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Last night I visited the wikipedia entry for EA's upcoming Fight Night Champion boxing videogame.
As an avid follower (and critic) of the series since it's inception, I found myself looking through the page taking in all the little tidbits of anticipated gameplay features.
While the "darker" (translations from gamerspeak: bloodier, more profane, and possible T&A) tone of the game does little to peak my interest, in fact if they push it too far I might view it as a detriment to the sport and my enjoyment of the game; my greatest hope is that EA takes the time to improve their character creation system, as it was truly ass in Fight Night 4.
Unfortunately, most of the gameplay and features of Champion are still very hush hush at the moment; so there's not a whole lot to be said about it.
One thing that I noticed though, was that most of, if not the entire roster of real life fighters included in the game has already been released.
Boxing enthusiast/fan/walking encyclopedia that I am, I feel it is my duty to go through this list, fighter by fighter; and scrutinize the fuck out of it.
Below are my thoughts on some of the fighters that stuck out to me as being weak additions:
Tommy Morrison:
Though he was featured in the previous Fight Night, I'm still puzzled as to why he was selected to be in the game.
Honestly, as far as accomplishments go, the coolest thing Tommy Morrison ever did in my book was almost get decapitated by Ray Mercer in one of the nastiest knockouts I can recall.
Other than that, he was white heavyweight with a good punch and poor stamina, he came a few rounds away from getting steamrolled by George Foreman, he was in Rocky V, and oh yeah, he was a white heavyweight.
If we're gonna' play the race card, personally I'd have rather seen Baby Joe Mesi get thrown in there…
At least that would've made me laugh.
Seriously, Tommy Gunn or not, Morrison just doesn't cut it for me.
Cristobal Arreola and Eddie Chambers:
I list both of these guys together, because they're on my naughty list for the same reason.
That reason being the Klitschko brothers.
Not long ago, both of these guys were quickly climbing the ranks and looking good doing it.
Then they each met a Klitschko, and each had a big fat Ukranian dump squatted out on their reputation.
Of the 2, I feel that Chambers has fared better since then, largely because he hasn't lost since then, (truth be told he hasn't fought, but it's better than going on to mangled by Tomasz Adamek like Arreola was) and because he conditioning has actually showed improvement over the years, unlike Arreola who just seems to keep getting fatter.
While both guys are decent fighters, this is just a case of bad timing for EA.
Outside of the novelty, name recognition, and an opportunity to show off realistic fat jiggle physics, why the fuck does Butterbean deserve to be in this game?
Oh well, chances are I'll end up beating his ass to relieve stress, kind of like I used to do with Ricky Hatton in the previous Fight Nights…
Joe Calzaghe and Chad Dawson:
Let's get one thing straight, both of these guys deserve to be in this game.
As much as I hate Calzaghe as a person, and as a home-turf fighter; the man has a laundry list of accomplishments in the sport, and I tip my hat to him.
The only problem is, all of those accomplishments were achieved in the Super Middleweight class, not Light Heavyweight.
It may not be that big a deal to the people over at EA, but I feel that including the intermediary weight classes (the supers and juniors) is necessary both to pay the proper respect to the various real-life fighters in the game, as well as to balance out the roster.
That being said, having just 2 guys that never even came close to fighting each other listed for a weight class is just plain stupid.
Not only that, as with the case of Arreola and Chambers, Dawson recently went from being regarded as the guy at 175 lbs., to becoming somewhat of enigma overnight.
Truth be told, I'd rather see a legend like Matthew Saad Muhammad, Dwight Muhammad Qawi, or hell, Michael fucking Spinks featured at Light Heavy, but if EA wanted to "please" us with a contemporary fighter (nobody gives a shit about Light Heavy since the glory days of Roy Jones) then I guess they got their wish.
Carlos Monzon:
Another fighter featured in the previous game, Carlos Monzon is somewhat of an oddity in the cast.
Most likely unknown to most casual boxing fans, especially younger ones, Carlos Monzon was one of the greatest, and longest reigning Middleweight champs of all time, however there's a catch to that accomplishment.
Monzon was a champion that really didn't fight that many truly great fighters.
Sure, he bested Nino Benvenuti, Emile Griffith, and Jose Napoles; but who the fuck other than myself and the old guys down at the barbershop knows 2 out of 3 of those guys?
Other than the opportunity to put Monzon head to head with his successor, Marvelous Marvin Hagler; I don't really see why Monzon is in the game.
I'd have put Tony Zale and Rocky Graziano in instead, but that's just me…
Jermain Taylor and Danny Jacobs:
Let's just call this bad timing and call it a day, shall we?
Seriously, Jermain = Damaged Goods. Danny Jacobs = Overrated. 'Nuff said.
Anthony Mundine:
Anthony Mundine was in the previous Fight Night, and my reaction to his presence hasn't changed since.
Mundine is a decent fighter, but he's been fighting tomato cans for too long now, and he's barely relevant outside of his native Australia anymore.
"Wow, Fight Night must sell well in Australia, 'cause other than that, I absolutely cannot justify why anyone would ever want to put Anthony Mundine in a videogame."
That's what I feel on the matter, and I'm sticking to my guns.
The problem with that, is the fact there are so many great Australian fighters out there to choose from.
While I'm aware of the inherent licensing difficulties that come with dealing with real-life sports figures, I would've loved to have seen Jeff Fenech, or Lionel Rose, or hell, if they wanted another fairly contemporary fighter, I would've been happy to have seen Paul Briggs or Kostya Tszyu in there.
But no, instead we get Anthony fucking Mundine…
Peter Manfredo Jr. and Sergio Mora:
Okay, I am officially getting tired of seeing Contender alum in the sport of boxing.
Jesse Brinkley had a decent run, until being dismantled by Lucian Bute recently that is, Cornelius Bundrage recently snagged himself a world title strap from an aging Cory Spinks , and, uh, Alfonso Gomez bleeds a lot… And, fuck it, y'know what?
I'm done trying to talk up the Contender guys!
Bottom line:
Sergio Mora was a poor addition to the previous game, and Peter Manfredo is an even worse one to this one.
Put 'em together, and you get 2 piles of ass occupying 2 slots in historically one of the most prestigious weight classes in the sport.
Good job EA, way to take the money and run…
Diego Corrales:
Let me just start off by saying, Diego; rest in peace.
Corrales was always amazing to watch, but his ever-present status in the Fight Night roster has always felt odd to me.
While the man was indeed talented, it was the fights in his career, not his skills; that carved his place in history.
The man will forever be remembered as the man that made Floyd Mayweather's reputation, the man that gave Joel Casamayor fits, and the man that ultimately gave everything he had to defeat Juan Luis Castillo in one of history's greatest bouts.
That being said, while I would never say that including Corrales is a bad thing, I feel it's foolish if none of the aforementioned fighters are included in the roster as well.
Seriously man, it should be a rule of thumb to include at least 1 real-life former opponent for every fighter in the roster.
Maybe it's just me, but I get a lot of enjoyment out of playing out real-life matchups in my boxing games.
Vinnie Pazienza:
First things first, I refuse to call him "Vinnie Paz."
His name is Vinnie Pazienza in my book, and that it shall remain.
Moving on, I know he's got one hell of a devoted fan club, but what the fuck man?
Sure, he beat a bloated and washed up Roberto Duran, and he got flattened by Roy Jones, but other than the appeal of getting a chance to reverse/replay those matchups, who the fuck gives a shit about Vinnie Paz anymore.
EA could've at least included Greg Haugen or Ray Mancini, y'know; good fighters that fought Vinnie Pazienza at a point in his career when it mattered, but oh well, he was in the previous one, and now he's back again.
Closing Thoughts:
I've got other complaints with the roster, but I'm tired so I'm gonna' call it quits here.
The only other thing I feel I need to say, is that I object to the inclusion of the Junior Welterweight and Flyweight classes.
The former because it's a random weight class to include, being as there's so much real-life talent in it at the moment, but only 2 fighters in the game for it, and the latter because there's only 1 fighter to represent the weight.
Why is Junior Welter the only intermediary weight class included besides Light Heavy?
It just doesn't make sense to include those 2, but none of the others.
Not only that, but of all the fighters to include at that weight, why Emmanuel Augustus and Victor Ortiz?
Sure, both guys are fairly popular, but they're not at all connected to one another, nor are they all that good compared to some of the other talents floating around out there.
On the same note, Timothy Bradley should be moved down to Junior Welter, as that's definitely his proper weight.
As I mentioned earlier, no fighter should ever be listed without at least 1 other fighter that has fought/will fight them, and to have only 1 guy for a weight is just plain ludicrous, especially when Fernando Montiel and Nonito Donaire are so close to having their superfight… At Bantamweight.
Good job placing Nonito in the right weight class EA, really shows you're paying attention.
Oh yeah, it's dumb, but I feel it needs to be said that now that Fernando Vargas is in the roster, we really need to get Felix Trinidad in there.
Jus' sayin' is all…
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Aspiring mixed martial artists find few better places to establish themselves than in the fight capitol of the world, Las Vegas.
Once you're established, though, it's nice to get a break from the hum of Sin City.
That's why the fighters of Team Takedown, one of the sport's more unique management firms, recently told MMAjunkie.com Radio (www.mmajunkie.com/radio) that they're turning over a new leaf in the Lone Star State.
"We want everything right there where we're at," Team Takedown co-founder Ted Erhardt said. "That's because now we're really going to push forward and start to grow this thing that we've seen is proven."
Erhardt said the team plans to move its base of operations from Vegas to a 30,000 square-foot training center in Arlington, Texas. Takedown coach Marc Laimon is also relocating and plans to coach the team's fighters while opening a satellite branch of his Las Vegas-based Cobra Kai jiu-jitsu academy within the center.
"I think we're in a situation now where it's the right time to grow and expand the brand," Laimon said.
Team Takedown took root in March 2007 when it signed collegiate wrestling standouts Jake Rosholt, Johny Hendricks and Shane Roller to seven-year management deals. In a model unique to MMA, team members earn a salary and have their living and training expenses paid in exchange for half of their fight earnings. It costs about $450,000 per year to support each fighter, according to Erhardt.
The fighters have found modest success in the transition from wrestling to MMA. Rosholt (7-2) is rebuilding after a three-fight stint in the UFC in which a win over the hot-and-cold Chris Leben was sandwiched in between losses to Kendall Grove and Dan Miller. Roller (8-3 MMA, 5-2 WEC) earned a top spot in the WEC's lightweight division but twice has fallen short in title eliminator matches, most recently against red-hot Anthony Pettis earlier this month at WEC 50.
So far, Hendricks (9-0 MMA, 4-0 UFC) is the breakout star of the group and holds an unblemished record, which includes a four-fight win streak in the UFC.
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Erhardt said, theoretically, the company needs just one of its fighters to make it to the UFC's upper echelons in order to be profitable.
"Our hopes and our projections are starting to come around now, where the guys are going to start making enough money where they're paying for themselves and paying back to Team Takedown so that we can add on some younger guys," he said. "We're going to add on some really solid wrestlers in the future.
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Erhardt said he's also working on getting Las Vegas-based striking coach Ken Hahn to make the move to Texas in the near future.
Laimon said he's turned down several offers to train fighters outside of Las Vegas but believes Team Takedown is the right fit.
"Going to Texas and working with these guys, it's unbelievable," Laimon said. "You've seen how Johnny and Jake and (Jake's brother and three-time All-American wrestler) Jared (Rosholt) have been progressing, and it's a dream come true."
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Turns out their marketing people are pretty creative as well. They just sent me 10 reasons to attend their health IT and EHR conference. I thought it was a great list and not just because I'm included in number 7.
1. The "Father of the U.S. health IT movement," Dr. David Brailer and the enthralling Freakonomics co-author Stephen J. Dubner will keynote the event.
2. Unveiling of the inaugural class of the New York Digital Health Accelerator, a $4.2 million program run by the New York eHealth Collaborative and the New York City Investment Fund for early- and growth-stage digital health companies.
3. NYeC's Gala & Awards show hosted by CNBC's Maria Bartiromo, honoring GE's Chairman & CEO, Jeff Immelt and IBM's Chairman Sam Palmisano.
4. A peer-driven educational program featuring 18 thought-provoking lectures, panels and interactive presentations.
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6. The opportunity to network and increase your visibility with over 700 senior-level health IT professionals
7. Social Media Panel featuring Brian Ahier (@ahier), John Lynn (@techguy), Wen Dombrowski (@HealthcareWen) and Amy Dixon (@amyrnbsn).
8. Statewide Health Information Network of NY: HIE Strategy 2.0 led by NYeC Executive Director, Dave Whitlinger
9. Health Tech Innovation & Funding panel featuring StartUp Health's Co-founder Steven Krein, Health 2.0's SVP Jean-Luc Neptune, NY City Investment Fund's CEO Maria Gotsch, and Blueprint Health's Founding Partner Brad Weinberg, and NYeC's Director of Business Development, Anuj Desai.
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Chapter 8 Verse 12
My vineyard, which is mine, is before me: thou, O Solomon, must
have a thousand, and those that keep the fruit thereof two hundred.
former part of these words seem to be the words of Christ, asserting his interest in his vineyard, the church thereby explaining and confirming what the church had said in the former verse. The latter part of the text appears to be the words of the church, allotting proper portions to the owner and keepers of the vineyard.
I.Christ asserts his claim, right and property in his vineyard, the church; "my vineyard, which is mine, is before me:" in which may be considered,
1st, The vineyard itself, which is the church of Christ, and is called so for several reasons, which have been shown on the preceding verse.
2dly, This is expressed in the singular number, a vineyard; for Christ's church is but one, as he asserts in chapter 6:9, though it is true, we read of vineyards, in the plural number, in chapter 7:12, because there are several separate, distinct and congregated churches; though these all make up but one catholic church, one "general assembly and church of the firstborn, which are written in heaven."
3dly, Christ asserts his right and property in his vineyard, "My vineyard," says he; whereby he confirms what the church had said in the foregoing verse; where has been shown in what respect he is the owner of it, and what kind of right he has to it;
4thly, He doubles this claim of his unto it; he not only says, "My vineyard," but adds, "which is mine;" whereby, 1. He excludes all others from having any right unto it; the vineyard is his, and only his; he is the sole proprietor of it; none has any thing to do with it but himself. 2. By repeating his claim, he shows the certainty of it; that his title is unquestionable and indisputable: and indeed what can be more sure and evident, seeing his Father has given it to him, who had an undoubted right to dispose of it? nay, he has purchased it with his own blood, and has it now in possession; he is right heir to it, according to God's own appointment though he wicked Jews, the chief priest's and Scribes; who were the keepers of the vineyard, when our Lord was here on earth, when they saw him, "said among themselves, This is the heir, come, let us kill him, and let us seize on his inheritance; and they caught him, and cast him out of the vineyard, and slew him," (Matthew 21:38, 39). 3. He may use this additional phrase, "which is mine," to distinguish it from all other vineyards; as also to shew the excellency of it, it being preferable to all others; this world, when compared with Christ's church, is a mere desert and wilderness; all other vines are of "the vine of Sodom, and of the fields of Gomorrah; their grapes are grapes of gall, their clusters are bitter," (Deut. 32:32, 33). 4. He repeats it, to signify the great delight he took in his vineyard; as it is in itself preferable to all others, so it is exceeding valuable and delightful to Christ; he says of it, "the lines are fallen unto me in pleasant places; yea; i have a goodly heritages" (Ps. 16:8).
5thly, He says, that this vineyard was before him; which may denote, 1. The omniscience of Christ; which in general extends to all persons and things, that ever were, are, or shall be; "Lord, says Peter, thou knowest all things," (John 21:17), but in a more especial manner he is concerned about his own people, whom he knows by name, and is acquainted with all their wants and necessities; he knows his own flock, and the state of it, which the Father has committed to him; he knows every sheep and lamb therein, in what condition they are, and what is most suitable for them; he knows his vineyard, and the several vines which grow there; there is never a plant escapes his notice and watchful eye; he is acquainted with every one of them, and in what case they are. 2. The omnipresence of Christ; he is the Lord that "fills heaven and earth" with his presence; the whole World is before him, but more especially his church; where, in a peculiar manner, he grants his gracious presence, there he dwells, and will abide for ever; who holds the "seven stars in his right hand, who walks in the midst of the seven golden candlesticks," (Rev. 2:1). 3. The delights and complacency, which Christ takes in his church; it is ever before him; his eye is continually upon it; he cannot bear it out of his sight, so dear and valuable is it to him: thus it was from everlasting and has continued ever since, and so it ever will; his delight from all eternity "were with the sons of men," the elect of God, "rejoicing in the habitable part of his earth, where he knew," in time, he should have a vineyard planted. 4. The care of Christ over his people, "who are engraven upon the palms of his hands, and whose walls are continually before him;" though Christ does indeed let out his vineyard to keepers, yet he does not neglect it himself; he is present with them, and works by them; it is still in his own hands, and under his watchful eye; "I the Lord," says he (Isa. 27:3), "do keep it; I wilt water it every moment, lest any hurt it; I will keep it night and day." Thus these words may be expressive of Christ's claim unto, affection for, and care over his vineyard, the church. Though,
There are some Interpreters who take them to be the words of the church, speaking of her vineyard; by which may be meant, her own soul, and the particular concerns of it: thus every one has a vineyard to look after; and in what condition that of the slothful man's was, may be seen in Proverbs 24:30, 31, which was all grown over with the thorns, and nettles of sin and corruption; its stone wall or fence was broken down, so that he was exposed to every snare and temptation. Or else, by this vineyard may be meant, the church in general; for believers have a mutual interest in each others persons, gifts, graces, prayers, etc. and being all members of one and the same body, should, as the apostle says (1 Cor. 12:26), "have the same care one for another." Though perhaps the several gifts and talents, whether of nature or grace, which God bestows upon his people, may be intended; which are all to be used for the glory of Christ, and the good of his church for as every one has a vineyard of his own, or a particular work assigned him in the vineyard, the church; so he has his particular gift, talent and capacity for that work, which ought to be used by him; for he must one day give an account thereof. Now the church here says, that her vineyard was before her, thereby signifying her care, watchfulness, and diligence in it, of which we have an instance, chap. 7:12, and shows that she was now in a different frame from that of which she complains, in chapter 1:6. Though I think that the former sense of the words is most agreeable. Yet,
II.The latter part of the text, "Thou, O Solomon must have a thousand, and those that keep the fruit thereof, two hundred," manifestly appears to be the words of, the church allotting proper portions: First, To the owner of the vineyard, Solomon. Secondly, To the keepers of it, the ministers.
First, She allots to "Solomon a thousand," that is, a thousand pieces of silver, as in the former verse: where is to be considered,
1st, Who is meant by Solomon; by whom, no doubt, the Messiah is intended; as is acknowledged by R. Ahen Ezra,10251025In loc. & in Praefar. ad Comment. in lib. and other Jewish10261026Vid. Shirhashirin, Rabba. & Alshech in loc.& R. Abendan. Not. In Miclol Yophi in Psal. lxxii. so, writers though Maimonides10271027Yesod. Hattor. c. 6, s. 12. says, that "wherever the name of Solomon is mentioned in the Song of Songs, it is holy, and is as the rest of the names, except that, a thousand unto thee, O Solomon:" to which some10281028Vid. Vorst. Not. in Maimon. ibid. Vid. T. Bab. Shebuot, fol. 35. 2. add also, chapter 3:7, but that Christ, and not Solomon, is here intended, is most agreeable to the nature and design of this song.
2dly, The church's manner of addressing him, "Thou, O Solomon," shows that she was now in his presence, had much nearness to him, and used much freedom and familiarity with him, as she was by him allowed to do.
3dly, The allotment which she makes to him, is, "a thousand;" which, 1. Is the sum agreed upon in the former verse for the church is willing that Christ should have all that he demands or desires; she would have no abatement made, but would have him have his whole due, and full revenue of glory from his people. 2. It is a far greater share than what is assigned to the keepers; and good reason there is it should be so; for he is the head and master of them, as well as the owner of the vineyard; he is "all and in all, and God over all, blessed for ever;" his is the vineyard, and all the fruit thereof; he has a right unto it, and takes the chief care and oversight of it; so that "neither is he that planteth any thing, neither he that watereth, but Christ, who gives the increase;" and therefore should have all the glory. 3. This shows the fruitfulness of this vineyard, that it yields so large a profit both to the owner and keepers of it.
Secondly, The share allotted to the keepers, is, "two hundred;" from whence may be observed.
1st, That the ministers of the gospel shall have their reward; every one that labors in the vineyard shall have his penny; and every man, as the apostle says (1 Cor. 3:8), "shall receive his own reward, according to his own labor; whether he be employed in watering or in planting."
2dly, That their having their reward, is no lessening of Christ's; for he has his whole thousand, though they have their two hundred; nay, Christ comes at a considerable part of his revenue, through their having theirs; for "he that receiveth you," says he, (Matthew 10:40), "receiveth me;" where ministers are valued and honored, Christ also is.
3dly, As one10291029Durham in loc. well observes, where Christ gets his due among a people, there and there only do ministers get their due; where Christ is heartily received, the feet of them that "bring glad tidings" will be beautiful; where Christ has his thousand, ministers will have their "two hundred;" but if Christ comes short of his due, no wonder that ministers should of theirs: but what is this two hundred, which is due to the keepers? Why, 1. An honorable maintenance for themselves and their families; for "the laborer is worthy of his reward," which is his due according to God's ordination: hence the apostle (1 Cor. 9:7-14), establishing the truth of this, from several instances in nature, from the reasonableness of things, as well as from proofs out of the law of God, adds, "even so hath the Lord ordained, that they which preach the gospel, should live of the gospel;" but this is but the least part of their "two hundred." 2. Honor and esteem among the people, to whom they minister, is another part thereof; for (1 Tim. 5:17, 18), the elders that rule well, "are to be counted worthy of double honor;" by which the apostle means, first an honorable maintenance, as is manifest from his following words; and then, that duty and respect which are due to them from their people, who ought to "esteem them very highly in love," not for their persons, but "for their works sake." 3. The conversion Of sinners is another part of this two hundred; and indeed, godly and faithful ministers think that they have a very large share of their reward, when their labors are succeeded this way; for, "what is our hope," says the apostle (1 Thess. 2:19, 20), "or joy , or crown of rejoicing? are not even ye in the presence of our Lord Jesus Christ, at his coming? for ye are our glory and JOY:" and as the conversion of sinners, so the comfort and edification of saints; their steadfast adherence to, and continuance in the doctrines of the gospel, are likewise a great satisfaction to them; "for now we live," says the same apostle (1 Thess. 3:8), "if ye stand fast in the Lord." 4. Eternal glory is the complement of it; they will have their full two hundred in heaven, how math short so ever they come of it; here; where, instead of it, poverty, disrespect and reproach frequently attend them: then "they that turn many to righteousness shall shine as the stars for ever and ever," (Dan. 12:3), who when they have "fought the good fight of faith," (2 Tim. 4:8), they shall receive "the crown of righteousness," which is laid up for them, and shall be given, not only to them, "but unto all them also that love Christ's appearing."
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Stands and racks truly are the unsung heroes of the music industry. Sure, they might not get the same attention as the musical instruments themselves, but musicians and audio engineers know that without stands and racks, their jobs wouldn't be near as easy. Thankfully, you don't need to look any further for a wide assortment of stands and racks to suit any application. From guitar and mic stands to speaker brackets, keyboard stands, and even wall hangers, the choices available here are seemingly endless. Not to mention, only the most trusted names are offered here, including Musician's Gear, Casio, Fender, Gator, and countless others.
So with that in mind, what do you need? You certainly have plenty of options, but to make a quicker decision, you can always start your search with the more popular items. For example, if you're a guitarist who uses more than one axe during a performance, you'll love the Hercules Stands GS52B Five-Instrument Guitar Rack. Portable and solidly-built, this rack can easily hold up to 5 guitars. Plus, it includes specially-formulated foam on all contact points, so you can take comfort in knowing that your favorite guitars will remain in tip-top shape when you're not playing them.
Or, if you're a DJ who wants to make a huge upgrade to their setup, check out the American Audio UNI LTS – DJ Laptop Stand. Sturdy, compact, and designed to be used with virtually any laptop, this stand includes a storage shelf, and two mountain options with mounting clamps; so, whether you want your laptop on a table or attached to a gear case, the choice is yours. Now, we can't forget about the needs of sound engineers, and there are plenty of stand and rack options here to suit both live and studio environments, including the ProLine PLSP1 Speaker Stand Set. Boasting steel center shafts, locking pins, and steel bodies, these tripod stands will give your speakers more than enough support. As a bonus, this set comes with a nylon zippered bag for effortless transportation.
To say that your choices don't end there would be an enormous understatement, so feel free to explore as much as this selection as you can. Stands and racks are essential pieces of equipment for musicians, DJs, and engineers alike, and any one of the stands and racks in this section will be sure to please you.


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Sunday's Super Bowl produced skyrocketing wireless voice and data usage by fans inside the MetLife Stadium, higher than any other one-day sporting event, according to AT&T and Verizon Wireless.
AT&T reported in a blog that total data use over its cellular network at the stadium in East Rutherford, N.J., reached 624 GB, equal to 1.8 million social media posts with photos. The most data uploaded and downloaded, 119 GB, occurred before the 6:30 p.m. kickoff, between 5 and 6 p.m., as fans sent and received photos and videos.
AT&T customers also made 55,000 calls, according to John Donovan, senior executive vice president of AT&T technology and network operations. The numbers confirm that "demand for mobile data is still growing at a rapid rate," Donovan said.
AT&T's 624 GB was well over last year's SuperBowl total usage in New Orleans of 388 GB.
In an email, Verizon said its data surged by 800% in Sunday's game during the busiest hour when compared to the previous Super Bowl, but didn't release the the number of gigabytes used. Verizon said customer data usage during the half-time show with Bruno Mars and the Red Hot Chili Peppers exceeded any previous Super Bowl.
Both companies upgraded cellular abilities inside the stadium. Verizon upgraded a distributed antenna system (DAS) inside the stadium to quadruple LTE data capacity, while AT&T said it installed a new DAS at the stadium, tripling the wireless capacity of an original one.
Both companies also upgraded nearby Super Bowl-related venues at Times Square and elsewhere. AT&T added a new cellular antenna site at the north end of Times Square and added nine Cellular on Wheels portable cell towers at the stadium parking area and elsewhere.


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There may be quakes and there may be blizzards, but you can't keep Angelenos or New Yorkers down.
The L.A. party for Ajay Sahgal and his new, novel "Pool" was the hot spot the other evening, with hundreds jamming into a suite at the Chateau Marmont. A few nights later, when Morgan Entrekin and Bret Easton Ellis toasted Sahgal in New York, MercBar was the hot place — or the cold one, anyway. Ellis didn't take his coat off in the drafty night spot and neither did George Plimpton, who scoffed at staying home. What a hard-core crowd. Sahgal said it took him 30 hours to wing in from L.A.
Back on the shaky coast, the American Cinema Awards brought out a mix of young and old — Angie Dickinson and Tony Bennett, Michael Keaton and Evander Holyfield — all talking quake damage and mud slides. OK, back to east coast adversity. At Claudia Ruspoli's dinner party for Bottega Veneta at Doubles, the crowd was downright adventurous about the cold. "I can't believe I'm dressed like this," said Fran Lebowitz of her duck boots. "But only people who have a car and driver can afford not to dress like this." Egon Von Furstenberg must have gotten a lift, because he didn't have a hair out of place– unlike daughter Tatiana.
Across town, where Ross Bleckner helped host a Chinese New Year party to benefit the Community Research Initiative on AIDS, Nina Griscom didn't let her broken toe keep her down; she left tablemate Jock Soto after dinner to cut up the dance floor. The gala was also to launch Asja, Fendi's new perfume, and Silvia Fendi was there, hosting because aunt Carla had taken ill. The next night, the place to be was the Metropolitan Museum, where Crown Prince Frederik, showed up to inaugurate an exhibition of Danish paintings. Leave it to a great Dane to ignore the cold.


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David Boreanaz's pack!
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Former playboy model Jaime Bergman and kids Jaden,9 and Bella,2 were spotted on Sunday (October 23rd) In Woodland Hills, California . Her hubby and my favorite TV show 'Bones', star David Boreanaz (who plays Agent Seeley Both in 'Bones') wasn't there for the outing.
Sarah's mini-me!
Sarah Jessica Parker walking son James Wilke to school today (October 26th) in NYC. Sarah's son is looking more like her every day, he a very handsome boy.
Inside Hollywood's babies nurseries
Jesica alba: Haven
Jewel: Kase
Rachel Dratch: Eli
Laila Ali: Sydney
Jay DeMarcus: Madison
Bethany Frankel: Bryn
Mark McGrath: Lydon and Hartley
Beyonce expecting a Girl!
InTouch revealed that she very well may be expecting a girl."Beyoncé is thrilled she's having a daughter!" a source close to the famous couple confides.
Hilary and her bump are on the move!
Actress and mom to be Hilary Duff was spotted today (October 26th) on her way to a Pilates class in Los Angeles, Calif.
Mariah and Nick's twins nursery!
Singer Mariah Carrey and hubby Nick Cannon let us have a peak into their twins Morocco and Monroe's nursery.
Jen and Ben's trio!
Actress and mommy Jennifer Garner was spotted with hubby Ben Affleck and their adorable daughter Seraphina, 2, going to breakfast in Santa Monica today (October 26th). Jen and Ben are expecting their third child (which is a boy).
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Bruce Willis and Emma Heming expecting their first child together!
Actor Bruce Willis, 56, and his wife Emma Heming, 35, are expecting their first child together! People magazine confirms that the couple are expecting their first child together. Bruce and Emma "are overjoyed with this news and they look forward to welcoming this newest addition into their family," their representative told the magazine.Bruce Willis has three daughters with ex-wife Actress Demi Moore: Rumer, 23, Scout, 20, and Tallulah, 17.
Alessandra's smiley sweetie
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Supermodel mom Alessandra Ambrosio,30, spotted picking up her sweet little girl Anja, 3, from school in Los Angeles, CA on Tuesday (October 25). Alessandra's fiance and Anja's papa Jamie Mazur was not seen with the cute duo.
The Apple of Miranda's eyes
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Supermodel and mom Miranda Kerr and hubby Pirates of the Caribbean star Orlando Bloom, toted their gorgeous son Flynn, 9 months, as Miranda left a photo shoot in New York City yesterday (October 25).
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NEW YORK - February 12, 2013 - Ever have an object in your home that doesn't seem quite right? That you suspect might be... haunted? Then call John Zaffis and his paranormal investigators, who return for a third season on Syfy's popular series Haunted Collector, beginning Wednesday, March 6 at 8PM (ET/PT).
In the series, whose viewership jumped 13 percent among Adults 18-49 last season, eminent paranormal collector Zaffis travels across America helping people terrorized by items containing paranormal spirits or energy.
When they encounter a ghostly problem, Zaffis and his team work with the owner of the object to find the best solution, either returning the item, burying it on site or bringing it to his paranormal museum in Stratford, Connecticut, where objects are specially stored to keep their powers at bay.
On the season three premiere, Zaffis and his team travel to Montgomery, New York, to meet with horse farm owner Mary Lu Dolce Conti. Since moving onto her property, Mary Lu has been experiencing unexplained paranormal activity centered around her animals.
Next, John's team heads to Niagara Falls to look into reported paranormal phenomena at the historic Echo Club. Owner Deborah Sirianni is trying to restore the old Polish social club to its glory, but strange and frightful incidents have left staff and guests terrified.
Season 2 of Haunted Collector averaged 625,000 Adults 18-49, 780,000 Adults 25-54, and 1.35 million total viewers, growing 2 percent /13 percent / 5 percent, respectively, from its first season.
The new unscripted series Stranded - a paranormal and psychological experiment from the producer of the movie franchise Paranormal Activity - will air Wednesdays at 10PM immediately following Haunted Collector.
Haunted Collector is produced by Gurney Productions. Executive producers are Scott Gurney and Dierdre Gurney.
Syfy is a media destination for imagination-based entertainment. With year round acclaimed original series, events, blockbuster movies, classic science fiction and fantasy programming, a dynamic Web site (www.Syfy.com), and a portfolio of adjacent business (Syfy Ventures), Syfy is a passport to limitless possibilities. Originally launched in 1992 as SCI FI Channel, and currently in more than 98 million homes, Syfy is a network of NBCUniversal, one of the world's leading media and entertainment companies. (Syfy. Imagine greater.)


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Greeks could be forced into harsh new labor regulations as part of the terms of its bailout, according to a leaked letter from the so-called troika of the European Commission (EC), the European Central Bank (ECB) and the International Monetary Fund (IMF).
Among those new demands is the implementation of a six-day workweek—but that's not all. Also included are strictures on the minimum wage, working hours, overtime limits and vacations—all measures guaranteed not to be popular in a country where people are already struggling with a years-deep recession.
The Guardian reported late Tuesday that the letter from the troika spelled out tough new demands in exchange for releasing funds to Greece for the next tranche in its bailout. The country is seen as not complying with the existing terms of its bailout—all deeply unpopular in a country where the newest government, elected on a promise to seek additional time to meet commitments, is now struggling to hold together a weak coalition to adhere to bailout terms.
The letter, which was sent last week by troika officials to Greece's finance and labor ministries, said in part, "Measure: increase flexibility of work schedules: increase the number of maximum workdays to six days per week for all sectors."
Also included were orders to: "Increase flexibility of work schedules; set the minimum daily rest to 11 hours; delink the working hours of employees from the opening hours of the establishment; eliminate restrictions on minimum/maximum time between morning and afternoon shifts; allow the consecutive two-week leave to be taken anytime during the year in seasonal sectors."
It also called for a cut in the minimum wage and for the national labor inspectorate to be put under European supervision.
While the letter reflects the growing impatience of the EU, and in particular Germany, with Greece's efforts to meet the terms of its bailout, imposition of additional conditions on work in a country where the unemployment rate is already hovering around 30% is sure to meet pushback. Just last week Antonis Samaras, Greece's prime minister, said at a meeting of government officials that this batch of austerity measures would be the last.


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Report: Zipcar Coming To Cincinnati
An internationally-known car-sharing service appears to be coming to Cincinnati.
WMUB-FM reported Monday that Zipcar has signed a deal to bring its service to the University of Cincinnati later this month.
Zipcar provides a transportation solution for college students living on campus with all-inclusive rates that cover parking, gas, insurance, maintenance and roadside assistance.
The company is also negotiating to put locations downtown as well.
"We've identified a car share service as an important thing for the city of Cincinnati for a number of reasons. One is to increase the mobility of the city of Cincinnati households that do not own an automobile, but another is to enable the rest of us to travel without a car more often," Office of Environmental Quality director Larry Falkin told the station.


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One of the most widely anticipated luxury condominium developments proposed since the housing boom is nearing city approval, with construction expected to begin sometime next year.
Almost a decade since Kolter Group LLC bought a 2.9-acre swath of land at the corner of Gulfstream Avenue and U.S. 41 for a record $40 million, the latest site plans proposed by the Palm Beach developer have been tentatively approved by city planners.
Now dubbed "The Vue," the $300 million project also has a new name from what was listed on its pre-application package.
Area brokerage Michael Saunders & Co. has been tapped as the exclusive listing agent.
"For the most part, all of the Development Review Committee members have signed off on the approval," said Gretchen Schneider, Sarasota's general manager of planning and development. "There are still some conditions that need to be met before final sign off -- just a few minor things."
Representatives from Kolter Group could not be reached Friday for comment.
The developer has proposed building two matching 18-story towers on the property, one a 144-unit residential condo, the other a 250-room hotel slated to carry a Westin flag, records show.
The project will have 501 parking spaces, a pair of swimming pools and nearly 14,000 square feet of meeting space. The hotel also will feature a rooftop bar and restaurant.
The empty lot sits next to the Ritz-Carlton Sarasota on land that was formerly occupied by a Holiday Inn and a Denny's restaurant.
Kolter acquired the lot in March 2005, but its plans for a luxury condo tower -- with an average unit price of $1.45 million -- fizzled when the market soured two years later.
Now that the developer has resumed its plans there, Kolter has chosen Michael Saunders to drum up presales. The Sarasota-based brokerage also was picked as the lead listing agency for Kolter's boom-time proposal.
"The whole concept has changed, and therefore the name has changed," said Saunders spokesman Tom Heatherman. "We're going to sell it through our new homes and condos division.
"The showroom will be at the downtown Gallery office."
Once the site plans have been slightly modified to meet recent city Development Review Committee
One of the most widely anticipated luxury condominium developments proposed since the housing boom is nearing city approval, with construction expected to begin sometime next year.


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For more than 30 years, New England Review has offered its readers opportunities to read deeply and to have their tastes and expectations regularly challenged.
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In bringing together new authors with authors whose reputations are well known, NER provides an exceptionally lively forum for cultural conversation across a range of disciplines. Each issue assembles distinguished work in a variety of genres—200 pages, four times a year.
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The list of writers whose work has been selected for publication in NER is long and distinguished. Many highly regarded authors—among them Jorie Graham, Ann Beattie, Louise Erdrich, and Mark Doty—were published in NER before they achieved international recognition, and works published in the magazine are chosen every year for prestigious awards, including the Pushcart Prize, O. Henry Prize, and inclusion in the Best American anthologies. Again and again, NER has been identified as one of the most consistently impressive literary publications in the country.
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We ask you to contribute as much as you can. All gifts are tax-deductible to the full extent of the law. Subscribers who participate in this effort at higher levels will have opportunities to engage directly with our writers and editors. We will hope for a chance to thank you in person and urge you to become a vital part of New England Review's history today.


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Late-night television could be facing seismic shifts as trends that have shaped the industry during the past few years take an increasing toll on two signature network shows.
First, ABC has announced that it will move "Jimmy Kimmel Live" to 11:35 p.m. starting Jan. 8, pushing the "Nightline" news show to 12:35 a.m.
Second, NBC's "Tonight Show" – long the lucrative late-night standard-bearer – laid off 20 employees in August and host Jay Leno took a 10 percent pay cut. The Los Angeles Times reports that the show is "barely breaking even."
For some media experts, it raises questions about whether the three pillars of late-night television during the past 20 years – "The Tonight Show," "The Late Show with David Letterman," and "Nightline" – are nearing their expiration dates, at least in their current forms.
Cable now controls 84 percent of the $5.6 billion late-night TV market, according to Kantar Media research. In 2011 alone, broadcast TV's share of late-night viewers fell 5 percent.
For "The Tonight Show" and "The Late Show," perhaps the bigger issue is the demographics of who is watching. Jon Stewart of Comedy Central's "The Daily Show" is attracting more viewers aged 18 to 49 – the demographic most sought by advertisers – than is Mr. Leno, and Stephen Colbert, whose "Colbert Report" follows "The Daily Show," is close.
"The Daily Show" has a median viewer age of 43, compared with 58 for "Tonight." (By comparison, the CBS news magazine "60 Minutes," one of the oldest-skewing shows in prime time, has a median viewer age of 61).
That was what moved "Nightline" to its new, later slot. "Nightline" actually has more viewers than "Jimmy Kimmel Live," but Mr. Kimmel's show generates more than twice the revenue because of its younger audience.
"The lessons are that credible, unbiased, national news is having an increasingly difficult time in reaching an audience large enough to be profitable," says Richard Goedkoop, professor of communication at La Salle University in Philadelphia.
Though "Nightline" will also get a new, prime time weekly show in prime time Friday, many media experts say the move harbingers the program's slow death.
"This is sad for ABC News, which will lose a time slot and the resulting advertising funding, and sad for those few who still watch 'Nightline,' " says John Goodman, a former senior producer at ABC and CBS News, who is now in public relations. "Nightline" is a casualty of "the constant changing entertainment alternatives, the dozens of cable-news programs that air during the day that often cover the same news stories, and TV executives who have little interest in offering time to the network news divisions."
"Tonight" and "The Late Show" face problems of their own.
For its part, "The Tonight Show" has never recovered from NBC's decision in 2010 to move Leno to a 10 p.m. weeknight show. The show flopped, and Leno controversially returned to "Tonight" to replace his replacement, Conan O'Brien. "The Tonight Show" attracted more than 5 million viewers nightly before the move; now it has 3.3 million.
More broadly, though, Leno and Mr. Letterman appear to be losing their freshness.
"Leno and Letterman's problems stem from the simple fact that their acts are getting old," says Robert Thompson, founder of the Bleier Center for Television and Popular Culture at Syracuse University in New York. He says Letterman "totally revolutionized late-night in 1982, but after 30 years, he seems tired, and younger people have adopted and adapted his innovations. Leno, of course, is still working in the Carson tradition, partying like its 1979."
Kimmel is less relevant than Mr. Stewart as a political comedian, "but his ability to incorporate online trends into an old-school network comedy show demonstrates moments of real brilliance," says Professor Thompson. "He features Internet trends and creates new ones of his own. He's also an excellent interviewer – in the modern idiom."
"To a lesser degree, Kimmel is now where Letterman was in the mid-1980s," Thompson says.
Jimmy Fallon, whose show follows "The Tonight Show" on NBC, may take Kimmel's strengths even further. He regularly features a Twitter feature and keeps a laptop at the desk with him. With Leno's contract set to expire in September 2013, speculation has already begun on whether NBC might bump Leno again, though NBC might feel chastened by the previous musical chairs fiasco.
To some, the recent moves point to a cheapening of late-night television.
"Kimmel's show generates more advertising revenue than do the traditional network late-night shows, because it appeals to younger viewers. This shifts the political discourse somewhat: Kimmel, like Stewart and Colbert, treats politics as a joke. Younger viewers are turned off politics, preferring Facebook, iPods, and vodka," says Ben Agger, director of the Center for Theory at the University of Texas, Arlington. "One wonders whether anyone will be watching the networks in a decade, especially late at night when we aging baby boomers are in bed."
To others, though, the moves point to a new vibrancy in late night.
Thompson suggests: "As far as civic relevance is concerned, late-night TV comedy is in a healthier state now than it's ever been before."


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DWTS Season 10 – Gossip and Innuendo
Was someone mentioning Candace Cameron Bure? Ah yes, she's the one who's been "speculated" or "wished for" on DWTS for a few seasons now. Where the speculation came from – her or her fans – I don't remember. And I don't really care. 🙂 But according to her, it ain't happening. I would suggest she's lying at the direction of producers, but since she is very religious – well, she best not be.
Okay, this exchange, below, scares me more than LaToya and Pam Anderson combined. Please, God, NO. Please. I don't ask for much, but I cannot tolerate Marie Osmond. I came to like Donny very much – but save me from Marie, please. To say I disliked her when she was a contestant on DWTS is putting it mildly. And if the dude below ends up being right, I will curse all you Sam Harris haters for making the show WORSE. 🙂 You know what they say…better the enemy you know. lol
You all know who Billy Bush is – he's a radio and TV Host. R.J. Johnson, according to his twitter page, is a TV producer/writer in LA. He could be full of crap, he could be right – I'm just reporting the conversation. I want to share my fear. 😉


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In my very early years of practice, an older patient named Cora would call me at home, usually late Sunday night after she had consumed an unknown quantity of beer. She would always tell me about some event that had "set her low back off" and that she wanted to be sure I could see her the next day. I would listen, reassure her that I could "fit her in" (among the eight or 10 patients I might have had scheduled in those days), and she would then hang up abruptly. This went on for a few years. I was young and found the ritual to be amusing and probably harmless, if not professional.
But now I have e-mail. In the spirit of better communication, I have offered my patients an "Ask the Doctor" e-mail opportunity. I knew that I would not be reimbursed for this time, but thought that the access would encourage goodwill.
My first e-mail was from Kara, an obsessive-compulsive patient who asked me, once again, to explain why her vertebrae go "out." This dialogue soon became pointless, since every time I provided an answer, she came up with at least two more questions. Which meant that if I offered two possible answers, I might receive four more questions. Consequently, 200 answers could generate 400 questions.
In case you've been wondering, the topic of this article is actually technology and how it's value can be perplexing, especially during a day in the office. The cellphone is a good example, although it is too easy a mark for humor, much like air travel is to stand-up comedians. When I look around the corner into the reception area of my office, it is obvious that I don't need many magazines. The patients are all staring into their cellphones. I have given up asking patients to put their phones on "vibrate" or shut them off in the treatment room, because I have actually grown to enjoy the variety of ringtones I hear every day! The existential oddity of an elderly woman on a walker, having her cellphone ringtone play "Born to be Wild" can make my day.
Colleagues, have you ever had a patient on the treatment table, adjusting them, when they answer the cellphone in their pocket and start talking? I have. It's difficult to do a cervical manipulation when the patient has a smartphone to their ear. If this has happened to you, then it's time we all set some limits.
During a conversation with a new patient, I was told that an orthopedist had already gone over his spinal X-rays with him. "Would you like to see them?" he asked. I expected him to whip out a digital CD, but instead he whipped out his iPad. He had taken pictures of his X-rays with his cellphone, as they hung on a view-box, and imported them to his iPad. The quality was very good, and I began to understand life was not going to be the same.
Technology has been a blessing in health care in many ways. I'm happy that X-rays and MRIs can be put on digital discs, since I don't have to worry about losing them. But I wish all the hospitals and imaging centers would use the same software. Whenever a patient brings me a CD of their MRI, and wants me to look at it and discuss the images, my hands start to tremble when I slip the disc into my laptop. That's because I know I'm going to look like a dope trying to find the images I need.
Only a health care provider charged with interpreting these pictures can understand the terror of having a patient look over your shoulder while you fumble around. The moments seem to turn into longer moments as I try to pull up the right pictures, the appropriate brightness or the proper directional view. Thank goodness many of my patients observe the sweat forming on my brow and offer to navigate the program for themselves; embarrassing, but appreciated.
Technology is indeed perplexing. Lately, a few of my younger patients have been wearing pedometers that seem to measure their entire life. The original, simple pedometer was designed to measure how many steps a person would take in a day. The new ones do that and also measure calories used and how many hours you have slept (no kidding). Some have a GPS thing going on and probably can post how often you floss your teeth on some social media site. I can applaud any technology that helps us be healthier, but this item makes me nervous. If it knows how long I sleep, does it know how much I snore?
As I peer into my flat screen, searching my electronic health records, I'm also listening to a replay of a radio broadcast on my MP3 player. Technology doesn't sleep. I know something new is coming. Will it make my life easier? So far, I am not convinced. I still have to push, pull, press, stretch, rub, goad, recoil or traction all my patients.
Unless technology brings me a clone of myself, I will continue to practice my primitive, hands-on craft, much like a potter making a clay pot on a pedal-driven wheel. In some ways that is reassuring to me. I know robots are now doing some types of surgery, but I don't want one adjusting my body – do you?
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The man behind the decks of one of hip-hop's classic tracks has passed away.
Rodney Bryce, who was known among the music community as DJ E-Z Rock, died Sunday at the age of 46, reports Rolling Stone. The cause of death is still unknown.
Bryce teamed up with MC Rob Base for the dancefloor anthem "It Takes Two," a 1988 single that would go on to become of hip-hop's most recognizable tracks. The duo's debut album It Takes Two, which also featured the familiar song "Joy and Pain," would go platinum and charted as high as number 31 on the Billboard 200.
Rob Base, real name Robert Ginyard, posted a photo of Bryce on his Instagram account with the caption "R.I.P. Skip (DJ E-Z Rock) my friend. My brother." Other members of the classic hip-hop community, including Biz Markie and DJ Red Alert, took to social media to express their condolences as well.


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Accepting Seoul Peace Prize Secretary-General says In Time of 'Great Transition',
United Nations Must Help Thwart Rising Tide of Insecurity, Injustice, Inequality
Following is UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon's address, as prepared for delivery, on receiving the Seoul Peace Prize: "The Pursuit of Peace at a Time of Global Transition", in Seoul, 29 October:
It is an immense honour to be awarded the Seoul Peace Prize. I thank the custodians of the prize for this recognition.
I know that through me you are also paying tribute to the United Nations, our work for peace across the world and the diverse and talented staff who bring the UN Charter to life. I am also keenly aware that I am the first Korean to win this award. That makes this moment especially moving.
I think back to all those who have helped and inspired me along the way — from my school teachers during a war-time childhood — to mentors in the Korean Government. I offer my profound appreciation to those men and women, who are dedicated to public service and helped to instil that same spirit in me. This is their prize, too.
Not many countries establish a prize for peace. The Seoul Peace Prize has its roots in the 1988 Summer Olympics when this country opened its doors to people and athletes from more than 160 countries. Korea did so in part because it believes in the power of sports for peace and development. Just this morning, I spoke at a forum on that very subject.
But hosting the Olympics was also Korea's way of saying thank you to the world for supporting the country's struggle and transformation. Decades earlier, as war raged across the Korean peninsula the troops of many countries came to the country's defence, under the flag of the United Nations.
Some of those who gave their lives for Korea's freedom are buried on Korean soil — far from their homes, but close to the hearts of the Korean people. One year ago, I visited the burial ground in Busan — the world's only United Nations cemetery — to pay my respects for their sacrifice.
Koreans benefitted again from international assistance during the monumental post-war recovery effort. Into the country, through the ports of Busan and Incheon, came vast amounts of school books, grain, vaccines and other vital assistance.
Another import was less tangible but every bit as consequential: solidarity. Korea drew strength from knowing that the country was not alone.
Three months ago, I visited two other Olympic sites in the span of a single day. In the morning, I took a symbolic run in the Olympic stadium in Sarajevo — a one-time war-zone. That evening, I carried the torch for this year's Summer Games in London, a city that has also experienced the destruction of war and the horror of aerial bombardment.
Bosnia, the United Kingdom and Korea have all rebuilt and gained the path of peace. So many other people in war-ravaged lands around the world want to make that same journey. With the help of the United Nations they can.
That sense of shared hope and renewal is, for me, the meaning of this award. As a son of Korea and as Secretary-General of the United Nations, I am therefore pleased to accept the Seoul Peace Prize and to speak to you, on this important occasion, about the pursuit of peace at a time of global transition.
The human family is at a critical juncture. The world is moving through a great transition. This transition is economic, as the digital revolution advances and as new powers and groups emerge.
Today's engines of growth are largely in the developing world. Korea itself hosted the G20 Summit two years ago — the first to be held outside North America and Europe. The implications of this momentous shift — from West to East, and from North to the global South — are only beginning to unfold.
The Great Transition is also developmental, as we seek a more sustainable path. The social perils of rising inequality and joblessness are clear. And our ecological footprint is overstepping the Earth's boundaries. We are using resources as if we had two planets, not one. There can be no "plan B" because there is no "planet B".
Politics are also on the move, awakened against oppression, corruption and misrule. People are increasingly — and rightly — demanding a greater role in shaping their own destiny. Dramatic transitions in the Arab world, Africa and elsewhere have brought new hope to many countries and to others that have suffered severe democratic deficits for too long.
More quickly than anyone foresaw we have established an age of accountability for international crimes and grave violations of human rights. Leaders must listen to their constituents — must respond to their needs and aspirations — or make way for those who will.
The United Nations, too, must deliver. The United Nations must help the world turn back the tide of rising insecurity, injustice, inequality and intolerance. Peace and security, development and human rights are indivisible. We will not enjoy one without the others. We must deliver peace in the fullest sense of the word.
The UN's work for global peace and security draws on many tools. UN peacekeeping operations are in great demand — a sign of persistent armed conflict, but also a vote of confidence in the way peacekeepers can help countries transform their prospects for the better. The UN's peacebuilding efforts are being strengthened to help fragile countries emerging from conflict avoid a relapse — as happens all too commonly.
The United Nations is strengthening mediation, preventive diplomacy and all our means of resolving disputes peacefully.
The Organization is also focusing greater attention on drug trafficking, transnational crime and terrorism — security threats that have grown in intensity, and which feed off each other in deadly ways.
At this ceremony dedicated to peace, I must make a special plea about the threat of nuclear weapons. Some say nuclear disarmament is utopian, premature, a dream. I say the illusion is that nuclear weapons provide security. Defence establishments agree: nuclear weapons are useless against today's threats, from crime to terror to disease. Security experts also acknowledge that the very existence of nuclear weapons is destabilizing, since others feel they must have them for deterrence and their own protection — and since terrorists may seek to obtain nuclear materials. There are also real risks to human health and the environment.
How, then, do we explain that in a post-cold-war world, amidst a global financial crisis, the nuclear weapon States seem intent on modernizing their arsenals for decades to come? And more broadly, how can we justify global military spending that last year was twice as much in a day as the UN spent on all its activities the whole year?
I continue to pursue wide-ranging initiatives to realize our dream of a world without nuclear weapons. My UN five-point plan focuses on preventing proliferation, strengthening the legal regime and ensuring nuclear safety and security — an effort that was given good momentum by the Nuclear Security Summit held in Seoul earlier this year. The world is over-armed, and peace is underfunded. We need to get our priorities right, and stop spending billions on weapons instead of people.
The UN's work for development is now focused on keeping the promise embodied in the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). Maternal health: so that women do not perish in the course of giving life. Nutrition: so that every infant gets the start in life they deserve. Education: for the skills needed to thrive in the knowledge economy. Sustainable energy: to power long-term prosperity. Environmentally friendly development: to protect our one and only planet.
The empowerment of the world's women and young people — in many ways, is the key to all our hopes. The 2015 MDG deadline is fast approaching. We have made important gains, but the economic crisis has stalled progress and threatens big reversals. In too many countries, on too many targets, we are falling short. We must keep our promise to the world's poorest and most vulnerable people.
Even as the United Nations makes this push to achieve the MDGs, there is also a need to articulate a post-2015 development vision. That vision must be bold yet practical. It must have sustainability at its core. And it must reflect challenges that have come to the fore since the MDGs were first agreed. We must make this long-term investment in people and the planet on which we depend.
People are also at the heart of our efforts to mainstream human rights and other democratic values. We have made remarkable advances — a wide-ranging body of standards and laws, the fall of dictatorships and corrupt regimes, the conviction of a former head of State for war crimes, the emergence of a new norm, the responsibility to protect people from genocide and other grave crimes.
Yet we are still witness to appalling abuses and discrimination. We see extremists in northern Mali and Pakistan committing cruel acts in a hateful, twisted interpretation of religion. Women and girls around the world are still subjected to violence, servitude and early marriage. We see hospitals and places of worship, once considered safe havens in wartime, now coming under attack — a reversion to barbarism of another day. And we see bombings of densely populated Syrian cities by the regime.
We must do better. The United Nations must do better.
Most immediately, we must do more to respond to the violence in Syria. The United Nations is doing its utmost to ease the humanitarian situation and to set in motion a political solution to the crisis. For this to happen, the guns must fall silent. I am deeply disappointed that the parties failed to respect the call to suspend fighting. This crisis cannot be solved with more weapons and bloodshed.
I call once again for the parties to immediately stop the fighting. And I repeat my call for the Security Council, the regional countries and all parties to support Joint Special Representative Lakhdar Brahimi's mission to help move forward on a political track. I remain committed to doing all I can to make this happen. As long as the international community remains at odds, the needs, attacks and suffering will only grow.
More broadly, we must do better to fight impunity, in Syria and elsewhere. We must further support the groundbreaking work for justice carried out by the International Criminal Court. We must show we are truly committed to implementing the responsibility to protect in practice, not just refining what we mean by it in theory.
In response to extremism, we must promote tolerance, including through initiatives such as the UN Alliance of Civilizations — our effort to promote mutual respect and understanding, culture to culture, country to country, people to people.
My remarks here tonight would be incomplete without a few words on East Asia itself, and the role of the Republic of Korea. East Asia has risen. It is a dynamic economic force, a contributor to UN peacekeeping, a major development donor, and a source of innovations and ideas that are shaping our future.
The countries of the region are now each other's most important trading partners. Yet tensions from the past are still all too present. Every country in the region has a paramount interest in stability. Where there are differences, these should be managed and resolved peacefully. Leaders have a responsibility to show restraint, and pursue solutions through dialogue, cooperation and an accurate understanding of history.
Let us draw lessons from other parts of the world where regional integration and cooperation are well advanced. Let us all, leaders and ordinary citizens alike, be forward-looking in thinking about how best to build a peaceful Asia that enjoys prosperity and human rights.
The situation on the Korean Peninsula is one of the most challenging in the world, with regional and global implications. I am ready to play my part to work towards a peaceful and denuclearized Korean Peninsula — including through my own personal engagement and visit to the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, under the right conditions. I also look forward to the day when the [Democratic People's Republic of Korea] moves to heed the call for denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula, and for improving the lives of its people through respect for universal values and human rights.
Rates of malnutrition and childhood stunting in the [Democratic People's Republic of Korea] are alarming. Donor assistance, however, is declining, risking cutbacks in food and nutrition assistance. This is an immediate problem as well as a matter affecting the future of the Korean people as a whole.
The United Nations will continue to do its utmost to provide humanitarian assistance to those in need, especially children and other vulnerable people. Even as we strive for a better future on the Korean Peninsula, there is an urgent need to ease human suffering today.
Our world is shifting. Changes and wake-up calls arrive with the speed of a tweet, on the wings of the World Wide Web. The Republic of Korea has an important role to play as we try to find our footing in this new era. With its vibrant democracy and well established rule of law, Korea can play a bridging role for countries undergoing political transitions. With its robust economy, Korea can contribute greatly to sustainable development, including by increasing aid commitments beyond the generous steps it has taken already. And with its election earlier this month to the United Nations Security Council, the Republic of Korea can help keep the peace.
Korea's role will be further strengthened by the country's recent decision to contribute peacekeepers to the UN Mission in South Sudan.
Times of transition are times of profound opportunity. The decisions we make in this period will have an impact for generations to come. I believe the Great Transition is propelling us towards a new future in which we will come to know and influence and interact with each other more intensely with every passing day. That gives me great hope because the great transition is putting power into the hands of people as they seek to make the values enshrined in the UN Charter real and meaningful in their own lives.
Justice, equality, human dignity. That is our shared destination. As we navigate our way, let our passion for peace — and our compassion for each other — be our polestar for a brighter future.
I would like to express my sincere gratitude to all of you for celebrating this award with me. I sincerely wish the Seoul Peace Prize Foundation much success ahead, and to all of you, joy and happiness.
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Locke not included in Hurdle's rotation plans
CHICAGO -- Nothing has changed with the Pirates' pitching plans after A.J. Burnett leads off the weekend series in Cincinnati. The starters the ensuing two days still depend on the games' significance to playoff seeding -- although manager Clint Hurdle did think aloud about the most likely sequence, Charlie Morton then Gerrit Cole.
However, the Pittsburgh manager did for the first time confirm that Jeff Locke won't make another start -- while holding out the possibility the lefty might find a bullpen role on a postseason roster.
"We'll be open-minded, and see where it takes us," Hurdle said of the Ohio rotation plans. "Cole [who pitched Tuesday] and Morton [Monday's pitcher] would be on regular turn, so that's a possibility. Three games from now, it could be completely different. Sunday's game might not have the same value."
Hurdle would thus bypass the opportunity to bring back his best season-long pitcher, left-hander Francisco Liriano, on three days' rest on Sunday. This, despite the fact Liriano has performed well on short rest the only two times in his career he has done it (three hits and 15 strikeouts in 12 innings) and, with day games Wednesday and Sunday, in effect his body would be getting close to the regular four days' rest.
The manager has three reasons for dismissing Liriano as an option:
• "It's almost four days for the body," Hurdle said, "but you don't know about the mind. They have their routines, and some aren't very flexible with them."
• Great American Ball Park has not been kind to the left-hander, who has lost both of his starts there this year, allowing 10 hits and seven runs in 10 1/3 innings.
• Having a well-rested Liriano set for what now is a certain first postseason game is not a bad plan.
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Paul Smith, the official who justified cutting Head Start by saying we should strengthen marriage instead has a single exception to his rule that mothers shouldn't work outside the home. Asked recently by The Washington Post about the bizarre possibility that a woman might want to work, he paused and said,
"Well, I think of Barbra Streisand. Boy, has she got a great voice, and I'm glad she shared that," he says. "So, for someone with that talent, I would hope they would do both. But the singing can wait a little bit. You've got a very narrow time when the children are young."
We're sure she's grateful! This is even weirder because noted mom-judger Mike Huckabee just raved to Politico that Jewish people are awesome, particularly the ones that are like Babs:
"If you've been around a lot of Jewish people, particularly from New York, they tend to be very opinionated, very animated," he said. "I felt like I was sitting between Barbra Streisand and Woody Allen - it was really interesting; it was surreal."
Kind of awkward about Streisand's own well-documented, backed-by-her-dollars views! She even recently reposted a ThinkProgress report on her personal website, entitled, "The Right's War On Women." Boy, does she have a great voice. Shame about what she's actually saying with it.
Frederick Official's Comment That A Woman's Place Is In The Home Creates Uproar [WP]
Earlier: In Which Republicans Get Pretty Honest About Motherhood And Poverty
Huckabee Backtracks On Natalie Portman Comments


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Soaked in early settlement history with sandstone buildings and castle-like churches, Warwick is located two-hours' drive from Brisbane in the Southern Downs. Stroll the Rose City Country Markets or sit on the breezy cast iron verandah of a colonial pub. Spot native birds and endangered plants at the Environmental Park or stand above Queen Mary Falls in Killarney and feed king parrots from the nearby caravan park.
Muscle murray cod on the banks of the Condamine River or from a hire boat on Leslie or Connolly Dams, then camp under the stars. Sit ringside at a rodeo or polocrosse match or take a trip to the heritage centre for a cowboy history lesson. Tackle 14 river crossings in the Cambanoora Gorge by 4WD and fossick for gold at Thanes Creek.
A sea of yellow flood the fields of country towns in summer creating the most picturesque of sceneries along the Sunflower Route and beyond - perfect for a weekend drive.


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What are time switch accessories used for?
Time switch accessories are used to connect the timer to the electrical circuit from the mains electricity (AC) via a power cable in, for instance, homes, offices and factories.
In the automotive industry, the accessories are applied to the battery-operated equipment within a vehicle.
Time switch accessories can also be used to install timers into a wall outlet, for example in central heating control panels, TVs a, radions and sleep timer products.
ypes of time switch accessories
Time switch accessories are categorised as follows:
- Electromechanical accessories that are used in rotating gear motors, for example within automation processes in factories.
- Electronic accessories used in applications with no moving parts where semiconductors are responsible for the timing circuitry of the switches, for example home security systems.
- Countdown accessories that are in devices that have to power on or off at specific time intervals like air conditioning systems or street lights.


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wineries, restaurants, shops and many public historic homes.
Three comfortable guest rooms each with a private bath await you. A delightful candlelight breakfast
is served each morning.
The city of Madison has a unique blend of historic homes and the ambience of a small town.
The picturesque Ohio River lazily flows past the city and was once the lifeblood of the area.


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