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Bent Out of Shape: Has Heavy Metal Become a Joke?
Bent Out of Shape: Has Heavy Metal Become a Joke?
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Heavy metal has lost all form of legitimacy as musical genre.
I believe it has evolved, or devolved, to the point where it has become something so different from what it once was, that it now is a different genre all together.
People could argue that music trends change constantly with new generations that influence what is popular. However, jazz is still jazz, blues is still blues, but metal is no longer metal. Traditional forms of music such as the ones I mentioned have changed over time, but not as quickly or as drastically as metal. In fact, the only other genre that seems to change so often and with such extremes is pop music.
There are many factors that have caused the change, and the biggest is the over-monopolization of record labels. But that's not what I want to talk about. Recently I decided I no longer want to be known as a metal guitar player. My reasons will hopefully be explained through this blog post. Here are my three biggest issues with heavy metal bands today.
The first is the loss of the blues influence in metal. If my memory serves me correctly, I believe the first time the phrase "heavy metal" was used was to describe Jimi Hendrix in a review in the '60s. Following this, it was used as a marketing phrase by record labels to describe bands in the late '70s. Finally, by the '80s heavy metal had become its own genre and formed numerous sub genres (far too many to list).
I don't want to get into the debate of what is or isn't metal, but the three bands that seem to come up consistently when talking about the origins of metal are Led Zeppelin, Deep Purple and Black Sabbath. All three were blues-influenced hard rock bands, and that is where is metal came from. On a side note: All three bands don't like to refer to themselves as heavy metal.
If you analyze metal music released today, you'll notice the lack of blues influence. The loss of the blues in metal is something that happened gradually over the last 20 years. This is evident when listening to guitar solos from current metal guitarists, which leads to my next problem.
Why do all new metal guitarists sound the same and have a lack of individuality?
Have you noticed all virtuoso metal guitarists try to sound musically intellectual by stating that in addition to metal they are influenced by classical and jazz fusion? It's become such a cliche, but virtually all "'shredders" list these two genres as influences. I would bet that 99 percent of them are only interested in the technical nature of those genres and have absolutely no interest in the musical properties or the actual compositions.
The new generation of metal guitarists is so busy trying to show what they can do technically that they've forgotten that the point of a guitar solo is to make something that is interesting musically and that the listeners will enjoy. My advice to young guitar players is to focus on melody. You will actually stand out and be unique if your solos express emotion rather than just demonstrate your technical prowess.
Finally, the thing that annoys me the most about metal is how ridiculous the majority of the so-called "metal musicians" look and act.
Do you remember the film This Is Spinal Tap? Metal has gone so far beyond that film that I don't believe the majority of musicians can be taken seriously based on how they look and act.
I regularly research new bands online, and after seeing so many band photos and music videos where the musicians are trying to portray a "metal image," I can't help but feel as if it's being forced. If you look at the classic metal bands from the '70s, such as Zeppelin, Purple and Sabbath, they didn't feel the need to dress up or try to act tough. Look at any video of those bands performing live, and all you will see on stage is the musicians and their instruments. Those bands had no gimmicks; it was 100 percent about the music. Only inferior musicians need to make a spectacle out of themselves to sell their music.
My advice to metal bands today would be to focus on being good musicians and making amazing music.
As I mentioned in the beginning, due to the over-monopolization of record labels, it's impossible to get a deal with a big label unless you have a marketing gimmick and are fashionable. The whole industry has become so corporate that you need to fit a certain mold in order get interest. It's a real shame because that's not how metal used to be. Today metal has such strict boundaries on how you must look, act and sound that there's little room for creativity or musicianship.
I didn't even begin to talk about the production used on metal today where bands have sacrificed the feel and soul of their instruments in exchange for a punchy mix.
My goal with this blog post is to provoke discussion. I'm not an authority on the subject. I'm just a fan who loves classic metal bands like Rainbow, early Van Halen, Thin Lizzy, etc.
Will Wallner is a guitarist from England now living in Los Angeles. He is the lead guitarist for White Wizzard (Earache Records) and in 2012 toured Japan, America and Canada. He recently signed a solo deal with Polish record label Metal Mind Productions for the release of his debut album, which features some of the most influential musicians from hard rock/heavy metal. Follow Will on Facebook and Twitter.
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December 15, 2012 at 11:40pm
Agree 100% and then some.
The lack of rhythm among vocalists has descended into non-musical "cookie monster" retching.
I love metal guitarists, bassists and drummers, but the vocalists lack any sense of musical pattern - no rhythm, no swing, no.....anything other than horror retching.
December 15, 2012 at 10:55pm
This. To all the metal bands,please stop with the death metal vocals. Metal of the 60's,70's,80's and early 90's never had that stuff.
December 16, 2012 at 5:20pm
Yeah, except for the metal bands in the mid/late 80s and early 90s who had them. You know, when black and death metal were peaking commercially and artistically. Oh right, you wouldn't know, because anything that doesn't fit neatly in your little box is invalid to you.
December 14, 2012 at 1:46pm
This is a good article, crackasnowflake mentions, are some good bands out there, but the question remains, why we don´t have right now bands that really stand out of the crowd, there's been so little bands that may sound interesting, but we don't have something like Pantera or Metallica or whatever great band that comes to your mind, I'm not speaking musically, but in a way that you feel that "wow I have to check this out" every band just feels the same, the point is that they feel soulless.
December 14, 2012 at 1:23pm
I have to agree. I don't consider Lizzy to be metal...but I am glad he mentioned them. I actually bought Shades of a Blue Orphanage on CD before I had a CD player. I knew I was missing an album, this was before the internet, and I found Shades at Camelot Music...I bought it and then went and bought a player. I'm into metal...Maiden, Priest, Sabbath, Megadeth, Metallica...I actually bought Kill 'Em All on vinyl just because of the cover art and song titles....man, oh man, I am telling my age...but, overall, as Lemmy says...come on, it's all just rock and roll. Too many genres, sub-genres, whatever...call it what you want...and let someone else call it what they want...no point in arguing or fighting over it!! It's like they say about pornography...I can't exactly describe it, but I know it when I see it. Same with metal...maybe I can't exactly describe it...but I know it when I hear it. Good Day All!!!
December 14, 2012 at 1:21pm
"As I mentioned in the beginning, due to the over-monopolization of record labels, it's impossible to get a deal with a big label unless you have a marketing gimmick and are fashionable."
Here is a list of metalblade and summerian acts you tell me what their gimmicks are
after the burial
born of osiris
the dillinger escape plan
the faceless
veil of maya
as I lay dying
between the burried and me
the black dahlia murder
white chapel
job for a cowboy
and many more...
You don't have to have a gimmick to get famous in metal, you just have to put out good albums (ask the black dahlia murder who got signed off their first demo). Yes, the band you played in did have to have a gimmick, because they couldn't make it with just their music. This sounds like someone disenfranchised from his own scene and instead of wondering where he went wrong, got out of metal and now comments on where metal went wrong. There are a lot of people trying to making a living on the road, and because you couldn't make it, you are trying to make sure nobody makes it by saying they lack melodic solos and tagging the post with spinal tap.
This post lacks creativity... just like your band's name. (see you're not the only one that can give ad homonym attacks)
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December 21, 2012 at 1:23am
None of which are on a big label. Point made. I can name several metal bands that don't use gimmicks, care about the music, follow melodies...
But the biggest show they play is at a bowling alley during an office party.
My nephew plays in a band, they've even been signed to a small label. Good guitars, fairly interesting songs... and then the vocals sound like crap. I believe that the current trend of these ear-rape vocals is to cover up that fact that American Idol is killing the modern vocalist. So instead of finding an interesting voice to work into your melodies like you would a new instrument, they just have one member give himself a sore throat. And then they dare talk about texture.
As for drum machines and e-drums... Sure you can play War Pigs on an e-set. I imagine you can even program the drums into a kit. But will it sound as epic? I think not, friend, I think not. The other issue with using machines is they tend to be too precise. What happens when the vocalist had a little too much to drink? (trying to soothe his angry throat) Your carefully programmed drum track either gets switched off, or your show falls apart as you try to keep up with it, and your drawling vocalist.
Yep, I'm ranting, but this post brought it out in me. Because of bands being pushed by the MAJOR record labels, I don't even want to bother trying to find a small indie metal band that I like. They are all falling to the same old scream-at-top-of-lungs-in-a-monotone-growl. I've often heard a song come on the radio, enjoyed the players, and then switched channels when the singer kicks in.
Then you look at pop music, where you are again faced with monotones... Wait a minute, I think I see the nefarious plans of the big labels!
Oddly, the more popular Blues groups are now adding metal influences. Case in point, The Black Keys. Since when does the blues need people screaming to make it popular?
I was subjected to an hour of so-called 'blues' music where everything was crystal clear... except the singer screaming through an old telephone receiver. Sure, in one song it is kind of neat, but the whole album?
I think it is time for new metal groups to go hang out in churches and opera houses for new lead singers. Find someone that actually defines their voice in a musical sense. Like a Baritone. Just think, you'll have a sound all your own, and that no-one can say you've stolen. You'll have added something unique: The voice of a person. The melody of someone with talent. Let it sweep up your group and lift it from the quagmire.
And Crackasnowflake... you can't really attacks someone else's name, citing a lack of creativity...
T3h Shr3dd3r does not shred. He simply has a long-running love of a certain ninja that got beaten by reptiles an awful lot... :)
December 14, 2012 at 5:10pm
You just completely validated what this guy has been saying.
Yeah maybe those bands you listed don't have gimmicks but the music is piss-poor! 'After the Burial' are you serious!? I listened to one of their songs 'Berserker' What the hell do you call that? MUSIC!? I could achieve the same effect by dropping a bus down a flight of stairs.
December 15, 2012 at 1:41pm
I would have to disagree with your point. Your opinion that the music is piss-poor is yours. But the bands have talent, especially After the Burial. I personally like the above bands. But your entitled to your views. I would say however, that you should listen to more than one song before writing a review. I would listen to Aspirations or Pendulum. If I have made an assumption I apologize in advance.
December 23, 2012 at 7:49pm
The list just proves the blogger's point. All of those bands are pretty much interchangeable. I've seen most of those guys live and they all sound the same.
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From CBS writer Pat Kirwan:
No team in 2012 had a more radical makeover on offense than the Denver Broncos. Gone is the Tebow wildcat offense and in is the pure NFL no-huddle passing attack led by Peyton Manning. As John Fox said to me, "We are eager to learn from Peyton." The Broncos haven't had a winning record in five years and they are on their third head coach in that same period. Now Peyton is the coach on the field and young wide receivers Demaryius Thomas and Eric Decker are about to explode. I wouldn't be surprised to see the two guys who caught 76 passes between them last year combine for 150 receptions this year."
After a recent reader comment, I was drawn to looking at the drop rates of Denver receivers. Eric Decker, for example, had nine drops over the course of the regular season, and one in the WC game against Pittsburgh. It struck me that this was a high number for him. I didn't know the background of Demaryius Thomas in terms of this stat, but I knew Decker had a very low drop rate in college. Since Peyton Manning doesn't suffer mistakes kindly, drop rates would be one area that would matter over the 2012 season. Manning has also been consistent about his criteria over the years - if you get open, you get the ball. If you drop it, you might not be as open as you thought next time around. I decided to look.
Continue reading "Scouting the 2012 Broncos: Deeps and drops"
Good Morning, Broncos fans! Now that the team has reached an impasse in their negotiations on a long-term contract with the representatives for left tackle Ryan Clady, they're taking things public.
Mike Klis reports that Denver's latest offer to the 25-year-old tackle is a five-year deal with $28M in guarantees and a total value of $50M. The fifth-year player is set to make $3.5M in the final year of his rookie contract - a pittance relative to the position he plays. To wit, Klis says that salary would rank Clady 31st among the league's offensive tackles this season.
However, Clady's reps are reportedly using the contract of Browns LT Joe Thomas as a benchmark, and there's quite a gap between the two. Last summer, Thomas signed an eight-year deal with $44M in guarantees and a total value of $92M (most reports call it a seven-year deal, but Rotowire tends to have the most up-to-date figures).
Continue reading "Broncos offer Clady $28M in guarantees Lard"
Bare River, Wyoming – For the 777 residents of Bare River, a dry and dusty coal town in the central part of Wyoming, Zubaz is more than a fashion statement — it's a way of life. Some say, Zubaz is the very reason the town still exists today.
Zubaz pants, designed in the late 1980s for working out by the wrestling tag team The Road Warriors, feature a tiger-striped print, an elastic waistband, and greater freedom of movement. It's this freedom that saved Bare River on June 23rd, 1990.
Mike Von Haig, who has been the mayor of Bare River since 1986, recalls the day with precision.
"They'd been warning of floods all week," he said. "The damn river was surging over its banks. We thought we might get wiped clean off of the face of the earth. And so we had all of these sand bags the national guard delivered. But there just wasn't enough bodies to put the sandbags where they needed to go. This was before the days of Tim Tebow, so we didn't think to kneel down or nothing. We needed a miracle, and John Elway wasn't on city council."
Continue reading "For one Wyoming town, Zubaz and the Broncos have always been stylish"
Good Morning, Broncos fans! Players report to camp on Wednesday, with practices beginning the day after that. The team's annual scrimmage at SAF@MH is less than two weeks away (Saturday, August 4), and presumably this time the starting QB won't be booed.
In a preview of training camp, the DP writers label the secondary as Denver's biggest question mark. But with four starter-quality corners in Champ Bailey, Tracy Porter, Drayton Florence, and Chris Harris, and rookie Omar Bolden getting the opportunity to learn from all of them, we'll call the front seven a much greater concern.
After the team got zero sacks from its starting tackles in 2011, will Justin Bannan (only 31 pressures in three seasons according to PFF) and Ty Warren (hasn't played since 2009) provide anything in the pass rush? Is Joe Mays really a starting Mike linebacker (highest stop rate among inside backers, but also the most missed tackles in 2011)? Will Wesley Woodyard hold up well if he's called on to start six games in place of D.J. Williams? What if D.J. is suspended longer after his DUI trial concludes? If he's cut?
It's just about time to start finding out.
Last week's topic was D.J. "That piss ain't human" Williams. This week Elvis Dumervil earned himself the honor:
If Elvis did lift up his shirt
intending some bodily hurt
A ban he will get.
They cannot acquit.
The Broncos and Sacco: inert.
Now give your own Limerick go. It's not as fun as driving a Land Rover, but it's certainly cheaper.
Good Morning, Broncos fans! The Chargers released guard Kris Dielman from their reserve-retired list yesterday, which prompted some puzzling rumors the 31-year-old was considering a return to play.
Instead, the move is more likely a precursor to legal action from Dielman against the Chargers and the NFL for their disastrous handling of his concussion last season.
Dielman had suffered a head injury during the fourth quarter of an October matchup with the Jets, but remained in the game despite showing signs of a concussion. Following the game, team personnel determined him fit to fly cross-country, even though air travel is thought to worsen post-concussive symptoms. Frighteningly, Dielman suffered a grand mal seizure during the flight and was later hospitalized.
Of course, we can talk all we want about personal responsibility, but does anyone want to suggest that Dielman was in any condition to determine whether it was a good idea for him to get on a plane that evening?
Continue reading "Bruce Smith sues league, Emmitt says he lied to team docs Lard"
A few bones to pick with PFT's overview of the Broncos: it's a bit much to call old friend Andre' Goodman a "longtime liability" and label Ryan Clady "annually overrated."
Also, if there's one spot where Denver is stronger than most, it's at nickel corner, where either Drayton Florence or Chris Harris will be handling business. Here, it's considered a "major question mark."
Continue reading "Poll: Biggest concern after Manning's health and form?"
Happy Friday, Broncos fans! I don't bother linking to Kerry Byrne anymore because the guy is a statistical hack, and his latest column is no exception. But it also mentions the 1998 Broncos, so I figured why not take a closer peek.
I should have resisted the urge, because it gets ugly, and fast.
As expected, the whole thing is a joke, because Byrne tries to make the case that in 1998, the SB 33-losing Chris Chandler had the best year that any QB had had in 42 seasons. Yeah, better than seasons by Joe Montana, Dan Marino, and Steve Young. The guy completed 58.1% of his passes with a very high INT rate of 3.7%, and it's a historically peerless season?
Not quite. As usual, the problem with Byrne is that he picks a stat, declares it to be the best, and then claims it to prove everything thereafter. In this case Yards Per Attempt is his obsession. And yes, it's a good stat - as we always note, rate stats are far better than counting stats. But as we've also discussed plenty of times, there are better QB rate stats than YPA, including AY/A, NY/A and ANY/A, all from PFR. These figures all correlate better to winning than does YPA.
Continue reading "Kerry Byrne is still a statistical hack Lard"
Good Morning, Broncos fans! We've mentioned here of late that the NFL's franchise tagging system has been bastardized a bit. Intended originally to keep iconic stars with the teams they are identified with, it has instead functioned recently as a way for teams to hang onto their most important free agent each year.
Clearly, this should almost never be the punter or kicker. But as Albert Breer notes, eleven specialists have been among the 55 players tagged in just the past four years.
Of greater interest to us is that Breer says Denver's Pat Bowlen was the owner lobbying hardest for the franchise tag 20 years ago, for the selfish reason of wanting to ensure John Elway would remain a Bronco for eternity.
Which of course is ironic - in that Dan Reeves drafted twenty-year-old UCLA sophomore Tommy Maddox that spring to eventually replace Elway - passing over Carl Pickens at a time when the Duke needed a top WR in the worst of ways. Jimmy Smith was taken a few picks after Pickens, but I have no idea if he was a consideration for Denver in the first round. Can any of our Broncos historians out there recall what the speculation was back then?
PFF's Khaled Elsayed recently went over three years of pass blocking data for guards and centers, with Denver's starting RG Chris Kuper not faring well in terms of total pressure - a point which will not surprise TJ. As you might have imagined, center J.D. Walton ranks worst at his position, and you know who's at the other end of the spectrum?
Why, it's Jeff Saturday, that's who.
He's the guy the Broncos wanted to sign and reunite with Peyton Manning, but they got outbid by the Packers.
Continue reading "Dredging the Prater debate back up (sorry but we haz pollz)"


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Guest Picks: Tony Gilroy
Friday, October 31, 2014
Tony and Dan Gilroy were on the show on October 31 to discuss their film, Nightcrawler. We found out that Tony Gilroy is a fan of Game of Thrones. Find out what else he's a fan of!
Recipe: Jalisco-Style Red Pozole - Pozole Rojo Estilo Jalisco
Friday, October 31, 2014
A flavorful soup from Jalisco.
Recipe: Pan de Muerto - "Day of the Dead" Bread
Friday, October 31, 2014
Sweet rolls to commemorate the Day of the Dead, November 1.
Tribute: Galway Kinnell
Thursday, October 30, 2014
Galway Kinnell's poems straddled the social and the spiritual,focusing on outsiders and the underside of life. Listen to three interviews he's done on our show over the years.
Guest Picks: Michael Sheen
Thursday, October 23, 2014
Michael Sheen was on the show October 23 to discuss his revival of "Under Milk Wood" at the 92nd Street Y. He is a fan of Murakami and Neil Gaiman. Find out what else he is a fan of!
Recipe: Mark Bittman's Broiled Ziti
Thursday, October 23, 2014
All the flavors of a classic baked ziti, but more bubbly crust and way less time. Crowd-pleasers don't come much easier than this.
Recipe: Mark Bittman's Butternut Squash Soup with Apples and Bacon
Thursday, October 23, 2014
This soup has it all: It's sweet, colorful, and creamy and even features the smoky crunch of bacon on top. The most time-consuming thing about preparing squash is peeling and seeding it.
Recipe: Mark Bittman's Pasta with Chicken, Mushrooms, and Wine
Thursday, October 23, 2014
Use red wine and this dish is hearty for the fall or winter; use white and it becomes lighter for spring or summer. You won't go wrong either way.
Remembering Ben Bradlee
Wednesday, October 22, 2014
Listen to legendary Washington Post editor Ben Bradlee speaking with Leonard Lopate in September 1995 about his career as a newspaperman and about his memoir, A Good Life.
Videos! Making Mozzarella; Behind the Counter at Katz's Deli; Testing Recipes
Friday, October 17, 2014
Videos and recipes from this year's Lopate and Locavores series in The Greene Space.
Remembering Actor, Choreographer, Director, Dancer, Painter, Costume Designer, and Singer Geoffrey Holder
Thursday, October 09, 2014
The Tony winner is probably best remembered for playing Punjab in the 1982 film "Annie."
Remembering Marian Seldes
Tuesday, October 07, 2014
Marian Seldes had an enviable career that spanned six decades, and included the stage, screen, radio, and television. Listen to her on the Leonard Lopate Show in 2003 and in 2004.
Questions for Mary Gordon
Wednesday, October 01, 2014
Mary Gordon writes in the morning and hates the word "friending." Find out some of her favorite books and authors she wishes got more attention.
Recipe: America's Test Kitchen's Skillet Apple Crisp
Friday, September 26, 2014
This is the perfect dessert for apple-picking season. ATK recommends Golden Delicious apples in this recipe, but Honeycrisp or Braeburn apples also work well.
Recipe: America's Test Kitchen's Pumpkin Bread
Friday, September 26, 2014
Pumpkin bread made with cream cheese and buttermilk.
Recipe: America's Test Kitchen's Oven-Baked Buffalo Wings
Friday, September 26, 2014
For this barroom classic, ATK set out to ditch the deep fryer but still turn out wings that wouldn't disappoint.
Guest Picks: Hossein Amini
Thursday, September 25, 2014
Screenwriter and director Hossein Amini was on the Lopate show with Viggo Mortensen to talk about making the film "The Two Faces of January."
Guest Picks: Viggo Mortensen
Thursday, September 25, 2014
Actor Viggo Mortensen spoke with Leonard about his role in the new movie "The Two Faces of January."
Remembering the Dowager Duchess of Devonshire, last of the Mitford Sisters
Thursday, September 25, 2014
Deborah, the Dowager Duchess of Devonshire, the last of the six Mitford sisters who had fascinated and scandalized British society in the 1940s, died this week at age 94.
Recipe: Ample Hills Creamery's "Barclays Gridlock"
Friday, September 19, 2014
If you're stuck in traffic, you may as well be eating homemade ice cream.


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Woman gets jail for shoplifting
A Red Lake woman accused of taking more than $1,000 in merchandise from Walmart without paying for it on March 11 was sentenced recently in Becker County District Court on a felony property theft charge.
Marla Jo Fairbanks, whose address is listed as P.O. Box 1147, Red Lake, was given a stay of imposition on a possible prison sentence, on conditions including serving 30 days in jail and five years of supervised probation, as well as being fined $1,160 plus $475 restitution.
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Best jazz albums of 2011
Publication: Stanford Daily
Author: Alexandra Heeney
Date: December 7, 2011
"Songs of Mirth and Melancholy"–Branford Marsalis and Joey Calderazzo
Jazz saxophonist Branford Marsalis and pianist Joey Calderazzo's much-anticipated duo album of original music is absolutely marvelous, with a mix of foot-tapping numbers like "One Way" and beautiful ballads like "The Bard Lachrymose." The result is a wonderful album that shows off what a jazz duo is meant to do.
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Welcome to ADAC
This site provides information about the Aboriginal Drug and Alcohol Council (SA) Inc. (ADAC). You can find out about the projects we run, contact our staff members and access resource material and details of current and past projects.
We hope that you find this web site useful in finding out about the work of ADAC and in gaining knowledge about substance misuse. If you found the information in the web site informative or interesting, or completely the opposite, please do not hesitate to send us an email.
If you would like further information on the Council please do not hesitate to contact ADAC.
Taking Care of ADAC'S Rehab
Makin' Tracks team member Byron Wright has risen to the challenge of caring for the newly aquired site of the Footsteps Residential Rehab.
Taking Care of ADAC'S Rehab
ADAC has finally started BBQ'S in the parklands again. There were a few involved, with Adelaide City Council and SAPOL and believe it or not they wanted our involvement to produce the BBQ's again
As part of the Adelaide parklands strategy to the proposed CBD dry zone,
BBQs being coordinated by Aboriginal Drug and Alcohol Council SA Inc. (ADAC) and Nunkuwarrin Yunti, DCSI Homelessness Strategy branch will occur every Friday.
BBQs will be held in different locations or as negotiated by users and Services, first Parklands BBQ drew a crowd of 45 people in the West Park Lands. It was a beautiful sunny day and the food provided was meat, salads, juice and fruit.
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it will now only cost $50 for the Whole Package
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Of the legendary creatures I would say I love the dragons... however... I know it is going to sound a little contradictory but... I love fairies mpre than I do dragons.
Why? well dragons I love their representation of strength and power... but with fairies I like their representation of joy and magic.
Yes dragons have their imponent presence but fairies have this playful and cheerful presence that I like the most.


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The Artist, the Man, and His Times
Overview: Michelangelo is universally recognized to be one of the greatest artists of all time. In this vividly written biography, William E. Wallace offers a substantially new view of the artist. Not only a supremely gifted sculptor, painter, architect, and poet, Michelangelo was also an aristocrat who firmly believed in the ancient and noble origins of his family. The belief in his patrician status fueled his lifelong ambition to improve his family's financial situation and to raise the social standing of artists. Michelangelo's ambitions are evident in his writing, dress, and comportment, as well as in his ability to befriend, influence, and occasionally say "no" to popes, kings, and princes. Written from the words of Michelangelo and his contemporaries, this biography not only tells his own stories but also brings to life the culture and society of Renaissance Florence and Rome. Not since Irving Stone's novel The Agony and the Ecstasy has there been such a compelling and human portrayal of this remarkable yet credible human individual.
Publisher: Cambridge ;, New York :, Cambridge University Press,, 2011
Edition: First paperback edition
Branch Call Number: 709.2 Mic
Characteristics: xvi, 401 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : color illustrations ; 23 cm
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"That's generated a lot of interest in the media vertical and financial services," Mark Carlson, CEO of SimpleFeed, told ClickZ News. "Banks, for example, have problems with sending email and getting caught in various filters. RSS holds the benefit that it's a direct push from their domain, so it's hard to get between them and their customers."
The secure technology works with RSS readers that support log-in, which Carlson says include the upcoming Internet Explorer 7 release, NewsGator, FeedDemon and SharpReader. It won't work with My Yahoo
SimpleFeed says some of its clients are testing the capability, but the company isn't making public its list of trial users.
A number of companies have been working on technologies to make RSS more attractive to marketers and advertisers. Besides SimpleFeed, FeedBurner, SyndicateIQ, Nooked and Silverpop have all introduced proprietary tools that do things such as create, personalize, measure and insert ads into RSS feeds.
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How to get published: tips from the pros
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I've never played in a FR game before and I've only read one book relating to it. I bought the book primarily because I was unable to follow where we were and were going in the game I was playing in. Also to better educate myself about the setting so the DM does not have to stop and explain who, what, when, where and why all the time.
I have not read the whole book yet, and probably won't for some time. I've read the first 80 pages or so and flipped through and read some things that
Updated 03-19-2009 at 12:49 AM by kirksmithicus
(I checked the book, i'm on page 80)
Stand and Deliver [Heavy Thrown Weapon Attack ?]
The enemy swarm towards you in a never ending horde but
you've chosen the spot to make your stand and all those who
cross its threshold shall pay a dear price.
Daily <> Martial, Ranged
Standard Attack, Immediate Interrupt, Opportunity Attack ---- Heavy Thrown
Target: One Creature + Area, burst 2
Primary Attack: Strength vs. AC
Hit: 2 [W] + Strength modifier damage.
Secondary Attacks:
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(Altered Stand and Deliver exploit)
A Bull by the Horns [Heavy Thrown Weapon Attack ?]
The enemy charges but you throw your weapon and stop
him in his tracks.
Encounter <> Martial, Ranged
Immediate Interrupt ---- Heavy Thrown
Target: One creature
Attack: Strength vs. Fortitude
Hit: 1 [W] + Strength modifier damage and you reduce the
distance the enemy can charge by 1 + your Strength bonus.
Rain of Steel [Heavy Thrown Weapon Attack ?]
You and your comrades
Updated 03-19-2009 at 12:14 AM by kirksmithicus
I am a smurf. No no no. That won't do. That wont do at all! I'm not talking about those bubble-headed, blue-skinned, baby-faced buffoons begotten by the slow decay of time and memory. I am talking about real Smurfs, who once lived and died, loved and cried, and experienced the full opulence of creation as you and I. I am talking about a true civilization, which sprouted and flourished long ago like a lily from the earth, revealing the candescent petals of conscious potential. A flower so
Updated 03-18-2009 at 06:58 AM by PudgySmurf
The following is background information on my character Milburn Latimer Harcourt III. An obnoxious Cormyran noble out adventuring for fun and profit. If you have been reading the Journal of said character you might not want to read his background, as it will spoil some surprises that will come up later in the campaign.
All is not as it seems. Some of the entries in the journal are outright lies and coded messages that only Milburn knows the true meaning of. For instance, Milburn
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Posted by E.G. on Wednesday, November 26, 2008 at 9:46pm.
Ooops! I just found something about number and gender agreement with DIRECT OBJECT (even if the auxiliary verb is avoir.)
So, I guess the first sentecen was correct afterall.
If I, e.g. would say:'"avez-vous trouvé votre chien?"
would the answer then be:
"Oui, nous l'avons trouvés."???????
that should have been: sentence (not sentecen!!!)
I think I am going out of my mind with this.
After thinking that over, I guess the answer to my sentence:
"avez-vous trouvé votre chien"
should have been:
"oui, nous l'avons trouvé" because the agreement is with CHIEN not with NOUS - is that right???
I am soooo sorry to be such a nuisance.
Thank you for your help!!!!
Bon soir, E.G.!
Let's look at the first one. Right, past participles conjugated with avoir agree in number in gender with a preceding direct object, while those conjugated with ętre agree in number and gender with the subject AND Reflexive Verbs, also conjugated with ętre have the past particple agree with the reflexive pronoun when it is the direct object. There are instances when that reflexive pronoun becomes an indirect object and then there is no agreement of the past particpe. An example is "I washed my hair." = Je me suis lavé les cheveux. Because "les cheveux" will be the direct object, the "me" becomes indirect simply saying the hair belonged TO me. This may be too soon for you to read all this; just take it one step at a time!
The 2nd question = right again! Now, if it were a female dog (chienne) = Nous l'avons trouvée. Get it? :)
You are NOT a nuisance. I love your questions because they show you are a thinking person!
Joyeux jour d'action de grâces.
Sra (aka Mme)
Merci beaucoup Mme - je comprends maintenant. Joyeux jour d'action de grâces aussi ŕ vous.
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Camelia Entekhabifard is an Iranian journalist, TV commentator and author of Camelia: Save Yourself by Telling the Truth - a Memoir of Iran.
In the most critical week of Iran's nuclear talks with P5+1, just a few days before the interim deal expired on July 20, the foreign ministers of the US, UK, France and Germany arrived in Vienna for a day meeting with the Iranian negotiator team. They met with Mohammad Javad Zarif, Iran's foreign minister and President Hassan Rouhani's special envoy, to review the possibilities of reaching a comprehensive deal by week's end or to find another solution - perhaps even an extension if the gaps have been narrowed .
In spite of the UK prime minister's pessimism, and pushing for realism and bold choices, Iran and the US remained optimistic. US Secretary State John Kerry remained in Vienna to continue talks with Zarif on July 14.
In the most critical week of Iran's nuclear talks with the so-called P5+1, just a few days before the interim deal was due to expire on July 20, the foreign ministers of the US, UK, France, and Germany arrived in Vienna for a meeting with the Iranian negotiating team. They met with Mohammad Javad Zarif, Iran's foreign minister and President Hassan Rouhani's special envoy, to review the possibilities of reaching a comprehensive deal by week's end - or to find another solution, perhaps even an extension if the gaps have been narrowed.
In spite of the UK prime minister's pessimism - he said last month he would rebuild relations with Iran with a "clear eye and a hard head" - both Iran and the US appeared to remain optimistic. US Secretary State John Kerry stayed on in Vienna an additional day to continue talks with Zarif. In an informal encounter with the press late on July 13, Zarif talked about "working to find innovative approaches" to solve the rest of the issues.
Will the P5+1 negotiators loosen up their positions a bit in order to reach the comprehensive deal by end of the week?
Iranian media's coverage of the talks is telling; It reports on the possible winners and losers in this game, pitting Russia and China on Iran's side and the others, especially the US, on the opposite side of the talks. Shargh Daily, a Persian-language Iranian newspaper, explained the absence of the Russian and Chinese foreign ministers in Vienna at this last juncture of the crucial talks.
"[Russia and China] are neither against the deal nor disputing the talks," Shargh Daily writes on the front page on July 15.
If the talks fizzle
So who stands to be the loser and who might emerge as the winner from these talks?
Quite simply, should a deal materialise, the losers would be those who are looking to take advantage of Iran and the Iranian people. Russia and China stand out from the other members of P5+1 as the top beneficiaries should the talks fizzle. They may pretend to be on Iran's side in the dispute, when in reality, any victory for Iran would necessarily bring tremendous losses for Moscow and Beijing.
Indeed, Russia, China, and black marketeers all have something in common - that is, they have nothing to lose if the talks fail. Iran would likely grow more reliant on Russia as a regional security buffer and Russia would lose an oil and gas competitor and might even secure a better deal with Iran if the talks fall apart.
Low-quality Chinese goods have already infested Iran's markets and the continuation of this business - trading oil with cheap goods - is the perfect deal for China versus doing business with Europe and the US.
Corrupt Iranian officials, certain elements of the Iran Revolutionary Guards Council (IRGC) and sanctions brokers are among those reaping vast benefits from the animosity between Iran and the US, and the continuation of these nuclear talks without a breakthrough. But even these profiteers stand to lose in the long run because their positions are not sustainable.
For instance, Babak Zanjani became an "overnight billionaire", according to Iranian officials, when he was given a share of the country's oil to sell in international markets in an elaborate scheme devised to circumvent western sanctions. In December 2013, he was arrested and charged with corruption in Iran. Zanjani is accused of withholding $1.9bn in oil revenues.
What's at stake
Interestingly, even Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has much at stake if negotiations fail because he has strongly supported a nuclear agreement and he has recognised that sanctions need to be lifted for the economy to improve. Failure to reach a deal would expose his inability to govern and conduct basic statecraft.
The failure of the negotiations would also destabilise the region, close off business opportunities for Arab states and the companies. Not to mention, an accident with Iran's nuclear programme would harm the environment, a serious concern repeatedly voiced by Arab Gulf nations, and prevent other countries in the region from pursuing nuclear power.
Overall, Iran needs a deal whether that means coming back to the table if the talks fail, or continuing to draft an agreement if there is an extension of the Joint Plan of Action (JPOA).
What many are now looking forward to hear more about is Iran's so-called "innovative approaches", as promised by Zarif on July 13. Iranians are preparing to begin the three-day commemoration of the death of the first Imam of Shia Islam - Imam Ali. Might a deal mark a happy ending to these three days of national mourning, ending on July 19, and provide the sanctions-weary people of Iran with another reason to celebrate?
After all, closing the markets off to Chinese junk and cutting off Russia's hands from Iran's oil and gas would be among the first benefits Iranians can enjoy if the comprehensive agreement is reached.
Camelia Entekhabifard is an Iranian journalist, TV commentator and author of Camelia: Save Yourself by Telling the Truth - a Memoir of Iran.
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A Jewish man wearing a prayer shawl prays at the Western (aka Wailing) Wall in Old Jerusalem. If you look closely you'll notice another pair of legs in front ot his, perhaps his son or grandson (Women pray at another portion of the wall).
The Western Wall is the closest place to the site of the second temple, destroyed by the Romans, that Jews can reach. The temple site is now occupied by the Muslim Dome of the Rock mosque.
I really like the simplicity and anonymity of this image. You can see some of the thousands of pieces of paper containing prayers wedged between the wall stones. They are placed their by people who wish to leave their prayers there. Over time this pieces fall out and are replaced by new ones. The old ones are respectfully collected and buried.
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Born in Cori (Latina) on June 4, 1655, Thomas knew a childhood marked by the premature loss first of his mother and then of his father, thus being left alone at the age of 14 to look after his younger sister. Shepherding sheep, he learned wisdom from the simplest things. Once his sister was married, the youth was free to follow the inspiration that for some years he had kept in the silence of his heart: to belong completely to God in the Religious Life of a Franciscan. He had been able to get to know the Friars Minor in his own village at St. Francis convent. Once his two sisters were settled in good marriages and he was rendered free of all other preoccupations, he was received into the Order and sent to Orvieto (PG) to fulfill his novitiate year. After professing his vows according to the Rule of St. Francis and completing his theological studies, he was ordained to the priesthood in 1683. He was immediately nominated vice master of novices at Holy Trinity convent in Orvieto, since his superior recognized at once his gifts.
After a short time, Fr. Thomas heard of the hermitages that were beginning to bloom in the Order and the intention of the superiors of the Roman Province to inaugurate one at the convent at Civitella (today Bellegra). His request was accepted, and the young friar thus knocked at the door of the poor convent in 1684, saying, "I am Fr. Thomas of Cori, and I come here to become holy!" In speech perhaps distant from ours, he expressed his anxiousness to live the Gospel radically, after the spirit of Saint Francis.
From then, Fr. Thomas lived at Bellegra until death, with the exception of six years in which he was Guardian at the convent of Palombara, where he initiated the Hermitage modeled after the one at Bellegra. He wrote the Rule first for one and then for the other, observing it scrupulously aid consolidating by word and example the new institution of the two Hermitages.
The long years spent at Saint Francis of Bellegra can be summed up in three points:
St. Thomas of Cori was surely - as is said of St. Francis - not so much a man who prayed as a man who became prayer. This dimension animated the entire life of the founder of the Hermitage. The most evident aspect of his spiritual life was undoubtedly the centrality of the Eucharist, as attested by St. Thomas in his celebration of the Eucharist, which was intense and attentive, and in the silent prayer of adoration during the long nights at the Hermitage after the Divine Office, celebrated at midnight. His life of prayer was marked by a persistent aridity of spirit. The total absence of sensible consolation in prayer and in his life of union with God was protracted for a good 40 years, finding him always serene and total in living the primacy of God. Truly, his prayer was configured as a remembrance of God that made concretely possible a unity of life, notwithstanding his manifold activities.
St. Thomas did not close himself up in the Hermitage, forgetting the good of his brothers and sisters, and the heart of the Franciscan vocation, which is apostolic. He was called with good reason the Apostle of Sublacense (the Subiaco region), having crossed the territory and its villages with the indefatigable proclamation of the Gospel, in the administration of the sacraments and the flowering of miracles at his passage, a sign of the presence and nearness of the Kingdom. His preaching was clear and simple, convincing and strong. He did not climb the most illustrious pulpits of his time; his personality was able to give its best in an ambit restricted to our territory, living his Franciscan vocation in littleness and in the concrete choice of the poorest.
St. Thomas of Cori was to his brothers a very gentle father. In face of the resistance of some brothers before his will to reform and his radicality in living the Franciscan ideal, the Saint knew how to respond with patience and humility, even finding himself alone to mind the convent. He had understood well that every true reform initiates itself.
The considerable correspondence that is here annexed demonstrates St. Thomas' attention to the smallest expectations and needs of his Friars, and of numerous friends, penitents and Friars who turned to him for his counsel. In the convent, he demonstrated his spirit of charity in his availability for every necessity, even the most humble.
Rich in merits, he fell asleep in the Lord on January 11, 1729. St. Thomas of Cori shines among us and in Rome, of which he is the co-patron, above all in his thirst for a Christian and Franciscan ideal that is pure and lived in its essentials. A provocation for all of us not to take lightly the Gospel and its all-encompassing exigencies.
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