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Friday, November 15, 2013 from 7:30 PM to 8:30 PM (CST)
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San Francisco, California
London, United Kingdom
Florence, Italy
Event Details
Nolen & Nolen (Pittsburgh)
Prepare for the "extra-ordinary" as veteran improvisors Kristy Nolen and Jethro Nolen craft original scenes and invent memorable characters from your suggestions in their long-form show, Nolen & Nolen. This married couple have performed in Chicago, Amsterdam, Los Angeles, Dallas and Austin. As co-founders of the Arcade Comedy Theater, you can catch them performing there regularly with the house team Player One and Dinner with the Nolens.
Handbomb (Austin)
The Austin improv/sketch duo Handbomb is excited to be performing at Hell Yes Fest for the 3rd year in a row. They have been a part of many festivals including Moontower Comedy Festival, FunFunFunFest and Frontera Fest 2012 were they were named "Best of Week" for their show Handbomb Mispresents Romeo and Juliet.
machine A (New Orleans)
machine A is the creation of TNM performers Cecile Monteyne and Chris Kaminstein. During the course of their fully improvised show, the pair follow two characters over time to create moments of comedy, tenderness, and dramatic climax. machine A performs regularly in NOLA, and has toured to Austin, Los Angeles, Chicago and Detroit.
"Improvisation in its purest form." - NOLA Defender
When & Where
The Shadowbox Theatre
2400 St Claude Ave
New Orleans,
Friday, November 15, 2013 from 7:30 PM to 8:30 PM (CST)
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Hell Yes Fest
Hell Yes Fest is an annual comedy festival held each fall in New Orleans. Spanning multiple nights and venues, HYF has been the Gulf South's largest comedy festival since 2011. It features the best comedians from The New Movement in Austin and New Orleans, as well as other stellar performers from all over the damn world.
This year's fest will take place in October 1st–11th. We've grown so much that we're planning to expand the fest into a second week. The first half of the fest will focus on Film and Sketch (October 1st–5th). The second half will focus on Standup and Improv (October 6th–11th), with other surprise shows and formats (Podcast Recordings, Food, Game Shows, Video Games, etc.) sprinkled throughout.
HYF is curated by a staff of improv, sketch, and standup comedians from The New Movement. Head curator is Chris Trew (TNM co-founder & Creative Director), and helping him out are Brock LaBorde (TNM co-founder & General Manager), and a handful of local comedians who know what the hell they're doing.

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Sunday is my favorite day for two reasons - Football and The Walking Dead
I agree, I thought a B5 forum when there were only like 5 active topics and a dozen topics with posts from this year!
Now we have BW, here's a hint, it sucks, I mean it's really bad. The first one you knew was cheesey, but this one tries to make it something it is not. What will happen when the show is canceled no later than the first season?
I think it's lame that they desided to do this, when will the badness end? i think a "V - The Series" forum will get more use tan this one.
Every critic said Star Wars was really bad before it was out and that Star Trek the Motion Picture was the greatest SciFi movie ever before it came out. My point is you just don't know if this is going to make it or not.
Why is it a hard concept that if the show tanks this area will be no more? And why is it so hard to see that if the show turns out to be good then putting this area up before there is a demand was insightful? It's a win / not really out anything idea. Why dose this area threaten you? If you already don't like the show then don't watch it and don't come to this area. That'll show everyone, wont it.
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I used to eat a lot of natural foods until I learned that most people die of natural causes.
I really think part of the negative reaction to BW (at least around here) has to do with it having its own folder. People who'd normally leave well enough alone suddenly feel compelled to come in and piss on the show and complain how it's utter crap and doesn't deserve its own folder. Understandable, I suppose, since I liked the pilot and I'm still not sure it deserves its own folder yet, but while I'm all for listening to dissenting viewpoints, so far most of what I'm hearing is just nasty, vitriolic BS being thrown at the show instead of calm, rational explanations. There's no "the camera movements make it hard to follow the actions" or "it's hard to be sympathetic with the main character" or "the story was very scattered and lacked real focus", it's all "It sucks!" and "This is gonna be crap!" and "I hated it! This other show was so much better!" and of course, "It stinks! There's no way it deserves its own folder!"
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I am looking forward to this show I did watch the original when I was a kid. If having a folder helps great would I like a SW folder too sure but I am not being greedy very happy with the B5 folder and the Farscape folder the only reason I want a SW folder is the same reason I wanted a Farscape folder so I can talk to others that I know I am very shy on other boards but here I am very comfortable purely selfish reasons on my part. I did give you green Darren for the Farscape and B5 folders. BW is a show I will watch and having a place where I can chat and be comfortable is a big plus.
My Favorite Scifi/Fantasy T.V. Shows, Movies, Franchises, My Sports Teams & My Fav Sitcom
poundpuppy29 AKA Erika = Astrology Nut, Scifi-Fantasy Junkie & Massachusetts Girl
This show could be "pushing daisies" before too long. Morgan walked? Not a good sign.
Hell Reaper show get it's own folder. Hoe about a folder for V The Series? Terminator should have gotten a new folder long before BW and B5 did.
Folders for non-Stargate shows on GateWorld Forum are, as of two weeks ago, directly related to SciFi Stream and what that site covers. More folders will be added in the near future for both current series and brand new shows that are about to premiere that I like the look of and hope will be successful.
Whether or not a show or franchise is already a hit and has a big following is no longer a determining factor.
GateWorld Podcast - Info - iTunes - RSS
The Stargate Omnipedia - www.StargateOmnipedia.com
Stargate Image Gallery - www.StargateGallery.com
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I used to eat a lot of natural foods until I learned that most people die of natural causes.
If we don't make a space for a new show about which we are hopeful, and it's a hit, then fans will quickly (from the first episode) find other places to talk about the show, and we lose out.
If you think it's a bad idea, just don't browse to those folders. Or, check out vBulletin.com to purchase software and GoDaddy.com to get a domain name of your own at a great price.
GateWorld Podcast - Info - iTunes - RSS
The Stargate Omnipedia - www.StargateOmnipedia.com
Stargate Image Gallery - www.StargateGallery.com
Wow, what a lot of hate for a show. Way to call the fans of it names (changed due to mod snippage of the original post - thanks mods!).
I'd rather watch BW than all the "reality" crap that's out there. I'm giving BW a chance because geez, it's A NEW SHOW (so to speak) and most shows are NOT THEIR BEST when they just start.
Please those of you who do not like the show do those of us who like it (and are willing to give it a chance) all a favor, stay out of the BW forum.
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A Justice Site
And Whose Validity Claim Shall be Heard
in the New World Order?
California State University, Dominguez Hills
University of Wisconsin, Parkside
Created: November 14, 2004
Latest Update: November 15, 2004
Topic of the Week:
And Whose Validity Claim Shall be Heard
in the New World Order?I'd like to devote this week's topic to the pictures we are being given of a world divided, in which we see an US - Them division such as the map above posted on the Theory, Policy, Society listserv. The second map posted was the one with United States of Canada/ Jesusland. I want to make you aware that people, lots of people, not just those of us who are U.S. citizens, are talking about the rights of everyone to clean air to breathe, enough food to eat.
Take a look again at Dave Leip's United States Presidential Election Results Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections.
Then look at a similar kind of map posted today on my Theory, Policy, and Society (tps) listserv:
Map posted by Foreign Policy Analysis (Map 2) (Frank Fischer) on November 11, 2004 on tps listserv.
Along with the posting of these maps was a call for papers for a European conference that really made me think about a lot of the decisions we are making in the U.S., and how they are affecting our relationships with Others in the world community. I know it's late in the semester, but I'm hoping that maybe some of our graduate students might like to join in a discussion with us about just how much of good faith listening to the Other do you figure goes into human rights?
For me, good faith listening to validity claims, as we on Dear Habermas have defined it, is an essential component of human rights. The knowledge and trust that I will be heard, that I will be helped to make my validity claim, is of the essence of my identity and self respect.
Double Standards and Simulation:
Symbolism, Rhetoric and Irony in Eco-Politics
International Conference at the University of Bath, UK, 2nd - 4th September 2005
"How do advanced modern societies sustain a model of civilisation that has long been known and acknowledged to be unsustainable? How do they manage to cope with the two certainties that a) in the established model ecological degradation continues, despite all eco-political efforts, in a largely unabated manner, and that b) an attractive and viable alternative model is nowhere in sight? How do they manage the environmental and social side effects of the established model which they obviously cannot remedy?
"In advanced western societies, environmental issues are no longer at the top of the agenda. Ecological problems have not lost any of their urgency, but western societies seem to have accommodated and pacified the issue. Concern for the environment has been institutionalised. Environmental issues have been repackaged as economic issues, technological issues, consumer protection issues or security issues, and they are - supposedly - being dealt with by the appropriate systems.
"However, even the EU cannot achieve its targets for the reduction of greenhouse gases; resource consumption keeps rising; biodiversity continues to diminish; car and air travel are expanding like never before; and so forth. Across the industrialised world, economic growth, competitiveness, efficiency gains and the stimulation of accelerated consumption are the first priorities of national and supranational governments. From an ecological perspective, problems may be seen to be mounting, but advanced modern societies seem rather relaxed. They continue to rely on prospective efficiency revolutions, ecological modernisation, technological innovation, efficient regulators and ecologically informed consumerism. There is some talk about the relocalisation of economic structures, about subsistence, and about the return to a low-growth or no-growth economy, but realistically, the readiness to introduce significant changes to the established order is at a long-time low. Indeed, in the face of global terrorism an unprecedented consensus of defence is being forged across the world of liberal consumer capitalism that the unsustainable must be sustained - at virtually any price!
"Against this background, the question for environmental sociology is no longer just: How do we manage the transition to an ecologically more benign form of society and civilisation, i.e. how do we change the unsustainable status quo? The more any significant change is being postponed into the future, the more does environmental sociology have to address a different question: How do advanced modern societies cope whilst they do not change the unsustainable status quo, i.e. whilst they are either waiting for change, or at least say they are waiting for change? The argument of the unsustainability of the status quo has always rested on the assumption that the principles of equality, justice, inclusion, freedom and peace have to be maintained. The current practice of sustaining the unsustainable, in turn, necessarily implies increasing levels of inequality, injustice, exclusion, suppression and violence. How do late-modern societies cope with a model of civilisation that is evidently incompatible with their modernist beliefs?
"The objective of this conference is to explore the significance of symbolism, simulation, rhetoric and irony as key strategies in this exercise. Symbolic action is the replacement of genuine and effective action by token action. A range of different reasons are imaginable for such a replacement. Rhetoric may be used to consciously deceive others; and it may also be a strategy of self-deception. Irony is a way of distancing oneself from ones rhetoric and actions. It is a major mode of communication in late-modern societies. It signals that nothing is serious or authentic and indicates fundamental uncertainty.
"To investigate how contemporary eco-politics is shaped by symbolic action, rhetoric, simulation and irony is the challenging goal of this conference. It will bring together empirical research on case studies of double standards, symbolic politics, eco-rhetoric, the politics of irony, agenda hijacking, etc. and theoretical work trying to conceptualise and theorise such instances of symbolic politics, simulation, rhetoric or irony in eco-politics. It will explore both the capacities and limitations of symbolic politics and contestations. Main thematic strands include:
- Theorising the politics of irony and simulation
- Symbolism and rhetoric in environmental policy and governance
- Symbolic challenges and contestations in eco-movements
- Performance and symbolism in media discourses
"The conference will promote a line of research that first became apparent in recent conferences and publications on issues such as 'What is the future of Ecological Thought?', 'The End of Environmentalism?' and 'Truth, Lies, Environment'. Importantly, what is described here as simulation, irony, rhetoric must not be confused with, or reduced to, the conspiratorial deception of the underprivileged by certain social elites. The objective of the conference and individual contributions will be not just to focus on the inconsistency, dishonesty, greed etc. of the usual suspects, but also to critically investigate the narratives, self-illusioning and (self-)construction of ecologically committed consumers, policy makers, movements and so forth. The approach to be taken is not simply one of moral accusations and normative prescriptions, i.e. of eco-political campaigning, but very importantly, this conference is about the sociological investigation of societal strategies of societal self-deception". (Highlighting added.)
I'd be a real happy camper if I could be confident that each of you knew what they meant by normative prescriptions. Think dominant discourse.
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Current Discussion Topics:
Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences Conference opportunity.
Link to website on Structural Violence sent by "Per-Erik Larsson, whose site it is. There are no references, and there is no identification of the author, making the ability to assess the authority-value of the piece difficult at best. On the other hand, someone felt strongly enough about structural violence and schizophrenia to send us the link to the site. If this is of interest to you, you might consider it's relationship to structural violence as we discuss it on our site.
Our Respect Table will go up at noon on Tuesday, November 16, 2004, and stay up till 4:30 p.m. The experience is to make campus members aware of the university's commitment to academic integrity and to discover all things that we might have to worry about going wrong at the Naked Space Exhibit. If you have appropriate material to share, please bring it to share with us. The table will be on the walkway where the vendors are behing the Student Union.
Search under Academic Affairs on the CSUDH Website for "academic integrity." You will find two pieces from Dear Habermas there. Maybe those of you working on the Respect and Academic Integrity projects might want to take a look.
I got the decorations for a scroll today, but had no time to go get the scroll. I'll try for that tomorrow. And I'll get the 4 x 6 cards for people to write their stories of respect and academic integrity.
Plans for Promoting the Naked Space Exhibit:
Ben Plaisted wrote:
"Ok, so we have an idea to try and drive some traffic to the exhibit on Dec. 1 and 2nd. Jeanne can you please put this on Habermas so that people there can see what we are trying to do. I agree with Penny, that we need to make some catch phrases or statements (see article below on exhibit in Austria) that will make people stop and question what they are reading. The statements don't even need to relate to the Naked Space, a sign could say "Beheaded in America?" and at the bottom naked space this way with an arrow or directions.
"The posters only need to catch people's attention. This way we are promoting the Gallery Exhibit along with making an artistic statement. So far Penny, Sawson, and Nancy have expressed an interest. All we need to do is collect phrases off of Transform from classmates (all who are interested please help) and then meet for a short time before Dec 1st and create our posters. I would estimate we need at least 20 posters to make an impact. Maybe Jeanne can give us some insight as to whether or not we will encounter resistance from administrators for our promotional campaign."
I can't see why there wouls be any resistance to such a noteworthy academic undertaking. Go for it. jeanne
My Weekend and Weclome to It:
jeanne and Arnold and Funny Face and Black Pharaoh and Talking Cat, all in the space where their waterbed used to be. That's virtual water around the bed (oops, NOT-bed). We mopped it all up before we laid down all the blankets and pillows and stuffed animals and whatever we could find for camping outdoors. (oops, indoors)
Exhibit Projects
Last Spring's Online Naked Space Exhibit
Hypertext Project Map
Link on Section Titles for Hypertext Poem and Different Sections of Table of Contents.
- Debriefing Readings for the Hypertext Project: "Freeing the Feminine Other" Many new readings added. The discourse goes on. This material is later presented at conferences and in articles.
Joining and Participating in the Yahoo Groups
on Transforming Dominant Discourse
I know that the elections have taken time from our traditional class activities. They are important. I accept that. But PLEASE do not forget that you are responsible for following the weekly issue of Dear Habermas, AND for participating in some manner in the class and/or Transforming Dominant Discourse discussions. AND the day after the elections is the day to start getting your project for Naked Space ready. You are also responsible for checking the class rosters on Collaborative Learning Reports:
Shared Projects for Transforming Discourse:
I Lost my Answerability Somewhere
Understanding social justice and criminal justice: Telling Police What They Want to Hear, Even if It's False Backup of Los Angeles Times Article on Confessions. Where is the naked space in the criminal justice system? Does that matter?
Life Space and The Front Porch Art Crawl
As we weather this election, lots of life spaces, with lots of different issues and lots of different valences or priorities, are coming together in what could become the seeds of newly transformed dominant discourse. Try using this image to color your preferences differently, resize them, rename them, and generally redraw your own life space. Then asked parents, spouses, children, friends to join with you and create a whole scrapbook of life spaces out of this election and our coming together.
Review the theory on Kurt Lewin and Psychological Life Space. It helps me understand communication lots of times. There are myriad other theories that work. As you come across them, pick the one that works best for you. You can locate stuff on James Thurber by entering James Thurber "My life and welcome to it" as a Google search. And youll find more on this topic under Rhetoric and Reason and Ideology and Governance Discourse and . . . where I accidentally started over after Halloween Trick or Treat.
The Front Porch Art Crawl Here is an example in which our Naked Space Exhibit takes on some of the same concern for an academy-community bridge as a Learning Center in St.Paul, Minnesota. This project will revolve around contacting them, adapting as much as we can from their project, and sharing our project with them.
jeanne's Lecture Notes:
Academic Support
- A Range of Sources on Global Events
Left/Right Perspectives - Cursor - New York Times - The National Review
Arts and Letters Daily - The Economist - The Sierra Club - The Guardian
Wall Street Journal - The Weekly Standard - The Nation - BBC NEWS | Americas
Los Angeles Times - Chicago Tribune - La Opinion - The Washington Post
Cursor's Al Jazeera Archive - Ha'aretz - Palestine Monitor - Palestine Report
Indymedia - Mother Jones - BBC News - New Profile - KPFK Progressive Radio
Progressive Sociologists Network Environmental Working Group
- Mentoring
Resource Literacy
- Plagiarism Watch www.streetgangs.com site. The intelligent and effective use of resources means that you have to be careful not to plagiarize other people's material. We have several files on plagiarism, but I think the one that might make the most sense to you is this complaint on streetgangs.com. They give you samples of sites that have taken their material without citation, even at colleges, and they also give you examples of sites that have used their material with proper attribution. I find the irony poetic, and hope that their message will get through to you the importance of attribution. Dr. O'Connor on his Mega Criminal Justice site led me to streetgangs.com and noted that others frequently hack into the site. For that reason I have created a backup copy for your use in case you cannot access the actual site. Please be sure to attribute any citation to streetgangs.com. jeanne Backup.
Shared Reading Suggestions, many with templates already filled in.
Using Academic Language Effectively
|Merriam-Webster Dictionary Search:
and Careers
- jeanne and the 2004 election
minor modification of Ward Sutton's NY Times drawing
- Human's Ancestral Tree Adds a Twig
See how much we "know!" So Munchkins could have been some of our ancestors. Happy Halloween and Day of the Dead.
- Tales of Halloween
Visit National Geographic for Learning and Fun
Sneaky Strokes and Flying Good Dogs
Flying Dog is also a painting by Zhang Kai. Best I've every come across to illustrate our site with magic numbers and unicorns and whipped cream cats and now, flying dogs:
Flying Good Dogs: Whenever something happens in class that works out well, that inspires you, that helps in studying, whatever, take a few minutes to send us an e-mail. We'll post it where all of us can learn from it, including other teachers.
You can also send an email to the Who to Take Site:
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Flying Dog is also a painting by Zhang Kai. Best I've every come across to illustrate our site with magic numbers and unicorns and whipped cream cats and now, flying dogs:
Flying Good Dogs: Whenever something happens in class that works out well, that inspires you, that helps in studying, whatever, take a few minutes to send us an e-mail. We'll post it where all of us can learn from it, including other teachers.
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Our first halloween as a foursome and in our own house. Emma helped me pass out treats, while Kate was all "tricked" out (sleeping). Kate did wake up for one round of trick or treaters, but must've been scared of the kids because she cried as soon as one of them said, "Happy Halloween!"
Is it possible? Could it be true? Over the last week, Emma and Kate have slept through the night about 3-4 times! Like real 6-7 hour stretches!
Sleep in our house over the last three months has been a rare commodity. Looking back at my state of mind during month 1 and month 2, I was most likely sleep walking half of the time. The girls are okay sleepers, it's just the timing. Trying to get them both to sleep at the same time is the part that is so hard – naps during the day, falling asleep at night, etc. It seems like the golden rule is that if one is up, the other is sleeping! We're still working on that…
Here are some updates on the girls these days!
Kate has become quite a drama queen (in the best way possible of course ). She still loves to be held and rocked "a certain way". She is a total daddy's girl and lights up when she sees him. She makes a lot of sounds and when she smiles, it's heart-melting! Her little tongue sticks out just a little when she smiles really big. Her favorite thing to do is listen to singing and music. She is a great sleeper at night (crossing my fingers this stays true), but man does she fight it at first! She's a feisty one and I can tell she doesn't want to miss out on anything. Her hair is still really dark and she still has dark blue-grey eyes.
Emma is quite the explorer these days! She is definitely a talker and really likes to "have a conversation" with you, cooing back as if she knows just what you're talking about. She loves to sit up on my lap and just stare and talk. She's very determined and excited to look at everything. I can tell she really wishes she could sit up by herself, but she has a few more months before that. I'm pretty sure she would get up and walk if she could though! She also loves standing on your lap while you hold her arms. She's a strong one for sure. Emma has been the one still waking in the middle of the night, but it seems lately she might be catching the drift that night time is for sleeping 🙂 Her light brown hair is filling in more now and her eyes are still blue.
During pregnancy, you try to prepare yourself to become a new mom: reading books, getting advice from friends and stocking your house with all the right baby gear. I even read special twin books that try to prepare you for the craziness of twins. But honestly, I don't think anything could have prepared me for the sleepless, wild, whirlwind that my life became once the girls arrived.
Since Emma and Kate are my first kids, I know nothing other than handling the craziness of newborn twins. It's not easy becoming a MoM (mom of multiples). The girls are only 12 weeks old, but I thought I'd share a little bit about my experience during the last three months and advice for those expecting double trouble.
*Let me preface this by saying that this is just my experience and I'm by no means saying this is the only way. It's just what works for our family 🙂
One Up, Both Up
I think this was the best piece of advice I ever received while I was pregnant. I would've loved to feed on demand, especially since I chose to nurse, but for us it's simply too hard to find a moment of peace when the girls are not on the same schedule. The girls eat every three hours (except at night) which we started from the day we got home from the hospital. Now, I live and die by our schedule. There have been many times when visitors ask, "are you sure you want to wake a sleeping baby?" And the answer is a resounding "YES!" in our house. If one wakes up to eat, so does the other. If we let the girls wake up when they wanted to, we would literally never sleep more than one hour stretches during the day or night. Now their sleep schedules are starting to sync up even more since they're getting bigger!
Cover the Basics
When a miracle happens and the babies are sleeping at the same time, 1) sleep or 2) eat (or eat while pumping if you're nursing). Especially in the first month or two. Yes, there are a million other tasks to be done – oh like laundry, bottle washing, re-stocking diapers, etc. – but take care of the essentials first! Without eating or sleeping, you can't function. I learned quickly that I become a totally different person when I'm going on less than 2-3 hours of sleep (yes, that's total in the beginning). And it's even harder to take care of your kids when you're overly exhausted and starving.
Do what works
You'll get advice from everywhere: books, family, friends, online forums and blogs like mine 🙂 In the end, do what works for you. It will save your sanity from trying to do everything perfect or the "right way". Plus, every baby is different – and you'll notice that even more with twins.
I swear by my Fisher Price Rock and Plays (they're basically movable bassinets) and my Boppy Baby Lounger. With two babies to feed and hold, trust me, you need more than one safe place to set one twin down. Have options in every room – that way you're not tied to one place in the house all day. Emma and Kate never really took to a swing, but I hear some kids love those!
Schedule help
You're probably going to hear this over and over again during your twin pregnancy, but I can't emphasize it enough. Literally, make a calendar and jot people's names down for when they'll be coming by. I preferred to have my close family help for the first month (I was a little fragile and on an emotional roller coaster to say the least).
If others offer to help, ask them if they'd be open to dropping off dinner or a frozen casserole. Or picking up diapers/wipes for you at the store. If you're not ready for visitors yet (I know that in my case, I just wanted to sleep whenever I had a moment in the beginning), be honest and say that now is not a good time and you'll be resting with the babies. They'll understand.
I'm incredibly fortunate to have a wonderful family and group of friends who have gone above and beyond to help me. My mom is a saint and I have an awesome mother-in-law who came to stay with me for 10 days. They both helped me feed the girls, cooked dinners, ran errands, etc. I don't know what I would do without them! I also had a good family friend who was in college and ended up helping me for a few hours three days a week during the first month. It was a sanity saver to have her at the house. If you don't have family close by, seriously consider hiring a baby nurse for the day or night. It will be the best money you ever spent!
Embrace the Insanity
At some point, you'll encounter this scenario: you're by yourself, have one twin on the changing table with a giant blowout diaper and the other twin screaming her head off wanting to be held.
Take a deep breath.
This common scenario could send anyone over the top. But it's bound to happen. I'll admit the first time it happened to me, I cried right along with Kate who was balling her eyes out while I gave Emma a bath and soaked her clothes (yes, her blowout diaper was THAT bad.) But once I got things under control, and everyone settled down again, I felt like I could conquer anything if I could handle that situation. Mike and I have definitely looked at each other and just laughed at how crazy our house is sometimes. Thank god we both have a sense of humor.
Set up Stations
The above scenario is the exact reason why it's crucial to have "stations" around your house. Stock these areas with diapers, wipes, two changes of clothes, two blankets and burp cloths. We have these stations downstairs in our living room, in the nursery and in our bedroom. It will come in handy when you have a crisis on your hands and can't leave the other twin alone.
Same thing goes for your diaper bag – always keep it "ready to go" so you don't have to rush around after you've got both babies into their car seats. It takes one less step out of the process.
I thought I knew what multi-tasking was… until I had Emma and Kate. They have taught me what true multi-tasking really means. I can't count the number of times when I'm holding Kate in my arms, rocking Emma's bassinet with my foot, while I'm waiting for a bottle to warm. Eating dinner? More like forking food, while holding Kate and shushing into her ear. It's a blessing when there is a moment where I can just do one thing or focus on just one of the girls.
My advice? Try to have something accomplished in the background while you're caring for the twins. Pop a frozen casserole in the oven, start the crockpot, get the laundry going, or run the dishwasher when you're able to step away for a minute.
With the babies, consider putting one next to you in a lounger to feed or entertain while you nurse or bottle feed the other (yes, I've done that more than a few times).
Look for Simple Solutions
There are some tasks that take forever – no matter what. Like folding laundry. Too bad there isn't a robot to do that yet! But modern technology does offer some shortcuts these days. Take washing bottles for instance. I found that if I wash bottles after every feed and load them into my Cuisinart sterilizer right away, I never have to stop and spend 30 minutes washing a ton of bottles or wait for a full load in the dishwasher. Our Cuisinart bottle warmer has also sped up our feeding preparation. Trust me, when you have two screaming babies waiting to eat, you need something quick! I've also relied on Diapers.com for diapers, wipes and much more when I simply can't load up both the twins to make it to Babies R' Us. Plus, they offer free 2-day shipping for the first three months! A true lifesaver in the first few weeks.
Marry an Amazing Guy (or find a fabulous nanny!)
I knew before we had kids that I married a wonderful guy, but he is such an amazing dad, too. As I've said before, I couldn't do this without him. He helps with every feeding (when he's not working), diapers, shushing, rocking, laughing, playing, getting up in the middle of the night, AKA everything! We both work, so we also just hired a fabulous nanny (in addition to my mom) to help us. Having an awesome set of second hands all the time is absolutely necessary in my book.
That's the extent of my "twinsdom" for now – but I'll be sure to share my advice as I learn along the way! If you're a MoM, please introduce yourself in the comments. I'd love to hear your tricks of the trade!
Today was my first official day back at work! Three months went by much faster than I ever expected – a whirlwind doesn't even begin to describe my maternity leave. I had grand plans to blog all the time once the girls arrived, but being alone with two babies most of the time… let me tell you… "free time" doesn't really exist! Even with tons of help from family and friends, most of my "free time" has been taken up by eating and sleeping (and pumping).
In the last few weeks, I've been able to get the girls on somewhat of a regular schedule and into a good routine to make the transition back to work easier (not sure that's the right word, maybe more manageable?). The girls aren't quite sleeping through the night, but we're getting closer! It still takes two to feed at night in order for either Mike or I to get decent sleep. Yes, I married an amazing guy who helps with everything, all the time!! I really couldn't do it without him or my mom.
I am also very fortunate to have a job with the flexibility to work from home. My wonderful mom is watching Emma and Kate two days a week and I found a great nanny who will be helping out the other half of the work week.
Here's a peek at the the girls who were peacefully sleeping when I logged on this morning …
Well, I'm way behind on my monthly update post about the girls! In fact, we're halfway through the month. The photos shown here were taken on their two month mark, so I did remember to do one thing!
Here are some updates on the girls and their personalities. It's such an exciting time to really see them come into their own.
She loves to be held and bounced to sleep. We call her Queen Kate because she wants it her way all the time. We joke about her list of demands: "Get my milk layperson!" Or "Did I say you could put me down yet?" But boy when she smiles she couldn't be any sweeter or look more innocent. Another nickname we've given her is meerkat because she loves to pop up on your shoulder and scan the room. She's a very curious girl and loves staring at you while you talk to her. Her hair is still very dark and she's out of newborn clothes weighing 10.5 pounds at our pediatrician check-up.
Emma has settled down a lot during the last month. We found out she has acid reflux, so we started her on medication after some very scary choking incidents. The good news is that she is what they call a happy spitter since she's still gaining weight. She has been wearing three month clothes since the two month mark! She smiles every day now and it melts my heart every time. She loves making noises, listening to lullabies and testing out her own voice. Her hair is turning strawberry blonde for now and she weighs in 11.5 pounds!
Next up, a post about the things I've learned being a new MoM (mom of multiples) in the last two and a half months – stay tuned!


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wavac audio labs
MD-805MkII 10th Anniversary Edition Amplifiers
as reviewed by Greg Weaver
The sexy and seductive WAVAC Audio Labs MD-805 Mk II amplifier, resting on a Grand Prix Audio Monaco Amp Isolation System
From the beginning
This remarkably musical tale begins some four years ago now: First envisioned in January 2007 during the historic fortieth CES (and the first to be held in The Venetian), at the site of the Richard Beer's highly successful companion T.H.E. Show held at the St. Tropez. That was my first real opportunity to hear, rather than just hear about, WAVAC amplification. The amps in play that day were the (then) $150,000/pair HE-833 Mk II. They are the four-box little sibling to WAVACs flagship eight-box, $350,000 SH-833. No, you read that correctly, I said just over a third of a million dollars.
On that visit to room 1604 of the St. Tropez campus, the utter immediacy and control of the system in play overwhelmed me. The resultant sound in that room was so very close to pure music that it was almost frightening. To say that the experience superseded the expectation still wouldn't give you a sense of just how good it really was. I could not recall having heard a piano reproduced with such percussive accuracy, so rich in tonal texture, and so vibrantly alive in its own space. It was as close to the sound of a real piano being played in a live space as I had ever heard from any electro-mechanical system up to that point, period. Then again, with a total system price of half a million bucks, you'd expect something that memorable, wouldn't you?
Once my 2007 CES report published, I was inspired to send a cold call directly to WAVAC, asking if they might consider allowing me to examine the top of their 805 power tube series, the MD-805 Mk II monoblocks. Imagine my great delight when Jonathan Brown, principal and all-round good guy at Covenant Audio Consulting, responded affirmatively to my request less than a month after the show.
Jonathon is a NASA engineer and seasoned audiophile of over 20 years. By day, he is the Branch Chief for Flight Assurance, and is responsible for system safety and software assurance for aeronautics programs and projects at NASA Dryden; he also enjoys the privilege of being the US Distributor of WAVAC Audio Labs products. His message indicated that he would be happy to facilitate my auditioning of the MD-805 MkII, just subjected to a 10th Anniversary treatment. As these are rather rare beasties, only built to order, given their build cycle of 45 to 60 days it would take some time to put the plan together.
Though a ship date of April 1, 2007 was originally planned, shipping damage and further unrelated business issues stayed the project for what came to seem like forever. However, after visiting Jonathan in the WAVAC room at 2009'sT.H.E. Show held in the Alexis park, the old site for the CES' so-called High Performance Audio exhibits, I was comfortably and confidently assured that he still wanted me to do the review, and that they would ship early that year. Having had the pleasure of getting to know him through many correspondences and our mutual fascination with feudal Japan, it was with unbridled excitement that I maneuvered the five package shipment into my basement listening room the last day of February 2009. Sidelined by some major damage to my left shoulder in early May of that year, undergoing full open Rotator Cuff corrective surgery that July, then rehabbing my arm, the project suffered even further setbacks of yet another five or six months. However, what follows, dear readers, is the chronicle of one music lover's privileged trip into splendid excess at the gracious hands of the melodic necromancers of WAVAC Audio Labs.
WAVAC Audio Labs come into being in 1994 when Yasuo Yoshizawa, the executive director of the former Yoshiki Industry Co., stumbled upon the book "Production of Single Amplifier" written by the late Nobu Shisido. Mr. Yoshizawa was so taken by the read that he sought out Mr. Shisido at his home, and the two rapidly developed a friendship, one that blossomed into a project to develop and produce tube amplifiers.
Though the circuit was the brainchild of Mr. Shishido and the chassis was the result of the efforts of Mr. Yoshizawa, the company eventually grew to include a development staff which included Yuzuru Ito, a stage, sound effect, and recording engineer, Yasunori Matsuki and Masakuni Kudo. One of the earliest identified goals of the company was to create a large output tube amplifier to drive today's modern, more moderate to low-efficient loudspeakers easily, not just to recreate yet another good nostalgic tube amp.
In March of 1998, when Mr. Shishido abruptly passed away, Yuzuru Ito took up the reins of the company and followed his tradition, continuing to develop fine tube based products.
In October of 1999, Sigma Co., Ltd, the large Japanese industrial firm where Mr. Ito is a Vice President, took over the development, production, and sales sections of WAVAC Audio Lab from Yoshiki Industry Co., and the sale/joint venture provided additional funds for growth and expansion. However, by 2004, as soon as was practical for WAVAC to financially stand on its own, Mr. Ito was able to make that a reality, which it is to this day.
Five packages landed here in all; four at
nearly seven and a half cubic feet (21" x 21" x 29") each, housing the
pair of amplifiers and their two respective power supplies, and one much
smaller (and lighter), full of valves. All told, with a combined
shipping weight over 320 pounds, my delivery driver was only too happy
to have my assistance unloading my prizes.
Five boxes of audiophile heaven
Once the quintet of boxes made it into my listening room, the REAL fun began. Jonathan had taken the added precaution of inserting some customized Styrofoam and plastic spacers inside the power supply chassis' to prevent any shifting, loosening, or other untoward damage to the numerous transformers inside the sturdy bodywork during shipment. After taking a few minutes to figure out how to loosen the top plate, I was able to extract that extra material and get the enormous power supplies ready to go. Unpacking them, situating them on my Grand Prix Audio Monaco Amplifier stands, connecting them, and preliminary start-up required the better part of an hour and an half of solid schlepping and toting.
The core of the MD-805 Mk II, as its name implies, is a sole, single-ended, directly heated 805 high power triode transmitter tube. With a filament voltage and current capability of 10 volts and 3.25 amps, the 805 transmitter tube is likely one of the most powerful single device available for SET designs (the 833 has the same voltage, but draws 10 amps!). If you are unfamiliar with that tube, don't worry, I'm sure you won't be alone. While I can think of other amps that are built around the 805, like the $4750 per pair Antique Sound Lab Explorer 805 DT, they are not that popular. WAVAC also employs a 6Y6GT driver tube and a 5751 input tube. Not a common configuration, to say the least.
The stock Chinese 805 power tube
As shipped from WAVAC, the MD-805 Mk II uses current production, Chinese sourced tubes. As such, these tubes are both in stock and seem to be readily available. The bulk of my evaluation saw the supplied stock tubes in place. Not to fear tube rollers, there is more on that subject to come.
The phrase "thoriated tungsten filaments," used to describe their 805 tubes in the WAVAC literature, found me doing a bit of research. "Thorium dioxide is used as a stabilizer in tungsten electrodes in TIG welding, electron tubes, and aircraft engines. As an alloy, thoriated tungsten metal is not easily deformed because the high fusion material thoria augments the high temperature mechanical properties, and thorium helps stimulate the emission of electrons (thermions). It is the most popular oxide additive because of its low cost, but is being phased out in favor of non-radioactive elements such as cerium, lanthanum, rhenium, and zirconium."
The stock 5751 input tube
That bit about its "…being phased out in favor of non-radioactive elements such as cerium, lanthanum, rhenium, and zirconium…" led me to do just a tad more research. Though commonly used in light bulb filaments for decades (now most commonly replaced by rhenium), potential doses are ridiculously low. The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission calculated an effective dose equivalent to less than 0.001 mrem per year for an individual spending eight hours per day at one meter from a lamp employing a thoriated tungsten filament and 20 hours per day at two meters from two such light bulbs. Compare this with an annual average exposure of approximately 300 mrem due to natural background radiation. No worries, mate. In a nutshell, it is used to afford longevity to the filament of the tube.
Described as being bullet proof, the 6Y6GT Beam Power Tetrode driver tube is a common power supply driver tube for amplifiers in which the plate voltage available for the output stage is relatively low or in radio frequency-operated, high-voltage power supplies, like those in television or radio transmission equipment. At this point, if you've gotten the impression that the MD-805 Mk II employs a beefy power supply, you'd be correct.
The MD-805 Mk II offers what I see as not only a logical, but a truly inspired use of the 5751 dual triode input tube. Where many other amps (the aforementioned Antique Sound Lab Explorer DT, for example) uses what many find to be a harsher, more hollow sounding 12AX7, WAVAC elected to use the 5751 for its improved clarity, texture, tonal color, smoothness, and lower noise floor. While only offering about 70 percent of the gain of a 12AX7, it is not uncommon to find 5751s employed in high gain guitar amps, as musicians tend to prefer its more classic "crunch" and effortlessness. While the term "palpable" is unquestionably overused in audiophile journalism, please forgive me its use here, as it truly is the ideal descriptive adjective for the sonic enrichments afforded by the 5751 tube.
The Boxes
So, what makes the WAVAC design and resultant sound so distinctive? Most is the result of the unique circuit design, one formed around a theory originally envisioned by the late Mr. Shishido and patented in 1995. Called the Inverted Interstage Transformer Circuit (or IITC for short), it is describe as "the combined circuit of electric tubes using a transformer."
While I have a strong engineering and electronics background, the Japanese to American English translations made available to me on the subject proved to be, well, let's just say that they were less than helpful in aiding my comprehension of the circuit design. I will leave it to the adventurous among you to research this circuit on your own, should the mood strike you.
The four-box amplification system is remarkable impressive, even before you light them up and listen. Left and right channel components are identical, not mirror images of each other, consisting of a 90 pound, 10 ¼" wide by 18 ¼" deep by 11 ½" tall black power supply and a 55 pound, 10 ¼" wide by 18 ¼" deep by 10 ¾" tall champagne colored amplifier per side.
The back of the MD-805 Mk II power supply, showing the fuse holders, IEC socket, ground lift switch and the HUGE 14-pin connector to carry DC power to the amplifier. You can clearly see two for the four "receivers" for the amp, which rests atop the supply in use
The enormous black power supplies for each channel are a marvel, hosing the substantial primary transformer, as well as the additional B and C transformers, isolating them from the amplification stage, and offering greater protection from magnetic affects. The B power circuit employs a special double choke transformer in hopes of further reducing induced hum. All the transformers are mechanically isolated, both from the case and from each other, by a material WAVAC calls Al fur gel. I'm sorry to say that I was able to learn nothing more about the material.
The back of the Power Supply houses three fuse holders, an IEC socket for the power cable, a ground lift switch, and the huge 14-pin DC connector for the power umbilical to connect to the amplifier. The front of the supply has a rectangular green Status LCD display, as well as a set of 5 vertically placed green LEDs. During the 60 seconds it takes to fully power up, the LED displays a digital countdown, and the LEDs light up in sequence, from top to bottom, indicating the start up status as well. Finally, located in each of the four corners on the top of the supply are four shallow disc "receivers," which appear to be fabricated of white Teflon™, for the four feet of the amplifier, which rests on top of the supply when in use.
The elegant alumite (a surface finishing process, similar to anodizing) finished Champaign-colored amplifier housing includes Teflon sockets for all three tubes. The shallow front panel reveals a large round power push button switch as well as an input volume control with a triangular knob, aiding in the ease of visually matching knob settings between the two amps. The "tube cage" employed is a unique shaped piece of glass. When looked at from the top, it is a U shaped form that, when in place on its edge (on plastic stand-offs) on top of the front of the amp, stylishly shields the tubes from the odd inadvertent touch.
The connections on the amplifier, single-ended input, 0, 4Ω, and 8Ω speaker taps, and the 14-pin DC power input
All connections to the amplifier are mounted on the top surface of the very back of the amp. From left to right, looking at the back, you have the single-ended input, next are three large speaker posts (0, 4Ω, and 8Ω taps), and then the mating 14-pin DC connector to receive the DC umbilical from the power supply.
DC power is delivered from power supply to amplifier via an enormous 2½" thick umbilical cable terminated at both ends with threaded industrial plugs which appear to be manufactured by ITT/Canon. After connecting my preamp to the single-ended inputs with my Stealth INDRAs, tightening down the Von Schweikert Master Built Signature Bi-wire speaker cables, and then installing my favorite IEC power cables, it was time to press the power button and see what these puppies could do.
The Sound of One Hand Clapping, Revealed
I should make it clear that I am not a blind
"toob" devotee; in fact, quite the opposite is true. While I readily
acknowledge that both tube and transistor designs each possess their own
unique métiers, strengths, problems, and faults, I just as freely reveal
that, overall, when employing today's multi-driver, complex impedance
loudspeaker systems, I find the faults of solid-state amplifier designs
less musically compromising than those of valve design – typically!
A close look at the integrated display showing the time left until the tube voltage has stabilized and they come out of protection.
Deep bass pitch definition has regularly been an area where the lion's share of affordable tube offerings have left me wanting. Now, don't take my statement as general disparagement of all valve re-created bass; that would be a mistake. Honestly, some of the most tuneful and realistic sounding bass I've ever heard has been at the pleasure of valves.
Further, tube amplification traditionally offers relatively low power output (sub 100-watt devices rarely are able to "light my fire") as well. This is such an issue, that I will not even broach the subject of the bevy of infinitesimally small, single-digit watt output SET amps.
It is the synergy of these comparatively consistent shortcomings that has conspired to keep the majority of tube amplifiers off my lust lists. Well music lovers, I'm here to tell you that Jonathan Brown and WAVAC have managed to change my mind—completely.
Given my previous preamble, I feel compelled to start with bass performance, which, as I've suggested, has long been a serious point of contention for me (and other like-minded music lovers) with many—not all—tubed designs. I had more than one visitor to my listening room during their extended stay (due to my shoulder surgery) that seemed to think they were somehow lacking in the bass department. I can assure you this is NOT the case. Some of these listeners appeared to be easily confused; their general impression was that sheer amplitude equates with quality of low frequency information. Sad, but something I've run into more often than I'd care to discuss.
I'm just going to say it; the MD-805 Mk II
monos deliver the most articulate, detailed, deepest, and
accurately pitch defined bass I've ever experienced from any
amplifier in my home, let alone one of the 60-Wpc variety! They exhibit
and define the leading edge of bass transients in an especially lifelike
way, one that many respected amplifiers would do well to emulate, if
only they could.
Once out of the warm up stage, this displayed message says it all!
As you might expect, the midrange was exquisite. These amps simply breathe life into and through out the mids and lower treble, with no hint of editorialization or addition of any euphonic color. Rather, they almost seem to celebrate in recovering indolent vocal pauses, articulating enunciation and breathing artifacts, and serving up any other form of realistic vocal construction with which they are challenged. All the myriad nuances of the human voice are reproduced so tangibly as to leave me wondering why ALL amplifiers couldn't be this involving.
Treble, especially lower and mid-treble, was
gloriously fleshed out, replete with meticulous detail, definition, and
decay. The trailing edge of triangle strikes lingered on for 10's of
seconds when the recording permitted. Uppermost treble was so cleanly
portrayed, clearly, with exquisite detail, and in an unusually truthful
and recognizable manner, if not as fully extended as with the best
solid-state designs.
Their ability to reconstruct the space of a recording, synergizing with the inherent abilities of my reference Von Schweikert VR-5 Anniversary loudspeakers, was nothing short of exquisite. The space recreated in my room during the opening of the title cut from Dire Straits 1985 masterpiece, Brothers in Arms [JVC XRCD5483572], and the entirety of Roger Water's Amused to Death [Sony/Columbia CK53196] was 5.1-channel surround-like and downright haunting! It was as though the physical boundaries of my listening room had melted away in the eerie glow of these enchanting 805s, giving way to a much larger, more open space.
Listing to the delectable SACD of Elton John's 1971 release Tumbleweed Connection [Island Rocket B0003611-36], the cut "My Fathers Gun" has a haunting solo guitar that noodles in and out all throughout the track. With many amps, that solo guitar is delicately tied to the right speaker. With the MD-805 Mk IIs in place, that guitar was now floating outside the physical location of the right speaker by several inches. And not only were the strings as liquid and creamy sounding as I've ever heard, but the body of the instrument was more realistically sized as well. Moving on to the cut "Love Song," there was the overwhelming sense that there was simply nothing coming from the speakers; I was left with only the music, magical voices and instruments, occupying a different space and time in my room.
One of my all-time favorite classical records is the 1972 Sir George Solti/Chicago Symphony Orchestra version of Beethoven's 9th Symphony. While I do have a 2-disc UK Import Decca/London copy, I happen to have the Mobile Fidelity, two-record release [MFSL2-516]. While this is far from a perfect audiophile recording, the individuality of instruments was presented in a breathtaking fashion, both in the utter clarity of their phrasing and the specificity of their individual placement. The WAVACs afforded a heightened degree of musical expression, illuminated instrumental lines more clearly, with better demarcation, yet at the same time, offering a more effectively interwoven musical tapestry from those discrete voices.
Tympani skin tone and impact was unlike I can ever recall from this recording, one that I have heard literally hundreds of times. Horns were rendered with a creaminess more akin to what you hear in a good hall than from a great record. Smaller strings took on more of that silky texture, while cellos and double basses were more full-bodied, resonant, and woody sounding. This all lead to a greater communication of the underlying musical message. It was one of the most deeply moving experiences I've ever had in front of an electro-mechanical aural illusion engine!
You may recall my previously stated concerns about amplifiers in the sub 100-Wpc range, so this merits some discussion. I am fond of "realistic" playback levels. That means that whether I'm listening to full scale orchestral Classical or some seriously electric Progressive Rock, I expect my system to hit 95 - 98 dB peaks when called upon.
I'll freely admit that these may not be the amps of choice for those who solely listen to Techno, Rave, Club, or similar bass heavy genres, and want +100 dB SPLs in their room. I can say that, with my Von Schweikert VR-5 Anniversaries (94 dB @ 1w/1m using 2.83v), and in my room, the WAVAC MD-805 Mk IIs delivered the sonic goods, across all the genre's I fed them, consistently. In this exalted application, it is my honest assessment that the MD-805 MKIIs offer sufficient power and dynamic reserves for most traditional American audiophiles.
Tube Rolling
Tube rollers, take heart, and pay attention. Jonathan was kind enough to send along some NOS 1950's GE made 5751s and a set of Radiotron RCA VT-143s (805s) stamped March 1943 (can you see me drooling in anticipation?).
The well travel, Kühl-Tube cryogenically treated NOS RCA VT-143s
Both sets of NOS tubes traveled to Tube World and were subjected to the Kühl-Tube Cryogenic Treatment. While a new 805 triode may be had for as little as a single Ben Franklin each, the Kühl-Tube cryo treated NOS units run more like a grand a pair. The 5751s are a bit more reasonable, with new ones sourced for less than an Andrew Jackson, while a pair of the Kühl-Tube cryo treated NOS units cost just a tad over a single Ben Franklin.
When these tubes were manufactured, Japan was starting to lose the war in the Pacific and there was a failed murder attempt on Adolf Hitler!
With the cryo-ed NOS 5751 input and VT-143 power tubes in place of the stock Chinese fare, the magic, along with the tiny hairs on the back of my neck, went up—way up! In virtually every category, harmonic texture, spatial recreation, tonal color, there was more, and I mean clearly and noticeably MORE!
Cryo treated 1950's NOS GE 5751
I don't think anyone would try to argue that a thousand dollars is cheap, even for a set of matched, cryo-treated, NOS 805s. But, in the larger scheme here, if you have the $56 grand to opt into these seductive amps, is $57 grand going to be a deal breaker? Not very likely, eh? And what an addition they afford! This option is not to be overlooked if you delve into this luxuriant territory.
The Magic of WAVAC
With the creation of the MD-805 Mk II, WAVAC
has managed to forge iron and glass into something akin to pure magic.
It is quite possible that mere mortals are undeserving of such music
rendering devices; I'm referring to those audiophile's whose quest is
the pursuit of yet the latest and greatest new device rather than the
latest and greatest recording. These devices are lovingly and magically
crafted for the true music lover among us, for they reveal a glimpse of
the inner soul and motivation of the singer, songwriter, or composer
under their charm.
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Redbank Valley senior Aaron Hook had documentation from a doctor that identified the splotch on his skin as the aftermath of a staph infection.
But officials at the PIAA Class AA team tournament in Hershey in early February went with their own opinion and deemed Hook ineligible to wrestle because of a case of ringworm.
Hook remained on the sidelines of the state's biggest dual meet stage while Redbank Valley made its debut in the tournament and advanced to the quarterfinals. He's now hell-bent on returning to Hershey, where a second chance awaits in the form of the individual championships.
The PIAA Class AA Northwest Regional tournament, set to begin at 5:15 p.m. Friday and continue Saturday at Sharon High School, stands between states and Hook, who claimed his first District 9 title Saturday when he defeated Cranberry's Zach Bruce, 5-1, in the finals of the 182-pound class.
"It was a bunch of anger and stuff built up that motivated me to do well at districts," said Hook, who was the No. 1 seed and improved to 31-2 for the season. "I think regionals will be more of a test for me."
Hook and Redbank Valley's other seven regional qualifiers must finish in the top three to advance to the PIAA championships, which begin Thursday at the Giant Center. Two of the Bulldogs, junior Willie Gruver (113 pounds) and senior Ty Haines (145), are returning state qualifiers.
There are plenty of reasons to expect a rise in the number of representatives at Hershey this season, coach Mike Kundick acknowledged. Thus far, this group of Bulldogs has accomplished more than any of its predecessors. And that success is unlikely to disappear simply because District 10 wrestlers enter the mix.
"We've wrestled D-10 all year," Kundick said. "That's why we go to the Northeast tournament and the Grove City tournament. We try to wrestle D-10 as often as possible."
As district champions, Hook and sophomore Cal Haines (220) hold the top spots in their respective weight classes.
Cal Haines hopes to continue a postseason run that he's still trying to wrap his head around.
"Last year, I didn't think I had any chance at being a district champ this year," he said. "But I definitely got a lot stronger just from lifting over the summer and working hard."
Following heart-breaking losses in the district finals, four Bulldogs share sides of their respective brackets with the District 10 champions in the regional tournament.
Gruver (113), a returning district champion, lost by fall in the finals after Kane's Cody Blankenship caught him in a vulnerable position late in the third period.
Junior Mitch Blose (126) lost by one point in the title bout.
Ty Haines (145) lost, 4-2, in overtime to Brookville's Zach Vroman, an opponent with whom he split two regular-season matches.
"I knew it'd be close," Ty Haines said. "It is getting old. We know each other's stuff. It just comes down to whoever's day it is, and it wasn't my day."
And senior Cole Shirey (160) dropped a 2-1 decision in the tiebreaker period of his title bout.
Rebounding is the top priority for each.
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Former UFC world lightweight champion Quinton 'Rampage' Jackson has been removed from the UFC 107 card to allegedly star in the TV-to-film adaptation 'The A-Team'.
Quinton Jackson, aka Rampage Jackson, may well be the new B.A. Baracus in "The A-Team". Despite earlier denial from Rampage's manager over his possible role as B.A., the Vancouver Sun indicated that the former UFC world lightweight champion will indeed take on the role once made famous by Mr. T.
The Vancouver Sun reported that Rampage has been spotted in and around Vancouver where the filming of the TV adaptation is set to take place. Noting that the fighter was in Vancouver on August 19 to discuss the role with producer, it further claimed that Rampage's name has been removed from the UFC 107 card where he was set to face Sugar Rashad Evans in an Ultimate Fighter finale showdown.
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Rodgers was not the only one watching him in Feyenoord's win over PSV as Scouts from Newcastle were also in the crowd.
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A. R., Herlina and I., Fatimah and T., Mohd Nasir (2005) A Non-invasive System for Predicting Hemoglobin (Hb) in Dengue Fever (DF) and Dengue Hemorrhagic Fever (DHiF). In: Asian Conference on Sensors 2005.
Single frequency bioelectrical impedance analysis (BIA) is an inexpensive, quick and painless means of estimating body composition. In this paper, BIA parameters employed for predicting hemoglobin (Hb) in dengue patients. The BIA technique passes low-amplitude electrical current, in the range of 500pA to 800[A, at a single frequency of 50 kHz. BIA data was sampled from 210 (comprises of 119 males and 91 females) serologically confirmed dengue fever (DF) and dengue hemorrhagic fever (DHF) patients, hospitalized at the Hospital Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (HUKM). After applying multiple regression analysis, was found out that reactance, sex, weight and vomiting were found to be significant independent determinants of predicting Hb.
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Al Sharpton: 'Put Governor Christie In Jail For 90 Days' To Lose Weight
As NewsBusters has been reporting, the media's obsession with New Jersey Governor Chris Christie's weight has become totally absurd.
On Friday's "Morning Joe," during a discussion about obesity prompted by a pathetic column by the Washington Post's Eugene Robinson entitled "Christie's Hefty Burden," MSNBC's Al Sharpton joked, "So what I think we should do is put Governor Christie in jail for 90 days" (video follows with transcript and commentary):
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AL SHARPTON, MSNBC: I lost 120 pounds.
JOE SCARBOROUGH, HOST: And how did you do it?
SHARPTON: It started, I lead a protest in Vieques, Puerto Rico, around navy bombings, and I went on a fast when I went to jail. When I came out, I had realized I could conquer my appetite. Most of what we eat is what we think we want.
SCARBOROUGH: So it's the Al Sharpton Jailhouse Diet. You should do a book.
SHARPTON: So what I think we should do is put Governor Christie in jail for 90 days. No, you don't want real people on my diet. But I do think that it is very important that we do stress, I think Mika's right, the obesity problem.
Let's be clear that Sharpton was joking. However, would he make such a joke if Christie was a Democrat or a woman?
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Or what about liberal darling Michael Moore?
The reality is there's always something media members find to try to disqualify conservatives from being president, and despite Christie still having not announced he's running, the Left are out in force ridiculing his weight.
Just imagine what the attacks will be like if he actually enters the race.
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*****Update: NB reader Sandy Schulz notes that Michael Kinsley went after Christie's weight Thursday evening writing at Bloomberg, "Look, I'm sorry, but New Jersey Governor Chris Christie cannot be president: He is just too fat. Maybe, if he runs for president and we get to know him, we will overlook this awkward issue because we are so impressed with the way he stands up to teachers' unions. But we shouldn't overlook it -- unless he goes on a diet and shows he can stick to it."
*****Update II: Christie's father, wife, and brother all want him to run. Decision comes this weekend.
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Josh can't comprehend the GOP bubble - "Disturbing"
"As you know, the great question that faces the nation today is this: were Republicans, particularly Mitt Romney, really shell shocked by the results of Tuesdays election or is this just some elaborate con-job for reasons as yet unknown.
Back on Thursday I expressed my own uncertainty about just what to make of all this. On the one hand, the story seems so universal and there seems so little reason at this point to keep up the pretense, unless theres some reason Im not aware of to keep pumping up retroactive erstaz Romney momentum. So the unanimity of the story gives it increasing credibility. On the other hand the scale of the goof just seems too much to believe and the Romney camps own actions the desperate move into Pennsylvania, for instance dont really square with this purported confidence.
Now though we have yet another article in Politico reporting that not only did Romneys campaign have polls that were substantially off but that this was the case pretty much across all Republican campaigns.
I think at this point, I give up. I give in. I cant maintain my skepticism. I dont know quite how shell shocked Mitt and his crew were. But I dont see how not to believe that Republicans as a group were not working on the basis of internal polls that were just totally wrong. Cui Bono? Why lie this much? I simply dont see any purpose being served. Ive heard many suggest that they need to keep up this pretense because these are the bogus numbers they were serving up to Adelson and the other multi-billionaires to keep the money coming in. But this doesnt really make sense. Are these guys going to react worse because they were lied to than they are if they think the guys they gave their money to are a bunch of incompetents and morons?"
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I think many of here at TPM understand the bubble of self-delusion and alternate reality amongst the hard core right (centered in Faux news) much more so than Josh does, it seems. I am not surprised very much by the completeness of the alternate reality, bizarro world bubble - it is created by hubris (or, perhaps, the right wing pollster Hugh Briss !)
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Response to NRaleighLiberal (Original post)
Mon Nov 12, 2012, 09:18 AM
Live and Learn (12,769 posts)
1. They started to believe their own lies.
Not really so surprising. As Rove well knows, if you say it often enough it becomes truth, even to those knowingly spreading the propaganda.
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Mon Nov 12, 2012, 09:19 AM
Laurian (2,113 posts)
2. Rove had monetary incentives to perpetuate the lies.
The lies allowed him to continue raking in money for his group. For him, money=power.
Response to Laurian (Reply #2)
Mon Nov 12, 2012, 09:23 AM
Laurian (2,113 posts)
3. And the RNC....remember that they had huge debt after 2008.
They probably went along with the charade to keep their organization in the black this cycle.
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Mon Nov 12, 2012, 09:33 AM
naomi123 (3 posts)
4. The money angle makes sense
Surely Rove is paid a percentage of his haul so he profits personally and also has money to dole out to candidates. Lots of reasons to tweak the polls to show a favorable outcome. Question how can he or those pollsters hope to be taken seriously in the future?
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Mon Nov 12, 2012, 09:41 AM
Flashmann (2,140 posts)
5. how can he or those pollsters hope to be taken seriously in the future?
Simply by beginning anew with the lies and distortions.....The crowd he'll need to re-establish credibility with seem predisposed to gullibility...Tell them what they WANT to hear,and all will be well again......
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Tue Nov 13, 2012, 01:41 PM
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