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Introducing Carry-On Vocal Booth Pro 2.0.
I've read on your site that you are launching the next Vocal Booth To Go soon. When are you expected to start selling them? I'm itching to get my hands on your latest and greatest model!!! I'd love to be one of the first to use them!
... I do some traveling now and then. I'd like to take my booth with me when I do. I hear nothing but great things from this product so I can't wait to see what the next generation brings. Please let me know as soon as you have them in stock!
Yes, we are very excited to get the new portable vocal booth in stock and tell everyone about it!
Our first Portable Carry-on Vocal Booth was designed primarily as a utility product, a robust and efficient tool that would serve voice over professionals anywhere, withstand rigors of travel and last for a long time.
Now we have improved it and designed a new booth!
No, not this one, on the right.
Read More about new features of the Carry-On Vocal Booth Pro 2.0 here
We expect the new Vocal Booth Pro 2.0 become available August 29th.
NOTE: We get a limited number of 75 units as a first production run.
This New portable recording studio will Include the following:
1. Carry-on Vocal Booth with nylon case and Support table;
All that for only $375.77!
Early birds from now through September 07, 2015 get a special 10% off.
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Portable Carry-on VOCAL BOOTH is on SALE !
As summer vacationing time is here we know you will appreciate this! The best Portable Vocal Booth is on SALE NOW!
In anticipation of Carry-on Vocal Booth Pro 2016 we are selling out the Old model of COVB at a Huge discount! We need to make room for the new arrival.
There is nothing wrong with the old COVB. In fact it is the one that won the respect of traveling Voice Over actors and reporters, and it is the one that keeps diligently serving voice actors around the globe.
It is about this Portable Carry-on Vocal booth the senior producer of BBC radio , Dominic Ross wrote to us:
<<Hello Marc,
The booth works very well in situations where we need a significant reduction in unwanted reflections. We made a number of recordings in open offices, in an office and even the basement of the carpark in the stairwell and the results were very good indeed.
As said, we are impressed with its overall effectiveness...>>
Voice of America, FOX sports reporters, voice actors in US, UK, Canada, Russia, South Africa and Australia, New Zealand and Brazil and so on ( we had shipped Carry-on Vocal Booth to every continent except Antarctica), all praised efficiency, convenience and durability of this booth.
Yet, it needs to make room for the younger, brighter and stronger new generation Carry-on Vocal booth.
We will reveal the newcomer in August. But for now we want to say our great THANK YOU and farewell to the Old Carry-On Vocal booth! It has seen places and went where no other vocal booth has gone before!
"I'm Very Picky and I love Your Product!
I have to tell you, I have been looking for the perfect travel companion for a long time to do voiceover. Your Carry on Vocal Booth Pro is just amazing! No Boxiness and no Boominess.
Just wanted to send some love!"
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It gets the job done!
It will serve you well.
It will save you a great deal of money and it will make you even more!
" But the best part is that the CoVB sounds GREAT! This is the ONLY portable VO booth that actually allows you to work inside the booth - and there is absolutely no boxy sound or resonance that you'll hear with literally every other portable VO booth on the market. "
(Offer valid while supplies last.)
Audio Book Publisher Gives Recording Using the Carry-On Vocal Booth a BIG Thumbs-Up
Voice over artist and accomplished book narrator, Mary Sarah Agliotta, was about to make a leap of faith. She wanted to move closer to her children, but that meant leaving behind a professional recording studio and facing the challenge of delivering a good sound at an unknown location.
It so happened that she attended the Mid-Atlantic Voice-Over Conference (November 2014) of which VocalBoothToGo.com was a sponsor. Mary Sarah paid close attention to the presentation of the portable Carry-on Vocal Booth, made by VocalBoothToGo.com. She knew her current situation was critical. She just received a book narration contract from a large client and was in the middle of a move. Her work had to be delivered in a short time and be of the highest quality. She was worried about being able to deliver the work without using her tested recording studio, and no time to build a new studio space.
New Space - New Problems
Having a deep understanding of the technical side of voice over work, she knew that taking care of soundproofing and/or acoustic treatment of her new space was imperative to continue on with her work, so she made sure to include in the rental agreement that the apartment must be able to be soundproofed. Yet, the reality was far from ideal.
With the holiday season and schools on break, neighbors upstairs were making a lot of noise. Her landlord refused to cooperate and comply with soundproofing requirements. The quality of Mary Sarah's audio narration work was on-the-line and definitely on her mind. She just received a book narration contract from a large client and was in the middle of a move. Her work had to be delivered in a short time and be of the highest quality. She was worried about being able to deliver the work without using her tested recording studio, and no time to build a new studio space.
Traveling with Your Portable Carry-on Vocal Booth
We call it the Carry-on Vocal Booth. but it should be called The Ultimate Road Warrior's Recording Studio. But is it actually easy to travel with? Can you really carry it with you on an airplane? And, how does it sound?
How It All Works
Obviously, the main concern for most travelers is whether it can be carried on a plane as a carry-on luggage or does it have to be checked-in as baggage? Voice actors and others who have traveled around the world with the Carry-On Vocal Booth have told us that that in most cases, they have had no problem with taking the portable vocal booth on a plane. In some cases, they were asked to place it in a cargo compartment when they boarded, similar to checking in a baby stroller.
Carry-on luggage size
Although the Carry-on Vocal Booth does not exactly fit the Carry-on luggage size box, it is within the volume allowed by airline which is 9 x 14 x 22 = 2772 cubic inches. The Carry-on Vocal Booth measures 23 x 24 x 4 = 2304 cubic inches. One might think it is a suit or garment bag. (In fact, the support tray is 22 x 22 inches, but we added couple of inches to be on the safe side.)
"We rented a 6 x 3 Acoustical Vocal Booth from VocalBoothToGo for an event. We received the booth on time, it was easy to assemble and it met our needs for our event. I would definitely recommend renting from VocalBoothToGo if you need to use a vocal booth for just a short period."
Steve VanDusen, Billy Graham Evangelistic Association
"In the year since I've had it [Carry-on Vocal Booth], I've recorded promos for the UFC for FOX from Berlin, MLB for FOX from Ibiza, promos for a daily show on Fox Sports and NFL network promos...and in remote locations."
Peter Giles, Voice Actor; Voice for FOX Sports' Television promos for MLB and NASCAR
"The Carry-On Vocal Booth is lighter, easier to use, sounds better, and, in my opinion, far more functional than any other portable VO booth I've seen. This is the only portable voiceover booth I've found that doesn't have a "boxy" sound and does a really good job of minimizing room noise . . . . I like the Carry-On much better than the others!"
James Alburger, VoiceActing.com
If you have a very sensitive microphone, you may want to invest in a new product we offer now. It is the a new LED light that works well with a highly sensitive mic. This unique design was inspired from customers who needed light without noise when working in sound isolation enclosures such as our vocal booths.
Voice actors such as those who are book narrators will appreciate this no nonense LED light. Designed and engineered with precision to provide maximum light, minimum heat (20% cooler than Fluorescent light), this light has long enough cord to conveniently connect it outside of your sound booth too.
Check it out...may come in handy for you.Read more...
Our Producer's Choice Sound Blankets are used all across the globe on a daily basis. Recently, a customer in the Philippines sent us photos of his use of the sound blankets in the studio as they work in creating the Tagalog Bible into an audible format.
Ervz Tia of the World Mission Communications Asia-Pacific told us, ''I just want to share that your blankets flew all the way around the world...in Pilipinas. Wrapping away those nasty reflections. MABUHAY!''
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|Principles of Soundproofing
To create good sound insulation, one must utilize the following general principles:
Mass -- use heavy materials
Air-tightness -- cover the whole enclosure airtight
Flexibility -- keep it limp, better to overlap, than stretch tight
Isolation -- separate (decouple) from surrounding structure
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|Voice Actor Wins Carry on Vocal Booth During Conference
Voice actor Mark Smith had no idea that he would be traveling from the Mid-Atlantic Voice Over Conference in November with the one thing he needed to boost his voice-over career -- a portable vocal booth. Mark's lucky raffle during the event was pulled by VocalBoothToGo's Gwen Farrell, and he was able to take home not only the Carry-on Vocal Booth, but the entire Voice Over Success Kit that includes other items helpful for audio recording such as a pop-filter and microphone stand.
''I have told by numerous folks about being the lucky winner of the Carry-On Vocal Booth and it has traveled with me from VA to SC up to CT,'' Marked said. ''Needless to say, it has already accrued some frequent flyer miles.''
Since the portable vocal booth was constructed for travel, Mark was able to fly and travel with his ultimate prize without trouble.
''I absolutely enjoy the luxury of having such an easy item to travel with and as you well know it folds up quite easily and it is very easy to pack. I have been looking at them for a few years and am very fortunate to win one.''
The Carry-on Portable Vocal Booth is constructed from Producer's Choice Sound Blankets and not acoustic foam, which allows for the ease of use and portability as well as acoustical sound treatment.
|VocalBoothToGo Heading to VOICE2014
For the second time, VocalBoothToGo.com will be heading to Anaheim CA at the end of August to share its innovative products for the voice acting and professional audio recording industry, such as the Carry-on Vocal Booth Pro, with attendees and guests of VOICE 2014.
This international voice over convention will bring together coaches, voice actors, and entrepreneurs from all over the world including the U.S., Canada, Germany, Argentina, and more. Held from August 27-30, 2014, at the Anaheim Hilton, Anaheim, CA, this voice over event promotes education, technology and community for voice talent at all levels of experience.
If you plan on attending the event, stop by and say hello to us at the VocalBoothToGo exhibitor booth. It's a good time to check out our products before ordering. If you would like to learn more about this voice over event, please go to the website http://voiceconvention.com/.
|Russian's Yandex Purchases 10 Carry-on Vocal Booths
Yandex, a Russian internet company which operates the largest search engine in Russia, purchased 10 Carry-on Vocal Booths from VocalBoothToGo. With 60% market share in that country, Yandex ranked as the 4th largest search engine worldwide with more than 150 million searches per day as of April 2012 and more than 50.5 million visitors daily as of February 2013.
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Phillies (12-13) at Braves (15-10)
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Philadelphia Phillies (12-12) at Atlanta Braves (14-10)
Joe Blanton (2-3, 3.81) vs. Randall Delgado (2-2, 6.30)
Time: 12:10 PM, Turner Field
TV: Comcast Sportsnet
Weather: 50% Chance of Thunder Storms, 79
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After losing a heart-breaker, the Fightin' Phils have a chance to turn around nearly 12 hours later and win the series in Atlanta. Joe Blanton takes the hill following a solid outing against the Cubs where the Kentucky native gave up 2 runs on 8 hits across 7.1. He is opposed by 22-year old Randall Delgado who gave up 4 runs on 8 hits in 4.1 innings against the Pirates on Saturday.
With a win, the Phillies could improve to 8-8 on the road, a solid mark for a team that will play its 16th game on the road out of its first 26. Today's line-up is quite lefty-heavy against the young righty Delgado. Look for big games from Nix and Orr.
Lineup: Rollins SS, Pierre LF, Victorino CF, Pence RF, Wigginton 3B, Nix 1B, Orr 2B, Schneider C, Blanton RHP
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Doc had to leave the team. Family matter.
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Dear Mr. Blanton,
I apologize for ever saying the Phillies should trade you. I now realize the folly of my ways.
- Maz
Man, the game went by so quick today that I didn't even know it was on. Great way to bounce back after a tough loss tomorrow.
Hope Doc's family matter is nothing serious. Having lost my grandfather, who I was extremely close to, this last weekend I can certainly sympathize with any family situation he is dealing with.
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Well, I mention those only because I have watched a lot of them (and now starting on TOS), but I certainly do watch more modern stuff (a few of which I mentioned--Buffy, the Vampire Slayer, Angel: the Series, Bones, Dollhouse, Roswell, Heroes, etc...). And yep, I have noticed that some people here have similar tastes in the T.V./movies section.
I'll eventually continue with watching the rest of TOS online (it's nice they have it for assuredly many new viewers lately by free and legal means).
And as I said, I've been helping explain things like alternate timelines (which I am familiar with due to my exposure to genre franchises--it's shocking how many people have had trouble with it, while I thought it was very clear in the film), the plot holes that aren't plot holes and the deleted scenes on IMDb ever since the first few days that the film was out. I think I've caught onto quite a bit about the franchise and the history of it.
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The above threads have the answer, but which is right?
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Bishop Dean Wolfe has appointed the Rev. Don Compier as canon theologian for the Diocese of Kansas.
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It's become tradition that KDE fans and developers meet twice a year to hold a sizable conference. This year's Camp KDE in San Diego begins in 10 days.
After the success of the European meetings, under the name Akademy, the KDE association has for the second time organized a conference oversees. Last year it was Jamaica, this year it takes place in Californian San Diego and will last from January 15 to 21. The opening weekend will see 3 days of talks and lectures with the conference closing on Wednesday/Thursday with each of the KDE groups holding BoF sittings and hacking sessions.
The detailed schedule can be viewed online at the Camp KDE homepage. Alongside keynotes from Philip Bourne on the subject of open data access, and Frank Karlitschek on KDE and the Cloud, many other interesting lectures on the KDE desktop in general, including development, also for beginners from Justin Kirby: Getting Involved as a Non-Developer, and Documentation by David Wonderly can be found on the agenda.
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House prices rise 10.5 per cent: demand for housing still strong
New figures from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) have found that house prices rose by 10.5 per cent year on year for the 12 months to May 2014, outstripping the 9.9 per cent rise registered for the same period last year and higher than the 10.2 per cent expected by forecasters. House price inflation continues to outstrip CPI inflation, reaching 11 per cent in England, 6.5 per cent in Wales and 3.6 per cent in Scotland. Prices in Northern Ireland fell by 0.7 per cent. Once again prices in London showed the highest growth with an annual increase in the capital of 20.1 per cent. Homes in the south east rose by 9.6 per cent and the east by 8.6 per cent. The ONS said homes in London now stand 33.7 per cent higher than their pre-crisis peak.
The data also shows that in May 2014, prices paid by first-time buyers were 11.3 per cent higher on average than in May 2013. For owner-occupiers, prices increased by 10.1 per cent for the same period. According to the ONS Index, the average price of a house across the UK is now £262,000…
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Early iPhone 4 Phone Audio Quality Testing Results
For those who may be interested, here are some early testing results of audio quality through the iPhone 4 in three different use models. In summary, handset performance is the most improved for both incoming and outgoing audio, with headphone port performance only modestly different, while speakerphone performance is better for the iPhone 4 user, but not as much to the person on the other side of the call.
Handset Performance. The most noticeable improvements on the iPhone 4 relate to its two speakers, which have both seen dramatic volume upgrades. In handset mode, the iPhone 4 at 9/16 of its volume is roughly equivalent to the iPhone 3G/3GS at maximum volume, so the iPhone 4 at peak volume is roughly 40-50% louder—an extremely noticeable difference. iPhone 4's handset speaker sounds a little clearer than the ones in iPhone 3G and 3GS, even at higher volumes, for "very clear" overall sound that has roughly the same tonality as before.
iPhone 4's noise-canceling microphone works properly and impressively in handset mode. During silences, the microphone sounds just a little clearer than with the iPhone 3G and 3GS, such that words are a little more distinct. However, iPhone 4 improves considerably when there's ambient noise in the background. During an iPhone 3G test call, music playing loudly in the background could be heard during both gaps in speech and while the person is speaking; with the iPhone 4, the music was completely filtered out after only a couple of seconds, becoming all but impossible to hear during either gaps or speech, with only very slight clipping of the speaker's voice—the caller can hear virtually everything perfectly. The effect is similar to the Jawbone series of headsets, only built right into the phone.
Headphone Performance. Sonic differences were very modest between the iPhone 3G and iPhone 4 when testing with the same pair of Apple Earphones with Remote and Mic. Audio sounded ever so slightly better on the iPhone 4, but not in a meaningful way. Notably, the iPhone 4's second noise-canceling microphone doesn't work as well when you use microphone-equipped headphones; trickles of ambient noise pop in and out both during silences and speech.
Speakerphone Performance. The iPhone 4 at 10/16 volume is roughly as loud as the iPhone 3G/3GS at maximum volume, and doesn't suffer from the same audio clipping and harshness that the earlier speaker did at the peak volume level. At maximum volume, there's a substantial difference—the iPhone 4 is roughly 40% louder, and still clearer than the iPhone 3G/3GS at its peak. Unfortunately, these improvements benefit only the person listening with the iPhone 4, while the person on the other side doesn't get a huge benefit. Noise-cancellation with iPhone 4's dual microphones doesn't appear to work very well, if at all, in speakerphone mode; the iPhone 4's mics pick up as much ambient noise as voice, making it difficult to discern one from the other. On the other hand, the iPhone 4 user in a noisy music-filled room can hear you talking if the iPhone 4 is at maximum volume, whereas the iPhone 3G/3GS are drowned out.
We'll have much more to say on the iPhone 4's test results soon.
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Glad to read Apple finally remembered the "phone" in iPhone. Now, how about that uncrippled A2DP Bluetooth?
Posted by Herr Doktor on June 23, 2010 at 12:57 PM (CDT)
Two Speakers?
iPhone 4 actually has two speakers?
On 3GS Left was speaker, Right was Mic.
Posted by Proto732 on June 23, 2010 at 4:46 PM (CDT)
One speaker ... just like all the other iPhones.
Check the user manual
Posted by Proto732 on June 23, 2010 at 5:06 PM (CDT)
#2/#3: The big pill shaped opening above the screen? Yeah, that's a speaker too. Just like all the other iPhones.
Posted by Jeremy Horwitz in East Amherst, NY, USA on June 23, 2010 at 5:17 PM (CDT)
I am having trouble with the Motorola S9-HD bluetooth headset and iPhone 4. The people on the other end of the call complain that my voice is muffled and extremely hard to understand. This devices worked flawless for me on my iPhone 3G with great fidelity until I updated to the iOS4.
Once I updated to iPhone 4 I was surprised that the voice output was terrible and the headset effectively unusable for phone calls.
I have a theory that the new noise canceling algorithm is causing the issue - would love to see this tested as it appears that the same issue manifest with my brother's bluetooth headset from another manufacturer as well.
Posted by Ben Marchbanks on August 7, 2010 at 8:11 AM (CDT)
Actually, the iPhone 3G's audio, using headphones sounds better than the audio from the iPhone 4. I've done hours of comparison. If you are using the apple in-ear headphones, most likely they are 32ohm - to match the 32ohm amplifier in the iPhones. If you were to use a 16ohm set of headphones, which I did- and granted, the ohm measurement will fluctuate as the frequency/intensity changes in the music, BUT, when I played the same song from each, at exactly the same level, using the same headphones, the bass response was tighter on the iPhone3G - less distorted.
When using a 16ohm headphone, as apposed to a 32ohm, it's like opening a garden hose wider; requiring more water. The analogy is that It requires more current from the amplifier in order to stabilize the lower frequencies. If the bass it tight, without distortion, then that result proves that the audio it's producing sounds better because it has a higher grade / stronger more dedicated amplifier chip.
After realizing this, increasing the volume of the song from each, my iPhone 4 completely shut down and would not power back on, due to overheating and it's thermal protection circuitry powering it off automatically; iPhone 3G was just fine, even at max. For the iPhone 4 - after I completely lost it, thinking I damaged my phone - I simply pressed the home button and the power button simultaneously to get it working again.
When you start shrinking components to make more fit, the audio amplifier, which is a tiny chip, gets smaller too.
Posted by Bryan G. on October 1, 2010 at 7:23 AM (CDT)
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I`m an owner of iphone4 as well. I read on web that iphone has mono built in speaker?? its completely spuprise for me why apple installs mono speaker. sound is quite good but not cool f.ex nokia xpress music has big stereo speaker extremely loud maybe apple is gonna do it in thw newest model iphone 5???
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It would be nice if the iphone 5 had dual stereo speakers and louder volume I mean so many smartphones have low volume and what good is a phone for if you cannot hear it ring or the other person cannot hear you talking from the other end. We are talking about one of the highest tech phones in this era come on lets take it up a notch with some high quality stereo speakers and good volume come on we know you can do it.
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|Many applications in remote sensing require fusing low-resolution multispectral or hyperspectral images with high-resolution panchromatic images to identify and map materials at high resolution. A number of methods are currently used to produce such hybrid imagery. Until now, these methods have only been evaluated independently, and have not been compared to one another to determine an optimum approach. Two different operations are involved in creating high-resolution material maps. One task is to unmix hyperspectral images into the constituent materials (endmembers). The other task is to fuse low-resolution imagery containing spectral detail with high-resolution image(s) containing fine spatial information. This research performs a quantitative test of three image fusion procedures. The first method is to fuse, then unmix. One sharpens low-resolution multispectral data using a panchromatic image, producing a set of high-resolution multispectral images. These images are then separated into a series of high-resolution endmember maps, locating the materials within the scene. The second method is to unmix, then fuse. In this approach, one first separates the low-resolution multispectral data into a series of material maps using a recently developed adaptive unmixing algorithm. These maps are fused with the panchromatic image in a stage called sharpening, to produce high-resolution material maps. The final method is also an unmix-then-fuse approach. Here, the low-resolution material maps are created using traditional image-wide spectral unmixing methods. The resulting images are fused with the panchromatic image to produce sharpened material maps. In this paper, the three image fusion procedures described above are evaluated for their radiometric and unmixing accuracy. The results show that the adaptive unmixing algorithm is superior to the traditional imagewide methods. Differences between quantitative and visual evaluations indicate an improved error metric must be developed.
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Long-awaited rematch between Jon Fitch and Thiago Alves set for UFC 115 in Vancouver
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TORONTO The long-delayed rematch between welterweights Jon Fitch and Thiago Alves will take place June 12 in Vancouver at UFC 115.
UFC president Dana White confirmed the mixed martial arts matchup via Twitter.
The two were originally slated to meet at UFC 107 in Memphis in December. But Alves was forced to drop out after suffering a torn posterior cruciate ligament in training.
The fight was rescheduled for UFC 111 in Newark on March 27 but was postponed again when a pre-fight CT scan showed an irregularity in Alves' brain. The Brazilian subsequently underwent surgery to remedy the problem.
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Fitch defeated Alves the first time they met in June 2006, catching him with an upkick before finishing him off.
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Alves is one of my favorite fighters, so I've been dying to see this one. He spent too much time dicking around on the ground looking for submissions he wasn't going to get in the first fight, but that was back in '06, and he's got more experience with grapplers at this point. I think he's learned his strength is obviously in his standup, and his takedown defense is pretty solid(as long as the other guy isn't GSP). Before GSP took him apart, he had a nice win streak going against three really good grapplers in Koscheck, Hughes, and Parisyan, and he crushed all three of them. I'd say he's learned his lesson.
I'm going with Alves. KO via face-shattering knee in the second round, after spending the first round pummeling Fitch's legs.
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GSP took him apart? Yeah sure, dry humping him in his guard for 5 rounds sure was brutal way of beating him.
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Personally I give this one to Fitch, not only because I like the guy, but I really don't think anything short of a truck (or maybe Shane Carwin) can knock him out (yeah yeah, I know he was ko'ed before).
That is one durable dude, and I definitely see him implementing a similar game plan against Alves that GSP did, to similar success.
I also think that calling Fitch "basically Koscheck without power" is far from accurate, since he's shown to have a far better chin and a much better record. Just saying, the dude's tough as nails.
So yeah, I'm saying Fitch by a hard-fought UD.
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'Rally for the Roads' on May 25 in D.C. will tout need for adequate highway funding
The National Stone, Sand & Gravel Association (NSSGA) and its allied trade associations will sponsor a "Rally for Roads" on the National Mall in Washington, D.C., on May 25 at 11 a.m. EDT, to bring attention to the critical need for Congress to develop and pass a well-funded, multi-year highway reauthorization bill.
The Rally will be held in conjunction with the Transportation Construction Coalition Fly-In on May 24 and 25 bringing together industry allies to meet with members of the 112th Congress in pressing the importance of transportation infrastructure investment.
Few federal actions rival major transportation infrastructure investments for creating jobs, stimulating economic growth, and making theUnited States more competitive over the long term. Investments in highway and public transportation improvements are proven to generate short-term economic activity and employment in the construction sector.
The Rally will feature employees from all facets of the road construction industry including materials providers, road pavers, and equipment manufacturers and dealers.
Besides NSSGA, the sponsors of the "Rally for Roads" include American Concrete Pavement Association, American Roads & Transportation Builders Association, Associated Equipment Distributors, National Asphalt Pavement Association, National Ready Mixed Concrete Association, and Portland Cement Association.
Other participants will include partner companies of the Transportation Construction Coalition and the Americans for Transportation Mobility.
Industry workers interested in supporting the need for surface transportation reauthorization legislation are encouraged to join the Rally. For more information about the "Rally for Roads," call 877-898-2612.
Details: The National Mall, May 25, 11 a.m. EDT, East Seaton Park, 3rd Street, N.W., between Madison Drive and Jefferson Drive.
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The Pro-Cancer Lobby In Washington D.C.
In the New York Times, Nicholas Kristof describes what he terms the "cancer lobby" — how major industry spends millions of dollars to influence Congress in support of carcinogenic chemicals:
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Who knew that carcinogens had their own lobby in Washington? Just consider formaldehyde, which is found in everything from nail polish to kitchen countertops, fabric softeners to carpets. Largely because of its use in building materials, we breathe formaldehyde fumes when we're inside our homes. According to government scientists, it causes cancer.
The chemical industry is working frantically to suppress that scientific consensus — because it fears "public confusion." Big Chem apparently worries that you might be confused if you learned that formaldehyde caused cancer of the nose and throat, and perhaps leukemia.
The industry's strategy is to lobby Congress to cut off money for the Report on Carcinogens, a 500-page consensus document published every two years by the National Institutes of Health, containing the best information about what agents cause cancer.
Motion Picture Industry Threatens Politicians
From the sickening department at Techdirt:
Reinforcing the fact that Chris Dodd really does not get what's happening, and showing just how disgustingly corrupt the MPAA relationship is with politicians, Chris Dodd went on Fox News to explicitly threaten politicians who accept MPAA campaign donations that they'd better pass Hollywood's favorite legislation … or else:
"Those who count on quote 'Hollywood' for support need to understand that this industry is watching very carefully who's going to stand up for them when their job is at stake. Don't ask me to write a check for you when you think your job is at risk and then don't pay any attention to me when my job is at stake,"
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This certainly follows what many people assumed was happening, and fits with the anonymous comments from studio execs that they will stop contributing to Obama, but to be so blatant about this kind of corruption and money-for-laws politics in the face of an extremely angry public is a really, really, really tone deaf response from Dodd.
Yet One More Way That Money Corrupts Politics…
President Obama Has Raised More Money From Wall Street Than Any Politician in American History
This opinion piece from Joe Scarborough in the Politico is worth a read:
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One of the most famous scenes in movie history comes from "Casablanca," when a corrupt official shuts down Humphrey Bogart's cafe. Bogart asks the French captain — who also happens to be a gambling aficionado — why he's closing the joint down. His response is a classic.
"I am shocked, shocked to find that gambling is going on here."
Political commentators have referred to Capt. Renault's uproarious line for years when calling out hypocritical politicians. But few political narratives ever fit that scene as tightly as President Barack Obama's bipolar approach to Wall Street. To fully understand the extent of Obama's double-speak, it helps to let the "Casablanca" scene play out a bit, because after the corrupt captain makes his self-righteous declaration, a croupier hands him cash and says, "Your winnings, sir."
Capt. Renault quietly thanks the croupier and then quickly returns to the role of reformer by shouting, "Everybody out at once!" Like that old movie character, Obama seems capable of effortlessly floating between demonizing Wall Street gambling one day and profiting from it the next.
Where in the World are Obama's Blunders (That is, Bundlers)?
Seth Cline writes on Open Secrets:
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Nearly lost in the troves of campaign finance data recently released by presidential candidates was an updated list of bundlers for President Barack Obama's 2012 re-election campaign. These 359 well-connected supporters have raised at least $56 million for Obama and the Democratic National Committee so far this year, according to research by the Center for Responsive Politics.
Obama's campaign, the sole presidential campaign to disclose information about its bundlers, only gives broad ranges for the amounts these elite fund-raisers have raised, so the exact amount they've raised is unknown.
But because the campaign releases a figure for the minimum amount bundled, it's safe to say that bundlers constitute a sizable portion of the fund-raising for Obama and the DNC.
In fact, more than $1 of every $3 donated to Obama and the DNC so far this year has come from bundlers, according to the Center's research.
Who Lobbies In Washington?
OpenSecrets has a wealth of information concerning private lobbying of federal and state government in the United States. However, it may be best to begin by looking at where the lobbying money is coming from. The FIRE (finance, insurance, and real estate) sector leads the field in terms of lobbying funds spent from 1998-2011. Also notable is how far down the list the Republican bogeyman of "Big Labor" is:
It's Time to Get Money Out of Politics
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Bailouts. War. Unemployment. Our government is bought, and we're angry. Now, we're turning our anger into positive action. By signing this petition, you are joining our campaign to get money out of politics. Our politicians won't do this. But we will. We will become an unrelenting, organized wave advocating a constitutional amendment to get money out of politics.
As the petition grows, we can use on The Dylan Ratigan Show on MSNBC as a platform to force this issue to the center of the 2012 elections. From our former Washington lobbyist, Jimmy Williams, here is a DRAFT of our constitutional amendment:
"No person, corporation or business entity of any type, domestic or foreign, shall be allowed to contribute money, directly or indirectly, to any candidate for federal office or to contribute money on behalf of or opposed to any type of campaign for federal office. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, campaign contributions to candidates for Federal office shall not constitute speech of any kind as guaranteed by the U.S.
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The Political War Will Continue
As The Dog Days Of Summer Approach, Politicians Rest Before Returning To The Fray
Now that the debt drama is over for the moment, we can all safely retreat in what was once called the "Dog Days Of Summer" and chill out if the volatile weather allows us to. We can think back to that old song, "Summer time and the living is easy." Even as we all know that for millions "the living" is anything but.
The House and Senate have become ghost-like chambers because all its members, so filled with strident indignation and inflexible talking points just a week ago, are now off on their paid vacations hyping their political war stories to grandchildren.
Imbued with a sense of triumph, the Tea Party is huddling to come up with ongoing tactics to hold the system hostage while the party leaders plan the new "super committee" with 12 chosen acolytes (how Biblical, that number 12!) to map the next round of fiscal blood-lettering.… Read the rest


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When everything's on the line, Nintendo's most famous character won't hesitate to squeeze off a headshot, all up close and personal. »
When everything's on the line, Nintendo's most famous character won't hesitate to squeeze off a headshot, all up close and personal. »
Guns, baseball bats, violent, bloodthirsty Pokémon, and so on and so forth. But mostly guns. »
The latest episode of the gritty and gripping web series Mario Warfare is here, this time focusing on the Smash Club, where Mario has to fight... actually, just watch it. I don't want to spoil too much. »
The Mario Warfare series continues after a few months rest/preparation. It continues to be the best place to see Mushroom Kingdom characters fighting with barrels and assault rifles. »
Here's the second episode of fan series Mario Warfare, which turns the Mushroom Kingdom into something a little more Call of Duty. »
The acting is a little cheesy, but it's fun to watch what the Mushroom Kingdom would look like ravaged by a modern-day, yet still totally fictional war. We've seen the trailer, but here's the full 11-minute first episode. »
The images of the Mushroom Kingdom warfare you see above and below are the work of Hakashidnrc, inspired by the Mario Warfare video released a few months ago. »
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The new rules of management for people who hate rules. And management.
It's the kind of outcome most entrepreneurs only dream of. Last September, the financial-planning startup Mint.com was acquired by Intuit for $170 million--earning its founder a re-ported $20 million. As the kudos poured in, another Web entrepreneur, Jason Fried, assailed Mint in a blog post for selling out to a corporation it could have taken down. "Is that the best [we] can do?" Fried wrote. "Become part of the old generation? How about kicking the s--t out of the old guys?"
The company Fried founded, 37signals, makes Web-based business--efficiency tools--hardly stuff to set the heart racing. But 37signals is about more than software: Fried and cofounder David Heinemeier Hansson use the company as a pulpit for entrepreneurial evangelism. And their message--a sort of minimalist's approach to capitalism--has developed a cult following. The company's blog, Signal vs. Noise, reaches 100,000 readers a day, by offering takes on such topics as the design of -laundry-detergent jugs (Method's new one-handed pump bottle kicks ass) or a satirical attack ad for Karl Rove's book ("Does he really expect taxpayers to carry a book that heavy?"). The company's founders gleefully admit to bias, since their own second book, Rework, was at No. 10 on the Amazon bestseller list in mid-March, only a few slots below Rove's.
Rework is a Webby manifesto for post-recession success. Forget about strategic planning, they advise. And ignore your competition--unless you feel like picking a public fight. Don't waste time on meetings. Stay as small as you possibly can. The 37signals guys scoff at workaholics (masochists who compensate for intellectual laziness with brute force) and traditional ideas about promotion (emulate drug dealers: make your product so addictive that giving a free taste makes customers come back bearing cash). They believe businesses should "under-do" their competitors--do a few things well, rather than many things adequately. Their company is the ultimate hands-off employer: 37signals doesn't care where its 16 employees live or when they do their work.
Perhaps that's because in 2001, when the company was in its first incarnation as a Web-design shop, Heinemeier Hansson was living in Copenhagen. One day he read on Fried's blog (Fried lives in Chicago, where the company is based) that he needed tips on a programming language, and offered to help for free; Fried hired him instead, and for four years, they worked seven time zones apart. By 2004, the duo had developed the company's flagship product, Basecamp. The same year, Heinemeier Hansson released a spin-off, a free Web-applications tool called Ruby on Rails. Little known outside the community of code writers, Rails has become the development backbone of such megasites as Twitter and Hulu. Basecamp is used by startups and Fortune 500 companies alike; Barack Obama's presidential campaign used the project-management tool to plan the development of its sprawling Web site. "The thing that's great about 37signals is they're incredibly disciplined as a design shop," says Michael Slaby, the Obama campaign's CTO, now at a venture fund. "They don't allow themselves to get distracted by the shiny new feature, and because of that you get simple products with a low learning curve."
Their philosophy is appealing, in part, because starting a company is a lonely, risky business. …


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Sebastian Fest (GER) was born in Buenos Aires, has covered tennis for the last 17 years and is based in Madrid as the Chief Sports Editor for the German News Agency's (DPA) Spanish service.
Paul Newman (GBR) has worked for national newspapers in the United Kingdom for 32 years. He was Sports Editor of The Independent from 1991 to 2004, when he became Chief Sports Feature Writer. He has been the newspaper's Tennis Correspondent since 2006.
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Jennifer and Alexi Chapin-Smith are married at the Washtenaw County Clerk's Office in Ann Arbor on Saturday. 'This is our fourth wedding actually,' Jennifer Chapin-Smith said. 'We're already married in the eyes of God and our religious community, our family, friends and our neighbors. It's just the state of Michigan that wouldn't recognize reality. It's frustrating.' / Photos by Kimberly P. Mitchell/Detroit Free Press
They popped the champagne corks, paid the $20 marriage-license fee and said their �I do�s.�
But scores of same-sex couples who married over the weekend are still left wondering: Are we really married, or not?
�We really don�t know,� said Jennifer Chapin-Smith, 36, of Ann Arbor, who was eager to announce her marriage to Alexi Chapin-Smithat her Sunday Quaker meeting, which is akin to a church service. �Everybody at first said, �Congratulations.� Then they said, �What�s going on?� I said, �I really don�t know.� �
That�s the predicament roughly 100 couples are in following an order late Saturday from the U.S. Sixth Court of Appeals, which issued a temporary stay of a lower court ruling that declared Michigan�s ban on same-sex marriage as unconstitutional. The order didn�t come down until late in the day � well after roughly 300 same-sex marriage licenses had been handed out across Michigan.
The state, meanwhile, still won�t say if it recognizes the marriages or not. Neither Attorney General Bill Schuette, who requested the stay, nor Gov. Rick Snyder would say Sunday whether Michigan plans to recognize the marriages. They are waiting further direction from the 6th Circuit, which granted a temporary stay until Wednesday while it considers whether to grant a permanent stay pending the appeal process.
No hearing has been scheduled.
�The governor and administration are not weighing in on these issues at this point,� Wurfel told the Free Press. The issue is �currently under the courts and judicial process,� and �we await that direction.�
Asked what direction state and local officials are being given in cases in which same-sex couples seek to immediatly assert marital rights on issues such as adoption or spousal benefits, Wurfel said such claims take time to process and the Snyder administration considers such issues on temporary hold, pending further direction from the courts.
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Some legal experts say the state should immediately say how it plans to treat the same-sex marriages, noting too many couples are in legal limbo and deserve to know where they stand.
That �creates even more uncertainty for those families who were married as to whether or not they have any rights or not,� said Salt Lake City attorney Laura Milliken Gray, who is representing same-sex couples in Utah whose marriages were thrust into limbo.
In that case, more than 1,000 same-sex couples got married in Utah after a federal judge in December struck down as unconstitutional Utah�s ban on same-sex marriage. The judge in that case refused to grant a stay, as did the higher federal appellate court. But 17 days later, the U.S. Supreme Court intervened and issued a stay, stopping any more same-sex marriages from taking place.
Given what�s happened in Utah, Gray is urging Michigan�s same-sex married couples to move quickly to assert their married rights, including adoption and joint tax filing rights.
Jennifer Chapin-Smith is already on it. She and her spouse filed their state and federal income taxes at 4 p.m. Saturday, one hour before the 6th Circuit issued the stay. She noted that she and Alexi had previously married in Maryland in January of 2013 in a Quaker ceremony and got married in Michigan for the legal recognition here.
�This is our fourth wedding actually,� Jennifer Chapin-Smith said. �We�re already married in the eyes of God and our religious community, our family, friends and our neighbors. It�s just the state of Michigan that wouldn�t recognize reality. It�s frustrating. Why can�t the state recognize what is real and truthful?�
Beth Bashert, who married Lisa Bashert, her partner of 25 years on Saturday, shares that frustration. She noted that she opted not to get married outside Michigan because that would have made her �feel like a fugitive.�
The Basherts, meanwhile, are in a tougher legal quandary than other couples. She and her spouse had a big wedding with 70 people Saturday night at a friend�s house in Ypsilanti. There was a fancy wedding cake, champagne, food and flowers.
The one hitch: They didn�t turn their marriage form back into the clerk�s office.
�We�re going to submit it on Monday. But I just don�t know what our status is. Literally, I don�t know,� said BethBashert, who is trying to focus on the positive. �It was so powerful and so amazing to be married. I�m trying not to worry about it. I can�t control it. I just want to continue to feel good.�
Beth Bashert said she expects her marriage will ultimately be recognized.
■ Related: Gay Michigan couples' wedding-day joy turns to uncertainty when state halts same-sex marriages
■ Related: Same-sex couples rush to wed in Michigan
�Whether it happens right now or whether it happens in awhile ... we�re going to have a legal marriage,� Bashert said, noting she�s used to living with uncertainty. �We�ve been in a legal limbo for 25 years ... I�d rather be in this limbo than one without being married.�
Dan Ray, a constitutional law professor at Thomas Cooley Law School, said the marriages that were performed before the stay was issued are valid.
�The state will undoubtedly say we will not recognize these marriages until the judgment becomes final,� Ray said. �But I think that they are going to continue to remain valid marriages.�
Clerks in Ingham, Oakland, Washtenaw and Muskegon counties opened their doors for same-sex couples seeking marriage licenses following a Friday ruling in Detroit by U.S. District Judge Bernard Friedman, who declared Michigan�s voter-approved ban on same-sex marriage unconstitutional. Schuette immediately appealed to the 6th Circuit, which didn�t issue a temporary stay until late Saturday.
That left a window of opportunity for many couples to get their marriage licenses and have weddings. Some, however, got only the licenses, but didn�t get married.
Ingham County Clerk Barb Byrum said Sunday she will be seeking the advice of county attorneys on whether same-sex couples who obtained their marriage licenses before the stay was issued but did not get married are in a legal position to have their ceremonies performed this week.
Some gay couples who got married Saturday said they expected some kind of legal setback, so raced to get married.
�We did it knowing that we�d be in this legal limbo, at least with the state government,� said Joseph Bissell, 33, of Lansing, who married his partner Justin Maynard on Saturday. �I�m sure there are some gay people who are mad today, but we�re just totally, really happy. The thing is, we all know how this is going to end. We�re going to win. The tide has turned. It�s just a matter of time.�
Bissell said he and Maynard never expected that as of Monday they would be able to share health benefits or file their taxes jointly. They expected, as he put it, a letdown in the immediate future. But the couple hopes to adopt children and want their future children to have the stability that marriage brings, he said.
It�s something Bissell said they�re willing to wait for.
The state has argued that it has a legitimate interest in preserving the traditional definition of marriage because � it contends � children thrive best when raised by married moms and dads, and there�s nothing irrational about striving to keep that family structure as the ideal.
It also has argued that the 2.7 million voters have already spoken on the issue of same-sex marriage, and their decision should stand. Michigan voters decided in 2004 that the definition of marriage in Michigan should only be a union between one man and one woman.
But just because the voters want something doesn�t make it legally right, said constitutional law expert Bob Sedler, a law professor at Wayne State University who supported the plaintiffs who fought to overturn Michigan�s ban on same-sex marriage.
�So what if the people voted for it,� Sedler said of the Michigan Marriage Amendment Act. �If it�s unconstitutional, it�s unconstitutional � whether the people voted for it or not.�
Lansing State Journal reporter Louise Knott Ahern contributed.
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