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A businessman is hoping to tap into global markets with a wireless public address system.
Giovanni Di Santo's business Robolution was among the first to move into the Dock, a new science and technology business centre in Abbey Meadows, Leicester.
He is marketing a revolutionary new speaker system called RemVox that can be linked up remotely from anywhere in the world.
Mr Di Santo said the speakers can be attached to CCTV cameras allowing control rooms to talk to members of the public or even intervene in anti-social behaviour.
They can also be installed in hospitals, car parks or even safari parks to allow security officers to talk to visitors.
Alternatively, the speakers can be installed on airfields to scare off birds, or placed along coastlines to warn populations of tsunamis or floods.
The speaker systems – which retail for between £1,200 and £1,500 – can be accessed remotely via satellite, meaning they can be controlled by mobile phone from virtually anywhere.
Mr Di Santo, who has a background in consumer electronics and robotics, has a regional franchise for the product and is also international sales director for Preston-based RemVox.
He said he covered sales across the East Midlands and had staff covering Wales, Edinburgh and Hampshire
He is also hoping to set up distribution networks in South America, Spain, Portugal and South Africa.
Mr Di Santo said: "We've got ambitious growth plans.
"This product adds the voice of authority to the eyes of CCTV.
"If you need to nip a crime in the bud it can help you do it – for instance you can interrupt a fight or scuffle and prevent injury or potential legal costs. It's not a case of replacing the police but supporting them."
He said despite only starting the business last July, he had seen decent growth and was working on a number of potentially big contracts in transport and local government.
Mr Di Santo said: "For the first 12 months, we are looking at turnover of £335,000.
"It's a slow start, but there are so many big projects on the horizon.
"We think the really big turnover will come in 2015, when it could reach £1 million."
Steve McGuigan, regional sales manager for Leicestershire, said a pilot CCTV support project was being run with Charnwood Borough Council.
He said: "Alternatively, a retailer could put speakers into stores so they could promote specific products triggered by motion sensors when shoppers walk past."
Sixteen businesses have already moved into the Leicester City Council-managed Dock offices and workshops. Other tenants include software and social network developers, product designers and green energy consultants.
The building, in Pioneer Park enterprise district next to the National Space Centre, has space for up to 54 small businesses.


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Steelers' postseason history: Jan. 12 -- Super Bowl IX
Since the Steelers have the wrong kind of home field advantage this postseason, we'll take a look back at some of the highlights and disappointments of playoffs past ...
Today: January 12th -- Super Bowl IX
This story from the Post-Gazette archives was first published on January 13, 1975.
Super Steelers Win, 16-6
By David Fink / Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
NEW ORLEANS -- The Pittsburgh Steelers chug-a-lugged Minnesota's offense faster than you can say "Pour on the Iron," and whipped the Vikings, 16-6, in Super Bowl IX yesterday.
It was the Steelers first world championship in 42 years.
Franco Harris, a Sherman tank in a Steeler suit, led the charge with a record 158 yards on 34 rushing attempts.
He was named the game's Most Valuable Player.
Harris scored one touchdown and quarterback Terry Bradshaw passed four yards to tight end Larry Brown for the other. A safety accounted for the Steeler's remaining points.
The Vikings, losing in the Super Bowl for the third time in the last six years, trailed 2-0 at the half and 9-0 at the end of the third quarter. Their lone touchdown came when rookie linebacker Matt Blair blocked a Bobby Walden punt and reserve defensive back Terry Brown covered it in the end zone with 10:33 remaining in the game.
As was the case in their American Football Conference championship game victory over Oakland two weeks ago, the Steelers treated adversity as if it were a gift horse. They drove 66 yards in 11 plays, culminating the retaliatory drive with Bradshaw's short toss to Larry Brown with 3:31 left.
Mike Wagner's interception--the Steelers third--locked up the win seconds later.
Despite the second half absence of linebackers Andy Russell and Jack Lambert, Pittsburgh limited the Vikings to only 21 yards rushing on 20 attempts. Meanwhile, the Steelers accumulated 249 yards against Minnesota's willing but weary defense.
They did most of their damage to the right as guard Gerry Mullins and tackle Gordan Gravelle caved in the left side of the Vikings once inpenetrable defense.
Quarterback Fran Tarkenton, normally the Vikings main weapon, passed for only 102 yards. His scrambling was never a factor as Steeler ends L.C. Greenwood and Dwight White repeatedly turned him inside where the traffic was heaviest.
Greenwood also batted down three passes and tackle Ernie Holmes broke up another. Left tackle Joe Greene intercepted a pass as did Wagner and cornerback Mel Blount.
In all, the Vikings turned the ball over five times against the AFC's No. 1 defense.
The win marked the third consecutive time the AFC had triumphed over the NFC champion and it also marked the first time a team playing in its first Super Bowl had beat a team that had played there before.
At first, it was Pittsburgh which seemed doomed to frustration. Twice in the first period, Roy Gereia tried field goals that failed. The first was a 33-yarder that sailed wide. Later, the Steelers tried for a 38-yarder, but a fumbled snap doomed that attempt.
The Vikings, too, tried to get on the scoreboard with a field goal, but Fred Cox' 39-yard attempt was also wide.
The game was developing into a punting duel between Minnesota's Mike Eischeid and Bobby Walden of the Steelers when midway through the second period, the Steeler front four forced a Tarkenton error that led to the 2-0 safety. It was the first safety in Super Bowl history.
With Greene thrusting his arms in the air in celebration, the Pittsburgh fans roared their approval at the front four they call the "Steel Curtain." Tarkenton was to see plenty more of them.
- It's SUPER!!! Steelers Bowl Over Vikings
- That Steeler Defense -- Is It The Best Ever?
- He Has the Fever, He's Hot, He Can't Be Stopped -- White
- Steelers' Strategy Simple
- Coach Noll Kept His Team Loose
- Franco Csonked Mark
- Al Abrams: After XLII Years, Super Champs
- Bill Christine: Rooney's Omens Didn't Hurt Steelers
- Game summary
- Police, Overzealous Fans Clash Downtown
- Fans Street Dance to 'We're No. 1'
- Would You Believe It? Some Didn't Even Care
- Editorial: Steelers Amazing AND Deserving
10 minutes of live game broadcast film
Mel Blount recalls Super Bowl IX
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MSU BASEBALL REGIONAL BEGINS — Jason Rollins, left, athletics facilities maintenance coordinator, and Jimmy Gaskin, assistant coordinator, install one of the many Mississippi State flags that will fly during the baseball regional this weekend. MSU begins play Friday night at 7 p.m. versus Central Arkansas. For more information, see HailState.com.
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Two of the top performers in Emerald Downs history called it a career July 3 at the Auburn, Wash. track.
Noosa Beach's overall career mark, including a stakes win at Hastings Racecourse, was 14-4-2 from 22 races with purses of $524,472.
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Things I liked:I am an honest reviewer and I really do like the hard wood stock, the nice cumpfy rubber butt plate and the overall sheer weight of this thing. For when i got it, i was like WOAH! It weighs in at nearly 10 lbs (pounds) I also do like the accuracy potential in this puppy, because i can get 10 shots in a rough quarter-inch grouping AT 10 yards as RECOMENDED ON THE BOX IT COMES IN.
Things I would have changed:I personally would change the trigger big time, but ya know what? Crosman doesnt sell triggers that fit this gun so your screwed. Each and everytime I go shooting I always have massive flyers and weird endings when pulling in on the trigger so I constantly have to play with the trigger to get it the way I feel I can get it before the seer slips and fires. Crosman makes peices of crap triggers. youll know what I mean if you bench shoot like me. (rested, mounted, either word words for benched shooting.)
What others should know:I have the .22 caliber version of his rifle and it kiss rear end! (probably explains the weight) But this gun prefers H&N feild target trophy, IF you have the .22 version. but hey it sill caould work just as well as it does in the .177 caliber version too. please have fun while shooting but be SAFE! -Samuel
Things I liked:I really liked the the scope and the it hits very hard.it's my first .22 I even like the weight of the gun, after about 225 pellets through it. i think i fell in love with it again. great rifle for adults and adult kids.I baught this to deal with the skunks and possom in the neiborhood and it hasnt let me down yet. I use the primier ultra magnums pellets the work awesom for me. 25-30 yrds. I rairly have to put a secound shot into a critter good shot placement and their down.
Things I would have changed:Barrel droop after I shimed the scope it was dead nut every shot!
What others should know:The trigger isnt the best but easily adjested but the barrel droop is an unexpected issue i was able to shim my remmington summitto compensat for it i do plan to get adjestable mounts.
Things I liked:Very good accuracy and reliability. I love the wood stock. It has almost no vibration because of the stock.
Things I would have changed:nothing
What others should know:if you are looking for just an al around hunting weapon this is your gun. I would not sugest it for people into just target shooting.
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GE Aviation confirms Lafayette plansMarch 26th, 2014 at 12:02 pm by Jim Shella under Jim Shella's Political Blog
It's now official. GE Aviation will build a $100 million jet engine plant in Lafayette.
The announcement was made at Purdue University Wednesday morning. It means more than 200 high paying jobs are coming to Indiana by 2020.
The new facility will manufacture the LEAP engine. That's short for Leading Edge Aviation Propulsion. GE Aviation has already sold 6,000 of them.
"With that backlog of sales we've got to move fast," said GE Aviation CEO David Joyce. "So we hope to break ground this year in Lafayette. We hope to hire in 2015."
GE already employs 1200 Purdue graduates and will be looking to hire more of them at the new jet engine plant.
"You have the skills, the attitude, and the entrepreneurial spirit that we need," said Tony Aiello of GE Aviation, "to help assure that we meet the promise we made to our customers when they chose LEAP to power their aircraft."
Among those taking part in the announcement were Governor Mike Pence and former governor, now Purdue President, Mitch Daniels. They said negotiation with GE Aviation began 18 monts ago.
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A former MUSC surgical resident who was arrested on a charge of stalking a woman and ordered to undergo a psychiatric evaluation two years ago has been taken into custody again.
Members of the Charleston County Sheriff's Office SWAT team, working with the Department of Mental Health's Mobile Crisis Unit, took Karl Ehrens into custody at his West Ashley house about 3:30 p.m. Wednesday, Maj. John Clark said.
The SWAT team action was prompted by disturbing emails and other communications, including some to court officials, since Ehrens arrived in Charleston before his upcoming trial, according to a source close to the case.
Ehrens provided some clues on his Facebook page. He posted a copy of a letter that said he was scheduled for a trial on the harassment charge the week of July 30. It goes on to say he wanted to submit some evidence and was mailing a box of 12 Care Bears to the Clerk of Court.
The July 18 letter asks that the bears be donated to MUSC Children's Hospital after the trial. He adds a P.S.: "I request that Grumpy Bear be disregarded."
Another photo shows two dozen Care Bears perched on a couch. The photo was posted July 20, with the message, "I am home." His Facebook page said he has been living in Boston.
The stalking case started two years ago, when an 18-year-old woman said Ehrens, who was 29 at the time, was harassing her and exhibiting bizarre behavior after she rejected his romantic advances. She said he kept bothering her after she got a restraining order.
The woman said she found boxes of stuffed animals in her driveway that resembled images in messages Ehrens had sent her. She also said she was worried about a cryptic reference Ehrens made online that Sept. 1 of that year would be a decisive day.
A U.S. marshal and several Charleston County sheriff's deputies arrested Ehrens July 29, 2010, after a brief chase near his West Ashley home. He was charged with harassment.
Magistrate Alvin Bligen ordered Ehrens to be held without bail until he got a mental-health evaluation. A victim's advocate asked the judge to make monitoring a condition of his release.
Ehrens told the judge at his bond hearing then that the young woman gave him a hug that meant a lot to him.
The woman told the judge: "We were friends. That's all we were. I'm sorry he couldn't accept that."
Ehrens was in the Medical University of South Carolina's surgical residency program from July 1, 2008, to Feb. 9, 2009. MUSC didn't give a reason why he was no longer a resident. Ehrens said at his bond hearing that he was wrongfully terminated and planned to continue the program.
On his Facebook page, he notes that he graduated from MUSC in 2008 but calls himself an author.
Glenn Smith contributed to this report. Reach Dave Munday at 937-5553.
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The man accused of killing the Clymer Central Schools superintendent will not be brought back to the Southern Tier just yet.
The Chautauqua County Sheriff says Anthony Robert Taglianetti II appeared in court in Prince William County, Virginia, on Monday. He did not waive extradition to New York.
That means Taglianetti will remain in Virginia until an extradition hearing is conducted, which could take at least a month.
Taglianetti is accused of shooting and killing Superintendent Keith Reed on his property in Clymer on September 21st and then fleeing to Virginia. He was arrested by U.S. Marshals near the Shenandoah Valley National Park in Virginia on Friday.


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Two people died and at least 25 others were injured during separate weekend shootings in Chicago.
The Chicago Sun-Times tallied the shootings that took place starting Friday through early Monday.
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Jordan Harris, 24, was shot and killed Saturday at a house party on the city's West Side. Five others were injured.
And 16-year-old Michael Flournoy, a high school football player who lived on the city's South Side, was also killed Saturday night.
Family members say Flournoy was shot when he got into a fight on his way to the store.
WLS-TV reports a community activist is offering a $1,000 reward for information leading to the arrest of the shooter.
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Secretary Salazar Announces $16.6 Million of Economic Recovery Funding to Modify the Spillway of Folsom Dam in California
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WASHINGTON, D.C. – Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar announced today that the Bureau of Reclamation has awarded a $16.6 million contract under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) for modifying the spillway piers and gates of Folsom Dam to resist seismic loadings. The project is part of Reclamation's Infrastructure Reliability and Safety of Dams improvements. Folsom Dam is located approximately 20 miles northeast of Sacramento, Calif., near the city of Folsom.
The work was awarded to Kiewit Pacific Co. of Concord, Calif. The company will make seismic improvements to the existing dam gates and piers, to include the installation of pier anchors and bracing, the replacement of existing gate arms and other equipment, and preparation and support activities.
"These Recovery funds will accelerate the improvements necessary to reduce the risk and protect the people of Sacramento and vicinity in the event of an earthquake or other dangers to their safety," said Secretary Salazar. "The funds are a good example of the President's program to jumpstart the economy while addressing safety, environmental and other challenges so the country can thrive in the 21st century."
The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 gave a total of $3 billion to the Department of the Interior.
Under the ARRA, Interior is making an investment in fixing water infrastructure and conserving America's timeless treasures – our stunning natural landscapes, our monuments to liberty, the icons of our culture and heritage – while helping American families and their communities prosper again. Interior is also focusing on renewable energy projects, the needs of American Indians, employing youth and promoting community service.
"With its investments of Recovery Act funds, the Department of the Interior and its bureaus are putting people to work today to make improvements that will benefit the environment and the region for many years to come," Secretary Salazar said.
Secretary Salazar has pledged unprecedented levels of transparency and accountability in the implementation of the Department's economic recovery projects. The public will be able to follow the progress of each project on www.recovery.gov and on www.interior.gov/recovery. Secretary Salazar has appointed a Senior Advisor for Economic Recovery, Chris Henderson, and an Interior Economic Recovery Task Force to work closely with Interior's Inspector General and ensure the recovery program is meeting the high standards for accountability, responsibility, and transparency set by President Obama.
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With the end of Futurama nearing (again), Animation Magazine has chosen a recent quote from producer David X. Cohen as their "Quote of the month.
"This is our best 'last season ever' ever. There are a bunch of episodes that I think are going to be classics. The series finale is a tasteful, emotional gorefest…There's a lot of death, but there's also a lot of time travel, so that makers an interesting combination!"
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|Liberty University
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Founding principles include:
"Through wisdom is an house builded; and by understanding it is established" (Proverbs 24:3).
"Where there is no vision, the people perish: but he that keepeth the law, happy is he" (Proverbs 24:18).
During a rainy night at a high school football game in the late 1980s, Dr. Dale Gibson had a vision.
As Physical Education (P.E.) programs across the country were contracting, Gibson and Liberty University Physical Education colleague, Dr. Roy Yarbrough, contemplated alternatives for the Liberty University P.E. program. They envisioned a day when sport industry executives and administrators would look to educational programs to develop students with sport specific skill sets for their hiring needs.
Gibson and Yarbrough turned to colleagues Herb Appenzeller, Guy Lewis and Peter Graham at the University of South Carolina, and Dr. David Stotlar from the University of Northern Colorado for advice. At the time, there were still only a handful of sport management specific programs across the nation. Their colleagues recommended a curriculum based on a new organization that was being formed, the North American Society for Sport Management (NASSM), and the principles implemented by Dr. James Mason at Ohio University. Subsequently, in 1987, undergraduate "Sport Management Studies" at Liberty was born when the first course, Introduction to Sport Management, was offered by Gibson to an audience of 24 students. Dr. Greg Comfort, a valuable addition, joined the Sport Management Studies faculty in 1988 and assisted in launching the new program. By 1990, with the help of Liberty University administrator Dr. Robert Gaunt, the new Sport Management Studies curriculum was moving through the institutional approval process.
Gibson, who spent a total of 33 years at Liberty University, described the early years of the undergraduate program as "a labor of love." This included traveling with Yarbrough, mostly out of pocket, around the eastern seaboard from 1990-1992 in an attempt to build relationships with sport industry executives. Why the extensive commitment of time and personal finances? Simple, because of one of the founding principles of the program was that "students come first." They wanted to ensure Liberty University students would have internship and job opportunities. The first official year of the Sport Management major, written by Gibson and Yarbrough, was the fall semester of 1991. Current Sport Management associate professor, Dr. Phil Blosser, was one of four students in the first graduating class of Liberty University Sport Management majors in 1991.
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In 1996-1997, Liberty University was included in the first cohort of sport management programs approved by competencies established by NASSM/NASPE in 1994. Other institutions in the first cohort of sport management programs that completed the rigorous NASSM/NASPE approval process included Georgia Southern University, Temple University and the University of Northern Colorado.
In 2004, Dr. Scott Hawkins became the second person to chair the department. Now in its third decade preparing students for jobs in the sport industry, and under the leadership of department chair Dr. Vicky Martin since 2006, the Liberty University Department of Sport Management continues to grow with more than 300 undergraduate students, and has added a graduate residential and graduate online program in 2010. In addition, the program is currently transitioning to be accepted by the new national governing body for sport management, the Commission on Sport Management Accreditation (COSMA), with a site visit scheduled for October of 2010.
The following is a list of key faculty members who have contributed to the success of building and/or maintaining the Liberty University Department of Sport Management (SMGT), including their years spent at Liberty University, as well as the years working in the program/department:
To all those faculty, staff and administrators that came before us: thank you for your passion, your sacrifices, your vision and for laying the foundation of the house. We embrace the privilege and responsibility associated with serving as representatives of Liberty University and the Department of Sport Management.


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Web browsing is the No. 1 thing people do on their Windows-based PC, and as such, they increasingly expect the same experience they associate with their PC applications from their favorite Web-based e-mail service, photo site or social network site. This kind of immersive experience does not occur on the Web today, and using a browser is often associated with limited performance and interactivity. Microsoft developed Internet Explorer to help change this.
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text: Joseph C. Stankus, Ph.D. is a Clinical Psychologist and President of Stankus Psychological Services, P.C. Licensed and certified, Dr. Stankus has over 32 years experience in the mental health field, including 13 years of his former 20- year-career as an active-duty officer in the U.S. Air Force. He received his B.A. in Psychology from the College of the Holy Cross, Worcester, MA, and his M.A. and Ph.D. degrees in Psychology from the University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN. Eclectic in approach, he uses a wide variety of diagnostic and therapeutic techniques, including cognitive therapy, behavior-modification, and clinical hypnosis. Dr. Stankus has extensive experience in conducting psychological evaluations of children, adolescents, and adults, completing literally hundreds of the on patients from all walks of life. He has performed psychological assessments for a wide diversity of reasons, including assisting with differential diagnosis, behavior problems, difficulties at school, marital and family conflict, parenting capabilities, custody evaluations, district and juvenile courts, defense attorneys, fitness for duty, screeening for employment, competency, bariatric surgery, and many other purposes. In both his therapeutic and evaluative endeavors, and indeed in all of his work, Dr. Stankus is holistic in orientation, helping the patient to integrate body, mind, and spirit to transform his/her crisis into an opportunity for growth.


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Business in Broadway looks strong
The News and Observer published a wide-ranging article Wednesday about the state's plans for economic development under the McCrory administration — which likely made many locals happy for officials' promises to focus on a list of things that read almost like a brief description of Lee County.
In that article, N.C. Commerce Secretary Sharon Decker said "rural North Carolina needs to be at the center of the state's focus," and that her office will focus much of its efforts on recruitment and development in four main areas: agri-business, manufacturing, small business and entrepreneurship.
It's no secret that Lee County has a strong manufacturing base and a long history of agriculture. Small businesses are picking up, as well, at least in one area of the county: Broadway's main strip, while small, has no vacancies. With recent additions of a new ice cream shop, antique furniture store, consignment store and beuatician — not to mention the quickly progressing Walmart Express construction — it would be hard to look at the town and guess that the county as a whole still has double-digit unemployment, at 10.6 percent.
Ronnie Deal, who just opened Pop's Shakes and Cones next to the Kangaroo gas station on Main Street, said he's looking forward to helping people beat the summer heat with cones, sundaes, shakes and splits. His store has 35 flavors of ice cream and is open from 12-9 p.m. every day.
Andrews said at the last Town Commissioners meeting that he's glad people are investing in Broadway: "We have a small main street, but if I'm looking at everything right, we don't have any vacant buildings, and that's great."
In other news...
Speaking of Walmart Express: The Coats Walmart Express, located at 429 N. McKinley St., is still hiring, and the Broadway Walmart Express, located at 112 N. Main St., has hired approximately 30 new associates for the store. People who want to apply for a job can do so at careers.walmart.com. The Broadway store is scheduled to open in August, and the Coats store in July.
New day care near the Davenport facility: Small Hands Big Future Childcare opened recently at 1112 Broadway Road and is accepting children from 6 weeks to 12 years old. Open weekdays from 5 a.m. to 6 p.m., owner Cindy Galyean said the service will be available year-round. To sign up or get more information, call the center at (919) 718-9434.
Triangulating growth: According to the Lee County Economic Development Corporation, which considers Lee County the southern edge of the Triangle, the Research Triangle Region has created three times as many net new jobs as the rest of the state combined.
Business Fluctuations: Since I wrote the last column, three new corporations formed in Lee County -- 5 Golden Girls, PPA Solutions and The Winter Group -- and one, SCOTT JENKINS LLC, dissolved.
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Roland SPD-SX Sampling vs. Octapad SPD-30 Phrasing, etc.
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Re: Roland SPD-SX Sampling vs. Octapad SPD-30 Phrasing, etc.
I have an SPDSX (or SPDS?) and too would like to know how to use it. It sits in its case out of sight and I forget I have it around :-) I have Ableton Live 8 and a Roland RD700SX piano that haven't touched much either, sadly.
I haven't searched for any SPDSX threads, but it would be nice to have a thread dedicated to that.
The only thing I've done with mine is record a two bar phrase on several pads then merge them and assign the whole thing to yet another pad, so that when I hit it, it would play all the parts together. I don't know if that's called sampling or phrasing. I'd have to look that up. Don't even know where the manual is, although I'm sure I can download it.
I see the advantage to all this as being able to perform live as a "one woman band" if you will. Definitely would be unique in that not many drummers are doing it. But rather than program the SPDSX via its pads, would be easier to play on the RD700SX, record it to Ableton Live, then download to SPDSX, assigning an entire composition to a single pad.
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Notice is hereby given that the Lyons Planning and Community Development Commission will be holding a public hearing on Monday, November 10, 2014 in the Shirley F. Johnson Council Chambers, at the Lyons Town Hall, 432 5th Ave, Lyons, CO 80540, at 7:00
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Published on Thursday, October 23 2014 15:45
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If it's October, that means budget workshops. And if it's budget workshops, that means an empty Council Chambers. Well, almost empty. The Board of Trustees (BOT) had a light agenda (no marijuana and no real replacement housing items) and only one couple showed up at Town Hall to speak during audience
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The prescribed burn at Heil Valley Ranch Open Space has been completed and the park is now open. Park visitors are required to stay on trail in the burn area. There are signs indicating the section of the Ponderosa Loop that is on-trail use only. Crews will remain on site 24/7 for mop up and monitoring through Sunday, November 2.
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Dear Editor,
After many hours of contemplating what to do I have decided that I should write this letter. My wife and I participated in the parade, on September 14, then went to the Wildflower Pavilion to attend the program.
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Dear Editor,
The Human Services Safety Net Initiative 1B is truly about community and neighbors helping neighbors. The voters of Boulder County passed this initiative in November 2010; the extension is a 0.9 mill levy on property taxes, which translates into $21 per year for a house in the county, valued at $300,000.
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The management of storage has become a key issue for IT systems in the last few years. As the amount of storage increases and the demands for high availability of storage becomes more prevalent, having disparate pools of storage across many servers becomes ever more complex to manage.
In the last few years, we have seen an increase in the availability of the Storage Area Network (SAN). In simple terms, this takes all the local disk storage usually found in servers and consolidates it into a single, large pool. However, these devices are more than just a simple NAS box. They concentrate on making that storage highly available as well as providing the tools to carve it up into appropriate capacities.
One of the biggest management headaches with traditional server storage is we typically find large pools of unused storage, while pools on other servers are bursting to the seams. A lot of support time can be spent relocating data and then having to change application configurations (which point to that storage), user short-cuts, shares and drive mappings as well as backup configurations.
The SAN allows these key servers to be provisioned with only a small amount of local storage to hold the operating system. Using a high performance network data access protocol (iSCSI), the required storage is then carved out on the SAN and accessed across the network by the server.
The SAN devices can be made redundant and a well designed solution will be able to suffer the outage of a SAN server with no downtime or performance impact to the network.
SAN is also a key component in designing a redundant VM network. The Virtual Machine hard drives are placed on the SAN storage. The Virtual Hosts then run the virtual machines from the SAN. Systems like VMware VMotion then allow these virtual machines to be moved from one host to another in real-time while they are operating.
After a significant amount of market research, Exmos selected Lefthand Networks (now part of HP) as their partner for SAN. Left Hand Networks were the first SAN OEM to provide high performance iSCSI on their devices (having been built for iSCSI from the ground up).
As well as providing traditional SAN server appliances, HP Lefthand also makes their SAN solution available as a virtual machine (VM). While initially this may seem a somewhat strange idea, it is the ideal starter solution for building a fully redundant VM network running on as few as two traditional servers (whereas with appliances it would require two SAN appliances and two servers). This brings the benefits of SAN/VM easily into the mid range of the SME market place and giving these organisations network redundancy capabilities that just a few years ago were purely in the realm of the enterprise organisation.


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Cold, Windy Afternoon, Wintry Mix Possible SouthMarch 16th, 2014 at 9:56 am by Ken Brewer under Weather
Temps will only reach the low 30s across most of the area, but the wind will make it feel like teens and 20s. Areas along and south of Bloomington, Columbus could see a wintry mix develop this afternoon, but should move out by evening. Light accumulations are possible, mainly on grassy areas, but watch for some slick spots if you are out and about in those locations.


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One of the terms of the recent debt ceiling deal between Congress and the White House was that Congress would vote on, but not necessarily pass, a Balanced Budget Amendment to the Constitution. The deal did not, however, specify the language in the amendment, giving legislators plenty of opportunities to sneak in loopholes that might very well render any amendment that does pass meaningless.
One Senator, in fact, is doing just that. Sen. Mark Udall (D-Colo.) has proposed an amendment with more holes than a piece of Swiss cheese — "the worst idea of them all," according to Colin Hanna, president of the Pennsylvania public-policy organization Let Freedom Ring. While Udall's amendment does require the President to submit a balanced budget to Congress, it also provides Congress with several ways to skirt the same requirement for the budget it passes.
For instance, if 60 percent of both houses of Congress votes to override the balanced budget requirement for the current fiscal year, it's a goner. (Hanna notes that this "effectively applies only to the House, since the Senate typically requires 60% for nearly everything already.")
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text: Detektivbyrån, or Detective Agency. Found these guys about two years back and was swept up in their Swedish goodness. The band is no longer together (the farewell message still sits on their website) but the two albums they put out are worth the purchase, offering an joyous afternoon of glockenspiel, accordian and music box melodies.


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Increasing the Players: Expanding the Bilateral Relationship of Conflict Management
Date: May 2014
Creator: Stull, Emily A.
Description: This research seeks to explore the behavior of international and regional organizations within conflict management. Previous research on conflict management primarily examines UN peacekeeping as the primary actor and lumps all non-UN actors into a single category. I disaggregate this category, examining how international and regional organizations interact when deciding to establish a peace mission, coordinate a peace mission with multiple organizations, and finally, how this interaction affects the success of peace missions. I propose a collective action theoretical framework in which organizations would rather another actor undertake the burden and costs of implementing a peace mission. I find the United Nations is motivated to overcome the collective action problem through an increase in the severity of the conflict. Regional organizations are motivated to establish a peace mission as the economic and political salience of the conflict increases, increasing the possibility of the regional organization acquiring club goods for its member states. The presence of a regional hegemon within a regional organization also significantly increases the likelihood of an organization both establishing a peace mission and taking on the primary role when coordinating a joint mission. I argue this is because a regional hegemon allows the organization to more easily ...
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Selling Humans: the Political Economy of Contemporary Global Slavery
Date: December 2013
Creator: Balarezo, Christine A.
Description: Human trafficking is a growing illegal crime, both in terms of numbers and profits. Thus, important to consider, as it is a human rights, political, criminal justice, national security, and economic issue. Previous studies have these examined these human trafficking factors independently, yet none have really taken into account how they work simultaneously. This study examines why human trafficker continues to occur, particularly at the domestic and transnational level, and also why some countries are better able to effectively deal with this problem in terms of criminalizing human traffickers. It is argued that at the domestic level, traffickers first must take into account the operating costs, illegal risks, bribery, and profits of the business. After considering these basic elements, they then need to consider the world, including economic, political, geographic, and cultural factors that may help facilitate human trafficking. However, human trafficking can occur across large geographic distances, though rare. This is more likely to happen based on the type of human trafficking group, available expatriate or immigrant networks, the origin-transit-destination country connection, or strength of the bilateral economic relationship between origin and destination countries. Finally, looking at why some countries are better able to criminalize traffickers helps us to ...
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Gender, Peace and Democracy
Date: August 2013
Creator: Kelly, Eliza G.
Description: In the last several decades there has been immense international emphasis and promotion of gender equality and female participation in the social, economic, and political spheres of society. There has also been an increase in civil conflict recurrence in countries as well as countries transitioning to democracy. This study explores the effect of female participation on peace and democracy. In the first part, I focus on the effect female participation has on decreasing the risk of peace failing in post-civil conflict countries. In many countries, women are marginalized and conflict further marginalizes them. However, I argue that the post-conflict environment allows women to escape this cycle of marginalization and their inclusion and participation is very crucial to sustaining peace. I find that female political and social female decreases the risk of peace failing in post-civil war countries. In the second part, I focus on the effect female participation has on decreasing the risk of authoritarian reversals in countries that have transitioned to and toward democracy. Previous empirical research has focused on women's role in transitions to democracy, factors that contribute to the survival of democracy, as well as how women's participation affects the stability country. I argue that women's social, ...
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Inside the Third Sector: a Gongo Level Analysis of Chinese Civil Society
Date: August 2013
Creator: Kirby, John Brandon
Description: This thesis investigates a new variant of the relationship between society and the states: Government-Owned (or Organized) Non-Governmental Organizations (GONGOs). Past research has typically understood civil society as a means to explain the orientation of groups of citizens towards collective outcomes. For decades, NGOs have been a key component of this relationship between political actors but the systematic study of GONGOs has been widely neglected by research. I used an original dataset collected from an NGO directory developed by the China Development Brief (CDB) that provides information on the functional areas of NGOs, their sources of funding and various organizational facts. These data were used to code a series of concepts that will serve as the basis for an initial systematic study into GONGOs and their relationship with the Chinese government. My theoretical expectations are that the primary predictors of an NGO's autonomy relate to their functional areas of operation, their age and other geographical factors. I find preliminary support for the effect of an NGO's age on its autonomy from the state, as well as initial support for the dynamic nature of the relationship between NGOs and the state. I close with a discussion of these findings as well ...
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The Issue with Latino Voter Turnout: How Does the Issue of Immigration Affect Latino Voter Turnout?
Date: August 2013
Creator: Robert, John M.
Description: In this study, I investigate how the issue of immigration affects Latino voter turnout. I hypothesize that U.S. Latino citizens who view immigration as highly important and helpful to the United States will be more likely to turn out to vote in midterm and presidential elections. In addition to a contextual analysis on elections in Arizona and California, I perform a probit regression analysis on survey data from Pew Hispanic's 2004 National Survey of Latinos on Politics and Civic Participation. The results are mixed with respect to the initial expectations. While respondents who view immigration as important and helpful are more likely to turn out than those who view immigration as important and hurtful, the results suggest that respondents who find immigration as unimportant may not be less likely to turn out. Further, there are some differences between Latino subgroups, although these differences are minor. Ultimately, the hypotheses presented in this study find moderate support.
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Shared Norms, Hierarchical Maintenance, and International Hierarchy
Date: August 2013
Creator: Kurz, Aaron
Description: The dissertation studies two aspects of international hierarchy. The world of international politics is not one of completely sovereign states competing in anarchy. Patterns of hierarchy, where a dominant state has legitimate control over some actions of a subordinate state, color the globe. First, I look at shared norms and hierarchy. Most studies concerning hierarchy focus on material maximization as an explanation for hierarchy--if hierarchy increases the wealth and security of two states, then hierarchy is more likely. I argue that shared norms held by two states facilitate hierarchy. Shared norms produce a common in-group community, generate common interests, create common ways of doing business, and give rise to common values that increase subordinate states' ability to persuade the dominant state. These factors ease the creation and maintenance of international hierarchical relationships. Second, I study interstate behaviors that can be explained as actions of maintenance by dominant states over subordinates to preserve or increase a level of hierarchy. I theorize that sticks and carrots from a dominant state (like economic sanctions, military interventions, and foreign aid) help sustain a dominant state's rule by convincing subordinate states to follow the dominant state's commands and expectations. Using data on U.S. hierarchies from ...
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Ethnic Politics in New States: Russian and Serbian Minorities After Secession
Date: May 2013
Creator: Batta, Anna
Description: New states are often born in a volatile environment, in which the survival of the new country is uncertain. While analysis of the nationalizing new governments exists, research focuses mainly on domestic politics. I argue that the treatment of minority that remains in the new states is a function of the interaction of the dual threat posed by the minority itself domestically on one hand and the international threat coming from the mother state to protect its kin abroad on the other hand. Specifically, I argue that there is a curvilinear relationship between domestic and international threat and the extent of discrimination against the politically relevant minority. Most discrimination takes place when domestic and international threats are moderate because in this case there is a balance of power between the government, the minority, and the rump state. With time-series-cross-sectional (TSCS) data analysis this dissertation systematically tests the treatment of Russian and Serbian minorities in all post-Soviet and post-Yugoslav states between 1991 and 2006 and finds statistically significant results for the curvilinear hypothesis. Territorial concentration of the minority and the ratio of national capabilities between the mother and the seceded states prove to be especially important predictors of minority treatment. In ...
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Does Euroscepticism Matter? the Effect of Public Opinion on Integration
Date: December 2012
Creator: Williams, Christopher J.
Description: This dissertation seeks to test the proposition that public opinion is a driving force in integration, and thus examines the effect of euroscepticism on EU integration. Utilizing an understanding of integration as the process of European states achieving similar legal, social, cultural, political and economic policy outcomes while ceding greater policy power to European institutions, the relationship between aggregate level euroscepticism in EU member states (the United Kingdom, Germany, Ireland, Greece, Spain, France, Italy, the Netherlands, Austria, and Sweden) and speed of compliance with EU policies is examined. More specifically, this dissertation examines the relationship between aggregate level euroscepticism in an EU member state, and the speed at which that state transposes EU directives. In testing this relationship a number of contextual conditions are examined, including the role of issue salience, domestic party systems, and electoral conditions. The findings of this dissertation suggest that the widely held belief that public opinion is driving European integration may be false.
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Endogenous Information and Inter-state War Expansion
Date: December 2012
Creator: Liebel, Steven R.
Description: Scholars have long debated the causes of late third party state joining in ongoing inter-state wars. This research has generally concluding that peace-time conditions, measured in terms of: third party capabilities; proximity to warring states; and inter-state alliances, are determining factors in the decision to join. However, these studies utilize theories derived from static pre-war measures of capabilities and motivation to explain late joining; indeed, the same measures that fail to predict participation at war's outset. Further, extant research has no explanation for why weak and non-proximate states every participate. Existing theory thus fails to provide a comprehensive explanation of joining behavior. This project contends that a resolution lies the interaction between pre-war conditions and intra-war events. Intra-war events that are allowed to vary on a per battle basis, including change in combat location and alliance entry and exit from combat, reveal new information about the war and its progress, thereby forcing third party states to recalculate their initial decision to abstain in relation to their pre-existing situation. Incorporation of intra-war processes helps to better explain decisions by third party states to join ongoing inter-state wars late in their development, and why states that frequently choose to abstain (e.g., weak ...
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No Greater Error: Negotiated Agreements and Their Effects on the Conclusion of Interstate War
Date: December 2012
Creator: Kendall, David F.
Description: Negotiated settlements, formal treaties to unilateral cease-fires, are often accepted to be the preferable method to end war. When negotiated agreements are used in the normal business of international politics they can be potentially helpful devices; however, when they are relied upon for a nation's security or war prevention and conclusion they can prove disastrous. It is the presence of force variables, and not the formality of an agreement which effectively concludes a war. I recategorize success of an agreement to not only mean failure of a return to war, but also whether the tenets of an agreement are actually followed. I utilize a modified version of Fortna's conflict dataset and run three separate logit analyses to test the effectiveness of settlements in a medium n quantitative analysis. If politicians and policy makers realize that it is not treaties that establish peace but the costs of war and military might then perhaps the world will be a more peaceful place.
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Systema: Principles of the Russian Martial Art
by James Williams
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James Williams is the President of Bugei Trading Company, Inc. He has been studying martial arts since 1960 and teaching since 1975. James has trained, competed in, and taught a number of different martial disciplines: Japanese, Okinawan, Chinese, Philippino, as well as the Brazilian system of Jujitsu as taught by Rorion and Royce Gracie. His experience includes western wrestling, which he also coached, as well as boxing and kickboxing. His love of samurai martial traditions came with his study of the Yanagi ryu of the Yoshida-ha under Don Angier Sensei and the martial traditions of the Kuroda-ha as taught by Kuroda Tetsuzan Sensei. James also teaches Close Quarters Combat to police and military both foreign and domestic. The method used, "The System of Tactical Strategy," is based on those skills developed and cultivated by ancient warriors. He is the designer of the "Hissatsu," a close quarter battle knife that is produced by Columbia River Knife and Tool. James is certified as an instructor of Systema, a Russian Martial art taught by Mikhail Ryabko and Vladimir Vasiliev. Williams teaches Nami Ryu Aiki Heiho, (kenjutsu, iaijutsu, and aikijujutsu) and Systema in Encinitas California.
If someone had told me a few years ago that out of a western Christian tradition would come a martial art as deep, sophisticated and evolved as the best of the oriental arts I would not have believed them. Yet there is such an art coming out of the ancient Russian culture with deep roots in the Russian Orthodox monasteries. At its root in the present day is an exceptional man, Mikhail Ryabko. Trained by one of Stalin's Falcons from the age of five and beginning his operational career in the Russian Spetsnaz (Special Forces) at the age of 15, Mikhail Ryabko was not only given the secrets of this ancient art, he was put in the position of repeatedly applying both the art and its principles in life and death combat on, what for much of his early life, was a day-to-day basis. This System, taught by Mikhail Ryabko, is not a shadow of what once was, it is a living practical art that even now is being applied by warriors in combat. When working with Mikhail and his foremost student, Vladimir Vasiliev, one is struck by the calm depth of these men. Enormous knowledge and ability taught with calm, deep conviction.
The heart of Systema is its operating system. Techniques do not define the art, in fact, techniques per se are not taught. To make the most of Systema the mind/body must be free to do whatever is necessary, and not be limited by trained techniques. Techniques create a box, limiting the individuals ability to problem solve. By operating system I mean the manner in which human physiology and psychology access physical reality according to both a classical Newtonian and quantum physics understanding of universe reality. It is this operating system that opens the door to a whole new world. When Vladimir was told at one seminar "You are very flexible, he replied, "No, I am free." It is this very freedom, this giving up of ego, that gives back so much. This is because principle-based Systema conforms to the individual instead of requiring the individual to conform to it. Everyone's expression of Systema is different. It is like you are taught how to paint and then you express yourself.
The Systema operating system as taught by Mikhail and Vladimir is a faith-based operating system. The process of giving up your ego-based personal power and having faith that things are the way that they should be forms the core of this art. Mikhail teaches that fear produces unnatural movement. It is only through faith—knowing that things are the way they are supposed to be—that we can be free of fear and move naturally. Faith is based on the fact that everything that we need to exist has been given to us. Most of those things that are essential to our existence we do not even think about. We tend to breath unconsciously even though oxygen transfer is the most important thing that takes place in our body. It is the seminal energy transfer from which all else becomes possible. As Mikhail says "You breath in when you are born and out when you die, in between is your life." Gravity keeps the atmosphere which contains our oxygen and ourselves on the planet that supports our life. Electro-magnetism allows shape and form. All of these, and many other unseen forces work to our benefit, yet they are all gifts as we have nothing to do in determining them. We live by grace, whose meaning you may ponder for yourself. If you are further interested you might do some research in regards to strong anthropic principle and super-string theory. That which we view as solid and "real" does not last. Those energies that allow us life, that we cannot see, are more real than those "solid" objects that will all pass away.
One of the exercises that I use to keep present and in faith, is to catch myself judging another or lacking of forgiveness. These states of mind do not come from faith; they come from fear. You will find that you are constantly judging, and this does not just refer to negative judgments. Accepting things as they are is as freeing as it is difficult. Reality is that at any given moment things are exactly as they "should" be because they are responding to Universal law. The fact that we think that they "should" be different means we are not accepting what is, we are denying reality. How does this transfer to a martial art, you may ask? Allowing things to be as they are frees us from fighting and contesting. A key element in Systema is not to contest for space or to hold ground. Learning to blend and flow with force is taken to an exceptional level. It also keeps us in the present moment of time, freeing us from the confines of the past and future. The conscious human mind, the ego mind, is moving constantly between past memory and future anticipation. Neither of these states is real and both limit or preclude our ability to perceive the absolute moment of "now" time. We tend to spend the majority of our time in this state of unreality. Those moments when we are truly present stand out for us such as when we have done something very dangerous that took all of our ability to accomplish and when done we have the "high" that comes from being absolutely present.
"We arrive at the understanding that living the will of God is the passport to the endless possibility of infinity itself." —Urantia
Contesting for space is a huge fear-based response for human beings. We even talk about people invading our space, as if we owned it. The fact that someone's fist and my face intersect at the same point in the fabric of space/time is an agreement. How you might say would one make such and agreement? These agreements to fight and protect space are made by our fear, our insecurity. The so-called startle reflex, and sharp inhale and tensing of the body when surprised or frightened, is an excellent example of this response. This response is fear based and destructive to us. One of the reasons drunks emerge from traumatic situations so well is that they do not have this response, they are not aware enough to be afraid, fight the kinetic energy and damage themselves. And there is the real truth of it, we damage ourselves. We do it in so many ways, however, here is one that is easy for us to understand. Tension resisting kinetic energy means that something has got to give. Kinetic energy cannot be created nor destroyed so guess who loses.
A natural, faith-based response, is simply to not be in the force vector. In reality, there is nothing to protect. The space that we are in at any given moment does not belong to us so why not vacate if something else want to be there? In Systema this response is taken to a truly incredible degree. When facing Mikhail, who is 5'6" and quite thick, it seems almost impossible not to be able to grab him. Yet this is extremely difficult to do. He is standing within arms reach, yet you cannot touch him enough to transfer any force or control. Your eyes tell you that you have a thick strong man that you are about to make contact with, yet you cannot seem to do it. This paradox is one of the end products of Systema training. When you look at the Master of Fighting video you will see how well Mikhail "mirrors' his attackers. His ability to perceive their movements, even before these movements actually take place is a product of a lifetime of training. When you are working with him it feels like there is nothing that you can do that he is not already in harmony with. You can go faster—not recommended to the faint at heart or those who are allergic to pain—or slower; it makes no difference except that the more energy that you put out by moving faster the more is returned. Rob Green demonstrated this for everyone when he went after Mikhail with a knife at full speed. Rob works in a hazardous profession and needed to know for sure if Systema was effective. No one else asked to duplicate Rob's attack, and Rob was a good sport about how effectively his question was answered.
When practicing Systema, visualize yourself as a contiguous energy field. In other words, there is no separation of body from mind. Visualize your partner the same way and, as you begin to work, keep this awareness. Don't contest, don't try to do, just be moved. If you have truly understood the return energy drills the solutions will come of themselves. This reflects another Universe truth, all problems bring their solution with them. An attacker brings the solution to his attack when he attacks. If we relax and "listen," the solution will become apparent and all we have to do is implement it. However, if we already have a technique that we want to use to solve this problem we have limited our ability to perceive the most efficient solution. I tell my students if you allow it, the opponent will give you more than you could ask for. If you approach the problem with a toolbox of techniques and strategies you will be limited to them regardless if they are the most efficient means to deal with the attack. In fact, depending upon the opponent, they may not be successful at all. I teach my students to always apply Occham's razor, when faced with a choice of solutions, i.e, the simplest, most efficient, is the correct solution. We define efficiency as the least amount of time, space, and energy it takes to solve the problem.
Allowing, accepting, also gives us access to energies that we normally have only a rudimentary ability to use efficiently. One of the main energies is kinetic energy. As you get softer, relaxed, and more aware, you realize that there are energies at work within you that you can use. You do not create them, they are not yours to own, however, they are available for you to use if you can give up enough of yourself, your ego self.
Psychic energy is like fire. We cannot create fire, however, we can create a situation in which fire is manifested. We do not own the fire, however, we can use it. It is not intrinsic to us and yet it can serve our needs. There is no need to try and accumulate physic energy inside ourselves; it is everywhere, it is an intrinsic aspect of Universe Reality. Like a sail that can shape the invisible energy that we call wind, we too can blend and shape forces on the levels that we can perceive. We do not create these forces, just as we do not create the wind, however we can perceive and use them nonetheless.
Breath is the beginning of all energy in the body. It is the seminal energy transfer; without it death occurs, with it machines can be built that take us into space. And with proper use of breath our own body/mind can be trained to do that which does not seem possible. In the beginning, it is essential that we begin to harmonize with our breath. Most people breathe as effort increases because their body is telling them that they need more oxygen. However, as you become more aware, you breath so that you can do more work and thereby gain more ability and performance. As an analogy, if you want a steam engine to go faster you must first give it fuel, yet we constantly ask our body to do more and then breathe harder to try and make up for the oxygen debt that is incurred. The next step up the ladder is to breathe so that we can do more. My friend Rickson Gracie is very good at doing this. The proper use of breath is not just emphasized in Systema, it is everything.
In Systema, the kata is replaced by slow-speed sparring training. There is an excellent article written by Arthur Sennott, on slow-speed sparring on my dojo web site. Learning the physical movements is the outside or omote of the art. The ura or inner art is learned slowly over a period of proper instruction and training. This growing awareness, perception, and understanding is never ending. This path of discovery is fascinating, enjoyable, and takes you into another world of understanding and performance. Getting into the flow of slow-speed sparring can get quite addictive. Your sensitivity and awareness move to a higher level. You begin to perceive movement, distance, and possibility with more than your eyes. You begin to see not just what is but what is possible.
Another benefit of slow-speed sparring is emotional/psychological. You find out exactly where you are stiff, where fear is being held. You also find out where you are not practicing with integrity. Speeding up a movement to avoid being hit for instance is out of harmony with the practice. You know that you did it, you partner knows that you did it, you know he knows, and he knows that you know that he knows. You find where you are not in integrity both on a conscious and unconscious level. The immediate cause and effect is enormously more beneficial for the emotional/psychological growth prospect than the rationalizations for our behavior that make up so much of our defense systems. Thus practicing with integrity not only improves our martial skills, it creates an incredible feeling of being in the flow of "now." It makes you want to spend more time there.
Our mind is reflected in our physical body. Fear-based judgment produces rigidity; faith produces fluidity. Our own resistance becomes our teacher. The universe was set up to teach us; as it corrects itself so are we corrected. If we give pain we get pain. If we give fear we get fear. If we give love we get love. What we give is what we receive.
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A spicier and healthier take on traditional hamburgers. For firmer patties, make these several hours or the night ahead, wrap them tightly in wax paper and chill.
1/4 cup milk
1 large egg
1 slice sandwich bread processed to crumbs or torn into small pieces*
3 tbsp mango chutney (such as Major Grey)
1 tsp chili powder
1 tsp cumin
1/2 tsp minced garlic
1/2 tsp ginger powder
1/4 tsp salt
1/8 tsp white or black pepper
Pinch allspice
1-1/2 lb. ground turkey
1/3 cup finely chopped green onion
6 or 7 hamburger buns
Sliced tomato, lettuce and condiments to serve
Tip: You can substitute 1/2 cup commercial breadcrumbs, but the drier crumbs will result in a mealier patty.
Step 1: With a fork, beat milk and egg together in a large bowl. Mix in bread pieces or crumbs. Add a splash more milk if necessary, to soften bread into a thick paste the texture of cooked oatmeal (do not add too much milk or patties will be too soft to shape). Mix in chutney and spices.
Step 2: Mix ground turkey and green onion into bread mixture. Form into 6 or 7 thick patties. Wrap and chill 2 hours or overnight before grilling or pan-frying.
Step 3: Tuck patties into toasted burger buns and dress to serve.
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Crisp tackling, forced turnovers keys to Duke football success
One way for Duke's defense to halt opposing drives is to make tackles short of first downs.
Another way is to force turnovers, which can also set up the Blue Devils' potent offense for easier scores.
Heading into today's nonconference game with Navy at Wallace Wade Stadium (12:30 p.m, WRAL), Duke's defense will carry a renewed focus on the latter.
So far this season, Duke's opponents have committed six turnovers in five games. That's a number Blue Devils coach David Cutcliffe wants to see grow over his team's next seven games.
"I thought our coaches did a great job during the bye week of emphasizing turnovers," Cutcliffe said.
Seeking a trip to a bowl game for the second season in row, Duke (3-2) is off to a start that makes it possible. This is the third year in a row the Blue Devils have won at least three of their first five games.
But last season's team, which played in a bowl game for the first time in 18 years, saw its opponents turn the ball over 23 times in 13 games. Duke was fourth in the ACC in turnovers forced.
Last season's average of nearly two per game is close to double what this season's defense has caused.
"All you can do is continue to emphasize and emphasize," Cutcliffe said. "You have to tackle well to create fumbles. If you don't tackle well, don't expect gifts. A combination of things creates interceptions. That would be pass rush (and) sometimes zone coverage is a better interception opportunity than man. But if you can get some pass rush, hurried throws, ill-advised throws, it's just a matter of emphasis and work and work."
That task will be even more difficult against Navy (3-1), which has only lost three turnovers this season. The Midshipmen run a triple-option offense that doesn't call for many passing plays, which naturally decreases the chances for an interception.
So far the Midshipmen have lost only one fumble.
Duke All-ACC cornerback Ross Cockrell said his unit has to carry the proper mindset into the game to make things happen.
"We've got to force them into making bad plays," Cockrell said. "The more that we can attack on defense, I think the better our chances will be."
Navy is No. 8 among Division I teams in rushing offense, averaging 294 yards per game with 15 rushing touchdowns. The Midshipmen are just behind Georgia Tech, which uses a similar offensive scheme and is averaging 300 yards per game (No. 7 in the country).
The Yellow Jackets had 344 rushing yards in a 38-14 win over Duke on Sept. 14.
Navy's offense has clicked with quarterback Keenan Reynolds under center. Reynolds ran for 126 yards and three touchdowns as Navy beat Air Force 28-10 last Saturday.
He averages 96 yards rushing per game and has run for seven touchdowns.
His importance to the Midshipmen was evident on Sept. 28 in a game at Western Kentucky. Reynolds suffered from concussion-like symptoms following a hit on Navy's fourth possession. He was sidelined the remainder of the game and the Midshipmen lost 19-7.
"He's a really good football player, smart," Cutcliffe said. "It all goes through him. He is very difficult to tackle. He's strong and has excellent speed. What you have is an athlete who is touching the ball on every play."
Today's game will be Duke's last non-conference contest of the regular season. The Blue Devils have collected all three of their wins this season against non-conference foes N.C. Central, Memphis and Troy.


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Black and Yellow – A nighttime photo shoot in Esquire's Dakar Yellow E92 M3 coupe.
Very nicely produced video feature for a competition model E92 M3 coupe.
Congrats to Dan and Ben Schaut for placing their Active Autowerke supercharged E90 M3 (owned by Dan & Ben Schaut) in first place in its class for the 3rd straight year in the One Lap of America competition.
This M3 placed higher in class than the brand new 2013 M6 and came in 14th overall among the fierce Gtr's.
The Tire Rack One Lap of America is the toughest 8 days of racing in the country, featuring the fastest street legal cars on America's most … CONTINUED
On this episode of Ignition, Carlos Lago is back and driving all four generations of his favorite German sports car, the BMW M3! Through 28 years of evolution, from E30 to E36 to E46 to E90, has the M3 lost its edge?
Watch as DLSJ5′s E92 M3 with ESS VT3 Supercharger hits 703WHP / 478WTQ STD and 685WHP / 466WTQ SAE on the dyno!
AFTER/DRIVE considers whether the BMW E30 M3 is the most overhyped classic.
BIMMERPOST sponsored the most recent Airstrip Attack taking place on 4/6-4/7, a two day runway shootout race event held at the Coalinga Municipal Airport in Coalinga, California.
These races feature an ESS VT2-625 supercharged M3 vs a GT-R, Z06 and a CTS-V (all modified).
Enjoy a photo journal from another Santorini Blue M3 european delivery, with photos from BMW Welt, Munich, Porsche Museum and the Nurburgring.
Have a look at Powerbeast's new and improved Dakar Yellow E90 M3, courtesy of IND.
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How do you take one of the best modified E90 M3s ever created, and make it even better? How do you add to a car nearly any enthusiast would call perfect, without taking the project too far? These are the questions we had to ask ourselves at IND when Felix's amazing Dakar Yellow BMW Individual M3 arrived at our facility. Although we have all seen photos of this M3 … CONTINUED
LB Performance, based in Japan, has released images of its E92 M3 wide body kit, which features bolt on wide body fenders and bumpers, front spoiler and trunk wing.
No other specs/details released yet on this widebody kit, but we'll update when we hear.
The EAS project M3 race car gets a new look and supercharger. The ESS VT2-625 Supercharger replaces the previous VF620 system for 2013.
A couple of shots her show a prototype replacement intake runner was machined in-house and houses the boost pressure and secondary IAT sensor for datalogging/monitoring. Two versions will be released shortly, which will make it easier for thsoe looking for individual-based runner methanol injection or auxiliary sensor mounting.
The EAS M3 also gets new Shoes: Volk TE37SL Black Edition w/ Hankook RS-3 … CONTINUED
There is a new limited edition M3 in town… and it is called: Bruno Spengler M3 DTM Champion Edition Model.
To celebrate Bruno Spengler's fantastic championship win in DTM last year, BMW have built only 54 copies of this rare M3. Why only 54 cars? Simple, one car for every BMW DTM win from 1984 to 2012! Each of the 54 cars will come in frozen black just like Bruno's DTM racer. The street car comes standard with: special carbon bits, ///M tri color stripes on … CONTINUED
XCARFilms takes a look at two M3 models, from two different decades – the E30 M3 and the E92 M3 GTS.
Another eye catching E92 M3 build by IND, in their words:
Our Portfolio program once again proves my long-held belief that the folks we get to meet through our time at IND are the absolute best single perk of this job. To earn and modify a BMW M3 is no easy task and takes effort and dedication. Each of our clients has an amazing story to tell, and the opportunity to tell their story through their M3 is unique to our industry.
We are pleased to present … CONTINUED
Videos featuring the M Flight Club leaving the Hamann facility parking lot after their tour and visit. ///M Flight visited Hamann in Laupheim, Germany last weekend (6 April 2013)… They rolled there with 30 ///M's (M3′s, M5′s, M6, X6M)… They even had an E92 ///M3 w/ G Power supercharger!
Listen to the fury as 30 of these cars pull out from the lot in a spirited fashion.
The Lime Park Rock M3 seems to be a popular car on which ambitious projects have been based upon. Here is another fine example belonging to M3POST member chrispykreme1.
It's currently in progress, but already has the following modifications list:
- oem black chrome grilles/ side markers
- oem gts ///mpower e-brake handle
- oem carbon fiber mirror covers with ind m5 paint scheme
- oem shift/e-brake boot with ind ///m color stitching
- dinan aluminum pedal cover set
- H&R spacers, 15/12mm
- macht schnell … CONTINUED
BIMMERPOST once again sponsored the most recent Airstrip Attack taking place on 4/6-4/7, a two day runway shootout race event held at the Coalinga Municipal Airport in Coalinga, California.
This race features an ESS VT3-750 M3 vs a Ford GT with Whipple Supercharger (730 whp).
BIMMERPOST once again sponsored the most recent Airstrip Attack taking place on 4/6-4/7, a two day runway shootout race event held at the Coalinga Municipal Airport in Coalinga, California.
This race features a Gintani Stage 2 M3 vs a Lamborghini Gallardo LP560 with Larini Exhaust.
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Last edited by Bob Weaver; 09-18-2009 at 06:17 PM.
Very nice article, Bob!
I don't really agree with the statement that "it is often said it was his favorite attraction in Disneyland." I, personally, have never heard nor read that. And the fact that he kept a set of striped overalls in his firehouse apartment so that he could run the trains of the Disneyland Railroad seems to suggest otherwise. But I digress.
As to your question about the Disneyland Railroad spiel, yes, the attraction was mentioned. This is from the December 1962 live narration script:
""Our train is rapidly approaching the newly explored Nature's Wonderland...an area of exciting true-life adventures in Beaver Valley, Bear Country, the great Living Desert and magnificent Rainbow Caverns."
And this is from the December 1973 recorded-spiel script:
"Walt Disney often said, 'Disneyland will never be completed as long as thee is imagination left in the world'...And here in Frontierland there are still wide open spaces left for imagination to conquer. (pause) Across the open meadow, you can see part of the colorful Living Desert and Old Unfaithful Geyser in Nature's Wonderland."
This 1973 date seems not to mesh with your statement that the re-routing of the DRR track in the 1960s made the Living Desert unviewable from the DRR. I don't believe the track has been re-routed all that far on the park's northern border.
Last edited by Steve DeGaetano; 08-29-2009 at 07:38 AM.
Reading this made my weekend.
Last edited by Bob Weaver; 09-28-2009 at 07:55 PM.
When you are on the Columbia, you can see a lot of the old track that goes along the ROA is still there and that train I think I was told on here is part of it.
But when I look at that map, I have a hard time getting my barrings in terms of what is exactly there today.


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Below is the poem entitled Discarded which was written by poet
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flipped right through
like one of fifty two
nothing but spite brews
as lies spew and prides bruise
every bit as bitter as I seem
the tension teems and splits the seams
I explode through trusses and splintered beams
as bright white anger quickly gleans
Outcast, miscasted actor, cast away
breaking my neck to live today
making a wreck of my field of play
feeling like bait for predators prey
Bye now
Bye to you too
Really? you too?
In the end they all go
and I keep company with my shadow