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What: Green coffee seed oil comes from the fresh, unroasted seeds (or beans) of the coffee plant and has a fresh, crisp scent. Green Coffee Seed Oil contains high levels of phytosterols which promote excellent moisture retention and quick penetration (From Nature with Love).
Origin: The oil is pressed from fresh, green coffee beans from the coffee plant.
Products Found In: Anti-aging skincare, sensitive skin treatments, anti-cellulite treatments, body lotion, facial creams, eye cream, facial serums, facial masks, lip balm, hair treatments, and treatments for eczema, psoriasis and dermatitis (Natural Beauty Workshop).
Alternative Names: Coffea Arabica (Coffee) Seed Oil, Coffea Arabica Oil, Coffee Bean Oil, Coffee Oil, Coffee Seed Oil, Coffee Bean Extract, Coffee Essence, Coffee Extract, Roasted Coffee Resinoid, Coffee, Coffea Arabica Seed Oil, Arabian Coffee Seed Oil, Coffee Essence.
Toxicity: Green Coffee Seed Oil (Coffea Arabica)is generally classified as having a low toxicity rating (EWG).


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State Issue 2 would create The Ohio Livestock Care Standards Board. The board would set rules, regulations and standards for Ohio livestock farms in the care of their farm animals versus allowing animal rights activists groups to set unreasonable standards to achieve their mission of reducing, refining and replacing animal protein in the human diets.
State Issue 2 would bring together the best Ohio expertise in animal care to ensure excellent care of livestock on Ohio farms.
State issue 2 would assure Ohio families have a safe, locally grown food supply.
State Issue 2 is very, very important for the future of Ohio agriculture.
State Issue 2 has a broad bi-partisan support from both Republican and Democrat state legislators along with Governor Ted Strickland and numerous other elected officials and organizations throughout the State of Ohio.
Please join me in voting YES for State Issue 2 on November 3rd for a strong and viable agriculture industry in the State of Ohio. Thank you.
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John Edwards most definitely did not have sex with an upscale hooker who worked for "Millionaire Madam" Anna Christina, according to notorious and perhaps pathological liar John Edwards.
"Mr. Edwards categorically denies that he was involved with any prostitute or service," said his lawyer, Allison Van Laningham. "These allegations are false, defamatory, and he puts those who would publish or repeat them on notice that they acting with actual malice by reporting or repeating them."
Hmmm. Edwards, of course, does not have the best track record — remember that time he vehemently denied having an affair with his campaign worker, Rielle Hunter? And then, once he admitted to that, there was that time he said Hunter's baby wasn't his? There's also the issue of his upcoming trial for allegedly misusing campaign contributions — an accusation which he has also unsurprisingly denied. So forgive us if we take Edwards' "categorical" denial with a grain of salt. His camp is demanding that DNAInfo.com, which broke the story, issue a retraction — but they have yet to comment.
'John' Edwards? Former Dem Presidential Candidate 'Categorically Denies' Using Prostitute [TPM]


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2007 Mercedes-Benz SL-Class
The Mercedes-Benz SL-Class of two-seat roadsters has been significantly upgraded for 2007. These were wonderful cars before, and they're even more wonderful for 2007.
For 2007, all SL models get revised styling, with new front, rear, and side sheetmetal along with new interior decor.
The entry-level model, now called the SL550, gets a bigger, more powerful engine, and a new seven-speed automatic, giving it a big boost in performance and a sportier sound. The SL55 AMG gets more power as well. The steering and active suspension have been upgraded on all the 2007 models, sharpening the handling.
At the same time, these cars provide grand touring intimacy, for quiet conversation or unimpeded stereo performance. New upholstery materials give the cabins a richer appearance. Drop the top and they deliver comfortable, top-down motoring, putting the wind in your hair, and whisking your troubles away. Buffeting is well controlled, so you don't even have to put up with much wind.
Few sports cars can boast a continuous 50-year history like the Mercedes-Benz SL can. First offered as a two-seat 300SL roadster in 1957, the SL-Class brought heart-stopping good looks, fuel injection, independent front and rear suspension and disc brakes to the sports car party, and has been in the Mercedes-Benz lineup ever since, leading the applied technology in the sports car segment with things like the disappearing steel top, radar, sonar, active hydraulic suspension and composite brakes. Today we have the safest, quickest, flattest-handling and prettiest SL-Class cars in half a century.
The SL-Class comes in one body style, a two-seat roadster with a steel retractable hardtop. The SL550, SL600, SL55 AMG, and SL65 AMG deliver varying levels of performance, however, ranging from fast to faster. The SL models compete in the luxury sports car segment with the BMW 6 Series convertible, the new Jaguar XK, the Porsche 911 Turbo cabriolet, and the Aston Martin V-8 Vantage.
Model Lineup
The 2007 Mercedes-Benz SL-Class comes in five distinct flavors, starting with the most popular model, the SL550 ($94,800) with its new 382-hp 5.5-liter V8 engine and new seven-speed automatic. The SL600 ($132,000) features a 510-hp 5.5-liter V12 engine.
Since this is the 50th anniversary of the SL, there will be a limited run of 550 50th Edition SL550s, all with brown leather interior, pewter paint, and black ash wood trim, a handful of special options made standard, special trim and matching 50th Edition luggage.
The high-performance SL55 AMG ($128,800) features a supercharged 5.5-liter V8 and special tuning by AMG. The SL65 AMG ($186,000) is powered by a 6.0-liter twin-turbo V12, rated at 604 horsepower and a staggering 738 pound-feet of torque. Both AMG versions, in addition to their special front, rear, side, and interior trims, sport seats, and AMG alloy wheels, have a new dashboard information display that includes for the first time a RaceTimer feature that will track lap times, lap length, average speed, and top speed. The SL65 AMG gets an electric trunk closer, aluminum steering-wheel-mounted shift levers, a complete carbon fiber interior, and a center high-mount stop lamp in white instead of red.
The safety package leaves nothing out. All SL-Class models comes with ABS with huge disc brakes, ESP electronic stability control, traction control, ABC automatic body control suspension, front and side air bags, and an automatic deployable rollover hoop behind the seats.
Options include a comfort package, wood-and-leather trim package, AMG Sport package, hands-free communication package, bi-xenon headlamps, Distronic cruise control, Parktronic park assist, run-flat tires, the Keyless Go entry and starting system, and the Panorama roof option, all at about the same prices as the 2006 model.
For 2007, the Mercedes SL-Class sports a more aggressively styled front air dam, a new front grille and chrome-trimmed fog lights.
The SL550 (which will still be called the SL500 in most other markets) has the least body adornment within its bolder, sportier new design envelope. The designers have given the SL550 a much more aggressive front-end appearance, a new lower air dam, new front lamps, a bigger grille, and new sill plates inside the doors. The taillamps are new, with white rather than red lenses, as are the 18-inch 10-spoke alloy wheels (alternate 18- and 19-inch wheels and tires will be optional).
The SL600 and SL65 AMG will carry front fender badges reading V12 Biturbo, while the SL55 will be badged V8 Kompressor. The two AMGs will share body panels, noses and sills, while the SL550 and SL600 share design details.
All of them are absolutely gorgeous.
The folding and disappearing power top raises or lowers in just 16 seconds.
Interior Features
The designers have increased the level of luxury inside this already beautiful interior for 2007, by specifying more expensive leathers, woods and carpeting throughout.
The main instrument cluster has been redesigned, with new chronometer graphics and additional leather stitching on the binnacle. New aluminum trim panels are coordinated with a new burr walnut wood trim. New, softer leather is used on the seats and panels, and new colors, black and red, have been added.
Cockpit comfort in the SL550 as well as the other models is superior, with a huge range of seat and steering wheel adjustability, and the seats are supremely comfortable and containing. This is a two-seat sports car, however, and there's still that wall behind the seats that restricts seat travel and may make taller drivers fidget around, looking for the best compromise in seating comfort.
All of the controls are in the same places as on the 2006 model, albeit surrounding by more aluminum trim, and they're easy to use, including the COMAND system and the navigation screen.
With the steel top up, you have the kind of grand touring intimacy you want with your driving partner. In 16 seconds, you have the open-air cruising mode, and with the side windows up and the conversation panel flipped up behind the seats, you can converse with your partner in a normal voice, or listen cleanly to the stereo right up to about 100 mph when the wind noise will win out.
Sirius Satellite Radio with six months of free service has been made standard equipment on all models. The in-car hands-free communication system can use either Bluetooth connectivity (to use with your Bluetooth-compatible cell phone) or a multi-handset interface, each of which is sold separately from the car through dealerships.
An electric trunk lid opener button has been added for 2007. A power trunk lid closer will be added but won't be on early 2007 models. The luggage cover, which keeps luggage from interfering with the stowed top, is now removable, to add more luggage space in the tiny trunk. If you're planning on carrying more than a weekend's worth of luggage for two, though, you're out of space already. The SL offers 10.2 cubic feet of trunk space with the top up, 7.3 cubic feet with the top down.
The folding and disappearing power top raises or lowers in just 16 seconds.
Driving Impressions
You can't argue with more horsepower, more torque and more gears to put them through. Not in this segment, you can't. The larger, more powerful V8 engine that comes in the 2007 Mercedes SL550 rips through the gears in the new seven-speed automatic at a furious rate, if you want it to. When you prefer to cruise, it just sits back and relaxes, upshifting and downshifting silently.
The new V8's exhaust system has been re-engineered to give a much more throaty, sporty sound at wide-open throttle. It settles into a nice burble at cruising speeds. While most German cars are limited to 155 mph by an industry agreement, how quickly you get there is another matter entirely, and the SL550's V8 will get you from rest to 60 mph much quicker, in about 5.5 seconds. Every chance we got, we mashed the throttle pedal down into the carpet at stop signs and traffic signals, and the electronic systems allowed about two turns of the tires before taking over control and keeping the car pointed straight ahead, every time, like launching a rocket. Very confidence-inspiring.
In terms of steering and handling, the 2007 SL has even more chops. The steering ratio has been quickened up so that left-right transitions happen more quickly, there is more feel in the system at the steering wheel, and it tracks better. The second-generation Automatic Body Control (ABC) active suspension system, now standard equipment, has been altered radically, so that it controls body roll, pitch, dive and yaw about 60 percent tighter than the original system, and makes fast driving on challenging roads a very rewarding experience, without beating up the two occupants with a rough ride.
We've also driven the silky smooth S600 with a 510-hp V12 that packs 612 pound-feet of trip-shortening torque as well as the SL55 AMG with a V8 also rated at 510 horsepower, but with a mere 531 pound-feet of torque.
Which model? The SL600 is the one we would buy if we could afford it and justify its price. Its quiet, smooth demeanor, the refinement of the ride, along with its incredible performance (0-60 in the low 4-second zone) and brilliant handling make it the ultimate of luxury sports car. Its turbocharged 5.5-liter V12 engine boasts 510 horsepower and 612 pound-feet of torque. It's paired with the heavy-duty five-speed automatic to handle the huge torque output of the engine.
The SL55 AMG, with supercharged power, lightning shifts with or without the manual shifter paddles, completely different ABC suspension calibrations, bigger, more powerful brakes, and huge tires, is rougher-riding than either the 550 or the 600, with 0-60 times of about 4.5 seconds, louder at the exhaust tips, but oh, so much fun to drive, so much more masculine looking, and more agile than the other two versions on a country two-lane road. The supercharged 5.5-liter V8 engine gets more power for 2007, to 510 horsepower and 531 pound-feet of torque.
The SL65 AMG is the quickest SL of them all, accelerating from 0 to 60 mph in just over four seconds flat. It uses the 6.0-liter twin-turbo V-12 engine, rated at 604 horsepower and a staggering 738 pound-feet of torque. Regrettably, we have not driven the new SL65 AMG.
The sensible SL to buy, if buying an SL can be sensible, is the SL550. It delivers plenty of performance. Its new 5.5-liter double-overhead-cam, 32-valve V8 engine delivers 382 horsepower and 391 pound-feet of torque. That's 80 additional horsepower and 52 foot-pounds more performance than the previous SL500, a car that was already quick. And the more expensive, more powerful models don't get the SL550's new seven-speed automatic.
All the versions we drove had enormous acceleration, but they also had huge brakes with ABS, EBD, ESP and traction control, enough braking power to pull down small buildings with a single stomp, with excellent pedal modulation and linearity.
Over the years, we have driven every version of the SL including restored 1957 models, the square-topped Pagoda models of the Sixties, the fixed-roof and removable roof 450 SLs of the Seventies, and down through the rest of the line, and enjoyed every one. These are beautiful, beautifully made, stately luxury sports cars made in small volumes for customers who tend to be repeat buyers. Today, we have the safest, quickest, flattest-handling and prettiest SLs in half a century, and MBUSA is trying hard to keep the lid on the luxurious prices.
New Car Test Drive contributor Jim McCraw filed this report from Palma, Majorca, Spain.
|Model Line Overview
|Model lineup:
|Mercedes-Benz SL550 ($94,800); SL600 ($132,000); SL55 AMG ($128,800); SL65 AMG ($186,000); SL550 50th Edition
|382-hp 5.5-liter V8; 510-hp 5.5-liter turbocharged V12; 510-hp 5.5-liter supercharged V8; 604-hp 6.0-liter twin-turbocharged V12
|7-speed automatic; 5-speed automatic
|Safety equipment (standard):
|frontal airbags, side-impact airbags; electronic stability control, ABS, EBD
|Safety equipment (optional):
|Basic warranty:
|4 years/50,000 miles
|Assembled in:
|Bremen, Germany
|Specifications As Tested
|Model tested (MSPR):
|Mercedes-Benz SL550 ($94,800)
|Standard equipment:
|air conditioning, DVD navigation, power steering, power disc brakes, power windows, power locks, power mirrors, console, cruise control, message center, trip computer, fog lamps
|Options as tested (MSPR):
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|rear-wheel drive
|5.5-liter dohc 32-valve V8
|Horsepower (lb.-ft @ rpm):
|382 @ 5600
|Torque (lb.-ft @ rpm):
|391 @ 2100
|7-speed automatic
|EPA fuel economy, city/hwy:
|16/24 mpg
|100.8 in.
|178.4/71.9/51.1 in.
|Track, f/r:
|61.8/61.1 in.
|Turning circle:
|36.2 ft.
|Seating Capacity:
|Head/hip/leg room, f:
|37.7/54.0/42.9 in.
|Head/hip/leg room, m:
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|Cargo volume:
|10.2 cu. ft.
|Towing capacity:
|Suspension, f:
|independent, four-link, coil springs, electronic variable shock absorbers
|Suspension, r:
|independent, multi-link, coil springs, electronic variable shock absorbers
|Ground clearance:
|4.7 in.
|Curb weigth:
|4202 lbs.
|P255/40ZR18 front, P285/35ZR18 rear
|Brakes, f/r:
|disc/disc with ABS, EBD, traction control, electronic stability control
|Fuel capacity:
|21.1 gal.
|Unless otherwise indicated, specifications refer to test vehicle. All prices are manufacturer's suggested retail prices (MSPR) effective as of April 14, 2006.Prices do not include manufacturer's destination and delivery charges. N/A: Information not available or not applicable. Manufacturer Info Sources: 800-4MERCEDES - www.mbusa.com
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Give your classroom a boost of color and fun with this cheerful Alpha carpet. Multi-colored letters stand out on a bright blue background, making this carpet ideal for letter recognition and educational activities. KIDPly backing system provides extra softness as well as durability, and carpet-guard stain protection prevents daily spills from ruining carpet. The Alpha carpet meets all fire code requirements and is unravel and fray-resistant. Perfect for circle time and manufactured with top-grade, made-in-the-USA quality, this colorful carpet will serve your school for years to come.
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Robin Shannon
WFUV's Assistant News and Public Affairs Director and morning news anchor, Robin Shannon, was literally born into music. Robin, a full-blown Jersey girl from Red Bank, grew up in Jazz musician Count Basie's old house; it seems only natural that she arrive here at WFUV.
Robin's plunge into the world of radio relied on fate. Originally planning to make films in Georgia, a family emergency brought Robin back to New Jersey and a business reporter friend persuaded her into radio. She hasn't looked back since.
"Radio is a great companion," Robin says. "The right combination of songs can create the soundtrack for my day."
Robin joined WFUV after a four year tenure at NJN Public Radio, where she was appointed to the dual positions of Morning Edition host and reporter. Robin previously served seven years as Morning Edition host and Public Affairs Director at New Jersey's WBJB-FM. She also holds a Master of Arts in Corporate and Public Communications from Monmouth University.
Robin is excited about her opportunities at the station. "Everyone's heard of WFUV," Robin says. "It has a long and attractive history of breaking or bringing to the forefront some of the best artists around."
Along with her News Department duties, you can hear Robin as the hosts of Sunday morning's Fordham Conversations public affairs program where she taps into the Fordham University community to discuss and uncover issues that impact our world.
When Robin isn't busy indulging in her passion for both music and news, she likes to read and share her knowledge of communications through mentoring young adults. She currently lives in Mercer County, NJ.


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Well, I have been away on a long over due hiatus. And I didn't even give anyone a heads up that I was taking this little hiatus and I am sorry about that. Hey, I needed a little me time. And trust me I have been using my time wisely.
For one, I had been thinking a lot about the ridiculous comments that I get on this blog. And just grew tired of the same mindless drivel flowing so freely from the minds of the zombie like idiots that come my way. It just boggles the mind that these people are actually voting and working amongst us. Scary!
Next, I decided to do a tune up on the two kid mommy body. I X'd it out with some P90X and I am ecstatically happy about the results I am getting. I can't wait to do this again. Sounds like torture but you know what, once you start seeing the results you don't want to stop.
We have had this system for a good 3 years, since my significant other, the fit and fabulous guy he is, did the p90X right after I had our little bundle of joy. And I wish I had engaged in it sooner. I did do the diet portion since I needed to cook for him while he X'd it out. But, I wasn't ready for the exercise regimen and probably wouldn't have finished. Actually I KNOW I wouldn't have finished. I am glad I waited because now was the perfect time.
And last but certainly not least, I have been giving my kids way more time for going to the park and fun things like that. My youngest son needs different therapies and I wanted to take this time to make totally certain that he is getting and will get the best care that he deserves. Being an advocate for your child, and probably anyone, is very time consuming.
I am sure this becomes painfully more time consuming when you have to fight with insurance companies who wish to stiff your child and deny them the critical services that they need to be healthy. It is ridiculous. And for people to sit around and complain about the health care bill being too much and how it is terrible need to suddenly find themselves with a disorder or a child with a disorder, syndrome or some other illness that requires intensive treatment. Then their little tune will change immediately. I have problems with the bill as well. Not because it does too much, but because it doesn't do enough! They needed to go miles further.
There is nothing worse than a bunch of ignorant people who never have to use their health care to sit around and tell others that they don't deserve to be protected from greedy overzealous money driven insurance companies who work day in and day out trying to figure out ways in order to deny coverage for necessary treatments in order to maximize profits. But, who cares as long as it isn't you or your kid or family in general.
As long as it happens to people you never have to see, that is fine and dandy. But, some of us are willing to pay our fair share in order to ensure that the least of us have the same access to the best health care. Thank god that we have a seriously good health care plan or who knows what types of fights I would be having.
I probably wouldn't have one minute to spare. Actually, I probably would have plenty of time as my child would just be one more of those who are suffering with no care because too many selfish jackasses can only think of themselves and how they need to be ensured they don't and won't ever have to help anyone. Yet, expect to be helped when they need it.
We saw a lot of this when so many people from the auto unions were complaining about being over taxed and those taxes going to give handouts. But then the minute the auto makers decided to close plants here, the union workers were picketing and crying into the news cameras about how they needed help or they would be losing their homes and medical etc. REALLY? I wish someone would have taken them a tape of the town hall meetings they were screaming at and ask them why their views suddenly changed about help. Who wants a handout now?
When are we going to understand that taxes aren't a bad thing? We have tea party fools yelling they don't want to pay any taxes. They don't want to pay taxes yet expect the fire man to miraculously show up to their burning house. Have the police run in to protect them when something goes wrong. Have a nicely paved road to drive their fancy new car on. Or better yet, help bail their company out so they don't lose their jobs. And have all of this without shelling out one red cent.
How ignorant have we really become? No one is saying that taxes are the bomb and we should love it. But, I am saying that we should be willing to pay our fair share to ensure the betterment of our community. And by community I mean entire country of fellow citizens. Not the sheltered little bubble some of you live in, where you don't ever have to mingle with the insurance deprived. Well that is until they serve you your Big Mac.
We can all take a page from Zig Ziglar that you can have everything in life you want, if you will just help other people get what they want. And thus if we want to be healthy happy people, we need to ensure that we are helping others to be healthy and happy as well.


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How about this for getting a jump on scouting for next year's MLS draft: Colorado Rapids top assistant coach Wilmer Cabrera will be attending three college matches this weekend during the Rapids bye week.
Head coach Oscar Pareja told ColoradoRapids.com on Thursday that Cabrera will attend Friday's match between the #8 ranked University of Maryland and the University of Pittsburgh at Ludwig Field in College Park, Md (PREVIEW / VIDEO).
- ACADEMY ON CAMPUS: Slogic leads Cornell to undefeated week
On Saturday morning Cabrera will head to Washington D.C. to attend the Georgetown Hoyas home match versus Creighton at Shaw Field. Cabrera will then head to New Jersey to attend Sunday's match between Princeton and Florida Gulf Coast (Live on ESPNU).
Cabrera earlier this summer observed some of the best young talent in the world when he was invited by FIFA to be part of the Technical Study Group at the U-20 World Cup in Turkey.
In the 2013 MLS draft, the Rapids selected Deshorn Brown from Central Florida and Dillon Powers from Notre Dame in the first round. Both players have had outstanding rookie campaigns and are the two front-runners for the MLS Rookie of the Year award. (WATCH: Inside the MLS SuperDraft)
The Rapids have the weekend off and will resume play next week when they host the Seattle Sounders on October 5 at Dick's Sporting Goods Park (Buy Tickets).


text: Wednesday, August 03, 2011 BMA Recommends Against 'Friending' Patients New guidance from the British Medical Association (BMA) recommends that physicians "politely refuse" a Facebook friend request from a patient, says an American Medical News article. Many medical associations in the United States, including the American Medical Association (AMA), have advised physicians to exercise caution when using social media, but they have avoided issuing steadfast rules. However, BMA's guidance makes "clear-cut recommendations" that physicians and medical students not accept Facebook friend requests from current or former patients because of the increased likelihood that the relationship could become inappropriate. The advice was part of a booklet BMA produced about physicians and social media conduct, says the article. The Ohio State Medical Association (OSMA) issued guidance to members more than a year ago after it received several requests from physicians who wanted advice on how to handle unsolicited social media friend requests from patients. Similar to policy adopted by AMA, the guidance issued by OSMA encourages physicians to consider the ethical and legal boundaries that have the potential of being crossed by each online relationship. One recommendation is to create separate profiles for personal and professional use. OSMA plans to revisit the issue in coming months to revise its guidance to include warnings to medical students and residents to keep their personal profile pages clear of content that could be deemed unprofessional to potential employers, the article says. APTA offer members information on interacting with patients and clients in social media and other social media tips and best practices.


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After his team suffered yet another disastrous loss, this one at the hands of the New York Knicks, Kobe Bryant had some thoughts to share with Yahoo's Adrian Wojnarowski about how his team can bounce back from its dreadful start:
"A lot of responsibility is going to fall on me and Pau [Gasol], but we need Metta [World Peace]," Bryant told Yahoo! Sports. "Metta has a big presence on this team. I really encourage him to take that role head on – and to be an enforcer with it. But Metta, he's done it before. We've won before together."
Bryant stopped in the hallway on the way out of a 116-107 loss to the Knicks, his eyes widening and his voice – scratchy, tired from a night, from a season, of screaming – became a little louder, a little surer when he said again, "It has to be the guys who have done it before."
He let that hang there for a moment – who have done it before – and finally smirked and said, "Metta's just as intense as I am, and he's got a lot of that psychopath attitude that I do.
Right. If the Lakers are going to turn it around, they need their core players—Kobe, Pau, Metta—to come through. And... wait a minute. Kobe left someone out of his plans, didn't he? Someone who's the biggest, most athletic, and second-highest paid person on the team. Is Kobe using a Jordanesque passive-aggressive motivational tactic on Dwight Howard now? Or is he just making a down payment on assigning the blame?


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The AlphaScreen® SureFire® total IκBα assay is a sandwich immunoassay for quantitative detection of IκBα (both phosphorylated and non-phosphorylated) in cellular lysates using Alpha Technology. This assay is intended to be used as a normalization for phosphorylation studies. Please note that an AlphaScreen Protein A kit, which contains the Alpha Beads necessary to run this assay, needs to be purchased separately in addition to the AlphaScreen SureFire kit.
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Raz-Plus resources organized into weekly content-based units and differentiated instruction options.
Raz-Plus provides high-quality Ukrainian translated books in printable, projectable, and electronic formats.
This Ukrainian book collection includes 29 levels of text that progressively increase
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The Ukrainian Translated Leveled Books are an essential support for students in dual language, bilingual, and immersion programs. The carefully leveled books help emerging bilinguals develop their comprehension and fluency as they become better, more confident Ukrainian readers.
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The English lesson plans provide a clear sequence of steps for practicing specific skills and strategies.
The eBooks provide opportunities for independent practice following each guided reading session or anytime a student has access to the Internet through a computer or tablet.
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And this one belongs to the Reds!
just got home. Absolutely pitiful crowd. It wouldn't surprise me if the Reds fans out numbered the Astros fans. I got a good laugh when I saw them attempt to start a wave. I mean there were whole sections empty. LOL.
Cueto looked pretty darned good. I said before the game that I'd pull him at 80 pitches. Nearly spot on I think. The only hitter that really looked bad was Luddy. He was swinging for that short porch in left and just looked horrible.
1-0 for me. :O) Let's get 2 more fellas!


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Salvation Army in USA Begins Emergency Response After Tornadoes Rip Through Midwest States
AFTER a number of powerful tornadoes caused serious damage in the American states of Illinois, Indiana and Kentucky on Sunday 17 November, The Salvation Army activated its emergency response plans in affected areas and is now prepared for further tornadoes expected in Michigan and Ohio. Homes, businesses and vehicles were destroyed by up to 40 tornadoes that tore through the Midwest, with six people known to have been killed in Illinois and hundreds injured. It is feared that these numbers will rise as rescue workers sift through the wreckage.
Hundreds of people were made homeless as a result of the destruction, and The Salvation Army is ready to assist those who have been affected in this way.
The Salvation Army's Captain Jeff Carr in Peoria, Illinois, reports that canteens (mobile kitchens) have been deployed to three nearby areas, including Washington, which sustained heavy damage. The Salvation Army also opened a tornado shelter in Pekin, offering welcome respite from the winds.
Major David Dalberg, Emergency and Disaster Service Director for The Salvation Army's Metropolitan Division (Chicago), advises that canteens are operating in tornado-struck Will County, near Chicago. The canteens there have been providing drinking water and serving hot and cold food to hundreds of people.
Meanwhile, in Kentucky, Lieutenant Joseph Crawford has been working with local Emergency Management officials in McCracken County. In conjunction with the local emergency services, the response in this area has focused on hard-hit Bridgeport.
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Susan Schulten, of the University of Denver, has published an excellent piece in yesterday's Disunion in the New York Times, which nicely compliments my Tuesday post on Congress ending slavery in the territories on June 19, 1862. Schulten, like myself, notes that this law was passed with surprisingly little controversy given the passion the issue of slavery in the territories generated before the Civil War.
Susan Schulten though gets into the controversy, much more than I did, over whether Congress had the authority to pass a law ending slavery in the territories. 1857's Dred Scott decision by the U.S. Supreme Court had called into serious question the legislative branch's authority over the peculiar institution. This uncertainty about congressional authority over slavery, which I discuss in my own upcoming piece in Disunion about Congress and emancipation, explains ultimately why the body decided to abolish slavery through a constitutional amendment process instead of simply legislatively. A constitutional amendment put the legality of emancipation beyond legal question and also made it essentially impossible to reverse.
In any case, I highly recommend Schulten's piece in Disunion to the readers of this blog. Here is a <link> to it.


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'Songwriters in Concert' to Showcase 14 Emerging Songwriters
The Johnny Mercer Foundation Songwriters Project Participants Announced
EVANSTON, Ill. --- From June 22 through 28, 14 emerging professional songwriters will participate in The Johnny Mercer Foundation Songwriters Project at Northwestern University -- an intensive weeklong no-fee program of master classes and workshops on the Evanston campus. The annual project has produced Tony Award-nominated songwriters Benj Pasek and Justin Paul, Fred Ebb Award winner Sam Willmot, and Latin Grammy Award winners Obed Bermudez and Jennifer Pena.
Presented by The Johnny Mercer Foundation and the American Music Theatre Project (AMTP) at Northwestern University, the annual program will culminate in "Songwriters In Concert." A public showcase of new works by the program's participants, "Songwriters In Concert" will kick off the 2014 SummerStage season at Northwestern's Virginia Wadsworth Wirtz Center for the Performing Arts at 8 p.m. Saturday, June 28, at the Josephine Louis Theater, 20 Arts Circle Drive, Evanston campus. Single tickets are $10 to $30 and are available for purchase through the Wirtz Center Box Office at (847) 491-7282 or www.tic.northwestern.edu/summerstage.
Mercer Foundation Songwriters Project participants are Mike Brun, Shannon Campbell, Georgia English, Trish Hosein, Michael Jade, Andrew Maillet, Lauren Marcus, Madeline Myers, Jess Nolan, Alexander Sage Oyen, Kyle Scherrer, John Anthony Shahor, Mark Sonnenblick and Blake Whyte. For more, visit www.mercersongwriters.org.
Chosen from a highly-competitive pool of applicants, this year's participants will work with returning master teachers Tony Award-nominated composer and lyricist Andrew Lippa; Tony Award-nominated composer and lyricist Craig Carnelia; and three-time Grammy winning singer and songwriter Lari White. For bios, visit www.mercersongwriters.org.
All genres of music -- folk, pop, music theatre, American roots, alternative/indie rock, rhythm and blues, Afro-soul, bluegrass and country -- will be represented. Thanks to the generosity of The Johnny Mercer Foundation, participants attend the program at no charge and their housing and travel costs are covered.
Johnny Mercer
The legendary Johnny Mercer (1909-1976) composed more than 1,500 tunes, including "Come Rain or Come Shine," "Accentuate the Positive" and "Moon River." Throughout his long career, Mercer was dedicated to the development of young songwriters and singers.
The Johnny Mercer Foundation
The mission of The Johnny Mercer Foundation (JMF) is to support the discipline of songwriting in the tradition of the Great American Songbook, as exemplified by Mercer's life and work as a lyricist, composer, performer, collaborator and producer. The foundation continues Mercer's legacy by partnering with individuals and organizations dedicated to celebrating and nourishing the disciplines he mastered and the causes he and his wife Ginny Mercer championed. To learn more, visit www.johnnymercerfoundation.org.
American Music Theatre Project
The American Music Theatre Project (AMTP) at Northwestern University brings together leading artists in music theatre to work with Northwestern faculty and students. Its goal is to nourish and invigorate American music theatre by developing and producing new musicals; increasing opportunities for education and training with Northwestern's theatre, music theatre and dance programs; and creating new connections between professional and academic communities. To learn more, visit www.amtp.northwestern.edu.


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The Chronicle of Higher Education does the heavy lifting of compiling compensation data for nearly 500 presidents of private, nonprofit colleges in the United States, and the numbers, as you'd expect, are eye-catching. (Hat tip on this, by the way, to SportsBiz blogger Joel Hammond, who's always attuned to the importance of numbers.) The Chronicle compiled the 2010 compensation data — the most recent year available — from the Internal Revenue Service's Form 990, which is filed by most major nonprofit entities. It obtained each institution's form from the college or from GuideStar, an organization that posts the documents online. The best-paid president was Bob Kerry of The New School in New York City, with total compensation of $3.05 million. His base pay, though, was a relatively modest $602,539. The data include 24 presidents of private colleges in Ohio. Tops in pay among those leaders was Barbara Snyder of Case Western Reserve University, with total compensation in 2010 of just over $730,000. That ranked 68th nationwide among the private school presidents. No. 2 in Ohio, somewhat surprisingly, is Daniel Currin of the University of Dayton, at $669,405. Marvin Krislov, president of Oberlin College, was No. 6 in Ohio, with total compensation of $462,058 in 2010. That put him at No. 192 nationwide. No. 15 in Ohio was Richard Durst of Baldwin Wallace University, at $330,441.
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Shares of Parma-based GrafTech International fell early today, the Associated Press reports, "on investor worries that the company's prospects for 2013 might be worse than previously expected and result in less profit for the year." The AP reports that Jefferies analyst Luke Folta cut his rating for GrafTech stock to "hold" from "buy" and reduced his price target by $6 to $9. He said checks on 2013 contract negotiations "show that demand for some of the company's key products has weakened, which will force GrafTech to lower prices," according to the AP. "Earnings in 2013 will decline year-over-year under these conditions with potential improvement in pricing later-cycle too far from sight to benefit GrafTech's valuation near term," Mr. Folta wrote in a note to investors. As of 1 p.m., GrafTech's stock was trading at $8.97, down about 7% from Friday's close. The stock's 52-week high is $17.69, and the 52-week low is $8.45.
Are you up for some regression analysis? (You remember that from stats class, don't you?) Fear not, you won't have to do any math if you read this blog post from Georgetown University's Dan Hopkins, who offers empirical perspectives on political issues for The Washington Post. Here, Mr. Hopkins summarizes research "showing that the auto bailout didn't have nearly the effect on the election that commentators thought," according to the post. It gets a little academic, but not too much. Here's the key takeaway from his analysis of voting behavior in counties with Big Three plants compared with those that do not have such plants: "If we account only for the state in which each county is located, we would estimate that local auto plants are associated with a 1.7 percentage point increase in Obama's vote share in the set of Midwestern states with more than one plant from an American automaker, or a 1.5 percentage point increase in all continental U.S. states outside of New England. "Once we account for the county's population and its basic ethnic/racial demographics, however, these estimates decline to between 0.3 percentage points and 0.5 percentage points, and the associated uncertainty makes them indistinguishable from zero. The results are quite stable when we introduce additional controls for demographics, local industry and the volume of political advertising. Counties that are home to Big Three plants just don't behave very differently from similar counties that are not."
Forbes.com says Northeast Ohio is home to two of the 20 dirtiest cities in America. The ranking is based largely on data from BestPlaces.net, which compiles air and water quality data from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. Factors in the air quality component include ozone and pollutants such as carbon monoxide, sulfur dioxide, lead and volatile organic chemicals. Water quality rankings use EPA data that measures watershed quality by looking at 15 indicators such as pollutants, sediments, and toxic releases. Akron ranks as the 15th dirtiest city, while Cleveland is No. 19.
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"It's always congested," said John Gambino, a Middle Village resident. "There's too much traffic in the area and 80th street is too narrow."
A rising amount of complaints like those one about traffic on 80th Street between Furmanville Avenue and Cooper Avenue in Middle Village has spurred Councilwoman Elizabeth Crowley to contact the Department of Transportation to work on the issue.
The councilwoman is working with the Department of Transportation to schedule a press conference to unveil the new plan and address the traffic issues, according to her office.
Many in the community trace the traffic concerns to unpopular measures by the MTA to extend and reroute bus service in the area.
On August 31st 2008, the MTA went forward with a plan to extend Q45 service to Atlas Park in the face of heavy opposition from community residents and a vote against the measure by Community Board 5.
Tom Ognibene, a Republican former councilman for Crowley's 30th district, who is running against her this fall, said she is trying to adopt one of his issues..
"I raised that as one of my big issues in my voter guide," Ognibene said. "It's part of my program on traffic issues. It's why I say Elizabeth is a follower rather than a leader. But if I can say things that get her to act, I guess that's a good thing."
Crowley's office disputed Ognibene's claim over the project, saying the councilwoman has been working steadfastly on the issue since taking office.
Ognibene said there are too many traffic devices that are not timed correctly, and that exist without an independent system in place to determine their effectiveness.
A street vendor along 80th Street, who asked to remain anonymous, agreed that the lights are to blame and also cited the rerouted buses as a culprit for congestion.
"The lights aren't timed right," he said. "Traffic backs up and it spills into the intersection. And now buses turn onto 80th Street on the way to Atlas and cars going toward Furmanville are too close to them when they turn."
With the increased summer visitors to Atlas Park and multiple asphalt repairs scheduled for Metropolitan Avenue and Cooper Avenue this year, the traffic issues seem poised to extend into the Fall.


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This is the official site of the Leveson Inquiry. It aims to provide the latest information on the Inquiry, including details of hearings and evidence, to the public and interested parties.
The Prime Minister announced a two-part inquiry investigating the role of the press and police in the phone-hacking scandal, on 13 July 2011. Lord Justice Leveson was appointed as Chairman of the Inquiry.
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Lord Justice Leveson opened the hearings on 14 November 2011, saying: "The press provides an essential check on all aspects of public life. That is why any failure within the media affects all of us. At the heart of this Inquiry, therefore, may be one simple question: who guards the guardians?" A wide range of witnesses, including newspaper reporters, management, proprietors, police officers and politicians of all parties, all gave evidence to the Inquiry under oath and in public.
Lord Justice Leveson published his Report on Part 1 of the Inquiry on 29 November 2012.
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The Wiki says that PW ads are "tolerated" (source), and I know of at least one high-profile CG site (Cat Nine: Take Two) that has its own PW ads. So, I don't think it's clear that running your own PW ads is a problem.robotthepirate wrote:CG don't like that though as it's their space to sell.
As an aside, I'm considering adding PW to The Webcomic Police this week. I read something that makes sense, which is that ads and advertising go hand-in-hand because ads give you more money for advertising, which, in turn, increases your page views and makes your ad space more valuable, increasing the money you earn and can put into advertising, and so on and so on.
I think it'd be worth trying, at least on a trial-and-error basis. PW lets you view the individual performance of each ad, so you could use different ads and see if any perform particularly well. You also have more room to be creative with the larger ads, but they're also a lot more expensive, so you need to be careful with them or you can blow through your budget quickly.robotthepirate wrote:Would it be worth designing ads specific to certain sites (or at least types of sites)? So if you have a comic audience you'd like to target (because you think people who like that comic will like yours or something) you could make an ad to appeal more to them.
Right. PW manual bids have a default expiration of 30 days, though, which is probably a good amount of time anyways, especially if you're okay with being conservative by setting a low bid. (Remember that Derelict skyscraper I bid $0.70 on? I've seen it get as low as around $0.10, and now it's up to $1.40. So, there seems to be a lot of variance.)robotthepirate wrote:Also I imagine it'll be worth working out a bit of a crop rotation system of which sites to target. Like Cuddly found, if your ad appears on the same site too often all the people who are likely to have clicked it will have done so already. That said it'd be good to return to high yield sites after a while to attract the attention of new readers and also to reattract people who a) read a bit of your work then forgot about it or b) were too busy to click it last time.
Art's generally pretty terrible when it comes to value. If you're after efficiency, you'd probably do better mowing lawns or something and putting the money into ads than by spending that same amount of time working on a cool drawing. That said, fan art should primarily be done for personal enjoyment and as a gift to the creator, with any page views coming as a pleasant side effect. Same thing with connections -- it's fun and informative to talk to people you have a common interest in.robotthepirate wrote:This all seems to suggest quite a lot of research into who you're advertising with, I wonder how effective it would be to advertise on these sites by other means instead of PW. So if Cuddly's going to hunt down other costume drama comics (ok, technically not a logical description) would she get more views/advertising by doing fan art or connecting with the author in some way on deviantArt? Find and befriend rather than find and bid. Obviously that takes a lot more work to do so it's a question of free time vs cost.


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Jayesby necesitaba un nuevo diseño de página web y lanzó un concurso de diseño en 99designs.
Un ganador ha sido elegido entre 53 diseños de 11 diseñadores freelance.
We are an early-stage startup. Our site allows you to organize and share all of your content from a number of different sites all in one place. Your friends can collaborate by submitting their content as well. So now the video that you took at the BBQ that's on YouTube, and the photo Bill took from the same BBQ that's on Facebook, and the hilarious Tweets Maggie wrote from said BBQ can all be in the same place no matter where they live on the Web. So now instead of sending a ton of different links to different sites you can just send one link to Dather. And to make all of this easy to find we've organized events onto a scrollable timeline.
And yes, we do plan to be the next big thing.
The same people that use Facebook, so pretty broad. High school to college to moms to grandpas. I think most users will be fairly heavy social media users from 18-35. We don't want to cater to the technorati crowd with an uber hipster gradient on gradient design, but also don't want to alienate them.
We aren't going to redesign the rest of the site, just the homepage. We want the front page to act more like a splash/landing/info page to better explain to new visitors what the site is all about. The logo is not changing nor is the general color scheme on internal pages. But for the homepage we want less muted colors (grays and browns). The brighter colors in the logo are good. We don't want neon/hot pick colors, but something less drab than is what on the homepage now.
I've highlighted the components below in no particular order.
*Please do not include the timeline that is on the current site in the version you make.
1) Header - from the site as is
2) Tagline
Their are two taglines (they won't be on the same page at the same time). 1 version should be "Timeline your world" and the other should be "Save your past"
3) We want to highlight 3 features of the site. They should have both graphics and text. And should be the same size as one another. And they should be in the following order: Group, Organize, Share.
- Graphic should convey that Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, Flickr, photos, videos, blog posts all live together on Dather.
Text: Dather allows you to save all of your stuff in one place. Bring your photos, videos and tweets together from Facebook, YouTube, Twitter and more. All on one site.
- Graphic should be a screenshot of a Dather timeline
Text: The timeline makes your stuff easy to find. No more long vertical pages followed by hitting page next. Just scroll left to move back in time and right to move forward.
- Graphic should convey that lots of people can share their different types of content together. Basically people collaborating all different kinds of stuff - photos, videos, tweets, posts
Text: Sharing is more than just emailing, posting or tweeting a link. With Dather you can truly collaborate -- store your stuff with your friends' stuff, regardless of where it came from.
4) There needs to be a big call to action to sign-up. The text in the button should be "Get Started Now"
5) A link to watch a video to learn more. Don't want a screenshot used to represent the video though.
6) A module that lists 4 different sample timelines from the site. Each timeline should have a thumbnail, heading and subheading.
7) Footer - from the site as is
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Vice City FM is an exclusive radio station to Grand Theft Auto: Episodes From Liberty City. Named after Vice City, "VCFM" plays 1980s' pop music, and is hosted by Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories and Grand Theft Auto: Vice City radio DJ, Fernando Martinez. In EFLC, Vice City FM replaces The Vibe 98.8 in Grand Theft Auto IV.
- Neneh Cherry - "Buffalo Stance" (1988)
- Swing Out Sister - "Breakout" (1988)
- Robbie Nevil - "C'est la Vie" (1986)
- Roachford - "Cuddly Toy" (1989)
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- T'Pau - "Heart and Soul" (1987)
- Mai Tai - "History" (1985)
- Nu Shooz - "I Can't Wait" (1986)
- Texas - "I Don't Want a Lover" (1989)
- Marillion - "Kayleigh" (1985)
- Hue and Cry - "Labour of Love" (1987)
- Climie Fisher - "Love Changes (Everything)" (1988)
- Hall & Oates - "Maneater" (1982)
- Curiosity Killed the Cat - "Misfit" (1986)
- Coldcut feat. Lisa Stansfield - "People Hold on" (1989)
- Level 42 - "Something about You" (1985)
- Jeffrey Osborne - "Stay with Me Tonight" (1983)
- Womack & Womack - "Teardrops" (1988)
- Roxette - "The Look" (1989)
- Re-Flex - "The Politics of Dancing" (1983)
- 'Til Tuesday - "Voices Carry" (1985)
- Boy Meets Girl - "Waiting for a Star to Fall" (1988)
- Prefab Sprout - "When Love Breaks Down" (1984)
- Terence Trent D'Arby - "Wishing Well" (1987)
- Wet Wet Wet - "Wishing I Was Lucky" (1987)
- Scritti Politti - "Wood Beez (Pray like Aretha Franklin)" (1984)
- John Farnham - "You're the Voice" (1986)
Episodes from Liberty City soundtrack:
- There are several recognizable references to the events of Grand Theft Auto: Vice City, including the phrase "ate your cassette disc", which is a reference to the mission Supply & Demand for Ricardo Diaz.
- Evan Moss sings along to "Maneater" by Hall & Oates in the opening cutscene of the mission Bang Bang. This is the only time you can hear the song in the game if you own the downloadable version, as Vice City FM appears only in the disc version.
- The main verse/chorus of "Maneater" was sampled by rapper Royce Da 5'9 in his song "We're Live (Danger)", which was featured in GTA III's hip-hop station Game FM.
- "The Look" by Roxette plays in one of The Ballad of Gay Tony trailers. It's also played at strip clubs.
- On an in-game poster advertising the radio station, there is a list of bands featured. Interestingly "Go West" and "Tears For Fears" are listed, but no songs are in the playlist, suggesting they were dropped during development, however, no song titles from these bands are seen in the file "american.gxt".
- "american.gxt" also reveals songs that were going to play on the station but were dropped during development. They include:
- Vice City FM is not available in the downloadable versions of TLAD or TBoGT, appearing in only the disc version. It is, however, available on the downloaded Steam version for the PC.
- The style of writing on the station logo is the exact same as the logo used on the front of the Grand Theft Auto: Vice City instruction manual.


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Get involved!Talk about the Jamiroquai Remix Project. Chat about your ideas and help each other create some amazing remixes.
Get involved!
To celebrate their 20th anniversary Jamiroquai are giving you the chance to remix "Too Young To Die"
Competition launches tomorrow, 1st March 2013 !! Ready to remix?
You can win lots of funky prizes!
Find some more information here http://www.jamiroquai.com/remix
Re: Get involved!
This could be great fun to hear all the different versions of the remix.
I think some of the people to get involved may only be viewers and not necessarily posters.
Re: Get involved!
Working on this!
Re: Get involved!
Awesome Jazzhole!
okay I'm in the process of making the downloads.
then the tutorials.
This will be fun if I can actually process what's in my head to a file!
Oh, and can't locate the live pack Jamiroquai Remix session file.
Re: Get involved!
It is possible to use other elements in this project?
I would like to use other instruments like electronic drums, bass, etc...
Is that possible?
Re: Get involved!
I suppose so. They even mention using programs other then Ableton, so i guess you can.
Re: Get involved!
Wow. Jamiroquai are my favourite band and I work as a DJ and have made some bootleg remixes of Jamiroquai before... One even got featured on Jamiroquai's official website! This is like a dream come true!
Important! Remix project stems incomplete
Hi, hope all is well with everyone
The stems for the remix project cut out around the 3.30 min mark? Not sure why this is but it needs to be fixed pronto if the problem is the same for everyone!
If anyone else could check to see if they have the same issue?
My friend downloaded the stems and had the same problem.
EDIT: I've downloaded the files twice to see it was a download error but that's not the case...
Important! Jamiroqai is not in time...
Hi SonicTramp, hi Sandriche,
I have the same issue. Actually the Ableton Live project is quite out of time, too. If you activate the click you really get ear cancer especially in the breakdown and solo sections, this is really heavy. Who did this?
Anyway, the stems are incomplete, the third section of the song is completely missing. I really would like to warp/quantize the files myself but as you said the stems should be fixed first.
Otherwise we have to recreate the tracks from bits of the Ableton Live project and the incomplete stems before we could start a good remix. To recreate and warp 35 such sophisticated tracks is a full time job and far from "No previous remix experience is necessary...".
I also recognized that the original tempo of the album version is straight 101.8 BPM (tight!). I don't know what the engineers in the 90s did, but I could imagine there wasn't something like audio quantization, so I think the transfer of the original stems is buggy also because the tempo of the stems isn't steady. Maybe there were some time code problems (ADAT, analog tape?). Anyway, maybe I am wrong on this but I hope to get the "lots of support" as promoted .
Re: Get involved!
Hi. I've just emailed the person who I believe is responsible for the remix project and hopefully he'll be able to investigate this. I've not yet downloaded the software to have a look myself.
Re: Get involved!
Brilliant, thanks David.
This needs to be fixed pronto!
Erik, 100bpm is pretty much spot on for me, give it a try
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Re: Get involved!
Yeah, I was a bit let down when I saw that it cut out the last part of the song which has the repeated "Oh I'm too young" bit which I just love.
Re: Get involved!
Any news on the stems?
Re: Get involved!
OK, here's the official word...
Personally I have not yet installed the software to have a listen to what's available but hope to do so in the next few days. I've never tried remixing anything before so it could be fun. I guess if we've all got the same files (whether they're good or bad) then we just have to do whatever we can with them!
Re: Get involved!
Ok, that makes sense. I thought it was just the album cut, just incomplete, but it makes sense if it is a radio edit, cutting out around 3.30.
Would be interesting to hear the full, mixed, ready for airplay radio edit though as it's quite different from the single (music video) edit... it uses verse 2 of the album version rather instead of verse 3 (like the single version). Had a quick look on YouTube but no joy.
And Erik that would explain the bpm hooking up to 100 rather than 101.
Right, now that's sorted I'm ready to roll with this again!
Cheers David for investigating our concerns
Re: Get involved!
Hi David,
Many many thanks for you investigation.
The pure remix stems are the radio edit version and they are 100 bpm straight, this makes sense.
The Ableton Live project is the album full length version but with very bad timing problems. It sounds to me that someone tried to rework the album version with the full length stems but failed in cutting and re-arranging in time. There are also some strange effects on the vocals like compressor and reverb in the verse. Just when the chorus drops in the vocals are dry.
As I said it's nearly impossible to rebuild the full length version with the short stems and the Ableton Live project because the Ableton Live project is just a mess in terms of timing and strange effects on the vocals.
Please try the Ableton Live project on your own with the metronome/click on and listen to the vocals in solo also (of course mute the Ableton Live FX on the tracks, but the reverb and fx are on the original audio files).
Anyway, so we have to decide either to remix just the shorter radio version with the good in time stems or the full length version but with heavy timing problems and strange effects on the vox.
I would love to clean this Ableton Live mess up and try to correct the timing, but then we still have the slightly strange fx on the vox.
David, maybe you can ask the studio guys at least to give us the full length lead vox stems incl. verse 3. This would be awesome.
To the studio guys, please don't misunderstand me: Wrong timing doesn't have anything to do with experience enthusiasts. Everyone who could count and dance to four on the floor can recognize that the timing is especially in the solo and breakdown sections sometimes really bad.
And the original raw stems doesn't require additional work, because there are in time. Just sad that the full length version doesn't exist for us as raw stems.
Either way, I appreciate the opportunity and thank all you guys who are involved in providing us with the material.
Re: Get involved!
I think it's a beautiful thing to be able to see the how the tracks all come together to make this song!
When I think of a remix, I think of a butchered track. 95 % is tossed aside.
But still can't wait to hear everyone's remix!
Re: Get involved!
How many remix files can be sent per person?
are there a limit number of remix per person?
Re: Get involved!
When is the end date of the contest?
And yes can there be more than one remix entered?
Re: Get involved!
I was unable to download the Ableton pack for this remix contest, so I DL'd the stems. People on the forum using ableton I presume, need to go to preferences, record warp launch and turn off "default launch quantization " . then load each audio sample into a new audio track, and it will sit nicely at 100 BPM.
Re: Get involved!
I am having some trouble locating the "Loopmasters Bonus Content" within the Ableton software... as seen in the 2nd Ableton tutorial.
I tried re installing the pack but the files are definitely not there. The files are all on my computer but cannot load in Ableton. Is anyone else having this problem?
Re: Get involved!
I only loaded them into logic pro and there was no problem :S sorry I can´t help.
maybe try to delete everything again and then re-load them from the website?? just an idea??
maybe somebody else has a better suggestion...
Re: Get involved!
Ok thanks for the suggestion, it still doesn't seem to accept them! But I have found that I can go to the folder and drag and drop them into Ableton - which is a little tedious but it works.
Getting involved and mixing it up
I love this opportunity Jamiroquai has given to their fans. Such a great idea. I am having a go - having never mixed or written music in my life. I'm enjoying it, but finding quite a large gap between what I want to do and what I can do.
Getting to listen to each part of the music, the instruments and the vocals is a wonderful experience to gain a deeper understanding and love for the music and the people who made it
Get involved - for UK residents only
I just read the T&C for this project and it states (above) this project is only for UK residents (yet related promotional material is available in Spanish).
Is this true?
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Members of Team Cruz on "The Ultimate Fighter: Live" heard the bad news about their coach around the same time the rest of the world found out earlier this week.
After nine weeks on set, the UFC bantamweight champ sustained a torn ACL in training that ruled out his further participation on the reality show, as well as a season-ending fight with opposing coach Urijah Faber at UFC 148.
Speculation about Cruz's replacement and the show's coaching setup has since run wild, but Team Cruz members Justin Lawrence and James Vick say they don't want anything to change on set.
"There's no way we want anybody else but him," Vick today told MMAjunkie.com (www.mmajunkie.com) during a teleconference in support of the show's quarterfinal matchups, which kick off Friday on the show's 10th episode. "He's been here for 10 weeks now, and he's a great coach (with) a great coaching staff.
"We're getting very close to him, like family almost, and there's no way I would want anybody else but him."
Family was a term used by both Lawrence and Vick to describe the relationship between the Team Cruz coaches and fighters. Lawrence said support coach Eric DelFierro, who coaches Cruz at San Diego's Alliance MMA, and Wilson Reis are key members of the team, as is trainer Lloyd Irvin.
Lawrence said his team hasn't been informed of what, if anything, the UFC plans to do with the coaching staff now that Cruz is injured.
"But I'd say they're going to have eight guys that are going to be upset if they try to change our coach," he said. "It's already been nine weeks. Like James said, we made a bond with the coaching staff already."
At the start of the teleconference, a UFC representative deferred questions about the promotion's plans to a later date. What's clear to all, though, is that Cruz likely faces a long road back to health.
"I've also gone through two surgeries, and it's no joke," Lawrence said. "It's the most depressing time of your life."
Despite a shortened time on the mats with Cruz, Lawrence said he is grateful to have learned the champion's training methods, even if they sometimes ran the team ragged.
"We'd come home after practice sometimes, and we were instantly crashed out, and when the next training session came around, we were like, 'Already?'" he said. "It just really shows me what a world champion trains like, and how intense a training camp should be."


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