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By Jane Todaro
Forget the Super Bowl. In late January, Park City, Utah, site of the Sundance Film Festival, is the place to be -- if you're interested in independent filmmaking. The ski-resort town is a panorama of film directors, producers, actors, screenwriters, and other film people, as well as reporters trying to get a handle on the whole thing. The only truly identifiable group: the Sundance volunteers in bright orange-neon jackets, dispensing information and helping everybody else get the correct shuttle busses to screenings and other events. When the movies and schmoozing about movies are over, everybody goes skiing. There was just one thing missing from the seventeenth annual event this year: founder Robert Redford. He was directing a movie in Europe.
The festival has become the winter ritual for the movie industry. Taking its name from the institute established by Redford in 1981 to promote emerging directors and screenwriters, it's the American celebration of independent film, or "indies" as they're known. Sundance is now second in importance in the cinema world only to the Cannes festival in France. Redford's event grew out of the Utah/U.S. Film Festival and became known officially as Sundance in 1991. The commercial movie hits it has launched are legendary, from 1989's sex, lies, and videotape to 1999's The Blair Witch Project. It has also spawned such concurrent but legitimate "mimic" festivals as Slamdance, Slamdunk, and No Dance.
The Coen brothers and Quentin Tarantino premiered their early work here. So did directors Jim Jarmusch, of Stranger Than Paradise fame, and Jon Sayles, whose Return of the Secaucus 7, is a classic. Both still produce independent films with very low budgets and no Hollywood stars. That's both a source of pride and irritation for serious Sundance goers. Some say Hollywood has been exerting too much influence on Sundance in recent years, decreasing its importance as a purely independent film festival. Purists were whispering this year that some of the movies screened were already secretly picked up for distribution before the event even began.
I don't really think that matters much anymore. Independent film has now become so popular it drives decisions made in Hollywood, not the other way around. In fact, Disney, Warner Brothers, and Universal Pictures have acquired the independent distributors Miramax, New Line, and October Films, and many big-name actors would give their eyeteeth to be in a film premiering at Sundance, just because of the "independent film" mystique. It's still a selective grouping. From more than 3,000 entries, fewer than 200 were accepted.
This year, plenty of hype went into the Sundance "Digital Center" on Main Street, but you really didn't hear much about it. Perhaps the feeling is that digital filmmaking has been overpromoted. Making a good movie is a difficult task. And just because the medium is digital doesn't necessarily make it a better movie. In fact, it can work the other way around: Digital makes anybody with a video camera a filmmaker. I asked Sundance volunteer and budding filmmaker Bob Phillips, at Sundance trying to attract investors for his film-in-progress, what he thought about the trend toward digital. His response? "I'm an artist."
Veteran Sundance filmmaker Richard Linklater, director of such films as Slacker and the commendable Before Sunrise, had two entries in this year's festival, one of which was Tape, shot in digital video and featuring stars Ethan Hawke and Uma Thurman, as well as Robert Sean Leonard. Set entirely in a motel room with a three-member cast, not only is the film annoying and monotonous but it also looks bad. The digital format lacks the beauty and dreaminess of film, and emphasizes imperfections in actors' skin and overall appearances.
But the question of new technology promoting accessibility for many up-and-coming directors is just one issue in today's independent film world, and not the most important one. Nobody much talks about this, but most films shown at such festivals are quickly consigned to oblivion -- and rightly so. Let's be honest: Most of them are awful.
Sundance is no different. Indies can be boring, pedestrian pieces of work, ill-conceived and poorly executed. Others are simply too depressing, weird, or offensive to appeal to mass audiences. I attended a press screening of The Isle, an offering in the festival's World Cinema division by South Korean director/screenwriter Ki Duk Kim. Shot in Korean with English subtitles, this eerie and perverse tale contained some of the most repulsive scenes -- one scatological, others self-mutilating in nature -- I've ever witnessed in a movie. The woman next to me walked out.
At the other end of the spectrum was the documentary An Unfinished Symphony, by directors Bestor Cram and Mike Majoros. Although it drags in places, it's an interesting and thoughtful look back at Vietnam Veterans Against the War, containing some especially poignant 1971 footage of current Massachusetts Senator John Kerry.
Winning the Dramatic Grand Jury Award was The Believer, by director/screenwriter Henry Bean, based on a true story of a young religious Jewish man's conversion to neofascism. Taking the same award in the documentary category was Southern Comfort, a cinema vérité look by Kate Davis at transsexuals in a trailor park in rural Georgia. Winning both the Dramatic Directing Award and the Dramatic Audience Award was Hedwig and the Angry Inch, director John Cameron Mitchell's screen version of his off-Broadway hit. Unfortunately, I wasn't able to see any of the films that won.
But all in all, after the films have finished screening, all luncheons, meetings, and parties have ended, and directors, producers, and the rest of us have left town, Sundance is still something to see. Here's to a cold January in Utah.
Todaro is an editorial assistant in BW's Washington bureau and a budding screenwriter
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I like bikes. Great for transportation, great for exercise, fun for the kids, what's not to like?
Unfortunately, I've found a fault with bikes in the past week which I can't seem to shake.
It started a few months ago when I cleaned out my garage so well I could fit a car into it…as long as the bikes were vacated. No problem, we hung hooks on the ceiling and hoisted the "spare" bikes up to the ceiling, and put the two daily-use bikes in the semi-covered atrium near the front of our house. The atrium is secure yet makes for faster bike entry and exit compared to the garage or the side yard. As a result, moving the bikes has had an unexpected side benefit — we use them more because they're right there, ready to go. But the new location also has an unexpected consequence: the bikes are quite visible through a big glass window, from every part of the living room. There they sit, just leaning against the plants. Ick.
Then this past week, we reorganized the TerraPass office space. A by-product of the reorganization is that all the bike commuters now have their desks in the same large room. The same large room where I have my desk, in fact. Since we have an open space with no cubicles or dividers, the bikes are, shall we say, prominent aspects of the room's décor. Everywhere you look you see a bike hung with locks, train tags, helmets and sometimes clothing. It's not unusual to have a half a dozen bikes strewn around the big room. Ick again. To me, it makes the place look like a either a parking lot or a dump.
Which brings me to the challenge. Is there no way to beautify a parked bicycle?
I scoured the internet for creative, interesting ways to store bicycles at home and found next to nothing. Most solutions — hooks, trees, cables — were described as "perfect for the garage" and at least as ugly as a bicycle. I looked for cool bike racks, and found a few great examples (see here and here and here), though most are designed for commercial applications and none of which would work inside an office.
As the bikers start to arrive at the office this morning, I notice that they park their bikes behind their desks, out of their sightline (but directly in mine). Even the diehards would rather not look at them.
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Spotify's acquisition of The Echo Nest was not entirely surprising since the two companies have a common core: music (and Spotify APIs). With Echo Nest, it is expected that Spotify will be able to deliver better content recommendation to users, as well as better music discovery.
The financial aspect of the deal was not disclosed but recent reports stated that the deal is valued at $100 million, in which 90 percent of that is Spotify equity.
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Matrix Partners' Antonio Rodriguez, an early investor in The Echo Nest, stated in the blog post that he was quite elated with what the company has accomplished. He noted the huge improvement in Spotify which started when Big Data was still not a buzzword in the tech industry, back when only Google was using machine learning to improve its services. With it's acquisition of The Echo Nest, Spotify is equipping itself with machine learning.
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Fujitsu Laboratories Ltd. announced that it has developed a model predictive control (MPC) technology, based on multiple long-term forecasting scenarios intended for the supply chain management. The technology will allow the company to make better decisions for production quantities and order quantities in situations wherein forecasting is unreliable and uncertain such when demand changes due to factors such as discount sales promotions or new product introductions.
At Microsoft's SharePoint 2014 conference, the company introduced Office Graph, a machine learning solutions that analyzes content, user interactions and activity streams to map the relationships across these outlets so that it can provide the most personalized content for users of Office 365.
"Graph is what moves us beyond people and docs," said Jeff Teper, Microsoft's Corporate Vice President of Office Server Services. "We want software to learn from an organization and show you what's relevant to you."
Investors are also seeing the value of machine learning as seen in the recent round of funding raised by Emotient, a startup that specializes in facial expression recognition. The startup raised $6 million in a round led by Seth Neiman, formerly a general partner at Crosspoint Venture Partners and now leading new VC firm Handbag, with the participation of existing investor, Intel Capital
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BeschreibungThe Islamic Republic of Pakistan gained its independence from the United Kingdom on August 14, 1947 and since then it has become the sixth most populous country in the world. Furthermore, Pakistan has the seventh largest army in the world, and is one of eight nations that have declared themselves nuclear powers. Pakistan's tense relations with its neighboring country of India, the recent earthquake that killed tens of thousands of its people, and the trouble it's had with the Taliban are all covered in this third edition of the Historical Dictionary of Pakistan. This extensively expanded and updated edition covers this country's history through a chronology, a list of acronyms and abbreviations, an introductory essay, a bibliography, and some 500 cross-referenced dictionary entries presenting the more important persons, places, and events as well as salient aspects of the economy, society, culture, and religion.
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There are 16 comments on the WXIA Atlanta story from Dec 1, 2007, titled Illegal Gambling Operation Busted. In it, WXIA Atlanta reports that:Late Friday night, Clayton County deputies and members of the Vice Task Force unit shutdown a local bar located on Highway 42 in a strip mall in the city of Morrow.
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#1 Dec 1, 2007
More than 6 people were arrested, many innocent people! Everyone in the building was arrested, most have been treated unfairly. Some of them, it was their 1st time there. So was this right? In my opinion definately not! This was wrong the way it was handled since there had been an undercover investigation. Many innocent people were arrested, I think that should be talked about and people need to look more closely at the way sheriff Victor Hill of Clayton County is doing things! This is violating peoples rights!!!!! He should be the one to lose his position because this is another investigation that was handled wrongly. Many of those who were arrested are still in jail, have not went before a judge, and they have families at home. This is what people also need to know!!
#2 Dec 1, 2007
Doesn't matter. Those of us who play for big money were warned ahead of time and the game was moved to Roswell. The bust was nothing but a dog and pony show for the church ladies.
#3 Dec 1, 2007
The raid by the Clayton County Police was in Rex Georgia. Highway 42 doesn't run through Morrow.
#4 Dec 1, 2007
Well I am glad you were warned! What about those who are in jail at the moment who new nothing and was at the wrong place obviously at the wrong time! It does matter, they have families at home.So I guess, as you put it, I hope the church ladies enjoyed the dog and pony show! And for the time being, there are those doing what they can to try and get their loved ones out of jail while the sheriff, Victor Hill, keeps his head held high with all the attention he got himself on TV! but people should know that there were people there who definately,should not have been arrested!!!!!! Unfortunately, it's legal to arrest innocent people- YOU ARE ACTUALLY GUILTY UNTIL PROVEN INNOCENT and by the way other businesses in the area have the same things going on in them-Should we expect to see more of sherrif Victor Hill on TV for some more gambling raids??!!!
#5 Dec 1, 2007
I was just released today after being arrested in "Clayton County's big gambling bust" spawned by Victor Hill's sad and pathetic attempt to clean up Clayton County. Friday Nov 30th (also note it was the end of the month - who says they don't have quotas) about 25 or so people were arrested after a joint task force stormed in to a local billiards location called "The Break" (I'm not 100% sure of the business name seeing it was my first time there). I was there to shoot pool and was actually sitting on a couch watching a basketball game when a group of masked men stormed in the place forcing us all to lie on the floor face down, pointing guns at our backs, yelling "lay down on the fucking floor and keep your faces down." We were then placed in some kind of rope handcuffs and forced to sit on the floor lined up along the walls for 3 hours while they searched the place and questioned us. They brought in computers and printers and took everyone's information and confiscated all of our belongings. I personally asked to see a search warrant and was told they didn't have one it was "on they way." I then asked if we were being arrested and was told "we don't know yet" when I asked again later why I was still there in handcuffs if I wasn't being arrested I was told "oh your going to jail tonight for sure" I asked what for and was told "we don't know yet, but we'll find something." (Keep in mind they still haven't read anyone their Miranda rights yet!)
So after sitting there in cuffs for three hours while the police went through the building finding "cool stuff" (a projector and large screen) they could use at their office to "play Playstation on" (this was discussed by a white fair-haired middle-aged gentleman everyone kept calling chief and one of the masked taskforce agents, a white male with a large nose and scar in his right eyebrow) and looking up legal codes that might could charge us with (they had a thick red book of law codes) we were finally taken down to the Clayton County Jail on Tara Blvd. where finally at around 5 a.m. we were told we were being charged with misdemeanor gambling, and we would have a bond hearing that morning at 9 a.m.(we still haven't had anyone read us any of our rights yet!)
So at this point I am now officially out on bond for Gambling (a misdemeanor at that!) and I just wanted to say "Way to go Victor Hill! You've succeeded greatly at cleaning up Clayton County by arresting a bunch of pool players! Way to get all of us (hardened criminals and deadly POOL PLAYERS) off the street!
#6 Dec 2, 2007
I'll help ya out here, kiddo. Get in touch with the ACLU and find the name of an Atty that's willing to go the distance. Do NOT give any written or oral statements to the authorities!!! Play your cards right and you can invest your winnings in your own pool table in your new home. THINK!!!
PS.....the moment they try bluffing you, raise the stakes! Mental trauma is worth a few hundred thousand in court. They are counting on you not having what it takes to call them at their own corrupt "game"!
#7 Dec 2, 2007
BELIEVE ME, I am definately going to be talking to whoever will listen. Peoples rights were violated,nothing was right about the way this was handled. As Deanna mentioned above, it was her 1st time there and she was not even read her rights(she didn't even do anything!!!!!)My loved one is still in jail at the moment,we are working on trying to get him out!(It was also his 1st time there)he was playing in a pool tournament(not uncommon!)No rights were read to him as well! There are issues here that need to be persued that does not pertain to those who were arrested!! This was MOST DEFINATELY A CORRUPT "GAME" and people need to know about it!!!
#8 Dec 2, 2007
F tha police
#9 Dec 2, 2007
OH, everyone used to think he was so great - voting Voctor Hill in. Should have kept the little nerdy white guy they used to have for years!!! At least there was peace in Clayton County then!!!
#10 Dec 2, 2007
Absolute Bullshit!!! Innocent people went to jail that night and I'll tell you one thing, A close family member of mine was arrested and He was totally innocent. And another thing Clayton county cops dont have shit better to do than to bust pool rooms, give me a break, How about you get your butts out there and get the people who are raping and killing innocent people!!! Enough said. Whats clayton county crime rate!??? I rest my case!!!
#11 Dec 3, 2007
Heres a bit of news for you all --STAY OUT OF SHADY PLACES!!!!!!!!!
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#13 Dec 3, 2007
i HATE clayco cops there STOOPID!!!!
#14 Dec 3, 2007
I was at The Break Friday night and was arrested. I'm a professional pool player and I play pool every day. This is the biggest out rage in the history of gambling. Maybe some people were in the wrong, and some were innocent, but when its all said & done it was all a big waste of time and no real criminals were taking of the streets. If gambling is illegal then how come no one is arrested for playing the lottery? If the video machines are illegal how come gas stations every where have them? Guns are carried for protection that's why the guy working the door had one. Clayton County makes this seem like a big gambling ring when all we're trying to do is have a little fun and stay off the streets. Ever since Victor Hill has been in office he has been making big mistakes like terminating sheriffs and making unnecessary raids. If Clayton County was smart they would elect a different sheriff to help get the county back on track. There's more stuff to worry about in this world besides gambling. Clayton County has the most corrupted law enforcement in Georgia and should be investigated. Also the Drug dogs used in this bust need to be retrained or retired because some of the cars they said were positive for drugs turned up empty. 98% of the people were innocent and will beat the gambling charges due to lack of evidence.
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Victor Hill on TV again busting up illegal gambling operations. Thats funny! Tell me how a pool tournament is a illegal gambling operation? This is nothing more than political propaganda! You must remeber that Victor Hill has done absolutely nothing in office for 3 years but cost tax payers millions of dollars. First he comes into office and fires over 20 people for no reason. That ultimately was settled out of court for millions of dollars that the tax payers had to pay. Then they were given their jobs back on order of a judge and then employees were subject to nothing more than racial harasment by Victor and high ranking so-cslled officers that were in through the back door - helped him get elected buddies. Now readers, you remeber that many people dont know Victor was fired as a officer in South Carolina because he couldn't even fill out a police report correctly. He has been nothing but a problem to the other commissioners the whole time hes been in office. He was elected as sheriff simply by the color of his skin and not his qualifications. Its re-election time and now were seeing more of Victor than ever before. Where have you been until now? Why did I receive a e-mail from your office that you would be setting up road blocks in my neighborhood to get rid of the drug dealers? How did you get my e-mail address? How do you even know where I live? Now thats political propaganda at its dumbest! Victor your out busting legal pool tournaments for your own personal agenda. You may fool your own people but theres alot smarter out here. Good luck on trying these political propaganda cases before D.A. Jewel Scott.Now thats inept at its worst. How can a divorce lawyer that has never tried a case before be elected as Distict Attorney? Its by the color of her skin and no other reason! Readers this is nothing more than political propagada at its worst. And sadly enough It's only gonna get worse. But election day is coming in Nov. and the people will speak. They may re-elect you by the color of your skin Victor but they need not complain when taxes go up because the inept sheriff that they elected has cost the citizens so many millions of dollars. Victor get off your power trip and try to reduce real crime in Clayton Co. that has sky rocketed ever since you have been in office. Clayton Co. is a very dangerous place to live just watch your late local news.
#16 Feb 20, 2011
You all haven't learned yet that georgia has one of the most corrupt police departments around. They say it is not illegal to have machines but it is illegal to pay out more than 5 dollars for winnings. That only shows that the state doesn't know what it is talking about. They pay out millions for lotto winners. But I guess they don't call that gambling, even though people spend a lot of hard earned money in the hopes of winning millions. I say we need a revolution like egypt and run our whole government the hell out and start all over..put some poor people in office and I'll guarantee the country would be better off.
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Pot-Limit Omaha is perhaps the ultimate action game and tonight's final table was no exception. Compared to the nearly 15-hour marathon we witnessed a few nights ago at the £2,500 H.O.R.S.E., tonight's final table clocked in at a brisk seven hours of play, with Copenhagen's Theo Jorgensen riding the chip lead he brought to the final all the way to victory. Seven pros and one decorated amateur all fell by the wayside, as Jorgensen channeled his run-good powers, even hitting quads in back-to-back hands to eliminate both Chris "Jesus" Ferguson and Jason Mercier.
Jorgensen is no stranger to a WSOP final table. Out of the four times he's cashed at the series, he's made three final tables and now can add a WSOP bracelet to his growing collection of poker accolades.
Though the Scandinavians can at times be a stoic lot, the affable Jorgensen is a notable exception and nothing could wipe the ear-to-ear grin off his face as he wrapped his first bracelet around his wrist and posed for the cameras. That's two out of three now for the Danes at the WSOP-Europe, as his fellow countryman Jesper Hougaard took down the £1,500 No-Limit Hold'em event earlier this week.
Congratulations to Theo Jorgensen, tonight a happy man indeed as he left the stage to celebrate with his friends.
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Guitar Modes Method for all Scales (November 2013)
Guitar modes method may be applied to all scales to make them easy to learn and play, including their modes.
We have aquired a huge list of scales collated by Tommy Smith, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tommy_Smith_(saxophonist)
The scales will all be collated on the Lesson page using the GM method....work in progress.
Diminished Scales and Chords (August 2013)
Guitar modes gives you a simple method to understand and play Diminished Scales, chords and modes across the fret board.
The Diminished chord is conventionally taught by using the Major scale as a basis then notes are adjusted using Flats.
We use scales and their modes, Sharps or Flats are not used.
A straight diminished chord can be made from the 7th, 2nd and 4th note of the major scale.
Hexatonic Scales 6 Note Scales (August 2013)
Guitar modes provides a simple method that is allied to convention allowing you to play 6 note scales across the fret board.
The way we attain a 6 note scale is to reduce the major scale from 7 notes to 6 notes.
We describe this by dropping the 7th note from the Major scale.
Naming notes for chord construction (August 2013)
Guitar modes method provides a simple way to construct chords using a number formula.
We can construct chords in any key, by using numbers instead of note names for the notes in a scale.
This information is important to learn because it allows you to construct chords for song writing and to communicate with other musicians no matter which instrument they play.
See how easily it is done o
Two Note Patterns from the Pentatonic Scale to Navigate the Fret Board (July 2013)
Guitar modes method leads to many possible ways to navigate the fret board.
Using our 2 note method allows for some very interesting outcomes.
The 1st note of the Pentatonic scale is played on one string and the 2nd note is played on the next string.
The 2nd note of the Pentatonic scale is played on one string and the 3rd note is played on the next string.
By continuing these 2 note sh
Pentatonic Modes (July 2013)
Guitar modes has a method to analyse and apply Pentatonic modes.
Pentatonic modes are derived from modes of the Major scale.
Remember guitar modes teaches how to play across the fret board.
Guitar Modes Four Notes Per String for Legato Style (April 2013)
Guitar modes method gives you the notes to achieve 4 notes per string.
Legato: There is no silence between the note that has been played and the start of the following note.
This is done mainly by hammer on and pull off techniques on the guitar.
Guitar Modes for the Pentatonic Scale (April 2013)
Guitar modes looks at the Major Pentatonic scale.
All scales have modes.
The C Major scale has 7 modes.
The C Major Pentatonic scale has 5 modes.
There are 5 modes of the Major Pentatonic scale.
The 5th mode of the Major Pentatonic scale, is called the minor Pentatonic scale.
7 Ways to Play the Major Scale Across the Fretboard (April 2013)
The Major scale does not have to be played using the same pattern each time.
Guitarmodes method allows you to use different patterns, therefore allowing you to have more variety in your playing.
The method also gives you the key for combining modes or changing modes as you choose.
This is not a new task, it is just another outcome when you use the method as a foundation for your guitar th
West Coast Jump Blues Chromatic Notes (March 2013)
Some essential knowledge for you to consider when developing this style is the place in the scales where you use chromatic notes.
Three scales that are commonly used in combination are the Major scale the Major Pentatonic Scale and the minor Pentatonic scale.
If you know these scales well you can overlay them in the key that the song is in.
There are notes in between the scale notes.
Blues Chord Riff (March 2013)
A riff that is used a lot in blues and jazz styles is a simple slide in the key of G from G9th chord to Gmaj6th and back to G9th.
When you go to the 4 chord you may play the C9th chord to Cmaj6th chord and back to C9th.
The Cmajor6th chord is usually named as just C6th.
The C9th chord is an extension of the C7th chord.
Guitarmodes method Lesson page teaches you how to build chords from
Pentatonic 2 Note Across the Fretboard Method (March 2013)
Guitar modes provides a two note pattern that gives you the knowledge to play the Pentatonic scale in all 5 modes across the fretboard.
This method will give the player a new approach to Pentatonic scales therefore adding to a variation in playing style.
The fretboard is covered in puzzles we work them out and make them available to you on the lesson page, saving many hours of searching.
Guitar Harmony, Combining 3rd and 5th Double Stop Harmony (Feb 2013)
This is a great improvisation tool.
Using the C major scale.
Learn your:
1 3, 2 4, 3 5, 4 6, 5 7, 6 1, 7 2. 3rd harmoies.
1 5, 2 6, 3 7, 4 1, 5 2, 6 3, 7 4. 5th harmonies.
Now combine them up the fretboard.
Like this:
Use G sting B string and E 1st string.
Start with 5 on the open G string.
Modes and Chords of the Pentatonic Scale (January 2013)
Often Major and minor Pentatonic scales are discussed as separate identities.
The minor Pentatonic scale is actually a mode of the Major Pentatonic scale.
Take 5 applicable degrees/notes from the Major scale, they are,
1 2 3 5 and 6.
4 and 7 of the Major scale are not used.
Looking at the 5 modes of the Major Pentatonic scale, that is,
Mode 1: 1 2 3 5 6, 1.
Major and Minor Pentatonic Scales Played Together (December 2012)
Major and minor Pentatonic scales are often used together.
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As beginning musicians, students learn general skills and concepts. Singing is a daily experience in the all of our classes. Additionally, movement, instrumental accompaniment, and improvisation are used on a regular basis. All children are encouraged to respect each other's efforts as well as to be accepting partners in any game or movement. Children learn to listen, observe, and evaluate their own efforts and musical growth.


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Charges dropped against alleged Huntington Bank robber
GRAND RAPIDS — Reuben Olson III was scheduled to go to trial Monday for allegedly robbing the Huntington Bank in Greenville at gunpoint and stealing $2,761 last year.
But federal charges were dropped at the last minute in U.S. District Court Western District of Michigan in Grand Rapids.
Olson, 22, was released from custody.
However, "It's an open case," said Acting Supervisor Sean Burns with the FBI in Grand Rapids. "It's an ongoing investigation."
Bank robbery
The Huntington Bank on Lafayette Street (M-91) in downtown Greenville was robbed at 10:34 a.m. Nov. 9, 2011.
Olson was accused of entering the bank's west door, vaulting the teller counter and approaching a female teller, verbally threatening her, putting a semiautomatic pistol to the back of her head and demanding she open her cash drawer. However, the drawer was locked and the teller could not immediately open it.
Olson then allegedly approached another female teller and had her open her cash drawer. He allegedly stole the contents of the drawer, then returned to the first teller who had by then unlocked and opened her drawer. He allegedly stole the contents of that drawer as well.
Olson then allegedly kicked open the door to the teller line, breaking it off its hinges, and left the bank via the main doors on the east side of the bank. As he was allegedly running to the bank's door, several stolen bills fell from his person. He was allegedly last seen running east across Lafayette Street.
Arrested, interrogated and charged
Olson was arrested in February at his girlfriend's home in Shepherd, Isabella County. An anonymous tip led to Olson's capture, according to FBI special agent Benjamin Slizewski.
When Olson was located by officers, he told them he had not robbed the bank and agreed to take a polygraph test. Brad Beyers, a polygraph examiner special agent with the FBI, administered a test to Olson at the Greenville Department of Public Safety on Feb. 9.
Olson was asked if he had robbed the bank or participated in the robbery. The polygraph indicated Olson was deceptive in his answers, according to the FBI. Bayer interrogated Olson further and Olson allegedly admitted that he had been lying and that he had robbed the bank. Olson allegedly provided Bayer with a signed written statement admitting his involvement. He provided details of the robbery, including the clothes and boots he wore and the handgun he used.
However, after the interrogation, Olson recanted his confession. He was placed into federal custody and charged with armed robbery.
Trying to get mother's attention?
Olson's attorney, Assistant Federal Public Defender Rhona Taylor, argued against presenting information at trial regarding Olson's previous stay in jail from Jan. 19 to Jan. 31, 2011, on a third-degree criminal sexual conduct charge, which was later dismissed. Olson's mother visited him in jail at that time.
Taylor said the government is claiming the mother's visit to jail is relevant information to present to trial because Olson allegedly told the FBI that he committed the bank robbery to get attention from his mother.
"The government is arguing that it will introduce the evidence to show motive and to corroborate Mr. Olson's alleged statements," Taylor stated in a court document. "The government is arguing that the evidence should be admitted. The evidence, however, is really being used to show Mr. Olson's alleged character and his alleged actions in accordance with that character in allegedly committing the charged robbery. Essentially, the government is trying to say that Mr. Olson is someone who has gone to jail in the past to get his mother's attention, so he did that here. This evidence is not … evidence."
Mental health issues
Olson provided notice to the court on Sept. 28 that he intended to call a mental health expert and a false confession expert to testify at Monday's trial.
Dr. Ron Nieberding conducted an evaluation on Olson at the Metropolitan Correction Center in Chicago and found that Olson suffered from depressive disorder and anxiety disorder. He also found Olson operated in the borderline high-functioning range, but noted Olson's performance on an intelligence test indicated that he was not putting forth his best effort into it.
Olson was diagnosed in 2004 with oppositional/defiant disorder and conduct disorder. When he became an adult, the Social Security administration sought to cut off his benefits, but Olson opposed that and was granted adult benefits based on a primary diagnosis of affective mood disorder and a secondary diagnosis of oppositional/defiant disorder.
According to U.S. attorney Patrick Miles Jr., none of Olson's mental health issues are relevant to the crime. Miles made a request on Oct. 3 to exclude it from trial.
Charges dismissed
On Oct. 11, the government moved to dismiss charges against Olson and requested the dismissal be entered without prejudice as jeopardy has not yet attached and the statute of limitations for the offense has not yet expired. Judge Robert Holmes Bell granted the motion.
Miles said his office had no comment on the matter.
Taylor did not return a message seeking comment.


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Several Palestinians were injured in clashes between rioters and Israeli troops near the Ofer Prison north of Jerusalem.
The rioters hurled stones and burning tires toward Israelis guarding the facility, Army Radio reported Friday.
The troops used crowd dispersal means. The Ma'an news agency reported that 13 people were injured. Hundreds of Palestinian prisoners are housed at Ofer Prison.
The riots broke out one week after Israel failed to release 26 Palestinian prisoners it said it would set free in a framework agreement for jump-starting peace talks with Palestinian Authority negotiators.
The delay was born out disagreements between the parties on the release of Israeli Arabs. Israel opposes their release and says it never consented to such a move, while the Palestinians demand they be allowed to walk.
After Israel delayed the release, Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas on Tuesday applied for membership for "Palestine" in 15 international bodies -– a move he had agreed to put on hold until talks run their course.
Palestinian negotiators are currently demanding that Netanyahu give a written commitment to recognize east Jerusalem as the Palestinian capital and lift the naval blockade of Gaza as a condition to going ahead with peace talks, Army Radio on Friday reported. They are also demanding the release of 1,200 prisoners, including Fatah leader Marwan Barghouti, the report said.
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Stacked Union Board?
If two former Education Minnesota Union members and one current substitute teacher are elected to the school board who will represent the workers in the private sector? Can you say conflict of interest?
One can only hope for "right to work" some day.
Now you can't teach unless Education Minnesota Union accepts you.
The board will be stacked for the union. Crosby's union is doing the same thing.
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How To Throw The Perfect Pop Star / Rock Star Theme Party
As the hit songs says, "We all just want to be big rock stars."
For your budding performers, why not throw a themed party that includes all of the trappings of a celebrated diva or guitar hero? From stylish costumes and jewelry to toy microphones, we have all of the accessories needed to turn your child's Pop Star Theme party into an instant success. He or she may not be a rock star yet, but there is no reason why you can't let them feel like one.
When you throw a pop star party, don't forget all of the things that make it seem real. We have a wide assortment of diva and pop star hats, glamorous rock star sunglasses, and even toy microphone that let the young stars perform for their gathered fans. To make the rock star party a complete success, there are even guitar decorations and rock star party favors. Toss in some music to get the party started, and the stage is set for a world tour pop star party right in your own living room.
There is an assortment of rock star tableware which brings out the diva in your family. Her pop star costume will look great with either pink or white princess gloves, and everyone in attendance will love the fun and fashionable rock star party favors, including flashing guitar pins that are sure to catch everyone's eye.
So hand that child a microphone, dress her up in a costume that brings out the diva inside, and let her imagination run wild as she dances and entertains her friends and fans with a stylish inflatable microphone. There is nothing quite like the fun and excitement that comes from having your very own pop star party, so be sure to have a camera ready to capture memories of this happy occasion.
To make the scene complete, there are echo microphones available, and the rock star party will really get underway when the glow sticks come out, the costume goes on, and the temporary rock star or diva tattoos are in place. There are colorful hair scrunchies, amazing costume jewelry and more than enough glitz and glamor to entertain even the fussiest group of kids.
There's an inflatable guitar and a wide assortment of guitar shaped decorations which complement a fabulous set of rock star tableware. We even have glittery rock star and diva iron-ons, which allow you to turn a favorite garment into a symbol of rock super stardom. When the pop star balloons have been inflated, and the heart shaped sunglasses go on, it is time to leave the real world behind for just a little while, and find out what its like to live the life of famous pop star.
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Boxing Result
Solis wins WBA 115lb belt from Kono
By Joe Koizumi
Venezuelan Liborio Solis (15-3-1, 7 KOs), 115, unified the WBA super-flyweight belt as he, WBA interim ruler, defeated WBA regular champ Kohei Kono (28-8, 11 KOs), 115, by a majority decision (115-111, 114-112, 113-113) over twelve hard-fought rounds on Monday in Tokyo, Japan. Kono floored Solis with a countering right in round two, but the Venezuelan dropped the Japanese back with a vicious left hook in round eight in a give-and-take total war. (More to come)


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VIENNA, Va. -- Billy Casper Golf (BCG) and its Buffalo Communications (Buffalo) division have contributed to 27 courses earning top rankings on the recently-released Golfweek 2014 "Best Courses You Can Play" state-by-state list.
Owner and operator of more than 170 golf courses, country clubs and resorts nationwide, BCG-managed Wintonbury Hills Golf Course ranks No. 2 in Connecticut while Lederach Golf Club comes in No. 10 in Pennsylvania. Perennial favorites Mauna Kea Golf Club and Royal Ka'anapali Golf Club rank No. 5 and 14, respectively, in Hawaii.
Buffalo manages PR for dozens of golf properties directly and others through tourism agencies and golf cooperatives. Top finishers on the Golfweek list include Harbour Town Golf Links (No. 2), Heron Point by Pete Dye (No. 13) in South Carolina; the Prince Course at Princeville Golf Club (No. 2) in Hawaii; Circling Raven Golf Club (No. 3) in Idaho; Salish Cliffs Golf Club (No. 3) in Washington; Pound Ridge Golf Club (No. 4) in New York; Old American Golf Club (No. 6) in Texas; The Champions Course at PGA National (No. 11) in Florida; and Saddle Creek Resort (No. 12) in California.
Several other courses which partner with BCG-Buffalo rank among the top 10 in their respective states.
"Making the Golfweek 'Best Courses You Can Play' rankings is a huge honor for Billy Casper Golf," says Peter Hill, Chairman and CEO of BCG. "It speaks volumes about our talented teams consistently providing exceptional course conditions and overall guest experiences."
The state-by-state rankings - tallied by hundreds of Golfweek raters - takes into account the overall strength of routing, feature shaping, natural settings, greens, the variety and remarkable nature of holes, conditioning and maintenance, landscape management and other criteria.
"Golfweek raters take their jobs very seriously," says Rich Katz, Managing Director of Buffalo. "Being featured on the list shows course owners should explore partnering with Billy Casper Golf as well as leveraging Buffalo's strong media relationships."
About Billy Casper Golf
Founded more than 20 years ago in cooperation with golf legend Billy Casper, the company is the largest owner-operator of golf courses, country clubs and resorts in the U.S. with more than 170 properties in 28 states. Headquartered in Vienna, Virginia with regional offices across America, BCG directs course and property maintenance, staffing and training, clubhouse operations, food-and-beverage, merchandising, golf instruction, marketing and public relations, special events and financial management.
Billy Casper Golf divisions:
• Buffalo Communications is the leading global golf-lifestyle public relations, branding, marketing-communications and creative services firm representing top brands in and related to golf.
• Buffalo Turf & Landscape Company provides golf course agronomic programs with a new fee-for-service structure that allows owners unfettered visibility into actual activities and costs.
• Women on Course is the nation's premier golf-networking organization, further solidifying Billy Casper Golf's commitment to grow participation in the golf lifestyle.
More information: www.billycaspergolf.com, 703.761.1444.
About Buffalo Communications
Headquartered outside Washington DC with offices in New York, Boston, Miami, Minneapolis, Phoenix and Raleigh, the global golf-specialty firm has expanded to also represent companies and organizations in sports, travel, hospitality, real estate, fashion and luxury products segments. Through its strategy, public relations, branding, marketing-communications, social media and creative services work, clients grow their brand awareness-equity and, ultimately, revenues. Buffalo's portfolio includes ECCO, Fila Golf, Gavlin Green, Kaua'i Visitors Bureau, LPGA Tour, PHIT America, PGA National Resort & Spa, Sea Pines Resort, Team Express and the World Golf Foundation.
More information: www.buffalocommunications.com, 703.761.1444.
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The wave of exchange mergers offshore could make Canberra more reluctant to stand in the way of the Singapore Exchange's $8.4 billion acquisition of ASX Ltd. But it could just as easily give politicians ideas on how the deal should be restructured to placate concerns that Australia will lose ownership of its national exchange.
Many close watchers of the deal suspect SGX will have to recut its offer to get it past the Foreign Investment Review Board, the federal government and the federal opposition.
The deals between London Stock Exchange and TMX Group in Toronto, and Deutsche Börse and NYSE Euronext, give Canberra a ready reckoner on what to ask for.
One analyst who follows ASX, when asked whether SGX and ASX might need to recast the deal to mimic the metrics of the two trans-Atlantic deals replied: "I think that's exactly what's going to happen. The LSE-TMX deal has been marketed better with a stronger pitch. It's a merger of equals with a straight scrip swap. The composition of board members is much different."
SGX plans to take over ASX and is offering a mix of SGX scrip and cash. Asked why the deal has been structured in this way, SGX chief executive Magnus Böcker said that no other structure was possible because of the relative market values of the two exchanges.
Before the deal was announced last October, ASX's market capitalisation was $US6 billion while SGX was worth $US7.8 billion.
The bigger company gets to call the shots; so SGX will provide the chairman and CEO. ASX shareholders will have 36 per cent of the company. Four of the 15 person board will come from the Australian exchange.
The structuring of the LSE-TMX deal, and the structuring flagged by Deutsche Börse in its announcement, highlight the real reason ASX investors will have a smaller stake in the merged exchange: because they are receiving a takeover premium in cash. The respective market values of ASX and SGX are almost identical to those of TMX and LSE. ASX's market capitalisation is worth 43 per cent of the merged entity. Singapore contributes the remaining 57 per cent.
Likewise, TMX's market capitalisation of $US3 billion is worth 44 per cent of the proposed merged entity and LSE's market capitalisation of $US3.8 billion contributes the rest.
Because the deal is a straight scrip swap, TMX shareholders will hold 45 per cent of the combined merger. They will appoint seven of 15 directors. TMX chairman Wayne Fox will be the merged exchange's chairman, while LSE boss Xavier Rolet with stay as CEO. There will be joint headquarters in London and Toronto.
Deutsche Börse has announced only scant details on how it plans to merge with NYSE Euronext. But from what it did say, the deal looks more like LSE-TMX than ASX-SGX.
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Oh, man. I liked getting Brazilian Blowouts--they changed my hair. But this news centers on the fact that the procedure could change our bodies in awful ways--so priorities are clear on this one.
The Brazilian Blowout is a salon treatments that uses high heat and products to significantly, temporarily smooth out hair. The makers of the treatment have long claimed that the products are perfectly safe and formaldehyde-free (despite the fact that your eyes can water like you just watched an Oscar contender while you're having it done).
But now, as it turns out, the treatment does contain formaldeyhyde gas, which is a possible carcinogen. The company has to pay $600,000 in penalties and must change all labels to say that the products contain chemicals that may cause cancer.
Did you ever get a Brazilian Blowout? Would this news change your opinion about getting another one?
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Jeanniey Mullen has another great post over at Clickz – E-mail: A Relationship Approach Is Expected.
Here's the gist: Most companies these days give you a welcome e-mail and then plop you right into a deal-based strategy that may employ the latest retargeting techniques, mobile elements, or other social features. Yet, it appears we have lost something that has become valued and expected by our consumers: the relationship building messages.
Jeanniey goes on to ask 5 questions that should help you determine whether you are doing an effective job cultivating relationships. Go to her article to read them E-mail: A Relationship Approach Is Expected.
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small craft advisory
what does that mean exactly? What is considered small?
I know that sailboats can take far more than the crew can and most are over engineered on purpose, and one mans storm is anothers breezy day.
but in general for sailing/boating public at large( you know the weekender herby homeowner etc..what is the target market?
Sailboats under 30 feet, power boats only, dinghies etc.
Here ya go, official definition from NOAA: Glossary - NOAA's National Weather Service
in my experience on southern vancouver island a small craft advisory means, "Sir, its time to go sailing". I would not want to see a child out in an Optimist but my forty footer needs some push. A small power boat or other small playboats would be a little less comfortable. Watch the water on these days, make your own observations but from what I see, go sailing.
Local geography plays a part too. We lived and sailed for over 20 years in Squamish BC at the end of a Coastal Fiord where 20+ knots was a regular summer daily event. However, with the twists and turns of the fiord big seas were extremely rare and that made for marvelous sailing conditions and a steep learning curve. (Big wind/Flat water.... yay!!)The same kind of winds in an area with extended fetch would quickly build an uncomfortable chop and waves, as can strong currents, which are more difficult to adapt to - especially for beginners.
Different areas also have different thresholds as to what their warnings mean so knowing those will help.
Well ..... When my son was younger in HS. We usually like to pick the days with small craft warning to go out to sail in our 14 ft Capri. We just wanted to have plenty opportunity to turtle our boat. Those days we had one specific objective to learn to survive at the adverse condition in a relatively controlled environment in the Bay. It was fun. We learned a lot about our short coming. We stopped doing it after the coast guard towed us back in the marina. We were not in any danger but they did not want us out there again. LOL.
Just as an example I went and dug this out... This is a bit of an extreme day with winds topping 35 knots at the end of the sound. It's definitely choppy but considering the breeze it's still incredibly flat.
Apologies to those of you who've seen this already....
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I would tend to think Environment Canada's reasoning for dropped the "small craft advisory" term would be in response to this very same confusion we're seeing here with the negative effect of keeping certain vessels off the water unnecessarily. I've met people that would use that as an excuse to stay put without really understanding what it's like out there. This type of weather can be ideal for many sailing vessels and quite manageable for other types. A "Strong wind warning" simply seems to imply a person should check the weather and make their own decision...better terminology IMHO.
lol,, broach much? THose poor boats! Hey what's the deal with broaching anyway? Some folks seem to not care about ripping the sails apart,, Others I would imagine might have an entire weekend ruined.. If the sail does not rip apart after the broach is it still salvageable? I would think it would destroy the eyelits (What's the real term i'm looking for here?) for the rope?
well in the video I suppose these were racing. I was under the impression that spinnakers were meant for light air.
now with he winds that high I think I would be reefed (prob 2 reefs) or maybe jib alone.
Just love this
A typical spi for a sub 40 foot yacht would be 1/2oz ripstop nylon with 3/4oz being a heavyweight spi for higher wind conditions.
The sailmaker would suggest something like 15 knots max for the 1/2 and 20 for the 3/4. That would be apparent wind or the wind over the deck.
Those guys that broached would be doing something like 10 knots with the wind in a 30 knot wind so the apparent wind over the deck is 20 knots but if you broach the boat spaeed drops to maybe 2knots in the direction of the wind so apparent wind will jump to 28 or more and the spi blows apart.
Perhaps a more experienced crew might have been able to get the spi over behind the mainsail without broaching and get it down but it did look like the boats were running on the ragged edge and as they say disaster was inevitable. Great video and it remeinds me why I only ever raced OPBs
Sellers of spis love these conditions!
Flying a spi in winds higher than it was designed for stretches it and it will not set as well.
If you read the accounts of some of the early Whitbread round the world races the crew had a sewing machine on board and would repair the spinnakers as they sailed MANY TIMES!
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"I would say some mystical words, that mean little in the here and now, but instead I will say words that are obvious to many, but absent to the few. Love life to its fullest, simply because it is the only thing in life you truly control. Do not weep for a lost love, for weeping for a lost love is an attempt to cry away pain, rather accept that things have occurred splitting destiny, perhaps not in your favor. Never accept words of advice as law, merely look on them as advice when you are down. Love and hold your friends close, because friendship is what makes life worth it, not love. Make rash decisions, never think over everything you do, let things flow as they would without critics, and life becomes free. Look to your mind, express emotion through poetry, thought, discussion and love, let it become a bridge to yourself that others can cross, and be guarded to do so. Walk away from advice, thinking, not doubting."
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Today, I see so much of it, the continuation of mankind, aggression, bloodshed, war. These things are the only certainties in the future, as humanity would always dig itself on ideals, and ways of living, such that conflict of common interest in always apparent.
I look at the original sin of man in Christianity, which is seen as the fruit which Adam and Eve ate, disobeying God's law, a lot of the time the fruit is linked to knowledge, temptation and a lot of the time sex in society, did God never intend for children in humanity?
At the complete opposite side of the spectrum, at the "Satanic" religions, and the original sin is written as stupidity, which (call me blind here) but if you are prepared to cast spells to make your life better, you've broken your creed.
Back to Adam and Eve, a lot of it is taken the wrong way, and as humans we would never claim that Adam and Eve made a mistake, end of, or perhaps they invented modern society by giving knowledge, (and if God hadn't placed a flaming sword to guard the tree of life, then who knows) Instead we try to point blame at either Adam or Eve, and the serpent of course, we don't forgive, a tenet of Christianity.
Looking at the punishments that God dealt to both Adam and Eve, I think that it might have been a bit over dramatic towards Eve's punishment, "Painful Child birth, and near enslavement to their spouse, rather then a partnership" this little paragraph has born era after era of sexism, and really wounding mankind, not allowing it to advance, a shame really.
As with the sexism, and mistrust the bible lays down in the first book of the Old testament, we can understand that this was a book wrote along time ago, and we can hope that humankind has moved on from this, although in many Near eastern lands, where Christianity was born I might add, we have women wearing hijabs with or against their will, indeed you might say that women and men are good at separate tasks, and in some more extreme senses, which a few Muslim imams have been preaching, women have half the brain power of a man, its statements like this that make me fear if we'll ever move on from here.
I know we all would pray that Jesus was white, clean cut and shaven, owner of a lovely house, a loving and intelligent wife, adorable children and a big American car but outlook grim on that analogy, no one can remember what Jesus looked like, and it has never been what Jesus looked like that mattered now was it?
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Overall its easy to state that humanity bears flaws, and most of these flaws are self imposed flaws, such as hatred or not understanding, of course when passion or motive fuels us, we may just do about anything. I remember a story when an IRA bomb placed in a shopping centre went off, killing people, and in particular, two young children, and the father of those children forgave the IRA, saying that society would never advance if I didn't, could you do that? I know I couldn't.
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Nov. 26, 2013
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. -- Vol Nation as stayed tried and true to the Vols through the 2013 season which has been filled with ups and downs. Butch Jones made sure to point out he appreciates what he calls the 'best fans in America.'
"I would like to thank our fan base. Outstanding. We are up in attendance," Jones began his Tuesday press conference. "Especially our student body, we are up over 2,000 students per game. That is something that we really take great pride in with our student body.
"I think this is a great opportunity today to say thank you to them and thank you to our great fan base for supporting this football team. We are going to need their support moving forward."
Tennessee's overall game attendance is up 6.2 percent in 2013 to 95,584 from 89,965 last season. Neyland Stadium's average attendance is sixth in the nation in 2013. A total of 669,087 have passed through the turnstiles at Neyland.
The players understand the impact of the fans and what it means to represent the University of Tennessee.
"I'm most thankful for Vol Nation," said senior Marlon Walls. "It means the world to me. It has been a blessing. You take things like that for granted, but knowing Tennessee's tradition it's a blessing to walk out on that field, it's a blessing to have great fans like we do. Through the ups and downs, they've been consistent. They back us through losses and wins. My hat is off to them.
"I love them, I'll never forget them and I respect them for just showing love over the tough years. I love Vol Nation and appreciate everything they've done for us."
Senior running back Rajion Neal is just 10 yards away from hitting the 1,000-yard running mark.
When he accomplishes the feat this Saturday, Neal will be the first Tennessee running back since Montario Hardesty in 2009 (in a regular-season). Tauren Poole reached 1,000 yards in the Vols' bowl game during the 2010 campaign.
Neal is ready.
"It is exciting," said Neal. "I think it is a big privilege to be a back in this league and reach a goal like that. I have a lot of help from my guys on the perimeter and definitely the guys up front. It is something that I feel that we all deserve, it is something that we are all looking forward to, it is on the front of our minds, we are hungry for it and we can't wait."
The goal was set prior to the 2013 season for Neal and could only be accomplished with belief from his coaches that he could achieve it.
It could also only be accomplished with a change from within.
"I just started to realize [a difference in me] in the spring with the new staff," said Neal. The competition was starting back up in the position was open. Going into my last year and knowing that we haven't had a back to rush for 1,000 yards in the regular season, in 12 games since Montario Hardesty, that was a big thing for me, something that drove me, that fueled me. I definitely wanted to leave a mark here."
Neal has already left a mark on the Tennessee record books. Against Vanderbilt Neal broke the 2,000 yard rush mark, just the 14th Vol to achieve the feat.
Neal is also on the second Vol to rush for over 2,000 yards and catch 600+ yards during his career.
He doesn't take those records lightly and has worked hard to earn those yards.
"The way that I look at the game, how serious I take it.," said Neal. "How much I dissect film and outside of playing ball, how much I look at other guys and how they play the game and take notice of little details. I have grown to respect the game and love it way more."
"Hopefully [in a year I will] still playing ball," said Neal. "Only God knows where I am headed."
With 27 Vols capping their careers at Commonwealth Stadium this Saturday night, many have begun reflecting on their legacies in the Orange and White.
It hasn't been the easiest of roads for any senior on the Vols' roster, but defensive lineman Marlon Walls believes there was a purpose behind it.
"Honestly, I think God chose us to go through it," said Walls. "It was our destiny, as much as we don't like it. I guess he thought we were strong enough to do it in order for this program to get back where it's supposed to be.
"Even though this season was a disappointment, I think for the young guys it opened up their eyes and we pushed them in a positive way and they pushed us. I think next year they'll be very motivated, very hungry and will refuse to let happen what happened to us. I hope it's motivation to them."
Fellow defensive front man Corey Miller said he wanted to be remembered for his hustle and as a guy that truly gives his all for Tennessee.
"I would hope it would be that I am a guy that tries to bring energy," said Miller. "I tell (Corey) Vereen all the time don't let what is going on this year dictate what goes on next year. Be the guy that starts it off from the jump. Be the guy that is giving energy. Be the guy that is leading the team."
Miller and Walls also wanted to leave special messages for the younger members of Team 117.
"I tell myself every day, if I would have known back then what I know now, I would have done a little bit more," said Miller. "I guess that is the message - tell these guys to do a little extra because time flies by. You don't understand it until it is gone."
In his message, Walls stressed the true importance of being a Tennessee Vol.
"Realize what it means to play at Tennessee," said Walls. "I want them to click-up this offseason and never let happen what happened to us in our four or five years of being here. I want them to realize what power you hold putting that jersey on and who is watching.
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There is a fact that is on every single mind of the members of Team 117 this week.
It looms heavily on the mind of redshirt senior defensive lineman Marlon Walls.
Walls does not want to be a member of the only team in Tennessee history to have eight losses.
"It's very important," said Walls. "We don't want to go out like that. That is what's at stake right now. We know we're a good team; we know we can go out and get it done Saturday. We refuse to let that happen. We're going to work this week and use that as motivation."
The Vols entered last season's game with Kentucky in the same situation, but had home field advantage. This year, they are headed up 75 to Lexington with a lot of motivation.
"That's very motivational," said Walls. "We refuse to be the first team that loses eight games in Tennessee history. This goes way back;it's way more important than us. We have to hold the bar. The bar has been set for us the past few years so it's time for us to go to work."
The Vols have added motivation in beating Kentucky on the road as they look to continue their win-streak against the Wildcats after it ended two years ago in Lexington.
"That was terrible," said senior center James Stone. "That is something that we will never forget. That is something that haunts you when you have a loss like that and you end a streak like that at the end of the year."
"It is something that we want to get back and end this season with a win so these guys can go into the offseason with a win."


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