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Continuing with this track in the style of Heart, Will gets you going on vintage riffs played off the one finger A chord.
Taught by Will Ripley in Classic Rock Guitar seriesLength: 13:44Difficulty: 3.0 of 5
Will Ripley picks up where he left off in his Phase 1 Beginner series with this series: Classic Rock Guitar. Learn timeless rock techniques through special tracks that Will has prepared in the styles of some of the greatest artists of all time: Jimi Hendrix, Aerosmith, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Neil Young, Guns 'n' Roses, just to name a few.
Lesson 1
Get ready to learn some timeless classic techniques in this series, Classic Rock Guitar. In this lesson, Will gives an introduction to what you'll find in the series.Length: 4:33 Difficulty: 0.0 FREE
Lesson 2
To kick off the series, Will briefly goes over some of the foundational techniques you will need to know to get through this series.Length: 10:17 Difficulty: 2.0 Members Only
Lesson 3
Will gets us going with a very cool yet simple single note riff in the style of the band Heart.Length: 7:15 Difficulty: 2.0 Members Only
Lesson 4
Things take a bit of heavier turn with this riff in the style of Ozzy! Work on your hammer-ons, power chords and huge sounding open chords.Length: 12:06 Difficulty: 2.0 Members Only
Lesson 5
Will continues with a track in the style of Ozzy Osbourne, getting into the chorus section.Length: 8:15 Difficulty: 2.0 Members Only
Lesson 6
Will continues with single note riffs and this classic sounding riff in the style of Hendrix. This is a great one for visualizing octave shapes while playing riffs.Length: 7:39 Difficulty: 2.0 Members Only
Lesson 7
Funky is the name of the game here with this riff in the style of The James Gang or Aerosmith. There's some nice chromatic movement, and a chance to work on your alternate picking. Rip it up!Length: 11:21 Difficulty: 2.5 Members Only
Lesson 8
Blues is one of the cornerstones of rock guitar playing, especially classic rock. This catchy riff in the style of Cream will have have you wanting to start a power trio right away!Length: 14:45 Difficulty: 2.0 Members Only
Lesson 9
In Will's Phase 1 course, he introduced you to the pentatonic scale. Now, he takes you to the next level with a unique way of practicing these scales that will have you using them in solos in no time!Length: 10:04 Difficulty: 2.0 Members Only
Lesson 10
Knowing your 5 pentatonic shapes inside an out is crucial, especially now that Will is going to show us a whole new perspective on playing these essential rock guitar scales.Length: 9:39 Difficulty: 2.0 Members Only
Lesson 11
Another classic sounding tune coming at ya here... This one has an emphasis on fast moving power chord shapes.Length: 8:08 Difficulty: 2.5 Members Only
Lesson 12
In part 2 of this lesson, we get into the heavier sounding section of the song. Get ready to channel your inner Guns 'n' Roses!Length: 9:54 Difficulty: 2.5 Members Only
Lesson 13
Now Will brings the energy down a bit with this Neil Young-esque track. He shows you some very cool embellishments for your open chords that will give your songs a lot of color!Length: 14:03 Difficulty: 2.0 Members Only
Lesson 14
There's more to your open chords than you may realize. In this lesson, Will shows us how to get the most out of some of these chords by making a few modifications and embellishments.Length: 7:57 Difficulty: 2.0 Members Only
Lesson 15
Continuing on this Neil Young-Lynyrd Skynyrd -esque track, it's all about the chords, and making the chords sound cool and professional. Will shows us some nice F chord variations, then puts it all together...Length: 17:20 Difficulty: 2.5 Members Only
Lesson 16
In this lesson, Will takes the open chords you learned in the previous three lessons and shows you how to play them in different positions up the neck adding to the sound palette of this track!Length: 12:53 Difficulty: 2.5 Members Only
Lesson 17
Here's another great chord exercise, using a classic sounding track in the style of Boston or Lynryrd Skynyrd. There are lots of variations on chords found in the key of D here!Length: 12:17 Difficulty: 2.5 Members Only
Lesson 18
Will now transitions in to more lead oriented playing, starting a must know technique: String bending!Length: 12:25 Difficulty: 2.5 Members Only
Lesson 19
Now that you've learned how to bend strings, add some vibrato to make those notes sing, and make your guitar sustain even longer!Length: 10:39 Difficulty: 2.5 Members Only
Lesson 20
Blues is a huge part of classic rock, and this lesson in the style of ZZ Top introduces you to some traditional sounding blues/rock licks that you can use over lots of classic rock tracks!Length: 14:17 Difficulty: 2.0 Members Only
Lesson 21
Now that Will has showed us the lead licks, he clues us in on the super groovy rhythm part of the ZZ Top sounding tune!Length: 9:24 Difficulty: 2.0 Members Only
Lesson 22
Earlier in the series, Will gave us a taste of this Jimi Hendrix style track. Now he's going to teach the entire song. Get ready for some serious Hendrix rock and roll attitude!Length: 13:32 Difficulty: 2.5 Members Only
Lesson 23
In this lesson, Will continues with this Hendrix-esque track, showing us those gritty licks up the neck just like Jimi would play!Length: 16:53 Difficulty: 2.5 Members Only
Lesson 24
Up until now, Will has mostly been working in the minor pentatonic scale. In this lesson, he introduces us to a major pentatonic sound, that will inspire lots of new ideas!Length: 8:23 Difficulty: 2.0 Members Only
Lesson 25
The blending of major and minor pentatonic scales is a technique commonly found in classic rock and blues. Will shows us some really simple ideas to get us started on this cool sounding technique!Length: 11:50 Difficulty: 2.5 Members Only
Lesson 26
In this very classic sounding track, Will covers some essential rhythm guitar techniques as well as some lead guitar licks that will help you get "the bends"!Length: 10:12 Difficulty: 3.0 Members Only
Lesson 27
Will continues in the super classic sounding track, this time showing you some extremely useful inversion chords.Length: 11:37 Difficulty: 3.0 Members Only
Lesson 28
Now Will gets into the gritty rhythm guitar parts of the track. You'll learn to play power chords in ways you perhaps never thought of before. Get ready to rock!Length: 10:20 Difficulty: 3.0 Members Only
Lesson 29
In this lesson, Will shows us some atmospheric sounding chord voicings as well as a driving rhythm part that adds a definite 'cool' factor to this track. Then, he goes over all the parts with the track!Length: 10:57 Difficulty: 3.0 Members Only
Lesson 30
This is a great blues-rock track that conjures up images of Eric Clapton with Cream, and a dash of Jimi Hendrix thrown in. In the next two lessons, Will covers both rhythm and lead aspects of the tune.Length: 17:34 Difficulty: 2.5 Members Only
Lesson 31
Continuing with this track, Will now shows us a classic lead guitar technique known as "sixths".Length: 10:06 Difficulty: 2.5 Members Only
Lesson 32
In this very Led Zeppelin-esque track, you'll learn about intervals, huge sounding chords, and unison bends. In other words, lots of great classic rock techniques!Length: 14:28 Difficulty: 3.0 Members Only
Lesson 33
In part two of this lesson, Will expands on the chorus section and shows us that gritty rock guitar technique - unison bends.Length: 11:14 Difficulty: 3.0 Members Only
Lesson 34
There are definite echoes of Malcolm and Angus Young in this vintage rocker. Will covers all the rhythm and lead parts for you, and you will soon learn these techniques will translate to lots of other...Length: 11:57 Difficulty: 3.0 Members Only
Lesson 35
Continuing with this track, Will shows us an alternate rhythm guitar part that conjures up images of Dire Straits, all the while teaching super important chord inversions!Length: 4:38 Difficulty: 2.5 Members Only
Lesson 36
Now Will gets into the lead guitar parts of this classic sounding track, including blending major and minor pentatonic ideas.Length: 12:31 Difficulty: 3.0 Members Only
Lesson 37
Having covered some of the riff elements of this track in a previous lesson, Will now shows us the super funky rhythm parts that will complete the track.Length: 10:09 Difficulty: 3.0 Members Only
Lesson 38
Earlier in the series, Will showed us a cool single note riff in the style of Heart. Now, he returns to the entire track to show us some driving rhythm guitar parts!Length: 12:05 Difficulty: 2.5 Members Only
Lesson 39
Continuing with this track in the style of Heart, Will gets you going on vintage riffs played off the one finger A chord.Length: 13:44 Difficulty: 3.0 Members Only
Lesson 40
Strumming and chords are just as big a part of classic rock as playing riffs is! In this lesson, Will teaches us the art of switching chords with minimal movement to keep the groove clean and tight.Length: 6:51 Difficulty: 2.5 Members Only
Lesson 41
Will wraps up this track by taking a look at playing some lead guitar lines that soar right off of the original riff we learned all the way back in lesson 3 of this series!Length: 12:08 Difficulty: 3.0 Members Only
Lesson 42
Time to build those chops! Here's a lick that makes you think of Jimmy Page, and it's not as hard as it seems at first. Will gets you playing the basics, and pretty soon this lick will be smokin'!Length: 8:44 Difficulty: 3.0 Members Only
Lesson 43
In this lesson Will shows us some other "classic" licks that you can add to your repertoire. These can be integrated in all sorts of classic rock and blues songs!Length: 9:58 Difficulty: 3.0 Members Only
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Will Ripley is a passionate guitarist who performs, teaches, and manages a successful music business. His wild stage presence and undeniable guitar skills transcend vibe and waveforms of the highest levels of energy.. His talents however, are directly related to years of staying "on the grind" and "paying his dues". He has played with many bands, produced, composed and collaborated both solo and with top level musicians. He is a sought-after studio musician and works creatively with other musicians.
Coming from a blues and classic rock background, Ripley discovered 90?s rock in his late teens. Ripley's style is unique. He's been described as combining the blues guitar playing of Albert King and Jimi Hendrix with big riffs that are reminiscent of Led Zeppelin and Rage Against the Machine with the booty shaking rhythms of the Red Hot Chili Peppers and N.E.R.D. Ripley also has a soft place in his heart for pop music ranging from The Beatles to Stone Temple Pilots to Kelly Clarkson.
In addition to creation and production of music, Ripley teaches guitar using a method he developed through his education and over countless sessions with learners of all ages and levels. This led to the development of a successful series of recorded lessons called Guitar Goals available from his website. As the founder of the Will Ripley Guitar School he has begun expanding as a franchise into other cities which has 1 location currently – the Vancouver Guitar School. Students the world over can learn guitar using this effective, rewarding, and enjoyable style at their own pace – with epic results!
Ripley seeks participation in authentic, professional-level music, with like-minded, enthusiastic, high-achieving musicians. With dreams of creating legendary songs, Ripley is open to new band mates, songwriting partners, and recording opportunities.
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After 4 months of cabinet restoration, getting the 2121s re-foamed and one 2231 re-conned, and putting in bypass caps in the crossovers, I finally had everything ready today and put the componants back in to the cabinets. I was anxious to get these together but I wasn't going to cut any corners at this point. I carefully followed the wiring diagram I made when I took these apart and flipped the wires at the drivers to get these in modern polarity.
I finally plugged these in to my bi-amp Crown system and put on my favorite CD. Something wasn't quite right! The 10s didn't seem to be putting out much and the speakers sounded raspy. Then it dawned on me...I had left the active crossover at 800Hz. I switch it to 300Hz and put the CD back on. Oh My! These speakers deliver the music with a very smooth presentation. Vocals, especially, are clear and natural while being bathed with low end that vibrates your insides, upper mids that are snappy and ultra highs that make cymbals and bells sound metalic. I wan't sure how much better, or even different, than my other 3 way JBL studio monitors these 4343s would prove to be. I couldn't be happier!
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Now I will work on finding nameplates for these and want to try my JBL 5235 crossover with the cards made for these monitors... just to hear what JBL "intended".
I may have to sell my 4320s and 4333s as they will get little use in my studio after today.
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(recipes below courtesy of Shuna Fish Lydon)
10 Tablespoons unsalted butter at room temperature
1 1/4 Cups granulated sugar
1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
1/3 Cup Caramel Syrup (see recipe below)
2 each eggs, at room temperature
splash vanilla extract (I used 1 T strong coffee)
1/2 teaspoon baking powder (I used 1 1/2 t baking powder)
1 cup milk, at room temperature
Notes from Natalie for those of you baking gluten-free:
So the GF changes to the cake would be:
2 cups of gluten free flour blend (w/xanthan gum) or 2 cups of gf flour blend + 1 1/2 tsp xanthan or guar gum 1/2 - 1 tsp baking powder (this would be the recipe amount to the amount it might need to be raised to & I'm going to check)
Preheat oven to 350F
Butter one tall (2 – 2.5 inch deep) 9-inch cake pan. I used a springform pan.
In the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with a paddle attachment, cream butter until smooth. Add sugar and salt & cream until light and fluffy.
Slowly pour room temperature caramel syrup into bowl. Scrape down bowl and increase speed. Add eggs/vanilla extract a little at a time, mixing well after each addition. Scrape down bowl again, beat mixture until light and uniform.
Sift flour and baking powder.
Turn mixer to lowest speed, and add one third of the dry ingredients. When incorporated, add half of the milk, a little at a time. Add another third of the dry ingredients, then the other half of the milk and finish with the dry ingredients. {This is called the dry, wet, dry, wet, dry method in cake making. It is often employed when there is a high proportion of liquid in the batter.}
Place cake pan on cookie sheet or 1/2 sheet pan. Set first timer for 30 minutes, rotate pan and set timer for another 15-20 minutes. Your own oven will set the pace. Bake until sides pull away from the pan and skewer inserted in middle comes out clean. Cool cake completely before icing it.
Cake will keep for three days outside of the refrigerator.
CARAMEL SYRUP (I added coffee and made a coffee-caramel syrup)
I only made half of this which was sufficient
2 cups sugar
1/2 cup water
1 cup water (for "stopping" the caramelization process)
In a small stainless steel saucepan, with tall sides, mix water and sugar until mixture feels like wet sand. Brush down any stray sugar crystals with wet pastry brush. Turn on heat to highest flame. Cook until smoking slightly: dark amber.
When color is achieved, very carefully pour in one cup of water and coffee. Caramel will jump and sputter about! It is very dangerous, so have long sleeves on and be prepared to step back.
Whisk over medium heat until it has reduced slightly and feels sticky between two fingers. {Obviously wait for it to cool on a spoon before touching it.}
Note: For safety reasons, have ready a bowl of ice water to plunge your hands into if any caramel should land on your skin.
Note II: If you cook this too long and it is too syrup-y, stir in a little more water or coffee (if it's too thick to stir anything in, microwave syrup for a few seconds until it's looser). Once syrup is cooled, it will be much thicker than it is when it's hot!
12 tablespoons unsalted butter
1 pound confectioner's sugar, sifted
4-6 tablespoons heavy cream
2 teaspoons vanilla extract (I used 2 T coffee instead)
2-4 tablespoons caramel syrup
Kosher or sea salt to taste
Cook butter until brown. Pour through a fine meshed sieve into a heatproof bowl, set aside to cool.
Pour cooled brown butter into mixer bowl.
In a stand mixer fitted with a paddle or whisk attachment, add confectioner's sugar a little at a time. When mixture looks too chunky to take any more, add a bit of cream and or caramel syrup. Repeat until mixture looks smooth and all confectioner's sugar has been incorporated. Add salt to taste.
Note: Caramelized butter frosting will keep in fridge for up to a month.
To smooth out from cold, microwave a bit, then mix with paddle attachment until smooth and light.


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Teachers have voted to stage further strikes, starting with a summer walkout, in a long-running bitter dispute over pay, pensions and conditions, leaving schools facing the prospect of widespread disruption.
Amid calls for Education Secretary Michael Gove to quit, the National Union of Teachers (NUT) vowed to step up their campaign of industrial action at their annual conference in Brighton.
Delegates overwhelmingly backed a priority motion which calls on the union to co-ordinate national strike action in the week beginning Monday, June 23 if "significant" progress is not made in resolving the long-running dispute.
The NUT has said it would not rule out more than one day of strikes and the resolution also left the door open for further action in the autumn.
The move, which has been condemned by the Department for Education (DfE), leaves hundreds of thousands of schoolchildren across England and Wales facing the prospect of school closures and disruption to lessons.
Afterwards, delegates stood for several minutes cheering and chanting "Gove must go".
The vote comes the day after another teaching union, the NASUWT, agreed to continue its campaign of industrial action, warning it is willing to call its members out on strike if necessary.
Anne Lemon, of the NUT's executive, told delegates that the resolution did not exclude the NUT from taking strike action with other trade unions.
She told the conference: "If we take strike action one day and maybe another one six months later and we don't make any real progress, we've got two choices.
"One choice is that we give up. The second choice is that we step up. Our members are for stepping up."
In her speech to the conference on Saturday, Max Hyde, president of the National Union of Teachers (NUT), said that they did not take strike action lightly.
"We care very much about the children and young people we teach and the communities in which we work," she said.
"But we cannot stand by when teachers' pay is eroded, our pensions attacked and our workload is unsustainable.
"We are the union and we will act."
Exam timetables show at least a dozen GCSE and A-level papers are due to be sat by students on the first two days of the week proposed in the NUT's resolution, with one advanced maths extension paper scheduled for the Wednesday of that week.
However, NUT leaders insisted that they were not seeking to impact on the exams.
NUT general secretary Christine Blower said: "Strike action will not disrupt exams.
"If necessary, exemptions can be given for staff who are needed to supervise an exam, but the NUT is looking to take action at the end of the main exam season."
The priority motion does not restrict a walkout to one day only, with the union's deputy general secretary Kevin Courtney saying it has been written to leave "flexibility".
It also paves the way for further strikes in the autumn, calling on the union to agree to develop a programme of action in that term and beyond if there is insufficient progress in the talks.
About one in eight schools in England were forced to fully close when the NUT staged a one-day walkout last month, according to government estimates, although it is thought that many more were partially shut.
The NUT's dispute, which has been ongoing for more than two years, focuses on three issues - changes to pay, pensions and workload.
Last year, the union staged a series of regional strikes with the NASUWT teaching union. Between them they represent the vast majority of teachers.
A proposed one-day national walkout in November by the two unions was called off and the NASUWT did not take part in last month's walkout.
Speaking after the NASUWT's vote, the union's general secretary Chris Keates said: "NASUWT members remain committed to maintaining and, if necessary, escalating the current industrial action campaign, including moving to further strike action.
"The NASUWT has achieved huge success in protecting members during the last four years of assault on their conditions of service, but it is vitally important in the run-up to the general election that we see all political parties committing to national frameworks of pay and conditions of service for the school workforce which will upload the values of a high quality, democratically accountable education service."
A DfE spokesman said: "Ministers have met frequently with the NUT and other unions, and will continue to do so.
"Further strike action will only disrupt parents' lives, hold back children's education and damage the reputation of the profession.
''We know that the vast majority of our teachers and school leaders are hard-working and dedicated professionals.
"That is why we are giving teachers more freedoms than ever and cutting unnecessary paperwork and bureaucracy.''


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Amsterdam is famous for its red-light district, where prostitution is legal and cannabis use is tolerated. Cannabis is sold in "coffee shops," and if you decide to partake, don't cause a disturbance, because the police will haul you off if you do. Remember, cannabis is not technically legal in Amsterdam. It's tolerated, and that requires responsible use.
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107 — 3750 Edgemont Blvd., North Vancouver
Type: 3-bedroom, 3-bathroom townhouse
Size: 1,903 sq. ft
B.C. Assessment, 2012: $837,000
Listed for: $1,059,000
Sold for: $1,040,000
Sold on: April 30
Days on market: 42
Listing agent: Bernadette Dunnigan at RE/MAX Crest Realty
Buyers agent: Michael Watson at RE/MAX Crest Realty
The big sell: One of the obvious attractions of the two-level townhouse in North Vancouver's Manor at Edgemont complex is the 800-square-foot wraparound terrace, which envelops such a large expanse of the home that there are three separate sets of french doors that lead out to it. The spaciousness continues inside with an interior that has been thoughtfully planned and offers not only plenty of room for family members, but easy entertaining options for guests through an open-plan main floor. It includes a custom-built kitchen — with central island and glass-mounted breakfast bar — a dining room and a 22-by-16-square-foot living room with a focal gas fireplace. The bedrooms are upstairs and the master has a walk-in closet and ensuite bathroom. The property has been tastefully decorated with designer paint colours, discreet recessed lighting, and is close to the amenities of Edgemont Village.
4882 Ontario St., Vancouver
Type: 5-bedroom, 4-bathroom detached
Size: 3,046 sq. ft
B.C. Assessment, 2012: $1,333,000
Listed for: $1,580,000
Sold for: $1,510,000
Sold on: April 24
Days on market: 70
Listing agent: Darryl Sjerven and Karel Palla at RE/MAX Select Realty
Buyers agent: Barry Berg at RE/MAX Real Estate Services
The big sell: This property was built in 1992 on the west side of Main Street, a quarter block from Queen Elizabeth Park. The width of the lot is wider than most; at 47 feet, it can accommodate a proportionately wider home. The double front doors open to a soaring entryway, with a cross-hall living/dining room design leading off it. The kitchen with granite countertops and stainless-steel appliances contains an eating area that opens to the east-facing rear garden. The home consists of three levels with four bedrooms and three bathrooms on the upper floor, a fifth bedroom on the main floor, which could double as an office, a family room, and a recreation room downstairs that could be converted into a nanny or guest suite. There are two fireplaces, radiant heat, marble and hardwood flooring, a two-car garage, high ceilings, and a treed outlook. The property is close to Nat Bailey Stadium and the Hillcrest Olympic Centre with its ice rink, swimming pools and fitness centre.
1260 Coutts Pl., Port Coquitlam
Type: 4-bedroom, 3-bathroom detached
Size: 2,695 sq. ft
B.C. Assessment, 2012: $695,000
Listed for: $649,900
Sold for: $632,000
Sold on: April 19
Days on market: 58
Listing agent: Jeff Golding at Royal LePage Coronation West
Buyers agent: Charan K. Pannu at SRS Westside Realty
The big sell: This partly updated two-storey home with a basement is on a quiet cul-de-sac in Port Coquitlam's Citadel Heights neighbourhood. It was built in 1990 and features a master bedroom with a four-piece ensuite bathroom and views of Colony Farm and the North Shore mountains. The main floor contains most of the upgrades, which include hardwood flooring, and tiling in the kitchen. There is a large deck that leads off the family room that overlooks the private, fenced southeast facing rear garden. There is a spacious formal living and dining room, vaulted ceilings, a den, an eating area off the kitchen, and expansive windows throughout to maximize the views. The basement level has the potential to be converted into a suite as it contains a fourth bedroom, a recreation room, storage, and has roughed-in plumbing for a bathroom. The home has a double garage and parking for six cars.
These transactions were compiled by Nicola Way of BestHomesBC.com and AssignmentsCanada.ca.


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Thursday, April 18th: Canterbury's One-Room School Project
It's a tradition that your grandparents may have experienced back in their school days, and in Canterbury that tradition lives on. One-room school houses were a way of life in rural areas, so Audrey Cox went back to class to see what The Canterbury Historical Society's "One-Room School House Project" is all about.
The impact of sharing a border with Canada can be seen all throughout New Hampshire -- in our names, our traditions, and even how we've made our livings. Ron Byron has set out to show how our Franco-American culture is evident in our state's largest city. Jennifer Crompton catches a glimpse of his documentary: "From Mills to Millenium"
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I'll make no secret of the fact that the venerable arcade hit, Asphalt 4: Elite Racing ranks highly among my favourite iDevice racers. Its combination of good graphics, playable physics, and selection of racetracks and cars is still a well-ordered kind of good. Well, its successor, whose beautiful fps you see above should be hitting the same store this week or when Apple's arbitrary publishing arm hits the coveted 'yes' button. Asphalt 5 preserves the same great arcade feel while upping the race and graphics engine to 11.
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Cathy Park Hong on 'Engine Empire'By Robyn Creswell
The summer issue of The Paris Review includes a series of poems by Cathy Park Hong. Hong has published two books of poetry, Translating Mo'um (2002) and Dance Dance Revolution (2007). She teaches at Sarah Lawrence College.
The poems published in this issue come from a longer work, entitled "Fort Ballads." How does it fit into your forthcoming book, Engine Empire?
"Fort Ballads" is part of the first section in Engine Empire. The poems in the collection range from a trilogy, ranging from Western ballads to love poems set in present-day industrial China to poems set in a virtual future. "Fort Ballads" follows a band of outlaw fortune-seekers who travel to a California boomtown during the 1800s. The boomtown isn't real; it's full of strange, violent, sometimes surreal happenings. It's my own way of mythologizing California, which is where I'm from. The main character is "Our Jim," who's half Comanche Indian. In creating him, I was thinking of the typical iconic Western guys, like Billy the Kid, but his story is also reminiscent of Huck Finn and maybe a little of Faulkner's Joe Christmas. He's an orphan, a cipher, a boy trapped between identities, both innocent and vengeful. But the section isn't all narrative—there are sound poems in there as well, where I let myself wallow in kitschy Western vernacular. Read More


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Local Cantina operates on the Grandview strip, preparing stylized interpretations of taco truck fare paired with beer, margaritas and other cocktails. The concept is reminiscent of Big Star in Chicago - a kitschy dive bar replete with inexpensive Mexican dishes.
The decor echoes this ethos. The walls are adorned with Mexican knick knacks and mustache artwork.
Bar patrons and tables are sated by the endless self-serve well of chips and salsa on the floor. While bottomless tortilla chips and roasted tomatillo salsa are tempting, my inner mysophobe thinks that this could become a breeding ground for germs during flu season. Consider this a warning for hypochondriacs.
The margaritas are made in a variety of formulations. Most are very good, but the drinks with agave nectar are overly sweet and lack finesse. The beer selection is good enough to keep craft enthusiasts as well as the Miller/Bud crowd happy.
The other appetizer dips are excellent. The guacamole has a great flavor with layers of lime, garlic and cilantro. The queso looks bland, but actually has a spicy base that lingers perfectly. The bottomless chips come in handy with these appetizers.
There are two vegetarian tacos on the menu at Local Cantina. The refried beans are vegetarian, and they are the base of a soft taco that also has cheese and the typical veggies. The rajas taco is a Central Mexican classic made with roasted poblano peppers, onions, cream and spices. The tacos pick up a richness that supports the smoky peppers.
Dessert was a deep-fried chocolate chip cookie that failed on every level. The texture was tough to the point of being inedible.
Service was uneven on multiple visits. Orders were delivered at inexact intervals, making it seem as if courses should be ordered in steps rather than all at once. Servers were not knowledgeable about vegetarian dining options, but also did not hesitate to ask the kitchen when requested.


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In Billups we have a championship quality veteran and in Balkman we get a defensive center that we needed so badly. I like the guys we gave up but we are instantly a better team going into the playoffs.
Billups, Melo and STAT running a high ...post pick'n'roll will give teams fits. We got better in rebounding, defense, scoring, play making, AND we kept this years best draft pick Landry Fields (a shane battier type of hustle guy).
Best of all we stay flexible enough to sign Chris Paul or Deron Williams next year (i'm guessing CP3).
The Knicks just blew their chances of winning an NBA championship.Danilo Gallinari was on his way to being the next Dirk Nowitzki, Chandler the next Scottie Pippen, and Felton the next Magic Johnson.
The Knicks aren't going to win more than 35 games this season.And next season they will be a 20 win team.
Carmelo Anthony can't play center, shooting guard and small forward all at the same time.
On top of all of that, Isiah Thomas has been rehired by Dolan and it's 2004 all over again.
Fire Walsh and D'antoni, they are the reasons why the Knicks are in shambles right now.
were also getting corey brewer from minny
Billups > Felton
Fields > Chandler
Melo >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Gallo
So we've weakened at C but nothing that can't be addressed for now or the future.
Melo all but made it clear he'd have stayed in Denver had Denver not agreed the deal and the Knicks clearly knew this from their reaction.
There's no way he was going to leave 15m sat on the table so we had to do what it took.
I love people crying over the picks as well, yeah the next Jordan is clearly waiting in the second round of this coming class.
If I offered some of you on here a million in 50's you'd cry it wasn't in 100's.
Do people forget we have Kelenna Azubuike who if healthy is better than Wilson Chandler. WHat more he's actually a SG.
So as a 6th man he's gonna help us big time as the year goes on.
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Please find here more information about the MODSafe Final Conference in Cologne.
MODSafe - Modular Urban Transport Safety and Security Analysis - is one of the latest projects in the European Transport sector under the Seventh Framework Programme (FP7) for Research and Technological Development of the European Union.
The purpose of the MODSafe project is to undertake research of major steps of the Safety Life Cycle of urban guided transport systems in Europe. Even if the rail safety landscape in urban guided transport is highly diversified, the sector will benefit from some kind of harmonization. Furthermore, security items are considered more and more as vital for the urban transport sector. The 22 partners are from industry, associations, R&D organisations, consultants and operators.
The MODSafe project successfully started in 2008 with state of the art evaluations and initial models. Hazard analyses, safety requirements as well as functional and object models have been developed in the safety sector, while a life cycle approach proposal and an approval approach were established in the process sector. For the security sector, the existing means and technologies for security systems have been analysed, forming the base for a model reference under development.
MODSafe shall have given guidance on how to deal with the diversities, to find a common European strategy. Final results focus on cross acceptance of proven and certified technologies. The application of the work packages' deliverables and outcomes shall be straight forward, in order to reduce the efforts and manpower needs, even for a first certification.
These activities help to create common safety and security methods, in order to reduce barriers within the European Union. As a result, competition and common/ equal safety standards may be enabled. MODSafe however also shows the limits of standardization for technical safety functions and objects, as the consensus building process has shown. The networks and connections created for this project (e.g. network of operators, urban rail suppliers as well as transport research institutions and other related parties like an independent safety assessor) help to establish an ongoing, target oriented discussion and therefore reveal common goals and a better understanding of different European procedures and needs.
The MODSafe results - same with other EU funded projects - may influence the potential future standardization for Urban Guided Transport. The principle suitability of the methods and results presented can be considered proven through application in more and more projects.
After the project closure in August 2012, one can expect reasonable suggestions for the future, aiming to contribute to the European drive for harmonize and to simplify the upgrade/modernization or new construction of urban guided transport systems. Cross-Acceptance is one of the key attempts to the benefit of all parties involved, be it the manufacturers and suppliers, the operators or the safety authorities.


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Doug Price became President and Chief Executive Officer of Rocky Mountain PBS in January 2009. Prior to that, Price had a highly successful career in banking with FirstBank Holding Company of Colorado. A 1978 graduate of the University of Colorado, he became president of the FirstBank of Boulder in 1982. Price was promoted to president of FirstBank of Denver in 1988 and retired in 1999 as president of FirstBank of Colorado, the lead bank in the then $4 billion FirstBank Holding Company.
In 1995, Price became the founding chairman of Qualistar Early Learning, a nonprofit organization in Denver. Qualistar developed a standardized quality rating system for childcare facilities that is being emulated in more than 40 states. He continued to serve Qualistar until 2006. During this time, Price also served on the U.S. Treasury's Working Group on Childcare under the Clinton administration. He was also active with the University of Colorado's Student Leadership Institute for 20 years and currently sits on the Executive Committee of the French American Foundation, which is tasked with improving relations between France and the United States. In 2009, Price was appointed to the Board of Trustees of Colorado Mesa University in Grand Junction, Colorado, and elected to the board of directors of the Public Television Major Markets Group.
Price earned his Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration from the University of Colorado with magna cum laude honors and attended the Pacific Coast Banking School at the University of Washington.
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The EuP Directive's chief aim is to improve the energy efficiency of energy-using products (EuPs). It thus contributes towards reaching the European Union's targets for climate protection.
The EuP Directive is an abbreviation for the Energy Using Products Directive, also known as the Ecodesign Directive. The directive does not only cover products' energy use but also aims to reduce the discussed products' general negative environmental impact.
The most significant change is that the directive not only covers "energy using" products, but also the so-called "energy-related" products.
Some of the main points of the EuP Directive include:
EEI of 0,27 in 2013
From January 1st 2013, glandless standalone circulators, (except for those specifically designed for primary circuits of thermal solar systems and heat pumps) must have an energy efficiency index (EEI) of no more than 0.27.
Energy efficiency index is the difference between annual consumption of the product and the standard consumption of a typical similar model.
EEI of 0,23 in 2015
From August 1st 2015, glandless standalone circulators as well as glandless circulators which are integrated in products must have an EEI of no more than 0.23.
For circulators, the directive is based on these principles:
• Annual electricity consumption in the EU (EU27) is 50 TWh per
year (2009)
• The estimated electricity consumption in the EU without legislation would be 55 TWh by 2020
• The estimated electricity consumption in the EU with legislation would be 32 TWh by 2020
Massive energy savings
The directive thus implies electricity savings of 23 TWh in the EU by 2020 which is equivalent to the residential electricity consumption of 14 million people in EU. This harmonises with the estimated CO2 reductions of 11 million tonnes CO2 in the EU by 2020.
Fixed targets for water pumps have not yet been established. For EuP legislation on motors, see "Motors".


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Introducing Train Lord
Train Lord is a live massively multiplayer game (MMOG) using real world data and maps. The goal is simple. Become the richest lord in the world by buying rails, stations, trains, creating rail sets and dispatching trains. I have been developing this game and learning a lot of technologies to put all the stuff together since February 2012. Starting November I was able to release the first version live. Click here to play, here to see help page, or here for Communuty page. I would like to describe and give credits to some technologies I have used, so it may help other developers as well as myself somewhere in the future ;-).


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The first thing is to check and make sure your State allows Short Barreled Rifles to be owned by Individuals. If not, you still might be able to get one by setting up a Limited Liability Corporation or commonly known as an LLC. As well as an LLC you might also explore setting up a trust as well. Applicants should explore LLC or Trust if the local CLEO has an issue with signing the Form 1.
Local laws may dictate additional forms. Some members have reported being required to fill one out before his CLEO signed the Form 1. It was basically the same questions as the Form 1 plus how he was securing the firearms and if he had any children...
For purposes of this tutorial for now we are going to go through the process as an individual.
You need the following two forms to apply for your SBR Permit plus fingerprint cards. The forms are:
You can order the ATF forms from Distribution Center Order Form and they will mail them to you at no charge.
- ATF Form F1 (5320.1) - Application to Make and Register a Firearm.....
- ATF Form F 5330.20 - Certificate of Compliance With 18 U.S.C. 922(g)(5)(B)
- The fingerprint cards are FBI FD-258LE - NFA, Imports ORI DCATF0100
All forms and cards must be sent in duplicate
You can also can go to TitleII.com and comlete these forms online then print them on your printer. Make sure you print on both sides of the paper. Letter sized paper is acceptable.....You will need Adobe Acrobat to view these online.
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The forms are pretty self explanatory but here are a few answers to common questions for ATF Form F1 (5320.1).....
Fill out two copies of ATF Form F 5330.20 - Certificate of Compliance With 18 U.S.C. 922(g)(5)(B)
- #1....mark tax paid
- #2....mark individual
- #3a...leave blank
- #3b....Full name and address making sure to stay between the two dots
- #4a....Name and Address of the original manufacture. If you are reworking an existing firearm then the original maker goes here such as Bushmaster, Colt, Wilson, etc. If you built this from a kit using a 100% reciever you still put original maker and not yourself. If you made the receiver as a homebuilt then you must engrave your name and address on the reciever and put this info on the form in 4a.
- #4b....in this case it is SBR
- #4c....caliber such as 9mm, .45, .308
- #4d....Model of the firearm such as FAL, L1A1, AR-15
- #4e....length of barrel only
- #4f.....overall length....if you have a folding or collapsible stock it is in the open position
- #4g.....serial number as it is engraved on the receiver
- #4h.....I left this blank...if this is a kit build you can put the trunion serial here but I think it confuses things
- #4i......I used "Collector Interest" others have used "Private Collection"
- #5.......FFL # of applicant if applicable...03 C&R's should be put here as well as 01 and so forth
- #5a......Leave blank unless you have an EID and have paid the SOT
- The rest are simple yes or know answers.
- Make sure to sign in #9 and Date #11
- You will need two current passport photos and attach them to #12 on each copy
The next step is take your 2 copies (with pictures attached) of the filled out application, your Certification of Compliance forms along with your blank Fingerprint cards to your local Law Enforcement Agency (Sheriff or Police Dept.) and ask to be fingerprinted using your cards. These cards must be
FBI FD-258LE - NFA, Imports ORI DCATF0100 or they will not accept them at the NFA Branch
I suggest calling first. Some Dept's only fingerprint civilians on certain days.
After getting your fingerprints scanned take your fingerprint cards and application to your LEO for his or her signature. Some LEO's will do it while you wait, others will call you when they are ready.
After getting your LEO's Signature mail your forms with attached pictures, Certificates of Compliance and fingerprint cards to the following address along with a check or money order in the amount of $200 payable to the Dept of Treasury......
US Dept of Justice
Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives
Martinsburg, WV 25401-9341
After receipt of the approved application send the receiver off to have it SBR engraved. All SBR's have to be engraved with the owners name and address. You can contact Ryan at Orion Arms to get the engraving done. His email is [email protected]....He will be very happy to help with your engraving. He has a lot of custom templates too. Check out his website. Their work is top notch..
- Registered Mail is best because they have to sign for it and it leaves a trail for you to trace your paperwork in case it were to get lost in the mail....
- Wait times vary but are usually in the 6 to 8 week time frame
When you get your receiver back you can build or assemble your SBR.
Make sure to burn copies of the original tax stamp and put the original in a safe place. A copy must accompany the firearm at all times and must be provided to an ATF agent if requested.
Disclaimer: This is meant as an informational guideline for applying for and getting your SBR approval. While we strive to submit fully correct information neither Gunco nor the Author are responsible for any typographical or informational errors. It is ultimately up to you to follow all State and Federal laws. More information on this subject may be downloaded from the ATF website at ATF Online - Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms
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St. Paul may not have received state bonding for projects this session, but it did claim a legislative victory it's been chasing for years: the state will forgive most of the remaining $32.7 million it loaned the city to build Xcel Energy Center.
That doesn't mean that the Minnesota Wild will stop paying rent to St. Paul for use of the arena, money the city used to pay down the loan to the state.
What it does means is that the money now will go toward renovating the arena, a project Wild and Xcel Center spokeswoman Kathy O'Connor said is overdue. "It's the right time for an update," she said.
In 1998, the state made a $65 million interest-free loan toward construction of the $130 million arena, $17 million of which was forgiven when the team agreed to allow amateur and public events. That left a loan of $48 million.
Under the terms of the forgiveness deal in this year's omnibus jobs, housing and commerce bill, St. Paul's annual loan payment will be reduced by $500,000 in 2014 and again in 2015. The balance of the loan will be forgiven in 2016. The city still owes $56.8 million in bonds on the arena, of the $72.7 million it borrowed in 1998.
The Wild and the city will jointly decide how to use the loan windfall for arena improvements, O'Connor said. High on the team's list: seat replacements, widening of concourses, expanding entrances and upgrading scoreboards for the digital era, she said, "All things we feel are important to keeping the arena relevant."
She added that there are no plans to use the money for a nearby practice facility that the team has long desired.
As a tit-for-tat of sorts, the state gave Minneapolis about $33 million over several years to help pay off debt on the downtown library, a last-minute addition to the tax bill intended to right the balance with St. Paul.
"The state stepped up and helped out the Xcel Center this year because that's a statewide asset. It just happens to be located in the city of St. Paul," said Rep. Jim Davnie, DFL-Minneapolis. "The downtown library is a statewide asset that just happens to be located in the city of Minneapolis."
No local projects were included in the bonding bill, including $14 million that St. Paul had sought for a planned $28 million expansion of the Minnesota Children's Museum. Dianne Krizan, the museum's president, said they will continue with private fundraising and return to the Legislature next year.
But Joe Campbell, a spokesman for Mayor Chris Coleman, said that St. Paul got a $10.1 million hike in state aid, over and above the $50.3 million it received this year. "This will help us close what could be a gap in city services … and go a long way toward stabilizing property taxes," he said.
TIF district for 3M
Maplewood won approval in the tax bill for a tax-increment financing (TIF) district for a 412,000-square-foot research and development lab building planned by 3M Co.
City Manager Jim Antonen said the TIF district was "essential for the retention of 3M jobs, not only in Maplewood, but in Minnesota." The $150 million project will replace two older buildings. "I think it's a recognition of the importance of 3M's investment," said Jacqueline Berry, a company spokeswoman.
The lab building, to be built on the corporate campus near McKnight Road and Conway Avenue, will house 700 current 3M employees. The TIF district would cover just the lab site, Antonen said, and remain for 25 years.
TIF districts are a financing mechanism to spread out the increased cost of property taxes created by the higher value of new construction over a longer period of time.
The city will have only a modest direct cost as a result of creating the TIF district, he added, while ensuring that 3M doesn't look elsewhere.
The company's property in Maplewood is assessed at $210 million and accounts for 12 percent of the city's tax base.
East Metro schools
The fate of two multi-district integration schools, Harambee Elementary in Maplewood and Crosswinds Arts and Science School in Woodbury, was tossed into question after lawmakers failed to back plans turning over the buildings to the Roseville Area Schools and Perpich Center for Arts Education, respectively.
But initial fears that both buildings could be mothballed for a year by the East Metro Integration District (EMID) began to ease a bit Tuesday, at least for Harambee.
EMID Superintendent Janet Mohr said that she had been in discussions with the Roseville district and that the two sides were "confident that we can come up with some kind of solution" to keep Harambee running in 2013-14.
Keeping Crosswinds alive, however, is a tougher proposition, given the South Washington County School District also covets the building.
Staff writers Jim Anderson, Anthony Lonetree and Eric Roper contributed to this story.


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Girls trying to sell drawings in Bagan - Myanmar
Back home
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Butcher's smile
Butcher shop in a street nrar Da Nang. Temperature : +40°C.Elle est fraîche ma viande !
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Garçon prenant sa douche dans un village lacustre du lac Inle.Boy taking his shower in a lakeside village of the lake Inle
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DOWN THE RABBIT HOLE: An Echo Falls Mystery
The charming 13-year-old heroine of Abrahams's (A Perfect Crime , for adults) murder mystery will guide readers through its many twists and turns. Ingrid Levin-Hill, who, like her hero Sherlock Holmes, is "a habitual noticer of little things," has just been cast as the lead in Alice in Wonderland when she finds herself in a different role—murder detective. The corpse is that of "Cracked-Up Katie," whom Ingrid encountered when she attempted to get from her orthodontist to soccer practice—and wound up five miles away in the poorest part of Echo Falls. The next day, the local paper states that Katie's body was found soon after Ingrid left her house; realizing she's left her red soccer cleats behind, Ingrid breaks in to retrieve them. But she's not the only one in Katie's house that evening. Ingrid's sleuthing is complicated by a budding romance with the police chief's son, and the dialogue crackles with wit—Ingrid gets the best lines. It's disquieting, however, that big brother Ty, the football star, blackens Ingrid's eye in anger without repercussion, and many of the supporting characters are more fully developed than her nuclear family; the town's newspaper editor, her curmudgeonly Grampy and even Cracked-Up Katie come across as more convincing. And dropped threads abound(e.g., will Grampy stave off developers by populating his farmland with endangered eastern spadefoot toads?) Readers who stick with this intelligent, if overstuffed novel will be clamoring for answers—and more of Ingrid. Ages 10-up. (Apr.)
Release date: 04/01/2005
Genre: Children's


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A GIF (pronounced with either hard G or soft G) shows a series of still image frames which have been coded into a single file. How can a small business use GIFs to promote its brand and draw in customers? Today we're going to take a look at how your marketing can get groovy with GIFs.
Where did the GIF come from?
The animated GIF has actually been around for some time. It was first introduced by Steve Wilhite of CompuServe in 1987 as a way to present a moving image. GIF stands for Graphics Interchange Format. During the 2000s, the animated GIF lost some popularity, but then made a comeback as people realized how they could feature them in unique and interesting ways. Twenty-nine years later, the GIF remains relevant and growing.
Why should a business consider using GIFs?
There's lots of ways a company can implement GIFs, from personal blogs, to social networking platforms, to even (some) presentations and productions. If you're unsure if your organization should implement a GIF marketing strategy, check out these benefits animated GIFs can offer:
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