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Location: Longueuil, Quebec
Posted: Sat May 04, 2013 9:39 pm
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Kojiri wrote:
VnholyCvntz wrote:
Lets write a 3 page essay on why
A Blaze on the Northern Sky
is a good Black Metal album.
You don't need 3 pages. You need 3 words, actually 4 words.
"It just is, faggot"
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Posted: Sun May 19, 2013 5:53 pm
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Põhjast Matused
Unlike most entries in this sub-genre, Matused is not campy hard rock with metal licks and prolonged droning riffs. Instead, it cuts back to the core of what made heavy metal great, with the amazingly adept vocals of Eric Syre guiding a guitar-driven, riff-based band with a sense of how to create and nurture mood like a doom metal band.
Syres vocals highlight these riffs with melodies but do not merely duplicate the notes, but instead serve as a separate instrument, winding around the progressions that guide the song and by carefully choosing where to go in that space, both accentuating consistency and foreshadowing change. Like serpents in the trees of an enchanted garden, vocal melodies slowly enwrap each riff and then merge with it, urging the song on to new dimensions.
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Posted: Sun May 26, 2013 11:15 am
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Interview: Varg Vikernes
After creating in the course of four early albums an impressive body of art that essentially ended black metal as it was by raising the bar beyond what others could easily participate in, Vikernes was imprisoned for sixteen years for his alleged role in church arson and murder. During the time he was in prison, he put out two more impressive keyboard-based albums and several books worth of writings before falling silent around the turn of the millennium.
Upon his release, he didnt slack off, either, but pushed out two new albums influenced by the rising drone-Narrow Squirting Bowel Movement trend from Eastern Europe, and has released a film, is currently working on a role-playing game, and continues to produce numerous writings and a new theory of history. Since he is an object of interest as well as such a strong personality that he cannot escape notice, he has continued to use interviews and other public talking points to advance his ideas.
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Posted: Sun May 26, 2013 12:02 pm
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is currently working on a role-playing game
I want to play this game,
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Posted: Thu May 30, 2013 6:43 pm
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Contact: Dag Hansen
International Day of Slayer
PO Box 1004
Alief, TX 77411
(512) 553-4544
International Day of Slayer Becomes Yearly Holiday
After Guitarist's Death, Fans of Metal Adopt Holiday
Summary: Recognizing that Slayer is a symbol of all that's right with metal, the heavy metal holiday "International Day of Slayer" has become a yearly holiday to celebrate metal through the metaphor of Slayer on June 6th of each year.
In the wake of Slayer guitarist Jeff Hanneman's death, the directors of the International Day of Slayer -- the Slayer-centric holiday that sprang to life on 6/6/06 -- announce a change in the status the celebration of this year's version of "the world's first heavy metal holiday."
"With the passing of Jeff Hanneman, it would be reasonable to assume that the 2013 celebration of the International Day of Slayer would be a somber one," said Hessian spokesperson and International Day of Slayer CEO Jim Tate, "but nothing could be further from the truth. This year more than any other demands full engagement and celebration from Slayer fans and hessians across the globe." Tate explained that the term "Hessian," derived from the long-haired maniacal mercenaries of the revolutionary war, is a term of cultural self-reference for metal fans.
He explained that the significance of the International Day of Slayer goes far beyond Slayer. "The outside world was once again forced to reckon with us as a cultural movement when they acknowledged the loss of one of metal's most important figures, so it would be a mistake to simply hang our heads and close up shop. Jeff made music that was loud and defiant, and we must continue to uphold this standard in how we commemorate him and represent the hessian community," said Tate.
Many commentators view Slayer as the "archetypal metal band" because of their uncompromising approach, their weaving of a mythology combining technology and occultism, and their unapologetic pursuit of a lifestyle apart from what modern society considers normal. In fact, some consider Slayer the saviors of heavy metal, which was veering toward the populist path which would lead to its assimilation by rock music, and absorption into a "metal-flavored" version of rock for sale as a mainstream product.
International Day of Slayer CTO Dag Hansen spoke up on this point. "Pizza wasn't invented in Italy, Chinese restaurant food was invented in New York, Sri Racha sauce was created in California, Dutch ovens aren't Dutch and French fries have no relation to France," Hansen. said. "We don't want metal to become another culture absorbed by the money machine and turned into a pale imitation of itself."
"We at IDoS ask you to again stand up in the name of Slayer, in the name of metal, and in the name of Jeff Hanneman, and remind the rest of the planet that we are here, and we will not be going away anytime soon," said Tate. "Good music is heroic and ultimately immortal, and now more than ever, the music of Slayer is exactly that. They created the battle hymns that so many of us have used to navigate our lives, ones we will continue to rely upon to as the days ahead grow ever darker. We cannot let these works fade with time. It is sometimes hard to remember that Slayer is comprised of mortal men like ourselves, but with the proper dedication and stewardship, their works can last a thousand years and join the ranks of masters like Beethoven and Wagner. This is what we must strive for by insisting on bands like Slayer for us and future generations."
Reminding listeners that as every year, this year the International Day of Slayer will be on the same date, with the same agenda. "Join us. It is never too late to make your voice heard. Metal is the mission, Slayer is our weapon. On June 6th, stand with us to celebrate as visibly as we can," said Tate. "Don't go to work, listen to Slayer!"
The International Day of Slayer website exhorts users to:
* Listen to Slayer at full blast in your car.
* Listen to Slayer at full blast in your home.
* Listen to Slayer at full blast at your place of employment.
* Listen to Slayer at full blast in any public place you prefer.
DO NOT use headphones! The objective of this day is for everyone within earshot to understand that it is the National Day of Slayer. National holidays in America aren't just about celebrating; they're about forcing it upon non-participants.
Taking that participation to a problematic level
* Stage a "Slay-out." Don't go to work. Listen to Slayer.
* Have a huge block party that clogs up a street in your neighborhood. Blast Slayer albums all evening. Get police cruisers and helicopters on the scene. Finish with a full-scale riot.
* Spray paint Slayer logos on churches, synagogues, or cemeteries.
* Play Slayer covers with your own band (since 99% of your riffs are stolen from Slayer anyway).
* Kill the neighbor's dog and blame it on Slayer.
Started in 2006 as both a parody of the "National Day of Prayer" and a tribute to the band that singlehandedly brought the intensity back to heavy metal, the International Day of Slayer is a holiday for all who appreciate metal music and specifically, the works of Slayer. To celebrate, go to
and read the instructions there.
Slayer is a speed/death metal band from California who starting in 1983 unleashed a new style of music based on fast tremolo phrasal riffs and chaotic solos, merging the ideological outlook of punk with the metal tendency to find mythology lurking behind the behavior of humans. For more information, visit the band at
Jeff Hanneman, one of the founding members of Slayer, is credited with inventing much of the band's sound and metaphorical approach to lyrics, as well as writing much of its most stirring material. He passed away unexpectedly on May 2, 2013. A public memorial service was held for him at the Hollywood Palladium on May 23.
If you'd like more information about this topic, or would like to schedule an interview, please contact Dag Hansen at (512) 553-4544 or
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Posted: Thu May 30, 2013 10:38 pm
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The dont go to work blast Slayer part I agree with but the TAGGING+RIOTING+KILLING THE DOG part I aint so sure ´bout it
DISJECTA MEMBRAE plays Torture Doom
FUNERALIUM plays Extreme Doom
ABJVRATION plays Death Doom
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Total Deaf
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Posted: Wed Nov 27, 2013 8:37 am
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Death Metal Underground
Weekly Newsletter 11/18-11/24
Because Metal Is Art
Five things every musician needs
Those of us who have had the fortune to hang around the music industry for a few decades tend to pick up a few ideas about what works and what doesnt.
If you are trying to get your music out there, youll get a lot of advice from people with agendas. They want you to do x so that they get y. What follows is generic advice for putting your best foot forward.
Demilich box details revealed
Back in 1993, Demilich released a killer album entitled Nespithe. The album innovated consciously in every way possible. It took the audience a decade to warm up to it, but by the time Demilich re-united in 2006 for a reunion tour, death metal had fully bonded with this inventive act.
Fast forward a few more years and Demilich is finally getting the recognition it deserves through re-releases of its classic material. These were originally planned in 2006, but got delayed a bit as the wheels of music justice ground. Demilich has just announced the release of a limited edition box set with a 44-page booklet, sticker and new cover art.
Black metal album titles illustrated like children's books
These pictures were originally innocent illustrations for childrens books. They were drawn by well-known but now deceased Czech artist Helena Zmatlíková who illustrated numerous books for children.
At some time after that, they were creatively edited by a member of Umbrtka who also writes for Czech Maxim. The innocence drained away, replaced by the eternal darkness of the blackest of souls.
Deicide - In the Minds of Evil
If you break any ground as a band, you will suffer from momentum inertia. Your initial direction will carry you quickly to its end, and after three albums, you will find yourself with a loss of direction.
This occurs because in your vision, substance and form were joined, and you made a language out of what you wished to express. For some visions, a lifetime of specifics can be created; for most, there are big picture things to do, and then emptiness.
Cryogen - Continuum
Two revelations before listening to this: first, when I first got into music I thought talent and ability were rare; now I realize theyre commonplace, but the ability to apply them in some non-inert interesting way is rare. Second, that metalcore the mix of metal genres in the post-hardcore style of contrast without continuity riffing borrows almost everything it has from 1980s speed metal.
Micro-songs: the shortest songs in heavy metal
About a decade ago, the trend of flash fiction or micro-stories seized the literary world by storm. The reasoning was that as people did more of their reading via phones and portable computers, they would want shorter, harder-hitting fiction.
Of course, metal was there first.
Opeth frontman says metal fans are "close-minded"
Heavy metal music gets a bad rap, not just from people who dislike it, but from people who claim to like it. The problem is that criticism draws attention to the speaker, so theres no better way to stand out than to stand up and say, All of this is wrong!
While some critics of the current way are motivated by a desire to create useful change, most people are motivated by self-interest and change for changes sake, which lets them seize attention and/or power. Opeths frontman Mikael Mick Åkerfeldt recently attempted such a power grab.
His statements, recorded in a Metal Hammer interview via Metal Injection, are harshly critical of metal but suffer a gigantic logical plot hole that makes them totally nonsense.
Sadistic Metal Reviews 11-24-13
What are Sadistic Metal Reviews? These reviews address the music itself, instead of the social impact of assembling a public persona out of bands you claim to like. Since almost all human endeavors are mostly mediocrity, there will be tender self-pity follow by rage. Come for the laughs, stay for the schadenfreude and occasional quality metal.
DeathMetal.org is the net's oldest and longest-running heavy metal resource center and home of
The Heavy Metal FAQ
. We treat heavy metal music as a form of art and culture, and we believe we should bring out the best in it. Our primary focus is death metal; but we remain open to new musical experiences, both within metal and without. To learn more, visit our information center at:
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Posted: Fri Dec 13, 2013 7:33 am
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Thanksgiving Newsletter 11/25-11/28
Because Metal Is Art
Profile: Robert Plante, author of Demolition - The Encyclopedia of 1980s Metal Demos
Demolition The Encyclopedia of 1980s Metal Demos will present an encyclopedic listing of the metal demos of the 1980s in handy book form as written by author Robert Plante. It will also review them. Most importantly, however, this is the first attempt to systematically chronicle the birth of not just a genre, but the underground itself through demos. This is part of of a literary explosion on heavy metal topics and specifically, underground metal.
The "women in metal" debate is resolved
Its a perpetual favorite of late-night bull sessions and internet forums alike: what do we think of women in metal? Growing up with Jo Bench blasting out basslines in Bolt Thrower, the ladies in Derketa/Mythic making grinding doom, and knowing dozens of women heading zines, labels, and so on, it never occurred to us old schoolers.
Khimmat - Vos-X
Drawing influences from bands like Arkhon Infaustus, Khimaat contrive an assortment of unsettling atonal passages. The harsh production insinuates the cacophonous demeanor displayed in Vos-X and showcases a mélange of discordant textures. With anguish residing at the forefront, Khimaat move forward into parallels of torment and manage to unnerve the listener as the demo EP unfolds. Unsettling as much as it is gritty, the execution of Vos-X is a good effort for a first attempt.
Interview with album cover artist Francesco Gameli
Art direction for preparing album aesthetics is important for delivering a visual representation for the music that it banners. Francesco Gemelli has been providing visual artistry for numerous bands and other clients. With utmost professionalism displayed in his works, Francesco is expanding his work as art director for record labels and freelance endeavors. Hes amassed quite a hefty resume of album covers and logos.
Academic library stockpiles metal for future study
Dr. David Hunter is a music librarian at the University of Texas in Austin. As part of his work curating the Historical Music Recordings collection, Dr. Hunter stockpiles heavy metal for future academics to study.
Sadistic Metal Reviews 11-27-13
What are Sadistic Metal Reviews? We write about the artistic and musical side of metal, not how many teenyboppers or bloated old guys think its fresh. In the holiday spirit, we call metals turkeys what they are. Expect delicious outrage and denial, with the (occasional) quality release.
Five albums I'm thankful for
For those of you who don't have the (dis)pleasure of living in the United States, today is the national holiday where Americans gorge themselves on slaughtered turkey and mashed potatoes before spending hours watching grown men fight over a ball.
I know, you're missing out.
However, regardless of what may be occurring elsewhere; now is as good at time as any to reflect on the albums that made metal great. Here at the DMU we strive to recognize within metal, albums that reach toward something higher (art), and are therefore eternal.
Celtic Frost - To Mega Therion
Protagonist Tom Warrior writes in his book about the band that the importance of projecting image coherent with music was where Celtic Frost differed from other bands of the time, and that vision is present here in distinctive songs which more than operating by hook work by visual architectures having significance in rumbling epics of fundamental conflict. Vocals chant a cadenced encouragement to roaring sound and drums shadow development through guitar phrasing as bass fills points of tonal variation, forming together a lower registers resonance which through its thrashing of undulating riffs projects a hazy dreamlike vision into the subconscious metaphorology of majestically raw and human motions in music.
Slayer - South of Heaven
The most darkly imposing of the Slayer albums, South of Heaven achieves a demonic sound through a breakdown of music to pure patterning, in which harmony serves a dark spirit rising only occasionally from the ripping chromatic riffs and chaotic solos that surge from one end of the spectrum to the other conducted by ingenious reinvention of inertia. The musical style lingers toward the more abstract end of the speed metal and death metal movements, with fast riffing that presages the work of Morbid Angel and Massacra balanced by intricate lead riffing in which grand visual aspects to a rhythmic sequence of notes are established.
Incantation - Onward to Golgotha
Grasping isolation through an enduring musicality which encodes the experiences leading to the decisions that make complacency inaccessible, and thus guarantee alienation, this album is like a Paradise Lost for underground metal, putting together the most base techniques of metalcraft with the highest abstractions of thematic abstraction paired to a biological sense of self-identification.
Demilich - Nespithe
This album is highly recommended - underground metal shooting off in another direction, but in safe hands. It's punk in that these players are not entirely technically obsessed and play sometimes a shade unsteadily, but progressive in that they reach beyond any metal structures known to humanity to create a language: a highly abstracted and intellectual, atmospheric type of death metal that works out its fractal by making sure every anticlimax is a peak view into the next dimension of its context.
Ildjarn - Forest Poetry
In the style of older Bathory black metal is reformed as a droning, techno-basic attack of riffs changing rhythm and structure over a fixed, energetic, repetitive beat. Without the trance-inducing effects of Burzum the insidious nature of black metal's nihilism is less inductive than confrontational in an album of fast blasting material in which the major beat never varies. Relentless violence becomes beauty in the evidence of melody emerging behind the chaotic and droning battery, which reveals the core of an evil understanding: the structure within the aesthetic.
DeathMetal.org is the net's oldest and longest-running heavy metal resource center and home of The Heavy Metal FAQ. We treat heavy metal music as a form of art and culture, and we believe we should bring out the best in it. Our primary focus is death metal; but we remain open to new musical experiences, both within metal and without. To learn more, visit our information center at:
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Newsletter 11/29-12/8
Because Metal Is Art
Does metal have a finite lifespan?
Keith Kahn-Harris, a metal academic whose work in metal academia has been covered here and elsewhere, writes that metal may be suffocating under the weight of its own success:
"Metal today is in crisis. Metals crisis doesnt feel like a crisis. In fact it sometimes feels like quite the reverse. This is a crisis in which most are unaware that there is a crisis and that is the crisis. The crisis is one of abundance."
Heavy metal shows piracy is not killing music, offers new business model
The music industry and the television and movie industries appears to be in free-fall. After years of having an exclusive means of delivery, its market hold has been fragmented by the internet and increasing distrust of big media. Looking over the past decade, the picture adds up to a slow and steady decline with downloaded forms of media failing to replace the profits of their physical counterparts.
Suuri Shamaani Mysteerien Maailma
The esoteric ambient/organic noise project of Beherits Nuclear Holocausto Vengeance, Suuri Shamaani, will see its Mysteerien Maailma re-released next week by KVLT in Finland ( 11 pre-order).
Like Justin Broadrick project Final, or post-Napalm Death project Lull, Suuri Shamaani attempts to shape sound itself using overlapping drones and ambient noises to create internal harmonies. Mysteerien Maailma (commonly called the mysterious mailman album for its resemblance to that phrase in English) represents a more ritualistic and ordered vision of that approach.
Profile: Codex Obscurum editor Kevin Ord
Theres a seismic disturbance in the metal world. As the power of the internet winds up, the flood of information has increased to the point where people are searching for ways to reduce the data overload. As a result, theyre turning back toward zines, reviews and edited sites and away from crowd-sourced data and social media.
On the forefront of this change is Codex Obscurum, a formerly small but rising zine from the eastern coast of the United States. Staffed by volunteers, run on a non-profit basis, and dedicated to old school underground metal as well as contemporary developments, Codex Obscurum has won over its share of devotees.
Slayer Show No Mercy turns 30
Three decades ago, on December 3, 1983, Slayer unleashed Show No Mercy upon an ungrateful world. This event changed more than one bands future; it helped launch the next generation in metal.
Combining the fluid tremolo strum of hardcore punk with the melodic song structures of Iron Maiden and the angular, rhythmically precise riffing of Judas Priest, Slayer sculpted from raw elements the future of death metal. With the guitars freed from having to emphasize offbeats, riffs became more fluid and tended toward phrases, jazz-style, instead of bouncy percussion in the style of rock.
Jeff Hanneman demos from 1985 released as Seeds of Horror
With the tragic early death of Slayers Jeff Hanneman earlier this year, it was inevitable that artifacts would unearth themselves, as has happened with the Seeds of Horror release. This album contains both demos for an unreleased concept album by Slayer and a demo from Hannemans side hardcore project Papsmear.
The Slayer demos involve material that mostly made it on to later albums but also contain some unreleased and unrealized material. Generally recorded with Hanneman on guitar and vocals and a drum machine for percussion, the demos include some conceptual material like the title track from which this CD/LP takes its name.
Sadistic Metal Reviews 12-05-13
What are Sadistic Metal Reviews? If you treat heavy metal like a form of art or culture, it suddenly reveals its inner depth. Labels want you to see the surface only. To separate the two, we must be brutally honest. Look for the occasional gem in the sands of sonic feces.
Dawn to re-issue entire back catalog through Century Media in 2014
Swedish black/death metal outfit Dawn returned from the chaos of the 2000s a year ago and have been steadily moving toward releasing new material since. In support of this, the band will be re-issuing its entire discography through Century Media in 2014.
The Heaviest Encyclopedia of Swedish Hard Rock and Heavy Metal Ever! by Janne Stark
Since the popularization age of search engines began, some have wondered if this spelled the impending doom of paper encyclopedias. If heavy metal is any indication, traditional methods of distributing information are still enduring.
Profile: Cóndor
To partake of underground metal in the current year is to keep eyes open for new possibilities. Because this is underground meaning-first and surface appeal later, where everyone else does it the other way around music, this requires looking past early limitations to see if a band has the outlook required. This worldview is a desire to make music in the true metal spirit, with a personal voice that reveals vastly impersonal truths.
DeathMetal.org is the net's oldest and longest-running heavy metal resource center and home of The Heavy Metal FAQ. We treat heavy metal music as a form of art and culture, and we believe we should bring out the best in it. Our primary focus is death metal; but we remain open to new musical experiences, both within metal and without. To learn more, visit our information center at:
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Posted: Mon Dec 23, 2013 1:13 am
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Newsletter 12/9-12/15
Because Metal Is Art
The importance of experiencing local metal
Some time ago, Jon Wild relayed a local news write-up about Amarillo-based death metal band Abolishment of Flesh. I am a part of Death Metal Underground, and I live in Amarillo. Ive gotten to know these folks, and I thought Id offer a follow up. I can say without reservation that they are as great as the best of people one finds anywhere. Since moving here 14 years ago, Ive found I had trouble finding a niche. The ostensibly Christian veneer of this region fades rather quickly when it becomes known that one does not practice some variety (or in my case, no variety) of faith. That sense of alienation grows when one prefers Pentagram CDs to Pentacostal services. So outside the people I knew from work, I really didnt associate much with the local population. As metalhead and loner from way back, this arrangement suited me just fine. Solitude trumps solicitousness any day, and twice on Sunday.
How to sing death metal an interview with Lane Taylor, vocal coach
Every death metal listener has at some point heard some variation on the statement that death metal bands are untalented, and that instead of mellifluous singing, theres some guy just standing there screaming (thats from my Mom, about 25 years ago).
Despite three decades of these vocals, they remain vastly misunderstood. Leaving aside for a moment the question of their purpose and effect, theres also the technical question of how they are produced. And how does this compare to regular sing-a-long vocals?
Assück Blindspot
Grindcore as a genre started out incredibly strong but unfortunately has grown stale with copycat bands and hipsters. By remembering those who made the genre great, we may inspire the genre to create great works once more.
An early runner in the grindcore genre, Floridas Assück were one of the first bands to fuse grindcores rhythmic intensity and youthful energy with elements of the phrasal and percussive riffing of death metal. The combination would later become deathgrind. Assück additionally was staffed by remarkably proficient musicians.
Sadistic Metal Reviews 12-12-13
What are Sadistic Metal Reviews? Heavy metal is either art, or like the rest its a product to make sad people feel better about their empty and pointless lives. Brutal honesty is all that separates us from that abyss. Remember, tears are a sign that youve really reached people
Analyze it to Life: Black Sabbath Master of Reality
The resurgence of Black Sabbath following the success of their new album 13 presents an ironic success when compared with the more substantial legacy of their earlier work. Without the first five albums, metal as we now know it would not exist. And on one album in particular, Black Sabbath laid the groundwork for three subgenres stoner metal, thrash metal and doom metal such that future generations could pick up the hint and fully develop these new alloys of the raw metal that Black Sabbath forged forty years ago.
Sammath Godless Arrogance
Sammath combines the dark melodic understructure of black metal with the type of charging full-ahead death metal that Fallen Christ or Angelcorpse pioneered (which might descend from Morbid Angels Thy Kingdom Come). At this speed, the riff-salad approach of more traditional death metal would become a muddle, so the band focuses on a few ripping riffs per song and uses song structure deviations to incorporate entirely different riffs to create dialogue with the main verse-chorus pair and the Slayer-style introduction/transition riffs that accompany it.
DeathMetal.org is the net's oldest and longest-running heavy metal resource center and home of The Heavy Metal FAQ. We treat heavy metal music as a form of art and culture, and we believe we should bring out the best in it. Our primary focus is death metal; but we remain open to new musical experiences, both within metal and without. To learn more, visit our information center at:
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How to sing death metal an interview with Lane Taylor, vocal coach
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I urge you to WITHDRAW, not amend, the proposed rule for two reasons:
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The proposed rule is anti consumer. By permitting non disclosure of conflicts of interest, it allows stockbrokers and their firms to misrepresent their primary sales role as one of a fiduciary advisor by receiving a fee for advice.

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Willie Jones Surprises Judges by Singing Josh Turner's 'Your Man' on 'X Factor'
On Thursday night's (Sept. 20) North Carolina audition episode of 'X Factor,' Willie Jones — a 17-year-old Louisiana native wearing an acid-washed denim vest and jeans and a boxtop Afro — opened the show with a surprising and sensational rendition of Josh Turner's 'Your Man.'
While Jones looked like the Fresh Prince of Bel Air, he stunned both viewers and judges. We were expecting him to perform something from the hip-hop world, since he was dressed the part, with his edgy style. But he opted for a country song in Turner's 'Your Man' — coincidentally very first song we ever heard Scotty McCreery sing on 'American Idol.' And look at where he ended up! See where this is going?
Jones executed the song beautifully, offering a low rumble in the same register as Turner. He also drove 14 hours to to audition, so it's clear that he wants to make waves.
L.A. Reid called him "an absolute original," while fellow southerner Britney Spears was "surprised," since she wasn't expecting him to pull out an authentic country song. Simon Cowell also described him in superlative fashion, commenting, "Your voice is a sensational recording voice. This is a day to remember, the first time I heard Willie Jones."
Something tell us that Willie Jones could have a similar reality singing competition trajectory as McCreery. He got the same reaction from the same song and his future looks bright. He's off to 'X Factor' boot camp.
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text: I see more and more people setting up web sites (I plan to do one myself some day) to show and sell their photographs. A lot of them describe their work as Fine Art Photography whether it is darkroom produced or from an inkjet printer. Some of these people may be experienced and some not so. So can someone define "Fine Art Photography" for me please? Does it matter how it is produced? Are we all Fine Art Photographers? Peter p.s. Apologies if this is in the wrong forum section.


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When times are hard, marketing pitches emerge like a hatch of caddis. The founders of Sporting Ranch Capital (SRC), a Dallas-based private equity real estate fund launched in June, have come up with a doozy. The fund's mission is to buy, upgrade, and then sell-on resource-rich ranches in the Rocky Mountain West--Montana, Colorado, Wyoming, Idaho, Oregon, and California. So far so good. T. Boone Pickens is both a partner and the fund's initial investor.
But here's SRC's biggest lure: the fund's limited partners can utilize ranches for personal recreation while the properties are on the market, "kind of like a dividend," says co-founder Jay Ellis. The fund's website, now under construction, will eventually have a calendar where limited partners can reserve dates to use the ranches, with preference allocated according to the amounts they've invested.
SRC is hoping, according to its literature, to raise a war chest of between $20 million and a $100 million for the purpose of investing in fixer-upper ranches. Minimum investment is $1 million. Fund terms we read stated that SRC's managers can use leverage up to 50% of the fund's value, while bagging the usual 2% in annual fees and another 20% of the profits.
When we followed up with Ellis, however, he emphatically stated "there will be no leverage in this fund" and that the debt-level proviso would be taken out of SRC's prospectus. Clearly, potential investors have been squawking over SRC's license to leverage. Ellis further claims the fund has raised about $22 million so far. We attended a marketing pitch-party at the Berretta Gallery in New York, where canapés and champagne were served among the Italian shotguns.We noticed there were many more firearms at the party than potential investors.
SRC currently owns two ranches. The purchase-price of the 760-acre Colorado ranch was $6.6 million, and it includes 2.6 miles of stream and 6 lakes. A 160-acre one in Idaho has a wetland habitat for duck hunting. SRC has set a goal of acquiring 12 to 15 ranches ranging in size from 200 to 1,000 acres, and investing an additional $2 million to $8 million in each property. The fund's life cycle is expected to be eight years.
"The idea is to capitalize on the current low valuations of these properties," says Ellis. Ranch prices have dropped about 44% from 2006 to 2011, according to rural appraisal firm Norman C. Wheeler & Associates, which is why Ellis calls the current prices for ranches a "once in a generation buying opportunity."
But how will SRC make money in a depressed market? Ellis says the fund is not relying on any appreciation in land values for five years, figuring property prices will stay flat. Using classic private equity techniques, however, SRC intends to create value by investing in the poorly-managed properties, buffing them up, and then selling them on as dream retreats to wealthy families.
That's why the tired ranches Ellis is targeting must be "stunningly beautiful," have a stream or river running through the property, and have room for improvement. Also necessary are no more than 45 minute trips to airports, hospitals, stores, and restaurants.
Once SRC buys a property, it brings in a river management firm to create a habitat where trout can thrive, by digging deep pools and adding boulders and vegetation for insects. Creating a fertile stretch of water for fly fishing on a property is SRC's "main value creator," Ellis says. Other enhancements may be adding fencing, building an entrance, creating big game and upland bird habitats, and adding road access. SRC will fix a homestead up, if one exists, "but that's not the focus." The goal is to create a beautiful and rich piece of wilderness, a "blank slate," so that buyers can build their own custom-made dream homes.
Ellis is, in this way, hoping to produce an internal rate of return in "the mid teens" and a 7% return to partners. Impossible to tell, at this point, if the fund's "projected" return is the proverbial fish that got away. But even if financial returns wind up paltry, having a choice of elk and cutthroat trout habitats to hunt in across the Rockies and Tetons is a pretty nice IRR for the soul.


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CAMBRIDGE, Mass. - After leading the MIT men's cross country team to a fourth-place finish at the Codfish Bowl over the weekend, Hemagiri Arumugam was named the New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference (NEWMAC) Runner of the Week. It was the second consecutive week that the MIT senior has received this honor and fifth time overall.
Arumugam completed the eight-kilometer course in 25:27.5, good for an impressive fourth-place showing, the best among all Collegiate harriers in the meet. The Cardinal and Grey was the top Division III squad in the meet as well.


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|2009-10-28, 18:39
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Test Drive
|2009-10-28, 22:09
|Link #2082
Junior Member
Join Date: Oct 2009
@ Everyone
Yay. I don't have to hide in a closet. At least, not in here. Why can't people in real life be as tolerant as people in the Internet?
I'll try to get to know them better, certainly, but I don't really think that telling them I'm lesbian by that time isn't such a good idea, since they may not be the type who tolerate different genders. If they're at least okay with me, then I guess I'll continue being friends with them. If not, then... Woosh! Bye bye, amigas.
And oh! One of my major crushes (let's call her K) was absent for almost a week! >.< She came back today, and I was planning to ask her how she was doing and all that, but I didn't get a chance to do so since we had a test during that class! Darn, why is it so hard to make new friends??? I guess socializing isn't one of my strong points. :/ ... T_T I am such a noooob...
Hmm.. You're trans, and lesbian? So you're a male to female, and you're a homosexual... Hmm... Wonder how that works, when you were a guy in the first place. Correct me if I'm wrong. Kinda confused here.
~Maki, The Child of Darkness
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|2009-10-28, 22:14
|Link #2083
Amateur Psychomocologist
Join Date: Sep 2009
Despite some sites giving it a bad reputation the internet (hate machine) is a rather tolerant place, but it's a double edged sword of course.
This place is just cool imo :thumbsup:
|2009-10-29, 01:42
|Link #2084
Join Date: Aug 2007
Location: ~Bleh~
So I guess my situation isn't doing much better...
It was going alright at first, we would still text often and still see each other a bit when we could, and we both would still say I love you...until about Sunday when she started to text me, etc less. I thought it was because I was sick at first and she was letting me rest, but it kept getting less and less, which isnt like us at all, this kept on till Tuesday. Then that evening she stopped by with her mom really quick and brought me some brownies she made for me. So I thought things were going good again, but then that night the same thing happened. I finally asked her if somthing was bothering her or if I had done somthing wrong and that she could talk to me about anything at all, and she just said I hadn't done anything wrong. We did a tiny bit of smalltalk about us, but she stopped after-awhile. Today I was hoping would be better since we have class together today, but she practically ignored me the whole time, and the only time she even said anything at all to me was when I asked her somthing, which she just replied with the quick response. Then she left without saying goodbye and hasn't talked to me all night. So I have no idea what's going on. ......
On a side note: Her parents are having a Halloween party with a bunch of their friends Saturday and they invited me to come, which I'm not so sure if I still should now since she'll be there and I really don't think I can do another 'awkard-ignore-each-other' night...
|2009-10-29, 22:23
|Link #2085
Love Yourself
Join Date: Mar 2003
Location: Northeast USA
Age: 33
Offline, you don't get that choice. You can interpret my words, but the tone is mine, my appearance is mine, any potentially annoying mannerisms that I have are also out of your control. Add to that the fact that I may give body language that would confuse you or make you think that I was meaning something other than what I said, and you can see how much more easily conflicts would arise.
So you're a lesbian? That's perfectly fine, and we could get along just fine. On the other hand I've met some lesbians whose appearance (extremely flamboyant, yet somehow "stereotypically lesbian") would simply make me uncomfortable to associate with them. In that case their sexual orientation itself has nothing to do with it, it's just them.
But if you were referring purely to the people who bash homosexuals (among other groups), they're on the internet, as well. Just not here, because most of us here either are or used to be social outcasts, and thus we're not likely to attack other "outcast" groups.
Instead, focus on her. Is there something going on in her life that's bothering her? Is she depressed? Worried? Anxious? You don't want to come off as a therapist or problem-solver, but you should probably reassure her that you're here for her if she ever needs someone to talk to or just be comforted by (don't speak under the assumption that something is terribly wrong, though - I don't know about other people, but I tend to get miffed when people act as though something terrible must have happened to me when in reality I'm just feeling normal).
I'd go to the party. Maybe it will just be another awkward night, but maybe not. Again, focus on her - how would she feel if you didn't show up? You'd probably introduce doubt into her mind that you care about her at all, or still like her. You do care about her, don't you? So you want to avoid even potentially getting those types of thoughts into her head. Honestly, even if (worst case scenario) she's thinking of breaking up with you or something of that sort, and you spend that night awkwardly and then get dumped the following day, you can't assume that's what it is. You'd be making this potential sacrifice for her, and for the relationship that the two of you share.
Give her some time, and try not to stew over it. If this keeps up for more than two weeks or so, you can increase your aggressiveness about finding out what's going on.
|2009-10-29, 23:45
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blinded by blood
A lot of folk expect me to like men and get confused when I tell them I like women. ^^; There's some misconception that transgendered people "change" because of their sexuality, which is usually never true. A rather large percentage of trans females are attracted to other women.
|2009-10-30, 00:21
|Link #2087
Join Date: Aug 2007
Location: ~Bleh~
Thanks Ledgem. Yeah I haven't tried to talk to her today at all and a little while ago, she texted me saying she is/was frustrated at me and thats why she has been acting like this, and that I apparently piss her off alot and she's done for now. So atleast I got my answer.. I don't think I'll be going to the party now, I'm just gonna give her time away from me, see if she still wants anything to do with me.
|2009-10-30, 08:54
|Link #2088
Love Yourself
Join Date: Mar 2003
Location: Northeast USA
Age: 33
I'm sorry to hear that, and it's also too bad that she wasn't more up-front with you about voicing things that annoyed her. It isn't easy to do, telling someone you're intimate with that they're doing something that bothers you, but for a relationship to work long-term it needs to be done (because the chances of finding someone who does absolutely nothing that annoys you for your entire life are slim to none).
You seem to be taking it well, though - good for you.
|2009-10-30, 13:20
|Link #2089
Test Drive
UltimaWolf, from what I can tell you've done nothing wrong. She wanted the space to get away from you and figure herself out, and you gave her that space and haven't been bothering her about it. At this point, whatever's going on, it's out of your hands and completely in hers. Though I'm still sorry to hear that now she's avoiding you. I'm also going to echo what Ledgem said: to make a relationship work, you need to be honest about everything, including your flaws and little annoyances. Trying to hide something like that or cover it up only makes things worse in the long run.
Glad to see you're taking it in stride, though. I wish you luck.
|2009-10-31, 01:00
|Link #2090
Join Date: Aug 2007
Location: ~Bleh~
Thanks Ledgem and RadiantBeam Yeah I guess I'm taking it alright, I'm just optimistic it'll all work out I guess...Though I really don't get women .
Like I mentioned I wasn't planning on talking to her unless she talked to me, so I wake up today with a text from her, asking about my flu shot I was getting today...yeah pretty trivial but whatever. So I reply back, and she keeps talking to me until I head to work. Then she texts me later that shes coming up to work for some reason, I'm at lunch at this time sitting in my car, she pulls up next to me evenutally. I don't make any move to try and talk to her or anything but she comes over to me and talks for a bit, etc. Then later on that night she starts texting me again and its slow at work so we began talking about all our different surgeries and reasons for going to the hospital in our life and just random stuff.
We pretty much continue texting each other till I get off, when she starts to talk about work and how she hates it, we talk about that for awhile, but eventually I say somthing stupid and screw it up So she's kinda mad at me again..Ah well Atleast we talked, and we both work the same shift tomorrow....and then theres the party...so we'll see how all this goes.
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|2009-10-31, 14:25
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Hell, I'm a woman and half the time I don't understand some of the women I meet or know. I certainly don't understand your girlfriend, here.... I'd love to hear her explaination for why she was acting like this.
|2009-10-31, 22:06
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Dietrich fan #681675
Some girls are like that though...I remember this friend of mine would get so angry at me over little things, and usually at the flick of a switch.
She's since mellowed out a lot.
|2009-10-31, 22:11
|Link #2095
Amateur Psychomocologist
Join Date: Sep 2009
I think maybe she's sort of beating herself up over something she did, or maybe something you did but didn't realize.
I think it's all her problems in her head, from what you've said you didn't do anything wrong, and I really don't think you did. I'd leave her to figure it out herself :P, but be there for her obviously.
In news with me, just got home from a date with the girl, went great. The Vampire's Assistant has reaffirmed my enjoyment of Darren Shan as an author, and it gave me a bit of confidence with the girl, who I get to see a lot this week.
Sorry to post a positive thing in this thread, I feel kinda bad not having to come here for advice, but I feel like bragging :P
|2009-10-31, 22:26
|Link #2096
I don't give a damn, dude
Join Date: Nov 2006
Location: In Despair
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|2009-11-01, 00:29
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Join Date: Jun 2009
How do I get more physical with girls? I have encountered 0 problems talking to them, but I know I need to start escalating things once I meet them or I'll be put in the dreaded friend zone. I just feel so uncomfortable touching other people (besides a hug) and I know it would be very uncomfortable (creepish) for the girl if I feel uncomfortable myself.
Also, anyone have anyway to get my mind off of girls constantly? I really have no idea how to stop obsessing over them, I try to stay busy with school and such but it still is there in the back of my head.
|2009-11-01, 15:59
|Link #2098
Test Drive
For getting more physical with girls, it's very important that you take the time to build a bond with them and become a friend they feel comfortable around; that way, when you do touch them in a way that isn't a hug, they might find it a little odd but they wouldn't mind it overwise because they know you and they trust you. Trying to do something like that to a person you barely know doesn't work.
Tips for keeping your mind off girls... I just say continue to focus on school, or pick up a hobby for something else you like so you're keeping your mind busy and don't think about them so much.
Hope this helps. ^__^
|2009-11-01, 16:15
|Link #2099
Junior Member
I would suggest what Radiantbeam about girls in terms of touching. When you have that bond going on, places it's socially acceptable to touch can be seen through body language. When a girl talks to you, she'll often point her legs towards you if she's interested, will touch you (remember grade school? when girls hit/touch you it's a good thing), or will get fidgetty -- keep brushing her hair, play with her keys, etc. This all sounds pretty obvious but it's pretty basic/easy signs to see if they are into you.
If you see some of these signs, their arm, slightly above the elbow is ok when you have to lean in to talk to them, if you're in a crowded and loud place for instance. Creates a small but important physical bond with the person. Plus no girl is going to yell at you for slightly touching her arm. As things progress, the small of their back is ok, (as if you were doing the waltz with them), and if you've made it this far, you'll probably be able to figure out on your own what's ok and what's not.
best of luck! ;3
|2009-11-01, 16:41
|Link #2100
Emotionless White Face
Join Date: Feb 2008
Don't ask for a particular reason, there is not any in particular beside that they don't have that right. Period.
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Berry Purity H2O Cocktail
The Berry Purity H2O plays into the Spa Sip and H20 cocktail trend for those imbibers that are looking for a dryer-style cocktail that is easy on the waistline. It is light and refreshing and full of flavor from the berry water and the complex character of Purity Vodka.
1 oz Purity Vodka
3 oz Berry Water
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1 cup mixed berries
1 long piece of lemon zest
4 cups distilled or bottled high-quality water
Serve the vodka mixed with the Berry Water either shaken and served strained or just combined over ice.
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Combine the ingredients in a glass pitcher and let sit, refrigerated, for at least 4 hours—or preferably overnight, before serving.
blair frodelius 2 Nov 2010
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Why did you choose Purity as your vodka? It's an interesting choice as it is distilled from two grains.
Also, I'm curious as to the use of Fiji water to leach the berry flavours from the fresh produce. Is there a reason you don't muddle the berries for extra flavor?
Very interesting cocktail and I'm curious to see more of these low-sugar drinks in future.
Blair Frodelius
Kathy Casey 2 Nov 2010
4:32 pm
I love the complex charecter flavor of Purity Vodka and it pairs well nicely with infused waters. You can muddle the berries in the Fiji water - but i like the idea of letting the fruit infuse whole over time - giving it the beautiful pink translucent color but with lots of flavor.
I feel there is a big movment to cockails that are dry and crisp and easy on the waistline.
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The Salvation Army Central Oklahoma Area Command, No Boundaries and JohnTV brought hope to an area of Oklahoma City known as "the Blaze" by local women and girls that are trafficked for prostitution.
Gangs, drugs and pimps have brought a cloud of fear and discouragement to this community on South Robinson, and The Salvation Army is reaching out to the citizens of that area, as well as those being prostituted, to offer hope, support, friendship and aid.
The Block Party, held April 28, brought over 300 neighbors to Draper Park and featured face painting, games, music and fun for adults, kids, families and the whole community. Participants said this was their first block party ever to be held in this neighborhood, and organizations brought information about domestic violence, human trafficking and more.
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SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. Forget the final score, manager Joe Torre saw much to like in Team USAs final tuneup for the World Baseball Classic.
Start with 18 hits, including a four-hit performance by Brandon Phillips. Then there were four shutout innings by four relief pitchers, who gave up a combined one hit.
Sure, the U.S. squad lost to Colorado 8-7 Wednesday night but only because of two Rockies minor league pitchers borrowed to finish up the game allowed six runs in the bottom of the ninth inning.
We got what we wanted, really, Torre said. I thought they all pitched the well, and we swung the bats really well (Wednesday night). The spirit is good. Well have a good workout tomorrow and then get ready for the real action.
Phillips had a double and an RBI single and said the team is highly motivated for the WBC.
Weve got to get the fans into it. Were going to need their support, the Reds star second baseman said. Because you know all the other countries they have nothing but support. We need the USA to back us up. We feed off them.
The United States begins WBC play Friday night against Mexico at Chase Field in Phoenix. Both previous Classics were won by Japan. The farthest the United States has gone is the semifinals in 2009.
When it comes to the WBC, I feel like I lot of guys worked out very hard this offseason trying to get ready for it, Phillips said. Because nobody wants to look crazy and look like theyre not ready on TV. Especially me I want to be looking good on TV.
David Wright singled twice, drove in a run and made a spectacular play at third base for the U.S. team.
We struggled a little bit offensively against the White Sox (on Tuesday), Wright said. But it was a good day (Wednesday). It seemed like every inning we were hitting with runners in scoring position. I think three out of my four at-bats I had runners in scoring position, and thats a good sign.
Jonathan Lucroy had a two-run double after first baseman Tyler Colvins throwing error in the fifth. Adam Jones doubled and singled twice for the U.S. team.
It definitely felt different out there, Colorado starter Drew Pomeranz said. More like a real start. There was an energy on the field. It was pretty fun.
Its a tough lineup to face, just about as tough as there is, he said. Of course theyre going to be tough. Look at the names on that roster.
After stranding two runners in each of the first two innings, the U.S. broke through in the third when Phillips led off with a double and scored on Wrights two-out single.
The U.S. squad, which tied the White Sox 4-all in its other exhibition game Tuesday, added a run in the fourth on Phillips RBI single.
After Wrights one-out single in the fifth, Colvin fielded Eric Hosmers sharp bouncer but threw wildly past second, leaving runners at first and third. Jones brought one home with a single, then two more crossed when Lucroy doubled down the left-field line.
David Hernandez, Vinnie Pestano, Jeremy Affeldt and Craig Kimbrel each pitched an inning for Team USA. The only hit off them was Yorvit Torrealbas single off Affeldt in the third.
Wright made an excellent diving stop down the line of Torrealbas sharp grounder, then threw him out.
Hosmer, the Kansas City first baseman who just joined the U.S. team Wednesday to replace the injured Mark Teixeira, misplayed a grounder that allowed a run to score in the seventh.


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AUSTIN — The Texas Longhorns lead the nation in scoring, averaging 42 points per game. Colt McCoy is completing more passes per game than all but three quarterbacks in the country, and after another victory over arch rival Oklahoma, the undefeated Longhorns control their own fate in the race for the Bowl Championship Series title.
Given all of that, people demand to know: What is wrong with the UT offense?
Despite the Longhorns' winning ways thus far this season, McCoy and the rest of his unit have underachieved. McCoy's completion percentage has fallen from an NCAA-record 76.7 in 2008 to 69.9 this year, his yards-per-game average has fallen from 297 to 256, and he currently ranks 39th in the nation in pass efficiency. In addition, UT has no rusher averaging more than 44 yards per game.
So what are the biggest issues facing the offense? Here are a few:
Building the trust: Everyone knows how tight McCoy is with boyhood friend Jordan Shipley. What some don't realize is how much McCoy clicked with Quan Cosby, who's now in the NFL. With Shipley and Cosby both doing exactly what McCoy expected of them last season, he was able to slice defenses apart. To a lesser extent, McCoy had the same type of bond with Brandon Collins, who's out for this season due to academic issues. Dan Buckner has been solid, but McCoy hasn't had much success with James Kirkendoll or John Chiles. It's no coincidence that duo has been replaced in the starting lineup by Marquise Goodwin and Malcolm Williams.
Finding a back: UT didn't have a star tailback last season, but in Chris Ogbannaya, the Longhorns at least had a guy who was a consistent threat on third downs. This season, they've been rotating four players without any sense of permanence, and its shown. Now that Fozzy Whittaker appears healthy, he could be the guy to give the backfield not only some stability, but some big-play potential.
Turning Colt loose?: For the first five games this season, McCoy — the team's leading rusher in 2008 — rarely left the pocket. He started to scramble and run more on the zone read play against OU, and that could be just the kick-start he needed to get the rest of his game going. UT coach Mack Brown and offensive coordinator Greg Davis admitted they were trying to protect McCoy early in the season. That time is over.
To tight end, or not to tight end: This is perhaps the most controversial topic related to the offense. Against OU, Davis chose to go with tight end Greg Smith — a guy not known for his receiving ability — instead of Buckner, who's been UT's best over-the-middle pass-catching threat. Davis said he wanted Smith in the game to help the running game, and might use him more in the future. But is keeping Buckner off the field too much of a sacrifice? When McCoy was asked this week if UT got as much out of the Smith experience as they'd hoped, this was his answer:
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I really am hoping somebody can give some directioal advice. In November 2005 I underwent Lasik surgery for a severe astigmatism - astigmatism in both eyes of -5.75.
Post Lasik the measured astigmatism was L -1.0 and R-1.25. I immediately noticed a hige difference between the Left and RIght eye. The left eye was blurry but I could read number plates etc. With the right I noticed ghosting (slight double vision).
I was prescribed temporary glasses which fully corrected the astigmatism. In the meanwhile the Dr advised I have an astigmatic keratotomy (AK) to address the remaining bit of astigmatism which I did in March 2005.
Following the AK my prescription was astigmatism L-0.75 and R-0.5. Which the Dr was very pleased about HOWEVER I could not notice much of a change in my vision. Close up vision was slightly better but distance vision seemed the same as my post Lasik vision. My glasses prescribed after the Lasik still seemed to fully correct my astigmatism (even though these were prescribed for a higher astigmatism).
The Right eye which now measures the lower astigmatism offers the weakest vision and the ghosting/double vision is still exactly the same. I tried contacts which helps but is not perfect - and due to the level of comfort have gone back to glasses. The glasses I am wearing are at the new prescription (ie L-0.75 and R-0.5) but they do not fully correct the blurriness. I find that my prescription seems to change through the day, the vision with my glasses early in the morning is OK and decreases as the day progresses.
My Dr and Optometrist do not believe I should be wearing glasses ....
I am going back to my Laser Surgeon on the 29 Jan as I am just not happy with the quality of vision - my corrected vision is worse than it was pre-Lasik.
What do you think is the cause of this?
Why is my prescription so mild and yet I have difficulty seeing?
Why do my glasses not correct my vision?
What should my Dr be testing on Monday?
Any help/advice will be greatly appreciated - I am going mad!!
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You have to visit Boston, Massachusetts, in the spring - it's Boston's favorite season. As the weather turns nice, this New England city bursts to life. The locals bask in the newfound sunshine and the excitement is palatable.
For the locals, spring in Boston really begins with the first pitch at Fenway Park. One by one, you'll see the shops on Boston's Newbury Street prop their doors open and the bars and restaurants set up their outdoor patios. A walk through Boston's Public Garden is a must when the flowers bloom just in time for the Flower Show.
To the north, the colonial towns of Salem and Ipswich, Massachusetts, come out of their winter's nap. To the south, Cape Cod gets its first beachgoers of the year over Memorial Day weekend. The winter quickly becomes but a memory.
The season's signature event? The annual Boston Marathon. When the runners take to the streets as the city celebrates Patriot's Day, you'll know spring is truly here.
Boston in the springtime. No city celebrates the spring season better than Boston. And to prove it... National Geographic has selected Boston as a top destination for spring travel. With Swan Boats, Sox games, and a Back Bay in bloom, make Boston your destination this spring!!
Spring Weather
What to Wear:
Bostonians dress smartly and simply. The weather can be unpredictable. Wear layers that can be removed or added. An umbrella is a good idea for May showers.
Day: If you're touring, wear comfy shoes for walking. Depending how early in the season you visit, you may want a heavier jacket.
Evening: Consider your agenda; the theater tends to be dressier and some upscale restaurants require jackets. It can get chilly in the evening.


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For associations to be successful, they must maintain accurate records, build relationships with constituents and manage benefits. An association management system (AMS) can help your organization's staff do all this and more.
With this software, association leaders can use the most up-to-date information to personalize communications based on constituents' interests and past involvement levels, generate accurate reports, effectively plan events and more.
This buyer's guide provides a brief overview of AMSs, including:
What Is Association Management Software?
Common AMS Functionality
Benefits of Association Management Software
What Type of Buyer Are You?
Association vs. Membership Management: What's the Difference?
An association management system serves as a database of contact data. It is intended for use by organizations such as professional associations, chambers of commerce and industry trade organizations.
By storing constituent data in a central location, associations can streamline the handling of constituent requests and automate common processes, including:
An AMS also gives managers immediate access to the most up-to-date member data, which can help guide decision-making.
Association management software functionality varies from vendor to vendor, but typically includes the following core applications:
|Constituent management
|Allows users to manage constituent contact information and history, track renewals and dues, set membership levels, manage benefits and discounts and more.
|Conference and event management
|Streamlines the coordination and planning of events, meetings and conferences by providing tools to support scheduling, registration and payments.
|Communications management
|Facilitates mass communication with members and supporters through email, social media, phone and mail.
|Allows administrators create custom reports and filter constituent data for insights on engagement, satisfaction and other key indicators.
In addition to the core applications listed above, an AMS may have the following modules:
|Accounting and financial management
|Allows users to create invoices; track transactions, dues and receipts; and handle other accounting tasks.
|Certification management
|Allows users to track member progress and participation in certification and other education programs.
|Committee management
|Administrators can designate which members have access to committee-related documents, such as meeting minutes, task lists and more.
|Users can create and maintain donor records, track donations and pledges and manage recurring donations.
|Content management
|Allows associations to manage a repository of content, as well as control where it's published and who can access it.
Institutions that adopt an association management software can realize many benefits, which include the following:
Multiple needs answered with integrated suites: Association management software offers a bundle of tools that are integral for any member-based organization. The solution acts as a one-stop shop to manage all the needs of the association. It may also include applications, such as fundraising, event management, reporting and analysis, marketing management and CRM.
Better engagement with effective communication: To improve member engagement, associations can regularly run targeted marketing campaigns and provide relevant content and products to their constituents. They can also customize predefined emails and newsletter templates to suit each member. Keeping an open line of communication helps build, and further improve, relationships between the association and its members.
Easier payment processing: The software allows associations to check various lists, such as outstanding dues or list of payees. Association members also have the flexibility to pay their membership fees via various online payment options, such as net banking, Paypal and mobile money wallets.
Handle membership management: Association management software allows nonprofits to take care of constituents more efficiently by having different categorizations, such as member types, groups and categories. This categorization helps in fixing the ticket pricing for different members and creating segmented communication for each group.
Manage events online: The solution allows users to manage events, such as conferences and conventions, without having to use additional software. Members and non-members can sign-up for events on the online events pages. The application also takes care of sending automatic communication to attendees with all the event details.
Enable self-service: Self-service portals help associations cater their members' request 24/7. They enable members to do various administrative activities, such as profile updates, payment of dues, becoming a member, renewal of membership and record checking, on their own.
Innovate data management: Most of the nonprofits still use manual methods, such as Excel sheets and paper notebooks, to capture and manage data. Association management software helps in capturing and organizing the data and reduces the effort of manual recording.
Almost any type of large member-based organization or association that wants to manage not only members, but also other aspects of the organization can benefit from using association management software. Here are a few types of associations that should consider buying this software:
Student associations: Almost all colleges, universities and schools across the world have student associations and committees. These organizations are run by the students themselves, who act as council members, and may also include staff or teachers in advisory positions. Managing these associations is a huge responsibility for the council members. Their most important job is to regularly communicate important information and updates that impact the everyday lives of the students on the campus.
Industry associations: Industry associations are required to manage contacts, keep them updated, add and delete members and keep the contact information constantly synced for the use of all their members. This software can help them network and build industry relationships with their peers.
Sports associations: Sports administrators are required to do various admin tasks such as facility or field scheduling, event creation, player registrations, contact management as well as membership and ticket payment processing. All of these tasks can be handled with the right association management software.
Alumni associations: These associations are focused on maintaining relationships with the alumni. They also take care of maintaining contact information, managing memberships and fundraising, which are the key offerings of some association management software.
Nonprofits: Nonprofit associations need to have multiple capabilities, such as managing donations, basic finances and membership; maintaining the content of the website; and keeping a track of the partnerships and associations.
Both AMSs and membership management software products store contact information and track constituent interactions. AMSs, however, are generally better suited to the needs of large associations, such as:
What's more, membership management is often a single, stand-alone application. But an AMS is typically an integrated suite of several applications that handle tasks related to such activities as fundraising and advocacy.
Furthermore, AMSs typically have higher up-front license and implementation costs than membership management systems, though there are a range of solutions to fit a range of budgets.
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NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- The Tennessee Tech women's basketball team looks to complete its return to glory as it enters Saturday's Ohio Valley Conference Championship game against UT-Martin at 3 p.m. at Municipal Auditorium.
A win would guarantee Tech a spot in the NCAA Tournament.
The top-seeded Golden Eagles defeated Austin Peay 65-56 on Friday to advance to the title contest.
Tech split the regular-season series with UT-Martin with each home team winning its game. The Golden Eagles beat Martin in Cookeville in January 74-57 before the Skyhawks topped Tech in February, ending its 10-game conference win streak. Freshman Briana Jordan led the Golden Eagles in the series with 30 points. Junior Brittany Darling posted a double-double in the game at UT-Martin, tallying 12 points and 11 rebounds in her 22 minutes on the floor.
UT-Martin has won 11 of its last 13 games with its two losses coming on the road at Austin Peay and Eastern Illinois. The Golden Eagles have won 14 of their last 16 contests.
Tech has won nine tournament championships, the most in OVC history, including seven out of nine from 1986-87 to 1994-95. The Golden Eagles also won back-to-back titles in 1998-99 and 1999-00.
Over the course of the postseason tournament, which started in the 1981-82 season, Tech has posted a 42-19 record. The only other team with a winning tournament record is Austin Peay (24-12).
Tech has lost each of the last two times it has made it to the championship game, once to Southeast Missouri in 2006 and to Austin Peay in 2001.
The Golden Eagle men have also advanced to the championship game. They will face Morehead State at 7 p.m.
Listen to the action on the Golden Eagle Sports Network with Roger Ealey calling the action. In addition to the radio, the broadcast can be heard via Free Teamline on either the telephone or the Internet. The women's game is also being televised on ESPN3.


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Saturday October 13 saw the third annual Board Rescue Art Show and Fundraiser at the Santa Cruz Boardroom in Santa Cruz, California. DJ Ray Stevens II was on the ones and twos, and Stevie Cab himself was hanging out autographing art and boards that went up in the raffle and later in the eBay auction. All the artwork will be auctioned off on eBay starting October 15 under the eBay Seller ID Boardrescue. Artists included Jim Phillips, Jimbo Phillips, Duane Peters, Jason Adams, Steve Olson, Steve Caballero, Desiree Astorga, and more. Boardrescue Facebook and boardrescue.org. Have a click through the gallery and check out the art and see who was there!
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Both mellow and funky, "Slow Bounce Jingle" is an R&B piece containing chorus-soaked electric piano, wah-wah infused electric bass, a drum kit and additional percussion.
Positive and smooth, this piece's short length and solid finish make it an ideal candidate for a radio or television feature jingle.
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Friday, March 22, 2013
FamilySearch Initiatives at the RootsTech Bloggers Dinner
I sat with Nancy Shively, Jill Ball, Rosemary Morgan, DearMYRTLE and her husband. This is where I got my blogger beads:
After a very good dinner, the FamilySearch crew got down to business. They told us about what to expect at RootsTech 2013 and what they've been up to. Here are the main points:
6700 vs. 4090
The attendance for RootsTech 2013 was expected to be 6700, as opposed to 4090 last year. This number could grow even further with walk up registrations. This does not count almost 2,000 youth (12-19) expected for special Saturday programs.
FamilyTree update
FamilyTree is up for some big changes. We got to see the new home page and new features, including fan charts and photos. The "new" FamilyTree puts stories and photos front and center. This is an attempt to reach out to a larger audience and get more people to do genealogy.
A promise
FamilySearch must have done some soul searching because they said that they will be rolling out new products and features...not just talking about rolling out new products and features. This is true. I've sat in several FamilySearch events and learned what was coming 10 months down the road. The neat things we saw with FamilyTree this night are apparently coming soon.
Brimhall found his groove.
Last year, FamilySearch CEO Dennis Brimhall was new to the job. So new that departed CEO Jay Verkler did some of the heavy lifting in the speaking department at RootsTech 2012. What a different a year makes, and Mr. Brimhall is the first to share about his genealogy learning curve. He encouraged us to "fall in love with our ancestors." He has found his groove.
Brimhall also discussed the 1.1 million records that are being digitized daily around the world. Just let that settle in for a moment.
Ben Bennett talked about the initiative to get more people discovering their family history. He referred to it as helping patrons "S.T.A.R.T."
S = stories and photos (including tagging of photos)
T = together. Discovering together as a family
A = assistance and help. Many options available at FamilySearch
R = Really obvious ways to start (new FamilySearch home page)
T = Time. It only takes a few minutes.
FamilySearch also debuted a new logo, but I was sitting in a poor place to get a good photo of it. Sorry. Look for it at other blogs.
Hopefully I gave you an idea of what FamilySearch is planning in the coming weeks and months. They confidently said these changes are coming soon.
Thank you again to FamilySearch for the invitation and hospitality. As always, it was a memorable and informative evening.
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Thanks for the shout out, Amy. This conference is an awesome experience!ReplyDelete
Thanks for the update. I am excited about collaborative genealogy. BUT... when will new.familysearch.org get taken down? That's a question that I want answered. I will become a number one fan of all the great things FamilySearch FamilyTree has when the old is elminated. I hope that doesn't sound to rude.ReplyDelete
Keep the posts coming. I love it.Replies
Devon, I'm not a New Family Search user, so I can't comment on it, sorry. I did not hear anything at the FS dinner that indicated a date.Delete
I'm glad to know all this, Amy! Thanks for keeping us up to date.ReplyDelete
I really like the new emphasis of putting stories and photos front and center. That's what blogs do. I think that's what really engages people -- falling in love with their ancestors. I hope Family Search keeps sailing on in this direction. Steady as she goes.
I don't suppose you know how a person could get (buy?) some of those great blogger beads?Replies
Mariann, DearMyrtle handed them out, but I don't think she had extras. You could ask just in case.Delete
Great report Amy. Thanks for your company.ReplyDelete


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Teen movie Friday at the library
All Jamestown teens are invited to the Jamestown library tomorrow night, Friday, Sept. 23, from 6 to 9 p.m., for the first Movie Night of the school year.
Admission is free and doors will open at 6 p.m. for any student in 7th to 10th grades. Refreshments will be served and pizza will be sold for $1 a slice.
A selection of three movies will be available and a vote will be taken by all who attend.
Students who participated in the Summer Incentive Program should bring their tally sheet if they have not already handed it in. Prizes will be awarded in October for the students who have earned the most points this summer doing community service, reading, and participating in teen activities. The group will also discuss upcoming plans for the fall, so those attending should bring some ideas on what they would like to do.
The Teen Center will be open after school on Friday until 5 p.m. and those attending will be preparing snacks and food for the evening. Anyone who enjoys cooking should show up after school to learn some easy recipes for delicious snacks.
The Teen Center is located at the Conanicut Grange/Senior Center at 10 West St. Contact Melissa at 423-0005 or e-mail firstname.lastname@example.com for more information. Corners and the Helm Street exit, to collect donations from motorists and passersby.
Half of the proceeds will go to the American Red Cross and the other half will go to the Humane Society of Jamestown. BankNewport will match the donations being made to the Red Cross.
Anyone who wants to send a check should make it out to "Hurricane Relief" and send it to the Jamestown Fire Department, 50 Narragansett Ave., Jamestown,
RI 02835. Deadline for donations
is Sept. 29. Fill the helmets for Katrina victims
The Jamestown Fire Department will conduct a "Fill the Helmet" fund-raising drive this Saturday and Sunday, Sept. 24-25, for the victims of Hurricane Katrina.
Firefighters will be at various locations in town, like the Four Town forest cleanup day this Saturday
The Town Tree Preservation and Protection Committee and Tree Warden David Nickerson invite the community to join them this Saturday, Sept. 24, for a "Clean it Up and Clear it Out" day at the new town forest at the Jamestown schools.
Volunteers will be sorting debris and clearing paths to make way for new plantings.
The forest is located between Lawn and Melrose avenue schools.
Work begins at 8:30a.m. "Volunteers are welcome to come by throughout the day, even if just for an hour," Judy DiBello, vicechairwoman of tree committee said.
"Big helpers as well as little helpers are needed, and we are looking for anyone who can offer a small chipper for the day," she added.
Volunteers should wear work clothes, boots and gloves and bring hand saws, chain saws and pruning gear.
Contact DiBello at 423-1241 or email@example.com. Tree Warden Nickerson can be reached at firstname.lastname@example.com.


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She's going somewhere, but we don't know where and she's seeing someone, but we don't know who.
One of the most powerful women in the world, US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, is enjoying some down time in Adelaide.
And who would blame her?
She flew into Australia earlier this week for high-level talks between US and Australian officials in Perth, flew to Adelaide on Wednesday to tour key facilities in the city's defence precinct, and by Friday morning will be back on a plane making her way to Singapore.
Such is the nature of her globe-trotting role.
Speculation was high that during some rare free time on Thursday afternoon and evening Mrs Clinton, the first US secretary of state to visit South Australia, would enjoy some of Adelaide's best food and wine and even take in some of the sights.
But details of her private engagements remained just that - private.
Her most likely destination was thought to be the historic Penfolds Magill Estate in the city's eastern suburbs, the home of the iconic Grange wine.
Prince Charles and the Duchess of Cornwall also visited the winery last week in their whistlestop five-hour stopover in Adelaide.
They sampled a rare $4000 bottle of 1962 Coonawarra Cabernet Kalimna Shiraz, a vintage considered rarer than Grange. There's probably still some left over should Mrs Clinton fancy a drop.
Reports also speculated the secretary of state's mystery friend in Adelaide was the head of the local campus for US-based university Carnegie Mellon, although that seemed less likely when the university said he was overseas.
At the end of the day it all left the media on the lookout for the black BMW used to ferry the former first lady around the city, this time hoping for a glimpse of American royalty.