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|20th January 2013, 08:10 PM
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Thank you for posting about magnetizers. Before starting this project i looked after information and couldn't find any and then i looked after field coil information and couldn't find much on these either. You are right, magnetizers are a dangerous things.
Would sure like to hear more about the 30" speaker and your current works.
|20th January 2013, 08:19 PM
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|21st January 2013, 03:31 AM
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Well, all work on those monsters was lost long ago. (around '82/'84 or thereabouts)
My personal contribution was designing the fieldcoil and the PSU.
All done with paper, pencil, graphs and calculators
No computers (original PCs had *just* appeared, with whopping 128KB of memory, no hard disk and only 1 or 2 360KB floppies), so no software and even less simulation.
And Gauss could not be measured directly, for lack of proper sensors.
So measurement was tedious total flux (in maxwells) measuring with a scanning coil which fed an Op Amp integrator, and dividing said flux by gap area.
The first idea was that these would sell like hot cakes.
It didn't happen, so second best was to *rent* them to dance clubs to provide "thump".
Fine, but their checks bounced.
Combine that with fired employees suing , banks trying to collect loans, etc. , and you'll have a pale idea of what a mess it was.
I was happy to leave without personal debt and having signed no contracts.
Oh well.
But the Bass was gut-wrenching
As of today I just make perfectly standard Guitar and Bass speakers (think Jensen/Celestion/Eminence) for my own commercial use; I also supply small custom builders and export a little to neighbouring Countries.
|21st January 2013, 07:41 AM
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I always assumed that the Aura NeoRadial had to be assembled with the magnet already at full force, so a similar requirement for a reversed pole structure didn't seem too impractical. Now you have made me wonder if I was correct.
Thanks for the information from real, practical experience. Sorry it did not turn out better.
Best wishes
|21st January 2013, 01:15 PM
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Just checked the Aura Radials.
Yes, in that case, it *has* to be magnetized "outside".
But because of the 90º magnetic angle, it's not that difficult to mount it in the iron structure, I imagine a "guide tube" to lower it straight, centered, into its place so magnetic force sort of self-equalizes.
Sometimes I have to re-glue shifted ferrite rings, obviously magnetized, and it is murder because pull force is axial, and the iron disks are exactly in the path.
Talk about nicked fingers and cursing!!!
Worst is that you have to work in a hurry, because epoxy is already applied and curing fast
As of the commercial aspects, the only way of avoiding failure is not trying
|21st January 2013, 06:14 PM
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Success comes if you try enough times and i like that you are still in the audio field. Even now there are people seeking that 30" EV.
What was the efficiency of that unit?
|21st January 2013, 06:58 PM
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Paid houses, cars, factory, machines, trips, etc., everything out of my successful products.
And sank a lot of money on bad moves too.
Never betting everything on a single card.
Never ever worked for anybody or got/needed a salary since I was 16 , always living from building and selling Electronic products.
The balance was always positive , although many times not wide enough.
Now and then old friends/colleagues visit my shop, to drink a few "mates" and chat about the old times ... and it's sad to see that most of them gave up, and "bought a job", be it a Taxi, a 24/7 convenience store , a cellphone/hot dog/ice cream shop or a small restaurant or Hotel.
Al dream about "grabbing the soldering iron " again.
One good principle was letting go something when it became unsalvegeable.
Trying to fill a "black hole" is MUCH worse than trying something else.
And yes, that speaker was more than "inspired" in the EV, but with much larger VC (100 mm/4") which forced us to use a field coil.
It also had much higher power handling, about 200/250W RMS which at the moment was groundbreaking.
Roundwire VC on an anodized aluminum former.
Technology-of-the-day mandated Brüel&Kjäer equipment inside an anechoic chamber.
A BIG one at that.
As I said, no easy simulation way back then ... but it could hold its own and integrate with 15" PA woofers which now we know were around 95/96dB efficient, so it must have been close to that.
|21st January 2013, 07:39 PM
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|22nd January 2013, 07:37 PM
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Hi, Hentai
Wonderful work! I would be interested to know your critical opinions of the driver you have made here: an impression, if you will. You know, strengths and weaknesses, what you like and dislike about the sound of them, and the like.
Also, I would be entirely grateful if you would be kind enough to post a bibliography of sorts. I also am interested in making my own field coil (and with paper cones) but information is seemingly impossible to come by. When info is found, it is broken fragments of disconnected gibberish: nothing comprehensive, no "Bibles of the craft[s]".
There was once a sight where more than several persons were involved in such craft, but I can not find it anymore.
The first request, of a first impression, I am asking of you. The second request, a list of 'must reads' I am asking of everyone who has it to offer here.
I hope this isn't to be considered a hijacking of the thread, but I must say, I can't think of a better place for it. I wwould really like to read what you have studied in the process of originating this really Beautiful work. ciao
|26th January 2013, 04:39 PM
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Hello nottolkien,
Thank you for your words.
My impressions, hmm i stayed away from that as i tried to keep it things objective as ofc i cannot show how it sounds on a forum but since you asked...
The best thing this speaker does is dynamics and is something i always crave for in sound. I belive it is one of the most important characteristics that gets you closer to the "live" sound. When i play Pink Floyd "More Blues" and Nick Mason hits that snare drum like there's no tomorrow i get goose bumps, it just bites you. Aphrodite's Child "The Four Horsemen" disables gravity field, the sound is full, tons of impact. Another thing i enjoy is the midrange, it really captures the meat of the instrument. I like Japanese music and that Japanese flute sounds really good. Van Morrison "Stranded", Archie Shepp "Thrill is gone", New American Orchestra's take on Vangelis' "Blade Runner Blues", Hugh Masekela "Stimela" and Mike Figgis "Leaving Las Vegas" sounded thin and unconvincing in the midrange on most 6.5"-8" reflex systems. Mine plays it with a great tonal balance and low distortion at low or loud levels.
It lacks a certain precission in timbre as of yet, even if keeping balance in tone. I've been working on designing the cone, a new cone that will bring me closer to a certain neutrality. On the upper midrange there are some rather abrupt changes in response (4-5 dBs but over a short frequency range) and anything abrupt is not good.
Another aspect that one should consider is that this driver should be horn loaded. OB is a choice but i found lower current through field coil to achieve higher Qts muddies the sound, easily noticeable from songs with rather busy and lots of instruments, they all get lost in a cloud somewhere. So horn loading is the way to go. Now, to some, this might be a weakness, to some it might be a strength.
For classical music the high frequency extension and sound might please many. I had some friends, lovers of classical genre and no one felt the need of supertweeter, in fact they disliked it when it was added but i do admit it might not have been the best implementation. For blues/rock/jazz i think a ST is a good addition.
To compile a bibliography is a pretty difficult and time consuming task. I've been interested in designing drivers for many years. The work on this project started in december 2011. In my research i found so little about the design of drivers themselves unlike the tons of info on loudspeaker design. So basically you need to return to physics and work it up from there. Very useful is modeling and analogies to electrical circuitry. You can take the whole electro-mechano-acoustical assembly and model it as an electrical circuit and then run analisys just like normal filters. It helps to see transfer function of the system and model it to suite what you desire.
The first recommendation would be my bible: Acoustics by Leo Beranek. Something less technical but offering some interesting information and insights is High Performance Loudspeakers by Martin Colloms.
Papers published by manufacturers like JBL,EV or from people like Don Keele offer good information as well. Studying market drivers that are close to what you have in mind will provide perhaps more information than anything else though.
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The tale of politics and turmoil that surrounded and engulfed this cancelled Sonic game has been well documented, not leastby our own Dave Houghton. But as perhaps the biggest game to actually appear at E3 but never get any kind of release, it has to make this list. Ready for the E3 demo reel? Here we go:
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Above: E3 2005 had a Sonic X-treme display next to the NiGHTS stand. Imagine walking around that lot
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Hi Guys,
Just got my new MB Pro Retina (which rocks in most ways!) I did a FW 800 migration from my 08 MB Pro. Seemed to go without any major hitches. When I fired up iTunes (~20 gb library, mostly ripped 256)- no sound. I did some digging and found sound output set to bluetooth headset that I hadn't used in year. No Prob. Change to internal speakers and was ready to be blown away but the sound is horrible. No high end to the point where it sounded like a two way speaker with no horn. I did some futzing with eq but when I added high end, it just clips. I compared same song, no eq to my MB pro 08- huge difference with 08 sounding fine. I connected headphones and the sound sux through those as well- so I don't think its the speakers….any ideas? I have reinstalled iTunes and reorganized library, restarted etc. thanks in advance!
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My initial thought is that perhaps something in the migration munged up the audio drivers that are for your new MBP.
Do you have sound issues if you boot from the recovery partition (if you can tell)? That would be the first step to try. Failing that, building a brand new, clean install and testing audio there would be the next step.
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I have been mechanic for 6 years, I have mostly just worked on Euro imports(VW, BMW, Audi) I've owned 3 Volkswagens and they have all treated me very very well! Now subarus have always been near the top of my mental coor car list, but now that I am actually in the position to be looking a new/newer vehicle I'm hearing all these horror stories about wrx/sti owners blowing turbos, or spinning main bearings, collapsing a piston, tranny gear grinding. I heard in 2009 WRXs were complete lemons and countless engines were replace left right and center.
At the end of the day, every engine will leak, every clutch will blow up, there will always be squeaks and rattles. Which brings me to my questions: Are wrx/sti delicate, and require to be pampered and babied all the time? Or are the problems only prone to the owners that abuse there cars and negate any vehicle maintenance? I am completely sold on the AWD technology and performance behind the subaru name. I just want to know from actually owners what im getting myself into if I purchase a 2010+ wrs or sti.


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GOP Rep. Michele Bachmann will make three appearances on Fox News and Fox Business in the next 24 hours. Bachmann's office says she will appear on Sean Hannity's show tonight at 8:30 Central and on Fox and Friends at 5:45 AM and on Fox Business at 6:05 AM.
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Some of Australia's top academic economists are protesting the closure of a rival economics school at La Trobe University, which has been hit by market forces.
Professor Freebairn suspected La Trobe may have misread market signals. He understood its economics enrolments "have not collapsed" and that, as in other universities, the Commerce Faculty was subsidising other faculties.
He said if La Trobe slashed the number of its teaching staff by half "you are really going to struggle to offer a viable and competitive program with coverage of all the different subject areas". "For the bureaucrats it becomes a self-fulfilling truth."
In a letter to La Trobe's vice-chancellor
A university spokesman said enrolments had fallen by nearly a third over two decades. He said La Trobe would continue to offer "a high standard of economics subjects but within a Bachelor of Commerce qualification".
"Students will have the option of a studying a full major in economics within the Bachelor of Commerce," he said. "We will also be offering honours study and the option of double degrees.
Most other universities – including some the Group of Eight – already offer economics as part of a commerce degree, a spokesman said.
"We will continue to educate the next generation of economists for Australia and overseas," he said.
The signatories cite eminent alumni such as Australia Post chief executive
They say La Trobe's plan for a sharply reduced staff to teach "a very small suite of economics subjects" as part of a commerce degree "cannot offer sufficient training for aspiring economists".
"A business degree without a strong economics program loses credibility and would mean La Trobe would no longer be competing with Group of Eight programs but would have relegated itself to the lowest-quality business programs in Australia."
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Harambe, living in captivity...
mock forest of the Cincinnati Zoo,
in human world, as well as you can be,
beneath those peering eyes, that visit you.
And what bad fate for you when suddenly
without your fault, a child falls in your space.
At first, you seemed to act quite caringly;
you held his hand and looked into his face.
But then the shrieks of humans made you wild
and frantic, as you soon became afraid.
You dragged him to and fro, that little child...
and chaos then ensued, decisions made.
If only they had found a simple way;
removed the crowd from scaring you with screams,
perhaps your primate nature would then play
into a more protective stance, it seems.
Or maybe darted you to bring you down
and not forever, just a little while,
to rescue the small boy and take the crown
for saving both and ending with a smile.
Poor Harambe, Gorilla, your sad day
to have them end your life for their neglect
of building an enclosure that some way
allowed a tiny child to fall direct.
Within your borrowed space of humankind,
where you knew not of freedom, nature's way,
you had to face your end of days maligned
as a dark beast to pay the price that day.
Harambe, living in captivity,
mock forest of the Cincinnati Zoo,
not many of you left on Earth to see;
so sorry that this fate has come to you.
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Copyright © Sandra Haight | Year Posted 2016
The sweetest sounds of burning trees
A gentle stroking in the breeze
The calm has lasted past the storm
Cloudy visions, Satan's roar
Too many sights have passed my way
A time found only in the haze
The softest screams are running bare
My aching bones creak as I stare
You walk a distance towards me
The fall's eternal, can't you see?
I'm a memory in your heart
I whisper to you in the dark
The battle's started at the end
No one is coming to repent
The sinners grab their wine from prey
No judgment calling here to stay
The sport is reckless to be told
The one is laughing at his souls
It falters nowhere to be sure
The power grows forevermore
Like a spirit in the wind
I have no say in where you've been
But cross the line to come to me
And pay the price for ecstasy
You walk a distance towards me
The fall's eternal, can't you see?
I'm a memory in your heart
I whisper to you in the dark.
Copyright © John Paluszek | Year Posted 2013
Hmmm, where do I start? With deep sighs, I am sighing right now.
I just finished burying 2 lizards, and my heart is heavy...
Let me back up a bit...bear with me if I might turn out to be confusing here,
but I just need to write this, release something, in some way
Although I must admit, this is not exactly what I had in mind to write for this day,
hopefully I can write something more decent later...
I have been wanting to write something for my brother since yesterday,
since February 26 is his 10th year death anniversary.
The words remained stuck in my heart, 'til I fell asleep.
Visited him again today, heard mass for him,
ate a Chinese dinner with my parents and sister, went home.
I now needed dessert. Got a piece of Ferrero Rocher, but just one wouldn't do.
So I got a piece of Almond Roca this time and ate it while walking.
All this time, I have managed to keep my tears away
but maybe somehow, someway, if tears want to fall, they will find a way?
I walk to that area again as I ate that piece of chocolate-
when what do you know, what do you know??
Oh sighs.
I stepped on a lizard. Again
Yes. Almost exactly the Same area, tail falls off, and the lizard skitters away.
But. I did not slip this time. But, yes, I still screamed, scaring everybody again.
I. Could. Not. Simply. Believe. IT.
One month and 25 days after, I step on a lizard. Again.
Today, of all days. As if I needed more reason to be sadder.
This time around, I had the sense to try to find that lizard.
I had to know if it lived, if it was okay.
I pushed away the nearby cabinet.
And there it was.
Rather, and there they were.
The lizard that I stepped on now
and the petrified remains of the lizard that I stepped on on new year's day...
the other one didn't live after all :(
I know it was that lizard, same area, no tail, who else could it be?
Survival mechanism, no match for my killer foot.
By this time, I am crying, sobbing.
Seriously, the tears just start falling, and my heart so heavy.
And I know it's from the combination of so many things.
The day itself, what I had just done, just things running through me.
What broke my heart, was to see that lizard.
I was wearing rubber shoes this time, last time I was wearing slippers.
And its guts had spilled from its sides.
I couldn't help but keep on saying, "Oh, oh, oh lizard, I am so sorry"
I touched it feebly, and it was literally gaping its mouth.
I don't think I can ever forget that?
Such a small creature, gasping, with its insides out,
its skin on its legs and body scraped.
In pain.
And it was all my fault.
My sister was there with me, trying to help in her own way.
But yes, there's nothing you can really do...I didn't want to stress it even more,
and let death finish what I did.
There's so much I can glean from this, and I want to ramble on, so badly
but I will try to stop myself from rambling too much.
I put the two lizards, along with a note, the dates when I stepped on them
(ok, killed them), and placed them carefully in a chocolate truffle box.
I buried them and still feel so sorry.
In some ways, this is can be so funny, and just freaky & crazy (what's new, this is me?)
What were the odds??? Same place, same thing happening.
And I can't help but roll my eyes at myself as well, just finding it so hard to fathom
how I stepped on not just one but Two lizards in just two months.
I bet that the lizards are all afraid of me now,
saying how I am a lizard killer. A serial lizard killer.
MO: stepping on them while screaming, maybe my screams also killed them off?
I actually took photos of both lizards, I am not sure why though.
Oh dear God, help me, I am acting like one, even documenting them.
I tell you, as I watched that lizard die, I couldn't help but just also
think of St. Jude (for the impossible) and St. Francis of Assisi (for animals).
I know he was dying, but somehow, yes, prayers still comfort me.
I just feel so guilty, with this happening.
I still can't help but cry for those lizards, death by me, for no reason at all,
no purpose served.
Animals, people....death.
I know it's all a part of life...
but it still doesn't change the fact how death can change us
and of how I am responsible for two lizard deaths.
I know they were just small animals, but Still. They were living creatures.
Death can change us in small ways, some in big ways, negatively or positively.
It all boils down to death transforming us one way or another...
I won't expound on it anymore, this is too long,
but one of the ways I can think of comparing it to, is that of a chemical change,
maybe of the spirit, the soul? Not merely a physical change.
And we can never be the same.
Copyright © kabuteng P.iNk k. | Year Posted 2014
I'm sitting cross legged on the side of the road
while Dad holds my shoulders, in trying to console me,
but tears, uncontrolled, keep tumbling down.
Most stunning, right now, is the fear, I've not known
Never before, .....had I felt so alone.
Reality has settled, like darkness around me
A first-time encounter with death and it's toll
Though, how many times, I have played out the role?
It was always the same.....
Just a game to be played
The drama? Just kid's-stuff.....who knew what it meant?
Bang, Bang you're dead!...
Point a finger .... he's dead
A stab, rubber swords, ... at my eight year old heart ?
While slowly, with drama, we played out the parts
Our death scenes, .....pretending to take a last breath
Then, back on our knees, and up in a flash
ready again, to reverse all the rules......
Death wasn't real........and never this cruel
Tonight, driving home
a deer out of nowhere,
A thump, and a jar, a flash in the light
And in the dash of a moment, ....a crumpling crash
Make-believe shatters, in the path of our car
Dad reaching his hand, to check I'm alright
Then opens the door out into the night
Reluctantly I follow his somber silhouette
And met by a moment I'll never forget
The air bitter cold, has taken our breaths
I turn eyes away, but now it's too late
Glass lifeless eyes stare back in the lights
I'm strangled by silence, and the shattering sight
as still and cold, as real as if stones,
The deer's lifeless eyes, stare into the night
I feel such a change in the stars and the sky
I felt something die, in a child's heart tonight
Carrie Richards
For Trashed #2 Contest: Sponsor: Broken Wings
Copyright © Carrie Richards | Year Posted 2015
the jaguar's tear
slides off his single whisker
clouds do sigh
three offspring
dragged into the river's teeth
one remains
they both stretch
the moment of sorrow lost
life leaps on
Copyright © Laura Breidenthal | Year Posted 2014
Requiem of a Phoenix
Silhouettes and storm clouds loom,
etched against a blackened sky
by bolts of electric blue
and ashen moon rays.
I mourn at dusk; the death of the light.
Languid flames dance
from tree to tree,
as a passing of the torch
to the sacrificial pyre.
I mourn by fire; the death of the light.
A tormented world in anguish
heaves a guttural howl,
which resonates through the darkness
carving deep channels in tangible silence.
I mourn in song; the death of the light.
Absently numb, I view it all
with a looming realization
that I was never made for this world
captive to flesh and desolation.
I mourn alone; the death of the light.
I surrender to my captivity.
I surrender to the agony.
I surrender to the storm and fire.
I embrace the void.
From the cinders of night
skyward I strain on bolts of electric blue
pursuing the tranquility of the moonlight.
Unqualified freedom granted by absolute loss
is a new captivity.
So mourn I at daybreak, the death of the night.
For Contest: Mythical Creatures
Hosted by: Julia Ward
Copyright © The Grahamburglar | Year Posted 2017
...for Ralph McTell
He was my closest friend and confidante
for over eighteen years.
I called him simply Brown Dog.
From a puppy to the present
he was always by my side.
Chasing rabbits through the pasture
or the sticks that I would throw,
he was the essence of vitality and joy.
As he aged, he would lie down at my feet,
an Old Brown Dog, his horizon now my yard,
limping, riddled with arthritis, he was clearly in great pain.
Today would be the day.
With a heavy heart, my shotgun cradled
in my arm, I tugged gently on his leash
and we headed to the pasture where
in better days he frolicked, free as a bird.
The sky was overcast as I settled him to ground.
"Goodbye, my friend," I whispered, as I went
to pull the trigger. But then suddenly a flash
of fur! a rabbit dashed from hiding and darted
into view. My companion broke free! bounding
t'ward his prey, his pain all but forgotten.
As he closed in, he took one final leap...
and fell in a heap to the earth, still and silent.
He had died the way he wanted,
on his own terms, free again, at last.
I buried him there, and wept.
I returned to his grave
with a granite headstone
which bore the inscription:
"To my Brown Dog, best friend and confidante,
thanks for the memories.
Rest In Peace.
Copyright © Keith Bickerstaffe | Year Posted 2012
I miss you already, Buddy.
You've been the apple of my eye.
When I think of life without you,
It makes me cry. It makes me cry.
Oh, so many moments we've shared together,
From romping mischief and tummy rubs to those pesky fleas;
And nothing's better than my puppy's kiss;
You always try your very best to please.
You always curl up with me on the bed.
You always meet me at the door.
You run and jump and bark with such excitement.
Yes, Buddy, I know you couldn't love me more.
And when all others fail me, Buddy,
My best friend is always there.
Through my very worst of times,
Your eyes and your attention said, "I care".
Five to seven years for every one of mine
Is so little time... it's hardly fair.
It must be God's way of saying,
"Love them now… and well.
There's precious little time to spare".
But, if I should go before you, Buddy,
Love your new master without reserve;
And they will love you as you love them.
It's what a great pup like you deserves.
I miss you already, Buddy.
You've been the apple of my eye.
Copyright © Robert Candler | Year Posted 2014
I lie here, naked and exposed, splayed out upon
an open plain, under the hot, African sun, still as stone
slowly decomposing. My life fluids have drained away.
I am a massive hulk of dried out skin and bones
my large trunk lies flaccid at my side, my great
ears are rotting at the edges. I smell of putrid waste.
Do I detect a presence in my midst? Do I hear a sudden
gasp? A muffled cry? Are your eyes widening, pupils
dilating in horror?
Do come and see my wretched state. For I was hunted for
pleasure, for mere sport, discarded like a worthless penny
shot down for the hell of it.
Why is man so careless? So callous? For we beasts are at
your mercy. You mourn for me today, but will you care
I lie here, naked and exposed, splayed out upon
an open grave.
Written on 4/8/2016
Modernist Style
Copyright © Laura Leiser | Year Posted 2016
It seems like just the other day
Our pup, Shadrack, did pass away;
And altho' they never seemed like friends,
My old cat, Jorg, knew Shad had met
his untimely end.
He mourned his loss every day
And looked for Shadrack everywhere.
He'd mew and moan as if to say,
"We were friends. I do care."
Then one night, an eerie howl
Awoke me from my sleep.
He'd found Shad's toys and left no doubt
That his feelings did run deep.
So our tedious search began
To find another likely pup;
But while my poor wife still grieved,
Could another measure up?
We went to Second Chance and Free to Live.
She just could not make up her mind.
She loved them all; but, if she picked just one,
The rest would have to stay behind.
Then, quite by chance, there was a "pound pup"
Who'd been picked up from the streets.
He was a mutt, a "schnauza-pug";
But he was awfully sweet.
He jumped up and kissed her frantically.
He seemed aware of his "iffy" situation.
He made the best of his opportunity.
Tears of joy told her elation.
"This is the one", she smiled through tears,
As she held him... oh, so tight.
"I'm sure that Jorg will like him too.
Everything will be alright".
And so it was, until one day
When old Jorg did pass away…
There was no hesitation on this sad occasion;
Come Saturday morning, we went straight
to the pound,
Open minded and hoping to be "saviors",
Surely a nice cat was to be found.
"Sadly", the lady said," three kitties have only today.
There's Andre and Panda and another one too".
My wife smiled and said, "Jorg was your boy. You pick.
They're both beautiful cats. It's up to you".
As I pondered this commitment
Another cat, a young one, caught my eye.
Like Jorg, he was a common gray tabby.
Fond memories were stirred. I almost cried.
On closer look, his name was Boris;
And, strangely, he was number three.
There was a small sign on his crate,
"I don't like other cats and other cats don't like me".
But there was character in his eyes and he was cute.
He was rolling and purring and stretching.
He seemed to look deep into my heart
And did his best to be quite fetching.
But because he was just a common gray tabby,
And because of the little sign,
His chances were slim, his future quite dim
And one day is precious little time.
For a moment I was lost in his eyes
And I heard his desperate plea,
"I'm a swell cat and litter box trained.
Take me. Please, take me".
"Well", my wife urged, "is it Andre or Panda"?
"One of us will take the other kitty.", two older ladies chimed.
"You can each have one ladies", I said with a smile.
I want Boris and he wants to be mine".
In just hours he was romping and rolling with Pepper,
Who had happily welcomed his new friend.
Boris was a perfect fit, an affirmation;
The Circle of Life never ends.
Much more Joy than Sadness in this Circle,
And there should never be regrets.
Honor their memories and all the love they share,
Never break the Circle, never be without a Pet.
Children give me pitying stares, At least I'd at home,
Pointing and screaming, Home,Sweet Home,
Giving my cubs a scare. Home in my forest,
Deep in China.
Keepers poke around my space,
Making me uncomfortable, When I'm lost and feeling alone,
In my place. I'd like to think that I was at home,
Back In my Home,
Adults think me as a comic pet, In China
Laughing and cheering,
It's like putting me under a net. At least I'd be at home,
Home, Sweet Home,
Teenagers think nothing of me, Home in my forest,
The past, the present, the future to come Deep in China.
I'm stuck in captivity,
Why can't they see?
Toddlers look,
As if I'm a wolf,
I'm nothing from a story book.
If I was back in my home,
Back in China,
It would be dream come true.
My brothers and sisters,
Would be waiting for me,
We would play together,
Out in the trees.
I would still live in fear,
From gunners and destruction,
But I would be at home
Copyright © Laura Bucknall | Year Posted 2016
my sadness dispelled
by the sound of canaries
melodies carried
throughout the air and my heart
vanquishing sad emotions
Copyright © Francine Roberts | Year Posted 2013
When fallen brown leaves brush a sepia picturesque
and the bubbly breeze blows a heated winter sonata,
the giant roses of clouds are teased, they shed
icy petals tumbling, drifting like little ballerinas
dropping to rest on branches of trees, grasses, houses
and down to window ledges clustering in lily-white hues.
Frosty mornings and nights lure the need for warmth
from brewed coffee, a kiss or just a minute of touch...
Absorbing the air, alone, I wander to the cover-walks,
I see children tramping and playing on hills of frost,
some couples carelessly sliding, they laugh out loud,
yet afar, some robins, deer and beggars frown in despair
as they are homeless. No fire nor a person to cuddle with.
No adequate food to eat nor a flowing water to drink too...
Cold. Wet. All white, frozen snow-tears are in their eyes
and so I am one afternoon, a year and six months ago.
The winter atmosphere can stir love passions within
but how can it all be when the only woman, I love.
I wanted to marry and ready to give my all: refused me?
She, slowly walking away, leaving me crying-- a snow.
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Copyright © Olive Eloisa Guillermo - Fraser | Year Posted 2015
Cling to the last fragments of your credence
Forgetting all mistakes and faults
Forgiving the critics of their impotence
and slandering those the world exalts
They can lock an animal in a cage
Depriving it of its God-given right
However can never take away its rage
So they instead put it in a vexatious plight
Despite this all and control of a tyrant
Driven by a claim of purity
A claim of which he needs to recant
I would have pity for one with such calamity
But for those who hope wrongdoing on another
And receive from it some sick sense of pleasure
I wish for you a long life and pain in which you smother
For they are great and to them you are of no measure
As comforting the song of an angel calming the rage of the caged animal and setting it free
That same angel's song heals the enraged caged animal's wounds inside of me.
Copyright © Jacob Frey | Year Posted 2014
Prisoners of Time
There is nothing secret
nothing sacred from man
He reaches beyond the
infinite to scatter dreams
He will employ
extraordinary means
Alone or in the company
of those with like heart
he can stream to
undiscovered places
Which brings, the opening
of a tale of how he
exploited the mighty whales
and in the process, cruelly
used, the giant turtles
of the Galapagos. Yes!
they were collateral damage
for the no less serious but
vaster sin of killing the
Fresh food for the crew, they
endured layers of
imprisonment, stacked alive
on their backs in the holds of ships,
helpless in their giant shells for
a year at a time
Prisoners of the depths
of man's ignorance- such
We can only pray, that
in that living death-
they entered a much
altered time state- that
became like fragrance;
an elusive, wafting
and that bliss flooded
their being
In praying this
we whisper an apology
Suzanne Delaney
Sunday, March 21, 2004
Copyright © Suzanne Delaney | Year Posted 2015
He stood and aimlessly watched the parade of patrons and volunteers that wandered daily past his kennel. All so familiar, so ordinary. Just like every other day he mused. Nothing new. Nothing special.
Moving to the small crumpled blanket near the back of his cage, he turned several times and finally curled up, head on his paws, positioned so that he could watch the activity around him. But in reality, he was bored. It had been a long time since he had met each morning with anticipation. Too many days. Too much disappointment. He would leave all that barking and racing to the front of their cage to the younger pups who hadn't figured out yet that the cute ones went first. It didn't really make any difference what you did to attract attention if you weren't young or cute, or both.
Too much time had gone by to participate in the charade. In reality, Walter had seen a lot of people that he would rather not spend a lot of time with. You know the type. Kind of hyper, bouncing from stray to stray, looking for a perfect dog. Kids poking their fingers through the kennel screen or banging on it. Some even making barking sounds. He didn't need any of that and was glad when they were gone.
Walter was very picky. Set in his ways after so many years. He had had it good for a long time. An only dog in a household of two people that let him be himself. No tricks. No stunts. Just long naps and daily walks. A yard to himself to reflect on what was for dinner. He had been fond of his doggy bed in their bedroom. Each night he would help his owner walk through the house turning off the lights and checking the doors before they climbed the stairs together. And there was always one last good night pat before settling down.
But those days were gone now. First one had become ill and went to the hospital and never came back. The other one changed overnight, spending long days, sitting mostly. The walks became less frequent. Walter did what he could. He could see it in their eyes that they were hurting from their loss. He would make a point of laying his head in their lap, trying to let them know that he missed them too. At times like this, he instinctively knew that although it remained unsaid, they only had each other.
He remembers well the day that his owner snapped a leash on him and said, "well Walter, I'm afraid we have to say goodbye. I have to go to a place where they won't let me keep you, so I am going to have to let you go." Walter could see the tears in his eyes. He knew it would do him no good to whine or resist. It was obvious there were no alternatives. And besides, it would just make it harder on his owner. But he was going to miss him. It was not going to be easy to adjust.
But adjust he did. He had been here a long time now and had seen countless pups and dogs trot past his cage with light hearts and new owners, heading off with new found hopes and expectations. But it soon became obvious that there weren't a lot of people that wanted an old yellow hound. Everyone wanted the young ones. So here he lay, dozing a bit, but still keeping an eye on those walking by, many giving him but a glance before moving on.
He heard them before the saw them. "Honey" the voice said. "That looks like Walter, old Mr. Whitney's dog." Walters ears perked up a little. "Do I know them" he thought. "They seem to know me". I'd better go take a closer look" and with that, he stood and slowly ambled toward his kennel gate, giving a cautious wag of his tail.
"It is him" the man said. "Walter, how you doing boy? Do you remember me?"
And upon closer inspection, Walter did remember him. He used to live right across the street. He would see him in his yard and if Walter were to ramble over, he usually had a dog treat in his pocket. With the recognition, Walter gave a little stronger wag and moved toward the fingers extended through the fencing. It was good to see an old friend.
"What do you say hon" the man said. "How would you feel about bringing Walter home with us?"
Walter looked at the woman and saw her nod in agreement. "You wait here and I'll go find a volunteer."
The man bent down and said "What do you think Walter? Would you like to go home with us?"
Actually, Walter decided, he could think of nothing he would like more. A chance to go back to the old neighborhood with people he already knew. What was there not to like.
Soon the woman returned and the gate opened. A leash was snapped on Walter and together they proceeded past the rows of dogs and puppies, all vying for their attention. Walter couldn't help but stand a little straighter, stepping a little more lightly, showing off. "This is what going home looks like guys." he thought. "Good luck and goodbye".
As they neared the car the man said "I can't believe we found you Walter. There is someone I am going to take you to see. I can't wait to see the expression on his face when you walk in his room>"
Walter, of course, knew exactly who he was talking about. And he couldn't wait to see the expression on his face either.
Copyright © Bob Quigley | Year Posted 2013
Ones who wage,
Ones who rage,
Ones who take,
Ones who pay,
Ones who craze,
Ones who rave,
Ones who crave…
Ones who fear,
Ones who breathe,
Ones who give,
Ones who need,
Ones who will,
Ones who weave…
Ones who plead,
Ones who beg,
Ones who beseech,
Ones who entreat,
Ones who appeal,
Ones who volunteer,
Ones who disappear…
The ones who follow,
The ones that don't know about tomorrow,
The ones who don't deserve the morrow…
The ones who sleep,
The ones who cry,
The ones who live,
The ones who die…
The ones who proclaim,
Those who say they create,
The ones who ache,
The ones who don't wait,
The ones who hesitate,
The ones who don't concentrate,
The ones who fornicate,
The ones who procrastinate…
Those who fall in temptation,
Those who get in frustration,
Those who sometimes feel desperation,
Those who keep going without caution,
Those in motion,
Those in tension,
Those losing notion,
Those being poisoned,
Those getting in distortion,
Those following the broken diction,
Those dying like the billions,
Those without unction,
Those washed in the oceans…
I might seem cold,
But it is you who is bold.
I might not express,
But it is you who doesn't let me progress.
I might not seem like I seek,
But it is you who doesn't know me…
I might seem like I need,
But it is you who might always be begging on your knees.
I might seem dull,
But it is the one that is fool.
I might not be alight,
But it is you who isn't truly alive…
I will remain neutral,
I will remain silver,
I will remain gray,
I feel darkness,
I feel light,
I will remain hallowed…,
After all, it is you who deserves no life…
I am a metal hawk,
I am a mountain goat,
I am a silver bird,
I am a gray wolf,
I am a white tiger,
I am a mystic rose…,
I am I…
I'm alive,
And I survive,
You are here,
However, it is you who deserves no life…
Being human does not imply that you have humanity…
Copyright © Ruben A. Hernandez Diaz | Year Posted 2013
There was scent of a fire in the call of the wind
from a few blocks away, I could smell it today...
someone burning a pile, in this first day of fall
Leaves and debris, with smoke on the bend
It darkened the sky of the September light
with fragments of char, as dark as the night
It drifted our way, and into the breeze,
and it lifted the ash
that caught in the fray, bits fluttering down
then, onto our lawn, with fringes of gray
A scrap from the classifieds, of newspaper ads
A fragment, not burned, with a portion so sad
just a singe on the edge, on the fringe of my day
A scrap now was pending........and I dreaded the end
I read someone's query, and my worries were tossed
to the smoke-singed sureness, of a pet that had been lost
For those moments we had owned her, she was lost and alone
Hungry and howling, on that cold autumn day
It was a star-crossed encounter, a dachshund we had found
We would feed her, and bed her, had asked all around
and a with a few passing days.....she had found a new home.
Here in our hearts, becoming our own
A name we had chosen, she came when we called
but today ...now I know, she is not ours, at all...
The wind off the river, pushing paper and leaves
fragments of yesterday fluttering our way.........
Spinning on down, every twist, every turn
changing the moment......without being heard
Small bitter pieces are coming our way
changing small fragments, and the heart of today.
Copyright © Carrie Richards | Year Posted 2013
Great Grandpa Zerbst, I wish was here
I'd like him still around
He had a herd of Hereford cows
His farmin' sense was sound
He passed away when I was young
I'd only seen him twice
But even though his life was rough
I'm sure that he was nice
At first, he had some horse-drawn rigs
To grow his crop of wheat
A tractor then, in place of them
That had a metal seat
He had a herd of ninety cows
A huge Wyomin' spread
But now a herd of oil-rigs
Are drillin' in their stead
A lot of things Great Grandpa knew
From distant Germany
But now these things I wish I knew
Are buried 'neath a tree
Copyright © Isaiah Zerbst | Year Posted 2013
It comes back to me in solemnity,
And I wistfully wish it wouldn't.
A willful case of killing it was—
A hunter doing what he shouldn't.
Father had taken me deer hunting,
Thinking to make a man of a boy.
I prayed we wouldn't see a deer.
And we didn't—not one—such joy!
Daylight was dimming to dusk
When he said our hunt had ended.
We started down the rocky trail,
And at a turn—we froze, suspended.
A hunter was positioned to shoot,
Crouched, rifle cradled with skill.
Target? A shiny-eyed rabbit
Happily nibbling a leafy meal.
"Oh, don't," I felt to cry out,
But then a c-r-a-c-k cricked the air.
The place where the rabbit had been
Was as if nothing were ever there.
"He missed," my glad heart sang;
"The rabbit's alive and is all right."
But the hunter's face was fulsome,
Albeit bleared by an odious blight.
As we came by the spot, I retched;
The brush was garnished with gore.
Father's silence tracked the truth;
We wouldn't go hunting any more.
How to conceive of such blood thirst—
Wanton killing as an act of pleasure.
I trust, however, for those so cursed
Deity will answer in certain measure.
Copyright © Paul Schneiter | Year Posted 2014
In loving memory of Jones,
The best duck I've known.
My pet and friend since I was four.
For a bird, he was dear;
I wish he was here
So that he and I could do more.
Copyright © TE Andre | Year Posted 2013
Animals caged in a zoo.
What makes eyes lonely?
Dare we see?
Dr. Ram Mehta's Quinzaine Contest
by nette onclaud
Copyright © nette onclaud | Year Posted 2014
In the Meadow, I hear a POP!
Drip Drop , Drip Drop!
I can't seem to hear the Clip, Clop!
So off I run with a little Hip-Hop!
In the Meadow, I hear a POP!
Drip Drop, Drip Drop!
As I near, my Heartbeat gives a Stop!
My Stomach does the tightest Flip-Flop!
In the Meadow, I hear a POP!
Drip Drop, Drip Drop!
I howl on seeing the Butcher's Shop!
Onto the Meadow grass, I Slip-Slop!
To Witness the Unbearable Chop!
Blood of my Horse, Drip Drop!
Copyright © sima mittal | Year Posted 2013
Poachers shrug off
their critics,
who say that they are aiding
elephants' extinction - the
people who are thirsty
for money from tusks claim
that poaching
doesn't destroy the world,
it only destroys poverty
and feeds their hungry families.
They press the triggers,
without foreseeing a wild with no elephants;
a nation with no tourism;
an orphaned elephant calf;
a beauty scrapped off from Mother Nature's creation....
Photo #2
Date: 09/04/2016
Copyright © Teddy Kimathi | Year Posted 2016
And now I've reached that Rainbow Bridge
and turn a mournful eye
t'ward 'mom and dad' who cared for me
and implore them not to cry.
My life, though short, was brimmed with love's
sweet tenderness, so treasured.
The affection that they showered on me
not ever could be measured.
And now I cross that Rainbow Bridge
it seems so less obscure.
There's nothing there t'will trouble me
no more pain must I endure.
I stop and turn – just one last look
and see my 'parents' aching,
the tears well up in my wee eyes
my doleful heart is breaking.
And now I've crossed that Rainbow Bridge
auf wiederschein I bade,
it's not goodbye, we'll meet again
no love will be mislaid.
And anxiously I'll await for you
an e'er-vigilant eye I'll keep
and every hour, with hope I'll dream
of that day when next we'll meet.
Copyright © John Lofquist | Year Posted 2015
The weaker
the wine,
the bleaker
the swine.
Volodymyr Knyr
Copyright © Volodymyr Knyr | Year Posted 2014
..."Animal abuse should be a felony."
Animal abuse should be a felony.
No creature should be beaten, tortured, and abused.
I have never known how anyone could be
Malicious and demented, so cruel and unforgiving.
And for what, what is the reward for you,
Laughter for a moment, looking big, showing off for your crew.
Animals, I have seen,
Bloodied, beaten within an inch of their lives, dying.
Unloved, unwanted, neglected, abandoned
Starving for food and love, in my head I can hear them crying.
Every little piece of love is needed, every little soul needs fed.
Written by Gina Young
for Write It Deep and Dramatic, Please
on 9/4/11
Copyright © Gina Young | Year Posted 2011
Oh lonely Inevitable Bear,
Padding claws, death in white
Sorrow in recurring nightmare
Instinct's test; fight or flight?
Camouflage against the fence,
A challenge; my subconscious fear
Ominous slowly moving silence,
"Let me in, there's a bear out here!"
Copyright © Dan Keir | Year Posted 2013
Rhinoceros and elephants
are hunted for their horns...
there are very few extant:
profit has a malicious intent!
Predators are to blame for the merciless
slaughtering...they attack these harmless,
huge animals grazing on the vast plains
of Africa: hear their cry in the wilderness!
For every animal they kill...
there should be a stiff penalty,
a punitive incarceration until
they realize their cruelty!
It's unlikely that this trade stops,
there'll be more mad hunters
who will terrify these creatures...
while they roam on dry pastures!
Copyright © Andrew Crisci | Year Posted 2016
I wrote this on July 10, 2015 at my Grandpa's House before I went on a camping trip in Wa-Ri-Ki, Washington with my church friends. I hope you enjoy my simple poem and feel free to leave a comment. Sorry that I didn't post this any sooner... but here it is:
I wish I can be
A fisherman, far off at sea
I wish I can be
A big blissful whale, swimming with glee
I wish I can be
Dedicated to my prayer time
I wish I can be
Not me, jaded by committing a selfish crime
If I can just unwind for a time...
Then, there would be no need to fret
I know I can be as sour as a lime...
Well, I won't waste my time with mere regret
I wish I can be
A fisherman, far off at sea
I wish I can be
A big blissful whale, swimming with glee
I wish I can be
Dedicated to my prayer time
I wish I can be
Not me, jaded by committing a selfish crime
I wish I can be
An innocent boy all over again
I wish I can be
As strong as a thousand men
I wish I can be
A fisherman, far off at sea
I wish I can be
A big blissful whale, swimming with glee
I wish I can be
Dedicated to my prayer time
I wish I can be
Not me, jaded by committing a selfish crime
I wish I can have devotion towards the Lord of Accord
I am aware that I have done wrongs, but I seek His forgiveness
The cost of my many sins is far from what I can afford
But, I will not give up this time...I will face the consequences and move forward with my head above the surface
I wish I can be
An ocean that reflects the moon in the dead of night
I wish I can be
A blessed bodacious bird, taking his first fruitful flight
(Have a wonderful weekend!)
Copyright © JW Earnings | Year Posted 2015


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Eats — An Un/Traditional St. Patrick's Day Menu
Corned beef and cabbage are delicious Irish foods, sure, but not very surprising when planning a meal for St. Patrick's Day. We've done some research for you on what else could be tasty and traditional while still being (most likely) new to your kitchen. So get hungry because we have recipes for Crubeens, Colcannon, Boxty and a supreme Chocolate Guinness Cake. And go ahead, make all the jokes you want about potatoes but the truth is that they are yummy and you know it.
Crubeens are pig's trotters. I know. But the whole nose-to-tail thing is such a valiant effort, and when you think about it, why is it any harder to eat the feet than it is to eat the shoulder? (mmm, pork shoulder…). We hear it's a bit of a challenge to get to the meat amongst the other bits, but once there, it'll be well worth the journey. You'll do it for crabs, lobster and oysters, right? So come on, try a pig's foot.
This recipe involves a long, flavored boil and then some breading and frying action. Not at all intimidating. So go for it, and let us know how you fare.
Colcannon, as it turns out, is a fancy name for mashed potatoes with some veggie in the mix. Easy! Traditionally, the vegetable in question is shredded cabbage or kale, which adds enormous amounts of healthy junk. And, the added nutrients help you rationalize all the butter you put in to make it smooth and sexy.
Call it a hashbrown, call it a latka, either way, call it scrump-diliumptios. A potato shredded and then fried into cakes take succulent stage in several different parts of the world and the Irish version is no less tantalizing.
Chocolate Guinness Cake
When combining many people's two favorite ingredients, beer and chocolate, you get a whole other dimension of flavor. It's strong and complex, familiar yet new. The Smitten Kitchen has a great recipe for a cake with a dark chocolate ganache but we recommend trying it with a Bailey's cream frosting and keep it conceptual.
So Go Ahead
Invite your neighbors over for some Irish food to celebrate St. Patrick's Day and try something new. Because corned beef and cabbage has it's place but so do pig trotters, no?


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Although it can be a common pitfall at B2B expansion stage technology companies, sales and marketing should never operate in silos.
A functional outbound lead generation team can be a tremendous asset to an expansion-stage technology company. Having hundreds — and in some cases thousands — of conversations each month, the outbound lead generation team has a direct line to a high volume of prospects in your target market. This makes the function ideal for collecting insights on your company's messaging and content, as well as perceptions and trends in the market.
Many companies overlook this fact — to the detriment of the outbound lead generation team and to the other departments that don't view and leverage their insight as a valuable asset.
Many outbound lead generation initiatives fall short because the team doesn't even collaborate well with the sales team, the primary beneficiary of their efforts.
That's why managing collaboration between the outbound lead generation team and other teams/departments is so critical. When done well, it's not just a win for the lead generation team, but for the whole company. Marketing can leverage the team as an additional channel, sales gets a bigger pipeline, product can get additional insights to drive the product road map, etc.
Creating collaborative relationships with counterparts in other departments can benefit your lead generation team, as well.
Over my next five posts, I'll write about what I think are the top five ways that an outbound lead generation team can collaborate with other teams to significantly improve outbound lead generation results:
- Collaboration with Sales
- Marketing Feedback Loop
- Collaboration on Events
- List Generation
- Designing Multi-Channel Relationship Marketing Programs
If you have any other suggestions or ideas on how outbound lead generation teams can collaborate with other teams in the organization please feel to share them in the comments.


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Grilled Salmon with Balsamic Rosemary GlazeOctober 30th, 2010
I like to cook fish more than I like to eat it. My wife, on the other hand, loves fish and this salmon recipe definitely made her "approved" list as soon as she tasted it. It's crispy, flavorful and quick. The rosemary (still growing happily in our garden outside) balanced out the balsamic vinegar glaze nicely. It's a very simple and clean dish. I have to admit, even I enjoyed it. Since this is one robust fish, pair it with something like a nice Fireside Ale or a smoked porter.
Grilled Salmon with Balsamic Rosemary Glaze
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 2 large onions, sliced
- 1/3 cup balsamic vinegar
- Another 1/2 cup balsamic vinegar
- 2 sprigs fresh rosemary
- 4-6 salmon fillet portions
- olive oil
- salt and pepper
- For balsamic onion glaze, heat oil in a large sauté pan over medium heat and add onions.
- Sweat onions, stirring often, until all liquid has evaporated, about 20 minutes. Add half of the 1/3 cup balsamic vinegar and simmer until absorbed.
- Add remaining balsamic and reduce until onions are glazed. Season to taste and set the balsamic onions aside.
- For the salmon, preheat grill and set to medium-high.
- Reduce the 1/2 cup balsamic vinegar with rosemary sprigs in a small saucepot, over medium-high heat, to a glaze consistency, about 8 minutes.
- Brush salmon fillets lightly with olive oil and season. Grill for 5 minutes, then turn over the fillet and grill 5 more minutes.
- Brush salmon with the balsamic rosemary glaze during last 5 minutes of cooking.
- Serve salmon with balsamic onions on the side and some extra glaze poured over the dish.
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Thompson, 22, is the Rancho Cucamonga Quakes all-time leader in appearances with 108, and entering this year he was eighth on the all-time leaders for innings pitched with the team (228 1/3). He made one relief appearance with the Quakes early this season but has spent the majority of the campaign with the Double-A Travs, and has posted a 1-3 record and a 2.18 ERA in 18 appearances, including two starts.
The right-hander has fanned 47 in 43 1/3 innings this season between the two clubs. Thompson was recently named as one of the Travs representatives for this season's Texas League All-Star Game. Sandoval, 24, is in his first season with Arkansas after posting a .258 average with five homers and 54 RBI in Rancho Cucamonga in 2006. This season, Sandoval is hitting .291 with five homers, 32 RBI, and 41 runs scored. Sandoval was also names as a Texas League All-Star.
The 2007 Futures Game will be held at AT&T Park in San Francisco on All-Star Sunday and will be broadcast live at 1 p.m. Pacific Time on ESPN2.


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CONMEBOL North vs CONMEBOL South
Here's a short demo game between CONMEBOL North and CONMEBOL South. There's obviously a lot of work needs to be done, like the announcer still calls the teams Melbourne Heart and Victory (I tried changing the ID's and the game stopped working) and also I can't get my adboards working. Also I might make some changes to the team line ups, fan banners and team strips. If anyone is interested in doing commentary for the games I'll leave the commentary off, would be good to have it in Spanish and English at least. There will be 13 games in total, probably 10 mins half length.
Has anyone tried the mod to slow the game down? I like the game to be fast-paced at times, but for the entire match to be like that seems unrealistic. It might also help with the problems I had with lag.
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