. Yanagi, founder of the Mingei Movement in Japan, was the first to recognize the beauty in the humble ceramics used by the general population throughout the Edo and Meiji periods. This type of mingei ceramic was rapidly disappearing in Japan's rapid move towards a more modern urbanization. Hamada and Yanagi's philosophy of the mingei aesthetic of traditional crafts where beauty arises from an object's utility was among the many things MacKenzie learned through his interchanges with them and led him to coin the term "Mingei-sota" to describe his own pottery style.

MacKenzie still works today, outside of Stillwater, Minnesota. He adds, "I'm afraid that today too many people are buying my work because of my reputation, and not because they use the pots." MacKenzie hopes that once his ceramics leave the gallery, they will be put to use and become a part of one's daily life. In addition to his work as a potter, MacKenzie also taught at the University of Minnesota. Through half a century of teaching, he has instructed more than 3,000 students, including as well as the participating artists in this exhibition, passing his aesthetic and philosophy on to them.

Warren MacKenzie has been represented by countless galleries, art institutions and museums with over 100 solo exhibitions and over 170 group shows throughout the United States, Canada, Venezuela, Japan, Korea, Taiwan, United Kingdom, Finland, Sweden, other parts of Europe, Africa and South America. Permanent collections are held in museums such as the Mingei-kan (National Folk Art Museum) Tokyo, the Metropolitan, Smithsonian, Victoria and Albert, and many more.

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Exhibition Warren MacKenzie: Legacy of an American Potter at Rochester Art Center, MN (to be toured to ND, TX, AR, CA, and MA.)
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Age of Mythology came out in 2002, so you might think that its expanding days are done. Not so! Last year, developer Forgotten Empires announced a new expansion called Tale of the Dragon. Now we know exactly when this new addition will be hitting: January 28.

The expansion is for the Extended Edition of the original game that was re-released on Steam in 2014. It has a new campaign, and adds a new civilization and major gods based on Chinese mythology.

The last full expansion for Age of Mythology, The Titans, came out in 2003 – but the long wait for a new expansion will be over soon.

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Though I never got into Age of Mythology myself, I love the idea of new content being developed for such an old and beloved game. It makes me wish that some benevolent developer would pick up the torch are start revitalizing some of my favorite old-school franchises.


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New PlayStation Store is live

The 2.30 PS3 firmware update and redesigned PlayStation Store is now live for piano black console owners to download.

The redesigned store, which is currently streaming down our internet very slowly, features improved menus and functionality over the dodgy web browser-based original, a new preview option that lets you see videos of games before you buy them and other neat tweaks we've been waiting an age for.

Apparently the long talked-up update for Lair, which enables standard non-motion controls for the Factor 5 flight sim, is also up for download on the new store.

Just in case you're wondering, your current PSN account will follow you to the new store unharmed. Sony has also confirmed that another content update on April 17 will see the launch of the Metal Gear Solid Online Beta trial. Nice.

The latest Warhawk expansion, Operation Broken Mirror is also expected on the store any time now. Let's hope than can get more updates on there from now on.

And if you're away from the PS3, see the new store in actionhere.

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