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Left-hander Chris Sale endured another rocky start en route to his fourth straight loss, a 7-4 decision to the Twins at Target Field on Wednesday night. Alejandro De Aza led off the game with a home run and Adam Dunn plated two.More» De Aza blasts a homer to lead off the game |
White Sox general manager Rick Hahn noted Tuesday that he has already started to receive some calls from other organizations -- as is usual once the First-Year Player Draft is over -- and especially with the position the White Sox are in, nine games out of first in the American League Central at the start of play Wednesday.More» |
White Sox manager Robin Ventura continues to evaluate his relief corps in an effort to see who can periodically spell Jesse Crain and Nate Jones.More» Thornton, Crain fan three to preserve lead |
Seeking a three-game sweep of their AL Central rivals, the Twins will send Scott Diamond to the hill Thursday opposite White Sox left-hander John Danks.More» Danks earns his first win of the year |
Alexei Ramirez hasn't missed a game all year but before the first half is over, White Sox manager Robin Ventura said he'd like to give his shortstop a day off, but he can't positively say when or if it will happen.More» Ramirez's incredible leaping grab in fourth |
The White Sox tied the game on Paul Konerko's RBI single in the eighth inning, only to fall behind in the bottom of the inning in a 7-5 loss to the Twins on Tuesday night at Target Field. Dylan Axelrod got a no-decision, giving up five runs (four earned) over six innings.More» Gillaspie puts White Sox on board with blast |
The White Sox quick turnaround from a series finale Monday in Houston to Tuesday's series opener at Target Field was made a little sweeter as Dayan Viciedo hit a three-run triple in the sixth inning Monday, which led to a 4-2 victory against the Astros.More» Viciedo clears the bases with a triple |
After over a month playing outside of the American League Central, the White Sox returned to division play Tuesday against the Twins. The last division series Chicago played in was at Target Field from May 13-15, where the club took two out of three to win the series.More» Konerko's RBI single puts White Sox on board |
Throughout the course of this four-game wraparound series for the White Sox against the Astros, local product Jesse Crain had about 120 friends and family members come through Minute Maid Park. It wasn't until a 4-2 victory Monday night that those who are close to the reliever got to see him pitch. And Crain made it worth their while.More» Viciedo clears the bases with a triple |
With a 4-14 record since moving to the .500 mark via a May 26 home victory over the Marlins, the White Sox can agree on one thing concerning these past 18 games. There isn't one thing that explains why the South Siders have struggled so much of late.More» Sale strikes out 14 in complete-game effort |
Jake Peavy feels "a whole lot better moving around" where the fractured rib on his left side is concerned, an injury that sent him to the disabled list retroactive to June 5. But the fact that he still has to protect against sneezing, coughing or laughing shows the four-to-six-week projection for his return probably won't be sped up.More» Peavy forced to leave game after injury |
Of the four homers given up by White Sox left-handed reliever Matt Thornton, three came from left-handed hitters in Washington's Adam LaRoche, Seattle's Michael Saunders and Houston's Jason Castro. Thornton, though, doesn't mind the long ball, as long he's challenging hitters.More» Thornton throws 1 1/3 scoreless innings |
As the College World Series continues this week, White Sox manager Robin Ventura recalls the great memories taken away from playing there for Oklahoma State in 1986 and '87.More» Ventura on baserunning micues in tough loss |
While the news has been far from positive at the big league level for the White Sox, there have been a ray or two of hope shining through from the Minor League side over the past few days.More» |
Alejandro De Aza hit a two-run homer with two outs in the ninth, but the White Sox couldn't complete the rally in a 5-4 loss to the Astros on Sunday at Minute Maid Park.More» De Aza crushes a two-run homer in the ninth |
White Sox slugger Adam Dunn understands that a higher average doesn't necessarily translate to fulfilling his middle-of-the-order responsibilities.More» Dunn swats solo homer to left in seventh |
Nick Parent, the eldest son of White Sox bench coach Mark Parent, begins his professional career on Monday when he reports to rookie-level Bristol as part of the Appalachian League.More» |
Having his sons pitch in the same game at either Wrigley Field or U.S. Cellular Field would be filled with excitement but also mixed emotions for Scott Reed. At that moment, he can reckon back to all the one-on-one games where he served as all-time pitcher for his sons, Addison and Austin.More» Addison Reed picks up unlikely win |
The spotlight has fallen on Tyler Flowers since the start of 2013, when incumbent backstop A.J. Pierzynski departed for Texas via free agency. But the barbs thrown in Flowers' direction presently are centered on his on-field play as opposed to who he replaced.More» Flowers crushes a towering homer to left |
Through two injury rehab games with Triple-A Charlotte, Dewayne Wise is 1-for-7 with a triple and a run scored. But there is no rush for the veteran outfielder, who has been on the disabled list since June 2 with a strained right hamstring, to return.More» Wise makes a sensational grab in the second |
Adam Dunn hit his 424th career homer, but John Danks gave up two homers in the fourth inning and the White Sox were dealt a 4-3 loss by the host Astros at Minute Maid Park on Saturday night.More» Veras nabs Danks off second to end game |
Saturday's release of the current American League All-Star voting totals show no White Sox outfielder in the top 15 and no other position player in the top 5, but there's plenty of time left to vote.More» Rios adds an insurance run with homer |
The White Sox announced Saturday that they have agreed to terms with 27 of their 40 selections from the 2013 First-Year Player Draft, including each of the top 11 picks.More» White Sox draft RHP Tyler Danish No. 55 |
With the White Sox offense and defense struggling pretty much the entire season, it would be easy for the team's stellar pitching to point fingers. But pitching coach Don Cooper won't allow it.More» Sale strikes out 14 in complete-game effort |
For a team as fundamentally sound as any in baseball during the 2012 season, the defensive miscues from the 2013 White Sox continue to be perplexing.More» Cedeno scores on Ramirez's throwing error |
White Sox manager Robin Ventura has been named to Jim Leyland's American League All-Star coaching staff. Ventura played for the host Mets for three seasons.More»MLB, Mets hosting 2013 All-Star Game at Citi Field |
Chris Sale struck out 14 over eight innings, but the White Sox ace left-hander endured his third straight loss in a 2-1 defeat to the Astros at Minute Maid Park on Friday night.More» Sale strikes out 14 in complete-game effort |
White Sox outfielder Dayan Viciedo has tried to employ a leg kick, forcing him to focus on keeping his weight back at the plate and use all parts of the field, but he has not put it into action as frequently as he would like.More» Viciedo lines a single to score Rios |
First baseman Paul Konerko is the last holdover from the White Sox and the Astros that played in the 2005 World Series.More» Konerko singles to drive in Wells in eighth |
Gordon Beckham moved from ninth to first in the White Sox lineup on Friday night after Alejandro De Aza came down with a stomach ailment.More» Beckham fully extends on dive to rob Davis |
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Comments about B. Toys Toulouse Lap Trec Magnetic Doodle Board For Toddlers:
When i got my first one it would NOT hold the magnet. Whatever you would write would just disapear whithin a few seconds. The Company was GREAT! Called and they sent another one right away, no fuss. But the second one still, I feel, does not hold the magnet like it should. My 18 month old LOVES it. She always sits down with it and plays it. I just wish that when you write that it would show up better. I would give One Step Ahead a five Star for customer service.
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Both my 2 yr old and 6 yr old granddaughters love this. It's great to store in the car to use while we are waiting for someon.
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My daughter loves the stampers and it helped her learn the sounds they make too! We're starting to practice her name but for now at 19 months she just likes drawing
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Screen is very poor quality. When you draw the line is faint and slowly starts to fade before you are finished drawing. The nob that you move to erase the board gets stuck often and does not allow you to draw in the area where it gets stuck. Wish I would have read previous reviews. Sounds like a common problem. I returned it.
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I purchased this for my 2 1/2 yr old and I am not happy with it at all, the images on the board fade away after imprinting them or writing on the board. It is a good idea but it needs to be made better. Bottom line I would not recommend.
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My 26 month old loves to play with this, but some of the magnet shape pieces are hard to pull out to use, even I have to work on getting a good grip to dislodge them. It's also a bit light for my taste, but my son loves it and that's what matters. :)
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By AmieBP
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I first ordered this and received it broken - the eraser didn't work. OSA promptly sent me a new one - great customer service. However, on the second one they sent the drawing doesn't last more than a second - and then it just disappears. The magnet stuff in it just doesn't work. I liked the cushion lap desk bottom and the cute animals magnets - but they are useless since the design they imprint fades away in a half a second. Overall a terrible toy. Save your money and buy something else!
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Hoped I'd get a good one, but fades
By Mom of Max
from Upstate NY
Everything fades as soon as you draw. Disappointed. Reminding myself that things on sale are on sale for a reason.
could be cute but doesn't work
By Colorado Mom
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The drawing doesn't stay... it fades almost right away. The little stamps were also too hard for my little guy to detach from the board by himself.
My daughter likes it, I was disappointed
By Fae's mama
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I was disappointed that the pictures/drawings don't stay on the screen area. It's not very dark and it disappears before even being erased by the erasing device. It's a very good idea which is why I bought it and my 22 month old likes it though so I can't totally put it down.
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I thought that my 18 months old son would love this product but he hasn't been using it much. The drawings come out too faint. Maybe when my son is a little bit older he will get more use out of it.
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Fifty years ago on March 18, 1963, the U.S. Supreme Court issued its landmark decision Gideon v. Wainwright, establishing that people accused of crimes have the right to a lawyer regardless of their ability to pay.
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To state and local governments, the ruling has amounted to a massive unfunded mandate, one that they have struggled with and sometimes resisted ever since. Take Wisconsin, where private lawyers who are hired to represent indigent defendants are paid $40 an hour unchanged since 1978. Or Louisville, Ky., where public defenders are each assigned nearly 500 cases a year. Or Maryland, where a state court of appeals last year ruled defendants are entitled to counsel at bail hearings but rather than coming up with $28 million to pay for it, the state Legislature repealed the law instead.
"We've failed tragically to realize [Gideon's] promise because of the unwillingness of state and local governments to adequately fund the defense function," said Steven Benjamin, president of the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers. "The system is broken. It can't be relied upon to protect innocent people from conviction."
About 80 percent of the accused rely on court-appointed counsel. Overwhelmed with cases and starved for resources, some public defenders have little choice in representing their clients but to "meet 'em and plead 'em," as the saying goes, spending just a few moments talking with a defendant before entering a plea. "People are just processed through the courts. There are no professional legal services provided," said Bright, who said that guilty pleas account for the vast majority of criminal convictions. Too often, a public defender is reduced to being little more than a messenger, conveying the prosecutor's plea offer but unable to "argue [because] you don't know the facts or anything about the background of the client," he said.
He recounts the plaintive query from one defendant: "What would happen to my case if I had a real lawyer?"
In theory, the way to fix the system is simple: "A massive infusion of funds," said Stephanos Bibas, a professor of law and criminology at the University of Pennsylvania Law School. "But it's equally clear that, in an era of sequester, no one is getting a massive infusion of funds." Besides, he noted, it's "politically popular to pay the salaries of the police and prosecutors," but much less so to fund indigent defense. "There's a deep structural problem here."
To be sure, the news is not all bleak. Litigation and legislative changes have brought about key reforms in some areas. Other states in recent years have created independent commissions to oversee indigent defense and, increasingly, advocates are suggesting ways to improve the system at minimal cost.
"We still have a ways to go as a society in providing what most of us would feel is adequate counsel," said former Attorney General Edwin Meese III, speaking last week on a panel about Gideon at the Heritage Foundation in Washington. "Funding, as in all governmental activities, is a part of it, but mostly I think it's the necessity of a continuing will for the legal profession, for those who are judges, legislators and others to understand the importance of the Gideon case. And that is, the idea of the right to counsel as being essential to a fair trial."
Daniel Goyette is the chief public defender in the Louisville Metro Public Defender's Office, where new lawyers earn $38,770 a year. He's on the front lines of the battle to provide indigent legal services, and described the system as "at a crisis point."
Currently in the midst of capital post-conviction proceedings, he didn't have time for an interview, but instead sent detailed answers to questions in an email time-stamped 5:01 a.m. Lawyers in his office carry a staggering caseload nearly 500 cases a year well above long-standing national guidelines of no more than 150 felonies per lawyer per year.
"Despite that caseload, we have achieved great success and a track record at trial that equals or exceeds the results of the private bar because our lawyers are well-trained, highly motivated and committed, and they put in long hours and work exceptionally hard," Goyette wrote. "However, the personal toll that sort of dedication and sacrifice takes on public defenders is significant in human terms, and it often comes at the expense of their family and a so-called balanced life."
In Kentucky's western neighbor Missouri, the state Supreme Court in July 2012 issued a decision that proponents hope will reduce the workload of public defenders to more manageable levels, and perhaps even herald a new national model. The court in Missouri Public Defender Commission v. Waters ruled that public defenders swamped with work could refuse to accept a judge's appointment in a new case and, indeed, had an ethical obligation to do so, if it meant they couldn't do the job properly.
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The Court System in certain counties of Missouri is pathetic. The prosecutor is mentally disturbed and corrupt and everybody knows it, but they continue to allow him to destroy local citizens with unjust attacks and unfair plea bargains or convictions. The judges and lawyers laugh and joke in the courtroom about how deluded the prosecutor is, but do nothing to stand up and make changes to protect the citizens. Constitutional rights are a myth, the Bill of rights and civil rights are a thing of the past and justice only applies to the rich. The public defenders office is overloaded trying to defend the poor against a perverted and corrupt court system that treats people like cattle with a continual flow of accused treated as guilty. Public defenders are brought in from other counties, but can't properly defend victims from the monster. The county jail is filthy and mold covered, with no medical care provided for the seriously ill, and unreasonable and unreachable bonds are set. The prosecutor has a long political reach and plenty of connections which allow him to persecute the citizens in a kangaroo court. The solution is simple. Stop locking up people for non-violent crime and start locking up prosecutors who twist the truth for a conviction. The criminal justice system is broken, the citizens have no rights and people continue to be silent until it affects them or their families. Where is justice? Where is the oversight? Is there nobody in Missouri with integrity?
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Thursday, November 15, 2012
Revisiting Sumi-Ka Yakitori Bar @ SS15, Subang Jaya
liver yaki sticks
I'm slowly easing back into blogging and rather than await for the next best thing, I guess I should take a more practical approach and just document what I've been eating. This means I guess revisits to places, like this yakitori bar I visited in 2010.
braised intestines in vinegar served with yuzu kusho on the side
The funny thing is even though these places are considered off the radar, being opened for so long, I realised not everyone has been. Hence one night, we decided to make a visit here for some smoky charcoal grilled sticks.
yaki onigiri
I've been eating at yakitori bars these past few weeks and throughout the years, I did not realise, lots of places have sprouted around the Klang Valley. It's slowly growing albeit not as fast as ramen shops. The latest one to join the grill club is Kushiyaki Kuni at Plaza Damas that is run by a former Rakuzen chef.
pork with oba leaf
Since there was four of us, we ordered a fair bit of sticks that kept coming until we realised, we had over ordered in a fit of hunger. Top on our can order again list was definitely the perfectly cooked chicken liver, the poor man's foie gras. Strangely enough, the pork liver was a tad too overcooked hence we prefered the chook's liver instead.
mentai riceball
The beef ribs (RM9) came highly recommended. Even though they were juicy, there was a slight chewy taste to the beef. Instead, we focused on the chook, in its glory - crispy chicken skin, juicy chicken thighs and the crispy chicken wings. While the wings were juicy and rather nice, I still prefer Ri-Yakitori's super crispy chicken wings, always sold out before you know it.
beef ribs
Supplementing all that meat, was the carbohydrates in the form of rice balls. We ordered the mentai stuffed rice ball or onigiri (RM6) that was yummy since it came slightly warm, with a slightly spicy cod roe filling. another favourite was the yaki onigiri (RM5), the grilled rice ball with its crusty grains. There was also mashed potato and baked sweet potatoes (RM8) with butter to fill our tummies.
grilled sweet potatoes
Other good eats was the grilled pork with aromatic oba leaves, large juicy scallops (RM15 per stick) and the shiitake mushrooms (RM4 per stick) . If you prefer, order from the specials and you will strike lucky, like we did with crunchy intestines in vinegar.
The place is perpetually packed with people, so book ahead to avoid being turned away. You are also given "free-flow" cabbage doused in soy sauce and vegetable pickles.
No. 19, Jalan SS15/4
Subang Jaya
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(Non Halal. Open from 6.30pm to midnight. read about my previous experience in March 2010 by clicking on this link. You can also see the Flickr set for the yakitori-bar.)
*Disclaimer: The opinions expressed here is entirely based on my personal tastebuds and may vary for others. This review is time sensitive; changes may occur to the place later on that can affect this opinion. The reviewer also declares that she has not received any monetary or non-monetary compensation from this place for writing the review.
31 comments:
- ckiong said...
I love chicken liver! Do they have chicken heart as well?
- Kenny Mah said...
Mentai riceballs! I *heart* banyak-banyak! :D
- Sonia ~ Nasi Lemak Lover said...
This is my favourite yakitori place, been there for several times..and we always must remember to bringing enough cash since they dont accept credit card..
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- Chaokar said...
I was there on Sunday night. They had wagyu :) Very very nice. Must also have the pork soft bone.
- Ramin Assemi said...
Charcoal grilled chicken liver on a stick is one of my favorite fingerfoods in Bangkok when hungry, and I love the fact that so many vendors sell it here. But it's a bit hit and miss with the quality - the one that you show here looks juuust right! :-)
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Feels like a lifetime ago when I was last there :-)
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Even if you're not a designer, Bootstrap is a great way to make your sites look nice.
In a previous article, I described the relatively new phenomenon of design frameworks. Just as Web application frameworks make it easier to create server-side applications, design frameworks make it easier to create client-side designs. They do this by providing predefined CSS classes, each of which indicates the width of the column you want to create, the type of element you're using, or the color and style you want to use.
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Bootstrap is based on LESS, a language that compiles into CSS, and which is similar in many ways to SCSS. This means if you want to work with Bootstrap, you either need to compile the LESS stylesheets into CSS manually, take care of this in your deployment system or use a precompiled version of Bootstrap. Although using a precompiled version of Bootstrap is clearly the easiest way to go, it also gives you the least flexibility, because you won't be able to modify the LESS source to your own designs.
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It's a really nice starting
It's a really nice starting point for new web projects, and imho a lot cleaner Cleaners London than using say jQuery Mobile or jQuery UI for an application base... There is definitely not a kitchen sink approach with makes it flexible... Here's a site that I've been working on using it recently.
Bootstrap is awesome. I've been using it for various projects but my favorite by far is to create mobile websites with Bootstraps fluid design. In fact, Bootstrap has been gaining quite the popularity recently and there's even a website for all sorts of bootstrap resources. What makes me love bootstrap is it's simplicity. You only have to specify a few classes to get the website looking the way you like it, the rest is already done for you.
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Twitter Bootstrap is a wonderful tool and it help developing sites really faster.
The problem of Bootstrap is that it seems to have made everybody lazy: I'm really tired of seing sites with the same look over and over.
To try to solve this issue, I made a themer for it: http://bootswatcher.com.
I hope it helps to get back people's creativity...
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Bootstrap is great even for those who aren't CSS challenged. Every good web developer uses some predefined CSS to set sane base fonts, even out browser inconsistencies and provide necessary utility classes (like clearfix).
Bootstrap not only provides this but using less, you can set some variables and customize the look and feel quickly and easily so your page doesn't look exactly like every other Bootstrap page ever created.
I wish they'd convert their icons to a web font (see Font Awesome for a great implementation of this). I also wish it was a little friendlier with jQuery UI (I want Bootstrap look & feel buttons with jquery's .button() function to provide better functionality).
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should be explicit; npm -g install less
less prefers to go into a global install, but for demo purposes, as this blog, it's best to specify... also, in windows "global" is per user, not per system.
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Tracks sampled by The Winstons [2] | ||
Tracks that sampled The Winstons [817] | ||
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Xanadu said on Thursday, 03 March 2011:
2011, anyone? |
Xanadu said on Monday, 22 November 2010:
Almost at 200, have to dig through around 50 more tracks... but not today, I'm taking a break now (one that's not Amen :P). |
Xanadu said on Sunday, 21 November 2010:
179 samples at the moment, not far from 200 now... :D |
Xanadu said on Thursday, 09 September 2010:
Now up to 135, we're slowly crawling towards 150 samples! By the way, I found a nice collection of pre-chopped and pre-filtered Amen Breaks. Great for producers and sample spotters! http://www.rhythm-lab.com/huge-amen-breaks-collection |
Xanadu said on Thursday, 19 August 2010:
120 now... That's a lot with only one song. |
Xanadu said on Tuesday, 15 June 2010:
I added 2010, yay! |
Xanadu said on Thursday, 10 June 2010:
Come on, producers! Spice up your tracks with some Amen sauce! |
SmuttySy said on Thursday, 10 June 2010:
I'd always verify something myself before submitting, evenmoreso when it's from a blog or database somewhere as there's bound to be inaccuracies or personal interpretations. Thankfully, I didn't put that list together myself and only listened to a handful, which all checked out. |
Spinks said on Wednesday, 09 June 2010:
If any sample listed seems wrong please flag it to WhoSampled Support and we'll review it. Please remember everyone that you shouldn't list samples of individual drum hits - there are too many to list and they're often hard to verify. Only submit drum loops that are clearly identifiable and contain all or most of the original elements of the loop. |
tick said on Wednesday, 09 June 2010:
if all those recent submissions were from that list, I would question the list. I couldn't really hear it in any of them. Maybe they chopped and changed it completely, but they don't even sound like the same elements. |
stationary unit said on Wednesday, 09 June 2010:
I've filled in the gap for 1987 with a 2 Live Crew song, now 2010's only missing. |
Xanadu said on Tuesday, 08 June 2010:
@MrBlondNYC: got it from SmuttySy's list... wasn't too sure about it, but it did sounded similar to me. But if isn't correct, please remove it. |
MrBlondNYC said on Tuesday, 08 June 2010:
Xanadu, it may be the "Amy break" but it sure as hell ain't the "Amen break". |
Xanadu said on Tuesday, 08 June 2010:
2010 is also missing! |
DJ Anubis said on Tuesday, 08 June 2010:
Thanks guys, we reached 100.. Since you guys know what you're doing, no releases in 1987 with this one? It's the only gap we currently have. |
Xanadu said on Tuesday, 08 June 2010:
I added the break in Amy Winehouse's You Know I'm No Good as a replayed sample... I'd call it the Amy Break ^^ |
SmuttySy said on Tuesday, 08 June 2010:
I'd also say if anyone feels like running through my oldskool submissions to extract from there go right ahead, there be rich pickin's to be gotten from there, yahaarrrr! (don't ask me why I just wrote that, the gerbil in my head just pulled the wrong wire) |
Xanadu said on Tuesday, 08 June 2010:
Just added the Technoheads sample in "Hippy" ;) 9 more to 100! @SmuttySy: Great list! Wow, even Unreal Tournament composers sampled the Amen Break! One of my favorite games ever... |
SmuttySy said on Tuesday, 08 June 2010:
I've found a blog with a list of tracks using the Amen, if anyone wants to have a look through and see what's missing from here. Link - http://soundstatements.blogspot.com/2010/01/tracks-that-use-amen-break-by-winstons.html |
stationary unit said on Tuesday, 08 June 2010:
25 volumes. And if you count the unofficial ones, 29. |
DJ Anubis said on Tuesday, 08 June 2010:
Thx Stationary, I def should check those Ultimate Breaks and Beats collection... How many are there? Maybe by the end I finally know the differences between all these breakbeats, I have to learn ^^ |
stationary unit said on Tuesday, 08 June 2010:
Stetsasonic's track samples the trumpet that comes right before the break, and not the break itself. Salt-n-Pepa's track samples both the break and that trumpet. I'd suggest that both tracks just found out about "Amen, Brother" due to it being included "Ultimate Breaks and Beats 1", released in 1986. I'll keep looking for more tracks that sample the break, and maybe I'll come up with something pre-1986. |
DJ Anubis said on Tuesday, 08 June 2010:
Does anyone know who used it first? At this moment it's between Salt-N-Pepa & Stetsasonic (only 12 more to having been sampled 100 times :) |
TheSublimeSupine said on Wednesday, 19 May 2010:
Yeah Xanadu I know that. Most DnB headz nowadays would roll their eyes if you played the amen break at a club, it's more that tech type DnB. But submit any tune from the mid to late-90s and it's Ayyyyyyymeen. |
Xanadu said on Wednesday, 19 May 2010:
There are several new DnB samples that do not solely sample Amen Bro'. |
TheSublimeSupine said on Tuesday, 18 May 2010:
I've noticed a few more DnB ones going up. It's like "awesome, a new sample, oh wait, it's just Amen." lol |
Xanadu said on Tuesday, 18 May 2010:
I've added a few Drum 'n Bass/Jungle tracks to the list... :D |
DJ Anubis said on Thursday, 06 May 2010:
TBH I think the only way to go is grouping some samples together just for the lay-out (as you suggested Sublime)... In stead of EVERY sample linked to be stated under it, it would be great if it was indeed split up in Drum samples/Vocal Samples/... (with a + if you want to see those particular samples)... Will be A LOT easier to link other records and we don't have to worry about overfilling a track with it's samples. Btw: don't forget people come on here to search for a track, if it's not linked to it's samples, they might think the sampling artist came up with this Amen break for instance and think that song is an original, if you see where I'm going at |
TheSublimeSupine said on Thursday, 06 May 2010:
Hey Sy - yeah, it's unwieldy looking through a list of samples by an artist who is mainly known for a drum break. Perhaps in future their listing could be separated along those lines (drums, riff, melody, etc.) What I have done, and will keep doing is if I submit a sample for a riff or vocal or something, and that same track also samples a drum break, I'll submit that too to kind of "fill" in that particular submission. But I'm not about to go and submit a bunch of old-ass DnB tracks that use Amen haha. |
SmuttySy said on Thursday, 06 May 2010:
I was just as surprised as you about this. I'm an oldskool raver and almost every single track of the genre from 1991 to 1994 had the amen break, but I'm not about to go submitting every track I know just to get the rating on here up. I stick away from submitting drumloops purely because some artists will become saturated with these submissions and there may be other parts of the track sampled that will become lost in the huge list. I was actually more surprised by the fact that the Lyn Collins "Think" break didn't even feature in the blog at all, despite being just as widely used as "Amen" and "Funky Drummer". |
TheSublimeSupine said on Thursday, 06 May 2010:
Just thinking about the WS blog and how this break isn't listed as number 1. I'm just wondering how mods want to play this. I'm a big Jungle and DnB fan, so could get together like 350 submissions of this... but how boring is that ? @Mods - should we submit every damn track of DnB and Jungle that ever used this to try to get near to the number of times it has actually been used over the last 20 years, or should we forget that thankless task and just add examples from more popular tracks ? |
bikstok said on Monday, 07 December 2009:
some in depth info about the amen break, very insightful: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5SaFTm2bcac |
SmuttySy said on Sunday, 09 August 2009:
Amen Brother is the genesis of pretty much all rave music from the 90's and has been sampled by more artists and acts over the years then would be possible to list on here. There's probably a billion more examples of that famous drum solo on records than there are of the James Brown vocal stabs that tended to litter the mirriad of sampled music over the decadces. As the 'net video says "six seconds from a B-side record that changed the face of music forever" Now repeat after me - "Our sample, who art from Winstons. Amen Brother thy name, forever and ever, thank you" |


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Panicked customers rushed to the exits when a gunman opened fire Tuesday at a mall outside Portland, Oregon. Some people huddled behind store counters and hid behind racks of clothing. The mall's Santa dropped to the ground.
Three people were killed, including the shooter, said Lt. James Rhodes of the Clackamas County Sheriff's Office. The shooter died of a self-inflicted gunshot, he said. One person suffered a traumatic injury.
A witness told CNN he tried to help a wounded woman who was lying on the ground by a cell phone store.
"She had apparently been shot in the chest, and I couldn't get her turned over to help her," said Antonio Charro, who had been shopping at the mall with his daughters. "There was no one around. She wasn't breathing."
Witnesses said a masked man with a gun headed toward the food court at the two-story Clackamas Town Center mall, located about 11 miles southeast of downtown Portland.
A woman told CNN affiliate KOIN that she saw a man wearing a hockey mask jogging through Macy's and wielding an assault rifle.
"Everyone ran toward the exits at that point to get out," she said.
Outside Macy's, gunshots echoed where a man portraying Santa Claus was snapping photos with kids.
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The sounds of gunfire rang out through the mall, witnesses said.


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Excellence and quality in all that we do: This is HBM Test and Measurement's commitment. The result: Test and measurement products that are renowned worldwide for their precision and reliability.
Our products and services regularly win awards from international professional journals and independent institutions. Here you can see a selection of the prizes awarded to HBM Test and Measurement:
nCode DesignLife named CAE Innovation of the Year
Automotive Testing Technology International rewards nCode DesignLife for innovative solution for predicting the fatigue of composites
With lightweight composite structures on the cusp of breaking into the automotive mainstream, now is certainly the time for advanced tools such as DesignLife to show what they can do.
Designing for energy efficient vehicles increased use of lightweight materials, but not to the detriment of design reliability. Up-front design tools such as nCode DesignLife can be used in order to maximize the likelihood of successful physical testing.
"We're honored to be recognized for our commitment to developing cutting-edge CAE fatigue analysis software" says Jon Aldred, HBM-nCode director of product management. The nCode brand is focused on delivering expertise in durability, test, and analysis solutions that can be used to solve real-world design problems and accelerate the product development."
Automotive Testing Technology International - November 2012: Read the complete write-up
Palmarès Technologique 2012 of French journal MESURES
The perfect combination of precise measurement equipment used in the laboratory, perfectly matched to the specific requirements of production control: With this concept, HBM's PMX industrial amplifier won the approval of the jury of the French professional journal "MESURES". PMX has been awarded in the "Production control" category of MESURES Palmarès Technologique.
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The US Nielsen Norman Group, a worldwide leading research and consulting institute with a focus on usability, presented HBM's GEN2i portable data recorder with an award for its outstanding usability. The jurors particularly appreciated the clear menu navigation and the focus on essential functions.
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Even before its official launch, the PMX amplifier system was able to convince: In an Internet vote, the Industrial Ethernet compatible data acquisition system for production came in second place in the Messtech & Sensor Master Awards 2012.
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CE Design Award for ISOBE7600
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9 Most Horrifying Beauty Tips Ever
Think waxing sucks? Wait until you hear the terrifying beauty tips your ancestors were subjected to
June 9, 2011 | by Anna Jimenez | 67 COMMENTS
Skip to see the nine most horrifying beauty tips from history now.
But have you ever wondered what our great, great grandchildren or women of the future will think of our many beauty practices? Will they consider us insane for using hemorrhoid cream to de-puff eyes or mayonnaise to moisturize our hair? Will the beauty tips we prescribe to today seem totally archaic and ridiculous to future generations?
We ask this question after doing some research into the beauty practices of the past. We found some of the beauty tips from history to be absolutely horrifying in that they were so extreme they could cause nausea, seizures, nosebleeds and even death -- taking the whole "pain is beauty" mantra exceedingly literal. And what's probably even scarier is that these tips were considered to be totally "normal" at the time.
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Pretty disgusting but interesting. Thank goodness we don't do that now!
by Lamexicana1 Wednesday, November 7, 2012 at 09:09PM Report as inappropriate
The history of beauty kind of! Very fascinating!
by Chris213 Thursday, October 25, 2012 at 06:35AM Report as inappropriate
Uggg, although it was a great read !
by applepiealamode Wednesday, June 27, 2012 at 05:20AM Report as inappropriate
I agree with all of these except for the last one. I got this done when I was in singapore and it was really fun! It left my feet extremely soft and I only felt a light ticking sensation. I really wish you could get this done in Canada or the USA
by EmiLaine333 Saturday, May 12, 2012 at 12:21PM Report as inappropriate
Wow!! I am SO glad I was born in the times of technology!!
by CCochran Tuesday, April 3, 2012 at 11:30AM Report as inappropriate
This was as gross and horrifying as they promised it would be!
by tallredamanda Thursday, March 22, 2012 at 11:02AM Report as inappropriate
Shiver, cringe, and vomit.
by mrselliott08 Sunday, March 18, 2012 at 04:54PM Report as inappropriate
OK, that is seriously gross! Thank the heavens for technology!!
by powerwoman033 Monday, March 12, 2012 at 11:59AM Report as inappropriate
Oh god, I was just watching a youtube video makeup guru with red hair and then came acros the second page of "red hair at any cost". So glad dying hair does not cause nausea, headaches and nosebleeds!
by MissXu Wednesday, January 4, 2012 at 06:36PM Report as inappropriate
They still use carmine to pigment red lipsticks. Carmine is a mixture of dried insects.
by sweettpea29 Wednesday, January 4, 2012 at 05:03PM Report as inappropriate
Thank God I don't live in those times!
by DesertGirl84 Monday, December 26, 2011 at 09:33PM Report as inappropriate
LOL these stories are hilarious, I feel so bad for those people!
by HairDresser2272 Wednesday, December 7, 2011 at 05:26PM Report as inappropriate
Wow some of these are really disgusting.
by StephieRawx Saturday, November 26, 2011 at 01:11AM Report as inappropriate
It is absolutely terrifying to see what some women do for beauty!
by bitemeinks Friday, November 18, 2011 at 11:42AM Report as inappropriate
This makes me feel so bad for the women who went through all this...
by MysticMeercat Friday, October 21, 2011 at 07:00AM Report as inappropriate
oh god! that is terrible! we try to stay all natural to stay healthy but all these "trends" were all natural :p im good with chemicals when it comes to staying alive xD
by anna_davis Monday, October 17, 2011 at 03:49PM Report as inappropriate
EW! What is with people and their trends..
by eatinglipstick Thursday, October 6, 2011 at 05:39PM Report as inappropriate
smooth away or whatever it's called that you rub on your skin and the hairs come off: It's sandpaper. A very fine grade of it, but sandpaper nevertheless. So people still use some of these today lol
by karen_luttrell Tuesday, October 4, 2011 at 07:55AM Report as inappropriate
Its amazing how far will people go to look good!
by gisellemarie Thursday, September 15, 2011 at 02:18PM Report as inappropriate
Carmine is still found in quite a few cosmetics, particularly lipsticks. It's in high-end lip and cheek stains as well. Carmine is made from insects. From wikipedia: "To prepare carmine, the powdered scale insect bodies are boiled in ammonia or a sodium carbonate solution, the insoluble matter is removed by filtering, and alum is added to the clear salt solution of carminic acid to precipitate the red aluminium salt, called "carmine lake" or "crimson lake." Once you find that out, you have to wonder how many beetles you ate when licking the lipstick off your lips since you started wearing lipcolor as a teen.
by MorningGloryD Saturday, August 20, 2011 at 12:04PM Report as inappropriate
I was in Marbella in June at a really upscale place and it was offering the "fish pedicure" in which the fish bite the dead skin off your feet. So weird!
by DeLux Tuesday, August 2, 2011 at 10:29AM Report as inappropriate
This is really nasty. Croc poo? Ant lip gloss? Lead power? I am speechless... Fortunetly, I would have been considered pretty in medieval times because I am extremely pale.
by lanigaga Monday, August 1, 2011 at 08:23AM Report as inappropriate
I can't believe that the people would use poop as anti-aging techniques. That's absolutely revolting! Seriously what were they thinking?
by crystal_weisner Tuesday, July 26, 2011 at 01:57PM Report as inappropriate
Terrifying! God bless science!
by kariro Wednesday, July 13, 2011 at 10:52PM Report as inappropriate
Ah these articles make me laugh. and they make me glad i live in the modern world where i don't have to do that many painful things for beauty
by MimzyQ Tuesday, July 12, 2011 at 02:01PM Report as inappropriate
It wasn't the sanitation issues that got the fishy feet treatment banned, it was all the hysterical laughter!
by melissa_cline Wednesday, July 6, 2011 at 07:39PM Report as inappropriate
Wow! I thought women of our generation went through a lot to stay beautiful, but this stuff is just nuts! Deadly chemicals, ants, and croc poo? Gag!!
by F.Rickaby Saturday, June 25, 2011 at 08:24PM Report as inappropriate
I must say that I have tried many different things in my 40 some years, but never would I go to the extreme measures that they have in history. The Dr. Fish pedicure I have always wanted to try. I don't wear makeup, & feel that your skin is, besides your smile, is the most beautiful part of the human body because it's says so much without saying A word. I started taking care of my skin when I was just 12. I feel that y you cannot replace your skin, so take care of it as best you can. Your face is A canvas, & you want A beautiful canvas to start with.
by caballera70 Wednesday, June 22, 2011 at 06:29AM Report as inappropriate
I think the worst for me is . . . ALL OF THEM! Bleh.
by NaturallyBoho Tuesday, June 21, 2011 at 04:52PM Report as inappropriate
and fish eating your feet well that is just GROSS
by yvette_jones Tuesday, June 21, 2011 at 12:28PM Report as inappropriate
i think beauty is skin deep you can be the most beautiful person in the world but if your mean it makes you ugly i am 62 years old and i know about beauty i use to be one of those girls but i have always been nice because that is the way i was raised
by yvette_jones Tuesday, June 21, 2011 at 12:27PM Report as inappropriate
I wouldn't mind trying the doctor fish, but ant lip gloss and poo? I don't think so!
by WiccanLady Tuesday, June 21, 2011 at 11:48AM Report as inappropriate
Yikes - and I thought being beautiful and keeping myself groomed was a pain in this day and age! By the way, many cosmetics (red lipstick especially, I believe) do still use carmine, which comes from bugs. So that one is still kinda done these days. It won't kill you or make you sick, just one of those odd things most people don't think about!
by dark_beauty Monday, June 13, 2011 at 12:36PM Report as inappropriate
I've always wanted to try the fish treatment! The others... well, yeah...
by all_the_words Monday, June 13, 2011 at 01:54AM Report as inappropriate
All I can say is thank God for modern technology
by RoleModel Monday, June 13, 2011 at 12:46AM Report as inappropriate
I saw the fish pedicure on Destination Truth and that's just creepy. The rest are just GROSS!
by BellezzaBeauty Saturday, June 11, 2011 at 07:19AM Report as inappropriate
what's up with all the poop? yuck.
by breereinke Friday, June 10, 2011 at 08:13PM Report as inappropriate
this was fascinating! disgusting, but fascinating :D
by tokyonista Friday, June 10, 2011 at 06:12PM Report as inappropriate
I've done the fish pedicure and other than it being incredibly ticklish, it was AMAZING. Seriously, it was the smoothest my feet have ever been.
by kbailey Friday, June 10, 2011 at 03:14PM Report as inappropriate
I've done doctor fish before on my hands and arms. It was extremely ticklish!
by christmas_divito Friday, June 10, 2011 at 01:34PM Report as inappropriate
this one was really good! i've always wanted to try the doctor fish treatment ...
by SShum Friday, June 10, 2011 at 10:38AM Report as inappropriate
i'm glad i live in this day and age :)
by alliecobos Friday, June 10, 2011 at 06:33AM Report as inappropriate
I'm with bukiyounahito, besides toxic fake nails, silicone and Lord knows what else, we will be giving future beauties the creeps.
by alictasia Thursday, June 9, 2011 at 06:03PM Report as inappropriate
Eww this is really interesting tho haha...and those fish pedicures are pretty sweet
by naughtnone Thursday, June 9, 2011 at 04:32PM Report as inappropriate
very interesting
by porsha_coleman_mcdaniels Thursday, June 9, 2011 at 02:15PM Report as inappropriate
Wow, I'm glad I live now and not then. Yuck! I don't know that I would've bee such a slave to beauty if those were my options. lol.
by ladyboarder9669 Thursday, June 9, 2011 at 01:57PM Report as inappropriate
That is a little scary! i do however, agree with teh comment below regarding today's cosmetics being scary as well.
by MissPurple Thursday, June 9, 2011 at 11:33AM Report as inappropriate
eek--I'm glad that we know better now!
by awan0912 Thursday, June 9, 2011 at 09:38AM Report as inappropriate
If you know your chemistry, you'd be surprised at the nasty and dangerous stuff you'd find in your own cosmetics today. Not to mention what some of those chemicals break down into! I wonder if people will look back on some of our beauty regimens and think them as barbaric?
by bukiyounahito Thursday, June 9, 2011 at 08:07AM Report as inappropriate
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Vatican workmen scaled the roof of the Sistine Chapel Saturday, as they installed the chimney which will release the black or white smoke that signifies whether a new pope has been elected.
The chimney is the first publicly visible sign of the preparations going on inside the chapel, which is where the Roman Catholic cardinals will gather on Tuesday for the start of the conclave -- the secret papal election.
Footage released by the Vatican has shown the installation of two stoves inside the chapel. One is used to burn the cardinals' ballots after they are cast and the other to send up the smoke signal.
If no one has won, a chemical is added to make the smoke black. This lets people waiting in St. Peter's Square below -- and the people watching on TV around the world -- know what is happening.
White smoke means a new pope has been chosen.
If the smoke is released after dark, a spotlight will be trained on the chimney so that it can still be seen, Vatican spokesman the Rev. Federico Lombardi said Saturday.
The stove will be tested before the conclave to make sure it can produce smoke, Lombardi said, but privately, so as not to cause too much excitement.
The cardinals met Saturday morning for the latest in a series of sessions known as General Congregations.
These are open to all the cardinals, not just those aged under 80, and are an important part of the preparations for the election.
As well as getting to know their counterparts from around the world, the cardinals discuss the major issues facing the church, including its handling of allegations of child sex abuse by priests and a scandal over leaks from the Vatican last year that revealed claims of corruption, as well as the church's future direction.


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YADKINVILLE - Despite snowy and icy conditions, more than 1,100 walkers and runners turned out in support of Austin Macemore Saturday morning for the Race More for Macemore 5K.
Just hours after an ice storm hit the area and delayed the start of the race by more than two hours, thousands came to the streets of Yadkinville to raise money for Macemore.
"It was truly a blessing from a gracious God that we were able to, not only, overcome the conditions and run the race but enjoy precious time together while we waited," said Roby Snyder in a statement sent to racers via email. "The support you showed for Austin and his family was overwhelming.
"From the beginning, it was clear this was never just a race but an opportunity for a community to show love and compassion to a very much loved young man, as well as, one another," the statement continued. "I hope you will join Austin Macemore and friends sometime next year for the Second Annual Race More For Macemore event."
Eric Blackburn from State Road brought home the overall title with a time of 16:02. Blackburn is Macemore's first cousin.
Logan Matthew Haynes of Hamptonville (17:45), Cody Newby of Greensboro (17:58), Andrew Justin Howard of Mount Airy (18:11) and Yadkinville's Nathan Wheeer (18:14) rounded out the top five finishers.
Debbie Garner from State Road was the overal female winner, finishing with a time of 21:01. Winston-Salem natives Rachel Friel (21:18) and Courtney Fawcett (22:55) rounded out the top female runners.
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Recipe for Energy Bites - Gluten and Dairy Free
We will be featuring a recipe each month in honor of our patients with food allergies. This recipe was submitted by new patient Merrell McGinness.
I discovered these little nuggets of happiness a few weeks ago, and my day just doesn't start out right if I don't have some waiting for me in the fridge. Eating gluten free and dairy free in the morning is tough when you don't particularly like eggs and don't have the time to fool with them even if you did.
The beauty of these bites is there is absolutely zero preparation involved and they contain enough calories to keep you full. (Did I mention they have coconut AND chocolate chips?)
I usually eat two (okay, three) along with a piece of fruit or smoothie and I'm good until noon. The original recipe called for peanut butter but you can substitute any nut butter you like. I use Sunbutter and you can hardly taste the difference.
WARNING: Preparation and consumption of these energy bites can be highly addictive given their elevated levels of deliciousness. See above note about chocolate.
Without further ado, here is the recipe for a delicious, on-the-go breakfast.
Gluten-Free, Dairy-Free, Peanut-Free
Inspired by a recipe from Gimme Some Oven
- 1 cup (dry) old-fashioned oatmeal (Be sure to use gluten-free variety)
- 2/3 cup coconut flakes
- 1/2 cup sunbutter (sunflower nut butter)
- 1/2 cup ground flaxseed
- 1/2 cup chocolate chips (Enjoy Life brand doesn't contain top 8 allergens)
- 1/3 cup honey
- 1 Tbsp. chia seeds (optional)
- 1 tsp. vanilla extract
Stir all ingredients together in a medium bowl until thoroughly mixed. Let chill in the refrigerator for half an hour. Once chilled, roll into balls (approximately one-inch diameter). Store in airtight container in the refrigerator for up to one week. Makes about 20-25 balls.


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Preheat oven to 350° Fahrenheit. Lightly grease cookie sheets.
Mix the sugar, shortening, egg, vanilla and almond extract until creamy. Mix in the flour, baking soda and cream of tartar.
Make several small balls of dough. Roll out dough to about ¼ inch thick. Cut into desired shapes with well-floured cookie cutters. If desired, press candies, raisins, nuts or sprinkles into cookies. Place cookies onto the prepared sheets.
Bake for eight to 10 minutes, depending upon whether you like hard or soft cookies. Remove cookies and let cool on a rack.
I recommend setting up one decorating station for every two or three kids. You don't want a whole roomful clamoring over one set of decorations. If you're of a mind, have a little decorating contest ... but make sure everyone gets SOME sort of prize. It's Halloween, after all!


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