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Film-fest host town was once a wild, gritty little place, and it was the best era to live and work there.
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It wasn't exactly "My Dinner with Andre," but I drank wine with Ethan and Joel Coen after the premiere of "Blood Simple" at the Sundance Film Festival.

About a half-dozen of us sipped boxed wine from plastic glasses at a folding table set up in Park City's Main Street Mall for the "reception."

At that point, nobody knew the Coen brothers. They seemed like regular guys and wore easy smiles and flannel shirts. Sundance was unheralded then, and you could simply stroll into the Egyptian Theatre — no ticket reservations necessary.

The year was 1985 and the film festival, along with its host, Park City, was still a little wannabe.

For me, that was the best era to live in Park City. Leslie Miller and I inhabited a little miner's house on Woodside Avenue with two golden retrievers — Kona and Rose. Our place was walking distance to the ski lifts at the Park City resort, but we often took the dogs skiing in Empire Canyon in what would eventually become part of the Deer Valley ski resort. Back then, there were no ski lifts there, no five-star Montage hotel — just trees and mine dumps and lots of untracked powder.

That was then, this is now • Hollywood types and moviegoers will be streaming into Park City this week for this year's Sundance Film Festival. They'll hike up Main Street in fur boots and sunglasses, but they won't see Ryan's Bar or O.D. McGee, its most notorious customer known for his 20-gallon cowboy hat. And they won't see Art Durante, the philosophical proprietor of Art's Hardware. But, for some of us, many friendly ghosts and bygone establishments like them still haunt the town.

The Alamo is still there. But it has changed with the times and is now called the No Name Saloon. Back then it was a no-frills place. Coors was on tap and the floor was littered with peanut shells. Bikers would shoot stick with bankers, and on weekends a local band would rock out. At a certain hour, folks were looking to get lucky. But the proprietor got busted for trafficking cocaine and the rest, as they say, is history.

Those were wild times in Park City. A charismatic young doctor, Bruce Dooley, blew into town and married newspaper editor Tina Moench. Everybody from The Park Record attended the reception on Rossi Hill and passed champagne bottles around the hot tub. There were so many of us squirming around in there that when we slithered out nude under a bright mountain moon, there was no water left in the Jacuzzi.

It was a close-knit place. Sharon at the bank would call you up and say, "Hey, you better get down here and do something or this check will bounce." And Officer Al Allen would pull you over and say, "Don't do that anymore," instead of writing a ticket.

Once, Sgt. Lloyd Evans, who retired as police chief a few years back, helped me prepare a legal defense for my appearance before the Wasatch County justice of the peace. Leslie and I had been cited for skinny dipping at the hot pots in Midway. The state park rangers used to keep a close eye on the place in hopes of busting young Park City lassies in the buff — hands up!

Rearranging the stars • It's true, we did take advantage of the local amenities, like skiing groomed runs at Deer Valley before the place opened each year. Deer Valley's lifts cranked up for the first time in December 1981, about the time Blair Feulner launched KPCW radio. The Snow Park Lodge opened then, too, just as the film fest Â— then called the U.S. Film Festival — moved to Park City.

That the mining town had survived the lean years after World War II is a credit to the old-timers. But by the time the festival was lured to Park City, it was already a fledgling ski town and boasted a handful of good restaurants.

Texas Red's was a barbecue joint operated by a red-bearded Texan who took the handle Waterbed. License plates bearing "W BED" graced his 1960s-era Cadillac hearse. And Waterbed's pulled pork was to die for. Everything was served on paper plates, and it was so popular that ski bums working the dinner shift could almost make ends meet.

Otto and Carmen, by contrast, were a sophisticated couple and their place, Mileti's, was a little more upscale. It offered Italian fare and boasted a bar upstairs. Just as important to us, it sat right across Main Street from The Park Record.

After our Wednesday noon deadline, the writers would join the production staff to get the weekly newspaper out. Our man Friday, Dusty Rhoades, would make a beer run and we'd crank up KPCW, where Dr. Bop would be spinning the Byrds and Motown. We'd dance around the page dummies till about midnight, when Dusty would load big negatives into a flat box and roar off in his van to the printer in Salt Lake City.

The Record crew would repair to Mileti's bar, where we'd toast our great accomplishment and rearrange the stars to suit our future endeavors. Then we'd drift away for some shut-eye before the ski lifts opened at 9 o'clock.

Buried in your heart • Summer, too, had its regular rhythms, although measurably more mellow. Rusty Prudence, who had a taste for Ten High, was a Park City old-timer and had the leathery face and hands to prove it. He'd amble through Old Town with a cigarette dangling from his mouth and greet his fellow Parkites with a familiar salutation: "Why, hello there, friend." And then he'd settle in for a chat.

One day, he strode up to our gate as Leslie was hanging out the wash, tears streaming down her face. She cried as she relayed the news to Rusty: Kona had somehow gotten old and we had to put him down. Rusty pulled a Pall Mall from his shirt pocket and lit it thoughtfully.

"There's only one place to bury a dog," he said, "and that's in your heart."

That was right after Steven Soderbergh hit it big with his 1989 film "sex, lies, and videotape." The director, who had been volunteering as a driver during the festival, suddenly became the prince of Hollywood. And Sundance and independent film were the new "It."

At the same time, Utah and Park City were gaining notice and support for a Winter Olympic bid.

And if that weren't enough, developers unveiled plans that would transform the lonely Kimball Junction into a sprawling commercial center.

The world was spinning faster and faster, and something scary was peeking over the horizon.

At first light, it began to rain and the phone rang. It was Hunter S. Thompson devotee Todd Gabler calling for Leslie on one of the very first cellphones. He had chained himself to a backhoe at the Kimball Junction Kmart construction site and needed a sleeping bag and a Thermos of coffee — quick.

His gutsy protest against the future, unfortunately, didn't hold things back for long. Still, we were lucky to have lived in Park City during that time. We loved that crazy little place. And maybe that's why we buried it in our hearts.

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When • Thursday, Jan. 17 through Sunday, Jan. 27

Where • Multiple locations in Park City, Salt Lake City, Ogden and Sundance Resort

Tickets • http://www.sundance.org/festival/tickets/how/

More • Read complete coverage at sltrib.com/entertainment and sltrib.com/Blogs/sundanceblog

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Read their lips â no demolitions of downtown buildings to make way for surface parking lots.

The Salt Lake City Council on Tuesday evening unanimously adopted an ordinance that outright bans the practice in the commercial district from North Temple to 700 South between 200 West and 200 East. Previously such demolitions had been allowed as a "conditional use."

The ordinance also prohibits parking structures on block corners and on Main Street.

New surface lots will be allowed behind buildings and 75 feet from sidewalks.

Surface lots cover about 20 percent of downtown â some 55 acres. Councilman Stan Penfold, who sponsored the legislation, had characterized the acreage covered by blacktop as "sucking the life out of downtown."

The action is only part of the council's multi-faceted fight against blight.

Earlier Tuesday, the council was briefed by its staff on another aspect of the blight challenge â its proposed "demolition" ordinance. That proposal, according to Council Chairman Soren Simonsen, seeks to preserve buildings in all areas of the city.

The proposed ordinance, that has been three years in the making, would require property owners to keep vacant buildings and houses "habitable" â fit to live or work in.

It would allow for demolition only after a property owner submits plans for a replacement structure and obtains a building permit.

In rare cases, demolitions would be allowed if buildings or houses are deemed too rundown to repair. In that event, a property owner would have to provide a bond for landscaping and maintenance.

But Councilwoman Jill Remington Love wondered aloud whether the city needs a new ordinance or should simply provide more resources for enforcement of existing codes.

"I'm not sure we need a new ordinance," she said. "We need a [better] process. We're trying to â¦ solve problems."

Councilman Charlie Luke said if the current demolition ordinance isn't being enforced, officials within Mayor Ralph Becker's administration should notify the council.

"I'm concerned there are decisions being made, choosing to enforce or choosing not to enforce, without the council knowing."

But Simonsen said a more aggressive ordinance is needed to make sure buildings are not torn down without being replaced.

A public hearing on the proposed demolition ordinance has been scheduled for Dec. 4.

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Authorities arrested a 28-year-old Boulder, Wyo., man on suspicion of automobile homicide following a fatal crash overnight near Saltair Resort.

Utah Highway Patrol troopers said Jacob C. Jensen was driving south on State Road 202 near the intersection of State Road 201 about 11:45 p.m. when he failed to navigate a curve in the roadway and lost control.

His Jeep Grand Cherokee went off the roadway and rolled one time, partially ejecting his 22-year-old passenger, authorities said.

Joshua J. Wallace, of West Jordan, who was not wearing a seat belt, was pronounced dead at the scene, troopers said.

Jensen, who was wearing a seat belt, suffered minor injuries. He was arrested and booked into the Salt Lake County jail on suspicion of driving under the influence and automobile homicide, troopers said.

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Fire • Tractor sparks fire near Jordan Landing.
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A tractor cutting weeds apparently sparked a three-acre field fire near Jordan Landing on Monday afternoon.

The 3 p.m. blaze sent plumes of smoke across the Salt Lake Valley from its location near the 7800 S. 3600 West shopping center.

West Jordan firefighters, whose station is right across the street from the field, had the flames out within 15 minutes, said Battalion Chief Steve Holmes.

Besides the field, the only property damage was to the tractor, Holmes said.

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Start by putting a litter box made for small animals or kittens in the cage with some soiled bedding inside of it. Place the box in the corner of the cage where your hedgehog normally eliminates. Once it has been reliably using the litter box to eliminate for a few days, gradually replace the bedding with non-clumping, dust-free, unscented cat litter or recycled paper litter.

Training your hedgehog to use the litter box during out-of-cage time might be a bit trickier. Start by placing it in a small, hedgehog-proofed room like a bathroom (be sure to close the toilet lid) and put the litter box in a corner of that room. If your hedgehog eliminates elsewhere in the room, move the box to that spot to encourage your small pet to use it.

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Belmont firefighters will take to the streets on Thursday to help raise money for the Muscular Dystrophy Association.

Members of the Belmont Fire Department will participate in the “Fill the Boot Campaign” from 7:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the intersection of Ralston Avenue and Alameda de las Pulgas.

Firefighters will be on the street corners with empty boots asking drivers and other passersby to fill them up with donations, according to the fire department.

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Harry Houdini freed himself from chains after jumping off a pier into Boston's Charles River, wiggled out of a strait jacket while hanging upside down in Times Square and appeared alive and well after being submerged in his Water Torture Cell. The great escape artist defied belief and entertained hundreds of thousands of people throughout the early 20th century until he died on Halloween in 1926, at age 52. His death certificate blames a ruptured appendix, but rumors circulated that he may have been murdered.

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Four hundred years ago, when architects began to build tall, narrow houses along Amsterdam’s winding canals, they invented a style that would become popular around the world.

Now, designers from the Dutch firm DUS Architects are re-imagining the structures in a very modern way, breaking ground on what could become the world’s largest 3D-printed structure.

Dozens of industries, from athletic wear to health care, have chased after 3D printing in the past few years. Construction isn’t new to the game, but most efforts have focused around individual building parts—steel rods or concrete beams, for instance. Much of the race in housing has focused on speed: In China, one company recently built 10 houses measuring 2,100 square feet each in a day, and a professor from University of Southern California says he can build a 2,500 square foot house—including the plumbing and wiring—in about 20 hours.

DUS’ venture, though, has loftier aims—for large houses but also structures that could conceivably be used for shops or restaurants. It also relies mostly on recycled materials and claims to better handle more complicated design elements (which means, beyond disaster and poverty relief, 3D printed houses could also help repair or add to the veneer of historic neighborhoods without as much aesthetic disruption).

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As in traditional construction, the process begins with blueprints. Digital design files are fed into a device called the KamerMaker (“room builder”), a 20-foot-tall printer that converts a digital design into code. The machine prints the interior and exterior of a room in a single round, squeezing recycled bioplastic layer by layer from floor to ceiling, leaving space for pipes and wiring.

Once completed, the individual rooms become three-dimensional building blocks. For the pilot project, blocks will be stacked to form a 13-room house overlooking one of the city’s central canals.

Though the first room in that project won’t be done until this summer, the venture—open to the public as an expo—could revolutionize modern architecture, designers say. The blocks can be rearranged to create different layouts depending on occupants’ needs. Since the house is printed and assembled on-site, says expo manager Tosja Backer, there is little waste and minimal transportation costs. And digital design files can be sent to sites around the world and then produced locally, says expo manager Tosja Backer, “to suit the location and context.” In areas struck by disaster, for instance, the KamerMaker could print with local waste materials.

Granted, it will be some time before we reach the age of print-it-yourself houses. It will take three years to complete the house, DUS says; along the way, designers are bound to hit roadblocks and challenges, some of which they may not be able to solve on their own. But in some ways, Backer says, that’s the point: Because the site is both an open workplace and exhibition, anyone, from engineers to visitors who pay the $3 entry fee, can help improve the technology.

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I just can't see this being related to being in shape or not at all. I never do any exercise and smoke and drink as much as possible, I'm fine shredding all day and days in a row.

However, stance and technique can play a simply massive role in these things. I had the same problem as you when I first started, and I would hazard a guess your issue is the exact same. When I was on my first couple days all I knew was falling leaf and snow snowploughing. I would pick up speed and break hard on my heel side and then go the other way in switch and then snowplough again. Thats all I would do and it burns the crap out of that exact muscle you are talking about. The second I learned to link turns that pain was gone forever. I used turns to control speed instead of heel-side breaking.

If you aren't linking turns yet and this sounds like what your doing then I would say get a lesson, you sound like your in good shape, once you get your technique down you should be able to shred all day without a problem.
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I'm going on my tangent right now...
I own 4 guns, 1 Mosin Nagant, 1 Winchester 1200 (pump shotgun), One Muzzleloader, and 1 Kimber Pro CDP 2 (M1911 .45 cal pistol).
I have personally used 5 other firearms on deployment, M249 SAW, M240B, M4, M2 .50 cal, M9 (Baretta 92FS)

My experience with firearms is pretty decent, and I also know that ALL of these firearms are legal to own in the US, yes even actual machine guns, foriegn or domestic.

now onto what firearms I want:
Saiga 12 (12 guage Semi Auto Shotgun, 20 round drum mags available, far cheaper than an AR15)
AKM (stamped steel version of the AK47, since real AKs are actually hard to get)
SKS (another russian rifle, chambered the same as a AK variant)

now, my understanding is that my friends north of the border or around the world would call me a psycho, saying that I am amassing a stockpile of weapons, and that I need my weapons taken away, my fellow US citizens in certain parts of the country would fear me, thinking that I am up to no good, and that I need to be disarmed, my fellow Army National Guardsmen would be interested in what I have collected, and would want to go to the firing range/trap club/hunting/plinking with me, and most of the people around the country wouldn't bat an eye, because they honestly don't see me toting all of these firearms around town...

if you have been reading and paying attention, I brought up Machine guns, which could actually qualify as 'super' assault weapons, the can throw upwards of 900 to 1200 rounds downrange per minute, many people own them, and many people shoot them, but what you dn't see are tons of massacres involving these weapons...
wait stop, now knowing that a machine gun is a powerful weapon...and that this would be the mass murderers favorite method... why aren't they used in more mass shootings...

the answer is opportunity, mass murderers get whatever they can actually obtain, be it an AR (which seems to be the trend), which can be explained by the fact that ARs are so damn popular.

now if you want to bring up the assault weapons ban, and say that it is the fix all of the issue, you are wrong, this is why, the assault weapons ban, emplaced in 94,
banned all assault style firearms in civilian hands, wasn't there still gun crime, robberies, and mass shootings, yes, columbine was just that:

In the months prior to the attacks, Harris and Klebold acquired two 9 mm firearms and two 12-gauge shotguns. Their friend Robyn Anderson bought a rifle and the two shotguns at the Tanner Gun Show in December 1998. Through Robert Duran, another friend, Harris and Klebold later bought a handgun from Mark Manes for $500.

Using instructions acquired upon the Internet, Harris and Klebold constructed a total of 99 improvised explosive devices of various designs and sizes. They sawed the barrels and butts off their shotguns to make them easier to conceal.[4] They committed numerous felony violations of state and federal law, including the National Firearms Act and the Gun Control Act of 1968, before they began the massacre.

On April 20, Harris was equipped with a 12-gauge Savage-Springfield 67H pump-action shotgun, (which he discharged a total of 25 times) and a Hi-Point 995 Carbine 9 mm carbine with thirteen 10-round magazines, which he fired a total of 96 times.

Klebold was equipped with a 9 mm Intratec TEC-9 semi-automatic handgun with one 52-, one 32-, and one 28-round magazine and a 12-gauge Stevens 311D double-barreled sawed-off shotgun. Klebold primarily fired the TEC-9 handgun, for a total of 55 times.

so why do you think that banning assault weapons is such a winning argument.
they committed a crime similar to this one with different weapons, some acquired legally, and some illegally.

I said this was a tangent, and I'm sorry that it keeps running around, but this is straight from my mind.

next you say, no firearms, burn them all, if all of the guns are gone, crime will go away...
wrong, criminal activities go up, and violent crimes go up, murders and non firearm crimes go up as well, not to mention that these criminals can still obtain firearms, so now a lone gunman can waklk down any neighbor hood with illegally obtained firearms and start a massacre, what now...

back to me wanting more firearms, do I seem uneducated and unable to handle a firearm, do I seem like a guy who wants to go into a school and shoot people, no, do I want to kill anyone, no, niether here or overseas, will I if my life depends on it, or my family, or my loved ones, or even a bunch of innocents, be they children teens adults or elderly, if I am armed I will defend...people see the trend in weaponry, but the forget the trend in places, schools, theaters, malls, all public, all ban firearms, and tend to be opportune targets, and there has been good to come from firearm ownership,
people protecting themselves and others because they were armed in the right place at the right time, but that is never covered in the news, no only the bad, the ugly and the scary...

basically I am trying to whittle it down to the fact that firearms are not the cause of these horrific crimes, and that people who are unstable are, and that there is no catch all to stop violent crimes, unlike some of you believe...
Let me have my guns, and feel safe, my apartment is safe, and so are my nieghbors, quit tagging guns and gun owners as inherently evil for wanting to collect and fire these weapons, for wanting to arm themselves legally, and for wanting to educate the youth in proper firearm technique, so go ahead, punish everyone for a few peoples stupidity...
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I've been through tons of reviews and threads and really am having a tough choice deciding. I'm looking for a mid layer, something that on a warmer day I can put a layer underneath and hit the trails. Something waterproof so that I can wear it on a rainy day if I go hiking. Something I can use as a midlayer under my jacket on a cold day.

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We sell both these brands where I work - and I don't think you can go wrong with either. I hear nothing but good things from both.

that said, patagonia is pretty expensive but undeniable quality.
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I have a few Marmot garments, my snowboard pants and two soft shells that are the warmest and lightest they make. The Leadville jacket is in the middle since they've designated it M2 softshell.

I've only been snowboard about once so my experience is fairly limited. On advice from my friends, the first time I was out on the snow, I put my heavy softshell on under a shell jacket. I was WAY too warm to be anywhere close to being comfortable. I took off the softshell after an hour and put it back in the car. The same softshell I later used when I visited NYC in the winter. I put a thin wool sweater under it and I was perfectly fine even at 30 deg F. It did not snow at all while I was there though.

I did not own the light softshell at that point so I cannot comment on that; however, the light Marmot softshell is not completely wind or water resistant because it's meant for high activity in warmer weather. For example I use it for my bicycle commute when it's in the low 50s.

Now what I notice is that the Leadville softshell uses Gore Windstopper material meaning it blocks wind or airflow. I'm not sure it would be a good idea to put it under a shell jacket for this reason.

Fit wise, my heavy soft shell I'd say is normal cut or fit. Not baggy, not close. My light soft shell fits closer though.

I have no experience with Patagonia gear, but it has earned the name Patagucci in some circles due to its price as previously mentioned.

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Cristiano Ronaldo is recovering well from injury and could play in the Copa del Rey final, according to Real Madrid coach Carlo Ancelotti.

The Portugal captain has been absent for Real’s last three games due to knee and thigh problems, and it has been suggested that he will miss Wednesday’s final against Barcelona and the UEFA Champions League last-four first leg with Bayern Munich next week.

Real are hoping to complete the first leg of a potential treble of Liga, Copa and Champions League in Valencia this week, and Ancelotti has insisted his side still have a great chance of beating Barca – even if Ronaldo, who has scored 45 goals this term, cannot play.

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Ukraine are on the verge of qualifying for the 2014 FIFA World Cup after a surprise 2-0 win in their play-off first leg against France.

Mikhail Fomenko’s men went into the game having never beaten France before, but having secured their place in the play-offs after finishing just a point behind England in Group H.

Only world and European champions Spain prevented France from automatically qualifying for next year’s showpiece in Brazil.

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And the hosts wrapped up the win with a penalty from Andriy Yarmolenko seven minutes from time, before Laurent Koscielny and Olexandr Kucher both saw red as the two sides ended the game with 10 men.

Newcastle United striker Loic Remy made his first start in a competitive match for France since October 2011, while captain Hugo Lloris was also included in Didier Deschamps’ starting XI, having not played since being knocked unconscious in Tottenham’s Premier League draw with Everton earlier this month.

Meanwhile, Ukraine made five changes from the side that beat San Marino 8-0 in their final group-stage game, Dnipro striker Zozulya leading the line in front of attacking midfielder Edmar.

Both sides created chances early on, with Olivier Giroud seeing his header comfortably saved by Andriy Pyatov, before Yarmolenko had the hosts’ first effort on goal with a low shot that forced Lloris into action.

But from there, opportunities proved to be rare in what was a tense first half, although Ukraine wasted a good chance to take the lead when Edmar headed narrowly wide from close range just before the half-hour mark.

France began to exert more control in the opening forays of the second half, although Ukraine remained a threat on the counter, defender Artem Fedetskiy shooting just over from long range.

And it was Fomenko’s men who finally broke the deadlock after 61 minutes when Zozulya’s effort squirmed under Lloris and over the line to delight the home crowd at the Olympic Stadium.

Deschamps’ men responded well, Samir Nasri denied being by Pyatov following Giroud’s throughball, before Paul Pogba saw his low effort easily handled by the Ukraine shot-stopper.

France continued to search for an equaliser and a much-needed away goal as the contest headed towards its conclusion, but Yarmolenko made their task even harder when he converted from the spot after Arsenal defender Koscielny was ruled to have bundled over Zozulya in the area.

Koscielny’s miserable night was completed when he was dismissed for an off-the-ball fracas with Kucher and, although the latter was also dismissed soon after for a second bookable offence, it is the 1998 world champions who have a mountain to climb ahead of the second leg at the Stade de France on Tuesday.

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Tottenham defender William Gallas fears Emmanuel Adebayor’s three-match ban could cost the team dearly.

Adebayor, who scored the opener, was given a straight red card early on after a reckless lunge on Santi Cazorla and then watched from the sidelines as his side capitulated to a 5-2 defeat.

“I think it will be a big loss for us because Adebayor has a lot of quality,” Gallas told the Hackney Gazette.

“He can keep the ball, he can score and we can play long or short.

“From the pitch it (the red card) was difficult for the players to accept. We spoke with the referee. We said to him ‘it’s not fair’, but some people on the TV said he deserved the red card.

“I think he (Adebayor) was sorry, even if he didn’t say anything. He was really sorry, we could see that on his face. Now we have to forget that game because it was painful.

“It is very difficult to accept (the result). At the beginning of the game we played very well and we scored the first goal. I thought we controlled the game but after the sending-off of Adebayor it was really difficult for us.

“We were unlucky because we were down to 10 men and that’s hard, especially when you play away and when you play against a team like Arsenal, who play really good football.

“It’s really difficult to keep that score so I think we were unlucky. In the Man City game, and against Chelsea, I think we missed something but we have to work again and try to come back.

“The season is still long. We have to work hard and we know how hard it is to qualify for the Champions League.”

Tottenham have the chance to put the derby defeat to one side as they face West Ham next Sunday and Gallas believes victory is crucial to end a recent run of successive defeats.

“I know it’s not easy sometimes but we have to come back to training, work again and try to have confidence because it’s true that confidence can be low,” he added.

“We lost 5-2 so the confidence can be low, but we will be okay.

“Every game is very good because it means you can forget about the game you have played before.

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Former Manchester United captain Gary Neville has lavished praise on Real Madrid forward Cristiano Ronaldo.

Ronaldo is preparing to return to Manchester for his team’s Champions League clash with Manchester City on Wednesday, and Neville said all eyes will be on his former team-mate during the clash.

“While he may receive the kind of stick reserved for former United players, everyone in that stadium, including me, will be thinking: ‘I’m watching Cristiano Ronaldo tonight’,” Neville wrote in his column in the Daily Mail.

“He has helped to redefine the game by creating a new breed of flexible forward.

“He was always fascinated with becoming the best player in the world. You would always say individual honours aren’t important but, to Ronaldo, they were.

“He showed it is possible to accommodate that kind of individual ambition within a team and marry the two together.”

While Ronaldo lit up the Premier League for the Red Devils – scoring 91 goals in all competitions between 2006 and 2009 – Neville suggested the forward left him exasperated at times.

“I will never forget coming back from a game against Charlton some time after (he) had signed for Manchester United and thinking to myself: ‘Do you know what? I just give up with him’,” he wrote.

However, Sir Alex Ferguson persevered with the forward and Neville recalls that he returned from World Cup 2006 with a point to prove, noting: “What ensued for the next two years was astonishing.

“I can’t believe anyone has ever seen anything as extraordinary in the Premier League.

“I know we have had Thierry Henry, Eric Cantona and Gianfranco Zola – and perhaps Henry in his prime came closest – but for two years this was a player on another planet, the best in the world.

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It’s Comforting To Know That Even David Beckham Can Take A Bad Photo

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Here’s David Beckham with a bunch of kids celebrating the second anniversary of The David Beckham Academy in London. He posed with 120 schoolkids taking part in the Free School Day Visit. He looks a lot more down-to-earth when he’s not squiring around that alien being he’s married to. Her plastic sheen makes him look like a little less realistic or something. Beckham also spoke to the British sports press recently and commented that he hasn’t closed the casket on his international career as of yet.

Speaking on the second anniversary of the David Beckham Academy in Greenwich, he said: “I’ll still be available and hopefully I’ll still be playing, and playing well enough, to be in the England squad in 2010 but who knows?

“Everything can change and I’ve seen that in the last 12 months. I said at the start of my career I’d always want to play for my country and I’d never retire from playing for my country.

L.A.’s obviously getting to him. Who can blame him? You can’t even go into a Starbuck’s without Britney and her paparazzi friends clogging up the place. And if you try to cross the street, you could easily get mowed down by some high starlet!

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  1. whatever

    omg…. he’s the alien being… someone that good looking has to be…sigh

  2. starbucks

    where is the bad photo?

  3. devil

    Yes, that is an unfortunate photo. He still looks better than his wife on a good day.

  4. Jennifer

    Yes, his wife has had TOO MUCH plastic surgery and TOO MUCH anorexia! Oh well I have never been fans of either. For some reason, even when I see him in good pictures, David Beckham never tickles my fancy. I look at his pictures and I say “Yeah he’s beautiful.” and I feel absolutely nothing!

  5. You’re seeing LIFE as one big fun-fair. With alot of things it’s quite allright but you simply can’t think and act mature and seriously. You really don’t know a FUCK what is happening in the world today. You are the whole FUCKING day surrounded by YES-MEN and by smiling HAAAAAI-assholes!!
    That is the main reason you can’t take misery, we could all witness it in your Television-appearence with david letterman. Although this was nothing compared to the reallife-situations. But you were almost a CRY-BABY!! Another action we could all see was the back to jail-incident. Crying and screaming for mum!!

  6. Zelda F.

    Hmmmmm…… Deja ve – deja entendu…… someone forgot to take his medication again today….. Gerard, you’re and angry man, aren’t you?

  7. He are not looking so good in those pics

  8. Persistent Cat

    Are you kidding? How do you feel nothing for that man? He’s so freaking hot, it’s ridiculous.

  9. I guess every woman has her own taste! He seems kind of metro to me….. Kind of cold. Any man that’s better looking than his wife…. I don’t know. He just doesn’t float my boat! His eyes are too close together too (not to mention the wrinkles!) But Cat I TOTALLY respect your right to think he’s “freaking hot”!

  10. Persistent Cat

    You don’t like the wrinkles? I do, means he hasn’t f**ked with his face. I know what you mean about them being too pretty but sigh, he’s just so pretty, I want to pet him. And he’s dumb as sh*t so I could totally trick him into staying. You know he’s gotta be desperate for a woman that feels like a woman. Because in my fantasy, he’s not a dick that cheats, only with me and that’s ok…… ok, there’s no coherent thought there. There can’t be when I see him.

    But I hope I didn’t come across as harsh, everyone has different tastes, I’ve never understood the thing for Orlando Bloom and Colin Farrell but to each their own.

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    This is such an awesome list! I love the look of the funnel cake ‘spider webs’ with chocolate… I never would have thought of half of these! :) Thanks for putting them all together in one spot! 😀

    So glad I found you through Lil’ Luna’s Link Party. :)

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    Very nice! I make homemade marshmallows & use cake icing dyes for colors. The little pumpkins inspired me to make pumpkin pie flavored ones.


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    Colour footage of Wernher von Braun's infamous V2 balistic missile being launched and crashing. Over 3,000 V-2s were launched as military rockets by the German Wehrmacht against Allied targets in World War II, resulting in the death of an estimated 7,250 military personnel and civilians. An estimated 20,000 inmates at Mittelbau-Dora died constructing V-2s; 9000 died from exhaustion and collapse, 350 hanged (including 200 for sabotage), the remainder were shot or died from disease or starvation.
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    September 1939, Nazi Germany invades Poland starting WW2 unleashing six years of unimaginable death and suffering upon the world, with a total death-toll over 70 million people. Motivated by twisted concepts of racial cleansing, between 1939 and 1945 the SS killed between 11 and 14 million people in ghettos, mass executions and concentration camps. The largest being the extermination camp complex of Auschwitz-Birkenau in German occupied Poland, where appromately 1.4 million people were either starved to death or gassed before being cremated on an industrial scale. May the dead rest in peace, and the world never forget. Music: Killing Joke - 'Love Like Blood'.
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WNAMM13: DSP Quattro V4.0 Audio Editor

Advanced 2 track editor and mastering      31/01/13

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Winter NAMM 2013 - DSP Quattro

DSP Quattro is a Mac based 2 track editor and mastering software package. Version 4 has now added audio restoration for declicking and de-noising your audio.

It is also possible to  apply multiple plugin processing on a per track or per session basis. There's also a powerful batch processing engine, which makes it ideal for repetitive tasks such as sample preparation.

Available now at $99 or if you are a Bias Peak user - you can crossgrade for $50

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Marcus    Said...

I highly recommend to give DSP Quattro a try. When BIAS Inc. ran out of business, I immediately switched over from PEAK to DSP Quattro. And when I played around with to get familiar with this application I started to wonder why I didn't use DSP Quattro before? It's really simple to operate but in many aspects even more advanced and much more robust than PEAK ever used to be. Moreover, Stefano gives a perfect support if that's needed. DSP Quattro - thumbs up!!! :-)

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Peak, robust? HAH!

For those of you who don't know, DSQ Quattro is what became of TC Spark/XL when TC decided to go hardware only. Mark Tinley, you need to buy this!

(Disclaimer: TC Spark was pretty horrible on OS X too.)

31-Jan-13 10:01 PM

Velocipede    Said...

Also found that if you have a 2.x or 3.x license you can upgrade for US$19. Nice, straightforward program for handling recorded audio.

01-Feb-13 02:40 PM

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South Pittsburgh Reporter - Serving South Pittsburgh Since 1939

Brashear Assoc. begins annual Holiday Assistance drive

“When you have hundreds of kids on your Christmas gift list, you need all the help you can get,” according to Hugh Brannan, executive director of The Brashear Association. “That’s why Brashear is turning to our friends and neighbors, once again, to help our agency make Christmas brighter for children and families throughout South Pittsburgh.”

The Brashear Association, a South Pittsburgh community services agency, each year collects toys and food for distribution to low income residents at Thanksgiving and Christmas.

For more than two decades, Brashear has provided holiday assistance to countless families. With the current economic downturn, family needs have become even more pressing.

“Among other challenges, families face rising utility costs during the winter months. Already-stretched budgets can’t cover the costs of toys and special holiday meals. We try to provide the boost that makes the holidays happier,” Tracy Frank, a case manager with the agency, noted.

There are many ways to help. Clean out kitchen cupboards and donate non-perishable food items. Neighbors, co-workers, student groups, community organizations, and congregation members can organize food and/or toy drives.

While shopping, an extra toy in the shopping cart will make someone smile on Christmas morning. Monetary donations to Brashear, the KDKA Turkey Drive, and the Greater Pittsburgh Community Food Bank are appreciated and essential to the effort. Brashear staff members are willing to provide guidance to organize drives and the agency will pick up large donations whenever possible.

In addition, the public is invited to celebrate the season at Brashear’s annual Holiday Open House on Wednesday, Dec. 12, at 6 p.m. at Brashear Center, 2005 Sarah Street. Light refreshments will be served and entertainment will be provided. Donations of toys and food items are welcome and encouraged.

The Holiday Assistance Program serves the communities of Allentown, Arlington, Arlington Heights, Beltzhoover, Bon Air, Carrick, Knoxville, Mount Oliver, South Side Flats, and South Side Slopes. To register for the Christmas program at this time, participants must visit the Brashear Center at 2005 Sarah Street or the Brashear Neighborhood Employment Center at 730 Warrington Avenue and provide proof of income eligibility, residence within the service area, and household size.

The Brashear Association receives support from the Pennsylvania Neighborhood Partnership Program and the corporate partners of American Eagle Outfitters, Duquesne Light, and UPMC Health Plan. The Holiday Assistance Program has benefited from the support of the Birmingham Foundation, KDKA-TV Turkey Drive through Greater Pittsburgh Community Food Bank, and the Hunger Trust Fund/City of Pittsburgh as administered by Pittsburgh Community Services.

For more information, visit the agency website at or call 412-431-2236.

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The Rights Forum, an organization headed by outspoken former Dutch Prime Minister Dries van Agt, released the EU report on its website.

The documents made available by The Rights Forum include a "Cover Note" from the EU Heads of Mission in Israeli-occupied Ramallah and an "EU Note on Settler Violence" dated February 2012.

The second document contains a note at the bottom that "NL [The Netherlands] places a general reserve on the document."

The cover note states at the outset:
Settler activity is a leading cause of violence against Palestinian civilians, destruction of Palestinian property and the abuse of Palestinian rights under international law. Discriminatory protections and privileges for settlers further compound these abuses and create an environment in which settlers can act with apparent impunity.

This atmosphere of impunity is contributing to the persistence of, and indeed an increase in violent attacks by settlers on Palestinians.
The note goes on to detail some of these increases based on UN statistics and notes that, "92% of the 600 cases related to settler violence monitored by Israeli NGO Yesh Din between 2005 and April 2010 were closed by Israeli authorities without resolution."

It states that "Settler violence occurs throughout the year, yet with particular increases in property and land damage observed during periods of intensive agricultural activity."

The cover note outlines several specific cases of killings:
In May 2010 a 15 year old Palestinian was shot and killed by a settler after the Palestinian threw stones at his car driving near Ramallah. In Sep 2010, one Palestinian was killed in Silwan by a private security guard, employed by the settler organisation Elad. One young Palestinian was shot dead by settlers on 27 Jan 2011 near Nablus and another one the following day near Hebron.
International law

The cover note emphasizes the applicability of the Fourth Geneva Convention and Israel's responsibility - and complete failure - as the "occupying power" to protect the Palestinian population. It also reiterates that all the settlements in the West Bank including East Jerusalem are illegal under international law.

In the recommendations section, the cover note calls for a slightly more active EU role in raising the issue of settler violence with Israeli authorities, but the only actual, and rather limited sanction proposed is that the EU "consider including violent settler leaders and those calling for violent acts against Palestinians on travel watch lists."

Given the gravity of the situation the documents reveal, this is less than the minimum action one should reasonably expect and it reflects no break from the timidity, passivity and complicity of EU policymakers in sustaining the Israeli occupation and colonization of Palestinian land.

The suppressed report

The second document released by The Rights Forum is a straightforward and factual account of the large increase in settler violence, based largely on UN statistics.

Citing UN OCHA the document details:
  • In 2011 there were 411 settler attacks resulting in Palestinian casualties and property damage compared to 266 attacks in 2010, an increase of more than 50%. Compared to 132 attacks in 2009, the number has more than tripled.
  • In 2011, three Palestinians were killed and 183 injured by Israeli settlers.
  • During the same period, eight settlers were killed (in three difference incidents including the murder of a family of five in Itamar) and 37 injured by Palestinians.
  • Nearly 10,000 Palestinian-owned trees (primarily olive trees), have been damaged or destroyed by settlers in 2011.
  • Over 90% of monitored complaints regarding settler violence filed by Palestinians with the Israeli police in recent years have been closed without indictment.
It is unclear why the Dutch government attempted to suppress this report, however it is in line with the extreme and consistent pro-Israel policies of the Dutch government in recent years.

In January, a Dutch legislator from the far-right Freedom Party, which though not a participant in it supports the Dutch coalition government in parliament, called on Israel to build more settlements on occupied Palestinian land.


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While it's still not official, Engadget is reporting some big news about Apple's much-anticipated update to the AppleTV. According to the site, the new A4-powered (the same processor found in the iPhone 4) device will be renamed the iTV. What's more, it will actually receive a resolution downgrade, and only support 720p video instead of 1080p or 1080i video. On the plus side, Engadget reports, the iTV will be getting its own selection of apps, like the iPad and iPhone/iPod Touch.

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In coming weeks the Sounders FC roster will swell in numbers. There will be 10 players loaded during the MLS Expansion Draft on Nov. 26 and, according to recent comments by majority owner Joe Roth, more acquisitions are in the works.
Just because you’re a first-year franchise doesn’t mean you must act like it.

In coming weeks the Sounders FC roster will swell in numbers. There will be 10 players loaded during the MLS Expansion Draft on Nov. 26 and, according to recent comments by majority owner Joe Roth, more acquisitions are in the works.

When those athletes begin arriving, Chris Henderson wants them to feel reassured, to feel like their home. Because if you feel comfortable in your surroundings, you play better.

“We’ve been preparing everything behind the scenes, so that when we do pick our players and put them together, they’re going to have every resource to be successful,” says Henderson, Seattle’s technical director.

Henderson played 11 seasons in MLS and, although he was never part of an expansion team, he spoke with those who were. It could be characterized as chaotic at times, especially early on.

San Jose had nine months to prepare for its inaugural campaign. Real Salt Lake squeezed its preparations into eight months. By comparison, Sounders FC was launched 16 months prior to its debut in 2009.

“Expansion teams tend to always be a work in progress,” says Henderson. “If we can at least make it feel like this has been a franchise for years, that’s really important for the players.”

Infrastructure is critical, and Henderson says Seattle’s facilities are taking shape, hopefully with time to spare before preseason training.

The team’s training grounds at Starfire (pictured) are taking shape. Construction is underway on the locker room, players’ lounge and fitness center.

“To sit in the lounge and have breakfast before training, then the players have a feeling that this is home,” Henderson says. “Having the staff in place, everything from coaching staff, to the medical staff, the trainer, the equipment manager to the team administrator—that’s big.

Other than the three players already signed and any USL Sounders coming into the fold, the majority of our players are arriving in a new city. Henderson and the team staff will provide them and their families with information for getting settled.

Many players will choose to live close to the training complex in Tukwila, Henderson says, yet they will receive packets featuring resources for everything they need for daily life, be it a realtor, schools or banks.

“I really feel we’re on track,” says Henderson. “Most things are falling into place, but just to be safe we allowed for a one-month cushion before players begin arriving. We don’t like surprises.”

Here They Come
Imagine that you converted your 401k or sold some stock–before the recent Wall Street dive, that is. Gosh, that would’ve been sweet.

Well, just as rich is the notion that Seattle is safely sailing toward its maiden season in MLS, all the while watching seven cities scrambling for the next two expansion spots.

“I am definitely happy to be sitting on the sidelines for this round of expansion,” says Sounders FC Adrian Hanauer. “It is an amazing group of owners and cities bidding for
franchises and any of the groups will make great additions to the league.

“From a Seattle standpoint, a natural geographic rivalry would also be exciting,” he adds. “But, we will have to wait and see how the process pans out.”

Portland and Vancouver, home to Sounders rivals in both the NASL and USL days, are bidding. So, too, are Atlanta, Miami, Montreal, Ottawa and St. Louis.

“MLS was a big idea that is getting bigger and stronger,” says the president of Vulcan Sports and entertainment, Tod Leiweke. “We knew the league was headed towards great things and the significant interest in teams by so many substantial groups is validation of those great things.”

Hanauer knows the sting of just missing the cut. He first tried to bring MLS to Seattle in 2005, when Salt Lake City won out.

Sounders FC is now approaching the first anniversary of its founding. Philadelphia got the nod earlier this year, and begins play in 2010.

Not since the league was launched in 1996 has there been so many markets rushing to get in the door.

“Major League Soccer has been gaining momentum for a number of years,” notes Hanauer. “From the national broadcasting deals to the Adidas partnership; from new owners and great venues coming into the league to the improved quality of play and stars coming to play in MLS. All of these things have added up to an increase in momentum and more interest in our league.”

Step by Step
In North America, the rise to first division status is largely determined by factors off the field. In the Old World, they do things the old-fashioned way.

Making a splash this fall are two relatively fast climbers, England’s Hull City and Germany’s TSG 1899 Hoffenheim. Yes, the infusion of capital made an impact, yet both clubs have proven penny-wise in hiring management and players.

It took Hull City 104 years to reach the top flight. Now they seem to have their sights set on playing in the Champions League.

After winning three in a row, the Tigers have reached third in the Premier League, three points back of heavyweights Chelsea and Liverpool. Since moving into a new stadium in 2002, Hull has overhauled more than 50 clubs in gaining promotion from the .

They finished that first season in Kingston Communications Stadium in the middle of League two, the fourth tier of British football. Back-to-back runner-up finishes got the tigers into the second tier, the Championship, by 2005. Last year they won a playoff to earn a spot in the EPL.

Just as astounding is the ascent of Hoffenheim. Fifteen years ago it was an amateur side, and a rather ordinary one at that. The Hoffe moved up either levels to the nation’s fourth division by 2000. Two years ago, it was in the third level. This weekend Hoffenheim hosts Hamburg, with the winner taking over first place in the Bundesliga.

Hull, then Hoffenheim. Next thing we know, the Rays will win the World Series.

Turn On, Tune In
Sat., Oct. 25
4 a.m. (PT), Setanta, Everton v Manchester United
Why Watch: Record it because Rooney’s in rare form, returning to where it all began

6:30 p.m. (PT), HDNet, Colorado v Real Salt Lake
Why Watch: Winner clinches playoff berth

Sun, Oct. 26
6:30 (PT) Replay, Setanta, Chelsea v Liverpool
Why Watch: The Battle of Britain, for top spot in the EPL

8 a.m. (PT), Fox Soccer Channel, West Ham v Arsenal
Why Watch: Delicious London derby, with Gunners coming off rousing midweek win

1 p.m. (PT), Setanta, Marseille-PSG
Why Watch: It’s considered France’s biggest rivalry, and Marseille’s running 2nd

4 p.m. (PT), Univision, America-Chivas
Why Watch: Yet another heated rivalry, albeit between teams at bottom of their group

Wed, Oct. 29
1 p.m. (PT), Setanta, Liverpool v Portsmouth
Why Watch: Can Crouch return to Anfield in style?

3 p.m. (PT), FSC, Hull v Chelsea
Why Watch: It’s got to rate as the biggest match in Tigers’ 104-year history

Thr., Oct 30
4:30 p.m. (PT), ESPN2, New England v Chicago
Why Watch: MLS Cup Playoffs begin with Revs meeting Fire for 6th time in 7 years

Joining the USL Sounders for a first-hand viewing of the River Plate-Boca Juniors derby in Buenos Aires last Sunday was none other than Drew Carey. A Sounders FC minority owner, Carey arrived in Argentina along with several staff members and their spouses from The Price Is Right, all for the sole purpose of seeing one of the world’s most storied rivalries…Incidentally, the Sounders return home Tuesday. They have already won twice on their farewell tour. First came a 1-0 win over a reserve team of Estudiantes de La Plata. Even more impressive was a 3-2 victory over Newell’s Old Boys, third in the first division table and featuring many of their starters…Lake Washington Youth Soccer has been given clearance by the Metro King County Council to build between seven and nine new non-lighted soccer fields on the southern portion of Redmond’s Sixty Acres Park…Washington State broke into the Soccer America women’s national rankings at No. 22. The Cougars travel to Oregon and Oregon State this weekend, then host the Huskies on Halloween. Seattle Pacific (8) and Western Washington (13) remain among the Div. II Top 20. Puget Sound is sixth while Whitworth women are 16th and the men 20th in Div. III…The UW men are paid a visit by UCLA on Friday night at 7 and San Diego State Sunday afternoon at 1.