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Archive for December, 2010
BlueClaws Year In ReviewWednesday, December 29th, 2010
This is always one of our favorite blog posts of the year, the annual year in review. Here is last year's, and this year's is below.
Truffle Shuffle Award…De Renne moved into the starting lineup on July 29th since BlueClaws SS Jonathan Villar was traded earlier in the day (to Houston as part of the Roy Oswalt deal). All DeRenne did was cap a 6-0 comeback with the game-winning hit in the bottom of the 9th inning. Why the Truffle Shuffle Award? It was Goonies Night.
Jeanmar Gomez Award…Gomez pitched a perfect game for Akron last year and won a MiLBY from MiLB.com. This year, we'll give the award to Trevor May, who threw seven shutout innings on two hits with 14 strikeouts (tying a franchise record set by Jason Knapp and Robinson Tejeda) on July 26th at Delmarva.
Usain Bolt Award…for being quick out of the box. We could go with a couple of the speedsters but we'll go with Jonathan Singleton, who hit his first home run as a BlueClaw in just his 2nd at bat, at Greenville on May 13th. He was called up earlier in the day when Matt Rizzotti was sent from Clearwater to Reading and Darin Ruf from Lakewood to Clearwater.
Out with a Bang Award…to Darin Ruf, who, on May 12th, the day before Singleton's arrival, went 5-5 with three runs and two RBIs in his BlueClaws finale.
FirstEnergy Award…As you know, FirstEnergy is a power company, so we'll give out our FirstEnergy Award to Sebastian Valle, who not only led the BlueClaws in home runs, with 16, but hit a championship clinching home run on September 18th against Greenville at FirstEnergy Park. You can watch here.
Famous Chicken Award…to BlueClaws pitcher Brody Colvin, who met the Famous Chicken on September 1st at FirstEnergy Park for the first time in about 15 years, when a younger Colvin turned down the chance to be one of the Chicken's Chicklets.
Jim Joyce Award…to former BlueClaw Jason Donald, who benefited from a bad call from umpire Joyce in breaking up Armando Gallaraga's perfect game in June.
Better Late Than Never Award…to Keoni Ruth, who joined the BlueClaws in July and hit .333 in the playoffs. He's a friend (from Hawaii) of fellow 2010 BlueClaw Keoni DeRenne.
Billy Martin Award…to Mark Parent, who was ejected from four games in a 12-game period in June. The record is unknown, but he said "Bet on me."
Brawl Response Award…to Josh Zeid. Zeid faced two hitters in the SAL Division Series, walking two and hitting one. In the SAL Championship Series, he was the first man in after the game two brawl between Lakewood and Greenville. All he did between that game and later game four, was face 20 batters and get 22 outs, while striking out 12.
Go Green Award…to groundskeeper Ryan Radcliffe, who gets to oversee a brand new playing surface, installed from mid-November to mid-December.
Javier Sotamayor Award…Who's that? He's the best high-jumper of all-time. We give the award to Jiwan James for this.
Merry ChristmasFriday, December 24th, 2010
We hope you guys have a wonderful holiday season. On the way out, be sure to read this awesome post from our buddy Jay Floyd of PhoulBallz.com. He interviews some Phillies minor leaguers and asks them about their favorite Christmas memories, gifts, etc. Great stuff, for example.
Favorite Christmas Gift From Childhood
Justin De Fratus…"I usually got the same thing every Christmas. I only asked for one thing…..A Rawlings Pro Preferred Glove. I couldn't stand using the same glove 2 years in a row so all I wanted was a new glove each year. I also remember being pretty excited about getting my first electric guitar too. I love to play the guitar and make music."
Unrelated to the BlueClaws, but here is a cool story about a family who received their father's 1955 Memphis Chickewas, Southern Association Baseball Championship ring.
Swift had lost the ring somewhere before dying of kidney disease in 1966. That somewhere turned out to be a ball field in High Point, where he moved with his family from a tobacco farm in Elkin after retiring from baseball.
Eggleton, whose hobby was collecting lost objects with the help of a metal detector, had uncovered the ring under a few inches of dirt. Not knowing whom it belonged to, he took it with him when he and his wife, Gail, moved to California in 1988.
Have a great holiday everyone!
Definitive BlueClaws/Phillies Bowl GuideFriday, December 24th, 2010
Our second annual BlueClaws/Phillies Bowl Guide. Who should you root for in the college bowl games if your favorite team isn't playing? How about rooting along with some of these former BlueClaws and their schools (or the schools they committed to play for before signing out of the draft)? Let's get down to it. (Here is last year's. This one is better)
12/18 Humanitarian Bowl: Northern Illinois 40, Fresno State 17…2009 BlueClaw Steve Susdorf went to Fresno State as did 2002 BlueClaw Zach Minor.
12/18 New Orleans Bowl: Troy 48, Ohio 21…2010 Phillies 5th rd pick Gauntlett Eldmire, possibly here in 2011, went to Ohio while 2002 BlueClaw Jay Bernard went to Troy.
12/21 Beef O'Brady's Bowl: Louisville 31, Southern Miss 28…2009 BlueClaws RHP BJ Rosenberg is a proud Louisville Cardinal while 2005-06 BlueClaw Ryan Frith went to Southern Miss.
12/23 Pointsettia Bowl: San Diego State 35, Navy 14…2007 BlueClaw Quintin Berry and 2009 BlueClaw Troy Hanzawa both played at San Diego State
12/27 Indpendence Bowl: Air Force vs Georgia Tech…2008 BlueClaw Karl Bolt went to the Air Force Academy while 2006 BlueClaw Jeremy Slayden played at Georgia Tech
12/28 Insight Bowl: Missouri vs Iowa…Harry Kalas, legendary Phillies broadcaster and 2005 BlueClaw Nathan Johnson both went to Iowa. 2010 BlueClaw Jarred Cosart committed to Missouri but signed with the Phillies.
12/28 Champs Sports Bowl: West Virginia vs NC State…2004 BlueClaw Zac Cline is a Mountaineer.
12/29 Military Bowl: East Carolina vs Maryland…2010 BlueClaw Stephen Batts is a proud ECU Pirate
12/29 Alamo Bowl: Oklahoma State vs Arizona…Three Cowboy: Michael Dabbs (2010), John Urick (2006) and Jason Jaramillo (2005). 2007 BlueClaw Jason Donald went to Arizona while 2009 BlueClaw Anthony Gose committed there but signed with the Phillies. 2006 BlueClaw John Hardy also went to Arizona.
12/29 Texas Bowl: Illinois vs Baylor…On the Baylor side, we have 2001 BlueClaw Anthony Hensley and 2002 BlueClaw Josh Scott. 2010 Phillies 16th round pick Craig Fritsch also went to Baylor.
12/30 Music City Bowl: North Carolina vs Tennessee…2009 BlueClaws RHP Jason Knapp committed to UNC but obviously signed with the Phillies. On the Tennessee side, we have Nick Hernandez from 2010, Kris Bennett from 2002 and potential 2011 BlueClaw Bryan Morgado (a 2010 4th round pick)
12/30 Holiday Bowl: Nebraska vs Washington…a few from Nebraska: 2008-10 BlueClaws Jacob Diekman committed here, 2009-10 BlueClaw Luke Wertz played here, 2009 BlueClaw Tyler Cloyd committed here, 2001 BlueClaw Trevor Bullock played here and 2010 Phillies draft pick Mike Nesseth played here too (he could be here in 2011 but did not play this year due to injury). On the Washington side, we have 2003 BlueClaw Andre Marshall.
12/30 Meineke Car Care Bowl: South Florida vs Clemson…One former BlueClaw played at Clemson, 2007 IF Herm Demmink.
12/31 Sun Bowl: Notre Dame vs Miami…Jeremy Barnes (2010) was the first BlueClaw to play at Notre Dame though Phillies closer Brad Lidge also played here. 2008 BlueClaw Domonic Brown committed to Miami but ended up signing with the Phillies.
12/31 Liberty Bowl: Georgia vs Central Florida: Chris Duffy, a 26th round pick of the Phillies from UCF, could be with Lakewood in 2011 after hitting .272 with the GCL Phillies in 2010.
12/31 Chick-fil-A Bowl: Florida State vs South Carolina: This is a busy one…From South Carolina we have 2002 BlueClaw Michael Floyd, 2007 BlueClaw Andrew Cruse, 2008 BlueClaw Mike Cisco and 2005-06 BlueClaw Aaron Rawl. From Florida State, 2006 BlueClaw Aaron Cheesman and 2003 BlueClaw Robby Read.
1/1 Ticket City Bowl: Northwestern vs Texas Tech…two Wildcats, 2005 LHP JA Happ and 2006 RHP Dan Brauer.
1/1 Outback Bowl: Florida vs Penn State…Our only Penn St alum is 2003 player Rod Perry, but we'll throw in Phillies broadcaster Chris Wheeler. No Gators though 2007 BlueClaw Adrian Cardenas committed to play there before signing with the Phillies.
1/1 Capital One Bowl: Alabama vs Michigan State…no Spartans, but on the Bama side we have 2009 pitcher Austin Hyatt and 2010 Phillies 15th round pick Jake Smith.
1/1 Rose Bowl: Wisconsin vs TCU…We have one from Wisconsin. From the first ever BlueClaws team in 2001, Chad Sidowsky. Phillies AGM Chuck LaMar went to TCU.
1/1 Fiesta Bowl: UConn vs Oklahoma…2006 BlueClaw Will Savage is an Oklahoma Sooner.
1/3 Orange Bowl: Stanford vs Virginia Tech…2008 BlueClaw Michael Taylor went to Stanford as did Phillies OF John Mayberry, Jr.
1/4 Sugar Bowl: Arkansas vs Ohio State…On the Arkansas side, we have 2007 BlueClaw Chris Rhoads and 2001 BlueClaw Matt Riethmayer.
1/7 Cotton Bowl: LSU vs Texas A&M…On the LSU side, we have 2010 BlueClaw Brody Colvin, who committed here but didn't sign. 2006 BlueClaw Clay Harris played at LSU as well. Our only A&M product was 2003 BlueClaw Ryan Wardinsky (pat yourself on the back if you knew that one).
1/8 Compass Bowl: Pitt vs Kentucky…2004 BlueClaw Nick Evangelista went to Pitt while Joe Blanton, who rehabbed here in 2010, went to Kentucky.
1/9 Fight Hunger Bowl: Nevada vs Boston College…One from BC, 2004 BlueClaw Kevin Shepard.
1/10 BCS Championship Game: Oregon vs Auburn…From the Ducks, just 2010 Phillies first round pick Jesse Biddle who committed here before signing with the Phillies. 2006 BlueClaw Sean Gamble went to Auburn as did 2004 BlueClaw Javon Moran.
Cool Note From ClearwaterThursday, December 23rd, 2010
Bill Conlin of the Philadelphia Daily News was in Clearwater yesterday as Penn State and Florida get ready for the January 1st Capital One Bowl in Tampa.
Here is Conlin's column, which you should read. And below is one excerpt that should make Phillies fans happy.
New for 2011: Thirsty Thursday Club MugWednesday, December 22nd, 2010
Looking for a great last-minute gift for a Thirsty Thursday fan?
We have it…membership in the BlueClaws Thirsty Thursday Club.
Members will receive the mug shown on the right plus seven undated tickets to Thursday home games.
This year, we have seven Thirsty Thursdays (April 7th [Opening Day], April 14th, April 28th, May 26th, June 9th, June 23rd, July 7th, July 21st and August 18th).
The Thirsty Thursday on Opening Day should be a great kickoff.
- Note: the seven undated tickets can be used for seven different games or you can bring seven people to one game. All the same.
Order form here or call 732-901-7000 opt 3.
World Series Odds UpdateTuesday, December 21st, 2010
From NBCSports.com:
First, here are the teams Bodog pegged as improving their World Series chances since November 2:
OLD NEW Phillies 6/1 7/2 Red Sox 10/1 9/2 Tigers 35/1 28/1 Mets 40/1 35/1 Brewers 65/1 40/1 Nationals 80/1 65/1
No surprise. Click the link for more.
Q&A: Matt Forman, Baseball AmericaWednesday, December 15th, 2010
Matt Forman of Baseball America, who was responsible for the Phillies prospect rankings released by BA on Monday, was kind enough to answer a few questions for us on the state of the system and some of your favorite former BlueClaws players.
1. We know Domonic Brown was safely #1…how bunched up was the next group?
Much like last year, Brown easily maintained the top ranking, but the next group was pretty bunched up. Jonathan Singleton, Brody Colvin and Jarred Cosart are great prospects in their own right, and since Brown should lose his prospect eligibility next season, I'd expect those three to compete for the top spot in the 2012 Prospect Handbook. You could really argue Singleton, Colvin and Cosart in any order, and most scouts wouldn't have a problem with it. You're talking about one of the minors' best hitters and two right-handed power arms with electric stuff, so it's hard to go wrong. Beyond No.'s 2-4, Trevor May and Sebastian Valle were clear-cut options for the next two spots, but things started to get a little more interesting after that.
2. What have you heard regarding Jonathan Singleton and left field?
The early reports on Singleton in left field have been positive, and I think it's the right move to break it in slowly. The Phillies introduced the idea to him around June, and he started taking fly balls and hard grounders there before games. Then, they gave him lots of repetitions during fall instructs, and they told him he's going to report to Clearwater for Spring Training as an outfielder. There are a few things to keep in mind here… Singleton is a better athlete than most people give him credit for. The Ryan Howard comparisons are inevitable for BlueClaws and Phillies fans, but he's a few inches shorter and 40 pounds lighter. And Singleton's in a different stage of his career than where Howard was when the Phillies considered moving him to left field; Howard was 25 or 26 years old, whereas Singleton played most of last season as an 18-year-old. The tools are all there for Singleton to do well—He is light on his feet and has a solid-average arm with good carry. But I like to think his desire to play left field will be what makes it work. Reports previously indicated that he wasn't great defensively at first base, so he spent time at extended spring before last year, and he ended up impressing South Atlantic League managers enough to be voted the best defensive first baseman in the circuit. When I talked to scouts who saw Singleton this fall, they said he looked like he could play the outfield, it would just take some time. One scout even suggested he could play right field in a pinch.
Much more below…
Cliff Lee RoundupTuesday, December 14th, 2010
As you may have heard, the Phillies have re-acquired some lefty. And some stories…
- Darren Rovell, CNBC: What Did Cliff Lee Leave on the Table? Only three golfers have earned more than that in their career (Tiger Woods, Vijah Singh, Phil Mickelson)
- Jayson Stark, ESPN.com: Cliff Lee Pulls a Stunner. It was also one year ago that the Phillies first tried to trade Joe Blanton to carve out the payroll space to keep Lee around and determined that wasn't possible — so they traded Lee instead.And now, here we are, 52 weeks down the trail, and guess how the Phillies are about to find the dollars to fit that very same Cliff Lee into their 2011 payroll? How else? By trading away that very same Joe Blanton. Of course.
- Michael Rosenberg, SI.com: He took the best deal, not the most money.
- Paul Hagen, Philadelphia Daily News: Who knew it could happen?
There are plenty of other stories out there but these four I thought were very good.
Ten Questions With Kyle DrabekTuesday, December 14th, 2010
The good folks at MiLB.com have a quick interview up with 2007 BlueClaws pitcher Kyle Drabek that is definitely worth a read.
MiLB.com: What areas do you want to improve to take your game to the next level?
Drabek: I want to be able to be consistent with my windup. To be able to stay consistent so I don't tip pitches and things like that. It's mechanical. I just need to work on that and tune up all my pitches, because if I want to make the club, I have to fight for my spot. That's what I'm going to go into Spring Training and try to do.
MiLB.com: What was the first big-ticket item you purchased after signing your professional baseball contract with the Phillies?
Drabek: Nothing really. I haven't bought anything big and I don't have any plans at this moment. Maybe a few years in the bigs and then we can start talking about houses. My dream car would be a Bentley, though. That is something to look forward to in the future.
Full Release on Phillies Top TenMonday, December 13th, 2010
LAKEWOOD, NJ – Baseball America announced their annual Phillies prospect list on Monday with a heavy BlueClaws flavor. Top ranked Domonic Brown played for Lakewood in 2008 with players ranked second through seventh all playing for the BlueClaws during their 2010 run to the South Atlantic League title.
Brown, who became the 35th former BlueClaw to reach the big leagues in the team's 10 year history, led the list which featured (in order): 1B Jonathan Singleton, RHP Brody Colvin, RHP Jarred Cosart, RHP Trevor May, C Sebastian Valle, OF Jiwan James, LHP Jesse Biddle, OF Domingo Santana, and OF Aaron Altherr.
Singleton, Colvin, Cosart, May, Valle, and James were with the BlueClaws when they won the South Atlantic League title, while Biddle, Santana and Altherr could be with Lakewood in 2011.
"It's always exciting to see guys play here in Lakewood who have a great chance to reach the big leagues," said BlueClaws general manager Geoff Brown. "Our fans have seen some great players over the last few years and it looks like there's more on the way."
Baseball America Phillies Top TenMonday, December 13th, 2010
From the good folks at Baseball America (year with BlueClaws):
- OF Domonic Brown (2008)
- 1B Jonathan Singleton (2010)
- RHP Brody Colvin (2010)
- RHP Jarred Cosart (2010)
- RHP Trevor May (2009-10)
- C Sebastian Valle (2009-10)
- OF Jiwan James (2010)
- LHP Jesse Biddle (2011???)
- OF Domingo Santana (2010-11???)
- OF Aaron Altherr (2011???)
Much more later.
Quintin Berry to Mets OrganizationThursday, December 9th, 2010
Quintin Berry, who stole 55 bases with the BlueClaws in 2007, the fourth highest total in team history (behind Anthony Gose, 76; Chris Roberson, 59; Michael Bourn, 58), was selected by the Mets today in the Double-A portion of the Rule-5 Draft in Orlando.
It's Berry's third organization in the last year. He was put on the Phillies 40-man roster this time a year ago, but was waived in July, being claimed by his hometown San Diego Padres. He played for their Double-A team (San Antonio) for the last two months of 2010, but his just .209.
Minor league Rule 5 Draft eligibility:
Each club can shield 78 players from the draft altogether—40 on the big league roster and 38 at Triple-A. An additional 37 can be placed on the Double-A roster and be protected from the big league and Triple-A phases of the draft.
The Phillies picked three players today.
In the major league portion, they selected utility infielder Michael Martinez from the Nationals. Martinez can play 2nd/3rd/short and all three outfield positions. He hit .272 between Double-A and Triple-A this year.
In the minor league portion, the Phillies nabbed OF Chris Frey from Colorado, who hit .273 in Triple-A in 2010. They also took RHP Justin Friend, who went 3-3, 3.76 with Double-A Midland in the Oakland system.
Remember last year in the Rule 5 Draft, the Phillies lost 2007 BlueClaw Carlos Monasterios, who had a solid year with the Dodgers (stats). He went 3-5, 4.58 but had only thrown seven innings above Hi-A before being selected.
Winter Tour Guest ListWednesday, December 8th, 2010
You can read the full release here, but we announced the guest list for the annual Phillies Winter Tour stop in Lakewood coming up on January 26th.
Charlie Manuel and Ruben Amaro Jr. lead the way.
Manuel, who has managed the Phillies since 2005, has taken them to the playoffs each of the last four seasons and led the 2008 Phillies to their first World Series title since 1980. He previously managed the Indians from 2000 – 2002.
Amaro was named General Manager in November of 2008 after serving as Assistant GM for the previous 10 years. A former Phillies batboy, Amaro played with the Phillies and two other teams over a seven-year Major League career. In just two seasons as General Manager, he has traded for All-Stars Cliff Lee, Roy Halladay and Roy Oswalt.
"Being able to bring both the Phillies manager and general manager to Lakewood is very exciting for us," said BlueClaws General Manager Geoff Brown. "The two have helped bring tremendous success to the Phillies organization over the last few years and it's a real treat for our fans to meet them."
Both Manuel and Amaro will sign autographs and answer fans questions at the sit-down banquet. The event will also include silent auctions and raffle prizes. In the past, the event has included autographed merchandise from Phillies players and former BlueClaws such as Ryan Howard and Cole Hamels.
Registration is $40 per person. To sign up, click here to download a registration form or call Amy DeMichele at 732-901-7000 ext 172.
This is always one of our favorite events and we hope to see as many people at Woodlake Country Club as possible.


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World of Warcraft is home to over 11 million players. With more servers than I'm going to bother to count, friends can be pretty spread out. Perhaps friends enjoy different rulesets or started the game without knowing about their closet WoW friend. Maybe a gamer has made a friend using the current Looking For Dungeon tool and wouldn't mind doing a few more dungeons with their new buddy. Whatever the case may be, Blizzard believes there is demand for a way to invite a player from another server to do a dungeon with you.
A cross-realm dungeon feature is in the works and it will let you do just that. A player from Server A, for example, will be able to use their Real ID connections to send out a party invite to their friend on Server B. From there, the group from different servers can use the LFD tool to queue for dungeons or heroics. However, that ability will cost you. Only the player doing the inviting will need to pay for the service, but there will be a fee to use this feature. Gamers can probably expect a monthly fee for the service akin to the World of Warcraft Remote feature (an extra $2.99 per month).
There's no estimated time of arrival for this feature. There's also no word on how much this feature will cost. One thing is certain; however, some players aren't exactly pleased with the premium part of the announcement (of course, some don't care). I don't think either stance will greatly impact Blizzard, though.
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European astronomers led by Dr Federico Marocco from the University of Hertfordshire have discovered a brown dwarf with unusually red skies.
Brown dwarfs are too big to be considered as planets; yet they do not have sufficient material to fuse hydrogen in their cores to fully develop into stars. Sometimes described as failed stars, they are midway in mass between stars, like our Sun, and giant planets, like Jupiter and Saturn.
Using ESO's Very Large Telescope in Chile and an innovative data analysis technique, Dr Marocco's team detected a very thick layer of clouds in the upper atmosphere the brown dwarf ULAS J222711-004547. "These are not the type of clouds that we are used to seeing on Earth. The thick clouds on this particular brown dwarf are mostly made of mineral dust, like enstatite and corundum. Not only have we been able to infer their presence, but we have also been able to estimate the size of the dust grains in the clouds," Dr Marocco said.
The giant planets of the Solar System, like Jupiter and Saturn, show various cloud layers including ammonia and hydrogen sulfide as well as water vapor. The atmosphere observed in ULAS J222711-004547 is hotter – with water vapor, methane and probably some ammonia but, unusually, it is dominated by clay-sized mineral particles. Getting a good understanding of how such an extreme atmosphere works will help us to better understand the range of atmospheres that can exist.
"Being one of the reddest brown dwarfs ever observed, ULAS J222711-004547 makes an ideal target for multiple observations to understand how the weather is in such an extreme atmosphere," said Dr Avril Day-Jones from the University of Hertfordshire, who is a co-author of the paper published in the Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society(arXiv.org).


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David Lee Roth
Van Halen 2012 Tour
Van Halen recently released their first new album in fifteen years, Different Kind of Truth, with front man David Lee Roth.
Their initial single from the album "Tattoo" was met with mixed reviews:
"Crappy un-imaginative song, Crappy un-imaginative video………..This sucks! I really was hoping to like what I heard but I'm pretty let down that this is the best they could come up with. Van Halen 4?"
"it's almost immediately forgettable regardless of a solid Eddie Van Halen guitar solo, but it's otherwise bathroom-break material for the upcoming tour."
When they released their new album fans started to change their tune. While the album continues to get some mixed reviews, it continues to gain ground. As of this week Different Kind of Truth is #2 on the Mainstream Rock charts, second to Black Keys.
Some of the positive feedback:
"After a couple of months since this album came out, I can't believe how incredible it really is."
"This album has truley (sic) come at a time in which "Rock and Roll" was really dead! As a singer in a band, trying to find modern rock n roll that could actually be sang live was almost impossible! The over processed music today is just…fake, uninspiring and talentless. "A Different Kind of Truth" is a roll down the window and turn it up kind of album."
Putting aside all the reviews, you can judge for yourself as Van Halen kicks off their Van Halen 2012 Tour starting this month.
The original dates skipped Sacramento entirely, but they will be coming through on a later leg of their tour on August 25th at Power Balance Pavilion.
Be there – then decide.
It'll be a trip seeing David Lee Roth bouncing around the stage regardless!
Van Halen is Back with DLR!
Van Halen just recently released their first single "Tattoo" off their new album A Different Kind of Truth, due to be released on February 7.
It's been over fifteen years since David Lee Roth fronted Van Halen and now they're back to make music history "" maybe.
Tattoo has everything from David Lee Roth's soaring vocals to Eddie Van Halen's magical fingers on guitar, and everything else in between, including a good solid backbeat.
So why do so many fans not like it?
It's definitely not Van Halen's more aggressive and raw sound that hardcore fans are looking for. It's missing Michael Anthony on bass, but Eddie Van Halen's son Wolfgang does a decent job.
Could it be that the song is more reminiscent of a Diamond Dave tune? I don't think so.
Here are a couple of the comments out there in the ether.
"Crappy un-imaginative song, Crappy un-imaginative video………..This sucks! I really was hoping to like what I heard but I'm pretty let down that this is the best they could come up with. Van Halen 4?"
"it's almost immediately forgettable regardless of a solid Eddie Van Halen guitar solo, but it's otherwise bathroom-break material for the upcoming tour."
I do know that the tune has that likability factor. You know those songs you hear the first time and say, "Whatever, it's ok." but on subsequent listens you start to think, "Wow, this really is a good song." You find yourself driving to work humming the song, and before you know it you can't get it out of your head.
Roth definitely shines, not only on the track, but in the video as well, with his signature flamboyant personality, Roth energetically dances from one side of the stage to the other throughout the video.
For the fans that want the old Van Halen? This is the old Van Halen. "Tattoo" shares the main riff and basic verse structure with "'Down in Flames,' which Van Halen performed several times on the band's 1978 tour, but never made it onto an album.
While many think this song doesn't quite hit the mark, I believe it does. Only time will tell.
Now we have to wait until February 7 to hear the rest of the album. In the meantime, I'm headed out to get a new tat!


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DenyHosts is a Python script that analyzes the sshd server log messages to determine what hosts are attempting to hack into your system. It also determines what user accounts are being targeted. It keeps track of the frequency of attempts from each host. DenyHosts is designed for the use by Linux system administrators, the script can be useful to anybody running an sshd server. Now how does Denyhosts work?
How does DenyHosts work?
When run for the first time, DenyHosts will create a work directory. The work directory will ultimately store the data collected and the files are in a human readable format, for each editing, if necessary.
DenyHosts then processes the sshd server log (typically, this is /var/log/secure, /var/log/auth.log, etc) and determines which hosts have unsuccessfully attempted to gain access to the ssh server. Additionally, it notes the user and whether or not that user is root, otherwise valid (eg. has a system account) or invalid (eg. does not have a system account).
When DenyHosts determines that a given host has attempted to login using a non-existent user account a configurable number of attempts (this is known as the DENY_THRESHOLD_INVALID), DenyHosts will add that host to the /etc/hosts.deny file. This will prevent that host from contacting your sshd server again.
The DENY_THRESHOLD_ROOT configuration value specifies the maximum acceptable times that the root user account can fail to login before being blocked. Typically this value is set lower than DENY_THRESHOLD_INVALID such that root level attackers are blocked earlier than other accounts. It is also a good practice to disable root logins within the sshd.conf file in conjunction with this setting. By doing so, no user can login to root@your-server and their host will be blocked from attacking other user accounts when the DENY_THRESHOLD_ROOT is reached.
The DENY_THRESHOLD_VALID configuration value specifies the maximum acceptable times a valid user (ie. a user that exists in /etc/passwd) can fail to login before being blocked. This parameter can be helpful for those with "fat fingers". Typically this value is set higher than DENY_THRESHOLD_INVALID.
Also, DenyHosts will note any successful logins that occurred by a host that has exceeded the deny_threshold. These are known as suspicious logins and should be investigated further by the system admin.
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Throughout history, seniors have been humanity's consummate storytellers. After all, the older we get, the more experiences we've had, and the more stories we have to tell.
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Should you attempt the seemingly futile task of trying to help your loved one fill in the gaps?
Reminiscence exercises are fixtures in many adult day centers and senior housing facilities. A person with dementia may be presented with an object or photo from their past, and then asked to describe the memories and situations associated with that object or image.
While these exercises can be helpful for certain seniors, some experts feel that they may do more harm than good.
Anne Basting, director of the University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee's, Center on Age and Community, and founder and director of TimeSlips—an improvisational storytelling process designed for people with dementia—feels that trying to help a person suffering from memory loss to repair their damaged powers of recognition may backfire and, "create a sense of failure and lead the person with dementia to shut down their communication."
Restoring the storytelling role to seniors
While working with seniors in a local nursing home, Basting began to realize that traditional reminiscence exercises weren't having much of an impact on people suffering from dementia.
Previous experience had taught her that giving aging adults the freedom to "perform" had a profoundly positive impact on how they experienced the aging process. But, she says that this fragile feeling of freedom could be swiftly snuffed out if the pressure to remember muddled memories caused a senior to clam up.
The TimeSlips Project was born out of Basting's experimentation with creative storytelling and its effect on people with dementia. She began tinkering with techniques designed to "invite them [seniors] to experiment and open up again," with the goal of providing a, "valued role for people with dementia."
One of the methods Basting came up with was to show dementia-stricken elders creativity-boosting images of people and animals, and then have them make up stories about what was going on in the photos. "People with dementia can express themselves quite beautifully through imagination," she says.
"Magical" is the word Basting uses to describe the transformation in both the seniors and the caregivers that participated in the creative storytelling sessions. Removing the pressure to remember had such a profound impact on the seniors' level of engagement, that Basting says it, "changed how their communities saw them. They were no longer invisible, but were now 'storytellers.'"
The magic of communal creativity
"One of the prime benefits of the storytelling is the sense of community building it creates," Basting says. Seniors take turns contributing to the story, which is moderated by the facilitator, who asks open-ended questions and records and repeats participants' responses to keep the flow of the story going.
A chief tenant of the TimeSlips method is that creative storytelling should be a participant-driven activity. Specially-trained facilitators conduct weekly, hour-long, group sessions designed to engage elderly participants in senior centers, day centers, memory loss programs, and long-term care facilities.
According to Basting, seniors in pretty much every stage of dementia have responded positively to these storytelling sessions—as long as they are still capable of some form of communication. But, people in the earlier phases of dementia will be more invested in recalling actual memories from their past.
DIY steps for creative storytelling
While Basting admits that the social aspect of creative storytelling is most potent when experienced in a group setting, she says "it also works beautifully one-on-one to bring people out of isolation and help care partners connect with each other in a positive, playful way."
Not everyone will have access to a care center that conducts creative storytelling workshops, but caregivers and their elderly loved ones can use the same techniques to hold one-on-one sessions within their own homes.
Here are a few tips to help you organize an at-home storytelling session:
Ultimately, by giving seniors with dementia the opportunity to write new narratives, Basting feels that creative storytelling may help give back a bit of what the disease steals from them. "They are allowed to be creators of something. They gain trust again in their ability to communicate, to make meaning," she says.
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Despite her fortune for her Atomic Kitten days and various relaity TV appearances, Kerry was officially made broke in 2008 when she failed to cough up the final £82,000 of a £417,000 tax bill. A turn as a housemate on 'Celebrity Big Brother' helped her to finally pay off her debts.
The Westlife star and property investor was made bankrupt in June 2012 when the housing market crashed, and left him owing more than €5.5m (£4.45m) to Ulster Bank and Bank of Ireland.
Martine filed for bankruptcy in in 2013, when she amassed debts of £187,000.
When Stephen defaulted on a mortgage payment in 2009, he filed for bankcruptcy claiming he was $2.3m in debt.
The former 'EastEnders' star was made bankrupt by London's High Court in 2009 after he failed to pay a £20,000 tax bill.
Peter lost a reported $20m in 1992 after a failed attempt to crack America.
Biggins reckons that going into voluntary bankruptcy 15 years ago was the 'best thing that ever happened' to him. The star was forced into it after work offers slowed down.
The boxer owed both the US and British governments $17m in taxes, $750,000 to law firms and $300,000 to limo services and became bankrupt in 2004.
He may be a multi-billionaire, but Donald Trump has filed for corporate bankruptcy four times! However, he has never filed for personal bankruptcy.
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NEW BEDFORD, Mass. - Southcoast® Health and FUN 107 today announced a host of activities planned for the fourth annual memorial walk and family-friendly event to honor Sharon and Elaine Fogaren. Proceeds from the event will benefit the Southcoast Centers for Cancer Care's Patient Caregiver Assistance Fund and the Southcoast Breast Center's Breast Care Program.
The fourth annual "Sharon's Walk" will be held on Sunday, September 29, from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Fort Taber, 1000 Rodney French Boulevard in New Bedford. The 5-kilometer (3.1-mile) walk will take place around Fort Taber. Registration and check-in begins at 10 a.m. with the event kicking-off at 11 a.m. Participants are welcome to join the walk at any time during the event.
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"Holding this annual walk to benefit Southcoast's cancer patients and Breast Center supports Sharon's wishes to improve access to cancer care locally and raise breast cancer awareness in memory of her mother, Elaine," said J.R. Reitz, who co-hosted the "J.R. & Sharon" show for more than 10 years with Sharon Fogaren. "We hope all of our friends and listeners will join us again this year for the fourth annual 'Sharon's Walk' to benefit this great cause and to remember our friend Sharon and her mother, Elaine."
Sharon Fogaren, the long time co-host of the "J.R. & Sharon" morning radio show on FUN 107, passed away after a brief illness in 2009 at the young age of 43. Sharon's mother, Elaine, passed away in 2004 after a battle with breast cancer. It was Sharon's dream to host a walk to honor her mother and to help raise awareness about breast cancer and local cancer care.
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Hi all, Winston had his annual vet check up (he passed with flying colors) and we happened to go the same time as his girlfriend Abby (she's 10 years young and as sweet as pie). Here they are in the back seat on the way home...clearly it was an exhausting trip:
Shannon and Winston :)
My swimming bully buddy!
My dogs are not big fans of the vets. A trip always deserves a good nap.
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smoochies the scrunchy faces
Penelope really does not like going to the vet's, but she loves going home afterwards cause she gets her special treats.......lol
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May 01, 2014 05:00 PM by Stephanie Gustafson
The Facebook community is still up in arms about Kenya Moore and Porsha Williams' fight on The Real Housewives Of Atlanta, but that certainly wasn't the only highlight of the reunion. As you may recall, the housewives also enjoyed an extensive discussion about twerking. Although Cynthia Bailey has labeled Porsha the best RHOA twerker, it's obvious that Kandi Burruss also has a few tricks up her sleeve!
Kandi Burruss enjoys showing off her dance moves from time to time, but she's not exactly a huge fan of twerking. She's usually content to leave that particular nightclub trend to the likes of Kenya Moore. The other day, however, Kandi enjoyed an exclusive booty shaking lesson from the Atlanta Twerk Team.
Kandi's twerking lessons took place on the Rickey Smiley Morning Show. Before getting down and dirty, the reality star admitted that she wasn't a natural born twerker, although she was eager to "work on [her] twerking skills." She added that she was far interested in whatever took place after the twerking…particularly if Todd Tucker happened to be around!
Although she put up a valiant effort to learn the art of twerking, Kandi later confessed that it wasn't her best dance move. She told her Twitter followers, "I was having too much fun with @realrickysmiley this morning! The #twerkteam girls were trying to teach me how to twerk but I only have one move." That one move happens to involve seductively lifting up her leg and then flipping into the splits. It's not twerking, but it's still impressive!
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USDJPY 102.00 Is The Line In The Sand
As Rick Santelli just noted, the JPY carry trade is the only thing that matters. It is the only fun-durr-mental factor that matters (implicitly or explicitly encouraged by the varying velocities of BoJ and Fed balance sheet flows). To that end, this morning has seen the crucial Abenomics make-it-or-break-it 102 level for USDJPY tested once again... and then instantly ramped (by Nomura we suspect by all market chatter accounts). We will wait for Europe's close to see reality.
It is all about generating momentum ignition in S&P futures - as we have discussed numerous times. Yesterday we saw a similar disconnect which collapsed back to JPY reality into the close - will today be the same...
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Like betting on a seesaw.
they need to step in very soon. A 10% drop can be talked about as healthy, but is absolutely not allowed to happen.
Nomura/Fed/Citadel/PPT can't hold it forever.
They are defending and trying to close this week above last week's low ES 1780 level, or all hell breaks loose next week.
Closing below last week's low will trigger a major sell signal and blood bath next week.
agreed, and amazingly that seems to be how it's looking right now. After this european close rally dogshit i'd be shocked if we don't resume dump mode. Then you gotta wonder if they need to go to a hilsenbarf rumor or something near the close to do damage control.
Bond yields down, S&P losses cut in half, Euroland is "off the lows", and gold smacked. Kevin is on the job.
Cocaine is one hell of a drug, but I hear monetary crack is even worse.
I personally think it sucks that I have to hope for a phony currency like the yen to go UP in value for the stock market to correct toward reality.
Many technicians waiting for 100DMA on ES to be crossed. Has not yet.
Looks like we will have a chart like 2008 in 2014.
Nice shorts.
The "market" is becoming less important (most insiders are already out), however, sovereign debt MUST expand. You will buy treasuries, yes you will.
hedge accordingly.
As long as Obama drew the line we're cool
As long as Obama drew the line we're cool
Well if it isn't Fonz... the No Taper Ever Cheerleader in Charge!
Why "is absolutely not allowed to happen"? So you don't get your ass kicked!?
This pig of a market is about to get slaughtered so it isn't going to fly anymore!
Look at the 10yr you fuckin Mook! By the way, I owe you some credit, I have been using mook on and off since you called me it. It's a fine word.
and full disclosure, I have been buying this dip. Some more pain may or not be ahead. But this is just a setup for the uber dove to save the day.
All you need to know is which side of the seesaw Yellen is on.
...and with a feather on the other side.
Market about to go green. I think this is Ben's last day....can not have a down day today.
almost 10,000 layoffs today:
not in the tally yet:
It is a pretty weak defense of 102 today. The Nomura algos can barely get USD/JPY above 102.30 and then gravity takes over. Its either because its Friday or something is up in Japan for the weekend.
Yep, something's probably up...I'll call my buddy there, his name is Ho Li Fuk
Japan and America are both mired in deflationary endless recessions. Print print print. Deflation deflation deflation. Weird shit.
The stat arb algo's will shut this down
i hope yall caught the action in the last 15 minutes in the Fraud Market....
from down 185 to 120 in a minute...
fucking hilarious....
and what we do without this kind of action in the phony paper Silver and Gold markets..
$3.75 - $4.75B POMO Oh that's the stuff also didn't hurt
The trading desk at the NY FED is buying like MAD....hold that line.....crazy
Market losses just cut in half the last 30 minutes or so.
SELL...SELL...SELL - come on everyone don't let them win!!
What is the airspeed of a fully laden European balance sheet?
(the answer is hard to swallow...)
The ten year bond is at 2.66. It's almost like this controlled demolition were planned or something.
If this is true, and today's POMO doesn't paint the tape, then thing might get interesting, just maybe. Are people piling into shorts yet, maybe in euroland?
The shorts best not get too greedy. One word out of Yellen via Hilsenbarf and the shorts will find themselves on the wrong end of a rally.
wow, amazing how the ftse, cac and dax all cut there losses by more than half.
no fraudulant markets to see there.
i hope u guys r enjoying watching the Dow move upwards a point a minute...now down only 96 points...
really???? this is your fucking markets....
what a load of bullshit....
can it be anymore obvious????wait for it...................
A point a minute? Try 10 points per fucking fantasecond. Fuck this shit
A point a minute? Try 10 points per fucking fantasecond. Fuck this shit
Just the volatility in PMs is telling me something big is going down and there is a momentous paper effort to keep it under control. The bankers are trying to stick more and more fingers into the breaking dam.
yeap - no doubt...
and im happen to be sitting on a decent pile of debt coupon dollars that i been throwing right back at the fucking MoneyChangers in exchange for real money....
wanna play paper games - fine with me you fucking sociopath asshole banker bitches....
Market is "off da lowz" by 125 points based on.....?????????????
Fuck you yellen and fuck you Bernanke
Fuck you Bob Piss on me and especially you Cramer.
Fucking Pisani...
i swear im seriously thinking about flying to NY to c if i can get on the floor with him just so i can bitch slap him as he goes into one of his propganda hazes...
you are on fire tonite man
I covered my long yen today because I figure its basically the same position as all the short deltas I have what with the 1:1 correlation to the ES. The Euro looks better to my eyes, It is also sitting on a horizontal but it has already broken the intermidiate uptrend yesterday; I think we are going back to 1.34 at least.
Mr. Abe. Paging Mr. Abe.


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Josh of Revolver TV conducted an interview with FOZZY frontman, WWE wrestling superstar and newly announced "Dancing With The Stars" contestant Chris Jericho at this past Thursday's (February 24) press conference at Club Nokia in downtown Los Angeles to announce the details of the third annual Revolver Golden Gods awards show. You can now watch the chat below.A six-time WWE world champion, two-time New York Times best-selling author, lead singer of the rock band FOZZY and host of the ABC game show "Downfall", Chris Jericho began wrestling at age 19 and is one of the most popular performers in wrestling history. In 2001 Chris was the first-ever undisputed champion of the WWE, and he is the only performer to have held six different titles in the 44-year history of World Wrestling Entertainment. He became a New York Times best-selling author in 2007 with his autobiography, "A Lion's Tale: Around The World In Spandex", and is currently on the list again with his follow-up, "Undisputed: How To Become The World Champion In 1,372 Easy Steps", his second autobiography. Chris' rock band, FOZZY, has sold a quarter of a million CDs worldwide. The spectacular two-hour season premiere of "Dancing With The Stars" is scheduled for Monday, March 21 (8:00-10:00 p.m., ET) on the ABC television network.
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|The A to Z of Scottish Places: Gazetteer K
The A to Z of Scottish Places: K
K is for...
... Loch Katrine
The Perthshire Loch Katrine is secluded with only a private road around one shore and with surrounding hills, the highest of which is the rocky Ben Venue. The loch forms part of the water supply for the city of Glasgow via a subterranean viaduct. Sir Walter Scott's The Lady of the Lake is associated with its waters. Nearby is the road that leads to Glengyle, the birthplace of Rob Roy.
... Kilmarnock
Called in the past "the industrial heart of Ayrshire", Kilmarnock has a variety of industries including whisky and light engineering. The town has had a long association with the poet Robert Burns and he wrote many poems especially for the town folk such as "The Ordination" and "Tam Samson's Elegy". In Kay Park above the city centre there is a Burns memorial with a huge statue of the poet by sculptor W G Stevenson. Sadly the memorial is closed off from the public at the moment and the building urgently needs work if it is to survive. Other attractions in the area include the 15th century Dean Castle, the Dick Institute with its geological and archaeological exhibits and the Art Gallery. Kilmarnock means "Church of my dear little St Ernan" who, it is said, was the uncle and priest of St Columba.
... Kirkcaldy
Kirkcaldy is an industrial city in Fife looking out on a stretch of the Firth of Forth busy with commercial ships and tankers. Nicknamed The Lang Toun because it was once just a long street, the city's fortunes were made in Linoleum, an industry that is all but gone in this modern age. The seafront promenade while elegantly straight lacks a little in character while a host of car-parks screen the main shopping area from the sea. However the city is a busy place and on any Saturday the centre is lively with shoppers. Adam Smith, author of the Wealth of Nations was born here in 1723.
... Kirkintilloch
Kirkintilloch means "fort at the head of the hill" and comes from the 2nd century fort which was part of the Antonine Wall and which is now hidden. Industries such as coal and iron foundries built the town but these have been replaced by new businesses. Despite its distance from the sea there was also a boat-building yard specialising in Clyde "puffers". These small steam boats were launched on the Firth and Clyde Canal which cuts through the town and which, after a long period of disuse, is being made navigable again. Kirkintilloch is a lively place and for anyone who enjoys browsing the bric-a-brac in charity shops a visit is exceptionally worthwhile thanks to the volunteers who run a long line of such stores.


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Spring is here and the weather can not get any nicer! What could get nicer is having your child more interested in their studies and less interested in wanting to only play, with no studies involved. So take advantage of the weather and satisfy your child by learning in an outdoor environment.
With the sun shinning, shorts on and a backpack full of snacks, take a nature walk with your children. This can be a fun and educational time with you and your child. Here are a few ideas and games to play along your walk.
-Scavenger Hunt
Make a list of different items your child will need to find along the way. These can be as simple or as difficult of items as the age permits.
For example, find a leaf, find a brown leaf, find a brown leaf under a green tree, etc. Other items include: Find 5 rocks, who can spots the first yellow bird, and so on.
-Introduce yourself to someone new at the park
This activity will encourage your child to meet new people, be open and friendly to others and allow their independence to shine on the park.
-Counting by Two's
This activity challenges your children the mental mathmatical mindset. Start off with the number 1 and go up to 10. First find something that is solo, 1 dog, then something in a pair, 2 ducks in the pond, 3 kids on the the 3 swings, and so on. This can be a challenge to find 10 of something…Good Luck!
-Enjoy the moment
As you and your children are out for your walk, enjoy their stories, listen to their conversation. They are more willing to open up and talk more if you are engaging in the conversation.
Have fun with this activity! Post on our FACEBOOK page to let us know how this activity went!


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It's only a matter of weeks until Lady Gaga releases the first single from her highly anticipated album Born This Way, due in May . Producer RedOne recently chatted with MTV News about their latest collaboration, saying it shows the next step in the evolution of the girl formerly known as Stefani Germanotta.
"She's growing all the time, from the day I met her," RedOne said. "Of course, she's an encyclopedia of music. She listened to all the Bruce Springsteens, all the legends, and she has music in her. But on her personal level, she's always growing and growing and growing and becoming bigger and bigger, and her vision's the same thing. She just needed this platform to put all her ideas and learning from what she's been doing [into one place], and she's doing her thing."
With work on the album close to complete, this is a very exciting time for Gaga and him. "It feels exciting. It feels very exciting," he said with a smile on his face. "It's really exciting, and I hope the world is going to enjoy this as much as we do."
RedOne also dished about the album's forthcoming single . "It's so beautiful, and Gaga is very special to all of us — to the world," he said. "Honestly, the only thing we do is we get into the studio and suddenly magic happens. We never overthink, or we just do what we do. That's how it all started. With 'Just Dance,' we did it in one hour. There was no overthinking. Even though I remember when we did 'Poker Face,' people said musically it brought something new to the music and you won't be able to top it, we went into the studio and we did 'Bad Romance' on a bus.
"That explains how we do it, so I can't tell you anything about what's coming, but that's what we do. We just get in and do music we love and feel it, and thank God it comes out good."
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Once Again, I appreciate all of your support and I will DEFINITELY appreciate you continuing to back me in my new endeavours!
This weeks podcast is VERY special and VERY important to me because I have a few VERY important announcements to make regarding my life and career. Also, I will be touching on the Democratic National Convention, why it's OK to be single and why it's NOT OK to be frowsy and ignorant on Facebook.
First and foremost, I have HUGE news [that I just received AFTER recording this podcast]: This R&B Podcast has been added to iTunes!
You can check out my iTunes channel by clicking on this link: https://itunes.apple.com/ca/podcast/thisisyourconscience.com/id560832534
Now, with that said, I want to introduce you ALL to the beautiful, intelligent and hilarious new member of the R&B Podcast, Jessica L Simien.
Check out her blog site and get more familiar with her: http://jessicasimien.com
And let me know if you're feeling the Doobie Brothers tune "What A Fool Believes".
Also, don't forget to download the Stitcher Radio app so you can listen to this podcast directly on your iPhone, iPad or android phone by CLICKING HERE.
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Another good podcast and I'm glad you are getting your self-titled book out there. I love the Frank Ocean song and pretty much all the others but I'm disappointed in the hot or not section. There's no way you should have to ask if that song is hot or not. That's a classic and that's all I can say.
Facebook updates was one of the many reasons I left it at the end of last year and most of all the other social media outlets have their moments. Bill Clinton in my opinion is the best president in recent times if not at all and his speech was amazing.
Congrats on all of the projects! Please don't wear yourself down. You still want to make sure that you are putting out quality instead of quantity though I do believe that the quality will be there.
Dude, take us back to the 60s on one of these podcasts. I mean Stevie, Aretha, Gladys, The Temps, etc. Shoot, hook up the 70s as well with some Queen. Your music is always on point.
Not really sure how i feel about Frank Ocean. I love Bad Religion but his metaphors can become too much sometimes. It's almost like he is trying too hard to be really intelligent and complex. I will give him a chance though and listen to his whole album through youtube.
Deleting on FB is your friend. Seriously. Try it. I blame you and only you for having FB friends with those status updates.
Thanks for cluing me in on how some men feel about a woman being single. I have found that it is some men and women who judge others on that. I personally haven't but i just had a serious conversation with one of my closets friends concerning his need to always ask me why am I still single and how it effecting me wanting to tell him details about my personal life. He got the point though I think I kind of upset him unintentionally.
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Congrats on becoming an author and kicking off the Blog Talk Radio segment! I'm looking forward to reading your eBooks and listening in on the show.
I feel you on the social media status overload. It is definitely getting out of hand! I don't know if people are starving for attention or what, but it's ridiculous. I'm so excited to be participating in the podcast next week and THANK YOU for warning everyone about my very Southern accent. I don't want people sneak dissing me in the comments section 😛
P.S. – I have to disagree with you about Frank Ocean's Sweet Life…it sounds lovely, but Pyramids is way better! LOL
Absolutely love your podcasts!!!! Always find myself anticipating the next one. Maybe one day this will become an everyday thing???? Your points make for great conversation pieces between my bf and I.
Congrats on al of your new endeavours and I look forward to all of them!!!!!


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David Duchovny
Special Agent Fox Mulder
Gillian Anderson
Special Agent Dana Scully
Tracey Ellis
Lucy Householder
Guest Star
Michael Chieffo
Carl Wade
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Jewel Staite
Amy Jacobs
Guest Star
Bonnie Hay
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Seattle, Washington
How could Mulder and Scully have reached the abductor´s house the same time as the police, if they stopped at the photo store, and supposedly went in?
When the tow truck driver looks at the wheel the hubcap is in one place 11:38 but when Carl grabs the tyre iron the cap is nearly under the car 11:54.
Scully stops Mulder from performing CPR on Amy when, as a medical doctor, she should have known that it is possible to revive cold-water drowning victims long after the heart stops.
Mulder: Are you feeling better?
Lucy: Better than what?
Mulder: Better than Amy Jacobs.
Lucy: Wouldn't know.
Mulder: If anybody knows, I say you do.
Mulder: Lucy is a victim, Scully, just like Amy Jacobs. If she's got any connection to this case, that's the extent of it.
Mulder: (referring to the words "Nobody's going to spoil us") Those were the exact words spoken by the kidnapper to the little girl when he took her last night. So you can see that under the circumstances it might seem strange . . .
Lucy: So what's your point? All of us kidnap victims gotta stick together?
Mulder: No. We just want to find the little girl any way we can and if you know anything . . .
Lucy: Look, what I've been through in my life I wouldn't want to wish on anybody. Doesn't mean I can make it any better for me or anyone else.
Scully: I guess she's not too big on confined spaces.
Mulder: Yeah.
Scully: That's spooky.
Mulder: That's my name, isn't it?
Scully: Mulder, you can't...
Mulder: That's how I account for what Lucy's going through. That's how I account for the identical words that corresponded to Amy... and the spontaneous wounds and blood as well.
Scully: Then why did she run? If she's innocent, what was she running from?
Mulder: Because she's afraid.
Scully: You don't see what you're doing, do you Mulder? You are so close to this that you just don't see it.
Mulder: (Mulder is angry) What don't I see?
Scully: The extreme rationalization that is going on around here. Your personal identification with the victim - or in this case, the suspect. You're becoming some kind of an empath yourself, Mulder. You are so sympathetic to Lucy as a victim - like your sister - that you can't see her as a person who's capable of committing this crime!
Mulder: You don't think I've thought of that? I have. And not everything I do and say and think or feel goes back to my sister. You, of all people, should realize th-that sometimes motivations for behavior can be more complex and mysterious than tracing them back to one single childhood experience.
Lucy: I don't know where she is. I don't care. I'm not interested.
Mulder: Well, that's too bad, Lucy, because right now I think you're her best hope.
Lucy: If I'm her best hope then that little girl's in a hell of a lot more trouble than you think.
Tracey Ellis appears again as Audrey Pauley in the season 9 episode "Audrey Pauley".
Fox standards were a bit concerned about this episode as the abduction of the girl had some parallels to the Polly Klaas case. The ordeal of the abduction had to be played down.
Severe weather played havoc with production. Due to heavy rains the climatic sequence had to be shot a week later than planned at another location than originally envisioned.
An Oubliette is a medieval dungeon having a trap door in the ceiling as its only means of entry or exit. It is derived from the French word 'oublier' meaning "to forget".
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Looks pretty good already - what program did you use?
I decided to start a new thread on my sub-project regarding the Clan Imbe Grounds -map. I did some models for the city with vue, but as it has pretty limited modelling capabilities, I decided to use a more suitable program for the building creation task. I'll be posting town layout here later on, but here's a quick render of a building model (quite limited textures at this point) I've managed to put together. Previous version can be found from the main project's thread in regional mapping section. EDIT: Btw, the thing in the middle of the wall isn't a door.. maybe I should make that more obvious .. and there is no "terrace" going around the house, atleast not just yet. More to follow!
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Looks pretty good already - what program did you use?
My Finished Maps | My Challenge Maps | Ghoraja Juun, my largely stagnated campaign setting.
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It was done with trial version of 3d max studio. BTW, there is a good site for students from autodesk (http://students.autodesk.com/), where you can get free student versions of autodesk software. There seemed to be a tool for nearly every modelling task you could think of.
And it's a bit more neat looking than my previous test with vue 7:
Did you try Sketchup as well?
Check out my City Designer 3 tutorials. See my fantasy (city) maps in this thread.
Gandwarf has fallen into shadow...
I have tried Sketchup before, but it somehow felt a bit akward to use But I know some people have had quite good results with it. The main reason for not using sketchup is that I have to be able to integrate these models to a landscape scene. Not sure if it would be possible to use sketchup models for that purpose.
New version.
Great! It's starting to look really nice.
You know, I'm not sure about the railing... I don't think they normally have them. I can see how it might look a bit weird without it, though. Hmm...