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Ten Volkswagen Beetles customized to look like the Pokemon character Pikachu will tour the U.S. to promote the Pokemon products after Nintendo debuts the products in Topeka on Thursday.Chris Ochsner/The Capital-JournalIT'S TODAY: Nintendo plans game's U.S. debut for 'ToPikachu'
Pokemon to drop in Thursday
By BILL BLANKENSHIP
The Capital-Journal
Pokemon are coming to Topeka by air. Pokemon are coming to Topeka by land. And if Topeka was even close to an ocean, Pokemon would be coming here by sea.
So what the heck are Pokemon?
If you asked that question in Japan, even the polite-to-the-extreme Japanese would burst out laughing at your ignorance.
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"It's virtually impossible to go anywhere in Japan and not encounter Pokemon," said Perrin Kaplan.
Kaplan heads corporate affairs for Nintendo of America Inc., the Richmond, Wash.-based subsidiary of the leader in the worldwide $15 billion retail video game industry, Nintendo Co., Ltd., of Kyoto, Japan.
On Thursday, Nintendo will use Topeka to launch the U.S. invasion of Pokemon (pronounced POH-kay-mahn), a video game for the company's Game Boy hand-held game system.
However, to call Pokemon just a video game would be like calling Godzilla just another lizard.
Pokemon is a $4 billion industry in Japan.
"It's in everything over there from the Game Boy game to lunch boxes to candy to dolls," said Kaplan, who noted the animated Pokemon television show is Japan's highest-rated kids show.
Well in advance of the Christmas buying season, Nintendo is pulling out all the stops to repeat the phenomenon in the United States, starting right here in the toy-buying heartland.
Children watched an cartoon episode of Pokemon Monday at a news conference at City Hall on a television in the back of a Volkswagen Beetle Monday made to look like Pikachu, one of the characters in the cartoon and Nintendo game that compliments it.Chris Ochsner/The Capital-Journal
With the cooperation of Mayor Joan Wagnon and the Topeka Convention and Visitors Bureau, Nintendo's public relations and marketing staff will stage a Pokemon carnival from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Thursday at Forbes Field.
Registration begins at 11 a.m., with the first 1,000 children getting a chance to be the first kids in America to play Pokemon. They also will receive a kit that includes a T-shirt and toys.
KFC, which is Nintendo's restaurant partner in the Pokemon promotion, will provide box lunches for the children.
The Pokemon invasion commences at noon with an aerial assault. An airplane will drop from 500 feet hundreds of Pokemon plush toys. Once all the toys have landed, the children will be released to scramble to get one.
That is the object of the Pokemon game, to capture and train all 150 of the Pokemon, which is Japanese for "pocket monster."
Ten skydivers, complete with smoke effects and streamers, also parachute Thursday to Forbes Field, where there will be 10 new Volkswagen Beetles painted and decorated to look like the most popular Pokemon.
These Poke-Patrol cars, the trunks of which are equipped with a television, VCR and game-playing station, will leave Topeka to carry the assault on U.S. pocketbooks to 10 other cities.
And all this will happen to the musical accompaniment of the University of Kansas Marching Jayhawks Band.
One of those Poke-Patrol cars was parked outside city hall on Monday during Wagnon's weekly news conference, where Nintendo spokeswoman Alana Lochner Davis answered the question on everyone's mind, "Why Topeka?"
Besides its central location, the selection has a lot to do with the city's name.
No, it isn't a play on the legend that says Topeka is an Indian name meaning "a good place to grow potatoes." While that would make it "a good place to grow video game-playing couch potatoes," the reason has more to do with Topeka sounding similar to Pikachu (pronounced PEEK-uh-chew).
In fact, Wagnon said she plans on changing the name of the city -- at least for Thursday's event -- to ToPikachu in honor of the cutest and most popular Pokemon.
The activities Thursday in Topeka are just the first step in the biggest product rollout in Nintendo's history.
A lot more hype is planned before Pokemon even hits the store shelves Sept. 28.
On Sept. 7, the Pokemon television show will start airing on enough television stations to reach 92 percent of the American viewing public.
Hasbro also soon will release its line of Pokemon toys, and KFC will start its nationwide tie-in promotion.
Even for children whose parents buy Pokemon stuff early, Nintendo has something in store -- and in stores -- that will make a dandy gift for the Pokemon-addicted pupil.
Pokemon Pikachu, an interactive virtual companion, is due out Nov. 2, and this little gizmo will encourage exercising more than a child's mind and fingers.
The electronic virtual pet has a built in pedometer, and keeping Pokemon Pikachu happy requires its owner to take the computer-controlled critter on walks.
"Pokemon Pikachu is the only virtual pet that actually requires its owner to exercise," said Peter Main, Nintendo of America's executive vice president of sales and marketing.
Wagnon and Wayne Bennett, president of the Topeka CVB, both said Nintendo's launch of Pokemon at Forbes Field will give Topeka national exposure.
Already, Topeka is cited in Nintendo news releases distributed worldwide and on the game's Web site at www.pokemon.com.
Wagnon said the product launch also lets Topeka children whose school year hasn't started, such as those in Topeka Unified School District 501, a free and fun end-of-summer outing at Nintendo's expense.
However, with more than 9 million Pokemon Game Boy games sold already in Japan, Nintendo plans on quickly recouping the expense of Thursday's invasion.
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IBM, Infineon, UMC to develop processes for 0.13- to 0.10-micron ICs
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TAIPEI, Taiwan--IBM Corp., Infineon Technologies AG, and silicon foundry supplier United Microelectronics Corp. today announced plans to jointly develop common process technologies for 0.13- to 0.10-micron logic ICs that can integrate mixed-signal circuitry and embedded DRAM on a single chip. The advanced process generations will include copper interconnect technology.
A team of scientists and engineers from all three companies will conduct the development work at IBM's Semiconductor Research and Development Center (SRDC) in the U.S. Details about the first 0.13-micron technology will be made available to customers for the start of chip designs in the second quarter of 2000, said the three companies.
The agreement extends through 2003 and brings Taiwan's UMC into an expanded partnership between IBM and Infineon, which have been collaborating in process development since the early 1990s. In 1998, IBM and Infineon--which was then the semiconductor division of Siemens AG--extended their DRAM partnership to include logic and embedded DRAM technologies.
"Teaming up with one of the leading foundry providers, UMC, will add even more momentum to this alliance creating what we expect to be a truly exciting logic and embedded memory technology platform for system integration on chip," declared Andreas von Zitzewitz, chief operating officer of Infineon, based in Munich.
UMC, based in Hsinchu, will market the joint-developed technologies to silicon foundry customers under the brand name "Worldlogic." For UMC--the world's second largest pure-play silicon foundry supplier--the new alliance is expected to become a powerful weapon in its competition with its largest rival, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. Ltd. (TSMC), also based in Hsinchu. Both companies are racing each other to add capacity and next-generation process technologies as the foundry business surges in size over the next couple of years.
"With the combined expertise of IBM, Infineon and UMC, we believe that the processes that we jointly develop will represent a new world standard for quality in logic semiconductor manufacturing," said Jim Kupec, president of worldwide marketing and sales for UMC.
TSMC's chairman, Morris Chang, today responded to the alliance, saying that his foundry company was first approached by IBM to join the project but it was rejected. Chang questioned whether the joint-development agreement will result in any significant lead in process technologies, compared to TSMC's own targets (see today's story).
Under the alliance agreement, joint-development teams will create each process generation and then turn it over to the individual companies for implementation in wafer fabs. The partnership is expected to benefit from IBM's extensive work in copper and other advanced technologies.
"Our efforts in developing leadership chip technologies are widely recognized--this agreement is intended to make them more widely available," said John Kelly, general manager of the IBM Microelectronics Division. "As IBM, Infineon and UMC jointly develop and introduce new manufacturing processes, we believe more customers will apply the technology in their products, secure in the knowledge that they have multiple sources of supply."
Infineon also believes the partnership will a help ease barriers for use of next-generation technologies in system-on-chip designs. "We believe that by combining our companies' complementary distinct top core competencies, we will be able to master the challenges of the deepest sub-micron technologies even faster with reduced risk at a reasonable cost per partner," said von Zitzewitz. "Our goal is to consistently provide leading-edge logic and eDRAM technology platforms to our customers."
--J. Robert Lineback reporting from the U.S.


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But wait, there's more! Huawei went full throttle at the Mobile World Congress 2012! Chairman Richard Yu waited to the last part of the press conference. Looks like Huawei will be releasing a new 10-incher to the public!
The 10-inch version of the MediaPad will have a 1920 x 1200 IPS display and will look very similar to the original MediaPad, which some may know it as the T-Mobile Springboard. This will also contain the same K3V2 processor found in the Ascend D Quad that Huawei also announced at the MWC. There will be a 8 megapixel rear camera that can autofocus, as well as a 1.3 megapixel camera in front for all your video chatting needs. The tablet will be wrapped in an aluminum-alloy material and will only be 8.8mm thin and weigh only about 598g.
That's about all we know so far, but check out the press release to get more itsy bitsy details!


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This is a neat method for extracting or drawing the quality of herbs into any oils of your choice. You only need two ingredients for this: Your herb (you can use more than one at a time if you like) and some oil. Several oils sold in the market are made from using a part of a plant and an oil. E,g Amla Oil. Amla a.k.a gooseberry is a fruit and on its own doesn't yield any oil. A decoction (this method involves using heat) is made in order to get Amla oil.
For my herbal infusion, I have chosen to use: Neem leaves and Premium Palm Kernel Oil. Why did I choose these two? Well, Neem has a lot of benefits (anti-fungal, antibacterial, disinfectant, good for maintaining scalp health and addressing scalp issues like itchiness and dandruff and even the symptoms of psoriasis, lice inhibitor, gives hair a nice sheen, can act as an insect repellent -bye bye mosquitoes e.t.c) that I would like to enjoy. Palm Kernel oil because it is cheap and on its own is great for hair and skin. To me, it is comparable to coconut oil.
Store in cool, dark place. Keep it there for about 3 weeks, taking it out every 3 days or so to shake the jar as shown above. At the end of 3 weeks, put your mix through a sieve. The resulting oil would have extracted the properties of the neem leaves giving you a rich herbal oil infusion which can be used on your skin and hair. A few drops of essential oil will take it to the next level.
I bought some Fenugreek leaves from the Indian shop. I think I should go make a herbal oil infusion with that too…
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For the first time I can make an infusion with herbs i can easily find. Thanks.
i plan on doin this with dried rosemary and olive oil…meanwhile which indian store do u buy ur stuff from?
Very neat indeed! Which is best to use; fresh or dried neem leaves? I have some dried ones. Also I didn't know you could get Fenugreek leaves! I have lots of the seeds too. Can I use those as well for the infusion? Or I could just go to Emjays! Lol
I don't know what to say. I just love you!!!!
can i use olive oil? and can iuse dried rosemary ?
we ve neem tree in my church. i ll try this. Lol
Very helpful post, please I live in Lagos and would love to know the Indian shop you purchase your products for, also feel free to check out my blog, I am relaxed though 🙂
Storage advise needed. How long does it keep? Do I have to store in fridge or just cool dark place like essential oils? Asking because I would like to make multiple (small) containers so I don't get tired of having same aroma/ scent all the time. I wonder if refridgerating will give it that nice hair pomade consistency … or does that depend in the consistency/ lightness of the oil used?
I would definitely try this. Thanks for the info. Happy Easter..
Blessings and happy easter…
sounds intriging….
stay blessed.
i have fresh rosemary can i mix with baby oil and hibiscus flower
I'm planning on going into local cosmetic making like lip, hair and body products. I have some questions to ask about shea butter. Does it darken the skin? And again, where can I get essential oil, colorant and beeswax?
If you could email me firstname.lastname@example.com, I would be most grateful. Princess
I jus discovered the local name for Tumeric is Curry and I guess sandalwood is Osun. I discovered both are gud on skin!
Tumeric is different from curry, the only thing similar is the bright yellow colour. you can get Tumeric(which is a single indian herb) from your grocery stores; got mine from park n shop in port harcourt. curry is a seasoning which has Tumeric as one of its ingredients.
you do not need to get all these products from Indians but from local herbs seller in the market if you cannot pick them yourself. People take our stuff away, refine them or just repack them and sell it back to us.
I do not take any medication again or buy oyinbo stuff, i go to Nigeria to get my stuff and actually correct stuff
Please note that tumeric is Ata ile pupa a familiy of ginger Ata ile not curry, Curry is sweet neem leaves, marungbo shanyan
Hi, I would like to know if using powdered amla and bhringraj in virgin coconut oil with a heating method is good? prior to using ojon, i've used coconut oil with results CLOSE (but no cigar) to pure batana oil (which is SO hard to find, and when you do, it's very expensive). i do know that virgin coconut oil can still retain it's nutrients with mild heating, and being that i would be using powdered herbs, maybe heating the oil on a VERY low heat (just enough to keep it evenly warm, so it doesn't become solid) and add my powdered herbs and let it sit for 20-30 mins, then drain and let cool. is this okay? or would it ruin the integrity of not only the oil, but the herbs as well? i would love your input on this, thank you! 🙂
Can i use neem leaves nd olive oil nd ow do i apply on skin?
Hi. I'm just another natural DIY' er in Naija. This has got me dreaming of infusing dried henna leaves (not powdered) leaves in evoo, that will be totally strenthening. Then add some rosemary essential oil…sweet. Off to do some infusions! Keep it up.
I am getting to understand that infusing powder is even better, you get all the benefits….
Dehydrate, blend and infuse…..
Trial of different kinds on
Thank you Natural Nigerian, you are amazing, you have it all covered.
Please whee can I buy fenugreek leave or tea
Hi! I'm a beautician, however I have a little challenge in the essential oils needed to clear stretch marks in the body completely within a few days suitable for all pregnant women inclusive.
I'm aware peppermint oil,olive oil,sheer butter, and a few others mixed together will do the magic . kindly send me an email email@example.com with the full recipe herbs for oil infusion suitable for clearing stretch marks.
Also for body firming, I do not have an idea on herbs for this.
Please,give me an email , I need to forward a list of things I need immediately.
Good day,just stumbled on your blog and am totally taken!pls can infuse rosemary leaves in coconut oil/palm kernel oilfor my hair.thanks
Love your blog!can I infuse rosemary leaves in coconut oil or PKO for my hair care?thank you.
i am not leaving any replay but want to tell you are doing a great job. i am a resercher on carrier and essential oils, and would love to contribute to your great work.
well done.
I love experimenting with stuffs and I just made an infusion of JBCO,Coconut oil,EVOO,Eucalyptus oil and ground dried rosemary leaves. How do I prevent it from spoiling. And I use rosemary tea as my daily leave in spray.
I love reading your DIY posts; Always make my hands itch to try something new. Thank u
Emjay's and Park N shop don't stock stuff like Amla and Cassia. Does any one have any other suggestions as to where i can get these? thanks
Pleaseeee! Would also like to know wr d india store is located @ iponri, I've asked around but no one seems to know. Please a response would be highly appreciated. Thanks!
thanks alot for the good job?pls i need to know what natural things do i nne to mix for stretch mark.pls email me if u dont mind.thanks
Can I apply this infused oil on skin to remove sun tan
Neem or Neem oil is very good for both hair and skin but it is not safe for pregnant women or those trying to get pregnant…for it can be harmful for both mother and unborn child…..it causes miscarriage too.A word is enough for the wise. the yoruba name for neem is DANGIYARO. hope these info helps
Pls can describe the Indian at iponri well
Pls can you discribe the Indian shop at iponri well
pls how can I make a sandalwood soap and a good face cream to remove pimple spots and outbreak.
also I need a market place to get all for making this sanderwood soap.
Hi pls can I get d Yoruba name for gooseberriesgooseberries. Thanks
Please, I really need your help. A very elderly woman plucked a particular leaf from d bush, pounded it n squeezed d liquid from it into palm kernel oil for my son to rob wen he had rashes and even ela on his skin. I tried finding out d name of d leaf cuz she said it had to b used immediately it was plucked for effectiveness Bt she insisted dt wen nxt I needed it, she wud make it for me. Dat ws early dis year. Now she has stroke and can't talk and I really need dt mixture again. I have palm kernel oil, I just don't know which leaf was mixed in it. Can u help out???
Please, I really need your help. A very elderly woman plucked a particular leaf from d bush, pounded it n squeezed d liquid from it into palm kernel oil for my son to rob wen he had rashes and even ela on his skin. I tried finding out d name of d leaf cuz she said it had to b used immediately it was plucked for effectiveness Bt she insisted dt wen nxt I needed it, she wud make it for me. Dat ws early dis year. Now she has stroke and can't talk and I really need dt mixture again cuz my son is 9months and has ela at his private part. I have palm kernel oil, I just don't know which leaf was mixed in it. Can u help out???
Pls can someone tel me if I can get sandalwood,turmeric powder,fenugreek powder at ilupeju.pls ineed to knw aw I can get to ilupeju,nd d name of d shop.tnks
please which store in Lagos can I get gooseberries at a small quantity
please where in Lagos can I purchase gooseberry at a small quantity
humm so we are these blessed in this country, thank God for this blog, ve learnt alot!
Is there a store in AkwaIbom state that deal on herbs?i'ii love to. known thanks
Please am suffering from pimples and spot, I have a dry skin and oily which i have been trying to balance my skin. Please what can I use. I need your help. Thanks
God bless you! I stormed on this blog by chance and it's has added to my knowledge of natural product. Thumb Up!!!
For clarification, Is camwood the same as sandalwood? If not, what is sandalwood called in yoruba for I know Osunn is camwood.
I Infuse Neem Leaf Powder And Lemon Slices In Coconut Oil, I Wonder What It Will Give Me. What Do People Think?
Can I use the local Black Palm Kernel oil for my infusion?
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The first game of the season is a time of new beginnings, good starts or bad.
There isn't a player who wants to go into Wednesday's game without a batting average.
And, as the saying goes, you can't win them all — unless you win the first one. Speaking of that first one, here's a look back at opening day 2013, right from the start ...
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Joseph (Elevator Joe) Bednarz is at work pushing buttons, smiling, greeting people ... happy in his job in Year 20.
"Paul Beeston and Stephen Brooks left Monday and Mr. Brooks asked if I could be in at 1 on Tuesday. What can I do? Say no to someone important like Mr. Brooks?"
I tell him I say no to Brooks, chief financial officer all the time — when he asks for loans.
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Getting off the elevator, you're almost blinded by the new bright blue carpeting.


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JOHANNESBURG, June 1 (Reuters) - Sun International, South Africa's second-biggest hotel and casino operator, has received regulatory approval for its acquisition of Dreams SA, a casino group in Chile, the company said on Wednesday.
Sun International already owns and operates casinos and hotels in a number of Latin American countries, including Chile, Panama and Colombia. The Dreams deal will give it more scale in the region.
Once the deal is completed, "Sun Dreams", will be Latin America's largest gambling group with plans to expand further across the continent.
Sun International's shares were up 0.37 percent at 72.82 rand, outpacing a decline in the Johannesburg's All-share index .
In April, Sun International shelved a 9.5 billion rand ($623 million) plan to buy rival casino owner Peermont Group.
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The Weston Trojans eighth grade youth football team won again this past weekend to improve its record to 5-0, beating a very tough Norwalk team 18-6.
Once again Weston ran the ball very well behind a strong offensive line and took a lead of 18-0. Alex Fruhbeis scored two touchdowns and Jason Lawrence scored one. Weston's defense was very physical and gave up only one touchdown.
The entire team contributed to this victory, which leaves the team tied for first place in its first season in the Fairfield County Football League. The eighth graders have three regular season games left before the playoffs start.


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KEY WEST, Fla. - The Monroe County Sheriff's Office is looking for four identity thieves caught on camera opening credit card accounts at several department stores.
The four men are accused of opening credit card accounts at Bass Pro Shops, Kohls, Best Buy, and Macys with the identity of a Plantation Key man.
Investigators said the identity thieves had the victim's driver's license and social security numbers. It's unclear how they obtained it.
Anyone with information is asked to call MCSO at 305-852-3211 or Crime Stoppers of the Florida Keys at 800-346-TIPS.
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Official: Crutchlow to make Ducati switch
2 August 2013 – It has been confirmed that Cal Crutchlow will switch from Tech 3 Yamaha to the factory Ducati squad next season, the 27-year-old Briton signing a two-year agreement.
Crutchlow replaces 2006 World Champion Nicky Hayden, and will reunite with former Tech 3 team-mate Andrea Dovizioso, who moved to Ducati at the end of last year.
Although he has secured six podium finishes – four this season – since joining Tech 3 in 2011, Crutchlow has long expressed a desire to race for a works MotoGP team, something Yamaha chiefs were unable to guarantee ahead of the 2014 campaign.
Ducati, now owned by German marque Audi, has not secured a MotoGP victory since Casey Stoner triumphed on home soil at the 2010 Australian Grand Prix, while Dovizioso and Hayden have failed to reach the podium so far this season.
Crutchlow will be replaced at the Tech 3 outfit by Moto2 title contender Pol Espargaró. The Spaniard, 22, has signed a two-year contract, with Bradley Smith also retained.


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Energy and particularly electricity is pivotal for social-economic development. Uganda Vision 2040 identifies electricity generation as one of the key strategic interventions for social-economic transformation of the country. UEGCL has a central role to play in executing this plan and the strategic direction is a vehicle for realizing this vision.
The NDP 2010 – 2015 sets a projected target of increasing electricity consumption per capita from 75 kWh/Capita (2010) to 1,273 kWh/Capita (2020) and this requires an additional 8,200 MW in installed capacity. The current national installed capacity is 850 MW. It is therefore with great pleasure that we present the UEGCL Strategic Direction for the period 2015 – 2017 as part of the process to articulate the planned contribution of UEGCL to the Government's development agenda. The UEGCL Three Year (2015-2017) Strategic Direction is an implementation vehicle to unlock the most binding constraint (electricity) to economic growth and development of Uganda.
The preparation of the Strategic Direction took into consideration the strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats that UEGCL is faced with. Key among the strengths identified are the technical competences, while a number of challenges were identified including poor financial health, low operational efficiency, ageing and obsolete assets especially at the Nalubaale hydro-electric power plant, declining generation market share, over-reliance on hydropower resource, and water discharge permit restrictions.
Some of the opportunities identified, were the Political Will, existence of potential hydro power sites, while threats identified mainly related to unpredictable hydrological conditions, adverse effects of climate change and limited investment and financing options. In line with the above situation analysis, UEGCL has mapped out a multifaceted strategy to capitalize on the existing strengths and weaknesses, while at the same time mitigating the weakness and threats.
As a precursor, UEGCL's mandate has already expanded from Concession monitoring to implementing Governments flagship
projects of Karuma, Isimba, and Ayago Hydropower projects. UEGCL is grateful to Government for raising the much needed funding for these infrastructural flagship projects that will enhance our financial health and enable us support national goals. The UEGCL "New Vision" and Strategic Direction have been aligned to the four perspectives of the Balanced Scorecard, namely:
Financial, Customer, Internal Business Process, and Learning and Growth. These four management processes contribute to linking
long-term strategic objectives with short-term actions.
For each of these perspectives, a number of strategic objectives have been developed, together with key performance targets. The objectives, measures, and targets have been cascaded through a performance assesment system to Business Units
and individual levels to ensure that everyone has a clear focus to perform towards achievement of the corporate goals. In terms of monitoring and evaluation mechanisms, UEGCL has adapted a quarterly and annual PDCA approach (Plan Do Check Act) under the overall supervision of the G4g Steering Committee.
UEGCL is committed to implementing the strategy plan and attain the key targets in the next three years. In tangible terms, the strategic objectives aim to:
• Increase hydropower installed capacity by 50% from 380 MW to 563 MW in three years;
• Grow revenues by an average of 45% per year;
• Improve the financial health from loss of 11 billion to a profit of 2 billion in three years;
• Optimize operations to generate more electricity during peak load hours;
• Improve investment and operational efficiency with the aim of achieving the lowest unit cost of generation in the region to support government initiatives of keeping tariff affordable and competitive;
• Implement a condition-based maintenance strategy that uses new technologies to monitor equipment and performance;
• Realize UEGCL's accreditation to ISO Standards for QMS, Asset Management, Safety & Environment;
• Establish a Training Centre and Professional Services Unit for sustainable energy systems;
• Build local capacity for operation and maintenance of Karuma, Isimba, Muzizi, and Nyagak III Hydropower plants and support government initiatives of providing employment to the youth.
• Invest about USD 5million annually in refurbishing Naluubale and Kiira generating facilities
I am confident that UEGCL's New Vision and Strategic Direction provide the requisite momentum and inspiration for turning around
the Company and refocusing it to fulfill its expanded mandate and contribute to social-economic transformation of Ugandans.
I would like to thank all UEGCL Staff, the Board of UEGCL, and other key stakeholders who are making a contribution towards realization of our change Vision and Strategic goals for 2015 – 2017.
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Metal News for November 15, 2012
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35 news articles posted on this day.
DeathDestruction Gearing Up To Enter The Studio
Swedish act DeathDestruction has checked in with the following brief announcement about gearing up to enter the recording studio
"Death Destruction will enter Bohus Sound in Kungälv / Sweden on Monday November 19th with producer Roberto Laghi to start the recording of the new album! Stay tuned folks."
You can keep up with the recording process and check out photos from the band's time working on new material over at Facebook. DeathDestruction is:
Tony JJ - Vocals
Henrik Danhage - Guitars
Fredrik Larsson - Bass
Jonas Ekdahl - Drums
Kaledon Posts Album Recording Footage
Kaledon is finishing the recording sessions for a new album and now the band will start the mixing process. The release date, cover, title, and track list will be announced soon. A video clip from the process of working on the album can also be viewed below.
Meldrum Releasing "Lifer" Album This Month
Multinational hard rock/metal band Meldrum is pleased to announce Tuesday November 20th, 2012 as the release date for third album 'Lifer." Founder and late ex-Phantom Blue guitarist Michelle Meldrum passed away at the age of 39 in May 2008. "Lifer" stands as a proud tribute to Michelle and her lifetime commitment to creating and performing music.
In honor of their fallen bandmate, remaining members drummer Gene Hoglan (Testament, Death, Dark Angel, Dethklok), guitarist/bassist Laura Christine (Warface), and vocalist Michelle Madden (Tourette's) entered the studio with producer/engineer/manager Rob Shallcross (Strapping Young Lad, GWAR, Zimmers Hole, West of Hell) to lay tracks for what would become 'Lifer."
Pre-sale's are available now at this location. The album will come as a digipak that includes an 8 page insert and CD. Fans who place their order between now and the November 20th release date will receive a free download of Meldrum's latest single 'Paid.". Partial proceeds from the album will go to Michell's son Jake Thomas who she left behind when she passed.
Gene Hoglan comments on the album: "Let me say this: Never have I obsessed over the recording of any album I've been involved in as I have with Meldrum's latest. The tragic circumstances that took Michelle from us also provided us with a raser-sharp focus to record the most amazing album we could. Michele Madden, Laura Christine, and hell, even Rob Shallcross, our engineer, put forth performances of a lifetime, with each member's full love and respect going into every nuance of every song. Not only to honor Michelle, but to also lay down some bad-ass music, which was ultimately what she stood for what Meldrum stands for. I think the songs speak for themselves, and I, for one, have never been prouder to be a part of a family, let alone a project such as this. Metal with balls. Crank it up, indeed." More...
Komah Streaming New Song
Three years after the debut album "Straight line" was released through Spinal Records & Bang!/PIAS, as well as performing as tour openers for Pro-Pain, Belgian metallers KomaH are back with a second full-length album entitled "Between Vice and Virtue." This new release is coming on 12.12.12 through Spinal Records.
"Between vice and virtue" was recorded and mixed in spring 2012 by Charles Deschutter (No One Is Innocent, The Dukes) at Rec'n' roll Studio in Belgium, and a new track from this upcoming album, titled "One After the Other," can be heard below.
An official music video is also currently on the works for the song "The Birth." A preview teaser is online now right here. More...
Exxiles Posts New Album Trailer
Exxiles is a new progressive metal band formed by former Reign of the Architect drummer Mauricio Bustamente, and also features members and guest appearances from the likes of Symphony X, Savatage, Trasns-Siberian Orchestra, Circle II Circle, Communic, Circus Maximus, Lost in Thought, and Agora.
The band has now posted its first official trailer online teasing upcoming new material, which can be found below. The upcoming album from Exxiles is set for release sometime in 2013.
Dark Tranquillity Cancels European Tour
Dark Tranquillity has posted the following announcement online about canceling the band's previously scheduled European tour dates:
"It is with great frustration that we have to announce the cancellation of our participation in the planned European tour 'Metal Attack Over Europe.'
"The reasons are several. The main tour promoter has failed in making the necessary practical and logistical arrangements needed for the tour to happen. Due to the lack of reliable information and substandard promotion, ticket sales have been surprisingly low. We can't just embark on a one-month, five-band trek risking to be met by closed venues or not being 100% sure that the necessary arrangements for the shows even to happen are in place. The fact that Warbringer had to cancel didn't help the situation.
"We understand that many people will be disappointed, and so are we. Rest assured that our booking agent has been doing his outmost to save the tour and try to sort things out, but the sad reality is that we're left with no choice but to cancel. We are truly sorry about this situation."
Dark Tranquillity also digitally released the "Zero Distance" EP (reviewed here) last month, which includes five tracks taken from the European tour edition of "We Are The Void" (2010).
Voices Signs With Candlelight Records
Candlelight Records is proud to announce the signing of Voices, which was formed in London in 2011 as a new experiment from Akercocke members Peter Benjamin, David Gray and Samuel Loynes, and also joined by London producer Dan Abela of Legacy Studios.
According to a statement, the band's mission is to "create a deep brand of cold and confronting music, part hypnotic yet often disturbing, focusing from an avant-garde take upon black metal, whilst always striving to explore a wide musical spectrum."
Voices comments: "We have some immense plans for future creativity, ruling out no potential musical style or influence. We hope to never be bound by convention and thus remaining truly extreme through this unique and open minded disposition.
"We are excited to be working with the legendary Candlelight Records. It's a greatly profound occasion for us to be sharing a label alongside some of our own and long-serving musical influences. Each member of the band has been listening to Candlelight artists for years and has great appreciation and respect of the label's direction and continuing legacy. From here we hope to spread our message throughout the world via the mighty platform provided by Candlelight Records. And therefore we now have some colossal ventures and goals on the horizon... Expect Voices to always bring deeply innovative and unusual extreme metal infiltrated by the strain of London life, pushing this sound into the forefront of the global metal world" More...
Obsidian Kingdom Streaming Full New Album
Obsidian Kingdom has released the new album "Mantiis" online for streaming and free download, which can be heard in the player below. The band also comments:
"Mantiis is finally out and it is already yours. Download our new album for FREE at our bandcamp site.
"After two years of hard work we are proud to present you with the fruit of our efforts. A conceptual album featuring a single song divided into fourteen tracks which flow through different genres. An agony in fourteen bites.
"Mastered by Jens Bogren at Fascination Street Studios. Artwork looked after by Estudio Ritxi Ostáriz and Elena Gallen. With a special feature by Fiar from FOSCOR. We hope that you enjoy listening to our music as much as we have enjoyed creating it. Feast your ears and see you onstage!" More...
Crown The Empire Releases "Oh Catastrophe" Videos
Rise Records act Crown The Empire has released parts 1 and 2 of the group's extended music video series for the single "Oh Catastrophe." The track comes off the group's upcoming album "The Fallout," which is set for release on November 20th.
"The Fallout" was produced by Joey Sturgis (Of Mice & Men, The Devil Wears Prada, Attack Attack!). In addition, the band is confirmed for this year's Take Action Tour with The Used, We Came As Romans, and Mindflow.
Fall City Fall Seeking Fans For Video Shoot
Calgary, Alberta's hardcore outfit Fall City Fall is inviting fans to come out and take part in an upcoming live music video shoot for "Lovebirds" and "Dissentipede" from the band's forthcoming album "Victus," due out January 22nd, 2013.
The event will take place on November 23rd at Albert Park Radisson Heights in Calgary and will begin at 6:30 pm. Stay tuned for updates and an announcement about pre-order packages. More...
Goodbye To Gravity Posts "I Won't Wait" Video
Bucharest act Goodbye To Gravity has posted a video clip online for "I Won't Wait," which comes off the band's self-titled album due for release on November 26th, 2012 through Metalfan Records Division.
The video was directed by Mircea "Ghibortz" Ghinescu and edited by Andi Dumitrescu. You can find more info on Goodbye To Gravity over at the band's Facebook profile here.
Supuration Signs With Listenable Records
Listenable Records has issued the following announcement about inking a deal with French metal act Supuration:
"Don't be fooled by the band moniker, Supuration do not specialize themselves in unleashing short grind-gore blasts but deliver more of measured yet muscular balanced metal through a more profound, subtile and enigmatic musical world.
"Born in Valenciennes in the North of France in 1989, Supuration or their more progressive incarnation S.U.P., have been releasing a numerous amount of records over their 20 year career, developing a series of conceptual albums called 'The Cube.'
"'The Cube 3' will see its release in 2013, actually 20 years later after the debut album release initiating the story about 'The Cube' and 10 years after the similar in concept and powerful 'Incubation' in 2003. More...
Bonded By Blood Comments On Upcoming Tour Dates
Bonded Blood, which recently released new album "The Aftermath," has been confirmed for this year's Barge to Hell cruise, which sets sail from Miami to the Bahamas on December 3rd and returns on December 7th.
The band will be joining the likes of At The Gates, Behemoth, Sodom, Napalm Death, and more on one of the most extreme cruises in the world. Bonded By Blood has also confirmed a European tour with Vader and Aborted, which is set to take place through January and February, 2013. Dates are due to be announced soon.
Bonded By Blood drummer Carlos Regalado comments:
"We are ecstatic to be one of the lucky bands this year to be included in the Barge to Hell cruise! We can't wait to share the stage with all these legendary bands, and being able to play on such a huge ship while it sails to the Bahamas is just unreal. See you all on deck!
"We are also excited to announce that in January we are heading overseas to Europe to tour with the legendary Vader! It's been a while since we have done a proper European tour and we just can't wait to get back out there and support The Aftermath live. We look forward to meeting some new fans and seeing some familiar faces; see you on the road!" More...
Alberto Palacios Streaming New Album Snippet
Alberto Palacios has posted a snippet online of his new album "We Are The Opera," which can be heard through the SoundCloud player below. Alberto also comments:
"A conceptual album with progressive metal/rock influences, 'We are The Opera' tells the story of 2 different characters, 'The Composer' and 'The Maestro,' which share more than the place they are confined to... This is the culmination of a lot of work, time, frustration and time, hope you enjoy, support independent music, and buy the album!!" More...
Kill Devil Hill Kicking Off Tour Tonight
Kill Devil Hill (featuring Vinny Appice, Rex Brown, Mark Zavon, and Dewey Bragg) is hitting the road again in support of the band's self-titled debut album, which was released earlier this year via Steamhammer/SPV.
The tour kicks off tonight in Oklahoma City and runs through December 1st in Fresno, CA. This run will find the band playing headline shows as well as supporting shock rock icon Alice Cooper. A complete list of dates can be found below.
Kill Devil Hill has created a series of lyric videos for selected songs from the debut, and each video also features commentary from band members on that particular song. Today RevolverMag.com is premiering the video for the song "Voodoo Doll," which can be found here or in the player below. More...
Cadaveria Posts "Flowers In Fire" Video
Cadaveria has released an official music video for the song "Flowers in Fire," which is available now in the player below. The video was filmed in September 2012 in three different locations in Piedmont, North Italy, by the director Alberto Maria Gotti of Morbid Vision.
An extended version of the video as a short film is also available on Morbid Vision's Vimeo channel right here. The original track "Flowers in Fire" comes off Cadaveria's latest album "Horror Metal," released on January 31st, 2012 on Bakerteam Records. More...
The Very End Posts New Lyric Video
German metallers The Very End have released a lyric video for their new song "The Black Fix" (featuring LG Petrov from Entombed). Commented The Very End vocalist Bjoern Goosses: "Naturally, being fans of old-school death metal, LG is one of our old-time heroes whom we are proud to present on our new album."
The track comes off the band's new album "Turn Off The World," which is due out November 23rd (Germany, Austria, Switzerland) / November 26th (Europe) / and November 27th (North America) on Steamhammer / SPV.
The lyric video was created by Carsten Loer for Cyphers X and can be viewed below. Like its predecessor "Mercy & Misery," "Turn Off The World" was produced by Waldemar Sorychta and mastered by Dennis Koehne. The album artwork has been created by Killustrations. The track listing is as follows:
01. Splinters
02. IronSky
03. Infidel
04. The Black Fix
05. Maelstrom Calling
06. Sixes And Nines
07. The Last Mile
08. Dreadnought
09. Gravity
10. Orphans Of Emptiness
11. To Feed On Hope More...
Within Your Pain Offering EP For Free Download
Italy's Within Your Pain has released the "Little Stars And The Perfect Yellow Keys" EP, which is now available for streaming through the player below. You can also download the release for free or on a pay-what-you-want basis over at the To React Records Bandcamp page. The EP's track listing is as follows:
1. Mega Lizard vs. Giant Ninja 03:59
2. This Song Smell Like Asphalt In The Rain 03:05
3. Do it! If you can! Ok you can't! 02:04
4. Give Me Fuel, Give Me Fire, Give Me The Fuckin Gasoline 03:24
5. We Are Not So Proud Of This Song But Our Label Asked Us For A Cool Song Like An Emmure Song 01:53
6. Mega Lizard vs. Giant Ninja (Inverno Version) 02:29 More...
Vuolla Streaming "Rivers In Me" Single
Finland's Vuolla has posted the new single "Rivers In Me" online, which can be heard through the player below. Vuolla is:
Kati Hämäläinen - vocals
Sakari Paavola - vocals, guitars
Ilari Kallinen - guitars
Taneli Kejonen - bass
Ville Halonen - drums
Terminal Sick Streaming New Track
Terminal Sick has posted a new song online titled "Red Eyes," which is taken from the band's upcoming album "Nothing More."
Check out the song in the SoundCloud player below, and the album is due out this coming December 21st, 2012 via To React Records. For more info on Terminal Sick, head over to the band's Facebook profile here. More...
Holy Grail Launches New Track-By-Track Video
Los Angeles heavy metal act Holy Grail has launched the first in a series of track-by-track videos for the forthcoming album "Ride The Void." The album, which is scheduled for release on January 22nd, 2013 in the US (January 16th, 2013 in Japan via Universal, and January 18th, 2013 in Europe via Nuclear Blast Records) is now available for pre-order right here.
The first video for the track "Bestia Triumphans," which features commentary from bass guitarist Blake Mount and lead guitarist Eli Santana, can be viewed below. The album's track listing is as follows:
1. Archeus
2. Bestia Triumphans
3. Dark Passenger
4. Bleeding Stone
5. Ride The Void
6. Too Decayed To Wait
7. Crosswinds
8. Take It To The Grave
9. Sleep Of Virtue
10. Silence the Scream
11. The Great Artifice
12. Wake Me When It's Over
13. Rains of Sorrow More...
Scale The Summit Reveals New Album Title
Progressive instrumentalists Scale The Summit have revealed the title for their upcoming Spring 2013 release "The Migration."
More information on the album will be announced shortly. The album will be a follow-up to the 2011 release "The Collective," and the band has also released a short video featuring footage from a writing session which can be viewed below. More...
Zodiac Posts New Music Video
German classic rockers Zodiac have revealed a brand new music video for the title track off their recently released debut album "A Bit of Devil." The video was produced by Florian Breuer, Andreas Huck, and Roland Nebe of Warped Type in Dusseldorf, Germany earlier this month. The video can be viewed through Hailsandhorns.com or in the player below.
The band comments: "We are happy to present you our first video. We've chosen the title track of our debut album "A Bit of Devil" and the look of the video fits perfect to the cover artwork. It is a proper performance video but we think the old school James Bond inspired look makes it something special. So enjoy and spread the word!" More...
Fun Fun Fun Fest 2012 Day Two
Red Fang drew my attention first during day two. Contrary to their name, Red Fang's bite energized rather than paralyzed the crowd. Although they came from the land of fog and towering trees of Oregon, their riffs were the size of Texas and filled with a gritty quality not unlike the festival's dusty, trodden paths. Their catchy rhythms, guitar solos and drum fills grabbed the modestly sized audience and injected groove into their stoned bones. With prior SXSW appearances, Red Fang has become a well-recognized force in Austin's festival circuit. Make sure to check these guys out on their touring supporting the "Murder the Mountains" album.
Blynd Premieres Three New Tracks Online
After snagging the premiere of the music video for "The Chosen Few," we are now stoked to bring you more new music from the burgeoning Cyprus metallers Blynd.
The band's sophomore full-length album "Punishment Unfolds" is set to devastate the metal world in a mere five days, becoming available on November 20th, 2012 through Pitch Black Records.
If "The Chosen Few" wasn't enough for you, now you can hear three more tracks from the release through the widget below (the player may take a few moments to load the tracks after hitting "play"). Headbang along with the pummeling "Arrival of the Gods," "As Punishment Unfolds," and "Never For The Fallen" below, or read our review of the full album right here.
"Punishment Unfolds" features artwork by the iconic Seth Siro Anton of Septicflesh and includes guest appearances by Sakis Tolis (Rotting Christ) and George Charalambous (Winter's Verge). The tracks will be available for digital download through Amazon.com here.
The album's complete track listing is:
1. Divine Gathering (2:16)
2. Arrival of the Gods (4:53)
3. As Punishment Unfolds (4:32)
4. Never for the Fallen (4:50)
5. The Chosen Few (4:36)
6. Convicted in the Devil's Land (5:25)
7. Sins to the Cross (4:47)
8. The Final Resistance (4:18)
9. Divine Conspiracy (4:08)
10. Infinity Race (5:17)
11. The Chosen Few – video (bonus) More...
Saxon Comments On Upcoming Album "Sacrifice"
Saxon will release the new album "Sacrifice" this coming February 2013 through UDR as the successor to previous album "A Call To Arms."
"Less tricks, more power!" roars frontman and founding father Biff Byford, "my brief to the band was to be raw, be real and not be afraid to look back at the old classic material for inspiration." The following press release was also issued about the album:
"The album was recorded at LS Studios in Yorkshire and was produced by Byford with Andy Sneap mixing and engineering by Jacky Lehmann. It fairly bristles with muscular metallic intent, Paul Quinn's and Doug Scarratt's guitar work the best it's ever been, while Biff's vocals sound fresher and livelier. The songwriting too harks back to a classic era in Saxon's history, with the likes of 'Warriors Of The Road,' 'Wheels Of Terror,' and 'Stand Up And Fight' evoking the halcyon days of yore with a contemporary twist, the classic Saxon sound absorbing the snarl, ferocity and attitude of contemporary bands (and fans) such as Megadeth, as evidenced by the crunching title cut 'Sacrifice.'"
"It's certainly been done from a more early '80s thrashier perspective," explains Biff, "and it's not just guitars bashing away willy-nilly, they've got a fresh drive, purpose and perspective."
Besides the new material, Saxon will also be adding some unique recordings of revisited classic to certain formats of the release, also produced by Byford and mastered by Andy Sneap, including an orchestrated version of 'Crusader' and an acoustic version of 'Frozen Rainbow.'
"From the songs to the production, I wanted to focus on the raw aspects which made us great in the first place," concludes Biff, "And living in that rawness, combined with some great classic Saxon-songwriting, has in my opinion made Saxon fresher than ever."
Turisas Announces North American Tour
After headlining the North American "PaganFest" tour this past Spring, battle metallers Turisas will once again return to the States in February/March 2013 for a headlining tour featuring Firewind and Stolen Babies as special guests.
In regards to the trek, the band comments: "Back to America straight out of the studio! We've spent the last six months off the road writing some new killer tunes and are just about to start recording them as we speak. The great memories from our previous tour last spring is making us even more excited to hit the road again after this long break. We're coming up with new cool and crazy ideas for this tour, and who knows, maybe we'll even try out and premiere some completely unreleased new material. One thing is certain, after 9 months off the road there'll be some serious energy to be released on stage! Serve us your weakest piss-light beer! We'll take it! America here we come!"
The Finnish act is currently completing work on a latest studio album, set for release in summer 2013. See below for a list of tour dates (with more to be announced soon!). More...
Sledge Leather Launches Kickstarter Campaign
Los Angeles/San Francisco based Sledge Leather has begun writing material for a second full-length release, scheduled for 2013. Leather Leone and Sandy Sledge have already written four new tracks out of the nine new songs scheduled for the untitled concept release.
To expedite releasing new material, Sledge Leather started a Kickstarter fundraiser campaign on November 6th to help complete production for the release. The campaign will run through December 18th and offers fans an opportunity to purchase items: pledges include classic releases long out of print, new material, and Leather's classic leather jacket dating back to the Rude Girl and her time before Chastain.
The Kickstarter campaign can be found here. The following press release was also issued about the band: More...
Kambrium Announces Special Guest On Second LP
German symphonic death metal act Kambrium announced that Amanda Somerville (Trillium/Kiske-Somerville/HDK/Aina) will provide guest vocals on the song "Lake Gloom" from the band's upcoming, yet unnamed, sophomore LP. Recording for the album is set take place in 2013 with a release expected during the year.
Keyboardist and song composer Jan Hein had the following comment: "I am very glad that we were able to win Amanda for us. She is a very strong woman with a great voice. I think that she will lift our music to a new level! I'm looking forward to the new album, and hope that we can inspire you with our music."
Some of the other song titles previously announced for the release are: "Scepter of the Serpent," "Spellbound by a Nightmare," "Dark Lights," and "Taken By Storm."
A short video announcement can be viewed here: More...
U.D.O. Re-Releasing Back Catalog With Bonus Songs
The "Live In Sofia" release from U.D.O. is now available in Europe and the USA, which includes a concert of the band in Bulgaria's capitol wrapped into DVD/2-CD and BluRay/2-CD packages. A second teaser trailer for the release can be found below.
And there's another reason for all U.D.O. fans to celebrate: finally the band's extensive back catalog will be made available again – now in special "anniversary editions." This series will start with "Solid," "Man And Machine," "No Limits" and "Holy" (all albums include bonus tracks) on December 7th. In early 2013 more U.D.O. classics will follow. More...
Psychostick Posts "Santa's An Asshole" Trailer
Phoenix, AZ's humorcore act Psychostick is asking fans to help spread the holiday hate and has posted a new promo video in support of the upcoming "Santa's An Asshole Tour," which can be viewed below. Dates for the tour are available after the jump.
Due to the overwhelming demand, Psychostick is taking the Christmas album, "The Flesh Eating Rollerskate Holiday Joyride," back on the road again along with offering it as a free download for fans till the end of Thanksgiving at this location.
Intronaut Announces New Album Release
Post-metal prog act Intronaut will release the new album "Habitual Levitations (Instilling Words With Tones)" in North America on March 19th, 2012 via Century Media Records.
Drums were recorded by producer John Haddad [Exhumed, Phobia] and Derek Donley [Bereft] handled recording for all other elements on the record. It was mixed by Josh Newell and artwork and layout will be done by David D'Andrea.
Intronaut recently posted a rehearsal video of practicing a new song that will be featured on the album. The footage can be seen below. The band is confirmed for this year's Roadburn Festival held in the Netherlands and will be doing a full European tour around the event with The Atlas Moth and Castle. A full North American tour will be announced soon. More...
Beyond Creation Releases New Music Video
Montreal's rising-star progressive death metal wizards Beyond Creation have just released the new official music video for their song "Omnipresent Perception." The track comes off debut album "The Aura" and the clip is available below. Beyond Creation was also covered in the technical death metal edition of our "Unearthing the Metal Underground" column earlier this year.
"This video was created in collaboration with Obnoxious Entertainment, a brand-new production company from Montreal," comments BC singer/guitarist Simon Girard. "'Omnipresent Perception' contains a simple and direct message: we are free to trust in whatever we want, but we should first trust in ourselves, and make sure we do it the right way! We are very happy with the end result of this video and we hope people will have as much watching it as we did making it."
For more on Beyond Creation, head over to the band's Facebook profile here. More...
Watain Signs With Century Media
Century Media Records is proud to welcome Swedish black metal extremists Watain to its worldwide family. 2013 will see the release of Watain's fifth studio album via His Master's Noise in collaboration with Century Media Records. The label comments:
"Legitimately labeled as genre leaders, deservedly awarded with a Swedish Grammy, playing the world's biggest stages and touring the globe constantly while reaching numerous top positions in the annual reader's polls, Watain has worked hard and achieved a lot over the past years despite successfully ignoring any kind of conformity and concession to the metal mainstream. Unrivaled in their unwillingness to compromise and clear artistic vision, Watain is most befittingly described with the title of Bathory's third opus - 'Blood Fire Death,' a fact they never fail to underline with their infamous live shows: The stench of rotting animal cadavers, the inferno of candelabras and torches, chalices of blood, darkness and death - Watain is a full scale attack on all sensory organs. In days of toothless, sterile, family-friendly metal they embody danger and dread and are rewarded with a maximum of support and appreciation."
Watain issued the following statement:
"We are writing this from a magical place of desolation and desert-like vastness, where wondrous things are at this very moment taking place. Things that will come to colour our world as well as yours in the strangest hues for many years to come. We are entering this new chapter of WATAIN with a will and confidence to make it the most diverse and rememberable so far. And with the things that we have in mind for the future, it looks like it will be just so. Just wait and see, fuckers! Loud and terrible shall the trumpets of Devils sound..." More...
Dodsfall Streaming New Song
Dodsfall, which recently parted ways with its vocalist, has posted a new song from the upcoming EP 'Kronet I Svart Eld." Special guests on this EP include Devo Andersson (Marduk, Cardinal Sin, Allegiance), Necrosadist (Sorcery, Patronymicon) and Fauk (Hordagaard).
Listen to the track "Inn I Fjellets Dypeste Dyp" in the YouTube player below. The Full EP's track listing is as follows:
1. I Skuggans Famn
2. Av Død Skal du Herske
3. Mørkets Sirkel
4. Inn I Fjellets Dypeste Dyp
5. Gal Tjener More...
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She 'SAT' perfectly Linden Hall student scored rare 2400 on college admission test
LAURA KNOWLES Record Express Correspondent
, Staff Writer
Most high school students would be happy to be practically perfect.
Not Jillian Silbert. Nearly perfect isn't nearly good enough. For the 16-year-old Linden Hall junior, perfection is her goal.
So, when Silbert scored a perfect 2400 on her SATs, it was exactly what she was striving to do.
"I knew I could do it," says the bright-eyed overachiever. "I just had to actually do it.
The daughter of pediatric ophthalmologist Dr, David Silbert and Jennifer Silbert. Silbert does admit to feeling some stress. But that was only after she took the almost four-hour exams that tested critical reading, writing and mathematics.
When her scores arrived, Silbert was scared to look. Unlike some students who just want to do well enough to get into college, Silbert was expecting a perfect score.
"I knew it was possible," says Silbert, who admitted that not getting a perfect 2400 would have been a bitter disappointment.
Of course, that's exactly what she got. A perfect 2400, with 800 in critical reading, 800 in writing and 800 in mathematics.
That's not an easy achievement. According to the College Board, which administers the SATs to some 1.6 million high school juniors and seniors each year, only 360 of them get perfect SATs of 2400, or 0.022 percent.
It's almost like winning the lottery. Except that it's not luck.
"I studied," says Silbert, adding that she had private sessions with an SAT tutor to help her prepare.
She also had plenty of friendly inspiration from her older sister Ariel, an 18-year-old freshman at the Ivy League Williams College in Williamstown, Mass. Ever since Jillian Silbert followed her big sister to Linden Hall, she has been aiming to reach the same academic heights, if not higher.
"Ariel is probably the reason that I have become so good at math. We have always been really close and Ariel is always proud of me in everything I do," says Silbert.
Jillian Silbert skipped third grade, so that she ended up a junior when she was just 16. She speaks fluent Mandarin and Spanish. She speaks Hebrew and is a member of Shaarai Shomayim Temple. She takes AP courses in Physics, European History, Language and Composition and Mandarin at Linden Hall. Many of her teachers marvel at her intelligence and drive.
Silbert's strong suite is in STEM-related areas. That stands for Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics. In April, she joined fellow Linden Hall Math Teammates to compete in the Millersville University High School Math Contest where they earned top honors in team division. She and members of the team also traveled to the 33rd Annual Lehigh University Math Contest, where the team placed among the top out of more than 65 schools.
Silbert participated in the 64th Annual American Mathematics Competition 12 against some 220,000 students from 4,200 U.S. and International schools, scoring among the top 5 percent. which won her an invitation to take the American Invitational Mathematics Examination.
In case you think Jillian Silbert is all academics and no arts, that's not the case either. She has a vibrant singing voice and wowed audiences with her lead role in the musical "Annie" at Linden Hall.
She sings in the choir and acts as secretary for the school's competitive choir, Musea. She also acts in plays and musicals.
At Linden Hall, Silbert holds the position of the junior class treasurer and co-editor of the school's newspaper, The Ledger. She earned a gold medal in the National Scholastics Writing Contest, as well as a gold and two third place awards for her photography entries in the Scholastics Art Awards.
She's an athlete too. She is captain of the Linden Hall tennis team, and made it to the districts competition. She also skis in the winter and runs in warmer weather.
"I don't mind a good workout," says Silbert, adding that working out for a strong body seems to give her mind a good workout too.
Working with her father, a well-known pediatric eye doctor, Silbert has gone on medical missions to Honduras to help children with vision problems. She worked on a project to analyze medical trends, with research on children's eye diseases appearing in the Journal of AAPOS.
"My parents have always emphasized doing the best you can and have pushed both me and my older sister to meet our full potential," says Silbert.
In her spare time – of which there is very little – Silbert enjoys photography, singing and spending time with friends and family.
And ironically there is one thing Silbert doesn't know.
"I haven't decided what I want to do with my life," she says pensively. "There are so many possibilities. I'm not sure what my calling is."
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The Big Event - EventCity, Manchester
Friday 8 May and Saturday 9 May 2015 - 9am to 4pm
ManchesterThe Big Event - EventCity, Manchester
The Big Event is Motability's biggest event of the year. Held entirely indoors over two days at EventCity, Manchester, it's your chance to see the largest ever display of Motability vehicles in the UK!
The Big Event provides the perfect opportunity to discover everything you need to know about worry-free motoring with Motability.
What's at The Big Event?
The event will host the UK's largest display of vehicles available through the Motability Scheme, including:
- Over 100 cars from 27 different manufacturers
- Over 40 scooters and powered wheelchairs
- Adaptations from a wide range of adaptation companies
- Over 25 Wheelchair Accessible Vehicles
You can also:
- Test drive adapted and non adapted cars
- Chat to our Motability advisors who are on hand to answer your questions
- Meet our Scheme Partners - Kwik Fit, RAC and RSA Motability
- Get advice from The Forum of Mobility Centres and Disabled Motoring UK
Plus, there's:
- A free hot or cold drink for every visitor
- Children's entertainment including Billy the Bear!
- A chance to win an iPad mini in our free prize draw
Our free Event Guide will be available to download nearer to the event
Below you will find a list of all exhibitors attending The Big Event, Manchester
Our scheme partners Kwik Fit, RAC, RSA Motability, DMUK and The Forum of Mobility Centres will also be attending.
You can also download the event floorplan and complete exhibitor list Will download a resource(PDF 4MB)
|Car Manufacturers
|WAV and Adaptation Manufacturers
|Powered Wheelchair and Scooter Manufacturers
|Alfa Romeo
|Alfred Bekker
|Electric Mobility
|Allied Mobility
|Autoadapt by Elap
|Automotive Group
|Brig-Ayd Controls
|Bristol Street Versa
|Sunrise Medical
|Brook Miller
|Cowal Mobility
|GM Coachwork
|Gowrings Mobility
|Jeff Gosling Hand Controls
|Lateral Design
|Lewis Reed
|McElmeel Mobility Services
|O&H Mobility
|Sirus Automotive
|TBC Mobility Conversions
|Vic Young
|Wilson Healy
We've pulled together some handy information to help you plan your visit to The Big Event at EventCity, Manchester.
Opening times
- Friday 8 May 2015 Doors open 9am, event closes 4pm
- Saturday 9 May 2015 Doors open 9am, event closes 4pm
Free refreshments
On arrival you'll be given a token that you can exchange for a free tea, coffee or soft drink and there will be a range of hot and cold food available to purchase.
Event layout
All displays at The Big Event will be indoors. To help you plan your day, download the floorplan and complete exhibitor list Will download a resource(PDF 4MB) .
What's at the event for kids?
There will be a children's entertainment area with free face painting, free balloon modelling and much more. Plus, you'll get the chance to meet our mascot, Billy the Motability Bear!
Only assistance dogs are permitted at the events. Unfortunately no other dogs or pets are allowed. Please do not leave dogs in your car while you attend the event.
Free mobility scooter and wheelchair loan
We have a limited number of scooters and manual wheelchairs available to borrow free of charge - these will be available to book online from Monday 23 March 2015. These can be booked by clicking the link on the right hand side of this page.
Test drive adapted and non adapted cars at The Big Event!
You can test drive adapted and non-adapted cars, both as a driver or passenger to see which vehicles best suit your needs. The adapted cars are fitted with a wide range of different adaptations including hand controls, steering wheel balls, electronic brakes and left foot accelerators.
We have professional driving instructors that will accompany you on your test drive to help make you feel as safe as possible.
Unfortunately, it is not possible to test drive Wheelchair Accessible Vehicles (WAVs). However, there will be lots of WAVs to see, experts on hand to answer your questions and you can arrange a home demonstration for a later date.
To avoid disappointment please ensure you bring your full driving licence (including the paper counterpart) if you want to test drive any cars. You will be unable to take a test drive if you have more than three penalty points on your licence. Please view our full terms and conditions Will download a resource(PDF 217KB) for more information.
To book a test drive, simply visit the test drive booking desk at the event where your driving licence will be checked and your booking confirmed.
What cars can I test drive?
To see a full list of cars available to test drive, you can download our event guideOpens in new window .
We want to make sure that all of our visitors have a fantastic day at our event, that's why we do our best to make it as accessible and inclusive as possible.
Fully accessible venue
All areas of the venue and event are fully accessible to both scooters and wheelchairs.
Accessible toilets
We provide a large number of fully accessible toilets along with a toilet equipped with adult and child changing facilities.
Plenty of free accessible parking with shuttle service
There is lots of free accessible parking alongside the venue, take a look at the 'parking' tab for more information.
Friendly staff on hand to help
Our staff have one goal and that is to make sure you have a great experience at our event. If you need any assistance just ask one of the team, they will be more than happy to help you.
Assistance dogs welcome
Assistance dogs are welcome at the event, however, any other dogs or pets are not allowed. Please do not leave your dogs in your car while you attend the event.
Free scooter and wheelchair loan
We have a limited number of scooters and manual wheelchairs available to borrow free of charge - these will be available to book online from Monday 23 March 2015. These can be booked by clicking the link on the right hand side of this page.
Venue address
EventCity, Phoenix Way, off Barton Dock Road, Urmston, Manchester, M17 8AS
By car
EventCity is conveniently located close to the M6, M62, M56 and M60 and is easily accessible by car.
- If travelling from the M60 North, take Junction 10 for the B5214 and follow signs for EventCity and 'The Big Event'.
- From the M60 South, take Junction 9 for the A5081 and follow signs for Barton Dock Road and EventCity or 'The Big Event'.
If using a sat nav the best postcode to use is: M17 8AS. (Please note: the postcode previously advertised in 'Lifestyle' was incorrect)
To make sure that you park in the correct car park at the event please take a look at the 'parking' tab.
By local bus
X50 - Manchester City Centre's Express Service
The Trafford Centre's high frequency express bus link leaves from Piccadilly Gardens Bus Station Stand K every 15 minutes from early until late (via MediaCityUK Manchester and MUFC).
250 - Stagecoach Manchester Bus Service
The Trafford Centre's high frequency bus link leaves from Piccadilly Gardens Bus Station Stand K every 15 minutes from early until late (via MUFC and Manchester University).
Trafford Bus Station
This is approximately 10 minutes walk from EventCity and serviced by bus routes from all over Greater Manchester. There are frequent buses providing a connection every five minutes (services 18, 247, 250 and X50) from the bus station to EventCity. Please check with the individual bus operators to find accessibility information.
By train
Manchester Piccadilly Bus service X50 or 250 from Piccadilly Gardens Bus Station stopping at the EventCity bus stop.
Manchester Victoria Bus service 100 (every 12 minutes) or Service 110 (every 20 minutes) stopping at The Trafford Centre bus station.
By taxi
There will be a dedicated taxi drop off point directly outside the main entrance to EventCity.
Local taxi company:
Passenger Cars - 0161 747 8000 or visit passengercarsgroup.comOpens in new window
We want to make sure that every visitor to The Big Event has a fantastic day and we know that accessible parking is one of the most important things. That's why we do our best to make sure you can park as easily as possible and get to the event without any fuss.
Important parking information
Blue Badge Holders
Parking for Blue Badge holders is available in the car park directly next to EventCity. Please make sure you bring your Blue Badge with you to gain access to this car park. When this car park is full, visitors can park in the two additional visitor car parks.
Other parking
In addition to our dedicated Blue Badge car park there are also two visitor car parks: car park 'A' and car park 'B'. These are located very close to EventCity and will be clearly signposted.
- Car park 'A' is a short walk to the venue
- Car park 'B' is a two minute journey on one of our fully accessible shuttle buses which will drop you right by the event entrance.
Golf buggy car park service
We provide a golf buggy service all day to help you get from the car park to the main entrance (available in Blue Badge parking and car park 'A'). If you would like to take advantage of this service, just look out for the pick up points dotted around or speak to one of our friendly welcome hosts in the car park.
Car park welcome hosts
Our welcome hosts are there to help you with any issues you may have in the car park. From giving you a hand unloading your scooter to helping you to the entrance with an umbrella, or just having a friendly chat, they are there to help. You can't miss our hosts as they will be wearing bright yellow coats. If you need any help, just ask!
Need more information?
If you have any questions about The Big Event, please call our friendly event support team on 0800 953 7000 who will be able to answer any queries you may have.
Information for organisations wanting to exhibit at the event
Exhibiting at our events is by invitation only, it is therefore not possible to request to become an exhibitor at any of our events.
Here are some of the most Frequently Asked Questions that our visitors ask about the events.
What time does the event start and finish?
The event opens at 9am and finishes at 4pm.
Can I bring my dog or pet?
Assistance dogs are permitted at the events. Unfortunately no other dogs or pets are allowed. Please do not leave dogs in your car while you attend the event.
How much does it cost to get in?
Our events are totally free to attend.
Do I have to book tickets?
There's no need to book tickets, simply turn up on the day.
Do I need to pre-book my test drive?
We do not offer the option to pre-book test drives. These are offered on a first come, first served basis. Take a look at our test drive section for more information.
I have lost the invitation I received in the post, do I need it?
If you received an invitation in the post and you have misplaced it, don't worry! You don't need it to get into the event and you can simply complete a new prize draw form if you want to enter the draw.
I am a company or organisation and want to enquire about exhibiting at your event
Exhibiting at our events is by invitation only. It is therefore not possible to request to become an exhibitor at any of our events.
Can I hire a scooter or wheelchair at the event?
We have a limited number of scooters and manual wheelchairs available to borrow free of charge - these will be available to book online from Monday 23 March 2015. These can be booked by clicking the link on the right hand side of this page.


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Yup, I just checked Craigs website. Julie isn't a guest tonight. Weird. I swear on last weeks show he said "See you next week!"
Yup, I just checked Craigs website. Julie isn't a guest tonight. Weird. I swear on last weeks show he said "See you next week!"
If you remember, last week none of our cable or satellite guides showed her as a guest...Originally Posted by JustJuls;3170778;
Where is that Dani/Grodner link?
I see they're on an inside lockdown. Is it an all-nighter, as in an endurance competition set up? Or do we know?
And what was with Jerry staring into the washing machine earlier?
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Right. But his website did.....today it doesn't. Its past 6:00 anyway....I believe he tapes it between 5:00 and 6:00.Originally Posted by ThinkPink;3170785;
Here's the link....I hope its ok to post. I never got an ok.
I guess he put too much soap in there or something. He kept saying "the soap just keeps on coming out." He stood there and watched forever. He even sat in front of it for awhile.Originally Posted by lildago;3170788;
I'm pretty sure its an all nighter. But I don't think we've had confirmation yet.
I saw screencaps of him sitting there in front of the washer and wondered what the heck he was doing.
And that link is ok, JustJuls.
Getting lost will help you find yourself.
BB is messing with the houseguests, forcing them to all be within earshot of April & Ollie's last rockin' night together.Originally Posted by JustJuls;3170800;
"Whatever you are, be a good one." Abraham Lincoln
What is an "MFWalkoff?"
I've been avoiding watching any feeds with April, but I just saw her in the kitchen and I can't stop laughing at those heels with those shorts. She looks absolutely ridiculous.
"Just a little faith and both your feet leave the ground"
Oh please give those 2 blonde girls alcohol tonight. BB really owes me some entertainment.
They're already circling each other and gnashing teeth. Oh hell go ahead and give the big hair gal some too as long as there's no baby talk.
Thanks for the link Juls. If you liked that, you would totally love BBUK. (speaking of past 8 seasons, havent started watching 9 yet)... They have daily shows, and a show that comes on before the daily show is called Big Brothers Little Brother and the host, Dermot hosts from the master control room and gives breaking news (because there is something EVERYDAY to talk about in UK, unlike US... boring) and has a little preview about the upcoming daily show. They have celebrities on who wear these black cloaks and walk around the camera rungs and tell Dermot what is happening at that moment.. he also interviews the tasks people each week before the tasks start.... so that was like watching BBLB for me! Makes me want to start watching BBUK9 tonight! heheOriginally Posted by JustJuls;3170793;


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Iran Next?
Tension between Israel & the US and Iran has been growing the past few months. The economic sanctions are really starting to hurt Iran, but they are also hurting the West with higher oil prices. Blocking Iran's oil exports is a big sacrifice in today's tight oil market.


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Super Bowl 50! The chaos and glory of football has descended onto Downtown SF and created a storm of happy and angry people alike. I love football. A LOT. So, I'm not one of the SB50 dissenters. It is known that San Francisco heinously mishandled the NFL and SB50 Host Committee negotiations. Ed
Stern Grove Summer Lineup: Talib Kweli, Doobie Brothers, tUnE-yArDs ALL FREE
The 78th season of FREE summer concerts in Stern Grove San Francisco is here. If you havn't been…you pretty much have to. It's fucking great, just remember 3 things: 1. Get there early if you want a good spot 2. BYOB! Everyone picnics there 3. Bring a coat, you never know when that
FREE Country Twang at Thee Parkside
Are you one of those hip SF mothers constantly struggling to reconcile your penchants for crocheted baby booties and the golden, booze-dappled days of yesteryear? Perhaps you're one of those "rad dads" struggling to keep your child's wayward mouth out of your otherwise finely groomed beard. Or maybe you just
FREE Concert Alert: See the Black Lips, Thee Oh Sees and Bare Wires
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Last Chance to Get FREE Tickets to See Rogue Wave Tonight
Rogue Wave loves you, that's obvious because tonight's show at Great American Music Hall is the second FREE show they've played in the Bay Area in the past 3 months. There's a slight catch to this one though – you'll have to drop by Philz Coffee on 24th St in
FREE All-Day CMJ Showcase at Urban Outfitters
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New York Philharmonic Tickets on the Cheap
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SHANGHAI, Nov 17 (Reuters) - China stocks ended slightly lower as profit-taking pressures offset the first buying by foreign investors through a landmark Hong Kong-Shanghai trading link that debuted on Monday.
The Shanghai Composite Index ended down 0.2 percent to 2,475.1 points, while the CSI300 index of the largest listed companies in Shanghai and Shenzhen fell 0.5 percent.
All of the daily 13 billion yuan ($2.12 billion) "northbound" quota - limiting how much Hong Kong-based investors can buy in Shanghai - had been used by mid-afternoon trading. Only around 16 percent of the 10.5 billion yuan "southbound" quota was taken up.
The so-called Stock Connect scheme gives foreign and Chinese retail investors unprecedented access to each of the two exchanges, which some analysts said could eventually lead to the creation of the world's third largest stock bourse.
The expected fund inflow had helped push the SSE180 Index and the SSE380 Index - the two main Chinese destinations for foreign investment prior to the Connect scheme - up more than 10 percent and 6.5 percent since late last month. (1 US dollar = 6.1250 Chinese yuan) (Reporting by Shanghai Newsroom and Kazunori Takada; Editing by Richard Borsuk)


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With the annual last-minute fumbling over where to locate a temporary winter homeless shelter now behind them, members of the San Diego City Council and others may soon begin to focus on a long-envisioned year-round permanent shelter for the more than 4,300 people who live on the city's streets. More than $10 million has been set aside for the project by the city's redevelopment arm.
All one needs to do is drive downtown to a Padre game or restaurant to realize San Diego has a homeless problem. Literally hundreds of people are scattered on sidewalks and in doorways from Interstate 5 to the waterfront and everywhere in between. Many if not most of these folks are trapped in mental illness, poverty or addiction — which, in the eyes of some, makes them a little less worthy.
Compounding this issue has been the gentrification of the East Village, which was formerly known as the Warehouse District. The abandoned storefronts and warehouses that were the usual hiding places for the homeless were torn down to make way for redevelopment. Those who were once in the shadows are now front and center for all to see. Another disturbing factor has been the elimination of much of the truly affordable housing for low- and fixed-income seniors. Sadly, many of these folks now find themselves among the ranks of the homeless simply because they are poor.
For decades, politicians, providers, task forces, planning groups and focus studies all have tackled the problem of homelessness in San Diego, trying diligently to provide reasonable solutions to this issue. The ideas have ranged from grandiose to the ridiculous and the brilliant to the moronic. Everyone from stakeholders to recent transplants have had their say. Creative solutions have been proposed but not implemented.
Unfortunately, years have passed and the homeless issue has pretty much stayed the same; there are still not enough rooms at the inn.
Recently the city of San Diego solicited bids to build a permanent homeless shelter. In theory, this facility would incorporate the current homeless day center and the annual winter shelter programs. I can tell you from experience that eliminating the annual circus associated with finding a site for the winter shelter will be a huge relief to all concerned. My hope is that this facility will be large enough to make a positive impact that will significantly benefit the homeless and the rest of the community.
This new facility will probably be located somewhere in the downtown area, which only makes sense because that's where the highest concentrations of the homeless and their services are. This is also the case in every major city across the country. NIMBYS (Not in My Back Yard) will argue that while they care about the homeless, providers should try to help these folks somewhere else. When asked where that place might be, the answer is usually: "Anywhere but here."
After more than 20 years in this business, I've never heard of a community jumping up and asking for a shelter to be built within its confines. It seems that no place is ever the right place.
Whether you have a concern for the homeless or not, simply ignoring the issue is far more expensive than addressing it. We all as taxpayers share the financial burden of the costs associated with those currently living on the streets, such as emergency room visits; police, paramedic and fire response; litter control and more. We may never all hold hands and sing "Kumbaya," but I'm sure we all can agree that no one should be homeless. It just seems to me that having hundreds of people off the streets instead of on them is a good thing.
McElroy is the founder, president and CEO of Alpha Project, a nonprofit organization that serves homeless people.