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The not-so-big screen reeled out the final nominations for the Campus Life Awards Reporter of the Year, with their pictures and scores: Chisom Ojukwu, Federal University of Technology, Owerri (FUTO), 127; Hannah Ojo, Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU), Ile-Ife, 130, Gabriel Alasa, University of Benin, Benin (Uniben), 152.
And the winner is, announced Sam Omatseye, chairman of the The Nation newspaper Editorial Board, with all the drama at his disposal, Gabriel Alasa! As if on cue, all gathered sprang up, clapping and smiling, toasting Gabriel, the rave of the moment, who had earlier carted home the Campus Life Opinion Writer of the Year. Then the soft music: Stand up, stand up, for the champion, for the champion, stand up ...
As the hall literally stood, Gabriel began a slow "coronation" walk, as his colleagues, in joyful ambush, traded with him embraces, handshakes and backslaps. As this drama continued, the audience kept on clapping and cheering.
At the "high table" (metaphorically so, because that table was raised not by any dais but by the distinguished personages that occupied it), and clapping too, were Senator Oluremi Tinubu, who was guest speaker, Kelvin Balogun, managing director of Coca-cola Nigeria, who gave the vote of thanks, Sam Omatseye, Ngozi Agbo, creator and editor of the Campus Life section of The Nation newspaper and Otunba Yetunde Arobieke, immediate past chairman of Agboyi-Ketu Local Council Development Area (LCDA) of Lagos State, among others.
Of course, Holy Mallam, fair-skin comedian, was all over the place as comedy merchant-in-chief, getting ribs cracking. But he ran into another joke himself: Remember the Mallam to keep him holy!
Hardly anyone thought another moving life turnaround story was afoot until Gabriel Alasa was invited to give his acceptance address, as well as speak on behalf of the other winners on the night. He started a tad laboriously, like some aircraft labouring to take off, perhaps out of stage fright. But once clear, he delivered one of the most inspiring off-the-cuff speeches for a youth of his age.
He saw in the The Nation CampusLife Awards, yearly sponsored by Coca-Cola Nigeria and Nigerian Bottling Company, a rare opportunity to make a distinct mark, despite a lowly and humble birth. He spoke of how he attended the most public of public schools (read the most ramshackle of ramshackle public schools), reserved for Nigeria's wretched of the earth. Yet, he had to make good to compete with the silver spoon kids from the elite of elite schools, when he gained admission into Uniben.
He spoke of some family challenge, which left him and his siblings at the sole care of his mom. But how his mom soldiered on to give the children the best, despite all odds; how he got attracted to contributing to Campus Life when someone commended his control of English.
Indeed, listening to Gabriel talk of some products of God-forsaken public schools competing with the best in a university environment echoed the golden era of the Nigerian university system, climaxing in the 1970s and tailing off in the mid-1990s, when the university was an academic leveller.
But that tradition is at risk now with the demolition job the military did of the public university system. The coffin is being nailed on that once-upon-a-time glorious system by Nigeria's ultra-selfish elite.
Instead of these elite (most of them made by these same prostrate public universities) to challenge the government to fix the system, they see in the decay a growth area to make easy money. Hence their motto: my university money spinning dream is crazier than yours! With an irresponsible state and insensitive elite, many otherwise brilliant but indigent Nigerian youths are elbowed out of university education.
Gabriel Alasa's grass-to-grace story must have resonated well with Senator Tinubu, whose New Era Foundation (NEF) with its brood of One Day Governors and allied winners, has glorious tales to tell.
Like Gabriel Alasa, Alex Paul Ezenagu, attended a humble Lagos public secondary school in downtown Mafoluku, near Oshodi. It would take placing third in NEF's Spelling Bee Competition, among Lagos public school pupils, to fire his dream. Now, he has a double first class degree in Law: one from the University of Ibadan (LLB); and another from the Nigerian Law School, where he just completed his BL (Barrister at Law) programme. Now, he may well be on his way to Oxford or Harvard to further pursue his dream which, but thanks to NEF, would probably have been as dead as mutton!
Egede Job Ewere is another NEF success story. From second position in the Spelling Bee competition in 2002 as a pupil of Dolphin High School, Lagos Island, he just earned a first class in marine biology from the University of Lagos (Unilag). Ewere follows the distinguished steps of the doyen of NEF first class graduates, Emmanuel Aiyenitaju, who had, in 2008, earned a first class in chemistry, from the same Unilag.
Hannah Ojo won the inaugural Campus Life Reporter of the Year in 2009. Two years later, she still hangs in there, emerging the best in political reporting and sharing the sports reporting award with another winner. To have won awards in reporting fields as disparate as politics and sports are no mean feat, anyone with the most rudimental knowledge of how journalism works would admit. That shows the sheer depth and breadth of talent inside these youths, waiting to be tapped. Hannah is yet another non-silver spoon kid who found her dream – thanks to the vision of Mrs Ngozi Agbo's Campus Life.
Senator Tinubu, Mrs Agbo, The Nation and Coca-cola Nigeria with Nigerian Bottling Company have done very well in helping these otherwise disadvantaged youths find their dreams. But when will the Nigerian state through its agent, the government, totally devote itself to actualising the dream of every Nigerian youth?
When President John Kennedy beseeched Americans to ask not what their country could do for them but what they could do for their country, he spoke with solid conviction that America had always been there for her youths.
In 480 BC, King Leonidas of ancient Sparta and his famous 300 fought and died to the last man at the pass of Thermopylae, against the awesome Persian army. But that was because Sparta had the distinction of taking especial care of its youths and its elderly citizens, who in return felt honoured to give their best to their city state, at the peak of their working lives.
Today, Nigeria seldom cares for its youth; and cares even less for its senior citizens, given the all too reported plight of pensioners.
Nigerian youths expect their country to take care of them. It is then and only then, that their country can earn their patriotism.
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Pac-12 All-Academic Honorable Mention (2014)
As a Sophomore (2014):
Received Pac-12 All-Academic Honorable Mention laurels…16 starts in 26 appearances in the circle…Five complete game performances…Led the team with a 4.23 ERA and 9-9 record overall…Logged 96.0 innings of work, allowing 58 earned runs and 133 hits while striking out 52 and allowing opponents a .318 batting average…Tossed a career-high eight strikeouts vs. Loyola Chicago (3/2)
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Appeared in 23 games with 14 starts...Pitched 3.0 innings against hosting Michigan at the Ann Arbor Regional (5/18), allowing two hits and one run while striking out four...Won games vs. Santa Clara (4/17), Indiana (3/2), Maryland (2/23) and Cal State Northridge (2/9)...Earned her first career start and subsequent victory against Cal State Northridge (2/9) in opening weekend, leading Cal to a 7-2 win
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Earned the Medium Schools State Player of the Year award and joined teammate Vanessa Alvarez on the All-State First Team...As a senior she had a 0.40 ERA in 170 innings of work (24-3) while striking out 256...Though her Ridgeview High team narrowly lost defending its CIF Central Section Division III title in 2012, Ontiveros put up a .500 batting average, bolstered by 15 homers and 55 RBI...A six-semester member of the academic honor roll...Named the Sequoia Yosemite League Rookie of the Year as a freshman...In 2010 was placed on the All-Sequoia Yosemite League first team and the Bakersfield Californian first-team all-area...Led her prep squad to the 2011 CIF Central Valley DIII Championship and a No. 1 ranking in the state...As a junior, named to the second team of the Max Preps All-American list, ESPN Rise' All-State and MaxPreps Sports All-State lists
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Uncle Steve Ontiveros played with the San Francisco Giants and Chicago Cubs from 1973-78...Grandfather Edward Ontiveros played in the Houston Astros minor league system from 1968-70...Parents Eric and Kristi attended Cal State Bakersfield
Intended sociology major -- would like to become an occupational therapist
Why I have my number:
My uncle's number (Steve Ontiveros) was No. 16 when he played for the Giants and the Cubs.
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An Orange County family is seeking justice for their late daughter and staged a show of unity Friday night to keep attention on the case.
Officials Shut Down Portion Of Ortega Highway After Big Rig Truck Overturns
Officials Monday closed a portion of Ortega Highway after a big rig truck overturned on the freeway.
Rare Snow Traps Motorists Overnight Near Lake Elsinore
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Crews Flown In To Rescue Stranded Motorists Along Ortega Highway
Helicopters ferried in search and rescue crews Wednesday to rescue the people in about three dozen vehicles that became stuck overnight on State Route 74, the Ortega Highway, in eastern Orange County.
Ortega Highway Reopens After Rock Slide
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Mountain Biker Reported Missing Has Strange Reaction To Rescuers
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Orange Resident Killed In Ortega Highway Motorcycle Crash
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Biker Found After 12-Hour Search In Orange County National Forest
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Firefighters Contain Slow-Moving Brush Fire In Lake Elsinore
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Brush Fire Burns Along Ortega Highway In Lake Elsinore
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Motorcyclist Killed After Crashing Head-On With Truck In Lake Elsinore
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Ortega Highway Is A Drive That Has It All
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University Hospital to hold free peripheral vascular disease (PVD) and abdominal aortic aneurysm screenings Sept. 9
Individuals who suffer from leg pain may have peripheral vascular disease (PVD), a circulatory condition that can be dangerous as well as painful because it blocks the blood vessels in the legs.
University Hospital will hold a free PVD screening, "Legs for Life," Tuesday, Sept. 9 from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. at University Health Care Manlius, East Seneca Street, Manlius. Parking is free and refreshments will be served.
The most common symptoms of PVD are aching, tiredness or cramping in the legs during walking or exercising, which disappears after a few minutes of rest; coldness or numbness and tingling in the lower legs and feet; and ulcers or sores on the legs or feet that do not heal. Smoking, high blood pressure, high cholesterol and family history of heart disease or diabetes contribute to the development of PVD.
The screening will also evaluate individuals for abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA). Those at highest risk are men over 60 years old who are past or present smokers and/or have a family history of AAA. Early detection and treatment is the key to reducing the risk of rupture.
The "Legs for Life" program is sponsored by University Hospital, the Division of Interventional Radiology and The Society of Interventional Radiology.
To register, contact Health Connections at University Hospital, 315-464-8668.
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text: The Torchy wiki last edited by ord1 on 11/08/14 04:28PM View full history Origin Torchy Todd and her air-headed adventures started out as a morale-boosting comic strip for the base paper at Fort Hamilton, in Brooklyn, NY for the U. S. Army where Bill Ward was stationed at the time. Just like other cartoon characters drawn by soldiers such as Sad Sack, that started in the Army's paper Stars & Strips, Will Eisner's Pvt. Joe Dope in Army Motors, and Milton Caniff's Miss Lace, notice was taken of Ward's Torchy and she started to be syndicated in other base papers around the world. After the war, Eisner contacted Ward and Torchy appeared first in the back pages of Doll Man Quarterly, then moved over to Modern Comics (formerly Military Comics) home of Blackhawk, where she stayed until issue 102. Eventually she gained her own title with Torchy # 1 in November of 1949. The title was going well mainly, appropriately enough, on Army bases, however the comic was named by Dr. Fredrick Fredric Wertham as one of the worst comics in the corrupting of the morals of children, that the stories were really quite innocent, and even so most where sold to adults, was not something that Wertham took into consideration.As an appeasement to the hue and cry that was being raised Quality dropped Torchy with # 6.Bill Ward however still owned the rights to the character and continued to draw her in other media until his death.Awards and HonoursTorchy was ranked 97th in Comics Buyer's Guide Presents: 100 Sexiest Women in Comics


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Case: stainless steel, three body, 38 mm, screw back and crown, smooth inclined bezel, inner soft iron gilt metal antimagnetic protecting cap forming a Faraday cage
Dial: brushed silver over soft iron, applied steel luminous bar markers, black outer minute/seconds divisions, red tip hack center seconds hand, tapered steel luminous batons
Movement: 26 jewels, automatic, adjusted to five positions and temperature, caliber 1580, rhodium finish, straight line lever, monometallic balance with Microstella timing screws, white alloy self compensating balance spring
Band: stainless steel, style 78360, deployant clasp
Signed: all signed Rolex, dial also signed Milgauss in red
Note: Rolex introduced the Milgauss model in the early 1950's with the reference 6541. The model was designed to protect against high electro-magnetic radiation for clients working in research laboratories and electro-engineering environments. The name comes from the Greek "Mil" for thousand, and "Gauss" which is the unit for measuring magnetism. Standard watches can only withstand 70 to 90 Gauss whereas the Milgauss model is protected in magnetic environments up to 1,000 Gauss.
Condition Report*:Type: Rolex Very Fine Ref. 1019 Milgauss Oyster Perpetual Wristwatch
Model: 1019
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Hands; red tip center seconds, luminous tapered hands
Metal: stainless steel
Case No: 6136655
Case Info: three body, inner cap/cage, smooth bezel
Case Width: 38 mm
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African carrier Virgin Nigeria has taken delivery of its first Embraer 190, one of 10 regional jets ordered by the airline last year.
The aircraft is configured with 96 seats in two classes: Embraer says 12 are first-class seats and 84 are 'Elite' seats.
Virgin Nigeria's aircraft also features a Thales Avionics in-flight entertainment system in individual seats.
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Mikal Watts' associates: From Celis to his dad, media have been unfair, he says
SAN ANTONIO -- By the time Mikal Watts dropped out of the Senate race last October, Mauricio Celis was the talk of the town in Corpus Christi.
Celis, who operated the law firm CGT Law Group International, came under scrutiny after plaintiff's lawyer Thomas J. Henry began airing ads in late September alleging Celis doesn't have a law license.
A couple of weeks earlier, a naked woman had run from the hot tub at Celis' Kings Crossing home to a convenience store, where a bystander called police. Celis showed up in a bathrobe, flashing a Duval County sheriff's badge, and asked for custody of the woman, which police did not grant.
The Attorney General's Office sued Celis on Oct. 25, seeking to shut down his firm, and the state Unauthorized Practice of Law Committee later filed a similar suit. A Nueces County grand jury indicted Celis in November on four felony counts, including perjury, theft, falsely holding oneself out as a lawyer and impersonating a peace officer.
Watts said in a recent interview that the news media hasn't been fair to Celis and rumors have run rampant.
"I believe in the concept that everybody's entitled to their day in court," Watts said. "I think it's extremely irresponsible for people to jump to judgment based on what Blogger No. 46 on Caller.com said."
He likened Celis' treatment in the media to that of his father, Guy Watts, local lawyer and Del Mar College regent, whose wife accused him of rape in December. Watts, whose relationship with his father has been strained since his parents' divorce in the 1980s, returned to Corpus Christi to post his father's bail. Guy Watts hasn't been indicted.
"I don't pretend to have a close father-son relationship," Mikal Watts said, "but we're all entitled to bail, we're all entitled to presumption of innocence. I think that's another example of how things aren't always as they first seem."
Celis and Watts are linked both professionally and politically. Watts said he first met Celis in the early 2000s, when he worked for local lawyer Orlando "Landy" Narvaez. Watts and Celis got to know each other better when Celis later worked for Watts' longtime friend Vance Owen at the Owen & Associates Law Firm. Owen since retired to produce movies in California.
Celis and Owen participated in a fundraiser Watts held for 2004 Democratic presidential candidate John Edwards, and Watts said he saw Celis at the Democratic National Convention that year in Boston. Celis donated $50,000 to Watts' Good Government political action committee. Through his media relations manager, Celis says he and Watts were "good friends."
So it didn't take long as the Celis story unfolded for speculation to fly about his referrals to other law firms in Texas, especially Watts Law Firm. State Bar rules prohibit lawyers from taking referrals from non-lawyers, other than licensed referral services. Settlements in cases breaking these rules could be subject to repayment.
Watts said recently he did accept tire cases from Owen's firm, though he said they were not the majority of his cases, and only a few came from Mexico. Celis is named as helping recruit lawsuits in Mexico in court documents filed in a fee dispute in federal court in McAllen.
Celis listed income from Owen's firm as more than $3.8 million on a 2004 tax return, according to the Texas Attorney General's Office. His media relations manager, Jason Stanford, confirmed Celis made most of his money through Mexican lawsuits, but he also has done well in oil and gas investments.
Watts said most tire cases came from warm climates, from the southern United States and as far away as Venezuela, so Mexican cases weren't unusual.
"We were in the epicenter of the hottest product liability litigation in the country," Watts said. "There were hundreds of those cases coming in. The fact that eight or 10 or 15 cases came out of Mexico, that's a very small minority of those cases."
But shortly after 2001, Ford told Watts the company would move to dismiss cases with Mexican plaintiffs in American courts. Then in 2002 an appeals court ruled Mexican cases should be tried there.
"I made the decision that I was not going to take any more cases out of Mexico, even though I had been handsomely paid in settlements in the last year," Watts said.
When Celis started CGT in 2005, referrals to Watts' firm dropped off significantly. Watts said he had gone more into pharmaceutical cases after 2004.
At least three Watts Law Firm attorneys left for CGT -- Doug Gwyther, Chris Pinedo and James Hada, who are named in some civil suits surrounding CGT.
The Texas Attorney General's Office said it was seeking information on all CGT referrals in a search warrant used to search the firm's office Jan. 4. Watts checked his files and found three referrals from CGT, all out of state.
CGT was set up in the District of Columbia, the only entity in the country that allows non-lawyers and foreign lawyers to partner in firms. Watts said under those rules there is nothing illegal about the referrals he accepted from CGT or the resulting settlements.
"As I read the bar rules, he's perfectly entitled to set up the entity like he did," Watts said. "I think there's been a lot of armchair lawyering out there by people who haven't bothered to read the rules.
"Now, that being said, I think that's a completely different issue from whether a guy in a bathrobe can flash a badge. I'm not really getting in the middle of that."
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Repudiation in Antebellum MississippiAn Interview with Clifford F. Thies
Recorded: Wednesday, July 1, 2015
Experts: Clifford F. ThiesType: RadioIssues: Economic History and Development (U.S.), Economic Policy, Fiscal Policy/Debt, History (U.S)
G7 Meetings UnderwayIvan Eland Interviewed on Canadas CTV News
Recorded: Sunday, June 7, 2015
Senior Fellow Ivan Eland appears on Canadas CTV News to discuss the G7 meetings underway in Germany. On the aganeda for the G7 countries are items such as the situation in Ukraine and Russian sanctions, how to combat ISIS, climate change and more. Eland offers his analysis of the G7 agenda and what is needed for a successful summit.
Experts: Ivan ElandType: TelevisionIssues: Defense and Foreign Policy, Diplomacy and Foreign Aid, Economic History and Development (International), Terrorism and National Crises
Ivan Eland on Greeces Credit Crisis
Recorded: Thursday, May 28, 2015
Senior Fellow Ivan Eland appears on Arise TV to talk about the Greek Governments credit deal with the International Monetary Fund. Eland says the last minute deal with Greeces creditors might prolong the inevitable, that Greece might fall into default on loans. Greece and the EU might be better off if they realize that Greeces economy is failing.
Experts: Ivan ElandType: TelevisionIssues: Economic History and Development (International), Economic Policy
Childhood Poverty, Government Failures, and the Need for Economic Liberty
Recorded: Thursday, April 30, 2015
Senior Vice President Mary Theroux is interviewed on radio station KOGO in San Diego to talk about the latest on California's Maximum Family Grant rule for families on welfare. She discusses the underlying reasons why children are born into poverty and the difficulty of breaking the cycle of poverty.
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Mary L.G. Theroux | Childhood Poverty, Government Failures, and the Need for Economic Liberty
Recorded: Thursday, March 26, 2015
Independent Institute Senior Vice President Mary L. G. Theroux testified on "Childhood Poverty, Government Failures, and the Need for Economic Liberty", before the California State Senate's Budget Subcommittee on Health and Human Services, at the request of State Senator Jeff Stone. The witnesses spoke about California's Maximum Family Grant rule for families on welfare. The rule caps grants and does not increase grant money to mothers on welfare when they have more children. Mary testified about the causes of poverty and of the need for other, non-government options for poor families. She introduced ideas for helping the poor through private resources and organizations, instead of government agencies where families and women often find themselves trapped in a cycle of poverty.
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Is the Federal Reserve Out of Control?
Recorded: Wednesday, January 28, 2015
Research Fellow Vern McKinley, author of Financing Failure is interviewed by The Full Disclosure Network about the role of the Federal Reserve and whether or not it protects American citizens from financial disaster.
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Peter Thiel | Developing the Developed World
Entrepreneurship, Liberty, and the Future
Recorded: Tuesday, January 27, 2015
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Experts: Peter A. ThielType: Independent Institute EventIssues: Antitrust, Competition, and Monopoly, Bureaucracy and Government, Business, Civil Liberties/ Human Rights, Corporate Welfare, Culture/ Society, Economic History and Development (U.S.), Economic Policy, Education, Energy, Free Market Economics, Freedom, Government Power, Government Secrecy, Health Care, History (U.S), Labor and Employment, Law Enforcement, Political Ideology and Philosophy, Politics, Privacy, Public Health/ Consumer Protection, Regulation and Deregulation, Science, Technology, Transportation
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Recorded: Tuesday, January 20, 2015
Independent Institute Senior Fellow John C. Goodman, author of "Priceless: Curing the Healthcare Crisis" was interviewed on World News Radio to comment on the average person's penalty for not having health insurance under the Affordable Care Act.
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Makes this instance a modifiable deep copy of the specified ObjectKeyFrameCollection using current property values. Resource references, data bindings, and animations are not copied, but their current values are.
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sergiu added a post in a topic IP.Blog attacking my mailboxis the same for me.
I will look to unsubscribe / un-follow ...etc. if this will not stop the multiple emails, it will end in a spam report!
sergiu added a post in a topic My wishes for 2011I hope you will include Ad Code integration for all other IPB apps (I really want for IP Downloads:) ). I think everyone will like this since keeping a board is not just for fun and we invest time and money.
if my board is producing only traffic but no money is not useful at all. I renounced to use IP Gallery since wasn't able to produce any $$$ so I have no problem to skip to other more cash attracting scripts. If Downloads continue to be non-profitable will have the same future like the Gallery for me.
regarding IP Content , I want to buy it ...but without a real good WYSIWYG editor I will prefer to continue with joomla :)
sergiu added a post in a topic Best Linux Distrobution?my server really don't like CentOS :)
so I'm running Suse (SLES)
also I have a huge difference for unixbench points between Centos and SUSE
sergiu added a comment on a blog entry IP.Nexus Second Pre-Salehow funny :)
a lot of peoples tried to meet a promotion of an unknown product :)
sincerely I want to see a demo before to buy something even to pay. or the new trend is to pay to become beta tester ?
sergiu added a post in a topic Feature Request: points system
very good point of view. I tried to say the same thing but choosing the hard way and I name it "point system" . :) the reputation system looks to be used just for fun if we can't assign a specific value for it (like you said, downloads, shop, etc)
sergiu added a post in a topic Feature Request: points systemohhh....sorry. it seems you are strongly against a system like this since 2006 :). if you will continue to look in the mirror you will see just your personal opinion and from a time will not see the rest. please read also the positive comments from that thread !
you are against, ok, but don't start a flame from this. let wait and for other opinions and to use the positive ideas :)
peace :thumbsup:
sergiu added a post in a topic Feature Request: points systemMat,
We can start a poll to see it the peoples who read this topic like the idea and your point about the core size is funny :). even one like me use more than 150mb for mysql database and ~50gb for entire board ...so the core size is like a massage to a wood foot for me :D (and I can bet for 90% of IPB boards also).
Like Mark said, maybe "points" system is not the best name. Maybe we don't need a separate app or mod but just some changes/improvements on subscriptions system.
sergiu added a post in a topic Feature Request: points system
The benefit of a points system is that you can trade the "goods" of the board (but don't confuse this with an online shop) and that can be useful for all users and owners of IP boards :).Combined with the rest of the apps or content system this method to reward user will help us to improve our websites and to offer good content for free use without any abuse. Just imagine that you can combine this with IP Content or Blog and users who will write articles can be automatically rewarded in different ways.
By having a point tool official will be very easy next to develop different mods for this in the future. Calypso did a great work with the iPoints but alone he can't do all the stuff, to ensure the support and to be sure this tool will be compatible with next versions of IPB. Inside of the IPB core will be a totally different thing.
Guys, I want thank you for ideas and contribution to this discussion. Any other other ideas can really help :) .
sergiu added a post in a topic Feature Request: points systemthanks for answers.
good point of view...all. some parts of the system I request already exist but they must be connected together somehow. reputation system can be improve with some of my points.
I'm not afraid about 3'rd party mods but some of they are dangerous if are not properly coded or if they are discontinued. after all the safety is one of the reasons I'm using IPB :)
Mark you are right but the user can trade his contribution on the board (and after all the post count represent his contribution to the benefit of all). An automatically tool will help admins to reward contributors in many other ways than to move to another group (and can do that more precise than the admin can set in the group rights)
sergiu added a topic in Product FeedbackFeature Request: points systemHi
I start using Invision software since the beginning of 2006, moving from phpbb.At that moment phpbb offering a very helpful point system for attachment view/download. From my point of view a tool like this will help/force users to contribute to the board success by reducing the bandwidth consumption and also to increase the interest of the users to post on the board (not only to read and to download the content or the files).
My board is completely free to use (require authentication) but the users like just to use all the features without any contribution. I don't like to request payments for use but they must understand that they also contribute with their knowledge when they can. I already pay some consultants to help my users but I will stop that because is not fair to me!
I searched 4 years a method to have this feature on my board without success. There is an iPoints system modd but since is not IPB official I have some reserve to use it. I tried this but after implementation I found that at the first upgrade this screw up my board and I've been forced to use my backup to rebuild my board :D and believe me I don't want to experiment again.
So can Invision include a feature like this in the next versions ?
I will give the technical aspects of this tool now .
-Ability of the system to reward the users with "points" for new topic, reply , upload a file to download system or in a post , upload photos on gallery , posting on the blog, etc.
-users can receive or donate points from other users. also can receive points if their message was helpful
-users can buy points via subscription manager that IPB already have
-the points can be used to "pay" for download files/pictures , to pay for move their account to another group that have the access on restricted forums.
Any idea or contributions will be helpful !
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sergiu added a post in a topic Maximum downloads per day?I'm not upset like SalonicaTown but I admit will be very useful this feature. will help us to save the bandwidth and money :)
many forum user have no problem to abuse of our free stuff and we have to control somehow all this.
I hope IPD will have this option in the future.
sergiu added a post in a topic only 5 users in the free version?
IPChat is using IPS server resources or the server resources where the board is hosted ?
sergiu added a post in a topic If you upgrade your forums to 3.0.5Downloads, Gallery or Blog works OK after upgrade ?
I will wait until I will have the confirmation that they are working OK with 3.0.5 .
sergiu added a post in a topic Product Modifications now "Protected"?
Sign Out and Sign In back an the problem will disappear :D . Is nothing special .... just magic :))
sergiu added a comment on a blog entry Skin Design Contest WinnersCongratulations to all winners!
I looked to the winning templates but my feeling is that templates from this contest are far away to be " the perfect" template. That's not the case with the templates of the IPB 2.3.x where we can find a lot of innovative and full of imagination templates.
Just look back at the old ipsbeyond template and you will see a huge difference and this is just an example.
Let's innovate not just change some colors and pictures or to move some stuff!
I'm sorry that I'm critical but in my honest opinion I will choose to not switch to other template that the original I'm using now because by now (with a 30$ version exception ) all looks unprofessional.
I hope that all the participants to accept my critic and to demonstrate in their next skins that I'm wrong !
I also hope that IPS will continue this contest every year :) !


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The company reported record annual revenues of $17.12 billion, up 0.4 percent. Its net income of $1.17 billion, up 5.4 percent, was Paccar's third-best ever, said Mark Pigott, chairman and chief executive officer. Earnings per share were $3.30, up 5.8 percent.
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I love to go for drives in the country this time of year. The ready-to-harvest soybeans have a golden glow in the sunlight, the corn stalks have dried and long since lost that sweet summer smell and t...
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Thirty new bean varieties bred to beat baking climateDescribed as "meat of the poor", beans are a key food source for more than 400 million people across the developing world, but the area suitable for growing them could drop 50 percent by 2050 because of global warming, endangering tens of millions of lives, scientists said.
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NDSU grows with bean breeding industryNorth Dakota State University's dry edible bean breeding program began in 1980 and is one of the nation's largest programs on the topic.
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NDSU scientists map genes of the common beanSeveral North Dakota State University scientists are close to the center of a national project that completed the sequence of the common bean genome.
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Dry timesChad Groos, 41, farms two miles north of Coleman, S.D., with his father, Andy, and brothers Eric and Grant. Groos says his family is fortunate this year, compared with those farther south plagued by severe drought.
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Anderson seed inquiriesFARGO, N.D. — A Canadian specialty grain firm has purchased two Minnesota grain companies for a total of $19 million amid financial problems with one of the purchased companies.
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Belvidere's Washington Academy was recognized for its geo-thermal heating and cooling system.
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Superintendent Mike Houselog said officials determined that Washington Academy's 50-year-old boiler was deteriorating about three years ago. Additionally, the school was not air conditioned.
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Twenty years have passed since the defeat of the Sith at Telos IV. A New Jedi Order has risen to restore the Republic. However, even now, the galaxy is in shambles. Several organizations have taken this opportunity to make their claim on the galaxy. While the Republic is defended, the Outer Rim, and many other locations are unprotected and are torn apart by border wars. One such organization, the Epsilon Strikers, seek to restore the galaxy to it's former state. One new recruit, Eve, is now embarking on his first primary mission...
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7 comments by mr_dad on Aug 17th, 2013
Hey sorry for being inactive. It is with great sadness that I must report my an unfortunate turn of events. My computer had a major hardware failure, and most of my data was lost. On top of that, due to personal reasons, I have been involved on another project that has been taking up most of my time. As such, I won't be working on Dark Resurgence in the near future. This page with still stay as I hope to give this project CPR at some point.
I still have several plot ideas that I plan to use, but for now I will not be active. As such, all members of my writing team can end their work. I'm truly sorry about this, and I thank everyone who put up with my frustrations. The passion that people have for this series even after all these years is truly inspiring, and I look forward to seeing the completion of future projects. I only regret I cannot be there with you all. Best of Luck to all of you.
~ Jonathan "Mr_Dad" Nelson
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Sorry, but the mod was unfortunately dropped some time ago.
don't worry but will the download come?
Hey, really sorry I haven't gotten back to you yet. But as of right now, I have no plans to continue to mod any time soon.
=( but i hope you will make the mod again
Because people post posts, I assume...?
I have a jedi vision last night. The official mod release date is: 19.12.19 - three months after Obsidian release official KOTOR 3 game.
there is no official kotor 3 game.... unless your talking about the old republic and calling it kotor 3? if so, just get out...
because kotor 3 means swtor and there is no kotor 3 so they replace it
are you dumb? kotor 3 is star wars teh old republic
have they officially announced a KOTOR 3, or is it just in your vision? 'cause there were rumours of a possible kotor 3 that obsidian and bioware were interested in relation to Disney. but since Lucasarts closed down things weren't looking to hot
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars The word "underrated" doesn't do this album justice
1989's "Flowers In The Dirt" was seen as a hard act to follow, given the widespread critical acclaim and the "return to form" label that accompanied it. Critically, "Off The Ground", recorded with Paul's then current touring band (with the exception of drummer Chris Whitten, who was offered a job touring with Dire Straits and was replaced by Blair Cunningham), didn't...
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5 of 6 people found the following review helpful
3.0 out of 5 stars Shards of magic, but not a "Flaming Pie"
Riding on the back of a massively successful world tour and just before going off on another one, this feels like an album that was churned off too quickly.
This was the first album from which McCartney didn't have a single hit, and you can see why. The potential singles, like "Looking for Changes" aren't quite up to it, for all their hard hitting lyrics.
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars The word "underrated" doesn't do this album justice,
Andy Sweeney "music was my first love" (Brighton, East Sussex) - See all my reviews
1989's "Flowers In The Dirt" was seen as a hard act to follow, given the widespread critical acclaim and the "return to form" label that accompanied it. Critically, "Off The Ground", recorded with Paul's then current touring band (with the exception of drummer Chris Whitten, who was offered a job touring with Dire Straits and was replaced by Blair Cunningham), didn't quite match up to its predecessor. However, it was the first McCartney studio album I bought on the day of release and I happen to think it's much better than it was originally received back in 1993. In fact, I think it's almost entirely excellent and one of Paul's most underrated pieces of work. I loved it at the age of eighteen and now, twenty years later, at thirty-eight, I still love it just as much.
My first encounter with the "Off The Ground" material was hearing "Hope Of Deliverance" on the radio on a cold winter morning in 1992, as I got myself ready for college. The first time I heard it, I wasn't overly sure whether I liked it or not. It sounded a bit almost religious and "happy-clappy" to my seventeen year old ears. I reserved judgement. However, the second time I heard it, it stayed in my head for a ridiculously long time and I was singing the hook for days afterwards. Fast forward a few months and I was in HMV in Birmingham when the in-store DJ announced he had a sneak preview of the Paul McCartney album which was being released the next week. He then proceeded to play the breezy "Peace In The Neighbourhood", which had a great, wandering bass-line, a lovely message and lots of gorgeous jazzy chords which completely blew me away. I was almost salivating when on Monday 2nd February, 1993, I went into HMV in Coventry, bought myself a copy and rushed home to play it. I wasn't disappointed.
Anyway, back to the present day (although remembering these moments in my life make me wish that buying albums still filled me with such youthful excitement and anticipation, but you don't seem to get the same rush when you order them online and they fall through your letterbox). The opening track, "Off The Ground", when you listen to it now, immediately dates the album. The McCartney & Mendelsohn production is a little soft, but it doesn't destroy the beauty of this song about finding new love, although the soaring melody of the chorus does go a long way to distracting you from the easy rhymes of the lyrics. "Looking For Changes" is a harder-edged track, an angry piece about the mistreatment of animals, and manages to get the message across well without being too preachy, whilst managing to being a good rocker at the same time. "Mistress and Maid", the first McCartney/MacManus (Elvis Costello) collaboration of the album is superb. The Costello influence is strong, both in structure and vocabulary, and this lyrically bleak but musically dreamy waltz-time story sees a weary wife, taken for granted, find the strength to break free from a dying marriage.
One of the greatest strengths of McCartney's songwriting is when he finds great meaning in sometimes the most simplistic things. "I Owe It All To You" is one of those moments he gets it spot on. In the verses he describes some of the most profound sights (Egyptian temples, eternal gardens, glass cathedrals, golden canyons) and then breaks into the beauteous chorus which states, "Oh, I owe it all to you/you make me happy". As far as lyrics go, the line about the "distant islands listening to the sea bird's song of joy" isn't too shabby either. The lyrically-painful "Biker Like An Icon" is one of my least favourite tracks on the album, although I have to admit that it has grown on my over the years (I enjoy the music, certainly) and the phrase "Biker Like An Icon" has a rather delicious taste to it. If Paul wrote an entire song around that one great random collection of words, I wouldn't be surprised. "Golden Earth Girl" is a truly captivating song, with piano chords slightly reminiscent of "Maybe I'm Amazed" introducing the piece and a delicate, delightful orchestration, with clarinets and flutes painting the musical picture Paul describes.
Probably my very favourite track on the album is the second (and last) McCartney/MacManus composition, "The Lovers That Never Were". A dark, magnificent and immensely beautiful paean to unrequited love, the tension and frustration seeps out of every line, the music builds up to a crescendo and, frankly, it gets me so emotionally involved, I feel almost exhausted and spent after listening to it. "Get Out Of My Way", however, brings you straight back down to earth, as it is nothing much more than a straightforward (but rather enjoyable) rocker which, if not for the brass joyfully punctuating the track and a decent bit of guitar, would perhaps be forgettable. It's perfectly fine, but it's the kind of song that McCartney could probably write in his sleep... and he's done that at least a couple of times. "Winedark Open Sea" is a gorgeous track which, musically, tries to take the listener to the very sea being described in the song, but makes the minor mistake of overstaying its welcome. The climax of the album, "C'mon People" was a blatant attempt to write a "big" song, in the same vein as "Hey Jude" and, you know what, he almost pulls it off. Lyrically, it attempts to motivate and pull people together, but the message itself is little vague and, as such, is slightly weakened. It's still a terrific song, though, and it builds up impressively to a dizzying cacophony of sound, just falling a whisker short of true greatness... but he wasn't far away from the mark. A snippet of "Cosmically Conscious" ends the album on a silly (but fun) note and one of Paul's most inspired albums comes to a close.
"Off The Ground" has now been in my life for twenty years and I am certain that it has been listened to in each and every one of those years. If people wish to dismiss it as one of Paul's lesser works, then that is their prerogative, but I believe that this is one of the most creatively rich collections of songs he has put his name to and, had it followed "Press To Play" in 1989 instead of "Flowers In The Dirt", it would be much more widely loved amongst fans and critics. I certainly count it amongst my favourite McCartney solo work and believe that future reappraisal of it, possibly when it is remastered, will bring a more balanced and appreciative reaction. However, as this is Paul McCartney we're talking about, who very seldom seems to get a fair hearing from much of the press, I won't hold my breath.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
4.0 out of 5 stars Excellent album, heartwarming songs.,
Morgan (Hoddesdon, Hertfordshire United Kingdom) - See all my reviews
This is a really unique album which shows some of Mackas feelings towards contriversial subjects like animal testing, 'Lookin For Changes' is a nice rocking tune putting forward that he feels animals should not be tested and portraying the people who do as senseless, i don't believe in animal testing either so it really appealed to me but regardless ita rocking tune! 'Peace in the Neighbourhood' is a really calm and soft meningfull tune. 'Hope of Deliverance' a nice swinging tune. 'Off the Ground' catchy rocking song.
All in all, a good buy for your money, it is well worth it, wouldn't be the same if you didn't add it to your McCartney collection!
5 of 6 people found the following review helpful
3.0 out of 5 stars Shards of magic, but not a "Flaming Pie",
R. S. Stanier "Robert Stanier" (London) - See all my reviews
Riding on the back of a massively successful world tour and just before going off on another one, this feels like an album that was churned off too quickly.
This was the first album from which McCartney didn't have a single hit, and you can see why. The potential singles, like "Looking for Changes" aren't quite up to it, for all their hard hitting lyrics.
But it isn't all disastrous. "Golden Earth Girl" is an exquisite song, with lovely instrumentation from Carl Davis, and "I Owe It All To You" and "Peace in the Neighbourhood" would stand up well on any McCartney album.
The closer, "C'mon People" produced by George Martin hints at the appropriate epicness but doesn't quite achieve it.
If you are a fan, there will be enough to please you, but tracks like "Biker Like an Icon" just make you cringe. Definitely one of his lesser albums.
4 of 5 people found the following review helpful
3.0 out of 5 stars Half Decent,
John Heaton - See all my reviews
This album suffers compared to 'Flowers' in the same way 'Pipes of Peace' suffers in comparison to 'Tug of War'. Similar production, similar band but somehow the songs don't hit the mark enough to justify a 4 let alone 5 star rating:
Off The Ground There have been worse openers but this is pretty mediocre if we're honest 6/10
Looking For Changes Tiresome song,somewhat saved by a semi-interesting lyric 5/10
Hope of Deliverance Decent pop number and an obvious single, though not exactly top drawer 8/10
Mistress And Maid about the best song here,moving lyric and an interesting melody 9/10
Biker Like An Icon Contender for Paul's worst song ever. Abysmal lyric 1/10
I Owe It All To You Likeable if predictable 7/10
Peace in The Neighbourhood Nice song,nice feel 7.5/10
Golden Earth Girl Good ballad,almost a classic 8.5/10
The Lovers That Never Were The Costello factor once again as on Mistress adds bite to the lyric. Good song 7.5/10
Get Out Of My Way Good rocker, carrying some punch unlike say Angry (1986) or Glad To See You Here (1979).7/10
Wine Dark Open Sea Best song here...marvellous 9/10
Come On People George Martin said 'super song Paul' about this.No, I am afraid, it is pretty dull to be frank 5/10
Cosmically Conscious Too short but I like the melody 7/10
So 3 stars overall, perhaps 3.5 but seeing as half stars are'nt allowed I will round this one down to three. Which contrary to what you may think on Amazon doesn't mean a complete disaster! Some gems here as on all McCartney releases.
8 of 10 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars Another McCartney masterpiece!!,
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This album is, in my opinion, one of Paul McCartney's finest and perfectly showcases his incredible songwriting ability. "Looking for changes" is a hard hitting song dealing with animal experimentation and there are other songs dealing with social issues. The album has its lighter moments too and there are some beautiful romantic songs on it. My favourite songs are "Hope of Deliverance" (uplifting and optimistic), "I owe it all to you", "Golden Earth Girl", "The lovers that never were" and "Winedark open sea" (four sweet, sincere love songs written in McCartney's inimitable way). There is something for everyone here and anyone who enjoys melodic pop songs with meaningful lyrics will enjoy this album.
5.0 out of 5 stars Off The Ground getting better all the time like a beaujolais 1962.,
I bought this as I already owned all the McCartney albums from Flaming Pie through to New and had missed Off The Ground when it was released. When I first listened to it I didn't think it was anything like as strong as his more recent albums from Chaos and Creation onwards, including Electric Arguments. I went back to Off the Ground some weeks after buying it and found I was wrong and that it is at least as strong as his more recent output. I don't think there is a weak track on the album. It's an album that really grows on you. It's now one of my favourite McCartney albums. How this album got bad reviews when it was released I cannot imagine. It's great. Nice one Paul. Please keep on making great music.
7 of 9 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars Off The Ground has you floating.,
Flickering Ember "I need a break and I wanna ... (Once Upon A Long Ago.) - See all my reviews
This album has been massively overlooked and underrated by both Paul fans and by critics. It sounds fairly typical overall of it's time but also timeless as it still sounds great when I listen to it now. I shall now give a little commentary on each track from my point of view.
Off The Ground with its cheesy but tongue in cheek music video was well known around the time of its release as a single. It's catchy and fun and easy to like and to sing along to. Its opening especially reminds me of looking at an open road as I start my car and begin to drive.
Looking For Changes is about animal testing and vivisection, asking how we would like it if the tables were turned and these thoughts were still thought quite outlandish at the time, and I also find it sad we have not moved on enough from these barbaric practises. It's catchy and witty with things to make you think.
Hope Of Deliverance is also quite a cheesy video and as for the song it is catchy and was another single around the time of the album's release. It's acoustic, slightly folky and organic as the video tries to stipulate, and it's a nice sentiment.
Mistress And Maid was written with Elvis Costello, who was similar to John Lennon in terms of possessing humour, ascerbic wit, sarcasm and also a heart; this is about how some poor, downtrodden, ill treated housewife feels and it's a brilliant piece of songwriting and musicianship.
I Owe It All To You carries sweet, heartfelt sentiments, although the lyrics are a little outlandish.
Biker Like An Icon, another single, despite being a very cheesy method of rhyming, is also very spot on in terms of the sentiment and story it depicts and I think there is a kind of genius in the title's conception. Very catchy.
Peace In The Neighbourhood is quite American-ish in its sentiments which again, are well intended; about people trying to get on with one another instead of being out for themselves.
Golden Earth Girl is a dreamy, easy listening, mellowed out track which makes me think of summertime and just relaxing in a meadow.
Lovers That Never Were is my favourite track on the album; verging on power ballad territory, it was written in collaboration with Elvis Costello and is full of angst, emotion and genuinely so, in its conception and delivery. It also has some personal meaning so it's even more powerful.
Get Out Of My Way is another great track; funky guitars, the most rocky sounding song on the album and a favourite of mine. I also like the way it appears to end and then starts again for a reprise of a few seconds of instrumentals.
Winedark Open Sea is also a highlight of this album, and it's more a gentle song, emotional and moving and again, ends and then reprises (listen out for the spoken words near the end).
C'Mon People is a big voice number and it's a sort of stirring people into action, into being better people. A nice track and a nice way to end, although....
A hidden track exists beyond this if you allow the CD to continue playing a bit longer, "Cosmically Conscious", although this is the weakest track/piece on the album anyway.
Overall, one of Paul's best albums and a must for any McCartney fan.
5.0 out of 5 stars LOVE THE ALBUM,
I love the songs. This is a happy album. Yes I have recommended the album to other fans. Who will see the survey.
1 of 2 people found the following review helpful
4.0 out of 5 stars More Rockers, Fewer Risks,
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Paul was recording a lot in the late '80s and early '90s, with live and cover and symphonic albums, but I still have a soft spot for his three big studio albums of the time. This is the last of them and probably the weakest, but only because 'Flowers In the Dirt' especially was so strong. My favourite's the showstopping 'C'Mon People', a very Beatles piano-then-everything number with a very strong tune and an actual near-Beatles song to fade out. He moves on from 'My Brave Face's' lyrics with some heartfelt place-exchanging gender politics in the lyrics with the standout 'Mistress and Maid', another collaboration with Elvis Costello.
Lead single 'Hope of Deliverance' is bright and cheery with a lot of 'whoops' on it, while 'Looking for Changes' is an angry rocker about animal rights. While the issue isn't mine, it's refreshing to have him suddenly tear off some lyrics that really mean something to him - I'm not sure they do on 'Biker Like An Icon', which is a catchy rocker where the words sound like they're just chosen for a pleasing rhyme. Other rockers include 'Get Out of My Way', which has a great barrelling swagger, and 'Off the Ground', which is OK. So while it's not as interesting or lyrically powerful an album as its predecessor, it does have more songs with a rocking sound! 'Golden Earth Girl' and especially 'Winedark Open Sea' with its big soulful vocals are strong ballads as well, though I could do without 'Peace in the Neighbourhood'. And I nearly forgot the other song co-written with Costello: 'The Lovers That Never Were' is a big, tearing song of loss that's almost threatening. Not a giant of an album, then, but a good one.
3.0 out of 5 stars just about ..off the ground,
not as bad as it was reviewed at the time of release with a few quite good songs..but "Biker like an icon"...please!
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