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The Beastie Boys Sample Source Collection
In 1998, I began a quest (if you will) to source and track down every song that had ever been sampled by the Beastie Boys. I was inspired by the classic Ultimate Breaks & Beats records that I used to collect when I was younger as they introduced me to songs that I had only heard in
form, so hearing these tracks in their entirety opened my mind to a whole new musical experience. Back in 1991, a friend and I were cruising the old Fort Lauderdale strip and listening to the local classic rock radio station when they played a
double shot
of Led Zeppelin;
When The Levee Breaks
followed by
The Ocean
, and immediately, I recognized the drums from
Rhymin' and Stealing
and the guitar riff from
She's Crafty
. From that moment on, I paid keen attention to classic rock and funk songs looking for other bits and pieces that were sampled by the Beastie Boys. Sample credits within the liner notes were great starting points, but they hardly covered all of the bases, and since the internet was still in it's infancy, there weren't many viable resources to track down these samples, so a lot of my early research was done on bulletin boards and through word of mouth. Flash forward to 1996 when I discovered the white-label/bootleg pressing of the infamous
B-Boy Breaks
This filled several holes in my fledgling collection, however it hardly scratched the surface as there were hundreds (if not thousands) of other samples that needed to be sourced and tracked down. In 1998, the internet was becoming more robust and though various boards and fan sites, I was able to start compiling a list of all the samples that were used on a per-album basis and that's when it all started coming together. By this point, I had only tracked down a handful of records and tapes, but it wasn't long before I was trading digital tracks with like minded sample-nerds and finally in 2005, I released the prototype of what would become The Beastie Boys Sample Source Collection. In hindsight, it was a great start, but it definitely needed some work. The quality of the tracks that I had personally ripped from vinyl or cassette were less than stellar, and in most cases, around 128kbps and the digital tracks which I had acquired online were just as bad, if not worse. From that point forward, I made quality a higher priority and taught myself a more efficient process for ripping vinyl/cassettes. I also made it a point to only trade/acquire higher bit rate versions of tracks and avoided the dreaded web-rips which were usually around 64kbps. Thanks to Soulseek, Discogs, eBay, and a bunch of really cool cats that I've met over time, the project continued to move forward and it wasn't long before all of the ducks were in a row and it was time to release the dragon! In 2007, I re-released the compilation and made continuous updates throughout the next few years as additional samples were sourced and found.
Licensed to Ill
up until
To The 5 Boroughs
, although it will never be 100% complete,
is probably as close as it gets. As it stands, the only significant
that I wasn't able to track down is
Modern Dynamic Physical Fitness Activities
by Ed Durlacher, which was sampled in
Body Movin',
however even amongst collectors of Durlacher's instructional music, this particular album is pretty rare. If anybody reading this happens to have this album, please let me know as this is something of a
holy grail
. Likewise, if anybody feels that I've missed anything and/or has anything to contribute, please let me know! I think just about everything has been sourced, but every now and then, something new will be discovered, and as a self-proclaimed sample-nerd, those are
cool moments.
for the complete track listing via PDF
As anybody on the internet will tell you, the file-sharing freedom of the past few years is gone and it's been harder and harder to keep this compilation online. The last time that this was publically shared, the links were killed within just a few weeks, and I have a feeling that this will continue to be the case. With that said, I've temporarily hosted the collection on
, and although the files can be downloaded free, unless you have a premium membership, you can only download one file every 2 hours. Considering that the files are about 500mb each and take any where from two to three hours to download, you might be better off purchasing a 48 hour pass. Trust me, I'm not a fan of this process, but it will definitely be a quicker download experience. If you've been trying to cop this collection, I strongly suggest grabbing these while you can since it's not likely they will stay up for very long:
Part One
Part Two
Part Three
Part Four
As a failsafe/backup, I've also uploaded these to my private DropBox account, so if (and when) the links above are no longer available, email me at
, and I will directly link you with the files!
I want to personally thank each and every single person out there that has checked out this collection, lent insight, shared knowledge, or provided me with any of the tracks that were used to compile this amazing piece of history. It goes without saying that much love and respect is owed to the Beastie Boys for introducing me (and the world) to amazing music that otherwise would likely not be heard, let alone acknowledged. Sampling is an art, and regardless if we're talking about the intricacy of
Paul's Boutique
or the oddities of
Check Your Head
, the Beasties were masters of their craft and this compilation is their gallery as well as part of their legacy.
album downloads
Beastie Boys
Check Your Head
Hello Nasty
Ill Communication
Licensed To Ill
old-school hip-hop
Paul's Boutique
sample sources
To The 5 Boroughs
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Every day millions of cat owners are faced with the task of medicating their cats. How many ways have you tried to trick your cat into taking medication? Like most cat owners you've poked them down, ground them up, hidden them in any number of unhealthy foods and pleaded with your cat to swallow its medication, only to have your cat spit it out, eat everything but the medication, drool and foam at the mouth, and resist you, tooth and claw! Now there is a better way. Pill Pockets are healthy treats with a patented pocket to safely conceal the medicine - it's as simple as that. Made in the USA.
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didn't go over well with my cat
By cat lover
from rome, ny
About Me Long-time Pet Owner
Comments about Greenies Pill Pockets Pill Delivery Cat Treats:
The pill pocket appears too large for a cat to eat whole. My cat snubbed his nose at the entire experience. The pill pocket appears gooey and has a high content of glycerine, making it smell and look unappetizing. Certainly by no means a yummy treat for a cat who must take medicine.
Bottom Line No, I would not recommend this to a friend
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easy to use
By Pat
from Berwyn Heights, Maryland
pop pill in pocket, larger pills are broken in half one half to a pocket. Oliver gobbles them right down. No problems. he loves em.
Bottom Line Yes, I would recommend this to a friend
allergen free
from Berwyn Heights, MD
Oliver loves these. He takes pills daily and as soon as I pick the pill bottle up he is ready for his pills. If I am not quick enough he tries to open the Pill Pocket pouch himself. The Duck flavor is great because it contains no corn or wheat and he has allergies.
By Karen
from La Crosse, WI
I have never found it so easy to give my cat a pill.......He comes from where ever he is when he hears the bag rattle....
Easiest way to pill a cat
By Kim
from Vancouver, WA
I have to give my cat amlodipine every night for high blood pressure. These pockets are great for hiding the pill and he gobbles it down without any trouble. This is wonderful because he is one of the squirmiest cats ever when trying to give a pill. My only complaint is the cost, but honestly, not having to wrap Boris in a towel and have him spitting out his pill is worth the money. :)
Wonderful Invention
By attackcat123
from MD
This is so much better than chasing down a kitty with a dropperful of prednisone every day.
Please see the chicken review
By Tzigane
from Richland, Washington
[...] This is a great product for the same reasons.
Terrific way to give medications!
When my older cat developed a thyroid problem, the vet gave me pills to give her twice a day. She became very adept at sorting out the pill hidden in other brands of treats. With these pockets she can't tell that there is anything in them but good taste, so she eats them up right away. In fact, when she hears the bag crinkle as I open it, she's right there, waiting. My only complaint, (and it isn't much of one) is that I wish they came in beef, her favorite flavor.
A Must Have
By Debbie the animal lover
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Most people have trouble pilling their cats. The Greenies pill pockets are "a must" to hide the pills. My cats are so intuitive to know that a pill is being given (even crushed in food), but the pill pockets do the trick when I have to give pills.I have to admit, my calico even knows when they are in the pill pockets and she refuses to take them. I have to do her pills broken up in small pieces in whipped butter.
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These are awesome!
By debiheus
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I just used these to give the thyroid medicine I bought on this site as well to our 16-year old cat (who is not at easy to give a pill to). She took these like they were any other cat treat, never knowing there was medicine inside, and then asked for another! Great product and definitely recommended!
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It is that time of the week again when 'Orrible Punt sits down in the Planet Rugby hot-seat to give you his calls. Brace yourself for the Six Nations.
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Wales began 2012 with wins by 2, 14, 7 and 21 point margins and ended it with defeats by 14, 7, 23 and 2 points. Rather than going from a great team to a poor team in the space of a year, it was perhaps the crucial small margins that proved key. Wade through enough sporting clich�s and eventually you'll run across a variant of the idea that defending a championship is harder than winning it. A look back over Six Nations history shows that only England and France have won successive tournaments, but even with that in mind, the way Wales react to a title win is noticeable. They lost 7/9 matches in this competition after the 2005 triumph and 6/11 games after the 2008 win. Going further back, they finished last the season after winning Five Nations silverware in 1989 and 1995. Since beating France last March, the Welsh have been defeated in seven of eight games (seven in a row) and conceded over 20 points in seven of the games, which suggests the 'curse' may be due to continue. The absence of Warren Gatland and fact that in this cycle of fixtures (three away/two home), Wales average a 47 percent win rate, which means the 4.33 for them to finish fourth looks decent value. They scored under 8.5 tries in 2011, 2009 and 2007 and I've backed them to repeat.
Ireland have not won consecutive Six Nations games since Rounds 3/4 of 2010 nor have they lost back-to-back, since Rounds 4/5 of 2008. This recent inconsistency and belief that they are a side in transition has meant they aren't really being considered as contenders, but it's worth remembering that they've won 15/18 games away to Scotland, Italy and Wales and 9/13 at home to England and France (including four of the last five). I like the 4.5 price for them to come second and over 9.5 Irish tries would have covered in 12/13 tournaments.
In last year's Six Nations, Wales scored 76 of their 106 points in the second half and eight of 10 tries then. They have trailed at half-time in six of their last eight games and in 10/13 matches against Ireland in the Six Nations. The Irish have also led at half-time in nine of their last 10 games in the Six Nations so I will have a play on Ireland to lead at the break at 2.2. No team chose to kick the ball back into play more than Wales in 2012, suggesting a lack in confidence at the line-out. I make it much closer than the bookies have said though and am taking Ireland to win at 2.3.
If it were true that a team is only as good as its last game, then inflicting New Zealand's first defeat since August 2011 puts them in good health. A team with three home games has won nine of thirteen Six Nations and I like the look of them to win over 3.5 games at 2.2. There have been eight Grand Slams in the last 11 years, but I prefer to back against that occurring at 1.7. There is always the danger of a team sliding into complacency or believing the hype though. It is also the case that they went into the game against the All Blacks as 10.0 underdogs, with captain Chris Robshaw under fire and against a team at the end of their season and suffering from illness. That isn't to detract from the win, but those conditions are unlikely to be replicated and instead performances must be delivered from the position of being favourites.
Scotland are in a similar situation to England last year, with an interim head coach and an air of unpredictability about them. I see an improvement from the Scots from last year and have backed a fifth-placed finish at 2.5. Scotland to score over 5.5 tries would have been successful in 5/6 tournaments where they have had three home games on the schedule, but the warning would be they've only managed that amount once in the last five years.
The bookies have it down as a routine win and have given the visitors a 16-point head-start, which looks too big. That amount would have been covered in 36/40 Scotland games (19/22 matches since 2011) and 5/7 meetings between the sides in this competition have been decided by seven points or less. There have only been seven tries scored in the last six meetings so under 3.5 tries or both teams to score = 'no' at 2.62 may be tempting at Twickenham.
Giving England's opposition a seven-point lead at half-time would have covered in their last eight games in this competition and in five of their last seven games overall. Scotland +7 at the break would have also proved successful in 7/8 Six Nations matches. In the last three seasons, England have scored over 60 per cent of their tries in the second half and of their last 12 matches, six games have seen the first try scored after the break. There have also only been 3/12 games where a try is scored in the opening 20 minutes, so I'll be looking to back the time of first try to occur after that opening quarter. More speculative, U would be looking at the fact that three of the last four Scotland games in the tournament have been tied at half-time which is 15.0, while a draw at half-time and England to win at full-time is up at 29.0 on Saturday.
France start as joint favourites and after seeing consolidation in last year's competition and progress in the end-of-year games, I'm expecting them to be popular. I'm a bit cooler on their chances and took under 3.5 wins at 1.91 for Les Bleus - they have won three of their last eight games in the tournament and the squad were on gruelling Top 14 duty rather than in a training camp last Friday. Against Wales and Scotland at home, they have a record of 10 wins from 12 games but it's the fixtures in Ireland and England that should cause concern, losing eight of 12 matches and four of the last five. The Italians have lost 31/33 away games in the Six Nations and the record against the teams visiting Rome this year is three wins from 18 attempts. I took 2.1 for no Italian wins rather than the 1.44 for them to finish in last spot.
The strategy in the past with Italy has been to trust them to remain competitive in home games until hour mark and then to back the opposition to pull away. Italy +6.5 on the half-time handicap would have covered in 6/7 home games in the competition. In recent games at the Stadio Olimpico, they've led England by six points, tied with Scotland and trailed New Zealand by six points at the break. France only led once at half-time in last year's tournament - that was against Italy - but I will still keep with the tried and tested method for this match.
Wesley Fofana was a generous 34.0 to be top scorer last season but there will be no such charity this time around, with a best price of 12.0 for the Clermont star. I tend to ignore betting outright (would lean towards Simon Zebo at 21.0 on price) and instead look for value each way, which gives a quarter of the odds if a player is fourth highest scorer. In five of the last seven years, scoring two tries has been enough to win. So with that in mind I'm going to look at some big priced players that may bag a couple of scores - Rob Kearney at 66.0, Louis Picamoles at 81.0, Giovanbattista Venditti at 151.0, Roberto Barbieri at 300.0 all catch the eye but there are plenty of candidate if you are prepared to look past the usual suspects.
A card to be shown in each match this weekend is 4.0. Alain Rolland has given out nine in his last six matches, while Romain Poite is six from four. There have been eight cards shown in the last six Welsh Six Nations matches and to complete the reasoning for the final game - the last eight Italian matches have yielded 12 cards. Ireland, England and France all to win by a margin of 1-12 points is a great 28.0, while Ireland +9 points, Scotland +21 and Italy +18 is 2.9.
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A sexual act in which blue slurpee, soft drink or food dye is placed into a menstruating vagina. The subsequent period blood which comes forth, along with the blue drink is known as the blue moon, due to the blue colour and the period happening once a month, or moon.
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A blue moon is a man's shaved buttocks. Preferably having shaven it using his girlfriend's razor.
"Hey, that's a nice blue moon you've got there."
"I can't go out tonight. I need some male grooming time, working on my blue moon."
"I can't go out tonight. I need some male grooming time, working on my blue moon."
από sally, that girl 4 Μάρτιος 2010
the shoving of ones ass (moon) into a womans face and holding in place until the face turns blue.
"last night jessica wouldn't give me a blow job, so i decided to give her a blue moon"
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The president's Clear Skies proposal used cap-and-trade programs to phase in mandatory reductions of SO 2, NOx, and mercury. At full implementation, these caps would achieve a 73 percent reduction of SO 2 from 2000 levels (equivalent to a 68 percent reduction from Title IV levels), 67 percent reduction of NOx from 2000 levels, and a 69 percent reduction of mercury from 1999 levels. (The administration also proposed a separate, voluntary program to improve the carbon efficiency of the economy.) EPA projected Clear Skies would deliver $138 billion in annual health and environmental benefits by 2020 at a cost of $8 billion. 10
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In October 2005, EPA released its analysis of the costs and benefits of Clear Skies and alternative approaches, including EPA's CAIR/CAMR/CAVR, Senator Carper's (D-Del.) Clean Air Planning Act (CAPA), and Senator Jeffords' (I-Vt.) Clean Power Act (CPA). It demonstrates how the SO 2 reductions from these (and previous) approaches stack up relative to each other and to 2007 emissions (see Figure 2) . The differences are not as significant as one would expect. Comparing reductions for NOx is less straightforward given seasonal and geographic variations, but the overall relative picture is similar to SO 2. The differences are more apparent in the case of mercury (particularly the extent of trading) and CO 2 (whether or not it is regulated).
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A Genealogist's Call to Legislative Action
The recent years' economic downturn has had an equally deleterious effect on public services. City, county, and state governments have cut back on services, most notably, the libraries and archives centers. These repositories and services directly affect the genealogists. It behooves the genealogical community to be knowledgeable about the local political inclinations toward cutbacks on public services, keep a tab on local representatives, attend local town meetings, and keep track of legislative activities in order to avoid last-minute surprises when it's too late to counteract undesirable acts.
This paper outlines the experience of the Colorado genealogists in garnering the interest of the genealogical community for monitoring legislative activities.
It's helpful to have an established group sponsor the original idea and beginning organizational activities. One society as a sponsoring society should be the springboard of activities. The individuals who are spearheading the movement will organize the steering committee.
Steering Committee
The primary organizers will get together and form a steering committee composed of a core group of interested and committed members. They will plan ahead: set the next meeting dates, formulate the mission statement, formulate the goals, outline the activities with deadline dates, and generally lay out a plan.
Organizational Meeting The steering committee will organize and put out a public call for all interested genealogists to attend an organizational meeting for the purpose of organizing persons interested in legislative activities to gather and plan.
At this meeting, interested genealogists will pledge to join the activist purposes of the group.
Invite a Legislator This first meeting is the best time to invite a legislator to address the group. At this initial meeting, understanding, from the beginning, how a legislator thinks, how a legislator listens to constituents, and how the legislative process works will get the effort off to the most effective start.
A member of the steering committee would be the best person to determine the choice of whom to invite. Most likely a member of your steering committee already is personally acquainted with a legislator, and feels comfortable making the phone call, emailing a request, or personally asking the legislator to come to speak to the group. Explain to the legislator the group's purpose and what they want to learn from the guest. Most importantly, this might be the first time this legislator has heard the word "genealogist" and this will be the first time (of what will be many opportunities) to explain what a genealogist is to a lawmaker.
A legislator meets you and thinks, "this is a voter, I need to pay attention," so when you point out that hundreds, maybe thousands, of genealogists live within the boundaries of his/her district, you immediately have a captive ear.
Now is your chance to explain what a genealogist is, and what the genealogists' interests are in the local records. This legislator is going to meet you personally, talk to and listen to your group, and after the meeting, both parties will have formed an important relationship.
The committee needs to learn from the legislator his/her point of view, and learn the most effective modes of communication in bringing the genealogists' concerns to the legislature.
Questions to the legislator might be:
- "What is the most effective method of communication to you and your colleagues?" The answers might include a time frame of when to first email the legislator, whether handwritten letters might be more effective, if phone calls might be in order, and the best timing of communications in relation to a Lobby Day event.
- "What information will capture a legislator's attention?"
The answers will include the amount of information to give to the recipient, the salient points you want to get across, the timing of how much information to offer at a time, and the context of information that will gain a legislator's (or the staff's) attention. In these days of budgetary crisis, realizing that budget concerns are an overriding consideration to the congressional delegations will help you frame your expectations and wording of your press releases.
If your steering committee determines a course of action you'd like to present to a legislator for enactment, be mindful that couching the bill in terms of cost will determine its likely success or failure. Bills that require no cost will be considered with more seriousness than a bill that will incur costs. A costly measure might be the genealogists' wish to build a new repository or upgrade an existing facility. These days, such an effort may be doomed. A measure such as "an act to open private cemeteries to public access" could be presented as a low cost/ no cost measure and may well be considered with seriousness in your legislative community. The key point of this meeting between the legislator and the lobbyist genealogists is to learn about each other, come to an understanding of both sides' points of view, and undertake a cooperative effort to achieve the goals of both entities.
Match Talent to the Task The organizational meeting is the time to match talent to task. Individuals can offer to work in their main areas of interest and talent, such as writing versus meeting people, emailing versus writing, and monitoring legislative activities from home versus public speaking.
There are a varied number of tasks that need to be done:
- Publicity: in an immediate timeframe, getting the word out to local and regional groups to recruit more volunteers for the tasks ahead would be a role for the publicity people. This would include sending write-ups to local society newsletters, emailing notifications of the formation of the task force to area genealogists, and generally publicizing the purposes of the group and the need for more volunteers.
- Writing: creative writers can volunteer to write the press releases to be sent to the publicity committee. Writers can create the email releases to go out, and compose the mission statement of the group for inclusion on stationery letterhead.
- Legislative monitors: genealogists who wish to participate in the legislative contact activities can be of use here. This group will compile a list of all the legislators, their party affiliations, their mail addresses, their email addresses, their legislative district boundaries, and web page addresses. Members within this group can subdivide the work into their areas of interest. It's a good idea to create a spreadsheet-style list of the members of the legislature.
An important determination will be to select the person who will be the point person for monitoring the daily legislative activities during the session. Commonly, the Internet is the source of information on the daily activities of the congressional groups at the web page of the state government.
One person could monitor the Senate, another person could monitor the House. These monitors will review the bills as they are introduced, keeping an eye out for bills containing provisions which would impact genealogical records. Bills of concern to genealogists would include those that reduce research hours in a repository, close a repository, transfer records to another location, or otherwise limit access to a set of records by way of restricting the public access by requiring increased restrictive permissions or more stringent credentials.
Bills that dramatically alter the situation of a particular repository or set of records would certainly warrant drastic action, so a quick and strong response would be imperative. The monitors really need to be on their toes and commit to daily reviews of the introduced bills.
Talking Points You want to develop the important points you want to convey to the legislators by creating a 'talking points' style of script for volunteers to become familiar with.
Determine the three or four most important items of concern in your genealogical community, and develop two-sentence scripts using the active voice, straight to the point and clearly stated. For example, you might be considering the adverse ramifications of anticipated reduced closure hours of the library. A wordy, passive voice would read: "The genealogists of the city of _____ would like the legislative committee to know that the diminished hours for access to the library would be detrimental to our interest." Instead, formulate an assertive, but polite, "Thousands of local genealogists oppose restricting library hours. The evening and weekend hours of research in the census, city directories, and newspaper archives are indispensable to our work."
Assertive but Polite Be proud of your work and challenge your creative writers to express your concerns and wishes in strong, active-voice language with succinct sentences without being offensive, over-bearing or judgmental. The legislators are doing their jobs too, and you may not feel as if you've won any concessions in any of your arguments, but there will be another day to protect your interests, and by introducing yourselves, and creating bridges of communication and cooperation, the journey will be easier at the next go-round.
Lobby Day at the Capitol In Colorado, lobby interest groups can schedule a day dedicated to their opportunities. Senior citizen groups do this each year, and the genealogists can do this too.
It's a good idea to meet at the beginning of the appointed day, before going out onto the capitol floors.
There are bound to be folks who had promised to appear and help, but who don't show up. You may need to reassign some tasks. Make sure there are plenty of handouts. Review the assigned tasks and the routes of visitation, and make sure everyone is in concert as to the general points and wording of introductions.
Use the capitol maps and assign routes to specific people. You don't want to appear foolish when one team introduces themselves in a legislator's staff and another team appears to repeat the same essential conversation. The genealogists will appear disorganized.
You're bound to come across legislators or staff who do know genealogy. This is your chance to maximize the oppportunity to establish a bond and thread of conversation that establishes familiarity and good relations.
After rounds have been made and the tasks completed, gather the team for a brief debriefing. Identify the offices which seemed especially receptive to the teams. Write down the names of strong contact possibilities while the conversations are fresh in everyone's minds.
After the Lobby Day, gather the team for a debriefing to review the mistakes, the successes, and outline a plan for next year.
It's interesting and beneficial to get to know the congressional representatives who are in a position to pass laws that may close or not close the doors to genealogical records.
Make friends at the capitol this year, and continue to lobby your interests and when the time comes when you need your voices to be heard, they will be.


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The real reasons behind the state's energy savings.
the United States as a whole, which has seen household size decline over the same period: In 1980 the average U.S. household size was 2.75, a little higher than for California, whereas by 2006 this figure had fallen to 2.61. Given that larger households consume less electricity per person than do smaller households, these trends in household size may have contributed to the divergence between California and the United States in terms of residential electricity consumption. 16
• Housing Mix: California has become more highly urbanized with multi-family and attached housing accounting for 39 percent of total units in 2000, compared to an average of 31 percent in the rest of the United States. 17 In addition, the state has diverged from the rest of the United States in this respect: Since 1970 the proportion of total units accounted for by multi-family and attached housing has increased in California (from 33 percent to 39 percent) whereas in the rest of the country it has remained stable. Housing mix is important to understanding per capita consumption of electricity because multi-family and attached housing units generally use less energy than detached structures due to the insulating effects of multiple units.
• California's Conservation Ethic: While we found that annual changes in savings from EE programs do not well predict changes in per capita consumption of electricity in California, the state's focus on EE and conservation issues, along with the impact of price differentials, may have helped to create a "conservation ethic." Data from the 2001 Residential Energy Consumption Survey (RECS) show that California households are more likely than those in the United States overall to report that they lower their winter temperature settings when no one is at home or during sleeping hours. For example, almost 60 percent of California households reported lowering their winter temperature settings when no one is at home or during sleeping hours, compared to less than 45 percent of all U.S. households. 18 While this does not contribute significantly to reduced electricity usage, it is in keeping with other data that support the idea of a California "conservation ethic." For example, in California a smaller proportion of households report using electricity for heating water and cooking, and fewer households have electric dryers for clothing and a freezer separate from their refrigerator, than is the case nationally. 19 These findings likely reflect the state's efforts with regard to EE and the promotion of energy conservation.
Industrial Shift
One of the factors that can influence a state's consumption of energy is the type of industries that dominate the economy. The manufacturing sector is second only to transportation in terms of its share of total energy consumed nationally, and so can heavily influence overall consumption levels. Thus, the mix of industries in California is likely to be a contributing factor to the state's relatively stable electricity consumption trend. Our analysis indicates that the manufacturing sector has contributed both to the relatively low levels of per capita consumption of electricity in California, and the divergence between trends in consumption in the state and


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Another slang term for a gentlemen of the black race. Used repeatadly when in the presence of black or other ethnic minorities to avoid ugly confrontation, causing uncomfortable silence resulting in physical violence, known to them as "Cracker Beating". Origin from the cliche' saying... 'Nobody Likes Mondays'
Man, were you at the basketball game, that Mondays got hops
This party is terrifying me, too many Mondays around
This party is terrifying me, too many Mondays around
ayon kay BeeFrank ika-23 ng Abril, 2006
The biggest waste, of exactly one seventh of your life.
oh crap, tomorrow is MONDAY!!!
ayon kay Eric Gardner ika-27 ng Nobyembre, 2007
The beginning of the schoolweek (and, for most people with decent occupations, the workweek). Its beginning puts almost everybody in a bad mood, but its end does little to enliven the spirit.
Monday is the first of the five major obstacles that our hero must pass before reaching the hallowed 'week's end'.
ayon kay Diggity Monkeez ika-21 ng Pebrero, 2005


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The race for places in the top six is still wide open as the penultimate round of Super Rugby action kicks off on Friday.
Eight teams are still in the running, three are on 49 points, and there are just two exciting weekends remaining before cut-off.
With a number of teams all vying for a play-offs spot at the conclusion of the regular season, this is one of the tightest finishes we've had in years.
Chiefs vs Crusaders
Waikato Stadium, Hamilton
Round 17 starts with arguably the pick of the week's games as a showdown of incredible importance will be played out between the Chiefs and Crusaders.
Dave Rennie's side are currently ten points clear of their nearest New Zealand conference rivals, with the Hurricanes a further three behind.
However, with the 'Canes guaranteed four points this weekend and then returning to face the outfit from Waikato in the final round, this group keeps on giving.
Few would bet against the Chiefs not finishing top of their conference as it would take back-to-back week implosions to allow the Crusaders to end up flying high at the summit. In our eyes we can see it being a straight shootout between the latter side and Hurricanes for second spot in the last week.
And so we arrive at this week's clash in Hamilton, with both franchises bringing in a handful of new starters that were not in the respective XV last time out.
The Chiefs have handed Sam Cane, Sona Taumalolo, Alex Bradley and Andrew Horrell a spot while Todd Blackadder is boosted by the comeback of Israel Dagg, Kieran Read and Dan Carter.
It is good to see the aforementioned Taumalolo once again handed a start as it had seemed like ever since his move to Perpignan was announced, his 1 jersey at the Chiefs had been switched for 17.
But cometh the key hours cometh the big Tongan, with Hamilton supporters hoping he continues his fine scoring form going into the business end. It doesn't bare thinking about what each-way bookies price one would have picked up for that pre-tournament.
Speaking of a punt, the betting shops cannot split these two teams on Friday which is a touch surprising following the recent hot and cold form of the visitors.
However, what impact the return of Read, Dagg and Carter will have cannot be underestimated. That trio ooze class and presence in big games. But despite the form of Ryan Crotty last week, it seems the Crusaders have missed the presence of Sonny Bill Williams, who could hurt his former side to set up what would be the unthinkable - a first Super Rugby knockout for eleven years that does not comprise of the men in red and black.
Prediction: A tough one to call but we fancy the hosts to sneak it by five!
The teams:
Chiefs: 15 Robbie Robinson, 14 Tim Nanai-Williams, 13 Andrew Horrell, 12 Sonny Bill Williams, 11 Asaeli Tikoirotuma, 10 Aaron Cruden, 9 Tawera Kerr-Barlow, 8 Alex Bradley, 7 Sam Cane, 6 Liam Messam, 5 Brodie Retallick, 4 Craig Clarke (c), 3 Ben Tameifuna, 2 Mahonri Schwalger, 1 Sona Taumalolo.
Replacements: 16 Hika Elliot, 17 Toby Smith, 18 Romana Graham, 19 Tanerau Latimer, 20 Brendon Leonard, 21 Jackson Willison, 22 Lelia Masaga.
Crusaders: 15 Israel Dagg, 14 Adam Whitelock, 13 Robbie Fruean, 12 Ryan Crotty, 11 Zac Guildford, 10 Dan Carter, 9 Andy Ellis, 8 Kieran Read, 7 Richie McCaw, 6 George Whitelock, 5 Sam Whitelock, 4 Luke Romano, 3 Ben Franks, 2 Corey Flynn, 1 Owen Franks.
Replacements: 16 Quentin MacDonald, 17 Wyatt Crockett, 18 Tom Donnelly, 19 Matt Todd, 20 Willi Heinz, 21 Tom Taylor, 22 Sean Maitland.
Referee: Steve Walsh (Australia)
Reds v Highlanders
Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane
The Reds late push for a finals spot continues on Friday when the defending champions take on the Highlanders at Brisbane's Suncorp Stadium.
After a slow start to the season it's been a case of so far so good for Queensland, who have now notched up four wins on the trot in their bid to keep themselves in the play-offs frame.
Currently locked in a five-way battle for the last two finals spots, the seventh-placed Reds (49 points) can't afford to take their foot off the gas as a loss to either one of the Highlanders or Waratahs over the next fortnight will bring their title defence to an end.
The next two matches in the Sunshine State will therefore be treated as knockout matches by Ewen Mckenzie's troops, who have the eighth-placed Sharks (also on 49 points) breathing down their necks.
"Last week's result against the Rebels has put us in a good space so it's important we build from that to put in another strong performance against the Highlanders on Friday," said McKenzie.
"It has been seven weeks since we were last at Suncorp Stadium so we won't be lacking motivation with the result crucial to our finals fate. It's an exciting period of the season and we've proven in the past that we're a team that can step-up in the big games.
Indeed, Reds fans will be bouyed by the fact that their team have lost just one game at home all year (against the Stormers), so they'll feel confident of knocking over a Highlanders team desperate to finish their season with a bang.
The Dunedin-based side were all but knocked out of the play-off race after the 27-21 loss to the table-topping Chiefs last Friday and have a final-round bye next week.
The loss to the Chiefs has left the Highlanders - who started the season with plenty of promise - four points in arrears of the Hurricanes, Sharks and Reds and it would take something miraculous for the southerners to come back into contention.
In 2011, the Highlanders also fell flat when it counted - losing their final four matches which ruled them out of a finals spot. Fast forward a year later and Jamie Joseph's men are once again left with only pride to play for as they look to avoid three defeats on the bounce.
Prediction: The Highlanders have suffered six losses this season and all have been against teams who sit above them on the overall standings which doesn't bode well considering the Reds are four points ahead of them at the moment. They've also never won at Suncorp... Reds by six!
The teams:
Reds: 15 Luke Morahan, 14 Dom Shipperley, 13 Anthony Faingaa, 12 Mike Harris, 11 Chris F'Sautia, 10 Quade Cooper, 9 Will Genia, 8 Scott Higginbotham, 7 Beau Robinson, 6 Jake Schatz, 5 Adam Wallace-Harrison, 4 Rob Simmons, 3 James Slipper, 2 Saia Faingaa, 1 Greg Holmes.
Replacements: 16 James Hanson, 17 Ben Daley, 18 Radike Samo, 19 Jarrad Butler, 20 Ben Lucas, 21 Ben Tapuai, 22 Nick Frisby.
Highlanders: 15 Ben Smith, 14 Kade Poki, 13 Siale Piutau, 12 Phil Burleigh, 11 Hosea Gear, 10 Mike Delany, 9 Jimmy Cowan, 8 Nasi Manu, 7 James Haskell, 6 Adam Thomson, 5 Nick Crosswell, 4 Josh Bekhuis, 3 Ma'afu Fia, 2 Andrew Hore, 1 Jamie Mackintosh (capt).
Replacements: 16 Jason Rutledge, 17 Chris King, 18 Jarrad Hoeata, 19 Tim Boys, 20 Aaron Smith, 21 Chris Noakes, 22 Kenny Lynn.
Referee: Jonathan Kaplan (South Africa)
Sharks v Bulls
Kings Park, Durban
It's do-or-die for the Sharks over the next two weekends, starting with the biggest game of their season against the rampant Bulls at Kings Park in Durban. If you had any plans, cancel them because this hotly contested derby clash is not to be missed.
It's simple: a win keeps the Sharks in the play-offs hunt, whilst defeat will see them playing for pride against the Cheetahs next weekend.
There was a similar winner-takes-all battle between the two sides in the final round last season with the Sharks prevailing on that occasion to book themselves the last wildcard spot. Fast forward to 2012, and the Bulls will be determined not to suffer the same fate.
Last year, 10 wins and 57 points was enough to get the Sharks into the play-offs and they're currently sitting on 49 points and eight wins. Victories against the Bulls and Cheetahs in the final two fixtures should be enough to gain entry once again.The Bulls have an extra win over the Sharks and lead them by five points, but a Sharks win at home on Friday could turn the log on its head.
But whilst the Sharks are under pressure to produce the goods, so too are the Bulls who need a victory to put pressure on the Stormers and keep their slim hopes of topping the South African conference alive.
More than that though, the three-time Super Rugby champs also need a win to ensure they qualify for the play-offs and finish as high up the overall standings as they possibly can. The visitors are currently fourth on 54 points, and can ensure home ground advantage in the qualifiers by staying there.
The Bulls snapped a three-game losing streak with their win over the Cheetahs last week, and got the better of the Sharks in the opening round at Loftus Versfeld (18-13). The Sharks, meanwhile, are coming off a bye whilst their last outing ended in a shock defeat to the Lions in Round 15.
But history has a funny way of repeating itself, and even though the Bulls know how to win on the coast (they won their first Super Rugby title in Durban), they will be wary of a team that can turn the screws when it matters most.
"It's another crucial game for both sides," said Sharks coach John Plumtree.
"Both need the win, so it's finals rugby all over again for us. Victory is key."
Prediction: This is real hard to call. And for that reason, we've opted for the majority of votes cast by the readers in our Planet Rugby poll - the Sharks to sneak it!
The teams:
Sharks: 15 Louis Ludik, 14 JP Pietersen, 13 Tim Whitehead, 12 Francois Steyn, 11 Lwazi Mvovo, 10 Frederic Michalak, 9 Charl McLeod, 8 Ryan Kankowski, 7 Marcell Coetzee, 6 Keegan Daniel (c), 5 Pieter-Steph du Toit, 4 Anton Bresler, 3 Jannie du Plessis, 2 Bismarck du Plessis, 1 Tendai Mtawarira.
Replacements: 16 Craig Burden, 17 Wiehahn Herbst, 18 Jandre Marais, 19 Jean Deysel, 20 Cobus Reinach, 21 Meyer Bosman, 22 Odwa Ndungane.
Bulls: 15 Zane Kirchner, 14 Akona Ndungane, 13 JJ Engelbrecht, 12 Wynand Olivier, 11 Bjorn Basson, 10 Morne Steyn, 9 Francois Hougaard, 8 Pierre Spies (c), 7 Jacques Potgieter, 6 Dewald Potgieter, 5 Juandre Kruger, 4 Flip van der Merwe, 3 Werner Kruger, 2 Chiliboy Ralepelle, 1 Dean Greyling.
Replacements: 16 Willie Wepener, 17 Frik Kirsten, 18 Wilhelm Steenkamp, 19 CJ Stander, 20 Jano Vermaak, 21 Louis Fouche, 22 Francois Venter.
Referee: Jaco Peyper (South Africa)