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2006: Mise en Abyme - Do You Hear The Hum
Depending on who's using the phrase, "experimental music" can mean just about anything. Critics describe many well-received albums -- Sunset Rubdown's Random Spirit Lover, Animal Collective's Strawberry Jam, Deerhunter's Cryptograms -- as being "experimental" in some form or another. But just as frequently, the adjective bears a negative connotation – it can be used to describe incoherent noise music or even your friend's embarrassingly self-conscious garage band stylings. But the term shouldn't be an all-inconclusive musical canopy. To be successful, experimental music, like any type of art, must be internally coherent. Even John Cage abided by his own set of rules.
Enter Mise en Abyme's Do You Hear The Hum. The Portland, OR-based band's third album is neither as good as the best experimental music nor as bad as the worst. Glimmering with potential, but often eclectic to a fault, Hum frustrates as much as it satisfies. Translated from French, the band's name refers to the artistic effect of reproducing an image infinitely – as when placing something between two facing mirrors. Their murky, distorted dissonance certainly strives for the Nietzschean abyss of aesthetic conception that only great art can reach, but for the most part Hum stays firmly in the finite here and now.
The album's high points come when Mise en Abyme keep their egos in check. Opening track "Omphalos" is an infectious, nearly wordless techno exercise that uses a heavy, discordant bassline to compel foot tapping, similar to the best German techno-pop. Glass-shattering guitar riffs, hip-hop inspired scratches, and looped clips generate a memorable rhythmic density, but the song doesn't try to be anything more than a catchy, if slightly weird, blurb of electronica. At this, it succeeds brilliantly.
On "Tourist," the band again uses a mangled bassline melody as the foundation for a captivating resonance. Eschewing vocals, Mise en Abyme realize a level of enigmatic complexity akin to Portishead; however, like "Omphalos," "Tourist" is an experiment only in a specific genre. A dark anthem for those who prefer shadowy alleys to brightly lit streets, it's also a song that you need to close your eyes to listen to, one that demands your full attention. Guitar dalliances float above drums and spooky minor notes. It's music as haunting and suggestive as a nightmare.
If only Mise en Abyme showed restraint throughout the whole album. What the band needs is what Danish film director Lars Von Trier provided fellow director Jorgan Leith in the movie The Five Obstructions: namely, well, obstructions. Great art, whatever the medium, requires restrictions. Too often, Mise en Abyme forgo the internal coherency of "Omphalos" and "Tourist" for haphazard cross-genre mash-ups. In these instances, the band mistakes novelty for artistry. Experimentalism doesn't give musicians license to be sloppy.
"Wool Gathering" exemplifies this. The song begins as a soft, reflective ballad and then devolves into clanging, techno disharmony. In "Hypnagogue," a forgettable pop-techno soundtrack plays beneath half-spoken, half-sung vocals that sound like a bad Nick Cave impersonation. The band throws in a horde of random, unidentifiable sounds, but this paltry attempt at abstraction only makes the song's failings more obvious. The song's lyrics are the self-aware, faux-symbolist poetry of a college freshman; disconnected phrases such as "collapsing with the weight of language" and "towering roosters swallow houses" are less profound than distractingly indulgent. Mise en Abyme are better when they let their music do the talking.
"Extruder," the second-to-last track, reveals another problem with Hum: the sheer annoyance factor. Again, the lyrics are little more than a list of images ("he pulls down on your leather umbrella"), and while this work's on some albums, such as Interpol's Turn on the Bright Lights, in Hum's case it just grates Coupled with the song's distorted, metallic beat, listening to "Extruder" is like flying in coach with a screaming baby next to you.
Mise en Abyme clearly have talent, but they are too often arty for their own good. Because of this, Do You Hear the Hum mingles in mediocrity when it could have resided in the sublime. There are few songs that jump out at you, but they only solidify the album as a moody, messy blob, offset by scattered highlights. The songs don't flow organically because Mise en Abyme try to create abstract music for every musical taste. Instead of doing one genre well, they do many genres tolerably, but the whole point of experimental music is that it will only appeal to a small section of listeners. Abstract music can't be a populist art. As a result, Hum is an experiment with a failed hypothesis. Mise en Abyme need to decide who they want to be and who they want their audience to be before they will ever become more than fledgling potential.
1989: Gorilla Biscuits - Start Today
I spent years treating my NY/NJ straight-edge hardcore roots like a zit that lingered in the middle of my nose, even as I desperately tried to leave my teens behind. From 1988 to around 1993, it wasn't just the music I listened to -- it was my life. Then I got to college and learned a couple of contextual details about the music I loved. Straight-edge hardcore was, in the grand scheme of things, over and done with when Minor Threat broke up in 1985, and the New York scene I'd come up in was generally viewed as a bunch of Johnny-come-latelys with an overabundance of tough-guy posing and a shortfall in musical inventiveness. As I became steeped in earlier, more groundbreaking generations of punk rock, as well as more mind-broadening genres such as funk, reggae, and jazz, I found myself starting to sell off, hide, or try to explain away my Agnostic Front, Sick of It All, and Youth of Today records.
What a pretentious douche-clown I was. I should have stood proudly by my wild-eyed, youthful passion for hardcore, and am belatedly doing so now. Sure, the scene eventually became extremely narrow-minded and formulaic. But in its heyday, New York hardcore was every bit as vital and combustive as any other punk era. Its songs may have been a bit too preachy and specific to the time to warrant inclusion on, say, a Rhino punk box, but to the kids who heard it at the time, the music had a life-changing impact.
No single hardcore band of the late-'80s captured our imagination and spirit as profoundly as Gorilla Biscuits. Their sole album Start Today hit me and my friends with such a wallop that we listened to nothing else for six months after its release -- except maybe albums we'd heard might sound like it. From the opening trumpet line, heralding the impending guitar blast of "New Direction," to the gloriously melodic choruses, to the title track's harmonica solo -- Hardcore Harmonica Solo!!! -- Start Today sounded like nothing we'd ever heard before.
Perhaps the album's most distinguishing feature was its overwhelming positivity, which was evident throughout, despite the tense, rapidly shouted verses and crunchy, muscular-but-never-harsh guitars. While the vocals alternated between rhythmic barking and sing-songy refrains, singer Anthony "Civ" Civocelli never sounded scoldingly angry (as Ian MacKaye certainly did in Minor Threat), overly preachy (like Ray Cappo in Youth of Today), or violent-natured (as Raybeez of Warzone occasionally came off). Even as a teen, I found it ironic that our parents had strong reservations about us listening to such aggressive-sounding music when, in fact, its lyrical content was so clearly constructive, especially when compared to vapid pop hits of the era like -- what was big in '89? Milli Vanilli? The Escape Club? Roxette?
The songs covered a wide range of topics, all relating to self-improvement through very specific means: not being channel-surfing couch potatoes, shunning racists, showing gratitude and appreciation to our friends, expressing ourselves in ways that avoid insulting others ("I can't believe the things we say/ A cutting word can ruin days!"), reserving judgment until we hear all sides to a story, and going veggie out of affection for our pets ("My true compassion is for all living things/ And not just the ones that are cute!"). Sure, you can say these sound like sentiments from "Everything I Need to Know I Learned in Kindergarten," but to a group of teenagers surrounded by a pop culture intent on selling us one thing or another, it meant a lot to hear songs that seemed sincerely intended to help us understand the world we lived in and navigate it in ways we could be proud of.
My friends and I were lucky enough to catch Gorilla Biscuits in 1990, and it was a day I'll never forget. They played just about every song in their arsenal, and it was one of the most fun shows I've ever seen. They had a new song, "Distance," an impressive pop-leaning tune that explored some interesting lyrical terrain, but was unfortunately never recorded. The demo versions circulating the internet these days remain our only taste of the fruitful direction the band might have gone if they'd held it together a little longer. They started to crumble in 1990 when songwriter/guitarist Walter Schreifels formed Quicksand, a side project that soon became a full-time gig and scored a few minor alternative-rock-era hits. The rest of the band reformed in the mid-'90s under the moniker Civ, which also had a couple of chart hits (one of which was in a Nissan ad), but it just wasn't the same.
As it stands, along with an '87 demo 7-inch and an early EP, Start Today is the official document of the era-defining inspiration that was Gorilla Biscuits. It's only 20 minutes long, but it stands the test of time, and I'm no longer ashamed to admit it.
2008: The Lines - Memory Span
There were no slow news days for the music media in the 1970s. The stories seemed to write themselves: overdoses, self-imposed exiles, curses of popular culture on prime-time television, scenes conceived from nothing. And those stories said nothing of the music itself, which was being torn to shreds and rewritten on every dirty street corner from Berlin to Los Angeles. That in mind, when listening to the gruff -- though well-executed -- guitar pop of The Lines (not to be confused with the more recent Wolverhampton band of the same name), it's no wonder the band flew under the radar. Lacking the rhythmic urge of The Jam, the three-chord absurdity of The Kinks, the lyrical quips of Buzzcocks, and any sort of punk ferocity, The Lines were so obscured from radio success that any semblance of cool, rebellion, or, in spite of themselves, fame entirely eluded them. Yet as their selected, career compilation Memory Span attests, The Lines were a solid band.
Expertly sequenced, Memory Span is a depiction of growth. In fine detail, it sketches The Lines as they transform from a punky garage band to purveyors of urgent, unpredictable rock music drenched in atmospherics and elaborate funk rhythms. The compilation begins with a collection of early singles that, despite their scrappy under-production, ring with potential. With sly riffing, melodic vocals, and bounding beats, songs like "White Night," "Not Through Windows," and "Uneasy Affair" toggle between off-kilter power and budding poetics. Still, it isn't until The Lines abandon traditional song structures on their 1980 singles that they truly discover their element. "Nerve Pylon" displays a rich melodic range that hearkens back to such pop-rock luminaries as The Left Banke and The Zombies. "Over the Brow" trumps everything before it with a maniacal melding of Middle Eastern melodies, droning brass, and a dub-style rhythmic pulse. These songs, glistening with catchiness and intrigue, set the tone for the remainder of the compilation, which includes high points "Part II" and "Old Town." The former possesses a minimalist, head-trip groove that echo-plays with distant guitar squelches. "Old Town" is Memory Span's most rhythmically dynamic track in its melding of tribal beats with a slow, dooming dirge.
As interesting as Memory Span's sonic emergence is, the album still has a few growing pains. "Background," with its bubbling, bounding backbeat, fails to ignite, and "House of Cracks" is an overwrought take on the devices that make so many of The Lines' 1980s output work. Yet to dissect this compilation track for track would be missing the point. Instead, if Memory Span is digested as a documentary, a log of what went right and wrong in the lifetime of a wholly under-regarded band, then you're sure to be rewarded.
1978: Big Star - Third/Sister Lovers
To label Third/Sister Lovers as Big Star's masterpiece would be misguided. The album doesn't mark the point at which the band perfected their sound (that ship had sailed) or chose to make any sort of definitive statement (except maybe: "Fuck this"). Nor is it technically an album; in fact, Big Star was not even technically a band at the time of Third/Sister Lovers' conception.
Recording sessions began at Memphis' Ardent Studios in the winter of 1974, when Alex Chilton and drummer Jody Stephens were all that remained of the band's original lineup -- founding guitarist/vocalist Chris Bell had dropped out in '72 when Big Star's debut, #1 Record, failed to achieve the slightest bit of commercial success, and bassist Andy Hummel quit two years later, after Radio City. Produced by Jim Dickinson, the '74 sessions featured an impressive guest list of local talent that included guitarist Steve Cropper, drummer Richard Rosebrough, and vocalist Lisa Aldridge (Chilton's then-girlfriend). The end result, all but vomited upon by Stax Records, didn't see the light of day until 1978, when it was put out by PVC as Third. Since then, the album's been hot-potato'd from label to label, appearing in various forms under various titles. In 1992, Rykodisc released what is still widely recognized as the definitive edition, with a whopping 19 tracks -- most of what was laid down -- though Chilton and Stephens couldn't agree on the proper sequencing.
Big Star had always undercut their classicist pop with a strange and deliberate darkness of tone, but their first two efforts still might have coughed up a few hits if not for the poor distribution and marketing -- the result of Ardent's strained relationship with Stax and Columbia. On Third, however, that thread was cut, as Chilton fully embraced the weirdness his songs had only hinted at previously. Listening to this record, it's easy to image him as an alien being, studying earthly notions of melody and songcraft from some distant galaxy, attempting to emulate us and failing beautifully.
"I want to white OUT!!!" gasps Chilton on "Kizza Me," the first of the two demented rave-ups that kick off Third. Upside-down piano flourishes collide with sputtering, throbbing guitar riffs; everything swirls and heaves before boiling over into total madness. The bitter, hilarious "Thank You Friends" matches that whacked-out energy and ups the ante by adding a full backing gospel choir. Chilton knocks off a fucked-up Christmas carol ("Jesus Christ"), a chilling cover of The Velvets' "Femme Fatale" and a psychotic Who-style anthem ("You Can't Have Me"), all the while sounding like he's one sniff, toke, or swig away from pulling a Skip Spence.
"Kangaroo" is a smoldering ballad that sounds somewhere between the muted, melancholic pop of White Album-era George Harrison and the pyretic intensity of Suicide's "Frankie Teardrop." Over a bed of open-tuned guitars, unearthly feedback, and seemingly random cowbell thwacks, Chilton slurs his way through a series of eerie yet poignant reminiscences: "I first saw you/ You had on blue jeans/ Your eyes couldn't hide anything/ I saw you leaving." In the Ryko liner notes, Dickinson recalls that "Kangaroo is really where the record started to work. Alex defiantly played it for me [and said], 'If you want to be a producer, do something with this.'"
Third documents Alex Chilton's choice to stop making choices, to follow his whims and fascinations to whatever end. I've yet to familiarize myself with any of his post-Big Star material, but as I understand it, he never again created anything that could be construed as an attempt to sell out or give in. How could he? He'd already seen the edge, and you can't come back from that.
1994: Elvis Costello - Brutal Youth
Elvis Costello fans were at dire straits in 1994; it had been a good ten years since their man had recorded anything remotely resembling his rock masterpieces. Some of his non-rock records of the period -- 1986's folky King of America and 1989's quirky Spike -- were great, while others were, well, Mighty Like a Rose. So when Brutal Youth reunited Costello with his beloved Attractions, fans were more than ready for it.
Of course, there was no way to live up to the fans' expectations, and the album didn't. As "returns to form" go, Brutal Youth is pretty lousy -- nowhere near as brilliant as This Year's Model or Armed Forces. It's not bad for an Elvis Costello record. For a record judged on its own merits, however, it's damn good.
Opening track "Pony St." is a declaration of intent: the piano-driven intro lets us know we're not in punk territory, yet there's a charming wonkiness about it, like a shopping cart with a faulty wheel. The rest of the song is pure Costello, matching a meandering, yet precise melody with a whiff of desperation. It's as if he's sheepishly appealing to fans who deserted him with the (great) orchestral experiment The Juliet Letter a year before. These elements remain for Brutal Youth's entirety.
Micthell Froom's production is overly finicky, and it dilutes Costello's atonal moments (such as the kinda-sorta garage-rock interlude of the otherwise sedate "Rocking Horse Road"), but the songs are some of the best the man has written. From fever dream "This Is Hell" ("'My Favorite Things' are playing again and again/ But it's by Julie Andrews and not by John Coltrane") to the playful "Clown Strike," which sounds like Costello's Stax-aping Get Happy!! work, there's a lot to like.
Brutal Youth may not be the "comeback" fans were hoping for, but it was the beginning of a new era for Elvis Costello -- with a few exceptions, he's been mostly excellent since the album's release. Costello fans tend to either favor his older or newer sound, but despite successful experimentations, his best music splits the difference.
1973: Carlos Santana / Mahavishnu John McLaughlin - Love Devotion Surrender
Once upon a time, Carlos Santana was a guitarist with lofty thoughts in his mind. Loftier than playing soulless licks over Michelle Branch and Rob Thomas hits, anyway. In 1972, under the tutelage of Shri Chinmoy, he teamed with John McLaughlin, guitarist and leader of the fusion pioneers Mahavishnu Orchestra, to put together an album celebrating the themes of Chinmoy's teachings. Their intent was to create a work of art that dedicated itself to God and man, and love and dedication to both.
Love Surrender Devotion is the resulting work. The album finds the two with a seasoned group of their buddies: Khalid Yasin (Larry Young) on organ, James "Mingo" Lewis and Armando Peraza on percussion, Doug Pauch on bass and Billy Cobham, Don Alias and Jan Hammer on the drum kit.
The album opens with a raucous take on Coltrane's "A Love Supreme", which sets the template for everything that follows. McLaughlin supplies his usual speed-demon technique, sweeping furiously across the fretboard with plenty of overdrive, while Santana opts for more elongated arcs, often bending and stretching notes in a restrained, yearning fashion. Another Coltrane reading follows, and "Naima" finds the two guitarists hushed and reverent, employing acoustic guitar and fingerpicking. It's the first (and last) time the album relaxes before the end, and it's over before you realize it.
McLaughlin's composition "The Life Divine" closes side one, and from its first, stuttered drum beat, one can hear the template for everything The Mars Volta are still trying to pull off. The bass guitar pulses in sync with the galloping drums, while Santana and McLaughlin hold absolutely nothing back. Over prayerful vocal incantations, the two play tug of war with each other, occasionally allowing their parts to dissipate to mere feedback before roaring back to life. It's brilliant and terrifying, the kind of statement you might expect from Pharaoh Sanders or Sonny Sharrock, not the guy who played "Oya Como Va."
"Let Us Go Into the House of the Lord" also echoes Sanders, who would later go on to try his own hand at the song. It features touches of the Latin rock sound that Santana was employing to great success with his own group. Here Young's organ playing gets as far out as either of the guitarists, pushing the song into near atonal territory, while McLaughlin and Santana plow through aggressive runs, mimicking with their guitars the qualities Coltrane and Davis exhibited on their instruments. While the MC5 talked about the same thing, and helped invent punk rock in their attempt, their approach lacked the spirituality Santana and McLaughlin are dealing with here. I want to call it destructive, but that's just not the right term. Passionate, frightening, fierce; all fall short of describing just how on fire these two guitarists sound.
Another McLaughlin composition, "Meditation" closes the album (it's funny that this is listed as a Santana album, considering he didn't actually write any tunes for it), allowing the peacefulness of "Naima" to return. Santana contributes graceful flamenco runs over McLaughlin's subtle piano, and the two bring the album to a mellow close.
If Santana had kept up this sort of sonic freakiness up, you might hear his name tossed around more by esteemed noisemakers like Thurston Moore. And while McLaughlin is well regarded in jazz circles, allowing soulful collaborators like Santana to help balance his often overwhelming approach would certainly have endured him to the rock world at large. Rarely would their following work reach the heights of this album. McLaughlin would continue to hone his chops, and Santana's work would spiral into the depths of commercial pop. Regardless of record sales, I find it hard to believe that Carlos is still "reaching" while he's playing over that Nickelback dude's jam. I guess he must have surrendered to someone or something other than God.


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this could be the hydrolic tappits(rattle when oil gets thick) is your car due for an oil change?
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it sounds louder than the tappets n it sounds near valves
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Sunday's European F3 Open race at Spa-Francorchamps was red-flagged on Lap 1 when a multi-car incident sent Nicolas Pohler's car flipping through the air.
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Last week we talked about the mistakes men make during sex, well a new week has arrived and this one is about the gals.
Girls tend to think that men can pop wood at the drop of a hat. "They" said that isn't always true.
We kidded around not saying this is true for every case but more often than not if there is a hot chick showing some skin woman or spooning with you, your johnson is hard. It doesn't take much ladies, guys, quit fooling yourselves.
"They" also said that it is sometimes a mistake to want to spoon after sex, we went over this and most of you said this just wasn't true. Spooning is good for a short time but once it's time to hit the sack and call it a night, move over and give each other some room.
We all agreed that not moving at all during sex is totally not-cool. Missionary position is not an excuse to just lay there!
Do NOT lay out your do's and don'ts before fucking, what a turn-off. Let things progress naturally, if she doesn't want you to do something you will be able to tell during the act of it.
Keep your junk trimmed nicely, this applies for both boys and girls.
We all had a great time with this topic, seemed you all enjoyed it.
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Southmoreland grad playing music at Hersheypark
Rick Firestone realized how much fun he could have in music at a young age.
The 2011 Southmoreland High School graduate has been playing an instrument since the fifth grade and his musical participation continues on a big — and somewhat unique — stage.
Firestone, 21, is a member of the five-piece Hershey-park Band, which can be seen "whipping up a fresh batch of tunes every day!" (As it says on the Hersheypark website).
"We just go out and play music for the park (patrons)," Firestone said recently. "We entertain them with choreography, dancing and general goofiness."
The Hersheypark Band is in its first year under that name. The band of five features Firestone on the saxophone, as well as two trumpeters, a drummer and a tuba player. The quintet plays six days a week, five times a day (not on Mondays) at the park, alternating weeks with the Slide Brigade, a group of five trombonists.
On weeks the Hersheypark Band is not at the park, the fivesome takes its act to the Hershey Lodge, the Hotel Hershey and the Hersheypark Camping Resort.
"Each day, we play five 30-minute sets," Firestone said. "We stroll around and we interact with the crowd. If we draw a big enough crowd we play some heavier songs and get into some heavier choreography as well. We have sets that we play. We have various bits, but if someone asks us to play a song and we don't know it, we play the Can-Can."
For him, it's all about having fun with music, especially the feelings of satisfaction and gratification that come from the interaction with the park-goers, especially the kids.
"They absolutely love it," Firestone said. "Going up to a kid and asking them how their day is going and high-fiving them, their eyes light up. It means the world to them. It's hard not to smile."
Michele Zamperini, Southmoreland's choral director, said Firestone just became involved with the chorus toward the end of his high school career, but still had plenty of success.
"He excelled magnificently," She recalled. "He was a valued member of Highlander Choir (the auditioned/advanced group). He was selected by audition to participate in district, region, as well as the All-State vocal ensembles.
"My most memorable "Rick Moment" that I tease him about to this day is that he was my first Southmoreland student to make states and he declined, because he wanted to make first chair on the saxophone, and you must accept the first ensemble you qualify for at the state level. Needless to say, he did get that first chair, and went on to major in saxophone in college where is excelling beautifully. Rick is one of the hardest working music students that I have had the pleasure of teaching at Southmoreland, truly dedicated to his craft."
Those interested in joining the Hersheypark band must audition to be selected. This was actually the second time Firestone auditioned. To be selected is quite prestigious.
Dan Fisher, area manager of resident show for Hersheypark, said the park hired slightly more than 100 people for positions as performers and technicians from the thousands that auditioned.
Those who are chosen usually fit a certain criteria.
"You have to have a great personality and you have to be a decent human being," Fisher said. "If there is a person who is a 10 on the talent scale, but a 7 in great attitude or a 7 with talent and a 10 on the great attitude scale, I'll take the 10 in great attitude every single time. That's what we're trying to accomplish here. We're trying to make this a great experience for our guests."
Apparently, Firestone fit the bill.
"He plays well," Fisher said. "First and foremost, to be able to play the gig, you have to be able to do the job."
Firestone of Scottdale got into music in the fifth grade, getting involved as many do at that young age.
"I did it because a lot of my friends did it," He recalled. "But I realized how much fun it can really be."
The saxophone is his instrument of choice because of the versatility of the instrument, whether one is playing rock and roll, jazz or classical to name a few musical genres.
"In my opinion, it resembles the human voice very well," he said.
But an appreciation for music has always been there for Firestone, who said his grandmother introduced him to the Beatles when he was young and "it kind of snowballed from there."
Speaking of the "Fab Four," the group's song "Come Together" is on the Hersheypark Band's playlist, as well as tunes like "Don't Stop Believin'" by Journey and a Beach Boys medley.
Firestone is majoring in music education at Indiana University of Pennsylvania with his eye on teaching in the future. He also hopes to someday get a master's degree in performing.
But for now, he's getting the opportunity to perform and it seems like he's having a blast.
"I get to play my instrument as a job," Firestone said. "It doesn't ever feel like work. There's the added aspect of entertaining through music, interacting and dancing. It's unlike one I've ever had before. I don't think I'd rather be anywhere else."
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The court by a 7-2 vote today overturned its 1990 decision that upheld an Arizona capital sentencing law that let a judge make factual findings necessary to sentence a convicted murderer to death.
The ruling followed a landmark decision last Thursday when the court outlawed executions of the mentally retarded in capital cases.
"Capital defendants, no less than non-capital defendants, we conclude, are entitled to a jury determination of any fact on which the legislature conditions an increase in their maximum punishment," said Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg in announcing the latest ruling from the bench.
In dissent, Justice Sandra Day O´Connor said the decision effectively declared unconstitutional capital sentencing schemes in five states with 168 prisoners on death row. In those five states -- Arizona, Colorado, Idaho, Montana and Nebraska -- judges impose the sentence in capital cases.


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For first-time Yoga students. The pace of this class is very gentle. It includes asana demonstration, the opportunity to stop and ask questions, and extra individual attention. This is a one-hour-and-45-minute class.
Level I and the 9:15 a.m. Level I ($10 class)
For students interested in the traditional Yoga class. A comprehensive, balanced class with a steady flow, relaxation between asanas, and guided instruction throughout. First-time students are welcome.
Level I/II
For students interested in exploring a transition from Level I to Level II. New asanas will be introduced, and others will be held longer to deepen the experience. Students attending this class should be comfortable with Integral Yoga Level I and have some knowledge of asana names in Sanskrit. Not for new beginners.
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For students who are experienced with the Integral Yoga class format and are ready to move at a faster pace. New asanas, including mayurasana (peacock) and shirshasana (headstand), and kriya (purification) techniques will be introduced. This class has less instruction and less relaxation between asanas; asanas are held longer for an experience at a deeper level.
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Integral Yoga Flow, which maintains and upholds the integrity of the classic Integral Yoga class, is a faster-paced experience inspired by vinyasa. The Sanskrit word vinyasa means flow. In Integral Yoga Flow classes at each level, the poses will flow one into another, creating a slightly more rigorous practice. You'll take a one-hour journey of asana, gliding through standing postures, backbends, forward bends, inversions, twists, and more. The last half hour is devoted to the profound Integral Yoga practices of deep relaxation, pranayama, and meditation. In Flow classes, the flow will be appropriate to the level of the class.
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Join some of our best certified Gentle/Chair Yoga Teachers for a unique and joyful experience specially designed for the young at heart who love Yoga but have some physical limitations. This 75-minute class will include seated postures as well as some standing. Stretch and strengthen your muscles, and lubricate your joints. Get your blood circulating, and send fresh supplies of oxygen to your lungs. Learn to deepen your breath and quiet and relax your thoughts. The class will be modified according to the students attending and their needs, so no worries….
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Long island university nursing is the absolute worst!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
1 This school is the absolute worst. I was warned several times but did not listen. And years later, thousands of dollars down the drain and no degree I wish I would've listened.
First off I was academically dismissed from the program with 3 classes remaining to graduate. I was not a bad student but was dealing with a death and sickness. First class I failed a student who was earning less than I was, was able to pass the course because of favoritism. I didn't complain, instead I took the course over with a different professor and earned an A.
During the 2nd level (program consists of 4 levels total) a professor was passing those she liked and failing those she didnt. She wasnt the first professor to do so but she was the first who the decided to turn their backs on and make an example out of. A student who failed showed up with an attorney and fought the matter. Said professor felt betrayed by her fellow faculty and voiced this to her students or anyone who asked.
Meanwhile another professor was making it his duty to expose the disgrace of an nursing administration at this institution. Students who failed more than 2 courses (leading to an automatic dismissal as stated in the student handbook) were allowed to continue because of favoritism while others who had substantial reasons were dismissed and not given a second thught. During the 3rd level more than half the class was failing this medical surgical course. The course was taught in 3 different sections by 3 different professor (one who was teaching and course coordinator for years, another who was teaching in the department for years and the nursing program chairperson). Each section was given the same exam but wasnt given the same information to prepare for these exams. Did i mention that the HESI was weighted as 30% of your overall grade for the course? This was the syllabus percentage for the past 3-4 semesters. When the state got word of this (because of the professor on a mission to expose administration) and notified the university the hesi was remved from the syllabus mid-semester.
Students were failing this course terribly. At the end of the semester the program chairperson graded all students in all the sections (keep in mind she only taught one). MANY students failed. One of the professor (former course coordinator for years) vowed to never teach the course again. While the other professor teaching the course resigned from the university. The dean at the time (BEST FRIENDS with the Nursing program chair) was removed from the position and a New dean was hired. Needless to say I was one of the student who failed this course. Hence my dismissal.
After appealing on so many levels I simply just want to move on. After all the tears and struggle, I refuse to be defeated. I posted this blog to advise students who plan on attending this school to go elsewhere. Go somewhere you can get a more quality education for your money. I am also writing this to ask for help from this amazing student/nursing community. Does anyone know of any Accelerated (or not) Nursing degree (ASN/BSN) programs in the NY/NJ/CT area that would be best for me to apply to with this academic dismissal now on my transcript. I have a previous Baccalaureate degree and this was my pursuit of a second BS. I have even considered relocating to Florida, looking into Miami Dade and Reminigton College. I would truly appreciate the insight.
For all of those who are currently going through this, Dont give up. I KNOW its like losing everything that matters and the emptiness felt inside is hard but REMEMBER the harder the struggle, the bigger the triumph. At the end of your journey, it will be just that, YOUR journey.Last edit by Intellectual802 on Feb 19, '130Feb 19, '13 by mrspinkettI'm so sorry this has happened to you. Although I don't have any advice for you, I wish you all the best none the less.0Mar 8, '13 by Kimberly1221Agreed ^0Mar 8, '13 by Evadney77I applied in December and they are still saying they don't have all my documents. I have noticed they are very unorganized.0Mar 11, '13 by ebinbrooklynI've just read too many stories like this to even consider LIU at this point (even thought it'd be the easiest commute for me). When I called trying to get details on the program they were straight up rude--the woman hung up on me. And that was after making several calls and finally getting through to someone. I'm sorry you had to go through this, and thank you for sharing your story.0Jul 31, '13 by yz9550Thank you so much for sharing your story. I was thinking about applying to LIU but now i think i might reconsider...0Aug 21, '13 by BklynEMTI would also like to thank you for posting this. LIU was one of the programs I was interested in applying for, now I will just skip it and avoid wasting my time.1Aug 22, '13 by GiaLoveI think the problem with this school is that it accepts too many students who are not really ready for nursing school. They should come up with a better selection process. Most students I've met at this school were rejected from numerous nursing schools and this school was the only one to accept them. Nursing school is crazy hard and this school is extremely difficult but I was still able to manage to pass all my classes without any help from any professors or students. I always studied by myself and when I did not fully understand a subject I would go to the library or go online. It wasn't easy especially because I had a language barrier since English is not my first language and I would have to constantly look up words. Professors here do not have favorites or pass students because they felt like it. I earned my grade and passed my tests on my own. I think if you REALLY want it, you will pass! I was able to graduate and pass my boards and all it took was hard work and dedication!Last edit by GiaLove on Aug 22, '130Feb 6, '14 by ChristinaOlga79Dear intelectual802-
i am sorry that you had this experience at Liu's Brooklyn school, but I am glad you are able to alert others who may be interested in going there. I don't know what your current educational status is at this point, but I recently became aware of a basic generic BA program being started for fall 2014 at the liu in brookville, Ny. If you have completed all of your prerequisites and liberal arts credits for the nursing program you can apply as a transfer student which would/should cut out 2 years off the 4 year program. It's a different location so you may not go through what you went through in Brooklyn with some of the administration/ politics. I wish you the best in whatever you decide for yourself.0Feb 6, '14 by Asclepius86Quote from ChristinaOlga79Where did you hear this/Where can you find out more info about this? Looking at the website it still only refers to the RN-BSN program.Dear intelectual802-
i am sorry that you had this experience at Liu's Brooklyn school, but I am glad you are able to alert others who may be interested in going there. I don't know what your current educational status is at this point, but I recently became aware of a basic generic BA program being started for fall 2014 at the liu in brookville, Ny. If you have completed all of your prerequisites and liberal arts credits for the nursing program you can apply as a transfer student which would/should cut out 2 years off the 4 year program. It's a different location so you may not go through what you went through in Brooklyn with some of the administration/ politics. I wish you the best in whatever you decide for yourself.0Feb 9, '14 by Ms.NurseHopeful88I attended LIU BK and obtained my Bachelors in Management from there and they are very unorganized. A lot of the professors are adjunct professors and aren't thrilled to be there. I had an Ok experience there but I did not apply to their nursing program even though they have a accelerated program for 2nd degree students. I would not recommend this school unless you have no other options. In addition it is very expensive and not worth the money. This of course is my own personal opinion.0Sep 4, '14 by RN_IncredibleYou should definitely look into applying to Adelphi University or Saint Paul's. Keep looking there are a few schools that would accept a student even though they were kicked out in a previous nursing school. IT is possible, keep looking
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LSU's Ryan Eades and the Tigers ran into a lot of rain in College Station, Texas, which led to some interesting scheduling decisions.
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It was a beautiful day in College Station, Texas, on Sunday. Absolutely no rain and sunny skies with temperatures in the 80s - perfect for baseball.
LSU and Texas A&M could have played two - two nine-inning games that is. Instead, LSU and A&M did not play baseball Sunday. Each was off. Each is also done with school for the semester. Go figure.
A perfect day was spoiled because it didn't have baseball - not in College Station and not on TV or on the radio in Baton Rouge and throughout Louisiana. And the amazing thing is the Southeastern Conference rulebook went out of its way to make damn sure LSU and A&M did not play on Sunday for no reasons that make any sense.
Because of torrential rain on Thursday night in College Station, the Tigers and Aggies did not start a scheduled 8 p.m. game (for ESPNU) until 9:50 p.m. Two in-game rain delays followed, totaling 26 minutes. The game finally ended after 12:30 a.m. Friday with A&M winning 2-1.
The rain and lightning continued Friday, and the 6:30 p.m. game was stopped at 8:32 p.m. with LSU up 7-2 after six innings. Then both teams waited, and they waited until after 11 p.m. Finally, the decision was made to finish the game Saturday at 9:30 a.m.
All totaled, LSU and A&M spent more time - four hours and 36 minutes - watching the weather and waiting to play on Thursday and Friday than they did playing on Thursday and Friday, which was a total of four hours and 11 minutes. And all that, while a beautiful Sunday just stood out there waiting as wiggle room for a potential makeup game due to weather.
LSU held on for a 7-4 victory Saturday morning in the continuation of Friday night's game. Because SEC rules say that if two games - or parts of two games in this case - are played on a travel day, then the second game must be only seven innings. This makes sense on a Sunday, but not on a Saturday.
The Tigers and Aggies were tied 1-1 after the seventh inning on Saturday, though. Knowing the SEC, I'm surprised the office did not rule that game a tie. It has done similar things in the past so that visiting teams can catch a flight home. And teams have lost league titles because of this. Could you imagine SEC rules stating a football or basketball game cannot be finished because one of the teams had to catch a flight?
Extra innings were allowed, though, and LSU won 2-1 in eight innings Saturday to take the series two games to one and clinch the SEC West.
So with a gorgeous Sunday just waiting for two teams to play, LSU and A&M by SEC edict instead played until about 1 a.m. Friday, then until about 11 p.m. Friday and continued that game Saturday morning at 9:30 with another game to follow at noon? There's no cramming in baseball.
The SEC rules concerning baseball, which are available online, do not make a lot of sense. The spirit of the travel day rule is so that regular Friday-Sunday series do not somehow fall into Mondays, when the student-athletes are supposed to be in class.
But there are no classes on Sundays. And in this series, there were no classes on Monday either. If the SEC is going to let its teams schedule Thursday-Saturday series for TV and for a day off going into the SEC tournament, then it should make the most efficient use of that open Sunday if needed. It's freakin' there
One rules interpretation says the SEC does not want to give two teams the unfair competitive advantage of four days to play three games when other teams only have three days to play three games. Why not? There is no competitive disadvantage in such a scenario. Competitive disadvantages happen when all league teams do not play the same number of games. Competitive disadvantages also happen when two teams have to play until midnight on wet fields and early the next morning so as not to use four days to play three games, and other teams get to play in nice weather. The SEC allows both disadvantages to itself.
Baseball is supposed to be nine innings. Baseball is best when it's one full game per day. Baseball is supposed to be played in the afternoon or early evening ? not the witching hours with lightning in the distance after long waits.
The SEC needs to update its baseball rules from the 1970s when no one but Ron Polk and Mississippi State cared about baseball.
Change the rule now, not after someone gets struck by lightning on a wet Saturday with a dry and empty Sunday not used.
As it is now, some of the SEC's baseball rules look as ridiculous as its "bridge scheduling" in football that allowed Alabama to replace previously scheduled Georgia with weakling Missouri in the 2012 season. And in 2013, Alabama gets weaklings Kentucky and Tennessee while LSU gets powers Georgia and Florida even though the SEC owes Alabama a Georgia game. If the SEC is going to continue to schedule year to year because it can't figure out how to schedule with its new 14-member total, then it should schedule according to what teams are good, because it knows which teams are good on such short notice.
The SEC office knows how to make money. We know that. The league will make so much out of its new deal for an SEC television network, it apparently was ashamed to announce the potential financial totals of its recent deal with ESPN.
The SEC office does not know how to schedule. We know that, too. Perhaps, the same people who are handling the SEC's finances need to look at how the SEC schedules.


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Richmond Police were called to a home on North Street near downtown Friday afternoon to check on Debra Harrison. She hadn't been seen or heard from for several days and mail was starting to pile up on the front porch. Harrison's friends were worried about her and called the police.
When police entered the home, they found Harrison badly beaten and dead on her bedroom floor. Police do not think anyone broke into the house. They spent eight hours gathering evidence at the scene.
An autopsy was performed on Harrison's body and results are expected back in the next few days. The coroner has not released her exact cause of death.
This is Richmond's first murder of 2008.
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When I discovered the world of modern quilting a couple of years ago, I was totally hooked! What i like about it is that it allows for so much creative freedom within a medium (sewing) that i enjoy. I don't like to follow patterns so coming up with new designs is what I like best.


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Although only a handful of new jobs are likely to be created, the announced redevelopment of the old Ohio Brass foundry site is a significant piece of good business news.
Town and Country Co-op confirmed last week it will build a fertilizer storage and distribution center on the old foundry site. Town and Country operates a huge grain elevator on North Main Street, just across the street from the redevelopment site.
The development project was facilitated last week by the announcement that the state will provide a $1 million grant for the clean up of the old industrial site.
The most significant aspect of the new development is that it will reverse the plight of an historic industrial location that has been vacant, ugly and unproductive for many years.
The foundry was once a significant piece of the thriving manufacturing industry that dominated Mansfield's north side. Ohio Brass was a Mansfield-based company that employed thousands of Mansfield area residents over several decades spanning the middle of the 20th Century.
But, all of that went away and the deteriorating foundry site remains as a symbol of decline. There was once talk that the site could become part of a minor league baseball stadium. That idea was creative, but not realistic.
Town and Country has stored some grain on the old parking lot, but the site has served mostly as an eyesore.
Mansfield and the Richland Community Development Group have had success in beautifying the section of North Main Street adjacent to the former foundry. This planned redevelopment will add to the attractiveness of the city for those who enter from the north.
A handful of jobs will not have the same economic impact as did the hundreds of foundry jobs decades ago. But the development will show positive growth and will reflect the positive energy the community is mustering.
As a footnote in the spirit of invigoration - we encourage Town and Country to put a new coat of paint on its grain silos on the west side of North Main and brighten up the "Welcome to Mansfield" lettering. This huge billboard is widely photographed by visitors and has become an unofficial trademark of sorts for the city.
This new development will be a signal to visitors, as well as local residents, that things are happening in Mansfield.


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Ok, I normally don't post blogs two days in a row for the simple sake of throwing too much out there and expecting folks to keep reading until they go blind or their eyes fall out but I HAD to write about the amazing show last night! I haven't been that excited about going to a show in a long, LONG time!
After I got off the air, I picked up Tessa and we grabbed some dinner before heading to Ground Zero. When we got there, LIONIZE was playing. They were really tight but I'm not a big fan of their psychedlic style. After they played, DEAD LETTER CIRCUS hit the stage and I gotta say I was really impressed with the boys from Down Under! However, the treat for me was finally getting to see FAIR TO MIDLAND after being a big fan of theirs for the past five years.
As the band set up, I could feel the anticipation welling up inside me and then the singer walks on stage like his legs are broke. Darroh just kinda shuffled his feet across the stage looking like he wasn't sure about performing. However, after everyone sound checked, he went into 'ON' mode and was all over the stage as if something otherworldly had taken over!
Words cannot describe how amazing the show was. I mean I nomally just coast through sets and long for the show to be over so I can go home and say that I had the experience even if I like the bands. But, au contraire, I was rocking out, singing along and wishing the show wouldn't end despite the fact I didn't sleep well the night before. Tessa said she had never seen me so into a show and she has seen me rock out to SKILLET and TSO numerous times and THAT'S saying a LOT!
When the show was over, we went to the merch table and each bought a shirt and I picked up a couple of wristbands. I then ran around and got each member of FTM to sign my copy of their latest album
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but I was not able to get them all together for a group photo. It didn't matter though because I got to go home satisfied after having seen what has to be the most underrated and overlooked band in the land!
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The beauty of weekdays is that there is always so much going on that is always as fun to share!
- Earlier in the week we saw the release of Lightroom 2 and I then also told you about some great resources to learn all the new features and also posted a review of the missing FAQ book. Now the presets are rolling in. First out here are some really cool ones from the great guy Sean McCormack over at the Lightroom Blog. He's released a collection of more than 70 graduated filters. The collection is available for only €5.00 from his site with samples there as well!
- More Lightroom 2 things. I've just finished the recording of my walkthrough and just editing it up to post it to the Creative Suite Tips & Tricks Podcast later. I'll also be making it available here on the blog but then you have to wait until tomorrow. Podcast subscribers get the scoop first
- Are you blogging? Do you want to do it from a desktop application? If so you might be interested in this article from Smashing Magazine where they review 15 Desktop Blogging Tools.
- If you're coming along for the Worldwide Photo Walk on August 23rd you might want to know that there have been a lot more cities added over the days, making it a 113 total at the moment! That's some really cool numbers. I'm going to be leading the walk in Gothenburg, Sweden (the city where I live) along with my buddy Rickard Niklasson. Our walk details have been set and posted on the site now so check it out!
I think that wraps it up for today. I've got the video coming up later and I've got cool things planned for the entire next week as well (and the weekend) so see you then!


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Lone Peak hoopsters prove white men can jump on "The Today Show"
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The Lone Peak boys basketball team got some great exposure on Thursday morning's "Today Show," although it seemed to be more about race than hoops.
The Knights, the nation was told, are an "all-white team" that "defies racial expectation."
Gee ... so ... you're saying that white men can jump?
It's actually a pretty nice segment, despite the inane happy talk that followed the report.
"Something in the cookin' in Lone Peak," said host Matt Lauer, clearly unaware that Lone Peak is a high school, not a town or city.


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Columbia, SC (WLTX)- Employees at the City of Columbia Public Works Department spent the warm sunny afternoon mounting plows on the front of several city trucks.
Robert Sweatt, Street Division Director with the Public Works Department, says the plan is to always prepare for the worst case scenario.
"It is unusual for Columbia to have snow and ice. The best thing to do is not drive in it if you can help it," said Sweatt.
Street Division crews spent part of Monday afternoon laying down brine, a salt water type mixture, to prepare for the snow and ice.
"We don't have a lot of equipment so it is hard to maintain all of the streets within the city," said Sweatt.
The winter weather preps by the numbers: 100 tons of salt and sand, 8 snow plows, 4 sand spreaders and 2 brine spreaders.


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Dropped by "Studio Parla" in downtown Brooklyn the other day to check in on the mad calligraphist JOSE PARLA himself & caught a glimpse of some incredible new work-in-progress along with his recent heavyweight piece "Parla Family Tree." Featuring the artist's trademark script, the heavily worked layers are actually stories of Parla's family history written one on top of another to form a sort of coded archive that only the artist himself can decipher. Expect big things this fall when JP teams up with fellow writing legend FUTURA in a group show of fine art at Elms Lesters in London. Stay tuned to Supertouch for sneek peeks as the show draws near...
PARLA FAMILY TREE, mixed media on canvas, 3' x 7', 2007.
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Supernatural 7x16 "Out With the Old"
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re the cursed objects, I find myself comparing to the 'Rabbit's foot' episode. In that one, the cursed object was a McGuffin, but it kept leading them through the story from one integral plot point, to a ridiculously funny scene, to another plot point, to a ridiculously funny scene, etc.
In this ep, the cursed objects became irrelevent almost as soon as they were introduced.
It results in a very linear story. With the rabbit's foot example, the story interwove back and forth like tacky Celtic tattoos. "Out with the old" just moved abruptly from one scene to the next.
A good storyline is like using a laser pointer to get the cat to chase around the room. The "cat" is the audience attention, the "laser" is the McGuffin of the week. As the McGuffin moves through the story, it pulls our attention from place to place to person to person.
This episode lacked that, because lacked a good hook. It almost had us with the ballet shoes, but then they got put away, we weren't involved anymore, the "cat" got distracted and stopped following the pointer.
Personally I'm fine with the Leviathons, it is all about how the tale is executed, and in this case the execution fell flat.
I do notice that the boys are running almost completely out of allies (the woman sheriff is still alive), which puts them back roughly to were they were in season one. It SHOULD be returning them to those roots, a freestyle, figure-it-out-as-you-go road trip, but it hasn't grasped that dynamic the way Kripke did in the beginning.
I still like the show and there have been great moments this season. The leviathons aren't quite as charmingly evil as Crowley et al, but they are funny and engaging at times. Bobby's death and his episode with the Reeper was totally memorable. The lapse here is that the filler episodes are so completely filler, they lack any "HEYTHATWASSOCOOL" moments.
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It's October and you know what that means. Girls are already out in the streets drunk dressed like "Sexy Cabbage Patch Kids" and in a week Christmas decorations will be hitting stores. It also means Halloween is almost upon us. As such, today we turn the harsh hindsight of Throwback Thursday on something Halloweeny. Namely, the Real Ghostbusters. Looking back on some of the commercials for this cartoon/toy line we're suddenly realizing how much weird sh*t was in them. For example, keep your ears peeled in this clip to hear what happens when not everything from a movie franchise can be licensed for the toy line.
Of course! Who could forget that scene in Ghostbusters after Venkman's encounter with Slimer when he utters that now iconic phrase...
Throughout its run, the Real Ghostbusters toy line released a ton of figures that were, shall we say, questionable. However, the biggest question raised in the next clip has to be why would we call the Ghostbusters when they're so clearly terrified by EVERYTHING.
No self-respecting GB fankid collection was complete without some real ghostbusting gear. Of course, the Real Ghostbusters toy line was more than ready to oblige with some ghostbusting items of dubious legitimacy.
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The wireless internet capabilities on Android smartphones and tablets is not reliable enough for enterprise-grade use, Barry Zubel, head of IT at Cambridge-based game developer Jagex has told Computing.
Jagex is responsible for the successful multiplayer online roleplaying game RuneScape – which harnesses the power of big data for player benefit – as well as the upcoming Transformers Universe game. The studio pursues a policy of allowing staff to use their own mobile devices for work.
"We are flexible in what we offer people and also allow people to bring their own devices to some extent," Zubel said.
"It's on approval basis, but once we actually have people with their own devices they generally tend to be more comfortable taking their own iPad or something away with them," he continued, adding that tablet use at the studio is "massive" and "we probably have one of every major tablet at least, if not 10 or 20."
Zubel also described how Jagex is flexible when it comes to staff's choice of smartphone, with iPhone, Android and BlackBerry devices all supported. "It's basically what the user themselves want to have," he said.
However, Zubel pointed out that he thought Android and Samsung needed to make improvements to the wireless connections in phones, arguing that it struggles when it comes to being used for business use.
"The only challenge I can think of is [that] Android needs someone to fix its Wi-Fi stuff. Its Wi-Fi is great for consumer use, but for enterprise grade wireless it's not great," he said, adding "it's something Apple's very good at."


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Update, April 25: The restaurant is now set to open in mid-May, according to a message on the restaurant's voicemail.
Related: Buffalo Wild Wings seeks spot in West Manchester Township
Previously reported: Quaker Steak & Lube plans to open in the beginning of April and hire about 200 restaurant workers, said Russ Berner, vice president of JDK Management Company.
Bloomsburg-based JDK, he said, is the country's largest franchisee of Quaker Steak & Lube, a motor sports themed chain. The West Manchester Township restaurant will be the management company's 11th Quaker Steak location, he added.
JDK purchased the land and building of the former TGI Friday's, which closed Monday, he said.
"We're trying to make time available to help those employees," he said of the shuttered franchise. "We have lots of opportunities we can offer."In
addition to Quaker Steaks, JDK also owns Perkins franchises across Pennsylvania, including the stores in York and Hanover, Berner said.
"We like the York market," he said. "It has always been great to us."
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Every Friday, win or lose, Mike Aitkens knew where to go after the game.
The West York Area Middle School football coach had a place.
That place was TGI Friday's — his livelihood for the last four years.
It's a place where he worked as bartender.
It was also a place where regulars became friends.
"By the time they sat down," Aitkens said, "I wasn't greeting them with a menu. I was greeting them with their drink."
TGI Friday's closed this week.
On Monday, TGI Friday's closed its restaurant at 1411 Kenneth Road in West Manchester Township because of business reasons, according to a company statement.
The company declined to comment Thursday on the closure. A sign on the door Tuesday thanked diners for their patronage.
"It was very much a shock," said Kim Shirey, who had worked at TGI Friday's for 14 months. "It's so close to the holidays. A lot of people were just very taken aback."
Shirey, 27, of Dover, closed the bar Monday night.
That's when she heard the news — and the silver lining.
TGI Friday's employees, Shirey said, were told by management about a new restaurant, Quaker Steak & Lube, that planned to renovate and operate on the site.
They were encouraged to apply, she said.
Shirey filled out an application for the new restaurant.
This week, she had an interview at the former TGI Friday's, she said, with JDK Management Company.
JDK, based in Bloomsburg, secured a permit this month to perform renovations on the former TGI Friday's restaurant, said Kelly Kelch, township manager.
According to its website, JDK operates hotels and restaurants, including Quaker Steak & Lube locations.
A phone call to Russ Berner, vice president at JDK Management, was not returned Thursday.
A spokeswoman with Quaker Steak & Lube did not return phone calls or emails this week.
Based in Sharon, Pa., Quaker Steak & Lube, according to its website, was founded in 1974.
With more than 45 locations across the U.S., "The Lube," as it calls itself, touts its wings.
In its application with the township, JDK's plans for Quaker Steak & Lube show a "Pick-up Wingo Window," a drive-through takeout window.
The chain is opening another midstate location later this month.
A Quaker Steak & Lube at 165 Gateway Drive in Mechanicsburg is scheduled to open Nov. 20, according to the company website.
Aitkens said TGI Friday's employees were told by JDK representatives that they could work and train at the Mechanicsburg Quaker Steak until the York location opens in March.
Instead, he's looking for something closer to his home in Red Lion.
"Do I want to drive an hour one way for the next three months?" he asked. "I don't see it being worth it ... I loved Friday's. I loved that building. On my off days, we came in and hung out. I don't want to walk into that building now. It's not going to be the same. It's not my bar."
Jen Lawson, who worked as a TGI Friday's server, also plans to find other work.
The 27-year-old mother-of-two lives in Thomasville and has a full-time job cleaning houses during the week. She started working at TGI Friday's in June.
"I don't have my kids on the weekends," she said. "I was bored and looking for something to do."
She quickly learned to love the customers. The money wasn't bad, either, she said.
"It wasn't a slow restaurant by any means," she added. "We were always busy. On the weekends, I did great there."
To qualify for unemployment compensation, employees must hold a job for six months straight.
Lawson was three weeks short of that deadline when she got the call Tuesday that TGI Friday's was closing.
Others who depended on Friday's for more permanent income, she said, are also in the same position.
"It's just a bummer," Lawson added. "Christmas is right around the corner. They had to have known for a while. Why couldn't they just tell us?"
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Carotid Artery Problems: Surgery for TIAs
You have narrowing of a blood vessel (carotid artery) in your neck. It is caused by a substance called plaque that has built up in your artery. This can cause a transient ischemic attack (TIA). During a TIA, narrowing in the artery blocks blood to your brain for a short time. You and your doctor will discuss the best course of treatment for you.
Your Treatment Plan
The need for surgery depends on your symptoms. It also depends on how narrow your carotid artery is. If you have mild narrowing but have TIAs, you may need surgery. If have severe narrowing and no TIAs, you may need surgery. This is because your risk of stroke may be high.
If surgery is needed, you will have a carotid endarterectomy. The surgery removes plaque from inside of your carotid artery. The inside of your carotid artery is made wider and smoother. This reduces the chance of a stroke.


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