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Nov 22 2010, 07:10
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I have been producing my own modified version of REACT for use in ripping my CDs and have nearly finished the task. I wanted to be able to produce iTunes compatible and tagged .m4a files for individual tracks from the react image.cfg script having ripped to a one-big-file album image with cuefile. I managed to do this with the NeroAAc Encoder, acdir and atomic parsley. I then came across QTAACENC and QAAC which looked very promising as they allow use of the Quicktime dlls.
I totally failed to get either encoder working with ACDIR passing the split wave files into the encoder via STDIN in the analogous manner to that I successfully managed with the Nero encoder. No great loss though because I found QAAC alone can process a OBF wave image and associated cuefile into separate .m4a tracks - and it even tags the .m4a filees with the information taken from the cuefile. Fantastic! I am left with a problem though. When processing from a cuefile QAAC outputs the track files in a format tracknumber[space]tracktitle.m4a and this cannot be changed. I like my files to be formatted thus: tracknumber-tracktitle.m4a. I think I am a competent enough batch file programmer to handle the necessary file rename (just! ), but the problem arises with various artists compilations. I really would like to use the naming format: tracknumber-trackartist-tracktitle.m4a in such an instance. I have looked online for a commandline based rename utility that would read the artist field from the embedded tag and alow me to use that field to rename the files QAAC produces. Unfortunately I haven't found one. (I know I could use something like mp3tag to do the job from a GUI later, but I would like to be able to do it as part of the REACT-based rip operation. I have looked at using the cuefile to extract track based wave files, which come out correctly named, and then to encode the track based wave files without using the cuefile. This results in no embedded tags and quite complicated scripting.) I have no idea how difficult it would be to implement the output of m4a files to a specified filename format with QAAC cuefile processing, but if it is possible, please could the author please consider this as an enhancement request? I had a look at the source code but it is way beyond my skills to make myself an amended version! Thank you very much in advance. (By the way I plan to use the NeroAAcTag utility to add cover art and albumArtist and compilation meta-user tags to the QAAC encoded .m4a files to finish the ripping task. I will be using OBF flac with embedded cover art and cuefile for archiving, and m4a for day to day usage). Incidentally, if one uses QAAC cuesheet processing to produce .m4a files and then inspects the embedded tags with the neroAActage.exe -meta-list command on *.m4a I have noticed that the tools field may have a bug. On a three track CD single, using --ignorelength and --tvbr=125, the note of the tvbr setting is repeated one more time in the field for every successive track in the cuesheet. I don't hink this is a problem with the neroAActag.exe utility because the same repeated data is visible with the Audio Shell v1.3.5 utility! This problem is not a showstopper so far as I can see, but I haven't tried to do a sizable encoding task, and I wondered if it might cause a field overflow in such a situation. example from Audio Shell v1..3.5 for the m4a file produced as track "03 Tracktitle" from the cuesheet: Encoder: qaac 0.20, Quicktime 7.6.8 TVBR Quality 125, TVBR Quality 125, TVBR Quality 125, I am using windows XP SP3 (up to date fixes), QAAC 0.20 and Quicktime 7.6.8 The quality setting was merely an experiment. To bring a verbose post to an end. Thank you for producing this utility. I will find a workaround if you can't help. |
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Does anyone know why QAAC comes with speex for resampling? Is there any advantage or situation where it should be used over the native resampler?
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Does anyone know why QAAC comes with speex for resampling? Is there any advantage or situation where it should be used over the native resampler? Hi, Personally I don't think QuickTime's native resampler has pretty good quality. It seems that on QuickTime 7.7 it's still unchanged. I once picked secret rabbit code resampler, and it's quality was decent (in exchange for very slow resampling speed). Then I dropped SRC due to license issue (qaac cannot choose GPL), and picked speex resampler. It seems that speex resampler is not as good as SRC in quality, but it's acceptable (still better than QT native) and runs fast. However, I don't wanna force this on you. Therefore I made it optional so that you can always choose which resampler to use, and I think you'd better check and see resampler quality by yourself: 1. Encode some sweep sample with qaac like this: qaac -A --rate=44100 sweep96k.wav 2. Decode the result ALAC file. 3. Check spectrogram of the result with softwares like sox. |
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(Genesis 17:18)"If only…" How many times have I said this? I had a great plan, a stupendous plan, one that absolutely, positively could not fail. But it did fail—miserably. It really was a great plan! I'm sure the Lord would agree it's a great plan, if He only knew about it. He does know about it. I'm sure the Lord would bless my plan, even though I never talked to Him about it before I launched it. He won't. Now, while reading this, you may get the idea that the Lord is some kind of killjoy. He's not out to ruin our lives. He wants us to succeed, even more than we do! But we need to do it His way.I am thinking today about a story in the Bible that involved a seemingly foolproof plan to bring a child into the lives of Abram and Sarai, who were elderly and had been promised offspring and a great nation by the Lord. The years went by, and still no children had been born to this couple. They may have figured that God had forgotten about His promise, so Sarai hatched a plan to give them children. She gave her Egyptian maidservant Hagar to Abram. Hagar became pregnant by Abram, but as soon as she knew she was pregnant, she began to despise Sarai. So Sarai blamed Abram for the problem that had developed. Abram was only trying to stay out of the line of fire, so he told Sarai to do whatever she wished with Hagar. Sarai mistreated Hagar and caused her to flee from home. But the angel of the Lord told Hagar to return home and submit to Sarai, and the Lord would give her a son Ishmael, who would be a wild donkey of a man, living in hostility toward all his brothers. It doesn't sound like the plan is working out so well. The Lord had promised Abram and Sarai (to be called Abraham and Sarah) that they would have a child. They had devised their own plan, which didn't work. Abraham even pleaded with the Lord that Ishmael could be the child of promise, (Genesis 17:18):"If only Ishmael might live under your blessing!" Abraham said.The Lord would make a great nation of Ishmael, and He would also bring about another nation out of Isaac, who would be born to Abraham and Sarah in their old age. Nothing is impossible for God, but we need to do it His way.
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The highlight of next weekend's rugby demands a strong bottle of Malbec.
I'll be watching Argentina take on New Zealand on Sky Sports in the earliest hours of Sunday morning. New Zealand has been the dominant team with four straight wins but Argentina's travails has been the most interesting story.
The draw against South Africa, the gutsy effort against New Zealand in Wellington and a narrow defeat in Australia is a better return than many critics - myself included - thought they would achieve.
The prospect of a packed stadium welcoming the world champions is a salivating one. One week later they meet the Wallabies on home turf; the game I thought they had a sniff of winning pre Rugby Championship, the game they will now just about be favourites to win with the bookmakers; they have done that well.
A European Cup top heavy with the English and French clubs lacks diversity and appeal. This is not to dismiss all the protests but it is to say that this angle of argument is one that predominantly works in favour of the clubs.
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It is significant because the sport has been struggling to throw off the shackles of tradition and find new powerhouse nations to make the game more truly global. Sevens, with its high octane requirement of speed and fitness over the myriad techniques of the fifteen-a-side version, has enjoyed greater success in spreading the word.
In the 'proper' game however, only Argentina has made a substantial breakthrough (although the Pacific Island nations are capable of the odd seismic shock) with a third placing in the 2007 World Cup and an honourable quarter-final exit last year - minus the injured Juan Martin Fernandez Lobbe.
Their immediate competitiveness in the Championship augurs well for the next World Cup and the prospects of inspiring their American neighbours - both North and South. The game needs Argentina to flourish if it is to develop as a world sport.
In Europe the same situation applies, right now, with Italy and perhaps also with Georgia. This brings us to the Heineken Cup and the International Board's approach to the game.
Future of Europe
Let us start with the thorny issue of the hotly-debated future of the Heineken Cup.
The English and French clubs see it as the elite tournament in Europe; pure and simple. They are right. Unfortunately it was initially set up to become the tournament it is maturing into whilst retaining a more munificent spirit.
The Heineken Cup was originally also a development tool (hence the early inclusion of Romanian sides) and it has to stay that way. However the existence of Treviso does not sit easily with the urge for a European Elite tournament.
Nor does the guaranteed presence of two Scottish teams etc. You know the argument by now.
There are two visions; neither is 100% right or wrong. The format does help the nations that do not have the grind of the Anglo-French club scene but the Anglo-French club scene lacks a broader, selfless vision for the rest of Europe.
It is heading in the right direction in terms of its mentioning of Georgian rugby but for all the money in the world, Scotland will take a body blow in terms of preparing their international side if Edinburgh (merited on last year's form but not their Rabo efforts) and Glasgow play in a second tier tournament. The Heineken Cup enables Scotland to hold onto and develop their players. Without that competition they will fall away.
A European Cup top heavy with the English and French clubs lacks diversity and appeal. This is not to dismiss all the protests but it is to say that this angle of argument is one that predominantly works in favour of the clubs.
And who can blame them? This is a business and not just a game; but to be a great game it has to be more than a narrow business and that's where the clubs and ERC diverge. It is where ERC is right but the clubs cannot see it with their necessarily narrower business plans and club vision.
As I wrote earlier, this is not a column blaming parties here and there but an attempt to understand how the game has got itself into this mess, looking beyond the broadcast scenario which I am sure you understand I cannot discuss.
What the clubs have mentioned and what should be adopted by an IRB that has been often too slow to show initiative and bravery is the development of the sport elsewhere - hence the column's concentration on Argentina. The Six Nations should not be the cartel that the Premiership is not. Georgia could be an Exeter; Russia a London Welsh.
It is long overdue that the Six Nations should become the leading league in a European international game with the potential for promotion and relegation. In broadcast terms Georgia is not quite Edinburgh or Rome but it is a long-term plan that is required, not short-term agreements to fill the coffers.
In the club game, relegation gives the Premiership life at the lower levels and - most importantly - it enables a club with a dream/plan/lucky streak/genius to join the elite. The sport at club and international level has to offer opportunity to all teams and nations.
The promotion/relegation issue is simmering. The new money flooding into the Premiership has implications in terms of cutting the rich off from the rest and also comforting the smaller and poorer Premiership clubs that will spend their money on balancing the books instead of buying the best from around world.
At international level the governing body has been slow to grasp the challenge whereas at club level the RFU has been a bulwark against people who are free marketers in their business but monopolists in their rugby thinking. The game must grow but the argument is from which direction.
Trickle down is voodoo economics and rugby nonsense. The game needs to grow from the bottom up. What we are still seeing, alas, are the growing pains of a sport that at less than 20 years professional remains a young profession. These are still the teenage days of the game with family squabbles an inevitable consequence.
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Stuart, Who do you think will fill the gap left by Foden? Tom Homer was great last season being top scorer, lost a bit of form now. Brown and Abendanon also must be in the mix or is Goode all but nailed on to fill the gap?
Anton Cunningham
STUART REPLIES: Anton, I wrote a column on this very subject for my newspaper on Sunday. Having watched another weekend of rugby my hunch that Mike Brown should and will start has grown to a conviction. He was excellent and Goode's physical question marks were exposed on a few occasions at Exeter. Abendanon is the bolter. If Manu Tuilagi stays centre perhaps he could slip into the left wing berth so England retain the two full-backs in the back three experiment that worked quite well in South Africa.
Do you think that Steve Scott should be the scapegoat for Sale's poor start? Surely you have to question Bryan Redpath's credentials as a coach. The manner in which he left Gloucester last season was appalling and this season he looks to have turned a Heineken Cup side into relegation candidates.
Steve Smith
STUART REPLIES:Steve, I guess Scott suffered from being lower in the managerial pecking order... that seems the way of the world. Steve Diamond appointed Bryan Redpath and anything too dramatic in his direction would have the owner doubting Diamond and so it goes...
With Quins having beaten Leicester on their own patch for the second year running, are we seeing a shift in English rugby's top team?
It is also shaping up to be another good season for Quins domestically, but how far can they go against the top teams in Europe in the Heineken Cup? Do they have the squad depth to challenge for both domestic and European trophies?
Joseph Farrow
STUART REPLIES:Joseph, Harlequins dominated Leicester at Welford Road and play with a pace and conviction that suggests they are England's only Heineken hope. I thought Leicester were getting there pre-season but they have not worked out how to play with the speed and variety to trouble the best. They and Saracens have been disappointing for the last fortnight. As for the strength in depth, alas it looks as if we will find out how strong Harlequins are earlier than is ideal. They looked a seriously good club on Saturday and nobody would fancy them on current form. Contenders.
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Dave Roberts says...
Before worrying about changing the 6 Nations, the home unions need to start taking strong national sides to play in Russia, Georgia and Romania regularly. I have always moaned that NZ and Aus never take teams to the South Sea Islands, but now, we are doing the same in Europe. Surely our countries have a duty to help grow the sport in Europe. Is one less boringly predictable money spinning game against NZ or SA too high a price to pay to help develop the Georgian team?
Posted 12:33 26th September 2012
Charlie Prince says...
With the autumn internationals coming up would you rather go form an inexperienced exciting side ? Or do you believe we should play a more stable team for the world cup qualification ? Also who would be your fly half ?
Posted 19:33 25th September 2012
Paul Jones says...
ruby is bigger than any indervidaul or club we must promote the game a two tear 6 ations would be a good thing it would make the current 6 sit up and take notice promote more youg players form all over europe and maybe take on the southern hemisphare teams and more imprortanly develope young players from all over europe
Posted 16:14 25th September 2012
Paul Heneke says...
What are your thoughts on the South African kicking situation? It's fair to say that the All Blacks and Australians play a prettier brand of rugby, but the old South African way is *nearly* working - the games in Perth and Dunedin were close. The problem was the placekicking from Morne Steyn (especially in NZ). How would you suggest Meyer address this? As a Stormer I would love to see Peter Grant drafted in, but I know that this is highly unlikely...
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I agree with Guy's opinion that many other QBs would have been damaged goods after going through what Alex did. I am honestly torn - I know I sound like I'm a Kaep supporter here, but I'm really just defending him - no more than I would/have with Alex.
Guy, let me ask you this: If Kaep goes out there and puts up about the same numbers against the Rams (65% - 75%, 250+ yards, 1-3 TD, 0-1 INT, 0-1 sacks) and gets the win, will that be enough to convince you? If not, how many games will it take performing at that average for you? Just curious.
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If he performs like Alex did, what's the point then? Just dissing the guy for fun? So you could place another one who would put up the same numbers? I would be offended by that, if it was me, don't know about you. That's like wanting to be a friend with your ex who you just found out is cheating on you. I wouldn't hold grudge against Alex if he doesn't want to play for the 49ers ever again...even if Kaep gets injured in the near future.
I'll be convinced after he ends the season well. And above Alex's numbers. I just don't like teams that treat their players like this, and Alex has been through a lot before. I understand this is business now, but I always leaned towards the teams that were more about companionship, team game, chemistry, than Machiavelli's method. That's why I hated the Pats. I kind of feel bad that 49ers are showing that bad side, right after they got back to the top, and everything was clicking, really. That's all. I might have the wrong view about that, but that's something that matters to me. I love those stories like in old movies, where friendship and teamwork are still valued...or what Gene Hackman would say in "The Replacements" - "you have a heart". |
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So you ask, "If he performs like Alex did, what's the point then?" Well here are a few reasons why Kaep should be the guy, even if he puts up the same numbers and has the same success as Alex for the rest of the season: 1) Money - Alex's cap figure for the 2013 season: $10,000,000. Kaep's: 1,297,532. That's 8,702,468 reasons why. 2) Age/Physical Toll - While Alex (28 years old) is only 3 years older than Kaep (25), he has 7 season playing in the league (didn't play in 2008). Kaep basically has 3 games vs Alex's 79. So a meager age gap and you could argue that the experience of Alex's additional PT out-weights the physical toll (I would strongly disagree), but I'm going to say that this is a big plus for Kaep who has much more football still ahead of him than Alex does at this point. Alex has been injury prone and has missed a significant amount of PT/games. 3) Size - Alex: 6'4", 212 lbs. Kaep: 6'5", 233. Bigger, stronger players get injured less - just a simple, well-known fact. 4) Athleticism - I don't think I need to explain this one. 5) Arm Strength - This one is played out and obvious. I don't really thing there is much of an issue with Alex's ability to get the ball down field, but I do think that there is a discrepancy in the two QBs' willingness to pull the trigger. There is no doubt that Kaep can throw the cover off the ball (evident when he hurt Moss's hand) and has a bigger arm. 6) I would argue that Kaep was likely a better college player as well - same conference, worse team, worse coach. Alex gets a slight nod in passing stats, but Kaep's ground numbers are insane. 7) Upside - This is also a speculatory assertion, but I feel like the popular belief (even by those who'd rather see Alex under center) is that Kaep has a higher ceiling. I obviously agree. All signs point to Kaep being the QB of the future, if that's true and he is about as good as Alex, then it makes more sense to start him now. Look, I think I've misrepresented myself and have been misunderstood when it comes to this debate. I am not blindly hating on Alex. I am not an Alex hater by any means - actually it's the exact opposite (go back a few years in the thread). I cringed when I heard that Kaep was getting the start against the Bears. I'm a 9er fan 1st and foremost and I believe that at this point, going with Kaep is what is best for the team. I didn't think that before the Saints game though - I thought that we should have went with Alex and really tested him, and if he didn't impress, give Kaep the nod for the Rams, but Harbaugh had different plans. Like I've said before, now it's too late. We cannot go back to Alex unless Kaep gets hurt or way under-performs. So anyone that calls themselves a 9er fan, at this point, better start rooting for no. 7. |
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Fair enough. I see some of your points, and they are valid, but some things I just don't see nor agree with, yet. I wanna see more. Like that upside...that's one of the things that is always used when people wanna make a statement, and that can't be proved. And like I said, it's not that I'm that upset that Alex was demoted, it was how it was done, and for what reasons, or lack of. I am a Niners fan, I just don't like how they do business now...and I started questioning Harbaugh's behavior and ego ever since that incident with Schwartz. Not a fan of his as I was before, cause he doesn't look to me like a really good guy, or a likeable person. One season and he is already full of himself, or at least that's how I see him, more and more with time. And most of those things, size, less years in the NFL, etc. it's all speculation. You can't say for sure tha he will last longer, it is pure guessing, and that's my problem with all of this mostly, it's all based on some potential, and guessing. At the moment, Alex is better, and I would like to win now, that's it. And speaking of size and athleticism...Kaep runs a lot, far more than Alex, and ask Vick, Young and other QBs who do, how durable they are, if we are going to speculate. I don't have anything to add, I'll wait for some games to pass, and with some new material, we can continue this conversation. Which is good...though it is a bit weird when you are the only person representing one side, lol. |
C'mon now, Guy. On the RealGM 49ers board, they used to refer to all those things you listed as "Alexcuses".
It was always something out of his control, according to Smith's supporters. The coach, the system, the playing time, the coordinators, the o-line, the lack of options, the receivers, etc, etc, etc. It became so commonplace to deflect blame away from Smith that, again, people came up with a word for it. And Alexcuses don't work on me. The fact is, Smith has been successful under ONE guy: Jim Harbaugh. He flashed decency under Norv Turner's offense and a popular Alexcuse was to blame Norv's departure for why Smith fell apart again. But as far as consistent play, Alex has only ever been above-average during Harbaugh's tenure. Before that, he put together good drives, good quarters, sometimes even good halves. But Smith couldn't play well for an entire game before Harbaugh, let alone multiple games at a time. Jim Harbaugh transformed EVERYTHING about this 49ers team. Frankly speaking, Alex Smith needs the Niners more than they need him. Show me Alex Smith taking another team to the NFC or AFC title game and I'll give it up for him. But all this business about him being the 3rd best QB in the league? Strictly for the birds, IMO. Kaepernick can be, at worst, Smith's equal and, at best, something extremely special for the 49ers. And, just for my own conscience, I have to say this... Smith puts together ONE 4th quarter drive against New Orleans in the playoffs, and suddenly he's the guy everyone wants to build the offense around?? I'm sorry, but Smith did jack sh*t for 6 of 8 years. His track record is a year and a half long. The average NFL career lasts less than 4 seasons. You're gonna tell me we need to stymie a promising young athletic QB with a much higher ceiling to accommodate an aging disappointment whose just finally started to figure out how to play in this league on his 7TH SEASON? Look, I get it. NFL QB's are like NBA centers. They need a little time to hold the clipboard and marinate before they're fully ready. Some can come out and play right away, but most need time to develop. But 7 years to develop is insane. I don't trust Alex Smith. I trust Jim Harbaugh. If Harbaugh wants Kaep, I'd follow JH off a cliff at this juncture. And based on Kaep's first 3 games started, I have seen nothing to make me question Harbaugh's wisdom. Kaepernick is a big play QB. He makes passes outside the pocket 24.3% of the time, Alex only 8.8%. And outta the pocket, his completion percentage is 61% (11-for-18), compared to Alex at 47% (9-for-19). Kaep's first-down-percentage outside the pocket is 50%, he's thrown 3 TD's, and has yet to get picked off. Alex' numbers are 21.1%, with 1 touchdown and 1 interception. I realize throwing outside the pocket isn't everything, but mobility is an enormous weapon for an NFL QB and when you're able to move like Kaep, it sure helps to be able to throw on the fly like he can. The above numbers are incredible for a guy outside his protected pocket. Most quarterbacks are like fish outta water when the pressure's on; Kaepernick gets better. Time will tell if Kaep or Alex, ultimately, prove to be the better pick. But I'll say this: Alex sure didn't set the bar very high, so Colin has an excellent chance, at the very least, of equaling Smith's first 8-years of production. If Kaepernick is solid for 2 straight years, he'll have surpassed anything Smith ever did in San Francisco. GOLDEN STATE WARRIORS DIE HARD |
Alex didn't show he can play because of Harbs, it was mainly because he had a team, for the first time. And saying those are Alexcuses might have had some weight if Smith never played like he did last and this year, which showed that those things actually do matter, and that once that got fixed he played good football. So, I don't wanna waste anyones time on something that is only called as an excuse if it is talked about Alex. Ask Peyton if he needs a good OL, or if he would have preferred to learn every year a new system, and if he would get one to know that good now, if he wasted all those years on crap new systems.
Also, Alex wasn't developing for even one year, let alone 6. He was thrown into the lions cage when he was 21 years old, with awful protection and no viable weapons. He regressed because of injuries and coaches that blamed him. Tomorrow will be a first step for Harbaugh and Kaep in making me wrong, so, just wait guys, no need to bomb me as much with some past things that Alex proved were behind him, and that he is better than that. I thought at least that was clear, and what the reasons were for that play in his first few seasons. Really, no need to go back to that, something else is the question now. And Alex is far from a boy that threw 1TD and 11 INTs in his first season. |
Forget all this quaterback controversy.... where is our kicker? Ackers goes from amazingly good one season, to missing several critical game winning field goals this season. What happened to him? When do we bring in another kicker?
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If I'm not mistaken he is struggling with some sort of injury. So, settling for a 50+ yard long FG was not a good idea, and it looked like they didn't wanna gamble with Kaep in the end, so they gave Gore two runs up the middle for short gains. It's like nothing has been learned from that tie we had.
And I'm not gonna be a bad sport and say I told you so, mostly because it is a bit early. But, I just wanna point out that defenses made adjustments, they had film on Kaep now, and they are shutting him down. We are averaging less yards, less points...and we are not moving the chain that well. Clock management was bad, and we spent few timeouts because we couldn't get the play in time. All I'm saying is, we are going through the growing pains of a young QB, and we had one that was on track to give us a first round bye. There was no need for this what so ever. I can just hope that is now being more evident. By you guys, and especially by Harbaugh. Though, I feel that his ego is too big to allow him to switch back. I think he wants prove that he wasn't wrong. Hopefully, that won't cost us the POs, cause the 'Hawks won last night. |
All true and your concerns are shared by myself, to one degree or another, as they have been since the beginning of this fiasco. I have no doubt that Kaep will ultimately be the better QB out of the two, but the timing is unfortunate as we are clearly a top 3 team in the league regardless who is at QB. The one reservation I've had about give Kaep the nod now is what if he does struggle to the point where, despite our top D and run game, his mistakes equal losses. No excuses here for the way that game played out, but that call was awful. I totally cosign GSW's concern over our aging kicker - he has prevented us from winning at least 2 games and was a massive contributing factor to us losing to the Giants (2 missed FGs that would have made it 9-10 at half, would have prevented us from going into pass mode and Alex getting INT happy, plus a 4th down conversion attempt that would have been a 51 yard FG attempt that we didn't try because of the point deficit and a lack of trust in Akers.) The debate rages on. I honestly can't say what the right call is at this point, but I don't think that Harbs is just going with CK because of his ego. If that were the case, he would have made the call a while back or at least decisively chose CK two weeks ago. I think he is just a guy, like all of us, that wants whatever option at QB that gives us the best chance to win games. I think he is probably just as confused as us and is second guessing himself way more than any fan or member of the media is. Not to beat up on you or anything Guy, but I truly believe that he is far more humble than you're giving him credit for - him owning the responsibility for that bad playcall, that resulted in the turnover, is evidence of that. I'm with 32 - I will not question Harbaugh and/or Balke until they have a string of bad moves that result in this team being unsuccessful. How many of us cringed when we drafted Aldon Smith with several big-name DL still on the board? Same goes for CK, I never thought that guy could have even the success that he's had thus far. I trust that these guys know what they are doing. |
Yeah, Akers is screwing it up a lot this season, I can only hope that it's because of the injury, though I haven't heard about it before this game.
I meant that Harbaugh didn't plan to put CK in, but once he played good that first game, he thought he might have a chance with him. But it was too soon, it was one game when team we played didn't prepare for him. He regressed every game afterwards. Saints game was won by our defense, no matter what the media says...and it's sad that we lost the game in which our defense allowed only 3 points prior to the OT. And I don't think he is taking responsibility for that play call for no reason, I think it is more to cover up his QB. Now I'm reading how playcalling was atrocious, but it;s the same playcalling we've had all year long. I don't know, I might have wrong perception about Harbaugh, but ever since that "incident" with Schwartz I don't see him at that much nice and humble kind of person. His press conferences look a lot of times like he is confident, but sometimes it looks a bit more of a overconfident person. Of course, that's all just how you see someone over TV, articles and statements...but I don't see him as I saw him when he just signed for the Niners. That's just my view, can't prove it, and no reason to do it, everyone sees same person differently. I'm just afraid that if you don't question someone, and instead just blindly believe, you might end up with Singletary and his sweet talks all over again, cause this switching of QBs, playcalling, etc. mostly resemble that era and Troy Smith fiasco. I just like to call things as I see them, and what I believe is the best for the team. Nothing more and nothing less. |
Another Sunday in the books and I'm still not any closer to one side of the fence or the other. Kaep puts up Alex-like numbers (185 yards, 78% 0 TD 0 INT) and then some not so Alex numbers (50 rush for TD to seal the game), but what the stats don't show is his poor clock management and lack of run-blitz recognition. I feel comfortable in saying that this game isn't as close if Alex was our QB. Additionally, I believe we would have won against the Rams with Alex for the simple fact that they wouldn't have brought the entire roster after him every play, fearing that he would make them pay as a savvy NFL veteran QB would.
Of course none of this matters now as Kaep doesn't look like he is going to play himself out of the job and the belief is that he will only get better. I do applaud Alex as he has taken this well and he is clearly putting the team first which is evident by the fact that he is always the first person to great Kaep when he comes off the field. They are always talking, more so, Alex is always talking and Kaep is always listening. Much like I believe Alex and Trent Dilfer's relationship was mutually beneficial - Alex is helping Kaep along to be a better play and effectively take his job (as he did during the hold out when he paid for Kaep to attend camp Alex), while he has accepted the situation and has chose to make the most of it and probably prolong his career, even if it doesn't continue in SF. I could be wrong, but I believe teams will study Alex's demeanor and how he handles this situation. Let face the facts, Alex is 28 and will be 29 when next season kicks off - that's an old 29 with a lot of mileage and injuries over the course of his 8 seasons. Easily half of his career is over and few teams will view an above-average, eight-year, game manager (sorry, but most will see it this way) as a long term solution at QB, let alone their QB of the future - particularly with his decently sized price tag. What teams will want, and will be willing to pay for, is a good solid vet that will be their only viable solution at QB while they look to groom a less-polished, raw, young QB. More importantly, they want a guy like Alex that has been in that situation and that will handle it well. Much like Dilfer did when he was a Niner. I'm talking about a short list of teams that really need to start from scratch at the QB position, with nothing to look forward to with their current depth charts. The Cards? That would suck... The Jags? Hene might make Alex look like a lateral move... The Vikings? No, I think they aren't done kicking the tires on Ponder... The Cheifs? Maybe, but that team needs help at every position and they are already paying Cassel more than Alex is scheduled to make. Plus, aren't the Chiefs tired of just sniping NFC West QBs (more specifically 9er QBs)? lol, seriously, this team hasn't really drafted a potential-starter at QB for decades, but they have given a go to about a half-dozen 9er throwaways. Tough luck for them that they'll get the no. 1 pick in a QB-less draft. I say they trade down. I just hope that Kaep and the team make the best out of these last few games, but one thing is for sure, we have the respect of the league... |
Yeah, it is how it is. I'm not sold on Kaep, and I'm afraid that once we play a good team (might be the Pats) he will get exposed. You know, teams that have great offense, and against who you have to score points, and score often. When you can't hang to your defense, because, no matter how good they are, Brady will score on them, you can beet your house on that. We had one good offense to play against when Kaep was the starter, and that was NO, and the biggest thing in that game was our defense, that played lights out, hands down their best game of the year...and, on top of that, Brees looked like he was partying hard the night before, Pawno style.
Basically, all I'm hoping for is that we manage to win next game, while Kaep gets a bit exposed, so we can either fix that before POs, if possible, or put Alex back in (highly unlikely) for the POs, cause I wouldn't want to throw this season away...I've been waiting for a good season for so long, and then we got that last year, and now was that time to make another push, one more step at least. I don't wanna see that thrown away for nothing...for giving one guy playing time so he could learn. Rodgers didn't have a lot of game time when he was placed as a starter, but he still had a chance to learn, just differently, and I would say the right way. What if we fail this season, and fans got disappointed, Kaep doesn't respond well after failure, or gets into sophomore slump, or worse, gets injured on one of his many runs? Then we are getting back to the rebuilding phase, with few young guys like Aldon used as corner stones...but I don't wanna wait 4-5-6 more years. Just saying that this is a big risk, and that it wouldn't be too big of a surprise if something like that happens. A lot of people will say, and say that it's an unwritten rule, that you don't change a winning QB because of an injury. I hope that doesn't come back to bite us in the ass in the end. Oh, and our defense was respected even last year, probably even more. They are not the problem. See how respected our offense is now in the league. When you read comments now and then, and look at the stats...you will see that even though we weren't great on offense before, we were better. Moving the chains, running (not just one gimmick play), more passing yards, more TDs...etc. By this points, I'm not expecting Alex to start again (if Harbaugh isn't using all of this as a distraction for opposing teams in the POs, and then suddenly puts Alex back just like that, lol), and I think we will have the best insight of our game next week. |
I heard some Patriots fans were saying that they would like Smith in New England, after Brady retires, or even trade Brady to SF, for Smith and defense. Of course, they were joking a bit, on the whole defense thing, but they really think Smith would be great in their system. And Brady would get a chance to finish his career in his town, and the team he was cheering for since he was a kid.
Not a bad option, if you ask me (unfortunately, not very realistic). Next season, for instance, and Brady as the 49ers QB, book one Super Bowl for the Niners. |
I don't know how i feel about that. I hate Brady being a raiders fan.. but to see him in my bay area rival owning **** in the red and gold.. well It'd be all the more sweeter when my playoffless raiders miss out and i can see Tom choke a chance at a lombardi for the Ninerfaithful. It's a snowflake in hell chance of happening though bro. |
Kaep is da man!!!
Alex Smith is never throwing 4 TD'S in a game. You've guys have gone from a game manager to a game changer under centre. You must all be over the moon!!! |
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John Deere Pavilion & Store
Experience innovations of the present and the future while appreciating the heritage of the past at the free attraction in downtown Moline, Illinois. See vintage machines and climb aboard new ones, operate a simulated excavator or dozer, explore exhibits on how technology helps people shape and care for the land and enjoy interactive ways for kids to learn about farming and infrastructure. The John Deere Store stocks a large collection of genuine John Deere merchandise.
The Loop Riverfront Circulator
The Loop riverfront circulator hugs the Mississippi River and offers easy access to popular downtown attractions in the Quad Cities. The Loop provides a uniquely enjoyable way to travel for nightlife, dining, entertainment, arts/culture, festivals, concerts, gaming, and the beauty of the Mississippi River. See the sights on plush buses with stadium seating, full glass ceilings, bike rack, wheelchair accessibility, and hospitality-trained drivers. The Loop operates Thursday - Saturday evenings and Sunday afternoons. The fare is $1 per trip/50c for seniors, disabled, or Medicare cardholders.
Scottish Rite Cathedral
Scottish Rite Cathedral is on the former site of the Stillman Wheelock mansion, this Gothic Revival style cathedral was built in 1930.
Deere-Wiman House & Butterworth Center
Two historic homes, built in 1872 and 1892, were occupied by four generations of John Deere's descendants. Guided tours showcase the history of the houses, and are available by reservation only. Learn about the design and construction of these magnificent homes and the Deere family members who once lived there. Tours provide wonderful insights into the family and Deere & Company.
Circa '21 Dinner Playhouse
Discover the beautifully restored, historic Vaudeville-Era Dinner Playhouse. Circa '21 services up exciting musical productions with dinner. Even your wait staff are part of the pre-show! Watch your waiter dance, and sing before each show begins. Matinee performances are also available. Check website for current show schedule.
Playcrafters Barn Theater
Enjoy a variety of dramas and comedies at this theater situated in a renovated barn. Theater productions are available throughout the year and feature professional actors and actresses. Great venue and wonderful theater productions make this a fun attraction in the Quad Cities.
Albany Mounds
One of the most important archaeological sites in Illinois, Albany Mounds contains evidence of continuous human habitation over the past 10,000 years.
Lincoln Manahan Museum
Abraham Lincoln, then 47, came to Sterling to speak at a rally for presidential candidate, John C. Fremont. On July 18, 1856, a twist of fate brought Mr. Lincoln to the home of Sheriff William Manahan to spend the night. He slept on a sofa with two chairs placed at its end to accommodate his long legs. In the morning he graciously thanked his host and left Sterling for a speaking engagement in Chicago and the rest is history! The home has been restored and its interior, furnishings, and facade reflect the time when Lincoln visited in the late 1850s.
John Deere Commons at Moline Centre
A tourism destination offering a variety of restaurants, concerts, special events, top name entertainment at "iWireless Center," and live music at the many pubs and bars. Also visit the famous John Deere Pavilion and John Deere Store, Lagomarcino's old fashioned soda and candy shop. Celebration Belle Riverboat and Channel Cat Taxi is nearby so you can explore the mighty Mississippi River. The downtown area also includes gift shops, antique stores, restaurants and hotels!
Atkinson Historical Society Museum
This historical society museum has diplays and entertaining stories about the people and history of Atkinson, the Hennepin Canal, Rolle Bolle and Henry County.
Geneseo Historical Museum
The Geneseo Historical Museum features displays of local people and places in an Italianate-style home built in the mid-1800. Walk through the 27-rooms which tell the story of how people lived in the past and Geneseo's history. See the Underground Railroad space used to hide runaway slaves. A wide variety of President Abraham Lincoln artifacts are the centerpiece of the museum. Visit the newly built carriage house home to Geneseo's agricultural history. Explore and be delighted while learning about Geneseo's heritage
Sterling Mural Society
The town of Sterling features 10 colorful murals in its downtown area that depict the history of the community.
De Immigrant Dutch Windmill
Fulton's authentic Dutch windmill, called "De Immigrant," was prefabricated in the Netherlands and erected in the U.S. by Dutch craftsmen. The windmill sits on the flood control dike right in the heart of Fulton.
Asa Crook Home
The Asa Crook Home is the first frame house built in 1839 by Whiteside County's first settler. The restored home is open for tours.
Martin House Museum
The Fulton Historical Society is located in this Civil War-era home donated to the city by Mr. and Mrs. Leonard Martin.
Windmill Cultural Center
The Windmill Cultural Center houses an extensive collection of 21 European windmills representing ten European countries. Interpretive exhibits provide unique information on the products produced by windmills, country of origin, windmill specifications, and the cultural impact of windmills. The Education Area features video presentations of the windmill countries and an education area contains children's activities including coloring, puzzles, and toys promoting scientific concepts. The gift shop sells fresh stone-ground flour, Delft pottery, and souvenirs of Fulton, the Windmill Cultural Center and the windmill.
Country at Heart Quilt & Gift Shop
Don't miss this quaint and unique country quilt and gift shop! Featuring Bowe pottery, candles, quilts, doilies, framed art, country gifts and accessories. We offer a huge selection of antique and primitive furniture too! The quilt shop offers a wide variety of quilting fabrics, notions, patterns, books and so much more!
Heritage Canyon
On the Mississippi River in an old 12-acre quarry is where you will find a restored and furnished mid-1800s settlement. Paths through the wooded hillsides lead from one home site to another.
The Barn at Allen Acres Wedding and Reception Venue
The Barn at Allen Acres Wedding and Reception Venue sits on 3 and 1/2 acres just on the edge of town in Rock Falls IL. The property is surrounded by a cornfield and offers a serene tranquil destination for your wedding and reception. The property is less than a 5 minute drive to restaurants and hotels. The Dairy Barn was built in the 1920's and restored in 2011. It boasts a beautiful 26 foot vaulted ceiling in the upstairs haymow with some of its original architecture still intact. During the process of the restoration, reclaimed barn wood and reclaimed hardware were used whenever possible, maintaining the rustic feel of the Barn. We've added a 5 foot wide set of stairs leading to the upstairs space and a small deck with stairs, off of the back of the Barn, giving the bride a dramatic entrance down the aisle and to the alter. The upstairs haymow has a capacity of 150 people for a wedding ceremony. The downstairs area, where the dairy cows were kept, in the early years of the barn, also has a capacity for 150 people.
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Constantly Stitching N' More
Located on the Lincoln Highway in the old Unionville School, 1,200 bolts of 100% cotton quilting fabric, notions, books, patterns and antiques.
Dillon Home Museum
Built in 1858, this Italian Renaissance-style home displays the history of the Dillon family and Northwestern Steel, as well as fine antiques which belonged to the Dillons.
Ronald Reagan Birthplace & Museum
This quaint apartment, featuring the bedroom where the President was born, restored and decorated to its original 1900's style, sits on the second floor at the site of the First National Bank which has also been restored. Next door is a gift store and museum of Reagan memorabilia.
Quilt Supplies For U
We have a large assortment of beautiful fabric and other items to fit your quilting needs. Our staff has over 20 years of professional quilting experience and we are ready to assist you
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Quad City Music Guild
Broadway musicals in this beautiful auditorium located in Prospect Park in Moline, Illinois. Visit the website for current and upcoming show schedule and ticket prices. Founded in 1949, the theater has produced over 160 musical productions.
The Sterling Theater
This 2 screen brew-and-view style theater serves beer and wine, non-alcoholic beverages, snacks, small appetizers and Chicago-style hot dogs.
Richmond Hill Players Theatre
Barn is located atop the bluff in Geneseo since 1968. The group's actors, directors, backstage personnel, support staff, and audience are drawn from 60 mile radius that includes cities in Illinois and Iowa.
Geneseo Art League
The Geneseo Art League fosters the arts by showcasing area artisans work's featuring one of a kind gifts including, Paintings – Wood Art – Photography – Jewelry – Sculpture – Glass – Mixed Media. A creative work space is available for viewing when classes are in session. Visitors are warmly welcomed!
Smith Studio and Gallery
Stop in …enjoy whimsical paper mache sculptures and hand colored prints by David Smith; resident artist and art teacher. Explore our ever-growing selection of diverse artwork by innovative Midwest artists. We offer art classes for children, adults, and private groups. We are also available for social gatherings, meetings, and birthday parties. Our goal is to be a gathering place for the community and visitors, so that visual arts might enrich everyone's life.
DeBrock Galleria
DeBrock Galleria offers an exceptional collection of fine arts and vintage treasures. Located at the northern entry to Geneseo's historic downtown, the darling 1890 Victorian home showcases 50 regional artists' creations in pottery, glass, jewelry, paintings, textiles, photography and more. Unique works of antique tin ceilings complement incredible works in oil. Masterful quilts neighbor beautiful tie-dye and handmade scarves; guitars are fashioned from one-of-a-kind cigar boxes. Spring will bring a fanciful garden of outdoor Yard Art! Private showings are available by appointment. For daily posts of new additions to the gallery, visit our Facebook page.
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News Head of Grant Agency resigns citing lobbyist pressure
The head of the Czech Grant Agency Petr Matějů has resigned from office. Mr. Matějů, who has held the post for six years, said he was resigning due to growing lobbyist pressure from various interest groups who were striving to gain control the agency. He accused these lobbyists of being behind orchestrated smear campaigns which cast doubts on the transparency of the agency's policy of allocating grants for science and research projects.
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Former PM Topolánek no longer a Civic Democrat
Former prime minister Mirek Topolánek, who led the centre-right Civic Democrats until 2009, has left the ranks of his former party by not renewing membership by not paying his dues. Mr Topolánek confirmed he had left the party, having spoken not long ago with current leader Petr Fiala. Since leaving politics, the former PM has worked in the energy sector. In his political heyday Mr Topolánek clashed most often with former Social Democrat leader Jiří Paroubek; during the Czech EU presidency, Topolánek's government was toppled in a vote of no confidence. He stayed on as party leader but was forced to step down amidst controversial remarks for a gay magazine in 2010.
Stanley Cup playoffs: Mrázek chased from net
Hockey goaltender Petr Mrázek may have been phenomenal in the Red Wings
opening game in the Stanley Cup playoffs against the Tampa Bay Lightning,
but was less than stellar on Saturday when he allowed four goals on 18
shots. He was pulled after allowing the fourth; the Lightening went on to
win 5:1. Mrázek will reportedly return for Game 3. The series is currently
tied at one apiece.
The Winnipeg Jets' Ondřej Pavelec, meanwhile, stopped 37 shots on
Saturday but his team still lost by a score of 2:1 against the Anaheim
Mighty Ducks.
Czech women's tennis team advances to Fed Cup final
The Czech women's tennis team has secured a berth in the final of this year's Fed Cup. The squad clinched a third point on Sunday, putting the final out of reach for the French, when Petra Kvitová defeated opponent Caroline Garcia in straight sets. The final score was 6:4, 6:4. The Czechs are the defending champions; they will face either Germany or Russia in the final, held in November.
Výškov academy to handle higher number of recruits
A military training centre in Výškov will see an increase in the number of recruits trained in the coming years, Prime Minister Bohuslav Sobotka confirmed during a visit on Saturday. The number of recruits and members of the active reserve should increase by some 2,000 annually. The PM made clear that the Výškov Defence Academy was prepared to shoulder the extra workload and higher number of trainees. He also confirmed the government aimed to increase defence spending from the present 1 percent to 1.4 percent by 2020. Finance Minister Anrej Babiš said late Saturday he had promised to gradually increase the defence budget by 20 billion crowns; the minister is currently on a visit to the US.
Hundreds protest against nuclear waste facility plans
Hundreds of people from seven localities on Saturday held simultaneous events in protest of a nuclear waste repository being planned by the government. Protestors walked along paths that would be closed to the public if a repository were built in their respective area. This was the first time that protests were held on the same day in all seven areas. If built, the nuclear waste repository will go into operation in 2065. Prime Minister Bohuslav Sobotka said he believed that the state would find a reasonable solution that people would not oppose. He told Czech TV the aim was to create a repository which would not be a threat to the environment. Once a suitable location is chosen, the deep geological facility will take some 15 years to complete.
Firefighters struggle to put out fire at Beroun area ranch
Firefighters worked on Saturday evening and most of the night to control a blaze at a ranch in the area of Beroun, outside of Prague, which began at around 5 PM. Firefighters appeared to get the fire under control by 8 PM but found there were still flash fires in the attic sections. A spokesman confirmed the operation was a difficult one. Damage to the site has been estimated at six million crowns.
Concrete slab breaks off bridge
A 5 x 20 metre concrete slab serving as siding of the bridge-like construction that serves Chotkova Street in the Prague city centre broke off on Sunday morning, requiring technicians to secure the section and test additional panels for safety. The slab broke off at around 6 AM. No one was hurt but guests were evacuated from two rooms at a nearby boutique hotel - the Hofmeister - as a precautionary measure. An additional side panel was found to be loose and had to be secured. Chotkova is a heavily used street winding up from the city's Malá strana quarter to Letná Park and Prague Castle, seeing traffic from both trams and motor vehicles. The concrete panel which collapsed was not a load-bearing part of the construction.
Women's tennis team takes 2:0 lead against France in Fed Cup semi-final
The women's tennis team has gotten off to a good start in the Fed Cup semi-final against France winning both matches on the opening day. Lucie Šafařová survived five match points against Caroline Garcia to take the match to three sets: the final score was 4:6, 7:6, 6:1. Petra Kvitová won the second match, defeating Kristina Mladenovic 6:3, 6:4.
Cyclist struck and killed by car
A 51-year-old cyclist was struck by a motorist on Friday evening in the Zlín area and succumbed on the spot to his injuries. The cyclist was hit head-on by the car driven by a 24-year-old who was passing another vehicle. The victim did not have any lights on his bike as required. The motorist, who tested negative for alcohol, is being investigated for possible negligence; if found guilty he could spend up to six years in jail.
Teplice fails to move forward with gambling bylaw
City councillors in the spa town of Teplice have failed for a third time to pass a bylaw on the regulation of gambling terminals. The town, according to the Czech News Agency, has some 1,500 such machines, twice that of Ústí nad Labem or Most. Members of Town Hall have been tasked with coming up with a proposal which would satisfy a majority of 27 representatives. The bylaw should be passed by the end of the year.


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More tickets being released for April breakfast at Milwaukee County Winter Farmers Market
Did you miss the sale last Saturday? The Milwaukee County Winter Farmers Market is releasing more tickets this Saturday for a breakfast prepared with local ingredients by Milwaukee chefs. First come, first sold; the market opens at 8 a.m..
The popular annual breakfast will be April 13 at the market, in the Tommy Thompson Youth Center at State Fair Park (Gate 5 off S. 84th St.). There will be five seating times, starting at 8:30 a.m. and wrapping up at 10:30 a.m. »Read Full Blog Post
This week's concerts
7:30 p.m. Thursday, BMO Harris Bradley Center, 1001 N. 4th St. $36.50 to $96.50 at the box office, (800) 745-3000 and ticketmaster.com. »Read Full Article
Academy Award winners headed to Marcus Theatres in January
Marcus Theatres is warming up for the Oscars with a string of past best-picture winners in January.
First up is "Ben-Hur," the 1959 epic that won a then-record 11 Academy Awards, including best actor for Charlton Heston and best director for William Wyler. ("Titanic" and "The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King" later tied the record.) »Read Full Article
Book pays tribute to Milwaukee's Sigmund Snopek
"You better sit down. This is going to throw you."
A letter with those ominous words greeted Milwaukee music veteran Sigmund Snopek III when he opened a package from a stranger named Bob Mielke about 18 months ago. »Read Full Article
Paul Cebar Tomorrow Sound shows local artist's continued evolution
Because he's played around town since 1976, you might think Paul Cebar, one of the city's most prominent music fixtures, would have reached a commercial or creative plateau.
Think again. Cebar's exceptional résumé includes time in the late bands the R&B Cadets and Paul Cebar & the Milwaukeeans; 28 years on WMSE-FM (91.7; he co-hosts Wednesday mornings from 9 a.m. to noon) and playing on stage with Bonnie Raitt, Al Green and Los Lobos. »Read Full Article
Listen: Local electronic duo Kiings collaborates with Field Report's Christopher Porterfield
Local electronic music duo Kiings have paired up with Field Report frontman Christopher Porterfield for a new "electronic soul" song called "Garden." Photo provided by Kiings. »Read Full Blog Post
On Tap Today: A 2014 pop culture wish list and celebration of Barbara Pym
By now, you are adjusting to writing 2014 on your calendars and thinking in terms of "resolutions." Join us, then, as we welcome this new year with a wish list: 30 things we hope will - or will not happen - in 2014. Anything you would add?
42 Lounge is hosting a Rock Band night for college kids or anyone still young-at-heart enough to compete with their friends with fake guitars. America's Pub Quiz Trivia comes to Karma Bar & Grill tonight and is worth your attention if you like to drink while you think. Want a preview? Check out the vibe here on "4 places to 'drink while you think.'" »Read Full Blog Post


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January 2013 marks the 65th birthday of HOT ROD and we are starting the celebration early with the 2012 SEMA cruise. Every car, truck, motorcycle and scooter rolled through the entrance of the Las Vegas Convention Center on Friday, November 2, 2012. There were more than 1,000 people packed onto the bleachers and sidewalks to watch, listen, and smell the mean machines that were featured all over 2012 SEMA.
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The pool area was nice.
Everything else. Checkin/desk Staff was rude at every meeting. Internet was only free in the lobby and if your purchased code did not work, they made you purchase another. Hotel rooms are very dated, beds are hard and blankets were gross.
Beach Location Folklore dancing entertainment on Saturday night
Thin sheets, grubby blankets and soiled bed cover Poor service at breakfast. Coffee machines were often out of order and not serviced right away causing long queues. Most fruit at breakfast buffet was out of cans Use of the in-room safety deposit boxes comes at a charge The only daily sports activity was Zumba which was pretty lame and lasted only 30 minutes Rooms look very tired and need a make-over
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Take the comfort of an indoor bed with you when you sleep outside on the single high Coleman® QuickBed® Queen Airbed with built-in CPX™ 6-powered pump. You choose your power: four D-cell batteries or one CPX™ 6 rechargeable battery—both sold separately. Once you find that perfect firmness, keep it all night long with the Airtight® System that's guaranteed not to leak and the Double Lock™ Valve that also helps the bed deflate and inflate quickly. When you're ready to pack up, the airbed fits easily inside the included carry bag.
- CPX™ system means you can operate on included battery cartridge and 4D batteries, or the rechargeable power cartridge (sold separately)
- Queen, fits standard queen size sheets
- Powerful, built-in pump
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Introducing Magic Mouse. The world's first Multi-Touch mouse.
Now included with every new iMac. And available on its own for just $69.
We've built a better mouse.
It began with iPhone. Then came iPod touch. Then MacBook Pro. Intuitive, smart, dynamic. Multi-Touch technology introduced a remarkably better way to interact with your portable devices — all using gestures. Now we've reached another milestone by bringing gestures to the desktop with a mouse that's unlike anything ever before. It's called Magic Mouse. It's the world's first Multi-Touch mouse. And while it comes standard with every new iMac, you can also add it to any Mac with Bluetooth wireless technology for a Multi-Touch makeover.
Seamless Multi-Touch Surface
Magic Mouse — with its low-profile design and seamless top shell — is so sleek and dramatically different, it brings a whole new feel to the way you get around on your Mac. You can't help but marvel at its smooth, buttonless appearance. Then you touch it and instantly appreciate how good it feels in your hand. But it's when you start using Magic Mouse that everything comes together.
The Multi-Touch area covers the top surface of Magic Mouse, and the mouse itself is the button. Scroll in any direction with one finger, swipe through web pages and photos with two, and click and double-click anywhere. Inside Magic Mouse is a chip that tells it exactly what you want to do. Which means Magic Mouse won't confuse a scroll with a swipe. It even knows when you're just resting your hand on it.
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And because Magic Mouse is wireless, it can venture beyond the confines of your desk. A quick flick of the on/off switch helps conserve battery power while Magic Mouse is tucked in your bag. Even when it's on, Magic Mouse manages power efficiently, by detecting periods of inactivity automatically.
Make one great gesture after another.
Multi-Touch technology on the iPhone and iPod touch introduced a breakthrough way to interact with your content. Magic Mouse, with its Multi-Touch surface, does the same thing for your Mac. When you use gestures, it's as if you're touching what's on your screen. For instance, swiping through web pages in Safari gives you the feeling of flicking through pages in a magazine. And scrolling with Magic Mouse isn't your everyday scrolling. It supports momentum scrolling (similar to iPhone and iPod touch), where the scrolling speed is dictated by how fast or slowly you perform the gesture.
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Magic Mouse is an advanced point-and-click mouse that lets you click and double-click anywhere on its Multi-Touch surface.
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Magic Mouse functions as a two-button mouse when you enable Secondary Click in System Preferences. Left-handed users can reassign left and right click, as well.
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Brush one finger along the Multi-Touch surface to scroll in any direction and to pan a full 360 degrees.
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Hold down the Control key on your keyboard and scroll with one finger on Magic Mouse to enlarge items on your screen.
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KTM announces that the concept study E-SPEED will advance to a series project. In 2015 the fascinating scooter will follow the sporty offroad bike FREERIDE E, which is to be available in the coming year at all official KTM dealers in Europe!
Just four weeks after the first presentation of KTM's E-Scooter study at the Tokyo Motorcycle Show, the E-SPEED made its first appearance in Europe when it was shown to the domestic market at the bike-austria Exhibition – in Tulln, Austria. And with good reason.
Harald Plöckinger (KTM Executive Board Member for Production and Business Development): "We believe in the electro-mobility on two wheels. Because offroad sport is our core area, we have developed an E-Crosser, the FREERIDE E, but we are also convinced that urban mobility can succeed in urban areas. Because of the very positive feedback following the Tokyo presentation, we have decided to transfer the results from the development of the E-Cross bike also into the road segment. The E-SPEED is our interpretation of emission-free propulsion for city use, but without compromising on the design and sportiness of our KTM genes!"
The goal is to develop the E-SPEED concept study into a serial production model by 2015. Literally speaking, KTM have spent a lot of energy in developing a completely new drive system for the FREERIDE E. Now this can also be utilized for the scooter that is designed to have a very sporty look.
In 2012 selected interested persons gathered at the specially created KTM E-Cross Center in Munderfing to get an impression of riding the FREERIDE E. In advance of the FREERIDE E being available in 2014 at KTM dealers within Europe, from now on it is also possible to gain extended FREERIDE E experience. Testpark cooperations had been agreed in Zell am See (Salzburg/Austria), in Ötztal (Tyrol, Austria) and Hirschau (Germany).


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I want to build a new PC that will serve as a little NAS and as an HTPC
My plan is to run on this pc freenas in a virtualbox, excellent XBMC as the media player and some little services like the logitech media server.
Power consumption is also a concern of course.
I found this nice case from chenbro, a bit expensive but small and perfect for a NAS :
Chenbro ES34169 120W
But for the mother-board / cpu I don't know what to choose. I was in interested by this MB with AMD APU :
Asus E45M1-I DELUXE , 170 euros
not expensive, good graphics, low power consumption, but apparently not good for video with linux :
Then, if I go to Intel, what should I use ? a board whith Ivy bridge seems the best, but it's quite expensive, and I'm lost with all their chipset.
MSI Z77IA-E53, with Z77 chipset 157 euros, a good price as it looks like
or this one :
Asus P8H77-I, with H77 chipset, 105 euros, better price, but not the same chipset. What is the difference ?
if the mother board as a UEFI Bios, will I have a problem ? I'm using mageia 2 and not planning to change to ubuntu (sorry)
And then what CPU should I choose ? I was thinking about Intel Core i3 3220T, still 120 euros, but is it good and powerful enough ?
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REVIEW: The Secret Life Of Walter Mitty
This is a feel-good family film with a naïve optimism akin to "Forrest Gump". Stiller's Walter Mitty doesn't have an ounce of cynicism in him. Some can call it sappy but I found this one sweet. I walked out feeling better about the world.
Stiller's Mitty is a nebbish guy who escapes in this daydreams where he's a hero who saves the day and wins the girl of his dreams, Kristen Wiig (who competes against herself in "Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues".) She's the straight woman here.
When Mitty and his co-worker face firing by their new bosses, led by the snarky Adam Scott, he goes off on a globe-trotting mission and ends up on a real-life heroic adventure.
Patton Oswalt is perfect as his more-heard-than-seen personal counselor at E-Harmony.com. By the way, this concierge dating service didn't exist til Stiller stretched the truth in this film. Now, E-Harmony actually has a personal date advisor for-hire. Shirley MacLaine has a small but winning role as Mitty's mom. Sean Penn has an equally small , though pivotal role.
The road- trip part of the movie has exquisite scenery. The soundtrack is awesome. Nice guys finish first in this one. A good one for the whole family.
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Bought two of these a year ago in blue and red. The red has a metallic finish, while the blue has a flat finish. They've come on almost every trip either by plane or car because they are so light and work so well. Rolling is smooth even over uneven ground. My fiance has taken his on multiple business trips to Asia. It does get scratched up pretty easily so if you want a pristine work of art then don't use it.. to me the scratches are a sign of a well-used and therefore functional piece of luggage. You should avoid checking it in if possible to extend its life. Besides, it is a perfect carry on size, so why pay the baggage fees or have to wait at baggage claim? We have basically stopped using our other luggage unless we really need the extra space..
I bought two of these for a 10-day trip Husband and I took to Florida last summer. We had plenty of room for all of our clothes, a spare pair of shoes, and I even was able to put my laptop and bag of cables and accessories in it. It is deceptively small, but actually quite spacious, especially if you pack wrinkle-resistance clothing that you can roll up tightly in your case. I actually prefer the 2-wheel rolling design over the 4-wheel "spinner" cases, because the wheels are tucked away and don't add to the overall external size of the piece. The colors are stunning. I got the red for myself (a lovely metallic candy apple red reminiscent of a high-end racing bicycle), and the dark blue one for Husband. They got many compliments from fellow travelers at every airport. The best part of it is that the external dimensions are small enough to be GUARANTEED to be allowed on board with you, hands down, 1000000% of the time. No more panic attacks over not having your panties with you when you get to your destination. Do yourself a favor and get one of these. If you need to carry more volume in gear for any trip, it ahead, instead of risking airline luggage service.
I was looking for a lightweight bag for carry-ons. My previous bag, an Atlantic, fit perfectly in the overhead bins of U.S. airlines. Airlines in other countries are stricter, of course. I thought I was getting the maximum size that will fit, but this bag is clearly smaller than the previous bag. With the hard shell, it cannot expand. There are no exterior pockets. I had known this but thought I could overlook it. Now, I am missing having exterior pockets for easy access to boarding passes, passports, magazines, etc. As others have written, the area into which the handle collapses takes up a fair bit of interior space. Because of the shape, some of the interior area is in the lid portion, and the rest is in the main portion. If the lid were thinner, it would be easier to place everything in the main portion. It does look very good when new but it is already marred and I have barely used it. It got marred from being in contact with the closet door. If I did it again, I would get one with a soft exterior and outside pockets. And one that is a bit bigger.
I needed carry-on luggage for each of my 5 family members for an up and coming 7 day trip where flight was the primary form of travel. I wanted something modern looking and high quality. I had seen the Heys XCase in a high end sales magazine and loved the look of the luggage, but could not afford the high end price tag for each family member. I searched around and found the best price at Overstock, in addition to the great insights provided by the reviewers. When the luggage arrived it was packaged neatly in individual boxes. There were no flaws to 4 of the 5 cases; however the red one - which was actually more burgundy, had a small scrape on it in an inconspicuous location. We did not fret since this specific color belonged to our 6 year-old, who will end up banging and scraping the luggage even more. The carry-on rolls wonderfully on all surfaces, it is better than any other wheeled luggage I have tried. The case is spacious, the handle is easy to operate, and the interior is good quality. This carry-on is spacious and will easily hold a weeks worth of clothing for a child or small to medium size adult. The zipper can be a bit stubborn at times and the fact the case open sideways makes accessing contents a relatively difficult task if you are on the go, but otherwise we are completely satisfied.
i am returning this bag. the handle cuts through the middle of the bag which eliminates alot of the space. it also seems like it will scratch easily.
Use it all the time! Very sturdy and quite fashionable too!
I purchased this for an eight year old to wheel around; it's a decent size for a child. As it's not expandable, it doesn't hold a ton, so for an adult, probably only good for an overnighter. We chose orange, and I can't say I love the color. It's not a fun, bright orange, but rather a muted flat color.
Good quality. Highly recommend
My granddaughter is going on an overnight trip with the school. Bought this in her favorite color. She was over the moon!
have had this bag a while and its very sturdy. holds quite a bit. have traveled with it many times and still looks good
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* For your protection, all orders are screened for security purposes. If your order is selected for review, our Loss Prevention Team may contact you by phone or email. There may be a two business day delay to process your order.
** Most Oversize orders are delivered within 1-4 weeks. Some orders may take 6 weeks to be delivered.