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P-Funk (also spelled P Funk or P. Funk) is a shorthand term for the repertoire and performers associated with George Clinton and the Parliament-Funkadelic collective and the distinctive style of funk music they performed. The P-Funk groups had their heyday in the 1970s and continue to attract new fans thanks both to the legacy of samples they bequeathed to hip hop and the live shows that the bands continue to perform.
The etymology of the term P-Funk is subject to multiple interpretations. It has been identified alternately as an abbreviation of "Parliament-Funkadelic", "pure funk" or "Plainfield Funk", referring to Plainfield, New Jersey, the hometown of the band's original line-up. The liner notes of CD versions of the Motor Booty Affair album suggest that the "'P' stands for 'Pure.'" The breakout popularity of Parliament-Funkadelic elevated the status of P-Funk to describe what is now considered to be a genre of music in its own right.[citation needed]
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Musical elements that characterize the P-Funk style include:
- spacey synthesizer melodies and washes provided by keyboardist Bernie Worrell and others
- classically-trained and blues/jazz piano style of Bernie Worrell
- prominent, squelching electric bass lines provided by Bootsy Collins or performed in his style
- jazzy, insouciant horn section arrangements performed by The Horny Horns
- raucous glee club-type group vocals on songs' choruses alternating with sung or spoken vocals on the verses
- a mixture of funk and rock guitar styles, the latter being more prominent on Funkadelic's recordings
- steady, relatively unobtrusive drumming with few or no drum solos/drum breaks
- lyrics devoted to exposition of the P-Funk mythology, sex and drug-related humor, and sociopolitical satire often in the context of a concept album
- sophisticated use of multitrack recording technology and studio effects by producer George Clinton
- a more "live band" sound with little of the mechanistic precision of disco and post-disco dance forms[1]
Key P-Funk bands and musicians[edit]
Key P-Funk bands and musicians include the following:
- Bernie Worrell
- Bootsy Collins/Bootsy's Rubber Band
- Eddie Hazel
- Fred Wesley
- Funkadelic
- Garry Shider
- George Clinton
- Maceo Parker
- Michael "Clip" Payne
- Michael Hampton
- Parlet
- Parliament/P-Funk All-Stars
- The Brides of Funkenstein
- Walter Morrison
- Zapp/Larry Troutman/Lester Troutman/Roger Troutman/Terry "Zapp" Troutman
- ^ Borthwick, Stuart & Moy, Ron (2004). Popular Music Genres: an Introduction: "P-Funk made far more use of the metronomic four-to-the-floor drum styles, thus linking their funk to disco and jazz funk. However, unlike disco, P-Funk always sounded 'played', with little of the production-line precision of disco and post-disco dance forms." Edinburgh University Press (2004), p. 34, ISBN 0-7486-1745-0
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Is Will Smith the New Tom Cruise?
This weekend's box office reports may have people questioning Will Smith's draw at the movies.
This weekend's box office reports may have people questioning Will Smith's draw at the movies.
Jaden Smith, the 14-year-old son of actor Will Smith and his actress wife Jada Pinkett, is seeking emancipation from his parents.
Rejoice, for Will Smith the rapper is not dead! He was apparently just on an "off" portion of his on-again, off-again hiatus, having come out of rap retirement to gift pal Gabrielle Union (and in turn the world) with some freestyle beats. And party like it was 1995.
Marcus Burnett and Mike Lowrey are best friends and detectives in the narcotics division of the Miami-Dade Police Department. One night, $100 million of seized heroin is stolen from a secure police vault. This is a major blow to Burnett and Lowrey, because it was the biggest drug bust of their careers. Internal Affairs thinks that it was an inside job and warns Miami PD that if they do not recover the drugs in five days, the narcotics division will be shut down. Name the movie and solve this mystery for a chance to win NCG movie passes!
Don't try to kiss Will Smith on the lips. Will slapped a male television reporter who tried to kiss him before the Moscow premiere of 'Men in Black III'.
The reporter from the Ukrainian television channel 1+1 approached Smith on the red carpet, put his hand on the actor's shoulder and tried to kiss him.
It was caught on video.
This summer there were rumors that Will Smith and wife Jada Pinkett were getting divorced. Of course the duo denied it and acted all lovely dovey saying the rumors were false. Well now it looks like they are actually getting a divorce and have been pretending to be happy for a long time, according to Star Pulse.
I was really surprised to see this news that after 13 years of marriage, Will and Jada Pinkett Smith have separated. MSNBC says no reasons have been given yet as to why they have decided to split. They really seemed like a solid Hollywood couple who would actually make it. I'm sure more details will
When I think of Will Smith I think, pretty good actor, Fresh Prince of Bel-Air, beautiful wife, talented kids and someone who seems like a nice guy. I think I left a couple of things out; he's also a very smart guy and a very hard worker. Have you ever looked at him as a motivational speaker? Take a look after the jump.

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Kinect for Windows will retail at $249, which is $100 higher than it's Xbox 360 counterpart. On top of that, it will debut in the US, Canada, Australia, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Mexico, New Zealand, Spain and the United Kingdom. The $249 will buy you the Kinect hardware and software updates. If you're looking to bring Kinect to your institution of learning, it will run at an estimated $149.
The increased premium for Kinect for Windows comes from the lack of funds from other sources. In other words, the Kinect for Xbox 360 can be sold at $149 due to the fact that the rest of the cost is covered from Xbox Live subscriptions, the purchase of Kinect games and other related transactions.
With the success of Kinect on Xbox 360, how well will it fare on Windows? You can check out the blog post for more information and Amazon's product page if you are ever so inclined to preorder.
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The Berkeley Carroll School is built on a foundation of honesty, respect, and trust — in a word, honor. It is our aim to make these values an integral part of how we live every day, and it is our expectation that we will support one another as we strive to grow as a community. By acting on these values daily in our school community, we aspire to make honor central to the culture and identity of the school.
In a perfect world, there would be no need to create an external body to ensure that honor be upheld. However, we are all human, and actions that violate the spirit of honor will occur. When this happens, an Honor Council will conduct hearings to determine the facts of the case and make a recommendation for disciplinary action to the school administration. The Honor Council seeks to cultivate a climate of honorable behavior. Additionally, the Honor Council will act as a review board for the Honor System. It may recommend changes to the system; these changes must be approved by two-thirds of all Upper School students and faculty.
Lying, the deliberate presentation of a false impression or false information.
Cheating, the deliberate or unintentional presentation of someone else's work as one's own, or the deliberate sharing of one's own work so that it can be presented as someone else's. It can include, but is not limited to, the use of unauthorized information on any quiz, test, homework, or other assignment.
Stealing, the action of taking someone else's property without his or her permission.
Vandalism, deliberate defacement or disrespect to school property or the property of someone in the school community.
Plagiarism, the deliberate or unintentional presentation of someone else's word's or ideas as one's own. The Honor Council will hear plagiarism cases when the facts of the case are beyond dispute.
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After an honor violation is reported to the Upper School Director, the Director works closely with the student leaders of the Honor Council to determine the credibility of the report and to lay the groundwork for a hearing should it be decided to bring the complaint before the Honor Council. Steps in this latter process include informing the accused student and his/her parents that a hearing is being initiated, detailing the accusation in writing, and reviewing the Honor Council's procedures with the accused student.
At the Honor Council hearing the accused student is accompanied by a faculty advocate of his/her choice. The Council reviews the case and interviews the parties involved, asking any questions that might arise. At the conclusion of the hearing, the Honor Council makes a recommendation to the US Director and Head of School.
The Upper School Director reviews the recommendation of the Honor Council and determines what disciplinary action is appropriate. The nature of the honor violation(s) and the penalties that are put into place are communicated to the Upper School student body by the student co-chairs of the Honor Council at the Monday morning meeting. The information that is provided is generic. The Council does not make public the names of the individuals involved in the case.
Maintaining honor is based on a spirit of trust and requires the commitment of everyone in the community. It is expected that anyone who witnesses an honor violation will take appropriate action. The details of that action may vary.
When a violation is reported to the Upper School Director, it is his/her responsibility to decide whether it is appropriate to institute an Honor Council proceeding. The Honor Council will strive to maintain confidentiality. However, those who witness an honor violation must understand that the Honor Council cannot consider cases based on anonymous accusations without supporting evidence. It should also be noted that when students who have committed an honor violation come forward themselves, the consequences of their actions will likely be mitigated.
Two student co-chairs will lead the Honor Council by coordinating Council meetings and procedures and ensuring group cohesion. They will be elected each spring by a majority vote of the entire Upper School student body, and in order to appear on the ballot, each candidate must (a) be a rising junior or senior and (b) have served at least one term as a representative to the Council in the past. The co-chairs will serve terms of one year and cast a vote in all Honor Council proceedings.
Each of the four grades in the Upper School will elect one representative to the Honor Council; these representatives will be elected by a majority vote of their classmates in the fall. They will serve terms of one year and cast a vote in all Honor Council proceedings.
The faculty of the Upper School will elect two representatives to the Honor Council; these representatives will be elected by a plurality vote of their colleagues in the spring. They will serve terms of one year and cast a vote in all Honor Council proceedings. In order to appear on the ballot, candidates must have been employed at Berkeley Carroll for at least two years.
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Isabella of Milan, Princess d'Aragona, and wife of Duke Gian Galeazzo Sforza. The intimate story of her life in Milan told in the letters of her lady-in-waiting, as set forth by Christopher Hare [pseud.]
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Sforza family.
Isabella, > d'Aragona, Duchess of Milan, consort of Gian Galeazzo Sforza, Duke of Milan, > 1470-1524. Milan (Italy) > Court and courtiers. |
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As you probably know, Kings Peak is the highest point in Utah, and as you might imagine, this hike is a very popular one. According to Forest Service estimates the Henrys Fork Basin receives about 5,000 visitors annually. Many come for the express purpose of climbing Utah's highest mountain, but many more come just to enjoy the abundant scenic beauty of the area and perhaps do a little fishing in the basin's half dozen lakes. Late summer is the most popular time to visit Henrys Fork, but some visitors also enjoy cross country skiing in the basin in the winter months. Henrys Fork Trailhead is one of the few trailheads on the north slope of the High Uintas that is accessible all year round. Although the climb to the top of Kings Peak is very strenuous it is not technically difficult, and about the only requisite for the trip is good physical condition. Furthermore, the view from the top is extraordinary. Even if it were not the highest point in the state, the assent of Kings Peak would still be one of Utah's best hikes. Henrys Fork is the closest trailhead to Kings Peak; hence it is the most popular place to begin the hike. But many variations of this hike are also possible. If you spend an hour on the summit in mid-August you will probably meet other climbers who have walked up from every direction. Many hikers approach Kings Peak from the south slope along Yellowstone Creek or the Uinta River. Others come from Hoop Lake or Spirit Lake on the eastern side of the Uintas. And a surprising number of people begin their hike at Mirror Lake, 40 miles to the west. Looking down from the top with a good pair of binoculars you can usually see hikers far below inching their way east or west along the Highline Trail towards Anderson Pass, just north of the summit.
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The country has a free trade treaty with the Southern cone nation. The study indicates that products not being currently exported to the South American country have the most potential.
The study showed excellent possibilities for export of beef, roasted coffee (not decaf), medicines, some plastics, tires, animal feed, some lumber, diapers and sanitary napkins, laminated iron and steel, electronic phone parts, pencils and measuring instruments, to name a few.
Currently, what is being exported are juices, food preparations, tires, fruit concentrates and yuca (manioc root). Like Costa Rica, the central section of Chile is the biggest market with 61% of the population, its heart being the Santiago Metropolitan area.
Chile is considered a principal port of entry of products to sell to neighboring countries--as Chile goes, so goes the Southern Cone. But trade is still underdeveloped-- Chile is only 28th among this country's trading partners.
Trade is growing though: Chile was in 38th position in 2008 and 36th in 2009. However in 2010, Costa Rican exports to Chile topped $37 million. The country also bounced back from the worldwide recession well.


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Strumming Badlands
This has been my lastest song to butcher
http://tabs.ultimate-guitar.com/b/br...dlands_crd.htm At first, I couldn't really hear the rhythm parts, which is a huge thing for me. All I would hear were the keys first. Then I finally zoned in on the guitar, and got a feel for it. It wasn't working too well at first, so I went to youtube and found a guy playing along with the album, watched him, and got it down a bit better. When he comes to the Emaj, Amaj, C#min, then Bmaj part, it's done by barring the Amaj with the index, then flipping the ring finger up to hit the C# note on the 5th string, then flattening the ring finger and moving the index finger up to do the Bmaj. The simple fact that I can explain this without my guitar in hand excites me greatly. Also, the fact that I ALMOST have it sounding good, excites me even more. My main issue lies wtih that C#min reach. I can't get it to sound out properly, my index finger tends to slant too much while barring the Amaj. I'm going to do what you guys will probably suggest anyway, slow it down, and train the index finger to stay put. Anything else I can do to help achieve this? Also, I find it somewhat amusing that whenever I do any sort of barring with the index and ring figer, I inevitably "flip the bird" with my middle finger. I'm trying to work on pushing that down a bit too, cuz it just looks silly, but probably can be useful in some situations, While I swore that I was going to focus on learning theory more, it seems my life doesn't allow time for that now. So, I'm perfectly happy with continuing to just learn basic strums and make them sound passable.
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Barre chords...
These chords demand, imho, the 'classical' hand position with the thumb behind the index finger and pointed towards the headstock of the guitar///amybe somewhere formin line with the neck to up to a 45 degree angle up from that line....depending on what chord one is forming. All fingers should be parallel to the frets. The palm is away from the neck. I keep all fingers close the frets. There is no reason for me to pull a finger away. When one finger pulls away from the frets, that finger exercises a force upon the other fingers to follow it....counter to what is needed, right? IF the thumb is wrapped up around the neck andif the palm is up against theneck, then the fingers are not going to want to come to the full barre easily, ime. |
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I don't know the song, but there are different ways to play C#m. Try first finger on the G string first fret..........second finger on the D string 2nd fret......third finger on B string 2nd fret.......play the first string open.
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THat inversion is correct for a C#m, but without a bass player hitting the root, things get a bit questionable/indefinite. IN other words, those 4 notes can be a C#m, they can be an Amaj7, they can be an E6. IF I am a guitarist struming by myself, I ususally want to define the chord and sometimes movement from and to chords with a certain bass note. YMMV.....
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i have two solutions for you ... 1. skip the C#min... the song works fine without it ... 2. play the song in C or G ... i taught myself to play partial barre chords using my index finger and my ring finger on the top four strings and ignoring the others ... sure i'm lazy, but it works just fine 35 years later !!! here is an example of a chord than can be played with two fingers ... as a keyboard player, i have fairly good use of my pinky for sus4 and 7th and other chords ...
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Rangercaster, the chord you show above is a full chord in the A barre form and is correctly formed, imho. A two finger approach in the barre E form is another matter. Do you play minor chords on the keyboard???? Major thirds??? Major 7ths? I figure you do. Do you tie two of the fingers on each hand together so as to limit your approach on the keyboard? Surely not, so why do it on guitar? It would be easier to play less complex chords...sometimes diads, even...on a keyboard, too, right? IF you play an E barre form with only two fingers, you are not playing a chord but a diad....the 1 and the 5...a power 'chord' in other words. Good for some things, not so good for others.
I have never heard someone espouse not learning how to properly form chords....especially to the extent that the thought is that a chord is not necessary. There is a reason why minor chords are part of our music. To eliminate them is to try to reform thousands of years of musical evolution, and that ain't gonna happen beyond a very limited personal basis. And.....one person's refusal to play minor chords simply means that when others try to play with them or try to listen to them, there will be noticable challenges....unless the players and the listeners are non-musical. I have played...not for long...with a person or two who couldn't hear the difference between major and minor chords. LImiting....and frustrating. A two-finger barre approach eliminates a lot of trouble....as long as you don't want to play minors and minor 7ths in the barre A form you show, dominant 7ths in the barre E form, E major barres with the major third sounding, any major 7th chord....lots of things one cannot do. Forget using barre forms from the C chord and the G chord, right? Nah....I suggest going ahead and learning how to play the guitar as completely as possible. Problems like the forming of chords are usually the result of bad technique, ime. Some people play guitar as if they are running with their shoes on the wrong feet....making it much more difficult to get the job done. Chord formation ...as all other guitar techniques....demands a thought process...observation, thought, application......to arrive at proper technique, imho. Thinking game......imho. NO thought = no music. and...yes, you can fool some of the people even all of the time......but some people you can't fool even one time. Django Reinhart played most of the time with only two fingers because the usefulness of two of his fretting hand's fingers were damaged so badly that they were of limited usefulness. He learned how to 'fake' somethings, I am sure; but I am positive that he hit minor 3rds in full chords when necesary...he didn't shy away from correctness due to limitations. He had to think of ways to overcome the damage that was done at the age of 18...after he was already a fully formed guitarist using all of his 4 fretting fingers in a 'normal' fashion. IF one has all fingers, I believe one should learn to use all of those fingers. Why limit oneself???? |
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I'm finding that my depressive episodes are more severe and longer-lasting as I get older. Medication seems more like a chemical band-aid than anything else.
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- Date: 11 May 2006 06:22:18 -0700
Will wrote:
Apologise if wrong Group but can anyone explain why do we need yet
another box to watch TV. I assume TV's marked HDTV ready are
not really ready at all if you need a separate box. Also anyone explain
why all these box circuitries can't be incorporated inside the TV itself?
Which "circuitry" would you like?
The one for HD digital satellite (Sky HD?) which isn't launching until
later this month and requires proprietary decryption technology?
The one for HD digital terrestrial which only start testing earlier
this week, and won't be a full service until after analogue switch off?
Or the one for HD digital cable which includes the proprietary (and
already out of date) telewest technology, or the currently non existent
(AFAIK) ntl or homechoice technology?
In other words, there isn't a standard to incorporate!
The TVs _are_ HD ready because when you buy an HD DVD player, HD STB,
or whatever, they have the right connections.
Unlike other TVs, not marked HD ready, which may be able to display
some of the HD resolutions, but do not have the necessary connections.
I agree it is confusing though. So many HD ready TVs with integrated
Freeview, none of which will be able to display Freeview HD (if it
happens) without the addition of a STB!
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Published 11:24am Friday, October 19, 2012Daily Herald Editorial
In the past, this space has carried criticism of Congress and the White House for their mutual failure to develop a sensible, long-term national energy policy. Coverage in Monday's Herald that pointed out how that failure may directly affect our county further illustrates the point. Short-term thinking about energy is a danger.
Mower County, as much as any place in the United States, has benefited from federal programs designed to encourage wind energy. Wind towers have sprouted like corn from farm fields throughout the region, yielding jobs, local tax revenues and income for landowners. Now, just as that industry is really rolling, it faces a precipice because Congress has refused to extend a tax credit that makes investment in wind energy practical. Nor has Congress (or the president, for that matter) offered any other options that make long-term sense.
In all likelihood, Congress will rush back after November's election to patch together some kind of tax and budget deal, and wind energy tax credits are likely — but not certain — to be part of it. If the United States had a coherent, wise plan for its energy future, something other than pumping increasingly scarce oil out of the ground, new industries would not face the start-and-stop pattern that now frustrates the wind industry and which potentially puts in danger a major piece of Mower County's economy.
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We will be attending the Free Comic Book day at La Boîte à BD in Laval this year. They have a great initiative where they give, alongside the already free comics, a black and white comic that they get made themselves by asking various indie creators to contribute a few pages. Heroes of the North contributed to the initiative with a 2 pages Nordik story by Yann Brouillette & Christopher Yao. The comic is being handed out alongside the other comics from Free Comic book day! Looking forward to meet everyone and spend a good day filled with fun, comics, fans and friends!
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It has been a long time coming but EPISODE 17: Past and Present, is finally online! It took a while to put together as it was a very long episode and we wanted to distillate it to the most important elements. It is also an important presentation piece for things to come in regards to Medusa Commander, our main villain, his view of the world and his plans. It also sets up important stuff for Season 2. So we wanted to do it right. The episodes stars Michel Brouillette as The Canadian Shied, Constantine Kourtidis as the Medusa Commander, Ross Neil as Baxter, Marie-Claude Bourbonnais as Hortense Netter, Anoutlith Sintaraphone as Steel Tiger ans Anderson Bradshaw, who reprises the role of his 8 Ball character's grandfather, Falcon.
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Where Are They Now? Rick Ryan
Friday, October 1, 2010 | 10:55 AMIn 1987, San Jose, California's Rick Ryan accomplished the unthinkable, winning a supercross main event as a true privateer. Making this historic first even more impressive, he managed to do it on the notoriously demanding Daytona Supercross circuit. To this day, no privateer has matched Ryan's accomplishment.
Despite his upset win, Ryan was unable to get a factory job for 1988, and he went on to make a career as a journeyman racer, chasing contingency and start money all over the world before disappearing from the sport in the 1990s.
A few years back, there was a report that he had suffered a heart attack, but follow-up information was scarce and Ryan remained something of a mystery. We ran into him by chance on a Tuesday afternoon while he was riding with his son at a local motocross track in San Jose, California.
Racer X: Rick, where have you been, and what are you doing out here?
I had heard rumors that you showed up out of the blue last winter on an old RM250 - wearing grey sweatpants - and went out and pretty much smoked all the local guys.
Rick Ryan with his son Jeremy at 408MX in San Jose, CA. Jeremy chose #10 as a tribute to his dad's lowest national number, which was earned for the 1988 AMA season.
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I had heard it was worse than that.
The story of your privateer Daytona win has been pretty well documented in the past, but was that the proudest moment of your career?
If my memory is correct, you actually hurt your knee while leading that race, right?
How much money did you make for that Daytona win?
That's pretty good money for that era!
You had some other close calls where you almost won a race, but something always seemed to go wrong.
Looking back, what was the your biggest regret?
You raced for a while after that, though, right?
So what what's your story now?
A few years back, there was a report that you had a heart attack. What was that all about?
What do you think about the racing at the top level today? Do you still follow it?
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Good article - I enjoy reading about where all these guys have gone and what they are doing now. So many guys just dissappeared...
Ryan leading at Daytona, followed by #17 Eddie Warren.
They put a wood screw thru his boot into his knee brace to help keep it from twisting his knee at the SX.. Good stuff.
heck we used battle at fremont raceway in the 70's,,his pops would hold him up at the line..he was'nt able to touch the ground..yes he was a fast guy
Cool. I remember watching the '87 Daytona SX highlights on "Motoworld" and Ryan just falling to the ground holding his knee in pain after crossing the finish line. Core
Ha ha, good to see Ricky doing well... We had a blast as kids in Norcal racing three times a week, Thursdays at Baylands, Friday's at Sac Raceway and many sundays in and around the local mx tracks...On off days Ricky's Dad,(super cool dude) would make sure Ricky put a five gallon can through his practice bike!!! good times!
i saw Ryan at the RM cup at cooper land in OK in 97 and he was hauling . that guy was so fast
Nick - thanks for the read. It's great, and brings back some good childhood memories!
I'll never forget watching the '86 Anahein Supercross on tv and seeing Ryan (on a Kawasaki) over jump and land on a hay bayle. He looked cool even crashing. I also remember when he rode Suzuki's and always having to do a double take to make sure it was him and not Mark Barnett. They looked so similar since they both rode Suzuki's and wore matching Fox gear.
I remember Ricky riding the Shasta Dam Gran Prix jumping off cliffs and killing everyone on his 125 until Flating out.
Recuerdo cuando estubo en la argentina un par de veces , muy rapido . Muy lindos recuerdos sigan acordandose de todos aquellos pilotos que hicieron historia
I have his hi-flyers card in my basement with that exact picture of him at the daytona sx
I think there is a lot more story here that needs to be told and understood. These "old" guys have some background and experience that should be well studied and carried forward. Would love to read/see/touch the full version of this man's past.
"Stuck in around 5th in the AMA races..." - how many riders today would kill to consistently run 5th in SX/MX? I'm with SPIRacing - A little more history might make today's young guns really appreciate and work harder for all they get coming out of Loretta's and that much harder to keep it.
Ricky I can't believe It,s you!!! It,s been a long time!!! Ricky was the fastest SOB I ever rode with!!! Craig W.
Member him at mt high and dunlop, CA, Those tracks were so burley. I'd almost give a nut to ride there again. I was a little kid at the time and I remember he always started on milk crates. His RM 250 And 125 almost came to his chest
Good read, Nor-Cal really is the secret spot for motocross heroes
Man, how times change. I first remember Ricky at Baylands Racway. I was racing against him and hated him, everytime he was there, he won. I hated it cuz he was so little his dad would hold up the bike for him until the gate dropped and then kicked my @#$. I did learn a few things from him as he passed me, he would have his throuttle full on, like a toggle, and just use his clutch and just power through the turns. I hated him, lol, but was so proud that I raced against him when he won the Daytona, good job, I watched him his whole carrier, I even served him a beer one time when he came in to by bar. Good going pal, keep your feet on the peggs. Micheal, Hoggie, Nesmith


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New York, NY - On a cold, windy but sunny Saturday afternoon, the New York Athletic club defeated its longtime rivals Old Blue 29-14 in an early season Elite Cup match.
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The Denver Barbarians struggled to a 10-0 win over the Kansas City Blues Saturday at Swope Park in Kansas City, Mo. The game was played in the heart of a thick snowfall, with flakes growing larger and accumulating throughout the contest.
The Barbos drew first blood midway through the opening half when Maximo DeAachaval slotted a penalty kick, putting Denver on top 3-0.
The entire game was filled with knock-ons, scrums, mishandles and slipped-up ball carriers. Weather forced both teams to kick for territory, rather than run for it, and the Barbos were able to chase and pressurize the opposition better than Kansas City.
"This isn't our first game we've played in the snow and the ice, and when it's sloppy I think the more physical team comes out on top," said Denver No. 7 Logan Collins.
"We knew it had to be like that in the breakdown and the scrums. We struggled in the lineouts, but in a game like this, we knew the technical things were going to go by the wayside. You've just got to be more physical."
The game's lone try exemplified Denver's superior ability to adjust to Kansas City's mistakes. Blues scrumhalf Casey Cummings dropped the ball when pulling it from the ruck, a Barbarian fly hacked it down the field, and Blues wing Kenny Scott bobbled the pick-up multiple times.
Collins sprinted right at Scott and and blew him off the ball, giving the Barbos possession inside the Blues 10 and leading to the score. DeAachaval converted, putting Denver up 10-0.
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The Blues had their chances to score, multiple times. Flyhalf Kelly Mercer took a shot at goal and missed. Kansas City was awarded a penalty deep in the attacking end, and KC fullback Ed Mills quick-tapped and dished to a teammate who had nothing but space in front of him, but the catch was knocked.
The Blues had a similar opportunity in the second half, which Mills again quick-tapped, but this threat was ended by a penalty at the breakdown. Denver's resilience with their backs against the wall played a major factor in the win.
In a street fight turned track meet, San Francisco Golden Gate (SFGG) got the better of divisional foe and rival Old Puget Sound Beach (OPSB) 36-27 in the opening Elite Cup match for both clubs.
Led by two tries from inside center Mile Pulu, SFGG started the Elite Cup 1-0, and also recorded this victory in their Northern California DI league standings, where they are undefeated.
SFGG got off to a slow start with several basic errors in key spots to keep them from putting any points on the board. First blood came from OPSB captain and flyhalf Russell Armstrong off a SFGG penalty 3-0.
From that point, SFGG went into a different gear, getting tries from Pulu and lock Tom Rooke with one Jone Naqica conversion to jump out in front 12-3. Naqica, originally listed as a sub, ended up starting at flyhalf as Volney Rouse was a late scratch.
OPSB answered immediately off a ruck when scrumhalf Emosi Vucago juked a few defenders and found a clear path for the first of his two tries. This narrowed the deficit to 12-10 with Armstrong's successful conversion.
Just before halftime, SFGG got the score it needed to keep clear, when outside center Samisoni Pone outpaced the OPSB defense up the sideline to give his team a 17-10 halftime lead.
In the second half, SFGG looked like a completely different team. What seemed to plague SFGG in the first half, errors in the fundamentals, seemed to be their strength in the second half. Coach Karl Thomson said it was all about limiting mistakes and playing within the confines of their game plan.
"We made a lot of fundamental errors in the first half and went away from our game plan and that's what hurt us," Thomson said. "We knew we had to get this team on the first tackle and limit their space and mobility."
SFGG scored quickly after the break when Pulu plunged in for his second try, putting his side up 24-10. OPSB countered once again with Isi Daveta setting up his brother Fili Botitu in space down the sideline to get within nine points 24-15.
Then, in what was the defining moment of the game, SFGG showed some grit in putting the game away thanks to tries from No. 8 Taveta Koloamatangi and wing Jeff Colata for a 36-15 lead. OPSB did their best to climb back, as Vucago and Botitu both touched down, but simply ran out of time, leaving the final score 36-27.
After the game, the SFGG sideline was all smiles and deservedly so after a tough road win.
"One of the keys in the second half was keeping possession and limiting mistakes," said SFGG captain and scrumhalf Mose Timoteo. "We said if we can keep possession and keep them going backwards, then it will give us the best chance to win."
For the OPSB perspective, Armstrong said the team wasn't pleased.
"We beat ourselves today and gave SFGG too many opportunities," he said. "They're a very good side, very physical, and they did better than we did at executing."
SFGG 36 Tries: Pulu 2, Kolamatangi, Pone, Rooke, Colata Convs: Naqica 3 OPSB 27 Tries: Vucago 2, Botitu 2 Convs: Armstrong 2 Pens: Armstrong
SFGG traveled to Seattle Saturday and beat Old Puget Sounds Beach 36-27 in a match that doubled as a DI Northern California league game, as well.The San Francisco club has clinched 1st in Northern California. OPSB drops to 3-2 in DI league play, but have wrapped up the #2 seed out of that region.SFGG moves to 1-0 in the Elite Cup, and OPSB drops to 0-1.In the East, NYAC got five tries, two from Justin Hundley, to beat Old Blue 29-14 to move to 1-0 in the new league.Here are preliminary standings. Detailed game reports to come.
The numbers are a bit startling, really.


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I had come to this remote spot on a bluff overlooking the Colville River in the summer of 2002 with colleagues from the Dallas Museum of Natural History, Southern Methodist University and the University of Alaska to excavate the skull of a Pachyrhinosaurus I had found the previous year. The site had originally been discovered by researchers from the University of Alaska, and now, almost a decade later, we were beginning to think it might contain a huge and valuable accumulation of dinosaur fossils.
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Guess my question, Robin, would be why did it take so long and why did it cost so much, to get the mediocre results of 1.5% economic growth and a "universal" healthcare program over 60% of Americans dislike?
Hahaha, the answer is obvious.
Republican obstruction.
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SAINT JOHN – The Saint John Sea Dogs have announced the acquisition of forward Brett Malone from the Shawinigan Cataractes today.
In return, the Sea Dogs send a 10th-round selection in the 2014 Quebec Major Junior Hockey League entry draft.
Malone is in his third year in the QMJHL, and was originally selected in the third round, 52nd overall, in the 2010 QMJHL draft by the Moncton Wildcats.
The Miramichi, NB native featured in 44 contests for the Wildcats in the 2010-11 season putting up four goals and adding two assists.
He also played in 33 games with the 2011-12 Wildcats, tallying two assists. The 5-foot-11, 189-pound right-winger has had an eventful 2012-13 season, playing seven games with the Wildcats before being acquired by the Screaming Eagles. In 25 games with the Eagles this season, the 18-year-old has three goals.
Malone was put on waivers yesterday by the Screaming Eagles and picked up by the Cataractes before being dealt to Saint John today.
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Elk in Missouri? You bet. Elk lived throughout the Show-Me State long before the early settlers showed up. They've been gone for about 150 years, mainly due to overhunting and habitat destruction. But fortunately for Missourians, elk will once again roam the forested hills of southern Missouri starting this year. A team of state and federal agencies and citizens are working together to bring a small herd of elk from Kentucky, where they were introduced and now thrive. The elk will be moved to a restoration zone in and around the Peck Ranch Conservation Area in a remote part of the Ozarks. The Missouri Department of Conservation will manage the elk's return.
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We've made the site 'responsive' which means that it will look great on all devices, even mobiles. This is important as more and more people are using their mobiles to gain access to the internet. By placing a simple QR (Quick Response) Code on your advertising material, anyone with a smartphone and the relevant 'app' can view your website by just scanning the code. Try it with the QR Code here.
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CIP Summer School
The CIP Summer School gathers emerging religious leaders from around the world to study, discover, and dine together in a stunning University of Cambridge location.
To find out about the 2014 Summer School, you are invited to sign up to the CIP newsletter mailing list on our home page.
Each summer, the Cambridge Inter-faith Programme brings together an international group of students from Islamic, Christian and Jewish backgrounds, for three-weeks of immersion in inter-faith education and encounter. Students benefit from a series of lectures delivered by specialist academics and peacemakers from around the world; they are given training in the practice of inter-faith Scriptural Reasoning, and are facilitated through a process of teaching one another about aspects of their traditions. The Summer School also includes visits to religious communities around the UK. Most importantly, participants benefit from opportunities to get to know and learn from their fellow participants, who come from a wide variety of countries; relationships which last well beyond the Summer School itself.
The Summer School will be an opportunity for inter-faith engagement that adheres to CIP's ethos. We will explore the resources that each tradition offers for peaceful and serious engagement with the others, and look for the forms of coexistence and friendship that are possible between traditions that remain distinct and different. Coming to agreement on theology, politics or any other subject is not our aim, nor is the creation of some neutral middle ground; rather the aim is to learn to live well with disagreement, and to disagree more fruitfully and intelligently.
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"As a Muslim chaplain, I was eager to participate in the CIP Summer School as I felt that I needed to learn more about different faiths as well as present a true picture of my own religion in a diverse and academic environment. The summer school has exceeded all my expectations. Lectures are informative and stimulating. Scriptural Reasoning sessions have shown me how much common ground as well as subtle differences there lies between Abrahamic faiths. Tours to places of worship, evening lectures on a variety of subjects, the friendliness of the staff and the gorgeous setting of Madingley Hall have made this experience one which I will cherish for a long time to come. I am immensely grateful to the organisers at CIP and Madingley Hall and look forward to creating bridges with the wonderful individuals of all faiths who I have had the privilege of meeting here. I would strongly recommend the course to everyone."
"I found CIP's Summer School to be a wonderful experience. I had never spent any sustained time studying and engaging with such a diverse group of religious people, and it really broadened my understanding of the similarities between our religions, which are so seldom the focus of any discussion in the public sphere. I really valued the opportunity to build a network of emerging religious leaders that I can tap into at any time in my future as a Jewish professional, teacher, and/or leader."
"The Cambridge Inter-faith Programme Summer School changed my vision on inter-faith experiences. I had never before encountered an inter-faith program quite like it. The ability to live, dine, converse, become friends, and network with a global connection of people from the three monotheistic religions in such a fantastic, peaceful environment is not something that can be easily replicated. The program is a success. I personally formed four close relationships last summer. These newfound friends will be that way for the rest of my life, of that I am sure. If I were an Imam and facing a problem in my community, I would first turn to these friends to seek their advice before turning to other Imams, because they have a different view and are a resource that is trusted and invaluable. This alone is tribute to the success of the program: the fact that people of different backgrounds and faiths can genuinely form friendships and care about one another and trust them enough to seek their advice."


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NHL Lockout 2012: Inevitably Long Stalemate Will Have Permanent Consequences
The sides are too far apart on the central issue of cash for the NHL lockout to be anything but long and damaging.
And by long, I mean kiss-the-season-goodbye long. On Saturday, we entered Day 28 of the stoppage and there is no real negotiating going on.
USA Today's Mike Brehm has a wonderful timeline of developments during the lockout.
He notes that the last time the two sides met was Thursday, Oct. 11. They discussed popular topics like drug testing and free agency.
What was not discussed was the most popular topic ever: money.
Not surprisingly, it is the dispersal of the $3.3 billion in revenues that the league generates that is the main sticking point. That is the point that will push this labor dispute beyond any date when this season can be salvaged, and the two sides aren't even comfortable enough with each other to discuss the topic.
TSN's Bob McKenzie points out that the league is seeking to move from the 43-57 revenue split to one around 50-50, and they don't want to do this over time, they want to rush into this thing.
McKenzie notes that the owners are looking for an instant pay cut to their players of at least 12 percent.
I don't care how much money you make, that is a big pay cut! I know I wouldn't be very eager to willfully agree to do the same job for 12 percent less, and these players aren't, either.
Will we have a season?
This is not going to be resolved while there is still time for a season to be played, and here is where the folly of the whole situation becomes unavoidably apparent. A lost season is going to limit the money anyone makes from hockey for a long, long time.
It is one thing to have a delayed start to a season—by the time the postseason rolls around, the bitter feelings of a stoppage have all but disappeared—but it is another thing to miss a whole season. That gives fans too much time to find other interests and to forget about hockey.
The NHL needs to do everything they can to prevent that from happening. There will be time to sort out the revenue issues gradually. Otherwise, there is going to be very little revenue to disperse.
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Northeast Shores is announcing another support program for artists living and working in the North Shore Collinwood neighborhood, as well as artists who would like to relocate here.
Through a unique partnership with NoteWorthy Federal Credit Union and the Community Partnership for Arts and Culture, we are pleased to announce the Artists in Residence loan program. This new loan product supports artists looking to create art space in the North Shore Collinwood neighborhood. This program covers space conversions that might be difficult to finance through a commercial lender, such as a musician wanting to soundproof a rehearsal space or a painter who wants to convert their garage into a studio.
Each of the program partners are working to make this kind of space conversion easier for artists to complete. Northeast Shores provides participants with access to free space ownership coursework and works with them to develop a personalized financial plan. The Community Partnership for Arts and Culture is providing 25% collateral on every Artists in Residence loan, making it easier to complete a project without taking on a second mortgage or additional credit card debt. NoteWorthy Federal Credit Union is a locally-based national credit union that has been serving the financial needs of the arts community for decades. Their understanding of the artist community's needs makes the lending process a friendlier process for participants.
Artists in Residence loans are available to artists of all backgrounds and all disciplines (craft, dance, design, literature, media, music, theatre and visual art). The program is focused on investments in the North Shore Collinwood neighborhood, so applicants should have access to space in the neighborhood or be in the process of obtaining space there. The loans have flexible repayment schedules and interest rates starting as low as 5.6% APR.
These loans are just the latest offering of our Artists in Residence program, a two-year initiative to make the North Shore Collinwood neighborhood an even better place for artists to live and work. Northeast Shores is also rehabbing houses for artists so they can have the dream home they always wanted, helping them launch their own storefront businesses and distributing $100,000 in small grants giving to support their neighborhood arts projects.
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I may be home now and acclimating myself back into routine, but that doesn't mean I still don't have a bunch to share with you from my adventures in Texas. My last full day in Texas found us traveling a few hours out into the flat country farm land of that grand ol' state. It's blue bonnet season in Texas and it's just starting to really demand attention.
Blue bonnets are the texan state flower and when you see them you know exactly why.
We stopped for just about every patch we saw, sitting amongst the petals and catching each other in awkward poses trying to capture just the perfect shot. It was refreshing to be with someone else who also gets right down on their bellies for a photo. Someone who knows it's not just about pointing and shooting, but about a careful eye and seeing what others don't.
The blue bonnets are mingled with the bright orange and coral blooms of Indian Paintbrush, the subtle pinks show off as wild poppies and wild phlox. It seems flowers never come in combinations that aren't flattering. It's as if they know and prepare for the show that is spring.
Being amongst this jaw dropping display only makes me more eager for New York's own spring exposition. It was hard coming home from warm climates to cold. My first day back found me layering up and not wanting to exit my warm blankets in the morning. I brought home a tan, a renewed heart, and a missing of a friend I wish I could see on a regular basis. Till next blue bonnet season Jax! I'll be waiting for your visit here when the apples turn red.


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Social media has made us rethink the whole production strategy. Which makes sense because, increasingly, more people are spending more time on sites like facebook, youtube and google mail. Which makes social media slightly more important than it was a few years ago.
But this is a good thing.
It allows for more affordable marketing for your products and services.
Where are you going to get video, audio, photography and text all blending seamlessly in a near-perfect advertising scenario? Your exact target demographic with less than a third the cost of the traditional advertising media - tv, print and radio.
Shoot a video ad affordably and air it on the internet for free. Create a facebook page and advertise your product , connect with your target market in ways that a few years ago would have been considered to be bordering on crimminal.
To tap into this forms of advertising requires a rethink of the tried and tested methods. Blatant advertising will not work. Advertisers need to ingratiate themselves with their potential clients. They need to look 'cool', to 'blend in'. This new media is limitless in its potential and tests the boundaries of creativity.
Youtube and facebook combined waste more valuable man-hours than real and imagined illnesses combined. Facebook especially is like a particularly virulent form of disease spread by oxygen. You'll find it on mobile phones, in offices (at least those that haven't wisened up to the fact that it is malignant) and in three out of every four cyber cafe monitors.
Which is why we've set up our very own video studio.
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During the beginning of last night's nation-wide screening of The Chemical Brothers' Don't Think, the first half hour of the mind-blowing, subsonic experience that was the 2 hour concert documentary, my time was spent thinking "How do I stop from hyperbolizing about this in the morning?". This morning I decided that I didn't have to.
So, firstly, I'll ask, for the benefit of others like myself, who as awkward teenagers had to endure being mocked by friends every time Eminem spouted off the line "Nobody listens to techo!" during "Without Me"s long, painful radio run, what happened to that guy's edge? Career? Anybody? Now, secondly, since the days zit-covered, awkward allergen magnets like myself first glimpsed the visual ride that is the video for setting Setting Sun on an otherwise grunge-laden channel called MTV, the cultural upheaval, or the hippy revival, depending which side of the electronic duo's ouvre you're standing on, that was the late 90′s explosion of dance seems to have finally become the immovable touchstone for everything from rock music production to film music supervision.
Helped in large part by Tom Rowlands and Ed Simons' own brilliant soundtrack contribution to 2011′s Hanna, last night's screening of their latest performance at Japan's Fuji Rock Festival boasted, not only, a large audience, but, one that was engaged, willing to shake it right there in their seats, and yell unabashedly at the movie screen emphatically enough that during certain moments you might think the documentary was a caper staring Bruce Willis or Jason Statham. Putting aside for a second the spectacular stage visuals created by the film's own director Adam Smith and the spontaneous circus-themed cutaway vignettes shot outside the concert's grounds, the enthusiasm of my fellow viewers speaks volumes about how much the Brothers have done to push their beloved genre through to a wider, globally appreciated arena. The fact that the theatrical audience cared enough to observe the Japanese audience's in-person reactions to the show and resultantly cheer for the various embodiments of joy, anticipation, giddyness, and fear on their filmed-counterpart's faces, emphasizes that much more that the joyful experience of sound can create connections among the most distant contexts.
Happy and enthralled in their own creative output, much of the footage in Don't Think allows for a glimpse into the two performers' own on-stage "surrender". At various points during the set Rowlands is captured singing along to a vocal sample he himself is queuing into the mix, while Simons often walks away from his gear on occasion in order to just cheer along with the audience. At other points in Think, the bursting LED visuals behind the Brothers appear close to consuming them in flames and the energy of their performance sometimes even threatens to dislocate the whole venue from planet Earth so as to take off into outer space. The Chemical Brothers and their long-time visual collaborator, Smith has been creating live video for the band's since 1994, pardon the pun, don't hold back at any moment in order to make sure that 360 experience they've waited 18 years to be able to commit to video is a justified expression of all the joy and energy that's been building up within The Chemical Brothers' repertoire.
Well timed and much needed in creatively plateaued times such as these, Don't Think is a ride and a statement about how determination, the faith to wait and spend your time simply working for the good stuff you believe, eventually provides the right moment for your unique idea to change the world.
Overseas audiences will have a chance to experience a two decade long moment come full circle tomorrow night, February 3rd, when the film screens in cities all over the UK and everyone will be able feel big bursts of exuberance when Don't Think is out on DVD later this year.