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WASHINGTON, D.C. - Citing a serious near collision of two jumbo aircraft in Chicago last July, the National Transportation Safety Board, at a public meeting today, called again for effective action by the FAA to counter the danger posed by potentially catastrophic runway collisions. The Board was reviewing its Most Wanted List of safety improvements, a list that calls for action by federal agencies on the most critical transportation safety issues. In the marine area, the Board welcomed the adoption of new rules by the U.S. Coast Guard that improve procedures for crew drug/alcohol testing after serious accidents, and removed this issue from the Most Wanted List. In its recommendations, the Board had cited 28 major marine investigations dating back to the Exxon Valdez in which mandatory post-accident alcohol and drug testing was not completed. The final Coast Guard rule was issued in December 2005, and seven of the eight recommendations were closed with acceptable action.
Expressing great disappointment at the FAA's continued refusal to take appropriate action, the Board also removed from the list a recommendation that children under two years of age be restrained on airliners for take off and landing and during periods of turbulence.
The NTSB added two new issue areas to the Most Wanted list: Air taxi crew resource management training and school bus occupant safety.
Established in 1990, the Most Wanted List highlights specific recommendations the Board believes would significantly reduce transportation deaths and injuries.
"Our Most Wanted List puts extra pressure on our nation's transportation safety regulators to act more quickly on our recommendations," said NTSB Chairman Mark Rosenker. "We've made progress, but this year's list again shows that there are numerous areas that need improvement and they need improvement now. The Board will continue to push aggressively for implementation of the measures needed to make our safe transportation system even safer."
In addition to pinpointing important safety issues, the Most Wanted List also rates agencies by the timeliness with which they act to implement the recommendations. At today's meeting, the Federal Aviation Administration received five unacceptable timeliness ratings, and the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration received two unacceptable timeliness ratings.
Issues on the Most Wanted List:
Runway Incursions -- This issue has been on the Board's list since it's inception in 1990. The FAA completed action on a number of objectives to make ground operation of aircraft safer. However, these incidents continue to occur with alarming frequency. The FAA indicates that during fiscal year 2005 there were 327 incursions, and during 2006 there were 330. A system introduced by the FAA provides warning to air traffic controllers, but not to the flight crews, a fact that severely reduces the amount of time that pilots have to react to an impending incursion. Recommendation: Implement a safety system for ground movement that will ensure the safe movement of airplanes on the ground and provide direct warning capability to the flight crews. Timeliness Classification: Unacceptable.
Fuel/Air Vapors -- Operating transport-category airplanes with flammable fuel/air vapors in fuel tanks presents a risk of explosion that is avoidable. Center wing fuel tank explosions have resulted in 346 fatalities in four accidents since 1989. There also have been several non-fatal fuel tank explosions, the latest of which occurred earlier this year in India. After the TWA 800 accident in 1996, the Board issued both short and long term recommendations to reduce the potential for flammable fuel/air vapors in aircraft fuel tanks. The short-term recommendation was closed in an unacceptable status because the FAA took no action. The FAA has committed to action on the long term recommendation by Fall 2007. Recommendation: Complete rulemaking efforts to preclude the operation of transport-category airplanes with flammable fuel/air vapors in the fuel tank on all aircraft. Timeliness Classification: Acceptable (progressing slowly).
Aircraft Icing -- The consequences of operating an airplane in icing conditions without first having thoroughly demonstrated adequate handling/controllability in those conditions are sufficiently severe that they warrant a thorough certification test program. The FAA has not adopted a systematic and proactive approach to the certification and operational issues of airplane icing. Recommendation: Complete research on aircraft structural icing and continue efforts to revise icing certification criteria, testing requirements, and restrictions on operationsin icing conditions. Evaluate all aircraft certified for flight in icing conditions using the new criteria and standards. Timeliness Classification: Unacceptable.
Audio, Data and Video Recorders -- Investigators must have information rapidly, effectively and efficiently in order to determine the factors related to an accident. Automatic information recording devices, such as Cockpit Voice Recorders (CVRs) and Flight Data Recorders (FDRs) have proven to be very useful in gathering pure factual information. This information results in the development of timely, more precise safety recommendations that are likely to reduce future similar accidents. Recommendation: In addition to adopting a 2-hour CVR requirement, require the retrofit of existing CVR's with an independent power supply, and require that existing FDRs and CVRs be on separate generator busses, with the highest reliable power so that any single electrical failure does not disable both. Require the installation of video recording systems in small and large aircraft. Require the recording of additional needed FDR data for Boeing 737s. Timeliness Classification: Unacceptable.
Crew Resource Management (CRM) Training for Part 135 Flights - Part 121 and scheduled Part 135 operators are required to provide pilots with CRM training in which accidents are reviewed and skills and techniques for effective crew coordination are presented. The Safety Board has investigated several fatal aviation accidents involving Part 135 on-demand operators (air taxis such as that involved in the crash that killed Senator Paul Wellstone in 2002) where the carrier either did not have a CRM program, or the CRM program was much less comprehensive than would be required for a Part 121 carrier. Although the FAA has agreed in principal with the recommendation, no discernable progress has been made. Recommendation: Require that Part 135 on-demand charter operators that conduct dual-pilot operations establish and implement an FAA-approved CRM training program for pilots in accordance with Part 121. Timeliness Classification: Unacceptable.
Reduce Accidents and Incidents Caused by Human Fatigue -- Operating a vehicle without the operator having adequate rest, in any mode of transportation, presents an unnecessary risk to the traveling public. The laws, rules, and regulations governing this aspect of transportation safety are archaic in many cases and are not adequate to address the problem. Recommendation: Establish scientifically based hours-of-service regulations that set limits on hours-of-service, provide predictable work and rest schedules, and consider human sleep and rest requirements. Timeliness Classification: Flightcrews and aviation mechanics: Unacceptable. Professionalmariners and pipeline controllers: Acceptable (progressing slowly). Overall U.S. DOT rating: Acceptable (progressing slowly).
Positive Train Control --The NTSB has a long history of investigating accidents in which crewmembers failed to operate their trains effectively and in accordance with operating rules for a variety of reasons, such as fatigue, sleeping disorders, use of medications, and operator distraction. The Board has advocated the implementation of a system known as positive train control (PTC) that compensates for human error and that incorporates collision avoidance to prevent train collisions. Recommendation: Implement a positive train control system. Timeliness Classification: Acceptable (progressing slowly).
Motor Carrier Operations -- The two most important factors in safe motor carrier operations are the operational status of the vehicles and the performance of the individuals who drive them. If significant problems in these two areas persist, the motor carrier should have its license to operate revoked. The NTSB has called on the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) to implement such an oversight system. Recommendation: Continue efforts to develop a fitness rating system that appropriately recognizes the importance of vehicle and driver factors in measuring the overall safety of a motor carrier's operations. Timeliness Classification: Unacceptable.
Preventing Medically Unqualified Drivers from Operating Commercial Vehicles --Investigations of accidents involving drivers with serious medical conditions has exposed disturbing flaws that exist in the medical certification process of commercial vehicle drivers. These flaws can lead to increased highway fatalities and injuries for commercial vehicle drivers, their passengers, and the motoring public. Recommendation: Continue efforts to develop medical certification procedures that ensure unfit drivers are not allowed behind the wheel of a commercial vehicle. Timeliness Classification: Unacceptable.
Enhance Protection for Motorcoach Passengers -- One of the primary causes of passenger injury in motorcoach accidents occurs when passengers are thrown from their seating areas during an accident. In its 1999 special investigation report on bus crashworthiness, the NTSB concluded that the overall injury risk to occupants in motorcoach accidents involving rollover and ejection may be reduced significantly by retaining the occupant in the seating compartment throughout the collision. The Board asked the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) to require new motorcoach bus occupant protection systems that retain passengers in their seats. In addition, stronger bus roofs and easy-to-open window emergency exits are needed to enhance safety. Recommendation: Continue efforts to improve motorcoach design, and to address construction and occupant protection issues. Timeliness Classification: Acceptable (progressing
Enhance Protection for School Bus Passengers - In its 1999 special investigation report on bus crashworthiness, the Safety Board found that current compartmentalization, because of its design, does not protect all passengers during lateral impacts with vehicles of large mass and during rollovers. Recommendations: In two years, develop performance standards for school bus occupant protection systems that account for a variety of accident scenarios and, once these standards have been developed, require newly manufactured school buses to have an occupant crash protection system that meets the standards and retains passengers, including those in child safety restraint systems, within the seating compartment throughout the accident sequence. Timeliness Classification: Acceptable (progressing slowly).
Further details, including the texts of the specific safety recommendations in each issue area, summaries of federal agency actions, and the status of each recommendation can be found on the NTSB website at www.ntsb.gov.
NTSB Office of Public Affairs: (202) 314-6100
The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) is an independent federal agency charged with determining the probable cause
of transportation accidents, promoting transportation safety, and assisting victims of transportation accidents and their families.


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Re: BULLY? more like PUSSY
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hahaha, I really wasn't upset by it at all, I just saw it and let you know about it. I am not very familiar with Flocka, I honestly thought you may have known something about him and why he had a problem with us. It was more out of curiosity than anything. If someone is randomly attacking, I am interested in knowing why. I wasn't bothered to the point that I went in to the chat and bombarded him with insults and then stalked him for days. I don't think I even said anything to him at all. I was just surprised to see my name come up when I hardly know the dude. I don't think I even saw you talk to him so, yeah, I was confused as to why we got comments for nothing, really.
I don't care to the point that it makes me angry or upsets me in any possible way, I just care to know the reason so I can understand what I did to that person. If he says it's just because he thinks I'm a bitch, cool, man, that's all I want to know. I wont stalk or flip out. Just wondering.
There is a difference between curiosity and giving a damn so hard, you flip out. I never flipped out, just basically said 'some dude in chat is talking about us for some reason, just thought you would want to know'. You went straight in to the chat and attacked. I didn't. To each his own. He was just being a faggot that day, I guess.
Yeah that's cool, I never accused you of "flipping out" just pointing out that you care what other users think of you.
I think every user does to a certain extent except the trolls. Regardless of whether they like to admit it or not
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text: On January 24, 2007, about 1300 Pacific standard time, a Ross Hummer Pitts Special, N41HR, nosed over following a loss of control during an aborted takeoff on runway 29L at Stockton Metropolitan Airport, Stockton, California. The commercial pilot, the sole occupant, received minor injuries, and the airplane sustained substantial damage. The airplane was registered to and operated by the pilot. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed for the local personal flight conducted under 14 CFR Part 91, and no flight plan was filed. The flight was originating when the accident occurred.During a telephone interview conducted by the NTSB investigator-in-charge on January 25, 2007, the pilot reported that as he added power on the takeoff roll, the engine rpm increased to 1,800 rpm and then stopped increasing. He decided to abort the takeoff and reduced the power. By this time, the tail wheel was off the ground, and he was using the rudder to steer the airplane. The airplane began to turn to the right, so he applied left brake to stop the turn, and the airplane "tipped upside down."In a written statement, the pilot reported that during the takeoff roll, he "thought there was a slight loss of power." He decided to abort the takeoff and reduced the power. At a speed of about 30 mph, the airplane "suddenly turned sharply as if one of the wheels went into a hole or rut." The pilot applied opposite rudder and brake, but could not stop the turn. The airplane nosed over and came to rest in the inverted position. The pilot stated that the accident was due to "a hole or rut in the pavement or debris such as a piece of aircraft tire."An FAA inspector responded to the accident site. The inspector reported that runway 29L had two grooved depressions running the length of the runway in the asphalt on either side of the centerline. The grooves had a V shape and were about 4 inches wide and 1 inch deep. The width of the grooves corresponded to the width of the tires installed on the main landing gear of the accident airplane.


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Last night Calvin Klein released a statement that finally confirmed rumours that have been circulating for months - that Lara Stone was announced as the label's the "exclusive Face", and would be fronting the A/W'10 global advertising campaigns for Calvin Klein Collection, ck Calvin Klein, and Calvin Klein Jeans.
The Calvin Klein Collection campaign was shot by Mert Alas and Marcus Piggott in Los Angeles, California, and shows a sultry-yet-androgynous Lara in bold black and white shots. "I conceived my fall 2010 collection with a self-aware and assured woman in mind," the label's creative director Francisco Costa told WWD. "For me, Lara was the perfect choice for the new campaign because she is a woman who epitomizes confidence and sensuality."
Lara Stone (wearing Calvin Klein) and Francisco Costa at the 2010 CFDA Fashion Awards last night
Mert and Marcus also shot Lara for for Calvin Klein Jeans, accessorised by several male models, (including A.J., Sid Ellisdon, Grayson Vaughan, and Eric Anderson), with Lara sporting the new lean fit style Jeans X, sitting on a park bench, with her legs stretched provocatively far apart.
For the ck Calvin Klein campaign, the brand's consulting creative director Fabien Baron shot Stone in San Pedro, California on the site of a former factory, alongside models Abbey Lee Kershaw, and male models Christopher Michaut, Oleg Antosik, and Yin. Lara previously appeared in the A/W'07 campaign for Calvin Klein Jeans and A/W'08 campaign for ck Calvin Klein beauty.
This is thought to be the first time that one model has fronted all three of Calvin Klein's biggest fashion campaigns. Last night's statement acknowledges that Stone is "considered to be one of today's most high profile models" and claims she "will be featured exclusively in the Fall 2010 advertising campaigns", posing the question - will Lara no longer be modelling for anyone else?


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Id recomend changing your spec to a more traditional spec.
Missing out on Deep wounds is a fairly big DPS loss and Thus TPS.
Dont forget shouts, even demo shout will cause some amount of threat.
Change glyph of shockwave for Devestate and have fun.
Maybe change your meta gem to 32 sta and 2% more armor.
Change 10 stats to 275 health too perhaps.


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Whether it is a tank top, basic tee or a a flowy chiffon top in a print or solid; tops can be used as the main focus of your outfit or simply as a layering piece.
Since this is a spring/ summer series all of the tops featured below are both short sleeve and sleeveless. Cap sleeves are also very dainty and appropriate for the season.
I do hope that you all have benefited from this series and are inspired to both spruce up and update your closet for the spring and summer. There will be post to come featuring as "looks" some of the pieces that are in the series.


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150 E Pennsylvania Ave Ste 250, Downington, PA
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General Contact
- FAFSA School Code: 041458
- Phone: (610) 873-8600
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Paul Mitchell Schools was founded based on the principles of Paul Mitchell, a well known hair designer and product innovator. Students of Paul Mitchell can learn the methods and techniques necessary for a successful career in cosmetology. Paul Mitchell Schools are located throughout the United States with over sixty five locations to choose from.
Paul Mitchell Schools provides an in depth education in cosmetology, particularly its artistry and creativity, as well as a fundamental understanding of business as it relates to the field. Individuals who complete a program will receive a certificate in cosmetology and will have developed the skills necessary to pursue employment within the industry. Additional programs may be available in esthetics, nails, barbering and teacher training. The school prides itself on helping students achieve their personal and professional goals.
Downington Location
Pulse Beauty Academy - A Paul Mitchell Partner School is located at 150 E Pennsylvania Ave Ste 250 in the city of Downington. This campus has graduated approximately 180 students in recent years. This location offers flexible courses for individuals who cannot make regular hours. Students may learn more, including the school's consumer disclosures, by visiting pulsebeautyacademy.com.
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Cosmetology (1,250 Hours)
Cosmetology program takes usually eleven months to complete. Students who complete this program may be eligible to pursue licensing.
Program Details:
- Estimated tuition cost of this program is $17,000*
- Cost of required supplies: $2,300*
- $7,300 is the average amount of student loans received for this program
- 119 students completed the cosmetology program last year
- Takes about 11 months to complete
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Cosmetology, Barber and Nail Instructor (500 Hours)
The cosmetology, barber and nail instructor program offered usually takes about four months to complete and may satisfy education requirements for licensing.
Program Details:
- Estimated tuition cost of this program is $7,000*
- Cost of required supplies: $300*
- Takes about 4 months to complete
*The posted costs for tuition, fees and supplies are determined through historical data and may not represent current costs.
**Repayment rates and student loan balances are estimated to provide a comparative context. For more detailed information individuals are asked to contact the school.
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The average annual "out of pocket" cost of attendance, after any grants and scholarships are considered, is around $12,600. To calculate a more personalized cost check out their cost calculator here. There is also a $100 application fee for students applying to the school. The figures listed are for informational purposes only and do not represent current or future tuition, fees, and expenses.
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- Magnolia School in Ambler, PA (27 miles away)
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A nice evening
31 August 2008 | 6 Comments
Thanks to our friend Craig for a lovely evening at Black Bottle last night. I've been wanting a night out in the city in a place like this, casual and utterly urban. It was noisy and crowded, so it was hard to talk but the energy of it was like fizz in the air. I liked that our table was near the window, the street so close and so full of other lives passing by while we lived our lives inside with small plates of yummy food, with brandy and orange juice, with grownup conversation. I always say thank you to people who refill my water glass or bring me food, and it was nice that last night it mattered to them that I did, nice to exchange those smiles and be more real to each other for a second or two. And then it was nice to say goodbye to the noise and the rush and the sometimes-overwhelming buzz of other humans close by, to get into our little car and drive home under a slate-blue sky full of clouds that had turned nearly navy blue in some mad trick of atmospherics. To sit by the fire with tea and toast with jam and only each other, in the quiet.
Poetry for cats
30 August 2008 | 2 Comments
Here's a little literary fun for a holiday weekend. This is from Poetry for Cats: Tthe Definitive Anthology of Distinguished Feline Verse, by Henry Beard. It's a lovely, clever collection of poems, ostensibly written by famous poets' cats, which is brilliant both as hommage and as a study of feline psychology.
Here's a taste. Enjoy.
To A Vase
by Elizabeth Barrett Browning's Cat
How do I break thee? Let me count the ways.
I break thee if thou art at any height
My paw can reach, when, smarting from some slight,
I sulk, or have one of my crazy days.
I break thee with an accidental graze
Or twitch of tail, if I should take a fright.
I break thee out of pure and simple spite
The way I broke the jar of mayonnaise.
I break thee if a bug upon thee sits.
I break thee if I'm in a playful mood,
And then I wrestle with the shiny bits.
I break thee if I do not like my food.
And if someone thy shards together fits,
I'll break thee once again when thou art glued.
– from Poetry for Cats by Henry Beard
Friday pint
29 August 2008 | 3 Comments
Every Friday I transfer posts here from the Virtual Pint archives.
The usual servings today, and something special — another novel excerpt. Enjoy
- When story goes wrong (October 2002) — Steel Breeze in Solitaire, or why sometimes people just fuck story up.
- Early thoughts about translations (November 2002) — Beginning to understand that language is worldview, and worldview changes how we experience story. It's the early seeds of this discussion.
- Accidental (November 2002) — More on Steel Breeze and the role of accident in life. This post refers in a sideways manner to Hollow, the other novel I was working on at the time, and that I talked about recently. It seems unbearably coy to dance around it, so here you go.
Happy birthday, Chuck
28 August 2008 | 3 Comments
I've known my friend Chuck Munro for more than 25 years. We met at the University of South Florida Theatre Department, where we were both taking acting degrees. We worked together in classes, and acted together in A Midsummer Night's Dream as Helena and Demetrius, and I had the fun of being in the chorus of Jesus Christ Superstar when Chuck played Judas Iscariot. Chuck was handsome and talented (a great actor and singer). He had a beautiful smile. He attended to people in the oldest sense of the word — when Chuck turned his attention fully toward you, you felt as if you were his only priority for that moment. And he had a reserved charm, a sense of something held back behind that killer smile. We all fell in love with him.
He was one of my two close friends in college (I'll be talking about the other one in a couple of weeks…) At that point in my life I had taken reserve to a new art form, but Chuck was someone I could always talk to. He was comfortable to be with. He made me feel smart and interesting and safe being myself, even when my self was really weird.
And he introduced me to the music of U2. For that alone he stands among the awesome people in my pantheon (grin).
When Chuck moved to Chicago, he lived for a time with me and my roommate until he found a place of his own. And with that place, a life of his own. I left Chicago in 1987 and we've never lived close to each other since. He came to my wedding, and I went to his, but really we are the kind of friends who speak maybe once a year — and it's always as if we just talked yesterday. Our friendship doesn't seem to operate on linear time. When I was in Chicago last year we met up — only briefly, because life is so damn busy — and I cried to leave him because he is still that special, still handsome and smart, a charming, questing soul with a killer smile and compassion in his heart for everyone.
Happy birthday, Chuck. I love you.
Link change for Mad Rush vid
27 August 2008 | Comments Off
There is a new YouTube link for Karina's Mad Rush vid for "Strings". Karina has added a title at the beginning and credits at the end and re-uploaded the vid. I have fixed the link in the original post, but wanted to make sure people knew about the change.
I'm going to be spreading the word about the vid because I think it's an absolutely awesome idea for generating online buzz for fiction, and a cool and intensely personal way for people to interact with stories they love. I'm totally jazzed about it.
Thanks again, Karina!
The faster I go, the behinder I get
27 August 2008 | 9 Comments
I have posts…hmm, what are these posts doing? Are they simmering like stew? Are they building themselves up in my brain like coral on a reef? Are they brewing like tea? There are so many metaphors for the black-box backbrain process of writing, of bringing ideas together to the point where words may give them shape.
But I'm not there yet. I would be, except that I
hate hate hate hate Windows! have experienced three hours a few technical difficulties this morning. And I have places to go and things to do, and the posts that are… mulching, fermenting, gestating: whatever they're doing, they're not done. And I really need to be finishing up the Humans At Work website because I want it ready for beta testing before I go off next week to sit for eight hours on uncomfortable chairs with some mind-numbing talk show blasting from a corner TV waiting for my turn to be rejected for jury duty.
Sometimes life is all about the details. I can handle details, but it's not always a fun experience. My parents are both great at managing details. Why did I not get these cheerful give-me-a-list-and-stand-back genes? Because the universe needs a good laugh every once in a while, and today it's my turn to pop out of the little box wearing a funny nose and waving my arms back and forth. And probably not getting as much done as I would like. Ah well…I've said before that I don't believe in fate or god, but I can't resist this quote:
I was put on this earth to accomplish a number of things. Right now I am so far behind that I will never die. – Who knows who said this, but it's true
However, do not feel sorry for me. I have become quite good at rewarding myself for entering the
ninth circle of hell detail zone, and so one of the things on my list today is this.
Enjoy your day, whatever you're doing!
Mad Rush for Strings
26 August 2008 | 4 Comments
When I first wrote about vidding, I said:
I wish there were a way to respond like this to a novel or short story. Imagine. Wow. If someone did something like this in response to my work, I would cry like a baby and count myself blessed. – from my post "Vid it"
And today comes this from Karina Melendez — her response to my story "Strings".
The words are taken (a bit randomly) from…"Strings". The music is by Philip Glass. The beautiful footage belongs to Patricia Rozema and Aaron Platt. – Karina Melendez, describing the origins of "Mad Rush".
And so I'm crying and I'm blessed. I'm overwhelmed by this beautiful gift. It's just astonishing.
Because apart from the incredible personal meaning this has for me, I stand in awe of what she's done for fiction. It would never have occurred to me to use words in this way, and I think it's fucking brilliant. This is not a "video of the story" — it's a response that uses the story I wrote to show the story that she feels. This is not the story of "Strings," it's the heart of "Strings" — what music means, how it feels, what it does. And how what we keep inside us will always find a way out.
Watch it, please, please. And please go let Karina know what you think.
Saying thank you doesn't seem like enough, somehow. And so I thought that along with my thanks, I would offer the story itself. Here is "Strings". It's one of my best. I hope you enjoy it.
26 August 2008 | 2 Comments
Daryl Gregory was at Clarion in 1988. At the workshop, he wrote a story about drag-racing demons, and I knew then that he was one of the good ones, someone who would go out and blow a hole through SF. He's been publishing great stories for years, and getting a lot of well-deserved attention.
And I'm totally thrilled that today he publishes his first novel, Pandemonium. The book is already getting great reviews (Publisher's Weekly, Locus, The Agony Column). And hey, the first taste is free — you can read the first chapter here.
Congratulations, Daryl! I'm excited for you. Go celebrate, man. I'll be here reading the book.
Kinda I want to
25 August 2008 | 6 Comments
It's late August, and change is in the air. Autumn is close, the grey wind, the orange and red leaves, the wine, the fire. They are our days of rebirth, Nicola's and mine. Autumn is for us the real beginning of our year, and like all beginnings I wish it would hurry up slowly…. I'm eager for the electricity and the fizz, and at the same time I never want to let go of these sleepy days, the heat and the smell of cut grass and the meandering afternoons that slide slowly into soft nights.
But autumn's coming. I can feel it.
So here's an autumn song. For those who've been following the music I've posted here recently, and who aren't familiar with Nine Inch Nails (waving at parents), just let me say — this isn't U2, and it's not Traffic. This is the raw part of the landscape, the wilder side of where I live musically.
I played this song constantly when I was writing "Dangerous Space." If you like that story then perhaps you'll imagine that you are Mars in your studio, where you have always been safe until Duncan Black came into your life. And it's 2 AM and Noir is there, sweating and grinning and juiced on music. Everyone's doors are open. No one's going home. Johnny says Let's do this fucking song and they look at each other in the way you've come to know and then they do, they play. And Duncan sings. And you watch him, and you listen, and you put your hands on this music and lay it down.
When I went looking for the song, I found something unexpected — an X-Files Mulder/Krycek slash vid. I've written before about my interest in vidding, and I think the vid in that previous post ("Defying Gravity") is gorgeous — seriously, go see it if you haven't, it's exciting and expansive and full of the particular joy of being completely oneself, even when that's a scary thing to be or to have others see about you. Today's vid is more…autumnal. All about longing, the unspoken conversations, the impulse to begin… Perfect for the song and the season.
There are no bad words or nudity in any of this, so perhaps it's safe for work. Although I wouldn't call it safe in any way, myself. And that's autumn for you.
Calling all U2 fans
24 August 2008 | Comments Off
@U2, the U2 fan website that I write for, is sponsoring the first-ever academic conference about U2. "U2,The Hype and the Feedback: A conference exploring the music, work and influence of U2″ will happen May 13 – 15, 2009 in New York. Special guests include esteemed music writers Anthony DeCurtis and Steve Turner, award-winning religion writer Cathleen Falsani, Jim Henke of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, and Matt McGee, who is my boss from @U2 (hey, Fearless Leader!) and the author of the forthcoming book U2: A Diary.
The conference is hosted by Cedarville University and is the brainchild — and long labor — of Scott Calhoun, an @U2 staff writer and a professor at Cedarville.
Many of the @U2 staff are involved in some aspect of the conference. I'm a member of the panel reviewing submission papers for the programming tracks, and I'm looking forward to this new light shining on the music and band I love. What will the academics say about U2? Should be interesting…
If you're a U2 fan, or you know someone who is, please let them know about the conference. You don't have to be an academic to attend — you just gotta love U2!
And just to show how serious U2 can be, here's a clip from Rattle and Hum (1987) that includes a kickass version of "Desire"… and a very funny interview with a very stoned band.


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"Dude, you better get that McKelvey snipped off before that penis cheese eats your whole dick off"
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when you wake up next to your teacher
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Corey Gaffer made a night of trolling crankbaits from kayaks special
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Tom Harris, who set up a four-man outing for Milwaukee harbor, and Gaffer started just before dark. They both picked up quick fish, ''a beautiful Arlee-strain steelhead'' and a king, Harris emailed.
When Bryan Blazek and Chris Loveless arrived, they began side-by-side trolling.
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Blazek messaged that it weighed 20 pounds (give or take) on a spring scale before being released.
Overall, they landed 14 fish: a coho, the brown, the steelhead and the rest kings.
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US Senate once again rejects common sense
Only 35 senators supported Senator Mike Lee's (R-UT) amendment to the bloated Hurricane Sandy "relief" bill. The amendment would have required the bill's $50 billion in new federal spending to be offset with a .5% across-the-board cut in domestic spending. Senator Lee's amendment did not cut one penny from the unconstitutional spending contained in the bill; it simply […]
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As early as noon Thursday, the Senate will vote on Senator Paul's amendment to stop the sale of F-16s, tanks, and other military hardware to Egypt. Recent news reports abound about the current unstable political environment in Egypt, and it's simply irresponsible for the Senate to authorize sending these weapons into an environment where they […]
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Below is the latest message from C4L Chairman Ron Paul, discussing the need for liberty activists to draw a line in the sand in defense of our civil liberties. As Americans' tears fell and our blood boiled as we watched the smoke billowing from the sites of the 9/11 terrorist attacks, few Americans could have foreseen […]
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By: David Heacock This past week on PBS' NOVA, the public was given an insight into what's being called "The Next Generation of Surveillance." ARGUS-IS, or Autonomous Real-Time Ground Ubiquitous Surveillance Imaging System, is an unmanned drone that wields a 1.8-gigapixel video camera that can distinguish objects as small as six inches from a 22,000 […]
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On Thursday, this year's Oscar nominations will be announced, also known as national Gah! What Were Those Idiot Voters Thinking Day. We can't wait, so in the meantime, we give you this:
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Cinema Paradiso: The New Version. Giuseppe Tornatore. Naked emotion is a tricky thing to sell, especially in semiautobiographical films about confused mama's boys gradually learning that life exists beyond the control of their lens. The latter two of this cut's three hours richly expand upon the romantic longing (for Agnese Nano young, Brigitte Fossey older) and deliver the closing of a full narrative circle, with delirious Sicilian cinephile Toto (played variously by Salvatore Cascio, Marco Leonardi and Jacques Perrin) reckoning beyond sugary childhood memories toward an emotionally integrated future. Even if the romance doesn't work for you, the movie soars as a celebration of cinema and twentieth-century culture. Knowingly, director Tornatore has booked his Paradiso less with the work of the Italian greats and more with the escapism of Hollywood, and in so doing he's built a bridge of familiarity for casual moviegoers who may not know Antonioni from Andy Dick. Additionally, this film has existed long enough now to provoke nostalgia in and of itself, thereby enhancing its thesis about the glory of the art form. Opens July 19 at the Tivoli. (GW)
Eight Legged Freaks. Ellory Elkayem. On the first day (of opening weekend), the Lord said, "Let there be, like, this year's Evolution or sumpin', only with more hope for significant box-office returns," and there is, and it is called Eight Legged Freaks, and it is good. David Arquette plays a reluctant, desert-dwelling hero whose recently inherited, methane-laden mine shafts make ideal nests for monsters that threaten the likes of local sheriff Kari Wuhrer and her kids, Scarlett Johansson and Scott Terra. Swiftly and harrowingly, the various jumping, spitting, surprise-attacking beasts grow to the size (and nearly the obnoxiousness) of SUVs, and the townfolk must band together to deliver amusing, quirky dialogue en route to saving themselves from what could have been a mess of old-school Spielbergian redundancy but ends up a fine successor to Them! and Tremors. It's a perfect movie for people who like to shout at the screen, so have at it. Now playing at multiple locations. (GW)
The Fast Runner. Zacharias Kunuk. Opens July 19 at the Hi-Pointe. Reviewed this issue.
The Fluffer. Richard Glatzer and Wash West. "Unrequited love's a bore," wrote Lorenz Hart, but there's nothing dull about this peek inside the world of gay-porn, knowingly -- and sensitively -- directed by Richard Glatzer and writer Wash West. Michael Cunio stars as an aspiring filmmaker in thrall to a gay-porn god (Scott Gurney) for whom he comes to provide performance support during porn shoots. With Roxanne Day as the gay-for-pay star's neglected girlfriend; Robert Walden, Taylor Negron and Richard Riehle as porn purveyors; Deborah Harry as a sympathetic strip-club owner; and cameos by such gay pornerati as Karen Dior, Chris Green and the ineffable Chi-Chi LaRue. Opens July 19 at the Chase Park Plaza. (DE)
K-19: The Widowmaker. Kathryn Bigelow. Of all the A-list men playing authority figures, Harrison Ford and Liam Neeson remain among the most pleasing, which is why director Bigelow's boat glides along engagingly. In many ways it's just another dank submarine movie, but watching captains Vostrikov (Ford) and Polenin (Neeson) issue orders in Boris-and-Natasha accents, one can't help but appreciate the beauty of cinema and all the dramatically rendered falsehoods highlighting its search for truth. It's a true story set during the Cold War; the mission of K-19's crew is, ostensibly, to emerge through the ice of the Bering Sea, fire a test missile and sneak past NATO bases to a patrol station 400 kilometers off the U.S. coast, roughly between New York City and Washington, D.C. The boyish crew's unspoken destiny, however, is to become pawns in a prideful, self-destructive game Vostrikov is playing with himself. Watching these determined men in their Spam tin wrestling with killer nukes makes one fervid for a future in which untimely death is no longer our stock in trade. Opens July 19 at multiple locations. (GW)
Lovely and Amazing. Nicole Holofcener. Fans of writer/director Holofcener's debut feature, Walking and Talking, will want to check out her second effort, a character study of the four members of the Marks family -- all female, all somewhat sad-sack and all struggling with self-esteem. Oldest sister Michelle (Catherine Keener) is the misanthrope; aspiring actress Elizabeth (a wonderful Emily Mortimer) collects stray dogs and tends her own lost soul; adopted sister Annie (newcomer Raven Goodwin), an eight-year-old African-American child, grapples with issues of racial identity and Michelle's sibling rivalry; and mama Jane (Blenda Blethyn) undergoes liposuction in the hopes of improving her own self-image. The guys don't get off scot-free, as romantic interests Dermot Mulroney and Jake Gyllenhaal face their own inadequacies. Less glossy than the mainstream chick flick Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood, this is a modest, uneventful film, buoyed by fine, albeit low-key, performances and the ring of truth. Opens July 19 at the Tivoli and the Plaza Frontenac. (JO)
Pumpkin. Adam Larson Broder and Tony R. Abrams. Opens July 19 at the Tivoli. Reviewed this issue.
Stuart Little 2. Rob Minkoff. This imaginative and engaging follow-up to the original Stuart Little offers a fresh storyline that presents its stars with new challenges, obstacles and emotional opportunities. Two years after the first film wrapped, Stuart (voiced by Michael J. Fox) is comfortably ensconced in the Little household but lonely for a friend his own size. Enter Margalo (voiced by Melanie Griffith), a free-spirited bird who teaches Stuart that life is an adventure. But when Margalo, who also has some secrets, disappears one day, Stuart and Snowbell (voiced by Nathan Lane) set out across the city to find her. The film does a masterful job of marrying computer-animated artistry (courtesy of Sony Pictures Imageworks) with spot-on voice performances -- and, in the case of Snowbell (played by a real cat), seamless animatronic work -- to create totally believable animal characters. The pic offers enough adult-friendly ideas and humorous lines that even grownups will be charmed. Opens July 19 at multiple locations. (JO)
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Ever since 2006, life for David Menasche must have felt like he sneaked unnoticed into some VIP section, knowing that any moment some malevolent security guard could emerge, point a meaty finger his way, and toss him out. "I really don't ask anymore what their prognosis is for survival," Menasche ... More >>
David Menasche, a Broward resident and former Coral Reef Senior High English teacher who had been stricken with brain cancer and wrote a book about reconnecting with his former students, has died. According to a post on his personal Facebook, a family member of Menasche's announced that he passed a ... More >>
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The search box is gone from windows explore (not IE) and the startmenu. Researched the issue. Already checked to seach if the search field was enabled in control panel>turn on/off features. Tried turning it off and on then restarting.
Running the ultimate edition. Don't have any past restore points to go back to. I just installed windows 7, my drivers, and my normal software. This is a fresh install with this missing search bar.
I don't have the search bar in Internet Explore disabled with some kind of hack.
I restored default settings in 'folder options' in control panel.
I want to avoid having to reformat . The search feature was working fine. Could i have installed something that is not compatible or conflicting and causing this issue?
I had the search bar for 8 days.
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Is your toolbar locked? Sometimes they slide around and get lost behind something else. Try unlocking it and sliding your other menubar elements around.
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I dont get a right click menu if i click anywhere around or near the windows addressbar that give me a lock option. theirs no drag scroll option the right end of the address bar. It would let me resized the address bar when i put the cursor at the end.
I was able to unlock the toolbar. but if i try in move the menu bar over the address bar or move anything it doesn't move and the search bar does not appear.
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Since Windows Search is checked in Windows Features, then you might try a repair install instead and not lose anything.
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Color-Coded Photographs Of Carefully Arranged Sweets
Emily Blincoe's color-coded photographs of well-known sweets are enough to make one salivate.
By meticulously grouping different types of sweets and their packaging, Blincoe urges us to take a good look at the wrappers of what we are consuming.
Each shot also allows us to imagine the colors and the flavors of each sweet treat, showing that how one perceives taste is also linked to color.
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"We have a good football team. The second half, the later part of the second quarter into the second half of that game does not change that," said Cutcliffe.
After Duke pulled away with a 20-0 first quarter lead last Saturday against Va. Tech, the Hokies pulled off 41 unanswered points. Now the key is to make sure the same team does not beat them twice.
"If you want to beat good teams, you have to play a complete game. Good teams are going to make you play all four quarters," said Kenny Anunike.
Saturday's loss in Blacksburg, Va. Brought the Blue Devil's to 5-2 overall. Yet this Saturday's game at Wallace Wade stadium will be the 99th meeting with the Carolina Tar Heels and a chance to secure bowl eligibility.
"It's Carolina Week, everybody is going to be up for this game; no matter what the circumstances I think the overall attitude of the team is good," said Sean Renfree.
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Cynthia's focus at SeaCrest is to provide experienced project management and strategy development in the areas of marketing and communications. She has worked with SeaCrest clients to audit their marketing programs, provide recommendations, develop strategies, and implement tactics. She has helped her clients implement the following campaigns/strategies:
Cynthia has a Bachelor's Degree in Communications from Virginia Tech and a Master's Degree in Journalism from New York University. She has presented sessions at the ICE annual educational conference and seminar series as well as the American Board of Nursing Specialties (ABNS) on marketing and communications.
Lisa has 15 years of advanced proficiency in the administration of high stakes certification and licensure programs. She is well-versed in education management and testing solutions with a proven track record for start-up endeavors.
She began her career at the National Association of Boards of Pharmacy with the transition of the paper-based NAPLEX to a computer-adaptive test (CAT) format and implementation of the first Multistate Pharmacy Jurisprudence Examination. Later, Lisa developed the first privacy and security health information management certification programs, responding to the HIPAA mandate for the American Health Information Management Association. As Deputy Executive Director and Director of Certification at the National Society of Compliance Professionals, she was responsible for the implementation of the first broker-dealer and investment adviser certification program to receive acknowledgement from the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).
Lisa holds Bachelor of Arts degrees in Recreation and Park Administration, Business, and Emergency Management. She is a retired paramedic in the state of Illinois.
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"Working with SeaCrest was just about the best thing that happened to us in 2009. Our certification leadership team was brand new and the last thing we needed to worry about was getting the reaccreditation approved. What a relief to know it was in good hands. It was worth every dime.
Not only do Janice and Cynthia have the expertise to put a reaccreditation application together so that you the staff can feel confident that the application will be approved; they also know how to present and package the materials for maximum benefit. This was a worry-free situation – as long as I was able to get important data and supporting documentation from our partners! Janice and Cynthia managed the time tables and kept us on track! SeaCrest produced a thorough product, delivered on time, and provided us with excellent customer service."
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"SeaCrest's principals, Cynthia Allen and Janice Moore, have worked in senior positions with the National Organization of Competency Assurance (NOCA) and their accrediting arm the National Commission on Certifying Agencies (NCCA). Cynthia and Janice are experts in the NCCA accreditation process and how to develop programs that are consistent with those standards. That expertise combined with their experience in association management brings a unique perspective to the certification program development process. In addition to being experts in the field, they are professional, responsive and perform high quality work."
-Shannon Carter, Chief Executive Officer, Competency & Credentialing Institute
"I chose to work with SeaCrest because of the many years experience shared by the Executive Team. The team is talented and is comprised of very knowledgeable experts in their respective fields. The work was well done, efficient and thorough. It took only 4 days to get a response – this was an unbelievably short period (this was much appreciated). In addition, Janice Moore took additional time to review her comments with the PTCB team and provided ongoing support. I have already recommended SeaCrest to other organizations."
- Kathleen Kline, Manager, Executive Affairs, Pharmacy Technician Certification Board
"SeaCrest was one of several consulting firms we contacted, and the response from SeaCrest was the most comprehensive and reasonable (cost-wise). Janice Moore was very professional, very responsive and very knowledgeable. I don't believe we could have submitted our application in a timely manner without Janice's support and assistance. I would certainly recommend them!"
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"Even before we met Cynthia (and later, Janice), SeaCrest came with high recommendations. We have been pleased with Cynthia's attention to detail, prompt follow-up, comfort with volunteer decision-making, and general positive attitude. She has consistently been responsive to CLP, Inc.'s (and my) needs: thorough in her attention to the many details associated with our program; available by phone and email; and willing to participate in group conference calls, face-to-face meetings, and remote meetings that require travel. Cynthia (SeaCrest) is well prepared to address the needs of our growing certification program, especially managing the many and conflicting wants and needs of our volunteer leadership. Cynthia is able to help our volunteers put their work in perspective relative to where our program should be functioning in its early stages."
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Devin Velez on Nicki Minaj feud: 'I wasn't off pitch, nor did I forget my lyrics.'
Devin Velez finished in eighth place on Season 12 of American Idol, but the Latin crooner didn't go quietly.
When asked about judge Nicki Minaj's brutal critique of the disastrous Wednesday night group performance that many believe sealed his fate, Velez declared that the judge "went crazy" and needed to "calm down". He then added:
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Minaj heard about the comments and took to Twitter to respond, because we, as a society, are long past the point of talking through our issues:
"Lol. Be mad @AMERICA when u get sent home," Minaj wrote. "The JUDGES are the ones who FOUGHT for America to get the opp to vote for you #memba?"
She also shot down Velez's assertion that the once-per-season Judges' Save should have been used on him:
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"Trust me BEW BEW. If EYE didn't want u in that TOP, YOU wldnt have been in that TOP. Fought for ALL of you. So just simply b gracious."
"Jennifer Hudson didn't win!!! Oscar Winner! #memba??? ok. Take that exposure and let your light shine."
Velez responded with a subsequently-deleted tweet of his own: "That moment when an adult stoops down to the 3rd grade level … LOL grow up Hun, I've got songs to write. #movingforward."
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Ultimately, the singer is proud of his run on the show, despite the fact that, to some viewers, it ended far too soon.
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So did Nicki overreact, or is Devin just bitter? Did Devin deserve to be saved? Sound off in the comments!
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Because of all of these, I want to love the The Voice so much more.
Pitch perfect or whatever with NO connection to the songs and w/ an attitude. Don't worry Devin, even after this mess people will still forget about you!
It's rock night. Lazaro is going to be sorry he didn't go home. But I doubt he cares. He goes home to his personal trainer husband. They created him as a friendless pitiable creature. Em, not so much.
What I get from Nicki's tweets is that she's going to be a bitch and be the judge that refuses to save anyone b/c the rest wouldn't save Curtis. Everyone knows not to use the save the first week. She's being immature about it. I have never been able to stand her and I hate her more each time I actually decide to watch Idol.
Oh please!!!!!!! Nicki talking about pitch, lols? Anyway Devin has taken the high road since then. He was just being defensive just like Nicki. It will blow over. He got his 15 mins and everyone will forget about him very soon. He had a good voice but he couldn't connect with any freaking emotion at ALL. His save me performance was the best. Any who I'm sick of the not being prepared bull. Did Caley have time to prepare very long for "Moanin'? Hell no, oh wait they were just better! You are singers, just fake it and make it fun regardless if you know the words or not. I'm looking at you Lazaro. :) And YES this is a girls year finally because all the boys suck!
I expected Clay Aiken 2.0 to go out with a bit more class and dignity. Not sure how he expected this to help his career goals. Besides the crazy spelling, I'm not sure how Nicki's comments were at the "3rd grade" level; the sentiment seemed pretty spot on:
- She fought for him to get to the top 10
- America didn't vote
- He wasn't as good as Curtis (her opinion) so the judges didn't save him
- Be gracious, stop complaining and go do something positive with the exposure
I'm confused...
Devin - you are not that good and so unworthy of the so called SAVE!
Well i dont really see the point of using the save on him....3 times in the bottom says it all....sounds like he is a bit bitter about it all....I think its just another attempt to ant up the anti Nicki machine....I stand by my girl and love her...she was right...the performance was a train wreck...I liked Devin but after reading some of this I am kind of turned off by him!
I'm with Klope..that SAVE would have been futile as Devin will most likely be sent home again the week after or the next. He just doesn't have the fan base, and the star quality if I may add so.
Are you looking at the potential song spoilers btw, Nick?
I don't know why they ruined such a potentially good theme by making it "Classic" rock. D;
What would have been the point of saving him when he would have just left this week or the next?
@Klope62 I haven't actually! Would you happen to have a link, by any chance?
@Klope62 That's my issue with using the save on a singer just because they're a good singer -- because if the singer just doesn't have the fanbase or the field is too strong (as in the case of Matt Giraud), or isn't going to develop beyond simply being a good singer, then at best, you're buying them an extra week or two. Unless it's an egregious circumstance, the judges need to hold onto that save, whether they ultimately ever end up using it or not.
That said, I do find it somewhat amusing that, for the last three seasons, the person they choose to save always ends up lasting an extra five weeks. Michael Lynche went from finishing 9th to 4th, Casey Abrams went from 11th to 6th, while Jessica Sanchez went from 7th to runner up.
@Mikhail XO But, truthfully, I didn't see Nicki saying anything about pitch. That trio was horrendous, and not just because Lazaro sucked. The other boys sang like they knew they sucked. It was embarrassing. She only spoke the truth, that AI is now a popularity contest, and you need the votes. And also that the Save is a total scam.
@Mikhail XO Really can't disagree there. If you go back and watch the performance, Devin was actually picking up Lazaro's slack when he forgot his words and just decided to stop singing altogether. You really get the sense that Devin learned the whole song to prepare for this contingency, though it's really anyone's guess.
Calling Devin out on pitch seems like the last thing I'd get on his case about. His singing was not even remotely a problem at any point during his run. It was mostly the lack of connection coupled with dull, uninspired song choices (although how much better was he going to pick with the sad-sack list Nigel gives the contestants?).
@Mikhail XO @JulianPerry6 YOU DON'T LIKE MARIAH CAREY?! Sarcasm, of course. I'm really hoping for a wardrobe malfunction. So are we gonna go for a Lazaro or Burnell win? Yeah, I just watched the Slezak interview. Devin seems to regret the twitter spat a bit. I'm all for people speaking up, but I think he just needs to choose his battles and I'm glad he's aware of that. It'd be pretty hilarious if he tried out for The Voice with horror stories of the Idol machine.
@NickRoman1 @Klope62 And they were all "shocking" eliminations.
I think Nicki said it right, "the save is BS."
@NickRoman1 @Mikhail XO Yes, Devin said as much. That kid is very mature. Not the type to beg for votes and spell out his number with his hands to voters. He said he looks forward to going back to school and being a barista. New gen, like that.
As for inspiring--his target audience are born agains. They will respond to him.
@NickRoman1@Mikhail XOWho cares about perfect pitch? I'd rather hear passionate
off-key singing than mediocre, bland, passionless pitch perfect
performances. That was Devin. And it wasn't just the song choices - HE was totally uninspiring, and completely
forgettable. Of the few performances I've watched of his, I couldn't remember a single one after it was over.
Lazaro, on the other hand, has neither passion nor pitch. His addition and continual climb is the worst Idol scar since Jasmine Trias' ascension in season 3.
@november_again @NickRoman1 Idol has a history of bending the rules for their favorites...
@NickRoman1 Devin said in his interview with Slezak that some contestants sang songs in recent weeks that were not on the list and only got cleared later so I imagine this is one song Angie knows by heart so they let her do it.
@november_again @NickRoman1 @Klope62 Aw man, I was going to suggest Angie's second song pick in my article last week, and even typed it in, but I ended up deleting it when they clarified that the theme is CLASSIC Rock. How is Evanescence classic rock?
(Thanks for the link, btw)
@khaleesi @NickRoman1 @jeffreychrist @Mikhail XO how bout we end idol now save the top 5 performers/favorites (minus lazaro) and start over
@NickRoman1 @jeffreychrist @Mikhail XO Inseparable was only Jasmine's decent performance that season. That flower made people vote for her. Ha!
@kaostvservice @djfabian @jeffreychrist @NickRoman1 @Mikhail XO But the picking of the contestants is also laughable. And not in a good way.
@djfabian @jeffreychrist @NickRoman1 @Mikhail XO the Girl COnspiracy Theory is just laughable. Clearly the girls are much better than the boys this year, that a conspiracy is not needed at all.
@jeffreychrist @NickRoman1 @Mikhail XO LEAVE MY LAZARO alone.....:) Love my Lazaro......that boy actually has star quality....which alot of this years pack are lacking.....here's hoping he makes a mess of the so called "Girl Conspiracy" and stays til the final weeks :)
@Klope62 @NickRoman1 @jeffreychrist @Mikhail XO That sounds like Veruca Salt's dad employing the labor force of his entire company to find his daughter the Golden Ticket for Willy Wonka's Chocolate Factory.
@NickRoman1@jeffreychrist@Mikhail XOhttp://popdirt.com/jasmine-trias-gets-boost-from-record-hawaii-voting/28959/
This. I wish I could find some of the original articles. Haiwaii literally had factories, warehouses, and office buildings where everyone all dialed and voted for her every week.
@jeffreychrist @NickRoman1 @Mikhail XO It's been nearly a decade, and I still have no idea how Jasmine Trias happened.


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Posted 13 February 2012
A recent investigation by Animal Equality at a pig farm in Norfolk found animals being kicked, slapped and beaten with iron bars and gate rods, and workers scraping a knife across the backs of pigs to force them to move.
The 200 hours of footage has now been handed to the RSPCA, which has described it as 'some of the most shocking we have ever received and we are taking this most seriously'.
The farm's owner claimed not to have known what was happening and says that he has dealt with the staff involved 'appropriately'.
There have been many investigations into UK farms in recent years that have shown the abject misery of animals and the cruelty they are forced to endure. It's time to go meat-free.
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