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28 Oct 2011
A letter from the 2011 edge.
Post-Dubstep »
A documentation of the dubstep genre beyond the Rusko/ Skrillex/ Deadmau5 fuckery. Don't take the term seriously. firstname.lastname@example.com
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13 Sep 2011
What's the point to "Nearby" in G+ Mobile, if all the posts are from me, or they're reshares of my posts...
What's the point to "Nearby" in G+ Mobile, if all the posts are from me, or they're reshares of my posts by people on the other side of the world?
And why don't people geo-tag their posts, in general?
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20 Nov 2012
The analog culture destroyed by digital culture does not come back. Commenting has been disabled for ...
The analog culture destroyed by digital culture does not come back. Commenting has been disabled for this article
((( Why? Bruce Sterling has a lot of worthy things to say but there's always a rejoinder. However, Wired apparently doesn't think its safe to let anyone talk back. )))
Meanwhile, the old intermediaries were forced out via dis-intermediation and replaced by the new intermediaries in the great internet re-intermediation. Told you so.
The analog culture destroyed by digital culture does not come back | Beyond The Beyond | Wired.com »
*Let's face it, buying this guy's magazine might be a good idea. http://www.thefader.com/2012/11/19/arthur-founder-jay-babcock-on-the-magazines-return-t
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Dear artist,
Please make me feel again like I did when I consumed my first piece of your art.
Yours etc., a typical vampiric consumer.
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18 Nov 2012
Damn, this is some good stuff. Looking forward to "Relapse" due next week.
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Ultraísta is a pretty cool name for a band. Adding ísta to a word adds a frisson of danger, conjuring...
Ultraísta is a pretty cool name for a band. Adding ísta to a word adds a frisson of danger, conjuring mental images of Che Guevara and other romanticised revolutionaries. Which means there's a word in here somewhere combining future(s), edges, hipsterism, "post", Modern and ísta that we can use to accentuate our smugness of knowing and seeing just a little more than the average joes. (grin!) So what are we, Modernístas? Futurístas?
Ultraísta - Smalltalk (Four Tet Remix)
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In Soviet Russia, Bass Drops You!
SeeAlso: http://insovietrussiajokes.wordpress.com/
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17 Nov 2012
Cocktail of the week: The Sazerac
This week's cocktail is one I was introduced to last week (thanks Mark) but is one of the oldest cocktails in the book. It dates to 1859 when John Schiller christened it in his bar the Sazerac Coffee House. It's named after a Cognac popular then in New Orleans mixed with Peychaud bitters. There are three variations based on Cognac, Whiskey or as in this recipe from Dale deGroff a mix of the two.
If you haven't got any Peychaud bitters then get yourself given a present of the Bitter Truth Travel Pack and use the Creole Bitters.
Get two rocks glasses and put one in the freezer. In the other, splash of Absinthe, Pernod or Pastis; swirl and then pour away. Then assemble in the glass:-
Ice cubes
25ml Cognac
25ml Rye Whiskey
12ml Simple Syrup
2 dashes Peychaud (or Creole)
2 dashes Angostura (or Aromatic)
Stir with the ice cubes to dilute and chill to taste
Retrieve the other rocks glass from the freezer and strain the cocktail into it.
Garnish with a flamed lemon peel.
The finished cocktail should be clear, faintly pink and have no ice. Its for sipping. It's only really a double shot and a bit of liquid so the serving glass can be quite a small tumbler. It's got lots of old fashioned and complex flavours and makes a great change from the usual sweet and sour or spirit and vermouth.
Gerry's Wines & Spirits - At Gerry's You Can Buy Almost Any Drink Under The Sun!! »
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16 Nov 2012
Counting down the time till the Mayan calendar rolls over into a new Aeon.
http://countdowntoapocalypse.com/ 34 days to go.
And here's some appropriately retro-futurist music from 1972 Neu! to go with it. NEU! - Hallogallo
Countdown To Apocalypse - CountdownToApocalypse.com »
When will the World End? You can find the answer here.
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Another Google Plus to Atom/RSS service has turned up.
Discovered on the Google Issue tracker request
To go with my own PHP attempt.
A single file PHP script which serves public posts to a Google Plus account as an Atom feed. https://gist.github.com/3938374
Why, oh, why has Google still not provided this ?
pluss - Feed Proxy for Google+ »
pluss - Feed Proxy for Google+. Before pluss can proxy your Google+ public stream, you'll need to authenticate with Google. This process is done on Google's servers and does not reveal your Google aut...
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15 Nov 2012
This is genius. 10 minutes of BBC archive of people dancing set to two pieces of contrasting music to...
This is genius. 10 minutes of BBC archive of people dancing set to two pieces of contrasting music to show the way the soundtrack alters our perceptions of the same images.
Found via http://www.scoop.it/t/hauntology
ps. Bring Back Retro-Futurism!
BBC - Adam Curtis Blog: WHILE THE BAND PLAYED ON »
Online films, text and selected images from Adam Curtis, maker of The Power of Nightmares, The Century of the Self, The Mayfair Set, Pandora's Box, The Trap and The Living Dead.
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12 Nov 2012
Vote for Peace: And nobody gets hurt.
Peace News »
Welcome to Peace News, the newspaper for the UK grassroots peace and justice movement. We seek to oppose all forms of violence, and to create positive change based on cooperation and responsibility. S...
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10 Nov 2012
This is. Interesting.
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Woah, Nelly. This is why I love SciFi. Because it''s practitioners ask questions like "Realistically...
Woah, Nelly. This is why I love SciFi. Because it''s practitioners ask questions like "Realistically. What do we think the world will look like in 500 years." Not 5 minutes, 500 years.
2512 - Charlie's Diary »
Parameters: I'm going to assume no alien invasions or total collapses of technological civilization or significant asteroid impacts, because all three of these are rare in the historical record. I'm a...
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07 Nov 2012
So was the US election a net win for the world's economies?
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06 Nov 2012
My fellow Americans[1]. Vote early and vote often. And remember that John Dillinger died for your sins...
My fellow Americans[1]. Vote early and vote often. And remember that John Dillinger died for your sins.
[1]In the sense that Americans are my fellows, rather than that I'm a fellow American.
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05 Nov 2012
No cigarettes for one year and one day[1]. Hooray! That's no cigarettes, no tobacco, no nicotine, no ...
No cigarettes for one year and one day[1]. Hooray! That's no cigarettes, no tobacco, no nicotine, no patches, no gum, no nothing. Feeling vaguely proud of myself for that.
If you're thinking of doing the same, you'll know when its time. And when it is, I recommend going cold turkey like this rather than trying to paper over the cracks with patches or any of the other non-smoking nicotine delivery systems. It will be hell for 3 days. Hard work for 6 weeks and then a life time of trying to forget all the habits you've built up. It gets easier.
[1] We need a name for a year and day. How about a Guinea-fowl?
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02 Nov 2012
Cocktail of the week: The Gin&It
Way back in the day, dry (french) Vermouth hadn't really made it to the USA, but the Gin was still pretty rough and needed covering up. So the earliest Martinez was a red vermouth and gin martini. Update this to the 21st century and what you have is a softer Manhatten[1].
40ml Gin (quality, tonight's is Sipsmith),
20ml Martini Rosso,
dash of orange bitters,
dash of Maraschino,
Shaken and poured into a cold martini glass
Fairly hefty orange twist, flamed if you can do it.
[1]Make a Manhatten as normal. Instead of the cherry, make it dirty by adding a healthy dollop of the brine water from a jar of olives and you've got "A Sandy". Boom-tish! Gotta love that Brit bad taste humour. If you're stuck in post-Sandy chaos, we feel for you, but hope you can still larf.
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01 Nov 2012
Love the 1968 reference. "Under the datafeed, the beach!" Only 2 months till the omega point when the...
Love the 1968 reference. "Under the datafeed, the beach!" Only 2 months till the omega point when the novelty curve goes vertical and the Mayan Calendar rolls over into the next aeon.
Recombinant Commentary[1], I haz it. Here's some more slogans from the 1968 Situationist International to toss over the wall like a mind grenade.
Ne travaillez jamais. Sous les pavés, la plage. La Lutte Continue.
Never work. Under the paving stones, the beach. The struggle continues.
[1]Trying to look superficially deep by quoting from old stuff, but just ending up being deeply superficial[2].
[2]As used in a Grauniad review of Banksy[3]
[3]Like me, he should lurk moar.
Dementing Augmented Reality: How Future Activists Will Break People Out Of Their Digital Trances | ACCELER8OR >>
The best in accelerating technoculture & screaming memes
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31 Oct 2012
Oh, yes. A recently discovered physics paper that explains H.P.Lovecraft in terms of non-euclidean space...
Oh, yes. A recently discovered physics paper that explains H.P.Lovecraft in terms of non-euclidean space-time geometries.
At last, science explains the physics in "Call of Cthulhu" >>
By Annalee Newitz Benjamin K. Tippett has a theory. The University of New Brunswick mathematician believes that he's figured out what, exactly, those insane sailors saw that night in 1928 when they......
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Race & Class Playstyle Guide (World of Warcraft mage)
Class and Racial Playstyles Guide
By Raeiphon
Bonuses: Stealth detection skill, sword and mace specialization, +10% spirit increase, x1.5 reputation gain
Humans are a jack-of-all-trades race. The sword and mace specialization is minor, but suits both warriors, paladins, priests and rogues. All of which the
race allows as a class. The spirit increase is pretty major at endgame and a spellcasters love. Stealth detection skill allows
for rogues to detect higher level rogues, and other classes a decent chance at detecting rogues. Perception 95% breaks Shadowmeld (Night elf racial). Humans
start off with base skills generally equal or on an offset of 2,3 depending on class.
Good race for Paladins, Warriors and Priests.
Night Elf
Bonuses: +1% dodge chance, +10 passive nature resistancre, +50% speed increase upon death, ability to go into improved stealth at any time but must remain
Night elves are possibly one the best Rogue classes, and have everything a Priest would want aswell. The extra dodge may not seem like much, but as far as
rogues are concerned, something is better than nothing. +10 nature resist may not be the most bright thing of the race, but it can provide early advantages
against mob spellcasters of the type. Improved stealth (shadowmeld) is possibly one of the best racial traits in the whole game, this mode allows you to do a
variety of actions in it (all are passive) which can greatly benefit any class.
Good race for Rogues, Priests, Hunters.
Bonuses: +15% intellegence bonus, ability to negate speed/movement imparing effects, +10 arcane resistance, +15 engineering bonus
Gnomes have racial abilities which will not benefit you at all in the lower levels. As you rise however, you'll really begin to feel the +15% intellegence
bonus, and you'll be using Escape Artist at every chance you can get in PvP. +15 engineering bonus is an absolute godsend – engineering is a major endgame
PvP skill and this allows you to create objects alot faster, with greater efficiency and less cost.
Good race for all spellcasters.
Bonuses: Stoneform ability (While active, grants immunity to Bleed, Poison, and Disease effects. In addition, Armor increases by 5% and speed reduced to 70%
of normal. Lasts 20 sec. – 3 min cooldown), +5 skill with Guns, +10 cold resistance, treasure chest tracking skill
Dwarven racial abilities relate alot to gnomes – useless at the beginning of the game, but reap benefits as you gain levels. Stoneform is very good for
negating the highly damage dealing buffs endgame players/monsters can afflict on you, and +5% armor can be a small help. Treasure tracking is only relatively
useful for quests – as chests generally tend to yield poor results and items.
Good race for Warriors, Paladins.
Bonuses: Blood Fury (Activate to increase base melee attack power by 25% for 15 sec but take a 25% decrease in base melee attack power for 45 sec after
Bloody Fury wears off – lasts 15 sec – 2 min cooldown.) ability, +25% resistance to stun/knockout effects, +5% hunter pet melee damage, +5 to axes
Orcs are a generally melee balanced race, the +5% to hunter pet damage is nothing significant. Blood Fury is also one of the best racial traits in the game
for any melee based class (rogues in particular, i believe this stacks with slice and dice), +5 in axes isnt really all that great, but +2.5% chance to hit
isnt too bad either.
Good race for Warriors, Shaman, Rogues.
Bonuses: Beserking (attack and casting speed by 25% but take 10% more damage in the process – lasts 20 sec – 2 min cooldown) ability, +10% additional
regeneration of health (10% of normal regen including bonus continues during combat), +5% damage to beasts, +5 throwing weapons
Trolls are a rogue and hunter race. They yield amazing agility base stats, which is essential to both classes. Beserking is brilliant ability to use in the
endgame, as high critical rates and high damage melee allow this skill to shine in its best. Throwing weapons +5 isnt brilliant at all, infact it's possibly
one of the most useless racial abilities in the game, but +5% damage against beasts is practically like having a lesser beastslayer enchants on all of your
weapons – all the time – for free.
Good race for Hunters, Rogues.
Bonuses: Will of the Forsaken (Activate to become immune to Fear, Sleep, and Charm effects. Can also be used while already afflicted by Fear or Sleep – lasts
5 sec – 2 min cooldown) ability, Cannibilize (Consume a humanoid or undead corpse to regenerate 45%+ of your health over 10 sec), +300% underwater breathing
time, +10 shadow resistance
Undead yield a good race for any class they support. Will of the Forsaken is the best racial PvP trait in the game, allowing you to escape from death
sentence situations where no other could. Cannibilize is practically a free heal every two minutes if you're PvPing or PvE'ing humanoids. +300% underwater
time rocks for exploring sunken ruins, which can yield amazing grinding opportunities and brilliant treasure rewards.
Good race for Anything.
Bonuses: War Stomp (Stuns up to 4 enemies in a melee range for up to 2 seconds), +15 herbalism bonus, +5% max hp, +10 nature resistance
Taurens are THE warrior race. Warriors and druids are the Tauren's strong suit. War stomp is practically a get-out-of-death free card, +15 herbalism allows
for picking of rare herbs alot faster, +5% max hp is a godsend at endgame.
Good race for Warriors, Druids, Shaman.
Class Playstyles
Transpose Rage into Damage
Warriors are the panzer tanks of WoW – both strong and deadly, you can guarantee victory against anything your own level or under with the right equipment
and skill. Warriors are not as generic as they are in other games, they are possibly one of the hardest classes to spec for and require a high upkeep as
equipment is churned through a warrior like a hot knife through butter.
Pros: High damage, soaks high damage, easy to play
Cons: Huge equipment upkeep, not good at dealing with many mobs
Transpose Mana into Semi-Direct Damage (DoT)
Warlocks pretty much turn health into mana, which they then transpose into massive damage over time spells. Warlocks also get snazzy pets at intervals of 10
levels (excluding Imp) which can be used to tank, seduce, silence and even raise your stamina by huge amounts. Warlocks can conjure high healing health
stones, and can act as a priest with soulstones if one isnt present. Warlocks are circulated around damage dealing, but can be used for crowd control and can
be healers if need be.
Pros: High damage over time spells, strong pets
Cons: fairly hard to play, not good at dealing with multiple mobs, guzzles mana like a diesel engine
Transpose Mana into Health, Damage and Semi-Direct Damage (DoT)
Druids are a jack-of-all-trades-good-at-none class. Druids can act as a Priest, Warrior and a Rogue. Generally Druids are hard to play, as managing each form
effectively is a skillful job. They can do decent healing in normal form, decent damage as a Warrior in Bear form, quick, large damage in Cat form as a
Rogue. Choose this class if you cant choose between the three and have a high patience and lots of time.
Pros: Three classes in one, good endgame PvP, travel form
Cons: fairly hard to level, guzzles mana
Tranpose Mana into Protection and Healing
Paladins are healing melee players. Alot like shamans, but less magical damage. Paladins are mainly orientated around melee, but have some decent magical
attacks and even a limited invunerability spell, and can act as a priest if need be. They also have a second chance skill, which allows you to use all your
mana into direct healing on yourself or a friend, to keep them alive if they are near death.
Pros: Able to heal self, good melee, good buffs
Cons: equipment burner, mana guzzler
Transpose Health and Mana into Direct damage
Shamans get totems, are adept melee machines, can heal themselves and just generally rock. Shamans are PvP gods at endgame, few classes can solo a shaman. A
shaman can attack from range and with melee, so he always gets the good end of the bat and even has a ressurection spell. What more do you want?
Pros: Able to heal self, massive damage output, travel form, able to decimate players/mobs several levels higher with ease
Cons: guzzles equipment, guzzles mana, tendancy to get grouped in PvP
Transpose Mana and Pet Focus into Direct and Semi-Direct damage (DoT)
Hunters get pets, strong pets which can sometimes match or succeed your DPS. Pets require low upkeep, and are generally a hunters soul. Hunters get high
damage/sapping stings (serpent, viper and wyrven) and can take multiple mobs at once with no problem. They are generally range attackers, but survival spec
hunters can double as tanks and can even decimate a stealthed rogue at close range.
Pros: Pets, Strong survival tree, low upkeep
Cons: very dependant on player skill, ammo guzzler
Directly transpose Mana into Direct & Semi Direct damage
Mages are incredible damage dealers. Roughly, 1 point of mana can cause above 12 damage at level 60. They're fairly easy to level if geared properly, and are
PvP killing machines where a shaman isnt availible. They have the ability to conjure food and water, thus being a fairly self-reliant class. Mages can stand
up to shamans of their own levels and hold their ground, but a mage without mana is like a hunter without his pet. As a mage, you must have mana management
skills or you will surely fail.
Pros: Insane damage output, alot of speed affecting debuffs, ability to conjure food/water
Cons: Inept melee skills, absolute mana guzzlers, requries definate skill to use effectively
Directly transpose Mana into Direct Healing or Semi Direct Damage & Direct damage & Direct Party Healing (whew, mouthful)
Priests are generally very weak, and insanely hard to level at the beginning of the game, as they have slow casting times and mainly healing spells with a
few DoT's. However, at the endgame, if one invests into the shadow tree talents, can become a face-melting, insane damage machine that none other can match.
Imagine healing yourself over time, constantly while afflicting huge amounts of damage onto the enmies. Your party is also healed, and you get to melt faces!
How cool is that? Thats what a shadow priests offer.
Pros: Always wanted in parties (shadow or holy), amazing endgame shadow talent tree, perfect healer
Cons: Insanely hard to level, solo leveling is not an option
Directly transspose Energy into Direct & Semi-Direct damage (DoT minor)
Rogues are the damage-per-second class. Enough said. An endgame rogue is capable of tearing down any class, any race, any faction. With ease. Within a few
seconds in odd cases. Rogues are THE standard melee pvp gods. But this comes with a price – rogues suffer a HP loss, and thus fall very quickly to attacks
other classes can easily stand.
Pros: God-like dps, ability to stealth (sneak), no mana management required
Cons: Hard to level, lowered hp
Usage of this guide
Unsure on what race is best for your class? Unsure of what class you want to be? This guide will sort all this out. I have done my best off my 7 months
playing WoW to explain what each class uses as its main damage source, and what race will suit the class you are choosing.
1) "Transpose", what does it mean?
1a) Transpose practically means the conversion of the unit to another unit, so Directly tranpose Mana into Direct Damage (mage) would simply mean that Mana
is used as the main damage source. Some may find this useful if they are just beginning to start WoW and are very technical.
2) Some information is wrong!
2a) In that case, please dont hesitate to post in this thread to tell me whats wrong, and I'll edit the guide accordingly if I find you are right.
3) I dont agree with you on —–!
3a) That, alas is your personal opinion. Feel free to post it, but dont expect me to add it to the guide unless I feel it's really nessecary.
4) Can I take this off MPS?
4a) No.
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text: John and Darlene Osbun will celebrate their 40th wedding anniversary Saturday, July 15. John Osbun and Darlene Smalley were married July 15, 1966, at Trinity Lutheran Church by Pastor Robert S. Kinsey. They are the parents of three children, Marie (Jim) Greenleaf of Creston, Tim Osbun of Ashland and Kevin Osbun of Sandusky; and two grandchildren. John has been employed at Ohio Department of Transportation for almost 28 years. Darlene has been employed at Samaritan Regional Health System for more than 20 years. They celebrated their anniversary at Barb and Terry Schaegs with a carry-in dinner with family and friends on Sunday, July 9.


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Jan has directed award-winning theatre teams, highly acclaimed musicals and Shakespeare plays for the past 23 years. She received her Masters of Fine Arts in Theatre Education at the University of Utah and her bachelors at SUU in acting. She served as a theatre teacher in Alpine School District for 15 years where she was named Teacher of the Year in 2001. She moved to Tuacahn High School for the Performing Arts where she served seven years as Artistic Director, taught musical theatre and created Desert Stars, a summer institute for children ages 5 to 14. In 2009, she was given "Administrator of the Year," by the Utah State Charter School Association and in 2011 she was one of five teachers in the United States that was placed in the National Theatre Educators Hall of Fame.
Among her writing pursuits Jan has published a full-length play for the Alzheimer's Association called When, and a collection of monologues for kids that she uses in her master class series "Desert Stars." She also write a popular blog about her life and teaching at other-peoples-kids.blogspot.com. Jan has been a faculty member at BYU, SUU and Dixie State College. She has directed plays for the Utah Shakespeare Festival, Tuacahn Center for the Arts, The Neil Simon Festival and many community arts centers. She will be joining the staff at the Sandy Amphitheatre for the summer of 2013. She now serves as Artistic Director at Salt Lake School for the Performing Arts.


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There is nothing quite as clever as a garden of necessity. And, as I am discovering, nothing quite as beautiful as a gardener's desire to create their own Eden within often daunting constrictions of space, or soil, or weather, or time. A writer I knew took up gardening by moonlight as there was no other time to get away from work and small children. She chose a preponderance of light reflecting and white blooming plants for her night garden. I read once of a garden on the coast of Brittany where the soil was simply gravel, and a constant wind precluded a garden of plants any taller than a rabbit's ear.
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10 Mid-Week PM Reads
Posted By Barry Ritholtz On January 9, 2013 @ 4:30 pm In Financial Press | Comments Disabled
My afternoon train reads, edited for you in real time:
• Who is Jack Lew? (THE FIX [1]) see also Jacob Lew (Wiki [2])
• Time for the great rotation? (Buttonwood's notebook [3])
• The Google+ Long Game Is Brilliant (FeldThoughts [4])
• The Improbable is the New Normal (The Technium [5]) see also Probability Theory — A Primer (Math ∩ Programming [6])
• Missed the China Rally? Wait for February, Ned Davis says (Barron's [7])
• You're not going to believe this, but Will.i.am is a tech visionary (Digital Trends [8])
• Social Security/Medicare vs Corporate Welfare (ataxingmatter [9]) see also Hank Greenberg Should Be Shot into Space For Suing the Government over the AIG Bailout (Taibblog [10])
• The NYSE's Long History of Mergers and Rivalries (Echoes [11])
• Capt Kirk actor tweets Canadian astronaut Chris Hadfield (BBC News [12])
• Seven Shapers Of Technology in 2013 (CTOVision [13]) see also What It's Like to Experience New Technology After 25 Years in Jail (Gizmodo [14])
What are you reading?
The age of man
Source: The Economist [16]
Article printed from The Big Picture: http://www.ritholtz.com/blog
URL to article: http://www.ritholtz.com/blog/2013/01/10-mid-week-pm-reads-28/
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[1] THE FIX: http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/the-fix/wp/2013/01/09/who-is-jack-lew/
[2] Wiki: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jacob_Lew#cite_note-21
[3] Buttonwood's notebook: http://www.economist.com/blogs/buttonwood/2013/01/financial-markets
[4] FeldThoughts: http://www.feld.com/wp/archives/2013/01/the-google-long-game-is-brilliant.html
[5] The Technium: http://www.kk.org/thetechnium/archives/2013/01/the_improbable.php
[6] Math ∩ Programming: http://jeremykun.com/2013/01/04/probability-theory-a-primer/
[7] Barron's: http://blogs.barrons.com/emergingmarketsdaily/2013/01/03/missed-the-china-rally-wait-for-february-ned-davis-says/?mod=BOLBlog?mod=BOL_article_full_blog_em
[8] Digital Trends: http://www.digitaltrends.com/ces/will-i-am-tech-visionary-ces-2013/
[9] ataxingmatter: http://ataxingmatter.blogs.com/tax/2013/01/social-securitymedicare-vs-corporate-welfare.html
[10] Taibblog: http://www.rollingstone.com/politics/blogs/taibblog/hank-greenberg-should-be-shot-into-space-for-suing-the-government-over-the-aig-bailout-20130109
[11] Echoes: http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2013-01-08/nyse-s-long-history-of-mergers-and-rivalries.html
[12] BBC News: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-20937058
[13] CTOVision: http://ctovision.com/2013/01/seven-shapers-of-technology-in-2013/
[14] Gizmodo: http://gizmodo.com/5974555/what-its-like-to-experience-new-technology-after-25-years-in-jail
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Abu 'Afak
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Abu 'Afak (Arabic: أبو عفك, died c. 624) was a Jewish poet who lived in the Hijaz region (today Saudi Arabia). Abu 'Afak did not convert to Islam and was vocal about his opposition to Muhammad. He became a significant political enemy of Muhammad.
As an elderly man, Abu 'Afak Arwan wrote a politically charged poem against Muhammad and his followers that is preserved in the Sira. Muhammad then called for Abu 'Afak's death, and Salim ibn Umayr killed him. The affair was recorded by Ibn Ishaq in "Sirat Rasul Allah" (The Life of the Prophet of God), the oldest biography of Muhammad.
Ibn Ishaq's account[edit]
The following is an excerpt from Alfred Guillaume's translation of Ibn Ishaq's prophetic biography, chapter "Salim b. Umayr's expedition to kill Abu Afak".
Abu Afak was one of the B. Amr b. Auf of the B. Ubayda clan. He showed his disaffection when the apostle [Muhammad] killed al-Harith b. Suwayd b. Samit and said:
- Long have I lived but never have I seen
- An assembly or collection of people
- More faithful to their undertaking
- And their allies when called upon
- Than the sons of Qayla when they assembled,
- Men who overthrew mountains and never submitted,
- A rider who came to them split them in two (saying)
- "Permitted", "Forbidden", of all sorts of things.
- Had you believed in glory or kingship
- You would have followed Tubba.[1]
The apostle [Muhammad] said, "Who will deal with this rascal for me?" Whereupon Salim b. Umayr, brother of B. Amr b. Auf, one of the "weepers", went forth and killed him. Umama b. Muzayriya said concerning that:
- You gave the lie to God's religion and the man Ahmad [the prophet]!
- By him who was your father, evil is the son he produced!
- A hanif gave you a thrust in the night saying
- Take that, Abu Afak, in spite of your age!
- Though I knew whether it was man or jinn
- Who slew you in the dead of night (I would say naught).[2]
Waqidi's Account[edit]
The following is an excerpt from Rizwi Faizer's translation of Waqidi's military history, chapter "The Expedition to Kill Abu 'Afak".
Sa'id b. Muhammad related to us from 'Umara b. Ghaziyya, and Abu Mus'ab related to us from Isma'il b. Mus'ab b. Isma'il b. Zayd b. Thabit from his elders, who said: "There was a sheikh of the Banu 'Amr ibn 'Awf called 'Abu Afak. He was an old man who had reached one hundred and twenty years when the Prophet arrived in Medina. He provoked the enmity of the Prophet and did not enter Islam. When the Messenger of God went out to Badr and returned, and God granted him victory, Abu 'Afak envited him and opposed him, saying:
'Long have I lived but never have I seen
An assembly or collection of people,
more minds that came to a commitment swiftly when called.
A rider dispossessed them of their affairs,
splitting them into forbidden and permitted.
If it was kingship that you believed in,
you would have followed Tubba'.'
Salim b. 'Umayr said – and he was one of the weepers of the Banu Najjar – 'I vowed that I would kill Abu Afak or die in the attempt. I waited for a heedless moment.' Then, one summer's night, as Abu Afak slept in the courtyard with the Banu 'Amr b. 'Awf, Salim b. 'Umayr approached, and pressed the sword upon his liver until it entered his bed. The enemy of God screamed. Those among the people who heard his words returned to him. They entered his place and buried him. They said, 'Who killed him? By God, if we learn who killed him, we will surely kill him for it.' Al-Nahdiyya, a Muslim woman, said these verses about that.Ma'an b. 'Umar related to me saying: "Ibn Ruqaysh informed me that Abu 'Afak was killed in Shawwal, the twentieth month AH."[3]
'You lied about the religion of God and the man Ahmad.
By the life of he who produced you, miserable is what he produced.
A Hanif gave you, at the end of the night, a thrust.
Abu 'Afak, take it inspite of your age.
Indeed if I knew who killed you in the dead of night
Whether man or Jinn, I would not say.'"
Ibn Sa'd's accounts[edit]
Another description of this story comes from The Major Classes by ibn Sa'd al-Baghdadi, although this work is based on Ibn Ishaq:
"Then occurred the "sariyyah" [raid] of Salim Ibn Umayr al-Amri against Abu Afak, the Jew, in [the month of] Shawwal in the beginning of the twentieth month from the hijra, of the Apostle of Allah. Abu Afak, was from Banu Amr Ibn Awf, and was an old man who had attained the age of one hundred and twenty years. He was a Jew, and used to instigate the people against the Apostle of Allah, and composed (satirical) verses [about Muhammad]. Salim Ibn Umayr who was one of the great weepers and who had participated in Badr, said, "I take a vow that I shall either kill Abu Afak or die before him. He waited for an opportunity until a hot night came, and Abu Afak slept in an open place. Salim Ibn Umayr knew it, so he placed the sword on his liver and pressed it till it reached his bed. The enemy of Allah screamed and the people who were his followers, rushed to him, took him to his house and interred him."[4]
Ibn Sa'd gives a second account, which cites his sources.
Muhammad ibn 'Umar [Waqidi] reported from Sa'id ibn Muhammad az-Zuraqi from 'Umara ibn Ghaziya that Abu Mus'ab Isma'il ibn Mus'ab ibn Isma'il ibn Zayd ibn Thabit related from his shaykhs that Abu 'Afak was an old man of the Banu 'Amr ibn Awf. He reached the age of one hundred and twenty and he heard about the Prophet but he did not enter Islam. Salim ibn 'Umayr vowed to kill him and sought him until he killed him. That was at the command of the Prophet. Muhammad ibn 'Umar [Waqidi] reported from Ma'n ibn 'Umar from Ibn Ruqaysh of the Banu Asad ibn Khuzayma that Abu 'Afak was killed in Shawwal at the beginning of the twentieth month of the Hijra [late March/early April 624].[5]
Hadith scholars view[edit]
It is mentioned in ibn Ishaq's book, considered the first biography of Muhammad, and is recensed in ibn Hisham and Muhammad ibn Jarir al-Tabari.
However the story is viewed as inauthentic by Hadith scholars.[6] This is because it is either recorded with no chain of transmission, a fact that makes the narration inauthentic according to the science of hadith,[7][8] or is recorded with a chain of transmission that is weak.[9]
See also[edit]
- ^ Tubba was a ruler from Yemen who invaded the Hijaz and was resisted by the Qaylites
- ^ Ibn Ishaq, Sirat Rasul Allah, p.675
- ^ Muhammad ibn Umar al-Waqidi. Kitab al-Maghazi. Translated by Faizer, R., Ismail, A., & Tayob, A. K. (2011). The Life of Muhammad, pp. 86-87. London & New York: Routledge.
- ^ The book of The Major Classes, Volume 2, (2), p.32
- ^ ibn Sa'd al-Baghdadi. The Book of the Major Classes, Volume 3. Translated by Bewley, A. (2013). The Companions of Badr, p. 376. London: Ta-Ha Publishers.
- ^ The Authenticity Of The Abu Afak Story : http://www.quran-errors.com/the-authenticity-of-the-assassination-of-abu-afak-story.html
- ^ Bilal Philips, Usool Al-Hadeeth, p.39
- ^ Mohammad Hashim Kamali, A Textbook of Hadith Studies, pp.139-143
- ^ The Authenticity Of The Abu Afak Story : http://www.quran-errors.com/the-authenticity-of-the-assassination-of-abu-afak-story.html


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|Cerebral protein synthesis in the ovine fetus near term with amino acid infusion and insulin-induced hypoaminoacidemia.
MedLine Citation:
|PMID: 20453524 Owner: NLM Status: In-Process
|BACKGROUND: Studies during early development have shown that the precursor availability of amino acids directly affects protein synthesis both at the whole-body level and for select organ tissues, although this has not been studied for the brain.
OBJECTIVE: We utilized a mixed amino acid infusate and an insulin euglycemic clamp technique in the ovine fetus near term, with increases and decreases in circulating amino acid levels of ∼30 to 40% on average, and determined the impact on cerebral protein synthesis.
METHODS: Fetal sheep received a 6-hour infusion of Primene® 10% (amino acid infusate group) or a co-infusion of insulin and 10% dextrose (insulin/dextrose infusate group) together with a continuous infusion of L-[1-(13)C]-leucine. Measurements were obtained for fetal plasma leucine enrichment at steady-state and brain tissue intracellular free and protein-bound leucine enrichment at necropsy, followed by the determination of cerebral protein fractional synthetic rates (FSR).
RESULTS: Protein FSR for the cerebral cortex averaged ∼58 and ∼39%/day when using the intracellular free and plasma enrichment values for the precursor pool measurements, respectively, providing for maximal and minimal FSR values, and with little difference between the amino acid and insulin/dextrose groups, although significantly higher than respective values for the cerebellum.
CONCLUSION: Accordingly, there was no evidence of a differential effect of increases versus decreases in circulating amino acids on cerebral protein synthesis as studied, which may be attributed to the saturable nature of the blood-brain barrier transporters for amino acids.
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The Central York boys' lacrosse team remained tied for first place in York-Adams Division I on Tuesday, but it was a struggle.
The Panthers outlasted a determined Red Lion outfit on its home field, 11-9, to improve to 10-2 both overall and in the division. Central stayed tied for the division lead with Dallastown, which routed South Western on Tuesday, 16-0.
C.J. Belker led the Panthers with three goals and two assists. Also for Central, Colin George scored three goals, Ian Desenberg had two goals and one assist and Max Haldeman added one goal and four assists.
For the Lions, Sam Sipe collected four goals and one assist, while Billy Walsh and Austin States each scored two goals. Hayden Jennings scored one goal and added one assist.
WEST YORK 21, EAST ERN YORK 11: At Wrightsville, Devyn Roehm led the Bulldogs with seven goals and one assist. Hunter Betz (four goals, four assists), Seth Clauser (six goals), Nick Wilker (two goals, two assists) and Austin Groff (one goal, one assist) also excelled for the 'Dogs. For the Golden Knights, Christian Buser (four goals, one assist), Conrad Rhein (one goal, three assists), Jon Witman (four goals) and Justin Keller (two goals) led the way. West York moved to 11-0 overall and in York-Adams Division II.
DALLASTOWN 16, SOUTH WESTERN 0: At Dallastown, Tanner Ierley scored five goals, and Jacob Mitchell supplied two goals and four assists for the Wildcats. David Dygert and Joe Didusch also had two goals. Dallastown goalie Jack Marks made three saves in earning the victory.
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KENNARD-DALE 22, YORK SUBURBAN 1: At Fawn Grove, Morgan Duty racked up six goals, and Nicole Black and Taylor Davis supplied four goals apiece to power the Rams. Lyndsey Duty delivered three goals and four assists, and Maggie Biedermann and Emily Livezey had two goals apiece for the winners. Black assisted on three goals. K-D improved to 13-1 overall and 12-0 in York-Adams Division II.
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I am 70 wanting to be 17. Help me decide if I have the right to love again.
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He is my man on the other side of silence, a bachelor when we tied our hearts with a kiss. I was twenty -three, (he was twenty-five) too young to be tied down to an empty marriage but which I would not walk away from because I had two kids.
We were working at a local radio station in Leyte, Philippines– he a newscaster, I a disc-jockey. I wondered why when I was on board, Danny often requested me to play the song "Unspoken". It seemed to me that he was requesting it for me and I was playing it for both of us. My body would vibrate at his nearness and I had eyes only for him. Was this love the second time around? I wished to goodness I would become cross-eyed, at other times I prayed for a miracle for me to become neutered because I was getting emotionally disturbed. I often had indigestion. That was a sign that I wasn't supposed to go farther. He was a forbidden fruit, I was a good girl, seeing to it that I would not trespass. But, it always happened every day: I was always remotely activating my disturbed feelings. He was tall, brown, with Filipino-American features, his calm disposition and soothing voice like the "call of the wild " as Jack London would put it. God, why are some people irresistible?
Ihad not been kissed properly for a year by my husband and my young animal body resented it. So, I researched what to do under such a disturbing situation. The book said, embracing provides the body with oxytocin, a "bonding hormone" that reduces stress, one that helps you unwind. "Hug it out. Touching makes you healthy", certainly not an unreasonable suggestion when frustration and disappointment are factored in.
One night while we were taping our individual programs, Danny put a small piece of paper on my hand. "Let's get out of here." Magnetized, I followed him into the darkness. We kissed, sky the limit, one taste provoking another. I felt I was closest to heaven at the strange realization that he was everything I never knew but had always wanted, the guy who would provide me with the bonding hormone my whole body needed.
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I am aware of the trend to increased rotation or offset built into our upper molar brackets. However I am also aware that in Class III cases and also in cases where premolars have been extracted only in the upper arch (no lower extractions), this rotation is not desirable. Could anyone recommend a rotation value to use in these cases? Would it be zero degrees? Would the 2nd molar have the same rotation as the first or would it benefit from slightly more? I'm fascinated to see what you all come up with.
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Hi Charlie:
Good to hear from you too. At this time, I am direct digital and have been using digital models since they started (7 years ago or so). I did not raise my fees on the direct digital as the money saved on chemicals and the efficiency at which x-rays can be taken has offset the upfront costs. We see about 45-50 patients a day, so taking a pano in 30 seconds is pretty nice when you want one on the spot.
The cost of my digital models is killing me and I have raised my fees on records to cover this cost. At $100+ a set (initial and final), this is at least $25K a year in expenses for the models alone. This is where I see the benefit in having the iCat. If the machine cost another $100K over the direct digital, I will cover the cost in 4 years of not taking the digital models. I could always stop taking digital models now, but once you have used them for as long as I have, going back to plaster is difficult. I still take progress models in stone and make a 2nd set for my GPs to review on my IDT patients.
Having said this, I can think of a few other things that I would rather have before buying a CT scan for the office. When the machines are faster, the software is out of beta and the costs come down another 25%, I will be the first in line. In the meantime, we have a GP and two oral surgeons in town with machines in their offices. If I need one, I can always refer my patients out and still get good at reading the pics on someone else's dime.
Still loving Ortho in Stuart, Florida. Let me know when you are back in town for a visit.
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|The contribution of exercise testing in the prescription and outcome evaluation of exercise training in pulmonary rehabilitation.
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|Pulmonary rehabilitation is a comprehensive therapeutic intervention with proven efficacy in relieving symptoms and increasing exercise tolerance in patients with chronic respiratory diseases.One of the main components of a pulmonary rehabilitation program is lower limbs exercise training. There are several ways of establishing the optimal intensity of the exercise training, using the target heart rate, symptom scores, walking tests and laboratory exercise tests with or without ventilation or gas exchange measurements. Each of these methods has advantages and disadvantages.The gold standard in exercise capacity evaluation is cardiopulmonary exercise testing (CPET) which brings a high level of objectivity in exercise tolerance evaluation and provides information on mechanisms responsible for its decline; this allows a better training prescription and a correct evaluation of rehabilitation outcomes.
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it was raining the night you told me you loved me, do you remember? we had gone to the cinema to wtch some film about an alien invasion. to tell the truth i only agreeded to it because it made you happy. i can't remember much of the plot- i spent the whole time watching you. i loved to see your mahogany eyes widen with excitement or twinkle with laughter. i loved to watch you run your hand through your silky black hair without thinking about it.
by the time it had finished, the rain was pouring down as we hurried to shelter on the other side of the street. i stood with my back against the wall with you facing me, just out of reach of the rain. you told me how pretty i was and tucked a strand of my hair behind my ear. i was rooted to the spot. then you gazed into my eyes for what seemed like eternity and told me you loved me before kissing me in a way that makes my heart skip a beat.
that was the first thing that entered my mind as i heard the rain drumming of the pavement tonight. i channel out the sounds of passing cars and people all around me. i can't remember how i got here but i don't care. the rain is too beautiful for anything to bother me right now. my lips slightly parted, as if awaiting your kiss. small, shuddering breaths escape them. i blink and each time it becomes harder to open my eyes again. but i have to stay awake, at least until you get here.
it was raining the night you told me you loved me, do you remember? and its raining now, as your face comes into focus above me. you're panting like you ran here and your mahogany eyes are shadowed with pain. you run your hand threw your black silky hair. i try to reach an arm but i can't move. i want to ask whats wrong but something at the back of my mind tells me i already know. cinema tickets. i was waiting. then a flash of a gun. an ear-splitting sound. a scream. my scream.
i tried to speak but i choke up blood instead. you rock me back and fourth telling me everythings going to be ok. but its too late that. theres a hole in my chest- but its far away frome my heart, but thats missing to. it shattered into a million pieces the moment i saw you. i remember the night you told me you loved me, let the memory consume me as i close my eyes and smile. i held on until you got here but its too late now.
as i take one last breath, i go back to that time when we stood in this very spot, where the rain danced around us, and wait by the wall for the day you will join me once again.
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Foster Farms has been a family–owned and operated company for four generations. Since our founding days back in 1939, we have always been committed to providing consumers with the highest–quality, best–tasting poultry products available. Travel with us through our history and learn how what started as a small farm back in Modesto, California, grew into the West's most trusted poultry company.
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Talking TurkeyIncreasing consumer demand for Foster Farms' fresh turkey products for family meals led us to acquire ConAgra's Butterball Turkey operations in Turlock, California. The acquisition enabled Foster Farms to be a part of more special family meals during the holidays and all year 'round. Today, Foster Farms continues to provide the freshest turkey available on the West Coast.
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(KSDK Sports) -- For the first time as Big Ten Conference opponents, the Nebraska Cornhuskers will face the Illinois Fighting Illini as the two are set to square off Saturday afternoon at Memorial Stadium.
This marks the conference opener for both teams, and it is the first true road game of the season for Illinois. The Fighting Illini are looking to snap a 14- game conference losing streak dating back to 2011, although they have already eclipsed last year's win total with a 3-1 start after non-league play. They are coming off last weekend's 50-14 rout of Miami-Ohio.
Nebraska is coming off a bye and will have had two weeks to prepare. In their last action, the Cornhuskers wrapped up the non-league portion of their schedule with a 59-20 win over South Dakota State on Sept. 21. Saturday's Homecoming contest concludes the team's five-game homestand.
Nebraska leads the all-time series, 7-2-1, although this marks the first meeting between these two schools since 1986.
The Illinois offense is averaging a robust 478.5 yards and 40.2 points per contest, and the team has scored a school-record 161 points over its first four games.
The proverbial light bulb has seemingly illuminated for fourth-year starting quarterback Nathan Scheelhaase, who is completing 67 percent of his passes while averaging nearly 300 passing yards per game. Scheelhaase leads the Big Ten in passing efficiency (174.8, 10th), passing yards per game (290.5, 17th) and total offense (298.3 ypg, 27th) through four games. Last week against Miami, he set a school record for TD passes in a quarter when he threw four in the second quarter. For comparison, he totaled four TD passes in 10 starts all of last season.
The leader of the Illini defense is senior linebacker and Butkus Award candidate Jonathan Brown, who currently leads the Big Ten and ranks sixth nationally in tackles per game (11.8). Sophomore linebacker Mason Monheim is right on his heels, ranking second in the conference with 9.5 stops per game. That duo is to the defense what Scheelhaase has been to the offense.
As a unit, however, Illinois has had its struggles defending the pass until limiting Miami to only 95 passing yards last week. Still, Illinois ranks 97th nationally with 271.5 passing yards per game allowed. The Illini have notched only one interception on the season, a total they certainly hope to increase in this matchup. Despite giving up yards between the 20s, opponents have failed to score a touchdown in seven of 16 trips inside the red zone.
Nebraska's offense put on a clinic against South Dakota State, piling up 34 first downs to go along with 335 rushing yards and 310 passing yards to mark the first time in school history the team went over 300 yards in both rushing and passing. The 645 yards of total offense is the highest total in six seasons under coach Bo Pelini, and it marked the second time this season the Cornhuskers managed to eclipse 50 points on the scoreboard.
While the gaudy numbers came against an opponent from the FCS, they also came without injured starting quarterback Taylor Martinez, who is probable for Saturday's game with a foot injury. In his place against South Dakota State, Tommy Armstrong, Jr. and Ron Kellogg III combined to complete 20-of-24 passes for 305 yards with two touchdowns and no interceptions. Ameer Abdullah tacked on 139 rushing yards and a score.
The defense has been another story for Nebraska, last Saturday's blowout win not withstanding. The unit enters Saturday's contest ranked 107th in the nation in total defense (463.8 ypg) and is allowing an average of 27.0 points per game. On the ground, opponents have averaged a healthy 4.9 yards per carry. The Huskers have also allowed 284.2 passing yards per game, although they have been able to generate nine interceptions.
Stanley Jean-Baptiste is among the national leaders with four interceptions, while teammate Ciante Evans has three. In the win over South Dakota State, Nebraska tallied five sacks and a pair of interceptions. However, Jackrabbits running back Zach Zenner went off for 202 rushing yards and a pair of touchdowns on 21 carries.
This matchup has all the makings of a high-scoring shootout, as both offenses can score in bunches while both defenses have been a bit too generous at times. Give a slight edge to the Cornhuskers, who are playing at home and have won 35-of-38 league openers.
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The Lucksmiths
|The Lucksmiths
The Lucksmiths' guitarist, Marty Donald
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|Melbourne, Australia
|Indie pop
|Years active
|Past members
|Marty Donald
Tali White
Mark Monnone
Louis Richter
The Lucksmiths were an indie pop band from Melbourne, Australia known for witty, intelligent lyrics, a strong melodic sense and a jangly pop sound harkening back to early-1980s bands such as The Smiths and The Go-Betweens.
The band was formed in 1993 by guitarist Marty Donald, drummer and vocalist Tali White, and bass player Mark Monnone, who were high-school friends.[1][2] They became one of the first bands to release material on Candle Records[3] with their debut album, First Tape. Later Lucksmiths albums and EPs would be been released on Drive-In Records (Later Microindie Records) and Matinée Recordings in the United States, Fortuna Pop! in the United Kingdom, Clover Records in Japan, and Boompa! Records in Canada. On 20 March 1996 they performed on the RMITV show Under Melbourne Tonight[4]
The band was expanded to a four-piece when Mid State Orange guitarist Louis Richter joined for the recording of the album Warmer Corners in 2005.[1] (Louis is also the son of prominent criminal defence barrister Robert Richter.[5]) Following the closure of Candle Records in 2007 The Lucksmiths moved to Melbourne-based label Lost & Lonesome for their last album, First Frost,[1] which the Belfast Telegraph selected as its CD of the Week.[6]
Despite cultivating a sizable following both in Australia and abroad, particularly in Europe,[3] the Lucksmiths disbanded in 2009 after a series of performances in Europe and Australia. Their last concert was on 29 August 2009 at the Corner Hotel in their hometown of Melbourne.[2] In 2012, three of the former Lucksmiths, Marty Donald, Mark Monnone and Louis Richter, announced the formation of their new band Last Leaves, also including Melbourne musician Noah Symons on drums. The final ex-Lucksmith, Tali White, continues to work with his other band, The Guild League.
The band's breakup did not prevent it from becoming involved in controversy in 2011 when a policeman in England was accused of intentionally inserting the title of one of their songs ("Self Preservation") into an official report concerning a murder.[7]
Musical style[edit]
The Lucksmiths' music can best be described as indie pop,[8] although some consider them more specifically a twee pop band.[9][10][11] The majority of songs were written by Marty Donald, although White and Monnone also contributed songs. Songs by the Lucksmiths are mostly about love and relationships, but also deal with other everyday issues such as notable friends or warm weather. There are also recurring themes of Melbourne culture, especially that of the inner city, in songs such as "Under the Rotunda", "The Sandringham Line" and "Transpontine". Australian rules football is referenced in many of their songs.
The Lucksmiths were renowned for their creative and witty use of language. The Canberra Times has referred to their music as "literate, gloriously melodic pop," with lyrics "rife with puns and wordplay."[3] The Hobart Mercury called them "fiercely independent and refreshingly unique".[12] In songs written by Marty Donald, lyrics often feature puns, wordplays and draw upon literary references or Australian English idioms. The themes of weather, geography, and seasons appear often in the songs of the Lucksmiths.
Some of the band's influences included The Simpletons, Billy Bragg,[3] The Housemartins, The Magnetic Fields, Belle & Sebastian, The Smiths,[1] The Go-Betweens,[13] Aztec Camera,[3] Lloyd Cole, Orange Juice, and The Trash Can Sinatras.
Television Performances[edit]
On 20 March 1996 they performed on the RMITV show Under Melbourne Tonight[4] They also performed on the Under Melbourne Tonight spin off RMITV show What's Goin' On There? on 20 May 1998[14]
- First Tape (1993)
- The Green Bicycle Case (1995)
- What Bird Is That? (1996)
- A Good Kind of Nervous (1997)
- Happy Secret (1999)
- Why That Doesn't Surprise Me (2001)
- Where Were We? (2002)
- Naturaliste (2003)
- Warmer Corners (2005)
- Spring A Leak (2007)
- First Frost (2008)
- Boondoggle (1994)
- Staring at the Sky (1999)
- A Little Distraction (2003)
- The Chapter in Your Life Entitled San Francisco (2005)
- A Hiccup in Your Happiness (2006)
- ^ a b c d rock city, 27 August 2009, Herald Sun (Melbourne, Australia)
- ^ a b The last goodbye and good luck, 14 August 2009, The Age (Melbourne, Australia)
- ^ a b c d e Last role of dice for Lucksmiths, 20 August 2009, Canberra Times (Australia)
- ^ a b "UMT list'96". Web.aanet.com.au. Retrieved 2014-06-30.
- ^ Brief Encounter, 23 June 2005, The Age (Melbourne, Australia)
- ^ CD of the Week, 14 November 2008, Belfast Telegraph (Northern Ireland)
- ^ Officer faces charge over song title quip - Shot barrister's family distressed by 'crass' remark, 5 March 2011, The Times (London, England)
- ^ Lucksmiths capture crowd, 6 May 2005, The Oregonian (Portland, OR)
- ^ Twee pop? Sweet!, 6 July 2006, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
- ^ Lucksmiths stick with it - 'Charming' Aussie band matures, yet still 'not trying to conform', 5 May 2005, The Grand Rapids Press (MI)
- ^ Another One Bites the Dust - Our obituaries for the music we're finally ready to bury, 28 April 2006, LA Alternative (Los Angeles)
- ^ Luck runs out for Lucksmiths, 20 August 2009, Hobart Mercury (Australia)
- ^ The Go-Betweens (supported by Sophie Koh), 30 July 2005, The Age (Melbourne, Australia)
- ^ "UMT list'98". Web.aanet.com.au. Retrieved 2014-06-30.
External links[edit]
- The Lucksmiths' official site is no longer active. at the Wayback Machine (archived 9 August 2011)


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Before choosing a right kind of caterer for yourself, it is essential that you prepare the list of catering needs. Also, decide about the style of event whether you want a theme based party or something else. It will help you give a proper idea of the event to the catering service provider. You must communicate them your requirements in advance. Inform them about the number of guests you are expecting and find out if the service provider would be able to fulfill the requirements. Also, tell them about special dietary needs of your guests. And the most important thing to talk about is the budget, the cost of the services that are being provided to you.
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It is essential to talk about the cost of the services, your caterer is providing you. You must discuss your budget with the caterer and then ask about the services they can provide you, in the respective budget. You can also ask for some discounts or packages available. It is also very important to get a detailed contract of services and the terms of payments, which you have to make.
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Hi! My name is Lily, and I love to craft and bake with my mom.
And today I'm showing you how I made some fudge with my mom. And we'll be making more desserts each week so I hope you come back every Saturday to see me bake.
I hope you smile when you see me bake.
The Game Plan:
Here's the recipe to make this super-duper yummy White Chocolate Reeses Fudge:
- 1 bag White Chocolate Reeses
- 1 cup sugar
- ½ cup heavy cream
- ½ tsp. salt
- ½ cup butter
- 2½ cups white chocolate chips
- 1 tub marshmallow creme (7oz.)
- We started by peeling off all the White Chocolate Reeses wrappers and cutting them in fours.
- Then we put parchment paper on the 9x9 pan. This keeps the fudge from sticking to the pan.
- Put the white chocolate chips and marshmallow fluff in a big bowl. Set aside.
- In a pan melt the sugar, heavy cream, salt and butter on medium heat until it starts to boil. Cook for 5 minutes.
- Pour the hot stuff into the bowl of chocolate chips and mix with the blender until it's smooth and soft.
- Mix (fold) in half the White Chocolate Reeses. Pour into your pan.
- Sprinkle the rest of the Reeses on the top. Put in the fridge for 3-5 hours to let it set. Hope you like it!
{This is when it was finished with the Reeses on top.}
{This is me stirring all the stuff when we were almost finished.}
{My favorite part is when it's all done and I get to lick the spoon!}
This is when it's all finished and I took the photo shoot of it.
I'm grateful that I was hired by my mom to be a part of her team.
It's super great "meeting" you, and I hope you like the fudge!
I also have a Facebook Page now!
This was Lily's first post and she was SO excited to share it with you. She took all the pictures of the final product after I set things up on the tripod. I, of course, edited the pics, added the text and uploaded them on here.
I'm so happy that she can be even more involved on the blog. And I'm even more happy to be teaching her a little about blogging!
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Born: July 09, 1953
Died: July 16, 2011
A funeral mass for Michael St. Romain will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Monday, July 18, 2011 at St. Alphonse Catholic Church with the Rev. Edwin Rodriguez officiating. Burial will follow in the church mausoleum. Arrangements are under the direction of Hixson-Ducote Funeral Home of Bunkie.
Mr. St. Romain, age 58 of Hessmer, passed away on Saturday, July 16, 2011 at Avoyelles Hospital.
He is preceded in death by his father, Clebert St. Romain; and a sister, Cynthia Bowman.
Survivors include his wife; Lisa Dubroc St. Romain of Hessmer; three sons, Mitchell St. Romain of Lamark, TX, Christopher St. Romain of Belledeau, and Gregory St. Romain of Hessmer; one daughter, Lisha Jones of Marksville; four brothers, Gary St. Romain of Cottonport, Bruce St. Romain of Hessmer, Peter St. Romain of Hessmer, and Philogene St. Romain of Mansura; two sisters, Deborah Fontenot of Marksville and Jean Lemoine of Alexandria; his mother, Delores St. Romain of Hessmer; and 5 grandchildren.
Friends may call from 10:00 a.m. until 1:30 p.m. on Monday at Hixson-Ducote Funeral Home of Bunkie.
In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the family to help with funeral expenses.
Online condolences may be sent to www.hixson-ducote.com


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"This is our first branch; we anticipate opening in downtown Franklin in the fourth quarter," said Herrington. "Franklin is our home; it's important for us to be downtown to serve our customers. In less than nine months, Franklin Synergy Bank has grown to $120 million in assets and more than $80 million in deposits. Growth at this pace would be remarkable in the best of economic climates; it is doubly so under current challenging economic conditions."
Built in 1875, the Bennett House has served at various times as a residence, a clothing store and a well-known recording studio for some of the biggest names in music. "As Franklin Synergy begins its history in downtown Franklin, we have the benefit of a landmark location with so much history," noted Herrington. "We have built a quality franchise at our initial location in Cool Springs and our customers can expect to see some familiar faces at the new downtown location." Franklin Synergy Bank's downtown branch is pending approval of the Tennessee Department of Financial Institutions and the Federal Reserve Bank.
Franklin Synergy Bank opened in November 2007, offering a unique combination of the traditional values of community banking, such as trust, competence and expediency, with innovative, technology-based delivery systems. This combination creates synergy, a process in which the sum of tailored banking products, advanced technology and dedicated bankers define a superior banking experience for our customers.
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When life has no value and death nothing more that an end and a opportunity for the survivors, people have no problem pushing those who are unable to take care of themselves, out of their way. A culture of death leads only to death! It blinds those participating in it to the possibility of eternal life through our Lord, God and Savior, Jesus Christ. It damns them to eternal death with the blood of others on their soul!
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This will make you sick to your stomach. According to the Mail Online:
Up to 60,000 patients die on the Liverpool Care Pathway each year without giving their consent, shocking figures revealed yesterday.
A third of families are also kept in the dark when doctors withdraw lifesaving treatment from loved ones.
Despite the revelations, Jeremy Hunt last night claimed the pathway was a 'fantastic step forward'.
In comments that appeared to prejudge an official inquiry into the LCP, the Health Secretary said 'one or two' mistakes should not be allowed to discredit the entire end-of-life system …
The review follows a public outcry over a string of disturbing cases, highlighted by this paper, in which patients or their families were ignored.
The pathway involves withdrawal of lifesaving treatment, with the sick sedated and usually denied nutrition and fluids. Death typically takes place within 29 hours …
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Justin Bieber made the joy of his fans by appearing during Twitcam his friend, Milk Tyson. The singer was accompanied by her colleagues, Kyle Massey and Kahili , with which was fun and graffiting.
The Canadian made a brief appearance for more than 20 thousand viewers eagerly waiting to see him, and generated great excitement of the fans that were connected at the time the microblog Twitter. Bieber first appeared with a can of spray dancing to his music, "Roller Coaster" , and then immediately made a thank you to fans for the support they have been receiving regarding his new film, Believe.
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Tuesday, June 21, 2011
Guest Post: To Gear Or Not To Gear, That Is The Question
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I'm a blend of the two myself. I think learning proper technique is key and better accomplished via the bare bones philosophy. However, getting the right gear for the effort will help you excel. Nicely written Daniel.ReplyDelete
I'm usually bare bones due to lack of $$. I love gear...but have learned to do without.ReplyDelete
I'm a mix of the two. When it comes to running I'm more of a minimalist (basically due to the fact that I'd rather spend money on climbing gear, lol.) When it comes to the outdoors I have more gear though I think I have more of a naturalistic approach, it's easier to follow leave no trace standards with the proper gear. Great post :)ReplyDelete
I'm a gear-junkie at heart but my wallet keeps me somewhere in the middle. Instead I've become the guy people ask for gear advice because they know I've already researched everything under the sun to figure out the best bang-for-the-buck. For some reason (a whole family of race reports) I never get around to the tech side of things on my blog.ReplyDelete
If I was you, I'd use the term "sports junkie" and then back yourself into a volume of gear that you've acquired as a result of your participation tendencies.ReplyDelete
Otherwise you'll be the guy puking his guts out at mile 1 in a brand new pair of Newtons (for no other reason that that running a mile was tough) or show up at the base of a climb with a backpack that is 1000 cubic inches too small because no one told you about the amount of community equipment you need to carry.
This approach will also get you a better ROI. To be fair, I have a lot of stuff, but all of it gets used, because the purchases are made strategically based on what my upcoming activities are.
Either approach will keep Marmot in business, not to worry.
Add me to the gear camp...IF I can get it at the right price.ReplyDelete
i would probably be considered a gear junkie. i dont necessarily think it makes me a better athlete, just a more comfortable oneReplyDelete
I have always been a gear junkie and a first adapter. Marketeers love me!ReplyDelete
However, over the last couple of months I have noticed that something is changing? I keep forgetting my garmin for rides and runns? It has been like 6mos since I have even considered a new bike? Heck, I haven't even tried out a new nutritional product since 2010? Maybe everything is perfect or maybe I am becoming more of a minimalist? No idea, but something is askew here.
This is a fun post. I'm definitely a blend, although I lean a bit towards the minimalist. I think that some of this falls into the categories of newer vs. experienced athlete, as well as runner vs. triathlete. You see differences between these camps, for sure.ReplyDelete
I'm with the less is more mostly because I'm poor and all the stores are far away.ReplyDelete
I'm not a gear junkie, but I do think that the correct, quality gear makes most activities more comfortable and easier to do.ReplyDelete
I used to be a gear junkie... well, a shoe and apparel junkie mostly. I remember opening my locker at the boathouse and literally 16 pair of sports-related shoes came tumbling out. But now I am a total minimalist. Sort of.ReplyDelete
I guess I am in the middle. I love my numbers so a Garmin is important. But when it comes to everyday wear it's kind of, 'whatever comes out of the dryer first.'ReplyDelete
I do want to be safe and comfortable and sometimes that means a Camelbak or other gear and sometimes it means no gear at all.
Interesting post. I'm in between but budget keeps me in check. I have a lot of gear, but use it all. I don't have a tri bike, Garmin or Powertap. I train by heart rate or RPE.ReplyDelete
I fall inbetween but my heart is on the minimalist side. I don't wear a Garmin, don't intend to. I love the simplicity of running and try to keep it that way.ReplyDelete
I'm becoming a gear junkie, I guess, as I acquire the "basics". When I run, I am usually out after dark. So, I have a light clipped onto my ROAD ID reflective hat. I have my ROAD ID bracelet. The ipod. The water bottle with the hand strap. And I will soon get a Garmin. That should do it for me for the long term.ReplyDelete
I'm probably in the camp of not liking to buy that much gear. Recently as I've gotten into running more I've bought more gear that I never had before (muscle milk, cytomax, garmin watch, foam roller, fuel belt, etc). I'm assuming that this is considered gear.ReplyDelete
Not wanting to buy a ton of gear has somewhat steered me away from biking, because I know you need a lot of gear for the sport (spare tire, pump, etc). I like sports that require minimal if any equipment (running, basketball, soccer, swimming, etc)
And good luck to your Chicago Bulls next year, hopefully they can get Dwight Howard! Derrick Rose is amazing to watch, he is so fast. Hopefully they battle the Heat in the east finals again next year.
And I'm curious as to how you like the New Balance 890 shoes, I really can't use them right now since I'm injured, but I think I will like them in the end. Very lightweight, with just enough stability.


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