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Pakistan wants India to share terror information
Senior Pak officials said that they needed credible information to act against terrorists planning attacks against India. They also said that the remarks by the Indian Prime Minister warranted immediate attention to ward of any such attempt
CJ: Mineguruji
PAKISTAN HAS demanded that India share with it the information, which formed the basis of the warning issued by Indian Prime Minister that there is credible evidence that terror groups based in the neighbouring country were planning fresh attacks against India.
Reacting to the Indian PM's statement, Pakistan on Monday asked India to share information on the basis of which Dr Singh had made the startling statement. A senior Pakistani official summoned India's Deputy High Commissioner, P Kumaran and told him to share real time information as per the agreement reached between two countries.
Senior Pak officials said that they needed credible information to act against terrorists planning attacks against India. They also said that the remarks by the Indian Prime Minister warranted immediate attention to ward of any such attempt.
The Indian Prime Minister had warned during the Chief Ministers' conference on internal security that Pakistan based terror groups were planning fresh attacks on India. He had called for continued vigilance, saying that terrorists were now active in all parts of the country.
Taliban fire rockets on Karzai's palace in Kabul
With elections in Afghanistan scheduled on Thursday, Taliban militants have stepped up terror attacks in the country. Militants fired a rocket on the Presidential palace on Tuesday, while another rocket hit the police headquarter in Kabul
CJ: Mineguruji
ACTING ON their threats to disrupt elections in the country, militants fired a rocket on the Presidential palace on Tuesday, while another rocket hit the police headquarter in Kabul. No casualty was reported in the rocket attacks but there was some damage reported in the Presidential compound.
Taliban claimed that they had fired four rockets at the capital.
With elections in Afghanistan scheduled on Thursday, Taliban militants have stepped up terror attacks in the country as they oppose the electoral process. The militants on Saturday had launched a major attack, when a suicide bomber struck near the NATO headquarters in Kabul, killing seven people and injuring several others.
Meanwhile, the NATO said that they will suspend operations on Thursday, to facilitate the conduct of elections.
Nato said its forces in Afghanistan was suspending "offensive operations" during Thursday's election. International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) spokesman said that only those operations that are deemed necessary would be conducted on that day.
In the Thursday's elections, President Hamid Karzai faces the strongest challenge from former foreign minister Abdullah Abdullah. He, however, got a shot in the arm recently when general Abdul Rasheed Dostum agreed to support him.
Time to engage with Myanmar
The country may turn into an economic vassal of China
by Thant Myint-U
Twenty years of sanctioning and lecturing Myanmar's military regime have failed. The West needs to engage with Myanmar's leaders, increase humanitarian aid and reopen commercial relations with the country. If it doesn't, not only will positive change remain as elusive as ever, but the country will also turn quickly and irreparably into an economic vassal of China.
In a sign of just how impervious the regime is to Western pressure, last week opposition leader and Nobel laureate Aung San Suu Kyi was sentenced to her fourth spell of house arrest. Two thousand political prisoners remain locked up. And a transition to democracy appears nowhere in sight
I was born in the United States in 1966 to Burmese parents. My grandfather, U Thant, was then serving as the United Nations' third secretary general. I witnessed repression in Myanmar firsthand when I was 8, during the violent unrest surrounding my grandfather's funeral.
In 1989, just after college, I spent a year in Thailand and along the Thai-Burmese border, working with dissidents and trying help the first wave of Burmese refugees. Thousands had been killed during a failed anti-government uprising. Suu Kyi had just been placed under house arrest.
And the ruling junta, after losing relatively free elections, was refusing to hand over power. Later in Washington I argued with members of Congress and others that maximum sanctions were the best way to topple the dictatorship. It was an easy argument to make.
By the early 1990s nearly all Western aid to Myanmar had been terminated, and development assistance through the United Nations, the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund had been blocked. A decade later, embargos and boycotts had cut off nearly all economic ties with the United States and Europe. None of the senior Burmese government officials or their children (these are the only international sanctions targeting children) are allowed to travel to the West.
But as the regime not only survived but also began to seek trade, investment and tourism, I started having doubts. My feeling was that the West should use the opening and find a back door to change while the front door remained firmly shut.
In 2006 I published a book, "The River of Lost Footsteps," in which I argued for a shift in the West's approach. Even when, in 2007, new protests were violently crushed, I still believed greater engagement was the right way. I felt that many policy-makers and journalists were missing the bigger picture.
Few seemed aware, for example, that Myanmar was just emerging from decades of civil war. In the late 1980s and early 1990s, the government and more than a dozen different ethnic insurgent armies hammered out cease-fires, a breakthrough that went virtually unnoticed in the West. (Today, though the cease-fires remain, there is no permanent peace.) And few seemed concerned by the country's grinding poverty, the result of decades of economic bungling as well as embargos, boycotts and aid cutoffs.
In 1991, UNICEF's country director warned of a humanitarian emergency among Myanmar's children, arguing that more aid couldn't wait for the right government. Eighteen years later, Myanmar still receives less than a tenth of the per-capita aid handed out to Laos, Cambodia and Vietnam. Tens of thousands die needlessly from treatable diseases.
These challenges have been ignored in the hope that sanctions and tough talk would lead to political change. But that hasn't happened.
Part of the reason is that the people who fashioned the sanctions didn't consider how the rise of Asia's giants — China and India — would transform Burma. As American businesses pulled out in the mid-1990s, Chinese and other Asian companies poured in. Hundreds of billions of dollars worth of natural gas have been discovered offshore, and massive hydroelectric and mining projects are being signed.
Within two years a 1,000-mile oil and gas pipeline will stretch across Myanmar, connecting China's inland provinces to the sea. The U.S. trade embargo led to the near-collapse of the garment industry in the late 1990s, throwing tens of thousands of people out of work, but for the regime this has meant little.
Myanmar today is in no danger of economic disintegration. Without Western engagement, however, Myanmar's 55 million people risk becoming a virtual colony of their 1.3 billion Chinese neighbors to the east. There is no nefarious Chinese takeover scheme, but the vacuum created by Western policy is being filled.
The old Burmese generals will soon retire, and a new generation will rise to the top. Gen. Than Shwe, Myanmar's powerful autocrat, is 77 and ailing. Any chance for change requires support from at least some military leaders. Yet we've done nothing to try to influence the worldview of Than Shwe's possible successors. The upcoming generation of officers will be the first never to have visited Europe or America.
Asia has experienced many successful democratic transitions, and none came about because of the sanctions and lectures that Western powers and advocacy groups seem to think will work in Myanmar. Generals don't negotiate away their power in the face of threats. You have to change the ground beneath them.
Engagement is not just about talking — it's about dealing with the powers that be enough to get a foot in the door and create new facts on the ground, especially through economic contacts with the Burmese people. Nor is it based on the notion that economic development will automatically produce democracy, but that we must tackle simultaneously Myanmar's political and economic ills.
Thant Myint-U is the author of "The River of Lost Footsteps: A Personal History of Burma."
— By arrangement with LA Times-Washington Post
For US Iraq war would end in 2011: Obama
Lalit K Jha/PTI / Washington August 18, 2009, 9:30 IST
For America, the war in Iraq would end in 2011 when it would pull out all its troops from the country, US President Barack Obama said today. "We will remove all our troops from Iraq by the end of 2011. For America, the Iraq war will end," Obama said in his address to the Veterans of Foreign Wars Convention in Phoenix, Arizona.
The United States will begin removing its combat brigades from Iraq later this year."In Iraq, after more than six years, we took an important step forward in June. We transferred control of all cities and towns to Iraq's security forces," he said.
"The transition to full Iraqi responsibility for their own security is now underway. This progress is a testament to all those who have served in Iraq, both uniformed and civilian. And our nation owes these Americans -- and all who have given their lives -- a profound debt of gratitude," he said, amidst applause.
The US President said, "Now, as Iraqis take control of their destiny, they will be tested and targeted. Those who seek to sow sectarian division will attempt more senseless bombings and more killing of innocents."
"As we move forward, the Iraqi people must know that the US will keep its commitments. The American people must know that we will move forward with our strategy," Obama said. By moving forward in Iraq, the US is able to refocus on the war against al Qaeda and its extremist allies in Afghanistan and Pakistan, he asserted.
Indian Army Received First Domestic-Built Unmanned Ground Vehicle
18:42 GMT, August 18, 2009 As India Defence Online reported today, the Indian Army has received the first ever homemade unmanned ground vehicle which will be used for surveillance, to detect nuclear, biological and chemical weapons as well as mines.
The prototype of the Unmanned Ground Vehicle, which has been developed and handed to the Indian Army for trials, is based on an infantry fighting vehicle BMP-II platform.
It has been developed by the state-owned Combat Vehicles Research & Development Establishment (CVRDE) based at Avadi operating under India's defense research agency, Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO).
DRDO scientists say the unmanned vehicle is a precursor to the planned futuristic unmanned artillery tank.
The prototype of the unmanned infantry vehicle consists of Drive-by-Wire (DBW) system which includes electromechanical actuators and drives for the driver interfaces such as acceleration, brake, gear shifting, steering, clutch, parking brake, etc. said a scientist of DRDO. The signals from the engine like, engine rpm, vehicle speed, etc are acquired by a data acquisition card and displayed in the graphical user interface(GUI).
The Indian Army plans to use a variety of unmanned systems besides the unmanned infantry soldier carrying vehicle. It plans to build Futuristic Main Battle Tanks which will operate without the crew.
The tanks would be linked with command information system linked to reconnaissance aircraft and satellites.
Plot against Balochistan intensifies
Sajjad Shaukat
While Pakistan's security forces have been fully concentrating on the pocket-resistance in Swat, Waziristan, and the adjoining areas after breaking the backbone of the Taliban militants, foreign plot against Balochistan has intensified. In this regard, subversive events like targeted killings, attack on government buildings, oil pipelines etc. have increased in the province. On August 14 this year, one person was killed and more than 10 injured in Balochistan through bomb blasts. The blasts which also destroyed a power transmission line coincided with the celebrations of the Independence Day. In the last few weeks, militants of Baloch Republican Army (BRA) kidnapped and killed 12 police officials including a deputy superintendent of police and an inspector.
While people of Balochistan have already been following the path of violence since April 8 when deadbodies of three Baloch nationalist leaders Ghulam Mohammad Baloch, Lala Muneer Baloch and Sher Mohammad Baloch were found in Turbat, on August 6, Excise and Taxation Minister Sardar Rustam Jamali was fatally shot during an attempted incident of car-snatching in Karachi. As regards the deteriorating situation of the province, on August 14, Financial Times (online) reported that situation in Balochistan "is a grim reminder that Swat is by no means the only security threat the government faces…low-intensity militancy has gone on for decades. But the violence now appears to be at its most intense." The paper further explained, "Settlers from other parts of Pakistan, especially Punjab, have been given deadlines to leave." In fact, this is what the external plotters wanted by inciting the general masses of the province to openly speak against the federation of Pakistan and the Punjabis for all the injustices, created by the Baloh feudal lords (Sardars) who have been fighting for their own so-called status, prestige and influence—most of them have been working on the agenda of foreign countries. It is notable that last year, Pakistan's government had launched a successful approach of reconciliation particularly with the Baloch lords. The level of violence had fallen to the minimum. It was in these circumstances that the Corps Commander, Lt-Gen Khalid Shamim Wyne claimed on November 9, 2008, "We have moved from the insurgency phase to the reconciliation phase, however, if foreign elements continue to infiltrate in Balochistan, they could stir trouble and undermine our efforts to restore peace." His observation proved quite true as covert support to the militants by the secret agencies like Indian RAW, Israeli Mossad and Afghanistan's Khad with the tactical aid of American CIA succeeded in sabotaging the peace process in Balochistan. It is of particular attention that after meeting the Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on the sidelines of the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) summit at Sharm el-Sheikh, Prime Minister Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani remarked on July 18 that during the talks, he also raised the issue of Indian interference in Balochistan.
In the recent past, Pakistan's civil and military high officials have openly been disclosing that Indian secret agency, RAW, Israeli Mossad and other foreign agencies are involved in supporting separatism in Balochistan. Reports suggest that on June 22, the military officials and national security institutions presented their report to the government with concrete proofs of involvement of secret agencies of India, Israel and another anti-Pakistan agency (Especially CIA) in helping not only militants led by Maulana Fazlullah but also those headed by other militant commanders in Balochistan.
During the ongoing military operations, ISPR spokesman, Maj-Gen. Athar Abbas intermittently pointed out that larger quantity of arms and ammunition had been captured—revealing foreign hands in helping the insurgents of the Frontier Province and Balochistan.
In this context, on July 4, Pakistan's Foreign Office spokesman Abdul Basit without naming CIA revealed, "The evidence of foreign powers' involvement in the destabilisation of Pakistan will be shared with relevant countries."
On June 28, NWFP Governor Awais Ghani openly remarked that some world powers were trying to divide Pakistan, adding that if he were not a governor, he would have exposed them. The matter is not confined to the statements of Pakistan's high officials, in the recent past, by citing her visits, Christine Fair, a leading US journalist, while unveiling India's clandestine operations in Pakistan from Indian consulates, located in Afghanistan and Zahidan stated, "The Indian officials have told me privately that they are pumping money into Balochistan."
These statements coupled with the perennial acts of sabotage in Balochistan clearly show that US, India and Israel have intensified their plot to disintegrate Pakistan by snatching away its largest province. Nevertheless, external plot against Balochistan is part of the conspiracy against Pakistan which is the only Islamic nuclear state—not tolerated by the US, India and Israel which have been trying to virtually besiege our country as noted through a perennial wave of suicide attacks and bomb blasts. In this respect, by covertly backing the Baloch nationalist leaders, foreign elements have been fulfilling a number of covert designs. In Balochistan, people, openly, accuse Pakistan's intelligence agencies for the abduction and killing of their leaders. This is what these external plotters intended to achieve.
Another purpose is to gain the sympathies of Baloch general masses for Balochistan Liberation Army (BLA) which has been fighting for secession of the province. In this regard, on July 23, 2008, Akber Bugti's grandson, Brahmdagh Bugti told the BBC that they had the right to accept foreign aid and arms from anywhere including India. There is another CIA and Indian-supported separatist group, Jundollah (God's soldiers) which is also working against the cordial relationship of Pakistan with China and Iran. In the past few years, its militants with the cooperation of foreign agents kidnapped and killed many Chinese and Iranian nationals in Pakistan. In that context, on April 18, 2008, Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi vocally pointed out, "Some external forces are trying to weaken China-Pakistan strategic ties" by "creating misunderstandings".
It is mentionable that Balochistan is replete with mineral resources. Its ideal geo-strategic location with Gwadar seaport could prove to be Pakistan's key junction, connecting rest of the world with Central Asia. It is due to multiple strategic benefits that the US which signed a nuclear deal with India last year, intends to control Balochistan as an independent state in counterbalancing China and containing Iran. Owing to these reasons, America and India are creating instability in Pakistan by backing Baloch separatists to complete their hidden agenda.
While taking notice of the foreign conspiracy, during the first visit of Pakistan's President Asif Ali Zardari to Beijing, Pakistan and China on October 15, 2008 signed eleven agreements to enhance bilateral cooperation in diverse sectors. China also agreed to supply nuclear reactors to Islamabad. Since then, this cooperation has been enhancing rapidly. Moreover, plot by foreign elements against Balochistan could also be judged from the "Indian Defence Review," of Jan-Mar 2009.
At this critical juncture, Pakistan's elected governments at centre and province must resolve this sensitive issue and redress the grievances of the Balochi people through political means; otherwise external powers which have intensified the implementation of their plot will keep on exploiting various issues of Balochistan, causing irreparable damage to the integrity of the country. In this context, media must also play its positive role in guiding the people of Balochistan in right direction.
Army acquires anti-aircraft missiles
18 Aug 2009, 1210 hrs IST
The Indian Army will soon have sharper teeth to defend its troops and tanks from aerial threats. The defence acquisition council, headed by Defence Minister AK Antony and comprising the 3 service chiefs, agreed to a multi-billion dollar contract for Israeli anti-aircraft missiles.
The council cleared the Low-level Quick Reaction surface to air Missile for the army from Israeli Aircraft Industries and Rafael. This missile will help to protect India's tanks and armoured vehicles against enemy air attack.
The Spyder is a low-level quick-reaction surface-to-air missile system capable of engaging aircraft, helicopters, unmanned air vehicles, drones and precision-guided munitions. The Spyder system has 360 degree engagement capability and the missiles can be launched from full-readiness state in less than five seconds after a target is acquired.
The Spyder's kill range is from less than 1km to more than 35 km and at altitudes from a minimum of 20 metres to a maximum of 9 kilometres. The system is capable of firing at multiple targets and can be operated in all weather conditions.
Remembering Super Men
Dipanita Nath
Posted: Aug 18, 2009 at 0604 hrs IST
I don't want to die an ordinary death. When I go, the whole nation will remember me." So spoke Major Sandeep Unnikrishnan to his father when he had just joined the NSG. Unnikrishnan was to die a hero's death, fighting terrorists who struck the Taj Hotel in Mumbai last November. Now, a 29-year-old merchant navy officer has delved deep into the young commando's past right up till that fateful day, bringing his brief but eventful life alive, in an unusual format, the comic book.
Aditya Bakshi, an army officer's son has seen too many times how war heroes are feted madly after a successful operation and just as quickly forgotten. A while ago he hit upon the idea of using the fun and accessible comic book format, to tell the stories of the tumultuous lives of Indian soldiers. "Comics are great reads and we still go back to our old Amar Chitra Kathas for their mythology, so I wondered if I could do the same with Indian soldiers," says Bakshi. In 2008, he tested the waters by self-publishing an 88-page black-and-white comic book on Captain Vikram Batra, who died fighting Pakistanis in Kargil. "Called Yeh Dil Mange More, it was to be a one-off comic book but the response surprised me and encouraged me to bring out more comics," he recalls. As the sales figures came in, Bakshi realized children would read stories of Indian soldiers if they were well told. "I decided to make the comics thinner because children are afraid of thick tomes. Also, the new books are coloured to make them more appealing," he says.
On August 15, Bakshi released a comic book on Colonel NJ Nair, one of the most decorated officers of the Indian Army, who died fighting insurgents in the Northeast. "The book on Major Unnikrishnan will follow soon after," he says. This isn't the first effort at creating comic books on the Indian soldier: Sabre comics talks about Partition and post-Partition army operations. "We've kept it on hold due to recession," says publisher Kalpana Shukla. Bakshi funds his project from his own savings, as efforts to rope in sponsors have failed.
The books, he stresses, go beyond the soldier's supreme sacrifice. "We look at the soldier right from his youth. I started my research by talking to his parents. Major Unnikrishnan's parents were initially hesitant but soon fell in with the project. I also spent six hours talking to the men who were with Major Unnikrishnan during that last operation. Tracing the lives of each soldier takes more than two months," he says. Bakshi adds how some traits are common to all three war heroes he's researched till now — Batra, Unnikrishnan and Col Nair have all held records on the sports field since childhood, they were all voracious readers, and cultivated deep bonds with the troops in their charge.
The books, retailed through Om Book Stores and other prominent outlets, are still a family affair. Bakshi's father, Major General GD Bakshi, who has won the Seva Medal and Vishisth Seva Medal, helps out with the initial storyline. Bakshi's wife Namrata puts the final touches on the computer. The illustrators range from students of the Delhi College of Arts, Mukesh Sehgal and Shwetang, to an Ahmedabad-based portrait artist called Deepak Prajapati.
The storyline is high on adventure, heroics and adrenaline as the target readers are 10-year-olds and above. Though the purpose of the books is to entertain and inform, Bakshi hopes it will also restore the former glory of the Indian army in young minds. "Young people don't want to join the army, but being an Indian soldier is about self-transcending values and a very different way of life," he says. In 2008, of the 300 recruits selected by the National Defence Academy only 190 joined, and of the 200 selected for the Indian Military Academy, only 80 turned up. "That's a sad comment on how youngsters view the army today," says Bakshi as his father adds yudhasya katha ramya (The tales of war are enchanting). With stories that strike at the imagination, Bakshi hopes to make a difference. Major Unnikrishnan may yet get his wish to be remembered forever.
Navy likely to get new diesel submarines
Detained North Korean ship may be booked under Maritime ActGovt in final preparation stages of offensive against NaxalsLargest Indo-US Army exercise this OctoberBaalu blocked it but Vizag shipyard will now go to MoDState govts alerted to keep strict vigil ahead of I-Day
Robert Pattinson, Kristen Stewart snapped kissingNine Pakistanis held in Sir Creek in KutchVanessa Hudgens hints at engagement with Zac EfronJaswant, Jinnah and the South Asian Monroe DoctrineShah Rukh says America needs to offer more 'warmth'Launching Bhuvan: ISRO's answer to Google Earth, zoom into states, districtsOn different scales
The Defence Ministry is believed to have cleared the decks for the Navy to purchase diesel-powered submarines to replace its ageing fleet of Russian submarines. The purchase is reported to be worth over Rs 25,000 crore.
The proposed acquisition of submarines was discussed Monday during the Defence Acquisition Council (DAC) meeting—which clears the acquisitions by the armed forces—chaired by Defence Minister A K Antony. The meeting also discussed Army's proposal to upgrade Air Defence equipment—guns and missiles systems.
Though the Indian Navy has already ordered six French Scorpene Hunter submarines, the first of which is expected to be inducted by 2012, at a cost of over Rs 18,000 crore, it is looking for a second line of modern submarines to replace the old Kilo and Foxtrot series submarines, which are currently the mainstay of its submarine fleet.
The Navy is keen on the new set of advanced submarines, equipped with Air Independent Propulsion (AIP), as it will considerably boost its ability to stay submerged.
The Navy had issued RFIs (Request for Information) to major companies including German HDW, French Armaris and Russian Rosoboronexport for the submarines in 2007 but it is yet to issue a tender for the acquisition. Sources, however, said the tender will be issued shortly.
The Navy is keen to expedite the acquisition of the submarines partly because Pakistan inducted its first AIP equipped French origin submarine last year.
Unlike other warships, AIP equipped subs do not need to surface frequently to take in oxygen and can stay submerged for days. As a result these submarines are quieter than nuclear submarines and more enduring.
Besides acquiring new submarines, India is also in the process of inducting its own fleet of nuclear submarines. The first of the three indigenously built Arihant nuclear submarines was launched last month. Besides the Navy will also get a Russian Nerpa class nuclear attack submarine that on a ten year lease.


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Ethan Siegel in How Good is Your Theory? Open Thread I : Starts With A Bang : Starts With A Bang, describes these levels of support, which I have numbered:
- 3: Scientific Law. Very well-supported theories that have successfully passed numerous tests.
- 2: Validated. Well-supported but with some problems, like unconfirmed or untested parts.
- 1: Speculative. May or may not be testable. Often gets a lot of publicity, however.
- 0: Ruled Out. The opposite of the first category.
Ethan Siegel's spectrum is, I think, a good way of comparing the level of support for various theories, and it is a good antidote for "scientists always change their theories!" arguments. Many theories come and go, but they are usually on the speculative side, around 1. Those that get promoted to 2 or 3 usually last. Some of them may get their domains of validity restricted, as with Newtonian mechanics after the rise of relativity and quantum mechanics, but they still remain very successful theories within those domains.
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But why? Why are you trying to keep newbies down?!I'm not. However, if used without care, skill injectors are one of the most wasteful ill-advised decisions a new pilot can make. Let's look at some reasons why.
1. You always need more than you thinkSuppose you would like to jump right in to black-ops ganking, and the easiest way to participate is to be part of the squad of stealth bombers that jump in to destroy the target. How hard could that be? It's a frigate. I plugged the bare minimum (Covert Ops I and the ability to use any torpedos) into EVEMon, and here's what I got:
You can either train for 24 days, or buy 3 large skill injectors. Given the prices at the time of writing, that is just under 2.4 billion ISK. A big investment, to be sure, but maybe worth it?
Nope! Because guess what? Your ship needs other modules too! A covert ops cloak, propulsion mod, etc. Let's use the suggested T1 Hound fit from Eve-Uni and see where that gets us.
We're up to 4 skill injectors, over 3 billion ISK. It doesn't go any higher, right? Sorry, I only have bad news. If you try to use this character in Pyfa (or worse, fit the actual ship), you will realize... you're using 27.22% too much CPU for the ship! Making sure the requisite skills to manage CPU well are in -- CPU Management V, Electronics Upgrades V, Weapon Upgrades V -- all of which are required for this fit, brings you up to 5 skill injectors, almost 4 billion ISK.
At this high cost, you would expect to be done now, yes? Nope, the bad news continues. While you would be able to fly and contribute, your contribution to the fleet's damage would be a measly 233 DPS, something that you could have done with almost no training in a T1 destroyer. A "full fledged" stealth bomber pilot reaches 558 DPS with that same fit, but it would require you to spend a few more billion ISK to be anywhere close to that.
Summing it all up, in order to be pigeonholed into a single ship with sub-par performance to your peers, you would need 4 billion ISK, or 1360 PLEX, or (if you are paying with real-world money) around $40. Is that worth it?
2. It leaves you unprepared for actually using the ship(s) you unlockedBrowse any kind of social media concerning the affairs of capsuleers and you come across stories like this one: a Widow Black Ops battleship lost while flown by a capsuleer only a few days old. That is over 10 billion ISK in skill injectors in order to fly a ship worth over 2 billion ISK and lose it in hisec. Hisec is extremely safe; outside of suicide ganks (which this was not), it is virtually impossible to be forced into losing your ship. And yet... Here we are.
More recently, the event that precipitated this long rant is this request for help in the Eve Forums. This is another new pilot in a Black Ops battleship, but this time wondering how to use the Black Ops jump drive and jump portal generator, without any clue as to the existence of Cynosural Field Generators, or their restrictions (unable to be used in hisec space).
The worst part? I cannot blame these pilots for their decisions, or even laugh at them. Skill injectors are tantalizing and give a deceptively simple view of how New Eden works. Unfortunately, being able to use a ship is a far cry from remotely knowing how to use it. I have no doubt that if either of these pilots opted not to use skill injectors, and instead slowly train towards using Black Ops (which would take over a year) while flying other ships, they would have had the background knowledge and experience to make appropriate choices and decisions. Unfortunately, they did not.
3. Skill injectors are addictingNot much to say on this that isn't self-explanatory. Using a skill injector to skip over long wait times makes future wait times seem all the longer by knowing how easy it is to skip them. Combined with the previous two points, this creates a self-perpetuating state in which inexperienced pilots spend exorbitant amounts of ISK to jump into the figurative "deep end", where they proceed to figuratively drown, either due to their own inexperience, or due to the experience of those who took their time getting there (like myself).
Personally, as a pirate and overall mean dude, I'm fine with this. I quickly check a pilot's age before engaging them in combat, and if they seem too "young" for their ship, I know that I can confidently attack them, as they are unlikely to have either a complete suite of skills trained to properly fly their ship, or a complete set of actual technical skill to fly it right. But, if you are a new pilot: do not fall into this trap.
There are plenty of things to do without tens of millions of skill points. Join a group that can mentor you and help you immerse yourself in your chosen career. Skill injectors are not a way to "quickly make it on your own".
OK, so I will never use skill injectors, got itThat's not what I said. Skill injectors are valuable and provide you with a powerful way to train skills quickly. There are ways to use them responsibly:
- Emergency training, for some purpose or another (like stealing a Black Ops someone ejected from because they didn't know they shouldn't)
- Topping off missing skills for ships you already know how to fly (like cross-training a Sin in addition to the Widow you already know how to use well)
- Bankrupting your corporation/alliance by draining their funds and using them in an irreversible way
- Training a huge skill plan in one go (even the stealth bomber one I complained about above), with the advice of a trusted veteran pilot who can guide you through using a more complex ship
- (For veteran capsuleers) extracting skill points from unused skills to sell them for truly obnoxious amounts of ISK
But, most importantly: Patience is a virtue.
Kids these days, I swear...


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Contemplating Jesus Burial
Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Mar 30, 2015 (message contributor)
Summary: The reasons for the burial of Jesus are many; here are two of the most obvious.
Contemplating Jesus' Burial
1. I grew up with my parents and sister calling me Eddie. My dad's first name was Edward, but we had different middle names, so I was not a "junior." He was called "Eddie" as well, so he was big Eddie and I was little Eddie. My sister was named Edlyn. Her friends began to call her "Eddie." So all three of us were called Eddie.
2. There is a funeral home in Peru called, "Eikenberry – Eddy." I try to stay away from there. Since I have no death wish, I try to stay away from them. Maybe then can bury Eddie, but I don't want to be buried at this point in life!
3. Yet I know my time will come, as will yours. Only one generation of believers — those alive when Jesus returns to the clouds — will escape death.. The good news is that Jesus has removed the sting of death through the Gospel.
4. In I Cor. 15:3, Paul defines the Gospel of the Grace of God in three points: (1) Christ died for OUR sins, (2) He was buried, and (3) He rose again on the third day.
5. Often times we ignore that middle truth, He was buried. But it is not merely a superficial detail, it is part of the good news.
MAIN IDEA: The reasons for the burial of Jesus are many; here are two of the most obvious.
I. To Confirm Jesus As DEAD: An Acceptable Passover Sacrifice (John 19:31-37)
A. The PRESSURE to remove the bodies by nightfall
Deut. 21:22-23a, "And if a man has committed a crime punishable by death and he is put to death, and you hang him on a tree, his body shall not remain all night on the tree, but you shall bury him the same day, for a hanged man is cursed by God."
B. Jesus side PIERCED
1. burst heart
2. plasma separated from clotted blood
C. The Passover PRINCIPLE followed
Numbers 9:12' "They shall leave none of it until the morning, nor break any of its bones; according to all the statute for the Passover they shall keep it."
Psalm 34:20, "He keeps all his bones; not one of them is broken."
1. why they would break the bones
2. certain soldiers were schooled in crucifixion….
3. Christ died on Passover Day (two reckonings)
4. Passover also initiated the week long feast of Unleavened Bread, in the Midst of which was the Feast of First Fruits (Easter)
5. Zechariah 12:10, "They will look on him whom they have pierced."
6. Matzoh is the unleavened Passover bread. It is intentionally pierced.
7. The Romans thought they were keeping the Jews in line, but they were actually accomplishing the very purposes of God. Lesser things happen in our lives like that.
D. John WITNESSES this first hand
(1) Youngest apostle, wrote this near end of his life, possibly 85-90 AD
(2) heresy circulated: Jesus did not have a body (gnostics)
Application: God passed over the homes of the Israelites when He saw the blood… why did he die? For you. For me.
II. To Provide An HONORABLE Burial: A Prelude to Resurrection (John 19:38-42)
A. The Isaiah 53:9 prophecy FULFILLED
Isaiah 53:9, "And they made his grave with the wicked and with a rich man in his death"
B. Being buried in a tomb was an HONOR
1. Most people were buried in the ground, ossuary…[dead bury dead]
2. Jesus was born like a pauper, executed like a criminal, but honored in his burial
C. Being buried in a notable tomb precluded the idea of a MISTAKE
1. Joseph and Nicodemus were both members of the ruling council, the Sanhedrin
2. Before you condemn them, consider: these 2 had been secret believers & became public while the apostles, who were public believers, became secret (reversal!)
3. Have you ever gone through a crisis of faith? Like the apostles, perhaps you had accepted wrong ideas, and when they proved untrue, you doubted?
4. other Gospels tell us that this tomb was his…near where Jesus was crucified…
5. A clear, easy to find, nearby tomb -- donated by a dignified and highly esteemed man -- it was an important defense of the Gospel that 2 out of Israel's 70 leaders buried Jesus -- and these men were probably among the most respected…
6. Never underestimate the faith of the quiet!!! Let our faith surface and be known.
D. They went to Pilate to acquire Jesus' body
1. normal protocol
2. Pilate probably thought they represented the Sanhedrin…
3. Mary Magdalene and Mary, the Mother of Joses watched and perhaps helped as Joseph and Nicodemus wrapped the body with 75 lbs. of sticky spices (used as adhesive); this is not embalming but wrapping…put in this hewn-out tomb, and rolled stone in front of it.
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Riverfest is a non-profit event.
The brainchild of Country 100.7 announcer Jonathan Crouse. It was his vision to bring a great music festival to the south shore of Nova Scotia which doesn't cater to just one type of musical taste and showcases independent maritime artists. With the overwhelming amount of talent in the Maritimes this vision has become a reality.
Before Riverfest was an official annual event and still in it's infancy. Local rock act Short Notice and a few other bands graced the then "Hay Wagon Stage" to a sparse gathering. It was this night in the infamous farm house that Jonathan approached friend and Short Notice's bassist; Jason McCorriston to work together to build an annual music festival and hell of a backwoods party.
Riverfest has been nominated for an East Coast Music Award. In 2006 Riverfest was honored with a nomination for "Music Event of the Year" by "Music Nova Scotia". The winner of this award went to the Juno's. Excellent company to keep and be nominated along side of. This nomination only enforced the fact that Riverfest is more than a flash in the pan.
Some of the acts that have graced the Riverfest stage include international acts such as multiple award winning recording acts Helix, Haywire, Lee Aaron and The Northern Pikes as well as MIR, Joel Plaskett and Charlie A'Court along with local favorites Air Traffic Control and Short Notice. With Short Notice having performed at each Riverfest since it's inception in 2004 (and before).
All money raised (after cost) is donated to two local charities based in the south shore of Nova Scotia.
All acts involved donate their time and talent to the event which builds the heart of Riverfest. We are proud of all the performers whom have graced our stage since the beginning of this event. The generosity of each musician to share their art with the Riverfest attendees is truly appreciated.
With camping included in your pass and children under 12 not having to pay the admission fee (When accompanied by a legal guardian), you should plan your vacation around Riverfest.
Be one of the first to buy a pass for this year's event. You'll be glad you did.
Hey Bush Rockers!
As Riverfest gets ready to celebrate 15 years of promoting music and offering a great weekend to hang out with good friends, we have some exciting news.
Over the years we have been trying to meet all your requests, but there were a couple of things we couldn't find a solution to like offering showers and opening our event up to trailers, until now.
I am proud to announce that Riverfest 2019 will offer the same great atmosphere at a brand new location. We're MOVIN!
Riverfest 2019 will be held August 23 and 24 at Fox Mountain Camping Park in Aylesford, Nova Scotia. (6128 Aylesford Road). The same great time, laid back atmosphere with parking and camping still included in your weekend ticket price.
There will be a canteen on site and we will still be selling performer's swag commission free.
We are also still raising funds for the 4-H program and St Andrew's Lutheran Church.
As we make this move I can't help but remember how it all started with a hay wagon in a field and thanks to the support of the incredible music community (Riverfest would never exist without the incredible talent that takes to our stage), our fantastic sponsors, our volunteers and of course you the fans of our event, we grew to what we are.
We take all these Riverfest memories with us as we move to a new field to make lots more great bush rockin' memories.
Tickets will be on sale NOW.
Thank YOU for our past and plan to join us less than an hour away at Fox Mountain Camping Park for Riverfest 2019.
Jonathan Crouse
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IxoraRMS is a performance and resource monitoring tool, designed to present heterogeneous data, collected from various sources, in a graphical way. In IxoraRMS data is collected by Agents and passed to the Console to be displayed or to be recorded for later playback.
There are two main modes of monitoring using IxoraRMS and choosing one over the other depends whether Host Manager can or needs to be installed on the target machine.
Agent based monitoring
Agent based monitoring means that the Host Manager component is running on the monitored host and agents are deployed in 'Remote' mode. Use this method only if necessary as it usually consumes more resources on the monitored system.
Agent-less monitoring
This is the preferred way to monitor a system as it usually is more efficient. Depending on the platform and the type of application being sampled, some application-specific client tools may be required; an example would be DB2 and Websphere. Others will only require configuring permissions to allow remote access, as is the case when retrieving Windows information through the Remote Registry service. Process-based providers may also be created to execute command line tools through the rexec utility or via telnet or ssh2 sessions.
Monitoring Agents (or simply Agents)
Agents have the responsibility of collecting data from various sources and making it available to the Console. Depending on the type of application or system being monitored, an agent can perform its data-collecting duties in two modes:
Agents are shown in the Console as nodes under the host node that corresponds to the host being monitored.
Monitoring Entities (or simply Entities)
A monitoring entity is a provider of monitoring data in the form of monitoring counters. Entities are usually organized in hierarchies and are shown in the Console under agent nodes.
Monitoring Counters (or simply Counters)
A counter represents a single value that characterizes an entity. The type of the value can be string, a double, a long, a date or a generic object. Counters are shown in the Console as properties of selected entity nodes.
In the figure above you can see entities of the Windows agent, as well as the counters for the selected entity (Processor).
An agent will return data only for the counters which are enabled. To enable counters, click the checkbox next to them, then click "Apply". Enabling counters is also required for recording a session log: only data for enabled counters will be recorded. Note that when enabling a view or a dashboard all required counters are automatically enabled. This is also true for views which use regular expressions.
Counters can also be enabled by right-clicking any entity of an agent and selecting "Enable All Counters" or '"Enable All Counters Recursively". The recursive option will also enable all counters of all child entities. Dynamic counters (created during a monitoring session) will be created enabled if their parent entity was enabled in this way.
Providers are extensions or building blocks for custom monitoring. Their role is to collect small pieces of data in a very simple form and send it to the Console where it will be parsed and inserted into a hierarchical structure.
There are three types of providers that can be built:
Host Manager
A Host Manager provides an environment for agents to run in, and acts as a gateway to the Console.
Install the Host Manger on a monitored machine only if you cannot run the agent in 'Local' mode(this usually happens when client side libraries are required but not available on the Console but note that some agents like the Log File Monitor will always require a Host Manger to be running on a remote host).
Even without any agent enabled a Host Manager will provide a few information elements about the host it runs on. This information (operating system version, architecture and time difference between the host and Console) can be seen by selecting the host node in the session tree.
When started, Host Manager will detect all available network interfaces and will prompt you to select the one to use.
All control and display functions of IxoraRMS are available from the Console. Data from all hosts and all agents is presented in a hierarchical layout and can be displayed on screen, or can be recorded in a log file.
Individual performance counters from each agent can be plotted on charts, tables, properties or dedicated viewers. More complex queries can also be defined, grouping multiple counters from different agents or different hosts on the same chart or table. A powerful syntax is provided for specifying counters to be plotted, described in more detail under "Defining Custom Views".
As described under "Custom Monitoring", user-defined agents and providers can also be created from the Console, and can be used along with the built-in agents.
For ways to create rules that trigger alerts and various reactions see "Reactions and Alerts".
Monitoring Session
In IxoraRMS all information related to a monitoring sesion (hosts, activated agents, counters plotted and so on) can be saved together as a session file (*.rmss).
When restoring a session IxoraRMS will attempt to connect to the same hosts and enable the same agents, while restoring the screen layout with all charts visible at the time when the session was saved.
Saving sessions is a convenient way to manage all your lists of hosts and configuration (such as database connection parameters etc) for each one.
Sampling Interval
Data is collected regularly from agents, with a frequency controlled by the Sampling Interval parameter.
The Sampling Interval is typically adjusted at Monitoring Session level by changing the value on the application toolbar. This value is propagated and used by all agents, unless overridden at agent or entity level.
This setting can be overridden at an agent level by unselecting the "Default" interval checkbox. More complex agents also allow adjusting the sampling interval per entity.
You can also configure an entity to update its children periodically. Right click on the entity and from the context menu choose "Refresh Schedule". Note that this action might not be available on every entity. In the dialog box enter a value which will represent the number of sampling intervals between entity update operations.
Once a refresh schedule was set for an entity a refresh icon will upear next to it like in the following example:
Monitoring Level
For certain agents (only WebSphere so far) the monitoring level can be specified at agent or entity level. The monitoring level controls the amount and type of data that will be collected by the agent. By lowering the monitoring level you can reduce the impact of monitoring on the monitored system. This allows the user to control the volume of information displayed, with higher levels resulting in more entities and counters present in agent's tree. If this is supported, markers will be displayed next to each entity to show the current level. Options are provided to control monitoring level per each entity, per subtree or per entire agent.
It is important to note that names of entities and counters as displayed on screen are human-readable, localized names. These names don't always match the real identifier used underneath by the application. This untranslated name must be used when defining custom views. To reveal these identifiers select "Toggle Identifiers" on the "View" menu or press Ctrl + I.
A resource in IxoraRMS's terminology is any artifact that belongs to a node in the monitoring session tree. Examples of resources are: entities, counters, views, dashboards,...The user needs to be able to reference on a regular basis entities and counters in order to build data views.
Resource selector (rid)
The concept of a resource selector is used to specify a way of selecting one or more resources. Rid is the short name for resource selector and it might be used occasionally throughout documentation.
A resource selector uses a simple syntax that contains up to four parts separated by the slash ('/') character:
<host>/<agent>/<entity_path> - to reference an entity
The following is an example of a resource selector that identifies the 'Disk Writes/sec' counter of the 'LogicalDisk/C:' entity of the 'Windows' agent on machine 'localhost'. See the image to the right to see the actual entity identified in the monitoring session tree.
Relative resource selector
Relative resource paths can also be used and they are ubiquitous throughout IxoraRMS.
Artifacts can be created at different levels (host, agent or entity level) in the monitoring session tree. All artifacts are aware of their location, and if host or agent names are not specified, the current values will be used. Rewriting the example above:
Assuming this resource selector was used in the definition of an artifact (usually a view or a dashboard) under an entity of the Windows agent, when the artifact is plotted it dynamically completes the path with the real names of the host and agent it was plotted from. This allows the same query to be reused on different hosts, or on different agent instances.
Regular expressions based resource selector
Resource selectors are used to select not only one resource but a group of resources that match a set of regular expressions. To achieve this, all components in the resource selector definition (
[<counter>]) can contain regular expressions. The syntax requires that any component that must be treated as a regular expression has to be surrounded in round brackets ("()"). The same syntax rules apply for the entity path elements. Note that you can not specify a regular expression that encompasses more than one entity path element.
1. This example is from a view defined for the WebSphere agent that selects all avgUseTime for all connection pool modules in all application servers. The view is defined at the agent level.
2. This example is from a view defined for the Windows agent that selects the "% Registry Quota In Use" from the System entity. The view is defined at the System entity level.
3. This example is from a view defined for the Windows agent that selects the "% Processor Time" for all processes in the system (excluding the Idle process).
Resource XML syntax
This is the XML syntax for specifying a resource (the highlighted section contains optional elements):
Resource style
All the optional elements in the XML syntax of a resource are referred to as the style of the resource. There values affect the way the resource is represented in different controls.
The most important style attributes are
name and
iname. The
name attribute represents the name of the resource, it has to make sense for all matches provided by the resource selector. The iname represents the instance name if that particular match for the resource selector.
When defining
name and
iname attributes in a resource, the following tags can be used, and will be replaced at execution time with the appropriate values:
Example of values for the
name and iname style attributes:
1. In this example, the resource gets the same name as the counter ('% Processor Time') and all individual matches selected by the regular expression selector rid will be named '<host_name>/Process/<process_name>/% Processor Time'.
2. In this example, the resource is named 'Processes' and the instance name is just <process_name>. This resource can be used as the category for a table view or the domain values for a bar chart.
<resource id="id0" iname="$entity[2]" name="Processes" rid="-/-/root/Processes/(.*)"/>
Functions in IxoraRMS are operations that are applied to one or more counters in order to create a virtual resource that can be used in data views and reactions. For a list of all available functions in IxoraRMs see Functions.
Queries are used to select counters from the monitoring data stream. The Query object is the part of the View definition that specifies what data needs to be collected and processed before being displayed. Resources, functions and reactions are defined together inside a Query. There is a very important constraint when writing queries: all the resources in the query definition that use regular expression based selectors must have identical selection criteria (i.e. identical regular expressions).
<resource id="" rid=""/>
<function op="" id="">
<param id=""/>
<reaction params=""...>
<function> and
<reaction> tags can be specified.
In the example below a query is shown in the definition of a view using a query without regular expression based selectors.
In the second example below the query uses regular expression based selector (Notice that the selection criteria constraint mentioned above is satisfied)
Data Views (or simply Views)
A very powerful feature of IxoraRMS is the ability to group related counters, together with graphic display hints, into a single View object, easy to plot with one click. A view can group counters from the same agent entity (eg: Disk Reads, Disk Writes for a PhysicalDisk entity), different entities as well as counters across multiple hosts (eg: Disk Reads for all monitored hosts). A view is defined mainly by a query that selects the monitoring data and information about how to present this data to the user.
Controls (or Widgets)
A control is the GUI widget associated with a data view. This name is used sometimes throughout the application and this documentation when referring to a data view in a GUI context.
Along with Views there are Dashboards, which are groups of views and individual counters that can be plotted together, making it easy to display all relevant performance metrics for an entire system
Both views and dashboards can be found at any level in the monitoring session tree.
Views and dashboards can also be customized or created from scratch, see "Defining Custom Views".
In the example below the definition of a dashboard is shown as XML.
Data View Boards (or simply Boards)
A board is a widget that groups together data views of the same type (charts, tables, properties...). A board contains a maximum, configurable, number of data views; when this number is reached a data view is plotted on a new board. All data view boards are grouped together in data view screens (see below).
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icebauhaus was proud to attend the official launch event of icecairo on the 21. of September 2013. After having been postponed two times before due to politically influenced security reasons, the event could finally be held, with great success shared by the icecairo team and many members of its vibrant community. icecairo has been operational for a while already and is now also officially launched. From icebauhaus we extend our congratulations!
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A quick shower may roll through South Florida this morning. Any wet weather that impacts local communities will be isolated, and no widespread rain is in the forecast for the weekend. Generally dry and partly sunny conditions will invite residents to enjoy the outdoors both days. Dress for afternoon temps in the lower 80s.
As the direction of our winds is from east to west, an elevated risk of rip currents will persist at local Atlantic beaches. All beachgoers are encouraged to be careful in and around the water and swim near lifeguards.
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Today I am 32 weeks and 2 days pregnant… which means I have about 8 weeks (hopefully a little less!) left. The last few days have been so full of travel, family and friends that I haven't even had a chance to take my "32 weeks" photo, which I totally planned on doing. I had to settle for a pic from my Mom's phone for this one.
Two days ago, Husband and I were busy driving a little over 12 hours from our home in Tennessee to my parent's home in southeast Texas. I just knew it was going to be the most uncomfortable ride of my life, but I drove the first six hours and felt pretty darn good the rest of the trip. We got Starbucks, a little too much junk, jammed to Frank Sinatra's Christmas music, let Belle hang her head out the window and actually enjoyed the drive more than can be expected. I hope the drive back goes just as well!
Anyhow, at 32 weeks (or 8 months) pregnant here's my latest stats:
Weight gain: about 15 pounds
Stretch marks: none so far, fingers crossed!
Belly Button: so far out, it's frightening
Symptoms: Rights side of ribs are pretty much in constant pain and breathing has become a challenge. I spend much of my time stretching back to make more room and taking long deep breaths.
Good side effects: My hair, nails and skin are freakin' awesome. I have NEVER had such clear skin!
Sleep: I'm getting up somewhere between 1-3 times a night, but it's not so bad. Honestly, just getting out of the bed is the hard part. It's more of a roll out of the bed at this point.
Cravings: I'm just hungry a lot, but have to eat small meals and snacks because I get full so fast…and then hungry again 30 minutes later.
What I miss: feeling comfortable
Looking forward to: My baby shower in Texas is this weekend and my shower in Tennessee is the next! I am so so so excited to see what Luna gets!
Workouts: I am still working out six days a week, and still doing the Asylum most days with Husband, but it is soooo modified that it barely resembles what Shaun T is doing. My goal is to workout for the same length of time, keep moving and to just try and work the same muscle groups they are working.
Overall health: Doc says the baby and I are just perfect and he expects no complications! Yay!
I can't believe how close it's getting to her due date! Only a couple more updates until she's here!


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Trent Reznor / Long and winding road for Nails' concert film
Deadlines mean squat to Trent Reznor. The 36-year-old Nine Inch Nails front man has just wrapped up work on "And All That Could Have Been," a concert film and accompanying CD recorded live during the band's "Fragility v2.0" tour. Officially due last year, it's coming out Tuesday. But considering that Reznor -- the songwriter behind tracks such as "Head Like a Hole" and "March of the Pigs" -- spent an unheard-of five years working on Nine Inch Nails' last studio album, 1999's "Fragile," we'll take it.
Q: This movie was supposed to come out last year. Is it really coming out now?
A: I can't believe I'm saying this, but yes, it is.
Q: I heard you wanted to redo everything a bunch of times because you didn't want it to look like a Def Leppard concert.
A: Nah. I mean, there's excerpts of truth in there. But really what it is, I just wanted to make people feel they were at the show, not flying above the band and s-- like that. That stemmed from the knowledge I gained on the "Downward Spiral" tour years ago. We spent a s-- load of money and had a lot of cameras come in and film it, and I was watching it and thinking, "Jesus Christ! I'm going to quit making music. I look terrible." It was just full of all these beautiful, close-up, sweeping camera moves. I just thought, "Is that what we look like?" I just thought we looked stupid. And who wants that?
Q: But what's wrong with looking stupid if it gets you dates with hot chicks like Heather Locklear and Pam Anderson?
A: Because you're thrown off your game. Learning from mistakes I've made in the past when you hire a film company to come in and film a concert, it always ends up sucking. Usually, you can only afford to have it done in one or two nights, and it's the worst two nights of the tour, for a number of reasons. There are lots of cameras around you. The lights are brighter. The smoke is not as much. You're aware you're being filmed so you don't end up playing well.
So I added all those figures up and thought the solution would be to eliminate all that and try filming it ourselves on mini-DV cameras. So I figure if we bought nine decent cameras and filmed 25 nights of the show it would be far cheaper than filming just one night of the show.
Q: Have you considered who's going to want to see a movie filmed by a bunch of drunk roadies?
A: Well, what happened was, it turned out good. Each night, we would sit on the bus and look at what we had filmed. And we had the luxury of having 20 more shows in front of us, so we could figure out what else we needed. If we realized we didn't have enough footage of Jerome the drummer, then we would make everyone pay attention to him the next night. So we got tons and tons of footage. The other thing about DV is that it's far more forgiving in what it will pick up. Our shows are hard to film it's dark, smoky and there are tons of strobe lights in your eyes. That's the way it's supposed to be. And these cameras did a fantastic job. It has a homemade quality to it, but it's what I think it should be.
Q: Are you happy you never have to play these songs again?
A: In my head, that's how I was approaching it. I got a kick in the ass. It was like, "OK, you've done it now. Set it aside. It's a new chapter." As frightening as that can be, I feel like there's some validation. I kind of needed that to start a new phase. Now I can try and reinvent and not worry about any rules I've established for myself. We can just see what happens.
Q: Do you think you might grow out dreadlocks and start singing songs about Jah?
A: That's funny because I was just thinking about that. I want all this bad stuff out of me now.
Q: It's been 10 years of nothing but self-pity and self-loathing. Maybe it really is time you started making happy records like Shaggy.
A: Ah, I hate to say it, but I don't think so.
Q: Do you think you're just going to turn into the cranky old man at the end of the block who chases kids with broomsticks?
A: I'm not shooting for that goal, but it's possible. I don't know if it's maturity creeping in or what, but at the moment I'm feeling real positive and excited about exploring new things. A few months ago I started working on new music for Nine Inch Nails and a lot of it was coming out real fast, to the point where it worried me that it must not be that good. So I took a couple of months off. Now I'm going back and looking at things, and it's exciting. I feel the weight has been lifted from me. So I'm hoping to get the next record out in the next 15 years.


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Album Rating: 4.0it was between this, or Yelaqolf-Trunk Muzik. Really felt like doing this one so yeah. Fucking domo genesis has become my 2nd favorite in odd future
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Album Rating: 3.5jus picked this up but have yet to listen. will do
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Album Rating: 3.5 | Sound Offit's not really his main lyrical focus, it's just a theme that runs throughout it
Album Rating: 4.0yeah its not as weed oriented as i first thought...Domo has an awesome song on the Radical album as well, think its called Salute
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and you should really get this 36.
"When I cock the beam back, I'm aimin' for Supreme hats."
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Album Rating: 4.0might up this to a 4 i think.. its growing on me recently
Last Roll is so good.
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Kamen Rider Blade
Type: JDrama
Episode Count: 49
Media: Fansub
Genre: Action Adventure Martial-Arts Mystery
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Discussion: None
Date Added: September 18, 2012, 01:55:59 AM
Status: Complete
Maintainer: lansce
Summary: Having developed the Rider System, based on the Joker's ability to copy sealed Undead, the organization BOARD (Board Of Archaeological Research Department) equips two young men, who become Kamen Riders: Kazuma Kenzaki and Sakuya Tachibana fight together as Kamen Rider Blade and Kamen Rider Garren to protect humans from Undead and seal them. Also fighting Undead is the mysterious Chalice, a Kamen Rider whose purpose is unknown. In addition, a young man struggles to free himself from the control of the sealed Undead powering his own Undead-made Rider System, fighting as Kamen Rider Leangle.


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Below you will find an alphabetical list of our performing tellers complete with what area of the country they call home, contact information, and just a little bit about their telling style. Please feel free to contact us; we're looking forward to speaking with you!
Jennifer Alldredge
Knoxville, TN
From Native American stories, faity tales, scary stories, or stories just for fun, Jennifer enjoys telling them all to suit any audience. Actor, writer, and environmentalist, she's been storytelling for years!
Lew Bolton
Gatlinburg, TN
Lew, Jack Tales, Smoky Mountains: They are all linked. Lew tells tales about Jack, who climbed the bean tree, and he spins the stories set in the Smokies. Lew tells the classics and some new re-interpretations of Jack—some trickster, some good fortune, but always fun.
Chip Bailey
Norris, TN
Chip uses his talents as a traditional fiddler to enhance his stories, which provide links between Celtic tunes and Appalachian old-time music. Adult audiences enjoy the historical aspect of his performances and are often moved by the lilting sound of his fiddle.
Home phone 865-474-0316
email: firstname.lastname@example.com
Janice Brooks-Headrick
Smoky Mountains, TN
Jan (storyteller, performance artist, instigator) has created opportunities to perform, produced festivals and events since 1983 from NY to NC. Ghost tales, heartfelt tales, traditional & historic myths.
email: firstname.lastname@example.com
Home phone: 865-429-1783
Mobile phone 865-274-6014
Jean Davidson
Maryville, TN
Jean began telling stories with youth and children and in sermons and the storytelling hasn't stopped! Jean immerses the hearer in the sights, sounds, smells, tastes, and feelings of the story whether it be a personal, historical, Biblical, or a retold tale.
Mobile phone 502-664-5210
email: email@example.com
Jim Eastin
Pigeon Forge, TN
Photographer, educator, storyteller: no matter what the title, Jim brings passion, enthusiasm, and genuine joy to whatever he does.
email: firstname.lastname@example.com
website: www.JimEastin.net/storyteller
Susan Fulbright
Kodak, TN
Whether it's traditional tales from around the world, history stories, or her personal narratives, Susan consistently delights audiences both young and old.
email: firstname.lastname@example.com
Stephen Fulbright
Kodak, TN
Stephen draws from a wide array of personal experiences from both Texas and East Tennessee. Whether personal narratives or traditional tales, Stephen is sure to captivate listeners with his easygoing, down home style.
email: email@example.com
Fred Goddard
Seymour, TN
Raised in New Jersey, son of an Illinois farmer with ancestry rooted in East Tennessee, Fred blends all three in his tales that brings smiles, giggles, memories and lessons of softer times. A family friendly storyteller.
email: firstname.lastname@example.com
Sheri Liles
Maryville, TN
Her interest in Native American legends and Appalachian folk tales have shaped the stories she likes to tell. She's even written a few of her own!
email: email@example.com
website: Apronfullofstories.com
Home phone: 865-981-2871
Mobile phone 865-680-8453
Kathleen Mavournin
Maryville, TN
Kathleen recounts traditional stories from all around the world with fascinating skill. She piques the interest of folks of all ages and backgrounds.
email: firstname.lastname@example.com
Ruthie McIntyre
Farragut, TN
Ruthies stories come from her life and extensive travels around the globe, plus her career as an educator.
email: firstname.lastname@example.com
C. Roland Mote
Maryville, TN
A retired professor of agricultural engineering, Roland is devoting more time to his love of storytelling. His stories draw upon the peculiarities and earthy humor gleaned from his family's oral history, 70 plus years of personal experience with life in the country, and "just something heard somewhere." While suitable for all ages, adults are more likely to enjoy his stories.
email: firstname.lastname@example.com
phone: 865-803-8753
Millie Sieber
Maryville, TN
Adults, as well as children, are fascinated by Millie's storytelling. Hundreds of listeners of all ages, from Catoosa County, Georgia to Rochester, New York and in Denmark and Sweden have responded to her tales with laughter, insights, and sometimes . . . , shivers. She agrees with her audiences, "Storytelling is too much fun to limit it to children.
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