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AWM's Favorite Albums of 2011
- Jan, 02 2012
- By Caitlin
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I think a part of the reason I like to make lists of my favorite albums of the year is selfishness. It helps me take stock of the art that was put out over the course of the year. It helps me remember shows I've seen, or moments I shared with new music. It helps me feel fonder about the year that has passed, and more hopeful for the year that is coming. It forces me to examine what this music meant to me, and why it meant that. I tend to favor albums whose tracks I loved, start to finish, that had meaningful lyrics or were soundtracks for important moments. Plus, I always favor risks. If I feel like a band played it safe and made a solid record, I'll dig it, but for those who try to tackle huge topics through their art, I always admire it and end up loving it more.
For these reasons, I really could just jot down a list to myself, smile smugly, and move on. That said, I do think there is value in sharing lists, because it sparks conversations (or arguments, if you're into that) and can potentially (and hopefully) help people discover new albums they may not have heard of before. This year, I found myself leaving off albums that contained a handful of unforgettable songs because the rest of the album was weak. I also found myself extending my list to a top-15 instead of top-10, including in my final 5 growers that I still need to spend more time with, but that were so striking in their own way that I had to include them. Without further ado: my 2011 best-of list! Enjoy, be angered, argue and discuss. All is welcomed.Read More...
Peter Bjorn & John rock it out at Antone's
- Jun, 02 2011
- By Caitlin
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There are a lot of thoughts that race through your head when Peter Moren is standing next to you, sweating all over the place, singing passionately into the mic and pumping his arm like a hip-hop icon, moving from person to person in the audience as he sings right to each one. For me, the one that managed to get caught in the tidal wave of "Oh my God!"s and "No way!!"s was, "How did I get here?"
When you've seen a band perform live more than twice, excitement for the show shifts from, "What are they like as live performers?" to "How will this show measure up to that fantastic show at [insert venue and town]?" For instance, I've seen Muse play Austin City Limits three times, and I watched them open for My Chemical Romance, and my favorite performance will always be the first time I caught them at Zilker Park in 2006, when they were still fighting for attention and fueled by a desire to "make it." I've seen Phoenix live six times now, and I will still hold the La Zona Rosa gig up as their beacon performance for me, when half of the crowd ended the night onstage and I forgot everything and was just existing in their music.
Of all of the bands I've followed in a rabid fangirl way over the years, the one I have seen more times than any other by a long shot is Peter Bjorn & John. I was lucky to stumble on them at South by Southwest in 2007, attending their show based on the buzz around their then-new single, "Young Folks." I was immediately blown away by the trio (which, at that time, didn't even include John; he hadn't made it overseas with his counterparts, so a black-haired non-John was the drummer at their seven South by Southwest gigs). I remember sitting at the Austin City Limits studio in the dim light, about 50 feet from the stage with a near-empty dance floor stretching out in front of me. As the group launched into "Objects of my Affection," tears started streaming down my face. That was the moment; tingles erupted all over my skin and butterflies flew from my stomach to my throat. I followed the band around the rest of South by Southwest, and have since seen them about fifteen times, as well as four solo Peter Moren shows. I know this band.
However, despite earning enough hypothetical frequent flier miles to get me to Sweden and back, every single time I attend a Peter Bjorn & John show, it is like I am watching them for the first time. That fresh joy that fills you, making your head feel light and fuzzy, your eyes glaze over as the music paints landscapes in your mind, and forces a grin on your face that makes you ache as you stretch your tired body out the venue door – this is what this band has to offer every single time they play. There are few artists I can think of who are as good to their fans as Peter Bjorn & John, who work as hard for them, and it totally pays off.
When the band took the stage at Antone's on the first of June, they brought an explosive rock show to a Wednesday night that you could see reflected in the happy faces of all of the attendees. Their six albums are very diverse, but they managed to update all of their discography to reflect their latest straight-rock style that they play with on Gimme Some, the album they released this year. This also allowed all three members to showcase their instrumental chops; Peter ripped out some especially impressive guitar solos, Bjorn punched his bass riffs out with sass, and John was getting a full workout on the drums, arms flying wildly between snare and cymbals.
They eased into the evening the way you'd ease into a pool for night swimming, with the lush and flowering "May Seem Macabre." The pace picked up a little with "It Don't Move Me," which was reimagined to be less of an electronic-rock dance tune, and more of a straightforward rock 'n' roll romp. "Eyes" really got bodies moving, including Peter's; this was one of the first songs where he approached the crowd as close as he could get, jutting his guitar out into the front row.
Throughout the night, the three band members interacted with the crowd in their distinctive ways, revealing their own personalities. Peter was the most in-your-face, crouching down and hamming it up for a guy in the front row who was taking a photo, running from one end of the platform to the other and jumping out on amps or whatever else he could find so he could be closer to the crowd, and even leaping into the crowd for singsongs on two songs. Bjorn scanned the audience with a perfectly nonchalant blank rocker face, stepping forward toward the crowd a few times for the more epic of his solos, and John would often pick out individual audience members, pointing at them and nodding to encourage their clapping, singing, and general enjoyment of the show. He also is in the habit of standing up after each song to give a little bow and mouth the words "Thank you," reflecting his sweet role in PB&J.
One of the first big singalongs of the night came with "Second Chance," the latest single from Gimme Some. "Let's Call It Off" from their breakout album, Writer's Block, continued that trend, and then I lost it (and embarrassed myself a bit, managing to crush my boyfriend's toes as I leapt up and down and screamed) when they launched into "Teen Love," a cover of a Concretes song they included on their second album, Falling Out. This was the only song they performed that wasn't from their latest three records (not including the instrumental album, Seaside Rock), but it fit in perfectly with their more stripped-down rock sound. It's a straightforward little diddy about young, heartsick love, and Peter lets his vocals wail.
Another standout moment of the night included the three-song chunk near the end of the opening set, featuring a rip-roaring take on "Breaker, Breaker," a breathless minute-and-thirty-nine-second song that puts John front and center as his drums fly by at breakneck speed. That transitioned into the rhythm-heavy anthem and Gimme Some opener, "Tomorrow Has to Wait," which raised a chorus of audience voices proclaiming we would live in this moment, and my favorite tear-jerker, "Objects of my Affection." Bjorn introduced it as "the whistle song," which led to whispers among audience members guessing we were about to be treated with "Young Folks." Instead, we got a barrage of leaping guitar and Swedish men, as the guys took us all to a brief moment of nirvana. The lyrics especially rang true that night as Peter proclaimed, "I remember when, when I first moved here/A long time ago/'Cause I heard some song I used to hear back then/A long time ago." It's a song that reminds you of your personal growth, and how proud you should be for it. It is sweeping and glorious, the kind of song you wish would follow you around on days that are hard and days that are beautiful. They finished off their opening set with a jam session called "I Know You Don't Love Me," which took PB&J to their pinnacle of rock, and allowed John to sing his first lead song of the night.
The pleas for an encore were the weakest I've ever heard at a live show, which is really the only complaint I have about the night at all. I'm afraid that audiences have become so accustomed to encores that they don't even bother to work for them anymore; they just stand there, waiting expectantly. Luckily, Peter Bjorn & John took the applause and hollers they got, plus the cue from nobody budging, to come back out for not one, but two encores.
The first encore kicked off with Peter holding nothing but a mic and a harmonica, busting out a bluesy take on "Nothing to Worry About." Almost immediately, Peter hopped down off of the stage and made a beeline for the middle, strutting slowly in a line as audience members excitedly but respectfully stood in awe around him, pumping their fists and nodding their heads to the tune. Peter had a giant grin on his face, eating up the audience's happiness and acting every bit the frontman as he sang his words clearly and carefully, enunciating to the point of almost sassily spitting out the words. If anyone had been unsure about whether they should dance, this pushed them over the edge. Everyone started grooving after this song.
Bjorn's big Writer's Block hit, "Amsterdam," came next, and the weed smoke that already filled the air with a sweet-and-skunky stench grew that much stronger. Then we all dipped into a bit of stereotypically metal Swedish rockness – "Black Book" put John back on lead vocals, and prompted headbanging and some near-pogoing as the floor seemed to shake a bit with the heaviness of the song. The trio brought it down for "Down Like Me" to close out their first encore, allowing everyone (band members included) to breathe a little bit, and ensuring there would be one final encore, as the group's big hit had yet to whistle its way onto the setlist.
After a slightly stronger plea from the audience, the Swedes entered the scene one last time, kicking it off with a tune Peter proclaimed was made for the couples. "You can do-si-do, as you do in Texas," Peter said, and then digressed a bit to talk about bathroom smells, Amsterdam smells and everything in between. Bjorn tried to bring it back, but forgot the term "do-si-do" and ended up gesturing to get his point across. "Stay This Way" was revamped from its sweet, stark, cool electronic whisper to a sensual, sexy soul tune.
Finally, "Young Folks" echoed into the evening air, whistles bouncing around the room as Peter leapt back into the audience and make the trek from one end of the room to the other, receiving gentle pats on the back and enthusiastic whoops couple with adoring smiles. The song is cute on record, but really unites live, and Peter got people jumping to this tune. The band closed out on a new tune, "Lies," which is a quick, straight rock tune that benefitted from the unity of "Young Folks." Everyone was singing, hugging and clapping, as we all took that final dip on this roller coaster of a night.
I suppose the way I made it to this spectacular show at Antone's was by being dedicated to the point of extreme fandom. I put my faith in Peter Bjorn & John, and they have repaid me at every turn. They are giving of their energy and their emotion, and spent time after the show to ensure every fan that wanted an autograph, a picture or a hug would be satisfied. They make it easy to get to that place of overwhelming and all-encompassing bliss, with or without an "Amsterdam smell." On waves of twirling and twisting guitar and bass lines, leaping between bursting drum beats, all carried by this charming, enthusiastic trio, they'll make you smile every single time.
Peter Moren played a solo gig, powering through forgotten lyrics and "bathroom smells." Check out my review of that gig here.
Peter Moren riffed and rocked at Ruta Maya
- Jun, 02 2011
- By Caitlin
- Review
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Personality is a big part of a live performance. Some artists are made for slaving away like hermits in their dark bedrooms, crafting perfect songs that carefully couple emotion and sound, and sending those out into the world on a record, never to emerge (see: Jeff Mangum). Then, there are those artists whose music thrives on the give and take of an audience, of the spur-of-the-moment choices and happy accidents that can occur from night to night. Peter Moren falls firmly into this second group. The records he makes with his band Peter Bjorn and John, as well as his own two solo albums, are lovingly slaved over until they embody his vision, but the music is given new life when he performs live, his guitar playing burning a little brighter and his energy filling the room.
This is why I was thrilled when it was announced, very last-minute, that Peter would play a solo set at Ruta Maya, a coffee place near St. Edward's University. It's a roomy venue, and when I entered the scene at 8:30pm, there were only five other people already gathered. I walked briskly to a table near the front, and waited another two hours for my favorite Swede to take the stage. When he picked up his shiny red electric guitar — one he'd purchased earlier that day — he jumped right into "This Is What I Came For," off of his first solo record, The Last Tycoon. It had clearly been a while since Peter had performed the tune, as he read the lyrics off of sheets of paper. He revealed to us when the song was over, "I looked up these lyrics off the Internet. I was surprised to find them on the Internet! But, after the first bridge, there are a lot of question marks…luckily I wrote the song, so I can fill in the question marks." He had stumbled at one place in the song, and explained, "There's a line here that is not what I wrote, actually, but I almost sang it anyway, and they wrote, 'In the middle of my supper, in the middle of my shit.' Maybe that's better than what I wrote."
The entire night was completely laid back; it was as if Peter had wandered into someone's giant living room and offered to play a few songs and tell a few stories. He was very relaxed, and completely hilarious — it was almost as if we were getting a comedic routine in between the tunes. Before he began his second tune, he explained that his band had been traveling around with a lot of down time, and had been spending lots of money, so he wanted to do some solo gigs to work. As he digressed, he suddenly caught himself and said sheepishly, "I'm getting nervous! It's hard to reach the point — the dot at the end of the line. But we're coming to the end of the line." We laughed, and he chuckled along and said, shrugging, "It's a cheap entrance, I can be messy. You didn't pay a lot for this."
Indeed, the night was quite possibly the best $6.89 I have ever spent. He treated us to three songs off of his Swedish solo record next, going so far as to translate two for our English-speaking audience. He grinned widely during all three songs, playing smooth, jazz-infused rock songs that reminded me of early Sondre Lerche work. Introducing the jazziest, "att komma ikapp," Peter said, "I know some fancy chords," as his fingers whirled around his new instrument.
Peter also utilized the show to indulge in some covers. He played "Time" by Richard Hell, who he described as the godfather of the punk style. "He wore trashy clothes, that were torn on purpose, and Malcolm McLaren said, 'I'm going to make punk fashion!' based on Richard Hell. But this is not a trashy song — it's very well put-together. I guess if you dress trashy, you can write music like that." At this, he looked down at his own attire, and thought out loud, "I dress very neat. I guess…that means…I write bad songs? No, that's not right. Shut up."
Peering into the psyche of this musician was a treat. He stopped at one moment to ask the audience, "What is that smell? It smells like a bathroom smell. Mmm, tasty bathroom smell," and we all basically lost it at that point. Laughter bounced around the room as we all sat, amazed at how friendly everything felt.
Peter introduced "Paris 2004" by saying, "I'm gonna do a sell-out thing." It was one of five Peter Bjorn & John songs the artist performed, including two of my very favorites, "(I Just Wanna) See-Through," a punkish number that was a B-side to the band's second album, and "Objects of my Affection," a raw and raucous song from the breakout album, Writer's Block.
Peter poked fun at Norwegians, as any good Swede would do, but made amends by saying, "I'm gonna play a song by some Norwegians. It's their only good song. The lyrics are shit, though." To the audience's delight, he busted out A-Ha's "Take On Me," and when he bravely (and accurately) hit the high notes, applause and hollers confirmed that this was a good choice.
The song of the night for the Texas crowd was the first of his encore, a cover of Buddy Holly's "Oh Boy!" Peter even dug deep to pull out a little twang for the song, which was possible because he comes from "Swedish Texas." The whole night closed out with "Goodbye, Again or," another PB&J number from their second album that Peter recorded on his cell phone back in the day. There is a windy, whipping little guitar riff in this song that Peter played immaculately, despite forgetting the lyrics momentarily. It was a quiet goodnight kiss to a rapt and loving audience.
From "tasty bathroom smells" to "Amsterdam smells," treat your senses by checking out my review of Peter Bjorn & John's show at Antone's here.
Setlist – Peter Moren, Ruta Maya 05/31/2011
This Is What I Came For
I Spåren Av Tåren
Att komma ikapp
My Match
Paris 2004
Collect, Select, Reflect
(I Just Wanna) See-Through
Take On Me
Oh Boy!
Objects of my Affection
Goodbye, Again or
Peter Bjorn and John at Antone's – Setlist
- Jun, 02 2011
- By Caitlin
- Review
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I've got a review of the Peter Bjorn & John gig from last night at Antone's on its way (It's up! Click here), but I wanted to post up the setlist, which I wrote on my arm and hand. I figured enough work went into documenting it, I should share it with y'all. Here you go:
Peter Bjorn & John at Antone's, 06/01/2011
May Seem Macabre
It Don't Move Me
Second Chance
Let's Call It Off
Teen Love
Dig a Little Deeper
Breaker, Breaker
Tomorrow has to Wait
Objects of my Affection
I Know You Don't Love Me
Encore 1
Nothing to Worry About
Black Book
Down Like Me
Encore 2
Stay This Way
Young Folks
Best of 2009 – Caitlin's List
- Dec, 27 2009
- By Caitlin
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The prospect of writing up a list of the best of anything is harrowing, and for a music lover, having to somehow rank music by musicians you adore is near impossible (commence metaphors about picking favorite children.) However, it is the difficulty of the task that makes it so thrilling. So, I'm here to try to convince you, my readers, that the albums I am about to rank off are ones you should invest your time, money, ears and hearts in. Though one would think the following disclaimer goes without saying, I prefer to be perfectly explicit: the albums here are by no means an exhaustive "best of" list, because I am one woman with two ears and not the most money (and yes, I still pay for my music). These are the best albums that *I* listened to this year. However, because they span folk-rock, indie-pop, Americana and gritty blues rock, I'm hoping there's enough here to induce head-nodding or curiosity great enough to get you to check a band out. Alright, now that we have all these niceties out of the way, let's get real.Read More...


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At the first evening show we saw a very smartly dressed lady with high heels, black shoes and the most ridiculous hat with a veil.(Grumple also tells me she had stupid feathers dangling over her face)
Other than her dress, she drew attention by walking up and down the aisles and between tables, seemingly looking for a missing escort.She did this a few times on both the upper and lower floors of the lounges, she then disappeared.
I thought nothing more of this until the same thing happened the next evening and so on to the end of the cruise.
It didnt take long to remember that these ladies used to operate as on board hookers.
After all, if the cruise lines can extract your money on board, why shouldn't these ladies follow suit as they used to.
I do remember reading about these ladies who apparently do very well economically even after paying a legitimate cruise fare. Cruise lines seemed to tolerate them. What else could they do, other than putting them on the payroll, which is not a realistic option.
Anyway, they are back, but don't tell your spouse when you see them. You may be accused of knowing too much.
In a long lost post I had suggested Escort service on cruisships. Like marijuana on cruiseships, once into international waters, they can provide such, just like gambling.
Just think, all the rowdy teens Topgun detests so much will be busy learning about sex in a safe manner, and when done be too exhausted to be rowdy. It has been proven that rowdy behavior is pent up sexual desire.
Couples with fetishes can have their fantasies lived w/o hurting the marriage. The singles can date more objectively since they will be satiated and seeing with their eyes instead of gonads.
Again, another profit center for the cruiselines.
The Carnival ships look like brothels anyway.
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(Topgun, shame on you! Has your young mind been corrupted by recent online events? )
Malcolm mentioned leaving Mrs. at home on the passenger/crew romance thread.
On the 'best place' thread Malcolm said "what do I know about sex?, I am a married man"
My Dad once said to me; "Women, at least they keep our backs warm in bed!"
quote:Originally posted by lambcom:Topgun and everyone: please...that wasn't a professional lady of pleasure you saw, just a passenger finding a new and innovative way of paying off the outrageous single supplements charged by cruise lines!
Now there's an original slant on things!
quote:Originally posted by desirod6:Heidi Fleiss can be the Cruise Director, Linda Lovelace a social hostess
Since she's dead, I seriously doubt she would be any great shakes as a social hostess.
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very funny skyej
The lady answered, "OK but that'll cost you an extra fifty bucks"
Maybe these ladies are in fact franchised by the cruise lines.
(Or do they now add it automatically to your onboard account?)
quote:Originally posted by Malcolm @ cruisepage:I'm never quite sure how much I should tip a ships hooker? (Or do they now add it automatically to your onboard account?)
(Or do they now add it automatically to your onboard account?)
I thought they where complimentary!
Does the level of service vary based upon the cruise line you choose, like it does in the restaurant?
Anyone know?
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Let $X$ be a generic set and let $(Y_i)_i$ be a family of topological spaces. Let $(\varphi_i)_i$ be a collection of functions of the kind $X \to Y_i$. It is possible to determine a topology (that would be the coarser) in which all those functions are continuous, as follows:
1) if $\omega_i$ is an open set from some of the $Y_i$, then $\varphi_i^{-1}(\omega_i)$ is necessarily an open set (because we are supposing the functions to be continuous). So we can obtain a family $U$ of subsets in $X$ given by these pre-images.
2) We can consider finite intersections of members from $U$ obtaining a space $\phi$ that includes $U$ and that is stable under finite intersections. $\phi$ may not be stable for arbitrary unions.
3) Then we can consider the family $\mathcal{F}$ obtained by forming arbitrary unions of elements from $\phi$. It can be proven that $\mathcal{F}$ is stable under arbitrary unions and finite intersections.
The process of taking finite intersections first and then arbitrary unions cannot be reversed because we can obtain a family of subsets that is not stable under arbitrary unions.
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CPU fan noise
When I turn my computer on, one of my fans has become incredibly noisy, and then it settles down after the computer has finished booting up. At first I thought it might be my case fan, but after opening up the case and blowing all the dust and cat hair out, we're pretty sure it's the CPU fan. Of course this happens right as our 1 year warranty expires....
We have an AMD Athlon II X4 620. It's not top of the line, but it works for what I want it to do.
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Chipset : nVidia nForce 720a
Processor : AMD Athlon II X4 620 @ 2600 MHz
Physical Memory : 6144 MB (3 x 2048 DDR2-SDRAM )
Video Card : ATI Radeon HD 5500 Series
Hard Disk : WDC (640 GB)
DVD-Rom Drive : hp CDDVDW TS-H653R SCSI CdRom Device
DVD-Rom Drive : MagicISO Virtual DVD-ROM0000
Monitor Type : Hewlett Packard HP w2338h - 23 inches
Network Card : MCP77 Ethernet
Operating System : Windows 7 Home Premium Home Edition 6.01.7600 (x64)
DirectX : Version 11.00
Windows Performance Index : 3.9
So, we're currently exploring options
1. buy another 1 year warranty from HP at $109 and let them fix it
2. buy a new processor fan (and a case fan while we're at it to have a quieter one
3. replace the processor/motherboard and fan entirely and upgrade to something a bit better.
We're trying to keep costs down if we can since being off work on unpaid medical leave has wiped out our savings.
Thank you in advance for the info and help!
Just as a general question...any possibility that it's the power supply making the noise? It sounds awfully familiar to the issue that I had.
assuming that it is indeed the CPU fan and not the PSU fan, then i'm very aware of this problem. alas, even my system does this, but only once in a while. the problem is usually caused by the system having a CPU fan speed controller built into the board. most major PC venders have this as a feature, but they often times have it controlled in multiple ways.
in your case, its probably a feature built into the mobo drivers in addition to the BIOS having its own built in setting. if you've updated your mainboard drivers (yours would be the nForce drivers from Nvidia), then that is likely the problem. what is happening is that when the computer boots, the BIOS is running the fan at full speed as its default. when the OS boots, and consequentially the mobo drivers, the fan speed then reduces to whatever the driver has them set for as the BIOS will automatically give up control to the OS.
you'll need to check in the BIOS for any kind of setting relating to temperature control or noise control or something similar. just change that setting, and you should be good to go.
just keep two things in mind: you have an AMD board, so you probably have a setting called "Cool N Quiet". directly, this has very little to do with the CPU fan since it controls the CPU speed and not the fan itself. the other thing to bear in mind is that the BIOS could easily NOT have a setting to control the fan speed. a lot of vendors remove BIOS options to "dumb down" the BIOS so that somebody doesn't accidentally do something stupid and destroy the computer.
in that case, you might need to re-flash the default BIOS to get it working right again. i would, however, do my best to avoid that route if at all possible since you could seriously damage the mobo if something goes wrong.
anyways, hope that helps. :D
It's possible that it's the PSU, but we put a new PSU in when we upgraded the video card. That doesn't mean it's not being sassy with me, however.
I don't mind the noise, as long as there's nothing wrong. I just noticed that it had gotten quite a bit noisier in the last few weeks than it used to be, and it seemed a bit better when we blew out all the dust/cat/dog fur, so I made an assumption that there was a problem when there might not be.
So glad to hear that it's not just me >_>
I've a Phenom X4 myself, so yes, more or less the same boat.
Actually, my PC does the same thing... you know, that custom build one XD and when I was doing research a month or so ago, I read that all AlienWare PC's do the same thing as well. The same thing happens with a PC a friend of mine has as well which is also pretty high end.
I don't mind it so much since it's only at startup and the fan noise quietens back down to a whisper in normal usage... what can ya do *shrugs*
yeah, its a common complaint from some of the higher end builds. like i stated earlier, it can be fixed, but since its not really doing anything harmful (aside from slightly decreasing the lifespan of the fan), i wouldn't worry about it too much. ;)
If it's getting louder the bearing may very well be going out on your CPU fan. If you can find a new fan that fits the heatsink, great. If not, you should be able to find a new socket AM3 heatsink and fan that will fit in your case at Newegg or someplace similar (along with a new case fan) for not a whole lot of money (< $50 for both).
^^^ Yep! I was thinking bearing wear as well, and fans and CPU fan solutions are not too expensive. Neither are they difficult to install; if you can install a PSU, you can install fans and apply thermal paste :)
As for this being a common complaint... I had a noisy fan issue with my HTPC build, but that was because I didn't tape a wire out of the way, so the fan was hacking it! Since that fix, silence is the rule... I would suggest that a noisy high-end PC may be the result of a little sloppy building or parts that need to be returned. I am not trying to suggest anyone is incompetent, just that new parts should work "newly". If they are not, I think you should get troubleshooting - could be vibration from a loose MB screw, or you might need some rubber bumpers here or there, or this wire over here might need a little guidance.... it is better to not assume that that is simply the way things are and instead look for solutions.
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Ever wondered what exactly is going on inside a cooking egg to change it from its clear goopy consistency to an edible white? Like the majority of cellular activity, a protein is front and center. In this case, however, the protein is actually behaving erroneously, misfolding, in order to go through its metamorphosis.
"DNA is the permanent record for everything in our body. Proteins, made up of amino acids, are doing the real work," says James Petersson, Assistant Professor of Chemistry. "You can think of these amino acids as beads on a string. These beads have properties that cause them to interact in certain ways, and therefore fold into specific shapes. It is the protein's shape which ultimately defines its function."
While pursuing his doctorate, Petersson studied the proteins that are responsible for the communication between neurons. After earning his Ph.D., he continued along this research path with synthetic amino acids, testing whether proteins would still hold up if their natural backbone had been almost completely replaced by man-made materials.
"Following my doctoral and post-doctoral research, the Penn Chemistry department was a natural choice given its renown in organic synthesis. It was also important to me to have a research hospital nearby that was very involved in biophysics and other potential applications of the work we do."
When Petersson came to Penn he decided to head in a new direction with the exploration of not just synthesized protein building blocks, but entire synthesized proteins. Petersson's lab has developed a unique way of tracking protein movement, one that involves a subtle change to an amino acid. All amino acids are connected by an amide bond. Petersson's lab takes this bond and substitutes sulfur in for oxygen—a single atom substitution that is a very subtle change to the protein overall. These modified amide bonds, called thioamides, don't emit light, but they can quench fluorescence from other probes and thus be used to chart the movement of the protein. The key, Petersson says, is to cram as many probes into as many locations as possible.
"In motion capture for CGI movies, you have a guy in a suit with a bunch of labels and the camera tracks those and tries to reconstruct movement. This is essentially what we want to do with proteins: to be able to track the labels and reconstruct the motions. Say you have a small protein with multiple helices, if you place probes in certain ones and track the distance between them using thioamides, it reveals how they're moving and communicating. And just like with motion capture, the more labels you have, the better the tracking."
"In motion capture for CGI movies, you have a guy in a suit with a bunch of labels and the camera tracks those and tries to reconstruct movement. This is essentially what we want to do with proteins: to be able to track the labels and reconstruct the motions. " – James Petersson
Protein tracking has very real implications, one of which involves the synthesizing of misfolding proteins in diseases such as Alzheimer's. Amyliod-β, for instance, is normally a monomer, but with Alzheimer's it starts to cluster, creating fibers that stack. The fibers then form long strands, choking neurons off. By introducing the thioamide and fluorophore into a synthesized Alzheimer's protein, Petersson's lab is tracking the toxic misfolding of these proteins.
"We see similar misfolding in prion diseases like mad cow. Once one misfold occurs, it propagates other misfolds—a domino effect if you will. Using our methods, it's possible we can recreate models of these diseases as well, in hopes of gaining insight into how the proteins behave."
Petersson says the future is wide open when it comes to the use of protein tracking techniques. Eventually labs like his may be able to use similar fluorescence-finding methods to set off reactions in antibody samples that could help diagnose diseases like HIV/AIDS.
"The mystery surrounding the folding of amino acids into specific proteins is a hugely important question in biochemistry, one our lab, along with many others around the world, are working everyday to solve."
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LEOPOLD—Working the ball inside consistently, North Posey hit 60.5 percent from the field to beat Perry Central 66-49 in boys basketball Saturday afternoon.
The Vikings did hit three three-point baskets and an 18-footer among their five first-quarter field goals.
But they also made one layup that quarter and 13 in the last three quarters, plus another shot from five feet.
Viking center Bryce Pearson hit 10 of 11 from the field, with all of his baskets coming on layups.
INDIANAPOLIS—Amanda Wagner finished 25th in the 100-yard breaststroke, Tell City's best finish in the IHSAA girls state swim meet last weekend.
Wagner swam that race in 1:09.77, 15-hundredths of a second faster than her sectional winning time.
Wagner, Chelsea Malone, Erika Hauenstein and C.J. Fentress finished 27th in the 200 free relay in 1:43.79, 74-hundredths of a second slower than their sectional time.
Those same four girls were 29th in the 200 medley relay in 1:55.75, 1.93 seconds slower than their sectional time.
Because of another heavy snowfall, all three Perry County boys basketball teams had games postponed Monday or Tuesday to later this week.
Perry Central's game at Forest Park was postponed from Monday to Wednesday.
Tell City's game at Hancock County was postponed from Tuesday to tonight, with the varsity starting at 7:30.
Cannelton's home game with Whitesville Trinity was postponed from Tuesday to Friday at 7:30 p.m.
TELL CITY—Hot perimeter shooting by Hilarie Hahus and Deidra Dickerson carried Perry Central past South Spencer 44-40 in the first round of the Tell City Class 2A girls basketball sectional Wednesday.
Hahus hit 5 of 7 three-point shots, tying the school record for most three-pointers made in a game set by Lindsey Ransome against Forest Park Feb. 10, 2006.
Dickerson added three three-pointers and hit a 17-footer from the top of the key to tie the score 38-38 with less than three minutes left.
TELL CITY—A constant for Perry Central's girls basketball team has been strong defense, and it carried the Commodores past Tell City 42-21 in the Class 2A sectional semifinals Friday.
The Commodores held the Marksmen to 31.0 percent field-goal shooting and limited them to 29 shots by forcing 19 turnovers and outrebounding them 39-24.
Limiting the number of Tell City shots was important because the Commodores hit only 31.4 percent from the field themselves. But they had 22 more attempts and also got to the foul line four more times.
LYNNVILLE—Cannelton could not overcome its shooting woes in a 71-47 loss to Tecumseh in the girls Class A basketball sectional semifinals Friday.
The Bulldogs hit just 10 of 40 field goal attempts for the game for 25 percent, while the Braves connected on 25 of 52 for 48.1 percent.
The Braves started the game shooting the ball well on their home floor as they built a 26-12 first-quarter lead.
The Bulldogs seemed to settle down a little in the second quarter and outscored the Braves 11-9 in the period to go into halftime down by 12 points.
Jim Sprinkle and Nick Sears, two of the men who will be inducted into Tell City High School's Athletic Hall of Fame Friday, both went into coaching after playing four sports at Tell City and one in college.
Both no longer coach, but both have remained active in sports.
After coaching boys cross country one year at Perry Central and boys and girls swimming at Mount Vernon and Vincennes Lincoln, Sears, 31, is in his first year as athletics director at Indian Creek High School.
DUBOIS—Wes Knies scored 12 points in the fourth quarter as Northeast Dubois overtook Perry Central for a 51-46 boys basketball victory Thursday.
Perry Central led at the end of each of the first three quarters, building its lead to nine points once.
But the Commodores had trouble stopping Knies, a 6-foot-2 junior forward in the final period.
"We talked about him being one of their better scorers—him and (Trevor) Atkins," said Perry Central Coach Matt Carter. "And we did a pretty good job on Atkins.
EVANSVILLE—Evansville North outplayed Tell City in nearly every phase of the game to trounce the Marksmen 65-39 in boys basketball Thursday.
The Huskies outshot Tell City from the field 49.1 percent to 28.6 percent, including a 42.9 percent to 21.1 percent advantage in three-point shooting.
Their superior leaping ability helped them outrebound the Marksmen 39-27.
The Marksmen did not grab a rebound in the first five minutes as they fell behind 17-3.
FERDINAND--Perry Central's varsity and JV boys basketball games at Forest Park, scheduled for Monday, Feb. 15, have been postponed to Wednesday, Feb. 17, at the same time.
This is the second time these games have been postponed due to snow.
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I wanted to talk to Tomas Vokoun after the morning skate, but I missed him. So I spoke with captain Olli Jokinen. I asked him what, if anything, he has said to Vokoun considering the goalie's level of frustration these days. I think Jokinen's response is very telling:
"What are you going to talk about with a guy? Tell him, 'Don't worry, I haven't been in the playoffs for eight years? I understand how he feels. It's frustrating for everyone, but there's nothing we can do about the past. We just have to look forward now," Jokinen said. "He's not the only guy who's frustrated here. We all want to give more and play better and help the team."
Jokinen, as usual, was honest. Who can Vokoun really turn to on this team about his struggles and frustration with a season that likely will end without a playoff appearance? He has tried calling out teammates. They haven't responded.
I asked Jokinen what kind of affect the team's poor record and position has on Panthers players, including him, in games. He paused for a few seconds, then provided an answer that was admirable , but doesn't exactly make one feel the Panthers are approaching the final 14 games with much enthusiasm the season can be saved.
"It shouldn't matter. The next day is a new day," he said. "But life is a lot easier when you win to stay mentally sharp. It's a lot easier to handle the wins than losses. But in this league there's no time to feel sorry for yourself."
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It looks like RIM's first tablet, the BlackBerry PlayBook, will not be released this quarter, as initially rumored.
According to BGR and multiple (undisclosed) sources, the PlayBook will be available in retail locations starting April 10. Of course, this is the launch date for the US (and maybe Canada, too). Europe and other markets will likely get the tablet sometime later this year.
The PlayBook will be available in three 4G versions: LTE (for Verizon), WiMax (for Sprint), and HSPA+ (for AT&T and T-Mobile).
Running a brand new BlackBerry Tablet OS (which relies on QNX technology), the 7 inch, dual-core PlayBook will have prices staring at $399 (for the 8GB version).
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Most everyone knows the sorry state of Illinois: runaway deficits, billions behind paying its bills, high unemployment, public employee pensions that are as much as $150 billion in the hole, high taxes, rampant corruption. Shall I continue?
Anyway, Illinois being Illinois and largely because of the Democratic stranglehold on Chicago, this is a "blue state" and one that despite the state's sorry condition still will be tough for a Republican to win in November. Four Republicans have sought to be the nominee to face the ill-equipped-for-the-job Gov. Pat Quinn: Treasurer Dan Rutherford, State Sen. Bill Brady, State Sen. Kirk Dillard, and independent businessman Bruce Rauner. Of these four, I settled on Bruce Rauner last summer.
From the beginning I discounted Brady because he blew a very winnable race in 2010. I had concerns about Rutherford being able to survive the election process, which unfortunately came true. I do believe if Kirk Dillard was the GOP nominee in 2010, we would be fighting to get him re-elected governor right now. Rauner, from the beginning, seemed like fresh air, something different this state sorely needs.
Dillard is a fine man and probably would make a good governor. My biggest issue with him is not that he did a campaign ad for Barack Obama in 2007, but that he seems too tied in with the public employee unions. In the grand scheme of things, that isn't necessarily a good thing. However, it might come in handy come November because those same unions – while not necessarily friendly to most Republicans – are not particularly happy with Quinn. They booed him big time at the Illinois State Fair in 2012.
Having said all of that, I am going for Rauner for these reasons:
1. He is the only one who is speaking of reform; true reform.
2. While I have never been a term limit kind of guy, Illinois needs term limits and he is pushing for a referendum on the November ballot of which if it gets the votes becomes binding.
3. He has helped spearhead another referendum push: getting the redistricting process out of the hands of the politicians and into an independent commission. If you were to look at some of the maps for Congressional districts as well as state representative and state senate areas, you would see why we need to change the redistricting process.
4. He is for school choice and charter schools. Rauner has donated millions to the cause so he has put his money where his mouth is.
5. He has vowed to take on the special interests, which is sorely needed in this state.
6. He is not part of the Illinois ruling political class that has messed up this state.
I know some conservatives whine that he is friends with Mayor Rahm Emanuel. Big deal. So they are friends. Conservative Jimmy Stewart was best buds with liberal Henry Fonda. Some might find this hard to believe, but I have liberal friends. I've even gone on vacation with some of those liberal friends. Yes, we duke it out on occasion (verbally), but at the end of the day we're still friends. I don't choose my friends based on politics nor religion nor color nor orientation.
I also know that some conservatives have concerns about donations he and his wife made to Democrats. On that issue, I am in agreement. But I have heard Rauner's reasons and they are good enough for me. Some social conservatives have voiced their opposition because Rauner, in most instances, is pro-choice. I am pro-life and would prefer it that all people are pro-life, but that is not the case nor reality. But what would change in Illinois if we had another pro-choice governor over a pro-life one? The Supreme Court ruled abortions legal 40 years ago. Some constrictions can be put on abortions such as late-term abortions, parental notification and the like. Perhaps some of those conditions can even occur with a pro-choice Rauner; about 80 percent of folks in this country are against late-term abortions. But this election isn't about abortions. It's about the state's economic health, its unemployment rate, its business unfriendliness, its spending and taxing, its overall competency. On those notes, the only choice is Rauner.
For U.S. Senate, the choices are between independent businessman and military veteran Doug Truax and businessman and State Sen. Jim Oberweis. Here, the choice is clear: Doug Truax.
Oberweis is a nice enough man. I thought he should have been the U.S. Senate GOP nominee in 2004 after Jack Ryan dropped out. He did come in second, after all in the GOP primary. His ice cream is awesome and he is a savvy businessman. But he also has lost many times statewide and twice in his bid to become a Congressman. He also shows poor judgment as he did when he flew down to Florida for a week right before Tuesday's election to be with his wife on "her birthday." Her birthday is very important to her, he says.
Oberweis won't tell us her age, but is she 5? 10? 16? 21? Sorry, but as a 51-year-old man, I could care less about my birthdays! It's a birthday! I've had 51 of them and hopefully will have several more. You're in the middle of a campaign to represent 11 million people in the U.S. Senate and you need a week off to celebrate your wife's birthday, which by the way lasts 1 day?!?!?!
Doug Truax is clearly the best choice. Truax is a West Point graduate. He was an Army Ranger. He served this country. Now he is a successful businessman in his own right and a health care expert. He is 43. He seems to be in touch a lot more with the folks than is Oberweis.
Oberweis never should have gotten in this race and I hope that if he does win the primary, he will drop out. And hopefully the Illinois GOP will then install Truax as the Senate nominee. He can go toe-to-toe with the incompetent, but for whatever reason popular Dick Durbin. Oberweis cannot.
So, there you have my choices for the two biggest spots on the GOP ballot: Bruce Rauner for governor and Doug Truax for U.S. Senate.


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The news of the gruesome killings of two American journalists, James Foley and Steven Sotloff, and the cruelty of the group, Islamic State (also known as Islamic State of Iraq and Syria), have been on the front pages of newspapers worldwide. The actions of this militant group are appalling to Muslims and non-Muslims alike. Atrocities are not only being carried out against non-Muslims by such jihadist groups, but sectarian violence is a growing cancer seen in many Muslim countries. The critics of Islam are rejoicing in their claim that the faith professed by over 1.6 billion people, is inherently a violent religion. Pamela Gellar, an outspoken anti-Islam blogger and author used her First Amendment right to free speech and took out bus advertisements in the Washington D.C. area over the last three years. Other critics of Islam including, Robert Spencer, Daniel Pipes, and Ayan Hirsi Ali, have published several books not only maligning Islam but also its founder, Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him).
Yet in the midst of unthinkable unrest in the Islamic world, a group of Muslims continues to spread the message of peace all across the globe. The Ahmadiyya Muslim Community, which has members in tens of millions and established in more than 200 countries worldwide, came together at their Annual Convention, the Jalsa Salana, in Alton, Hampshire, UK this past weekend. The convention began on Friday, August 29 and ended on Sunday, August 31. The 200 acre farmland, called 'Hadeeqatul Mahdi' was transformed into a tent city to accommodate over 33,000 attendees from 97 countries. The entire program was telecast live through MTA (Muslim Television Ahmadiyya) which enabled members all across the world to watch the proceedings from their own homes.
The Jalsa Salana was initiated by the founder of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community, Mirza Ghulam Ahmad of Qadian, in 1891. According to him the purpose of this convention is "to enable every sincere individual to personally experience religious benefits." He further added, "Among its secondary benefits is that this congregational meeting together will promote mutual introduction among all brothers, and it will strengthen the fraternal ties within this Community."
The keynote speaker at the event was the Khalifa (Caliph) and the Worldwide Head of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community, His Holiness, Hazrat Mirza Masroor Ahmad. During his Friday Sermon he reminded the members about the importance and objective of the Annual Convention. He said that the Jalsa Salana provides an opportunity for men and women to gather in the company of the righteous. It is a time to intensify one's relationship with God through prayers and being mindful of one's responsibilities towards fellow human beings. At his opening speech, His Holiness drew attention to the fact that for the last fifteen centuries, Islam and its founder the Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be on him) have been maligned. Yet, despite of such criticisms and media propaganda, Islam has been making progress in leaps and bounds.
One of the highlights of the convention is the Bai'at or the pledge of allegiance. This event took place on Sunday whereby the Ahmadi Muslims pledged their allegiance to Hazrat Mirza Masroor Ahmad as the Khalifa of the Promised Messiah, Mirza Ghulam Ahmad. The participants formed a human chain which led to the Khalifa as they repeated the words of the pledge in unison. Before the pledge began, His Holiness announced that more than 550,000 people had joined the community during the past year.
Mirza Ghulam Rabbi of Queens, New York had traveled to London with his wife, Farhana Ahmed and children, Husna (13) and Haseeb (12). This was Rabbi's sixth time at the Jalsa Salana while Farhana attended once before. Describing the experience during the Bai'at ceremony, Rabbi said:
"It is an electrifying feeling when one participates in the pledge. Although the initiation in itself is a short event, it seems as though it is in fact a very long process. It was amazing to see that though we were all from different ethnic backgrounds and spoke different languages we were bonded together spiritually."
In keeping with the Islamic teaching of separation of genders, the women had their own marquee and their own session on Saturday morning. The keynote address was delivered by the National President of the Women's Auxiliary, Nasira Rehman. She spoke on the topic of 'Allegiance to Khilafat'. Farhana Ahmed stayed in the women's area along with her daughter. Here she had the opportunity to make new friends.
"I met new people at the Jalsa. I came to know two women who had recently joined the community. We exchanged phone numbers and email addresses. I hope to keep in touch with them," Ahmed said.
It was Harris Zafar's ninth time attending the convention. Zafar, who is from Portland, Oregon, is the author of the book, "Demystifying Islam- Tackling the Tough Questions" as well as the National Spokesperson for the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community, USA.
"By the grace of God, the international convention went very well. This was the 9th such international convention that I have had the privilege to attend. One of the greatest feelings of being at this convention is to be in the presence of the Khalifa of Islam, His Holiness Mirza Masroor Ahmad," Zafar remarked.
The convention is meant to not only raise spiritual awareness but also a time for experiencing a sense of brotherhood. Zafar and Rabbi both experienced this instant bonding at the convention.
"What is striking is the feeling of brotherhood and sisterhood that is prevalent among the attendees of the convention. Here you have 33,000 Muslims from literally all parts of the world gathered in a peaceful gathering to collectively strengthen their bonds of humanity and their level of spirituality. And all of us are drawn together under the leadership of the Khalifa. It was a remarkable feeling being there, and I can't wait for next year," Zafar said.
"It was good to meet people I already knew as well as meeting new members. Each year that I have attended the convention, I have found the sense of brotherhood becoming stronger than the previous year," Rabbi remarked.
The convention concluded with silent prayer led by His Holiness, Mirza Masroor Ahmad. He asked the attendees to pray for the Ahmadi Muslims of the world who are in difficulties and he also reminded everyone to pray for the betterment of the world.


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Rangers shortstop Elvis Andrus was drilled by a Matt Shoemaker pick-off attempt Sunday night during a Shin-Soo Choo at bat. It hurt. And the ESPN mic was there to make it known.
Warning: explicit language. Also, humorous language. (Click the speaker in the top left corner for the audio).
Not 15 minutes later, the ESPN mic picked up Angels second baseman Grant Green calling Angels shortstop Erick Aybar "f&*%$#@^ bueno." HOT MIC!
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In the wake of Philip Seymour Hoffman's death, a seemingly endless stream of celebrities have taken to memorializing the award winning actor's life. However, according to a Feb 3 story by The Huffington Post, the controversial Westboro Baptist Church is planning on protesting Hoffman's funeral. While this move has caused outrage among many of his fans, it should not be surprising given Westboro's history.
The group was busy protesting the Super Bowl when the news of Hoffman's death broke, but this did not stop the group from expressing its opinion. After sending several offensive tweets aimed at the actor, the group announced that it would be picketing his funeral.
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Tom Wisdom has garnered a whole legion (no pun intended) of new fans in recognition of his role as Archangel Michael in SyFy's new hit show, Dominion. It was as if he was made to play Michael, a high angel who has sided with mankind in the war against his brother, Archangel Gabriel (Carl Beukes). God has disappeared and Gabriel wants to destroy the humans and reclaim the Earth, but Michael is having none of that. He portrays Michael in a somewhat cold manner, but there is clearly a deep love within him. He has sworn to protect Alex (Chris Egan), the Chosen One to save mankind in the defense of the angels.
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Let $X \in \mathbb{R}^{m\times n}$ be a matrix with rank $r$.
How can we find the optimal $\tilde{X} \in \mathbb{R}^{m\times n}$ whose rank is $k$ where $k\leq r$ and the reconstruction error in terms of maximum absolute column sum norm is minimized? That is
$$e=\|X-\tilde{X}\|_1 = \max_j \sum_i|X_{ij}-\tilde{X}_{ij}|$$
is minimized.
I know that the optimal solution is the $k$-reduced SVD when Frobenius-norm or spectral norm is minimized. But I'm not familiar with optimization related to $l_1$-norm and I want to use it to find sparse bases to use in an audio processing project.
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Softball Eyes The Raiders Of Wright State
April 19, 2013
CHICAGO – The UIC softball team faces Wright State in a doubleheader Saturday at Noon (CT) and a single game Sunday at 11:00 a.m. in Dayton, Ohio.
UIC holds an overall record of 15-20 (9-3 Horizon League) … Kara Komp leads the team with a .400 batting average, with 46 hits in 115 at-bats … Natalie Hernandez follows with a .386 batting average, with 49 hits in 127 at-bats … senior Coryn Schmit paces the team with five home runs … senior Devin Miller is 15-13 with a 2.85 ERA and has pitched 189.2 innings.
Wright State has a 9-28 record (6-6 Horizon League) … the team is led by Jess Gorman with a .279 batting average … Gorman, along with Lindsay Barrett, lead the team with two homeruns … Kortney Tackett paces the team in RBIs with 13… Krystian DeWitt has a 2.53 ERA inside the circle with a 6-10 record.
UIC faced Wright State twice during the 2012 season … while in Chicago, the Raiders defeated UIC 8-4 on May, 5 during the first game of a doubleheader … UIC then won the second game 6-0 … the two teams were unable to play the final game in the three-game series due to rain.
The Flames are currently in first place in conference with a 9-3 (.750) conference record … with Loyola in second place at 8-3 (.727) … Cleveland State is in third place with a 6-3 record and .667 winning percentage … UIC holds the highest batting average at .317 … the Flames also lead in on-base percentage (.393) and number of hits at 283.
The Flames collected Horizon League weekly awards for four-straight weeks … the honors started with junior Courtney Heeley as she was selected as the Hitter of the Week on March 18 … on March 25 Hernandez was selected as the Hitter of the Week, while Miller was named the Pitcher of the Week, along with Krystian DeWitt of Wright State … the next week on April 1, Miller then took sole possession of Pitcher of the Week, along with freshman Laura Swan being named the Hitter of the Week … Hernandez then again received recognition on April 8 again being named the Hitter of the Week.
FLAMEingo DRIVE
The softball team is closing in on its final two weeks of the FLAMEingo Drive … the team has raised approximately $1,135 from collecting donations at various athletic events and $1,160 through the use of the online donation site … the Flames are still $1,340 short of their online goal … help the softball team achieve their $2,500 set goal and raise awareness of cancer, please click HERE to donate.
UIC won the three-game series against Valparaiso 2-1 … the Flames opened with a 7-4 victory over the Crusaders on April 13 … they then split on April 14 with a 10-0 five-inning victory, followed by a 3-1 loss … Schmit had four hits and five RBI on the weekend, while Hernandez had four hits and four runs.


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If ESPN is the pinnacle of the sports reporting world, then I'm glad right now I'm down here in the ruts.
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And Here We Go: Goldman Says "News Reinforces Our Sense Of Downside Risk To Q1 Growth"
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it's the Chinese New Year effect, which when combined with school holidays is a lethal economic combination
maybe the reality effect...
...and don't forget the weather... the earth didn't have weather prior to the economic train wreck...
well BankofAmerica/CountryWide/MerrillLynch reiterates BUY on NFLX this morning with $275 price target.
gm rats stealing all the govt chesse, we be sinking.
Dive! Dive! All dive!
Hey Tyler! Do you have any news on tomorows Saudi's day of rage? I just cant find anything.
So....QE III isn't coming right after June 31. You're gonna have to wait for that.
Something tells me you'll be waiting a long time for June 31.
However, the Labor Department cited the timing of school holidays as a possible influence on the number last week
Sounds logic to me....
I'm sorry mister Boss Man! My kid has a school holiday so I'm quitting my dayjob!! SEE YOU NEXT WEEK!
http://apeakunderthehood.blogspot.com/2011/03/walk-away-or-pay-to- stay-2011-housing.html
Walk Away or Pay to Stay: The 2011 Housing Question
"And here we go." Diamond Top target is 1242.
As long as A.Joesph Cohens S&P 2011 target of 5000 is intact......BTFD.
I am always amazed that Goldman's HR and PR departments allow AJ Cohen to make such a farce out of their bank. For him to continually dress up in women's clothing and go on television representing GS is not only unprofessional, it's downright perverse. He is as much of a discredit to GS, as Mork was to real aliens.
Last call for alcohol? Bloomberg catches up to ZH news.
Fed Gives Markets Clues on Exit From Unprecedented Easing
That's why...
...it would seem that today's representatives of the criminal syndicate known as Wall Street are struggling a little with their lying. I'm talking about those criminals sent to the Ministry of Truth [CNBC] this morning to talk about how collapsing Chinese exports, paired with Euroland confessions about useless debt ratings, are actually really bullish signs.
Funny, lumps in throats, hard swallowing, downward cast eyes...while talking about...shhhhh...the end of Fed stimulus. Is it finally confession time? There were ashes on the floor of the NYSE yesterday, and this is the season of Lent. I wonder if Art Chashin has some Lenten correlation to comment about today?
How could it be that "Peak Oil" is being sold today? Just how else could that be...other than how close we are to the end of certain things?
Those who worship at the altar of Mammon, will fall before the altar of Mammon.
The death of all fiat is imminent.
Can't help but notice Gross talked/soldout/whatever and the rest of the bond market disagreed or is that downward line on yields an imaginary delusion.
is school considered employment for the young?
are they collecting unemployment benefits during holidays?
this is a mystery,wrapped in an enigma, wrapped in a canoli...
Eat the canoli... disregard the enigma, mystery, QE, unemployment for kids on school holidays, and the new phenomena of earth weather which did not exist prior to the economic crash...
Rosie come on out of your cave and claim victory for the bears
Ahem...notice what bonds are doing today.
U.S. Treasury 2 Year10:05 am03/10/2011 ET 0.666 !!!
All the downward guidance to set up for the ultimate QE3. Nice !
Get those Dow 12,000 hats ready
That poor retail investor just got his ass handed to him on this mornings open. A week of this and QEIII will be a guarentee.
Goldman: "We were for the recovery before we were against it"
[The mob bosses are assembled together, videoconferencing with Lau]
- Lau: Rest assured, your money your is safe.
- Joker: [fake laughter done in deadpan voice] Ha ha ha ha, hahaha, ha, ha, ha, oh, a-hee-hee, ha ha, oh, hee ha, ahaha. [returns to normal voice] And I thought my jokes were bad.
WOW that is so hilariously funny.
Why is everything being sold but US bonds?
I thought AG was the new storer of value?
I thought Yuan was the new world standard bearer?
I thought Gross said no buyers anywhere?
[Al Pacino voice] - You talkin' to me?
Welcome to the world when QE to infinty ceases,
arab ass licking comedy aside.
Is it possible that additional QE, even QE3, cannot now raise this market anymore? Tha even Ben's proxies can't hold their nose and buy anymore?
Is it possible that QE2 ends with no QE3 and the market stays stable? No one seems to think this possible.
With Brent going up sharply again soon, we are close for second peak in this graph,
commencing yesterday, and peaking at around April 1st with Brent crude STABLE above 125 USD, with a possible short spike to 135 USD somewhere near the top.
After that, another downturn to during May Brent 110-115, and then, in June-July upturn to 140-150 USD peak. The scale on the graph is 5-8% below what is really happening, but , if USD strengthens, may be realistic. USD will strengthen still in 2011. Its curreny in which military protection of oil assets is bought.
The Stock market will of course move down all this time ( as it has started from February 18th) till middle May-middle June, with a small return before final realization the USA is heading for recession due to Oil prices and fiscal restraint, as easing to make oil more expensive and spend extra printed money on it makes no sense, as it does not contribute to growth:
I published the graphs on February 6th, so there is some predictive power in them already.
it looks like pimpco's dump had its decided effect with the metals and equities tanking hard. coming on the heels of the dizzying spin leaking out of the Fed regarding the withdrawal of QE 3 (yeah, right) and what with all those fudge packed gubmint employment stats, and the "breakout auto sales" it appears that Gandulf, the Lone Ranger and Chuck Norris are all riding to the rescue. meanwhile with Charlie Sheen channeling the psycho-American TV zeitgeist and the CIA/MI6 unleashing the Ikhwan al Muslimin across MENA, we have all the Orks and agents of Sauron massing for the final battle.
On the home front, I had just stepped out my back door to rake the mulch off my onion bed and harvest some spinach from the cold frame, when a police sergeant came running down the alley and told me to take my large snarling Akbash and myself back inside because they were sending a K-9 unit inside the house next door. A SWAT team was positioning itself for the raid. Just a week ago #2 son quit his job at the liquor store when some crack head waved a .38 in his face when he refused to take a blue counterfeit hundo for a bottle of Paul Masson. Just five minutes ago the dog was pounding himself against the fence trying to get at somebody on the other side. Not to worry, it was only the landscape worker next door. After a pleasant little howdy do with him he asked me if I would be interested in an Uzi.$350. Interesting times.
I hope you jumped all over that Uzi deal. It sounds as if your community is a bit more volatile than mine. Good luck.
The ramp up to Q-Easy III is going to be glaringly simple to spot. It will follow soon after Waddell & Reed lets Mr. Sausage Fingers enter their futures positions for the hour.
Yeah! Let's buy Treasury bonds! </Weimar Ben advice>
i'll say it again, as hopefully this time i'll get a better response- short this market! names i'm looking to short: http://www.hedgefundlive.com/blog/short-this-market-ill-say-it-again-which-names-to-short
WARP Factor 3.. QE-3!!
InfiniTimmy.. engage the POMO Rays..
Between the Push of QE-3 and the POMO Rays Pulling us along we may be able to break the bonds of Reality!
If not we will need to Jetison something explosive, so that we may ride those waves of energy away from Reality..
well done tyler


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Saxophonist Sonny Rollins is a rare breed of musician. At age 81, he is still touring all over the world and sounds as good as he did on his early recordings. This evening at the Kennedy Center – Mr. Rollins proves that he still has everything that has made him one of the greats for over 50 years.
Backed by a stellar group of musicians that featured Peter Bernstein (Guitar), Bob Cranshaw (Bass), Sammy Figueroa (Percussion) and Kobie Watkins (Drums), Mr. Rollins's performed a seven-song set that brought out all styles of jazz from Be-Bop to all out jamming.
The evening started with a song that was so new the set list just called it "New Song". That is the beauty of jazz -musicians just putting it together as they go along and creating great art. Other highlights included "Once in a While" and the haunting "Nice Lady," which featured the percussion players with an extended solo.The performance concluded with "Don't Stop the Carnival" and the audience felt the same way about the performance – they just didn't want it to end.
If you get a chance to see or hear Sonny Rollins in concert – I suggest you do so. He is truly a jazz legend.
Running Time: 70 minutes with no intermission.
This was a one night only event.
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Listen to Sonny Rollins play "Tenor Madness."
Watch and listen to a young Sonny Rollins play "Weaver of Dreams" with the Sonny Rollins Trio in 1959.


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Today, my roommate stumbled in drunk at 5am with 3 Big Macs, and passed out on the floor after eating them. This happens almost every night. I stay in, study, work, and go to the gym almost everyday. And she still has better grades, a better body, and makes more money than me. FML
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Today, I went to a concert with my girlfriend. Some guy grabbed her ass, and I tried to fight him. I ended up with a concussion and a messed up jaw. Her? Oh, she beat the shit out of him while I was unconscious. FML
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Today, I found my dogs freezing outside. My neighbor was supposed to watch them while I was away, and on my way home I called to let her know she should let them have a quick walk. She thought I'd be home soon enough that she wouldn't have to let them back in. It was minus 10c out. FML
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Today, my wife and I had a fight, which I thought we resolved. Later, while painting the kitchen, I told her to change into an old shirt she didn't care about. She made a huge show of putting her wedding gown on, veil and all. FML
by Anonymous / 01/01/2013 at 4:33pm / United States (Georgia) / Love
Today, instead of the traditional midnight kiss, my husband handed me divorce papers. FML
by Sarah / 01/01/2013 at 10:15am / United States / Miscellaneous
Today, I can hear my flatmate masturbating loudly and asking himself if he likes it. And replying. FML
by ashbeat / 01/01/2013 at 10:20am / Australia (New South Wales) / Intimacy
Today, at my four-year-old daughter's insistence, I looked for - and found - a radio station that plays "Santa music" all year round. She's ecstatic and I can't turn it off without upsetting her. FML
by christmaswillneverend / 01/01/2013 at 7:18pm / United States (Pennsylvania) / Kids
Today, during the countdown to midnight, I looked for my girlfriend so I could kiss her as 2013 began. I found her just in time to see her making out with some guy she swore was "only a friend." FML
by Anonymous / 01/01/2013 at 2:50am / Australia (New South Wales) / Love
Today, I have been single and out of the game for so long that instead of having real wet dreams, I now dream about jacking off. FML
by lonely dreams / 01/01/2013 at 12:26pm / United States (Nevada) / Intimacy
Today, I discovered that if I turn my shower off for a minute, then back on again, the water comes out scalding hot. I discovered that while the showerhead was pointed directly at my genitals. FML
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Today, I woke up to a small fire on my roof, burning up small twigs and branches. The cause? Last night, I threw a sparkling firecracker up very high, only to have it blown onto my roof by the wind. It's going to take $2,000 to fix the damage. FML
by Anonymous / 01/01/2013 at 1:23pm / United States (California) / Miscellaneous
Today, my brother thought New Year's would be more epic and memorable if the fireworks were set off in the family room and not outside. It is memorable. FML
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Today, my dad has decided to that as a New Year's resolution, he's going to strive to wear pants less often. It's only been an hour and I can already tell it's going to be a long year. FML
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