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John, you ain't seen nothin yet! in future (considering your age group) you will live to see the living human musician a thing of yesterdays and the ghost in the machine will prevail and dictate to wide audenince that will find such an exselerating ascthitc bonified artistic experience fullfilling-futhermore you will also see the complete demise of people going to venues for their musical fix- there will be an app/widget that will put one right smack dab in the middle of a three dimenshonal situation within the artists (missused term) full frame of reference pertaining to that particular work along with the vibe and excitment of really being there.
John, if I read correctly, I sensed some trepadation in your oppening comments about this-----thing! there might be hope yet:) Bunk Johnson, where are you now when we need your simplicity of thought and outstanding jazz exacution? best, Mort p s sorry -no cpell check!
No trepidation at all, Mort; it;'s a great project - and, since Metheny now regularly includes it as part of his shows with real players, nothing more than an expansion of his musical palette. Check out "Orchestrion Sketch" on Unity Band for an example.
If anyone (unnecessarily) worried that Metheny was doing this to replace live musicians - or the live experience - nothing could be further from the truth. And by using it live with real players (I saw him use the mini version with his trio of Larry Grenadier/Bill Stewart last year), well, it turns it into a way for Metheny to have access to a far broader sound world than ever before, and I'm more than good with that, I'm great with it,
Sorry Mort! Like I said, check out his Unity Band album with Chris Potter, Ben Williams and Antonio Sanchez, where he uses it on one track to augment the quartet in an in-the-moment way that is, for me, one of the best tracks on the record.
John, always dug what Pat was doing after my intrduction to him through my 17 year old step son late 1970s with lyle Mays and Danny Gottlieb some not only interesting -but beautiful works! Trepedation aside-what about the rest of my prophices on the direction the music is taking ----and yet, things to come? (a 1948 John Birks tune with a big band- bootleg record) simply put, I see the human factor going by the board-----your thoughts? Best, Mort
Mort, I am currently in Umea, Sweden, wrapping up a few days covering a jazz festival here, and it's late but to answer your question, based on the number of fine bands - young, old and middling? You've nothing to worry about with respect to the human factor going by the board. Rest easy, man. And even Metheny, despite this one full-on Orchestrion project, has simply done what he's always done with new sonic ideas - integrated it into his ever-broadening sonic palette. Frankly, launching the Orchestrion tour was not cheap, so it's highly unlikely he'd ever do such a thing again. but use a smaller version for the occasional track? I'm sure he will, and that will invariably be in the context of playing with other people, so even then you can rest easy. Pat's too good a player and too dedicated a jazz player to not want to be part of the magic that can only happen when folks get together onstage or in the studio and play.
Well John, I must tell you-because it seems that no one else will either because they are smarter than me and don't want get into a battle of words with you with your well written eruide comments defending YOUR taste and conception of what jazz realy is about--which goes againest what 90% of the cats around my age hold certain players in esteem - Me and many of the real cats out there -if they think at all of Pat, feel that he is a rock musician who has a certain reverence for jazz-he is loaded with technical knowledge and skills that is propelling the art form into a sterile and completly new enviorment! where one is surounnded by diodes -loops- tone and tempo artiulation and harmonic widgets that Rube Gold berg would have loved
John, I know that you dont think much of Stan Getz AS A JAZZ MUSICIAN and I don't really know if you ever took the time to really listen to the likes of people such as- Tal Farlow-Jimmy Rainy-Jonny Smith Charlie Christon Joe Pass-Ron Eschete - Bruce forman-Pat martino- Emily Remmler-Larry Konitz-Ron Anthony-Chuck Wayne----John I could add many more names but hopefuly your beginning to get my drift on said topic. Please don't tell me about his JAZZ album a few years back his choures were so weak and minimal as to be pathetic. Sure roy hanes and the rest of the cats took care of business-you can get any one to play with you if you have the$$$$---yes I've dont it to-but so what I played my ass off and the cats through out the years got me some major gigs without me asking them to --BUT I digress Pat Metheny a nice cat But NOT A REAL JAZZ GUITARIST he can and does dazzle some of you with foot work-But lacks a knock out punch!!!! Best, Mort
Mort, why would you think I don't know "Tal Farlow-Jimmy Rainy-Jonny Smith Charlie Christon Joe Pass-Ron Eschete - Bruce forman-Pat martino- Emily Remmler-Larry Konitz-Ron Anthony-Chuck Wayne"? The only names I don't recognize are Larry Konitz (do you mean Larry Koonse?) and Ron Anthony.
I actually saw Pat Martino here in Umea last night, and he smoked it. He even played The Great Stream off his tremendous 1972 album Live!, a song, by the way, that I transcribed (solo and all) when I was taking guitar lessons at 16. So please, don't suggest that I don't know my history - especially on guitar, since that's been my instrument. I know and love all those folks except the ones I mentioned. And clearly I need to check 'em out.
No, I'm not a huge fan of Stan Getz, but that doesn't mean I don't respect or appreciate him for what he was and did. It just means that he didn't resonate with me; I never liked his tone (not that it was bad, I just didn't like it), nor did I particularly like the whole bossa craze (sae sentiments apply). One thing I think it's important to be able to recognize, however, is that there's a difference (or, at least, can be) between respecting an artist and connecting with their music. I can appreciate a great many players who I simply don't connect with on a gut, emotional level. And that should be fine, too, no?
As far as Pat? Sure, he absolutely does bring a kind of rock show aesthetic, But if you are suggesting that albums like Bright Size Life, 80/81, Question and Answer, or his Tokyo Day Trip album are somehow lacking in the jazz department, I respectfully suggest you check them out again. He has become a lot busier player in recent years, I'll give you that, but from the beginning he was also very much about melody, and I can hear that in every album I cite above. I don't expect him to resonate with you, necessarily, but that doesn't change the fact that he has an interest in jazz of the broadest possible purview. He takes some risks (Zero Tolerance for Silence being one) that don't always work, but that's ok; better to take the chances and fail than not take them at all, no?
As far as having $$ to hire ringers? Sorry, man, but there are a lot of older jazz folks - guys like Jack DeJohnette, Dave Holland and Charlie Haden to name three - who have expressed great admiration for him. These guys have hired him for their projects, and sure, the cynic can suggest that they did to bring his star power to their discs. But that's just not the feeling I get from those of them with whom I've spoken. Sorry!
As for knock-out punches? It may be an empirical thing in boxing: it is what it is because it's direct and inarguable. But in music, where so much is subjective, and a matter of what moves us individually, a KO is less empirical. Clearly he hasn't delivered one to you, and that's cool. But he sure has to me, on more than one occasion. And sometimes in the quietest, gentlest way possible, such as on "Farmers Trust," on 1983's Travels live album.
But we're really at a point where we're going to have to agree to disagree; I don't think anything I say is going to change your mind, nor is anything you say going to change my respect and admiration for him. But please don't make assumptions about what I know, and what I like. When it comes to guitar, I go back to Charlie Christian (another guy who my teacher had me transcribe when I was young) and move forward from there, through Wes, Tal, Kenny, Joe, and many, many more - to your list I'll add Mick Goodrick and Joe Diorio. And I love 'em all, and still listen to 'em when the spirit moves me and I've time to listen to things other than those which I am reviewing.
I don't make assumptions about your knowledge, Mort, and I do wish you'd give me the same courtesy. I think if we met in person, you'd be surprised to find out what I do know. That's not to say I know it all - - not even close!! and there are a couple names on your list I'll have to investigate now, because if you put them together with the others, they surely must be worth it (!) - but I think you have some feeling that I've not got a sense of the history. I doubt I do to the extent you do (hey, you've lived it), but I sure do have more than I think you ascribe.
And you should have heard Pat last night; ripped it up...and a tremendously gracious man, to boot!
A few more thoughts, Mort: it's also unfair to say "your well written eruide comments defending YOUR taste and conception of what jazz realy is about--which goes againest what 90% of the cats around my age hold certain players in esteem." Mort, I'm a writer, so I hope I give my opinions in a clear, well-written way. But beyond that, Mort, you seem to think I am (a) defining jazz, and (b) going against 90% of players your age. First, my idea of what jazz is today in no way denigrates or diminishes its history. One look at my collection of music at home would likely change your mind. As far as what I am writing these days? Well, for a whole pile of reasons, including back end work at AAJ editing folks like your good self (!), my writing volume is down something like 50% from just a couple years ago. So, when I choose what to write about from the high volume of music that comes my way (and for which I am eternally grateful), I choose things that others might not cover. But I also do cover things that would fit within the purview of what you call jazz. For example, this year, albums by Lee Konitz, Cecil Taylor, Marc Johnson/Eliane Elias, Mike Nock, Brad Mehldau, Dave Liebman, John Abercrombie, Eddie 'Lockjaw' Davis & Johnny Griffin, Steve Kuhn, Chick Corea/Gary Burton, Kenny Wheeler, John Surman (a swinging, big band date as well as his more electronic/solo album later in the year).
In fact, I try to be as balanced as possible, but like I said, a lot of factors have caused me to write a lot less this year than any other in the past nine. I don't really need to explain myself, but what I do wish is that you would not make assumptions that are not the truth. Sometimes what you don't see changes things, right?
Bottom line: My love of the jazz tradition remains as strong as ever; what I choose to write about is predicated on whether or not other writers are covering something (in which case, these days, I then take a pass), and what I feel needs exposure. You may not like it, but there it is. but please don't make those assumptions Mort. Again, were we to meet and have a coffee, I think you might be surprised at how deep that appreciation goes. heck, growing up I was seeing Basie, Ella, Duke, Joe Pass, Zoot Sims, and a whole pile of other mainstream artists, and they became an unmistakable part of what I am now. I hope this makes sense to you. Gotta run...another show tonight and then off to Germany.
John, thanks for the detailed response. Yes, it's larry Koonse-son of great L.a. Guitarist Dave Koonse. you mentioned Joe Diorio, he was a nice cat that could play just about every stringed instrument there was, but his main stay was guitar and he got a lot of studio work that kept his name out there. a VERY famous story about joe ( among musicians in L. A.) was the time he approached Ray Brown about doing a album together and Ray a man of few words told him NO. When Joe asked why not-Ray said "your not a jazz musician" which left Joe literly in tears-on his way to the bank.
Yep, we must agree to diagree-since the music is such a highly personal thingt . The reason for my Joe Diorio story is to illustrate to you (which I dont think that you've heard before ) that we come from from many different points of the musical compass I know things about the music that one can never find through academic studies- you mentioned transcribing solos( if you have'nt please read my first archived article in AAJ Trane cloones etc it says it all for Mort Weiss) John I flunked Harmony # 1 in hi school I dont know shit about chords and substitutions etc BUT, I can burn through em and would feel at home on the stand with ANY ONE!
In closing, be cause I have to go back to bed and finish the dream i was having before you woke me up (she was beautiful- she was willing she was mine at that very moment---i guess being my age or somthin-I had forgoten what I was supposed to do next? (any suggestons?) Be safe in your travels John and think about replacing the picture you use for these articles--Trust me, things look different when one doesn't have their hands covering their Eyes:) Mort
John, thanks for taking the time to give me such a detailed history of your jazz experiences- they are indeed quite remarkable-so much so that one is put in mind of experiencing a very large and complete smorgesboard of delights. One tries so many that after a while NOTHING stands out as being remarkable. Have fun in Germany--you missed Octoberfest (probley a good thing:) Auf wediersein. Mort
Hey Miort, all cool. As for so much music making nothing remarkable stand out? Not for me, my friend; my friends are actually amazed that I can listen to so much music and never get tired of it....honestly, my ears never get tired.
Also, re studies, just to be clear that I don't believe you have it have training to be good at anything, let alone music. I only pointed out my background so you understood that, lucky guy that I am , I had a great guitar teacher from a very young age who was already opening my ears up. In fact, I consider him the single point om which everything else about my own life with music stems, sadly now passed, but a real inspiration, and a guy who taught me pklnty...including the idea that technical knowledge is valuable, but it's just a tool. Without a voice, a personal concept, no amount of technical training will make you truly be able to mice people. And there are, indeed, folks for whom technique is not the means but the end...frankly, far more than metheny, I thnk guys like al di meola are classic examples of lots of technique but no heart, no soul.
Anyway, peace, man, I gotta run. Intermission at my last show in Umeå and I've got a,lot of friends to hang with...land, sadly, say goodbye to until next year. I've been so lucky to become part if a network of international writers who end up meeting up around the world many times each year. Life ism good.
And while my picture has my hand in font off face (there's actually a story to that), believe me that in life my eyes are absolutely wide open....as, I hope, are my ears
Thanks John and as for mr. De miola I agree with you 100% !!!!! have Fun and be safe. Best to you, Mort
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The Sons of Confederate Veterans (SCV) and the Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War have something in common.
The organizations are direct heirs of the soldiers who fought in the Civil War 1861-1865.
SCV was established in 1896 in Richmond, Virginia as a result of the veterans themselves were dying off.
"Most of the actual veterans were dead by the 1930s," Executive Director of SCV Ben C. Sewell, III said. "It became the Sons of Confederate Veterans in 1906."
The group does use military ranks in their titles, even if it not the rank the solider had in the war.
"We use Adjutant who does the paperwork and Commander," Sewell said. "Statewide is called a Division. As a civic organization we have a board of directors lead by a General Executive Director."
A sub-division is called a camp. There are 60-70 camps across Texas with approximately 2.600 members. There are 30,000 active members nationwide.
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Sewell's great-grandfather served in the Confederate War and can trace his heritage back to the American Revolutionary War, 1775–1783.
Sewell has been a member of the group since 1978.
"The Civil War started for a number of issues," Sewell said. "The number one issue being economics. The Union was trying to preserve the Union and the South was trying to preserve state rights."
Sewell also said the Confederate flag came along in 1862 because the uniforms were not perfectly gray or blue.
"The flag was to help identify the sides," Sewell said. "There were actually three national Confederate flags."
The organization is involved in many programs to honor their ancestors including but not limited to Sam Davis Youth Camp, Forrest Boyhood Home, and grave marker dedications.
"The US Department of Veterans Affairs includes a Confederate grave marker," Marshall Davis public information officer Texas Division, Sons of Confederate Veterans said.
Davis said the SCV will help in the dedication of grave markers and give full Confederate honors.
"We also go to area schools and give a living history demonstration," Davis said. "We share children stories of the time period and what the women did while the war was going on."
Davis also said that during the war, towns were left with just young children, older men and the women to take care of everything.
"The demonstrations give an insight to the times," Davis said. "The men were defending their homelands."
The activities the group are involved in is how they answer the charge of the SCV.
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To your strength will be given the defense of the Confederate soldier's good name, the guardianship of his history, the emulation of his virtues, the perpetuation of these principles which he loved and which you love also, and those ideals which made him glorious and which you will cherish.
Remember, it is your duty to see that the true history of the South is presented to future generations.
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This is a letter of thanks, encouragement and support for our current alert and responsible Congressmen John F. Tierney and Edward F. Markey. They have been the leaders nationally in holding the NRC (Nuclear Regulatory Commission) accountable to the American public to protect our safety.
As NRC rules stand now, any nuclear power plant can apply 20 years ahead of the expiration date of its current license to have its operating license renewed, so that it can run additional decades after its license expires (the plants were designed to run for 30 to 40 years).
How does anyone know what the condition of the Seabrook nuclear power plant — or any nuclear plant — will be in 2030, which is when the current license expires? In 2030 the plant will have been running for the full 40 years. Currently the corporation that owns the plan, NextEra, has requested a license extension to 2050.
NextEra says the nuclear plant will be fine in 2050. This is like saying that because your car passed inspection in 2012, it still will be fine in 2050. That is not logical or reasonable.
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Why would the Seabrook nuclear plant want to be granted an extension to 2050 now? There are three main reasons: 1) The corporation's goals is to maximize its profits on its investment, which requires keeping the plant running as long as possible; 2) No one knows what condition the plant will be in even in 2030, when the current license expires, and definitely not in 2050; 3) part of the NRC license process requires the plant to show its electricity is still needed, and right now there are many projects existing and in the works — solar, hydro, gas, wind — that very well may make the nuclear plant's power not needed by 2030.
Reps. Tierney and Markey are sponsoring new legislation (HR 6554, The Nuclear Reactor Safety First Act) that would cut the 20 years-advance license renewal period down to 10 years.
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A San Bernardino County womans claim that her husband died because of an improper transport by Riggs Ambulance Service was denied by Merced County earlier this month.
Ana Centeno, 65, of Rialto, claims the ambulance company failed to properly transport her husband, Oscar Armando Centeno, on July 2, 2013. The 58-year-old man died the next day, according to the claim.
Centeno also claims Riggs failed to correctly diagnose her husbands medical condition and did not provide the proper treatment, which resulted in his death.
The county denied the claim Feb. 4, according to county documents. Centeno has six months to file a lawsuit if she chooses to do so.
The December 2013 claim was filed against Merced Countys Public Health Department and Riggs for $250,000 in damages. The claim states that the damages are for pain and suffering, in addition to lost wages, earnings and other issues.
When the family was reached for comment Thursday afternoon, the mans daughter said she could not elaborate on the case until consulting with her family.
I have to speak to my mom and our attorney, said Claudia Centeno. The family did not return calls seeking comment.
Oscar Centeno, an El Salvador native, was the president of a trucking company, according to public records.
Merced County Chief Civil Litigator Roger Matzkind said the claim was denied because the county has no liability for the allegations made by Centeno. The county doesnt transport people by ambulance or diagnose them, Matzkind said. Theres nothing there that indicates any liability on the countys part.
Its just not what we do; its what Riggs does, he added. As a matter of law, theres no liability for the county.
Matzkind acknowledged that the county provides general oversight of Riggs through its emergency medical services agency, which monitors the ambulance providers response times, handles patient care complaints and ensures contract compliance.
The Merced County EMS Agency is administered through the county Public Health Department. Director Kathleen Grassi declined comment about the claims Thursday.
Riggs General Manager Steve Melander said he first learned of the claim Thursday when contacted by the Merced Sun-Star. He declined comment until he could gather more information about the case.
Riggs contract set to expire
Merced Countys one-year contract extension with Riggs Ambulance Service will expire Aug. 31. Grassi said the county is getting closer to releasing a Request for Proposal to start the bidding process for a permanent ambulance contract.
The Request for Proposal document was sent to the state EMS Authority for approval in November, Grassi said, and the county completed two rounds of revisions requested by the state agency.
I think were very close, but I havent gotten the final approval from the state yet, Grassi said. The last round of changes were minor wording changes, and now theyve asked for a final proposal and thats gone to them.
In 2012, county staff recommended awarding the ambulance contract to competitor American Medical Response, but Riggs appealed the decision and claimed the bidding process was flawed. In January 2013, the Board of Supervisors rejected the recommendation to award the contract to AMR and voted to restart the bidding process.
As county officials prepare to restart the bidding, a new face has joined the countys EMS management team.
Jim Clark, emergency medical services manager, joined Merced County in November. The Los Banos resident has 35 years of paramedic and management experience, including time at the Salinas Fire Department and San Benito County.
Clark replaces Linda Diaz, who resigned two weeks after county supervisors rejected the award to AMR. Diazs resignation letter on Feb. 13, 2013, said the EMS manager job once was fulfilling, but recent events made her realize it was no longer what she hoped for or envisioned.
Clark, who acknowledged watching the contract dispute unfold between Riggs and AMR, said hes looking forward to beginning a new chapter. All of that happened before my time; Im coming into all this with a clean slate, Clark said. Its a whole new process done in a whole new way.
Clark said his goals include helping the countys ambulance system evolve with new technology.
EMS is science-based and it changes with time and experience, Clark said. Id like to get involved with that, and bring some of those techniques and practices into the county.
Sun-Star staff writer Ramona Giwargis can be reached at (209) 385-2477 or email@example.com.


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Guess I have to see one in person, but the new wheel didn't strike be as less classy..
But then again, I'm not a classy person
I like the subtle wording about the scroll wheel complaints. As opposed to the "ugh, ugly grey scroll wheel" type comments other loungers made (yes okay I was one of them.. hehe)
I have one question: does the AC Adapter that you get with the 4G work with the 3G?
great. very thorough review.
on esthetics, many will be offering their disagreements. some actually do prefer the simplicity of the click wheel and don't think the gray is subtle and elegant. But overall, you're spot on about the G4 being aimed at new buyers. Owners of G3 won't be likely to upgrade, though owners of older generations will appreciate Apple going back to the NSEW layout of the buttons.
I already bought a 4g and the are great and amazingly slimmer than the 3g
I already bought a 4g and the are great and amazingly slimmer than the 3g
I'm very happy with my 40gb device from another manufacturer. Still, I considered switching because of the slightly smaller form factor and the classy design of the iPod. But the fact that iTunes can only convert UNPROTECTED WMA kills it. While I've got a lot of unprotected ripped and older fileshared WMAs, I've also bought a lot of (protected) WMA music and, no matter how cool one may think iPods are, I'm not about to toss it all for cool.
Excellent review written by someone who loves the product.
why can't you say something about the MOST improtant thing about a music player, its SOUND QUALITY!
"it suffices to say that there are few people on the planet who would pick Dell's or Creative's 20 gigabyte products over the iPod"
I think anyone n the planet with a good pair of EARS will choose the zen or iriver over iPod 3G. I juat want to know how the 4G sound quality and equalizer compares, before deciding if i should buy it or wait for Sony.
As a novice am wondering if it is practicable to put a long piece of music say Beethoven's 9th Symphony onto an ipod. If this can be done, what are any drawbacks.
I'm a previous owner of the 15gb 3G and decided to upgrade because I could do so for free. I bought my 3G about a month ago at Circuit City. I was just browsing Apple's website on the day it was released when I noticed the ad for the 4G. I quickly dug out the receipt for my 3G and discovered Circuit City's 30-day return policy. I did a bit of math and discovered I was on my 29th day of ownership. I quickly returned my 15gb 3G and ordered the 4G the following day.
I just opened my 4G today and I don't really see an incredible difference. I like the click wheel because it's not as sensitive as the 3G's four buttons that I would often accidently touch. I haven't yet had a chance to test the 12-hour battery life, but I'm sure I'll enjoy it since before owning my iPod I had an old Rio 600 that got approx. 12 hours.
My biggest complaint is that the product was dirty when I opened the package. There were little clumps of dark sticky goo on the click wheel. So the first 10 minutes with my new iPod were spent cleaning it! It wasn't a good first impression and it paints a pretty unprofessional picture of Apple. Also, it seems like fast animations (ie. games like Parachute) appear slightly blurred on the display. If you're big into games then you might find this to be annoying.
I would recommend to current 3G owners who weren't in my position to make the switch free of charge to wait for the next model. I believe the changes are too small to warrant the upgrading.
I'm glad you mentioned that they can now be fully charged by the USB cable! It makes me want to upgrade, even though I'm sure I'll stick with my 3g 40GB. That'll be a nice development for Windows users.
I'm glad you mentioned that they can now be fully charged by the USB cable! It makes me want to upgrade, even though I'm sure I'll stick with my 3g 40GB. That'll be a nice development for Windows users.
nice review but one MAJOR thing lacking (the one thing that will make me choose which mp3 player to buy), how does it sound? both through the headphone socket and line-out into a hifi etc...
i don't know about you lot but i'd choose a player because of how it sounds not because it looks pretty or takes 4 button clicks to find a track.
does it sound better than the Creative Zen? worse? i would really like to know!
i'd be very grateful if you could give us all an indication on the sound quality (and also volume levels, is it loud?).
Sound quality and additional details on battery life will be discussed in the Power Users' Review, coming soon.
I hesitate to mention that for 99% of the population using digital music devices with standard headphones and music compression, there will be no perceptible difference between these devices on raw, unprocessed audio output quality alone. The sorts of differences one will find between devices may exist only under processed output situations (equalizer adjustments), extreme circumstances (hooking an iPod up to studio monitor earphones, surround speakers, or an unamplified set of stereo speakers), and a collection of highly unusual situations that only around 10 people who read iPodlounge strongly care about. We will have more to say on sound quality, however, we strongly emphasize that we are almost loathe to discuss that issue in the context of a Walkman-style device that has already been scientifically tested and demonstrated to have excellent audio output.
did apple say anything about the battery ?
it is still not replaceable....so anything about the battery life ?
does anyone know if the itrip or itrip2 will work with the new G4 20 gigabyte ipod?
Hi Jeremy Horwitz,
I see your point about sound quality. But there are also people who would never use those included earbuds, but some other premium quality ones and who are has very sensitive ears. Those people do notice a difference between *very good* sound quality as in iPod 3G and *excellent* sound quality as in iRiver or most of the sony mp3 players. So having to pay 300-400 on a device that is not comparable with those other devices mentioned really annoys them, disregard of its cool looks or size. Fortunately or unfortunately I am one of those.
Apple web site says 4G has "improved playback performance". This is the sentence I want you to clarify most. Has 4G closed the gap with audiophile level or is it as same as 3G? I will be very happy if you can answer this question. I really am undecided between Apple 4G and Sony NW-HD1.
Thank you.
am i the only one who thinks this is inexcusable? the ipod languishes at the botom of the portable music player league, with average build and audio quality, and near to no format support. even on the fourth generation, it still lacks functions that competing players have had for years, including gapless playback, radio playback, recording, a PROPER equaliser, support for codecs such as ogg vorbis; flac & wma.
apple really are now relying entirely on selling the ipod as a status symbol. they seem disintested in making a featured player.
I respectfully second the requests for some statement about the sound quality.
iPods may be lots of things to lots of people, but it primary goal in life is to produce sound. To omit that completely is like writing a restaurant review without mentioning how the food tastes.
Maybe it sounds exactly like a 3G and 99% similar to comparable players - then just say so.
Looking forward to the Power Users review though. And I *am* flattered to think that caring about how the darn thing sounds makes me a power user... Whoohoo!
Why would anyone ever consider buying a sony player? You would have to convert all your music to Artrack, because sony refuses to support mp3!
It also looks worse than a Zen
I think the grey clickwheel looks nice. (hides).
Great review. I bought my 3G 15GB ipod a couple of months ago, and the new models won't make me want to upgrade. The 15GB does everything that I want (although the extended battery life would be sweet).
The review doesn't say if the new IPOD would work as an external USB drive. I love the fact that my IPOD works as a firewire drive.
Also I love the way the 3G buttons glow red when activated. Too bad that's missing on the 4G.
Too bad the remote isn't included with the new models (nor was it included with my 3G 15GB model). I bought mine off ebay and use it regularly, to save wear and tear on the ipod interface, as well as on the headphone jack.
Great product! Great review. We must have one now! I hope they get to NZ (New Zealand) soon. I beleive [url=http://www.ipodcases.biz]http://www.ipodcases.biz[/url] will be getting the new g4 cases when they are available.
I think the grey wheel looks good too. Wouldn't the iPod look very blank and plain with a white wheel like the Mini. The White Wheel works on the Mini because the rest of the body isn't white.
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By Michael Kinney
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MOORE — Serithia Hawkins is quiet. Whether she is on the court or off, the Southmoore forward doesn't seem to say much.
However, when Hawkins is on the court, her play can speak volumes. That included Thursday night when she led the fourth-ranked SaberCats to a 68-46 win over Lawton in the first round of the John Noble Invitational Tournament at Moore High.
Hawkins ended the night with 12 points and 15 boards as she decimated the Wolverines' front line with her work on the boards.
"Rebounding is very big," Hawkins said. "We normally score off rebounds and putbacks. It helps us speed up the tempo of the game."
As a team, the SaberCats out-rebounded the Wolverines 39-27. Coach Britney Kannady-Sayes knows how important controlling the backboards are to her team's success.
"Rebounding is key for us," Kannady-Sayes said. "Especially since we are kind of in a shooting slump from the other the night. I think we got out of it and I told my kids to rebound until we score. We get a lot of points from that, so we are going to continue to do that."
Southmoore didn't give Lawton a chance to breathe when the game started. Cyndia Campbell and Kayla Tucker pressured the LHS backcourt and forced them into multiple turnovers. The Cats turned those miscues into easy fastbreak points and took a 19-4 advantage in the first quarter.
As they normally do, the SaberCats used their inside game to pound the Wolverines. Kyeria Hannah and Hawkins were able to get any shot they wanted within five feet of the basket, and Lawton was unable to do anything about it.
Southmoore strolled into halftime with a 37-22 lead. The Cats pulled away in the third and coasted in for the win.
Tucker led all scorers with 15 points. Campbell added 13.
Dottie Henning and Monique Jackson paced Lawton with 10 points each.
Southmoore will face No. 15 Choctaw at 7 p.m. in today's semifinals of the JNIT. With a victory, it will make it's third consecutive tournament championship game this season. But it has yet to claim a title.
"We been to the championship each tournament we have been in," Tucker said. "We just have to keep playing well, get the win tomorrow and get the win Saturday."
Muskogee 71, Moore 38: The Lions held a 7-4 lead in the first quarter. The Roughers ran off 20 unanswered points to end the period and take a 27-7 advantage, MHS was unable to recover.
Moore tried to make Muskogee work, but Kelsey McClure was too much for them. The Oral Roberts University commit scored 15 points in the win.
Amanda Patterson posted 14 points, all in the first half, for the Lions.
"I think we played good as a team," Patterson said. "We worked the ball around. We got open looks. We didn't always hit the shot, but we are getting there."
Eisenhower 42, Ponca City 32: The Lady Cats had no answers for the Eagles' Crystal Polk. The sophomore forward had her way in the paint from the opening minute. She racked up 19 points in the process. Briana Underwood added 6 for the Eagles.
Kendall Dunn led Ponca City with 12 points.
Choctaw 65, Tahlequah 60: Tahlequah trailed 17-4 early in the contest. It looked like Choctaw was on its way to a blowout.
However, the Lady Tigers stormed back in the second quarter with hot 3-point shooting and defense. Choctaw led 31-28 at halftime.
With five seconds left and the game tied, Choctaw turned the ball over, giving the Tigers the final shot. However, they couldn't get a shot off and the contest went into a second overtime.
Sadie Marino led all scorers with 19 for the Yellowjackets. Whitney Wright paced the Tigers with 13. Hadley added 8 in the loss.
Boys — Moore 78, Tahlequah 52: The Lions jumped out to a double-digit lead early in the first quarter before the Tigers clawed back into the game and only trailed 33-28 at halftime.
But MHS picked up its defense in the second half and shut down the Tigers. Tahlequah was outscored 28-12 in the third quarter alone.
"We played good in the first half, but in the second half we picked it up a lot," Moore's Dante Butler said. "Our defense was way better."
Butler led all scorers with 15. Dorian Gigger added 12 and Maurice Davenport scored 10. Dalton Cunningham posted 14 points for the Tigers in the loss.
Capitol Hill 49, Southmoore 43: After trailing by 12 late in the third quarter and going through a 10-minute scoring drought, the SaberCats fought their way back into the game. When Preston Smith drained a 3-pointer with less than a minute on the clock, they trailed the Redskins by a single point. It was his fourth try of the period.
However, Capitol Hill made its free throws and Southmoore turned the ball over on consecutive possessions at the end of the game to end any hopes of a comeback.
Aaron Brown had a team high 9 points for the 'Skins. Smith ended the night with 12 points, all from behind the arc.
Bishop McGuiness 68, NW Classen 49: The Fighting Irish connected on 10 3-pointers on the way to beating the Knights. Luis Lopez had four from behind the arc as he scored 15 points. David Love led all scorers with 22.
Eric McGee led NW Classen with 13 points.
The Irish will face the Redskins at 5:30 p.m. today in the first boys semifinal. Lawton High will take on Moore at 8:30 p.m. in the nightcap.
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before getting the pain pump implant please get several opinions from different pain doc's that do this -
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I had a pain doc tell me this too and I told him what do you want me to do end up in the hospital?
I don't have one, yet but what I can tell you is the pain pump is done in a 2 part - the first being putting leads in where the pain is and trying to get the mixture of pain med correct as since the lead is put in the sacral area of the spine where the pain is located. the amount of pain med mixture will be quite less than what you normally take orally and/or with the pain patch
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By Bob Hertzel
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A year ago, when Kansas State came to Morgantown, expectations for a great football game were everywhere.
While West Virginians were deflated over having suffered their first defeat of the season the week before at Texas Tech just when national championship talk was beginning to surface for a team that had started with five consecutive victories and boasted of the Heisman Trophy frontrunner in quarterback Geno Smith, that was viewed simply as a misstep in the march to a Big 12 championship.
But Kansas State put an end to such thoughts with a 55-14 exclamation point.
Although the hype is totally different this season, as is the site, that being in Manhattan, Kansas, at 3:45 p.m. today in a game televised by Fox Sports 1, WVU gets a chance for a taste of revenge in what has become a crucial game in the Mountaineer season.
A 3-4 start with a 1-3 record in the Big 12 for West Virginia and a 2-4 start with an 0-3 conference record take any championship considerations out of this game, but it could prove to be a turning point toward respectability for whichever team can pull out the victory.
The cast of characters has changed dramatically, Geno Smith having moved from West Virginia to the New York Jets to be replaced by Clint Trickett, and the Wildcats' quarterback Collin Klein, who accounted for seven touchdowns in last year's game, has left to be replaced by a "two-headed" quarterback tandem of Daniel Sams and Jake Waters.
Sams is a running quarterback good enough that he is the team's leading rusher and third in rushing in the Big 12 with 87 yards a game, while Waters is the fourth-leading passer in the conference at 172.7 yards a game.
This has presented a problem for defenses but maybe more of a problem for coach Bill Snyder, who has not yet created an identity for his team.
"Offensively, they are kind of searching a little bit because they are dealing with the same thing a lot of teams are dealing with because they are replacing a fantastic quarterback, much like we are, and are trying to figure out who is going to be the guy and how you are going to structure things around him," Holgorsen said.
With that said, Holgorsen senses that Sams is edging in front in the quarterback battle.
"It looks to me like they have been settling in on Sams a little bit. They are two different type guys; they do different type schemes with the two of them. We will have to prepare for both.
"Sams presents problems from an athletic point of view, as he is their leading rusher. We will have to keep him in check. He is 6-foot-2, 210 pounds, really fast, very athletic and will hurt you with his feet. The last game against Baylor, he controlled the game and clock. He did a phenomenal job of keeping them in the football game."
West Virginia, of course, has finally settled on Clint Trickett as its quarterback, and he comes off his best game against Texas Tech, completing 27 of 43 passes for 254 yards and a touchdown.
The big difference is that Trickett is now healthy, the sprain in the AC joint of his throwing shoulder now healed. That has allowed him to not only play but practice and get more familiar with an offense that gave him troubles earlier in the year.
"It was a lot better," Trickett said of the shoulder following the loss to Texas Tech. "Baylor was a struggle, but playing hurt is part of it. Being able to come out here and be healthy, even though we didn't get the win, it was some sort of a confidence boost because our offense looked more fluid. We looked more in sync. We have to build off that."
It is especially important this week because if Kansas State has a weakness it is in defending the pass, an area WVU is improving in.
K-State ranks sixth in the Big 12 giving up 226 passing yards a game while allowing 61.4 percent completions, with only Iowa State's 63.1 a higher percentage.
The pass defense seems to be the only real problem; K-State ranks in the middle of the Big 12 in just about all other categories and is improving.
While WVU comes into the game off a heartbreaking defeat to Texas Tech when it blew an 11-point lead in the second half, Kansas State is coming off three consecutive tough losses, 31-21 at Texas, 33-29 at Oklahoma State and just 35-25 at home against Baylor, a team that scored 35 points against WVU one play into the second quarter.
"(You have to) stop the run," Holgorsen said when asked how they slowed down Baylor's offense. "They are thick up front in the middle, and they play with tremendous effort. They are going to give you five in the box. They gave Baylor five in the box, and so did we, and they run through us.
"Baylor did a good job of coming right off the ball and moving us. You heard me talk about them moving the line of scrimmage — they did not move the line of scrimmage against Kansas State."
That will put a burden on the WVU offensive line if the Mountaineers want to run the ball.
"It is going to be a challenge blocking their guys. They do a great job with their D-line and linebackers on filling gaps and holding them on the line of scrimmage and not letting you establish the line of scrimmage. They played physical against Baylor," Holgorsen said.
Can WVU go on the road and win this game?
"We've shown we can play at a high level, and we've shown we can play at a very low level,'' Holgorsen said. "We need consistency on defense, and we need to continue to improve offensively and get into a rhythm and glue it together with special teams. We need them to do what we're asking them to do, which will lead to a victory."
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A - poured a pitch black, when held to light barely any got through displaying a deep murky mahogany and ruby, two finger thick head dissipated to a fine bubbled froth. No lacing.
S - aroma is riddled with bourbon and whiskey, slight sour, alcohol, lots of chocolate, and tons of fruity sweetness. A little hot on the nose.
T - Ridiculously deep and complex flavor, the flavors meld well to sort of homogeneous note. In this amalgam is tons of dark roasted malt, chocolate, bourbon, vanilla, nice sweet toffee, lots of peppery fruity yeast Esthers, and a ton of bitterness, ends dry, almost tannic.
M - ample carb for the style, body is a little watery, dry and a little hot.
O - the taste is great, for SA I was actually surprised they could put something out this good. Is a little rough around the edges, a little too hot for 9% and somewhat tannic/astringent. Looks great though and aroma was so enticing albeit a little boozy, ill drink it again.
Serving type: bottle
07-28-2014 00:43:54 | More by MaineBrewing
3.5/5 rDev -5.9%
07-27-2014 13:29:35 | More by littleplus
3.58/5 rDev -3.8%
look: 3 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5
Poured from a large bomber into a tasting glass.
A - A 4oz pour yields about 1 finger of offwhite head. Lacing is minimal. Color: Very dark amber.
S - Smells like a strong dark ale. Don't get much of the coffee or stout listed on the label.
T - Tasty but average. I was hoping to get a more coffee and stout flavors.
M - Excellent for the style.
O - Yummy but underwhelming.
Serving type: bottle
07-23-2014 20:51:10 | More by Dave128
3.75/5 rDev +0.8%
07-23-2014 04:12:47 | More by jeffaroo95
3/5 rDev -19.4%
07-22-2014 11:44:00 | More by zacalabeer76
South Dakota
3.48/5 rDev -6.5%
look: 4 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
Thirteenth Hour pours an almost black color with a nice long lasting lacing head. There is a very sweet aroma; lots of date notes, some oak. The taste has big oak flavors, big sweet spices, lots of dry fruits. Very complex, but nice body, a little watery. Overall lots of stuff going on here, some nice flavors, and good to sip.
Serving type: bottle
07-19-2014 02:35:04 | More by vette2006c5r
4/5 rDev +7.5%
07-17-2014 18:38:13 | More by MattSharpless
3.75/5 rDev +0.8%
07-17-2014 05:01:01 | More by Stum-pub
3.43/5 rDev -7.8%
look: 4 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
Poured from a big-ass bottle (oddly shaped, bomber-sized) into my snifter glass. Deep, opaque brown with tinges of deep red around the base when held to the light. 1/2 finger of tan head which quickly faded. Aromas of oak and molasses. The flavors were very reminiscent of a trippel with hints of molasses, banana, some dark fruit (raisins?), some alcohol (expected at 9%). This had a rich mouthfeel, but again, not what I was expecting for a stout. Overall, this drank like a trippel, albeit a dark appearing trippel... not quite sure what SA's definition of a 'Belgian' stout is, but be aware that this did not drink like a stout. However, it was a pretty nicely balanced beer overall, which improved as the glass warmed.
Serving type: bottle
07-16-2014 13:44:01 | More by Mikus
4.75/5 rDev +27.7%
07-16-2014 12:56:32 | More by mtrabold
3.75/5 rDev +0.8%
07-11-2014 03:59:07 | More by bobv
4.25/5 rDev +14.2%
07-07-2014 14:11:20 | More by BrewClint
3.5/5 rDev -5.9%
07-06-2014 05:40:09 | More by Gr8ful4Beer
4.25/5 rDev +14.2%
07-05-2014 07:53:42 | More by AgentMunky
2/5 rDev -46.2%
07-05-2014 05:05:19 | More by TimErickson
3.5/5 rDev -5.9%
07-05-2014 04:53:41 | More by Dhalang
3.75/5 rDev +0.8%
07-04-2014 03:43:14 | More by dtivp
3.75/5 rDev +0.8%
07-04-2014 00:03:32 | More by imdronk
3.81/5 rDev +2.4%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
Poured from bottle into a chalice glass
Appearance – The beer pours a dark brown, nearly black color with a one finger head of a thick creamy head of an off white color. The head very slowly fades leaving a fantastic level of thick and foamy lace on the sides of the glass.
Smell – The aroma of the beer is big of a yeasty and banana smell mixed with lots of darker fruit aromas of raisin, plum and fig. Along with these smells comes other more Belgian spice smells with strong notes of clove and coriander and a bit of pepper. A sugary sweet bubblegum aroma and a bit of candied sugar mix with the fruit to create an overall very sweet smell. This sweet however is overall balanced by the presence of some lighter dark chocolate and roasted malt aromas which with the sweet produces a very inviting smell.
Taste – The taste begins with a somewhat sour dark fruit flavor as there is a rather strong presence of cherry, raisin, fig and a lemon like taste. Right up front there is also some flavors of a roasted malt and light chocolate nature, which begin stronger, but end up fading more and more as the taste advances. While the roasted and chocolate fade, some yeasty and spice flavors come to the tongue along with more and more sour lemon flavors joining along. While quite weak more toward the middle, the roasted flavors make a resurgence at the end of the taste, bringing along with them some hay and grassy hop flavors. These flavors balance some of the more sour flavors nicely and with some flavors of a light candied sugar and some warming boozy rum flavors coming to the tongue at the end, a mildly bittered and somewhat sour dark fruity and lightly boozy Belgian flavor is left to linger on the tongue.
Mouthfeel – The body of the beer is on somewhat thin for a brew of 9 % abv, but not too far off for a Belgian strong dark, while the carbonation level is on the slightly higher side. The feel is rather nice as it mellows the sour a bit with the thinner body and higher carbonation all while still allowing the other more mild dark fruit and malt flavors, as well as the yeast and spice, to come through.
Overall – While listed as an Imperial Stout, I would definitely not classify it as that, but instead as a Belgian strong dark ale. It is fruitier and less roasty with a whole mess of Belgian yeast flavors. Overall it is alright, but really does not outshine other beers of a comparable style and price.
Serving type: bottle
07-01-2014 01:02:42 | More by Darkmagus82
3.89/5 rDev +4.6%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
Color - deep, near black plum. Full head.
Aroma- complicated aroma including mild floral notes, spices, raisin, and hint of roastiness.
Taste- Initial thoughts with a new bottle in January 2014: Starts very sweet with prune notes, hints of spice in the mid-body, finishing calmer with a nice lingering aftertaste (perhaps a hint of the barrel aging comes through here). A bit like a fruitcake in a bottle with a hint of sourness throughout. Quirky but we like it. Drink at the recommended temperature- 50 degrees.
After aging 6 months (not cellar, rather aged at room temp)- Sweetness diminished somewhat, starting rich and roasty with coffee and fruity hints of pear and raisin, very faint hints of spice including white pepper in the middle, finishing roasted and mildly smokey with a lingering tart fruity aftertaste that is probably a combo of Belgian yeast and fruity hops.
Rating reflects the improvement with aging.
Poured from a corked 750 ml bottle into a Liefmans Goudenband glass (my preferred all purpose beer tasting glass). Purchased at Costco as part of a three bottle combo pack early January 2014.
Serving type: bottle
06-23-2014 21:45:58 | More by utfiero
3.75/5 rDev +0.8%
06-22-2014 18:42:37 | More by Pulfer
3.5/5 rDev -5.9%
06-22-2014 17:33:13 | More by sendbeer
3/5 rDev -19.4%
06-21-2014 19:50:11 | More by JJChrist
Samuel Adams Thirteenth Hour Stout (Barrel Room Collection) from Boston Beer Company (Samuel Adams)
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Fedora 17 Released
The Fedora Project announces the availability of Fedora 17, the latest version of its free open source operating system distribution.
In this release, Gnome 3.4 provides new search capabilities in the activities overview, improved themes, and enhancements to the Documents and Contacts applications. The new Gnome-boxes application provides easy access to virtual machines, and GIMP 2.8 includes single-window mode, layer groups, and on-canvas editing.
Fedora 17 also includes a pre-release of Juno, which is the release of the Eclipse SDK expected in June 2012. Java 7 (and OpenJDK 7) is the default Java runtime and Java build toolset, and GCC 4.7.x is now the primary compiler in Fedora. The release also includes Ruby 1.9.3, the latest stable version of the Ruby language; PHP 5.4, the latest PHP stack; an update of Erlang to the R15 release; and the 2.058 release of the D language.
Also in this release, OpenStack has been updated to the latest release, 2012.1 (Essex). The open virtualization platform, oVirt, provides a feature-rich virtualization management system with robust capabilities for both hosts and guests, and the Cluster stack includes numerous updates for both high availability and load balancing applications.
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Password Management Services Vulnerable to Attack
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New Raspberry Pi Adds Two USB Ports
New B+ board lets you build cool things without the complication of a powered USB hub.
Microsoft Grabs No-IP.com Domains
Redmond rushes in to root out alleged malware haven.
Firefox Steps into 3D
New initiative will bring futuristic virtual reality effects to the web surfing experience.
New Trojan Targets Online Banking
Dyreza malware launches a man-in-the-middle attack that compromises SSL.
HP Rolls Out Massive Cloud Network
New cloud combines worldwide access with local attention to data security.
New Attack Targets Wireless Logins
A first cousin of the recent Heartbleed attack affects EAP-based wireless and peer-to-peer authentication.
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Quintessential open source browser shores up its market share with a step toward the proprietary dark side.
Webcam Hijackers Busted
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GOP men in trouble again for comments about female reproductive system.
Rep. Phil Gingrey answers questions at a media availability at Naval Air Station Atlanta in Marietta, Ga., May 25, 2005.
Former Rep. Todd Akin of Missouri may have packed his bags and headed home after he was defeated in a race for U.S. Senate, but House Republicans are still talking about "legitimate rape."
Republican Rep. Phil Gingrey of Georgia told an audience at a town hall Thursday that Akin was "partly right on that" when he said a woman's body can shut down a pregnancy in instances of "legitimate rape."
And while Gingrey, an OB/GYN, says his comments were taken out of context, a GOP strategist says that no matter how hard they try to explain, it is one topic GOP lawmakers should just stay quiet about.
Both Akin and Indiana Republican Senate candidate Richard Mourdock lost their election over female reproductive stumbles.
[ENJOY: Political Cartoons on the Republican Party]
"Right now, it is rhetorical territory that is fraught with peril. Women don't want to hear men talk about rape no matter what party they are in," says Matt Mackowiak, a GOP strategist. "What is the advantage to making the point in the first place? I don't get it. There is no upside."
Gingrey, unlike Akin, actually has a medical background. Gingrey says woman who are stressed do have a harder time conceiving.
"And I've delivered lots of babies, and I know about these things. It is true. We tell infertile couples all the time that are having trouble conceiving because of the woman not ovulating, 'just relax.' Drink a glass of wine. And don't be so tense and uptight because all that adrenaline can cause you not to ovulate. So he was partially right wasn't he?" Gingrey said, according to a video at the Daily Journal.
"But the fact that a woman may have already ovulated 12 hours before she is raped, you're not going to prevent a pregnancy there by a woman's body shutting anything down because the horse has already left the barn, so to speak. And yet the media took that and tore it apart."
[READ: Todd Akin or The Onion? Docs Giving Abortions to Not-Pregnant Women]
Gingrey's office released a statement saying the congressman did not endorse Akin's statements, but merely sought to help the audience understand where Akin's statements were coming from.
"I do no defend, nor do I stand by, the remarks made by Rep. Akin and Mr. Mourdock. In my attempt to provide context as to what I presumed they mean, my position was misconstrued."
Mackowiak says the GOP should just stay away from this issue.
"Men cannot credibly and sensibly with sensitivity address rape. No one has done it yet," he says.
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Darien had the fifth-highest foreclosure rate of any town in the United States for homes valued at more than $1 million from January through October of 2012, according to a report in the Wall Street Journal.
Darien's 17 foreclosures for homes in that price range, put it on the list, according to the report.
The report also said that the market for $1 million-plus homes in the Stamford area shrank by 20.5 percent when comparing the first half of 2012 with the first half of 2011.
Similarly, for "New York" (with the geographical area for that location undefined), the shrinkage was 13.5 percent, according to a chart accompanying the article. In the same time period, Houston's market in that price range rose 39.5 percent and Jacksonville, FL rose 32.8 percent.
New Canaan, according to the report had the highest foreclosure rate in the U.S. in that time period. Westport, which also had 17 foreclosures came in seventh on the list.
According to a report in the Journal, citing figures provided by Zillow, New Canaan had 25 foreclosures on homes valued $1 million to $2 million from January through Oct. 1 last year.
According to the report, nearly 2,000 million-dollar homes in the U.S. went through foreclosure during the same period. That's down 33 percent from 2011 and by more than half from 2010, according to the report, citing figures from Zillow.
Interestingly, the decrease in foreclosures on $1 million+ homes has resulted in a shortage of stock in the past year. This in turn has resulted in a sense of urgency, even anxiety, among buyers and, in some areas, the return of "bidding wars" on million-dollar homes, according to the report.
Growing buyer confidence, strong foreign demand, lower mortgage rates and more realistic sellers also helped propel the $1 million+ home market to a rebound in 2012, according to the report, titled "Luxury Snaps Back."
Nationally, sales of $1 million+ homes rose by 9% in the first nine months of 2012, compared with the same period one year ago, according to the Wall Street Journal report, citing figures from DataQuick MDA.
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President Obama's Press Conference Was Full of Nothing
President Barack Obama didn't address any of the important issues facing the country.
President Barack Obama met the White House press corps today for an exchange that was, not unremarkably, devoid of news. It did, however, make me miss Johnny Carson.
Carson, the longtime host of NBC's The Tonight Show for those of you part of the iPhone generations, opened each show with a monologue full of topical humor, much of it political. It was a sort of national thermometer or barometer: If "Johnny" talked about it you could be sure everyone else was talking about it too. Moreover he was an equal opportunity humorist, skewering Democrats and Republicans alike with equal vigor unlike today's "late nighters," who all seem to be in the tank to some level or another in favor of the current president and his policies.
[Check out our editorial cartoons on President Obama.]
Monday's Obama press conference would have provided a lot of fodder for the monologue. The arrogance, the egoism, the ears … the president made himself a target for at least a few jokes if not outright ridicule with his dismissive, almost contemptuous handling of a bunch of reporters most all of whom are already under his spell. Maybe there's some kind of dominance/submission thing going on but most of the reporters refused to ask tough questions and the president didn't answer the ones that were with any kind of candor or clarity.
It's not that there isn't a lot going on. The country has just surmounted one fiscal cliff, the ramifications of which are still being felt, with at least one more on the immediate horizon. Most Americans saw their taxes jump today, unexpectedly, and after the president spent most of the 2012 campaign promising that they wouldn't go up as long as you weren't a married millionaire making more than $250,000 per year.
[Take the U.S. News Poll: Should Obama Negotiate With Republicans Over the Debt Ceiling?]
He's got at least two and perhaps three cabinet nominations in trouble, a major scandal developing at the Environmental Protection Agency over outgoing administrator's Lisa Jackson use of a fake identity—not a just a pseudonym or alias but a genuine, 100 percent, honest-to-goodness fake identity—to conduct official business, and continuing questions about just what happened at the U.S. Consulate in Benghazi, Libya, including the murder of Ambassador Christopher Stevens and three other Americans. Colorado's legalized pot, Democrats from the left coast to the right are talking openly about confiscating weapons, and Obama's nominee for defense secretary has yet to satisfactorily explain what he meant by remarks he made against gays and Jewish groups.
So, again, it's not like there's anything to ask about or nothing for the president to talk about. Yet that's exactly what the country got out of the press conference. Nothing. It would nice, just once, if we got even a bit of the transparency and openness promised in 2008, instead of the continued refrains coming out of the Nixon songbook.


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Nicole Mallette
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Nicole Mallette-Harrison is a Canadian pool and open water swimmer who completed a swim across Lake Ontario at the age of 31 on 9 August 1997 in 16 hours 10 minutes on her third attempt following two attempts in 1995 and 1996 when she was coached by Colleen Shields.
Because Girls Can
She is also a member of the Because Girls Can relay team that will attempt a charity event in a swim across the length of Lake Ontario together with 61-year-old Colleen Shields, 48-year-old Nicole Mallette-Harrison, 23-year-old Samantha Whiteside, 18-year-old Rebekah Boscariol, and 18-year-old Mona Sharari starting on 23 July 2013. They will swim in 2-hour legs throughout the expected 5-day non-stop unprecedented relay.
Because Girls Can is an open water swimming relay team will attempt to swim 305 km on behalf of a charity event for Because I am a Girl, a charity that works to end gender inequality, promote girls' rights and lift millions of girls – and everyone around them – out of poverty.


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Gwen Stefani is mom to two of the hippest tots in Hollywood, and it looks like her fans can now score rockstar clothes for their own kids – at budget prices!
The singer-songwriter, who moonlights as a fashion designer for her two brands L.A.M.B. (an upscale womenswear collection) and Harajuku Lovers (a line of fragrances and accessories), is set to partner with Target on apparel and accessories for babies and kids, Women's Wear Daily reported on Monday.
PHOTOS: Stars who have their own fashion lines
The brand, Harajuku Mini, will range in price from $3.99 to $29.99 and will roll out to Target stores and on Target.com in November 2011 and January 2012. This will be Stefani's first branch into designing babies and boys apparel.
PHOTOS: Cute celeb tots rocking denim
"Harajuku Mini is a dream come true," Stefani told WWD. "I've always wanted to do a cool children's fashion line inspired by the supercute and playful kid's clothing you find in Japan. Target has given me the creative freedom to design kid's clothing that is different than most anything you usually see out there with great quality, attention to detail and most of all, available at amazing prices."
PHOTOS: Kingston Rossdale's coolest getups
It's no secret that Stefani, 41, along with her rocker husband Gavin Rossdale, 45, give their own kids creative freedom when it comes to what they wear. Both Kingston, 5, and Zuma, 2, are known to rock everything from itty bitty combat boots, camo shorts, and in Kingston's case over Fourth of July weekend, a bright blue mohawk.
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Amanda May
Today's topic is a continuation from last week where I addressed some of the most common questions I've been asked by my clients participating in this year's X-Factor Fitness Challenge. I might add that this is a goal-based challenge tailored to the individual and not just a general weight-loss challenge. As such, not all questions and answers are geared toward the quickest weight-loss possible, but rather the approach that will yield the best and healthiest overall results.
As fitness generally goes, not all of the answers can be cut and dry but, hopefully, this will help to clear up some of the confusion about a few of the more elusive topics.
Question: Should I do my cardio and weight training on the same day?
Answer: It depends on your schedule more than anything. As a general rule, as long as you are getting in your recommended amounts of cardio and weight-training throughout the week, it doesn't matter if you are doing them on the same days or separate. This is one of those topics that it makes little sense to overcomplicate. Whether you choose to do cardio with your weight training or not is not going to make or break your results. Just get it in whenever you can.
Question: Will protein powder make me gain weight?
Answer: Not unless you are already eating in a caloric surplus. Although protein is beneficial for weight gain, it's even more important for weight-loss. The difference lies in how many calories are consuming throughout the day in addition to your protein powder.
I usually recommend a good high-quality protein for anyone wanting to lose weight. Why? Because weight loss requires eating fewer calories; and as calories go down, protein requirements actually go up. It's difficult to get in the somewhat high protein amounts that your body requires to lose body fat and maintain muscle mass at the same time, especially when you are trying to limit the amount of calories you are taking in throughout the day. This is where protein supplements come in handy. Protein powder is typically low in calories and a very convenient method for getting in enough protein while still keeping your calories low.
Question: How many times a week should I exercise?
Answer: As with many things, the answer will depend on several factors. For those new to exercise entirely, I might recommend 2-3 days of lower intensity weight training coupled with few 20- to 30-minute cardio sessions throughout the week. From there, you might increase your frequency, intensity, time or a combination of the three. Your program should be based largely on what your body is used to doing. Exercise is about moving out of your comfort zones in order to adapt in whatever ways may be most appropriate for you as an individual.
Also, it's good to remember that your progress isn't generally made when you are breaking your body down in the gym but rather when you are recovering from it, so make sure you always take off at least one day a week from the gym, eat a healthy diet and always get plenty of sleep for this reason.
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For a woman who spends time bouncing on trampolines almost every day, Rhonda See can get really serious.
Especially when it comes to nutrition.
See and her husband, Dale, own Sky Zone Indoor Trampoline Park in Cheektowaga and another soon to set up shop in suburban Rochester.
The Cheektowaga location became the ninth franchise Sky Zone in the corporate chain in November 2011 – and the first to prohibit sales of soda.
That didn't sit well at first at corporate headquarters, See told me earlier this week during a "What are you eating?" interview for today's WNY Refresh.
"They told me I could not open unless I sold soda, and I told them I would not open and they could take their trampolines back to California. I did not want anything to do with it unless they were going to let me open with just my healthy options.
"If I give somebody an apple or a banana to pick from, they're going to pick something. If I give them a chocolate bar or a banana ... I'm an educated woman, I'm probably going to pick the chocolate bar, even knowing what I know.
"So my thing was, I didn't even want to give kids the option for soda because seeing soda so much, that's their comfort zone and that's what they're going to go for.
"So I told corporate that I would not open unless I could open my way with my healthy options. And they said, 'OK, if you think you can make it in Western New York where there are chicken wings and pizza, then go ahead.
"To this day, we're the highest in the country for concessions."
See says you can burn 1,000 calories an hour in her 30,000-square-foot joint, 17,000 square feet of which is covered in cushioned trampoline.
The Sees are from the Columbus, Ohio area and moved to Amherst in 2001. They own the region's Stanley Steamer franchise, as well as the one for Sky Zone. The couple have two children, Faith, 6 and Dylan, 4.
"We've always had a huge passion for fitness," See says.
Sky Zone is tucked into the back of an office complex at 425 Cayuga St., at Cleveland Drive, and sits along one of the Buffalo Niagara International Airport runways on the northeast corner of the intersection.
"Western New York is a great place to raise a family, it's a great place for school curriculums, but there's not a whole lot of (indoor recreation) options," See said. "This is a difficult state to do business in, so people are gun shy to create an indoor place or do activity in, in general. So I kept traveling to the indoor water park in Niagara Falls. Every time I would go, it was so expensive you could only go three or four times a year, and that was being generous. Here, I wanted to create indoor activity that was reasonable, so all families could play together.
"We took a big leap of faith."
Trampolines line some of the walls at Sky Zone, so you literally can bounce off the walls. Others are set up for dodge ball and one is a half-basketball court, the kind that can give the shortest kid a sense that dunking is not out of the question.
"We've had a 1-year-old jump on trampolines here and a 92-year-old," See says. Her staff of 65 keeps an eye out for horseplay and size differences of those using the trampolines and addresses both, she says.
Find out more about offerings – including fitness classes that play out on a 5,000-square-foot wrestling mat – by visiting skyzone.com.
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