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Our annual selection of the 30 albums that mattered most to TimeOut's reviewers this year.
Forget the White Stripes, and all the other projects Jack White has had his influential finger in over the years, because his first solo outing was the album he had been waiting to make all his life.
It was stylistically all over the place, yet seamless and perfectly realised, starting out like a jazz album on Missing Pieces, with its humming electric piano and simmering drums, before settling into White's more traditional blues rock swagger. And then it moved from rowdy and raucous on Sixteen Saltines (the only song here that truly resembles the White Stripes), to primal and rootsy on Freedom at 21. The piano-driven double hit of Hypocritical Kiss and Weep Themselves To Sleep were two of the most beautiful songs of the year. Both tracks were so elegant, uplifting, and occasionally wild, that it was hard to deny the genius of the man.
Then there was aching acoustic duet Love Interruption (with the great line, "I want love to roll me over slowly, stick a knife inside me and twist it all around"), and though the latter half of the record was more reflective in both pace and mood (with the dark but lovely On and On and On a highlight), the way it fuzzed up and wigged out at the end of final track, Take Me With You When You Go, was a fitting and freaky end to the album of the year.
It's easily White's best work to date, and what makes it more remarkable is that it's unlike anything he's come up with before. Yes, there are hints of his other bands and his trademark style, but it also reveals the full scope of his musical ability.
Blunderbuss is a classic and, as our review pointed out, "in this day and age these sorts of records don't come around very often". The thing is, there is possibly even better to come. SK
Hitting play on ex-Mint Chick Kody Nielson's debut solo project was like entering the swirling, hallucinogenic world of a garage party in the 60s, filtered through a futuristic astronomical lens, with a touch of the Pacific. Presenting songs somehow retro and post-modern simultaneously, it irresistibly and madly blended blues, psychedelic rock, Motown, fuzz pop, and jazz, with a good dose of irreverence. Despite its many layered texture, the melodies always rose to the fore, and combined with uber-suave basslines, snappy rhythms, and occasional vocal contributions from Bic Runga, it managed to stake claim to being both the coolest and catchiest album out this year. LJ
3: Frank Ocean, Channel Orange
The 24-year-old New Orleans' native had written songs for John Legend, Justin Bieber and Beyonce, and collaborated with Jay-Z, Kanye West, and Pharrell Williams, but with his debut album, Ocean presented a vision of R&B and hip-hop not only accomplished, but game-changing. Letting the tracks breathe with spacious soundscapes between the hooks, he created a beguiling fragility and sense of unease throughout, going for thought-provoking material rather than club anthems. He steered away from any sexual objectification, or glamourising a lifestyle of luxury, instead aiming to poke fun at the decadence and extravagance of the genre. LJ
It may have seemed unlikely that Perth would produce such an intrepid psychedelic 21st century rock outfit, but with second album Lonerism, the five-piece act led by Kevin Parker proved they're as accomplished as other swirling, noisy, dream rock bands like MGMT and Yeasayer. With a penchant for mind-bending, densely layered textures, Parker fuzzied up the often-soaring melodic 60s-inspired shapes with interesting lyrical ideas or crunchy motifs, highlighting their strong experimental spirit with colourful, youthful thematic ideas. LJ
This trio of West Auckland dudes might take on the roles of jokers and provocateurs at times, but the release of their debut double album was a serious statement of intent. With perceptive, honest and self-reflective rhyming over contemporary grooves with a strong jazz influence, they established themselves as the voice of a generation. Their conscious social commentary might've been slightly obscured behind a smokescreen of familiar hip-hop subjects like drugs, alcohol, and so on, but the 21 tracks walked a delicate line surrounded by joy, humour, and misery, and a beautifully eerie picture of optimism and condemnation. A local hip-hop classic. LJ
6: Lawrence Arabia, The Sparrow
While the third solo album from local pop maestro James Milne explored a different soundscape to his award-winning Chant Darling, he lost none of the sharp-witted dissection of middle-class malaise that has always made his songs so pleasurable. The Sparrow took a more piano-driven approach, working with effortlessly cool bass and drum contributions from Connan Mockasin and Elroy Finn respectively, along with romantic, European-flavoured orchestral arrangements of strings and horns, while still letting his characteristically fragile voice rise, yearning and disaffection beautifully juxtaposed. LJ
7: Kendrick Lamar, Good Kid M.A.A.D City
"A classic of our time" is how Dr Dre described Kendrick Lamar's major label debut, and he wasn't wrong. Lamar composed compelling true-to-life tales while showing uncanny pop sensibilities (chart hit Swimming Pools (Drank) works as both an ode to, and a warning against, alcoholism), meaning Good Kid M.A.A.D City was universally loved by rap fans across the board. His thrilling turn on Backstreet Freestyle ("Martin had a dream ... Kendrick have a dream") should go down as rap performance of the year. CS
From the first tinkling piano touches of opener Little Star, to the cosmic bombast of Take You Down, which has a SexyBack groove, this was the most singular, fruity pop record of the year - and it came out of little old New Zealand. The second album from the Whakatane band of brothers and production whiz Dan McGruer took pop, reggae, dub, soul, funk and metal into outer space and beamed it back to Earth in an inspired, magical mix of music that shouldn't work, but does. SK
It's been an eventful year for this rugged US band. As well as Yellow and Green being the heavy rock album of the year, for the simple reason it is as inventive and as punishing as it is poignant, they were also involved in a nasty mid-tour bus crash in August. It sure brought new meaning to the album's most grunty song, Take My Bones Away. But rest assured, they will be back. This epic, 18-track double album is an unlikely mix of metal and progressive rock with folk tendencies which is at its best on the tough whimsy of Cocanium. SK
10: Dr John, Locked Down
With 28 solo albums and a Rock 'n' Roll Hall of Fame honour to his name, there was little expectation that eccentric 71-year-old psychedelic New Orleans blues man Dr John (less commonly known as Mac Rebennack) would turn his attention to wider experimentation this year. But working with the Black Keys' Dan Auerbach as producer, he came up with a seductive, swaggering album full of poetic lyrical observations dripping with burning wisdom, and compellingly centred around a hip-swinging groove, influenced by a wide melting pot of African rhythms, American R&B, mid-60s rock, swampy funk, French jazz, New Orleans soul, psychedelic voodoo and even gospel. LJ
These singular songs of emotional warmth, cool wit and heart-aching sentiments delivered by Sean James Donnelly's broad sonic palette of electronica were offset by his emotionally engaging vocals and sometimes mysterious lyrics. Intelligent, evocative, exquisitely crafted and just plain enjoyable. As always with SJD, this was a slow grower - and it's growing still. GR
12: The XX, Coexist
Continuing to ply their trade in dance music for shy people, or for those who like their rock music quiet and minimal, the London trio's second album surpassed their excellent 2009 debut. Coexist didn't have as many catchy spare tunes, yet it was more adventurous, revealing, and, best of all, more oonsty and hip-swaying with the thudding bass and eerie house beats of tracks like Swept Away and Sunset. SK
13: Great North, Halves
Though there are plenty of New Zealand bands treading the alt-country folk-rock route and trying to make the sound their own, Aucklanders Great North stood out as something special on their second album which came with elegantly turned lyrics speaking of love, hope, death and life in uncertain times delivered in arrangements that built something quietly majestic out of their rustic, mostly acoustic, approach. RB
If you're a Deftones fan, Koi No Yokan had it all: deft melodies on Entombed, the bruising riffs of Swerve City, thrilling bursts of aggression with Leathers, and singer Chino Moreno's best performance to date. Moreno's ability to switch between enlightened positivity and full-blown mania is the Deftones' best asset - and he crammed as much of both as possible into album highlights Romantic Dreams and Rosemary. It was the Deftones at their heaviest, but also their most convincing. CS
Aside from the over-long title track, this one caught Dylan on songs which went from the upbeat to the bleak, and lyrics which were diamond-hard originals or cleverly borrowed. Self-mythologising in places, typically bewildering in others ... but no one need defend liking this, or the old troubadour whose music cynics prefer to dismiss as an uncomfortable, embarrassing passion for loyalists alone. The fact this stormed the charts globally speaks of the 71-year-old's relevance, and its old bones creaked with life as Bob slouches towards the darkness carrying his heavy load. GR
16: Nathan Haines, The Poet's Embrace
After decades of being in the vanguard of trip-hop post-bebop and working with turntablists and remixers, saxophonist Haines stepped right back to classic jazz with this analogue album recorded live in the studio on vintage gear. It is warm, crafted and mature, and came in a classy vinyl version which made the case even more that this was, as Haines wanted, a real jazz album. Mission accomplished. GR
17: Mala, In Cuba
The south London dubstep pioneer took his beloved bass music to Cuba and, as well as conjuring up a landmark collaboration album, he sparked exciting new life into a genre that has been used and abused by pop music in recent times. The most obvious collision of the two worlds was on the beautifully berserk din of Cuba Electronic, but mostly the coming together was seamless, like on the exotic yet heavy agitating work out of Changuito and on Ghost, with its menacing Cuban clatter over the top of an eerie ambient piano. SK
18: John Cale, Shifty Adventures in Nookie Wood
Always the most musically interesting of the former Velvet Underground members, here Cale furthered his interest in hip-hop beats and production (and Autotune) while still being firmly in the edgy rock 'n' roll camp and firing salvos at the madness of the modern world. Cale managed to be menacing, funky, angry, obsessed and unnerving while still providing stand-alone songs which gripped like a vice. GR
19: Bobby Womack, The Bravest Man in the Universe
Co-produced by Damon Alban, this album of sentiment, regret, pain, and a plea for forgiveness and insight allowed the old soul singer to speak from the heart in songs which crackled with disconcerting electronica or went back to origins in deeply felt spiritual settings. If it was a farewell note, he was going out looking his maker in the eye and standing proud, if battered by the tough life he had endured. GR
For an environmentally focused band, these fearsome Frenchies have no qualms about destroying everything in their path as they unleash their brutal, majestic, and at times arty form of metal. From the Gatling gun barrage of riffs during opener Explosia to the dramatic dynamics and immensity of the title track, this is power music. So don't fight it, feel it. SK
21: Neil Young and Crazy Horse, Psychedelic Pill
Across a sprawling double disc, Neil Young - with his longtime fellow travellers - got reflective about his life and generation, slo-mo trippy (the 27-minute opener Driftin' Back), offered a holy hymn in For the Love of Man and only sparingly delivered that archetypal Crazy Horse ker-thunk rock. Young remained as unpredictable as always. GR
22: Jessie Ware, Devotion
This south London 28-year-old has grabbed praise for her appearances on club tracks from SBTRKT and Sampha, but her Mercury Prize-nominated debut has established her as the most exciting new female voice to emerge this year. Channelling her heroes, such as Sade, Whitney Houston and Grace Jones, Ware blended classic R&B vocals with beautiful electro beats in shimmering layers, and though her lyrics mostly stuck to games of the heart, with tracks like Wildest Moments (a song about her best friend), and Night Light providing a masterclass in how to write a striking love song that balanced nostalgia with a modern edge. LJ
Most of the songs on Abel Tesfaye's three-disc debut were released in 2011, but it didn't matter: Trilogy's futuristic take on R&B - think Michael Jackson collaborating with pioneering dubstepper Burial - will still sound fresh in 10 years time. Three discs of mopey sexcapism and nihilistic psychology could be overbearing, but favourites including the bassy lope of Life of the Party, epic two-part rollercoaster House of Balloons/Glass Table Girls, and chirpy booty ballad Loft Music. Guaranteed chills, every time. CS
Under a deliberately ambiguous title, Cohen again served up his considered poetics, dry and self-deprecating humour ("he will speak these words of wisdom like a sage") and observations about mortality against the backdrop of subtle and supportive music from longtime friends. The old ideas are those universal truths of life, death, love, pain and hope. Cohen remained a reassuring guide to them all. GR
25: Marlon Williams and Delaney Davidson, Sad But True: A Secret History Of Country Songwriting
Marlon Williams is a young man with a silken, haunting voice that invites comparisons to Elvis. Delaney Davidson, who has six solo albums behind him, is a real troubadour with a dark sense of humour, and a deep, stripped-back voice, more like Tom Waits. Together on this collaborative debut, they spun a heady concoction of truth-seeking, lovelorn, foot-stomping stories, their sublime voices accompanied by guitars, piano, the occasional banjo, bass, drums, and some beautiful pedal steel. Combining original tracks with a few covers, the pair came up with an irresistibly honest country album that's anything but saccharine. LJ
So we got it slightly wrong with our review earlier in the year, awarding Red a modest 3.5 stars. But after many more listens and sing-alongs we proclaim it to be Taylor's best yet. Before Red she was just a country girl who knew how to write great tunes, now she's a savvy and sophisticated Southern belle who is entirely at ease with being the biggest female pop star in the world as the catchy dubstep country pop of I Knew You Were Trouble proves. SK
Sometimes electro synth pop can easily become innocuous and throwaway, but even five albums in, this band of London music geeks managed to come up with a delightful dance album. Don't Deny Your Heart will get you smiling permanently on high beam, especially during the zany conga and funky guitar breakdown and Ends of the Earth will have you reaching for the ceiling. It was the sound of a band completely comfortable in their own deliciously dancey and gently grooving skins. SK
28: Swans, The Seer
The impressive scale of this near two-hour double-album alone is enough to warrant its place on the best of the year list. However, the suffocating intensity of the veteran New York act is not for everyone. At times harrowing, and always challenging, you can't help but be taken under its oppressive spell, from the many moods of the twisted 32-minute title track to the vicious punch-up you'll have with your speakers during 93 Ave. B Blues. SK
29: Macklemore & Ryan Lewis, The Heist
Considering the gimmicky yet likable nature of chart topping single Thrift Shop (which has been No 1 in New Zealand for six weeks), the Seattle duo of rapper Macklemore and producer Ryan Lewis came up with an album that was surprisingly sensitive, socially conscious and fun. The Heist also proved the pair were more than just one-hit wonders with a clever and thoughtful mix of jaunty hip-hop, fruity pop, and haunting sonic beauty. SK
30: Alt-J, An Awesome Wave
Radiohead is an easy comparison for Alt-J, the art school students done-good thanks to their out-of-nowhere Mercury Music prize-winning debut. But there was plenty more than off-kilter eclectic introspection on An Awesome Wave, with warped time signatures, a metronomic rhythm section and the sea shanty-style vocal tics of front man Joe Newman crafting infinitely infectious tunes like Breezeblocks and Tessellate. They were all on the dole a year ago but it's unlikely any of the band's four members will need to worry about that again. CS
Reviews by Scott Kara, Lydia Jenkin, Graham Reid, Russell Baillie and Chris Schulz.
Do you agree with their choices? What's your pick for best album of 2012? What deserved to make the list? Comment below.
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From spiders to breast cancer: Leslie Brunetta talks candidly about her cancer diagnosis, treatment, and follow-up
|According to Leslie Brunetta, she now has much more hair than she had last July.
- Find doctors you trust. Ask a lot of questions and make sure you understand the answers. But don't get hung up on survival or recurrence statistics. There's no way to know for sure what your individual outcome will be. Go for the treatment that you and your doctors believe will give you the best chance, and then assume as much as possible that your outcome will be good.
- Make sure you talk regularly with a social worker or other therapist who specializes in dealing with breast cancer patients. If you have fears or worries that you don't want to talk to your partner or family about, here's where you'll get lots of help.
- Find compatible friends who have also had cancer to talk to. I had friends who showed me their mastectomy scars, who showed me their reconstructions, who told me about their experiences with chemo and radiation, who told me about what life after treatment was like (is still like decades later…). And none of them told me, "You should…" They all just told me what was hard for them and what worked for them and let me figure out what worked for me. Brilliant.
- Try to get some exercise even if you don't feel like it. It was often when I felt least like moving around that a short walk made me feel remarkably better. But I would forget that, so my husband would remind me. Ask someone to walk with you if you're feeling weak. Getting your circulation going seems to help the body process the chemo drugs and the waste products they create. For the same reason, drink lots of water.
- Watch funny movies together. Laughter makes a huge difference.
- Pamper yourself as much as possible. Let people take care of you and help as much as they're willing. But don't be afraid to say no to anything that you don't want or that's too much.

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Moped riders get elbowed into the weeds, glared at for slow take-offs and resented for a flat-out top speed of about 50 km/h. But they laugh at other road users for several reasons. Many of these 50cc shopping baskets get in excess of 50 km to a litre of petrol, while - at $165.50 for 12 months' road use - mopeds enjoy the cheapest annual re-licensing fees of any vehicle.
A moped does not need a warrant of fitness and may be ridden by a person holding a car licence, but like a motorcycle it can legally use the bus lanes and park for free almost anywhere.
About 150 mopeds are being registered each month, compared to about 100 motorcycles sized 401cc to 750cc.
True, moped registrations dipped slightly over the past 18 months, with Motor Trade Association spokesman Ian Stonach giving two possible explanations. Motorists may have become used to the increasing price of fuel, Mr Stonach suggests, while implementation of the Learner Approved Motorcycle (LAMS) Scheme has expanded the range of bikes which may be ridden on a learner licence.
Learners are no longer stuck with bikes sized up to 250cc and, if their machine meets the criteria, a learner may now choose a motorcycle up to 660cc.
But despite this, low-cost mopeds remain the single most popular bike category by a long way.
What, then, is a moped, and how is it different to a motorcycle?
Many years ago the term was used to describe a tiny motorcycle with pedal-power to boost an underpowered and temperamental engine, but today most mopeds look exactly like small (50cc) scooters.
Up till about May last year, mopeds were defined as vehicles which developed no more than 2 kW.
The new definition is a machine which has a motor up to 50cc and can't go faster than 50 km/h.
NZ Transport Agency National media manager Andy Knackstedt says the amendment made it easier for police to determine at the roadside, without specialist measuring equipment, whether a vehicle is a moped or a motorcycle.
Though Andy did not express it quite this way, it's a lot easier for a copper to clock a scooter breaking the speed limit than it is to give them a dynamometer test at the side of the road. A 50cc motorcycle - actually defined as a bike 0-60cc - is an entirely different beast in the eyes of the law.
It will need a bike licence to ride, needs a warrant of fitness and costs more than twice as much as a moped to register annually, a whopping $395.61.
But technically, it is allowed to travel as fast as any other vehicle on the road.
However, once purchased, some mopeds don't stay limited to the 50km/h limit for long.
They are quietly sent back to the workshop to be "de-restricted".
These machines seem to have been manufactured with de-restricting left as an option.
It takes less than 15 minutes to make a simple adjustment to the electrics and remove a washer from the exhaust.
De-restricting generally improves acceleration and torque and raises the top speed to 70km/h or so, changes which arguably make these machines safer in traffic.
Of course, these modifications also technically transform a moped back into a 50cc motorcycle.
The huge disparity between the cost of registering a moped and a 50cc motorcycle is because the moped is subject to an ACC levy of $129.24, while the motorcycle shares the same $327.70 annual ACC levy paid by all petrol-powered motorcycles up to 600cc.
Nobody seems to know why 50cc motorcycles were lumped in with the bigger bikes this way.
ACC senior media adviser Stephanie Melville admitted there is no evidence people have fewer crashes riding mopeds than riding motorcycles sized 0 to 60cc.
But Ms Melville adds that a key factor in the severity of crashes, and costs of injury claims, is that they rise in line with engine size.
"This is due to the speed of travel and their use on the open road.
"As mopeds have a maximum design speed of 50km/h, they tend to be used in urban areas at lower speeds, and the crashes they are involved in tend to be less severe. This pattern is reflected in ACC claim costs, which are much lower for mopeds than (all) motorcycles."
So mopeds are perceived as the low-speed "good guys"of the motorcycle world. And even if some are quietly transformed into something a little more lively, for now that's something the authorities seem prepared to wink at.
A moped does not need a warrant of fitness and may be ridden by a person holding a car licence, but like a motorcycle it can legally use the bus lanes.


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Hootie & the Blowfish are longtime Lowcountry favorites, and Charlestonians turned out in droves for Friday night's portion of the Homegrown Weekend at Daniel Island's Family Circle Stadium. The majority of the crowd consisted of devoted local fans, but more than a few attendees had roadtripped from across the Southeast for the weekend's festivities.
Music lovers of all ages and from all walks of life poured into the stadium for opening act Toad the Wet Sprocket, pausing to check out the merch table or snag a snack on their way to their seats. While some guests lingered around the food and beverage stands, the more avid fans, including a trio of men proudly rocking midriff-baring Hootie tank tops, could be spotted singing along and snapping photos of Toad the Wet Sprocket.
Toad the Wet Sprocket played their last song as the sun began to set, and they received an enthusiastic round of applause from the crowd. Then came a short break, where those with floor seats entertained themselves by batting balloons in the air before the lights up. The crowd immediately came to their feet, and Hootie & the Blowfish stepped on stage to an overwhelming welcome from their fans.
The energy was palpable as the band played their first several songs, and frontman Darius Rucker egged on the crowd with friendly banter while barefoot guitarist Mark Bryan jumped in the air and then hopped off the stage for an impromptu dance with a lucky lady in the front row.
Charleston was glad to have their boys back on stage, and the energy skyrocketed as Hootie & the Blowfish began playing number one hits "Time" and "Let Her Cry."
The beautiful summer evening eventually drew to a close, but Hootie & the Blowfish returned for another show on Saturday night, along with Ken Block and Andrew Copeland of Sister Hazel.
The Hootie & the Blowfish Homegrown Concert on Saturday was kicked off by Hootie's Homegrown Roundup: Back to School Basics, a benefit event collecting school supplies for needy elementary school children.


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We finally got something new around here.
Wal-Mart Niagara Falls had this as of 9pm Mon. night:
(after I left)
2 Orn Free Taa
4 Rebel Soldier
4 Qui-Gon Jinn
2 Massiff
3 Han Endor Raid
5 Obi-Wan Starfighter Pilot
0 Chewies (I didn't even get one!)
8 Vaders
12 Lukes
12 Mace
4 Jango Final Battle
Also Zam Wessels, Royal Guards, Taun We if you needed them.
Also, if anybody needs Dooku or Anakin HD, available at Pen Centre Zellers.


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Don't let anyone fool you, there is no way to add an estimated 30 million to the insurance rolls without someone paying for it!
Obama's Victory Speech Translated
It is easy to forget that for decades the United States HAD a health care system that was the envy of the world. We had the finest doctors and hospitals, patients received high-quality, affordable medical care, and thousands of privately funded charities provided health services for the poor. I worked in an emergency room where nobody was turned away for lack of funds. People had insurance policies for serious health problems but paid cash for routine doctor visits.
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Justice Minister Terry French wants people to know that his resignation isn't a matter of political opportunism
When The Telegram spoke to him this morning, shortly after he announced that he'll be leaving politics, French said he's been through the good and the bad with the PC Party, all the way back to 1989.
"For people that think that I'm jumping the sinking ship, well, I was on the ship when it was a raft," he said. "There were days over the 10 or 12 years (during the Clyde Wells and Brian Tobin governments) where we could've had our conventions in a telephone booth."
But French's resignation comes amid a mass exodus of the PC Party front bench. Ministers Jerome Kennedy and Joan Shea resigned in the past year. Premier Kathy Dunderdale resigned in January. Finance Minister Charlene Johnson is expected to resign this afternoon, and interim Premier Tom Marshall is expected to resign within two weeks.
All of those politicians were long-serving senior ministers in the government, and served under former premier Danny Williams. But now, French said, it's time for renewal and the next leader of the party will need to manage that turnover.
"The biggest thing that the new leader will have to face, I think, will be the ability to attract new, talented people from all walks of life," he said. "That's the strength that we've had in the last number of elections."
French said he's got a new job lined up, but he wouldn't say what exactly that job is. He said his formal resignation will take effect after the PC Party leadership convention to pick Marshall's successor, which will take place on the weekend of Sept. 13.
The current batch of resignations comes against the backdrop of steadily sinking poll numbers for the PC Party.
According to data released by Halifax-based Corporate Research Associates this week, the PC Party only has 26 per cent support among decided voters. By comparison, the Liberals currently enjoy 58 per cent support.
French said his decision to leave didn't have anything to do with that, though. He said after 12 years in elected politics, he was just starting to burn out.
"After awhile, you've been in this business for 12 years, your skin tends to get thin again, and I found myself getting like that over the past several months, and that's not a good place to be when you're in this business."
French said it's been a privilege to serve the people of Conception Bay South over the past 12 years.
The current batch of expected resignations sets up three byelections this fall, in the districts of Conception Bay South, Humber East, and Trinity-Bay de Verde.
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Justice Minister Terry is resigning from cabinet, and Finance Minister Charlene Johnson is expected to announce her resignation this afternoon.
The latest two resignations come after a parade of senior Progressive Conservatives have quit politics in the past year — former ministers Jerome Kennedy, Joan Shea and former premier Kathy Dunderdale.
Interim Premier Tom Marshall is expected to announce his resignation in less than two weeks after the PC Party holds its leadership convention to pick a new permanent leader.
All of this comes against the backdrop of a recent poll that put the governing Tories at 26 per cent public support, compared to the Liberals at 58 per cent support among decided voters.
In his statement to media, French said that he's ready to go after 12 years in public life.
"It has been a wonderful career. These have been exciting times, as we have seen an unprecedented growth in the provincial economy, and an unprecedented increase in pride in ourselves as Newfoundlanders and Labradorians," French said. "I look forward now to new challenges, and new opportunities, as I enter this next phase of my life."


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Whoose everyone's favourite Jedi Council Member in the Phantom Menace? As you should be able to tell from my name, my favourite is Saesee Tiin. He is just so cool, with those long horns, and that haunting face. Also, (as seen in Acts of War), he has a purple lightsaber, which is the rarest colour (I know of only two other Jedi with that colour up to TPM). And, he is a brilliant fighter, as we may see in AOTC!!!
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Peter Aerts Wants To Fight
- Written by Dave Walsh
We haven't heard much from Peter Aerts since the 2010 K-1 World Grand Prix but that's not to say he hasn't been busy.
In this interview with FightStar TV, Peter talks about helping Andy Souwer open his new gym, Peter's own gym that is set to open next month, and the tragedy in Japan.
What I really found interesting is Mr. K-1's willingness to fight elsewhere in the world if K-1 won't be conducting their own shows. He is still clearly wanting to fight and has the passion to continue. As we saw in the semifinals of the WGP, Peter still has what it takes to compete at a high level.
Aerts also expresses his interest in fighting in Holland as it's been awhile since he's done so. According to WikiKick, Aerts last fought in Holland with a winning effort against Bob Sapp at the K-1 2007 Amsterdam WGP.
Can we say Peter Aerts fighting in Holland for It's Showtime in 2011? I'd love to see it!
Enjoy the video. It's always good to hear the booming voice of the Dutch Lumberjack, a true legend.


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I took that 555 back to Scott at the Den and he peeled the line off the reel. PARTS OFF THE LINE THAT HAD NEVER BEEN OFF THE SPOOL WERE CRACKED. He said there had to be a flaw in the line and that he would get it replaced, the only problem is that he said it would probably take two weeks to get another line from Cortland. He said that Cortland wouldn`t allow him to just swap it for new line. Two weeks is a long time to be without a line at the peak of the season! Lucky I have my old clear Int. on another reel.
Thanks to everyone for their suggestions here. I ended up going with the Cortland 444 sl in a 10 weight.
Slinger - call 'em & send it back.
I had that problem with a #8 & #9 clear 444 int lines 2 years ago.
Cortland had the lies back to me within a week. Got a call from a technician there as well who admitted that there was a problem with that batch of lines. Good guy, good company, great service.
Maybe new lines are like new software? Send it out & let the public test it for you.
I bought a new Cortland 555 and I`ve only had it 2 months and the finish is allready shot. The line has a tendancy to blow into the rear of the boat when I`m fishing in the back of the boat and gets down in the bilge. There are spots in the first 50` that feel like sandpaper. I don`t blame Cortland for the condition, but $59 is a lot to only get 2 months use. Aside from that it`s a very good line. When someone gets to braggin about casting the whole line let them try it with this one at 125`.
|Take a look at the new Cortland 555 clear camo "little tunny" before you buy the airflo. Very slick line. My .02
This is too spooky but I have caught that fish before. I pointed out the injured eye to Ryan, remembered it from a photo I took when fishing the flats with my son, and the distinct pattern of the healing eye, and it hit me like an X-File episode. I didn't mention the coincidence until I came home and dug out the picture of the eye. The fish appeared to have grown quite a bit, 2 pounds perhaps, it was sub-legal last year I think.
The Airflo coating is superior, but Cortland takes a direct nail knot like any flyline. My 444 clear is full of tiny cracks in it's fourth season, I bought it the year of the first boneclave and started fishing it in May of 1999 when it first hit the shelves at the flyshop I part-timed at back then (our sponsor, Blue Northern Trading Co.). Despite the cracks that cause light refraction, it still casts great and works really well. I would retire it for aesthetics and slight increase in visibility during bright conditions, not because it doesn't "work". I just purchased a new one, $52 - not bad at 12 bucks a year. Spin guys pay that easy.
Airflo line is guaranteed to be crack-proof for 5 years, sounds great. I wish they didn't require a loop. I like to re-tool my leaders a lot and the convenience of a 30 second nail knot on the water is too important to me to give up. I also like to minimize the size of all connections clunking thru the guides and slicing thru mung and weeds.
Some people avoid nail knots because they are difficult... just buy a large needle at the craft store for $.50 cents and you can tie a nail knot using the eye to pull the line back thru in about 30 seconds. I did it at the stairs before we jumped on the boat that morning in fact.
I tie my own leaders so the loop is moot. The blood knots tell me which sections of the taper and tippet need repair, although they do catch mung. I found a solution to mung... move somewhere else!
Thank you all for your suggestions. I will probably go with the Airflo or Cortland in a 10 wt.
Juro - That bitter reply about my casting style was from Ryan (aka talented willie). I don't think he's got the skunk off from Sunday yet! You can absolutely post that pic of the striper - chipped tooth and all (now repaired).
Cheers again to you and Bill for letting us tag along. Watching you drag race that legal down the beach on the way back was a blast.
Do you generally nail knot the leader directly to your intermediate line? For my depth charge I have a 50# loop connector knotted to the fly line. My usual leader consists of 3ft of 35#, 3ft of 22# and handshake loop to 3ft of 16# floro tippet.
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Cortland may solve your dilema
After reading some of the other posts I remembered that Cortland has the new Tunny Line out. The line shoots like a rocket and is a smidge heavier than most other intermediates with the same line rating. The line really is meant for 1-3 false casts and then shoot. Its not something you try to hold in the air for any length of time ( if you are the type that makes 8-10 false casts it's not for you ). I have casted this line numerous times and the only reason I don't own one yet is I don't have a spool or reel to put in on.
By the way if anyone would like an Airflow 11 Intermediate or an Airflow 11 ( Lefty Kreh Edition ) Floater you are welcome to them? The Intermediate has been used maybe 12 times and the Floater 2 times ( back in the box ). Perhaps someone can cut them into heads or use them to experiment with? Let me know.
Hi Art - nice to hear from you. Email if you get a chance.
(Topic) I own mostly Cortland lines as well, and have no trouble with any of them; don't yet own a camo intermediate in their line. My current clear intermediate lines are Airflo, and I don't have problems with those, either.
Art, good to hear from ya, and you didn't stop this one!
|I haven't posted in quite awhile, but I had to make a statement. I agree with Juro that it is hard to beat Cortland 444 clear intermediate line. I have been using the Camo instead of the clear, same line tinted. I have a new S/A striper line that is the 3rd replacement that I have gotten. It is not forsale as I wouldn't wish it on my worst enemy, nor will I use it. I also have a couple of Teeny lines including a 450 grain. You can't beat Cortland, in my opinion. I still haven't bought a 555 Cortland yet, just haven't been to the shop. Let's see if this post stops the thread, I stop more threads by posting than anyone.:hehe: If anyone e-mails me check my e-mail address.
Most saltwater rods are underated by at least one line size. I would go with the Airflo 10wt for your rod. It has a five year no crack guarntee. While it won't take a nail because its surface is so slick the Albright knot does the job and is not a problem. at the casting clave this past winter, I lent my Airflow lines to people with 9wt rods and the could cast farther with the heaver weight line. Yes it might be your casting style but when an expert caster like Juro tried my old Sage RPl wit a 400 grain Airflo he cast out the whole line. So I believe that the line rating are not up to the modern rods
I hope you guys know each other!
Dave that was a blast, with your permission I'd like to post a clip of you fighting that nice striper.
I would go with a Cortland 444 SW Clear Intermediate in a 10wt for that rod, but only after I tested it out first. Why? I have been fishing mine for years and love how it takes a nail knot like a regular line. It also won't spook the pod.
People use 325 grain heads all the time on 9wt rods, and that is far more grains than the AFTMA 10wt rating.
Some rods would not take a line rating up, but that rod is a big game rod and can definitely take it.
Just to reiterate on my comments out on the water -
That observation was meant to apply to the conditions we were facing. Under those gale force headwinds one of those older intermediate bug tapers one wgt up (10wt) would have been the ticket to allow the rod to load quickly and reach the intended target without unnecessary false casting.
After Ed Shea's introduction to Powell rods at our winter casting conclave, I am very impressed and hope to cast them a lot more in the future. I would imagine that the setup you had would be su-weet to cast on a calm evening in a striper filled estuary, but we just didn't have the luxury under those howling conditions.
I was limited to an odd backward cast while driving the loop like a pelican close to the water into position in order to hook those fish with my RPLXi. I could have used a compact wind-cheater line as well.
All that being said the most important thing is the amount of energy you have in your loop, and a stiff flyrod isn't necessarily going to get that energy into the line unless you can load it during the stroke before you stop. The stiffer the rod, the harder it is to load, therefore the less energy transfer you get if under-loaded.
A progressive, high modulus rod with a taper that loads distinctly and unloads with vigor is my favorite rod action. Most often, this is not a stiff rod at all but a fast one in that the line speed is high.
I think that rather than investigating new lines, that you should work on adapting your pitifully weak casting technique. Just a suggestion.
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The video is from a trail-cam and doesn't follow all the action but you can still figure out whats going on.
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I have heard hens fight once and they never got quite as aggressive with their purrs as these two did. Since then I have done what I call "soft fighting purrs". I purr like the hens did in the vid before they got louder. I do this on a Kenny Morgan Frictionwood caller. I have called 2 toms away from hens using that call.


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Pulling Angel eggs
A couple of questions if I were to pull the eggs on a future spawning. I have both a sponge filter (not yet seeded) and air stone. Are both needed at the time the eggs are first removed to the new tank? Or just the air stone until there are free swimming fry, then I add the sponge filter?
If I were to use hydrogen peroxide instead of methylene blue, how much would be needed for about 3 gallons? And am I correct that this would have to be added each day (but methylene blue only once) until there are wrigglers?
How long should the sponge filter be in the main tank to be considered "seeded"?
Thanks for any assistance.
I don't how how 3 gallons would even work. How would you even raise them in that? But generally the tank is set up with a seeded sponge filter, the slate, wood or whatever they spawned on moved into the breeder, fungal remover added. I can't answer on the peroxide.
The sponge filter should provide adequate circulation. I Have never used peroxide. There are commercial preparations you can buy if you dont want to use the meth blue
They wouldn't be raised in the 3 gallon; this is just until free swimming. Looking on the angelsplus web site, they use one gallon jars for the eggs until free swimming, then the fry are moved to anything from 2.5 gallon to 10 gallon, depending on the amount of fry. They talk about an air bubbler in the jar and a sponge filter in the larger tank when the free swimmers are moved. I wasn't sure if I used the sponge filter in the smaller jar/tank with the eggs if it would mess with the peroxide or methylene blue.
I'm still in the stages of thinking through if I want to try this or not. As angels will do, they are spawning regularly and so far I've just left the eggs with the parents. They always spawn on a leaf of a larger anubias so it would be easy to pull. I had free swimmers just once on their third spawn for about 3 days until they picked them off. Since then, they haven't got beyond wriggler stage, and twice the eggs were gone within a day.
I'd rather see the parents raise a spawn, but it looks like my pair have regressed in their parenting skills rather than advanced. If I take on trying to raise a spawn, I'd make sure I was properly prepared for each move.
The sponge filter initially has organisms that will eat the eggs.
Use a very clean 2.5 gallon tank, add tap water at 82F, add half a capful of Amquel, add a capful of HP, swish, wait 5 minutes. Pull spawn, place into 2.5. Place a sterile piece of hose into tank and aerate, it does not matter if it hits the eggs or not, a fair bit of a flow of air but not drastic, about as much as the fry would tolerate. No redose here. When the fry break the casing add a well seasoned sponge filter, do not water change even if the water clouds, the change shocks the fry. The sponge will convert the ammonia and not shock the fry. If the ammonia level got too high the fry are done any way. Once the fry become mobile and can move add a few snails to eat the extra food.
Have fun.
This works on all egg layers BTW.
Thanks so much - very clear. Can I use Prime in place of Amquel, or does Amquel have something extra beneficial in it?
They just finished off a spawn so I have a couple of weeks to get ready for the next.
0Originally Posted by Indian Woods AngelsWhen I go fishing I just throw sharp rocks in the water and wait for the dead fish to float to the top... Kingfisher
Everything happens for a reason. Sometimes that reason is you are stupid and make bad decisions.
I think my fish is adjusting well to the four gallon, He's laying on his side attempting to go to sleep on the bottom of the gravel.
Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery.
Dear naps, sorry I hated you so much when I was a child... Love me
I use Amquell.
I don't like Prime for my water. It does not need it.
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It comes down to efficiency. I pull a spawn and use this technique to hatch and raise 500 eggs and get 475 fry. All fertilized eggs will hatch as there are no bacterium nor micro invasives present to consume the valuable fats of the eggs. In a tank I would not get 50 or so. And so from an efficiency stand point this method gives the best results. This method also does not burn the gills and cause curling or chipping due to exposure to the methylene blue, it does not cause organ problems from the methylene blue and it can not sterilize the fish like acriflavine can. H2O2 is also completely non toxic and does not harm the environment, the extra oxygen atom evaporates into the air, the other chemical compounds remain in the water and even water treatment of the sewerage has a difficult time removing them and so you will have them introduced into the water ways and eventually they end up in us.
I specialize in angelfish that express the trait of albinism. In a parent raising situation these fry would be lost as they are disadvantaged in visual capacity. I also develop sports or mutations of traits and expressions within the various spawns, under parent raising conditions the parent fish will automatically cull many of the sports or random expressing fish.
Thanks for the explanation. When my texas cichlids spawned I had a few 100 fry from it, I never saw the eggs but I know they are capable of a couple thousand per spawn. Your method is fairly typical of what a breeder would do to get the most out of each spawn and I understood why the jar, aeration, and H2O2, but was more curious as to what was living in the filter. Bacteria and micro-invasives was the obvious answer, but I guess google will give me specifics.When I go fishing I just throw sharp rocks in the water and wait for the dead fish to float to the top... Kingfisher
Everything happens for a reason. Sometimes that reason is you are stupid and make bad decisions.
I think my fish is adjusting well to the four gallon, He's laying on his side attempting to go to sleep on the bottom of the gravel.
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11.70: Human Egg Cells
How is egg different from sperm?
Egg and sperm are both gametes, or reproductive cells. Notice how different they are, however. The egg is much larger than the sperm. The egg also does not have a tail. And the female only releases one egg at time, while the male releases millions of sperm at a time.
Eggs and Egg Production
When a baby girl is born, her ovaries contain all of the eggs they will ever produce. But these eggs are not fully developed. They develop only after she starts having menstrual periods at about age 12 or 13. Just one egg develops each month. A woman will release an egg once each month until she is in her 40s.
Eggs are very big cells. In fact, they are the biggest cells in the human body. An egg is about 30 times as wide as a sperm cell!
You can even see an egg cell without a microscope. Like a sperm cell, the egg contains a nucleus with half the number of chromosomes as other body cells. Unlike a sperm cell, the egg contains a lot of cytoplasm, the contents of the cell, which is why it is so big. The egg also does not have a tail.
Egg Production
Egg production takes place in the ovaries. It takes several steps to make an egg:
- Before birth, special cells in the ovaries go through mitosis (cell division).
- The daughter cells then start to divide by meiosis. But they only go through the first of the two cell divisions of meiosis at that time. They go through the second stage of cell division after the female goes through puberty.
- In a mature female, an egg develops in an ovary about once a month. The drawing in Figure below shows how this happens.
As you can see from the figure, the egg rests in a nest of cells called a follicle. The follicle and egg grow larger and go through other changes. After a couple of weeks, the egg bursts out of the follicle and through the wall of the ovary. This is called ovulation. The moving fingers of the nearby fallopian tube sweep the egg into the tube.
This diagram shows how an egg and its follicle develop in an ovary. After it develops, the egg leaves the ovary and enters the fallopian tube. (1) Undeveloped eggs, (2) Egg and follicle developing, (3) Egg and follicle developing, (4) Ovulation.
Fertilization occurs if a sperm enters the egg while it is passing through the fallopian tube. When this happens, the egg finally completes meiosis. This results in two daughter cells that are different in size. The smaller cell is called a polar body. It contains very little cytoplasm. It soon breaks down and disappears. The larger cell is the egg. It contains most of the cytoplasm. This will develop into a child.
- cytoplasm: The entire contents of the cell inside the plasma membrane, excluding the nucleus.
- fallopian tube: Female reproductive organs that carry eggs from the ovary to the uterus.
- follicle: Structure in the ovary where eggs mature.
- meiosis: The process in cell division during which chromosome number is halved in order to produce gametes.
- mitosis: The division of the nucleus.
- ovulation: Release of the egg out of the follicle and through the wall of the ovary.
- polar body: Small cells formed by the unequal meiotic divisions of cytoplasm as an egg develops.
- Eggs are female gametes that form in the ovaries and are released into the Fallopian tubes.
- The eggs are formed before a baby girl is born, but these eggs are not fully developed.
Use the resources below to answer the questions that follow.
- Follicle Development at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dwtFYOLFeNw (1:56)
- What happens during ovulation? What happens to an egg after ovulation?
- At what point is a zygote formed? How many chromosomes does a zygote have?
- Where does implantation occur? Where does development occur?
- Oogenesis at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-IPZItqRjEQ (2:20)
- At what point in a human female's development do oogonia become primary oocytes?
- What happens to primary oocytes when a female enters puberty?
- What happens to a secondary oocyte when it is fertilized?
- What happens to a secondary oocyte if it is not fertilized?
- Describe what happens during ovulation.
- Explain how an egg develops in an ovary of a mature female.
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Owning Junior Gold and Silver Miners, Just in Case
Owning small, speculative mining companies? Ned Davis Research strategists Neil Leeson and Wenbo Zhou make the case Wednesday.
They're looking specifically at junior gold- and silver miners, and they're not alone. Three weeks into the new year with major stock indexes flat, these groups are ahead by 27% and 18%, respectively.
Those are the returns of PureFunds ISE Junior Silver ETF (SILJ) and Market Vectors Junior Gold Miners ETF (GDXJ), two of 2013's hardest-hit ETFs, falling 53% and 61%.
The argument is based in part on technical analysis, part on where commodities historically fit into a portfolio.
First the technicals: Investor sentiment is rebounding, judging by fund flows into this area. After years of losses, miners are suddenly a sought-after group, whether via bets on mean reversion or hopes for M&A. A buyer isn't flying solo.
Next is diversification. Although commodities weren't much help as diversifiers in the financial crisis, they have been in other environments. Here, NDR finds the "beta" or correlation of the average commodity ETF to the U.S. market is a "fairly insensitive" .36. Now add in the fact that precious-metals miners are often inversely correlated with stock moves.
Presto: You've got a reasonable, if not airtight, diversification argument.
In precious-metals and mining ETFs Wednesday, the just-mentioned groups are down by 0.7% and 3.8%, respectively. Market Vectors Gold Miners ETF (GDX) is falling 2.5%.
SPDR Gold Trust (GLD) is down 0.2%. Leveraged ETFs Direxion Daily Gold Miners Bear 3X Shares (DUST) and Direxion Daily Gold Miners Bull 3X Shares (NUGT) are zipping nearly 8% apiece.


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Report: U.S. Justice Department to review Heenan shooting
Many attended community meeting Tuesday
MADISON, Wis. - The U.S. Department of Justice will review a fatal shooting in which a Madison police officer killed Paul Heenan to determine if Heenan's civil rights were violated by a use of unreasonable force, according to the U.S. Attorney's office.
U.S. Attorney John Vaudreuil said he asked for the review after receiving up to 100 letters requesting an independent review of the Madison Police Department's internal investigation of the shooting.
The review by the Civil Rights Division in Washington, D.C., will be limited to the question of whether there was a violation of federal law. Vaudreuil said the review will specifically look at whether Heenan's constitutional rights were violated by the use of unreasonable force.
Michael Bell, an advocate for the Heenan family, told WISC-TV that he spoke with Heenan's parents Thursday afternoon and they didn't know about the U.S. attorney's decision then.
"I'm quite surprised. Hopefully it's a good sign. The U.S. attorney doesn't usually step in like this," Bell said.
Madison police officer Steve Heimsness was cleared of any wrongdoing after he shot and killed Heenan, who was unarmed, on Madison's near east side on Nov. 9 while responding to what he thought was a burglary in progress.
It was later determined that Heenan, who was drunk, had entered a neighbor's house by mistake, prompting a 911 call of a reported break-in.
The Dane County district attorney reviewed the case and cleared Heimsness of any criminal liability. The Madison Police Department conducted an internal investigation and concluded that Heimsness acted in compliance with department protocol.
Neighbors, family and friends Heenan who attended a community meeting Tuesday night said they want an independent review of the police investigation.
Many community members still have numerous questions about the case, and have questioned Heimsness' use of deadly force in the incident.
Amelia Royko Maurer, Heenan's roommate, shared her reaction to the development with WISC-TV by email Thursday night.
"(Vaudreuil) was at the (community) meeting (Tuesday), and we've been writing to him for a month now. Lots of good things (are) happening," she said by email. "People do care about this, and I think they're tired of officers getting away with breaking the rules they enforce on citizens."
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Casio RZ-1
Casio's RZ-1 came out in 1986 and in its time, it was pretty good. It has 12 PCM sampled drum sounds - basic sounds, and nothing to get excited about either. They included 3 toms, kick, snare, rim, open/closed hh, ride, crash, cowbell and clap. They don't sound like real drums, but they do sound electronic and maybe a little different than more common Roland and Linn drum machines. They have been used in lots of Hip Hop and House tracks.
A real special feature (for its time) was on-board sampling designed to let you create up to four of your own percussion sounds. Now, the sampling specs are pretty bad with just a 20kHz sample rate and only 0.2 seconds of sample time per each of the four sample pads (or one 0.8 second sample). Its a very lo-fi sound, which may be a good thing. The only editing you can do with your samples is a simple low-pass tone adjust.
The built-in sequencer is fairly easy to work with. Just create some patterns (up to 100) and chain these patterns into songs (up to 20 songs). There are ten individual outputs and volume sliders for every sound. Well, some sounds have to share outputs and sliders as there are 16 sounds: Rim+Snare, Sample1+Sample2, Sample3+Sample4, Cowbell+Crash, Clap+Ride and Open+Closed HH. Kind of cool and a little different but certainly nothing to fall in love with here. It's been used by Prince Paul, Autechre, Steve Poindexter, DJ Mike Smooth, Raw Dope Posse, Christian Vogel and lots more.
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- Sampler - 0.8 seconds over four 'Banks'
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"Other People's Houses (and the Stuff Inside)," a senior creative thesis production written and directed by Shawn Fennell, will be staged at 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday, Feb. 5-6, and Thursday through Saturday, Feb. 11-13, at the Matthews Acting Studio, 185 Nassau St.
The production is sponsored by the Program in Theater in the Lewis Center for the Arts.
"Other People's Houses" examines a day in the life of retired widower Stuart Hobbes and his teenage son shortly after they have moved into a generic housing development just outside of Des Moines, Iowa. As they confront the challenges of their new life, the audience discovers that their ordinary neighborhood contains extraordinary surprises, as kitchen appliances turn musical and a swing set begins to sing.
Fennell, a comparative literature major pursuing a certificate in theater, said the play is an attempt to explore a modern landscape as one burgeoning with limitless possibilities for re-enchantment. "The world we're used to seeing as strange and bleak may just as well be strange and fantastic, if you look at it the right way," said Fennell.
According to Program in Theater director Michael Cadden, "Shawn seems to have taken his cue from the world of magical realism. He's interested in the way inanimate objects are as much our life partners as other human beings. Consequently, in his dramatic universe, objects don't remain inanimate."
During his time at Princeton, Fennell has written four 10-minute plays as well as a full-length musical, "Hey Boy Wonder! The Other Adventures of Ultraman!," which premiered at Theatre Intime in April 2009.
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First practical artificial leaf produces hydrogen fuel from sunlight and water
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A detailed description of development of the first practical artificial leaf -- a milestone in the drive for sustainable energy that mimics the process, photosynthesis, that green plants use to convert water and sunlight into energy -- appears in the ACS journal Accounts of Chemical Research. The article notes that unlike earlier devices, which used costly ingredients, the new device is made from inexpensive materials and employs low-cost engineering and manufacturing processes.
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49. "Tangerine" (Led Zeppelin III)
Like "Thank You," this folky ballad, written exclusively by Page, offers good bang for your musical buck, in terms of packing a lot of expression into a handful of melodically embellished open "cowboy" chords.
Jimmy achieved a rich texture by performing the song's main guitar part on a 12-string acoustic and handsomely decorated the chorus with authentic country-style pedal-steel licks, for which he used lots of oblique bends and a wah pedal to accentuate their weeping sound.
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Japan 1883 – 1948
Shinzo Fukuhara was the most prominent and influential amateur art photographer in Japan between the world wars and the driving force behind various camera societies, exhibitions and publications. He was very western in business having completed his education in America as well as having spent time in Paris in 1913 where he mixed with avant-garde artists and pursued his own art photography. Recalled to Japan at the advent of the First World War, Fukuhara took over direction of the old family pharmacy business, and during the 1920s created the international cosmetics corporation Shiseido. His personal art, however, was very romantic and his first photobook -- published in Japan in 1922 -- was of soft-focus impressionistic studies from his pre-war sojourn in Paris.
In 1930 Fukuhara travelled to China and photographed the long-established tourist destination of the West Lake at Hangzhou. The sub-title came from his influential 1923 essay 'The Light with its harmony' in which Fukuhara promoted a manifesto for photographic art reflecting national character (Japaneseness) based on the abstract qualities of light merged with the aesthetics of traditional arts and culture. Fukuhara's various photobooks were very other-worldly, usually about places by water with literary associations. His last published book The Sunny Hawaii (1935) embraced a more modernist clarity of light and form.
Fukuhara's advocacy of an international style of Pictorialist art photography while seeking to define a national character parallels the activities of Harold Cazneaux and his Australian contemporaries in founding the Sydney Camera Circle in 1916 to promote an Australian school of sunshine photography expressing the national character.
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Binghamton University to host aeromedical training session
Members of Binghamton University's Harpur's Ferry Student Volunteer Ambulance Service will host an aeromedical training session from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. Saturday, April 30, for fire and EMS personnel from the greater Binghamton region. The session is open to all Broome County fire and EMS personnel.
Over 40 area emergency response professionals will join Harpur's Ferry members for an intense, hands-on program on how to effectively prepare for and use air medical transport.
The training session, titled "Introduction to Aeromedical Operations," will be led by Kathi Hinrichsen, from STAT MedEvac, a service of the Center for Emergency Medicine. STAT MedEvac provides air medical transport to patients with critical illness or injuries and is directed by a consortium of hospitals including Wilson Hospital in Binghamton, Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh and Mercy Hospital of Pittsburgh.
Hinrichsen will offer tips on the types of situations that helicopter airlift resources should be used for and offer guidance on how to set up a helicopter-landing zone. She will also discuss career opportunities in the aeromedical field.
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The first purchase for any laptop owner should be a case to carry it in. Whether it's a chic messenger bag for around town or rough-and-tumble backpack that goes well beyond general commuting purposes, keeping your computer safe is essential and crucial to your machine's lifespan. We've rounded up some of the most stylish, fashionable, and practical laptop bags for every man and women looking to add a bit of peace of mind to their daily travels. Some of the bags are costly, but quality doesn't always come cheap, though there are some budget-friendly choices to pick from. Below are 25 laptop bags that we'll keep you looking sharp from the moment you step outside.
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I'm kind of hoping to see a new Death Star playset at some point.
If you're familiar with the vintage one, I've got something in mind that is essentially four of those that link together in the middle, like a pie, and have rounded exterior panels. The idea being that when you put it all together, it looks like a ball from the outside.
Sure, it might run on the pricey side, but couldn't possibly be more than $80. The AT AT's did fairly well at that price and from what I can tell, just about everybody who wanted the Queen's ship bought it. The sheer "coolness" of this new Death Star would attract kids and collectors alike. It could even integrate the different rooms from ANH and ROTJ in the same toy to maximize it's playability.
Imagine the top with the Emperor's chair out of the Cinema scene (see, pieces of it are already molded so that reduces some cost right there!). The middle has the classic retracting bridge.
In there somewhere is the tractor beam control.
Don't forget the garbage chute coming off the second floor detention block hallway leading to the compactor at the bottom.
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I am not familiar with the one you have so I have no clue what the problem is. How about this one.http://www.ebay.com/itm/L298N-Dual-H-Bridge-IC-Stepper-Motor-Driver-Controller-Board-Module-for-Arduino-/300864612676?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_2&hash=item460ceda944
Quote from: HazardsMind on Feb 23, 2013, 03:44 amI am not familiar with the one you have so I have no clue what the problem is. How about this one.http://www.ebay.com/itm/L298N-Dual-H-Bridge-IC-Stepper-Motor-Driver-Controller-Board-Module-for-Arduino-/300864612676?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_2&hash=item460ceda944With a 298 in there he's going to lose 2-3 volts at the motors straight off the top....Btw, have you tried to code the acceleration in, as I suggested and as you elaborated in code earlier?And tried it on a floor with no carpet? As the wheel sinks in the pile, as it moves off it has to flatten the pile in front and that takes energy.
Yes I did it didn't work, the problem is not accelerate or the code. The motor driver kept shutting off from over heating, I guess the motors were drawing more than 2.5 amps, and the motor driver couldn't handle it.
I just cant grasp how a fan over my motor driver will help my robot drive? will a fan really cool off the warming of current that much?and I'm just trying to learn and ask here dont fight me lol
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