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When reviewing an album it's always important to place it in context with the bands other work. So let's make no bones about it, Opeth's best album is Still Life and their best work (like most bands), lies early in their discography. Still Life is pretty much the pinnacle of Opeth's sound, a natural evolution of the albums before it and it is this album that made me a fan of the band. Despite being a fan I never had my head so far up Mikael Åkerfeldt's arse to see when things started going wrong. After Still Life came Blackwater Park, again superb, with the album cementing the Opeth sound and proving to be their breakthrough release. Then we were met with the lamentations albums (Deliverance & Damnation) - a mistake. Separating out the two parts of Opeth, the heavy and soft, fundamentally took away from what made their melding of progressive rock and extreme metal so good. Most recently there was, Ghost Reveries, their worst album to date, bloated, slow and commercial. So with this in mind how does their latest album fare?
Thankfully it looks like Opeth took a step back from Ghost Reveries and wondered how they could change the path they'd started down. The classic Opeth 'sound' present on their work with (producer) Wilson is back on this album, and that's its greatest strength. However let's put this in context, it seems like Opeth went back a step to their Blackwater Park template and decided to experiment with it, taking into account some of the work on their more recent albums. This sounds like an exciting premise for a great album, but ultimately it fails.
The album opens with Coil, a short acoustic track. It's not really short enough to be an intro, but nor is it long enough to be fully realised and so it becomes something of an oddity. The fact that the album opens with a short track without any real metal on it was worrying from the off, and if an outside listener was presented with this track alone, the album seems to say more acoustic easy listening than extreme metal. If we look back at previous albums some of Opeth's strongest tracks have always been the first on the record, 'The Moor', 'The Leper Affinity' and 'Wreath' all being prime examples of this. However, to take criticism in the way the album was structured would be petty, but this track acts as an indicator for what to expect from the rest of the album. The song in itself is great for what it is, and for the first time we see Opeth bringing in a female vocalist, which fits well with the song.
In direct contrast to the first song 'Coil', 'Heir Apparent', the next song is the albums heaviest and should prove to be a highlight for Opeth fans at the heavier end of the listening spectrum. The song has quite a doomy feel to it, and despite a short piano interlude just before a minute in it is packed with deep meaty riffs and is the first time we hear Åkerfeldts deep growl on the album, which I am glad to say, sound brilliant. Mikaels vocals stand out as a highlight of the album, and both his clean and growled vocals are carried off masterfully. A Dan Swano esq booming growl, coupled with a soft clean voice for Opeth's acoustic segments make Åkerfeldt the perfect Opeth vocalist.
However, while Mikaels vocals sound great this brings me onto another point, the almost reversal in Åkerfeldt's use of each of his vocal styling's. Previously albums had featured growling vocals for roughly 70% of the time, with short smatterings of clean vocals used for the acoustic bridges. However on this album the roles are reversed and Åkerfeldt's deep growls play an unusually short roll.
This lack of growled vocals is also reflected in the music present, with the vast majority of it being distinctly un-metal and un-heavy. The rest of the album and its opener Coil are all examples of this, being more acoustic rock blended with prog rather than extreme metal. They have some more metal parts in them, but these seem like short snippets rather than the driving force of the album, and this leaves the album without much of the classic Opeth contrast and means some of the songs are very bland and lacklustre. Mark my words; I can see the next Opeth album filtering out even more of their metal roots, and this album seems like a change of direction. I should clarify that I have no problem with the band being less metal - if it worked - but ultimately it just detracts from their sound and makes it less unique and powerful.
Several reviews before me have really hit home the crux of the matter with this album though; it has good ideas, but they just aren't carried off well. The track Lotus Eater provides the most obvious and widely discussed example of this - the use of clean vocals on an obviously heavy and blast beat laden part of the track. I must say at first I was really thinking this didn't work at all, but now I admit to quite liking it and the clever change of soft against harsh, rather than the usual soft on soft or harsh on harsh (in terms of vocals and musical accompaniment) style of Opeth songs works quite well. It should be noted however, that this is not the innovation most Opeth fanboys proclaim it to be, being used by other bands like Borknagar over half a decade before Opeth. In spite of this the idea in itself is hardly expanded upon, and instead of being a truly great talking point of the album it merely becomes a gimmicky idea in a segment of one song. Why not expand upon the idea by have huge deep snarling vocals on a soft acoustic guitar piece? Why not merge the two vocal styles together like Devin Townsend, having the beginning of words sung cleanly and shift into a growl towards the end of the word or line and marry with this with a change in the music too? These are only suggestions, but the possibilities of actually making something of the new elements Opeth adds in this album is never really accomplished and leaves the album feeling unfinished and the ideas in it half baked.
Another criticism is that when a change from harsh to soft occurs, it is done so very poorly and there is no real transition to speak of, but more of a sudden jump. This has always been a flaw in Opeth's music, but there have been times when they've dealt with this issue better than others, but unfortunately this is not one of them. The best example of this is 'Porcelain heart', which feels so disjointed it becomes something of a Frankenstein's monster, different parts of the song feeling as if they have been cut up and randomly stuck together. The track starts out softly and proves to be very dull, then at 1:44, it just stops. There's a 2 second silence and then a heavier riff comes in (albeit hard rock heavy, not heavy metal heavy). That's just poor song writing, there's no progression or bridge, just a random change. This is another reason why it enrages me when people say this album (and also their last, Ghost Reveries) is more progressive than previous Opeth work –it's actually far less progressive but instead the song writing is a lot worse.
Progressive music is characterised by the subtle building and transition of sound, which usually avoids the simple chorus and verse structure of most songs. Most of the songs on this album sound like they've been stuck together almost at random, which instead of making the album more progressive leads to a simple A, B pattern structure such as on songs like 'Lotus Eater' and 'Porcelain heart' (heavy part A, soft part B, heavy part A, soft part B). What made Opeth's earlier work so great was the fact that it was genuinely progressive, and despite having a heavy/soft structure no one part was revisited, and the songs naturally progressed through both types of part which made up the song (soft part A, heavy part B, heavy part C, soft part D etc).
To conclude the album can be characterised by a return to the classic Blackwater Park sound, mixed with lots of experimentation. Most of the time these experiments fail to produce anything meaningful or add to the Opeth sound and the album suffers from a bad implementation of ideas. The album also has a lot less of Opeths metal elements and sees a cutting back on progression in favour of what seems like jarringly bad transitions from soft to hard parts of songs. Overall, I wouldn't say it was Opeths worst album, but it certainly isn't the brilliant return to form some are claiming.


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Our Steak Night Menu will start at $14.95 for the Grilled Flat Iron Steak, $18.95 for Marinated Flank Steak and $21.95 for an all natural Antibiotic and Hormone Free N.Y. Strip Steak. The steaks offered will change, but, they will always start at $14.95 and we will always offer at least 3. All steaks will come with Potato Gratin, local seasonal vegetables and Garlic-Parsley Butter. The local vegetables will change weekly and will showcase the vegetable bounty of the East End. We will also offer additional compound butters that will occasionally change for an additional charge. Some options will include, Chili, Red Wine-Shallot, Bleu Cheese and Lobster Butters. Reservations are suggested.
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At YouTube, adolescence begins at 5
Chad Hurley, YouTube's chief executive, says that professional video is drawing ever larger and more engaged audiences to the Google subsidiary, a sign that the site is growing up.
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- Sorry, but expect to see a rapid drop of users on YouTube. The reason people used it was because intrusive advertisements weren't there. Now that they are, people don't like it. change the adverts to be less intrusive or the service will eventually dwindle to "sponsor" accounts and grannies.
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And even legitimate companies that produce TV shows are seriously looking at YouTube, especially with the lifting of the 10-minute per clip limit. Don't be surprised that within two years all the Japanese anime companies (besides those associated with TV Tokyo, who have invested a lot in the Crunchyroll service) start posting their anime--new and old--on YouTube to effectively stop piracy, especially since YouTube now supports 720p and 1080p HD video. A lot of fansubbers might suddenly "go legit" as they become translators and subtitlers for anime originally broadcast in Japan but posted legitimately on YouTube.
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Le Dîner à San Francisco 2015
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Sunday, April 28, 2013 at 7:30 PM (PDT)
Join dancers from many top Bay Area dance companies in an evening of hope and compassion through dance to benefit Larkin Street Youth Services, Bay Are Young (BAY) Positives and the Parachute Fund of Dancers' Group.
Onine ticket sales close at 7pm Saturday night. Tickets can still be ordered by phone by calling 415-273-1620. Tickets will also be available at the door starting at 5:30pm the night of the performance.
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This will be an unforgettable evening of dance featuring dance styles ranging from ballet, modern, traditional Indian, Broadway and salsa -- with maybe a few surprises added in to delight. Come early to shop the auction and sip complimentary Barefoot Bubbly champagne and experience a little pre-show entertainment as well.
The Richmond/Ermet Aid Foundation raises funds for and awareness about AIDS service agencies, hunger programs and supports services for homeless and underserved youth in the SF Bay Area through the production of quality entertainment events.
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Homosexuality, 'Ex-Gay' Ministries, Chastity
By Matt Abbott
The Rev. Richard Perozich of the San Diego diocese, currently ministering in Honduras as a Maryknoll priest associate, has helped those Catholics who suffer from same-sex attraction live chaste lives. Father Perozich was head of the San Diego diocese's chapter of Courage (www.couragerc.net), an apostolate that "extends the Church's invitation to experience the freedom of chaste living" to those with the homosexual inclination.
Father Perozich was gracious enough to offer me his (slightly edited) observations on the homosexual inclination, certain "ex-gay" ministries and the focus of Courage:
The formation of the homosexual identity
"Men and women with same sex attractions come to a point of self understanding in different ways. Some common experiences psychologically are as children, distancing from peers of their same sex, fear of rejection by same sex peers, avoidance of interactions which form proper non genital relationships such as sports for some boys and common activities in which girls come to acceptance of self and one another. Not an insignificant number experience sexual abuse from a person five years older or more, further damaging sexual identity as male or female.
"Some with hypersensitive feelings begin to own and identify with the taunts that they are less than valued for being a boy or a girl. They withdraw relationally into their own worlds. A low self esteem in relation to others of the same sex promotes gender emptiness, in insecurity in one's gender with accompanying feelings of emotional dependency, jealousy, hurt, comparisons. An intense gender attraction for members of one's own sex flows from this.
"If this continues, sexual attraction in adolescence is the result. When this is expressed through fantasy and reinforced through genital behavior alone or with others, homosexual identity can result: looking for other homosexual persons, redefining oneself according to sexual feelings, and defensiveness -- all of which we see in practicing or promoting homosexuals.
"These feelings and this automatic reparational process to counter psychological immaturity are in conflict with society's morality and ethics, with the spiritual life, with the deepest emotional and psychological core of the person. Since he or she cannot live forever in conflict, the facile resolution of the weak person is to re-identify as homosexual and live out the life. To do this, one must condemn society, religion and anything that opposes the choice.
"The stronger choice is to embrace one's gender as male or female and all that is proper to it, recognize the difficulties which lead to homosexual feelings, and fight to resume the journey toward manhood or womanhood. It will not be an easy fight, especially if the reinforcement through sexual acting out has been strong. The homosexual feelings may never go away, but they can be mastered so that non-sexual relationships with both sexes can be learned -- and even development of sexual interest in the opposite sex for some.
"Why men and women reject homosexuality
"As a man or woman with same sex attractions begins to mature emotionally, spiritually, morally, ethically, psychologically, socially, he or she often begins to sense a disconnect between the attractions with their related behaviors and the authentic self. Sometimes a dissonance is triggered by a frustration in relationships, a break up in a sexual relationship, a religious conversion, shame of one's behaviors, fatigued at performing sex without satisfaction in order to try to satisfy developmental needs, anger for allowing oneself to be deceived by 'sexperts' into believing homogenital sex brings peace in oneself, refusal to be defined by others according to sexual desires.
"For those who reject religion, it is easier to be deceived by the language of practicing homosexuals into believing that one is 'gay,' 'born that way,' 'immutable,' 'normal,' necessary to express to be fulfilled as a person. A non-religious person with same-sex attraction who would reject this might identify himself or herself as an 'ex-gay.'
"For the Christian, and particularly for the Catholic man or woman, this characterization is deceitful and disingenuous. The Catholic Church teaches that everyone needs to accept his or her sexuality and all that accompanies it. Implicit in the teaching is that sexuality is male or female; explicit is that the differences are oriented toward marriage and the complementarity of male and female.
"Sexual desires for the same sex are not a part of the created goodness, but rather an overlay experience which stifles personal growth and natural sexual desire for the opposite sex. Despite propaganda to the contrary, homosexual desire remains an 'evil,' a 'disordered attraction.' The Church cannot ...
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Melbourne Cafe and Coffee Culture Walking Tour
- Cafe culture walking tour in Melbourne
- Discover the hidden cafes that line Melbourne charming laneways
- Ride on the tram to lesser-known laneways (ticket included)
- Enjoy a light cafe-style lunch (included)
- Small-group tour maximum 8 people ensures a more personalized experience
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What You Can Expect
Hop on the tram and ride away from the crowds to smaller, lesser-known lanes that are a coffee junkie's paradise. As you walk, enjoy the rich aroma of coffee roasting and smell exotic herbs and spices coming from the cafes. Discover the individual characteristics of each cafe, which together make up the best cafe culture in Melbourne.
Finish your tour with a light and delicious cafe-style lunch and a cup of coffee, all included.
Customer Reviews
October 2014
This was also a very interesting tour with Sarah as a great guide once again. She took us to some iconic Melbourne coffee shops and also showed us many places to eat and have food in the real Melbourne style. I did go to quite a few of the places she recommended on my days in the city.
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Super tour, Sarah was so knowledgeable. History of Melbourne and its foodie growth was terrific. So many hidden treasures we can't wait to explore some more. Highly recommend this tour and the tastings were delicious.


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Behind the scenes of the Big Apple Circus.
Maro Chermayeff (Executive Producer), Jeff Dupre (Executive Producer)
We're sorry, there are no episodes of "Circus" available to record on your "East Coast " lineup in the next 14 days.
The lights go up on the Big Apple Circus for an unprecedented look at a distinctive world, from the excitement inside the big top to the personal drama at the ``back lot,'' where the real heart of the circus beats. The series highlights the physical demands of performing and living on the road for 10 straight months, confined with 150 other people of varying belief systems and nationalities. It also provides an exclusive look at breathtaking performances such as the Flying Cortes trapeze troupe, tightrope walker Sarah Schwarz and the Russian barre act the Rodion Troupe. And ``Circus'' profiles a host of Big Apple family members and their stories, including founder Paul Binder, who announces his departure after 30 years; twins Marty and Jake LaSalle, lifelong juggling partners who debate whether to keep their act together or part ways professionally; and Glen Heroy, a new clown trying to get established while dealing with a haunted past.
Maro Chermayeff (Executive Producer) , Jeff Dupre (Executive Producer)
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Exalt! One of the very few I've ever given Big. But goddammit, I love chinese food.
Exalt! One of the very few I've ever given Big. But goddammit, I love chinese food.
Big's favorite restaurant should name an entree or course after him. Just food for thought.
I love Chinese food too and it makes me very sad that there isn't a place that delivers to where I live.
I live kind of on the border of Durham, Raleigh, and Chapel Hill ... in "Research Triangle Park" -- there aren't really any food places close by, like under 7-8 miles. The only place that delivers here is pizza. There's a good chinese place that I just discovered a couple months ago that's about 10 minutes, but they don't deliver.
The other thing I've noticed is that around here, there aren't very many "Chinese" places. It's mainly "Asian cafes" and such. It's becoming a bit swanky in this area. :(


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Many returning 2Ls bring with them legal experience gained in a summer position working for public-service and not-for-profit organizations. Others return informed by their studies abroad through one of the global learning opportunities at the Maurice A. Deane School of Law at Hofstra University. However the summer is spent, the hope is that 2Ls return to campus refreshed, energized and ready to succeed in a busy second year of law school.
For those students who are selected for one of Hofstra Law's law journals, there is the work of putting together the year's first issues. Other students become involved with Moot Court and their role in carrying on Hofstra Law's tradition of success in regional, national and international competitions. Many plunge back into student-run activities, whether fundraising in support of summer internships or helping to meet the needs of underserved communities through pro bono work.
With career goals now in sharper focus, the Externship Program and the offerings of the Professional Success and Leadership Development Program become even more of a priority. All 2Ls begin to consider their future and seek counsel from faculty and the professionals in the Office of Career Services. They also take advantage of the many opportunities to meet with, and learn from, members of Hofstra Law's alumni network.


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RONA Announces Recovery Plan to Accelerate Network Optimization and Improve Profitability
Thursday, June 27, 2013
RONA Announces Recovery Plan to Accelerate Network Optimization and Improve Profitability08:00 EDT Thursday, June 27, 2013
BOUCHERVILLE, QUEBEC--(Marketwired - June 27, 2013) - (TSX:RON)(TSX:RON.PR.A) RONA's President and Chief Executive Officer, Robert Sawyer, announces new restructuring and reorganization measures to ramp up the recovery and improve profitability. These new measures are expected to generate annualized cost-savings of $70 million, in addition to the $40 million announced when the Corporation released its year-end results in February 2013. The measures include:
- Closure, by the end of 2013, of 11 non-profitable stores: eight in Ontario and three in British Columbia.
- Reduction in administrative, marketing, merchandising and distribution expenses.
- In addition to the elimination of 200 administrative positions announced in February, a further reduction of 125 jobs in the four administrative centres in Canada was announced to employees last week.
Note that an agreement to sell the Commercial and Professional Market division for an approximate total of $215 million was announced on June 20, 2013. In the short-term, the proceeds from the disposal of this division will be used to reduce RONA's debt, and the disposal will allow the Corporation to focus on its core retail and distribution business in the construction and renovation market.
RONA is aiming for annualized savings of $110 million; the plan is to reinvest 30% of this amount to improve the positioning of its banners across the country and to put in place an energetic recovery plan for underperforming stores.
Lastly, organizational changes were implemented in the merchandising and store operations departments to improve efficiency and synergy among the teams.
"With the measures announced today, RONA will become more agile and efficient, with a simplified business structure and an even stronger balance sheet. By focusing on our strategic operations, we will unlock the full potential of our network and reinvest a significant share of the savings in initiatives that will allow us to offer even more to our customers and to our affiliated and franchised dealers", said Robert Sawyer, President and CEO.
The new measures will require pre-tax restructuring costs, asset impairment and other non-recurring charges of approximately $95 million to be recorded in the second quarter of 2013. To this amount will be added the pre-tax charge of about $125 million resulting from the disposal of the Commercial and Professional Market division announced on June 20, 2013. A total of $220 million in adjustments, of which approximately $195 million represent non-cash items, will thus be recorded in the second quarter.
Conference call with the financial community
On Thursday, June 27, 2013, at 10:30 a.m. (EDT), RONA will hold a conference call for the financial community. To join the conference, please call 416-340-8061 or 1-866-225-0198. To listen to the call online, please go to http://webcasts.pqm.net/client/rona/event/715/en/.
About RONA
RONA inc. (TSX:RON)(TSX:RON.PR.A) is a Canadian distributor and retailer of hardware, home renovation and gardening products. The Corporation operates a network of over 800 corporate, franchise and affiliate retail stores of various sizes and formats under different banners, and a network of 14 hardware and construction materials distribution centres. With close to 28,000 employees, the RONA store network generates consolidated revenues of $4.9 billion. Data as at March 31, 2013. For more information, visit rona.ca.
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This Press Release includes "forward-looking statements" that involve risks and uncertainties. All statements other than statements of historical facts included in this Press Release, including statements regarding the prospects of the industry and prospects, plans, financial position and business strategy of the Corporation may constitute forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Canadian securities legislation and regulations. Investors and others are cautioned that undue reliance should not be placed on any forward-looking statements.
For more information on the risks, uncertainties and assumptions that would cause the Corporation's actual results to differ from current expectations, please also refer to the Corporation's public filings available at www.sedar.com and www.rona.ca. In particular, further details and descriptions of these and other factors are disclosed in the MD&A under the "Risks and uncertainties" section and in the "Risk factors" section of the Corporation's current Annual Information Form.
The forward-looking statements in this Press Release reflect the Corporation's expectations as at June 27, 2013, and are subject to change after this date. The Corporation expressly disclaims any obligation or intention to update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, unless required by the applicable securities laws.
British Columbia stores that will be closed to the public in 2013
- 2945 Green Road, Duncan: closing on October 6
- 1555 Versatile Drive, Kamloops: closing on October 6
- 34 530 McConnell Road, Abbotsford: closing on October 20
Ontario stores that will be closed to the public in 2013
- 800 Boyer Street, Mississauga Heartland *: closing on October 13
- 7350 Catherine Windsor Street, Windsor *: closing on October 13
- 67 Colossus Drive, Woodbridge *: closing on October 13
- 1305 Commissioners Road East, London *: closing on October 13
- 369 Old Ferguson Road, Huntsville: closing on October 13
- 104 High Street, Collingwood: closing on October 13
- 8 William Kitchen Road, Scarborough: closing on December 8
- 140 First Commerce Drive, Aurora: closing on December 8
* Store closures previously announced in 2012.
Contact Information:
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Producer and co-financer Odd Lot was selling the project at Cannes and the deal evolved into what the companies described as a "unique multi-picture co-financing, co-production and split rights arrangement."
Up first will be "The Spirit," set to be written and directed by Miller, red hot after the success of "Sin City" and "300."
"Lionsgate is proud and excited to join the team bringing Will Eisner's immortal 'The Spirit' to the big screen," say Lionsgate bigwigs Tom Ortenberg, Mike Paseornek and Peter Block. "With the 'Sin City' series, Frank Miller has proven to be as brilliant and original a filmmaker as he is a graphic novelist. His vision is perfectly matched to that of Eisner, and we believe 'The Spirit' will be a thrilling experience for comic book lovers and mass audiences alike."
Eisner's tale of a masked detective fighting crime in Central City premiered in 1940 and has been reprinted by DC Comics. It's considered one of the seminal works of comic book storytelling.
"Will Eisner's 'The Spirit' is a product of passion and dedication for me," Miller says in a statement. "Will was a dear friend, a mentor, and translating his vision to the screen will be a labor of love. I look forward to working with the people at Lionsgate, and to add to their lauded reputation for genre films."
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Programming can be something of an enigma to describe to someone that doesn't "do it". It's equal parts prose composition, engineering, and spellcraft. While many people talk about these parts at length, they often don't talk about the tooling around the language. In some cases, it's abyssmal (e.g. C/C++ and autotools) and with others it's correct but not good (e.g. Java and Ant). I'll explain what I mean with both of those comparisons later.
If you're building an executable binary in Go, the package needs to be named 'main', like so:
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import "os"
import "fmt"
import "io/ioutil"
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My wife and I have recently begun the home-buying process. After looking at our finances last fall, I realized that if we were to liquidate some of our investments, we could have a downpayment for a house. With this in mind, I began lining up the assorted "ducks" needed in buying a house, namely:
In the beginning, there was Zac. He discovered Linux and ran fifty thousand different distributions, never being satisfied. When one distribution fixed an issue, thirty new issues were created. Subsystems bickered, sound servers wept, and bus systems rended their clothing.
Well, we're married. It wasn't so hard. It was over in a whirlwind that I remember much of and yet have startling gaps of details which many of our guests commented on. Anyway, we done it and now it's on to even more planning for our Honeymoon.
Originally, our itinerary to Japan had us going Tokyo to Osaka to Kyoto to Kobe to Tokyo. After some reading and contemplation, I came to the conclusion that we were:
Reading is probably the oldest hobby (of few) that I have. Oft used as a punishment when I was a child, I learned early on to love reading since I was right pain in the ass. So what does a right pain in the ass read? Basically everything. I tend to prefer fiction if I need an escape or to clear my mind. My dad read a lot of John Grisham books when I was growing up and as I got older I progressed to more complex/meaningful books that win things like a Poo-lit-zur Prize or a No Bell Prize (why can't it have bells anyway?).
I've begun the long and arduous (but enjoyable) task of planning the honeymoon that Caroline and I will be taking. I've vacillated between several locations for the honeymoon. Much of it was concern over cost, time, and comfort traveling. Japan was the first real contender and after much thought it remained our best option. Other frontrunners included Turkey which has recently lost its shit and Montreal which takes just as long to get to as Japan from Seattle because there are no direct flights.


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A detailed assessment of the respective roles of production, export, and subsequent preservation of organic carbon (Corg) in the eastern Mediterranean (EMED) sediments during the formation of sapropels remains elusive. Here we present new micropaleontological results for both surface samples taken at several locations in the EMED and last interglacial sapropel S5 from core LC21 in the southeastern Aegean Sea. A strong exponential anticorrelation between relative abundances of the lower photic zone coccolithophore Florisphaera profunda in the surface sediments and modern concentrations of chlorophyll a (Chl-a) at the sea surface suggests that F. profunda percentages can be used to track past productivity changes in the EMED. Prior to S5 deposition, an abrupt and large increase of F. profunda percentages in LC21 coincided (within the multi-decadal resolution of the records) with the marked freshening of EMED surface waters. This suggests a strong coupling between freshwater-bound surface to intermediate water (density) stratification and enhanced upward advection of nutrients to the base of the photic zone, fuelling a productive deep chlorophyll maximum (DCM) underneath a nutrient-starved surface layer. Our findings imply that (at least) at the onset of sapropel formation physical and biogeochemical processes likely operated in tandem, enabling high Corg accumulation at the seafloor.


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I am a teenage girl named Rhiannon that just loves to write. A friend of mine told me of this website and she also uses it, so I decided to check it out. I'm not a very good writer, but I hope to improve in the years to come. I write about really anything; mainly what's on my mind. I often vent my feelings through writing, and I also often write stories based on dreams or nightmares. I have just recently started writing poetry, but I do have some pretty good pieces. Just tryna get my work out there so just tell me whatcha think! (:
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My back yard is a mess.
Truth is, it's been in various stages of messiness for close to two decades. When my family arrived to live at Home Place that July day in 1994, the grass at the back of the house had been baked to the end of its roots by unrelenting sun. It was sparse and crusty.
We tried to nurse it back to green. We fed, aerated, watered. And watered. All for naught — in winter and spring the space was a mud bog. I nearly lost my mind as trails of footprints painted a portrait of children and pets in brown ooze.
At some point we got smarter. For starters, we began hacking out grass on all sides. I swung a pickaxe through a mesh of roots birthed in 1947, when my grandparents decided to create this labor-intensive lawn when they built on a double lot.
Eventually we carved out islands of grass, shrubs, ornamental trees and pockets of flowers. We surrounded it all with moats of landscape bark. Lots and lots of bark.
After years of shoveling out cash to refresh the bark every few years, it dawned on me that I had simply created a newer version of yard purgatory. The landscaping was prettier and more cohesive, but my tiny band of yard slaves and I worked almost every stinkin' weekend. Pruning, weeding, feeding, pruning, transplanting, staking, harvesting, pruning ... it just goes on and on.
I welcome that first frost like a prisoner beholds the open gate. A sweet coating of icy crystals signals a season of freedom.
And the bark ... the minute we get every area fluffed and pretty, it begins a creeping descent underground, too slowly to be caught by human eye.
Last summer, I whispered my secret desire to Camo Man — to install a paver parking pad in the back of the house. Promise as we might, we get lazy and park on the bark there, so let's stop calling it a yard and name it what it is.
We got bids on the jobs. Contractors returned with surprisingly large numbers, sending my hopes down to live with my composting bark. There was no way to shell out that kind of money, yet the task seemed far too overwhelming for sane people working 40-hour weeks.
The recent winter snow and rains, however, upped the urgency. With no new bark on top, the ground rose up to meet every sole, happy to be brought into the warm house. I became a shrieker. "WHO DID NOT WIPE THEIR FEET? SOMEONE WILL DIE." I laid down throw rugs for a mile, trying to save the carpet.
"Let's get a few concrete pavers and make a path from our cars to the patio," Camo Man suggested. "We can use them later, too."
We headed out to grab an armful of the rectangles. And, as often happens, our eyes grew bigger than our pickup bed. Talk almost instantly went from quick fix into full-on project mode. In a matter of 48 hours our backyard was strewn with landscape timbers, rebar posts, tools and a mountain of gravel.
Still, we insist to each other, we're going to be sensible and take this a section at a time.
We're lying.
For the past two weeks we've shoveled, scraped, measured, sawed and drilled. I am personally responsible for fabulously straight post holes and hammered steel anchors.
Now we know why those bids were spendy. This is a lot of work. This is why I instinctively knew not to do this myself. But it's nice to see my man running his four-wheeler to move gravel and his arm muscles start to pop. His enthusiasm goes a long way in forgiving socks left on the floor.
Last night we realized Hunter Boy has been infected. "Have you thought about putting a lamp post at the end of the parking pad?" he asked, his face innocent of what happened with that one question.
His grandfather and I turned to each other, seeing the answer in each other's gaze.
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Essential Pepin More Than 700 All-time Favorites from My Life in Food (Hardcover)
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In his more than sixty years as a chef, Jacques Pépin has earned a reputation as a master of simplicity. His recipes are classics. They find the shortest, surest route to flavor, avoiding fussy techniques. ||Now, in a book that culminates his life in cooking, the master simplifier winnows his favorite recipes from the thousands he has created, streamlining them even further. They range from an onion soup he enjoyed as a young chef bar-crawling in Paris to an apple crumble, his effortless marriage of a French tart and an American pie.||Essential Pépin spans the many styles of Jacques's cooking: homey country French, haute cuisine, fast food Jacques-style, and fresh contemporary American dishes. Many are globally inspired, from Mexico, across Europe, or the Far East.||In the accompanying searchable DVD, Jacques shines as a teacher, as he demonstrates all the techniques a cook needs to know. For Jacques's ever-growing legions of fans, this truly is the essential Pépin.
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Jacques Pepin was born near Lyon, France's gastronomic capital, in Bourg-en-Bresse, where he helped out in his parents' restaurant. At 13, he became an apprentice at the Grand H?tel de L'Europe in his hometown, then worked in Paris at the Meurice and the Plaza-Ath?n?e. Before moving to the U.S. in 1959, he also served as personal chef to three French heads of state, including Charles De Gaulle. In New York, he worked at the legendary Le Pavillon before he became director of research for the Howard Johnson chain--a job that did nothing to diminish his enthusiasm for fine French cuisine. A well-known radio and television personality and the author of many popular and influential cookbooks, Pepin has also been the Dean of Special Programs at the The French Culinary Institute and has taught at Boston University. He is a founder of the American Institute of Wine and Food and is on the board of trustees of the James Beard Foundation. In addition to his culinary interests, he also has an M.A. in 18th-century French literature from Columbia. He has lived for many years in Madison, Connecticut, with his wife and children.


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The 237th Fourth of July: Do We Never Stop to Smell the Roses?
By Paul Solman
Is the harried pace of economic change making us forget the serenity of places like Walden Pond, above? Photo courtesy of Steve Dunwell/Photolibrary via Getty Images.
Paul Solman: On July 4 — a day off for many Americans — some esteemed thinkers visit our page to weigh in on the rapid pace of economic change. Their presence here may surprise you, so we'll save their identities until the end of the post.
LW: "We are so overwhelmed with things these days that our lives are all, more or less, cluttered. I believe it is this, rather than a shortness of time, that gives us that feeling of hurry and almost of helplessness. Everyone is hurrying and usually just a little late. Notice the faces of the people who rush past on the streets…They nearly all have a strained, harassed look, and anyone you meet will tell you there is no time for anything anymore.
"Life is so complicated!…[It] would be pleasanter with some of the strain removed — if it were no longer true, as someone has said, that 'things are in the saddle and rule mankind.'"
SB: "Computers, biotechnology and nanotech…are self-accelerating; that is, the products of their own processes enable them to develop ever more rapidly. New computer chips are immediately put to use developing the next generation of more powerful ones; this is the inexorable acceleration expressed as Moore's law.
"The same dynamic drives biotech and nanotech — even more so because all these technologies tend to accelerate one another. Computers are rapidly mapping the DNA in the human genome, and now DNA is being explored as a medium for computation. When nanobots are finally perfected, you can be sure that one of the first things they will do is make new and better nanobots.
"Technologies with this property of perpetual self-accelerated development — sometimes termed 'autocatalysis' — create conditions that are unstable, unpredictable and unreliable. And since these particular autocatalytic technologies drive whole sectors of society, there is a risk that civilization itself may become unstable, unpredictable and unreliable.
"Perhaps what civilization needs is a NOT-SO-FAST button."
HT: "Our life…It lives too fast. Men think that it is essential that the Nation have commerce, and export ice, and talk through a telegraph, and ride thirty miles an hour, without a doubt, whether they do or not; but whether we should live like baboons or like men, is a little uncertain.
"If we do not get out sleepers [railroad ties] and forge rails, and devote days and nights to the work, but go to tinkering upon our lives to improve them, who will build railroads? And if railroads are not built, how shall we get to heaven in season? But if we stay at home and mind our business, who will want railroads? We do not ride on the railroad; it rides upon us."
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LW = Laura Ingalls Wilder, "Missouri Ruralist," "As a Farm Woman Thinks," Jan. 1, 1924. Published in "Farm Journalist: Writings from the Ozarks." In print as: "Little House in the Ozarks, a Laura Ingalls Wilder Sampler: The Rediscovered Writings."
SB = Stewart Brand, creator of "The Whole Earth Catalogue," in TIME Magazine, June, 2000.
HT = Henry David Thoreau, "Walden," Chapter 2.
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50. Tevin CampbellIn honor of the incomparable artists that have helped bring urban music to the masses over the last three decades -- and also to toast the success of our recently launched music column The Juice -- the Billboard chart team has assembled this list of the Top 50 R&B/Hip-Hop artists of the last 25 years.
The tally is based on actual performance on the weekly Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs and Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums charts from Jan. 5, 1985, issue to the charts dated Nov. 6, 2010*. Artists are ranked based on an inverse point system (which just means that who ever spent the most weeks at No. 1 earned greater value than those that spent most time at the lower end of the chart).
Our list includes recent chart-toppers as well as classic favorites, platinum-selling crossover divas and quiet-storm crooners, innovators you'd expect to see and some surprising inclusions you never saw coming. But each artist is an essential voice in a genre that has become the driving force in today's popular music.
49. En Vogue
48. Joe
47. Brandy
46. Kanye West
45. Chris Brown
44. Maxwell
43. Patti Labelle
42. Destiny's Child
41. Ne-Yo
40. Musiq Soulchild
39. Nelly
38. Eminem
37. Snoop Dogg
36. Bobby Brown
35. Tony Toni Tone
34. Sade
33. Kenny "Babyface" Edmonds
32. Gerald Levert
31. LeVert
30. Jodeci
29. Keyshia Cole
28. 50 Cent
27. Aaliyah
26. Stevie Wonder
24. Monica
23. New Edition
22. Anita Baker
21. Lil Wayne
19. 2Pac
18. Toni Braxton
17. Boyz II Men
16. LL Cool J
15. Beyonce
14. Ludacris
13. Michael Jackson
12. Keith Sweat
11. Prince
10. Alicia Keys
9. Freddie Jackson
8. Jay-Z
7. Luther Vandross
6. Usher
5. Janet Jackson
4. Mariah Carey
3. Whitney Houston
2. Mary J. Blige
1. R. Kelly
Check the link for details on each artist's stats, explaining their positioning on the list.
*Prior to the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart implementation in December 1992 of monitored radio airplay by Nielsen BDS and the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums incorporation of point-of-purchase sales data from Nielsen SoundScan, titles on those lists had shorter reigns at No. 1 and shorter chart lives. To ensure equitable representation from all 25 years, earlier time frames were each weighted to account for the difference between turnover rates from those years and the turnover rates that have occurred since the advent of Nielsen Music data.


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So, you're the president of the United States and time is running out. You are down to a year and counting.
How should you spend that last year? Buttress your legacy? Help your party's candidate get elected to succeed you? Or make plans for your Presidential Library, keep a low profile and let the clock run out?
A look at some recent presidents shows how they dealt with waning power.
Unlike President George W. Bush, several presidents, of course, have not known when they were entering their last year at the White House.
The most tragic recent example was John F. Kennedy, cut down in the prime of life on a political trip to Texas that he hoped would help in his bid for a second term.
Fortunately, presidential assassinations are rare. So are presidential resignations.
Richard Nixon desperately hoped he could survive Watergate and serve until the end of his second term. But he couldn't.
There have been other presidents who did not realize they were in their last year. Seriously ill though he was, Franklin D. Roosevelt never seemed to accept that it was highly unlikely he would survive his unprecedented fourth term. In his final months he continued to plan for a post-war world, one which he never lived to see.
Sometimes it is not death, but politics which ends a Chief Executive's time in the White House.
It happened to Gerald Ford who was fully occupied his last year in trying to fight off challenges both from a fellow Republican, Ronald Reagan, and from a Democrat, Jimmy Carter.
And here may be a good place to see how Ford, coped with lame duck status, dealt with his last weeks. This reporter is a tiny part of the story and asks your indulgence.
On December 31, 1976, President Ford was at his Vail, Colorado chalet where he had gone for an annual skiing trip and also to lick his wounds after being narrowly defeated by Jimmy Carter.
Those of us in the White House press corps had been told there would be no news until after the New Year.
Unexpectedly though, in a written statement the president's press secretary announced Ford's support for Puerto Rican statehood.
I was stunned.
Ford had never shown any interest in statehood for Puerto Rico. In fact, he had never shown much interest in Puerto Rico.
I recalled he had gone there for a conference once where he enjoyed playing on a tropical golf course. But that was about it. And no one from Ford's staff would talk about it.
The press secretary disappeared. All we got was a single piece of paper on the wall of the press office saying Ford would fight for statehood after the New Year.
This made no sense. In three weeks there would be a new president. There was no time for Ford to push statehood legislation. But, since it seemed to be the only news in the world that day, the Ford announcement led the evening newscasts.
That night, the president invited a small group of reporters to his chalet for a New Year's Eve party. Nothing fancy. Ski jackets and sweaters. And alcoholic beverages were served, as you might expect.
At a particularly relaxed part of the evening, I summoned up the nerve to say something like this: "What's this about Puerto Rico? You've never had any interest in the statehood issue."
He laughed with his familiar high pitched cackle.


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Badger Hill Talon Dodge is out of H-O Rising Sun Star Hunter X Badger Hill Lady Ace from Badger Hill Kennel in Chile, WI. Talon comes from great hunting lines and has excellent eyesight and a great nose. She loves to swim and loves to play. She has been raised in our home and loves people. She does very well with kids and adjusts well in new situations. Talon has a loving personality and is a great companion.
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Welcome to Crystal Lake Elementary
Crystal Lake Elementary School is a Pre-K through 5th grade facility located in east Lakeland within the Central Florida School district of Polk County. The school campus is adjacent to Crystal Lake Middle School. Eighty-seven percent of our exiting 5th graders attend Crystal Lake Middle. Crystal Lake Elementary School is a Title 1 school with 100% of our students receive free or reduced lunch. We are a diverse population consisting of 30.3% White, 36.2% Black, 28.2% Hispanic,0 .6% Asian, 0.6% Indian, .8% Hawaiian or Pacific Islander and 4.5% Multiracial.
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5 hurt in 2-vehicle collision
Driver ran stop sign at intersection of Stonewall and Commercial Avenue
SAN ANTONIO - A crash on the South Side between a minivan and a truck sent five people to the hospital Sunday afternoon.
San Antonio police responded to the crash around 4:30 p.m. at Stonewall and Commercial Avenue.
Two children were among the injured, but authorities don't believe they are life threatening injuries. San Antonio police are trying to determine who was at fault.
Witnesses told investigators one of the drivers ran a stop sign at the intersection, however, police have not said who that driver was.
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Glad someone around here is on the same page with me. I don't like getting on this topic myself but it's just becoming more and more apparent that consoles are the way the market is going now. PC gamers are getting screwed left and right IMO and the quality I expect from these companies are going downhill and fast. It's almost not worth having the extra horsepower (compared to a console).
I've honestly been thinking this week about not purchasing any more PC titles and just saving my money up for a console. Heck, if I'm going to get console quality graphics and options, might as well just play games on a console from now on. Very heartbreaking and frustrating.
I agree 100%
I was talking to my buddy and I said I felt that PC gaming was done. Yeah, there are a few small developers making good stuff, like The Witcher 2 and Hard Reset (short game, but the engine was nice).
Epic and id were the kings of the PC in the 1990's and now they have abandoned their originas and jumped on the console bandwagon. It's great for console gamers and the industry, but just bad for PC gamers and enthusiasts.
I have been waiting for this game for a long time and while I don't upgrade my hardware for a single game, I definitely had this game in mind, among others when I did upgrade from a P35 setup to a X58.
If someone told me "Hey, I want to build a PC to play Rage and BF3..." I would tell them to save their money. It's just not worth it.
This era of consoles will be milked and slowly drift into an era of upgraded consoles...the market for consoles is there. Once they start putting out consoles that run the previous generations stuff, it will be a no brainer for people to move on and keep their collections. If the PC is 10x more powerful than a 2006 console, but not look or 10x better, what is the point?
I almost feel that Rage is the final nail in the coffin for the PC. If id software can't produce, who can?
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by Jim Boyle Editor The Elk River Legion baseball team took a two-game winning streak June 18 to Castle Field in Anoka. It beat a good Champlin Park team 4-3 on June 15 and Park Center 1-0 before rain finally halted a game on June 16 in the North Hennepin Conference League action. The wins [...]...Read More
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Elk River's Legion baseball season ended with losses to Rogers and St. Michael-Albertville in the sub-state tournament at Osseo. The Elks, who opened playoffs with a 5-4 win over Maple Grove on Thursday, finished 12-13. STMA 12, Elk River 6 STMA thumped the Elks 12-6 on Friday with a 15-hit at...Read More
by Bruce Strand, Sports editor Brady Givens has played baseball since he was five years old, but this summer, his lifelong passion is sometimes more of a chore. That's because the 2013 Elk River graduate is a working man now. He crawls out of bed at 5 a.m. to spend 8 to 10 hour days [...]...Read More
Jordan Hollom and Sam Wirtz homered, and Brandon Meyer delivered a two-run single, as Elk River Legion rallied to beat Maple Grove 5-4 in their playoff opener Thursday at Osseo. Terry Hadden pitched eight innings and Brady Givens finished for the Elks. Legion baseball switches from seven to nine inn...Read More
A two-run double by Jordan Hollom helped Elk River Legion open a five-run lead and the Elks held on to defeat the Sartell Sabres 9-7 at home Tuesday evening. The Elks, up 6-4, loaded the bases in the fifth, got one run on a wild pitch, and two more when Hollon ripped a double [...]...Read More
Elk River Legion won twice, then lost twice in the Grand Rapids tournament Friday through Sunday. "Great tournament for us," said coach Skip Swanson. "We were in every game. We were 0-0 going into the sixth against Edina, when we just ran out of gas with our pitching. Terry Hadden ...Read More
Elk River Legion baseball's season ended with a pair of losses, to Sauk Rapids 7-1 and St. Cloud 76ers 6-5, in District 6 on Wednesday in St. Cloud. The Elks, who finished 16-9, lost their sub-section final to Big Lake 10-6 last Friday in St. Cloud (not previously reported). Sam Wirtz...Read More
by Bruce Strand, Sports editor The last time Elk River Legion faced Waite Park, a slugger named Reese Gregory drilled three home runs off them. The Elks lost that game 10-8, but they won the all-important rematch 4-3 on Thursday evening in sub-district play at St. Cloud, clinching a berth in the Dis...Read More
Tucker Morrell pitched seven strong innings as Elk River Legion opened sub-district playoffs with a 6-1 victory over Zimmerman on Tuesday evening in St. Cloud. The Elks (15-6), seeded No. 2, will face the winner of Waite Park vs. Sauk Rapids on Thursday, 8 p.m., at Faber Field in St. Cloud. Morrell ...Read More
Joey Hudson and Tucker Morrell tossed a shutout as Elk River Legion closed the regular season with a 6-0 victory over Becker on Wednesday evening, clinching a first-round bye in the playoffs. The Elks were 7-2 in league play and take a 14-6 overall mark into sub-districts. Their first game will be T...Read More
Cold Spring pitcher Reed Pfannestein silenced Elk River Legion bats on Monday evening, leading the Springers to an 8-1 win over the Elks in Cold Spring. "He threw in the upper 80's and had a good curve. It was tough for our guys to adjust," said Elk coach Josh Juntunen. Pfan...Read More