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Posted: Thu Oct 27, 2005 7:55 am
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I've been busy preparing for my family's Thanksgiving dinner, but thought I should rush out an article on how I'm going to prepare my gravy this year. This recipe is from
The New Best Recipe
and is made in three steps.
Since it's not Thanksgiving yet, I'll describe what I'm planning on doing this year - I don't have my copy of the New Best Recipe in front of me, so I shall paraphrase and write as if I had already done this (but keep in mind I have not).
First, I took the giblets (neck, heart, gizzard, etc.) that we set aside when preparing the turkey for roasting and sauteed them in a tablespoon of vegetable oil. Once they were brown, I threw in a chopped medium onion and continued to saute until the onions became tender. I covered the pot and let the giblets and onion cook for about twenty minutes over low heat.
Then, I poured in six cups of turkey stock and tossed in 2 sprigs of fresh thyme with 8 stems of fresh parsley. I brought the mixture to a boil and then allowed it to simmer for an additional thirty minutes. At this point, the first step is complete and the broth can be refrigerated for later use in gravy making.
On the day that the turkey roast occurs, I brought the broth to a simmer. While the broth was heating, I melted three tablespoons butter and whisked in a 1/4 cup all purpose flour to make a roux. I continued to cook and whisk the roux until it became a nice shade of brown. Pouring a little at a time, I whisked in four cups of simmering turkey broth (reserve one cup for use later). I worked out all the lumps and let the mixture simmer for thirty minutes before removing it from the heat.
Once the turkey has been removed from the oven and set aside to rest, I spooned off as much oil from the roasting pan as possible. (You can reserve this to mix some back into the gravy later as desired.) I deglazed the roasting pan with a cup of dry white wine and once most of the brown bits were craped off the pan with a wooden spoon, I added the reserved cup of turkey broth. Now, I poured the contents of the pan through a strainer into the four cups of gravy we had prepared while the turkey was roasting. (You can chop up the meaty giblets and stir them into the gravy if desired at this point.) Then I seasoned to taste with salt and pepper.
Also, I think this recipe is a perfect example of why the recipe summaries (see below) should be used as kitchen notes or reminders and work well only if you've read the text of the recipe first.
Giblet Pan Gravy
(makes about 6 cups)
Turkey broth (makes about 5 cups)
1 Tbs. vegetable oil
cover 20 min.
simmer 30 min.
Turkey giblets
1 medium onion, chopped
1-1/2 quarts turkey stock
2 sprigs fresh thyme
8 stems fresh parsley
Gravy (make while turkey roasts; makes about 4 cups)
4 cups turkey broth
simmer 30 min.
3 Tbs. butter
1/4 cup flour
Giblet Pan Gravy (make while turket rests)
1 cup dry white wine
turkey roasting pan
1 cup turkey broth
4 cups gravy
salt & pepper
Copyright Michael Chu 2004
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Posted: Thu Oct 27, 2005 7:56 am
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That and some leftover yummy black coffee from the a.m. Some of the best gravy ever.
This year picked up some duck demi glace, I can hardly wait. I did a test roast turkey last week and used some demi glace in the gravy. Most silky ever.
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Posted: Thu Oct 27, 2005 7:56 am
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I followed these instructions (more or less) this year and the result was wonderful. The powdered 'gravy' that the hostess had planned on using went back in the drawer pretty quickly once this arrived. That and the cranberry sauce from Ming Tsai (http://www.foodnetwork.com/food/recipes/recipe/0,,FOOD_9936_17018,00.html) and a soy-maple brined turkey (http://www.recipezaar.com/mycookbook/getrecipe.zsp?id=23686) and this thanksgiving was food paradise.
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Posted: Thu Oct 27, 2005 7:57 am
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My mom uses the turkey broth that she drains from the turkey roasting and uses that in her giblet gravy. She makes sure she runs it through a colander first though. Then she adds the turkey neck meat, as the other goodies (liver, heart, etc,...) she chops and puts into the cornbread stuffing. If the gravy needs additional broh she uses cans of chicken or even veggie broth. She adds corn starch to the gravy as well as s/p to taste.
It is sure pretty tasty!
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Posted: Thu Oct 27, 2005 4:07 pm
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This suggestion may be covered elsewhere, but a good rule of thumb for any thickening agent:
Add cold roux to hot stock or cold stock to hot roux.
The finished product will come out much better if there is a significant temperature difference when combining them. Either start with cold stock, and bring the roux/stock mixture up to a simmer or let the roux cool to room temp before adding to the simmering stock.
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I totally advocate the use of hot roux/cold stock or cold roux/hot stock for safety reasons. My cooking instructor was burned by a student because the student mixed hot stock into hot roux while the instructor was checking out his gravy. The instructor had warned us about the danger of mixing hot stock with hot roux..guess the student will never forget that warning ever again!
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I used a recipe yesterday from Cook's Illustrated that sounds like the same one they put in the New Best Recipe except that it started with chicken broth instead of turkey stock.
With regards to the hot broth/hot roux, I can attest that it can cause steam burns.... Having never made turkey gravy before, I wanted to make it in a container that was big enough for the six cups of gravy, and the recipe called for a saucepan, so I used a 3-qt saucepan that was about as tall as it was wide. That was a big mistake--the verticality of the pan concentrated the steam as I added the hot broth to the very hot roux and I got a rather nasty steam burn on my index finger that was holding the whisk. I got to spend the rest of the time finishing the gravy with my nondominant hand while my dominant hand was swishing about in a bowl of cool water and having to have other people give me a lot of help. (I was glad this morning when I noticed that my finger hadn't blistered, as I had expected it to.) Next time I'll use a large skillet so I can keep my hand well away of the steam and the steam can dissipate more readily and/or cool the roux.
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Posted: Thu Nov 23, 2006 2:24 am
Post subject: Gravy-making based on drip-pan contents
I've found that gravy is best made by just adding (sprinkling a little at a time so there are NO lumps) flour onto the fat in the drip-pan content that results from a bird or beef roast sitting on a rack above. Drain some fat if you need to, but a roux is a roux and you just mix the flour in the usual proportions for fat/flour and cook it THOROUGHLY - preferably to the "chocolate" color. At that point you can start adding stock or whatever liquids you want - just drizzle it in there and keep stirring and keep adding, and monitor the thickness - it's going to take 1/2 hour at least - don't rush it - just like any other roux - drink at least two beers.
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Posted: Sat Feb 17, 2007 6:33 pm
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"On the day that the turkey roast occurs, I brought the broth to a simmer".
"Once the turkey has been removed from the oven and set aside to rest, I spooned off as much oil from the roasting pan as possible."
---How about engineering a sentence!
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Posted: Thu Mar 01, 2007 9:32 pm
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Christopher7291 wrote:
"On the day that the turkey roast occurs, I brought the broth to a simmer".
"Once the turkey has been removed from the oven and set aside to rest, I spooned off as much oil from the roasting pan as possible."
---How about engineering a sentence!
Sorry - I generally write these articles as quickly as possible, and it still takes hours at a time. It's often difficult for me to form coherent sentences after work in the wee hours of the morning when the articles invariable get written. I do appreciate typos and grammatic errors pointed out to me, but generally prefer to receive them via e-mail so the article can be fixed without comments being added to the thread.
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Posted: Fri Nov 28, 2008 4:07 pm
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I wanted to thank you for this recipe. I tried it yesterday at Thanksgiving, and it was hands-down, the best gravy we've ever had in our lives!! Simply Amazing. We brined our turkey, which may have affected how wonderfully flavorful it was, but either way it's an excellent method, and one I will put in my files permanently.
Thank you!!!
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This made a very good, flavorful gracy. I will use it again next year but will add some more flour to make it a little thicker.
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Posted: Fri Nov 26, 2010 1:21 am
Post subject: Awesome gravy
Gravy is such a crucial part of the meal...it goes on the turkey, potatoes, and stuffing. This recipe is absolutely awesome. It takes a lot of time, but was definitely worth every second.
The only variation I made was in the last step. I ended up with a lot of liquid in the turkey pan, so after straining it and skimming the fat, I added only about 2 cups to the gravy mixture. I then cooked it down and added a little cornstarch to thicken it up.
I'm on my wife's good list today, and I bet I'll be making this awesome gravy again at Christmas. Thanks!!!
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Fans of "Transformers: Prime" can get an early look at Friday's penultimate episode, titled "Regeneration," with the above clip from the multiple Daytime Emmy Award-winning animated series — there's dissension in the Decepticon ranks as Dreadwing apparently has had enough of Starscream and is about to shut his engines down forever.
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JK: When we started on "Prime" we "inherited" a 300- or 400-page document. It was put together by Hasbro and it was sort of the combined mythology over the many iterations of "Transformers." When we started "Prime" we knew in some ways we wanted to start over and introduce viewers into this world and not assume they'd had previous experience with "Transformers," but we always didn't want to contradict what had come before us. So we started with that document, and to their credit, Hasbro as a toy company tends to have that kind of IP on their products, especially their action figures. They create this world before you even get the toys. We got that 300- or 400-page document and a good chunk of our time was spent trying to figure out what we wanted to use and how we wanted to use it. At some point we wanted to be done with that and go on our own path. We couldn't have predicted where we started to do that, and in some ways we're still servicing that document even as we've spun off into our own storytelling.
HC: Is there one person overseeing the entire "Transformers" franchise, coordinating between the animated series and the movies and the novels and the comic books?
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B. Lynn Pascoe told the U.N. Security Council that the main obstacles to setting up a Palestinian state _ a bid which Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas submitted last week despite a promised U.S. veto _ are political, not institutional. He said that the main issue remains the "continuing Israeli occupation and the ongoing Palestinian divide."
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Ted is Ted Sheely, Kings County, Calif., farmer who has added new meaning to precision agriculture within the last two years employing Global Positioning System (GPS) and variable rate technology to wide array of tasks from ripping to gypsum, nitrogen and Pix applications. This year's variable rate technology was applied for the first time in the San Joaquin Valley to cotton planting and the agenda later this season calls for variable rate anhydrous ammonium applications and an attempt at aerial variable rate applications of a plant growth regulator.
The Sheely operation west of Lemoore, Calif., has become the test track for a wide array of precision ag technology involving everyone from NASA to the local agrichemical retailer. Much of it has been under a program called Ag 20/20, an ambitious partnership spawned by NASA to link USDA and various universities to growers to improve profits for commodity producers.
The idea is simple; develop new technology that will keep American farmers in business. Central to the idea is to use remote sensing to assist farmers in making key decisions during the year.
Sheely is an unabashed cheerleader for precision agriculture because as he sees it will be technology and technology alone that will keep him competitive in world markets where just about everyone he competes with has cheaper labor, water and other inputs and fewer regulations.
"I have to change the way I farm to stay in business," said Sheely, who has farmed on the West Side of the San Joaquin Valley for three decades.
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However, those changes must make economic sense. University of California Cooperative Extension farm advisor in Kings County, Bruce Roberts, said the work at Sheely's Azcal Management farm must be driven by practicality. Using new technology must be physically manageable and it must be affordable. "You cannot throw $2 at 50-cent problems," said Roberts.
"When I go to my banker and want to spend money on computers or tractor guidance systems it had better make sense and offer a return of $1.50 for every $1 spent, particularly in this agricultural economy," said Sheely, who farms cotton, tomatoes, pistachios, wheat, garlic, garbanzo beans and upland and Pima cotton.
So far he has been able to achieve that goal. Last year's variable rate nitrogen trial saved him enough money on nitrogen to pay for the $7.50 per acre fee charges by Britz Fertilizers, Five Points, Calif., to sample, map and apply variable rates of N. The payoff was 50 pounds more cotton per acre with the technology.
He used a similar technology to apply the growth regulator Pix to four 160-acre cotton fields. Aerial photographs of the field detected various growth rates, and Hanford, Calif., consultant Nick Groenenberg went into those areas to determine how much Pix would be needed based on his plant mapping.
A ground rig equipped with Global Position System directed an onboard computer to apply either 18, 12, 8 ounces or no Pix to four different identifiable zones in the field. The computer could change the Pix rate in 20-foot increments.
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"I have never used 18 ounces of Pix in my life," said Sheely. "Tops for me has been 12 ounces.
"The bottom line is I used less Pix on those fields than had I use a one-rate fits-all like we normally do," said Sheely, the 1999 Farm West Western Farm Press/Cotton Foundation High Cotton Award winner. He saved money on Pix and is confident that final ginning reports will record a yield increase.
"Anytime you can improve uniformity in highly variable conditions, you are being more efficient with your inputs," said Sheely.
And uniformity is what he and the others in variable rate cotton seeding trials are looking for this year.
The goal is to mitigate high salinity levels in establishing a cotton stand.
Two fields were mapped with a mechanical salinity-measuring device called an EM38, according to consultant Brock Taylor of Clovis, Calif., who is working with California State University's Center for Irrigation Technology (CIT) and others in the AG 20/20 project.
The device pulled down a furrow by a Spra-Coupe measures salinity down to four feet with a technology called magnetic induction.
Florence Cassel, CIT soil and water scientist, said the devise measured salinity across 100 feet of rows and every 30 feet down the measuring row.
The readings were mapped and put into an onboard computer that regulated the seeding rate from the planter via a hydraulic motor.
Tim Stone, precision ag coordinator for Britz Fertilizers, said the fields were divided into three salinity zones and 10-, 15- or-18 pound seeding rates, the later for the highest salinity readings.
The GPS Beeline tractor guidance system on board the tractor told the Raven AMS computer exactly where the tractor was in the field. The salinity map downloaded into the computer then managed the seeding rate.
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Dan Wiens is precision farming coordinator for Britz and maps fields based on information gleaned from satellites, aircraft or from devices like the salinity measurement apparatus developed by CIT.
These maps, he said, save time by identifying variations by pinpointing where differences are and then putting people in the field to find what those differences are so a farmer can correct them.
Stone said he has used variable rate technology on about 4,000 acres since Britz began offering precision ag services.
The interest in variable rate technology, said Roberts, has been on the most highly variable fields. That is not unexpected, but he anticipates as growers like Sheely get results from it, it will grow.
"What we are doing at Ted's is putting a value on this technology," he said.
"When prices for what farmers produced were higher than they are now, they were operating in a well-buffered environment. Prices no longer offer that buffer," said Taylor. Profit must come from new technology.
Variability is evident to farmers like Sheely. "But variability is not in one spot. It is spread all over a field," he said.
What this new technology offers is a way for the farm owner to better mitigate variability without personally riding a tractor.
"The people who work for me see that variability just like I can, but I don't want them making decisions visually…it is not right to expect them to do that because they do not have to go to my banker and deal with the financial aspects of my farm," said Sheely. "I do not want to put that responsibility on my tractor drivers."
"I don't have time to drive a tractor…I have to worry about water and so many other issues off the farm that effect my farm," he said.
However, he knows what goes on that tractor impact his bottom line as much as every other aspect of his farm.
He now owns five Beeline GPS guidance systems. He's already realized a 30 percent savings in disking and ripping because the satellite-guided tractors are more efficient.
Quicker, more accurate
His employees can operate equipment at night and they can spend a longer day in the tractor without mental fatigue. "We planted our cotton in 10 days this year rather than the normal 14. The men knew it meant overtime, but they were willing to do it because they knew we would get finished quicker and it would be accurate."
Tractor drivers quickly embraced the new technology, said Sheely.
"It was interesting, we had a Beeline-equipped tractor in the shop for repairs, and the guys kept asking when we were going to get it back," he said.
"We have a profit sharing plan for the people who work here, and they knew that the Beeline system allowed them to be more efficient and hopefully improve the bottom line," said Sheely.
Wiens put precision agriculture in perspective when he said it mimics early-day valley farming.
"When farmers were farming hundreds of acres instead of thousands like today, they knew their fields and made what we today call variable rate applications. When they were spreading manure, they know where the bad spots were and put a little extra on there," said Wiens. "Grandpa practiced variable rate technology, they just didn't call it that.
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Hiroyuki (Hiro) Iseki is research faculty with the National Center for Smart Growth and is an assistant professor of Urban Studies and Planning. He has the Master of Art and Ph.D. in Urban Planning from UCLA, as well as the Master of Engineering degree from University of Tokyo. His research focuses on balancing efficiency, effectiveness, and equity in public policy and planning with a special attention to transportation, environment, and land use. Prior to joining UMD, Hiro taught at University of Toledo, Ohio and University of New Orleans, Louisiana, and has been a research associate with Mineta Transportation Institute at San Jose State University, California.
Hiro has worked on various transportation research projects funded by university research centers, foundations, and government agencies, including University of California Transportation Center, Mineta Transportation Institute, Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority, and California Department of Transportation. Hiro was involved in a series of studies on built environment, transit facilities, and crime incidents in Los Angeles, and developed a new GIS analysis method to incorporate the presence of slopes and intersections in identifying the size of bikeshed, using energy consumption as travel impedance. He was involved in a series of research projects to develop tools to evaluate the transit service quality at bus stops and train station with researchers from the UCLA Institute of Transportation Studies. These tools included: 1) a toolkit of survey instruments, 2) guidelines for conducting a user survey about their perceptions of transit service quality, and 3) a downloadable customized analysis for any specific transit. For a project to assess the feasibility of interoperable smart cards for transit systems, he conducted a cost-benefit analysis, taking into account coordination among transit agencies in the San Francisco Bay area. Recently, Hiro has completed: (1) a study to examine the effects of gasoline prices on ridership of four different transit modes in ten urbanized areas, and (2) a study to develop direct ridership models to estimate the impacts of land use changes on WMATA metro station ridership. One of his current projects is a study to examine the distribution of firm locations in relation to rail stations in the Washington DC region.
- Iseki, H., and R. Ali. 2014. Net Effects of Gas Price Changes on Transit Ridership in US Urban Areas, The Norman Y. Mineta International Institute for Surface Transportation Policy Studies, College of Business, San Jose State University, San Jose, California. Report No: CA-MTI-14-1106. 125 pages.
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DENVER (AP) — Skiers rejoiced and stores pulled snowblowers out of storage as a persistent spring storm delivered another round of wet snow to parts of Wyoming, Colorado and the Dakotas on Wednesday.
Slick conditions and reduced visibility closed big stretches of two interstates in Wyoming and Colorado. The storm delayed flights out of Denver and postponed another Colorado Rockies-New York Mets game.
Three feet of snow has fallen in Colorado's mountains so far, building the snowpack at a time when, normally, the levels have already peaked for the year.
The weather also has delayed the start of wildfire season in the northern and central mountains and foothills. By this time a year ago, Colorado already had one massive wildfire that killed three people.
But the state still remains in a drought, and the storm has so far been weak or simply bypassed the farms and ranches of southern and eastern Colorado.
The snow that fell along the Front Range captured both sides of the story. It carried different shades of dust likely from parched parts of Colorado, Arizona and Utah, said state climatologist Nolan Doesken. Meanwhile, crews in Rocky Mountain National Park burned brush piles to prevent wildfires in knee-deep snow.
Doesken said the Front Range snowfall means homeowners can put off watering for at least three weeks, but it's not enough to pull the state out of the drought given how low reservoirs are after two dry years.
"It's not good enough yet, but it's good," Doesken said.
Colorado's snowpack has risen to 77 percent of the average seasonal peak, and the critical Colorado Basin, which provides water to more than 40 million people in seven western states, has grown to 85 percent of the average peak.
The usual measurements that compare the snow level to the average for a particular day are even higher, but they're misleading because in a normal year, snow would have already started melting by now, said Mage Hulstrand of the National Resources Conservation Service.
The storm is expected to move into Kansas and Nebraska later Wednesday.
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The store already had put some of the winter implements away on storage shelves to make room for spring and summer season goods on the sales floor.
"We thought the season was kind of over, but we should know better. We live in Wyoming, right?" she said.
Forecasters said the storm could drop as much as 15 inches of snow in western South Dakota by Thursday and lesser but still-significant amounts farther east.
The first round of snow postponed the opening game of the Rockies-Mets series Monday, but the teams took advantage of a break in the precipitation to play a frigid doubleheader Tuesday. One fan watched with a snowman in the next seat.
The teams are scheduled to play again Thursday, when the storm should be gone, but no makeup date had been set for Wednesday's game.
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Kane's first goal was a laser beam. Kane has beaten MANY of the league's best goaltenders with that shot of his. His second goal, well that puck got past two Canuck defenders, Salo and Mitchell, and Mitchell really screwed up on that one. Luongo has no excuse for Kane's third goal, but the team in front of Luongo was pretty much letting the Hawks run around.....regardless, he should've had it. Kane also is one of those speedy little guys who has loads of skill and also an incredible amount of puck luck.Uncle dans leg wrote:Ahem...
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Wow. That goal, really? The Canucks are letting the Hawks do whatever they hell they please for that entire clip. The shot comes in from the point, through a screen, Lou gets his blocker on it, when he finally finds it, and the Canucks defense does jack shit. Lou played that shot properly, he's down and out because he knows a shot is coming in from the point, he can't see it clearly through traffic, so he drops to take away the ice, making the high percentage play, then makes a very good reaction save, though that puts him out of position for a rebound. That's what the team in front of him is for. They dropped the ball.Uncle dans leg wrote: Exhibit B
The Boston series was just a complete Jekyll and Hyde series for Luongo. He was absolutely unbelievable in games 1, 2, and 5. He was atrocious in games 3, 4, and 6, and less than stellar in game 7. But again you pick probably one of the most "excusable" goals from those games in Boston. Ference isn't a shooter, he winds up, he's sliding along the blueline to Luongo's left, Lou gets a good look at him winding up and his movement, drops as he tracks him across, and Ference blasts one that goes back the other way. It was a perfectly placed shot, and Ference probably couldn't replicate it if he tried.Uncle dans leg wrote: Exhibit C
Yeah, no doubt UDL, Lou is completely AWOL every time it really counts.Uncle dans leg wrote: Strangler, you can parade all the stats around you like but lets face it...the guy sucks when it counts the most.
As an aside, since you have proven he has the lowest save % in the history of the NHL, do you honestly, and I mean honest to yourself as well as everyone here, feel Luongo should be mentioned anywhere as being even remotely close to one of the games greatest goaltenders?
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James Franco's neighbors have accused the actor of disrupting a residential area in California by running a film production company out of his home.
The Spider-Man star purchased a house in Silver Lake, Los Angeles last summer and a group of residents there have now written an open letter of complaint to the actor.
In the note, obtained by real estate blog La.curbed.com, the neighbors allege Franco does not live at the property and that their grievances over production vehicles blocking their driveways have been ignored by a female employee of the actor, named only as Iris.
They write, "At first… (we) were pleased to have Mr. Franco living next door. His work in Milk and his academic pursuits made us happy he was on our street. That is no longer the case. If, in fact, Mr. Franco has purchased the house next door, it does not appear to be inhabited by the actor; it does appear to be inhabited by several people who are working for him…
"The property has become a production house. In fact, Iris, who works for the actor informed me that they are running production from the house…
"Iris basically informed me they could do whatever they want on their property. Really? Running a production of such impact and magnitude in a residential area doesn't violate any zoning restrictions? Are there no limits to the kinds of businesses one can run?
"We like James Franco and we like some of his movies, but we're not so enamoured of his presence that we are willing to give up our sanity in our own home."
Franco recently revealed he bought a house in California last year, but doesn't live there full-time because he is worried about fans turning up on his doorstep.
He told Britain's InStyle magazine, "It's pretty scary when you buy a new house and they put the address on the Internet. Photographers then know where you live and pretty much every psycho out there can turn up on your doorstep. I haven't been to my house in a while because of it actually."
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War, Stress, and PTSD
Other things that happen in a combat situation can add stress to an already stressful situation and may contribute to post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and other mental health problems. These things include the politics around a war, where it's fought, and the type of enemy you face.footnote 1
Here are some things that may result in more stress during combat.
Who's the enemy?
In some wars, the enemy is clear, but this is not always the case. In Operation Enduring Freedom (Afghanistan) and Operation Iraqi Freedom (Iraq), the enemy could have been anyone. A man herding sheep or a store owner could harm you. You may be uncertain whether you are doing the right thing when challenging people or even shooting at them. This adds stress to an already traumatic event and can contribute to PTSD. The guerilla and terrorist aspects of the war add to the uncertainty. This was also the case in the Vietnam War.
Tour of duty
In World War II, soldiers and their families knew they were in until the end. In Vietnam and Desert Storm (the first Gulf War), most soldiers served only one tour of duty. But soldiers in Iraq and Afghanistan may serve more than one tour, or the tour may be extended. You may serve a tour, come home and adjust to life, and then be sent back again.
Mission and role
If your mission is unclear, it adds stress. In Vietnam, some soldiers questioned why the United States was there. This also occurred in Iraq. You also may question your role in the war. Are you a soldier, a policeman, or a peacekeeper? The military trains soldiers, and playing a different role can add to stress.
Political and social support
World War II and the Korean War had overall public support. The Vietnam War did not. Soldiers returning home from Iraq and Afghanistan have had much more public support, but political opinions shift.
Your view of the war also makes a difference. If you do not feel the war is progressing, you can lose heart.
Poor weather, food, housing, and other stressors
A jungle or desert is a difficult climate in which to fight. Rain, heat, insects, and sand storms all can be stressful. What you eat and how you are housed can add to or reduce stress. Physical problems, such as an aching back or sore knees, also add to stress.
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I think they should look for another source like GA Supply. Even if there is a larger up front cost, in the long run it would be better. Maybe they could look at Tallahassee and see where they're getting their energy from and see if we can use it. I don't think raising the rate for the citizens is fair.
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As a resident of the city of Quincy and county of Gadsden, I oppose any form of increase in the city utilities usage. Many residents including myself are experiencing a dramatic increase in my public utility bill without an rate increase.
The Gadsden County Humane Society would like to thank everyone who made our recent garage sale a huge success. Thanks to everyone who donated, hauled, sorted and priced garage sale items in advance, and to everyone who organized, sold and bought items last weekend. Thanks for loaning us tables, trailers and even an RV. And thanks for getting the word out to your friends and neighbors!
The key to the American Cancer Society/Havana Relay For Life/Salem Believers success rests in people, friends and family like you, who embody the spirit of greatness by saying, "Yes I can, and so can you!"
Thanks for your inspiring dedication and tremendous example to the American Cancer Society/Havana Relay for Life and the Gadsden County community.
Come on, Gadsden County commissioners. Really now, you could not find someone that was born and raised or moved here years ago and has made Gadsden County his or her permanent home worthy of being considered for the county manager's position?
I am so sick of you all reaching beyond Gadsden County to seek talent instead of utilizing what we already have here in this county. A person who truly cares about the county and will be here until he or she dies.
Waiting out the storms this weekend, I decided to start a planter of flowers for my office window.
One thing about seeing something grow is you'll have to work all the aspects together to produce the blooms. The soil requires preparation and handling, and the plants need tending.
How similar these basics are to the organizations that tend to growth in Gadsden County.
Our chamber and its members tirelessly work the soil of Gadsden County and tends to all aspects of growth, in order to see us bloom.
On the evening of March 6, I received a 911 telephone alert from the Gadsden County Sheriff's Office, which was to inform the citizenry that a dangerous felon had escaped from custody and was on the loose.
Good stuff. Except...what good was this message?
The message was totally inadequate, since it didn't name or adequately describe the escapee. All we were told was that he was black, had tattoos on his arms and that was it. Nada!
We weren't given weight, height, color of eyes, type of haircut, etc.
What is it about America? Why do corporations and government at all levels ride the backs of the taxpayer?
As an example, Gadsden County charges a 1 percent surcharge in addition to the state's 6 percent sales tax and then, on top of that, charges another half-cent sales tax for a grand total of 7.5 percent. How do local businesses collect a half-cent sales tax?
As we continue to work to build a brighter future for our students and prepare for upcoming testing, our situation as a district can only be described as bittersweet.
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Danny, we hardly knew ye.
Before he has played a down, the Eagles have benched Danny Watkins, their first round draft choice. They picked him this spring and penciled him in at right guard from the very beginning -- and then, this morning, Watkins was erased by coach Andy Reid. In his place, Kyle DeVan will be the starter for the season opener against St. Louis. DeVan was claimed on waivers the other day after the Indianapolis Colts cut him. All of which raises the question: what would the Eagles have done had the Colts not decided to let DeVan go?
Reid dropped some hints at his Wednesday press conference that the move was going to take place, but he has not confirmed anything -- and he apparently told Watkins not to say anything. Reporters in the locker room sniffed it out, though, and here the Eagles are on the eve of the season opener, making it up as they go along.
Is this any way to win a Super Bowl?
Or develop a rookie offensive lineman?
Say this about Watkins: to take a guy with a relatively limited football background, and to give him no off-season work, and to watch him miss the first few days of an already-abbreviated training camp in a contract dispute, and then to expect him to be able to start on opening day, was probably a stretch. Reid's first hint that Watkins was a work in progress came about 3 weeks ago. His play in subsequent games was viewed by amateur observers (like me) as either substandard or, well, meh.
They likely could have lived with meh.
Now, we know.
But here's the thing: the Eagles have done Watkins a disservice. They did not need to annoint him as the starter on draft day. They could have recognized the reality -- that he was likely to have his hands full, especially in a lockout-encumbered environment, and that the goal was to get him ready as quickly as possible but not necessarily on opening day.
The Eagles went with the anointing, though, which means that as they pull this cumbersome switcheroo at the last minute, they leave everybody thinking that Watkins has failed them. They leave Watkins now in the position of having to fight that perception.
The reality is that the Eagles failed here, not Watkins. They are the ones who miscalculated.
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|Atomicon XVIII Comics Expo will be held Sunday, No. 29th, 2009, at the Comfort Inn in Huntingdon, PA (junction of US Rt. 22 and 4th Street), 10 am to 4 pm.
Our Bat-Bux $howcash Drawing, Free Movie Tickets Drawing, Mystery Box 'o' Stuff and Classic 60s Monster Magazine Drawing are ALL for PAYING attendees. Dealers ONLY: Special End-of-Day Drawing for a FREE Dealers' Table at our next show.
Prices for 6 ft. tables are as following: $40/1, $75/2, $100/3 if paid by November 15. AFTER November 15: $45/1, $80/2, $110/3 until day of show. NO tables sold on day of show; YOU MUST PREPAY. The Atomicon GUARANTEE: You WILL get a wall-space table until they are SOLD OUT! Island Tables (NO free-standing displays) assigned after ALL wall-spaces are GONE, or upon Special Request.
Admission is STILL Only $2 for Adults and Teens; Kids 12-and-under are ALWAYS FREE.
FREE Parking is still available at the hotel.
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*The honor and will
Your honor is real
Always honor your niggas
Before u honor a bill.*
**I Stay in the Luke
Cuz I be in the hood
And I know what they want
So I get em the goods.**
***Is full of yas here
I'm fully prepared
To shut this whole shit down
And bully the air.***
Styles P. "The Ghost"
*I'll die for my homie
He will die for me too. (true(Jadakiss))
Loyalty come first
That's what poverty do.*
**We get it together,(uh(Jadakiss))
We spend it together,(yea(jadakiss))
If your lifes on the line
We will end it together.**
*Ma Nigga G'd up
My Niggas Re'd up
Responsible for a niggas doped up & see'd up
When u lock and load
Don't forget to squeeze
Its Kiss & P
Move bricks a piece
We either to split'n the dutch
Or we poppin the cork?
From the bottom of Yonkers to the Top of New York.*
Styles P. "The Ghost"
*7 to the realtor, 6 to the jeweler
6 to the dealer, 6 in your medulah,( pa pa pa pa...*whisper*(Jadakiss)
The kiss of death...you seen the ghost
You sellin dope
Know to hold your nina close.*
*You know what it is, you know what it ain't
If im outside my mans controlling the paint. (*unaudible Mumble *)
If im shotgun my mans controllin the tank.*
Styles P. "The Ghost"
*Watching the Dice.*
*While my mans Controlling the bank ("uhh"(Jadakiss)).*
Styles P. "The Ghost"
*We go to the lot(yeah!(Jadakiss)).*
*We Coppin it new.*
Styles P. "The Ghost"
*When it comes to the bottles (uhh(Jadakiss)).*
*We Poppin a few.*
Styles P. "The Ghost"
*And you don't want beef.*
*Then Pop at the crew.*
Styles P. "The Ghost"
*Yooo D-Block!!*(D-Block!!!(D-Block))*
*We Poppin it too.*
Styles P. "The Ghost"
*If your top come down.*
*Then you droppin it too(uhh!(Jadakiss)).*
Styles P. "The Ghost"
*The Streets Watching.*
*We Watchin em' too.*
Styles P. "The Ghost"
*We did it before.*
*We did it with raw
It will sell by itself
If you give em' the pure.*
Styles P. "The Ghost"
*Make sure when he sick..*
*The Give him the cure.*
Styles P. "The Ghost"
*When he knock two off.*
*Then Give him the fall.*
Styles P. "The Ghost"
*Welcome to the Jungle
One-Fivety a Bundle.*
*Twenty-Four Grams
Sorry for going H.A.M.*(Sorry(Jadakiss)).
Styles P. "The Ghost"
*Make it assuring.*
*Ferrari or the Lamb.*
Styles P. "The Ghost"
*US or Uk Tour.*
*Gotta team full of shooters.*
Styles P. "The Ghost"
*2K Boys*(well(Jadakiss))
Kush, Sour Diesel Pudey Boyz[(Not 100% if its Pudey Boyz]*


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By Noel Coward
Adapted from Oscar Wildes Lady Windermeres Fan.
Irish Repertory Theatre
132 West 22nd Street
Kathleen Widdoes as the Duchess of Berwick in the American premiere of Noel Cowards After the Ball at the Irish Repertory Theater.
Bringing back a Noel Coward piece
By Jerry Tallmer
Tony Walton was still in his teens a snotty teenager at the Slade School of Fine Art when in the summer of 1954 he saw a show he has never forgotten. In fact, he not only saw it over and over again, he dragged his classmates along to see it too.
The show, at the Globe Theatre, in Londons West End, was After the Ball, an operetta wrought by Noel Coward from Oscar Wildes stinging 1892 drama of good manners and bad delusions, Lady Windermeres Fan.
Fifty years later, Tony Walton 16 times a Tony nominee for his sets and/or costumes, three times a Tony winner, multiple Obie winner still thinks so much of After the Ball that he, now as designer and director, has brought it back to life at Charlotte Moore and Ciaran OReillys sparkling little Irish Repertory Theatre on West 22nd Street.
The interesting thing about that original production, Walton said at a tech break the other day, was that Coward, who as a tax exile in Jamaica, B.W.I., could only come back to England a couple of weeks at a time, had handed over the staging and choreography to Robert Helpmann [best remembered in America from The Red Shoesand Chitty Chitty Bang Bang films].
Helpmann had applied the ballet principle that every little meaning as a movement all its own, so what you got was an enormously stylized and gestural performance. My fellow students would gasp with amazement at this strange staging.
When Coward had managed to see it, in the pre-London tryout in Bristol, he was so upset that he said it shouldnt be called After the Ball but St. Vituss Dance. He made them simplify it, but he had only two weeks to do that job, and much [of the Helpmann stuff] remained when the show reached London. For all the gesturing, you just couldnt get close to the characters.
Needless to say, Waltons staging does not replicate Helpmanns.
The other problem [in 1954] was that Helpmann had cast a great star, the American soprano Mary Ellis, as Mrs. Erlynne [the adventuress who saves her oblivious daughter, Lady Windermere, from the scandal of exposure of a near-miss, unconsummated extramarital romance].
They were thrilled to get Mary Ellis, but unbeknownst to Noel Coward, Mary Ellis had lost her chops. Helpmann didnt want to bother Coward with this detail, but Coward, who had said in his diary: The music [for After the Ball] is pouring out and I can scarce get to the piano without a melody creeping from my fingers, usually in keys that I am not used to and cant play in, now had to cut most of Elliss songs.
Her voice wasnt the only thing lacking. When Helpmann apologized, Coward is supposed to have said: Poor old duck couldnt get a giggle if she pulled a kipper out of her cunt. I like to think he meant to say corset.
Strangely enough, anagramatically, the Mrs. Erlynne of Waltons production is actress/singer Mary Illes. She hasnt lost her chops. Nor have these others: Kristin Huxhold as young, insecure Lady Windermere; Paul Carlin as her husband, Lord Windermere; David Staller as her would-be lover, Lord Darlington; Kathleen Widdoes as the Duchess of Berwick (and Narrator); Collette Simmons, Greg Mills, Josh Grisetti, Drew Eshelman, and Elizabeth Inghram.
The 1954 London production had 24 principal characters and a full orchestra. The Irish Rep production gives us 10 actors, five of whom are also musicians (on flute, cello, ukulele, oboe, trumpet). Music director Mark Hartman is at the piano.
To this playgoer and play reader, the Lady Windermere of Lady Windermeres Fam is a bit of a ninny.
Yes, said Tony Walton with a half-smile, it unfortunately does come across that way. But I think shes not so much a ninny as a little crude. Were taking the view that this is an autumn/spring marriage between Lord Windermere and Lady Windermere. So when Lord Darlington comes into her life . . . Waltons open hand let the story tell itself.
My parents, he next said, lived in the same area in which Coward grew up, in Teddington, outside London. My father was close to Cowards age [Noel Cowards span: 1899-1973], and he was a strong admirer of Coward. He introduced his work to us kids.
Tony Waltons father was orthopedic surgeon Lancelot Walton; the directors mother, Dawn Drew Walton, was a niece of C. B. Cochran, the producer of all of Cowards major hits.
My father took my mother to watch a dress rehearsal of Bitter Sweet when she was 16, and married her when she was 17. They were 11 years apart. I sometimes think of Lord Windermere and Lady Windermere as my parents.
In some ways After the Ball was a comeback show for Noel Coward. Hed fallen upon the postwar mentality, was being critically rejected as old hat. He behaved as if it didnt affect him, but it really did. Hed had a tremendous success with Bitter Sweet, an operetta that pointed the way, now, for another crack at operetta.
It was always easier for Coward to write a piece if there was a surrogate for him in it. Here, his surrogate is Mrs. Erlynne, whose message essentially boils down to: I travel alone. Just as Wilde also always had a surrogate, his surrogate in Lady Windermeres Fan being Lord Darlington.
The very first show that Tony Walton ever worked on in New York was a 1956-57 production at the Barbizon Plaza of Cowards Conversation Piece, one great song of which is Ill Follow My Secret Heart. Coward himself was on hand as supervising intelligence.
I would plague him with questions about that 1954 After the Ball, and as funny as Noel Coward could always be on anything, just couldnt bring himself to be funny about this.
The rehearsal pianist for Conversation Piece was a fellow named John Kander.
I heard he was writing music, and I wondered whether he needed a lyricist, says Tony Walton, but then I had to go back to England for a bit. By the time I returned, this upstart named Fred Ebb had come along. I wonder whatever happened to them.
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Podcasting, more all part of school district's technology plan
Morgann Pospisil, Tasia Borchardt and Dominic Long wore journalist hats last week.
The fifth graders had interviewed Dudley teachers and administrators about newly renovated space in the elementary.
On this day, the high ability learners were ready for a lighter assignment.
As technology integration specialist Lori Long opened up her laptop, she told them she found several musical selections that might work for the beginning and end of their podcast.In this case, the podcast will be a written story about the renovations that will also be an auditory broadcast on the school's Web site.
"That's the one," shouted Dominic Long excitedly about the song he was hearing.
Seconds later—after listening to the last jingle—Morgann said she liked it for the end of the podcast.
"It sounds like a thank you for watching our show," she said.
Once the students finish the project, they'll teach the technology to fellow fifth graders.
The fifth-grade teachers are also in the know after attending a technology conference where they learned the art of creating podcasts and how to integrate them and other technology into the classroom.
Learning about podcasting is part of an overall plan to introduce the technology to fifth graders and later the whole elementary, Long said.
"Our goal is to get to vodcasts this spring," she said, explaining that vodcasts use video instead of only audio when broadcast on a Web site.
The podcasts can be downloaded to a variety of computer devices, including, computers and iPods and from the school's Web site.
Before class was over, students played with three of the school's 25 new iPod Touches which are hand-held computers.
Long showed them several applications on the miniature computers including "Google Earth."
For Tasia, learning about new technology is fun.
Morgann said she thinks it's different from what kids at other schools do.
So far this year, the students said they've completed some assignments on laptops and used clickers while in fourth grade.
Students use clickers, or remote-control-like devices, to respond to teacher questions which are recorded on computers and give instantaneous feedback.
Long and technology coordinator Jo Wiggins are responsible for many of the technological upgrades in the school.
Since her hire as a technology integration specialist in 2007, Long has showed staff and students how to incorporate technology into the curriculum.
Wiggins takes care of computer hardware issues.
In the beginning, Long scheduled time with teachers to show them what technology is available and how to use it.
"Since then, we've grown together and now they're moving at the same speed we are," she said.
Long noted that teachers use certain tools to enhance teaching and students use technology with which they are comfortable.
"It's not top-down teaching anymore but very collaborative," she said.
Long said staff members aren't forced to use technology that makes them uncomfortable.
At this point, she said posting grades online is required for teachers as is having an individual Web site that can be accessed from the school's Web site.
For Long, technology in the classroom is important because "it's the way of the world."
"And we bring the walls down figuratively with technology," she said.
For example, video conferences bring places like Omaha's Henry Doorly Zoo to the school.
Fourth graders will soon use the technology to visit the National Cowgirl Hall of Fame in Fort Worth, TX.
With what is available to staff and students and how they are using it, Long views Gothenburg Public Schools as miles ahead of other schools its size.
Support from Educational Service Unit 10—in terms of technical and professional support—has been invaluable, Long said.
"When you have 25 new iPods, what do you do with them? How do you maintain and manage them?"
As teachers begin using newer technology with larger applications, Long and Wiggins are busier than before.
"It takes time, energy and cooperation to be able to offer such things to our students and staff," she said.
Still, it's important to keep technology's role in perspective.
"It's a tool, not a replacement for teaching or material," Long explained. "It's a means of getting the knowledge into the minds of students in a way they can relate to and understand."
There's no doubt in Long's mind that technology is what kids relate to today.
Long said her kindergartner uses an iPod shuffle to play music.
"If you can't beat 'em, join 'em," she said with a laugh.
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In 2008, I returned to college to study Fine Art at the University of Delaware. In December of 2009 I created this self portrait, in oil paint, over the span of 40-plus hours of painting. I constructed the stretcher bars out of one-by-three inch poplar and stretched the five-by-six foot canvas over the structure. Two coats of white gesso later and I was ready to paint. [Video on expanded page]
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The onus of the project was to study two artists' work and interpret their styles into a work of my own. I chose to study the artists Chuck Close and Lucien Freud. I used Chuck Close's grid approach to painting to create the overall piece but I incorporated the messy, thick paint reminiscent in Freud's work.
It was a stretch for me to use oil paint as thickly as I did but it was also liberating in that I didn't have to focus on clean, smooth shading the way I normally do. A few times, while moving the paint around, I flipped the brush around and used the end of the handle to manipulate and mix the colors directly on the canvas.
About one-quarter of the way into the painting I decided to document the work with my Nikon D300. The resulting time-lapse shows my approach and execution of both painting styles. It was an arduous project but I am ecstatic with the results.
If you ever visit the east coast of Delaware you can see this painting hanging in my studio at Independent Tattoo.


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Rudimental are an electronic act from Hackney, London who continue to go from strength to strength. Their debut album "Home" went straight in at Number 1 on the UK Albums Chart (featuring two Number 1 singles "Feel The Love" and "Waiting All Night"), and the now Platinum album also won a MOBO Award this year, as well as picking up a Mercury nomination. Live-wise, they've played more than 40 festivals in 2013 alone including Glastonbury, Bestival, BBC Radio 1's Big Weekend, Benicassim and Made In America, and have a UK tour coming up in February 2014.
There's definitely a lot of fun to be had with a Bass Station II live.
Amir (Amor – one of the four members of Rudimental) talks to us about their London studio setup:
"The studio setup is based around synths. The Novation Bass Station II links up nicely into Logic, which is what we usually use – we can have it going straight into the computer, which makes life a lot easier.
We use our Focusrite ISA 220 and a couple of Saffire Pro 40 interfaces for recording everything including drums. Everything's centred around those in the studio. The vocal chain that we use at the moment is an AKG C414 going into the ISA 220 – it's really cool, it's got a nice EQ."
The band also has various other Novation equipment – Amir's first hardware synthesizer he bought was the Supernova. "I had a lot of fun with it, as that was the first time I'd used something other than a plug-in, and I found it a lot quicker than using a computer and soft synths. I prefer using hardware whenever we can." The band also use a Launchpad for DJ sets.
For live shows, Amir uses the Bass Station II as his main performance synth for bass sounds, such as for the powerful bass line that can be heard in "Feel The Love". After his original synthesizer gradually broke down due to humidity during a tour in Australia, Amir explains he's been unhappy with every synth he's tried since – "It's hard to replicate an analogue sound in a small synth. You don't get the same power that you get from an analogue signal, and it's been hard to find something else.
The great thing about the Bass Station II is that it did just that - it's been the first synth that I've used live that I was actually satisfied with, an analogue synth with digital control that makes life easier. I can have presets saved - before, I used to do everything on the fly with a piece of paper, noting down attack and filter settings, and I would switch these settings in between songs. Now I just press the right arrow. It still has the full analogue sound to it - there's definitely a lot of fun to be had with a Bass Station II live."
Piers and Kesi also use Impulse 61 keyboards on stage - Piers uses it to send MIDI messages to his Access Virus controller, and Kesi uses it as a controller for MainStage on his laptop. Amir also highlights the importance of continuing to write and staying productive whilst on the road – "A lot of bands fall into the hole of writing the next album. One thing that's helped us is having portable gear with us – I've really enjoying the Launchkey Mini and the Forte.
I use the Forte all the time to record guitar in wherever we are - hotels, dressing rooms, straight into my laptop. It sounds beautiful, and it has a really lovely preamp. It's my favourite portable interface out there.
The Launchkey Minis are really cool - the pads are really useful for me as they correspond to NI's Battery, which I use for drum sounds. The pads are 16 pads across which correspond with the full 16 pads in Battery, and syncs in really nicely which is really useful for me as it means I can switch through banks quickly – I know that the first pad is always the kick, the second pad is the snare...
It's a little mini keyboard I can whack out anywhere, when I'm waiting at an airport for four hours!"
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When: March 12
Where: Sherman Church of Christ, 1055 Sherman-Mt. Zion Rd, Dry Ridge.
What: The final registration for the Sherman Church of Christ's Upward Soccer Progam will be from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. This program is open to all boys and girls in the community, ages 4 to 12 years old. For more information, cal (859) 428-0929.
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