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*I've been reading Judy Shepard's book "The Meaning of Matthew" about her son who was murdered in 1998. I wanted to write a poem about who Matthew was as a person, not just the headline story. The title was taken from Lady Gaga's cover of "Imagine" by John Lennon.*
The state melted into a pool
of cerulean in your eyes,
Wyoming tinted your hair
a cowboy prairie blond and
stained your boyish lips
with a wanderlust grin.
Matthew, you've grown
older by now but some
things never change like how
the Curious Unknown
still sparkles in your dreams,
the sticker lights of Laramie.
Boy, don't leave us just yet..
It's not fair because there's
a writer's six pence moon
hanging above and we can
sit on German cafe chairs,
sipping skim-milk lattes,
reading up on theater,
and you can charm your way
into my imagination like you
did with all your friends,
your innocence star-struck and whimsical.
Matthew, you're the type of
reckless bird that likes to fly
over a sea of coals,
just to prove how brave you are,
despite your small form.
But you don't need to
convince me of this because
there was a gory night
in Morocco when your
confidence was stolen,
along with your shoes,
your body mishandled
by three monsters on
an ancient avenue.
But still dripping teen blood,
you made it back to the hotel,
not entirely unbroken but still a hero.
And you just wanted to be understood,
making interesting phone calls
to your mom and leaving
pretty rocks in mailboxes
for all the neighbors to enjoy.
You wore long-sleeved shirts
that reminded us of your snowstorm birth
and how it made history 22 years ago.
Your life was more than just
a headline on a newspaper,
a name on a split rail fence.
Like a porch swing rocking
calmly in gentle September,
you made me want to do
something worthwhile.
And I don't know why
today the clouds are
so high up that I can
no longer touch your fingers,
feel the fight in your apricot skin,
the songs written in your veins.
Matthew, the deer have all gone to sleep,
resting on the long-stemmed blades
of ordinary green.
And night rolls over,
letting us finally win,
telling us it's okay to be kids in the end.
You should send this to his mom, I think Judy would love it.


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Bob Mould: Yeah, I do, much to the chagrin of some of my audience, who would prefer to see me miserable.
GQ: There's many artists who are like that. I can't imagine what Morrissey would be like happy.
Bob Mould: Well his book'll be out shortly, so he'll have to answer for himself then.
GQ: Do you find it harder to write music when you're happy?
Bob Mould: I mean traditionally music has been my way—it's done a number of things for me. As a child it was a way to sort of block out what was happening around me. And it still serves that purpose to this day. I have music in my head constantly. I have to have a soundtrack in my head. In the past, it's been easier to be inspired when I'm unhappy because it's a way of getting a solution. Now, gosh, I don't know. I haven't written music in three years because of the book so I don't know where I'm going to write from now. If I write from this place of extreme happiness, I'll probably try to wreck it. If I look at my work so far, the presumption is that people identify with it and it resonates with them because it says things about the human condition that they feel. Which is great, but I'm sort of happy right now, and I want to enjoy that for a little bit.

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"Hi, I'm Joe Flacco, and I'm a boring everyman who flies under the radar." That's the narrative on Joe Flacco, and the one he spent his entire NFL career trying to fight. This whole year Joe used his energy railing against the notion that he was an average guy with decent skills but no personality. Then he gets paid and THIS is the first picture we get of him? Beaming a smile at the McDonald's drive-thru fresh off signing a $120 million deal? Bro — you can't go from dull regular guy to proclaiming yourself the best quarterback in the league then back to dull regular guy overnight. You're full of shit.
Maybe you are a boring guy, but you're definitely not THIS boring. This isn't even average everyman behavior, not after signing $120 million deal it isn't. Everyman after that deal is going to 5-star dishes with 50 exotic fishes, champagne wishes, and 30 white bitches. THAT'S what the common man does when he signs $52 million guaranteed into his pocket. He balls the fuck out because he's not used to that sort of wealth and is unsure whether he'll live much longer under the stress and pressure of the money. The everyman buys expensive stuff, whatever stuff is of his interest. Black guys will buy sneakers and clothes. Rednecks might buy ATVs and gear. Regular white dudes might buy 100″ 3D televisions, hookers, and stock. You know what they all have in common? They're not fronting for the cameras like a poor person at McDonald's.
You may have the rest of them tricked…but not me, Flacco. I see you, my South Jersey brother. Finally rich enough to sell that "common man" shtick you were trying to lose last year. This has PR written all over it. Stop being fake and buy a diamond chain or a piece of the Flyers.


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Pizza Night is a Highlight of Our Week
Usually I spend late Friday afternoons assembling the makings of homemade pizza which I bake in the oven. We enjoy it with Ranch dressing and veggies or a ChiChi's Italian Salad. Then after kitchen clean-up (or not), we watch a movie and enter into the weekend.
When I first tried my hand at homemade pizza, it was a terrible failure. I gave it a few tries and then gave up. But, my friend Jessika always served great homemade pizza that it inspired me to try it again. Twelve years later, it's a regular on our menu.
Most of the crew prefers simple pepperoni pizza while the more mature ones in our family opt for The Jalapeno Burn. Still others go for the cheese pizza.
At first glance, cheese pizza can seem kind of boring. But, with a mix of cheeses — we like mozzarella and monterey jack — and a homemade sauce, even the humble cheese pizza can be something special.
Make Your Own Sauce Ahead of Time
I usually have several pints or quarts of my crockpot red sauce ready to go in the freezer. It's a multi-purpose sauce that works for pizza, lasagna, and pasta. But, when I want to make things a little extra special, I mix up a bulk batch of this pizza sauce. Freeze what you don't use for next time.
Recipe: Pizza Sauce
- 1/4 cup olive oil
- 2 teaspoons minced garlic
- 28 ounce can diced tomatoes OR 7 roma tomatoes, cored and diced
- 1 Tablespoon basil
- 1/2 teaspoon oregano
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 teaspoon red pepper flakes
- 6 ounce can tomato paste
- In stock pot, heat olive oil until shimmering. Stir in garlic and cook until just lightly browned. Add tomatoes, basil, oregano, salt, and red pepper flakes. Simmer until juices have started to evaporate slightly, about 10 minutes.
- Blend in tomato paste and cook 3 minutes more. Cool slightly before using on pizza.
- Can be made ahead. Cool, cover, and refrigerate or freeze for longer storage.
Recipe: Easy Cheese Pizza
- one batch basic dough = makes four medium sized pizzas or three large
- 1/2 batch pizza sauce (above)
- 1/2 pound shredded mozzarella cheese
- 1/2 pound shredded monterey jack cheese
- Preheat oven to 475°.
- Prepare dough according to recipe directions. Grease baking pans. Divide dough into three or four portions and stretch to fit into pan. (Yes, a video is coming.)
- Spread 1/2 to 2/3 cup of sauce onto each pizza round. Top with cheese.
- Bake 10 – 12 minutes or until crust is crisp and cheese is gooey and golden.


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5 Stocks Ready to Soar on Bullish Earnings
My final earnings short-squeeze play today is global provider of communications software and services BroadSoft ( BSFT), which is set to release numbers on Monday after the market close. Wall Street analysts, on average, expect BroadSoft to report revenue of $38.60 million on earnings of 11 cents per share.
This company has topped Wall Street analysts' estimates four times in the past four quarters. Just recently, William Blair said the company is closer to a collaboration with Google that could focus on enterprise resellers, system integrators and MSPs. The firm has an outperform rating on the stock.
The current short interest as a percentage of the float for BroadSoft is extremely high at 16%. That means that out of the 27.59 million shares in the tradable float, 4.16 million shares are sold short by the bears. This is a stock with a high short interest and relatively low tradable float. This is the perfect combination needed for a large short squeeze, if the bulls get the earnings news they're looking for. From a technical perspective, BSFT is currently trending above its 50-day moving average and below its 200-day moving average, which is neutral trendwise. Just today, shares of BSFT have started to trend back above its 50-day moving average of $25.28 a share. That move is quickly pushing shares of BSFT within range of triggering a near-term breakout trade. If you're in the bull camp on BSFT, then I would wait until after its report and look for long-biased trades if this stock manages to break out above some near-term overhead resistance levels at $28 to $29.40 a share with high volume. Look for volume on that move that hits near or above its three-month average volume of 981,027 shares. If that breakout triggers, then BSFT will set up to re-test or possibly take out its next major overhead resistance levels at its 200-day moving average of $32.48 a share to $34 to $36 a share. I would simply avoid BSFT or look for short-biased trades if after earnings it fails to trigger that breakout and then drops back below its 50-day at $25.58 a share with high volume. If we get that move, then BSFT will set up to re-test or possibly take out its next major support levels at $23.32 to $22 a share. Any high-volume move below $22 a share will then put $20.45 into range for shares of BSFT. To see more potential earnings short squeeze plays, check out the Earnings Short Squeeze Plays portfolio on Stockpickr. -- Written by Roberto Pedone in Madison, Wis.Follow Stockpickr on Twitter and become a fan on Facebook.
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Verizon, AMC Strike Retrans Deal – New Deal 'in Our Customers' Best Interests' Says Verizon
Verizon and AMC Networks have struck a new retransmission fee agreement for FiOS TV, avoiding any potential service blackouts. While networks like AMC have been trying to scare customers into calling their provider to avoid blackouts during fee negotiations, AMC recently took things one step further and started trying to scare FiOS customers before negotiations really even began. "AMC Networks has agreed to an agreement with Verizon that is both reasonable and in our FiOS […]
AMC Tries to Scare FiOS TV Customers – Ahead of Yet Another Retransmission Fee Dispute
Yet another retransmission fee dispute has bubbled up from the pay TV business underbelly, this time impacting Verizon FiOS customers. AMC Networks, who only just settled an ugly fee argument with Dish Networks, is wasting no time getting ugly with their upcoming rate negotiations with Verizon. AMC is running new TV ads and has posted a detail-free new website that warns Verizon FiOS customers that they may lose AMC channels if Verizon doesn't pony up […]
AT&T, AMC Strike Retrans Agreement – While Dish Pulls All AMC Content from Lineup
After threatening that they'd sever AMC networks from their channel lineup after an AMC price hike lead to stalled negotiations, AT&T and AMC did manage to finally strike an accord over the weekend. As with all such retransmission disputes consumers get to be used like playthings during very public bickering (resulting in blackouts and other obnoxious campaigns), but the final details of the arrangement are never made public. "We respect AT&T as a partner that […]
Suddenlink May Lose AMC, Don Draper – Yet Another Retransmission Fee Feud
It has been a fairly ridiculous few years in terms of retransmission fee disputes, with customers facing content blackouts, endless bickering, and ultimately winding up with higher cable bills anyway. Suddenlink and AMC are the latest two companies to fight over the higher fees being demanded by channels, with Suddenlink customers being warned via tickers and a new website that they could lose access to AMC, IFC, Sundance and We TV. The channels will go […]
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The Mammoth Track Club just keeps clicking along.
Jennifer Rhines won the the U.S. half-marathon championship Saturday in Houston, finishing with a personal-best 1 hour, 11 minutes, 14 seconds.
"You always have to be happy when you run a PR [personal record]," Rhines said. "You never know when you're going to have ups and downs. I'm just going to enjoy this today."
Meanwhile, Patrick Smyth, also representing the Mammoth Track Club, finished third in the men's division, behind former Mammoth Track Club member Ryan Hall.
On Mammoth Mountain, where great skiing at all levels is bountiful, only a few can be classified as iconic.
The runs might include Broadway, or Dave's Run, or St. Anton.
Perhaps the most iconic run, though, is Climax, the aptly named bowl just to skier's left of the Upper Gondola at 11,053 feet.
It is a wide-open double-black, although by the time spring comes and the bowl is filled in, a skier could probably move that rating back to a single black diamond.
Getting there is easy.
"It's been a long time since Mono County has seen a catastrophic event," said Eric Diem, director of the June Mountain Ski Patrol.
Diem staged the second annual avalanche rescue training on Thursday, Jan. 20 for the June Lake and Lee Vining volunteer fire departments.
Following last year's successful clinic, Diem put together a manual with guidelines for some of the larger agencies that don't deal with snow crises on a regular basis.
Mammoth's John Teller was sitting in his hotel room in France, but he may as well have been standing on top of the world.
Teller zoomed to the top of the World Cup standings in Ski Cross last week, winning in St. Johann, Austria in a close but decisive finish. He finished third this week and slipped to third in rankings.
"I'm hoping that this opens the door to the next four years leading up to the Olympics," Teller said in a Skype interview from L'Alpe d'Huez.
Teller opened his season with a third-place podium finish, also in Austria, which excited just about everybody on the tour
Jason Patterson has an impossible job, and he loves it.
The new Mammoth Huskies boys basketball coach has nine freshmen, three sophomores, no juniors, two seniors and no victories in its first 10 games.
Another coach might want to jump overboard with a situation like this, but not Patterson.
"Basketball is my love," he said. "It's been a great blessing to be here with these guys this year."
A native of a small town in Washington, Patterson said he comes to coaching by way of his dad, who coached just about everything there was to coach.
The innovations among the Unbound Terrain Parks crew on Mammoth Mountain are roaring ahead.
This time, it's the "Pop-Up Park."
It's a Terrain Park that will "pop up" at various sites on the mountain, and then be dismantled, never to be seen again.
According to Mammoth Mountain Ski Area spokesman Dan Hansen, this will allow "unique" park experiences outside the regular terrain parks, in spots in the mountain that parks players may have always wanted to have a park, but didn't.
They are not permanent, lasting a maximum of four to six weeks.
Some towns in America have bowling and basketball leagues to keep them happy in the winter.
In Mammoth, we ski.
The Village Championships return to Mammoth Mountain Ski Area for the 35th year this Tuesday, a noontime tradition on the ski hill and a Happy Hour tradition in pubs and watering holes all over town.
While it's a whole snowpile full of fun for almost everybody, "some people take this very seriously," said Drew Kemple of the Race Department.
St. Johann, Austria (Jan. 7) American Ski Cross athlete John Teller, of Mammoth Lakes, CA won the first Ski Cross World Cup of 2011 and the first World Cup Ski Cross ever for an American. Teller, who was third place in the second World Cup of the season in December, won every heat on his way to victory under the lights in St. Johann, Austria. "I can't believe it," said Teller, "I owned every heat."
In Mammoth, we run. And run. Then we run some more.
Whether it's the New York City Marathon, the Boston Marathon, the Las Vegas Marathon or wherever distance runners gather, the Mammoth Track Club came up big in 2010.
One of the questions among us this past year is whether we are a ski town or a runners' town. We're both, of course, and the runners are catching up fast.
Ryan Hall, who left the track club late in the season, nevertheless represented us well, finishing fourth in the Boston Marathon in April, just ahead of fifth-place finisher Meb Keflezighi.
While those in Mammoth obsessed about snow last weekend, Mammoth's Ski Cross star, Johnny Teller, was in Innichen, Italy competing in Sunday's World Cup race.
Not only competing: Teller made it to the podium for a third place bronze medal, behind winner Scott Kneller of Australia (a former Mammoth Mountain Ski Team racer) and Switzerland's Alex Fiva.
While radical new designs are taking hold in snowboarding and recreational ski design, one thing hasn't changed much.
"Race skis have not changed that much at all," said Robin Falkingham, the longtime ski racer supplier at Command Performance in Mammoth.
"The race ski hasn't changed dramatically because the race courses haven't changed dramatically."
He said the only difference in the past couple of decades has been that the skis have become shorter, but that's not out of design considerations, but because of the materials with which skis are now built.
Bryce Eller is standing on the precipice.
He is 17 years old, a senior at Mammoth High School and a championship-class downhill skier on the Mammoth Mountain Ski Team.
When he looks over the edge, he is peering at greatness, even if he himself doesn't quite know that yet.
Ranked second in the United States for his age group, Eller, at 5-11 and 195 pounds, is carrying a lot of weight each time he enters the gates. The number of eyes watching each of his runs is a bit astonishing.
June Mountain locals refer to it simply as "The Chair."
It is arguably one of the top carnival rides at either June Mountain or Mammoth, and if you're going to ski or ride June, "The Chair" is de rigueur.
It is Chair 1, marked on the June Trail Map as J1, and though as slow as molasses in January, it has taken skiers up the hill since 1961. As in straight up.
In celebration of 50 years of operation, June Mountain will offer lift tickets for only $5 on opening day of the 2010-2011 winter season.
Scheduled to open on December 16, 2010, June Mountain has already received more than 6 feet of natural snowfall in October and November.
What happens in Vegas, stays in … Mammoth.
The Mammoth Track Club came up the big winner on Sunday in Las Vegas, where Mammothite Josh Cox won the Rock'n' Roll Las Vegas Marathon, while Mammoth TC runners also captured the men's half marathon and the women's half marathon.
There were 28,000 runners. Ours came up first and best.


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We are now celebrating Calvary's 135th Anniversary and our theme, "We have come this far by faith", applies just as much as our 130th church anniversary with the theme, "Guided by Love Challenged by Faith". As you read the history of Calvary one cannot help but note the great faith and love of the people and the enormous stride they made. As the recipients of their personal sacrifices let us move forth with the vision God has given to the Calvary Baptist Church.
I am honored and privileged to serve as Pastor during this, a new transition in the life of the church and the people of God. The Harvest is indeed plenteous and the laborers are few (Luke 10:2). I thank God for the faithful believers at this branch of Zion. Your hard work and labor has encouraged this Pastor to continue the race that was started at a prayer meeting in the home of Mr. and Mrs. Basil Thompson in 1875 and the origination of the African Baptist Church in 1879 which was named Calvary Baptist Church in 1900.
We thank God for the anniversary Committee chaired by Reverend Keith Dickens. We have been blessed by their commitment and dedication to make this celebration a memorable occasion. I am equally thankful to God for the Calvary Church family and their support in making this 135th anniversary one that glorifies God as we edify one another.
I am convinced, "Eye has not seen, nor ear heard, neither have entered into the heart of man the things which God has prepared for those who love Him." (1 Corinthians 2:9)
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On Friday,September 9, 2011, Craig Fahle moderated a panel discussion at the University of Michigan-Dearborn featuring three young Americans and one Canadian student who discussed how the events on September 11, 2001 shaped their lives. This one-hour program is the audio from the panel.
The panelists included: Linda Sarsour, the Advocacy and Civic Engagement Cooridinator for the national Network for Arab American Communities and Access; Will Youmans, an activist and hip-hop artist whose group, Iron Sheik, was on of the first Arab-American hip-hop acts to garner national attention. Youmans is currently pursuing a Phd at the University of Michigan. Askif Kahn, a native of Canada and a current student at the University of Michigan-Dearborn who is the information technology chair for the Muslim Student Association; David Knezek, a veteran of the U.S. armed services who served two tours in Iraq and is currently the President of the University of Michigan--Dearborn Student Government.
This compelling conversation covers topics from islamaphobia to community action to globalization in the post 9/11 world. And, you can listen to the Q&A session that followed the panel here.


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It took less than 2 days since Lewis Hamilton clinched his first Formula 1 Championship and the first collectable memorabilia has been announced. Available from OnPole is 1:18 scale diecast model Vodafone McLaren Mercedes 2008 Lewis Hamilton World Championship special edition.
For diecast collectors and especially Lewis Hamilton fans this may be something not to be missed out on. If all goes well this Minichamps replica should be available in mid-December.
The presentation will consists of a 1:18 scale Minichamps replica of Lewis Hamilton's McLaren MP4/23 mounted on a special metal display base. The base will have all of the 2008 circuits engraved on the face, with Lewis's results and points underneath.For more information you can visit the OnPole website.


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I wholeheartedly support their effort for better wage and benefits.
The highest wage I've run across in this industry is a Starbucks outlet manager' who's paid $11 per hour.
Although these jobs shouldn't have degenerated to a life's path in terms of employment; outsourcing of so many of our blue collar manufacturing jobs have forced many folks to migrate to these jobs even if on a second job basis.
I'd gladly pay double the price for a 'fatburger' or whatever else they serve up in these places. I rarely frequent them because to put it simply the food they offer for the most part is not healthy and at best should be a novelty experience.
For those Americans that are too lazy to prepare wholesome meals at home, I suggest they purchase a slow cooker and simply copy recipes found within the their supplied guides or cookbooks and forego frittering your hard earned money on fast food fare.
As to what these workers should be paid I wouldn't hazard to guess, but it should surely be a long way from the average of $8.94 per hour nationwide.
So too higher wages mean these workers will have more discretionary income to pour back into our economy for the purchase of goods and services.
Rest assured junk food junkies will bitch and complain about a quantum leap in fast food prices, but it will not drive them away. They're 'hooked' no different than druggies on this saturated fat laden fare not including all the hidden appetite enhancing chemicals that are placed within. Bssically America's fast food industry is nothing but a mere 'feedlot' for a now intellectually bovine populace. Seemingly as their government, so too they deserve the food they get from these establishments.
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Pat Larson and Cheryl Jones, US Bank employees, show the CVHC Auxiliary raffle quilt on display in the Bank until May 3 when the winning ticket is drawn at the final Auxiliary meeting of the season.
CVHC Auxiliary quilt raffle displayed at US Bank
The Clearwater Valley Hospital Auxiliary quilt raffle will conclude on Monday, May 3 when the winning ticket is drawn at the final Auxiliary meeting of the season. The 90" x 90" 'Many Trips around the World' quilt was specially made and donated by Dora McMinn, Owner, The Quilting Shed in Lenore.
The quilt is currently on display at US Bank. Raffle tickets are available through the bank, Auxiliary members and the CVH switchboard. They are $1 each or six for $5.
CVHC has requested funds from the Auxiliary for the purchase of a pneumotransilluminator or, in layperson's terms, a vein finder. According to Sue Higgins, CVHC Director of Nursing Services, the equipment would be useful throughout the clinic and hospital, but especially for newborns. "It is always a challenge when our infants need an IV started quickly. The vein finder would be extremely helpful." Proceeds from the quilt raffle will be donated to the hospital.
"The Auxiliary donations have been extremely helpful, not only in providing monies for equipment, but I also use the information in grant requests to show community involvement," said Pam McBride, CVHC Grants Coordinator. "Their funds are also frequently used as a match when I apply for foundation, federal or state grants."
According to McBride, the CVHC Auxiliary funds were most recently used as a match to the Idaho Community Foundation to purchase an infant crib during a recent funding cycle.
"We're hopeful people will support our hospital by buying some quilt raffle tickets and attending our April 30 Wine Tasting. Once again Doris has made a stunning quilt," said Freddi Engblom, Auxiliary member. "She has made and donated a number of quilts in the past and this one is every bit as beautiful. We appreciate her efforts on behalf of our Auxiliary and our hospital."
The next Auxiliary meeting is scheduled fro Monday, April 5 at noon in the Ponderosa Restaurant meeting room. The featured speaker will be Wendi Richardson, Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, speaking about the CVHC Pain Clinic. Everyone is welcome to the no host lunch meeting.


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The Real Scoop on What the RED ONE and Canon 5D Are Really Good For
By Art Adams | August 28, 2009
Banking, real estate and the stock market: all three are prone to "irrational exuberance." As it turns out, the production community is not immune either, witnessed by the hordes rushing to buy (or wishing they already owned) a RED camera or a Canon 5D mkII. Mind you, both are excellent tools - but neither is a cure for everything.
The Tulip Mania of the early 1600's saw the contract price of a single tulip bulb exceed ten times the annual income of a skilled craftsman, and is widely considered to be the first speculative bubble. The late 1990's saw the astronomical rise of Internet stocks, heralded by the CEO of Amazon.com as a paradigm shift wherein the purpose of a company was no longer to make a profit. After that horrific crash we set ourselves up for an even bigger catastrophe: the real estate bubble.
In each case average human beings jumped on the bandwagon of fast and sure riches, only to find the brakes didn't work as the wagon went off a cliff. As mentioned above, the media production industry is seemingly no different, as witnessed by REDmania in 2007 and 2008 and now Canon 5D Mark II mania in 2009.
Each camera has its strengths and weaknesses, and neither is the greatest camera ever. And yet RED has created for itself a product image that has seen 4,000 RED ONE's fly off the shelves. The Canon 5D has sold approximately 40,000 units with a further 17,000 on backorder.
It's important to recognize that the biggest advantage of either of these cameras is its price, and as both cameras are reasonably affordable compared to their higher-end brethren it is quite alluring to think that they are equally as good.
In some ways they are, and in some ways they aren't. Read on...
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Geoff Bailey: | August, 28, 2009
One correction, RedCine is indeed available for build 20. You are no longer limited to RedAlert
leeberger: | August, 28, 2009
An excellent and fair article. Thanks.
larry: | August, 29, 2009
Art, are you sure you've really captured the idea how to work with a CMOS camera and the raw footages? Let me be provocative. If one can't get more dynamics out from Red One than 9 stops, one does not know how to use the tool.
So, let's sort this our and start from the fundamentals. As Art says the 'gamma is a straight line down into the murk of noise'. This is not a drawback but instead the key feature. Consequently the next line from Art: 'still, setting a light meter between 160-250 seems to work for most people, depending on taste and comfort with noise' is about driving a car backwards.
Why? Well, as said the gamme curve is a straight line, which in more precise terms is to say that the data recording the amount of light is directly proportional the light on the sensor. The practical advantage is, as long as one is below clipping it does not matter whether one overexposures in the traditional sense or not. For, one can always revert back by scaling in post. Notice, this is true ONLY for the raw image.
But, there's also a definite advantage in shooting to the right. The point is, every additional stop of light increases the bit depth and the dynamics. Exposuring one stop below the maximum on the right implies one employes only a half of the available tones. Two stops below means only one quarter of the available tones are recorded. As the post systems have always more bits available than what the camera can store, the camera is the critical part of the chain ans one should always try to maximize the amount of tones recorded. Maximizing tones imply also the maximum distance from noise which is what is called dynamics.
The practical workflow is this. Set the exposure using the raw metering. This means that the image on the LCD/EVF is typically too bright. But, to get an idea how the image will appear in post, don't touch the exposure but instead dial the ISO setting downwards. The ISO setting is then recorded to metadata and when the R3D raw files are opened in REDCINE/REDALERT, this ISO number appears as the default value. Obviously, if needed the value can be changed at will without any sideeffects, thanks to the linearity of the sensor.
It should be now clear that color grading raw files will likely take more time than processing something like RGB images. But, for a good reason: dynamics is maximized. Once the gamma curve is hardwared to the recorded file all these nice features are lost.
So, once more, the ISO setting is only for viewing. It's silly to first set the ISO value and then make the exposure to depend on the ISO value that is there only for previewing. Better to forget neutral grays and all the traditional issues and focus on the highlights. Everything else can be handled in post. And when doing so nothing is lost but instead quite the opposite: everything is gained.
wsmith: | September, 01, 2009
I'm wondering/puzzled as to whether Larry is expecting a direct response from the person he refers to in the third-person. Or whether he invites readers to respond.
larry: | September, 01, 2009
Yes, it was indeed bit difficult to formulate the comment for on one hand would like be generate a cultivated discussion among the readers of this nice forum that benefits everybody. On the other hand this and the previous text by Art raises the question whether he criticizes Red One because he tries to fit the metrics of filmcameras to a modern digital camera having a CMOS sensor.
The obvious risk is that the comments blow out of hands and the discussion forcuses on people instead of techincal issues. Of course it would be nice if Art among other made comments. Especially so, as he show some strong words and opinions in his article so one may perhaps expect he is prepared to defense his view if needed. Still would like to stress out that no intention to hurt anybody's feelings. It's all about technical issues that deserve to be clarified.
Kendal Miller: | September, 01, 2009
Great article having worked a lot with Red I usually find the sensitivity to be right around 175 in Raw. Thanks for cutting through the hype that is Red Digital and bringing some great answers. DPs, learn your cameras and work within those limitations to make great images! I agree 10000% with software bugs, workflows etc… and I would ad to that build quality for accessories as well..ugh!!
Matt Jeppsens rant from the point of a weary AC, comes from a shoot where we saw a lot of these problems crop up.
Ryan Damm: | September, 22, 2009
You're describing exposing to the right, which is a valid way to work with this camera, but not the only way. Under controlled lighting circumstances, using a light meter (and rating the camera at a certain ISO) is a more desirable way to work for many DPs. (And recent revelations about color shifts under different exposure conditions is a very valid reason to work this way.)
And don't take Art to task for his '9 stops' figure—in another article (about build 20—'Build 20 Torture Tests' at http://provideocoalition.com/index.php/aadams/story/red_build_20_torture_tests/) Art describes how he arrives at the 9 stop figure (9.5 under daylight, if I recall correctly). It's quantitative, and it's good.
When it comes to latitude, the only subjective part is where you think the image is 'lost to noise.' If you tolerate noise better than most, you may think the camera has as many as 11 stops (that's the most you should claim, though—Red released response curves for the sensor that show 11 as the theoretical maximum).
Personally, I like super-clean images, and I don't mind 9 stops of latitude. It's more than I would get out of any other camera I would buy, by a decent margin. (And frankly, the only time I've been unhappy with my Red is when it's been starved for light, and the image gets noisy.)


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After a lot of trawling the net, there is apparently a Taiwan version of many Datsuns, made by Yulon or Yue Loong. The names for the cars were as cheesy as the Japanese versions. Given that I found a head cover image with the name on it, I suspect that there might have been an engine plant as well as body assembly.
However, I have not found an image of this station wagon
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A second generation (but Mark I) Ford Transit from about 1965-78. This one is a long wheelbase van with twin rear wheels. The stubby nose housed a V4 engine which was seriously underpowered.
This one appears to be LHD suggesting it was made in Europe, rather than England
An awful, awful vehicle. Its great claim to fame was that it was the vehicle of choice for UK thieves for a long time - totally unmemorable and most seemed to be in the awful red colour above. Every gypsy encampment seemed to have several.
Graham -
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Theoretically a Lancia Thema, but looks to be 100% Chrysler.
The original Thema was an interesting car, built on a common platform with Alfa 164, Fiat Croma and Saab 9000.
I know nothing of this latest version, although Lancia are badgins Chryslers as Thema and Voyager. Debasement of a once great name


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ALMENA - Almena-Northern Valley High School senior running back Jordan Baird labeled the first five weeks "rough." He quickly reviewed the major moments. The Huskies lost to Alma, Neb., in Week 1, a defeat Baird called an "upset." After two wins, Northern Valley fell to rival Logan-Palco; Baird said the team played "terrible."
Last week, the Huskies lost senior lineman/linebacker Ian Vincent, a four-year starter, to a season-ending ankle injury in a district-opening loss to Beloit/St. John's-Tipton.
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Northern Valley went up 20-0 early, but the Tigers closed to 20-16. Natoma senior Jackson Stull-Meiers hurt his knee on a 52-yard TD run from Baird that made the score 28-16. Natoma closed to 28-24 with 2 minutes, 24 seconds left before halftime.
Meiers tried to play the second half, but eventually suffered a concussion at the 8:44 mark of the third quarter and was carted off the field. Sophomore Joey Raat (knee) also was hurt early in the third quarter.
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Washington DC area and North....what are you overwintering?
What plants in Zones 6-7 are you all overwintering? I am especially interested in Palm trees, bananas, cannas and elephant ears. Post pictures and tell us your secrets.
I've overwintered Musa basjoo 3 winters in a row, with nothing more than a big pile of leaves & mulch on top; it dies all the way to the ground but you can see how well it recovers:
I've also overwintered some hardy palms, including dwarf windmill palm, Trachycarpus wagnerianus:
and a supposedly hardy strain of windmill palm, Trachycarpus fortunei "Taylor form":
Both of these palms have survived single-digit temperatures with a minimum of damage with very little protection, primarily a good mulch and lots of leaves piled up around them; the spear pulled on the "Taylor form" in early March but it recovered rapidly and has put out several leaves this year; the waggies have never once had a spear pull. I do benefit from the heat island effect of living in the city, but my garden is on a north-facing slope that gets no sun all winter, so it's about the coldest microclimate you can find within the city limits!
If you're interested in meeting up with other palm & tropical afficianados in the area, send me an email!
I would definitely want to meet up with some other DC Area tropical gardeners. I will send you an email soon. I am going to try to post pictures of my plantings ASAP. Glad to hear the palms did well with minimal damage. I expect some come spring, but hitting them with fungicide and fertilizer will help get them on the road to recovery. I am growing seedlings of a hybrid Trachy, fortunei and wagnerianus. I won't put them out in the ground for a few years, but supposedly the guy I got them from in Canada said they are more cold hardy than the T. fortunei. I am also growing T.takil and have been told it is much more cold hardy than either T.wagnerianus or T.fortunei. Has anyone found this to be true?
These T. fortunei x wagnerianus seeds you have won't become any hardier than either of the parent plants.
Another thing to consider is the domanance factor. If the seeds are from a female wagnerianus, it will show more traits of the wagnerianus species. If the seed was harvested from a female fotunei, then there will be almost no difference (much fewer traits) than regular fortunei.
I'm from the area that those seeds, in all likelyhood, came from. I know most of the guys involved in hybridizing palms in this region.
Cheers, Barrie. (Vancouver Island, British Columbia)
T. wagnerianus varies greatly in hardiness. Some are as tough as nails, others are wimps. As for hybrids crossed with hybrids, there's every reason to believe that the same type of palm as the parent hybrid, would be expected. however certain genetic traits could emerge at anytime. I've had plants start from all the same seed harvest. Amongst these seedlings are some that are truely different from the others. Trachycarpus has been allowed to mix freely over many generations, producing many characteristics that may show up in any seed lot.
T.takil has proven to be reliably hardy here, although it's not cold enough in winter to put it to the true test against fortunei. Word is that takil is hardier, but probably not a heck of a lot, maybe 5 degrees Fahrenheit or so. The hardiest forms of any palm (takil included) are from the coldest areas that they grow.
Cheers, Barrie (Vancouver Island)
I'm growing two t. takil in the backyard (total darkness in winter). Both lost their spears last year even though it didn't get that cold (11 degrees F minimum). One takil recovered well and the other one didn't. I also have several rhapidophyllum hystrix (needle palms). The needle palms have never had any winter damage after 7-8 years. In DC, there is a particularly nice example of r. hystrix at the national arboretum, and there is also one in the front yard of a row house on 14th st, nw (near P st).
Total darkness? Is that from the cold protection you are using? How large are your T.takils? Did the other die or is it still recovering? I am less worried about the needle palms as they seem to be doing well and there are many established specimins in our area. Are you growing any other palms?
Yes, the takils are located in a spot in my backyard that is completely shaded by the house in winter. I sprayed the leaves with anti-desiccant, but no other protection. Might try burlap this year. The good takil really took off this year and the other one is barely alive. I'll try to post some pictures later this week if I can.
I also tried to grow sabal minor "McCurtain" (from McCurtain County, OK) but it died due to a mishap not related to the weather. The leaves on the sabal minor are not glossy and dark green like needle palms, so I'm not sure that I would try it again.
Arl Tom,
You are refering to full shade otherwise your palm in total darkness would be a total mushroom given enough time.:') Anyway, I was going to try Wilt Pruf and soem leaves, mulch and burlap for my new T. Fortunei palms this year. I am growing from seed some T. Takils and see how they do in a few years. I am curious, what happened to your Sabal Minor? Did you plant any that were sucessful? Have you tried needle palms as well?
From my tropical garden this year, the majesty & dwarf pygmy date palms, ficus lyrata, asstd. hibiscus, & orchids will move inside & I'm going to move the potted figs & windmill palm to the ground (hope it's not too late)near a s/e small brick wall-I'm going to leave the cannas in the ground, but remove the ones in pots. I'm also going to try & save 'Mr. Banana'-not a musa basjoo, a humble grocery store 'Banana Splitz', I think ensete ventricosum (Red Abyssinian banana), purchased last Feb. as an 8" plant, almost died on me, after planting outside, it's about 4' now. After the frost hits it, I'll pile leaves on it, & hope that it makes it...
One thing I learned when transplanting in the fall or just getting the plants ready for winter is don't be afraid to fertilize them until mid October so they have a strong root system. Most garden advice is to stop in the middle of August which is incorrect as the plant is not drawing as much nutrients and is storing sugar for the winter.
I'm not on that coast, but I'm definitely Zone 7. I'll be trying to overwinter my new Alocasias (both x amazonica), my Colocasia 'Illustris', my tender Fuchsias (F. boliviensis and one other), my Aloes and Agaves (the non-hardy Agaves, that is), my cane Begonias and a Rhapis Palm indoors in a sunny window.
I'll try to overwinter dormant corms/rhizomes/bulbs of my Cannas, Agapanthus, Dahlias and Tuberous Begonias in a fridge in the garage I'm buying just for that purpose (well, that and stratifying seeds and forcing bulbs).
I'm sure I'm missing things, but right now I can't think what they are.
I am getting ready for winter by raking up tons of pine straw to store until needed in the dead of winter in case very low temps are encountered. I am also putting down a nice layer on the beds to keep the palms, bananas and cannas insulated at the root level. I am going to add another 3 inches or so this weekend.
What's the best way to overwinter cannas that are planted in pots-take them out, dry them out, & stick them in the garage? I have some in the ground that I will just leave, but I don't think the ones in pots will make it (they're making a brave showing now, with the remnants of ipomaea & blue basil-I still have bees!) but I want to replant the large pots w/ tulip bulbs to try & thwart the squirrels...
I would either let the pots dry out ans store them in a cold garage or basement, or take them out of the pots and pack them in dry peat moss in a bag and keep them in the same cold place in the house. Next spring, you can try planting them in the ground again. I would mulch those that you do plan on leaving in the ground for the winter as added protection.
Read some of your postings ...... I have been growing palms and yucca trees in the northern tidewater area of Maryland for a couple years .... several large needle palms, waggies, takils, sabal minors, sabal louisianas, yucca rostrata, Yucca brevifolia ssp.jaegeriana , Yucca campestris ,Yucca faxoniana ( a monster tree ), Yucca aloifolia,Yucca thompsoniana ...... biggest struggle for me is the moisture, learn to keep the ground high and somewhat dry or atleast quick draining and these plants will take the cold ... I'll post some pictures once I have completed a plant shuffle in my yard and it looks the way I want it.
No problem ...... I have been moving some stuff around so give me a week or so, my yard looks like a nursery site with things out of place ..... I moved some larger Needle Palms, sabals and yuccas .... I'll get out there and get some PICs, don't mind my mess, its work in progress ... hope I don't kill anything by transplanting, talk to you soon........ PS, not sure if you have ever seen a Yucca Faxonia but they have huge diameter truck ( I consider them the Chilean Wine Palm of the Yucca World, they are actually nick named Yucca Palms ), there is a home about 8 miles from my house that has one that is atleast 10 feet tall if not more, very massive and very impressive.
Looks like this is a dead posting, but just in case, I have overwintered (in the ground)successfully:
-Tuberous (100%)
-Dahlias - multiple varieties - 95%
-Cannas - multiple varieties - 90% - my lesson with these guys is to not try to move them around in the fall. Every time I have monkeyed with them late in the year and left them in the ground, I have lost them.
-Butterfly Ginger - 100%
-Black Magic Elephant Ears - 50% - These are my hardest as I can't seem to control rot on the big mother corms, but I always get volunteers to come up.
-Traditional (green) Elephant Ears - 75% - Similar problems as above with the rot.
My process is to cut back the plants prior to our last frost and then pile traditional hardwood mulch over the plant while the ground is fairly warm. For certain plants I place a piece of tarp inside the mound to keep moisture (and frost) from permeating down to the soil. Where I have spring bulbs, I avoid the tarp and just carefully begin pulling the mulch away when winter starts and the danger of a deep freeze starts to pass. Works great and I have been able to grow tulips next to dahlias with no problems.
I live in the Annapolis area and this year I have added Philo's, a Chinese windmill, a needle palm, and two kinds of lantanta to my trials. I'll put up another post this Spring with results. Cheers!
Hopefully, not dead (that's what I say about my plants this time of year). I'm waiting to see how my elephant ears & ginger do this year, because I didn't have enough time to dig them up last year. I had one ginger, 1 dahlia, 1 calla lily, & 1 lantana overwinter last year, as well as most of the palms & bananas.
I don't think it was a rough winter this year, despite the odd temp. swings. I hope to see a lot of spring growth soon...


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I saw this amazing use of Tilt Shift style effects on some works by the Dutch Master Van Gogh created by Mathieu S of theswedishbed.com. I thought it was a cool idea to use a technique that makes a photograph of the real world and make it look like a photograph of a model and use that on a different medium. I think it looks like a pop-up book in some ways.
Above is my first attempt at this technique using this painting by the French Impressionist Camille Pissarro.
A little illustration I did in preparation for spring. Though in Seattle with our rain, spring seems very far away.
Design Something Everyday 16/365 After reading the amazing tutorial "How to Creat a Retro Boxing Poster in Photoshop" from James Davies I was inspired to give it a whirl. I didn't get quite as faux-vintage as James did, but went in my own direction. Turning it into a preview of some upcoming clashes in Survivor.
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I was at the park with my kids playing in the sand box and I recalled this quote from Chip Kidd's wonderful novel The Cheese Monkeys: A Novel in Two Semesters: "Design is purposeful planning… Graphic design is the form those plans will take." Between the juice boxes and pushing kids on the swing I
Design Something Everyday: 12/365 Here's a little sketch for my design something every day project. Imagine yourself as one of clever Odysseus' men in the cave of the Cyclops, and one-eyed Polyphemus, son of Poseidon, reaches down to devour you, or as Samuel Butler gruesomely put it in his translation: The cruel wretch vouchsafed me
Design Something Everyday 11/365: In honor of my love of maps, information graphics and Virgil, I decided to imagine Aeneas journey as if it were a subway map. So enjoy. Don't forget your subway token's for Charon! I have always loved maps, as a child I would look at our world atlas and ponder the
Another "CD Cover Design Game" In hindsight it probably didn't work as well as I would of liked, but blogs are for experimentation. Though I must admit I am rather fond of the typeface, Caflisch Script Pro. It is a very beautiful typeface based on Designer Max Caflisch's handwriting! That is great pen control. Caflisch
An homage to one of my favorite movies, David Lean's masterpiece Lawrence of Arabia, done in motivational computer desktop wall paper style. A film that was truly meant for the big screen.


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As well all know, the long-anticipated album 'Living Things' was released, and it went viral immediately! I, personally, listened to it once before writing this article, and WHILE I'm writing it, it's playing for the second time. As a die-hard fan, I'm going to try to be unbiased. It's going to be difficult, because I happen to like every single Linkin Park song that they release, and am unable to find improvements in them. If I try hard to be a critic, I come up with two or three points, but that's about it. For me, a Linkin Park song can never be bad. It can be 'slightly less-awesome' but never bad. So, here goes.
Ratings range from: Good, Very Good, Excellent. The album starts off with 'Lost in the Echo.' The intro is slightly electronic, which got some raised eyebrows from me. Then, the bass kicked in and the eyebrows fell back to their place. Then, the guitars jumped in, and I decided to go with the flow. Mike's rap in this is absolutely flawless, in my opinion. Chester's chorus takes me on a trip to memory lane as I recall my obsession with Hybrid Theory and Meteora. At the end of the second chorus, listening to Chester's scream, I know that I'm in for something special. - Track rating: Very good. The second song in store for us is 'In My Remains.' The sound is slightly electronic mixed with heavy rock. The verse seemed promising, but the chorus sounded surprisingly similar to the chorus in the first song. Okay, that's the first point I came up with. Anything else? Let's see. The song dies down to drums after the second chorus, and whoa! That's Mike. 'Like an army falling one by one by one.' He starts off soft, and the words are intensified as Chester joins in to sing. And then, the chorus once more, with Mike vocalizing the outro. I was a little skeptical about the song at first, but it's really something. - Track rating: Very good. Then comes Burn It Down. We've all heard this song, because it's been released for a while now. For me, listening to this song a few months ago was like love at first hear? The intro is fantastic. Chester's voice in the verses and the chorus is fantastic. The lyrics are flawless. The music and the melody is SO catchy, this song will remain in your head a long time after you've heard it. I thought Mike's rap was 'alright' when he said his first two or three lines, but right before he emphasizes, 'fan the flames as your blazes burn,' I thought that Burn It Down was made better because of the rap. So, overall, best song yet. - Track rating: Excellent. Then comes Lies, Greed and Misery. I had heard this song before the album was released as well, since Linkin Park posted it on its YouTube channel. Again, love at first hear. As people have been saying, 'we thought Linkin Park didn't have the hardcore feel anymore, but now we realize that they were just ducking to reload.' Yes, that's true. I haven't heard a song this heavy from Linkin Park since No More Sorrow and Given Up from Minutes to Midnight. But, they haven't lost their magic in heavy music either. Because this song is absolutely great! Mike's rap is full of feel, Chester's chorus is oh-so-fantastic, and the outro gets me to want to listen to this song over and over. - Track rating: Very Good. What's next? I'll Be Gone. Well, to be honest, I'm not SURE about this song. The first time I listened to the album, I forgot about the song as soon as it ended. For me, a song has to be memorable; otherwise, what's the point? Listening to it the second time, the verse is okay. It's not something extraordinary, but it's okay. The chorus is trying to grab at my attention, and I think it might even be somewhat catchy. But Chester's 'Let me go,' portions seem to be so much like the Catalyst's 'Lift me up, let me go,' that it's pulling at my nerves a little. Overall, the song is good, but not up to Linkin Park's standards, you know? Slightly less awesome, if you recall. Or maybe it'll take me a few more listens to fall in love with it. Hey, not everything can be love at first hear, can it? - Track rating: Good. Ah, now the song that REALLY grabbed my attention. And I listened to it thrice in a go. Castle of Glass. It's probably the most predictable sound that Linkin Park's ever done. It's simple, but it's SO catchy. When Mike starts singing his part, you're instantly mesmerized by his voice and the words. Then the bass kicks in, and you just fly up to some mystic place that no one but people who have listened to and felt this song have discovered. The first chorus with Mike and Chester singing in synchronization = perfection. Drums and guitars introduce the second verse, and your head's automatically moving back and forth. Because the song is SO good. And the lyric 'I'm only a crack in this castle of glass,' relates to everyone in this world, and it ignites something deep within you that makes you want to play this song again. And again. AND AGAIN. I say, best song so far. - Track rating: Excellent. Now comes another song I'm not very sure about. It's called Victimized. I'm sure that a few years ago, I would have been head over heels in love with this song. It's heavy, it's full of emotion, and it's attention-grabbing but I don't know if I'm into that screamy thing anymore. Because it's been a long time since I heard something like this. The intro is good. The first words are okay. Chesters 'Victimized' is a bit too heavy for my taste, but I'm sure the people who love the heaviness in music will LOVE it. Mike's portion is again, very good. The song is short, compared to the rest. Overall, it's good. - Track rating: Good. Roads Untraveled was another song that caught my attention as soon as Mike sang his first words. 'Weep not for roads untraveled' was something that hit home. The song builds up as the music intensifies until Chester chimes in with his 'Whoaa-oh,' and the song is immediately worth remembering. Again, it's on the softer side of Linkin Park and this album, but it blends in well with the rest of the songs nevertheless. The guitars are an added bonus, and they give the song a good variation. For me, the song's highest point is Chester's vocals. They're haunting, yet soothing. And they're genius. The outro is heavy but has an impact. - Track rating: Excellent. Skin to Bones was also a very good song, but to me and a few other people, it sounded a bit similar to the previous track. I know there's no similarity in terms of music and the beat of it, but the structure is quite similar. I mean, soft intro with Mike singing until Chester repeats the same words in his own sort of haunting way. So, considering that, it's similar to Roads Untraveled, but it's unique in its own way, also. The song is good. It's catchy, and I personally love it. - Track rating: Very Good. Until It Breaks is ANOTHER song I'm not very sure about. Whether I love it, I don't know. I like it, yes, but again, it pales in comparison to other songs in this wonderful album. Personally, it sparks some memories from A Thousand Suns' 'Wretches and Kings.' Come to think of it, Mike's portion sounds quite similar to W&K. Even after the second listen, I'm not totally convinced about how to summarize this song in terms of opinion. I really don't know what to say about this song. HOWEVER, I find a new voice in this song. Who is it? Brad? I think so. It sounds something out of a choir, and it's genius. It's refreshing, and it snaps you out of your uncertainty. I finally have something to say about this song. Hah. - Track rating: Good. Tinfoil is basically an instrumental, and it leads up AND is also a part of the final song, Powerless. Tinfoil is, as I like to think of it, a cool down from the album, leading up to the finale. Small, and soothing. - Track Rating: Good. Powerless begins with Chester's vocals. At first, I didn't know what to think of the song, but then Chester brings it up with his 'and you held it all...' and I want to know what this song is about. His saying, 'Powerless' triggers the actual entry of instruments and beats into this song. The second verse is MUCH better than the first, and by the end of it, you're joining in with Chester at the chorus. After that, the song just keeps getting better and better. More variations, it gets heavier, then softer with another chorus, then back to its normal pace. And then, with that, the album ends with a bang. Soft, slow, and soothing, with the hope of another such great album coming up soon. - Track rating: VERY good. So overall, this album is amazing. Personally, I love all their albums. Hybrid Theory and Meteora had something special of their own, while Minutes to Midnight shocked all the fans with its sudden twist and softness. A Thousand Suns was, again, a shocker but all their albums were very good. This album seems more matured and decided rather than experimental. So, it's safe to say, it's one of their best. |
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by Paul McCusker
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