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Honolulu police have reopened Ala Wai Boulevard after a fatal shooting of a 22-year-old soldier from Schofield Barracks early Tuesday morning.
The soldier's name is being withheld pending notification of next of kin. The 25th Infantry Division says it is cooperating with police in the investigation.
"This is an incredibly tragic incident, and we offer our condolences to the Soldier's family and to the officers injured," said Lt. Col. Derrick Cheng, spokesman for the 25th Infantry Division. "We're working closely with the HPD as they lead the investigation, and they have our full support throughout this process."
The shooting was reported around 4 a.m along the Ala Wai Boulevard.
Police officers were on the corner of Nahua Street and Kuhio Avenue when they saw a dark-colored truck speeding heading the wrong way on Nahua Street.
Police say the truck crossed Kuhio Avenue and stopped briefly on the sidewalk where officers approached the vehicle.
The truck then reversed back onto Nahua Street, turned onto Kuhio Avenue and accelerated toward an officer. The officer fired multiple shots at the truck as it drove towards him, narrowly missing him.
The truck then turned onto Lewers Street onto the sidewalk where two officers tried to stop the vehicle.
The truck continued on to the Ala Wai Boulevard where it struck two parked vehicles and a pole.
The driver of the truck began ramming several marked police vehicles before officers fired their guns at the driver.
"There were two separate shooting incidents -- one that occurred on Kuhio and one that occurred on Ala Wai," said Maj. Richard Robinson.
Three police officers were involved in the shooting.
The driver was in extremely critical condition and died after he got to the hospital.
Three officers were hospitalized and were released. They were injured when the driver tried to ram them with his truck.
"I'm very pleased that none of our citizens were hurt while we were trying to neutralize the incident," said Honolulu Police Department Chief Louis Kealoha.
Five police cars were damaged. The officers involved in the shooting were placed on a three-day administrative leave while the incident is being investigated.
The Ala Wai Boulevard was closed between Seaside and Lewers Streets while police investigated the scene. The road was reopened just before 11:15 a.m.
Witnesses say a blue truck was surrounded by police and began ramming his way out. That's when police fired multiple rounds.
"Even though the truck was surrounded by police vehicles, it kept hitting into them going back and forth," said Chris Dickerson, a visitor from Oakland, Calif. "And I saw an officer get out of the car, gun drawn and was yelling at the truck driver. But, the truck didn't stop and then I heard some shots and the truck did stop."
Dickerson said it was a very frightening situation. She feared for the lives of the police officers, even those inside vehicles because the truck was continuing to hit the police cars.
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Whilst an accelerating factor, I doubt that this is the main reason for the languages decline. I personally think that anywhere where people speak 2 languages, that the dominant language will eventually win out.
Every Welsh person will need to be able to speak English to get on in life and this is increasingly the case. The same is not true for Welsh. As a teacher I'm skeptical of the ability of schools to properly teach somebody a language. For people to learn Welsh it will need to be passed on to the next generation and no matter how fervent the parents, you will never get 100% of the next generation speaking it. Some will get out of practise and some will actively not want to speak it. They will all learn English.
The same is true in Ireland. The government has gone to great lengths to preserve the language through Gaeltacht areas but this has had little effect and the Gaeltacht reduces all the time. I actually think it is a hindrance to Ireland as Gaelic is the official language of Government and everything has to translated into both (even in the North) costing money and time when everybody realistically can read the English version.
I don't mean this to sound patronising, I like regional languages and suspect if I spoke one that I would be a most fervent advocate of preserving the language. However, I think large scale attempts to preserve them are always going to fail. Sheer necessity and globalisation will lead to their eventual death.
Agreed on all of that. I seem to recall reading somewhere that Welsh is now the most subsidised language per capita in the world. Quite a turnaround in a short time, but likely to fail in the long run.
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A small dog missing for two years was found treading water 2 miles off the Florida coast.
A fisherman spotted the pup's nose rising above the waves of the Tampa Bay last Thursday morning off the St. Petersburg coast, according to the Tampa Bay Times.
The dog was brought to a local pet hospital, where her microchip revealed "Baby" had been missing for two years.
"We're assuming she fell overboard at night and nobody even knew it," Suzy Johnson, who is helping take care of the dog, told the Times.
The phone number listed on the chip didn't work.
But Baby's caretakers are now on a mission to find her original owners, according to The Associated Press.


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Since it is standalone there are no pre-requisites and runs on Oracle E-Business applications from 11.5.10 onwards. It is installed in the back-end server and can be run directly from SQL*Plus.
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I'm just happy that guys actually want to play in NY now. The culture is finally changing.Baron Davis desire to play in New York outweighed the chance to play with Kobe Bryant or LeBron James.
The veteran point guard signed with the Knicks on Monday, passing up a chance to join stronger teams because he said he always saw himself playing at Madison Square Garden.
I always kind of rise to the occasion when Im playing against the Knicks and playing in the Garden, Davis said at the Knicks training facility. Its just an unbelievable opportunity and Im ready to accept the challenge.
Not yet, however. A herniated disc in his back has sidelined Davis all preseason, an injury hes heard could keep him out eight to 10 weeks. But Knicks coach Mike DAntoni hopes it will be much sooner, and the team is willing to wait for the chance to add a veteran to an inexperienced starting backcourt.
The first order of business is just get him healthy and make sure that when he is able to play, hes ready to go, DAntoni said. If we get to that point, which hopefully we will, weve got one of the better point guards in the league, just adds another weapon to already a pretty good group.
The Cleveland Cavaliers waived Davis last week and designated him as their amnesty player so the $28 million he was owed over the remaining two years of his contract wouldnt count against their salary cap figure. No team claimed him, so he was free to sign with anyone.
His hometown Los Angeles Lakers and the Miami Heat both called, and Davis said he even spoke to players on both teams. But he said his mind was already made up that if he got to free agency, he was going to New Yorkand he even agreed to accept the veterans minimum salary, worth about $1.4 million, to do so.
Those teams did call and I have a great respect for both organizations, but for me it was just the opportunity to play in New York, play in the Garden, play for these fans, and to play on this team, Davis said.
The Knicks were looking to fortify their backcourt, where they are slated to start youngsters Toney Douglas and Landry Fields, after waiving Chauncey Billups with their amnesty clause so they could afford Tyson Chandler. Though they continue to express confidence in both, both struggled in the Knicks victory at New Jersey on Saturday in their exhibition opener, and they decided to take a chance on Davis without even making him pass a physical first.
Davis said he doesnt care if he supplants one of them or comes off the bench. And though hes always been more scorer than playmaker from the point, hes ready for that to change playing with potent scorers Carmelo Anthony and Amare Stoudemire.
A big reason why I came here was because of the front line, David said. You just think about two 20-plus scorers on your front line and then a guy like Tyson Chandler, whos a defensive stopper and a great defensive leader. I think you have the right complements, they all complement each other well and I think that for me itll be great to get out on the floor and just play with guys at that talent level.
Davis played in 58 games last season, averaging 13.1 points and 6.7 assists for the Clippers and Cavaliers. The two-time All-Star has averaged 16.5 points and 7.3 assists since being drafted by the Charlotte Hornets with the No. 3 overall pick in the 1999 draft.
The Knicks previously signed another veteran point guard, Mike Bibby, and DAntoni said they would still like to find another player who can fill in at both forward spots. For now, they believe a healthy Davis, following the big acquisition of Chandler, has them closing the gap on the teams above them.
Were getting pretty good, DAntoni said. We can always add somebody, but again its a little premature with Baron, well have to wait until he gets well, but were pretty good.
The second sentence in that article is complete bull****!
He passed up the opportunity to join STRONGER teams?
And then they mention the Lakers? They look weak as hell, Kobe is their only weapon, maybe Bynum - that's it. Gasol is soft as baby skin and their role playerssuck apart from McRoberts, they're not even the best team in L.A. anymore...
and the Heat...well it remains to be seen whether they are stronger than us.....we have more depth and a true center.
Disrespectful oppinion on the Knicks, like always in the media...acting as if Baron selected the Bobcats over Miami and the Lakers....weaker team yeah, F you journalists!
The Knicks have much more than that. Where's the respect?
IF... A BIG IF... If Davis, Chandler, Amar'e all stay healthy, forget about it. A top-4 team in the East & legit title contender. And if they get hot & rolling come playoffs? Wow.
How do you stop this? Davis brings ball up and has 3 options:
1- Run the pick-roll-or-pop w/ Stoudemire.
2- Alley-Oops to TC
3- Skip ball to corner elbow & let Melo go ISO
That's about as filthy as you can get. If DAVIS is healthy and returns to form, & if STAT's body holds up & TC stays on the court... Name another team with a better starting 4?
Davis (Bibby)
Douglas will be the first G off the bench. Combo G & quasi 6th man. Instant offense if hot & in rhythm.
Jeffries & Balkman will have a grunt role (defense & rebounding)
Fields & Shumpert
Jordan & Joorts
These 4 are wild cards. If one from each grouping (a SG & a C) can emerge to give productive/quality minutes, then that adds to the depth.
The Knicks will also add something at the deadline. Wilson Chandler anyone?
dude seriously, go join another forum
after reading that he joined the knicks because of in part
davis was never a slouch on defense ever, would always ball hawk , rip a guy at half court and take it in for a dunk or a lob alley oop to some one filling the lane.
Just stop.
The thing I love the most about our team, is we don't ever seem afraid
yeah i agree, I doubt thats what baron was saying, but it was definitely the idiot writer.
the lakers look like they are on the verge of imploding at the moment
and miami will be the same team they were last year, only difference is they got worse at center, and didnt upgrade at pg.
and wade mike miller haslem are another year older on already breaking down bodies.
so ?
who is next in line
bulls and knicks.
The thing I love the most about our team, is we don't ever seem afraid
reality check -
he could've taken $1 to come play for us, dont matter, hes getting his full check, so stop makin it seem like he made a great financial sacrifice
he definetly prefers a big stage and now hes got the biggest to perform on
he doesnt have to compete with kobe or dwayne wade for backcourt minutes/shots.
enuff said!
but i'd still love it if we got the boom dizzle from his warriors years!
I see you have 1500 posts so this your life and I will let you slide as well this time...
NO MORE HIDDEN MESSAGES ..I PROMISE...Get a life..Get a job...
Magic Johnson says if NYK can get (and keep) B-Davis FIT, & healthy, and the cat is a mere 80% of what he was 5 years ago in GSW, then NY will be competing for a title. Right there with CHI & MIA come playoff time.
BD always elevates his game when the environment &/or circumstances evoke the talent within the ex-Bruins genes. Dude just has that flare.
The last time an agin former Warrior PG was injecting into the MIA-NYK rivalry (See Tim Hardaway), good things happened for him.
Davis willbe fine. If Shumpert or Fields develops, and/or we get a SG at the deadline.... Davis-Chandler duo, added to our 2 stars, is the P-E-R-F-E-C-T compliment.
This is really a case where 2 legit B-stars = 1 franchise player.
I actually prefer Davis-Chandler to CP3.
Now we're that much closer.
Will it be easy? no.
Will it happen? Who knows.
Will we get the bounces? Luck is a fickle thing!
Will we be bit by the injury bug? Hope not.
But, the main ingrdients are there. Now just add your own spices and hope for the best.
We have one of the best front courts in the game again (sorry Curry & Randolph - LOL). We now have possibly one of the best PGs (especially in the clutch, with the bright lights on).
Now we need to find the right role players... best pieces... We really need a Douglas, Fields, or Shumpert to step up. We could use a contribution from a Jorts or Jordan.
But, we got the PG & C to place next to Melo & Stat. Next year, we'll round out the roster and add what's needed.
Here's to a 4 yr window baby!
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Artest looks horrible out there, all he had as a player seems to be gone, now he's just an undersized unathletic small forard who can't shoot.
Odom is gone, Shannon Brown is gone.....the Lakers are in big trouble.
I like Baron Davis much better as our point guard than Billups. Billups is essentially a shooting guard these days (see preseason game for Clippers), while Baron has always been a good passer and still is. No Nash or Kidd, but a better playmaker than Billups.
Plus we got Chandler, one of the top defensive players in the league.
I think we're atleast, at the very least one level above 10-11!
We even have Mike Bibby on the bench, a guy Miami had to start last season! And Balkman is a useful hustler too, when given his chance (see preseason game).
I haven't felt this good since 99 while looking at our roster!
I fully believe we can go places this year and next year.
The best sign for us beeing relevant again is the fact that the haters come out again! The media are already downplaying our chances and there is close to no echo coming from other teams in the league......I think they're scared of us, they will never admit it, but they are. We are the only franchise in the history of the sport that went to the Finals as an 8th seed, we're the only franchise that can sell out all seats despite beeing last in their division.
They know what a special place MSG is for basketball and what we're capable of and they hate it, because they can't be a part of it!
Knicks till I die baby!
I can't wait to gain some respect Sunday when we whip the old men from Boston....Knicks 94-Celtics 88 .....Go NY


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Alright, here goes. I got lazy on a bunch of these, and the brevity of certain blurbs reflects that. I'm going to post 50-11 now, but you'll just have to wait for 10-1 because I'm an asshole Like last year, I heard exactly the number of albums I'm listing here; nothing got left out.
50. Edguy - Tinnitus Sanctus
The only album I heard all year that actually straight-up annoyed me from start to finish. I don't even hate Edguy that much, but I absolutely hated listening to this, and I barely made it through without turning it off.
49. Judas Priest - Nostradamus
Ugh. Did we learn nothing from that god-awful abomination Manowar put out last year? This nearly two-hour spectacle has something like, oh, two or three good riffs. OUT OF TWO FUCKING HOURS. The rest consists of mostly incompetent symphonic arrangements on top of guitars which are barely present at all. This is not progressive, this is like Glenn Tipton letting out a fart he's been holding in for 60 years.
48. Destruction - D.E.V.O.L.U.T.I.O.N.
This album starts strong with its thrashing title track, but immediately after it all comes crashing down (beginning with the ironically titled "Elevator to Hell"). Destruction has gotten worse with every album following their 2001 masterpiece The Antichrist, and this turd continues the trend.
47. Motörhead - Motorizer
Well… it's another Motörhead album. It's not particularly good. It's just kind of… there. It does feature Lemmy saying "Rock out with your cock out", though, and that's gotta be worth something.
46. Metallica - Death Magnetic
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Ok, reality check here, folks. Yeah, this album is alright. If you judge it against St. Anger, hell, it even seems great. But let's remember a few things. Since the release of the Black Album, Metallica has been marked as a band that shifts with trends to garner mainstream success. Death Magnetic is no different. The market is ripe for this kind of album right now--just take a look at what's popular. Master of Puppets-worship like recent Trivium. Middling melodeath that is rooted in 80s metal, like Arch Enemy. So although Metallica manage to vaguely imitate the Metallica of circa 20 years ago, I can't help but feel that the whole "returning to our roots" thing is just a convenient label to smack on yet another cashgrab, just like St. Anger was (being an attempt at nu-metal, it also fit right into a profitable trend of the time).
Now, as to the actual quality of the music on the album, as I said, it's alright. But the universally positive reviews it's getting (see the "Professional Reviews" sidebar on: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Death_Magnetic) are somewhat puzzling to me. Allmusic.com's review says it sounds "as if it could come after ...And Justice for All". Fine. But aren't we forgetting that if it really had come out right after Justice, it would've sounded extremely familiar (excepting the modern groove etc. influences), and would seem a big step down in quality from the albums before it? Yes, Death Magnetic was a reasonably fun listen, if overlong, and the first track actually had me pumped. But I can't see myself listening to this (at least all the way through) more than once. You can get the same exact stuff in much higher quality from other bands (including Metallica themselves), without the annoying modern groove influence; the Metallica name shouldn't skew our perceptions of how worthy this album really is. I think everyone (and by that I mean mainstream music media) wanted Metallica to rehash Master of Puppets so badly, that when they finally managed to crap out something close to just such a rehash, everybody jumped on on James' and Kirk's dicks. I'll pass.
45. Ihsahn - angL
Sometimes the all-over-the-place feel of this album works to its credit—wisps and chunks of familiar-sounding ideas are put together like some kind of unique puzzle. However, too many of the ideas here are just plain bad, and as one might expect, there's too much prog-for-its-own-sake going on.
44. In Flames - A Sense of Purpose
I don't hate new In Flames. I really don't. But I don't particularly like the stuff, either. This album could be good for what it is if it had more variety, but 50 minutes of the same melodeath-based, hook-laden modern rock gets very tiring very quickly.
43. Dismember - Dismember
I share Brad's feelings on this album—there's nothing wrong with it, per se, but therein lies the problem. For such a legendary band, this album is painfully nondescript. 42 minutes of plain old death metal that will slide right by if you're not paying attention—and this album doesn't make you attention, like good death metal should. Also kind of tragic considering it's self-titled; in no way does this thing represent the mighty Dismember, as an eponymous album should.
42. Unearthly Trance - Electrocution
Ugh, what happened to this band? Prior to hearing this album, I was only familiar with Season of Séance, Science of Silence, which was a dark, terrifying doom machine with a healthy dose of Hellhammer influence. This is just… I don't even know. It sounds so flaccid compared to that album.
41. Unleashed - Hammer Battalion
I thought I was gonna like this one more. It starts out great (just listen to that guitar tone!), but the songs begin to run into one another for me, and sometimes Johnny Hedlund's ridiculous vocals are just too much to take. Still, definitely a solid slab of old-school death metal and worth hearing if you're a fan of the band and/or the style.
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40. Death Angel - Killing Season
This album definitely has some great riffs and some ass-kicking tracks, but I really just can't get into this kind of "tough-guy" style of modern thrash. Probably won't be revisiting this one any time soon.
39. Hibria - The Skull Collectors
Recommended to me as "power metal with balls", and, well, I'll give it that. But like most power metal, it just seems to me too much like a novelty—"Tiger Punch" had me pumped, but by the second or third song I just wanted to turn it off and listen to something else, even though the riffs and melodies are pretty solid (if unoriginal). I'll stick to my Painkiller and Helloween.
38. Krallice - Krallice
Black metal side-projects of otherwise non-black metal musicians are often met with skepticism, and like fellow mediocre-USBM project Weakling, Krallice serve as a perfect example of why that skepticism is justified. This album has a handful of enjoyable parts, but what these guys fail to remember is that, even in a subgenre as diverse and interpretable as black metal, you need a core of good riffs to make good metal. The interesting parts of each song pop up here and there, bookending seemingly endless amalgamations of uninteresting, noodling riffs. Another plus is the audible and active bass, but on the whole, these guys should stick to their other bands and leave black metal to those who know how to do it right. (Also, what the fuck is with that name? Awful.)
37. Aura Noir - Hades Rise
I've never been particularly impressed (or repulsed) by Aura Noir, and Hades Rise doesn't change that. Definitely some cool riffs and tracks that rock, and I give them props for being tr00, but on the whole this stuff is fairly lackluster. I think they just get the balance between 80s thrash and 90s black metal wrong, really.
36. Satyricon - The Age of Nero
This really isn't that bad. I maintain that Satyricon does this style better than their old, "tr00" style, and the catchy-as-fuck "Black Crow On a Tombstone" (yes it's cheesy, eat shit and die and then go listen to Venom, black metal is cheesy) only proves this point. When they sound closer to straight-up black metal, they get to sounding like a parody of themselves, so I can't rank this any higher, but there is definitely some worthwhile stuff here.
35. Gnaw Their Tongues - Devotion
The crossover between black metal and experimental noise has yielded some great projects, but Devotion is not among these. It has real potential, but for the most part it just ends up sounding too hokey and contrived, instead of terrifying and engaging like the black/noise combo should.
34. Arcana - Raspail
Some enjoyable ambient/atmospheric "medieval" (really a very bad/false tag, but people like to apply it to this kind of music) stuff. Very, very obviously influenced by Aion-era Dead Can Dance, and that's probably their biggest fault; they don't really bring anything new to the table.
33. The Gates of Slumber - Conqueror
A decent traditional doom album, if a bit standard-sounding—right down to the 16 minute, multi-chapter doom epic which bands like Electric Wizard have made us so familiar with (although this one is somewhat unique in that it's mostly quiet/clean). If you're a fan of the subgenre, check this out. Otherwise, there's not too much which makes this release stand out.
32. Toxic Holocaust - An Overdose of Death
A huge disappointment. I've had something of a falling-out with Toxic Holocaust ever since they signed to Relapse—it's not so much that I have something against Relapse (besides the fact that I generally don't take them seriously); rather it's that Toxic Holocaust is NOT a band that should be signed to that label. They've always been an underground band, and signing to Relapse basically means breaking big. Fast forward a few months—the new album is out (which at this point I still haven't brought myself to hear), and a newly-made video for "Wild Dogs" appears on Headbanger's Ball on MTV. What was once one of my favorite bands, for their music and for their underground status, was now guaranteed to be discovered by any knuckledragger who watches Headbanger's Ball. This did not make me happy. So, even forgetting all that, how's the album itself? Well, it's really not much different from the past two LPs, at least in style, which is a plus. However, this album just feels lazy—the songs that had been released as demo tracks via Myspace sounded better as demo tracks, and the other new songs are pretty fucking forgettable. And what's with that re-recording of "War Is Hell"? I mean, okay, it might be their best song, but it'd be damn near impossible to outdo the version of it which appears on Evil Never Dies. It just feels wrong. Highlights would be "Nuke the Cross" (previously released), "City of a Million Graves" (previously released), and "Gravelord" (may or may not have been previously released, I'm not sure). If this album is your first experience with Toxic Holocaust, check out Evil Never Dies and Hell On Earth to find out what you're missing. Then promptly jump off a bridge.
31. The Monolith Deathcult - Trivmvirate
A really interesting, brutal, and mostly excellent industrial/death metal album, but two things got to me and prevented me from ranking it any higher: the overstated Nile influence, and the uncomfortable track glorifying the SS RONA (a Russian military division which fought for the Nazis in WWII). I mean, I generally try to keep an artist's ideologies separate from their music if possible, and I listen to other bands with less-than-savory political views, but it's hard to stomach a somewhat-discernible death growl belting out "Political prisoners, traitors and faggots" and "Warsaw's Jews, Gypsies and retards/Prepare yourself for death and horror/The Kaminski Brigade enters the perimeter/And waits for the command to lay your city in ruins". Eugh.
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30. Earth - The Bees Made Honey in the Lion's Skull
If you like Earths new style, then you know what to expect from this album. Droney, doomy stoner rock with a Western/highwayish feeling. Mostly enjoyable, though it does drag at several parts.
29. Trap Them - Seizures in Barren Praise
Some great DM/grind, with some resemblance to new crust like Skitsystem, but its got too much of a new-hardcore feel for my taste.
28. Coffins - Buried Death
Coffins are simply one of the heaviest bands around, and Buried Death is no exception. Its fairly one-dimensional though, not the most interesting stuff (or the best Coffins release, for that matter), but I cant stress enough how fucking HEAVY these guys are.
27. Amon Amarth - Twilight of the Thunder God
I really disliked this at first, but upon subsequent listens, I realized it was mostly because 2006s With Oden On Our Side just set the bar so fucking high for these guys. This is a good record, but the continued inclusion of hardcore breakdowns (which we saw on Asator etc.) is irritating, and the overall quality is not quite up to the standard they set with the last album. And the title track really just sounds like power metal to me. Really. Regardless, there is definitely enough of what weve come to love about this band to be found here, with a touch of experimentation (is that a cello!?), and this should be considered a worthy addition to the Amon Amarth canon.
26. Hail of Bullets - ...Of Frost and War
Great old-school DM in the Bolt Thrower vein, totally fucking brutal and recommended for fans of the stylebut it really doesnt bring anything new to the table, as one might expect.
25. Darkthrone - Dark Thrones and Black Flags
I really want to get behind this one, but I simply cant. It aint bad, but its just not that good. This is pretty much in the vein of their last album F.O.A.D., but at this point it sounds like the joke is wearing a bit thin (if you recall my enthusiasm for F.O.A.D. last year, you can imagine my distress over this). Had they made a shift in style analogous to the one between The Cult Is Alive and F.O.A.D. (which kind of shifted their focus from punk influence to heavy metal), this might have been a more exciting recordbut then again, what would they have shifted to, honestly? Progressive jazz fusion black metal? No, I dont think so. On the whole, if you like new Darkthrone, this album is enjoyable, but it doesnt carry the musical or controversial impact that their last two efforts slammed in our faces. Highlights would be The Winds They Called the Dungeon Shaker, Death of All Oaths (Oath Minus), Hanging Out in Haiger. This last one is utterly ridiculous and sees Darkthrone at their most melodic/heavy-metal-influencedcheck out Fenrizs impression of King Diamonds lower-register vocals! Also, with the album title being what it is and with song titles like Hiking Metal Punks, I wouldve liked to see them turn up the punk influence again, but its not all that pronounced.
24. Melvins - Nude With Boots
I wasnt familiar with latter-day Melvins before hearing this album, but Nude With Boots has some great stuff to offer. We still hear Buzzos wacky, weed-soaked doom, but this time theres a healthy dose of hard rock straight out of the 1970sLed Zeppelin can be heard all over some of these songs. Definitely enjoyable.
23. Enslaved - Vertebrae
This album is somewhat frustrating, primarily because it has so much damn potential. A lot of passages, especially the proggy ones, sound phenomenal, but theyre often interrupted by not-so-great black metal riffing or other disappointing ideas; the dynamics are just off. Also, this album gives me a general vibe of fatigue, or something. Im not sure what causes it, whether its the production, or how theyre playing, but from the guitar work to Grutles BM vocals (which are now croakier and more ridiculous than ever), everything just sounds kind of weak. They should be playing their hearts out, and it simply doesnt sound like they are half the time. The clean vocals also sound kind of tired, but they fit the proggy passages beautifully, I must say. Overall this is a good record, and definitely worth a listen if you like later Enslaved, but I just cant help but feel like it couldve been much more.
22. Immortal Technique & DJ Green Lantern - The 3rd World
Opinion seems to be divided on this one, and Im not terribly enthusiastic about it. It definitely has everything that makes Tech great; but I find myself not enjoying a good chunk of about half of the songs here. Some of Green Laterns beats just dont live up to those on Revolutionary Vol. 1 and 2, and some of Techs rhymes just dont pack the punch they did on those records. Still, its a good album.
21. Kaki King - Dreaming of Revenge
Well, what do we have here? This is an interesting little album, which was recommended to me very late in the year. It consists of mostly instrumental acoustic rock/folk of some sort or another, with a few singer-songwriter-pop-style tracks featuring Kakis deceptively sweet singing. Not having heard her music before, my initial reaction was to want to hear more of the singer-songwriter style stuff, and that remains one of my gripes about the album, but I cant really judge her music based on that. Shes an extremely skilled guitarist; she mostly uses fingerstyle/slap technique, but while her playing is indeed soulful and engaging, it can get to feeling a bit showy at times. Overall this is an interesting and unique album, unlike anything else on this list. Check it out if youre looking for a change of pace.
20. God Is An Astronaut - God Is An Astronaut
If youve heard anything else by GIAA, then you know what to expect from this albumnot that thats necessarily a bad thing. Spacey instrumental post-rock, sometimes high-energy, sometimes moody and introspective. This album sees a bit more of the high-energy side of the spectrum, but I just dont think it quite lives up to their past two full-lengths, which managed to convey so much emotion while rocking so hard.
19. Genghis Tron - Board Up the House
I found this interesting for a couple of listens, but after that it started to get old. Still, this is a fairly imaginative, refreshing album.
18. Virus - The Black Flux
Avant-garde rock/metal consisting of mostly dark, disturbing (dare I say virulent?) semitonal guitar work a la Deathspell Omega and bizarre, almost trance-like clean vocals. Really quite good. Its like the avant-rock cousin of Deathspells last album, Fas. My only complaint is that, at 53 minutes in length, it does get to be a bit taxing.
17. Moss - Sub Templum
A monolithic, primordial slab of twisted, excellent drone-doom. Owes something to Sunn O))), but Id probably sooner listen to Moss than to that band.
16. Wold - Stratification
Black metal/noise crossover done right. This album is like the coldest, bitterest ice storm imaginable. Terrifying yet beautiful.
15. Leviathan - Massive Conspiracy Against All Life
Dark, depressive, bizarre, terrifyingall things one would expect from a Leviathan album. Definitely measures up to his previous two releases, and may even exceed them. Loses some of its punch on repeated listens, but still recommended.
14. Nachtmystium - Assassins: Black Meddle Part 1
Quite a good album, but it could definitely be better. As the title suggests, this album is heavily indebted to Pink Floyd. It starts off strong, opening with One of These Nights, a dark, minor-chord parody of One of These Days by PF which borders on hilarity, suddenly jumping into Assassins, a headbanging, rousing black metal anthem (since when do black metal bands write rousing anthems!?), followed by Ghosts of Grace, another excellent high-energy track which also shows signs of rock influence. Away From the Light is an interlude which doesnt feel especially necessary, and it leads into Your True Enemy, a revenge song in which not much seems to happen (besides a good riff or two). Code Negative is decent, but the album still seems to be in a lull at this point. Things pick up again once we hit Omnivore, a searing black metal track with some trippy electronic noodling. The last song, Seasick, which comprises three tracks, sounds a bit too much like they were simply trying to imitate Pink Floyd (right down to the saxophone solo), but its good for what it is. Definitely recommended, but approach with caution.
13. Roma Amor - Roma Amor
A rare little gem of an album I stumbled across while reading a blog partially dedicated to Neofolk. The band describes this stuff as neo-cabaret; it mostly consists of acoustic guitar, accordion, and female vocalssome in Italian, some in English, some in French. Beautiful music, at times brooding, at times touching, at other times tragically comic.
12. Sigur Rós - Með suð í eyrum við spilum endalaust
The opening track Gobbledigook heralds this album as an energetic, upbeat departure from Sigur Ros sprawling shoegaze soundscapes, and this promise is fulfilled by most of the rest of the album, but there are definitely tracks that sound like the same old Sigur Ros (which isnt such a bad thing). Huge emotions, orchestral swells, timid vocalsits all there. Definitely worth checking out.
11. Nas - Untitled
Excellent album with serious evocative power. At times its a bit alienating (Testify specifically calls out white fans and downloaders oh hey thats me), but Nas message is definitely valid and pertinent to modern America. Extremely catchy stuff, and Nas flow is still razor-sharp, save for a few awkward rhymes here and there.
...10-1 may have some surprises
I'll comment on the first 40 that I've heard:
50. Edguy- I didn't think the whole thing was all that great, and they definitely dropped the ball on the supposedly humorous track on the end, but it never annoyed me, haha.
49. Judas Priest- This was in my top 10, but this happened last year too. We disagree at times.
46. Metallica- I didn't hate this at all either. I liked the majority of it, in fact. Oh well.
45.-43. Ihsahn-In Flames-Dismember- You nailed it. Well, for Dismember, I nailed it, then you agreed.
32. Toxic Holocaust- I didn't feel betrayed because I wasn't a huge fan when they were still underground. I kind of feel the opposite of you on this one because I have nothing against good bands getting exposed to bigger audiences.
31. The Monolith Deathcult- I didn't hear this one, but FUCK THOSE LYRICS. Seriously, they will never get me to listen to them with that kind of attitude.
30. Earth- Basically.
27. Amon Amarth- Well, I liked it a lot more than you did, but I'm glad you somewhat came around and warmed up to it.
22. Immortal Technique- I think you're being a bit nicer to it than I was, but I don't totally disagree.
19. Genghis Tron- I'm just glad you don't totally hate it, because all year I kinda thought you might. But yeah, it's one of my favorite albums of the year and I first heard it last January, so obviously I don't really agree that its effect wears off.
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Vt. gets federal aid for flood damageJuly 27,2013The U.S. Department of Transportation is providing Vermont $1 million to help the state pay to repair damage from a series of unprecedented spring and summer floods that damaged roads across the state.
The Federal Highway Administrations Emergency Relief Program provides funds for the repair or reconstruction of some federal roads and bridges damaged by natural disasters or catastrophic events.
The three members of Vermonts congressional delegation praised the decision.
This is a much-needed infusion of federal funds to help towns throughout Vermont repair roads washed out by several storms this year, said a statement by U.S. Sens. Patrick Leahy and Bernard Sanders and U.S. Rep. Peter Welch.
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Balm of hurt minds, great nature's second course,
Chief nourisher in life's feast. –William Shakespeare, Macbeth
The company that makes the Zeo Personal Sleep Coach kindly sent me one of their devices to try out. It's a nifty little gadget, and if you are a techno geek, you would probably love it. It's a fascinating toy; but for insomnia, there's no evidence that it provides any benefit over standard treatment with sleep logs and sleep hygiene advice.
Polysomnography is done overnight in a sleep lab and costs around $1000. It records multiple parameters: EEG, EKG, EMG, breathing, O2, CO2, and limb movements. It is most commonly used to diagnose obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), a serious condition that is linked to hypertension, heart disease, diabetes, metabolic syndrome, stroke, and increased mortality. OSA can be effectively treated with CPAP and other measures. About 50% of snorers have sleep apnea. We typically think of it as a disease of obese, loudly snoring older men, but even young children can have it: snoring is probably never normal in children and should be investigated.
The Zeo is the first sleep monitor available for consumers to use at home. It doesn't pretend to do what polysomnography does. It can't diagnose sleep apnea. It is billed as an educational and motivational tool, not intended for the diagnosis or treatment of sleep disorders. A unit that looks sort of like an alarm clock sits on your bedside table and communicates wirelessly with a comfortable soft elastic headband that positions embedded sensors over your forehead to pick up your brain waves. (more…)
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Hours after fire out, firefighters called back to Rutland Plywood, building destroyedStaff Report | August 21,2014Hours after a fire at Rutland Plywood seemed to be out another one started and destroyed the building, according to fire officials.
Officials said the call came in at 1:10 am today and firefighters were still on the scene at the five-alarm blaze at 6:30 am.
Officials termed damage "extensive."
Ripley Road, which leads to Rutland Plywood, is closed to traffic this morning.
Fire officials do not believe the fire is suspicious. A state police fire investigators is on the way to the scene this morning.
About 100 firefighters were at the scene overnight working to put out the blaze.
Five departments remain at the scene with firefighters spraying water from ladder trucks onto the remains of the building.
No injuries were reported.
Rutland Plywood manufactures hardwood composites and specialty plywood for a variety of industries and uses. It has been in business since 1957, according to the company's website.
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WALNUT GROVE, Calif. – The Bureau of Reclamation will open the Delta Cross Channel Gates on Thursday, Oct. 31, at approximately 9 a.m., to allow for recreational boating through the weekend. The gates will be closed on Monday, Nov. 4, at 9 a.m., in order to meet Bay-Delta flow standards at Rio Vista, Calif., according to State Water Resources Control Board Decision D-1641. The gates will remain closed until further notice.
The Delta Cross Channel Gates control the diversion channel near Walnut Grove, Calif., about 30 miles south of Sacramento; that diverts water from the Sacramento River into a branch of the Mokelumne River.
When the gates are open, fresh water is drawn from the Sacramento River into the interior of the Sacramento/San Joaquin Delta through Snodgrass Slough and the Mokelumne River; they also allow for boat traffic to pass. When closed, the gates prevent salmon from being diverted from their migratory route up the Sacramento River.
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People, where is the new manga?????!!
you mean this one here
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i've read that they have some kind of feast day in japan, so no manga this week.
yep no manga this week golden week in japan
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yep no manga this week golden week in japan
Enlightening man, tahnks for telling..
Yee.. Reading Naruto's latest makes the week sweeter
Thank you everyone for answering.
Yes, there is no manga this week due to Golden Week in Japan, but we will expect an early manga next week, around tuesday-wednesday maybe, because the spoilers are already out.
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I am writing to see if anyone has suggestions for pumping- and infant-friendly work clothes. I've been back at work three months (Robert will be five months old tomorrow) and the hassle of scrounging up something to wear is driving me bananas!! Between some belly and thigh weight I still have to lose and my now-ample chest, I don't fit into most of my pre-preg clothes. The styling of most of them wouldn't allow for easy pumping, anyway.
Another problem is that one drop of milk stains dry-clean only clothes, and I don't seem to be a neat pumper. I keep trying to remember to bring some kind of lap blanket, but bringing the bottles back and forth each day seems to be all I can manage.
I bought some tops from Expressiva, which are ok. (I couldn't get a spit-up stain out of one of them, which was a disappointment.) What clothes have you all found that are appropriate for work and pumping?
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Home List of Titles Microbial ecology meets electrochemistry: electricity-driven and driving communities
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- Bio-electrochemical systems (BESs) have recently emerged as an exciting technology. In a BES, bacteria interact with electrodes using electrons, which are either removed or supplied through an electrical circuit. The most-described type of BES is microbial fuel cells (MFCs), in which useful power is generated from electron donors as, for example, present in wastewater. This form of charge transport, known as extracellular electron transfer, was previously extensively described with respect to metals such as iron and manganese. The importance of these interactions in global biogeochemical cycles is essentially undisputed. A wide variety of bacteria can participate in extracellular electron transfer, and this phenomenon is far more widespread than previously thought. The use of BESs in diverse research projects is helping elucidate the mechanism by which bacteria shuttle electrons externally. New forms of interactions between bacteria have been discovered demonstrating how multiple populations within microbial communities can co-operate to achieve energy generation. New environmental processes that were difficult to observe or study previously can now be simulated and improved via BESs. Whereas pure culture studies make up the majority of the studies performed thus far, even greater contributions of BESs are expected to occur in natural environments and with mixed microbial communities. Owing to their versatility, unmatched level of control and capacity to sustain novel processes, BESs might well serve as the foundation of a new environmental biotechnology. While highlighting some of the major breakthroughs and addressing only recently obtained data, this review points out that despite rapid progress, many questions remain unanswered.
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Since 1881 Slazenger has set the standard for quality, innovation and design whilst helping generations of cricketing superstars achieve success and glory. The 2013 cricket range blends all these influences together to provide a window into the future of cricket manufacture and firmly reinstate Slazenger as the most innovative and creative brand on the planet.
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Welch law aims to lower college costsBy Neal P. Goswami
VERMONT PRESS BUREAU | September 17,2013MONTPELIER Vermont Rep. Peter Welch is looking to lower costs for those seeking a college degree by reducing federal regulations and providing more flexibility in how federal financial aid is applied.
Welch, a Democrat, joined with officials from colleges around the state Monday on the Community College of Vermonts Montpelier campus to announce The Flexibility to Innovate for College Affordability Act.
The legislation is intended to allow students to more quickly obtain a degree and remove regulations that are causing a problem and adding expense without providing any benefit, Welch said.
The bill calls for a task force made up of officials in Washington, D.C., and representatives from the higher education community to review regulations placed on colleges and universities over the next six months. The group would then make recommendations for streamlining or eliminating overly burdensome regulation, Welch said.
Within 120 days Congress would be required to vote on whether to implement the recommendations, he said.
Meanwhile, the bill also seeks to provide more flexibility on financial aid for students. Many students are looking to enter programs to receive accelerated degrees, Welch said. But the federal Pell Grant program currently allows aid for 12 credits per semester.
If you want to accelerate and you want to get 15, lets make that available. Lets make the student aid available, Welch said.
Additionally, Welch said financial aid should be available for dual enrollment students, including high school students enrolled in college courses.
We could make financial aid available for that as long as its connected to getting a degree, he said.
The legislation is part of an overall strategy to make a college education more affordable, Welch said. But colleges are facing challenges similar to American families.
The costs are going up and the revenue isnt and the federal government is not doing its share. Its cutting back in supporting investments in the future, education foremost among them, Welch said.
The legislation will help keep costs in check, according to Welch.
Weve been on this cycle where every time we increase a dollar for financial aid assistance for students, if that dollar is eaten up with a dollar tuition increase, then our families are treading water and not getting ahead, he said.
Several officials from higher education institutions in Vermont who joined Welch Monday in the announcement hailed the bill and said they intended to work with Welch to see it enacted.
What Congressman Welch is talking about in terms of affordability and how important higher education is and the opportunities it creates is incredible, said CCV President Joyce Judy. It is incredibly meaningful to us and of course the students.
Vermont State Colleges Chancellor Timothy J. Donovan said Welchs legislation could help to reduce the reporting requirements for colleges in how they spend federal funds. The requirements are costly and provide students with no direct benefit, he said.
The challenge that we all face is enormous. And the challenges that our students and their parents face are equally enormous. In order for us to continue to make higher education as affordable as we can for Vermonters will require that higher education become more flexible, become more innovative, he said. We need to look at how we provide that education in ways that get students degrees faster and provide them with the flexibility they need.MORE IN Vermont NewsMONTPELIER Rep. Peter Welch, D-Vt. Full StoryVermont Attorney General Bill Sorrell plans to join the U.S. Full StoryMONTPELIER Gov. Full Story
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