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|2006 NAMM: Checking In With The Big Three
2006 NAMM: Checking In With The Big Three
by Andrew Todd
Pick up any timeless rock and roll recording – put it on your turntable, slip it in your CD player or tape deck, and chances are better than good that the sound you hear will meet two criteria: 1) the guitar defines the music; 2) The music was created by a guitar from one of the Big Three.
The "Big Three," of course, are the Fender, Gibson, and Martin guitar companies – manufacturers who defined the instrument in its present incarnation and who all other manufacturers copy to a lesser or (more likely) greater extent. The companies are so synonymous with rock and roll that their products have become icons in their own right.
What says rock and roll louder than a Gibson Les Paul? Nothing, that's what. What is the most versatile instrument in the rock-o-sphere? The Fender Stratocaster, of course. And which sound box hands-down defines the unplugged tones of popular music for the last 50 years better than the Martin D-18? There isn't one. Go look, if you want to.
With this in mind, it's not surprising that these three companies were well represented at a trade show that, despite its best intentions to cover the entire musical spectrum, most often comes off as a four-day mixer for the rock and roll elite, the fashion and hygiene deficient, and the entire groupie gene pool.
Having said that, it was interesting to see the approach each company took in presenting its wares for 2006.
Fender: Nothing Says Success Like Excess
Upon entering the Fender booth (if "booth" is, indeed, an accurate term for the metropolis the former Fullerton, CA company constructed on the second floor of the Anaheim Convention Center), my first thought was, "showoffs." To celebrate their 60th year, these guys lined the walls with product and stacked them to the ceiling; row upon row of their signature instruments and amplifiers. Everything from the working man's Telecaster to the latest Custom Shop Strat was on display. And now that Fender owns smaller guitar makers like Guild, Gretsch, and Charvel, they can pretty much be summed up as the General Motors of the guitar industry.
As with most instrument companies today, Fender relies on star power to help sell instruments. Unlike automobiles, computers, and other consumer products, instrument technology is relatively stable and doesn't advance very quickly. In order to get the attention-deficient masses interested in purchasing products, a little celebrity goes a long way, and Fender has quite an arsenal at its disposal. Just about every famous musician has played a Fender guitar or played through a Fender amplifier. If not, they've probably played one of Fender's associate products.
Take a guy famous for playing Fender knock-off guitars in his heyday, for instance. Eddie Van Halen's signature Kramer was an icon in itself in the 80s, a symbol of blistering 32nd notes and volume cranked to "11". Now they are building knock-offs of the original knock-off: the Charvel EVH. It looks as good today as it did back in the heady days of spandex and hairspray.
In most cases, "signature" models are nothing more than stock instruments with a few minor details thrown in at the artist's request: Buddy Guy's pink polka dots, John Mayer's racing stripe and custom frets, Eric Johnson's hand wiring and custom neck. But I think we can all tip our collective hats to Jeff Beck for truly redefining the signature model. The replica of his road beaten and abused Telecaster can only be described as… unique? Fender techs faithfully reproduced the sad-looking axe (presumably by dragging it behind one of Beck's hot rods before giving it the once-over with an acetylene torch). This one-of-a-kind piece will not be put into production, but it does set a fine example of the guitar community's love for the well used, as we would see again and again at the show.
While vintage guitars are the order of the day at Fender, the opposite can be said of their amplifiers. While some players will never settle for less than the sound of a Fender amp from the 50s or 60s, amplification is one area that has experienced some revolutionary changes in the past few years, and Fender is among the leaders in this area.
The newest incarnations of Fender's Cyber-series of amplifiers mix the sought after sound of real tube amplification with cutting edge digital modeling schemes, giving players a virtually endless selection of virtual guitar sounds in one combo-sized amp. During a demonstration of the newly revamped 130-watt Cyber-Twin, the rep on hand jumped from Jimi Hendrix to Stevie Ray Vaughan to Mark Knopfler to David Gilmour to blistering heavy metal to ethereal textured sounds, all without ever taking his hands off of the guitar. With a footswitch he was able to get any sound he could think of, instantly; at least it seemed that way.
Along with their faithful recreation of the classics that put them on the map, Fender's new series of digital amplifiers offers some of the most exciting developments for guitar players in years.
Gibson: Have Appointment, Will Travel
The folks at Gibson took a more exclusive approach to displaying their products at NAMM this year. Visitors were only permitted into the inner sanctum by appointment, and the general masses were blocked from accessing their showcase until the final day of the show. Needless to say, I felt pretty exclusive myself as I was led into the showroom to review their products for 2006.
As you would expect, the stars were out in force at the Gibson booth. Signature Les Pauls for Billy Joe Armstrong, Peter Frampton, John Sykes, and Kiefer Sutherland – Yes, that Kiefer Sutherland – were on hand, in addition to a tribute to Jimi Hendrix and his far-out Flying V. Legend has it that he painted the psychedelic imagery on the body with his girlfriend's nail polish. The folks at Gibson seemed to have captured every detail of the original.
Just as stone-washed blue jeans took the world by storm in the 80s and 90s, broken-in guitars seem to be high fashion today. In addition to the Sykes model (sold brand new with exposed wood and missing pieces), the Memphis-based company is now delivering all of their reissue guitars in "hand-aged" condition. Why wait 30 years for that neck to feel "played-in" and that beautiful patina to develop when Gibson will have one of their master luthiers do the job for you? And you don't have to pay five figures to get it, either.
Regardless of your opinions on "brand new" versus "looks old," there can be no arguing over the quality and beauty of a reissued Les Paul, SG, ES-335 or other classic guitar.
On the other side of the aisle, Gibson displayed some models that do show that they are focused on the future, as well as the past, with their instruments. The new GT series of instruments is designed for professional players and offers features that their vintage instruments do not. These Les Paul and SG models are more rugged than their standard instruments and include specialized electronics and controls that give the working player a wider variety of sounds than their traditional counterparts. In addition, Gibson is now building guitars designed "by female players for female players."
After much research and feedback from the growing female guitar playing demographic, Gibson has designed a new Les Paul model that sports features specifically designed for women. Rick Bos, Gibson's sales manager, points out that the instruments feature "shorter scale lengths and a slimmer neck to accommodate small hands, a comfy contour in the back (a la the Fender Stratocaster), and a lighter body all make for an axe that is ideal for young players and ladies alike – although these guitars play so nicely that anyone would like them. They also come in new colors that satisfy the female sensibilities." The sound, however, is undoubtedly Les Paul.
Out in Montana, Gibson makes a fine collection of acoustic instruments, some of which have been defining rock for years. Several new models, including signature instruments for Emmylou Harris, Sheryl Crow, and Pete Townshend, were on display and their sound is unique and striking.
Speaking of acoustic instruments…
Martin: Fresh Faces On Old Acquaintances
The folks at the Martin Guitar Company never cease to amaze me. While they are, admittedly, selling a product that they more or less perfected three quarters of a century ago, they still manage to bring something new to the table every year, making their collection fresh and interesting.
Like their industry counterparts, the Nazareth, PA guitar maker also sports their share of star power with new signature models by such artists as Eric Clapton, John Mayer, Andy Summers, and Richie Sambora. And, despite the fact that each instrument is essentially a variation of their original jumbo and dreadnought acoustics, each provides its own unique set of features that make the model appealing to the player or collector with a few grand to drop on a fine guitar. The Buddhist-inspired inlays on the Andy Summers model where especially eye-catching.
Another interesting showpiece is the POW-MIA inspired guitar that was built to honor America's military heroes who were held in captivity or are still missing in action.
"To those we have lost, you are not forgotten" is the theme that inspired the beautifully constructed black instrument that features, among other things, detailed mother-of-pearl fretboard inlays and a slick stars-and-stripes lined case. Some proceeds from the sale of this special-issue instrument go toward the National Alliance of Families for the Return of America's Missing Servicemen and Women.
Additionally, Martin continues to look back with some stunning featured instruments, including a D-45 that was rescued and completely restored. For a mere $45,000 it could be yours… except that it sold the first day of the show. This glossy dreadnought features a rare (nowadays) Brazilian Rosewood neck and appointments, which made it a hot item for collectors.
For the budget-minded, Martin offers instruments that are built to the same standards as their high-end guitars, but with laminate or composite woods and alternate materials to keep costs down. Despite the trade-off in wood, these guitars sound just like a Martin – rich and punchy – and play very nicely.
Timeless Icons That Define Timeless Rock 'n' Roll
In spite of the fact that each of the "Big Three" have been around for more years than Keith Richards' nicotine habit, they still bring fresh and interesting products to the market every year – even if those products are often just modified versions of the original classics. But it's the classics that we all look for (they're classic for a reason, after all) and, to end this rambling report with a classic cliché: If it ain't broke, don't fix it. Just get a famous rock star to sign the headstock, put a schwanky new finish on it, or beat the hell out of it and sell it to that image-conscious, thirty-something-with-a-couple grand to burn. All in the name of Rock 'n' Roll…
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By Tay Wiles
For about 14 years, a building at the northwest corner of 22nd Street and South Van Ness has been vacant, but that could change as soon as next year. San Franciscan, former PC World editor, and passionate mini golfer Steve Fox hopes to bring the former mortuary back to life with what he'll call Urban Putt, a combined indoor mini-golf course, restaurant and bar.
Fox has signed a ten-year lease for the 99,000-square-foot space, and wants to open in 2014, if he can jump through the requisite hoops to get there. Before the project can move ahead, Fox needs a conditional use permit, and more feedback from the neighbors, he said.
A few weeks ago, someone posted an anonymous note on the building, calling the mini golf plans "a typical show of disrespect and arrogance" and criticizing Fox for not reaching out for community input, according to SFist's snap shot of the letter. Read more and see the video HERE.

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The Apprenticeship is Over—Now the Real Test has Begun.
When word that Yelena is a Soulfinder—able to capture and release souls—spreads like wildfire, people grow uneasy. Already Yelena's unusual abilities and past have set her apart. As the Council debates Yelena's fate, she receives a disturbing message: a plot is rising against her homeland, led by a murderous sorcerer she has defeated before….
Honor sets Yelena on a path that will test the limits of her skills, and the hope of reuniting with her beloved spurs her onward. Her journey is fraught with allies, enemies, lovers and would-be assassins, each of questionable loyalty. Yelena will have but one chance to prove herself—and save the land she holds dear.
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Arch/Virtualbox problem
Been using Linux for a while but haven't really looked at the nuts and bolts of it. I said to myself if I could get a fully functional Arch Linux installation with a GUI up and running it would be my "coming of age" if you will. I'm running it in a VM using Virtualbox 4.0.8
So I followed the Beginners Guide to the letter and even managed to figure out a few problems on my own. I've done alright so far but I cannot seem to get the VB Guest Additions to work. I feel like I've tried absolutely everything.
I get an error saying "modprobe vboxguest failed".
DKMS is installed, my kernel headers are up to date and matching the running kernel, 3D acceleration is ticked in the VB host, my ATI drivers are installed and all the other required packages are installed. Google has nearly caught fire with me trying to figure this out. Is there something very fundamental I've missed here?
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Speech by ITU Secretary-General, Dr Hamadoun I. Touré
ICT Business & Innovation Symposium 2010Ministerial Briefing
15 November 2010, Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago
Excellencies,Distinguished delegates,Ladies and gentlemen,
I would like to thank you very much for this opportunity to participate in this afternoon's Ministerial Briefing.
One of the questions we were asked ahead of this briefing, as panellists, was 'where we envisioned our country, in terms of ICT development ten years from now?'
As Secretary-General of ITU, this is an absolutely vital question, not just for any individual country, but every country in the world.
And in this region – as in every region – the answer to the question must lie in the accelerated development of broadband networks and infrastructure, and in the applications and services which are made available over them.
The first decade of the new Millennium saw the most extraordinary development of mobile cellular telephony. It brought ICTs into the hands of billions of people around the world, and achieved our primary aim of bringing all the world's people within reach of communications technology – along with all the social and economic benefits that ICTs deliver.
Ladies and gentlemen,
The challenge we now face is to do for the Internet – and especially for broadband – what we have already done for mobile.
It is no exaggeration to say that broadband represents perhaps the greatest opportunity we have ever known for global social and economic progress.
Because massively increased broadband access allows the delivery of more effective healthcare. Better education. Environmental sustainability. More efficient transportation services. Smarter and more economical energy supplies. And a whole raft of new applications and services which are only just beginning to take-off – such as mobile banking, for example.
While tremendous progress has been made – with Internet penetration and both fixed broadband subscriptions and mobile broadband subscribers growing very rapidly here in the Caribbean – we must now redouble our efforts if we are to get whole populations online.
Two things need to change, if the online world is to become a ubiquitous resource across the region.
Firstly, governments need to raise broadband to the top of the development agenda, so that rollout is accelerated and the benefits are brought to as many people as possible.
This is why ITU, in conjunction with UNESCO, launched the Broadband Commission for Digital Development earlier this year – to encourage governments to implement national broadband plans and increase access to broadband applications and services.
The Commission is co-chaired by President Paul Kagame of Rwanda and Carlos Slim, Honorary Lifetime Chairman of Grupo Carso. We also have over 50 Commissioners from the highest walks of life across the public and private sectors.
We have already been very successful in raising broadband as a vital issue of global concern at the highest political levels – including at the 2010 MDG Summit, which was held in New York in September.
And we are planning a Global Broadband Summit to be held in Geneva towards the end of next year, in conjunction with ITU Telecom World's 40th anniversary edition.
Secondly, we need to ensure that Internet access – and especially broadband access – becomes very much more affordable than it is today.
This depends primarily on effective policy and regulatory frameworks being in place. And we had many interesting discussions on this subject just last week at the Global Symposium for Regulators, which was held in Dakar, Senegal.
It is no surprise to discover that broadband affordability is dramatically improved when competitive forces are brought to bear, and when there are clear incentives to increase capacity.
Distinguished colleagues,
Here in the Caribbean, we are starting to see remarkable growth in broadband networks and access, with increased willingness from governments to mandate competition; increased willingness from local and regional businesses to invest in infrastructure; and a growing sense from consumers across the region that Internet access – fast, always-on Internet access – is not just a 'nice-to-have' but has become essential in the modern era.
I find it personally fascinating that once people have access to ICTs, they don't give it up, even when their social or economic situation changes.
Put simply, people today want to stay connected, and they work hard to make sure they stay connected.
This really highlights the critical role of ICTs globally today.
So when we are asked to look forward ten years, to the end of the second decade of this new Millennium, I would ask us to dream big.
Let's dream big for this vibrant and exciting region.
And let's see what we can do to create a future where everyone in the Caribbean – and around the world – has fast, affordable access to broadband networks.
Thank you.
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Cat AndMouse (a temashika story)
"Victory goes to the player who makes the next-to-last mistake." -Chessmaster S.G. Tartakower
It switches POV's quite a lot. Sorry if it confuses anyone...
"Do you ever get tired of killing?" he asked.
Temari stared at the corpse at her feet, cut up and bloody. She stared at her fan, cut up and bloody. Did she get tired of it, he wanted to know? The genius with a 200+ IQ wanted to know something? What a stupid question. What a stupid guy.
"No." she answered, turning her back on the body and refusing to meet Shikamaru's eyes. "I don't get tired of it."
She walked past him and left him to trail behind her.
Shikamaru was irritated.
The fact that he was irritated just irritated him farther. Things did not nag Shikamaru often, and when they did, he would just forget about them and stare at the clouds before the problem went away. He had been staring for the clouds for two hours now and it was getting dark.
Temari had not gone away.
"We should break camp," he stated lazily, throwing his pack down and using it as a pillow.
She still held a grudge against him, apparently. It wasn't Shikamaru's fault that he had been assigned an assassination and that Hokage-sama thought him incapable of doing it right himself. It wasn't his fault that Temari happened to be in Konoha at that time. And it definitely wasn't his fault that at that precise moment she had strolled into Tsunade's office for something or other. He didn't understand women. His father insisted that he hadn't exactly had the best selection: his mother, Sasuke-obsessed Ino, Sasuke-obsessed Sakura, and the one women scarier than his mom: Temari of the Sand.
Shikamaru observed her from the corner of his eye. She sat there, staring out into space, the slightest hint of sorrow in her impossibly black eyes. The moonlight caressed her figure, accenting the soft curves and smoothing the sharp points of her hair, showcasing the softness of her porcelain pale skin- he abruptly stopped himself, feeling the slightest tinge of a blush work its way into his cheeks. ...where did that come from...?
"Do you?"
Her inquiry brought him out of his trace. "Do I what?"
"Get tired of it. The killing."
He didn't answer for awhile, just sat there pondering the question. Not as much the answer to the question- he knew that already- but exactly how he would present it. The why's, the when's, the who's. He debated on telling her that the lifeless eyes made his stomach turn and that he still occasionally threw up in the bushes after missions. Thought about revealing to Temari about the figures that haunted him in his dreams. Thought about telling her that the smell of blood revolted him.
"Yeah." he said. "Killing is troublesome."
"Troublesome." She laughed harshly. "Everything is troublesome, isn't it?" She chucked again and leaned back, her smirk bitter. "Well, that's the truth."
Shikamaru rolled over and studied her casually. "Hating is troublesome too."
Temari turned, startled, and narrowed her eyes. "What's that supposed to mean?"
He hid a small smirk, turning away to study the stars. "Just what I said. What good ever came from hating someone?"
She furrowed her brows but didn't reply. Picking up her fan, she absently began checking the joints, running her hands over the rips and tears that adorned the staunch parchment in a macabre pattern. This was going to take forever to fix. Temari removed the sewing kit from her weapons pouch and began to stitch the tough, coarse paper together. Shikamaru's thoughts had just began to drift when she spoke again.
"I don't think that you hate someone intentionally. You don't just look at them and say, 'Hm, I think I'll hate them'." Temari kept sewing, eyes on her work. "Telling yourself not to hate would be..." She paused, hands momentarily still. "It'd be like telling yourself not to love." She moved again, resuming the sewing where she had left off.
Shikamaru rolled over again, studying her face. "You seem awfully familiar with hatred."
Temari looked him directly in the eye, her gaze almost a challenge. "I never denied it."
They held each other's gaze for awhile, Shikamaru trying to understand the one person who could confuse him. Finally, he looked away, and both bodies let out a silent breath neither realized they had been holding.
Shikamaru pictured her eyes, how she had looked as she had stared. They held anger, apathy, and beneath everything- barely tangible- a wisdom that came only through pain and suffering. Other moments they would sparkle, but that wasn't often. More so they were hard like flint, with a ruthless- that was too strong of a word- a morbid delight, maybe. It seemed like the real Temari was hidden beneath layers and layers of emotional training classes.
A question suddenly struck him: why in the heck did he care?
...how troublesome.
I hate Nara. I hate Nara. I. Hate. Nara.
Temari silently cursed him with every curse she knew- and there was a lot of them. When he locked eyes with her, something happened, something strange. This weird fluttering in her chest, the words would erupt from her mouth before she had even recalled thinking them. Shinobi did not speak foolishly, and this stupid, lazy Chuunin was seriously throwing her for a loop. What in the heck was this guy doing to break through her walls?
A drop?
Temari looked up, confused. That was also a new development, being confused. Sabaku no Temari did not get confused. It simply didn't happen.
It happened today, apparently.
"How troublesome," Shikamaru mumbled, sitting up and wiping water from his face. "Rain."
Temari felt like screaming in frustration, her short temper evident. "Fine. We just need a tent."
"Do you have one?"
"No, I thought you did..."
She absolutely, positively, HATED Nara.
Act normal, Shikamaru. He beat this thought in his head. Just act normal.
After they had realized that both had neglected to pack a tent, the storm had picked up. The rain pounded and thunder had almost drowned out Temari's reluctant suggestion that they find a sturdy tree, cut a niche in it, and use her freakishly huge fan as a roof. It was simple, just wedge the shorter end of the fan into the niche and the larger part was an automatic, immobile umbrella.
It had taken them about ten minutes to find a tree- they couldn't agree on one, not surprisingly- to cut the niche, and to try and stick the shorter metal end in without snapping the trunk in half. Finally, for all their hard work, they had about three square feet of rain-free dirt.
It should be mentioned here that three feet is not enough space for two teenagers, especially when both are very conscious and protective of their 'bubbles'. So now they had to scrunch- SCRUNCH- together, shoulder to shoulder, against that stupid tree and wait for the storm to stop, and it didn't look like it would anytime soon.
Even that wouldn't be so bad, Shikamaru mused. But rain was a stupid, stupid element that liked to play with teenager's hormones. His ponytail was flopped down and sopping wet, along with Temari's upper pigtails. And her clothes stuck to her like a second skin. Sticking to every single curve and contour of her well-toned body. Be a cloud, Shikamaru. You are a cloud, you are drifting... free...
I'd be easier to imagine being a drifting cloud if there was not a very soft arm resting against his.
Temari glanced furtively over at the pineapple haired boy, flicking her eyes over and not noticing as they stuck like flypaper. His hair was slick with rain and flopped, but not a stray hair in front of his face. Maybe he used hair gel... Shikamaru and hair gel? This train of thought led her to imagining him getting up in the morning: yawning, pulling himself out of bed, shrugging out of his-
"...find something interesting to look at..." he quipped, noticing her stare.
"I was just noticing how the rain made it look like you were crying. Like after that mission." she shot back, immediately regretting it. He flinched and looked away. ...moron. You're such a jerk, Temari. Go shoot yourself.
She mumbled something incomprehensible. Shikamaru twitched. "Hn?"
He turned to face her, confused. "Lucky? About what?" Shikamaru decided not to point out that scientifically, there was no such thing as luck. This woman was one of the only people he knew that understood half of what he was saying.
"You can cry, and people won't scream at you. I haven't cried for... well... since I was four, I think." She paused, trying to cover up the personal information glitch. Something in her brain must have shorted out. "Emotional training classes are crap in Konoha."
"...you haven't cried since you were four?"
Temari scowled. "I thought you were a genius. Rule number twenty-five, remember?"
Shikamaru shrugged nonchalantly. "Rules were made to be broken."
Rules were made to be broken? What in the heck had possessed him to say that? "That's what they say, at least." he added lamely.
"Who are 'they', exactly?"
"What kind of question is that?"
"I'm assuming 'they' are dead people that we quote because we have nothing better to do."
Temari laughed, a real laugh this time. Shikamaru chuckled and gave her a ghost of a smile. "You should laugh more often."
He leaned back against the tree, not really caring that the back of his shirt was getting soaked. "We're technically not on a mission right now. Rule twenty-five was put in place so that shinobi wouldn't mind death. If we're not on a mission, we're not killing. The rule is null and void."
Temari stared at him in amusement. "Does this mean that you'll say something other than 'how troublesome' tonight?" She looked him in the eye and an idea sparked in Shikamaru's mind. A devious idea. He smirked.
"Fine. I won't say 'troublesome' once tonight."
She raised her eyebrow skeptically. "And the catch?"
"You have to show me a real smile. Not a snarky or sadistic one."
"It'll help with emotional training. Manipulating your emotions."
Riiiight. Admit it: you just want to see her smile, his hormones taunted. He beat them back with a huge log of common sense.
Temari crossed her arms and snorted. "You're an odd person, Nara Shikamaru." She paused, twirling a strand of wet hair on her finger. "...so rule twenty-five is discarded tonight...?"
There was silence for a moment- an inviting one. One you could either fill with something meaningful or something trivial.
"Apparently?" Temari retorted, crossing her arms. "Just answer yes or no, Nara. Honestly, quit beating around the bush."
Temari cringed inwardly, but held fast. Hide behind the sarcasm. She had learned early on not to trust anyone. Ever. But this guy... there was something about him...
She smirked to herself. So we're going to play this little game, Temari thought, her fingers steepled. Peel the onion: see who can get to the heart of the other while simultaneously guarding ourselves. It would be quite the game, she predicted. Temari liked games, and she especially liked to win.
Bring it on, bum.
"So, do you have any childhood trauma you'd like to share, Shikamaru?" Temari taunted, grinning sadistically. "Life-scarring memories, clan massacrers, family conspiracy?"
Shikamaru rolled his eyes. "You should be talking to Sasuke or Neji if you want something like that."
"Shall I make something up, then?"
"Oh, please do. I am absolutely craving entertainment."
Shikamaru gazed into the fire they had managed to start after the storm had passed about a half hour ago, noting in the back of his mind how troublesome it was to start the stupid thing. "Let's see..." He yawned, too lazy to assume his traditional thinking pose. "My mother is secretly having an affair with Orochimaru's assistant, Kabuto. My father suspects foul play, but he's too whipped to say anything. Meanwhile, I just found out that Tenten is my long-lost sister and Gai is my uncle. Now Rock Lee keeps quizzing me for information about his bowl-cut sensei and Tenten is stalking me. Naturally, I am suffering from all of this human contact and have began to show the symptoms of manic behavior." He paused, shooting Temari a look and relishing the shock on her face. "Entertained now?"
The blonde just sat there for a moment, blinking. "...are you on crack?"
Ouch. That one hurt. "You wanted entertainment, fan-girl."
"Fan-girl?" Temari shot him a glare. "Where did that come from?"
"You strap a giant fan onto your back, Temari." Shikamaru said, as if it was the most obvious thing in the world and that she was stupid for making him point it out. Which in his perspective, was partly true. It was unusual for her...
"If I'm fan-girl," she decided, "than I'm going to call you shadow-boy."
He shrugged. "Better than Mr. Crybaby."
Temari sulked inwardly. It's no fun to insult someone if they accept it. Moron. "There's no clouds, so I don't know why you're staring at the sky like an idiot."
He started to mumble 'how troublesome,' but remembered their deal and caught himself just in time. "Why do you care?"
She ignored his question. "Honestly, what are you going to do with yourself? You just nap and complain all the time. Are you ever going to grow up?" Instantly, Temari knew that she had gone too far. He turned away from her, tensing slightly. She fell silent, cursing herself for her own stupidity.
It was quiet after that: Temari not knowing how to break the spell and Shikamaru not wanting to. Abruptly, she rose. "I'm going to go get some firewood," she mumbled, brushing off her skirt and disappearing into the thick woods.
Temari hoped that he hadn't noticed that there was a pile by the fire in the first place, but she highly doubted that he had missed anything.
Shikamaru rolled back over and glanced furtively at the spot where Temari had vanished, trying to keep his expression blank but failing miserably. He groaned and passed a hand over his face. This was not going to be an easy night, especially if they kept this stupid game of cat-and-mouse up. But who was the cat and who was the mouse?
He tried to convince himself he didn't care. And it didn't work.
Shikamaru wasn't sure how long he sat there, trying to figure out how to forfeit this game, the game with no rules. He longed to feel the familiar Shougi tiles in his hand, the click as he placed the pieces on the board knowing exactly what was going on in his own mind and in his opponent's. But alas, there were no game pieces to hold, only a blonde girl that could throw him in seconds flat. He groaned again as he realized where this train of thought was going, and tried in vain to exterminate the thought from his head.
"Hey." Temari's voice broke though his reverie, unusually quiet.
"So I take it there was no firewood?" he asked, smirking at her.
Temari felt fury explode in the pit of her stomach, and resisted the urge to punch Shikamaru in the face. "...you pompous, lazy, sexist JERK! I was going to apologize to you, you know that?" she ranted, stomping her foot so hard that it left a miniature crater. Temari hauled Shikamaru up by the collar of his mesh shirt, her face inches from him as she continued to scream into his face. "I come back here to tell you that I'm sorry, and you ask me about firewood?"
He was panicking. What do I do, what do I do? Shikamaru's thoughts scrambled for purchase in the steep, rocky crevice he was falling into, down, down, down...
Then, he kissed her.
Temari eked out a slight squeak in surprise, releasing Shikamaru's collar. What in the... Coherent thoughts faded away as he wrapped an arm around her waist, sliding her closer to him. Sliding her eyes shut, she felt her legs turn to jelly as he tipped her head back gently, deepening the previously chaste kiss.
Then as quick as it had started, it was over, Shikamaru letting go quickly and turning away, his whole face aflame. Temari tried to catch her breath and her train of thought– the one that had been derailed so abruptly.
"Crap." she heard him whisper. "That wasn't supposed to turn out that way." He ran a hand through his hair before realizing that Temari was still there. He turned around and stared at the ground, hands in his pockets. "You were supposed to shove me away or something, then I could've forgotten about this whole troublesome mess..."
"Well," Temari said, crossing her arms and trying to keep a quiver out of her voice, "are you forgetting?"
She could see his face scrunch up, disbelieving that she would ask such a stupid question. "...no..."
The blonde groaned in exasperation and grabbed a fistful of his flak jacket, yanking his face inches away from her own. "You're such a moron."
He grinned, a silly little grin that he instantly felt stupid for. "I can live with that," Shikamaru drawled, pulling her closer and closing the gap between their lips again.
Temari stared into the fire, embers smoldering gently. She felt Shikamaru shift slightly in his position next to her, an arm draped lazily around her waist and tugging her to him. Sighing, she nuzzled closer and buried her face into his mesh undershirt. "Oi, lazy."
"I lied before..."
He shifted a bit, tipping his head down to observe her face still against his chest, muffling her words. "Hm?"
"I get tired of it." she mumbled, her words slurred with drowsiness. "I know that I'm not supposed to... 'cause I'm a shinobi, but..." Temari trailed off, figuring he could finish the sentence himself.
Shikamaru breathed her in, the scent of sand and lilies and blood and water and grace and roughness and a thousand of other things that he couldn't place, but he wanted to, so badly, and he kept a small flame of hope inside that maybe someday he could. Tightened his grip and felt strangely protective of this foreign nin in his arms. And he wondered if they could keep rule twenty-five discarded for just a bit longer.
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The rate cuts are applicable in four of its circles – Karnataka, UP West, Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh, with the new pricing slated for a phased rollout pan India said Vodafone India. Vodafone's latest move makes its 2G offering the cheapest in India and will be applicable for both postpaid as well as prepaid customers on a 'pay-as-you-go' basis announced the company.
It has been a common occurrence whereby mobile operators were promoting their 3G services by introducing price cuts across the spectrum but, Vodafone's 2G price cut move is going to instigate a series of price cuts from other operators as well thereby making mobile internet more accessible to subscribers.
"We want to accelerate mobile internet adoption through penetration, consumption and value addition" said Vivek Mathur, Chief Commercial Officer, Vodafone India.
"This 80{b2f8038cca59418a55fa2a773bdd1308d9b98f2083b1773270b153fdacce5890} reduction in data charges for customers using 2G network is an important step in this direction and we are confident that this move will facilitate in faster adoption and better usage", he added.
There have been no comments from Airtel and Ideal Cellular as yet.


text: PUTTING THE BRAKES ON OPIATE ABUSE Nov. 30, 2012| By Dr. Nayvin Gordon According to The Center for Disease Control (C.D.C.) 1/13/2012 , prescription drugs exceeded motor vehicle accidents as a cause of death in 2009, killing 37,485 people nationwide. These opiates (narcotics) were also responsible for approximately eight million reports of drug abuse and or dependence. Medical authorities state that "Opiates are highly addictive, and opiate … Continue reading the story "PUTTING THE BRAKES ON OPIATE ABUSE"


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Victoria Houston
Sept 23–27 and May 27–31, 2012
(Three Teaching Days)
Murder, Mayhem & Fun: Writing Mysteries
New to Dillman's
We all have at least one good murder we've been dying to write about – right? (Yikes, sorry for the pun) Well, time to find out if you do and if you will enjoy it. This class will offer exercises designed to help you explore the techniques required for good mystery fiction. The subjects to be covered will include: point of view, character development, character-driven versus plot-driven story lines, research and planning, pacing, voice, and location as character.
Victoria Houston: A Biographical Sketch
She is the author of the Loon Lake Mystery Series -- DEAD ANGLER, DEAD CREEK, DEAD WATER, DEAD FRENZY, DEAD HOT MAMA, DEAD JITTERBUG, DEAD BOOGIE, DEAD MADONNA, DEAD HOT SHOT and DEAD RENEGADE. DEAD DECEIVER, eleventh in the series, was published in March 2011 in hardcover and trade paperback from Tyrus Books. The mysteries are set in the Northwoods of Wisconsin against a background of fishing – fly fishing as well as fishing for muskie, bass, bluegill and walleyes.
Houston's mystery series was featured in a story on the front page of The Wall Street Journal (January 20, 2004) and on NPR's "Talk of the Nation with Neal Conan" (February 2, 2006). See the features on her website: www.victoriahouston.com.
She has also written six non-fiction books. An award-winning author specializing in family issues, Houston's non-fiction books include the highly recommended ALONE AFTER SCHOOL: A Self-Care Guide for Latchkey Children and Their Parents (Prentice Hall, 1985); the national bestseller, LOVING A YOUNGER MAN: How Women Are Finding and Enjoying a Better Relationship (Contemporary Books (1987); Pocket Books (1988); MAKING IT WORK: Finding the Time and Energy For Your Career, Marriage, Children and Self (Contemporary Books, 1990) -- which was published by Simon & Schuster's Fireside imprint in August 1991 as a trade paperback titled MAKING IT WORK: Creative Solutions For Balancing Your Career, Marriage, Children And Personal Life.
Houston's books have received significant national media attention including appearances on A&E Network (Feb 2001), THE MONTEL WILLIAMS SHOW (September 1998), PRIME TIME LIVE (October 1993), LEEZA (1/18/95) OPRAH (twice), DONAHUE (twice), SALLY JESSY RAPHAEL, GOOD MORNING AMERICA, HOUR MAGAZINE, and CBS MORNING NEWS; as well as attention from national periodicals including TIME, COSMOPOLITAN, SELF, WOMAN'S DAY, FAMILY CIRCLE, AMERICAN BABY and CHILD magazines. She has been interviewed by most major newspapers and has appeared extensively on local television and radio in all major markets.
Studio: Something for all levels.
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Thursday 9/27
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Organisers of Morley 1914 are encouraging people to search their homes for First World War memorabilia.
The series of poignant events will commemorate 100 years since the onset of the First World War and focus on how this had an impact on life in Morley in 1914.
The Morley 1914 steering group is kicking off the project with an Antiques Roadshow-style free public event entitled WW1 Local History Roadshow.
Morley Town Events Manager Rachael Kennedy, said: "I really would like to get the point across that we are encouraging people to search at home and with families for anything related to World War One whether that be letters, postcards, medals, artefacts or family stories told and passed down by generations. "We do not intend to keep these valuable possessions but simply records them for future generations to learn from."
The roadshow will see a number of academics from the University of Leeds conducting informal interviews with local people to share questions, stories and thoughts.
There will also be a host of local and city wide organisations hosting stalls where people of all ages are invited to look and learn about the era and what effect it had on our local community.
Mrs Kennedy said: "I am working in partnership with Leeds University Legacies of War project and Leeds Museums on this which hopes to be a brilliant way of encouraging local people to share stories, artefacts, documents related to the great war."
Even if people don't have anything to bring, everyone is invited to explore the free event on January 29 from 3pm-7pm at Morley Town Hall.
Future events include a street event on Queen Street in August exploring life in Morley 1914 and a memorial service on August 4.


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Battle of the Hindus 2010, the cricket encounter of the Hindus, played on 30th April at the Kokuvil Hindu College ground ended in a draw.Kokuvil Hindu College (KHC) won the toss and elected to field first. Jaffna Hindu College (JHC) which came in to bat first lost all their wickets on the first day for 159 runs. K.Deluxhan top scored for Jaffna Hindu with 35 runs, including four 4s, facing 76 balls.
KHC started their innings on the first day and lost two early wickets to Nirojan (JHC). They ended their 1st innings with 164/all out on the second day.
R.Nirojan (JHC) took five wickets by balling 13.3 over and giving 49 runs.
JHC started their second innings watchfully and kept their wickets intact and end of the day they scored 104/9 and the match was declared as drawn.
G.Kirushoban top scored for Jaffna Hindu in the second innings with 31 runs facing 40 balls. It was entertaining to watch him smashing the balls to boundaries, he took five 4s and one 6s.


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Adding -performance back in so others can learn. On Apr 26, 2007, at 9:40 AM, Paweł Gruszczyński wrote: > Jim Nasby napisał(a): >> On Apr 25, 2007, at 8:51 AM, Paweł Gruszczyński wrote: >>> where u6 stores Fedora Core 6 operating system, and u0 stores 3 >>> partitions with ext2, ext3 and jfs filesystem. >> >> Keep in mind that drives have a faster data transfer rate at the >> outer-edge than they do at the inner edge, so if you've got all 3 >> filesystems sitting on that array at the same time it's not a fair >> test. I heard numbers on the impact of this a *long* time ago and >> I think it was in the 10% range, but I could be remembering wrong. >> >> You'll need to drop each filesystem and create the next one go get >> a fair comparison. > > I thought about it by my situation is not so clear, becouse my hard > drive for postgresql data is rather "logical" becouse of RAID array > i mode 1+0. My RAID Array is divided like this: > > Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System > /dev/sda1 1 159850 163686384 83 Linux > /dev/sda2 159851 319431 163410944 83 Linux > /dev/sda3 319432 478742 163134464 83 Linux > > and partitions are: > > /dev/sda1 ext2 161117780 5781744 147151720 4% /fs/ext2 > /dev/sda2 ext3 160846452 2147848 150528060 2% /fs/ext3 > /dev/sda3 jfs 163096512 3913252 159183260 3% /fs/jfs > > so if RAID 1+0 do not change enything, JFS file system is at third > partition wich is at the end of hard drive. Yes, which means that JFS is going to be at a disadvantage to ext3, which will be at a disadvantage to ext2. You should really re-perform the tests with each filesystem in the same location. > What about HDD with two magnetic disk`s? Then the speed depending > of partition phisical location is more difficult to calculate ;) > Propably first is slow, secund is fast in firs halt and slow in > secund halt, third is the fastes one. In both cases my JFS partitin > should be ath the end on magnetic disk. Am I wrong? I'm not a HDD expert, but as far as I know the number of platters doesn't change anything. When you have multiple platters, the drive essentially splits bytes across all the platters; it doesn't start writing one platter, then switch to another platter. -- Jim Nasby jim(at)nasby(dot)net EnterpriseDB http://enterprisedb.com 512.569.9461 (cell)
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Today, we white Christians whose church culture has sprung from the Bible Belt desperately need to re-examine our roots. We need to recognize the areas where we and our ancestors have agreed with injustice and unrighteousness. We need to expose the ways we continue to let something shallow and misleading rob us. We need to see where we have deadened… Read more →


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|Japanese green tea is now as convenient as it is healthy. Den's powdered tea mixes in a second with hot or cold water. It's made from chemical-free green tea leaves. It is available in a bulk package similar to our loose leaf teas or in 4 gram packets which are perfect for "brewing" up iced tea on a moments notice.
(Please note this is not Matcha. For the difference between Powdered Sencha and Matcha, click here.)


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PC gaming is making a comeback in the mainstream gaming scene, and it's doing it with a big bang in 2017. Most of the popular games get a cross-platform release. But some are exclusive to the PC master race. Let's get down to naming a few of these games that we hope you will find to your taste.
For Honor
For Honor is an action hack and slash game that comes from the Canadian company Ubisoft Montreal. You can choose from 4 different classes and three distinct factions.
It's a fun game that has lots of emphasis on multiplayer and most of the action packed fun will be in that mode. There is, of course, a single player story mode but it's not as epic as some other games.
Resident Evil 7
The newest game in this long franchise is finally moving away from the action style gameplay. You play as Ethan Winters, and you are looking for your missing wife in the swamps of Louisiana. There is enough combat in this game to satisfy everyone that loves that. But the game is mostly made in the spirit of its horror old school style. This game is pure awesomeness, and we recommend it to anyone that loves to get their adrenaline pumping when they play a game.
Ghost Recon wild lands
This is an open world tactical shooter. Ubisoft has made its first steps in the ghost recon franchise as this is the first game that has been made in the open world setting.
You can play it solo, or with your friends and its full of side missions. So you will have lots of content to consume before you get bored of the game. The graphics in this game are excellent. And the colors are very vibrant making it a pleasant experience even if played for lots of hours.
Mount and blade 2 Banelord
The prequel from the first series is getting a new graphic upgrade and more and bloodier battles. The fights have been coordinated with the motion capture technology so every fight should feel like it was done by real people. The type of attacks will depend on the actual time swings. And many new upgrades wait for the players who decide to check it out.
Crusader 2 Stronghold
This excellent turn base genre game makes a comeback in the spotlight as it rises to the most popular turn-based game in 2017. The graphics are upgraded, and the soundtracks are awesome as always.
For anyone that loves playing strategy games, this is a must pick. We won't spoil the new mechanics in this game, but let's just say that they finally upgraded the way fights are done, and they did it right.
Halo Wars 2
Halo Wars is back in the spotlight, but not much has been changed from the former recipe of successful games the Halo franchise has made. This new game has 13 single player missions and a multiplayer mode. It takes place after halo wars and halo 5 and introduces two new factions that are against each other. A solid pick for any RTS gamer.


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Valentine's Day isn't the most popular holiday at BC. Given that we celebrate St. Patrick's Day and Marathon Monday like no other, this shouldn't be considered a big issue. For a school with so few relationships, we at The Rock decided to do things a little differently for our group article.
The topic for this group article is "Least Favorite Thing About Valentine's Day." This article is not meant to put a damper on those of you struck by cupid's arrow but rather those of you who will be spending the Hallmark holiday with friends rather than a significant other. Don't worry, it's not a big deal.
Christian Petro – My least favorite thing about valentines day is the amount of chocolate most of us eat. I pretty much feel disgusting afterwards or just end up breaking out.
Jacob McEwen – There are honestly two legitimate reasons to hate Valentine's Day: its the corporate hijacking of a minor Catholic feast day that had nothing to do with love, and it raises the mean price of candy.
Maura Naughton -I found the disaster film Valentine's Day, to be an affront to the human psyche. You'll never beat Love Actually, America, accept it and move on.
Danielle Dybbro – I loved Valentine's Day when I was in elementary school because it was mandatory that you give a card and candy to every single person in your class. Which meant that I received 30+ pieces of candy. For free!! From kids I wasn't necessarily friends with!! But now, those cheesy cards don't receive the same respect as they once did. Last year I gave out 30 cards and candies to people I deemed worthy, but I maybe got 5 in return. Where is the love, BC? And I mean that in the most platonic way possible.
Christian Montalvo – Feeling like I have to do something expensive.
Meagan McCarthy – I admit that I'm a big fan of Valentine's Day. However, my least favorite part about the holiday is how it makes single people feel. While I don't mind being single on February 14th, I know that some people feel particularly alone and upset if they don't have a "valentine" to share it with. I don't mind the candy, the flowers, or the dates – I think it's wonderful that we celebrate love even though it has become very commercialized – but it's unfortunate that a day so focused on love can make so many people feel unloved simply because they aren't in a relationship on one particular day of the year.
Liz Faris – I used to hate the anonymous "special" Valentines certain people would give out back in elementary school. I'm that freak that wants to know everything so my friends and I would spend hours trying to analyzing handwriting samples compared to the stock valentines that you had to give to everyone. Luckily, the kid who gave me an anonymous one in second grade had a really chatty mom who thought we would be cute together. I know it was you, Mark Patton.
Jamie Spagnuolo – My least favorite thing about Valentine's Day is cupid. A full grown man wearing nothing but diaper who runs around shooting innocent people with arrows has to win the award for the scariest holiday mascot. Also, red and pink clash. They will never look good together.
Jessica Yoon – individuals for whom being single is a source of great unhappiness, but who act in ways that actually prevent the possibility of their entering into a relationship even as they vocalize their complaints on this one day of the year, which is much like any other.
Ian Thomas Malone – Those stupid candies with the phrases like "be mine" on them. They taste disgusting. Is there anything romantic about giving someone mediocre candy. If a girl wants the keys to my heart, I better get a Fun Dip.
Kate Lewis – One time, I spent Valentine's Day at a bar mitzvah in New Jersey, and it was miserable. Valentine's Day and New Jersey are tied for the worst things ever.
Conor Naughton – Whitman's Sampler doesn't come with enough caramels. No one likes cherry cordial.
Ariana Joharjian – My least favorite part about Valentine's Day is that people think it's the only time to show that you love them.
Chris Sax – In elementary school everyone used to pass Valentine's to everyone in the class, as I'm sure most of you did. In 4th grade on girl forgot me and I was pissed. Still am. It's a sensitive subject.
Juliette San Fillipo -My least favorite thing about Valentine's Day would have to be when people give you a Hallmark card or any kind of store-bought card with writing already in it (I'm talking those cards with dramatic paragraphs written inside, usually in some tacky kind of script or cursive). Valentine's Day is about sharing the love in your life with those who are special to you – why not take this one, single day out of the year to actually say it yourself? It's absolutely hard to articulate, and oftentimes comes out hackneyed — but it feels strange to have some unknown card-writer tell you how your significant other/spouse/whoever feels about you. To me, conjuring up the strange, complex feelings of love inside you in order to write them down for your person is a lot more productive of a gesture than getting off the couch to go to the card aisle at CVS.


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Turner Construction Co., GE Healthcare, the state Department of Labor and the Greater Capital Region Building and Construction Trades Council are forming a partnership with the U.S. Labor Department's Occupational Safety and Health Administration that will put into place safeguards to protect the 300-plus construction workers building GE Healthcare's new digital X-ray production facility at Rensselaer Technology Park in North Greenbush.
The 150,000-square-foot, $165 million facility includes 60,000 square feet of cleanroom space, and it will employ 150 people when completed. It will produce digital X-ray mammography machines.
"Safety is a top priority at Turner and we are honored to be partnering with OSHA to develop this safety program." said Mark Breslin, Turner's Albany office vice president and general manager.
The partnership agreement will be signed today at the Tech Park. Signatories are OSHA's Pat Clark, regional administrator and Ed Jarome, area director; Turner's Mark Breslin, Chris Fuller, safety director, and Tom Aurelia, site safety manager; Paul Engle, president Greater Capital Region Building and Construction Trade Council; and, James Rush, state Department of Labor.


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Snow Tha Product – The Rest Comes Later
Snow Tha Product has released her mixtape The Rest Comes Later. Snow Tha Product is, in my opinion the best female in the game. I challenge you to bring me somebody that brings more fire than she does. In The Rest Comes Later she once again brings it and brings it hard. With almost 7,000 downloads already with no mainstream promotion, the numbers speak for itself. Being released last night it is about to reach 37,000 views.
The album is available as a free download as well. You can download it by clicking HERE or on the image above! Snow Tha Product will be hitting the road to get the word out on this mixtape.
The Rest Comes Later TOUR DATES:
July 8th – Santa Ana, CA – OBSERVATORY
July 9th – Fresno, CA – STRUMMERS
July 10th – Sacramento, CA – BOARDWALK
July 11th – Santa Cruz, CA – THE CATALYST
July 12th – Modesto, CA – FAT CAT
July 14th – Oakland, CA – THE NEW PARISH
July 16th – Seattle, WA – NEUMOS
July 17th – Vancouver, BC – FORTUNE
July 18th – Portland, OR – PETER'S
July 19th – Boise, ID – KNITTING FACTORY
July 20th – Salt Lake City, UT – COMPLEX
July 22nd – DENVER, CO – THE OGDEN
July 24th – Lawrence, KS – GRANADA THEATER
July 25th – Omaha, NE – WAITING ROOM
July 26th – Des Moines, IA – WOOLY's
July 28th – Minneapolis, MN – FINE LINE MUSIC
July 29th – Chicago, IL – BOTTOM LOUNGE
July 30th – Toledo, OH – FRANKIE'S
July 31st – Lansing, MI – FARENHEIT ULTRA LOUNGE
August 1st – Ann Arbor, MI – BLIND PIG
August 2nd – Cleveland, OH – GROG SHOP
August 4th – Pittsburgh, PA – ALTAR BAR
August 5th – New York, NY – SOB'S
August 6th – Philadelphia, PA – BARBARY
August 8th – Baltimore, MD – SOUND STAGE
August 9th – Chapel Hill, NC – LOCAL 506
August 11th – Atlanta, GA – MASQUERADE
August 12th – New Orleans, LA – HOUSE OF BLUES (PARRISH)
August 13th – Houston, TX – WAREHOUSE LIVE
August 14th – Austin, TX – PARISH
August 15th – Dallas, TX – TREES
August 16th – San Antonio, TX – ALAMO CITY MUSIC HALL
August 18th – El Paso, TX – TRICKY FALLS
August 19th – Albuquerque, NM – SUNSHINE THEATER
Auguts 20th – Tucson, AZ – RIALTO THEATER
August 21st – Tempe, AZ – THE MARQUEE
August 22nd – San Diego, CA – OBSERVATORY


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A few days ago, I told you about my DIY hanging light for our kitchen. Now I'm going to show you how I made two standing lamps out of pvc pipes. And the heights can be changed by adding different lengths of pvc pipe along with a coupling.
Just like the hanging light, I used some extension cords as the wiring of my pvc light stands.
Here's what I did:
So there you have it. We soldered extension cord wire to a light socket plug and made a bunch of different pvc lengths to make a light stand that is up to 7 feet tall. Now we can take these lights anywhere around the house very easily, or even take them outside if we have a patio party at night, or we're working on something in the yard after dark (which is very nice these days in the winter when it gets dark at 5pm!). These are also useful to take brighter photos indoors.
What do you think? Try it out for yourself. They come in handy for lots of things.
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Here in the U.S., Memorial Day is typically seen as the unofficial start of grilling season (though we must note—approvingly—that people are increasingly grilling year round). By late May, the weather is predictably warm (for the most part—Colorado is an exception) and backyards are in full bloom, so it just doesn't seem right to cook meat and veggies in the kitchen! Whether you're an home-based grillmaster or food service pro, you're sure to find what you need at Tundra's grilling specialty shop. Ready, set, grill!
- Outdoor Cooking Equipment
- Outdoor Cooking Equipment Accessories
- Outdoor Cooking Supplies
- Grill Toppers
- Thermometers
- Kitchen Timers
- Grill Brushes
- Pastry Brushes (For Marinades)
- Spatulas/Turners
- Tongs
- Skewers
- Steak Weights
- Hamburger Molds
- Condiment Holders
- Serving Platters
- Cutting Boards
- Bottle Openers
- Knife Guards/Bags/Rolls
- Disposables
- Beverage Dispensers
- Drinking Jars
- Beverage Tubs
- Pitchers
- Bar spoons
- Muddlers
- Outdoor Furniture


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Hair Restoration Clinic Celebrating Our 27th Year in Brisbane and the Gold Coast
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We are one of the few medical clinics that specialise full-time in surgical and non-surgical hair loss treatments for men and women. With 25 years' experience, our team offers patients the highest quality hair loss treatments, including hair replacements, hair transplants and hair implants, to give you the most natural looking results possible. These outstanding results have established Medici Capelli as a leader in the field of hair loss treatment. In particular, our hair transplant procedures in Brisbane and the Gold Coast are one of the best options available for a baldness cure. For any hair replacement procedure, the experts at Medici Capelli are the trusted option. Dealing with hair loss issues can be stressful and frustrating, especially issues in relation to female hair loss. Here in Brisbane and the Gold Coast, female hair loss treatments at Medici Capelli are among the leading hair loss treatments in the country.
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On Saturday night, while Miesha Tate was choking Holly Holm out to win the Bantamweight title at UFC 196 in Las Vegas, former champion Ronda Rousey was taking in pro wrestling at an American Legion Hall in Reseda, California.
Rousey, who lost the Bantamweight belt to Holm in an upset last November, was in the crowd at the second night of Pro Wrestling Guerrilla's All-Star Weekend 12, apparently unaware of what was going on a few hundred miles away inside the Octagon. Soon after Tate scored her fifth-round victory, photos of Rousey checking her phone – and smiling – in the stands began to make the rounds.
Following her loss to Holm at UFC 193, Rousey seemed in line for a rematch, though her burgeoning film career pushed her return to the Octagon back to November. Instead, Tate stepped in, took out Holm and now holds the Bantamweight Championship. After her win, UFC President Dana White said Tate would defend the title against Rousey; he also added that Rousey "wasn't watching the fight" on Saturday night. When he texted her with the result, she responded "Looks like I gotta get back to work."
Ronda Rousey at PWG tonight pic.twitter.com/dmDnZvcegs— Kyle (@TRKG12) March 6, 2016
As you may know, Rousey is a massive wrestling fan, and has attended Pro Wrestling Guerrilla events in the past – even getting in on the action from the crowd. After making an in-ring appearance alongside the Rock, Triple H and Stephanie McMahon at WrestleMania 31, rumors swirled that WWE was planning to feature her in some capacity at this year's show – though White eventually shut down the chatter.
Rousey, meanwhile, has made it clear that someday, she'll get back in a WWE ring. But right now, she's got to get ready for Miesha Tate.


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In the fall of 2009, our group of farmers, millers, bakers and researchers from Maine and Vermont travelled to Quebec to see their vibrant local bread wheat industry in action. Elisabeth Vachon, agronomist with Moulins de Soulanges, was our host. We visited Au Gres des Champs - a farm growing organic bread wheat, La Meunerie Milanaise - a mill producing organic bread flour from local sources, and Premiere Moisson - a bakery with 18 shops in the Montreal area who strives to use only locally grown wheat.
Click here for photos from our trip . See below for a 2-part video.
The trip was organized by Heather Darby (Univ. Vermont Extension) and Elisabeth Vachon (Moulins de Soulanges). Videos were produced by Tavi Merrill & Ellen Mallory (Univ Maine Coop Extension)


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Mr Chavez has signalled more radical policies by tightening his grip in the run-up to his inauguration on Wednesday, the start of what he said would be a new phase in his "socialist revolution".
Since being re-elected to a six-year term last month he has moved to unite the ruling coalition into a single party, reshuffled the cabinet and fired a shot across the bows of media critics.
The former paratrooper told a gathering of army officers last week that the broadcast licence of Radio Caracas Television (RCTV) would not be renewed when it expires in March. He accused the channel of backing a coup against him in 2002.
The announcement triggered protests from the Paris-based advocacy group Reporters Without Borders, as well as a regional diplomatic body, the Organisation of American States, which said dissent was being stifled.
"The closing of a mass communications outlet is a rare step in the history of our hemisphere and has no precedent in the recent decades of democracy," said the OAS secretary general, José Miguel Insulza.
Venezuela's foreign ministry rejected the criticism and said shutting RCTV would guarantee freedom of expression. Much of the country's private media have been hostile to Mr Chavez. Several stations, including RCTV, appeared to endorse the coup which briefly ousted him.
Analysts say Mr Chavez, emboldened by a landslide endorsement last month, has the momentum to become more radical. His oil-exporting nation is riding an economic boom which funds social programmes for the poor and credits for regional allies.
Two other leftwing leaders, Nicaragua's Daniel Ortega and Ecuador's Rafael Correa, are due to be inaugurated this week, bolstering Mr Chavez's hopes of building a Latin American counterweight to the US.
Last week he fired the vice president, José Vicente Rangel, a powerful and totemic political veteran. Jorge Rodríguez, a former chief of Venezuela's electoral council, was appointed vice-president and the president's brother, Adan Chavez, was named education minister.
Mr Chavez told state television. "All of these changes are without a doubt to strengthen... the path to socialism."
Mr Chavez also announced a plan to merge his movement's amorphous grouping of more than 20 political parties into a single body, the United Socialist Party of Venezuela. The proposal has dismayed some of the smaller parties, especially those on the far-left, who fear losing influence as power is centralised.
Leftwing tide is back
Latin America's leftwing tide is about to surge with the inauguration of three newly elected presidents, Venezuela's Hugo Chavez, Nicaragua's Daniel Ortega and Ecuador's Rafael Correa.
Mr Chavez starts a consecutive third term on Wednesday at the helm of an oil power which has challenged the US and neo-liberal economics with a self-styled "socialist revolution". The same day Mr Ortega will lead the Sandinistas back to power after 16 years, which has left the nation peaceful but impoverished. The former Marxist revolutionary has promised reconciliation and economic stability. Next week, Mr Correa, a charismatic political outsider, will take office in a volatile, poverty-stricken country. The so-called pink tide has returned since conservatives last year won elections in Peru, Colombia and Mexico. Washington has not disguised its dismay, but has been conciliatory towards the three incoming presidents.


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Caunayan Falls in Barangay L. Pimentel is one of the most accessible falls in San Luis, Aurora. It is only a hundred meter walk from a dirt road.
The Falls used to spray strongly from a thick-foliage cliff but El Nino seem to take its toll on this one because the downpour of the water is a lot gentler and thinner. In fact, this has gotta be one of the gentlest falls I have seen.
The falls flow into a crystal-clear stream ringed by sandy bank. The pool is shallow making it an idyllic place for a cool swim.
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Since the place is very accessible, it is a favorite picnic site for locals of San Luis and the adjacent towns of Baler and Maria Aurora as well. In fact, at the time of my visit, there are several families enjoying their lunch at the area.
Surrounding the Falls and the natural pool are large boulders and stones of different sizes which form part of an excellent water scape in the area. Water from the fool flows into these rocks forming a soothing sound that will make you wanna lie down and sleep.
The thick greenery of the cliff and the hills complemented the natural vibe of the place. Fresh air, clear waters, lovely sight – just amazing.
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To go there, hire a jeep or take a private vehicle from Baler town proper to Barangay Real in San Luis, where a short walk from the end of the road near the river will take you to the falls. A motorcycle can take you within a couple of minutes from the falls.
With its vast landscape, San Luis in Aurora Province definitely has lots more to offer. Sadly, I only had limited time to explore the place but hopefully, I could go back there soon to explore more on the alluvial, foothill and mountain landscapes of the place.
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My daughter was sneaking out during the night back in the summer, using her i-touch as a means of communicating with the boy she met up with. When I found out, I grounded her severely by restricting her privileges and returning the i-touch to her dad to keep at his house, (he bought it for her). She's been doing great since then as far as building my trust in her, as I gradually restored some of her privileges. We have bi-weekly meetings where we sit down and discuss her progress, reviewing positive and negatives. I suspected she was texting as she was also caught using some texting site through the computer, 6 weeks ago. Although her behavior has been better, she still tries to find ways to text her friends. She does't want to comply with my rules and needs to learn rules are set for a reason. However, it is the principal that she lied and deceived me, by sneaking the i-touch back into my home when it was supposed to stay at her dad's (no wi-fi). What are some appropriate consequences for lying and deceiving me? Thanks in advance!
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June 13, 2013Stewartsville, MO | By: Coffey
An annual summer camp for children with cancer is being held this week at Camp Farwesta near Stewartsville, Missouri.
Camp Quality Northwest Missouri gives children battling cancer an opportunity to take part in summer camp activities not normally available to them. Co-Executive Director of Camp Quality Northwest Missouri...Gabe Bailey...says it's important for children wth cancer to have a chance to just be kids.


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With Labor Day weekend signaling the end of summer, Colorado skiers and riders can find significant savings on ski passes at the holiday weekend sales. Through the end of August and into September, major retailers and winter sports groups host special sale events focused on winter gear and apparel, including ski passes. A handful of Colorado Ski Country USA (CSCUSA) resorts are at the sales with pass products available at discounted prices.
CSCUSA resorts continue to add value to their pass products giving purchasers more bang for their buck, and more flexibility for their ski schedule. A little bit of research will yield skiers and riders a pass that meets their ski season needs from pricing to location to frequency. With a wide variety of pass products available this Labor Day, skiers and riders can find the pass that best suits their needs and at a discounted price.
At the upcoming Front Range ski sales, many CSCUSA ski areas will be on hand promoting their resorts, giving out commemorative merchandise and selling season passes at even greater values to consumers.
Below are CSCUSA member resorts that will be present at the following Front Range ski sales:
Christy Sports Powder Daze August 23 September 3
Arapahoe Basin
Copper Mountain
Eldora Mountain Resort
Loveland Ski Area
Monarch Mountain
Steamboat Ski Resort
Winter Park
Sports Authority Sniagrab August 31 September 15
Arapahoe Basin
Copper Mountain
Crested Butte
Loveland Ski Area
Monarch Mountain
Ski Granby Ranch
Steamboat Ski Resort
Winter Park
Colorado Ski & Golf Ski Rex September 3 September 19
Arapahoe Basin
Crested Butte
Loveland Ski Area
Monarch Mountain
Winter Park
Snowboard on the Block September 14
Below is a summary of the season pass products CSCUSA members will be offering at the ski sales.
Arapahoe Basin
Arapahoe Basins ski sale specials include fully transferable 4-Packs for $139. In addition, at Christy Sports Park Meadows location, the Elevation 4-Pass plus one half-off lift ticket for a friend will be on sale for $119. Visit http://www.arapahoebasin.com/ABasin/tickets/default.aspx for more information.
Aspen/Snowmass will be offering four-day and seven-day Classic Passes. Classic Pass holders can ski or ride for a highly reduced rate and receive discounts on extension days and summer lift access. The Classic Pass cannot be combined with any other pass. Early purchase pricing for all Classic passes is valid through October 13, 2013. Classic Passes will only be available at select sales in Colorado beginning August 22, 2013. Visit www.aspensnowmass.com/classicpass, call the Classic Pass Hotline 800-525-6200 x4475, or ask at any ticket office for sale dates and locations. 2012-2013 Classic Pass holders can renew their Classic Pass online or by phone from August 12 November 10, 2013.
Copper Mountain
Coppers legendary Four Pack ($149) guarantees four days of skiing and riding at Copper Mountain, with no blackout dates during the 2013/2014 season. Below are early season prices for the Copper Season Pass, with no blackout dates.
Adults (18-69): $369
Teens (13-17): $299
Children (6-12): $209
Seniors (65+): $249
Ages five & under free
Copper Mountain's Secret! Pass is very much like a backstage pass. With the Secret! Pass, you get a dedicated lift line at: American Eagle, American Flyer, Super Bee, Excelerator, Kokomo, High Point and Timberline Express. Secret! Pass holders enjoy a 15-minute head start on the American Eagle chairlift every morning, giving early-bird pass holders exclusive access to first tracks.
At $99, the Close Parking season pass bolt-on includes convenient, close-in parking at the Chapel Lot, saving pass holders from walking in their boots from a more remote lot. New for the 2013-14 season, Copper has unveiled its Powder to the Pillow lodging special, where skiers and riders can pre-purchase 4 to 8 nights of lodging and redeem their rooms throughout the season. For more information on all Copper passes, visit http://www.coppercolorado.com/winter/plan_and_buy/season_passes.
Crested Butte
This season, Crested Butte has already lowered its unlimited skiing Peak Pass to $599 for adults. However for this weekend only, they will be selling Peak Passes for $499. The popular Getaway Pass, which includes one night of lodging and two days of lift tickets for two people, will be on sale for $249, a $30 savings from the original price. Additional nights may be added to the Getaway Pass for just $150 each.
The resort has also created a Labor Day sale only product, called the Adult 4-Pack. For $99, this pass gets the holder four lift tickets to use for themselves and share with friends and family during early or late ski season at the resort. Valid skiing dates are November 28 December 18 and March 31 April 6 for the Adult 4-Pack. These passes and products are only available at these selected events from August 30 September 2.
Crested Butte will also be selling their CB Card for $59 that includes the first day of skiing and 15% to 25% off tickets everyday thereafter. All other pass products will be available as well, including children, young adult, senior, military and college passes.For more information on Crested Butte passes, visit http://www.skicb.com.
Skiers and snowboarders visiting Lovelands booth at the first shows of the season can take advantage of some special offers, including a $10 savings on 4-Pak purchases, great deals on new gear, and special offers only available through Labor Day Weekend. Loveland 4-Paks are unique as they are actual lift tickets that can be used by anyone on any day of the 2013-2014 season. With no restrictions and no blackouts, 4-Paks are only available through November 24, 2013. Also, at the sales, skiers and riders can play Loveland Lotto for their chance to win a Season Pass, lift tickets, lesson packages, $10 Beau Jo's gift cards, limited edition Loveland head/neck scarfs and more.
Shoppers who visit Powder Daze, August 30-September 2, can save 15 percent on every Child 3-Class Pass. Additionally, if they stop by the Loveland tent at SNIAGRAB, they can save $10 on the Sports Authoritys Junior Lease Program, a season-long rental package. Everyone that enrolls their child in this program can purchase a child (6-14) Season Pass for just $100, or $69 off the regular price. For more information about season passes at Loveland, visit http://www.skiloveland.com/
Monarch will be at the sales this Labor Day offering 4-Packs for $125 at Powder Daze and 3-Packs for $99 at Sniagrab and Ski Rex. Restricted dates: 12/26 1/4, 1/18 - 1/19, 2-15 - 2/16, 3-10-3-21. More information on Monarch pass products can be found at http://www.skimonarch.com/index.php/ticketspasses
Folks attending snowboard on the block will find Powderhorn selling all of its discounted pass products, including the Powderhorn P Card, their newest direct to lift product. This $49 pass product allows the first day of skiing or riding for free and each additional day for the rest of the season at a 20 percent discount off of the window lift ticket rate. Skiers and riders with P Cards will not need to visit the ticket window; instead, the credit/debit card used to purchase the pass is charged at the discounted rate when the P Card is scanned. For more information about season passes at Powderhorn Mountain Resort, visithttp://www.powderhorn.com/season-passes.
Silverton Mountain
Silverton will be offering attendees of Snowboard on the Block a 2-for-1 discount on guided skiing and snowboarding. For more information about season passes at Silverton, visithttp://www.silvertonmountain.com.
Ski Granby Ranch
Skiers and riders attending Sniagrab can purchase fully transferable 4-Packs for $99, valid January 6 - April 6, 2014. In addition, Sniagrab attendees will enjoy the following special pricing on season passes:
Adults (ages 13-60): $289
Juniors (ages 6-12): $109
Children (ages 6-12): $219
Seniors (ages 61-69): $249
Ages 70 and over: $59
Family of Three: $649
Family of Four: $749
For more information about Ski Granby Ranch's pass products, visit http://www.granbyranch.com
Sunlight Mountain Resort
Sunlight will be giving out VIP cards, a punch card with five punches. Each day provides a savings over the price at the ticket window and the fifth punch gives the guest a free day at Sunlight. In addition, Sunlight will be selling lift ticket packages where each day offers progressively more savings over the price at the window. For more information about season passes at Sunlight Mountain Resort, visit http://www.sunlightmtn.com/
Steamboat will be attending Powder Daze and Sniagrab and will be offering 3-Packs for $99, restricted 12/26 1/10. More information on Steamboat passes can be found at http://www.steamboat.com/tickets-and-passes/tickets-and-passes.aspx
Winter Park
The 2013/14 Winter Park/Mary Jane season passes feature unrestricted access to Winter Parks cruisers and groomers as well as the challenging bump and tree skiing at Mary Jane. Prices for Winter Park season passes are below and guaranteed through September 3.
Adults (ages 18 - 69): $369
Teens (ages 13-17): $299
Children (ages 6-12): $219
Ages five & under: $30
Exclusive to those attending Powder Daze, shoppers can get a bonus fifth day of unrestricted access to Winter Park/Mary Jane for $149, the price of a regular Four Pass. Thats five days of world-class bumps, trees, steeps, groomers, and cruisers with no blackouts for the price of four. To take advantage of the bonus day, purchases must be made at Powder Daze in Denver. For more information on Winter Parks season passes, visit http://www.winterparkresort.com/
The Rocky Mountain Super Pass Plus gives pass holders unlimited skiing/riding at Copper Mountain and Winter Park, six days at Steamboat, and three days at Monarch with no blackouts. Pass holders also get five bonus days at Mt. Ruapehu in New Zealand, giving them the chance to ski year-round on two continents in two hemispheres.
Adults (18-69): $489
Teens (13-17): $369
Children (6-12): $259
Seniors (70+): $359
College Students: $369
Ages five & under $30
The 2013/2014 Rocky Mountain Super Pass delivers unlimited skiing and riding on two Colorado mountains, Winter Park and Copper Mountain, with no blackouts.
Adults (18-69): $419
Teens (13-17): $329
Children (6-12): $219
Seniors (70+): $329
College Students: $369
Ages five & under: $30
The 4 BY 40 Pass offered at $199 provides two days at Winter Park and two days at Steamboat. For more information about multi-mountain passes, visit http://www.skicolorado.com.