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03-30-09, 17:40 #1Registered User
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Unanswered: Moving data from SAN to local disk
Hi Folks,
OS is AIX 5.3 and DB2 v8.1 FP 7
We use to use Lawson finance module and the backend database is DB2 for that. The data is basically Read-only. We need to Move the database from SAN to local Hard disk without changing the names of the file systems. The lawson application breaks if the actual path to data and index changes, so we have to retain the same file system naming conventions but move the data from SAN to local disk.
I know we cannot have 2 file systems with the same name mounted on the server. Would this process work in this situation?
- Backup the existing database
- Remove the file systems that are on SAN
- Recreate the file systems with the same name on local disk
- Restore the database
03-30-09, 17:45 #2Registered User
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It sounds like it should work. Make sure you do an offline backup.
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You might want to test it first to make sure that you have the processes down.
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So your list woud be modified to
- Backup the existing database
- Redirect Restore the database
Check out the following useful links -
DB2 Basics: Cloning DB2 Databases Using Redirected Restore
DB2 Redirected Restore ScriptsIBM Certified Database Associate, DB2 9 for LUW
04-01-09, 04:22 #5Registered User
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If your database file system reside on it's own AIX volume group, you can try to migrate SAN's hdisk's to local hdisks's with AIX migratepv command when DB2 instance completely stopped
Of course, doing offline backup before.
But this need strong help from your AIX sysadm


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Senators received a mix bag of advice from administration officials and energy experts on whether giving the green light to natural gas exports would send an effective message to Russia, following Moscow's annexation of Crimea.
While the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee hearing was intended to focus on job creation through boosting natural gas exports, it inevitably moved on to Ukraine and the potential for exports to loosen Russia's grip on the surrounding region.
The debate came down to a question asked by Sen. Lisa MurkowskiLisa Ann MurkowskiSenate bill would cut EPA funding by 0M GOP senator: ObamaCare fix could be in funding bill Collins: Pass bipartisan ObamaCare bills before mandate repeal MORE (R-Alaska) on "how significant a signal" would be sent through accelerated permitting by the Energy Department, "as opposed to actual gas" sent overseas.
"I have said it is about the signal that is sent, and about the U.S. role, our leadership role from the geopolitical perspective that is as instrumental as anything," Murkowski added.
The chief of the Energy Department's statistics shop, Adam Sieminski, said the approval of export facilities like Sabine Pass in Louisiana, the one terminal in the U.S. out of seven approved facilities that is closest to exporting natural gas, has already had an impact on other contracts.
"Companies have indicated that they feel they have had more successful opportunities to negotiate with larger gas suppliers for better contract terms than they would have had, had the facility in Louisiana not already been under construction," Sieminski said.
One energy and national security expert went so far as to say fast-tracked approval of natural gas exports would not help at home or abroad, but instead "embolden Russia."
"Since U.S. exports of oil and natural gas would have no impact on Russia's market position in the short to medium term, there is a danger that inflating the rhetoric on exports would actuarially embolden Russia, which will recognize this as an empty threat, to act even more recklessly," said Edward Chow, senior fellow at the Center for Strategic and International Studies.
Another witness from the Brookings Institution disagreed, calling claims that U.S. natural gas exports would go only to higher-priced markets in Asia, "simplistic."
Lithuanian Energy Minister Jaroslav Neverovic urged the lawmakers to act if President Obama doesn't use his authority to approve all applications for natural gas exports to non-Free Trade Agreement countries.
"It is an absolutely important signal you can send," Neverovic said. "Any signal which is sent to the market ... could help Europe's position be much stronger, and we don't have to attach ourselves to long-term agreements knowing there would be gas in the market."
In her first hearing as chairwoman of the Senate Energy Committee, Sen. Mary LandrieuMary LandrieuYou want to recall John McCain? Good luck, it will be impossible CNN producer on new O'Keefe video: Voters are 'stupid,' Trump is 'crazy' CNN's Van Jones: O'Keefe Russia 'nothingburger' video 'a hoax' MORE (D-La.) voiced her support for exports to Ukraine, adding that she hopes the Senate can find a way forward for proposed bills seeking to expedite approvals.
But she drew a line in the sand on how far she would push the issue as head of the committee.
"While there is a lot of criticism going around from one side to the administration, I would like to go on record saying for my colleagues, and this is not Sen. Murkowski, but others on the Republican side: Put your money where your mouth is," Landrieu said.
"You want to help? Then let's step up with some initiative and funding for Ukraine and not just blame somebody else just because permits are moving slowly."

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Produced in the year 1960, Bradley Raymond is a director of several cartoon films. Bradley Raymond is also popularly called Brad Raymond. Besides being a great director Bradley Raymond is a storyboard artist. My Animation! Boy On the Job Lock, Stock and Grumble, Like Master, Like Mutt, Pains, Trains and Cars, Its a Man Thing, Hospitality and the Brother Rats. After in the exact same year of 1993, Bradley Raymond additionally performed as a storyboard artist for the cartoon film Thumbelina. Bradley Raymond can also be related to the Quack Pack television series as a storyboard artist for the episode Stunt Double or Nothing in the year 1996. In the year 1997, Bradley also was participated as a storyboard artist for the cartoon film Cats Dont Dance. These are some of the noteworthy highlights in Bradley Raymonds Art Department. Bradley Raymond can also be related to the cartoon section for his responsibilities performed as an Assistant Animator for the film A Troll in central park in the year 1994. Bradley Raymond is also called a writer for his story writing engagements for the pictures Tinker Bell in the year 2008 and Tinker Bell and the Great Fairy Rescue in 2010. Now moving on towards his direction profession, Bradley Raymond began his direction profession with the film Pocahontas II: Journey to a New World in the year 1998. Bradley subsequently followed up with another direction stint in the film Mickeys once Upon a Christmas in the year 1999. Next Bradley directed The Hunchback of Notre Dame II picture in 2002. The couple has four children- a daughter and three sons. The couple is related to the Soledad O Brien and Brad Raymond Foundation which provide support to young women and become a bridge between chances and obstructions. Soledads Starfish narrative is an obituary towards the youthful girls adversities. Bradley Raymond is actively in touch with his supporters and followers through Facebook and other social networking sites.


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This luxury vacation home in Costa Rica – black beauty Tierra Villa, The ultimate level of luxurious ecological lifestyle. Kalia's twelve luxury residences offer you the opportunity to live the dream of an extraordinary eco-lifestyle. Our homes have been thoughtfully designed to work with the natural contours of the terrain and to fully take advantage of the Costa Rican landscape. Each unit is fully integrated with its surroundings and gracefully blends the interior and exterior spaces, while creating the feeling of living at one with nature. Luxury vacation home with 2,992 square foot, three bedroom, two and a half bathroom developed by Kalia offers spectacular views of the Pacific Ocean and ruby red skies at sunset. Lower Floor with interior living area facilities: laundry room, bedroom with king bed, covered deck, bathroom, bedroom with two twin beds and family room with queen sleeper sofa. upper floor facilities: modern kitchen, dining room area, powder room exterior shower, stairs to roof desk, infinity pool, car port, master bedroom with king bed, master bedroom lounge, walk-in closet, master bedroom deck with hot tub. Now look the Luxury Vacation Home in Costa Rica – Black Beauty Tierra Villa with picture below:
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They make laptops that will run this game now?? I didnt think a laptop could dissipate enough heat to run powerful video cards...Under load I think my 8800GTX video card uses more power than an entire laptop...then add a dual core processor, and 800W power supply and you have a computer than keeps your bedroom warm in the winter time (California) at idle
My new Laptop has a quad core processor, 4 GIGs of RAM, and a decent mid range 1 GIG video card. I sent the specs to one of the Devs to get his opinion. Part of his response is below.
"your kind of notebook scores 6863 points in 3D Mark 2006 (1280*1024). That's an impressive figure for a laptop, so my bet is that it will run beautifully with everything on in a [recommended 16:9 wide] resolution like 1600*900."
I'd be quite happy running SH5 at 1280 X 1024, but if I can get a good fps with everything on at 1600 X 900 then all the better.


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The attitude of some nurses I came into contact with was very uncaring and it seemed obvious to me they hated the job and didnt want to be there. In fact one of them actually said this!
I was left alone at night when I was vomiting badly after my operation. The nurse on duty didn't seem interested. The nurse had a number of other patients to see to. I feel very disappointed about the lack of care I received from some nurses.
I am saddened by the very uncaring attitude I experienced. I don't feel I was treated with respect.
I would be very worried and scared if I ever had to go back to the royal infirmary as a patient!
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Reading can give you a pretty dirty imagination if you're not careful....
Lindsay's always been something of a shy girl. She's 18 and a virgin, and not at all ready for her induction into the hyper-sexual world of college life.
For whatever reason, she's always found the idea of sex with men intimidating. And although she finds women attractive, and is a lot more at ease in the presence of a female, she's never really come to consider herself a lesbian, either.
Her introduction to her own sexuality, then, comes when she happens to discover a book series of erotic literature and finds herself fascinated by it. One night, she ends up masturbating to the written depiction of a girl-on-girl love affair and is promptly met by one of the most intense orgasms she's ever had in her life.
From here, her love for reading and sex are equally strengthened, and both are brought to a head only a few weeks later. Unwittingly, Lindsay finds herself invited to a book club with her neighbor's daughter and a few other girls, and she agrees to go along somewhat hesitantly. Little does she know, however, that a chance bathroom encounter at the book club in question is about to lead her to her first ever lesbian experience....
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Great White Shark Cage Diving
The Great White Shark is arguably the world's largest known primary predator. With the largest individuals known to have approached or exceeded 6m(20ft) in length and 2 268kg(5000lb) in weight. This Great White reaches its maturity around 15 years of age and can have a life span of over 30years. So come and join us in exploring one of nature's most feared predators.
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Highlights of the day:
- Early or late morning pick up
- A 2hr drive from Cape Town to Gansbaai
- Light breakfast upon arrival can be enjoyed at the crew house
- The safety briefing and will follow with the launching of the boat at the Kleinbaai Harbor
- Light refreshments and drinks will be available on the boat
- 3-5 hrs can be experienced out at sea depending on the activity of the sharks
- A light lunch will be served on return back at the crew house
- After all the excitement we return to Cape Town via Hermanus
- With an opportunity for Land Based Whale Watching in Walker Bay
- Transport to and from Gansbaai, driver, vehicle and fuel
- Breakfast, lunch and light refreshments on the boat
- Shark Cave Dive in the steel cage
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You are bang on Liane! The inability to deal with conflict in a productive manner gets all of us on Santa's naughty list. The good news is that it doesn't have to be that way. We can be better as leaders! That's the challenge before us.
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Eye makeup is extremely fun and can change up any look. With eye makeup there, the rest of the look can be kept minimal. We'll be sharing some fun easy eye makeup looks you can try for Diwali.
Eye makeup, although a little bit tricky, can be really fun to do once you get the hang of it. And once you get into it, it'll literally be a kind of an addiction. So much that you'd end up buying all the fancy palettes out there to try out different looks.
And it's not just Indian clothes that look great with these eye makeup looks. These can jazz up any outfit and can make you look extremely glamorous. And we are sharing them in the context of the festive season coming up like Diwali, which is truly a celebration of life.
So, try out these gorgeous eye makeup looks with your blingy suits and Anarkalis for the occasion of Diwali and make yourself the center of every single photograph! They may require a little bit of skill and practice, but they are totally worth it! Here are the looks.
1. Look 1: This eye makeup look with brown and pink shades is a very subtle and classy look to go for. The light pink adds a little drama to the otherwise neutral eye makeup. This can be paired with a bold plum lipstick.
2. Look 2: This look is a basic eye makeup look to try for Diwali with neutral eyeshadow shades, and a classic winged eyeliner. What adds to this look is the gold eyeshadow, which is used to line the lower lash line for a bit of sparkle to an otherwise plain look.
3. Look 3: Purple, silver and brow. Yes those shades can work together if done correctly. A thick line of the eyeliner on the upper lash line and several coats of mascara complete this oh-so gorgeous Diwali eye makeup look.
4. Look 4: The highlight of this look is the gold foil eyeshadow that is used. This makes the eyes pop and it goes really well with any bright lipstick, specifically a liquid matte lipstick in bright crimson.
5. Look 5: Subtle rose gold eyeshadow with a neutral element in it and you could never go wrong with something as beautiful as this. Pair this with a white Anarkali and you would look gorgeous for sure.
6. Look 6: This one is a little more bold in terms of the entire rose gold element. This eyeshadow look is called the halo eyeshadow. Dark pink shades and deep gold shades of the eyeshadow have been used.
7. Look 7: If you are feeling really daring, go for this bright crimson eyeshadow look. Remember to keep your lipstick nude or clear when doing this look, else it can look over the top.
8. Look 8: This is a really simple champagne pink eyeshadow look to try for Diwali, with flecks of glitter at the center. This goes really well with suits of any colour. So, try these eye makeup looks for Diwali and rock that festive attire, girl!


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Claudia Meyer-Newman: Encaustic Horizons
A month-long road trip through the American Southwest inspired Claudia's new photographic themes of motion and drift, rendered in glowing encaustic.
Claudia Meyer-Newman, Mt. Drift, 2014. Encaustic photograph. Image courtesy of the artist.
John Keppeler: New Work
John's childhood in Hawaii and lifelong love of the ocean inform his functional fused glasswork, which sparkles and undulates like water.
John Keppeler bowl, 2014. Fused, kiln-formed glass. Aberown Studios photo.
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Cameron Bahnson, Michael Frey, Raymond Gendreau, Colleen Meacham, Ken Smith, Kay Walsh, and Linda Younker.
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POWAY —— The city is preparing to bring five families to Poway who lost everything in recent hurricanes and to provide them with up to a year's worth of financial assistance.
Tentative plans call for Poway to spend $106,167 in community development block grant money on the effort, which still needs county approval. City Housing Manager Ingrid Alverde said Thursday that city officials had already started "lining things up" to be ready to proceed when the green light comes.
That should happen in the next couple of months because the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development has already indicated it will allow block grant money to be used to assist hurricane victims, she said.
The county has to sign off on the diversion, though, because it distributes local block grant money provided by the federal agency.
"We're really trying to cut through the red tape and make it quick as possible," Alverde said. "The goal is to get each family completely settled and integrated into the community, get their children into school, (help them) find employment and get spiritual help for the families."
The city could help the evacuees pay their rent and utility bills, to buy furniture, clothing and groceries, and take care of other needs they might have, she said.
The plan is just the latest example of Poway's trying to helpthose who lost their homes and possessions to Hurricanes Katrinaand Rita several weeks ago. The city gave the American Red Cross$50,000 to help victims of Katrina, within a couple of weeks afterit slammed into the Gulf Coast in late August.
Hurricane Rita followed in September.
A San Diego businessman brought nearly 100 evacuees to San Diego from Baton Rouge on a chartered jet over Labor Day weekend.
Others were relocated to the county by the Red Cross or made their way here in the weeks that followed.
About 2,300 hurricane victims are now in the region, Alverde said Thursday.
Several nonprofit agencies and community organizations are working with the Red Cross to find interim housing, jobs and other help for the evacuees. They include Friends & Family Community Connection in Rancho Bernardo, which has helped at least two evacuees families move into Poway's Hillside Village Apartments.
The city helped build the affordable-housing complex, which is now owned and operated by the nonprofit Community HousingWorks of Escondido.
Alverde said city officials had asked the managers of all of Poway's affordable-housing communities to put hurricane evacuees at the top of their waiting lists for vacancies. Some of the families that will receive the city's help will probably move into those developments as well, she said.
Plans call for the rest to be placed in entry-level rental homes in Poway.
The city is working with Interfaith Community Services and Jewish Family Services to identify which hurricane victims will be relocated to Poway, Alverde said. Both agencies have case managers who use detailed resettlement plans to help people rebuild their lives, she said.
The Poway Soroptomist Club has offered to help evacuees obtain furnishings and other items they need, Alverde said. The hurricane victims will also be matched with churches, synagogues and temples willing to help support them financially and emotionally for at least a year, she said.
The Poway Unified School District is involved in the effort as well, Alverde said.
The district has already enrolled 24 students from the hurricane-affected areas. Martha Parham, director of the district's alternative programs is overseeing the effort but was out of her office Thursday. Her administrative assistant, Lori Allshouse, said the district is helping evacuee children connect with the North County Assistance League, which provided them with free clothing, supplies and shopping vouchers.
Some of the children involved also are receiving free meals and other help from the district or their new schools, Allshouse said.
The block grant money Poway plans to spend on hurricane victims was previously earmarked for road improvements along Oak Knoll Road. The City Council agreed to reallocate the funds Tuesday because the road project is on hold until Poway finishes a new housing plan early next year.
The council's action was required before the county could consider the city's request to divert the money to hurricane victims, Alverde said.
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2017 Acura RDX Pittsburgh PA
The ever-rising popularity of crossover SUVs has caused the segment to become overly-cluttered, and while more choices could be considered a good thing, it can also make it difficult to find the SUV that is right for you. Thankfully, there are a couple of versatile options that stand out from the crowd and offer such a unique set of skills that they are able to accommodate a range of needs and lifestyles. One such crossover is the 2017 Acura RDX, which continues to be one of the most popular SUVs near Pittsburgh PA.
Here at Baierl Acura, we stock a number of RDX models, as so many of our customers come here in search of one. With so many options, you'll find that we have a variety of trim and color options available. That means that you don't have to place an order and wait for the RDX of your dreams to arrive. We already have it in stock. To see what we have available, click through to our inventory by using the button below, or continue scrolling to learn more about how the Acura RDX is taking the crossover segment by storm.
Under the hood, there is just one engine, but the 3.5-liter i-VTEC V6 is all that you'll ever need. The engine has the ability to produce an impressive 279 horsepower and 252 lb-ft of torque. To help conserve fuel, it can run on just three cylinders in certain situations helping the SUV to get up to 28 mpg on the highway.
It doesn't take much more than a quick glance at the RDX to recognize that luxury was injected into every part of it. That is especially true when you look at the interior and find top-of-the-line technology systems like AcuraLink, GPS-linked climate control, a power tailgate, and turn-by-turn navigation to name a few.
Though its performance and technology help its case, the design is what truly defines the Acura RDX as a luxury crossover SUV. Some of the finest materials currently available are used both inside and out, and are further accentuated by sharp character lines that make it nearly impossible for eyes not to wander.
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There are a couple of things that all SUV buyers look for beyond just performance and technology. Perhaps the biggest is practicality. Buyers want a vehicle that can work just as hard as they do. Thankfully, the RDX is available in both all-wheel drive and front-wheel drive configurations. This makes it possible for you to take on whatever lies ahead. Thanks to the advanced technology behind the AWD system, there is hardly a difference in fuel economy ratings whether the engine routes its torque to just two wheels, or all four.
Inside, the practicality continues with more than enough space to take on just about anything that you can imagine. There is space for 26.1 cubic feet of suitcases, backpacks, art projects or anything else when all five seats are occupied, and just under 77 cubic feet of space with the rear seatback folded down.
As you would expect, we have only scratched the surface when it comes to all that there is to know about the 2017 Acura RDX. If you are looking to get the full breakdown of what all of its many trim levels have to offer, we encourage you to check out our inventory, or to just cut to the chase and stop by to pay us a visit here at Baierl Acura. We would be happy to show you why so many Pittsburgh-area residents are after all that the RDX has to offer, and once you check out the RDX, we know you'll be equally as happy.
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Disney Movie Rewards now has the Rogue One "Payoff" One-Sheet for redemption on their site.
Thanks to Corey from First Order Transmissions for the alert.
Disney Movie Rewards is once again offering the theatrical two-sided, poster for The Force Awakens. Dimensions are 27"W x 40 "H.
Limit one per member.
It was only a matter of time but the theatrical one-sheet poster for The Force Awakens has hit eBay. Thanks to Owen T. for the heads up.


text: Sciencedaily.com ALMA catches stellar cocoon with curious chemistry: First of its kind to be found outside the Milky Way A hot and dense mass of complex molecules, cocooning a newborn star, has been discovered astronomers using ALMA. This unique hot molecular core is the first of its kind to have been detected outside the Milky Way galaxy. It has a very different molecular composition from similar objects in our own galaxy -- a tantalizing hint that the chemistry taking... #galaxy #milky #outside Tweet Source: sciencedaily.com Read More


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Fuel Cell Mount
This project is to make a sturdy fuel cell mount for the Sunbeam Tiger. I started off with a Fuel Safe 18 Gallon fuel cell. The usual method of mounting with straps looks bad and and while safe it has some difficulties in the tight trunk area of the Tiger. I decided to make up something that I feel is strong and also looks good.
V1.0 was a fail, I had not cut the angles on the base of the mount at true a 45 degree and all subsequent cuts on all of the angle was wrong. I tossed the short ends into the scrap, cut the long ends to a correct angle and got some more metal to finish the task.
I had couple of thoughts on how I would make things works, first with a lot of strips of aluminum, but later decoded on some sheet with holes drilled in it. Looks better and is more structural as well.
This is not done for light weight at all, in fact, the stock steel tanks with related mounts and plumbing was a few pounds lighter then the new fuel cell. That's OK the car could use a bit of weight in the back.
Disclaimer - Do this project at your own risk. Fuel tank mounting is important and should be done by an expert (not me). So if you make this and get 'Blowed Up' you should have seeked the advice of as expert, again, not me. No kidding around do your homework.
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Fuel Safe 18 Gallon Fuel Cell
This is the fresh Fuel Safe Pro PC118A-A Aluminum Container 18 gallon cell Size is 28" L x 17.125" W x 9.875" H. I also added the surge tank collector which is good for road racing. I have a similar fuel cell in my
Mustang Fastback
and have been very happy with it. The surge tank was part number FSS-ST100-8. Tank was well packed when received.
Fuel Cell Unpacked
This is a well made part. The aluminum is nice and I like the default options on the fuel filler plate. You can see a standard SAE style fuel pickup mount with a block off plate as well as a bunch of -8 fittings. I had looked at ATL cells, but they are a bit more expensive and they didn't have a nice size like the Fuel Safe folks. This is an 18 gallon tank, the 22 gallon would have fit, but I figured 18 is enough give the Sunbeam Tigers 2 tanks are about 12 gallons total.
Filler Plate
This is the default plate, and it's very nice aluminum with all grade 8 bolts. Billet screw on cap, a return, pick up and vent fitting, and the SAE 5 bolt fuel sender.
Centroid Fuel Level Sender
I had previously measured the depth from the top of the fill plate to the bottom of the tank and came up with about 9.5". I ordered a sender from
Centroid Products
and it was made for the Tiger's ohm range of gas gauge. One thing to note is that you CAN'T use a pulsing style gauge regulator with this type of sender. I had to make a new voltage regulator for the Mustang as it used the same sender. The Tiger (and many old cars) are similar and use a pulsing gauge regulator that can't be used. Luckily I have an aftermarket regulator in the proper voltage for the Tiger gauges so easy. As I recall I had it done in 240 Empty 33 Full which might not be correct for the Tigher (I think it may be something like 140 Empty, 10 full). Will have to see but that's why they make a wood stick. I did run into ONE issue when installing the sender. The holes were not tapped clean and I had to run a tap through them to allow the longer bolts to go through the filler plate. I was careful and captured all the shavings with some 3M Blue tape made like a pocket around the inside of the holes being tapped. Found some nice pretty button head stainless bolts for the sender as well.
Cutting the Bottom Mounting Plate FAIL
I set up the cold saw to a 135 degree cut (backwards 45 cut) and since I'm going blind in my old age I was off by one line on the angle finder. The resulting cuts were all off by enough to make the mounting tray not fit well together. When I weld aluminum I need it perfect since any gaps or other mess will be a problem for me to fill since I'm a crappy welded, especially with a spool gun on thin aluminum.
Upgraded to a Digital Angle Finder
While picking up some more aluminum angle for the bottom mounting bracket I spied the Digital Angle Finder from General (I think it's still an import tool) but at least I could read the display with some level of accuracy. This tool was about 20 bucks and worth every penny. Cuts were perfect this time. Anyone need a plastic angle finder?
Good Mounting Tray
I won't show the 'Bad' mounting tray, it fit together like a bad puzzle. This one is much better. I made this out of 1/8" Thick x 2" aluminum angle. This stuff was 'Bright' not sure if anodized or some other finish, but make sure you scrape it off where you are welding as it's not nice to the gun. Off to the Millermatic Pulser with Optional Spool Gun (Tig would have been better here). The idea of this part is that the tank will sit in, and this will be mounted to the bottom of the trunk.
Ensuring Things are Square
Things started out nice and square and I hope to keep them that way. I had this nice welding tool (get one if you are not a natural). It clamps a perfect square so you can weld and keep things correct. Ignore ugly welds...
Completed Welding
The mounting tray looks and is actually square. It has a very nice fit to the tank except for the welds which are done on both sides. I didn't think about it until it was too late, but I should have just welded the bottom, welding the top just made extra work. Like I said, I'm in some need of practice on aluminum. Lots of sanding and grinding happens at this point...
Side Straps
These are the side plates that will mount from the base to the top of the fuel cell (with a smal angle attachment). It's much easier to drill a hole in metal and cut in half then to try to machine a half circle. You will see why the half circles are needed. I also tried to lighten up the thick aluminum sheet with some holes. Also looks nice.
Top Flange Mount
This is how things are going to start to tie together. This 1" aluminum angle is drilled to the same pattern as the bolts in the top flange. This will connect to the Side straps. My initial idea was to weld, but figured no way I could do it precision enough so as you will see I used counter sunk screws which worked out well.
Fuel Cell Initial Mock Up
After all the straps and top flanges were made I used some 3M Blue tape to mock things up. It's not a project until the Blue Tape comes out. Now you can see the general idea of how this is going to assemble. You can see on this side strap how the half circle cut out provides clearance for the top flange bolts. I used longer bolts where the flange bracket is attached to the cell.
Fuel Cell Mount Completed
After looking at how the ridges in the truck of the Tiger are I also added a bottom plate to the mount. I will drill a few lightening holes at some point. The screws are all too long and will be replaced with proper length as well. The fuel tank drop right in and bolts from the flange hold things very secure. Is this safer then 2 straps? I think so but I'm no expert, so see disclaimer at the beginning of this project
This was a fun project except for the sanding and grinding of the ugly welding. This hopefully will give you some new ideas how to mount your fuel cell (again see disclaimer).
Happy Motoring!
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Don't marry an actress: Al Pacino's advice to Chris O'Donnell
Early in his career, Chris O'Donnell landed a huge role starring opposite Al Pacino in Scent of a Woman (1992).
In Scent of a Woman, Al Pacino (left) played a blind lieutenant while Chris O'Donnell essayed a student willing to 'babysit' him
The 43-year-old admits that he was highly nervous while working with the screen legend. "It was just the most nerve wracking experience of my life."
O'Donnell earned a Golden Globe nod for best supporting actor, while Pacino went on to win an Oscar — his only Academy win so far. But it was Pacino's advice to O'Donnell on the set back then that has served him well in life.
"He told me don't ever marry an actress. He said you'll always be second in their life."
As it turns out, O'Donnell did not marry an actress. He and his wife, Caroline, have been married for 17 years and have five children.


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Yesterday, during President Obama's emotional plea in Newtown for action on guns, Mitch McConnell announced that he would join a group of far right Senators in using a procedural tactic to block the proposal from even being debated on the Senate floor. McConnell's move is generating much chatter this morning.
But unpack McConnell's move even just a little bit, and it's revealed (for now, at least) to be an empty threat — with no clear implications for the outcome of this battle.
For one thing, McConnell's office is only saying he'll block the current Harry Reid bill from being debated. That contains Chuck Schumer's language on expanded background checks, and not the compromise proposal being negotiated by a bipartisan group of Senators. The Post's Rachel Weiner and Ed O'Keefe asked McConnell's office whether he would filibuster an eventual compromise, and got this answer:
McConnell aides wouldn't say whether he would support a modified version of the bill that includes new language negotiated by moderate senators working on a potential compromise.
McConnell's threat won't mean anything until we see how he reacts if there is a bipartisan deal on expanding background checks. What's more, as CNN reports this morning, the emerging compromise would actually water down the proposal by expanding the background check system to cover internet sales and private sales at gun shows — which is to say, sales through commercial portals — while exempting private person-to-person transfers. That will be a lure for the handful of moderate Republican Senators who are at least potentially gettable on background checks — Toomey, John McCain, Susan Collins, Johnny Isakson, Dean Heller.
Additionally, McConnell and his far-right cabal of Senators threatening a filibuster on the motion to proceed — and the 13 overall Senators who are threatening a normal filibuster — are being allowed to get away with a clever ruse. They are threatening to block the overall proposal of gun packages, on Second Amendment grounds, without being pressed on individual provisions in the package. Do these Senators really believe the proposal to make gun trafficking a federal crime — which is in the package — is a threat to people's Second Amendment rights? Do they really believe expanded background checks threatens those rights, given that few if any of them will say the current background check threatens them? These Senators need to be pressed on these questions.
Finally, there is a winning endgame here for the gun control side that is an outside shot, but cannot be dismissed as impossible. There may be a small body of GOP Senators who is willing to vote to end debate on a proposal that includes modified background checks and the anti-trafficking piece, but will vote No on the final proposal. This could result in eventual passage with a simple majority. Senator Isakson, for instance, said this morning that he supports an up or down vote on the proposals. Senator McCain said over the weekend that his GOP colleagues should not block debate, which means he may be willing to vote to end debate, too, while voting No (or perhaps even Yes) on the final package. (He should be asked about his stance on this.)
Voting to end debate is a way for moderate Republican Senators to be seen doing something for the families of Newtown — as Obama has said, "they deserve a vote" — while ultimately declining to support his reforms. As I said, it's an outside shot. But it's not impossible.
* Left gears up to fight Obama over entitlements: A coalition of unions and liberal groups is gearing up for a major fight with the White House over its proposal to include Chained CPI for Social Security in its budget, which will be introduced tomorrow. However, it seems increasingly likely that Republicans won't accept Obama's offer — even though it gives them what they themselves say they want.
It remains to be seen whether this exercise in positioning the White House as the compromising party will continue damaging the GOP politically and whether that will make any difference in the long run.
* Gun group runs ad supporting Pat Toomey: With Senator Toomey potentially emerging as a key GOP supporter of expanded background checks, Michael Bloomberg's Mayors Against Illegal Guns is running a new ad in Pennsylvania applauding Toomey for embracing the idea.
The ad, which points to the strong support among Pennsylvania constituents for background checks, seems designed to give the Senate back, should he be targeted by the NRA or even more extreme groups, as others who have flirted with embracing sensible reforms have.
* Bloomberg's group to "score" lawmakers: Today, Mayors Against Illegal Guns will roll out a comprehensive new effort to grade lawmakers from "A" to "F" based on their votes on gun legislation. There will be a lot of chortling about this to the effect that a Jewish New York billionaire can't influence lawmakers in red states. But it's good to have it made clear that there's a new outfit out there that will be matching the NRA's ad spending.
*The NRA's vastly overrated power: Senator Tim Kaine has published an op ed in a Virginia paper calling on the Senate to allow a vote on the background check and trafficking legislation, with this interesting nugget:
There are those who believe the National Rifle Association and its allies are so powerful that no legislation will pass. But the power of the organization's leadership is vastly overrated. I've run three statewide races in the NRA's home state. Its leadership campaigned vigorously against me each time, spending nearly $800,000 against me in my 2012 Senate race. I won all my races anyway.
Good to hear a Senator from Virginia saying this. Let's hope it's not lost on the red state Democratic Senators who still have yet to show the courage apparently required to support a proposal backed by nine in 10 Americans.
* Mitch McConnell joining gun filibuster? Much will be made of McConnell's quasi-announcement that he will join conservative Senators in blocking the motion to proceed on the gun bill. But his office is only talking about the current Harry Reid bill, which contains a version of the background check that is different from the one being negotiated by a bipartisan group of Senators.
* Dems ratchet up attacks on McConnell: ABC News reports that the Senate Majority PAC, an outside group that tries to elect Dems to the Senate, is rolling out an online ad campaign tarring McConnell as "Washington's top roadblock." Its new Web site, "BeltwayMitch.com," highlights his vote against the Violence Against Women Act.
McConnell's announcement that he's joining the gun filibuster should help build the case, though as noted here yesterday, Republicans have reasons not to fear any public backlash on guns.
* On gay marriage, Dem Senators are profiles in courage: Chris Cillizza documents the stampede of Dem Senators to the pro-gay marriage side in the wake of Hillary Clinton's conversion:
Since Clinton reversed course 14 Senators — 13 Democrats and 1 Republican — have followed suit. The 14 switches over 22 days amounts to a Senator changing position on same sex marriage on average every day and a half. In just two days last month — March 25 and 26 — six Democratic Senators changed their position to support gay marriage.
Amazing. As I've noted here before, this is akin to rushing to get in under the wire of history before it's too late. Better late than never, one supposes.
* And Rick Santorum's advice on gay marriage: The socially conservative former Senator from Pennsylvania puts his Republican colleagues on notice:
"The Republican Party's not going to change on this issue. In my opinion it would be suicidal if it did."
Great advice! This again underscores the aging base's unwillingness to let the party shed its aura of intolerance by evolving on the issue, even as younger Republicans are now embracing marriage equality.
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Cape Town - It was "scandalous" that the rural development department did not know how much land the state owned, Parliament's Standing Committee on Public Accounts (Scopa) said on Tuesday."Don't you really think that it's scandalous that people who have submitted their claims more than 10 years ago... we still cannot be able to say this is what has been submitted to us, this is what has been processed, this is what is outstanding," Scopa chairperson Themba Godi said, SABC news reported."Maybe it's a reflection on the department, maybe it's a reflection on us as Parliament as well, but I'm just saying for the people out there, what a let-down."This emerged as the department's director general Mdu Shabane appeared before the committee to discuss its audit report for 2010/2011."We are hugely embarrassed by this," Shabane told the committee.He said the department was busy finalising a register to reflect how many hectares had been sold, how much land the state owned and how many land claims still needed to be gazetted.Godi said this was "very depressing" and that "drastic measures" were required to fix the situation.
I actually felt a cold shiver down my spine, after reading this article.
This is definately an insult to the land dispossed majority in this country.
It is an insult not just to the so called "dispossessed" but to the entire nation that a whole department, responsible for addressing a sensitive issue for all in SA, can falter completely and has no data to show for.
Just fire the lot and start from scratch with competent people.
All land reform should be stopped untill a complete and independant audit is completed. Furthermore a system should be devised to determine who may own land for agricultural purposes and strick laws imposed to ensure land is used productively. How much land a person owns should be no issue, but only the poductivity of the land. All former homeland areas should also be included in the official land ownership registers and be made to abide by productivity laws.
Agreed ,land productivity should be key. Add productivity targets to the conditions.
Remember the words of an old farmer: "you cannot eat land"
Just look at what has been hired to work in the rural development department.
Why is it only blacks that can claim land for free? I was born here and so were my parents. Where is my free "ancestoral land"?
what were you expecting???
The blind is leading the blind.......or is dumb and dumber.


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Hello all, First off id like to explain my reasoning behind the beginning of the build. The philosopher stone is basically just to help you stay in lane for as long as you can. Also, early game leona tends to be kinda mana starved, which is why at the end you get rid of it and get the abyssal sceptar. Everything besides that and the abyssal sceptar kind of speak for themselves...the reasoning behind this is so that you have more damage output for late game teamfights. I just want to remind everyone that playing as a tank for your team means that you should be the one to start teamfights, and soak up all the damage...but when you are laning, your main job is to protect and ensure the survival of your lane partner.
PLEASE KEEP IN MIND...ANY BUILD IN ANY GAME IS SUBJECT TO CHANGE DEPENDING ON THE CIRCUMSTANCES PRESENTED TO YOU. An example being...if you are up against a team that focuses soley on building ability power, you will not need to build much if any armor.
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I know that there will probably be some speculation as to why i level her Q the way i did...but think about it her Zenith Blade and her Eclipse are much better for doing damage, and being able to get to the aid of your teamates in distress. Shield of Daybreak is excellent for its stun but besides that, upgrading it doesnt give it much of anything more besides cooldown and such.
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CU's Jones, Wichita's Hall know value of heart
Josh Jones came into Koch Arena just as Carl Hall was leaving, wounded hearts passing in the January night.
"How's your thumb?" asked Jones, Creighton's senior guard.
"I'm cool," replied Hall, Wichita State's senior forward.
"Are you playing tonight?" Jones asked.
"Yeah, I'm going to play," Hall said, nodding and wiggling the right thumb he'd broken just a month earlier.
At the same time, Hall grasped the elephant in the room with both ears. He was in uniform. Jones was not.
"I hope you're cool with your heart situation," the Shocker forward said.
"Yeah, man. Thanks."
"I understand," Hall said, softly. "I understand. I feel you."
Josh Jones will always have a special place in his heart for Carl Hall, just a little northwest of that tiny scar. Once a cardiac kid, always a cardiac kid.
"For him to still compete with the risk shows how much he loves the game," says Jones, whose Bluejays (23-7, 12-5 Missouri Valley) host Wichita State (24-6, 12-5) Saturday in a winner-take-all showdown — for the MVC's regular-season title, and, if reports that Creighton is ear-marked for the Big East/Catholic 7 are true, final bragging rights. "And I have a personal respect on a different level for him, because it's a scary thing."
Back at ya.
"Oh, man," Hall says of Jones, the Jays' 6-foot-2 sparkplug. "I kind of hurt when I had to miss the middle part of my senior season (because of the thumb). I don't even imagine missing the end."
Ballers. Seniors. Survivors.
"There's not a day that goes by where, in the back of my mind," Jones continues, "I'm not thinking about what happened in the past."
In 2007, Jones, then a high school senior, underwent open-heart surgery in Omaha. In 2007, Hall, then three games into his freshman campaign at Middle Georgia College, fainted during a pickup game because of a neurocardiogenic syncope, or a sudden drop in blood pressure.
In layman's terms, there are times Jones' heart beats too fast. In layman's terms, there are times when Hall's heart beats too slowly.
Two months ago, Jones elected to retire from basketball, to leave the sport he loved because playing might kill him.
Hall gave up basketball, too, for a time — only to come back because not playing was killing him.
"I'm kind of hard-headed," chuckles Hall, a 6-foot-8 Georgia native who averages 12.3 points and seven rebounds per contest. "My mom calls me 'hard-headed.' I'm the type of person, (that) when I do something, I learn to live with the decision I made."
Whereas Jones' journey has been well-documented — the surgeries, the comeback, the fainting spell at rival Nebraska, the tests, the retirement — Hall has kept his heart history a little closer, shall we say, to the chest.
"I didn't remember it happening," the Shockers' big man says of the first fainting spell, which took place during a practice while he was still a prep. "They said I just passed out when I was running."
It would happen five more times over the next four years — usually before, after or during a basketball game. After the second collapse, the one at Middle Georgia, Hall sought the counsel of a cardiologist. He failed a stress test, and was advised to hang 'em up.
Hall moved back home, glumly, and worked the graveyard shift at Lithonia Lighting from 11 p.m. to 7 a.m., to help support himself.
He would continue classes at Middle Georgia, but his heart wasn't into the coursework. Or, for that matter, much of anything else.
"I knew I was going to start playing basketball again," Hall says. "I just didn't know when. I just kept praying about it and it just happened, you know?"
It also helped that medication had contributed to make the fainting incidents fewer and farther between. In 2009, the doctors revised their recommendation on hoops from no chance to a cautious maybe.
"If it was me, I wouldn't play," the physician said. "You can play if you want, but if I were in this situation, I wouldn't. But if you can live with that situation …"
As hope goes, it was a sliver. If that.
Hall ran with it.
"If I died playing basketball, at least I would die doing something I loved," Hall says. "I took that chance, and it worked out great for me. It only made me stronger."
At last count, Hall figures it's been at least two years since he last passed out, for basketball reasons or otherwise.
"Two years this month," he says, proudly.
Hall's learned when to push the pedal to the floor and when to ease off the gas. He even reached a truce with Wichita coach Gregg Marshall, who's as demanding as they come, especially at practice. Trust me, Coach. Trust me to know myself, and I'll leave everything on the court when it's game day.
Marshall kept his word. So did Hall. Last season, his first since transferring in from Northwest Florida State, the burly forward was named the MVC's Newcomer of the Year, averaging 8.4 points and 5.0 boards. This year, despite missing seven games, Hall's accounted for six double-doubles — including 17 points and 13 rebounds in the Shockers' 67-64 win over Creighton down in Wichita back on Jan. 19.
"That's crazy," offers Jones, who plans to meet with Hall again before the rematch at Qwest Center Omaha. "I passed out one time (in Lincoln, on Dec. 6), and that was enough for me, in my reality."
Jones' reality includes spending the last month on the Jays' bench, traveling with the team — one part sounding board, one part counselor, one part inspiration. He's slated to graduate in the spring, and has a documentary film on his life in the works that he's going to try to shop around. He wants to write a book, too, if time allows.
One of the more affable players in the Valley, Jones has rarely met a microphone he didn't like; he's thought about a career in coaching, public speaking — heck, even broadcasting. If you bring the pulpit, brother, he'll bring the goods.
"Things have been a blessing," says Jones, who averaged 7.0 points and 2.4 rebounds off the bench through Creighton's first eight games. "One door closes and another door opens, and I have tons of opportunities.
"All my life, I've been faced (up) against adversity, and adversity has been my fuel to perseverance. It (didn't) matter if my team was the far worst team in the entire nation. I think that the impossible is nothing if you just believe. Because that's what made me a success. They're dealing these cards, you can't do anything about that. You've got to adapt. I was a fifth-year senior coming off the bench. I adapted to that … I feel your character is not shown in a moment of glory, but in the midst of adversity."
Ballers. Seniors. Survivors. Brothers.
"I don't know how severe (Hall's) situation was," Jones says. "I don't judge him. That's for him. I pray for people like him, who play the game, who compete.
"This is bigger than basketball, you know? It's life."
Carl Hall? Playing every game like it could be his last? Oh, yeah. Josh Jones understands. Completely.
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MOVIE SYNOPSIS [ General Audiences ] With producers of UK, this movie of 2008 has been brilliantly directed by Ishbel Whitaker. You can watch Living Goddess online on TV cable or theaters with original audio in Nepalese at different dates. This film premiered in theaters in 2008.
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Minster FM News
York Charity Fund Raisers Aim to Break World Record
6:00am 3rd November 2012
(Updated 7:54am 23rd November 2012)
Hanna Palmer and Sonia Ridsdel from York are organising a 24 hour football match to raise money for Children In Need. They still have places available to fill from 4pm tomorrow until midnight, and are asking anyone who is interested to get in touch with them. To sign up email firstname.lastname@example.com
The pair plan to get 500 people involved to break an existing world record and raise £3000 for the charity.
Hanna says the challenge will start at midday on the 24th November and finishes at midday on the 25th. It takes place at Play Football at Roko Gym, Clifton Moor.
She adds that when you sign up you will be given a 1 hour time slot and you will play for at least 30 minutes of that hour. Hanna says everyone is welcome to play regardless of age or ability adding that they have set aside 5-6pm on the Saturday for any girls who would rather not show up the guys, and 9-10am on Sunday is just for kids, aged over 7.
Hanna and Sonia are asking for a £10 donation to Children In Need (£5 for kids) when you sign up, adding that you can visit the just giving website to pay: http://www.justgiving.com/York24Football Hanna asks that you send her confirmation that you've paid and she will give you a time slot.
Hanna says "We're really keen to get as many people as possible involved. If you already have a 5-a-side team you can sign up and play together or iIf you have friends or family who may be interested, please let them know. It's for a great cause and should be a good laugh".
"We would like to try breaking the world record for most players in a 24 hour 5-a-side match, we are aiming to get 500 players!"
To sign up email firstname.lastname@example.com and you can follow them on twitter @york24football


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First iOS 8.4 beta shows effort to move audiobooks into iBooks app, add new features
Date: Tuesday, April 14th, 2015, 07:31
Category: iOS, News, Software
This could lead to some pretty cool stuff.
On Monday, Apple seeded the first iOS 8.4 beta. The build includes a revamped Music application and it's been noted that the build handles audiobooks differently, moving playback from the Music app to the iBooks app.
At present, audiobooks are divorced from the ebook library. This pushes users to use two different apps to access their entire digital book library. The iOS 8.4 update could consolidate all books in Apple's iBook app and also fixes another longstanding issue with audiobooks on iOS. Since iOS 7, audiobook listeners have been unable to view chapter titles or even select them. However, it's been pointed out that while chapters are now selectable in iOS 8.4, they do not list the actual chapter titles, as they're listed as "track numbers".
Finally, Apple has added a new fast forward and fast rewind feature, allowing users to easily scrub through an audiobook chapter. Users simply have to drag the book cover art to the left or right and hold to jump back or move forward further within the audiobook.
If you've gotten your hands on the first iOS 8.4 beta and had a chance to play with it, please let us know what you think in the comments.
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The Apple Magic Trackpad is the first multi-touch trackpad designed to work with your Mac desktop computer. It uses the same Multi-Touch technology you'll find on the MacBook Pro and supports a full set of gestures, giving you a whole new way to control and interact with what's on your screen. Swiping through pages online feels just like flipping through pages in a book or magazine and inertial ... More
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Magic Trackpad gives you a whole new way to control what's on your Mac desktop computer. When you perform gestures, you actually interact with what's on your screen. You feel closer to your content, and moving around feels completely natural. Swiping through pages on screen is just like flipping through pages in a magazine, and inertial scrolling senses the momentum in your fingers as you move up and down a page.
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Your fingers will fall for the Magic Trackpad. It's made with smooth, wear-resistant glass that feels great to the touch. And it's nearly 80 per cent larger than the built-in trackpad on the MacBook Pro, giving you plenty of room to perform gestures. Because the entire surface of Magic Trackpad is a button, you can click on objects just as you would using a traditional mouse. And Magic Trackpad sits at the same height and angle as the Apple Wireless Keyboard, so you can go from trackpad to keyboard in one seamless motion.
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Beck Is Finally Ready to Release 'Colors,' Calls the Experimental Pop Album 'Quite an Undertaking'
Beck was already two years into work on Colors when the Grammy award presentation for its predecessor Morning Phase was famously interrupted by Kanye West.
Now, the follow up is finally due for release. "I suppose the record could have come out a year or two ago, but these are complex songs all trying to do two or three things at once," Beck told Rolling Stone. "It's not retro and not modern. To get everything to sit together so it doesn't sound like a huge mess was quite an undertaking."
The title and a release date of Oct. 13 were previously leaked. Rolling Stone now confirms Colors will arrive in October.
Beck collaborated with Greg Kurstin on the new album, which he describes as experimental pop. Kurstin was keyboardist on Beck's Sea Change tour in 2002, and has also produced albums for Adele, Kelly Clarkson and, more recently, Foo Fighters.
They worked in Kurstin's home studio, playing all of the instruments themselves. In some cases, that efficiency was needed since Kurstin's busy schedule meant working with several artists at once. Beck said the results are far more upbeat than the often-melancholy Morning Phase, owing to his current marital bliss.
"The best songs make you glad to be alive," Beck added. "It doesn't matter if it's Beethoven or the Monkees. That's what I was thinking about a lot."
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Barnelopet – Sunday February 11th, 2018
Barnelopet is Norwegian for "kid's race" and once again KNSC is proud to assist with this Sons of Norway event hosted especially for the community's youngest skiers.
The Barneløpet (pronounced BAR-nuh-lop-it) first began in 1987 and was modeled after the "Barnebirke," a children's cross-county ski race held each year as a part of the world-famous American "Birkebeiner" held in Hayward, Wisconsin.
Our Barneløpet has been held annually for 11 years on the second Sunday in February to encourage kids and families to get out and enjoy our winter snow season.
New this year – kids will participate for free, thanks to sponsorship from the Portage Health Foundation.
As always, the Barnelopet is organized jointly by KNSC and the Sons of Norway's Ulseth Lodge, and is made possible by the City of Hancock.
Kids! Join us for a fun day of skiing at Hancock's Maasto Hiihto trails. When you complete the course, you'll be awarded a medallion and be served hot chocolate and cookies plus healthy snacks to celebrate.
Parents: Registration is open for kids ages 3 through 17 years old, from 1:00 – 1:45 pm at the Four Seasons Chalet in Hancock (County Fairgrounds). This event is free for the whole family.
The Barneløpet features groomed and marked courses of 1, 2, 4, and 6 km to accommodate children of differing ages and abilities. Parents can ski with their children if they wish, to make it a family outing!
Start Times are staggered according to race distance. There are no age requirements to register for a specific race; parents, please know before you register what distance your child will have fun skiing. Start times are subject to change according to weather conditions.
2:00 – 6 Kilometer skiers
2:05 – 4 Kilometer skiers
2:10 – 2 Kilometer skiers
2:15 – 1 Kilometer skiers
Noncompetitive – Ski for time or take your time!
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Call to arms: Ambidextrous Venditte shines in debut
ARLINGTON -- After a rough start by Hisashi Iwakuma, the Mariners literally switched things up on the Rangers in Monday's 6-3 series-opening loss, with ambidextrous reliever Pat Venditte striking out a career-best five in a three-inning relief stint.
Venditte came on in the fourth inning after Iwakuma fell behind, 5-1, and the unique 31-year-old hurler stemmed the tide as he allowed just one hit and one run in tying the longest outing he's had in his brief time in the Majors over the past two years with the A's, Blue Jays and now Mariners.
Acquired from Toronto in early August and promoted from Triple-A on Saturday, Venditte impressed in his first foray with the Mariners.
"You want to show these guys that you can get outs," he said. "When you come in throwing with both hands, for the guys that haven't seen you before, you want to show them that you're here to win. They'll see what I'm about the next month here, but to get off on the right foot was big."
Manager Scott Servais certainly liked what he saw in the 54-pitch outing from his versatile new reliever.
"Venditte did a great job mixing and matching and doing what he does," Servais said. "It's pretty remarkable when you sit there and watch how he does it."
Venditte, who had a 4.58 ERA in 34 prior appearances with Oakland and Toronto, wasted no time making his mark as he struck out the first two batters he faced, the right-handed Elvis Andrus using his right arm and then the lefty-swinging Nomar Mazara with his left.
He wound up notching three strikeouts with his right arm and two with his left, with the lone hit a double by right-handed-hitting Adrian Beltre when he was pitching right-handed. All that should be encouraging to the Mariners, who felt he might be used primarily as a left-handed specialist when they acquired him.
"I was getting ahead," he said of his strikeout success. "And maybe some different looks from the right side. I came from over the top a little more than I have in the Majors before and that was something that was working for me a little bit tonight.
"It's the first one of I hope many successful outings against righties. But really, no matter if they're lefty or righty, in the moment you've got to get them out to help the guys."
The Rangers lineup alternates left- and right-handed hitters throughout, so Venditte was switching back-and-forth nearly every at-bat. But instead of making that hard to get in a groove, he said it helps.
"It's actually a little more conducive when you have right-left, right-left like that," he said. "If you have seven righties stacked in a lineup, you could go 30 or 40 minutes without throwing a pitch left-handed. So it helps me a bit when it's staggered like that."
Venditte faced Carlos Beltran, the Rangers' lone switch-hitter, from the right side, a decision Servais made before the game based on Beltran's superior splits hitting right. Beltran flipped to the left and struck out, his lone out in a 3-for-4 day.
And on a rough day for the Mariners, Venditte provided one of the lone highlights and helped preserve the bullpen as well after Iwakuma lasted just three frames.
"That's what we were hoping for, so we could save our bullpen a little bit," Servais said. "He did a great job. I was very impressed. I like how he goes about it. He's a very good competitor and it's enough funkiness to both right-handed and left-handers to keep them off balance. We needed him to carry three innings tonight and he certainly did."
Venditte is the first switch-pitcher in the Majors since Greg Harris threw with his opposite hand to two batters in the final game of his lengthy career with the Expos in 1995 and the first full-time ambidextrous thrower since Tony Mullane in 1894 in the dead-ball era.
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11th Anniversary WIL Summit
Saturday, March 3, 2018
Join us for our 11 Year Anniversary in March 2018! The Women in Leadership Summit is an opportunity for aspiring and current female student leaders to gather for a special networking and educational event. The primary purpose of the summit is to provide participants with a chance to attend leadership development workshops to enhance their practical skills while fostering their positive self image.
Events will include
- Networking breakfast
- Keynote speaker
- Educational workshop sessions hosted by faculty/staff and community leaders
- Team building activities
- Small group roundtable discussions
- Door prizes and giveaways
All currently enrolled UTA students are eligible to apply. Space is limited and will be given on a first come-first serve basis. See registration link to the right.
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Registration deadline: Friday, February 16th, 2018
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