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So, what would be H-E-Double-Hockey-Sticks to you? :dev9:
Are we talking, like, personal afterlife hell?
My personal hell would be dying and finding out there is actually a hell, satan, god, and heaven, or, rather that any religion gets proved right in the end. Even if I won my ticket into heaven by some offchance, I'd be ripping my eyes with one hand and flipping off god as hard as I possibly could. Seriously, I'd rather life just end than reach that conclusion, and for those wondering I am actually not joking. If "evil", "satan", "god" or any of that gets proven when the lights go out I will kindly ask to be deleted forever because I refuse to live in a universe such as that.
My personal heaven would be an afterlife that defies every single thing humanity has even assumed the afterlife and so on would be just so I could not only rub it in my own face, by the face of every single person I could possible get my hands on. Other than that, another life reset on earth would be nice since "paradise" isn't really appealing to me.
On a less spiteful note, a more personal, down to earth hell for me would be to end up as a washup and never get anything done with my stories. I'd be happy even if I at least managed to give it a swing, but freezing and not swinging ever is terrifying, mainly because I'm not sure what to do after that. I don't want/need to be famous or anything, but I at least want to try to accomplish my own personal goals.
Hell for me? Living on Earth again. Heaven for me? A simple, peaceful life after death, assuming that there is an afterlife.
I'm inclined to agree with True Avery on this one. That, or the realisation on my deathbed that my life has amounted to nothing.
So, what would be H-E-Double-Hockey-Sticks to you? :dev9: A family reunion.
A family reunion.
I agree. mimartin's family reunion would be hell for me :haw:
Second to that, my mother moving within a 50 mile radius of me...ugh. Love her to death, but talk about "clingy"... you'd swear I was 12 years old around her :disaprove
Probably being tortured in hell / trapped in a void of some sort never able to escape. That and living again.
Now, if heaven exists and I arrive at the pearly gates, meeting 'God' (in whatever incarnation he is in) for the first time, I don't think I would say anything to him or ask him anything. We would just smile, and nod at each other respectfully. I've always envisioned this field where I'm running towards my dog, and then finally reuniting with her.
Who cares?
@Avery: So, basically your personal hell would be the realization that after death, not only do people's souls or whatever still exist, but some are happy.
@Avery: So, basically your personal hell would be the realization that after death, not only do people's souls or whatever still exist, but some are happy.
I said a personal heaven would be an afterlife of which human imagination and conceptions of "religion" have no comprehension of, which would imply that I'd be ok with souls and an afterlife. Then again I don't know if it would be happy at all, but seeing as most of judeo-Christianity has me headed straight to hell when I die...
My personal hell would be, for example, finding out that Christians were right all along or, really any human religion. That the bible's "definitions" of "good" and "Evil" really exist, and that satan and god exist and feud over heaven and hell and all that jazz. Same goes for any other religion's conceptions quite frankly. I'd rather not exist than live with some truth pertaining to human religion, and really don't care how "happy" "some" people would be otherwise. People are "happy" now with their religion and that doesn't stop me from disliking the concept any less.
Essentially, I want to be wrong and I want the rest of you to be wrong as well.
Darth Avlectus
I can honestly say I don't have much preconception to go on as to what an afterlife would be like. Sure I wish I could see friends and family members and pets again that have passed away. Yet is it truly possible to experience joy without misery? It's hard to appreciate without the contrast, that's for sure.
Heaven and Hell, quite frankly exists on many levels. So far as an afterlife, perhaps hell is an eternal trap? I want to say numerous of the choices and yet more...and yet none of the above. Heaven...even more confusing.
"Since when does anybody know just what they want?"
--Morgan Freeman as God on Bruce Almighty
I am lost as to what an afterlife would be like...and I think that's how it is supposed to be. We're supposed to learn how to actually live and face uncertainty.
Personally I'm not counting on being one of the good guys when I leave here. That doesn't mean I stop trying to be honorable and ethical even if I fail at that. Did I ever say I was a hero or a good guy? I don't see myself that way.
My father may be a reverend, but he is so because he's a non denominational wedding minister. He's the black sheep of the rest of the family. He also read things like Urantia, Zachariah Sitchen, things like that. He didn't want my sister and I growing up religious, but more spiritual and true to ourselves and the world around us. Which has done me rather well I think. My sister? We'll see. I'm a practical one, while my "little" sister (hah, right as she stands almost eye to eye with me) is the go-getter, sort of. Which reminds me I need to get to bed as I have a long day tomorrow and don't want to be falling asleep at her HS graduation ceremony--something which I am thankful to see.
Anyways, back to the matter at hand:
Heaven IRL? I'll file that away for another thread and another time. ;)
Hell on a personal level in real life? It has changed and evolved so many times for me. Life that is too static and stale, life that is so dynamic you can't get a grip--both drive you nuts. Being around people because they betray and use you, but alas there are others whom you love so it could be loneliness. I suppose a combination of the worst of all that.
I've seen terrible things, so I suppose reliving the witnessing of that all, with a fluid reality that changes for the sole purpose of ****ing with you in a bad way could also comprise hell.
I suppose constantly reliving the worst sides of our lives constantly could be it. We all have our issues, after all. Mine were constant betrayals and using done by other people (to others and to myself) and their justifications for such cruelty and/or ignorance, and also some childhood traumas. The people part I have largely gotten over. I'm a BS'er and you can't BS me, manipulators and users included. The traumas (which I don't care to get into) I have learned to accept and over time come to terms with. I still get those reminders of them which torment me from time to time. Creep up, happen, then gone. No open wounds, just scars really.
Things I've done or haven't done that I regret, that either went unresolved or ended badly. But Whatever, it's the same old story, the fight for love and glory, eh? These are the things we carry.
Living forever? Dead forever? I couldn't tell you, really. If you're dead, you don't know it. Do you? If you're living...it sort of depends on what reality you are living that makes it hell and heaven. Afterlife, I have only presumptions about, but nothing for sure. Not knowing about that doesn't bother me.
My personal hell would be, for example, finding out that Christians were right all along or, really any human religion.
Let's face it, that's not going to happen. Personally I think that when we die, we end as conscious beings so the concept of hell is a bit erroneous. Although if there is then hypothetically the 'trapped in a void' option sounds a bit grim. Perfect freedom - never a good thing.
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What is Hell?
Imagine your undying soul being devoured and digested by a supernatural being for all eternity. And what exactly would that entail? Well, what is digestion? Put simply, it involves burning. To put it all into context, think of the burning bush that was aflame but didn't burn. Our souls never die, so it will be forever. Now, imagine this happening billions of times over. Why, it could take the appearance of a virtually endless pattern, or something...
Personally, I can't wait, because I'll get to witness a ****load of pretentious, self-righteous idiots getting exactly what they deserve. So, if you hear the sound of someone laughing hysterically in the afterlife, you won't have to guess who it is.
Assuming Hell is your worst nightmare, then mine would be being trapped, alone and blind in a library.
This is hell.
Heaven and Hell, quite frankly exists on many levels. This is correct, it exists on tape, vinyl and CD.
Assuming Hell is your worst nightmare, then mine would be being trapped, alone and blind in a library.
Mine would to be trapped in a room with all my favorite recorded music, only to be deaf.
I voted the first one since it was a lot closer to what I think it's like. I don't think it's like a Dante's Inferno vision of hell, but I think that hell is like a personal place of suffering. Like, whatever you hated or feared in your life, you are surrounded by forever. I have an irrational and unhealthy fear of spiders...so that would be my hell.
Obviously I don't know what's in the afterlife, but I guess that's what I think hell would be like.
I don't believe in hell/heaven/afterlife etc.
Although if there was one, it would be group projects ad nauseam with incompetent fools.
Qui-Gon Glenn
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EDIT: Oops... this is Kavar's.
Group projects are a personal hell I too fear and loathe, Bimmerman. :barf:
Sartre said "other people". Thoreau never knew a worse man than himself. Hell might be listening to their debate, ad infinitum.
I am with TA in the respect that if any religion's afterlife vision is on the money, I will revolt. I will make a big big scene is whichever realm I instantiate in. Loud, obnoxious, etc.
Was Q talking about a Sarlacc? Long burning digestivization seems awful enough.
As much as it pains me, as the hardline agnostic I am, my hell would be to recognize, if only for an instant, that life simply was an organic process, and that all of the experiences I have had, good and bad, were eternally inconsequential, dying with my dead organic brain. That would mean that life, as I assume, really did have no meaning whatsoever, that everything actually was just random chance, there was no design, no greater intelligence, that anything of "fantasy" was nothing more than that, that life had no lesson for me that I could take away, you know, as a parting gift?
I can't wrap my head around that hell though.... It just never makes sense to me. I cannot fathom what purpose we serve trudging through life if our collection of experiences has no value to ourselves beyond the organic frame. Live to an old age, have many people who love you, your name and legend lives on after your passing... that is not what I am talking about. I am not talking about other's memories of you, I am talking about YOUR memory of you.
EDIT 2: Vuvuzela horn for the record... I have no idea what that horn is, but it seems awful and any long-running horn of any sort will make my ears bleed.
Darth Avlectus
^^^Yeah, I have a hard time believing that a life of dishonesty and unjust actions (not punished or in some way dealt with) are totally inconsequential. Some could argue there are people who have gotten away with everything. Still, as much as we are material beings, we are energy beings as well, are we not? How do people in a hopeless situation on the verge of death manage to pull through? An old man washed out of a channel into sea in mere minutes and he was able to hang on for 3 days and nights swimming until he finally came close enough to shore that a boat rescued him.
Then again, I don't expect much to make sense anymore.
Samuel Dravis
Hell is living with the knowledge that your are the sole individual responsible for your actions, that this responsibility cannot be put off on anyone else, and discovering you don't think very highly of your own character.
Qui-Gon Glenn
^^ Much like Thoreau: "I have never known a worse man than myself." ~Walden
I live in that world sometimes... hard to be honest with yourself otherwise.
Love the avatar Sam.
Hell is living with the knowledge that your are the sole individual responsible for your actions, that this responsibility cannot be put off on anyone else, and discovering you don't think very highly of your own character.
So, it's like everyday life for people who can't lie to themselves?
Samuel Dravis
Thanks, Qui-Gon Glenn. I've been watching the original series the last few days and it's getting to my head. :D The inspiration for my post was not Thoreau, however, but existentialists like Kierkegaard and Camus. They are similar on this point, though. :)
So, it's like everyday life for people who can't lie to themselves?Assuming that both points from my other post hold, then sure. Doubtless there are plenty of people who don't care about their character, or are convinced they are not in control of their actions. Also, the experience of "hell" I spoke of is more of a continuum than the simplistic binary state I previously implied, since I can live with myself doing some things I consider wrong, but not others.
Of course, as you say, there are some people who have a different conception of what they are and what they are supposed to be as human beings, so they may indeed consider my everyday life, if it was lived by them, hell. I don't really think it is necessarily so, or even often so, myself, but that's fine. The existence of a difference is natural-- I am not them.
I suppose the sum is that the gap between who you think you should be, and who you are, causes anguish if you believe yourself responsible for it. Interestingly this seems to be the principle form of punishment - the "pain of loss" - of those in a Christian hell. The fiery stuff is somewhat afterthoughty in comparison.
Qui-Gon Glenn
...existentialists like Kierkegaard and Camus. They are similar on this point, though. :)Old S0ren, a little confused, but what a mind...I suppose the sum is that the gap between who you think you should be, and who you are, causes anguish if you believe yourself responsible for it. Interestingly this seems to be the principle form of punishment - the "pain of loss" - of those in a Christian hell. The fiery stuff is somewhat afterthoughty in comparison.Smells like dasein... as good a summary of the general concept as I have seen.
Yeah, I don't really know how hell gets worse than life can be. Unless you start painting in allegory and fantasy, which is perfectly acceptable in a discussion where no one has a real clue, but still stands far short of sensibility let alone logical review.
Honestly, I always figured Heaven and Hell would be different for everyone. I mean I might not exactly enjoy being surrounded by Christian Fundies, Jehova Witnesses, but rather a bunch of groovy people who happen to enjoy sex. Some might think of that as hell. I honestly don't believe in hell. Hell is just someone else's heaven.
Darth Avlectus
^^^And what about if their hell and heaven have such blurry borders that from a centrist p.o.v. they almost appear to be 2 sides of the same thing? :dev9:
Honestly, I always figured Heaven and Hell would be different for everyone. I mean I might not exactly enjoy being surrounded by Christian Fundies, Jehova Witnesses, but rather a bunch of groovy people who happen to enjoy sex. Some might think of that as hell. I honestly don't believe in hell. Hell is just someone else's heaven.
Yeah, I suppose if it were sex w/o complications (no stds, mind-games, assorted baggage, psychotically possessive behavior, ad nauseam) that might seem like heaven. ;) My gandmother didn't believe in Hell, either. Rather she seemed to feel that earth was essentially Hell.
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With so many baby showers and baby births, we can all use more baby blanket knitting patterns
Every spring I start my search for new baby blanket knitting patterns. I don't know whether all my friends have babies in the spring, or it's just that the bright colors make me think of soft pastel baby knits. Either way, I love to knit baby blankets. They're quick, easy, and oh-so-special memories for your friends and family.
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Okay, so you don't have to knit it in bright yellow -- but this pattern works perfectly in bright, bold colors. And you can't really call it a sunshine baby blanket if you don't knit it in yellow. You'll have to think up your own name.
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3. Hooded Baby Blanket
This is one of those baby blanket knitting patterns for those of you who enjoy a challenge. It's not quite as quick to whip up as the others because it has that darn hood in there, so save this one for someone really special. And make sure you use a very soft yarn, because it's going to sit up around baby's face.
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what kiss is this?There are still other ways to seduce her mouth before you move on to other parts, and while the former explanations were more or less straightforward, these kisses add a twist to the mix.
When you kiss her upper lip and she, in turn, sucks on your lower lip, this is conveniently called the "kiss of the upper lip." When you place both of her lips inside yours and suck on them lightly, this is called the "clasping kiss."
And if you touch her tongue or teeth when you're kissing her, it's called the "fighting of the tongue" (sounds very interesting).
There are four tempos to kissing because when you kiss specific areas of her body, it has to be performed the right way so that she doesn't feel uncomfortable or irritated:
When you kiss her mouth, for example, you can press against it with no problem, but if you're kissing her inner thigh you have to be much softer about it because the area is so sensitive. Then again, different sensual sessions produce different reactions, and while some days might be soft, others might be more pressing.
Kiss her like you've been aching to touch her lips and let your lips say what you're unable to say with words.
second; scratchingIt is usually the woman who does the scratching (as you probably already know) and according to the Kama Sutra , there are given times when it's appropriate that she does so. But hey, the Kama Sutra also dictates that whatever one partner does to the other should be reciprocated. I quote, "Whatever things may be done by one of the lovers to the other, the same should be returned by the other, i.e. if the woman kisses him he should kiss her in return, if she strikes him he should also strike her in return." Let the games begin.
The suitable times for her to scratch you include when her feelings of love become intense during lovemaking, before you plan to go away on a trip, upon your return, when you make love after a fight, and finally, when she's intoxicated.
You must keep in mind that only when women are so intensely passionate that they can't contain themselves will they run their nails across your body. The book recommends that the areas that warrant a good clawing are the armpits, the throat (straight for the jugular), the breasts, the lips, the jaghana (groin area), and the thighs. But in heated moments of passion, there are no restrictions and you're both permitted to scratch wherever your instincts tell you to.
keep it clean, boysObviously, your and her nails should be clean, filed and healthy. Nobody wants to get nicked; these scratches are done on purpose, not by accident. Sometimes a little pain equates immeasurable pleasure.
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College Hockey:Notre Dame Rallies to Tie Michigan State
Spartans Win Shootout on Rowe's goal
EAST LANSING, Mich. — It took four games, but the Spartans finally got the better of the Fighting Irish. With Andrew Rowe's lone shootout goal, Michigan State took the extra point as Notre Dame and MSU skated to a 4-4 tie in their final regular-season meeting this year.
For the Irish and the Spartans, tonight's game was very nearly like recent history repeating itself. One night after Notre Dame overcame a two-goal deficit to score five unanswered goals to beat Michigan State 5-2 in South Bend, the Irish came back from three down to take a 4-3 lead until Derek Grant's power-play goal at 17:39 in the third sent this one to OT.
"I think they're tougher to play against than anyone," said MSU coach Rick Comley. "Last night, we had the two-nothing lead, but didn't really play that great, and they took it away. Tonight, I thought for 30 minutes, we played as well as we did all year. Then we took some penalties we didn't need to take, young mistakes, and they got some good breaks."
The Spartans' penalties were what opened the door for the Irish in the second period, and three of Notre Dame's four goals came with the man advantage, including both of Ryan Thang's markers tonight.
"We fell behind and put ourselves in a big hole," said Notre Dame coach Jeff Jackson. "Brad Phillips gave us a chance to get back into the game and our guys did a nice job on special teams most of the night, so it was good to see us respond."
The Spartans were up 3-0 by the five-minute mark of the second period on goals by Nick Sucharski, Daultan Leveille and Brett Perlini. Sucharski scored just 1:06 into the first period, an innocent, slow shot from the bottom of the left circle that caught the far corner of the net and took starting Irish goaltender Mike Johnson by surprise.
Leveille scored at 16:42 in the first, another puck that took an unexpected path to the net. Leveille drove to the net through the left circle, tailed by ND defender Kyle Lawson. As Leveille shot, the puck went off of Lawson's stick and behind Johnson into the net on the short side to make it 2-0 after one.
Perlini's goal at 4:30 in the second gave the Spartans their 3-0 lead, a shot from the blue line that hit Johnson's left skate and went in. That was the end of the night for Johnson.
"I thought that the first two goals definitely should have been stopped," said Jackson. "I've worked with Mike on those bad-angle shots a lot…and I thought he looked nervous. I don't want him to lose his confidence. He's played some great games for us, but I don't think he was real sharp to start the game."
The change in net changed the tone of the game. At 5:11, Spartan Zach Josepher was called for slashing. At 6:39, ND's Riley Sheahan was called for obstruction-hooking and his target, Jeff Petry, whistled for embellishment.
When Perlini was called for obstruction-tripping at 11:30, it only took the Irish 1:12 to capitalize on the penalty. With the Spartans' penalty kill scrambling for position, Calle Ridderwall walked right up to the Spartans' net to challenge Bobby Jarosz and popped the puck in low and clean on the right side to make it a 3-1 game.
At 18:12 in the second, Thang was credited with the first of his two power-play goals when Ian Cole's shot from the slot took a funny bounce off the Zamboni door and ricocheted off Thang's skate and into the net, cutting the Spartans' lead to a goal going into the third.
The Irish rolled that momentum into their game-tying goal at the start of the third when Ben Ryan scored 37 seconds in on a cross-crease pass from Brent Blatchford, and at 4:51, Thang scored his second of the night when he sent the puck up and over Jarosz' right shoulder to give Notre Dame a 4-3 lead.
Grant's goal from Tropp and Petry at 17:39 in the third tied it 4-4. Irish defenseman Joe Lavin stopped the initial shot, but the puck came directly back to Grant, who finished the play by tucking it in clean behind Phillips.
In the shootout, Rowe was the only player for either team to score. He skated up the middle, moved to the right, made Phillips commit away from the goalmouth and put the puck in behind the Irish goaltender to give the Spartans two points on the night and three points total in their four games against the Irish this season.
After the game, each coach said that he could see the positive in the weekend.
Comley called his team "a work in progress" and said that the weekend required perspective. "This is a very, very young team and it's not there yet," said Comley. "We have trouble with Notre Dame in the best of times."
"Last night we were down two-nothing and tonight we were down three-nothing, and for us to be able to come back and even get a point out of it was pretty impressive," said Jackson.
"We play a road game and come out with a tie. We've got a chance to win it and they scored a nice power-play goal when it mattered the most at the end, but regardless it's a multiple-point weekend for us, which we need to have."
The Irish were three-for-seven on the power play tonight, the Spartans one-for-four. For Notre Dame, Johnson had seven saves on 10 shots and Phillips stopped 19-of-20. Jarosz made 28 saves on 32 shots in the tie.
Next weekend, Notre Dame (10-10-6, 6-7-5 CCHA) travel to Sault Ste. Marie for two games against Lake Superior State, while the Spartans (15-7-4, 10-4-4 CCHA) host Ohio State for two.
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On Thursday, James O'Keefe's Project Veritas released a video showing supporters of Democrat Wendy Davis mocking Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott for his disability and laughing off voter fraud.
According to Project Veritas, the short video was captured during its investigation into Battleground Texas' connections with Obama's Organizing for America and scandals involving Obamacare navigators.
"I'm really wondering how this is going to work since he's in a wheel chair, and most of our slogans are 'Stand with Wendy,'" one person says in the video.
Another person says Abbott has a "personality disorder" because "he's in a wheelchair, but he has no sympathy for anyone or any way."
"First of all, he is not good looking. He doesn't speak very well; he doesn't have a good personality; and he's in a wheelchair," said another activist.
Twitchy noted that Davis recently pointed out that Abbott "hasn't walked a day in [her] shoes." Being a paraplegic, Abbott is unable to walk.
The video also shows an election official covering her ears when asked about forging signatures.
"People do that all the time," she admitted.
"I don't think it's legal but I didn't hear you say that," added a Battleground Texas volunteer.
Davis reportedly responded to the video by decrying the language used by her supporters.
"The language used in this video about Greg Abbott is abhorrent," she was reported as saying.
"Greg Abbott has persevered through great personal challenge to raise a family, have a productive career, and for that he deserves our respect," she said.
But some weren't buying Davis' comments.
One person responded by reminding O'Keefe that Davis' fellow pro-abortion supporters chanted "hail Satan" at the Texas state Capitol.
"What does she expect from people who disrupt legislation and scream 'Hail, Satan!' at the statehouse? Civility?" asked "JeffC."
Battleground Texas, an organization established to make Texas a Democratic Party stronghold, responded by calling O'Keefe a "liar."
"If they're desperate enough to use a well-known liar who has been repeatedly discredited by journalists, legal experts, and his own party to falsely attack us, they must be scared that voters are going to have a real choice at the ballot box this November," spokesman Ellis Brachman said.
O'Keefe said this is just the first video in a series of exposes.
- Liberal media circling wagons to protect Wendy Davis from GOP criticism
- Molly Ringwald endorses Wendy Davis to be the 'next governor of Houston, Texas'
- Pro-life Texas lawmakers receive threats: 'I hope your daughter's raped'
- Yes, Virginia, there is a Democrat-media complex
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- Democratic pollster: Media a threat to America for not exposing Benghazi lies
- Democratic strategist warns: Mainstream media 'enemy of the American people'
- Distrust of mainstream media at all time high, poll says
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Andrew Hill: California Tinge
California Tinge
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Andrew Hill (piano).
Recorded: San Francisco, October 2, 1978
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This is a great example of Andrew Hill's abundant solo piano music from the '70s and '80s. It has a unique quality—this kaleidoscopic polyphony—that you come to recognize from him. I guess it wasn't documented prior to the '70s; it may be that he'd already achieved these sorts of techniques much earlier. A lot of this stuff emerged later on. For example, this wasn't issued until last year. There's a previous record, From California With Love, which is from the same sessions. It may have been that no one was paying for him to make ensemble records any more after the eighteen sessions he did for Blue Note, with only a third of those released. Anyway it's nice to see his solo concept start to emerge with such flair, virtuosity, and majesty. At any moment you feel like you're hearing something that's authentically part of the jazz piano tradition, but it's unique in the persistent irregularity of how the moments string together. It takes such an unexpected path: ambling, lurching, sly, dazzling. It's like a history of jazz piano atomized, a deconstruction of the piano tradition. Yet there's a real throughline, too. You really hear the song being played; it's just that he's strolling through the music's unconscious, letting it all speak through him.
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Generac GP7500E 7500 Watt 5943-0 Electric Start Portable Generator (49 St)
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Generac has been making the industry's leading generators since 1959, and they aren't showing any signs of slowing down. With the GP7500E, you will be able to provide your home with 7,500 watts of power when you need it the most. Getting it in place has never been easier, when you utilize the fold-down handle and wheels. A lot of things can happen during volatile weather conditions, which is why Generac incorporated circuit breakers and outlet covers. The engine won't become damaged if you forget to add oil; the low-oil shutdown speaks for itself. You don't want the amazing OHV engine to become damaged, because it is way more efficient than many competitive engines. Physical damage is an issue for a unit that must operate outside the home. The hardened steel tube cradle offers excellent protection, so the GP7500E can continue to provide excellent service.
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West Caldwell, NJ, September 25, 2008 - Ricoh Americas Corporation, a leading provider of digital office equipment, today announced that for the fourth consecutive year it was named to the InformationWeek 500 list. Ricoh was ranked #82 on the 2008 list, which was revealed during the InformationWeek 500 Conference gala awards ceremony at the St. Regis Resort in Monarch Beach, Calif.A major IT accomplishment that contributed to Ricoh Americas Corporation's ranking is the implementation of a new wireless infrastructure for the entire Ricoh service organization, consisting of 1,800 field customer service representatives (CSRs). The next generation wireless environment provides the technology to efficiently process more than 5,000 daily service calls across the nationwide service dispatch function. This gives Ricoh a clear advantage in providing world-class service to major and national account customers, and has proven to be a key differentiator with all customers that demand maximum utilization of their document management equipment. "For 20 years, the InformationWeek 500 has honored the most innovative users of business technology," said InformationWeek Editor-in-Chief Rob Preston. "Year after year, InformationWeek 500 companies harness technology to improve efficiency, boost productivity, drive revenue, and establish a competitive advantage. We applaud this year's winners, and the CIOs and other executives whose ingenuity and risk taking are at the center of business technology innovation."InformationWeek has identified and honored the nation's most innovative users of information technology with its annual listing, now in its 20th year, and has tracked the technology, strategies, investments and administrative practices of America's best-known companies. The list is unique among corporate rankings because it spotlights the power of innovation in information technology, rather than simply identifying the biggest IT spenders. "We are honored to once again be named in the InformationWeek 500 list as it exemplifies Ricoh's rich history of innovation," said Sean Magee, senior vice president of Information Technology, Ricoh Americas Corporation. "This award confirms our commitment to preserving the highest level of efficiency and productivity not only in our products and services, but in our internal processes as well." Additional details on the InformationWeek 500 can be found online at www.InformationWeek.com/iw500/. 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Complicated but kind: Type O Negative's Peter Steele
The hard rock world is mourning the passing of Type O Negative singer Peter Steele, who died last week at the age of 48 due to apparent heart failure. The Brooklyn based band couldn't have asked for a more perfect frontman to deliver its bleak imagery and lyrical subject matter that was tempered by an incredibly dark sense of humor.
The group's sound was as if The Beatles and Black Sabbath got together under a flickering streetlight on a rainy night in a dark alley. At times, like on "Everything Dies," from the 1999 release World Coming Down, a track could start off as a sludge filled dirge before turning into a bittersweet but melodically passionate piece.
It was that juxtaposition that drew Goth, metal and rock fans into the Type O inner circle, at the center of which was Steele, imposing at close to seven feet tall, all muscle with a long, jet black mane and seemingly perpetual scowl across his chiseled facial features.
But despite his appearance, Steele was full of self-deprecating humor and a heart just as big as his over-sized body, and in the wake of his death, stories from fans and statements from fellow artists confirmed as much lit up the Internet.
"RIP Pete Steele - a nice (and very funny) man," tweeted Trent Reznor upon hearing the news.
"Peter passed away from a heart attack," said Megadeth frontman Dave Mustaine. "Although we don't know what's going on, how he passed away and what any of the causes were, I do know that a heart attack from Peter must have been an extremely big explosion because that guy had one of the biggest hearts of anybody that I know."
"I was so saddened to hear of Pete Steele passing away," said Black Sabbath bassist Geezer Butler. "He truly was one of the nicest blokes I've ever met."
Before linking up with Type O Negative in the late 80s, Steele spent time in the thrash metal outfit Carnivore, and in between had a job with the New York City Parks Department. He often talked about how he was most happy during that period in his life. This week, Julius Spiegel, Brooklyn Commissioner of Parks, took time out to remember his former employee.
"I remember Pete Ratajczyk [Steele's real name] not at all like the dark character some of the blogs have portrayed, but as a very hard-working, sweet and respectful guy, always eager to please," he said. "Even after he had achieved notoriety, he would visit us, occasionally even coming to our hokey dinner-dances, just to reminisce."
"He often joked, at least I thought he was joking, about coming back to work at the Parks Department."
The thing is, Steele probably wasn't joking; because underneath the sarcasm, and the often defensive shield of comedy, was an intensely complicated individual. He had detailed his past addictions to both alcohol and cocaine, and a profound depression that often belied the jovial nature on the surface.
A few years ago, shortly after a tour was canceled due to the singer's health problems, a tombstone bearing his name and the inscription "1962 – 2005…Free At Last" appeared on the band's official Website.
It turned out to be a hoax, considered in poor taste by many, but not surprising coming from a band whose brand of humor led them to title a collection of singles and rare tracks The Least Worst of Type O Negative.
During the tour for that album, I had the chance to sit down with the band, which had made it a yearly tradition to play a Halloween show at The Trocadero for a number of years beginning in the mid-90s after being unable to find an available venue in New York City.
"Peter is a normal guy just trying to break out of his shell – I've always said that about him," said drummer Johnny Kelly before Steele showed up. "He just wants to be a regular guy. Everywhere he goes, no matter what he does, he's the freak on display. He's got a unique look to him, people look at him like, "What planet did this guy come from?'"
That night, like any other Type O Negative show, Steele made himself the center of attention, his bass guitar draped over his shoulder and held in place with a chain instead of a typical strap, oversized bottle of Sutter Home red wine by his side and a deep baritone leading the foursome through hits like "Black No. 1," "Love You to Death" and a cover of Neil Young's "Cinnamon Girl."
But the Philadelphia Halloween shows were always something special, and on this night, after the encore, Steele came out with a box toilet paper, launching rolls upon rolls into the audience, who gleefully fired them back at the frontman, who egged them on from the lip of the stage.
Some he would catch and return to the crowd in waiting, and a few others caught him on the head. He finally took refuge behind his bass amp as openers Spineshank came out to join the fray. In one last moment of mischievousness, Steele held up a pumpkin that had "Type O" carved into it and jokingly threatened to send it into the audience. The cheers became too much and he finally relented and launched it into the crowd. Many others soon followed – full pumpkins that weren't carved.
The aftermath had two massive boxes of toilet paper emptied and streams of it hanging from every inch of the Troc. Numerous pumpkins laid smashed on and off the stage that had been lobbed into the audience. And as the crowd began to disperse, it looked as if the man who wore his broken heart almost proudly on his sleeve was quite possibly happy.
The years that followed were filled with rumors that Steele was suffering from a disease, that he had spent time in prison for assault and that he was in a mental institution. Some of them turned out to be true. But in recent years, he often spoke about getting back to his faith, which was Roman Catholic.
"There are no atheists in foxholes, they say, and I was a foxhole atheist for a long time," he said. "And when you start to think about death, you start to think about what's after it. And then you start hoping there is a God."


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The equation of one hand, one vine, one wine serves as a cornerstone to many wine lovers in search of the best wines in the world. Without getting into a thorny argument about whether smaller producers actually make better wine on the whole than larger ones, it is impossible to deny the romance of a small family-run winery where one or two people literally make the wine from field to bottle.
Both in name and in action, Unison Vineyard in the Gimblett gravels region of Hawkes Bay, New Zealand, embodies everything that picky wine lovers are looking for when they enjoy "boutique" wines. Started by the husband and wife team of Bruce and Anna-Barbara Helliwell, this little gem of an estate is managed start-to-finish by the two proprietors.
Anna-Barbara Helliwell is an experience viticulturalist with extensive experience in Germany, while her husband Bruce is an oenologist who has worked in the US and in various locations in Europe. The two perfected their tag-team approach to winemaking at an estate (I'm not sure which one) in the Chianti region of Tuscany before deciding to move out on their own.
The pair knew exactly what they were looking for, but it was not clear where they would find it: severely infertile soil, a moderate climate, and the opportunity to chart new directions in a wine region instead of duplicating a well proven methodology. When the two eventually made their way to the relatively unpopulated (and from a wine perspective un-recognized) region of Hawkes Bay now known as the Gimblett Gravels they decided to set down their roots.
When the Helliwells arrived this 2000 acre stretch of deep, deep alluvial gravel was a non-descript place, dotted with orchards and sheep farms, with little sign of the treasure that lay below the surface in the form of incredibly stony gravel beds layered many meters deep by the nearby Ngaruroro River.
The Helliwells were one of the pioneering winegrowers of the region, which has quickly built up a reputation for growing Bordeaux-style varietals. They purchased a small lot of 16 acres in the heart of this yet-unnamed district and set about building a small winery into which they have poured their lives for the past 14 years.
Their vineyards, planted with high density and cropped to very low yields, contain Pinot Gris, Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, and Syrah. Under the watchful eye of Anna-Barbara the vineyards have become a benchmark for the region, leading to enough demands for Helliwell's services that she also now runs a vineyard management and consulting business in addition to Unison.
Not surprisingly, grapes are all harvested by hand and sorted fastidiously before being pressed carefully by hand in the traditional wooden basket press. I don't have much more detail on the winemaking processes than that, other than the observation that the red wines are likely filtered lightly or not at all before bottling. The estate produces a total of about 2500 cases each year.
In addition to their wines, the estate also makes a traditionally aged balsamic vinegar (in various caratelli wood barrels, aged for years) and an extra virgin olive oil. Apparently the two couldn't quite leave their Italian roots behind.
As is typical with such operations, any time you stop by you're like to find one of the owners cheerfully pouring their wines in the Tuscan-inspired barrel room, as Anna-Barbara was when we stopped by last month.
2006 Unison Pinot Gris, Gimblett Gravels, Hawkes Bay
Palest of gold in color this wine has a fresh, lively nose of pear, mineral, and white floral aromas. In the mouth it is crisp and clean with a nice pear aspect with a hint of lychee fruit that is carried long on the palate through the finish.
2006 Unison Rose of Syrah and Merlot, Gimblett Gravels, Hawkes Bay
Light pink in the glass, this wine has a mineral driven nose with strong aromas of wet felt. In the mouth it has a spicy aspect to it as it bounces around the tongue with good acids and primary flavors of raspberry fruit. It is light and clean, if a little simple, and it finishes just slightly hot to my taste. 8/8.5.
2005 Unison "Marie's Vineyard" Merlot, Gimblett Gravels, Hawkes Bay
Light garnet in color, this wine has an alluring savory nose of black olive and tobacco notes with a hint of red fruit shining through. In the mouth it offers good balance with a light tannic structure supporting spicy flavors of plum and cedar with an excellent length. 8.5/9.
2005 Unison "Unison" Bordeaux Blend, Gimblett Gravels, Hawkes Bay
Dark, inky garnet in the glass with suggestions of fine sediment this wine smells of leather and beautiful sandalwood incense. In the mouth it is both taut and smooth at the same time with great weight on the tongue and excellent balance. The flavor profile reveals a core of red cherry fruit wrapped in cedar and sandalwood, a package which lasts through a great finish. Ruth and I didn't bring home many bottles of wine from New Zealand, but this was one of them. 9/9.5.
2005 Unison Syrah, Gimblett Gravels, Hawkes Bay
Dark garnet in the glass, this wine has a surprisingly floral aspect to its nose which overlays aromas of blue and black fruits. In the mouth it offers the regional signature of faint white pepper flavors along with leather and blue and black fruits that carry through the moderate finish. One of the better Syrahs we had in the area.
I can;t find any of these wines online, but they should theoretically be available in small quantities around the country. Unison's wines are imported by New Zealand Wine Imports 800 Michigan Ave. #3J Evanston, IL 60202. 847-864-1612.
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The Bronze Star Medal was also awarded for meritorious service in the combat theater.
The Bronze Star can also be awarded for acts of merit or meritorious service. When it is awarded for bravery in combat, there is a "V" device (for valor) that is attached to the medal and the ribbon. My Dad was awarded the Bronze Star with "V" device for actions during combat in Korea. A friend of mine was awarded a Bronze Star (without the V) for meritorious service during a tour in Iraq in 2004.


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Despite my last comment in the GDT, this is not a loss that the Red Wings can blame the refs on.
I am shocked that while being dominated for the last seven minutes of a one-goal game, a team that averaged 17 minutes of penalties per game did not commit a single infraction. But the Wings shouldn't have needed a power play at that point.
It was yet another game where the Red Wings got a late start. That could be seen in the first two minutes.
I don't want to throw him under the bus but I'd do it to Jimmy Howard: Chris Osgood needed to make one more save, maybe two. Yeah, Jonathan Ericsson made a pretty awful giveaway leading to Matt D'Agostini's goal, but Osgood got faked out on the breakaway. Stop that shot and it's a different game.
The loss was a team effort, though. Just like a comeback win would have been.
The team really turned it around for the second half of the game. Osgood was sharp, the defense limited St. Louis' chances, and the offense controlled the puck. Those last seven minutes were pretty amazing, aside from not producing a goal.
I dunno, I'm mad about this loss but not as mad as I expected to be. Of course, I thought the Wings would drop this game and the Vancouver matchup so they came out with two more points than I was predicting.
Chris Osgood gets another chance to go for his 400th career win tonight against one of his former teams, the St. Louis Blues.
It's night one of Detroit's month without Pavel Datsyuk, which means Kris Draper is back in the lineup.
I haven't been paying attention to news today so that's all I've got. I'm running around a bit tonight so I might be late getting to the thread. I'll check in when I can.
Holy sh*t!!! 40 seconds into the game and they already have three SOG's??? WTF!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Let's get it together boys!
1st period was a wash. The first goal was not Ozzie's fault as there was no way he could see the puck. The second one was all him as he was out of position and the final goal was just a clusterf*ck all around.
Need to come out in the second with our heads out of our collective ass.
The PK needs to get their sh*t together as well because they are facing the number 26 PP in the league. Right now they are looking like they are in the top five courtesy of the PK.
Now that is what I am talking about! First Nick and then Eaves! J.M.F almost tied it up at the end on the second. Let's go boys!
Babcock's glare for the refs was, "If they can haul Cleary down in the slot could we have kicked Halak in the face?"
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Minutemen Finish 20th In NCAA Regional Championship
Nov. 15, 2013
BRONX, N.Y. - The UMass men's cross country team finished 20th overall in a field of 37 teams in Bronx, N.Y. on Saturday afternoon. The youth of the Minutemen led the way for UMass as the top three finishing ahead of Antony Taylor were all underclassmen. 2013 Atlantic 10 All-Conference recipient Ben Groleau continued his success and led the way for the first time this season.
Groleau finished 57th overall in a field of 255 runners while completing the course in 31-minutes, 31-seconds. He was followed by the freshman standout Blake Croteau who also finished in the top 100 with his 95th place finish. Croteau crossed the finish line at 32-minutes, 15-seconds. Benjamin Thomas was not far behind in 108th place with a time of 32-minutes, 22.4-seconds.
UMass' second Atlantic 10 All-Conference performer finished fourth for the Minutemen. Taylor was the 116th runner to cross the finish line and ran the 10k race in 32-minutes, 27.8-seconds. Miles Hodge was the next in line for UMass as he placed 173rd overall at 33-minutes, 29.1-seconds.
Daniel Sheldon was the sixth Minuteman to cross the finish with a time of 33-minutes, 38.3-seconds. Sheldon placed 186th overall in the championship meet. Freshman Morgan Marlow was the seventh runner for UMass at 35-seconds, 34.2-seconds. Marlow placed 242nd overall.
The Minutemen did not qualify for the NCAA Championship however Coach O'Brien's squad will compete in the IC4A Championship next weekend back in the Bronx on November 23.
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...he wants something that offers a little more oomph than his 9x18 catridge.
This is a discussion on Not that anyone asked, but since I already went through the trouble. within the Defensive Carry Guns forums, part of the Defensive Carry Discussions category; Think I would just buy a 2nd Makarov....not a thing wrong with it....
Think I would just buy a 2nd Makarov....not a thing wrong with it.
...he wants something that offers a little more oomph than his 9x18 catridge.
The Makarov was the preferred weapon of our enemy for decades. I wouldn't write it off so quickly. No, it's no .45 ACP. But for less than $200 out the door with a box of ammo, it truly is the People's CCW.
The Communist Bloc is great for all sorts of weapons. My deer rifle is a Mosin-Nagant. My woods gun when I'm off working on my rural property in vicinity of feral dogs, coyote, black bears, and moonshiners is an SKS. And my main CCW piece is a Makarov.
A lot of people would be very surprised by how many people CCW Makarovs. My first carry gun was a Bulgarian Makarov, which now lives on my nightstand. My current primary carry (FEG SMC-918) uses the same 9x18 round, but in a smaller and lighter package than a Makarov.
The round is certainly no .45, but I wouldn't call it anemic either. The main thing that Maks have going for them, besides their price obviously, is their reliablity. They are also very accurate, pleasant to shoot, and ammo is quite cheap.
As a matter of fact, I'm picking up my second Makarov this week, this one a Russian Hi-cap model.
Now all we need is for Cor-Bon to get there heads out from where the sun don't shine and bring out that 9x18 PowRBall they've been promising! So long as they load it just like the discontinued 9x18 JHP's were.........
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I was at the range today with my "cheap" Makarov and allowed three other people to shoot it (who had brought a Taurus and an H&K) and they were impressed with the accuracy, but rightfully criticized the sights and recoil. They nearly shat their pants when I told them how much it cost me.
9x18 is not a .45, you're right. But it's no joke. With a decent personal defense round, it'll do just fine.
He already has, loves, and shoots a Makarov.
He wants to expand. I think what he's considering is a really great way to complement what he already has.
Yeah there's nothing wrong with my Marlin Model 60, it's inexpensive and wonderful and well made. And I feel I could ruin a goblin's day with it when I put 6-7 recoilless shots in his eye socket, but the next time I buy a Marlin rifle I want to go up to something a little more powerful in their product line.
He's not abandoning his Mak he just wants something else to go with it. I carry two completely different guns myself. I understand where he's coming from.


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Last night on "So You Think You Can Dance" the top eight performers danced to routines based on a Michael Jackson's music, and the dancers also performed solos on their preferred genres that won them a place in the competition.
First up was Ricky with all-star Jaime in a Contemporary routine choreographed by Travis Wall and the song was "Smile", and Ricky once again left everyone in awe with his fluent and flawless dancing that every week improves from the previous, viewers are witnessing greatness augmenting exponentially. Valerie was next with all-star Ryan in a Zamba routine choreographed by Jean-Marc Genereux and the song was "Wanna Be Startin' Somethin" and the dancing was outstanding, exciting, and exhilarating, Valerie looked gorgeous and sexy in a routine that was demanding and she delivered without question. Casey was next with all-star Comfort in a Hip-Hop routine under the guidance of Christopher "Pharsioe" Jennings and Crystal "Phoenix" Meraz, and the song was "Xscape" Casey was slow at first, but as the number progressed he became comfortable and wound up with a performance worthy of being presented on this show where excellence is delivered on a regular basis. Tanisha was next with all-star Nick performing a Contemporary routine choreographed by Stacey Tookey and the song was "She's Out Of My Life", the dancing was heartfelt, romantic, and moving Tanisha is outstanding and every week regardless of the routine always delivers a seamless performance. Rudy followed with all-star Allison in a Contemporary routine choreographed by Ray Leeper and the song was "Dirty Diana" and the performance was fascinating, powerful, and violent from a woman whose love and desire is unrequited. Then it was Zack's turn with all-star Makenzie in a Broadway routine created by Spencer Liff and the song was "The Way You Make Me Feel", outstanding dancing with elegance and finesse. Next up was Jacque with all-star Twitch, in a Hip-Hop routine choreographed by Dave Scott and the song was "Slave To The Rhythm", and she was down with the dancing, even though her forte is ballet. Jessica was next with all-star Will in a Contemporary routine under the guidance of Mandy Moore and the song was "Earth Song" the grace and beauty of the dancing was mesmerizing, outstanding in all aspects.
The bottom four dancers based on last week's votes were Casey, Tanisha, Rudy, and Jacque, and unfortunately one guy and one girl would be going home, and these were Tanisha and Rudy, and it was disappointing because Rudy is such a character along with being a fascinating dancer, and Tanisha wow, she is outstanding as well, but this was just a bump on their road to success, the best of wishes to Rudy and Tanisha. Recaps, episodes and information on the dancers can be found online at www.fox.com/dance
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Many mental health consumers can end up going through recovery feeling like they have never heard of anyone else who has recovered from a mental illness. This can be a daunting thought to have with you. After all, if no one has recovered before you, you can sometimes feel like a pioneer, and it can be a scary situation.
This feeling can be one that is tough to grasp, especially if you are feeling well. It is the stigma behind mental illness that makes us feel like we are pioneers, and it is that pioneer feeling which scares us into acting like we haven't fully recovered, or that we aren't as able as we really are.
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Prentice Hall
- Named for May H. Prentice, the first female faculty member.
- Dedicated in 1959.
- Houses approximately 230 students from first year to upper-class.
- Accessible rooms for students with disabilities. Attached dining area.
- Houses the "A Community of Entrepreneurs" (ACE) Community.
- Houses the "Business Learning Community"
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Lofts and microfridges are provided by Residence Services. The loft-able furniture present in the rooms provides a multitude of furniture arrangement options! To learn more about what the lofts are and how they can be used, visit our 'Loft Instructions' page.
Prentice Hall is comprised mostly of double rooms. All beds use extra long sheets. The first floor is accessible to students with mobility impairments. An ADA approved washer, dryers, and restroom facilities are provided.
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- 24-hour visitation is permitted among residents within their own hall.
- Nonresident guests are permitted in the living corridors during the following hours:
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