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"It had better be tuna."
Friday, January 17, 2014
Brought to you by Rabbits' Guy at 8:44 PM
4 comments:
- Brandi B. said...
KB, I know we see you mostly on the weekends, and only a moment and a snapshot at that, but you seem to never sleep in the same place more than once...
- January 17, 2014 at 10:38 PM
- speedyrabbit said...
KB you're a handsome kitty,xx Rachel
- January 18, 2014 at 12:20 AM
- Crafty Green Poet said...
So, did KB get his tuna then?
- January 18, 2014 at 2:21 AM
- Auntie Jane (It is official!) said...
Brandi, that is the appropriate protocol when living in a house full of rabbits. I think your own recent experiences testify to the wisdom of this kind of cat craft. Anyway, I thought the specialty of the house was fresh hay and that the ambience was enhanced by the lilting music of a harp.
- January 18, 2014 at 5:14 AM
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Taylor Swift Recreates 'Dirty Dancing' Lift With Harry Styles [PHOTO]
Every morning when Taylor Swift wakes up, she opens the windows of her cottage, gives a little whistle, and all the woodland creatures fly in and help her get dressed. After she's let down her hair for new beau Harry Styles, they sing each other ballads before recreating scenes from 'Dirty Dancing.'
We're sorry, Patrick Swayze. We are so so sorry.
The photo of the couple was snapped after One Direction's Dec. 3 concert at Madison Square Garden and has since been making the rounds on the Twitters, as the kids call it.
The image has absolutely zero context other than Taylor Swift loves fabricating a perfect life for herself.
Earlier on in the evening, Swift was given an award by the Kennedy family so she could continue the illusion that she could have been American royalty. Shhhh, in her mind she's a princess, not a desperate clinger!
So what have we learned? Taylor Swift's life is basically just self-insertion Disney fan fiction and no one puts her in a corner. Unless he wants a song written about him and how terrible he is and how unfair his senior class curriculum is to her love life.

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1. user getting ARERR48405Jason Niu Apr 30, 2012 5:10 PM (in response to Alex Kim)1 of 1 people found this helpful
You can enable the log file and see what is generating the error.
I would recommend to looking at the following area:
1. How the Requester info is entered. As there are workflow to populate support org and group. Manual input may result in error.
2. The Submitter's Application Permission, and support group roles. Such as Problem Submitter, Problem User, Problem Manager.
The log should always narrow it down.
Jason Niu
2. user getting ARERR48405Alex Kim May 1, 2012 8:10 AM (in response to Jason Niu)
Workflow input Requestor info and he can update ticket but can't create...
our arerrlog doesn't seem to update real time?
Is there a log configuration you can set?
I checked log files in server information but nothing much to configure.
3. Re: user getting ARERR48405Rory Rabourn Aug 31, 2012 2:50 PM (in response to Alex Kim)
I have the same issue and have done everything, aside from deleting the user and starting over. Did you ever find a solution?
4. Re: user getting ARERR48405Alex Kim Sep 5, 2012 3:36 PM (in response to Rory Rabourn)
I think it turns out that there was two users with same name and one with middle intial and not with the other.
5. Re: user getting ARERR48405Rory Rabourn Dec 5, 2012 12:54 PM (in response to Alex Kim)
We discovered that the user did not have a default workgroup setup. For whatever reason, when migrated from test to prod a default workgroup was not checked. Once the default workgroup was established, the user could create a problem with no errors.


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One girl's twistedly fantastic interpretation of what the hell is really going on in those tribes.
Monday, February 11, 2013
Michael: The Token
Today we'll be meeting one Mr. Michael Snow. Besides having a fabulous movie star name, Michael Snow (age 44) is an Event Planner Personal. I'm sure he meant to write Personal Event Planner, but Event Planner Personal has a lovely dyslexic ring to it, n'est-ce pas?
Michael's hobbies include running, theatre, knitting and photobombing. Hold up, did he say knitting? And photobombing? I could almost forgive him that tank top for saying something as delectable as knitting and photobombing. In addition to spinning a yarn, yours truly has been known to actually knit a yarn. A whole mess o'yarn (nipple cozies and flask warmers). But enough about me. Let's get back to Michael Snow. If Michael could bring three things with him on the island, he'd bring knitting needles & yarn, cribbage and a journal. I'm going to go out on a limb here and say we've found our token gay.
Let's see if I'm right. Please to enjoy:
A picnic basket in gingham. Fabulous. However, unless he wows with stellar physical prowess, I'm predicting an early exit for Michael Snow. Unfortunately, he has the unpleasant nightmare of being placed on a tribe with a bunch of threadbare doormats. Cuckoo clocks with missing parts. Wind-up dolls wandering hypnotically out to sea. Age could work against him and do we really care? For the love of all that is holy, do we even care anymore? These newbies are about as exciting as an Ambien slushie.
So, what do you think of Michael Snow? Since he's not a ripped and chiseled action star, will he be a Survivor whose name we never forget?
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- KristiBeanFebruary 11, 2013 at 5:06 PM
ha ha ha ha ha He said "nutter"ReplyDelete
yup, that's all that stood out... sorry :(
- M observed...February 11, 2013 at 9:07 PM
I think Michael is the most promising of all the fans. My reasons are twofold; firstly, he sagely observes that people who wear glasses are perceived as smart. Secondly, he accurately observes that he wears glasses. I think you'll agree Lala, that not everyone is capable of such sage and accurate observation.ReplyDelete
There's another reason why I think Michael may do well - he has the same name as me. Perhaps you think this is an inconsequential coincidence, but as I am a glasses wearer I have conducted research, and can report that never in the history of Survivor has a contestant named Michael been voted off first. I suspect this is because Michaels are considered trustworthy due to there never being, in all human history, a notorious dictator named Michael. Maybe that's a spurious argument, but it's one none of your readers named Adolf can make.
By the way, if I were you Lala, I'd be suspicious of that lot. Very suspicious.
- AnonymousFebruary 13, 2013 at 4:35 PM
Cribbage is a cool game.ReplyDelete


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I really cannot stress how unbearably hot it is out there at practice. I cannot imagine having shoulder pads and a helmet on to make the heat even worse. They are taking a great deal of water breaks to cool the guys down. The team is really responding to the staff and my money says they are very well prepared for the season. Here are some observations from day three of practice.
Some stuff I get from practice is second hand from people I trust. The fact is I can't be there for every snap on three fields and see everything that is going on. If I don't agree with an assessment I won't relay that to you guys. I did pick up a great deal of tidbits and saw a lot of really good stuff with my own eyes today.
Quarterbacks are still mostly sharp…
The quarterbacks continue to be hot except for Chris Leak's first play of scrimmage with the one offense against the second defense. I am not sure who the linebackers were that converged on a pass thrown into coverage, but they deflected into the diving arms of linebacker turned safety A.J. Jones.
Tim Tebow is really still throwing the ball very well and much more accurately than last spring. I like the makeup of both quarterbacks.
Running backs are a good group…
Mon Williams has a nice run in the video f practice that we aired last night. He is number 27. Go watch and see how he slides through traffic like Ciatrick Fason.
Kestahn Moore is still the hardest runner on the team as witnessed by everyone watching the running drills today.
As reported, DeShawn Wynn was out with an illness.
Brandon James back at running back today made Brandon Siler look a little silly in the 1 on 1 tackling drill.
Wide Receivers will be the best in the country…
Dallas Baker and Bubba Caldwell seem like they are on another planet. They are so confident in everything they do, they make it all look easy.
I probably spoke to soon on Jemalle Cornelius moving to corner, he showed up well today. I know he can do it all, I just hope he gets a chance to show it and produces.
I still say Kenneth Tookes will be one of the main contributors this year and I would start him with Caldwell, Baker and Cornelius Ingram at the receiver positions.
Percy Harvin, Baker, Caldwell, and Jemalle Cornelius all made great catches and runs in 7 on 7 drills on the far field today.
I think Ingram may have unseated Tate Casey already at tight end. We will have to watch for further developments.
Offensive Line Had Impressive Moments…
I mentioned it and then showed you guys the video about Ronnie Wilson, Drew Miller, and Carlton Medder having really good days on the offensive line in protection and blocking drills.
Medder was quite impressive today and had the best day I can remember since he has been here. He was under control and used his feet and arms to totally paralyze the defensive ends he faced on every rush that I saw.
I never saw Drew Miller get beat until he faced Jarvis Moss. Miller is a man child out there on the line and if he gets his mitts on you, it is over.
Ronnie Wilson manhandled most and had a couple of really good wars with Marcus Thomas and Joe Cohen. Wilson will fight and he has his work cut out for him with those two.
When Carl Johnson stays low, he can do anything he wants. The moment he raises enough for a defender to get under him, he gets toppled by the smarter and experienced players as was shown in the video. I watched him completely man handle a huge Lawrence Marsh on one play, but Marsh is not as savvy as the seniors Johnson is facing.
Steve Rissler won his match ups that I saw.
I am hearing the offensive line coaches are very happy with the progress of their young pupils.
Defensive Line Starters Will Dominate…
Marcus Thomas can control the line of scrimmage if he wants to on every play. He is so physically powerful, like a sum wrestler, he looks for that one wrong twinge by the guy across from him and that guy winds up on his butt.
Joe Cohen has really adapted well to the inside now and will be a stalwart in the middle of the defensive line. He has added a spin move and uses his bullish strength to move people as he needs to.
Jarvis Moss wins every battle he wants to. His potential is off the charts.
It was not a great day for Derrick Harvey. Medder stuffed him twice and Drew Miller never let him move an inch when he was lined up against the right tackle. I didn't see him beat Trautwein on the other side either.
Clint McMillan will be able to match up well against slower linemen when he gets a chance.
They will hold Ray McDonald out of a lot of action this off-season and take care of his legs. McDonald did not participate in contact today.
Javier Estopinan, Darryl Gresham, Jermaine Cunningham, and Corey Hobbs worked hard but never got much going today in combat situations.
Steven Harris did well in the line battles but was carted off the field with a dislocated finger or something of that nature.
Young Linebackers May be Making a Move…
My eyes in the crowd told me that Brandon Spikes and Jon Demps were exceptional in the 1 on 1 tackling drill.
Dustin Doe continues to be disruptive in 7 on 7 passing drills.
Walk-on Darryon Robinson also continues to make plays. He led the linebackers in the spring with the most interceptions and pass break ups. His knock is his speed, but he seems to be in the middle of everything all the time. He was currently playing second will linebacker behind Earl Everett.
My eyes in the crowd also said that red-shirt freshman linebacker Ryan Stamper had a great day today. He was asked to get back in there a couple of times after performing well. Stamper has really put some weight on and built up his lower body.
The coaches have to like a Doe, Spikes, Robinson, and Stamper stepping up and making plays as linebackers.
Corners opening eyes…
Jacques Rickerson is definitely playing the best of the freshmen cornerbacks. He seems the best at changing direction and he is a big time competitor.
Markihe Anderson played really well today. He got matched up with Ingram one time and really dominated him.
Newcomer Ryan Smith had a great day for his first time out there. He is as tall as any corner except Nelson and Wondy, but he is thinner than both of those. I saw Heater really loving what he was doing a couple of times. The whole back seven on defense could be shifted somehow if two corners really step up.
Safeties Made Plays…
Dorian Munroe had an interception on the far field and took it back quite a ways.
I believe AJ Jones had two interceptions playing at safety. I think he needs to play there and develop some strength before moving up to the linebacker spot.
Player of the Day
Marcus Thomas is a ninety mile an hour bulldozer. It is just fun watching him over power people whenever he wants to.


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Redskins quarterback Robert Griffin III will have an MRI tonight to determine the significance of the leg injury he suffered late in today's win over the Ravens.
A source with knowledge of the situation tells PFT that there are mixed views within the Redskins organization about just how worried they should be based on their preliminary assessments of Griffin's leg. But they won't know anything for sure until they conduct an MRI, and so they're going to do that as soon as possible.
The good news is that Griffin said after the game that it didn't feel like he suffered a torn ACL. Griffin, who tore his ACL in college at Baylor, said he remembers that feeling, and what he felt today wasn't as bad.
Still, the way Griffin's leg buckled on the hit that caused today's injury was ugly, and folks in Washington will be nervous until the MRI results are available.


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marketingdirector74 needed a new logo design and created a contest on 99designs.
A winner was selected from 134 designs submitted by 55 freelance designers.
We help social game developers monetize their games through virtual currencies. Our latest product is called "SocialKast." It's a marketing and promotional tool that helps developers of casual and social games -- such as those on Facebook and MySpace -- acquire new users and re-engage with their existing user base. We named it SocialKast because we liked the idea of "broadcasting" messages or "casting" a wide net or even "casting" a fishing rod, and of course because it takes place in a "social" context.
Casual and social game developers, virtual world developers, MMOs, social publishers, social platforms, social networks
I need a rather basic logo and typeface treatment for this new product. Something clean and simple. Check out our corporate logo, attached. It could use a similar treatment as the font in that logo, or also it doesn't necessarily have to. Would prefer that any graphics beyond the font itself, if any, are subtle and the logo relied primarily on the words "SocialKast" for impact. Might be best just to rely on the font only without any special graphics or further treatment, though I'm open to suggestions. Please note that it is one word like that too -- "SocialKast".
Colors must be dark blue and/or orange, as in the corporate logo attached.
Unfortunately I need a fast turnaround on this project -- will need it by Monday, 5:00 Pacific Time. Sorry for the urgency. Good luck!
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Galaxy GeForce GTX 260+ OC Graphics Card
Left 4 Dead
Version and / or Patch Used: Latest Steam Update
Timedemo or Level Used: Custom Timedemo
Developer Homepage: http://www.valvesoftware.com/
Product Homepage: http://www.l4d.com/
Left 4 Dead uses the latest version of Valve's Source engine, with improvements such as multi-core processor support and physics-based animation to more realistically portray hair and clothing, and to improve physics interaction with enemies when shot or shoved in different body parts. Animation was also improved to allow characters to lean realistically when moving in curved paths.
Rendering and artificial intelligence were scaled up to allow for greater number of enemies who can navigate the world in better ways, such as climbing, jumping or breaking obstacles. Lighting has been enhanced with new self-shadowing normal mapping and advanced shadow rendering that is important to convey information about the environment and player actions.
Under Left 4 Dead we see that the GTX 260+ and HD 4870 perform quite well with the GTX 260+ pulling out a win in two of the three resolutions.
Optimum Setup- Gaming at 2560 x 1600 with the GTX 260+ and settings at high isn't going to be a problem.
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Re-entry into Earth's atmosphere is considered one of the most critical moments in spaceflight. To make the journey into space and back to Earth safer, cheaper and more flexible, the German Aerospace Center (Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt; DLR) has designed an experimental spacecraft. The Shefex II project uses advanced technologies such as a sharp, angular design and active cooling of the heat shield. For the first time, scientists have tested a model of the spacecraft in a wind tunnel at Gottingen.
In early 2011, Shefex II (SHarp Edge Flight EXperiment) is scheduled to lift off from the Australian testing ground at Woomera. This is in many ways a unique spacecraft. Building on the successful Shefex I flight, and unlike previous space vehicles, the outer skin is not rounded, but has sharp edges. Shefex II will test a system for active cooling of the heat shield for the first time in space. It is the only spacecraft project to be financed and run entirely by Germany and has the capability of returning to Earth under automatic control.
Re-entry at 12,000 kilometres per hour
To check their computer calculations before the flight, the DLR researchers will be simulating re-entry of this spacecraft using a model. Wind tunnel trials are being conducted in the High-Enthalpy Shock Tunnel at DLR Göttingen, one of Europe's main large-scale facilities for research into hypersonic flight and the re-entry of spacecraft.
In a wind tunnel that is 62 metres long, a piston first compresses propellant gas. After a steel diaphragm bursts, a powerful shock wave compresses and heats a test gas before it is accelerated into the wind tunnel at 10 times the speed of sound. That equates to a speed in excess of 12,000 kilometres per hour.
This gas then flows around the Shefex II model. This simulates the re-entry of a spacecraft into Earth's atmosphere from an altitude of roughly 35 kilometres. "At this point, the test device is experiencing temperatures of approximately 5000 degrees Celsius – as hot as the surface of the Sun," says Dr Klaus Hannemann, who is in charge of the Spacecraft Department at the DLR Institute of Aerodynamics and Flow Technology in Göttingen.
The sharp-edged shape of Shefex promises two substantial benefits. Firstly, this could make heat shield design much simpler and safer. "A Space Shuttle has more than 25,000 differently-shaped tiles. The simple shape of the Shefex tiles reduces the maintenance costs of the thermal protection system and means that in-space replacement becomes feasible," says Dr Hannemann.
Furthermore, this multi-faceted shape results in improved aerodynamic properties. "The capsule almost achieves the same aerodynamic properties as a Space Shuttle, but is smaller and does not need to have wings," says Project Manager Hendrik Weihs from the DLR Institute of Structures and Design in Stuttgart. In conjunction with the active cooling system, this opens up new vistas for European space travel. "We could use a landing site in Germany, to which the capsule could return with pinpoint accuracy," explains Weihs.
Cooling protective layer
With active cooling of the heat shield, gas flows out through pores in the tiles. "As the gas emerges, it forms a kind of cooling protective layer across the surface, preventing atmospheric gas from making direct contact with the spacecraft," says Weihs. This technology, known as effusion cooling, is already used to cool the combustion chambers of rockets.
"Germany is assuming a pioneering role in relation to advanced re-entry systems," states Weihs as he explains the national Shefex programme. He hopes that the programme will eventually lead to a European spaceflight system, possibly even a manned one.
The goal of the Shefex programme is to test the most cost effective re-entry technology in a flight experiment. To perform the test, the capsule is placed on top of a low-cost sounding rocket. Shefex I was launched in 2005 from northern Sweden. With a height of 12.6 metres, Shefex II will be launched on a Brazilian rocket to achieve a higher velocity. Moreover, in contrast to its predecessor, Shefex II has small wings known as canards, which enable the craft to be manoeuvred. From Woomera, Shefex II should reach an altitude of 200 kilometres. For the researchers, the interesting part begins when it re-enters the Earth's atmosphere. Then the capsule will land in the desert using a parachute.
DLR locations throughout Germany involved
The aerodynamic design, the theoretical forecast of flow characteristics and tests in the plasma wind tunnel have been conducted at the DLR Institute of Aerodynamics and Flow Technology in Braunschweig, Cologne and Göttingen. The Cologne site is responsible for payload instrumentation. The Shefex II experiment itself is being developed, manufactured and integrated by the DLR Institute of Structures and Design in Stuttgart. The deployment of the launcher and the launch operations are being handled by DLR's Mobile Rocket Base (MObile RAketenBAsis; MORABA), which is based in Oberpfaffenhofen. The new DLR Space Institute in Bremen is involved, contributing a navigation experiment to the project.


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Harbaugh Named NCAC Offensive Player of the Weekby Brent Harris • November 6, 2005 Share:
Senior quarterback Russ Harbaugh (Evansville, IN/Bosse) has been named the North Coast Athletic Conference Offensive Football Player of the Week for the period ending November 5.
The 6-1, 189-pounder threw for 313 yards and three TDs to lead the Little Giant to the 2005 NCAC football title and an automatic berth in the NCAA Division III football tournament with a 52-0 win over Denison University. He completed 19-of-20 (.950) pass attempts to break the Wabash and NCAC single game completion percentage records.
Harbaugh is third on the single-season passing list with 2,786 yards. He has a completion percentage for the year of 71.2.
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Too many good songs to be narrowed to 1 record. There's really only 1 or 2 songs I skip on this.
― billstevejim, Wednesday, 15 February 2012 03:16 (seven years ago) Permalink
The entire 1st LP is solid IMO.
― billstevejim, Wednesday, 15 February 2012 03:18 (seven years ago) Permalink
"This Song Has Neither Melody Nor Tune" is pretty bad.
― Exile in lolville (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Wednesday, 15 February 2012 03:23 (seven years ago) Permalink
"Grey Seal" (the best nonsense of Elton's career?), "Saturday Night," or "Love Lies Bleeding."
Those are probably my top three. Went with "Love Lies Bleeding." Have possibly heard this album more than any other album in my life, btw. And give or take "Candle In The Wind," "Harmony" might be my least favorite thing on it.
― xhuxk, Wednesday, 15 February 2012 03:26 (seven years ago) Permalink
Voted title track on chord structure alone.
― Display Name (this cannot be changed):, Wednesday, 15 February 2012 03:33 (seven years ago) Permalink
xp But it has words and a tune, it says so right in the song
― billstevejim, Wednesday, 15 February 2012 03:34 (seven years ago) Permalink
"Funeral for a Friend/Loves Lies Bleeding" all the way. Elton at his schlockiest/awesomest!
― SirGreendown, Wednesday, 15 February 2012 03:35 (seven years ago) Permalink
xp I've always been fairly meh on "No Title" and "I've Seen That Movie Too," I guess. So I can buy arguments that they're worse, but "Harmony" has actively annoyed me since I was a teenager. ("Candle In The Wind" probably wound up annoying me way more than that when it came back in the '80s though -- different version, but it killed the original, which I had never been all that crazy about in the first place, for me.)
Most underrated, probably:
"Sweet Painted Lady" 3:54"The Ballad of Danny Bailey (1909–34)" 4:23"Social Disease" 3:42
― xhuxk, Wednesday, 15 February 2012 03:46 (seven years ago) Permalink
"I've Seen That Movie Too" sounds sinister to me.. I'm into it.
The worst on this is prob "Your sister Can't Twist."
― billstevejim, Wednesday, 15 February 2012 03:50 (seven years ago) Permalink
Surprised that I don't own it. Someone I worked with gave me a copy once, but I remember now that I junked it because it wasn't in that great a shape. My guess is that I'd end up going with "Saturday Night," but I'll play fair and not vote.
― clemenza, Wednesday, 15 February 2012 04:09 (seven years ago) Permalink
elton's vocals are a little limp on it but otherwise sweet painted lady is p great
― it's smdh time in America (will), Wednesday, 15 February 2012 04:14 (seven years ago) Permalink
Like this album but hate hate hate Bennie and the Jets. Cannot ever stomach getting through that entire song.
― I Fucked Up (jer.fairall), Wednesday, 15 February 2012 04:50 (seven years ago) Permalink
yeah Sweet Painted Lady i think.
― piscesx, Wednesday, 15 February 2012 04:51 (seven years ago) Permalink
probably the worst cover i've ever heard released on an actual CD is this, while we're on the subject
― piscesx, Wednesday, 15 February 2012 04:52 (seven years ago) Permalink
omg that rules
― billstevejim, Wednesday, 15 February 2012 05:13 (seven years ago) Permalink
Grey Seal
― Iago Galdston, Wednesday, 15 February 2012 05:26 (seven years ago) Permalink
benny and the jets, of course
― Little GTFO (contenderizer), Wednesday, 15 February 2012 05:29 (seven years ago) Permalink
― White 'Poop' Jesus (snoball), Wednesday, 15 February 2012 10:23 (seven years ago) Permalink
The Classic Albums docu of this is, erm, classic.
The worst on this is prob "Your sister Can't Twist."― billstevejim, Wednesday, 15 February 2012 03:50 (7 hours ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
― billstevejim, Wednesday, 15 February 2012 03:50 (7 hours ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
This be the album with "Jamaica Jerk-Off" on it.
― Mark G, Wednesday, 15 February 2012 10:53 (seven years ago) Permalink
Damn, got the titles mixed up for some reason. Meant to vote "Grey Seal", but entered "No Title".
Obviosly an amazing album. Overreaching yes, but that's kinda the point.
― Mule, Wednesday, 15 February 2012 11:48 (seven years ago) Permalink
only Elton album i own but i've never really listened to it or given it much thought, listening now to see if there's any deep cuts i can possibly consider voting for over "Bennie" or "Saturday Night"
― CANDY aka JUNK (some dude), Wednesday, 15 February 2012 14:17 (seven years ago) Permalink
oh you'll have fun. This album virtually defines "deep cut."
― Exile in lolville (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Wednesday, 15 February 2012 14:29 (seven years ago) Permalink
I haven't heard this album in FOREVER, so my instinct is to just go with "Love Lies Bleeding," which is all kinds of great. I'll see if it's on Spotify before I commit.
Never liked the sequencing of "Candle In The Wind," which feels like it should be a deeper track, especially in light of what came later.
― The Large Hardon Collider (Phil D.), Wednesday, 15 February 2012 14:35 (seven years ago) Permalink
OTM. such a last song. always feel like i should pick up the needle when it's over.
― Little GTFO (contenderizer), Wednesday, 15 February 2012 16:47 (seven years ago) Permalink
I pick up the needle when it starts.
― Exile in lolville (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Wednesday, 15 February 2012 16:48 (seven years ago) Permalink
Funeral For a Friend/Love Lies Bleeding 4EVA!!!!
― kornrulez6969, Wednesday, 15 February 2012 16:57 (seven years ago) Permalink
'Funeral For A Friend/Love Lies Bleeding' is usually the track I play to people who are unaware that Elton John actually used to make some pretty decent music at one point in his career, so I voted for that.
― Turrican, Friday, 17 February 2012 23:00 (seven years ago) Permalink
"Something" about the title song always gets me, so I'm voting for it.
― Euler, Friday, 17 February 2012 23:12 (seven years ago) Permalink
GYBR vs Alice
fuuck thats tough
― billstevejim, Saturday, 18 February 2012 04:43 (seven years ago) Permalink
I've got it down to Love Lies Bleeding, title track, and Grey Seal but I'm going to have to spend all week listening to this record to even start to narrow that down.
― Doctor Casino, Saturday, 18 February 2012 05:14 (seven years ago) Permalink
Just listened to this album recently. Probably my second favourite of his after Captain Fantastic.
I went with Harmony, beautiful song.
― Kitchen Person, Saturday, 18 February 2012 19:33 (seven years ago) Permalink
How did/do Taupin and John work together...does Taupin write a bunch of lyrics and then fit them into John's tunes, or did Taupin write for John's tunes according to the latter's instructions? like, write me a song about marilyn monroe...no idea how that works
― Iago Galdston, Sunday, 19 February 2012 21:23 (seven years ago) Permalink
Taupin would often write lyrics apropos of nothing and hand them to John -- a bizarre way to work.
― Exile in lolville (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Sunday, 19 February 2012 21:41 (seven years ago) Permalink
― Iago Galdston, Sunday, 19 February 2012 21:43 (seven years ago) Permalink
I remember a documentary where Paul Gambaccini gave Elton the "No man is an island" poem, and Elton worked up a melody in about half an hour.
― Mark G, Monday, 20 February 2012 13:57 (seven years ago) Permalink
or James Lipton reciting a page from a cookbook.
― Exile in lolville (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Monday, 20 February 2012 14:00 (seven years ago) Permalink
From the Carter Inaugural menu?
― Can You Please POLL Out Your Window? (James Redd and the Blecchs), Monday, 20 February 2012 14:11 (seven years ago) Permalink
Automatic thread bump. This poll is closing tomorrow.
― System, Tuesday, 13 March 2012 00:01 (six years ago) Permalink
It has to be the opening medley, although "Funeral For a Friend" is considerably better than "Love Lies Bleeding". David Hentschel for president! :)
― Hongroe (Geir Hongro), Tuesday, 13 March 2012 00:07 (six years ago) Permalink
I burned a copy of this w/out Candle in the Wind (I can't hear it anymore, too overplayed), Jamaica, Roy Rogers and Social Disease...so much better without them
― Iago Galdston, Tuesday, 13 March 2012 00:13 (six years ago) Permalink
tempted to vote for jamaican jerk-off
― kurwa mać (Polish for "long life") (Eisbaer), Tuesday, 13 March 2012 00:19 (six years ago) Permalink
Island Girl is a much better Caribbean track than "Jerk-Off", imho
― Iago Galdston, Tuesday, 13 March 2012 00:21 (six years ago) Permalink
oooh, Elton singles poll would be nice...
Elton John Greatest Hits Vol. 1
Mo' Elton -- Greatest Hits, 1976-1986 (for Greatest Hits, Vol. 3)
You Wanted It (I Think), So Here It Is ... Elton John's "Greatest Hits, Vol. 2"
― Exile in lolville (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Tuesday, 13 March 2012 00:22 (six years ago) Permalink
Thanks...those are polls?
― Iago Galdston, Tuesday, 13 March 2012 00:28 (six years ago) Permalink
yes, polls, merci
haha i forgot that i did those polls way back when.
― kurwa mać (Polish for "long life") (Eisbaer), Tuesday, 13 March 2012 00:30 (six years ago) Permalink
wouldn't mind a poll that included singles from Elton's wilderness years (which aren't in these threads): stuff like "Ego," "Song For Guy," "Elton's Song," "Nobody Wins," etc.
― Exile in lolville (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Tuesday, 13 March 2012 00:31 (six years ago) Permalink
Wow, I actually forgot I started this thread! Wonder why I gave it so much time. Can't remember if I voted. Need to listen to the record again.
― Doctor Casino, Tuesday, 13 March 2012 00:33 (six years ago) Permalink
I don't think "Friends" had much longevity chart-wise, but it was on "Freedom Rock."
It was also on this "deep cuts" comp that I used to listen to a lot... It had one of those "Nice Price" stickers on it.http://991.com/NewGallery/Elton-John-Your-Songs-521516.jpg
― billstevejim, Friday, 16 March 2012 23:47 (six years ago) Permalink
The only version of "Candle in the Wind" I can listen to is the one most of us knew growing up: the Live in Australia one that became a top ten hit in late '87 or early '88.
― Exile in lolville (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Saturday, 17 March 2012 01:40 (six years ago) Permalink
yep that one.
― Bo Jackson Overdrive, Saturday, 17 March 2012 01:47 (six years ago) Permalink
Drunk. Listening to "Funeral For a Friend" on really good speakers for like the first time ever. It may be the best thing ever recorded.
― Doctor Casino, Monday, 3 September 2012 23:31 (six years ago) Permalink
no wait i was wrong, it's "goodbye yellow brick road"
― Doctor Casino, Monday, 3 September 2012 23:40 (six years ago) Permalink
specifically the drums
― Doctor Casino, Monday, 3 September 2012 23:41 (six years ago) Permalink
one thing's for sure it's not the fuckin spotify ads, man do i need to get a new needle post-haste
― Doctor Casino, Monday, 3 September 2012 23:43 (six years ago) Permalink
Man, I miss those speakers.
― Doctor Casino, Wednesday, 3 April 2013 19:13 (five years ago) Permalink
yeah peak period Elton loud on great speakers while drunk.. a pleasure i've had many a time.
was there ever a proper EJ poll? i missed it if so.
― piscesx, Thursday, 4 April 2013 18:25 (five years ago) Permalink
It's in the cards over at the ballot poll order/timing coordination thread! S'what made me think of this thread actually.
― Doctor Casino, Thursday, 4 April 2013 18:56 (five years ago) Permalink
Love Lies POLLing...
― Vol. 3: The Life & Times of E. "Boom" Carter (C. Grisso/McCain), Thursday, 4 April 2013 19:49 (five years ago) Permalink
alvin tostig has a poll today.
― fact checking cuz, Thursday, 4 April 2013 20:20 (five years ago) Permalink
POLL Me Closer, ILXor
― Doctor Casino, Thursday, 4 April 2013 20:39 (five years ago) Permalink
i have little time for elton john, but i picked up the leon russel collab today in local charity shop .. one listen through - i really enjoyed it.a few more spins required to really feel the old school gospel'd up funk vibe did anyone else listen to it ?
― mark e, Thursday, 4 April 2013 20:56 (five years ago) Permalink
ahhh ..
A Thread For Elton John-Leon Russell's "The Union"
― mark e, Thursday, 4 April 2013 20:57 (five years ago) Permalink
― piscesx, Thursday, 30 January 2014 17:58 (five years ago) Permalink
''that didn't seem to have a dud on it''
― Doctor Casino, Friday, 31 January 2014 00:40 (five years ago) Permalink
A reminder to visit and comment here: Mama Can't Buy You Love: The Official ILM Track-By-Track ELTON JOHN 1978-1988 Listening Thread
― Bryan Fairy (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Friday, 31 January 2014 00:50 (five years ago) Permalink
Disc 2: Bonus material - Goodbye Yellow Brick Road Revisited…and Beyond (previously unreleased)
Candle in the Wind – Ed SheeranBennie and The Jets – MiguelGoodbye Yellow Brick Road – Hunter HayesGrey Seal – The Band PerrySweet Painted Lady – John GrantAll the Girls Love Alice – Emili SandeYour Sister Can't Twist (But She Can Rock 'N Roll) – Imelda MaySaturday Night's Alright for Fighting – Fall Out BoyHarmony – Zac Brown Band
Curious to hear whether Miguel can redeem one of my least favourite songs ever. Not the least bit curious to hear anything else here.
― Inside Lewellyn Sinclair (cryptosicko), Friday, 28 February 2014 17:19 (four years ago) Permalink
Miguel could redeem "In Neon."
― Bryan Fairy (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Friday, 28 February 2014 17:22 (four years ago) Permalink
"Candle in the Wind – Ed Sheeran"
can this prevented? court injunction, something?
― col, Friday, 28 February 2014 17:26 (four years ago) Permalink
they should have let him do that, then, and saved "bennie and the jets" for biz markie.
― fact checking cuz, Friday, 28 February 2014 17:29 (four years ago) Permalink
Miguel and Band Perry the only ones there I'm kinda interested in. Gotta say I wish Miguel was on more of a song but I can sorta picture him making 'Bennie' work with the psychedelic angle.
― Doctor Casino, Friday, 28 February 2014 18:01 (four years ago) Permalink
Funeral for a Friend/Love Lies Bleeding has nary a note out of place. Johnstone's guitar fills compliment the piano so so well.
― Neanderthal, Saturday, 29 March 2014 15:04 (four years ago) Permalink
― an office job is as secure as a Weetabix padlock (snoball), Saturday, 29 March 2014 15:19 (four years ago) Permalink
Elton John on 'liberating' recording of 'Goodbye Yellow Brick Road'
I would get up in the morning, Bernie would be typing away at a typewriter. He would give me a lyric. I would have my breakfast. I'd go to the electric piano. I'd start writing the song. Dee, Nigel and Davey would come down for breakfast and join in. We'd learn the song after breakfast and go over and record it. It was really, really a wonderful way to write and record. We did four tracks a day, probably.
― fact checking cuz, Thursday, 10 April 2014 00:54 (four years ago) Permalink
Anyone else throw Elton John lyrics into conversations as naturally as possible to see if people catch them? My favorite is "well it seems to me she lived her lofe like a candle in the wind" but "I'm not a present for your friends to open" can work too during really bitter fights with a s.o.
― très hip (Treeship), Thursday, 10 April 2014 01:16 (four years ago) Permalink
"To shave in someone else's mirrorIs one desire I haven't dreamed of yet"
― Bryan Fairy (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Thursday, 10 April 2014 01:17 (four years ago) Permalink
Pretty easy to find opportunities to say "this boys too young to be singing the blues" as well
― très hip (Treeship), Thursday, 10 April 2014 01:18 (four years ago) Permalink
That lyric is "advanced" for this game Alfred. It usually would seem forced
― très hip (Treeship), Thursday, 10 April 2014 01:20 (four years ago) Permalink
Oh this album. Who writes songs like Goodbye Yellow Brick Road now? Honestly...what is comparable in 2016?
― It certainly is punk of the Church of England to think that way (tangenttangent), Thursday, 30 June 2016 23:43 (two years ago) Permalink
― piscesx, Thursday, 30 June 2016 23:56 (two years ago) Permalink
very Elton. IMO.
― piscesx, Thursday, 30 June 2016 23:57 (two years ago) Permalink
I hear that. Probably also accounts for why I like FJM as much as I do. All the aching ooohs and ohs are very Elton, specifically, as in "Curtains," etc.
― Harvey Manfrenjensenden (Doctor Casino), Friday, 1 July 2016 18:55 (two years ago) Permalink
"Social Disease" is the jam imo
― the Rain Man of nationalism. (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Tuesday, 4 July 2017 11:51 (one year ago) Permalink
This album had my super cool gatefold art, a different illustration for each song with the lyrics. Social Disease was a good one. I wonder if it's online somewhere...
― kornrulez6969, Tuesday, 4 July 2017 15:22 (one year ago) Permalink
― kornrulez6969, Tuesday, 4 July 2017 15:24 (one year ago) Permalink
One thing I love about Elton John is that he completely, single-handedly debunked the myth that shovelling shitloads of drugs up your nose automatically leads to genius. This album is great, but by god did his material take a nosedive (no pun intended) when the coke addiction took hold.
― The Anti-Climax Blues Band (Turrican), Tuesday, 4 July 2017 21:50 (one year ago) Permalink
coke gives you tons of energy but it makes you scattered, self critical/confident/doubtful in equal measure. I don't think it can account for bad ideas.
Which albums do you think were lacklustre?
― Unchanging Window (Ross), Tuesday, 4 July 2017 21:56 (one year ago) Permalink
Pretty much everything from Blue Moves onwards.
― The Anti-Climax Blues Band (Turrican), Tuesday, 4 July 2017 22:02 (one year ago) Permalink
Grey Seal has grown to be my favorite, I love the way the drums sound on it - that last round of tom fills at the end that are mic'd really hot.
Just discovered the early B-side version recently, that one's great too.
― flappy bird, Tuesday, 4 July 2017 22:45 (one year ago) Permalink
"gray seal" is great for real but "funeral for a friend / love lies bleeding" is just so completely unbelievable, one of the major resplendent '70s prog epics that's way too intense and awesome to imagine new on the radio anytime after 1977, rivaling how synthtastic even "blinded by the light" is
― reggie (qualmsley), Wednesday, 5 July 2017 02:34 (one year ago) Permalink
Yeah, it rules.
For no real reason I looked it up and it finished bafflingly low in the classic rock tracks poll, at #312 (tying with My Sweet Lord and Rock & Roll All Nite!). To be fair, in general artists big enough to have their own polls kind of underperformed there (which is understandable) - but resplendent prog epics, save "Roundabout" (#24) also seemed to do poorly, with "Come Sail Away" stuck at #261. That still blows my mind and I'm convinced it Means Something in terms of the ILM hivemind. "Blinded By The Light," which probably gets played the most of any of them on actual classic rock radio, tied "Riders on the Storm" for #108.
― ﴿→ ☺ (Doctor Casino), Wednesday, 5 July 2017 03:00 (one year ago) Permalink
it finished bafflingly low in the classic rock tracks poll, at #312
"funeral/love" my #52 (sandwiched between the epic "don't stop believin'" and the resplendent "killer queen"). never thought of "blinded by the light" as a resplendent prog epic and didn't vote for it.
and oh lord "grey seal" yes.
― fact checking cuz, Wednesday, 5 July 2017 05:46 (one year ago) Permalink
This is a full hi res scan of the working drawing for my Goodbye Yellow Brick Road album cover from 1973 recently rediscovered pic.twitter.com/A3zgKXVmU6— Ian Beck (@ianarchiebeck) July 10, 2017
― 𝔠𝔞𝔢𝔨 (caek), Monday, 10 July 2017 15:59 (one year ago) Permalink
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#1 Obama White House Staffers Owe $330K In Unpaid Taxes03-13-2013, 01:22 PM
Guess there are some who don't want to pay their fair share. And the country doesn't care. To them this man can do no wrong.
President Obamas White House staff apparently are sequestering their own income tax payments because at least some of them are way behind in paying the Internal Revenue Service.
According to the IRS, some 40 White House aides owed a total of $333,485 in overdue tax. Last year at this time, some 36 White House aides owed a lot more $833,000 so its fair to conclude that there has been a significant improvement in tax compliance obligations year over year at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue.
Congress requires the IRS to make this report every year of government employee tax arrearages, but of the vast federal workforce, only IRS employees themselves can be fired for nonpayment of their federal taxes. The specific identities of those White House employees who have failed to pay their taxes on time is confidential pursuant to privacy provisions under federal law.
Although White House tours have been canceled ostensibly because of the sequester-driven automatic budget cuts, 139 White House staffers earn $100,000 or more in salary, which is a lot more than the average American brings home, and are still on the payroll. The automatic budget cuts only account for about 2.4 percent of the entire federal budget.
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As an avid bargain hunter, I was fortunate enough to join the Techbargains team on July 2014. At Techbargains, I focus on finding great money saving coupons and a broad range of things such as laptops, sneakers, travel deals, online courses, and more. When I am not looking for bargains, I like to go trail running around San Francisco and watching shows like Walking Dead, Game of Thrones, and Brooklyn Nine-Nine. Currently, my two favorite go-to gadgets are my 13" Macbook Pro laptop and my Aerobie Aeropress coffee maker, which makes a great cup of coffee in less than 5 minutes with clean up time included.
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This is the first day Farm Industry News hit the showfloor at Agritechnica 2013. The Hannover, Germany event is an every-other-year showcase of all that is new in agriculture. And this week we'll be showing what we find every day. Working with Mark Moore, a regular contributor to the magazine, and website, we're gathering up the new products we find that are relevant to our operation, or perhaps show of some interesting tech for you to check out.
This first day at the show, the second preview day, was already crowded with visitors checking out new products and sitting down to make deals too. That's a key part of this show that sets it apart from some as exhibitors connect with potential distributors to expand sales and get their products into new hands. The 42-hectare (about 85-acre) show site is comprised of 25 buildings, many are interlocked .
This show draws 2,900 exhibitors from 47 countries and this year's show is about 7% larger than the 2011 event. And the show organizer DLG has added 11% to the floor space for new products as well. The show runs from Nov. 12 through Nov. 16, including Nov. 10 and Nov. 11 preview days. It is considered a gateway to the European marketplace.
In this gallery, we ran across a wide range of products from prototype tractors to prototype tires, from compact folding spraybooms to new tractors that the U.S. market may not see before 2015. Check out this gallery and see what we found today, but check back again tomorrow for another round of new tech from Germany. And we'll be posting galleries through Friday, be sure to check back.


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It's very exciting to open our first Vermont store just steps away from Lake Champlain which offers countless opportunities for outdoor recreation. Burlington is a great fit for L.L.Bean.
Freeport, Maine (PRWEB) May 29, 2014
Outdoor retailer L.L.Bean, best known for its iconic Maine-made Bean Boot and 100% satisfaction guarantee is set to expand its retail operation with the opening of its Burlington, Vermont store. The new L.L.Bean store will be located in the popular Burlington Town Center. The 18,290 square-foot store will employ approximately 100 people and will feature two levels showcasing an assortment of active and casual apparel and footwear, outdoor gear including hiking, fly-fishing, kayaking, and camping products. This will be L.L.Bean's 20th retail store outside of Maine and its first store in Vermont.
"Our stores are where the L.L.Bean catalogs come to life for our customers," said Ken Kacere, senior vice-president and general manager of retail at L.L.Bean. "It's very exciting to open our first Vermont store just steps away from Lake Champlain which offers countless opportunities for outdoor recreation. Burlington is a great fit for L.L.Bean."
L.L.Bean made the decision to expand its retail presence into Burlington due to the large number of catalog and web customers in the area, as well as the proximity to abundant natural resources and opportunities for many outdoor activities. The store will allow the people of Chittenden County and beyond to experience first-hand everything that the outdoor retailer has to offer. Of particular note will be the inclusion of L.L.Bean's Outdoor Discovery Schools, which will be offering a wide variety of demonstrations, clinics and introductory hands-on activities like kayaking, stand-up paddleboarding, archery and fly casting, all designed to make it as easy as possible for people to engage in outdoor activities for health, fitness and recreation. L.L.Bean Outdoor Discovery Schools' courses are offered at every L.L.Bean Retail Store, with over 100,000 people participating in these programs in 2013.
The new store is scheduled to open in late-October, with a three-day grand opening celebration.
About L.L.Bean, Inc.
L.L.Bean, Inc. is a leading multichannel merchant of quality outdoor gear and apparel. Founded in 1912 by Leon Leonwood Bean, the company began as a one-room operation selling a single product, the Maine Hunting Shoe. Still family owned, Shawn Gorman, great grandson of Leon Leonwood Bean, was named Chairman of the Board of Directors in 2013. While its business has grown over the years, L.L.Bean continues to uphold the values of its founder, including his dedication to quality, customer service and a love of the outdoors. L.L.Bean products are rigorously tested, guaranteed to last and always shipped free. In the past five years, L.L.Bean has donated over $6 million toward conservation and land stewardship. The 220,000 sq. ft. L.L.Bean retail store campus in Freeport, ME, is open 24 hours a day, 365 days a year and welcomes more than 3 million visitors every year. L.L.Bean can be found worldwide at http://www.llbean.com, Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, Pinterest, Google+ and Instagram.
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I love Shura he's awesome! And it's great that he's a big fan of the show too so hopefully he'll bring some genuine enthusiasm to it. My friend got an audition and apparently almost made it but missed out at the last stage, or maybe that's what they want me to believe!
OMG I saw the ad for this on TV yesterday, best ad I've seen for a tv show in a long time. I can't wait to for it to begin!
And a promohttps://m.youtube.com/watch?v=CeTyCrwNjPw
When's it premiering?
Quote from: Kandace on June 13, 2013, 08:25:04 AMWhen's it premiering?I don't think they've set a date yet. None of the ads I saw revealed a date. Not sure if there is a date online or anything...
A new thing called a Freebie will be in play. If a player plays it, a answer that s/he got wrong will be counted as a correct answer on the quiz. Players can determine at which quiz they use their Freebie, but each Freebie can only be used once.
The return series of The Mole will retain the original concept a group of contestants playing together to win money for the Pot that one eventual winner will claim, while The Mole works to sabotage their efforts - but with an updated look and a few new twists and turns. Under the control of new host Shura Taft the series will travel up and down the Eastern seaboard of the country and revisit some favourite challenges as well as push contestants to the limit with never-before-seen mental and physical challenges.
Hit reality series premieres on Seven on Tuesday July 2 at 7.30pm, then continues on Wednesday and Thursday nights.Channel Seven has announced the brand new series of The Mole, hosted by rising star Shura Taft, will premiere on Tuesday July 2 at 7.30pm.Returning to TV for the first time since 2005, the worldwide reality hit features 12 Australians from all corners of the country competing for a prize of up to $250,000. Blindfolded and dropped in the middle of an isolated coastline, they must find their way out. And all they know is that someone in their ranks is "The Mole" an individual planted in the team to sabotage their every move.The Mole's job is to create confusion and use whatever means possible to stop the group winning money while remaining undetected along the way. For everyone else, uncovering The Mole's identity is the only way to survive, and to have a shot at winning the money.The unique reality format creates unprecedented tension and conflict between contestants in a game of double-cross, dirty tricks and dishonesty. And the question is the same for contestants and viewers alike: Who is The Mole?It could be something as small as a blink or a smirk that could reveal The Mole, says host Shura Taft. The appeal of The Mole is that it's a game the audience can feel a part of not only because of the exciting challenges but the psychological aspect drawing the viewer into the mystery of working out who's the Mole."The fact one of the contestants is actually trying to sabotage what the others are trying to achieve is fantastic intrigue."
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Missed shot puts VCSU men past Dickinson
As the Valley City State University mens basketball team left the floor following its 63-61 win over Dickinson State at W.E. Osmon Fieldhouse, there was only a hint of the normal joy that comes with victory.
More than anything, there was disappointment that what seemed a sure victory — a 10-point lead with two minutes left — was ultimately decided by a missed buzzer beating 3-pointer from Dickinson's Anthony Hodges, on an open look from the corner that would have sent the Blue Hawks away with the win.
"I'm certainly disappointed that it came down to a situation where they had a great shot to beat us," VCSU mens coach Jeff Kaminsky said. "I've got to give them a lot of credit. It was a game that we certainly could have pulled away and very easily made it a 20-point game, but, to their credit, they've got a lot of athletes and they can put a lot of pressure on you, and if they're making shots, they can be a very dangerous team, and they did that down the stretch."
It was a stretch run in which Hodges, who played just under two minutes in the game, racked up 10 points, shooting 3 of 4 from the field and hitting two free throws. His only miss was the game ending shot, which clanked off the back of the rim.
It was a stretch that cancelled out the hard work the team had done earlier in the half, where they shot well, despite the physicality of the game, and led by as many as 15 points with 6:35 left in the half.
Problem was, the Vikings had chances to put it away but couldn't.
With 2:07 left, Sekani Milligen hit two free throws to go up 59-47,
Nine seconds later, Dickinson's Matt Lee hit a layup to make it 59-49. The Blue Hawks quickly got the ball back and had a 3-pointers from Hodges to make it 59-52 with 1:45 left.
VCSU used the next posession to kill about 40 seconds and got three throws by Aaron Duske to make it 62-54.
Hodges continued his shooting, knocking down a 3 and a layup to make it 63-59 after Valley City went 2-4 in free throws in its next possession.
VCSU's Gus Kueber then missed two free throws with 16.1 left, and Hodges was fouled by AJ McDonald as he went for a layup, hitting both free throws to make it 63-61.
Dickinson then fouled McDonald, who missed both of his free throws and gave Hodges a chance at the winning basket.
Milligen said the team was caught a bit off guard by Hodges, whose only playing time was in the last two minutes of the game.
"After we went back on defense and he came down and he hit that shot, I went up to him, I was like 'Where'd you come from? You just come into the game and start hitting shots,'" he said. "On that last play, I think he had a good look and I'm glad he didn't make it."
Though the team was disappointed by the finish, the rest of the game wasn't too bad. After a slow start that limited the Vikings to five points in the first ten minutes, McDonald, Milligen and Duske all hit shots to make it 13-11 with 8:23 left in the half.
The rest of the half, the Vikings got 10 points from Gus Kueber, who had 11 in the game, and eight in the half from Milligen, eventually taking a 29-24 lead at the half.
In the second half, Milligen continued to find his shot and got help from Patrick Rogers, Anthony Saavedra and Duske, who had 10 second-half points.
It was play that left Kaminsky pleased.
"We played some really good basketball today, so I don't want to overlook that and I told the guys that when I went in the locker room," he said. "We really made them work to get good shots, we mixed defenses up. Offensively, I thought we had a little more patience, we just didn't make shots early. When we start making shots and get the ball inside and get some balance, we're a really good basketball team."
Milligen led the Vikings with 22 points and was followed by Duske with 15 and Kueber with 11.
Johnie Sanders led DSU with 16 followed by Hodges with 10.
The teams play again this weekend when VCSU travels to Dickinson for games with the Blue Hawks and Rocky Mountain College.


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We live blogged all the action in the stock market on Tuesday. You can get a compact rundown of what happened in Market Snapshot.
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- 9:39 am
- Lower open
- by Victor Reklaitis
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Good morning.
The main indexes are all in the red, after advancing for two straight sessions.
Dow -0.2%
Nasdaq -0.1%
- 9:46 am
- Boston Scientific drops 4%
- by Victor Reklaitis
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Boston Scientific /quotes/zigman/220154/delayed /quotes/nls/bsx BSX is the worst performer in the S&P 500, dropping 4.3%.
Executives from this maker of medical devices are scheduled to be speaking today at a Wells Fargo conference about health care.
Theflyonthewall.com has this short report on BSX:
"Says its two preferred uses of cash are returning cash to shareholders via buybacks, targeted M&A. Says will always be opportunistic with M&A, says always looking to return cash to shareholders. Committed to operating income, EPS growth. Feels 'comfortable' with tax rate guidance."
- 9:55 am
- Nasdaq positive; S&P flat
- by Victor Reklaitis
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Stocks have lifted up from their session lows, and the S&P 500 has been roughly flat in the last few minutes.
Dow -0.04%
Nasdaq +0.3%
- 10:00 am
- CPI on the mind
- by Victor Reklaitis
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Today's report on housing starts roughly matched expectations, so it's the report on consumer prices that seems to have set tongues wagging.
That CPI report showed a bigger than expected increase.
Analysts have said this might mean the Federal Reserve will have to raise interest rates sooner than expected, and that was why there was early weakness in U.S. stocks.
But now the S&P 500 has switched to trade flat to up slightly.
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- 10:03 am
- Sterne Agee on CPI
- by Victor Reklaitis
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Sterne Agee's chief economist, however, doesn't see the Fed being forced to raise rates after this inflation report.
"From a monetary standpoint, rising inflation further justifies the Fed's pathway of winding down QE and expectantly ending monthly bond purchases by the end of the year," Lindsey Piegza writes in a note this morning.
"Going forward, however, temporary inflationary pressures, particularly those from the energy sector, will not be enough to force the Fed's hand to begin to raise rates. The Fed remains focused on the labor market; the Fed is watching for further employment gains and faster wage growth to signal the appropriate timing for rate increases."
- 10:07 am
- FOMC meeting starts today
- by Victor Reklaitis
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Beyond the CPI and housing reports, the Federal Reserve's latest policy meeting is another big economic story today.
MarketWatch's Greg Robb has a preview story about this meeting.
He writes:
"After a bleak first quarter, the economy was expected to rebound sharply in this quarter.
But as the Federal Reserve prepares to meet Tuesday and Wednesday to set monetary policy, that expected bounce is looking less resilient."
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- 10:09 am
- Fresh session highs
- by Victor Reklaitis
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Stocks have been strengthening further, hitting fresh session highs in the last couple of minutes.
The gains for the S&P and Dow remain small though.
Dow +0.2%
Nasdaq +0.4%
- 10:16 am
- Flash Boys hearing
- by Sital S. Patel
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Don't miss all the live coverage of the Senate hearing on the debate over high-frequency trading. Is is fair or not?
Bradley Katsuyama, President & CEO of IEX Group, Inc., the hero from "Flash Boys" takes on the exchanges.
Senator Carl Levin (D-Mich.) is presiding.
Panelists include Thomas Farley, president of NYSE Group, and Joseph Ratterman, CEO of BATS Global Markets, Inc., as well as executives from TD Ameritrade and Vanguard.
Finance professor Robert Battalio from the University of Notre Dame will also appear as a witness to lend his expertise on the relationship between financial market design and trading costs.
- 10:18 am
- Bullish drift?
- by Victor Reklaitis
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So what's helping the market show mild gains today, especially after that early drop following the CPI and housing reports?
Charlie Bilello, director of research at Pension Partners, suggests there's just a bullish drift heading into the Fed meeting.
Bullish drift heading into Fed day never ceases to amaze me. It's as if anything they say/do will be pos for markets. pic.twitter.com/PzY1r6E8L0
— Charlie Bilello, CMT (@MktOutperform) June 17, 2014
- 10:23 am
- What's helping the Nasdaq
- by Victor Reklaitis
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While the S&P 500 and Dow are showing just mild gains of 0.1% to 0.2%, the Nasdaq's up more convincingly… +0.5%.
The big winners within the tech-heavy index include Tesla /quotes/zigman/118681/delayed /quotes/nls/tsla TSLA , Expedia /quotes/zigman/7619798/delayed /quotes/nls/expe EXPE and Netflix /quotes/zigman/87598/delayed /quotes/nls/nflx NFLX . They're all up 3% to 4%.
Netflix is getting a lift from Morgan Stanley starting coverage with an overweight rating, reports MarketWatch's Rex Crum.
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- 10:32 am
- Small stocks, banks and tech rally
- by Anora Mahmudova
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Financials and techs are leading the gains on the S&P 500. Small stocks are also doing well, with the Russell 2000 up 0.8%.
Just like that, $RUT back in positive territory for the quarter. Going for yet another record, 8 straight… pic.twitter.com/EYxWewuvsL
— Charlie Bilello, CMT (@MktOutperform) June 17, 2014
- 10:51 am
- Negative again
- by Victor Reklaitis
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What a choppy day.
The S&P 500 and Dow are now negative again. The overall moves aren't that big, but it's still a lot of wobbling to either side of the break-even mark.
Dow -0.1%
Nasdaq +0.1%
- 10:56 am
- A warning about 401(k) rollovers
- by Victor Reklaitis
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The stock market's wobbles today are surely affecting most MW readers' nest eggs.
What can really scramble that egg, though, is rolling over your 401(k) into unsuitable IRA investments.
The folks over at Bloomberg have a good read out today on that subject.
It has some real warnings for retirees, such as watch out for non-traded REITs.
Here's an excerpt:
"A three-month Bloomberg investigation found that former employees at major companies such as Palo Alto, California-based Hewlett-Packard Co. and United Parcel Service Inc., as well as AT&T, have complained that sales representatives lured them into rolling over their 401(k) nest eggs into unsuitable IRA investments."
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- 11:08 am
- MarketWatch Radio newscast
- by Anora Mahmudova
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Steve Potisk reports on the latest inflation indicator and Wall Street's reaction.
- 11:25 am
- Doll on the slight slump in stocks
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Robert C. Doll, chief equity strategist at Nuveen Asset Management in a research note wrote that crosscurrents and fatigue are causing a slight slump in stocks:
U.S. equities have come quite a long way in recent months. Prices are up 5% since the April low and 10% since the February low.
Last week's decline may be a case of "buying on the rumor and selling on the news," with investors moving out of positions following some solid economic data and easing by the European Central Bank. But to some extent, the market does seem to be tired.
We do not believe we're nearing the end of the bull market, but for the first time since the Great Recession, we feel better about the state of the economy than the state of equities.
- 11:41 am
- Tesla rallies
- by Anora Mahmudova
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Shares in Tesla are up 2.9% and gained more than 50% since the start of the year. The stock also had wild swings in 2014- it dropped more than 17% between March and May.
With a market cap of $28 bln, it's hard to believe Tesla is not in the S&P 500. Lack of profitability is the factor keeping it out. $TSLA
— Bespoke (@bespokeinvest) June 17, 2014
- 11:41 am
- Pound takes a breather
- by Saumya Vaishampayan
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The pound /quotes/zigman/4867886/realtime/sampled GBPUSD is down for the first time in five sessions after data showed the annual inflation rate in May dropped to 1.5%, the lowest in nearly five years.
What's the big deal? After all, the pound is likely to gain against the dollar in the longer run. The Bank of England has said itself that it could hike interest rates sooner than the markets expect, likely making it the first major central bank to do so. That would make U.K. assets more attractive and likely boost the pound.
But if annual inflation continues to fall, it could throw a wrench in the BOE's rate-hike plans. That's because higher interest rates tend to weigh on inflation. In the short term, all eyes are on the release of minutes from the latest BOE meeting to get a sense of when that interest-rate hike could come.
- 11:54 am
- Market update
- by Anora Mahmudova
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After a few initial wobbles, the main benchmarks are back in the green. Barely.
S&P 500 /quotes/zigman/3870025/realtime SPX +0.08%
Dow /quotes/zigman/627449/realtime DJIA +0.04%
Nasdaq /quotes/zigman/12633936/realtime COMP +0.34%
Russell 2000 /quotes/zigman/2759624/realtime RUT +0.88%
- 12:12 pm
- Liz Ann Sonders: CPI below Fed's target
- by Anora Mahmudova
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Liz Ann Sonders, chief investment strategist at Charles Schwab said that even with the tick-up in the inflation rate, it remains below the Fed's target.
"Today's CPI data was slightly higher than expected and did not come to us as a big surprise , but certainly the uptick sparked fears of a possible risk of inflation.
We do not think long-term inflation is heating up, but a lot of investors out there are beginning to wonder if the Fed will start getting hawkish.
On the housing starts, while the headline number was disappointing, the less noisy year-over-year trend is still improving. There are more housing starts this year then there were last year and that's a positive."
- 12:20 pm
- Winning Mondays
- by Anora Mahmudova
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Mondays are the new Tuesdays.
Remember when Tuesday was strong? Once everyone noticed, stopped working. Now looking at first 3-week losing streak since Dec. '13. $SPY
— Ryan Detrick, CMT (@RyanDetrick) June 17, 2014
Anyone know Monday is up 9 days in a row? Turns out, longest winning streak since 11 in '05. $SPY http://t.co/kmMLZOrUdv
— Ryan Detrick, CMT (@RyanDetrick) June 17, 2014
- 12:23 pm
- E-Trade, Schwab top S&P 500
- by Sue Chang
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E-Trade /quotes/zigman/118511/delayed /quotes/nls/etfc ETFC and Charles Schwab /quotes/zigman/240465/delayed /quotes/nls/schw SCHW are rallying on Tuesday with the Senate hearing on whether high-frequency trading hurts the markets.
Check out MarketWatch's Movers & Shakers for a summary of all the big stock moves.
- 12:35 pm
- MarketWatch Radio newscast
- by Anora Mahmudova
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The small stock gains follow not only the surprise rate of increase in inflation but also a drop in housing starts in May.
- 12:59 pm
- Outdated tax rule driving away Americans
- by Sue Chang
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A law that's been in existence since the Civil War that allows the U.S. government to tax citizens on income they earn abroad is forcing many American to surrender their citizenship.
So far this year, 1,001 U.S. citizens and permanent residents renounced their allegiance, with the final tally likely to surpass last year's 2,999 surrenders.
The same outdated taxation regulations have been blamed for forcing many U.S. corporations to their foreign earnings abroad rather than expatriate them.
- 1:05 pm
- Bond Report
- by Ben Eisen
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Treasury prices are falling sharply as upbeat U.S. inflation data help spark some fears about what's on the docket when the Federal Reserve concludes its policy meeting on Wednesday. As economic data continue to show steady improvement, the timing of Fed rate-hikes may come into broader focus.
The 10-year Treasury note /quotes/zigman/4868283/delayed 10_YEAR yield, which rises as prices fall, was up 4.5 basis points on the day at 2.644%. Read more in the Bond Report.
- 1:53 pm
- Expedia rallies on an upgrade
- by Anora Mahmudova
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Expedia shares rose 3.7% after the stock was upgraded to positive from neutral by Susquehanna. Analysts at Susquehanna also lifted the target price to $90 from $79.
- 2:01 pm
- Gold breaks 7-session run
- by Anora Mahmudova
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Gold futures fell Tuesday, the first loss in seven sessions, as concerns abated slightly about tensions in Iraq, weighing on the flight to safe-haven assets.
Also contributing to the decline in gold was the likelihood that the Federal Reserve would continue to slow the pace of its monthly bond purchases at the end of its two-day meeting on Wednesday.
- 2:06 pm
- What's your question for Janet Yellen?
- by Anora Mahmudova
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Janet Yellen's pretty skilled in sticking to her message, but even the Federal Reserve chairwoman can be caught out from time to time.
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— MarketWatch Economy (@MKTWeconomics) June 17, 2014
- 2:30 pm
- John Canally on FOMC meeting
- by Anora Mahmudova
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The stock market reaction to a tick-up in the inflation rate was first negative, but equities shrugged it off by afternoon.
John Canally, investment strategist and economist at LPL Financial in a research note wrote that his read on the tone of remarks by Fed officials in recent weeks is that they are willing to tolerate higher inflation in exchange for more improvement in the labor market.
The market will be looking for confirmation of that tone in the FOMC statement, the new FOMC economic and interest rate projections, and in Yellen's post-meeting remarks and Q&A session with the media. As we have noted in prior commentaries, the risk in this view for financial markets — and especially the bond market — is that there is less slack in the labor market than Yellen and most other members of the FOMC think there is. If market participants sense that wage pressures are gaining momentum, and that the Fed is "behind the curve" on inflation, bond yields could rise rapidly over a short period, counteracting the monetary stimulus the Fed is supplying to the economy.
- 2:43 pm
- More Fed stuff
- by Anora Mahmudova
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More on what the Fed may do:
The Fed Scenario That Could Catch Investors Off Guard – post with charts HERE http://t.co/iPkqM8MbOE #investing pic.twitter.com/x15K5utWKm
— Chris Ciovacco (@CiovaccoCapital) June 17, 2014
- 3:03 pm
- Market update
- by Anora Mahmudova
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The main benchmarks are trading at session highs, but the gains are still modest.
Dow +0.23%
Nasdaq +0.56
Russell 2000 +0.94%
- 3:03 pm
- MarketWatch Radio newscast
- by Anora Mahmudova
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The market needs a new catalyst to move higher, says senior vice president Loren Danielson at RBC Wealth Management. He says further indications that the economy is picking up would move the market forward.
- 3:28 pm
- Oracle reports after market close
- by Anora Mahmudova
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Oracle Corp. is scheduled to report its fiscal fourth-quarter results after the close of trading Thursday.
For more on what to expect from the business-software giant, read Rex Crum's curtain-raiser: Possible Micros buy may spice up Oracle's earnings
- 3:28 pm
- Junk bond record
- by Ben Eisen
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The yields on lower quality bonds have been falling sharply for much of this year as the hunt for yield continues. That's made it easier for issuers across the world to borrow money at attractive rates (see: Kenya and Ecuador, which were in the capital markets this week.)
One asset class where yields have fallen sharply is U.S. corporate junk bonds. In fact, the yield on the Barclays High Yield Corporate index dropped to a record low 4.90% on Monday (see a chart of those yields falling below). Another way of looking at valuations is to calculate the premium, or spread, the junk bonds pay over Treasurys. At 3.30 percentage points, that's still below the record low spread of 2.33 percentage points in 2007.
Either way, current valuations are quick to prompt market participants to say the market is overvalued
- 3:29 pm
- Oil slips, but are traders overconfident about Iraq?
- by William Watts
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Oil futures ended the day in negative territory but not far off nine-month highs. All in all, traders seem to be breathing a little easier about Iraq, reflecting confidence the country's crucial southern oilfields will remain insulated from the violence that's swept the north.
Maybe so, but investors would be wise not to take it for granted, warns Societe Generale's Michael Wittner. As we explain in a Tell post, he lays out how disruptions could still take the market by surprise, which would be enough to send Brent into the $120 to $125 a barrel range.
- 3:37 pm
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Surely the lack of top calls the past few days are indicative of a top.
— Irrelevant Investor (@michaelbatnick) June 17, 2014
- 3:50 pm
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$200 oil? Believe it, if Iraqi production goes offline $ http://t.co/PuAM62UKeo pic.twitter.com/7uOyWVrQP0
— Jonathan Burton (@MKTWBurton) June 17, 2014
- 4:02 pm
- Solid finish
- by William Watts
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Stocks end strong, marking a third winning session for the S&P 500, the Dow and the Nasdaq Composite. But small caps are back in the driver's seat right now, with the Russell 2000 up around 1.5% over the last three sessions.
S&P 500 — up 4.21, or 0.2%, at 1,941.99
DJIA — up 27.48, or 0.2%, to 16,808.49
Nasdaq Composite — up 16.13, or 0.4%, at 4,337.23