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Tech President, Faculty Lobby For New Funding Formula
SOCORRO, N.M. December 17, 2012 – Two state legislators who represent Socorro visited campus Thursday to get a tour of a new laboratory and hear concerns from faculty and staff.
State Rep. Don Tripp (Socorro) and state Sen. Howie Morales (Silver City) held an open house at City Hall in the morning, then had a private visit at the office of President Dr. Daniel H. Lopez. They then toured the new laboratory at Cramer 114 before hosting an open forum with Tech employees at the Fidel Center.
Graduate student Ben Cooper explains the new equipment in Cramer 114, the new engineering lab, to state legislators Don Tripp (left) and Howie Morales (center). In the background are V.P. Peter Gerity (from left), President Dr. Daniel Lopez, Dr. Chelsea Hargather and Christy Neill.
"That's our limited agenda and any help would be appreciated," Lopez said.
The current proposal for higher education funding is calculated on the average cost per student, regardless of whether the student is in an associate's program at a two-year college or is a doctoral student at a research university. Lopez said the cost of educating a graduate student is far more than the cost of an undergraduate student.
Morales and Tripp said they understand that the proposed formula does not take into account "quality" of education. Lopez said he's been pushing for three different formulae for two-year colleges, four-year colleges and the research universities.
Tripp said a big hurdle is that New Mexico has 22 two-year schools – each with legislators who are competing for funding for their home institution.
During the open forum, several Tech professors encouraged the legislators and Dr. Lopez to continue to push for a funding formula that would reward Tech (and UNM and NMSU) for graduate level instruction. The forum lasted about 90 minutes. The following are the main topics covered.
Dr. Bill Stone, math professor, said that high-tech industries in New Mexico are looking to hire people with master's and Ph.D.'s. Morales said New Mexico lacks a sufficiently skilled workforce, yet the formula doesn't provide incentives to the institutions that offer graduate degrees. He said he will continue to have discussions about New Mexico's need for people with advanced degrees and the benefit of fully funding those programs.
Both Morales and Tripp said the state has overextended itself with too many two-year colleges, but reducing the number of community colleges would be politically impossible. They both said that they'd work to prevent the formula from watering down the importance of graduate programs.
Dr. Rick Aster, professor in the Earth and Environmental Science Department, asked the legislators what can be done to improve the funding formula to enhance support for STEM (science, technology, engineering and math) programs, further asking if there is hostility or ambivalence toward adding weight in the formula toward STEM programs. Tripp said the legislative fight is simply about funding and that research schools face an uphill battle. He also said he would talk to Governor Susana Martinez and the Secretary of the Higher Education Department on behalf of Tech.
Dr. Gary Axen, professor in the Earth and Environmental Science Department, asked if faculty members could do anything to assist the lobbying effort. Morales suggested writing individualized letters to legislators urging them to consider funding research institutions separately from other schools.
Dr. David Burleigh, professor of materials engineering, asked about high school proficiency tests and the N.M. Lottery Scholarship Fund. Tripp said the lottery fund is going broke and the state will have to consider options to keep the fund afloat.
By Thomas Guengerich/New Mexico Tech


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1981 was the year Redgum went full time as the band members
gave up their day jobs to pursue the band.
It was also the year that their 3rd Lp was recorded and released.
I remember hearing about this during an interview on 4zzz,
the album was just released it was a promotional thing and they
played the single "100 years on".
I still love the song, a modern take on "Waltzing Matilda"it takes
us to the heart of John Schumann's songwriting genius, his
ability to tell a yarn.
100 Years On - John Schmann
He came in from Melbourne on a Pioneer
Adelaide morning, warm and clear
And a past that wasn't quite
Within the law
And he opened yet another ten dollar room
To a broken blind and a rising gloom
And a threadbare cotton carpet
On the floor
And the muzak piping through the corridor
Played that song he heard before
It went :-
Who'll come a-waltzing Matilda with me?
A suitcase held with rope and twine
Cleaner's shirt and an open mind
A trail of debts
To mark where he had been
A million miles of racetracks
And torn tickets on the ground
And his only son cut down in Phnom Penh green
Police car crawled down Gouger street
As he looked for some place cheap to eat
It was just another
Curb's eye interview
With a warrant out in Adelaide
For a bad decision that he once made
An instinct took his tongue
And pulled him through
So he left his hotel room that night
In time to make a midnight flight
With an overloaded truckie
Going east
And the line ran round inside his head
Was it something that his best friend said
"Who'll come a-waltzing Matilda with me?"
The billabong's just a grubby pond
That's busy washing ore
The squatter drives a thoroughbred steel
And if he runs forever
Will his life be all in vain?
At least that's how it makes him feel
And the truckie pushed a cassette in
As they rumbled through the Grampians
It played Who'll come a-waltzing Matilda with me?
Waltzing Matilda,
Waltzing Matilda,
Who'll come a-waltzing Matilda with me?
Waltzing Matilda,
Waltzing Matilda,
Who'll come a-waltzing Matilda with me?
And the truckie pushed a cassette in
As they rumbled through the Grampians
It played Who'll come a-waltzing Matilda with me?
This is my favorite Redgum album, its the songs that do it
and sure theres a bit on clumsy left rhetoric, but I can
forgive it, the brilliance in some songs more than makes
up.The sound is less folk like, introducing things like
synthesizers, yet not sounding commercial.
The epic "Where you gonna run to now" exposes
Schumann's fears for the future and a strong environmental
stance that was unheard of at the time
Where ya gonna run to - John Schumann
Mother and child playing on the lawn
It's a middle class home on a Sunday morning
And the mother says, son, where ya gonna run
Where ya gonna run to now?
I just jumped bail on a dope bust mum
And I'm saying goodbye
and then the drug squad come
And in the name of the law
They punch him in the jaw
Where ya gonna run to now?
A long white car out of Tullamarine
A government member to the Carribean
And a man with a broom
Yells across the room
Where ya gonna run to now?
Will you have to tell lies when the kids ask you why
The horizon's a blanket of gloom
When the battle lines draw
Which way will you turn
Terania Creek's got a dozer track
And we'll never ever get Lake Pedder back
A director and a graph
And a million dollar laugh
Where ya gonna run to now?
Enrich the oxide out of Port Pirie
And the toxic gases they won't even see
But where ya gonna go
When the North wind blows
Where ya gonna run to now?
And your loungeroom is screening Nationwide
And you've just given blood to the bank
And the books on your shelves
Are a measure of all that you've earned
Will you have to tell lies when the kids ask you why
The horizon's a blanket of gloom
When the battle lines draw
Which way will you turn
Shake me, wake me, tell me it's a dream
I've got a B-52 on my TV screen
And a man in a tie
Pointing to the sky
Where ya gonna run to now
Mother and child playing on the lawn
It's a middle class home on a Sunday morning
And the mother says, son, where ya gonna run
Where ya gonna run to now?
The Michael Atkinson songs both work well
and don't for me.
I love the title track that ends with this
brilliant verse
Sometimes I think about cocktails
Update Molotov's recipe
Forget the gravel ballast and stink of benzene
Use rice and kerosene
A major change of scene
Like 1917
With people before machines
And "The Federal Two Ring Circus"
is and very funny take on our political system,
but "Your OS Trip" seems a little too bitter.
You're standing ten feet tall, you've been and seen it all
On your Cook's Grand Tour of Spring
With your Polaroid�s so shady, I'm surprised, my lady
That you saw anything
The truly greatest track however is the Schumann penned
"The Last Frontier."
Here he captures a young man pilgrimage
to the heart of Australia,
a trip I would do myself some 10 years later.
The Last Frontier - John Schumann
There's a corrugated highway
Leading north from Port Augusta
lined with ratted cars that didn't rate a tow
The Salt plains out of Pimba
And your eyes begin to stream
On to Kingoonya huddled dusty by the road
Romantic notions shattered
Like the tyres that didn't hack it
This has got to be the country's last frontier
Where a sports car's next to useless
Running cattle grids and river beds
We drove a van from 1963
Someone mentioned walkabout
And kiss your job goodbye
Just to see the country shimmer through the windscreen
Drinking beer, telling stories
While laughter filled the night
And flexi-time's behind you like a bad dream
You got a flat on Anzac Highway
And Lawson on your shelf
Its a Southern Comfort, air-conditioned rage
Where a homestead's more than just a cheap print
Dangling from a wall
And mateship's more than lines upon a page
We went looking for Australia
In between the TV lines
'Cause the ABC just couldn't make it real
Colour documentary From a beanbag on the floor:
Never shows as much as it conceals
A stark and blistered Alice Springs
And a river runs with shame
And you wipe the sheets of bulldust from your eyes
Another country's uniform
And the mirage it falls apart
To the open gap between the truth and lies
Go and see your country,
mate The travel agents scream
Politicians sell it's heart for a past time
Signs and high-wire fences
Hold the land where I belong
It's as if I'm in the outback for the last time
Download Here
Saturday, April 5, 2008
Redgum - Brown Rice & Kerosene
10 comments:
- Beergut said...
Thanks for this one mate. It is truly one of Redgum's finest.
Keep up the good work, and keep that Redgum coming.
- April 6, 2008 at 4:30 AM
- Bob, Brisbane, Australia said...
No problems mate , for someone who does as much as you do over at ausrock, I'm glad your enjoying it. Now whats next, "A cut to the quick'
I think. I haven't even ripped that fella yet.
ciao bob
- April 6, 2008 at 5:20 AM
- Anonymous said...
G'day Bob,
Another Z Share file that will not load,this is band were so underrated!!
- December 31, 2008 at 5:29 PM
- Bob, Brisbane, Australia said...
- January 1, 2009 at 5:46 AM
- Anonymous said...
Hi Bob,
Can you do your magic for Brown Rice and Kerosine please - 100 Years On is what I have been looking for. Thanks Chris Davis.
- June 29, 2009 at 5:32 PM
- Bob, Brisbane, Australia said...
Uploading now Chris, that is a great song on what is I think their greatest album.
- June 30, 2009 at 1:28 AM
- Peter said...
I've been looking for this for ages, but why do I have to do a test and give my cell phone number before I can access the download. Peter (Sydney).
- January 18, 2012 at 6:57 AM
- Bob said...
You dont, go to the megaupload link from the zshare page, it still works which is amazing seeing I reupped this two and a half years ago and the links expire after a month of no use
- January 18, 2012 at 11:27 AM
- Haydon said...
If possible, could you please upload this one again? I now need only "Your O.S. Trip", "The Last Frontier" and "Parramatta Gaol 1843" to complete my Redgum studio album collection...
- July 26, 2012 at 6:14 AM
- Bob said...
back up
- August 4, 2012 at 9:41 PM

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Freelancing Expertise
Contract Professionals in the New Economy
Contract work is more important than ever—for better or for worse, depending on one's perspective. The security once implied by a full-time job with a stable employer is becoming rarer, thereby erasing one of the major distinctions between "freelance work" and a "steady gig." Why hang on to a regular job for the sake of security if security can no longer be assumed? Instead, contractors, hired temporarily for specific knowledge and skills, market their expertise as they move from project to project. Even though their employment is precarious, a great many consider freelancing preferable to holding a "regular" job: the control they feel over their time and careers is well worth the risks that come with relatively uncertain cash flow.
Freelancing Expertise is a qualitative study of decision making, work practices, and occupational processes among writers and editors who work in print and Web communications and programmers and engineers who work in software and systems development. Debra Osnowitz conducted sixty-eight extended interviews with representatives of both groups and twelve interviews with managers and recruiters, observed four different work settings in which contractors work alongside employees, and monitored blogs and online discussions among contractors. As a result, she provides a unique and sensitive assessment of a cultural shift in occupations and organizations.
Osnowitz calls for a reconfiguration of the employer/employee relationship that accepts more variation and flexibility: just as "freelancing" has, over time, taken on many traits considered characteristic of traditional career paths, so might regular jobs make themselves more appealing to today's workforce by mimicking some of the positive aspects of transactions between clients and contract workers.


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ATLANTA (AP) Braves catcher Brian McCann could be ready for the first month of the 2013 season after having surgery Tuesday for an injury to his right shoulder that hampered his hitting this season.
The Braves said the surgery, performed by Braves orthopedic surgeon Dr. Xavier Duralde, arthroscopically repaired a tear in McCann's labrum. The tear was larger than was shown in a MRI.
McCann is expected to be able to return to light baseball activities in approximately four months. That schedule could have him ready for limited activity at the start of spring training.
The Braves said McCann should be able to return to full baseball activity in approximately six months if his rehabilitation goes as expected. That could have McCann receiving full clearance in April.
The team has until three days after the World Series to pick up their $12 million option for McCann in 2013.
McCann dealt with soreness in his shoulder and tendinitis in his right knee this season. The shoulder problem didn't affect his throwing but contributed to his career-low .230 batting average this season.
McCann, a career .279 hitter, had 20 homers and 67 RBIs. He did not start in the Braves' wild-card loss to the St. Louis Cardinals.


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(Original Images and Text, Copyright (c) 2011 Cynthia Shenette) These photos were taken about 1950. This is the house where I grew up in Worcester, MA. It was built about 1906. My grandparents bought the house in 1940, and it remained in the family until 1979.
I loved this house. It had a coal cellar and a root cellar in the basement and old (non-operational) gas jets which were used for lighting when the house was built. Ancient history to a ten-year-old in the 1970s.
My grandmother, Antonina (Bulak) Szerejko and dog friend.
Other Posts You Might Like:
(Almost) Wordless Wednesday: My Grandmother in Costume
(Almost) Wordless Wednesday: A Couple of Swells
The Stories My Grandmother Told Me
A Slice of Life: Confessions of a Lunchbox Trader
Where I Grew Up - Wordless Wednesday
Labels: Houses, Szerejko, Wordless Wednesday
3 comments:
- Life Goes On said...
What a wonderful house. To bad it is no longer in the family.
- January 12, 2011 at 6:25 PM
- Amy Coffin, MLIS said...
That's a lovely house. Thanks for sharing.
- January 12, 2011 at 8:20 PM
- Cynthia Shenette said...
Thank you ladies for your comments.
I loved this house and am still sad it's no longer in family, even 30 years later. Lots of happy memories though.
- January 14, 2011 at 10:34 AM
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jpalmerx necesitaba un nuevo diseño de página web y lanzó un concurso de diseño en 99designs.
Un ganador ha sido elegido entre 38 diseños de 15 diseñadores freelance.
LimoCrunch.com, a web 2.0 limo reservation service, needs a new, clean, stylish, professional, elegant, web 2.0 design. We want an innovative design that tells our customers that we're a credible, legitimate company, not just another referral site.
As we prepare to relaunch our site, we would like a professional redesign of our home page (which is also a search page) and the follow-up search results page.
Our design should be professional, innovative, and also functional. The site should be easy-to-use and consistent with web 2.0 standards, but should also be innovative enough to catch the attention of our users and communicate that our site is not just another referral site or online directory, but that it is a fully featured web service.
For our redesign, we have conceptualized these elements should appear on the home page:
-Header and footer (same on all pages.. including dynamic menu that changes if user is logged in)
--Footer should be in this web 2.0 style:
-Search box (We're leaning towards a horizontally oriented search box with tabs for the different trip types rather than a drop down. [Airport pick-up/drop-off, wedding/prom, night out] similar to the search box on http://travel.yahoo.com)
-Map (the map adds legitimacy to our site by displaying that we have relationships with real companies. We're leaning towards a smaller square map [like yelp.com] which displays local companies, rather than a dynamic map which plots the route [as it is now])
-Login/Sign-up box
-Rotating image (a roughly 400x300 photo advertising deals available on our site. [like on the bottom of this design http://99designs.com/contests/717/entries/31691
-Space to dynamically list deals available.
-Space to explain how our site works.
- Innovative, functional design
- Unique style
- Home Page, Follow up search results page, and content page template. The home page design is an ok beginning, if you'd like to wait for feedback, or for us to choose a winner before completing the search results page/content page.
- Please feel free to experiment with the logo.
-Photos of limos in the header seem cliche and less web 2.0 than without them...


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From Fedora Project Wiki
Election Questionnaire
Please place questions you would like to see candidates for the various offices answer. If your question is specific to one office (such as the Board, FESCo, or FAMSCO), please indicate that.
These question have been proposed:
Main Questions
- What is The Fedora Project to you? Where do you see the project in two releases? Two years?
- What is the most important part of the Fedora distribution? (IE, Desktop, FEL, AOS)
- Why are you a member of the Fedora project?
- What part of the Fedora project would you change, given the power to do so?
- From your perspective what is it that Fedora brings to linux distros that is unique and original? What sets Fedora apart?
- Suppose a user/contributor brings up an issue that bothers an important fraction of Fedora community and he proposes a change in the default behavior of Fedora; but either you don't have personal interest in that area, or (as a user) the issue doesn't bother you. How would you approach the problem?
- Specific to those in the fray for FAmSCo, what would you be doing to ensure that as a body FAmSCo is communicating more with its constituents ?
- How would you measure your success as a elected member?
- If you are running for re-election, what are the things that you promised but could not do? Why so? What are you planning to prevent a recurrence?
- If you are running for the first time, in your opinion, what are the things that the previous committee could do but couldn't/didn't? Did you suggest it to them? If you did and it was rejected, why do you think your idea will still be useful? If you didn't suggest it to them, why?
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Re: Todd Sucherman here!
Man I am really digging your playing. Your playing is such a great expression of how rudiments can be practically applied and it sounds just phenomenal. Every time I hear your playing it makes me want to jump on the drums and try out a new idea I hear or a cool lick. Wish I could catch you at the MD fest but Purchase is a little far from me. But thank you for bringing a level of musicianship and versatility to drumming whether it's the angry young man or a swing tune.
"If you think you're more important than the drums, you've got another thing coming." -Tony Williams
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latzanimal---glad you enjoyed the MD interview. Thanks!
ChrisBassdrum---thanks. I'm happy you dug the clips. The DVD was produced and edited in Austin, Texas...and the filming location was just outside of Austin. You can order the DVD direct from Altitudedigital.com which is in Austin! Vielen Danke!
Bernhard---my dear friend---thanks for your great work and great site. See you soon!
Trip---hope we run into each other. Hope you have a good time at the fest!
pickupstyx--I'm happy you dig "Tears of Joy". I love that composition and never tire of it. I wouldn't be able to do what you suggest as I didn't write it and don't have the publishing. This would be an expensive endeavor with lawyers, Sony publishing, etc. It's one thing to have a piece of music out for performance or entertainment. It's another for downloaded tracks that people can record themselves with and do whatever they want with, etc. Sorry--it won't happen.
youenjoy00myself--thanks for your kind words. I really appreciate it! I'm assuming you have the dvd with your comment about application of rudiments. (There's a hands/practice pad session that's 30 minutes and then 30 minuets of previous materials applied on the drumset.) I've always tried to reap as many ideas out of one single idea using different orchestrations and note rates. You're vocabulary grows when you approach things in this manner. Hopefully that demonstrated well on the dvd! Thanks again for your positive feedback!
Cheers from San Jose--
Re: Todd Sucherman here!
Wow - I hadn't realized it was shot just outside of Austin and that AltitudeDigital was based in town as well. I work right around the corner -- wonder if I can get the instant satisfaction of a local purchase rather than wait for shipping.
"Hey, who's that whacko waving money outside the window?!?"
Now if only I could afford a recording space like that, rather than my thin-walled storage unit off IH-35... :D
Re: Todd Sucherman here!
Audball---they're right on 360. Although if you order from Altitudedigital.com, they ship the same day and it would be 24 hours to you mailbox!
Leaving Cali tomorrow, day at home, then off to NY for the Modern Drummer Festival. Anyone going?
Re: Todd Sucherman here!
Not that I needed any convincing but now I'm even more convinced this is gonna be one sweet DVD.....Pre-orded it @ Amazon....can't wait!
Todd -
I was wondering do you enjoy playing on the big kit more with all its possibilities or do you prefer the intimacey of the small 4 piecer more?
Just curious.....
My babies -
Big Yamaha - Baby Roland - Lil Rodgers
Re: Todd Sucherman here!
If I may suggest this: Cancel your order with Amazon and order direct from Altitudedigital.com. We have not negotiated ANY DEAL with Amazon whatsoever. We have no idea how it's even listed on their site. We are investigating. Where will they get the dvds from? WE have 'em! So if you can, cancel your order as you may never receive one!
Thanks, man.
As far as the kits go, they are two different animals. I play completely differently on each. They inspire different ideas. It's a different touch. We're talking a Les Paul vs. a Taylor acoustic guitar. You would drive a Ferrari differently than a Rolls Corniche, you know? In the end--they both get you to the store. I'm at home in either setting and variety is the spice of life!
OK. Thanks again and I hope you get the dvd right from US. It ships immediately!
Cheers, bro--
Re: Todd Sucherman here!
Correct me if I'm wrong, but for your big kit, do you still use multiple 8" tom-toms? Aren't they like 8x7 and 8x8? If so, how do you separate the sounds/notes between them since they are so close in size? And does the extra inch depth of the 8x8 give any noticable sound difference over your traditional 8x7?
See you this weekend!
I've been drumming for 40 years. I'm 39 years old.
Re: Todd Sucherman here!
Hey Trip,
There's a huge difference between the 8x7 and 8x8. Tuning plays a big part. The first 8 (x7) is tuned up high for a Phil Collins type "gock" or "bark". The second 8 is conventionally tuned and sounds like a "meaty" 8. So, they are not even close. The extra inch on the 8x8 helps with the meatiness and the 7 depth helps with the bark but doesn't choke. Make sense?
Right on. Hope you have a good time this weekend.
Cheers from Austin,
Re: Todd Sucherman here!
Yea, makes total sense! Amazing how 1" of drum affects tonality!
I also watched some trailer clips from your new DVD. Holy cow you're smooth as satin!!! I look forward to gettin a copy soon!
I've been drumming for 40 years. I'm 39 years old.
Re: Todd Sucherman here!
My babies -
Big Yamaha - Baby Roland - Lil Rodgers
Re: Todd Sucherman here!
Hi Todd,
i saw your videos from your new dvd at drummerworld.com and i´m really impressed. Especially the song "Tears of joy" is wonderful. Can you tell me, what time-signature it has? It sounds like a 7 followed by 6 but always counted in smaller patterns like 4/3 and 4/2. The best is, that the song is so musically although it has it´s crazy and overplayed odd meter signature. Great work! Nice to see, that you can play on Modern Drummer Festival 2008. Enjoy it.
Re: Todd Sucherman here!
Todd, outstanding and inspiring performance at this year's MD Festival 2008!! I loved every second of it and was truly in awe the entire time. And of course when we shook hands and you signed my Methods & Mechanics DVD! Thanks for that! I've watched part of it so far and I can't wait to finish the rest. It's 100 lbs of material in a 4 oz. package!!
I hope we meet again Todd. And from one Sabian player to another, rock on!!
I've been drumming for 40 years. I'm 39 years old.
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Re: Todd Sucherman here!
A couple of nice licks from the great Todd Sucherman's new dvd:
Re: Todd Sucherman here!
TODD!!!!! Had so much fun brother. I always look forward to hanging with you.
Your performance was legendary!!!!
I'll give you a shout when I get to PASIC. THAT'S going to be a hoot as well!
Re: Todd Sucherman here!
ilikedrums---"Tears of Joy" is in 13/8....but it almost seems like 13/16 as the 8th note rate is pretty quick. The "A" section is like a bar of 7 then 6. The "B" section flips to a bar of 6 then 7. In my dvd I break it down and go through a few of the "3s and 2s" as you can break down any difficult time signature in groups of 3s and 2s. I hope you decide to pick up the dvd direct from Altitudedigital.com. Thanks for your kind words!
Dominick---a pleasure meeting you! Sorry if I left out the "K" in your name when I signed your DVD. Thanks for getting it and thanks for your compliments, man. I really appreciate it. I hope it inspires cool ideas in your playing. Let me know.
Korompay---nice job! Interesting to see things written down. I've never been much of a transcriber--so I appreciate your efforts. Thanks!
Derek--you killed it, my man! I don't know about legendary....but coming from you that's quite a compliment, my friend. I echo your sentiments back to you. We will definitely hook up in Austin!
OK---at home for a day and back out on the road tomorrow. Thanks for all the feedback, guys!
Re: Todd Sucherman here!
Todd, I've just watched the Hudson music sample (teaser) and man !!! You're a monster, absolutely freaking. Just want to say, I love it.
BTW, your interview was very funny, I mean, all the badluck that happened and you took it with humor and grain of salt. You retrieved me a big smile.
CIAO, take care & A+
My Kit Latest Update
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Mind Drummer--
Thanks a lot! It was really something. We all go through moments of wackiness as drummers and I just had a moment or two at the end of the fest....that's life!
I appreciate you kind words---
Off to Montgomery, Alabama now...
Re: Todd Sucherman here!
Hey, Todd
I saw your performance at the MD Festival, and I thought your drumming was terrific. Congratulations. Being asked to play at the MD Festival is an honor that most of us will never know, and you did a nice job with it.
However, I noticed that you made reference in this thread to "moments of wackiness." In your Hudson interview, you talked about messing up a fill.
For the most part, when famous drummers log on here, the other forum members offer nothing but worshipful praise. I'm going to go against the grain in this case because I want to offer a different perspective. Honestly, I was somewhat taken aback at the MD Festival when you stopped your song mid-stream and explained that you had botched a fill. I am sure that no one except you was aware of the mistake. When you suddenly stopped performing, we were all sitting there in the audience wondering what the heck was going on.
I can understand being a perfectionist and wanting to have a pristine performance for the festival DVD...but pristine performances seldom occur in real life. Everyone from Elvin to Gadd has mistakes in their recorded history. The "wackiness" you experienced at the festival wasn't really all that unusual, except for the fact that you drew everyone's attention to it.
As I said before, I think you did a very nice job at the festival. Just keep in mind that some very young and impressionable drummers are watching you and listening to your words. It would be great if they got the message that drumming live means going with the flow, playing through our inevitable human errors, and staying focused on serving the song.
Thank you for taking in my feedback here. I wish you the best.
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Re: Todd Sucherman here!
Thank you for your fast answer, Todd. If the Company ships to Germany i will do so. I´m very interested to get your DVD. Great videos from MDF 2008 - you did a fantastic job. Greets!
Re: Todd Sucherman here!
Thanks for your feedback and for your thoughts. They are greatly appreciated.
You know, it's funny. Upon watching the review disc of my performance, it seemed clear that I could have continued with the flow and no one would have been the wiser. At the time, being in my body at that exact moment----it seemed like a colossal time lapse---as wide as the Grand Canyon. Had it been just a regular clinic performance I would have continued. But the cameras were rolling on a DVD that would exist on this earth longer than I will. It is a fill that I've been asked about hundreds of times, and one I break down and teach in my DVD. In a split second I thought (only for the sake of the filming) that I should do another take. I suppose the laptop falling in take 2 and then the stick flying out in Take 3 was the universe's way of teaching me that I should have continued just fine with take 1. Lesson learned. We never stop learning....
I hope no one got the wrong message for my reasons for trying again. I'd like to think that the overall resonating message from all my playing and speaking were not overshadowed by the last take. I hope it came off as "endearing" in a way, and overcoming obstacles that will always be there as musicians and as human beings.
Thanks again for your observations and I appreciate your time to drop me a note.
Hope you had a great time at the MD Fest! My best to you-
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Thanks, Todd. You could have become defensive about what I wrote, but instead, you offered a sincere and thoughtful response. Much appreciated.
Continued luck with your drumming career!
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I have been watching your videos off the Drummerworld home page and have a question. What type of heads are you using on the beautiful large pearl kit that is used in the video titled (from the drum solo)? I like your playing style. It cuts nicely. Thank You .
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ililedrums----Altitudedigital.com does ship to Germany. We've had orders from all parts of Europe and Asia. Hope you pick it up. Vielen danke!
Matt---your feedback is always welcomed in any form. So thanks to you and I wish you the best!
Sirwill---thanks for the compliments. I'm using (and always use) clear Remo Ambassadors top and bottom on the toms, clear Powerstroke 3 on the bass drum, coated Ambassador on the snare with hazy Ambassador snare side. Obviously for the small four piece jazz kit I go with the coated Ambassadors on the toms as well. I'm glad you dig the clips Bernhard put on the site. It's just a drop in the bucket of what's inside the 5 hour presentation! Thanks again.
Cheers from Biloxi, MS--
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Hey Todd,
I saw you play with Styx a few years back (I think Tommy Shaw announced it as your 10th anniversary and his 30th) and loved the sound and the subtle complexity you added to the drum parts. Needless to say, I've been following your career ever since and think the MD cover is well-deserved.
I see sometimes you play AAX hi-hats and sometimes HHX Evolution hats. Any reason for the difference? I'm thinking of picking up a new set and wondered how you decided between the two. Thanks in advance for any feedback.
P.S. I'm planning to show the MD picture of your home drum set-up and snare wall to my significant other to justify my continued drum purchases. We'll see what she thinks!
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My friend played this for me and needless to say I was totally blown away.
These rock band with orchestra always rock best when you have young people. Who's idea was this? Great idea.
(I've seen Dennis De Young a twiwe over the last few years, but now I'm a reborn Styx fan.)
Ken Marino Drum Teacher "It's not worth keeping score. You win some. You lose some, you let it go"
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Shoedady--thanks for the compliments, my friend. You know, picking out hats is just like picking out a snare or ride cymbal for any given gig or track in the studio. I like having several options on hand. Live with Styx I've been using 14"AA Regular Hats for several years. They work well in that context of the live show. They are very "rock" but can also be musical and "tight" by utilizing them in different ways. The HHX Evos record nicely in my opinion. A touch softer and a touch darker than the AAs. I haven't really used much of the AAX hats except for a pair at home. I also used HH bright hats on one of the solos in my DVD for contrast. I think you can't go wrong with 14" AA regs or 14" HHX Evos---it's just a matter of what music you'll be playing. And good luck convincing your wife! Mine's the coolest, but even with her I've had to pay a little extra tax on some of the things I've brought home or drums that just "show up" on the doorstep. I've slowed down in recent years!
Deltadrummer---thanks a lot. That was one of the toughest gigs I've ever done. I feel I was far from my best because I (and we) were very out of our element with very little rehearsal---and by very little I mean ONE real rehearsal. I was put in the acrylic box (which I hate) and trying to hold things together between the band and orchestra was a monumental challenge. That being said, the kids were great and I think the overall spirit of the evening prevailed. It was a memorable night and I'm glad you enjoyed it. I've read many notes from people who were moved to tears by the DVD of that show. Nothing worth doing comes easy, right? So thanks for being a reborn fan and I hope you make it out to a gig next time we swing through your area. Thanks for the note!
Cheers from Orlando--
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Greetings from sunny Florida Todd! I hope your enjoying the weather down here right now cuz we are starting to get into the the fall months, if there is such a thing here in Florida. The humidy levels seem to fall off the face of the earth and the days become extremely enjoyable.
Let me just say, that just a few nights ago I saw the performace of Styx with CYO and never made the connection with you. All I kept thinking to myself was that "this drummer has some great chops."
Welp, I just found out that its you. Immediately, I watched all of the videos of you and I have to say my favorite is Tears Of Joy. Not only is the music beautiful, but watching you play it is visually stimulating as well.
You just earned a new fan!
All the best!
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Hey Todd, hows it goin,
Really enjoying the DVD clips on drummerworld, just gotta get the full business next.
My question is what are you using as Hi hats on the funky disco beat vid on this site. Also whats that grey ride with the chain on it?
Thanks in advance
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Not a problem, Todd. You're not the first person to miss letters!
What is that raw, unlathed Sabian cymbal you play above your hi-hats on the small 4-pc kit? It's VERY dry when you crash it and an audible "ping." I can only make out "Hand Hammered" on it.
Not to detract from the main content of the DVD, but I also watched the bloopers reel (had to!) and let me say you are histerical!!!!! I was dying laughing the entire time.
Hope to see you at PASIC 2008, I will be there!
I've been drumming for 40 years. I'm 39 years old.
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That Guy---had a lovely afternoon here in Florida. Lunch with a buddy and now back at the hotel a few hours before the gig. Thanks for your kind words. "Tears Of Joy" is by Jerry Goodman, who was in Mahavishnu, The Flock--and countless sessions. He's a virtuoso genius and an amazing composer of complex (yet beautiful) music. I hope to get another track from Jerry soon. Thanks again for your note and perhaps you'll consider getting the DVD so you can have "Tears" in all it's HD 16X9 goodness. altitudedigital.com/todd-sucherman-methods-and-mechanics.html
Doom---gottsta get the full business indeed! Hope you dig it and thanks for your compliments on the clips. Glad you're enjoying them. The trash hats are a combo of a 14" HHX Evolution Mini China with a 12" HHX Evolution Splash on top. It's what I used in the "X-Hat" position on the big kit---but I popped those on the regular hat stand for that. The ride in question is a Sabian Encore (Jack DeJohnette) 20" flat ride. It has a crystal top end with a dry body. Strange cymbal and very soft. It's the perfect cymbal for quiet cocktail gigs--or any gig where the volume must be at a minimum. You can crash it and it's still soft. Thanks again, Sean!
Dominick--that ride is a 20" Sabian HH Raw Dry Ride. I've had that cymbal for 10 years and the ones I've seen since I got that look and sound a little different to me. (Maybe it was just the ones I saw...I dunno.) But this one's very unique too. Piercing bell but no wash or build up at all. An anomaly in a way. Glad you dug the "blooper reel." You know, in editing I was concerned that I was too dry (Beuller? Beuller?) and thought it might be fun to show some moments of levity that took place during filming---even at the risk of appearing self indulgent. There were inside bits that entertained Eric Dorris (director, co producer and editor) and I so we just went for it. Glad you're enjoying the DVD!
As of now I should be around for PASIC...so see you then.
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I had some brief contact with Kyle back in Feb. 07 and I know that while he enjoyed playing with Dennis he felt severely restricted. He didn't mention any direct problems, but I knew right off that Kyle was a little sad that Dennis kept the drums fairly back and didn't allow him to shine. Not that Kyle had any reason to, after all he accepted a gig with Dennis and on top of that he was dating Dawn Marie so he had a support system that was well acquainted with being pushed to the back.
Deana is very nice. I met her only once, but I really enjoyed her company. She is amazing when solo.
As far as I know, Kyle was leaving Dennis for other projects but he did mention possibly comming back with Dennis after 08.
Just curious of any contact you had with him. Kyle is such a lowly and humble person and not many know who he is. I feel that he should have a profile on Drummerworld, yet it hasn't happened. Anymore insight you could add about Kyle would be much appreciated.
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I haven't seen Kyle since '97. We were contemporaries and friendly but were never really pals or hung out or anything. I know that DDY can be a difficult entity to deal with. But I'm sorry I can't shed any more light on Kyle. I haven't really paid any attention to any of DDY's post Styx musical activities.
Cool. Hope all's well with you!
Cheers from Austin.....about to be in Niagara Falls.....
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Hey Todd, I noticed you use a Sonor Sig hihat stand. What do you prefer about it over the Pearl or any others?
Just curious since you endorse the Pearls and even use their pedals.. I know plenty guys use different pedals and some even have just a hardware endorsement.
I am more curious about the Sonor, it still goes for a hefty fee on ebay. Is it really that good? You are not the only I've noticed using this stand either...
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Sonor changed their design in '94 with the Designer Series.....and nothing feels like an '80s early '90s Sig, Protec or Phonic hi hat stand. It's just "home" for me. My Pearl guys know this and they are cool with it. I use the Eliminators on clinics and they are great. There's just nothing that feels like the old Sonors---including anything Sonor has made in the last 15 years. Signature stands still command a hefty fee on Ebay because I seem to remember the list on the hat stand was somewhere around $750 in the early 90s if my memory serves correct.
Hope that answers your question--
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Greetings Todd! Glad to see that your enjoying the tour. I hope your having a good time in your current location.
I have a couple quick questions to satisfy my curiosity and they may also help to inform our members here at DW. Who are your deepest inspirations, and who (if multiple) did you study under?
On a personal note: Your drumming has captivated me. I have yet to find a drummer that has captured my attention as much as you have since Carter Beauford. I only wish that I noticed you sooner. Better late then never. I, as I'm sure many do appreciate the time you take out of your spare yet busy free time to associate with us and answer our questions.
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That Guy--
I appreciate your kind words. Thanks! I'm mostly self taught (for the exception of my father who taught me since age 2 and being in the junoir high school band since 1st grade on) and I went to Berklee for one year where I studied with Skip Hadden, Ian Froman, and Gary Chaffee. All this information is available in the DVD "Methods and Mechanics" available direct from Altitudedigital.com.
Here's my stock list of drummers that have meant something to me:
Arnold J. Sucherman, Tony Williams, Steve Smith, Vinnie Colaiuta, Simon Phillips, Jack DeJonette, Elvin Jones, Stewart Copeland, Buddy Rich, Manu Katche, Steve Gadd, Peter Erskine, Jerry Marrotta, Jeff Porcaro, Mark Brzezicki, Gavin Harrison, Roy Haynes, Dave Weckl, Steve Michaud, Max Roach, Jo Jones, Philly Jo Jones, Gary Novak, Terry Bozzio, Phil Collins, Chester Thompson, Carlos Vega, Hal Blaine, Al Jackson, Steve Jordan, Ringo Starr, Keith Moon, Mitch Mitchell, John Bonham, Dennis Chambers, Omar Hakim, Louie Bellson, Gary Husband, Butch Miles, Danny Seraphine, Larry Mullen Jr., Carter Beauford, Mark Craney, Clyde Stubblefield, Andy Sturmer, Trilok Gurtu, Kenny Aronoff, Ian Froman, Skip Hadden, Gary Chaffee, Ben Farquhar, Andy Russell, Phil Gould, Richie Hayward, Bill Bruford, Pat Mastelotto, Dave Mattacks, Paul Wertico, Denny Siewell, Roger Taylor, Jim Keltner, Larrie Londin, Zack Danziger, Prarie Prince, Baby Dodds, Jeff "Tain" Watts, Lenny White, Narada Michael Walden, Mark Walker, Jim Hines, Mike D'Amico, Matt Walker, Scott Bennett, Thomas Dolby, Carlton Barret, Ben Folds, Rick Allen, Nigel Olsson, Deen Castronovo, Dominic Howard, John Robinson, Yogi Horton, Mel Gaynor, John Panozzo, Neil Peart, Aynsley Dunbar, Cindy Blackman, Clayton Cameron, Alex Acuna, Jojo Mayer, Jim Chapin, Bill Stewart, Art Blakey, Keith Carlock, Kenny Clarke, Will Kennedy, Sonny Payne, Poogie Bell, Al Foster, David Garibaldi, Joe Morello, Jeff Hamilton, Bernard Purdie, Brian Blade, Rick Jaeger, Stan Lynch, Johnny Rabb, Jason Bonham, Ronnie Vanucci, Chad Gilmore, Zak Starkey, Adam Nussbaum, Joel Rosenblatt, Art Taylor, Jimmy Cobb, Danny Gotlieb, Nick Mason, Steve Negus, Jay Bellerose, Bryan Hitt, Levon Helm, Shelly Manne, Charlie Watts, Cliff Almond, and every drummer I've done shows with, drum festivals with, and every drummer I've ever seen or heard!
Cheers from Niagara Falls.....and about to be heading to Kauai!
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Hey, Todd. Hope you're enjoying Niagara Falls. If not, Kauai should take care of it.
Thanks for the tips on the hats a little while back. I'm looking at putting together a separate jazz/fusion/smooth jazz kit. Do you think the HHX Legacy's would do the trick for this, or would you recommend something else? I was thinking of the 14" hats, 17" and 18" crashes, and the 22" heavy ride...
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The Legacy stuff is very cool. The hats are earthy and "old school" thin. It just might work for you. Check them out and see if they are giving your ears what you want to hear.
Off to Kauai in a few hours......
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Hey Todd,
Hope your road travels are going well.
Thanks for elaborating about your kit on the DVD - one question I had about the Masterworks kit itself - do you tune all the toms and snares to general notes or some kind of melodic interval? Or is it something really general like "medium-high tension." On the DVD you mention how you tune them, the bottom head slightly higher than top.. That was about it though.
And then for your Prototype Sabian ride - is Sabian going to be rolling it out as a Vault Signature model anytime soon? Did you model yours after anything in particular? I could make out that the bell is raw and the finish looked Traditional and maybe 22"? How is it different than the Precision Ride you typically use?
Thanks as always for the QUICK TIP!!!!!!!!! :)
P.S. - Playing demo......Playing demo.....
I've been drumming for 40 years. I'm 39 years old.
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I just use my ears. Drums have a sweet spot where they want to "live" and the better the drum, the bigger the sweet spot. I have no techniques or methods other than the ears on my head.
That ride is fantastic but honestly, it's too light for live gigs with Styx. I gravitate towards 22's....maybe they could make a 22" that's a touch heavier. But then again, I love the washiness of that 20". Ahh, choices......but that 20" was just sitting in the Sabian office marked "prototype" and I just left with it. Simple as that. The 22" Precision is way heavier and louder with a bell that won't quit.
Aloha and mahalo from Honolulu en route to Maui....
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Unforgettable Trash Talkers: Part: One
Unforgettable Trash Talkers: Part: One
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I remember the old adage, "you can talk the talk, but can you walk the walk?" Basically telling your foe to shut his mouth and start throwing dukes. And we as boxing fans have come across many great talkers in the game, some who were pretty much mouth, some, well, their hands were just as hard as their words.
Throughout the years trash talking has become a sales pitch of sorts, in the minds of many, if bad blood is not brewing, it would appear that the fight itself would lack that certain spark to fire up entertainment. Although not necessarily true, the build up to a fight helps bring in the crowd, when two men are trash talking one another, people want to see the outcome, who will get the last word per say. So with all this being said, let's pay homage to some of the mouthy men who although spewed venom, their hands struck like vipers.
Muhammad Ali (56-5, 37 KO's)
Toting the label, "Greatest of all time", Ali, born, Cassius Clay, not only was he one of the most colorful personalities, he was no doubt, the godfather of trash talk. His verbal assaults towards his opposition was only the start, he would belittle his opponent, then use his superior skill to beat them in the ring. At 22 years old, Ali defeated the hard hitting Sonny Liston for the heavyweight championship crown. He banged it out in unforgettable match-ups entitled, "the rumble in the jungle" and the "Thrilla in Manila". During his reign as a fighter, well as fall, Ali became an iconic figure, in and out of the boxing world. A living legend.
Unforgettable Quotes:
"I am the greatest. I said that even before I knew I was."
"It will be a killer, and a chiller, and a thriller, when I get the gorilla in Manila."
"I done wrestled with an alligator, I done tussled with a whale; handcuffed lightning, thrown thunder in jail; only last week, I murdered a rock, injured a stone, hospitalised a brick; I'm so mean I make medicine sick."
Mike Tyson (50-6, 44 KO's)
Although now, seemingly tamed in his older age, there was a time when the "baddest man on the planet", would not only open up a can of whip ass on somebody, he had a flamboyant slang to go along with it. The youngest heavyweight champion of all time, Tyson brought even the non boxing fan to the game. The masses paid millions in pay per view events, most of the bouts ending as soon as they began. Many looked at Tyson they did Liston. A bully, who needed to be taught a lesson, and in one of the greatest upsets in fight history, Buster Douglas humbled the heavyweight king in 1990. Tyson's trouble in and out of the ring made him a nemesis to the media. His radical outburst in and out of the ring was at time tasteless, yet entertaining. Although losses to Holyfield and Lewis, Mike could still sell a ticket, and did so in his latter fighting years, with his unpredictability.
Unforgettable Quotes:
"I was gonna rip his heart out. I'm the best ever. I'm the most brutal and vicious, the most ruthless champion there has ever been. No one can stop me. Lennox is a conqueror? No! He's no Alexander! I'm Alexander! I'm the best ever. I'm Sonny Liston. I'm Jack Dempsey. There's never been anyone like me. I'm from their cloth. There is no one who can match me. My style is impetuous, my defense is impregnable, and I'm the ferocious. I want his heart! I want to eat his children!
"I'm not much for talking. You know what I do. I put guys in body bags when I'm right."
"My power is discombobulatingly devastating. I could feel his muscle tissues collapse under my force. It's ludicrous these mortals even attempt to enter my realm."
James Toney (76-9-3, 46 KO's)
Earning titles in multiple divisions, yet, never really winning the hearts of the fans, James Toney is no doubt a future Hall of Famer. Aside from the likes of Floyd Mayweather Jr, Roy Jones Jr. and Bernard Hopkins, James Toney is most undoubtedly one of slickest boxers in the boxing game. His defense is, or at one time, was something to be admired. He could make a man look silly while fighting off the ropes. The only sad thing about Toney's career, is the fact that at forty-five years old, and way past his prime, he painfully continues on. But, regardless if you love him or hate him, you could never deny his skills, or his comedic tirades.
Unforgettable Quotes:
"Talk to Bob Arum, he's my man. Don King kiss my ass!"
"If I'm the poster boy for steroids, steroids is going out of business."
"Everybody who doubted me, if you don't want to respect me, fuck em."
If you do not agree with the first three on my list of unforgettable trash talkers, no worries, there are many more to come. So be sure to check out part two to see where your favorite trash talker will end up on the list.
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Mark Sheldon covers the Cincinnati Reds and totally took an idea from me to put the Reds up against the other teams in the NL Central. Except I wouldn't have compared the Reds to everyone else. Of course. Problem is, I didn't tell anybody about this idea - so it's hard to get anywhere in a legal venue. But it's still good. Here's what Sheldon said about the Houston rotation.
It's basically Roy Oswalt and the other four, but that's still a handful for a Cincinnati club that was 3-12 vs. Houston last year -- including 0-6 at home. Oswalt alone is 23-1 with a 2.47 ERA lifetime vs. the Reds.
Mike Hampton, Wandy Rodriguez, Brian Moehler and Brandon Backe will form the rest of the Houston rotation. The Astros benefit from having a largely veteran staff but have a real wild card in Hampton -- who has an injury log longer than the average line for the rest room. Rodriguez and Moehler have the ability to be dependable, but it's Oswalt alone who still makes this comparison. Advantage, Astros.
Did you hear that! Advantage, Astros. Eat it!
Interestingly enough, the Reds' rotation (according to Sheldon) is:
Better than Milwaukee, St. Louis and Pittsburgh.
Not as good as Chicago or Houston.
Tuesday, February 3, 2009
At least there's sun shining some place...
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I figured the Red's had a pretty good rotation. As long as Arroyo can figure out a few things. However that is pretty cool to see he ranked our rotation above everyone else in the central. Surprised the hell outta me.
- February 3, 2009 at 7:23 PM
- Ty said...
I hate to sy it, but that dude is smokin' somethin'.
- February 3, 2009 at 7:38 PM
- Spruce said...
I propose an immediate Richard Justice for Mark Sheldon trade.
- February 4, 2009 at 8:52 AM
- The Constable. said...
But who would be Selig's Apologist?
- February 4, 2009 at 9:26 AM
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The esophagus is a muscular tube that transports food from the mouth to the stomach.
Barretts esophagus is a condition that occurs when cells in the lining of the esophagus are damaged, usually because of exposure to acid from the stomach. This can happen as a complication of many years of suffering from gastroesophageal reflux (GER, commonly known as heartburn).
It is estimated by the National Digestive Diseases Information Clearinghouse that 1 percent of adults in the United States have Barretts esophagus. The abnormal cells caused by Barretts esophagus can become cancerous in some cases, though this is rare.
The exact cause of Barretts esophagus is not yet known, but the condition is most commonly seen in those with some sort of reflux like GER. GER occurs when the muscles at the bottom of the esophagus that are supposed to close and prevent food and acid from coming back up into the esophagus do not work properly. It is believed that cells of the esophagus can become abnormal when trying to heal from repeated exposure to the stomach acid. Though GER is often seen in those with Barretts esophagus, it is entirely possible for you to have Barretts esophagus and not have any sort of reflux or heartburn.
If you have heartburn or gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) for longer than 10 years, you have an increased risk of developing Barretts esophagus because of the damage that stomach acid causes to the esophagus. The condition is more common in men than women, and white people are at higher risk of developing Barretts esophagus than others. Though Barretts esophagus can occur at any age, it is more common in those over the age of 50.
Barretts esophagus itself does not have any symptoms and most of the symptoms that you may experience are related to the acid reflux that sometimes occurs. Some symptoms of acid reflux are pain in the chest and abdomen as well as a dry cough. You may also experience difficulty with swallowing and frequent heartburn. If you vomit blood, you should seek immediate medical attention. Vomited blood may be red or look like coffee grounds, and if you experience bloody or tar-like stools, consult with your physician as soon as you can.
Barretts esophagus is diagnosed with the use of endoscopy—a procedure the employs the use of a tube with a small camera and light on it that allow your doctor to see the inside of your esophagus. Your doctor will be checking to make sure that your esophagus looks pink and shiny. If you have Barretts esophagus, however, your physician may find that your esophagus looks red and velvety.
Your doctor may also take a tissue sample using the endoscope, which will allow him or her to discern what changes are going on within the esophagus with the aid of a microscope. Your doctor will be looking for one of the following degrees of change:
Treatment for Barretts esophagus depends on what level of dysplasia your doctor determines you have.
Those with no or low-grade dysplasia are usually treated by treating the GER or GERD that is associated with Barretts esophagus. Medications are often prescribed to help with the symptoms that GER and GERD cause. In some cases, surgery is performed on the sphincter located at the bottom of the esophagus to help keep acid from backing up into the esophagus. While medication and surgery will help with GER symptoms and continued damage, it is not a cure for Barretts esophagus. If you have low or no dysplasia, your doctor will likely schedule you for yearly endoscopy procedures to make sure that your condition has not advanced.
If you have high-grade dysplasia, your doctor may want to employ the use of more invasive procedures to remove the affected area of your esophagus. Your doctor may remove damaged areas of the esophagus through the use of endoscopy. In some cases, removal of an entire portion of the esophagus may be performed, though it is typically not recommended due to the complications that may arise. An experienced surgeon would reduce the risk of complications, but you still may experience bleeding or narrowing of the esophagus after surgery.
Radiofrequency ablation is a method of using heat to destroy damaged esophageal tissue through the use of bursts of energy. A similar method called cryotherapy, which involves the use of a cold liquid or gas to freeze the abnormal cells, is also sometimes used. After the cells thaw out, they are frozen again, and this process is repeated until the cells inevitably die from the damage caused by the repeated freezing and thawing. Both of these methods of treatment can result in chest pain and narrowing of the esophagus.
With treatment methods other than the removal of the esophagus, Barretts esophagus can return. Doctors often recommend regular endoscopies.


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chemical industry, the business of using chemical reactions to turn raw materials, such as coal, oil, and salt, into a variety of products. During the 19th and 20th cent. technological advances in the chemical industry dramatically altered the world's economy. Chemical processes have created pesticides and fertilizers for farmers, pharmaceuticals for the health care industry, synthetic dies and fibers for the textile industry, soaps and beauty aids for the cosmetics industry, synthetic sweeteners and flavors for the food industry, plastics for the packaging industry, chemicals and celluloid for the motion picture industry, and artificial rubber for the auto industry.
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30 in 30: Capitals like rebuilt prospect depthby Corey Masisak
At one point a few years ago, the Washington Capitals not only were in the midst of a string of division titles, they also boasted one of the best collections of prospects in the NHL.
The parent club was winning, and Karl Alzner, John Carlson and a trio of young goaltenders -- Semyon Varlamov, Michal Neuvirth and Braden Holtby -- were on the precipice of becoming impact performers in the League. A combination of those players graduating off prospect lists and trades made to try to help the Capitals reach the elusive second half of the Stanley Cup Playoffs left the development assembly line a little thin for Washington.
A couple of shrewd draft picks and breakout season have this list of Capitals prospects back on the upswing. There are more potential impact players on the horizon than there were a year or two ago.
"That's how we feel," Washington general manager George McPhee told NHL.com. "When you're on a run like we are when you're consistently making the playoffs, when you get to the trade deadline it costs you assets to get pieces for your NHL club. You want to try to and help your club, so if there's something there, you go get it. We gave away a lot -- a lot of second-round picks and prospects -- but we've replenished it the last couple of years."
The Capitals have built toward six straight seasons reaching the postseason, including five division titles, with a succession of successful first-round picks. There are a few more of them on this list that could be key players as soon as 2013-14, but the two players in particular who make this group look a lot deeper are a pair of selections from late in the 2012 NHL Draft who surged forward in their development in forward Riley Barber and defenseman Connor Carrick.
"I was talking to one of the assistant coaches for the U.S. team at Lake Placid [for the World Junior Championship evaluation camp], and he said, 'I thought the two best players for our team were your two picks -- Carrick and Barber.' We like them a lot," McPhee said. "When you can get players like that in the rounds that we took them, that will really help the organization."
Here's a look at Washington's top 10 prospects, according to NHL.com:
1. Evgeny Kuznetsov, C: Kuznetsov dropped on draft night in 2010, and the word was some teams were uncertain about when he would come to North America. The Capitals were happy to select him with the No. 26 pick, and he's become one of the top prospects in the sport.
Those concerns about his availability also have proven true. Kuznetsov is set to spend another season playing for his hometown team in the Kontinental Hockey League even though he probably was ready for regular NHL duty two years ago. He turned 21 in May.
"It's been hard to wait this past year, year-and-a-half," McPhee said. "We expected when we drafted him that he'd probably play two more years in Russia. He's 18 and 19 years old, so that's fine, and he had explained that to us when we were drafting him. Having him stay there for another two seasons has been difficult because we think he's an outstanding player and would make a difference here. It is hard to make such a good selection and not be able to watch him play."
There is no question about Kuznetsov's talent. He scored more goals in Russia's top division as an 18-year-old than Alex Ovechkin and Pavel Bure did. He's led his team in scoring the past two seasons. He dazzled for two years at the World Junior Championship with game-breaking skill and an abundance of personality and confidence.
Kuznetsov might have had a spot in Washington's top-six forwards last season. The range of possibilities is wide for Kuznetsov (6-foot, 172 pounds), but All-Star seasons aren't out of the question. This is the final season of his KHL contract, and he could make his NHL debut in 2013-14 once his season in Russia is over.
"He's indicated to us that he's definitely coming over, so we do see a light at the end of the tunnel, and he indicated that as recently as two weeks ago," McPhee said. "We're hoping we see him late this season and that he is as good as advertised."
2. Tom Wilson, RW: Wilson had pedestrian numbers in the Ontario Hockey League before Washington selected him with the No. 16 pick in the 2012 NHL Draft. If that class were re-drafted today, Wilson might end up much higher. He had 23 goals and 58 points in 48 regular-season games for Plymouth last season, then had nine goals and 17 points in 12 playoff games.
The 6-4, 210-pound forward made his American Hockey League debut during the Calder Cup Playoffs, then joined the Capitals and made his NHL debut during the Stanley Cup Playoffs at the age of 19. Wilson has a chance to stick in the NHL with a good showing in training camp.
"He's a really competitive kid," McPhee said. "We just thought he'd be a guy who would eventually play in your top six and could play the game any way you want him to. He can score, kill penalties, play on the power play, and be physical.
"After we drafted him and talking to his parents, his mother said something about him that has always stuck with me. She said he's been so determined to be a hockey player that he's a kid who is never, ever going to give up on anything. You see that when he plays. He works as hard as a guy can work."
3. Andre Burakovsky, LW: He was Washington's first-round pick in the 2013 draft (No. 23) after playing his first full season for Malmo in the Swedish second division. The 6-1, 178-pound forward also played for Sweden at the Ivan Hlinka tournament and the 2013 World Under-18 Championship, scoring seven goals in 10 combined games.
Burakovsky, 18, has committed to playing for the Erie Otters in the OHL in 2013-14 and likely will represent Sweden at the WJC.
"[Burakovsky] was outstanding at [the WJC camp in] Lake Placid, I was told," McPhee said. "Not by our scouts, but I asked a guy who was coaching one of the other teams how our guy was doing. He said I don't know the names of the Swedish players but they had a guy, No. 18, who was the best player at the tournament. I went home that day and looked it up on the Internet and it was him. He's a really, really talented player."
4. Riley Barber, RW: Barber is a Pittsburgh native who had the chance to be selected in his hometown at the 2012 draft. He ended up waiting until the 167th pick before the Capitals nabbed him in the sixth round, and at this point it looks like the steal of the draft (though the next player on this list would have something to say about that).
Barber had 15 goals and 39 points at Miami University to lead the nation in scoring among freshmen, and had six points in seven games collecting a gold medal at the 2013 WJC. The 19-year-old is likely going to be a top-line player for the United States at the 2014 tournament.
"It was always in there," McPhee said of Barber (6-0, 194). "Our scouts really liked him. He was under the radar at the draft, and it was a heck of a pick for us. He's really got a chance to play [in the NHL]."
5. Connor Carrick, D: Carrick was drafted 30 picks before Barber (No. 137), and he also had a breakout season in 2012-13. He finished with 12 goals and 44 points for Plymouth in the regular season then had two goals and 18 points in 15 OHL playoff games.
At 5-11, 185, his offensive skills will have to make up for his lack of size. The 19-year-old did not play for the United States in the WJC last season but he's a near-lock for the 2014 tournament.
"Carrick is a real mature player, a smart player, physically strong player," McPhee said. "He reminds me a lot of Brian Rafalski. If things keep going in the right direction for him, he's got a chance to play and play for a long time."
6. Philipp Grubauer, G: The Capitals have had success developing goaltenders lately (Varlamov, Neuvirth, Holtby), and Grubauer could be next in line. A fourth-round pick (No. 112) in 2010, the 21-year-old started the 2012-13 season in the ECHL because Holtby was playing with the Hershey Bears of the American Hockey League during the lockout.
Grubauer (6-1, 184) played 28 games with the Bears and had a 2.25 goals-against average and .919 save percentage, and made two appearances for Washington. The Capitals have had some luck with goaltenders who have represented Germany in international play. Olie Kolzig, the organization's associate goaltender coach, holds about every franchise record for the position and backstopped the team to its only Stanley Cup Final appearance.
"[Grubauer is] our No. 1 guy in Hershey and has tremendous upside," McPhee said. "He will be an NHL goalie. He'll probably get some games this year if one of the other guys gets banged up."
7. Madison Bowey, D: Washington's first of two second-round picks in June, Bowey, the 53rd selection, had 12 goals and 34 points in 80 games in the regular season and playoffs for Kelowna in the Western Hockey League in 2012-13. The 6-1, 195-pound defenseman represented Canada at the Ivan Hlinka tournament and had a nice showing at the World U-18 tournament (two goals and four points in seven games). The 18-year-old likely will spend another season in the WHL.
8. Michael Latta, C: The Capitals lost a player who likely would be No. 2 on this list when they traded 2012 first-round pick Filip Forsberg to the Nashville Predators for Martin Erat and Latta, the 72nd pick in the 2009 draft. Though acquiring Erat was the primary reason for the deal, Latta, 22, could end up having a nice NHL career as a bottom-six forward.
Latta (6-foot, 209) had 10 goals, 38 points and 198 penalty minutes in 76 AHL games last season. He had at least 33 goals, 73 points and 157 penalty minutes in each of his final two seasons in the OHL.
"He's one of those players you like because he's reliable and plays the game hard," McPhee said. "He's got some bite to him. You have to have the right mix, and that's why you like to have players like him. He's another guy who will get a long look in training camp."
9. Nate Schmidt, D: The defenseman is another example of how the Capitals have been active in the undrafted NCAA free agent market, as well as signing players who have participated in their summer development camp. Jay Beagle was a summer camper, and Cameron Schilling made his NHL debut last season after being a college free-agent signing in 2012.
Schmidt (6-foot, 194) had 73 points in his final two seasons at the University of Minnesota and six points in 13 games at the end of the regular season and in the playoffs with Hershey.
"We had him at our summer camp and he had great wheels and processed the game well," McPhee said of the 22-year-old. "Then we watched him at Minnesota this year, and not unlike a guy like Jack Hillen, he's got a chance to play for us. He thinks the game well. He's really quick, and as we all know the game's gotten so fast the last five years and speed is critical."
10. Stanislav Galiev, RW: Galiev had 16 goals and 34 points in 17 playoff games for the Saint John Sea Dogs of the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League in 2011-12, but the 2010 third-round pick (No. 83) scuffled in his first taste of AHL hockey last season. The 6-2, 187-pound forward had one point in 17 games and was demoted to Reading of the ECHL.
Galiev had 27 goals and 58 points in 56 regular-season and playoff games for the Royals. The 21-year-old is a skilled player but will have to prove he can handle the AHL in his second try this season.
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Did you know half of travellers around the world indicated us that they would prefer to stay at a hotel with Net TV services on offer, over a hotel that doesn't? With Net TV a wealth of online apps awaits you. Experience a rich selection of online services with Philips Net TV specifically built into the MediaSuite range. Enjoy Catch-up TV, YouTube, pictures, infotainment, weather and other online features directly on your TV whenever you like. Through our partner network you can also opt for IPTV system integration without the use of a STB, allowing for tailor made portals.
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NoSQL databases grew in popularity for use in highly distributed web applications that needed scale-out architectures but didn't require the tabular relations used by traditional SQL relational databases. Propelled initially by the development and adoption of NoSQL by technically savvy brands like Google, many developers eagerly adopted NoSQL and the use of low-level languages and traded off the benefits of SQL – standardization and programming efficiency -- and data consistency. Most NoSQL databases are eventually consistent and don't support ACID transactions, which for some web applications is a reasonable trade off. But nothing stands still. New SQL database offerings have caught up employing modern scale-out architectures, JSON support and in-memory performance, without sacrificing ACID guarantees. At the same time, NoSQL offerings are adopting SQL interfaces.
The two camps have evolved significantly, and the question still remains: When should you use a SQL-based database to solve your problem, and when should you turn to NoSQL?
SQL remains a popular choice and a proven solution when it comes to modern databases that handle large-volume analytic workloads and real-time transactions. Google, despite its early adoption of NoSQL, has shifted back to SQL for data consistency (see its F1 research). Facebook, Cloudera and Apache use SQL because they understand that it can meet user demands while managing constant interactions within massive amounts of data. By using SQL to deliver meaningful query optimization, these sites provide millions of users around the world with instant responses to their actions.
Applications using NoSQL databases, on the other hand, are usually simpler in their design, provide horizontal scalability, and deliver a mechanism for the storage and retrieval of data. For example, NoSQL solutions are ideal for archiving sensor readings or ad impression displays.
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Planet-Sized Brown Dwarf May Yield Smallest Known Solar System
Astronomers using NASA's Spitzer and Hubble Space Telescopes and other ground-based observatories have discovered a failed star, less than one-hundredth the mass of the Sun, possibly in the process of forming a solar system. The object, called Cha 110913-773444, is one of the smallest known brown dwarfs to harbor what appears to be a planet-forming disk of rocky and gaseous debris, which one day might form planets. A team led by Kevin Luhman of Penn State University will discuss this finding in the Dec. 10 issue of The Astrophysical Journal Letters.
This artist's conception shows the relative size of a hypothetical solar system with a planetary-mass brown dwarf as its "sun" (above) compared to the solar system around 55 Cancri, which is a star like our Sun (below). Cha 110913-773444 contains only about eight times the mass of Jupiter and lies 500 light-years away in the Chamaeleon constellation. Astronomers speculate that the disk surrounding Cha 110913-773444 might have enough mass to make a small gas giant and a few Earth-sized rocky planets.
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Ladakh, "The land of Passes". The main tourist sites relate to Tibetan Buddhism, and to the stunning landscape. Ladakh is not only the home to some of the most beautiful, ancient and serene monasteries you'll ever see, but it is also rich in natural beauty – and it's this natural beauty that hits adventure hunger people like you so hard, because it's a barren beauty. Many travelers find themselves at a loss to understand how something so barren can yet be so beautiful. Be respectful, these are holy places & active monks in most of them. Ladakh with an exceptional trademark that is a mix of Indian, Tibetan & Buddhism linings make it a place which merits visiting.
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Indian Monsoon Reacts to Deserts' Whims
Study shows distant desert dust strengthens Asian summer monsoon
The satellite image shows features of the Earth that are playing a role in the remote link between dust and Indian monsoon rainfall. This study shows that atmospheric heating induced by light-absorbing dust can modify winds that transport moisture from the ocean into India, where it falls as monsoon rainfall. The influence on monsoon rainfall over India occurs within a week. The clear sky, true-color globe image of the region is courtesy of NASA's Blue Marble project, with vectors (arrows) indicating summer winds (from the NASA MERRA Reanalysis). A blow-up of the North Arabian Sea region shows an example of dust to the west, and clouds to the east. (July 15, 2006 satellite image by Jesse Allen, NASA Earth Observatory). Enlarge image.
Results: In a new study published in Nature Geoscience, a research team led by Dr. Phil Rasch at Pacific Northwest National Laboratory found that desert dust plays a hand in intensifying the summer Asian monsoon rainfall. The study shows that dust in the air absorbs sunlight west of India, warming the air and strengthening the winds carrying moisture eastward, translating to more monsoon rainfall about a week later in India.
"The strength of monsoons has been declining for the last 50 years," said Rasch, chief scientist for climate at PNNL and corresponding author of the paper. "We found that dust plays a role in strengthening the monsoon, although this natural phenomenon does not overpower other influencing effects such as temperature differences between land and ocean, land use changes, and the local effect of pollution around India."
Why It Matters: India heavily relies on summer monsoon rains for the yearly fresh water supply. Even small changes to the summer monsoon can have a large impact on crop yields, and through extended droughts or floods. Monsoons also influence the global circulation affecting weather and climate in distant regions. This paper shows that natural airborne particles can influence rainfall in unexpected ways, with changes in one location rapidly affecting weather thousands of miles away.
"The difference between a monsoon flood year or a dry year is about 10 percent of the average summer rainfall in central India," said Rasch. "Variations driven by dust may be strong enough to explain some of that year-to-year variation."
Methods: PNNL's Rasch, V. Vinoj of the Indian Institute of Technology Bhubaneswar, India who worked with Rasch as a postdoctoral fellow, and their coauthors wanted to explore a correlation that appeared in satellite records: higher amounts of small particles called aerosols over North Africa, West Asia, and the Arabian Sea seemed to be connected to stronger rainfall over India around the same time. The team tried to verify this and determine how those particles might affect rainfall.
With the Community Atmosphere Model (CAM5), they explored this connection by including manmade aerosols from pollution, and natural sea salt and dust aerosol particles. The simulations showed a similar connection-more aerosols in the west translated to more rainfall in the east. When they systematically turned off the contribution of each aerosol type, they found that dust was the condition that showed a stronger rainfall connection in India as a result of increased dust from North Africa and the Arabian Peninsula.
The team then ran shorter simulations to determine how quickly dust worked. They found that after turning off dust in the model, dust dissipated within a week compared to the simulation with dust, and rainfall declined in central India as well, indicating that the dust effect happens over a short period of time.
To learn more, see PNNL news release "The rush to rain."
Sponsors: The research was supported by the PNNL Laboratory Directed Research and Development program and the U.S. Department of Energy's Office of Biological and Environmental Research Earth System Modeling program.
Research Team: Phil Rasch, Hailong Wang, Jin-Ho Yoon, Po-Lun Ma and Balwinder Singh, PNNL; and V Vinoj and K Landu, Indian Institute of Technology Bhubaneswar.
Research Area: Climate & Earth Systems Science
Reference: Vinoj V, PJ Rasch, H Wang, J-H Yoon, P-L Ma, K Landu, and B Singh. 2014. "Short-term Modulation of Indian Summer Monsoon Rainfall by West Asian Dust." Nature Geoscience, advance online. DOI:10.1038/NGEO2107.