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Style: soundtrack, hard rock
Label: WaterTower Music
Year: 2012
Home: Seattle, Minneapolis, Chicago
Members: Mary J. Blige, Tom Cruise, Alec Baldwin, Catherine Zeta-Jones, Russell Brand, Paul Giamatti, Malin Akerman, Constantine Maroulis, Julianne Hough, Diego Boneta ~ vocals
Adam Anders ~ bass/guitars/b. vocals
Peer Anstrom ~ bass/drums/keyboards
Josh Freese ~ drums
Kevin Randolph ~ keyboards
Michael Landau, Tim Pierce ~ guitar
Additional: Brandon Fields ~ saxophone
Deyder Cintron, Kala Balch, Nikki Anders, Shelley Rosenberg, Colin Benward, Ravaughn Brown, Jimmy Burney, Alex Brown, Edie Lehmann Boddicker, Drew Ryan Scott, Missi Hale, Maxine Williard Waters, Oren Waters, Jeanette Olsson, Storm Lee, Chole Leighton, David Loucks, Angela Michael, Dorian Holley, Sean Holt, Jenny Karr, Amy Keys, Carmen Carter, Terrell Carter, JC Chasez, Alvin Chea, Kamari Copeland, Julia Tillman, Danny Wagner, Tim Davis, Luke Edgemon, Terry Wood, Gigi Worth, Kandace Ferrel, Onitsha Shaw, Ken Stacey, Matt Sullivan, Windy Wagner ~ b. vocals
The notes are all there in this soundtrack to the successful Broadway show turned all-star movie, albeit in sometimes abridged form during the instrumental sections to cut to the vocal chase. A vocal coach has turned a bunch of non-singers into note perfect crooners. Sadly they didn't bother to hire any coach to turn them into rockers or anything more than actors singing. Rock music is about soul, its about expression, its about angst, it's about vocal imperfections, its about a raspy voice, it's about a growl ... quite often it's about not being able to actually sing. This is a heavily polished soulless album where the vocal imperfections have been minimalized & the rasp completely removed. It's like a live album with no sounds of the audience where the band performs studio perfect versions. It's a tough listen. Yes, the movie paints the picture that 80's music verges on shallowness. But, they've demonstrated it musically a bit too perfect. Shallow songs have now gotten even worse. It may work on the screen, or stage, but not sans the visual context. What's worse is the instrumental element of 80's - & Slash is just as important as Axl & some have said maybe more so - has been pulled from the focus dampening even more of the spirit. It's like the Stones with Keith or Led Zeppelin without Jimmy or Deep Purple without Richie. In favor, I will say that I am impressed by actors who I never took for singers to hit notes far better than I ever expected. Tom Cruise, Russell Brand, Alec Baldwin & company are not embarressing themselves in terms of ability. Though, Juilanne Hough turns in a few too many Barbie doll versions of Cyndi Lauper for my ears. But, to repeat, just hitting notes is half of the battle. Anyone can just about learn how to sing in key & push their range but it takes more than that to be a rock'n'roll singer ... if not a real singer in any genre. I would recommend Moulin Rouge as a far better soundtrack covers movie ... & that didn't always have the best singing. This verges on slap together mockery, particularly with some of the mash-ups. Moulin Rouge actually brought out new meaning with the old songs ... take for example "Roxette" or "Like A Virgin" which leave the Police & Madonna far behind. Part of me, enjoying the idea of a 80's rock movie long after the fact, doesn't want the soundtrack to reflect the film as on screen things might be better. I haven't seen the film, nor have I seen the Broadway show ... though I did know the original hairdresser for the run. I want to. I will. I'll just forget about what I've already heard. Actually, there's lots of soundtracks that don't work without the visuals. Though the song is always great, out of context most people have no clue what Sondheim's "Send In The Clowns" is remotely about. I do have to say I enjoyed Alec Baldwin few moments singing & its ashame they're but only a few. He doesn't have the most picture perfect voice but yet it shines because of that fact. He's also funny ... this album could use some humor. Foreigner's "I Want To Know What Love Is" is one of the few songs that comes off as fresh. Now with a female voice, Malin Akerman, the change in gender brings new depth to the original, it might even be better. "Hit Me With Your Best Shot" with Catherine Zeta-Jones is one of the few authentic sounding rock songs & also is just as good as the original. Mary J. Blige shows up on a few songs & you can hear the difference between the singer & the actors. Her songs are the best by far. Blige's rendition of Journey's "Anyway You Want It" is the most vibrant song in the collection & sounds like Rent, which tried for a hard rock feel without imitating & succeeded because of it. "Undercover Love" is an 80's Sheila E type techno beat hip-hop/pop that comes out of nowhere. Nice to see they are talking about other parts of the 80's but this is just a bump on the road. What I'd like to see next is a compilation of all the songs in their original form, as this is obviously for people who don't like 80's music but to be trendy want to say they do. For those that feel I'm being harsh, just because these don't compare to the original versions that we all love, citing another movie is proof that this is not the case at all. I love interpretation as much as anyone. Further, to show I'm not alone I'd like to do something I rarely do & cite the music critic resource of the masses, allmusic.com, so one can compare two different critics: "That's kind of what squeaky clean Julianne Hough does here - she pretends she's a rocker but never can disguise that she'd recoil in horror if a Tommy Lee crossed her path, let alone a Mick Mars. But that's who Rock Of Ages is for: the legions who want to pretend to rock, who laugh at the excesses of the past because they're loathe to engage with the present. On film or on-stage it might be easy to get wrapped up in the spectacle, but on record, the candied affectations are too much to bear. Apart from Alec Baldwin, that is. He's funny."


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Sep 30, 2009
Linus Loves - European Vacation - the follow up to "Prom Night' is a sunsoaked ride through landscapes inspired by Moroder, italo disco and classic house ( and owing a debt to Cori Josias : ) The Linus Loves Roadtrip mix (on Beatport) is focused on the clubs while the original (link below) will put a smile on your face whether you hear it on headphones, the radio or a club system.
Linus Loves - EUROPEAN VACATION
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Next up - another cut from BURNS massive Teknique EP. Party favourite His Majesty Andre takes "In My Eyes" and turns it into a jacking party monster - sounds like something you'd hear on a Daft Punk Essential Mix 'back in the day' - yes, its that good!
BURNS has also been extra busy in the studio turning out mixes for Ladyhawke, Frankmusik and Jack Splash feat
Missy Elliot with amazing results. Hope to be able share some of them soon..
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A field of 13 of the finest riders from the northwest competed tonight in the second edition of Red Bull's 3rd shift, a two hour long jam on an insane mix of street inspired features with a little Red Bull spice.
Photo by Matt Sklar
There were concerns that the feature would not be finished in time, they were still installing coping on the building during the riders meeting, but the park crew guys really busted butt to get it done and looking good for the riders. A tight schedule wasn't the only thing the park crew and the athletes had to deal with, the weather was crazy. The northwest rain turned into a full on blizzard by the time the event started, dropping a good 3-6 inches on the course as the night went on.
Snowy Rider's Meeting. Photo by Matt Sklar
Thing started out mellow, with riders going after the down rail, and getting comfortable on the closeout. That didn't last long, as things heated up and guys got going on the roof of the Red Bull building, grinding the chain link, and going huge on the closeout.
Joey Van Deer Meer, fresh off 20 stitches to the hip yesterday took 3rd place. Joey's words on the stitches, "kept me from falling, I didn't fall at all." Some highlights from Joey were all kind of madness on the closeout; 270 to pretzel 270, front swap to front 270 and front 450, and on the rooftop a meaty(Joey's own description) blind 4, and a switch 270. Says Joey "Just swagged out fun taps and stuff!"
Joey Van Der Meer. Photo by Matt Sklar
In 2nd place was crowd favorite Kevin Curran. Kevin was one of the first skiers to hit the rooftop, and brought his A-game all night. Some highlights from Kevin, in his own words were "270 on 270 out variations on the donkey dick, I was sending the hip jump into the crowd with laid back cork 3's, i did some grinding on top of the roof suspended over the bar and I finished off with some crowd pleasers lol a cork 7 and backflip off the closeout drop."
Kevin Curran. Photo by Matt Sklar
And finally, on the top step of the podium, was Tyler Tran, who threw tricks even he couldn't describe. Quoted from Kevin, who was driving home from Tyler, "All these are on the deathly close out rail - he did 50/50, 270 on to 450 out, super Britney, front swap to front 270, back AND front 450's, and some shit he can't even describe :)".
Tyler Tran. Photo by Matt Sklar
Photo by Thomas Tran
Here are a few more photos from the night for your viewing pleasure...
Rider Unknown. Photo by Matt Sklar
Clint Christen. Photo by Matt Sklar
Thomas Tran. Photo by Matt Sklar
And this one goes out to all the guys that got injured tonight, heal up quick!


text: I am appalled by what I have seen the last few days. Yesterday while my wife was giving blood for some pregnancy tests people started arguing about the whole election thing. In Front of kids! I can't believe how ignorant and irresponsible we as people have become. If you think that what's happening now has anything to do with Hillary or Trump then you have truly blinded yourself to the world we live in. The lack of knowledge, respect, education, ethics and morality is what's destroying this world. A world where the kardashians are millionaires and a singer can beat his woman and make millions for years to come. A world where you say what ever you want while you hide behind a keyboard. A world where our children are exposing themselves both physically and mentally to get followers on social media. I've said it for the last few years… Technology is moving way to fast for us to morally and ethically adapt. Not Trump nor Hillary are going to ruin or save our society. It must start in your homes and communities. Teach kids to be kind.. To say please and thank you to respect others and to love. Be an example to them. This is ridiculous but I'll tell you what my kids will be good with Trump, Hillary or Pepito Suarez as president because I will lead the way for them and I will try to instill and demand the same old school values I was taught by my parents … In my home I am President and my wife is the First Lady and we will teach them what we want. So please try to focus on yourselves.. Your communities and being good to each other… There has always and will always be issues in government but we must move forward… Take the headphones out and say hi, read, talk and try to stop this BS… Life has become an unethical, immoral reality show and these times are a direct reflection of this fact!


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Ireland fight back after Bernard hundred
Close Ireland 23 for 1 (Stirling 10*, N O'Brien 11*) trail Jamaica 339 (Bernard 102, Connell 4-77) by 316 with nine wickets remaining
David Bernard produced a workman-like 102 off 165 balls for Jamaica to leave the hosts in a competitive position against Ireland in the opening day of their three-day Jamaica Cricket Festival clash at Chedwin Park.
Bernard struck 10 fours and a six in his knock that lasted 202 minutes while getting support from Tamar Lambert (68) and Danza Hyatt (55) against Peter Connell who bagged 4 for 77 off his 11.5 overs. It was an elegant innings but Bernard was lucky to survive when he was dropped off spinner Paul Stirling when on 34. He punished the tourists, completing his century in just over two hours. Earlier, captain Lambert secured his half century with a measured shot over long off after a patient build-up.
Ireland were made to work hard in the field, on a pitch that offered little for the bowling team. The visitors did however experience early success with Brenton Parchment being the first to go for the Jamaicans after he was caught by Trent Johnston on 31 off the bowling of Kevin O'Brien with the score on 56.
Donovan Pagon (21) and Hyatt pushed the score to 104 before the former fell to the bowling of Andre Botha; Johnston again providing the safe hands for the catch. The Jamaicans added 11 runs for their next two wickets with Hyatt and Horace Miller (4) falling in quick succession to leave the hosts precariously poised on 115 for 4 shortly after lunch.
Lambert and Bernard then steadied the ship with a partnership of 139 for the fifth wicket, but Jamaica collapsed after Lambert's departure; the batsman playing onto his own stumps, to trigger the slide that saw Jamaica lose their next five wickets for 84 runs.
Connell was obviously the pick of the Irish bowlers, but received good support from Stirling who claimed 2-45 and the trio of Kevin O'Brien (1-29), Johnston (1-42) and Gary Kidd (1-44). Ireland will be buoyed by the fact that they managed to bowl out Jamaica and will be looking for an advantage when they resume on one wicket down on the second day.


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|NIWA Guide to Polychaeta | Shore polychaetes | Pick shore group | Pick shore family | Shell polychaetes
|Family Cirratulidae (cirratulid/sphagetti worm)
Terebellida (Annelida: Polychaeta)
|About Family Cirratulidae polychaetes in New Zealand.
|How to recognise the family:
|Sedentary, cylindrical burrowers, notable for a profusion of simple elongate filaments along the body. Some of the filaments occur as an anterior cluster of tentacles (sometimes called tentacular filaments), grooved for deposit-feeding, whereas the majority are ungrooved filaments called branchiae, usually one pair per segment. The head is conical or wedge-shaped. Chaetae are simple capillaries, usually also with acicular chaetae or simple hooks. Anal cirri are lacking. Adult size: One to 20 cm or more in length.
|How to recognise the New Zealand genera:
|The distinctions between nearly all cirratulid genera have been confused to the extent that common species may have more than one name in general use. In addition, separate names have sometimes been assigned to juvenile forms. Major revisions are still underway.
Among the genera with one pair of grooved feeding tentacles or palps Chaetozone has near-complete rings of posterior acicular chaetae, Tharyx has anterior eyespots and some acicular chaetae, Dodecaceria has acicular hooks with spoon-shaped ends and has only up to eight pairs of anterior branchiae. The multi-tentacled genera are the large cirratulids most commonly encountered in sediment under intertidal stones. Usually the worm is buried with only the writhing orange or red branchial filaments visible. Timarete (includes Ambo) have filaments on chaetigers anterior to the grooved tentacles (two pairs per chaetiger in Ambo subgroup) and over most of the body the filaments are well separated dorsally from the parapodia. In Protocirrineris, which has only capillary chaetae, tentacles and filaments begin on the same chaetiger and filaments are always just dorsal to the notochaetae. In all three genera the tentacles are in a group over several anterior segments.
|Quick pick shore species:
|A large orange Timarete species lives under stones and in sediment-filled crevices, as does another Timarete species and a very elongate cirratulid probably in genus Protocirrineris. Timarete anchylochaetus is frequently used for any large orange cirratulid. Unfortunately the species names have not yet been resolved. Much smaller Chaetozone and Tharyx species occur offshore or in harbours in the shallow subtidal. The small orange-green Dodecaceria berkeleyi Knox, 1971 bores into shells and coralline algae crust.
|Possible misidentifications:
|Cirratulid and terebellid tentacles look much the same when observed protruding from the sediment. Terebellid tentacles are usually pale and not noticeably coloured.
|Distributions, lifestyle, and habitat:
|Intertidal to continental shelf depths throughout New Zealand, most often associated with sediment, including the sediment forming the poorly-sorted contents of rock crevices and filling gaps under boulders
|Common to abundant.
|Taxonomic note:
|The large cirratulids first described from New Zealand are Cirratulus anchylochaetus Schmarda, 1861 and C. nuchalis Ehlers, 1907. Unfortunately it is uncertain which of the common species these authors were describing.
|(Benham 1950: p19-22, f4-5), (Blake 1996e: p263-384, f8.1-8.47), (Ehlers 1907: p22-23), (Knox 1971: p1437-1443, f1-10), (McIntosh 1885: p387), (Petersen 1991: p592), (Schmarda 1861: p58), (Woodham & Chambers 1994: p307-316, f1-4), (Whitley 1966: p79).
(Full citations at Family pages literature cited list.)
|Species in the guide:
|Rock Species: Timarete anchylochaetus
|Sand Species: Timarete anchylochaetus
|Shell Species: Dodecaceria berkeleyi
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10 November 2014
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Worldpay UK has an opening for four Japanese-speaking business analysts. Worldpay is one of the top five payments processors in the world, making and taking payments for many of the world's leading consumer brands . Worldpay processes about 500 face to face and online transactions every second. And as it goes from strength to strength, it's looking for four talented people to join them on their journey. If you're passionate about e-Commerce, Product Development and Delivering Change, if you are excited by technology and innovation, this is an opportunity to be part of a truly global and fast growing company. See their job spec for further details.Read on


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Reader's Guide
A Family Arrangement
by Gabrielle Meyer
Makeshift Family
Abram Cooper has ten months to turn rough Minnesota country into a vibrant town, or his sister-in-
law will take his three sons back to Iowa with his blessing. Until then, Charlotte Lee has agreed to keep house and help raise his children as part of their bargain. But can the single father fulfill Charlotte's requirements in time to make sure that she and his boys don't leave—and take his heart with them?
Charlotte is convinced that the wilderness is no place to raise her nephews. But as she watches the community slowly develop, she sees that Abram just might be able to make it blossom. With three little matchmakers bringing her and Abram together, Little Falls could become not just a flourishing town, but the perfect home for their patchwork family.
Discussion Questions:
1. In A Family Arrangement, Abram Cooper has a dream to build a town. He was not alone. Thousands of men and women sacrificed everything to make a new life for themselves and their families out west. If given the chance, would you have been a pioneer? Why or why not?
2. As part of the arrangement, Charlotte tells Abram he must have a doctor, a pastor and a teacher in Little Falls for her to consider it a real town. My how things change! For some people, they couldn't imagine living in a town without a Starbucks or Target. What amenities couldn't you live without?
3. Abram is a dreamer. He moved from place to place until he came to Little Falls to finally leave a legacy. In what ways have you fulfilled a lifelong dream? What dream would you like to pursue? Do you feel you're leaving a legacy?
4. Charlotte Lee comes to Little Falls to save her nephews from a perceived danger. She is the antagonist to Abram's dreams because of her fear. Have you missed an opportunity because of fear? Do you have any regrets? If you could go back to one event in your life and change your actions, what would it be?
5. After Abram finds partners, and the town is underway, he realizes his dream will take a lot of hard work. Sometimes the thrill of the chase is what keeps us going, but once we have what we've dreamed of achieving, the reality is more difficult than we had hoped. Have you experienced this in your own life? Did you give up or did you persevere?
6. As the initial laborers arrive, and the town begins to grow, Charlotte is kept busy feeding all the men. She makes three square meals a day and has a house and children to tend to. A Family Arrangement shares the joys of pioneer life, but it is quite clear that life on the frontier was very difficult. How do you think our lives compare to those of the past? With all our luxuries and modern conveniences, why are we so busy and stressed out?
7. For most of the story, Charlotte is the only woman in Little Falls. Put yourself in her shoes. Would it be difficult to be without female companionship for so long? Why or why not? What do you value the most about your female relationships?
8. Charlotte takes on the responsibility of raising her nephews without having any experience with children and no one to ask for advice or help. If you're a mother, how much did you rely on female relationships to help you navigate through the early years?
9. When Charlotte first meets Ben, she assumes he's there to harm her because of her preconceived ideas of Native Americans. As the story progresses, she comes to care for him dearly and even considers his marriage proposal. In your own life, do you have a person who you rejected at the beginning, but then you grew to care for? What changed your mind? How did you overcome your preconceived ideas or false impressions?
10. At the close of A Family Arrangement, what did you take away from the story? Who were your favorite characters? Did anyone or anything surprise you?
Thank you for joining me in Little Falls during the tumultuous 1850's. My prayer is that you will have a deeper appreciation for those who went before you and a desire to leave your own legacy.
In Christ,


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Keith Urban Launching New Album in Nashville Honky Tonks
Keith Urban usually performs in the biggest arenas, but he'll return to his roots for the release of his new album, 'Fuse.' The singer-songwriter and guitarist is slated to perform in three Nashville bars this Friday (Sept. 6) as part of the record's launch.
According to Nashville's Tennessean newspaper, Urban announced the honky tonk "tour" in a full-page ad that ran in the publication on Tuesday (Sept. 3). The musician will take the stage at Legends Corner, Tootsie's Orchid Lounge and the Stage, starting at 9:30PM on Friday. The performances are open to the public. Fans can tune in to WSIX for information on how to reserve a spot at Legends Corner, WSM to reserve a seat at Tootsie's, and WKDF to reserve a seat at the Stage.
'Fuse' is set for release on Tuesday, Sept. 10. Urban worked with several different producers for the new project, which he says melds his established sound with some new influences. "It's been incredibly liberating, creatively, for me," he says. "I don't know why that is, because I've always been fortunate enough to make the records I want to make. I think just working with other people has just been a really enjoyable thing."
The new album features guest appearances by Miranda Lambert and Eric Church.
Urban is playing much larger venues on his current Light the Fuse Tour, which is slated to run through the early part of 2014. Keep up with his upcoming concerts here.


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Dear Life,
When I went to church for the first time with Sofi, I got my feelings hurt. People didn't know what to do with her, what class she should go to, what to think. I mean, she was so teeny tiny, she didn't look like a five year old, she was like a baby.


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IT'S been a fascinating year for rugby league, particularly with the introduction of promotion and relegation once again and the 'Million Pound Game' and the claim made by the RFL that 'every minute counts'
The YP's rugby league correspondent Dave Craven looks back on 2015 and discusses a five things that we have learned after the last 10 months ...
1) The "New Era" has been a relative success.
There was plenty of doubt about the merits of the bold new format when it was first announced. Indeed, trying to explain how those Middle Eights worked, incorporating Super League's bottom four and the Championship's leading quartet, resulted in severe headaches for some.
Granted, there have been some teething problems with the new set-up but largely it has worked and delivered what it set out to do - keeping the majority of games interesting all the way through the year.
It will need the odd tweak and Championship teams did not fare as well as many hoped but, all in all, it has been positive.
2) Zak Hardaker is a fine rugby league player.
There was fears the Leeds Rhinos full-back was going to self-implode and throw it all away following another off-the-field incident on the eve of the season.
He could have been sacked and would have had no grounds for complaint.
But Leeds handed the 23-year-old another chance and he delivered with a series of brilliant displays culminating in him being named Steve Prescott Man of Steel and winning the treble with the Headingley club.
England No1 now…? He should be.
3) Props have never been so fashionable
There was a time when props just lumped the ball up and that was that.
But 2015 has been a year where the front-row has turned into something altogether different.
They are the new stars of the game, Adam Cuthbertson, the Leeds Rhino so exciting in his first season from the NRL, leading the way with a multitude of improbable offloads and passes that makes him look like a slightly chunkier Andrew Johns.
Alex Walmsley joined the Aussie in the Man of Steel shortlist such was his impact for St Helens, then there was the consistent brilliance of Andy Lynch and Grant Millington at Castleford, Chris Hill proving a juggernaut once more for Warrington, and, of course, JP kept on relentlessly doing what JP does for Leeds in his final career before retirement.
Great to see.
4) Rugby league produces great drama
We already knew it but it has been confirmed once more over recent weeks.
The debate about which is the greater code between league and union is pointless; they are different sports and should be treated as such.
But for sporting drama it is hard to argue anything in the 15-man code can rival league's recent exploits - the battle to the last-second for the League Leaders' Shield at Huddersfield as Leeds somehow prevailed, helicopters et al, JT's heroics as North Queensland Cowboys earned their first-ever NRL title with a stupendous all-Queensland Grand Final against brilliant Brisbane Broncos and then what unfolded at Old Trafford on Saturday - more of which later - can all add up to one adjective: riveting.
5) Fairytales do happen ...
What an utterly perfect send-off for Leeds Rhinos trip Kevin Sinfield, Jamie Peacock and Kylie Leuluai. You expected the club to win yet again at Old Trafford on Saturday night but were always fearful, a little nagging pain, that Wigan - such a quality side in their own right - would spoil the party.
They almost did. But Leeds dug deep and drew on all that vast experience to get across the line and prove themselves as the eminent club in Super League once more completing their maiden treble and the first since St Helens achieved the same in 2006.
Now for North Queensland Cowboys… and to that brilliant trio of departing stars… "Thanks for the memories, you've been ace."


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Angels, Demons, the Illuminati, and Why You Shouldn't Get Your History From Movies
Blurring reality and fantasy helps to sell books and movies, but the art of modern movie pimping takes it to a new level. And the real trouble is when the public gets its history from movies. Thanks to Oliver Stone's excremental movie JFK, the belief that Lee Harvey Oswald killed Kennedy is today considered to be the whacked out, drunken crazy talk instead of the other way around. Millions think the deadly bullet had to be a magic one, or that the grassy knoll had teams of sharpshooters all over it. And Clay Shaw is still attempting to figure out how to file a lawsuit from his coffin.
So now comes another new movie attempting to rewrite history. In a way not as egregious as a piece of Stone's dreck, but in other ways, more so. The film based on Dan Brown's novel "Angels & Demons" is threatening to be in theaters this May. Sony pictures has released what is masquerading as a pseudo-docu-featurette about the Illuminati, as a lead up to the release of the picture, and so far, it looks to be another Catholic bashing exercise, like its source material was.
Now, I was in the film business long enough to know that shameless whoredom is a Hollywood way of life, and pumping your pimp hand for your picture to ensure a socko opening weekend is what it's all about. And yes, I know, the only thing worse than standing on a chair and shrieking "Eeek!" over a fictional movie is shrieking "Eeek!" over the fictional novel it's based upon. Nevertheless, in this particular case I have to shout "Tripe!" when tripe is served. And this one dishes up a whole platter of it.
Dan Brown is fond of alleging that the organizations mentioned in his books are real, and then he goes on to not bother with telling a single truthful thing about them. Over the years, it's become patently obvious that Dan Brown was whacked across the hands with a ruler by some stern nun during his formative years, and the real hoary, multi-headed Jabberwocky that terrifies him out of his sound sleep in a soggy sweat every night is the Catholic Church. That's okay. Writing can be therapeutic, but I would think he could take some of his new-found millions and just hire a good Freudian. Or Jungian. Whichever works.
The point is, Dan Brown's vision of the Illuminati has precisely zero to do with the real Bavarian Illuminati. If his book had just been spine out and lobbed into the cut-out bin after three months of lackluster sales, nobody would care. But that's not what happened. Angels & Demons eventually sold by the boatload, and the result is that literally millions of people think this is what the Illuminati were.
The official Angels & Demons website has a scene from the movie of Langdon explaining who and what the Illuminati supposedly were, followed by this text:
"Shrouded in mystery for nearly 500 years, The Illuminati began in the 1600's as a secret society of scientists, artists, architects and doctors whose theories and discoveries put them at odds with the dominant Catholic Church. For fear of persecution, members of the Illuminati, which means "enlightened ones," meet in secret while publicly growing in influence and stature by quietly infiltrating governments and major institutions...
As a warning to others, the Church apprehended four scientists and branded them on the chest with the symbol of the cross to "purge them of their sins" [an event Brown calls "La Purga"] before publicly executing them..."
Utter crap.
Ron Howard and Tom Hanks appear in the very brief "Illuminati Featurette", and here's what they go on to claim:
Ron Howard: "The Illuminati was formed in the 1600s. They were artists and scientists like Galileo and Bernini, whose progressive ideas threatened the Vatican."
Tom Hanks: "The Illuminati, they were pushing knowledge, um, and they had a pretty, pretty august group of people.
Ron Howard: "The early Illuminati were persecuted by the Church. They were hunted down, even executed, and driven underground."
Tom Hanks as Robert Langdon: "There wasn't a powerful organization on Earth they didn't penetrate, including the Vatican, by hiding in plain sight."
It seems that no one who writes about the Illuminati—from Brown, to David Icke's alien reptilian lizards, to Texe Marrs' unintentionally hilarious Codex Magica, to the peddlers of the "Five Illuminati Jew Bankers" myths and the ZOG believers—has the slightest interest in the true organization that did exist, and then really was disbanded.
The real, live, authentic Illuminati was a blip, a literal footnote in history, and I'll be posting about them later this week. But no, Dan Brown's Illuminati has nothing to do with real life.
They didn't start in the 1600s.
Galileo and Bernini weren't members.
There was no "La Purga" in connection with the Illuminati.
Stay tuned.
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Discussion in 'General Instruction [BG]' started by anubis101, Nov 11, 2000.
anyone have any tips on
how to increase my speed?
Yeah im having the same problem, i can play songs i want to, at a slower speed, but the band im in (we just started playing together), want to play punk. Boy do i haver trouble keeping up in order for me to play faster i sacrifice hitting the notes clearly and crispily, and my sound becomes rather muffled. I need help with this too guys, as i can play somewhat fast but not fast enough for punk. It also makes u think people usually say that punk musicians have no talent, well i have a new respect for them after, trying to imitate as you have to have mega speedy hands.
Run laps in fast/slow intervals until you can eliminate the slow laps..Oh, you mean FINGER speed! First and foremost, you need to use a metronome or some other rhythm device when you practice licks, scales or anything else.
You have to realize that you cannot start off at Blazing tempos, you have to build up to it. And second, don't let you brain get in the way of your fingers. If you concentrate too hard, you will not be relaxed enough to play at faster tempos because your body will tense up and
slow you down.
repetition,repetition,repetition of scales and basic exercises. Add a little time and experience and you'll be settin' the frets a fire in no time...
Pay particular attention to the "economy of motion" rule; that is, are your fretting fingers staying in close proximity to the neck? Are you making unneccessary shifts?Are your plucking fingers tight(think of them as hummingbird's wings)? Are you strictly alternating between them?
Luckily, there are exercises that help one improve this one aspect of technique. It does take some discipline & concentration. There was an exercise in a recent BASS PLAYER mag for the fretting hand(someone at this site has already posted it...I wish I knew where). Basically, using 1 finger/fret, put your 1st finger on the "G" string's 9th fret; 2nd finger on the "D" string's 10th fret; 3rd finger on the "D" string's 11th fret; & the 4th finger on the "G" string's 12th fret. Got it? Good. Now while keeping the 1st & 4th fingers on the "G" string & STATIONARY(!), slowly move ONLY the 2nd & 3rd fingers. Back & forth & barely coming off the string. Use your plucking hand to assist if the other fingers don't wanna cooperate.
You should also practice the remaining combinations-
1st & 2nd fingers
1st & 3rd fingers
1st & 4th fingers
2nd & 4th fingers...etc.
Someone else can chime in for the plucking hand(my favorite)...
[Edited by JimK on 11-11-2000 at 10:40 PM]
i like using 3 fingers on the picking hand not a big fan of using the pinky though. but some people use it, i just found it slowed me down. there is a good article at http://www.harmony-central.com under the bass section called hang ten. its exersises for using all four on the picking hand maybe this will help
My favorite bass teacher gave me excellent advice that helped me alot. He said you have to slow down to speed up. In other words, practice far slower than the required spped for the passages you want to play. A metronome is best. Than you can start really slowly and increse speed one click at a time if necessary. (Ex: start at forty beats a minute, go to 45, then 50. If you start having trouble at fifty stay there until you have it, then go to 51 or 52...no more...until you can play that expertly. Keep moving up until you get to the required speed. But that isn't enough. Keep practcing at speeds even faster than required, moving up slowly. Go up to 100 if possible, played well and accurately. Then, play at the correct speed and you'll be amazed at how much easier this seems. However, it may take you days or weeks to attain that skill. There is just no use in trying to rush it. It takes time to train the muscles and nerves required to do that work. There just is NO shortcut.
Jaon Oldsted
Watch television. Find an song or exersize that you can play slowly. Without plugging in your bass watch T.V. and start playing the exersize or song slowly. The speed will graduly increase. Do this every day as part of your normal practice. Increasing speed is a booring and time consuming project this helps you stick to it long enough to accomplish it.
You could try taking a lot of dexedrine and playing along with "Loose Goose" by Dust or try Bogert's solo on "Oleo" by Cactus. However, substance abuse just makes your technique go down the toilet. I now use "Fingerweight Speed Weights," I bought from Musician's Friend for $50. I tried their Grip-Master but that only helped my thumb and wrist. I also play jazz not only because I like it but those bassists are really into economy of movement and fingerstyle.
This question was asked on Mike Dimin's "Ask the Pros" forum - you can look it up. Basically his advice was to lower the action as far as possible and use as light a touch as possible. I tend to agree with this.
Gary Willis says the same; you will need, however, a powerful amp to pull this off in a band situation, right?
Otherwise, you will pluck harder to hear yourself...that coupled with the low action = BUZZZZ!
Also, how 'bout acoustic players? They have some pretty high action compared to ours, right? Yet guys like McBride have NO problem pulling off, say, that lick from "Havona" on an URB. IMO, 90% of it is 1/2 technique...
Im suprised nobody mentioned breathing.
Make sure you are breathing! You will tense up if your not breathing. Breathing evenly and not holding your breath during a difficult passage.
Light touch in paramount. You will have a better tone also.
Practice everything slow and deliberatly(sp?)
I have noticed if you practice something really slow you will be able to get it up to a fast tempo much faster than you may realize. It must be played perfectly though. This is really good for your time also.
Another thing that goes along with all that is right hand damping. Pluck with your index and immediatly dampen the string with your middle finger. Then pluck with your middle finger and immediatly dampen with your index finger. So on and so forth. I hope that makes sense. For a really good demonstration of this get Gary Willis' video.
He the fastest, cleanest, most relaxed player I have ever seen. This technique will allow you to get really stacatto notes without using you left hand much. Plus it is much cleaner.
That exercise JimK mentioned is great for the left hand.
I do it everyday now.
good luck
[Edited by theJello on 11-14-2000 at 10:01 AM]
My theory is that most of these "upright guys" have developed far stronger muscles in their wrists and fingers than I will ever have as a "part-timer", so I need all the advantages I can get.
I also think a lot of them have "natural advantages" - I go along to my local Jazz club each week and see some really great upright players who have incredible technique. But the depressing thing from my point of view is that they invariably seem to have very long fingers compared with me - whereas the vey few electric bass players who appear at the same club have similar or smaller hands/fingers than me. That's my excuse and I'm sticking to it!
I think that not watching helps as well. I noticed that faster passages seem to go better if I leave my eyes out of the equation. Anybody else have this experience?
Regarding the string bass, it's a completely different instrument requiring different technique. I don't think right hand or wrist muscles come into play much. The key to a big sound is pulling it out from the shoulder. Also, hand size is only an issue for the left hand, but I've known many short players with small hands. They overcome it.
Playing fast on the bass guitar not only requires a lighter touch, but good right arm posture. The arm should be up, allowing the hand to be over the strings, unimpeded. I disagree with who ever wrote that a lighter touch needs a more powerful amp. Volume is a lot more than just how hard you pull the string. Volume comes from how widely the string vibrates. Rapid repeated light strokes will keep the string vibrating with a wide oscillation. Hence it's easier to play louder when you play fast. Practice controlling the delicacy of the stroke to control the volume.
The exercise that Jim K mentions has worked for me. I do it every day for five minutes. A lighter touch also helps.
Looks like I gotta get with the program; I have always had pretty high action & tend to pluck pretty hard in live situations.
Also, being relaxed is key(kinda goes hand-in-hand with breathing).
What's the consensus of Jaco's plucking? Hard, soft,...?
[Edited by JimK on 11-14-2000 at 06:55 PM]
When I was talking about hand size, I was thinking purely about left hand technique and the ability to reach distances on the neck without moving position that I could never hope to make. I've seen it mentioned in interviews/articles in magzines that Christiam McBride was encouraged ny Wynton Marsalis at the age of 17, to do away with pickups/amps and rely on his hands to make the sound which was where I was thinking that I'm never going to get anywhere near the sort of technique and muscles that he must have developed in the period since.
As to JimK's questions about Jaco - he has explained about how he plucks very close to the bridge to be able to play faster, explaining about the greater tension at this point than nearer the neck. I think this is in the instructional video. At the beginning of the video, Jaco seems to be setting up the bass he is using to get a lower action and I get the impression that he mostly plays quite lightly - especially for the fast stuff - but it sounds like in some solos that he is really playing hard, but that may just be the tube distortion or different techniques.
I'd know how much distance you're talking about reaching across, but 99% of doublebassists use a 1-2-4 fingering system in the positions below the octave harmonic, the space between the first and fourth fingers only covering a whole step (eg. C to D). People I see with small hands, I know a couple of females in the 5'-5'5" height range, who compensate with a little thumb pivot.
I gave up the pick-up too. Playing unamped does wonders for your technique. You'll notice a big difference after only one or two gigs without an amp.
The thing that JimK and I were talking about in particular, was the riff or "pickup" on Havona, which goes in 16th notes from a B on the E string, up to a D, 2 octaves above and back down. It's the very last bar of the transcribed solo here:
Christian McBride play the whole solo transcribed here on his new album, note for note, before playing a few more choruses of his own. In a previous thread we were discussing how it was impossible on electric - but on upright!!
Now I think you need big hands to play this!


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As I've mentioned before, testing for Web services and service-oriented architecture is different from your typical application testing.
In a recent IT Business Edge interview, Erik Josowitz, the vice president of product strategy for a virtual lab management applications company, explained the complexities of testing in an SOA like this:
That complexity derives from many more tiers in the overall application architecture - from things being split over more hardware, being broken up and applications being distributed. That complexity [also] derives from many more people using applications in many more ways. Those users are more geographically distributed and are not as likely to be trusted users in the way applications used to be designed for trusted users. ... Then, if you're trying to synthesize multiple applications or you're trying to provide business-relevant views through SOA interfaces, you're trying to do something that's even more complex in order of magnitude than the issues around one application. From the standpoint of testing, what that means is you have many more moving parts and those parts are being consumed in many more and many different ways.
But really - just how different can it be? The Aberdeen Group recently asked 240 end users about their experience with testing Web services and SOA. The result is this 25-page white paper, "SOA and Web Services Testing: How Different Can It Be?"
The study looked at the testing practices of best-in-class companies versus the industry average and industry laggards. It turns out, best-in-class companies are almost three times as likely as others to have completely redesigned their testing process. To me, that really speaks to the difference in testing practices required for deploying services, rather than whole applications.
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Sunday, June 23, 2013
First Switchblade Mod: TRACKpipe & The Eliminator V3
The Switchblade came to us stock so one of our first modifications was to reduce weight and improve the sound. The stock Exige 'S' muffler weighs approximately 32lbs. We swapped this out with our race-proven TRACKpipe and saved just over 16lbs. This muffler has a tip that exits out above the diffuser for improved aerodynamics.
We also added The Eliminator V3 which now comes in a black powdercoated finish. This product helps shed heat that builds up in the rear and reduced an additional 4.5lbs from the back of the car. We introduced this 'naked rear' to the US market many year ago and took some initial lumps from clients who did not like the appearance. Over time, the community has come to embrace the benefits of the naked rear and have come to accept this look as something that keeps with the old adage of 'form following function'.
The car now sounds like a proper sportscar with additional supercharger whine adding just the right sound! Savings 20lbs is a great start with more to come soon....
We also said good bye to a sweet ole friend, our Art Car. She has left to a good home down in SanDiego. Jack is an excellent driver who will be able to extract every bit of performance from her.
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A new book from Springer and edited by David Crippen, MD, FCCM, Professor of Critical Care Medicine and Neurological Surgery, explores the experience of aging as a physician in a high-stress field.
The Intensivist's Challenge: Aging and Career Growth in a High-Stress Medical Specialty contains essays written by veteran intensivists on a variety of topics, including why they became intensivists, how innovations have changed the field, how they have approached retirement, and even forecasts about the future of critical care medicine. Several chapters are written by current and former CCM faculty including Crippen, Ake Grenvik, James Snyder, and Marie Baldisseri. Taken together, the narratives offer an insightful exploration of the past 40 years of critical care medicine.


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Deputy Higher Education Minister Saifuddin Abdullah says the amendment to Section 114A of the Evidence Act may become a threat to the Internet sector.
KUALA LUMPUR: Deputy Higher Education Minister Saifuddin Abdullah described today the controversial amendment to Section 114A of the Evidence Act as a "hiccup" to Prime Minister Najib Razak's political transformation programme.
The Umno leader, speaking at a Bar Council forum on the law's possible threat to internet freedom, said the law was a setback to Najib's democratic reforms as the Act gives wide prosecution powers to create fear and narrow dissenting space.
Critics of the law claimed the section makes it easy for the government to charge anyone seen "facilitating" what is deemed as criminal comments on the internet even if the comments were made by someone else.
Those supporting the Act argued that the law gives space for the accused to prove innocence although they admit that it does not solve the problem of hacking or fraudulence where criminal comments may be posted by hackers under fake accounts.
"I am a supporter to the prime minister's transformation programme..I support democratic reforms so I (as a layperson) don't need this," he said.
The Malaysian government under the Mahathir administration, in an effort to promote the country's internet communication technology market, vowed to leave internet free as it aims to draw investments into a sector that makes up 4.1% of GDP.
Saifuddin said the amendment may become a threat to the sector.
Najib said recently that he would continue his predecessor's legacy by guaranteeing online freedom together with the announcement of a raft of political reforms including the plan to repeal the Sedition Act.
"Its a hiccup. As a layperson I find it hard to explain to the people that this (law) may not lead to internet censorship," Saifuddin commented.
K Shanmuga, a prominent lawyer and legal activist, speaking at the forum said since the Sedition Act provides arbitrary power to label anything as seditious, the law with the existence of the new internet law would make users indiscriminately liable to the Sedition Act as long as its not repealed.
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But Faizal Moideen, another lawyer speaking at the forum, said he agreed that the new law gives wide prosecution powers said not all is bad about Section 114A. He described the opposition towards the amendment as "alarmist".
"It does not create the presumption of guilt," he said, adding that the prosecution will have to first prove the accused of wrongdoing although other panelists, including Saifuddin, disagreed, saying that the process itself is already creating problems for internet users.
The amendment was passed by the Dewan Rakyat and Dewan Negara in April this year amid accusations that it was bulldozed through along with other reform laws without proper debate on its repercussions.
Section 114A — otherwise known as Evidence (Amendment) (No 2) Act 2012 — was gazetted on July 31 by de facto law minister Mohamed Nazri Abdul Aziz.
Rights activists like the Centre for Independent Journalism Malaysia (CIJ) is now calling upon Internet users to take part in an Internet Blackout Day on August 14 to create awareness among Internet users about the negative impact of an amendment on online expression.
The government dismissed accusations that it was trying to use a backdoor to censor the internet. Saifuddin, together with Umno Youth chief Khairy Jamaluddin, one of the few progressive leaders within the ruling coalition have called on the Najib administration for a review of the law.


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New Delhi, May 27 (PTI) The Supreme Court today agreed to hear on May 30 the pleas inculding the one filed by the Centre challenging an Armed Force Tribunal (AFT) order demoting an officer of the rank of Lt General to Brigadier for allegedly misrepresenting facts and imposing a cost of Rs 50 lakh on the Defence Ministry and the Army.
The plea challenging the Tribunals order was mentioned before a vacation bench of Justices P C Pant and D Y Chandrachud by Attorney General Mukul Rohatgi. The court agreed to hear it on May 30.
Rohatgi said that the order was passed on a review plea by the Tribunal and a gross injustice would happen if the matter is not heard urgently as the officer concerned is also due to retire on May 31.
On May 13, the AFT had ordered that Lt Gen N K Mehta from the Army Ordnance Corps, who had been elevated to the rank of Lieutenant General few months ago, be demoted to the rank of Brigadier, two rungs below the current rank, with immediate effect for misrepresenting facts before the selection board.
The tribunal has also imposed a cost of Rs 50 lakh on the Union of India and Rs 5 lakh on the officer, which shall be remitted to the Army Central Welfare Fund for the welfare of troops.
The tribunal has held that the promotion of Lt Gen Mehta from the rank of Brigadier to Major General on the basis of a previous AFT order was not tenable due to concealment of facts from the court.
The tribunal has also faulted the Ministry of Defence for its alleged acts of omission and commission in the selection process and had said that it would be open to the government to hold an inquiry and proceed in accordance with law against the persons, who were responsible for the unfair practice in the Ministry of Defence or in the Army.
It has suggested that the MoD should further tone up its working so that unauthorised officers should not have access to the ministerial staff or other officials in the MoD, all decisions taken by the Selection Board may be screened by a committee of experts in law. PTI MNL SJK RKS VMN


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HARDENING STANCE: Telangana Rashtra Samiti president K. Chandrasekhara Rao with BJP leader Bandaru Dattatreya at a dharna in Hyderabad on Thursday. Both parties are firm on the demand for a separate Telangana State.
In its report, which was made public on Thursday, the Committee found the option of a united Andhra Pradesh the "most workable" in the circumstances and in the best interests of the social and economic welfare of people. "In this option, it is proposed to keep the State united and provide constitutional/statutory measures to address the core socio-economic concerns about the development of the Telangana region," it said.
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(III) bifurcation of the State into the Rayala-Telangana and coastal Andhra regions, with Hyderabad being an integral part of Rayala-Telangana;
(IV) bifurcation of Andhra Pradesh into Seemandhra and Telangana, with an enlarged Hyderabad metropolis as a separate Union Territory;
(V) bifurcation of the State into Telangana and Seemandhra as per the existing boundaries, with Hyderabad serving as the capital of Telangana, and Seemandhra having a new capital; and
(VI) keeping the State united by simultaneously providing certain definite constitutional/statutory measures for socio-economic development and political empowerment of the Telangana region — creation of a statutorily empowered Telangana Regional Council.
Union Home Minister P. Chidambaram addresses the media in New Delhi after meeting political parties from Andhra Pradesh on the Telangana issue.
"Considering all aspects, the Committee felt that while the creation of a separate Telangana would satisfy a large majority of people from the region, it will also throw up several other serious problems. Therefore, after taking into account the pros and cons, the Committee did not think it to be the most preferred, but the second best option," the report said.
Maintaining the status quo was the least-favoured option. It also found the second and third options "not practicable." The Committee felt that the fourth option of bifurcating Andhra Pradesh into Seemandhra and Telangana, with an enlarged Hyderabad metropolis as a separate Union Territory, was likely to meet with stiff opposition from the Telangana protagonists, and it might be difficult to reach a political consensus on making this solution acceptable to all.
On the sixth option of keeping the State united, the Committee said it could be done through the establishment of a statutory and empowered Telangana Regional Council with adequate transfer of funds, functions and functionaries. "The Regional Council would provide a legislative consultative mechanism for the subjects to be dealt with by the Council."
The Committee felt that with firm political and administrative management, it should be possible to convince the people of the importance keeping the State united, as this option would be in the best interests of all, and would provide satisfaction to the maximum number of people. "It would also take care of the uncertainty over the future of Hyderabad as a bustling educational, industrial and IT hub/destination."
Dwelling further on the sixth option, it said that for managing water and irrigation resources equitably, a technical body — water management board — and an irrigation project development corporation with an expanded role were recommended. This should meet all the issues raised by the Telangana people satisfactorily, it said. Flagging socio-economic development and good governance as the core issue, the Committee, keeping the national perspective in mind, was of the considered view that "this option stands out as the best way forward."
The five-member Committee, headed by the former Supreme Court judge, B. N. Srikrishna, was appointed on February 3, 2010. It examined in detail the issues pertaining to the current demand for a separate Telangana as well as the demand for a united State. The Committee examined all aspects of the situation. Keeping in view the local, regional and national perspectives, it gave the six options.
It examined such parameters as regional, economic and equity analysis, education and health, water resources, irrigation and power development, public employment. It also looked into the issues relating to Hyderabad and the sociological and cultural issues. In the past 11 months, it consulted representatives of industry, trade, trade unions and organisations of farmers, women and students, and all sections of the people, especially the political parties.


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This is a continuation on the debate whether a Soeharto-style government is going to be beneficial to Indonesia or not. My fellow blogger Erwin has argued that without that kind of authoritarian government, Indonesia will not move forward. I argue otherwise and below are my explanation.
Soeharto's Good and Bad
Firstly I would like to acknowledge Soeharto's role in Indonesia's nation-building process. Soekarno and Hatta may be our founding fathers, but without Soeharto, the much needed control for unity of the "united colonies of Netherlands Indies" under the new nation "Indonesia" would have not been possible. Many dissent and separatist movements were successfully silenced, leading to Indonesia's growth, although the means are often violent and the repercussions of those actions are only felt now.
During Soeharto's authoritarian regime, the legislative assembly was pretty much the president's rubber stamp and the judiciary is deliberately weakened to serve the president's interests. All the veto power in policy making went to the president and of course we had a strong presidential government because no system of checks and balances were in place. In addition, cronyism and favoritism is accepted as the norm while corruption and patronage systems are rampant.
[Read more: Judicial Corruption in Indonesia: Authoritarianism & the Weakening of the Judiciary; Much Ado About Emails]
What Soeharto lacked compared to Lee Kuan Yew, both authoritarian in their regime, is the lack of attention that Soeharto gave towards institutional building of Indonesia's state institutions and the missing values of meritocracy and honesty embedded in our governance system.
Can we correct Indonesia's democracy?
Here's another thing that we should learn from Singapore: be pragmatic. We don't need to achieve western-style democracy, but we need a system that works, where the government is responsive and accountable to its people. Too much attention is going out on the debate of democracy but too little effort is concentrated to make the much needed governance reform in Reformasi.
[Read more: An Enlightened Indonesian on the Singapore Elections]
What I've mentioned in my earlier post, is that Neo-New Orders are still in Indonesia, local patronage systems are still rooted in our decentralization process and to top it off, as cliche as it is, there's no political will to change the status quo!
What we see lacking in SBY – a strong leader with a vision and the will to get things done – we then substitute it with our fond memories of 'development' under Soeharto.
[Read more: Who's in charge?]
So, is going back to the old way of authoritarianism like Soeharto the way to go for Indonesia? No.
Authoritarianism might have worked in the past, but for Indonesia's current condition, with its diverse 238 million population, putting too much authority in the president will be detrimental to the development of the country. As Lord Acton famously said, "power tends to corrupt, absolute power corrupts absolutely."
[Update, 26 May 2011]
Here's data from the World Bank on Indonesia's GDP Per Capita (current US$). The point of this graph is, if 13 years of democracy is so bad for the economy, why is the data stating otherwise – when our economic growth went up significantly after Soeharto fell down? My comments are below, but since I can't embed the graph in the comment box, I'm putting it up in the post.


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(November 12; 8 to 9 p.m.; Channel 13) reports on an ill-fated 1993 expedition into the smoking mouth of the Colombian volcano Galeras, where six scientists and three hikers were scalded and crushed to death after failing to read those "seismic signals" that are the basis of a new theory of magma surge.
O.J.: A Study in Black and White
(November 12; 10 to 11 p.m.; HBO) looks at the career and the charisma of the football player and B-movie star, while coaches, broadcasters, educators, and polemicists slap on meanings like adhesive plasters. Surprise, surprise: Between black and white, there appears to be an adjournment of minds, though no lack of rhetoric.
(November 13; 8 to 9 p.m.; Channel 13) goes beneath the surface with the help of computer animation to think high-mindedly about race, sex, and tattoos.
(November 13; 9 to 10:30 p.m.; Sundance) moseys along with notorious pothead Woody Harrelson through a hundred years of "reefer madness" laws against using marijuana while managing to suggest that much of the objection to weed is rooted in bias against such marginalized communities as Mexican laborers, black musicians, and hippies.
Let's Get Married
(November 14; 9 to 10 p.m.; Channel 13) sends Frontline correspondent Alex Kotlowitz into the marriage movement, an alliance of pols, Christian clergy, and relationship counselors who, now that the divorce rate in the Bible Belt leads the nation, suddenly see single-parent families as a pathology that's color-blind. Many stats are quoted, few pertaining to unemployment or overcrowded schools or lousy housing and health care.
Murder in Greenwich
(November 15; 8 to 10 p.m.; USA), as "presented" by Dominick Dunne, had the shrewd idea of casting Christopher Meloni as the "disgraced cop" and "convicted perjurer" Mark Fuhrman, who shows up in Connecticut 22 years after the murder of 15-year-old Martha Moxley to write a book. Nobody in Greenwich likes him, and neither will you. But you won't like anyone in Greenwich, except maybe Robert Forster as a limo-driving ex-cop. So unpleasant is Meloni-Fuhrman that we are grateful every time Martha (Maggie Grace) talks to the camera that exploits her death.


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I don't have as many words on the novel as I was hoping by now; it's been 3 weeks that I've been writing seriously on it, and my goal is 5000 words a week. At this point, I've got 18 weeks of writing to go to hit my estimated goal of 100,000 words, which is only an guess until I get closer. I'll accept anything over 90k, really. That's not the limit for where it will end up after editing, but I'm hoping to write enough in the first draft that I can cut whatever I need to. (I've always been a "write too much, cut down to make better" type of writer, and I'm a little nervous I'll end up with a novella instead of a novel if I'm not careful.)
The lower word count doesn't represent the amount of time I've spent over the last three weeks, though. The first 5,000 words were down in the first week, but I quickly realized there was more to the story than I'd imagined. Much of my time was spent expanding the outline, and researching, once I figured out the story wanted a different ending, and a couple of extra plot points. That's not a surprise. This novel is like an origami animal: I can see (in my head) the shape of it, what it is, but I have to unfold it to see all the nooks and crannies.
I know the characters get from A to B to C, and that they change along the way, but I write organically, the way that makes the most sense to me. If I set my story in a real place, and I send a character out in one direction, what will they actually run into? If a kid who's never been outside has to sleep in a forest, how will they react to rain? Or bugs? Or a sprained ankle? Writing those things out requires knowing the answers.
My research this week has included:
- How to raise goats
- What varieties of apples are grown in the Cornell Orchards?
- Using robot bees for pollination
- stone made from recycled materials
- 3D printed shoes
I'm building a Pinterest page for my novel, if you're interested. This week's image is the reference I'm using for one of my main characters, Zora:
Isn't she lovely? She's not the MC, but she's one of the two most important other people in the book (and let me just say right now that I'm not going to allow any editor/publisher to "whiten her up"). She was a minor character when I start drafting the novel, but by really thinking about her motivations and how she'd react to the situation I put her in, I realized I was putting her into a certain trope that a flesh-and-blood woman with the personality I gave her wouldn't fall into. I like her more, as a person, now.
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Brown Butter Financier
This recipe is formulated for a dessert menu so the quantity is larger than perhaps a home baker truly needs, or is able to consume ;). The quantity produced will fill a 1/2 sheet pan, at a height of around 1 inch, before rising in the oven. It is imperative to not over whisk any ingredients in this recipe as air pockets are unsightly. Banging the pan on a firm counter top is advisable. The results are consistent and have produced this delicate little cake countless times. At the restaurant we paired it with strawberry compote, lavender and Chantilly cream. I list vanilla pod in this recipe, however it is optional luxury, if not available, don`t concern yourself as we did not include it our restaurant version. The Ingredients are as follow;
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|Cooking time
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|Total time
|45 minutes
For Brown Butter;
Pre-heat a medium saucepan and add a full pound of fresh butter. Cook until the butter colors hazelnut, the butter can overcook quickly at this point so take of heat immediately. Strain while hot.
For Financier Loaf;
Pre-heat oven to 350F. Allow brown butter to cool to room temperature. Whisk brown butter in to slightly foamy egg whites until combined. If using vanilla bean, incorporate at this stage. In a separate vessel, sift ground almonds, all purpose flour and icing sugar together. Sifting allows air to incorporate into the mass during baking and produces a delicate texture. Gently whisk wet mixture into the sifted flours, until combined. Transfer cake batter to a sheet pan, lined with parchment paper. Bang pan several times on a countertop, bringing bubbles to the surface of cake. If large bubbles exist, pop them with a sharp pin, needle, toothpick, etc. Bake the financier cake until the edges begin brown, about 30 minutes. Baking times are subjective, so be sure to use your instincts while it cooks, as opposed to timer. Best serve at room temperature, or slightly warm. It is advantageous baking this in a sheet pan because once cooled, it can be cut in to invidual portions with a sharp knife, or ring molds.
Financier is the a dainty French cake revered for it's crumb less nature, hence it's suitability as a snack cake for well dressed individuals. Traditionally this cake is baked individually in 'gold bar' shaped molds.Shaped financier molds are easily found from online sources, typically in silicone. Silicone molds are suitable for aesthetic purposes, however some lovely crispness on the edges will be sacrificed as a result. When available, always use well butter metal, ideally copper. Best of luck with your baking, and if any practical questions come up while executing this recipe, I'll be happy to troubleshoot and get you back baking.
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According to Dan Pompei of the Bleacher Report, the Jaguars are expected to release veteran Jason Babin at some point this offseason.
Pompei adds that although Babin may have lost some of his overall athleticism, NFL teams in need of pass-rush help believe he could be an effective situational pass rusher.
Babin, 33, has two years remaining on his contract and stands to make $6 million per season over the remainder of his contract. Babin will count $6.175 million against the Jaguars salary cap in 2014, so he is an obvious candidate for either a restructured contract or possibly being a cap casualty.
In 2013, Babin produced 40 tackles, 7.5 sacks and three forced fumbles for the Jaguars defense.


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One of the perks for working at a television station is having the inside track in getting your pet's picture on the air. That's Jeter, one of my labs, in the above picture.
Whenever we have a snow event, we encourage our viewers to send in their photos. Pets, children, trees, themselves. We love to share them with the rest of our viewers. I got to share this moment I had with Jeter.
It was snowing pretty good when I woke up this morning, and it came down for several hours. Jeter was inside and kept barking at me. "What do you want?" I kept asking him. Then I realized he wanted to go outside in the snow. So I let him out, but he kept barking at the door. "What do you want now?" He wanted me to join him. So I grabbed a coat, beanie, piano and my GoPro, and took Jeter for a romp in the snow.
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Today's Food Friday Restaurant Review is more of a recap since I was there back in the summer 2013. That night, we actually wanted to go to Little Tibet, but unfortunately we were standing in front of closed doors. However, we decided to walk up the street and find out what's around. It was pretty late and crowded when we stopped at Madang's, but the chef was so kind to still serve us.
So, we ordered the grill for two with beef and mixed vegetables. It reminded me a lot of NYC and the lovely dinner I had with my Asian friend Kendy in 2011 :) oh and the Kimchi! Just love it :) funny stories come into my mind when I think about it: some Koreans were on our California trip and brought tons of Kimchi in plastic bags to the U.S. because they thought they'd run out =D
Anyways, I really like Korean Food and in my opinion it's pretty healthy, too! Lots of protein and veggies ;-) The waiters in there are super nice and Madang is highly recommended because of their calm atmosphere. The prices are fair and the food is really authentic and delicious. Always worth a stop whenever you're looking for some authentic Asian food in Berlin, I will definitely go there again ;-)
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Kalibrierstrahler M300
Mid Temperature Range Blackbody Calibration Source
Großer Kalibrierstrahler mit sehr hohem Emissionsgrad zum wellenlängenunabhängigen Kalibrieren, Hohlraumstrahler, 200 ... 1150 °C
Key Features
- Superior accuracy within ±0.25% of reading ±1°C
- Large 51 mm (2") aperture diameter
- High effective emissivity 1.0 at 0.7 to 1.8 µm, 0.998 typical at other wavelengths
- Rugged housing designed for fixed installation in laboratory or test department
- Manufactured and tested to meet rigid quality control standards
- Furnished with certificate of calibration traceable to NIST
- RS232 (standard) or RS485 (optional) serial communications port
A high standard, precision blackbody calibration source designed with a unique uniformly heated spherical cavity that achieves a near ideal emissivity of 0.998 or better.
The M300 will deliver any temperature between 200 °C and 1150 °C (392° TO 2102 °F) – accurately. A convenient microprocessor-based, self-tuning digital PID controller holds the selected temperature to within 1 °C, thus assuring high accuracy calibration.
Typical Calibration Applications
- Infrared Temperature Sensors
- Infrared Thermal Imaging Systems
- Spectrographic Analyzers
- Spectral Radiometers
- Heat Flux Meters
|Temperature Range:
|200 °C to 1150 °C (392 °F to 2102 °F)
|Temperature Uncertainty:
|±0.25% of reading ±1 °C (when using Calibration Certificate correction factors)
|Temperature Resolution:
|±0.5 °C per 8 hour period
|Source Non-Uniformity:
|±0.1 % of reading ±1 °C
|Heated Cavity Shape:
|Aperture Diameter:
|51 mm (2")
|1.0 effective at 0.65 to 1.8 µm, 0.998 for others
|Standard calibration method:
|Radiometric (pyrometric)
|Temperature Sensor:
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|Via Serial Port
|Method of Control:
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|Warm-up Time:
|approximately 1 hour from ambient to 1000 °C
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|Fan cooled, air inlet on rear panel
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|Power Requirements:
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|Dimensions (H x W x D):
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2.1 Administration InstructionsTake ENVARSUS XR on an empty stomach at the same time of the day, preferably in the morning (to ensure consistent and maximum possible drug exposure) [see Clinical Pharmacology (12.2)]. Swallow ENVARSUS XR whole with fluid (preferably water); do not chew, divide, or crush the tablets. If a dose is missed, take it as soon as possible within 15 hours after missing the dose; beyond the 15-hour time frame, wait until the usual scheduled time to take the next regular daily dose. Do not double the next dose. Avoid eating grapefruit or drinking grapefruit juice or alcoholic beverage while taking ENVARSUS XR [see Drug Interactions (7.2)]. African-American patients, compared to Caucasian patients, may need to be titrated to higher ENVARSUS XR dosages to attain comparable trough concentrations [see Use in Specific Populations (8.8) and Clinical Pharmacology (12.2)].
2.2 Conversion from Tacrolimus Immediate-Release Formulations
To convert from a tacrolimus immediate-release product to ENVARSUS XR, administer an ENVARSUS XR once daily dose that is 80% of the total daily dose of the tacrolimus immediate-release product. Monitor tacrolimus whole blood trough concentrations and titrate ENVARSUS XR dosage to achieve target whole blood trough concentration ranges of 4 to 11 ng/mL.
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Measure tacrolimus whole blood trough concentrations at least two times on separate days during the first week after initiation of dosing and after any change in dosage, after a change in co-administration of CYP3A inducers and/or inhibitors, or after a change in renal or hepatic function. When interpreting measured concentrations, consider that the time to achieve tacrolimus steady state is approximately 7 days after initiating or changing the ENVARSUS XR dose.
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