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  1. GSP

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    He actually announced it right after the title fight a few weeks back, although he was keeping the belt then. We grabbed the pay per view and were surprised at the timing of it. Dana White was pissed then about it, and wasn't happy with his reasons. Rumors of a child he doesn't want, but apparently his father has cancer and that's the reason he's taking a hiatus. I guess the pressure to fight from White and others made him decide to give up the belt officially. He'll be back I imagine and make a run for the title again.

  3. Alberta town bans pond hockey

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    http://www.huffingtonpost.ca/2013/12/12/chestermere-pond-hockey_

    A small town just outside of Calgary has banned one of Canada's most beloved winter pastimes.

    The Town of Chestermere, home to the World's Longest Hockey Game, has made a decision to ban a local hockey league from playing on the town's ponds.

    According to Chestermere Pond Hockey League (CPHL) organizer Jesse Richard, the town refused to let the league turn local storm ponds into rinks, citing a concern for the players' safety.

    Richard told Sun News Network the CPHL, which formed earlier this year after a large road hockey group wanted to continue the tradition into winter, had gone so far as to fundraise and recruit sponsorships from local businesses.

    Nets and rink equipment had been purchased and "there was an incredible outpouring of support, not only from the residents - my immediate neighbours, the community as a whole - but also the small businesses in Chestermere," Richards told Sun News, adding the group raised more than $10,000 in just six days.

    “We contacted the town, and they said no problem — and they gave us the usual form, saying use at your own risk,†Richard told the Calgary Sun, adding after approval was granted the league began purchasing equipment for the rinks.

    But, suddenly, the town wanted a second look at the proposal.

    Richard and his group had taken ice samples, acquired insurance and did everything the town asked, but were still denied approval.

    "There are considerable safety concerns about placing structures on a storm pond … and testing doesn’t always give an accurate idea of the integrity of the ice,†said Mayor Patricia Matthews in an official release.

    Alberta's wild and unpredictable weather, including deep cold and Chinook winds, often cause surging water levels that can cause "air pockets to form under the ice making it unstable and dangerous, even when the ice is thicker,†reads a Town of Chestermere advisory on storm pond safety.

    Which is a shame, says Jay Schaffer, co-organizer of the CHPL.

    "People want this really bad," he told the National Post.

    Several Canadian towns allow games of shinny on their storm ponds. In Saskatoon skaters do so at their own risk, while Edmonton officials routinely check storm pond conditions for skaters.

    The Town of Chestermere continues to hold up the ban, despite promises from the CPHL to perform rigorous ice safety checks and even set up video surveillance to monitor unauthorized rink usage, reports the National Post.

    Schaeffer argues, however, that the town's decision to ban the safe, monitored environment the CPHL would have provided puts those using the ponds without permission in even more danger.

    ‘We’re creating a safe area for people who are going to use the area anyway,†he said.

  9. Canada Post to phase out urban home mail delivery

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    Canada Post is phasing out door-to-door delivery of regular mail to urban residents and increasing the cost of stamps in a major move to try to reduce significant, regular losses.

    The Crown corporation announced its plans in a news release Wednesday, saying urban home delivery will be phased out over the next five years.

    Starting March 31, the cost of a stamp will increase to 85 cents each if bought in a pack, up from 63 cents. Individual stamps will cost a dollar.

    Canada Post said that over the next five years, it will eliminate 6,000 to 8,000 positions, but it expects 15,000 workers will leave the company or retire within that period.

    "With the increasing use of digital communication and the historic decline of letter mail volumes, Canada Post has begun to post significant financial losses," the corporation said in the release.

    "If left unchecked, continued losses would soon jeopardize its financial self-sufficiency and become a significant burden on taxpayers and customers."

    The first communities that will switch to community mailboxes (CMBs) will be announced in the second half of 2014, according to the release.

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  17. Strat Dylan played at Newport Folk Fest 65 for sale (now sold)

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    NEW YORK -- Like Elvis' no-hips-allowed appearance on "The Ed Sullivan Show," or the Beatles' arrival in America, or Woodstock, it is considered one of the milestone moments in rock history: Bob Dylan going electric at the 1965 Newport Folk Festival.

    On Friday, the Fender Stratocaster that Dylan plugged in at the festival sold for nearly $1 million -- the highest price ever paid for a guitar at auction.

    A buyer identified only as a private individual agreed to pay $965,000 at Christie's, including the auction house's fees, for the sunburst-finish electric guitar.

    Read more: Dylan's guitar from when he 'went electric' sells for nearly 1 million

  22. What are you listening to right now?

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    Wildwood Boys

    02/23/63

    Top of The Tangent

    Palo Alto, CA

    1. Introduction

    2. Rollin' In My Sweet Babys Arms

    3. Jerry's Breakdown

    4. Standing In The Need Of Prayer

    5. Muleskinner Blues

    6. Guitar Instrumental

    7. Pike County Breakdown

    8. Come All Ye Fair And Tender Maidens

    9. We Shall Not Be Moved

    Jerry Garcia -guitar, banjo, vocals

    David Nelson - guitar

    Robert Hunter - bass, guitar

    Norm Van Mastricht - bass, guitar, dobro

  23. Strat Dylan played at Newport Folk Fest 65 for sale (now sold)

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    http://www.christies.com/about/press-center/releases/pressrelease.aspx?pressreleaseid=6898

    RELEASE: DYLAN GOES ELECTRIC: CHRISTIE’S PRESENTS THE FENDER STRATOCASTER GUITAR PLAYED BY BOB DYLAN AT THE 1965 NEWPORT FOLK FESTIVAL, ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT CONCERT PERFORMANCES IN MUSIC HISTORY

    New York – Christie’s is pleased to announce a dedicated sale of Bob Dylan material, to be highlighted by the Fender Stratocaster electric guitar owned and used by him during his infamous, groundbreaking performance at the Newport Folk Festival on July 25, 1965. The auction, which is taking place in New York on December 6, 2013, will present a total of six lots, which in addition to the guitar will also include five lots of newly discovered song lyrics by Bob Dylan, dating to his most important recording period, 1965-1966. The guitar is estimated at $300,000-500,000.

    DYLAN GOES ELECTRIC

    The guitar and lyrics were left aboard a private airplane used by Bob Dylan and his band and crew in the months after the 1965 Newport performance. The plane was flown by a commercial pilot based in New Jersey, Vic Quinto, who had been engaged by Albert Grossman to shuttle artists Mr. Grossman managed, including Bob Dylan and Peter, Paul, and Mary. In 2011 Mr. Quinto’s daughter, Dawn Peterson, submitted the items to the PBS television program History Detectives for authentication. The guitar and lyrics have been proven to be genuine and are now being offered for sale at Christie’s, and will be on view at Christie’s Rockefeller Center location in advance of the auction.

    It has been referred to as “the most written-about performance in the history of rock & roll,†as it announced a seismic shift in the direction of popular music in the 1960s and beyond. Bob Dylan’s 1965 performance at Newport – his first with an electric backing band, with Dylan playing this guitar – has been cited by Rolling Stone magazine as one of the most notable events in music history. In a blistering three-song electric set, Dylan, only 24 years old at the time and already recognized as the most important songwriter of his generation, forever established himself as one of the most important figures in rock & roll. The performance was unexpected, loud, and powerful, and the reaction it caused became a moment of legend, elevating Dylan’s persona beyond that of an acoustic folk singer. The audience at Newport revolted: “I did this very crazy thing,†Dylan said at the time. “I didn’t know what was going to happen, but they certainly booed, I’ll tell you that. You could hear it all over the place.â€

    The guitar, a 1964 solid body Fender Stratocaster with a classic sunburst finish, and outfitted with original flat-wound strings, was also used by Bob Dylan at his first appearance with future members of The Band at Forest Hills, New York in the weeks after Newport, and during the 1965 recording sessions for his album Bringing It All Back Home. In addition to the guitar, the lot includes the original Fender hardshell case, and the original black leather guitar strap.

    Also being auctioned are five lots of hand- and typewritten lyrics which were found in the guitar case. There is an early draft of “Absolutely Sweet Marie,†from Blonde On Blonde (here titled “In the Darkness of Your Room.â€) The lyrics also include three songs which were recorded during the Blonde On Blonde sessions but remained unreleased until the 1980s: “Medicine Sunday,†(here titled “Midnight Trainâ€), “Jet Pilot,†and “I Wanna Be Your Lover,†and one unreleased and untitled song, beginning with the line “You Owe Me Your Loving.†Estimates for the lyrics range from $3,000-30,000.

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