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Musical light shines on Amy Black
Amy Black will shine a musical light in New Fairfield this weekend when she takes the stage on Saturday, Nov. 10, at 7:30 p.m. The concert is part of the Groovin' in New Fairfield Coffee House music series at the New Fairfield Senior Center.
Black is a Boston-based singer/songwriter with Southern-style storytelling in her blood. She and her band have toured across the country and shared the stage with Chris Isaak, Rodney Crowell, John Hammond and Joe Ely. Her music incorporates elements of folk, country and bluegrass.
Black sang publicly throughout her teens and fronted bands in college, but did little musically for nearly a decade after graduating. Her love for singing, however, would not be quelled and about five years ago she and her band started performing fresh takes on classic covers by her influences, including Johnny Cash, Waylon Jennings, Emmylou Harris and her original inspiration, Bonnie Raitt.
Before long, Black began honing her songwriting skills and releasing her tunes. In April of 2011, she released her sophomore album, "One Time," made up primarily of those originals. Black's Saturday show will provide music fans a chance to catch a singer-songwriter on the rise in an intimate setting.
New Fairfield Senior Center, 33 Route 27, New Fairfield. Saturday, Nov. 10, 7:30 p.m. $10. www.groovininnewfairfield.com.
Singer-songwriter Amy Speace will perform in Ridgefield on Sunday, Nov. 11, at 4 p.m. in the North Hall of St. Stephen's Church. The concert is part of the Acoustic Celebration Concert Series. A native of New York City and current resident of Nashville, Tenn., Speace's original music is smart, melodic and features a wry sense of humor. Her first release on Wildflower Records, "Songs for Bright Street," earned her praise from The Village Voice and Billboard magazine.
North Hall of St. Stephen's Church, 351 Main St., Ridgefield. Sunday, Nov. 11, 4 p.m. $17 in advance, $20 at the door. Tickets available at www.acousticcelebration.org or Ridgefield Music, 19 Governor St., Ridgefield.
The Music on the Mount Concert Series will present a performance by chamber music group Prometheus on Saturday, Nov. 10, at 7:30 p.m. and again on Sunday, Nov. 11, at 7:30 p.m. at the Holy Trinity Orthodox Church in Danbury. Saturday's concert will be followed by a wine-and-cheese reception.
Holy Trinity Orthodox Church, 74 Joes Hill Road, Danbury. Saturday, 7:30 p.m.; Sunday, Nov. 11, 3 p.m. $45 Saturday, $30 Sunday. 203-797-8326, www.holytrinitydanbury.org.
Amelia Piano Trio, with Connecticut native Andrew Armstrong, is considered one of the country's great young chamber ensembles. It returns to Newtown Sunday, Nov. 11, as the guest of Newtown Friends of Music. At 3 p.m. the trio will perform significant works by Brahms and Babajanian, a Russian composer whose talent was recognized when he was just 5. His Piano Trio No. 3 in C-sharp minor was regarded as a masterpiece from the time of its premiere. Amelia Piano Trio was formed in 1999 and came to the fore after participating in Isaac Stern's Chamber Music Workshop at Carnegie Hall in 2000. Stern became the group's mentor and presented its debut in Weill Recital Hall. The trio includes Armstrong on piano, Anthea Kreston on violin and Jason Duckles on cello. Its most recent commissioning project is a new triple concerto, "Orpheus and Eurydic," by Daron Hagen. The group was asked to be National Public Radio's Young Ensemble-in-Residence and, as such, reaches an estimated 1.5 million listeners.
The trio is involved in many educational projects, coaching children and adults, and developing outreach programs.
Advance reservations for single tickets are strongly recommended; call 203-426-6470. Season tickets for the remaining four concerts are still available. Single tickets will be available at Edmond Town Hall for $25 (cash or check) after 2 p.m. on concert day. Parking behind the venue is free and the building is handicap accessible. An informal reception after the concert will offer folks a chance to meet and mingle with the musicians.
Edmond Town Hall, 45 Main St., Newtown. Sunday, Nov. 11, 3 p.m. $25, free for kids in kindergarten through grade 12 accompanied by a ticket-holder, 203-426-6470, www.newtownfriendsofmusic.org.
John McEuen, a founding member of the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, performs at the Towne Crier Cafe in Pawling, N.Y., Friday, Nov. 9, at 8:30 p.m.
McEuen will be performing with Matt Cartsonis and Bob Stump and the Blue Mountain Band. Playing a broad spectrum of roots, bluegrass and music now called Americana has made McEuen an established name in acoustic music. During his 45-year career, McEuen, a multi-instrumentalist, has ventured into various musical genres. He's also done TV specials, film scoring and unusual award-winning albums. His recent production of Steve Martin's bluegrass album, "The Crow," won a Grammy. With an active performing schedule, both solo and with his lifetime partners in music -- the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band -- McEuen will have hit 120 cities this year.
The Towne Crier Cafe, 130 Route 22, Pawling, N.Y. Friday, Nov. 9, 8:30 p.m. $20 in advance, $25 at the door. 845-855-1300, www.townecrier.com
There will be an Open Mic Night on Friday, Nov. 9, at 7:30 p.m. at the Danbury Music Centre. "Show us your stuff!," say organizers, who welcome all kinds of talent. All ages are welcome. Admission is $5 per person at the door (audience and performers). Starbucks is donating the coffee and board members of the Danbury Music Centre are bringing food. Expect a fun evening.
Danbury Music Centre, 256 Main St., Danbury, Friday, Nov. 9, 7:30 p.m., $5, 203-748-1716.
Discover how to let your inner charm shine through and touch others by attending "Charm School" at Western Connecticut State University in Danbury. This cabaret-styled performance includes such songs as "I Want to Be Bad," "Respectability," "The Seven Deadly Virtues" and "Maybe My Baby Loves Me." It's a musical revue with a story that connects central themes.
Berkshire Hall, Western's midtown campus, 181 White St., Danbury; Friday, Nov. 9, 8 p.m.; Saturday, Nov. 10, 2 and 8 p.m. $10 general admission, free for Western students with ID, 203-837-TIXX, www.wcsu.edu/tickets.
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NEWSComing to Cannes: Anna Mastro on 'Walter'
January 4, 2015
James A. Molnar
The Cannes Film Festival (or Festival de Cannes in French) begins May 14 and is a big deal in the film industry. It's one of the most prestigious festivals of the year and attracts big names to the Côte d'Azur on the French Riviera each May.
While some films may not make the official docket, there are other screenings looking for attention and — most importantly — buyers.
One such film is "Walter," a quirky independent comedy about a movie theater ticket taker who thinks he is one of the sons of God. The film boasts enjoyable performances from some big names, including William H. Macy, Virginia Madsen, Peter Facinelli, Justin Kirk, Neve Campbell and Milo Ventimiglia.
While it may not be in the festival competition, first-time feature director Anna Mastro hopes viewers — and buyers — will connect with the quirkiness of her film.
"It had these great themes and these great characters," Mastro said, speaking of when she first read the script.
"I felt like it was this kind of great universal story about the lengths that someone will go to — to avoid dealing with grief," she said in a phone interview from Los Angeles with Toledo Free Press. "That is a really universal theme and concept I know I can relate to and I'm sure other people will."
At a young age, Walter (Andrew J. West) deals with the death of his father. His mother (Virginia Madsen) also shares this grief and pain and is there to support Walter on his journey of realization.
"Walter" star Andrew J. West with director Anna Mastro. Photo courtesy Anna Mastro.
"Walter was such a strong character with such conviction," she said.
He goes to great lengths to hide this whole world for himself, Mastro said.
Besides being a ticket taker, Walter gives final judgments, deciding whether passersby are going to heaven or hell.
After meeting a man named Greg (Justin Kirk), his whole world is turned upside down when he can't figure out where Greg is supposed to go.
"Walter" debuted in 2010 as a short film also starring West as the title character and written by Paul Shoulberg, who expanded his story into the 94-minute feature.
Mastro calls her path to directing the feature-length "Walter" nontraditional.
Having grown up in Seattle, Mastro graduated from the University of Washington before moving to Los Angeles.
She worked with producer and director Joseph McGinty Nichol aka McG for eight years.
"He was the best teacher I could have ever possibly asked for," Mastro said of McG. "It was kind of incredible."
With a background in photography and dancing, she transitioned to music videos. After directing a few shorts and an episode of "Gossip Girl," Mastro landed her first feature film gig — "Walter."
However, with the small budget for the film, Mastro was in her element.
"Having a music video background, we never have any money," she said. "We always have to strive to make it look really good, really high budget, even though there's nothing."
"Walter" — filmed for 17 days in Los Angeles and four in Indiana — achieves a high-budget look. The cinematography and production design are meticulous, especially at the beginning of the film when Walter's life seems highly put together and organized.
The look of the film is well polished, just like Walter's ticket stand that he obsessively cleans and shines throughout the movie.
"We spent a lot of time designing all of the set pieces and the locations and the colors and the shots and all that stuff to really reflect his mental journey," Mastro said. "That was a really fun part of making the movie."
With the film complete, Mastro is hoping the film gets distributed, which is the goal of the screenings in Cannes.
"I think our movie is commercial in a lot of ways, like our cast is commercial and it is sort of like lighter and more enjoyable fare. It's not extremely dark, subject matter-wise," Mastro said. "I'm really hoping audiences have a chance to see it."
Learn more about "Walter" screenings on the Beta Cinema website.
Courtesy of variety.com

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Yarn wreaths seem to be all the rage right now and I think they are so beautiful. I was looking for an idea for a winter wreath for my door when I saw this one:
I saw this wreath in this post. It is from Anthropologie. I love the chunky, soft texture of it. I had to make something similar. The problem for me with yarn wreaths is that yarn is not something that I have on hand in my craft room. The other problem for me is that when I get an idea in my head I want to make it NOW and not wait until I can get all the stuff. So both those things led me to create my own version of a chunky yarn wreath:
This wreath is made from 2 knit sweaters. I wondered if there was a way I could create my own chunky yarn by cutting up sweaters. After a little trial and error I discovered that I could cut strips from a knit cotton sweater, stretch them and make them into simple pom poms and that putting those together created the gorgeous chunky texture I was wanting. Here is what I did.
Step 1: Start by finding a couple of knit sweaters. Acrylic sweaters work to make pom poms but they do not stretch and curl the same as cotton.
It isn't the same chunky texture as the Anthropologie wreath but I love, love, LOVE the end result. I have it up as my winter "snow" wreath but something about it screams summer to me as well so it might have to play double duty-we shall see. Sweater repurposing = gorgeous chunky yarn. This is the kind of recycling I love.
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Head Coach David Cutcliffe and his staff officially welcomed 20 young men to the Duke Football Family on Wednesday. It was a memorable day for these young men and their families, and we thank them for sharing their photos with Blue Devil Nation. Please join us in welcoming them to the Duke Family!
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sheisayesha needed a new logo design and created a contest on 99designs.
A winner was selected from 103 designs submitted by 28 freelance designers.
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We are authorised distributors for a range of major players primarily in the Metal Building Products industry.
A small team - with a wealth of experience, we help our customers source the best solutions for their commercial and domestic projects from our suppliers.
The products we supply range from roofing and guttering to insulation and other external building material.
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Our current webpage is http://www.buildingsolutions.com.au for more information about our business and the type of image we don't want to see! We are really looking forward to changing and refreshing our image altogether.
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My week on Instagram (follow me @lilianlarranhaga)
1- Fashion Breeze Party.
2- Livro "Just Being Audrey" (Just Being Audrey book).
3- Dream Dress.
4- The Chalets, "Check In" album (my favorite band ever!).
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6- Show do O Lendário Chucrobillyman no Tribo's Bar, 16/03 (O Lendário Chucrobillyman concert, last saturday night at Tribos bar).


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Operators of health and fitness facilities know that claims and incidents are part and parcel of their operations. Thus, it is important that each and every owner create an effective and efficient incident reporting protocol to enable people involved in the defense of claims (the insurance company, investigators and attorneys) to complete the most comprehensive and helpful investigation possible.
How exactly do you do this? The following are some simple steps in creating this plan:
- Use a standardized report template.
Create an incident report template that can be used to document each and every report that occurs on the premises. Using a template allows the individual preparing the report to concentrate on gathering relevant information, rather than worrying about what should or should not be included in the document. This is especially important since the person will be completing the report after the occurence of an incident, which undoubtedly will be a stressful time.
- Designate a manager or supervisor to prepare the report.
You should keep in mind that the individual who prepares your incident reports could be asked to testify if the claim turns into a lawsuit. Thus, you want someone who not only feels comfortable dealing with the pressure of creating this important document, but also someone who is familiar with your facility's policies, procedures and operations. Usually, the designated person will be someone in management or a supervisor. This individual generally will be employed with your facility on a long-term basis, and therefore will be available to testify and to discuss the incident with your insurance company's investigator and attorneys.
- Always obtain standard information.
Each report created by your facility needs to include the following information:
- The date, time and location of the incident
- The identity of the injured person and his or her contact information
- The injuries allegedly sustained by the injured person
- The identities of any witnesses and their contact information
- Accounts of the incident provided by witnesses
- A field to contain any miscellaneous relevant details
- A map attachment to allow the injured person and any witnesses to specify the location of the incident and their respective locations during the relevant time period
- Ensure that your designated employee focuses on gathering important relevant information.
You should instruct your designated employee to concentrate on compiling all of the above-referenced information during creation of the report. His or her thoughts or opinions regarding the incident should be omitted from the document.
It is vital that your employee interview the injured party and all witnesses as soon as possible after the incident. This will ensure that the relevant individuals give the most comprehensive accounts of the incident possible and also will allow you to nail down their stories to reduce the chances that they change their recollections of the incident later on during litigation.
Your employee should not only obtain a verbal narrative of the incident from each relevant person but should also attempt to document each person's location at the time of the incident on the map attachment. In addition, note the location of any relevant equipment involved in the incident on the map and note the equipment's make, model and serial number.
Do not allow witnesses to write directly on the report itself. Witness statements that are independently prepared (as opposed to summaries of interviews created by investigators or attorneys) are discoverable during litigation. Thus, if your witnesses want to prepare their own statements, they should do so on separate sheets of paper.
Finally, any audiovisual media included in the report may be subject to discovery during litigation. Therefore, use your discretion in deciding whether to include such items in the report.
- You must take proper measures to protect your report from discovery.
Generally, an incident report prepared by a facility for the express purpose of being sent to its insurance company, arising from an incident that is likely to lead to litigation, should be protected from discovery. The attorney-client privilege prohibits an opposing party from obtaining copies of documents exchanged between clients and their attorneys or from discovering information about discussions between them.
Also, the law extends the privilege to include discussion and documents exchanged between a party's insurance company or attorney in defense of a claim. This privilege can apply even if a lawsuit has not yet been filed. However, to maintain the protection provided by the privilege, you must ensure that it is clear on the face of the report that it was created "in anticipation of litigation" and that its contents are intended to assist your insurance company and/or attorney in defense of a claim. Thus, your report template should clearly and specifically indicate that it is being prepared "in anticipation of litigation" and also should refer to the name of the insurance company for which it is being prepared. If you know the identity of your investigator and/or your assigned defense counsel, their names should be included as well.
Of course, you will want to consult with your insurance company and/or attorneys to ascertain the extent of the protection afforded by your state's attorney-client privilege.
After the report is completed, forward it to your insurance company and keep a clean copy in your files.
The creation of a comprehensive incident report will generally result in a more effective and efficient investigation and defense of any claims filed against your facility. Thus, it is crucial that you do everything possible to ensure that your facility gives its best effort towards this goal.
Donald Ornelas Jr. is an attorney at Agajanian, McFall, Weiss, Tetreault & Crist LLP, a Los Angeles law firm specializing in defending businesses active in the sports, leisure and recreation industries. Ornelas also is a risk management consultant with Sports Risk Control LLC, which creates customized turnkey risk management programs for health clubs and other sports facilities and organizations nationwide. Ornelas is an active member of the World Waterpark Association, the Roller Skating Association, and the International Amusement and Leisure Defense Association. You can reach him at (323) 993-0198 or at firstname.lastname@example.com. You can also visit his firm's Web site at www.agajanianlaw.com.


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A look a the things we liked - and didn't like - for the previous week.
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Emergency personnel respond to suspected grenade
We had a request this week from local resident Judy Shultz for a thumbs up to the McPherson Fire Department, McPherson EMS and McPherson Police Department.
On Oct. 10, Shultz was cleaning her garage. She found what she believed to be a grenade. She did not know if the grenade was live, so she called 911.
Before she could get off the phone, emergency responders were at her home to assist.
The item turned out to be an inactive practice grenade, but Shultz said she greatly appreciated the emergency personnel's quick response.
Oktoberfest raises money for St. Joseph school
Thank you to all who came out to support St. Joseph Catholic School and its Oktoberfest fundraiser. The students raised enough money to send their principal up on the roof.
The evening also provided some tasty German food and a fun carnival for the children.
MPD named victor in Battle of the Badges
After a delay in reporting results because of some misplaced ballets, the American Red Cross named the McPherson Police Department as the winner of the Battle of the Badges blood drive.
Each blood donor during the McPherson blood drive in August could vote for one emergency agency.
The police department was victorious with 111 votes, with McPherson EMS scoring 60 and the fire department coming a close third with 58.
Hess honored with President's Award; Reese as outgoing pres.
Congratulations go to Gary Hess of Edward Jones for being honored with the McPherson Chamber of Commerce President's Award.
Hess received the award at the Chamber After Hours & Expo Thursday night.
We would also like to thank Dell Reese of Dirt Cheap Banners for his service as president of the Chamber during the last year and give our support to Dr. Brandon Trost of Integrated Health & Wellness as he takes over as president for the coming year.
Girls' tennis wins regionals
We give a thumbs up this week to the McPherson High School girls' tennis team for winning the 4A Regional last week.
The team, which included Katlyn Riefschneider, Ellea Ediger, Taylor Swatzendruber, Brooke Bate, Camry Holle and Emily Ediger, are in state play today.
Watch our sports section for results.
Thumbs sideways
Marketplace website difficult to navigate
The health care marketplace opened to the uninsured Oct. 1, but there have been some glitches.
People have had difficulties with the marketplace site moving slowly and with page crashes as they try to sign up for marketplace insurance.
We don't think the baby should be thrown out with the bath water. Insuring more Americans is a laudable goal, but the feds need to work on making the marketplace site easier to navigate.
Gov't shutdown ends
The federal government shutdown finally ended this week.
However, not much was accomplished compared to the losses. About 800,000 federal workers were off work without pay. Government agencies were closed. National parks and monuments were closed. Overall, the shutdown cost the U.S. economy $24 billion, according to Beth Ann Bovino, an economist at Standard & Poor's.
All of this and the government will only stay open until Jan. 15 without another deal on the budget.


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Congratulations to our very own Jackie White! The Sacramento Arts & Business Council (Sac ABC) named her as Arts Educator of the Year at their annual Interlude to the Season, an award reception that celebrates the arts in the Sacramento region.
White serves as Director of the Arts and Career Education Department in Twin Rivers, where she has been instrumental in expanding visual and performing arts throughout the school district, including:
- Integrating the arts in every K-12 classroom
- Hiring 21 full time art teachers
- Establishing a residency program that provides direct contact with teaching artists for all 5th grade students
- Increasing the number of schools served by the Link Up art program
The Arts Educator of the Year award was one of 12 given at the Jan. 25 arts gala event by Sac ABC. Founded in 1987, the organization celebrates companies, organizations and individuals who have made meaningful contributions to support the region's arts and cultural assets.


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Labels Use Questionable Ruling On Pre-1972 Recordings To Sue United Airlines For Streaming In Flight Music
from the DMCA-goes-from-bad-to-worse dept
The court ruling earlier this year that found in favor of Universal Music Group against Grooveshark hinged on an argument made by the plaintiff that the DMCA (and its safe harbors) doesn't apply to pre-1972 recordings, thanks to some clumsy wording within the law itself. While that may not have been the intent of the law, the wording of the law can be interpreted that way -- an argument the court felt was persuasive enough to rule in favor of UMG. Other courts haven't been so sure, but the possibility that the DMCA doesn't apply has resulted in a lot of concerns... and a whole bunch of lawsuits.
As it stands now, post-1972 recordings are clearly covered by federal law (and DMCA safe harbors apply). Pre-1972 recordings are subject to a variety of state laws and, according to the New York court's ruling, are not subject to the DMCA or its safe harbors. The attorney who represented UMG for its appeal, Andrew Bart of New York's Jenner & Block (one of the RIAA's favorite law firms), is also listed as the attorney for the four record labels who are now suing United Airlines for its making pre-1972 recordings available to stream on demand on its flights.
Arista, Sony, Zomba and LaFace Records sued United Airlines, InFlight Productions and RightsCom, in Federal Court. InFlight and RightsCom are both based in London.The list of allegedly infringing tracks is likely pulled from United/InFlight's own playlists which seem to change periodically. The labels claim "thousands" of violations on songs that cost "millions" to produce and are seeking to collect both statutory and compensatory damages, as well as "unjust profits" and court costs.
The record labels claim the defendants work "in concert" to load copyrighted music onto servers that are installed on United airplanes, "where they are used to transmit performances of plaintiffs' copyrighted sound recordings and music videos to passengers."
The copyright violations are for music recorded before 1972, the labels say. Thirteen pages attached to the complaint contain more than 600 songs whose copyrights the defendants allegedly violate, by artists including Duke Ellington, Miles Davis, Aretha Franklin, Elvis Presley, Janis Joplin, and Jimi Hendrix.
It would seem that both Rightscom and InFlight -- both being in the licensing business -- would have nailed down their end of bargain with these labels several years ago. However, given the fact that a.) the New York court decided the DMCA doesn't apply to pre-1972 music and b.) a blanket license would very likely not satisfy the various iterations of state copyright laws, the labels now have a potentially lucrative vein to mine.
Notably, there's no accusation that any recordings post-1972 were infringed. If this was a case where licensing violations occurred or a required license was not in place, we would expect the claims of infringement to cover everything in these labels' catalogs. The fact that the claim is limited to pre-1972 music only indicates that the labels, with the help of Bart, are seeking to exploit this DMCA ruling before this loophole is closed by a ruling from a higher court or a rewrite by legislators.
Previous to this, the legal activity revolving around pre-1972 recordings has been aimed at site operators whose sites contain user-uploaded infringing content, with labels (UMG, EMI) claiming the DMCA safe harbors don't apply to these recordings. This new move, directly suing companies who make use of the content themselves, shows there's more than one problem with the New York County Supreme Court's decision in favor of UMG back in April.
Filed Under: copyright, music, pre-1972
Companies: arista records, inflight productions, laface, rightscom, sony music, united airlines, zomba


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Cincinnati Dinner Draws Large Crowdby Tom Runge • January 21, 2010 Share:
It was standing room only, or at least it seemed that way, as the Cincinnati Alumni Group welcomed President and Mrs. White back to the area for their Annual dinner on January 20, 2010.
Once again the famous Montgomery Inn was the venue and they certainly provided a great meal. The assembled group also welcomed three prospective students and their families to the dinner. The group had plenty of time to discuss the benefits of a Wabash education and they certainly offered a great look at the success enjoyed by Wabash graduates after college.
Many thanks go to Bill Augspurger '64 for setting up the entire evening and to Chris Ings '96, for serving as the emcee.
Top - Dr. Brett Coldiron '78 outlines his Wabash experiences
Right - President Pat White talks of the uniqueness of Wabash
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Lack of internet connection using static ip address without netcfg or NetworkManager
See Systemd#A_pure_systemd_installation it instructs to remove the initscripts package. When doing so take care not to use the -s option of pacman with -R as it removes the iproute2 package also unless you have another package with iproute2 as a dependency.
pacman -R initscripts pacman -Rn initscripts
Not safe when iproute2 will also be removed:
pacman -Rs initscripts pacman -Rns initscripts
-- imatechguy (talk) 00:28, 11 Oct 2012 (UTC)
- It is fixed. iproute2 is in base group now. Close.
- -- Fengchao (talk) 02:19, 18 October 2012 (UTC)
- Only the iproute2 build in [testing] is in the base group. It's been in [testing] for nearly a week, so hopefully it'll be released soon.
Display manager fails to load with fast SSD
I was having a problem with my display manager (LXDM) not loading on my laptop, which has a Sandisk Extreme SSD. Xorg.log would show errors like "No screens found."
I eventually figured out that the problem was that my computer was booting so fast that KMS didn't have enough time to kick in before X was started. I solved by adding the KMS driver (i915 in my case) to the initramfs.
Just a tip for SSD users, not sure if it should be added to the page or not.
--Steev (talk) 16:59, 2 September 2012 (UTC)
- This is a general problem that needs to be solved in the display manager. GDM already implements the bits for the CanGraphical flag.
- -- Falconindy (talk) 21:34, 2 September 2012 (UTC)
Hibernation with systemd
The hibernation section should be considered a hack since systemd does not directly handle the backend that handles power management. Systemd uses the Upower interface to handle such requests
-- Yungtrizzle (talk) 06:25, 10 October 2012
- I talked about hibernation process with Lennart Poettering and he said that systemd-hibernate does only "echo disk > /sys/power/state" . As far as i can see, it works perfectly with tuxonice, since it seems it is now using the same userspace API as kernel hibernation; so it works even without hibernate-script installed (i use it without that package).
- what is the #Hibernation section all about anyway? It makes it sound like you need to use uswsusp to hibernate while it should work out of the box just fine. It doesn't explain at all why you would want to use uswsusp instead of the default command. I don't use hibernate nor do I know what uswsusp actually does, so what am I missing here? 65kid (talk) 15:12, 25 October 2012 (UTC)
Removing rc.local
It isn't clear how to get rid of rc.local. It would be useful to include this statement from the forum discussion in moving from a mixed system to a pure system:
Go through
/etc/rc.local and
/etc/rc.local.shutdown and turn them into service files (or, if you intend to keep them as they are, copy
/usr/lib/systemd/system/rc-local{,.shutdown}.service to
-- Myshkin (talk) 00:21, 13 Oct 2012
Replacing ConsoleKit with systemd-logind -> networkmanager
As of networkmanager 0.9.6.0-2 in [extra] we do no more have to recompile it with systemd support from ABS, is this right? So the note should be upgraded.
Am i missing anything?
-- Nierro (talk) 09:31, 15 October 2012
- 0.9.6.0-2 in [extra] was compiled on 2012-09-19 and the change to systemd was on 2012-09-29, so as far as I can see, it still needs to be recompiled. https://projects.archlinux.org/svntogit/packages.git/commit/trunk?h=packages/networkmanager&id=c34580e6e35b9e87f7dc27f360507143d4fd9106
- Damn, you're right. I did not see that pkgrel=3 while we are still using -2. Sorry, it means i'm still using my recompiled package, while i thought i was using the [extra] one.
Removing systemd-sysvcompat?
So I was thinking: lets go all the way and remove systemd-sysvcompat. After some scary moments I found out
init=/usr/lib/systemd/systemd has to be enabled since otherwise there is nothing to boot into. I also noticed this removes the reboot and poweroff commands (
systemctl {reboot,shutdown} replace these).
Now, is this the recommended way to go in the future, or should everyone keep systemd-sysvcompat installed?
-- Lonaowna (talk) 23:56, 20 October 2012 (UTC)
- Based on the files systemd-sysvcompat provides (click "View the file list for systemd-sysvcompat"), I think most people will want to keep this package installed indefinitely.


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Altec Lansing Expressionist Plus v. Edifier E3350
Two 2.1 speaker systems sound it out
Review With most computers bulging at the seams with music and video files, the days of making do with even a cheap set of active stereo speakers, let alone laptop offerings, are truly dead and buried. A decent 2.1 active speaker system will not only pay dividends when it comes to playing your music but can also provide bowel trembling bass when playing games or watching video.
PC palpitator: Altec Lansing's Expressionist Plus FX3021
Recently, Edifier and Altec Lansing simultaneously released new 2.1 speaker sets that are in head-on competition. Both consist of a meaty downward firing subwoofer and a couple of satellites. Both have clearly spent some time and effort on styling as well as performance. And both are yours for under eighty quid.
Edifier describes the E3350 subwoofer as looking like an, ahem, 'exotic pyramid'. Yes, quite. Fourth Dynasty envy aside the E3350 continues the restrained and minimalist styling we have come to expect from Edifier, of late. Even though everything is made of plastic, it's a high-quality plastic with blemish-free matt black surfaces. Some rather nice design touches include the diffuse red halo LED that surrounds the touch sensitive on/off switch on top of the subwoofer and the satellites' cloth speaker covers.
Altec has gone for an altogether more curvaceous and organic design theme with its Expressionist Plus. This works well on the lovely gloss black subwoofer but the satellites look just little on the cheap side when placed alongside it, and this isn't helped by the over-designed speaker grilles and satin finish metal stands. Although the latter do, at least, allow you to change the angle of the speaker units themselves.
In short the Altec satellites look a little too much like PC speakers while the Edifier's look like small hi-fi speakers and we know which look we prefer.
Hi-Fi choice? Edifier's E3350
Edifier has also thought rather harder than Altec about the best way to connect up a 2.1 speaker. The E3350's satellite tether cable branches from the subwoofer to each speaker allowing for a great degree of flexibility. Altec's approach is to connect one speaker to the sub and then use a separate cable to connect the two satellites together. The farthest apart you can separate the two Altec speakers is 150cm, while the Edifier's can manage twice that distance.


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The ownership of the phone account has me confused. The phone records provided by Crump have "Welcome, tracy" suggesting it was Tracy's account rather than Sybrina's.
The phone records provided by Crump have "Welcome, tracy" suggesting it was Tracy's account rather than Sybrina's.
These were released how and when?
I didn't think he would doctor evidence but in reality the phone bill was given over to NBC. That is not necessarily "tampering with evidence" since NBC isn't the courts. I just think he was desperate to find anyway he could to "connect the dots" for the media to build the narrative. IMO, he never should have gotten involved with that investigation. I don't understand why the people who follow him are not extremely PO'd. They got played like a Stradivarius by someone whom they trusted.What a bunch of horse's patoots.
My big question is was, if the phone was in Tracy's name could it have been from the Brandy Green household?
Trayvon, who lived in Miami with his mother, had been visiting his father and stepmother in a gated townhome community called The Retreat at Twin Lakes in Sanford, 20 miles north of Orlando.
Tracy didn't live with Brandy. He lived in Miami. That they lived together is one of several untruths that I think were meant to make TM's domestic life seem more orderly than it was. <a
So do have any idea who the four lines belonged to?
And I know that he didn't live with BG.


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Wednesday, October 7, 2009
Dear FTC, I Love You, You're Perfect, Don't Change
All the buzz on wine blogs seems to be about the FTC cracking down on bloggers accepting stuff for free and not owning up to it. Not sure what this is all about. But I know I'm scared. I've got so much to hide. Sure, HoseMaster of Wine looks like some two-bit, poorly funded, badly researched, hopelessly inaccurate and stupid wine blog, are there any other kind, but it's astoundingly lucrative. And if the FTC finds out, my proverbial goose, lovely with an aged Chateauneuf-du-Pape, is cooked. So the only thing to do is come clean, 'fess up. Get all of my disclaimers out of the way, show the FTC that there's at least one wine blogger with impeccable honesty and integrity. It just ain't me. I'm just another lying bastard like the rest of them.
Free Samples
OK, first of all, isn't "free samples" redundant? Like "boring wine blog?" Seems like sloppy language, FTC, but, sure, I get free samples of wines for review. But they sure as hell aren't wines I'd pay for. I'm nobody. The wines I receive are wines that are made to go with e. Coli. Wines so bad that the unfinished bottles have to be treated as hazardous waste (not to be confused with Marvin Shanken's hazardous waist). Wineries don't send wines to guys like me, I might tell the truth about them. No, no, marketing people may be the absolute ruin of the wine business, but they aren't stupid. They carefully scope out the buttkissers, weasels, and parasites and send them samples. Oh, did I say buttkissers, weasels and parasites? I meant movers and shakers. Honest. The movers and shakers give them what they want, glowing reviews and glamorous profiles. They're marketing department stooges, flattered to receive free wine and only too happy to be thought of as important. They provide the positive reviews, the marketing folks forward them to the winery that employs them, the winery posts them on their website, the marketing people bill the winery an obscene amount of money, and the wines still go unsold. It's beautiful, really.
And, yes, FTC, I am very cozy with many winemakers and winery owners and those relationships do affect my judgments about the wines I review. This is always true in the wine business. There's the insiders (US!) and the outsiders (them). The insiders wink at each other about how they review wines blind (kind of like when you're a kid and you have your hands over your eyes playing Hide and Seek but you can peek between your fingers to see what's going on), and how accepting free meals and accommodations and wine doesn't influence their decisions, while the outsiders nod their heads like cattle with bovine spongiform encephalopathy. It's a cozy business, the wine business, nothing wrong with that. It worked for Wall Street.
Free Blog
I confess, FTC, I don't pay Google for using their servers for HoseMaster of Wine. I think they just like me. I'm pretty sure most of the other bloggers have to pay to be on Blogger, though apparently most of them haven't kept up with their payments and so they're not allowed to post. They set up their blog, can't afford it, and so they haven't been able to post for six months, though they're still rated in the top 100 wine blogs and are probably getting free wine samples from highly paid marketing experts. But, FTC, on the other hand, I don't charge anything for folks to read my blog. Oh, I've thought about it. Hell, I'd do it for one subscriber. Most wine bloggers want to make money from their blogs, real money. Not me. All I need is one subscriber at, say, $5 a month and at the end of the year I'd have $60, $60 I don't have now after doing this crap for the last twelve months. I'm cool with that. Who the hell needs the aggravation of the democratization of the Internet? I don't need 25,000 readers every month--what a fucking headache that would be. I can barely stand the fourteen readers I have now. Sure, I'd get more (free) samples, but, honestly, I'd rather have the five bucks.
Or I could start accepting advertising. Wouldn't it be cool to have all of the same lame advertising boxes surrounding my brilliant wine analyses that are on every other wine blog? Ads trying to get you to join Wine Clubs where you can enjoy $40 worth of wine delivered right to your door for a mere $100? Or ads for wine gizmos that can improve the taste of the plonk you recommended in your last post, the stuff you received for free? Nah, I'd rather have the five bucks.
Free Jokes
I have stolen countless jokes from countless sources and never paid a dime for them. OK, maybe this isn't the FTC's problem. Probably a job for the FBI, though, in the case of my jokes, it's petty larceny.
Just get this straight, FTC, I'm a wine blogger, dammit. My blog is not for sale, my words are not for sale, my opinions are not for sale, my integrity...um, make me an offer.
11 comments:
- Samantha Dugan said...
Hmmm wonder what I could get for $20....
- October 7, 2009 at 12:39 PM
I wonder if the FTC isn't smarter than the average bear.
Perhaps they realize that wineries sending samples to bloggers, critics, publications, judgings, etc., are sometimes sending rigged bottlings which are not the same crap the winery actually put on the market for sale to poor, unsuspecting consumers.
Since Parker, Shanken and most others are unwilling to actually pay their own money for a bottle of wine, there is little accountability.
At least the bloggers are obliged to note they didn't open their own wallet for a bottle...maybe the same rule should apply to those who charge money for a subscription?
Of course, I'd also like to know when some wine critic gets a free trip to Germany (Hello, Freddy the Koeppel-Kopf) or some trade group sponsors a junket for those claiming to be journalists.
Am I cynical, or what? Nah...
- October 8, 2009 at 6:10 PM
- Charlie Olken said...
Anon 1--
There should be one standard for everyone. Full stop.
And that standard should be complete transparency--including for wineries who should have to put lot numbers on their wines.
- October 9, 2009 at 5:57 PM
Puff Daddy,
You are correct sir!
And let's think of some ramifications...Conn Guide, then, can list which bottles came in the door as gratis samples from the winery and which ones were store-bought and which ones were purchased "on line." We will need to keep track of which wines are shipped via UPS, which ones are FedEx and which ones are brought to the door by a good-looking blonde (who has a nice nose, fine body and an elegant finish).
I'd also like to know which wines were tasted at lunch or dinner, paid for by the winery.
Please disclose if the critic has accepted some form of hospitality, such as staying at Chateau XYZ while in Bordeaux.
Do we need to know, I wonder, if the critic has received a Christmas card from a winemaker? How about if a vintner has held the door open for a writer who's on his or her way to a tasting?
Would readers need to know if Parker's or Shanken's minions play tennis with a winemaker on the third Saturday of each month?
Maybe critics and bloggers should make a point of disclosing precisely what kind of stemware they use as a tasting vessel? After all, knowing that the wine was tasted directly from the bottle would impact one's tasting notes compared to evaluating the same wine from a coffee cup or Riedel crystal stemware.
Should we know if the critic avails his/her-self of a spit bucket?
Some will claim a wine tastes differently according to the barometric pressure...readers might need to know this as they peruse the notes of some critic.
What are the predominant colors in the "tasting room" where a wine is being evaluated? What kind of paint?
Are there hardwood floors underneath the taster or carpeting?
Are there extraneous distractions during the tasting? Is there a sporting event on TV or is the wine being tasted during a showing of Calistoga CSI?
I'd say the FTC needs to give these additional elements careful consideration so anyone who happens to visit a blogger's web site or who subscribes to Dan Berger's newsletter can better comprehend what's being written (as though someone can make sense of Mr. Berger in the first place).
- October 10, 2009 at 11:38 AM
- Charlie Olken said...
Dear Anon and on and on--
That was quite a little missive you deposited here in the Hosemaster's sandbox. It just went on and anon and anon.
You are definitely on the right track. I agree totally with the idea that every wine review should include a discussion of source. I get wine from K-J and Constellation and occasionally from Diageo and Foster/Beringer. I buy all the Screaming Eagle, Colgin, Harlan, Abreu and Bond that I review. I refuse to buy Two Buck Chuck and King Freddy of Franzia refuses to send it to me.
Radio Coteau and Kistler won't sell wine to me. Something I said about their swill in the past.
UPS is the preferred delivery medium because their drivers all wear shorts and frilly blouses, and our driver is a leggy blond with a fine set of teaths. I have no idea what she looks like. A few years back, I preferred FedEx because Kelly was our driver. I have known Kelly since she was in high school, and she was a fox back then, and possibly also a mink, and she is a fox today. But, I did not KNOW Kelly, if you know what I mean. I am no David Letterman.
I have never spent a night at Chateau XYZ. I am going up to Healdsburg in a couple of weeks and I will be staying at the Hotel Healdsburg. I considered staying around the corner at the Hotel Mars, but the place is too dangerous. People get hit on the melon there all the time.
By the way, no one sends me Christmas cards. They used to, but when I started saying nasty things about their pruny Cabs, they stopped.
I did get a nice note from Janet Trefethen the other day. She congratulated me for being in business 35 years and said that she hoped that I had finally learned enough to be able to stay in business another 35 years.
Think about that. I could be reviewing wine when I am 100 years old. I could be as cranky as Dan Berger by then. By the way, I know Dan Berger. Dan Berger is a friend of mine, and you sir, are no Dan Berger.
Oh wait, I have just figured it out. You are Dan Berger in disguise.
Let me end on a serious note. I do use Riedel stemware. I find it far better than anything else. I taste red wines out of coffee cups and white wines out of jelly jars and spit in Riedel stemware--always being sure that I am using the correct shaped glass for the variety being wine expectorated (and that is no Marvin Shanken joke).
- October 11, 2009 at 8:50 AM
- Ron Washam, HMW said...
Man, I'm in a coma for a lousy week and all hell breaks loose.
Thanks, Anon and Puff Daddy for the lively debate. Sorry I don't have time to chime in much. I'm still in a coma, though with me it's hard to tell.
I am in the wonderful process of moving, so I won't be here much until the end of the week. But I'll be back with more nonsense and another chapter in "The M.S. Conspiracy" as soon as I am able. Stay tuned.
- October 11, 2009 at 9:33 AM
Puff Daddy...
You're saying, then, that you got "bad reception" to the Radio Coteau wines? I found the owner/winemaker to be quite an arrogant and pompous fellow, so I know his wine as "Radio Oh No."
Kistler wines used to be quite good, but the last stuff I tasted was rather ordinary. Maybe they changed their use of oak. I see all sorts of stores now carry Kistler, but at higher-than-winery pricing. Apparently folks on the mailing list are now in the "business" of selling Kistler wines.
I think you should consider, at least one time, including Charles Shaw wine in your tastings...why not? Aside from the fact that Fred Franzia is a total jackass, what would it take to see a critique of the wine that is actually for sale (compared to the special batch they apparently submit for wine judging events)? Two bucks, is all. It's difficult to believe the state fair has awarded Charles Shaw wines with a medal or two...
Glad to know your recycling bin won't be filled with holiday cards come January. It's nice of you to say such nasty things about pruney Cabernets.
Janet Trefethen? Now there's a piece of work!
I'm afraid I do not have Dan Berger's palate and do not share his appreciation for Geyser Peak Sauvignon Blanc or Sutter Home White Zinfandel. The fact that Mr. Berger seems to make a living doing whatever it is he does, demonstrates something, but I'm not sure precisely what.
Hosemaster, sir: Are you "on the move" or "on the lam"???
- October 12, 2009 at 12:50 PM
- Charlie Olken said...
Now, now, Anon--
Your critiques are getting to be as acerbic as the Hosemaster's and as acid-driven as Dan Berger's favorite wines. In Dan's case, however, it is more likely to tartaric or malic. Yours sounds like a bit of reflux.
But, I digress. Let's see if I can find something nice to say about the folks you have just buried.
Chuck Shaw--no need to review them in print. Have tasted them and I prefer not to waste the space or my readers' time. And, yes, the rules at the CA State Fair that allow a 50-case lot to be submitted and then trumpeted about as if it were the rest of the half million cases of that sad wine under the same label is a disgrace to the Fair and an indictment of the shabbiness with which King Freddy runs his business.
Pruney Cabs--Nope, can't say anything nice about them either.
Christmas cards--vastly overrated. Oh sure, I used to enjoy them back in the day before grade inflation. Now, we are not as much appreciated by the wineries because we cannot bring ourselves to give 90 points to almost half the wines we review. So, no cards. I have grandkids instead. A much better deal when you think about it.
Janet Trefethen--we differ on that topic. We have not always been kind to her wines, but she has never been anything but pleasant to me over the several decades that we have been reviewing her wines. In an industry in which producers will tell you that you walk on water if you love their wines and will send out hit squads if you do not, Janet Trefethen has been consistently professional and friendly regardless of whether we like her wines or trash them.
Dan Berger. You have to know Dan (not KNOW) to love him. Our palates do not often mesh, but he is fun to read because he brings about such loud reactions. I once saw a New Yorker cartoon with an old guy sitting in a chair holding a smoking shotgun. The radio opposite had been blown to smithereens, and the caption read, "Father likes to silence Walter Winchell in his own way".
No one silences Dan, but I have fun trying. And I dare say that he feels the same way about me. It is good to have loyal opposition just so long as you understand how not to make it personal. Dan and I can let our passions flow, can disagree loudly and come away laughing. I can't say the same for Radio-Coteau or Kistler, or worse yet, other folk over the years whose unhappy reactions to having their wines criticized has bordered on the absurd--like the Viognier maker who got hellishly angry because we suggested that we had picked up an oaky streak in his wines. Insisted that the wines had never seen oak. Then went on to say that very ripe Viognier can develop a hardwood note on its own--and said on his website that his Viognier was aged in older oak barrels.
Now, those folks deserve a bit of blowback. Not so the few people in this biz who still talk to me politely.
- October 13, 2009 at 8:45 AM
- Charlie Olken said...
The Hosemaster may be in a coma, but this place does not have to be, and so, I am here to disspell those nasty rumors posted by Anon 1.
To wit--
1. Radio-Coteau person is arrogant and pompous. Wrong. He is not pompous. Just insanely arrogant. He actually had the nerve to tell me that I could not review his wines that I had purchased at retail. What a twit. When he got word that we were going to print reviews, he sent me a fax saying that we had to remove the reviews from the issue. Hah!! This dufous apparently has never heard of the Bill of Rights.
2. Kistler. I just don't get these guys. We loved their wines, disliked some dirty wines, mentioned a problem in print and all of a sudden, they won't sell us wine. This has been going on for two decades. I can't tell you if their wines are better or worse because I can't buy them at regular retail from the winery and I refuse to pay over the odds at retail stores that have wines dumped by Kistler's mailing list subscribers.
3. Two Chuck Yuk. You suggest that we include these wines in our tastings. I have tasted them enough times to know not to go there. As for the 50-case lot that King Freddie of Franzia sent to the CA State Fair and won a big medal with, that just shows how questionable these judgings are in the first place, how much we need lot identifiers on wine in the second place and how unethical King Ferdie is in his dealings.
4. Christmas cards and pruny Cabs. Did I also mention pruny Zins, pruny Merlots and pruny Syrahs? How about pruny Chards? OK, so I didn't mention pruny Chards. Besides, who needs Christmas cards from wineries that don't like me telling the truth? I have grandkids and that is enough for me.
5. Janet Trefethen--You know, the Trefethens are very rich and have enjoyed the good life. But what they have also done is to make honest wines. They do not gussy them up with additives, oak, prune juice or tannin powder, and they have long said that balance is way better than bombast. In an industry filled with "look at me, Johnny come latelies", the Trefethens were "johnny come earlies" and have stuck to their last. There are plenty of others like that--the Novaks at Spottswoode, John Shafer, Chuck Wagner. Good on all of them, I say. As for Janet Trefethen, our reviews of their wines have been hit and miss, but there has never been a nasty word said in pushback. Compare that to Radio-Shackeau and Kiss My Assler.
6. Dan Berger? What has he ever done to you besides insisting that high acid and low pH trump everything else in wine styling? His choice of wines gives me acid reflux just reading his tasting notes, but he personally is a very funny individual. I know this from personal experience because I have sat across the table from Dan at innumerable events and screamed at him loudly. Lord knows he deserves it. He would probably say the same about me. And we seem able to end all of our outbursts with a round of Kumbaya--so how bad can that be?
7. Is the Hosemaster on the lam? No, he is lying unconscious on the floor of a some nubile tourist's bedroom in the Hotel Mars. Does it seem appropriate that the Hosemaster is from Mars?
- October 14, 2009 at 11:09 AM
Wondering if the Hoseman has finally taken my advice and shut her down. Your posts of the last week or so have been your most thoughtful and gracious to date.
- October 15, 2009 at 6:55 AM
- Samantha Dugan said...
Is this moving thing a stunt to make us all miss you...cuzz I do. Hurry back HoseMaster, I need my fix of wit and snark.
- October 15, 2009 at 8:30 AM


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A malfunction in part of the body's nervous system may be linked to the redness as well as the bumps and pimples of rosacea, according to a recently completed study by Dr. Akihiko Ikoma and colleagues at the University of California-San Francisco.
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TNA Knockout Mickie James has recently regained gold in the form of the Knockouts Championship. But she's probably hoping that she'll earn more gold, in the form of a gold album, with the recent release of her second country music CD.
Like her first album, her new CD, Somebody's Gonna Pay is a solid outing that fits in well with a lot of the music you'd find on a new country station. Songs range from rocking anthems to slower ballads that would close out the night at a honky tonk bar.
Of the eleven tracks, the highlights are the opening title track, which is a revenge song with a catchy chorus, "Best Damn Night" which is a good arena song that could be used to kick off a concert, and the ballad "If It Can't Be Me". The bonus track is "Hardcore Country", Mickie's TNA theme song which was co-written by Dixie Carter's husband - this is one of the weaker song on the albums, most notably because of the cheesy male vocals belting out "Hardcore Country" in a faux aggressive voice that really take away from Mickie's singing.
It's unfortunate, since in terms of vocals, James proves that this CD isn't merely a vanity project -- she really does have legitimate talent. Her voice is generally strong and clear -- nothing unique like a Lindi Ortega or outstanding like Carrie Underwood -- a nice tone with an occasional whiskey-soaked rasp that adds some character on some of the tunes. If there is any complaint, it's that sometimes she bends her words too much, so that words come out weird. For example, in once song, the words "ice cream" come out like "ay-ace cream" and coffee becomes a four-syllable word. It's not unlike the way Kellie Pickler sings, but in this case, because James doesn't sound like that in every song, when it's there it can be a bit distracting.
Fortunately, she has support during some songs in the form of Allison Moorer, one of country musics' finest voices. Moorer isn't the only one that helped James with the album -- indeed, there are many established songwriters that contributed to some tracks, including multiple number-one song writers Craig Wiseman and Rivers Rutherford, multiple award winner Tom Shapiro, and Civil Wars member John Paul White.
The fact that she could get such A-listers on the album belies the fact that the album was financed through a Kickstarter campaign from James' fans. Based on the results, it's a safe bet that the investors will be generally pleased with the outcome.
Somebody's Gonna Pay can be purchased on iTunes and through other music retailers.
To see the music video for "Somebody's Gonna Pay," which co-stars Trish Stratus and TNA's Magnus, visit Mickie's YouTube page.
EDITOR'S NOTE: Bob Kapur donated to the Kickstarter campaign and is listed as one of the producers of the album, though he has no ongoing financial interests in the project.
Bob Kapur has a hankerin' to two-step at a good hoe-down. Send him your Jeff Foxworthy jokes at email@example.com.


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Thursday, April 03, 2008
Blessing Assignment Patterns
Pattern 1: Combined Might/Wisdom
Paladin 1 - Light on tanks, Wisdom on hunters, Salvation on everyone else
Paladin 2 - Wisdom on casters, Might on melee and hunters
Paladin 3 - Kings
This pattern has its advantages, mainly that all the complexity of blessing assignments is put on the shoulders of Paladin 1. This means that Paladins 2 and 3 have simpler assignments, which can be a great boon for an entry-level raid.
However, this pattern does have disadvantages. To maximize effectiveness, Paladin 1 needs Improved Wisdom, while Paladin 2 needs both Improved Wisdom and Improved Might. Paladin 3 needs Kings, of course. It is rare that you will get 3 paladins with exactly the right buffs, especially if you run a Retribution paladin.
So let's take a look at a second pattern:
Pattern 2: Split Might/Wisdom
Paladin 1: Light on tanks, Salvation on melee, Wisdom on casters and hunters
Paladin 2: Salvation on casters, Might on tanks, melee and hunters
Paladin 3: Kings
This pattern greatly reduces the requirements for maximum effectiveness. Paladin 1 needs Improved Wisdom, Paladin 2 needs Improved Might, and Paladin 3 needs Kings. This is much easier to get, and works well with a Retribution paladin.
The downside is that the complexity is split up between the first two paladins, and no single paladin is responsible for keeping Salvation up.
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I've never had a hard-and-fast "rule" for blessing assignments, as there are many variations in raid composition.ReplyDelete
That having been said, I've always tended more toward your second pattern in raids with only three paladins. Like you said, it doesn't require someone to spend talents in both impWis and impMight.
Also, I don't buy into the "advantage" of keeping the "complexity" of blessing assignments out of certain players' hands. The default UI now shows duration on the tooltips of buffs you provide to a target player... mods aren't even necessary to track buff timers anymore.
I don't see a problem with remembering the greater blessing I'm supposed to give to each of nine classes, instantly rebuffing any player that is resurrected, and keeping ten minute blessings up on perhaps 1-3 offspec players if needed.
I like your post, but don't mods like provide an alternative to keeping assignments simple, and allow you to maximize the strength of the blessings (improved might, improved wisdom, kings, sanctuary) with little or no regard to complexity?ReplyDelete
We don't go for specific rules any more. With the Pally Power mod, our raid blessing plan might look like a check board, but setting it up is a charm for the paladin on assist - he can see exactly whether a ret pally brings improved might to the table and whether it might be even appropriate to add sanctuary from a prot pally. Yes, we had five paladins in a raid group - one ret, one prot and three healers. Good times.ReplyDelete
Some pallies are reluctant to use the mod, but it is very powerful and allows even spot buffings and shows the timers on each blessing casted.
- PapaNasty12:11 PM, April 05, 2008
imo just get everyone to use Pally Power and configure individual class blessingsReplyDelete
We try to aim for a buff list that has one pally doing one or two buffs across the groups, and then maybe doing something else on themselves.ReplyDelete
PallyPower helps this alot, but I've found that the people you have to force to use PallyPower are also poor at remembering to rebuff.
You can use Pally Power, but if the officer assigning buffs has a plan or heuristic she follows, it makes life easier.ReplyDelete
In my experience, lower-tier guilds tend to have a bit of trouble handling buffs for some reason. A simple pattern like the above two can make life easier for them.