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Table of Contents
- Notices
- General Questions
- My Account
- Movie Watching & Database Issues
- Apps & Tools
- Notifications & Emails
Search issues in the Android app.
We are aware of the search issues plaguing the Android app. For now we are asking you to use our mobile website instead. Everything you were able to do in the app, you can do with the website, along with the ability to search TV shows and create and manage personal lists. If you continue to experience issues with the mobile website, please email us at [email protected]. Thank you and sorry for the inconvenience.
Why haven't I received a notification in a while?
Don't worry, there's nothing wrong with your profile settings or your emails. We've been in the process of improving our notification system and we hope to have a fix out very soon.
General Questions
What is GoWatchIt?
GoWatchIt is your comprehensive guide to finding movies and TV shows on the platforms you care about – in theaters, on digital and streaming HD, on TV, or on Blu-ray/DVD. Use GoWatchIt to discover, consume, or bookmark everything you want to watch! Search for a movie and see where it's currently available. If you are not ready to watch the movie – or, if the movie is yet available on a service you prefer – add the movie to your GoWatchIt queue and you will receive a notification from us as soon as it's ready to watch on that service.
Why should I sign up for a GoWatchIt account?
Signing up for GoWatchIt will let you manage a personal queue of movies and shows. You can save shows and movies to your queue to receive notifications as soon as they are available to watch on your preferred service(s). You can also manage a personal "watched list" and build your own fun lists of movies and shows to share with your friends.
Do I need to sign up with Facebook, or can I just use my email address?
You have the option to either sign up with a regular email address or link your GoWatchIt account with Facebook. Connecting with Facebook gives you a quick and easy log-in. Please note that we respect your privacy and will never publish information to your Facebook Timeline without your permission.
Is there a charge or a fee to use GoWatchIt?
No, we do not charge any fees for you to use GoWatchIt. It's completely free to sign up and manage your queue. You can also freely browse our site or apps without having to sign up or log in. At no point do we ask for your credit card or any other form of payment. When you are ready to watch a movie or TV show, you will be taken directly into that service's point-of-sale page where purchases or rentals occur.
What services do you track?
We only index leading and legal services. A complete list of all the services we track is available in your Profile page. There, you can also select which services you would like to receive notifications. Adding new services is an ongoing process, so if your favorite or preferred service is not currently listed, please continue to check back with us as we might be including it soon.
My Account
How can I delete my account?
There is no mechanism by which a user can delete their account. For now, please contact us at [email protected] to request account deletion. Please also tell us why you wish to have your account removed; if it's related to a problem you're experiencing we'd like to help fix it for you and everyone.
Should I set a password, even if I normally log in with my Facebook account?
Yes, we recommend you always create a password, even if you normally use Facebook to log in. The password is your fail-safe for complete account protection.
How do remove movies/shows from my GoWatchIt queue?
On your queue first click "Edit List", then hover over the desired title you wish to remove and click "Remove." In list edit mode, you can also quickly add new titles to your queue and move titles around.
Movie/Show Watching & Database Issues
How do I watch movies/shows on GoWatchIt?
GoWatchIt is not a host of content; most importantly GoWatchIt is not a place where you can watch movies or shows for free. GoWatchIt is a source (or guide) for finding where a movie or show you want to watch is available to legally purchase or rent. Not only do we point you to all the major home video options (e.g., Amazon, iTunes, Hulu, etc.) for purchases or rentals, but we also list theatrical showtime information for movies in theaters and TV tune-in information, so you can see how to watch a currently airing TV show.
Why is there a discrepancy between what GoWatchIt displays as available and what is actually available on that provider's site?
We do our best to provide the most up-to-date information. However, sometimes service providers change their availability information without informing us through their data feeds. We have a team of humans who check the feeds daily to make sure all information is reliable and accurate. If you feel like you found a discrepancy, please contact us at [email protected] to make us aware of it and so we can fix it as soon as possible.
Why can't I find [MOVIE/SHOW TITLE] on GoWatchIt?
Our data team adds movies and shows to our database daily, but there could still be a number of titles that we haven't indexed yet. If you are not finding the movie or show you are looking for, first make sure you are spelling the title correctly and avoid using special characters. If you are still having trouble, you can contact us at [email protected]. Please include the title of the movie or show, its release year, and any other information that could help us, such as a lead actor or director. We will do our best to add it as soon as possible.
I am a filmmaker, how can I get my movie listed on GoWatchIt?
We'd be happy to index your movie on GoWatchIt. Please contact us at [email protected] and a representative will get back to you right away with all the information you need to get your movie listed.
Apps and Tools
Can I use GoWatchIt on my mobile phone?
Yes, you can! Our website is fully responsive and optimized for the mobile web, and is the best way to experience GoWatchIt on your phone. We do have apps for iOS and Android, however these apps do not include TV.
What about GoWatchIt on my tablet?
We currently do not have dedicated apps for tablets, but our site is just as responsive on those devices as it is on the desktop or mobile phone.
I've seen GoWatchIt on other sites that I browse, what is that?
Not only is GoWatchIt a web and mobile application, but we've also developed tools for studios and media websites, allowing their movie and show coverage to be complimented with our availability information. These widgets and microsites use our API and are connected with our main-site, allowing you to login and set movie alerts directly from those assets. Partner media sites include: BuzzFeed, Decider.com, Letterboxd, and The New York Times Watching. Our technology is also used on a number of movie studio sites, official film sites, and Facebook pages. Our studio partners include: IFC Films, Sony Pictures Classics, STX Entertainment, The Orchard, and Warner Home Video. If you are a studio or media publisher and would like to know more about our technology, please contact us at [email protected].
How can I add GoWatchIt to my website or app?
We do not have an open API for personal, student or public consumption. We do offer an enterprise API that delivers home video availability information. Through additional sublicenses, which we can facilitate, the GoWatchIt API can be configured to deliver theatrical showtimes and ticketing information, film and television metadata, movie trailers — anything you need to build out a complete film and TV portal. Our backend analytics platform aggregates all transactions and click data, giving you a complete picture of consumer activity. If you own or manage a website, or app, and are interested in using our API, please fill out this form and a representative will get back to you as soon as possible.
Notifications and Emails
What are Alerts or Notifications?
Alerts or notifications are reminders that we email informing you that a movie or show you want to watch is now available to buy or rent. To receive alerts, simply add that movie or show to your queue.
How often will I receive my alerts
You can opt to receive alerts daily, weekly, per-title, or never. This can be set in your Profile page.
- Daily: We will send you a digest of new availabilities for movies and shows in your queue, as soon as availability is added. Most often this would be Wednesdays (for physical and digital VOD releases) and Fridays (for theatrical and select "day-and-date" digital VOD releases).
- Weekly: We will send you a weekly digest each Friday of all new availabilities for movies and shows in your queue.
- Per-Title: We will send you notifications for each individual movie and show in your queue (Note: this means that instead of a daily digest, you will get one notification per title. This could mean that you will receive multiple emails from us at once.)
- Never: You will never receive an email from us. Ever.
How can I set my notifications?
Go to your Profile. In the Services section, check off the services you'd like to be notified about. You can either select services individually, or select a whole category (e.g., Subscription, etc.) to select all services that are included in that category. It is our promise that you will only be alerted when a movie or show in your queue is available on a service you care about.
Can I determine for which services I'd like to receive notifications?
Yes. Your notifications are completely customizable from your Profile. For example, if you only want to know about theatrical releases of your queued movies, make sure that all other services are un-checked. Similarly, if you only care about Netflix Instant availabilities, make sure to only check Netflix in the "Subscription" section.
You are sending too many emails, what can I do?
You can adjust or cancel your emails and notifications at any time. You can either unsubscribe from the bottom of each email or go to your Profile and choose a setting that better meets your needs.
What about my privacy?
By opting to receive notifications, we will only email you with new movie/show availabilities. Your information will never be sold to any third-party resource for any reason. For further reference, please consult our Privacy Policy.


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16.5 cm 2-way component set with separate soft dome tweeter and filter
16.5 cm 2-way component set with separate soft dome tweeter and filter
Plus One™ Woofer Cones
The GX600C's Plus One woofer cones provide more overall speaker cone area than others in the class. With an effective increase in cone area, the speaker radiates more air. The result is a better low-frequency response and a greater ability to make those important musical notes that people often associate with larger speaker sizes.
Edge-Driven Soft Dome Tweeter
Soft dome tweeters deliver a smooth high-frequency response and an increased power handling for highs and mids, which equates to more lifelike sound from vocals, cymbals, brass instruments and pianos.
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Low-Impedance, three ohm voice coils compensate for the undergauged speaker wiring found in many of today's cars, and make the most of every watt your amplifier or head unit can deliver.
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For most brands, off-the-shelf speakers and a cursory approval of frequency response curves are good enough. That's not the case with JBL. We don't only listen to our speakers against the competition — we voice them against each other to ensure each line has the consistent JBL sound signature that's known and sought out by those who care about their audio. This is just part of an extensive development process undertaken by some of the best transducer engineers in the world to provide the finest listening experience at any price point.
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Acting as a waveguide, the tweeter deflector allows for an angled, rotating speaker, which optimizes the off-axis sound performance. Because all cars are designed differently, this allows impeccable sound to travel throughout all locations in the cabin.
External Crossover Housing
The GX component systems feature external crossover housings, which provide space for sophisticated circuits including an adjustable tweeter level control and advanced tweeter protection.
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The JBL GX Series are all designed to give audio enthusiasts more boom for the buck — while they maintain a conservative price point, there is never a compromise in sound.
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JBL tests every speaker design to the same rigid specifications as the automakers, subjecting them to extreme conditions that would break lesser speakers. We freeze them, bake them, shake them, blast them with ultraviolet light and drive them at full power for days to make sure your audio investment lasts for years.
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Heads are going to turn when they hear the sound that pumps through the JBL GX Series speakers. But get in and "whoa!" they look incredible. Designed to fit most factory specs, the GX series flaunt a new HARMAN-proprietary tweeter deflector, they're individually voiced, and have three-ohm voice coils for optimal power distribution. Add Plus One™ woofer cones, edge-driven soft dome tweeters and an ogle-worthy design, and you've got a speaker that does much more than deliver killer sound. The JBL GX600C component system delivers world-class JBL performance through use of several patented JBL technologies including Plus One Woofer Cones.
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|Sadoff, Claudia, ed. ; Greiber, Thomas, ed. ; Smith, Mark, ed. ; Bergkamp, Ger, ed.; IUCN, Water and Nature Initiative
|WANI Toolkit
WANI's latest toolkit publication provides an overview of the world's shared water resources and insights for managing these resources.
Using case studies from around the world, it describes the benefits to be gained from cooperation and the challenges of constructing legal frameworks, institutions, management processes and financing, and partnership strategies to govern transboundary waters equitably and sustainably. Share presents practical tools in plain language to help practitioners and stakeholders conceptualize and implement cooperative, participatory and sustainable water management. It emphasizes the value of information, communication, institutions and adaptability. Share also underscores the broad range of benefits that can be derived through cooperative management of international rivers and the need for equity in benefit sharing, particularly with regard to project-affected people.


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Appellate Judge
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First District, 5th Division
Shelvin Louise Marie Hall was born on June 15, 1948. She is a graduate of Hampton University, Hampton, VA, and Boston University School of Law, Boston, MA. She then went into private practice for six years in Houston, TX. In 1980, she went to Washington, DC, as Legislative Director to the late U.S. Congressman Mickey Leland. In 1982, she became a senior attorney with the Illinois Department of Human Rights and subsequently became General Counsel on 1984. On Jan. 11, 1991, she was appointed as a Circuit Court Judge of Cook County, and was elected in November 1992. She served in the Domestic Relations and Law Divisions of the Circuit Court. She also serves on the Education and Executive Committees of the Supreme Court's Illinois Judicial Conference. On Feb. 2, 1999, she was assigned as an Appellate Court
Judge and elected Appellate Court Judge in 2000. Judge Hall is chairperson of the Judicial Council of the National Bar Association, a national organization for this country's 1,500 African-American judges and former chair of the Illinois Judicial Council.


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Rate/Salary: £130 to £130
DCS Logistics are currently recruiting for courier drivers, who are enthusiastic and motivated to join our well established Logistics Company working 5/6 days over 7 out of our Stoke depot.
(Experience of Yodel, DPD, Royal Mail, DHL, Amazon, UK Mail, Hermes is desirable)
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- We offer full comprehensive training if required
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Following a highly successful "Boot Breast Cancer" night presented by OhioHealth on Sunday, October 7, the Crew is back in action throughout Central Ohio this week as the team prepares for its final push towards the 2012 MLS Cup Playoffs. Despite not having a game this weekend due to the FIFA international break, the Black & Gold will bring the Crew Soccer Tour to the Fall Harvest Fair on Saturday, October 13 at Columbus Commons.
"Boot Breast Cancer" night presented by OhioHealth was part of the MLS W.O.R.K.S. League-wide campaign to support breast cancer awareness, treatment and research initiatives. The first 10,000 fans through the gates received a pink rally towel courtesy of OhioHealth. Breast cancer survivors and their families also joined OhioHealth clinicians in forming a human ribbon on the field at halftime of the Crew's 1-1 draw against Sporting Kansas City. All Crew players wore jerseys featuring pink MLS W.O.R.K.S. ribbon patches, with several wearing pink wristbands and shoelaces. Sunday's game was played with a commemorative pink adidas PRIME match ball, and pink Gatorade sideline towels and adidas scarves were featured on each team's bench.
There are two player appearances on Tuesday, October 16, as forwards Jairo Arrieta and Ben Speas attend the IHOP Pancake Flipping Challenge at the IHOP Renner road location (5500 Renner Rd., Columbus, 43026). That same day, goalkeeper Andy Gruenebaum and forward Tommy Heinemann will participate in the DSACO Buddy Walk Clinic and Autograph Session at Crew Stadium.
Lastly, midfielder Ethan Finlay visits the students of Columbus Collegiate Academy on Friday, October 19. Full event details for all appearances are below. Members of the media interested in attending should contact a member of the Crew's communications staff to obtain finalized information.
Note: The attached photos are of the human pink ribbon formed at halftime of the 1-1 draw against Sporting KC on October 7, at Crew Stadium (Credit: Columbus Crew)
Who: Crew Soccer Tour
What: Columbus Commons Crew Harvest Fair
When: Saturday, October 13 – 1:00 to 7:00 p.m. ET
Where: Columbus Commons
About: Columbus Commons celebrates the fall season with an old-fashioned Harvest Fair. Enjoy hay rides, a straw maze, field games, pumpkin-carving demos, fall food and much more.
Player(s): Jairo Arrieta, Ben Speas
What: IHOP appearance – 7:00 p.m. ET
When: Tuesday, October 16
Where: IHOP restaurant 5500 Renner Rd Columbus, OH 43026
About: Arrieta and Speas will be available for photos and autographs with fans as they participate in a pancake flipping challenge. Fans can sign up for a chance to compete in the challenge at TheCrew.com/IHOP <http://www.thecrew.com/IHOP> .
Player(s): Andy Gruenebaum, Tommy Heinemann
What: DSACO Buddy Walk Clinic and Autograph Session
When: Tuesday, October 16 – 5:00 p.m. ET
Where: Crew Stadium
About: Gruenebaum and Heinemann will participate in a free soccer clinic for people affected by Down Syndrome to help them experience the fundamentals of the game. Crew players are joining local Special Olympics coaches in this initiative.
Player(s): Ethan Finlay
What: Columbus Collegiate Academy visit
When: Friday, October 19 – 2:00 p.m. ET
Where: Columbus Collegiate Academy
About: Finlay will visit with students to discuss the importance of healthy eating, fitness and literacy. He will also demonstrate soccer skills and answer questions about his career in soccer.


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Max (Max/M4L) by Cycling '74 is an Audio Plugin Host for macOS and Windows. It can host VST Plugins. It supports ReWire.
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Max/MSP is a graphical programming environment, which means you create your own software using a visual toolkit of objects, and connect them together with patch cords. The basic environment that includes MIDI, control, user interface, and timing objects is called Max. Built on top of Max are hundreds of objects, including two powerful collections from Cycling '74:
- MSP, a set of audio processing objects that do everything from interactive filter design to hard disk recording.
- Jitter, a set of matrix data processing objects optimized for video and 3-D graphics.
Max Features:
- Create and run an arbitrary number of applications and tasks, depending on the memory and processing speed of your computer.
- Design cross-platform programs and user interfaces interactively using hundreds of modular objects and UI widgets.
- A series of over 40 interactive tutorials teach you to use Max step-by-step.
- Interactive on-line help gives you a working demonstration of every object and its features.
- A fast and easy way to use your computer to control hardware (or vice versa) using systems such as Teleo from Makingthings or the iCube from Infusion Systems.
- Built-in support for an unlimited number of MIDI input and output streams (using MME on Windows and Core MIDI on Macintosh). Plus support for serial devices and mouse tracking.
- Quicktime movie playback.
- Interactive program editing and debugging features, such as foreground/background, message tracing, object inspectors, intelligent copy and paste.
- An easy-to-use cross-platform SDK for extending the software that's been adopted by a large community of users letting Max do everything from networking to statistics. (Check out the Max/MSP Resource Guide for some examples.).
MSP Features:
- Over 150 objects covering all the basic elements of synthesis, sampling, and signal processing.
- MME, DirectSound, and ASIO audio hardware support on Windows, and Core Audio support on Mac OS X. Customize and save hardware interface setups to optimize for low latency or greater CPU efficiency.
- Over 25 interactive tutorials present a complete course in digital audio.
- Full-featured waveform display and editing object.
- Unlimited simultaneous hard-disk recording and playback streams using files from 1 to 32 tracks.
- File playback includes varispeed, looping, backwards play.
- Graphical filter design and envelope/function generator interfaces.
- Support for AIFF, WAV, Sound Designer II (Macintosh only), AU, MP3 (requires Quicktime) audio files.
- Support for building polyphonic MIDI-controlled synthesizers and samplers, or polyphonic anything.
- Hosts VST plug-ins and synths (in any configuration you can imagine).
- Tons of cool examples showing techniques such as FFT-based filtering and convolution, 5.1 spatial surround processing, crossovers, audio-rate sequencing, and vocoding.
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June 5th 1918
Dear sister Madaline:
As yet we boys have not been receiving any mail but just the same I have been writing you every day. I went to confession last night and to communion this morning. I also washed clothes and bathed, very much to my delight as water is very scarce and in order to wash or bathe we must walk about three and one half miles. The commissary issue isn't what it order be and allowances may be made as U.S. supplies us with foods from our own states. Must close now dear sister with love and kisses to you all.
I am
Your Brother
© Copyright 2011 by Lanny & Patti Brown, All Rights Reserved. No reproduction without permission.


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Scrambled Eggs with Lox and Capers
Growing up, my family would often serve lox with bagels and cream cheese at family brunches. This was always a special occasion when family came into town. In my mind, I can still taste the flavors of a toasted bagel topped with cream cheese, lox, red onion, tomato, and capers. For our version of this dish, we replaced the bagel and cream cheese with eggs for an equally delicious and much healthier version.
- 1 tsp 1 tsp 1 tsp Capers
- 1 tsp 1 tsp 1 tsp Parsley, chopped
- 1 tsp 1 tsp 1 tsp Organic Coconut Oil
- 1 whole 1 whole 1 whole Vine-ripened Tomato, sliced
- 1/4 cup 1/4 cup 1/4 cup Red Onion, chopped
- 2 oz 2 oz 2 oz Smoked Salmon, chopped
- 3 whole 3 whole 3 whole Pastured Eggs
- 1 tsp 1 tsp 1 tsp Salt and Pepper, to taste
- Heat coconut oil in a frying pan over medium heat.
- Sauté onion until soft in coconut oil.
- Whisk 3 eggs in small mixing bowl.
- Mix chopped salmon in with whisked eggs.
- Pour eggs and salmon over sautéed onion.
- Cook, stirring gently to scramble.
- Serve over sliced tomato, and garnish with capers, parsley, and black pepper.
Be sure to read the label when purchasing smoked salmon. You will want to look for a wild-caught cut without any added sugars.
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Hiya, just a few messages.
I posted a poll in the Site Suggestions forum about the appearing of posts of the Web Design forum on the main page. JP agreed. So I hope that this forum is getting a little popular again. Webdesigners! COME BACK TO US!!!
And secondly, VALHALLEN!!!!! What about the Famous Portal Project??? After the creation of this thread I will have reserved the channel #Portal for this purpose. Any (ex?)members and aprticipants of the portal project can come here to at least give each other a little info about what the hell is going on and why is there nothing happening? As far as I know, the second meeting never took place. So pplz, #Portal Channel on the AO IRC Server.
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Bargell: Lessons in layering clothes & emotions
We all know how to stay warm in this weather – layering, and a good glass of red wine. In Summit there's no worry about walking out the door dressed in so many layers I resemble Pop-n-Fresh, the Pillsbury dough boy. One of the fringe benefits of mountain living is blissful ignorance of the latest in haute couture. So, when I saw the playbill for the current offering at the Backstage Theatre in Breck, "Love, Loss and What I Wore" my initial response was, "why I should care?" Still, the show was by Nora Ephron and her sister Delia, so attending seemed a fitting tribute to the loss of this amazing woman, just last year.A few moments into the first monologue I realized the focus was not so much on fashion, but instead on the layers of emotion conjured when women recall the outfits that have accessorized major life events. With budding teenagers in our household, the mother-daughter exchanges were particularly poignant. After losing my mom to cancer more than 20 years ago, I sometimes find myself searching the nooks and crannies of my brain for pieces of her to remember. The play summoned buried memories of our annual sojourn to the local fabric store to take in the latest Simplicity or Butterick pattern book. We'd sit side by side on the stools, turning pages of the oversized books that surely weighed more than 20 pounds. We'd pick out three, sometimes four, dress patterns that never failed to be my favorite for the coming year. Good thing too, since it wasn't until I was in fifth grade or so that pants became accepted, standard attire for school girls. It was a tradition that continued through high school, at which time her repertoire expanded to dance dresses. While she pinned, tucked and sewed everything from velvet to corduroy we navigated my formative years. Clothes can be emotional, and when I chasten my daughter for losing a favorite sweatshirt I can feel her pain, recalling the coveted baby blue wind shirt that I managed to misplace the very first time I wore it to junior high. Based on the laughter that emanated from the women, and the brave gentlemen in the audience, it was pretty clear nearly everyone could hear the echo of their mother's voice, right down to the tone, when the actress shared the line, "you're going to wear that?" The play has yet another layer. Based on the bestselling book by Ilene Beckerman with the same title, the character sketch of the protagonist Gingy detailed a life so confounded by hardship I was pretty sure the stories had to be fiction. Not so, however, as I later learned the vignettes and accompanying wardrobe illustrations were reflections of Beckerman's life experience. But Beckerman didn't even take up writing until she was 60 years old, when her desire to tell her life story pre-kids, to her five kids, propelled her into a new profession. As the years pass, I'm always encouraged to learn of women who successfully take up something new, just when the expectation is for life to wind down. My favorite line from Beckerman's website is, "If someone had told me all this would happen to me, I would have told them to stop smoking whatever they were smoking." While the designer names thrown about in the story admittedly sailed right over my head, the production made me appreciate the fact that we don't have to worry about New York fashion to enjoy a New York production just down the road. How to keep warm in this weather? Take in a show that pierces through all those Pop-n-Fresh layers in order to warm the heart – and don't forget a glass of red wine. Cindy Bargell is a mom and attorney who lives outside of Silverthorne with her husband and two daughters. She welcomes your comments at email@example.com.
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The Supreme Court took another pass Thursday at some of this year's highest profile cases, pushing back big decisions on same-sex marriage, voting rights and affirmative action until at least next week.
The court instead handed down decisions about prostitution pledges for federal HIV/AIDS funding, merchants joining up for lawsuits against American Express and sentences for violent felons with repeat offenses.
The pressure to hear rulings on the high profile cases did not escape Justice Elena Kagan, who delivered the first opinion shortly after 10 a.m. EDT.
Before weighing in convictions of repeat offenders, she prefaced: This is "probably not what you're here for this morning."
In a win for private health organizations, the court also ruled that the government could not force groups to adopt certain ideologies — such condemning prostitution — to receive federal funding.
Chief Justice John Roberts said while typically, groups can choose not to accept federal funding to avoid the issue, he said the line in the U.S. AID policy was unclear.
"It's not enough to say, don't take the money … [This policy] does more. It tells the organization what it must believe in," Roberts said, backing free speech rights for aid recipients. The organization, Alliance for Open Society International, had refused to adopt the so-called prostitution pledge to avoid turning away clients.
The second case delivered Thursday held that businesses could not break arbitration agreements with American Express to join a class action — even if individual merchants could not afford to take action alone.


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San Francisco: It's Beyond Rangoon for the Pegu Cocktail
Sometimes the first warm day in the thick of February has us pretending it's summer already (though one might say here in San Francisco it's hard to differentiate between the seasons to begin with). Lucky for me, sauntering into North Beach's Comstock Saloon one such balmy afternoon and sidling up to the gorgeous hardwood bar for something "fresh and gin-y" offered up a new favorite: The Pegu Cocktail.
Once known as the Pegu Club cocktail and sometimes these days just as a Pegu, this citrusy concoction nearly begs for a sweltering locale—small wonder as it began life as the signature drink of Burma's Pegu Club, often sipped by the likes of Rudyard Kipling. Luckily this dandified limeade stands up equally well in the dead of winter, the combination of fresh squeezed lime, Curacao and Angostura bitters giving it a lovely grapefruit flavor (though nary a grapefruit is present). Served up in a delicate stemmed glass, it's easy to forget it's also laden with the juniper spirit, but beware! This Burmese cooler is a cocktail for sure.
Comstock Saloon
155 Columbus Avenue, San Francisco, CA (map) 415-617-0071; comstocksaloon.com
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adidas Basketball continues to impress with their onslaught of summer releases. With a lot of attention on the adidas Crazyquick collection, a shoe that stresses the importance of lightweight footwear for guards, many may have forgotten about the precursor: the adidas Crazy Light 2. The low-top version takes the technological strides made in the adiZero Crazy Light 2 and cuts it down to a low model, but improves the ankle support with a superior ankle collar padding. Also noticeably different is the movement of the three stripes to the shoe's side panel. The adiZero Crazy Light 2 Low comes in two new coloways: a scarlet/black seen on the feet of 2013 National Champions the Louisville Cardinals, and black/yellow. Find more images of the new release after the jump.
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CHEMICAL UPDATE: Vertebrate Pest Controls
Vertebrate pests — rodents, birds and deer — can be incredibly difficult pests for landscape managers. Not only are these pests a little more clever than others, their appeal to human sentiment can create something of a public relations predicament.
Dealing with vertebrate pests in urban environments poses special hazards. Pets are easily lured to poison baits and traps, and shooting is not permitted in cities. Plus, such animals are often classified as wildlife, which means they may have a "season" and may be regulated by state or federal wildlife agencies.
Non-lethal alternatives such as live traps, decoys and exclusion (fences) may be effective. Unfortunately, these tactics may be impractical or ineffective in many situations. Chemical repellents and anti-feedants are other tools that managers can employ.
- Geese
Methyl anthranilate and anthraquinone are anti-feedants effective against Canada geese — by far, the most difficult bird pest. Other methods — herding dogs, dead goose decoys and sound cannons, to name a few — can be useful. However, bad-tasting antifeedants have been shown to be a reliably effective and non-intrusive strategy.
- Deer and rodents
Several substances can deter deer and rodent feeding through unpleasant odors or tastes. Castor oil is a common rodent repellent. Pepper (or capsaicin, derived from peppers), egg solids, the fungicide thiram, bitrex and several other substances also can reduce feeding through the unpleasant tastes or smells they impart.
Poison baits may be more suitable for rural settings. Interior rodent controls may also be registered for outdoor use where rats and mice may be a problem (around dumpsters, for example).
Deer and rodents can be amazingly persistent. Some animals apparently are able to overcome their initial aversion to certain products, especially when particularly hungry. And scientific research on repellents and antifeedants has shown mixed results. Frustratingly, what works in one situation may not work in another, sometimes for reasons that aren't clear. So be persistent and ready to employ a variety of strategies.
Aside from commercial products, stories abound regarding other substances for repelling animals. Soap, human hair and many other materials are frequently mentioned. In research, these materials may show some effectiveness, but tend not to perform as well as commercial products.
Sometimes, it's burrowing or some other destructive activity (such as with moles and gophers) that needs to be stopped, and the only solution may be removal of the animals. Trapping or lethal controls, if permitted, will be necessary.
Most vertebrate chemical controls have an EPA-approved label, which you must follow. This listing is for preliminary planning only and is not a substitute for label information. Remember to check local ordinances and state and federal laws governing wildlife.
The following list includes products — mostly repellents and anti-feedants, but also some poison baits — that are currently available. We do not rate efficacy here. Contact the suppliers with the information shown below for more information.
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Green Lion Sleeping Baby Doll Newborn baby Soft Body
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The realistic baby doll that look like a real baby.Each baby doll is handcrafted in unbelievably soft Flex Touch vinyl, featuring faux mohair, hand-applied eyelashes, and hand-painted lips, finger and toenails. This Flex Touch vinyl technology helps him or her feel just like a real baby.He/She is waiting for you to take him/her home.
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Personal Comments from Customers
Thank you for the quick delivery. Got what I wanted and fast. Great price, low shipping fee, and fast delivery. Bought something gun related from another big name on the Web and watched my order sit in shipping for 7 days before it ever left their warehouse. Not Knife Center, you had my order on its way the next day. Thanks again! Love my new Holdout III, and my BK2 looks awesome in it's new sheath. -Tim H
Hello, Josh
I wanted to take a moment to thank you for offering a great site and more importantly, investing in great people like Kristin. Kristin was kind enough to send a message about my order, offering to ship the available item and explaining that the other item was still unavailable. She answered all of my questions promptly, about my freight options; since I'm giving these a gifts, I needed them sooner rather than later, so I had to change my order. Without any hesitation, Kristin changed it and updated me. In this day and age it's difficult to find people who genuinely care about real customer service. It is pleasantly apparent to me, that you have someone who does, in Kristin!
Sincerely, -Cid
Good morning Knifecenter.
I placed an order with Knifecenter on December 5th 2014, the parcel was received in Johannesburg South Africa on December 11th and since then the parcel has not moved. On contacting Knifecenter the response was very quick as it always is, you were aware that there was a Postal workers strike in South Africa and requested that I be patient which I was, considering the circumstances. By February 23rd my parcel had still not moved, now comes the good part and Knifecenter to the rescue. I made contact with Kristin at Knifecenter and explained to him the problem that I had, at no time did I request a refund or reshipping of the item in question so it was to my surprise that I was immediately given this option with no questions asked. How many Companies would simply ship at their expense and put the customer first? Not many!!! Your action goes to confirm that your service and integrity as a Company is up there with the best and for this I can't thank you enough, thank you, thank you, you now have a customer for life and will sing your praises down here is South Africa. By the way your parcel left the USA on Tuesday 24th March and was delivered to my business on Monday the following week, seven days from Knifecenter USA to in Johannesburg South Africa, wow how is that for service, simply the best and very much appreciated. It goes without saying that should the original parcel miraculously arrive I will contact Knifecenter immediately and return to you. Thank you once again for your GREAT SERVICE.
Kind regards -Neville
Received my item today. Just wanted to comment on the personalized shipping box. I have ordered many times from KnifeCenter in the past and was just as thrilled to see the new orange box with the KnifeCenter logo on it as I was to receive my new knife. The Thank You message on the flap of the box when you open it is a nice touch too! Thank You KnifeCenter for being so awesome to your customers and always thinking about us! We always think about you first when ordering knives! -Josh
I would like to point out how good was the customer service provided from you Kristin, either by email and over the phone, so if there it's any way I can officially express how good you have been, always exceeding the expectation, I will be more than happy to do so.
Thanks again a lot.
Your happy customer -Giuseppe
I am taking the time to say thank you. with so many online stores a customer has a ton of choices so I give a new site only 1 chance to do what they say and treat me right. your site did just that!! I have had a few bad experiences lately with on time shipping and having the item in stock, your site took 2 days to send me a confirmation email and 3 days later I had my new knife. my friends and I do A LOT of bushcrafting and we are ALWAYS trying new products and your site will now have our business. thank you very much for being a dependable site. -Steve
This is not a complaint or a criticism. I just want to thank you for the wonderful service and customer care that I have received from your company. I've done quite a lot of business (for me at least) with your company since November. I've called several times to ask questions---that I probably could have figured out if I had read your website more closely. I have received the most courteous and friendly responses from all of the ladies I have spoken to. I will never deal with another company when I need services that you provide and I will recommend you to my friends and patients!
Thank you for everything and Merry Christmas! -Doctor P
I just wanted to say how much I'm loving my new blue spyderco endura 4 knife. As always, you all have wonderful service and insanely fast delivery! I got my knife in three days, that's freaking astounding! I will always recommend your business to friends when they ask where to get a good knife for a good price. Keep up the good work, speed, and professionalism.
have a wonderful day! -Joe
I just wanted to say a HUGE thank you to all the team at Knifecenter.com! I discovered your site this year (I know! Where have I been?!!) And I cant tell you how happy I have been since!! I was used to cheap quality pieces, shoddy service and delivery times so I was wary at first ordering overseas, but even living in bonny scotland the delivery time now takes less than a week! and im more excited than Tom Hanks on a desert island when another Fedex package rolls in!! My latest one arrives on the 4th july! 1st class products and 1st class service. God bless Knifecenter.com!!! -Christopher
I just wanted to thank KnifeCenter and their employees of the quick and efficient service I have always received.I or my wife have ordered different items from you currently and in the past and never had any problems or issues.Everything is top notch from ordering,items in stock,s&h,and all in between.You have a customer for life.Even though I have over 200 silent weapons/tools I will still look your company up when needed. -clint w
Thank for the excellent customer service you provide. Of all of the online retailers I shop with, you folks are the most professional. You website is very organized, easy to navigate and clear on what is in stock and what is not. When an order is placed, an immediate email confirmation notice is sent. By day's end, an order shipment notice is sent, including a link to UPS tracking. When I have returned a product, a return email notice is sent the same day the package arrives and a credit is placed back on my credit card within a few days. No other retailer I shop with executes all of this with the speed and accuracy that you do. With sincere appreciation and gratitude,
The service KnifeCenter.com provides leaves me speechless. The selection is massive; the employees are professional, helpful and well educated. Shipping is very expedient and the items are always packaged very nicely. If you have a problem you just call (I have never had to wait longer than a minute) no red tape, no brick walling just a one on one with a trained problem solver. I have ordered here 4+ times and have never been disappointed. Add Strider knives to your inventory and you have a hands down, life long customer. Thank you for your outstanding service and I hope you enjoyed the holidays! -Justin
I don't have the order #. I just wanted to say how pleased I am with your company and service. I found you guys by accident and I am glad I did. Thanks, again. -Jeff G P
Simply outstanding service!! From the telephonic manipulation of my web order, to the next day receipt of the package! And correct in all aspects! Just great. This is why I continue to support and patronize you and anticipate doing so in the future ( to the detriment of my play money :) Again, thank you. It is just lovely to have such immediate gratification in an Internet shopping experience. -Reg.
Dear Knifecenter (and Alexandra), I finally received my DPX HEST Folder today, and I almost cried...because I was so happy. So far, I have bought the following knives from your Company: 1) DPX HEST Folder 2.0 2) Kershaw One Ton 3) Kershaw Tremor 4) KA-BAR TDI And I am pleased to say that all of these knives are fantastic! I always put a comment on all my orders asking that a QC check be performed on my blades, and I have to say that all the blades I get are sharp out of the box, perfectly centered, with no blade play. I always get great service from your Company, and your employees are very good at answering any of my follow up questions, and are very professional. Thank you again for providing such great service! I'll mention how fantastic your Company is when I make the Youtube unboxing videos for my knives this weekend =) Regards, -Jon
These and other like comments really make the cutlery business on the web a very worthwhile pursuit. Thanks to all!
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This gorgeous set of backgrounds / templates, come together as a very fancy professional collection. The print template's are in-fact A3 in size with a DPI of 300. The website / desktop backgrounds are 3507×2481 so are able to resized to any of the common resolution sizes to suite your every need.
The print template is great for a advertising poster that you want to catch the eye, also works great as a toned down CV Background.
Whats included? PSD File, Fully customizable, All layers organised into folders for easy editing. 4 x JPGS (A3 Print Backgrounds) 4 x JPGS (Website Backgrounds)
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Vadim's Fusion epitomises what every gaming enthusiast aspires to. Not only is it lovingly built and gorgeous looking, the 2.4GHz Core 2 Duo E6600 CPU has been overclocked to 3.5GHz; well beyond even the premium Core 2 Extreme X6800. Graphics acceleration is provided by Nividia's top-end GeForce 8800GTX.
To achieve its incredible overclock, the Vadim uses a water-cooling system. A side window provides full view of the interior, lit by cathodes. The water cooling even uses fluorescent fluid! Despite a plethora of fans, it's still a quiet system, since the fans are all low-revving 120mm versions.
Not surprisingly, the Vadim was quick. It achieved an incredible score of 11411 in 3DMark06, which was echoed in a stunning F.E.A.R. benchmark. Even at a resolution of 1600 x 1200 with the maximum 4x FSAA and 16x AF quality settings, F.E.A.R. still managed 82 frames/sec on average, implying that the NEC 24in TFT supplied can easily be used at its native 1,920x1,200 resolution, game permitting.
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Letting Go of Love
If you've been dumped, betrayed, cheated on and left heartbroken, Dr. Phil as advice for letting go and moving on.
Trina can't stop falling into the arms of her ex — even though he lives with another woman. She's already had his son, and is now pregnant with his twins.
"You've got to set a standard," says Dr. Phil.
Tim was a very successful NFL player who thought he found the perfect wife. But after an ugly divorce and bitter custody battle, he says he can't trust a woman again.
Can Dr. Phil convince him otherwise?
Doryanna and Chris ended their relationship, but still live in the same house. Chris says he's not interested in marriage or kids, but Doryanna still has hope for a future together.
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The Simplicity Method
Getting Started
Welcome! (5:01)
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Module 1: Simplify Your Mindset
Welcome to Module 1! (3:38)
Module 1 Workbook
Lesson 1: What is The Simplicity Method?
Lesson 2: The Benefits of Simplifying
Lesson 3: Finding Your Why
Lesson 4: Letting Go of Lies & Myths
Lesson 5: How to Cultivate a Mindset of Simplicity
Additional Resources
Module 2: Simplify Your Goals
Welcome to Module 2! (2:38)
Module 2 Workbook
Lesson 1: Applying The Simplicity Method to Goal-Setting
Lesson 2: Identifying Your Core Values
Lesson 3: Crafting a Vision & Mission Statement
Lesson 4: How to Set & Map Out Effective Goals
Lesson 5: The Importance of Celebrating Progress
BONUS LESSON: Interview with Diana Kerr, Certified Professional Life Coach (26:02)
Additional Resources
Module 3: Simplify Your Faith
Welcome to Module 3! (2:32)
Module 3 Workbook
Lesson 1: Applying The Simplicity Method to Your Faith
Lesson 2: Spiritual Truths That Will Set You Free
Lesson 3: The Essential Components of Spiritual Growth
Lesson 4: Overcoming Common Spiritual Growth Obstacles
BONUS LESSON: Interview with Valerie Woerner, Founder of Val Marie Paper (26:38)
BONUS LESSON: Interview with Danielle Roberts, Author of Created for This (18:32)
Additional Resources
Module 4: Simplify Your Self Care
Welcome to Module 4! (1:56)
Module 4 Workbook
Lesson 1: Applying The Simplicity Method to Your Self Care
Lesson 2: What Self Care Means & Why It's So Important
Lesson 3: Simplifying Sleep
Lesson 4: Simplifying Nutrition
Lesson 5: Simplifying Exercise
Lesson 6: How to Prioritize Fun & Play
Lesson 7: Overcoming Common Self Care Obstacles
BONUS LESSON: Interview with Robin Long, Founder of The Balanced Life (22:52)
BONUS LESSON: Interview with Dr. Meghan Birt, Founder of Just Enjoy Health (24:41)
Additional Resources
Module 5: Simplify Your Schedule
Welcome to Module 5! (2:24)
Module 5 Workbook
Lesson 1: Applying The Simplicity Method to Your Schedule
Lesson 2: Identifying Your Priorities
Lesson 3: How to Simplify Decision Making
Lesson 4: How to Say Yes & No to the Right Things
Lesson 5: Time Blocking 101
Lesson 6: Revamping Your To-Do List
BONUS LESSON: Interview with Tonya Dalton, Founder of InkWELL Press (27:45)
Additional Resources
Module 6: Simplify Your Relationships
Module 6 Workbook
Lesson 1: Applying The Simplicity Method to Your Relationships
Lesson 2: Identifying the Purpose of Your Relationships
Lesson 3: Clarifying & Communicating Your Expectations
Lesson 4: Setting & Communicating Healthy Boundaries
Lesson 5: Setting Your Intentions
Lesson 6: Simple Tips to Nurture Your Marriage
Lesson 7: Simple Tips to Nurture Your Children
BONUS LESSON: Interview with Entrice Rowe, Author & Life Coach (26:02)
Additional Resources
Module 7: Simplify Your Home
Welcome to Module 7! (1:50)
Module 7 Workbook
Lesson 1: Applying The Simplicity Method to Your Home
Lesson 2: The Benefits of Simplifying Your Home (stuff & routines)
Lesson 3: How to Declutter Your Home
Lesson 4: How to Create Effective Rhythms & Routines
Lesson 5: How to Simplify Housekeeping
Lesson 6: How to Simplify Meal Planning
BONUS LESSON: Interview with Allie Casazza, Author & Co-Host of The Purposeful Home Podcast (14:32)
BONUS LESSON: Interview with Kendra Hennessy, Founder of Mother Like a Boss (28:45)
Additional Resources
Module 8: Simplify Your Work
Welcome to Module 8! (2:12)
Module 8 Workbook
Lesson 1: Applying The Simplicity Method to Your Work
Lesson 2: Clarifying the Role of Work in Your Life
Lesson 3: How to Set Healthy Boundaries in Your Work
Lesson 4: Streamline Your Work with Systems
BONUS LESSON: Interview with Natalie Gingrich, Founder of More Mom Movement (24:29)
Additional Resources
Module 9: Simplify Your Technology
Welcome to Module 9! (2:06)
Module 9 Workbook
Lesson 1: Applying The Simplicity Method to Your Technology
Lesson 2: How Technology Sucks Your Time & Focus
Lesson 3: Setting Healthy Technology Boundaries
Lesson 4: Simplifying Your Equipment
Lesson 5: Simplifying Email
Lesson 6: Simplifying Social Media
Lesson 7: Simplifying Communications
Lesson 8: Simplifying Screen Time
Additional Resources
Module 10: Simplify Your Finances
Welcome to Module 10! (2:19)
Module 10 Workbook
Lesson 1: Applying The Simplicity Method to Your Finances
Lesson 2: Identifying Your Financial Goals & Priorities
Lesson 3: A Simplified Approach to Financial Management
BONUS LESSON: Interview with Sami Womack, Founder of A Sunny Side Up Life (23:34)
Additional Resources
Module 11: Simplify Your Wardrobe
Welcome to Module 11! (3:17)
Module 11 Workbook
Lesson 1: Applying The Simplicity Method to Your Wardrobe
Lesson 2: The Benefits of a Simplified Wardrobe
Lesson 3: Purging Your Existing Wardrobe
Lesson 4: Curating Your Closet with Intention
Lesson 5: Tips for Simplified Clothing & Shoe Storage
Additional Resources
Module 12: Simplify Your Celebrations
Welcome to Module 12! (3:48)
Module 12 Workbook
Lesson 1: Applying The Simplicity Method to Your Celebrations
Lesson 2: The Benefits of Simplifying Celebrations
Lesson 3: Identifying What Matters Most
Lesson 4: A Simple Planning Guide for Meaningful Celebrations
Lesson 5: How to Simplify Year-Round Card & Gift-Giving
Additional Resources
Wrapping Up
Congratulations, You Did It! (3:10)
Share Your Story
#GetSimplified Challenge: 21 Days to a Simpler Life
Simplify with Trello Course
Elevate Your Clean Routine Mini-Course by Kendra Hennessy
Dr. Meghan Birt's Healthy Living Toolbox eBook
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The judge in the Oracle vs. Google trial decided to forget searching for journalists paid off by the two companies and instead focus on the bottom line -- that Oracle needs to pay Google $1 million.
Judge William Alsup said on Tuesday that the court would "take no further action" about the bloggers for pay, according to ZDNet. However, the judge did ask that Oracle pay Google $1 million to cover the expenses for court expert Dr. James Kearl. Google had asked the court to compel Oracle to pay $4 million in legal costs, but the judge struck down that offer.
However, all other requests for costs were granted because Google was the "prevailing party," according tot he report.
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News from around the country and around the globe
While the court case is over, the two companies are still bickering over the bones of the carcass and Google looks to be in the better position. While it didn't get the $4 million it wanted, it received a little more than a $1 million -- and that's not bad for scavenging.


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Adobe acquired PhoneGap a little over a year ago because it was and continues to be the leading solution for Mobile Application developers who want to use their HTML5 skills to create native applications.
PhoneGap is the solution that is based on the open source Apache Cordova project, similar to the way the Chrome browser, for example, is based on the WebKit open source project.
Since PhoneGap is using an open source platform targeted at developers and created by a community, the following gives recent updates about the different aspects.
Despite the holidays, there was a flurry of activity in the mobile web world. The Cordova team released 2.3 with full support for Windows 8 and Windows Phone 8 (Window 8 support was added in 2.2). The popular iOS and Android projects saw more performance and bug fixes. Long anticipated BlackBerry 10 is shipping this month with complete support. Working closely with Mozilla, the team also has Firefox OS on the horizon early this year.
New common Command Line Interface (CLI) tooling is progressing to beta quality for building projects. The plugin tooling is now quite mature for iOS and Android. Work is now starting to migrate the core API to plugins, and add support for BlackBerry and Windows Phone. The Ripple emulator received much love in December bringing in beta quality support for remote device proxy and the ability to host Ripple. Also good news, the long awaited PhoneGap/Build CLI is ready for beta, integration to the PhoneGap release can be expected in the coming releases.
An open source community health is directly proportional to the activity on the code. Operationally speaking, Cordova offers monthly stable source-only releases and a bleeding edge development channel. However, things are progressing and we will likely see stable, beta, and dev channels available in Cordova 2.4. The project has matured in adoption enough to justify this third release channel for developers that want to be on the bleeding edge. The team will continue to ship PhoneGap on the same cadence.
We added one committer from IBM in December, and have seen two new contributors become active in the project from the Google Chrome team.


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The Luck Of Eden Hall in a particularly mind-bending moment on stage.
The very first Kaleidoscope Eye Festival Of Modern Psychedelia kicks off at 5:00 p.m. tomorrow at Live Wire in Chicago. Tim Ferguson from local band The Red Plastic Buddha, Gregory Curvey from the Detroit-based psychedelic rock band The Luck Of Eden Hall, and writer/photographer Lee Klawans have enlisted 15 bands from around the country to perform tomorrow and Saturday. In addition to The Red Plastic Buddha and The Luck Of Eden Hall, the schedule includes Soft Candy; Magic Castles; The Orange Drop; Brujas del Sol; Constantine; White Shape; Friends Of Dennis Wilson; Junkee Girl; Warhorses; Sisters of Your Sunshine Vapor; Heaven's Gateway Drugs; Diagonal; and Aethereal.
The Kaleidoscope Eye Festival website has profiles of most of the acts, along with ticket info and merchandise. Live Wire is located at 3394 N. Milwaukee. WXRT air personality Richard Milne mentioned Kaleidoscope Eye on his Local Anesthetic program last Sunday night, and played the tripped-out and fun "She's An Alien" from The Red Plastic Buddha's Songs For Mara album.
Also, Chicago Fringe Fest picks up where it left off last weekend, filling the Jefferson Park neighborhood with avant grade performances at venues like The Gift Theatre; Windy City Music Blackbox Studio; Jefferson Playhouse; and The Congregational Church. A $5.00 admission button is needed to navigate the festival, and there's a $10.00 ticket for each show.


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Video of Russian Plane Being Shot Down By ISIS?
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Labels: blasted out of sky, ISIS, russian plane, shot down, video
The Islamic State group affiliate in Egypt has claimed it downed the aircraft, but has not said how it might have done so.
Cairo and Moscow, however, have denied any possible terrorism link in the incident, one of the deadliest Airbus crashes in the past decade.
This evening, the prime minister's office said: 'The black box was recovered from the tail of the plane and has been sent to be analysed by experts.'
It added that more than 45 ambulances have been dispatched to the crash site, with rescuers having recovered 129 victims' bodies so far.
The jet, which was leased by a Russian airline and carrying package holiday passengers back to St Peterburg in northern Russia, plummeted to the ground less than 25 minutes after it took off from the Red Sea resort of Sharm el-Sheik.
It crashed in the Hassana area, south of Arish, officials said.
Security forces discovered the plane wreckage in a remote mountainous area in a region containing many ISIS-affiliated terrorists.
Ismail told reporters experts will 'start examining the information in the plane's black box, and based on this we will study the causes of the crash'.
He also expressed scepticism about ISIS's claim that it carried out the attack in response to Russian strikes in Syria.
The ISIS statement read: 'The soldiers of the caliphate succeeded in bringing down a Russian plane in Sinai.'
But Islami claimed: 'Experts have affirmed that technically planes at this altitude cannot be shot down, and the black box will be the one that will reveal the reasons for the crash,' according to state news agency MENA.
Russian transport minister Maksim Sokolov also dismissed the ISIS claims. He said: 'This information cannot be considered accurate.
We are in close contact with our Egyptian colleagues and aviation authorities in the country. At present, they have no information that would confirm such insinuations.'
While the use of a surface-to-air missile has been dismissed as a potential cause of the crash by officials, an on-board bomb could be a possibility.
Labels: claims responsibility, DEAD, ISIS, russian plane
Leftists hold a rally to welcome tens of thousands of refugees to Germany. Migrant Muslims were seen on video singing jihadist songs at their refugee center. The ignorant German volunteers applauded.
It's in the air, broadcast of 14 October 2015. The Iraqi and Syrian Christians were isolated in special reception centers after being continually harassed.
One of Iraqi Christians tells France 5: "At our previous center, volunteers were sitting listening to music, the Arabs sand jihadi songs and the German volunteers clapped their hands without understanding."
The image sums up the situation: the Arabs install Islamism, leftists not understanding what is happening rejoice in living together that exists only in their fantasy world. Carnage to follow.Leftists will be the death of us.
An Iranian actress has been banned from acting and branded 'immoral' after she posted pictures of herself online without her hijab.
Sadaf Taherian put the pictures of herself on her Facebook and Instagram pages in protest against strict laws in Iran that decree women cover their heads.
But the pictures soon drew the attention of the Iranian ministry of culture.
She's since had to flee to nearby Dubai after facing public abuse over the pictures, with officials even reportedly doctoring them, Photoshopping her hijab back on.What is it with Muslim dudes?
For the CNBC employees who boarded a charter plane right after Wednesday's bruising GOP debate, the redeye flight was physically smooth but emotionally turbulent. People were exhausted, but also rattled and worried.
"We were shell-shocked," one source said.
The poor reviews were piling up — declaring CNBC the biggest loser of the night — and the moderators Carl Quintanilla and Becky Quick knew more would be published by the time the flight landed in New York.
So for some flyers, it was a sleepless night.
But there was some laughter and some liquor to lighten the mood — and some speculation about how high the ratings would be.
At 12:30 p.m. Thursday they found out: 14 million people watched, easily making the much-derided debate the most-watched program in CNBC's 30-year history.
Because advertisers paid $250,000 apiece, it was "also the most profitable night in the network's history," an NBCUniversal executive crowed.
There was simultaneous crowing and cringing on Thursday. Employees who spoke on condition of anonymity for this story wished for a "do-over" and pointed fingers of blame for the chaotic production.
Some pointed all the way up to CNBC president Mark Hoffman, who was also aboard Wednesday night's charter.
"Everyone feels pretty embarrassed," one veteran staffer said.
A series of billboards mocking communion biscuits and arguing it should be fine to flush to Koran down the toilet without fear of violence have been banned because they 'discriminate or vilify'.
Prominent atheist thinker Sam Harris, who famously argued with Ben Affleck about Islam on American television earlier this year, will visit Australia on a speaking tour next year. But organisers are furious APN Outdoor won't them run the advertisements which feature quotes from Mr Harris.
They argue: 'To reject these posters is to censor free speech - pure and simple'.
One advertisement said people should be able to flush all books including the Islamic holy text down the toilet without fear of violent reprisals.So offensive, huh?
CNN host destroys Jeb Bush: You blame Hillary for Benghazi but insist brother blameless for 9/11 http://t.co/zYutDlAkNN— Andy Khouri (@andykhouri) October 18, 2015
The hosts of fox and friends are the most reliably stupid people on television. At every opportunity, they always have the stupidest take.— Andy Khouri (@andykhouri) October 19, 2015
Jim Webb drops out of the democratic primary. If only he'd had more time. https://t.co/trszLgEFGj— Andy Khouri (@andykhouri) October 20, 2015
Bill Kristol is pro empire because they dissolved the Congress and gave local governors direct control over their territories (the states).— Andy Khouri (@andykhouri) October 20, 2015
That the empire uses fear and murder to maintain power doesn't bother Kristol and co because they believe those things are good. See: Iraq.— Andy Khouri (@andykhouri) October 20, 2015
Tacit argument made by Kristol and executed by Bush is that non-American lives are inherently less valuable, thus any action is justified.— Andy Khouri (@andykhouri) October 20, 2015
That's why men like Bill Kristol can watch Star Wars and be genuinely moved by the Empire's patriotism. They really believe it.— Andy Khouri (@andykhouri) October 20, 2015
If we assume Kristol is kidding, that everyone takes his pro-empire remarks at face value says more about him than it does the observer.— Andy Khouri (@andykhouri) October 20, 2015
An Egyptian woman writing under the pen name Magda Borham has composed a lengthy letter to Western countries, warning them of the immediate danger posed by Islamic invasion via "immigration."
Having lived in Egypt for more than thirty years, she states,
"Nobody else in the world knows Islam and the mentality of Muslims more than those who have suffered by having Islam as a part of their life. If you listen to the cries of the Copts of Egypt, the Christians of Syria, Iraq, Sudan, Pakistan and all the other Muslim countries you will hear the descriptions of the horrors of Islam.
See and feel the tears of the minorities in every Islamic society. These tears will tell you the true stories of Islam. Hear the blood of the ex-Muslims pounding. It's their blood that is shouting out every single second asking the rest of the world to "Wake up!"GO READ THE WHOLE THING.
In only his third speech since taking up the job in 2013, Mr Parker said terrorists were using a 'bewildering array of devices and digital platforms' to plot attacks, admitting MI5 had to carry out computer hacking against terror groups to access their communication networks.He said internet firms also had an 'ethical responsibility' to help tackle terrorism.
An indictment was filed Friday morning against Ahmed Manasra, the 13-year-old Palestinian boy responsible for a stabbing attack that wounded two Israelis in Pisgat Ze'ev earlier this month.And he deserved it. He should know that with such massive evidence on video tape, he cannot talk his way out of this.
According to the charge, the minor and his 15-year-old cousin were drawn to act violently in an act of martyrdom with the intent of killing Jews.
The indictment said the 13-year-old identified with Hamas and the plight of the Palestinian people in Gaza and the West Bank.
Manasra denied the claims being charged against him when speaking to authorities earlier this month.
"I was with my cousin, but I didn't stab anyone," he told authorities. "I even pleaded with him not to stab anyone. I didn't want to go through with it even though at first we left the house with the intention of stabbing Jews. This was after my cousin persuaded me to come with him. I was just afraid."
His claims contradicted his initial statements made to the authorities soon after his arrest, when he said that he and his cousin wanted to stab Jews in response to a perceived violation of the status quo on Temple Mount.
CCTV footage released by the Israel Police showed the two cousins chasing a terrified Israeli man who they just stabbed in Jerusalem's Pisgat Ze'ev neighborhood, before giving up and looking for a new victim.
The teenage terrorists can then be seen running with their knives still drawn toward a candy store that a Jewish boy exits to get on his bicycle.
Seconds later, Ahmed and his accomplice are seen stabbing him in the neck, critically wounding him.
After falling to the ground, the Jewish boy is kicked by one of his assailants, before the Palestinian teens flee the scene when a male store patron gives chase.
Ahmed was run down by a vehicle moments later.
A Knesset Education, Culture and Sport Committee meeting on incitement in Palestinian schools and media grew heated Wednesday, with Arab MKs saying the discussion was Israeli propaganda.I would just disagree about "nationalism" here, not just because there's never been a "palestinian people" of Arabic/Islamic background, but also because teaching evil isn't something real nationalists should do. To truly qualify for your own country, you can't give an education built on hatred, murder and destruction.
Palestinian Media Watch director Itamar Marcus presented his organization's report on Palestinian Authority education, which assessed the prominent educational messages that could impact peace with Israel.
The report documents that in formal and informal educational frameworks, killers of Israelis are portrayed as heroes and role models, and that children are taught that Israel will eventually be replaced by "Palestine."
At least 25 Palestinian Authority schools are named after terrorists; three are named after Dalal Mughrabi, who led the most lethal terrorist attack in Israeli history in 1978, killing 37 civilians, 12 of them children.
Marcus showed the MKs a film from PA television, in which a student expressed pride "to attend the Dalal Mughrabi School, which bears this pioneering name," and another student said her "life's ambition is to reach the level that the martyr fighter Dalal Mughrabi reached."
Another clip from televised news in the PA showed a boy saying he learned in school to "fight the Jews, kill them and defeat them," and another told children that Jews are "Satan with a tail."
The report also contains chapters on incitement in Palestinian textbooks, educational materials glorifying Hitler, and the PA policy of blocking joint peace-building activities between Palestinian and Israeli children.
Marcus explained that the messages Palestinian children are receiving are nationalist – that Israel is not legitimate on any borders and its existence since 1948 is an occupation – and anti-Semitic – that Jews are evil by nature, descendants of monkeys and pigs, and fated to be killed by Muslims.
As part of a comprehensive course of action designed to contain the ongoing security crisis rocking Israel and the West Bank, Israel Security Forces were instructed Friday to seal off certain Palestinian neighborhoods in Hebron in order to better conduct security operations and searches throughout the area.It's all for good reasons that this is being done.
According to the IDF, new security checks will be implemented gradually to help deter terror attacks.
Dubbed operation "Breathing Closure," one of the plan's new directives is to limit the movement of Palestinians from entering and exiting Jewish communities in Hebron, which has been an epicenter of recent violent terror attacks.
Restrictions also apply to Palestinians between the ages of 15-25; Palestinian students who leave their communities in order to attend class will now be subjected to more extensive security checks.
The intelligence sector remains hard at work. Jihadi sites are scrubbed, some sites monitored and others are acquired, and used as honey pots. But with the advent of Twitter, infection is spiking November of 2008: The Conficker worm emerged from the cocoon of her creator and infected her first computer.
The dynamic of infiltration and subsequent growth of a massive botnet astounded those who followed Conficker's movements and upgrades. Hassen Saidi (PhD in computer studies) was one of the many researchers involved in studying the worm. He dissected the various strains of the worm. His analysis provided insight into the progression of the Conficker infection.
Within a month of the initial digital incursion, 1.5 million computers in 195 countries were compromised. In the world of computers, malware is compressed into small data packets for rapid dissemination across the internet. Malware is also shielded with self-protective measures to avoid detection.
When the Conficker worm made an initial appearance it barely registered any activity. But for those tasked with monitoring the same, the stakes were high. The behaviour of the Conficker worm provides an uncanny parallel with the manner in which jihad recruitment moves forward with the delivery of tiny packets of information.
The stakes are incredibly high in this line of work. Tracking is 24/7 by the alphabet security agencies. When a jihad malware infection occurs the recipient may register minimal online presence. An observable digital footprint can still obscure movement towards an operational attack. Semper Vigilans.
Observing the object code and electrical charges (translate: emotional charges) associated with jihad recruitment, code never ceases to amaze me. The host for a malware infection is not only a programmable machine. Incursions with greater complexity are in flux. The 21st century host resides within a small space known as the human skull.
The combination of a mind, free will and human emotion provide multiple avenues for agitation propaganda, exploitation and adaptation of the subject. During the early years after 9/11, the malware activity at work on human brains increased significantly via internet jihad forums.
My daily leapfrog across jihad portals gave me the ability to monitor the emotional pulse generated from the sites. This activity within the sites was not yet infecting within the tens of millions. But, over a period of months, there was the steady appearance of a remote thread injection — a hidden code — that executed itself within a legitimate address.
That remote thread was based on an understanding of hadith and the historical battles of Prophet Muhammad (PBUH). My own intellectual ability to follow along required immersion studies into the tiny data packets of information known as hadith and their smaller packets known as isnd and matn (chain of transmitters and text, respectively).GO READ THE WHOLE THING.
Labels: Always On Watch, Blog Talk Radio, The Gathering Storm Radio Show
A WORKER at a Scots nuclear power plant has been allegedly caught studying bomb-making websites at work.
The staff member was marched off the premises at Hunterston B, West Kilbride, this morning after a shocked colleague raised the alarm.
Police are now investigating the worker accessing "inappropriate material" while working at the nuclear facility.
An imam who was found in the back of a lorry in Dover has been jailed after police discovered an invoice for £18million worth of ammunition on his mobile phone.
Abdurraouf Eshati, 29, was sentenced to six years in prison today after he pleaded guilty to terrorism and immigration offences.
Eshati, who lived in a mosque in Wrexham where he sometimes led prayers, was one of 20 people discovered in a lorry heading for France on November 30 last year.
On his mobile phone, police found a $28.5million (£18.6million) invoice from an arms supplier for the sale and delivery of 1,100 tonnes of ammunition to Libya.
His phone also held a document about chartering a cargo jet for $250,000 (£163,000) for use in the North African country.
The federal government's chief climate research agency is refusing to give House Republicans the detailed information they want on a controversial study on climate change.
Citing confidentiality concerns and the integrity of the scientific process, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) said it won't give Rep. Lamar Smith (R-Texas) the research documents he subpoenaed.
At the center of the controversy is a study that concluded there has not been a 15-year "pause" in global warming. Some NOAA scientists contributed to the report.
Skeptics of climate change, including Smith, have cited the pause to insist that increased greenhouse gas emissions, mostly from burning fossil fuels, are not heating up the globe.
Smith, the chairman of the House Science Committee, vehemently disagreed with the study's findings. He issued a subpoena for communications among the scientists and some data, leading to charges from Democrats that he was trying to intimidate the researchers.
Late Tuesday, NOAA provided Smith with some more information about its methods and data but refused to give Smith everything he wanted.
NOAA spokeswoman Ciaran Clayton said the internal communications are confidential and not related to what Smith is trying to find out.
...RNC Chairman Reince Priebus announced a 13-member committee of Republican officials who will set rules for the GOP's debates during the 2016 cycle, including selecting venues, debate partners, and even moderators. The committee will be led by Priebus ally Steve Duprey of New Hampshire, who was close to both Mitt Romney and John McCain. The committee is dominated by Priebus loyalists.Shall we take bets as to whether or not Reince Priebus and Karl Rove are best buddies? See Gestapo Cartel Of Karl Rove, Reince Priebus, and Establishment Republicans.
Any candidate who participates in a debate that is unsanctioned by the RNC's committee will be barred from appearing in any of the authorized debates, according to the party's rules.
The RNC debate committee has yet to determine the qualification standards for candidates to earn a spot on the stage.
Labels: 2016 Election, Always On Watch, GOP, RNC
For the past two years, thousands of refugees from the Middle East, Africa and South Asia have risked their lives in dangerous boat trips across the Mediterranean to Greece, Italy and Spain. More than 6,300 of them have died. By last summer, Europe began to feel the crisis.
About one-third of the 710,000 illegal immigrants that have landed in Europe this year are Syrians. This number is much higher than the 282,000 immigrants that arrived in 2014. Afghans, Iraqis and others also entered Europe – with 220,000 headed to Germany.
The European Union and Germany in particular are facing a situation that none of them is ready to face. Unlike the United States, where immigration is a major part of the American success story, Europe does not have the long tradition of integration.
While available social services could last for many years, immigrants and refugees often live in areas that host other refugees. True integration within a society is hard to achieve. Since the European migration crisis started a few months ago, inter-European relations have been damaged.
The landmark Schengen Agreement that created a border-less Europe now appears passé. Several European countries have built border structures to stop the flow of refugees. Others have closed their borders, forcing the refugees to change their routs to Germany and Sweden.
"If we don't find a solution today, if we don't do everything we can today, then it is the end of the European Union as such," Slovenia Prime Minister Miro Cerar told reporters. Sixty-thousand refugees crossed Slovenia in the last few weeks.
... But what if the current trend continues or worsens? In September, 170,000 illegal immigrants entered the E.U. What if the 710,000 immigrants so far in 2015 become 1.5 million by the end of the year, as many predict? The 170,000 refugees in September were a slight decrease from 190,000 in August. But this trend was reversed last week when 50,000 refugees entered Greece, breaking all past records.
A slowing in the E.U.'s recovery from its worst unemployment crisis and weaker German economic growth could be the outcome of the migration crisis. Combined with the slowing Chinese economy, the European migration crisis could endanger the fragile recovery in the U.S. following the 2008 financial crisis.
ISIS has become a terror hurricane, attracting tens of thousands of extremists across the globe, at the same time destroying the fabric of countries, societies and cultures. It has emerged as the most dangerous hub of intolerance and hate since the Nazis.
New data has shown that the U.S.-led campaign has failed to weaken ISIS, let alone crush it. As many as 30,000 foreign fighters joined the group, according to the CIA. ISIS is taking in about $50 million a month by selling oil, and has launched more than 1,000 attacks between June 1 and September 30, killing about 3,000 people around the world, according to HIS Jane's Terrorism and Insurgency Center. This is a 40 percent increase from the previous three months.
Finally, a report from a House taskforce on homeland security said that ISIS has inspired or directed 60 terror plots in the West, including in the U.S., according to a report by the House committee on homeland security.
The resurgence of ISIS and the Taliban in Afghanistan, the bankruptcy of the Iraqi government, the Russian direct military involvement in Syria, the rise of al-Qaeda amidst the continuous war in Yemen, the exploitation and ongoing suppression of the Muslim Brotherhood by ISIS in Egypt, and the expansion of ISIS amid the Libyan civil war are all parts of a lost Arab spring in the Middle East. This may be the darkest part of President Obama's foreign affairs record. These crises will be the inheritance of the next American president in January 2017.
And the Middle East is not the only part of the world that is experiencing increasing instability and driving refugees to Europe. Other hot spots include:
- The desperate situation in Somalia where ISIS issued four propaganda videos to urge the Shabab militia to switch alliance from al-Qaeda.
- Ongoing war in Darfur region in Sudan.
- War with Boko Haram, ISIS's African franchise in Nigeria where President Obama has sent 300 US soldiers.
- Poverty in Bangladesh amid the emergence of ISIS.
- The Taliban insurgency in Pakistan.
- Resumption of Turkey's war against the Kurdish rebels.
As moderate Muslims and other groups migrate to Europe, the Middle East loses the human capital --potentially talented men and, yes, women -- necessary to build modern economies and become part of a global society.
- The bad economic situation in Albania and Kosovo.
Whatever the real goals of the Islamic State, one inevitable result of their actions, should they prevail, will be isolation.
Europe, already struggling to accept Muslims and other immigrants into their societies, will have an enormous challenge welcoming a new influx of Muslim refugees.
According to recent reports, there is increasing conflict between citizens and newly arrived immigrants in Germany, the country of choice for many refugees.
Sweden has another problem. It's one of the most generous countries in terms of its immigration policies offering cash and social services to all newcomers. But Sweden has also seen the rise of criminal gangs and more violent crime in ethnic areas.
As a result, the country is becoming less tolerant racially. In a recent poll, 58 percent of Swedes believe there's too much immigration. Ominously, 48 percent of immigrants don't work. Maybe that's why Denmark is discouraging new immigrants.
France and England have their own issues. The terror attack on the employees of Charlie Hebdo, which killed 12, exposed a fault line in France's national security. Like Sweden, Britain has a rape problem that includes exploitation of children. And like Germany, there are Muslim areas where many crimes go unreported.Europe has never truly integrated its immigrants. You're French or you're not; you're British or you're not, and so on.
As a result, outsiders are marginalized, whether they're guest workers in Germany or refugees in France. This new group immigrants could tip the balance on multiple levels—for jobs, for social welfare resources, for housing and food, and ultimately for safety.
If that happens, what is now just a small tear in the social fabric could rip Europe apart.


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There Was... (Clean Feed Records)
Tim Daisy (drums)
Jason Roebke (bass)
Jason Adasiewicz (vibes)
Aram Shelton has spent years moving and developing his musical language. From his home state of Florida to Washington D.C., Chicago and now currently residing in San Francisco, Shelton is becoming one of the most revered saxophonist's in underground circles. All the while, he has maintained a creativity that is both skillfully harmonic and resolutely improvised. Aram Shelton encompasses both the free jazz aesthetics of Ornette Coleman and the tonal language of Jackie McLean. Shelton was an integral part of the Chicago scene with the groups Fast Citizens (w/Keefe Jackson), Dragon 1976, and his most consistent and flourishing, Arrive.
Arrive is now on their third record, There Was... (Clean Feed Records) the quartet puts together some fantastic arrangements with dizzying improvised moments in between. There Was... could be considered the second official album. The previous album Live At Elastic includes all but the title track "There Was". The Elastic album is a bit rawer and possibly more "works in progress" until fully realized for There Was.. On the opener and title track, Shelton and Daisy interchange some aggressive and fun-filled passages. This is met with the same energy when the trio of Daisy, Roebke and Adasiewicz gather and tear through chord changes. It's a well structured melodic piece with improvised moments that settle nicely inside your ear.
"Lost" really experiments with time, rhythm and harmonics. The group gently improvises its way through the first half with a steady and balanced groove laid just underneath by Roebke and Shelton. Adasiewicz later takes the group into "third stream" territory. It's a frenetic dreamlike moment between the trio again before Shelton completely lets loose. It's the type of aggression that makes his collaborative efforts with Keefe Jackson shine.
"Golden" quickly becomes an expression of free acoustic magnification (I kinda made that one up. Needed something that sounded good.). But "Golden" does typify everything Aram Shelton is about--exploring new structures, deconstruction and re-framing/reshaping the sense of things. It's has ballad-like quality that slowly builds into a triumphant exclamation of purpose.
With There Was... Aram Shelton again makes the case that Chicago artists (whether in Chicago or just leaving) are on the boundaries of jazz and testing it, to see what come next. Highly Recommended stuff.