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Weblib provides its users with a simple search interface that makes complex queries dead simple. Users can choose the right tool to find the best results only after executing the query – this one way gets simply complex results.
Weblib has been breathing search technologies for 10 years now. Constant development is a priority due to supporting the most efficient services for its partners and to search and apply the most up-to-date techniques. Among its development team it has senior members that have been co-developing with it for five, six years.


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Phrases in Christian hymns, chants and prayers, and sermons, especially during the run-up to Easter, say things like, "They did not know what we know now," or "We know how this story ends." Do we?
Such self-assured smug Christianity does not appeal to me at all. I don't trust it, which probably makes me a good Anglican.
Is there a soul among us who embraces our death with sanguinity? Unless bio-life is simply not bearable, most of us really want to live and fight hard for that chance to live on. We do NOT know what will happen after we die, in the way we think of knowing. Faith knowing is a risk, not an assurance. I'll get honest and admit I'm a faithful agnostic when it comes to end times. I don't know, any more than the first Christians did.
A woman in a Lenten reflection group last year commented with a chuckle: "I hope to hell that what they're telling us is true." Hers seemed to be a more truthful statement than many Christians would dare make about the promise of resurrection. There was an edge of worry in her humor and our laughter.
What's important, I think, is not to try to push and shove some kind of faith into place, like last-minute soul-shaping, just in case. Some say that faith-knowing is a gift only God Holy Spirit gives, and that it is given in the context of knowing each soul quite well. Sounds good, but how come some people seem to have it, and some don't? It does come more easily to some than to others. I don't know why.
Still, the time of dying is a time when people often worry about having enough faith. For what? Most people die with the personalities they lived with.
My dad wrestled his "demons" to the pillow, accompanied by the chiming of the grandfather clock. He was not in physical pain; he was groaning in travail as if he were waiting to be birthed—like creation. At one point he came briefly out of his dying and boldly asked me: "What's the point?" It was something he often said, almost rhetorically abut many things. I panicked. I thought that I, as a hot-shot seminarian— at Yale (Dad's alma mater) no less— ought to have the right theological answer, the soothing one. I didn't. So I just said, "I don't know, Dad. But when you find out, if you can, find a way to let me know." God, I felt inadequate. I should have said I love you or something personal, but the moment vanished as he sunk back into his dying.
My mother, au contraire, ordered a peanut butter sandwich as her last meal, and told her granddaughter: "This won't take long, dear." She was 84, a widow, living in a nursing home; she had some kind of internal bleed and had refused hospitalization. Then she, not in physical pain, turned aside, and onto her side—away from the door to her room, the door to the world—and settled into her dying without a fuss, leaving the sandwich untouched.
Do I think my mother had more faith than me or my dad? Perhaps at a very childish level, yes. She always told me she would put her head in God's lap, and everything would be all right. (I think she meant her own father's lap. He died when she was twelve.)
Do I think my dad lacked faith? Not at all. He had esophageal cancer and couldn't eat or drink anything by mouth. He was only 71 and could have lived that way, waiting for medical science to come up with something, but I think he made a choice to die. It took a week. He had things to settle his soul about, and he didn't talk about these things in death any more than he ever had in life. It is by faith that I "know" he has discovered "the point."
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My own feeling is that when we come to our death there comes a time of almost uncanny repose. I saw that a lot when I was a hospital chaplain. I don't know if it is acceptance, although that word works, but it looked and sounded to me like embracing death almost as a friend or setting one's face in a new direction, as Jesus did toward Jerusalem. Or, like Jesus' remembered sighs on the cross: It is finished. I commend my spirit. To what? To faith, hope and love, but not to certainty. To God, the giver of those seminal spiritual gifts.
Dying is our last life task/accomplishment. We do it with as much grace and faith as we can muster, each according to each one's way. It is like commendation, not forced or giving up, but free: I will follow; it's time; I'm ready. But after death is God's business and god keeps it to Herself. Some have returned to tell beautiful stories. They help my faith, not my knowledge. Like a kid for Christmas morning, I will have to wait and see.
Saint Francis called Death a Sister— a term of endearment, not enmity. I wonder if that is why many people die when their anxious grieving loved ones are gone from their bedside, and only a solo chaplain-stranger may stay on in the dark?
Such a strategic attitude and language, I think, would be more helpful to the ways we talk about life-threatening illness, physical and mental. We threaten it back, saying we will battle you, we will fight you, we will reject you, win over you. You are enemy and hateful. We make illness and death sound like condemnation or punishment. What if we, like addicts, befriended disease as a part of our humanity? They speak of being IN recovery, not cured. They will always be addicts.
We must seek treatment and cures, of course, and, at the same time, pray and have faith and courage. Fight FOR life, but don't make whatever we have into our enemy.
I suppose I could say that I hope my death is transition to a new kind of life. I am always IN God, just as I'm always IN recovery from sin, into some form of which I daily fall. But after I die, leave for good, I hope to fall into the soul of Godde more deeply—leave for good, to newer be.
The poet says it best: "we turn not older with years
but newer everyday."

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I will do a brief version of the 'Weekly Wrap-up & Outlook Webinar' that I didn't manage to hold on Friday. Exact starting time will be communicated on twitter but around 08:00 EST / 14:00 CET.
As usual:
> Review of recent price action and a look at what we can expect to see.
> The purpose of these sessions is to show participants how we can have a clear understanding of market dynamics and trade set-ups by simply using: support/resistance, fibs and channels.
> I will not be making trade calls or recommendations, the sessions should be seen as an informal discussion between experienced and novice traders.
Just click on this link to join > Enter 50′s Room.
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Born Marlon Jennings Jr. I have been rapping since I was 13 yrs old, and I'm pretty damn good at it. Inspired by old school R&B and legendary rappers such as Scarface,8Ball & MJG, UGK, Outkast and many more, I have become a lyrical monster. With a great need to support my family and a want to show others from my city that they can make it, I strive to utilize music as a platform from which to build a foundation. I have what it takes to shake the game up! For so long I thought it was hard to get others to believe in your vision when your from where I'm from.
My accomplishments have been numerous I am proud of everything I have done and blessed in every experience this game has shown me. My highlights would include the Source Magazine write up also being include on the soundtrack for the videogame Modern Warfare:Call of Duty record sales in 2009 with my pahtna Goins (Suga City) signature track "Arkansas Sound" landing on NPR.com opening for many great artist and a slew of mentions and articles from magazine, newspaper and internet. Google me as they say.
I describe my music as "dont-be-afraid-to-feel-me-music" because I bring a real message supported by a baritone voice. I am the inspirational rapper with the groovy tracks. Hiding the medicine I deliver a smarter sound that will still move your feet and just enough fun to make you smile.I am not the norm!! I ride on the truth… and the truth is if you haven't listened you should, and tell the world about ARKANSAS BO IS HERE FOR GOOOOD!!!
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SEC. 1209. Section 951 of title 18, United States Code, is amended by(1) striking out "Secretary of State" and inserting in lieu thereof "Attorney General if required in subsection (b)"; (2) inserting "(a)" before "Whoever" and adding at the end of such subsection the following new subsections: "(b) The Attorney General shall promulgate rules and regulations establishing requirements for notification. "(c) The Attorney General shall, upon receipt, promptly transmit one copy of each notification statement filed under this section to the Secretary of State for such comment and use as the Secretary of State may determine to be appropriate from the point of view of the foreign relations of the United States. Failure of the Attorney General to do so shall not be a bar to prosecution under this section. "(d) For purposes of this section, the term 'agent of a foreign government' means an individual who agrees to operate within the United States subject to the direction or control of a foreign government or official, except that such term does not include— "(1) a duly accredited diplomatic or consular officer of a foreign government, who is so recognized by the Department of State; "(2) any officially and publicly acknowledged and sponsored official or representative of a foreign government; "(3) any officially and publicly acknowledged and sponsored member of the staff of, or employee of, an officer, official, or representative described in paragraph (1) or (2), who is not a United States citizen; or "(4) any person engaged in a legal commercial transaction.". PART H—JURISDICTION OVER CRIMES BY UNITED STATES NATIONALS IN PLACES OUTSIDE THE JURISDICTION OF ANY NATION
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Conversions will be triggered either by button clicks or by form submissions on the main page or by visits to a thank you page (used as a conversion page).
First, you will need to install the Google Global site tag. To install the Global site tag, please follow the steps mentioned in Google's documentation. The Global site tag needs to be added in Settings - JavaScript - Head.
After that. Follow the instructions on point 1 or 2 (lower on this page) and note that the code snippets mentioned there will need to be placed in Settings - Javascript - Body.
1. Conversions triggered by button clicks
For tracking button clicks on your page, you will need to use the following code snippet and customize it to fit your needs:
window.addEventListener('DOMContentLoaded', function () {
var element = document.querySelector("#element-123 .btn");
element.addEventListener("click", handler);
function handler() {
gtag('event', 'conversion', {'send_to': 'AW-123456789/AbC-D_efG-h12_34-567'});
You will need to customize the code with the Google Ads tracking script and change the #elementID with the corresponding element ID that you want to trigger the event.
Here is how you can find the button element ID number:
2. Conversions triggered by form submissions
When tracking form submissions, in case of a single form on the page, you can use this code snippet:
<script type="text/javascript">
window.instapageFormSubmitSuccess = function( form ){
gtag('event', 'conversion', {'send_to': 'AW-123456789/AbC-D_efG-h12_34-567'});
If you have multiple forms on the page, you can use the following code snippet:
window.instapageFormSubmitSuccess = function( form, wid ){
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else if ( wid === 124 )
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For this second code snippet, you will need to edit the "wid" value, which is only the digit part of the element ID. For #element-123, the "wid" value is "123".
3. Conversions triggered on the thank you page
You can also track conversions with a Thank You page. The Google Ads conversion tracking tag that was implemented on the landing page will fire upon page visit. This tracking tag, as Google mentioned, needs to be implemented on a Thank You page, because it will load only after the user has converted.
If you want to track conversions with a Thank You page, please follow the instructions described in this article.
How to track events from different tracking platforms
If you need to track conversions using events from both Facebook and Google Analytics or Google Ads, you just need to add the code for that platform in the same function, instead of copying the entire code again. This is because the function only needs to be triggered once. If you use the same code with the same function twice, the second function will override the first one. You can find the content of the respective functions in the dedicated articles for conversion tracking for the other platforms, linked above.
1. For form submissions
<script type="text/javascript">
window.instapageFormSubmitSuccess = function( form ){
// insert the content of the function
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2. For button clicks
window.addEventListener('DOMContentLoaded', function () {
var element = document.querySelector("#element-123 .btn");
element.addEventListener("click", handler);
function handler() {
// insert the content of the function
// for all the desired tracking platforms here
NOTE: If you also want to see the cost per lead and cost per visitor metrics in your Instapage analytics, you can connect your Google Ads (ex-AdWords) by following the instructions in this article.


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From Tragedy to Blessing - A Journey to IsraelOrit Yegardo Efraim nearly didn't make it to Israel from Ethiopia. Much of the journey was on foot. As she walked through Sudan, she "started feeling sick and I collapsed. Friends, one on the right By Jewish Agency Staff on 18 Oct 2017 / 28 Tishrei 5778 0
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The 'Stache is back in the AFC East.
Dave Wannstedt, who hired Chan Gailey as his offensive coordinator when he became head coach of the Dolphins in 2000, had the favor returned Friday when Gailey hired him as assistant head coach and linebackers coach in Buffalo, according to FoxSports.com
The Dolphins went 11-5 in the two years Wannstedt and Gailey worked together. After Gailey left for Georgia Tech in 2002, Miami went 9-7 in 2003 and 10-6 in 2004, failing to make the playoffs either year. Wannstedt was then fired partway through the 2005 season after a 1-8 start; Miami wound up 4-12 under Jim Bates the rest of the way.
Wannstedt's defensive expertise is much-needed in Buffalo, where the Bills were near the bottom of the league in many categories and finished last against the run, allowing a horrific 169.6 yards per game. Next season he should have Shawne Merriman, who never played with the Bills after being picked up but signed a two-year extension late in the year, as well as Dolphin castoffs Reggie Torbor and Akin Ayodele in his linebacking corps.
Wannstedt, who came to Miami under Jimmy Johnson, whom he also served as a defensive assistant in Dallas and the University of Miami, had a 42-31 record in his time with the Dolphins, the same record he compiled the last six years at Pittsburgh. The end of his reign at Pitt was a turbulent time for school officials, who faced much opposition from players loyal to Wannstedt. That situation grew worse when his replacement, Mike Haywood, was charged with domestic battery and subsequently dismissed before taking the job. Former Tulsa coach Todd Graham ultimately was named to take over.
Before coming to Miami, Wannstedt also served as head coach of the Chicago Bears, where he compiled a 40-56 record from 1993-98, making the playoffs only once.


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Transferring Data in and out of Online Family Trees
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We all get frustrated at times with our existing program or it could be that you simply want to copy it to an online service or send a copy to a relative.
There are many ways to import or export depending on the program you use and this lecture will attempt to point you in the right direction.
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If you want a really nice hiking route up the Uetliberg, start from the train station called Schweighof then head up past all the allotments towards the shooting range just at the edge of the forest. After a hundred metres of gravel or so, there is a series of steps leading up the hill and this is the route I took today.
The route is fairly steep and is for able bodied people only, owing to all the tree roots you need to step over as you ascend. There are a few places where it is quite muddy and at the same time steep, so you need to grab hold of something to pull yourself up, like a small tree. It is not at all scary though, and even if you have a fear of heights I cannot imagine you would have any problem on this path. The path goes alongside the large meadow leading up to the antenna that you can see when you look up at the Uetliberg from Zurich city.
There were a few points when Negrita looked at me as if she wanted me to pick her up, but I decided to continue and see if she followed. Sure enough she found a way to get to the top without any help. For a larger dog it would be quite easy, but with her short legs some of the natural steps are very high for her. She loves a challenge though, and once she finds a way over the obstacles her little tail wags like crazy.
I was wearing my VFFs and it was really nice to feel the branches, tree roots and squishy mud beneath my feet. I have done the same route a couple of times in the past wearing normal trainers and I did not enjoy it half as much as I did today.
On arriving at the antenna, we went to the viewpoint at the top for a couple of minutes to take in the stunning panorama, and then we took the train back to Zurich HB. Below are some photos from today's hike.


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One of the main improvements (besides my one painted closet) was our guest room. It had been doing double duty as our kindergarten school room and while I'd cleared most of the school out, I hadn't pulled it together in a way that didn't say "leftovers." While it sat, I started to like the idea of adding lavender to the mix (especially after I pulled all its pink accents to use in my living room). It's such a relaxing color and since it's the "hot" color this year, it's easy to find ideas for. A pair of lilac sheets at a thrift store were just what I needed to make a curtain and a "upholstered" headboard. I'm such a fan of leaning against mine that I feel badly making guests lean on a hard one. Best invention ever. Anyway, here's our almost-done guest room. A big shout out to my sister for coming to visit, which got me going on this and the carpet replacement (right across the hall). :)
Did you wonder what happened to our homemade pallet coffee table? Having something at the foot of the bed makes it look so finished to me. And it makes a pretty place to put our new guest book. The headboard is a piece of wood covered in an old blanket, a light piece of fabric (to cover the blanket's pattern, since I'm too cheap to buy batting) and the lilac fitted sheet. I had my doubts that a twin sheet would be big enough, but it was. Below, you'll see I switched out the artwork over the bed for larger piece, but I think it still feels a little lost.
Here are all my paint swatches, or rather a bunch of them. I keep these handy because they're such nice big samples of individual colors. If you have the nerve to do it, take one of each color and start finding your colors before you go to the paint store. There's nothing like seeing colors in the lighting of your house. It's saved many a hardware store trip for me. I felt sheepish getting the samples initially. It seemed kind of greedy to take THEM ALL. But I got through it and you can too! After all, that's what they're there for and no one ever batted an eye.
This is one of my favorite kids books about visiting relatives (and the idea applies just as well to friends). It focuses on being together and enjoying each other in an everyday kind of way. My favorite line is, "We were so busy hugging and eating and breathing together." If a guest ever picks it up, I hope it'll let them know how low-key their visit can be -- that we just like having them around.
Here's the curtain I made from the sheet and my subtle, but free tie-back hardware. Below are the euro shams I would like to try on the bed if I can ever squeeze two euro pillows out of our budget!
So deep breaths. We are getting somewhere. And sometimes, I think I'll have to wait forever for a project because it'll cost so much and then I find a way to do it much cheaper or a deal just comes along. Like painting the kids closets. I told them they could pick their own colors, but didn't want to spend a lot, so I'm waiting to find the colors in the "mis-tints" or paint nobody wanted. I've found Cadence's so far and that makes a whole gallon of quality paint only $5. In the meantime, I'll take a break from all the projecting and enjoy my summer. That's definitely an upside to my cracking bathroom floor - not taking precious family downtime for a remodel. Maybe next summer...


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Everything China has, India wants -- except perhaps its communist rulers.
Right now, the object of the southern neighbour's envy is oil. Or, to be precise, very large energy gorillas. Beijing possesses three, and New Delhi none. So the latter wants to merge its smaller companies into bigger groups.
There's only one problem with the plan: shareholders.
When China reconfigured its energy industry in the late 1990s, the government had full control over the assets. The Hong Kong listings of PetroChina Co, China Petrochemical Corp. (aka Sinopec) and Cnooc Ltd. came later.
However, India already has 16 publicly traded energy companies, including the ones that are being considered for marriage, and it's not clear what benefit minority investors in a refiner like Hindustan Petroleum Corp. would see in a merger with Oil & Natural Gas Corp., a producer.
The government's motivation is easier to fathom. In the energy world, scale creates a currency of acquisition. The Chinese demonstrated that amply when their three Hong Kong-listed oil majors -- and their Beijing-based parents -- went around spending as much as $158 billion, including a five-year worldwide shopping trip worth $117 billion. Indian companies had to settle for crumbs.
Waking up, India wants to copy the PetroChina and Sinopec model. The idea is to combine oil exploration and production with refining and retail. That would allow these new, integrated oil majors to make money even when crude prices are low, but refining margins are high. Bigger balance sheets and more stable earnings would make it cheaper for bulked-up companies to borrow.
Still, shareholders are going to gin the way. Investors in Hindustan Petroleum, or HPCL, will balk if they're given shares in Oil & Natural Gas, or ONGC, instead. After all, as Jefferies Group says, they would be swapping a "higher quality marketing business" for a "relatively less efficient upstream business." Meanwhile, a 22 per cent dilution in the equity base of ONGC could mean an 8 per cent decline in earnings per share, according to Elara Securities.
The other approach would be for ONGC to buy out, say, 51 per cent of the government's 68 per cent stake in HPCL. The change of control would force the producer to make an open offer to minority shareholders of the refiner for another 26 per cent. The not-so-cool $6 billion dent would end up pushing the company's net debt higher by $4 billion. So this idea would probably get a thumbs-down.
India began talking about recasting its energy companies almost two decades ago, just when China was busy creating its behemoths. The dithering has been expensive. While it may still make sense for New Delhi to emulate Beijing from an energy security perspective, shareholders are unlikely to warm to the plan. Even if investors failed to block a major merger, employee unions would gladly do the job for them.
India's would-be energy gorillas are likely to remain garden-variety apes for some time to come.
(This column does not necessarily reflect the opinion of Bloomberg LP and its owners)


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Butterfly City, Korea by GlobalDesign Workshop
Beyond New Urbanism
Principles of the Past, Technologies of the Present, Vision for the Future
(Continued from Where New Urbanism Goes Wrong)
It seems that the intent of the New Urbanists is to recreate Old Urbanism, inclusive not only of those time tested principles based on human nature, but also the specifics of architecture and planning that were based on the available technologies of the time. We respect the former and reject the latter.
Throughout history, architects and planners have adopted the technologies of the day. Gothic cathedrals, for example, were technological wonders. Even periods that looked backwards, such as the Renaissance, celebrated technological advancements, such as Filippo Brunelleschi's dome on the Florence Duomo. Prague is a city that proudly displays many architectural styles including Romanesque, Gothic, Renaissance, Baroque, Classic, Art Nouveau, Cubism, Functionalism and contemporary. Yet in their time, each of these styles was new and controversial. The favorite building of Czechs, for example, the "traditional" Art Nouveau Obecini Dum, was extremely controversial in its time. Yet each of these styles, developed largely due to advances in technology, contributes to the richness that is Prague today.
Support the study of what has worked in the past, the application of principles gleaned from that study applied today and for the future, and the incorporation of those principles with the technologies, materials and methodologies available to us today. We reject the forced adaptation of those technologies, materials and methodologies to the sensibilities and aesthetics of the past when the principles neither support to require that adaptation.Prague, Czech Republic
Should a "green" home be forced to resemble a nineteenth century dwelling? Should all contemporary cities be forced to adopt the rigid geometries of the towns in which those nineteenth century dwellings were built? What of our Butterfly City in Apahae-do Korea, designed based on planning principles largely shared by New Urbanists, yet beautifully and metaphorically shaped? What of Daniel Liebeskind's recent design for Seoul, which, while arguably lacking public plazas, is beautifully massed and creates outstanding pedestrian streets? What, for that matter, of Prague, Rome or Siena, none of which were built on any sort of grid?Seoul City, Korea by Daniel Libeskind
We believe in an architecture that celebrates today's culture, today's lifestyle, today's technologies while incorporating the principles developed over centuries of design and planning. There is no need to reject one or the other.


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The Season 1.0 version made a brief appearance in Series 3 of Robot Wars, beating the middleweight A-Kill in a one-off "War of Independence," and fighting with all the middleweight robots in an exhibition rumble.
Lisa's father Mike Winter had previously won the 1994 Robot Wars middleweight competition and finished Runner-Up in the same competition in 1995 with his robot X1.
Tentoumushi was so-named because it's the term for "ladybug" in Japanese.
It would eventually return for ABC Season 2 as the heavyweight robot Mega Tento.
Robot History
Long Beach 1999Tentoumushi's first ever match was against Team Raptor's W.L.O.W. Tentoumushi won by crowd vote and advanced to the next round, where it faced Stinger. Tentoumushi won by KO and advanced to the next round, where it faced Sallad. Tentoumushi won by crowd vote and advanced to the next round, where it faced Defiant. Defiant won by KO and Tentoumushi was now in the loser's bracket, where it faced Executioner. Executioner won by KO and Tentoumushi was eliminated from the tournament.
At the end of the tournament, Tentoumushi got an award for being the funniest robot overall.
Season 1.0After receiving a bye, Tentoumushi went up against Sallad again. In the match, Sallad was being smothered by Tentoumushi multiple times and was sent flying on the killsaws at one point. In the end, the time ran out and Tentoumushi won on a 7-2 judge's decision. This win put Tentoumushi to the quarterfinals, where it had a grudge match with Team Raptor, facing Alpha Raptor.
Both robots went straight at each other and Alpha Raptor drives itself into the hellraisers. Tentoumushi attempts to smother Alpha Raptor, but it escapes and Tentoumushi immediately tries to smother Alpha Raptor again. Alpha Raptor gets underneath the front of Tentoumushi and pushes it against the spike strip, ripping the antennas off from the impact. Both robots were moving around the BattleBox and Tentoumushi smothers Alpha Raptor once again. Tentoumushi takes Alpha Raptor towards the killsaws, but Tentoumushi got its shell caught on the killsaws and takes damage. Alpha Raptor escapes and pushes Tentoumushi onto the killsaws. Tentoumushi smothers Alpha Raptor again and Alpha Raptor pushes Tentoumushi against the spike strip. Alpha Raptor gets on the rear of Tentoumushi and lifts it against the arena wall. Alpha Raptor does this again as the time ran out. Alpha Raptor won on a 7-2 judge's decision and Tentoumushi was eliminated from the tournament.
Tentoumushi wasn't finished, however, as it participated in one of two lightweight consolation rumbles at the end of the tournament. Tentoumushi drives straight at No Tolerance II and lost both of its antenna's. After going after Shrike at one point, Tentoumushi attempts to smother Shaft, but escapes. Tentoumushi wanders around the arena and starts smothering The Missing Link, which lost a wheel after getting hit by Backlash, against the spike strip. However, Tentoumushi stopped moving and was lifting its shell over The Missing Link. The time ran out and Backlash and Thorn won overall.
Season 2.0
After receiving a bye, Mecha Tentoumushi went up against Shish-ka-bot. Both robots went straight at each other and both robots started pushing. Mecha Tentoumushi suddenly stops moving and after a few pops from the hellraisers, Mecha Tentoumushi started moving again. Both robots were pushing each other again and Mecha Tentoumushi tries to push Shish-ka-bot onto the killsaws, but it couldn't and decides to take Shish-ka-bot on the hellraisers. Mecha Tentoumushi pushes Shish-ka-bot onto the killsaws and Shish-ka-bot stops moving. After Mecha Tentoumushi does a victory spin, it came back to push Shish-ka-bot again and takes it to the killsaws again, sending it flying halfway across the arena. Shish-ka-bot was being counted out, but the time ran out and Mecha Tentoumushi won on a 40-5 judge's decision.
In Mecha Tentoumushi's second fight, it fought Evil Fish Tank. Mecha Tentoumushi was immediately pushed on to the killsaws, ripping the antennas off. Mecha Tentoumushi failed to catch Evil Fish Tank until at one moment, Mecha Tentoumushi was able to smother Evil Fish Tank, but was pushed under the pulverizer, which flatten the top of Mecha Tentoumushi. In the remainder of the match, Mecha Tentoumushi was pushed by Evil Fish Tank into the killsaws and against the arena wall until the time ran out. Evil Fish Tank won on a 30-15 judge's decision, eliminating Mecha Tentoumushi.
Mecha Tentoumushi wasn't finished, however, as it participated the lightweight royal rumble at the end of the tournament. Mecha Tentoumushi was one of few robots still moving in the end, but lost overall to HammerHead.
Season 3.0Mecha Tentoumushi's first fight in Season 3.0 was against The Archduke. In the beginning of the match, Mecha Tentoumushi's smothering shell caught The Archduke after it shot straight at Mecha Tentoumushi. Mecha Tentoumushi dragged The Archduke around but The Archduke reversed and started pulling Mecha Tentoumushi. Mecha Tentoumushi was taken to the pulverizer by The Archduke and Mecha Tentoumushi drove itself under the pulverizer, with The Archduke still inside its shell. The two robots started pushing each other again until the time ran out. Mecha Tentoumushi won on a 31-14 judge's decision meaning Mecha Tentoumushi was through the next round where it would fight Wedge of Doom, who happens to be the upgraded Evil Fish Tank.
After Mecha Tentoumushi was smothering Wedge of Doom multiple times, it drove Wedge of Doom to the screws by the pulverizer. Then with Wedge of Doom caught by the screws while still being smothered inside its shell, Mecha Tentoumushi reversed itself under the pulverizer as it smashed the top of Mecha Tentoumushi's smothering shell very easily. The time ran out and possibly because of the damage sustained by Mecha Tentoumushi from the pulverizer, Wedge of Doom won on a close 23-22 judge's decision. This meant that Mecha Tentoumushi was eliminated from the tournament once again.
Mecha Tentoumushi wasn't finished, however, as it participated the lightweight royal rumble at the end of the tournament. Mecha Tentoumushi started smothering Herr Gepoünden twice and was pushed against the spike strip by Sallad. Mecha Tentoumushi runs away and gets its shell under Dr. Inferno Jr., which almost flips it at one point. Dr. Inferno Jr. escapes and Mecha Tentoumushi starts moving slowly around the arena. Mecha Tentoumushi then smothers Dr. Inferno Jr. again and almost flips it again. Dr. Inferno Jr. escapes again and Mecha Tentoumushi starts fighting Reaper. After this, Mecha Tentoumushi was moving slowly around the arena for the rest of the rumble and the time ran out soon after. Mecha Tentoumushi was barely moving in the end, but it lost overall to Ziggo.
Season 4.0
Due to its seeding, Tentoumushi 7.0 was allowed to skip the preliminary rounds of Season 4.0, where it faced General Gau. Tentoumushi won by KO and advanced to the round of 16, where it faced Wedge of Doom again.
In the beginning of the match, Wedge of Doom rams into Tentoumushi 7.0 multiple times and Tentoumushi 7.0 has its shell all the way up in the air. Wedge of Doom drives straight underneath Tentoumushi 7.0 and delivers another hit. Wedge of Doom starts pushing Tentoumushi 7.0 and Tentoumushi 7.0 tries to smother Wedge of Doom, but Wedge of Doom escapes. Tentoumushi 7.0 gets hit by the killsaws and Wedge of Doom hits Tentoumushi 7.0, then drives itself under the floor spinner. Every time it looks like Tentoumushi 7.0 might smother Wedge of Doom, Wedge of Doom escapes. Even when Tentoumushi 7.0 does get Wedge of Doom completely under the shell, Wedge of Doom was able to break free. Tentoumushi 7.0's shell gets hit by the killsaws and Wedge of Doom gets caught on the killsaws as well. Tentoumushi 7.0 smothers Wedge of Doom and tries to take it to the killsaws. The killsaw pushes the shell upward, the shell lifts, and Wedge of Doom escapes again. Tentoumushi 7.0 drives itself against the arena wall and Wedge of Doom hits Tentoumushi 7.0 again. Wedge of Doom gets under an off-balance Tentoumushi 7.0 and pushes it towards the pulverizer. The pulverizer hits the corner of Tentoumushi 7.0 in the middle of the push and helps Wedge of Doom flip Tentoumushi 7.0 over onto its back. Tentoumushi 7.0 is propped up against the spike strip next to the entrance ramp and Tentoumushi 7.0 tries to self-right. Wedge of Doom decides to "help" by aiming to push Tentoumushi 7.0 under the pulverizer. It takes a few tries, but Wedge of Doom pushes Tentoumushi 7.0 off the spikes and takes it under the pulverizer. As the pulverizer goes to work, Wedge of Doom does a victory spin and Tentoumushi 7.0 was being counted out. Wedge of Doom won by KO and Tentoumushi 7.0 was eliminated from the tournament.
Tentoumushi 7.0 wasn't finished, however, as it participated the lightweight royal rumble at the end of the tournament. Tentoumushi 7.0 immediately went after Rambite and starts smothering it, but both robots were separated by Afterthought and Tentoumushi 7.0 starts smothering a spike-less Pursuer. As The Crusher was pushing Dr. Inferno Jr. against Pursuer, Tentoumushi 7.0 lets Pursuer go and starts wandering around the arena. After Tentoumushi 7.0 was smothering a flipped Backlash, Tentoumushi 7.0 backs into Hexy Jr. and was flipped onto its back. Tentoumushi 7.0 tried to self-right, but it wasn't able to and it was later pushed by Rambite. The Crusher charges into the flipped Tentoumushi 7.0 and Tentoumushi 7.0 wasn't touched during the rest of the rumble. The time ran out soon after and Dr. Inferno Jr. was declared the winner of the lightweight royal rumble.
Season 5.0Due to its seeding, Tentoumushi 8.0 was allowed to skip the preliminary rounds of Season 5.0, where it faced Mouser Ultra Mecha-Catbot. Tentoumushi 8.0 won on a 29-16 judge's decision and advanced to the round of 16, where it faced Dr. Inferno Jr.
Both robots head towards the center of the BattleBox. Dr. Inferno Jr. gets to the side of Tentoumushi 8.0 and pushes it against the arena wall. Dr. Inferno Jr. releases it and Tentoumushi 8.0 ran away near the killsaws. Tentoumushi 8.0 turns around and starts to smother Dr. Inferno Jr.'s body. Dr. Inferno Jr. uses that to its advantage, though, pushing itself up against Tentoumushi 8.0 and shoving it towards the arena wall. Tentoumushi 8.0 raises its shell and Dr. Inferno Jr. escapes. Dr. Inferno Jr. gets under Tentoumushi 8.0's shell again and pushes it onto the killsaws, with sparks flying in the process. Tentoumushi 8.0 drives backwards and its shell catches Dr. Inferno Jr. Tentoumushi 8.0 pulls back and Dr. Inferno Jr. starts to tip over, but the shell slips off and Dr. Inferno Jr. lands back on its wheels. Dr. Inferno Jr. drives toward Tentoumushi 8.0, but Tentoumushi 8.0 misses its chance to smother and gets pushed onto the killsaws again. Dr. Inferno Jr. gets on the side of Tentoumushi 8.0 and pushes it against the spike strip. Tentoumushi 8.0 tries to smother Dr. Inferno Jr., but Dr. Inferno Jr. just pushes it around some more. Dr. Inferno Jr. tried pushing Tentoumushi 8.0 towards the pulverizer and Tentoumushi 8.0 nearly tips Dr. Inferno Jr. over again. Tentoumushi 8.0 drives itself under the pulverizer and its shell gets pounded. Dr. Inferno Jr. gets underneath the shell of Tentoumushi 8.0 and pushes it against the spike strip a couple times. Tentoumushi 8.0 runs away and Dr. Inferno Jr. gets under its shell again. Dr. Inferno Jr. pushes Tentoumushi 8.0 onto the killsaws and kept its wheels off the ground. The killsaws repeatedly popped up and made marks on the body of Tentoumushi 8.0. Tentoumushi 8.0 moves its shell around in a struggle to get free. Tentoumushi 8.0 gives up and tries to smother Dr. Inferno Jr. again. Dr. Inferno Jr. backs up and Tentoumushi 8.0 is back on its feet. Tentoumushi 8.0 tries to topple Dr. Inferno Jr. again with its shell, but couldn't. Dr. Inferno Jr. drives into the front of Tentoumushi 8.0's lowered shell. Tentoumushi 8.0 also drives forward and this caused both robots to tilt backwards. Both robots were off the ground for the last 20 seconds and the time ran out. Dr. Inferno Jr. won on a 26-19 judge's decision and Tentoumushi 8.0 was eliminated again.
Tentoumushi 8.0 couldn't compete in the lightweight royal rumble cause of an accident with Nightmare in the heavyweight consolation rumble.
- Wins: 8
- Losses: 7
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|Defiant, Executioner
|Season 1.0
|Alpha Raptor
|Season 2.0
|Evil Fish Tank
|Season 3.0
|The Archduke
|Wedge of Doom
|Season 4.0
|General Gau
|Wedge of Doom
|Season 5.0
|Mouser Ultra Mecha-Catbot
|Dr. Inferno Jr.
Mark Beiro Introductions
"Making a debut in the tournament, weighing in at 58 pounds and under the creative genius of Lisa Winter, assisted by Becky Winter. From Madison, Wisconsin, here is TENTOUMUSHI!"
"She looks cute and cuddly, but she'll leave you bruised and bloody. It's the 49 pound, TENTOUMUSHI!"
"If you were a fish, she'd turn you into sushi. Please give it up for MECHA TENTOUMUSHI!"
"Start thinking outside of the box cause that's where your head's going. Here is TENTOUMUSHI 7.0!"
"Did you ever get that empty feeling? That's because she's ripped out all of your innards. Presenting, TENTOUMUSHI 8.0!"
Any appearances by Tentoumushi in merchandise are listed below:
- Tentoumushi was beaten 3 times in a row by Team Delta: once with Evil Fish Tank in Season 2.0, and the other 2 times in Seasons 3.0 and 4.0 against Wedge of Doom.


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Did you know this month is my 5 YEAR blogaversary?
I know, right?
That's pretty crazy.
I really wanted to do a cool giveaway to honor this event. In fact, I've been waiting several years to do this very giveaway.
I'll explain.
A few years ago, my friend Jen mentioned she was writing a book. I like to read. I offered to give some feedback on the book....and it was pretty awesome. I enjoy forensic science TV shows and books. In fact, if I turn up dead, our DVR will probably make my husband look very guilty.
Anyway, Jen let me and a few others read the book. Lots of editing. Lots of time. And what shows up in my mailbox? An Advanced Reader Copy of Jen's book, Dead, Without a Stone to Tell It which is currently available for pre-order on Amazon!
How freaking COOL is that???
Just about as cool as this:
|Woohooo! I'm in the acknowledgments!
I really enjoyed Jen's book in its early stages and I wasn't at all surprised when she told us it would be published. The final version is even better. I can't wait to read the next in the series (hint, hint, Jen!)
From the teaser on the back of the book:
When a human bone is found on a lonely stretch of coastline, a determined homicide detective and a reluctant scientist risk their lives as they join forces to bring a serial killer to justice. Trooper Leigh Abbott has something to prove, both to herself and to the chauvinistic men in her department. She's been assigned a difficult challenge: solve a murder where the only evidence is a single bone. To identify the victim and find the killer, she must join forces with forensic anthropologist Matt Lowell. Matt's initial refusal to join the team is only the first in a series of setbacks. Matt and Leigh's skills and tenuous partnership are tested when the evidence leads them to a burial ground of unidentified victims, where, to their horror, they stumble upon a freshly ravaged corpse. As the body count rises, the team must piece together a deadly puzzle spanning years of clandestine killings. Before long, the serial killer raises the stakes and Matt and Leigh find themselves marked as targets. Now they must stop the killer before they become the next victims.
You don't have to wait until June to get your very own autographed advanced reader copy. Just enter the Rafflecopter below! The drawing ends April 5.
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ITV prepares more HD regions on satellite
UPDATED | ITV is preparing to roll-out missing HD versions of its Channel 3 services by the end of the year.
The move will enable viewers on satellite (Sky and Freesat) to see a version of ITV that is more local to them, and will make at least one sub-region from each of the main ITV regions in England and Wales vailable in HD.
In the South West, viewers will be treated to HD versions of both sub-regions serving the area - covering the former TSW/Westcountry and HTV West regions, reflecting the fact that both these regions were once standalone ITV stations before they were merged in the last round of Channel 3 licence changes.
The launch is currently scheduled to happen late in November, with ITV sources mentioning the 24th, although confirmation of that date is yet to be provided. The broadcaster last week secured an Ofcom licence to broadcast the service in HD.
ITV Border is also expected to gain an HD simulcast of its service, which is expected to be a copy of the Border England service.
ITV has recently increased the number of HD channels it carries per transponder to make room for the extra regional versions.
Following these additions, all ITV regions for England and Wales will be represented in HD on satellite, following the addition of HD versions of ITV Anglia, Tyne Tees and Yorkshire earlier this year. Whether any sub-regions, that provide regional news opt-outs for viewers in places such as the East Midlands, East Yorkshire, Cambridgeshire and Oxfordshire, turn up in HD in the future remains to be seen. In the meantime, these viewers will continue to see news programmes covering the other half of their region in HD, and will need to switch to SD to see the most relevant news stories for their area.
There has been no further word as yet of the additional HD regions coming to Freeview. Currently, only ITV Central (West), Granada, London, Merdian (SE) and Wales are carried on Freeview HD. So far, the service has been unable to support the addition of HD services for the Anglia, Yorkshire and Tyne Tees regions. ITV Channel Television, the service for the Channel Islands, is also HD-less.


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This was originally inspired by the suicide of Leelah Alcorn, and was originally posted to Tumblr. Sadly, this is a continuing issue in the trans community: that of parents abusing their trans children, psychologically and otherwise. Leelah, and others, are not isolated incidents. If they were, it would be as easy as saying these parents were simply bad parents — abusive and active inflicting harm on their children — and that it's only a matter of bad parenting, or "bad families", or individual situations and choices.
But it's not.
It is not an isolated incident.


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Kuttu in Kitchen - His Cooking Event
Wednesday, June 09, 2010
Kuttu is my Son, 4 years old. Yes, 4 years old and he cooked something, well not for me but for himself. I posted these pics in my FB page, jokingly said i m going to send this to Priti's Event and to my surprise, she asked me to send it.
This Lovely scene happened on this weekend. Weekend Mornings are always Lazy!!!! My Son wakes up only by 10 or 10:30. But this time, he happened to wake up early and asked for some breakfast. I had some Dosa Batter in the fridge, I kept it out and was heating up the tava, he suddenly came with a stool and said "Amma, Kuttu Dosai Pannanum!!". I didnt want to say No to his curiosity. I just stood besides me, jus to make to sure he doesnt get himself hurt!!! But, Mummy the ignorant, Son made 3 small cute dosas and had all it by himself. I m jus posting the pics and giving you the measurements for the dosa/idly batter.
3 cups Parboiled rice
1/2 cup urad dal
1 handful of raw rice
1 tsp Methi seeds
Soak Rice and Dal separately for 3-4 hrs. Methi seeds with the dal. Grind urad dal and methi first and then grind Rice to a smooth battter. Then mix them together.I normally use Mixie to Grind. If you are going to make dosa, you can just take the required batter and add salt and make it immdly. It has a good taste. Many, like my hubby doesnt like dosa's to be sour.To make idlies, let the batter sit outside for a day. If you are grinding it in the morning, leave it out for the day, you will get good idlies for night.
Sending these cuties to Festive Food - His Cooking Event hosted @ Indian Khana


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says Chef Peter Grünewald, who began his chef's training in 1969 in Offenbach, Germany. He completed his "Meisterschaft" chef's diploma in Konstanz, Germany, in 1988. "German food is simple; it's rustical," he explains. For Chef Peter, that means turning fresh, high quality ingredients into hearty, flavor-rich, and healthy dishes.
Cooking and fine dining truly are a lifetime passion for Peter and wife Vlatka, which is why every dish is made fresh daily, all sauces and dressings are made in house, and every ingredient at Greenwood's is handpicked.
The restaurant will celebrate its 10th anniversary this year, thanks to a hard-earned reputation for chef-created authentic German/European specialties and their emphasis on quality, value, and service.


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DAX (Data Analysis Expressions) is a library of functions used across Microsoft SQL, including Excel and Power BI. These operators can be combined to perform a range of actions, through building expressions and formulas.
Here is how to use DAX in Power BI to create a slicer to select different measures in a chart, using our experience as training providers:
Using a slicer to select different measures on a chart
What if you want to use a slicer to select different measures that can then be shown in a chart? This example will show you how to complete this task.
For example, I want a chart to visually show both my Total Sales for this year and my Total Sales for the same period the previous year. At the same time, I also want to be able to choose which I show in the visual, as shown below.
All data
Filtered to Same Period Last Year
Filtered to Total Sales
To do this, create a table (using the Enter Data option on the Home tab) and in the first column list the values to show in the slicer. I've called this column "Select Measure".
In the second column just give these values as a number. I've called my table "SlicerTable".
For each measure, you want to filter using the slicer (in my case the measures are called "TotalSales" with no space and "SamePLY"). Create an associated "slicer measure", using the values you entered in the first column of your table as the measure names, as follows.
Now create a slicer that holds the "Select Measure" column from the SlicerTable and use these measures in the Chart Visual.
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Before this week, it was revealed that Steve Carell come to the cast of the series to play one of the leading male presenters. Mass Ehrin chose to act as the Cato showrunner Leder as director and producer.
Crudup, the best known for his role of almost all well-known, and the big fishHowever, he has been appointed President of the division, Cory Ellison news network, according to a report by variety. Raw Mbatha, who has appeared in Disney's The beauty and the beast Live-action movie, and draw Shoenfeld Hannah, a "talented and charming & # 39; runner in the news in the morning.
Morning news production plan is more advanced than most of Apple's other TV shows. More than 20 television shows that are currently in development and are associated with big names such as Steven Spielberg, Octavia Spencer, Kevin Durrant, Ronald D. Moore, Night Shyamalan, and Damien Chazelle.
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Iowa DOT
Roadway Asset Management System (RAMS)
Transcend is supporting Iowa DOT with migrating their legacy LRS and road inventory/characteristics databases into Esri Roads and Highways.
Transcend will assist with the design of the new RAMS database, migrate and build the new LRS, and provide Iowa DOT sample event table migration scripts and training to allow Iowa DOT's professionals to complete the migration of the business data.
The project will include the implementation of Transcend's Productivity Tools and Road Analyzer.
Project: Roadway Asset Management System (RAMS)
Products: Road Analyzer, Productivity Tools


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To disable link tracking in Outlook so that no links are tracked in email messages....
|STEP 1: Click Settings in the Bananatag addin
|STEP 2: Select Mailbox from the Bananatag settings menu.
|STEP 3: Change the radio button under "Track Links" from "Enabled" to "Disabled".
Any links you include in your tracked emails should now be ignored by Bananatag when sent.


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Kids are natural builders and inventors. That's how rich their imaginations are. And that's how they learn construction and possibilities. But have you ever tried doing the reverse?
Their imaginations are put to work through the ultimate euphoria of discovery.... one revelation after another.
What --nobody said anything about putting all the pieces back together, right? One lesson at a time, come on.
ps. It goes without saying (but I will anyway), parental supervision during dismantling is required and thorough hand-washing immediately after.


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Minneapolis Youth Coordinating Board (YCB)
The Minneapolis Youth Coordinating Board is an intergovernmental organization dedicated to the healthy, comprehensive development of all Minneapolis children and youth 0-21 through collaborative action.
Mission: To champion the health, safety, education and development of Minneapolis' children and young people through collective action and policy alignment.
- All Minneapolis children enter kindergarten ready to be successful in school.
- All Minneapolis young people graduate from High School on time.
- All Minneapolis young people have access to safe, quality opportunities to learn outside of the classroom.
- All Minneapolis children and young people will build the grit, curiosity, and character to be contributing citizens and residents engaged in furthering their education, career and civic life.
Together, we will make Minneapolis the best city for children, young people and families.
See the Minneapolis Youth Coordinating Board website.
Meeting Schedule
Once a month
The YCB Board consists of 10 members representing YCB's four jurisdictional partners: the City of Minneapolis, Hennepin County, the Minneapolis Park & Recreation Board, and Minneapolis Public Schools.
In addition to 10 board members, the YCB also has several ex-officio members. These individuals come from both community groups and private foundations. They bring a wide range of experience and perspectives to the YCB.
Term of Appointment
1 year
Residency Requirement
Youth Coordinating Board: 612-673-2060
Last updated Jul 21, 2016


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Earle certainly never fit within a classic definition of country music
even when he was lumped with other so-called country rebels like Dwight
Yoakam in the mid-80's. The best description might be post-Born in the
U.S.A. Springsteen with an accent but Earle's willingness to try different
things makes him hard to categorize. Earle makes smart, principled music.
He knows how to rock and continues to improve. El Corazon shows Earle's
skill at working in all kinds of idioms. The record starts with Christmas
in Washington, a unadorned folk song where Earle, disgusted by the
hypocrisy of both parties, calls out for help from Woody Guthrie and other
real activists of the past. Earle doesn't deny his past or his love of
classic country music. He does bluegrass with the Del McCoury band, with
whom he made 1999's sincere, well made The Mountain cd, on I Still Carry
You Around, a touching rememberance of a lost love. You Know The Rest
has the fervor and simplicity of an old spiritual and The Other Side of
Town is a fascinating evocation of lo-fi Hank Williams style recording.
For a guy who's been in prison and seen the world, Earle is still convincing
as the country boy dreaming of the big city on Telephone Road
and the let it loose rocker, N.Y.C. Poison Lovers is a tuneful, wistful
duet of a couple who want to, but can't, make things work. Perhaps the
highlight is the beautiful, yearning mid tempo rocker Somewhere Out There
but the El Corazon is great throughout.
Here's what others reviewers have to say:
"Eleven years after his prescient debut, this prickly alt-country
survivor's insights into institutional callousness...romantic longing...and
personal iconoclasm...resonate with hard-won wisdom..." Rating:
A Entertainment Weekly 10/17/97, p.77
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