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Paris Hilton is giving blondes a bad name.
So says Brazil's Secretariat for Women's Affairs, which wants a sultry beer commercial starring the hotel heiress, model and actor off the air.
The ad features Hilton in a short black dress preening and rubbing a can of Devassa beer on herself, to the delight of onlookers watching through her window.
The commercial isn't very explicit — especially in a land where postage-stamp-size bikinis are ubiquitous. But Brazil's regulations say beer commercials cannot treat women as overtly sensual objects.
"It's an ad that devalues women — in particular, blond women," according to a spokeswoman for the Women's Secretariat who said it received numerous complaints. She spoke Thursday on condition of anonymity because she was not free to discuss the case
Many Brazilian beer ads feature women in bikinis — but a key difference is that those are set on the beach, said Eduardo Correia, a spokesman for the regulator Conar, which has opened three separate investigations into the campaign.
"The problem with the ad isn't a lack of clothing, but its sensual nature," Correia said. "A woman in a bikini on a beach isn't necessarily sensual; it depends on the context."
Conar is a private agency that cannot legally force a company to remove an ad. But Correia said that in 23 years of existence, Conar has conducted more than 7,000 investigations and not one of its recommendations has been ignored.
Devassa, which means "naughty" in the most gentle of translations, is made by Grupo Schincariol. Calls to the company were not immediately returned Thursday.
Devassa's "Bem Loura" — "Very Blond" — beer also features an Internet campaign with Hilton wearing lingerie and high heels.
Hilton was in Brazil last week during Carnival for the opening of the ad campaign. Photos in local newspapers showed her crawling on the floor in a VIP room during the extravagant samba parades.
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2012: Composer, conductor and pianist Marvin Hamlisch dies at age 68 in Los Angeles, California, following a short illness, primarily due to respiratory arrest caused by a combination of anoxic brain encephalopathy and hypertension. Hamlisch was one of only 11 EGOTs -- those who have won an Emmy, Grammy, Oscar and Tony. He was also one of only two people to have won those four prizes and a Pulitzer Prize (the other being Richard Rodgers). Hamlisch also won two Golden Globes. He composed the score for the 1975 Broadway musical "A Chorus Line" and some of the movies he scored include "The Sting," "The Way We Were," "The Spy Who Loved Me," "Ordinary People" and "Sophie's Choice." [ + - ]
2012: NASA's Curiosity rover lands on the surface of Mars. The rover's mission is to investigate the Martian climate and geology with the goal of finding evidence of past or present life on the planet. [ + - ]
2011: A U.S. Boeing CH-47 Chinook military helicopter (similar to the one pictured) containing members of SEAL Team 6 is shot down in Afghanistan, killing 38, including 22 Navy SEALs. The 30 Americans killed in the crash makes it the largest single loss of U.S. life since the beginning of the 2001 Afghan War. It's also the largest single loss ever suffered by the SEALs. [ + - ]
2009: Filmmaker John Hughes, best known for directing such movies as "Sixteen Candles," "The Breakfast Club," "Weird Science," "Ferris Bueller's Day Off" and "Planes, Trains and Automobiles," dies from a heart attack at the age of 59 in New York City. Hughes is also known for writing and producing movies such as "Home Alone," "Pretty in Pink," "Some Kind of Wonderful," "The Great Outdoors" and "Christmas Vacation." [ + - ]
2009: Sonia Sotomayor is confirmed as the first Hispanic Supreme Court justice by a Senate vote of 68-31. [ + - ]
2004: Singer-songwriter Rick James, who popularized funk music in the late 1970s and early 1980s thanks to hits such as "You and I," "Give It to Me Baby" and "Super Freak," dies from pulmonary and cardiac failure at age 56 in Burbank, California. [ + - ]
1999: Tony Gwynn of the San Diego Padres gets the 3,000th hit of his major league career with a single in the first inning off Montreal Expos pitcher Dan Smith. He had a total of four hits in the game, and would end up with 3,141 career hits by the time he retired in 2001. [ + - ]
1998: Former White House intern Monica Lewinsky testifies before independent counsel Kenneth Starr's grand jury for more than eight hours about her relationship with President Bill Clinton. She would return for more testimony on Aug. 20, 1998. [ + - ]
1997: Korean Air Flight 801, a Boeing 747-300, crashes into the jungle on Guam on approach to Antonio B. Won Pat International Airport, killing 228. [ + - ]
1996: NASA announces that the ALH 84001 meteorite, found in Antarctica in 1984 and thought to originate from Mars, contains evidence of primitive life-forms. Using a scanning electron microscope, scientists found what they believe are microscopic fossils of ancient Martian bacteria. [ + - ]
1991: Journalist Harry Reasoner, a founder of the "60 Minutes" new program, dies at the age of 68 from a blood clot in the brain received from a fall at his home in Westport, Connecticut. [ + - ]
1991: Computer scientist Tim Berners-Lee posts files describing his idea for the World Wide Web on the alt.hypertext newsgroup. The Web debuts as a publicly available service on the Internet. [ + - ]
1978: Pope Paul VI dies at age 80 at the Papal summer residence, Castel Gandolfo, in Italy following a massive heart attack. Paul VI, who used his 15-year papacy to foster improved ecumenical relations with Orthodox and Protestants, would be succeeded by Pope John Paul I. [ + - ]
1976: Actress Soleil Moon Frye, best known as TV's "Punky Brewster," is born in Glendora, California. [ + - ]
1973: Fulgencio Batista, the elected president of Cuba from 1940 to 1944 and dictator from 1952 to 1959, before being overthrown as a result of the Cuban Revolution, dies of a heart attack at age 72 in Guadalmina, Spain. [ + - ]
1973: Stevie Wonder is seriously injured in a car accident while on tour in North Carolina, when a car in which he was riding hit the back of a truck. The accident left him in a coma for four days and resulted in a partial loss of his sense of smell and a temporary loss of sense of taste. [ + - ]
1973: Actress Vera Farmiga, best known for movies such as "The Departed," "Orphan," "Up in the Air" and "The Conjuring," is born in Clifton, New Jersey. She was nominated for an Academy Award, a BAFTA Award, a Golden Globe Award, and a Screen Actors Guild Award for her role in "Up in the Air." [ + - ]
1972: Pop singer-songwriter Geri Halliwell, better known as Ginger Spice from the group Spice Girls, is born in Watford, Hertfordshire, England. [ + - ]
1970: Film director M. Night Shyamalan, known for movies like "The Sixth Sense," "Unbreakable," "Signs" and "Split," is born in Mahé, Pondicherry, India. [ + - ]
1965: President Lyndon B. Johnson signs the Voting Rights Act of 1965 into law, outlawing discriminatory voting practices based on race or color. The signing ceremony was attended by Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., Rosa Parks and other civil rights leaders. [ + - ]
1965: Basketball Hall of Fame center David Robinson, widely considered to be one of the greatest centers in NBA history, is born in Key West, Florida. Robinson played his entire 14-year career with the San Antonio Spurs, winning NBA championships in 1999 and 2003. The many honors in his career include 1990 NBA Rookie of the Year honors, 10 All-Star selections, 1995 NBA Most Valuable Player, and the 1994 NBA scoring champion. He also won Olympic gold medals in 1992 and 1996 and a bronze medal in 1988 (as seen here). [ + - ]
1962: Actress Michelle Yeoh, best known for the movies "Tomorrow Never Dies" and "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon," is born in Ipoh, Perak, Malaysia. [ + - ]
1960: Cuba nationalizes American and foreign-owned property in the nation. The United States responds by freezing all Cuban assets on American soil, severing diplomatic ties and tightening its embargo on Cuba, which is still in place today. [ + - ]
1945: Hiroshima is devastated when the atomic bomb "Little Boy" is dropped by the United States B-29 Enola Gay near the end of World War II. Around 70,000 people were killed instantly, and some tens of thousands would die in subsequent years from burns and radiation poisoning. [ + - ]
1928: Artist Andy Warhol, who would become a leading figure in the "pop art" movement and coin the term "15 minutes of fame," is born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. He died in his sleep from a sudden post-operative cardiac arrhythmia at age 58 on Feb. 22, 1987. [ + - ]
1926: Gertrude Ederle becomes the first woman to swim across the English Channel. The 19-year-old completed the swim from Cape Gris-Nez in France to Kingsdown, Kent, England, in 14 hours and 39 minutes, beating the best time of the five men who had swum the channel before her by two hours. Her record for a female swimmer would stand until Florence Chadwick swam it in 13 hours and 20 minutes in 1950. [ + - ]
1917: Actor Robert Mitchum, best known for movies such as "The Night of the Hunter," "Cape Fear," "Thunder Road" and "The Sundowners," is born in Bridgeport, Connecticut. Mitchum also became known in his later years for providing the voice of the famous American Beef Council commercials that touted "Beef . . . it's what's for dinner." He died of lung cancer at age 79 on July 1, 1997. [ + - ]
1911: Actress and comedian Lucille Ball, the sitcom star who was one of Hollywood's biggest stars during her lifetime, is born in Jamestown, New York. Ball became a television star in the 1950s and starred in the sitcoms "I Love Lucy," "The Lucy–Desi Comedy Hour," "The Lucy Show," "Here's Lucy" and "Life with Lucy." She was nominated for an Emmy Award 13 times, winning four times in her career. She died at age 77 on April 26, 1989, from an aortic rupture in her abdominal area. [ + - ]
1890: At Auburn Prison in New York, murderer William Kemmler becomes the first person to be executed by electric chair. Kemmler was first electrocuted with 1,000 volts for 17 seconds, rendering him unconscious but failing to stop his heart or breathing. A second attempt with 2,000 volts was successful, but singed his hair and skin. [ + - ]
1890: Cy Young earns his first major league victory, winning in his debut for the Cleveland Spiders. He would accumulate 510 more over the course of his career. [ + - ]
1862: The Confederate ironclad CSS Arkansas is destroyed by her crew to prevent capture by Union forces on the Mississippi River after suffering damage in a battle with USS Essex near Baton Rouge, Louisiana. [ + - ]
1861: Edith Roosevelt, who served as the U.S. first lady from 1901 to 1909 as the wife of President Theodore Roosevelt, is born Edith Kermit Carow in Norwich, Connecticut. She died at the age of 87 on Sept. 30, 1948. [ + - ]
1819: Norwich University is founded in Vermont as the first private military school in the United States. The school is recognized by the U.S. Department of Defense as the "birthplace of the ROTC." [ + - ]
1806: Francis II, the last Holy Roman Emperor, abdicates his thrown, ending the Holy Roman Empire of the German Nation after the disastrous defeat of a combined Russian-Austrian-British contingent by Napoleon at the Battle of Austerlitz. [ + - ]
1660: Spanish painter Diego Velázquez, the leading artist of the Spanish Golden Age, dies at age 61 in Madrid, Spain. The leading artist in the court of King Philip IV, he was especially known for his 1656 masterpiece "Las Meninas." [ + - ]
1623: Anne Hathaway, the wife of William Shakespeare, dies at age 67 in Stratford-upon-Avon, England. Very little is known about Hathaway, who outlived her husband by seven years, beyond a few references in legal documents. This portrait drawn by Sir Nathaniel Curzon in 1708 is purported to be of Hathaway, but there is no proof of the claim. [ + - ]
1538: Bogota, Colombia, is founded by Gonzalo Jiménez de Quesada, a Spanish conquistador seeking the legendary golden city of El Dorado. [ + - ]
The electric chair is used for the first time, a TV great and pop art legend share a birthday, America drops the A-bomb on Hiroshima, and the country's first Hispanic Supreme Court justice is confirmed, all on this day.

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Our values are Caring, Service, Partnership, Learning, Integrity, Respect and Stewardship.
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Delaware Valley Hospital and multiple physician practices are located in Delaware County. Nestled in the Western foothills of the Catskill Mountains, Walton offers the best of small town living. The beauty of nature surrounds the community which offers a safe, secure environment for all ages. Life is focused on family, and community. An excellent school system offers academic, arts, music and sports opportunities for children. Here, you can choose the degree of your involvement in the community. There is always something to do. But if you prefer to relax, reflect and keep to yourself you can do that too!
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Caught Between Iraq & A Hard Place!
Caught Between Iraq & A Hard Place!
A soldier's lamentation:
We were told by our commanders that anytime soon we would be expected to invade Afghanistan. When that decision was taken we left in high spirits, because we thought we had it all figured out. The terrorist bases in that country will be our target, and we would spare no one from our wrath. After all, the World Trade Towers, and thousands of Americans paid the ultimate price, without even knowing it at the time. So we took care of that problem, sort of. But remained vigilant, should the Taliban raise it's ugly head again in that country. We would crush it once more into submission.
Then we were told that Sadam has weapons of mass destruction, and posed a threat to US interests in that region, and the political and economic stability in that region was at stake. So into Iraq we went, with blazing saddles, metal and iron horses that spewed fire in every direction. And in no time, we were in Bhagdad! Somewhat disappointing to us though, after being told of the ferrousity that was awaiting us back there. Eventually, Sadaam's regime crumbled, his military forces dissipated, or went underground, and we shouted victory!
Today however, we are still trying to consolidate that victory in Iraq. With hundreds dying daily among us, civilian casualties in the thousands, and rising daily. And an ethnic and religious civil war that was just waiting to erupt, before we came into Iraq. I am now left with the question, was it worth the lives lost, the limbs lost, the pain of families, friends, and love ones who are reeling from this madness in Iraq and Afghanistan?
Politicians make the decision to go to war. But it is us the soldiers on the ground, who pays with his life and limbs, to make this scenario possible. And I still cannot see the reason for all of this death and dying any longer. I want out badly, but I cannot say it out loud, because my buddies will not like it, even though many of them feel the same way too.
Our pledge of allegiance, our belief in the values of Freedom & Liberty, under democracy, is what we have to hold on to in these perilous times.
But I still want out!
But is caught in Iraq & A Hard Place!
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Attention all METAL heads: last weekend a behemoth metal vinyl collection descended upon Amoeba Music's San Francisco location!!! Hundreds of records spanning from roughly 1980 to the early-1990's era of vinyl production disruption, including virtually every style of metal imaginable from heavy, hard, hair (glam), thrash, speed, sleaze, and everything in between, including some far-out regional private press pieces. This hoard of remarkable bangers are in excellent condition or maiden (i.e. factory sealed). We're busy readying the beast for release in stages with the first wave to be presented for sale this weekend on Saturday, August 18th. Come feast your eyes, and beware of Stevil and metal Ben's "Buy Or Die" maxim!
The images that follow are only a taste of the overall scope and breadth of this collection, from Accept to Znöwhite. While details concerning the who, what, and whyfores behind the collection remain deliciously mysterious, I can relay (on a personal note) that confronting the prowess and megaforces latent in this darkened pain cave's worth of vinyl treasure is enough to render one's powers physical regulation helpless. I went rogue. And much like attempting an impromptu dual-impression of Nitro's Jim Gillett and Michael Angelo Batio, I found myself short of breath, overwhelmed, and somehow unworthy.


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– Wrestling legend The Junkyard Dog is currently in the Superstar Spotlight on WWE's website.
– WWE's latest "Where Are They Now?" looks at former manager and wrestler Rico Costantino. Today he works as a sergeant for the Nevada Taxicab Authority and a part-time District Security Officer with the U.S. Marshals. Here is a photo:
– WWE has signed a new developmental Diva, Kendra Smith, and she has already reported to NXT for training. Kendra has experience in stunt work, pro wrestling, MMA and kickboxing, according to her official website. She has a degree in acting from New York University's Tisch School of the Arts. She also is a certified trainer from the American College of Sports Medicine. Kendra has already done some ring announcing work in NXT.
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Mexico Mix trivia quiz: Test your knowledge
My husband, a fellow journalist, has forged a second career as a writer for a company that supplies pub trivia "quiz packs" to bars all over the country. In the interest of family togetherness and harmony, I offered to provide some interesting and not so widely known facts about Mexico. When I started scouring my notes, my past stories and my overstuffed brain, fascinating factoids popped up like mushrooms after the first rain. And they didn't stop after his project was complete, so I thought it only right to share the wealth.
Regular readers of Mexico Mix should have an advantage here — a good percentage of the answers have appeared in columns over the past few years. Answers are in the link at the end. If your genius doesn't shine through on this quiz — or you found it laughably easy — don't worry, there's more. They will pop up when you least expect it.
1. Chichen Itza's El Castillo is Mexico's most famous Maya pyramid, but it's far from the tallest. In fact, one archaeological site has two pyramids that top El Castillo's 84 feet. Which one is it?
2. Though Cinco de Mayo is often mistakenly referred to as Mexico's Independence Day, by now most people have caught on that Independence Day is actually Sept. 16. But what does Cinco de Mayo commemorate?
3. Two movies due for release this year, Robert Redford's one-man show "All Is Lost," and the world War II-era "Little Boy," recently wrapped shooting at Baja Studios, which overlooks the Pacific in northern Baja California. What 1997 blockbuster was the occasion for building the studio?
4. Mexico City has more museums than any other city in the world except for one. Which city has more?
5. The Aztecs called this florid member of the spurge family — a shrub that grows more than 10 feet tall in its native soil — cuetlaxochitl. Today's Mexicans and Guatemalans call it "La Flor de la Nochebuena" (Flower of the Holy Night). What do we call it in the United States?
6. More than 200 years before the Spanish reached Napa Valley, they established the Western Hemisphere's first wine region in what Mexican state? (Hint: It's not Baja California.)
7. Twenty-five years after revolutionary hero Benito Juarez, the "George Washington of Mexico," became president of Mexico, a socialist blacksmith in Italy named his first-born son after Juarez. That boy grew up to become what major player during World War II?
8. A traditional mariachi band usually consists of two to four violins, two trumpets, a guitar, a guitarron (bass guitar) and a vihuela. What is a vihuela?
9. If you're driving on a two-lane highway behind a slow truck, and the driver blinks the left turn signal, it's probably not because he's planning to turn. What is he trying to tell you?
10. Scientists were able, for the first time, to observe the complete life cycle of a volcano from birth to extinction after Paricutin rose from a cornfield in 1943. Where will you find this volcano, which was active until 1952?
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Former Chronicle travel editor Christine Delsol is the author of "Pauline Frommer's Cancún & the Yucatán" and a regular contributor to "Frommer's Mexico" and "Frommer's Cancún & the Yucatán."


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First SONOR Days Festival big success!
First SONOR Days Festival big success!
Two days of Rhythm and Music - more than 5,000 Visitors witnessed the first SONOR Days Festival hosted May 29 & 30, 2010.
The program offered a vast variety of Performances and Masterclasses of international renowned Artists:
Gavin Harrison (Great Britain, Porcupine Tree, King Crimson)
Dave Langguth (Canada, Nelly Furtado)
Benny Greb (Germany, Stoppok)
Carl-Orff-Ensemble (Germany)
Ritmo Del Mundo, Drum und Percussion Trio with Stephan Emig, Néne Vásquez and Rodrigo Rodriguez (Germany / Venezuela / Colombia)
Wolfgang Schmitz (Germany, Orff Education)
Robert Brenner (Germany, German Army Music Education Corps)
Jörg Lesch (Germany, German Army Music Education Corps)
The Saturday was finished by one of Germany's most successful AC/DC Coverbands "Jailbreaker". Besides the possibility to test instruments out of our product ranges Education, Drums, Marching and Percussion. Another highlight by far where the offered factory tours, enjoyed by hundreds of visitors.
A high number of foreign visitors showed that the festival was truly an international get-together of SONOR fans. Visitors from North America to Japan, as well as all parts of Europe visited Europe's unique festival.
"After months of preparation", says Thomas Barth, SONOR Marketing & Artist Relation Manager, "we've been rewarded with a great festival and excited visitors. The event exceeded our expectations and the team with 200 helping hands landed a masterstroke looking at the organisational side of the festival." The SONOR Company thank's everybody involved, also the numerous visitors who turned this event into such a great success!!


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Astonishingly, this would appear never to have been done before!
For my part, classic beyond all other definitions of the word classic for the first six albums alone.
The guy on Channel 4's Heavy Metal Top 10 all those years ago who said that the song Black Sabbath "begins, invents and defines heavy metal - everything else is just interpretation" was so OTM!
But this thread is intended for the discussion of Black Sabbath the band, not just the song...
― M Carty (mj_c), Wednesday, 27 October 2004 13:19 (fourteen years ago) link
― Alex in NYC (vassifer), Wednesday, 27 October 2004 13:27 (fourteen years ago) link
― M Carty (mj_c), Wednesday, 27 October 2004 13:32 (fourteen years ago) link
― Alex in SF (Alex in SF), Wednesday, 27 October 2004 13:36 (fourteen years ago) link
Later, post-Born Again-era Sabs? Eh, not so much.
― Alex in NYC (vassifer), Wednesday, 27 October 2004 13:36 (fourteen years ago) link
― Jordan (Jordan), Wednesday, 27 October 2004 13:37 (fourteen years ago) link
except for the classic, vintage lineup's last couple albums. technical ecstasy, anyone? anyone???
― fact checking cuz (fcc), Wednesday, 27 October 2004 13:54 (fourteen years ago) link
― Alex in NYC (vassifer), Wednesday, 27 October 2004 13:56 (fourteen years ago) link
― steve hise, Wednesday, 27 October 2004 13:57 (fourteen years ago) link
There's a thread in the archive on this very subject.
― Ned Raggett (Ned), Wednesday, 27 October 2004 13:58 (fourteen years ago) link
Taking sides : Zeppelin or Sabbath
Taking Sides: Led Zeppelin Vol. 4 vs. Black Sabbath Vol.4
― Ned Raggett (Ned), Wednesday, 27 October 2004 14:00 (fourteen years ago) link
Anyways one of the best love songs of all time is "Sweet Leaf."
― steve hise, Wednesday, 27 October 2004 14:07 (fourteen years ago) link
― latebloomer (latebloomer), Wednesday, 27 October 2004 14:21 (fourteen years ago) link
robert christgau
― elrod hendrix, Wednesday, 27 October 2004 14:25 (fourteen years ago) link
― latebloomer (latebloomer), Wednesday, 27 October 2004 14:29 (fourteen years ago) link
― 57 7th (calstars), Wednesday, 27 October 2004 14:33 (fourteen years ago) link
― latebloomer (latebloomer), Wednesday, 27 October 2004 14:35 (fourteen years ago) link
yeah, he just made my case. if there were a meter for classic, the red part would go 0 +1 +2 BLACK SABBATH.
― el sabor de gene (yournullfame), Wednesday, 27 October 2004 14:52 (fourteen years ago) link
― Myonga Von Bontee (Myonga Von Bontee), Wednesday, 27 October 2004 18:15 (fourteen years ago) link
― sleep (sleep), Wednesday, 27 October 2004 20:26 (fourteen years ago) link
― sleep (sleep), Wednesday, 27 October 2004 20:30 (fourteen years ago) link
My favorite all time UNDER-mentioned Sab songs: "Hand of Doom" "A National Acrobat" "The Thrill Of It All" "Junior's Eyes"
― pheNAM (pheNAM), Thursday, 28 October 2004 00:13 (fourteen years ago) link
-- steve hise (shistee...), October 27th, 2004.
Sweat Loaf comes ridiculously close to bettering it though.
― Piers (piers), Thursday, 28 October 2004 05:44 (fourteen years ago) link
OK, unless you're really not into heavy rock or metal. Is this the case for you Myonga?
― Piers (piers), Thursday, 28 October 2004 05:47 (fourteen years ago) link
[I couldn't believe that Sabbath even deserved the classic/dud treatment, because I couldn't believe that ANYONE considered 'em duds. I was gonna post an are-you-kidding? reply immediately after my "DUD" assessment. But just before I did, I read Xgau's little blurb about "drug-impaired reaction time" and thought it would be HIGH-larious to wait awhile before changing my opinion, then finally changing it FOR REAL, and then blaming my long delay on...yep, you guessed it! It might've been funnier if I'd waited a day or two, but I've always been terribly impatient.]
Anyway, again, CLASSIC through first six albums; and even the inferior Dio and Gillan lineups produced a great LP between 'em.
Finally, one of these days I'm going to finally buy Technical Ecstasy and Never Say Die, just to see if they're really as bad as they're reputed.
― Myonga Von Bontee (Myonga Von Bontee), Thursday, 28 October 2004 06:48 (fourteen years ago) link
-- Alex in NYC (vassife...), October 27th, 2004.
-- Myonga Von Bontee (scottyfield...), October 28th, 2004.
Never heard Technical Ecstacy, but Never Say Die is grebt for the:
- Cover art - Title track - The start of 'Air Dance'
The rest is decent, listenable stuff, just not as good as what came before (and it's got synths, not that that's necessarily a bad thing).
― Sasha (sgh), Thursday, 28 October 2004 06:58 (fourteen years ago) link
― Piers (piers), Thursday, 28 October 2004 07:09 (fourteen years ago) link
― Alex in NYC (vassifer), Thursday, 28 October 2004 12:48 (fourteen years ago) link
― Sasha on a different PC, Friday, 29 October 2004 00:48 (fourteen years ago) link
Please someone tell me they know the two songs on "The Ozzman Cometh" comp: "Black Sabbath" ('70 Basement Tapes) and "War Pigs" (1970 Basement Tapes).
Both of these songs are clear evidence that BIMBLE IS MORE GOTH THAN YOU.
― Bimble Is Still More Goth Than You, Sunday, 21 September 2008 04:19 (ten years ago) link
Um there's actually more than two basement tapes on that comp (if you get the 2xcd version). Don't forget the awesome versions of "Fairies Wear Boots" and "Behind the Wall of Sleep".
I love the production of those tunes and all the alternate lyrics and verses. Total godhead.
― Nate Carson, Sunday, 21 September 2008 09:08 (ten years ago) link
yeah I will have to get the 2xCD version.
A goth's work is never done.
― Bimble Is Still More Goth Than You, Sunday, 21 September 2008 09:37 (ten years ago) link
is that "war pigs" the "walpurgis" version with the satan/witch themed lyrics? i love that.
― REIGN IN FUDGE (GOTT PUNCH II HAWKWINDZ), Sunday, 21 September 2008 10:08 (ten years ago) link
yeah that's what it is, dude.
― Bimble Is Still More Goth Than You, Sunday, 21 September 2008 17:14 (ten years ago) link
― Moka, Tuesday, 23 December 2008 22:10 (ten years ago) link
Just... No. Ugh.
― novaheat, Wednesday, 24 December 2008 01:58 (ten years ago) link
<3 cindy und bert <3
― cuisine of demise (GOTT PUNCH II HAWKWINDZ), Wednesday, 24 December 2008 03:36 (ten years ago) link
Dehumanize is good too people.
― III IV V (Bo Jackson Overdrive), Monday, 6 April 2009 20:02 (ten years ago) link
heaven & hell did a dehumanizer song that was pretty good. i only knew it was dehumanizer because they put the cover to that album up on the big video screen
― d20 riot tard (M@tt He1ges0n), Monday, 6 April 2009 20:12 (ten years ago) link
Probably Computer God. Maybe TV Crimes.
― Bill Magill, Monday, 6 April 2009 20:16 (ten years ago) link
Back in 2007 Heaven and Hell played "After All (The Dead)", "Computer God", and "I"...the latter of which sounded really great. That song's held up very well.
― A. Begrand, Monday, 6 April 2009 20:27 (ten years ago) link
I is definitely great. I don't know if they played Computer God at the Radio City show I was at.
― Bill Magill, Monday, 6 April 2009 21:02 (ten years ago) link
You've got to be kidding me.
Advantage: Iommi.
― Bill Magill, Tuesday, 2 June 2009 16:45 (ten years ago) link
The reaction on dffd and probably all the other boards was "Sharon Is A Cunt"
― pfunkboy (Herman G. Neuname), Tuesday, 2 June 2009 16:49 (ten years ago) link
that should infact be a poll
― pfunkboy (Herman G. Neuname), Tuesday, 2 June 2009 16:50 (ten years ago) link
poll w/ one option
― 鬼の手 (Edward III), Tuesday, 2 June 2009 16:53 (ten years ago) link
im sure theres x-factor viewers on ILX who like her. but someone do it to find out!
― pfunkboy (Herman G. Neuname), Tuesday, 2 June 2009 16:56 (ten years ago) link
You're it Herm, i have no idea how to do it.
― Bill Magill, Tuesday, 2 June 2009 16:59 (ten years ago) link
you click on where it says new pollhttp://www.ilxor.com/ILX/Poll/EnterPollInformationControllerServlet?boardid=41
― pfunkboy (Herman G. Neuname), Tuesday, 2 June 2009 17:29 (ten years ago) link
The chopped and screwed mixes that NEEDED to happen!
― Neil S, Wednesday, 16 January 2013 10:05 (six years ago) link
Was Iommi conscious that he was using the Dorian mode or did it just evolve naturally?
― calstars, Friday, 16 May 2014 20:53 (five years ago) link
these clowns
― anthony braxton diamond geezer (anagram), Thursday, 9 April 2015 07:43 (four years ago) link
You know Tony Iommi is undergoing treatment for cancer right?
― DavidLeeRoth, Thursday, 9 April 2015 13:20 (four years ago) link
― calstars, Thursday, 9 April 2015 13:24 (four years ago) link
Obsessed/obsessed/obsessed/obsessed with sanitySting me! Suck me!
― calstars, Thursday, 9 April 2015 13:31 (four years ago) link
Listening to this for the first time. This record is weird and I love it.
― AdamVania (Adam Bruneau), Monday, 19 October 2015 03:23 (three years ago) link
Some of this is proto Radiohead proto Flaming Lips noise prog.
Never Say Die! is seriously great (and yes, pretty weird).
Junior's Eyes and particularly Air Dance are superb.
― Birds in Hell, Monday, 19 October 2015 07:43 (three years ago) link
ozzy's vocals sound like simon le bon on the title track
― please don't shampoo your eyes (stevie), Monday, 19 October 2015 09:13 (three years ago) link
not a criticism btw
Was Ozzy into Suicide? "Johnny Blaze" is very synthpunk.
― AdamVania (Adam Bruneau), Monday, 19 October 2015 18:01 (three years ago) link
I like this fuzz wah guitar solo at 2:41 in "Shock Wave".
― AdamVania (Adam Bruneau), Monday, 19 October 2015 18:23 (three years ago) link
I know Geezer always wrote the lyrics did Ozzy even come up with melodies for this album?
― DavidLeeRoth, Monday, 19 October 2015 19:12 (three years ago) link
Yes. Compare to the Ozzy-less version below when Dave Walker from Savoy Brown briefly joined as singer:
― vmajestic, Monday, 19 October 2015 19:18 (three years ago) link
Also, "Am I Going Insane" badly needs to be on this album instead of Sabotage.
― vmajestic, Monday, 19 October 2015 19:20 (three years ago) link
One of ILM's greatest gifts is interesting me in listening to an album that I probably never would have otherwise. Parts of side 2 sound like King Crimson!
― Retro novelty punk (Dan Peterson), Monday, 19 October 2015 22:10 (three years ago) link
BLACK SABBATH extends "The End" tour into Fall 2016
Haha, these fuckers.
― Josh in Chicago, Tuesday, 27 October 2015 14:00 (three years ago) link
Should I go see them y/n
If y, is the likelihood of a good show better toward the beginning or end of this now-epic tour?
― a silly gif of awkward larping (Sparkle Motion), Tuesday, 27 October 2015 16:45 (three years ago) link
I think Ozzy has some sort of hearing issue because he's not singing on key at all anymore. He sounded great on the last album though, but anyway my vote is no. Actually its likely your last chance to see Iommi so if you haven't already you should go.
― DavidLeeRoth, Tuesday, 27 October 2015 18:30 (three years ago) link
I've never seen them. My wife, a deep level Sabbath fan, thinks it will be a waste of money.
― a silly gif of awkward larping (Sparkle Motion), Tuesday, 27 October 2015 18:36 (three years ago) link
I saw them in 1999 had a great time and got to see Heaven and Hell (aka Dio Sabbath twice) and that was a treat too. One of my good friends who's a serious Ozzy defender says his singing is cooked.
― DavidLeeRoth, Tuesday, 27 October 2015 18:49 (three years ago) link
I probably already did this but I recreated my "We Sail Through Endless Skies: The Quiet Black Sabbath Album" mixtape I put up on ILM years ago on Spotify:
― Comme Si, Kamasi (upper mississippi sh@kedown), Tuesday, 27 October 2015 18:52 (three years ago) link
I saw Sabbath (with Bill Ward) in 2004, and Heaven and Hell in 2007. Even though I like 13, and would like to hear them perform some of its songs live (I know they'll probably play one, if that), I'm done.
― the top man in the language department (誤訳侮辱), Tuesday, 27 October 2015 18:56 (three years ago) link
I heard plenty of talk of a new album guess that's not happening now? I'd be plenty excited for that. 13 surprised me.
― DavidLeeRoth, Tuesday, 27 October 2015 19:12 (three years ago) link
he's not singing on key at all anymore.
Like some other singers - say, David Lee Roth, actually - singing on key has not been in the cards for decades. I've seen Ozzy solo several times, and Sabbath twice - once with Ward, once with Bordin - and every time Ozzy sounded off-key. But hey, it didn't really hurt the show, and he seemed to be having so much fun up there, what with his incontinence-disguising buckets of water and all.
― Josh in Chicago, Tuesday, 27 October 2015 20:26 (three years ago) link
Words cannot adequately express how happy I am to be able to spend a snow day tomorrow listening to these. Instrumental versions? Alternate lyrics? A "piano and slide guitar version" of "Lord of This World?" Are you fucking kidding me??
― Jimmywine Dyspeptic, Friday, 22 January 2016 03:07 (three years ago) link
Also - they'll do Volume 4, right??
― Jimmywine Dyspeptic, Friday, 22 January 2016 03:09 (three years ago) link
It'll probably be in the next set. I wonder if the Never Say Die! one will come with a reprint of Ten Year's War?
― "Damn the Taquitos" (C. Grisso/McCain), Friday, 22 January 2016 03:11 (three years ago) link
Would buy deluxe versions of every Sabbath album up to and including TYR, but, man am I ever stoked to spend tomorrow with Paranoid and Master of Reality. We're expecting like 14" of snow and I have no plans to leave the house. I also have a nice stash of weed I've been saving for an occasion just like this.
These 'alternate' version things are generally only fun, imo, if you have memorized every cymbal crash, every second of the original album, and, well, my dad was playing these for me in the womb, and there are few albums I know better than the first four Sabbath LPs, so I'm really excited.
I guess, according to the comments section of that article linked above, these have been available in Europe for a few years. News to me!
― Jimmywine Dyspeptic, Friday, 22 January 2016 03:17 (three years ago) link
Very much stoked to see 'The End' tomorrow. Already reports of Ozzy not making it through the whole set list. Hope the band bring their best to Chicago tomorrow. I was listening to Sabotage this weekend and constantly thinking, 'yeah, there's now way they can hit this energy level now, nor Ozzy hit these notes.' Maybe I'll be surprised.
― BlackIronPrison, Friday, 22 January 2016 03:20 (three years ago) link
Yeah, they've been around for a while. I don't think I need them. I bought the clamshell box with all the Ozzy albums in slimline cases a year or so ago, and that's all I need from those albums. If they've done anything to remaster Past Lives (which didn't sound great when it was on Sanctuary), I might pick that up, though. And I really want a copy of the tour-only CD they're selling with the four outtakes from 13.
― the top man in the language department (誤訳侮辱), Friday, 22 January 2016 03:22 (three years ago) link
according to a few boards, the CD was not available last night at the Omaha show, crossing my fingers for it to be a the merch table tomorrow
― BlackIronPrison, Friday, 22 January 2016 03:26 (three years ago) link
I can do without the instrumental versions but would like to hear the alternate lyrics to Planet Caravan.
Will these be Available on Spotify etc tomorrow?
― calstars, Friday, 22 January 2016 03:39 (three years ago) link
the alt. version of planet caravan is sick
― am0n, Friday, 22 January 2016 16:59 (three years ago) link
Not steaming or torrenting yet that I could find
― calstars, Friday, 22 January 2016 23:08 (three years ago) link
I wish there was some well recorded live material of the original lineup. I think Past Lives/Live at Last is pretty much it.
― earlnash, Saturday, 23 January 2016 04:40 (three years ago) link
The four studio tracks on The End are really good. It's weird; they put all the long, slow songs on 13 like all anybody wanted from Sabbath were doomy dirges; meanwhile, the deluxe edition, and now this disc, have the more stomping, riff-heavy tracks that really show them at their best.
― the top man in the language department (誤訳侮辱), Sunday, 24 January 2016 01:06 (three years ago) link
I wish there was some well recorded live material of the original lineup. I think Past Lives/Live at Last is pretty much it.
― earlnash, Friday, January 22, 2016 8:40 PM (Yesterday) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
sad to hear this. no good bootlegs?
― lute bro (brimstead), Sunday, 24 January 2016 01:32 (three years ago) link
pretty sure tylerw's blog has hosted at least a few really good bootlegs in the past - there's one from the sabbath bloody sabbath era which is killer and i'm almost certain i got it from doom and gloom from the tomb
― Butt here is always time for the John Mayer Trio or Sting. (bizarro gazzara), Monday, 25 January 2016 16:08 (three years ago) link
also i think a paranoid-era one from a show in france? also awesome
― Butt here is always time for the John Mayer Trio or Sting. (bizarro gazzara), Monday, 25 January 2016 16:10 (three years ago) link
I was wrong upthread...the deluxe editions were issued years ago. listened to the paranoid and MoR unreleased tracks...'solitude' in particular is really great. so quiet. and 'Caravan' is six minutes...extended soloing and vibing at the end.
― calstars, Monday, 25 January 2016 16:20 (three years ago) link
It was pretty great, though not as good as Lollapalooza. "After Forever" and "Under The Sun/Every Day Comes And Goes" were surprise deep cuts, but I'd rather have heard "Hole In The Sky," "Symptom of the Universe" or even "Supernaut." It's The End tour but they'll be back in September, if one of them doesn't croak before then (I hope not!).
― Fastnbulbous, Tuesday, 26 January 2016 05:36 (three years ago) link
unrelated: did they ever find Ozzy?
― Οὖτις, Thursday, 9 June 2016 21:22 (three years ago) link
Plenty of tickets available in the $75 range for the PNC Bank Arts Center show in NJ (August 23). Still haven't convinced myself to take the plunge.
― Don Van Gorp, midwest regional VP, marketing (誤訳侮辱), Thursday, 9 June 2016 22:44 (three years ago) link
So these have now all been reissued. It's the 2012 remaster, I understand. Jimmywine: are you sure the outtakes / alternate takes are worth it?
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― Le Baton Rose (Turrican), Wednesday, 2 January 2019 23:15 (seven months ago) link
The supernaut opening drum motif is a take on Hayes' Shaft. Or is it the other way around ?
― calstars, Friday, 9 August 2019 23:41 (two weeks ago) link
Songs That Start With This Hi-Hat Pattern
― Josefa, Saturday, 10 August 2019 00:29 (two weeks ago) link
! Thanks j
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Saturday, November 29, 2008
What to Wear?
Returning to L.A., I've opened a couple of party invites which must be accepted. But what to wear? Do ya think? Can't be seen without my red hat. And the eyelash tits are so Anita.
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If you wear that your neighbor will never stop peeking in the windows!
- Nov 30, 2008, 6:49:00 AM
- Namowal said...
I might wear something crazy like that if there was a muppet eye behind one of the lashes and it was rigged up to wink at anyone who stared...
- Nov 30, 2008, 10:40:00 AM
- Linda said...
Dying laughing. And that really IS your red hat. Please say who made the dress. Can you pull off the puff sleeves? You should be wearing tights and miniskirts every day--when you're not cleaning out bird cages.
One (understated, of course) hot pink/red streak in your hair would complete the look.
- Nov 30, 2008, 2:24:00 PM
- Sally said...
Namowal, interactive clothing, I love the idea!
Linda, here's the original fashion. I really like the dress actually, but it would attract too much attention, dontcha think? Mean Jean turned me on to gofugyourself, great nasty writing.
stray g, funny about the neighbor!
- Nov 30, 2008, 7:32:00 PM
The eyelashes do make it sort of a cartoon in a dress -- wearable art.
- Dec 1, 2008, 4:45:00 AM
- Mean Jean said...
I want a poster or maybe a fridge magnet of this. No, wait, I want this outfit. Those tights. Those "eyelashes"!
- Dec 1, 2008, 3:13:00 PM
- Sally said...
And don't forget the beak! I've wondered about this dress, like is the skirt made of crumpled crepe paper? What would it feel like sitting down? The tights are so appealing, especially for the, uh, experienced leg. Actually I thought this dress would fit me/ suit me pretty darn well. Finally sleeves!
Jon just told me that women in Uganda are putting a strange chemical on their tits. When men smell them they pass out and the women rob them.
Imagine wearing this to a party and seeing another woman in the same dress. Soul mates or how dare you.
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Rodriguez, 34, has been a Hollywood mainstay for years, starring in the Resident Evil franchise, the Fast & Furious franchise, and the ABC TV series Lost. But she's also had a series of legal issues. In 2004, she pleaded no contest in L.A. to three traffic violations, including hit-and-run, drunken driving and driving with a suspended license, and the next year, after racking up a series of traffic violations, she was charged with drunk driving again. In 2007, she violated probation and was sentenced to jail time, but was released early in 2008 because of overcrowding.
"I had some bad moments. I partied hard. The world knew it," she admits in the magazine, on stands April 30. "I feel like my growth is a progression. It's like you're about to fly out and head to Ibiza another year in a row and your gut's telling you, 'No, stay home and write.' I go forward and I've had times when I go back."
Rodriguez continues that last year, she had "a bad stretch," because of her rebellious nature–but now she's ready to focus on her career.
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SKF invites you to participate in our regional workshops. These one-day condensed workshops focus on both dynamic and static instrumentation. The attendee will benefit from the curriculum by developing a good understanding of how both technologies influence predictive maintenance. The courses have been designed to provide a good mix of technical motor theory and hands-on. Learn both software and hardware techniques to benefit your predictive maintenance and motor repair mechanisms.
Course objectives
This course is designed to improve the reliability and efficiency of plant maintenance activities. Attendees will be introduced to the comprehensive benefits of monitoring electric motors for process issues along with understanding the power of static testing. Participants will also obtain a better understanding of the cost savings benefits of these instruments on minimizing unscheduled downtime.
Static motor theory
Testing methods
Failure modes
- Insulation systems
- Recommended tests and voltage requirements
- Dynamic motor theory
- Power condition
- Motor performance
- Motor condition
- Energy assessment
- Motor load
Analyze and interpret data effectively
Learn to use the latest software to analyze data collected from electric motors.
The location of these regional 1-day courses vary per year.
To sign up, contact Jenny Ray at (970) 282-1200 or 1-800-752-8272.
To sign up, contact Jenny Ray at (970) 282-1200 or 1-800-752-8272.


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Meander alongside the Waikato River at Hamilton Gardens
Pack a picnic and spend an afternoon with family and friends alongside the Waikato River.
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Enjoy the Hamilton Gardens' Riverbank walkway which winds alongside the Waikato River offering picturesque river views through established trees. It is particularly spectacular in autumn with the colourful leaves and rich ground cover.
Spend an afternoon with family and friends, or bring along your pooch who will happily take a dip in the river while chasing sticks.
An easy five minute walk from the Turtle Lake carpark, this secluded spot is a hidden gem of the Gardens.
Hamilton Gardens
Hamilton Gardens is a conceptual garden based in the Waikato that explores the context, history and meaning of gardens through time, and from around the world. It is internationally recognised for its unique concept and is the Waikato region's most popular tourist destination.
Only five minutes drive from Hamilton's CBD, the Gardens is open 7 days a week during daylight hours and entry and parking is free. Access is off SH1, alongside Cobham Drive on the southern side of Hamilton. Mobility scooters, wheelchairs and pushchairs are available to hire and guided tours are available.


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Bella Ford is a young woman who is seduced then abandoned by Arch Wilson in late 19th century England. Pregnant, Bella wanders in search for her lover. She gives birth to a child, who dies. Bella then arrives as a homeless and friendless stranger in town in the Midlands. She is rescued and befriended by Ben Wainwright, a shoemaker, and his family. Bella is welcomed into the family and becomes like a daughter to them, especially after their own dau...


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Jeffrey D. Stiles, 47, of Olathe died March 17 at the Chanute Health Care Center. He was born Oct. 5, 1965, at Herington, the son of Max D. and Carol Jean (Kohls) Stiles.
Stiles was project manager with Sprint Telecommunication in Kansas City.
He married Adriane Johnson on May 30, 1998, and later divorced; he married Amanda G. Jenkins on July 2, 2004, in Olathe, and she survives of the home.
He also is survived by his mother Carol Jean Stiles of Broken Arrow, Okla.; his father Max Stiles of Okanoga, Wash.; two daughters Rebecca Jenkins-Stiles and Kennedie Stiles, both of Olathe; two brothers Spencer (Brenda) Stiles and Corey (Kristen) Stiles, both of Chanute; two nieces Kristen (Jeff) Vesta and Jaydine Stiles; and a nephew Trez Stiles. He was preceded in death by a nephew, Devin Stiles.
A memorial service was held at 11 a.m. today at the Penwell-Gabel Funeral Home & Crematory, Herington Chapel. Interment was to be in the Sunset Hill Cemetery, Herington.
Memorials may be sent in care of the Penwell-Gabel Funeral Home & Crematory, Herington Chapel, 404 S. Broadway, Herington KS 67449-3038.


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At UW-Green Bay, students experience hands-on learning from award-winning
faculty on a naturally beautiful campus. Learn more about academics,
campus life, affordability, and how to apply.
The UWGB Admissions Office offers helpful resources for freshmen. There are specific admission requirements for freshmen and transfer students that want to apply at the university. You can also apply using your computer by filling out an electronic application. The Undergraduate Catalog will provide information about academic programs, facilities, services, and campus life at the university.
Also, be sure to visit the Academic Advising office if you have any questions regarding general education requirements, University procedures/policies, and registration help. Freshman and sophomore students are highly recommended to talk with their academic advisor(s) often. It's not a bad idea to pick a faculty advisor early in your college career also to meet the individual and discuss your future goals and career options.
Students of Philosophy may apply for available Humanities scholarships.