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|1. Made In America
|2. I Need To Hear A Country Song
|3. Clancy's Tavern
|4. Tryin' To Fall In Love
|5. Just Another Sundown
|6. Beers Ago
|7. South Of You
|8. Club Zydeco Moon
|9. I Won't Let You Down
|10. Red Solo Cup
|11. Chill-axin'
|12. High Time (You Quit Your Low Down Ways)
|13. Truck Drivin' Man
|14. Shambala
|15. Memphis
Success can be a tremendous distraction, certainly for the successful and, in many cases, for those who would try to tell their story. For a number of reasons, Toby Keith is a prime example of both, but in very different ways. Recently and again named country music's top-earning country star by Forbes, the Oklahoma-based entertainer receives tremendous notoriety for presiding over a vast and growing enterprise of sold-out tours, chart-topping albums and singles, a rapidly expanding restaurant chain, a signature beverage and more.
At the same time, a small fraction of songs in his prolific catalog lead some to fervently politicize him despite a generally apolitical public stance. Whatever the causes, too often the descriptions applied to Toby Keith obscure the fundamental root of his success: Songwriting. Fortunately, time has a way of clearing those clouds, leaving hope that someday he will be known primarily and rightly as one of the finest popular songwriters of any era in any genre. That outcome is only possible, however, precisely because he has never lost that focus, never been distracted by the ups or the downs.
When his career could barely be called that, Toby Keith wrote songs. Struggling with a former label and fighting to regain a grip on his career, he wrote songs. Peppered with unwarranted criticism, he wrote songs. Showered with praise and awards, he wrote songs. And in many ways, it all goes back to a woman named Clancy, a club she owned and a grandson whose teenage summers there sparked a flame that has yet to even flicker.
The title track of Clancy's Tavern is almost a prequel to Toby's 2005 hit "Honkytonk U." "It's the same grandmother," he explains. "'Honkytonk U' talked about my mother putting me on a Greyhound and sending me to live with my grandmother for the summer, and how things took off from there. This one is more about the bar and what I saw there. The actual name of the place was Billy Garner's Supper Club, but her husband teased her and nicknamed her Clancy because she ran a tavern. Every line in the song is true. This isn't fiction."
Like each album before it, Clancy's Tavern documents the continuing and seemingly inevitable growth of Keith's skills as singer and producer, certainly, but even more as a writer. Consider the songs you won't hear on Clancy's Tavern: "Blue Enough (To Break A Heart In Two)," "Another She Ain't You," "Didn't Forever Get Here Fast?" and "Rattle Can Red." Well, they're actually not songs, just bits and pieces of lyrics from an artist whose gift for language and melody is so well-developed, his songs beget ideas and phrases that in themselves could be fully formed songs.
"That comes with writing your whole life if you stay after it," Toby says. "Sometimes when I write with guys who've been around longer than me they'll say, 'You're gonna have to give me a bit to get my chops up.' They might feel slow for the first day or two while they try to get in the groove. But I write all the time. I've never quit writing since I was 14 - haven't eased up one day. If I took off next year, stayed home and did nothing, I would still be writing."
Call it discipline, passion, obsession or all three, but that consistency is perhaps the greatest not-so-secret key to Keith's multi-faceted success. It makes the tours, albums, and related endeavors possible. "If you were a homebuilder and looked at the houses you built when you were 20 and looked at the ones you build today, you'd see they were much better - even than ones you were building five or six years ago. As a songwriter, your system gets better. Your vocabulary gets bigger. Everything that would help a songwriter increases. Plus, you live longer and have more time to stumble on good ideas."
Keith's creative process is well documented. In addition to his habit of recording song ideas on his phone, his co-writing efforts are ingrained in his annual schedule. "I have three or four guys I write with who come out on the road," he says. "There's an occasional person who comes once, but Rivers Rutherford usually comes out a couple weekends a year. Bobby Pinson and I are together probably 50 days a year. Scotty Emerick still comes around about two weekends and we do the two weeks together overseas on the USO Tour and have time to write there. Actually, 'Chillaxin' was written on a bus during a two-day stop in South Korea on our way to Afghanistan."
Each year's batch routinely yields more songs than Keith can use. Three of Clancy's Tavern's cuts - "Club Zydeco Moon," "I Won't Let You Down" and "I Need To Hear A Country Song" - were written for 2010's Bullets In The Gun. Three songs from the 2011 writing sessions will appear on Keith's next album.
"For the last decade, we've put out a single from a new album when we go on tour in the summer," Keith explains. "The album comes out in October, you get a couple more singles and we start over."
Saying "we" is no self-conscious affectation coming from Keith's mouth. In fact, one of the more interesting paradoxes of his artistry is the extent to which he is the central creative force on all levels but also highly collaborative. His familiar family of co-writers are only part of the story. Longtime engineer Mills Logan is regularly referred to as "my ears in the studio." Session musicians including Kenny Greenberg, who is also the bandleader for Keith's Incognito Bandito club shows, are encouraged to contribute in a best-idea-wins environment. Even this album's sole outside cut is testament to this almost communal approach.
"I don't remember who played it for me the first time, but it was so stupid I just died laughing," Toby says of "Red Solo Cup," which was written by Brett and Jim Beavers with Brad and Brett Warren. "What's great about this song is it does everybody the same way it did me: 'That's the stupidest song in the world and I can't get it out of my head.' I laugh every time I hear it. Sometimes it's good for the world to hear something like that.
"When I decided to record it, I called up the Warren brothers and the Beaver brothers. They wrote it and this song is real typical of those knuckleheads. But I didn't want to make this song my version of what they wrote. I wanted to make them part of it - record their song with them. We brought them in when we cut it, to play and sing background, so it really sounds like them." Sure enough, every note on the track is courtesy of the four co-writers and Keith.
Another indication of Keith's expansive mindset is the growing role of Bobby Pinson, who gets a "Wrangler-Producer" credit on Clancy's Tavern. "When we're tracking I'm always cutting the scratch vocal and all I hear is what's in my headset monitors. For years I've had Mills Logan behind the board and really relied on him, and he does a great job.
"When I write with Bobby, he says to call him when I cut his song because he wants to be there. He does a lot of producing and he'll say, 'I don't want to step on your toes or anything, I just want to be your other ears in here.' I never mind a songwriter coming in. They were there when we wrote the song and want it to sound as good as I do. Scotty comes in when we cut one of his songs, and that kind of input really adds to it.
"And if I write a song by myself, I'd usually cut it by myself. But Bobby was around so much that I started asking him what he thought sounded good on a song I wrote. He made a suggestion, we tried it and it didn't work. He suggested something else and it worked. He was in the control room on the talk back and I started firing ideas at him. He said he didn't want to produce the record or get any money for it, but he'd love to have some input when he's around. He may not show up every day, but days he's there he might run with it. It's pretty much two good friends beating and banging it out.
"When we did the credits I didn't know how to label him. I know one thing: he's a good wrangler, because that's what he did with it. So that's how we came up with that."
Even the album's chart-topping first single "Made In America" - wildly popular with fans and easily lumped into the jingoistic caricature by critics - reveals the unwavering honesty Keith brings to his music. "I've done so much patriotic stuff that I have people sending me and bringing me those kinds of ideas daily," he says. "And when I hear most of this stuff it's like, I've already done that. I've already done my warrior song - 'American Soldier.' I've already done my battle cry - 'Courtesy Of The Red, White And Blue.' I've already done my fun uptempo - 'American Ride.' Then Bobby showed up here a couple summers ago and said he knows I get tired of hearing it, but he had one America idea he wanted to write.
"We got to talking about how when we were kids, if your car broke down your dad could take a wrench, WD40, bailing wire and a screw driver and about fix it. We jumped on that, started writing. I just couldn't get past thinking that my old man was that old man." If the song rings true, regardless of the perceptions, Keith is compelled to let it lead. And that devotion to truth is also manifested in his live performances.
Four songs from the 2010 Incognito Bandito show at New York's Fillmore are bundled with a deluxe edition of Clancy's Tavern. Again, Keith's honesty rears up: "He's courageous," bandleader Kenny Greenberg recently told a Nashville songwriter of the tracks. And the accomplished studio musician would certainly be one to know that one of the first rules of putting live music on record is to clean up the mistakes. But Keith wasn't having it.
"People put so much work into an album to make it the best it can be, but we don't do jack to the Bandito stuff," Keith says. "We let them go exposed - no overdubs, no vocals, nothing. We take live tracks, Mills does a mix on them and we stick them on the album. That's exactly the way they sounded that night, except the mix is perfect."
He trusts the performance, he certainly trusts the songs and, ultimately, he trusts the music. For those reasons and those reasons alone, Clancy's Tavern will be another in a long line of successes. And somewhere, Toby Keith, undistracted, is writing another song.
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Toby Keith has gotten boring and predictable since GH Volume 1 came out. Everything up to and including that was great. After that, he has only put out sporadically good singles, rarely enough to merit buying an entire CD.
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|Welcome to Talk Nintendo. This is a friendly community about the 3DS console and its games, as well as Nintendo in general, and you can take part simply and easily by joining. By doing this, you can post in the forums, play arcade games, start your own blog, download Nintendo music for free and much more. So join Nintendo 3DS Community today, you won't regret it!
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Swapnote/Nintendo Letter Box Stationery Exchange
Posted 22 February 2012 - 09:51 PM
Instead of making a new thread every time Nintendo releases a new stationery, I've decided to make this thread to show all of the available stationery and discuss how it was given out and how you can get it now.
First was the 2012 New Year's Swapnote sent out only in Japan.
Next is the Valentine Stationery. As far as I know, everyone received this one, but I will post it in case someone who did not have a 3DS at the time would like it.
Next are two different stationery, one for the US and one for Japan, both in regards to the new Nintendo Direct website/service. Obviously, Japan got the cooler stationery.
First is the US note:
And next is the Japanese one:
Here is the special thank you note from Aonuma sent out to people who purchased The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time 3D, sent out at the end of Zelda's 25th anniversary.
This stationery is from the Fuji TV company, which has partnered with Nintendo to make 3D content for Nintendo Video. The note was released in Japan, but I have no other information on it at this moment. The top says "Game Center-CX" and the king is saying "Message," if that helps.
I do not know much at all about this Monster Hunter Tri G note and do not have a video yet, but here is a picture of another stationery going around in Japan. If you have any additional info on how this was distributed, please let me know!
Next is a note from Uggie (I am pretty sure Uggie is the dog's name, though they had to make a Mii for his trainer I suppose!) This note is important because it contains a link to the 3DS eShop unless you deactivate it when you use it. I am impressed with the marketing potential for Swapnote!
(Sorry for the music they added)
Another note I do not know much about is the Nintendo Direct Europe edition, which appears to be a white stationery with the Nintendo Direct logo and a light watermark of Europe in the background. No videos of the original note, but here is a picture!
Shortly after the Nintendo Direct Europe note, this second Monster Hunter themed note was distributed in Japan. Again, no video of the original note yet. Will a third Monster Hunter note be in the near future?
Rounding out a week full of stationery, chiptune band I Fight Dragons had a stationery that coincided with the release of their 3D Nintendo Video music video. Original swapnote had a link to their Facebook page.
At the beginning of May, Nintendo sent out a reminder to do something special for Mother's Day with a stationery including a painting by Nikki as well as another link to the eShop. I think I will just go ahead and make my own videos for USA notes and include that here when I get the chance.
Seems like Japan gets all the notes. Then too, many of these series are not as popular in other countries for some reason. Here is a Dragon Quest stationery that came out around halfway through May 2012.
The day after Mario Tennis Open came out in the US, this note was sent out to help advertise the game.
Slime for some goo stationery! Another Dragon Quest Stationery which seems to match the collector's Japanese 3DS from the Dragon Quest bundle. I took a picture for the gallery, but did not receive the original.
E3 2012 brought us many things. And not really many things. But it DID bring a new stationery! (yay?)
Next up, as predicted, came the third Monster Hunter stationery. These are kinda neat, but its not a game I play, so I don't know too much more. This, again, was a Japanese note, so I only have a picture of the blank stationery.
To promote the New Super Mario Bros. 2 game, Nintendo made two notes. They contain a link to an eShop page that is not yet built, but hey, they really don't care too much about marketing this game well, so let's just throw stuff together. I have a video of the American note, and a picture of the other.
A card game Swapnote Stationery released only in Japan? Madness. Not really sure what Card Culdecept is, but that's the name of this game/note.
Next up, how about additional promotions? Nintendo sent out an extra Mario Tennis with Peach as well as a THIRD NSMB2 stationery. We get it. You are making half-hearted attempts to sell these games.
[Video Pending]
Did you watch the Olympics? No? Did you play Mario and Sonic at the London Olympic Games instead? Then maybe you will enjoy this stationery.
Aloha from Nikki! If you were wondering where she has been all summer, or still hadn't figured out how to draw in color, then you will enjoy this note.
[Video Pending]
Did you catch that Nintendo Direct only broadcast for Japan? Well, they also made a Japanese exclusive note.
I hope this thread helps you unlock all the stationery in Swapnote and just let me know if you find new ones or need help getting some of these (send a PM if you just want one from me though)
Posted 22 February 2012 - 11:32 PM
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Posted 23 February 2012 - 12:30 AM
how do i recieve them
Someone just has to send you a note written on that stationery and it is yours!
Posted 23 February 2012 - 01:57 AM
EDIT: never mind, i got it. i also picked up the monster hunter and game center cx stationeries if anyone needs those. let me know.
Posted 23 February 2012 - 07:30 AM
i have all of them except for the Nintendo of Japan Nintendo Direct stationery. could someone be kind enough to send this one my way? i can give you whatever other ones you want. thanks
EDIT: never mind, i got it. i also picked up the monster hunter and game center cx stationeries if anyone needs those. let me know.
I saw this immediately after I added info about the Game Center stationery. Could you send me the Monster Hunter one?
Posted 26 February 2012 - 04:00 PM
Posted 26 February 2012 - 04:39 PM
I want those other 3 stationeries. Whoever has them, please send them to me.
Posted 26 February 2012 - 10:56 PM
Posted 27 February 2012 - 02:50 PM
Can someone send me the other stationaries, please ?
Thanks in advance.
Posted 27 February 2012 - 04:11 PM
I only got the valentine and the zelda one.
Can someone send me the other stationaries, please ?
Thanks in advance.
Add me and I will.
EDIT: sent.
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Posted 27 February 2012 - 07:00 PM
Posted 28 February 2012 - 12:41 AM
Add me, send me a PM, and I'll send you the rest.
i only have zelda and valentne's day stationary, can someone send me the rest?
Posted 23 March 2012 - 03:56 AM
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Every hit counts. Fight with passion!
Posted 30 March 2012 - 08:49 PM
I want to punch Uggie in the face so hard he will look like a barn owl.
Goodness! Why the hostility? Also, this reminded me I wanted to get the thread moved to Sheikah Stone...
Posted 03 April 2012 - 03:07 AM
Posted 09 April 2012 - 10:19 PM
My code is 541303834657 evryone add and send all but Zelda nintendogs valentine and nintendo direct please! Tell me urs though so I can add
I just saw this post. I'll add you next chance I get, but try to send a PM next time you need to get a hold of someone. I almost didn't see this. (My fc is under my name)
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Introduction to bioinformatics - Turbo version
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- Introduction to Bioinformatics, turbo version (#27622) is a 5-point, MSc-level, intensive version of the full semester course Introduction to Bioinformatics (#27611). The curriculum of the first part of this course is the same as 27611, and the second part consists of project work. This course will be taught in English, and is a practical oriented, introductory course to the field of Bioinformatics, aimed at post-bachelor students. This course is offered every June on the DTU Lyngby campus. All students from DTU and other universities are welcome.
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 01/24/13 "Governor Pence presented his vision for Indiana's future tonight during his first State of the State address. Among many topics discussed this evening, I was pleased to see him emphasize quality education.
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|Washington lawmakers are destroying this nation
Letter to the Editor:
An open letter to my fellow Americans:
Over the past few years, it has become apparent that hypocrisy has overcome decency and common sense in Washington, D.C. The administration, as well as most legislators, have adopted this sorry trait in lieu of truth and civility when it comes to serving the country and her citizens.Now that the president has announced his agenda for this legislative session, we can expect to witness the worst possible hypocritical rhetoric imaginable. Our "poor defenseless children" will be used over and over by the liberal progressives to prove how heartless the conservatives are during the upcoming gun debate.
My question to the anti-gunners: Is a child murdered during a late-term abortion by the doctor inserting an instrument in the back of the baby's head any less dead than one shot — a few years older — by a wacko with a gun? You would think so when you hear the rhetoric being repeated by the liberals, one after the other, and by their fabricated statements.
You may have noted the emphasis placed on children by these so-called concerned child protectors. But I ask you to consider the arguments presented by some liberals when the abortion issues are debated. Suddenly, the children have lost their standing. They find that now they are considered somewhat less important as the concern has turned to the mother.
Could it be that the voting age might have come into play? After all, it will be years before the child will be beneficial to their cause.
These are the folks you see packing their Bibles and pocket booklets of the U.S. Constitution around about D.C. I wonder if they ever take time to read either. God, nor the terms of the Constitution, ever find a place in their regard for one another or the American citizen.
I want to mention one more example regarding our youth. If our legislators are truly concerned about their future well-being, how can they continuously pile greater debt upon their shoulders?
Frankly, I?don't think they care about our posterity, they care only about their self and their future retirement and legacy. In some cases, the party is most important.
Our active duty military and veterans of all wars have done more for America and our allies than the elected officials of the government could or will ever do for us. They are on duty 24 hours, seven days a week. Compare that to a meager three and one-half to four days our highly paid legislators serve per week.
Continue to destroy our military, then look around to see when it will be there to save and protect you, you ungrateful hypocrites. Yes, I am a veteran and proud of it!
In closing, I want to say if I?had the financial resources, I would seriously consider bringing charges of malfeasance in office or dereliction of duty against all of the present and some past officials for failing to protect America and her legal citizens. You folks have nearly destroyed the greatest nation ever brought into being and I do not appreciate it one damn bit.
You so-called servants had best get off your self-elevated throne and start representing your constituents, the taxpaying,?hard-working folks who are keeping this society afloat. Start by honoring God and country before self.
Again, I?ask God to bless this great nation he has blessed us with and all her conscientious citizens as well.
Harvey L. Hyslop
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News: Chris Lighty's Brother Wants The Truth: "I Need Answers"
Friday, Sep 28, 2012 10:07PM
Days after rap star 50 Cent revealed he is backing an investigation to find out how close friend Chris Lighty really died, the late music executive's brother admits he too wants answers.
Unsatisfied with Chris' premature passing, Dave Lighty said he needs to know what really happened last month.
"I just feel like there are a lot of unanswered questions and I need answers," Dave said of his deceased brother and the investigation that his family is launching. "I was with my brother almost every day until the last couple of months because I was going to school. Nah, that's my brother. I know we were all going through stressful times. Everybody is sh--. The economy is terrible right now." (MTV)
Earlier in the week, G-Unit's 50 Cent announced he had hired a private investigator.
The city medical examiner ruled it a suicide, but many close to Lighty have their doubts. 50 Cent said he offered to pay for an investigation. 50 cent, whose real name is Curtis Jackson, told me the hip hop mogul was not financially desperate. He said they just booked an international tour for 2013 that would have netted Lighty millions. Fox 5 obtained a copy of Lighty's will. The will, drafted in 2007, provides a separate $1.6 million trust fund for his children. Aidala said establishing that trust shows great care and planning, especially for a man who at that time was only in his late thirties. (My Fox NY)
Much like Dave, Curtis Jackson recently hinted at his issues with the reported suicide.
"I actually can't wrap the idea around my head of him shooting himself," Fif said. "I don't have all of the information, so I don't want to point or say anything other than what's being said publicly but I don't believe that. Just 'cause of my personal interactions with him, he never gave any indication that was even possible." ("The Angie Martinez Show")
According to reports, there are plans for a Lighty tribute at this weekend's BET Hip-Hop Awards taping.
The upcoming BET Hip Hop Awards awards may have a fairly epic surprise in store. Sources familiar with the situation have told Complex that 50 Cent and Fat Joe will share the stage at Saturday evening's taping of the show during a tribute performance to the late founder of Violator management--and a trusted advisor of both artists--Chris Lighty. The tribute will also feature Violator acts Busta Rhymes and Missy Elliott performing a medley of their hits. BET's Vice President of Communications Tracy McGraw refused to confirm the details of Complex's report. When asked if BET could deny the same thing, McGraw explained: "That's a good question. I think we'll just go with 'Could not confirm.'" (Complex)


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Feminine form of Thomas (a twin), which is derived via the Ecclesiastic Greek and Late Latin, from the Aramaic tē'ōma (a twin).
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wow is that legal? or is it just tolerated by the city?
so they get to break the law and have veto power over transportation policy?
What's the problem? What better purpose can DC's streets be put to than providing convenient ample parking for non-residents?
I'm pretty sure it's legal. AME has special permission to use lanes for Sunday parking.
On the far left side of the photo you can even see the little bit of the yellow sign for the parking garage located next door to AME. Dare they lose less spots than I can count on one hand from a track on the northbound side.
I wonder what percentage of the congregation uses public transportation. I'd be willing to bet it's pretty low.
reminds me -- need to start parking my car in front of that church Saturday night > Sunday afternoon.
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Editor's Note: The 2010 Hockey Hall of Fame class will be announced tomorrow. Last year Doug Gilmour just missed the cut but Plea From A Cat Named Felix makes the convincing case that Gilmour's time is now.
As has been frequently mentioned in the past few days, Doug Gilmour should be inducted into the Hall of Fame this year. The fact that he already is not, is something of a minor travesty and miscarriage of justice. One of the impediments to his enshrinement in the past has been the presence of first-ballot players. This year lacks any undisputable first-ballot stars so it's time to right this terrible wrong.
Gilmour has always been my favourite Leaf, which causes me to look at him with blue-tinted glasses. When I started thinking about this post I thought that I would have to work really hard at making his stats look as good as possible and make a really strong and impassioned argument. After about three minutes of research I became irate that he was not in the Hall already. It's clear from his stats that Gilmour is one of the best NHL players yet to be enshrined in the Hall. His absence is a national embarrassment. Seriously Hockey Hall of Fame, Come on!
The Case for Gilmour:
The Stats:
Regular Season Stats:
Drafted 134th Overall in 1983 by the St. Louis Blues
1474 games played: 450 goals, 964 assists, 1414 points.
11 straight 20+ goals seasons
3 100+ point seasons
17th All-time Regular Season Points
12th All-time Regular Season Assists
16th All-time Games Played
Playoff Stats:
182 games played, 60 goals, 128 assists, 188 points.
7th All-time Playoff Points (tied with Joe Sakic)
24th All-time Playoff Games Played
5th All-time Playoff Assists
13 Playoff Game Winning Goals
1 Canada Cup
1 Stanley Cup
Selke Trophy Winner 1992-1993
Hart Trophy Nominee 1992-1993.
Making the Case:
I believe that Killer should be inducted to the Hall soley based on his stats. It is clear from the stats that Gilmour is an elite player. The only players that rank higher than him in All-time points not in the Hall of Fame are either not yet eligible, (Sakic or Jagr) still playing (Recchi) or are Adam Oates. Sakic and Jagr will be first ballot Hall of Famers, and both Oates and Recchi will likely end up in the Hall. In terms of the company he keeps on the All-time points rankings he should be a shoo-in.
To say that Dougie was clutch would be like saying Kerry Fraser is sort of a douchebag. Gilmour amassed 188 career playoff points over 17 playoff seasons. This puts him ahead of Yzerman and just behind Sakic. He is the only member of the Top 10 eligible not currently in the Hall. He is ranked 5th in playoff assists and once again is the only member of the Top 10 not yet in the Hall. Gilmour was a key piece of the Flames team that won the cup in 1989. He was third in team points with 22, 11 goals, and 11 assists. He played on the penalty kill and helped shut-down the opposition's top talent. He scored two goals in game six one being the Cup winning goal that beat the Habs in their own building, this only strengthens his case.
His case is made even more convincing when you look at aspects of his career that are not reflected on the score sheet. As noted above Gilmour was a Selke Trophy winner and one of the best two-way players of his generation. He was nominated for the Hart Trophy in 1992-93 but lost to Mario Lemieux. Lemieux put up 69 goals and 91 assists that year, so it's hard to fault Douggie for not winning that year. Gilmour was a leader and Captain of the Toronto Maple Leafs for 3 years during their resurgence in the 1990s. Being a key component of a group that brought the Leafs back to respectability from the Ballard era should not be overlooked. For those years he was one of the elite players in the NHL at a time when Gretzky, Messier, and Lemieux were still tearing down the biz.
The fact that Gilmour has been overlooked for this long is mitigated by the presence of some excellent first-year eligible players over the last few years. It is obvious that Gilmour belongs in the Hall on the basis of his stats; leadership, strong defensive play, clutch playoff performances, additionally the fact that he has not murdered Kerry Fraser in revenge makes this an open and shut case.


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The North Central Dealer Sales Division is managed by Rocky Harlow and is comprised of states formerly making up Creative Stage Lighting's Western and Midwestern Dealer Sales Divisions: Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, North Dakota, South Dakota, Utah, Wisconsin, and Wyoming.
The South Central Dealer Sales Division is managed by Seth Scott and is comprised of states formerly making up Creative Stage Lighting's Western and Southern Dealer Sales Divisions: Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, New Mexico, Oklahoma, and Texas.
Scott brings six years of sales and technical experience to Creative Stage Lighting and holds technical certifications from Vari-Lite, Martin, High End, and ETC. He previously served as a technician for Barbizon and as service manager for Clearwing Productions of Phoenix, AZ.
"It is a pleasure to work with Seth," says CSL president George B. Studnicky III. "His knowledge of us as a previous client, the industry, and energy are all outstanding assets to offer our client base."
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During the 1990s, most doctors felt strongly that hormone replacement therapy (HRT) provided many health benefits to postmenopausal women. These purported benefits were related to reduced bone loss and improvements in lipid profiles that were assumed to protect women from cardiovascular disease.
Then, beginning in the late 1990s, the results of three randomized clinical trials stunned women and their doctors with news that, not only did HRT therapy fail to provide many of the health benefits attributed to it, but women taking HRT were more likely to have cardiovascular disease than women not taking it. The medical dogma rapidly changed, and HRT came to be regarded as a producer of cardiac risk. The use of HRT among postmenopausal women plummeted.
Beginning in 2004, investigators began taking a closer look at the data from these (and other) studies, and they noticed something different -- younger postmenopausal women taking HRT did not appear to have the same related risk as older women using HRT. Indeed, there was evidence that in these younger women, HRT may do what everyone in the 1990s thought it did -- reduce the risk of heart disease. These findings led to further study.
As a result, the American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists (AACE) released a statement in January 2008 endorsing the use of HRT (with estrogen) in younger postmenopausal women. In their statement, the AACE cited information from the Nurses' Health Study showing that women beginning therapy with HRT (with either estrogen alone or with estrogen plus progestin) soon after menopause had a significant reduction in cardiac risk. The AACE statement cited several other studies showing similar findings, though they noted that women treated with estrogen alone had a somewhat lower cardiovascular risk (though the difference was not statistically significant) than women treated with estrogen plus progesterone.
In general, it appears that HRT may be beneficial for women less than 10 years into menopause or less than 60 years of age. Among older women, however, adding HRT seems to produce more cardiovascular events during the first two years of HRT therapy. But the data suggest that even among these older women, those who are able to stay on HRT for a longer period of time may end up with a reduced cardiovascular risk.
The rub is that the new AACE statement currently endorses HRT with estrogen alone. Unfortunately, estrogen without progesterone may increase the risk of endometrial cancer - which practically limits this variety of HRT to women who have had hysterectomies.
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HRT is known to increase the risk of blood clotting, at least for a few years. (Women with a history of venous thrombosis have always been cautioned about taking HRT.) So, for women who have spent enough time in menopause to have had the "opportunity" to develop coronary artery disease, suddenly starting HRT might bring about the intravascular blood clotting that causes heart attack and stroke in patients with atherosclerosis. But in younger women, who haven't had sufficient time to develop atherosclerotic plaques in their arteries, the increased propensity to clot does not produce cardiovascular "events." Taking HRT may help to prevent atherosclerotic disease from developing over the long term because of the favorable changes in lipid profile (and probably other beneficial metabolic changes.)
Beginning HRT early (before atherosclerosis develops) may have continued, long-term cardiovascular benefits; whereas beginning it later may precipitate heart attacks or strokes since atherosclerosis may already be present.
The official AACE recommendation, however, is of limited practical value to women who have not had hysterectomies, since the risk of endometrial cancer is increased with estrogen-only therapy. This, despite the fact that the data actually cited by AACE in formulating their recommendation seems to offer nearly equivalent support for the use of estrogen plus progesterone in these younger women. It seems likely that official medical organizations like AACE are moving particularly cautiously -- especially in light of the whipsaw changes in HRT recommendations we have already seen in recent years.
The bottom line is that women who are in their early menopausal years and who would like to consider HRT should should engage their doctors in a long talk. Using HRT with estrogen plus progesterone in younger post-menopausal women is still not within the purview of official recommendations - but it's a lot closer than it was previously, and the data supporting it looks remarkably similar to the data supporting estrogen alone.
Press Release: American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists. "AACE Analysis shows no excess cardiovascular risk from hormone replacement therapy for most patients." January 2, 2008.
"Position Statement on Hormone Replacement Therapy (HRT) and Cardiovascular Risk," American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists.


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Telltale Games has today announced that the next episode in the thriller series The Walking Dead will be available on October 10th for Australian gamers, marking the fourth episode. Titled Around Every Corner, it will see players once again making difficult life choices while trying to survive the zombie outbreak.
'Around Every Corner' has been written by Gary Whitta, writer of The Book of Eli starring Denzel Washington, as well as the upcoming Will Smith film, After Earth. The episode will be launching very soon this October on Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, and PC/MAC, followed shortly by the finale in Episode Five, 'No Time Left.' Each episode, together as a five part series, will also be launching at retail later this year.The episode will be available on PC and Xbox 360 on October 10th, however no set date has been announced yet for PlayStation 3 though hopefully it will be the same day. You can check out the announcement trailer below, and also Episode 7 of Playing Dead which takes you behind the scenes with developer interviews. Spoiler warning as there are some major spoilers for those who have not yet completed Episode 3 of The Walking Dead.
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Here's a list of most of the drum machines I have used and where you can download them from: I will certainly cover a few of these in the forthcoming videos, so you will get to hear what they sound like and see how to program them. If you don't want to wait that long, why not click on the links below, download them and have a go yourself?
Having spent a long time messing around with these beasties, I have formed my own opinions as to which drum machines are the best…
If you are short of time, I'll cut right to the chase here:
Best Software Drum Machine:
Drumcore 3 Free
A great sounding Ludwig kit, a bunch of midi loops and audio clips you can instantly drag and drop into your DAW. Go and grab it now!
Best Hardware Drum Machine:
Boss BR-1180CD Rhythm Arranger
That's the best sounds and patterns, not the easiest to use!
Other honourable mentions, principally for ease of use:
Acoustica Beatcraft (Standalone software program – non midi)
Tick Tick Step Sequencer Rack Extension (RE) for Reason 7.0 (Needs Reason too!)
If you want more meat on the bones, feel free to dig in and read the rest of this post!
Software versus Hardware
The Software versions are programs you can run inside your computer. They break down into "standalone" programs and VST (Virtual Instrument) plug-ins. VST plug-ins need a "host" program in order to run, such as a Digital Audio Workstation (DAW) like Cockos Reaper, Cakewalk Sonar or Acoustica Mixcraft. You can also run them in SAVIhost or VSThost.
Propellerhead Software's Reason 6.0 has its own specialist drum and percussion instruments, Redrum, Dr Octo Rex and Kong. They all behave a little bit like a VST instrument, but you can't use them directly in another DAW or as a standalone program. You can use Reason in conjunction with another DAW, using a utility called Rewire, (which synchronises the output of Reason and another DAW), but that's a discussion for another time.
The Hardware versions are self contained entities that exist outside of your computer. They may be a dedicated drum machine (e.g. The Yamaha RX-17 or DD-5) , or part of a digital studio (e.g. the Boss BR-1180CD) or even part of an arranger Keyboard such as a Yamaha PSR-2000. They can be connected to your computer via audio cables or midi cables. If you use a Midi/Audio Interface such as the Focusrite Saffire USB 6, it connects to your computer via a USB cable. You would connect your hardware to the Saffire using the same kind of cables you would use for an electric guitar, with a quarter inch jackplug. You may also be able to connect your hardware directly using midi cables or a midi interface such as the Yamaha UX-16 (32-bit Windows only), depending on whether the hardware device has midi inputs ("MIDI IN") and outputs ("MIDI OUT") and what kind of input sockets your computer has.
Software Drum Machines
Acoustica Beatcraft – Download the FREE 7 day trial version here
Beatcraft is a standalone sample based drum machine which you can use to create beats for your music with any samples that you choose. Having tried out a few drum machines in order to make instructional videos on drum programming, I opted to purchase Acoustica Beatcraft and use it in my videos as a teaching tool simply because it displays all the drum programming steps and all the individual instruments you need on screen all at once.
You can also create individual beats and sequence whole songs quickly with Beatcraft, and render them as audio files for use with any Digital Audio Workstation (DAW). Note there is no midi capability – you cannot import into Beatcraft or export midi files from Beatcraft, but you can put drum loops you create straight into Mixcraft. You can also slice those loops up using Recycle (or Recycle Lite) and use them in the Doctor Octo Rex Loop Player in Propellerhead's Reason. Beatcraft comes with a broad selection of drum samples and you can create your own kits too. A good, flexible and inexpensive introduction to drum programming.
Incidentally, you can buy Beatcraft right here for $39.95 USD:
Note: The above link and other links to Acoustica products on this page are affiliate links. If you purchase Beatcraft by clicking on one of these links, I will receive a commission payment.
Addictive Drums (FREE DEMO version)
The demo version is limited to BD, SD and Hi-Hats but there are some great sounds and a whole bunch of extra kits to choose from. Definately worth a download. It is VST only, so you would need to launch it in a host program (such as Reaper or Savihost).
Dr Octo Rex (Propellerhead Reason 5.0 & 6.0 – Get FREE Reason DEMO Here:)
Doctor Octo Rex was introduced with Reason 5.0 (as the replacement for Doctor Rex in Reason 4.0) and allows you to play up to 8 pre-made drum loops or Rex files. You can slice them, filter them, speed them up and slow them down, make them play backwards and do a whole load of other funky stuff with them. You can use drum loops and percussion loops together with several instances of Doctor Octo Rex to create amazing synchronised drum tracks. It's a very quick way to create a drum backing track. There's a lot of loops out there, so be prepared to trawl for a while to find ones which are just right. You could also make your own loops, although you will need Propellerhead's separate Recycle program (as well as Reason) to do so. It also plays loops for other instruments, such as Bass Guitar, Saxophone, etc. A whole backing band at your fingertips. If you really can't be bothered to program your own beats, then look no further. Doctor Octo Rex is your man for the job.
Dr Rex (Propellerhead Reason 4.0) Now superceded by Dr Octo Rex
Drumcore Free [FREE DEMO version - VST only]
I had never heard of Drumcore until I read the 2010 Computer Music Special #44 (which is an absolute gem by the way). You get a ton of free content with Drumcore FREE including midi patterns and loops which you can drag and drop into a DAW like Reaper. You can make it sound less like a robot and more like a drummer using the "Gabrielise" feature. It only has two kits, a Ludwig rock kit (which sounds amazing) and a Garage kit. I am very impressed with it. Again, it is very quick to create a backing track with this one. There's even more content in the commercial version, but this is an outstanding freebie which can be extremely useful. You don't get the variety of kit sounds as with Addictive Drums, but you do get a lot of patterns. If you prefer programmed patterns to loops, you may even prefer Drumcore to Doctor Octo Rex. I have never tried to "program" this kit. I literally drag and drop the ready made patterns and loops, and voila, there's your drum track. Easy! Alternatively, you can grab you own midi drum files (or maybe one from, say, Oddgrooves), stick it on a track in Reaper and assign Drumcore's Ludwig kit to it. It's quite a big download, so grab the version off of the Computer Music Special DVD if you can find it.
Hammerhead Rhythm Station ("Run as administrator" in Vista) [FREE]
This is a FREE fun little 6 channel drum machine which shares some of the characteristics of the commercial drum machines like Redrum and the TR-808 (i.e. 16 buttons) and it brings its own "dirt" and quirkiness for electronica productions. You will find Roland TR606, 808 and 909 samples, and you are theoretically able to use your own samples with it, although I didn't.
It is, however, let down by a couple of niggles. The first one is that if you do not "Run as administrator" in Windows, a little window with "Groovy" pops up which you cannot get rid of until you restart your machine! Also, the rendering feature, to create an audio file of your finished masterpiece, does not appear to work in Windows Vista or Windows 7. You can get around this by rendering the pattern with other software, but it's a bit annoying. I would like to see a Version 2 that addresses these issues, and also the capability to be opened as a VST or dare I say, even, a Reason Rack Extension? Thirdly, There's no obvious midi capability.
The bottom line is, that it's fun and really easy to program and it can sound great. You can use distortion, feedback and shuffle and play samples backwards and I like the sounds and most of the dozen or so patterns it comes bundled with. It just misses my top choice for best drum machine because it only shows one channel at a time, whereas the winning program shows them all at once. It is still probably the best free drum machine you can start playing around with though, in spite of its limitations.
Hydrogen 0.9.6 [FREE Standalone]
To be honest, I haven't used this drum machine all that much, but it seems to do a good job. It comes with 4 kits, A GMkit, a Kawai XD-5, Ratmilk_1.0.4 and a TR808 Emulation which you can change by right-clicking and selecting load. You can also export midi patterns from it to an external midi file player like Cakewalk Express. My reservation would be how you would synchronise it to other gear as it is a standalone program? If you can synchronise using Midi then fine, but I am not sure how that would work (yet). I would therefore tend to use Redrum or a VST drum machine instead if working on a complete song. It's strength is that you can program it quickly and easily and have the facility to create midi files for use in other programs. You could also just press play, and jam along with another instrument such as a guitar if you want. I am not sure at this point if you can render audio or import your own midi patterns. It warrants further investigation.
Kong (Propellerhead Reason 5.0 & 6.0)
Kong (Introduced in Reason 5.0) is a beast of a sample based drum machine with 16 channels. Think Redrum on steroids! It is highly configurable, with velocity sensitivity built in, although there is no built in sequencer. This is no great tragedy, however, as you can combine it with other Reason instruments such as Redrum or use Reason's built in sequencer instead. You can tweak away to your heart's content here, heavily customised and almost infinately configurable drum kits using samples and slices of loops are the order of the day. It could easily take up a whole page by itself, there are so many features. You have to buy Reason to use this, or try the demo version on the Propellerhead website.
Linplug CM-505 (VST *With Computer Music Magazine – on the cover DVD)
This is a great sounding little 12 channel FREEBIE midi file player with Computer Music Magazine, as part of the CM Studio on the monthly cover DVD. It's a highly electronic, analog sounding VST plug-in, with 64 preset kits which sound like a Simmons or any other Eighties electronic drum set and would not be out of place on a Human League or Depeche Mode album. It is very easy to set up and use. You can also use it at the same time as another more conventional kit to broaden the overall sound, and it adds a quite distinctive flavour – with fantastic sounding syn drums. It's not for everyone, but well worth a listen if you like synthesiser music. It is probably my favourite electronic analog drum machine. I should definately use it more often!
Mdrummer Small [FREE DEMO - VST and Standalone]
Another discovery courtesy of the 2010 Computer Music Special #44, MDrummer Small is the FREE version of the much larger commercial MDrummer program available from Melda Productions, who also make a substantial bundle of excellent FREE plug-in effects, such as MCompressor and MLimiter. The acoustic kits sound good and snappy and you can use it as a VST plugin to play your own and third party midi files. There is also an electronic "synth" kit available, and a DEMO version of the larger program too. They have separate variations for Verse 1, Verse 2 and Chorus patterns, as well as Intro and Beat functions. Well worth a download and a worthy alternative to Drumcore FREE to give you an extra bit of variety in your drum sounds.
Muon Software SR202 (*FREE With Computer Music Magazine – on the cover DVD – Part of the CM Studio)
This is like a mono version of Redrum. I found it tricky to set up and load the preset kits to start with, but found that it was worth persevering with. The drum sounds it comes with are not the most realistic you will find out there, but it does have its own distinctive sound and character. If you can't afford Reason or one of the other commercial DAWs, then you may find this does the job for you when partnered up with a DAW like Reaper. Bear in mind that most samples on the internet are stereo and will not work with this plug-in without being converted to mono first. Try it out and see what you think. It is FREE after all.
Ordrumbox [FREE]
It's not working as my Java installation isn't working as of yesterday. I'll report back when it's working again.
Rebirth.One – You might still be able to get this on Amazon
I have fond memories back in August 2002, seeing and buying a copy of this from PC World for £19.49 It is the first commerical version of Rebirth, created by the guys behind Propellerhead Software, distributed at the time by DataBecker and Steinberg. It is an emulation of the Roland TR-808 (drum machine), but it is not just a drum machine, it comes with not one but two emulations of the legendary Roland TB-303 Bassline (Bass Synth) as well. I created a few drum patterns with it, but really struggled with programming the bass emulators. Maybe that's just me. My son picked it up pretty quick. It was replaced by Rebirth RB-338 which you can download FREE as a CD image from the Rebirth Museum. Recently the RB-338 was reborn as a commercial iPhone and iPad Application.
Rebirth RB-338 [Available FREE from the Rebirth Museum]
I eventually got around to grabbing the Free CD image of this upgraded version of Rebirth, the RB-338 from the Rebirth Museum in September 2008 and I am glad I did. The guys at Propellerhead have created an interface in Reason so that you can use Rebirth RB-338 with it. They added a TR-909 drum machine emulator in this upgraded edition and it spawned a substantial fan base and modding community, people who were keen to redesign the interface and substitute different sounds into it with sometimes quirky and sometimes spectacular results. I found it does not work with 64-bit versions of Windows, but still works with 32-bit Vista. To be honest, I never really got the hang of programming the basslines – it's much easier to do it with a midi keyboard. I found that the rendering function (creating a .wav file of the finished song) doesn't work in Windows Vista. It is still fun to play around with, to listen to the songs that come with it and maybe look out for that new commercial iPhone/iPad application too. There's even a utility called Remaker that converts PC based Rebirth songs (.rbs files) to midi and vice versa. If you tried to collect the original analog hardware via eBay, a Roland TR-808, a TR-909 and two TB-303′s – you would probably not get much change out of £5,000 / $8,000. The RB-338 is FREE to download from The Rebirth Museum. So what are you waiting for? Note that the iPad/iPhone app is NOT Free. Check the website for more details.
Redrum (Included in Propellerhead Reason 4.0, 5.0 & 6.0 – Get FREE Reason DEMO Here:)
After using Rebirth on and off for a few years, it was pretty easy to convert to programming in Redrum. This is probably my go to software drum machine of choice for music composition. It has 10 channels, and 32 banks to put your patterns in, so you can load it up with any of the multitude of different drum kits that come with Reason or create your own from samples or "refills"* available elsewhere. It doesn't have all the latest bells and whistles of Kong and you can only program one voice at a time, but it gets the job done in style. It has some nice randomising features too, for creating variations of your beats. It will play standard midi files and you can send patterns you program into it to Reason's sequencer. You can't really go wrong with Redrum. *You can download tons of free "Refills" (i.e. Propellerhead's equivalent of a musical .Zip file) donated by the Reason user community, once you are a licenced and logged in user, from the Propellerhead website. They sell commercial refills there too.
Other Links: If none of these tickle your fancy, or if you want to explore some other drum machines on your own which I haven't mentioned above, check out the following: Type "Free Drum Machine" into Google and you will get a load more!
Hardware Drum Machines
Boss BR-1180 CD (Digital Recording Studio with built in drum machine)
Boss still make variants of these – I picked one up off of eBay in 2002. I was definately not keen on using computers to create music at this point, so an all-in-one hardware solution seemed to be a logical step. It is an 8 track digital studio with a hard drive and built in CD player for creating finished masters of your recordings. The built in drum machine has some great Roland drum sounds and some interesting patterns. I did find it the unit bit fiddly to use to start with, and the manual isn't that easy to read and use. Hence a search on eBay for a DVD Manual. Fortunately, David Wills of ProAudio DVDs.com delivers with an excellent video manual, which makes using the unit a lot easier.
Boss Dr Rhythm Dr-110 (Standalone drum machine)
The first drum machine that I acquired in the mid eighties and Roland/Boss's last fully analog drum machine. The sounds won't be to everyone's taste, although they would work with electronica as opposed to heavy metal. It has no midi output so it can't be easily synchronised with other equipment (although you can get them converted at circuitbenders.co.uk). I sold mine (I have since regretted doing so) and eventually upgraded to a Yamha RX-17, which sounded a lot more realistic at the time. They have become quite expensive and a perhaps getting a little harder to come by on eBay, at least compared to Yamaha drum machines made around the same time. The DR-110 manual has some interesting patterns in, so it's worth having a look around for.
Yamaha DD-5 (Standalone drum Machine with drum pads)
Yamaha drum machines have never really been revered in the same way as Roland TR-808 & TR-909 drum machines and this means you can pick them up a lot more cheaply than a Roland made around the same time. My brother bought one of these a few years ago at a boot fair. It has 30 preset patterns on it and several multi function pads you can hit with drumsticks. It also has speakers which give it a very lo-fi sound. You can pick these up cheaply off of eBay and they can be used as a midi controller with your computer and other equipment. I have started to capture the sounds and creating drum loops of these patterns so they could be used with Reason. I have also used this successfully with Reason using the patch from Robbneu's excellent "patch a day" blog. There are some great videos on Youtube showing these as midi controllers or "circuit bent", so quite a useful gadget if you can get one.
You can download all 30 of the pre-programmed patterns from the Yamaha DD-5 in wav format at the link below:
Yamaha PSR 2000 (Digital Keyboard with built in drum machine)
Yes, I am a self confessed Yamaha Fan. Another 2002 acquisition. An arranger keyboard with a quite presentable built in drum machine. The sounds seem more realistic than the RX-17 and you get 4 grouped patterns per song type which can be 'stepped up' during a song, so you can start with a quiet section and build up to a busier or louder pattern, as well as swap between them. There is an option to have "autofills" between drum pattern changes which works well. The keyboard makes it relatively simple to create midi files of your compositions which can be saved via a floppy disc drive (no USB unfortunately) although you can also record the midi direct to your computer using a midi interface, such as a UX-16. This allows you to save the midi drum performance and allows you to assign your favorite drum kit sounds to that performance, so you could for example use any drum kit patch from Redrum or Kong in Reason or even a VST Instrument such as Drumcore FREE to replay these patterns. There are loads of Yamaha PSR keyboards out there on eBay and it may be worth considering getting a cheap, second hand midi compatible one to become your main midi controller and help you with your musical quest.
Yamaha RX-17 (Standalone drum machine)
A drum machine from the mid eighties which sounded pretty realistic to me at the time. You would save patterns back to cassette tape back then, but the good news is that this will work right now as an excellent midi controller with a computer. Check out Robbneu's patch a day article for more details on how to set it up. You can record your built in patterns into a DAW like Reason, and also play along by pressing the pads. For some reason I find pressing the little pads with with my fingers more fun and more engaging than bashing out drum sounds on a keyboard.
You can't really fault Yamaha's reliability and build quality. I have had mine for 25 years and it still works like a dream. There are a few available on eBay although I notice that the US ones are quite expensive! You can also 'cheat' and create your own software RX-17 by grabbing the samples from the internet and using them in a drum machine like Redrum, or even the SR202 (as long as you have converted and saved them into mono format first).
FREE DOWNLOAD AVAILABLE: Reason 6.0 users can now download my software emulation of the RX-17 (two combinators containing all the original factory programmed patterns 50-99) in the form of a song file containing all the samples and re-programmed factory patterns from the Free Downloads Page.
You can also download the 50 original factory patterns as a single .wav file from here:
Simmons SDS-1000 & Simmons MTM
The SDS-1000 is the "Brain" unit for the old hexagonal Simmons drum pads, popular in the mid eighties. The unit I had did not have midi compatibility, so I tried to get around this by getting hold of the Midi To Midi interface (MTM) around 1989. You plug all of your individual pad sounds from the SDS-1000 into the back of the MTM, and take a Midi cable out to your other equipment. I created a Simmons / Yamaha Hybrid drum machine by rigging the MTM up with the RX-17 via a midi cable and assigned the specific snare drum, bass drum and tom tom sounds to the same midi notes as the Yamaha pads. I muted the Yamaha sounds, so it played back the Yamaha built in drum patterns and Yamaha cymbals and Hi-Hat sounds but triggered the electronic Simmons drum sounds instead. Pretty cool. Nowadays, it's a lot easier to grab the samples and throw them into Redrum.
Akai MPK49
The most recent hardware addition, the MPK49 is not a drum machine in its own right but it will play any drum sound triggered via midi either from its 12 drum pads, or from the keyboard. With 49 keys (four octaves) it is large enough to play with two hands but small enough to be reasonably portable and sit on the desk without taking up too much space. It works with all of Reason's drum gadgets (Redrum, Kong, Dr Octo Rex) and its built in samplers (NN-19 & NN-XT), as well as any enabled VST plug-ins such as Sampletank, Drumcore FREE and so on. The drum pads have been criticised by some, who say they are not as responsive as those on the classic Akai MPC series of devices. Admittedly they are a bit hard to press and I tend to use the keyboard instead, or just drag in a midi or audio file rather that sit there bashing on the pads. I could live without them, truth be known. I prefer my little buttons on the RX-17, which are more fun to play!
The keyboard is quite highly sprung (a little stiff?) compared to the Yamaha PSR-2000 and Ensoniq ESQ-1, but for convenience, you can't really beat it. It stays permanently plugged into my computer via USB (which also handles all the midi traffic, incidentally) and it is instantly available. No additional cables to plug in and fiddle about with. It's right there when I need it. It also has play, stop, fast forward, rewind and record buttons that work with Reason and other DAWs, so you don't have to use the mouse to stab at buttons on your monitor when recording if you don't want to. An excellent addition and compliment to Reason 6.0 and Reaper 4.22 and a real boon to my workflow. You can also use its knobs and sliders to reconfigure your VST synths using the midi learn function. As midi compatible keyboards go, I have yet to find a better one.
Legendary Hardware/Analog Drum Machines (Links below are for photographs)
I have never owned a hardware version of the devices below but it is relatively straightforward to put a kit together for each of them in a software drum machine using sample, using Redrum in Reason 6.0 or Acoustica Beatcraft. You could also use the Muon SR-202 but you would need to save individual stereo samples as mono first using something like Goldwave to open the files and individually resave them.
Linn Drum (As used by Prince)
Roland CR-78 (As used by Phil Collins of Genesis)
Roland TR-808 (Emulated in Rebirth.One and Rebirth RB-338)
Roland TR-909 (Emulated in Rebirth RB-338)
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However, new teachers (and even veterans sometimes!) will have to work hard to conscientiously avoid common pitfalls that can make the job even harder than it inherently is.
Do yourself a favor and avoid these common teaching traps. You'll thank me for it later!
1. Aiming To Be Buddies With Their Students
This is the last thing you want to do, right?
Instead, focus on earning your students' respect, admiration, and appreciation. Once you realize that your students will like you more when you are tough and fair with them, you'll be on the right track.
2. Being Too Easy On DisciplineThis mistake is a corollary to the last one. For various reasons, teachers often start out the year with a lax discipline plan or, even worse, no plan at all!
Have you ever heard the saying, "Don't let them see you smile until Christmas"? That may be extreme, but the sentiment is correct: start out tough because you can always relax your rules as time progresses if it is appropriate. But it is next to impossible to become more tough once you've shown your pliant side.
3. Not Setting Up Proper Organization From The StartUntil you've completed a full year of teaching, you are unable to comprehend how much paper accumulates in an elementary school classroom. Even after the first week of school, you'll look around at the piles with astonishment! And all these papers must be dealt with... by YOU!
You can avoid some of these paper-induced headaches by setting up a sensible organization system from day one and, most importantly, using it every day! Labeled files, folders, and cubbies are your friend. Be disciplined and toss or sort all papers immediately.
Remember, a tidy desk contributes to a focused mind.
4. Minimizing Parental Communication and InvolvementAt first, it can feel intimidating to deal with your students' parents. You might be tempted to "fly under the radar" with them, in order to avoid confrontations and questions.
However with this approach, you are squandering a precious resource. The parents associated with your classroom can help make your job easier, by volunteering in your class or supporting behavior programs at home.
Communicate clearly with these parents from the start and you'll have a band of allies to make your entire school year flow more smoothly.
5. Getting Involved In Campus PoliticsThis pitfall is an equal opportunity offender for both new and veteran teachers. Like all workplaces, the elementary school campus can be rife with squabbles, grudges, backstabbing, and vendettas.
It's a slippery slope if you agree to listen to gossip because, before you know it, you'll be taking sides and immersing yourself in between warring factions. The political fallout can be brutal.
Better to just keep your interactions friendly and neutral, while focusing intently on the work with your students. Avoid politics at all costs and your teaching career will thrive!
6. Remaining Isolated From The School CommunityAs an addendum to the previous warning, you'll want to avoid campus politics, but not at the expense of being insulated and alone in the world of your classroom.
Attend social events, eat lunch in the staff room, say hello in the halls, help colleagues when you can, and reach out to the teachers around you.
You never know when you will need the support of your teaching team, and if you've been a hermit for months, it's going to be more challenging for you to get what you need at that point.
7. Working Too Hard And Burning OutIt's understandable why teaching has the highest turnover rate of any profession. Most people can't hack it for long.
And if you keep burning the candles at both ends, the next teacher to quit might be you! Work smart, be effective, take care of your responsibilities, but go home at a decent hour. Enjoy time with your family and set aside time to relax and rejuvenate.
And here's the most difficult advice to follow: don't let classroom problems affect your emotional wellbeing and your ability to enjoy life away from school.
Make a real effort to be happy. Your students need a joyful teacher each day!
8. Not Asking For HelpTeachers can be a proud bunch. Our job requires superhuman skills, so we often strive to appear as superheroes who can handle any problem that comes our way.
But that simply can't be the case. Don't be afraid to appear vulnerable, admit mistakes, and ask your colleagues or administrators for assistance.
Look around your school and you will see centuries of teaching experience represented by your fellow teachers. More often than not, these professionals are generous with their time and advice.
Ask for help and you just might discover that you're not as alone as you thought you were.
9. Being Overly Optimistic And Too Easily CrushedThis pitfall is one that new teachers should be especially careful to avoid. New teachers often join the profession because they are idealistic, optimistic, and ready to change the world! This is great because your students (and veteran teachers) need your fresh energy and innovative ideas.
But don't venture into Pollyanna land. You'll only end up frustrated and disappointed. Recognize that there will be tough days where you want to throw in the towel. There will be times when your best efforts aren't enough.
Know that the tough times will pass, and they are a small price to pay for teaching's joys.
10. Being Too Hard On YourselfTeaching is hard enough without the additional challenge of mental anguish over slip-ups, mistakes, and imperfections.
Nobody's perfect. Even the most decorated and experience teachers make poor decisions every so often.
Forgive yourself for the day's blemishes, erase the slate, and gather your mental strength for the next time it's needed.
Don't be your own worst enemy. Practice the same compassion that you show your students by turning that understanding on yourself.


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A former Ellsworth Air Force Base commander died Friday when the small plane he was piloting crashed in Norfolk, Virginia.
U.S. Air Force Major General Joseph Brown, 54, and his wife and only passenger, Susan Brown both died at the scene. They also had a dog on board with them, which also perished in the crash. The single-engine Cessna 210 crashed into the yard of a nearby residence.
Brown was at Ellsworth Air Force base from 2001 to 2005. He took over as the wing commander of the 28th Bomb Wing from 2003 to 2004.
At the time of his death, Brown was serving as Commandant of the Dwight D. Eisenhower School for National Security and Resource Strategy.
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NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell, in an exclusive interview with TIME magazine, said the league is considering an idea from Tampa Bay Buccaneers head coach Greg Schiano that would eliminate kickoffs.
After a touchdown or field goal, instead of kicking off, a team would get the ball on its own 30 yard line, facing fourth down with and 15 yards to go. The options are either to go for it and try to retain possession or punt the ball away. If you try for a first down and fall short, the opposing team would take over with good field position.
The proposal to get rid of kickoffs was one of several topics discussed in an interview focused on the shocking murder-suicide involving Kansas City Chiefs linebacker Jovan Belcher.
On hearing about Belcher: "My first thoughts weren't about football at all. This is not a football tragedy. It's a human tragedy that impacts families, loved ones and an innocent child left behind."
On allowing the Sunday Kansas City game to go on: "It was ultimately my decision. But it was important to get the views of the players and try to honor their wishes. [Chiefs chairman] Clark [Hunt] got back to me and said [Coach] Romeo [Crennel] and the captains felt that playing the game—being together as a team and a community—was important. So that's exactly what we did."
On the dangers of football: "It doesn't take a lot to jump to the conclusion that constant banging in the head is not going to be in your best interest."
On criticism of his leadership: "I don't do things for public relations. I do things because they're the right thing to do, because I love the game…. If you want to do the popular thing, be a cheerleader."
On getting rid of the kickoff: "It's an off-the-wall idea. It's different and makes you think differently. It did me."
TIME'S Sean Gregory: "Goodell is trying to pull off, in his words, a 'balancing act' that will define his legacy. Can he preserve the core of a game that is our national obsession—and a hugely profitable business—while responsibly addressing the mounting evidence that the sport can shatter lives? Goodell has taken the ball. The commissioner is already rewriting the playbook of the game. After years of downplaying the dangers of concussions, the NFL has instituted policies and rules to reduce the risk of long-term injury."
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Foodie Pen Pals for Hurricane Sandy
|December 4, 2012
|Posted by Carrie under Foodie Pen Pals
It's been a few months since I participated in the fun that is Foodie Pen Pals. The brainchild of fellow Fitfluential Ambassador Lindsay at The Lean Green Bean – Foodie Pen Pals is just what it sounds like – a monthly pen pal program of foodies. You send and receive a box full of goodies. It's like when you went to sleep away camp and received a care package from home.
Lindsay grew up in New York City and her parents still live there and were severely affected by Hurricane Sandy. Go to her blog to read her mom's words about the storm. While the affects of Hurricane Sandy are not always top story in your local news anymore, there are people who are still trying to rebuild. As the holidays approach, now is the perfect time to make sure that the victims of the storm are still cared for. This is your opportunity.
For December Foodie Pen Pals, Lindsay had the wonderful idea to encourage those that would normally spend $15 on a care package of goodies for a fellow foodie – to send that money straight to Hurricane Sandy relief. In two days, over $1000 has been raised!
She has selected New York Cares as the recipient of donations and is encouraging everyone to go directly to their website to make a donation.
From New York Cares website:
New York Cares is on the frontlines of disaster relief, working around the clock to bring post-Hurricane Sandy aid where it is needed most. In the weeks following the storm, we have deployed thousands of volunteers to the hardest hit neighborhoods, distributing hot meals and warm coats, helping local social service agencies get back up and running, and mucking out homes that were ravaged by the storm.We were the first faces that many displaced New Yorkers saw- a reminder that in these especially tough times, New York Cares is here for them.
But our work didn't start when the waters rose, and it won't stop when the headlines have faded.
Every year, more than 400,000 New Yorkers depend upon New York Cares to build a better life. Day in and day out, we help high-risk students get into college, we provide job training to unemployed adults; we teach kids the joy of reading- and so much more. And now, for as long as it takes- we bring hurricane relief and restoration to our suffering neighbors .
Please go to Lindsays blog and follow the instructions to join December's Foodie Pen Pals for Hurricane Sandy relief. Fundraising will be continuing for the whole week – although donations are welcome any time.
Happy Holidays.
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