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Inflation and Debt in Retirement Planning
By Henry K. Hebeler
There are a lot of things that can ruin a retiree's future plans, but none so stealthy as inflation. During the first ten years of my retirement, inflation claimed 30% of the purchasing power of my fixed income pension. That was in a time when some people were saying we had no inflation. Then there was the retirement of my father. Between the ages of 65 and 96, inflation took 80% of his income. Prices had gone up five times during that span. People often forget that inflation compounds, just like investments.
No one can accurately predict what the inflation will be next year nor even get close to what it may be over a decade or more in the future. Largely, professional planners rely on historical values and assume that inflation will revert to an historical compound rate. Then the question becomes which period of time one should use to establish the rate. The common historical value of about 3% includes the effects of the great depression which had a number of years of negative inflation. Starting a bit later, the historical value averages over 4%. Generally, if you want to have a conservative retirement plan, you would use a value on the high end and pray that you won't see rates like in the '70s and early '80s when inflation rates sometimes tripled or even quadrupled.
I maintain that retirees have higher inflation rates than the population's average because they have a much higher constituency of fast escalating medical related costs including medical insurance and uninsured costs for doctors, dentists, drugs, ears, and eye care. The ultimate inflation blow comes to those who progress from their home, then to independent living to, then to assisted care, and finally to a nursing home. This alone is a good reason to make a long-range retirement projection using a conservative (high) inflation rate.
Don't think that mortgage payments reduce your personal inflation rate.
I have a friend who early in his retirement said his actual inflation was very low because his largest expense was his mortgage payments on his house, and those payments had no inflation. Now that he's paid off his house, he feels differently as his medical insurance and uninsured medical costs have soared.
Actually my friend had relatively high inflation all along. He should have looked at his house debt as a negative investment. Instead of getting interest payments, he made interest payments. If you use a comprehensive retirement program that asks for a debt input, or alternatively interest and debt details, then the program is looking at debt as a negative investment. Effectively, the program is subtracting debt from investments.
When retirement planning programs ask for debt information, almost always you get an output that tells how much you can spend this year that excludes the debt payments. Consider this example: Suppose you were retired and had $300,000 investments and $100,000 mortgage. If your life expectancy was 25 years and your return on investments less inflation was 2%, then the amount you could spend from $300,000 would be $15,366 a year plus an annual inflation adjustment according to common financial planning projections. A program that subtracts debt from investments would say you could spend on $10,244 annually. The latter value excludes the debt payments because, in effect, it assumes you had made the decision to pay off the debt with $100,000 of your investments.
It's unlikely that your actual debt payment would be the difference between $15,366 and $10,244 because the actual payment depends on your interest rate and number of years left on the mortgage payments. In general, if the mortgage payments will end in a period that is short compared to your remaining life-expectancy, then the mortgage payments will be much larger than the $5,122 difference. That's because the retirement program, in effect, assumes that you really won't pay off the last of the debt until the day you die. There is nothing wrong with this machination, because the amount that you can really afford to spend is $10,244 plus the fixed mortgage payments—or even $10,244 plus the whole debt if you choose to pay it off instantly. After you have paid the mortgage, the amount you can spend is still $10,244 (adjusted for inflation) in this theoretical world of the computer. If you used one of the overly simplified planning programs that did not ask for debt information, you would have a sudden jump in what you could pay for things other than the mortgage after you made the last debt payment.
I went through this example to show that my friend's inflation was not really ameliorated at all by the fact that a large part of his cash outflows were fixed. The $10,244 would continue to increase with whatever was the assumed inflation rate until the end of the 25 year life-expectancy. When my friend entered an inflation rate in the computer, it should have been an inflation rate that corresponded to the $10,244, not a lower inflation rate that corresponded to the fact that a large part of his outflows were inflation proof. This is a really hard point for most retirees to grasp. It all comes back to remembering that debt is a negative investment in such retirement programs.
Four planning suggestions related to inflation:
I believe that it's wise to do all of the four things below, even though there may be some overlap.
(1) Do not be optimistic about inflation.
Use whatever you think may be a conservative (high) inflation rate in the basic planning equations. This will be of particular importance if inflation takes off in a very general way as a consequence of the huge personal, state, federal and international debts or from other factors. No one knows how all these things will turn out, so no one really knows what will happen to future inflation rates. If you make conservative assumptions you will protect yourself from higher inflation, and if inflation is low, you may have a little extra to help compensate for adversities from all of those other unknowns including returns on investments, taxes, life-expectancy, and unforeseen family problems or unplanned events.
(2) Adjust Social Security for likely long-term degradation.
Social Security increases correspond to the inflation rate of a basket of goods and services that doesn't have the higher medical component that's appropriate for the elderly. In fact, the Social Security payments don't increase even as fast as normal inflation because Medicare Part B is deducted from the checks. These costs have been increasing at roughly 8% a year, so the actual net take-home pay grows significantly less than the inflation index. Ultimately, there may be larger effects on Social Security payments as the inflation index gets redefined for political reasons to reduce the government's future obligations and/or the tax exemptions for Social Security disappear.
The government has a lot to gain from understating inflation. For example, over twenty five years, only a 1% shortfall of Social Security is equivalent to 2.6 years of Social Security disbursements in today's dollar values. That's billions of dollars saved from the government's standpoint but an out-of-pocket cost for the elderly.
I think that it's wise to assume that even the gross Social Security will not increase as much as it should if you are a prospective or young retiree and expect to see part of the current quotes be legislated or taxed away. There is a simple formula for doing this when employing a forecasting method that does not let you enter a lower inflation rate for the Social Security annual adjustment. Simply reduce your Social Security quote by an amount equal to your quote times 0.4 times your life-expectancy in retirement times the percent of inflation shortfall. For example, if your Social Security quote was $1,000 a month, your life-expectancy in retirement was 25 years, and you thought Social Security would increase by only 3% when your actual inflation would be 4%, reduce your Social Security input by $1,000 x 0.4 x 25 x (4% - 3%) = $100. In this example, enter $900, not $1,000 a month, in the computer program.
(3) Budget for high inflation rate items:
There is part of your income that goes to high inflation rate items which are likely to include medical, dental, and utility costs. Let's say that your retirement planning program said you could budget $40,000 (annual after-tax) assuming 3% increase each year until you die. Further suppose that right now $10,000 of that goes to high inflation rate items that might escalate at 5% when the average inflation rate was 3%. In order to compensate for the high inflation rate, you are going to have to save part of the remaining $30,000 so that you have some investments you can draw down later to help pay for the undue escalation of the $10,000 items.
The amount that you have to save is the high costs items times 0.5 times life-expectancy times the extra amount of inflation. In this example, that would be $10,000 x 0.5 x 25 x (5% - 3%) = $2,500. Therefore, instead of spending $30,000 for the lower-inflation items, you would spend only $27,500. That would leave $2,500 in your investments to grow and help offset the future growth of high-inflation items. Each subsequent year you would use the same equation with a lower life-expectancy, and in each of those years the retirement planning program would forecast a new budget consistent with the increased investment levels that came from these savings.
4. Save some of your fixed payment pensions or annuities:
There are many retired people who just spend whatever after-tax income that they get from Social Security, IRA required minimum distributions, and pension. Actually, most people should be saving a little of their Social Security as described above. On the other hand, the new rules on required minimum distributions are conservative, so there is no problem using all of the after-tax receipts from those minimum distributions. However, there is a big problem with spending the entire after-tax amount from a fixed pension or from fixed payment annuities.
Technically, the most you should spend from a fixed pension is the after-tax amount multiplied by Pmt(Real Return, Life-Expectancy, PV = -1) divided by Pmt(Actual Return, Life-Expectancy, PV = -1), but few people have a financial calculator that can come up with those results. I've come up with what I call Hebeler's fixed pension formula which is simply to multiply the after-tax value of the pension time your age divided by 100. For example, if you were getting $1,000 a month after-tax at age 65, you would only spend $1,000 x 65 / 100 = $650. You would have to save $350 which would gradually be withdrawn in future years to compensate for moderate amounts of inflation providing that you could invest and get an after-tax return that was slightly higher than inflation.
Those who are using one of those simplified computer programs that does not ask whether your pension has a cost-of-living-adjustment (COLA), are likely to be misled, because most of those people who write those simple programs assume that all pensions have a COLA. In fact, only a few pensions have a COLA. If you are not yet retired, and do not have a COLA, and the program doesn't ask whether your employer's pension quote is in today's dollars or the actual value at retirement, then you should know there is another potential problem. You can tell whether there is a problem if your employer's pension quote is based on some amount of wage growth until retirement. In that situation, the best thing is to go to a program that accounts for this as do those on www.analyzenow.com. If you are just doing a back-of-the-envelope analysis in this situation, use Hebeler's fixed pension formula even if you aren't retired.
Retirees are likely to have higher inflation rates that the population as a whole due to needing an ever increasing proportion of medical insurance and uninsured medical costs. Further, drug, dental, eye, ear care, and support costs are big items for the elderly and are likely to continue their abnormally high escalation.
Don't believe that you should use a low inflation rate in a retirement planning program because a large part of your cash outflows go to fixed mortgage payments. Any retirement program that asks for debt information effectively considers debt as a negative investment, and the majority of those programs give you an annual budget that excludes debt payments. In such cases you can add your actual debt payments to the calculated budget. The program is assuming that investments are offsetting the debt, and expenses (excluding debt payments) are increasing at your specified inflation rate.
There are four things you can do to better plan for higher inflation:
(1) Use a conservative (high) rate in the planning equations or computer program input. Don't assume that inflation rates will remain low because the government or investment firms tell you so. They don't know any better than you what will happen in the future, and some conservatism here will help offset all of those other planning unknowns such as returns, tax rates, life-expectancy, unforeseen events, etc.
(2) Social Security payments are likely to be less generous in the long-term future, so it's wise to plan on less than full inflation increases. Some computer programs let you account for this. If not, there is a simple formula above that will help.
(3) When you get a bottom-line budget from a retirement planning program, you will have to proportion that among normal and high inflation rate items. This really amounts to having to share the normal inflation budget items with a savings element to compensate for the extraordinary growth of the high-inflation items. There is a formula to help with this in the text above as well.
(4) If you are retired, do not plan on spending more than the after-tax amount of a fixed pension or fixed payment annuity multiplied times your age over 100. If you are not retired and making a forecast with a computer program, make sure that you use a program that asks whether the pension has a COLA and whether the pension quote is in today's dollar values or is the projected amount you will actually get when retiring.
You can't wish that inflation will go away or pretend that it doesn't exist. It's the stealth component of economic planning that destroys fixed income and raises prices to unimagined levels during your lifetime. The earlier you face up to inflation's realities, the better you will fare in the long-run.


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Posted July 20, 2004
New Numbers on the Catholics,
priests, religious and deacons
from the Official Catholic Directory Worth Pondering
The U.S. Catholic population in 2004 was 67,259,768 -- an increase of some 850,000 over the 66,407,702 reported in 2003. Catholics continue to make up 23 percent of the total U.S. population. Included in these national figures are data from Puerto Rico, a U.S. commonwealth, and U.S. territories overseas such as the U.S. Virgin Islands, American Samoa and Guam.
The number of priests declined from 44,487 last year to 44,212 this year. Of these, 14,729 were members of religious orders and 29,483 were diocesan.
Permanent deacons have increased from 14,106 last year to 14,693 this year.
The number of religious brothers was 5,504, or 64 fewer than last year. Religious sisters numbered 71,468, a decline of 3,212 from last year.
There are 19,431 parishes, down 53 from last year, and 2,910 missions, down 78 from last year. Missions usually offer limited services and are typically served by a priest of a neighboring parish.
These statistics alone raise crucial questions for the future:
Will we see a combined effort to increase vocations to the priesthood, sisterhood and brotherhood, while at the same time increasing vocations to lay ministry and the diaconate? Could we be experiencing a new equation in which the priesthood, religious life and lay leadership in this country will form a new and unified leadership in which leadership is shared more than dominated by one or other vocation? Are priests, religious and lay leaders being prepared for a new type of leadership that will respond to a growing Catholic population that is composed of native born Americans and those born and raised in other cultures?
Other Important Statistics That Reflect the Vitality of the Catholic Church
583 Catholic hospitals served nearly 84 million patients last year and 376 other Catholic health care centers served nearly 4.3 million patients. Nearly 21.3 million people were served by the nation's 2,969 Catholic social service centers.
-- The 232 colleges and universities enrolled 747,060 students, down about 2,500 from the previous year.
-- The 787 diocesan and parish high schools and 560 private high schools had a total of 680,323 students, down about 6,300 from the year before. There were 37 fewer diocesan and parish high schools than the year before, but eight more private schools.
-- Enrollment declines were sharper in elementary schools. There were 6,488 diocesan and parish grade schools, down 285 from the previous year, and they served 1,796,275 students -- a drop of almost 77,000 from the year before. Private grade schools dropped from 369 to 365 and 95,742 students, about 2,800 fewer than the previous year.
The number of students in religious education rose. At the high school level there were 771,730, about 4,000 more than the previous year. At the elementary level there were 3,612,510, almost 30,000 more than the year before.
Surprisingly, the numbers of teaching priests, brothers, sisters and scholastics -- Jesuits in training -- all increased in the 2004 report. In all four of those categories the numbers have been generally in decline for at least three decades.


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HusbandryTrimma hayashii Hagiwara & Winterbottom, 2007
Four-eye pygmy goby
Lives under corals in embayments, which are sometimes covered by siltation. Also found in caves and crevices of sheltered reefs. It often positions itself upside-down on the roof of the recess
Systematik: Biota > Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Vertebrata (Subphylum) > Gnathostomata (Superclass) > Pisces (Superclass) > Actinopterygii (Class) > Perciformes (Order) > Gobiidae (Family) > Gobiinae (Subfamily) > Trimma (Genus)


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Personal details of Actress Renuka
Renuka is a Tamil television and film actress who is known for playing the lead role Premi in K. Balachander\'s tele-serial of the same name. She has also acted in some Hindi and Malayalam films in her career.
According to an interview given by Renuka to The Hindu, her family hailed from the town of Srirangam. Due to adverse circumstances caused by the early death of her father, she was compelled to move to the city of Chennai at an early age in search of work. In a short while, she was able to get a job as a drama artiste with Komal Swaminathan\'s troupe.
Renuka got a break in Tamil films with the 1989 movie Samsara Sangeetham directed by T. Rajender. Renuka had done a few Tamil films and about 75 Malayalam movies when she was introduced to Tamil film director K. Balachander by colleague Geetha.
Renuka was cast in a supporting role in the teleserial Kaialavu Manasu directed by Balachander. Following Kaialavu Manasu, Renuka also did a supporting role in Kadhal Pagadai, which made her very popular and lead roles in Premi, Jannal and Ganga Yamuna Saraswathi. She also earned good reviews for her performance in Premi.


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I think Bruce Springsteen but I'm not sure though!lia wrote:I was thinking that 24k magic era might end up grossing close to $300m or even more WW.
He grossed $200m from 115 shows, and there are 73 shows left (not counting festivals), so if he grossed something like 1,8m from every show, imagine the final gross.
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Defeated troops back home unhurt
ETOBICOKE, Ontario - No one really expected miracles from Woodbine's four-horse contingent on last Saturday's Breeders' Cup program at Arlington.
So while local boosters had to be disappointed after watching Wake at Noon, Chopinina, and Wando end next to last and Perfect Soul finish absolutely last, it should be noted that all four were the longest shots on the board in their respective races.
The good news is that all emerged relatively unscathed and were back in their stalls at Woodbine on Monday morning.
Wando might have been regarded as having the most realistic shot of the Woodbine invaders, although his hopes were dealt a severe blow when he drew an unfavorable post for the Juvenile. He was sent off at 36-1.
And while Wando soon managed to reach contention on the outside after breaking from post 12 in the field of 13 under jockey Richard Migliore, trainer Mike Keogh felt that style did not suit his colt.
"We had to send him because of that post," said Keogh. "We couldn't let him run the way he has been here and get covered up. It took him out of his game."
Keogh also believes that Wando did not handle the surface in his first out-of-town appearance.
"Richie said he didn't get hold of the racetrack, that he was just slipping and sliding," said Keogh. "He never switched leads down the lane.
"I still think he belongs with those kind. We'll just have to see."
Wando will stay here in light training while he winds down and will not see action again this season.
Perfect Soul, owned by Charles Fipke and trained by Roger Attfield, went off at the shortest price of the Woodbine shippers at 33-1.
But those odds were more a function of field size than relative merits, as Perfect Soul faced just seven rivals in the Turf.
And, after racing in contention for the first mile, Perfect Soul had nothing to offer.
"Everything's fine with him," said assistant trainer Rachel Halden, adding that Perfect Soul's immediate plans had not been determined.
Chopinina pressed the pace for a mile before faltering to finish 11th in the Filly and Mare Turf over yielding going at 41-1.
Emile Ramsammy rode both Chopinina and Wake at Noon.
"She got beat by some nice horses on a track she didn't seem to care for as much as the firm going here," said trainer Alec Fehr, who had sent out Chopinina to finish second in the Atto Mile on Sept. 8.
"Emile said he felt right away that she wasn't powering away, grabbing the track the way she was here."
Chopinina, owned and bred by the Knob Hill Stable of Steve Stavro, has been nominated to the Hong Kong Mile at Sha Tin Racecourse Dec. 15 and her connections will be keeping tabs on how that race is shaping up.
"She's only run four times this year," said Fehr. "She's still fresh."
Wake at Noon, dismissed at 78-1, never reached contention while finishing 12th in the Sprint.
"He got hammered coming out of the gate," said Abraham Katryan, who trains Wake at Noon for owner-breeder Bruno Schickedanz. "After that, it was difficult to get rolling.
Katryan added that Wake at Noon would make his final appearance of the season in the $125,000 Kennedy Road, a six-furlong race for 3-year-olds and upward here Nov. 30.
Krz Ruckus bags stakes at home
Krz Ruckus also is heading for the Kennedy Road after recording his third 2002 stakes win under jockey Dino Luciani here in Sunday's $105,000 Mt. Sassafras.
"It seems like Krz Ruckus doesn't run his 'A' race when he runs against Wake at Noon," said Mike DePaulo, who trains the gelding for Ron Guidolin and his sons, Ron Guidolin Jr. and Steven Guidolin.
"I was glad to see him out of town; I won't lie about it."
Strut the Stage wins stretching out
Sam-Son Farm and trainer Mark Frostad missed out on the Breeders' Cup festivities for the first time since 1995. But they kept things cooking on the home front here Sunday with Strut the Stage, who defeated a solid field in the $279,500 Sky Classic.
Strut the Stage, with Todd Kabel in the saddle for the first time this season, was stretching out to 1 3/8 miles on a soft turf course after running well but failing to enter serious contention in both the Atto Mile and Shadwell Turf Mile.
"Obviously, a mile is just a little too short for him," said Frostad, "and he's been running against some really good horses."
The Sky Classic was the last start of the season for Strut the Stage, who will winter in Ocala.
"He'll probably surface again at Keeneland," said Frostad.
Full of Wonder, who won the Grade 1 Niagara over 1 1/2 miles of firm turf for Sam-Son and Frostad here Aug. 31, finished eighth of nine in the Sky Classic after trailing the field in the Canadian International, which was run over yielding going.
"He just doesn't appear to like soft turf," said Frostad, who indicated that Full of Wonder also was making his last appearance of the year.
The Sam-Son band still will be in full swing here next weekend, however, with Shoal Water slated for Saturday's Canadian Futurity, Catch the Ring for Saturday's Maple Leaf, Quiet Resolve for Sunday's Labeeb, and Atlantic Fury for Sunday's River Memories.


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Bill Clinton delivers impassioned plea for Barack Obama's second term.
Human-rights group alleges U.S. waterboarded Muammar Gaddafi opponents.
Scott Foundas chats with Paul Thomas Anderson.
Lady Gaga's new album smells like Björk.
It's only September but AMPAS is naming some awards winners.
Julie Delpy, Ethan Hawke, and Richard Linklater are possibly done shooting Before Midnight.
Kelly Candaele of the Los Angeles Review of Books reports from the DNC.
J. Hoberman on Barack Obama's evil twin.
60 awkward dinner table scenes.
Paul Ryan's critics (and defenders) are missing the point.
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Typewriter Poetry, Monday, March 13, 7:00 pm, second floor Teen Area: Get creative with the monthly Typewriter Poetry group. We'll be getting together to use old-school typewriters and write poems for library patrons on the spot! Grades 7-12.


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The news cycle is so relentless and manic these days that the unrestrainedly furious response I began to write over the DACA repeal is already in the ash heap of history. Bowing to recent applause for his sharp shift in direction, the ever-excitable Trump has just made a deal with "Nancy and Chuck" and written a hopeful tweet to the Dreamers. Who knows what next week might bring from the Unpredictable One. For the moment, I reserve comment.
In the meantime, we are all swept away in the reality of the historically powerful and huge Hurricane Irma following on the heels of the equally historical deluge and destruction of Hurricane Harvey. Despite what weirdo faith poseurs say about "blaming the gays" for these catastrophes, it is notable that they have hit the two most populous Republican states, both of whose governments absolutely deny climate change, refuse any attempts to mitigate its effects, and despise government handouts. Just sayin'.
From an astrological perspective, these two disasters seem to fit into the rubric of the recent full solar eclipse that traversed the sky in the US on August 21. Such an event would have been seen by traditional astrologers as an omen of some form of catastrophe. And here we are, with twin calamities wreaking havoc in both Texas and Florida, the vast and overwhelming devastation of the Caribbean islands, as well as the worst flooding in a decade in South Asia and the strongest earthquake in a century in Mexico, in just the past few days.
Moreover, the long station of Saturn opposite the US Mars (21Gemini23) culminates around mid-day on Sunday, September 10, after which we will begin to see the dissipation of a two-month period of upset and intense stress. Despite its waning energy, however, this Saturn transit will be triggered late on the 10th to about 1 AM on the 11th by a quincunx from the Moon, as well as during all of September 13, by a square from the Sun, and an opposition from the Moon in the early morning. Expect some difficult news on that day, potentially from the continuing impact of the storm. Nonetheless, the waning energy of this transit suggests some mitigation by the 11th, after 1 AM, perhaps by a downgrade of the storm's potency or its trajectory moving further west.
Also in the US chart, is the beginning of the Saturn transit square to US Neptune (22Virgo25), from September 11 through October 4. This transit suggests a quelling of any unrealistic military scheming as a healthy dose of reality hits the tendency for American grandiosity. There is also a great deal of fear and anxiety that extends for weeks, which might relate to people being upset by the general state of things, both domestic and foreign, and an acute awareness of the difficulty handling current circumstances in Texas and Florida easily and with dispatch.
Although the US chart improves somewhat after October 4, for our sketchy Oval Office Resident and his Inaugural chart, trouble begins again during the last week of September continuing through November12. From September 26 to October 12, Saturn will oppose his Sun (22Gemini56), frustrating and blocking his goals and causing him difficulty in any area where he has not been very disciplined and cautious. This is followed by Saturn quincunx his Saturn (23Cancer48) from October 10 to October 23, and Saturn quincunx his Venus (25Cancer44), from November 1 to November 12, both of which point to intense criticism and negative poll numbers.
The Inaugural chart, which is essentially the chart of the Trump administration, points to significant trouble for the entire month of October, with transiting Saturn returning to its natal position (23Sagittarius37) and then square to Mars (24Pisces22) and semisquare to the Moon (9 Scorpio22). This suggests a very vigorous blocking of his agenda and a potent period of protest against him. Furthermore, transiting Uranus will be square to the Inaugural Midheaven (26Capricorn13) from October 2 through October 26, and given the concurrence of Saturn transits, suggests unexpected, powerful revelations and events that impact this presidency in a negative way. Perhaps Mueller's efforts will coalesce into an unexpected magic bullet? If not, we may be stuck for the duration of this endless and horrifying roller coaster ride.
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The 5 Best Keyboard Amplifier (Updated For 2018) – For Jamming and OnstageBy Glen Parry
As a keyboard player, you may sometimes feel like you're not getting the best sound out of your instrument. Especially when playing gigs or concerts, the common practice is to plug the keyboard directly into the mixer. This, however, doesn't output the best sound out of the keyboard and often results in a bland and flat sounding signal.


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FlyBeacon is a smartphone app launched in 2014 by Emirates that uses beacon technology in an innovative way.
The FlyBeacon app makes great use of beacon technology installed in airports to provide directions to gates and as a means to communicating flight delays or check-in wait times. FlyBeacon also uses beacon technology to target in-airport promotions to customers. A helpful and concise way to think about beacon technology is as "indoor Wifi."
By streamlining customer experience through security and check-in, Emirates is likely freeing up time that could then be spent exploring beacon-targeted promotions within the airport. By providing useful, real-time information to passengers, the FlyBeacon app reinvents the airport portion of the travel journey into an exciting and less stressful experience.
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Wandering pig and horse found, Monterey County SPCA says
Wandering pig and horse found, Monterey County SPCA says
SALINAS, Calif. —
Are you missing a horse? Or a pig? They were found safe by the SPCA for Monterey County.
The horse, a pinto stallion, was found on Salinas Road near Ohlone Elementary School in Royal Oaks on July 1. He had abrasions on his muzzle and haunches, possibly from running through a fence.
The small male pig was found July 4 on Chualar Canyon Road.
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Not too long ago I was asked by the lovely Kendra to participate in her challenge:
"I am heading to New York City in a few weeks with a group of friends,
and I'm inviting you to help me put together the wardrobe that will
complement my travel plans. It should include ideas for a night out at
The Standard High Line Hotel. With being a mom to three wonderful kids, I
don't always know what the latest trends are or how to dress for a
night of wining and fine dining - that's why I need your help!"
Well, I am very happy to help out! Summers in NYC can be warm, so I suggest an easy summer dress with sandals. NYC is a city for walking an exploring, so I suggest exploring the neighborhood of the restaurant. The sandals, which are vegan, are low wedges, which will be comfortable and provide good back support, both vital for walking! Kendra also mentioned in her emails that she and her friends plan on playing some games of ping-pong, so the height of the wedges is perfect for it.
I stuck with bright colors, perfect for the summer. The statement necklace is the only piece of jewelry aside from the watch so that it won't overwhelm the look. Sunglasses complete the ensemble for keeping out the rays of the setting sun.
Here's more on what Kendra wants:
Big Apple Eats
I am so excited that I am getting to go to New
York City some sightseeing and shopping. With all the excitement of
buying tickets and booking hotels, I did not think about what to pack.
As the trip draws closer, I have begun to look through my closet in
earnest and discovered that I have nothing to wear! Okay, I do have
clothes, but as a mom with 3 children my wardrobe will not leave me
looking my best in the Big Apple. I have created the Kendra Fashion
Challenge so that my wardrobe will get the tender loving care that it
needs and I will look amazing on my trip.
While visiting the Big
Apple, we wanted to spend an evening out wining and dining. After a
little research, we decided on some yummy German food at Biergarten in
the Standard High Line Hotel. True to the beer garden theme, during the
summer this restaurant has an outdoor seating area, but in the winter it
becomes a glass-enclosed haven with scrumptious sausage and pretzels.
Chef Kurt Gutenbrunner oversees this delightful German restaurant. After
eating, we can play a spirited game of ping-pong and enjoy our beer. I
actually got the idea to eat here from a friend who just returned from a
trip to Los Angles where she ate at the Biergarten at Standard High
Line Hotel there.
As I finish up finding the last few things to
do, I will take the time to get some real opinions from other travelers
on gogobot.com. I know that I am going to have in the Big Apple, but
when visiting the Standard High Line Hotel, one of the most luxurious hotels in the city, I will enjoy it more when I am dressed in the latest
fashions from my fashion challenge.
One other suggestion while in New York City: eat at Laduree!


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Hey guys, it's been a while. How are you all? I started working, so the past 2 or 3 weeks has been very busy for me. I'm still trying to adjust to it. My coworkers are really nice and so are the managers. I've been wanting to write this post for the longest. Every time I started, something came up. My little brother graduated a couple of weeks ago. He's growing up so quick. I wanted to share what I wore with you guys on that day.
I didn't want to over dress or under dress. I wore a dressy jean(how can jeans be dressy? Well embroidered jeans.) That's my definition of what I wore. I matched it with embroidered pink blouse, neutral color sandals and a mini shoulder bag I bought from romwe.com
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A busy day cleaning up the house meant it was time to tidy the livingroom – which was a big job. It was a joy to discover a little copper jug, which compliments my copper kettle, so now the two keep each other company on the wood-
burner, along with my mystery candle holder. They all look good together.
As the day passed and I tackled the kitchen I found a couple of things which should have been put away! It always seems something must be left out! In this case it was four egg cups with a classic pattern in blue. No backstamp on them, and they seem quite modern, but they have an elegant, retro style. Next to them was a small vinigarette jug in the Irmari
style. I was washing it out and forgot about it on the window ledge. This doesn't have a backstamp either, and it wobbles a little on a flat surface. Makes me think it could be quite
old, so I will look it up. Shame it has a tiny chip – its barely visible, but there all the same! Still, another reason to believe it may have seen a long life!
At long last I now have the time to get on with my current book, 'The Emperor' about the Tarot card of that name. I have reached the fun part where I get to choose the pictures and I am looking at lots of Scythian art. They exaggerated the horns of animals like stags and goats, making elaborate patterns which they used in tatoos!
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The Beastie Boys have just announced, via YouTube video, that Adam Yauch (aka MCA) has cancer in one of his parotid glands. As a result, they are canceling all tour dates for this summer and pushing back the scheduled September 17 release of their albumHot Sauce Committee Part 1
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RaidenHTTPD Multiple Remote Vulnerabilities
RaidenHTTPD check
Detailed Explanation for this Vulnerability Assessment
The remote host is running RaidenHTTPD 1.1.33 or older.
Ther are various flaws in the remote version of this server which may
permit a possible hacker to disclose the source code of any PHP file hosted
on the remote server, or to execute arbitrary code on the remote with
the rights of the remote server (usually SYSTEM).
Solution : Upgrade to RaidenHTTPD 1.1.34 or newer
Risk Factor : High
Networks Security ID: 12688
Vulnerability Assessment Copyright: This script is Copyright (C) 2005 Tenable Network Security
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I've had some one year anniversaries lately, in fact I usually do around this time of year. November and December always seem to be a huge period of change, whether that be moving house (or city), relationships ending or drifting apart, and career moves. In exactly one week it will be my 28th birthday, and I can't think of a worse birthday I've had than last year. I know it sounds stupid, it's just another day right? It doesn't actually mean anything in the grand scheme of things. BUT… we're conditioned to think we're meant to be HAPPY on our birthdays. Grateful! Excited! The life of the party! Well, shit happens. Last year I'd just quit my job, just been dumped, and was facing daily battles with crippling anxiety (I'm talking panic attacks, chest pains, digestion problems and a huge fear of crowds, driving, bridges…. you name it). It was absolutely awful, and I spent the day trying to hold back tears and resist the urge to crawl into bed and hide in the dark. I remember laying on my balcony on the night of my 27th birthday, watching a thunderstorm and just feeling really sorry for myself. Woe is me…
How things change in a year! Had someone told me to keep my head up and stay positive, that this year I'd be spending my birthday in the beautiful Whitsundays with my boyfriend, sipping on cocktails in the tropical sun, I would not have believed them. Now I don't want to jinx myself here as the birthday itself isn't until next week, and plenty of things could happen between now and then, but that's beside the point. My whole life has been flipped in a year and I could not be more grateful for the support I've had, and more proud of myself for soldiering through. I even spent 4 hours in a shopping centre with my sister this week! Had you have known me a year ago, this simple activity was near impossible. I remember my sister begging me to go Christmas shopping with her in December a year ago, and I lasted about 5 minutes in the centre before basically needing to run outside. The intense fear, crippling anxiety and struggle to breathe or think straight was completely overwhelming, not to mention feeling like a complete failure. This week alone I've been shopping multiple times (I absolutely love buying gifts for my family), and I've been completely fine with it. In my mind this is such a huge achievement, because a year ago I was honestly at a point where I didn't think I could ever step foot in a shopping mall again.
So what I can say is this. If you are struggling through some tough times at the moment, hold onto the knowledge that things are more than likely going to change for the better, and sooner than you think. As one door closes, others really do open – you just have to have the courage to step through, and the strength to ask for help when you need it.
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Lady Macbeth
In typical Shakespearean tragedies, female main characters aren't always treated brilliantly. In Hamlet, Ophelia goes down the "I shall obey, my lord" route. In Othello, Desdemona goes down the "To you I am bound" route. Yet in Macbeth, this isn't quite the case. The most important female figure is Lady Macbeth, a cunning and manipulative woman who is associated with the supernatural. Instantly it can be argued that Lady Macbeth fits in with the later idea of certain Gothic women being 'sinister predators', or 'femme fatales'.
|Dame Ellen Terry as Lady Macbeth
Her first appearance in the play is in act one, scene five. She opens by reading Macbeth's letter; instantly this seems to present her as a typical Shakespearean woman (when I say typical, I mean typical in terms of main female characters in tragedies being passive), since her first words are that of her husband's, as though she is bound to him. Then she stops reading the letter, and we start to realise that she isn't at all typical.
She instantly states that Macbeth will be "what thou art promised", which shows a determination and strength of will that we may not have been expecting. She goes on to criticise her husband's nature, since he is "too full o'th'milk of human kindness". A wife criticising her husband's nature, whether she is alone or not, wouldn't be hugely popular in Shakespeare's time, let alone in medieval Scotland where the play is set.
The phrase "I may pour my spirits in thine ear" seems very witch-like, and there are many critics who argue that Lady Macbeth is something of a 'fourth witch'. This interpretation is enforced by what is possibly her most well-known speech, whereby she pleads "you spirits / That tend on mortal thoughts, unsex me here". This links Lady Macbeth to the witches, who, as Banquo notes, "should be women, / And yet your beards forbid me to interpret / That you are so." I cover the role of the witches in more detail here.
The witches seem to blur the boundary between male and female, just as Lady Macbeth is blurring boundaries by asking spirits to remove her gender so that she can persuade Macbeth to kill Duncan and seek greatness. As soon as she does this, typical female imagery is violated: "Come to my woman's breasts, / And take my milk for gall..." - this also juxtaposes the "milk of human kindness" that is used to describe Macbeth.
Lady Macbeth's association with the supernatural violates her expected role as a domesticated and passive woman; she is immediately going against all socially expected norms, adhering to the later Gothic convention of transgression. But the fact that Lady Macbeth seems to have to call upon spirits to remove her gender suggests that the role of women at the time is restrictive - no 'ordinary' woman could do what Lady Macbeth tends to do, so she must call upon supernatural forces for help.
Her language in this speech is interesting, and characterises her as strong-willed and determined, contrasting Macbeth's "rapt" nature and his various asides in the preceding scenes. Shakespeare includes various imperatives in Lady Macbeth's language, such as "come", "stop" and "take", suggesting that she has control over her situation. Some of her language is typically gory and Gothic in nature: "make thick my blood", "pall thee in the dunnest smoke of Hell".
Then, Macbeth enters, and Lady Macbeth echoes the words of the witches; this gives weight to the interpretation that she is a 'fourth witch'. In 1,3, the witches say:
|Kate Fleetwood as Lady Macbeth
- Perhaps Lady Macbeth is a selfish, power-driven villain who manipulates Macbeth so that she can attain greatness and become the queen
- Perhaps she wants the best for her husband, and manipulates him into murdering Duncan so that he can become the king, which he deserves
- Perhaps she notices that Macbeth secretly desires to be king, and persuades him to seek out his desires and fulfil his ambition? (this is the interpretation that I usually go for)
|Victoria Hill as Lady Macbeth
|Aislín McGuckin as Lady Macbeth
|Francesca Annis as Lady Macbeth
|Judi Dench as Lady Macbeth
- Yes - her selfish desire for power inadvertently causes the deaths of many
- No - she merely persuaded Macbeth to seize his desires, and was unfairly caught up in the repercussions of his actions
- Somewhat - she initially desired power, but later openly regretted her actions and motives (something that arguably cannot be said for her husband)
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Series: Enterprise
Episode: S04E10
Air Date: January 14, 2005
Written by: Ken LaZebnik & Michael Bryant
Directed by: David Straiton
Dr. Emory Erickson, inventor of the transporter and personal friend of Archer's, comes to the Enterprise to run an "experiment" on the transporter that definitely won't put anyone in danger at all.
When the inventor of the transporter is scheduled to come aboard your ship, you do not wait for him in the shuttle bay. Trip is ecstatic to see one of his all-time heroes, and after he walks down some corridors with Archer, who knew Dr. Erickson personally, they wind up waiting for old man in the transporter room. This is the first time we realize that Dr. Emory Erickson is able to take his place alongside George Washington Carver, Otis Boykin, and Lonnie G. Johnson as one of the greatest African-American inventors of all time!
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Meanwhile, T'Pol is learning more about the Kir'Shara and secretly dealing with the death of her mother. Trip understands this, so he tries to confront his Vulcan lover about it, but she pushes him away. Ya know, as she's prone to doing. She's dealing with two major issues right now. As mentioned, the death of her mother, but she's also reexamining her core beliefs - something that, as Phlox once says, some people never do. Luckily one of these issues will be confronted more head-on in this episode.
As it becomes clear that Dr. Erickson has ulterior motives, Archer has a word with him to find out that he's really just trying to bring back his son. They were experimenting with sub-quantum transporting fifteen years ago when his son, Quinn, was lost during the experiment and never materialized. And he ended up in The Barrens somehow? Anyway, Dr. Erickson learned that day that sub-quantum transporting would never work, and all he really wants to do is save his son.
And that's where the episode ends.
Except not really. See, it's a really intriguing concept, right? A son caught in mid-transport, a father trying to get him back, a chief engineer disillusioned by the duplicitous nature of his hero... But after we learn that Dr. Erickson is trying to get back Quinn, the rest of the episode just seems to drag on... So, here's the basic gist:
|I'm coming back! But my cellular structure is too far decayed!
|I'm dead, but at least I'm not stuck between life and death anymore!
|I'm severely affected by the black guy's loss of a family member
because I lost a family member, too.
Overall Thoughts
This episode could have been a lot shorter, but they needed to fill the hour, so they filled it with a bunch of random set-up scenes and emotionless mother-mourning. They should at least have kept up Dr. Erickson's charade for a little longer and maybe made the connection to T'Pol's situation a little clearer/more interesting. you can probably skip this episode if you want.


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Welcome to my meta-list of world music. I found about 12 lists of "best world music" on the Internet and in books and combined them into one meta-list, then added lists of best African music, best Latin music, best Celtic & Irish music, best music of China and best music of Japan. What follows are all the albums on at least two of the original source lists, organized by rank (that is, with the albums on the most lists at the top).
I realize that the term "world music" is problematic and ethnocentric. Everything is world music if it was made on Earth, I suppose. The lists I found appear to use the term as a catch-all category that may include either traditional or non-traditional music that does not fit easily into jazz, Western art music ("classical") or popular American and British genres (pop, rock, folk, country, R&B, soul, hip hop/rap). I would divide world music into three sub-categories: (1) Traditional, acoustic and/or folk music from all over the world, with the exception of most US/British folk, folk-rock and singer/songwriters. So, Bob Dylan and Joan Baez are not world music, but if you're the 'Bob Dylan' or 'Joan Baez' of {insert country here}, you are world music. (2) Traditional/pop hybrids. This would include Celtic/Irish bands with electric guitars, or the crossover pop albums of traditional musicians such as Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan or Khaled. There is a certain amount of overlap with the third category. (3) Pop, rock or other modern musical styles, performed by individuals or groups from countries where the first language isn't English. To be considered world music, the music usually has to have some "ethnic" or traditional elements. Phoenix isn't considered world music just because they are from France; nor are Swedish bands ABBA or The Cardigans. Although one highly-ethnocentric way to define world music is any music from outside the US, Canada or the UK, that definition is too narrow. There are at least two styles of traditional US music included in world music: Cajun and its cousin Zydeco. In addition, the category includes a number of artists with Latin roots based in the US, including Cuban-American Gloria Estefan and Mexican-Americans Los Tigres del Norte and Flaco Jimenez. Puerto Rico, which is part of the US, has been the source of much excellent Latin music. Furthermore, traditional Scottish, Canadian (e.g., Quebecois and Cape Breton) and Irish music are all considered world music. So until we find a better term, I'm sticking with this flawed, imperfect one.
On 11 Lists
Buena Vista Social Club – Buena Vista Social Club (Cuba, 1997)
On 8 Lists
King Sunny Adé – Juju Music (Nigeria, 1982)
Astor Piazzolla – Tango: Zero Hour (Argentina, 1986)
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Bulgarian State Radio & Television Female Vocal Choir – Le Mystère des Voix Bulgares (Bulgaria, 1987)
Youssou N'Dour – Immigrés (Senegal, 1988)
Orchestra Baobab – Pirates Choice (Senegal, 1992)
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Tito Puente – Dance Mania (Puerto Rico, 1958)
Ofra Haza – Fifty Gates of Wisdom: Yemenite Songs (Israel, 1985)
Various Artists – Brazil Classics, Vol. 1: Beleza Tropical (Brazil, 1970s-1980s, rel. 1989)
Cesária Évora – Miss Perfumado (Cape Verde, 1992)
Huun-Huur-Tu – The Orphan's Lament (Tuva/Russia, 1994)
Cesária Évora – Cesaria (Cape Verde, 1995)
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Amália Rodrigues – The Art of Amália (Portugal, 1952-1970, rel. 1998)
Celia Cruz & Johnny Pacheco – Celia & Johnny (Cuba/US, 1974)
Djivan Gasparyan – I Will Not Be Sad in This World (Armenia, 1983)
Fela Kuti – The Best Best of Fela Kuti (Nigeria, 1972-1989)
Juan Luis Guerra y 4.40 – Bachata rosa (Dominican Republic, 1990)
Ali Farka Touré with Ry Cooder – Talking Timbuktu (Mali, 1994)
Hedningarna – Trä (Sweden, 1995)
Ernest Ranglin – Below the Bassline (Jamaica, 1996)
Taraf de Haïdouks – Taraf de Haïdouks (Romania, 1990-1997)
Susana Baca – Susana Baca (Peru, 1997)
The Andy Statman Quartet – Between Heaven and Earth: Music of the Jewish Mystics (Eastern Europe/Israel/US, 1997)
Waldemar Bastos – Pretaluz (Angola, 1998)
Manu Chao – Clandestino (France/Spain, 1998)
Lo'Jo – Bohême De Cristal (France, 2000)
Burhan Öçal & Istanbul Oriental Ensemble – Caravanserai (Turkey, 2001)
Salif Keita – Moffou (Mali, 2002) Mali
Konono N°1 – Congotronics (Dem. Rep. of Congo, 2005)
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Various Artists – Cajun Vol. 1: Abbeville Breakdown (US, 1929-1939)
أم كلثوم (Umm Kulthum; Oum Kalsoum) – The Legend: The Arab World's Greatest Singer (Egypt, 1920s-1940s)
Ali Akbar Khan – Traditional Music of India (India, 1965)
Ravi Shankar – Master of Sitar (India, 1960s, rel. 2001)
Various Artists – Mali: Cordes Anciennes (Ancient Strings) (Mali, 1970)
Cheo Feliciano – Cheo (Puerto Rico, 1971)
The Bothy Band – The Bothy Band (Ireland, 1975)
Willie Colón & Rubén Blades – Siembra (Panama/Puerto Rico, 1978)
Various Artists Indonesia: Music From the Nonesuch Explorer Series (Indonesia, 1966-1987, rel. 2003)
Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan – In Concert in Paris, Vols. 1-5 (Pakistan, 1987-1989)
Master Musicians of Jajouka – Apocalypse Across the Sky (Morocco, 1992)
Boukman Eksperyans – Kalfou Danjere (Haiti, 1992)
Annbjørg Lien – Felefeber (Norway, 1994)
Varttina – Aitara (Finland, 1994)
Kodo – Live at the Acropolis (Japan, 1995)
The Chieftains – Water from the Well (Ireland, 1998)
Mano Negra – Best of Mano Negra (France/Spain, 1998)
Dónal Lunny – Coolfin (Ireland, 1998)
Rachid Taha – Diwân (Algeria/France, 1998)
Various Artists – The Rough Guide to the Music of Greece (Greece, 1920s-2000, rel. 2001)
Various Artists – The Rough Guide to Bollywood (India, 1960s-2000, 2002)
Orchestra Baobab – Specialist in All Styles (Senegal, 2002)
Flaco Jimenez – Squeeze Box King (Mexico/US, 2003)
Youssou N'Dour – Egypt (Senegal, 2004)
Amadou & Mariam – Dimanche à Bamako (Mali, 2005)
On 3 Lists
Shivkumar Sharma, Brijbushan Kabra & Hariprasad Chaurasia – Call of the Valley (India, 1968)
The Balfa Brothers – Play Traditional Cajun Music – Vol I & II (US, 1967; 1974)
Various Artists – The Indestructible Beat of Soweto (South Africa, 1981-1984, rel. 1985)
Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan – Mustt Mustt (Pakistan, 1990)
The Tahitian Choir – Rapa Iti (French Polynesia, 1992)
Altan – Harvest Storm (Ireland, 1992)
Various Artists – Tougher Than Tough: The Story of Jamaican Music (Jamaica, 1958-1992, rel. 1993)
Solas – Solas (Ireland, 1996)
Khaled – Sahra (Algeria, 1996)
Ghazal – Lost Songs of the Silk Road (India/Iran, 1997)
Mariza – Fado em Mim (Portugal, 2000)
Youssou N'Dour – Nothing's in Vain (Coono du Réér) (Senegal, 2002)
Asha Bhosle – The Rough Guide to Bollywood Legends: Asha Bhosle (India, 2003)
Lúnasa – Redwood (Ireland, 2003)
Tinariwen – Amassakoul (Mali, 2004)
Tinariwen – Aman Iman: Water Is Life (Mali, 2007)
Ladysmith Black Mambazo – Ilembe: Honoring Shaka Zulu (South Africa, 2008)
On 2 Lists
Franco & OK Jazz – Originalité: The Original 1956 Recordings of O.K. Jazz (Dem. Rep. of Congo, 1956)
Various Artists – The Rough Guide to Paris Café Music (France, 1920-1950s, rel. 2002)
Miriam Makeba – Miriam Makeba and the Skylarks, Vols. 1 & 2 (South Africa, 1956-1959, rel. 1991, 1997)
Babatunde Olatunji – Drums of Passion (Nigeria, 1960)
Gal Costa – Gal Costa (Brazil, 1969)
Planxty – Planxty (Ireland, 1973)
Planxty – The Well Below the Valley (Ireland, 1973)
Mahmoud Ahmed – Almaz (reissued as Éthiopiques, Vol. 6: Almaz) (Ethiopia, 1973)
Elis Regina & Tom Jobim – Elis & Tom (Brazil, 1974)
Feka Kuti – Zombie (Nigeria, 1976)
Bembeya Jazz National – The Syliphone Years (Guinea, 1967-1977, rel. 2009)
Tommy Peoples – High Part of the Road (Ireland, 1977)
Kevin Burke – Sweeney's Dream (Ireland, 1977)
Mahmoud Ahmed – Éthiopiques, Vol. 7: Erè mèla mèla (Ethiopia, 1975, 1978)
Kevin Burke – If The Cap Fits (Ireland, 1978)
Various Artists – Éthiopiques, Vol. 1: The Golden Years of Modern Ethiopian Music (Ethiopia/Eritrea, 1960s-1970s, rel. 1998)
Various Artists – The Very Best of Éthiopiques: Hypnotic Grooves From the Legendary Series (Ethiopia/Eritrea, 1960s-1970s, rel. 2007)
Various Artists – Phases of the Moon: Traditional Chinese Music (China, 1950s-1970s, rel. 1981)
Franco – The Rough Guide to Franco: Africa's Legendary Guitar Master (Dem. Rep. of Congo, 1956-1987, rel. 2001)
Altan – Altan (Ireland, 1987)
Salif Keita – Soro (Mali, 1987)
Los Tigres del Norte – Corridos Prohibidos (Mexico/US, 1989)
Salif Keita – Amen (Mali, 1991)
Milton Nascimento – Txai (Brazil, 1991)
Shoukichi Kina – The Music Power From Okinawa (Japan, 1991)
Mary Black – Babes in the Wood (Ireland, 1991)
Cherish the Ladies – The Back Door (US/Ireland, 1992)
Sérgio Mendes – Brasileiro (Brazil, 1992)
Khaled – Khaled (Algeria, 1992)
Gloria Estefan – Mi Tierra (Cuba/US, 1993)
Nathan Abshire – French Blues (US, 1993)
Baaba Maal – Firin' in Fouta (Senegal, 1994)
Youssou N'Dour – The Guide (Wommat) (Senegal, 1994)
Radio Tarifa – Rumba Argelina (Spain, 1994)
Shoukichi Kina – Asia Classics 2: Peppermint Tea House – The Best of Shoukichi Kina (Japan, 1994)
L. Shankar – Raga Aberi (India, 1995)
D'Gary – Horombe (Madagascar, 1996)
Jie-Bing Chen, V. M. Bhatt & Béla Fleck – Tabula Rasa (China/India/US, 1996)
The Chieftains – Santiago (Ireland, 1996)
Cheikh Lô – Ne La Thiass (Senegal, 1996)
Tarika – Son Egal (Madagascar, 1997)
Mary Jane Lamond – Suas e! (Canada, 1997)
King Sunny Adé – Odu (Nigeria, 1998)
Mila na Utamaduni – Spices of Zanzibar (Zanzibar/Tanzania, 1998)
Toumani Diabate & Ballake Sissoko – New Ancient Strings (Mali, 1999)
Ali Farka Touré – Niafunké (Mali, 1999)
Yat-Kha – Dalai Beldiri (Tuva/Russia, 1999)
Sezen Aksu – Deliveren (Turkey, 2000)
Spaccanapoli – Lost Souls (Italy, 2000)
Solas – The Hour Before Dawn (Ireland, 2000)
Takashi Hirayasu and Bob Brozman – Jin-Jin/Firefly (Japan/US, 2000)
Taraf de Haïdouks – Band of Gypsies (Romania, 2001)
Gotan Project – La revancha del tango (France/Argentina, 2001)
Ojos de Brujo – Barí (Spain, 2002)
Various Artists – Abayudaya: Music From the Jewish People of Uganda (Uganda, 2003)
Angélique Kidjo – Black Ivory Soul (Benin, 2002)
Rubén Blades – Mundo (Panama, 2002)
Caetano Veloso – Live in Bahia (Brazil, 2002)
Juanes – Un Día Normal (Colombia, 2002)
Phạm Đức Thành – Vietnamese Traditional Dan Bau Music (Vietnam, 2002)
The Monks of Sherab Ling Monastery – Sacred Tibetan Chant (Tibet/China, 2002)
Joyce – Just a Little Bit Crazy (Brazil, 2003)
Sandra Luna – Tango Varón (Argentina, 2003)
Севара Назархон (Sevara Nazarkhan) – Yol Bolsin (Uzbekistan, 2003)
Angélique Kidjo – Oyaya! (Benin, 2004)
Daddy Yankee – Barrio Fino (Puerto Rico, 2004)
Seu Jorge – Cru (Brazil, 2004)
Ladysmith Black Mambazo – Raise Your Spirit Higher (South Africa, 2004)
Cherish the Ladies – Woman of the House (Ireland/US, 2005)
Mamadou Diabate – Behmanka (Mali, 2005)
Ali Farka Touré – Savane (Mali, 2006)
Andy Palacio – Wátina (Belize, 2007)


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It's Friday and we are going to have some fun today! It's Get Hyped For The Weekend time and getting yourself pumped up for Saturday and Sunday with some porn is always a wise decision. People are overcomplicating it in this day and age. Keep it simple and everything will work out somehow. The more you complicate, the more troublous your life will get. Practicing both for a long while, I am, most definitely, sticking with the "keep it simple" approach to life.
For today, two cute Asian lesbians go down on each other, a wicked female taxi driver has a solution for a broke client and no-boundaries-sibling, Karla Kush, does some wild action.
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What's more adorable and cuter than watching an Asian girl do herself? Two Asians, one wearing black and the other white, teasing and pleasing each other. Quite some time has passed since I last time featured Japanese girls on the blog. This is why we are starting today's edition of the "Get Hyped For The Weekend" with, you guessed it, two Japanese babes. Hot and sexy, on the bed, kissing, fingering twats and being as delicate as possible – NOM NOM NOM!
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Were you ever in the following situation: you call a taxi, he or she picks you up and off you go. The moment you sit inside you realize you only have card money but, unfortunately, cabdriver takes only cash. What now? Well, this Englishman came out lucky! This new female taxi driver is a clever one. In case her client happens to be without money and if his package is appealing to her… – I think I just answered the question. A nice schlong is more than enough to serve as a payment for the glammed up taxi driver.
I guess I need to plan a trip to London now. Going to be walking around without cash on purpose in hopes I run into her!
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Siblings. They are always in some kind of rivalry. Sometimes things go slightly out of control and a little "fucked up," like Van likes to say it. Not that it's really bothering him much when, one day, young Karla Kush seduces him, when taking a shower. Wylde sure is in shock but soon chills down and starts to enjoy Karla.
Kids these days, they have no boundaries. They just want to FUCK, FUCK, FUCK.
Enjoy more dirty flicks on PornTube and get hyped AF!


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Britains Got Talent (possibly married goat)
Don't watch the show but just came across this on Mashable and it put a big old lump in my throat.
after saying ''just when you thought it couldn't get any worse'' as they walk out.
Obviously Cowell never actually loses in this situation, even if he does look like a prick.
Whenever something like this happens, I always wonder, do people watching
who actually know about/lover opera ever think ' actually, he's a bit shit, these people are just impressed because he can approximate a relatively unusual style of singing'
A little bit like when whoever off of factor has long hair and a beard and the judges say ' you are a true artist with a unique musical vision... '
Dunno. It sounded good to me.
Just wondering really, no need to whip out the shrug bro!
It was only to get a reaction. This thread is a damp squib and I needed to milk you for another post.
*tips hat*
much obliged!
I can't tell with opera
but when they've had a violinist on, generally, yes.
also, my friend who loves opera
gets totally livid about the success of Katharine Jenkins. There are angry blogs all over the internet explaining why she's not technically good etc. But I don't think it really matters if people enjoy it, so long as they're not taking the jobs from 'real' opera singers by being given leading parts in opera companies etc.
I just had a crack at Draw Something, Darcy.
Your turn!
It's not showing up on my phone!
I keep having this problem ffs.
Oh so you're playing it now??
I'm well jel :(
I'm LITERALLY playing with your boyfriend.
Massively just failed at guessing his last one tho :(
Hehe, it was hard!
If you don't get it, does it tell you what the answer is?
Yeah it does!
It was a pretty good drawing to be fair....my lateral thinking is shit!
Your last one was a bit sarcastic! :D
`I used to get the mick taken out of me a bit and it kind of damaged my confidence...
when people would say something to me it'd kinda take a little piece out of me.`
Obviously didn't say many things to him then.
Who would have guessed the fat guy might be good at opera?
CYNICISM ALERT: I'm sure Cowell knew exactly who that guy was and exactly how good he was long before he walked on stage.PickledOeuf this'd this
Yeah I guess Cowell could've set that up for sure....
and the editing with all the crowd looking awkward could've been taken from a completely different part of the show.
Still....the lad has clearly put up with some bullying in his life and it was a pretty triumphant moment if you're into that kind of thing (I am).oxo_foxo this'd this
You generally go through about three rounds of producers before you get to go on stage.
They'll decide if you're good enough, or mad enough to appear on telly. I'm sure Cowell knows before they rock up what he's expecting.


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So a while ago I posted about finally having someone move into my 2-person suite after having the place to myself for the last 3 months.
It's going well so far. My suitemate spends Thursday-Monday at her boyfriend's apartment. However, when she comes back on Monday night (usually around 10:30) the Keurig goes on.
Usually at 11:30 or midnight when I'm trying to sleep.
Am I the only one who thinks drinking coffee midnight is a bit strange?


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Its summer and you may think college baseball is long over, but many of the players from around the country play in summer league including the Cape Cog league. You can expect to see many players from the ACC and SEC using their off season to hone their skills in this storied league.
The College Baseball Blog is hosting a live chat for the All Star game tonight at 6PM.


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You've got to hand it to Rockstar; the mighty developer knows how to chase a headline. From the outset, putting 'gay' in the title raised eyebrows – even though it shouldn't have. But it did – it grabbed players and begged to be investigated further. As it turns out, Grand Theft Auto: The Ballad of Gay Tony isn't some unabashedly obtuse grab for attention but a one-two punch that aims to surprise – the ultimate set-up for one of Rockstar North's finest dozen or so hours of recent years.
The familiar structure is in place; Luis Lopez is a likeable thug working for nightclub owner and underworld figure Anthony 'Gay Tony' Prince. Luis has a heartfelt professional admiration for his boss and, as the story progresses, this relationship is strained by Gay Tony's unfortunate financial predicament.
Luis has his apartment, missions to complete, women to liaise with in toilet cubicles, mini-games and events to participate in (including a hilarious dance-off at a gay nightclub). While also the most outlandish of the three GTA IV scenarios this iteration, Gay Tony is also arguably the most heartfelt and endearing.
Unlike The Lost and Damned's Johnny Klebitz , who was an unlikeable mess of a lead character, Luis is at heart a good guy, more along the lines of Carl Johnson in GTA: San Andreas. Luis is a family man, running missions to help his mother and to keep his dysfunctional family on the right side of the thin blue line. His allegiance to Tony is touching at times, scooping him off the floor of a stress-induced drug binge, splashing water on his face (well, dropping his head in a sink and flushing it with water). As a character, he's compelling – and it makes the action moments all the more surprising.
The dog has been let off the chain: things explode with pleasing frequency in The Ballad of Gay Tony. The gameplay we've been craving since Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas is back – and by the gods, it makes a big difference to the tone of the tale. Without spoiling things, take this one mission as a good case-in-point.
You're thousands of feet above the Statue of Happiness, taking part in the ultimate triathlon. Diving from the helicopter, you spiral towards the earth below. Activating a parachute, you weave between three other competitors, each vying for a speedboat below. After landing on the boat, you race through a series of checkpoints, skimming between a wrecked ocean liner and a sheer cliff face. Sliding onto land, you race by foot to a lethally-fast sports car, equipped with a gutbustingly-fast nitro kit, and slam into the turns in a cross-city street race to the finish line.
Oh hell yes.
Whether it's defending a tank that you've just plucked out of the sky while it was being airlifted or scaling the tallest building in the city and fending off choppers with an explosive-shell-equipped shotgun, the action bar has been raised yet again in Gay Tony, addressing the overall lack of big-ticket action thrills in the first two games.
As a direct result, we had a heck of a lot more fun with Gay Tony than The Lost and Damned. Of course, these two releases couldn't be more different tonally and from a storytelling standpoint; whereas The Lost and Damned told a story of respect and violence in the context of a bikie gang, The Ballad of Gay Tony is almost exclusively a glamorous, well-funded and excessive affair. You never struggle for cash and weapons, the women (and men) are beautiful, the drugs are plentiful and the characters are amongst the most unhinged and entertaining in the GTA catalogue.
Remember Brucie? The hyperactive, muscle bound sometimes-buddy of Niko from GTA IV? He has a brother – and, incredibly, he's more offensive and egotistical than Brucie –at one point, reducing him to tears over a game of Chess. Oh how we laughed.
The characters are complimented by greater mission variety than you might expect; the typical 'ridin' dirty' missions are in there, as are the straight-up gun fights. But the aerial battles add a new playing field to tackle, the BASE jumping points are endlessly entertaining and the city has a newfound verticality that you can really take advantage of. It's never been easier – or more fun – to rack up that six-star wanted level.


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Loadsurfer Corporation
Loadsurfer is a freight and equipment matching website that matches available capacity (trucks) with revenue opportunities (freight).
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- Location Milton, ON, Canada
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Company Summary
Loadsurfer is a true next generation electronic trading platform for the freight industry; commonly known as Freight Matching. Loadsurfer leverages social media concepts, providing a trading platform that closes the loop in the freight transaction. A proprietary social media engine enables Loadsurfer to offer technology that is desperately needed but unavailable. "Closing the loop" is a disruptive technology for current industry leaders.
Roy ThackerPresident
Seasoned transportation software executive with over 25 years experience in transportation operations, software and finance. A designated accountant by trade, Thacker began his career as a freight forwarder and then spent 5 years building the Internet Truckstop brand in Canada as VP of Canadian Sales and Marketing before moving on to TransCore where he was Director of marketing and business development for Loadlink, Canada's largest load board.
Joel McGinleyStrategic Advisor
Consultant and strategic advisor to Loadsurfer. In this capacity, he serves as an advisor to Loadsurfer manangement, providing valuable insight in many aspects of the business including strategy, marketing, product development and currently in securing final round investment to take Loadsurfer to the next level. Joel is also a seasoned executive with more than 30 years experience in the transportation and software arenas. Joel played a key rol
Glenda ImhoffSales Manager
In her capacity at as Sales Manager at Loadsurfer, Glenda has been part of the Loadsurfer team since day one. In her current role, Glenda is responsible not only for providing excellent sales and customer service support but she also does double duty in making sure that the bad apples don't end up on the Loadsurfer system. Prior to joining Loadsurfer, Glenda was the top sales representative at Loadlink for over 10 years.
Oqab MohamedIT/Systems Manager
Network and IT Support contractor. In his current role, Oqab provides consulting and telecommunications services to Loadsurfer. He provides guidance on network configuration as well as guidance in managing the programming team. Oqab is another former TransCore employee having served as Director of IT at several TransCore companies including Loadlink and DAT.


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Welcome back friends! I hope that you've all had a wonderful weekend. I've got another fun sneak peek card to share.
I LOVE this new flower set... Desert Bouquet. Talk about a FUN image set! I used almost all the new pigment inks to create this too! LOL!
I stamped all of the flowers and leaves first then die cut the scalloped Die-namics Peek-a-Boo Circle Windows.
The swirl circle and sentiment are from Whimsical Wishes. The vellum leaves are held down by the strips of score-tape.
The inside features more from Whimsical Wishes.
I had so much fun stamping this card... I can't wait to play with these flowers even more!
We have one day left in this MFT December Release Countdown. All the new products will be available to purchase starting on Dec. 2nd at 10 pm Eastern time (7pm Pacific). During this countdown you can enter to win LOVELY prizes over on the MFT blog. You will also find links to the other DT members that are sharing peeks using soon to be released products.
Thanks for your comments this countdown... they've been so nice to read! Please let me know if you have any questions!
Thanks for poppying by, friends!


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Kelly is back in the building.
After a very public feud between cohosts Kelly Ripa and Michael Strahan on 'Live', Ripa is back and she had a few words to address days of public speculation. Strahan blindsided Ripa by taking a job offer at Good Morning America leading Ripa to take time off from the show in complete frustration. Stories of the rocky work relationship have been exposed, Strahan has ultimately been vilified, and many believe Ripa was being a complete diva as she makes over $20M a year.
Though Ripa said she is "thrilled" for Strahan, the tension still remained. From walking in with held hands to the very well crafted teleprompter speech, it was very obvious that it was all for professionalism. But even with a united front, reports hit the newsstands today that Strahan will actually be leaving 'Live' May 13, weeks before he was supposed to. For now, fans will have to watch the fake smiles and awkward interactions until he is replaced.
But the question still remains, was Ripa's opening speech sincere?


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Awwwwa our little chunky monkey. What a cutie pie.
...everyone else in a room with you is pinching their noses
...you snore like a chain saw.
...it takes too much energy to beg
...your snore is louder than your bark
...you have never seen your tail...what is a tail anyways?
...you're the loudest snorer in the house.
Awwwwa our little chunky monkey. What a cutie pie.
Great looking bully!!
He looks so good! Such a handsome boy (and he knows it!).
Chumly 2002-2014 A gentle soul and the love of my life.
He is so cute!
It came to me that every time I lose a dog they take a piece of my heart with them. And every new dog who comes into my life gifts me with a piece of their heart. If I live long enough,all the components of my heart will be dog,and I will become as generous and loving as they are"
I flipping LOVE his floppy ears!!! One of them is always flopped different from the other!!! What a handsome boy!!
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"Every once in a while, a dog (or 2) enters your life and changes everything!" <3
Mommy of Lockjaw and Penny


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Hi, my name is Jessica and I'm an alcoholic. My sober date is December 31, 2014, so I have a little over a month right now. I went to my first AA meeting on January 3rd, 2015. I've lost count of how many since then -- not every day, but sometimes multiple in a day. Anyway.
At this point it still feels pretty surreal to me to have been sober for a month. I am surprised by how quickly it has gone by. I have met so many new people and taken in so much information, it's kind of overwhelming at times but I am managing okay. I have a sponsor, I've had her for about a week and a half, I will meet with her for the second time this coming Friday.
Non AA related, I'm 28, been married for 18 months, have 4 cats, and work full time as a cafe manager. I'm not sure what else to say.


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I'm here to meet guys from 30 to 60 years old for dating, friendship, romance, marriage and more.
I'm living in bkk and want to find someone special.Can u be my friend?
Want to meet someone kind.no gallant / be sincere and like me really.


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Village News August 2016
We're heading to Pine Cove!!
As you know, we are getting geared up for a week at Pine Cove Silverado. We are only a week away & can't wait to share the joys of camp with your students! We will be leaving for Silverado August 7th. All campers need to be at the Boys & Girls Club at 8am to get luggage and campers checked it. We will be returning August 12th, parents please be at the Boys & Girls Club by 5pm to pick up campers. If you need the packing list & theme nights, please click here. We want to have a fun, safe trip this summer, so please be prepared for a hot week in the sun!! If you're curious about what's going on at camp, click here to keep up with your camper each day!
Back to School Bash
Summer is quickly escaping us and school is starting back soon!! To kick off the 2016-2017 school year, we're throwing our 2nd annual Back to School Bash!! We hope this time of fellowship is refreshing, encouraging, and gives excitement to the kids to head back to school! We're going to have all kinds of fun activities, food and school supplies for our Gospel Village families. Please join us at the Boys & Girls Club Tuesday, August 16th, 6pm- 8pm. Please RSVP here!
Boys & Girls Club after school program
School is starting back and we have a great opportunity for you and your kids!! The Boys & Girls Club of East Texas is a fun and engaging after-school program where children develop academically, emotionally and spiritually--and it's located at 14 different schools!! For more information about a Club near you, click here
Discover Gospel Village
If you or a friend is interested in learning more about our ministry & possibly thinking about becoming a mentor, join us for Discover Gospel Village on August 2nd--a night to see what God is doing through Gospel Village in the city of Tyler. For more information or to RSVP, please email firstname.lastname@example.com


text: I may live in London but my roots are in Devon and some things are just better in the South West.:: The air. It's so fresh, the kind that you know is good for you the moment you take a breath.:: Prices. I'm talking about going out to the pub and not having to withdraw your life savings to afford the round.:: Going for long walks and bike rides etc.:: As soon as you step out of London, people become friendlier. You say hello to anyone you pass and you can smile at strangers without them thinking you're insane or want something from them!:: There's the city, beach and the moor all in relative distance to each other- it's not quite as secluded as you think.:: Less crowds- shopping at the weekend isn't half as busy as shopping at any time in London.:: Relax. Okay, so I'm not too good at this and I rush around everywhere and get annoyed at slow movers- but I appreciate the slower pace of life.:: The views. They are so different from London views and they're a different kind of beautiful.:: People stick to plans much more (not always, but most of the time), it also doesn't take a minimum of an hour to meet them.:: It's home. Leave a comment