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The French Revolut 1786-95 (SS) HIST4147
- Academic Session: 2015-16
- School: School of Humanities
- Credits: 60
- Level: Level 4 (SCQF level 10)
- Typically Offered: Runs Throughout Semesters 1 and 2
- Available to Visiting Students: No
Short Description
This special subject concentrates on the internal political and social history of France from the failure of reform efforts at the end of the ancient regime to the White Terror of 1795. On the basis of a wide range of source material, we shall look at the rapidly shifting ground of politics and reform, the growth of 'public opinion', social and economic confrontations, the domestic impact of war, the trial of the king, and the nature of Terror government.
Three hours per week in each semester.. This is one of the honours options in History and may not run every year. The options that are running this session are available on MyCampus.
Requirements of Entry
Successful completion of Junior Honours in history.
Excluded Courses
2 essays (one in each semester) 10% each
2 seminar papers (one in each semester) 6% each
Seminar contribution (one assessment in each semester) 4% each
Examination: 2 x 120 minute examinations, worth 60% overall
Main Assessment In: April/May
Course Aims
The following aims are shared by all History special subjects:
6. to prepare students for independent and original analysis of a complex range of evidence, including source materials, thereby developing intellectual skills that will be of benefit in a wide range of careers.
7. to show students how a professional historian works.
8. to familiarise students, through source-criticism, with a wide range of problems of interpretation arising from different usages of language, underlying meanings and intentions, differing standards of objectivity, and the variety of purpose and intent associated with historical evidence (written, visual or other).
9. to ensure, through student-led discussion, that the relative validity of alternative historical interpretations is fully recognised.
10. to encourage students to develop the confidence, imagination, skills and self-discipline required to master a similarly demanding brief in the future, whether in historical research or in any sphere or employment where these qualities are valuable.
Intended Learning Outcomes of Course
By the end of this course students will be able to:

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For every essential cooking lesson that teaches you the basic skills of steaming vegetables or making a perfect French omelet, we need to have a little fun! It's not all serious cooking, after all — sometimes it's pumpkin spice lattes, two-ingredient Nutella brownies, and pull-apart cheese bread. These are the kinds of surprising, clever, and just plain fun recipes that make us want to jump into the kitchen and stay there all day.
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Will Obamacare increase ER use?
Study out of Oregon shows rise in ER use after expanding Medicaid
A study out of Oregon suggests that Obamacare's expansion of the number of Americans eligible for Medicaid is putting a greater burden on emergency rooms. But health officials say they are seeing just the opposite in San Diego County.
Starting Jan. 1, the Affordable Care Act expanded the number of poor and disabled Americans eligible for Medicaid, extending benefits to single men and women who were previously ineligible for benefits.
The expansion, along with the mandate that most Americans buy health insurance starting on Jan. 1, is key to the overarching goal of health reform.
Many experts believe that insuring more people will get them quit using emergency rooms for non emergencies. Preventing emergency room visits, the prevailaing logic holds, can be both cheaper and better for patients.
With the help of a federal grant, California got a head start on Medicaid expansion and began enrolling single Californians in the Low Income Health Program in late 2010. In the San Diego region, the program started in mid-2011 and signed up more than 49,000 residents for coverage by the end of 2013. These people were transferred into Medi-Cal programs on Jan. 1.
Because it deals with the same people made eligible for expanded coverage by Obamacare, the Low Income Health Program provides a glimpse at the effect of expanding coverage on local emergency rooms.
Dr. Bruce Haynes, medical director of San Diego County Emergency Medical Services, said that claims data for LIHP show a decrease in emergency room visits over time.
"The number of ED visits went down by 17 percent," Haynes said.
He said there were 837 emergency visits per 10,000 enrollees in September 2012, compared with 1,003 in July 2011.
The results seem to run counter to the Oregon study which was published Jan. 2 by East Coast and Oregon researchers in the journal Science.
Oregon expanded its Medicaid program in 2008 using a lottery system that granted coverage to about 30,000 poor residents out of 90,000 who applied. The study compared the emergency usage of those who got coverage with those who didn't and found that, not only did the newly covered patients make 0.41 more emergency visits than their counterparts without insurance, they also continued to show up in the ER for problems that could have been handled in a doctor's office.
"We find that expanding Medicaid coverage increases emergency department use across a broad range of visit types, including visits that may be most readily treatable in other outpatient settings," the Oregon study concluded.
The finding got an immediate reaction from many like Columbia University economics professor Raymond Fisman whose commentary appeared in the same issue of Science.
"These findings explode the myth that health insurance access will reduce the strain on emergency services and thus undermine the hope that expanded coverage will put an end to this particular inefficiency in America's bloated health-care market," Fishman wrote.
But local experts, after looking at ER usage among San Diego Low Income Health Plan participants, are not convinced. They note that the difference might come down to what kind of access and exposure enrollees have to primary care doctors in the communities where they live.
Oregon's Medicaid lottery winners were enrolled in state-run insurance called Oregon Health Plan Basic, according to the study. It is not clear how aggressive the state was in directing the newly insured to doctors offices. A call to the health plan was not returned.
In San Diego County, much attention was paid to connecting Low Income Health Plan participants to primary care doctors in local clinics.
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Kitchen Scrubbie
By: Andrea Lyn Van Benschoten
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Much like babies and their burp cloths, Kitchen Scrubbies need to be thrown out and rotated as well. This kitchen crochet pattern is easy to work up and will get your dishes nice and clean with its textured design. Worked in rounds using single crochet, you'll have a brand new scrubbie in no time. Make many for yourself and give one to a friend.
Crochet Hook: H/8 or 5 mm hook
Yarn Weight: (4) Medium Weight/Worsted Weight and Aran (16-20 stitches to 4 inches)
ch: chain
sl st: slip stitch
rep: repeat
sc: single crochet
dc: double crochet
Main hat section:
Foundation: Ch 10, join with sl st to form a ring.
Round 1: *Ch 5, sc in ring,* rep from * to * 35 times total.
Round 2: *Sc in next ch 5 loop, ch 3 (counts as first dc), 7 dc in same ch 5 loop (for a total of 8 dc), rep from * to * around all ch 5 loops, join with sl st to base of original ch 3.
Finishing: Ch 12, sl st at base to form a ring as a hanger, weave in ends.
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I just finished making a scrubbie!! Looks awesome. With a bigger hook, it would make a nice loofa for the shower. Two things that got me for a second were on the hanger part. I chained 15 instead and it still is too small to really hang (but it's cute so I don't care!); and at first I didn't realize the original ring was still open so I went back, took out the chain hanger to slip stitch to the opposite side. Other than that, super easy, cute, and semi-quick (only took me about 45 minutes), just tedious.
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Hassan recovering from knee injury: ACB chief
JALALABAD (PAN): Afghan fast bowler, Hamid Hassan who suffered a nasty injury during the ongoing test match between the ICC combined-XI and England in Dubai a day earlier, would recover in two weeks, an official said on Monday.
Hassan was injured after he fell over a fence on the boundary and collided with concrete and metal runners around the sightscreen. He was eventually cleared of serious injury after being taken to hospital on a stretcher.His pullout from the warm-up game dealt a blow to the Combined-XI, a mixture of players from ICC affiliate nations. Three Afghan players -- Hamid Hassan, Mohammad Nabi and Mohammad Shahzad Mohammad -- are part of the team.Four Irish, three Scottish, two Namibian and one United Arab Emirates (UAE) players are included in the ICC Combined-XI. The three-day test is scheduled to conclude today.An ACB official, Nasrullah Wafa, said Hassan was injured as he fell over the white picket fence at the long-on boundary and bruised his right thigh and left knee. "Hassan is recovering," ACB chairman Nasimullah Danish said.Danish said he had a telephonic conversation with Hassan, who is under medical care. He has been advised two-week rest and will be able to return after that.Danish assured the people of Afghanistan, especially cricket fans, Hassan would be able to play against Pakistan in a tournament scheduled to begin next month.ma/mud
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I think one of my riding buddies, Kunal, is probably going to join us, hope that's ok. Fingers crossed for no fire detours.
I think one of my riding buddies, Kunal, is probably going to join us, hope that's ok. Fingers crossed for no fire detours.
Just came back from a ride. I decided to head down Stevens Canyon, just to take a look. There were some choppers grabbing buckets of water from the reservoir. I was able to go pass Montebello, but they did close off all parking lots and parks close to the reservoir. So it appears we should be okay. I asked a park ranger, and he said going through Mt. Eden shouldn't be a problem, but wasn't sure about Redwood Gulch.
Nice shot of the helicopter. I think I can see Robert Duvall in one of the windows.
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Redwood Gulch is a non-issue; I just got home via 9>RW Gulch>Stevens Canyon>Mt Eden>Pierce>DeAnza and I didn't see any reason to alter the original route. The best view of the fire as near as I could tell was coming down RW Gulch before the hairpin. The fire appeared to be further up the canyon by Grizzly Flat.
Great ... thanks for the report. Then it's onwards for the ride!
Spingineer, nice picture! Those helicopters are pretty bad-***** .. saw one up close and personal near Sacramento once. It actually had a hose that it would lower and then pump water up into a tank inside the helicopter. Each fill-up took about a minute and then it would swoop dramatically over to the brush fire a few hundred yards away and dump the water. I got to see about a dozen iterations of this process and it was fascinating. That's got to take a lot of skill for the pilot to hover low over the water while the weight of the aircraft is getting heavier due to all that water.
Anyway I'd like to join the ride but not sure how my weekend plans will pan out yet. Put me down for a definite maybe
A few years back, there was a brushfire on Mount San Bruno, right near 101. From my office, you could see the fire. One of those helicopters with the bucket was flying out to the inlet by Oyster Point to refill, then flying up to the fire.
You'd see him fly up there, and dump, and from my vantage point, it looked like he'd missed by dozens of yards. But each time, FOOSH! and out went another 100 yards of the fireline.
I guess he knew where he was better than I did.
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I saw on the news where a DC-10 (I might have the wrong plane) too a load of fire repellent, and dump it on the fire ... but they let go the hatch a little too early. Some of the ranger jeeps got covered with that stuff. Ooops!
Yay, my new wheelset came in , so I'll be able to do this... CR parking lot, 9AM Monday right?
This is too good to pass up. Family plans changed for the wknd - so I just caught up on this topic..
taxi777 as SAG (and photographer)? I love it. We nearly met the last time I rode in SF by GG Park. This sounds like the ride in which to throw myself into the deep end. Last organized bike event = 15 yrs ago.
..with my (..let's see what I've learned from BF in the last few months..) gas-pipe-framed boat-anchor - '67 Varsity - the ascents ought to be fun/painful. The first one ready to peel off and take a "detour round the hill" - do let me know.
Spingineer - what are the numbers at this point? Pretty impressive I would think - nice job!
BlastRadius - my jersey will probably be at your doorstep when you return (1st re-order) - story of my life.
msincredible - did I spy some Cannondale Roams in a Falafel Ride pic? I'm hoping to find a pair before the ride.
backinthesaddle - you have a challenger.
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It looks like I'm going to have one or two extra people along, as well.
So excited.
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The numbers ... so far, it looks like 20, with 6 maybes ... and that doesn't include those that may tag along. This is going to be a terrific event. Don't miss out on this one!
Anybody bringing their camera?
Woops, just read the first post again.
hmm, i wanna go on a ride, but i just got my bike today so i dont think i'll be in good enough shape to keep up with you guys maybe next time i'll be able to
I'm confirmed for the ride by the wife. Yes!
I can't wait to meet you guys. This will be my first BF ride.
I'll probably bring a camera too.
BTW, I might also have a fried coming with me.
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Count me in as well.
Argh - I might be coming down with something, I was really tired on my last 2 rides.
So I'm going to play it by ear on Monday, and if I do come along, I might just go as far as Page Mill and head back down from there*. Sounds like a great ride is brewing, I'd hate to miss it entirely !
(* and conveniently arrive back in time for the Carvell to open )
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Can someone reiterate the start place/time?
EDIT: Ooops - nevermind. 1st post...... DUH!!
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Universal returned to the #1 spot with Denzel Washington-Mark Wahlberg actioner "2 Guns," the latest in the studio's diverse string of successful openings, after an expensive detour with the dreadful opening of "R.I.P.D." "2 Guns" led a top 10 that totaled about $120 million in gross, a jump of $8 million over last year. Meantime, the domestic take for "The Smurfs 2" disappointed, although Sony reports better international returns.
In the end, July totaled (inflation unadjusted) the second highest-grossing month ever. While that may sound encouraging, the total of around $1.2 billion came with new production budgets totaling $1,050,000,000. The record month of July 2008's gross, $1,250,000,000, came with new releases costing $733 million, a much lower figure. Add to July's top ten releases worldwide the additional marketing expense of $100 million or more, and the question of whether this has been a truly successful summer won't be answered until lagging foreign grosses are factored in. So far this summer has been a high-risk, not-so-high reward season, with several films enjoying great success.
"The Spectacular Now" (A24) became the fourth strong limited opening in recent weeks with a $200,000 take in four New York/Los Angeles theaters. But the biggest news on the limited front came from Woody Allen's "Blue Jasmine" (Sony Pictures Classics), which grossed over $2 million in only 48 theaters, with a per screen average only slightly less despite being on 44 more screens. This looks now to be a breakout crossover hit on the level of his "Midnight in Paris."
Two other already wider releases expanded a bit, but their order flipped. Fox Searchlight's "The Way, Way Back" came in #11, with $2,850,000 in 1,001 theaters, dropping only 17% from last weekend with only a small increase in total runs. Last weekend's #10 film "Fruitvale Station" (Weinstein) didn't hold as well. It grossed $2,700,000 in 1,086 theaters, down 41% with only 22 more theaters this weekend, coming in #12.
1. 2 Guns (Universal/EOne in Canada) NEW - Cinemascore: B+; Criticwire: B-; Metacritic: 55
$27,400,000 in 3,025 theaters; PSA (per screen average): $9,045; Cumulative: $27,400,000
A solid if not spectacular start for this crime actioner, with two stars from earlier similar hits pairing for the first time at a level not at their best, but still respectable. Playing at fewer theaters than any of the other top 6 films this week, and fewer than most films that hit #1, without the benefit of 3-D surcharges, this $61 million independent (Emmet/Furia Films) production looks to fall short of the $100 million+ results of Washington's two best action films recently (the surprisingly strong "Safe House" and the more broadly appealing "American Gangster"), but might with good word of mouth (Cinemascore was B+) get close to his most recent film, his Oscar-nominated "Flight." For Wahlberg, it is his best 2013 opening after the disastrous "Broken City" and the controversial "Pain and Gain."
It should be a boost for Icelandic director Baltasar Kormakur, whose eclectic career has seen him both a film festival favorite for his home country films ("The Deep" made the list of nine finalists for the 2012 Foreign Language Oscar) but also one previous studio production, "Contraband," also with Wahlberg, which opened to $24 million on its way to a $66 million domestic take. That $24 million film established his commercial bonafides. This, still less expensive than most star-driven releases, looks to push him further up in demand.
Among the six credited producers is Marc Platt, whose varied slate in recent years has include "Drive," "Nine," "Scott Pilgrim Vs. the World" and "Rachel Getting Married."
What comes next: Sony is the lead distributor for this overseas, although it is being handled by multiple companies. Openings are scattered throughout the next few months, with Japan not until November.
2. The Wolverine (20th Century-Fox) Week 2 - Last weekend #1
$21,725,000 (-59%) in 3,924 theaters (unchanged); PSA: $5,536; Cumulative: $93,059,000
A big drop, but still managed to hold on to second place. The falloff is comparable to the non-Hugh Jackman "X-Men: First Class" two years ago, but better than the star's last Wolverine starrer in 2009. However the actual gross is below both for their second weekends, despite 3-D surcharges. This is doing somewhat better internationally, with Japan, likely its biggest foreign territory, not set to open until September.
What comes next: Fox is committed to the series continuing, but costs (this one cost $120 million) could start to become an issue. Wolevrine turns up for the 7th time in Bryan Singer's upcoming "X-Men: Days of Future Past."
3. The Smurfs 2 (Sony) NEW - Cinemascore: A-; Criticwire: D+; Metacritic:
$18,200,000 in 3,866 theaters; PSA: $4,708; Cumulative: $27,761,000
Sony justifiably wants the headline to be the international performance for this cartoon feature, which in its previous entry grossed 75% of its $563 million take internationally. The worldwide total is over $80 million, with many territories yet to open, many of those on board already exceeding the grosses of the first one, and opening #1 in most places.
The domestic tale is different. Even with opening two days earlier, the five-day total is 25% below what "The Smurfs" did for its initial three days, in contrast to many animated sequels which exceed the gross of the original. Its audience response seems to be OK (Cinemascore A-, a grade also scored by underperforming "Turbo"). This suffers from animation overload this summer, as well as not appealing to older children and adults at the level of "Despicable Me 2" and others.


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Kettleshulme, a village and a township in Prestbury parish, Cheshire, 7 miles NE of Macclesfield. Acreage, 1232; population, 347. The manor belongs to the Earl of Derby. The candle-wick manufacture is carried on. There is a Wesleyan chapeL It forms part of Saltersford ecclesiastical district. There is a public library and a village ha
Transcribed from The Comprehensive Gazetteer of England and Wales, 1894-5
Old maps of Kettleshulme are available on the old-maps.co.uk site, and a current map is available on the Streetmap.co.uk site.
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Vulnerability scanners seek out known weaknesses, using constantly updated vendor databases to track down systems and devices on the network that may be vulnerable to attack. These programs look for such things as misconfigured systems, unsafe code, malware and the latest updates and patches. They can deal with network or computer hardware and software vulnerabilities. Many of these vulnerability scanners are well known throughout the industry and are top ranked.
Retina is a vulnerability management program offering a compliance element designed to help organizations of all sizes with vulnerability assessment and mitigation, as well as protection. The program uses recommended testing standards that organizations should follow to meet their security protocols.
Among those standards are some used for assessment. Vulnerability scanners should test clients (desktop PCs) and server computers (hardware), but they should also test the applications running on all systems, including web files, databases and network programs.
The vulnerability scanners should also provide mitigation. For example, zero-day attacks occur when hackers decide to expose the vulnerabilities of a recently released software program, causing it to crash. Hacker attacks could also open up the newly released program to virus infections. Mitigation software prevents outside entities from manipulating the new application, preventing zero-day attacks.
Finally, a vulnerability scanner also offers protection from well-known and established viruses. The scanner should have a database of known viruses and update that database frequently.
GFI LANguard
GFI LANguard offers a different set of operations as it works to identify vulnerabilities in the system. It scans the network and ports to detect--then assess and correct--the discovered security vulnerabilities with minimal effort. Network administrators often deal separately with problems related to vulnerability issues.
They must also deal with patch management, which involves product updates to existing software. Patch management is important because program updates must be monitored and installed; otherwise the system may be exposed, and also provide a false sense of security.
Finally, network auditing must also take place. Network auditing is important because it identifies all the hardware and software on the network. GFI LANguard provides one package to deal with these issues.
Nessus features high-speed discovery, asset profiling, sensitive data discovery (such as passwords and social security numbers), configuration auditing (analyzes device configuration) and vulnerability analysis of network security. Network administrators can distribute the Nessus software scanners throughout the entire enterprise, inside DMZs (demilitarized zones--neutral areas that lie between the private network and Internet), and across physically separate networks. The scanner is a virtual machine software that mimics a real appliance.
A virtual machine is a program that can run different operating systems on the hosting computer than the one actually running on the hosting computer. If the hosting computer has Windows 7, the virtual machine could be running Windows XP or Vista. It executes programs like the hosting machine. Therefore, Nessus runs the virtual machine as if it were a real "physical" appliance to run vulnerability scans.
Nessus provides a real-time professional feed. It monitors policy compliance to the security standards a business has implemented. The network administrator will know if the business has complied with all standards.
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Did Rihanna + Chris Brown Spend New Year's Eve Together?
A picture is worth a thousand words, but a black and white spotted comforter? Well, that bedding reveals the truth. It appears that Rihanna and Chris Brown spent New Years Eve together.
A picture is worth a thousand words, but a black and white spotted comforter? Well, that bedding reveals the truth. It appears that Rihanna and Chris Brown spent New Years Eve together.
Rihanna, who should get a cut of profits from Instagram since she uses and promotes the service so much, shared a new pic of her and rumored BF Chris Brown. This one is their 'Thug Life' Christmas shot.
Forget Instagram innuendo and rumors of the ChRihanna and Karrueche Tran love triangle -- with the latest drama including another Chris Brown and Rihanna breakup.
Just after the newly blond but still douchetastic Chris Brown decided he was tired of the drama involved with the clearly self-disrespecting Rihanna, he was spotted courtside at a Lakers game with the bleating belter on Christmas Day.
Based on recent Instagram evidence of Rihanna hugging Chris Brown, spending holidays with him, getting a tattoo honoring him somewhere on her often-unclothed body and allegedly wanting to have his DNA-challenged babies, one might assume they're actually, you know, dating.
But one might be wrong -- at least according to Christina Milian. She claims Brown is still in a relationship with his ex, Karrueche Tran.
You have to be pretty misguided and have relatively poor taste to be a Chris Brown fan to begin with, but it's especially difficult now that he's going and calling members of his very own "Team Breezy" fat.
Over Instagram. Because that's what he does.
Wherever social media networks go, an ill-advised rant from Chris Brown is sure to follow. Having had his fill of swearing at people on Twitter (at least for now), the ever-volatile singer has focused his wrath on his Instagram followers -- particularly the "super obese" ones.
Does Simon Cowell have rocks in his head? Yes, but the sparkly kind. The 'X Factor' judge and creator reportedly is eyeing Rihanna for his panel ... as well as another pop star that will raise even more eyebrows: Chris Brown.
Rihanna and Chris Brown are taking more of their relationship drama public. The latest development? Breezy posted a photo of his ex -- or possibly current sidepiece -- Karrueche Tran on Instagram. Rihanna's response? Bible verses. Wait, what?
That was quick. Just as Rihanna and Chris Brown were getting increasingly public with their relationship, the pair, affectionately dubbed "Chrianna" by Rihanna's Navy and Team Breezy, may well have called it quits.


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"Aftershock – Tour Edition" with Live Bonus Disc Due July 29 in North America
Motörhead will reissue it's 21st studio album "Aftershock" via UDR/Motörhead Music on July 29th in North America under the title "Aftershock – Tour Edition". The album was produced by longtime producer Cameron Webb. The expanded edition will contain a Bonus Live CD (also recorded by Webb), consisting of live material comprised from the band's historic appearances in early 2014.
In further celebration of the reissue, UDR/Motörhead Music will be releasing a video for the song "Lost Woman Blues" filmed live from The Warfield in San Francisco on Friday April 18th, 2014. The show was part of the band's warm-up mini tour for the upcoming European festivals. The song's performance, verve, swagger and attitude show Motörhead have maintained their rich ripeness and added another layer of grit and polish. The video is set to premier on VH1 Classic on July 7th.
Here's the Live CD Track Listing:
Damage Case
Stay Clean
I Know How To Die
Over The Top
The Chase Is Better Than The Catch
Rock It
Lost Woman Blues
Doctor Rock
Just `Cos You Got The Power
Going To Brazil
Killed By Death
Ace Of Spades