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Skifta launches Skifta DLNA media streaming app for Android
updated 05:00 pm EST, Fri December 31, 2010
Take your media and play it anywhere
Skifta has launched a new DLNA-based media streaming app for Android mobile devices running Android 2.2. Skifta, owned by mobile chip fabricator Qualcomm, takes a relatively simple approach to enabling content streaming from a user's mobile. Users download the mobile version of the app to their phone and install the desktop counterpart on their computer or NAS server. Once installed, users can stream their media content including movies, music and photos to any DLNA-enabled device including TV's, gaming consoles and Windows PCs.
The service is similar to that already offered by Orb, although Skifta hopes to partner with as many web-based services as possible in order to compete with Orb and expand the potential of the app. Company executive Gary Brotman says that an advantage of its service, from a content studio perspective, is that no local copy is required to be cached, protecting the content from being copied or unlawfully redistributed. [via Zats Not Funny!]

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For one year at least, Rosecrans exorcised the Berlin Hiland demon.
It can thank Maddie Chandler and a stifling defense for that.
Chandler scored a game-high 23 points, Kloie Johnson hit four 3-pointers and the Bishops made some key free throws late to pull away for a 47-38 win in a Division IV district final Saturday at New Philadelphia. ...


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July 19, 2013 1:42 pm
Felt like coming home as Corey Harris '91 offers blues gold on the Quad
Blues in the night is no fun. But blues in the evening can be a very good time indeed, as proven by musician Corey Harris '91.
July 18, 2013 9:40 am
Corey Harris '91 opens new Concerts on the Quad series
Enjoy three distinctly different approaches to the blues as Bates presents its new outdoor music series, Concerts on the Quad.
February 27, 2008 10:09 am
'An undiscovered treasure,' Holmes Brothers close Bates Concert Series
Called "an undiscovered American treasure" by The Associated Press, the eclectic Holmes Brothers close the 2007-08 Bates College Concert Series with a performance at 8 p.m. Saturday, March 1, in the Olin Arts Center Concert Hall, 75 Russell St.
February 27, 2008 10:00 am
Eclectic roots musician Corey Harris '91 offers solo performance
Musician Corey Harris, who played a key role in Martin Scorsese's 2003 PBS television series The Blues, performs at Bates at 8 p.m. Friday, Feb. 29, in the Olin Arts Center Concert Hall, 75 Russell St.
September 24, 2007 3:36 pm
Bates alumnus Corey Harris receives MacArthur 'genius award'
The John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation today named Corey Harris, a musician and 1991 Bates College graduate, as one of 24 new MacArthur Fellows for 2007.
May 27, 2007 12:08 pm
Commencement 2007 stories, photographs and videos
"If you want to solve all the problems that we're facing in this world, it's unlikely that the people and ideas that got us to where we are will be the ones that are going to get us to a different place," Segway inventor Dean Kamen told 464 graduates at Bates College' 141st Commencement.
April 4, 2007 12:25 pm
Musician Corey Harris '91 to speak at Bates Commencement on May 27
Four honorary degree recipients will speak at Bates College's 141st commencement, on May 27. The honorands are children's book author Eric Carle, singer-songwriter Corey Harris '91, inventor-entrepreneur Dean Kamen and actor and author Anna Deavere Smith.


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Galion native Nate Reinking played in the Olympic basketball tournament for Great Britain. The Brits played a warmup game against Russell Westbrook and Team USA.
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If you're reading this, you've survived: (a) New Year's Eve; (b) the holiday season; (c) the apocolypse; and (d) another year.
Before we dive into 2013, let's take a look back at the year that was. There were historic performances, surprise announcements and Olympic moments. In short, 2012 had something for just about every sports fan in north central Ohio. ...


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Annual book and bake sale sponsored by the English Honor SocietyMassman Hall - first floor hall by north stairs
Monday, November 5, 2012 - Friday, November 9, 2012 @ 10 a.m. - 3 p.m.
Get a bargain on your favorite books! All proceeds from the book and bake sale benefit the students who are presenting papers at and/or attending the English Honor Society conference in Portland in March. Unsold books will be donated to Better World Books, an international organization that benefits literacy in Africa.
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The 'Experience Asia Festival' on Saturday features Asian music, dancing, food and more.
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ON THE HIGH SEAS: It's up to the ship's captain (Tom Hanks) to keep the crew alive after armed and angry Somali pirates board his American cargo vessel off the east coast of Africa in the hostage drama "Captain Phillips." It's rated PG-13 and opens Friday at Governors Square and the Tallahassee Mall.
SOUTH OF THE BORDER: The president of the United States (Charlie Sheen) summons the gruff Mexican secret agent and ex-Federale Machete Cortez (Danny Trejo) to take care of some nasty business in Mexico in the campy action-pic "Machete Kills." It's rated R and opens Friday at ...


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The Office of Human Resources needs your help for a needy cause. OHR has partnered with Calvin Rodwell Elementary in Baltimore City to provide the title one school with much-needed supplies and volunteers. Since January 2009, staff members from OHR have visited the school to read to students, chaperone school events, and supply classrooms with basic materials. This spring, OHR's efforts earned them a Volunteer Award from the school's Parent Teacher Association. However, Employee/Employer Relations Manager Jo Ann Joseph, who helped to establish the partnership, says there is still much work to be done.
"So many of the students at Calvin Rodwell don't have the basic school supplies they need," Jo Ann said. "Their families are financially strapped and they can't provide the materials necessary for student success. The school really needs our help."
As the school year approaches, Human Resources is gathering donations for the school, and everyone on campus is encouraged to give whatever they can to help the school fulfill its educational mission. A list of needed items is below. Supplies can be dropped off at the Office of Human Resources, where they will be compiled for delivery to Calvin Rodwell. For more information, contact Employee/Employer Relations Associate Mary T. Casterline at 410-704-5772.
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Hawaii Has the Least Stress in America — What State Has the Most?
What Are the Best- and Worst-Run States in America?
Vermont Named Healthiest State, But What's the Unhealthiest?
If you live in Vermont, congratulations — for the fifth year in a row, your state has been named as the healthiest in the country.
The United Health Foundation's 2011 America's Health Rankings, released Monday, also put New Hampshire, Connecticut, Hawaii and Massachusetts in the top five.
Which States Have the Highest and Lowest Rates of Mental Illness?
Data from the US Substance Abuse and Mental Health Agency (SAMHSA) suggests 20 percent of American adults — 44.5 million people — experienced some sort of mental illness over the last year.
The report defines "mental illness" as any sort of diagnosable mental, behavioral or emotional disorder that causes "substantial functional impairment" or requires treatment, and provides a list of how much of each state's population has suffered such a disorder.


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More on Chinese artist Ai Weiwei, jailed by the regime a week ago: Communist officials first accused him of "economic crimes." Now they're charging obscenity and plagiarism. In his last interview before his arrest, he described the surveillance state under which he and other dissidents live.
The Norwegian Stieg Larsson? Not quite. Jo Nesbo not only started writing thrillers before the Swede, he's much more photogenic. See that Vanity Fair piece for the best example, and then visit his website for more.
War Horse is a smashing West End hit that's coming to Broadway -- and the big screen. The story first appeared nearly 30 years ago, in a little-noticed book.
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Tuesday, May 1, 2012
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ALBANY Albany city commissioners said today that they would like to meet with principals involved with a controversial multimodal transit station project before making a decision on whether to abandon the proposed site.
Meanwhile, City Attorney Nathan Davis has filed a motion to dismiss a lawsuit filed in federal court by the Destiny Group and businesses owned by local businessman John Sherman which aims to derail the effort to build the new transit center behind the Dougherty County Courthouse.
Tuesday, the Albany City Commission discussed the multimodal project and reached a consensus that City Manager James Taylor should contact the principals with the Georgia Department of Transportation and the Federal Transit Administration to set up an informational meeting in order to get information about the project directly "from the horses mouth."
"What I will need is some more information, not saying that it will change my vote, but to have more information in front of us, it may make me want to change to another site," Ward I Jon Howard said. "I'd like to get something straight from the horses mouth from the people at GDOT and FTA."
Ward IV Commissioner Roger Marietta said he concurred because "we have interest groups that are massaging information and so we don't know what the truth is, so I think we need to get it from the horse's mouth."
Marietta also insisted that Taylor provide a side-by-side cost comparison of the sites and what impact they could have the city's general fund.
Ward III Commissioner Christopher Pike said that having the state and federal authorities in Albany would be "helpful."
"I think it would be helpful to have the folks come down and talk to us about this," Pike said. "My thing is, after 12 years, I don't think that the argument is hard to make to change from the current location. We all know that rail is not coming to Albany, at least not in our lifetimes, so I think we have a legitimate argument that the other site is a better site."
Taylor said that the city commission has the ability to research the feasibility of other sites, but cautioned that if they do, they risk losing $3 million in stimulus funding and would risk incurring additional funding to pay for the environmental and other studies that would need to be done on a new site.
"Any site you choose, other than the current site, is going to require a lot of preliminary work," Taylor said. "And, we'll have to justify the change to the FTA if we want to keep the federal funding but ... the (Stimulus) money will likely go away."
The people are behind the lawsuit are also planning to meet with local, state and FTA officials in a meeting set for May 17.
Depending on the outcome of that meeting, the lawsuit could be dropped if the city decides to switch locations.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZDFKl4tGqqY
whattheheck 3 years, 7 months ago
I'm still trying to figure out why this thing is "multi modal", whatever that is, and how it went from a $2 million effort to $10 million. Since most of the money will be federal stimulus, and obviously not "shovel ready", we need to make an accounting for the change of scope to what it is and why it is what it is compared to what it used to be. You know, clear up the confusion I, and perhaps others, seem to have. It seems Chris Pike is on the right trail.
I also want to caution that if we are to buy the facility where the buses currently reside, we don't overpay Destiny Travel and its local banker. Destiny Development Group got $87,000, as I recall, on the property where Lanier Oil now has its Oglethorpe business. The property was given to Destiny by ADICA and sold a day or two later to Lanier in a transaction that may be perfectly kosher but was never really explained to the public. Not that anyone seems to care, mind you, since this is Albany.
KaosinAlbany 3 years, 7 months ago
Still wondering why they keep calling it multi-modal also if it is just going to be a bus station.
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As our P-3 flying research laboratory skimmed above the icy surface of the Weddell Sea, I was glued to the floor. Lying flat on my stomach, I peered through the hatch on the bottom of the plane as seals, penguins and icebergs zoomed in and out of view. From 500 feet up everything appeared in miniature except the giant ice shelves—seemingly endless expanses of ice, as thick as the length of several football fields, that float in the Southern Ocean, fringing the ice sheets that virtually cover the Antarctic landmass. In the mid-1980s all our flights were survey flights: we had 12 hours in the air once we left our base in southern Chile, so we had plenty of time to chat with the pilots about making a forced landing on the ice shelves. It was no idle chatter. More than once we had lost one of our four engines, and in 1987 a giant crack became persistently visible along the edge of the Larsen B ice shelf, off the Antarctic Peninsula—making it abundantly clear that an emergency landing would be no gentle touchdown.
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How To Whistle Like A Bird
David Morris, a world champion whistler, teaches us how to whistle like a bird.
Hello, there! I'm David Morris. In 2003, I went to Georgia, America and I won the title "World Champion Whistler." I'm here today to hopefully help you improve your whistling.
How to whistle like a bird? Sometimes, it's nice to try and whistle like a bird. You might want to do this as a bit of a party feature, or even to have a little bit of conversation in the back garden with one or two of the birds. How do we do that? First of all, you need to know how to do the basics of whistling.
You can visit our fellow among "How to whistle" for that. So, we've got the basics of whistling, how do we do it then like a bird? For example, the small birds like the sparrows and the blue tits, and things like that. Very short staccato bursts of wind and very very high sounds.
Something like this. So, how do I get those very high sounds like that? I'm really making the apertures between the lips as small as possible, really. Like that.
So, once you've mastered that type of bird whistle, you might want to belong to something like the black bird, for example. With this one, this is a beautiful whistle the black bird creates. You need to use your tongue, for example.
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Music Director Yearly Wrap-up
posted on Jan.02, 2013
For a past month or so, there have been a lot of people, blogs, organizations, and collectives posting best of lists for almost every subject imaginable. It's our turn now, and it'll be the only music best of list you'll need. WTSR's Music Director and Assistant Music Director have each compiled a list of their favorite albums and songs from 2012.
Music Director's Top 15 Albums of 2012
1. Grizzly Bear – Shields
The fourth album by Grizzly Bear is stunningly beautiful, haunting, and powerful. Shields is full of much more divisive and harsh music than the band's previous efforts, which were a bit more dreamy and hazy. But the sound isn't exactly new either. It feels like a natural extension of the band's previous works. Grizzly Bear is a band that keeps improving with every new album. It's hard to say exactly where this falls when compared to the seminal Yellow House or the more successful Veckatimest but Shields can easily compete for the title of best Grizzly Bear album.
2. Stars – The North
Stars have been one of my favorite bands for a few years now, so it is no surprise to find their new album, The North, on this list. Criticism surrounding the past few Stars albums, The Five Ghosts and In Our Bedroom After the War, has been lukewarm, much to my chagrin and frustration. But it's hard to imagine The North suffering from the same reception. Sounding a bit like their second album, Heart, The North is amazingly catchy and features some pretty bombastic pop songs as well as some slower, more downbeat, melodious tracks. The band's signature emotional vulnerability of the songs are still here. This album is everything that a Stars fan could want without the album turning into Set Yourself on Fire, and they should be happy with it for once.
3. Sun Airway – Soft Fall
Sun Airway is one of the best, if not the best, indie band to come out of Philadelphia since Man Man or the War on Drugs. Soft Fall is this band's second album and they still have the cluttered and busy feeling on this one. This sounds best when the instrumentation resolves itself into a constantly building up and breaking down pattern which makes some songs, like "Black Noise," incredibly infectious. The less poppy songs have so much going on that it can be difficult to really get what's going on in just one listen, but the chaos does have an order to it and that is what makes this album so unbelievably good.
4. Gemma Ray – Island Fire
Gemma Ray can do a whole lot, and Island Fire proves it. There is so much here to deconstruct, from the upbeat opener "Alright! Alive!" to the sultry and slow "Trou De Loup" to the dark and empty "Fire House." In practice, albums like this are not very diverse. The vocals don't change much over the course of the album and the instrumentation is, with a few exceptions, very minimalistic and sparse. However, that's what makes this album so staggering. The songs may not feature a ton of instrumentation but it does have a variety of instruments and sounds. Island Fire is exactly what Gemma Ray needed to make, no other album would have sufficed and luckily, it's the one we got.
5. Damien Jurado – Maraqopa
Absolutely gorgeous is the only phrase to use to describe this album. Damien Jurado has had a very long career and his experience has helped him create an amazing album. His greatest asset isn't his voice, which is great, it's his ability to construct a song. This album is very intricate Jurado knows exactly how much or how little music to use and understands that a little silence isn't a bad think. Jurado brings us expansive soundscapes, melodious interludes, and his gruff vocals. It is an amazing album that clearly took a ton of effort to perfect.
6. Fanfarlo – Rooms Filled With Light
Rooms Filled With Light is one of those albums that you like a whole lot when you first listen to, it goes away and lies dormant in your library for a few months and then you return to it and realize exactly how good it is. I fell in love with this album again a couple weeks ago and I"m so glad I picked it up again. Every song has its own charm and infectiousness to it. It's not a complicated album but it is very catchy and incredibly good.
7. Tallest Man on Earth – There's No Leaving Now
Kristian Matsson has a ton of talent. In a year where there was a severe (and to me painful) lack of good indie folk, The Tallest Man on Earth was a bright spot. This album is a bit more populated and accessible than the last. The instrumentation is still pretty sparse but the guitar is plucked with strength that it stands out. There are also a couple layers of guitar rhythms in some of the tracks, most prominent is the smoother variety but occasionally there's a higher pitched pluck here and there. The twangy vocals are beautiful and harsh, playing off the subtler sounds of the instrumentation. He really seems to fill up songs with his voice. Anyone who even slightly likes folk music will be pleased with There's No Leaving Now.
8. Amanda Palmer and the Grand Theft Orchetra- Theatre Is Evil
Amanda Palmer is a controversial artist to say the least, which is why when I first heard Theatre Is Evil I wasn't exactly sure what to think. It's a bit tame for an Amanda Palmer album. There are no songs about abortions or date rape or any of the other topics she's unabashedly covered over her career. However, there is no question about the album's quality. Though it is more accessible and catchy than one would think, it still sounds like Amanda Palmer. She still has that powerful, sultry voice even if the album is a bit more percussion based. Theatre Is Evil is not necessarily something that you would expect Palmer to produce, but it is excellent.
9. of Montreal – Paralytic Stalks
Kevin Barnes is one of the most talented frontmen in the music industry today. He is unpredictable and so are his albums. Kevin Barnes prides himself on never doing the same thing twice. Paralytic Stalks is a bit more emotional and experimental than his previous release, False Priest. The album takes listeners to a bit of a darker place, similar to of Montreal's seminal Hissing Fauna, Are You The Destroyer? I never know exactly what to expect from any of Montreal album, they've gone through too make reincarnations, but I always know it'll be good and Paralytic Stalks is no exception
10. Yellow Ostrich – Strange Land
Yellow Ostrich has come a long way in the last year and a half, catching the ear of a lot of people in the indie world with their debut album The Mistress. Strange Land is their newest release and while it might not be quite as good as the debut, it is still a very good album. This time around not much has changed, though it seems like a lot. The production values on this track went through the roof. That is mostly because Alex Schaaf didn't record this in his bedroom. There is also less tress on vocal harmonies and melodies, but at the core, this is still the same indie pop that made the last album so great. Schaaf's very distinctive voice hasn't been changed at all, even as everything is cleaner. The new style does sacrifice a little of their genre bending sound from The Mistress but this album is still a favorite of mine.
11. Andrew Bird – Break It Yourself
Because I can't limit myself to a top ten, Andrew Bird appears at number 11. Andrew Bird hasn't been heard from since his 2010 album Useless Creatures but feels like a much longer gap from such a talented musician. Andrew Bird is one of the indie worlds best purveyors of poppy folk and that hasn't changed in the past two years. His voice is incredibly clear and has a rustic feel to it without carrying much of a twang. He also works in some nice rock elements into the album. Andrew Bird started out playing with the Squirrel Nut Zippers and the Bowl of Fire and his solo work was just side work. But those other bands soon faded away and that led Andrew Bird to his more successful work. Break It Yourself is an album full of beautiful and slow folk songs. It's nothing new for him, but he does it so well that it doesn't matter.
12. Daredevil Christopher Wright – The Nature of Things
I always have a soft spot for talented bands that no one else really listens to and the Daredevil Christopher Wright fits that description to the t. Despite the fact that they haven't quite gained traction, they deserve plenty of it. The vocal harmonies that are dispersed throughout this album are beautiful and are complemented (as well as tempered) by the intricate and economical use of instrumentation. Every note one this album has a place, it is an album with very little clutter or waste. The vocals are reminiscent of the lead vocalist of Grizzly Bear (in fact, the whole album has a Grizzly Bear type feel but with a more minimalist tone. The vocals are certainly the focus here, and luckily, they rise to the occasion. They are smooth and beautiful and fill up the songs beautifully.
13. Young Man – Vol. 1
Young Man was marked as one of the biggest up and coming melodic, ambient artists the moment that Colin Caulfield received an endorsement from Bradford Cox (Deerhunter, Atlas Sound). Given my own well known feelings toward Deerhunter, it's no surprise that I've been a pretty big Young Man fan since he put out his first EP, Boy. Young Man has some really beautiful songs. The instrumentation is really slow, harmonious, and deliberate. The vocals are light and airy. Vol 1. pretty much takes everything that I love about young man and puts it into one record. Every song on this album is actually pretty amazing (some of them are a little long, but they are entirely worth it).
14. Moonface – With Sinaii: Heart Breaking Bravery
Moonface is one of the multitude of Spencer Krug side projects along with Frog Eyes, Swan Lake, Sunset Rubdown and if you've been looking for something to fill the void left by Wolf Parade (they went on indefinite hiatus about a year ago) then this might help just a bit, though it's not a replacement. Krug's voice is extremely similar and the new Moonface album provides fans with that fragile indie rock feeling that we used to get from Wolf Parade. However, the tracks are generally longer and more spread out rather than the dense tracks that listeners would find on Apologies to the Queen Mary or Expo 86. Overall, there's not much else to say other than if you enjoy Wolf Parade, you'll enjoy Moonface, plain and simple. It's not a perfect replacement, but it helps.
15. Islands – A Sleep and A Forgetting
Nick Thorburn (aka Nick Diamonds) has had a busy career. From The Unicorns to Mister Heavenly to Islands, he has appeared in many projects (and those are only his most major ones). If you are familiar with older Islands albums, this might catch you off guard at first. While the dark style is still pretty much the same, there is plenty different from other Islands releases like Arms Way. The album is slower and more melodious than some of their previous work. Even still, the album is very good. Nick Thorburn's voice is as smooth as I've ever heard it and the beat is made by some nice combinations. The use of piano here is pretty new to Islands. Thorburn seems to have taken his time with Mister Heavenly to heart, as the influence of that genre has taken over the influence of the Unicorns. It's definitely different and more muted than I was used to, but it's good.
Honorable Mention: Brother Loyola – Jessica Jalbert
OK, so technically, this didn't come out this year (but that's why it's in the honorable mention section, not on the actual list). Brother Loyola was released in the middle of December of 2011 and I didn't listen to it until I had already made my best of 2011 list, but it certainly deserves to be recognized. It's an amazing, minimalist, female indie pop album full of beautiful vocals, lyrics and the occasional bit of wit.
Music Director's Top 10 Songs of 2012
1. "Working Titles" – Damien Jurado
"Working Titles" is easily the most beautiful song that I've heard this year, and perhaps beyond. The song is incredibly minimalist featuring only a soft guitar and one note percussion. The harmonizing that occurs throughout the track fills out the rest of the track but what really stands out is Jurado's voice. The song is a very somber and sad with lyrics that play with the relationship between an artist and the subject of the artists work. The two are clearly separated by some degree but the artist is also in complete control of life of the character in the song. It's an interesting dynamic that is complemented perfectly by the music.
2. "Yet Again" – Grizzly Bear
"Yet Again" is a bit more of a bombastic and dynamic track than I ever expected from Grizzly Bear. It is confident, it is bold, and, somehow, it still sounds like seminal Grizzly Bear. The pacing of the song is fairly slow despite the upbeat, faster, and less drawn out instrumentation. Grizzly Bear keeps it slow by adding interludes that grow throughout the track. Grizzly Bear makes use of the bombastic instrumentation to keep listeners interested and blown away by the absolute excellence of this track.
3. "Hold On When You Get Love and Let Go When You Give It" – Stars
"Hold on When You Get Love . . ." is an absolutely perfect Stars song. It has an upbeat melody, the interaction between Torquil Campbell and Amy Milan is perfect, it reeks of emotional vulnerability, and it has a little hint of sadness to it. Frankly, that's really all that needs to be said on the matter.
4. "Avery" – Communist Daughter
"Avery" is both bombastic and subtle, soft and loud and that makes it quite the amazing track. The vocals blend with the instrumentation pretty easily and have a soft and understated quality until they build up a bit in the hook and chorus. But they only give you enough to leave you wanting more. "Avery" is beautiful as well as poppy and catchy. That's a hard line to walk, but Communist Daughter does it perfectly.
5. "Fifty Fifty" – The Luyas
The Luyas manage to do something quite amazing with this track. It is slightly off kilter, quirky, and quasi-experimental but it is also gorgeous and has this amazing and beautiful bridge that is basically perfect. They use a number of instruments to create an ordered chaos that requires very close listening to pick up everything that's going on.
6. "Plumage" – Menomena
Menomena is a pretty amazing band. I didn't like Moms nearly as much as I liked Mines but "Plumage" can certainly hang with some of my favorite Menomena songs. The song starts off with some great handclap percussion and some very smooth, clear, and simple melodies and vocals but soon the song really breaks out and makes great use of some crashing drums and nice intermittent and powerful brass.
7. "Elephant King" – Yellow Ostrich
To me, "Elephant King" is almost exactly the kind of song that I want from Yellow Ostrich. It starts off as a more subtle track, but soon builds into something crashing and lively. Alex Schaaf's voice has it's wonderful, distinct, high-pitched quality to it and it is so catchy.
8. "Box-Type Love" – Run Dan Run
Run Dan Run (aside from being very nice people) have some talent. "Box-Type Love" is upbeat despite the drawn out, slow instrumentation. The song is soft, relaxing, and the lyrics may not be the most poignant but the words all flow and sound so good put together that it really doesn't matter.
9. "Black Noise" – Sun Airway
The bombastic Sun Airway has created an intricate and amazing track with "Black Noise." It's upbeat, it's happy, and so catchy that you won't be able to get it out of your head for a week. It's not a traditional pop song and that gives Sun Airway something unique and interesting while maintaining it's incredible accessibility
10. "Gimmie a Reason" – Good Field
Good Field is another band made up of some very nice people. They were nice enough to come into the station and record a performance for us. One of the songs that they performed was "Gimmie a Reason" from their self-titled debut. The song starts out a little rough but it soon resolves into something melodic and easy. Everything about this track is simple, but it is quite beautiful in that simplicity.
Honorable Mention: "All the Time" – Diamond Rings
Diamond Rings is the very interesting and entertaining persona of John O'Regan. "All The Time" is a perfect pop song, if such a thing exists. It is catchy, it has great electronic work amid O'Regan's awesome deep vocals, along with universal lyrics that maintain meaning in an era of mass produced songs where the songwriters throw together nonsense to keep a beat or a rhyme.
– Matthew Jannetti, Music Director
Assistant Music Director's Top 10 Albums of 2012
1. Oberhofer- Time Capsules II
Oberhofer's debut comes in at number one for me because of the fact that I truly enjoy and listen to every song on the album. The group's high energy sound is something that makes every track as catchy and loveable as the last. Most debut releases have a couple stand-out tracks in a mix of mediocrity just to play it safe, but this album delivers on every track. Time Capsules II isn't overly complicated, but is varied just enough to draw an audience.
2. Beach House- Bloom
With a style quite their own, it's no surprise that Beach House's creative new album was a great success. Although, Bloom is a bit more solemn in style than Teen Dream was, it can arguably be considered the better album, and the best of the group's career. Victoria Legrand's contralto voice is haunting as always and is coupled well with a larger array of instrumentation. Bloom marks a slightly different sound for Beach House that is more creative and impressive than ever.
3. First Aid Kit- The Lion's Roar
Confession: I have a small obsession with folk music, and when the Swedish sister duo released this album, I went head over heels. Their tight vocal harmonies are truly disarming and beautiful. Every track carries a slightly different tempo and style that gives the album a good spectrum, while still generally staying in the confines of their genre.
4. Dum Dum Girls- End of Daze
Even after being released in the latter half of 2012, this five-song EP packs a punch. This release brings a different style to the table than the retro surf rock vibe that has come to be expected of the Dum Dum Girls. End of Daze takes on an attractive lo-fi slower sound that is intermixed with some subtly energized tracks like "Mine Tonight" and "Season in Hell". Although, these are the tracks fans might be initially drawn, it's the slower songs that are the best on the EP.
5. Passion Pit- Gossamer
2012 seemed to be the year for bands taking their sound in a different direction, and Passion Pit is no exception. Although Gossamer does have high energy tracks like "Carried Away" that the group has put forth in the past, the overall feel of this release is mostly melancholy and serious. This isn't to say that the album makes you want to go sit in a corner and cry, but there is a notable difference. I did however, along with many critics, greatly enjoy this album, despite the more serious thematic elements Passion Pit chose to focus on.
6. Sharon Van Etten- Tramp
This album isn't one that I initially jumped on the band wagon for, but instead is one I slowly grew to love and appreciate over time. Sharon van Etten's unique and simple sound has the potential to be written off as boring, but if attention is given, her stylistic choices can be truly appreciated. There are a few angsty sounding tracks like "Serpents", which stand out initially, but many others deserve attention and recognition as well, such as "Magic Chords" and "Leonard". Altogether, the album is a splendidly delicate yet confident collection that is quite well crafted.
7. Dr. Dog- Be The Void
Yet again, Dr. Dog utilizes their creativity in the release of their seventh full length album. Being a fan of the band, it's possible I found more to love with this release than others did, but I still think Be the Void has a lot merit. It is complete with Dr. Dog's customary metaphors, strange anecdotal lines, and creative sound that is hard to tie to a specific genre. Altogether, Be the Void is fairly consistent with the band's previous sound and carries enough variety to keep things interesting.
8. Best Coast- The Only Place
Best Coast's debut, Crazy For You, gave them a name for themselves as a Cali surf pop rock group that had a likeable sound. The Only Place continues in this same style and definitely adds a vintage feel to the overall sound as Bethany Consentino sings slow dreamy choruses over and over again, like something out of a 1960's surfer flick. In this sense, The Only Place doesn't quite live up to its predecessor's reputation, but, especially with its energetic title track, the album is still a very likeable release from Best Coast.
9. The xx- Coexist
Many people felt that The xx brought their sound in a different arguably worse direction with Coexist, but I would beg to differ. Because many people want high energy tracks, Coexist's characteristic slower tracks were not what they were looking for; however, the creative and poetic quality of the album is something to be admired. The group also employs new and unique instrumentation, like steel drums on "Reunion" which make the album stand apart from many others. Altogether, I believe The xx did a great job with their sophomore release.
10. Summer Camp- Welcome to Condale
Now it may technically be considered cheating because Welcome to Condale was released in late 2011, but it made its way onto our Top 100 Most Played albums of the 2012, so I will count it. Welcome to Condale is a fun album that has a lot of energy and spunk with its alt-pop lo-fi sound. Most tracks are very catchy, like "Down" and "Welcome to Condale", but remain creative and unique. Summer Camp has developed a very different sound with a great deal of mass appeal, which is evident on this release.
Assistant Music Director's Top 10 Songs of 2012
1. "On the Sea"- Beach House
Although this track may be overlooked in the scheme of the overall album, it is one that caught my attention from my first listen of Bloom and remains my favorite song from the year.
2. "Be the Void"- Dr. Dog
This track is surprisingly not off of Dr. Dog's album of the same name, but from their new EP, Wild Race, which was released just a month or so ago. The song is a catchy, fun one from the band and is sure to garner more attention with time, as the EP should as well.
3. "Yet Again"- Grizzly Bear
"Yet Again" was definitely my favorite song off of the group's critically acclaimed release Shields. The simplicity of the song is beautiful, yet compelling.
4. "To a Poet"- First Aid Kit
"To a Poet" tells a relatable story of the day to day trials of life that must be dealt with, but it is all told by the harmonic duo overlaid upon short piano riffs and acoustic rhythm guitar. When all instruments cut out, we are left just with the sisters' voices, which are truly beautiful.
5. "Oblivion"- Grimes
Grimes is definitely not the type of artist I typically find myself enjoying, but for some reason "Oblivion" got stuck in my head and wouldn't leave. Her eerie voice and the repetitive electronic background progression sound otherworldly, but in the best way. Grimes creates something truly unique, and "Oblivion" is the perfect example of that.
6. "Anything We Want"-Fiona Apple
Having taken seven years between her last and most recent album, a lot was expected of Fiona Apple, and for the most part, she delivered. "Anything We Want" is a piano based song with creative off-beat percussion and Fiona's recognizable voice singing a story about hoping to grow up and fall in love with a close friend.
7. "Laura"- Bat for Lashes
"Laura" is a true display of talent for Natasha Khan. The song is arguably the best off her The Haunted Man release, because of its unexpected ballad sound. The song really shows off Khan's vocal ability as it is simple and doesn't include much to detract from the focus on her voice, except for the piano melody.
8. "Elephant"- Tame Impala
The allure of the song "Elephant" lies with its nostalgic quality. The song has a heavy, slightly psychedelic rock sound that is reminiscent of the big 1970's rock legends. Even the song's break for a synth riff is a dated tactic which works extremely well in this context. Altogether, the song has an understated energy that is contagious.
9. "Lose My Head"- Body Language
"Lose My Head" is a perfect sample of Body Language's electronic and psychedelic rock style. The song is very repetitive which makes it all the more catchy and features a strong presence of electronic percussion and synthesizers. "Lose My Head" is one of the best songs of the group's new Grammar EP.
10. "I Love the Way You Seal a Deal"- Santah
I had never heard of Santah until their latest EP came into the station, but I was very impressed. Their mix of male and female vocals over well-orchestrated melodies works to create a unique. This song has an incredible minimalist energy that still grabs the listener's attention.
– Heather Koenig, Assistant Music Director


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Our Brief
Samsung wanted to demonstrate the creative power of the Samsung Galaxy Note II handset.
Our Solution
We created a short film capturing a whole new, risky, never-been-done-before creative technology project - an interactive art installation that let viewers draw in water using the Galaxy Note II and S-Pen.
The Result
Liquid Pixels has been viewed more than 600,000 times and has been featured on a number of websites and blogs including Crenk, Blending the Mix and The Mail on Sunday.


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Covering Texas A&M quarterback and reigning Heisman Trophy winner Johnny Manziel is hard enough, especially when he's throwing to a 6-foot-5, 225-pound wideout like Mike Evans, pictured.
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Texas A&M boasts the Southeastern Conference's leading passer and defending Heisman winner in Johnny Manziel.
But part of what makes Manziel so hard to defend is the fact that he's throwing to the league's leading receiver - Mike Evans.
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The Re-Birth of Population Control
Human Life Seen as a Carbon Problem
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ROME, DEC. 13, 2009 (Zenit.org).- The Copenhagen climate summit has brought with it an outpouring of opinions on environmental issues. Among these is a disturbing return to the Malthusian position of seeing population control as the solution to the world's problems.
A planetary law imposing China's one-child policy on all nations is what is needed, according to an opinion article by Diane Francis, published Dec. 8 in the Canadian newspaper, the National Post.
Francis predicted this would reduce the current world population of 6.5 billion down to 3.43 billion by 2075. While more extreme than most, Francis is hardly alone in advocating population control.
Just prior to the Copenhagen summit, Britain's Optimum Population Trust launched a carbon offset scheme, reported the Guardian newspaper on Dec. 3.
As explained by John Vidal, the paper's environment editor, this allows rich consumers to offset their jet-set lifestyle by paying for contraception in poorer countries.
According to Vidal, the trust's calculations show that the 10 metric tons of carbon emitted by a return flight from London to Sydney could be offset by preventing the birth of one child in a country such as Kenya.
It seems neo-colonialism is still alive in the attitudes of some environmental activists who don't see any problem in urging developing nations to curb their population so that the carbon emissions of richer countries can be offset.
The launch of the scheme followed a report published in August by the trust titled: "Fewer Emitters, Lower Emissions, Less Cost: Reducing Future Carbon Emissions by Investing in Family Planning."
The conclusions of the study stated: "The cost/ benefit analysis found that family planning is considerably cheaper than many low carbon technologies."
"Based on the study's findings, it is proposed that family planning methods should be a primary tool in the optimum strategy for reducing carbon emissions," the report advocated.
Disaster predictions
The United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) joined the Malthusian chorus with the publication of its State of World Population 2009 Report.
Greater access to "reproductive health" was constantly urged by the report. This U.N. term is understood to include access to condoms, contraceptives and abortion.
"We have now reached a point where humanity is approaching the brink of disaster," stated Thoraya Ahmed Obaid, UNFPA's executive director at the London launch of the report Nov. 18.
The report was greeted in the press with titles such as "UN: Fight Climate Change With Free Condoms," (The Associated Press, Nov. 18).
"Birth Control: The Most Effective Way of Reducing Greenhouse Gas Emissions," trumpeted the Nov. 19 headline in the London Times newspaper in its coverage of the report.
Confusingly, alongside the call for reproductive health in developing nations were other statements that contradicted the thesis that less people in poorer countries would bring the world back from the precipice of environmental disaster.
"The dominant responsibility for the current build-up of greenhouse gases lies with developed countries," the report admitted.
"The linkages between population and climate change are in most cases complex and indirect," it also conceded.
A better guide to the issue of population and the environment came in a special report published by The Economist magazine in its Oct. 31 issue.
In the editorial that accompanied the report the magazine pointed out that the trend to lower fertility in developing countries is already advanced. "Today's fall in fertility is both very large and very fast," it said.
We can limit the human impact on the environment in three ways the editorial maintained: population policy, technology and governance. Regarding population there is not much more to be done the magazine argued. Only "Chinese-style coercion" could bring about a speedier reduction in fertility.
Notably, for a publication that in no way espouses religion, the editorial also added that: "Forcing poor people to have fewer children than they want because the rich consume too many of the world's resources would be immoral."
The report itself proposed that the way to deal with carbon emissions and environmental concerns is not to try and reduce fertility but to alter economic growth so that it is less polluting and to make it less resource-intensive.
British sociologist Fran Furedi explored the return of Malthusianism in a piece written for the Web site Spiked. His Dec. 7 commentary harshly attacked the proposals of the Optimum Population Trust for being "a zombie-like Malthusian organization devoted to the cause of human depletion."
"Throughout most of history, human life has been valued in and of itself; it has been seen as possessing a special quality that could not be reduced to quantities to be measured by misanthropic accountants," he observed.
Furedi based his comments on a humanist perspective and not on a religious foundation. There is a unique quality to human life he argued. He also wondered why other humanists were not interested in defending human life and standing up for ideals developed in the Renaissance and the Enlightenment.
Losing faith
"A world that can place an equal sign between a baby and carbon is one that has lost its faith in humanity," Furedi lamented.
Another interesting commentary was published on Dec. 9 by the Australian Web site, On Line Opinion. It was written by Farida Akhter from Bangladesh. According to the article, she is the executive director of an organization that works with communities in Bangladesh and she also runs a feminist publishing house.
Akhter reflected on the UNFPA's State of World Population report and argued that it is a simplistic approach to consider that women can solve environmental problems simply by reducing their fertility.
Targeting the developing nations simply doesn't make sense, she affirmed. Citing data from the UNFPA report she stated that the world's richest half-billion people are responsible for 50% of the world's carbon dioxide emissions.
So, she continued, even if we reduce population growth in the poorest countries their contribution to the reduction of carbon emissions or consumption of resources will be not be significant.
"Let's not make women the target for contraceptives in the name of solving climate change," she concluded.
A sentiment shared by Jennie Bristow, editor of the British publication, the Abortion Review.
She also wrote an article for Spiked on the topic of population and ecology, on Oct. 6.
Bristow defended abortion and contraception, but also pointed out that history is full of examples where these practices have been imposed upon women by authorities who wanted to decide how many children should be born.
Her essay was critical of the pro-life position, yet she also argued that: "Serious questions have to be asked about how genuine the commitment to free choice is among those who ultimately would like women to choose not to have children, or more than a certain number of children."
We do indeed have a responsibility towards the environment pointed out Benedict XVI in his June 29 encyclical "Caritas in Veritate."
What is at stake, however, is something more than just ecological issues, the Pope added. Respect for nature also includes a respect for human life. "Our duties towards the environment are linked to our duties towards the human person, considered in himself and in relation to others," the encyclical argued (No. 51).
If the two become opposed, then "herein lies a grave contradiction in our mentality and practice today," the Pontiff continued. A contradiction being proposed by not a few voices in the debate over how to approach environmental issues today.


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Lake of the Woods Take-a-Kid Fishing
The 15th annual Lake of the Woods Area Take-a-Kid-Fishing event was held in June 2013. The event is hosted by Sportsman's Lodge, which is located along the Rainy River north of Baudette.
Kids from 9-14 years old are invited to attend this annual event. Typically, over 100 kids attend the event, which is free-of-charge to the participants.
The next event is scheduled for June 18, 2014. If you are interested in participating in the event, or in volunteering to help with activities, contact the Community Education director at Lake of the Woods school: 218-634-1710.
Captain Tom Heinrich and his party enjoy the day on Lake of the Woods during a take-a-kid fishing event
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For more information on the Lake of the Woods take-a-kid fishing event, visit the following site:
For more information on the Lake of the Woods Area take-a-kid fishing event, please contact:
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Still recovering from an August automobile accident, longtime Oakland County Executive L. Brooks Patterson was holding his own Tuesday night against Democratic challenger Kevin Howley of Huntington Woods. / Oct. 30 photo by KATHLEEN GALLIGAN/DETROIT FREE PR
Democrats gained a larger foothold in Oakland County government Tuesday night, when a Democratic state representative unseated the Republican county clerk.
And a Democrat held on to a razor-thin lead over a Republican incumbent to win the race for water resources commissioner.
Oakland County Clerk Bill Bullard, a Republican from Highland Township, lost his fight to retain his seat against state Rep Lisa Brown, D- W. Bloomfield. Brown received 53.3% of the votes to Bullards 46.4%, with 100% of precincts reporting.
In the water resources commissioner race, incumbent Republican John McCulloch narrowly lost his position to Oakland County Commissioner Jim Nash, a Democrat from Farmington Hills. Nash received 50.4% and McCulloch 49%, with 100% of precincts reporting.
"The changing county demographics are obviously moving in our direction," said Frank Houston, chair of the Oakland County Democratic Party. He said Democrats have made inroads in county government over the last decade.
Bullard was appointed to the clerk's post in 2010 after former Clerk Ruth Johnson became secretary of state.
Brown made national headlines this year when Republican leaders barred her from speaking in the state House following comments she made during a fight about abortion legislation. Brown gave up her state house seat to vie for the clerks job.
In the water resources commissioner race, incumbent Republican John McCulloch faced Oakland County Commissioner Jim Nash, a Democrat from Farmington Hills, in very close race. With 54% of precincts reporting, Nash had 50% and McCulloch 49%.
County Prosecutor Jessica Cooper, a Democrat, appeared to be fending off a challenge Tuesday night by Republican Mike Bishop, former Senate majority leader.
It was one of the more hotly contested races in a county that until recent years, consistently elected Republicans to countywide offices. Cooper, the first woman to hold that office, was elected in 2008. Cooper led 51%-45%, with 54% of precincts reporting.
"We're cautiously optimistic," said Paul Walton, chief assistant prosecutor. He and Cooper and Cooper's supporters were at a restaurant in Royal Oak watching the returns. "There's still a lot of precincts out there, but the numbers are encouraging."
L. Brooks Patterson, the longtime county executive still recovering from a serious automobile accident in August, was beating Democratic challenger Kevin Howley of Huntington Woods. With 54% of precincts reporting, the Republican incumbent led 56%-42%.
In the race for Oakland County treasurer, incumbent Democrat Andy Meisner was ahead of Republican challenger Marty Knollenberg of Troy. With 54% of precincts reporting, Meisner had the lead, 52% - to 46% for Knollenberg, a state representative term-limited from his House seat.
Oakland County Sheriff Michael Bouchard, a Republican, faced a rematch of his 2008 election over Democrat Jane Boudreau. Boudreau is a former sheriff's deputy. Bouchard led 59%-40% with 54% of precincts reporting.


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Singles & Doubles Seek Place at State in Today's Class 1A Regional Tennis Tournament
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A chance for singles players and doubles teams from the Knoxville, Pella High and Pella Christian girls tennis teams to advance to the Class 1A State Individual Tennis Tournament takes place today in Pella. Pella Christian is the host for the Region 8 Individual Tournament, which will also include teams from Albia, Chariton, and Oskaloosa, among others. Based on performances already in the league tournament, Team Regionals and head-to-head play, it seems probable for one of the Little Hawkeye Conference schools from Marion County to land an individual State Tennis Meet qualifier. The competition begins at 9:00 a.m. this morning at Pella Christian High School.
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Nice idea...just try to consider not everybody has full hearing (like me for example, I am profoundly deaf).
Here are some stats to give you an idea of how many people "Wont" hear your advertisement:
Deaf, both ears 0.18%
Cannot hear & understand any speech 0.23%
At best, can hear & understand words shouted in the better ear 0.49%"
Wikipedia estimates that, worldwide, 1 in 1000 people are deaf. (0.1%)
Considering the world population is 6.6 billion,
0.1% = 6.6 million
0.18% = 11.9 million
0.23% = 15.2 million
0.49% = 32.3 million
So, depending on the accuracy of the statistics, and how you define deafness, the answer could be anywhere between 6 million and 35 million
Thats a lot, and is one good reason (given the size of the market) to make websites as accessable as possible.


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I want to talk today about Amazon and how it exercises its self-interest.
There's been a lot of
ranting discussion about Amazon lately. Various news articles and blog posts more or less accuse them of being evil for, among other things:
- Donating $1 million to small presses and non-profit literary organizations.
- Raising the promotional fees charged to large publishers for promoting their books.
- Giving their workers top pay and benefits and expecting hard work in return.
- Not paying taxes they're not required to pay, even though they have supported changing the laws to make them fairer.
- Allowing anyone to publish books, without policing them.
- "Refusing" to sell books from a publisher that pulled them.
- Being the puppet master behind the lawsuits against Apple and the Big 6 publishers.
- Generally being a meanie and eating everyone's lunch by being too competitive (and somehow stifling competition by being competitive).
There have been many well-reasoned rebuttals of the various accusations, including several by David Gaughran on his Let's Get Digital blog:
- The Anti-Amazon Campaign Jumps The Shark
- Amazon Is Creating Competition, Not Killing It
- Scott Turow: Wrong About Everything
There have also been allegations of a coordinated smear campaign against Amazon (who doesn't love a good conspiracy theory?). You may have noticed that a lot of the material comes from the Seattle Times. But I don't really want to get into that.
In fact, I had no intentions of wading into these pro-/anti-Amazon debates at all. But one post by J W Manus got me thinking: Why Amazon Doesn't Scare Me. I put my thoughts in a comment on that article. Then I realized I should put those thoughts in a post…
Amazon and Enlightened Self-Interest
As I see it, Amazon is practicing what libertarians call Enlightened Self-Interest. They are only working for their own self-interest, which is to make as much money as possible. In fact, they have a fiduciary responsibility to their shareholders to do so. We should not expect anything else from a corporation.
The difference with Amazon is they do it in an enlightened way: they treat their customers well and trust that they will be fairly rewarded for doing so. This is as opposed to the unenlightened way pursued by many large companies, which is to lie, cheat, steal, and anything else that will increase profits in the short term.
Part of treating their customers well is supplying as many of the products their customers want as possible. Supporting self-publishing does this, by increasing the number and variety of books available, while setting up mechanisms (customer reviews, and their recommendation algorithms) to allow the best to float to the top, so customers don't have to wade through a lot of trash. Also, their disintermediation allows the books to be sold at a lower cost while increasing the benefits to the suppliers—the real suppliers, the authors, not the middle men, the publishers and distributors.
Customers show enlightened self-interest by looking for the best price they can get for a book, but buying it rather than pirating it.
Authors show enlightened self-interest by writing the best books they are able to and selling them at a fair price, with a free market providing the most efficient mechanism for determining what a fair price is. As opposed to the unenlightened "authors" who try to rip off customers with unauthorized copies of other people's work or other scams. But again, Amazon helps filter that stuff out.
Even though each party is acting in self-interest, by doing it in an enlightened way, they benefit each other. This is the magic of free markets. But it only works when there are mechanisms to weed out the scumbags and allow the markets to operate efficiently. Amazon has been doing a good job of providing such mechanisms.
Such a market will also support middle men, but only when they add value and act in an enlightened way, rather than trying to artificially restrict supply and drive up prices.
So while Amazon of necessity operates purely out of self-interest, it benefits its suppliers, customers and employees by doing so in an enlightened way. This is not evil.
That's my opinion. Please tell me what you think.


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Lamont, Joe - Secrets You Keep
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release date: 09.04.2010
JOE LAMONT originally released his highly acclaimed solo album "Secrets You Keep" in 1985. This record was previously released on vinyl only. Reason enough for YESTERROCK, the label specializing in re-issues, to print this brilliant AOR jewel for the first time onto CD. Next to the title track "Secrets You Keep", catchy tunes such "Heartbreak City" and "Victims Of Love" perfectly reflect the spirit of the magic Classic Rock era of the 80's. The studio line-up on this record includes exceptional musicians such as Dan Huff, Vinnie Colaiuta, Bill Cuomo, Alan Pasqua and Paulinho da Costa.
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Benchmark claimed shows LG G2 mini with slower processor
updated 07:18 am EST, Mon December 23, 2013
Shown with quad-core 1.2GHz processor, qHD screen
LG's flagship smartphone could have a smaller stablemate in the future, according to a leaked set of specifications. The LG-D410, allegedly thought to be the LG G2 mini, has apparently surfaced in a GFX benchmark test, with the results suggesting that it will follow the same pattern as "mini" versions of some other devices in offering relatively restrained internals.
Benchmark results claimed to be for LG G2 mini
The device spotted by Webtrek.it appears to have a quad-core 1.2GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon 400 processor, a step down from the 2.26GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 used in the LG G2. The display is also lower in quality than the original, at 540x960 instead of a 1080p resolution, but the display size itself is thought to be down from 5.2 inches to just over four inches. The results also show it as running Android KitKat.
If the benchmark is real, LG could end up showing off the device at CES in January or Mobile World Congress in February.


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The Guatemalan day laborer shot by a Los Angeles Police Department officer has been linked to three different names, the Los Angeles Times reports.
The man shot and killed was initially identified as Manuel Jamines, 37. But coronor's investigators identified him as Manuel Ramirez based on a fingerprint match with the U.S. Department of Justice. They also found U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement documentation identifying him as Gregorio Luis Perez with a 1984 birth date.
LAPD Officer Frank Hernandez shot and killed the man, who is alleged to have threatened passers-by with a knife.
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I have an 11-year-old quarter horse mare. She is very calm and easy going - great in the field, on trails, and other environments outside the arena. So, the barn she lives at is on a quiet dirt/gravel road. Cars do drive on it frequently, if that gives you an idea of the terrain. There is a horse at my barn learning to pull a sulky. Which got me into learning more about it for my horse as a riding alternative. I'm totally new at this, and don't plan to do anything without instruction - just starting research. Any tips on training? Best harnesses/gear suggestions? What would be a good kind of cart? Any suggestions are appreciated!


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Sniffle, Sneeze, Surrender? Not With This Book
It's a common theme that never fails to get animal lovers' dander up. But it's not the only story, and it's not the one Robin Levy, M.D., tells in her foreword to the new book by Shirlee Kalstone, Allergic to Pets? The Breakthrough Guide to Living with the Animals You Love.


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Boundaries, there are none. I want to scream, "I told you so. I knew it" To have that realization validated means a lot to me because it means I can trust my judgment. I can trust my ability to recognize behaviors that may not be healthy.
Had it been a guy behaving this way, I may not have seen it so clearly.
The conversation my psych nurse and I had about her marriage is still something that I won't blog about but we had a very intimate conversation about her two marriages. We talked about one client in detail who adopted my frogs. I was emotionally supportive to her. Just before she left she said, "Oh, I'd like to purchase, this, this and this." She left me with a high. She showed herself as vulnerable, let build her up then rewarded me for doing so.
That might seem a far stretch but I'm writing this because I know the pattern.
Today this same psych nurse showed me a photo of the young boy who sat with his father and brother in a family style photo. The nurse 'name dropped' a bit then put the photo away. She then said to me that she has a 55 gallon fish tank at home that she'd like to GIVE to me for free. My head went everywhere. I had to tell her I needed to focus on our session because the 55 was too much to process right then. We talked about med changes, and about Baclofen with medicinal marijuana that has to be eaten. We talked about needing a social worker and about getting the home health aide out here very quickly. I then handed her a blue note with everything she needed to get for the boy's frogs and had her take a photo of some of the supplies so that she would know she's getting the right thing. She said she'd call me in a few days and let me know when she can drop off the fish tank. (sigh)
At first I said, heck yes I want the tank but I've had time to think. I CANNOT TAKE THIS TANK. I told my friend that if I said it out loud it wouldn't happen so I did. I said it out loud to her in vow form. I will not take this tank. How painful, what a terrible position she has put me in. She dangled in front of me something I love. Her offer meant I had to talk to insiders and explain to them why I said yes at first and now I'm saying no. She dangled in front of inside children a gift I can't let them have. I'll talk more about that later.
It will take everything in me to contact her tomorrow and tell her that I feel this crosses client/patient boundaries and that I won't be able to accept the tank. I say it'll take everything in me but to tell you the truth, I feel strong. I'm happy I immediately recognized that there's an issue. I may have been shocked by the offer but it only took a short period of time for me to snap back and go, oh, wait, no, this isn't' good.
Here's a therapy plug: If you don't think therapy works, think again. I never would have recognized her pattern of behaviors had it not been for therapy. Therapy works! And yeah, this whole 'thing' may have been missed had it been a male I'm dealing with but its not….and I didn't miss it.
Now, I said that I'd talk more about her dangling this gift in front of me and in front of inside children, particularly the alter named Milwaukee who takes care of the fish tanks. She's the one I worried about the most having to tell her that we can't take the tank. Here's the thing. I already have two 55 gallon fish tanks in my house as well as a 90 gallon fish pond in my closet. I'm very capable of getting large tanks down the road if I want them. My psych nurse is not my only option for tanks. I know that and my insiders understand that.
Wow. Just wow. I'm keeping the filter though. That filter is tight!
What a test of growth this will be to make that phone call tomorrow and let her know what the word boundary means. The last thing I want is for this to turn into a boiled bunny situation.
Her offering me a full 55 gallon tank set up doesn't make me think she's a nice, generous person. It make me afraid of her. What happens when I reject her?


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He noticed there was ketchup on his shirt and took it off. Noticed there were people there and put it back on. Then he saw the ketchup again. He must have taken his shirt on and off about 6 times
sooo my mom just yelled up the stairs " you left your bowl down by the computer"....aaand for a second I forgot cereal bowls still existed
You kept running into the wall most of the night. When people asked you what you were doing you told them you were the kool-aid man and there was little kids on the other side of the wall who needed your juice
You stuck your head out the window to puke and got hit with a mailbox.
we are going to smoke at least three blunts before we go see Cloudy with a chance of meatballs. I'm going to have my mom make us spaghetti for when we get out so can your mom make those spicy meatballs? I thought I'd give you 9 days notice so everything's perfect.
My parents took my cat for a ride in the car. Second weekend in a row. They think its fun. Dear God
All she gave me for breakfast was raw toast. How can she expect me to eat raw toast?
I decided it would be a good time to smoke on one of my deliveries but then I got the munchies and ate a piece of the pizza I was freaking out so I told him it was our new pacman pizza
no today was horrible, i woke up and somebody slit my car tire and left an apology letter in my wiper that said "sorry wrong house"
he had a sign stolen from the tennis court hanging above his bed that said, "please limit play to one hour while others are waiting"
The guy in the library beside me just whipped out an entire loaf of bread, a knife and a container of peanut butter and is proceeding to make multiple sandwiches.
The stoners next door have their couch on the sidewalk again, shirtless, soaking their feet in a baby pool and listening to loud ukulele music. I want their life.
We aren't going to mix hockey and sex texts tonight.
well on the bright side, he charges $60 for an eighth
Agreed. Everyone should experience a blackout before 3pm in their lifetime.
He came all over my face... then said "YOU HAVE BEEN ROBBED!"
im sorry i hit your dog last night,,,i didnt even see it
I think my tv knows when im high and tells taco bell
A few issues tonight. 1) Drunk since 1pm. 2) At the bar at 4pm. 3) James brought his sister, who has enormous breasts, isnt shy about cleavage, obviously slutty, and makes me want to do things that would even have Atheists sending me to hell. However, she's wearing glitter, so all Im thinking about is Edward Cullen. Go ahead and rip up my Man Card.
New discovery: conditioner is better for jerking off than baby oil. Fuck yes.
Would it be inappropriate to do lines in front of the cable guy?
so we told my parents we were going trick or treating. got high as shit at some playground. and then bought our own candy so we looked legit when we got home.
Woo Hoo! Just saw Asian kids with rocker mullets. Tried to get a picture on my phone, but you know how those ninjas are.
HIV tests are more positive than that guy
I wish they made sweatshirts for legs
OMG I just tried to text you something dirty but accidentally texted the obama campaign
My 11 year old cousin is wearing a Jane Austen fan club t shirt. I'm trying not to tear into her, but I'm five coronas deep and losing control.
Where the fuck is Rob at, he hasnt answered his phone in like 2 weeks.
Just kidding, but im pretty sure he boned your gf and doesnt want to talk to you.
The university put out a message about those missing salt and pepper shakers... You should at least give back 60 of them.
a woman just threw her tv out the window while screaming "will you fucking work now?". i'm never moving
My mom came into my room and told me to flip off the tv. I gave it the middle finger. Note to self: STOP SMOKING THIS SHIT
It was just so hard to get through Conan without crying like a baby. I'm just so proud of him.
Tell mom and/or dad that I am going to be home late. I am really blazed. Don't tell them that part, though.
My entire floor is waiting for the couple to come out of the shower. She's a screamer. We've blockaded them
hey im gonna send you a picture of my dinner
omg i forgot michael madsen was in free willy this is the most epic movement of my stoned life
I'm pants shitting drunk right now
Eric just called. Says he's trapped in a cul de sac because the road disappeared. Wants me to tell him what street has the bushes that whisper sweet nothings into you ear and the wobbling purple pokemon. Oh, and a "bigger and better" penis is growing out of his belly button. He took shrooms by the way.
On a scale from 0 to 24...wait, 3 to 24, where 6 is the lowest and 12 is the highest, how freaking high re you right now?


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when i was first put in the hospital
the voices were so bad i tried anything to stop them
sitting in front of the tv in the psych ward
My voices said something like "get ready for something big".
my voices kept telling me
All im left with is the knowledge i discovered something big, something perhaps the ancients knew about.
Originally posted by truthermantwo
I now realize the mind is more dangerous than i thought.
Originally posted by truthermantwo
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man dont hate on me bro..im telling my story of my experience,
if you find it unbelievable just say so
Plus look at ATS threads for evidence
, but i guess so many people are all just crazy
, i basicly proved that we are in our own realities while sharing reality.
Wierd isnt it.


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That's the percentage-point gap between the Democratic and Republican approval ratings of President Barack Obama last year, according to Gallup.
Obama's average approval rating in 2012 was 86 percent among Democrats and 10 percent among Republicans. The 76-point gap ties George W. Bush's fourth year in 2004 "as the most polarized years" in Gallup records, the polling organization said in a written analysis yesterday.
"The election year likely causes Americans to view the president in more partisan terms, given his involvement in campaigning that year as well as the presence of an active opponent from the other party who is trying to defeat him," Gallup's Jeffrey M. Jones wrote in an analysis of the numbers.
In November 2004, Bush defeated Democratic nominee John Kerry by 286 to 251 in the Electoral College and by 50.7 percent to 48.3 percent in the national popular vote tally. In November 2012, Obama beat Republican challenger Mitt Romney by 332 to 206 in the Electoral College and by 51.1 percent to 47.2 percent in the popular vote.


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By CJ Jackson
Cooking timePrep: 20 mins Cook: 20 mins Plus setting
Skill levelModerately easy
ServingsServes 4
A dairy-free panna cotta using soya milk. Perfect texture and a blend of flavours make this dish hard to fault
Nutrition and extra info
- Easily halved
- Vegetarian
- Vegan
- Dairy-free
- Nut-free
- Gluten-free
- Egg-free
Nutrition per serving
- kcalories
- 146
- protein
- 7g
- carbs
- 36g
- fat
- 2g
- saturates
- 0g
- fibre
- 2g
- sugar
- 26g
- salt
- 0.14g
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Make it vegan
If you are cooking for a vegetarian or vegan, substitute the gelatine for agar agar (available from health food shops). It works differently to gelatine – you don't need to cool the custard to get it to set; you just soak it, then add it to the custard just after it's made.
- Sprinkle the gelatine onto 3 tbsp water and soak for 5 mins. Put the soya milk, zest, vanilla pod, sugar and rum into a pan. Heat until the liquid just comes to the boil, then remove from the heat and stir in the gelatine. Cool for 10 mins. Strain the milk mixture, then divide between 4 ramekins. Cover and refrigerate until set (approximately 1½ hrs).
- Halve and stone the apricots. Put the sugar and 150ml water into a pan, then heat until the sugar has dissolved. Add the apricots and cook over a gentle heat for 12-15 mins or until the apricots are soft, then leave to cool. Serve in a dish alongside the panna cotta.
Recipe from Good Food magazine, June 2007
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Comments, questions and tips
Don't bother..... it's not far from tasteless, even with the coconutmilk and cardamom. It set beautifully, and was easy to unmold (knife dipped in hot water works well). I served it with the apricot compote which was nice. Then decorated with some fresh blueberries and mint leaves. Pretty dessert, but I won't make it again, ;o(
Was worried it wouldn't set as I'd never used gelatine before - but was perfect (just don't panic after looking in the fridge after 30mins and it's still liquid!). I had orange zest instead of lemon which worked well with the apricots, I also used 1/2tsp vanilla extract instead of pod but it could probably have done with a full teaspoon for a stronger flavour.
I used the vege gel from supermarket and it worked a treat, I would say this recipe is easy! Tasted a bit bland so I might put a drop of vanilla essence in the next time I make it but set really well and I served it with fresh strawberries. Nice summer pud for everyone as you would not really know it is made with soya


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? To Kristi and Michael DeMeo on the birth of the first baby of 2013 at Coshocton Hospital, Deakon Emmanuel. The hospital recognized the birth with the presentation of a slew of baby essentials. Doctors first predicted the West Lafayette area couple would have the baby Dec. 30 and later Jan. 11. The couple believed the Dec. 30 date was more accurate, and the labor process kicked in Dec. 31 with a 10:04 a.m. delivery Jan. 1. Best wishes to this family and new big brother, Conner Blakely.
? To all of the volunteers the Tribune featured in its Positive Impact series in 2012. We think it is important to feature these individuals each week not only because what they do is inspiring, but showing the range of volunteer opportunities in our community could inspire others to put their time and talents to use. If you are a volunteer or know of someone who should be featured, email their name, contact information and type of volunteer work to firstname.lastname@example.com or call 740-295-3429.
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text: You can buy the Fuji kits from the UK (Ag Photo) and EU (macodirect). Costs me about $4/roll to buy the stuff and get it to Australia; I imagine you'd need to significantly beat that price to make the purchase of a significant stock worth it. The fact that neither B&H nor Freestyle thinks it worth it is perhaps telling, or maybe Fuji USA is weird compared to Fuji EU.


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"Iraq wants the U.S. out," said the headline this week in The Wall Street Journal.
Don't we all?
The article centered on Iraq Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki's firm insistence that all U.S. troops must be out of Iraq by the end of 2011. That is per the agreement previously signed between the two countries, but since Maliki's ascension and the continued bombing campaign by terrorists there has been growing speculation that the U.S. troop presence would be extended.
Call Maliki the United States' new best friend if he sticks to his demand and ensures that, beyond the presence at the bloated embassy in Bagdad, the United States will finally be able to wash its hands (and checkbook) of Iraq.
Will that leave the Iraqis free to shoot, bomb, segregate and backstab each other in relative freedom? Sure. But it's time to let them do what they will, and if it works out at all in our favor call it good luck. Maliki promises he won't get too chummy with Iran, no matter how he has acted in the past, and who wants to think otherwise?
Frankly, we figure the future of Iraq lies in an increasingly authoritarian government that, while mild by Middle East dictatorship standards, will hopefully also be reasonably secular and relatively democratic.
Meanwhile, the terrorists will continue to set off bombs, the Shiites and Sunnis will continue to scratch and claw for power, and the Kurds will try to stay out of it under independent governance.
For the United States, the best outcome will be if Iraq keeps arm's-length from Iran and succeeds in greatly expanding oil exports, which frankly we believe was the point all along, no matter all the rhetoric we were spoon fed about spreading democracy, etc.
Current plans call for expanding exports almost six-fold, a huge increase. That will help keep oil prices low and assure a steady market for U.S. goods and services ... again, what we figure was really behind the invasion to eliminate the non-existent weapons of mass destruction.
Stick to your guns (perhaps literally), Nouri - we're rootin' for ya!


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Jeanne Boyarsky wrote:I strongly disagree. How you do on those puzzles often depends on whether you have seen them/similar ones before. I certainly didn't see the "divide into three groups" the first time I saw it many years ago.
If you enjoy figuring things out, you likely have the aptitude to be a developer. I'd argue enjoyment of sudoku is a better determining factor than brain teasers. It uses patterns, patience and being methodical.
Bear Bibeault wrote:I could not agree more with Jeanne. I think that brain teasers suck as a measure for anything but how you do on brain teasers -- or how big your circle of friends is.
Reminds me of back in the dot-com days when there was a lot of interviewing going on, and in Austin, being a relatively small (but vibrant) city, it wasn't long before all the brain teasers that were being asked were pretty much known and passed around among friends. Interviewing at the companies that liked brain teasers (and brain teasers were very popular) became a game of pretending you didn't know the answer, and trying to impress the interviewer with how you worked through "the problem". What a farce.
Andy Jack wrote:But Jeanne, it becomes so repetitive after a while. Same rules, similar logic. Everything is expected. IMHO, it is good to do different kinds of puzzles, esp the ones you have not seen before. I did sudoku of various difficulty levels fro a month or two and got bored.
Jayesh A Lalwani wrote:I would rather spend time coming up with fizz buzz challenges. Here's how you test whether the person has the aptitude to code:- you ask them to code!
Paul Anilprem wrote:One of the reasons puzzles are common in campus recruitment in India is because many companies hire candidates from non-computer science branches. I remember during my time, many IT companies hired huge number of candidate from Chemical, Metallurgy, and Mining branches. Now, even though these guys didn't know how to start up a computer, they were still the brightest brains in the country (mine was one of the top engineering institute in the country).
So recruiters didn't know anything about say mining and the candidates didn't know anything about computers. So solving puzzles was a common ground. Of course, there was no internet at that time so nobody had seen those puzzles before.
Andy Jack wrote:But I am quite surprised to know that so many non-CS guys are put into IT jobs. What kind of positions do they get employed for ? I hope its not programming intensive positions ! But, if they do, then what kind of training do they get ? Do they do some kind of Crash Course in CS for like 3 months to 1 year ? Makes me wonder why should there even be a CS dept in colleges when almost anyone can get into IT.
Andy Jack wrote: But I am quite surprised to know that so many non-CS guys are put into IT jobs. What kind of positions do they get employed for?
chris webster wrote: I've heard plenty of suggestions from wiser heads than mine that a CS degree is not necessarily an ideal preparation for a career in many sectors of the IT industry. Steve McConnell (who wrote "Code Complete") famously argued in favour of software engineers not computer scientists, and many people in business complain they can't find technical recruits with any business sense or domain-specific knowledge.
Pat Farrell wrote:Folks with both Mathematics and Music degrees have traditionally done well in this field. I understand why Math works, but never quite figured out why Music majors tend to do so well.
chris webster wrote:To be honest I don't see any need for all these alleged proxies for determining your own programming ability