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Weekly newspapers in Ohio have long brought specialized coverage to their communities that online and larger media outlets can't provide. With the changing times, though, what's next for Ohio's weeklies?
To gauge the state of weekly newspapers in Ohio, the ONA recently conducted a survey of weekly editors and publishers. The majority of the respondents showed that staffing, circulation, number of printed pages and advertising revenue have all decreased within the past five years.
However, the survey also found that 54 percent of the respondents said they were optimistic about the future of weeklies, and 23 percent said they might be.
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One way some Ohio weeklies are adjusting to the changing media landscape is by consolidating papers and resources. For example, Today's Pulse of Butler County and Today's Pulse of Warren County recently converted from six weeklies to two, each with a county news focus, according to Terry Bouquot, the senior director of business operations. He said in his survey comments that the significant change has helped from an "efficiency and profitability perspective" as well as simplifying the sales and content approach.
"We continue to invest in our weekly newspapers and continue to see tremendous opportunity as they remain very profitable and are positioned in very strong demographic markets with additional growth potential," Bouquot said in his survey comments.
Another weekly newspaper company, DHI Media Group, recently connected multiple newsrooms in order to share articles easily and quickly. Kirk Dougal, the publisher of DHI Media Group, said the reporters and editors have also been able to work together to create more in-depth stories.
However, maintaining staffing has been a problem for 62 percent of the weeklies who responded to the ONA survey. Staffing has decreased overall, and still 69 percent of respondents said it's difficult to find adequate people to fill positions. Although there are some issues, 39 percent of respondents said that their staff numbers have at least remained stable.
A challenge facing many weeklies revolves around advertising revenue. The ONA survey showed 77 percent of respondents said revenue has decreased compared to five years ago. At DHI Media Group, Dougal said he is optimistic about the future of weeklies although he said he recognizes the advertising decrease in the last few years has had consequences.
"Weekly newspapers are perfectly situated to use a reverse publishing model that will increase digital readership, the fastest growing area of the industry," Dougal said in his survey comments. "Add in technological advances like augmented reality and user-flexible digital products and this is an extremely exciting time for newspapers."
Mary Huber, general manager and advertising director at the Archbold Buckeye, said she is also optimistic about the future of Ohio weeklies, but with an exception. Small, local advertisers need to be willing to help support the weeklies through advertising, because the big corporate stores that are taking over aren't, she said.
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With the changing media landscape, some weeklies have suffered in circulation numbers. Fifty-four percent of the ONA survey respondents said circulation has decreased in the past five years.
Cheryl Vespoint, the publisher and owner of The Barberton Herald, said she is very optimistic and excited about the future of her paper. "Our town has been experiencing great changes and the paper has more to follow," she said.
A strategy The Barberton Herald has used to gain more subscribers and readership is sending out complimentary issues of the paper to target areas with a flyer inside for a subscription discount. "Once the reader sees the value of our paper the subscriptions follow," she said. Originally, the Herald was sending out complimentary issues because of advertising and decided to implement the same strategy to gain subscribers.
Vespoint said the paper pays 4 cents for the insert, which is an 8.5 inch by 11 inch one-sided, colored sheet of paper. Even though there is also extra postal cost for the extra weight, Vespoint said the inserts are an inexpensive way to gain more subscribers, and 25 percent of the coupons are returned as new subscriptions.
Along with working to gain more subscribers, the Barberton Herald has also developed ways to stay engaged with the community. Recently, the front part of the Barberton Herald office was remodeled to bring accessibility to a stage as well as a live feed for streaming meetings and speeches. There is also a coffee area where an advertiser supplies doughnuts. Two computers are in the front area as well which give the public access to submit classifieds, talk with reporters or learn to access the online content.
Although Vespoint said they have experienced more competition digitally from the large daily paper nearby, they have done more investigative reporting with ideas generated both by reporters and the readers. She said the writers have enjoyed the reporting and the readers enjoy reading the more in-depth coverage. One recent example of their coverage was during the third week of June 2014, when the 98-year-old Barberton Herald ran the first same-sex marriage announcement in the paper's history.
Engaging the community through digital platforms is another way Ohio weeklies have been changing with the times. One hundred percent of the ONA survey respondents said they are using social media to promote their content. All were making use of Facebook, but some also were reaching out through Twitter, YouTube and Google+.
The Herald's Facebook audience is slightly higher than their paper subscribers, Vespoint said. The paper has just now reached 1,000 subscribers for the online flip-pages edition which began four years ago in 2010 and has had a fee since day one.
The Telegram in Jackson County has implemented a daily website and uses Facebook and Twitter to interact with readers. "I believe the weekly newspaper will always be needed in smaller communities," said Jerry Mossbarger, the publisher, in his survey comments. "Even if the printed version gradually evolves into electronic versions, it will be needed."
Some weekly papers, 15 percent of respondents, have yet to create an online presence with a website but instead are utilizing social media. One benefit to incorporating social media as a weekly is the ability to have an online presence essentially for free whereas websites come with fees for domain names and maintenance.
Kim Ross-Polito, editor at the Crestline Advocate, said she was optimistic about the future but only for those weekly papers that have the financial resources to move online. "Utilizing the digital presence consumers want takes more money than most of us have," she said in her survey comments. "Getting online is easy. Staying online is hard and costly. It's survival of the fittest and many of the weekly community papers will not survive the next 10 years."
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I found this ISC announcement quite amusing:
It's a text published by ISC as a follow up to the bind9 predictable id saga.
Particularly the following statement is funny, and shows complete lack
of understanding of the terminology and of the problem space:
'ISC would like to assure the Internet community that this is much
less an issue of using "extremely weak crypto" as it has been
described, than the use of a random number generator that did not
provide sufficient randomness.'
My understanding is that they used a pseudo random number generator in
bind9, and when you use a pseudo random number generator (whose
sequence in this case is predictable after observing about a dozen
outputs) instead of a strong cryptographic algorithm whose sequence
cannot be practically predictable, how do you call this? right -
"extremely weak crypto".
There seem to be two ideas you are presenting here, both intended to imply that
the developers at ISC are technically incompetent:
1. Using a pseudo-random number generator should be called "crypto".
2. The particular pseudo-random number generator that BIND 9 now uses is a poor
I think the first issue is not as important as the second issue, because it is
mostly a semantic debate. My own take on it is that "crypto" implies that
information is hidden in some way. Not all security-related technology is
cryptography. For instance, putting per-user limits on resources prevents
certain kinds of denial-of-service attacks, but it is certainly not "crypto".
Because a lot of techniques in cryptography require good random numbers, it has
been widely studied by cryptographers. Therefore if you want a good
pseudo-random number generator, it is probably a good idea to see what the state
of the art in the cryptography field is. But random number generation is not
"crypto" any more than using a series of bit shift and XOR operations is crypto.
The second issue is much more important.
Let me begin by saying that as far as I or anyone else at ISC knows, the current
BIND 9 implementation does not have any exploitable weakness in the transaction
identifier generation. If you or anyone knows otherwise, please let us know and
we'll look into it.
Having said that, the history of this exploit from our side goes something like
- - Amit Klein sent us a draft document about a weakness in the linear shift
register (LSR) generator used in BIND 9.
- - A few of us had a look, and sure enough, the LSR was badly broken for this
- - After some discussion, we opted to forward port the BIND 8 code rather than
invent a new solution to the problem.
- - Shortly after, Amit Klein sent us a draft document about a much, much worse
weakness in the BIND 8 code, which was now in BIND 9. He noted that BIND 9 did
not seem to be exploitable, but maybe theoretically it was.
- - We looked at this, and sure enough, BIND 8's query ID generator was badly
- - Since BIND 8 was almost at end of life (it is now), we opted to remove the
generator code and require a strong random number generator for this. AIUI,
the arc4random() function *has* been developed by security experts, including
cryptographers, so it should be Good Enough(tm) for a 16-bit value in software
that nobody should use.
- - Since there was no known exploit for the BIND 9 code, we decided to leave the
code alone, with the idea to put something harder to predict at a later time.
So, I think our main mistake here was using the BIND 8 code rather than
developing a solution that was easier to understand (and analyze), based on best
current practices from pseudo-random number generators. But, since the code is
sound, I think we are on solid ground with the public statement we made.
The irony is that statement is found in a text intended to instill
trust and reassure the bind9 users that ISC digs security...
We do "dig" security. I think the track record for BIND 9 shows that.
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There isn't much that is better than freewheeling downhill, the wind in your hair. It almost makes riding uphill worth it. When I am not riding I miss it, I think about the next ride as soon as I'm home, and that alone is inspirational.
I am far from being a fitness freak, in fact, I would think of myself as mostly lazy. However, cycling is the one thing that has kept my interest, is something I love. Pushing down the pedals, the gears shifting, the chain revolving…
The bicycle is a perfect mode of transport: quicker than a London bus, than walking; it keeps you fit; it is fun. Getting to work after a bikommute I feel proud and, let's admit it, smug. My lungs thank me for it.
London is not Amsterdam, far from it, in fact. But even with the lack of bike lanes, the cyclist hatred, the pot holes and the bus fumes, cycling is the way to go. Being on a bike inspires me and is something I must certainly do more of.
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There is a little place called Headspace where I like to go to get some. Headspace that is. I've been meditating on and off for years - mainly through yoga - and I've always found it really therapeutic and relaxing. It makes me happy and balanced, but for some reason I don't continue with it day after day.
Discovering Headspace was like a breath of meditative fresh air. Like even more fresh air. Andy Puddicombe trained as a monk and so really knows his stuff, and has created this inspirational site and app that makes meditation really accessible and super easy to fit into your everyday life.
Now, to claim that I am now meditating every day would be a complete lie. However, Headspace truly has made me meditate more, and has made me realise that (even though yoga is inspirational in itself!) I don't need to be a yogi to enjoy ten minutes of clear-mindedness each day. Not only that, the app reminds me to be more mindful in lots of ways: when I am eating, walking to the station, washing my hair…
And that feels really good.
I have a little obsession with food. Food can be delicious and imperfect and beautiful. Or it can be dire. But I love food of the former, inspirational type. The type that you smell and think, 'wow'! Like my little tomato plant up there. Or the seasonally beautiful pink rhubarb I cut for the crumble I made this afternoon. It's those little things that inspire me, and are the things I vow to be more mindful of in my day to day life.
I am old enough to remember the tape. Not only old enough. Since being an adult I have created mix tapes. On tape. Mix tapes were tricky little blighters. Pressing pause at just the right moment, allowing enough white noise between songs. When I met my now husband, this had moved past minidiscs to CDs, and now we are onto the playlist. Less fiddly, but no less enjoyable.
Oh Comely, oh magazine of inspiration, I praise your monthly 'what we listened to: the songs that made the issue'. Sometimes I recognise many of the songs, sometimes none, but with my rediscovery of Spotify, I can now enjoy the music that made the magazine before deciding whether to build upon my bulging CD stash.
The beauty of the playlist has always inspired me. From the days of my love for all things Simon and Garfunkel, Buddy Holly and Dire Straits to my new love of the Sunday morning playlist - mentioned in my previous post - a premeditated combination of songs created, not by a record company à la Now 81, but by a human being, never ceases to fill me with wonderment.
Which takes me to Hubbub, a former Victorian chapel now cafe bar and restaurant, which is a feast to my ears as well as my stomach. Every time I go in for lunch, they play a series of songs that melts my heart. This time it was:
- Ben Howard's 'Keep Your Head Up' - Gotye's 'Smoke and Mirrors' - Echo and the Bunnymen's 'The Killing Moon'
What a combination.
We have come a long way since the mix tape. I can Shazam a song before coming home and playing it on Spotify then downloading the song on iTunes or buying the CD through Amazon. It is so easy now. But the memory of the mix tape lives on, and that remembrance of someone sitting down to create that mix of songs just for you is pretty inspirational.
Photo courtesy of Jinxi Caddel.
The day after my epiphany, Oh Comely appeared through my letterbox. An inspiration in itself, I am sure that a later post will be dedicated to this wonderful magazine. However, what caught my eye in this particular issue was a stunning photo of a musician named Andrew Bird. Testament to the wonderful writing of contributors such as Victoria Watts, it was the headline that grabbed my attention:
if no one else breaks your heart break it yourself
andrew bird talks about social anxiety and nature's feedback loops
if no one else breaks your heart break it yourself
andrew bird talks about social anxiety and nature's feedback loops
At the time of reading I did not realise that the first part referred to one of his song lyrics from the gorgeous Break It Yourself album. But it was the reference to social anxiety that struck me. The way it was written in such a matter-of-fact way making it sound so (dare I say it?) normal. It was refreshing. We are all familiar with the notion of the tortured soul creative. But this struck me as something different. Something more accepting. In fact, on reading the article it suddenly made sense.
He says that a journalist recently told him he was self-conscious during an interview. "I thought, 'You fucking do eight interviews in a row and try not to be self-conscious.'"
He says that a journalist recently told him he was self-conscious during an interview. "I thought, 'You fucking do eight interviews in a row and try not to be self-conscious.'"
That explains it then.
I mentioned in my previous post that my epiphany came from a TED talk by Tavi Gevinson. Reading on, I discovered that Andrew Bird also did a TED 'talk' called 'Andrew Bird's one-man orchestra of the imagination' - opening with a hypnotic musical piece on his very own (perhaps more complex) wee bastard pedal.
Note the joined up nature of my inspirations.
Having read about Bird's new appreciation of clichés, because
there's a reason why they are clichés: they make sense
there's a reason why they are clichés: they make sense
and the writer's promise of a 'vulnerable album' there was only one thing to do: download instantly.
I was not disappointed. It's beautiful. The violin complements Bird's almost haunting voice perfectly, making sense of his quote
The violin is just the easiest way I have to express what's in my head. I'll just fully, unconsciously do whatever it takes to make that sound happen.
The violin is just the easiest way I have to express what's in my head. I'll just fully, unconsciously do whatever it takes to make that sound happen.
And the lyrics - not overly clichéd, it must be said - are stripped back to produce a Sunday morning album reminiscent of Beirut. This is my favourite kind of album and be assured that this morning Bird's latest album will feature in my waking music.
In my inspirational endeavour, I thank Andrew Bird for his observation that
reckless curiosty is what the world needs now.
reckless curiosty is what the world needs now.
Long may my inspirational musical journey continue.
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I am Deedra-Ann Cole, born on July 11, 1999 at exactly 12:04 a.m. I was born into an okay family that consists of a loving mother, reserved father and three annoying older brothers. As a little girl I was always quiet. My mother told me she thought I was dumb, because I never made a sound up until 13 months old when I cried for the first time. When I attended kindergarten, I never spoke. I use to sit in class and just do my work. I had 3 friends, they'd talk and I'd listen. I was a very angry kid, I don't know why, but I was. I remember vividly my K2 teacher placing a little boy beside me that was the mean kid. He used to break people's stuff and start fights. I remember him taking up my talking book and breaking all the pages in front of me. I was so angry I bit his ear and he had to get 6 stitches. Ever since that day that boy has been super nice to everyone. Fast forward to primary school. I was the smartest girl at school, everyone loved me in front of my face, but smack talked me behind my back. I never really cared because I knew who I was and that all they talked were bull. I felt that way up until grade six, when my teacher literally hated me. She made me feel useless. I can remember her telling me I wouldn't attend the high school I wanted to because I wasn't good enough. She wrecked me a bit, but I ignored all the feelings and continued on in my simple anger that I've developed from an early age. I actually did get into the high school I wanted, the best in my country and I went there with utter confidence that was crushed within a month of me being there. The boys in my class back then hated me. I was the centre of every joke that was made in class. I was called a pest, bitch, anorexic, ugly, disgusting, and a lot more repulsive name people shouldn't be called. I was so angry all the time that I became mean to people who didn't deserve it. I was bullied and sometimes I felt the need to make others feel as bad as I did. I shut my family out for such a long time because of how others made me feel. I locked myself in my room every night and cry, then I started cutting. I first did a slit along my thigh, then my wrists, my leg. I went silent again. I absorbed everything the boys said to me at school. I stopped caring. I hated myself, I envied every girl that had a smile on their face. I envied everyone who laughed. I was trapped inside myself. It was not only what people said that broke me, but also what I did. I convinced myself every single day that I wasn't good enough and that I'd never be. I was just a hollow shell after 2 months. This went on for 2 years, 2 years too long. I said nothing to my mother or teachers, I just went on. Until February of 2013. I decided I wanted to end it all, end my life. I was gonna do it, end my pain and suffering, but deep down I knew I couldn't. Not after seeing my little baby niece smiling at me the day I wanted to end my life. I told myself that I'd wait until the next day and I'd grow some balls and just end it all. The next day when I woke up, I felt different. I went outside and made the choice to have fate decide my future, so I wrote 'Help' on a piece of paper and 'End' on the other and I let them both free after closing my eyes and whichever one I found first would be it. When I opened my eyes I found one of the papers at my feet and it was the one labelled 'Help'. And that's what I did, I told my mum everything. I admitted to cutting and what the boys did to me and how I felt. My mum went to my school and spoke to my form teacher and the bullying ended. The boys are actually civilized towards me now, but I'll never forget the pain that subconsciously caused me. My mum sent me to therapy and I met other kids like myself that had a hard time. On March 20th I stopped cutting, I couldn't cause myself anymore pain. I felt free and ok. I wasn't happy, but I wasn't depressed. In June I went on my tumblr that I made a year before to reblog depressing crap, and I changed it. I found the nice bright quality pics and became a quality blogger. Ever since what happened to me I've always wanted to make others happy so I just started sending people nice stuff and tried my best to make you guys happy. After a while I started getting hate. It did affect me, but I just went to therapy and talked it out, until it all just doesn't faze me anymore. I know I'm not the prettiest person out there, but I'm not hideous. For the first in a long while I feel amazing in my own skin. I may have my days, but I feel much better that I did a year ago.
Remember guys, never accept crap people give you. Get help and never resort to inflicting pain on yourselves. Find your happiness and never give up. I love you all.
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Brazil is heralded as the largest and most significant new oil and gas prospect of the last few decades. However, there is still a long way to go to realize the promise of a new non-OPEC stable source of supply in the top 5 world oil producers by 2020. Progress toward this ambitious target has been slow in the last year, as project development, execution and political risks have taken their toll. Meanwhile, after 2 years of modest growth, the Brazilian economy is looking forward to a more positive business climate in 2013. In parallel there are plans to hold new oil and gas exploration licensing rounds in May and November 2013, which should give the industry a much needed boost. Petrobras remains the key driver of the industry, as it still represents over 90% of production in Brazil. Yet the outlook for the next couple of years is challenging for Petrobras, with increasing demands placed upon it by government and the need to meet more realistic targets. The emphasis is now on the transition to field development and bringing new production on stream. While this process is ramping up in 2013, it has yet to achieve critical mass, notably for the deep-water pre-salt development. It will not be for another couple of years that the industry in general will start to capitalize on their exploration programs and contribute to a significant share of the projected 5.7 million boe/d production by 2020.
General Economic Outlook in Brazil
After the dramatic growth rates of 2010, the Brazilian economy continued its significant slowdown in 2012, with GDP growing at around 1% annually, versus an expected growth of 3.3% at the beginning of 2012.
Finance Minister Guido Mantega in a recent interview predicted a return to strong growth during 2013 after 2 years in the doldrums, and the market is anticipating a 3-4% increase in GDP.
The principal factors leading to poor global economic performance in 2012 were:
•General risk aversion in the world economy;
•Slow recovery of economic activity in the USA;
•High levels of European unemployment;
•The risk of default among European countries;
•Slowdown of the Chinese economy; and
•A fall in the price of commodities.
This in turn impacted the Brazilian economy with:
•Decreased performance of export manufacturing;
•Increase in manufactured imports;
•Drop in the exports of mineral commodities;
•Weak performance of the Brazilian stock market;
•Significant increases in salaries and a shortage of specialized labor;
•The end of strong consumer credit growth;
•Lower than anticipated investment levels; and
•Brazil losing its position as the world's 6th economy to the UK.
The investment climate is expected to improve in 2013, partially catching up on the backlog and partially in advance of the World Cup in 2014 and in preparation for the Olympics in 2016. The government is planning to spend R$43 billion on infrastructure during 2013 and to stimulate the manufacturing industry. The cities of São Paulo and Rio de Janeiro alone anticipate investments of R$6.5 billion and R$3.9 billion, respectively.
Some leading financial indicators for 2013 are:
•After its weak performance in 2012, the stock market expects a volume of R$20 billion in IPOs in 2013.
•The level of direct foreign investment will remain high (above R$60 billion).
•The M&A market will be active (at about 800 operations a year).
•Private equity investment will be in the range of R$6 billion (Source: ABVCAP).
Other predictions for 2013 in the Brazilian market are:
•The unemployment rate will continue to fall;
•Salary increases will continue;
•Retail price inflation will be impacted by higher food prices;
•A return to the IPI freeze on vehicle sales;
•Continued poor performance of Brazilian manufactured exports;
•A growth in the retail trade of 7.5% (Source: CNC);
•The implementation of the Basel III agreements will concern midsize banks; and
•Brazil will regain its position as the 6th largest world economy.
As the world's second-largest developing economy after China, Brazil is a key indicator for the economic health of the emerging world and a major source of growth, as Europe, the US and Japan wrestle with major debt problems. Inevitably, a number of uncertainties in global markets will remain during 2013, which can impact Brazilian business and the expectations for the year. During its slowdown, Brazil introduced a succession of measures, including a move to weaken its currency and one to cut what were once among the world's highest interest rates to a record low of 7.25%. With these changes in effect, the prospects of a stronger year for the Brazilian economy seem to be underpinned by the fundamentals.
Key Trends for Global Oil Markets
More than usual uncertainty about the economic drivers of energy markets complicates forecasts for oil demand and pricing in a year of continuing relocation of the growth of supply and demand. Global demand for energy in general and oil in particular remains strongly linked with economic performance — about which large questions loom and their answers dependent on actions by policymakers in the US and Europe. Recent resolution of the fiscal cliff is positive in that fears of a US recession are now fading, although further deadlock in Congress on US tax issues cannot be entirely ruled out.
The global benchmark Brent crude average ended 2012 at about $112 a barrel, adding 3.5% annually, down from the 13.3% jump in 2011. The American benchmark index, West Texas Intermediate (WTI) fell $7.01 per barrel, or 7.1% over the year.
It is expected that global economic uncertainties will continue to drive price volatility. Beginning in 2013, analysts remain doubtful about the oil price movements, as much of the previous year's concerns are expected to carry over this year. Credit Suisse slashed the price outlook of WTI by 5% to $102.75 from $106.00 per barrel while retaining the global benchmark Brent crude at $115. Barclay's analysts are a bit more bullish, estimating Brent prices to reach up to $135 by year end. Economists at Capital Economics suggest that Brent crude could remain at $85 by the end of the current year, a sharp drop of $27 while WTI could reach $75.
The Oil & Gas Industry in Brazil
Against this backdrop Brazil's oil and gas industry in Brazil is seeking this year to rekindle its progress toward the ambitious goal of daily production of 5.7 million barrels by 2020.
Petrobras President Maria das Graças Foster at the beginning of 2012 put the company's plans on more realistic footing. Under her leadership Petrobras now focuses heavily on delivery of one of the world's most ambitious capital programs, targeting $236.5 billion expenditure during the period 2012-2016. However, Petrobras continues to be held hostage by its largest shareholder, the Brazilian government, and is used as an instrument of government policy rather than having the freedom to make fully commercial decisions. Moreover, it has suffered a number of setbacks on both production and project delivery, with high levels of technological complexity to develop the deep-water offshore resources in the pre-salt. Consequently, in mid-December, Moody's cut its credit outlook for Petrobras, providing some key reasons:
•Petrobras is significantly outspending cash flow and its production has fallen short of target, with crude production in Brazil averaging 2.59 million boe/d in the first 9 months of 2012, down about 0.5% relative to 2011.
•Petrobras continues to face a number of conflicting pressures. Rising oil product imports and government fuel price controls are resulting in large downstream losses, implementing a local content program against the background of a high "Brazil Cost" for local manufacturing and services.
•In 2013 Petrobras faces rising debt levels, increasing cost pressures and execution risks in keeping development projects and production targets on track and achieving cost savings.
The outlook for the next couple of years will be tough for Petrobras. It must avoid excessive political interference and deliver medium-term on profitable production and reserves growth, with a decline in its leverage profile to successfully meet the target it has set itself to become one of the world's top 5 oil producers by 2020. Many industry observers are questioning whether Petrobras is up to the challenge. During 2013 Petrobras needs to create confidence that it is in control of its own destiny and demonstrate its ability to deliver. There are some encouraging signs: with entry into production of 3 new wells, Petrobras' total pre-salt production was 2.72 million boe/day in November 2012, a 25.6% increase on the previous year, but still well below the potential. Brazilian self-sufficiency in oil production and refined products was lost in 2008 and is unlikely to be recovered before 2020, according to Petrobras itself.
Brazilian Independents
Meanwhile, Brazilian independent exploration companies such as OGX, HRT and Queiroz Galvão have been hit particularly hard during 2012, as investors flee from the hype and uncertainties of the sector. With large exploration portfolios and low levels of production these companies must now consider farm-ins in order to obtain additional capital, operational capability and more importantly to offset some of the execution risk. Under the right conditions — with a successful realignment of strategy and further exploration success for companies like HRT — the independents' share prices have the potential to rebound during 2013.
There are many international oil companies (IOCs) with activities in Brazil, including Shell, Exxon-Mobil, Statoil, BG, Chevron, BP, Maersk, Total, Sinochem, ENI, Anadarko, Repsol, Sinopec, Petra, El Paso, Galp Energia, Ecopetrol, Hess, Sonangol, among others.
The IOCs remain disappointed with the Brazilian government, primarily because of the new Petroleum Law introduced in 2009, which dictates that pre‐salt reserves are to be explored and developed in partnership with Petrobras, which has a minimum interest of 30% in any given consortia. In addition, the law declares that Petrobras can be awarded pre‐salt exploration contracts without a competitive bidding process. Yet Petrobras has been unable to meet their annual production targets, despite an 11% cut in the forecast for 2020.
With the IOCs are constantly seeking to improve their reserve replacement ratios on a worldwide basis, Brazil potentially has a tremendous role to be play, with some of the largest discoveries in recent decades. However, the lack of new bidding rounds from the Brazilian authorities over the last 4 years has impeded new exploration and has created an active secondary market with more than 50 farm-in and/or farm-out contracts negotiated between 2009 and 2012. Companies were complaining that they are running out of areas to explore, with concessions from the 10th round in 2008 starting to expire. The recently announced ANP rounds during 2013 are long overdue and are expected to create significant interest within the industry.
Some recent highlights of activity from the sector are:
•Shell is the leading producer other than Petrobras, with around 100 Mbpd today and this figure should increase by 30 to 40 Mbpd in 2013.
•Although Statoil sold 40% of the Peregrino field to Sinochem, their midterm plans for Brazil are quite aggressive, with US$5 billion to $10 billion investment planned during the next 2 years.
•BG is planning to invest US$25 billion in Brazil until 2020, with US$2 billion focused on Research & Development, according to their CTO, Olivier Wambersie in a recent interview.
•Chevron has been in a critical situation since the Frade oil spill incident in the Campos Basin.
•BP, which bought out Devon's blocks in 2010 for $3.2 billion, is seeking to focus on its discoveries in the deep waters of the Campos Basin and exit its only producing asset, the Polvo field.
•Maersk has invested around US$3 billion during the last 5 years in their 6 blocks.
•Exxon/Mobil has already explored around 200 km and is still interested to explore more areas.
•Meanwhile Anadarko has left after failing to find oil.
Government reactions to Chevron's accident in 2011, and its political interference in Petrobras, continue to create suspicion among investors, according to Joao Carlos De Lucca, President of Brazilian Petroleum Institute (IBP). Despite this, it is anticipated that high levels of portfolio activity will continue into 2013 and there will be a fierce interest in the new bidding rounds from IOCs and independents alike.
Oil Field Services
In the oil field services sector, the local content program has been successful in encouraging equipment and service suppliers, be it local drillers, services or equipment companies, to invest to meet the big pre-salt needs. However, some of those providers are waking up with a slight hangover, as Petrobras, under Graças Foster's new leadership, has toned down drilling and production targets to more realistic levels. Consequently, there is the potential for service overcapacity in Brazil that will likely give Petrobras the upper hand on service pricing in years to come. Equipment manufacturers appear in better shape with bottlenecks in both subsea trees and tubular (rigs are waiting extensively on both trees and casing).
Brazil rig demand is robust, despite likely near-term softness driven by equipment constraints. So, while Petrobras might release some mid-water rigs in 2013, the company appears fully committed to its portfolio of 40 ultra-deep water rigs, and we believe Petrobras' total rig fleet could grow a quarter by 2016. See table with the comparison of offshore vessels/ equipment backlog orders.
Exploration drilling is currently starved, but resumption in Brazil's bidding rounds should change this in 2014. Cost inflation is also finally easing up, while local rig construction remains challenged, so the midterm driller outlook still remains quite constructive.
Service majors are accepting lower margins to access Brazil's long-term potential. The pricing battle among Big 3 remains intense, with Petrobras succeeding in knocking down prices on major service contracts.
New ANP Rounds
Brazil's President Dilma Rousseff on January 10th signed off on plans to hold a new oil and gas exploration licensing round, which will probably be held by May 2013, or earlier if possible, according to Mines and Energy Minister Edison Lobao. The minister said this 11th round, the first license auction to be held since 2008, will include some 164 blocks, of which half are offshore and half are onshore.
ANP, the regulatory body, expects a high level of interest in the 11th round of blocks, mainly due to the recent discoveries by Petrobras near to areas that will be auctioned. The appetite is also related to significant discoveries made by Petrobras in the equatorial margin and in Guyana, which is analogous to the coast of Africa, and has very similar geological structure. Companies like Shell will look with great interest on areas in the 11th Round, according to their President in Brazil, Andre Araujo.
The first round of licenses for the so-called sub-salt region, where massive oil reserves have been discovered in recent years, is on track to be held in November. The sub-salt round will be held under a new set of rules which determine a larger role for Petrobras. Meanwhile, it is not an easy task for Petrobras to be almost obliged to participate in all 10 previous rounds, but to now be required to have a minimum of 30% in all the pre-salt blocks, and also to become the operator of these areas. This will potentially stretch even further the capabilities of an already stretched Petrobras.
In the next rounds, the licensing procedure should be more streamlined due to an agreement between ANP and IBAMA, in which environmental licensing is now by area and not for each block.
Political barriers and the issue of distribution of royalties between the Brazilian states left the country without auctions for almost 5 years, awaiting a new regulatory framework, which is due to be voted on now in early 2013.
The lack of new exploration rounds has been a missed opportunity for Brazil and has undoubtedly led to investment in other regions. According to ONIP, oil companies like Exxon/Mobil, Shell, Statoil, Chevron and other producers were left outside the area of the pre-salt offshore, which contains at least US$5 trillion in oil. Delays have also led companies to look elsewhere for new discoveries, such as Total and BP in West Africa, OGX in Colombia and HRT in Namibia.
Nevertheless, expect to see major international focus on Brazil during 2013 because of the new exploration rounds, not only from existing players, but also from new participants anxious to participate in a strategic new stable source of supply and in a strengthening economy, while global oil markets remain volatile. 2013 is a year for the oil and gas industry in Brazil to regain some of the momentum it has lost in the past couple of years.
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How to Set Windows 7's Login Wallpaper with Group Policies
- Copy our wallpaper file to the user's workstation.
- Instruct Windows to use our file instead of the default %WinDir%\System32\oobe\background.bmp file.
March 11, 2011 at 12:22 am
Now I might be crazy, but I cannot find the "Always use custom logon background" as a part of a GPO I created on my Windows 2008 R2 DC. I have found it on the local GPO on a Windows 7 PC. Is it something I'm missing or should I see that missing policy on my DC?
March 11, 2011 at 12:41 pm
Check that it was a GPO issue on my network. A fellow admin configured a central store of Policy Definitions and never updated with the R2 admx files. After I did that I had the setting and it is working great.
August 9, 2011 at 9:57 am
I have a question about a default theme, i have logged to a laptop -pre domain and i have saved a custom theme file ( screensaver installed, aero colour and taskbar colour etc) yet, when i choose ' Force theme' it doesn't work,! i have tried to put it in the resources folder, in a shared folder, in a server folder.
Driving me nuts!
August 12, 2011 at 4:25 am
Thanks again Mike.
I think i know why this isn't working, I'm using a Server 2008 STD machine, and lots of these rely on the 2008 R2 ADMX files… i can manage them from my win7 enterprise sp1 box.
September 15, 2011 at 10:06 am
In Group Policy I first had to create a new folder before "%windir%\system32\oobe\info\backgrounds" before this would work. This is because the folder does not exist by default, and the file creation policy will not create the folder, and thus it will not insert the image file.
September 27, 2011 at 9:24 am
Wow, this is great. I'm used to just getting Free Desktop Wallpaper by browsing through the net. Thanks for this post, it has stimulated my desire to try it by myself as well.
November 2, 2011 at 5:34 am
here is a nice simple tool for windows 7 management lot more options
changing aero color automatically with wallpaper is the most interesting one
January 26, 2012 at 10:06 pm
Any way to make this work on Sever 2003?
January 27, 2012 at 7:46 am
Hi Mike, first of all thanks for you help.
I have a couple of questions:
1) I see you are copying the new background file from a network server, but I am also doing it and it does not work. The file server is in the same domain and the user has access. Could be this because Computer Configuration applies before the user log on so there is no domain services?
2) Do you know if your procedure works with x64?
Thanks & Regards
April 24, 2012 at 5:14 pm
Any of you experts know how to get the logon background on a remote desktop connection for windows 2008 R2? I've been banging my head for days. The logon background is there for local logon. I messed with the Remote Session Environment in gpedit.msc and disabled "enforce removal of remote desktop wallpaper" and enabled "always show desktop on connection" and still, a plain green screen appears. Any suggestions would be GREATLY appreciated. Thanks.
May 29, 2012 at 11:09 am
Thanks for such an amazing instruction!
November 18, 2012 at 9:04 am
i self monu singh as a system admin ,
this good good policy for screen logon change………
January 22, 2013 at 1:47 am
policy not working, I follow all steps as describe. please do the needful
February 11, 2013 at 7:56 am
While this works OK, the amount of time added to the process (before login is even displayed) is just not worth it. To copy 2 files > 500K in total & I have Please wait for almost 2 minutes… Rather copy them with ZCM (Zenworks Configuration Manager)
May 15, 2013 at 10:11 pm
I cant find the "always use custom logon background" in windows server 2008wSP2 in default domain poilcy. do i have to upgrade to 2008R2wSP1?
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The Crystal Staircase inside Dolmabahçe Palace in Istanbul, Turkey (by rougetete).
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Ulsan, South Korea
Apr 10, 2012
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Madain Saleh in Saudi Arabia, a sister city to Jordan's Petra (by Eric Lafforgue).
*drools* Buildings built in natural formations are the best. XD
Mar 28, 2012
I want to wear a saree/sari SO BAD!
(At least I"m pretty sure they're sarees. XD Watch me be wrong just cuz.)
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The beautiful Blue Moon Valley in Yunnan, China (by Robbiekuromi).
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Magadan region .Chukotka . Russia
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by zz77 on Flickr.
Mountain road in Song-Köl river valley, Kyrgyzstan.
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I always thought it'd be a good idea to live in a cave. :D
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... To a faith with the power to transform lives and change the world. ... To a faith that can sustain and enrich the next chapter of your life.
Beginning A Spiritual Journey?
If you are new to Unitarian Universalism or new to this Ann Arbor Congregation, let us introduce ourselves.
Make Music
Our choirs and music programs provide diverse and energizing music. Whether you're a pianist, a singer or country fiddler, there is a place for you here.
Please join with us to make a difference in our families, our community and our World.
We build our sense of community by caring for each other and allowing you to share your unique gifts and interests with others.
Our congregation relies on the generosity of members and friends to gather the financial support necessary for our active community.
We are helping lead the way among faith communities across the country who incorporate environmental stewardship into spiritual practices.
Values and Vision
"At UUAA we do not check our brains at the door but enter a place where we can address things we can't address elsewhere."
Highlighted Events
Halloween Party * October 25
Join the festivities from 4:30 to 7:30pm
4:30pm Decorate a Trick-or-Treat bag, carve a pumpkin, and more. This is a BYOP event: Bring your own pumpkin.
5:15pm Bring a yummy dish to share for the potluck
5:45ish Costume parade followed by trick-or-treating
Haunted House opens after trick-or-treating
Game Day * October 26
150th Anniversary Fall Harvest Potluck * October 26
The Mindful Eating Harvest Potluck will be from 5:00 to 7:00pm in the Social Hall. This is a new date. This year's theme is "Recipes Through the Ages: 1865-2015" in conjunction with our 150th anniversary. Recipes will be available during Social Hour. Come have a look.
150th Commemorative Tiles * Order October 5 - 28
Motawi Tileworks has designed gift tiles using our 150th Anniversary logo. Tiles are priced at $35 each. See the tile sample and place prepaid orders at the 150th Anniversary Table in the Social Hall. Orders may be sent to the church office through October 28. More information...
Folk Song Jam Along * October 27
Burger Night * October 29
An Evening with Catie Curtis * November 1
This community concert is both a celebration and a continuation of UUAA's generosity to Americans United, which is dedicated to the preservation of the Constitution's religious liberty provisions. Catie produces concerts in support of Voices United for Separation of Church and State.
Commitment Sunday * November 2
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You may not be sure what kind of angle the Jesus Christ RPG Trilogy takes upon its delve into the life of the leprosy-healing Jesus. Well, it's not a negative one, let me reassure you. In fact, it's more of a simple recreation of the apparent events that Jesus went through in his life according to the Bible, with the odd random encounter and necessity for party management thrown in. The three games, quite simply, cover the birth, life, death and resurrection of Jesus Christ, in brief.
"He also needs to learn other miracles along his journey so that he can cure leprosy and bring eyesight back to the blind."
The first game in the trilogy, entitled "Baby Jesus Christ RPG," starts with Mary and Joseph being told by the Angel Gabriel that they're going to become surrogate parents of the son of God. You play as Mary and head off to Bethlehem with Joseph as he needs to be part of a census, so um, yeah, that's been changed a bit from the Bible, I think. In Bethlehem, there are no available spaces in the inn due to everyone arriving for the census, so you get snug in a stable, and that's where Jesus is born. After this, you play as the folk who come to see Jesus, namely the three wise men.
After that, you then have "Jesus Christ RPG," and last in the trilogy is "Rise Jesus Christ RPG." Across these two games, Jesus is a fully grown man, acquires his disciples, spreads the word of God, performs miracles, has The Last Supper, is hung upon the cross, and then is resurrected afterwards.
Consistent across all three of the games in the Jesus Christ RPG trilogy is travelling to and from towns, quite often. The overworld in which you travel between towns is where you can be attacked by robbers and magicians in random encounters. So when you do visit towns, you'll want to ensure that you search chests to acquire fish and water that will heal your injured party members. While in towns, there's usually a set of events that need to be followed to trigger the means of progression, and you'll want to talk to the people in the town, usually.
Jesus doesn't actually attack anyone directly in the game like his disciples and other characters do. Instead, he performs miracles in the turn-based battles, such as "Exorcism" that deal lots of damage, particularly against demons. He also needs to learn other miracles along his journey so that he can cure leprosy and bring eyesight back to the blind. It seems almost a little strange to recreate Jesus and the events he went through and shove them into the mechanics of a traditional RPG, but I dare say that it works.
It's not too entertaining as far as RPGs go. But if you want an interactive way to find out about the life of Jesus Christ according to the Christian Bible, then Jesus Christ RPG supplies that across three bite-sized episodes.


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Religion and Spirituality
Year 2012 Top Non-Fiction Books Picks
Our favorite reads this year from the Adult and Children/Tweens/Teens Librarians:
Behind the beautiful forevers by Katherine Boo
We've got a job: the 1963 Birmingham Children's March by Cynthia Levinson
The righteous mind: why good people are divided by politics and religion by Jonathan Haidt
Quiet: the power of introverts in a world that can't stop talking by Susan Cain
Paris: a love story: a memoir by Kati Marton
Mortality by Christopher Hitchens ; foreword by Graydon Carter ; afterword by Carol Blue
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Bible Fiction are stories whose characters may not all be real people and contain some events which may not be true, but are generally based on background history, stories or prophecies from the Bible.
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December is a Time to Celebrate!
The month of December is filled with many different holiday celebrations — Hanukkah, Christmas and Kwanzaa are just some of the special observances this month. Learn more about all these holidays through the many resources at the Canton Public Library. This Special Collection can help get you started!
The American book of days by Christianson, Stephen G — A day-by-day record of American history from January 1 through December 31. For each of the 366 days of the year (including February 29), several substantial essays explore significant events of military, scientific, ethnic, or cultural significance.
The book of the year : a brief history of our seasonal holidays by Anthony F. Aveni — Discusses the origins and modern development of our holidays and provides an entertainng glimpse into their evolution.
Christmas Customs, Why Are They?
To check out information on Christmas customs, crafts, recipes, movies, music, stories, legends, and more, check out these sources in the library to enhance your enjoyment of this holiday season.
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Kwanzaa Family Storytime
Older Adults October, 2012
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Book Club Choices: November 2012
The perfect book for a book discussion is one that's not too easy, not too hard, that will hold the interest of a diverse group of readers and will also inspire a lively discussion. For additional book club resources try the Canton Public Library's Book Club in a Bag kits.
The fatal shore by Robert Hughes
The sparrow [kit] by Mary Doria Russell
The situation in Flushing by Edmund G.
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Harry Potter's World: Renaissance Science, Magic and Medicine
Look What's In Large Print: September 2012
Mike Wallace [Large print]: a life by Peter Rader
The magic room: [large print] a story about the love we wish for our daughters by Jeffrey Zaslow
Lots of candles, plenty of cake [Large print] by Anna Quindlen
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Heavenly Reads; Books About Heaven
Heaven awaits the bride by Anna Rountree — Anna Roundtree was caught up in multiple heavenly visions and became a bride of Christ in Heaven. Full of heavenly lessons, this is a very inspiring read.
To heaven and back: a doctor's extraordiary account of her death, heaven, angels, and life again: a true story by Mary C.
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Honor Sikh Temple Shooting Victims on August 12
On August 5th, 2012, a gunman killed 6 innocent people and critically wounded three at the Sikh Temple in Oak Creek, Wisconsin. Mourners began paying their final respects Friday to six worshipers gunned down by a white supremacist at a Sikh temple in the US almost a week ago.
In remembrance of the victims of the shootings and to create awareness about the Sikh religion, the Canton Gurdwara will have a "remembrance prayer" and "Langar" (lunch) at its premises on Sunday August 12th, 2012 at 12:00 PM. Everyone is welcome. Please pass the message along to family and friends.
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Faiths of the Postwar Presidents: From Truman to Obama
Look What's In Large Print May 2012
A devil is waiting [large print] by Jack Higgins
Hidden summit [large print] by Robyn Carr
Joanne Fluke's Lake Eden cookbook: [large print] Hannah Swensen's recipes from the cookie jar by Joanne Fluke
The sisters [large print] by Nancy Jensen
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How to Celebrate Easter
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Buddhism and Western Science
The Bodhisattva's Brain: Buddhism Naturalized by Owen Flanagan — Having authored several books and article on the philosophy of mind and cognitive science, Owen Flanagan's perspective on the intersection of Buddhism, psychology and Western philosophy is well informed and generally unbiased. Bracketing supernatural elements that are inconsistent with science, this treatise emphasizes the practical potential of Buddhist spirituality for attaining a philosophically informed state of happiness. Buddhist principles are examined in light of Aristotle's emphasis on reason and virtue, with added focus on compassion.
What is the Truth About Islam?
A New Cardinal
On February 18, 2012, the Archbishop of New York, Timothy Dolan, was elevated to the position of Cardinal by Pope Pius XVI. There are currently 181 Cardinals in the Catholic Church worldwide, of which only 108 are under 80 years of age and eligible to vote for a new pope in conclave. For more information on Cardinals (Catholicism) or Timothy Dolan, click on the subject links.
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How did Valentine's Day originate? Who is this patron saint of lovers, of whom actually very little is known? According to the Catholic Encyclopedia, three different Valentines were actually martyred during the early days of the Christian Church, but very little is known about any of them. For more information, see this Catholic Online link. You can also view a list of Canton Library's books, programs and DVDs about valentines, like one with historic pictures of awesome valentines:
Greetings with love: the book of valentines by Michele Karl
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Meoww #kitty #cat #Romeo #meow
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I'm a child lol… #lunchables #caramelapple #juicebox #child #dinner
I'm eating an ice cream taco for breakfast. I think I'm breaking a lot of rules… Oh well. #freespirit #fuckrules #chocotaco
When you're sitting in your car smashing a Big Mac into your face hole really hard do you ever think of the person sitting right on the other.side of that.window watching you? I do… This lady obviously did not because I almost lost my lunch…
I love my life… Lmfao
This is what you look like when you spend the majority of your life at 7-Eleven.
I'm bored and for some reason my eyes are hazel today? Green? Idek haha
Yes I'm laying down on the ground behind 7-Eleven for my 15minuet break. Judge me. This is what happens when you have worked 9-10 hours a day for the last 8days and you still have 4 more 9-10 hour days before you get a day off.
Who needs boys? #fat #fatty #pizza #pizzaismyboyfriend
Notice the license plate also lol #faith7 #jesusiscoming
CO2 delivery at work, so cool haha.
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Coloring and watching lion king and waiting for Katie
Locked the beer coolers at work, 2am, no mas partying sorry! Lol.
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The Doe Bay Sessions: Kelli Schaefer
Kelli Schaefer ::: photo by Abbey Simmons
My favorite part about writing is when I have to do very little of it. If you are one of the few that passes the time reading my words, I know you can agree wholeheartedly. This is one of those occasions. Let wordsmiths around the world rejoice.
When I did my "Doe Bay: A First Time Perspective" review, I made brief mention of Kelli Schaefer's one song Doe Bay Session performance. It was compelling enough to wake me from my beach slumber and max out Chris Proff's recording devices. Prior to Doe Bay, I'd only seen Kelli Schaefer join Drew Grow and the Pastor Wives on-stage at the Tractor. I never heard her sing one of her own songs by her lonesome before. I'd be lying if I told you I remembered what this song actually sounds like. Oddly enough, I remember where her fingers were on her guitar frets. Her gestures make music in my mind but there's no audio otherwise. It was the power of her voice that woke me up. It is the power of her voice that is going to arrest your train of thought in a matter of moments. Don't believe me? Push play. I dare you. But before you do, what are you doing right now? I'm not sure if you're adequately prepared. Then again, are any of us ever prepared? I think we all know the answer to that one.
I try to avoid that which can only be realized in the flesh. It's a shame. You really can't say that about music artists nowadays. This woman right here, she's a hurricane. She made me leave my favorite place on earth to be closer to something that humbled me in its authenticity. So, what are you doing on October 2nd? Seeing Kelli Schaefer at Columbia City Theater with Kaylee Cole and People Eating People? I think we both know the answer to that. I give you "Ghost of the Beast."
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Wake adds Crabtree's brother to hoop team
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. (AP) Wake Forest has added the younger brother of NFL receiver Michael Crabtree to its basketball team.
Coach Danny Manning on Tuesday said freshman forward Cornelius Hudson has enrolled in school and is on the roster.
Hudson is a 6-foot-6, 175-pount forward from Dallas. He graduated in 2013 and played a prep season last year at Mount Zion Christian Academy in Durham.