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They continued that trend on Friday night against the Charleston Bluejays.
The Eagles combined for 431 rushing yards in their shut out win over the Bluejays with 353 of those yards coming in the first half, along with all 39 of their points.
"It's no secret," NMCC head coach Arlen Pixley said. "We've got a talented bunch of tailbacks. They're all special at doing different little things. Maybe one runs one type of play better than they other one. They're not about any one guy getting anymore than the other guy. We're hoping that they are all about getting the 'W' at the end of the night."
Nine different rushers got at least one touch on the ground for the Eagles combining for five rushing touchdowns.
G'Darius Stevenson rushed seven times for 118 yards and had two touchdowns. His first score was a 57 yard run and the second was a 37 yard rush.
Bryan Waters finished with 88 yards on six carries with one 47 yard rushing touchdown.
Rodney Anderson carried the ball four times for 76 yards with two touchdowns. The first score of the night came on Anderson's 10 yard run and then later he rushed for a 37 yard touchdown.
NMCC's quarterback, Dontre Jenkins, did not throw a single pass all night long. But, he did run three times for 68 yards.
"The bottom line is they're stable and they're unselfish," Pixley added. "They root for each other when one goes in the other one high fives him on the way out. It's awesome to see them play together as a team and not be selfish."
The other score came from a blocked punt attempt by Kony Ealy that was picked up by Austin Meese for a 19 yard scramble into the endzone.
The Eagles defense allowed 72 passing yards and 56 rushing yards from a Bluejay team that has been riddled with injuries since the beginning of the season. Charleston lost a promising running back in Claude Armstrong to an injury earlier in the week and are still trying to get seniors Jerquawn Sherrell and James Miller back in the action.
"When we're playing some freshman and sophomores on our defense and they have the running core that they have, it could have been worse," Charleston head coach Dan Kesselring said. "We lost one of our power backs on Wednesday's practice due to a concussion. And we found out today (Friday) that our starting fullback wasn't going to be able to play. So, we ended up putting two kids in the backfield, Akem Sharp and Ben Nally, that hadn't had a whole lot of practice time. I thought they stepped up and played a heck of a ball game."
Ben Nally seemed to be everywhere on the field Friday night. With tackles on the defense, blocking for the offense and catching two passes for 19 yards in the wide receiver position.
"He started out at fullback during two-a-days but we were short-handed on linemen so we moved him back to guard where he played last year," Kesselring said about Nally. "He picked it up just fine. He had two tremendous catches I thought for not having run anything since two-a-days."
Antonio Riggens was the Bluejays leading rusher with 48 yards on 13 carries. Ronson Beard rushed twice for 13 yards.
McClendon threw the ball 18 times completing seven passes for 72 yards. Later in the game, sophomore Ethan Browning took over the quarterback duties and threw two completions for 31 yards each to receiver Donald Dixon. Deonte Jones added two catches for 45 yards.


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Want to study the games of one the greatest positional aggressors of all time? GM Khachiyan says look no further than Efim Geller. Today the man in the spotlight plays a subtle zwischenzug that secures the e4-square for this pieces. Then a deep exchange sacrifice produces a monster of a pin that Black can't wriggle out of. Even the resulting rook endgame is instructive. Ten lessons in one game - no wonder it's one of Melik's favorites! | Watch video
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We know by now what White's minority attack looks like in the Carlsbad pawn formation, but let's have some fun with Black today. GM Bojkov shows a variety of games and positions where Black invades the light squares around White's king, long before the queenside crumbles. You'll get a chance to put all four attacking units en prise at various stages! Dismantling White's castle sometimes takes creativity, and today you'll need it! | Watch video
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Love/Hate: The Smith-Gregerson trade
Love it or hate it?
General manager Josh Byrnes made it no secret that he was looking for a left-handed bat this winter and the Padres added one Tuesday in OF Seth Smith, a fourth-outfielder type most of his career with the Rockies and most recently with the Athletics. The price? Long-time set-up man Luke Gregerson.
Balance to the lineup
With the Padres slashing .241/.303/.365 against right-handed pitching in 2013 – the NL average was .252/.316/.390 – general manager Josh Byrnes made adding a left-handed bat a priority this offseason to provide the balance that the lineup was missing. A career .265 hitter, Smith has slashed .279/.357/.487 in more than 1,600 at-bats against right-handed pitching. That's a significant upgrade over lefty Will Venable's career slashing against lefties: .266/.313/.473.
Giving up RHP Luke Gregerson
Although he'd struggled in recent years with the consistency of his slider, Gregerson was still a force to be reckoned with in the Padres bullpen. His ERA (2.71), WHIP (1.01) and average against (.199) were the second-best marks of his career even while blowing five saves and losing eight decisions. Considering Huston Street's injury history, the Padres will have to think long and hard about how to replace Gregerson in the back of the bullpen.
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In seven seasons, Seth Smith has never finished a season with an OPS (on-base-plus-slugging) lower than .721, the numbers he put up in 117 games and 410 plate appearances with the A's in 2013. Only Jedd Gyorko (.745), Everth Cabrera (.736), Chase Headley (.747), Carlos Quentin (.855) and Will Venable (.796) posted better numbers in 2013. Against right-handed pitching, Smith's has a career .748 OPS.
Another reserve outfielder?
Wait a sec. Don't the Padres already have a roster filled with reserve outfielders. A career month be damned, Will Venable headlines a list that includes Chris Denorfia, Kyle Blanks, Jesus Guzman and Alexi Amarista. Does this move just give manager Bud Black another name to juggle in and out of the lineup just enough to mess with his hitters' rhythm?
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Then again, Carlos Quentin has played in just 166 games in his two years with the Padres, while injuries limited Cameron Maybin to 14 games last year. Kyle Blanks was also in and out of the lineup with his own health issues. Given that spotty history, there's a good chance that Seth Smith gets regular at-bats at the corner outfield positions.
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Are the Padres done wheelin' and dealin'? Their fans hope not. After talk about upgrading somewhere – presumably in the outfield – trading for a fourth outfielder like Seth Smith, who has never driven in 60 runs, felt more than a little ho-hum when the news hit Tuesday. Of course, the Winter Meetings haven't even begun, so stay tuned.


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WASHINGTON (PAI) - In the latest instance of a group of low-wage, hard-to-organize workers banding together and joining unions, taxi drivers in Washington, D.C., are joining Teamsters Local 922.
In a mass meeting at the Teamsters local's hall in the industrial Northeastern section of the Nation's Capitol, the taxi drivers spoke about their problems on the job: Having to pay for their own tires, insurance and maintenance as "independent contractors," as owners or while leasing their taxis.
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At least 1,000 of the 6,000 taxi drivers in D.C. have signed up to join the association and the local. They want to claim "a united, collective voice for positive change in their industry," the union said.
New taxi rules in D.C., including a recent change to meters, D.C. Taxi Commission orders that all cabbies must take credit cards as well as cash, and requirements to have the cabbies replace their dome lights - at their expense - and repaint all their cabs in a red-and-gray scheme, also prompted the move.
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The grant, made available under the Help America Vote Act (HAVA) program, will help fight the increasing shortage of election judges across the state and country. The CCLPS will partner with the DuPage County Election Commission to recruit, train and certify Benedictine students and other local college students as election judges.
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Good riddance! Cut their wages, fire a chunk of permanent employees. What does CEO expect?
The Dems must be proud of their union friends putting 14k people out of work.
Don't have to be unemployed very long to become fodder for the oddballs ConserveGov serves.
And I 'spose if they could be kept there until the next election that would be good?
America is slowly trying to pull together.
In spite of people like you, fading away and that is good.
18,000 nationwide.
Why would anyone but a penny pinching R be happy about unemployment?
Thanks Dr Commie
Until Pres. Obama stops being a Con and becomes a Liberal we shall still be in financial straits.
Yes 18k jobs lost because union bosses told their employees not to accept a paycut during O's continuing horrible economy.
If the Republican Tea Party types in Congress continue to refuse to compromise, you may very well be correct. However, the American people will NOT be blaming President Obama, but the kinds of people that you support!
Actually I'm neither, but if people choose to eat twinkles or cheeseburgers or whatever they want, so be it. People risked their their lives to have those freedoms. If you want a government that holds your hand, you have plenty of places to move to.
"The Dems must be proud of their union friends putting 14k people out of work."
You're wrong on both accounts. I read it's around 18,000 workers. The unions had agreed to pay cuts and other concessions each time the company went into bankruptcy protection. How many times did the senior management take pay cuts to keep the company afloat? What is the cost of executive pay versus that of the union workers? You just don't know, do you?
Hostess has clearly been mismanaged in recent years after having grown through the previous decades in ways that make its structure, including its labor force, especially complicated. But the end game is that private equity firms came in to do what they do: squeeze profits for their own multimillionaire investors at whatever cost to workers and to the company itself. Who cares if tens of thousands of workers are left unemployed and without the means to retire? Not Silver Point or Monarch, as long as they get their money. Who cares if Hostess exists tomorrow? Not Silver Point or Monarch, as long as they get their money.
"What's happening with Hostess Brands is a microcosm of what's wrong with America, as Bain-style Wall Street vultures make themselves rich by making America poor."
I didn't realize you were gay.
Really? Where did you get that number? Every where I see the Unions gave up hard won and earned items to save the businesses and still had them move off shore.
As if Romney was any better and he definitely was worse. But still dumb asses voted for Romney since we are not allowed any other choices. I've been speaking about our financial problems since Reagan. Where were you?
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If you've been reading the "B.P.R.D. Hell on Earth" titles, you'll know that there are two different "tracks" of comics, for lack of a better description. One track contains all the various one-offs and side-stories that are a lot of fun and often quite excellent, but don't tie into the main narrative. Then there's the other track, where books like "B.P.R.D. Hell on Earth: The Devil's Engine" reside. It's there that Mike Mignola, John Arcudi and Tyler Crook wrap up Devon and Fenix's ill-fated train ride to bring Fenix to B.P.R.D. HQ and where the next big storyline is brewing nicely.
By teaming up Devon and Fenix, Mignola and Arcudi have found the perfect duo for this comic. Not only are they both newcomers to being main characters in the "B.P.R.D." comics in general, but they share a common theme: Devon doesn't trust Abe Sapien, and in a surprise move last year, Fenix shot Abe. We start getting to the bottom of why Fenix shot Abe, as well as being given some more clarification on just how her psychic powers work. There's by no means a simple route that doles out plot information and in many ways, it raises as many questions as it answers.
Arcudi and Mignola placed the protagonists in a bad situation in the previous issue -- in a derailed box car with a massive monster breaking in to eat them and two more monsters waiting on deck -- and it's nice to see that they don't give their characters an easy way out. There are no tricks or out of the ordinary ways for the duo to escape here; it's just good old-fashioned bravery and ingenuity. Devon has always seemed like the least-capable member of the Bureau, so it's refreshing to see him have to not only drive their escape but do such a good job at it.
Crook's art just gets better every month. He and colorist Dave Stewart make the train car look dark and moody, and every little shift in Devon and Fenix's status -- a monster cutting through the top, the three huddling behind debris and objects dropping into the car -- feels like it has a real impact. As horrifying as some of the moments are thanks to Crook, what I really love is how he takes care of the smaller moments, like reactions from Fenix's dog throughout the entire saga. The best part, though, is the look of fear on Fenix's face when Devon asks her why she shot Abe Sapien. That silent moment conveys so much of the story that it should seal Crook as the new definitive "B.P.R.D." artist quite nicely.
"B.P.R.D. Hell on Earth: The Devil's Engine" #3 has a strong wrap-up to this story, even as groundwork is laid for "B.P.R.D. Hell on Earth: Return of the Master." (Let's just say that things don't look good for our heroes.) With the shift from "B.P.R.D." to "B.P.R.D. Hell on Earth," I've been a little afraid that people are taking these comics for granted, or perhaps tuning them out. That would be a shame; they're as good as ever, if not even more so.


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SIKESTON - Irene Nelson Fears, 84, died at 8:30 a.m. Sept. 12, 2001, at the Sikeston Convalescent Center.
Born Jan. 22, 1917, in Newbern, Tenn., daughter of the late John Thomas and Esther Lee Dickson Griffin, she was a member of Shady Acres Church of Christ. She was a licensed practical nurse for the Sikeston Regional Center and was the nurse for schools in Sikeston and Bernie.
On Nov. 3, 1933, in Sikeston, she married Orville Nelson who preceded her in death on May 11, 1972. She later married Corbett Fears who also preceded her in death.
Survivors include: two sons, J.W. Nelson of Sikeston and Orville "Pee Wee" Nelson of Malden; two daughters, Janet Tuttle and Marlene Burgess of Sikeston; one brother, John T. Griffin Jr. of Sikeston; two sisters, Virginia Gwaltney and Betty Jones of Sikeston; and six grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren.
Two brothers and one sister also preceded her in death.
Friends may call from 5 to 8 p.m. today at Nunnelee Funeral Chapel where services are scheduled for 10:30 a.m. Friday. Pat Hogan, minister of Shady Acres Church of Christ, will officiate.
Burial will follow in Memorial Park Cemetery.
Pallbearers will be: Scott Nelson, Todd Tuttle, Jamie Shain, Chris Shain, Johnathan Clayton and Milford Jones.


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A crash in Grandview Monday afternoon has snarled traffic on northbound Interstate 49.
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SACRAMENTO, Calif.—The University of California, Davis, has been awarded an $11 million federal grant to lead a study of how to reduce the impact the nation's transportation system has on climate change.
The Sacramento Bee reports ( http://bit.ly/1eG1rwq) the school was chosen this week in a national competition by the U.S. Department of Transportation.
The two-year study to be led by the Davis Institute for Transportation Studies will look into ways to reduce greenhouse gas emissions caused by Americans' regular trips in cars, buses, trains and planes.
The researchers will also come up with ways to keep people moving when catastrophic climate events such as hurricanes occur.
Davis officials say the grant will boost their ongoing efforts to reduce the amount of driving Californians do daily.
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Message From Chief Donchez
I would like to welcome you to the Overland Park Police Department's website. As the Chief of Police, it is my goal to ensure that members of the department maintain the highest ethical standards and integrity as we serve and protect our community. This is accomplished by providing fair, lawful, and professional treatment to each and every individual in which we interact.
"Our first and highest priority is the safety and welfare of the citizens of Overland Park and the men and women who protect them."
I'm proud of the service and commitment level that each member of this organization strives to achieve every day, one that maintains and enhances the quality of life.
Our success as a department is directly tied to the involvement of our citizens. By establishing these key partnerships, we can promote greater community participation, maximize commitment, achieve understanding, identify problems and help provide solutions.
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The Police Department is a premier operation with high ethical standards. The city has one of the lowest crime rates for Overland Park's size.
There are 302 full-time employees and 18.5 full-time equivalent employees. Of the 302 employees, 250 are commissioned personnel.
There are four major divisions: Patrol, Patrol Support, Support Services and Investigations. The department also provides special services and community programs, which include fingerprinting, seatbelt safety, reporting illegal internet activity, school resource officers, school crossing guards, school zone safety, Explorers Program, and Citizens Police Academy.
Each year the department updates its Annual Report, which is a snapshot of the department's accomplishments, crime trends, statistics, and other departmental activities.
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It is difficult to avoid speculating that in approaching the Copenhagen negotiations, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh accorded as high a priority to winning the admiration of US President Barack Obama as to cutting a deal that would best serve India's interests. While the former objective was achieved, the same cannot be said of the latter.
Begin by considering three facts relevant to India's interests. First, with 400 million Indians without electricity and 300 million in abject poverty, India's top priority has to be sustained rapid growth that would eliminate poverty and bring electricity to all in another decade or two. Without that, even absent any further global warming, millions of Indians will continue to be victims of cold waves, droughts, floods and cyclones.


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Way before our daughter was born, I was on a mission to have my first child potty trained by the time s/he was one. I mean, so many places around the world train their kids by six months. We Americans, on the other hand, wait until our children are out of college before we teach them shit from Shinola. I felt it was my patriotic duty.
Nothing reinforced this conviction more than those first, fecal diapers. Parents/caregivers, you know what I'm talking about. That grey/green/yellow/brown slop (all the colors of the rainbow!) that runs like a mighty river all over the damned place. And like napalm, it sticks to everything. There are days when you, the baby, the walls, your neighbors, innocent bystanders are just covered in shit. You're scouring your hands with Brillo, hand-washing everything your baby's ever touched, sterilizing entire communities, and cursing Luvs for the crap diapers they truly are. Like
Now, some nine months later, I've relaxed a bit. Now that our girl's eating solid foods, I just don't feel the same urgency. I never realized how convenient a turd really is. Small, compact, easily flushable. Absolute genius! I will never look at shit the same way again.
Of course, it wasn't that way at first. The transition was rough, and our poor, little baby spent those first few days constipated … and miserable. She would strain and strain, her face cherry-red, and would cry in frustration and pain. It was so hard to watch. We were powerless, and those pureed prunes didn't seem to be working.
Then, on the third day, it was finally starting to happen. I was holding her, walking through the apartment. Her face started turning red, and she started trembling and grunting. I knew the look.
"Oh, crap," I said. "Ha, ha. I'm funny."
The grunts quickly gave way to ear-piercing screams. I set her on the changing pad. The poor girl started thrashing around frantically. Her face was so red and hot I contemplated setting up solar panels and powering the neighborhood. I ripped off the diaper and looked.
There it was. A little brown round turd. And it was stuck. And she was screaming. And I was a first-time father. I'd never dealt with this shit before. No, not funny this time.
"Oh, it's OK, baby," I soothed. "It'll be all right."
"Uh … push? … push? Naw, that was for your mother."
The damned thing wasn't moving, and my words weren't going to push it along. It looked so damned painful. Finally, I grabbed up my baby's little legs and pressed them against her belly. I thought the pressure would help. It didn't. I had to do something.
And I did it. Something I'd never thought I'd do. Something I'd never once in my life contemplated. But what could I do? My baby was in pain. So, I did it. That's right, I did it.
I pulled a Bobby Brown.
I grabbed a baby wipe and gently placed it over the turd. She screamed and squirmed. I ignored her and carefully, slowly pulled. It finally came out, and my girl instantly forgot the terror and torture—as only babies can do. I gave her a new diaper, snapped up her clothes, and disposed of the little, brown terrorist. I placed my giggling, babbling daughter in her crib, and headed to the bathroom to wash my hands.
Soaping up and listening to my little girl's "goo goo gah gah," I looked up at the mirror and smiled a little proudly, thinking, "Damn, I'm a father."
PS. Yes, I will be saving this blog entry for when somebody thinks she's grown enough to start dating. Some lucky, little boy is going to have some reading material on his way to the movies. :)


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AbstractThe low prevalence of pancreatic cancer remains an obstacle to the development of effective screening tools in an asymptomatic population. However, development of effective serologic markers still offers the potential for improvement of diagnostic capabilities, especially for subpopulations of patients with high risk for pancreatic cancer. The accurate identification of patients with pancreatic cancer and the exclusion of disease in those with benign disorders remain important goals. While clinical experience largely dismissed many candidate markers as useful markers of pancreatic cancer, CA19-9 continues to show promise. The present review highlights the development and the properties of different tumor markers in pancreatic cancer and their impact on the diagnostic and treatment of this aggressive disease.
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Sunday, 12/29/2013
Madison Square Garden, New York, NY
Set 1: MomaThe Moma Dance > Rift, Roggae, Sparkle, The Line, Stash, 555, It's Ice, Gumbo, WotCWalls of the Cave
Set 2: DwDDown with Disease > Carini > Waves > Twist > GolgiGolgi Apparatus, BowieDavid Bowie
Encore: Possum
· Long Tall Glasses tease in Gumbo
· Rhapsody in Blue tease in Down with Disease
Noteworthy Jams: It's Ice (highly recommended), Gumbo, Down with Disease (highly recommended), Carini
Average Song Gap: 4.41
Performers: Trey Anastasio, Page McConnell, Jon Fishman, Mike Gordon
Notes: This show was webcast via LivePhish. Gumbo contained a Long Tall Glasses tease by Trey. Page teased Rhapsody in Blue at the end of DWD.
Official Photos
Audience Recording
LivePhish Download
"555" Audience Video
"Walls of the Cave" Audience Video
"The Line" Audience Video
"It's Ice" Audience Video
"Down with Disease" Audience Video
"Carini" Audience Video
Phish.Net Blog Recap
JamBase Skinny
Song Distribution:
3 Stash
3 Rift
2 Fuego
2 Round Room
2 The Story of the Ghost
2 Junta
1 Farmhouse
1 Hoist
1 A Picture of Nectar
1 The Man Who Stepped into Yesterday
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This show was part of the "2013 NYE Run."
Set 2 was being heralded as an instant classic more or less from the moment the lights came up after the encore last night, and the big-time duo to lead the set off makes that praise entirely justifiable. After a quirky and very short ambient jam, DWD steps up to the plate, and the band delivers a version that surpasses not only every version from this year, but last MSG run's spectacular version as well. Things book along at the usual DWD pace until Trey hits upon a neat minor chord sequence, which then leads to a dark rumbling jam as Page goes to his bag of tricks and Trey matches him step for step while Mike and Fish hold things down in the boiler room. Trey then shifts to land of bliss mode as things open up and become more optimistic, and the band floats along before the tempo picks back up, a light bulb goes off over Trey's head, and we make our way back home (with a "Rhapsody in Blue" tease by Page at the very end just for funsies). There are multitudes in this DWD jam, exceptional cohesion and communication between the group, and yet another killer jam.
Did I say "yet another killer jam"? I meant "yet more killer jams", as the Carini that follows puts an enthusiastic exclamation point on one of the finest years any song in Phish's catalog has ever had. Things get dark and contemplative right off the bat, with wah-wahs melding with a thick bassline and Page on the electric piano, and the band steps into a nice relaxed groove as Fish mischievously plays games with the usual rhythm. Trey hits upon yet another cool repeating chord pattern, which allows Mike and Page to take the forefront (Page, in particular, is having a blast conjuring up alien noises), until Trey starts hammering out chords and Page goes to the organ to take things to a new level. Mike pushes his way to the forefront and things build to a demented peak, then the jam ends in glorious fashion with a "woo" segment (yes, the "woo"s work here, especially as the band drops down a step with each new stop-start). Carini has a lot to live up to at MSG, and after that monster it now has even more to live up to next year. Waves and Twist both step up and deliver very nice Type I versions (the Twist, in particular, really makes its usual Santana affectations count, thanks to Page having a scorcher), Golgi gives the band a breather, and Bowie nicely finishes off a superb set of music that was every bit as coherent as last night's set was disjointed.
Final thoughts: Yet another winner from what has been a very special year indeed. The first set is a very nice hour plus worth of work, and the entire second set flows remarkably well (nearly as well as Hampton3 II and AC1 III do), with two *massive* jams thrown in. Go listen!
The Music/Set 1: I secretly chase that 30+ monster jam, but last night I was in the mood for the Phish to show off their songwriting prowess, and Set 1 delivered. After the party funk of Moma Dance (this song never fails to move the crowd), Trey busted out Rift, a song whose lyrics push the music, and whose music pushes the lyrics to a huge emotional climax (a very special song, it reminds me of Divided Sky, but with the perfect lyrics to express itself).
Roggae and Sparkle were their typically awesome incarnations. The Line and 555 fit right into the set perfectly, and in my humble opinion these songs are more than welcome at any show I go to in the future ;D
I've heard Trey screw up It's Ice soooooooo many times, but this version is top notch. I don't know what it sounds like on replay, but live it was solid.....and hilarious when they broke down into funk half-way through the song. It took the audience a split-second to be like, "Oh shit, it's time to dance hard again, Yes!". The funk rules the crowd.
And damn, Page is on fiiiiiiiiire. The dude is unbelievable, and he's playing like I've literally never heard him play before. Maybe he's just taking more risks? I dunno. He can't catch roses for the life of himself, but so be it. ;D
Gumbo kept the funk alive.
And Walls of the Cave is always a treat to hear. Trey murdered the solo at the end.
Music/Set 2: Not much to write about for this set....words wouldn't really do it justice. I'm wont to say you had to be there, but I'm sure replay will do justice to the DWD and Carini. Unreal music. Somewhere around the middle of Carini, Trey and Page began breaking down the rhythm in a way that was so alien to my ears.
This band is becoming unreal in the way they manipulate sound. It doesn't happen every show, or every set, or every song.....but when it happens and you get to watch it and hear it live, its akin to a palm slap to the head. I'm not really sure how they keep it together while pushing the boundaries of rhythm, but it's awesome to watch.
If you're willing to spend just a little more cash, get yourself a ticket on the Floor for one of the next two shows. It's worth doing at least once. And plus the huge arena monitor above your head looks like a gigantic UFO..... even if you're not tripping balls ;D
Set I has a surprisingly competent Rift (rare these days) and a standard-excellent Stash, but the real highlight is in the amazing run of 555>>Ice>>Gumbo>>WOTC. Each version of those songs is a keeper--particularly WOTC, which brought a ton of energy to its closing moments, and saw Trey hopping up and down in excitement (always a good sign for Set II).
As for Set II. You can probably see for yourself that it is something pretty special. Disease>>Carini represents the essence of the band, and the reason why we go see so many shows each year. Waves works perfectly as both a breather and as a lovely type-I mellow jam. Twist doesn't go All World, but shows that when they are locked in, everything is just more fun in the world. See how Page just chills out in the opening to Twist, and Trey takes his time diving into the lyrics.
This kind of loose, hey-let's-just-chill vibe from the band usually means they're about the kill something, or they just recently slaughtered something. I think in this case, both are true.
So they come on, and open with Moma Dance, and go into Rift (a first for me!) At this point I figured this show would be lots of fun. They played Roggae and Sparkle, two songs I never thought I'd catch. I didn't recognize The Line or 555, but Stash fucking rocked. During the jam, CK5 did some crazy things with the lights, and let me tell you, I (and my friend) were entranced by it.
Now, Walls of the Cave was a shredder. It just rocked really really hard.
The 2nd set was something really special. It started with a small little 1 minute 'jam', ending with Trey saying "we wrote that!" Then, they moved into Disease, which quickly moves into full-on Type II weirdness. More amazingly, however, it comes back to Disease. Then, they do Carini, which had some crazy glowstick throwing going down, amazing lights, and it ended with a perfectly placed set of 'woo's'. Waves, a song I called for the 2nd set, showed up, and went into Twist, both of which didn't go amazingly deep (after the Disease > Carini I don't think we really needed it). Golgi is interesting because I thought it was at least 6 min long, turned out to not even be 5 (also I kept hearing the chorus as "I SAW YOU! With a chicken sub in your hand!"). A really sick Bowie closed out the set. At this point most people were trying to find where their faces were, but they either melted together with everyone else's, or were stuck to the dried beer on the floor. Possum, as always, was high-energy. A perfect closer for what was essentially a perfect show.
My friend loved it, had a great time. The only downside to this show is that I have no damn clue how they'll top it tonight or tomorrow.
I'm the first to shoot down over-hyped, real time sausage talk with my customary curmudgeonly bastard quips, but from the Couch, set two 12/29/13 was some of theee finest this guy has witnessed in 22 years of Phish. I love where these guys are at.
Moma Dance is a song I must admit Ive grown tired of it never varies but it worked so well in the opening slot (a rare place for it actually) to get the blood flowing. Rift is excellent in the #2 slot and delivered a solid version, even if Trey tried to get too creative during his second solo and lost the chord changes in the process. Roggae is a beautiful number and I love the jam (but this version was a bit too heavy on the whale call for my liking). 3.0 Sparkles reveal that Trey does not have the same finger speed/dexterity he did in the mid-90s. Nevertheless, its a fun time and great placement. When the opening notes to The Line started, I first wasnt sure which Wingsuit number it was. I thought how exciting/rare it is to NOT know what original Phish tune they are playing within seconds of the first notes. The Line is a great song, and while we may tire of it after a while, it was exciting to see its second appearance ever. Stash was actually a rather standard/unremarkable/short version, but had dynamic melodic interplay between Trey and Page and given what came later the set did not need Stashs jam to anchor the set. 555 is just another ho hum super funky bluesy awesome Mike song that contained a simply nasty wah solo from Trey at the end. Its Ice is one of the hardest songs in the catalogue and they pretty much nailed it. In 2013 fashion, the break in the middle contained a nasty little funk jam with Trey working his echoplex again. Fun! As everyone knows, 3.0 Gumbos have been as standard as standard can be. But, the Glens Falls Gumbo contained a little nice type ii jam at the end, and this one continued that trajectory by transforming Pages outro into a weird echoplex inflected space jam. Will 20 minute Gumbos return in 2014? A raging Walls of the Cave closed out the set (2013 has seen WOTC more firmly entrenched in the rotation and often as the set 1 closer a good role).
Set II. As if a sign of things to come, Phish came out and created a beautifully ambient texture, quickly stopped, and Trey commented, Thank you. We wrote that. Great fun and before we knew it that same motif was lurking in the Disease intro. Dont let the heat of the moment persuade you this was not the best DWD of 2013 certainly not as good as Reading and probably Atlantic City, Toronto and others Im forgetting exceed it. Nevertheless, it was an awesome jam. After some melodic type I soloing, the moment the jam went out you can hear Fishman playing a 1-2 beat the beat lurks for 2-3 minutes as Trey tried various melodic or chordal vamps without much success. Eventually, Trey decides to get on Fishs idea on the 1-2 beat and the jam turns dark and oddly beautiful at the same time. The jam then easily transitions into major key territory with that bliss-Phish melodies that have been the hallmark of 2013. Again, this bliss does not erupt into a joyous peak ala 10/29/13, but, nevertheless, it is beautiful and transitions into a more pentatonic rock feel and suddenly we can hear the drums shift us back into Disease territory. The only problem is were in the wrong key. Trey plays the riff in D a couple times to signal to the band and then they switch keys on a dime back to A and the crowd erupts for the joyous return to DWD (I just recently listened to 12/31/93 on the Helping Friendly Podcast and the guests were spot on the comment on just how awesome this DWD riff is and how amazing it was to ring in 1994 with this very riff for the first time ever). I thought we might get a breather, but next came perhaps the best jam vehicle of 2013, Carini. This one delivers yet again with a thick funk groove that just builds, and builds, and builds, until finally, the band is ferociously locked into a two chord vamp by Trey with Page just absolutely GOING OFF on the organ. This is a classic rhythmic peak a peak that does not rely on Trey wailing high on the neck, but just is full on band interplay that the crowd cannot resist eruption. And, then Waves? Wow. Relentless. This is certainly not on par with the Worcester or other type ii 3.0 versions, but the type i jam in Waves is so beautiful it was the PERFECT cool down song it also featured more excellent melodic interplay between Trey and Page. Twist also did not exceed Fall versions, but was a fun, high energy, rhythmic type i version. The classic Junta song Golgi Apparatus was nicely placed and brings a lot of energy to set up the inevitable close of Slave, Hood, or Bowie. And, its Bowie we get with another stellar 2013 version that had several interesting diversions from the standard Em dorian jam. As many have pointed out, Bowies have been stale for quite some time, and 2013 has been a resurrection of the song (even if it will never return to its 1994 glory). Encore: Possum. Hey Possum is classic Phish and a perfectly fun encore song. Ill actually take it over Good Times, Bad Times, Loving Cup, or Show of Life any day. It was a great high energy choice and continued the lack of covers. Is Phish cooking something up with this lack of covers? We shall see! 12/30s are historically the best of the NYE runs so strap in.
The 2nd show of the MSG run and only my 2ND PHiSH SHOW EVER was a total powerhouse. This was also my first concert at Madison Square Garden, which was an incredible experience in and of itself. Musically, the second set continued the amazing jamming streak that was fall tour, and the first set sits among the best ones of the year (ummmmm, WALLS OF THE CAVE!!!!!!!!!) The band sounded like it had a ton of fun, and the audience was right with them the whole way.
THIS is the PHiSH 2013. Cheers to the PHiSH 2014!
Got a pretty cool limited edition phan-made poster afterwards. Good stuff.
Like always, Phish at their best meld together bliss, joy, fine musicianship, risky improv, flubs and gaffes and surprising genius. This show, particularly the end of the first set and the entirety of the second, are rich in all of the above.
The show starts off with a somewhat surprising Moma Dance, though nothing is very surprising to me anymore with these guys. This Dance is a loping, let-me-check-you-out affair that hints at freshness but never really takes the dip. A clean and well-placed Rift follows. A lazy, yet strangley hypnotic Roggae seemed emblematic of the first set. By itself, not a stellar version, but seemed to bring the appropriate mood to the procession. Trey seemed to be feeling it, and Page was downright dangerous. Fishman appeared a bit off, but then, he has appeared that way often since the summer. Mike sounds solid but reserved at this point.
Nicely, Trey picks back up on the Rift theme by strumming into a very average Sparkle. Nothing special here, but it seemed to fit the mood and was really a pretty good call. This gave way after a few shuffling moments to the second ever performance of The Line, a delicious little story-song that show off the band's versatility nicely. What could become a trite, thematic bore along the bent of Show of Life, this composition is both original and creative, with the arrangement really adding depth to the lyrical message. Nice. The opening bars of Stash are well-received, as they should be at this point in the set, and this is a ripping version. Stash is followed by the dirty funk of 555, one of Mike's better songwriting efforts of recent years and this version is hot. Much hotter than the Halloween version. You can tell the boys have been working it and this is six minutes of slippery sex with lights. Looking forward to more of this. It's Ice, in classic idiosycratic phishiness, is very well played. This could be the finest version in a year of excellent versions for the song.
An unexpected Gumbo erupts out of this, much to the crowd's delight, and Page and Fish simply own this version. Short, but very original, this is a must-hear version for fans of the tune. Ditto for Walls of the Cave, which starts out exceptionally sloppy (all are guilty this time), but Trey gets outside of himself as he pours the fibers of his soul through this outstanding must-hear Walls. The crowd is stoked, as is the band and the best is surely yet to come.
This Disease is original and outstanding. It deserves the pub it has received. The jam morphs into a true space-trip near the 10 minute mark. All the members are in sync, with Page and Mike taking turns leading the jam and Trey content to provide fills and ambiance, until just shy of the 17 minute mark, when Trey goes Hendrix (he's been doing this more and more aka '95-'98 and I love it) and just rips into a brand new idea, which really is just a more omnipresent and speedy version of what they were already playing (listen for it) before shocking everyone, perhaps even the rest of the band, and actually finishing Disease.
Not losing a step, Trey deftly takes the reigns and leads the band into perhaps finest Carini I've ever heard and certainly the highlight of this show. Now, the Carini from Hampton is all-time great and I love it so, but this Carini is something from another planet and a great snapshot into my love of this band. It is evil, succulent, dreamy, orgasmic and the stuff of therapy sessions. From a truly fulfilling jam, the boys are completely locked in to each other as the tone turns dark and gooey and goes Captain Trips on us. Trey sounds like a puppeteer threading velvet in and out and around the think chunks of rock laid down by Mike and the sonic waves floating across the pavement by Page and Fish. Only, it's not pavement, but the Milky Way, and Trey is weaving his way from Mars to Jupiter to Pluto and back to earth. It's the kind of jam that births new fans and reinvigorates old ones. As an old DeadHead, this groove is epic by any standard. The woos at the end of the jam are not the fans fault, but were initiated by the band, I felt, and therefore were appropriate and brought a fitting conclusion to 35 of the finest minutes of jamming the band has put together since they reunited.
Waves followed almost seamlessly and was a perfect call. Nothing spectacular, just achingly appropriate and it kept the vibe strong and warm. I will say, as well, that lyrically this show has it's own secondary flow and in this respect this show reminded somewhat of the first night of the Gorge from the summer, which had trememdous flow and consistent energy throughout the second set.
Twist was almost inevitable after the "woos" at the end of Carini, or at least I felt so, and this Twist is surprisingly deft and mature. Not a long version, it doesn't lack for creativity and carries plenty of punch for late-second set offering.
Golgi follows, and as a cool-down you really couldn't ask for a better call here. Well-played too. Bowie ends this very strong set of music in classic fashion. I'm not a fan of Mike's drill trick, which really does nothing for me in terms of sound, but he seems to be having fun with it and it certainly isn't hurting the songs he uses it on. This Bowie makes a very strong showing. No type 2 here, but nonetheless it rocks and rips in all the right places and provides a fitting exclamation point.
Love the Possum encore. Perfect fit for the song this night. Great show. In spite of some sloppiness in both sets, it really represents the best of Phish these days and would be an excellent choice if you were to acquire only one of the four NYE shows.
and that they are taking Carini out of the box gift wrap style . And Possum encore Really Special love that song. Thanks again for an awesome 2nd show look forward to the next 2 nights what can come up with next. ( Curtain With would be SICK ) PS never been done at MSG / just saying lol .
( Much love from a friend of bills)
Lots of highlights, but the Stash, It's Ice and Gumbo certainly stand out from the first set. The Disease was excellent and towards the end of the jam it sounded like it had some elements of the legendary Bathtub Gin from the Great Went. The way Trey hooked it back into the song was stellar. The classic Golgi, high energy Bowie was a great end to the show along with the rowdy Possom.
Happy New Year and have fun to those going tonight and tomorrow!
All that being said, the 29th is the better show. I subconsciously knew this as I was watching, and confirmed it as I relistened to the livephish upload on my late night drive home.
The 6 songs of set 2 hang together perfectly. Trey's playing during Carini is particularly striking, as he doesn't really play any "notes" for a major portion of the jam. This has been something he's actually been doing since Fall tour, but coming to fruition in this jam. Like a sorcerer laying down spell after spell on his band mates, Big Red plays a repetitive but ever so nuanced series of effect laden power chords as Mike and Page led the jam. Throughout their career, Trey has searched for ways to sit back and let his band mates take more of the burden, so that jams don't sound like an endless guitar solo. This technique is the latest in the trend of the 96 drum kit, the 97 minimalist funk chops, the 2000 mini keyboard. Whatever the technique, Trey consciously hanging back usually leads to great things as it allows the others to come to the forefront and inject more of their own ideas. Page in particular, with some of his new toys, has been a more noticeable leader this year...definitely for the betterment of the band.
To sum it up, set II is patient, late night music, with contrasting lightness and darkness, airiness and deeper segments. Much like how I see Wingsuit perhaps coming together, which I have written before. This set is definitely another highlight of this historic year.
First set is beautifully executed. Again, every note feels perfect. Also, "The Line" is a wonderful song. I really dig that song! Anyway, such beautiful, cohesive, group-mind playing in the composed sections of every song. And the jamming - most notably in "It's Ice," gives us a taste (a delicious, filthy, wonderful taste) of the balls out, raw, blissful, stuff that's coming in the second set. Walls of the Cave closes it out, and that song is absolutely beautiful, as always. First set kicked ass.
Second Set was some of the most pure, filthy, weird, blissful, unified, and delicious playing I have heard in a while. The DWD speaks for itself. I will be listening to that DWD for the rest of my life. The last Carini of 2013 is, IMHO, the best. Paige and Trey weren't taking any shit from anyone in that thing jam. Holy crap I love you guys. After Carini, one song floats boldly and smoothly into the next (and who doesn't love a Possum encore?), culminating in arguably the best show of 2013 (I said arguably doe)
Can't wait for summer 2014. It's a great time to love Phish.
The 2nd show of the MSG run and only my 2ND PHiSH SHOW EVER was a total powerhouse. This was also my first concert at Madison Square Garden, which was an incredible experience in and of itself. Musically, the second set continued the amazing jamming streak that was fall tour, and the first set sits among the best ones of the year (ummmmm, WALLS OF THE CAVE!!!!!!!!!) The band sounded like it had a ton of fun, and the audience was right with them the whole way.
THIS is the PHiSH 2013. Cheers to the PHiSH 2014!
Got a pretty cool limited edition phan-made poster afterwards. Good stuff.
That was not the case tonight. If a good groove was founded, it was kept until liftoff, and then they would continue finding another groove. DWD > Carini truly showed that. It was all about the rhythm tonight. I haven't listened back to it so I can't really give a detailed report, frankly, I'm a little scared to listen back to it myself since it could possibly give me another impression and hinder the memory that was so stunning, (Cypress'd).
I don't really have more to say. Setlist choices were superb and they kept the second set short and sweet without pounding on songs at the end that very few want to hear, like Wading.
First set didn't phase me to much, but I remember the It's Ice was pretty dirty. Some other songs were a bit rusty like Roggae in particular.
Thanks for letting me spew my thoughts .net. I don't review shows often but the after effect of it sure is nice.
I can't wait for NYE. I won't be there tonight (the 30th), but I'm sure it will kickass.
Others have already mentioned the Disease and Carini. Both featured sick jams and exceptionally pleasing transitions back to the song after the jam. Waves was very nicely placed following these monsters.
At the end of the second set, someone threw a bouquet of roses at Trey. He passed them to Fish, who tossed them to Mike. Mike then launched then across the stage, aiming for Page, but instead landing on his piano. After all this, I wanted a Roses encore. Instead we got Possum, a song I love, and for me the perfect cap to an energetic evening.
Highlights: Stash, It's Ice, Gumbo, DwD, Carini, Waves
Like last nights opener, "The Wedge," the boys threw another curveball with "The Moma Dance" opening things up. It was only the fifth time it opened a show since July 24, 1998. "Rift" kept the energy up before the band took us on a dreamy ride through "Roggae." I was completely tuned into Mike once the jam began as his bass work was the perfect compliment to Trey's soaring solo.
The Wingsuit songs continued in the first set with "The Line." I was not at Halloween, but I was a big fan of the Wingsuit set. Of all the songs, this was the one I was most looking forward to hearing. It's such a well written song and it will a welcomed addition to the rotation. After a fairly standard mid-set "Stash," we got our second offering of "555." Judging by the Atlantic City performance, I pictured this song as a second set jam vehicle. The song stayed pretty true to it's structure, but we have to be patient with all the new music as they will all find their places in sets.
The first set ended on a high not thanks to a funk infused "It's Ice," a slightly jammed outro in "Gumbo" and an excellent "Walls of the Cave." I really dug that set as it had much better flow than the previous night. But the band had bigger plans for the second set.
The lights went down and the band went into a short ambient jam in which Trey noted "We just wrote that song." It reminded me a little of the intro to "David Bowie" from December 28, 2003. Mike started shaking his bass and that means, one thing, "Down with Disease." I love this song as there is something about Trey's riff that just makes you smile. Right before the jam began, Trey took the opportunity to take a look at the crowd and he was all smiles.
Over the course of the 20+ minute jam, the band seemed to let the music come to them as nothing seemed rushed. Fishman took a back seat in the jam as he let Page, Mike and Trey lead the way. At 13:42, Page starts a beautiful riff on his clavinet and Trey would eventually follow. For a minute I thought we could see "Winterqueen," but the blissful jam would slowly build up and we got a Disease Reprise! I love opened ended DwD's, but it's magical when they bring the song full circle.
A little over halfway through "Disease, " I turned to my friend, Jessica and told her that "Carini" would be next. And sure enough, Trey wasted no time and jumped right in. The band was locked and loaded during this whole jam. Fishman came to the forefront with a solid beat and the entire band hopped on. In addition to excellent bass work from Gordon, Page lived up to his Chairman of the Boards title.
Song selection after two incredible jams is key and last night's selection of "Waves" as a come down song with absolutely perfect. While the jam didn't reach the length or sound of the previous two, the openness of the jam allowed fans to catch their breath and try to wrap their head around the last 35 + minutes. The "Twist," featured a funky "Oyo Como Va" vibe and "Golgi" brought the energy back up before a set closing "David Bowie."
So we had a six song second set complete with two songs eclipsing the 15 minute mark and just magnificent playing. The old time staple, "Possum" brought the evening to a close but it really didn't matter what they encored with because it was merely the icing on the cake!
Show Highlights: The Line, It's Ice, WoTC, Down with Disease > Carini, David Bowie
Read full review here: http://www.drypaintsigns.com/2013/12/phish-1229-review-stepping-up-their-game.html
Anyone got an extra mail order ticket stub from the show? For the first time in nearly 80 shows I lost my stub. I don't need a active barcode just want the hardware. Kinda bumming about it. If you have one you can spare same me a direct message and make my week!
Set 1 - The Moma Dance was the perfect opener. Awesome Gumbo. And, WOTC was amazing. I was glowing after that first set.
Set 2 - This is where my mind was blown. Halfway through DWD I was so lost in the jam I started to wonder. Where are we? I heard the guy behind ask his buddy, "What are they doing?" to which he replied, "Their f--kin sh-t up, Man." He was correct. They were indeed. The Carini that followed was one of the best I have ever heard. Loved the Golgi. The crowd was really participating and it felt great. I always love David Bowie and this was no exception.
Encore- Who can complain about that Possum.
Must Listen: Set 2
And the entire second set had me in the zone too. The Carini was awesome. The DWD, Waves,Twist, Bowie...all great. What a tremendously phun and moving phish show. Thank you Phish
This show had IT, the Flow and Energy control that really separates the great shows from the good shows. Song selection and placement was excellent all night.
Set 1 was a great set 1.
I really liked the Rift , Roggae , Sparkle segment.
Stash was Tension-y goodness
The real winners from the first set was a MONSTER "Its Ice" jam and a Gumbo to actually talk about, with Page going off on his Clav.
Oh and Trey Machine GUnnin that "Silent Trees" jam in Cave.
Set 2: Phish stepped up and delivered some of the finest jamming of the year with DWD > Carini. Carini is a must listen, a true drop all things and listen to now kind of jam.
Waves was floated in a blissfull way
Twist Rocked the house out , a great "3rd quarter jam" that we beg for so often.
Golgi is always a treat
the only "let down" and in the grand scheme of things it was still great, was the Bowie, expected more out of it, but after everything that came before i can let it slide, and they crushed the Bowie ending so all is well for me.
Will always love a Possum encore and this one was a dance fest, real fun hoe-down Possum.
5 stars, top 3 shows ive seen had a blast from start to finish..
Normal DWD jam:
5:15-Post Disease theme jam begins, Page on the grand piano and Fishman on the ride cymbal.
7:45 Page plays some beautiful lines on the Grand Piano and Trey answers with some trills of his own. At 8:35 Trey vamps on a chord and Mike answers by hangin on a note which shifts the jam.
Driving rock/space:
9:00 Trey plays a nice chord progression and then begins to scratch chords. It gets darker with Trey putting on some echo pedal effects and Page playing some lines on his Rhodes and synth.
10:45 Trey and Mike both vamp on a single note and modulate the jam as Page lays his synth on top. Trey plays a distortion heavy delay, a sound reminiscent of 2003/2004. Page does a wonderful job in this section laying down a wall of sound with various keyboards as Mike and Trey both use heavy effects.
13:20 Fishman drops out, Mike drops a bomb. Trey comes in with a clean riff, seems to commit to it at 14:37 and Page answers on the Grand. This is a great section where they all kind of gel together after patiently navigating the space. It's never disjointed, rather they take their time finding room within the sound.
End section (rocking)
15:43 Mike comes in with a clean bass sound. Fishman kills it with a variety of fills here which compliments the interplay between Page and Trey well. This section reminds me of 7/01/12 Fee.
16:25 Jam immediately picks up as Trey vamps on a chord. Everyone comes together with a driving jam.
17:17 Trey plays a trill, leading into a melodic solo high on the fretboard. He eventual stumbles on the disease riff and seamlessly brings it back to a finish, though Mike is a bit awkward getting back on key.
When you step to the line you better bring your A-game. Well, that is what 12/29/13 was all about...Pure FUEGO! The boys were back for night two of four enchanted evenings in the Garden of Infinte Pleasantries. As they did every night of the run the band played original tunes only + kicked off this party with The Moma Dance.
Often in the 2nd slot, Moma works well as an opener (as she originally was) with her instantaneous funk beat dropping the crowd into a slow dance. The moment didn't end as this musical mast set sail and rolled into a Rift. Bouncin' around at high speeds can be dangerous so the boys took heed and slowed things down a notch to the relaxed rhythms and tempo of Roggae. Pretty, soft and simple this song is ocean-deep lyrically and a 1st set treat.
Continuing in this up and down trend the boys sputtered a spectacular Sparkle. All laughter aside, after falling apart what better a remedy is there than a Stash sandwich? One with brand new slices of The Line and 555 as ITs bread and butter. Even after 30 years the boys are still taking risks, gliding forward and forging today's material into a solid foundation for the future. Both making their sophomore appearance, The Line has a feel reminiscent of Undermind + 555 was appropriate for my wife Amy's 55th show.
Negotiating navigation is not easy in rough waters as the flow picked up and the boys took us through an insane It's Ice adventure. Switching gears again and rattling around Gumbo was uncaged. As that pot bubbled and the funk oozed out we all raged. Sensing the end of Set 1 my buddy Mike turned to me and said, Walls! Sure enough we were delighted with a definitive Walls of the Cave. Another song rich in lyrics and sound, WotC also reflects upon and shines a light on the horrors of 9/11.
Set break arrived, and I learned that IT was my buddy Prof. Donny Walker's 29th b'day on 12/29 @ Phish's 29th show @ MSG. I reflected with my friends John and Roe about how different and the same the journey was, is and ever shall be.
Set II dropped with a Down With Disease > Carini combo which jumpstarted this jam session. DWD was actually finished before a dark, yet WOO filled Carini came crashing down. There wasn't much time to catch your breath as we washed back into the theme with Waves. Short and sweet, Waves provided the perfect power drill-punch needed to segue into Twist. A Type-1 Twist sent us into a standard Golgi Apparatus. The 2nd set ended with David Bowie; a great choice for a show closer as this ship had now sailed.
This concert was packed with heavy hitters from bow to stern, starboard and portside and Possum perfectly played its part as an anchor of an encore. The night's journey was over, ITs end was the road, but as we really know the journey into the next 30 years was soon to begin.
~ James Fitzpatrick Peitler
Glenwood Springs, CO


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India Takes Middle Road in Manila-Beijing Dispute
By Tom Wright
India's Ministry of External Affairs urged China and the Philippines to "exercise restraint" and resolve their brewing row over ownership of a set of islands in the South China Sea through diplomacy.
New Delhi's position is notable because it shows the country will not always side with China's opponents in territorial disputes, as many might assume.
But by raising its voice, India also is signaling it's ready to assume a larger diplomatic role in the region, part of a "Look East" policy that since its inception in the 1990s has come to little but in recent months appears to be taking shape.
The longstanding ownership row over the small islands – known as Scarborough Shoal in the Philippines and Huangyan in China – has erupted again in the past month after Manila intercepted Chinese fishing vessels in the area.
A large anti-Chinese demonstration is planned for today in Manila and Beijing has warned its citizens over travel to the Philippines.
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Edible oils and fats are complex mixtures of compounds. To understand the properties of an oil or fat, information on groups of molecules, as well as individual molecules, is needed. This article describes the role of normal-phase liquid chromatography (LC) as a generic sample pretreatment tool prior to detailed analysis by gas chromatography (GC). Moving from one group to another can be performed by simply adjusting the elution conditions and collection windows. Different applications of the new unified method will be discussed, including detailed analysis of partial acylglycerides, steradienes, and glycidylesters, as well as the use of the novel method for total-polarity mapping.
Edible oils and fats are an important part of the human diet. From an analytical perspective, these food ingredients are extremely complex mixtures, irrespective of whether they originate from animals or vegetables. Analytical measurements are therefore challenging. A wide range of analytical methods are available that allow a detailed mapping of the overall bulk composition, as well as an analysis of specific trace compounds. In all of these methods sample preparation is a crucial step. Historically, little standardization of the sample preparation and analysis methods was performed. As a result, edible oil and fat laboratories are now confronted with a huge diversity of almost identical, yet slightly different, methods. More generic approaches could help to contribute to the efficiency of these laboratories.
As in all analytical measurements, the key aspects in method development for edible oil and fat analysis are selectivity and sensitivity. The compounds of interest should be measured at the desired levels without interferences from other species. Sensitivity is a crucial factor in trace analysis, for example, in contaminant or vitamin analysis. Selectivity, that is, the ability to distinguish the compounds of interest from those that are not relevant, is a second important factor in trace analysis, but it is equally relevant in the assessment of the main compound classes in the oil. Selectivity in oil and fat analysis is basically related to isolating the compound or compound group of interest from the total sample by exploiting differences in the physicochemical properties (reactivity, size, or polarity) between the compounds of interest and the rest. Isolation is very often performed in the sample pretreatment step. Saponification followed by extraction is an important sample preparation step for removal of the bulk triacylglycerides (TAG) and isolation of the (non-hydrolyzable) nonpolar species. Saponification will not be considered here because it is not a universal approach. All compounds that can be hydrolyzed are lost in the procedure. This article will focus on methods for target-group isolation that isolate the molecules in their native, intact form. After the initial isolation of the compounds of interest, chromatographic techniques can be used to introduce additional selectivity and quantify the groups or individual compounds for which information is needed.In the past a wide variety of methods have been developed for the pre-isolation of the target analytes from an oil or fat sample. Liquid–liquid partitioning, solid-phase extraction (SPE), thin-layer chromatography (TLC), size-exclusion chromatography (SEC), and complexation are the most common tools.
After the initial isolation both gas chromatography (GC) and liquid chromatography (LC), either in combination with or without mass spectrometry (MS), can be used for separation and quantification. It is clear that all the sample preparation methods, with the exception of SEC, exploit solubility and interactions as the mechanisms for separating the target compounds from the remaining sample material. It was from this that the idea to replace the wide variety of isolation methods by a single analytical isolation tool, normal-phase LC, arose. Much of the early work to replace complex sample work-up methods for oil and fat analysis by LC isolation of the fraction of interest was performed by Grob and coworkers (1). Normal-phase LC isolation of the compounds of interest provided an excellent selectivity. The drawback of LC isolation (the dilution of the fraction) was elegantly resolved by applying large volume sample transfer to the second dimension GC or LC method.
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Robot jockeys will soon get another suite of improvements for their favorite futuristic wall-running shooter.
Developer Respawn announced today that it will dispatch an update for Titanfall that will coincide with the release of the Expedition map pack. That $10 piece of downloadable content will introduce three new stages later this month, and Titanfall's third major update will include plenty of new features as well as tweaks to existing content. That includes the capability to set the PC version to the extremely high 144 frames per second.
Respawn has the full changelog up on the official Titanfall website, but here are some more of the highlights:
- Players can give their loadouts custom names.
- Gamers can also set two mode-specific loadouts.
- The last-match summary now shows the scoreboard.
- Custom private matches now have a list of new options that players can adjust.
- The stats page now shows players how well they perform on each level and in different modes.
- The campaign now shows a trophy next to each level you won.
The developer didn't specify exactly when it would push out this update, and it still hasn't given a final release date for the Expedition DLC.
It did release a new trailer that fully details the new maps in the expansion. Swampland is a muggy lagoon with plenty of trees that players can climb and run across. Runoff is an industrial park with sewage canals that serve as choke points. War Games is the Titanfall map to take place in the game's simulation. It combines different parts of existing Titanfall stages that are sown together with a clean, Tron-looking art style.
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