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I've been researching the TL350 and it looks very interesting. However, I've read several comments online where the camera does not re-adjust focus after you begin shooting video. This could be a problem for moving subjects. Can anyone confirm this either way ? Thanks.
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Blyth Monroe has the shock of her life when she opens her vehicle door, only to see her boyfriend having sex with her friend. Tired of lying, cheating men, she decides to take a vacation at her friend's beach house. When Blyth arrives, though, she is in for the shock of her life.
Anthony Street is a domineering man who considers one-night stands part of his normal dating ritual. Always picking women who are good for a quick lay but nothing else helps control the anger within him. A tragic accident from his past leaves him with an empty feeling in his soul and calluses around his heart.
Walking into her vacation home for the next two weeks, Blyth is surprised to hear sounds of sex coming from another room. Checking out the room she finds a man and a woman in stimulating play and turns an accident into voyeurism. When Anthony sees a beautiful woman in the mirror watching his love play, he finds himself wanting her in his bed. But with her broken heart and his scarred past, will these two find a way to become more than a one-night stand?
Ms. Marsden has taken a scandalous story of strangers becoming lovers and turned it into a hot and steamy romance. Double Booked is a sensual story with erotic scenes from bondage, BDSM, voyeurism, and much more. Anthony reminds me of the wounded hero, the man every woman loves to heal. Blyth is a woman who, always comfortable in her own skin, has suddenly become low on self-esteem. The feelings and emotions that come off of these two characters are very realistic and believable. I love how Anthony guides Blyth through her feelings of betrayal, healing her broken heart and fixing his as well. This novella is a wonderfully spicy read that will fill you with hope and wonderment. Great read!
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Gwyneth was born in 1930 and died in April 2008. She was educated at Fulham County Secondary School and the Convent of Notre Dame.
Gwyneth came from a family steeped in Labour tradition. Her father, Morgan Phillips was Labour's Secretary then General Secretary from 1944 to 1962, her mother Norah was a Labour Peer and her daughter Tamsin served as a Labour member and Minister in the Welsh Assembly from 2003 to 2007. Gwyneth liked to tell colleagues that she first attended party conference in swaddling clothes. But her parents didn't force her to go into politics – it was very much her own choice.
She first served as a Labour Councillor for Totnes Council in Devon from1958 to 1964 and then as a losing Labour candidate for Exeter for the 1964 general election. In 1966 the tables were turned and she won the seat setting off on a superb parliamentary career. In the same year Gwyneth's husband John won Falmouth for Labour with a majority of over 3000.
In 1967 when she had been an MP for just a year Gwyneth was made a minister at the Board of Trade where she proved to be an extremely effective minister. In 1970, on the same night that her husband John lost Falmouth, Gwyneth lost Exeter to the Tories.
After this setback she was made Labour candidate for Crewe and got back into Parliament in February 1974. As Crewe was a railway town, this meant she developed a keen interest in this field. In 1975 she also became an MEP.
Two years after Labour lost the general election of 1979 Gwyneth was elected to Labour's NEC and was appointed health spokesman in the Shadow cabinet. She served on the NEC from 1981-1988 and Gwyneth was trenchant in her fight against the Militant – and history will judge that the Militant came off worst.
Her later work in Parliament will primarily be remembered for her chairmanship of the Transport Select Committee from 1997. And we all know what happened when an attempt was made to remove her four years later…..
Her work on the Transport Committee was greatly respected amongst those in the transport industry. She was also considerably feared by anybody who appeared before her Committee as they knew that she would expose sloppy argument and factual inaccuracy and would pounce on errors. But she was always ready to be constructive and help Ministers improve as Steven Ladyman remembers, saying:
"As a transport minister I learned first hand exactly how formidable she could be and we had our fair share of battles. But even when she was doing her best to grill you she did it with grace and a smile and later, when the cameras were off, she would provide good advice and guidance."
And it wasn't just British Ministers that learnt to respect her. In 1998 Gwyneth had a very public battle with Rudy Giuliani, then mayor of New York, for the return to the UK of the original AA Milne Christopher Robin dolls, which were on display in a New York museum.
As a keen collector of teddy bears she raised the matter in the House of Commons, and then she and Rudy Giuliani traded insults across the Atlantic – which made headlines in the Big Apple.
I will always remember Gwyneth very fondly as a tireless and brilliant campaigner. Throughout her career nobody doubted whose side Gwyneth was on – she was 'Labour First' in every sense of the words.
The many tributes paid to Gwyneth across the country over the last few days are testament to the effect she had on people. Perhaps the words of her son David are the most fitting tribute to her memory:
'She said what she believed was true and defended those who did not have many people to defend them. She stood up for her principles, she was a wonderful woman.'
Gwyneth leaves two sons and one daughter.
Below are the words issued by the Prime Minister, Deputy Leader and Transport Secretary:
Leading the tributes, Prime Minister Gordon Brown said: "So many people will be so sad to hear of the death of Gwyneth Dunwoody. "She was always her own person. She was fiercely independent. She was politics at its best – a great parliamentarian. She will be sadly missed in all parts of the Houses of Parliament."
Transport Secretary Ruth Kelly described Mrs Dunwoody as having a passion for transport.
"Gwyneth was an outstanding parliamentarian and a larger-than-life figure who tirelessly served the people of Crewe and Nantwich."
Labour deputy leader and leader of the House of Commons Harriet Harman said Mrs Dunwoody was "an outstanding politician and a champion in the fight for social justice". She added: "She was a strong parliamentarian and a committed campaigner who was admired and feared in equal measure. I will sorely miss her. We shall not see her like again."


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7:10 PM, May 7, 2006 • By JAMES THAYER
HIGH ABOVE THE EARTH, the Aries missile streaked toward its target, creasing the thermosphere at two miles a second. Launched at 8:12 a.m. Hawaiian Standard Time, the 30-foot long solid-fuel rocket had weighed in at more than six tons and had generated 200 kilonewtons of thrust. But now, high overhead, the missile had separated from its booster, and it screamed along the edge of space.
It was doomed from the start. Far below, rolling gently in the sea off the Kauai coast, the USS Lake Erie waited. The ship--a Ticonderoga class cruiser--is 567 feet of gray lethality: Tomahawk and Harpoon missiles, MK 46 sub-killer torpedoes, and a brace of six-barreled Vulcan Gatling guns (rate of fire: a sweet 6,000 rounds per minute). The Lake Erie is outfitted with the Aegis ballistic missile defense system. The sailors detected the missile, and went to work.
"The firing team had no clue when the [Aries target] missile would be launched," said Fire Controlman 3rd Class Jacob Todd on board Lake Erie. The ship's crew tracked the missile's course, and quickly generated a fire-control solution. At 8:16 a.m., an SM-3 missile was launched from the Lake Erie's deck. Trailing a cone of fire, the SM-3 rose into the sulfurous yellow sky.
Six minutes elapsed. Then, a hundred miles up and 375 miles northwest of Kauai, the Lake Erie's missile ripped into the incoming Aries. The explosion was brilliant and furious and then instantly gone, and the only things remaining of the two missiles were slivers of hot metal drifting back toward earth.
This test occurred last November, and was the sixth successful missile interception out of seven attempts. Of course, American attention is currently focused on Iran, which is both building a nuclear warhead and lying about it at the same furious clip, and which has successfully tested its medium-range Shahab 3 missile. North Korea, which has fired a Taepo Dong 1 missile over Japan, is just as dangerous.
Less attention is being paid to the antidote: the Pentagon's success in anti-missile tests, and its current and on-going deployment of systems that will knock out enemy missiles. "A robust, fully operational missile defense system is on its way to becoming a reality," Air Force Lt. General Henry A. Obering III, director of the Missile Defense Agency, said last month. Star Wars is here, now.
Remember the scoffing when Ronald Reagan first proposed a ballistic missile defense? A typical example: in 1985 an aide to House Armed Services Committee Chairman Les Aspin, the Wisconsin Democrat, announced, "Star Wars research is an imprudent use of taxpayers' dollars. By continuing it, we're essentially throwing money into a bottomless pit." The skepticism continues. In 2004, Eugene Habiger, who headed the U.S. Strategic Command in the mid-1990s, said, "A system is being deployed that doesn't have any credible capability." And the Union of Concerned Scientists--who else?--recently issued a tract claiming that there is "no basis for believing the system will have any capability to defend against real attack."
This thinking is reminiscent of U.S. Patent Office Commissioner Charles Duell's 1899 recommendation that the Patent Office be closed because, "Everything that can be invented has been invented." Perhaps Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld best counters this type of Luddism: "Did we have perfection with our first airplane, our first rifle, our first ship? I mean, they'd still be testing at Kitty Hawk, for God's sake, if you wanted perfection."
It's not perfect, not yet, but we are closing in on a reliable defense to ballistic missile attack. Missile Defense Agency spokesman Rick Lehner calls it "an integrated system of ground, sea and space-based sensors, ground and sea-based radars and an advanced command and control, battle management and communication system designed to detect and track a hostile ballistic missile, then launch and guide an interceptor to destroy the target."
The system is layered. The THAAD (Theater High Altitude Area Defense) anti-missile system is comprised of transportable missile launchers, radar, and command and control technology. The Army plans for two THAAD battalions, each with four batteries. Each battery will consist of nine launch vehicles, ground based radar, and two mobile tactical operations centers. Lockheed Martin is the prime contractor. Production of test missiles began at its new plant in Pike County, Alabama in May 2004, and a successful THAAD test flight occurred last December.
In the past few months the U.S. Missile Defense Agency has successfully tested its Forward-Based X-Band radar, which acquires and tracks ICBMs, and also had a successful test of its Cobra Dane radar--based in Shemya, Alaska--against an air-launched target.


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WHY GO TO A CONVENTION: This is a very, very important election for working people, for retirees, for seniors. ... I want to be a part of it, be able to put my two cents in and try to retain our president.
NUMBER OF CONVENTIONS ATTENDED: This is the first.
FAVORITE CONVENTION MOMENT: This is it right now (before the opening session), standing here, getting ready to get my credentials so that I can participate in all of the events.
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I tired one more time to watch this mess and the first 30 sec of the show, Ashton was naked, and the other one and half men were watching is penis swing back and forth. I changed the channel and removed the set to record on the Tivo. I am finished with this show. If I wanted to watch a showed based on a man's penis, I would watch the play boy channel. Two and half men have lost another viewer. Not that they care.
How long before they admit that Alan is gay. Last nights show was the worse I have seen. My husband and I have tried watching the new show because of how much we loved the original, But it seems that every new episode has been about Ashton's penis. The sex HINTS were always there, but now they just put it out there on the show. Asking a male opinion, I ask my husband, it men usually set around watching porn together and discussing masturbation. I was told **** no. So I am sorry to say, last night was the last time we watch the show. Ashton's seems to be playing an older Kelso, from That 70's show. Bad writing.


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The Rolleifix would still stress bottom plate, especially if you hung the camera with it. The bottom plate is only aluminum and easy to bend.
I would strongly recommend that the camera be hung by the strap hangers only, which attach to the body casting..
But would not, when mounted on a sturdy tripod as a coloumn studio tripod, due to leverage when gripping the camera, when cocking, the stresds on the bottom plate be greater, than with the camera just hanging on its tripod socket?


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Peer Adviser Post: How to Stay Focused after Contracting Spring Fever
By Sophie Qian SEAS '15
Spring means the sun shining, lounging on Low Steps, flips flops, picnicking on the lawns, jean shorts, Bacchanal (!), and playing Frisbee barefoot. For me, it means emerging from the winter gloom and catching some rays. But doesn't it feel like spring semester is harder than winter semester? Always, at the back of my mind, I'm pushing back problem sets and papers that need to be written because I just want to sit outside. With summer break on the horizon, that just adds to the lack of motivation and leisure. The results are nights without sleep and caffeine binges. Therefore, I wanted to share some tips and strategies I've learned in my last two springs here at Columbia to help avoid getting distracted after contracting spring fever:
- Keep it in perspective. It may be extremely tempting to walk out of class and automatically plop down on the steps with your friends. Try your best to keep your head in the game and ask yourself: what do I want to achieve this semester? Use this motivation. Do you have a quiz to study for or another assignment due the next day? If you can spare half an hour on the steps, go ahead. Remember, it will feel ten times better to finish a task first or get ahead in a class, then reward yourself with a game of basketball. Avoid procrastination and try to treat this semester as an opportunity to improve your grades. And no matter what, don't ditch class just because of the weather.
- Set goals and priorities. Always keep realistic and doable short-term goals for each day and/or week. Be vigilant and aware of your time management and focus on finishing tasks quickly so you can look forward to fun outdoor activities. Set realistic blocks of time devoted to certain tasks and stick to your schedule. Think about waking up earlier to enjoy the sunshine. When you're studying, find a quiet place away from the sunshine and turn off your cell phone. Surround yourself with friends who are studying and take advantage of university resources. Not every strategy works for everybody, so pick the right combination that works for you.
- Create memories but remember to balance. Live a little and indulge yourself by creating awesome memories with your friends! Give yourself a reward if you finish an assignment! If you really want to soak up some rays, find a bench and finish your class reading! This semester is all about striking a balance between the easily-distraction of spring social activities and your individual priorities to your education. So go ahead, if you really can't stay focused, go outside and get active. But once you sit down to study, focus and practice self-discipline.
Now that I'm a third year, I've noticed that these last six weeks are often the most hectic and busy time of the year. Add the numerous final projects and papers on my plate, and it becomes the most difficult time of the year. I hope these tips help you avoid those all-nighters! Remember, the night is darkest just before the dawn and good luck!!


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Piedmont kindergarten classes visit plantation
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Newton Special Olympics equestrian team goes to state
The Newton County Special Olympics Equestrian Team recently went to the state competition in Perry.
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Newton Citizen Poll for Jan. 20, 2013
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With the coming "Council of Communities," county planning will move to a whole new level. Participants in the council will include, in part, the unincorporated areas of Camino, Pollock Pines, Meyers, Diamond-El Dorado, Cameron Park, Shingle Springs, Georgetown and Coloma.
Things firmed up on March 25 when the Board of Supervisors approved recommendations from the county's Community and Economic Development Advisory Committee (CEDAC).
Through an already established process known as "visioning" each community will develop a Community I.D., leading to the formation of their own community council, and finally to a county-wide collective "Council of Communities."
The various communities are in different stages of their respective "Community I.D." processes. This is preparatory to their planning for economic development, which will incorporate the "Next Economy," signed on to by the Board of Supervisors on March 19.
Pollock Pines is said to be the poster child for the Community I.D. process. It began several months ago and was led by Supervisor Norma Santiago (District 5), hosted by CEDAPP (Community Economic Development Association of Pollock Pines) and facilitated by Michael Ward (inter alia, Tahoe Prosperity Center).
At their next meeting — April 3 at 6 p.m at the Pollock Pines-Camino Community Center — Pollock Pines will finalize the criteria for its own community council. Jeanne Harper (CEDAC and CEDAPP) writes, "It will be an integrated information-gathering council representing the entire community and responsible for future planning in the community."
What is happening in Pollock Pines interests all of us. Our future is being shaped. The definitive word now is "silos." It is said we must break out of them to work collaboratively. The Pollock Pines experience has much to teach us.
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Our school's mission is to provide an educational experience for all our children with each and every child realizing their fullest academic and social potential. We believe all children can meet high standards of excellence. This mission is realized in a partnership consisting of both family and staff. High standards, challenging curriculum, ongoing assessment, parent involvement, professional development and innovative instructional strategies are the hallmarks of PS 127.
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Taxpayers' money is being spent like water
In regard to the Monroe County Water Authority's board of directors filling a position of deputy executive director, I say enough is enough. This position which has been vacant for seven years is now worth $137,000, plus God knows how much in fringe benefits? Excuse me, but I and all residents have been receiving our water for the past seven years with no problems. This is a do-nothing political position.
It's obvious this position should be flushed, and so should the board of directors. I'm sure some common sense citizens would fill the board positions voluntarily and make cost-effective decisions.
Thank you for such an informative voting guide
Thank you for the wonderful voting guide that was in the paper on Nov. 4. It was great to see the poll in advance of election day and a rundown of all the candidates. That is such a wonderful public service provided by the Democrat and Chronicle.
2016 hopefuls should start hitting the books
Now that the 2012 elections are over, how many presidential "wannabes" will there be for 2016? It would be interesting to see those who said, "No, I am not running," but will be. I hope that they will take advantage of these next four years and go back to school to learn their American and world history, also math and English. The way this country is going, they should also learn Spanish. For extra credit, they should also learn the language of their ancestors.
I don't know what it is, but when they are out on the campaign trail, it is either the climate change or a bad meal; as they go across the country, they seem to develop that famous foot-in-mouth ailment.
It would be a great help to them if they would get The Amy Vanderbilt Complete Book of Etiquette. After all, they will have four years to study.
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Donald Trump has a chance to be of use
Here is a time when Donald Trump can put his words to something really worthwhile. He should take that $5 million and give it to the Red Cross to help folks who are desperate for help. That would make up for his foolishness.
Why should Republicans work with Obama?
Where does the left-wing media and their spokespeople get off telling the Republican Party that they now must work with Obama? This nation, with the exception of the entitlement groups, is basically conservative. Gov. Romney did not get them energized like Obama did his entitlement, gay rights, abortion rights and women's rights groups.
I believe Romney is an honest, caring and loving person, but you cannot change positions and expect to win an election. Maybe he was even too nice to Obama during his campaign. This once great nation will be destroyed from within, like Khrushchev predicted, unless we bring our national debt under control.
Confront climate change before it's too late
A Nov. 1 editorial rightly supported Gov. Andrew Cuomo's call to change how we prepare for extreme weather events. However the editorial misses an important point and opportunity. Root causes of climate change, which forms the environment for the realities mentioned, are known. Despite the climate change reality, our leaders are not stepping up to solve the problem. It's no accident that unprecedented amounts of money have been spent to mislead and confuse us about the sources and severity of climate change.
Better preparation and response is needed. But we are kicking the can down the road by not facing up to the reality of climate change as a contributor to extreme weather events. Decreasing a climate change root cause, e.g. carbon emissions, as part of preparation will take pressure off future response needs.
So it's welcome news that The Climate Reality Project will host a webcast Wednesday called "24 Hours of Reality: The Dirty Weather Report" at climaterealityproject.org. I know I'll be there.
Florida's week-late vote tally is unacceptable
Florida needs to wake up and join the national voting club. Almost a week late, they are getting around to reporting their results. Ah, that's not acceptable. The other states somehow report after the polls close and even progressively as returns come in.


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Lori Mince is an attorney representing The Times-Picayune/NOLA Media Group and The Advocate newspaper. She filed a motion Friday asking Judge Janice Clark to find the supervisors in contempt of court.
The filing comes two weeks after the judge ruled that LSU was violating the state Public Records Act by withholding names of 35 candidates considered for the presidency. Clark's April 30 ruling declared the requested ...


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Gemini: A Day In The Life
A day in the life of the zodiac sign Gemini is shown in this video. This airy star sign is an interesting one so watch this essential guide to the life of a Gemini.
Step 1: At home
The twins won't always remember that they can only be one person. And with only one person. Which side of the bed will Gemini get out of? Both if possible.
Gemini, the communicator, will need to be bombarded with information as much as he'll want to share it with anyone who will listen.
Remember, air signs love their freedom. If Gemni's partner starts being a bit too domestic, he might find herself being hit by a cold front.
Gemini's diet will be as varied as possible but it'll be impossible to guess what he wants because that dual personality won't even be able to decide for himself.
Gemini will want to play with his food and all that talking while he eats may cause difficulties with digestion.
Step 2: At work
Gemini's already closed a few deals by the time he's arrived at work or found another job he'll try and do at the same time as his current one.
The twins will always look busy but that doesn't necessarily mean they will get anything done. Curious, helpful Gemini will be there for his colleagues, and will want to share his thoughts and opinions, whether they want him to or not.
Gemini will breeze into any meeting and pick up the tempo. The fast talking twins are an ideas factory. They're not likely to be the boss or leader, but they'll want to provide plenty of input. Adaptable and diplomatic, the twins are clever mediators who will often say exactly what everyone wants to hear even if that is infuriatingly inconsistent.
Step 3: Socialising
Here we have garrulous Gemini in his natural habitat… the social evening. Flirty and playful, he finds he can bond with most people, and will want to live in a frenetic social whirl. Close friends will have to match his wit and pace; and if it's drinks in a bar today, tomorrow it'll have to be something with a bit more motion, such as hang-gliding in a gale.


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Infographic Of The Day: Facebook Is Winning Silicon Valley's Talent War
There's no more vital factor in the long-term success of Google, Facebook, Yahoo!, Apple, and the rest than the quality of their human capital. No wonder then that Google has been paying $500,000, cash — and as much as $50 million in stock — to retain its top engineers.
Now, you might think that Google's towering piles of cash would allow it to win the Valley's talent war. But not according to a fascinating graph by Top Prospect. As you can see, their data shows that Facebook is far and away the biggest winner:
As they point out, Microsoft, Yahoo, Google, eBay, and Amazon have suffered the most employee losses in recent years. Meanwhile, Google, Facebook, Microsoft, LinkedIn, and Apple were the biggest gainers in total head count. And finally, hot startups obviously posted some gaudy recruiting ratios: At Twitter, 10.9 people joined for every one that left; Facebook, 8.1; Zynga, 8.0; LinkedIn, 7.5; and Groupon, 3.9.
Top Prospect assembled this chart from their own data: They're a referral service for the Valley, which uses social networks to connect job recruits with companies looking to hire. The data was gathered by looking at all the people in its database who have changed jobs in the last two years, and then crunching where they went.
The war for talent looks a lot different at the lower rungs.
Which means that this chart could very well suffer from severe sampling bias. Facebook might very well come out looking hot, simply because the service has caught on among Facebookers (who, after all, have a vested interest in new social networking sites). Moreover, this chart doesn't give you overall volume: That is, Google can grow a tiny portion of its huge workforce; Facebook, in its early days might have doubled its own. But that doesn't mean that Facebook has more engineers than Google.
But this chart does tell you some fascinating things. Namely, you can discern a sort of "coolness" ranking among the companies: Google is drawing most of its talent from the stodgy halls of Microsoft; Facebook, meanwhile, is drawing from other hot startups. Which is a powerful suggestion about how has the buzz among the most fickle and talented people in the Valley.
The chart also shows how the war for talent looks a lot different at the lower rungs than the headlines might suggest. We tend to focus on big moves at the top — hence all those headlines about Google giving $50 million in stock to retain one engineer. You'd assume that the money means that Google is winning the war (or maybe losing it?).
But I'd argue that we severely overestimate the impact of top people on an organization's success. It's the worker bees that make the honey, not the queen.
[H/T: Forbes]
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Nice writeup Cliff, but the infographic could have told a better story if it was a bit more reflective of the data. For example, since the graphic is dealing with ratios, rather than one line, why not have two lines representing one coming in and one coming out of a company? By breaking a single line into two, we can now give each line its own respective weight (e.g. varying the width of each line). Also, the color scheme of the infographic doesn't inform about the variety of talent that a company is attracting. I'm itching to redo this just because I think there's a better story to be told with the data that this infographic has to offer.
Interesting infographic, but in addition to the caveats you mention, there are many more issues to consider including the Peter Principle as people at Google and Apple realize they have maxed out their potential with their current employer.
The infographic does show, however, how much movement there is amongst the big players and this has to bod well for skilled workers looking to get compensated for their ability to contribute.


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The Redstreaks were able to jump to an early first-quarter lead after their tight defensive pressure limited the Warriors scoring in an SVC game. Maintaining a large lead for most of the game, Piketon was able to give their bench players significant playing time.
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The parents of an Arkansas boy are outraged today after they say a popular social networking site was used to bully their son.
They say other students used the social media site Facebook to harass their special needs child.
"I use to be in special ed and they are using it against me. It really does hurt me," said Harrison Warren, 13.
His parents, Jeannie and James Wilson, say Harrison is a special needs child who was the target of bullying on Facebook.
"He has some difficulty and we understand that. but to see him publicly ridiculed is devastating," said Jeannie Wilson.
Harrison's parents say he came home Tuesday and told them classmates created a Facebook page in his honor.
"I thought yeah it's something about me now I won't get judged," said Harrison.
But that wasn't the case.
"The page was titled specifically Harrison is a retard," said his mother.
Fifty students became a fan. Some started posting harsh comments. The Wilson's say one student posted a frightening statement.
"The first posting he put said no this is in fact a hate group on harrison because he is this way," said James Wilson.
The Van Buren, Arkansas police picked up the case.
"That is what we are investigating now. if there is any criminal aspects of this case," said officer Brent Grill.
Police got in contact with the parents of the student who created the page. It has been deleted.
Harrison's parents say he is not going back to the school.
"I would hope the children would not retaliate with physical violence," said his mother.
Police say the case will now go before the prosecutor to determine if any criminal charges will be filed.


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But then Hitler tried to exterminate several different races of people and all of a sudden Austrians decided to become a different ethnicity.
And they're very smart. They've figured out how to make Hitler into a German and Beethoven into an Austrian.
As for Hitler's demise--he was mentally unstable in the extreme (as was Alexander). By 1945, none of his actions had any root in reality (whether "real" or perceived reality).


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Matt Kelly won the 06 Fringe Special Event Award for his show Penny Machinations with Telia Nevile which has since toured Victoria and Tasmania, playing the 07/08 Falls and 07 Midsumma festivals. He had a critically acclaimed run of the solo show 'The Outsider' at the Stork.
Rich Higgins had a successful one man show in the 08 Comedy Festival 'Richard Richards: Expert Tour-guide in Training' and is the host of the monthly performance night 'Last Tuesday Society'. He is also a Clown Doctor.


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This past weekend, Hubs took me to see the Alvin Ailey Dance Company. For those of you are unfamiliar, Alvin Ailey is the first & only (if I'm not mistaken) African-American dance company in the world. The performance piece 'Revelations' is "believed to be the best-known and most often seen modern dance performance." It is without question a masterpiece.
Many people don't know this, but I've been dancing since I was four; so watching 'Revelations' is nothing short of magical to me. Watching the Alvin Ailey dance company at Atlanta's Fox Theater is where Hubs and I had our first date. And because of that, it is always very special when we see it. Same weekend, same place around the same time of year. (3 years and counting…) This year was particularly special because it is Judith Jamison's last year as the creative director before Robert Battle takes her place.
In a short film, Jamison expresses that "to dance is to truly be human" and after watching 'Revelations' I always seem to be more human…more alive than I was before. It is by far the greatest performance I've seen in my life…ever. It's honest, impressive and better each time I see it.
If you are a dancer or a performer of any sort and haven't seen this, you are easily doing yourself a great disservice. It will change the way you look at dance and performing forever.
To be honest, what I have written is nothing short of an understatement – there are no words in the English language to describe how excellent 'Revelations' is. You will only understand it if you experience it for yourself. Because just like dance it is something that can't be subjected by words. It can only be seen and more importantly, felt.
Alvin Ailey 'Revelations' is not just black history. It's history, period.


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The papers (donor no. 427) were donated by Susan Boyd in 1997 .
The papers are open for research.
In Box 11.
Copyright held by donor has been transferred to the University of Iowa.
Courtney P. Davids, 1998; Heather Stecklein, 2002. [BoydSusan.doc]
Susan Elizabeth Kuehn was born in Minneapolis, Minnesota in 1927 to Mr. and Mrs. Henry Kuehn. Kuehn attended Lochinvar-West High School in Minneapolis. She continued her education at Wellesley College in Massachusetts, majoring in English Composition. In 1945 Kuehn was Mademoiselle's guest fiction editor. The following year her short story "The Rosebush" won Mademoiselle's College Fiction Contest. That same story was also selected for publication in the 1947 edition of the O. Henry Prize Story Collection and Herschell Brickell's Prize Stories. Kuehn graduated from Wellesley in 1947 and began her six-year stint at the Minneapolis Star and Tribune, first as a reporter, and later as an editor of the Women's Pages.
At age twenty-two, she won a $2,000 creative writing fellowship at Stanford in Palo Alto, California. There, she published "The Hunt", which was featured in Herschell Brickell's Prize Stories of 1950, and "The Searchers," which she wrote under the guidance of Wallace Stegner and published in Stanford Short Stories and Best American Short Stories. After a year, Kuehn returned home to the Minneapolis Star and Tribune. She continued to write fiction, as well as non-fiction, and her work was published in magazines such as Redbook, The Writer, and Harpers. In addition, Kuehn performed graduate work at the University of Minnesota.
On August 28, 1954, Kuehn married Willard "Sandy" Boyd, Jr. The Boyds settled in Iowa City, where Willard Boyd taught at the law school of the University of Iowa. He became president of the University of Iowa in 1969 and remained in that position until 1981. The Boyds lived in Iowa City for nearly twenty-six years, where they raised their three children—Willard "Bill" Boyd III, Elizabeth "Betsy", and Tom. In 1981, the Boyds moved to Chicago, where Willard Boyd acted as the director of the Field Museum. The Boyds returned to Iowa City in 1997.
Scope and Content Note
The Susan Boyd papers date from 1942 to 1997 and measure 10 linear inches. The papers are arranged in seven series: Biographical material, Activities, Short Stories, Non-Fiction Articles, Newspaper clippings, Scrapbook preservation, and Photographs. The bulk of this collection consists of Boyd's writing, both fiction and non-fiction.
Biographical material (1946-2002) includes the script and score from the musical tribute to Susan Boyd, "It's a great day", which have been removed from their original binder for preservation. The series also contains newspaper clippings and magazine articles about Boyd, correspondence with friends and editors, and programs from Minneapolis Star and Tribune and University of Iowa functions. A magazine article featuring Boyd's father completes the series.
The Activities series (1930-1997) contains materials from various activities that Boyd participated in throughout her life. The series includes awards, a music book, an autograph book, and invitations and programs to events in Chicago including dinners for foreign dignitaries.
Short Stories and Non-Fiction articles (1942-1976) consist of stories and articles written by Boyd that were published in magazines such as Mademoiselle, The Writer, and Redbook, as well as her work for school books in the early 1960s.
The Newspaper clippings (1947-1961 and undated) are articles Boyd wrote while employed at the Minneapolis Star and Tribune.
The Scrapbook series (1951-1981) contains Boyd's scrapbooks documenting her Wellesley college years, including photographs, programs, and notes. In addition, it includes scrapbooks of clippings from her work as a journalist for Mademoiselle and the Minneapolis Star and Tribune. The final scrapbook documents her life in Iowa City as the wife of the University of Iowa president. In the course of the preservation work, some loose items were removed and placed in separate folders in the series. In addition, some scrapbooks of articles were photocopied onto acid-free paper for preservation.
Photographs series (1950-1992) contains photographs from Boyd's work as a writer, her life at the University of Iowa, and her activities in Chicago.
Box no. Description
Box 1
Biographical Material
Bank account book, 1929-1947
Correspondence, 1949-1999, scattered
Newspaper clippings, 1947-2002, scattered
Score and script from "It's a great day", 1969
Programs, 1951, 1957, and undated magazine articles
"Manhattan Girl With a Job," Mademoiselle (1946)
"Revolution on Campus," Flair (1950)
"A Conversation with James Hearst," The Iowan (1979)
"The Ace of Clubs", Minneapolis/St. Paul (1983) [article featuring Boyd's father]
"My Odyssey", presentation at Unitarian Universalist Society of Iowa City, May 5, 2002
Music lesson book, circa 1930s
Autograph book, circa 1930s
U.N. house tour materials, 1960-1963 [articles photocopied from scrapbook]
Awards, 1972, 1978, and undated
Clippings, 1976
Event invitations and programs
Rose Bowl materials, 1981
Truman Library opening, 1997
Box 2
Short Stories
"One-Two-Three, Trip!" Loch invar-West High School (1942)
"The Rosebush," Mademoiselle (1946)
"Retirement," We of Wellesley (1947)
"The Hunt," Mademoiselle (1949)
"The Searchers," Harpers (1951)
"Too Long To Wait," Mademoiselle (1955)
"The Hunt," Literary Cavalcade (1956)
"Spring Weekend," Redbook (1957)
"Spring Weekend," Co-ed (1959)
"Two Kinds of Games" A Teaching Program in Human Behavior and Mental Health (1960)
"The Cub's Picnic", "Steve's New Books", "Bashful Ronald",
"The Day the Bus was Late", "It's Time for Dinner", and "Going Fishing," A Teaching Program in Human Behavior and Mental Health (1961)
"The Day the Bus was Late", "Robert was Always Tired", "Eco and the Sky Children", and "Rules of the Game" A Teaching Program in Human Behavior and Mental Health (1962)
Box 3
"What Can We Talk About Now?" Redbook (1963)
"Insieme, Come Una Volta," Grazia (1963)
"Vad Har Vi Att Saga Varandra?" Femina (1963)
"Encounter With A Stranger," Redbook (1965)
Non-Fiction Writings
Book reviews, Wellesley News and Mademoiselle, 1945-1947
"Poliomyelitis and the Kenney Concept", hygiene class paper, 1947
"Who Should Tell The Story?" The Writer (1953)
"Authoress In An Apron," The Writer (1959)
"The Fortunate Failures," The Writer (1966)
"The Dorothy and Ellie Show," The Iowan (1976)
The ABA's First Section: Assuring a Qualified Bar (1993)
Newspaper Clippings
Minneapolis Star and Tribune
Box 4
Wellesley College
Box 5
Box 6
Box 7
1944-1945 Mademoiselle articles
Box 8
1947-1950 Minneapolis newspaper articles
Box 9
1951 Minneapolis newspaper articles
Box 10
First Lady of the University of Iowa, 1969-1981
Box 11
Loose items removed from 1943 scrapbook
Photographs removed from 1945-1947 scrapbook
Loose newspaper clippings
from 1951 scrapbook
from 1969-1981 scrapbook
Writing career
University of Iowa


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Starkey: 2013 resolutions, Pittsburgh-style
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I can't keep a New Year's resolution, but I can certainly make them for others to try.
Speaking for various local sports figures, theirs would look like this:
• Ben Roethlisberger and Marc-Andre Fleury: "We will become big-game, big-moment players again instead of repeatedly failing at those junctures."
• Steven Adams: "I will demand the basketball in the low post."
• All other Pitt basketball players: "We promise to throw it to him there … at least once."
• Keenan Lewis: "I will take a hometown discount."
• Mike Wallace: "I won't."
• Dan Bylsma: "I will not relegate Sidney Crosby to the second power play or to the right point ever again. Rather, I will do what a good coach should: maximize the talents of two elite players when my team has the extra man. Oh, and I will not say 'get north' or 'Pittsburgh Penguins ice hockey' anymore."
• Mike Tomlin: "I will fire Amos Jones. I also will reveal some of the special two-point plays I've been keeping in my back pocket. Maybe some of the fake-punt-prevent plays, too."
• Pirates pitchers: "We will at least pretend to be interested in holding runners on base."
• Pirates catchers: "We will pretend to throw them out."
• Sidney Crosby: "I will cede the power-play half-boards to Gino and do my work along the goal line. I also will threaten the 100-point mark even if we play only 48 games."
• Gerrit Cole: "I will beat Charlie Morton into the rotation."
• Kevin Colbert: "I will break recent tradition and find a real, live defensive playmaker in the draft. I'll also keep one of the two — Keenan Lewis or Mike Wallace — and inject some youth into our backup quarterback situation."
• Clint Hurdle: "I will give up gum."
• Jamie Dixon: "I will find more playing time for J.J. Moore — even if it means wing time at the expense of Trey Zeigler."
• Ray Shero: "I will not accept or rationalize another early playoff flameout."
• Mario Lemieux: "Neither will I."
• Steve Pederson: "I will correct my greatest failure and generate palpable interest in our football program."
• Kyle Stark: "Hoka Hey!"
• Evgeni Malkin/Kris Letang: "We will let our talent do the talking come playoff time (assuming there is a hockey season). We will take command of big games and not get sucked into silly frustration plays."
• Neal Huntington: "I will not insult our fans."
• Paul Chryst: "I will contact John Russell for advice on how to spice up my press conferences."
• Clint Barmes: "I will shrink my strike zone; it'll only be from head to toe."
• Rushel Shell: "I will be Pitt's next great running back."
• Franco Harris: "I will not appear in a public place with a life-sized cardboard cutout of another person."
• Pedro Alvarez: "I will open up and let Pittsburgh get to know me."
• Penguins' prime-seat season-ticket holders: "We will support our team despite the missed games — and some of us might even stay in our seats for the whole third period."
• LaMarr Woodley: "I will skip dessert."
• Andrew McCutchen: "I will keep doing what I'm doing — mindful that it's more about how you finish than how you start."
• The rest of the Pirates: "Next time somebody drills our star player in the skull, we will avenge the insult at the first opportunity, no matter the consequences."
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• Steelers fans: "We will realize how lucky we are, even after a season like this … and we'll get back to our seats before the second-half kickoff."
• Bob Nutting: "My resolution is just like last year's and all the years before that: We will finish in the back. I mean black."
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Helpful Documents for SIHL 2015
Checklist - things to do and their due dates before you arrive.
Welcoming Weekend Schedule - schedule of events for June 14-15, 2015.
Typical Week Schedule - an outline of what a regular scheduled week of the Summer Institute will look like.
Calendar of Events - June and July calendar of events related to the SIHL.
Dining Options - Dining halls, food court, coffee shop summer hours of operation.
Student Expectations - a general outline of academic and behavioral expectations.
Study Table Expectations - guide of expectations during mandatory study table hours.
Housing and Dining Checklist - a list of things to do before you arrive that relate to housing and dining.
Lodging Information for Families - a list of local Charleston and Mattoon hotels for opening weekend.
What to Bring - a list of what to bring to participate in the Summer Institute.
Campus Map - will be helpful for opening weekend where to park. Sunday you can park in any lot, however Monday we suggest the blue E lot, just north of Williams Field (softball diamond).
Room Layout - a graphic of the Weller Hall double room layout.
First Full Academic Year Requirements - a complete list of requirements for students' first academic year following the Summer Institute.
Weller Hall address: 1921 4th Street Charleston, IL 61920-3924
Academic Suspension Appeal Letter - for students who don't meet expectations following fall semester.
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You are now on the record for refusing to provide evidence to support your own claims. I conclude that Lincoln never INSTALLED any elected officials as you say. You taint Lincolns legacy with such wild fabrications and you diminsh your own credibilty.
And as for Lincoln's "Minions", by posting in the space we agree to show COURTESY AND RESPECT, and that certainly applies to the Civil War soldiers who served their county honorably. HOW DARE YOU CALL THEM MINIONS! Yes, even Union soldiers should be honored. They should be off limits for defamation.
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Also, I have read the other threads on the subject and I do plan on "blacking out" the shared wall this thread is to get answers on these specific cages
Does anybody have any experience using one of those divided acrylic cages from tarantulacages or tarantulahomes? I would really like to start using these since they look so sleek and cut down on cost. My only worry is that having two T's in such close proximity might stress them both out. What do you guys think?
Here are pictures for both cages im talking about:
Also, I have read the other threads on the subject and I do plan on "blacking out" the shared wall this thread is to get answers on these specific cages
Im not calling you or anybody out, but whats the purpose of blacking out the dividing wall? T's dont see very well, and it seems like a pointless endeavor.
i have a great split tank i PROPERLY constructed myself... water tight and everything... Trust me.. my ts see eachother (or atleast eachothers SHADOWS or feel the vibrations or somethin).. never been a problem though.. i kinda like those cages above.. almost got a couple once, but am more of an arboreal guy
"..Life passes most people by while they're making grand plans for it. Throughout my lifetime, I've left pieces of my heart here and there... And now, there's almost not enough to stay alive! But I force a smile, knowing that my ambition far exceeded my talent. There are no more white horses or pretty ladies at my door." -George Jung
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I have my P. Ornata and OBT side by side in a double enclosure and I admit I hadn't thought of them seeing each other. Since Pokie is going to out grow her enclosure soon I will think of some way of obscuring the veiw...Clay or mud wall perhaps?
The needs of the many outweigh the needs of the few or the one...
That would be the most naturalistic way to go about it. I'm just gonna use black food-grade silicone like the kind SgtSparkles uses in his vid's
I had a 20 long that I divided for a pair of S. mesaensis and had no problems. I just siliconed a plexiglass divider in the center and called it done. Had no problems whatsoever. I miss those little guys. They had a lot of personality for such small critters.
I actually have both of those exact types on order right now from Tarantula Cages and Tarantula Homes they should arrive in the next week so I will let you know how it goes. I like the fact that they lock... it keeps pesky humans out.
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OK, from what I have seen here the felt will even out the pressure of the plate glass.
Also the sides will be ground to avoid sharp edges. The light source will be 2 evenly spaced bulbs 5 feet above the glass. Azo is slow so a few test prints will be in order.
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|Forum: The Pit 11-08-2011, 01:38 PM
Replies: 64
Poll: Peeing in the shower
Views: 1,645
[insert out-dated Seinfeld reference here] why...
[insert out-dated Seinfeld reference here]
why not wait til your out of the shower?
|Forum: Bass Guitar 09-28-2011, 02:12 PM
Replies: 21
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Somehow I totally forgot about Mudvayne; they...
Somehow I totally forgot about Mudvayne; they have some of the grooviest basslines known to man, in my opinion haha.
|Forum: Bass Guitar 09-28-2011, 12:21 PM
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If you're looking for some serious bass action,...
If you're looking for some serious bass action, check out a lot of technical or melodic death metal bands.
Necrophagist, Obscura, Cannibal Corpse, Augury, The Black Dahlia Murder, Animosity, Beneath...
|Forum: Gear Building & Customizing 07-31-2011, 11:48 AM
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I apologize, as I'm not too too knowledgeable on...
I apologize, as I'm not too too knowledgeable on the subject, but I believe that you can rig it up so that all three can simply reference one battery; however, that means you'll probably have to...
|Forum: Musician Talk 07-30-2011, 11:12 AM
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Just a quick answer for you; a lot of this isn't...
Just a quick answer for you; a lot of this isn't actually a problem with the sound guy.
This could quite easily be fixed by simply moving away from the microphone a bit, actually.
The "boominess"...
|Forum: The Pit 01-22-2011, 01:30 PM
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Loomis > just about everyone.
|Forum: Electric Guitar 06-23-2010, 10:57 PM
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Sorry about the delay man. It says in my sig.,...
Sorry about the delay man.
It says in my sig., i've the the crate gtx-212, and i'm pretty sure it's the same 120 watt/2 speaker as yours.
and personally, i'd go for the 8-string over the explorer...
|Forum: Electric Guitar 06-22-2010, 01:54 PM
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I have this exact guitar actually. From my...
I have this exact guitar actually.
From my experience using my Crate amp, the 7th and 8th string come out just fine.
The 8th is a little bit muddy, but for the most part it's still excellent.
The 7th...
|Forum: Guitar Techniques 06-19-2010, 03:02 PM
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I've never really been into Hendrix that much, so...
I've never really been into Hendrix that much, so I really don't know, but maybe look into using a volume pedal for the swells instead of the guitar knobs?
|Forum: Tab Talk 06-03-2010, 03:57 PM
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The first is a slide where both notes are played,...
The first is a slide where both notes are played, but you just shift from one to the other.
The second is a full bend, so you bend to the note one step above it.
The third section is just more bends,...
|Forum: Electric Guitar 05-23-2010, 07:28 PM
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Check the intonation. Play an open an string and...
Check the intonation.
Play an open an string and check it to a tuner, then play the natural harmonic on the 12th fret and see if it matches.
You can adjust the intonation of each string by it's...
|Forum: Tabs & Chords 05-20-2010, 12:49 PM
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C4C - Tech-death piece (GP4/5)
Newest song, just finished today; what do you think?
I know some of the transitions are a bit choppy (i.e.; faster sections to the chord riff),
but this is just the first finished version.
I'd love...
|Forum: The Pit 05-01-2010, 10:06 PM
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It's because this happens over and over, just...
It's because this happens over and over, just with different users each cycle.
There's always a peak of people using UG religiously, and then after awhile they start to die off for whatever reason;...
|Forum: Tabs & Chords 04-15-2010, 09:36 AM
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Alrighty, here's the version I put drums to....
Alrighty, here's the version I put drums to. <--- file's at the bottom.
(Note: I didn't change anything, other than just putting the solo on it's own track)
And here's my crit. for the song;
Intro -...
|Forum: Tabs & Chords 04-11-2010, 10:28 PM
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I really liked this; it has this eerie, kind of...
I really liked this; it has this eerie, kind of sad, semi-metal feel to it.
Intro - I see where the whole "seashell" image comes into play.
Gt. intro - nice little sad-feeling riff here, sort of...
|Forum: Tabs & Chords 04-11-2010, 09:45 PM
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Views: 655
Alrighty good sir; Intro - great riff here, very...
Alrighty good sir;
Intro - great riff here, very groovy; i really like the drums in this part.
">" - again, awesome riff, solid drum pattern; although, I might suggest that the second time around,...
|Forum: Tabs & Chords 04-11-2010, 09:29 PM
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Behemoth song (GP5/4, midi) C4C
Latest creation done in the style of Behemoth.
I know one of the riffs is close to the opening of Demigod, but meh.
I'm horrible at writing solo's, so there's just a sweep lead that anyone can feel...
|Forum: The Pit 04-09-2010, 02:18 PM
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All Lamb of God.
All Lamb of God.
|Forum: Electric Guitar 04-09-2010, 01:20 PM
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My LTD 8-string; i rarely play any of my other...
My LTD 8-string; i rarely play any of my other guitars.
|Forum: Tabs & Chords 04-06-2010, 11:27 AM
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Good lord. I wish that I had something actually...
Good lord.
I wish that I had something actually constructive to say about this piece, but the only thing I can really come up with is; don't change anything.
Keep up the fantastic work man.
|Forum: Tabs & Chords 04-05-2010, 12:12 AM
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I like the little drum-fill intro. First riff:...
I like the little drum-fill intro.
First riff: good riff, very groovy/catchy, but still brutal; good drums.
I like how the lead starts with a harmony; decent little solo.
Second riff: again, solid...
|Forum: The Pit 04-04-2010, 11:15 AM
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Just send her a ton of shit; i.e.;...
Just send her a ton of shit; i.e.; candy/chocolate, I think someone else said flowers, anything you know she likes.
|Forum: Tabs & Chords 04-04-2010, 12:17 AM
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Gojira grooves (GP4/5, midi) C4C
Newest song, written entirely in the last like three hours.
Pretty content with it for the most part, might come up with a ending breakdown a la Remembrance or something eventually.
Let me know what...
|Forum: Tabs & Chords 04-03-2010, 12:17 PM
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Thanks for the crit. on my song man. Intro: very...
Thanks for the crit. on my song man.
Intro: very necrophagist sounding riff, quite good.
changing between 4/4 and 5/4 gives it a really interesting feel.
I also like the blasts as the riff speeds...
|Forum: Tabs & Chords 03-28-2010, 12:03 AM
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Just critiquing as I listen to each part; I like...
Just critiquing as I listen to each part;
I like the use of the drum fill to start the song, but I'd maybe make it two bars so it's not so quick.
1st riff; sounds kind of necrophagist-y, nice...
|Forum: Tabs & Chords 03-27-2010, 11:37 PM
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Thanks man! I was hoping the drums weren't too...
Thanks man!
I was hoping the drums weren't too too overbearing, because it's the same pattern a lot.
And I was thinking about putting a lead or a solo, I just hadn't gotten around to working on it,...
|Forum: Tabs & Chords 03-27-2010, 09:12 PM
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8-string groove (GP5/4, midi) - C4C
This is actually just two old files of riffs I had that I mesh(uggah?)ed together.
Not really complicated or technical, just sort of slow and groovy.
Let me know what you think.
C4C as always,...
|Forum: Tabs & Chords 03-26-2010, 12:35 PM
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Still doesn't open for me in GP5 either.
Still doesn't open for me in GP5 either.
|Forum: Tabs & Chords 03-24-2010, 01:18 PM
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Aight, just a quick post for now; personally, I...
Aight, just a quick post for now; personally, I really liked this, and I'm working on putting some drums that fit it a bit better IMO.
I'll have it done in the next hour or so probably.
|Forum: Tabs & Chords 03-18-2010, 03:16 PM
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Section A: I like this riff, sort of has a...
Section A: I like this riff, sort of has a Death-y feel to it or something.
I think this part would sound a bit better if in bar 10 the last note was eighth note, and then in bar 18 have it as the...
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South Africa in 1952 provides the setting for Malla Nunn's atmospheric mystery, A Beautiful Place to Die. At the dawning of the age of apartheid, South Africa has become an uncomfortable place to live for blacks and whites alike. In Jacob's Rest, a tiny town on the border with Mozambique, racial tensions come to a head when an Afrikaner police captain is found dead alongside the local river, a victim of foul play. Enter Detective Emmanuel Cooper, an Englishman relatively free of the biases that affect his Afrikaner compatriots. He will be the lead investigator into the murder . . . but not for long: the killing has caught the attention of the police Special Branch, and Cooper's authority is undercut by the powerful and radical political organization. Cooper is demoted to data-gatherer, but it will give him the opportunity to do some investigating of his own. Cooper quickly learns that the deceased police captain led something of a double life: on the one hand, he was a loving husband and father, a pillar of the community; on the other hand, he apparently pursued a complicated and forbidden relationship with a young black woman, a fact that someone (perhaps everyone) wants badly to suppress. Somewhere in the dichotomy lies the truth, and Cooper means to find it. A Beautiful Place to Die is Nunn's debut novel, and it bodes well for a long and successful run.
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Although I tend to avoid period mysteries, I make a happy exception for David Fulmer's Valentin St. Cyr novels, set in New Orleans in the rough and tumble days shortly before World War I. In the latest installment, Lost River, our Creole PI hero has given up his Storyville (think "seamy underbelly") haunts, the result of a promise to his sweetheart that he would find a less dangerous line of endeavor. Now he runs a moderately successful and stable business as an above-board private detective, albeit one with little of the excitement and glitz of his previous career on the mean streets. In a moment of weakness, however, St. Cyr agrees to have a look into the murder of a man in a brothel, thinking he can sort it out quickly. Instead, in a classic variation of the "hunter becomes the game" theme, St. Cyr finds himself wanted for a murder he had nothing to do with. His girlfriend is seriously irritated with him—in fact, she may just be entertaining the notion of finding herself a "fancy man" and leaving St. Cyr high and dry. Seemingly with nowhere to turn, St. Cyr must rely on his street smarts to stay one step ahead of the cops as he tries to determine just who set him up, and if at all possible, to turn the tables. Fulmer won the Shamus Award for Best First PI novel for Chasing the Devil's Tail; four books later, he still displays the fine form that originally caught the judges' attention.
Memory loss
Harry Hole, the Oslo cop with the unforgettable name, is back in Jo Nesbo's gripping Nemesis. In this sequel to the best-selling Redbreast, Harry is involved in the investigation of a bank robbery gone bad, the teller shot at point-blank range for the apparently unpardonable error of handing the money over mere seconds past the one-minute deadline given by the robber. While Harry's significant other, Rakel, is away in Moscow, he agrees to meet an old flame for dinner. It will be casual, he thinks, no problem. As it turns out, a rather serious problem is in the offing. Next morning, Harry has a splitting headache, and no clear memory of the previous evening. Next day, he is called to a death scene, where he is dumbfounded to discover that his date of the previous evening is dead of a gunshot wound to the head. Although early indications are that it is a suicide, that doesn't ring true for Harry. Still, he cannot give her death the attention it deserves, since the bank robbers' escapades are becoming both more frequent and more violent. Then further investigation into the supposed suicide leads the police to suspect foul play; Harry finds himself the prime suspect. It will be a race against time to find the killer before Harry is put away for a murder he did not commit, or rather, a murder he's pretty sure he didn't commit, given the lapse in his memory. High tension, lightning pace, a flawed but ultimately sympathetic protagonist: Nemesis has it all.
Mystery of the month
Inspector Jian, a Chinese cop, receives a frantic phone call from his beloved but somewhat headstrong daughter Wei Wei, an exchange student in rural England. "Dad, help me, help me, help . . ." Then there is an ominous clunk and the line goes dead. Immediately he phones back, but gets only her voicemail. So begins Simon Lewis' debut thriller, Bad Traffic, this month's Tip of the Ice Pick Award winner. Already a critically acclaimed hit in England, Bad Traffic is poised for similar success here.
Calling in some serious favors, Jian arranges a UK visa and a flight for the following morning. He bears a hastily translated note in capital letters: THIS MAN HAVE COME FROM CHINA TO FIND HIS DAUGHTER WHO HAVE SOME TROUBLE. HE DOES NOT SPEAK ENGLISH. He expects the same sort of deference in England that he is accorded in China, but nobody at his daughter's school wants to give him the time of day. Finally one diffident student approaches: "I am learn Chinese here. I can help you." Bad grammar, but arguably a good start. Meanwhile, not far away, fellow countryman Ding Ming has his own set of worries: having paid an enormous sum to a group of "snakeheads" (smugglers dealing in human contraband) to get to England, he has become an indentured slave, forcibly separated from his young wife. On the plus side, Ding Ming speaks decent English, a valuable asset when he makes his escape. Now he must find his wife and somehow help her escape as well.
It goes without saying that Jian and Ding Ming will cross paths, and that their individual talents will prove useful to one another. It is a marriage of convenience, however, as their goals do not always dovetail. Only the knowledge that the alternative is exponentially worse keeps them together. And so these two strangers in a strange land careen through the pastoral English countryside in search of the women they love. Lewis has spent a good deal of time in the Middle Kingdom; he worked as a travel writer for the legendary Rough Guides to China, Beijing and Shanghai. When not traveling, he lives in London's multicultural community of Brixton.


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Well i just went to check the school .... from outside its terrible, i'd ask to see the classerooms but the answer i received was not u can't, but what is worse is NO SPECIALS CLASSES: no art, no music, no second lenguage!!! .... r u kidding me? wich kind of school it is? oh yeah but they have PE ... thank 's a lot...
My wife and I thought this school was pretty good. Both my kids went here for 4 or 5 years. Don't judge the book by it's cover because the building and grounds are older and have an older look to it. However, the academics and the school itself is pretty good. Not quite the mainland level, but Hawaii is tough to get stellar academics without going private. Note this school is rated better than all the other elementary schools in the Kapolei area.
I am not very happy. No one communicates with me as a parent, who has a special needs child. I need help, but all I get is the run around from everyone. No one seems to know what is going on and that even goes for me, the parent.
I was suprised to find the teachers here to be as good or better than ones we had in one of the best school districts in San Antonio, TX. They have less to work with here, but manage to create a dynamic classroom atmosphere, despite Hawai'is deplorable history of funding public education. It's really sad that Hawaii is so hell-bent on sacrificing their future. As a military family, we feel lucky to have found BPES, but look forward to moving where children are more valued.


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Dead cat bounce! Gold has fallen about $350 from it's all time high of $1926.00. Oil in 2008 was $147, while all the analysts were calling for $250- $300. As we know it went from $147 to under $35 a barrel. However, this did not occur overnight. It took 6 months. Gold is no different. We need oil, we do not need gold! Gold does nothing. Gold downtrend has begun and is on the cusp of a bear market like silver and copper. Give it 6 months to a year, gold will be under $1,000.00 as it loses it's luster. I think we could see as low as $500 an ounce within a year. These commodities tend to over- correct when they do.
"As long as people keep putting the excess money into gold, it is not going to do any good for the economy!"
"Should have declared a war on gold!"
When gold was at $800 they said it would crash.
Central banks buy gold, Asians invest in gold in the same way they invest in stocks. Especially the Indians and Chinese. 50% of demand remains jewelry related.
People were forecasting the demise of gold at $800.
Central banks buy it and Indians and Chinese invest in it. So do Middle Easterners. It's been going on since thousands of years. 50% remains jewelry demand.
The world no longer revolves around the USA only.
And we should prefer fiat currency with endlessly running printing presses, or paper IOUs (bonds) paying under 2% exactly why?
The argument that gold has no intrensic value is absurd on its face. It's been currency for a couple thousand years. Only paper printers wold say that. Look to the personal interests of pundits panning (not panning for) gold.....
Why is ZSL up more than 20% when silver has risen just 6% or so?
Sorry, meant ZSL is down
PMers love to point out the 26% rise in silver over 24 hours as proof that the world will end and all paper is doomed. The dead cat bounce seems more logical based on the volume. All this proves is that metal prices are a rigged market and not a true supply/demand indicator. Run away.
The chart tells all; too volatile now other than for trading, not investing. Stick with your gold bought much lower, but do not buy more at these prices. When day/short term traders get control of a market, it is no longer good to be in it.
For the long run, gold is the best true investment. Regardless of what one poster wrote, gold has many industrial uses too, not just jewelry.
The fundamentals have not changed. Gold and Silver are the only safe haven, notice how all of the sudden everybody is buying, I checked my normal three local buy spots, and they are all dry...so people are not selling Gold and Silver. The FED/CB plan is to make sure the Stock Market and the USD are the safe Haven for the rest of the world, hence why two countries have now passed laws preventing the sale of over $600 USD in Gold or Silver unless through Bank Transfer or Credit Card. Plus China doesn't allow export of any Gold or Silver..... The media, if the theory is true, will try to get everyone to buy into the stock market claiming this is the time to get stocks cheap. Just watch. The last Paper Fiat War ended by being replaced by WWI.