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After releasing his debut album, "Something Stronger," in 2013, Holder has since received numerous accolades, locally and internationally, including a recent headliner at Dolphin Stadium. For those who know Holder's music best, his new songs demonstrate how much his sound has developed and offers a glimpse as to what we can expect next from his spiritual journey.
Originally a solo act, Holder has now expanded his entourage to include trusted, local talent: Rebecca Sterling and Andre Alvarez on drums; Jay Marder on piano; Stephanie Jaimes on cello; and Andres Daza on bass. Conjuring a vibe that promises to transform Holder's sound on his upcoming album, it was the perfect time to catch up with Holder and discuss his past, present and future – musically and personally.
How is your music different from other artists within your genre?
There's no other artist in my genre, because I don't have a genre. Everyone is an individual with a specific purpose. What makes me different is not necessarily what is important. What is important is what makes my music, my music. I feel like whoever I work with, I always find something in them that is really, really inspiring. It motivates me to explore my sound and work from there. Working with other artists helps me. Whenever anyone works with anyone, you find certain characteristics that influence the way you perform. After working with someone new, I always think to myself that I have a lot of work to do, and that I always have to work -- because that's what it takes! Nothing happens by sitting on your couch and waiting for people. It takes showing up. Whenever I work or perform with anyone else, I take it as an opportunity to learn more.
What is it about Judaism that's translated through your music?
The most influential aspect of my music is the values that were instilled in me. It's not about rules as much as the way you live your life. It's about growing and becoming the best you can be. Those are the values that I grew up with. Having that inspiration helps to not only lead a happier life, but to also bring goodness into my life. Sometimes, my music has nothing to do with religion. It can be about my love for life, G-d, or whatever else I feel connected to. People view it however they can.
What have people told you about your music? How has it made them feel?
The one thing that has always stuck with me is when a guy came up to me in a supermarket and said the song "Something Stronger" reminded him of his mother who passed away about a year ago, and he started crying in front of me. For me, it was eye opening to be able to touch someone like that. The song wasn't about his mother. It was mostly about G-d and our relationship with G-d. That comment alone made making music worth it. The fact that I touched someone and that I was able to experience it, is something I'll never forget.
What helped you overcome the bullying?
It definitely affected me growing up, but music pushed me to express myself and to overcome my insecurities.
Are your songs written open ended because you want it to relate to anyone or because you want it be mainstream?
Whenever I write a song, it's not because I am trying to. The song will hit me. The songs I write about are about my own experiences. Basically, the things that inspire and move me are my life experiences, and how those experiences have affected my emotions and how I communicate. I don't consider myself to be a public speaker or a writer, so I find the best way to express the situations I'm enduring or have endured is through music. Being that I am a religious Jew, that does affect what I write about and my outlook on life. It's not because I am religious, but rather it is what I believe in and how I live my life.
Where do you want to take your sound with your next album?
When I put on Pandora, I put on the playlist of Mumford and Sons and I can listen to every artist that comes up, such as Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeroes, and Phillip Phillips. However, I still feel that I will always be finding my sound. I can't say that I have found it yet, but the process of working on this new album will get me there. The first album for me was to get out there -- put out what I created and the process of writing things. People were pushing me to. My next album, B"H, will encompass my growth as a human being and as a musician, with the intent to inspire people with my passion.
How long did it take you to come up with the first album?
I started teaching myself how to play guitar and writing lyrics in 2008, and started to come up with material when I was 19. When I decided that I needed to do it, I came up with six new songs while we were in the studio. I had my engineer and producer, Ovadia Tank sleep in my home studio for four months, and we worked on the album. The actual recording process took four months, where 60% of the songs were created during this time. It's amazing how the more we recorded the more inspiration I got and each song got better and better. I actually wrote "Miracles" and "Back For More" a month before we finished the album and they were a must to go on.
What's the first song you learned how to play?
"Carried Away" by George Strait. My father taught it to me. My father handed me a sheet of music and said "those are chords, put your fingers there and come back to me in a month."
What do you hope to accomplish in the long run, musically?
Just to grow as an individual and to be able to write and perform my music. I want to be able to do more concerts like Avenue J. and Dolphin Stadium Besides the US; I've played in Israel, Panama and Mexico, and I look forward to continue performing in cities I've never been.
Are you doing an official tour with your next album?
B"H Yes, but I am currently in the process of finding the right team. I think struggling is a good thing, because it helps build a strong foundation.
What do you plan to do personally in the future?
I just finished my Bachelors and now I'm continuing to work on my music while getting involved with my families business and preparing for chiropractic school. I'm happy for the opportunity to grow as a musician while planting roots for the future, composing new songs and performing.
For more information about Aaron Holder, his music, upcoming shows and more, visit him on Facebook at www.facebook.com/aaronholdersmusic/ or his official website at www.aaronholdermusic.com.

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First let me say I am so thankful so this community and somewhere to turn when I am feeling this way. I am scared of failing yet again in my attempt at a healthy lifestyle and future. I am 100 pounds overweight, diabetic and tired of falling off the wagon again and again. My biggest problem seems to be finding easy and enjoyable meals to make for my now small family. I am a single mom of 3 with just my 3 boys at home. We started including a salad with healthy dressing in our evening meal over 6 months ago so I feel good about that. My youngest does great, he always heads for a salad late in the evening or a piece of fruit now. However, the past month I have started to become bored with a salad at dinner and I don't want to take away the strong example I have set for him. I did find the parmesan tilapia recipe today which sounds great and I plan to try. I am still down about 5 pounds for the month of February, its just that I was down 10 but have put some back on because of bad eating last week. I actually went to a buffet yesterday... a buffet!!! Quite honestly I didn't even enjoy it when I was there and it was overpriced. Reality is it didn't make any difference to my body whether I enjoyed it or not, the calories are all absorbed the same way. I have struggled with my weight most of my life. I managed to lose 60 pounds mostly through great exercise habits about 7 years ago and maintained for a couple years, then I let the exercise slip and slowly started putting it all back on. I miss that girl.. she was happy and fun and full of life. This is starting to seem like like more of a blog than a post, so that is what I will do, I am copying it to a blog on my page. I am really, truly looking for meal ideas. I am a pretty strong exercises when I put my mind to it and have done fairly well this past month. I try to eat a lot of fruits and vegetables during the day (mostly veggies) and an occasional sandwich on light bread. We don't eat a lot of fish but will eat some shrimp, orange roughy, tilapia, haddock, etc and are always looking for great ways to prepare. New ways to make chicken fun and interesting would be great and anything else healthy.
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Thanks for the encouragement, it went from bad to worse today though, lol. The doctor got my lab results back and decided I have to start taking shots twice a day. Yes, I get tired of salads too and we don't have them but a couple times a week.
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Don't think of it as a failure - think of it as a learning experience. We all learn as we go along. When you learned to walk, you fell down a lot, but you didn't let it stop you. Lots of things in life are hard, and this is a major lifestyle change you are working on. The weight didn't go on overnight. You didn't start your bad habits all in one day. It took time to get here and it'll take some time to get to where you want to be.
Remember, if Edison hadn't failed a whole bunch of times, we'd all be reading by candlelight!
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There are many good recipes on SparkPeople! As far as salad - try steaming some fresh veggies instead. Season them with your favorite seasoning. I also like to roast veggies in the oven during the winter and when the weather is warm - we grill all veggies! They are delicious when grilled outside! We also grill fresh fruit.
You can do this! We have every confidence in you!!
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I know how you feel, girl. Alot of us here at SparkPeople know that feeling. Just know it will pass. I , myself, am bound and determined to make this a permanant lifestyle change. But, I'm taking baby steps. If I tried to do it all at once I would surely fail.
Meal planning can be really hard. My husband and I sit down at the breakfast table on Saturday and try to plan our meals out for the upcoming week. He's a coupon clipper (go figure) and so we look for sale items to incorporate into our weekly meal plans. Maybe you and your sons could do some meal planning together! Or, incorporate a new recipe each week and see how the boys like it. If they do...great! Keep it. If they don't...go on to something else. Either way, you've done it together and made them feel part of the process.
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I get really sick of having salad. If I had to have it every day my diet wouldn't last the week. Have you tried substituting raw veggies and dip/dressing? If you slice some carrots super thin they are actually quite good. Brocoli and cauliflower are good raw as well. Alot of people like peppers raw, but they aren't my thing. I am one of those people that can't just stop eating the things I love. I still have pizza and chocolate and all the things that I love. If I didn't I would end up bingeing. I make my own pizza so I can control the ingredients and the calories. I make a diet chocolate pudding with skim milk for my chocolate fix and its only 80 calories. There are some days when I meet my caloric range just fine, but my food choices aren't the best, but I try not to dwell on it. Most days I get my fruit and veggies in just fine. What are some of your families favorites? Try to make lighter versions of them and then add the salad and veggies. Too many changes at once just doesn't work well with kids. At least not mine. I have three sons as well. Good luck. Lori
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Sounds to me like you have a lot of things going for you already!! That's wonderful!
Sometimes it is hard to have them all going for you at the same time. I know .... I used to weigh 300 pounds. I got in a routine of cooking on the weekends and I exercised a half hour every morning before work. I didn't have any foods in the house that were triggers for me and my daughter made her way through it ok.
Use the tools we have here to keep yourself on track. Be sure to journal your feelings and what makes you want to eat so that you can fix those things. Come back and post every time something comes up that you need help with. We're here for you!
Search the recipe database for recipes that will be things your family will like and add them to your own recipe book.
You are going to do this! It is a lifestyle change and you are on the right path!
So glad you are here!!
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For their newest exhibition opening this Saturday, the Legion of Honor Museum in San Francisco presents a rare opportunity to check out an Italian masterpiece.
The exhibition is titled The Poetry of Parmigianino's "Schiava Turca", and it consists of the 16th century masterpiece, which has been regarded as an originator of Mannerism (a period in European Art known for approaches to intellectual sophistication). In the painting, the subject is an unknown young noblewoman, dressed in an indigo blue dress, with an elegant headdress that was mistaken for a turban, thus bringing on the assumption that the woman was a Turkish slave, hence the title of the painting, as well as its Italian meaning being that it was "schiava turca". The headdress was really a fashion accessory once popular with Northern Italian women. The painting was also titled Portrait of a Lady (not to be confused with the Henry James novel of the same name).
In a little information about Parmigianino, he was one of the celebrated painters in 16th century Italy, known for developing an expressive and personalized style into his works. And as an originator of Mannerism, his works were described as an opposition to the naturalistic styles established by earlier Renaissance painters including Michelangelo, Raphael or Leonardo da Vinci. One of his other famous paintings includes Madonna with the Long Neck (1534-40). Parmigianino died in 1540 at the age of 37.
The exhibition has been made possible by a loan from the Galleria nazionale de Parma, which holds a large collection of Italian Renaissance works from artists, including along with Parmigianino, Tintoretto, Leonardo de Vinci and Correggio. The Poetry of Parmigianino's "Schaiva Turca" is on view until October 5th. Log on to legionofhonor.famsf.org for more information.


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Hope everyone's Memorial Day weekend is off to a great start! Here's a playlist of some of my favorite summer lovin' tunes, put it on in the background as you enjoy the beautiful weather outside today :)
Memorial Day Playlist
- -May 27, 2012, 10:06AM
Nice Playlist!
- -May 27, 2012, 2:43PM
In love with this playlist- The Breeze is my summer anthem!
- -May 27, 2012, 6:01PM
Andorra by Caribou is the best album for summertime. The best! Brings back so many memories.
- -May 28, 2012, 11:05AM
great playlist – add some Passafire to that and its perfect!!
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Big Momma's: Like Father, Like Son Movie Reviews
Big Momma's: Like Father, Like Son
Release Date: Feb 18, 2011
Genre: Comedy
Rating: (PG-13)
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man yall is a bunch of haters, this movie was hilarious. how could u not like it
Wow. Just wow. I am not quite sure how they made a sequel to this movie but somehow enough people had seen the first one that the producers decided to make another. I can't imagine any critics giving this movie a good review and I am going to do the same. FBI agent Ma. coTurner (Martin Lawrence) is back and he is dressing up in drag once again. This movie is bloated and in no way funny. I don't even think the writers were trying since all they had to do is slap the name Big Mamma on it and some idiots would go see it. Martin Lawrence's gender-bending jokes are definitely played out. I am sick of seeing black comedians dress up as women and think it is hilarious. It was funny when Eddie Murphey did it in The Nutty Professor but it hasn't been funny since. Please do not go see this film, but then again I don't really have to ask anyone because no one would see it.
What can I say, I am lost for words about this film. It was absolutely the worst I have seen in a while. I feel bad for Martin Lawrence, I think he is a good comedian and his talent is being wasted on films like this one. How was this film allowed to be called a comedy is beyond me. I did not laugh once and literally fell asleep about 20 minutes into the movie. I have never wanted my money back more, actually I have never wanted my time back as much as I wanted it after seeing this film. Nobody, I mean NOBODY laughed in the audience and all I heard was sighs and questions: "When is this over?" I pity the fool(like myself) who spends their hard-earned cash on this tragically unfunny and overall terrible film.
It is not funny when one man dresses up as a fat woman, it is doubly not funny when two men dress up as fat women. I really have no clue why they made the third film, I mean the first two were not funny, why bother to make one more sucky film? On top of everything this was 105 minutes, it felt like a lifetime and not a good lifetime, more like a terrible and horrible nightmare. I have no idea what audience this movie was made for, because even children did not like this and any normal adult would hate this film as well. The film was absolutely not funny, not entertaining, completely stupid and offensive in a lot of ways. I recommend staying home and warning others about this piece of crap.
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text: So here we are : V1.0 is now out ! ========================================== Obsidian mod is a mod that intends to greatly enhance your Terraria Experiment. It adds alot of new cool, original and USEFULL items, as i'm always trying to add things that fills vanilla Terraria gameplay holes. The mod is released in two different ways : the whole modpack (which is quite huge ^^) and seperate modpacks. I choosed to release it this way because it'll allow you to choose which features you want to add independantly. Moreover, this'll help me to maintain the mod and release bugfixes much more easily. Obsidian Mod has been downloaded 56.000 times, and is still downloaded nearly 150 times a day. It features 130+ new items, 45 NPCs, 3 customs bosses, world events (meteor falls and rain), a parallel universe, 4 pets, and even more things. Important note : Even if each package is available to download separately, i highly recommand to download the whole thing. Why ? Simply because it is MEANT to be played alltogether. Mod's wiki made by Axion========================================================== Changelog (Move your mouse to reveal the content) Changelog (open) Changelog (close) V1.2 Update (02/01/12) : Parallel World : - The Archeologist now spawns properly, - Fossil Boomerang durability added, - Fossil Spear code fixed (now durability should works fine), - Fossil armor durability bug fixed, - Fossil Pickaxe durability fixed, - Durability now appears in the tooltips (but is subject to change, what do you think ?) - Minor code clean-up. - Time Portal sprite fixed Custom Bosses : - Cave Harpy now drops Cave Harpy Feathers as they should Older Version (Move your mouse to reveal the content) Older Version (open) Older Version (close) V1.1a Update (27/12/12) : Parallel world : - Fossil Pickaxe now autoswings. - Dinosaur Suit now properly works when worn on vanity slots. Boomerangs : - Golden Boomerang damage increased from 15 to 17. - Shadow/Meteor Boomerangs damage increased from 18 o 19. Rain : - Optimised code now implemented using X'o'Lore one. Ice : - The game no longer crash when you kill a Yeti. General : - For those who wanted to play with old Obsidian Mod Worlds and had the "Omnir NPC" bug that crashed their games, HEREis a fix. Just install it like a normal mod. - Fatal error when using a custom weapon should be fixed. - Fixed the insanely high rain chance (forgotten debugging feature...) Old ObsidianMod World Fix(use this fix if you've got an error when loading a pre ObsidianMod 1.0 world) ==========================================================All-in-on Package==========================================================Includes every package. Description below. ==========================================================Parallel World Pack -SP ONLY-========================================================== V1.1 Covering video (by James Benett) This is the biggest pack in terms of contents and coding time. This pack adds a parallel universe that you can access via the Time Portal item, normally dropped by the Dark Wyvern but in the package crafted with 25 Adamantite Bars. The parallel world is a wide jungle covered with a jungle where meteors constantly fall from the sky. Each Parallel world instance is unique, this means that you shouldn't place any Chest or storage stuff out there, 'cause you won't be able to retrieve them if you leave the Parallel world. The world is ruled by a dozen of new NPCs, with unique loot and items. You'll be able to craft fossil items that are basically a bit more powerful than Hallowed stuff, but have some sort of durability :each fossil item will deteriorate everytime you use it (Pickaxe will when you're mining, Sword when you hit a monster, and armors when you're hit by a NPC). You'll have to go to the Archeologist (a new NPC that randomly appears on the Parallel world if there's a free room) to repair your stuff. Note that the Archeologist should come to your normal world too. You'll also be able to mine a new ore : Eternium. With Eternium Bars, you'll be able to craft very powerful end-game weaponry and armors. Note that the balance is in beta stage and is subject to ALOT of changes depending on your feedbacks. New NPCs : - Bullfrog, - Caveman w/ woodstick, - Caveman w/ Club, - Caveman w/Throwing Spear, - Chameleon, - Microraptor, - Plesiosaur, - Pterosaur, - Raptor, - Rat, - Shield Rat, - Undead Raptor, Fossil set : - Fossil Sword : - Fossil Spear : - Fossil Boomerang : - Fossil Javelin : - Fossil Pick : - Fossil Crown : - Fossil Plate Armor : - Fossil Plate Greaves : (Set bonus : Fire/Lava immunity) Eternium Set : ( ) - Eternium Sword : - Eternium Spear : (Note : Eternium spears can be thrown like javelins by using right-click. You'll always be able to retrieve your thrown spears. You can stack up to 10 spears). - Eternium Necklace (control Gravity, defensive buff) : - Eternium Ring (life regen, philosopher's stone buff) : - Eternium Cloak (no fall damages, night vision buff and some cool visual FX) : - Eternium Crystal (archery buff + increase of critical ranged damages) : - Eternium Great Helm (increase melee damages) : - Eternium Plate Mail (increase overhaul defense) : - Eternium Greaves (increase moveSpeed) : (Set bonus : 20% increased critical strikes) Others : - Crafting items : - Time Portal : - Raptor Vanity set (grants a cool ability on right-click) : ==========================================================Boomerangs Pack==========================================================This Package simply adds a variety of boomerangs to be crafted. They all have their own specs and effects. Old bugs (boomerangs not returning when hitting a monster) have been fixed. - Iron Boomerang : - Copper Boomerang : - Silver Boomerang : - Golden Boomerang : - Shadow Boomerang : - Meteor Boomerang : ==========================================================Javelins Pack========================================================== This package adds a new type of weapon : Javelins. They're basically throwing spears that can be retrieved (30% chance) when they hit the ground. They also have debuff chances when hitting a NPC, depending on their type. (e.g. Molten Javelins can cause "On Fire" debuff). Wooden / Iron / Copper / Silver / Golden / Shadow / Jungle / Meteor / Necro / Molten Javelins. ==========================================================Tool diversity Pack========================================================== This package tries to add some variety in the tool diversity in Terraria. You'll find a whole new tier of Necro Tools, Meteor Tools, rebalanced Hamaxes and Hardmode Hamaxes. Hamaxes are slower but swings, provinding better combat specs than Drills.Necro toolset slowly drains life when used, but are as effective as Shadow toolset.Same goes with Meteor toolset, but it uses Mana instead of life. - Necro Toolset (drains life) : - Meteor Toolset (uses Mana) : - HardMode Hamaxes : ==========================================================Rainy Mod==========================================================This is probably the most criticized mod of my collection. This one adds random Rain drop on your world, possibly flooding your house if you're not carefull enough.The problem is this mod requires a good comp' to run smoothly, otherwise it'll lag as hell. It runs perfectly well on both of my two computers, and adds really great feelings to the game, but... use it with caution ^^. ==========================================================Custom Bosses Pack========================================================== This one is a bit bigger. It includes two of my three custom bosses : the Dark Wyvern and the Ultra Slime. Both are totally hand-coded and have special abilities. Dark Wyvern is supposed to be the Hardmode end boss, and Ultra slime has two forms : pre-Hardmode and Hardmode. Try them both !Ultra slime is spawned by using the Dark Gel item.Once in Hardmode, Cave Harpies will spawn in the jungle biome.Jungle harpies feathers allow you to craft the Mechanical feather, to spawn the Dark Wyvern. Dark Gel : Cave Harpy feather : Mechanical Feather : ==========================================================Pets Pack==========================================================This package adds three custom pets to help you in your adventure. To be honnest, those friendly NPCs that follow you anywhere aren't THAT usefull, even if they do damage enemies, but, hey, who never dreamt of a worm pet following you anywhere ? To summon one of the pets (Bunny, Slime & Worm), you'll need to catch one. Simply bring an enemy NPC with less than 5 HP on a cage to obtain a summoning pet item. ==========================================================Ice Biome Enhancement Package========================================================== This is probably one of the most advanced modpacks out there. This package adds a wide variety of NPCs, weapons, armors and tiles to the snow biome. You'll be able to make a whole house made out of Ice.Stats-wise, Ice items are nearly as powerful as copper ones, and are a great alternative to copper ore.The pack also includes a Town NPC that sells Ice & Snow blocks.Finally, it adds a custom boss with full hand-coded AI : the Ice Queen. Weapons : - Ice Sword : - Ice Spear : - Ice Bow : - Ice Javelin : - Ice Frozen Flail : - Ice armor set : - Icy Winds : - Snowballs : Tiles : - Cold Bed : - Ice Clock : - Ice Throne : - Ice Table : - Ice Chair : - Icy Chandelier : - Ice Furnace : Other : - Frosty Helmet : - Active Snow Brick : - Active Ice Tile : - Ice Wall : ==========================================================Randomized Mobs Pack==========================================================This package is one of the oldest of my collection. It adds alot of variety in your Terraria experience by randomizing the NPCs you encounter. For example, you could fight King Green Slimes, Acid Blue Slimes, etc...Each of these NPCs variations have their own stats and specifications, some are stronger but slower, others are more armored but with less HP... Possibilities are endless ! ==========================================================Advanced Weaponry Pack========================================================== This pack adds ALOT of new weapons and items. I wanted these items to have a real utility ingame, so there's no uber-sword or overpowered spellbook, no. Each items are dedicated to a precise role in Terraria's gameplay and try to fill some holes let by the developpers. Some of those weapons/items are purely fun weapons, but i tried to make them as balanced as possible. War Hammers : War hammers are combat versions of tool hammers, and are right between swords and hammers in terms of stats. They can't break tiles, but have a fairly high knockback value, so they may be useful against specific mobs - Copper / Iron / Silver / Gold WarHammers. Advanced Swords : These swords are combinations of Tiered swords with different elements. Each of these swords have special abilities and inflict associated debuff. Intrepid Sword inflicts 80 dmg minus your current defense stat. - Frozen Saber (Ice & Copper Shortsword) : - Melting Blade (Gel & Iron Broadsword) : - Corrupted Tooth (Rotten chunks & Silver Broadsword) : - Starsword (Fallen Star & Gold Broadsword, shoots stars on right-click) : - Intrepid Sword (Silver + Gold + Cobalt + Mythril swords) : Advanced Archery : - Teleporting Arrow (Teleports you where the arrow hits) : - Slowing Arrow (Slows your target) : - Poisened Arrow (Poisons your target) : - Torch Arrow / Torch Launcher (Launches torches that sticks to walls) : Bunny Gears : - Bunny Leather (dropped by Bunnies) : - Bunny Shoes (speeds you up by 3%) : - Bunny Suit : - Bunny Armor Set (Bunny Suit, Shoes and Hood = RightClick makes your jump). - Bunny Launcher (launches Bunnies towards your enemy. Have a very little chance to transform the target into a bunny -doesn't work on bosses -) : - Mechanical Bunny (B. Launcher ammo) : Misc items : - Day'n'Night (Switch between day and night) : - Dying Soul (Powerful dark spell) : - Feather Cannon (uses Feather as ammo) : - Magic Bow (Makes arrow rain upon your target) : - Reinforced Magic Bow (upgraded version of the M.B.) : - Titan Grapple (acts both as a weapon and as a grapple) : ==========================================================Credits==========================================================Thanks to the following for their awesome work. Most of the sprites are not mine, and have been done by those absolutely awesome spriters :- TankNut,- MCMo,- Nsogge <3,- MiraiMai (See the fuckin' awesome parallel world armors ? It's her!)- WaffleGamingCentral,- Cuckoos (parallel universe NPCs <3) Special thanks to those, who helped me alot and are still helping me sometimes. Holly sh*t, i know you all for nearly a year now... Wow : - SP,- Yorai <3,- Omnir (awesome spriter),- W1k (held my thread for... 3 months ?),- Zoodle, Aaaannnnnd ... You all, Terraria's community ! ========================================================== Feel free to donate if you like my work ! ( Why is there a donate button, and why are my links monetized ? For two main reasons : first, adf.ly gives me solid statistics about downloads and helps me keeping records of my work. Secondly, three seconds are ABSOLUTELY nothing compared to the time i spent making those mods, and even if that's not my goal, i like to have some (very little) monetization of my work. To be honnest, i earnt about 100$ from the beginning... This means less than 10$/month, so stop complaining about monetization, i'm not making tons of money with modding. ) ==========================================================INSTALLATION NOTES========================================================== INSTALLATION VIDEO TUTORIAL : You will need Winrar (or other .rar extractors) in order to do this. Just google it and download a trial version. Back-up your saves before doing any of this. Download and install "Game Launcher". http://www.terrariaonline.com/threads/terraria-game-launcher-gui.64759/ Download and install "tConfig". http://www.terrariaonline.com/threads/released-wip-tconfig-a-mod-to-make-mods.52207/ Download the "Obsidian Mod" from the first post in this thread Extract the files (or just open the .rar file with winrar) Place the "Obsidian Mod" folder and the "Obsidian Mod.obj", that you got from the .rar file, into the "ModPacks" folder. If it ain't there create a folder called "ModPacks" into Documents>My Games>Terraria Launch Terraria through steam to open Game Launcher. Launch tConfig from the Game Launcher window. Go to "tConfig Settings" and turn on "Obsidian Mod". Click "Reload Mods" PLAY THE GAME AND ENJOY ! If you want to bring over an existing character, just copy the files from Documents>My Games> Terraria>Playersand copy over the character files to the tconfig folder that's in that folder.The same could be done with worlds. Just instead of the "Players" folder, it'll be the "Worlds" folder. ==========================================================How Can you help ?========================================================== If you're interested in working with me on this project, there's still ALOT to do. I need people to make a complete wiki about the mod, i always need spriters, i need banners, i need suggestions, i need feedbacks... feel free to send me a PM if you wanna help in any way =). ==========================================================


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It's amazing what turns up in the dark email when you get home and finally have a chance to catch up with it: like this animated science-fiction-space-adventure from the New Pornos, continuing the run of terrific videos from Together.
An especially nice touch is the subtitles (with translation on the youtube page). Also, the NPs have a totally sweet spaceship to ride around in.


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David Bowie documentary offers rare insightBox Seat TV and Radio Movies Music
The Man Who Fell to Earth: David Bowie in 1976.
So familiar are we with the post-war music pioneers of the 1950s and '60s – be they Elvis, Dylan, the Beatles or the Rolling Stones – that it's easy to forget, or at least overlook, the equally profound impact David Bowie had throughout the 1970s.
Fusing art, mime and cinema into mainstream music in a groundbreaking way like never before, Bowie not only became the voice of a post-1960s generation, he also reinvented himself at an astonishing rate.
For those not familiar with Bowie's work and influence it will prove a revelation.
It is this unparalleled and breathtaking creative drive that forms the core of Francis Whately's riveting film. Rather than a straightforward narrative documentary, David Bowie: Five Years in the Making of an Icon seeks to distil, in five digestible and entertaining chapters, the reasons why the man remains unique and, to this day, so enamoured by audiences throughout the world.
Pre-empting the New Romantics in New York: Bowie in 1979.
For those not familiar with Bowie's work – and the influence he has had on everyone working in music today – it will prove a revelation.
The film begins with Bowie's sexually ambiguous alter-ego, Ziggy Stardust; a figure that brought Glam Rock screaming – fashionably, in gloriously wild colours – into homes throughout drab, depressed Britain, in 1972.
Barely a year later, Bowie had ditched his orange mullet, make-up and elaborate costumes, skipping to Los Angeles to pursue a white reading of black soul music, culminating with his 1975 classic Young Americans.
Krautrock: Bowie's Heroes came out the next year.
A year after that, when success had turned to excess, he decamped to Cold War-era Berlin, for a trilogy of krautrock-inspired records, the most famous being 1977's "Heroes". By 1979, he was off again, pre-empting the New Romantics in New York, before becoming one himself, with 1983's Let's Dance.
Most surprisingly of all, this is the first comprehensive overview of Bowie's creative heyday; a period when few, if any, could keep up, or even predict what he would do next.
Whately, an acclaimed BBC filmmaker, spent six months with a small but dedicated team, trawling through archives around the world, to provide the definitive look at a true icon.
"We were in the incredibly fortunate position of not having management control from Bowie's side, to make this film," he says. "I had no editorial restraints on me with any of the footage or any of the comments."
The film, which focuses on Bowie's musical legacy (and was used to help illustrate the current David Bowie Is exhibition at the V&A in London), features archival interviews with the man himself, which forms a commentary throughout, with present-day interviews with Bowie's collaborators and friends.
A treasure trove of never-before-seen and very rare clips also feature. Black-and-white footage of Bowie rehearsing with Luther Vandross for his Young Americans tour in 1975 is a particular highlight, as is a rather spiky encounter in 1977 with a European journalist seeking to compartmentalise Bowie. An earlier press conference in Holland, in 1973, with Bowie in full Ziggy regalia, which opens the film, is also a treat.
"There's a rather nice story about the jacket he's wearing [in that]," Whately says. "It was stolen at that press conference. So if there's anyone out there who knows what happened to it, I'm sure Mr Bowie would be very, very pleased to get his jacket back [laughs]."
Fashion has always been an integral part of Bowie's work: from his Japanese-styled body suits for Ziggy, through the shoulder pads of his so-called plastic soul phase, to the all-black of Berlin, and the peroxide-tinged summer wares of Let's Dance. Throughout the 1970s, there was fearlessness about the man, an unstoppable, unpredictable quality that was both infectious and illuminating.
Whately, a lifelong fan, has already been asked whether he'd consider a follow-up. There are, after all, several more years of Bowie's career that warrant closer examination.
"I'd love to do a follow-up," Whately says. "Carlos Alomar [Bowie's guitarist] wrote to me last week and said, 'When are we doing the next five years?' The footage is available. [We'll see] whether there's an appetite for it."
He is adamant that more recent, less celebrated periods of Bowie's career are ripe for re-examination.
"I'm a big fan of the rather uncelebrated Heathen album [from 2002]," he says. "I think it's a fantastic album. I think I Would Be Your Slave is as good a song as Bowie has ever made. I think the Outside album [from 1995] is remarkable, as good as anything he did in the 1970s.
"And a lot of people will have me up against a wall for this, but I think the move into Tin Machine [the band he formed in 1988] after the global success of Glass Spider was a hugely brave move as well. To go from playing stadiums to playing tiny clubs again – and to re-evaluate his whole career and artistic ambitions – is very brave."
As for the man himself, Bowie apparently approves of the film. "I gather he has [seen the film], I gather that all sides are very, very happy," Whately says.
Whately – who has visited Australia, travelling to Arnhem Land and Sydney, for the 2005 BBC series How Art Made the World – also recalls the time he actually got to meet his idol, when he first joined the BBC more than a decade ago.
"I was very lucky, my first directing job, I had to make 10 two-minute films (my very first thing at the BBC) on modern British sculpture, and I had no idea how to do it," he says. "So I asked my boss who I should approach, and he said to write to my heroes. Which is what I did.
"And a week later, I got a call from David Bowie. Which was a good start," he added, with a laugh.
"On the few occasions I have met him, he's as charming and intelligent man as I've ever met. This sounds all very gushing, I know. They say never meet your heroes, but I was pretty pleased to meet him."
David Bowie: Five Years in the Making of an Icon will screen again at 7.30pm on Sunday, 28 July on ABC2. It is also available to view for a limited time online via the ABC's iView service, at abc.net.au
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Why did the ABC show a 90 minute show in 60 minutes?
Was it only 3.33 years
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- richard
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- July 25, 2013, 6:21PM
Yes Richard , I have the same question. After being totally enthralled by the show I searched for some more information about it and found that it was originally a 90 minute film. So what was cut in the lost 30 minutes? What does the ABC ,as supposedly a bastion of arts programming think it was doing? This is something I might expect from commercial channels who have no problem butchering programmes to fit their schedules but not the ABC. Here is a quote from the Radio Times review....
"Oh, this is a glorious and beautiful thing: a whole 90 minutes of teasing, daring, swaggering David Bowie. As Five Years opens with the heart-thumping joy of those Rebel Rebel chords we are swept away by a fabulous talent, showcased by, indeed, five significant years in his pop career."
Come on ABC. How about a repeat screening of the show in its entirety to restore your credibility, maybe one Sunday afternoon.
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- Peter
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- Merimbula.
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- July 26, 2013, 7:59AM
I would recommend this highly!
I was a teenager when Bowie was first on the scene and loved his music because it was so different. I also loved Freddie Mercury and his music, probably for many the same reasons, but I digress. Who would have guessed Jon Lennon co-wrote "Fame" and sang those backing vocals, "Fame... fame... fame... fame... (etc)." And that a very young-looking Luther Vandross was largely responsible for the success of Young Americans? And why did I not notice, at the time, the fantastic Australian-made music video for "Let's Dance"?
The stuff of legends. Why don't people make music like that anymore?
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- Ethel
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- July 25, 2013, 6:30PM
Yes Luther was wonderful too, It s a shame media dont like to discuss Bowier or Dylans politcal aspirations or revelations though,and sad too, that nor did they.One wonders whether ,like Madonna in her 'drowned world "they simply changed their minds, or if political correctness restrains their freedoms now.
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- Kane
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- July 26, 2013, 1:54PM
Freakish talent is Dave. I was in a record shop recently and they were playing his 2013 record 'The Next Day', and it sounded every bit as inspired and vital as anything else he's done, which is so rare for a contemporary musician — can you say that about Old Man Dylan, The Rolling Stones (don't get me started on Pink Floyd ... )
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- July 25, 2013, 7:31PM
Agree, David Gilmour's last album was atrocious, but the last Pink Floyd Album (the Division Bell) stands up pretty well
I saw Roger Waters last year, his concert was just as good as Pink Floyd's old stuff.........oh wait..........
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- richard
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- July 25, 2013, 8:21PM
Finally. Another person who shares my distaste of Pink Floyd.
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- Butch Fairy
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- July 26, 2013, 7:19AM
Im sorry but I recently endured both The Division Bell and Momentary Lapse Of Reason. They are truly awful, mind numbingly bland, cringworthy lyrics, anonymous songs, in the same arena as mike and the mechanics. Gilmour may be a far more talented musician than Waters but he is no songwriter or lyricist - without Waters to guide them, the drop of in quality was huge.
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- julian
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- manly
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- July 26, 2013, 10:00AM
I'd suggest Floyd are THE most overrated, overplayed band in history!
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- Adman
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- July 26, 2013, 3:31PM
if you like bowie checkout lust for life which he did with iggy pop and had stevie ray vaughan on board to boot.
elvis the guy that never wrote a single lyric or note of music. most over rated ever.
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Geology is the study of the Earth—its composition, internal processes and those affecting the surface, including the atmosphere and climate. Geology is a central and essential discipline with respect to issues regarding our natural environment. Geology (and the earth sciences in general) contributes to, and utilizes information derived from, the other natural sciences.
Two introductory courses offered this fall appropriate for first-year students, subject to availability of seats, are:
- GEOL 103: The Dynamic Earth (NS-L/EL)
- GEOL/ENVS 110: Environmental Geology (EL)
GEOL 103: The Dynamic Earth (NS-L/EL) is a required entry to the major as well as a necessary prerequisite for many other courses in the department. Please note that GEOL 103 includes a lab one afternoon a week for which you register separately. In this course, students enjoy the benefit of our location as we take advantage of our natural laboratory of the Adirondack Mountains and the rocks in the surrounding North Country and beyond, and take many field trips.
GEOL/ENVS 110: Environmental Geology (EL) relates geology, the science of the Earth, to human activities and the environment. This course is appropriate for students who may have an interest in geology and environmental science, and may wish to pursue the environmental aspects of geology as a major or career.


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Time for the UMass basketball team to hit the road looking to sweep the season series from Rhode Island. Today's game tips off at 2 p.m. While UMass can't get a first round bye in next week's Buick Atlantic 10 Championship, there is plenty to play for in regards to tourney seeding. With a win today, the Minutemen can assure themselves of the sixth or seventh spot, which would put them into the evening session of Thursday's games. If UMass loses, it could be inserted into a tie at 8-8 with as many as five other schools based on the rest of Saturday's results. Until then, check out some of the gameday stories below. The game will be televised by Cox in Rhode Island on the their Ocean State Networks. There is a link to watch the game in the Gameday HQ below but it is a subscription fee associated with it. If that's not ideal for you, listen here.
Gameday HQ: UMass Concludes Regular Season At Rhode Island
UMass basketball coach Derek Kellogg eager to move on to regular season finale at Rhode Island | masslive.com


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E3 isn't just about games. It's also about the future of the gaming industry. And what better to show of the future of gaming then by giving us a glimpse at the next generation of graphic technology available.
the Unreal Engine is used in a lot of big AAA games, and not just the ones produced by Epic Games (Batman: Arkham City, for example). So when Epic shows off the Unreal Engine 4 it's kind of a big deal.
You might remember a little thing from last year's GDC called "Samaritan" that showed of the power of the Unreal Engine 3. Epic's Cliff Blezinsky told Game Trailers that this new engine will "set the bar for what next-generation gaming should be." Now we just have to wish to the gaming gods that these two demos become games...
No new consoles were shown off at this year's convention but the increasing look at new graphic technology by Square Enix and by Epic this year could be hinting at a reveal next year.
Get your gaming fix by visiting any of these stores around Anoka County for all the latest releases.


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College Hockey:Mercyhurst tops Robert Morris
Lakers' Zapolski stops 50 of 51 shots in victory
MOON TOWNSHIP, Penn. — Ever since Robert Morris officially joined Atlantic Hockey, there had been a sense of intrigue concerning what rivalries would emerge with their new conference opponents.
The questions about Mercyhurst being a potential rival got answered in part tonight. The Lakers defeated the Colonials, 3-1, in a tense, hard fought conference showdown that gave indications of a potentially fierce rivalry in the making.
Mercyhurst goaltender Ryan Zapolski was a brick wall in the net, stopping all but one of the 51 shots fired his way, and the Lakers found just enough offense to earn their fourth victory in a row.
"We knew that a lot of things were going to have to go well for us to win tonight, that we had to get great goaltending, and had to be opportunistic offensively," said Laker head coach Rick Gotkin. "I thought Robert Morris took it to us for big stretches of the game and we bent, but we didn't break. We're just really happy that we came into a tough rink against an excellent team and were able to come out with two points."
The bend but not break philosophy employed by the Lakers kept the Colonials frustrated most of the night as Robert Morris rolled up the shots and tilted the ice for most of the game. But Zapolski made the difference, giving up very little in the way of rebounds, and holding the fort in the face of numerous goal mouth scrums.
The Colonials jumped out to the early lead in the first period on defenseman Brendan Jamison's strong individual effort, as he delivered a big hit and then almost immediately buried a shot from the right wing boards that beat Zapolski clean at the 5:52 mark, the goal was Jamison's second of his career and the lone assist went to senior forward Scott Kobialko.
The Lakers came into the game with an anemic power play, scoring just three times on 35 chances, yet they made good on their first man advantage of the game when the Colonials missed several chances to clear. Mercyhurst took advantage of the extended zone time when Taylor Holmstrom found the back of the net at 13:46 to knot the score at one. The game opened up after the Lakers tied the score. Both teams were looking to create off the rush in a frenzy of close misses and great saves from Zapolski and Colonials' net minder Brooks Ostergard.
But even though the chances were coming fast and furious, the twine didn't dent, and by the start of the second period it was clear that goals were going to be at a premium for the rest of the night. In such a tight game, the logic sometimes dictates that an unexpected bounce could make the difference, and the bounce came at 4:54 of the second, when Laker defenseman Jeff Terminesi unleashed a shot that deflected off Colonial defenseman Even Renwick and past Ostergard to put Mercyhurst in the lead 2-1.
Robert Morris kept the pressure coming for the remainder of the second and the third, outshooting the Lakers 35-10 for the balance of the game, but Zapolski refused to let the Colonials back into the game stopping chances on several odd man rushes.
"Hats off to Zapolski, he was the difference in the hockey game tonight, " Colonial head coach Derek Schooley said regarding the stellar performance.
Throughout the remainder of the game, the tense moments mounted and the crowd spent the final minutes on the edges of their seats as the Colonials threw the kitchen sink at Zapolski, the atmosphere of the building clearly pointed to an entertaining rivalry developing between the two sides, but to have a really great rivalry, there must be some healthy hatred and the seeds of that were planted in the game's final moments.
Laker forward Kyle Just iced the game with an empty net goal at 19:48 of the third, but the goal celebration that occurred right in front of the Colonial bench might be remembered as the first shot fired in the battle for Pennsylvania college hockey bragging rights. The Colonials clearly took exception to the Laker goal huddle less than a few feet from them and the ensuing penalty minutes served as a reminder of what could be expected the next time these two conference foes meet.
Schooley offered some final thoughts.
"We just didn't finish our chances tonight. Sometimes you play poorly and win and sometimes you play well and lose."
The Colonials travel to Buffalo to take on Canisius on Saturday while the Lakers will host American International next weekend.
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Coach Steve Sarkisian, among the most-followed college football coaches on Twitter, explains his views on social media and how players use it; OL Erik Kohler returns to practice.
By Gregg Bell
UW Director of Writing
SEATTLE – When it comes to head college football coaches, Steve Sarkisian is extremely social.
Yes, the Huskies' 39-year-old leader is prominent on Twitter — to the tune of 49,504 followers (and counting) of @coachsark as of noon Thursday. Back in May, about 3,000 followers ago, Sarkisian had the seventh-largest Twitter following among all college football coaches according to this compilation by the Tulsa World newspaper: http://www.tulsaworld.com/blogs/post.aspx/College_football_coaches_by_number_of_Twitter_followers/11-20166.
The Huskies' coach also has a Facebook page. He's on Tumblr (coachsark).
And, yes, unlike some coaches, he does his own Tweets and postings.
Sarkisian's has just one rule for his players and social media: "We don't talk about Husky football. We don't talk about the things within our organization.
"But if they want to … post the things that they have going on in their lives, hey, that's what life is today," the coach said.
Keith Price has more than 8,800 followers on his Twitter account (@KeithPrice17), but he has posted fewer than 1,000 tweets. Must have something to do with all the studying of school books and defenses the quarterback does in his day jobs.
Bishop Sankey (@_GotTheJuiceNow) has 3,700-plus followers — and a new background picture of the nation's No. 2 rusher blowing past Illinois earlier this month. Sankey is a more prolific poster, with almost 8,500 tweets.
"The majority of our players, if not all of them, have Twitter and Facebook accounts. And I am 'friends' with a majority of them," Sarkisian said following this morning's practice for Saturday's Pac-12 opener against Arizona. "And I encourage them to be 'friends' with me. If you don't want to be 'friends' with me then you are probably putting stuff on there that your wouldn't want me or your mom to see."
The coach says if they don't "befriend me" on social media then he immediately wonders what's going on.
"Why would you not want to be my 'friend'?" Sarkisian said with a smile. "I'm a relatively cool guy. Every once in a while."
Sarkisian says he wants his players to embrace social media, to prepare them for life after UW.
"I try to educate these guys on real-world scenarios so that when they walk out of here they can operate in the world and be competitive in the world," he said. "If I have to shelter them now, then what good am I doing them when they have to move on in the real world?"
INSIDE THE DAWGS: Two-year starting offensive lineman Erik Kohler has practiced this week for the first time since spring ball in April, before he injured his foot in June. He had been in a walking boot. Sarkisian said the candidate in March to be UW's starting center is progressing, but for now he is nowhere near in the game condition he needs to be to keep pace with the Huskies' fast, no-huddle offense. When he returns the 6-foot-4, 294-pound Kohler will add valuable depth with experience starting at both guard and tackle.


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Nov. 12, 2011
SALT LAKE CITY (AP/Bruin Athletics) - The UCLA Bruins saw Utah's John White carry the ball 33 times, but it was his one reception that broke the game open.
"We were right in it at the half and still right there when we had them facing third-and-13. (Sean) Westgate had their running back covered, but the ball was perfect and he made a great catch," said UCLA coach Rick Neuheisel.
White rushed for 167 yards, his game-changing catch was one of his three touchdowns, and Conroy Black returned an interception 67 yards for another score to lift Utah to a 31-6 victory over UCLA on Saturday night.
The win makes the Utes (6-4, 3-4 Pac-12) bowl eligible for the ninth straight year. UCLA will look to get back on track next Saturday in the Rose Bowl against Colorado, which defeated Arizona today.
With wintry conditions at the start of the game, the Utes became even more one-dimensional behind the diminutive White. He didn't disappoint, vaulting from 10th on Utah's single-season rushing chart all the way to No. 4 with 1,191 yards.
UCLA (5-5, 4-3) saw its chances for a possible Pac-12 South title slip a little until Washington State defeated Arizona State. The Bruins will need a win at home against Colorado or at USC to qualify for a bowl for the 10th time in the last 12 seasons.
"We have to grow up and play well in these kind of environments. We need to get better from this," Neuheisel said.
The Bruins outgained Utah 295-291 but committed 12 penalties for 91 yards and didn't score a touchdown.
The win was Utah's third straight. Utah's defense, ranked No. 3 overall in the Pac-12, held the Bruins to a pair of Tyler Gonzalez field goals. It intercepted Prince twice, with Black taking the second one back for the TD.
"Utah's defense was moving around a lot, and the crowd noise and their timing up their blitzes really threw us off. They had a great plan for us and were stopping everything we wanted to do," said Prince, who was 12 for 24 passing.
White's 1-yard touchdown run gave Utah a 7-3 lead with 5:34 left in the second quarter. The junior running back accounted for all 39 yards on the scoring drive with seven carries.
Utah quarterback Jon Hays had just 5 yards passing in the first half, but was 3 for 3 on the opening drive of the second half. He passed 16 yards to DeVonte Christopher on third-and-5, then hit Dres Anderson for 33 yards over the middle on the next play. He capped the drive with a 13-yard TD pass to White, for a 14-3 Utah lead.
"We were late making some adjustments and missed some communication with the secondary. But they made big plays, you need to give them credit," Westgate said.
After the home team added a touchdown on a White run, UCLA cut the gap to 21-6 on Gonzalez's 35-yard field goal early in the fourth, but Black's interception return for a score turned the tables back toward the Utes.
"Coming into the game we felt ready. But you saw what happened. We obviously weren't as ready as we thought we were," Neuheisel said.
"Early, the weather kept us from throwing effectively, but the weather cleared and we should have been able to throw and be consistent. But we could not," Neuheisel said.The game was the Bruins' first played in the snow since an Oct. 14, 1964 contest at Syracuse.


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