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Overview of Job Types at Carolina
The two major groups of employment at the University are referred to as "SPA" and "EPA."
·SPA positions are governed by the provisions of the State Personnel Act (SPA) of North Carolina. This includes most staff positions.
·EPA positions are Exempt from the provisions of the State Personnel Act of North Carolina. This includes all faculty and most research, instructional and senior administrative positions.
Benefit Eligibility
Permanent part-time SPA and EPA employees working 20 to 29 hours per week are eligible for all benefit programs, except mandatory retirement and the State 401(k) plan. The employee must pay the full cost of health coverage.
Permanent full-time SPA and EPA employees working 30 or more hours per week are eligible for all benefits.
Dependent Eligibility
In benefit programs that provide coverage for your dependents, the rules are as follows:
·Dependent children are eligible for coverage up to age 26 as long as they're not eligible for their own or their spouse's employer sponsored health coverage or enlisted in the military.
·Domestic partner coverage is available for three programs provided by the University: AD&D Insurance (Reliance Standard), Group Term Life (MetLife) and Dental Insurance (United Concordia Dental).
·Spouse (including same sex spouse) is eligible for coverage under all benefit programs that provide spouse coverage.
When Coverage Begins
Coverage for most benefit programs begins the first of the month following your hire date/ appointment date or change in family status. Permanent full-time employees who are required to participate in a retirement program begin participation consistent with your hire/appointment date.


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SUN DEVIL DIGITS: The Sun Devil men's hoops team, averaging 80.1 points in its 9-2 start, hosts Texas Tech on Saturday, Dec. 21 at 4:30 on the Pac-12 Network. After playing its first nine games in 24 days and completing a 10-game/29-day stretch to begin the season, ASU is in the middle of a college football-like schedule with three straight Saturday afternoon games before Pac-12 play begins Thursday, Jan. 2 vs. Washington. ASU's next four games are at home, where it is 22-4 in the past two seasons including wins over 2013 NCAA Tournament teams Colorado, UCLA, Marquette and California.
HEY CAN PLAY!: Michigan State transfer Brandan Kearney can finally play after transferring last winter to Arizona State. He will have this year and next to compete in the maroon and gold. CLICK HERE for some information on him.
VS. TEXAS TECH: Former Kentucky staff members Herb Sendek and Tubby Smith say hello Saturday, as Texas Tech and ASU meet for the second straight year. Last year's 77-62 Sun Devil Dec. 22 win in Lubbock was the first meeting since an 81-75 Sun Devil win on Dec. 8, 1988, also in Lubbock. In front of family who flew in from Denmark for a few weeks, Jonathan Gilling posted a career-high six three-pointers (five in the first half) and had 18 points in the win. ASU had 14 three-pointers, tied for second-most in school history in a road game. ASU records show the Red Raiders lead the series 22-20, but the Sun Devils have won the past five. The last Red Raider win vs. the Sun Devils was an 85-68 victory on Jan. 12, 1957, in Lubbock.
THIS IS A GOOD THING: In the first three seasons of his career (89 games), Jordan Bachynski averaged 6.6 points, 4.3 rebounds and 2.03 blocks. This season he is at 12.9 ppg., 10.0 rpg and 4.5 bpg. Jordan has a double-double in eight games, after entering the season with five in his first three seasons. The eight double-doubles was tied for most in the nation at the beginning of the week. He also needs 48 blocks to set the Pac-12 career mark held by Anthony Cook of Arizona (278 from 1985-89).
1. 278 – Anthony Cook (Arizona), '85-89
2. 258 – Channing Frye (Arizona), '01-05
3. 253 – Taj Gibson (USC), '06-09
4. 231 – Jordan Bachynski (Arizona State), '10-present
5 DAYS BEFORE GAME: The Sun Devils are 20-10 (.667) in the past seven years when Herb Sendek's staff has at least five full days in between games, and seven of the wins have been against teams that would make the NCAA Tournament in that season. Most notable recently was an 87-80 win over NCAA-bubble worthy Arizona in the 2011-12 regular season finale on March 4. Wins in 2009-10 included MWC Tournament champion San Diego State (five-game win streak at the time), a home win over Pac-10 Tournament champ and No. 24 Washington and a win at Arizona. In 2008-09 the five-day layoff wins included ASU's first NCAA Tournament win since 2003 (over Temple), a win over Arizona (entered the game on seven-game win streak) and a neutral site win over a 10-0 BYU team that had a guy named Jimmer. In 2007-08, the wins included ASU's first win in Tucson in 13 seasons, an overtime win at California in which ASU was playing as a ranked team for the first time in 13 seasons and a 22-point win over #17 Xavier in December of 2007 that is ASU's largest victory margin over a ranked opponent.
SOLID NOTE: As of Wednesday, Jahii Carson was the only player in college hoops averaging 19.9 points, five assists and shooting 50 percent from the floor. Two other players are super close, as Keifer Sykes of Wisconsin-Green Bay is at 21.6/4.7/.489 and Youngstown State's Kendrick Perry is at 21.3/4.8/.524.
MARSHALL, MARSHALL, MARSHALL: Later in notes you will read about Jermaine Marshall's career stats and some great scoring numbers, but don't sleep on this note as competition begins to heat up. In two high-intensity wins where every bucket was needed (UNLV and Marquette), he was 15-of-28 (.535) from the floor, 6-of-13 (.462) from the three-point stripe and posted 21 at UNLV and 20 vs. Marquette. Want more? In the second-half of those nail biters he was 10-of-14 (.714) from floor. He has 1,044 career points in 101 career games.
HE'S A MAN, HE DROPPED 40: Jahii Carson became the fourth Sun Devil to drop 40 (seven times) when he went 16-of-25 from the floor and had 26 second-half points in the Nov. 19 86-80 win at UNLV. Eddie House (four times), Paul Williams (a second-round NBA pick of the Phoenix Suns in 1983) and The Beard did the same in a Sun Devil uniform.
61-Eddie House at California (2 OT), Jan. 8, 2000
46-Eddie House vs. San Diego State, Dec. 18, 1999
45-Paul Williams at USC, Mar. 10, 1983
42-Eddie House vs. Penn State, Dec. 29, 1999
40-Jahii Carson at UNLV, Nov. 19, 2013
40-James Harden vs. UTEP, Nov. 30, 2008
40-Eddie House vs. UCLA, Feb. 17, 2000
HALFTIME ADJUSTMENTS: Jahii Carson is known as a student of the game, and it shows in his halftime adjustments. In his career he is shooting .498 from the field (163-of-327), .424 from the three-point stripe (25-of-59) and .774 (130-of-168) from the free throw line. He is averaging 10.4 points in the second half of games in his 46-game career.
LAST TIME OUT...ASU 97, GRAMBLING 55 (12/14/13): ASU led 34-28 with eight minutes left in the first half but closed on an 18-0 run...Grambling shot just 11-of-32 (.344) in the first half...42-point win was largest since it beat Delaware State 76-34 on Dec. 12, 2009...Shaquielle McKissic's 19 points is the most by a Sun Devil off the bench since Rihards Kuksiks had 22 vs. Oregon on Mar. 3, 2011...97 points is the sixth-most by the Sun Devils under Coach Sendek...52 first-half points by ASU is the fourth-most by the Sun Devils under Coach Sendek...the .635 shooting (40-of-63) is the best by ASU since a Jan. 9, 2009, effort when it shot 28-of-43 (.651).
MARSHALL, MARSHALL, MARSHALL: ASU welcomes a proven scorer in 2013-14, as graduate transfer JERMAINE MARSHALL joined the program in August after playing three years at Penn State. Last year he averaged 15.3 points (sixth in Big Ten), 4.6 rebounds and 2.6 assists and shot .759 from the free throw line (107-of-141). Marshall has 1,044 career points, 136 three pointers and has knocked down 212-of-286 (.741) free throws. He has posted 12 20-point games (nine at PSU), and his top three scoring scoring games were against ranked teams.
DeShaun Thomas, Ohio State, 19.8
Trey Burke, Michigan, 18.6
Brandon Paul, Illinois, 16.6
Cody Zeller, Indiana, 16.5
DJ Newbill, Penn State, 16.3
Jermaine Marshall, Penn State, 15.3
29 vs. #18 Michigan State (1/16/13)
27 vs. #13 Michigan (3/4/12)
25 (2) vs. #4 Michigan (2/27/13); vs. Boston College (11/28/12)
23 vs. #22 Wisconsin (3/10/13)
22 at Boston College (11/30/11)
21 vs. #25 Marquette (11/25/13)
20 (5) at DePaul (12/6/13); at UNLV (11/19/13); at Illinois (2/21/13);
vs. #12 Indiana (1/8/12); vs. Lafayette (12/7/11)
SO WHERE WOULD 15.3 PPG STAND IN THE PAC-12?: How big of an addition is Jermaine Marshall from a statistical point of view? Well, he would be tied for the fifth-leading returning scorer in the Pac-12. Take a peek at the top "returning" scorers in the Pac-12 this coming season:
Jahii Carson, Arizona State, 18.5
Joseph Young, Oregon/Houston, 18.0
Roberto Nelson, OSU, 17.8
C.J. Wilcox, UW, 16.8
Jermaine Marshall, Arizona State/Penn State, 15.3
Jordan Adams, UCLA, 15.3
Spencer Dinwiddie, Colorado, 15.3
HERB WESTHEAD: Runnin' Devils had 90 in back-to-back tilts -- 96 vs. UMBC on Nov. 8 and 90 vs. Miami (OH) on Nov. 12 -- for first time since February 17 (104 vs. UCLA) and 19 (93 vs. USC) of 2000 when Eddie House was doing his thing. ASU is averaging 80.1 points per game, its best mark since that 1999-2000 squad averaged 79.3.
GREAT ONES DIDN'T DO THIS: Jahii Carson averaged 18.5 points and 5.1 assists last season, the first freshman to do that since Chris McGuthrie of Mount St. Mary's in 1992-93 (19.8/.5.1).

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A MOTHER has been found guilty of murdering her 21-month-old son and sentenced to a minimum of 16 years in jail.
Bobby Louch died on December 29, 2008 at home in Halcot Avenue, Bexleyheath, after suffering a string of around 40 injuries including, bruising, bleeding to his abdomen and brain, a burnt hand and two fractured ribs.
Collette Harris, aged 30, of Chapel Close, Crayford, was given a life sentence this afternoon after being convicted of murder at the Old Bailey.
Her former boyfriend James Phillips, aged 25, of Dale View, Erith, was cleared of killing the toddler as well as alternative charges of manslaughter and causing or allowing the death of a child.
When the verdict was read out Harris shouted "oh my god". She then started crying and said: "I didn't hurt him."
Friends of Phillips shouted out in celebration as he was cleared.
Before Judge Peter Beaumont passed his sentence, Harris's barrister Nicholas Syfret said it was hard to comprehend what had changed Harris in the run-up to her son's death.
He said: "The court may never know why it was that a devoted mother like her came to behave in the way she did.
"The fact that it was her own child will be for her part of the punishment whatever sentence your lordship passes."
In an impact statement, Bobby's dad Dan Louch said: "Bobby's death has completely destroyed my life. Every day I ask why and how."
He said: "I feel that I didn't see the signs.
"I feel like I've let my little boy down."
Bobby was the victim of "deliberate and repeated violence".
The court heard how the injuries to his head and body were likely to have been caused by punches and kicks, while one bruise on his ear suggested he had been picked up by it.
Harris began a relationship with Mr Phillips, the boyfriend of a friend of hers, just weeks after splitting up with Bobby's father in October 2008.
The pair would snort cocaine together on nights out and Mr Phillips would smoke cannabis on a daily basis, the court heard.
Mr Phillips told police that during the relationship Harris claimed she "regretted Bobby" and that "he was just driving her mad and doing her head in."
Three weeks before his death, Bobby was taken to Darent Valley Hospital, Dartford, with a broken leg and bruising on his forehead.
Harris, who Bobby's dad Dan Louch described as "hysterical", claimed the bruises were caused by the baby headbutting his cot and said she had been out of the room when he broke his leg.
But despite some suspicions by hospital staff, who were on alert for abuse after the Baby P scandal, Bobby was allowed to return home with his mother the following day.
The jury was told that the fatal injuries were probably caused in the 48 hours before his death, though the fractured ribs could have been present during the previous hospital visit.
On the day before he died, a friend of the family saw the bruising to the child's body and witnessed him throwing up.
When he asked if Bobby should be given medical attention, Harris allegedly replied: "How can I take him to the hospital with bruises like that on his body?
"They will think I am beating him up or something."
That evening, as the baby lay sick and dying, the pair sat up watching Match of the Day, with Mr Phillips drinking lager and puffing cannabis in front of the television.
Mr Phillips told the court he suggested that Bobby sleep with them that night, but Harris had said no and the pair had sex before falling asleep.
By the next morning, Bobby had died from his injuries.
In the early hours of the morning, neighbour Derek Raymond said he heard "whimpering" through his wall with a noise that sounded like "mummy".
It was put to Harris that it was her making this noise, having realised that her son was dying or already dead.
A tearful Harris denied this, telling the court: "I did not hurt my baby. I worshipped him."
Outside court today, Detective Inspector Paul Maddox, who led the investigation, was accompanied by the Louch family as he read out a statement from them.
It said: "Bobby was our little angel and had his whole life to look forward to, but was so cruelly denied this for reasons we still can't fully comprehend.
"This can now bring to a close the traumatic and devastating quest to find some answers as to what happened to Bobby.
"Now we as a family can fully lay him to rest and complete our grieving process."


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My network is composed of about 300 vlans (no broadcast between them). In each of those subnet are windows computers (xp, vista, seven). They are all included in the same workgroup (i.e. they aren't in a domain). Can the computers get a list of all the computers in the workgroup, including the ones from the other vlans?
I currently have a wins server and a domain master browser. In the subnets, the computers are electing a local master browser, but they don't synchronize their list with the domain master; so each vlan can only the computers that are included in its subnet. The only thing that achieve this synchronization is samba (configured as a local master), but all the vlan only have windows based computer.
Is there a way to get a complete list?


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Enroll for HF4162 through TXClass.
(Diversity: Awareness) What do we really know about the Asian American community? This session will consider how the complexities of Asian American identity development affect Asian American leadership on college campuses and introduces the Point of Entry Model of Asian American Identity Consciousness.
Learning Outcome: Participants will be more familiar with factors that influence the Asian American community, important terms to know when discussing the Asian American community, and theories that exist to explain Asian American identity.
-- If you need accommodations for this class, please contact Philemon Brown at 232-2516 no later than 5 business days, prior to the class. This class is subject to rescheduling if fewer than five people enroll.4741


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Add a little extra polish to your fave jeans-and-tee looks—this chambray blazer makes it easy. Just team it with contrasting denim and out-of-this-world accessories for a look that's sure to be a hit.
• Woven jacket. Notched collar. Long sleeves.
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Looking for a pair to love all year 'round? Here it is: with a cool cropped length and laid-back cuffed hem, these skinnies set the stage for sexy seasonless style.
• Low rise. Slim fit.
• Five-pocket construction. Cuffed hems.
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Be club-ready in a hot minute. Pair these platform heels with your favorite body-con skirt and cold-shoulder top to raise the bar on rockstar style.
• Peep-toe sandal
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Long, layered and ideal for casual days: this necklace is unbeatably cool. The ombre chain adds a totally irresistible accent.
• Silver-tone multi-strand chain necklace with black-to-silver ombre box chain detail
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Go for an arm party with edgy appeal—this set is sure to do the trick. Add a neon accent piece for a so-sexy pop of color.
• Set of seven silver-tone bangles
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June, 27, 2016
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WeChat revolution: Mainland China's 'killer app' speaks to the masses
By Amanda Wang, AFP
March 13, 2014, 12:10 am TWN
SHANGHAI -- When condom maker Durex wants to send an intimate message to customers in China, it uses a homegrown instant messaging platform called WeChat which has taken the country by storm in just three years.
WeChat — known as "weixin," or micro-message in Chinese — has similarities to WhatsApp, the Silicon Valley start-up that Facebook bought for US$19 billion last month.
Now the CEO of its parent company hopes the service can go global, branding it China's "most hopeful product for internationalization" — but concerns about cybersecurity could hamper its ambitions.
WeChat is more versatile than WhatsApp, allowing its more than 300 million users to send text, photos, videos and voice messages over smartphones, find each other by shaking their devices — a common dating technique — and even book and pay for taxis.
Its popularity has gone beyond individuals, with corporations and even the government using the application developed by Chinese Internet giant Tencent for their internal and public communications.
Since the WhatsApp deal was announced, Hong Kong-listed Tencent's shares have risen 9.4 percent, giving it a market capitalisation of US$150 billion, approaching Facebook's monumental US$180 billion.
"WeChat is an extremely people-friendly platform, something consumers frequently use every day," said Fay Zhao, senior brand manager for Durex, which has asked its 200,000 followers to transmit "love stories" over WeChat in its latest campaign.
Analysts say WeChat has eroded the popularity of another form of Chinese social media — microblogs or "weibo," the equivalent of Twitter — which have been hurt by a government crackdown on content and users.
WeChat is now the country's second most popular instant messaging tool on mobile devices, according to consultancy Analysys International — behind the venerable QQ platform, launched in 1999 and also owned by Tencent — and is unlikely to be dislodged.
"WeChat, as a 'killer app' of Tencent on mobile Internet, has experienced a rapid increase in its user base since it commercialised in 2013," consultancy Analysys International said in a research report in February, referring to when it started charging for some services.
"Killer app" is technological terminology for a unique and wildly popular product.
WeChat is free to use, but charges for products such as emoticons and special features in games.
To retain users, WeChat has introduced new services alongside basic communication, including gaming, online payments and the taxi booking service.


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Now that the DailyMTG.com website has updated itself, numerous cards have been previewed on what is day one of the Magic 2015 spoilers. These spoilers are set to last for the next two weeks until the set has it's prerelease. One of the newest cards previewed was:
Soul of Shandalar
Creature - Avatar
First Strike
3RR: Soul of Shandalar deals 3 damage to target player and 3 damage to up to one target creature that player controls.
3RR, Exile Soul of Shandalar from your graveyard: Soul of Shandalar deals 3 damage to target player and 3 damage to up to one target creature that player controls.
Part of the mythic rare cycle, Soul of Shandalar looks like it will be dealing a lot of damage to opponents. The important thing to note is that you do not need to also have a target creature to deal three damage to in order to resolve it's abilities. The ability reads "up to" meaning it can be zero.
With the release of the Red Soul, that leaves players wondering what the White Soul and the Black Soul will do. What do you think they will do? What do you think of Soul of Shandalar? Red has been proving to be quite formidable, and now they get this creature. It looks like it's here to stay for a little while longer.
According to the article, by Aaron Forsythe, where Soul of Shandalar was previewed, the design team took, "a long, long time to ultimately finalize the way the cycle was supposed to work." The cycle he is referring to here is the cycle of six-casting cost Soul creatures. Originally, the Red Soul was supposed to be from Tarkir, the plane that Sarkhan Vol is from. However, they eventually settled upon Shandalar as the card reads.
Magic 2015 will have its prerelease July 12-13. M15 will be legal for Standard play starting July 18. Game day for M15 will be on August 9-10. The official hashtag is #MTGM15.


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Reviewing Audit Trails within the Concur Travel & Expense System
Within the Concur Travel & Expense System, the Audit Trail is a record of all changes made to an expense report. There are two types of items that appear in the Audit Trail: actions at the report level, and actions at the entry level.
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MJE-K47H Capsule Head (no body). Hear it vs U 67.
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A FET / transformer-less alternative to the U 67? Listen....
6 micron MJE-K47 capsule for classic "U 67-ish" presence and sibilance-free top
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Simply screw-on to industry-standard Oktava MK-012 SDC
Michael Joly Engineering MJE-K47H Capsule Head for the Oktava MK-012 body
Hear what the new MJE-K47H capsule head can do for you
(and see the graph below for more proof).
There are six paired sound files below. The left-hand file is a classic mic - either U 67 or Gefell M71, the right-hand file is its MJE-K47H pairing. In all cases, the recordings were made with both mics live, mics positioned vertically in headbasket-to-headbasket orientation, Daking 500 series preamps for both channels. Vocal distance apx 10", guitar distance apx 18". This is Michael Joly writing. Listen and read more to learn if a new MJE-K47H capsule head is right for you. Then place an order or click "contact me" to send your questions.
Btw - The Gefell UM71 (about $1400 used) is a classic, out-of-production Gefell mic that uses the historic M7 capsule to drive a FET / transformer-coupled circuit. The U 67 (about $8000 used) of course, uses the Neumann K67 capsule (followed by HF de-emphasis) in a tube / transformer-coupled circuit.
NOTE: The MJE-K47H is not a U 67 or Gefell M71 clone
. Rather, I have chosen these two classic mics as reference standards to showcase the qualities of the MJE-K47H.
SOUND FILE: Female Vocal, U 67
SOUND FILE: Female Vocal, MJE-K47H
SOUND FILE: Male Vocal, U 67
SOUND FILE: Male Vocal, MJE-K47H
SOUND FILE: Male Vocal, loud, U 67
SOUND FILE: Male Vocal, loud, MJE-K47H
SOUND FILE: Male Vocal, Gefell UM71
SOUND FILE: Male Vocal, MJE-K47H
SOUND FILE: Acoustic Gtr, strummed, Gefell UM71
SOUND FILE: Acoustic Gtr,strummed, MJE-K47H
SOUND FILE: Acoustic Gtr, finger style, Gefell UM71
SOUND FILE: Acoustic Gtr, finger style, MJE-K47H
MJE-K47H Frequently Asked Questions
Q: Is this a complete microphone?
A: The MJE-K47H is a screw-on "capsule head" for the Oktava MK-012 body. The user simply unscrews the Oktava SDC capsule and screws on the MJE-K47H capsule head.
Q: Does it fit the MXL 603 type mics or BLUE bayonet mics?
A: No. The MJE-K47H was designed to fit only the MK-012 body.
Q: What is the frequency response?
A: The MJE-K47H / MK-012 combination is quite similar to the classic U 67 as shown here.
Q: How does the MJE-K47H compare to the "LOMO" RTT M1 / M3 capsule head?
A: There are some significant differences between my MJE-K47H and the LOMO M1 and M3 capsule heads. They are...
.... the MJE-K47H has a smallish and angled headbasket (like the Gefell UM70/71) but uses an MJE signature move - single-layer basket mesh (like the old AKG C12) and thus has very low internal reflection coloration. The capsule is my own 6 micron diaphragm K47 type (same capsule design as found in the U 47 and M49 mics). The M1 / M3, on the other hand, uses a flat-face, multi-layer basket (more HF reflection coloration) and K67-type capsule (typical +7dB @ 7kHz response when driving the flat-response MK-012 body).
In addition, my MJE-K47H has a far more secure mounting system. The MK-012 body screws onto the MJE-K47H well inside the conical portion of the K47H. As a result, the electro-mechanical connection between the two parts is very secure. The M1 / M3 and MK-102 capsule heads sit on top of the MK-012 body and are more susceptible to breakage at that capsule head / body joint.
The K47H is more open and detailed; less colored and peaked; and more physically stable than any capsule head product on the market. And, as the sound files demonstrate, the MJE-K47H is a great value.
Q: What if I don't have an MK-012 body?
A: No problem. I sell NOS (new old stock) Oktava / Michael Joly Engineering, Premium Electronics modified, MK-012 bodies. I will soon offer packages of the MJE-K47H capsule head with these MK-012 bodies. Check my site soon for product pages detailing these packages.
Q: Do I need to have my MK-012 body modified?
A: While the MJE-K47H capsule head will work with any MK / MC-012 (same mic btw), the sound of any '012 compatible capsule will be improved by using a Michael Joly Engineering Premium Electronics modified MK-012 body.
Q: When will the MJE-K47H be available?
A: The MJE-K47H is in production now. I'm taking orders now. I will start shipping 21 January 2013. After the first "pre-shipment" / reduced price orders are filled, shipment to end users will occur 1-2 business days after an order (at the normal, higher price) is received.
Q: How long will the special introductory price last?
A. At least until 21 January 2013. The introductory price is an incentive - a way to say "thanks for ordering now and thanks your patience while waiting to take delivery". Normal pricing will follow once I start shipping from stock on the shelf.
Q: Are matched pairs available?
A: Yes, see the other listings soon to appear here at my shop.
Q: Will the MJE-K47H be available in black?
A: Yes. But not for 6 months probably and I do not not know at what price, as the black anodized finish incurs extra expense.
MJE-K47H vs. Neumann U 67 Graph:
Michael Joly Engineering MJE-K47H (red) vs. Neumann U 67(black)
NOTE: This averaged-over-time graph compares the "Male Vocal, loud" - sound files listed above.
It is a
comparison of the MJE-K47H / MK-012 set to the U 67 with the same voice, from the same take.
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Click "Add to Cart" to purchase a new MJE-K47H capsule head. The K47H ships in a paper-board box with foam insert. The insert has been molded to hold the K47H capsule head and the following (not supplied at this introductory price) components: MK-012 body, 10dB pad, mic stand clip and up to three MK-012 SDC capsules.
You'll get an immediate confirmation email of your order. Questions? Just click "Contact Me" - best, Michael
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We've enjoy all things steampunk, but stop somewhat short of running around town wearing modified Victorian gowns and engineer boots. (We'll save that for our next RPG convention.) This Automaton Solid Copper Cuff Bracelet ($200), however, sports a fabulously vintage-nouveau vibe in a style we'll happily make part of our everyday wear.
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In potentially good news for the noses of gymnasium employees and commuters crammed into packed train carriages on hot summer days, scientists at Queen's University, Belfast claim to have developed the world's first perfume delivery system that releases more aroma the more a person sweats.Read More
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Sarkin painted a piece live onstage at the MET while Guster plays "Jesus On the Radio" from Guster's new album featuring cover art by Sarkin–Easy Wonderful.
Spectrum was thrilled to present an evening of art and music featuring Guster, an alternative rock band, and Jon Sarkin, an American folk artist.
Ken Moore, Frederick P. Rose Curator in Charge of Musical Instruments, and Carrie Rebora Barratt, associate director for collections and administration, facilitated a conversation between Guster and Sarkin on their recent collaboration and the historic relationship between artists and musicians.
Guster performed a special set following the conversation, during which Sarkin created a new work of art live on stage.
The three principal members of Guster—Adam Gardner, Ryan Miller, and Brian Rosenworcel—met and began playing music together in the dorms of Tufts University in the early 1990s. Over fifteen years later, the band is operating at the absolute peak of its creative powers and playing to the largest audiences of its career.
Guster's sixth studio album, Easy Wonderful, was released in October 2010 and earned the band rave reviews with the Wall Street Journal, who hailed its "jangly, ebullient rock," and USA Today, who wrote that Guster's "impeccable, infectious" songs are "impossible not to feel." The album opened at #2 on the iTunes chart and earned Guster its highest debut to date on the Billboard Top 200.
Sarkin created the album art for Easy Wonderful and also created art for—and appeared in—the music video for the single "Do You Love Me." Sarkin has a fascinating story; he was a successful chiropractor until he had a stroke at age 35 and was overcome by a desire to create art.
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Jon Sarkin is one of the most interesting people I have ever encountered. And it just so happens that we each call Gloucester "home." His impressive resume includes two, substantial Vanity Fair articles, staring in this Pulitzer finalist NJ Star Ledger story, and having sold pieces of his work to private collections held by, among others, icons Diane von Furstenburg and Annie Leibovitz. This, of course, fails to mention exhibits across the U.S. or placement in influential arenas like MOMA. Or how Tom Cruise bought the rights to his life story. Jon's accolades go on and on… It's wonderful and exciting for us. But it's just life for him. Life post-trauma.
This past Fall, I had the opportunity to visit his now-empty Birds Eye studio on The Fort. The property itself — an abandoned factory on the harbor — is stunning. Not "stunning" so as to imply a pristine, novel, or grandeur sense of the word. But stunning in so far as the space was open, simple, and aged. Stunning as in perhaps perfect for Sarkin, right down to doorbell note. (He has since moved to a Main Street location.)
During a brief visit, Jon and I did not speak about his art; he rather chose to ignore the stacks of canvas and paper strewn about, one more impressive than the other. Instead, we dabbled in the niceties of small talk. The Velvet Underground. Local restaurants and sandwich shops. Carpentry. Of course, as it always will, the adult-go-to, "what do you do?" came up. Shrugging, visibly embarrassed by then empty attempts at both retail and for-sale art stuffs, it became painfully apparent that I didn't want to talk about it.
Faced with what could have been yet another spoke-too-soon hole in which I dug and promptly laid, Jon was amazing. He said that one of the most important parts of life is respecting boundaries. I had set mine. He wasn't going to try and sneak around it, duck under it, or trick me away from it. After sharing a few of his lines-were-crossed stories, he clapped his hands as if to wipe them clean of the trivial matter and — just like that — we moved on. I was touched by his approach. Bewildered by how the thing I should do and the thing I was doing, in all of it's simplicity, was the same. Eloquent yet elementary. Letting go.
Discovery Science Channel aired this piece on Jon in December. Certainly worth the 20-odd minutes. I will say that he was much warmer in my meeting than he appears in this video. Though the buckets of chalks, paints, and crayons, and those boat shoes are very much real. In the best of ways.
One of Jon's most recent endeavors involved Guster's music video for "Do You Love Me." A wonderful concept, executed in part by local advertising heroes, Bait and Tackle. Apparently, iTunes felt the same. The video's success has lead to a line of Sarkin-inspired merchandise, a re-skinning of the band's MySpace page, and a fun new cover on the deluxe edition of the appropriately titled, Easy Wonderful.
I believe there is a lot of happiness to be had, through wisdom and acceptance, in the world of Jon Sarkin. I really, really do.
An Evening with Guster and Jon Sarkin
Friday, February 25, 2011, 7:00 PM
A Spectrum Event
The Grace Rainey Rogers Auditorium
Spectrum is thrilled to invite you to an evening of art and music featuring Guster, an alternative rock band, and Jon Sarkin, an American folk artist.
Ken Moore, Frederick P. Rose Curator in Charge of Musical Instruments, and Carrie Rebora Barratt, associate director for collections and administration, will facilitate a conversation between Guster and Sarkin on their recent collaboration and the historic relationship between artists and musicians.
The three principal members of Guster – Adam Gardner, Ryan Miller, Brian Rosenworcel – met and began playing music together in the dorms of Tufts University in the early 1990s. Over fifteen years on, the band is operating at the absolute peak of its creative powers, making the most inspired, timeless music and playing to the largest audiences of its career.
Guster's 6th studio album Easy Wonderfulwas released in October 2010, and earned the band rave reviews with the Wall Street Journal hailing its "jangly, ebullient rock," and USA Today insisting that Guster's "impeccable, infectious" songs are "impossible not to feel." The album opened at #2 on the iTunes chart and earned Guster its highest debut to date on the Billboard Top 200.
Sarkin created the album art for Guster's latest album, Easy Wonderful, and he also created art for (and appeared in) the music video for the single "Do You Love Me." Sarkin has a fascinating story; he was a successful chiropractor until he had a stroke at age 35 and was overcome by a desire to create art.
The deluxe edition of Guster's latest album Easy Wonderful is full of Sarkin's art. Get it on iTunes, complete with a special Digital Booklet, bound to have some Sarkin surprises.
It's been four years since we last heard from Boston feel-good rockers Guster, whose sixth LP,Easy Wonderful, hits shelves October 5. The quintet recruited artist Jon Sarkin to design everything for Easy Wonderful,from the album cover and merchandise, to the guitar straps they use onstage. Sarkin, who is the older brother of V.F.'s features editor Jane Sarkin, created the whimsical album art, crediting Guster's upbeat music as the inspiration for the color wheel. "Doing the album art is a lot like advertising," Jon Sarkin told us yesterday. "You want to convey visually what the music is all about."
The album art is a combination of four cover ideas that the Gloucester-based artist designed that were then photoshopped together by the band's artistic director. "I'm really happy with what he did" Sarkin said. "He really got my sense and didn't have a heavy hand at all."
The guys in Guster have been Sarkin fans for years, and drummer Brian Rosenworcel even has a few pieces of Sarkin's in his home. So it was no coincidence that Sarkin and Guster meshed so well. So well, in fact, that the quintet asked him to collaborate on the music video for their first single, "Do You Love Me," where Sarkin painted lead singer Ryan Miller—putting a beautiful coda on his work for Easy Wonderful.
Original Article URL: http://www.vanityfair.com/online/daily/2010/09/guster-enlists-artist-jon-sarkin-for-easy-wonderful-album-cover.html
Check out Guster's website specifically for the release of Easy Wonderful, featuring oodles of Sarkin's work:
September 6, 2010
By Joann Mackenzie
"I don't like it," said the president of Universal Music.
He was talking to Dalton Sim, manager of Massachusetts indie pop band Guster about the final edit of their new music video, "Do You Love Me?"
"Dalton was devastated," says Chad Carlberg, head of Gloucester's Production Blue Co., who'd directed and produced the video. "But then, the guy says, 'I don't like it — I love it!'"
So, apparently, does Apple iTunes, which has selected Carlberg's "Do You Love Me?" video, the lead track on Guster's new album "Easy Wonderful," as the coveted iTune video of the week, launching Sept. 13. The video's included post-production work in Gloucester's former Birdseye building after being filmed in part at Gordon College in Wenham.
"This is huge," says Guster drummer Brian Rosenworcel, "the biggest news that's ever happened in our band's history.
"Of the thousands of videos submitted each year, only 52 get selected for iTune of the week, and they're not giving them up to indie bands like us," he noted.
Apple isn't giving them up to first-time music video directors, either. In fact, the chance of a first time music video director nabbing iTune video of week are apparently off the charts, Carlberg said. Yet Carlberg, who, as head of Production Blue's parent company, Gloucester ad agency Bait & Tackle, has directed and produced over 1,200 commercials, pulled it off.
It all started with a phone call, from Rosenworcel to Carlberg, asking for a recommendation on the cover art. Carlberg recommended his old friend and Gloucester artist extraordinaire, Jon Sarkin. After that, Carlberg's continued involvement was strictly unsolicited.
Pitching pro-actively against high-profile directors short-listed from New York and Los Angeles for the big-budget production, the Gloucester filmmaker wowed Kim Garner, Universal Music's senior vice president for music videos, with a concept that extended Sarkin's involvement from cover art to playing an integral part of the video.
"Winning the project was huge in itself," says Carlberg, "but this, to be selected Apple iTune video of the week?"
The iTunes brand accounts for 70 percent of worldwide online digital music sales, making the service the largest legal music retailer. It's a big leap for local filmmaker Carlberg — and, he's quick to add, it's been a Gloucester collaboration all the way.
"Sarkin is Gloucester," says Carlberg, "my companies have always been Gloucester, my team (co-director Sten Bowen and editor Emile Doucette) is Gloucester, post-production was out of the Birdseye Building."
The video itself was shot locally, too, at Gordon College, and the cast, including Gordon students, was locally recruited. The concept, which involved Sarkin using the video as a live-action canvas, was tricky on a few fronts.
Most important, says Carlberg, was ensuring that Sarkin's art, "which is always blow-away," he said, would support the band and the music.
"Jon's art could have overwhelmed them, so that was always a concern, to make sure that the art would be 'scaffolding' supporting Guster's physical presence and music," Carlberg added. "We knew that was something top management at Universal Music was going to be very sensitive to, so we really worked to strike the right balance there."
In addition to the Apple iTunes coup, the video is expected to be shown on the websites of both Vanity Fair magazine and Entertainment Weekly to augment anticipated coverage both in Entertainment Weekly and in Vanity Fair's October issue. The video is also scheduled for a Nov. 19 airing in a Discovery Network program about Sarkin and his art.
Future plans, although still in talking phase, definitely include more video collaboration between Sarkin, Carlberg, and the Production Blue film making team.
Buoyed by their major league coup, the small-town team is thinking big.
According to Carlberg, Sarkin now has his sights set on a video — featuring none other than fellow eccentric artist, Lady Gaga.
Joann Mackenzie can be reached at 978-283-7000, x3447, or email@example.com
Original Article URL: http://www.gloucestertimes.com/local/x797275157/Gloucester-Guster-video-gets-big-iTunes-nod


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Sunday, December 16, 2012
Christmas has been sneaking up on me. I am definitely losing my focus. I thought I had bought all the presents I needed to, and I thought I had wrapped all the presents that needed to be mailed out of town, wrapped, packed in a box with lots of styrofoam peanuts, sealed, addressed, and mailed said box. And I did do that. But as I was patting myself on the back for getting it all done, I remembered two or three more presents that should have been wrapped and mailed in that box...but weren't. Grrrrrrrr.... Now I either do more wrapping and packing and mailing, or I just let it go, figuring that they were small gifts and I can send them next year.
Except for the fact that they are little jars of hand creams and lotions, and I very much fear that they won't keep for an entire year.
Meanwhile, my house is a wreck, even though I had extensively cleaned not that long ago. It is a wreck because my son came home from college, and he just dumps everything in the middle of the living room, where he leaves it until I either move it myself, or we have a big enough fight about it that he decides it isn't worth the grief. I just don't know why it always has to be this way. I love my son. But he is a complete slob, and I just HATE fighting and arguing and yes, screaming at him to get him to pick up his stuff. Nor do I think it is right for me to clean it all up, especially since he will just be angry with me for putting it in his room. Why? Because his room will then be so crowded with stuff that he won't be able to walk across it.
Where is the Christmas spirit in all that? Hiding, for sure. I also very much fear that I have put on extra pounds already, when the month is barely half over. I have GOT to get on track. Today I bought tons of healthy veggies and fruits at the farmer's market, but even with those I need to be careful not to overdo it.
OK, gripe over. I am glad, glad, glad that my two college students are back home with me. I am glad that my shopping is over. I have even written the rough draft of the Christmas letter I put in with my cards. So things have been accomplished. We will probably buy a tree tomorrow. If you wait until close to Christmas and buy your tree at Lowe's, they are marked down to super cheap. I think we paid less than $10 last year. Now, it wasn't a very pretty tree, but once it's decorated, it doesn't matter all that much.
And I am planning my meals for the week, and there will be lots and lots of veggies in them - beets, kohlrabi, eggplant, sweet potatoes, small red potatoes, carrots, cabbage - all from the farmer's market. I also bought some local grapefruit, and my orange tree is just loaded with pretty oranges. If I get to them before my son does, that is.
Now I am starting to feel a little better about Christmas. The first party is tomorrow (Boy Scout party), and I just need to focus on my goals and then I won't overdo the food.
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I'd definitely go ahead and mail those extra gifts. You'll feel better for having done so.
And I would calmly remind my son to pick up his things and put them in his room, with no hint of anger, 2-3 times throughout today and explain that it stresses you out to have them in the living room. If he doesn't put it up himself, then you have every right to place them in his room tomorrow (no throwing!). LOL! He'll get over it. You just hate to think he might be mad at you b/c you really just want him to love and appreciate you. But college kids are a breed of their own. He'll appreciate you one day, when he has kids of his own. Hold onto that thought!!! I know I do. My son is 23. You are not alone!
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Wow, sounds like you have a lot going on! I made my kids write the Christmas letter this year. They ended up writing it from the dog. That was fine with me as long as I didn't have to write it. If my kids leave stuff laying around out in the living space, I dump it in their rooms. They're used to it and don't get mad, but if they did, I'd tell them next time I'll throw it away. And they know I would, so they don't mess with me. lol Glad to hear you've got your kiddos home with you, and when the dust settles from the hurry and scurry of the season, I'm sure you'll have a wonderful Christmas! WTG incorporating all those healthy veggies into your weeks meal planning. I need some of your ambition!
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If I buy an iPhone app will I have to re-purchase the app if I get a new iPhone?
This may be a duplicate of another question, but I was new to the site and I didn't check other questions. Feel free to close if this is a duplicate.
I'll proceed with my question.
- Me and my brother both own an iPad, and we both wanted the same app on our respective iPads. So now if I buy an app on my iPad and give my account password to my brother, will Apple charge me again to buy the same app on my brother's iPad?


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Scott Raab Has a Few Things He'd Like to Get Off His Chest
The 'Esquire' celebrity profiler and author of 'Real Hollywood Stories' thinks Al Gore, Ron Rosenbaum, and Nicolas Cage can all join Ryan Seacrest you-know-where.
Esquire celebrity profiler Scott Raab hates basically every celebrity he's profiled. In case you couldn't tell this from the stories themselves — his 2006 profile of Ryan Seacrest called the American Idol host "history's greatest monster" and postulated that he actually was Satan — he's decided to let it all out in an interview on Esquire's Website, on the occasion of the imminent publication of his new book, Real Hollywood Stories. But it's not just Hollywood that incurs his wrath. Below, a few things he'd like to say to Al Gore, Nicolas Cage, and Slate's Ron Rosenbaum.
Al Gore: "How the fuck do you still walk the Earth after handing the keys to the White House to George W. Bush and Dick Cheney? I don't want to hear about Nader and Florida. You lost Tennessee and West Virginia. How on earth do you not disembowel yourself? Take your fucking Nobel Prize and drop dead."
Ron Rosenbaum, who wrote an overblown and overreferenced essay for Slate last year on the death of the celebrity profile: "If you want to say it like some kind of cliché, the only thing more tired and worn out than the celebrity profile is guys writing about how worn out and tired celebrity profiles are."
Nic Cage: "When you were balling Lisa Marie, did you ever pretend to be Elvis?"
Scott Raab: How to Talk To Famous People [Esquire]


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Nokia starts teasing October 22 event, Lumia 1520 launch expected
Not once, but twice over the past couple of days we've heard that the Nokia Lumia 1520 would only get unveiled after October 20, perhaps even on October 22. And now that's pretty much become official, since the Finnish company soon to be owned by Microsoft has posted a teaser on its Twitter account.
In it, an event on October 22 is being announced, with "blazing", and "innovation reinvented" as keywords (or rather, buzzwords) attached via (suggested) hashtags. How exactly Nokia is going to 'reinvent' innovation by releasing the umpteenth phablet we've seen this year remains to be seen, of course.
And with more than a month to go, there's plenty of time for us to see the Lumia 1520 again and again as the star of upcoming leaks and such, and learn everything there is to know about it even before it's official.
The rather late October 22 announcement date may or may not have something to do with Microsoft buying Nokia, and that deal delaying such things as new device launches – at least that was the theory in rumorland a few hours ago. We'll never know for sure.


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Samsung Armani Windows phone (B7620) video hands-on
Officially unveiled last Friday in Milan, Italy, the Samsung Armani B7620 seems to be one of the most interesting luxury phones of the year.
The B7620 is actually not just a phone, since it runs on Windows Mobile 6.5 – so it's obviously a smartphone. The new Giorgio Armani handset from Samsung also features a full QWERTY keyboard, so it should be a good choice for those who want a fashionable device but also a completely-equipped smartphone.
Other features include: 3.5 inch WVGA AMOLED display, 5MP autofocus camera with, GPS and 8GB of internal memory.
The folks over at HDblog.it had the chance to play a bit with the Samsung Armani B7620 and recorded it all on video:
Samsung Armani B7620 costs slightly over $1,000 and it will probably be available before the year's end in Europe.


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Setting conservation priorities
So far in this course we've skirted issues of setting priorities. Today's the day that we start to grapple with them. First, we'll talk about "conservation triage". Having solved that problem, we'll move on to determine what the priorities should be for global conservation.
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Setting conservation prioritiesAssociated readings
Hoekstra, J. M., T. M. Boucher, et al. 2005. Confronting a biome crisis: global disparities of habitat loss and protection. Ecology Letters 8:23-29. link
Kareiva, P. and M. Marvier. 2003. Conserving biodiversity coldspots: recent calls to direct conservation funding to the world's biodiversity hotspots may be bad investment advice. American Scientist 91:344-351. link
Myers, N., R. A. Mittermeir, et al. 2000. Biodiversity hotspots for conservation priorities. Nature 403:853-858. link
Olson, D. M., E. Dinerstein, et al. 2001. Terrestrial Ecoregions of the World: A New Map of Life on Earth. BioScience 51:933-938. link
Rudd, M. A. 2011. Scientists' Opinions on the Global Status and Management of Biological Diversity. Conservation Biology 25:1165-1175. link
Sala, O. E., F. S. Chapin, III, et al. 2000. Global Biodiversity Scenarios for the Year 2100. Science 287:1770-1774. link


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Homeschooling families in Minnesota do qualify for some tax credits and subtractions. The general rule for homeschoolers is that if the material is needed and used to teach traditional courses such as math, science, and languages, then the items will most likely qualify. Texts must, however, be "nonreligious" in nature as defined by the MN Department of Revenue.
Materials that do not qualify for either the tax credit or the subtraction include items to arrange the homeschool such as:
- Globes
- Desks
- Whiteboards
- Maps
- Printed encyclopedias
For a complete list of items that do not qualify for the homeschool tax credit or subtraction the MN Department of Revenue has created a fact sheet .
Homeschool families may claim those items that would normally be needed to participate in gym classes, such as tennis shoes. Families may not, however, claim the purchases of baseballs or other gym equipment.
When determining if your homeschool purchase qualifies for tax credit or subtraction, it is important to determine if the large equipment would be typically provided by a public school. For instance, if you are teaching your homeschooled child Home Economics, you may not claim the cost of the stove or a new mixer. You could claim a cookbook for use by your child during those lessons.
The MN Department of Revenue has also prepared other fact sheets to assist in determining which homeschool materials qualify for tax credits. As with any other income tax filing, providing the paperwork proof is essential. Several families in the Mankato, MN area have been flagged and audited for their homeschool expenses. Each of those families provided the necessary receipts and received their returns.
When in doubt, keep your receipts for everything throughout the calendar year in a recipe card box, then compare those expenses with the lists on the fact sheets to determine eligibility. The qualifications and laws can change from year to year so it is important to verify your expenses each year. The minimal effort can add up to savings – an important lesson for all MN homeschoolers.


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CrossFit has gained a huge following with the circus style, athletic, challenging workouts. It's no wonder that many CrossFit athletes to experience muscle soreness, fatigue, and/ or minor injuries to the intensity of the sport. But there are things you can do to minimize injuries and muscle soreness.
1. Don't do it all. Take breaks during the workout and skip exercises that leave you in pain or dizzy. Every move is not for "every" body. So be smart and know your limits.
2. Hydrate Before, During and After. Most people forget to hydrate BEFORE the workout thinking they'l have to run to the restroom for a break ( which may be a strategy in taking a break ) but it may help with performance.
3. Rock it out. Rocktape is a special type of kinesiology tape applied directly on the skin to delay fatigue, stabilize joints, promote ring and hand burn, and promote correct form throughout workout by keeping the joints stabilized by supporting muscles. The functional training tape was created in 2010 and today works directly with CrossFit trainers to improve athlete's performance and movement.
4. Form Matters. Proper form and movement patterns go a long way. Work with a trainer before you head into a CrossFit class that has experience with the moves performed. Make sure you have stable shoulders by working rotator cuff drills, strong hips by hitting the hamstrings and add in some balance training on a BOSU or rocking platform to be sure you have a good base for the athletic movements in the class.
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DonnaChiara produces four red wines from the Aglianico grape variety. Campania is ground zero for this grape, and they generally do a great job with it. Unfortunately, the two wines I tried, Taurasi DOCG and Irpinia Aglianico DOCG, were both from the 2009 vintage. That's unfortunate because I felt that neither one had any tannic grip. I was not able to try the Taurasi Riserva (which is 2008) or the Campania Aglianico 2009.
About the 2008 wines, I had written: "Taurasi and Irpinia are considered two of the best areas to grow Aglianico in the region. DonnaChiara also produces a lovely Taurasi, but it needs a lot of time before it will come into its own.
The 2008 Aglianico from Irpinia, on the other hand, is an outstanding wine to drink now. On the nose you'll find both fruit and spice notes, and the palate is beautifully balanced. The fruit is ripe, but not overly so. The acid and tannins come together with the fruit to produce a wine that is elegantly structured and a pleasure to drink."
Obviously, there is huge vintage variation here. Fortunately, the 2008 vintage is the one you're most likely to find right now in the New York region. Bedford Wine Merchants has the 2008 Taurasi Riserva for $50. You'll find the 2008 Irpinia Aglianico at 67 Wine & Spirits for $17.
I reached out to winemaker, Angelo Valentino, to better understand the 2009 vintage. His response was:
"The 2009 vintage was quite cold and rainy (not hot), then this resulted in minor structure in the wines. The result is a wine more slender but with a wider range of odors. That's why you say that you don't not feel that tannin grip. However, although it was not a very good year, the wine has held up well and DonnaChiara has got a product that satisfies them, especially for the Taurasi."
Finally I tried two very esoteric whites from the 2011 vintage. One was called Esoterico; the other, Ostinato. The English translations are fairly obvious (esoteric and obstinate). These are totally dry wines made with grapes that have hung longer on the vines to develop more sugar. This is a winemaking technique I've seen in the Soave region, but not this far south.
Esoterico is made with the Fiano grape. It is the more delicate of the two. The nose is not highly expressive but you will find Myer lemon and white flowers. The palate follows the nose and is full bodied, woody and bone dry. The texture, though, has more in common with a mouth-filling dessert wine.
Ostinato is made with the Greco grape. It is darker in color, and has a more expressive nose with apricot, candied mango and sweet citrus. It's full bodied with excellent acidity. I find it to have bolder character and flavor.
When I asked Angelo Valentino about these wines, he told me: "Esoterico and Ostinato are very unique, this kind of vinification is not common in Campania.
"The fermentation process is rotatable between wood and steel. These products are practically biodynamic because there is no intervention in the vineyard nor in the cellar, yeasts are present naturally in the cellar, and they are not refrigerated nor filtered.
"They are very unique and although there is wood fermentation, you don't feel a lot the wood. These wines have a huge longevity. DonnaChiara always tries to do something new and exclusive, so the idea was to place beside the regular whites a different line with a very small production.
"Another important thing is that the Greco grapes come from a vineyard planted, in 1992 as an experiment, in partnership with the Campania Region. The experiment showed the high quality of that area with volcanic soil, so DonnaChiara decided to make a different kind of wine which doesn't following the rules of the DOCG (steel fermentation).
"After some years, the Campania Region said that it was necessary to cut the vines and not continue with the experimentation, but Chiara (mother of current winery owner, Ilaria Pettito) decided not to do it, so the name of the wine is "Ostinato", which means obstinate."
Both of these wines can be found primarily on wine lists in high-end Italian restaurants.
Also: Part One - DonnaChiara produces stunning wines in the Campania region of Italy


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No stranger to the Lubbock area or Texas Tech, Beth Falls enters her ninth season as an assistant coach for the Red Raider volleyball program.
Falls can be seen in gyms throughout the country as she serves as Tech's recruiting coordinator while also assisting with scouting and game planning as well. On top of her duties with the Red Raiders, Falls is heavily involved as a coach and clinician in the Lubbock club volleyball scene.
The Caldwell, Texas native has worked under three different head coaches during her tenure, including Nancy Todd from 2006-08 and Trish Knight from 2009-10 before Don Flora retained her for his inaugural staff beginning with the 2011 season.
Like fellow assistant Jojit Coronel, Falls has also served in a head coaching capacity during her career as she took over the role on an interim basis for the final nine matches of Tech's 2010 season. The Red Raiders showed significant signs of improvement towards the end of that season under Falls as Tech snapped a four-year conference road losing streak with a 3-2 victory over Colorado in Boulder.
The seventh head coach in school history, Falls helped the Red Raiders battle back-and-forth against a challenging Big 12 Conference schedule over the final nine matches. In addition to the victory over Colorado, Tech was able to win eight sets under Falls, including two over nationally-ranked Iowa State and NCAA Final Four participant Texas. It marked the most sets won in league action by a Tech squad since the 2007 team claimed nine.
In the first season under Flora, the Red Raiders continued their rise back to prominence thanks to a 15-17 record that marked the program's most wins since 2001. Tech also boasted the third-largest win differential (+11) in the country from the 2010 to the 2011 seasons after going 4-25 the year before.
The 2011 season marked the end of era for Falls as two of her first recruits early in her tenure, Amanda Dowdy and Karlyn Meyers, wrapped their illustrious careers. Dowdy finished as one of the top all-around players in school history with just under 1,500 kills and over 4,000 career attacks, both of which that rank second all-time in program history. Meyers, meanwhile, dished out over 1,000 assists her final season, giving her 2,908 for her career which ranks sixth all-time as well.
Following their departure, Tech posted 14 victories in 2012 with a roster mainly composed of freshmen and sophomores. The Red Raiders have recorded 39 victories in the last three seasons, two shy of the school's total from the previous sive seasons prior to Flora's arrival.
Falls entered the coaching profession after a successful playing career at SMU. An outside hitter for the Mustangs from 2001-04, Falls finished among the all-time SMU greats as she currently ranks third on the career kills and points lists and second for career attacks. She was named to the All-WAC team three timed and earned first team honors her senior season.
Her senior year was particularly memorable as she averaged 4.62 kills per set, which is the third-highest figure in SMU single-season history. Falls ended the year ranked 40th in the nation in kills per set and was also named to the SMU Invitational and Fremont Investment and Loan Invitation all-tournament teams.
Falls graduated from SMU in 2005 with a degree in business management and a minor in psychology. Following her college career, Falls played professionally in France for Lyon Saint Fons Volley from August 2005 to May 2006.
Prior to joining the Mustangs, Falls starred at Caldwell High School where she led the Hornets to two Texas state titles and picked up state tournament MVP honors her sophomore and senior seasons. The University Interscholastic League (UIL) honored Falls, who was then Beth Karasek, on its all-decade team in May 2010. Falls' sister, Jane Anne Giese, is currently the head volleyball coach for Caldwell High School.
Falls and her husband Jeremy welcomed their first child, Blaise Falls, in April 2013. The couple resides just outside of Lubbock in Ropesville.


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Beril Reid.
Autumn Term 2005 Part 5
During the course of the morning the Headmistress said she had received a present. A handfull of leather straps. Did I hear that right ? A present from a pupil ?
COME-ON who would present the Headmistress with a big pile of leather straps?
Surely she would never use them on our bottoms?
YOU should see the straps involved ! One which she took particular delight in showing off was an old fashioned leather belt at least half an inch thick, an evil looking monster. If she whacked you with that, it would cut you in half, not to mention the two tailed tawses and three tailed stingers impressively laid out before us.
Little did we know at the time that us girls would be testing them out so soon and Howww!
Immediately after school dinner time had ended, Morgan Findlay, the Headgirl went straight into the Headmistress Study and did she have plenty to report to her.
We were called in to the Study to see the Headmistress one at a time. First in was Martina and it wasnt long before we heard several fearsome whacking sounds emanating from within the Study.
After what seemed an eternity, the door to the Study opened & poor Martina emerged clutching her bottom, looking distraught with tears in her eyes.
I gulped, it was obvious our lunch time high spirits had seriously incurred the wrath of Miss Hastings-Gore.
Vicky was summoned in next,on her birthday too. But there was to be no reprieve for her, as she suffered a similar fate to Martina & I was next in line.
Oh how i was regretting our antics now. Luckily, I had a plan, I thought.
Eventually Vickys ordeal was over & I was summoned into the Study. The Headmistress accused me of disgraceful behaviour, unlady like conduct, having a tattooed bottom, wearing lipstick and drinking alcohol & smoking in class.
"Well have you been smoking Beril",She asked.
"No miss", i replied in my sweetest voice.
It was to no avail as the Headmistress said she preferred to believe the Headgirl.
"So Bend over the desk, Beril" she bellowed "and take your punishment. This is
going to hurt. Boy,she was not kidding!
She lifted my skirt well up my back, exposing my well made plans "BERIL, ARE YOU WEARING PADDING"? she exclaimed.
Foolishly I said "No Miss !
She decided to check for herself and discovered a fake rubber bottom inside my bottle green gym knickers.
"OH how did that get there Miss", I sheepishly implied.
She laid the thick belt over the rubber bottom at full force, by the time she removed it even the poor rubber bottom was black and blue.
Then the padding was removed & my knickers lowered. The tattoo's were not the only thing to add colour to my bottom. I saw the tawse raised & gripped the desk hard in nervous anticipation. I wasnt to be dissapointed.
ooooooOOOOOOOOO GOD !
What have I done to deserve this ?
When my ordeal was over, Miss told me how she expected me to behave in future
& that if she discovered evidence of my drinking or smoking, I would incur a double dose of the Cane for lying to her.
"Yes Miss", I blubbered, as i was shown out her Study.
The new girl went in next & even she received six strokes of her new leather strap for sarting the water fight & six more with the Tawse for wearing white nickers.
On her first day too.
I knew the Headmistress was dieing to try them bloody things out & she looked like the cat that got the cream. The rest of us failed to see the funny side but we were now quiet and subdued again & ready to be taught more lessons.


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Once you hear a little bit of the "Looney Tunes" theme on the main title track of "Lethal Weapon 2," you know that this sequel is going to be a bit lighter than the original and not as dark (at least, not until the last half of it). "Lethal Weapon 2" reunited director Richard Donner with stars Mel Gibson and Danny Glover, and it also brought back Michael Kamen, Eric Clapton and David Sanborn to compose the music score. Bringing together familiar themes from the original and creating new ones for new characters, they once again succeeded in creating an unforgettable score that highlights the crazy action scenes and exposes the raw emotions that Martin Riggs and Roger Murtaugh are forced to experience this time around.
The expanded and remastered "Lethal Weapon 2" soundtrack is part of La La Land Records' "Lethal Weapon Soundtrack Collection" box set, and it features a lot of the music that I have been longing to hear on a compact disc. The original commercial release of the soundtrack frustrated me in that it only contained a small portion of Kamen's, Clapton's and Sanborn's score and a couple of tracks by them that seemed designed solely for the soundtrack and not the movie. Thank goodness the people at La La Land Records finally took the time to give "Lethal Weapon 2" a proper soundtrack release that contains every single piece of music from a sequel that in some ways proved to be even better than the original.
Among my favorite tracks on the first disc is the opening track "Main Title/Chase the Red BMW/Kugerrand" which gets "Lethal Weapon 2" off to a thunderously good start. It perfectly complements Riggs as he runs after the driver in the red car, demanding to see his driver's license and proof of insurance. Riggs is reckless, but he also clearly loves his job more than any other homicide detective on the planet. Another great track is "Mulholland Chase" which comes in the scene where Riggs is hanging on for dear life from a tow truck as one of the bad guys tries to drive away from the scene of the crime. It reuses music from "Lethal Weapon," but Kamen and company have made some adjustments to it that make it stand out on its own here.
But the score for "Lethal Weapon 2" also has its darker moments which get really dark as the movie throttles towards its inevitably violent and bloody conclusion. Listening to tracks like "You Can Stay With Me/Riggs Captured/Riggs Fights Back" is to be reminded of how Kamen and his collaborators focus on the emotions of the characters as much as they do on the action set pieces. Things, however, really hit a high emotional pitch on the second disc as the music illustrates the depths that Riggs and Murtaugh will go to seek revenge for their fallen comrades.
The second disc also includes the original album of "Lethal Weapon 2" which of course has been remastered for this edition. Songs like "Cheer Down" by George Harrison are included which played over the movie's end credits, and there's also The Beach Boys' "Still Cruisin' (After All These Years)." It's not a classic Beach Boys song and you will definitely not find it on their "Pet Sounds" album, but it's a nice little tune that's fun to listen to every once in a while. Randy Crawford also sings a version of "Knockin' on Heaven's Door," but its inclusion on this soundtrack always baffled me because, unless I'm mistaken, this version of the classic Bob Dylan song does not ever appear in the movie. As for the score, there are only a few portions of it on this disc and they are not all the same versions that were featured in the movie.
In Jeff Bond's booklet "Some Movies Don't Invent Genres: They Just Perfect Them" which accompanies the box set, he gives a lot of background information on the making of "Lethal Weapon 2." It turns out that Richard Donner wasn't initially interested in directing the sequel to "Lethal Weapon," and it took Mel Gibson and Danny Glover saying that they didn't trust anyone else with their characters than Donner for him to return. It is also revealed that Shane Black, who was briefly was involved with this sequel, originally had Riggs dying in the final act. When Donner decided that he wanted to lighten things up this time around, Black decided to leave the project. However, he did later admit that the choice of villains for this film was excellent.
Regarding the score, Bond doesn't leave a single detail out. Kamen, Clapton and Sanborn largely stuck to what made their score to the first film so great, but they also added some other musical elements to this sequel as well. One of them was Emil Richards, a well-known percussionist who has percussion instruments from all over the world, and he was instrumental in giving the South African baddies a distinctive sound that lent quite a bit to their evil presence. Bond also points out how a theme was created for Leo Getz (played by Joe Pesci) who became one of the franchise's most popular characters.
Personally, it is such a delight to see this expanded and remastered edition of the "Lethal Weapon 2" soundtrack. I've always loved the scores to these movies, and I particularly love the score to this sequel as listening to it gets me all excited. For a time, I didn't think I would ever get to hear many of these music cues on a compact disc, but thanks to the good people at La La Land Records we finally have the soundtrack release that "Lethal Weapon 2" has long deserved, and it couldn't have sounded any better.
Suggested Links
- 'Lethal Weapon' finally receives a complete soundtrack release
- 'Escape From L.A.' gets a terrific remastered soundtrack from La La Land Records
- Alan Howarth on Composing Film Scores with John Carpenter
- La La Land Records does 'Grand Canyon' justice with an expanded soundtrack
- 'The Untouchables' gets a superb soundtrack release from La La Land Records


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Dotcom sets deadline for Internet Party 'self destruct'
National is within spitting distance of 50% support, according to the latest poll.
A Fairfax-Ipsos survey (full results here) finds:
National: 49.4% (Oct 2013 Fairfax-Ipsos poll: 50.2%)
Labour: 31.8% (33.6%)
Greens: 10.00% (10.7%)
NZ First: 3.6% (2.3%)
Other parties were in margin-of-error territories, led by Colin Craig's Conservatives, which was up 1.3% to 2%. Kim Dotcom's putative Internet Party drew no support.
In a now familiar patten, the poll found a new Labour policy holding a degree of appeal (48.5% supported the $60/week baby bonus scheme) but without translating to any bounce in list vote support.
Despite National's slight dip in support (in the Fairfax-Ipsos universe), more New Zealander's thought the country was on the right track: 63.7% compared to the October Fairfax-Ipsos poll's 59.5%
Assuming ACT, United Future, Mana and the Maori Party all retain the seats they currently have, Parliament would be made up o 124 seats (with four in overhang).
National would hold 64 seats - enough to govern outright.
A National-led government's majority would increase to 66 with the inclusion of United Future and ACT, and to 69 if current coalition partner The Maori Party holds its three seats and maintains its support.
Ipsos polled a representative sample of 1018 people by random telephone survey, February 8 to February 10. The poll had a margin of error of +/- 3.0%.
Its result contrasts with a 3News-Reid Research poll carried out in the last week of January, catching only partial reaction to Labour and National's state-of-the-nation speeches and policy launches. 3News-Reid Research had National on 44.5%, behind a combined Labour-Greens vote of 45.9%. The survey had NZ First in a kingmaker position with 5.7% of the vote.
In January, Prime Minister John Key extended an MMP olive branch to Winston Peters, indicating National was now open to working with his party.
Their relationship has been under stress this week, however, over with Mr Key revealing Mr Peters met with Kim Dotcom on three occassions. TheNZ First leader in turn sided with Mr Dotcom over his allegation that the Prime Minister knew about the January 20, 2012 raid on his rented mansion before it occured. Mr Peters also accused the government of spying on him.
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The 71st Golden Globe Awards will take place at The Beverly Hilton in Beverly Hills on Sunday, January 12, 2014. The landmark hotel, opened by Conrad Hilton in 1955, is situated on the crossroads of Santa Monica and Wilshire Boulevards. It opened to great fanfare 59 years ago, with a gala that featured uniformed trumpeters greeting guests and pink-painted elephants escorted by "bathing suited beauties" circling the main entrance to the hotel. Owned by Merv Griffin from 1987-2003, he sold the nine-acre property and it underwent a five-year $80 million renovation that was completed in 2008.
The Beverly Hilton was designed by architect Welton Beckett, whose other projects include Capitol Records, The Music Center and LA Memorial Sports Arena. The exterior is retro, a salute to its mid-century architectural style, but the interior and 569 guest rooms have all been updated and modernized.
The hotel has hosted US Presidents and royalty from John F. Kennedy to the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, along with heads of state, business leaders and Hollywood celebrities. I didn't see any stars sliding in and out of limos or eco-friendly electric cars during my stay in 2010, although the buzz in the lobby was that Betty White was on the premises. But no Betty sightings for me! Sadly, two high profile people have died at The Beverly Hilton: Whitney Houston in February 2012 at the age of 48 and actor Peter Finch -- who died of a heart attack he suffered in the hotel lobby. He was 60 years old.
The Golden Globes, the Hollywood Foreign Press Association's annual awards show, will air live from the hotel's International Ballroom on NBC from 5-8PM (Pacific Time) and 8-11 PM (Eastern Time). It will be hosted by Tina Fey and Amy Poehler, with 1,300 film stars and filmmakers in attendance. Guests will dine on a three-course menu accompanied by Moet & Chandon Champagne. The menu includes:
- Appetizer Trio - Grilled Eggplant with Sundried Tomato Pine Nut Hummus on Seared Tomato; Mini Sweet Pepper with Feta Cheese, Pomegranate, Herbs and California Olive Oil on Grilled Pita; and Grilled Artichoke on Multigrain Tabbouleh and Tahini.
- Entree - Mediterranean Spice Crusted Braised Beef Short Rib and Sauteed Smoked Filet of Atlantic Sea Trout with Spinach Sweet Corn and Light Cream of Tomato Dill Sauce.
- Dessert - Gusto Mango on Almond Sponge Cake with Creme Anglaise.
Film star and swimmer Esther Williams inaugurated The Beverly Hilton's Aqua Star Pool, the largest in Beverly Hills, by swimming through white gardenias with three of her swim students. The hotel's ground-floor night club, the Bali Room (now the International Ballroom), featured a bejeweled stage and dance floor that could be converted to an ice skating rink.


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Apart from some semi deserted coves that you can only get to by sea, there are also some places you can reach on foot that have always been for nudists. Here is a list of six of these, both nudist beaches and rocks, that have been so for decades.
It goes without saying that in all of these areas you must use some common sense and behave accordingly. If everybody is wearing a swimming costume, especially if there are also children around, wear yours too! Here are the beaches and rocks:
In the second beach, the one on your right facing the sea. Some rocks from the cliffs behind separate it from the first beach. Since the beach is made up mostly of small black stones it is very hot during the summer so take your sun umbrella with you. There are no bars on the beach.
Since the cliffs on the right hand side of the beach are very high, the sun goes down rather early. getting down to the beach isn't very easy because the road is very steep with a drop of about 100 metres, but the view of the sea bed from the top is more than worth it.
A tiny beach about 80 metres from Lacona, whose access, really, is from the Stella Mare Campsite. You can get to it from the rocks on the left of the beach of Lacona, just walk along them until you get to some steps that lead to the campsite, then go through the campsite until you get to a white house: the path that leads to the nudist beach starts there.
These are beautiful granite rocks, very hot in the summer, between Fetovaia and Seccheto. There are two parking areas with a wooden fence at the top of the road, from where a short path down takes you to the rocks. The beautiful granite formations go right down to the sea and create natural small pools of sea water.
Where it is: coming from Marina di Campo, go past Cavoli, Seccheto, Fetovaia and watch out for a sign saying "via Panoramica" on your right, go round the bend and you'll come to an open space at the side of the road with a small childrens' play area; you can park here.
It takes about 10 minutes to go down, and about 15 to get back up, and even though there is no shade, the typical Mediterranean scrub perfumes of lavender, rosemary,and pink and white cistus are in the air right down to the beach. The beaches consist mainly of black/grey pebbles of different sizes. There are no facilities either on the beaches or nearby. The actual nudist beaches are on the right of the main beach, past the rocks.
Small, rock area about 80/90 metres long between the two beaches, plus a small, sheltered cove on the right. The rocks are easy to get to and the sea here is beautiful.
Shortly after the traffic lights at the junction for Capoliveri and Porto Azzurro, there is another junction on the right that leads to the beaches next to Zuccale and Barabarca (there's a small chapel on the right immediately after the junction, first left at the next junction). There are two spacious car parks, the smaller one on the left is free, in the direction of Barabarca, the larger one on the right above the Zuccale beach costs 0.75 euros an hour. To get to the rocks go left in the direction of Barabarca, then follow the path for the beach, and shortly before it there's a broken wooden fence; go right and you'll get to the nudist beach.
It isn't very easy to find the path on the right of the car park that takes you to Felciaio beach. At about 10 metres from the right hand corner of the car park (where the path for Felciaio more or less starts), facing the sea, you'll find a path in the middle of the bushes that goes down amongst Mediterranea scrub. Two minutes later you're at the rocks. On the other hand, if you follow an old underground path used during the war you can get there quite easily also from Lido di Capoliveri. Be prepared, however, to see bathers in their swimming costume.