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Walmart has begun to find a side door into municipalities in which unions and smaller competing retailers have fought a series of hard and often successful battles to keep the world's largest store chain out.
Unions have failed to gain a foothold in Walmart for years. They argue that Walmart pays its "associates" too little and gives them inadequate benefits. The company argues that it employs more than one million Americans who might not otherwise have jobs and provides better-than-standard benefits.
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I currently live in Nashville, TN and make my living as a artist and songwriter. I also work part time in a fine dining restaurant in the city. I am planning to spend 6 months in the UK partly on holiday, and partly doing music. I am no stranger to busking and consider myself a professional with a good bit of experience. I love London, and I really enjoyed Dublin when I visited in 2015. I have always wanted to travel the UK and see more of its culture, and I feel like now is as good a time as ever.
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Is so awesome. If it wasn't for it being an ambient album I'd probably rate it as high as Ocean Machine. I just listened to it whilst trying to sleep today on a different set of headphones and heard a crapload of new stuff I've never heard before. I really hope Ghost will have some Hummerness on it...
I'm gonna melt you guys!
I think it is suppose to have ambient elements to the album but not full on ambient. Ghost is said to have a mix between acoustic, new age stuff and ambient material. It is nice to see someone praising The Hummer. See very little of that when it comes to that release. A very hard album to really get into and I don't like to use the word "click" because it doesn't make sense to me but when you finally figure out what's in the material itself it all makes sense.
I'm expecting Ghost to have acoustic guitar jams and stuff, not really any Hummer. But I mean in the background, layers of hawtness. Like the instrumental part of Terminal for example.
Ghost is going to rule, judging by the new video of Dev and his acoustic. I haven't been able to find Hummer anywhere but of what I've heard it seems awesome. Ki was kind of a taste of what's to come I reckon, hopefully there will be more 'A Monday'-ish songs and layer upon layer of ambience.
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mmmm the hummer! so far my fav cd he has yet!! took awhile for me to get into, but cant get enough of it now!
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It's been said before, but for me this album is a great for relaxing and a sure way of relieving stress. It might hypnotize you to sleep, but sometimes, that's what you need.
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It was also known as the Cardinal Triple in the 1990's under Carmike Cinemas.
A 40 foot wide CINEMASCOPE screen was installed in 1953 for the film's showing of THE ROBE.
GONE WITH THE WIND played at the Carolina Theater on January 29,1940 as a Reserved Seat Engagement. It was one of two theatres within the state that played it as a roadshow. The other was the Ambassador Theater in Raleigh.
I have the original ads for this theatre. It originally opened in 1986 not 1985.
"SUPERMAN:THE MOVIE" only 70MM-6 Track Dobly Stereo North Carolina Engagement on December 15,1978.
Charlotte: Park Terrace
This theatre got a lot of the Disney product too. This was a family-friendly style theatre with the occasion action-adventure-comedy genre that gets booked.
The Cardinal was one of several "Ultravision" theatres that ABC Southeastern opened during the 1970's. Last owned by Carmike Cinemas when it closed in 1999.
This was a nice theatre when ABC and Plitt had it.
Stewart and Everett also had another twin cinema that operated in the town…one of two theatres that were in Rocky Mount. One was the Englewood Twin,aka Cinema 1 & 2,and the other was the Oakwood Twin which is NOT listed on this site that opened around 1975 or 1976.
This was also under Carmike Cinemas when it last operated as a three-screen discount house in the late 1980's.
This was one of several "Ultravision" theatres under ABC Theatres. In closed in 1994 when it last operated under Carmike Cinemas as a three-screen cinema.
A LOT of blockbuster films got first-run billing at this theatre. During the 1970's and early 1980's,the CENTER was High Point's only Downtown Cinema.
"SUPERMAN:THE MOVIE" played here first-run on December 21, 1978.
ALL OF THE PINK PANTHER SEQUELS from 1975-1978 played here first-run
Other movies like "CONVOY", "SILVER STREAK",and others played at the CENTER first-run until it's closing in 1981.
Chuck 1231: I will find the exact date to the ad for the grand opening of the Trans-Lux Theatre in High Point,and when I do I will revised the following information. In the meantime,I have revised the following information for three High Point theatres(The Towne Theatre, The Martin Twin Theatres,and the Capri Triple)which have been updated on the cinema treasures site. I may have to dig into the old newspaper ads within the Microfilm for this information(probably taking a trip over to UNC Libraries at the Wilson Library for this). But I will let you know.
In 1986,Cineplex Odeon had two movie houses within the greater Rocky Mount area. The Golden East Crossing Cinemas was one. The other was the Cardinal 1 & 2 at Crossroads Plaza(formerly K-Mart Plaza).
The Englewood Cinema 1 & 2 and the Oakwood Plaza 1 & 2 were operated under Stewart and Everett until 1986,before Carmike Cinemas took over operations.
The Oakwood Plaza Cinemas 1 & 2 is also NOT listed on the site but will be very soon.
Opened on November 12,1976 under AMC Theatres Corporation.
aka American Multi-Cinema Corporation.
The Terrace Theatres 1 & 2 at Catawba Mall Shopping Center
The Thunderbird-Drive-In
The Hickory Drive-In
The Crown Cinemas 4 at Hickory Plaza.
***These will be added to the Cinema Treasures site.
Chuck1231: The CENTER THEATRE opened on January 30,1939.
Continued to show first-run features and special interest films until it's closing in 1981. At the time of it's closing in 1981,the CENTER THEATRE was the only standing theatre in all of Downtown High Point after the Paramount and the Carolina closed.
The Capri Triple Theatre upon it's opening was complete with a Dobly Stereo Sound System installed in it's largest auditorium(Screen 1) for it's November 21, 1979 premiere showing of "Fiddler on the Roof",which was re-released back in theatres.
Screen 2: Was "The Prize Fighter" starring Don Knotts
Screen 3: Was the exclusive Triad engagement showing of Francis Ford Coppula's "Apocalypse Now" starring Martin Sheen and Harrison Ford.
FYI: Westchester Mall opened in 1968 as High Point's and the Triad's first-in close shopping center anchored by three department stores consisting of Thalhimers, J.C. Penney, and Eriad's Department Store. The cinema was on the opposite end of the shopping center when it opened in 1970 as the Trans-Lux Theatre that was owned and operated by Brandt Theatres as a 690 seat single screener. Received its new name The Westchester Mall Cinema in 1975 when it was still a single screen theatre. It remained that way until the 1990's when it was twinned and change it's format from showing first-run features to becoming a second-run discount movie house until it's closing in 2000.
kencmcintyre: The Towne Theatre ran adult films? I did my extensive research on this theatre,and to my knowledge it must have been running soft-porn films as late show entries long before Martin Theatres took over in the mid-1970's. I'm from Durham,and I know one theatre in my area,the Yorktowne showed in its entirely the explicit "XXX" rated version of "Caligula".
Kings Plaza Shopping Center is now home to a very popular flea market that is open to the public on weekends. This is in the same location as where the former King's Department Store,and the King Theatre used to be,not to mention the other section of the flea market was also to be a Winn-Dixie grocer.
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Vanessa Redgrave in "GEORGY GIRL"
Patty Duke in "THE VALLEY OF THE DOLLS"
John Wayne and Kirk Douglas in "THE WAR WAGON"
Walt Disney's "THE HAPPIEST MILLIONAIRE"
Clint Eastwood in "A FISTFUL OF DOLLARS"
John Forsythe in "IN COLD BLOOD"
The musical event of 1967.."HOW TO SUCCEED IN BUSINESS WITHOUT REALLY TRYING".
Francis Coppula's THE GODFATHER played here first-run at the Reynolda Cinema on March 22,1972.
Not only ROSEMARY'S BABY played here but also THE FRENCH CONNECTION and ROCKY among many others that played at the Parkway Theatre when it was still a single screen cinema during the 1960's and 1970's.
The opening attraction of the Parkview Theatre came on August 23,1972 with the exclusive engagement showing of CABARET starring Liza Minnelli.
A lot of great blockbusters played at the Parkview Theatre. "STAR WARS" played here first-run in 1977,and was one of the many films that was re-released too in 1978.
"RAIDERS OF THE LOST ARK" played here at the Parkview Twin first-run in 1981.


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Chandler fidgeted ceaselessly in the passenger seat of the car. His fingers ached to straighten something, burned to touch or count something, anything. He stroked the dashboard, but the sensation gave no satisfaction. His foot tapped the floor of the car, but the cramped space still gave no release. His OCD was in overdrive, there was no relief in sight.
Miles and Chandler were heading towards one of the two possible locations for Block to have Basen, followed closely behind by Kent and Mansell after they had realized searching both would take too much time, Chandler reluctantly agreed to call Stephens and allow him and his team to search one location while they searched the other.
"Miles, please drive faster," Chandler pleaded again.
Miles didn't respond. No reason to remind Chandler he was already breaking about 10 speed laws. No need to remind him that if they themselves had an accident it wouldn't help Basen. He kept his mouth closed and gripped the steering wheel tighter. If asked out right he would have denied it but he was just as anxious as Chandler. Basen had started to grow on him. The childish pouting aside she did have a level head on her shoulders (occasionally), was quick witted and was smart when she wanted to be. He also hated to admit it but Chandler seemed calmer when she was around, not always on edge. He wasn't sure why it was the case, wasn't sure he wanted to know, he was just happy that it was. He didn't have to worry about his DI as much, well at least in that regard.
Miles hadn't found Chandler and Basen in any additional compromising situations. The last time was in the rest room at the hospital the night they lost Block and he didn't even want to think about what they were doing then. He still kept an eye out for the signs, for hints or clues that they had started something but he didn't see anything and breathed a silent sigh of relief each time. Of course he recognized they could just be hiding it very well, anticipating he was looking out of something, but he was keeping a careful eye out and he was sure there was nothing, almost.
"Miles please," Chandler begged running fingers threw his hair. The action reminded him of Basen and her insistence on mussing his hair. He ran his fingers through again and again it calmed him somewhat. Miles pressed the accelerator down the needle jumped, Chandler continued to rake.
"They're going too fast," Mansell said. He was trying to keep up with Miles and Chandler, it was becoming more and more difficult as Miles drove faster and faster. Mansell was sure they would get lost or crash before they managed to get anywhere near the warehouse.
"Do you think we'll make it in time?" Ken asked, not really looking for an answer but figuring he needed to break the tension.
"Of course we will," Mansell said confidently. He didn't want to think of the alternative. "Basen owes me money, she'd never welch. Now keep quiet and let me drive, right?"
Kent put his head down and kept quiet, still worried what would happen to Chandler if they didn't find her in time.
Riley drew the short straw and rode with Stephens and his DI. She managed to bring them up to speed on what they discovered.
"We don't appreciate being kept in the dark about this investigation," Stephens said.
"You know everything we know now." Riley insisted.
"If you had given us more information sooner we could have moved the investigation forward to conclusion already." Stephens spat this out and twisted his hands around the steering wheel. Riley wasn't sure if he was talking about the Block case or their missing DC but she didn't rightfully care. Right now the only thing on all of their minds was speed.
Basen tried to stretch her hands out again. The rope digging into her wrist was unforgiving. The hands no longer looked salvageable, they had moved to a horrible bruised purple color. She no longer had any feeling and didn't think she would ever be able to use them again. How long had she been tied to this bed, 2 days, 2 weeks? It felt closer to 2 months and she didn't want to think about it. Block #2 moved next to her squeezing her hip where Block #1 had buried his knife deep in her flesh. He pushed away from her and stood up.
"My brother will be dealing with you toot sweet." He said as he dressed, smiling at his cleverness. "I cannot say it hasn't been interesting Basen. Too bad we will not be doing it again." He finished dressing and started to walk out of the room.
"Bach," she stopped him at the door. His hand curled into a fist but he quickly unfurled it. She smiled which broke open a cut on her check but she didn't care, she couldn't resist one last dig. She was going to die, hadn't he all but said that?
"What is it Basen?" he said through gritted teeth.
"Water?" Block #2 paused for a moment she didn't think he was going to answer. She saw his hands clench into fists again and for a moment she was sure he was going to come back and use them like Block #1 had, or simply walk away, she would have preferred him walking away. He sighed heavily, walked over to the bed, picked up the glass and poured its contents in her face. He aimed carefully getting a good portion of the water up her nose and in her mouth, she sputtered, coughed and tried to spit it back out. She gasped for breath and couldn't find it. Her head swam and unconsciousness threatened to claim her as she struggled to keep her head. She heard Block slam the glass on the bedside table. She focused on that and her plan to keep from going under.
"He is going to enjoy killing you, I think I will too." He turned and left the room.
Vivi slowly counted to 10, to make sure he didn't immediately come back. She gathered her strength and pulled against the rope around her wrists. Her body screamed in protest, there didn't seem to be any part of her that didn't ache, she took a mental count. Toes, check, numb and stinging, feet, a little tingly but not too bad. Legs stiff but movable, knees, well we are not even going there, those were blown out in college track a long time ago. Hips were definitely tender, Block spent an abnormal amount of time poking at them with his knife, paying special attention to the tattoo. She was still a little confused what he hated so much about that. Stomach, yep that was still flabby and now thanks to Block's unrelenting fists, bruised. Her breasts garnered special attention with his mouth, well teeth. She wondered briefly what a shrink would make of that fixation. While she continued to make a mental note of the pain in her body she arrived at her arms, which ached from being forced into a horrible angle for so long. She doubted she would ever get the feeling back into the hands. But she was most worried about her face. She was pretty sure it now resembled ground beef, broken nose, broken cheek, right eye swollen shut. She didn't think her face could take much more abuse.
By the time she had finished the pain inventory she had managed to pull herself up to a somewhat seated position, her legs drawn up under her body, kneeling at the head of the bed. She made a quick assessment of the bindings, Block had made sure they were nice and tight. The jute was thin and cut deep into her wrists, the blood soaked into the rope making it an ugly brick color.
Basen now had a new problem. She was where she could easily reach her hands but the glass was now about two feet to the right and down. She knew the constant pounding in her head would be exacerbated by leaning it forward, but she steeled herself for the pain, leaned and grabbed for the glass with her mouth. She managed to pick it up and held it between her swollen lips. The feel of the glass between her teeth was unbearable. She likened it to chewing on aluminum foil and almost dropped it back down hoping to rid herself of the feeling and attempt her escape in another way but chewing threw the ropes didn't seem like an option and Block, unfortunately for her, didn't leave any of his tools behind. Basen promised herself she would give up nameless sex if she could just make it through this latest round of torture. Well for the week anyway.
She braced herself, pulled her head back and struck the glass against the metal bars of the bed. Stabbing pain ripped through her head, the glass made an audible thunk, but held its shape. The glass had also managed to slip back into her mouth, scrapping her teeth. She shuddered and almost dropped the glass. The feeling was worse than nails on a chalkboard. She closed her eyes and waited for the feeling to pass, she needed to try again.
Again she pulled back, again the intolerable pain, again the thunk and again the glass held together. She struggled to understand. She couldn't count how many times in her life glasses had broken without provocation. She had taken them out of the dishwasher broken, put it down on an angle wrong and it broke, looked at it funny and it broke. The one time in her life she needed it to break was the one time it was indestructible. She brought the glass close to her hands and slammed it against the metal bars again, a dull thunk, a sharp pain and an unbroken glass. The glass slipped a little further into her mouth causing a horrible squeaking scraping sound on her teeth, she again almost dropped the damned glass. She didn't want to do it again but she had no other option.
Another slam of the glass and another sharp pain so sharp she almost opened her mouth to scream but managed to keep it closed. She figured it would have surprised Chandler she could keep her mouth closed at all and struggled with both a laugh and sob.
Where they able to make heads or tails of what little clues she had? Was Block and whatever they used to transport her here caught on any cameras? Were they close or still sitting around working through the little scraps of paper she had all around her desk?
She pushed the useless thoughts away, if they had managed to figure out what was going on she shouldn't be waiting around like some second rate Rapunzel and if they hadn't, getting out of here was much more pressing.
"Third times as charm," she said to herself and with no preparation she slammed the glass against the metal rods on the bed and the glass shattered with shocking quickness. It surprised her so that she couldn't stop her forward momentum and her face made contact with the bed frame. Her head swooned, her eyes fluttered and she thought for sure she would lose consciousness for the 100th time but managed to keep herself together. Basen looked around, the pieces within reach had shattered into tiny slivers, way too small to be of any use in aiding her escape. She cursed thinking all that work had been useless when she realized there was something in her mouth. She pushed her tongue around, a good sized piece of glass was sticking out of her mouth, but most was embedded in her check. Her tongue moved towards it and explored the wound running over the sharp edge of the glass cutting more of her mouth in the process.
She swore, prayed, and made empty promises to herself if she could just get out of this stupid bed. She decided she'd focus on one task, get the glass out of her mouth, then she would move to the next task once it was out. She worked at the piece with her destroyed tongue trying to remove it from its place in her equally destroyed cheek. Her mouth had gone passed numb but she finally managed to remove it and grip it in her teeth, the coopery taste of the blood filled her mouth and she fought the urge to swallow or spit for fear she would lose the glass piece she worked so hard to get. She tried to pull herself up to get into a better position and tried to grab the frame of the bed for purchase but her fingers and hands where past useless. She had to rely completely on her arms which meant the ropes pulled against her wrists opening the wounds again.
She rested her head against his hands "Don't fall asleep." She reminded herself. "It's only a small rest," she thought, "promise." But it was no use, the lids became heavy and she lost the battle to keep them open. The cold steely fingers of sleep reached up and dragged her down.


text: Anthony Towns <firstname.lastname@example.com> writes: > Is it too late to make a suggestion for the woody cds? If you look at > yesterday's archives from -user you will see that I accidentally > destroyed my partition table, though the data in the partitions was > fine. I had potato cds so I was able to boot with that and change the > parition table. The bigger problem was that I didn't remember exactly > where the partitions where. The program 'gpart' was an excellent help > in finding where the partition boundaries were. Yes, we won't be adding new things to the root filesystem here, generally, unless absolutely necessary. However, no problem in making recommendations in the documenation. Patches, or even just blurbs of text, to the documentation are always welcome. > My suggestion is that > it and/or the vfat kernel module be included on the woody cd. It is included in the compact and idepci images. For the other kernels, there is a module you can load. > PS. It may just be me, but whenever I type "rescue" at the LILO > prompt when booting with the potato cd I get a kernel panic, > unable to mount root fs. I can boot like a regular install and > then switch to VC2 to get a bare-bones shell and system. See the documentation. You need to use 'rescue root=partitionname' -- .....Adam Di Carlo....email@example.com.....<URL:http://www.onshored.com/>


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USA vs. Belgium game will be broadcast live on big screen
The City of Pittsburgh and the Pittsburgh Downtown Partnership will host a World Cup Watch Party in Market Square on Tuesday, July 1. Festivities begin at 3:30 p.m. prior to the 4:00 p.m. kickoff between the United States and Belgium.
In partnership with 96.1 KISS, Mikey and Big Bob of the KISS Morning Freak Show will co-host the event.
The family friendly event will be free and open to the public. Fans are encouraged to wear red, white and blue in support of Team USA. Alcoholic beverages and grills are not permitted. Rain or shine.


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The world is filled with art of all types: statues, paintings, clocks, jewelry, dolls, and more. Artists from the beginning of time have attempted to make this world more beautiful and to leave their mark. Not all artists achieve international fame, but many want to. Or maybe they weren't appreciated in their day, but now they are.
Imagine if you could communicate with the creator of art and objects that you see every day. Rebecca Katz doesn't have to imagine that at all. Rebecca is a successful art authenticator for Atherton's Auction House. However, her colleagues don't know why she's so successful. Rebecca has a secret that she's kept from everyone since she was a child. The souls of the artist are embedded into the objects they made by hand and Rebecca can speak with them. It's a blessing and a curse. Obviously it helps Rebecca in her job because the artists can assist her with authenticating objects. But it hinders her personal life since all objects, when they find out about her special powers, want something from Rebecca. They want her to listen to their stories.
When Rebecca encounters a 2nd century Afghan dagger she learns that not all artists are truthful. He lies to Rebecca causing humiliation for her and for the auction house. Rebecca's boss sends her to Miami with the dagger and trouble follows her. Along the way she has to learn to trust objects and rely on them for help. To complicate her life even more, she meets two men who she likes. How can she let them into her life and keep her secret safe? If she tells, will they think she's a lunatic?
The Live of Things has a lot going for it. First the idea is refreshing. It isn't the first to explore the connection between humans and the things they own. However, it's an interesting take on that idea. Having a person who can talk to the artists who are trapped inside their works offers a fascinating exploration of art and consumerism.
Stephanie Wilson Medlock is obviously well versed in art history and has done a ton of research to make her story credible. All of the tidbits that she shares are intriguing. She pays attention to the tiniest of details, adding to the believability of Rebecca's talent.
Rebecca is an interesting character to get to know. In the beginning she is rather reserved. As you learn more about her past, you start to understand why. Her special power has cut her off from normal everyday life. Rebecca doesn't have a lot of friends and a boyfriend from her past betrayed her, making her distrustful of letting people get close to her. As the author develops her character, readers will find themselves cheering for Rebecca.
One thing that is puzzling about The Lives of Things is the actual plot. The first half of the novel is about the dagger and the implications of the artist lying to Rebecca. Then all of a sudden the story revolves around Rebecca and two men who are interested in her and who she likes. Some readers may wonder why the dagger thread is dropped and her love life takes over. At times it felt like the book is two separate novels. Twists and turns are fantastic and essential to keep readers engaged in a story. However, it's risky to drop one plot thread almost completely for many pages and pick up a new one in the middle. Would it have been better to make this novel a series? Part one could be about the dagger and introduce Rebecca and her secret. Part two could be about Rebecca dealing with love and accepting her gift. Actually, I would love to see a part three. The author is talented and Rebecca is an intriguing character, so it's quite possible that her adventures don't have to end.
Overall, this novel is entertaining, enlightening, and humorous. Rebecca isn't your typical heroine, but her individuality will win over many readers. And the author's ability to weave a credible yarn will convince many that it's possible to give life to the objects in our world.
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Fur trimmed Christmas boxes
by: Jo
The other day, I was browsing though a small boutique, ooing and aahing over all the exquisite, albeit unnecessary-in-life items, when I saw a stack of pretty red boxes with fur wrapped around the lid. Oh, what a clever idea! Needless to say, I did not buy the overly-priced models in the store, but instead decided to make my own at home. Look at me being such a frugal shopper! McGeeky would be proud, and quite shocked, actually!
I started with a couple of white boxes I already had. Then I wrapped the bottom of the box with red foil paper just like I would a present. You could use any color paper here and even a Santa-themed one would look cute. I just liked how the red looked in the store, so that's what I used.
You need to wrap the lid separately. This will make it so your box can be used over and over. Again with the frugality! Yay, me! After I wrapped my lid, the inside was super messy. I am not the world's neatest wrapper, so most of my gifts end up like this. (Sadly, that means a lot of times you can see part of your present poking through the side or there is a patchwork of paper going on. Oh well, it's the thought that counts!) To make my lid look neater, I just cut a piece of paper to fit the inside of the lid and taped it in place, neatly disguising all the ugliness underneath.
Next, I took some white fur and cut it into 1″ wide strips. This is not a magical measurement, it just happens to be how wide the lip of my box is.  I cut it with a rotary cutter and the awesome self healing 24×36 cutting mat that Chica gave me for my birthday last month. I feel like such a real sewer now!
Once you have your strips cut, just hot glue them to the edge of your lid, lining up the top of the fur with the top of the box.
I also had a Santa box that happened to have the corner ripped. Adding fur trim is a great way to hide those ripped or bent corners on your favorite decorative boxes. Instead of tossing this one because I'm too embarrassed to use it, I can now give it with pride! Could someone please tell McGeeky how hugely frugal I have been with this project?
The boxes (with presents in them) look so great under my Christmas tree. I love how they turned out and how they cost me nothing because I had everything on hand. I realize most normal people don't have white faux fur lying around but I never claimed to be normal! Of course if you get some, you can use what's left to make Chica's cute drawstring Santa bags as well. This is of where my stash of white fur started.
I just had to share with you the picture of Mini Me sitting on the boxes and posing by the tree. She decided this was a good idea all on her own. Mark and Allison, I'm sorry if your presents end up a bit smushed this year, but now you will know why!
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Love it! My mom would go nuts over this – I'll definately be adding fur to her gift this year. Thanks!


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Mad City Labs, Inc. - Leading manufacturer of piezo actuators and nanopositioners for nanotechnology Jun 24, 2009
About this company
Mad City Labs, Inc. - Leading manufacturer of piezo actuators and nanopositioners for nanotechnology
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United States
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Designs & manufactures high precision, closed loop piezo actuators & nanopositioning systems. Picometer precision, high speed, innovative design. Ideal for super resolution (SR) microscopy, alignment, beam steering, SPM, AFM, nano-metrology & more.
- Optical microscopy
- Scanning probe microscopy
- Electron microscopy
- Spectroscopy
- Nanopositioning systems
- Metrology
- Software: control
- Self-assembly and alignment
- Lithography and etching
- Quantum dots
- Nanowires and waveguiding
- Optical detection
- Medical imaging
- DNA manipulation and analysis
- Temperature and strain measurement
- Nanoelectromechanical systems
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The Nano-LPQ nanopositioning system features equal speed in XYZ, low profile (21mm), integrated sample holder, picometer precision, 75 x 75 x 50 microns. Ideal for particle tracking and SR microscopy.
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The Nano-LPS Series of highly stable piezo nanopositioners are slim (20mm) with 83mm centre aperture, picometer precision and up to 300 microns travel in XYZ. Ideal for SR microscopy, nano-metrology.


text: Now that lang/jdk12 exists (and lang/jdk13 is soon to come), lang/jdk seems a little unusual in naming compared to the other Java implementations. It's probably not obvious to most users that lang/jdk is only a JDK 1.1 implementation and not capable of running many modern Java applications. Ideally, it would be nice to delete lang/jdk altogether, but lang/jdk12 has redistribution restrictions. So instead, what do y'all think of renaming lang/jdk to lang/jdk11? -- -- Todd Vierling <firstname.lastname@example.com> <email@example.com>


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The Houston Communist Party is an independent, non-sectarian organization of revolutionaries working to bring about social change in a conscious, progressive direction. We understand the connection between working for democratic reforms and improvements in living standards today, and building a movement large enough and united enough to create revolutionary change and socialism in the future.
We base ourselves on Marxism-Leninism, on the accumulated experience of Communists in our country. Our view of the needs of our working class as a whole, and on our vision of Socialism USA is based on those experiences.
We are rooted in our country's revolutionary history and our many struggles for full equality and democracy. We call for "Bill of Rights" socialism, guaranteeing full individual freedoms, except the "freedom" to exploit or oppress others. We organize contingents in most major demonstrations, support workers' struggles for decent wages and working conditions, and participate in many other ways in the political life of our country. Our goal is to become more active in political struggle. We will seek to overturn anti-Communist laws in Texas and around the USA.
Our club is a consistent fighter for the unity of our multiracial, multinational, male-female, young and old working class. Our unity must cross all lines of religion, region, and origin. It must encompass immigrants, both legal and undocumented, the unemployed and homeless. We fight to unite people on welfare, workers in all industries and of all income levels, workers in every region of the country. The fight to build the broadest possible unity is our main contribution to today's struggles. However, it is important to simultaneously be working towards socialism in this country. The only way to achieve socialism is through struggle. The struggle will be primarily political and the goal will be for working people to achieve state power.
Though still very small, we are a tenacious club with a long, proud history. Our history is steeled in struggles for peace, civil rights, union organizing, social justice, and democracy. Our many years of struggle have taught us hard lessons about how to organize for change, about what works and what doesn't, about the essential needs for unity, for collectivity, for basing ourselves in reality. Our club has been attacked by the likes of Glenn Beck and countless other reactionaries. We view these attacks as confirmation that we are on the right track. We have been and will continue to be unwavering in our support of working people and their interests. We will strive to educate and lead working people in our struggle against racism, imperialism and capitalism.
Our strategy is to build the broadest possible anti-monopoly and anti-imperialist coalition. We work for progressive and democratic change, organize and give workers a sense of their own power, and work with millions who will learn the necessity of more fundamental change in the process of struggle.
Our work is geared to winning state power for the working class and all oppressed people and help them to understand the need to replace capitalism with socialism. Our work is to replace the exploitative and undemocratic economic system of capitalism with a socialist society that places people's needs ahead of corporate greed.
Our club is no longer affiliated with the CPUSA in any way. Our club is opposed to the revisionism, opportunism and undemocratic tactics used by CPUSA leadership. Although we are non-sectarian and are willing and able to work with bourgeois political parties in achieving common goals, we insist that Communists must remain independent and critically evaluate the work and positions of bourgeois political entities.


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Work (and Life) as a Sacred Activity
"Don't be a board-carrying fellow." This expression, sometimes used in Zen, refers to a carpenter carrying a long, wide wooden board on his shoulder, blocking his view in one direction. It is an admonition about seeing the world and ourselves as ordinary and mundane without also considering the sacred, mysterious, and unfathomable aspect of our hearts, minds, and surroundings.
This expression can also help us understand that our work is not separate from our lives. One side, an important and vital side of work, involves goals, achievements, money, ambition, and developing your career. Understanding and implementing the technical and strategic aspects of your work are critical for your organization or business to fulfill its mission.
What about the other side? We are all human beings. We all bring a vast set of rich and complex experiences, skills, patterns, needs, aspirations, and emotions to our work. The other side, often more difficult to see, is the sacred aspect of your work, the way in which your work can expose and transform habits and patterns in your life while uncovering your authentic, compassionate, inner wisdom.
When you remove the board from your shoulder, a new world opens, a new way of understanding yourself, of seeing others and the true meaning of your work. Removing the board doesn't mean turning your work into a self-help workshop. As a business owner with an M.B.A., I understand the importance of results, hiring and motivating talented people, sales and marketing, strategic planning, and cash flow management, as well as the many skills required to start, manage, and grow a business. As a human being and a Zen teacher, I also understand we all bring our full selves to work: our wishes, dreams, desires, anger, and frustration, as well as a deep yearning to find real inner peace, freedom, and happiness
One of the most famous pieces in Zen literature, read or chanted every day in Zen practice centers, is called the Heart Sutra, which in a few paragraphs describes the essential path of Zen practice. A phrase from the Heart Sutra says, "without any hindrances, no fears exist." These hindrances are the ways in which we protect ourselves, shield our hearts, and keep ourselves closed and separate. Zen practice provides a method and discipline for identifying and loosening the ways we get in our own way. It helps us move from living and acting from fear, to living and acting with fearlessness. By searching for safety and control, and from responding out of fear, without realizing it, we sacrifice the freedom, flexibility, and connections that are our birthright.
Don't Ignore the Brand of You
3 Important, Life-Changing Questions
14 Lessons from a Zen Monastery Kitchen


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RUFC - Exodus and Dean sign for longer
Rotherham United have extended the loans of both Exodus Geohaghon from Peterborough and Dean Holden from Shrewsbury for an extra month.
Both Exodus and Dean have played three games for the Millers and will be in the squad for the Hereford game tomorrow.
Dean won`t be able to play next weekend when the Millers go to Shrewsbury


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Hairpin Lace Crochet Tutorial
Basic Loops
Hairpin lace is a very easy technique. Here I show you how to make the basic loops. These loops can be braided or crocheted together in various ways.
To create hairpin lace strips you need a hairpin lace loom.
You work hairpin lace by winding yarn around the prongs of the loom. That way you make loops that are held together by crochet in the center of the prongs.
This is a Prym loom where you put the prongs into holes in the top and down plasticholders. This way you can create different widths for your loops.
Make a slip knot.
Make a slip knot and put the left prong through it and fasten it to the loom. Center the knot right in the middle between the prongs, else your loops will not be the same length to the left and right.
Take the yarn over the right prong and behind the loom.
Draw the hook from beneath through the left loop. Yarn over hook and draw yarn through loop – chain 1.
The hook is now being flipped from the front side of the loom to the back side through the loom.
Turn the loom clockwise and catch the hook when it comes in front of you.
With the hook in front insert the hook from beneath through the left loop. Work a single crochet.
Continue working like this: Flip the crochet hook through the loom and work a single crochet from beneath into a previous loop. Work until you have made the desired amount of loops.
When there is nomore space on your loom to put the hook through the loom you can open the loom at the bottom and pull some loops out. This way you will get new space for more loops.
Before you pull the loops out insert a safety strand of yarn through the loops on the left and on the right side. This way your loops don't get tangled up when they are taken off the loom and they are in perfect order for getting crocheted.
For counting loops you can insert stitch markers on the loops.
If your pattern says you need to make 200 loops, you have to crochet 200 loops on both sides of the loom.
Here are some of my free hairpin lace patterns:


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Fri., Sept. 20 • 10:00-1:00pm • $60
As a writer, your first step to market your book is to talk to "everyone." You never know who the listener might be: an agent, publisher, bookseller, future reader. They ask about your book, you respond "Uh, well, it's about so many things...." Stop! You've already blown it!
Acheson shares what works, what doesn't -- and why. The pre-class assignment is to write that 30-second pitch, practice it out loud -- many times -- and memorize it so it sounds like conversation. (Instructions provided upon registration.)
Learn the tools to create a well-honed, ever-useful, selling description. You'll leave the workshop with some essential sentences that can be expanded after you've won the audience's attention.


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July 11 09:52 AM
Caregiver arrested for theft
A woman who was employed as a caregiver for a 77-year-old woman was arrested for stealing the woman's money.
Sherri A. Hayes, 43, of the 400 block of Dixon Avenue, used the elderly woman's bank information and debit card to pay her personal bills including car notes, car insurance, utility bills and cell phone bills, and to purchase a diamond ring.
The thefts, which occurred between May 12 and June 24, totaled $5,386.
Hayes was arrested by Caddo Sheriff's Detective Yomeka Evans for theft of assets of an aged or disabled person and unauthorized use of an access card.


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Silver2Love is a modern company with old-fashioned values. We love the products we sell and offer our expertise to help our customers make the perfect choice. After you purchase, we also offer a lifetime of support should you ever need some advice or have a problem. So if you need any help just drop us a line. firstname.lastname@example.com
Barometers – everyone in England loves to talk about the weather. Aneroid barometers are a traditional way to predict your local weather. No batteries or electronics but a little pressure barrel that responds to the change of air pressure and shows you the reading on a dial. With a little experience you can predict your local weather with consistent accuracy.
Carriage Clocks – All of our product are a real passion for us. We stock brass carriage clocks produced by the English carriage clock companies Woodford, David Peterson & Henley Clocks.
Pocket Watches – a personal timepiece of real distinction. We offer a very large range of pocket watches to suite every occasion and budget.
Pocket Watch Accessories – Our large range of Silver2Love pocket watch chains, available in gold plate, rolled gold, silver plate & sterling silver you can be sure to find the perfect Albert chain for your pocket watch.


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FRITZ!Box 6430 Cable Service - Knowledge Base
AVM Content
A Windows user or the user's online time is not correctly displayed in the parental controls settings
Although the "FRITZ!Box Child Protection" software is installed, one or more Windows users on the computer are not displayed in the FRITZ!Box user interface in the "Parental Controls" area, or incorrect online times are displayed for them.
1 Creating a new Windows user account
If you change the user name of an existing Windows user, Windows retains its original user name for internal purposes. The original user name is therefore transmitted to the FRITZ!Box every time that user accesses the Internet, which means that the restrictions you configured (for the new user name) do not apply.
- Create a new Windows user account for that Windows user on the computer. Refer to Microsoft for information on how to set it up.
- Set up parental controls for the new Windows user account in the FRITZ!Box.
2 Restricting Internet access for computers
Some firewalls and other security software continuously filter the computer's entire network communication, even when this software is deactivated. The local Windows system account is used for this purpose; each time the Internet is accessed, they transmit the user name of the system account (usually "System") to the FRITZ!Box instead of the Windows user who is currently logged on.
If you would like to restrict Internet access for such a computer, do not configure restrictions for individual Windows users:
- Use the FRITZ!Box parental controls to restrict Internet access for the computer itself.


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Hello everyone,
I am your public spokesperson of the AG Illuminati. A few string-pullers and I have been working to present something from Under the Hood & Near Gears; it is something I am very excited about. We are hidden, we are working. That is all I have clearance to say for now.
A decision is pending. Early release is being considered.
Don't release too early just because of high demands. A product of high quality is better than a product of high rushing.
pang retreat to our HQ. We must discuss.
Okay so an early release is not gonna happen, I hope.
IT's ACTUALLY REALLY DUMB AND WON'T HAVE A HUGE IMPACT ON YOUR LIFE AT ALL, OKAY?
It'll come out on uhmmmm WEDNESDAY. YEAH.
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Why wasn't I?
I am your public spokesperson of the AG Illuminati.
And, like I promised, a (censored) picture of the AG Illuminati's project:
Do you guys want more pics?
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I'm greatly offended that I was not informed of this. Why wasn't I?
Discussion never goes well in organizations. Please ignore the crazy Minotaur. We'll dispense of him immediately.
And Moon is with me.
Please ignore the crazy Minotaur. We'll dispense of him immediately.
Do you guys want more pics?
Show them more. They look funny when they are confused...
I always do enjoy the number 1, even if it means the excitement of suspense must end.
Release is scheduled for sometime after midnight AG time.
Um... it's past midnight AG time. Where is it? Or do you mean past midnight on Wednesday?
Well well well
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First let me tell you, I love my i3. While I wish it got more miles per charge (currently 72 – 82 miles per full charge) there is very little beyond range that I would change. And for 95% of my daily driving that range is not a problem at all. I've only bricked my car once, when I had just bought it and there were some issues with the charging settings.
On this particular day last week, nothing seemed unusual about my driving needs. I had to answer for a speeding ticket to a courthouse in the opposite direction of my work, but I didn't give it too much thought. I started the morning with the car saying it had a 72 mile range. And once at the courthouse I was only 15% down on my battery charge. But as I drove back towards work (after getting the ticket dismissed) I noticed the mileage dropping more quickly than I anticipated.
And that's one of the first things you learn about the EV's and their highly intelligent computers. They are calculating your remaining range all the time, dynamically based on how your driving, the ambient temperature and if you're running the AC or not. So sometimes it seems like 5 miles drops the range by 10 miles. And other times you can watch the range actually go up while your driving. But you have no real way to estimate the remaining range except by the readout on the dash.
So when I noticed the mileage slipping below my comfort zone I made an imaginary date with the rapid charging stations at my nearby Whole Foods Market. I figured I'd head over for an hour lunch at the WFM and pick up an additional 20 miles of range.
The big problem is there were no open EV-charging spaces when I went to WFM. And there were clearly two cars that were not EVs parked in the spaces. When I asked at the customer service desk I was given the "it is voluntary" excuse. So I was SOL with my lunch energy snack and I headed back to work without beefing up my range at all. Now my range read 19 miles. And that would be fine if I were heading straight home after work, but I had a doctor's appointment in town. I wasn't sure what the loop to town and back to my house was, but I did know 19 miles was going to be close.
The biggest problem with an EV these days is when the car is dead, it's really dead. There's no option for bringing a few gallons of gas to get you home. When you brick your car you've got to get it towed to a charging station. And even the rapid charging stations take an hour to give you any significant range. As a rule of thumb, when I leave the house in the morning, I consider my starting range my total range for the day. If I've got excessive errands or need to make a longer trip somewhere I've got to negotiate to take my fiance's car.
I left work with 19 miles range and by the time I parked in-town I had 9 miles to go. I'm not sure how far my house is from the dr's office, but I wasn't feeling the love. I was a bit worried. And it had begun to rain, so I knew the traffic on the way home, in rush hour, would be the worst.
I could've driven to my mom's house and asked my finance to bring my charger, but I took it on as a test. I have to admit I was a bit white-knuckled pulling back into traffic with the car beeping it's low milage complaint. "Yeah, I know."
I drove with the finesse of a race car driver, very conscious of every press on the accelerator. And there were several big hills on my way home. I kept the car below 45 mph to try and maximize the range. And I coasted every downhill, glad for the pickup of a few extra watts of power.
When I pulled the car into the garage I had been on 1 mile range for at least 2 miles. I was terrified and happy and I began planning for how I could avoid this situation in the future.
One thing you really become conscious of when you drive an EV is how far 10 miles is. Every destination becomes a fraction of ten miles in my mind. How many ten-mile trips I have to take during the day. The good news is the weather has been nice so I didn't need the AC. Had I run the AC on the fateful trip home I would not have made it.
So, you may not ever own an EV, and I understand that. My fiance said she was even nervous swapping with me for the day. It's a big responsibility. You've got to think strategically about every acceleration, and if you can stop in for a quick-charge at the grocery store, provide the space is open.
In the future little EVs like mine will get 150 miles and more. Until then, I start every day with a quarter tank of gas and meter out my day from there.
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Tuesday, June 29, 2010
Wednesday, June 23, 2010
Rollin' and Tumblin', The Postwar Blues Guitarists
Especially interesting are the combined interviews at the end of the book, where the authors managed to corral BB & John Lee, Muddy and Johnny Winter, Buddy Guy & John Lee and Otis Rush and Buddy and had each couple reminisce about their times together, their love for the blues and each others' work.
Very enlightening and entertaining and a great place to learn about many of the most important names in electric blues!
Tuesday, June 22, 2010
he stole his schtick and now doesn't want anyone else to steal it
NYC Naked Cowboy to Naked Cowgirl: Stop copying me
NEW YORK (AP) -- New York City's famous Naked Cowboy wants a bikini-clad woman who calls herself The Naked Cowgirl to stop ripping off his trademark.
The Times Square cowboy, whose real name is Robert Burck, is known for strumming his guitar wearing only briefs and a cowboy hat. He has sent a cease-and-desist letter to Sandy Kane, who wears a red, white and blue cowboy hat and matching bikini.
Sunday, June 20, 2010
just for fun...
Melanie & I were talking about the number of releases that we have been on, so I decided to try to come up with my complete discography. I think there might be other things besides these, but this is what I came up so far.
Gizmos –
Gizmos EP
Amerika First EP
Gizmos World Tour EP
Re-issue CD
Unclaimed –
Primordial Ooze Flavored – Mini LP
The Rebel Kind Comp – "No Apology"
Thee Fourgiven –
It Ain't Pretty Down Here LP
Voila! LP
Testify! LP
Salvation Guaranteed LP/CD
Rock & Hard Rolls Live in Europe LP
20th Anniversary CD re-issue of It Ain't Pretty Down Here with bonus tracks and video
Songs of Ordinary Madness – German Mini-LP
"She Shines"/"Be My Lover" single
"Wrong Side of My Mind" – The Deadly Spawn Comp
"Spiders in My Sink" – Garage Sale Comp
"Hang Up" – Sounds of Now! Dionysus Comp
"Love Is Fading" – Dimensions of Sound Comp
"Yeah!" – Battle of the Garages Vol 3
"Anything" – Ansia de Color comp
"The Reason Why" & "Sorry for You" – Raw Cuts Vol 6 Comp
Zebra Stripes
"You Don't Love Me" – Dimensions of Sound Comp
Zebra Is Her Name LP
Untold Fables
Organ on "It's a Cryin' Shame" on Every Mother's Nightmare LP
Yard Trauma
Face To Face LP
Must've Been Something I Took Last Night LP
No Conclusions LP
Music LP
Takes Off… LP
Retro-Spex LP
"You Don't Tell Me", "Black & White" – Raw Cuts Vol 6 Comp
The Tommyknockers
Caught Dead Inside – mini-LP
Perception is Reality LP/CD
The Clarity is So Clear LP/CD
"Noisy Beast"/"More to Come" 45
"Have Faith"/"One Too Many" 45
"The End of My Mind"/"Haircut & Attitude" 45
"Snake Lightning"/"Old Enough to Know Better"/"You'll Find Out" 45
"I Want You" – Abus 16 Comp
"Kill City" – What Wave Comp
"Hot" - Comp
"We Want the Airwaves" - Gabba Gabba Hey – Tribute to the Ramones Compilation
Lots of unreleased tracks
Alter Egos
Egomania! CD
"Why Don't You Give It" 45
"She Can't Be Stopped" – Trash on Demand Comp
"(Gimme Gimme) I've Been Good" – A Vital Gesture Xmas Comp
The Egomaniacs
Beat Party Comp
"Gonna Rock Tonight" - Flamin' Groovies Tribute Comp
The Excessories
Pure Pop for Punk People LP/CD
"In the Flesh" – How Many Bands Does it Take to Screw Up a Blondie Tribute Comp
"Lost and Found" – RAFR Vol 3 Comp
"Punk Rock Boy" – Muga 16 Anos Comp
The Black Widows
Arocknaphobia CD
A Vital Gesture Xmas Comp
Doorslammer CD
"On With the Show" – Indulgence, Inc Comp
"Shake Some Action" – Flamin' Groovies Tribute Comp
The Streetwalkin' Cheetahs
Vital Gesture Xmas Album
Guitars, Guns, Gold CD
The Cheeks
"Little Girl in the Snow" – Weird, Waxes and Wired Comp
Elvis Tribute Comp
The Vital Gesture Xmas All-Stars
"Christmastime Again" – A Vital Gesture Xmas
Lisa Lombardo
Lisa Lombardo
Lisa and Her Slaves CD
Lisa and Her Slaves CD
Kings of Oblivion
If anyone can think of anything else, lemme know!
Friday, June 18, 2010
Miracle Workers – Overdose
This record is raw as hell (their later records have more professional production), and is just bursting with high-energy madness. Right from the top they have a couple of their best tunes ever, "R'n'R Revolution in the Streets Pt 2" (part one is fantastic, as well, but came later!) and "Lights, Camera, Action". These highlight their Stooges/MC5 and even Motorhead influences to great effect while still retaining their originality. Super songwriting and amazing playing all around, especially by guitar hero Matt Rogers!
Lessening the intensity just a bit is the lengthyly titled "Just Can't Find A Better Way to Waste My Time", with nice use of dynamics showcasing Gerry's vocals. As I recall, "No Use" was an older song that was given the heavy treatment and made into a rockin' head-banger! "Without Her Around" follows and is another updated garage rocker with some nice dual guitar/feedback work.
Another lesson in songwriting is "When a Woman Calls My Name", which shows that you can use the same chords throughout a song, but with the use of good lyrics & melody and clever dynamics, you can create a terrific tune and keep it interesting throughout. The closest thing that these cats got to a ballad at this time was "She's Got a Patron Saint", a slower (though certainly not wimpy) tune with more cool words from Gerry and a catchy call and answer ending chorus.
Taking one of my favorite songs from one of my favorite bands, The Flamin' Groovies' "Teenage Head", they made me jealous by recording this before I got a chance to even cover any of their tunes, other than in my teenage bands. They took another garage rocker, "When Are You Gonna Care", and made it into yet another blazingly fast blitzkrieg of r'n'r. The record closed with a ploddingly intense take on the Stooges' "Little Doll", complete with an extended psychedelic freak-out at the end!
As with all of the MW's albums, this one is a must for lovers of raw, high-energy, Detroit-styled, updated garage rock!
Union Carbide Productions – Swing
This album is not nearly as noisily beautiful as the previous records, but still has terrific moments. It is much closer to Ebbot's later group, the Soundtrack of Our Lives, but still shows why this band heavily influenced such later local groups as Turbonegro and the Hellacopters.
I do think this is another terrific psychedelic trip, with plenty of edge on it to keep it interesting, even while exploring acoustic guitars and other, somewhat more mellow sounds. There is much less cacophony here, though, which is missed, and not as much high energy, but the songwriting and playing is solid.
I know that I still have at least a couple more UCP records to go to fill our my collection, but while the other two records are essential for lovers of over-the-top Motor-City inspired madness, this one is for more open-minded psych-heads, who can still appreciate a little dissonance and sharp, angular guitars thrown in the mix. I don't listen to this one as much as the others, but still well worth it!
Thursday, June 17, 2010
Cheap Trick – at Budokan, the Complete Concert
The original Live at Budokan album propelled these cats to the top with a hit album and single (the much-improved live version of "I Want You To Want Me") and cemented their career as the premier hard rock/pop band pretty much of all time!
Their Japanese tour came shortly after the release of In Color and just before Heaven Tonight and caught the band at the height of their power. I had the honor of seeing them about this time (maybe even a little earlier) and can attest that they were one of the best live acts in the 70's – right after the J. Geils Band and Kiss.
While most of this concert has been released on various compilations and CDs, it is nice to get the entire concert all in one place. The set included some of the best from their first two albums (concentrating on In Color, since that was the most recent release) as well as a couple from the up-coming Heaven Tonight and even some previously unreleased originals and covers.
There is essentially nothing wrong with this 2-CD set – absolutely everyone should own this, regardless if you already have the original record!
Flop – The Fall of the Mopsqueezer
No virtuosos in the bands (there are virtually no solos, though the drummer is a bit of a monster!), but none of them needed to be for this music, even though the progressions can be a bit complicated. Overall, everyone just concentrates on the song and making it as good and strong as possible.
Definitely a highlight of the early 90's! If you like your pop with huge, heavy guitars, smart lyrics (and sometimes disturbing – one song apparently speaks of sibling incest), excellent vocals and plenty of energy, this is for you! They even cover the Kinks' "Big Sky"!
Wednesday, June 16, 2010
wonder which guitar this is and wish I could afford it!
this would be fun
Rock and roll all night, putting every day?
Kiss-themed Monster Mini Golf could be coming to the Strip
In a city full of themed attractions, two niches remain unfilled: monsters and Kiss.
Oh, but they're coming, at least if Christina Vitagliano has her way. The founder of Monster Mini Golf — that's monster as in "boo," with no relation to the energy drink — is looking to bring her nationwide mini-golf empire to Las Vegas. She currently is negotiating a price on a Strip location, where she plans to build a 10,000-square-foot indoor, glow-in-the-dark mini-golf park centered on monsters and iconic rock band Kiss, what else?
"We are big on family entertainment. We're freaky but fun. We're all ages," says Vitagliano. "Kiss is kind of like that, too."
To find proof this one-of-a-kind venture can work, Vitagliano says you need look no further than a Kiss concert arena. "Adults are there with their kids. It's the only time I've ever been to a concert where there are two or three generations with the shared music taste."
The venture would be the first mini-golf course for Kiss, which comes as a bit of a surprise considering the hard rockers already have their name emblazed on pinball machines, coffins and almost any other retail product you can think of.
Once the Strip location is secured, it will be about 18 months before Kiss Monster Mini Golf is finished and open. That's one long month for every hole of blacklight-lit ghoulish golfing, but Vitagliano thinks it'll be worth the wait. If completed as planned, the Vegas outpost would be the largest of the chain of 25, as well as the only Kiss-themed one.
"In Vegas you can do more," she says. "We'll be able to have a stage, do live entertainment. We'll have crazy contests, special effects. There's always all-original art sculptures. It'll be Vegas: Bigger, better, weirder."
Tuesday, June 15, 2010
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F1: Brawn Wants Schumi to Stay OnRyan Joseph Ramos May 30, 2012
Even with one disappointing performance after another, there are some who now question whether Michael Schumacher would be back with the Mercedes AMG Petronas F1 team next year. As if to dispel any rumors, team principal Ross Brawn proclaimed that he would want the 7-time F1 champ to stay on if he himself believes he can still be competitive.
"I think it would be everyone's wish," said Brawn. "We always said Michael himself will know when it's time to retire and after a performance like that why should he?"
If anything, Brawn—as well as everyone else who was watching the just-concluded weekend of the Monaco Grand Prix—has been more convinced than ever that the 43-year-old driver is still as competitive as ever and has what it takes to win races. He set pole in qualifying over at Monte Carlo, although he started the race at P6 because of a five-place penalty incurred the race before that.
Last season, Schumacher's head-to-head record against teammate Nico Rosberg in qualifying was 4-15, but this year so far, it's all knotted at 3-3. It only goes to show that Schumacher is getting back the form that made him a frequent F1 champion.
Only time will tell what the future holds for both driver and team. Who knows, we might even see a Schumacher race win in the next few races.


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Monday, April 23, 2012
Largest nacho serving: Kansas Relays set world record (Video)
LAWRENCE, Kan., USA--Centerplate, Salty Iguana, KU Athletics and Lawrence Interdenominational Nutrition Kitchen (L.I.N.K.) collaborated to prepare 4,689 pounds of pure nachos
- setting the new world record for the Largest nacho serving,according to the World Record Academy: www.worldrecordacademy.com/.
Photo: Eddie Diaz, of Centerplate, holds one of the hundreds of plates of nachos that came from an 80-foot-long tray Saturday at Memorial Stadium. The 4,689-pound nacho plate landed Lawrence a spot in the Book of World Records. Photo: Richard Gwin/AP (enlarge photo)
The previous Guinness world record for the largest serving of nachos weighed 1,813.92 kg (3,999 lb) and was achieved by the Ninety Nine Restaurants (USA) in Billerica, Massachusetts, USA.
Guinness World Records also recognized the world record for the largest serving of salsa; it weighed 1,212 kg (2,672 lb) and was prepared by a team led by Bob Blumer (Canada) at the 26th Annual Tomato Festival in Jacksonville, Texas, USA.
Organizers started building the plate of nachos at 10 a.m. It was over 80 feet long, two feet wide and 10 inches deep, weighing in at a world-record 4,689 pounds.
Kansas Athletics partnered with local restaurant The Salty Iguana and Kansas Athletics' hospitality partner, Centerplate, to help in setting the world record, which raised money for the LINK Kitchen, a Lawrence-based charity that feeds the hungry five days a week.
Centerplate led the production of the nachos, using Rico's corn chips, ground beef, salsa, beans, nacho cheese and freshly made pico de gallo.
Centerplate and The Salty Iguana then added their culinary expertise to make sure the nachos were fresh, flavorful and delicious.
They used a total of 860 pounds of nacho cheese topped off with 200 pounds of Salty Iguana's famous Iguana Dip, 600 pounds of fresh salsa, tomatoes and cilantro, 860 pounds of beef, 1,200 pounds of beans, 315 pounds of jalapenos and 600 pounds of tortilla chips for a total of 4,450 pounds of mouth-watering nachos.
Volunteers aimed to create a tasty nacho, not just a big one. Meat was marinated, onions were chopped, and jalapeno juice was blended with black beans. There were also fresh pico de gallo and cilantro.
Rick Brown, general manager of Kansas Athletics' food vendor, Centerplate organized the event, working with Salty Iguana and Lawrence Interdenominational Nutrition Kitchen. Salty Iguana donated food and provided volunteers.
Centerplate, Salty Iguana, KU Athletics and Lawrence Interdenominational Nutrition Kitchen (L.I.N.K.) collaborated to prepare the massive amount of nachos, which were 80 feet long, three feet wide and more than 10 inches deep.
The nachos, excess and packaging weighed 5,002.6 pounds in total. To make an accurate decision, judges deducted the weight of the packaging and excess remnants, which was 313.6 pounds. The grand total was 4,689 pounds of pure nachos.
L.I.N.K volunteers were at every entrance to the world's largest nacho area in Memorial Stadium.
Kansas Relays ticket-holders paid a $1 donation or canned food item for their servings, with the proceeds going to the Lawrence Interdenominational Nutrition Kitchen.
But organizers say it's not the record breaking title that has them excited. They wanted the Lawrence community to be in the limelight. They say so many people in the community work hard to help those in need and in return deserve to be rewarded.
Related world records:
Largest nachos: Ninety Nine Restaurants sets world record (HD Video)
Largest plate of nachos - world record set by Northstar Church
Longest Fruit Snack: Sun Rype sets world record (HD Video)
Largest cheese platter: World Cheese Awards
taco - world record set by Mexico City
cheese fondue - Fond du Lac
plate of nachos - Northstar Church
Rice Krispies treat - The Community Center of La Cañada Flintridge
hummus dish - Israeli chefs sets world record
Kebbe Dish - Maydan Institute
prawn cocktail - SAGB
popcorn ball - Noble Popcorn Factory
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RUFC - Fenton 'we're 100% focused'
Rotherham United's Nick Fenton will play his fifty-sixth consecutive game tomorrow at Don Valley making him the only ever-present for the club this season.
'It seems a long time since August,' the tall centre-half, who joined last summer from Grimsby, told The Advertiser. 'I've never played as many games as we have this year before. It's been a long hard season and I'll be glad of a rest. I've been lucky and had no suspensions or injuries and I've kept fit.
'We are totally focused on the Exeter game and our target is to finish in the top three with the points added on and, with a win at Bradford, we'd have been virtually guaranteed that. We didn't go there to defend we wanted to win and we want to win this weekend. Ian Sharps and I have a good relationship but in the last week or so we've been conceding goals and we want to put that right.
'It's a big game for us tomorrow because it affects the automatic promotion spot with Exeter and Bury both needing to win. We want to finish on a good note in front of our fans at Don Valley and everyone will be putting in everything to get a good result. After the match is when we will start to think about our two months off and our summer holidays.'