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Review by David C. Lovelace
Steve Skillings could keep you and your whole band out of jail. No,
he's not an attorney with knowledge of noise ordinance loopholes, nor a
bail bondsman, nor a person who phases through cement walls. Steve is
simply the guy who's going to provide much-needed quiescence for the
rotten neighbors who'd call the cops on your band for drowning out their
Matlock reruns with your rendition of "Living On a Prayer." Instead, you'll
be peacefully thumping along through a JamHub hours into the night.
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We reviewed the top-end TourBus model, which features six "pie slice" input and control sections, plus WAV recording either via USB or to the internal SD card recorder.
The JamHub is designed for any band that wants a good headphone
mix, and its most compelling features are ease of use and low cost. This
little monitoring system has entered an intimidating field dominated by
comprehensive, network-based systems from the likes of Aviom and Hear Technologies. The customer base for those is mainly colleges, theatres,
broadcasters, and national (or at least regional) touring bands. Skillings
saw a need for nearly every band to enjoy personal monitor mixing at a
far lower price, without needing to cable multiple hardware devices
together. The JamHub fulfills that need, and then some.
JamHubs are primarily volume mixers: colorful little half-UFOs coated
in rubberized paint, which makes scratching them impossible without a
blowtorch (my fingernails certainly weren't enough, anyway). Depending
on the model, each JamHub has five to seven times the usual amount
of volume knobs as a standard mixer, affording each musician private
headphone volume control over themselves and everyone else. You won't
find EQ, lots of auxiliary throughput, or many of the other things normally
found in a mixer.
Each band member gets a section—a pie-slice of controls that includes
both instrument and mic inputs, with separate input gain knobs for each.
You'll need to make sure your personal mix of the two is good enough
for everyone else (as will they for you), because the volume knobs that
let you hear other sections affect the mic and instrument volume of each
section together. Of course, you can always use two sections to give everyone
separate mic and instrument control of your signal.
The "R" section (for record) is like a standard section, but with its knobs
in a straight row across the back of the unit. Its mix goes to the R channel's
headphone out, and records onto the SD card on the top-end TourBus model. Headphone audio for section 1 can be toggled between the personal
mix and the R mix using the "1-R" switch, so this section is best for
the musician in charge of recording. You'd also use the R section for plugging
in an MP3 or CD player to learn tunes.
The JamHub crew crammed in some extras as well. Even on the entry-level
BedRoom model, you get 16 global, 24-bit stereo effects for the mic
inputs. The GreenRoom and TourBus have phantom power on the mic
inputs, as well as USB audio output of the R channel's stereo mix so you can
record demos to a computer. As noted, the TourBus also has an internal SD
card recorder. Resolution of the USB stream or SD card recordings is fixed
at a CD-quality 16-bit/44.1kHz, and files are saved in WAV format.
Ideal for keyboardists who can't reach the JamHub from behind their gear, the SoleMix breaks out the headphone jack and knobs for any section it's plugged into.
Skillings told me that the original JamHub prototypes were first rectangular,
then circular, but group ergonomics suggested a half-circle as friendlier. I field-tested the TourBus with my six-piece band Funk Brokers
Inc., and drew the same conclusion. Five of us gathered in a circle
with the back of the unit facing the drummer, who used a SoleMix remote
control. The remote is essential if you're trapped behind your gear—in
other words, if you're a drummer or keyboardist. Only our drummer
actually needed a SoleMix; the rest of us could gather happily around the
JamHub for tweaking. The two remotes included with our TourBus were
more than adequate.
Practice was enjoyable overall, with just a few hitches to overcome.
The 1/4" instrument input is tip-ring-sleeve (TRS), wired for stereo,
and you need to run in stereo to hear sound in both sides of your headphones.
For keyboards, we recommend running a single TRS cable from
your keyboard's (or keyboard submixer's) stereo headphone out, as
opposed to summing to mono using a Y adapter from your main outs.
That way, you'll still be able to hear your panned piano, synth, or Leslie
effect in all its glory.
The 1/4" ins have a Hi-Z mode and plenty of gain for plugging a guitar
or bass right in, but you'll need a stereo-to-mono adapter, lest you
only hear a signal from the left headphone. Two such adapters come with
each JamHub, but I'd prefer at least one or two more. You can fool the
input jack into being summed-mono by putting the cable in a partially-unplugged
sweet spot—but this cheat fails at the slightest nudge. Of course,
all this is a non-issue if your guitarist or bassist plays through an amp
modeler or multi-effects unit to get their desired tone—like keyboards, these devices have stereo headphone outs to feed the JamHub. Vocals and
miked acoustic instruments will all be fine, and you can pan your XLR
in using your section's "Stage" knob.
Like with any audio gear, getting clear, distortion-free levels depends
on proper gain-staging, and the manual gives a very fun-to-read primer:
Start with your section's input trim at three o'clock. Turn it up just enough
so that your input LED doesn't turn red—orange is okay. Next, other
musicians dial your level (on the corresponding volume knobs in their
pie slices) to however loudly they'd like to hear you. Repeat for each band
member. The first time you set up through the JamHub, it may take a bit
of tweaking to get levels everyone likes, but it gets easier, and you'll find
you can keep your settings pretty consistent from session to session.
After rooting around the junk drawer for more adapters, and acclimating
to the headphones, we practiced as well as ever, with everyone
quite happy to be able to hear every note they played and sang. Our band
enjoys a woodsy practice setting at the home of our lead guitarist, but
even if noise and neighbors aren't the issue, there's definitely something
to be said for the scrutiny of a headphone mix improving one's chops.
For what it's worth, the guitarist's cats weren't all scared into the attic as
usual, and his family could go about their business relatively undisturbed.
My humble funk band employs electronic drums, making the JamHub
ideal. What about bands that use acoustic drums, acoustic guitars, horns,
or acoustic piano? You can certainly monitor miked instruments through
the JamHub, but in a rock or cover band, the issue is probably that your
drummer's acoustic kit is too loud, even unmiked. If you won't be able
to play with drums much past 9 P.M. anyway, why bother with a JamHub?
The answer is that because of the clarity afforded by the headphone
mix, your drummer will be able to start out quieter and stay that way.
When volume wars start, it's because someone can't hear well enough to
get in the groove. Knobs are tweaked, the drummer plays a little louder,
and the domino effect takes over. With the JamHub, if your drummer can't
hear him- or herself, the intuitive remedy is to turn others down in the
headphone mix, not play louder. True, some surroundings are intolerant
of even a cocktail kit played with brushes, and some drummers are just
incapable of easing back, but no product other than soundproofing—or
proper medication in the drummer's case—can help with that.
All the JamHub models successfully offer a very affordable solution for
any band looking to transform their wall of noise into a controlled, uncluttered
domain in which everyone can hear everyone else during rehearsals.
This will facilitate you playing better. With electronic drums, or in suitably
tolerant settings for acoustic drums, you and your band should all
easily be able to jam away without adding an additional miasma of guitar
noise, bass thump, and P.A. feedback. That just might be the difference
between having bandmates and cellmates!
PROS Individual volume control for every band member. Eliminates volume
wars. Ergonomic design and remote control pods mean easy
access for everyone in the band. Built-in effects. SD card recording
on high-end model is a snap. Well built. Color-coded cable attachments reduce
mental clutter.
CONS Recording on GreenRoom and TourBus models is 16-
bit/44.1kHz only.
CONCEPT A monitor system for near-silent band practices, offering individual
volume control for up to seven band members.
BAND MEMBER SECTIONS BedRoom: 5, comprising 15 audio channels.
GreenRoom and TourBus: 7, comprising 21 audio channels.
BUILT-IN EFFECTS All models: 16.
INPUTS 5 or 7 Stereo 1/4", 5 or 7 XLR.
OUTPUTS 5 or 7 stereo 1/4" headphone jacks, USB (GreenRoom and
TourBus), 1 or 4 SoleMix remote jacks.
BedRoom: $400 list/approx. $300 street.
GreenRoom: $600 list/approx. $500 street.
TourBus: $850 list/approx. $700 street.
These are my comments.
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Investigators from the Georgia Department of Driver Services, the GBI, and the Crisp County Sheriff's Office made the arrests when the suspects tried to get state identification cards for undocumented aliens.
A tip led investigators to the ring after stolen ID's and false documents were presented at the D.D.S. in Cordele.
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Plot: New York police officer Ralph Sarchie (Bana), struggling with his own personal issues, begins investigating a series of disturbing and inexplicable crimes. He joins forces with an unconventional priest (Ramirez), schooled in the rituals of exorcism, to combat the frightening and demonic possessions that are terrorizing their city.
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Newsflash, retards: demons are not real and exorcisms are utter bullsh*t.
Now knowing that, how can this movie scare anyone smarter than a doorknob?
on March 7th, 2014 at 9:26:03 PM
"and is based on a book that details Sarchie's chilling real-life cases"
Yeah, right, and Jay Anson's 'The Amityville Horror' is right up there with William Shirer's 'The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich'.
But nothing says scary like lipsticked graffiti on a brother's torso, right?
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In the Old West, a person's reputation often meant the difference between survival and death. So, it was a guarded commodity. For many cowboys, his reputation was the only thing of value he could rightly call his own. Lots of terms sprang up that described a man of good character. One of the more meaningful became the phrase "he'll do to ride the river with," the highest compliment paid to a cowman.
Back in the days of trail drives, cowboys had to swim thousands of heads of cattle across swollen and dangerous rivers. To make it across required riders of exceptional skill, courage, and level-headed thinking. You quickly learned who you could trust to ride those rivers with you.
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"My girl was just the bundle of energy and joy," Sarah's mom Michelle Russell said. "[She was] pretty much just a little happy kid."
Sarah was visiting her dad, Paul, for the weekend. On Sunday, February 7, 1999, she went to work with her dad at his moving company. She rode along in the moving truck with Paul and his coworker Lorenzo Chivers. At the end of the day, the trio brought the moving truck back to their lot in Westminster.
Days later, investigators found shell casings, bullet holes, and a lot of blood where the moving truck was parked. Both men's cars were gone, and the cars were later found at separate apartment buildings.
Police have no witnesses, no motive, no bodies and no murder weapon.
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Investigators from several agencies interviewed dozens of friends, family members, and associates of the victims, but detectives say they haven't had any new leads in years.
Rippy says in the coming weeks, crime lab technicians will review the fingerprint evidence, using newly developed techniques, hoping to produce a match.
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Members of a tiny tribe in the Amazon jungle that has no words for numbers beyond two can't conceptualize numbers any better than chimps or human infants do, a new study has found. The research attempts to cast light on a long-standing puzzle among linguists: whether concepts can exist without words to express them.
The Pirahã, a hunter-gatherer tribe of about 200 people, live in small villages on a tributary of the Amazon. They have one of the world's most phonemically limited languages, with just 10 consonants and vowels. A decade ago, Peter Gordon of Columbia University visited the Pirahã to conduct fieldwork with linguist Daniel Everett, now at the University of Manchester, U.K., and his wife Keren. Gordon gave a series of tests to the men (women and children were too shy to participate) to see how they dealt with concepts that have no representation in their language.
Even in the simplest task--asking them to duplicate a row of up to 10 batteries he placed on a table--he found that the Pirahã performance started to decay after two or three batteries. They also did very poorly in a task requiring them to copy lines on a piece of paper (see picture).
Perhaps the most striking result came from a test in which the men saw a piece of candy being put into a box with a picture of several fish on the lid. They were then shown the box with the candy and another box that had either one more or one fewer fish on its lid and asked to choose a box. Even though a correct guess meant a candy reward, subjects did no better than chance, the team reports in the 20 August online issue of Science. Although some linguists have hypothesized that humans have an innate number sense, Gordon contends that his results cast doubt on this theory.
Calling the study "fantastic," psychologist Lisa Feigenson of Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore, Maryland, says that because there is such a "drastic" difference in number sense between the Pirahã and most other human groups, it must be their language that limits their conceptual abilities. Everett, who lived with the tribe for 20 years, believes that the absence of both words and concepts for numbers "are the result of cultural constraints against quantification."
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Mentions: Figure 3 shows fundus images indicating the different grades of diabetic retinopathy, ie, a diabetic subject without diabetic retinopathy, a case with mild NPDR, a case with moderate NPDR, a case with severe NPDR, a case of proliferative diabetic retinopathy, a case of advanced proliferative diabetic retinopathy and vitreous hemorrhage, a case of vitreous hemorrhage with previous laser marks, and a case with vitreoretinal traction bands.
Retinopathy and risk factors in diabetic patients from Al-Madinah Al-Munawarah in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
Bottom Line: Glycated hemoglobin was higher in men (8.53% ± 1.81%) than in women (7.73% ± 1.84%), and this difference was statistically significant (P ≤ 0.0001).Of the 690 diabetic patients, 249 (36.1%) had retinopathy.A further 6.4% had proliferative diabetic retinopathy.
Affiliation: Department of Physiology, Faculty of Medicine, Suez Canal University, Ismailia.
Background: Diabetes mellitus is accompanied by chronic and dangerous microvascular changes affecting most body systems, especially the eye, leading to diabetic retinopathy. Diabetic retinopathy without appropriate management is emerging as one of the leading causes of blindness. Therefore, it is necessary to improve the early diagnosis of diabetic retinopathy, reduce the risk of blindness, and identify relevant risk factors.
Methods: This descriptive study was designed to estimate the prevalence of retinopathy and its staging in diabetic patients attending the diabetes clinic at King Fahd Hospital in Al-Madinah Al-Munawarah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, from 2008 to 2010. Patients completed a questionnaire, underwent a full medical assessment carried out by the treating clinicians, and were examined for evidence of diabetic retinopathy using standard ophthalmic outpatient instruments.
Results: In total, 690 randomly selected diabetic patients of mean age 46.10 ± 11.85 (range 16-88) years were included, comprising 395 men (57.2%) of mean age 46.50 ± 11.31 years and 295 women (42.8%) of mean age 45.55 ± 12.53 years. The mean duration of diabetes mellitus was 11.91 ± 7.92 years in the women and 14.42 ± 8.20 years in the men, and the mean total duration of known diabetes mellitus was 13.35 ± 8.17 years. Glycated hemoglobin was higher in men (8.53% ± 1.81%) than in women (7.73% ± 1.84%), and this difference was statistically significant (P ≤ 0.0001). Of the 690 diabetic patients, 249 (36.1%) had retinopathy. Mild nonproliferative diabetic retinopathy was present in 13.6% of patients, being of moderate grade in 8% and of severe grade in 8.1%. A further 6.4% had proliferative diabetic retinopathy.
Conclusion: Regular screening to detect diabetic retinopathy is strongly recommended because early detection has the best chance of preventing retinal complications.
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04-17-2014 03:08:15 | More by DrunkinYogi
Alberta (Canada)
4/5 rDev +0.5%
04-15-2014 05:02:22 | More by Beervana
Ontario (Canada)
4/5 rDev +0.5%
03-28-2014 15:07:53 | More by ArrogantPrick
4.25/5 rDev +6.8%
03-25-2014 23:59:25 | More by spyderman019
Ontario (Canada)
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03-25-2014 01:24:26 | More by WillAndSarah
Ontario (Canada)
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Picked up a 4 pack from the LCBO for $12.75 CDN. Served well chilled into glassware.
Appearance - Hazy dark yellow beer with some faint orange hues. thick 2 finger white head with good retention time, but for a Belgian IPA, it's only average.
Smell - Sweetness, tropical fruits namely some pineapple in there. Nicely blended with the Funky Belgian yeasts. Also some papaya and mango.
Taste - Straightforward, almost identical to the nose, pineapple, papaya and mango (although in smaller doses) and the unforgettable Belgian yeasts. Quite flavorful but retains light laste.
Mouthfeel - Spectacularly drinkable, since the body is medium - light, the alcohol content reasonable and the flavor is pretty big. Medium -high carbonation but every sip is refreshing. Really nice balance here for the feel.
Overall - A very good Belgian IPA, one of my favorites and probably one of the most "sessionable" ones if a Belgian IPA can ever be called that. Could easily drink the 4 pack over the course of an evening without thinking twice.
03-11-2014 03:11:46 | More by DenisKolkin
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03-08-2014 16:53:18 | More by BrentLinkin
British Columbia (Canada)
3.89/5 rDev -2.3%
A: Pours a slightly hazy pale gold with 3 fingers of bone white head. Slowly settles to a light film with lacing clinging to the side of the glass.
S: Yeasty bread paired with light spices of white pepper and mineral and herbal notes. Light hoppiness on the nose.
T: Yeast, mineral and herbal notes. Much more pronounced bitter hops on the tongue compared to the nose.
M: medium bodied with moderate carbonation. Dry bitterness on the finish.
O: Much more hoppy than what I was expecting and more "west coast" in style. Quite well done.
03-07-2014 04:19:29 | More by FondueVoodoo
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03-03-2014 01:58:01 | More by Whiskeydeez
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02-15-2014 02:38:10 | More by Trancesexual
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The ever-classy Quebec brewery dips their toe into the ultra-complex world of Belgian wine-like fruit/spice medley and America's acutely bitter hops. Their marriage should be nothing short of spectacular!
The ale opens up with the promise of its style's namesake- exuberantly carbonated, the ale shows nearly champagne proportions as its bubble race from the bottom of the glass and fuel and creamy and loosely-knit froth. Long in its retention and broken in its lace, the ale kicks off like both Belgian and India Pale Ales.
But its aromas are sweetly scented and highly herbal. Honey and light caramel play delicately on the nose while mulled tea-like spices give a richer and heartier tone. Dates and light tobacco play up its fruit and spice balance but without the peppery notions that usually accompany the fruit. Where citrusy aspirations usually abound, we get the woody and herbal tones seemingly of English Pale.
To taste, its honey and herbal taste soothes the palate with a unique "Southern-style sweet tea" flavor that's richer than in any ale to cross my tongue. Light leaf and fruit call the shots with grape leaf, sassafras herbal bark, light dates, figs, apples and sultans. Its sweeter taste commands the balance as the more broad and woody English-like hops give a slight balance to the finish.
Heavy for IPA, the beer's residual sweetness and moderate carbonation keeps the ale creamy and weighted deeper into finish than expected. This allows for fuller appreciation of the beer's earthen sweetness but resists the zesty refreshment of IPA or the arid digestibility of Belgian Ale. Its mild warmth is slightly minty with an aftertaste of sweet tea.
I rather enjoyed the ale, but not as the usually constructed Belgian IPA. Its heavy British overtones gives the ale a unique identity that's quite left of center.
01-29-2014 19:00:40 | More by BEERchitect
Saskatchewan (Canada)
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01-21-2014 01:28:00 | More by KeeganRohovich
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01-13-2014 20:44:08 | More by mattmarka1
United Kingdom (Scotland)
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01-11-2014 10:39:10 | More by Schmoog
4/5 rDev +0.5%
01-09-2014 14:39:25 | More by Griffith
United Kingdom (England)
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12-24-2013 12:44:41 | More by Kirk
3.71/5 rDev -6.8%
On tap at Newhall Refinery in Newhall, CA.
Pours a hazy yellow-orange with a foamy beige head that settles to a partial film on top of the beer. Foamy swaths of lace form around the glass on the drink down. Smell is of malt, earth, slight citrus, herbal hop, and Belgian yeast aromas. Taste is much the same with honey, earth, and herbal flavors on the finish. There is a mild amount of hop and yeast bitterness on the palate with each sip. This beer has a lower level of carbonation with a slightly crisp and medium bodied mouthfeel. Overall, this is a pretty good beer that is quite earthy all around.
12-20-2013 03:10:11 | More by UCLABrewN84
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12-15-2013 01:53:54 | More by Sparky44
Nova Scotia (Canada)
3.25/5 rDev -18.3%
12-11-2013 02:40:40 | More by lgmol
Alberta (Canada)
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12-10-2013 14:49:33 | More by rogerdandy
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Poured from a 11.5 oz bottle into a tulip.
A: Dark golden hue. Pours a 2 finger, frothy, white head. Settles slowly and unevenly leaving some dry sticky residue as it does. Thick lacing.
S: Yeast, apricot, raisin, wood, butterscotch, and tea leaf.
T: Yeast, with a slight hint of sweet fruit, bitter citrus pith, wood chips, and raisin.
M: Crisp, yet full and hearty. Very earthy or grainy. Biting bittersweet, dry finish.
D: Sip and savor.
Atmosphere is pretty good. Great head, lingering foam, substantial lacing. Nose is fruity and yeasty with some bitter, sweet, and earthy components. Yeast accentuated with hints of bitter pith, sweet citrus, wood tones and bittersweetness. Steely, biting, and dry. Overall, this is a good quaff.
12-10-2013 00:51:43 | More by bmwats
Ontario (Canada)
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12-08-2013 02:21:01 | More by valianes
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12-01-2013 23:44:49 | More by Dave_Treat
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Voting Machine "Pants Down" Until 2012?
State election officials are urging legislators to push back a requirement for new voting machines from the 2010 election to the 2012 election, contending it would cost local governments at least $11.6 million and perhaps run afoul of new federal laws.
A bill to carry out the delay, HB614 as amended, was discussed in committees of both the House and Senate Tuesday. Both panels are scheduled to vote on the issue next week.
The move toward optical scanner voting systems was mandated in the "Tennessee Voter Confidence Act," approved last year.
But state Election Coordinator Mark Goins, appearing before a House subcommittee with Secretary of State Tre Hargett, said the situation surrounding the machines has grown more confused since then.
Currently, he said no optical scanner system has been certified in accord with applicable federal law, so no qualifying machine is available. If only one system winds up being certified, Goins said, "we will have legalized a monopoly and wind up paying higher costs."
Goins said his office has surveyed 88 of the state's 95 counties - awaiting responses from the rest -- and found that local governments would have to spend $11.6 million to implement the current law at a time when many are facing severe financial pressure because of the economic downturn.
Dick Williams, head of Common Cause in Tennessee and a member of Save Our Democracy, opposed the move as premature. While some problems have developed, he said, legislators would be better served by waiting until next year when those problems may be resolved rather than putting off installation of now machines until 2012 now.
Sen. Joe Haynes, D-Nashville, told Williams he was concerned that "we may spend some funds here, then get caught with our pants down."
"We've had our pants down for six to eight years," replied Williams. "We're trying to pull them up."


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The Laurel County Sheriff's Office said Vernon Emler, 27, of Lily, admitted he stole three guns from a home south of London.
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The sun is out and it's the perfect temperature for a Memorial Day celebration.
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What Is the One Small Thing That Always Makes You Happy?
Everyday moments and objects pack a powerful emotional punch. Here, Real Simple readers share the little stuff that brings them joy.
Hearing my favorite song, "Small Town," by John Mellencamp. It takes me back to my youth in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, where my parents still live. It has always been the kind of place where strangers say hello and kids can ride their bikes home after dark. There is a line in the song about being able to breathe in a small town—and that is exactly how I feel when I visit.
Angela Holm
Newport, Rhode Island
Cooking with my husband. We blast the music of jazz singer Diana Krall and pour glasses of Pinot Noir. If we're making a vegetarian
meal (my favorite is a paella-style dish with peppers), then I'm in charge. If we're in the mood for a Cajun recipe, like
shrimp étouffée, then my husband, a Louisiana native, appoints me sous-chef. Cooking together is never a chore.
Linda Burkhalter
Lima, Ohio
I have purposely worn mismatched socks since I was a teenager. I try to coordinate in some way—same color palette, thickness,
theme (for instance, I'll wear a Thanksgiving one with a Christmas one). The real joy for me, though, is thinking back on
when my father used to get a kick out of seeing me in my socks. He would always say, "I bet you have a pair just like that
in your drawer."
Marianne Auger
Sundridge, Ontario
Slipping underneath freshly laundered sheets at the end of the day. At that moment, the world feels manageable.
Ellen Groth
San Angelo, Texas
My favorite hobby is bird-watching, especially during the winter, when the trees are bare. I sit next to the window and observe cardinals, chickadees, and sparrows feeding on seeds that I put in our seven birdhouses. I am so content watching all this activity; I even love hearing a woodpecker hammering away—as long as it is after 8 a.m.
Jennifer Martens
Carmel, California
As a child, I spent summers with my grandmother in San Francisco. Her home was always lit with candles and fragrant with the
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Fred Pilcher is comfortable in his Kaleen backyard but he worries others may face rough times. Photo: Jay Cronan
Retired public servant Fred Pilcher is one Canberran who is pleased he doesn't have to worry about his superannuation being tinkered with.
But the 61-year-old Kaleen man is concerned other retirees might be in for a rougher time if the government messes with their retirement funds.
While it remains uncertain exactly what Labor is going to do in adjusting the rules around superannuation, Mr Pilcher said people close to retiring must be nervous about their nest eggs.
''I retired in January 2012 and the criterion for me was that I had to have the ability to live in frugal comfort for the rest of my days and not worry about where my next meal was coming from,'' he said.
''I put as much money into my super as I possibly could while I was working, well aware that when I reached the age when I could retire that I could spend the rest of my life doing what I love, which is playing music and having fun.
''My retirement has turned out to be comfortable so far, but I would feel awfully sorry for anyone adversely affected by any messing with superannuation savings or a dismantling of the public service schemes.''
Mr Pilcher joined the public service in 1975 and when he retired last year he was employed as a mid-executive for Shared Services in the ACT government.
His retirement fund was the Public Sector Superannuation Scheme (PSS) and he opted to receive a fortnightly pension from it that is indexed half-yearly according to the CPI.
He said there was little adjustment to the salary he was bringing home when employed. His retirement is comfortable enough - he has built a yurt in his backyard to hide away and play his guitar in or jam away with friends.
''My lifestyle is good. I'll never be rich, but I'm comfortable, and isn't that what retirement should be?'' Mr Pilcher said.
''People contribute to their super so as not to be a burden on society when they retire, and the government shouldn't take that lightly.
''And as for the opposition, who knows what the Coalition will do with it? They are pretty much in a policy vacuum.''


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How much of a Google fan are you?
As the title says How much of a Google fan are you? I personally like this company quite a lot I use a lot of their services:
Search ,Gmail, Maps, Youtube, Reader, Groups, Music, Drive
In addition I really like Android (I'm part of a Custom ROM team) and I'm quite a huge Nexus fan but they are the only physical products I use from Google.
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So XXL thinks Toronto's very own Drake will be taking the throne for the new hip-hop era. Following him with the most number one hit singles on both rap and hip hop & r&b combined, they cosign that he should be the next runner up for the throne. Drake reminds us of that '90s Bad Boy Records look with the old school part and the gold rope chains. Here is the new XXL cover above. Drake has the honor of covering XXL's 150th issue. His last XXL cover was with Nicki Minaj in May 2010.
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One great thing you can mix and match the jewelry as you will see a lot of the designs have gorgeous Swarovski crystal dangles attached. That way you can match up a lovely pair of nipple dangles with a matching pussy dangle. They look great and feel great. Gently stimulating the most intimate part of a woman. Feel the tightness as the non piercing rings are gently squeezed together. The crystals and pearls shimmering between your thighs, how sexually erotic.
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Huge win for Hawaii
By dreardon
Hawaii's 72-70 win over Idaho in the WAC Tournament today was one of the biggest in recent years for UH. The Rainbow Warriors came into the game without their top 3-point shooter and second-leading scorer, Zane Johnson, and had lost five games in a row. Also, they hadn't won a WAC Tournament game since 2005.
To me, it changes the complexion of what might have ended as a losing season. That is guaranteed to not be the case as UH is now 16-15 overall. Tomorrow's column is about how UH fans can dream for even more, since this is the time of year for that kind of thing.
Is there magic left for tomorrow night against New Mexico State? (By the way, this game will be televised by KFVE at 4 p.m. and repeated at 9:30 p.m.)
Coach Gib Arnold said it is the biggest win in his coaching career, even before UH.
Where do you rank it among UH's all-time wins?


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State Rating
The Michigan School Accountability Scorecard is the state's school accountability rating. Ratings are based on test scores, student academic growth, graduation rates, attendance rates, educator evaluations, and compliance with state law. The Michigan School Accountability Scorecard uses a five-color coded system (Green, Lime, Yellow, Orange, and Red) to indicate the performance of schools. Green is highest and indicates that most of the goals were met for a school, while red is lowest and indicates that few objectives were met at a school.
MethodologyView more details on official site
Facts (and fiction) about school test scores
They're never the whole story, but test scores do offer important information about a school. If you know how to dig deeper.
The bar charts below tell what percentage of students are performing at or above grade-level.
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About the test
Beginning in the 2011-2012 school year, the Michigan State Board of Education implemented new definitions of what it means to be proficient on the MEAP test. In addition, they have recalculated past years' results using these new standards for proficiency, making the above year-over-year results comparable.
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Sri Lanka seeks to boost ethanol production as it blocks imports
In Sri Lanka, following a ban on ethanol imports earlier this month, the President, acting as the minister of finance, is gazetting a policy that will boost ethanol production at the Pelawatte Sugar Industries and Sevenagala Sugar Industries mills that were nationalized last year. Local ethanol production has risen in recent years while local demand has fallen.
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John Travolta credits Scientology with helping him to heal following the 2009 death of his son Jett, echoing similar comments wife Kelly Preston had made in the past.
Travolta, 60, made his comments during a public interview on stage at the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane in London on Sunday. Jett, who had autism, died at age 16 in January 16 after suffering a seizure at his family's home in the Bahamas. Travolta and Preston, 51, formed the Jett Travolta Foundation, which raises awareness for kids with special needs, in his honor. The two currently live with daughter Ella Bleu, 13, and son Benjamin, who is 3 and was born after Jett's death.
According to BBC News, Travolta said at the event that he "didn't want to wake up" after the tragedy, adding: ""Life was no longer interesting to me, so it took a lot to get me better."
The Church of Scientology had been pivotal to his recovery, he said.
"I will forever be grateful to Scientology for supporting me for two years solid, I mean Monday through Sunday," BBC News quoted the actor as saying. "They didn't take a day off, working through different angles of the techniques to get through grief and loss, and to make me feel that finally I could get through a day."
In a September 2011 interview with Health magazine, Preston said Scientology is among the things she turns to "when times are tough," adding: "I don't know if I would have made it through without it. We've been able to navigate through it and to come to a place that is a lot better."
She also credited Travolta, other members of her family and fellow Scientologist and actress Kirstie Alley, one of her best friends, as helping her to cope during hard times.
Pictured above: John Travolta and Kelly Preston appear at the 2013 G'Day USA Los Angeles Black Tie Gala at the JW Marriott at L.A. Live on Jan. 12, 2013. Credit: Giulio Marcocchi / Startraksphoto.com / Pictured below: John Travolta, Kelly Preston and son Jett Travolta appear on the set of the movie "Addicted To Love" on Sept. 23, 1996. Credit: Alex Oliveira / Startraksphoto.com)


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Spotlight on The State Theatre
If you don't have tickets to an upcoming show at the State Theatre, you'll be missing some of the best entertainment in Happy Valley this year. Call 814-272-0606 or visit TheStateTheatre.org for tickets!
Plus, don't miss these great events, and much more!
- The Celtic Tenors on November 30
- Zeropoint Big Band on December 1
- Arlo Guthrie's "Hear Comes the Kid Tour" on December 2
- December People on December 5
- Centre Dance Presents: Nutcracker Ballet on December 8-9
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In 1992, left, before stabilisation works, and in 2010, at the end of the works. Photo: AFP
ROME: The Leaning Tower of Pisa has been returned to its former glory after an eight-year restoration project in which it was cleaned and partly straightened.
Restorers used chisels and laser technology to scrub grime from the 24,000 blocks of stone that make up the 56-metre tower.
The monument has also had its famous list partly corrected after engineers managed to straighten it by 46 centimetres from the vertical, returning it to its 1838 position.
''The stones were in an appalling state, mainly due to air pollution, though tourists and pigeons played a part,'' said Anton Sutter, the Swiss-born leader of the restoration effort.
The tower had also been badly damaged by sea salt.
''The columns [of the tower] are decorated with capitals: flowers, ghoulish faces, fantastical animals,'' Mr Sutter said.
''But sea salt carried on the wind and rainwater that collects in certain areas because of the tower's tilt have damaged many. We've taken out the concrete used in past restorations and cleaned up the pigeon dirt, graffiti and handprints left by tourists.''
The building of the bell tower began in 1173 but it was already tilting when the third level was finished because of soft sand and clay beneath its foundations. Despite the lean, work resumed and it was completed in the second half of the 14th century.
The tower was closed to the public in 1990 when it was found to be almost 4.5 metres off the vertical. It was reopened to the public in 2001 and has remained open throughout the restoration - partly to keep tourists happy, but partly because the revenue from ticket sales helps pay for the upkeep.
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Polynauts Central: ゼルダの伝説~武家時代 (Archived 27/11)
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Today is Tuesday, November 27th and we're here at Polynauts Central on Polygon. What is Polynauts Central? Well, it's your place for off-topic discussion and a brief update on the past day of events in the realm of Polygon -- Or your daily Polygon community thread!
- For comics, manga and anime and if want a nice organised place to talk about those, then head on over to Crisis on Infinite Polygons Vol. 2, Issue #3: Avengers Point One for Chaosbirdomaid's, Breadknight's, and zombie711 all-in-one thread.
- If you want to talk game related art - or even art in general but be sure to head over to the thread by Revolurt called The Polygon Gallery of Fine Arts and grab yourself some cheese, olives and a glass of wine.
- If you want to talk about any movies or television shows with fear of spoilers then go to PrinceLUDA21's Polynauts The Movie: Episode 8 - I am Bad, and That's Good thread.
1: "Making Gangnam" by Russ Pitts
"You wouldn't know from looking at it that Harmonix is a game company.
From the outside of its squat brick and glass office building (one of two the company occupies in Cambridge's Central Square) only the painted "Harmonix" logo gives any indication as to what's inside. (The building's other occupant, Harvard University, doesn't even have a sign.) And even that is so small you might miss it.
Inside, it's pretty much the same. There's no fancy architecture, no foosball tables, no massive kitchens filled with free soda. No climbing walls or roller coasters. Only a long wall filled with trophies and console games gives any hint as to its business. Otherwise, it's cubicles, conference rooms and hallways filled with junk. It could be any office anywhere. One whole room, containing a suite of top-of-the-line motion capture technology, is practically walled off by a pile of discarded office chairs and computers and banks of dusty routers vying for floor space with pallets full of The Beatles: Rock Band, still in cardboard shipping boxes."
2: "Nintendo Wii Mini console coming Dec. 7, according to retailer leak" by Emily Gera
"The Nintendo Wii Mini, a miniaturized version of the Wii console, is confirmed to release Dec. 7 by Canadian retailer Best Buy.
But Far Cry 2 has left its mark on its successor as well. Many of the systems that came to define Far Cry 2 — the huge open world, the vibrant wildlife population, the random series of events that could collide in unpredictable ways and the stunning and dangerous brushfire element — have returned in Ubisoft Montreal's new island adventure."
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- 1 7.5-ounce tube refrigerated buttermilk biscuits
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 1 pound ground turkey
- kosher salt and pepper
- 1 cup store-bought refrigerated fresh salsa
- Bake the biscuits according to the package directions. Let cool before slicing each biscuit in half.
- Meanwhile, heat the oil in a skillet over medium-high heat. Add the turkey and cook until no trace of pink remains, about 7 minutes.
- Season with ½ teaspoon salt and ¼ teaspoon pepper. Stir in the salsa and cook until heated through, about 2 minutes.
- Place the bottom halves of the biscuits on a plate. Top with the meat mixture and sandwich with the remaining biscuit halves.
Nutritional Information
- Per Serving
- Calories 419Calories From Fat 47%
- Fat 22g
- Sat Fat 5g
- Cholesterol 90mg
- Sodium 1,402mg
- Carbohydrate 32g
- Fiber 0g
- Sugar 6g
- Protein 24g
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i saw an add for a chainsaw that includes a bowbar. the picture isn't good and I can't tell what its used for or how. Does anyone know much about these? I'm jsut askign out of curiousity.
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#1 posted 1970 days ago
Do you have the picture
#2 posted 1970 days ago
I have heard that they kick back a lot which makes sense because the tip of the bar and the area just on the top of the tip cause the most kickback, so the smaller the end of the bar, the less kickback in general, and the bow gives you a huge danger area on the end of the bar.
-- Dale Manning, Carthage, NY
#3 posted 1970 days ago
Just say no to bow bars, don't really bring anything to the game except a certain danger.
#4 posted 1970 days ago
#5 posted 1970 days ago
HokieMojo, as for the how it works, it goes on just like the regular bar. Here is a picture of one I found on the saw. It does look cool. http://i234.photobucket.com/albums/ee127/leeha1959/HomeliteSuperWiz66003.jpg
-- Dale Manning, Carthage, NY
#6 posted 1970 days ago
I wonder why you would want this wierd shape instead of the usual bar shape.
#7 posted 1970 days ago
Scary looking chain saw. I think I will stick with what I grew up on. I went to a saw mill museum in NE PA last year and saw a lot of these from the old days.
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#8 posted 1428 days ago
The bow blade was popular in the southeast in the pulpwood industry. It is a very aggressive attachment best used for smaller logs up to 24" in a horizontal position below the operator's waste. They are intended for high volume cross-cutting applications where logs are lying on the ground. Bow blades work well in pine and other soft woods. Gear drive saws such as the Poulan "Super 72" which provide low chain speed with high torque were common in this application. A bow blade with sharp chain goes through pine fast! Direct drive saws, even with a bow blade, work better hard wood such as oak because of the greater chain speed and less torque. High torque from the big gear drive saws in hard wood makes the chain get hot and dull in a hurry.
If you are prone to accidents, stay away from the bow saw or you will end up in the emergency room! You do not want to use a bow saw in thick brush where there are many small springy branches in close quarters that the chain can catch on. Contrary to an unfounded impression that many people have, the bow blade is not a good or safe tool for clearing small standing bush! You can lose a chunk of your face in such conditions with a bow saw. The bow catches on every thing it bumps into and torque of a gear drive saw makes matters worse.
In the 70's, I ran model 54, Super 68, and Super 72 Poulans with bow blades in clearing operations near Houston. We would take the tree down with a 955 track loader. I would cut the stump off, limb the tree, and then cut off the top. The dozer would then move the log to a location where the pulpwood hauler would cut it up with his bow saw into 4' lengths or into saleable logs of other desired lengths. You are good with your bow saw or any saw when a dozer never has to assist in getting your saw out of a bind. The bow blade is easy to pinch in the big stuff. However, the bow blade has advantages on smaller diameter stuff. I cut up dozens of trees up to 3' d.b.h. in one day with a bow saw and have vivid memories of cutting off a few of those stumps 35 years later. Not all of the big ones were straight or lay neatly on their sides! You develop skills that these tree care company guys you see now could never imagine. It was insane…
-- M. David Hanna
#9 posted 1428 days ago
Based on what 65jetstar says, and the super-thin lower section of the bar, my guess is that it's less likely to get pinched in the cut than a conventional bar. If the log does pinch, it just pinches on the "donut hole".
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#10 posted 1428 days ago
Yikes… that thing looks like something out of a horror movie.. made for chopping up zombies…
I think Ill just stick with the standard bar…
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#11 posted 1428 days ago
It depends on your application! A big gear drive saw with a bow blade can do jobs in a way that could not be approached by any other type of saw. At 17 years old, I could cut up a dozen 24" trees lying on the ground with one of these dudes and be on my break before most guys would be half finished. They do not make the big gear drive saws any more, but I believe you can still buy a bow blade for some of the bigger saws on the market today. They are for professional use and many dealers will not touch them. If you lived in the south and were in the pulp wood business 40 years ago, this is what you would have been using. The Super 68 that I am running is about 80 cc, weighs over 20 pounds, and has no muffler. The Super 72 was about 90 cc. You could see the piston looking back at you through the exhaust port. Listening to that popping and barking for 10 hours will have your ears ringing.
-- M. David Hanna
#12 posted 1425 days ago
so they won't be making an attachment for my remington electric saw anytime soon? Haha. I don't remember what the seller wanted for it, but I haven't seen one before or since that ad and I check CL often.
#13 posted 979 days ago
Some fairly bizarre applications are mentioned here for the use of a bow bar on a chainsaw… YES, I know this post is old as the hills but for accuracy and safety I feel compelled to update this post. A chainsaw bow guide bar is used for brush cutting, the smaller in diameter the better.
In our camp if you were caught bucking wood over about 4" in diameter with the "bow saw" you carried in the fuel for everyone the next day. Quite the task as I'm old enough we didn't have four-wheelers and the like so you could hike quite a ways with the steel jerrys (steel jerry cans).
The bow saw had its use in the day but bucking wood over eight inches in diameter was unheard of as despite the length of the chain the formation of the bar itself allowed for only very shallow penetration.. Take a look at the picture and imagine trying to cut any thing of much diameter with it Many of the bow bars had a, well I guess it would be called a guard about 6" from the tip. This ran almost the rest of the length of the bar toward the drive end.
#14 posted 979 days ago
-- "there aren't many hand tools as awe-inspiring as the #8 jointer. I mean, it just reeks of cast iron heft and hubris" - Smitty
#15 posted 976 days ago
@ cr1 your "Cutting Christmas trees" comment about made me spit out my coffee! Not sure if you were serious, but gave me a heck of a chuckle either way! I never liked using the bow saw for any horizontal cutting, nor vertical for that matter! They were just never something I learned to like nor trust.
But, speaking of Christmas trees, I saw a Christmas tree "wrapping" machine in action yesterday! Not at all what I imagined them to be like. (it was the wire type not the netting type) Cool none the less!
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"The speaker has made it very clear that we are willing to increase revenues by closing tax loop holes, by broadening the tax base, by putting people back to work. But it's very important with our economy being as fragile as it is, raising taxes on job creators is not the right thing to do right now," Johnson said.
Congressman Tim Ryan says this is an opportunity for both sides to come together to make the tax system simpler.
Ryan said, "We don't want businesses spending all kinds of money on accountants or families spending all their money. We want people putting money back into their businesses. So there's an opportunity to simplify the tax code, an opportunity to bring down the corporate tax rate and bring some fairness to the tax system."
Ryan says he believes there will be a compromise over the next couple of weeks and it will likely not be a deal either side will be a hundred percent in love with, but it's necessary.
Right now Congress is planning to meet after the Thanksgiving holiday to discuss some options.


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Re: "No One Can Take Your Place"
Glenda Childress
Indeed, Bix's playing in the last section is the best part of the recording and surely is jazz, a rhythmic and improvisational take on the whole song. And the coda is winsome, sweet, jazzy, and just perfect for the closing.
Sudhalter must have been having a bad day when he wrote those words. True, it's not small-band, hot-combo jazz; the song is obviously aimed to compete with groups like Sam Lanin and even Whiteman for the dance music-with-a-crooner-and-touch-of-romance market, but Bix had a way of finding just the right notes to sum up and lift the song and leave us wanting more.
Posted on Jul 4, 2011, 2:56 PM
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L to R: Maison Martin Margiela, Haider Ackerman, Dries Van Noten, Balenciaga
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