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Shark007's FREE Codec solutions.
PLEASE use the download URL's provided on this
site to stay current and up-to-date.
There are many reports of 'modified' files out there. Using the URL's here will keep you safe.
Current releases introduce the LAV filters by nevcairiel
And also supports 10bit and HEVC decoding!
Any error during installation = uninstall the previous version. Example; Error 2753
Enjoy HD audio and video playback, the easy way.
Watch High Definition video playback without needing expensive players.
Listen to bitstreamed TrueHD and DTS MASTER audio using HDMI to an AVR.
The ADVANCED release contains a full suite of decoders
with a GUI controller for the installed codecs.
The STANDARD codec release only contains LAV filters and xy-VSFilter with a GUI giving full control.
The following filetypes are enabled and SUPPORTED by the installation of
Shark's Codec Solutions.
amr | mpc | ofr | divx | mka | ape | flac | evo | flv | m4b | mkv | ogg | ogv | ogm | rmvb | xvid
All of the above filetypes can be queued to the Windows Media Player Playlist using a right-click.
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completely independent of each other
and can co-exist together on x64 systems. STANDARD Codecs
The Settings Application is 100% UAC compliant.
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The above quotations encapsulate what prompted me to produce my own codec packs.
Things the Shark pack does that other packs cannot do . . .
1. Full color thumbnails including FLV's and 10bit MKV's.
(also allows users to select at what point by percentage to grab the thumbnail)
2. Enable the Preview Pane for ALL newly enabled filetypes such as MKV and FLV.
3. Explorer properties are displayed for non native filetypes such as MKV and FLV
4. Updated often - and has update notification builtin
5. Allow use of the PowerDVD decoders for 32bit LiveTV in Media Center.
6. Support playback of MKV files on Extenders and on the Xbox One.
7. Support the use of the Play To function for MKV and FLV files.
8. Support playback of MOD audio files and M4A files containing ALAC
9. Supports playlist creation for use in Media Center
10. Allow users to Enable/Disable codecs installed on their system
11. Functionality such as Win7DSFilterTweaker builtin.
12. Support 'Add to Windows Media Player List' using rightclick on all files such as MKV.
Restricted access is enforced. (User Account Control)
The Application allows each user to maintain individual codec settings while at the same time seamlessly integrating any administrative commands directly into the users account. New users accounts are detected upon opening the Application and automatically inherit the Administrators settings.
Please use the menu across the top of the page and listed to the left to navigate this website.
To directly contact the developer, Shark007, please read the Troubleshooting page. You can also choose to use the Forums to seek assistance on an individual basis or leave comment.
All pages contain download links for each product.
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STANDARD Codecs
The Settings Application is 100% UAC compliant.
Adding files to the Windows Media Player Playlist
On the Help TAB of the 32bit Settings Application is a button to allow you to choose Windows Media Player Filetype Associations. Once you have used this button, you can Enqueue newly associated files to the Windows Media Player Playlist as depicted below. If for some reason this doesn't work for you, go back to the associations button, click No twice, consecutively, then select Yes. No reboot is required.
This will also work for audio files such as FLAC, APE or musepack.
When dealing with codecs, more
does not equal better.
Having the least amount on your system is the best configuration.
This is exactly what these codec releases will do for you.
You will no longer be restricted to using any specific player.
WMP and your Windows Media Center setup will play all your files.
The Current release for Windows Vista and XP users is VERSION 6.7.5
ADVANCED Codecs for WINDOWS 7/8 ARE AVAILABLE - VERSION 4.7.8
STANDARD Codecs for WINDOWS 7/8 ARE AVAILABLE - Version 2.1.8
The STANDARD release only contains LAV filters and xy-VSFilter for subtitles.
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A pair of young guns have accompanied a very experienced Canadian Sevens Team to the Women's IRB event in London.
It is a squad made up of a core of highly successful veterans, such as Edmonton's Jen Kish and Winnipeg native Mandy Marchak. But as Head Coach John Tait has been hinting, competition within the program for the tour rosters is beginning to increase. Two of the newest faces on the roster are 21-year-olds Kelsey Willoughby and Kayla Moleschi.
Both girls are students at the University of Lethbridge, where they are trained by Canadian U20 Head Coach Neil Langevin.
Willoughby, who Captained the Canadian development side at the Dubai Sevens, in 2011, is thrilled to have been named to the full Canada team that has embarked on this 2012 European Sevens tour. Additions like these appear to be prime examples of the type of depth that Canada has been trying to build into its program, in recent years.
"The selection process has actually become more difficult," said Tait. "There are girls that haven't been regulars in other competitions, that have been pushing really hard from the development squad."
For Willoughby, it has been an interesting journey. One of the parents of her current Lethbridge and Canada teammate, Ashley Steacy, convinced her to try-out for her high school rugby team, following basketball season, and she found an instant love for the sport. A few months into her collegiate career, under the tutelage of Coach Langevin at the University of Lethbridge, and Willoughby was named to the Canada U20 national team. Her athletic gifts and skills soon caught the eye of Canada's national Sevens selectors and she was asked to train with the rest of the program's talent pool, at Rugby Canada's new Centre of Excellence, in Langford, B.C.
"Training every day at the Centre of Excellence is awesome. The veterans in the program are super helpful and easy to get along with. The twenty of us who are involved are all learning so much from our coaching staff, as well as the experts who are brought in to teach us. It's a great program and I'm super excited to be involved with it."
The University Lethbridge Pronghorns were not done adding talent to the Rugby Canada program, as the arrival of Kayla Moleschi has clearly proven.
Moleschi, who is originally from William's Lake, B.C., is one of the more dynamic additions to Canada's roster. Lacking the gazelle-like of running style of Willoughby, she brings acceleration and dynamic running that terrifies opponents, even in international competition.
Having gotten her start in her grade nine year, Moleschi was blessed with an earlier start than many similar rugby talents get in this country. She credits her rocket-like rise to the national team to her dedicated coaches back in her home town.
"So much of my success has to do with all of my coaches back home. They pushed me and never gave up on me. It was my coach back home, Brad Baker, who introduced me to the national team coaches and things have just sort of progressed from there.
My first ever rugby sevens tournament was in Dubai, in 2011, with the full Canada side. It was a phenomenal experience and the other girls on the team were so welcoming. To run out on the field in front of thousands of people wearing a Canadian jersey was just the best feeling ever."
It was in the tournament that followed Dubai, at Hong Kong in February 2012, that the Canadians had their string of five consecutive international tournament victories broken by their arch rivals from England. Now, on England's home ground, Willoughby and Moleschi are eager to help their country regain, what they are sure is, its rightful place atop the world of Sevens rugby. This weekend will be their chance.
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While was just sitting here enjoying night #2 of the Stanley Cup Playoffs, Round 1…I thought I would gather up a small sampling of items floating around the blogosphere and share them with you. But before I do, I 'd like to take this opportunity to thank the Detroit Red Wings for making sure that the Thrashers still are not the only team in the NHL still looking for it's first playoff win…even if maybe for just a few more days.
Also, I'm gonna be taking the weekend off after posting this piece. If you wanna catch up with me you'll have to go to the Big Shanty Festival in Kennesaw where I'll be hangin' Staurday and Sunday. In my absence here, I'll leave the most mature and responsible one of you in charge…looking around and finding none…Ahhhhh, I'll just leave Trixie in charge.
Did Anyone Check For Any Dangling Chads?
First up…this jewel from Puck Daddy. Seems a St. Louis Blues fan took a "T.J. Oshie For Mayor" write-in campain a bit too far and now he's facing the possibility of jail time and $2,500 fine.
Let's keep this in mind next year in case some of you start up a "Kovalchuk For Georgia Governor" campaign.
Anyway… so far, there are no reports from St. Louis on whether or not the Oshie for Mayor campaign will be filing suit demanding a re-count.
Follow The Leader
Ryan Dixon of The Hockey News opines that Sidney Crosby is setting the standard for Alex Ovechkin to follow. Maybe so, but if you gave me a choice between the two right now…I'd take Ovie in a heartbeat.
Take Five
Phil Foley of Atlanta Thrashers Examiner explains what he feels are the five biggest off-season needs facing the Atlanta Thrashers. Oh…and he's posted the Hawks playoffs schedule. I sure would like to see both teams that call Philips Arena home having to work around each in the post-season next year.
Live…From Fargo! It's The U-18 Championships!
Holly Gunning and Falconer are both reporting from the U-18 championships. Take a look at some of the photos Falconer has posted when he ventured out into Fargo, ND where the community is facing a very major threat from the rising waters of the Red River.
The Next American Star
Tom Ferda has this nice piece about the Blackhawk's Dustin Byfuglien…who has gone from a late-round pick by Chicago in 2003 to fixture in the Blackhawks lineup.
Forget Where's The Beef…Where's The Gravy?
And finally…Billy Bob Thorton's band, The Boxmasters, had to cut it's Canadian tour short last week . A note was posted on Willie Nelson's web site…whom the band was performing with…citing that the the cause was "due to one band member and several of the crew having the flu."
Well…that ain't exactly the whole story.
Seems as though Billy Bob angered Canadians by likening them to…now you may want to shoo the kids away from the computer here because this could get a little saucy…he likened them to "mashed potatoes but no gravy". These vile and egregious words took Canada by storm and they were run out of The Great White North after being booed and heckled from enraged members of a Toronto audience.
Can you believe that… The utter unmitigated gall of that guy! Does he kiss his babies with that mouth?
Sheeze, Toronto…lighten up! We got your gravy right here!
I've got an idea…to prove Billy Bob correct…that we here in America do have the "gravy" on top of our mashed potatoes…heaping spoon-fulls of it even…what say next season when the Thrashers play a Canadian team, we show up at Philips Arena with boxes of mashed potatoes and cans of gravy? Maybe we can get Billy Bob to drop the ceremonial first puck before one of 'em and have The Boxmasters perform after the game. I'm sure the Atlanta Food Bank would appreciate the donation, too.
Waddaya say…eh?
April 17th, 2009
8:30 am
I think you are misjudging Toronto and Canadians. Nobody here is upset, people are amused, we boo the Maple Leafs and we still love them. This is funnny story of an out of control Hollywood ego, the responses are light hearted and in fun. I think the issue is not that Billy Bob got upset, the issue is that he should own up to it and apologize. Canadians love his acting career (that was just to annoy him…)
We created a fun response T-shirt here, thousands of people checked it out and we even sold a few. http://www.artik.com/bob/
April 17th, 2009
10:20 am
Various and sundry:
I freakin' hate Sidney Crosby. And I think it's kind of insulting to put him in the same category as Ovechkin. There are those players who are naturally extremely talented, and who can effortlessly do very well. They also tend to be physically superior. I would point to Brendan Shanahan, Jaromir Jagr, and Jeremy frickin' Roenick (who I also hate — but he's ridiculously talented). Crosby is talented, but he's not that kind of talented. He is pretty good and I'm sure he'll have a full NHL career — he's not, however, instinctively as solid as even some of the other players on his own team. He's not as big or as instinctive as Ovie, and on an individual level he can't compete. Now, on a team level, he can compete, and that is because Pittsburgh has a much better team configuration that allows Crosby to be relatively free to succeed. Washington doesn't have that — if there's no Ovie, there's no Washington. Plus, Ovie's not half the whining crybaby or cheap shotter that Crosby is. So I also would take Ovie over Sidney.
Are you guys watching the playoffs? So far I'm not too surprised, except that I really expected San Jose to pummel the Ducks more. And yay Rangers! We're having a major grudge match in our house, since Mr. Nikita roots for Washington.
April 17th, 2009
10:54 am
I really lost all the respect I may have had for Crosby and his ball punching this season. The league looked the other way when it could have been any other player and they would have been fined or suspended.
April 17th, 2009
11:07 am
Love it, Ovie is the best (my opinion) and you can keep Cindy.
LOVED watching the Ducks last night, only 1 game, but I predicted the overall upset, hope it comes through!!!
St.Louis blew some GOLDEN opportunities Wednesday night, in particular a 1:43 2 man PP & got NOTHING out of it. Can't expect to win a game/series if you don't cash in on those!!!
Loved seeing Hartnell go bananas against Pitt, at least philly (love em or hate em) show heart!!!!!!!!!!!
Also, anyone see the frogs playing George on the first line at times last night and for a full 13 minutes???????????????????? CLASSIC, hate both those teams, but I guess Boston a "little" less!!!! Going to be a PHYSICAL series.
April 17th, 2009
11:24 am
Will hope to see on Saturday at the Shanty, Bill.
In regards to the St Louis story, seems his biggest mistake was photographing his ballot. I think the DA is pushing a little hard tho for such a non-issue, IMO.
April 17th, 2009
11:52 am
Nice t-shirt, Saul. Funny. But what I really liked at your link was the SUNshine Girl.
April 17th, 2009
3:33 pm
where the heck did some of you learn hockey? Picking between Crosby and Ovechkin is like choosing between a date with Selma Hayek or Scarlett Johannsen. Sure, they're different, but good Lord yes they are certainly both in the top 2 players of the NHL, you can't go wrong with either one.
April 17th, 2009
3:52 pm
They're in the top 2? They are not. Ovechkin is in the top 2. Crobsy's in the top-10. Crosby's not that hard, individually, to shut down. But Ovechkin is practically unstoppable. Ovechkin is a better skater and shooter (he has nearly double the goals that Crosby has); Crosby is a better two-way player and passer and faceoff taker.
But let's boil this down to what's important: Would Scarlett Johansen fake a faint, or bash your cojones while you're talking to her sorority sister?
April 17th, 2009
4:11 pm
What's her sister look like?
April 17th, 2009
4:15 pm
I'll take Selma Hayek any day – THAT'S TALENT!
Oh, I'd have to disagree with you Bob, a little anyway. Ovie is at a higher plane of talent than Cindy (1A versus 1B), plus he's appears to be a much better leader. "Leader" is not a word I'd assigned to Crosby.
April 17th, 2009
4:18 pm
Salma Hayek is more likely to keep you well nourished.
April 17th, 2009
4:19 pm
Crotchby could double as a nut cracker at Christmas parties.
April 17th, 2009
6:26 pm
Bob, can I have both?
Hayek and Johansen, I mean.
April 17th, 2009
7:36 pm
You know, I almost feel bad for Tampa Bay.
April 17th, 2009
11:08 pm
These are the tough decisions that have to be made guys. Me, I'd go with Scarlett Johansson. But heyyy, that's meee. I also want Brayden Schenn at #4, not Kane or Duchene. But hey, those are good options, too. These are good kinds of problems to have.
10 years ago, who would you want more, Joe Sakic or Steve Yzerman? Does it really matter? The point is, you got a legitimate foundation player. I doubt Penguin fans are upset with Crosby, or Cap fans with Ovie. I clicked on the Tampa Bay link Alan provided, and even that author is trying to spread rumors that Lecavalier and his 11-year, $85 million contract might be shopped before the puck drops on the 2009-10 season.
No, I won't allow myself to even think … for a second … that #4 could be #17's centerman. It would surely cost us this summer's lottery draft pick to make reality. But wow, Stamkos last year, then Hedman ANNND (pick one) Kane, Duchene, Schenn this year. If Tampa truly wanted shift gears, moving Vinny would allow them to clean up at the draft. I don't personally believe a word of those Lecavalier trade talks. If Vinny wanted out of TB, he wouldn't have put in that no trade clause. I think he likes it there, on the Gulf Coast of Florida, with no state income tax on his $85 million deal.
April 18th, 2009
12:18 am
Here is TSN's rundown of our top 12 prospects if anyone is interested. Disagree with the order somewhat, but it seems at least some thought went into it.
April 18th, 2009
10:28 am
Draft a D- man and try to buy a center, if the owners can squeeze out enough money to get someone that will help keep Kovy happy and scoring 60 goals next season. Sign who you want to keep and trade for what you need. Now that doesn't sound so hard does it?
April 18th, 2009
3:11 pm
Trading Lecavalier would be such a big mistake it's not even worth discussing. I file that in the "Not Happening Anytime Soon" drawer.
April 18th, 2009
5:17 pm
Brendan, what do you think Thrashers should do with their goaltending? I find the present situation worrisome. My money long-term is on pavelec, but he is not ready yet. Lehtonen looks like another Theodore at best, i.e., the goalie you can't rely on during the post-season. Besides, none of the three can fetch much in the trade deal, it appears, especially since the goalie market is stii a buyers' market.
April 18th, 2009
5:39 pm
I file that in the "Not Happening Anytime Soon" drawer.
You forget who's running the show in TB. Really, thinking about it, plus considering my link posted above, makes me feel more sorry for them.
…Almost. Hard to feel bad for a rival.
April 18th, 2009
7:46 pm
That Bear Mountain resort is gorgeous I was actually planning a trip up there…might not now that I know I'd be paying St. Louis' contract.
April 18th, 2009
7:52 pm
Midfield, I'd try to hang on to Pavelec and further develop him. Pavelec was acquired, pretty much EXACTLY, where a goaltender should be procured, with a high 2nd round pick, where the GM is already in the "crapshoot/shot in the dark" portion of the draft. I hope he isn't traded, unless it's for an absolute "fleecing" of some other GM. But if an offer came for him that filled a serious need, I'd have to consider it. I just don't think goalies can fetch enough to be worth their loss. I'd cut Hedberg loose, except that I cannot count on Lehtonen to be healthy. So, I'd carry all three goalies, with Moose up in the pressbox, filling in when Lehtonen is out. Moose won't gripe about that arrangement, either. He's team player, all the way.
Dang, Red Wings up, 3-0, in the 2nd period, over Columbus.
As for Lehtonen, I really think he'd be in a much better situation if our blueline were something like ("Tier I guy" – "Tier I guy"), Bogosian-Enstrom, Hainsey-Valabik. But it's not. And probably won't be for quite a while. What I'm saying here is … Kari doesn't suck. He'd have much better numbers with a better system and better defenders in front of him. Uhh, I realize … that's true of ANY goaltender. I've forgotten how old Kari is, but he's nowhere near 30. Which means … his PRIME YEARS are still ahead of him. I'd re-sign him to a 3-year deal. That's a happy compromise. He can't fetch $5 million a year. He'll wind up somewhere between $3.5 million to $3.75 million. Perhaps, as much as $4 million-per-year. It's easy to point to Lehtonen and declare "him" to be the problem. It's easy to look at Waddell and declare "him" to be the problem. But in the bigger picture, there's a lot of blame to be spread around. Things are the way they are for this Thrashers team for a REASON. And worst part of it, is that Atlanta wounds are "self-inflicted."
For my $0.02, I'd try to go with Lehtonen-Pavelec as the "1-2 punch" for the coming years, until it become obvious that one or both of them just can't get the job done. The good news for both of these goalies is … there's no "playoff ultimatum" hanging over this team. Quite on the contrary, I think there's a VERY UNANNOUNCED "4 year building project" that is now halfway completed. What BETTER TIME to develop goalies than during a time when the team is expected to finish in the lottery draft, with salary cap FLOOR payrolls? (The uhh, "problem" with that, is selling it to Kovalchuk, who has waited entirely too long for this team to try to gun for the Stanley Cup. But that's another topic.)
April 18th, 2009
9:58 pm
I agree, keep them Kari and let Pavlec develope, by the time he's ready Moose will prolly be thinking about retiring. On the Crosby/Ovechkin subject they both are great players but I'd take Datsuyk or Zetterberg any day. Unlike like Ovie and Sid THEY have a Stanley Cup AND wicked skills.
April 18th, 2009
11:09 pm
Shifting the topic somewhat, but still talking globally about goalies, should any of the teams currently down, 2-0, switch netminders?
Before you say, that's crazy!! Ya stick to what "brung ya" to the dance. I remind you all of the 2006 playoffs. In those playoffs, Carolina lost BOTH games, at home, against Montreal, with Gerber in net. Head Coach Peter Laviolette turned to Cam Ward, resulting in a gasp, "Who???," for Game Three in Montreal. The results? Carolina won the next four games, en route to winning the Conference, en route to winning the Stanley Cup over Edmonton in seven games. The Conn Smythe Trophy winner that year??? Answer: Cam Ward, a rookie.
Columbus trails Detroit, 2-0. They've been outscored 8-1. Time to make a change in net? Or not? Montreal trails Boston, 2-0. Young Carey Price has come under fire. Boston has outscored Montreal 9-3, and Halak has actually made an appearance in Game Two. So, do the Habs stick with Price, or go with Halak the rest of the way? Or just for Game Three?
What about the Capitals? This should "stir it!" Should Head Coach Bruce Boudreau do like Bob Hartley did in Game Three of 2007, and return with his "mainstay" goaltender, Jose Theodore, for Game Three in New York? You'll all recall that Moose played a very solid Game Two for Atlanta and was declared to be the goalie from that point forward by Hartley. In Game Two, Boudreau turned to Varlamov, who turned in a solid performance. Point of fact, he surrendered but ONE (1) goal. He didn't get much production from the O-ffense, as the Caps were blanked by Lundqvist. So, what should Boudreau do? Stick with the hot backup, Varlamov? Or go with Theodore? When Hartley returned with Lehtonen, the Southeast Division Champions were blanked 7-0 at the Gahden. In Game Three, the 2009 Southeast Division Champions will be playing a "must win" game. With they be more like the 2006 Southeast Division Champions, rally for four (4) wins, take the series, to reach the Finals? Or will they be like the 2007 Southeast Division Champions, and be SWEPT?
If I'm John Tortorella, Head Coach of the Rangers, I now know this is my series to lose. There are potentially five (5) games left, with three (3) at the Gahden. Failure to close out this series with the Capitals will result in a "roasting" of the Broadway Blueshirts by the New York media. Nevermind that this is a 7th seeded Ranger team. Right now, I'd wager that fans on the Rangers blogsites are ALLLLREADDDDY sizing up a 2nd round series matchup with their arch rivals, the Boston Bruins, who are also up, 2-0, in their series. If the Rangers do win, and Habs don't rally to take the series from Boston, then the Bruins (1) would face (7) the Rangers in the Conference Semi-Finals. And won't that please Commissioner Bettman? If the TV-ratings on Boston vs. NYR suck, then hockey is in trouble. These are "original six" markets, steeped in hockey tradition.
NJ and Carolina are tied, 1-1. But Pittsburgh is up, 2-0, on Philly. I don't think the Flyers will turn to Niittymaki in Game Three. But if the Penguins win that game, they're almost certain to advance to Round II. The Penguins would host the Devils/Hurricanes winner, if Boston beats Montreal and the Rangers defeat the Capitals. Pens vs. NJ/Carolina winner would be a great matchup for the 2nd round.
April 18th, 2009
11:20 pm
I'm sorry. I mean "play" not "host." If Carolina wins, Pittsburgh would host. If the Devils win, they are the #3 seed, and they'd host Pittsburgh. Sorry about that. Of course, nervously chuckling, I have the Capitals in that series with New York. It's not quite over yet. And Montreal fans would argue that their series with Boston is far from finished, as well.
April 19th, 2009
12:06 am
Did you guys watch that Bruins-Habs game?
I havent seen a team play such a dominating physically, positionally and skillfully game in a long long time.
I mean we've seen Datsyuk & Co. (Don't look but he's the MIP in hockeytown now-appologies to Perfect Nic) undress teams and then stymie them with 20-minute sessions of keep-away.
San Jose has shown flashes of it in past postseasons, but Boston tonight just looked like world-beaters-such a convincing win. I remember some Dallas and NJD teams that dominated games like that where the other team just never had a prayer, but all of those were more machine/Borg-like.
Boston just playing good hard-nosed fast hockey. Wow. I didn't think Bob Gainey was going to get fired.
Montreal turns just one more performance like tonight's (and honestly, they just can't seem to be able to-Markov's absence is growing by the minute) and he'll be shown the door I believe.
April 19th, 2009
12:20 am
Remember, Tony C., Montreal was the #1 seed last year. Can they really say, "we're moving in the 'right direction?'" Shaking head, "no." Bob Gainey isn't an idiot. But I do think he's going to get fired if the Habs don't at least make a fight of this series. It started to unravel with the shipping of Huet to the Capitals for a 2nd round pick in 2008, at the trade deadline, for a 2nd round pick. Alex Tanguay needs to be more of a presence in this series, too. You'll recall that Montreal acquired Tanguay at the 2008 Draft, and a 5th round pick, from Calgary. In the exchange, Calgary got a 1st round pick in 2008 (I think it was pick #25??, but I can't remember now, and Calgary took a sniper,) AND Calgary also got a 2nd rounder in 2009. So, the Habs still aren't done paying out for Tanguay.
And right about now, how sorry are the Capitals that they shipped out that 2nd round pick to Montreal for Huet, and DIDN'T KEEP HIM? I bet that (former, lonnnngtime Capitals goalie) Olaf Kolzig, somewhere, is laughing. And where is Huet? Riding the pine, backing up Nicholai Khabibulin, in Chicago.


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The Director shall award grants for basic research on innovative approaches to the structure of computer and network hardware and software that are aimed at enhancing computer security. Research areas may include—
(C) reliability of computer and network applications, middleware, operating systems, control systems, and communications infrastructure;
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The purpose of the Centers shall be to generate innovative approaches to computer and network security by conducting cutting-edge, multidisciplinary research in computer and network security, including the research areas described in subsection (a)(1) of this section.
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This post comes from Stacy Johnson at partner site Money Talks News.
You've probably heard of Doctors Without Borders. Maybe it's time for doctors without insurance.
Thanks to a little-known provision of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, otherwise known as health care reform, beginning in 2014 a new type of medical practice will be allowed to compete within state-based insurance exchanges. They're called direct primary care practices or "medical homes."
By eliminating insurance companies from the health care equation, these practices promise to lower the cost of medical care by up to 40% -- according to some experts -- the amount sucked up by insurance company profit and overhead.
There are subtle differences between these two huge shopping days, so you need a strategy.
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In the holiday spending smackdown, there are two big shopping days when people start opening their wallets and crossing off their lists.
One is Black Friday, the day after Thanksgiving, when people have traditionally camped out in the cold for hot in-store deals. The other is Cyber Monday, a flurry of online-only sales three days later.
What's the difference? Increasingly, not that much, says Dan de Grandpre, CEO of dealnews.com, as retailers shift more Black Friday deals to the Web. But there are some subtle differences that can help you plan your shopping strategy.
Housing was looking good for a while but prices are falling again. One expert predicts they'll drop 8% more.
This post comes from Marilyn Lewis of MSN Money.
The question on the lips of many homeowners in America is: How much longer will my home's value be sliding down the drain?
No one knows, of course. But a useful activity -- even if it's not comforting -- is watching the direction of housing prices around the country. (Tell us how you are getting through this. Would you rather just cover your eyes?)
Even if you don't have a dog -- er, a home -- in this race, the fate of housing is the fate of the whole economy. So we've all got a stake in the outcome.
Companies are charging customers for roadside assistance, unless they pay a daily fee up front. But whose fault is a flat?
Just in case you don't have enough fees when you travel, the rental car industry is piling on more.
It's not just the "privilege fee" or the "energy surcharge" or the fee for an extra driver.
Now if THEIR car has trouble on the road and you haven't paid the daily roadside assistance fee, you may pay extra for a repair, such as fixing a flat tire.
This maker of fine cotton stationery is also the sole provider of currency paper to the U.S. government.
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Who is Crane & Co. and why would we want to know 10 fun facts about it? Open up your wallet or your purse and pull out a bill. Crane & Co. manufactures the paper the money is printed on.
In fact, Crane & Co. actually prints money for Sweden, Saudi Arabia and India, and supplies currency paper to a number of other countries. While they're also a high-end stationery provider, 80% of their revenue is from currency business accounts.
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New Group Gifts app allows donors to organize a joint gift via Facebook or e-mail, no cash collection required.
EBay has come up with a whole new definition of group buying.
The online auction site has just launched Group Gifts, a way for a group of people to buy a gift together. If you and your co-workers want to chip in for a wedding gift for the boss, someone can choose a gift, notify the others via e-mail or Facebook, and everyone can contribute using PayPal, a credit card or a debit card. If you don't raise enough money for your initial gift choice, the funds can be transferred to a less expensive gift. But no one actually needs to collect cash.
If you use Facebook Connect, eBay will even suggest gifts, based on the recipient's profile. If you choose this option, you have to give the service permission to access your profile and your friends' profiles. If their privacy settings don't allow that, the gift suggestions will be less personalized.
When times get tough, people tend to shift their giving toward groups that provide basic needs.
This Deal of the Day comes from Kelli B. Grant at partner site SmartMoney.
Whether Americans are moved by the holiday spirit or just doing some last-ditch tax planning, the charitable-giving season starts now.
But with budgets tight, it's important to get the most out of your gift -- and you might get more mileage from your contribution by giving to smaller, local organizations, rather than to the big, brand-name charities.
Borrowing from your 401k or taking a hardship withdrawal will come with consequences.
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The way things are going, the recession that's now officially over is still hurting people and may do so for decades to come.
And that's not just an opinion. A recent survey by SunLife Financial contained this depressing information:
Less than half of respondents (42%) are very confident that they will now be able to take care of basic living expenses in retirement, and only one in four have strong confidence that they will be able to take care of medical expenses. Just under 20% believe they will never fully rebuild from their financial losses.
One thing that might be contributing to the average worker's lack of gold for the golden years? The record number who have raided their 401k retirement accounts.
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Toyota and Discovery Education have announced Miguel Arango of Miami's John A. Ferguson High School as a top ten finalist in the Toyota Teen Driver Video Challenge.
The contest challenged teens throughout the United States to create two-minute videos that promote safe driving and suggest ways to avoid distractions while behind the wheel — such as texting or chatting on the phone. Visit www.toyotateendriver.discoveryeducation.com to view the finalists' videos and to vote for a favorite. The finalist with the most votes will receive a $15,000 scholarship and will have their video turned into a public service announcement for television.
Daniela Rodriguez of Blessed Trinity Catholic School in Miami Springs won Best in Fair at the 58th Annual State Science and Engineering Fair. She competed against more than 900 finalists throughout the state of Florida.
Daniela's project was called "Can Your Brainwaves Move Robotic Equipment?" and she won first place in engineering, was inducted as a Ying Scholar and was recognized by The Florida Foundation for Future Scientists. She will compete at Broadcom Masters, a national science, technology and math competition for middle school students.
Jackie Albano of New World School of the Arts in Miami will be honored, along with 24 winning writers and illustrators, for her submission in The Writers of the Future Contest during the 29th Annual L. Ron Hubbard Achievement Awards. The ceremony will be held at the Wilshire Ebell Theatre in Los Angeles.
The two grand prize winners will receive $5,000 and quarterly winners will receive cash prizes ranging from $500 to $1,000. The winning stories and illustrations will appear in Writers and Illustrators of the Future, Volume 29.
The Florida Institute of Consulting Engineers and The American Council of Engineering Companies of Florida announced Michelle Gauthreaux of University of Florida as the winner of the companies' $5,000 scholarship.
Michelle is completing her third year as an industrial and systems engineering undergraduate. She will be recognized at the 97th Annual Summer Conference and Exposition at The Breakers Palm Beach Hotel and Resort.
The Miami-Dade County Homeless Trust and Miami-Dade County Public Schools are accepting entries for their annual Homeless Awareness and Sensitivity Campaign.
Students in elementary and middle school can submit posters and high school students can submit essays and/or logos that aim to raise awareness about homelessness. Submissions are due by May 1.
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This easy side dish tastes great when served with turkey, chicken, or beef.
Prep time: 5 minutes
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What a new grad actually needs
Cash is always welcome, but it can dribble away before it has the chance to do much good. Try these money equivalents instead.
The cost of her gift was pretty close to what the rest of us spend on a high schooler: $111 on average, according to a survey from Retail Me Not. College graduation gifts average $243 and grad school gifts are $256.
She was also in step with the 56% of survey respondents who said that cash makes the best gift of all. The problem with money, though, is that it's so doggoned easy to spend. A guy or gal with a pocketful of greenbacks is only a couple of shopping trips, pizza parties or pub crawls away from being just another broke new graduate.
Fortunately there are ways to give cash without actually giving cash.
A cash equivalent gift is a great alternative whether it's for someone heading off to freshman year, getting her first post-college apartment or moving back home until he gets his post-MBA bearings. Most of the suggestions below are short-term cushions. A few have lasting impact.
Paying it forward
Basic expenses are daunting to someone who hasn't landed a job yet or who is just starting at college. Rather than hand over a check, relatives and friends could direct that money to:
The college. Every dollar toward tuition is a dollar he doesn't have to borrow. Imagine the impact if 50 relatives and family friends did the same thing.
Auto insurance. Paying the premium for even a month or two could make a big difference, especially if the grad is still job-hunting.
Household items. Sign the new apartment dweller up for six months' worth of periodic deliveries of special food items, toiletries, paper products, laundry soap and the like. Sites like Amazon.com, Soap.com and Drugstore.com will take care of this for you. Order through a site like Extrabux or Mr. Rebates and you'll get a few bucks back.
Experiential gifts. No more free campus fun or student discounts, right? Give a museum membership, or season tickets to a theater company or a concert series, or spot him some sports tickets. Offer to pay six months' worth of fees at a health club near her new workplace. If your grad is outdoorsy, fund a parking pass to a state recreation site or a lift ticket at the local skiing area.
Car payment. If you're flush enough to afford it, make a couple of payments to help your grad get on his feet.
Health insurance. Adults under age 26 can remain on their parents' plans -- quite a gift, since even a minor illness can cost a bundle. If the grad you know needs to buy his or her own insurance, offer to fund a couple of months' worth of premiums.
Student loans. If you can afford it, make a payment or two. Even an extra month of breathing room while looking for full-time work makes a big difference.
Retirement. Offer to match a certain dollar figure if the new grad starts a Roth IRA or opens a 401k at work. Compound interest is the graduate's friend.
The landlord. Pay the security deposit on that first apartment. If you're able, pay the first month's rent as well.
Note: You may not be able to make some of these payments directly. If that's the case, just give the grad the money and hope he or she uses it intelligently.
They're baaaack . . . .
Speaking of places to hang your hat: About 45% of college-educated adults under age 24 live at home, according to The Atlantic. Letting your new grad move back in is a huge gift. Even if you charge a little rent, it beats whatever Junior could find elsewhere.
Be realistic about the impact on your own budget, though, and work with your son or daughter to plan house rules and an exit strategy. Talking openly "can help prevent tension from building," says Kimberly Palmer of U.S. News and World Report's Alpha Consumer blog. But do more than talk: Get it in writing and have both parties sign.
Similarly, keeping that 22-year-old on your health insurance is a tremendous benefit. As noted above, a tight budget can be ruined by something as ordinary as strep throat.
You might also be able to save your kid some money by insuring his or her car along with your household's other vehicles. Talk to your agent about a multicar discount.
Lower-cost ideas
Don't have a big budget but still want to recognize a grad? How about . . .
Gift cards. Love them or hate them, you can't deny their utility. An Amazon.com card for freshman textbooks, a gasoline card to defray the costs of job interviews, some supermarket scrip to help stock that first-apartment pantry -- whatever works for your grad's situation. Note: Discounted gift cards bought on the secondary market stretch your giving dollars to the utmost; visit Gift Card Granny to look for the best deals.
Public transit pass. Will your cousin take the bus or a train to that new job? Give her a one-month pass (or a bigger one, if you can afford it).
Shop your pantry. An obvious choice for those who use coupons to stockpile great deals: Go through your stash and outfit the new renter with canned goods, cleaning products, dish towels, seasonings, teabags, toiletries and the like. Not having to buy these things to set up housekeeping will be a nice budget boost.
Frequent flier miles. Donate them so your student can get to school in September, or maybe get to a summer internship.
Temporary wheels. What if the grad is car-less and the job interview is 60 miles away? Lend him your car or drive him there. Or let him get his own: Mark Henricks of the Mint.com blog recommends a gift certificate to a car-sharing service such as Zipcar.
Personal finance books. Some are written specifically for young adults and others are just all-purpose frugal living tomes. A few suggestions: "Living Large in Lean Times" by Clark Howard, "The 10 Commandments of Money: Survive and Thrive in the New Economy," by MSN Money columnist Liz Weston, "How to Be Richer, Smarter and Better-Looking Than Your Parents" by Zac Bissonnette, "More Money, Please" by Scott Gamm and "10,001 Ways to Live Large on a Small Budget," by the staff at the Wise Bread blog.
Warehouse membership. If your grad is already a fan of Sam's, Costco or BJ's Wholesale Club sign him up for a year and give the biggest gift card you can afford to his warehouse of choice. Whether he uses it for gasoline or a trampoline is up to him. Here's hoping he's mature enough to know which one he needs more.
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A coworker and I were talking about this very thing last week. He told me a great one that I thought was very clever.
When he graduated, his oldest brother gave him a wallet as a gift. After digging in it for a few minutes and not finding any money he asked his brother where the money was. His brother replied that now that he had graduated, it was his job to fill it.
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The new version 5.0 of the Google Earth exploratory 3D software provides excursions into ocean depths, to Mars and into the past. The official release will also include a Linux variant.
A so-called bathymetric map of the ocean done through Google Earth provides a topographical view of its depths. In some places Google included videos by oceanographic researcher Jacques Cousteau that provide a seamless transition from the virtual to the real underwater world.
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|Montana Matt
|Yale and Huron
Date Climbed: Aug 19, 2008
|Ran up Yale in the morning and then drove over to Huron. Long day, but very nice weather.
|Posted Dec 11, 2010 1:22 pm
|Huron Peak Trail
Date Climbed: Oct 24, 2010
|I attempted Huron with my hiking partners Sandy, Bill and David. This was my second time on this peak. It was very windy up above the basin, and the summit was socked in for most of the day. The pace was very slow. A winter storm was going to roll in later in the day. We were about 400-500 feet below the summit when the clock struck 12:30 and we decided to turn back. This was the first time I had to turn back on a 14er.
|Posted Oct 25, 2010 2:54 pm
|Tough if your outta shape
Date Climbed: Oct 3, 2010
|My first 14er done successfully. I'm proud of myself! I'm still out of shape, and perhaps I was not prepared for it, yet my determination helped me make it. More will come soon!
|Posted Oct 23, 2010 3:01 pm
|Gorgeous Day
Date Climbed: Sep 18, 2010
|Another gorgeous Colorado day, beautiful aspen, easy trail.
|Posted Oct 11, 2010 12:21 pm
|Standard Route
Date Climbed: Oct 2, 2010
|After killing myself this summer training for the Imogene Pass Run, enjoyed this one as a fun hike/run. 93 minutes up, 48 minutes down. The trail's in wonderful shape. Whoever put the steps in at around 12,300' is a master. Beautiful October morning.
|Posted Oct 2, 2010 4:57 pm
|I like it on top
|Winfield Route
Date Climbed: Aug 29, 2010
|Early morning start with a moonlit trail up to tree line. A little breezy and cool on the summit with some spectacular views. An awesome trek.
|Posted Aug 29, 2010 7:14 pm
|Best Sawatch views.
Date Climbed: Jul 6, 2010
|Hiked from Winfield to the summit in 3hrs, first one up there that day with perfect weather, spent a whole hour there basking in the splendid views all around. This was my second peak of 6 in 5 days. Had done Massive the day before.
|Posted Jul 27, 2010 6:01 pm
|Pretty Sweet
Date Climbed: Jul 24, 2010
|Nice sawatch peak, completed with Casey, Steve and Scott.
|Posted Jul 24, 2010 6:35 pm
|Standard ascent w traverse to Browns
Date Climbed: Jul 10, 2010
|Good conditions and stayed ahead of the normal Saturday 14er march. Fun little scramble over to Browns that you can make as easy or hard as you choose.
|Posted Jul 11, 2010 7:43 pm
|North Ridge
Date Climbed: Jul 5, 2010
|Climbed Huron Peak via North Ridge route coming over Browns Peak. Descended standard route. Beautiful sunny weather, gorgeous views!
|Posted Jul 6, 2010 12:35 pm
|Standard route
Date Climbed: Jun 7, 2010
|I was going to try from Cloises Lake, but couldn't find the road, and Clear Creek was running scary-high. Just under 2h to the summit, including negotiating the hideous bog that some people call a "meadow." Trip report
|Posted Jun 7, 2010 7:28 pm
|Ken Dammen
|South Winfield Standard Route
Date Climbed: Jun 3, 2010
|Parked just outside of Winfield to add some extra distance. Getting ready for Rainieer in July. Snow on trail in some places. Crossed large snowfield about 3/4 of the way up. Snow was very soft even a 0800. Post holed a bunch. Glissaded on a couilor on the way down and avoided flat snowfield. Nice 14er for someone just starting out if you wait for some of the snow field to melt off. Did this one solo, partner Matt could not make it today.
|Posted Jun 3, 2010 11:17 pm
|In the shade
Date Climbed: May 8, 2010
|Busted straight up the incline to the bowl. We descended with a variety of implements including a snowboard, a shovel, and a tarp.
|Posted May 9, 2010 11:59 pm
|standard route
Date Climbed: Jun 23, 2007
|I think that, at the time, I didn't appreciate that this is one of the better Sawatch 14er hikes.
|Posted Apr 8, 2010 7:13 pm
|First day of summer
Date Climbed: Jun 20, 2009
|Summitted at noon on the first day of summer. The upper slopes were covered in snow. We summitted too late. Our ice axes started to hum and Mindy's hair stood on end. And then BOOOOOM! Eight climbers poured off the summit in what is best decribed as a barely-controlled fall. All made it off the peak safely.
|Posted Apr 4, 2010 10:32 am
|Summer & Winter
Date Climbed: Sep 5, 2005
|9/5/05 - Standard route the day following an epic on the Three Apostles. Quick round trip with Talus Monkey.
2/6/10 - Standard route from winter closure 3 miles east of Vickburg. Backpacked to Winfield Friday afternoon. Climbed something resembling the standard route in arduous snow conditions on Saturday before packing out. Nearly 25 miles round trip.
|Posted Feb 7, 2010 12:48 pm
Date Climbed: Jul 22, 1989
|This was an easy climb.
|Posted Jan 7, 2010 10:07 am
|Came up in Fall 2008 via the standard route. Cloudy day but still got some good views of the 3 Apostles.
|Posted Dec 9, 2009 6:43 pm
|nice one
Date Climbed: Jul 20, 2008
|Very nice hike, beautiful mouyntain!
|Posted Nov 24, 2009 12:49 am
|Steve Larson
|Winfield TH
Date Climbed: Sep 12, 2009
|The weather was looking like it was going to do something at dawn. Got to the summit at 10:00 am at the same time the second snow squall of the day arrived. It cleared up fast enough, though. Gorgeous place. I didn't realize that La Plata was just across the valley--still working on understanding the CO landscape. The ran began around 11:00 am, and didn't stop. I got a ride back to the car from a couple of guys from CO Springs. Very grateful, as I was tired of walking on the road, and not in the mood to get wet in the process. It rained all the way back to Buena Vista, and off an on T-storms all the rest of the day. I really love CO!
|Posted Sep 12, 2009 9:37 pm


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The Chalk Circle
Anthology Ed. Tara L. Masih
Wyatt-MacKenzie Publishing, May 2012
Paperback: 218pp; $14.95
Award-winning editor Tara L. Masih put out a call for intercultural essays dealing with the subjects of "culture, race, and a sense of place" in 2007. The prizewinners are gathered for the first time in this ground-breaking anthology that explores many facets of culture not previously found under one cover. These voices—Native American, African American, Asian, European, White—speak on topics . . . such as racism, war, self-identity, gender, and societal expectations.
Poetry by Karen Rigby
Ahsahta Press, January 2012
Paperback: 72pp; $17.50
Winner of the 2011 Sawtooth Poetry Prize, Chinoiserie travels through centuries in poems that carve wonder from ruin, from an illuminated manuscript to New York on the eve of disaster, the Emperor's nightingale to neon aquariums.
The Collected Poems of Jared Smith
Poetry by Jared Smith
NYQ Books, April 2012
Paperback: 600pp
The Collected Poems of Jared Smith: 1971 - 2011 brings together almost 300 poems from 9 books along with over 60 poems that were previously uncollected. Actively involved in poetry for more than 40 years, Jared has served as an editor, board member, and advisory board member of The New York Quarterly; as a contributing editor for Home Planet News; as poetry editor of Trail & Timberline.
The Complete Perfectionist
A Poetics of Work
Nonfiction by Juan Ramon Jimenez
Translated from the Spanish by Christopher Maurer
Swan Isle Press, February 2012
Paperback: 161pp; $18.00
Few have written more memorably about the work of poetry and the poetics of work than Juan Ramón Jiménez, winner of a Nobel Prize and discerning teacher of an entire generation of Spanish poets. In this series of aphorisms, Jiménez brings together the elements of perfect work, both in writing and in other realms. Among these elements—the wellsprings of any kind of creation—are instinct and inspiration, memory and forgetting, silence and noise, love and regret.
Grand & Arsenal
Poetry by Kerri Webster
University of Iowa Press, April 2012
Paperback: 94pp; $18.00
Winner of the 2011 Iowa Poetry Prize. Grand & Arsenal begins, "Bless me I am not myself," but it is not long before the probability of being blessed is revealed to be as remote as the concept of a whole self. Thus begins the book's defining struggle, enacted by a multitude of voices which move from rush to stumble and back again—meanwhile using all the tools we as a culture use to hold fear at arm's length.
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The Year's Best Lesbian Speculative Fiction
Anthology Ed. JoSelle Vanderhooft, Steve Berman
Lethe Press, November 2011
Paperback: 286pp; $18.00
Heiresses of Russ offers readers in one volume the best lesbian-themed tales of the fantastical and otherworldly published during the prior year. Editors JoSelle Vanderhooft and Steve Berman read countless books, periodicals, and webzines to collect a range of tales—from new voices as well as award-winning authors—that celebrate the spirit of Russ's fiction: stories of sorceresses and spectral women, lost daughters and sisters of myth. The transformative power of the written word becomes magic and tests the boundaries of gender, identity, and a woman's dreams.
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Children's/YA Fiction by Carol L. Malnor
Dawn Publications, March 2012
Paperback: 32pp; $8.95
Whoosh . . . the wind blows open a creaky gate. Inquisitive and mischievous, a homeless little cat scampers through—and suddenly finds herself in the wondrous world of an organic farm! Affectionately named "Molly" by the farmers who discover her, she romps, naps, and hunts among the vegetables. Seen through Molly's eyes, the reader discovers the interplay of nature that grows wholesome food.
Natural Selections
Poetry by Joseph Campana
University of Iowa Press, April 2012
Paperback: 82pp; $18.00
Winner of the 2011 Iowa Poetry Prize. Whether wandering the paths of the imagination, driving through sparsely populated countryside, or listening for the voices of animals, Joseph Campana's poems attend to the ways we are indelibly marked by habitat.
Three Poems
Bassacksenglish, Monopoems, Coming(s) Together
Poetry by Richard Kostelanetz
NYQ Books, December 2011
Paperback: 84pp; $14.95
Having already established his poetry as among the most inventive ever, Richard Kostelanetz realizes further radically formal steps in Three Poems. Each is a sequence of one-word texts continuously interleaved with the others in an unprecedented way, offering an unprecedented reading experience. The book concludes with Kostelanetz's visual essay "Poetry I Shall Not Make."
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City of the Big Shoulders: An Anthology of Chicago Poetry, Ryan G. Van Cleave, Ed., Univ of Iowa Press
Heiresses of Russ 2011: The Year's Best Lesbian Speculative Fiction, Ed. JoSelle Vanderhooft, Steve Berman, Lethe Press
Off the Beaten Track: Stories by Russian Hitchhikers, Igor Savelyev, Irina Bogatyreva, Tatiana Mazepina, Glas New Russian Writing
Three Messages and a Warning: Contemporary Mexican Short Stories of the Fantastic, Ed. Eduardo Jimenez Mayo, Chris N. Brown, Small Beer Press
Women on Poetry: Writing, Revising, Publishing and Teaching, Ed. Carol Smallwood, Colleen S. Harris, Cynthia , McFarland
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Ghost Readers, Victoria Brown, RoseDog Books
Jo MacDonald Had a Garden, Mary Quattlebaum, Dawn Publications
Molly's Organic Farm, Carol L. Malnor, Dawn Publications
Over in the Forest, Come and Take a Peek, Marianne Berkes, Dawn Publications
Tall, Slim & Erect: Portraits of the Presidents, Alex Forman, Les Figues Press
As a Machine & Parts, Caleb J. Ross, Aqueous Books
Autobiography of Childhood, Sina Queyras, Coach House Books
Bring Me One of Everything, Leslie Hall Pinder, Grey Swan Press
Cataclysm Baby, Matt Bell, Mud Luscious Press
The Dying Horse, Jason Jordan, Main Street Rag Pub Co
Eat Your Heart Out, Dayna Ingram, Lethe Press
Eye Lake, Tristan Hughes, Coach House Books
Fast Machine, Elizabeth Ellen, Short Flight/Long Drive Books
Float, Nate House, Aqueous Books
Four New Messages, Joshua Cohen, Graywolf Press
The Heart's History, Lewis DeSimone, Lethe Press
Jewish Gentle and Other Stories of Gay-Jewish Living, Daniel M. Jaffe, White Crane Books
Kino, Jurgen Fauth, Atticus Books
Lyric Novella, Annemarie Schwarzenbach, Seagull Books
Ministers of Fire, Mark Harrril Saunders, Ohio Univ Press / Swallow Press
No Animals We Could Name, Ted Sanders, Graywolf Press
The O'Briens, Peter Behrens, Pantheon Books
Omicron Ceti III, Thomas P. Balazs, Aqueous Books
Paradise Misplaced, Sylvia Montgomery Shaw, Swedenborg Foundation Press /
Sarmada, Fadi Azzam, Interlink Publishing Group
Small Economics, John Palen, Mayapple Press
Soul on Fire, John E. Forster, Black Rose Writing
Ugly to Start With, John Michael Cummings, Vandalia Press
Watergate, Thomas Mallon, Pantheon Books
We Are All Equally Far from Love, Paul Starkey, Clockroot Books
The 6.5 Practices of Moderately Successful Poets: A Self-Help Memoir, Jeffrey Skinner, Sarabande Books
Against Their Will: North Carolina's Sterilization Program, Kevin Begos, Danielle Deaver, John Railey, Scott , Gray Oak Books
All the Roads Are Open, Annemarie Schwarzenbach, Seagull Books
America in the Forties, Ronal Allen Goldberg, Syracuse Univ Press
The Chalk Circle, Ed. Tara L. Masih, Wyatt-MacKenzie Pub
The Complete Perfectionist: A Poetics of Work, Juan Ramon Jimenez, Swan Isle Press
Hemingway: Race, and Art, Bloodlines and the Color Line, Marc Kevin Dudley, Kent State Univ Press
Murdering the Mom: A Memoir, Duff Brenna, Wordcraft of Oregon
Niagara Digressions, E.R. Baxter III, Starcherone Books
Religion for Atheists: A Non-believer's Guide to the Uses of Religion, Alain de Botton, Pantheon Books
Valley of Shadows and Dreams, Melanie Light, Heyday Books
Women in Cuba: The Making of a Revolution Within the Revolution, from Santiago de Cuba and the Rebel Army, to the birth of the Federation of Cuban Women, Vilma Espin, Asela de los Santos, Yolanda Ferrer, Pathfinder Press
Allegiance, Francine J. Harris, Wayne State Univ Press
At Home In Hernandez, David Starnes, Finishing Line Press
A Beautiful Marsupial Afternoon: New (Soma)tics, CAConrad, Wave Books
Blue Rust, Joseph Miller, Carnegie Mellon Univ Press
Booker T & Them: A Blues, Bill Harris, Wayne State Univ Press
Call the Catastrophists, Krystal Languell, BlazeVOX [books]
Chinoiserie, Karen Rigby, Ahsahta Press
Civil Twilight, Margot Schlipp, Carnegie Mellon Univ Press
The Collected Poems of Jared Smith, Jared Smith, NYQ Books
Comet Star, James Harms, Carnegie Mellon Univ Press
The Cupboard Artist, Molly Tenenbaum, Floating Bridge Press
Dream-Clung, Gone, Lauren Russell, Brooklyn Arts Press
Early Creatures, Native Gods, K. A. Hayes, Carnegie Mellon Univ Press
Easing into Dark, Jacqueline Kudler, Sixteen Rivers Press
Enigma and Light, David Mutschlecner, Ahsahta Press
Faust, Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, Shearsman Books
The Girls of Peculiar, Catherine Pierce, Saturnalia Books
Grand & Arsenal, Kerri Webster, Univ of Iowa Press
Help Is on the Way, John Brehm, Univ of Wisconsin Press
Hurricane Party, Alison Pelegrin, Univ of Akron Press
The Kingfisher's Reign, Jonas Zdanys, Virtual Artists Collective Poetry
Lacemakers, Claire McQuerry, Southern Illinois Univ Press
The Light Between, Terry Blackhawk, Wayne State Univ Press
A Map of the Lost World, Rick Hilles, Univ of Pittsburgh Press
Me and Nina, Monica A. Hand, Alice James Books
Mother Desert, Jo Sarzotti, Graywolf Press
My Love Is a Dead Arctic Explorer, Paige Ackerson-Kiely, Ahsahta Press
My Scarlet Ways, Tanya Larkin, Saturnalia Books
Natural Selections, Joseph Campana, Univ of Iowa Press
Night Chant, Andrew Demcak, Lethe Press
Now Make an Altar, Amy Beeder, Carnegie Mellon Univ Press
Obedience, Chris Vitiello, Ahsahta Press
Onion Man, Kathryn Mockler, Saturnalia Books
Phyla of Joy, Karen An-hwei Lee, Tupelo Press
Sancta, Andrew Grace, Ahsahta Press
Scar Girl, Maureen Sherbondy, Finishing Line Press
Snowflake/Different Streets, Eileen Myles, Wave Books
Space/Gap/Interval/Distance, Judy Halebsky, Sixteen Rivers Press
Spitshine, Anne Marie Rooney, Carnegie Mellon Univ Press
Still Some Cake, James Cummins, Carnegie Mellon Univ Press
That Was Oasis, Michael McFee, Carnegie Mellon Univ Press
Three Poems: Bassacksenglish, Monopoems, Coming(s) Together, Richard Kostelanetz, NYQ Books
To Embroider the Ground with Prayers, Teresa J. Scollon, Wayne State Univ Press
Unpublished Poems, Broc Rossell, Brooklyn Arts Press
Vision of the Return, Amin Khan, Post-Apollo Press
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I propose creating an oldies Hip Hop & R&B radio station that will glorify older Hip Hop & R&B music. While traditional FM radio station's are designed to play the same songs every single hour, mine will have a wide variety of older Hip Hop music, not the same 12 songs being played over and over.
The station will play the best in Hip Hop and R&B in an oldies type of format. Thus creating a station that will be considered to be one of the first oldies Hip Hop & R&B radio stations in existence. The station will be dedicated to giving listeners the best of the 80?s, 90?s, and early 00?s.
What Kind Of Music Will This Station Play?
The playlist for this station is going to be enormous. It is difficult to name only a select few artist that we will be playing. However some of the artist will include Ice-T, Ice Cube, Jodeci, 2Pac, Aaliyah, Redman, Eric Sermon, Wu-Tang Clan, Jagged Edge, Naughty By Nature, The Notorious B.I.G., Bobby Brown, Gangstarr, Da Brat, Tevin Campbell, Bell Biv Devoe, Master P, Dana Dane, Boyz II Men, Destiny's Child, DJ Quik, Janet Jackson, Eric B. & Rakim, Too Short, Whitney Houston, KRS-1, Dru Hill, Run DMC, Outkast, Missy Elliot, LL Cool J, Kool G Rap, Biz Markie, Avant, Kid N Play, Usher, Public Enemy, Eminem, Mariah Carey, Heavy D,Snoop Dogg, PLUS MORE!!
The artist named above are only to give you an idea of the wide variety of what this station will give its listeners.
What Else Will The Station Play?
The station will also have dedicated radio segments such as quiet storm, old school music blocks dedicated to certain years or artist. For example an hour of songs strictly from 1993 or perhaps an hour of only 2pac songs. Regional music blocks such as an hour from only Westside artist, etc. The station will also show love to unsigned artist with an unsigned artist segment. There will also be a freestyle type of radio segment where rappers battle each other with an old school beat. Plus more!
What If I'm Not In Your City? How Do I Listen?
The station can be heard from anywhere on the planet and will not be restricted to only one city. Everyone will have access to listen to the radio station by listening on the station web page, smart phone application, or the Tune In Radio App.
How Will The Funding Be Spent?
Funding Will Go Towards:
- Obtaining Studio
- Studio Equipment (Computers, Microphones, Furniture, Etc.)
- Studio Utilities
- Studio Engineer To Setup The Studio
- Web Page Domain & Design
- Web Page Hosting
- Internet Stream Hosting
- Smartphone App Design
- Licensing Fees
- Station Promotion
- On-Air Automation And Commercial Production Software
- Music
- Station Imaging Package
- Logo Design & Copyright Fees
- D.B.A. Fee
- ASCAP Licensing Fee
- Voxpro Digital Production Hardware & Software
Closing Statement
Doing such a project has always been a life-long dream of mine, even long before I ever became a radio personality. I feel this could truly turn into something special.
I am not someone who just thought up the idea of creating a radio station then put together a IndieGoGo package in attempts to get funded. I have actual commercial radio experience and am confident and optimistic that I can make this project a successful reality. I certainly have the knowledge and know-how on how to make it all work.
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