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Happy New Year, you guys!
At some point around the holiday season, I usually write something about my favorite Christmas songs, and at some point in the newyeareveish time, something about my resolutions, but manalive this entire holiday season has been tough. Usually I balance my mix of Christmas music between happy, sad, and in-between holiday songs, but this year I just had this song on repeat. I think I figured out a little of why I love the holidays in general, though – because I feel like it's where I fit best. In a mess of glitter and celebration and candles and lights and buckets of melancholy.
Also – I really don't know if there's anything lovelier in the middle of the blues than a river to skate away on.
There was good, too, of course, in the midst of tough – December seems to be the epitome of a bipolar roller coaster every year, it's just that this year the dips appeared faster and stayed longer than I'm used to. I do my best to confront them head on – with a combination of eating well, steering clear of alcohol, exercise & time outside, when I know they're going to hit hard. I prep, you guys. Like when you know a hurricane's going to hit, so you board up your windows, except for me, that meant plastering a poster-size paper next to my bed with reminders like, Eat well and sleep lots and be good to yourself and go outside – but then there were so many holiday dinner celebrations, and people kept giving me glasses of wine? (After I asked for them.) And then we had a staff retreat at a beach house and someone handed me a margarita (because I held out my hand) and then someone else gave me a cookie (I took multiple when no one was looking). And who can exercise when it's below zero? I mean people could, indoors, I suppose – but I've realized in my adult years that I am only happy when I can be outside, and then secondarily realized I am also only happy when I am not frozen to the bones, so –
Here we are.
I am half-happy, half-sad, half-eating-everything-green and half baking cakes for myself at 10 o'clock at night, mostly laying on the floor, half waterallday and half champagne for no reason – half-hopeful for what's to come in 2018. I suppose this is always where I am, I'm just attempting to move to the other side – like three quarters green and 1 quarter cake?
Last weekend, though, I got pretty excited about the bombcyclone and all that came with it – the forced slowdown of the town, and the outdoors when they're so peaceful. I love people and community and all that it comes with, but really, the best time to be out is when everyone else is in. So I put on my snowpants and boots and trudged around the neighborhood for hours and it made me super happy.
I attempted to take a picture of myself, y'know – a selfie, to document my happiness, like a proper 2017 woman. I pictured myself writing something like #happiest or #snowdayhappy or something equally awesome to capture the moment. I couldn't keep my eyes open, though, while trying to take it, because it was snowing so much and it was so windy, and then in the middle of the attempt, realized there was a man watching me try to do it while my hood flew off multiple times, and then felt completely ridiculous but still – happy.
I was the happiest, you guys!
When I was nearing the end of my walk, heading down my street towards home a small, blue pickup truck slowed down near me and the woman driving – around my age, rolled down the window. In the moments I waited for her to speak, I thought to myself that she was going to offer me a ride – the wind had picked up considerably, and Kittery is full of super neighborly people – some of whom I had met and spoken with on the first half of my walk. When I read her face, though, which was slightly unpleasant-looking, I instead thought I was going to get yelled at for walking in the road, which I was totally doing.
Angry-woman, yelling: So, ya like Bobby Knowles?*****
Me, adorable snow-bunny looking innocent: Um, what?
Angry-woman again, louder and more angry: YA LIKE BOBBY KNOWLES?
Me, still adorable which you can tell by how I make my statement a question here: Um – I don't know who that is?
Angry-woman, the loudest in the land: WELL WHY DID YOU FUCK HIM LAST NIGHT THEN?
And then she sped away.
Here's the thing, guys. I really don't know who Bobby Knowles is. I assume he is a TOMCAT with the ladies of Kittery, but I am not one of them. When someone was – I'll be more sensitive here than my new friend – befriending Bobby Knowles the previous night, I was cooking pizza for Anna and her friends. And then hiding their phones from them. And then reminding them that I could still hear them talking, in the wee hours of the morning. Bobby, apparently unfortunately for me (but likely not), was nowhere to be found, at least not at my house.
I called my Mom to tell her what happened – because I needed someone to know that me and Bobby weren't going to make it – and as I was recounting the story – my new friend came speeding around the corner of the street I was about to cross. The roads were pretty bad, because y'know, bombcyclone, so when she started spinning out a little, I assumed it was because she hit an icy patch. A second later, though – she started gunning for the sidewalk and I realized she was trying to hit me. She tried a few times, while I ran up the snowbank I was near, and then dove out of the way, and then she left, rolling down her window and glaring at me while she gestured with her hands in an un-friendly way.
And I started to run home.
1) Don't be too hard on yourself when the blues hit, December is a tough month for lotsofpeople. Drink water. Sleep lots. Eat well. Accept the wine and the cookies, but get some greens in there. Soak in the extra time with people you love. Forgive yourself over and over and over again.
2) Take advantage of snowdays by getting outside. Walk when it's dark so you can see the remaining lights from people who haven't gotten around to taking them down yet, and families sitting down to dinner through their Christmas tree covered windows. Wear proper gear, so you don't get too cold.
3) Stay on the sidewalk, because Bobby Knowles' girlfriend could try to kill you.
****Bobby's name has been changed to protect the innocent.
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Monitoring the Waitakere NOW Home®
The Waitakere NOW Home® was the most intensively and comprehensively monitored house in New Zealand. Yet the key to getting reliable information on how the house performed in a real-life situation was for the tenants to live as normally as possible, unbothered by data collection.
BRANZ Ltd developed a monitoring system which provides remotely accessible data, removing the need for regular data collection visits. The technology employed was cutting-edge, which needed new ways of thinking to provide a reliable and unobtrusive monitoring installation.
A central data acquisition system, comprising a desktop computer, an Agilent datalogger and a Point 6 radio sensor network collected readings of electricity and water use, solar water heating, the hotwater cupboard, temperature, humidity and CO2 levels.
A combination of electronic dataloggers recorded at intervals of one minute, recording some one thousand data points every day. The quantity of data this yielded was considerable, with each day 80 channels of data being collected at one minute intervals resulting in over 115,000 data points. In time the large volume of data proved too much for software capability and the data was processed into ten minute blocks using a more flexible indexing system.
A LabView® programme is used to retrieve the data from the Agilent® and wireless radio receiver, and compile it into a form which is accessible from BRANZ Ltd in Wellington via a DSL internet connection.
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EditShare Sets the Gold Standard for Northwoods Community Church
In the early days of Christianity, the gospel was carried by men on foot, on horseback, and across the oceans on sailing ships. Twenty-one centuries later, churches like Northwoods Community Church are employing advanced video techniques, thanks to EditShare, to deliver their message.
"Although we provide coverage of our services for people located in our community, delivering video of our services over the Internet means that viewers around the world can join in our worship services at any time," explains Dave Marks, video content creator at Northwoods Community Church.
The main Northwoods Church campus is located in Peoria, Illinois, with additional facilities in Galesburg and Chillicothe.
Dave continues, "Our services are seen live in our main campus throughout the building using our closed circuit TV system. We use hard drive recorders to record our Saturday night service for playback on Sunday at our Galesburg campus, and we encode a ProRes file for playback on Sunday at our Chillicothe campus. We place the complete service on our website on Sunday afternoon."
For the live services, five Panasonic HPX-370 cameras, routed through a Ross Vision 2 switcher, are employed. Audio is controlled by an Avid Venue Profile. Alongside services, the video unit produces instructional class programs and promotional videos. Editing is carried out using Final Cut Pro 7.
As the amount of programming increased, the need for an effective ingest, storage and archive system became necessary. "We had two 4TB RAID-5 units, one for each workstation, connected by a network. We backed up to single 1TB and 2TB drives. But this was not a very effective way of working," admits Dave.
The Search for a Better Solution
As a result, Dave started researching shared storage systems. "I wanted a turnkey system from top to bottom – a front to back solution from a single vendor. And that search was turning out to be a long process. In fact, I looked at just about every system imaginable, and none of them provided a single source solution."
He says that the smaller solutions – of which there are a great many – require mix and match configurations, and quite often the tape backup is the "forgotten element."
"Data asset management is great, but if you don't have a solution that effectively archives the data and then retrieves it in a logical manner, you don't have a true full system answer."
Eventually Dave's search led him to EditShare.
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"Once I learned the benefits that EditShare offered, I knew that it delivered the feature set we needed. I set EditShare as my gold standard and soon found that no other system could stack up – and remember, I had looked at a great many. I reached a point in the design phase where I said, 'No matter what else we do or purchase, we are buying EditShare. Nothing else is as important as this system.' EditShare became a major component of our $1.3 million from-the-ground-up video installation."
The resultant purchase comprised an EditShare 32TB Energy 3U server with Flow Asset Management and File-based Ingest and Ark Tape.
"One of the happiest days during the installation phase was when the EditShare pallet was delivered to our facility. I went to my boss with great enthusiasm and told her 'Our solution has arrived!'"
EditShare Provides an End-to-End Workflow With Outstanding Third-Party Integration
So, how do Dave and his team use the system?
"We ingest P2 cards through Final Cut Pro 7 to the Energy server. Our church services are also captured through a Blackmagic Decklink Extreme card directly to the Energy server. Additionally, we have set up 'Shared Assets' for our stock music and video footage, and a graphics share for our Photoshop files. The setup allows our three editors to access the material for logging and editing simultaneously, if necessary."
At the moment, Flow is mainly used for quick restoration of archived material. Dave says that the production team is still in the process of loading archival material that was produced before EditShare was introduced. He looks forward to scanning this material with Flow and archiving it with Ark Tape to create an easily searchable and cost-effective repository of all of Northwoods Community Church's video assets.
"We use Ark Tape on a daily basis. Our project files – Final Cut Pro, After Effects, and Cinema 4D – are backed up daily. All other shared spaces are backed up on a weekly basis."
EditShare Changes Workflow Practices For The Better
Dave continues to be very enthusiastic about how EditShare is helping his team. "We have radically streamlined our workflow! At last, we have a common shared space for graphics, stock music and video footage. In fact, I would say the greatest benefit EditShare has given us is being able to access any file at any time, and that has really made our lives so much better. More than that, EditShare gives us the capability to hand off projects quickly between editors – and that certainly helps our workflow. Before, we operated three isolated workstations, but now we have complete integration of every project. And we have an administrator shared space to store software downloads, serial numbers and workflow documents. All in all, we now have complete project organization, and this has greatly improved how we work."
But Dave's animated endorsement of the EditShare setup doesn't end with the operational use.
Deploying the system has produced so many great benefits for us – but there is more. EditShare surely has the best technical support in the business. It beats the others hands down. As an example, I had a problem a few weeks ago trying to restore a job in Flow, so I called tech support. They found an error in a database, got the Ark developer involved, and he wrote a hot patch – right there, on the spot! In three hours total, I was back up and running, and this is how every call to EditShare tech support has gone. We never hear 'We'll call you back' and we are never put on hold for hours. They are there when we need them. EditShare stands behind its product like no one else."


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Incredible Celebrity Imperfections: Tom Brady is Growing Bold
Celebrities always seem to us flawless and we constantly dream of having the same "perfect skin", "gorgeous hair" or "hot body". Sure hiding imperfections is celebrities' must-be, but first off, they are just ordinary people like we are. And no matter how incredible it seems, they aren't perfect, facing the same problems such as putting on extra weight. Even dashed kicky football star, Tom Brady has his incredible imperfection. It's so nuts! Tom Brady is growing bold!
Tom Brady is Gisele Bundchen's hubby and a celebrated football player, famous not only for his football achievements but also for extreme eye appeal. But several weeks ago he was spotted stepping out the back door of Rhode Island's Leonard Hair Transplant Associates. And as the insider spilled guts, Tom Brady was looking for "help with his thinning hair and bald spot". And to hold it out Tom parked at the back door (like James Bond, holy mackerel!)
It's not a big deal, I guess, but why was he so secret?! It's OK, Tommy! Moreover it seems to me that Brady needn't any hair transplants, but he obviously should know better. What say you to that?
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People over 65 need to take special care to reduce their chances of contracting foodborne illness (i.e. food poisoning). Fortunately, home health aides for senior citizens can help.
Generally, food in the U.S. is usually very safe. However, food that has started to go bad or has been in a refrigerator too long may carry bacteria. This could cause illness in anyone, but is particularly dangerous for the elderly.
Toxins Especially Dangerous to Elderly
Older people process toxins in their body more slowly than younger people, so bacteria stay in their body longer. In addition, older people may have weaker immune systems, due either to chronic conditions or medications.
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The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reports that 48 million Americans become ill each year from foodborne illnesses. As many as 128,000 people are hospitalized annually, and 3,000 of those foodborne illnesses become fatal. Many of those affected are senior citizens or children.
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My grandma made her very first app not to long ago, with a little help from me. She made a NFC writer app for Windows Phone 8, a simple but functional app. I wanted to find a nice vector file I could use for the app, but couldn't find a fitting one so I ended up making my very first vector drawing inspired by the Illustrator and Aftereffects session with my dear friend Julia Holmblad this weekend. She finally showed me how to use the pen tool, and I decided to give it a go in the opensourse program Inkscape. The pen there isn't 100% the same, but I managed in an hour or so to scramble together a drawing I was happy with.
I tweeted it, and it wasn't long before the devs got creative and suggested I make her tapdance. Well, why not?
After importing the XAML to the project, I threw together a quick animation- please keep it mind it was just for laughs 🙂 But I might actually keep it in the app. Yes, why not? Here you go, the dancing grandma. Blog post on the app creation itself coming up later this week.
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Inkscape, can import Illustrator files when saved as pdf and than you can convert it to a xaml file. Open this Xaml file in Blend and than you can begin with the animations. I did this once with a smiley from svg to xaml


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Audiologists are healthcare professionals who provide patient-centered care in the prevention, identification, diagnosis, and evidence-based treatment of hearing, balance, and other auditory disorders for people of all ages. Hearing and balance disorders are complex with medical, psychological, physical, social, educational, and employment implications. Treatment services require audiologists to have knowledge of existing and emerging technologies, as well as interpersonal skills to counsel and guide patients and their family members through the rehabilitative process. Audiologists provide professional and personalized services to minimize the negative impact of these disorders, leading to improved outcomes and quality of life.
Audiologic (Hearing) Evaluation
On your first visit to an audiologist, he or she will start by asking you questions about your medical and hearing history. This is called the case history. Next, the audiologist will look into your ears using a light, called an otoscope, and check for anything in the ear canal that might affect the test results or require referral to your doctor. Finally, the audiologist will conduct a test or series of tests to assess:
* Whether there is a hearing loss
* The cause of the hearing loss (to the extent possible)
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* The best treatment options
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-My Heart's Been Broken/Susie Q. Gaylo Records. 1964.
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Not listed in the doo wop guides but same songs and record release number is present in the Kreiter's guide acredited only to Bobby Osborn on Gaylo Records(later reissued on Arlen Records).
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You have so much to do, and you cannot figure out the solution to one specific problem. You do not deserve a break until you know how to resolve the problem. You will not take a break until you know that you are going to make your deadline.
Guess what? This might be the exact time for you to take a break. Indulge in a few cat videos or clips of puppies engaging in mischief. Research has shown that participants performed tasks better AFTER looking at pictures of baby animals.
Taking a break will actually help to ensure that you are working on the right priorities. Taking a break does not take you off course it actually keeps you on track.
Don't trust me trust science.
University of Illinois psychology professor Alejandro Lleras explains:
"…Deactivating and reactivating your goals allows you to stay focused," he said. "From a practical standpoint, our research suggests that, when faced with long tasks (such as studying before a final exam or doing your taxes), it is best to impose brief breaks on yourself. Brief mental breaks will actually help you stay focused on your task!" (www.open.buffer.com/science-taking-breaks-at-work)
If you are worried that taking a break is preventing you from problem-solving, the opposite is true. When you take a break, your mind is not entirely idle. Some of your brain activity increases when you daydream and when you let your mind wander. Engineering professor Barbara Oakley states that while we do need to focus, we also need to enter a state called the diffuse mode. Focusing blocks us from this mode. Relaxing allows us to get into this mode and it is while in the diffuse mode your subconscious mind chips away at the problem that you are trying to solve. (www.motherjones.com/environment/2014/08/inquiring-minds-barbara-oakley-learning-neuroscience)
If this is true for you, then it is true for your team. When you see your team struggling with a complicated issue, encourage them to take a break. When you see a team member stressing out over a challenging problem, tell him or her to take a short walk around the building. You are not teaching people to walk away when the going gets tough. You are showing them that they can dig in and respond to the tough issues with a stronger and more focused mind. Make taking breaks part of your team discipline. Teach your team members that the way to real productivity and sharp thinking is to give your brain a rest.
You would not keep a high-performance engine running at top speed for extended periods of time. If you did it would burn out. And before it burned out it would gradually become slower and less efficient. Your mind and the minds of those around you are high-performance engines, don't burn them out.
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Welcome to Shakazhan….
Beginning where Lone Wolf left off, we join Wil VanLipsig and Matilda Dulac as they continue their epic sci-fi adventure. John Riley is gone. He disappeared with the help of an ancient transportation device. They hope he's dead, but can't count on it. He's far too dangerous.
With the help of some new friends, they trek across the galaxy, venturing further into deep space. They arrive at a long forgotten planet – Shakazhan, heart of a legendary warrior race, The Timokuan.
Chapter 1
The Inhospitable Surface of Iyundo—1630 Galactic Mean Time (GMT)
"Where the hell did he go? I hit Riley point blank! It's impossible for me to miss at that range!"
In a fit of peevishness, Wil threw his gun to the ground, kicking debris over it. Matilda moved to the control panel. Flames licked at it, consuming the ancient device.
"We won't get this working again." She kicked it hard, the tip of her steel toed boot bouncing off the console. Finding a port for her scanner, she downloaded information from the console.
"That's a waste, baby."
"You never know what we can find out. Even a fragment can help."
Wil knew she was right, he just didn't want to admit it. "We need to get out of here before that blows."
"One more minute…." Matilda replied in a casual singsong.
Picking up his gun, Wil considered the flames. "The way that fire is going?"
"Put it out, then," she snapped as she watched the status bar on her download.
"Yes, Ma'am." He saluted flippantly, searching for something to extinguish the flames, finding nothing but unusable debris that would only succeed in feeding the fire.
"Speed it up, baby, I can't put it out."
"Almost done."
Flames leaped higher. Wil watched with growing concern. Just as he was about to grab her and run, she uncoupled the scanner and set off at a sprint. Wil followed her, trying to shield her body if the console blew. They dove behind a pile of rubble, keeping their heads down.
A small, fuzzy creature burst into the room, gesticulating wildly. Eyes wide with panic, he chittered at them in a language their translators couldn't decode. His face sported a slight snout, but there was intelligence in the bright, dark eyes. Dressed in a loin cloth, his body was covered with a soft layer of fur and was only marginally humanoid in configuration. He had a head, two arms and two legs, but there the resemblance to humans stopped.
Wil aimed his weapon at it, calm but wary. Matilda stopped him with a hand on his arm.
"Wait! He's okay. Listen." She tilted her head toward the creature.
"Listen to what? That's gibberish."
"He's telepathic. Come on." She followed the creature without question.
"Matilda! Wait!"
"Shut up and follow him. It's not safe here."
Wil went after her reluctantly, more to protect her than because he trusted the creature.
"Hurry! Felix says it's about to blow."
"Who's Felix?"
"He is."
"Who told you?"
She huffed sharply, exasperated. "He did."
The control panel fire gained intensity. The area around it blazed. A low rumble reached them. The earth trembled below their feet, cracks forming in the walls and floor. They moved away from the fire and deeper into the building, opposite the way they had entered.
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three articles recently, two showing the opposite approaches that can be adopted by courts and one the absurdity of trying to get rid of the file sharing via the ISPs
ISP Tries To Charge Users To Block File Sharing… Ends Up Installing Malware That Exposes Private Info (TechDirt 14 June 2010)
Dutch Court Says Just Publishing Links To A Movie Is Illegal And Must Be Blocked (TechDirt, 04 Jun 2010)
Yet Another Spanish Court Finds File Sharing Site Legal; Compares File Sharing To Book Lending (TechDirt, 08 June 2010) – the source in English language is Torrent Freak which has a link in Spanish to the interview given by the Lawyer Carlos Sanchez Almeida to Publico.es (04 June 2010) – research in Spanish gives access to the text of the judgment available on what seems to be the website of Almeida's law firm. http://www.bufetalmeida.com/602/caso-cvcdgo-pagina-de-enlaces-la-audiencia-provincial-de-madrid-confirma-el-auto-de-archivo.html The Google translation is not bad at all and confirms the translation made. It also reveals more clearly than my now poor understanding of Spanish could grasp. The Judges have referred to various cases, acknowledging that the law is not settled on this issue. Yet, for them
"since ancient times has been the loan or sale of books, movies, music and more. The difference now is primarily on the medium used was previously the paper or analog and now everything is digital format which allows an exchange much faster and higher quality and also a global reach through the Internet. And this exchange takes place in the network through file-sharing systems "P2P (or peer network) where there are no fixed clients and servers have a global reach as any Internet user can connect to your computer and share files that are divided, in turn, a large number of parties.
To use file sharing programs (Emule, etc.) Running the link or link to the document that is on the website so that the user's computer connects to a computer but not many who have various stages of This same document being shared among many users at once without anyone perceived why any financial reward."


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Swalec bought for Ł210m
Scottish and Southern Energy PLC said it has agreed to purchase the Swalec energy supply business from British Energy PLC for a total of Ł210m.
The purchase of Swalec - which supplies electricity to homes in south Wales - consists of cash and the repayment of inter-company debt.
British Energy said the move was part of its revised supply strategy, securing in turn higher electricity contract volumes ahead of the new electricity trading arrangements, due to be introduced later this year.
Scottish and Southern has pledged that it will be "business as usual" for Swalec customers.
A spokeswoman for Scottish and Southern said the company could not promise lower bills immediately.
She said there would be a "few" job losses at senior management level, but there would be no compulsory staff redundancies.
British Energy has decided to switch from domestic retail sales to concentrate on wholesale contracting and direct sales to industrial and commercial customers.
Trading alliance
British Energy said it has also agreed with Scottish and Southern a 10-year electricity off-take contract for 10 TWh per annum for the first five years, reducing to 7.5 TWh per annum thereafter.
Scottish and Southern said the transaction will also allow Scottish and Southern Energy to enhance the value of its customer base by offering additional products and services.
The off-take contract is in addition to the existing trading alliance between the two companies, British Energy said.
Scottish and Southern added that the supply prices in the contract would by linked to existing wholesale prices keeping Scottish and Southern neutral to power generation prices.
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Our last post focused on the EU's crumbling Iran walls, after earlier we shed light on Tehran's efforts to court Germany. Turns out something's also cooking in Italy (and it ain't just pasta…).
The evidence is already pretty massive, and it's mostly from the media – a partial list:
*A contract was signed by Iran's Mines and Metals Technological Engineering Company (MMTE) and Italy's Tenova Steel in the presence of the head of board of directors of the Iranian Mines and Mining Industries Development and Renovation Organization (IMIDRO) for construction of the still plant in Kerman province's Sirjan city.
*A conference in Rome initiated by the Iranian embassy there and focusing on Hassan Rouhani's election as an opportunity for dialogue. (Another conference focusing on economic opportunities in Iran is planned to take place in early November in Rome, Milan and Genoa under the auspices of the Iranian embassy in Italy.)
*An eight-day tour of Iran organized by the Iran-Italy chamber of commerce.
* An Italian-Iranian scientific meeting at the University of Shiraz.
*The University of Palermo signed an agreement with the Iranian government's Institute of Social and Cultural Study to facilitate academic exchange.
* In a meeting with the Italian parliamentary delegation in New York, Iran's foreign minister emphasized the importance of relations between the legislatures of the two countries and called for formation of an Iran-Italy parliamentary friendship group.
*Meanwhile, the Iran-Italy Chamber of Commerce congratulated former Iranian Chamber of Commerce head Mohammad Nahavandian on his appointment as head of Rouhani's presidential office (we've already mentioned his ravings in previous writings).
Considering this recent flurry of activity, it would seem that Rome sees Rouhani's election as an economic opportunity, just as many in the West see it as an opportunity to end the nuclear standoff.


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We butchered 2 hogs today. Uncle Fred & Aunt Mary, Emil & Henry were the butchers. They were here for dinner, & Uncle Fred & Aunt Mary stayed for supper too. It took so long to rendered the lard. Henry & Emil left about 4 o'clock. We made some summer sausage too. Mr. Eichenseer went up to Belleville this morning & got the beef from Streck's Shop, the driver forgot to call Eichenseer this morning, so he had to go in after it. He brought it down here, & there were 3 sausages in with the beef, so we called them up & Odillo came & got them. We had about 29-30 lbs. beef for .19¢ boneless. Ralph Wiegand was here this morning & invited us all, Uncle Fred, Aunt Mary, Henry, to come down to their place, the old house on Sunday eve. Jan. 11. It was in big letters in the paper today that Hecker State Bank shut it doors & all the directors, cashier names were mentioned. They thought the bank would open again in a few days, but it hasn't yet. It was also in the paper that Smithton State Bank is changed to First National Bank. Miss Gladys Hull teacher of the Upper School gave a Christmas Program & quite a few people of around here were present. Mrs. Schemberger of Millstadt died, her husband was killed a year ago by "Patty Diesel."
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Tuesday, Sept. 30, 1930
It is awful cool this morning. George Reheis was here this afternoon with Ronederberg's horses & got our lime dust spreader. Papa was hauling wood today. There is a sale by Millstadt & Saxtown, it is Mrs. Charles Scrugg's. Bertille got the mail this evening, the parcel post package from Chicago Mail Order came.
Sunday, July 27, 1930
They were all up for church this morning. This afternoon we went to Millstadt to hear the singers. It was Saengerfest Picnic. We met Frank Dudenhoeffer, his wife & George, Peter Reheis & Jas. Reheis, Oscar Birkners, Adam Eckerts. From Millstadt we went to the Club House, there we had chicken supper. They had a tarpaulin laid to dance on. There were a lot of people there. When we came home Henry just came out from our house. But he came back again, he wanted to know where that club house was, but they went back home again. Last Sunday the Millstadt ball team played with Hecker here. The score was 19 to 2 in favor of Hecker. Rex Rapp made a home run. Today they are playing with a St. Louis team. I seen in the paper that Henry S. Braun threshed 1800 bus. of wheat & 1500 bus. of oats.
Sunday, February 23, 1930
Papa went to first mass. Rosalia and Bertille went to late mass. In the afternoon we drove up to Eichenseer's and got gas and air and took Mamie along, we went to Smithton, Douglas, Belleville, Millstadt, Darmstadt, Columbia, Waterloo, Red Bud & then back to Hecker. Oh! Wasn't that some drive. I say it was. It took 2 hours. We found 20 eggs today.


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"Pay attention to the sounds around you," says internationally-known composer of manipulated sound R. Weis. His new CD, Excitable Audible, features 14 songs created exclusively from original samples of commonplace sounds, including trash hitting trash cans, plastic lids spinning, kitchen dishes rattling, the dog's ball bouncing, and squeak toys squeaking, as well as Weis' own voice. Songs range from up-tempo to otherworldly and celebrate the everyday sounds and sound-making objects in artist Weis' home environment. For more information, visit rweis.com.
Album can be sampled on cdbaby.com and can be heard in its entirety in the MF Shop. A wonderful interview with R. Weis as well as an overview of his work can be found on the Crafthaus site.
1. This Tape is Trash
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The bronze medal for Midlife Gamer's Game of the Year goes to Bioware's Mass Effect 3. It was a thrilling conclusion to the story, mired in much controversy owing to that ending, but we'll get to that in a bit.
So is Mass Effect 'our' Star Wars? A brilliantly constructed and realised future brought to life over three 40 hour plus games, along with novelised spin offs and an anime, it tells the story of Commander John Shepherd, soldier, lover and the Citadel shopping mall's number one voice over artiste. Set almost 200 years in the future, the universe of Mass Effect is connected by a series of Mass Relay's that act as warp points across space that facilitate fast travel, and built by the Reapers. The Reapers themselves are an almost unstoppable force, with vastly superior technology, they return to our Universe every 50,000 years to harvest all sentient life.
We'll keep this mostly spoiler free. Following on from the events in Mass Effect 2's final DLC 'Arrival', ME3 begins with the Reapers reaching Earth. Cue lots of Inception styled 'BRAAAAP' noises and a whole lot of destruction, Our hero Shepherd leaves Earth in the Normandy to round up many former allies and familiar faces, as he sets about forging new alliances with old enemies and building a pan Universal fleet to take on the Reapers. Shepherd doesn't only have the Reapers to contend with, but also the synthetic race the Geth, and the Pro Human organisation Cerberus led by the Illusive Man, voiced again by Martin Sheen.
The game was well supported with post game single player DLC adding more missions and background to a story that you had likely already finished. Indeed, this is a common problem, LA Noire springs to mind in a similar way. You've already seen how the story ends, yet you find yourself reloading to an earlier time, where your protagonist certainly hasn't reached his final destiny.
However, more controversial was the inclusion of day one DLC that introduced a significant new character and that it could be argued should have been in the game in the first place. This though, was nothing compared to the shit storm that blew up as people started to complete the game.
As in any good RPG, a game driven by player choice and whose decisions are carried over from one game to the next, makes Shepherd 'your' Shepherd. And yet the ending felt like a let-down for so many, as all the hundred plus hours you had invested in the series, all the decisions you had made about who lived and who died, ultimately came down to one final decision. That nobody liked much. Such was the debacle at the time, Bioware agreed to construct a free of charge Directors Cut ending that added additional cut scenes and did much flesh out the gaps that players thought were missing. The series makers had always said that Mass Effect was Shepherds story so his/her fate shouldn't come us too much of a surprise come the end of the game. Well, unless you played a ton of the multiplayer, and your effective military strength rating was at maximum.
The multiplayer portion of Mass Effect 3 deserves a special mention and was quite frankly a fantastic game in its own right. A horde based shooter with customisable characters; it would see you defending a particular base after it had been liberated by Shepherd in the main game. As your character progressed, they could be converted into war assets that would help you get the best ending for the single player campaign. Again, this was really well supported after launch with lots of free map packs and enhancements and objective based weekends. There are still plenty of people playing it, and if you've never tried it, you really should.
Perhaps I'm focusing too much on the negative side of things. Mass Effect 3 achieved a Metacritic rating of 93 and marked the conclusion of a trilogy that set out to accomplish much and it did it very well. In a year that games really did start to form strong emotional bonds with the player, I for one can't wait to see what Casey Hudson and the team at Bioware do with the franchise next.
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Like most states, Michigan takes weapons offenses and gun crimes very seriously. Being charged and convicted of a weapons offense could land you in prison for many years. Many lawmakers and activists are fighting for more severe penalties for gun and weapons charges, which means if you have been arrested for a weapon or gun offense you need to act fast and takes the charges seriously. Call us as soon as you can to start building a defense.
Michigan law also specifies that you cannot carry a handgun on your person or hide one in your vehicle without having a license for carrying a concealed pistol.
Some of the most common weapons offenses include felony firearm possession and possession of a concealed weapon. It is against the law to carry a concealed firearm in Michigan, or any other kind of weapon that is considered dangerous.
Meantime, it becomes a felony if you are caught with a concealed weapon at the time a crime is committed. If convicted it will lead to at least a two-year minimum sentence behind bars. That is in addition to the other penalties invoked if convicted of the original crime that was committed at the time you were carrying the concealed weapon. Many prosecutors will attempt to charge people with a felony firearm offense even if the gun had nothing to do with the original crime in question. Don't let this happen to you. Call us today for help.
In addition to firearms there are several other dangerous weapons that are not legal to carry in Michigan, including, but not limited to, bombs, short-barreled shotguns, machine guns and items considered to be used for bludgeoning.
At Nickola Law we understand weapons offenses and gun crimes and we know how to defend individuals who are facing these kinds of charges. We will work to find the holes in the prosecution's case against you and in doing so we will determine whether or not proper procedures were followed. We can also look at other important factors such as whether or not the gun was loaded or if it even worked. If the gun was an antique or if it was used for hunting are other possible defense strategies we can employ. It's also important to consider what your intent was in carrying the weapon and exactly where it was when police found it.
There are many reasons that people end up in possession of guns and other weapons. Just because someone has a weapon that does not mean they are going to use it to commit a crime. Likewise, not everyone who has been arrested for possessing a weapon is actually the owner of that weapon. Remember, just like with any other criminal charge, you are innocent until proven guilty. Therefore, if you're facing a weapons offense or a gun crime, then contact the criminal defense lawyers at Nickola Law for help today. Call us at 810-767-5420, or toll free at 866-642-5652. Click here to contact us online or by email.
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Friday's first hour guest, reporter and editor Linda Moulton Howe of Earthfiles.com(1) discussed Earth's weakening magnetic field, as well as presented an update on the latest crop circle formations around the world.
Linda said that over the last century, the global magnetic field has weakened about 10 to 15 percent (in some areas by 30 percent). The deterioration of the magnetic field seems to have accelerated recently, causing scientists to theorize about a possible pole reversal, which would cause compasses to point south instead of north and have other adverse effects. According to her research, the magnetic field weakens during a pole reversal and allows more cosmic radiation to enter Earth's atmosphere. This would wreak havoc on the ozone layer, our DNA, and satellite and GPS systems. Read more at Earthfiles.com(2).
During her crop circle update, Linda talked about a huge pattern that has recently appeared in Windmill Hill. The design is 825 feet long and features a unique interweaving of stalks in one of its circles. Linda also reported that cameras do not function from within the formation. Read more at Earthfiles.com(3).
1. http://www.earthfiles.com/
2. http://www.earthfiles.com/news/news.cfm?ID=751&category=Science
3. http://www.earthfiles.com/news/news.cfm?ID=752&category=Environment
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We are now looking forward to seeing my partner's family and come June, the old home shall be filled with noise and fun from everyone else.
Since I have my kid and husband waiting already, I just have to finish my summer teaching job and head straight to wait for their coming.
This year's vacation is quite special as we hold the golden anniversary of our parents. It is, however, a sad thought that we shall be missing other family members since they have their other affairs that they can't join the vacation and the grand wedding day.
So, for now, we can just keep in touch through net and call.


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Terry & Carolyn Jane
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Devonia is a charming Victorian property situated in a superb location on Eastbourne's elegant seafront. The resident chef/proprietor and his wife, Terry and Carolyn Jane, have many years' experience in the hospitality industry and will ensure you have a relaxing, enjoyable and comfortable stay at Devonia.
Our guest bedrooms have flat screen televisions with Freeview, tea/coffee making facilities, hairdryers and toiletries. Most have a sea view and our superior room has a private balcony.
There is a private car park at the rear. Free Wi-Fi internet connection is available 24 hours a day. Devonia is a non-smoking building.
Breakfast is cooked to order and served in our light and airy ground floor dining room with delightful sea views.
Check in time is from 12 noon but early/extra late arrivals can be arranged with prior notice. Check out time is 10.30am or later by prior arrangement.
From Devonia you can stroll along the charming promenade to the Pier, past the colourful Carpet Gardens to the Bandstand - towards Holywell and the foot of the famous chalk cliffs of Beachy Head and the picturesque South Downs.
Eastbourne Town Centre, with its wide range of shops, bars and restaurants, is just a few minutes' walk away..
Children welcome from any age.
From the A27/A22 - follow the signs to Eastbourne seafront. At the Sovereign Centre roundabout turn right onto Royal Parade, Devonia is situated about 3/4 mile along the seafront on the corner of Addingham Road. The A259 coast road from Dover ferry terminal via Hastings is just over an hour's drive, as is Gatwirk Airport by rail or by road.
There are regular rail and road services from London Victoria to Eastbourne railway station and National Express coach stop which are just a few minutes' taxi ride away.
There are frequent bus services to explore Eastbourne and surrounding towns and villages.
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- Totally non-smoking
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- Television available
- Visa/Mastercard/Switch accepted
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- WiFi or internet access
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This is like the next song that I've heard from him after I heard him sing in Kris TV (that was a long time ago). He was singing Forever Young and still, his talent in performing is very much visible. Gone was the boy who won Little Big Star. He is no longer the skinny Boy Bawang of Super Inggo. He is now the manly, hawt and talented Sam Concepcion.
I have never expected him to have music like this. I used to think that he would stick to like bright music videos and songs. But, I was proven wrong. His manliness and darker side showed. His biceps and abs… oohh, he grew up reaaaaally well. The whole music video is shown in darker hue maybe to add seriousness and mysteriousness of the MV.
The MV might be set post-apocalyptic or in the future. There were flying cars and tall buildings. People were clothed in dark-colored clothes. The setting is in a room where there is a chandelier on one side and appears to be quite worn.
Sam's voice definitely change. I remember seeing comments before when he sang "Kung Fu Fighting" about how girly and high-pitch his voice was. If those people can hear him now, they might flip out. He sounds so good right now and the song is a definite awesomeness. And add those dance choreography. It might not be the most awesome out there but it's definitely a something.
When the mystery girl was revealed, I was quite disappointed to see Solenn. It's not because she's not good enough (SHE'S PRETTY!) but because I think she's too old for Sam. During the 'intimate' parts that they have, I can't feel any spark whatsoever about them. They look good together but they just don't make the cut. This is the only part though that I got so disappointed.
I'm quite happy right now to see this music video. Truth be told, I've been waiting for a long time to see Filipino music videos like this, Well-thought and tailored. You can really see the effort that they exerted to make this video something that many people would want to watch. They should be given a pat on the back. This is something world-class.
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Frucor Beverages is to stage a consumer PR pitch later this year
for its V energy soft drink brand.
The drink - which competes in a crowded sector against Red Bull, Virgin
DT, Solstis and Coke's forthcoming Burn - is the top-selling energy
drink in Australia and New Zealand. Its UK launch last April was run by
Hammond Communications.
Frucor last week hired Frank PR on a trade PR brief. It is on the verge
of hiring an ad agency and is understood to be planning the consumer
pitch as the final piece of its marketing jigsaw.
Frank, whose account for V is led by account handler Eva Sogbanmu and
overseen by joint MD Nadia Gabbie, is to use its trade remit to impress
the client ahead of a possible shortlisting in the first half of
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Test Space exhibition: MMORPG by Will Kendrick
A new Test Space exhibition, MMORPG by Will Kendrick, opens with a preview on Friday 1 August from 6-8pm and runs until 7 August.
MMORPG explores the evolving virtual society that exists alongside our day-to-day reality, examining the blurring of boundaries between our online and offline identities. Through a combination of video works and projections the exhibition presents our interactions in the online space as a role-playing game played between our projected online identities, and designed to hide our personal insecurities.
Exhibition open daily from 12-5pm (closed Monday)
Preview Friday 1 August, 6-8pm
Will Kendrick was born in Blackpool and lives and works in Bristol, he studied Fine Art at Bath School of Art and Design, graduating in 2010. Recent exhibitions include Surfacing (2014) at Hand in Glove in Bristol, Relay (2014) at OVADA in Oxford, I Used To Be An Adventurer Like You (2013) at Motorcade/Flashparade in Bristol and Trichromatic (2012) at Elements in Bath.


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Gears of War Story
Gears of War is a wildly popular sci fi action video game series.
Many people are already addicted to the game, but still others would like to get into it, but they do not know the story of Gears of War.
Some folks can simply pick up a new game and start playing it without having a lot of background information.
Then there are people like me. I have to know the story behind the game, before I can jump in and start playing like a demon.
I know that I cannot possibly be the the only one who craves this kind of knowledge, so I have created this hub for anyone who wants to learn the Gears of War Story.
The Planet Sera: A Very Brief History
The story of Gears of War begins on a planet called Sera. Sera is a lot like the planet Earth, especially in the way that we have a history of war.
Another way that Sera is much like Earth, is the fact that its inhabitants are human.
The wars on Sera were epic, and they brought the planet to near annihilation. It was at this point, the very brink of destruction, that the people of Sera decided to change their ways.
They sought to bring peace to their planet, and this series of actions led to a golden age.
Although global peace was positive during the time, crime was still an issue, and the planet's biggest issue was that of diminishing energy sources.
Sera's fossil fuel and nuclear fuel sources were dwindling, and the struggle to keep up with global demand became a huge burden.
The Discovery of Imulsion
The planet soon discovered, and turned to a liquid fuel source called imulsion. Imulsion flows underground, and it can be thought of as being equivalent to oil on Earth.
Unfortunately, the quest for imulsion created shifts of global power on Sera, and nations fought wars in order to preserve their wealth (sound familiar, eh?).
The Hollow
The Hollow is an subterranean network of tunnels that lay just beneath the surface of the planet Sera.
This underground network was previously unknown to the inhabitants of Sera.
Many species of subterranean creatures inhabit the tunnels, one of those species is the Locust Horde.
Emergence of the Locust Horde
The Locust Horde broke through the crust of Sera and began a merciless attack on the people of Sera.
The attack became a full-fledged planetary war, and it left billions of people dead on the planet Sera.
The remaining survivors (mostly militaristic) destroyed their own cities (and the people in them) in an attempt to prevent the Locust Horde from gaining control of their civilization.
The day that the Locust Horde broke free to the surface of Sera is known as Emergence Day.
The Stranded at Jacinto Plateau - The Human's Last Stand
Jacinto Plateau is a solid mass of rock that the Locust Horde could not breach.
The surviving humans that could make it to Jacinto Plateau refer to themselves as The Stranded, and they have chosen to make the plateau their last stand.
The only object of The Stranded is to completely wipe out the Locust Horde, and such is the same of the Locust Horde.
Marcus Fenix and The Delta Squad
Marcus Fenix is a COG soldier who had previously been imprisoned for abandoning the fight in order to rescue his father.
It turns out that Marcus' father, Adam Fenix, is a scientist who was researching the locusts.
When the story of Gears of War begins, Marcus is rescued by his best buddy, Dominic Santiago.
Dom, as he (Santiago) is called by those who know him, lost his wife, Maria to the locusts, and he is on a quest to find her.
Apparently, when the locusts attack humans, they do not immediately kill them. Instead they immobilize them, and "mine" their bodies for useful parts.
But, the people are alive before they are mined to uselessness, and Dom hopes that he can get to his wife before she is dead.
Marcus Fenix is the protagonist of the Gears of War Story.
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After Marcus Fenix is rescued, he is readmitted to the COG forces, and they promote him to lead the Delta Squad.
Delta Squad is eventually joined by a former sports jock name Augustus Cole. Before the Emergence Day, Cole was a famous "thrashball" player.
On Sera, thrashball is a professional sport that can be thought of as equivalent to American football on Earth.
Also joining the Delta Squad is their trusty mechanic, Damon Baird.
The Delta Squad constantly fight their way through nearly impossible situations and battles with the Locust Horde, and other subterranean enemy creatures, on both on the surface of Sera, and inside of the Hollow.
The human's main objective is to destroy their enemies and enemy terriroty.
The main weapon of defense the humans have against their enemies is called the Lightmass Bomb.
Gears of War 2
The story of Gears of War 2 begins as Sergeant Marcus Fenix and the Delta Squad invades the Hollow in an effort to destroy it.
The Humans have made huge advances in battling the Locust Horde, but they have to contend with a deadly disease known as Rustlung, which is caused by imulsion vapors.
The diminished population of humans is even further weeded out by Rustlung.
Sera experiences a welcome period of peace (such that it can be), but then two cities disappear beneath the surface.
The COG believes that the remnants of the Locust Horde is responsible for the mysteriously vanished cities.
Eventually, Jacinto Plateau becomes fearful of sharing the same fate as the two lost cities, and another war against the locusts ensues..
Gears of War 3 *spoilers*
The story of Gears of War 3 begins approximately a year and a half after Jacinto Plateau is destroyed.
The human survivors have fleed to the island of Vectes to try to regroup and rebuild.
Peace is enjoyed for a brief time, but then an other enemy species of The Hollow, the Lambent, begins to emerge from underground.
The Lambent is driven to the surface because they have been ravaged and infected by Rustlung disease.
The head of the COG is Chairman Prescot, he abandons his people with an important secret in tow, and now the leaderless group of humans are being forced off of Vectes by the Lambent.
A group of survivors is led by Colonel Victory Hoffman to Anvil Gate, and the Marcus Fenix and the Delta Squad (along with a group of other humans) head off to a naval ship called Raven's Nest.
At Raven's Nest, Marcus learns that his father, Adam Fenix, has survived, and better yet, Adam has found a way to save humanity (such that it is).
The Delta Squad sets out on a journey to find Adam, and save all of humanity in the process.
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For the most complete results with astrology, you need your exact date, time, and place of birth. If you do not know your birth time, here are some suggestions for obtaining it:
- Check your birth certificate.
- If you do not have a copy of your birth certificate, you can order one from the state in which you were born, if you were born in the U.S., or from the appropriate government agency for your country if born elsewhere. Laws and recordkeeping for births vary widely, so you will need to research the correct procedure for your place of birth when seeking your birth certificate.
- If your birth certificate does not include the time of birth, that information still may be available in a more detailed birth certificate. When you place your order for your birth certificate, be sure to state that you want a copy that includes the TIME of birth.
- If you cannot obtain a birth certificate with time of birth, speak to your parents and other family members about when you were born. Even if they do not recall an exact time, take careful note of all information they provide in order to narrow the possible time frame for your time of birth.
- Check your baby book, birth announcement, baptism record, and other family documents.
- Get in touch with the hospital in which you were born. Often, hospital personnel record birth times; ask the staff how to obtain that information.
Astrology Can Help You Greatly, Even Without Birth Time
If you follow these steps and still are unable to obtain your birth time, you still can benefit greatly from astrology. It can give you a wealth of information about yourself to help you understand who you are and why you're here. It also can help you understand other people much better so you can enjoy happy relationships.
Get Birth Chart—Even If You Don't Have Your Birth Time
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REC'D: Vampire Weekend's ROSTAM - "Don't Let It Get To You"
One of the best things about Vampire Weekend is their self-awareness – fully cognizant of the myriad detractors who criticize their songs for being an '00s rehashing of Paul Simon'sGraceland, frontman Ezra Koenig covered the man himself and dropped on 2010's Contra the not-so-vague lyric "and I'm gonna take it from Simon." The band's resident multi-instrumentalist, composer, and producer Rostam Batmanglij is as pop-culturally voracious as his bandmates, so it's no wonder his latest solo effort "Don't Let It Get To You" (this one follows up "Wood" – anyone else feeling a solo album?) samples the samba-inspired drum backbeat from Paul Simon's "The Obvious Child."
Batmanglij puts his producer chops on display here, chopping and screwing those hyper-catchy samba horns and beats with his customary piano, orchestral, and bubbling electronic interludes. It's always changing in dynamic, but never feels forced – it's a highly considered, effortless orchestral pop track. Vampire Weekend fan or not, you will want to listen to this nine million times.


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