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The year is winding down. As we inch toward closing out 2012, there is a lot happening here at Rackspace.
Managed Cloud: An Inside Look
A rite of passage for product marketers at Rackspace is to shadow field teams, and new Product Marketing Lead Prabhakar Gopalan this week got an inside look at Rackspace's Managed Cloud from a customer's perspective from our Cloud Advisors and specialists.
SaaS In The Cloud
The cloud can really boost your SaaS environment, and to help you navigate SaaS in the cloud, we've launched a new blog series. The SaaS in the Cloud series will offer you practical information and video tutorials on how cloud-based services can enhance your SaaS environment.
Protect Your Servers With Bastion Hosts, Isolated Cloud Networks
We know that the public internet can be a scary place for servers. Log files of servers attached to public addresses show regular port scans and URL snooping and are a constant reminder that your hosts are one misconfiguration away from catastrophe. To help you avoid disaster and thwart potential threats, we've created a handy guide to walk you through the creation of bastion hosts and isolated cloud networks.
Rackspace Austin Named A Top Workplace
For the second year in a row, the Austin American-Statesman has named Rackspace's Austin office one of its Top Workspaces. This year, Rackspace has moved up six spots to No. 25 in the midsize category.
Register For SharePoint Tuesday
There is only one more SharePoint Tuesday scheduled for this year (December 18). This is your last chance this year to get answers to your most pressing SharePoint questions in a virtual Q&A format. Register now.


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Crystal Lake authorities now say that three firefighters were sent to an area hospital Wednesday for heat related injuries while battling a five-alarm fire in unincorporated McHenry County, and that all have been released. Officials had previously reported that two firefighters were injured.
All three firefighters were treated for minor injuries, according to officials. No civilians were injured.
At about 3:30 p.m. on Wednesday emergency crews from nearly a dozen towns responded to a fire at Royal Woods Estates just outside far northwest suburban Crystal Lake.

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People like to collect things. Sports memorabilia, carnival glass, stuffed animals, you name it. Pinterest, the new social-media darling, took note of this behavior and created an easy-to-use site where people can share their interests in the form of pictures. I just started playing around with the platform, collecting images about social media and marketing and other topics.
The site is beautifully designed and truly engaging. It has been around since 2009, but it's resonating with users now and experiencing explosive growth. comScore reports that Pinterest hit 10 million unique U.S. visitors faster than any site in history. The average Pinterest user spends 98 minutes per month on the site, compared to 2.5 hours on Tumblr, and 7 hours on Facebook, but a recent study by Shareaholic shows that Pinterest is driving more referral traffic than Google+, YouTube, Reddit, and LinkedIn — combined.
So how does Pinterest work? How do you get started? And how can businesses use this new platform for branding and driving sales? Here are some resources, tips, and tricks to help you get up to speed and begin marketing your company on Pinterest.
General information
How to use Pinterest's pinboard for the Web
A USA Today article with a list of what you should know about the site.
Pinterest: A Beginners Guide
Mashable explains what it is, what it's for, and how you use it.
A Scrapbook on the Web Catches Fire
A nice look at the site and how to use it from the New York Times.
Pinterest: Everything You Wanted to Know About 2012′s Hottest Startup
An infographic from Mashable offers a list of brands using the site and some user demographics.
What's behind the Pinterest craze? 15 super-users share their thoughts
Communications Conversations asked this group of power-users to answer 5 simple questions about how they use Pinterest, how brands might leverage the platform, and the future of the social media site.
The Secret To Pinterest's Success: We're Sick Of Each Other
According to the Huffington Post, "Pinterest's recent success, which flies in the face of so much speculation about social media fatigue and information overload, holds an important lesson: It's not social media we're frustrated with. It's with one another."
The Rise Of Pinterest And The Shift From Search To Discovery
TechCrunch on the single most important aspect of the site: It has deeply tapped into an important shift in consumer and purchasing behavior.
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Francisco Rosales of Social Mouths explains Pinterest from soup to nuts: What it is; demographics; how to use it for content marketing, promotions, and market research; integrating Pinterest into your website; and more.
Pinterest: The Ultimate Guide
The Blog Stylist explains what Pinterest is and how bloggers can leverage the platform to drive traffic and branding.
How and Why to Use Pinterest for Business
Duct Tape Marketing explains the ins and outs of getting the most out of Pinterest.
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The Wall Street Journal explains how Pinterest could offer advantages for some small businesses, particularly those specializing in e-commerce.
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Entrepreneur explains how the online pinboard is driving serious traffic and proving to be a powerful online marketing tool for some companies.
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Author has written 3 stories for Pokémon.
Hello people! I'm ThunderJJ :)
Info About Me:
Name: ThunderJJ (not my real name although I have this name or similar names on other sites. Yep. If you see someone with the username ThunderJJ on another site, chances are it's me).
Personality: Friendly (it's even in my typing. Just count the smiley faces in this profile), pessimistic (most of the time), easy to approach, forgetful (I don't even remember what I did half-an-hour ago!), loyal, responsible (most of the time), generous, likes to pair people up with others (ship)
I have been away for so long :O But I'm back now and editing/rewriting a bit of 'The Legendary Emblems' before I continue it.
List of...
- Anime/Manga
- Maths (it's numerical torture! I'm not that bad at it though... but I'm not good either...)
FanFiction Info:
- Currently no fanfics completed, two fanfics in-progress and one I kinda stopped... (sorry...) :(
- I am currently only writing about Pokemon, but I may write about other things.
- The genres I write for are adventure and romance (I might try some humor and mystery next time...)
- I don't plan on writing any one-shots... (at least not on their own)
Other Info:
- English is my favourite school subject
I try to update my story/stories as early as possible but sometimes I have a ton of homework from school, so it's the reason why my updates take a while at times. Also, don't be afraid to criticise my work (you can be as harsh as you want). I know that I'm not the best writer out there and that I have much room for improvement, so the reviews I receive will definitely help (currently, I'm not getting much reviews...but it will not deter me from continuing to write). Furthermore, I apologize for the limited vocabulary found within my stories.
Favourite Anime/Manga:
Without a doubt, Pokemon (anime, the PokeSpe manga and the games). I also like Fairy Tail (anime and manga).
Favourite Pokemon:
Goes from top to bottom.
Lucario - The most awesome Pokemon! I've always had a Lucario in my party in every Pokemon DS game I've played!
Umbreon - A really awesome Pokemon (only second to Lucario). Ash doesn't have one... but at least Gary does...
Turtwig - He's third in my list of favourites. I choose this starter every single time I played a new journey in Pokemon Diamond/Pearl/Platinum (except once, which I chose Piplup. Yeah, I've never chosen Chimchar. Tell you why? Because the only fighting type worthy to be in my team is Lucario :D But then I don't know why I chose Piplup... Empoleon is part Steel, and so is Lucario...). Also, I get Turtwig everytime I play Pokemon Mystery Dungeon Explorers of Time/Darkness (I just kept restarting until I got him)
Arcanine - He's fourth on my list :) I feel this guy actually represents me in some ways :)
Vaporeon - Yep, another eeveelution. They're just awesome :)
Espeon - Another eeveelution. Like I said above, they're awesome :)
Pokemon Shippings:
Pearlshipping (AshxDawn): I have also liked this one for a while now (not as long as Pokeshipping though). I just think these two are cute together :D
Lagomorphshipping (PikachuxBuneary): Yeah I like pokemonxpokemon shippings too (weird huh?). This is an awesome ship for several reasons :D
Specialshipping (RedxYellow): I've recently gotten into the Pokemon Adventures manga and there is only one word I can think of to describe this pairing. Awesome! :)
Oldrivalshipping (GreenxBlue): They definitely have potential to become an actual couple. You gotta love it how Green (male) says Blue (female) is a 'Pesky Girl' :P
Mangaquestshipping (GoldxCrystal): This shipping is... ONE OF THE BEST!!!
Franticshipping (RubyxSapphire): Pretty much the only canon one in the manga so far.
Commonershipping (DiamondxPlatinum): I think they'd be adorable together :)
Any shipping involving Gary (don't know why, I just do)
BTW, I checked up all the names of the shippings I didn't know in Bulbapedia... (thanks!)
Neither Like or Dislike:
Basically every other shipping that I haven't put in my likes/dislikes lists above.
Other Shippings:
Fairy Tail:
NaLu (NatsuxLucy): I'm wondering... WHY IN THE WORLD HASN'T THIS HAPPENED YET??? They like each other! I have no doubts about it!
NaLi (NatsuxLisanna): Yeah. I'm the oddball that likes to ship main protagonists with more than one person. But seriously, this pairing is awesome too :)
GaLe (GajeelxLevy): If this doesn't occur in the manga/anime, I will shatter my laptop screen!
JeRza (JellalxErza): There was that one scene... I was watching my screen in extreme interest... but... things didn't go how I hoped... :(
RoWen (RomeoxWendy): The little kids shipping of the series! :)
None complete at the moment
The Legendary Emblems - You've heard of the Dex Holders right? But have you ever heard of the Emblem Bearers? They are a group of teenagers chosen to protect the world using the powers of the legendary emblems. With the force of Legendary Pokemon on their side, they will try to stop the world from devastation... Inspired by the Pokemon Special manga.
(This story is definitely going to have more than 20 chapters)
Genre: Adventure, Fantasy, Romance (should become more apparent later on), Friendship (should become more apparent soon)
Known Emblem Bearers:
Electric (Zekrom): Rai
And get ready for more common OC names :( I have seen every name at least once amongst the named characters so far. According to my plans, more common names are coming up :O
On Hold:
Quest For Freedom - Once upon a time, the Pokemon of the Pokemon Universe lived in peace with each other. Everything was cool and calm. One day though, a wicked and corrupt Darkrai consumed the world with evil, leaving the once peaceful place in ruins. Now it is up to a bunch of 'fated' heroes to save the Pokemon Universe. Will they succeed?
Characters include:
Good: Mudkip (Fin), Chimchar (Charcoal), Snivy (Leaf), Pidove (Dovey), Mienfoo (Chan), Eevee (Luna), Squirtle (Bubble), Lucario (Scott), Meditite (Soul)
Evil: Darkrai (Gloom), Hydreigon (Dusk), Bisharp (Blade), Honchkrow (Storm), Gengar (Shadow)
There will be more characters.
(This story is planned to have about 30 chapters)
This is a true story. A girl died in 1933. A man buried her when she was still alive. The murder chanted, "Toma Sota balcu," as he buried her. Now that you have read this chant, you will meet this little girl. In the middle of the night she will be on your ceiling. She will suffocate you like she was suffocated. If you post this on your profile, she will not bother you. Your kindness will be rewarded.
Asian Pride Never Dies! -Repost if you are Asian.
About six years ago in Indiana, Carmen Winstead was pushed down a sewer opening by five girls in her school, trying to embarrass her in front of her school during a fire drill. When she didn't submerge, the police were called. They went down and brought up 17-year-old Carmen Winstead's body, with her neck broken from hitting the ladder, then the concrete at the bottom. The girls told everyone that she fell...and they believed them.
FACT: About two months later, 16-year-old David Gregory read this post but didn't repost it. When he went to take a shower, he heard laughter, started freaking out, and ran to his computer to repost it. He said goodnight to his mom and went to sleep, but five hours later, his mom woke up in the middle of the night from a loud noise and David was gone. A few hours later, the police found him in the sewer, with a broken neck and the skin on his face peeled off.
Even Google her name - you'll find this to be true.
If you don't repost saying "They hurt her," then Carmen will get you, either from a sewer, the toilet, the shower, or when you go to sleep, you'll wake up in the sewer, in the dark, then Carmen will come and kill you.
there were 3 girls
They were looking through peoples MySpaces.
The girl slowly came upon this one myspace.
It had creatures in the background and the man looked like a psycho.
She started laughing with her friend commenting on how ugly he was.
Right then, an instant message came up.
It said:
SatanStalker: So how do u like my MySpace??
XxLoVemExX: What??
XxLoVemExX: Who is this anyway??
SatanStalker: Well, you should know; youre looking at my MySpace right now.
XxLoVemExX: How do you know that im looking at ur pro??
SatanStalker:I know when people look at my MySpace.
XxLoVemExX: What? That doesnt make any sense, how?
SatanStalker: I just do.
Satanstalker: Especially to pretty girls like you.
Satanstalker: With very nice legs I might say.
At the time the girl was wearing high shorts.
She started to pull them down a little bit to cover what ever she could. Her and her friend started to get worried now.
XxLoVemExX: Ok whatever man youre starting to scare the living sht out of me.
SatanStalker: You should be afraid.
SatanStalker: You wouldnt want an ugly guy like me touching your legs huh? I mean thats what you just said about me with your friend like a minute ago.
They were in shock.
Her friend: Holy crap man just block him hes a fcking psycho!
The girl: Ok holy crap, you think hes watching us?
SatanStalker: I am.
SatanStalker: Well it wouldnt really matter if you blocked me anyway; it wouldnt stop me from coming to your house.
XxLoVemExX: What? My house?
SatanStalker: Yeah, youre alone so its not a problem.
XxLoVemExX: Ok I think Im going to leave now because youre freaking me out.
SatanStalker: Your screen name says love me, trust me that wont be a problem.
SatanStalker has just signed off.
The girl and her friend were really scared. Girls
friend: Whatever lets just go upstairs trust me I doubt hes really coming. Its just a joke from someone.
They went upstairs and were having a pillow fight.
All of a sudden the girls friend said she had to go to the bathroom. The girl said ok.
Ten minutes later the girl noticed that her friend was still in the bathroom and was wondering what was up.
She goes and knocks but no one said anything
she opens it and finds her friend there on the ground dead. She started to scream but when she turned around he was there. News the next morning said that there was one girl dead in the bathroom;
her neck sliced with blood all over the ground. with her head nailed to the wall. Just her head.
If you do not repost this in the next two minutes here will be three men, one in your bathroom,
one in your room, and one killing your parents at that very moment.
Tonight at 1:30am. Well what are you waiting for?
Repost or you are going to die!
Okay... the above things are random...
No one visits my profile (probably), but it'll be here just in case :)


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After the successful Genea-Opportunities (Let's Make Lots of Money) series posted here at GeneaBloggers two weeks ago, we think it is time to focus on genealogy conferences and how they fit in with the genealogy community and industry.
Here is the schedule of posts that will happen here at GeneaBloggers:
- Setting the Space – on Tuesday, May 3, 2011, the series beings by looking at genealogy conferences from the perspective of the planners – those who plan the events, secure the space and manage all the details that many attendees don't get to see. We encourage those who have held genealogy events – from one-day workshops for your local genealogy society to multi-day national events to weigh in with their opinion. Tell us your frustrations, your successes, and what changes are taking place or should take place when it comes to genealogy conferences.
- Delivering the Content – on Wednesday, May 4, 2011, the series continues with a look at what it takes to be a speaker or presenter at a genealogy conference. Everything from the call for papers, to signing the contract, to making the presentation – we want to know everything involved from the speakers' perspective. Tell us about the glamour, the limelight, the adoring fans; and tell us about the preparation, the travel and all the ugly details as well.
- Selling the Goods – on Thursday, May 5, 2011, we'll discuss how vendors who sell their wares in the Exhibit Hall see the conference experience. This will be an eye-opener for sure since most attendees think you just set up a booth and you are ready to sell. We'd love to hear from actual vendors about the process and the realities of selling goods and services at genealogy conferences.
- Taking It All In – and finally on Friday, May 6, 2011, we'll hear from the attendees of genealogy conferences. How do you decide which ones to attend? How far in advance do you start making plans? What do you look for when you take in a conference? Again, not only can you post about what you'd love to see at a genealogy conference, but let us know your frustrations and what needs to change.
In this series, like the one two weeks ago, we'd love to see honest opinions about issues such as:
- Money and genealogy conferences – registration fees, exhibit booth prices, speaker honoraria and more
- Topics and themes – what makes for an interesting conference?
- Virtual conferences – what does the future hold for attending a genealogy conference from the comfort of your home or office?
- Annoyances and frustrations – what bugs you most about your conference experience, from every perspective including planner, speaker, vendor and attendee
- Design the perfect genealogy conference – let your imagination run wild and tell us what you'd love to see at your next conference
We hope you'll join us for what we're certain will be an informative look at genealogy conferences.
©2011, copyright Thomas MacEntee


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A current scam called the 1-cent deposit scam has been going around. This scam involves Automated Clearing House transactions. ACH is an electronic network of financial transactions. Because ACH transfers clear electronically, people are not asked to verify the transactions.
The current scam involves a company that uses a computer program to generate bank account and routing numbers. They automatically deposit $.01 into each randomly generated account. The thieves then know that each accepted transaction is a valid account which they then make withdrawals from. One of the current thieves perpetrating this fraud calls itself Equity First (see Note at bottom of page). The withdrawals they have made are all $124.90, and seem to happen near the beginning of the month. They usually tap each account once and move on, but they sometimes hit accounts multiple times.
Because these are randomly generated account numbers (I'm sure they have an accurate listing of valid bank routing numbers, which is pretty much public information) I'm not sure what defense most people have against this. This is not your normal phishing scam or identity theft.
The best defense is to regularly monitor your accounts and be aware of any recent deposits and withdrawals that you do not expect or from companies you are unfamiliar with. Most banks have an on-line guarantee, so if you spot this sort of activity and promptly report it, you may not actually lose your money permanently. However, thieves will have a valid account and routing number, so you would likely have to change your account within your bank. It's a hassle, but well worth protecting your assets!
Note: There is a company called Equity 1st Mortgage based in Wilmington North Carolina, and only licensed to do business in NC. This is not the company perpetrating this scam, and the scam seems to be focused outside of NC. Equity 1st has received well over 100 phone calls in regard to this scam and advises people to contact their bank for further action.


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President Donald Trump's national security adviser H.R. McMaster is stressing that it is "impossible to overstate the danger" posed by North Korea. Continue reading
Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine, has been courted by the White House for support on a military strike against Syria for using chemical weapons. Gwen Ifill talks to Collins about the prospect and challenges of working towards a diplomatic solution with Russia, as well as her concerns about using military force. Continue reading
The Russian government spoke out today about a proposal to Syria to hand over and destroy their chemical weapon stockpile. Judy Woodruff talks to Vitaly Churkin, Russia's ambassador to the United Nations, about the possibility of preventing a U.S. military strike and the positive response by Syria. Continue reading
President Barack Obama sat down with Gwen Ifill to discuss reports that Syrian President Bashar al-Assad might consider handing over chemical weapon stockpiles to international control. Mr. Obama said he favors diplomacy over military strikes and is encouraged that the U.S. can work with Russia on a diplomatic solution. Continue reading
Two new polls show that most Americans do not support the idea of a limited military strike by the U.S. government against Syria for conducting a chemical weapons attack on civilians. Michael Dimock of the Pew Research Center and Jennifer Agiesta of the Associated Press join Gwen Ifill to look closely at public opinion. Continue reading
The Egyptian government opposes any U.S. military action in Syria and it seems the people of Egypt agree. Margaret Warner reports from Cairo to Jeffrey Brown on how the "war weary" region regards prospects and rhetoric of American action against chemical weapon use. Continue reading
With bipartisan support mounting, Deputy National Security Adviser Tony Blinken says "the momentum is there" to win approval from Congress to use force in Syria. Judy Woodruff talks to Blinken about the goals of a military strike and the increased assistance now being sent to the Syrian opposition from the U.S. government. Continue reading
President Obama took his case for a possible military strike in Syria overseas, appealing to Russia to stop blocking United Nations Security Council action. Gwen Ifill reports on remarks Mr. Obama's remarks in Stockholm, plus the Senate Foreign Relations Committee's approval of a resolution authorizing the limited use of force. Continue reading
Margaret Warner reports from Cairo, where she has been gathering reaction from Egyptians and from around the Mideast on the crisis in Syria. She talks to Jeffrey Brown about the "unanimity" of opposition she's encountered against a possible U.S. military strike. Continue reading
Syndicated columnist Mark Shields and New York Times columnist David Brooks join Judy Woodruff to discuss the case laid out by Secretary John Kerry for U.S. military action in response to the alleged chemical weapons attack in Syria, and whether President Obama should seek congressional approval. Continue reading


text: I often use an 80b filter on my lens when I do night traffic trail photography and since I have started doing that I haven't looked back from the days when I didn't use a filter at night. but indoors at night I find an 80b blocks out too much light and for some reason there is no tungsten balanced fast negative film. In fact why aren't films like Portra 800 and Superia 1600 tungsten balanced as if you need that speed in daylight, I thought Portra 800 was for taking pictures indoors at night, no? Anyway I was thinking of going down a compromise root of using a less blue filter that makes less of a correction and lets more light in,do many people do this? Anyway I am not sure what filter to get, What I am confused about is that according to this an 80d only reduces the speed by 1/3 of a stop but increases the temperature by 1,300k but an 82b only increases the temperature by 300k but reduces the speed by 2/3 of a stop?


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"I don't know if the leopard ever changes his spots. But he's gonna have to or else we're gonna be sitting here next year doing the same thing." — Bruins director of player personnel Scott Bradley on Tyler Seguin
Tyler Seguin will make his return to TD Garden on Tuesday night. When he does, the Dallas Stars forward will be playing in his first game in the Boston barn since June, when, as a member of the Bruins, he watched the Chicago Blackhawks win the Stanley Cup Final. It was the end of what became an incredibly frustrating postseason for Seguin. He scored just one goal in 22 games. He was far too often just a passenger, gliding around the ice, unwilling or uninterested in going to the dirty areas and do the little things to win hockey games.
The things that you don't necessarily have to do when you're putting the puck in the net. Seguin was doing neither.
All the while, there were whispers about his questionable off-ice behavior. Those whispers started to get louder as the team moved toward shipping the young forward out of town. Finally, Bruins general manager Peter Chiarelli decided that it wasn't going to work. The Bruins dealt Seguin on July 4 in a move that not only cleared up salary cap space for the B's but also sent a loud message about what the club thought of Seguin. Things must have been pretty bad for the Bruins to give up on the No. 2 pick from just three years earlier after giving him a contract extension.
Those whispers about the off-ice issues became loud noises. On a team of consummate professionals and veterans, Seguin stuck out like a sore thumb as the resident party boy, with the fairness of that distinction and label still very much in question.
Even now, Seguin insists that his age — he made his NHL debut at 18 — worked against him, especially on a veteran-laden Stanley Cup contender that he joined upon being drafted. So it's not entirely surprising to see Seguin succeeding in Dallas. He's in a place now where winning every night isn't necessarily the most important thing in the world. Whereas the Bruins are expected to compete for the Cup every year for the next few years, the Stars aren't anyone's pick to win a Cup in the near future. That, in theory, should allow Seguin to improve his game, but he's gotta be willing to accept that responsibility.
We've already seen signs of growing pains for Seguin in Dallas. The Stars acquired Seguin knowing they were going to use him at center, the position he was drafted at. They invested in the hope that he'll eventually grow into a No. 1 center. That's still a work in progress, which likely comes as no surprise to the Bruins, who used him primarily as a winger. When Patrice Bergeron missed time last year with an injury, Seguin struggled after taking Bergeron's spot at center.
While the offensive production is there this year in Dallas, where Seguin has centered the club's top line, there are still aspects of his game that need plenty of work. Seguin still doesn't come close to excelling in all three zones, and he's still struggling to put it all together as a centerman. The most prevalent example in that has been his struggle with faceoffs. Seguin was called out by Lindy Ruff following Sunday's shootout win over the Ottawa Senators, a game that Seguin went 1-for-14 in the faceoff circle. It got so bad that Ruff had to reshuffle his lines, putting Jamie Benn back on Seguin's line to help in the dot.
That's likely not a surprise for Ruff and the rest of his coaching staff. Ruff talked about tempering expectations with Seguin back in September.
"I think you have to have a little bit of patience," Ruff said, according to the team's website. "He is moving back to a position that he hasn't played. He's going to have to handle some big men down low. Your responsibilities are a lot different from playing the wing to the guy that has to come back and try to out-battle some of the big men. The good part is he should have the puck a little bit more. The tougher part is his reads have to be good, you get a lot of defensive situations. I think that is the part that will take him a little bit of time."
Seguin is going to lose some of that rope if he doesn't heed the advice of his coach moving forward. Ruff's critique — which called on Seguin to have "stronger" "compete" and "get mad" — probably sound very familiar to those in the Boston front office. With the creation of Behind the B, we know that to be fact.
It's all going to come back to patience. The Bruins finally ran out of it, and they decided that it was worth it to give up on a No. 2 overall pick who has all of the offensive talent. As they struggle to score goals early in the season, it's worth noting that they could certainly use an offensive talent like Seguin in the lineup, no matter the issues he may have in his own end.
Maybe it just was never going to work out between Seguin and the Bruins, at least the way the team is currently constituted with this coach and this system. Seguin wasn't able to change his stripes, and the Bruins weren't willing to change theirs.
Maybe it wasn't going to work with the way Seguin acted on and off the ice, either. Only time will tell, though, as Tuesday will just be another chapter in what's sure to be one really interesting story.
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The design approach for the National and University Library NUK II re-evaluates what a library could be in the 21st century and in doing so allows the new library to become an iconic symbol for Ljubljana.
The NUK II offers a variety of external and internal public spaces that caters for a range of formal and informal environments for social interaction and cultural exchange.
With the ground floor largely occupied by the display and exploration of the Roman ruins, the provision of a larger and more flexible public space is proposed on the roof where soft and hard landscaping winds itself up to the top of the building allowing for magnificent views over the old city centre and towards Ljubljana Castle.
The volume of the new structure forms a block that largely follows the perimeter of the site boundary and leaves a small internal courtyard to bring light and air into the deep floor plate and on to the exposed roman ruins.
However what appears to be an introverted approach is in fact a contemporary interpretation of the urban block that provides different degrees of permeability by winding upwards and partly overlapping each other.
The Concept builds upon the culture of hiking and further reinforces this through the use of material associated to such activities, the use of Hay in the facade as a screening and performative elements reconnect the building to Slovenia's historical past.
The library in this way becomes more than just a building containing books and becomes an active part of the city scape.
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What is it about superheroes lately that makes them so resentful of their special powers? The only superhero skill I possess is my ability to power through an 18-inch supreme pizza in less than a half-hour. Though, yes, afterward I feel some resentment. And nausea.
The latest batch of hesitant heroes arrives Tuesday with the series premiere of ABC's sci-fi drama No Ordinary Family. Michael Chiklis — no stranger to the lifestyle after a turn as the Thing in Fantastic Four — plays a dad whose family is slowly crumbling. His solution: taking the wife and two kids to the Amazon, of course. (Were flights to Orlando all booked?)
One plane crash and a dip in some mysterious water later, and suddenly everyone has a new special power, whether they wanted one or not. Think Pixar's The Incredibles (without the animation) or Disney's Sky High (without the sanitized '80s soundtrack).
If it all sounds a bit familiar, well, it is. Television and the movies have been cashing in on this mopey mold for superheroes for a while now. Here are five favorites.
1. Bruce Banner (The Incredible Hulk): Pick between the late '70s show or the 2008 movie, but I lean toward Bill Bixby (over Edward Norton) as the nerdy scientist you definitely don't want to see angry. And yet, Dr. Banner managed to get annoyed at least twice an episode. Clearly his doctorate wasn't in behavioral psychology. Next time you're feeling stressed, doc, try a chai tea.
2. RALPH HINKLEY (The Greatest American Hero): William Katt (Hinkley) and Robert Culp teamed up for this early '80s TV comedy/drama about a schoolteacher who's given a superhero outfit ("magic jammies," Culp called them), only to lose the instruction manual. This being before the Internet and the ability to download a replacement, hilarity ensued.
3. ROGUE (X-Men): Personally, being referred to as "a mutant" would be enough for anyone to want to shed their superhero alter-ego. But Rogue (Anna Paquin) is understandably morose. Her special power, to drain the life from someone by a simple touch, should be used only on next-door neighbors who crank Michael Buble records after 11 p.m.
4. JohnnY Baze (Ghost Rider): The master of dapper-but-depressed acting, Nicolas Cage plays a lovelorn stunt rider who is less than enthused to discover he occasionally has all the flesh burned from his body as he transforms into the fiery vigilante Ghost Rider. Think Leaving Las Vegas, but sub out the booze bottles and prostitutes for soul-robbing demons on the prowl in the desert.
5. PETER PETRELLI (Heroes): For a guy who could absorb the powers of any other super dude around him, Milo Ventimiglia's Petrelli is a surprising sad sack. Despite getting to fly, move things with his mind and heal himself, Petrelli moped through Heroes' four seasons as the embodiment of the show's fanboy-killing missteps. Given that Ventimiglia was hooking up in real life with his co-star, blond beauty Hayden Panettiere, he really had nothing to grouse about on or off screen.


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The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced it is awarding more than $16 million to Alaska's drinking water and clean water revolving...
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Xylem Inc. has been named the winner in the medium business category in the El Espectador Sustainable Awards sponsored by BBVA bank in Colombia. More than 1,800 companies entered the competition, which recognizes companies that implement policies of social responsibility, sustainability and high entrepreneurial standards as part of their daily operations.
Xylem was recognized for the award after making contributions in the construction of water treatment plants serving Colombia's Atlantic coast citizens in Casanare, Cundinamarca, Antioquia and Santander. Xylem has been operating in Colombia since 2006 and is now playing a major role in delivering sustainable water and wastewater transport and treatment solutions in the country.
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(SAN ANTONIO) — A book-less library. It sounds like an oxymoron, but come the fall of 2013, San Antonio's Bexar County is going to be home to the BiblioTech, the country's first book-less public library. Of course, there will be books — just e-books, not physical books.
The 4,989 square-foot space will look like a modern library, Bexar County Judge Nelson Wolff, who was inspired to pursue the project after reading Walter Issacson's Steve Jobs biography, told ABC News. Instead of aisles and aisles of books there will be aisles and aisles of computers and gadgets. At the start, it will have 100 e-readers available for circulation, and then 50 e-readers for children, 50 computer stations, 25 laptops and 25 tablets on site.
"We all know the world is changing. I am an avid book reader. I read hardcover books, I have a collection of 1,000 first editions. Books are important to me," Wolff told ABC News. "But the world is changing and this is the best, most effective way to bring services to our community."
Library goers will be able to take out books on any of the devices in the library, take out one of the 50 e-readers for a period of time or bring their own e-readers to the library and load books onto their own devices. The library will also be partnering with e-book providers or distributors to provide access to more than 10,000 titles. The hope is to add to that collection annually. The county is still figuring out who will provide the equipment and has requests for proposals out for the e-readers and other equipment.
Currently Amazon and Barnes & Noble offer services on their respective e-readers which work at libraries. You can take out books on the e-reader devices and then check them back in to the library remotely.
"You will be able to check out a book, read it on-site. It will be a learning environment — you'll be able to learn about technology itself as well as access a tremendous amount of information," Wolff said. There will also be a children's area with interactive tables and interactive walls. Wolff also said the library is exploring adding other media to the library, like movies and music.
"That could be a real possibility. This is a new venture — we are starting with the basics — but we will have the opportunity to add on to that," he said in a phone interview.
But it won't be a completely paper-free library. "The only thing I believe we will charge for is if you want to print out something," Wolff said. "We will charge for the copies you would want to print out."
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Next, we have the T500. It pretty much is a smaller, simpler version of the T2000. Made of the same shiny black polystyrene, it is 11.8 x 9, and is a little less than an inch at the thickest part. It weighs only 13 ounces. It is also USB powered, and comes with the same switched USB cable. It's smaller size will allow it to fit in most notebook cases.
Like the T2000 it has a pair of fans, but these are 80mm x 15mm, and are rated at 19dBA. It will hold the notebook at an angle, but a much slighter one than the T2000.
Besides having different sized fans, the T500 works differently, as the top fan vents are intakes, and the vents on the end of the cooler exhaust. It just so happens that one of the exhaust vents blows directly into the notebook intake. I don't think that the air would be warmed to make much difference, so that is pretty cool, making the notebook's cooler more effective.
Plug in the T500, and a question immediately comes to mind why didn't they use the same 70mm fans that they used in the T2000? The 80mm fans aren't loud, but they are definitely audible. I thought maybe it was wind noise due to the bottom of the notebook being closer to the fans, but when I picked it up, I could still hear it.
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STAGE TUBE: Sneak Peek - NBC's New Comedy GUYS WITH KIDS
NBC has released a clip of its upcoming comedy series GUYS WITH KIDS from Emmy winner and executive producer Jimmy Fallon.
Synopsis of GUYS WITH KIDS:
From Emmy winner and executive producer Jimmy Fallon comes a new comedy about three thirty-something dads trying to hold on to their youth, while holding onto their new babies' hands. Easy, right? Thankfully, Chris (Jesse Bradford, "The West Wing"), Nick (Zach Cregger, "Friends with Benefits") and Gary (Anthony Anderson, "Law & Order") have each other to help navigate their survival as new dads, while still trying desperately to remain dudes. Balancing work or staying at home, painfully married or happily divorced, they know that taking care of the little ones while maintaining a social life is a daily challenge.
Whether it's hosing the little squirt down in the kitchen sink or hitting the bar strapped with a baby björn, these guys are on a roller-coaster adventure - parenting like you (and they) have never seen before. Also starring are Jamie Lynn Sigler ("The Sopranos") and Tempestt Bledsoe ("The Cosby Show"). Someone once said it is much easier to become a father than to be one. These three guys are about to find out just how true that is.
"Guys with Kids" is produced by Universal Television and Holiday Road. Fallon ("Late Night with Jimmy Fallon") serves as executive producer/creator along with executive producer/creator/writer Charlie Grandy (NBC's "The Office") and executive producer/creator Amy Ozols ("Late Night with Jimmy Fallon") as well as executive producers Rick Wiener and Kenny Schwartz ("Two Guys, a Girl and a Pizza Place," "American Dad"). Emmy-nominated director Scott Ellis ("Modern Family," "30 Rock") is the director.
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The second One-Day match between the Australian Shooting Stars and New Zealand Women Emerging Players at Blacktown Olympic Park Oval in Sydney has ended as a no-result.
Rain delayed the start of play, to limit the match to 37 over innings. Batting first, the Emerging Players posted 161 for six, before rain once again interrupted with the Shooting Stars 84 for three after 18.2 overs.
This time the players would not return, meaning Australia retains their one-nil lead in the series with two games to go.
The Shooting Stars' reply looked shaky when they were three for 36, with Morna Nielsen, Lea Tahuhu and Kate Broadmore all making breakthroughs.
However an unbeaten fourth wicket stand of 48 between Beth Mooney (17*) and Sarah Coyte (37*) brought the Shooting Stars back into the match. They required a further 78 from 18.4 overs before rain ended proceedings.
Earlier the Emerging Players had made a strong start with the bat to set the Shooting Stars a challenging total.
A 30 run second wicket partnership between opener Natalie Dodd and captain Maddy Green took New Zealand to 49 for one, until Green was bowled by Nicola Carey on 16.
Dodd went on to make an impressive 50 off 66 balls, before the Emerging Players lost three quick wickets without adding to their score of 110.
Late cameos from Katie Perkins (26), Anna Peterson (32*) and Lauren Down (15) all bolstered the New Zealand side's total to set the Shooting Stars a target of 162 for victory.
Renee Chappell led the Australian bowling attack with figures of two for 30 from seven overs.
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The 21st century U.S. Navy is building around information as it reshapes its force for new challenges, according to the chief of naval operations. Adm. Gary Roughead, USN, told a packed luncheon audience on the last day of West 2010 that information will be the guiding force for the Navy in the coming years. "Our way forward must be centered on information and how we use it," Adm. Roughead declared. A key to that information exploitation is unmanned vehicles and systems. The admiral noted that the Navy has deployed a vertical takeoff unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) on a ship involved in counterdrug operations in the eastern Pacific Ocean. UAVs for aircraft carriers will make a big difference for Navy operations, as will underwater unmanned vehicles. One of the most significant developments is organizational, as Adm. Roughead explained. "We're moving out in the area of information dominance," he stated. "Last summer, I moved to combine our directorate of communications with the directorate of intelligence. I don't take reorganizations lightly, but I was convinced this was the way to go." The admiral described how the Navy is creating billets for cyber warfare engineers to test computer network defense against software attack. Their selection will be similar to that of men and women of the nuclear power force. The reserve component will be an important surge capability, and the Navy will position some cyber centers near reserve centers.


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Starting lawyers as well as new politicians are eager to do the right thing as far as their clients are concerned. Once they get a taste of unlawful goings on in their firms and see what kind of money they can "steal" they are just as corrupt at veterans.
I have a true story but one that is hard to believe. Federal Judge Royal Furgeson, in his corrupt Kangaroo court has punished an honest man convicted of no crime, has violated his Constitutional rights. Barring him from hiring an attorney, Not allowing a trial, putting him and his company into receivership in an ex parte move. Violations perpetrated are 4th, 5th, 7th and maybe the 13th Amendments. Our constructional rights that will jeopardize our freedoms we have been granted by our Constitutions
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Birdie Bowl and Juicery Sets Opening Date
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After Seventh Tea, but before Taco Maria, Birdie Bowl and Juicery plans to launch later this week at the OC Mix. Original plans were to open bright and early Monday morning, but you know how the best laid plans never seem to happen. They're even calling it a soft opening, so interpret that as you will.
You'll recall when we reported on this back in November (thanks Anne Watson for the hook-up!). Even then, owner Jee Shin estimated a January start. It's all good, Jee. We still look forward to some of that cold-pressed juice as a meatless Friday alternative.
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Feel free to insert the stupid siren here, because when I read the title, I couldn't believe it myself. Yes, the highest court in the land is going to rule if the products you bought, that were made in another country, can be resold by you with out permission from the manufacturer. The icing on the cake, if they say no, you may have to pay royalties! Yeah, blast that stupid siren loud!


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Review by: David Hurwitz
Artistic Quality: 10
Sound Quality: 9
This is a remarkable live performance of a very difficult symphony. Manfred Honeck is a real conductor, and by that I mean he has both ideas that make musical sense and the talent to pull them off. This is evident from the very first bars of the symphony. Let's just focus on three factors that make this interpretation so distinctive. First, he insists that his players hold notes for their full values. You may think this obvious, but it's not. Just listen to the opening horn call: it's not exactly legato, nor staccato, but rather sustained throughout its length, exactly as Mahler intended. And yet, you won't hear it played this way on any other recording (try the sound clip below and listen for yourself). This insistence creates long, coherent melodic lines that project the music over the large timespans that it requires. It's wonderful.
Next, Honeck's control of a natural, effortless, tempo rubato is amazing. You hear it everywhere in the first movement (the announcement of the principal theme in unison horns after the start of the funeral march), and also in the finale, taken at a slow basic tempo (25-plus minutes) but encompassing infinite degrees of speed. The music lives and breathes.
Finally, Honeck pays attention to dynamics. This performance is never just "mezzo something or other". Fortissimos rock the roof; pianissimos are truly hushed. Check out the fourth-movement "Midnight Song", the scherzo's rapt posthorn solos, or the sinister eruption at the center of the "Bim Bam" fifth movement. These examples offer further proof that some of the best and most audacious-sounding performances are achieved by focusing on musical fundamentals, and it is precisely these fundamentals that so many other conductors and orchestras ignore.
None of this would be possible, of course, if Honeck didn't have a sensational orchestra at his disposal. I've said it before and I'll say it again: there is no orchestra playing today with a finer horn section than Pittsburgh's. Not Chicago, not Vienna–nowhere. Their outbursts in the first, third, and sixth movements are hair-raising, but the pianissimo duets in the fourth movement are exquisite, and gentle as a breath. The trumpets and trombones also play magnificently in this brass-led symphony, particularly in the finale's closing chorale, and the fact that they manage it in a live recording (even one put together from multiple performances) is astonishing. Pittsburgh also features strings with a rich, velvety, "German" sound; you hear it when they play Brahms (on PentaTone) and you get it here too. The opening of the finale is magical, a function of the correct application of a true romantic vibrato sonority (Hermann Scherchen referred to this specific passage in his book on conducting).
There are, however, two small reservations. Mezzo-soprano Michelle DeYoung, a Mahler specialist, is at home in the music but her voice is developing an unsteadiness that's approaching a wobble. She's not bad, but she's certainly not the best. Also the live sonics, while warm and rich, swallow some high frequencies: triangle, glockenspiel, E-flat clarinet, piccolos–the music in some passages doesn't quite have the glitter that Mahler's scoring otherwise suggests. Again, this isn't a big deal, but it does preclude the highest rating for the engineering. Never mind: anyone who cares about this music, or who wants to enjoy a telling example of great playing and conducting, must hear this.
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The world of pop is set for a monstrous battle, or at least a little monster-ous one as Madonna is reportedly set to take sides in a row between Kelly Osbourne and Lady Gaga - on the side of the Fashion Police star.
Osborne and Gaga fell out when Kelly commented on Gaga's weight gain, with the eccentric pop queen then received criticism from Gaga fans before saying: "Lady Gaga's fans are the worst", last October.
Lady Gaga: not seeing eye to eye with Kel (Photo: Will Alexander/WENN)
The feud then escalated when Gaga wrote an open letter on her own social network LittleMonsters.com which accused Oscorne and her E! Show of promoting bullying.
One would have thought that as Madonna often looks like Gaga's mum straining against the dying of the light, that she'd have sided with the 'Poker Face' star, but not according to Now Magazine, which states that Madge is firmly in the Kel camp.
Kelly Osborne: Madge on her side? (Photo: Flashpoint/WENN)
A source told the mag: "Kelly's annoyed to be axed from Madonna and Lourdes' clothing range but she won't turn down an ally like Madge."
Madge's dislike of Gaga may come from their similarities though, saying that although she "loves her", "imitation is the sincerest form of flattery" on stage last year.
Whatever happens, we're sure this diva deathmatch won't end prettily.
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Mizpah man sentenced for 2012 Kelliher bank robbery
MINNEAPOLIS -- A 21-year-old Mizpah man was sentenced in federal court earlier this week for his role in a December 2012 robbery of the First State Bank of Bigfork in Kelliher.
On Wednesday in Minneapolis, United States District Court Judge Donovan W. Frank sentenced Cody Lowell Troy to 120 months in federal prison, followed by five years of supervised release. Troy, who was indicted along with a co-defendant, Travis Michael Burns in January 2013, pleaded guilty to one count of brandishing a firearm during a crime of violence. Burns, 20, of Bemidji, was sentenced in October to 64 months in prison followed by three years of supervised release.
In his plea agreement, Troy admitted to robbing the bank while brandishing a 12-gauge, sawed-off shotgun that had a partially obliterated serial number, according to a release from the U.S. Attorney's Office. He stole approximately $3,738. This case was the result of an investigation by the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the Beltrami County Sheriff's Office, the Headwaters Safe Trails Task Force, and the Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension.


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text: Roundup: West Liberty picked to win WVC men's hoops November 1, 2012 Story Share Defending league champion West Liberty has been selected as the preseason favorite to win the West Virginia Conference men's basketball championship this season by the league's coaches.The Hilltoppers received 14 of the 15 possible first-place votes with last year's runner-up, Charleston, predicted to finish second again this season.Fairmont State, with an overhauled roster and rookie head coach in Jerrod Calhoun, was picked to finish third and received the other first-place vote.West Virginia State was tabbed to finish fourth, with Alderson-Broaddus, Shepherd, Wheeling Jesuit, Pitt-Johnstown, West Virginia Wesleyan, Concord, Seton Hill, Glenville State, Davis & Elkins, Bluefield State and Ohio Valley predicted to follow in that order.Fairmont State was selected by WVC coaches as the preseason favorite to win the women's basketball championship.The Falcons are led by former Sissonville star Kaitlin Snyder, who was a Division II second-team All-America selection last season while averaging 21.5 points and 4.4 assists.Glenville State, a finalist in the WVC tournament last year, was picked second, followed by West Liberty, Concord, defending champion West Virginia Wesleyan, Shepherd, Davis & Elkins, Pitt Johnstown, Seton Hill, Charleston, West Virginia State, Wheeling Jesuit, Alderson-Broaddus, Ohio Valley and Bluefield State.nn WVC SOCCER: Sixth-seeded Concord upset No. 3 Davis & Elkins in the WVC women's soccer quarterfinals with a 93rd-minute goal by Alyanna James.The win puts Concord through to the semifinal round, where the Mountain Lions will play No. 2 West Virginia Wesleyan on Saturday.nnHIGH SCHOOL HEISMAN: South Charleston's Austin Green has been selected as a state finalist for the 2012 Wendy's High School Heisman Award.Green is a senior on the Black Eagles' swim team and was a National Interscholastic Swimming Coaches Association All-American last year in the 100-meter breaststroke. He also recently received Scholastic All-American honors from USA Swimming. nnWVU WRESTLING: Due to Kutztown's withdrawal, West Virginia's schedule for this weekend's Terrapin Duals at College Park, Md., has changed. The Mountaineers were originally scheduled to face Kutztown at 11 a.m. Sunday but will instead compete against Johns Hopkins at that time. WVU will follow that contest with a match against Maryland later that day. Story Share Story Share Trending Now 1 Derek Redd: Marshall thinks outside the cable box for broadcasts 2 New leaders begin to emerge for Marshall football 3 Former State Police captain now chief in Winfield 4 Philanthropist Betty Schoenbaum of Shoney's fortune turns 100 5 Rod Run and Doo Wop brings classic cars, music to Boulevard for 12th year State soccer tournament moved to Charleston Previous Story WVU Tech men head to Virginia for UVa.-Wise Classic Next Story


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Capsule Reviews
A Christmas Carol This season, the Alley Theatre has cobbled together a new version of Charles Dickens's A Christmas Carol, and it is as darkly funny and as sweetly tender as Dickens can be. The production features the same script, which was adapted by Michael Wilson, that the Alley used five years ago, but Tony Straiges's set is brand-new, as are many other elements of this surprisingly moving production. After a long hiatus, James Black returns to the role of Ebenezer Scrooge. And he brings a warm complexity and depth to the gray-haired grump. A lot of the power of this production comes from the ghosts who lead Scrooge through his spiritual awakening. The Spirit of Christmas Past is played with rich, grandmotherly grace by Bettye Fitzpatrick. And David Rainey plays the Spirit of Christmas Present with great booming generosity. Wilson, who also directs, makes the most of this new incarnation of Dickens's old tale. It might not be quite as funny as the one the Alley has put on in recent years, but in many ways it's truer to the wonderfully traditional story about the joys of generosity, gratitude and grace at this time of year. Through December 28. 615 Texas, 713-228-8421.
Full Circle Charles Mee's Full Circle is a wild, rangy ride of a play stuffed full of smart ideas and strange images. Of course, strange and smart is what the folks at Infernal Bridegroom Productions do so well -- and when that strangeness involves the politics of capitalism along with women baring their breasts, the show that results is as wonderfully bizarre as it gets. The story takes place during the chaos of 1989 East Berlin, just as the Wall is falling. The characters include a wealthy Western socialite named Pamela Dalrymple (Tek Wilson); the dreaded communist who ruled East Berlin from 1971 to 1989, Erich Honecker (Walt Zipprian); and an East German student named Dulle Griet (AJ Ware). Their tale slides easily between political rant and Stooge-like comedy. Stolen baby in tow, Pamela and Dulle Griet find themselves running from two clownish German guards (played with hilarious silliness by Noel Bowers and Cary Winscott) as they make their way through a country frothed up into a frenzy of change. Directed by Anthony Barilla with gleeful fun, the show integrates music, dance, political rants and a killer set (by Kirk Markley) to create a show about big ideas that makes thinking hard look like a whole lot of fun. Through December 17 at the Axiom, 2524 McKinney, 713-522-8443.
The Nutcracker The sweetest of holiday traditions, Houston Ballet's The Nutcracker is once again leaping its way across the stage of Wortham Center's opulent Brown Theater. The dreamy little story is a good part of what makes this gorgeous production such a favorite among families. It features a gamine girl named Clara (Laura Richards on opening night) who toe-walks through the Land of Nod one Christmas Eve. And this year, like every year, opening night was full of children sitting on the edges of their fancy theater seats, enthralled with little Clara's dream-induced adventures as she meets the Snow Queen, the Sugar Plum Fairy and, of course, the Nutcracker Prince (Jaquel Andrews, Amy Fote and Zdenek Konvalina, respectively, on opening night). Peter Tchaikovsky's unforgettable score and Ben Stevenson's stunning choreography send beautiful ballerinas into swoon-worthy spins across the stage. It's the grown-ups in the audience who adore the depth of the dancing. They erupt into "Bravos!" or long crescendos of applause as each soloist takes a glorious flight across the stage. All these elements come together on Desmond Heeley's breathtaking set, which features a sparkling dream sled and glittering snow drifting down as the dancers leap through it. And Heeley's costumes are the stuff of pure fantasy. The whimsical tapestry of colors and textures really is the stuff of beautiful Christmas dreams. Through December 26. 501 Texas, 713- 227-2787.
A Christmas Carol
A Pure Gospel Christmas: Coming Home Now running at the Ensemble Theatre, A Pure Gospel Christmas: Coming Home is a frenetic burst of energetic song celebrating the holiday season. Conceived and directed by David A. Tobin and Leslie Dockery, the show is built around a thin little story (written by Tobin) about a choir full of cartoonlike characters who fuss and fight as they learn to appreciate how important they are to one another. The denizens of this world include an old woman who cooks sky-high pineapple upside-down cakes, an old man who pulls out his flask at inappropriate times, and a hip-hop-loving youngster who spouts off to his elders whenever he can get away with it. There is absolutely nothing new here. And at times, one can't help wishing the creators would just do away with the story, as it's really nothing more than a lame excuse to get to the music. Happily, when the performers (led by a terrifically appealing Anthony "Boggess" Glover) are busy singing and dancing, the frenzy of energy that spins across the stage keeps the two-and-a-half-hour production moving quickly. And by the show's end, when everyone in the audience is clapping and nodding along with the singers, only a Scrooge wouldn't find himself in good cheer. Through December 31. 3535 Main, 713-520-0055.
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Ms. BERKLEY. Madam Speaker, Nevada's middle-income families have borne the brunt of the economic catastrophe that has devastated our State. We need to create jobs and get our economy moving again. What we don't need is a middle class tax hike. But that's exactly what some of our colleagues in the United States Senate are proposing as they consider whether to extend and expand the payroll tax cut this week.
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Metal News for May 31, 2006
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16 news articles posted on this day.
Shipwreck Signs With Deathwish Inc.
Massachusetts hardcore band Shipwreck has officially joined the Deathwish Inc. roster. The group released a self-titled 7" with Rumble Records in 2005. Prior to releasing their full-length debut, which they are currently writing, Shipwreck will release a limited addition 7". The release will be available through Deathwish this summer. For now, you can check out some of the band's material here. In related news, catch the group on tour with Palehorse and Bitter End in June. Here are the tour dates:
6/12 Columbia SC @ Club Rockaway
6/13 Orlando FL @ Will's Pub
6/14 Pinson AL @ The Old SHMA
6/15 Houston TX @ Walter's
6/16 Dallas TX @ The Red Blood Club
6/17 Albuquerque NM @ Omni Roots
6/18 Tuscon AZ @ The Gnarwell House
6/19 Las Vegas NV @ Leatherneck's
6/21 Hollywood CA @ The Knitting Factory
6/22 Pataluma CA @ The Phoenix Theatre
6/23 Orangevale CA @ VFW Post
6/25 Salt Lake City UT @ Wild Mushroom Pizza
6/26 Kansas City MO @ The Ice House
6/27 St. Louis MO @ The Lemp House
6/28 Willowbrook IL @ The Barn
6/29 Columbus OH @ Bernies
6/30 Brockton MA @ Tiger's Den
Narziss Signs To Alveran Records
ALVERAN RECORDS has announced the signing of one of German metalcore outfit NARZISS.
NARZISS have played countless shows all over Europe and had numerous releases since their founding in 1999. Most of their records were released through their own label Circulation Records, including "Ebenbilder" (2000 Cdep / 2005 2CD rerelease), "Die Hoffnung stirbt zuletzt" (2002) and "Neue Welt" (2004).
Line-up changes have kept fresh influences mixing with band's sound. The current line-up is together since 2004 and consists of Alexander Bartsch (Vocals), Steven Kretschmar (Bass), Steffen Adolf (Drums), Johannes Müller (Guitar) und Sebastian Metzner (Guitar).
Here is what Johannes Müller (Guitar) has to say about the deal with ALVERAN RECORDS: "We are looking forward to what lies ahead of us and are proud to have one of the biggest and most important European HC-labels, that is constantly delivering top releases, watching out for us. None of us would have ever thought that it would be possible to get this far with Hardcore music with German lyrics. Thanks for believing in us and in the idea that got us this far in the first place and thanks to everybody who has brought us where we find ourselves right now. A BIG thank you goes out to our families and friends and to the labels that have supported and accompanied us through all these years."
You can excpect a European release of the new record called "Solang das Herz schlägt" on the 25th of August.
xDeathstarx, Blood Stands Still, Anam Cara Tour
Initial dates for xDeathstarx's upcoming tour with Blood Stands Still and Anam Cara have been announced. The tour dates are as follows:
7/9 Lubbock, TX @ TBA
7/10 Houston, TX @ TBA
7/11 Baton Rouge, LA @ TBA
7/12 Nashville, TN @ The Anchor
7/13 Augusta, GA @ TBA
7/14 Jacksonville, FL @ New Covenant Ministries w/ Ruiner, Counting The Days
7/14 Ocala, FL @ TBA
7/16 North Port, FL @ North Port YMCA
7/18 Kernersville, NC @ Creation Skatepark
7/19 Virginia/West Virginia @ TBA
7/20 Annapolis, MD @ Knights of Columbus
7/21 Bucksport, ME @ The Kave
7/22 Marcy, NY @ First Assembly of God
7/23 Manheim, PA @ The Warehouse
7/24 Edinboro, PA @ The Hangout w/ War of Ages, Alove For Enemies
7/25 Ohio @ TBA
7/26 Indiana @ TBA
7/27 Macomb, IL @ Elk's Lodge
7/28 Bartlesville, OK @ The Wherehouse
7/29 Oklahoma City, OK @ The Glasnost
7/30 Kansas City, KS @ TBA
7/31 Nebraska, NE @ TBA
Smashing Pumpkins Frontman Performs w/ AIC
A video clip of SMASHING PUMPKINS frontman Billy Corgan performing the song "Down in a Hole" with ALICE IN CHAINS at the kick-off date of their first tour since 1996 in Los Angeles on May 18, 2006 has been posted online at this location.
In other news, several clips have surfaced of ALICE IN CHAINS performing in Europe on their current tour. Check them out below:
May 26, 2006 at Super Bock Super Rock festival in Lisbon, Portugal:
"Junkhead" (video)
"Would?" (video)
May 27, 2006 in Maracena (Granada), Spain:
"We Die Young" (video)
"Down in a Hole" (video)
As previously reported, ALICE IN CHAINS have announced four more U.S. dates for August, in addition to the band's previously announced performance at the Sturgis Motorcycle Rally in South Dakota on August 11 and its headlining appearance at Locobazooka in Mansfield, Massachusetts on August 13. There's no word yet on whether the newly revealed August dates are part of a larger U.S. run. Singer William DuVall (of COMES WITH THE FALL) is handling vocals for the reunited band, which features guitarist Jerry Cantrell, bassist Mike Inez and drummer Sean Kinney.
Nightrage Part w/ Century Media, Seek New Label
Gothenburg, Sweden-based melodic death metal band NIGHTRAGE have parted ways with Century Media Records and are currently seeking a new label home. "We are preparing new songs and we are really pleased with the outcome," NIGHTRAGE mainman Marios Iliopoulos writes on the group's web site. "We are planning to enter the studio in August."
NIGHTRAGE released their highly acclaimed second full-length album, "Descent Into Chaos", last year on Century Media.
In other news, NIGHTRAGE will be teaming up with VADER and BLOODTHORN for a Scandinavian tour in November. Tentative dates are as follows:
Nov. 11 – DEN @ TBA
Nov. 12 - DEN @ TBA
Nov. 13 - Gothenburg, SWE @ Musikens Hus
Nov. 14 - Oslo, NOR @ TBA
Nov. 15 - Kristiansand, NOR @ TBA
Nov. 16 - Bergen, NOR @ TBA
Nov. 17 - Trondheim, NOR @ Blaest
Nov. 18 - Orebro, SWE @ Satin
Nov. 19 - Stockholm, SWE @ Klubben
Nov. 20 - Gavle, SWE @ Monster
Nov. 21 - Umea, SWE @ Midnight
Nov. 22 - Oulu, FIN @ TBA
Nov. 23 - Jyvaskyla, FIN @ TBA
Nov. 24 - Helsinki, FIN @ TBA
Nov. 25 - Turku, FIN @ Klubi
10 Years Line Up More Shows
Launch Radio Networks reports: 10 YEARS is lining up more headlining U.S. dates for the summer, with five shows in late June and early July tentatively confirmed and more to be announced shortly. The group will take SOIL and FAKTION out as support on the trek. 10 YEARS just completed its first-ever headlining jaunt in support of its 2005 debut album, "The Autumn Effect".
Singer Jesse Hasek told Launch that the band and its crew have found a new way to pass the time on tour when they're not traveling, playing or doing interviews. "Recently, a lot of the guys have gotten together to form a workout alliance," he said. "We all try to exercise and we found out the payoff to that is we feel a lot better, and we wake up not feeling like we've been hit by a train. We wake up and feel like we have energy for a change."
10 YEARS shot two new music videos last Monday (May 22) at the legendary Whisky A Go Go club in Los Angeles, for the band's current single, "Through The Iris", and the title track of "The Autumn Effect".
10 YEARS recently made an EP of four acoustic tracks available exclusively through the iTunes online music store. The digital EP includes unplugged versions of "Wasteland" and "Through The Iris".
Tentative 10 YEARS tour dates:
Jun. 20 - Beaumont, TX - Cactus Canyon
Jun. 21 - Baton Rouge, LA - Varsity Theatre
Jun. 24 - Pensacola, FL - Seville Quarter
Jun. 25 - Tallahassee, FL - Floyd's
Jul. 02 - El Paso, TX - El Paso Country Coliseum (w/ PUDDLE OF MUDD)
Ravage Begin Recording Second Album, "Damn Nation"
Boston, MA-based metallers RAVAGE have begun recording their second album, tentatively entitled "Damn Nation". The follow-up to "Spectral Rider" (2005, Karthago Records) will be produced by Peter Rutcho (VOMITRON, GRAVEHEART, BLISTERED EARTH, RANDOM ACTS OF VIOLENCE) and will feature "at least 10 tracks of the scortching brand of high-energy melodic metal the band is known for," according to a press release. Cover art will be provided by Matt Andersen, who completed the cover for the band's successful "Curse Of Heaven" demo in 2003. The band has already completed the tracking of the drums and hopes to have the album completed by mid-summer.
"Damn Nation" tentative track listing:
01. Into the Shackles
02. Captive Of Sin
03. Damn Nation
04. Freedom Fighter
05. Rite Of The Night
06. The Nightmare's Hold
07. In Shattered Dreams
08. The End Of Tommorow
09. Reign Fall
10. On Through The Madness
Negative Approach Reunion Show Planned
Seminal hardcore band Negative Approach, who broke up in 1983, will reportedly play a reunion show at Touch & Go's 25th Anniversary event on September 9th in Chicago, IL. The set will feature original members John Brannon and Chris "O.P." Moore in addition to Harold Richardson (Easy Action) and Ron Sakowski (ex-Laughing Hyenas, Easy Action).
Shai Hulud, Remembering Never European Tour Dates
Dates for this summer's Shai Hulud, Remembering Never, and Parkway Drive European tour have been released. Here are the tour dates so far:
24/08 Germany Leipzig Conne Island Fest
25/08 Germany Gießen Muk
26/08 Switzerland Gränichen Open Air Gränichen
27/08 Belgium Ieper Ieper Fest
29/08 UK Manchester Music Box
30/08 UK Aberdeen Moshulu
31/08 UK Liverpool Roadkill
02/09 UK London Underworld
03/09 France Paris Batofar
04/09 Germany Trier Exhaus
05/09 Holland Tilburg 0.13
06/09 Germany Hamburg Molotow
08/09 Sweden Linköping Dead Fest
10/09 Germany Berlin Magnet
12/09 Hungary Budapest Süss Fel Nap
13/09 Austria Vienna Arena
14/09 Italy Ravena Rock Planet
15/09 Italy Milano Transilvania Live
17/09 Germany Karlsruhe Stadtmitte
18/09 Germany Bochum Matrix
Rumored Line-up for Euro Unholy Alliance Tour
The rumored lineup for the European edition of the Unholy Alliance Tour, set to take place this fall, is as follows:
At this time, there has been no confirmation on the billing from any of the acts that are rumored to be involved in the tour.
Nuclear Blast Records had previously announced that their recent signing, the up-and-coming U.K. band MENDEED, will take part in the European version of the Unholy Alliance Tour. However, this has not been officially confirmed by the SLAYER camp.
In related Slayer news, a 10 sec snippet of a new SLAYER track, entitled "Cult", is available at the band's official web site. It also says that you can hear "Cult" on slayer.net and itunes on 06/06/06 @ 6:06AM.
You can already pre-order the Cult CD-single on Amazon.com.
With Honor to Release Collection of Early Material
To promote their upcoming European tour with Ignite, With Honor will release a collection of early material, including their self-titled EP, their "Heart Means Everything" album, and their split with The Distance. The release will be called "The Journey" and features remastering from Bill Henderson. Burning Season Records will release the CD.
With Honor parted with vocalist Todd Mackey earlier this year and Kevin White "Whitey"(former Sick of it All tech/current Scream Out vocalist) has been handling vocal duties for the band's live performances.
Judas Priest Talk About Making Of "Nostradamus"
JUDAS PRIEST have revealed more details about their upcoming first conceptual album, which is based upon the life and predictions of the 16th century French prophet Nostradamus. In a May 24, 2006 appearance on the "Rockline" syndicated radio show, PRIEST frontman Rob Halford and guitarist Glenn Tipton spoke about the songwriting process for the CD and their touring plans, which are expected to include a performance of the entire album from beginning to end at each show on the trek. A couple of excerpts from the "Rockline" appearance follow (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET):
On the songwriting process for "Nostradamus":
Tipton: "We've been considering a concept album for quite a while now, and our manager actually brought up the subject of Nostradamus, which we're all interested in. There's so many moods. The actual album is based upon his life as opposed to his predictions and things like that. It's all about his life, which is really interesting — full of incident and drama. We all felt very strongly there were so many moods there to tackle that it would make a great subject matter for a concept album."
Halford: "It's gonna be great, because, as Glenn was saying, he's [Nostradamus] a very mysterious character. We're gonna convey that kind of atmosphere in the music. Glenn, K.K. [Downing, guitar] and myself have already been writing back in England, and the early roots of 'Nostradamus' — they just sound incredible. We are doing some things differently. It will be a metal/rock opera-type production, so it will be strong. It will be everything you love about PRIEST. We're looking forward to it."
Tipton: "We're well on the way [in the songwriting department]. We've got a large portion of it completed on the writing side. I can safely say it's probably the most unique thing we've done. We've got an abundance of material, and we'll paste it all together and we'll shortly go into the studio and begin putting it all down."
Halford: "It's great. We're stoked. I can hear the songs in my head right now. It's gonna be incredible. The thing about Nostradamus is that, as difficult as it will be [to write a concept album based on his life], and it's a joy to face that challenge, it's a little easier in some sense [than writing a regular album], because you've got your plot. You've got your whole thing there laid out for you — you've got this real living, breathing person, who's now dead. But you've got the whole story of his life. And you just explore that and you try and find a way to kind of bring that about in a musical presentation. So the writing process is still the much the same. The three of us get together in a room, and we're talking about each particular moment in Nostradamus' life and we're trying to fit in the moods and emotions to those particular chapters."
"It's more about his life, because everybody knows him more about his prophecies. He's never really gone out of the news in hundreds and hundreds of years, and there are some that believe in his prophecies and some that don't. His life was a difficult life. He went through a lot of rough times. He was a brilliant doctor of medicine — he partly cured the great plague of Europe, he was able to save thousands of people, but couldn't save his wife and kids, which is tragic. And he was chased all over the country by the Roman Catholic Church. There's a ton of stories that you can really investigate musically."
On touring plans:
Halford: "Well, as ever, when 'Nostradamus' is completed, we're gonna go out and tour with that. It will be kind of unique, because we're intending and hoping that we'll be able to perform the complete 'Nostradamus' piece from front to back, which is something that PRIEST has never done. We were saying earlier today to our friends at VH1 that we're always looking for some new adventures and this will be one of them. So when we do go out with 'Nostradamus', that's what you'll experience — you'll have the whole recording from front to end. So it'll be that, and I dare say after that there'll be some more PRIEST touring covering all of our extensive back catalog of songs."
Tipton: "We wanna go out next time and do a completely different set, 'cause there's so many songs that people want us to play, and obviously there's only so much time we can play on stage. So we've got really a great setlist — potential setlist. We're going back to the real early days to draw songs from there. So we've got a lot of interesting projects ready to go."
Nerve Gas Tragedy, The Red Death NE Tour Dates
Nerve Gas Tragedy, The Red Death, My Bitter End, and This Moment will tour the Northeast together in August. Here are the dates:
8/18 Connecticut @ TBA
8/19 Westfield, MA @ Italian Club
8/20 Saratoga Springs, NY @ Backstreet Billiards (Red Death, My Bitter End only)
8/21 Lancaster, PA @ American Legion
8/22 Baltimore, MD @ TBA
8/23 Rustburg, VA @ American Legend Choppers
8/24 Virginia Beach, VA @ The Peppermint Beach Club
8/25 Washington DC @ TBA
8/26 Pittsburgh, PA @ TBA
8/27 Elmira, NY @ The Amp
Virgin Steele To Release New Album In September
Long-running New York power metallers VIRGIN STEELE have posted the following message on their official web site:
"The new VIRGIN STEELE album is almost finished. Mixing commenced several weeks ago, and David [DeFeis, vocals] is nearly finished with all the tracks. He should have the mixing wrapped up within a week or two, and then he needs a few days more for mastering. All looks quite promising for an early September release. We will keep you informed.
"In related news, David and Edward [Pursino, guitar] flew over to Germany last week for a listening session for the new album, with all the key German magazines, and the reaction was extremely positive."
VIRGIN STEELE's last studio release, "Book of Burning", came out in 2002.
Ex-Great White Tour Manager Can Work From Prison
The Associated Press has issued the following report:
Former GREAT WHITE tour manager who was sentenced to prison for igniting a deadly nightclub fire should be allowed to work for a nonprofit agency while serving his time, a judge ruled Tuesday.
Daniel Biechele pleaded guilty to 100 counts of involuntary manslaughter in the 2003 fire at The Station nightclub in West Warwick and was sentenced earlier this month to four years in a minimum security prison.
His lawyers said Tuesday that he had been offered a job in the finance department of The Arc of Northern Rhode Island, a nonprofit agency that provides services to people with disabilities.
Biechele had no prior criminal record, and Superior Court Judge Francis J. Darigan Jr. ruled Tuesday that he should be eligible for a work-release program.
Prisoners in the work-release system generally work during the day and return to a minimum-security prison at night. Biechele's position would still require approval from the state Department of Corrections.
Read the full article at TheState.com.
Lordi Fans Demand Apology
2006 Eurovision winners Lordi have about 15,000 of their fans demanding an appology from one of the French television hosts of the contest. The fans have all signed an internet petition at www.ipetitions.com
Alegedly, the French tv host said "Finland has been participating in the Eurovision contest for the past 44 years and has never won. They're certainly not gonna win with this", after Lordi's May 20 show. Another host said "It's fresh, it's light, it's sober. I didn't picture the Finns like this. They'll be at the Vincennes zoo in the fall."
Lordi ended up winning Eurovision with a record number of points and both remarks have greatly angered Lordi fans. And so they are demanding an apology. To sign the petition, go here ( in French only, scroll to the bottom of the page).
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