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Slowly, but surely, it dawned on me that Kate Bush was a true original: an immensely inventive, supremely talented force of nature. Impossible to pigeonhole, few women have expanded the vocabulary of music as bewitchingly as Kate Bush, taking as many risks along the way as Prince. Signed by EMI at the tender age of sweet sixteen, she was regarded as an eccentric genius, having written over two hundred songs before she released her first album, "The Kick Inside", in 1978. Regarded as a semi-recluse (with some justification, it has to be said), she has only toured once, as her ambitious mixture of music, choreography and over the top theatricals lead to a financial disaster. Ever since, she has effectively created music in a vacuum without any of the traditional feedback from a live audience, making her creativity all the more remarkable.
"Isn't she lovely?"
It all came together in 1985 with the release of "Hounds of Love", a powerful, undeniable record. Described by that man Lydon as "beyond an album – an opera", it's a monumental achievement, showcasing a vividly fertile imagination and featuring an eclectic collection of frighteningly original songs. It's a profound, complex piece of work with a dreamy, mystical sensibility, but it's also enormously inspirational. Contrasting images project her own vulnerability as she tackles life's big issues with moving drama and gripping intensity.
Although her fifth album, this was the first one that she had produced completely on her own terms, having built a recording studio at her home. Here she could work at her own pace, no longer constrained by the label's budget, and could make use of the time and space to indulge her artistic whims. This gave her greater confidence, resulting in a stronger coherence and new-found maturity to her experimentation, not just the music, but also the lyrics, which became increasingly personal.
"The Mad Max years"
As a producer, she makes great use of the Fairlight synthesizer, drum machine and fretless bass, perfectly capturing the mood of each song, but it's the vocal performance that is most impressive. Abandoning the shrill, high-pitched falsetto of her early work, her vocals are now mostly in a deeper pitch that gives the lyrics greater maturity, though she has not completely sacrificed the extraordinary range of which she is capable. As one of the sound engineers commented:
She's quietly spoken and petite. She'd be beside you in the control room chatting away and then step through into the booth and this amazingly powerful, passionate voice would come out, every fibre on her being committed to it. She was using her voice in a completely unashamed way.
Bush's previous album, "The Dreaming", was a darker, less accessible record and the great achievement of "Hounds of Love" was managing to blend the adventurous spirit of that record with the popular appeal of her earlier releases. Not that the spirit of invention was lacking. No, Kate still expressed her individuality with strange sound effects, spoken passages, distorted voices and diverse musical styles that few had attempted before. Although it's very experimental, it does not feel in any way pretentious. Indeed, it's extraordinary how all the elements she had been playing with in previous efforts finally meet in perfect alignment.
"Let's get physical"
So, she managed to retain her artistic integrity, while also giving the pop consumers something to chew on – having your cake and letting them eat it, if you will. Bush took great pains to distinguish between her more literary, esoteric style and her skill at producing great pop for the masses. This schizophrenic approach is taken to its extreme on this album, which is split into two sides of very different music with the hits featuring on "Hounds of Love" and the art bursting out of "The Ninth Wave". While the latter can be read as Bush's reluctance to stay in the limelight, the former shows her unwillingness to give it up.
The different sides of the album also spoke of the duality of sky and sea with "Hounds of Love" looking to the heavens with startling clarity and "The Ninth Wave" descending to the, er, waves. This is a theme that Bush would return to many years later in her 2005 album "Aerial" with its two suites (sweets?): "A Sea of Honey" and "A Sky of Honey". The record takes us on an incredible journey from the high clouds to the depths of the ocean.
"Stand and deliver"
The more accessible "Hounds of Love" contains five conventional pop songs dealing with relationships, addressing different forms of love. Radio-friendly anthems they may have been, but the arrangements and themes were anything but trite, steeped in lyrical and aural sensuality. Nevertheless, this side provided four amazing hit singles: "Running Up That Hill (A Deal With God)", "Cloudbusting", "Hounds of Love" and "The Big Sky".
Dazzling as these compositions are, they almost pale into insignificance beside the epic magnificence of the mythologically charged "The Ninth Wave", based on a poem by Tennyson. Half a concept album, it tells the story of a woman lost at sea, facing death by drowning, and the tortured night she spends in the water, when she undergoes a series of out-of-body experiences. As she slips in and out of consciousness, the deeply affecting music evokes her shifting moods of fear, uncertainty, suffocation and, ultimately, hope and optimism. It's a disturbing, brooding and claustrophobic journey, but every second beats with an energy that draws the listener into the nightmare vision. Like a complex movie soundtrack, it's an extremely challenging and bold piece of music, which Bush herself admitted:
It was incredibly difficult to actually be brave enough to go for it. I had the feeling that that was what I wanted to do. But then I started to get scared of it.
Each song is memorable, but the sum is greater than the parts and it's a remarkable accomplishment, referencing birth and rebirth. Although it seems to be a straightforward tale of a woman drowning, there's enough ambiguity in the final track to keep the jury out.
"Look at the fingers on that"
The album opens with the absolutely sensational "Running Up That Hill (A Deal With God)", which still sends shivers up the spine. It's an overwhelming song of unparalleled emotional rawness and density, simultaneously enthralling and intellectually interesting. The song deals with the communication problems between the sexes in a relationship, as she wants a man to feel the way she does, "And if I only could/I'd make a deal with God/And I'd get him to swap our places/Be running up that road/Be running up that hill/With no problems". However, it's also one of the most sensual songs ever written, as Bush sings with urgency and passion, before the pulsating drum beat builds to a thrilling climax, "Come on baby, come on darling/Let me steal this moment from you now". Orgasm Addict, eat your heart out.
The title track, "Hounds of Love", is about the fear of being overwhelmed by love, "I found a fox/Caught by dogs/He let me take him in my hands/His little heart/It beats so fast/And I'm ashamed of running away". As she flees the hounds, she's unsure whether she wants to evade love or give in to her feelings. The amazing use of percussion and highly visual lyrics ("Take my shoes off/And throw them in the lake/And I'll be/Two steps on the water") provide a thrilling transition from naivety to experience, "Well, here I go/Don't let me go/Hold me down!" – a long way from the opening, fearful lines, taken from horror film "Night of the Demon", spoken by a actor, Maurice Denham, "It's in the trees! It's coming!"
"Ooh, yeah, you're amazing. We think you're incredible"
There follow three tracks written from the perspective of children, which is a theme that had exercised Bush from her very first album with the classic, "The Man with the Child in his Eyes". First up is "The Big Sky", a flamboyantly infectious song about taking the time to daydream and discover life as we did when we were children, "Rolling over like a great big cloud/Rolling over with the Big Sky!" Although boasting a happy, bouncy tune, it also deals with the frustration of an artist continually questioned by critics with little understanding of the creative process, especially after they were baffled by "The Dreaming", which they described as too obtuse, "You never understood me/You never really tried".
"Mother Stands For Comfort" is ostensibly about the love of a mother for her child, but it slowly reveals itself to be a dark, haunting tale about a killer seeking refuge with his mother, knowing that she will always protect him, ""She knows that I've been doing something wrong/But she won't say anything/Mother will hide the murderer/Mother hides the madman/Mother will stay mum". The sound of breaking glass in the background suggest a tumultuous relationship (or is it shattered innocence?), while some of the lyrics describe the pent-up anger of adolescence ("just like a crowd rioting inside"), but ultimately a mother's love is unconditional.
"Looking for some hot stuff"
As is the son's bond with his father in "Cloudbusting", which tells the touching story of a scientist being taken away from the child by the authorities, "You looked too small in their big, black car/To be a threat to the men in power/I hid my yo-yo in the garden/I can't hide you from the government/Oh, God. Daddy - I won't forget". Like much of Bush's work, there are literary influences behind the lyrics and these are based on Peter Reich's "A Book of Dreams", which you can see in Donald Sutherland's pocket in the video of the song, when he portrayed radical naturalist Wilhelm Reich. The hypnotic rhythm and beautifully arranged strings (and a steam engine!) perfectly capture the menacing feel of a gathering storm, but the tragic sense of loss gives way to an inspirational, uplifting chorus, "Every time it rains/You're here in my head/Like the sun coming out/Ooh, I just know that something good is gonna happen".
You can say that again, for we are about to dive into "The Ninth Wave", which begins with the beautiful lullaby "And Dream of Sheep", establishing the intimate, despairing atmosphere that permeates the whole suite. The gentle piano melody and Kate's fragile vocals accentuate the sadness of the moment, as she desperately tries to stay awake to avoid the freezing sea claiming its next victim, though there is an ambivalence to her thoughts, as she is also on the verge of giving up, "I tune in to some friendly voices/Talking 'bout stupid things/I can't be left to my imagination/Let me be weak/Let me sleep/And dream of sheep".
"Are you living in a box?"
The moody, ominous "Under Ice" is accompanied by suitably chilling, jagged violins that cut the atmosphere like a knife, as the protagonist has a dream in which she is skating on the ice, before noticing that someone is trapped beneath it – and slowly realising that it is, in fact, her, "There's something moving under/Under the ice/Moving under ice – through water/Trying to get out of the cold water/It's me." The sense of urgency increases throughout the song, culminating in a keening howl of futile despair, "Something, someone – help them/It's me".
Kate continues to hallucinate in the sinister "Waking the Witch", which starts peacefully enough with a variety of voices urging the girl to wake up, before exploding into a nightmarish cacophony of sound that announces a thrilling call and response between the demonic, distorted (male) voice of a witchfinder and the staccato, panicky cries of a girl frantically defending herself, ultimately in vain, "What say you, good people?/Guilty! Guilty! Guilty!" There is a powerful feminist stance in this track, as Kate confirmed in an interview:
I think it's very interesting the whole concept of witch hunting and the fear of women's power. In a way it's very sexist behaviour and I feel that female intuition and instincts are very strong and are still put down, really.
The pace is relaxed with the trippy "Watching You Without Me", where Kate imagines returning to her lover as "a ghost in our home", as she observes her husband living on without her. You feel an aching melancholy, as she struggles to make contact, "You can't hear me/You can't feel me/Here in the room with you now", but the song does tap into the spiritual hope that the spirit of those that we love will survive. Again, the music perfectly conveys the void left by the missing wife, who "should have been home hours ago".
"Whatever happened to Haysi Fantayzee?"
There's another change of pace with the energetic "Jig of Life", where Kate clearly shows her Irish roots. It feels like a wake after a funeral, but there's a hint of optimism to the lyrics, in which an older version of Kate urges her to fight for her life in order that she may exist in the future, "C'mon and let me live, girl!/This moment in time/It doesn't belong to you/It belongs to me/And to your little boy and to your little girl".
The contemplative "Hello Earth" cleverly recaps the previous events, as Kate reflects on the storm that brought her to this awful predicament, bowing to man's insignificance in the face of nature's power, Go to sleep, little Earth/I was there at the birth/Out of the cloudburst/The head of the tempest/Murderer!/Why did I go?" Male choral chants lend a subdued air to proceedings, when Kate bids the world a shockingly calm goodbye, as she accepts her fate, lapsing into German for some reason, "Tiefer, tiefer/Irgendwo in der Tiefe/Gibt es ein Licht (deeper, deeper, somewhere in the depths, there is a light)". Everything fades into darkness and silence, before a final moment of stillness …
"It's in the trees!"
And then a bright light bursts forth through "The Morning Fog", a celebratory song, though it's not entirely clear what Kate is celebrating: either it is the life-affirming, ultimate happy ending where she is overjoyed at being rescued, "Being born again/Into the sweet morning fog"; or simply her parting thoughts to those closest to her, "I'll kiss the ground/I'll tell my mother/I'll tell my father/I'll tell my loved one/I'll tell my brother/How much I love them". Actually, it doesn't really matter. The song leaves you with a warm glow, a sense of satisfaction either way, "D'you know what?/I love you better now".
Kate Bush was the first woman to have a UK number one single with a self-written song. Not a lot of people know that, but her influence on music is there for all to see with the likes of Tori Amos, Fiona Apple, Alison Goldfrapp and Florence Welch (and her Machine) owing her an enormous debt of gratitude for introducing people to the world of the literate, innovative female singer.
"Reaching out for the hand"
"Hounds of Love" was a heroically experimental, dramatically beautiful masterpiece that sounded like nothing else back in 1985 – and it still doesn't. Firmly establishing Kate Bush's reputation, it meant that she was no longer a guilty pleasure, but could be appreciated for the genius she truly was.


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Nokia has kicked off 2013 with a new challenge where two selected winners will bag a pair of Purity HD headphones by Monster. Sounds tempting, right? All that's required is for owners of new Lumia Windows Phones to match the colour of their device with an object or surrounding and snap a photo. They emphasise the cooler, more out there, the better. A few examples were provided by the team to get the idea engine started (see above).
Once a photo has been taken and is ready to go, simply comment on the main article with the file (link below) or fire it up into the Twittersphere with the #NokiaLumiaChallenge hashtag for judges to see. Entries will be selected based on how imaginative, inventive and random you've been on finding the most effective match for the Lumia Windows Phone. Photos that make the judges jump up with excitement will have the best chance in making it through, so be sure to get those thinking caps on.
With the array of colours available, particularly in cases and shells for the likes of the new Lumia 820, it should be pretty easy locating the perfect spot for the Windows Phone for it to turn itself into a temporary model. Don't forget to make use of on-screen real estate too. Arrange those tiles, show off the accent colours and enable those Live Tiles to display everything that's personally connected to you.
As with any competition there are terms and conditions that are present and should be read before entering. No Photoshop or post-editing apps are allowed, folks and you have to be either 16 or older. The contest will close on Thursday 8th February 2013, more than enough time to make use of the British weather for those white Lumia handsets that are out there.
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HAYWARD — Closing statements will begin next week in the murder trial of Cort Holbrook, a Livermore software engineer charged with a fatal stabbing during a March 2011 road rage incident.
Ricky Ziesmer, 48, of Fremont, was stabbed in the altercation with Holbrook, who has said it was self-defense after Ziesmer beat him to the ground, kicked him while he was down, and then came back at him for a final punch.
In Alameda County Superior Court on Thursday, the prosecutor alleged that the March 9, 2011, stabbing was not an act of self-defense, but rather an act of revenge on the man who Holbrook said charged his car as he pulled over to call 911 on the reportedly erratic Ziesmer.
Holbrook admitted to flipping Ziesmer off and cursing at him through his open window after the man cut him off in traffic multiple times, and confessed that he regretted making contact with him in the first place.
"You were so mad that he assaulted you that you stabbed him as he was turning to get away from you, is that right?" deputy district attorney Brian Owens said.
Holbrook repeatedly denied these allegations, insisting to the court that he was only trying to protect himself from Ziesmer's repeated attacks.
"I did not want to kill anybody," Holbrook said. "I was defending myself and my life. That's all I cared about."
According to the testimony of Holbrook, 43, he felt threatened for his safety after an "inconsolable" Ziesmer charged toward him and said "I have no problem putting you down, (expletive)."
Ziesmer then reportedly punched Holbrook twice in the head, knocking him to the ground and sending his glasses flying.
Owens showed the jury the push dagger used to stab Ziesmer after this attack, noting that the knife Holbrook claimed he bought on impulse with candy and soda in a liquor store six years ago is the best on the market, advertised as being "even better than firearms."
Holbrook stabbed Ziesmer twice in the torso with the dagger, then slashed his back rear tire to keep him from leaving the scene.
Ziesmer then got in the disabled vehicle and drove to Valley Care Medical Center, where he later died in surgery.
Forensic toxicologist Jeffery Zehnder testified Wednesday that the .02 blood alcohol content found in Ziesmer's body after he died was likely much higher during the incident, before his significant blood loss and blood transfusions, approximating his blood alcohol content during the incident at about 0.12.
No drugs or alcohol were found in Holbrook's system on the day of the incident. Only a mild antidepressant was found in his bloodstream.
Both sides will finish their presentations Monday at the Hayward Hall of Justice. Holbrook remains at Santa Rita Jail on $3 million bail.
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Colts QB Andrew Luck Accidentally Half-Naked Photobombs Twitter Pic [NSFW]
We knew that following pro-football stars on Twitter would pay off in the end (no word play in that sentence intended). One of our biggest crushes in the NFL, Colts' QB Andrew Luck, unintentionally made our haphazard use of the FOLLOW button worth it by being caught half-naked in the background of punter Pat McAfee's locker-room Tweet. McAfee has since deleted the innocuous picture from Twitter, but luckily, it's the Internet, so we'll always be able to gaze at it and wish that suit standing in the corner had gone to therapy to fix his nervous hand-wringing.
Oh boy.. Half naked Andrew in the back of that last one.. He looked damn good though
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Nudity in a locker room! How obscene! The religious reich is going to have a field day! Lol And why can't we talk about sex?! Almost every day that I go to the grocery store there's naked pictures of Miley, Megan, Britney, JLo, or any other woman that is "hot" at the moment on almost every magazine cover next to Spongebob coloring books! Seriously, sex sells and it is continuously flaunted at almost every turn. Nobody cares! Well... Except if it's anything gay related then everybody gets their rosaries twisted in a bunch! The same stores that proudly display stuff like Maxim's Hot 100 or Sports Illustrated's Swimsuit Issue (FEMALE Swimsuit Issue) hide magazines like Instinct behind cardboard like if they're porn! Really? Lol
REALLY, they did not expect to maybe see a naked guy in the locker room? WOW, what a bunch of TARDS! So funny people will blow up over this, but won't blow up over teen idols making sexually explicit videos that 13 year olds watch. But I will say this as a gay man. Seems like most of the gay news letters, blogs, and the like most of the time report on such pressing issues as a guy half naked in a locker room. Has being gay turned into all about the sex of being gay now a days? I find it uncomfortable to always seeing sex as our BIG ISSUE. Seems like the "IN" thing now and not equality or being responsible about sex anymore.
Wow. A lot of prudes. Is it 'news'? no. Is it fun or entertaining to some? yes. Relax guys. Quit worrying what 'the straights' will think if you enjoy seeing another man's body. Can we no longer be attracted to other men to be gay? Must we pander for straight approval? I don't think so. Instinct can bring us both news AND things that entertain and titillate. If straight men's mags can do that with no one questioning it, why are we? Stop worrying what it 'looks like' to straight people. I could care less.
Looks like you were paying attention while watching movies! lol And yes that was a hot scene--just as hot as Best Little Whorehouse scene was!! That's the main reason why I watch that movie besides enjoying Dolly Parton's wonderful singing!! She's a fun actress to watch as well--loved her in 9 to 5!! I wish they would have got around to doing a remake of that movie like they once planned!
For some folks, pissing and moaning is its own reward, tends to make them feel just that much more 'important', regardless of what they've chosen to complain about. To be concerned about a website's loss of 'integrity' is like not being able to stand the aroma of a pile of feces - completely irrelevant! I totally agree with these wise words, "if you don't like it, why waste your words on it?"! Sums it up so succinctly!


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Republican Guard Ordering to Leave
CAIRO (AP) — After deadly street battles in Cairo, Egypt's Republican Guard is ordering both opponents and supporters of President Mohammed Morsi to clear out of the area around the presidential palace. Fighting there overnight left five people dead and more than 600 wounded. Opposition activists had called for another demonstration outside the palace later today. They have been demanding Morsi shelve a draft constitution adopted by his Islamist allies and rescind decrees giving him sweeping powers.


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|"Are you a wizard or not?"
The title of this article is conjectural. Although it is based on canonical information, the actual name is a conjecture and may be supplanted at any time by additional information released from canonical sources. If this occurs, please move this page to the appropriate title.
- "Dumbledore had drawn back his wand and waved it as though brandishing a whip. A long thin flame flew from the tip; it wrapped itself around Voldemort, shield and all."
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There existed a spell (incantation unknown) by which one could conjure a long, thin flame from the tip of one's wand with which he or she could bind, ensnare or presumably harm a foe in an action similar to that of a rope.
Albus Dumbledore used this spell in an attempt to ensnare Lord Voldemort during their Duel in the Ministry Atrium. However, his attempts were thwarted when the Dark wizard transfigured the flame into a large serpent (using the Fire to snake spell), which proceeded to attack the Headmaster.[1]
Behind the scenes
- Although it appeared that McGonagall had used this, she did not conjure any flame, or indeed anything whatsoever; what she actually did was cause a torch to fly off its bracket and then around, creating a whirlwind with the flame it issued.
- Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (First appearance)
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- ↑ Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, Chapter 36 (The Only One He Ever Feared)


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in2being necesitaba un nuevo diseño de logotipo y lanzó un concurso de diseño en 99designs.
Un ganador ha sido elegido entre 79 diseños de 20 diseñadores freelance.
in2being, LLC
We are a product development company with a medical device focus, helping individuals, universities, and existing companies bring new products INTO BEING. The company name is in2being, LLC.
The starting point for a lot of medical devices (and design projects in general) is a stormy sea of ideas. The job of a product design leader (that's us) is to find the right ideas and to refine them until they escape from the sea... like a drop of water inexplicably taking form and escaping from a turbulent ocean, against all odds.
Water is an especially appropriate conceptual vehicle for medical devices and particularly for micro-fluidic devices such as we often work with - whose networks of tiny capillaries carry fluids in minuscule amounts.
We'd like to stay close to the rough sea/emerging drop theme. Most importantly, we want something that just screams the feeling of ORDER EMERGING FROM CHAOS.
Business and technical professionals on the cutting edge of their field. As such, a breathtaking and moving vision rendered with refinement, simplicity, and clarity will define the winning logo.
Submission #24 has risen to the top of the pack and beaten out the other 68 entries thus far. In two days, it will likely be the contest winner...
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We're going to remove some of the restrictions. Stop thinking about water drops and motion paths, etc... Just open your mind up, leave the old ideas behind, and think about the following:
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|2003-11-16, 20:15
|Link #1
Junior Member
Join Date: Nov 2003
So what's the story behind your username?
This question had probably been asked? But what the heck? Does it describe you as a person? Can a person be labeled with a single word?
mine: Hot Ice - it's obviously an oxymoron
I chose it for I'm a person of contradiction. Yep, I often contradict myself and can be considered as a hypocrite.
Like I'll give someone an advice, but I won't follow that advice myself. lol Or say something and secretly do other things.
::: sigh...now I feel guilty...sigh :::
|2003-11-16, 20:20
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Don't use animesuki now..
Join Date: Nov 2003
Location: London, UK
Age: 29
ermm well on the old board i wanted to be "im over the fantasy" or summin like that coz i use it for emails etc but it was already taken. I wanted to join fast and i just kept twiddling my thumbs...eventually i just did gravitation...i like the anime so i thought hey what the heck ^__^ i could of changed my name to im over the fantasy when the board got wiped but that would be to much hassle and plus gravitation is nice a short ^_^
|2003-11-16, 20:26
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why cry duck butt?
Well, when i started to play Diablo 2 like forever ago, i figured i need a new name, old one being Necromage2k.
And i came up with Neoelement becuase i figured i was a new element in the battlefield and i kinda just kept it over teh years ^_____^
|2003-11-16, 20:59
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Join Date: Nov 2003
Location: "Post a Photo of Yourself!" Thread
Super...meaning super...as in superman..etc etc...
Chop...shortened version of "Portuguese Porkchop" which was meant as an insult...but after a while we just decided to not take it as an insult and just use it to refer to other portuguese people...it was later shortened to "Porkchop"...and not so long after that...to "chop"...
didn't take me too long to come up with this name..and ever since it just stuck with me...i've never gotten tired of this name
now...how many people thought my name didn't have a meaning
|2003-11-16, 22:10
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Join Date: Nov 2003
Location: Secret Mountain Fortress
Age: 32
I came up with this name like a year or so ago. It's based on the book Silent Spring, by Rachel Carson. It's about DDT and the harzards of it to birds and stuff that eats the dead bugs, it's all quite boring but the title was really cool. It means that after all the birds and animals are dead there'll be a silent spring. I thought that it symbolized power like a nuclear blast. So I decided to call myself Silent Spring
|2003-11-16, 23:58
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Cantonese Dimples
my screenname is easy to figure it, Dragon Ball Z... the reason why I picked it is because it's the first anime I ever started watching (in France and in french) and it was the first anime I really fell in love with and became addicted to. of course i was a wee bit child and there weren't many other quality anime to choose from so dbz easily stood out. even though it's close to absolute crap compared to what i've seen now i still cherish it as being the first anime that got me hooked in the first place. without dbz to plant those anime seeds as a child, i wouldn't be the anime fanatic that i am today...
|2003-11-17, 00:00
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Join Date: Mar 2003
Location: Beverly Hills
I choose the username because i seem to like to like the dark it even shows it in my sig and avatar and i came up with breaka because i can usually break almost every copy protection on games and music cd's. Compnaies will never learn that almost any kind of protection can be cracked.
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Dyaus Pitar
Join Date: Nov 2003
Location: Toronto_Ontario
I chose this username because when the first time I saw it I just felt that name was me. Just like Neo from The Matrix feels who he is, he is not Mr. Anderson he is Neo.
I found the name while I was doing some research on names that I was going to use on a project(incomplete btw) that I was doing.
Caliban is the name of a character from one of the works of William Shakespear. Incidently I have never read the book where such character name exists nor do I remember the title of it.
|2003-11-17, 02:02
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in silent opposition
|2003-11-17, 03:13
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In The Navy
Join Date: Mar 2003
Location: Sweden
Age: 33
Mine's an oldy. It all dates back to my first Voodoo2 grapichs card when all my friends started calling me Voodoo. Well over the years I'v dropped the "2" thing and during one of my more evil nights I added Dark_
so now I'm Dark_Voodoo and thats the nick I always use.
|2003-11-17, 03:35
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Sealab Captain
Join Date: Nov 2003
Location: Secret Mountain Fortress
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Director-producer Tony Scott, who apparently committed suicide Sunday in San Pedro at age 68, left behind a lengthy filmography.
One of the first directors to make the transition from commercials to features, he helmed movies including "Top Gun," "Beverly Hills Cop II" and "Unstoppable" and served as producer or executive producer on many other movies, including this summer's "Prometheus," directed by his older brother, Ridley Scott.
Here's a look back at some of his best-known works, with clips where available.
"Top Gun" (1986)
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Korean FA bans 41 players for life
The Korea Football Association (KFA) have given a lifetime ban to 41 players after a match-fixing scandal.The enquiry by the K-League and Korean FA dates back to the summer of 2011, with over three dozen players being found to have been involved in the fixing.
The world governing body FIFA has also extended the ban to apply worldwide, meaning no player caught up in the scandal can transfer overseas.
However, as many as 21 of the players turned themselves in to officials during the investigation, and they have now been offered the chance to return to the game following a probation that is believed to be between two and five years.
The voluntary probation means that any player wishing to return to football must inform the K-League of their intentions before undergoing periods of community service ranging from 200 to 500 hours.
The community service activities vary from coaching local football classes to support for those with disabilities in football and the continued involvement in anti-match-fixing initiatives.
Any player who is to be reinstated will be decided solely by the KFA, following monthly reports on their respective community service activities.


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2012-2013 Arts and Lecture Series features . . . anonymous bodies on Thursday, November 15, 2012
August 17, 2012
Click on the picture above to view the Arts & Lectures Series 2012-2013 Schedule brochure.
The 2012-2013 Schedule for the Arts and Lectures Series at Cheyney University features ten programs with a variety of speakers, musicians, singers and dancers from throughout the US and abroad. All programs are held on the Cheyney University Campus and are open to the public. The Arts & Lecture Series is sponsored by a grant, Strengthening Historically Black Colleges and Universities (Title III).
Please visit www.cheyney.ticketleap.com for ticket details.
- anonymous bodies- Thursday, November 15, Marian Anderson Music Center, 7:30 p.m.
Drawing upon the traditions of visual art, post-modern dance, site-specific study, conceptual and performance arts, audience participation and public spectacle, anonymous bodies co-directors have won numerous awards, including a 2012 Philadelphia Live Arts Festival LAB Fellowship and a 2007 Pew Fellowship in Choreography. Known for their creative use of ordinary space, anonymous bodies "has a gift for making pockets of space feel infinite. Wild imagination ruled." (The New York Times). Tickets available for purchase.
- Artist in Residence: Wendell George Brown
Exhibit: Tracing Stitches: Exploring a National Treasure - February 7-March 30, Biddle Art Gallery
Wendell George Brown's works have been exhibited at The American Folk Art Museum in New York; Towne Art Gallery, Wheelock College in Boston, Massachusetts; The International Quilt Show in Yokahama, Japan. This exhibit will highlight Cheyney University of Pennsylvania in a historical context with ideas focusing on survival and triumph in the face of racism and alienation. Gallery admission is free.
- Dr. Terry Rodenberg, Speaker - The Negro Leagues and the Desegregation of Baseball - The Rest of the Story Wednesday, February 27, Logan Auditorium, 1:30 p.m.
Dr. Terry Rodenberg retired from Western Illinois University in 2010, where he served as a Professor of Sociology and Director of the Center for International Studies for three years. He previously served as the Assistant Vice Chancellor and Director of International Affairs at East Carolina University (2005-2007) and as Professor of Sociology and Executive Director of International Studies at Central Missouri State University (1972-2005). Dr. Rodenberg's research into the Negro League culminates in its impact on baseball today. Admission is free.
- This Little Light of Mine, performed by Adrienne Danrich, soprano, Djorge Nesic, piano - Tuesday, March 5, Marian Anderson Music Center, 7:30 p.m.
Written by Adrienne Danrich under a commission from the Cincinnati Opera, This Little Light of Mine is an inventive one-woman musical tribute honoring the ground breaking careers of two African-American opera legends who overcame many racial barriers from the Jim Crow era through the Civil Rights Movement to become international opera stars. Ms. Anderson became the first African-American singer to perform at The Metropolitan Opera House in New York and Ms. Price would take that torch and carry it to The Metropolitan Opera and the most prestigious opera houses around the world. Tickets available for purchase.
- Unbinding our Lives, performed by actress Christiana Chan - Wednesday, March 27, Dudley Theatre, 7:30 p.m.
Christina R. Chan is an actor and playwright whose work focuses on Asian-American women and immigration issues. In her solo performance, Unbinding Our Lives, she portrays three real Chinese American women from China in the 1800s and their personal stories of being sold into slavery, prostitution, and abandonment in the streets of China thus shattering the exotic, subservient, China doll image.Tickets available for purchase.
- Mali Sadjo: The Legend of the Hippopotamus, performed by Kùlú Mèlé African American Dance & Drum Ensemble - Thursday, April 25, Marian Anderson Music Center, 7:30 p.m.
Founded in 1969 by master drummer Baba Robert Crowder, Kùlú Mèlé presents and preserves African dance traditions rooted in the cultures of the African diaspora. Led by Artistic Director Dorothy Wilkie for more than 20 years, its repertoire draws upon the music and movement forms of Guinea, Ghana, Nigeria, Brazil, Haiti, Cuba and the Senegambia region, as well as African-American vernacular traditions. Tickets available for purchase.
Arts and Lectures Series Ticket Information:
- Unless activities are denoted as free, ticketed programs cost $20 for adults and $10 for youth and non-Cheyney students.
- Tickets are available at www.cheyney.ticketleap.com.
- Refunds and exchanges are not permitted.
- Tickets will not be sold at the door but may be purchased in advance.
- Admisson to free events is on a first come, first served basis.
- Doors open 30 minutes before the event.
- Parking is free.
- Locations: Dudley Theatre (Center for the Performing Arts) and the Biddle Gallery (Biddle Hall) are located on the historic quadrangle. Marian Anderson (Music Center) is located across from the Marcus Foster Student Center.
- For more information, call (610) 399-2365.
• The Arts and Lectures Series is sponsored by a Strengthening Historically Black College and Universities (Title III) grant. Cheyney faculty, staff, and students with ID receive one free ticket per event by visiting www.cheyney.ticketleap.com.
Mali Sadjo: The Legend of the Hippopotamus, Kùlú Mèlé African American Dance & Drum Ensemble
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Election results provide a boost to big government
As a result of Tuesday's elections, we can expect the growth in government to continue unabated – and probably to accelerate.
We can be reasonably sure that the new Congress will pass a flood of bills that intrude government ever-more-deeply into our lives, as well as make government more costly (and even more inefficient).
How can I be so sure?
Because the winners in the congressional races are virtually all advocates of big government. The winning incumbents have never bothered to introduce a single bill to reduce government in any significant way, while they have been reliable supporters of all sorts of new big-government schemes.
The few new congressmen and senators come from the same mold. In their campaigns, they told us about their grand plans to "fix" the nation's schools, get government involved in prescription drugs, and use your money to take care of anyone who says he needs it.
Big government, big government, big government.
Mea culpa
And now I must offer a confession.
I wrote this article Monday evening, before the elections.
And yet, I stand by every word of it.
It doesn't matter whether the Republicans or the Democrats won control of the Senate. Government will get bigger, more intrusive, more expensive, and less efficient.
It doesn't matter whether the Democrats or the Republicans won control of the House. Government will get bigger, more intrusive, more expensive, and less efficient.
Nothing has changed in the past 75 years.
- We elect a Republican Congress – and government gets bigger.
- We elect a Democratic Congress – and government gets bigger.
- We elect a Republican president – and government gets bigger.
- We elect a Democratic president – and government gets bigger.
- Congress passes a "tax cut" – and government gets bigger.
- Congress makes "tough budget cuts" – and government gets bigger.
Despite what they tell you, there really is no significant difference between the two major parties. They are both devoted to power, to big government, and to rewarding those with the most political influence.
Your culpa
If you voted for a Democrat or a Republican, you didn't waste your vote.
You used it to congratulate your candidate for all his big-spending schemes. So you can take part of the credit for the coming increases in government.
You may have thought you were voting to limit the damage – to prevent the "greater of two evils" from being elected. But that isn't the way your vote will be interpreted.
Your candidate will look at his victory and say, in effect, "The public has endorsed my plan to 'fix' government schools with a new government program. The voters have said they like my ideas to involve government in prescription drugs. The people have spoken, and they have endorsed every vote I've made in Congress and/or every new government program I outlined in my campaign."
Oh sure, your candidate may have said that government is too big or too intrusive. But that doesn't mean he'll do anything to stop it.
Republicans complain loudly about Democratic spending programs – and then vote for them.
Democrats complain loudly about invasions of civil liberties and a reckless foreign policy – and then vote for them.
And your vote has told them that you endorse what they're doing. Whatever you thought your motivation was, nothing says 'I love big government' like your vote for someone who is supporting big government in Congress.
In other words, when you vote for the "lesser of two evils," you shouldn't be shocked when what you get is evil.
No, a vote for a Republican or Democrat isn't a wasted vote. It's a self-destructive vote – a vote for the very things you've spent the past two years complaining about.
No culpa
If you voted Libertarian, you at least know you didn't endorse big government. Since Libertarian vote totals usually aren't announced on election night, you may not have been able to make any kind of "statement."
But at least you don't have to blame yourself for endorsing big government.
The future
It may seem that you have to vote for the lesser of evils among the major-party candidates.
But since government grew just as rapidly with Ronald Reagan as president as with Bill Clinton in the White House, and since the Republican Congress expanded government at the same speed as the Democratic Congress, it's obvious that your vote doesn't change anything.
There is no lesser of evils between the two major parties.
Your vote achieves only one thing: It tells the people you voted for that you love big government – that there's no program they can support that's so bad that you won't vote for them anymore.
Your vote provided a big boost for big government.
Is that what you wanted?


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Category: Religious News
NYPD Intelligence
NEW YORK (AP) — A paid informant for the New York Police Department says he was ordered to "bait" Muslims into saying bad things.
Shamiur Rahman says he lived a double life, snapping pictures inside mosques and collecting the names of innocent people attending Islamic study groups.
Rahman, a 19-year-old American of Bengali descent, told The Associated Press that he regrets his work, which paid up to $1,000 a month. He says he spied on student groups and mosques. He showed the AP weeks of text messages and photographs with his NYPD contacts.
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Brainscape necesitaba un nuevo diseño de botón o icono y lanzó un concurso de diseño en 99designs.
Un ganador ha sido elegido entre 115 diseños de 19 diseñadores freelance.
Brainscape is an educational iPhone application that uses a "flashcard" system to help users study nearly any subject (e.g. Spanish Vocabulary). The central theme of our brand is that we use a scientifically optimized algorithm to help people learn as fast as humanly possible.
This contest is to design an icon for our iPhone application that can be re-purposed for many different versions of the app (e.g. Spanish, medical school, law school, geography, etc.). Check out our website at http://www.brain-scape.com or by viewing the attached screenshots
Brainscape users are tech-savvy, comfortable studying online and on their iphone (or Android phone). Typical users are adult learners studying foreign languages, older students studying for standardized tests (SAT, Medical School, etc), and college students creating cards for their courses.
• clearly convey learning FAST (perhaps using a lightning bolt, a "speeding" flashcard, a brain, or some other metaphor for LEARNING effectively)
• use Spanish as the sample content, although the app should still . . . .
• be re-purposable for any type of content besides Spanish (e.g. medical school prep), meaning that we can easily switch out a piece of this main icon to create a totally new app
• possibly (but not definitely) contain a line of text such as "Flashcards," "Learn Fast," "Spanish," etc.
• expensive / 3-dimensional
• clean / simple / not too high-resolution (i.e. it should look clear even when very tiny)
• smart/Professional (not a cartoon)
• 512px X 512px
• using a color palette consistent with our brand, but looking very unique so that it stands out against competitors (see our website and the attached iPhone app screenshots)


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The Tri-County Drug Enforcement Task Force has released their statistics for 2012
Total Arrests: 227
Weapons seized: 89
Cash seized: $258,020.00
Drugs seized:
High Grade Marijuana: 29,799.7 grams, street value of $506, 590.00
Marijuana: 43,622.35 grams, street value of $218,136.00
ICE: 1,719.9 grams, street value of $257,985.00
Methamphetamine: 108.3 grams, street value of $10,830.00
Cocaine: 364.4 grams, street value of $25,745.00
Crack Cocaine: 244.5 grams, street value of $24,450.00
Total estimated street value of all drugs seized: $1,069,101.00
The task force also dismantled and neutralized 78 methamphetamine labs and dumpsites.
The Tri-County Drug Enforcement Task Force is compromised of members from the Black Hawk County Attorney's Office, the Black Hawk County Sheriff's Office, Cedar Falls Police Department and Waterloo Police Department. Additional support is provided by the Iowa National Guard, Iowa Department of Narcotic Enforcement, Federal Bureau of Investigations, Drug Enforcement Administration, Bremer County Sheriff's Office, Evansdale Police Department, Hudson Police Department, La Porte City Police Department, University of Northern Iowa Public Safety Department, and Waverly Police Department.
Captain Tim Pillack
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|2012-06-21, 16:34
|Link #81
Senior Member
Join Date: May 2009
Location: AUSTRALIA
My condolences to her friends and family, not to mention her many fans (of which I am one). A sidebar she was one of the few who never actually 'travelled' with The Doctor. It also leaves Katy Manning (Jo Jones-Grant) as the sole surviving female companion/assistant of the Third Doctor's era.
|2012-07-26, 08:13
|Link #82
Takao Tsundere Cruiser
Join Date: Oct 2008
Location: Classified
MLP fans and Whovians rejoice!
Chrono Trigger and Doctor Who crossover!
A Doctor Who 16 bit RPG would be awesome.
Another sad news. Mary Tamm, the actress who played Romana has passed away from cancer at aged 62.
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|2012-07-27, 11:31
|Link #84
Seishu's Ace
Join Date: Dec 2005
Location: Kobe, Japan
Dr. Who is on the cover of EW this week - the first time an English TV show has ever graced the cover of the magazine. Between BBC America and Craig Ferguson, our once niche fandom has suddenly become incredibly mainstream.
|2012-08-05, 09:01
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Takao Tsundere Cruiser
Join Date: Oct 2008
Location: Classified
Speaking of the First Doctor, some one colored the farewell scene between the Doctor and his granddaughter Susan.
|2012-08-05, 12:52
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Absolute Haruhist!
Join Date: Mar 2006
Age: 31
I'm a rather new Doctor Who fan, who has only started watching the 1st Doctor for the past month. I've done quite alot of research in the series as well.
The departure of Susan is two levels of sadness, one being the grand daughter of the Doctor and being the first companion to leave, the other being that the actress Carole Ann Ford requested to leave the cast because she felt that Susan is written badly and had poor development.
Susan was introduced in the first episode to be a genius by human standards and could outwit both Ian and Barbara. But as the episodes go on, she seems to be stuck in the role of being the damsel in distress. Every episode she would do something careless and get herself in trouble, scream, faint and require someone to rescue her.
I think after her departure, the writers realised that they need to give the female companions better roles and the following companions, Vicki and Dodo seemed to be much more competent, less a screamer, even though still reckless.
Susan could have been a much better character and better remembered, especially since she was the person who named the TARDIS.
|2012-08-06, 19:06
|Link #90
Senior Member
Join Date: Jan 2010
Location: Virginia
Age: 41
WOW! I can't believe I've missed out on this thread!!
I came to know the Doctor on PBS and they were showing Tom Baker, I was totally hooked on it and tuned in every Sunday night at 11pm
My favorite Doctors are: Jon Pertwee, Tom Baker, Slyvestor McCoy, and David Tennent. Although Matt is growing in me.
Favorite villians; Daleks, the Master, Cybermen, and the Sontorians. And those angels gave me nightmares!@.@!
And since nobody has said it; I MISS K-9!!!
And something for everybody:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nCOywE82jR4&sns=em
And for us fans of the Doctors most loyal companion:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YE4XoZcSZ-Y&sns=em
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|2012-08-07, 06:16
|Link #91
Logician and Romantic
Join Date: Nov 2004
Location: Within my mind
Age: 38
The Doctor is a good man. He always was, and still is. But a good man is far less merciful when it comes time to kill for a good cause.
|2012-08-07, 08:39
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Senior Member
Join Date: Jan 2009
^^Reminds me of a Pratchett quote:
"If you have to look along the shaft of an arrow from the wrong end, if a man has you entirely at his mercy, then hope like hell that man is an evil man. Because the evil like power, power over people, and they want to see you in fear. They want you to know you're going to die. So they'll talk. They'll gloat.
They'll watch you squirm. They'll put off the moment of murder like another man will put off a good cigar.
So hope like hell your captor is an evil man. A good man will kill you with hardly a word.
|2012-08-07, 09:07
|Link #93
Join Date: May 2012
That's a lot of daleks. Hope they bring out the weeping angels. I looked at the trailer that was posted but stopped at 10 seconds. Didn't want to spoil the surprise the Doctor just might give us. Unlike you guys, I have not seen all the previous doctors. I only have seen Chris Eccelston, David Tennant and Matt Smith, who is my fav actor for the Doctor. I am currently counting down the days to the air time which is on 25th August.
@ Lost Cause, I love the videos! I was hoping at some point in the orchestra video that the lights would suddenly go off and the weeping angels would appear out of nowhere. That would be epic!!
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|2012-08-08, 12:47
|Link #95
Seishu's Ace
Join Date: Dec 2005
Location: Kobe, Japan
|2012-08-08, 12:58
|Link #96
Logician and Romantic
Join Date: Nov 2004
Location: Within my mind
Age: 38
|2012-08-08, 20:36
|Link #97
Senior Member
Join Date: Jan 2010
Location: Virginia
Age: 41
My favorite secondary character; The Brigadier: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fXEphaqrtYQ&sns=em
Fondly remembered!:sniff:
|2012-08-09, 00:40
|Link #98
Takao Tsundere Cruiser
Join Date: Oct 2008
Location: Classified
Best character in the series? The Tardis.
|2012-08-24, 15:07
|Link #99
Anxious bookseller
Join Date: Aug 2006
Location: Shibuya Psychic Research
Whovians rejoice! The good Doctor and his trusty companions return Sat Sept 1st! It will air on BBC and BBCA. Asylum of the Daleks is the first epi out! Remember the Ponds leave in the 5th epi, The Angels Take Manhattan. There's a teaser trailer out for that epi, I watched it 4 times....Moffat dont do that to me!
Edit, teaser added
|2012-08-24, 15:10
|Link #100
He Without a Title
Join Date: Feb 2008
Location: The land of tempura
Can't wait for more Doctor. I've been catching reruns of the last seasons on SciFi SyFy lately but I'm ready for something new.
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Charleston's mayor hopes to bring together his city's residents to show support for the owner of an auto parts and repair shop that burned down late Thursday.
Firefighters still are unsure what caused H&H Rebuilders at 108 N. Logan St. to catch fire about 6 p.m. and burn down. The fire started in the northern front corner of the building, but with no insurance, and considering the extent of the damage, it's likely no one will find out what caused the flames to ignite, Charleston Fire Chief Shawn Lovett said.
Charleston Mayor Sherman Hiatt said the community is feeling a lot of sadness for Charlie Hartsell, owner of the nearly 40-year-old business, and Hartsell's grandson, Brett, who was the shop's only other employee.
"(Charlie's) one of those people who's always willing to help you," Hiatt said. "He did a good job with the service that he provided there for people — from farmers to automobile dealers and all. He's always treated people fair. You never went away thinking you'd been cheated or anything like that."
Hiatt said the building was over 100 years old, which is why Hartsell did not have insurance for it.
"There's no way you could insure something like that," Hiatt said. "The premiums would be just astronomical."
The fire also destroyed a nearby storage building, and flames crept over to a few historic buildings on Main Street. Hiatt said firefighters extinguished those flames and saved the buildings.
"At one time there was like four buildings on fire," Hiatt said. "Thank goodness two of them weren't very much on fire."
The fire caused nearly 2,000 power outages in Franklin County. Crews repaired most of the outages about 9 p.m. Thursday and fixed the remaining 190 outages early Friday, according to an Oklahoma Gas & Electric outages map.
As of 5:30 p.m. Friday, 250 customers in the area were without use of their land-line phone service. Jeff Jones, CenturyLink spokesperson, said he was unable to provide the total number of customers who lost service, but crews repaired a large portion early Friday.
"(The fire) knocked down the eastern half of the Charleston exchange. It temporarily knocked out everything west of there … but that was a fiber, and they got that fixed by about 3 o'clock in the morning," Jones said. "What wasn't restored was the copper that fed the eastern half of that exchange."
Jones said crews hoped to restore phone service to the remaining customers by Saturday afternoon.
Hiatt said Hartsell is unsure what he'll do next, but the first step will be to get the area cleaned up and salvage anything still usable.
"I think the community will step up and help him with that as much as they can because of what a valuable service he provided," Hiatt said. "It's just one of those businesses you won't find on every block."
Hiatt said he'd like to organize some type of community fundraiser for Hartsell and his family.
"He did the community a big service. We hate to see this happen to him because he's just been a part of the community so long, and he's helped so many people," Hiatt said. "I think there'd be enough support … to show him that the town appreciates him and to help him get a little bit back on his feet."


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Editing post on London's Spa Verta, wrote a piece on sleep and sent a pitch to them.
Reading a new favourite blog find and an amazing standby. Clearly lusting after a bit of fall in Paris today, aren't we?
Sipping a detox tisane because my head hurts a bit as last night...
I had two bubbly cocktails sat out here before going to see this guy live here... and then two lagers once inside. Yipes.
Admiring these illustrations and have trialled this and this but had to wash off both with this before leaving the house because it's just midday.


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I'm concerned about Trunk Monkeys right now. The term comes from the funny videos on YouTube, just go there and look it up. It's amusing. But what's not so funny is the job of Rear Security and the guys that have to pull this slot. They are called "Trunk Monkeys". This is not an easy job to pull if you get tasked for it. Reason being, you get told to be the Trunk Monkey, you jump into the back on an SUV and it's pretty much up to you to make the best of it.
You can see these Trunk Monkeys are in the back with gear, tools, an unsecured spare tire… No safety, no protection. These Trunk Monkeys are hanging it out on the line more than anyone else in the detail.
This is one of the most famous Trunk Monkey photos out there, as this one is US Secret Service. I'm not giving anything away as this one has been out there for years now.
Now, of the Trunk Monkey is lucky, he'll at least have a seat or something. But again, very little protection for the Agent in the back.
This guy has a seat and a weapon mount to help him do his job better. Maybe a seatbelt, and some upgraded body armor…. but again, the protection is minimum his movement in the vehicle is minimum. The fronts of the vehicles are protected with bullet resistant glass. The backs? Not so much, and especially not if the rear window is opened.
I'd like to see an armor plate on that weapon mount. Something to help deflect some incoming fire.. I'd like to see a swiveling seat on a slider so the Trunk Monkey and can move side to side to better engage and avoid threats.


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I am an independent digital marketing and online business consultant, and the founder of the upcoming consultancy, Rabbit Hole Marketing.
The tag line that communicates our unique approach is "Context over Dogma to Boost Your Digital Influence" which we use to primarily help sophisticated thought leaders spread their positive ideas.
I pride myself on enabling my clients to unleash persuasive marketing campaigns that are elegant, and more importantly, authentic, by always taking into account context, and avoiding empty promises and hype.
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They want to work with someone who can empathize with them, and guide them with enlightening insights catered to their unique contexts.
Hence, our name "Rabbit Hole Marketing," inspired by the story of Alice In Wonderland, which went on to inspire the film trilogy, The Matrix.
We are looking for a logo to represent "Rabbit Hole Marketing," and while it could be inspired, but only in a very subtle way, by a theme from The Matrix, it must be distinct and unique.
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Optional: Include the tag line "Context over Dogma to Boost Your Digital Influence"
Here are some good examples of logos (starting with my most favorite):
The Ogilvy 360 Digital Influence logo is also interesting:
Here are the big "no no's" that you should avoid to get this right. Please, don't use cartoons, stock images, fancy curvy fonts, and anything that screams "New Age."
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Sunday, October 21, 2007
Drawing, reading, painting
It's been aaaages since I've done any drawing - inspiration is few and far between for these. But I like how this one turned out, inspired by my obsession with lofty warehouse spaces. mmmm.
8 comments:
- Victoria E said...
Tis great to see new drawings from you - I hope this is the first of many new ones to come :)
- 3:05 pm
- eshu said...
i just love it!
- 10:06 pm
- Artsy Momma said...
Love it! Would make a great print for framing, cant see what you come up with next.
- 2:21 am
are you enjoying the book? Its on my to-read list, but I just haven't got around to it yet...
- 1:12 pm
- leslie said...
ooooohh. i like it. i love how you incorporated your fabric design into it. you are one talented gal. for sure.
- 7:32 pm
- Jess said...
Yeah, keep us posted on how you like The Artist's Way. I bought it a few months ago (along with a brand new notebook for the journaling part) and quickly lost steam and gave up. But I love the notebook I bought. Hee hee!
- 9:03 am
- ShiriMe! said...
hi lara, just popping in to say i received the fabric last week and have since made a notebook cover. it didn't come out quite as expected, had a hard time closing it up once i flipped the fabric right side out. but oh well. good try. now the problem is trying to find a book that actually fits what i made. LOL. i cant wait to use up the rest of the fabric for a decorative pillow and what not. keep the inspirations coming.
- 2:06 pm
- dana said...
i am a big fan of youre drawings... please make more ;-0
i so enjoy looking at youre work... all of it.
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There is a new era beginning at Evangel University. Following the May 2014 retirement of President Robert H. Spence, who served as president of Evangel for 40 years, Dr. Carol Taylor has taken the helm as president. With the 2013 consolidation of Evangel, Central Bible College and Assemblies of God Theological Seminary, Evangel is now a comprehensive Christian university, offering undergraduate through doctoral degree programs. As a consolidated University, Evangel celebrates more than 190 years of rich history in Christian higher education.
Founding of Evangel
Evangel University, the first Pentecostal liberal arts college chartered in America, opened its doors on September 1, 1955.
In those early days, there were only a few men who dreamed about a school like Evangel, where Assemblies of God students' faith would be nurtured and his or her life's calling could be discovered. However, not everyone shared those dreams. It would take more than a desire to make Evangel a reality.
The Rev. Ralph M. Riggs, general superintendent of the Assemblies of God at that time, was known as "Mr. Education" in the AG. Against some strong opposition from many members of the Assemblies of God, Riggs spearheaded the movement to create Evangel, and after several earlier attempts failed, the resolution to create Evangel finally passed at the 1953 General Council in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
Finding a home
Once the resolution was approved, a location for the new college had to be found.
Around the same time the search for Evangel's new home had begun, the U.S. government declared the land and buildings of O'Reilly General Hospital in Springfield, Missouri, as surplus property. The hospital was built during World War II to treat wounded soldiers and was always meant to be a temporary site. After a short stint as a veterans hospital in the post-war period, O'Reilly was shut down in 1952.
Ralph Riggs, along with several other leaders in the movement, stood on the ground of O'Reilly General Hospital and prayed, asking the Lord to let the site be used for Evangel College.
After Assemblies of God executives mailed a 51-page application to the Department of Health, Education and Welfare on April 26, 1954, months went by with no word. Following that, complicated negotiations ensued. The AG knew that any city, county, state or federal agency that wanted the land would receive preference. Still, the leaders prayed.
After much more prayer and a few final obstacles to overcome, the AG received the deed to 57 1/2 acres of O'Reilly property on December 8, 1954. Evangel opened its doors to the first freshman class on September 1, 1955.
Central Bible College
The founding of the General Council of the Assemblies of God in 1914 was marked by an emphasis upon the need for training ministers and missionaries. Central Bible College (CBC) was established in 1922 in response to this need.
CBC's inaugural classes assembled in the basement of the old Central Assembly of God church building. The crowded quarters, which included only two classrooms, were soon outgrown. Businessmen contributed $5,000 for purchase of a 15-acre tract on North Grant Avenue, and construction began. With a student body of 132, Central Bible College occupied its new building, Bowie Hall, in 1924. The first class was graduated in 1925. Later, more land was acquired, increasing the size of the campus to 32 acres.
Along with establishing a fully operational campus, a solid foundation of Biblical principle and practical training was laid by leaders of CBC through the early years.
Adding to Central Bible College's rapid growth, three other schools merged with CBC: Bethel Bible Training Institute of Newark, New Jersey in 1929; South Central Bible College of Hot Springs, Arkansas in 1953; and Great Lakes Bible Institute, Zion, Illinois, in 1954.
The first full-time president was Bartlett Peterson, who began his administration in 1948. In the same year CBC inaugurated its fourth year of course work, leading to a bachelor degree, and became a charter member of the Accrediting Association of Bible Colleges. Under the leadership of Philip Crouch, the name was changed from Central Bible Institute to Central Bible College. Many new facilities were added to the campus throughout his presidency.
CBC's campus and program offerings continued to grow through the early 2000's. When a vision was cast for consolidation to occur, CBC's programs were proposed to help form a new School of Theology and Church Ministries. That vision has become a reality, as students and faculty from CBC have assumed vital roles while integrating and becoming part of Evangel.


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I had a computer brought to me that wouldn't go on the Internet. He'd had it to a few "experts" first.
One of them replaced the motherboard thinking that would fix the problem. Then of course being an E-machine and replacing the motherboard with something else they tried to use the backup partition to re install Windows. It did but didn't have all the drivers and now Windows wants an activation key.
I found the key but it won't work. No doubt because Microsoft tied the key to the E-machine motherboard and now thinks it's being installed on another computer. I've been told that Microsoft will issue a new key but I don't know how to get in contact with Microsoft to get the key. The automated service just says it's the wrong key.
I gave the computer back to him and told him I'd check and see if there was a human at Microsoft he could explain his problem to.
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Production of the Mustang started in Dearborn, Michigan on March 9, 1964 and the car was presented to the public on April 17, 1964 at the New york city World's Fair. It is Ford's 3rd earliest nameplate presently in production. After it was seen on television and in print it was wanted by every blue blooded American. Everyone wanted to be the first to buy A mustang in Yates City IL.Initial sales projections forecasted less than 100,000 devices for the very first year. This mark was gone beyond in three months from rollout. Another 318,000 would be offered during the model year (a record), and in its first eighteen months, more than one million Mustangs were developed.
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All of these were VIN-identified as 1965 models, however several modifications were made at the conventional opening of the new model year (beginning August 1964), consisting of the addition of back-up lights on some models, the intro of alternators to change generators, and an upgrade of the V8 engine from 260 cu into 289 cu in. In the case of at least some six-cylinder Mustangs fitted with the 101 hp 170 cu in Falcon engine, the rush into production consisted of some unusual peculiarities, such as a horn ring bearing the 'Ford Falcon' logo beneath a trim ring emblazoned with 'Ford Mustang.' These attributes made enough distinction to call for classification of the 121,538 earlier ones as "1964 1/2" model-year Mustangs, a distinction that has actually withstood with purists. Mustangs For Sale in Yates City IL are easy to find now with online shopping.
The 1973 OPEC oil embargo brought with it more rigid pollution laws and the desire for fuel-efficiency. This was also the first time in vehicle history that the Huge 3 were needing to take on imports. The brand-new Mustang II was smaller sized than the first variation however, due to the added devices required to meet new US emission and safety policies, was much heavier than the first model. Performance was reduced and in the first year only 385,993 cars were sold.
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WWE has issued another re-release from its archives, this time featuring Andre the Giant.
The compilation, originally released in the 1980s, is a look at Andre's early WWF work, dating back to the pre-WrestleMania days of the Fed.
Lord Alfred Hayes, who is an appropriate choice since he was with Andre in Europe in the big man's early years, hosts the DVD. Throughout the compilation, Hayes gives little factoids about the big man, which is a very nice touch.
In all, there are 11 matches on this DVD, making it as big, selection wise, as many recordings WWE does today and much larger than previous re-releases. Here's a quick look at each match.
Overall, Andre the Giant is a very good luck back at one of wrestling's biggest superstars. The timeframe of the recording means that the video quality is a couple notches below the level we're used to seeing from WWE Home Video, but the visuals do not hurt what is a great recording.
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War drama 'Stalingrad' breaks box-office records
Already at the end of October, a mere three weeks after its official release, the Russian war drama Stalingrad by Fyodor Bondarchuk has claimed the title of the most successful Russian film ever with a total earning of US$40 million. The film left behind the last record-holder, Legend No. 17, which took in US$39 million at the box office. Experts said the success of Stalingrad could be explained by the fact that this is the first Russian picture released not only in 3D but in IMAX format.
It is noteworthy that war films always have been popular among Russians. This movie tells about one of the bloodiest battles of the Great Patriotic War of 1941-1945. The action takes place in 1942 on a Volga River battlefront on the outskirts of Stalingrad occupied by Nazi troops, where several Russian soldiers heroically held defensive positions. Interestingly, the film was made with the direct support of Russian President Vladimir Putin.
"During preparation of this film, it was important for us to know the opinion of Putin about the project, so we were seeking his understanding," Bondarchuk has commented. "He understood and appreciated the potential of this project for young audiences. In addition, it was already entirely his idea—he offered to interview the surviving veterans of the Battle of Stalingrad and then use this material in the script."
Stalingrad was recently nominated by Russia for the upcoming Academy Award Foreign-Language Film competition.
Tax Laws Hurt Filmmaking
Russian moviemakers have officially asked the Members of the Parliament to change tax regulations affecting the industry. Experts including famous foreign producers say these regulations seriously cut the volume of investments in the film business.
Dmitry Rudovsky, CEO of Art Pictures Studio, argued that film companies in Russia experience serious problems with advance payments for the budget of a film. As an example, the potential revenue from distribution may be designated for December while the start of distribution itself doesn't happen until April of the next year. So for four and a half months, a company sees no revenue even though taxes are already being imposed.
Currently, the Russian filmmaking industry is provided no grace periods for investment money. The Ministry of Finance has admitted that this situation is extremely unfavorable for companies, but the authorities don't know how to change the tax laws for one industry without changing all tax laws. Russian law currently doesn't provide such an option.
Russian filmmakers in their request are citing the words of the famous Hollywood producer Jerry Bruckheimer. When he visited Russia and was told about the economic model of the Russian film industry, representatives of the Russian companies asked him if he could work under such conditions. He replied, "It would be unprofitable for me to spend my time and efforts if I was not sure that I would get a considerable profit." Russian directors and producers, however, have no choice but to spend their time and effort under their restrictions.
Defense Ministry to Start Making Films
The Russian Defense Ministry plans to set up its own motion picture studio, and in the near future to begin making films on themes connected with the army and military operations, according to Russian defense minister Sergei Shoigu.
The first steps in these directions have already been taken. "Regarding the initiative of moviemaking, here all the necessary decisions have already been taken. Already this year, we will create what is called a motion picture studio or production company, while most likely we will create both of them. Of course, we will focus on making documentaries and feature films, and perhaps animated films."
The Ministry intends to attract successful and well-known Russian directors for their projects. Officials don't exclude the possibility that some foreign filmmakers may also be invited to participate.
The Minister of Defense said this initiative is needed to raise the prestige of the army in the eyes of general audiences. The motion pictures the Ministry produces will create a "spirit of patriotism in the younger generation," in their view.
"The main task of the project is to return to the beginnings of our history and to initiate the patriotic education of young people via cinema," Shoigu added.


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Brown's McGonagill Set To End Illustrious Brown Career
Friday, March 07, 2014
Sean McGonagill will be playing his final two regular season games in a Brown uniform this weekend, possibly marking the end to one of the greatest careers of a basketball player in the history of the program. We say "possibly" because there is a chance that the Bears could be playing in the postseason.
"It's crazy to think that it's almost over," McGonagill said. "The time has really flown by. I can remember being a freshman like it was yesterday."
The senior guard for the Bears has essentially rewritten the record books at Brown. He is currently the school's 4th all-time leading scorer with 1,566 career points. He needs just 32 points in home games against Dartmouth and Harvard this weekend to jump into third place.
McGonagill is also Brown's all-time 3-point field goal leader for a career and for a single season. He is third in career assists and seventh steals with a chance to improve his standing in both of those categories with only a modest showing this weekend.
"Sean has really been everything you could ask for in a player," said Brown second-year head coach Mike Martin. "In addition to all of his production on the court, he is a tireless worker who spends extra time in the gym. He's our hardest worker in practice. He's just a special player."
Those, like yours truly, who have been lucky enough to watch McGonagill do his thing on the hardwood for the last four years on College Hill can attest to Martin's description of his star player. But there was clearly a defining moment in his illustrious career and it came as a freshman.
On February 2, 2011, McGonagill was giving it his all at practice as has been the norm for his career at Brown. He made a diving attempt at a loose ball and his head bounced off of the leg of one of his teammates forcing his face to come into violent contact with another teammate's knee. The result was gruesome.
McGonagill's upper lip was literally torn away from his face and he had four of his teeth knocked in in what was a rather unpleasant and bloody scene.
Rushed to the hospital for emergency surgery, he required 30+ stitches to reassemble his face. The surgeon literally had to put his upper lip back together and reattach it to his gums. Doctors told him it would be wise not to play for about four weeks.
Less than 48 hours after that horrific accident, McGonagill was in the Bears' starting line-up at home against Columbia. While that in itself would have qualified as a great story, what McGonagill did that night will never be forgotten by diehard Brown fans.
Wearing a mask to protect his face, the freshman played all 40 minutes and proceeded to light up the Lions to the tune of a career-high 39 points. His line score looked like something you would expect only from LeBron James. McGonagill went 15-19 from the field. His 15 field goals are a Pizzitola Sports center single game record. He went 3-4 from three point range and 6-8 from the free throw line. More importantly, he led the Bears to an 87-79 win over Columbia, Brown's first Ivy win of the season.
"It's a night I will always remember for the rest of my life because I have a scar to show for it," said McGonagill. "Even though the doctors recommended that I not play right away, I really didn't think much about that because all that I wanted to do was to be out there playing so that I could help the team try to win a game. That's how I have felt all four years here."
While McGonagill will leave Brown having fallen short of his goal of winning an Ivy League championship, it's not for lack of effort. "I can't say enough about the type of player and person Sean has been for us," said Martin. "He's confident yet has a great sense of humility. As a coach, one of the most important things you can ask for when you take a job is complete buy-in from the upperclassmen and Sean has done that. I know that when I leave the locker room, the same message I am preaching to the team is being delivered by him and that means a lot to me."
McGonagill embraces Martin's message because he believes in everything that his head coach is doing at Brown. "I'm amazed at what a great job coach Martin is doing here," he said. "To see the success we have had the last two seasons under coach is great and I feel like it's only going to get better and hopefully lead to Ivy League championships."
Mike Martin has played with and coached some all-time greats when it comes to Ivy League basketball. His teammate at Brown was the school's all-time leading scorer Earl Hunt. He coached one of Penn's all-time greats in Zach Rosen and, for the past two seasons, has coached McGonagill. Because of that experience, he has a pretty good idea as to what makes the great ones so special.
"The great ones like Sean or Earl (Hunt) , their daily approach is what separates them," said Martin. "They show up to practice every day like they have something to prove. They have a hunger, a drive, a desire to always get better and feel like they have to prove that every day."
"Oklahoma City Thunder coach Scott Brooks says that Kevin Durant approaches every day like he's an undrafted free agent trying to make a team," Martin said. "That's Sean."
In this state, players from Providence College or the University of Rhode Island may receive most of the attention from the local media and college basketball fans because they are considered the "high profile" programs that play in the power conferences like the Big East and Atlantic Ten. But you could argue that none are more deserving of accolades from local fans than McGonagill.
(Brown hosts Dartmouth College Friday night at 7pm at the Pizzitola Sports Center and Harvard University Saturday night at 7pm. Prior to the start of Saturday's game, McGonagill and fellow senior Josh Biber will be honored as part of "Senior Night" ceremonies at Brown)


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March 05, 2003
Dr. Phil and his son, Jay, say there's a silent epidemic among teens that affects all races and socio-economic classes. Teens are having sex and oral sex in alarming numbers.
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Once you know the facts, become a parent who "gets it." Dr. Phil has advice on how to talk to your children about the birds and the bees, become more involved in their lives and help them make the right choices.