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New Support for Urban Cooperative Development by Staff CooperationWorks! (CW) and the National Cooperative Business Association (NCBA) announced on Oct. 15, 2010, a new initiative for urban cooperative development. Congressman Chaka Fattah (D-Pa.),... |
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New Year Brings CGN Change by Dan Nordley Last January, the Cooperative Grocers' Information Network (CGIN) board and executive director met for several days to figure out how CGIN could better meet our mission of strengthening all... |
20 Feb 2013 | #164 Jan-Feb 2013 |
Next Act: Network Merger by Dave Gutknecht The year 2012 marks a new stage in the history of this magazine, one that will lead to improvements in web-based services for food co-ops. Following is one view (skewed, naturally) of how we got... |
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Niche Glitch by Dave Gutknecht Themes linking this edition's feature co-op and the results from our annual survey: Continuity with previous generations of cooperatives is precious... |
09 Jan 2004 | #065 July - August - 1996 |
Nine Years and Counting @ CGIN by Karen Zimbelman Nine years ago, at the 1997 CCMA (Consumer Cooperative Management Association) conference in Alexandria, Va., a workshop was held to discuss how co-ops could use the World Wide Web to strengthen... |
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No Bags Allowed by Donald Kreis Thanks to the wonders of anesthesia, a trip to the dentist's office to have a cavity filled is no longer a painful experience, but it is still anything but pleasant. The high-pitched whine of the... |
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Northeast Cooperatives: "Together we will create a stronger cooperative system." by George Southworth Northeast Cooperatives' strategic goals are based on meeting our members' and customers' needs, now and in the future. We start with a series of forecasts of how the marketplace is... |
08 Jan 2004 | #090 September - October - 2000 |
Northeast: Cooperatives Seek Integration by David Fowle Cooperative Grocers of the Northeast (CGANE or "see-gain") is now in the midst of its second major transformation since the group formed a bit over two years ago. We were initially... |
09 Jan 2004 | #058 May - June - 1995 |
Northwest Greening by Diana Crane PCC Natural Markets opened its eighth store in Redmond, Wash., on Wednesday, May 17, 2006, with a ceremonial ribbon cutting by Redmond mayor Rosemarie Ives. The 23,382-square-foot grocery store (... |
20 Jan 2009 | #125 July - August - 2006 |
Not Simple to Grow the Cooperative Economy The Evergreen Cooperatives initiative in Cleveland has gotten a lot of notice for its vision of urban revitalization based on a complex of worker cooperatives in partnership with supportive local... |
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Not Too Late To Integrate by Dave Gutknecht One co-op begins and another closes. One door opens and another shuts. The recent fates of retail as well as wholesale food cooperatives reflect common lessons. |
07 Jan 2004 | #103 November - December - 2002 |
NYC: Acting Locally to Build a Global Cooperative Economy by Leslie Dreifus Imagine what it would like to be part of a far-reaching movement imbued with values of economic democracy that circumnavigates the globe. Imagine that more than 1 billion people in every country... |
04 Dec 2012 | #163 November-December 2012 |
NYC: Acting Locally to Build a Global Cooperative Economy by Sam Koprak Imagine what it would like to be part of a far-reaching movement imbued with values of economic democracy that circumnavigates the globe. Imagine that more than 1 billion people in every country... |
04 Dec 2012 | #163 November-December 2012 |
Ocean Beach People's Co-op Goes Green by Mike Ferrill Ocean Beach People's Organic Food Co-op in San Diego has a new home. A new environmentally green building has been constructed next to the building that housed the co-op beginning in 1975. The... |
07 Jan 2004 | #102 September - October - 2002 |
October 15 Deadline for Bowers Fund Grants The next round of co-op training and education grants from the Howard Bowers Fund has an October 15 deadline. Find details and an application at www.cdf.coop/bowersfund/. The Bowers... |
17 Sep 2014 | • Endcap Articles |
October Is Co-op Month by Mark KastelCooperatives nationwide will highlight their economic and charitable contributions to their communities as part of the annual October marking of Co-op Month. The community theme was selected for... |
26 Oct 2004 | #114 September - October - 2004 |
Of Kale and Capital: Go Co-op! Trust, local investment, and a strong and supportive food co-op. The down-to-earth details of building local food relationships are nicely reported in an article from Kalamazoo, Michigan. ... |
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Old and New by Dave Gutknecht Times like the present help me appreciate anew the place of cooperaives. But then, this nation has always been dominated by private capital. Solidarity in public and private life and concern... |
09 Jan 2004 | #066 September - October - 1996 |
Old Bakery…New Co-op by James Scothorn There was no doubt that we needed more room. Two pint-sized shopping carts couldn't pass in the aisles at the co-op's old 5,400-square-foot store in Eureka, California. Out of this need for more... |
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February 20, 2014
Mask that inspired the Seahawks logo discovered in Maine museum
By Robin K. Wright
Shortly after publishing the blog post, "Searching for what inspired the Seattle Seahawks logo," we were contacted by Gretchen Faulkner, the Director of the Hudson Museum at the University of Maine. She informed us that the British Columbia Kwakwaka'wakw mask, believed to be the inspiration for the original Seahawks logo, is part of the Hudson Museum collections.
It is so exciting to know where the mask is today and to have the chance to learn more about it. Gretchen sent color photographs of the mask both open and closed. The image of the closed mask shows the "wings" above the eye lying horizontally rather than vertically like ears or horns, as in the Inverarity photo (below).
A color photo of the mask in its closed position. Hudson Museum cat. no. HM5521. |
The open color view of the mask shows that the front of the beak lifts up to become the long neck and head of another bird with a human face on its chest. The wings that appear to be ears when closed stretch out to the sides while open, while the two sides of the eagle's beak open to reveal yet another human face inside.
The mask it its open position. Hudson Museum cat. no. HM5521. |
According to the Hudson Museum, the mask was part of the collection of the German surrealist artist Max Ernst, and after his death in 1976 was acquired by a private collector, William P. Palmer III. The Palmer collection came to the Hudson Museum in 1982.
According to oral history, anthropologist Richard Emerick, the founder of the Hudson Museum, knew that this Kwakwaka'wakw (pronounced: KWA-kwuh-kyuh-wakw) mask from the northeast corner of Vancouver Island was a source for the Seahawks logo design, but the Museum had no written documentation about this.
The comparison from our original blog post, "Searching for what inspired the Seahawks logo." |
The mask had been on exhibit in past years, but had always been shown in the open position, so its similarity to the Seahawks logo was concealed.
After the Seahawks won the Superbowl, Gretchen told Isla Baldwin, a board member of the Hudson Museum, about the oral history of the mask as the Seahawks logo design inspiration and after a bit of research Baldwin discovered our blog post.
I am very happy to know where this Kwakwaka'wakw transformation mask now resides, and am grateful to Gretchen for sending color photos of it. I hope to pay the mask a visit soon in Maine!
**Update: The Kwakwaka'wakw mask that inspired the Seattle Seahawks logo was at the Hudson Museum in Maine and is now on display at the Burke Museum in Seattle through July 27, 2015!
Dr. Robin K. Wright is the Curator of Native American Art and Director of the Bill Holm Center at the Burke Museum, University of Washington.
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- steviepinhead said...
Too cool! This has been an incredibly interesting side-motif to the Seahawks' Super Bowl victory! Thanks so much for your diligence. The history and detail regarding the mask add depth to the logo art, and this kind of research about the logo art may in turn draw increased interest in the art and culture of the Northwest region that the Seahawks have so ably represented!
- Mike Barbre said...
Very cool! I just want to make sure I have it right, though. This means the mask did not originate in the Pacific Northwest region, but rather created by a Native American tribe in Maine.
- Burke Museum said...
Hi Mike - Thanks for the question and for pointing out an area for clarification. The mask originated in the Pacific Northwest on the northeast side of Vancouver Island (Kwakwaka'wakw) but now resides in the Hudson Museum's collection.
- spinlily said...
Do you think that's a goose riding on the eagle? ;-)
The whole thing is incredibly beautiful and reminds me of another carving of a person inside a salmon inside a salmon... Is there somewhere to learn more about transformation masks? - 9:49 PM
- Joe A said...
Being a Seahawks fan in NJ, my fiance and I are about to schedule a visit to Maine to visit our nephew's good friend and to check this museum out. Great research!!
- Anonymous said...
Robin, thanks very much for the article. Really interesting history.
Did you find out whether the designer of the Seahawks logo ever acknowledged or compensated the Kwakwaka'wakw? Surely if you heavily borrow from another's art, one could be accused of plagiarism.... unless you received prior approval from, or compensated the original artist. - 4:18 PM
- Burke Museum said...
@Anonymous, unfortunately we don't know whether or not the designer of the Seahawks logo compensated the tribe or original artist.
- Anonymous said...
Thanks for your response to my query. In that case, perhaps the Seahawks should. They pay Texas A&M an annual fee to use the "12th Man" slogan, so they should do the same to the Kwakwaka'wakw to use a likeness of a piece of their art.
Anyhow, I'll get off my soapbox now. - 9:13 AM
- Anonymous said...
I think it longs for a home back in the PNW tbh. Maybe Paul Allen could make an arrangement.
- Burke Museum said...
We're currently talking to the Hudson Museum in Maine about borrowing the mask, so all the Hawks fans could see it. We'll make sure to keep the blog updated with news about the mask... and perhaps Mr. Allen will be one of its visitors!
- Anonymous said...
how interesting that so many modern views entail the valuation of cultural art in terms of money. Indeed, the franchise no doubt makes a great of the stuff from the sale of logo items. I couldn't begrudge a gesture on the part of the team, or a recognition of such a gesture by acceptance on the part of that culture's living members. But to frame the conversation in terms of a debate about who owes what to whom doesn't seem appropriate. Suggesting that we reduced such treasures- either physically or symbolically- to a form of property to be bought, sold, licensed or leased seems counterproductive to the goal of preserving their true value. In my opinion, that kind of cheapens it, whereas the use of the symbol as representative of the unique regional history is an homage. This is not to say that NFL logos are generally appropriate expressions of respect for their inspirations, but perhaps we should let the business be a business and the cultural artifact be the cultural artifact. Maybe instead of trying to force our views and judgements on others, we would learn something from them instead.


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Let's keep racism – and the public order act – off the terraces
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On Saturday a Swansea fan was arrested for allegedly directing a racial slur at a footballer on the opposing team. Meanwhile a few weeks back 2 west ham fans were arrested for alleged anti-Semitic chants at West Ham versus Tottenham.
In a sense I was not surprised at all by latter. A few years back I found myself in the West Ham crowd when Tottenham came to upton park. I remember being shocked by the sheer umber of people making Hitler salutes and imitating the sound of gas chambers. Needless to say it was not the most comfortable experience for myself, and the two other Jewish guys I was with.
Nonetheless,we ought to be concerned by the application criminal law to terrace chants – particularly the public order act, under which the two hammers fans were arrested. After all the Public Order Act – which criminalizes that which causes "harrassment, alarm and distress", could well be applied to a great many things sung and shouted on the terraces – a place where all participants understand that the normal rules of polite intercourse don't apply.
This is not, for a moment, to suggest, that terrace racism is unproblematic, or that it is a probem that can be reduced to "impoliteness". Yet the application of public order legislation to terrace chants clearly has the potential to go beyond policing racism. The increasing use of criminal law on the terraces is particularly odd given it is happening at a moment when hooliganism and football related violence is an a historic low.
The broader picture, here, is the increasing colonization of popular cultural spaces by the state. Pubs have been subjected to a host of regulations to make them function like beer-retailing coffee shops – not least the pub-killing smoking ban. And now football fans are faced increasingly with the prospect of having to account to a judge – upon pain of a potential prison sentence for what they yell.
One potential problem is the sheer in ability of Britain's judicial authorities to grasp the real meaning of what gets chanted in the context of live football. It has of course normal for fans you have no intention of engaging in any physical altercation to engage in such chants of "Your going home in an ambulance".
Let's keep racism out of the terraces. But let's keep the Public Order Act out of football too.
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Donta Page's trial began November 3, 2000, in front of Denver District Court Judge Joseph Meyer III. Pat and Steve Tuthill and other family members and friends of Peyton sat in front, behind the prosecution's table, in the row reserved for the victim. There was no shielding Pat Tuthill as they listened to Deputy District Attorney Henry Cooper deliver his opening statements with a blow-by-blow account of what Page had done to Peyton.
The defendant, Cooper said, "violated Peyton Tuthill in every way a human can...motivated by his lust for violence." Then he'd calmly washed his clothes, gathered items he wanted to steal, disposed of the evidence and things he didn't want, and walked back to Stout Street to wait for his ride.
Page had confessed that he slashed Peyton's throat "because he didn't like her screaming," said Cooper. "He killed Peyton Tuthill so he wouldn't get caught."
In his opening, defense attorney Randy Canney surprised the court. Page wouldn't contest his guilt for most of the crimes he was charged with, Canney said, including first-degree felony murder. The only exception was the charge of first-degree murder after deliberation.
Long before the trial began, Canney and lead counsel Jim Castle had offered to plead their client guilty to all of the charges, including first-degree murder after deliberation, if the DA wouldn't pursue the death penalty; however, the DA had turned them down. Canney knew the best chance for saving Page's life now was if the jury was satisfied with convicting him of first-degree felony murder. While that could still expose Page to a death-penalty hearing, neither a Colorado jury nor two panels of judges had sent a man to death row for felony murder. Judge or jury, it had always taken a conviction for first-degree murder after deliberation, along with the words that the defendant "intentionally caused the death of another."
So that was what this trial was all about. Page did not kill Peyton "after deliberation," his attorneys argued; he was mentally ill, his ability to deliberate removed by brain damage and years of childhood abuse.
Canney told the courtroom that Page was just three years old when his mother whipped him with electric cords until he bled, leaving scars on his back and legs. As a child, Page was repeatedly taken to the emergency room -- once after he fell on his head from a moving car. When he was ten, his grandmother's boyfriend raped him.
"We're not asking you to excuse Donta Page," Canney said. "We are asking you to hold him responsible and find room in your verdict to understand what happened here."
Pat Tuthill tried not to listen. She didn't look at photographs from the crime scene. She turned her face when the jury was shown a video that included footage of Peyton's body lying in a pool of blood.
Page's taped confession to Denver detective Jon Priest was played on the trial's second day. At times mumbling and barely discernible, Page talked about arriving at Stout Street and learning he wouldn't be leaving until 1:30 p.m. "I ain't got no money. I ain't have nothin', so it dawned on me that I seen that lady leave," he said. He'd grabbed the knife when he heard the lady return. "I jus' kept askin' her, 'Where the money at? Where the money at?' And she kept sayin' she didn't have none...She jus' kept fightin' me, fightin' me, kickin' me, so I tried to cut her throat."
When the defense took up its case, the attorneys focused on two issues. One was the alleged abuse Page had suffered as a child. His grandmother testified that he'd been beaten and verbally abused by his mother, who'd resented him from the day he was born. She said he was taken to the emergency room when he was ten for rectal bleeding, the result of one of her boyfriends raping him.
The other issue was brain damage. Defense experts, including Dr. Jonathan Pincus, testified that Page suffered from brain damage to his frontal lobes, perhaps as a result of having been shaken as an infant. Pincus, a neurologist from Georgetown University, had testified just a few months earlier on behalf of George Woldt who, along with Lucas Salmon, had murdered Jacine Gielinski in Colorado Springs in April 1997. A calcified growth in Woldt's brain, along with physical and/or sexual abuse as a child and an obsessive-compulsive personality disorder, could have been linked to Woldt's violent criminal acts, Pincus testified. Still, in September 2000, Woldt was sentenced to die.
As he had in Woldt's case, Pincus now testified that he'd interviewed 150 to 200 convicted murderers, many of them on death row, and found three factors common to most of their crimes: mental illness, physical and/or sexual abuse as a child, and neurological disorder. Like Woldt, Page qualified for all three: He had brain damage, he was abused, and he had an antisocial personality disorder.
Prosecutors called their own experts to rebut the defense's experts. Dr. David Johnson, the forensic psychiatrist at the state hospital in Pueblo who'd observed Page and deemed him competent, testified that blaming violent criminal behavior on brain damage was "a speculative interpretation." Although Page could have sustained head injuries, he thought it was unlikely, because tests indicated that the defendant's brain was functioning normally. Page knew at the time that what he was doing was wrong, Johnson said, pointing to his attempts to dispose of evidence and his escape.


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Rhonda Eisenberg, ex-teacher, allowed to write former student whose child she bore
In July, we told you about Greeley high school teacher Rhonda Eisenberg's arrest for sexual assault in a case involving what was at the time an underage student.Photos, video below.
Eisenberg subsequently pleaded guilty in the matter, and she was sentenced yesterday. But the resolution of the case was complicated by two facts: The student fathered Eisenberg's child, and he's now legally an adult, who a judge will allow to exchange letters with the woman convicted of assaulting him. Photos, video, the original arrest affidavit and more below.
As we've reported, Eisenberg, 44, began teaching Spanish at Northridge High School in 2000 -- a gig she supplemented with instruction in the subject at the Engage Online Academy.
According to the aforementioned affidavit, the Greeley police received what is termed an "online information tip" last July 13 about Eisenberg. After stating that a student had been living with her in 2010 and 2011, it reads, "Several months before he graduated, she gave birth to a Hispanic baby without any other male in her life. Co-workers and family all suspect that she had a sexual relationship with him while he was a minor under her care....
"She continues to work with teenage boys," the note added.
Acting on this information, a Greeley PD detective headed to Eisenberg's home and saw her "leaving the residence with a juvenile Hispanic child" -- an observation that prompted an interview the next day.A photo of Eisenberg from her now-deleted Facebook page.
The affidavit maintains that Eisenberg knew the conversation was voluntary -- and during the course of the chat, she's said to have admitted that the student had been living with her; she'd been designated as guardian by his parents, who resided in Mexico. She added that the two of them engaged in sexual intercourse on approximately twenty occasions beginning before he was legally an adult.
She's also quoted as conceding that the student was the father of her child and was continuing to assist her in the baby's care. Nonetheless, she told the detective that "she knew having sex with [deleted] was wrong due to his young age."
Earlier this year, Eisenberg pleaded guilty to one count of attempted sex assault on a child by a person in a position of trust -- and in court yesterday, she apologized for her actions.
And someone else spoke to the judge, too.
Continue for more about Rhonda Eisenberg's sentencing, including a video, the arrest affidavit and more photos.
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Name: Shauna Jones Joined: 2007 Section: Guard What band means to me: "Its something words fail to describe. Its another family who are always there for you. Whatever happens you can always count on the people in your band family because even without them saying it you just know they are there for you. TYB brought me out of my shell and has truly helped me in the past few years. There is always someone there with a kind word. Band is a way of life. July 2011 |
Name:Louise Dunne Joined: 2009 Section:Guard What band means to me: "It has changed my life. I will never regret joining and always have it in my heart. We are a massive family and is a place I never have to act or pretend - everyone is just themselves and no one will judge you. July 2011 |
Name: Karl Crosbie Joined: 2009 Section: Drumline What band means to me: "its like another family - I got another Mammy and loads more friends" July 2011 |
Name: Tom Douglas Joined:2002 Section: Sax What band means to me: "is a perfect mix up between good hard work, great fun and an unbelievable feeling of accomplishment after a parade, concert, competition. Not to mention the best feeling of all winning a competition" July 2011 |


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There were continued reports of excessive use of force by police during demonstrations. Human rights bodies condemned Spain for the lack of adequate investigations into allegations of torture.
Demonstrations continued throughout the year, calling for changes in the political system to allow for greater public participation in political affairs and to protest against austerity measures implemented to combat the financial and economic crisis.
In June, the UN Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights recommended that Spain review reforms adopted in relation to the financial crisis to ensure that all austerity measures upheld economic, social and cultural rights and were temporary, proportionate and without prejudice to those rights. The Committee also recommended taking legislative measures to ensure that economic, social and cultural rights enjoy the same protections as civil and political rights.
No violent attacks by the armed Basque group Euskadi Ta Askatasuna (ETA) were reported during 2012, after the group announced the end of its armed struggle in October 2011.
In November, the Constitutional Tribunal ruled that same-sex marriage was consistent with the provisions of the Spanish Constitution, following the Popular Party's 2005 appeal against legislation permitting same-sex marriage.
Top of pageDemonstrations took place throughout the year in different cities including Madrid, Barcelona and Valencia. There were frequent allegations of excessive use of force and of ill-treatment by law enforcement officials while dispersing crowds during the protests. In general, investigations into complaints were not thorough or effective; some were made impossible by the lack of identification tags on the uniforms of police alleged to have been involved.
Investigations into allegations of torture and other ill-treatment were often inadequate and recognized as such in decisions adopted by human rights bodies and courts during the year.
Investigations of crimes committed by members of the armed group ETA continued.
Spain again failed to implement international human rights bodies' recommendations to abolish the use of incommunicado detention for people suspected of terrorism-related offences. The practice allows detainees to be held for up to 13 days, during which time they are denied access to a doctor or lawyer of their choice, cannot consult their state-appointed lawyer in private and cannot have their family informed of their whereabouts.
Muslims and other religious minorities continued to face obstacles in obtaining permits to open places of worship in some municipalities in Catalonia, following local moratoriums on new places of worship. Some local authorities, political parties and associations of neighbours continued to voice opposition to the establishment of Muslim prayer rooms.
Restrictions on wearing religious symbols and dress were maintained in some schools and continued to have a disproportionate impact on Muslim pupils.
During 2012, 46 women were killed by their partners or former partners, according to the Ministry of Health, Social Policy and Equality. A survey carried out by the Spanish government estimated that more than 2 million women had suffered gender violence by partners or ex-partners at least once. Seven years after the introduction of the law against gender-based violence, women continued to lack access to effective remedies. Since 2005, when specialized tribunals on violence against women were set up, no assessment has been made of the obstacles to effective protection that women may face during judicial proceedings.
In April, the adoption of Royal Decree-Law No. 16/2012 reformed the Aliens Act, limiting irregular migrants' access to public health services.
On 4 September, Spain collectively expelled 70 migrants from the Spanish islet Isla de Tierra to Morocco. None of them had access to an individual asylum procedure.
The definition of enforced disappearance as a crime against humanity in domestic legislation continued to fall short of obligations under international law, despite Spain's ratification of the International Convention against enforced disappearance.
The government implemented legislative reforms relating to the economic crisis without assessing their impact on vulnerable people's rights.
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Chords used: A (x02220), Asus4 (x02230), D (xx0232), D/F# (200232), D5 (xx023x), D5/B (x2023x), Dsus4 (xx0233), G5 (320033), Gsus2 (300233) Capo 1 INTRO: D5 (hammer 3rd string) Dsus4 (hammer 1st string maintaining a D chord) VERSE 1: D5 (similar pattern as intro) The battle rages on As storms and tempests roar D5/B We cannot win this fight A4 Inside our rebel hearts G5 D5/B A4 We're laying down our weapons now CHORUS: D5/B G5 G2 We raise our white flag D A4 D5/B G5 G2 D5 A We surrender all to You, all for You D5/B G5 G2 D A4 We raise our white flag: the war is over D5/B G G2 D5 A Love has come, Your love has won Instrumental: D5 (hammer 3rd string) VERSE 2: D5 Here on this holy ground You made a way for peace D5/B Laying your body down A4 You took our rightful place G5 D5/B A4 This freedom song is marching on Repeat chorus Instrumental: D G5 D D D/F# G5 D D BRIDGE: D/F# G5 G2 D D We lift the cross, lift it high, lift it high (x4) D/F# G5 G2 D A4 We lift the cross, lift it high, lift it high (x4) OUTRO D5/B G5 G2 D G5 D G5 D A4 We raise our white flag Please provide feedback by voting if you like this tab. Good bless! Comments
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I was reminded today of a tremendously important and compelling argument against redefining marriage—not from a Christian point of view, but a libertarian one. The case was made—cogently, I believe—by Jennifer Roback Morse last year. (more…)
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Being questioned on Q&A#1 – on Mr Rudd
Life, Sola Panel
Well, to think that I almost didn't write yesterday's post, because my relatively few friends on Facebook had said it all… Since then I've trawled through over a total of 700 comments (and counting), between this blog, the Drum (on ABC) and various friends' FB links. Today I am going to attempt a few follow ups. (more…)
Satan's lies about singleness
I'm single. I live in Sydney's east with my two flatmates and my cat. (The crazy-cat-lady litmus test is that you know you've become one and you don't care.) I'm in my late thirties. Many of the struggles that surround singleness are my struggles too: tossing up between living on my own (and being lonely and possibly broke) or living with flatmates (and regularly having to find and get used to new ones); turning up to things on my own all the time; feeling the unvoiced wonderings of friends, who think I'm too fussy, or gay, or weird; feeling surprised and disappointed that I'm not married by now, and wondering what's wrong with me. I tire of all of those things. (more…)
What's the point of marriage? Three books and some thoughts
There's nothing like a bunch of marriage books to make your head spin. Mostly I avoid them—too many guilt-producing suggestions about the 'must-dos' of a relationship—but I've been writing a seminar on the topic, so it was time to hit the books. (more…)
Love and Subjugation
Last week, I wrote Submission and the Clash of Cultures. This week I want to follow it by writing about subjugation and the clash of cultures. For in website and blog comments regarding last week's article the clash of world views became very obvious. The word 'submission' is, as I suggested, the presenting issue of something much bigger; it is a difference over "the nature of marriage, of human relationships and humanity itself". (more…)
Submission and the Clash of Cultures
Behind the media brouhaha about the word "submission", lies a clash of world views. It is a clash that feels difficult because of the heat of debate, but one that exposes something of the difference the gospel makes—not just in theory but also in practice. (more…)
A husband's sacrificial love: what does it actually look like?
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In this post, I'd like to make a few observations about the nature of a husband's sacrificial love based on Ephesians 5:25-32, and then invite others to contribute examples of how this sacrificial love might work itself out in different situations. (more…)
Word-watch: lessons from a naïve blogger
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A few days ago I wrote a short article in which I used the word 'submission.' I've just now realized that by using this word, I was being a bit naïve. The realization of my own naivety came when I read Kara Martin's helpful review of the book Fifty Shades of Grey on the Sydney Anglicans website. Kara's review made me realize that what we Christians mean when we use the word 'submission' is often entirely different to what our non-Christian world thinks when it hears the word 'submission.' That's because Christians and non-Christians are spending their time reading two very different books. As a result, Christians and non-Christians are having their passions and desires shaped by two very different worldviews. (more…)
The real challenge for married Christian men
Life, Sola Panel
Regarding Julia Baird's opinion piece in the SMH today… (more…)
'Mutual submission'? Scrutinizing a lazy slogan
Thought, Sola Panel
A furore has indeed erupted over the use of the dreaded 's'-word in certain proposed new marriage vows. The word 'submit,' of course, comes from the Bible (e.g. Ephesians 5:22-24); the proposed vows are an attempt to give couples the option of using biblical terminology in place of the traditional, often misunderstood, term in the prayer book: 'obey.' The inclusion of the 's'-word, however, has caught many people's eye (and ire). It needs to be said that the word 'submit' can never be understood alone. The concept of submission in marriage is always part of a package deal. It's one side of a double-sided coin: the other side is the husband's responsibility to sacrifice himself for his wife, loving her tenderly and caring for her (e.g. Ephesians 5:25-30). That, in itself, should rule out any suggestion of abuse of women by men. (more…)
Pushing back on marriage
Life, Sola Panel
Everyone's commenting (in my part of the world) on the front-page SMH article on the proposed new vows in an additional order of marriage to be considered for inclusion in the new Sydney Anglican prayer book. I agree: well done to Rob Forsyth and Andy and Steph Judd for their comments. (more…)
Same-Sex Parenting – No Differences?
Life, Thought, Sola Panel
Last year, when I published my article on same-sex marriage, commenters asserted that the academic literature suggested children with gay or lesbian parenting situations did just as well as those with heterosexual parents. As I looked into it, even as a non-specialist, I could note that many such studies displayed methodological weaknesses such as the lack of control groups, or self-selection and self-reporting by participants. This should have cautioned against such dogmatic conclusions. (more…)
To dye or not to dye?
Life, Sola Panel
To dye or not to dye? This question came up on Jenny's blog, and I just couldn't resist jumping in with a typically over-long comment! Here's an edited version of what I wrote, for women considering the pressing question of whether or not to dye greying hair. It's not a bad test-case for issues of beauty and personal adornment.
Like all things the Bible doesn't legislate on, whether or not to dye your hair comes down to the freedom to serve one another in love (Gal 5:13). It's the teaching of demons to declare a created thing "bad": it's good if received with thanksgiving (1 Tim 4:1-5). We're not to submit to rules like "Do not handle, Do not taste, Do not touch!" (Col 2:16-23).
So yes, hair dye, waxing, and, dare I say, even botox and surgery to improve appearance are not evil in themselves: (more…)
Polygamy in the Bible: A sordid tale
Life, Thought, Sola Panel
I saw an excellent interview on Australia's Channel 7 Sunrise program recently. Christian leaders were being asked about their opposition to proposals to redefine marriage, and were discussing the Bible's view of marriage. At one point, the interviewer asked a question which is often brought up in these contexts: Doesn't the Old Testament condone polygamy? There was, of course, a question behind the question: Since the Old Testament says polygamy is OK, why should we listen to it on any moral issue? (more…)
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The main lobby group promoting gay marriage yesterday distanced itself from polyamorists demanding to be included in the proposed reforms, saying marriage involving more than two people would undermine a traditional institution.


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The Nashville Predators got to the 100-point plateau tonight with a 2-1 shootout win over the Wild. Quality effort by the Wild, but no dice in the shootout when the Wild went 0-for-3 and Niklas Backstrom was beaten on a pretty nasty shot by Alex Radulov.
The Wild fell to 10-9 in shootouts. That's the most in the NHL. I'm no math genius, but that's 19 stressful ... file-the-second-the-game's-over stories for first edition.
This was the fourth consecutive overtime for the Wild, incidentally. Six periods to go in this season, excluding the inevitable shootouts.
In the nightly casualty report, Clayton Stoner looked to get hurt in the third period on an Andrei Kostitsyn hit, but he did return. And Kyle Brodziak played with a bunch of stitches in his face after being clipped by teammate Darroll Powe's left skate. He cut his left cheek and the outside of the left side of his nose.
He was real sore after the game, so he didn't want to speak, but he looked to have trouble playing the puck after, probably because he's not normally used to wearing a visor. He's one of three healthy guys on the Wild that doesn't wear one.
He didn't just wear a visor, but athletic therapist Don Fuller told the equipment gents to get a ¾ visor to protect Brodziak, and the best they had was the specially-ordered Dany Heatley long model.
It's amazing how many injuries the Wild's had this season and still have right now, yet Nashville's completely healthy.
"It's a little ridiculous how things can go like this," said defenseman Justin Falk, who was real good tonight. "It's comical to the point where you just want it to end, the guys to be healthy, you want the best for each other. Nobody can play at 100 percent unless they're feeling 100 percent. We have a lot of guys playing nicked up as well. Like you saw tonight, no shortage of effort and desire out there."
That's really it for me. I'm trying to get on an earlier flight in the morning. Read the gamer for all the details, but the ice was bad, Dany Heatley scored his team-leading 23rd, the blue line was good, the effort was solid, the Jason Zucker-Erik Christensen-Nick Johnson line bounced back fairly well after a bad game in Chicago that forced coach Mike Yeo to barely play them.
One weird moment came on a 10-minute video review in the second with the game scoreless.
Nick Spaling, always good against Minnesota, threw a puck in the crease. After a mad scramble, replays showed Johnson fishing the puck from deep inside his net.
But the goal was disallowed after FOREVER when the NHL said referee Ghislain Hebert finally determined he had blown his whistle to declare play dead prior to the puck crossing the goal line.
OK, Kent has practice Wednesday as I work ahead on my end of the season stuff.


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Santa Barbara County Animal Services is in need of bird food after a major animal bust over the weekend.
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Employees were aware of issues at the location but made the bust after an anonymous tip came in.
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Awesome Entry level purifier
- Familiarity: I've put it through the wringer
Across two countries and 14 states, this little filter has seem its fair share of use. It was particularly utilized in our 1 month roadtrip to Alaska from Colorado and back, where the towns (and drinkable water at that) are 300 miles apart. I have probably purified around 200 Liters of water through this and it still performs like the day I got it. The nalgene and camelbak adapters are a nice touch. I especially like the prefilter at the end of the inlet hose. I had an older pump that did not have this feature and it was much more prone to clogging and premature filter replacement.
As a con, its definitely not the lightest or smallest filter on the market, but for the price you can't even really make that a valid argument.
Bottom line, for the price, you can't beat this pump. With a little routine maintenance and proper storage, I don't see why you would need a more expensive filter.
Great Filter
- Familiarity: I've used it several times
This is my go to for water purification on the trail. I can fill a nalgene bottle in about a minute. It comes with attachments to easily fit nalgene bottles and Camelback bladders. It cleans up easily when I'm home and water doesn't have a noticeable taste or odor after using it. I haven't had to replace the filter yet but with as common as this device is filters should be easy to find.
Kendall King
I purchased a Hiker Water Microfilter about...
I purchased a Hiker Water Microfilter about 8 yrs ago, but have only used it on about 4-5 backpacking trips, to filter maybe 50 liters of water over that time. It's not hard to pump. So is it still safe to use?
Jared Downs
The first thing I'd ask is how have you stored the filter?
Did you let it properly dry out before storing it after each use?
Did you follow the cleaning instructions after each use?
Did you follow the prep instructions before each use?
If you've been following the instructions you should be all set. If you haven't, I'd contact the manufacturer about the shelf life of the filter.
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Anthony and Ashley South
Does the trick!
- Familiarity: I've put it through the wringer
I have used this filter for nearly 5 years now & it hasn't failed me yet. Changing the filter almost yearly & routine maintenance it works great! It pumps fast enough & it doesn't feel like you just had a work out session when your done. Nothing fancy & it does exactly what it was made to do!
Ben C
Nice basic filter
- Familiarity: I've put it through the wringer
My PUR version (bought out by Katadyn) is still going strong. I bought it when I was 8! and after a filter replacement and a casing replacement it is still working fine with the original pump mechanism. Not fragile, battery-dependent, or anything else. For NA backpacking does the job without too much weight. Much preferred to uv with glacial or slightly dirty water.
Pat Gunning
Solid filter, just wish I could find it
- Familiarity: I've put it through the wringer
I have an older version from around 2009. It is a solid filter and does what you need it to do. I have used it a lot and never ran into any issues. There is nothing better than drinking nice cold, filtered, mountain stream water. This filter gets the job done and will last you a long time. I recently let my brother borrow it and now I have no idea what he did with it. That just gave me an excuse to upgrade to the hiker pro which is also an awesome filter. It is just an improved version of the classic hiker.
Does it job!
- Familiarity: I've used it several times
Does as said and very easy to use, replacement filter should be a little cheaper
Adam Saucedo
Sleek, Light and Fast
- Familiarity: I've used it several times
Filters water as fast as 1 liter per minute which is awesome! Only weighs 310 grams. It is very easy to disassemble to clean. It is very intuitive to pump, a very natural motion as opposed to an awkward twisting motion. Overall, I am extremely happy with my Katadyn Hiker Water Microfilter purchase. I would recommend it to anyone looking for a light, compact and fast water filter.
Very disappointing
- Familiarity: I've used it once or twice and have initial impressions
I am an avid camper and received this filter as a gift. I opened the box to read the instructions as test the filter (as recommended) before taking it out on the field. The plastic barb that the output hose connects to broke off when I tried to remove the hose for storage as recommended in the manual that came with the filter. I have never used the filter in the field and it is already broken. Glad I tested it!
Anthony and Ashley South
Must have been a bad banana! I have put mine through years of use in dozens of wilderness trips & it is still going strong today.
Previous version.
Previous version.
I think for the most part, only the colors have changed.
Previous version.
I think for the most part, only the colors have changed.
Terran Siladi
Great value filter
- Familiarity: I've put it through the wringer
This is a great little filter. Not too big, reliable and sturdy, produces good tasting clean water, and keeps my intestines healthy.
I used this exclusively for treating water while backpacking through the superstition mountains in Arizona, this included filtering some of the scummiest most algae filled water I have ever seen, besides thought about drinking. Never once did she clog up, and the water always came out looking and tasting great.
Patrick McMurtry
- Familiarity: I've put it through the wringer
I've done lots of multi-day backpacking trips with friends and it seems like my katadyn hiker is always the go-to filter, no matter what other filters are on the trip. Always reliable and can be cleaned in the field. Never has let my friends or me down. Most of my friends have replaced their filters with this.
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Filter doctor review of Katadyn Hiker...He's really into water filters!
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Matt Stark
Works Good...Except For That One Time...
I used this as my primary filter for all my trips until I got sick last year...I'm not sure how I ended up getting sick because my filter still had life in it according to the 200 gallon life on it. I was already a little fed up with using this filter because the bag that it came with was cheap and the zipper broke. I was also tired of putting away all the pieces and trying to keep track of what tube was the "clean" and "dirty" tube. Call me lazy but I hate stopping and messing with the entire filtration process. I now just use iodine pills mixed with some powder gatorade to kill the taste. You need to let the iodine sit so I always have a backup bottle just in case I can't wait the 30 minutes.
I am wondering what material the tubing...
I am wondering what material the tubing is made of, is it silicone? I am allergic to latex and want to know if it is possibly latex tubing. Thanks
Yes, the tubing is silicone.
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Quinn Clark
Awesome filter with a couple of caveats
- Gender: Male
- Familiarity: I've put it through the wringer
I used this filter for 100% of my drinking and cooking water on a multi-day backpacking trip to King's Peak in Northern Utah, and a 2-day trip in the Mt. Timpanogos Wilderness area a couple of weeks later. First and foremost, the water coming out of this filter tasted clean and pure, and I didn't get sick after drinking it, so it clearly functioned as intended. The tapered plastic inserts fit the mouth of my 2-liter water bottles perfectly. I tried to be fastidious about potentially contaminated water coming into contact with the "clean" end of the plastic tubing or with the inserts, but it can be difficult to keep everything completely separated. Overall I love the filter and its small pack footprint, but if you're very particular about keeping everything separated and all the clean parts clean on a long packing trip, you might want to rethink how everything gets stored.
Also: My hiking buddy brought another filter on our trip and it completely seized up on the trail when his filter got clogged. I was glad I had this!


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Nordic Yards, Wismar selects IAS from L-3 Valmarine
DRAMMEN, May 28, 2010
L-3 Valmarine AS has been awarded a new contract with Nordic Yards in Wismar Germany for delivery of Integrated Automation System to their new special ice-breaker tankers for Norilsk Nickel.
- Construction expected to start on 1st July 2010
- Delivery expected at the end of September 2011
Nordic Yards, builder of technologically challenging and innovative special ships, has received an order from Norilsk Nickel, one of the ten biggest companies in Russia, to build a special tanker. The Russian mining company has placed an order for the ice-breaking Arctic Tanker "Nordic AT 19" which will be mainly deployed on the northern Russian shipping routes.
Specially constructed to cope with year-round deployment in Arctic waters, the vessel of the type "Nordic AT 19" will be able to break through ice thicknesses up to 1.5 metres. At some 170 metres in length, with a beam of approximately
23 meters, and a load capacity of 18,500 tons, the tanker will provide a cargo tank capacity of over 20,600 cubic meters. The diesel-electric machinery will drive a 360 degree rotating gondola propeller. Open water speed is 15.3 knots. The vessel with the Arctic ice class ARC7 is designed to cope with harsh weather conditions, with temperatures as low as minus 50 degrees Celsius.


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Leaked internal Nokia documents reveal more information about the new Windows Phone 7.8 features. The said new OS will be the Windows Phone 7 devices OS update and this is said to bring limited selection of new features found on the Windows Phone 8 OS but meant for older models. Nokia's older Lumia series the Nokia Lumia 800 and Nokia Lumia 900 are two of the older devices that will benefit from this. Today, the said devices are running on Windows Phone 7.5.
The leak happened online and it reveals that the Windows Phone 8 customisable lock screen will also make its way to Windows Phone 7.8 version. With this, user can select apps to push notification and photo content to the phone's lock screen. Devices will get an updated Internet Explorer 9 but sadly will not get the new Internet Explorer 10 (for now). The said OS will bring new MP3 editor and it is designed to allow you to make your own ringtones. The same leak confirms previous reports saying that a greater range of theme colours will also land with it.
This new leaked Nokia document also adds to previous leaked information as it came from Microsoft's own Italian Facebook presence. In the said leak, it was revealed that the Windows Phone 7.8 will support customizable Live Tiles, People's Hub (new 'Rooms' feature), Xbox SmartGlass and Xbox Music + Video.
There is no exact date of rollout to back up this leaked information about the Windows Phone 7.8 OS, but if we read through previous rumours, it suggests that this will rollout by Christmas (or possible anytime now). Yes, other rumours states that there will be a longer wait until the first quarter of next year and it's quite possible. But the thing is, this is a potential bad move for Microsoft if they do wait that long to release the said update.
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Notwithstanding the observation the other day that Apple didn't make it by being a political concern, the Economist reports that according to an index produced by Strategas, an investment-research firm, the stocks of American firms that do a lot of lobbying substantially outperform the broader market.
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They _didn't_?
This is the company that had AL GORE on its board.
They also did a lot of political maneuvering during their back-dated stock options scandal.
Jobs wouldn't have gotten away with his $1/year salary (paying only 15 cents a year in payroll tax) and taking the bulk of his money in stock options–backdated or otherwise–if he didn't have deep political connections.
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We are in the process of rough wiring our 180 yr old home. At the suggestion of our Electrical Contractor, we will be installing 2 large juction boxes (1 in the attic and 1 in the basement) and running each 20Amp circuit to one of these 2 boxes. There will then be PVC conduit with THHN/THWN running from the Juction boxes to the Panel. Of course, the junction boxes will be sized appropriately for the number of conductors housed. Our question is if 2 conduits run from a junction box to the panel due to space constraints and allowable fill capacities, do we need a ground in each conduit or just 1 of the conduits? |
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- Posted by ronnatalie (My Page) on Tue, Aug 23, 11 at 6:59
You must run a ground in the same conduit as the rest of the circuit conductors. |
"There will then be PVC conduit with THHN/THWN running from the Juction boxes to the Panel. " You are likely to encounter conductor derating requirements for the large number of current carrying conductors in the home run conduits. |
Is there a reason you aren't just putting subpanels in the basement and the second story? Seems a lot easier to pull 1 line than a bunch. It also would make future expansion a lot easier. |
Bill - Thanks for the input. I'm not sure why the contractor didn't suggest the subpanels, but I'll ask him. They seem like a good idea, especially since we're going to have to run multiple conduits from each junction box to the panel due to the space constraints and derating. |
Can't put a panel in the attic unless there are permanent stairs leading to it. there may not be enough space in the basement location to fit a panel with clearance requirements what they are. |
I just met with the electrical contractor again tonight and, ionized, you are exactly right. No space in the basement with the appropriate clearances. Ditto the 2nd floor, since it a cape cod style. Guess we're going to be staying with the junction boxes. Thanks to everyone. |
- Posted by bus_driver (My Page) on Wed, Aug 24, 11 at 21:19
Hallway wall on the second floor? The folks who wrote the NEC are less concerned about appearance than about their approach to safety. |
- Posted by ronnatalie (My Page) on Thu, Aug 25, 11 at 7:18
Why not cable? Is conduit specifically required in your area? |
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In 1956, controlling interest of the bank was acquired by a group of local investors and a new bank building was constructed in 1959, at its present location, with a major portion of the building rented to a retail shop and government offices. In 1968, when assets had reached $3 million, controlling interest was sold to the Petersen family from New Town, the sole shareholders today. The Petersen family also owns the McKenzie County Bank in Watford City, North Dakota. In 2008, Lakeside State Bank merged with Peoples Bank and Trust of Parshall, North Dakota. Peoples Bank and Trust, with locations in Parshall, Makoti and Plaza, was controlled by the Lerberg family of Parshall since 1937.
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Second 'monobrand' store to open in Hungary
Posted by Huw,On October 12, another LEGO monobrand [1] store will open in Budapest, at ALLEE Supermarket.
On opening day, there will be gifts, star guests and 20% off everything. The first 200 customers will get a free gift, 5001621 Han Solo minifig, and the first 300 customers who spend HUF 5000 will be entered into a competition to win any LEGO product in the shop.
I remember seeing photos of the opening of the first store in Budapest and it looked to be chaotic, so if you're planning to go, get there early!
[1] Monobrand stores are franchised operations that open in countries that LEGO does not intend to open brand stores in itself.
Thanks, Huw!
Great news...i'm going there next year!
Can you explain the difference between brand stores and monobrand stores??? You mean the latter are franchised and the former are run from LEGO directly?
Yes, I believe so. The two in Hungary are run by http://kocka.hu/.
Do they really mean:
"....and the first 300 customers who spend HUF 5000 will be entered into a competition to win any LEGO product in the shop. (except Exclusives)"
Why people are buying in these shops is beyond me. The other (1st) shop is expensive compared to every other places you can get LEGO in Hungary.
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It's a two for one show review today. Why? Because I back to backed these shows in one day, ten hours on your feet watching bands, at the end of the day I was sore but it was pretty fun.
The Trap House – Parkville, MD
Thursday, April 12th, 2012
The Trap House is a new house venue around, this was their first show. I hope it works out well for them because I liked this place a lot. It sounded good, it wasn't a shithole and the dude running things seems like a good guy. I hope to be visiting this place a lot more in the future.
The Headies - I've seen the Headies a few time, they're always fun, just like this time. If you ever get the chance to see them make sure you do it, it's awesome.
Paul Newman & The Ride Home – I'd never heard of this band before but they were pretty good. A band with a ukulele always gets some respect.
Timeshares - I'd just seen Timeshares last night, they were real good last night but today they were even better. They took their thing to another level and were fucking great.
Spraynard - I also saw Spraynard last night, I think last night they had a better set but they were still a blast to see today. These guys are so good.
Mixtapes - Mixtapes came in and proved that they deserve every bit if recognition that they get. Their set was awesome, and great fun, it was a no brainer that I was going to see them again the same day after that set.
Dartagnan - I also saw this band last night with Timeshares and Spraynard, their set today was way better than their last one. They were a lot of fun and real good.
Charm City Art Space – Baltimore, MD
Thursday, April 12th, 2012
After the house show there was some time to kill then off to my favorite place to see a show, the Charm City Art Space for round two.
The Eubonics - Local hip hop group with just two dudes, they were pretty good. Not a whole lot to say really, with something like this it's either going to be bad or good, luckily they fall on the good side of things.
Trashkanistan - My second time seeing Trashkanistan they seemed way sloppier this time around but it was still good stuff, these guys are pretty fun.
Light Years - Light Years were alright, they were a good middle band. Enjoyable to watch but they didn't really win me over as a super fan or anything.
Fake Boys - I wasn't into the Fake Boys at all, they also seemed to play way too long.
Mixtapes - Mixtapes for the second time today. This set was a bit of a bummer for one simple problem, the severe lack of vocals. As much as I love the art space they seem to have this problem from time to time. Despite that problem Mixtapes still played their hearts out and it was a fucking fun set. Support these good people


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MPEG-2 Playback
For MPEG-2 playback tests, we ran The Matrix DVD, a personal favourite of mine on each system with Hardware Acceleration enabled to check for smoothness of playback as well as CPU usage during the test. The result was with 30 minutes of playback and the CPU utilisation is the average.
Here we see that all six setups use the same amount of CPU usage as all three chipsets have hardware MPEG-2 decoding built in, making the CPU work less.
MPEG-4 Playback
Playback for MPEG-4 was again done with the Matrix, only encoded down to MPEG-4 DIVX 6.8 codec. 30 minutes was the time run. Smoothness of playback, audio sync and CPU usage are the keys here once again.
Again we see here that the G45, 9300 and 7150 use the same CPU power to run a MPEG-4 movie back and using a discrete GPU doesn't improve anything here.
HD Video Playback
Normally we run with a 720p HD video, however NVIDIA has progressed with the ability to playback 1080p video on the chipset and we want to see just how well it is able to do this.
Here we can see that the NVIDIA 9300 GPU is able to take all of the decoding off the CPU and move it to the GPU, something that G45 is also able to do, but not quite as efficiently.


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The top military commander in Afghanistan announced today that more troops are "quickly needed" there.
General David McKiernan says that violence in the area is up by about 30 percent. That's because there's been an increase in foreign fighters entering Afghanistan through Pakistan.
Taliban and other terrorist networks have stepped up their attacks. And not since 2001 have so many U.S. soldiers been killed in Afghanistan.
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"There are places in the south of Afghanistan, twice the size of Vermont, that have never seen an American troop," McKiernan said. "And these are huge hotbeds of Taliban activity because there aren't any coalition troops down there. So we don't have enough paint to cover the barn as they say."
Just last week, Defense Secretary Robert Gates said that several more combat troops could be sent to Afghanistan. However, that might not happen until next spring.
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The terror assault of September 11, 2001, in which nearly 3,000 perished, was the most widely viewed breaking-news event in human history. And as the horrors unfolded, thousands of bystanders, professional photographers, and TV-news crews took tens of thousands of images and filled untold hours of videotape. On television alone, the scenes were witnessed that day by an estimated two billion people—a third of the human race. On the 10th anniversary of the attacks, David Friend, a Vanity Fair editor, reissues Watching the World Change: The Stories Behind the Images of 9/11 (Picador). The book examines the pivotal role that photographs play in modern life, as seen through the prism of the most tragic week in U.S. history since World War II.
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Laugh like a hyena this evening as the Third Annual Comedy Night cracks up the Denver Zoo. Hosted by Colorado comedian Kevin Fitzgerald, Animal Planet's infamous Emergency Vet, the chucklefest promises to be more fun than a barrel of monkeys. Fitzgerald, a hunky featured favorite at the Comedy Works, will roll with the punchlines during "The Love Show," a vaudeville-like variety act featuring a multimedia (and multi-species) group of humorists and physical performers. The festivities also include a silent auction of animal-themed treasures, a bounty of luscious hors d'oeuvres, and enough all-you-can-drink cocktails to get your "game" on (bah dum dum).
After a few snorts and snickers, all eyes (and wallets) will be focused on a live auction featuring original watercolor wonders by the internationally acclaimed artist Mshindi, a nine-year-old black rhinoceros born at the Denver Zoo. "He's a very talented little man," says keeper Christine Bobko. The one-ton artistic ruler of the wild kingdom is the only rhinoceros in the world known to paint with a brush, she adds, and his works sell for upwards of $1,500.
The Third Annual Comedy Night at the Denver Zoo (2300 Steele Street) will pluck thirty bucks from your purse, but that's chicken feed considering that it's all for a good cause: The Rocky Mountain Association of Zoo Keepers coordinates the event to raise money for wildlife conservatory organizations around the globe. This year, the association plans to send money to at least four programs -- including a cheetah research project in South Africa and a giraffe reserve in Namibia that lost its funding this year. "The money goes directly to animals that desperately need to be protected," says Bobko. "It's a great night to come out, laugh and raise some money for conservation."
The hilarity begins at 6:30 p.m.; reservations are required, and the event is limited to those 21 and over. Visit www.DenverZoo.org or call 303-376-4916 for a howling good time. -- Kity Ironton
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Steamboat Springs's first Beaux Arts Festival, which began last Friday, continues to bubble over with artsy activities that continue through Sunday. This weekend's culminating events include numerous performances, an arts-and-crafts fair, ongoing street painting, found-object sculpting and a doghouse-as-art auction. But a little bit of inspiration from the Houston International Festival will also roll into town, in the form of what just might be Colorado's first Art Car Stampede, which features automotive masterpieces -- touted as "people's art" -- from across the state and nation. Pieces are on display in downtown Steamboat today and at the foot of Mount Werner tomorrow (and competing for a $500 prize); they include the pesky Roachster, Metamorphosis (a motorized caterpillar that changes into a butterfly), the Tiger Jeep from Houston and a mermaid car from McCoy, Colorado. You'll never look at your own clunker in quite the same way. For details, log on to www.steamboatsummer.com. -- Susan Froyd
Real Street Theater
Cinema buffs heading to outdoor film festivals usually tuck lawn chairs under their arms, but tonight they may want to bring the lawn as well. Boom: The Sound of Eviction, Whispered Media's 96-minute documentary on San Francisco's new economic order, will be projected on the brick and mortar of the alley behind Breakdown Book Collective, 1409 Ogden Street. So pull up a chunk of concrete and enjoy the back-alley screening of a film the L.A. Times described as "witty and poignant" as it follows the gentrification of a city where low-paid service workers are displaced by investment-property-hungry, upwardly mobile super-highway men during the rise and fall of the dot-com era. The film is presented by the Pan African Arts Society and Visualized: Soul Star Cinema Series; showtime is at sundown, and donations are appreciated. Call 303-832-7952 for more information. -- Kity Ironton
Collections keeps the faith for hobbyists
Why do people collect things? For some, it may be nothing less than a harmless display of obsessive-compulsive disorder; for others, it's a slice of whimsy injected into their everyday lives. And what in the heck makes some stuff more collectible than the rest of the stuff? That's a mystery we may never solve. But here's a valiant attempt: Exhibit curator Jo Cole of the Curtis Arts and Humanities Center is very familiar with people who collect art (one of the tonier adjuncts of the collecting bug), and that got her thinking about people who collect everything else. Cole wondered if they didn't deserve a spot in the limelight, too. That's how the center's Collections Exhibit: Personal Treasures show, which opens today and continues through August 29, was born.
Cole put out a call, and many collectors answered. The exhibit that resulted turned out to be a wonderful high-and-low, kitsch-and-class mélange that includes madonnas, Raggedy Ann dolls, Japanese trinkets, dollhouse furniture, old radios and even pieces of fabric. Beware: After viewing this show, you may go home and start collecting rubber bands or bottle caps. But so what? A hobby's a hobby.
Curtis Arts is at 2349 East Orchard Road in Greenwood Village; for information, call 303-797-1779. -- Susan Froyd
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