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The Guardian backtracks on UK BlackBerry 10 security story
This morning The Guardian posted a story that a British government-funded agency, the Communications-Electronics Security Group, had fully rejected BlackBerry 10 for government use due to security concerns - specifically over the Balance feature. Our own James Richardson dug around a bit more for a statement from the CESG about what's going on with BlackBerry, and found simply that BB10 hasn't been out long enough to be fully tested yet. Since then, The Guardian has pulled the story and are currently making corrections, according to the story's author Charles Arthur.
Re BlackBerry article: we're making corrections. Was wrong to suggest CESG has "rejected" BB10. It's unevaluated. bit.ly/16JMXWV— Charles Arthur (@charlesarthur) March 20, 2013
Personally, we've got no beef with The Guardian (they have a fine BB10 app that nearly made my top 10 list) or the article's author, Charles Arthur, who took a fair bit of heat for the misinformed story. They did the right thing and retracted information that was officially clarified, and it's worth commending them for it. It just would have been nice if they didn't cause this much confusion over the issue in the first place, especially at times like this when BlackBerry stock is so volatile.
For those curious, you can see a cached version of the original article here.
MoeR15 Mar 20, 2013 at 3:02 pm
thats good to hear !
koool1 Mar 20, 2013 at 3:07 pm
Terrible reporting. Can't believe the negative stories and doom that still get pushed out on BlackBerry. So tired of it.
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keypad Mar 20, 2013 at 3:08 pm
Guardian, I salute you.
Next time dont be Zombies, we are watching.
themyk Mar 20, 2013 at 3:09 pm
Thank you Tram CrackBerry for getting right on top of this before any nasty rumors had time to spread. The Guardian is a great news outlet and they have a fantastic BlackBerry 10 app so let's let all this be water under the bridge!
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themyk Mar 20, 2013 at 3:10 pm
Whoops, Team CrackBerry!
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jojo beaconsfield Mar 20, 2013 at 3:18 pm
nice to see them retract,this will work in bb's favor,others will follow, they can't play this game forever
NamelessStar Mar 20, 2013 at 3:09 pm
lol its a given everyone is going to find it now or later to backtrack on their dumb stories
TimJohnSmith Mar 20, 2013 at 3:10 pm
Time to download the Guardian app and directly thank them for the retraction.
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Sorry, I don't feel any need to thank them for extremely sloppy journalism.
HomerJ Simpson Mar 20, 2013 at 6:30 pm
I agree, not sure I'd thank them. I'd commend them for being professional about acknowledging the mistake (... unlike sites like iVerge and iBGR). Charles Arthur should punch his source in the face for passing off completely incorrect info.
bee_rye Mar 20, 2013 at 5:11 pm
and all the blogs and "journalists" who re-posted that shit need to correct themselves. They all jumped on it like free jameson at a party. shameless...
shredney Mar 20, 2013 at 3:26 pm
Sorry bee_rye , I don't know where you are from but your comment re "a nude chic in a boys dorm" is shameful , with everything in the media regarding Rape culture it is uncalled for. Your valid post didn't need that tasteless ending
You mean BGR and the rest of the doomsayers.
bee_rye Mar 20, 2013 at 5:44 pm
The verge was quick to post it as well.
HomerJ Simpson Mar 20, 2013 at 6:34 pm
Last time I checked, iBGR posted an update, but left the headline to make sure they continue to add to their click-throughs. I think we hold iBGR and iVerge to too high a standard. They may have resembled tech news outlets in the past - with some journalistic integrity - but after visiting the sites over the last few months I think they're more like tech tabloids. Pretty consistently shameless stuff.
It sucks to because I use to be a "iBGR' reader about 4-5 years ago when he use to be more balanced but now it's like he's on a crusade to defame any manufacturer that doesn't have a product that starts with an "i".
He's only doing the bidding of his masters.
They're "advised" by Mr Wozniak. For adviser read "major investor". Apple doesn't leave PR to chance.
James Richardson Mar 20, 2013 at 4:09 pm
Perfect example, lol.
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sickyute Mar 20, 2013 at 3:14 pm
I would really like to know why people have such an issue with BlackBerry?
HomerJ Simpson Mar 20, 2013 at 6:39 pm
That's a great question. It's a phone after all. It's like Blackberry slept with their mothers and then kicked them to the curb to hail a cab.
Too right. Why would people working for media that depends heavily on advertising revenue from the worlds largest consumer products industry have an issue with BlackBerry? ;-)
Not to mention the tens of millions made every week playing a volatile BBRY on the markets.
The issue is money - and lots of it.
walnuts1024 Mar 20, 2013 at 3:15 pm
Good to see them doing the right thing.
mediadavid Mar 20, 2013 at 3:16 pm
Fair play to the guardian. Though now hopefully they'll be a bit more careful.
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felixlives Mar 20, 2013 at 3:19 pm
First chance these people get they will jump on the "BlackBerry is doomed " bandwagon
Jeeez man WTF seriously research your shit before you publish man
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greatwiseone Mar 20, 2013 at 3:20 pm
Stupid for them to even publish the story in the first place. Problem is that people cite this and don't bother correcting it later.
Nghia Nguyen Mar 20, 2013 at 3:22 pm
I wonder the Guardian writer intentionally made the wrong claim to manipulate the stock price...
Prince Radebe Mar 20, 2013 at 3:27 pm
My thoughts too, atleast he got them to dip to 15.67 but they've been rising since
Vorkosigan Mar 20, 2013 at 4:30 pm
My thoughts as well. If you read the article carefully it wasn't a 'mistake'. It was deliberate negative spin and I don't think I'd be too quick to forgive.
kupfernigk Mar 20, 2013 at 5:59 pm
Charles Arthur, iWorshipper. At one time the Guardian seemed to be the UK arm of the Apple PR department.
russnash Mar 20, 2013 at 3:23 pm
Simon, why do you always look so depressed in your pics? Did Kevin make you lick-clean his white Z10 again?
kidbagel Mar 20, 2013 at 7:34 pm
Too funny. I think the writer from Guardian had just about the same look on his face when the editor hauled him in for an explanation ;-)
fbf2012 Mar 20, 2013 at 3:24 pm
Now only if we can get CNN to backtrack on the BS article they have on their site right now!!
axllebeer Mar 20, 2013 at 3:25 pm
Glad they at least pulled the story and are doing the right thing now. Not publishing the crap in the 1st place would've been better but this is better than just letting it sit there and festering.
That Guardian writer is definitely not a BlackBerry fan or the story(lie) would not have been released. I see everyone kissing Guardian butt. How was the writer disciplined?
marvini Mar 20, 2013 at 3:36 pm
BGR was quick to publish a negative article today but have not updated it since the Guardian recanted. Typical for a blackberry hater. What us also interesting is the isheep comments in the said article.
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jojo beaconsfield Mar 20, 2013 at 3:38 pm
thestreet.com has just come out with another article related to the gaurdian's and although they do say the US and German govs have approved it, the Z10,the article is negative,once you lite the match it's easy to start a fire .this seems to be thier game.it goes on and on one story after another they trully are a relentless bunch
nhanken Mar 20, 2013 at 3:42 pm
That's the power of CrackBerry Law Firm =)
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Hats off to James for digging into this story!
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James Richardson Mar 20, 2013 at 7:04 pm
Thank you :)
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tmurphx5 Mar 20, 2013 at 3:46 pm
Found this in a comment on MarketWatch
Here's the official word from CESG (UK's Communications Electronics Security Group) on the matter:
"Discussions with BlackBerry are ongoing about the use of the
BlackBerry 10 platform in government. We have not yet performed an
evaluation of the security of that platform, but we expect to be issuing
Platform Guidance in the summer. This will cover a number of platforms
including Blackberry 10 (and the use of 'Balance'). We have a long
standing security partnership with BlackBerry and this gives us
confidence that the BlackBerry 10 platform is likely to represent a
viable solution for UK Government."
Alex Keb Mar 20, 2013 at 3:47 pm
houshinto#IM Mar 20, 2013 at 3:49 pm
Funny thing is though people are miffed about this lazy journalism, the next response I'm sure we'll hear is "How Blackberry supporters are mean and nasty for bombarding the source with flak". Yes, holding the trash-peddlers accountable is just outrageous.
bb10abuser Mar 20, 2013 at 3:50 pm
Sometimes such confusions result in higher net positive results at the end when the dust settles down.
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ken2ts Mar 20, 2013 at 3:51 pm
Saw this originally in Gizmodo - they haven't updated their article though.
sin-co Mar 20, 2013 at 3:54 pm
Other sites, like boys who consider themselves Genius', jump on false reports when they are bash BBRY! I guess it's a good way to get clicks :)
Well we shouldn't let Mr. Arthur off so easily. Just read the first sentence of his article. He says the Z10 was "rejected". Pretty clear and strong stuff. Of course, it was completely wrong and he didn't have a shred of evidence. Just 3rd hand innuendo. Sorry, but sloppy, sloppy journalism. And don't cut him slack about pulling the article. He only did this once official statements came out from CESG and Blackberry that made him look like a goofball.
datgurl Mar 20, 2013 at 3:57 pm
Sloppy journalism
The London Geezer Mar 20, 2013 at 4:03 pm
Ah, The Guardian, the New York Times of the United Kingdom - rubbish.
gwanstarr Mar 20, 2013 at 4:08 pm
Someone needs to tell them Apple slave yahoos over at the Verge that their story now has no source and thus is false.
kimosaab Mar 20, 2013 at 4:14 pm
NY Times has already quoted and included a broken link to the article in their Bits Daily Report email. Looks like they need to retract as well.
Xolisa_T Mar 20, 2013 at 4:18 pm
They tryinna diminish the Z10
Unreal. They don't give a cap about who they take down in there path. Nice work Crackberry. Thank You!
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thecsman Mar 20, 2013 at 4:42 pm
Poor guy is being demolished on Twitter, he's trying to keep up. I guess he's not fast enough on his beloved iPhone.
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alan510 Mar 20, 2013 at 4:44 pm
I'm not sure what the journalist was thinking when he wrote the article but one thing journalists should always question is the motivation and timing of the "Source ". After all, this information had to come from someone as no media release was issued so this was a story that the reporter dug up. Sounds like he didn't do much of a job checking his info. Shoddy work at the very least.
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Charles L Mar 20, 2013 at 9:33 pm
Agreed. The Guardian was caught lying. This wasn't an error, but a deliberately written article.
Can't blame them for trying, so much other trash gets published bashing Blackberry, especially from the analysts Pac Crest, Canaccord or from media outlets like Forbes and BGR
jautrey Mar 20, 2013 at 4:49 pm
Just another example of how certain journalist just want to write-off BB and push out these negative stories.
Glad for the retraction!
jolynuk Mar 20, 2013 at 5:07 pm
What's even more pathetic is how the usual trash talkers like CNET & BGR, and even some newspapers, quickly picked up this story overnight and reported it as fact.
mikeycollins13 Mar 20, 2013 at 5:09 pm
This story was not retracted out the kindness of their hearts. It was retracted because I personally called the CESG this am and asked them to put put a statement, which they did. I took that and threatened the editorial staff with a press inquiry as is being I thrust upon the Telegraph currently.
They did the right thing and jumped on their sword, but please don't call anyone heroes for that. A lot of poor people lost a lot of money when the Telegraph ran its hit job. These editors have a responsibility to live up to.
Charles failed his.
jsocan Mar 21, 2013 at 2:45 am
Thank you, Michael, for taking action to quash misinformation once again.
Love your articles on Seeking Alpha, esp. the UK retailer and channel check piece.
Pandastrong Mar 20, 2013 at 5:18 pm
He was a right d*ck to everyone on twitter who pointed out he was wrong, he told @eugenbaban (who's on here and was Blackberry's official fan of the month) to "P*ss Off." really glad to see the Guardian did the right thing. Really shouldn't have happened in the first place though.
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flacko Mar 20, 2013 at 5:30 pm
As of this moment CNET still has the original article posted. They know it's wrong because they just deleted all the readers comments from the article! Most of the comments were critical of the article and quite a few people were demanding the article be updated or removed. Really unethical of CNET!
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flacko Mar 20, 2013 at 8:06 pm
Just noticed CNET has posted an amendment to the original story.
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AbnerDoon Mar 20, 2013 at 5:40 pm
I wonder if BGR will be making any comments
mikeycollins13 Mar 20, 2013 at 5:42 pm
I suggest someone else take up the slack and nail Cnet. Story has to go down.
WillieLee Mar 20, 2013 at 5:58 pm
What's the point of a retraction when the original story is not going to be forgotten?
The hedge funds in the U.S. that are short Blackberry have hired a PR firm to trash Blackberry at every occasion, including providing BS stories to naive Apple fanboys like Charles Arthur. If he prints the BS without checking his facts, he is asking for trouble and somebody has obviously called him on it. About time! Is it a coincidence that the last Apple fanboy, Eric Savitz, that published garbage from James Faucette from Pacific Crest without fact checking recently left Forbes? I guess the hedge funds and their PR guys are looking for another patsy to publish Jame's crappy research without checking any of his facts and have found it in Charles Arthur. How about that fiasco of a report out of Pacific Crest where he said that Blackberries were being discounted when they weren't that was so thoroughly debunked. When I read such crap research from a small no name firm like Pacific Crest being quoted, without fact checking, in major publications, something sinister is up. Why not quote Goldman or Morgan Stanley, nope gotta quote a no name whose work is repeatedly debunked? To you big New York hedgies, stop playing dirty, a lot of investors are getting hurt by your sinister actions and those of your paid for analysts, let the facts speak. And, while you're at it you may want to cover your shorts before you lose even more money.
Keep in mind there is ALWAYS a reason for this kind of thing. As long as the people speak loud enough this kind of thing won't last long. Enough voices will quiet the BB bashing and leave BB to it's fate, whatever it may be. Keep up the good work and remember it for other transgressions of liberty, policy, etc.
sonbuster Mar 20, 2013 at 6:13 pm
three cheers for Team BlackBerry!
Hip hip hurray!
Hip hip hurray!
Hip hip hurray!
1959gazza Mar 20, 2013 at 7:22 pm
I used to be an avid reader of the Guardian newspaper, but for the last few years in appears that the lunatics have taken over the asylum. On the one hand there are supposedly leading environmentalists wrongly tweeting about innocent people and then on the other, there is guardian tech, a more unbalanced and biased online publication is hard to find.
Puz_zled Mar 20, 2013 at 10:58 pm
You mean Microsoft? Apple or Google marketing dept.? Nokia? Samsung? Who would sink low enough to pull crap like that ......
feeding a twisted version of the facts as if it's a real story to this guy?
From my sweet BB10 Neutrino powered Z10 :D
Louis Belshaw Mar 21, 2013 at 1:26 am
Great news :)
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BernardK Mar 21, 2013 at 2:56 am
"After all, BlackBerry doesn't need to be the market leader. They just need to rebuild a sustainable business that produces profits."
This is totally agree able! I mean, we know how BBRY Has been struggling in the recent years... And right now the most important thing that BBRY need to achieve is gaining back their credibility. things needs to be taken steps by step...
Key is right now BB10 is awesome device! Because os it, the BlackBerry name has gone up with it. And me being a fan of BlackBerry, totally proud of them.
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darkehawke Mar 21, 2013 at 4:48 am
Typical Guardian though. Research is for lesser people...
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AtInsider Mar 21, 2013 at 8:32 am
US Department of Defense to buy 650,000 iOS devices?
This story is being plastered everywhere, especially from sites that love Apple and hate BlackBerry's guts. All I heard was the DOD is opening up to other companies for mobile choice, doesn't mean they are ditching BlackBerry. They claim they will have at least 8 Million smart phones when everything is all said and done by 2015. Perhaps CrackBerry can post a new topic on this to remove the miss-information.
Rootbrian Mar 22, 2013 at 1:07 am
All those misinforming articles need to be removed for f**k's sake. This is why In don't read the news anymore, or even watch it much less skim through articles occasionally, only to FACEPALM at them.
buylocal_getaBB Mar 23, 2013 at 10:21 pm
I emailed Charles Arthur the day I read that crap. I expect more out of our British friends, factually wrong reporting on blackberry is done well enough by the americans
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Loosenut2 Jun 17, 2013 at 9:25 pm
Folks, the best revenge is to keep buying BBRY stock. If the Book Value is at $18.36, but I've seen the value placed at $19.32 just this week, then make it tough on the shorters with regards to the upcoming short squeeze. I've also seen estimated of 60% to 67% of the percentage of long term holders, that means we are here for the next 4 quarters.
I originally got in at $6.59 last September after I heard the talking heads on CNBC and FBN say for the umpteenth time that Blackberry was on a death watch. "The heck with it I said, Lazarus rose, so can they. Especially under Mr. heins guidance".
Hmm, another thought: Maybe the name Lazaridis is the modern equivalent of Lazarus?

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Gabrielle Nestande was found guilty of criminally negligent homicide, but not guilty of failure to stop and render aid, in the hit-and-run death of 30-year-old Courtney Griffin on May 27, 2011. The decision came Thursday afternoon after a Travis County jury deliberated for 21 hours over two days.
The 12 jurors took into consideration indictments of intoxication manslaughter and manslaughter against the 25-year-old. The difference between manslaughter and criminally negligent homicide involves the use of recklessness. By definition, in the charge to the jury, criminally negligent homicide means Nestande did not know the risks of getting behind the wheel.
Criminally negligent homicide is a state jail felony, punishable by 180 days to two years in jail, but because the jury also ruled that Nestande used her car as a deadly weapon, she faces a heightened sentence of two to 10 years in prison.
Nestande was attempting to drive home after drinking at a Rainey Street bar when she struck Griffin with her black BMW in the early morning hours. Griffin's body was found in a driveway off Exposition Boulevard shortly before 5 a.m.
Nestande, an Orange County, California native, was arrested in the State Capitol office of Rep. Wayne Christian, where she worked as a legislative aide.
It's a day that Courtney's father, Bart Griffin, says is a continuing nightmare.
Griffin took the stand as the state's sole witness in the punishment phase of the trial, which began shortly after the verdict was read. He told the court about Courtney Griffin's caretaking nature—from being a big sister to her younger siblings Chandler and Cramer, to fostering animals and taking on the role of nanny to dozens of families.
On a screen in the courtroom, photos were shown of Courtney Griffin growing up, attending Austin neighborhood schools including Zilker Elementary and O'Henry Middle School. A recent snapshot showed her surrounded by smiling kids, the ones Bart Griffin said "absolutely loved her."
"She was the life of the party. I don't care where you went to, she was the life of the party," Griffin said. "She always had a good time."
Griffin worked as a veterinary technician at the Lake Austin Animal Hospital. Bart said his daughter was always fostering and caring for animals, and was even an owner of a three-legged cat, "which was normal for Courtney."
What wasn't normal, Bart says, is the morning of May 27, 2011, when he noticed he had 10 missed calls on his phone. When he got on the line with Chandler, she told them his eldest daughter was struck and killed by a hit-and-run driver.
"It is something I will never forget when your own daughter has to tell you Courtney had been killed," Bart said. "And left on the side of the road."
Griffin told the jury that the more than 21 months of the criminal process has been a struggle for both him and his family, and now that the verdict is in, "the nightmare continues," he said.
After Griffin, the father on the other side of the courtroom, Bruce Nestande, took the stand.
He began by telling the court about a genetic heart condition suffered in his family. He said tests showed Gabrielle had the same condition as he and his son Barry Nestande, who died of cardiac arrest in 2010. Nestande told the court his daughter had surgery to place a defibrillator in her chest.
The former California Assemblyman also said his daughter has not had a drink since the night of the accident, and he doesn't believe she ever had a problem with alcohol.
Since the accident, he said he didn't think "alcohol will ever be a part of her life."
But in cross examination Assistant District Attorney Allison Wetzel asked about a charge at an Austin liquor store made on the credit card he and Gabrielle share. The purchase was on May 30, 2011--days after the accident--when both of them were in the Capital City making arrangements to move her back to California.
Bruce Nestande answered Wetzel's question about the charge stating, "if it's there, it's there." He guarantees, however, that Nestande has not consumed alcohol since the crash.
As for Nestande's actions the night in question, and the past eight days of trial, "I believe my daughter," Bruce said. "I told her to be yourself, tell the truth. I wasn't concerned."
Bruce Nestande, as well as family friend Karen Dort, testified about the defendant's volunteer work before and after the accident. Dort's daughter, Andrea, has been best friends with Gabrielle since the sixth grade.
Dort said Gabrielle was there for her daughter Andrea when her husband died in 2004.
"She is loving, very compassionate. She cares," Dort said. "I think she is a little bit naive."
Nestande's mother, Pam, and Dort participated in various mother-daughter volunteer efforts throughout the girls' high school years, in a program similar to the Junior League, Dort said.
Both Dort and Bruce Nestande said Gabrielle didn't volunteer during her time in Austin, but Bruce said his daughter has been serving at a local private elementary school since being back in California.
Travis County probation officer Melissa Astrowski was also called by the defense, who testified to the details and options of probation, if that's what the jury hands Nestande.
Astrowski explained what it would mean if Nestande were to serve probation in her home state of California, admitting the process is somewhat "complicated."
She said her knowledge is that probation officers in California don't meet as often with offenders as in Travis County. She said the system isn't foolproof in regard to whether Travis County would be alerted to any parole violations the offender may commit in California.
The state submitted one more piece of evidence for the jury review during punishment deliberations, but it was not disclosed to the court audience.
Before the trial began Nestande and her defense team elected to have her sentenced by the jury, instead of the judge.
Closing arguments in the punishment phase begin 9 a.m. Friday. Then, the jury will begin another round of deliberations.
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Record Label: Asylum
Release Date: March 26 2013
Now that were finally in the middle of summer, that means two things its the season of pop-punk/easycore, and were a little more than halfway done with the year. Of course, you (the listener and reader of this review) dont have to only listen to pop-punk this time of year, but rather, whatever you want. Personally, Ive always looked at the summer to be the perfect season for pop-punk, i.e. catchy choruses (with or without gang vocals), very relatable lyrics, and simplistic instrumentation thats lighthearted and fun. Easycore is kind of the same thing, but with a post-hardcore/metalcore sound to it. Even adding a few breakdowns couldnt hurt. Why am I talking about this? Even better, what exactly is my point? I bet youre asking yourself those questions right now, and let me tell you. I said you can listen to whatever you want, and I wasnt kidding. Just because certain kinds of music are more suited for a certain time of year doesnt mean you cant listen to anything else.
That leads me to the subject of this review: I havent been listening to many new releases in the last few weeks, mainly just the new Letlive, Hands Like Houses, Sick Puppies, Sleep City, We Came As Romans, and These Hearts records, along with a few others. Almost all of these records are post-hardcore/easycore, with the exception of Letlive and Sick Puppies. Even so, Ive wanted more of a variety on my iPod, and I managed to find a copy of metal/hard-rock outfit Sevendusts new album,
Black Out the Sun
, released earlier this year (March, specifically). Its a release that I figuratively slept over, because Im not hugely into metal or hardcore. Ive been slowly getting into hard-rock, but I wouldnt call myself a huge fan just yet. But thats the thing that really stuck out to me when I first heard this record, because despite it being metal/hard-rock, its still quite accessible, meaning that even if youre not into the genre, let alone totally new to it, this is still a record that has a lot of crossover appeal. It remains melodic and accessible, but still heavy and aggressive in some places. Its a good gateway record, so to speak. Its a perfect balance, and thats ultimately the biggest reason of why I enjoyed this reason. There were a couple of things I didnt like, but aside from being nitpicks, Ill get to those later.
The record starts off with the minute and a half intro track Memory. Before I go any further, I have a love/hate relationship with intro tracks. On one hand, theyre insanely cliché and rather boring, because if youve listened to as much music as I have, you start to pick up on these little clichés and tropes within various genres, including music itself. The cliché intro track is one of them, and after awhile, it gets boring, because not too many intros are interesting enough to get me excited for a record. Some are executed wonderfully, such as the Some Nights (Intro) on Funs sophomore record of the same name, released last year. That intro was rather odd, but it really did its job of sucking me into the record, and being excited for what happens. This intro does its job nicely, because it starts off quietly with an acoustic guitar and some orchestral instrumentation. To build tension, some electric guitars come a minute into it, even though that doesnt leave much time, only around 30 seconds. Its a bit lackluster, but it does lead into second track Faithless. Immediately, vocalist Lajon Witherspoon comes into play with some very nice guitarwork by Clint Lowery and John Connolly, and Ill get into those two a bit more later as well. Sadly, though, Witherspoon is one of the downsides to this record. No, his voice isnt bad, and in fact, hes got a nice range, but his performance isnt all that charismatic. Hes no Jason Butler (of Letlive) or Patrick Stump (of Fall Out Boy) who have booming voices, and in Butlers case, very energetic and aggressive screams to add to that. Witherspoons voice is nice, but a bit lackluster in some places. He screams a few places, such as a bit on Faithless and a bit elsewhere. That track is one of the more enjoyable songs on the record, mainly because of the instrumentation, but Witherspoons vocals are pretty cool, especially for a first impression. Its just later on that his voice (and lyrics) can get a little tiring.
Another problem I have with this album is that very few songs are memorable in their own right. I have this problem with plenty of other albums, because while their sound is interesting, and the record itself is memorable, its hard for some songs to be memorable. It does have its moments, like second track Till Death. This is a song where Witherspoons screaming comes in, and its not half bad, but nothing impressive, either. The screaming isnt there to make them appear heavier, but to add a dramatic effect to the vocals and lyrics. This song has a much more noticeable hardcore influence with drummer Morgan Rose pummeling behind the kit, and doing a damn good job, too. He does throughout the record, but this song has it shown a bit more obviously. The next memorable track comes in the form of title track Black Out the Sun, which has very creative lyrics, and thats what ends up making it memorable. Witherspoons lyrics are also a bit of an issue. Theyre certainly not bad, but most of the time, theyre nothing I havent heard before. Songs like Picture Perfect, Cold As War, Nobody Wants It, and Mountain are solid tracks, but with lyrics that are rather cliché, especially for the hard-rock genre. Its things like this that keep me from truly loving this record. I like it, and its a very solid release. The thing that truly keeps it afloat is the overall instrumentation. Guitarists Lowery and Connolly really know how to play, and they even have some guitar solos on some tracks, like Mountain, the title track, Dead Roses, and a few others. The guitar solos are a nice touch, but after awhile, they do get a bit derivative, especially when theyre all over the second half of the record. Nonetheless, the record is very enjoyable, and quite accessible, especially for a metal record. Most metal is looked down upon within society, so its bands like these who have been around for a long time, and prove that its not as awful as the mainstream thinks it is. Not to mention, they dont even fall into the boring radio rock plague, either. They manage to keep things refreshing and interesting, while still having an appealing sound. I dont love this record, but I do like it. I dont love it, merely because Im not a metalhead, either. I dont love it, because certain things really dont suck me in, such as the vocals at some points, and the lyrics. The musicianship is what really shines to me, and thats ultimately what keeps me coming back. But its no wonder why this record was (and still is) critically acclaimed.
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Re: Saying Good-Bye to Bad Bye Weeks?
and then some people might go the other way on this and say the team coming off the bye is slow or starts the game flat because they have not have game action in a week and the team they are playing has. why do you think there are so many first round upsets of the teams who 'rest' their players in the last week and then have another week off before they actually play. giants had zero time off and went to the superbowl.
what they should do is just have each team in each division have a bye together and then play each other after. then you cannot lose ground in your division when you are not playing.We're bringing purple back.
Re: Saying Good-Bye to Bad Bye Weeks?The Vikings are planning to work out wide receiver Charles Rogers, according to published reports out of Michigan. A former top pick of the Detroit Lions, Rogers was nothing short of a bust with them and is currently looking for work wherever he can find it. He may be facing an uphill battle, since the Vikings have competition for roster spots at wide receiver already.
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I've long felt that eight bye weeks, one division at a time, made the most sense from a competitive standpoint.
I'm sure the reason it hasn't been implemented is the influence of television networks.
If the Vikings are off but battling for first place, fans will be interested in watching to see how the Packers are doing.
But if the entire division is off that weekend, there is a certain segment that won't tune in at all that weekend.
That becomes even more pronounced on the west coast due to the difference in time zones.
Ratings there would surely plunge on the weekends tha NFC West and AFC West were off, unless they could schedule a Colts - Patriots or Cowboys - Giants game for the late game.
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Courtney Lawes has been confirmed in England's 23-man squad for Saturday's QBE international against New Zealand at Twickenham.
The Northampton lock, who made his comeback from a knee injury in the Saints' Aviva Premiership win against London Welsh on Saturday, has replaced Mouritz Botha.
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Forget the presidential election. The real online revolution is happening down the ballot.
Unbeknownst to the media, who continue to obsessively compare the digital capacities of the Romney and Obama campaigns, the Internet's impact on the presidential race is relatively marginal. Where it actually has the power to transform politics is at the local level.
The fundamentals of field campaigns have been unchanged for years: you make a list of likely voters, talk to them and turn them out. In 2008, the Obama campaign put huge resources into building software to make this incredibly tedious process more efficient. The campaign proved that using the Internet to unify offline and online efforts makes field organizing much more effective.
This was great news for the very small percentage of campaigns that could afford to pay many thousands—or even millions—of dollars for such technology. But field organizing actually has a limited impact on large campaigns. It can do a lot for turnout, but very little for persuasion at that level.
For local campaigns, it's the opposite. Most citizens have no idea who's running for office and are therefore open to persuasion—a significant fact since local elections can be swung by just a few votes. And since persuasion at the local level happens by direct voter contact, field organizing is the key to victory. The campaign that does it better, wins.
So how can a campaign with limited staff and financial resources get the voter data they need and radically increase the power of their field operations? Enter the Internet, and more specifically, affordable political software.
Traditionally, consulting firms have had to cobble various web tools together to create "political software" for clients. Not only does this result in expensive, piecemeal solutions for candidates, it's also labor-intensive for consultants who have to start from scratch with each new campaign. This is the opposite of a software model, which is about building something right once so that each time you deploy it, it's cheap and easy.
Software is radically changing industry after industry, shifting our most familiar habits, like going to bookstores or plotting routes on physical maps. As Marc Andreessen says, "Software is eating the world." And now, it's eating politics.
Affordable software that gets technology out of the way and lets consultants and candidates focus on connecting with voters isn't just the future of politics—it's a reality right now. Technology more powerful than what Obama had in 2008 is now as accessible, easy to use, and less expensive than PowerPoint. From now on, affordable software that can run a whole campaign, from website to voter database to text blasting, will be a given not an exception.
Ultimately, it means that anyone can run for office. It means that candidates no longer have to seek out entrenched vendors or pay astronomical amounts of cash to access voter files, build web sites carve up turf for canvassing or conduct direct social media outreach to supporters.
It means local candidates who are running in nonpartisan races with small budgets have access to an open, affordable product that can help them win. It means political experts can focus on direct contact with clients and what they say to potential constituents, not how they talk to them. It means consultants can take on—and win—more local races.
By making the key to field organizing—direct voter contact—affordable and accessible to local campaigns, software is fundamentally transforming who can run and who can get elected. It's transforming politics—and supporting democracy's most basic tenets.
If you want to be of service to your community or city, you don't need big budgets. You just need field organizing. And some kick-ass political software.
Joe Green is the president and cofounder of NationBuilder, the world's first community organizing system.
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Good story, but how about some real name and links to the kind of software that was talk about.


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Cubed Steak Stroganoff Recipe
This "comfort food" dish is a favorite for my husband and me, and I've shared the recipe with many others.Margery Bryan, Royal City, Washington
- 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
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- 2 beef cubed steaks (6 ounces each)
- 1 to 2 tablespoons canola oil
- 1 can (4 ounces) mushroom stems and pieces, drained
- 3 green onions, thinly sliced
- 2/3 cup water
- 1 teaspoon beef bouillon granules
- 1/8 teaspoon pepper
- 7 to 8 tablespoons sour cream
- Hot cooked egg noodles
- In a large resealable plastic bag, combine the flour and salt. Add cubed steaks, one at a time. Seal bag and shake to coat.
- In a large skillet, cook the steaks in oil over medium heat for 4-5 minutes on each side or until browned and tender. Remove and keep warm.
- In the same skillet, saute mushrooms and onions until tender. Add the water, bouillon and pepper; cook and stir until mixture comes to a boil, scraping up browned bits from bottom of pan. Reduce heat; stir in sour cream and heat through (do not boil). Return meat to pan; heat through. Serve with noodles. Yield: 2 servings.
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I am always looking for a way to use up the Cube steak in my freezer. This one is the best I've come across so far. I did a couple mild modifications (garlic pepper instead of regular pepper & Season salt instead of regular salt). And after starting the recipe I found out I didn't have any egg noodles so I substitued mashed potatoes. There was not a DROP left in the pan! Delicious! I'm sure I'll be making this one again & again!
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- Taking NSAIDs drugs
- Emotional stress
- Hyperthyroidism
- Menstruation
If you experience any of these symptoms do not assume it is due to angioedema. These symptoms may be caused by other health conditions. If you experience any one of them, see your physician.
- Large swelling with unclear borders around the eyelids and lips
- Lesions on the face, trunk, genitals, and extremities
- Swelling of the hands and feet
- Swelling of the throat
- Abdominal pain
- Rash that is not itchy
Your doctor will ask about your symptoms and medical history. A physical exam will be done. Tests may include the following:
- Blood tests
- Urine tests
- Skin tests
- Throat culture
- Stool sample
- Abdominal ultrasound
Talk with your doctor about the best treatment plan for you. Minor episodes of angioedema may need no treatment. However, it is important to make sure the swelling does not spread to the airway, which can be life-threatening. Treatment options include the following:
- Medications—Certain medications (eg, antihistamines, epinephrine, corticosteroids, and pain medications) may help ease symptoms of angioedema.
- Tracheostomy —If your airway is affected, your doctor may place a tube in your throat to keep your airway open.
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To help reduce your chances of developing this condition, avoid substances or triggers that have caused hives or angioedema in the past.
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WARREN - A Trumbull County Common Pleas Court jury is expected to start deliberations later today after hearing closing arguments and final instructions in the case of the 29-year-old Warren man who is accused of repeatedly molesting a 10-year-old boy he was baby-sitting.
One charge the panel of six men and six women will not have to consider is a fourth-degree felony charge of disseminating pornography, which assistant county prosecutor Gabe Wildman agreed to dismiss.
James M. Plevyak of Idylwild Street still faces four counts of gross sexual imposition that each have maximum penalties of five years behind bars. But since alleged pornographic photos on his cell phone were never retrieved or preserved as evidence, Wildman said he will dismiss the fifth and final count.
Plevyak didn't testify on his own behalf Thursday.
Wildman finished off his case with testimony from Lt. Dan Adkins of the Niles Police Department, who taped his interview with Plevyak. On the tape, Plevyak only admitted to bathing the 10-year-old boy, but without any inappropriate touching.
Adkins' tape had to be edited so jurors are not able to hear certain parts of the conversation that dealt with Plevyak serving 18 months and getting a bad conduct discharge from the Navy after a court-martial dealing with pornography charges.
Plevyak was discharged from the military in April 2010 two months before the time frame laid out in the indictments when the boy, now 12 years old and living in Youngstown, says he was molested in the bathroom of his home and Plevyak's home. The boy also says Plevyak exposed himself to him.
Plevyak's attorney, Brendan Keating, called the defendant's mother, Sandra Plevyak, as the only defense witness. The woman said her son would baby-sit the boy and his brother with her.
''(The boy) and Jim were buddies. They played Xbox together. He called him Uncle Jimmy,'' she said. ''We took him to festivals and Cedar Point.''
She said the boy required a bath or shower since he smelled bad. She also said the boy walked in on her and her son at different times while they were dressing or bathing at their own home, which she said explains the claim Plevyak exposing himself.
''Don't you think it was a little strange that this 27- or 28-year-old man wanted to spend so much time with a 10-year-old boy?'' Wildman asked Mrs. Plevyak, who never gave a clear answer to the question.
Wildman said some of the acts occurred at the defendant's home but most occurred at the West Park Avenue, Niles, home where the boy lived with his mother, grandfather and a brother.
The boy's grandfather dated Plevyak's mother and they and Plevyak baby-sat the two boys while the defendant's mother worked waiting tables in the evening.


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5/5 rDev +22.2%
I will preface this review by saying that I don't think I've ever rated a beer a full 5. The idea of finding a "perfect" beer is a little ludicrous, if you ask me. Poured from a 12oz bottle @ ~40F into an oversized short wine glass.
Appearance: Oh my goodness. Absolutely stunning. As I poured, it was a brilliant, bright orange color that reached a glowing, deep orange in the middle, and then slightly lighter at the top. It reminded me of the color of a ripe papaya - just the most vibrant, brilliant, gorgeous shade of orange that I've ever seen in a beer.
Smell: Intoxicating. If I had a slightly larger/wider snifter, I would have used it here. However, the wine glass with the taper at the top helped to gather the smells… certainly more so than a regular pint glass. I picked up many tropical notes including orange, grapefruit, and perhaps a hint of cantaloupe. I'm no expert in isolating specific smells/flavors, but I could tell that there was a lot going on here. I won't attempt to name 10 different fruits/smells, because at some point the majority of them blend together into a heavenly tropical smell.
Taste: Mind-blowing. It really is something out of a fantasy. An explosion of juicy, bright tropical fruits massaged my palate as I let the sip rest on my tongue for a few seconds to warm up and soak in. The malt takes a back seat as you would expect, with the bitterness of the hops pushing all the right buttons. I absolutely love IPAs and DIPAs, so I can appreciate a good balance between bitterness and flavor. I love a good hop bomb, but those are easy to make. It is much more difficult to make a balanced IPA. I don't like my IPAs to be too bitter or resinous, but I also don't like them to be completely floral or citrusy without any bite to back up the flavor. They really nailed it — it's got the perfect bitterness, a subtle but present floral taste that could easily be missed, and the citrus and tropical flavors launching a full-on assault of the palate. The taste of DFH 120 is simply too good to be overstated.
Mouthfeel: The DFH 120 mouthfeel fits my ideal criteria. At first there was a bit of a bite, like excess carbonation combined with the high alcohol content. The carbonation is right on the money, though. Not too much or too little. It's juicy enough to wet your palate, but dry enough to have the perfect amount of bite. The high ABV warms the palate as well, but it's not as hot as I expected it to be. I've definitely had hotter mouthfeels from DIPAs and Imperial Stouts around 10-15% ABV. For comparison, Surly Sÿx was significantly hotter at the same temperature than the DFH 120. They got the balance just right with this one. I noticed that when I smiled, the alcohol gave a nice little burn on my gums. It seems inconsequential, but it added to the enjoyment of this brew a lot.
Overall: This beer nearly drove me to tears. It is truly extraordinary. All I could think while drinking it was "WOW." It's taken me a while to write this review, because my experience was beyond words. I got into craft beer around 2-3 years ago, taking brewery tours, hunting down rare/seasonal beers, trading with friends, and having tasting parties with friends and coworkers. Sometimes I would pay around 3-4 times the amount of a good craft 6-pack for a single bomber/750mL bottle of a rare brew. People are always astonished at the price of some of the rarer beers, most of them saying something along the lines of "that's so overpriced." Sometimes I agree — there are definitely some overpriced beers that are not good enough to warrant a $20+ asking price for a 750mL. I treat these beers like liquid gold, making sure to savor every drop. The moment I took my first sip of DFH 120, I was flooded with memories of my first really fresh IPAs and DIPAs. It brought back the excitement I used to get from finding an incredible new brew that pushed all of the right buttons for me — beautiful colors, intoxicating smells, bitter floral and citrus flavors, and a juicy mouthfeel, leaning towards the dry side. Dogfish Head 120 Minute IPA is everything that made me love craft beer in the first place. It has become my reference IPA. Something to compare all others to. Something to remember fondly. Something to define my tastes. It's hard to overstate my satisfaction.
Huge thanks to Dogfish Head for making one for the hardcore IPA fans. I think I can easily say that 120 Minute IPA has earned its way into one of my top 5 favorite beers of all time. If I've ever had anything close to a perfect beer, this is it. I've finally peaked. I guess that should make me sad because I don't know if I'll ever find anything more delicious, but it makes me happy, because I feel lucky to have been able to find, enjoy, and savor this exquisite brew over easily one of the best hours of my life. It is simply out of this world. It is everything that is craft beer. Bravo, Dogfish Head. Bravo.
07-31-2014 18:01:13 | More by yokken
4.47/5 rDev +9.3%
Poured from a 12 oz. bottle into a Surly Darkness chalice glass. 2014 bottle.
Appearance: Pours a hazy golden orange with a lot of bubbles. About one finger of off white head that slowly fades into a thin creamy layer.
Smell: An earthy, juicy, and boozy hop forward aroma with hints of citrus, grass, and caramel malt. Earthy and herbal hops with big hints of spicy pine resin and wet grass. Citrus hop hints of grapefruit, orange peel, lemon, pineapple, and melon. Sweet hints of brown sugar and vanilla. Big malt backing with sweet hints of caramel, toffee, biscuit, grains, and yeast. Alcohol is quite noticeable. A pretty good aroma.
Taste: Like it smells, a huge earthy, juicy, and boozy hop forward taste with big notes of citrus, pine, and sweet malt. Upfront earthy, herbal, and floral hops with dank and spicy notes of pine resin and grass. Juicy citrus hop notes of grapefruit, orange peel, lemon, pineapple, and melon. Sweet taste of brown sugar and some subtle notes of vanilla and other candied sugar. Big malt background with notes of sweet caramel, toffee, grains, biscuit, and yeast. Fairly boozy. A very good aggressive taste.
Mouthfeel: Very full bodied with a moderate amount of carbonation. Very oily, chewy, and drying. Alcohol heat is pretty noticeable but it's not too extreme.
Overall: A very good monster of a beer. Huge aggressive bitter hops with an almost equally big sweet malt backing. It's almost too much but it's quite good as a sipper.
08-23-2014 08:11:52 | More by MattyG85
4.9/5 rDev +19.8%
bottled on 5/10/07 for consumption on 7/21/14
Appearance - pours a muddy, brackish plum-brown. Just a faint cover of bubbles, barely sustaining a collar.
Aroma - rum-soaked shortbread and caramel. A boozy citrusy element that is not like Grand Marnier, but it makes me think of it just the same. A touch of plums and soy.
Taste - hard Christmas candy with the weird fruit filling. Light citrus but its there. Extremely warming in the throat and belly, mmm. A light smack of hops, not near enough to balance, just gives a little nip. Some light soy and/or anise as well. Lots of fun flavors to pick out and enjoy. Unbelievably easy to drink for its strength. Yes, the alcohol is certainly evident but the beer's flavors are plenty intense and integrated enough for it to work out wonderfully.
Mouthfeel - impressive carbonation seven+ years later. The body is big without becoming heavy, which could lend too much weight to the sugary aspects of the beer.
Overall - Excellent stuff at both three and seven years, I'll give a new bottle a whirl next time, though I suspect fresh hops rule the day. Toasting 20K on the fitbit - cheers!
2003 Edition sampled on 3/18/06
Appearance - pours a clouded light orange color, a snappy but short-lived head on top. 3.5
Aroma - a new experience on this one. I pick up the initial expected fruit and booziness, though not to the degree I expected. But then I get this unmistakeable spicy aroma. A cooking spice, what is it, I know the smell...then it hits my brain - curry! Are my hands clean? Sure enough, and I just washed out the glass from my last beer. Sniff again - curry again. Perhaps this is the effect on my senses when hops get over-saturated into a beer? I don't know. I like curry but I am unsure of what to expect on the taste. 3.5
Taste - wow. No curry here, but this is in the 'beer candy' genre. Intensely sweet, as if it's been concentrated. Orange candy, honey, pineapple, some mildly spicy hop component, and now and then a breath of that curry, but barely. Big alcohol finish, but not as brash as I thought it'd be. Beautifully supportive of the hops flavor, I don't think I can remember a beer being so hoppy and yet so sweet instead of bitter. Without fail, every time I take a sip, I get a whiff of that curry, but it generally does not appear in the flavor profile with any force. Finishes wet, warm and coating. 5
Mouthfeel - very thick, the carbonation holds its own among the heavyweight flavors. 5
Drinkability - I am so glad I grabbed this and am hopeful that I can wait another 5 or 6 years to sample the other one. 5
07-22-2014 02:53:45 | More by brewdlyhooked13
4.48/5 rDev +9.5%
09-02-2014 18:25:28 | More by AsaDunk
4/5 rDev -2.2%
I aged this brew for 6 years and I'm drinkin it right now to celebrate my dog Kahlua's birthday (even though her bday was August 1st lol).
Pours up murky chocolate brown, no head. Nose is apricot, caramel, all the hops are gone. Taste is malty, thick bodied, subtle fruits, a lil booze heat. Low carbo.
Very interesting to see the maturation of this brew. I'll come back and write a review with a fresh bottle also.
09-02-2014 01:24:36 | More by stumac
4.5/5 rDev +10%
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4.5/5 rDev +10%
09-01-2014 14:51:42 | More by LutherBrau
4/5 rDev -2.2%
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3.75/5 rDev -8.3%
09-01-2014 14:14:44 | More by Riggsenater
4.5/5 rDev +10%
09-01-2014 04:37:07 | More by badmotorgrunge
3.75/5 rDev -8.3%
09-01-2014 00:18:36 | More by nobadeer
4.48/5 rDev +9.5%
08-31-2014 21:49:50 | More by Ryanpro
2.5/5 rDev -38.9%
08-31-2014 21:48:16 | More by masterofsparks
4.25/5 rDev +3.9%
08-31-2014 21:06:08 | More by yanosh
3.75/5 rDev -8.3%
08-31-2014 20:50:17 | More by Quinn41
4.5/5 rDev +10%
08-31-2014 12:23:33 | More by IMFletcher
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5/5 rDev +22.2%
08-31-2014 02:21:13 | More by ShawnSzostak
4.25/5 rDev +3.9%
08-30-2014 18:17:29 | More by waston
4.16/5 rDev +1.7%
08-30-2014 15:35:09 | More by crbnfbr
4.52/5 rDev +10.5%
08-30-2014 02:41:33 | More by luspher
New York
4.12/5 rDev +0.7%
08-30-2014 02:13:36 | More by ShriverMO
3/5 rDev -26.7%
08-30-2014 00:13:47 | More by guajolote
4.75/5 rDev +16.1%
08-29-2014 22:08:58 | More by 98green
4.25/5 rDev +3.9%
08-29-2014 14:52:10 | More by Justinbshelton
4.25/5 rDev +3.9%
08-29-2014 04:04:34 | More by wiscokid920
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Hitting the Right Note
I sank into Savasana, wholeheartedly melting into stillness. Eyes closed, the once-distinct boundaries of my skin dissolved while thoughts evaporated into a sleepy haze. Post-asana energy hummed and whirled through my limbs. My teacher sat in the front of the room, quiet, erect, cross-legged. With a singing bowl in hand, he circled the wooden wand around the bowl's rim, radiating a lullaby to the blissful yoginis in the room.
Those moments always felt like magic to me. Somehow the all-pervading sound of the bowl, like the mysterious embrace of a whale's song, never failed to seduce me into deeper surrender.
Now, as a yoga teacher myself, I too look for ways to help deepen my students' engagement with yoga. Sometimes I do this by playing calming music during Savasana, leading a full-body relaxation technique, or simply letting students rest in the silence of meditation. But what they love most are the times when I pick up my Tibetan singing bowl, rest it in the palm of my left hand, and serenade them into vibrant stillness.
The Lure of Resonance
Traditionally used throughout Asia to enhance Buddhist and shamanic rituals, today singing bowls are ubiquitous. Around the world, many use these healing instruments to enhance meditation, relaxation, or religious practices.
Jeannine Dietz, a yoga instructor, Reiki practitioner, and vibrational healer of Om on the Bay in Annapolis, Maryland, specializes in incorporating crystal singing bowls into her work. Like many, her inspiration arose from experiencing their power for herself.
"I first was introduced to singing bowls during a yoga teacher training," Dietz remembers. "One evening we did a chakra meditation accompanied by a frosted crystal singing bowl. The first sounding of the bowl had me hooked. It resonated with the deepest part of me, and I immediately knew my path."
Since then, Dietz has researched the interrelationships between yoga, singing bowls, chakras, chanting, and affirmations. As a result, she developed a workshop that incorporates all of these components into a full-spectrum therapeutic experience.
The Healing Power of Sound
"We are all vibrational beings," Dietz declares. "The vibration [of singing bowls] heals not only on a physical level but also on mental, emotional, and spiritual levels. The sound they produce is ethereal, haunting, and magical�probably like nothing you have ever heard before."
Frank Perry sounds the same note. Based in the United Kingdom, Perry, an accomplished musician with more than 30 years of experience working with singing bowls, now owns nearly 250 of them.
"Sound transcends words and can allow us to enter our higher mind and receive spiritual teaching," he maintains. "As we listen to the bowl, we can more easily enter the world of stillness and silence deep within."
Giving the Gift of Sound
During your classes, there are several ways that you can incorporate singing bowls into your usual repertoire. The simplest way is to simply strike the bowl with the mallet, as you would an ordinary bell or chime, to signal the start or end of class.
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A complaint filed Wednesday against the Wake County Public School System alleges "a pattern of discrimination and unlawful criminalization" in Wake Schools.
North Carolina's Advocates for Children's Services filed the complaint with the U.S. Department of Justice against the Wake County Sheriff's Department, eight police departments in Wake County and the WCPSS, alleging violations under the U.S. Constitution.
The eight police departments named are the Apex, Cary, Fuquay-Varina, Garner, Holly Springs, Knightdale, Raleigh and Wake Forest police departments.
Wake County Sheriff Donnie Harrison said he is unaware of the complaint and therefore could not comment.
A spokeswoman for WCPSS said the system is reviewing the complaint.
The complaint says law enforcement officers are used in Wake County schools to address minor school discipline matters.
"The Wake County Public School System's over-reliance on unregulated school policing practices, often in response to minor infractions of school rules, results in the routine violation of students' education al and constitutional rights," the complaint says. "Specifically, evidence suggests that the rights of students with disabilities and African- American students in the Wake County Public School System are routinely violated."
The complaint says 74 percent of school-based delinquency complaints were black students, while white students received between 17 percent and 23 percent of the complaints.
All eight students named in the complaint are black and seven are students with disabilities.
Travis Williams tells WNCN News he was just trying to get his class schedule on the first day of school in 2011, when a Southeast Raleigh High School resource officer approached him and accused him of trespassing.
"He slammed me on the ground, then picked me up, got his back up to help him to slam me up against a window and then arrested me," Williams said.
The complaint points out that North Carolina is the only state that treats all 16- and 17-year-olds as adults when charged with criminal offenses, and then offers no opportunity to return to the juvenile justice system.
"The line between school discipline matters and criminal matters is often blurred in Wake County, with WCPSS staff and law enforcement officers routinely collaborating in the perpetuation of a school-to-prison pipeline, whereby students are pushed out of school and into the juvenile and criminal systems at alarming rates," the complaint says.
"While schools may be justified in permitting law enforcement involvement in response to the most serious and unlawful student misbehaviors, the overwhelming majority of the referrals to court for school-based behavior in Wake County have been triggered by minor student misbehavior."
Some of the offenses the complaint points to as "exceedingly minor" include throwing water balloons, stealing paper from a recycling bin and play-fighting with a friend.
"An educational environment that treats water-balloon-throwing as seriously as a crime does not teach discipline or self-discipline; rather, it engenders distrust and hopelessness," the complaint says.
Beyond criminal charges, the complaint alleges "inadequate policies ... fail to limit the scope of law enforcement authority."
"WCPSS students routinely face excessive and unreasonable uses of force, unlawful searches and interrogations, and harassment at the hands of law enforcement officials," the complaint says. "Student mistreatment by law enforcement officers has been well-documented by student and media accounts that depict an alarming pattern of law enforcement officers being used to address minor misbehavior at school."
The complaint points to examples of "students being handcuffed in crowded cafeterias and hallways; students being pepper-sprayed in the eyes or TASERed in the chest; students being violently tackled to the ground or pushed in to walls, windows, or tables; students suffering persistent and damaging verbal harassment; and students' rights regarding searches and custodial interrogations routinely being violated."
Critics of the complaintants, like former Wake County School Board Chair Ron Margiotta, say complaints like this one will only make it harder for the school system to discipline students.
"We cannot educate students if we can't control what goes on in the schools and in the classrooms," Margiotta told WNCN.
Earlier this month, the Obama administration pressed the nation's schools to abandon what it described as overly zealous discipline policies that send students to court instead of the principal's office.
Attorney General Eric Holder said problems often stem from well intentioned "zero-tolerance" policies that can inject the criminal justice system into school matters.
"A routine school disciplinary infraction should land a student in the principal's office, not in a police precinct," Holder said.
Education Secretary Arne Duncan has acknowledged the challenge is finding the proper balance to keep schools safe and orderly.
The administration said that it would attempt to work out voluntary settlements if school disciplinary policies are found to violate federal civil rights laws.
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