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3 mistakes you've made
Just for fun. What's 3 mistakes you've made with dogs.
For out first we put the wee wee pads down on the carpeted living room. Till she was potty trained all accidents happened in the living room.
Out first fell out the window of the car cause the window was all the way down. Luckily we were stopped at a red light.
The first bag of food we bought was kibbles and bits. Gave julie a rash and digestive distress. Now feed natures variety.
Let's hear yours.
My first was that i got my baby w/o asking my apartment office their breed restriction. I thought there were only weight limit. We had only 5 months left in the contract and figured that he wouldnt pass 75 lbs when he reach 7 months and we would be wrong about that too cause he was 57 lbs at 5 months old.
Second mistake i made was i didn't take enough time when switching kibble and paid the price. 5 days of making up with nasty crate to clean...gross and its not even a small crate.
Third mistake is not having pet seat cover heading to the lake... We dont have SUV so the backseat was all wet and dirty ( we forgot to bring towel too )
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1. Before I researched dog nutrition, my family fed all our dogs Beneful. I used to think constant itch and loose hair was just part of being a dog. Glad I did research when I got older. My family still feeds crap brands, but all my dogs will be raw fed from here on out.
2. Relationship building was not a thing when I was a kid. I sort of stumbled into building a working relationship with a rottweiler when I trained him to be a herding dog. But all my family's other dogs were basically furry furniture that we fed. I get sad sometimes when I realize they missed out on a lot of what makes a dog/human relationship great. And I missed out on a lot of it.
3. Our dogs all ate all kinds of terrible stuff around the property. My family wasn't exactly dog-smart so if a dog got himself into some rope and got it bound up in his guts, we didn't think to take him to a vet. Dogs typically didn't fare well on our property unless they stayed to themselves. Anything smaller than a collie inevitably was eaten by coyotes and anything larger ended up fatally injuring itself or consuming something fatal.
Overall, I'm glad I've grown so much and learned a mountain's worth of infortmation since that time. It's definitely helped me become a better dog owner. Also glad I've found my passion in dog training. I still think back sometimes though and I'm always disappointed in how little common sense 12 year old me seemed to possess.
Pax im from asia now live in US and most dogs live in my home country are like that and people actualy think fleas and ticks is part of a dog's life :(
1. When I was in high school I whole heartedly bought into the popular televised 'alpha rolling' approach to dog training. :/
2. Growing up all our dogs were always kenneled all day. It wasn't until after college I realized some dogs could be allowed freedom during the day. Felt bad retrospectively for keeping the good ones cooped up unnecessarily.
3. I used to be one of those people who would approach all puppies and let them jump all over me. Sorry past general public!
1- wearing a flea collar so I would not get them
2- puppy not eating, fried some liver to entice her to eat....wow, messy
3- not putting safetly locks on power windows. Lady stood on window up button, Lucky's head got stuck.....scary.. Drove down road like crazy lady, windows wouldn't work for me...honking the horn...stopped, windows worked thank god, Lucky was okay, but scared.
I really, really, really want to excel in competitive obedience. The precision of heelwork amazes me. I am an amazing pet trainer, but sport training is new to me. When Eli was young we trained, had fun and got our RN. I wanted the CD so we trained - really hard. I killed his enthusiasm. We NQd our first five times out :( We ended up taking two years off from obedience, did nose work and agility, had fun and this spring got our RA. And finally, earlier this month, got our first leg to our CD. He has been a HUGE learning experience for me.
Falling asleep on the couch while a puppy is loose. Never fall asleep with a loose puppy :P
Allowing my dog to visit any other dog on leash. Eli was attacked when he was 12 weeks old and I have never forgave myself for it.
Giving Lisl cream cheese on a cracker when she was a pup. OMG. :eek:
1) I trusted my vet when Riley was sick
2) I let my oldest dog play with tennis balls. He wore his k9's down.
3) When my female dog wanted on the couch I lifter her without supporting her rear end. She then got a really bad spinal cord injury. Thankfully it was only swelling in about a month of crate rest and she was better.
.....my biggest mistakes are always those that impact my dogs the most.
1. since we have hard wood floors we'd "play rough" in the bedroom which is carpeted. Had to reteach our pup that the bedroom is a quite resting place.
2. when buying a crate look at the dimensions. Chose by size, not suggested weight.
3. not being firm with my husband about kitchen rules. I found both he and the dog snooping in the fridge together. My pup was all about looking for celery while my hubby snooped for sausage. It was cute (wish I had a photo) but I didn't let them catch me smiling. I told my hubby "Hey, you know better! Get that dog out of the vegetable crisper."
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CLEVELAND - The 4-7 Browns are playing the Colts tough through the first half as they had a big goal line stand in the last minute of the first half and lead, 6-3 at halftime. Brodney Pool stopped Peyton Manning short of the touchdown on fourth down, while Shaun Rogers made the big stop on Joseph Addai on third down .
The Browns got on the board first as Phil Dawson kicked a 34-yard field goal with 9:04 to play in the first quarter after a turnover by the Colts on the first play of scrimmage. Addai fumbled after a hit by Shaun Smith and Eric Wright scooped it up and returned it to the Colts' 47. The Browns picked up a two first downs, primarily moving the ball on the ground on runs by Jamal Lewis to the 17 before kicking the field goal. Derek Anderson threw just one pass on the drive for three-yards to Jason Wright on third-and-8. Lewis had six carries for 19 yards on the drive.
After the Browns field goal, the Colts moved quickly down the field and tied the score at 3-3 as Adam Vinatieri hit a 30-yard field goal with 1:58 to play in the first quarter. The Colts moved 65 yards in 7:06 to the Browns' seven before a false start moved them back to the 12. On third down, Manning appeared to have Reggie Wayne in the end zone, but he couldn't hang on to the ball as Brandon McDonald was able to strip the ball loose. Manning was 5-of-6 for 44 yards on the drive.
The Browns regained the lead at 6-3 with 7:35 to play in the first half as Dawson kicked a 25-yard field goal. The Browns had the ball for 16 plays and covered 66 yards in 9:23.
After the Colts tied the game, Lewis had a run of 15 yards to get the offense going. Anderson hit Winslow on third down to the Colts' 35 to keep the drive alive. On the next third down, Anderson again hit Winslow for a first down to the 25.
Anderson then hit Braylon Edwards in front of Kelvin Hayden for 16 yards to the nine after the first down. After that, the Browns picked up just a yard on three plays before Dawson kicked his second field goal.
The Colts responded quickly as Manning hit Wayne for 14 yards and Dallas Clark for 17 yards to the Browns' 20. A pass to Marvin Harrison gave the Colts a first down at the seven. After getting to the one on a run by Addai, the Browns stopped Addai on third down short of the goal line. On fourth down, the Colts shunned the field goal as Manning tried to sneak in, but he was stopped short. He fumbled and it was recovered by Clark in the end zone, but NFL rules prohibit another player recovering a fumble for a touchdown.
Keep Away From Peyton: There was no question the Browns game plan on offense was to try to keep the ball out of QB Peyton Manning's hands. The Browns ran the ball on eight of their first nine plays. On their second scoring drive, they had the ball for 16 plays and 9:23. Both were the longest of the season. Other than the opening series when the Colts fumbled on the first play, they only had two possessions with the exception of the final play of the first half. Manning was 10-of-12 for 88 yards with one interception.
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A cable guy came to my house today to check our service and proceeded to tell my husband and I that today when he went home for lunch this afternoon his 300 pound Siberian Mastiff jumped on him and hurt his back.
First of all, I am fairly certain that there is no such thing as a Siberian Mastiff. I know there is a Neopolatin Mastiff, Tibetan Mastiff, Bull Mastiff, Plain ol' Mastiff...second of all, I am fairly certain that no "normal dog" weighs 300 pounds....especially since the Guiness Book of World Records has Hercules, weighing in at 284 pounds, as the world's largest dog.
Is this guy an idiot or does he think I am one (or am I one?)


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Congratulations, very nice.
Hey guys, I just picked up a new USP 40 today, and I love it. Not sure if I like it or my Sig P250 more but its hard to compare as they are 2 competley different guns. I got it for $550 used ( was priced at 600 but it rang up wrong at the register at cabelas lol ) And it came with a HK universal tac light.
I did just get back from the range with it too, only put about 50 rounds through it and I'm diggin it with one exception. 3-5 times the slide did not lock back on empty.. what would be the cause of this??
My question is what batteries go in this thing?? I dont see any notification on or in it. Are they the weird stubby camera battery type?? Batteries not included I guess...
Here is a pic with it next to my P250, sorry about the quality just took it with my iphone...
Congratulations, very nice.
Very Nice Jason and a heck of a deal. Brand new USP (LEM it appears) with a tac-light for 550 or even 600 is a steal. To bad HK's are so outrageously expensive. LOL
Sorry I can't help with the Tac-light battery question. I would recommend taking it out and looking at the battery itself and/or taking it along when you need a replacement.
I had the same problem with my USP 40 and while I am not 100% certain I attributed the no slide lock on empty issue to the magazine. I had 1 out of 3 law enforcement 13 round mags that this would happen on. Feeding was reliable enough but my assumption was the follower tension was not sufficient to consistently lock open the slide. If it is the magazine then replacement of the magazine follower spring might be a good place to start.
Hope that helps.
Wow! That gun is beautiful! Congratulations on your purchase!
I just got one today myself, and I love it....although I'm not too accurate with it because I'm a 1911 shooter :P
No idea on the lockback, but I've read that it could either be magazine related or ammo related.
I'm in for answers as well!
Want to sell me that tac light?
I did buy a new mag and it fixed the lockback problem so im good there! I also took the original mag apart and just stretched the spring out and that seemed to fix it also. Im definitley keeping the tac light lol.
I also am nothing amazing with it yet ( only shot 150rnds through it ) probably because I'm so used to my sig.
Its a sick gun thats for sure!
Thats one heck of a deal for the H&K. You can always call support about your issue. I have the USP Compact .45 and love it. I suggest the Hogue grip. It really advances the grip. Here is mine next to my S&W Sigma .40 which also has the same grip. I also just added the adapter rail to my HK and going to buy the TLD-3 flashlight to my HK like the Sigma.
I posted this same question last week when I had the problem and this was my issue. My mags and weapon components were not at fault.
Good Luck!
No, it's probably not his grip. It's probably the springs in your mag. Pick up a couple of new ones ($5 each) and see what happens. That's the most common cause of failure to lock back, and I always start lookin'; where the light is best.
I believe the light uses 2 CR123 batteries, but I may be wrong. Pop yours out and take 'em with ya when you buy replacements.


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Having spoken openly and honestly for 20 minutes, Freddy Eastwood steps away from his chair and strides over to the pool table at the back of the canteen at Southend's training ground. On a freezing morning in Essex he is ready to play and the shame for those in attendance is that they cannot witness him take on the opponent he defeated there last week, Phil Brown, the club's new manager.
"He likes to have a game of pool but I'm too good for him," Eastwood says with a smile. "To be honest, we've only played once. But I won." It is easy to imagine Brown and Eastwood, two less than shy characters, slugging it out over the green baize but for both of them now is a time to focus on Southend's meeting with Crewe Alexandra in Sunday's Johnstone's Paint Trophy final, the first time the League Two club will have participated in a showpiece occasion at the national stadium.
For Brown the trip to Wembley arrives in a whirlwind, given he has been Southend's manager for only 12 days and two games since replacing Paul Sturrock, but for Eastwood it represents another chapter in his glorious association with the club. His first spell with the Shrimpers, between 2004 and 2007, lasted 135 games in which he scored 65 goals – the first of them after 7.7 seconds of his debut and another knocking Manchester United out of the Carling Cup – and inspired the club in back-to-back promotions to the Championship. Little wonder then that, having returned to Southend last July, Eastwood is in expectant mood.
"All the time I've been at Southend I've been involved with something good, so it's not a shock I've achieved something with Southend this season," he says. "Saying that, it'll be really nice to play at Wembley. I've never played there and as a local lad it's a stadium I've always dreamed of getting to."
Eastwood is bullish about Southend's chances of defeating Crewe who, despite sitting 22 places above them – Southend are 10th in League Two, six points away from the play-offs – are described as "no great shakes". The 29-year-old shows less conviction, however, when assessing his own chances of making Sunday's line-up, acknowledging this has been a "stop-and-start season", one that began with him having to overcome a calf injury before he then struggled to impress Sturrock, who despite bringing Eastwood back to Roots Hall following a loan spell during the last campaign lacked faith in the player. Eastwood made only six starts and scored four goals under him this season and so it is no surprise he was not upset to see the Scot depart and turn down the chance to lead Southend out at Wembley.
"I got on with Paul but I was disappointed with how few chances I got to play," Eastwood says. "He had 12 people who played every week – 11 starters and one sub – and he would only use the other lads if he had to. He had his favourites and I wasn't one of them. The new manager's come in and we've played one game away when I've come on a sub and then I've started the next game at home, so things are more positive."
Sturrock is not the only manager Eastwood has had issues with. He also fell out with Andy Thorn who, as Coventry manager, let him rejoin Southend, having accused him of being a "passenger" during the club's relegation to League One last season. Eastwood's response to that claim is equally scathing. "Coventry was Andy's first job as a manager and he made poor decisions. I hardly played for him so even though I have a relegation on my CV it didn't have anything to do with me. It was down to the manager."
Before his four-year spell at Coventry Eastwood endured a frustrating season with Wolves and overall there is a sense that a player who seemed set for great things never achieved his potential. The former West Ham trainee can turn to 11 caps and four goals for Wales as proof that he reached the highest level and there is no denying that returning to Southend has also allowed Eastwood to enjoy his football again at the club where he "had the best part of my career".
It is the goal against United in November 2006 for which Eastwood is best known, a rasping 25-yard free-kick that knocked a team containing Wayne Rooney and Cristiano Ronaldo out of a competition in which they were holders.
That 1-0 win remains a glorious memory for Eastwood but it "sparked off" interest in his Romany Gypsy roots. Suddenly everyone knew he lived on a Travellers' site in Basildon with his wife, Debbie, and children Freddy Jr and Chardonnay, and regularly exercised his horse on the A127. Abuse from opposition fans followed and, seven years on, has not ceased.
"I've learnt to deal with it," Eastwood says. "The way I see it, if people are shouting abuse at me, it must mean I'm doing something right on the pitch. When they don't shout my name it's because I'm having a bad game. I try not to let it faze me and the boys here help by giving me banter about being a Traveller. That's made it a more friendly issue."
Eastwood remains the only known Romany Gypsy playing professional football in this country and, back living among the Travellers' community in Essex, he has become an inspirational figure for younger members of a group rich in culture but lacking sporting heroes. "Whenever I go to travelling events everyone there knows me as the footballer," he says. "Traveller kids have always wanted to be boxers or golfers but after I broke through they realised they could play football too and now there are loads in academies across the country. There are some really good ones at Chelsea and Tottenham and my own boy plays for this club, as a striker."
So Southend could have another goalscoring hero called Freddy Eastwood? "Hopefully," Eastwood Sr replies as a smile returns to his face. "That would be nice." That is for the future, however. For now, Eastwood's eyes are fixed on Wembley.


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I was recently very, very sick. Something that did not seem serious at first became very serious. Momma has had kitties for decades, but she never saw anything quite like this before. Let me tell you what happened, and if it starts happening with you, please get to the vet right away.
First let me tell you that I am an indoor only kitty, I have all my shots, no new kitties have been introduced in here.
Here were the symptoms and how it progressed. Here's why -- you may hear about this from other kitties and I want you to tell them to get to the vet right away. I'm telling you this because a) my vet mentioned that he was "seeing a lot of this" and b) oddly enough, a good friend of mine -- who lives in Illinois (and I am in Texas, so I didn't give it to her kitty) -- one of her kitties suddenly developed the exact same symptoms in the same order! Because she knew about me, she went to the vet right away and they gave her the amoxicillin, and her kitty is doing great and did not get as sick as I did. Oh, and her vet in Illinois also mentioned she was "seeing a lot of this".
Here were the symptoms and how it progressed.:
It started with a sneezing fit. I had an extremely pink nose (normally, it is nearly white, it is such a pale pink). Then, I think it was Christmas day, I suddenly sneezed and sneezed and sneezed. I mean, non-stop for a while.
We have another kitty who sneezes when my house needs vacuuming, so Momma vacuumed right away. I STOPPED sneezing. I only had that one sneezing fit.
I seemed fine after that, although my nose did stay somewhat brighter than usual. I was eating and drinking and playing.
A few days later, my eye gunked up. Momma has saline drops from the vet (I had had an eye problem in October, and we got the eye drops then, just saline) -- so we flushed my eyes. Problem disappeared. I still seemed fine.
But then, close to New Year's (maybe Thursday of that week), I became clingy. I am not a lap cat. I started climbing in Momma's lap. Sleeping more. Not running to eat dinner anymore.
By Saturday, it was obvious I was terribly sick. I just laid on the bed all day, on the pillow. I no longer would play with anything, would not come for my meals. Ate very, very little, and only canned food, not my kibble. Barely drinking. I mewed kinda pitifully, every so often. I was hurting.
By Sunday, I was only eating wet food mixed up real soupy with water. From my Momma's fingers. I was still eating, but only about half the food I normally eat. . Still using the litter box, but obviously not as much.
Momma had another cat, years ago, that used to get infections (from wrestling battles with the other boy) -- this was almost identical to how he would behave when he had one. Momma's guess at that time was that I had a URI, probably a fever, and needed antibiotics for sure. But she was so scared. She didn't sleep a wink that night, watching over me.
We called the vet first thing Monday morning, and they got us in right away, thank God. I got a shot of antibiotics and fever reducer, because I did, indeed have a fever. And the medicines seemed to work their magic almost immediately.
Now my friend in Illinois, her kitty developed the same symptoms in the same order, like a day after I had gone to the vet. The sneezing fit - that stopped, then the goopy eye, then sort of not being as active (her kitty is an older gentleman, so it was not as obvious as it was with me). The only difference was that her kitty also developed a messy, snotty nose. I did not do that at all, although the vet said I was congested, just not "leaking".
Momma is no vet, obviously, but she sure has had kitties for a very long time. She have even (decades ago) had kitties with URIs before. Although the symptoms all sorta point to just a URI, it is just odd the sequence and way they developed. And for us two kitties -- in different states, it either originally was, or quickly turned into, some kind of bacterial infection.
So please, please -- if anybody else mentions these weird symptoms, tell them to go to the vet as soon as possible.
I am doing much, much better now. I just don't want this to happen to anybody else, especially since a couple vets have said they are "seeing a lot of this"
My dear friend, KC, tagged me for Thanksgiving. I have so many things I am thankful for, it will be so hard to pick only 5, but here goes:
1. I am thankful that I have a forever home, and that I found it while I was so little and outside on my own. Momma found me when I was only about 8 weeks old and took me in. So I have grown up in a nice, safe place with love and tender care. I am thankful that I have a warm place to sleep and stay, that I am safe from the dangers of the street, and that there is PLENTY of good food to eat. My Momma and the Painter love me so much, I am very happy.
2. I am thankful for my adopted kitty-dad, Tommy, who took me under his wing and taught me how to be a cat! He taught me how to play, since I did not know how, and has given me extra special love all along.
3. I am thankful for my Uncle Felix, who has bathed me like a momma cat ever since I was a little boy, and still does, even though I am now much bigger than he is.
4. I am thankful for my newest brother, Chumley, who moved in with us last New Years. He has become such a great buddy for me, we play and romp all the time.
5. I am thankful for all my Catster Friends, too, especially KC -- who help each other out with love and affection all the time. I am grateful that even though I am often away from Catster for a while, I am not forgotten. I especially am thankful for my special friends of Rufus and his family, and Guy and his family, too. Gosh, I have so MANY wonderful friends here, please know I think of you all the time and you are never far from my heart. Thank you all, I love you so.
It is already Thanksgiving, it would not be fair for me to tag 5 more friends! But if you read this, take just a minute and remember all the wonderful things, cats, and people we have to be thankful for.
Hello effurbody! Guess what? Today is my 2nd birthday!
Every one here is SO happy, especially me. I know I get tons of attention on my birthday and I just love it. Momma is so happy, because when she rescued me I was so little and skinny, I was just a little baby. Every morning she used to run to go check on me to make sure I was still okay.
But I am FINE! I am a big, healthy boy now.
This morning, for breakfast I shared a special Merrick's Grammy's Pot Pie and I got myself lots of Pit'r Pats, too!
I got a new shirt for my birthday, one with stripes on it. Momma had to buy a size Large for me this year, oh my! But I think this may be my last time in clothes, I sure don't seem to like it anymore. Guess I am just too grown up, now. Just to please Momma, though, I wore it just long enough for her to get a picture (up later).
Best of all, I got a new wand toy. You see, birthday wand toys are very special. Other kitties play with them, but I don't. I got a red one last year for my birthday, and I don't PLAY with it. It is fluffy and soft, and every day I tote it around in my mouth while I sing with joy, like a kitty security blanket. It still looks like brand new, I hope to keep it always.
My new one is light blue and fluffy! I got a good start on turning it into a special object, too, because right away I had to start in grooming it. I like to groom my wand toys.
For party favors, Momma got us all one Yeoww Banana each, too. What a great day I am having. I'm going to have some more Merrick's for supper tonight, too, but I haven't picked out a flavor yet.
Thank you for sharing my second birthday with me, my Catster friends.
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David Harrington's World of Music
As part of the celebrated, Grammy-winning Kronos Quartet, violinist and founder David Harrington has commissioned some of the 20th Century's most influential works, including Steve Reich's Different Trains, the string quartets of Philip Glass and Henryk Mikolaj Górecki, and Terry Riley's Candenza on the Night Plain. For his mixtape, Harrington offers a playlist that jumps freely across time periods and continents, ranging from Erik Satie to Nam June Paik, Astor Piazzolla and traditional Scandinavian folk music.
David Harrington writes the following of her Mixtape:
The world of music is an amazing natural resource, and certainly one of the most awesome creations of humanity. It takes a lot of music to make the world of music, and with its immense variety and sonic splendor this world can be an infinite source of wonder.
As a very young person, I decided I would be a musician and that the universe would have to get used to me in that role. I've had the opportunity to freely explore and to be able to be magnetized by whatever music I naturally am pulled to. One of life's greatest pleasures is to be able to share some of the results of my explorations.
My Q2 mix contains some of the music, performers and instruments that have give me inspiration and that have resulted in work that Kronos has been involved with, or that I hope will soon result in future work.
It's always fun to hear Kid America and the Action Figures. The sounds they manage to bring into their work are such essential building blocks of our culture and too frequently pass by unnoticed. And who are we to think other species are not musical?
Ritva Koistinen's instrument, the kantele, is one of the most purely beautiful I've ever heard, while her performance is off the charts, and Hans Reichel's multi-tracked daxophones give such unusual, almost voice-like sounds. Mahalia Jackson, singing with an organ and soaring like only she can do always leaves me in awe of her and the human voice. When Van-Anh Vo, whose instruments are the dan bau and the bass dan tranh, played me her Gnossienne #3, I realized that I had heard a new world of musical possibilities. Nam June Paik was so out in front that his Etude for Pianoforte continues to lead in a certain way — totally refreshing.
Some of my favorite music comes from Central Africa, and the Banda people have a way of making their music where each performer plays a single note or a rhythm and all elements are perfectly interlocked. And so it goes — with Valentin Silvestrov re-imagining Schubert, Tanya Tagaq becoming more than one Inuit throat singer in real time, DJ Qbert revealing his virtuosity and thrilling imagination, the Sagye Kayagum Ensemble finding another way to imagine Astor Piazzolla, the Cleaning Women and all of their household instruments, John Oswald making a piece from the sound of one small bell, Triakel, taking us to a place of infinite sadness and poignant beauty with Tusen Tankar and Staff Bendi Bilili with such a life affirming sound and story...
There is no place like the world of music.
Bandy - (Kid America and the Action Figures) In-Stereo (Bandy)
Team of Jeremy Roht. - (no title) (Team of Jeremy Roht)
Arvo Part - Pari Intervallo (Ritva Koistinen)
Hans Reichel - Excerpt from Le Bal
Traditional Spiritual - God Shall wipe All Tears Away (Mahalia Jackson)
Erik Satie - Gnossienne #3 (Van-Anh Vanessa Vo, dan tranh zither)
Nam June Paik - Etude For Pianoforte (1959/60) (Nam June Paik)
Traditional - Ndraje Balendro [Initiation song] (Linda Music)
Valentin Silvestrov - "Hochzeitswalzer" from Zwei Dialoge mit Nachwort (Alexei Lubimov, piano; Munchener Kammerorchester; Christoph Poppen, conductor)
Tanya Tagaq - Ilgok
DJ QBert - 6 fingered Fury /inside-out body warp
Astor Piazzolla - Oblivion (Sagye Kayagum Ensemble)
Cleaning Women - Speed-O-Machina
John Oswald - Bell Speeds
Traditional - Tusen Tankar (Triakel)
Coco Yakala Ngambali - Avramandole (Staff Benda Bilili)


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Tom grew up in Milwaukee, bartended in Wauwatosa in the '70s and moved here in 1984.
Commentary, observations and musings about the outdoors, life in general and maybe Tosa politics and personalities will be the order of the day. He savors a lively debate as much as terrific cooking.
Spring Has Sprung
Evidence of that fact is was the appearance of the first Red-winged Blackbird a few days ago.
This morning I spied a couple of these fellas...
The Eastern Meadowlark is so named because it is a bird of the open grassland. Similar to the larks found in Europe this bird is more closely related to the blackbird family. It possesses a flute-like song and a clear whistle.
I have a bad case of the spring fever.
But I am not putting-away the snowblower just yet.
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Here's another sure sign of spring. Returning to Tosa today - mile, upon mile upon endless mile of orange construction barrels on I-43...
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Mumbai: Once upon a time Farah Khan had stated, "Whenever I make a film, it has to have Shah Rukh in it". But destiny had other plans for her. After her magnum opus Om Shanti Om with SRK under his Red Chillies banner, Farah Khan had offered Baadshah the role of Akshay in Tees Maar Khan. After keeping them waited for months and years, SRK eventually dropped the offer which angered Farah Khan to the core. She went on to announce the film with Akshay without even informing her long time friend Shah Rukh.
The film bombed at the box office and Twitter was flooded with cheap comments. Some even stated, "Farah Khan doing a film without SRK is of no use." Later things went ugly between the two when Shirish, better known as Farah's husband, made some sarcastic and snide remarks on Ra.One calling it a fizzled 150 crore firework which fuelled the differences between the two families.
Of late, the much talked slap-fest at Sanjay Dutt's party gained even more gravitas when Sajid Khan shouldered the responsibility of helping both the families reunite. And voila!
Reportedly after the reconcilement, Farah has made numerous visits at the King's Den, Mannat. Some sources even confirm that she has offered her movie 'Happy New Year' to him yet again. She even went to London to meet SRK, while he is filming for Yash Chopra, to seal the dates and complete other formalities to make the big announcement. SRK, as we heard has finally given his nod to Farah and this time, we wish there are only happy days around the two!


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E85 fuel conversion
i was driving through a rural town today and dang near snapped my neck when i seen a gas price that was 65 cents cheaper than what i paid yesterday. then i see that it is for E85. the funny thing is that my suburban that i was driving can accept E85 but it was topped off. when i got home, i found a spot not too far from me that sells it. i had no idea it was that much cheaper. that will save me about $14 for ever 350 mile tank.
here's what i started thinking about though.... i was in the rural town to look at an old pontiac i want to restore. i'll be building an engine up and doing a frame-off at some point in the next couple seasons. so can i build this thing to accept E85?
i found out that gas cars can be converted, but no kits are available because the EPA requires manufacturers of the kits to create a product that burns cleaner emmissions after the install is complete than previous. also, they must warranty the exhaust emmissions for 10 years or 100k miles which would be business suicide.
according to NEVC (Nat'l Ethanol Vehicle Coalition), conversion would require: "The differences in fuel injector size, air-fuel ratio, PCM calibrations, material composition of the fuel lines, pumps and tanks are just a few of the components that contribute to making an E85 conversion extremely complex"
additionally, it is a crime to convert a vehicle that was originally intended to burn gas. but if it's a ground up restoration, perhaps an argument could be made that 'new original intentions' are in place ?
any thoughts on the techinicals required to run E85 on a ground up resto? BTW.... my plan is to put EFI on the pontiac.
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During Tuesday night's presidential debate, Mitt Romney brought up economic issues related to China multiple times. Writing for The New Republic, John B. Judis looked into the seriousness of Romney's claims. Judis concluded that "not only is Romney exaggerating the China threat, but he's doing so at the expense of more, or equally, pressing economic and social issues."According to Judis, a number of other issues affect China's economic advantages over America. Cost of production is much lower … [Read more...]
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Sammy's Cafe recently opened it third location in Pleasant Grove. Owner Sam Schultz is calling the new shop the Sammy's Pieshake Parlour because it looks and feels like an old-time ice cream parlor.
Sammy's, which opened its first shop in Provo in 2008, serves hamburgers and sandwiches, but it's most famous for its "real" pie shakes.
Shultz said a whole piece of pie is added to each shake before blending so customers can drink it through a straw. Flavors include coconut cream, mint Oreo and peach cobbler. As winter approaches, the pumpkin pie shake is popular.
Famous pie shakes are $4.29 for a whole or $2.99 for a half. Add extra pie for 75 cents.
While not quite as popular, cupcake shakes are another quirky item on the menu. Cupcake shakes are also $4.29 and are made with cupcakes from Simply Splendid Cupcakes.
Sammy's Cafe • 27 N. 100 West, Provo; 801-805-9208. Open Monday-Thursday 11 a.m. to Midnight, Friday and Saturday 11 a.m. to 2 a.m.
Sammy's Cafe • 25 W. Center St., Pleasant Grove; 801-899-2126. Open Monday-Thursday 11 a.m. to 10 p.m., Friday and Saturday 11 a.m. to midnight.
Sammy's Cafe • 50 College Ave. Rexburg, Idaho; 208-419-0816. Open Monday-Thursday, and Saturday 11 a.m. to midnight; Fridays 11 a.m. to 1 a.m.


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Originally Posted by Cadjiek The Chef was in the car too? Wonder what he's cookin up? LOL!! By the way, the car has the back end of an STS and the front end of a DTS. The rest doesn't exist on another car. It is the Beast for sure. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nmgi...e_gdata_player


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What can you tell me about Google Web History? Anything would be very helpful!
Well, lucky for you (and everyone else who reads this newsletter), I can tell you quite a bit about it! Google Web History is yet another new feature that Google has recently released. So, if you're an avid Google user, this is another service you're definitely going to want to check out. Let's take a look at what all it includes, shall we?!
First of all, with Google Web History, you're able to view and manage your Web activity. Okay, here's the scenario: you're surfing through the Web and you come across a Web site that you just instantly fall in love with. The only problem is that you get so caught up in looking at the site that you forget to add it to your Favorites list. Oh no! What are you going to do now? You search and search for it, but you're just not able to find it again. So, you're sitting there completely bummed, wondering what you can do next.
And that's when Google Web History comes in to save the day! With it, you can view and even search across the Web pages you've visited. You'll get the full text pages as well, so you don't have to worry about just getting a portion of the sites you love. You can find pages on everything you've done from Web sites you've visited, Google searches you've made, images, videos, news stories and more. You can even manage your history at any second's notice. For instance, if once you get going with this new feature, you start to accumulate too many sites, you can remove them from your list at any time.
What else can you do with Google Web History? Well, you can get the search results that are most relevant to what you're looking for. Web History helps to give you a more personalized version of your search results. They're based on past searches you've done and the Web sites you visit the most. All of that information is recorded within your history to give you the most useful tips ever. Now, when you first start using Web History, you may not notice a huge change in your results, but as you use it more and more, you'll see some steady improvements.
Lastly, with Google Web History, you are able to follow interesting trends in your Web activity. For example, how many Web sites do you visit on a regular basis? Or how about how many searches did you perform between the hours of 8 a.m. and 4 p.m.? Web History keeps track of all that information, as well as, any other interesting trends it finds along the way. So, if you need to know something right away about your Web activity, just check your Web History account and all the information will be right at your fingertips!
Now, that's just a small portion of what you can do with Google Web History, but I think you get the idea! You do need to have a Google account to be able to use this service, so if you don't have one already, you can sign up right here. Otherwise, go to this Web site and log in to your brand new Google History account. You can also click on the link that says "Web History Help" if you have some more questions about it or if you just want to learn a little more about it before you start using it.
Google Web History works similarly to any other Google service, so you know that it's not hard to use. Just take your time and experiment with it. I think you'll find that it really does keep track of a lot of useful information for you. And hey, it's easier to let Google do it for you, don't you think? Give it a try today and change your outlook on Web history in a matter of seconds. Have fun, my Google friends!
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The International Migration Factor: Causes and Consequences
Jewish Communal Service Association of North America (JCSA), June 1977
Topic: International Relations, Immigration, Social Issues, Demography
Name of Publication: Journal of Jewish Communal Service
Volume/Issue: Vol. 53/No. 4
Page Number(s): 371-378
Genre: Article
Language: English
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Jacobson, Gaynor I. The International Migration Factor: Causes and Consequences. Journal of Jewish Communal Service. Jewish Communal Service Association of North America (JCSA). June 1977: 371-378. http://www.bjpa.org/Publications/details.cfm?PublicationID=1155
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Lots about going natural is still new to me. Today's "new" experience: -- Me about to run out the door with WET hair. First time since going curly with NO time to diffuse a little. Before going curly, I would have smoothed on LOTS of Frizz Ease to get me by, but since I'm not doing that anymore, I'll just have to wait and see what kind of hot mess my hair is later today.
I'm convinced that part of "going curly" = "adventure living".
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Boxing News
Wladimir Klitschko Statement on Emanuel Steward
"Boxing has suffered a tremendous loss with the passing of Emanuel Steward. Vitali and I, along with the entire Team Klitschko, send our deepest and most heartfelt condolences to Emanuel's family and friends. It is not often that a person in any line of work gets a chance to work with a legend, well I was privileged enough to work with one for almost a decade. I will miss our time together. The long talks about boxing, the world, and life itself. Most of all I will miss our friendship. My team and I will carry on with the goals we had set while Emanuel was with us because that is exactly what Emanuel would have wanted. I know he will be with us in spirit along the way and we will accomplish these goals in his honor."
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President Obama told the American people our goals in Afghanistan were not to transform that nation into "a model Jeffersonian democracy," but to accomplish more modest goals of not allowing "terrorists to operate from this region. Don't allow them to create training camps and to join attacks against the US homeland with impunity." Even as he spoke on the first day of August, monthly totals for July indicate it was the deadliest period for American and NATO soldiers. On one hand, Obama insists troops will begin leaving Afghanistan next year, while Secretary of Defense Robert Gates insists only a small number will be headed home next summer. "My personal opinion is that drawdown early on will be of fairly limited numbers." In other words, we are leaving Afghanistan, although we are not actually leaving Afghanistan, and to be frank, neither the president or anyone else really knows when, or if, we are leaving the great land of Afghanistan.
Gates insists "I don't think that the Taliban are stronger than they've been since 2001 is news." Of course not, everyone knows they ARE getting stronger. Admiral Mullen claims "the strategies are right" as though a strategy which results in ever higher deaths can be "right." Among the real problems in Afghanistan is the absence of a language that speaks the truth.


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Re: Wrong ODE solution in Mathematica 7?
If you take the second derivative of your answer and compare it with the
rhs you will see that it is true, i.e.
Y''[x]== -Cos[x]/(1 + Sin[x])^2//FullSimplify
Zsolt wrote:
> Hi!
> I tried solve the ODE:
> DSolve[D[y[x], x, x] == -Cos[x]/(1 + Sin[x])^2, y[x], x]
> The solution what M7 (and Wolfram Alpha) gives is:
> y[x] -> C[1] + x C[2] + (2 Sin[x/2])/(Cos[x/2] + Sin[x/2])
> I think, it's wrong! (Does anybody know how to check?) Another system gives
> for the same diff.eq:
> y(x) = -2/(tan((1/2)*x)+1)+_C1*x+_C2
> (similar, but not the same->ctan vs tan...)
> I found the problem in one of my math books, and the solution there
> concours with the other system.
> How can I trust Mathematica, if it makes mistakes in such simple
> things?? :(
> Thank you for your answer! :)


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Written By: Mike Doyle, Jason Gage, and Mark J. Jacobsen
Stats Compiled By: Alex Ernst
Stats Updated as of Friday June 16, 2003
10. Arnie Munoz, 20 - LHP, RP - Charlotte Knights (AAA)
2003 (Charlotte-AAA): 1-1, 6.94 ERA, 23.1 IP, 30 K, 13 BB
2002 (Birmingham-AA): 6-0, 2.61 ERA, 72.1 IP, 78 K, 29 BB
2001 (Kannapolis-A): 6-3, 2.49 ERA, 79.2 IP, 115 K, 42 BB
2000 (Burlington-R): 2-3, 6.81 ERA, 38.1 IP, 44 K, 25 BB
1999 (Arizona-R): 0-2, 5.25 ERA, 12.0 IP, 12 K, 8 BB
The only reason Munoz isn?t higher on this list is because he?s a reliever. Munoz possesses a curve ball which rivals that of Barry Zito in Oakland, and was dynamite in the Dominican League this past winter. Munoz is a smaller guy at 5?9? and 170 lbs., and usually wears down at the 40-pitch mark; however, there have been talks within the organization that Munoz may be tried as a starter. With the ever-growing need for good left-handed pitching, Munoz is in line for a very promising Major League career. Despite a bit of a rough start in AAA, he should find himself on the major league roster very soon.
9. Felix Diaz, 23 - RHP, SP - Charlotte Knights (AAA)
2003 (Charlotte-AAA): 3-4, 4.25 ERA, 55.0 IP, 37 K, 19 BB
2002 (Birmingham-AA): 4-0, 3.48 ERA, 31.0 IP, 30 K, 8 BB
2002 (Shreveport): 3-5, 2.70 ERA, 60.0 IP, 48 K, 23 BB
2001 (Hagerstown): 1-4, 3.66 ERA, 51.2 IP, 56 K, 16 BB
2001 (Arizona Giants): 3-4, 4.16 ERA, 62.2 IP, 58 K, 16 BB
2000 (Salem-Kaizer): 0-1, 8.10 ERA, 3.1 IP, 2 K, 1 BB
1999 (Dominican Giants): 0-0, 0.75 ERA, 12.0 IP, 19 K, 7 BB
1998 (Dominican Giants): 0-4, 7.55 ERA, 39.1 IP, 34 K, 26 BB
Acquired along with Ryan Meaux from the San Francisco Giants for Kenny Lofton, Diaz had always been a highly prized prospect until last year or so. Passed up on the Giants? prospect list for such pitchers as Kurt Ainsworth and Jerome Williams, GM Brian Sabean deemed Diaz expendable ? and the Sox couldn?t be happier. Possessing a mid-90?s fastball as well as a hard slider and a plus change, Diaz can blow away hitters with absolute ease. The only negative aspects of Diaz?s game are his past arm problems, but they have not been recurring. Diaz has had an average year thus far in Charlotte, but this may be because he is not starting every game and doesn?t have a set schedule. Even with his slow start, the sky?s the limit for the 22-year-old right-hander, and given a regular work schedule should once again excel.
8. Jeremy Reed, 22 - CF - L/L - Winston-Salem Warthogs (High-A Ball)
2003 (Winston-Salem-A): .343 AVG, 4 HR, 51 RBI, 26 SB, 40 BB, 16 K
2002 (Kannapolis-A): .319, 4 HR, 31 RBI, 17 SB, 11 BB, 24 K
Drafted in the 2nd round of the 2002 Draft out of Long Beach State, Jeremy Reed met and surpassed the White Sox?s expectation of being the best college outfielder in the draft. After signing with the Sox, Reed was sent to Low-A Kannapolis to show off his tools, and did he ever: Reed compiled a solid .319 batting average, .377 on-base percentage, and 17 steals in only 210 at-bats. Being a line-drive type of hitter, Reed?s stroke is very pure and consistent with little unnecessary movement. This season, Reed has honed his bat even more so than last year ? he?s opened in Winston-Salem on fire, slugging an amazing .333 with a .431 OBP in 222 at-bats. The best facets of Reed?s start, though, are his amazing plate discipline and speed. Reed has walked 41 times, while striking out only 17 times. Reed also has 27 stolen bases, good enough for only second on his own team (11 behind the speed demon Ruddy Yan). Expect a promotion to AA Birmingham very soon.
7. Royce Ring, 22 - LHP, RP - Birmingham Barons (AA)
2003 (Birmingham-AA): 1-3, 1.76 ERA, 30.2 IP, 40 K, 9 BB, 14 SV
2002 (Winston-Salem-A): 2-0, 3.91 ERA, 23.0 IP, 22 K, 11 BB, 5 SV
2002 (Arizona White Sox-R): 0-0, 0.00 ERA, 5.0 IP, 9 K, 0 BB, 0 SV
Royce Ring made a name for himself at San Diego State -- he had mangy hair, threw as hard as he could, and would sprint in from the bullpen. And, oh yes, then there was his pitching. Ring set records for saves in a season and in a career at San Diego, which earned him a first-round draft selection. Kenny Williams and the Sox took him 16th overall. Ring?s most intriguing quality has to be his willingness to take the ball when the game is on the line, a characteristic which all great closers must possess. Ring has breezed through his early professional career and looks to be on the fast track to U.S. Cellular Field. Ring could find himself in Chicago by the end of the season.
6. Ryan Wing, 21 - LHP, SP - Winston-Salem Warthogs (High-A Ball)
2003 (Winston-Salem-A): 7-2, 1.63 ERA, 71.2 IP, 52 K, 32 BB
2002 (Kannapolis-A): 12-7, 3.78 ERA, 123.2 IP, 109 K, 60 BB
2001 (Bristol-R): 1-0, 9.00 ERA, 1.0 IP, 2 K, 0 BB
Wing, a second round draft pick in 2001, led Kannapolis with 12 wins in just his first full season in the minors. The feat was even more impressive considering he was ill with mononucleosis in 2001 and made only one appearance. Wing is reminiscent of Corwin Malone - he possesses an exceptional arm and is very raw. Wing throws a low 90?s fastball with great sinking action on it. He also throws a plus slider that wreaks havoc on lefties. When it comes to lefties, Cotts is 1A in the system, and Wing?s at 1B. He has to work on becoming more consistent with all of his pitches, and on developing more secondary pitches. Unlike many younger pitchers, Wing isn?t afraid to throw inside, a trait that most good major league pitchers possess. Wing?s future is very bright: expect to hear his name more and more as he progresses through the system. He should be in Birmingham later this season and could be ready in 2006.
5. Neal Cotts, 23 - LHP, SP - Birmingham Barons (AA)
2003 (Birmingham-AA): 7-2, 2.11 ERA, 59.2 IP, 85 K, 37 BB
2002 (Modesto): 12-6, 4.12 ERA, 137.2 IP, 178 K, 87 BB
2001 (Visalia): 3-2, 2.32 ERA, 31.0 IP, 34 K, 15 BB
2001 (Vancouver): 1-0, 3.09 ERA, 35.0 IP, 44 K, 13 BB
Cotts was originally drafted by the Oakland A?s in the 2nd round out of Illinois State University, and was acquired from the A?s in the Koch-Foulke deal. Last season for Modesto (A), he showed why Ken Williams and others think so highly of him - he struck out 178 batters in 138 innings (or 11.6 KO?s per nine innings). He also limited opponents to a collective .239 AVG. Just looking over these lines, you would think he was a flame-thrower, but Cotts isn?t. His fastball occasionally touches 90, but it has tremendous movement. Cotts relies mainly on his fastball and plus change-up. He does an excellent job keeping hitters off balance by changing speeds and locations. Late last season, Cotts added a curveball to his repertoire that is quickly developing into a very good pitch. The keys to Cotts? success will be the development of this third pitch and improving his overall control (87 walks last season). If Cotts can reduce his walks, he will shoot up the list, potentially becoming the Sox? best left-handed pitching prospect ? a fact which, in and of itself, says a lot. Cotts has gotten off to a quick start in Birmingham (AA) this year: he?s 7-2 with 85 strikeouts in just 59.2 innings. Neal is on the disabled list for precautionary measures and should be back in action in the next week or so. As long as he?s healthy he has a shot to get promoted to Charlotte sometime later this year and could find himself on the South Side of Chicago as a September call-up.
4. Jon Rauch, 24 - RHP, SP - Charlotte Knights (AAA)
2003 (Charlotte-AAA): 2-1, 4.31 ERA, 62.2 IP, 45 K, 14 BB
2002 (Chicago White Sox): 2-1, 6.59 ERA, 28.2 IP, 19 K, 14 BB
2002 (Charlotte-AAA): 7-8, 4.28 ERA, 28.2 IP, 97 K, 42 BB
2001 (Charlotte-AAA): 1-3, 5.79 ERA, 28.0 IP, 27 K, 7 BB
2000 (Birmingham-AA): 5-1, 2.25 ERA, 56.0 IP, 63 K, 16 BB
2000 (Winston-Salem-A): 11-3, 2.86 ERA, 110.0 IP, 124 K, 33 BB
1999 (Winston-Salem-A): 0-0, 3.00 ERA, 6.0 IP, 7 K, 3 BB
1999 (Bristol-R): 4-4, 4.45 ERA, 56.2 IP, 66 K 16 BB
If anyone would like to see a prime example on how not to handle a pitching prospect, please follow the White Sox?s lead last year in their dealings with Jon Rauch. Coming off shoulder surgery in 2001, Manager Jerry Manuel and General Manager Kenny Williams gave Rauch a spot on the 25-man roster in 2002, and the results were atrocious. Manuel used Rauch as a spot starter/long reliever - a horrible decision in retrospect. Rauch was never given a regular schedule to pitch on, and was thoroughly shelled as a result. When sent down to AAA, Rauch regained his 2000 form and won Baseball America?s Minor League Player of the Year award. When on, Rauch throws his slider, fastball, curveball, and changeup for strikes, and has great control. Rauch does not throw very hard, only reaching the low 90?s with his fastball, but is very tough to hit because of his 6'11 height - his foreign arm positions result in numerous strikeouts. Rauch has pitched very well this year for the Charlotte Knights, even without his best stuff. Scouts have said that Rauch?s fastball is two to three MPH slower than before his injury, and his curveball is five MPH slower with less bite. Rauch has to get out of his head and stop fearing another injury, or he will only project as a middle of the rotation starter rather than a staff ace.
3. Anthony Webster, 20 - CF - Bats: Left - Throws: Right - Kannapolis Intimidators (Low-A Ball)
2003 (Kannapolis): .298 AVG, 1 HR, 23 RBI, 17 SB, 24 BB, 38 K
2002 (Bristol): .352 AVG, 1 HR, 30 RBI, 16 SB, 38 BB, 38 K
2001 (Arizona White Sox): .307 AVG, 0 HR, 30 RBI, 18 SB, 9 BB, 33 K
Anthony Webster is a scout's dream, and an opposing pitcher's nightmare. Webster is a phenomenal five-tool talent; with some time and extra seasoning in the minors, he could be that next great centerfielder for which this organization has been looking. Despite minimal experience, Webster's superior athleticism has helped start his professional career off with a bang, batting .330, scoring 96 runs, and swiping 34 bases in 116 games (2002 and 2001) . Webster is still a very raw talent, but it's only a matter of time until his experience catches up with his already awesome talent and creates one hell of a ball player. Webster should see the Silver and Black sometime in late 2005 or early 2006 and his progress this season is making many Sox fans and scouts drool. He should move up to Winston Salem after Jeremy Reed moves up to Birmingham. Either way Reed, Webster and Borchard look to be the basis of what could be a very good outfield.
2. Kris Honel, 20 - RHP, SP - Winston-Salem (High-A Ball)
2003 (Winston-Salem-A): 6-4, 2.60 ERA, 69.1 IP, 71 K, 22 BB
2002 (Winston-Salem-A): 0-0, 1.69 ERA, 5.1 IP, 8 K, 3 BB
2002 (Kannapolis-A): 9-8, 2.82 ERA, 153.1 IP, 152 K, 52 BB
2001 (Bristol-R): 2-3, 3.13 ERA, 46.0 IP, 45 K, 9 BB
2001 (Bristol-R): 2-0, 2.50 ERA, 18.0 IP, 11 K, 3 BB
2001 (Arizona White Sox-R): 2-0, 1.80 ERA, 10.0 IP, 8 K, 3 BB
Honel was the first round pick in 2001 out of Providence Catholic High School in Illinois. At that time, many scouts believed he had the best breaking ball of the draft (a nasty knuckle curve), and he's only improved since then. In 2001, he dominated pitching in a combined 11 games, making eight starts between Bristol and Phoenix. He was sent to Kannapolis in 2002, where he excelled despite playing on a losing team. He was 9-8 with a 2.82 ERA. In 26 starts, he pitched 153 innings and gave up just 128 hits. He averaged a K per inning, walking 52. Scouts have little doubt that Honel will become a very good major league pitcher, but they do have some lingering concerns. Their main concern is a drop in velocity, which truthfully no longer appears to be a problem thus far this season. Along with a plus breaking pitch, Honel features a rejuvenated 94 MPH fastball that has a lot of late movement. He has good control of both pitches, but still has to develop more secondary pitches and improve upon his control. As long as Kris stays healthy, he should rise through the system very quickly and could see U.S. Cellular Field sometime in 2004.
1. Joe Borchard, 24 - CF/RF - S/R - Chicago White Sox
2003 (Chicago White Sox): .184 AVG, 1 HR, 5 RBI, 0 SB, 5 BB, 18 K
2003 (Charlotte-AAA): .239 AVG, 4 HR, 22 RBI, 0 SB, 5 BB, 29 K
2002 (Chicago White Sox): .222 AVG, 3 HR, 5 RBI, 0 SB, 1 BB, 14 K
2002 (Charlotte-AAA): .272 AVG, 20 HR, 59 RBI, 2 SB, 49 BB, 139 K
2002 (Winston-Salem-A): .000 AVG, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB, 6 BB, 0 K
2001 (Birmingham-AA): .295 AVG, 27 HR, 98 RBI, 5 SB, 67 BB, 158 K
2000 (Birmingham-AA): .227 AVG, 0 HR, 3 RBI, 0 SB, 3 BB, 8 K
2000 (Winston-Salem-A): .288 AVG, 2 HR, 7 RBI, 0 SB, 6 BB, 9 K
2000 (Arizona White Sox-R) .414 AVG, 0 HR, 8 RBI, 0 SB, 4 BB, 4 K
Borchard is an easy pick for the number one position on the list: Joe has been one of the, if not the, top prospects in the White Sox organization since he was drafted in 2000 at the number 12 pick overall. The White Sox took a big gamble on Borchard, paying him a still record $5.3 M signing bonus to pry him away from professional football. In Borchard's three years in the minors, scouts and managers have seen why he may be worth every penny. Borchard oozes potential: he has massive amounts of power from both sides of the plate, is considered to be one of the best power sluggers in the minors (behind only Mark Teixeira and Wily Mo Pena), and is believed by some to be able to hit 30-plus home runs in a full season in the majors. Borchard also has above average speed, but seems to only use it in the field (illustrated by his career mark of seven stolen bases). At this point in his career, his sole major downfall is his plate discipline. Still a bit too green and eager, Borchard struck out 139 times in only 438 at-bats last year in AAA. So far this year, Borchard has done little to impress the Sox, putting up marginal power numbers with a sub-par batting average of .224 and only five walks in 134 at-bats. Borchard did suffer a wrist injury early in the year, but he?s now healthy and in full form. He?s got to improve his lackluster numbers, or Anthony Webster or Kris Honel will bypass him on the list. All things considered, though, Borchard is definitely a player of major league caliber. Borchard had a short stint with the Sox, but is back in Charlotte, where he appears to be on the verge of figuring things out.


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Faveous Aggregates Your Online Favorites
A French teenager's entrepreneurial venture could change the way you consume your favorite information online.
With so much information to consume online, it is often hard, if not impossible, to read, watch, or listen to everything we'd like to. So we 'like', 'star' and bookmark things on YouTube, Twitter, and Facebook, hoping we'll remember to check it out later.
Enter Faveous, an upcoming web service by 18-year-old French entrepreneur Arthur Monnet. Faveous aggregates all the items you've noted on Twitter, Google Reader, Youtube, Dailymotion and Facebook, so you can look at them all in one place. While Faveous is still in a closed beta stage, internet users who would like to know more about the service can get a sneak peek online tour here.
Each week, PSFK curates the week's top content to give you a digest of everything that is trending both on and offline right now. Click here to download the PDF version.


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Wavii delivers morsels of news, five words at a time
By Gerry Shih
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Five years ago, Twitter's critics dismissed the idea that news could be transmitted in 140 characters. Now, Adrian Aoun thinks it can be done in just five or six words.
Aoun, a 29-year old entrepreneur in Seattle, unveiled on Wednesday an automated, algorithm-driven news aggregator called Wavii that strips articles down to its bare essentials -- who did what -- and presents them in a customized, Twitter-like feed.
In most news articles, Aoun said, "The 'what happened' and the analysis of what happened is coupled."
"I want to separate that a little," he said.
Coming at a time when readers increasingly consume news as morsel-sized commodities, the ambitious start-up has piqued enough interest in Silicon Valley to attract a quirky but well-known mix of angel investors, from Ron Conway to Mitch Kapor, the co-founder of Lotus Software, to Keith Rabois, Max Levchin and Scott Banister -- three entrepreneurs with deep ties to Paypal.
The app combs mainstream outlets and hunts for similar news stories on any topic selected by the user -- be it Rihanna or the Syrian uprising. It then crunches the similar stories through a "natural language processing" algorithm, spitting out a threadbare headline devoid of adjectives, context or detail. The resulting item is interactive and tagged by topic, so clicking on a story about a Justin Bieber sighting in Manhattan could, in theory, produce a list of where else Justin Bieber has been sighted recently, Aoun said. The item would also have a link back to a full-length news article.
In many ways, Aoun said he believes Wavii sits at the intersection of Google News, Twitter and Facebook. It scales the Web for news but also applies tags to people, events and actions in news developments, much like what Facebook does with friends' activities.
"We're making Facebook out of Google, and we're taking Google data and Facebook-izing it," he said. Continued...


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De Blasio Prepares for 'Profound Fight' Over Pre-K
Mayor Bill de Blasio rallied his troops Tuesday, a day after a Republican State Senate co-leader said he would block a vote on the mayor's plan to expand pre-kindergarten and after-school programs by taxing the city's wealthiest residents.
"This is going to be a profound fight, and it is a fight, both about the substance of the issue and about democracy," the mayor said at a church breakfast in Brooklyn attended by the Reverend Al Sharpton and about 200 other clergy who support the pre-k plan.
De Blasio said he was "miffed" with the State Senator Dean Skelos for saying he wouldn't bring the pre-k proposal to the floor.
"If Albany is not going to allow a vote on something that the people are demanding, I think the people are going to be even more frustrated with the process in Albany," he said.
But Skelos, who represents part of Long Island, and many of his Republican colleagues from across the state believe raising taxes will cause high earners to leave the state. This is also an election year in Albany.
Gov. Andrew Cuomo firmly opposes raising taxes. Instead, he proposed adding hundreds of millions of dollars a year to the state budget to help districts expand pre-k. However, De Blasio has said that would neither be enough to fund the tens of thousands of seats he wants for the coming fall nor a reliable revenue source going forward.
De Blasio still has support from Sheldon Silver, the leader of the Democrat-controlled Assembly. But he can't win without the governor and the Senate which is ruled by a coalition of Republicans and a handful of breakaway Democrats.
Their co-leader, Jeff Klein of the Bronx and Westchester, had signaled support for de Blasio's plan but appeared to soften his stance on Tuesday, saying "I'm not sure" when asked by reporters if the mayor's tax hike was the only reliable method to pay for the plan.
Later he sent reporters this statement: "As I have always said, I am not in favor of taxing just for the sake of taxing. But I wholeheartedly support Mayor de Blasio's tax increase because it will adequately fund universal pre-k for New York City and that is why I am committed to making it a part of this year's state budget."
It wasn't clear if that meant Klein would accept more money in the budget in lieu of the tax.
Cuomo has claimed that a budgetary solution makes more sense because enabling New York City to raise taxes for pre-k would be unfair to districts without the means, a message that appears to be catching on upstate.
"We cannot deny pre-k for some children in our state based on where they were born," said the Parent Power Project, based in Rochester.
"Whether families live in Brooklyn or Buffalo, all of our children should have equal access to the educational opportunities that will help them grow, learn and succeed," said Senator Tim Kennedy of Buffalo.
Meanwhile, De Blasio is scheduled to deliver his first budget address on Wednesday, in which he will outline a strategy for the impending contract negotiations with the city's 150 municipal unions.
With reporting from the Associated Press and Karen DeWitt in Albany


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Despite a tremendously successful five-year stint in Highland, Lone Peak High School football coach Tony McGeary resigned as the Knights' coach Monday morning.
In a resignation letter addressed to Lone Peak principal Dr. Chip Koop, McGeary thanked Koop for the opportunity to lead the football program the Knights went 51-12 during his time as coach and said he and his staff helped close to 30 players further their football careers at the collegiate level.
In 2011, Lone Peak went 14-0 and won the Class 5A state championship, headlined by star quarterback Chase Hansen. The Knights made the playoffs every year during his five years at the helm.
"I appreciate the opportunity I have had to be here and have enjoyed every minute of it," McGeary wrote to Koop.


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Witness: In an Ivory Coast hotel, "bunker down and hope"
ABIDJAN (Reuters) - The first time Laurent Gbagbo's gunmen stormed our Abidjan hotel in a hail of bullets, I didn't quite believe it was happening.
I'd spent hours nervously convincing myself that a big international hotel with 10 floors, hundreds of rooms, steel fencing and a locked gate was an unlikely target.
They're fighting a war. They're not interested in us.
Even when gunfire and explosions erupted occasionally from the presidential palace a block away, or over the lagoon, I'd felt relatively safe, curled up on the floor in the fetal position.
There'd been heavy fighting in Abidjan for a month before we moved to the hotel, and I was learning to sleep through it.
But on the morning of April 4, watching from the window as 10 militiamen in combat fatigues jumped the fence one by one and ran inside, I had a sudden realization that picking a French hotel in the town center, full of money and foreigners and lit up like a Christmas tree at night, maybe wasn't such a clever idea.
There were about 25 foreign journalists in the Novotel hotel, including five from Reuters -- me, reporters Ange Aboa and Loucoumane Coulibaly, photographer Luc Gnago and cameraman Media Coulibaly. We were here to cover an increasingly vicious war in Ivory Coast, triggered by Gbagbo's refusal to step down after an election which, according to results certified by the United Nations, he lost to his bitter rival Alassane Ouattara.
We knew the risk: Gbagbo has been handing out AK-47s to young hotheads for weeks and they've been on the rampage. We'd made a plan about what to do should the hotel be raided. That promptly fell to pieces when the panic set in. Continued...


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Tower of Power
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|Tower of Power
Tower of Power, Buffalo, New York, November 11, 2008
|Background information
|Oakland, California, United States
|Soul, funk, R&B, jazz, jazz-funk
|Years active
|Warner Bros., Columbia, Epic, San Francisco, SPV
|Associated acts
|Cold Blood, Sons of Champlin, Santana, Doobie Brothers, Cat Stevens, Lenny Williams
|Emilio Castillo
Stephen 'Doc' Kupka
Francis 'Rocco' Prestia
David Garibaldi
Roger Smith
Sal Cracchiolo
Adolfo Acosta
Marcus Scott
Tom Politzer
Jerry Cortez
|Past members
|see past members
Tower of Power is an American R&B-based horn section and band, originating in Oakland, California, that has been performing since 1968.[1] There have been a number of lead vocalists, the most well-known being Lenny Williams, who fronted the band between early 1973 and late 1974, the period of their greatest commercial success. Their highest-charting songs include "You're Still a Young Man", "So Very Hard to Go", "Soul With a Capital S", "Soul Vaccination", "What Is Hip?", and "Don't Change Horses (in the Middle of a Stream)".[2]
In the summer of 1968, tenor saxophonist/vocalist Emilio Castillo met Stephen "Doc" Kupka, who played baritone sax. Castillo had played in several bands, but Castillo's father told his son to "hire that guy" after a home audition.[3] Together, they became the backbone of Tower of Power. Within months the group, then known as The Motowns, began playing various gigs around Oakland and Berkeley, their soul sound relating to both minority and rebellious listeners.[4]
Castillo wanted to play Bill Graham's Fillmore Auditorium in San Francisco, but he realized he would never get in with a name like The Motowns. The band agreed on Tower of Power and the name stuck.[5]
By 1970, the now renamed Tower of Power—now including trumpet/arranger Greg Adams, first trumpet Mic Gillette, first saxophone Skip Mesquite, Francis "Rocco" Prestia on bass, Willie Fulton on guitar, and drummer David Garibaldi—signed a recording contract with Bill Graham's San Francisco Records and released their first album, East Bay Grease. Rufus Miller performed most of the lead vocals on this debut album.[4] The group was first introduced to the San Francisco Bay area by radio station KSAN, which played a variety of artists such as Cold Blood, Eric Mercury and Marvin Gaye. The single "Sparkling in the Sand" received airplay on the Bay Area soul station KDIA.[citation needed]
Augmented by percussionist/conga/bongo player Brent Byars, Tower of Power was released from their San Francisco label contract and moved to Warner Bros. Records. With Rick Stevens now replacing Rufus Miller as lead singer, 1972's Bump City gave the band their first national exposure. This album included the hit single "You're Still a Young Man", which peaked at #29 on the Billboard Hot 100 and was Stevens' pinnacle vocal performance before leaving the band.[6] Emilio Castillo, who, along with Stephen Kupka, co-wrote "You're Still a Young Man," told Songfacts that the song was based on a true story concerning a former girlfriend who was six years older.[7] The single "Down to the Nightclub" received heavy airplay on West Coast FM stations and several AM stations.[citation needed]
Tower of Power, released in the spring of 1973, was the third album for the band. It featured Lenny Williams on lead vocals and Lenny Pickett on lead tenor saxophone. Bruce Conte replaced guitarist Willie Fulton and keyboardist Chester Thompson also joined the band during the recording of the album. This was the group's most successful album. It peaked at #15 on the Billboard Pop Albums chart and was RIAA certified as a gold record (for sales in excess of 500,000 copies).[citation needed] The album also spawned their most-successful single "So Very Hard to Go". Although the single peaked at #17 on the Billboard Hot 100,[6] it landed in the Top 10 on the surveys of many West Coast Top 40 radio stations, hitting #1 on many of them. The album also charted two other singles on the Billboard Hot 100, "This Time It's Real" and "What Is Hip?" [2]
1974's Back to Oakland spawned another hit, "Don't Change Horses (in the Middle of a Stream)", that reached #26 on the Billboard Hot 100, and "Time Will Tell", which charted at #69.[6] The funk-jazz classic instrumental "Squib Cakes" also came from this album.[8]
On Urban Renewal (1974), the band moved more toward funk than soul; however, they continued recording ballads as well. Williams left the band in late 1974, and was replaced as vocalist by Hubert Tubbs. Though the band remained popular, their days of chart radio airplay declined. During the late 1970s they briefly tried recording disco-sounding material.[4] Leader Emilio Castillo said in an interview that the band's brief foray into quasi-disco was at the request of Columbia Records, who had the band under contract at the time.[citation needed]
On January 12, 2017, long-time drummer, David Garibaldi, along with a bass player, Marc Van Wageningen, were hit by a train as they walked across tracks before a performance in Oakland. They both survived the accident. According to their manager, Jeremy Westby, they are both "responsive and being treated at a local hospital".[9]
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Tower of Power still tours extensively today, although there have been many changes in personnel over the years. At least 60 musicians have toured or recorded with the band over their 40-plus-year existence. These include current Saturday Night Live musical director/saxophonist Lenny Pickett, drummer David Garibaldi, bassist Francis "Rocco" Prestia, organ master Chester Thompson, saxophonists Richard Elliot and Euge Groove, and guitarist Bruce Conte. Conte's cousin, BALCO founder Victor Conte, also played bass guitar in the band from 1976 until 1979 when he was replaced by Vito San Filippo (later of the Joe Cocker band). Former lead vocalist Rick Stevens (real name Donald Stevenson) was sentenced to life in prison on three counts of first-degree murder for crimes committed after leaving the band. Stevens was paroled on July 20, 2012 after 36 years in prison.[10] Bruce Conte rejoined the band in 2006, replacing veteran guitarist Jeff Tamelier. He departed after slightly more than a year, citing personal recording projects and health issues. Following Conte as guitarist was Charles Spikes (while auditions for a permanent player were held), then Mark Harper. The band's current guitarist is Jerry Cortez.
Horn section collaborations[edit]
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The Tower of Power horn section has appeared on a number of other artists' recordings, such as Otis Redding, Aaron Neville, Aerosmith, Bonnie Raitt, David Sanborn, Elton John, Huey Lewis, Little Feat, Michelle Shocked, Paula Abdul and Santana[4]
Other performers supported by the Tower of Power horns include electric slap bass guitarist Larry Graham's Graham Central Station, The Monkees, Grateful Dead, Santana, Journey, Elkie Brooks, Cat Stevens (on his Foreigner Suite), Luis Miguel, Linda Lewis, rad. (Rose Ann Dimalanta), Jermaine Jackson, John Lee Hooker, Helen Reddy, Rufus, Rod Stewart, Jefferson Starship, Mickey Hart, Heart, Damn Yankees, Huey Lewis and the News, Frankie Valli, Spyro Gyra, KMFDM,[11] Lyle Lovett, Poison, Phish, Toto, Pharoahe Monch, Brothers Johnson, and Sam The Band, among many other acts.[4] "So Very Hard To Go" was featured in the soundtrack of the 2002 film City of God, as well as Will Ferrell's Semi-Pro.
Band members[edit]
Current members[edit]
- Emilio Castillo - tenor and alto saxophones, backing and occasional lead vocals
- Stephen 'Doc' Kupka - baritone saxophone, backing vocals, oboe
- Francis 'Rocco' Prestia - bass
- David Garibaldi - drums, occasional backing vocals, percussion
- Roger Smith - keyboards, backing vocals
- Sal Cracchiolo - trumpet
- Adolfo Acosta - trumpet, flugelhorn
- Marcus Scott - lead vocals
- Tom Politzer - tenor saxophone
- Jerry Cortez - guitar, backing vocals
Past members[edit]
- Greg Adams - trumpet, backing vocals, flugelhorn, French horn, piano, percussion
- Ken Balzell - trumpet
- David Bartlett - drums
- Ron E. Beck - drums, backing vocals, percussion
- Michael Bogart - trumpet, valve trombone
- Tom Bowes - lead vocals
- Larry Braggs - lead vocals
- Michael Bryant - trumpet, backing vocals
- Brent Byars - percussion, backing vocals
- Brent Carter - lead and backing vocals
- Bill Churchville - trumpet, flugelhorn, trombone
- Al Chez - trumpet , flugelhorn , backing vocals
- Bruce Conte - guitar, backing and occasional lead vocals
- Victor Conte - bass
- John Creech - alto, tenor, baritone sax
- Barry Danielian - trumpet, flugelhorn
- Richard Elliot - alto and tenor saxophones, lyricon
- Brandon Fields - saxophones
- Willie Fulton - guitars, backing and occasional lead vocals
- Mic Gillette - trumpet, backing vocals, tenor and bass trombones, flugelhorn, baritone horn
- Carmen Grillo - guitar, backing and occasional lead vocals
- Steven Grove - alto and tenor saxophones
- Ellis Hall Jr. - lead vocals, keyboards, guitar
- Mark Harper
- Danny Hoefer - guitar
- Derick Hughes - lead vocals
- Michael Jeffries (singer) , lead and backing vocals
- Lenny Lee Goldsmith
- Louie King
- David Mann
- Herman Matthews - drums, percussion
- Dave Mathews
- William Edward McGee - lead vocals
- Jesse McGuire - trumpet
- Russ McKinnon - drums, percussion
- Mick Mestek - drums
- Skip Mesquite - tenor saxophone, backing and occasional lead vocals, flute
- Rufus Miller - lead vocals
- Nick Milo - keyboards, backing vocals
- David Padron - trumpet
- Paul Perez - saxophone
- Lenny Pickett - tenor, soprano, alto and bass saxophones; backing vocals, alto and bass clarinets; alto, tenor and piccolo flutes; lyricon
- Vito San Filippo - bass, backing vocals
- Mark Sanders
- Jay Spell - acoustic piano
- Norbert Stachel - tenor and alto saxophones, flute, percussion, arranging
- Rick Stevens - lead and backing vocals
- Jeff Tamelier - guitar
- Chester Thompson - organ, backing vocals, electric and acoustic pianos, clavinet, bass pedals
- Lee Thornburg - trumpet, backing and occasional lead vocals, flugelhorn
- Hubert Tubbs - lead vocals
- Bobby Vega - bass guitar
- Rick Waychesko - trumpet
- Lenny Williams - lead vocals[4]
Studio albums[edit]
- 1970: East Bay Grease
- 1972: Bump City
- 1973: Tower of Power
- 1974: Back to Oakland
- 1975: Urban Renewal
- 1975: In the Slot
- 1976: Ain't Nothin' Stoppin' Us Now
- 1978: We Came to Play!
- 1979: Back on the Streets
- 1986: TOP (Only released in Europe)
- 1987: Power (US Version of TOP)
- 1991: Monster on a Leash
- 1995: Souled Out
- 1997: Rhythm & Business
- 1999: Dinosaur Tracks (Songs recorded between 1980–1983)
- 2003: Oakland Zone
- 2009: The Great American Soulbook[12]
Live albums[edit]
- 1976: Live And In Living Color
- 1981: Direct (Studio Live)
- 1997: Direct Plus (reissue of Direct with alternate takes)
- 1999: Soul Vaccination: Live
- 2008: East Bay Archive Volume 1 (recorded at K-K-K-Katy's, Boston, MA; April 1973)
- 2011: 40th Anniversary (Live)
- 2014: Hipper Than Hip (recorded 1974)[12]
- 1974: Funkland
- 1999: What is Hip?: The Tower of Power Anthology
- 2001: The Very Best of Tower of Power: The Warner Years
- 2002: Soul With a Capital "S": The Best of Tower of Power
- 2003: Havin' Fun
- 2003: What is Hip & Other Hits[12]
- 1970: "Back On The Streets Again (3:16)/Sparkling In The Sand (4:35) SAN FRANCISCO SF-64 (Promo)
- 1972: "You're Still a Young Man", No. 29 (The Billboard Hot 100) (R&B No. 24)
- 1972: "Down to the Nightclub", No. 66
- 1973: "So Very Hard to Go", No. 17 (R&B No. 11)
- 1973: "This Time It's Real", No. 65 (R&B No. 27)
- 1974: "What Is Hip?", No. 91 (R&B No. 39)
- 1974: "Time Will Tell", No. 69 (R&B No. 27)
- 1974: "Don't Change Horses (in the Middle of a Stream)", No. 26 (R&B No. 22)
- 1976: "You Ought to Be Havin' Fun", No. 68 (R&B No. 62)[12]
Videos and DVDs[edit]
- 1986: Credit (The band's only music video, to date)
- 2003: Tower of Power in Concert (1998, Live at Ohne Filter, after return of Garibaldi)
- 2007: Live from Leverkusen (2005 November Show)
- 2011: 40th Anniversary (Live)[13]
Note: Over the years, there also have been many television performances of ToP aired though not released for sale. One worthy of mention took place in 1991, also part of the German TV live performance series Ohne Filter, Musik Pur, which included Tom Bowes (lead vocals) and the other then-current members. In 2011, Time Life released their November 10, 1973 Soul Train performance of "What is Hip?" on the CD The Best of Soul Train Live.[14][15]
See also[edit]
- Matthew Shell
- Lenny Williams
- ^ "Tower of Power Home". Tower of Power. 1968–2009. Retrieved 2009-07-03.
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External links[edit]
- Official website
- Emilio Castillo NAMM Oral History Interview (2005)
- Doc Kupka NAMM Oral History Interview (2005)
- David Garibaldi NAMM Oral History Interview (2013)
- Rocco Prestia NAMM Oral History Interview (2013)