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Posts by Lars
22 posts • joined 2 Jun 2008
China wants parental control of all PCs
@Steven knox
Thats an over simplification. Your numbers dosent take into account the terrain of a country just the total area/Population which isent a good if any indication of over population. look at a country like Japan which is mostly mountains that arent suited for anything but to look pretty. There you have a area/pop that would say there is still pleanty of room for more people but in reality there aren´t. The same goes for China. China has wast areas of mountains and desert not suitable to sustain human life.
Why China has 1.3 billion people is a question that is too complex for any forum nerd to answer by looking as wikipedia or alphawhatsitsname.
YouTube blocks music videos in UK
@Simon Brown
Have no fear Simon I´m sure noone will ever download your music... ever
The internet is for violent jerks, study finds
The idiots that came up with this study is a bunch of fools and should get a sound beating
Scotland Today in news nipslip outrage
What the...?
OMG are scots so repressed that THAT can cause a fuss? Socts and the UK in general needs to grow up. Have all of your minds had a 10 year old stop build into it or what is going on over there?
Mr. and Mrs. Boring lose Google Street View tilt
ehm.. What?
"They didn't make an attempt to contact goggle first."
So if someone steals your car you are suppose to contact them first and ask for its return before contacting the police?
Beeb borrows copyrighted Flickr image
@Yawn by Ian
so any item shown in public TV is free game to anyone in your oppinion? Books have no copyright as they are publicly avalible trough a libary? seems a bit silly dosent it show your art and we own it too? no... simply no.
Linux to spend eternity in shadow of 'little blue E'
Good article. Far too often are users exposed to IT people with no sence of service or how to talk to non tech people. Hopefully articles like this will help IT staff to realise that to help them self they need to lear the ways of the normale people hehe
Porn doctor jailed for 33 years
33 is harsh
Fighting crime isent about getting even its about crime prevention and rehibilitation.
Not knowing the details of the case its imposible to say what he deserves however 33 years does sound harsh.
Mothers, farthers, cops and so on have to keep one thing in mind. This isent about you or your child. Its not about making you or the victims feel good. Its not about revenge. Its about crime prevention and rehibilitation. Now i n this case the later is very hard to do as 33 years do more harm than good for his flawed psyche. but then again thats what most people here seem to want. To do harm to someone else. Nice...
Israeli hamlet plans DNA database for dog poop
@ cracy pete
Maybe you should just take your valium and relax a bit.
Illuminati spook fails to disarm Soviet cow nuke
Works something like this...
"* The police actually believe Smith "stood on an ash tray to get onto the stepped-design portion of the roof". No, we have no idea how that works, either."
The roof has a part that goes relative close to the ground. Apparently he used an outdoor ash tray (usualy a small concrete or metal object partialy filled with sand) which are usualy fairly high 50-75cm I would guess. Thus allowing him to get to the roof. A somewhat more plausible explanation than the helicopter one....
World of Warcraft upkeep costs only $200m
No expenced. No support
No wonder the game has basicly no support and does nothing to enforce its own rules. Would raise its expences and cut its profits.
But as always the masses loves the lower quality crap that the media tells them is great. Its BIG so it MUST be good.... like the plauge it too was great and sooo many people got into it....
Paris? cause she too proberbly loves World of warcraft Online yadayadaexpansionnameandsoforth
Google's Austro-Hungarian ambitions laid bare
@It's worse than we thought...
AS a Dane i can say that we are entierrly trustworthy. Our V8 super rockets do not excist and they are not only just awiating and refuling nor waiting for the Danish flags to be painted on.... nope not at all.
Lars the "trustworthy" Dane
*Flame for the not setting the world on that we never paln on doing next saturday at around teatime.*
Jeery Jerry loves Vista, y'know
I love Vista too.. well not excatly love but its ok
""Yep, I'm the one who does. I own macs, I work with linux and yet I prefer to use Vista. Stinks doesnt it?"
Please don't forget the word 'only' in that first sentence next time. And it doesn't stink, since you seem enough worried about it to post as Anonymous Coward."
He couldent put in "only" cause im the other guy that likes Vista. Got two comps one runs XP and the other VIsta. Both do there job. Neither is more unstable than the other. Vista is just fine.
I´m not sure why everyone hates it so much. I surdenly don´t reconise it to be HIGHLY UNSTABLE or RUIN MY COMPUTER.. nor has it slowed down my computer any.
Cops cuff anti-drug ninja vigilantes
@Guns vs. Ninja weapons
"Correct me if I'm wrong, but adjusting for population size difference, don't the US and UK have a fairly equal murder and violent crime rate?"
In the year 2001 the US had about 12000 gun related killings
The total for the EU was 600-700.
Transatlantic data sharing talks stumble over access to justice
Why wont you trust us....
they seem to wana say.. and lets be fair The US goverment and the EU commison holding negotiations what could there possible be to worry about. Aren´t these the people we elected to lead us? Arent these people the very best of us? arent these the most honorable, trustworty and selfless people?
Oh waite...
King Arthur was English 'propaganda', French claim
Be nice to the French
You lot better be nice to the frogs. After all when the UK fully embraces the totalitarian police state you guys need a place to flee to.
(any spelling errors are due to english not being my native language I deeply appologise to any nimwits that it might offend)
19-year-old p2p botnet pioneer agrees to plead guilty
@Chris G
"Rehabilitation is a myth"
Pfft only if you live in the only country in the western world where crime is rising. Rehabilitation works just fine. However the media finds that boring so you never hear about it. Crime is down in the western world but the media reporting of crime is going up everyday.
Science MPs horrified by UK bio-lab management
@Nuclear Power by AC
"(I believe farms in UK are still suffering the effects of Chernobyl)"
In that case you would be absolutly wrong. Even 10 meters from Chernobyl there were no effects to wildlife or plantlife. Its an ATOMIC AGE myth. In all 59 people died for effects likly caused by the Chernobyl incident compared to the expected death count of 4000-75000. All the deaths were amongst the first cleanup people at the site.
(Dead birdy cause i hope thats what will happen to ATOMIC AGE! Myths)
Google's Gmail verboten in Germany
@ Hans
We here in Denmark have it much the same way thank you very much : o)
What hell hath science wrought lately?
The what now...
"It's the British and Australian space programmes we need to fear."
Are you actualy claiming that the brits would be able to launch ANYTHING into space? They can´t even light a piece of fireworks before they arrest themself for terrorism.
Phone watchdog plans text spam clampdown
Don´t forget..
07999 999919 surly he needs his spam... high volume advertising aswell
The New Order: When reading is a crime
Sod the UK
The only mistake this poor guy made was that he mistook Britain for a democratic and free nation... the poor guy
Ps. The "training" manual is such a dangerous a document thats its free for download at the US Goverment site...
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About .NFO Files - Viewing and Adding to Torrent Descriptions
What's an .nfo file anyway? An .nfo file is a text file containing information. Scene releases usually come with an .nfo file describing the release, and most of you have probably seen one, but never really cared/known about the details. .nfo files are not only text files, but more specifically MS-DOS text files using code page 437 and a line width of 80 characters. They often contain ASCII art, which means text characters composed in such a way that they make up an image. Code page 437 isn't very well supported in today's software, so much of the beauty gets lost if you don't know how to watch these files. Luckily all characters in code page 437 are also available in Unicode, which means that with appropriate conversion, .nfo files can be added to the description of your scene torrents, making them more visually attractive.
This tutorial will show you how to:
- View .nfo files in their full glory.
- Add the information from an .nfo file to the description of a torrent on waffles.fm or what.cd. (And possibly other trackers and sites as well).
There are special tools for viewing .nfo files, however, this for this tutorial you'll only need a standard copy of Windows XP and a decent browser, like Opera or Firefox. This tutorial will not show you how to create .nfo files.
Viewing .nfo files
Viewing an .nfo file correctly in Notepad is really easy. All you need to do is adjust the font settings as follows:
- Format > Font… Choose the font Terminal.
- Make sure the style is set to regular, and not bold or italic.
- For best effect, choose one of the listed font sizes, not something like 10 or 20.
- Make sure Format > Word Wrap is off.
- When done, you might want to switch the font back to Courier New.
Now isn't that just very delicious?
Adding an .nfo file to your torrent
However, that won't help a single bit when it comes to adding the contents of an .nfo file to your torrent description. The notepad trick only changes the font, it doesn't really convert the text. However, you can use Windows' terminal to convert the character encoding.
1.) Summon the command prompt by doing Start>Run>Cmd.
2.) Type the word type followed by a space.
3.) Drag and drop the .nfo file to the command prompt window. You should now have a line that says type "C:\Downloads\Release Name\Group Info.nfo" or whatever the path is.
4.) Press enter, and watch the .nfo file scroll through the window.
5.) Right click anywhere inside the terminal and choose Mark. If right clicking doesn't bring up a menu, right click the title bar and choose Edit>Mark.
6.) You're now in mark mode. You should now select everything. Remember that that the marked area is a rectangle, not a range as in a text editor or web browser. So you need to start out in one corner and end up in the opposite one. (Like the lower left->upper right) The terminal auto-scrolls if you hit the top or bottom, so you can get it all in one go. When you think you've got it all, press enter. The contents are now on your clipboard.
7.) The contents are now on your clipboard and can be pasted into tour description. However, there's one last thing you need to do. You need to change the font to Courier New. You do this by putting [.font=Courier New][./font] around your text. (Remove the periods. They are only to stop the parsing of the BBCode so that you can read it).
8.) If all works well you now have a torrent with an .nfo file. It almost certainly will be messed up in IE! But nobody should be using that browser anyway.


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Basil-Caper Tartar Sauce
This recipe goes with Southern Fried Flounder with Basil-Caper Tartar Sauce
Yield: Makes 1 3/4 cups
- 1 cup mayonnaise
- 1/2 cup dill pickle relish, drained
- 1/4 cup minced onion
- 3 tablespoons finely chopped fresh basil
- 2 tablespoons capers, drained
- 1 teaspoon juice from capers
- Combine all ingredients in a small bowl; cover and chill.
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PISCATAWAY, NJ – Cary Godette has been named defensive line coach and Robert Jackson has been named running backs coach for the Rutgers University football team, it was announced today by head coach Greg Schiano.
Both Godette and Jackson come to Rutgers with a wide range of coaching experience. Godette has coached in the NFL for six seasons, and has also coached in five bowl games in 21 years on the collegiate level. Jackson most recently served as wide receivers coach and recruiting coordinator at the University of Illinois for the last four seasons (2001-04), where he played an integral role in the Illini's offensive success.
"Cary and Robert are excellent coaches who bring a passion for the game, and a passion for working with young people, to our program," said Schiano. "We are excited to have two individuals with such outstanding credentials join our staff."
Schiano also announced that assistant head coach Darren Rizzi will take over as linebackers coach after serving for three seasons as running backs coach. Assistant coach Phil Galiano, who coached the linebackers in 2004, will coach defensive ends in 2005. Schiano will take over as defensive coordinator for the Scarlet Knights in 2005.
Godette has been an NFL assistant coach for six years, most recently serving as assistant defensive line coach with the Arizona Cardinals in 2003. Godette's first NFL assignment was with the Carolina Panthers as defensive line coach in 1995. He was also with the Miami Dolphins from 1996–99. Godette also participated in the NFL's Minority Internship Program with the Dallas Cowboys during their 1992 training camp.
Godette has also coached in the collegiate ranks for 21 years. Godette has coached in five college bowl games, the 2002 Tangerine, 2000 Micronpc.com, and 1994 Peach Bowl with N.C. State, and the 1991 Peach and 1987 Independence Bowl with East Carolina.
A standout on the defensive line at East Carolina, Godette earned All-Southern Conference and All-America (HM) recognition in 1976 and appeared in the American Bowl all-star game. He was the Pirates "Defensive Player of the Year" in 1975 and 1976, and still holds the school record for tackles for loss by a junior with 18 (set in 1975).
Godette began his coaching career at his alma mater the following year as defensive line coach. He then went to Wyoming, first as defensive line coach (1980) and then as linebackers coach (1981-82). In 1983, Godette began a six-year stint at the University of Cincinnati where he coached the Bearcats' defensive ends (1983), outside linebackers (1984), tight ends (1985–86), and defensive line (1987–88) in addition to recruiting and game operations responsibilities. After one season as an assistant at Terry Sanford High School in Fayetteville, N.C. in 1989, Godette returned to the college coaching ranks, beginning with two seasons at East Carolina (1990–91) and Georgia Tech (1992–93), and another at North Carolina State (1994), before moving on to the NFL.
After five years in the NFL with the Panthers and Dolphins, Godette returned to the college ranks for two seasons at North Carolina State before spending the 2002 campaign at Western Carolina as assistant head coach and defensive line coach.
Jackson was named wide receivers coach at Illinois in 1999, and served in that capacity for two years before adding responsibilities of recruiting coordinator for his final four seasons. Four of Jackson's standout receivers, Brandon Lloyd (San Francisco 49ers), Walter Young (Pittsburgh Steelers), Aaron Moorhead (Indianapolis Colts) and Greg Lewis (Philadelphia Eagles) recently completed their second seasons in the NFL. Under Jackon's tutelage, that quartet helped account for 57 TDs and 7,714 yards through the air. In Jackson's six years, Illini wide receivers gained over 2,000 yards through the air five times, and Lloyd and Young each earned All-Big Ten honors.
Prior to his term at Illinois, Jackson was a member of the Oregon State staff for seven years, serving as wide receivers coach (1992-97), and adding responsibilities as Assistant Head Coach in 1996-97. Jackson was also a successful coach on the scholastic level, at Thornwood High School, serving as an assistant coach and head coach, as well as baseball coach, from 1974-86.
Jackson's first assignment in the collegiate ranks was at his alma mater, Northern Illinois, in 1986. In five seasons with the Huskies, they ranked among the nation's top offensive squads, and posted a 9-2 record in 1989.


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Bitchin Bajas "Bitchin Bajas" 2xLP / 2xCS on Drag City August 26th, 2014.
24 - Bloomington, IN @ Magnetic South
26 - Louisville, KY @ Dreamland
27 - Boone, NC @ Collective on Depot Street
28 - Asheville, NC @ Transfigurations II Festival (Mothlight)
October = European Tour
November = West Coast USA Tour
December = New Orleans
April 2014
3 - Comfort Station w/ Jim Becker 7pm * opening night of the Comfort Music series
17 - Hideout w/ Dosh
this will be the release show for the "Live at the Hideout" 3xCassette
box set released on Bathetic Records. These six sides compile our
residency we did last January at the Hideout edited into a collage.
March dates in the midwest with Watchout! from Santiago, Chile.
6 - Madison, WI @ Mickey's Tavern
9 - Indianpolis, IN @ KMV
10 - Lafayette, IN @ Foam City
11 - Chicago, IL @ Burlington
Going on a mini tour this weekend
13 - Madison, WI @ Majestic Theater ** 7pm
14 - St. Louis, MO @ Contemporary Art Museum ** 7pm
15 - Iowa City, IA @ Englert Theater ** 7pm
16 - Minneapolis, MN @ Cedar Cultural Center ** 7pm
17 - Milwaukee, WI @ Quarters
** = opening for Bonnie "Prince" Billy
The Hideout Residency Cassette Box Set will be available in January 2014 on Bathetic Records. We are recording for a couple more LPs to be released later in the year. Planning trips back to Europe and to the United States West Coast for the first time.
Mini Tour starting this monday in Chicago. These will be the last Bitchin shows for a while…
9 - Chicago, IL @ Burlington
10 - St. Louis, MO @ Apop Records 7pm
11 - Columbia, MO @ Ragtag Cinema 10pm
13 - Milwaukee, WI @ Microlight Cinema
ANYONE can purchase a copy of Bitchitronics here - http://www.dragcity.com/products/bitchitronics
or from us at any of these upcoming shows -
8 - Chicago, IL @ Situations
17 - Chicago, IL @ Experimental Sound Studios Summer Sonic Series 5pm
24 - Indianapolis, IN @ Cataracts Festival
25 - Chesterhill, OH @ Traysh Island - http://haroldarts.org/traysh
9 - Chicago, IL @ Burlington
10 - St. Louis, MO @ Apop Records
11 - Columbia, MO @ Ragtag Cinema
Bitchitronics LP/Cassette release show!
Friday July 12th @ Constellation (3111 N. Western Chicago, IL)
Celebrating the release of our new record, Bitchin Bajas will play two sets, the first set we will be joined by 6 other musicians playing Bitchitronics in its entirey, the second set will be some classic hits and new material. The great Bil Vermette opens the show. 9pm $8
The Bitchin Bajas Nonet :
Cooper Crain - Ace Tone Organ, Guitar
Daniel Quinlivan - Crumar DS-2
Rob Frye - Flute, Sax, Guitar, Ace Tone Organ
Max Beckman - Double Bass
Marta Sofia Horner - Viola
Whitney Johnson - Viola
Scott McGaughey - Synth Harp
Joe Adamik - Bass Clarinet
Jim Becker - Ethereal Guitar
900 - Doors
930 - Bil Vermette
1010 - Bitchin Bajas set 1
1110 - Bitchin Bajas set 2
FEBRUARY MIDWEST TOUR DATES plus Krausened 12" EP release
20 - Beloit, WI @ Coughy Haus
21 - Milwaukee, WI @ Quarters
22 - Madison, WI @ Dragonfly Lounge
23 - Minneapolis, MN @ Cause (lake and lyndale)
24 - Iowa City, IA @ Beige Ghetto
25 - St. Louis, MO @ Blank Space
26 - Columbia, MO @ Hair Hole
27 - Chicago, IL @ Hideout
We will finally have the new Krausened 12" EP (permanent records) for these shows.
Hideout Residency shows were all so fun, thanks for everyone who came out. BLAST
We will be releasing a cassette box set from the recordings of all the residency shows later in the year, as well as a new full length LP on Drag City.
Bitchin Bajas January 2013 live appearances
Tuesday Jan 8th @ the Hideout 9pm
Saturday Jan 12th @ the Hideout PSYCH FEST 4 8pm $10-16
Tuesday Jan 15th @ the Hideout 9pm
Tuesday Jan 22nd @ the Hideout 9pm
Tuesday Jan 29th @ the Hideout 9pm
All Hideout residency shows are $5 each night or $15 for all 4 nights. There will be 2 sets each night with special guests throughout the month.
The Hideout is located at 1354 West Wabansia Chicago, IL 60642
September 10th at the Empty Bottle - BLUES CONTROL, Bitchin Bajas and Axis:Sova. FREE! Kraeusened a new 12" EP record on Permanent Records coming out in the fall of 2012.
finishing up the new new LP. untitled at the moment, but its FULL ON BITCHITRONICS lay on the floor type of jams. go to sleep
Just finished mixing the new record. Kraeusened EP Hopefully a vinyl release will be out in the Fall.
BITCHITRONICS is being played out a little here and there. It'll be in full swing come August.
1 - Chicago, IL @ Johalla Projects * Quadraphonic Show * 7-10pm johallaprojects.wordpress.com
12 - Chicago, IL @ Burlington w/ Man Forever
25 - Chicago, IL @ Empty Bottle FREE w/ Golden Birthday, Chandeliers
BITCHITRONICS LIVE in the works for SUMMER 2012.
Bitchin Bajas LIVE in Paris, France March 27, 2012 @ Glaz' Art www.the-drone.com/magazine/media/podcast/dronecast17_bitchinbajas.mp3
Bitchin Bajas and Olivia Wyatt 'VIBRAQUATIC' LP/DVD out now on Kallistei Editions. http://vimeo.com/47338534


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|Arsenic Removal From Drinking Water by Iron Removal, U.S. EPA Demonstration Project at Vintage on the Ponds in Delavan, WI, Six-Month Evaluation Report (PDF) (68 pp, 1.63 KB) (EPA/600/R-07/083) September 2007
This report describes the activities and results of the first six months of the arsenic removal treatment technology demonstration project at Vintage on the Ponds at Delavan, WI. The objectives of the project are to evaluate the:
The project is also characterizing the water in the distribution system and residuals produced by the treatment system.
Source water at Vintage on the Ponds contained 14.3 to 29.0 µg/L of total arsenic, with arsenic (III) being the predominating species at an average concentration of 16.7 µg/L. The source water also contained 1,165 to 2,478 µg/L of total iron present, mostly in the soluble form. The ratio of soluble iron to soluble arsenic concentrations was 78:1, indicating sufficient iron present in the source water for effective arsenic removal.
A Macrolite PM2162D6 system was installed to remove arsenic via iron removal from source water. The system consisted of one 21-inch by 62-inch contact tank and two 21-inch by 62-inch pressure vessels, each containing 5 cubic feet of Macrolite filter media. The treatment process included chlorine addition to oxidize arsenic (III) to arsenic (V) and iron (II) to iron (III), adsorption and/or coprecipitation of arsenic (V) onto/with iron (III) solids, and filtration of arsenic (V)-laden iron solids with the Macrolite media. The design flow rate was 45 gallons per minute (gpm) based on the well capacity, which yielded 1.8 minutes of contact time prior to filtration and 9.4 gallons per minute per square foot (gpm/ft2) of hydraulic loading to the filters. Because the actual treatment flow rates fluctuated with the water demand from the distribution system and never exceeded 20 gpm, the minimum contact time and the maximum hydraulic loading rate would be 4.1 minutes and 4.2 gpm/ft2, respectively.
From July 12, 2005, through January 17, 2006, the well operated for a total of 446 hours at 2.4 hours per day (hr/day) (on average). The treatment system processed approximately 1,031,200 gallons of water with an average daily demand of 5,485 gallons during this time period.
Due to the presence of approximately 3.0 milligrams per liter (mg/L) (as nitrogen) of ammonia in source water, chloramines were formed upon chlorine addition. The breakpoint chlorination was not performed because of the unrealistically high chlorine dosage (up to 23 mg/L [as chlorine]) that would be required to completely oxidize ammonia and chloramines formed during chlorination and because ammonia could be easily removed by the preexisting softener located downstream from the Macrolite pressure filters before water entered the distribution system.
For the first several months of operation, little or no chlorine residuals were detected in the treated water due to repeated operational problems with the chlorine feed system, including failures of the feed pump and the chlorine injector, pipe leaks due to incompatibility of plumbing materials with a 12.5 percent sodium hypochlorite solution, and difficulties associated with chlorine residual and chorine dosage measurements. After the working condition of the chlorine feed system was restored in late October 2005, chlorine dosing rates varied from 2.1 to 4.1 mg/L (as chlorine), although less than 1 mg/L (as chlorine) of chlorine residuals (chloramines) were being targeted in order to minimize adverse impact on the resins in the downstream softener. The erratic chlorine residual data might have been caused by the on-demand system operation, which had made it difficult to adjust the dosing rates.
The working condition of the chlorine addition system had direct impacts on the effectiveness of treatment. Among the six arsenic speciation sampling events that took place, there were two events when chlorine was not injected properly so that iron (II) and arsenic (III) were not oxidized or only partially oxidized, resulting in elevated soluble iron and arsenic (III) levels after treatment. For the other four events, when the chlorine system was in good working condition, iron (II) and arsenic (III) were mostly oxidized and total iron and arsenic were removed to less than 25 and 10 µg/L, respectively, after filtration. During this reporting period, total arsenic concentrations exceeded the MCL of 10 µg/L in 7 out of the 25 sampling events, mostly due to poor chlorine addition.
For the four speciation events meeting the treatment goals, arsenic (III) concentrations after the contact tank were reduced to 5.0, 5.8, 4.1 and 9.7 µg/L, respectively, and averaged 6.2 µg/L. This average arsenic (III) concentration corresponded to a 63 percent conversion rate, based on the average 16.7 µg/L of arsenic (III) in raw water. Arsenic (III) concentrations after filtration were 5.8, 5.9, 1.5, and 3.9 µg/L, respectively, and averaged 4.3 µg/L, suggesting that additional arsenic (III) oxidation (11 percent) might have occurred in the filters.
The conversion of arsenic (III) to arsenic (V) after the contact tank, however, was not as complete as that observed at many other sites where little or no ammonia was present in raw water, suggesting that the presence of ammonia in the Vintage's raw water might have impacted the effectiveness of arsenic (III) oxidation. Although monochloramine was reported as an ineffective oxidant for arsenic (III) by other researchers, the observation at the Vintage suggested that when chlorine was added to the water, a fraction of the chlorine reacted with arsenic (III) before it was completely quenched by ammonia to form monochloramine.
Similarly, lower total and soluble iron concentrations were observed after the filtration vessels than after the contact tank (29 and less than 25 µg/L versus 1,363 and 520 µg/L [on average]). As expected, elevated total arsenic concentrations were associated directly with elevated total iron concentrations in the treated water after both filtration vessels.
Total manganese concentrations averaged 19.4 µg/L in source water, existing primarily in the soluble form as manganese (II). Manganese remained in the soluble form in the treated water at levels ranging from 17.0 to 20.2 µg/L, indicating insignificant oxidation of manganese by the addition of chlorine.
During the six-month period, the Macrolite system was backwashed approximately 60 times using treated water; each time generated approximately 720 gallons of wastewater. It processed 7,900 to 26,900 gallons of water between two consecutive backwash cycles; thus, the productivity of the filters was 91 to 97 percent. Backwash wastewater was sampled three times, including two with grab samples and one with composite samples. The composite samples were taken from a side stream of the backwash effluent, which presumably was more representative of the overall wastewater quality. The analyses of the composite samples showed 121 and 46 µg/L of total arsenic, 13,543 and 4,486 µg/L of total iron, and 26 and 22 µg/L of total manganese in the samples collected from Vessels A and B, respectively. The total suspended solids levels in the backwash water were uncharacteristically low at 5 and 12 mg/L, most likely due to insufficient mixing of solids/water before sample collection.
Comparison of the distribution system sampling results before and after the system operation showed a decrease in the arsenic, iron, and manganese levels at all three sampling locations. Although total arsenic levels in the distribution system were slightly higher (from 3.1 to 23.3 µg/L), they mirrored the total arsenic levels in the treated water (from 2.6 to 18.0 µg/L). Neither lead nor copper concentrations at the sample sites appeared to have been affected by the operation of the system.
The capital investment cost of $60,500 included $19,790 for equipment, $20,580 for engineering, and $20,130 for installation. Using the system's rated capacity of 45 gpm (64,800 gallons per day [gpd]), the capital cost was $1,344 per gpm ($0.93 per gpd).
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I have not played Rift, and I probably never will.
The only comment that I can make about the game is that their system seems to be a little too complex from a balancing stand point. While not impossible, the wide array of options and limitation on control will make balancing highly difficult.
More so than balancing, the system just doesn't seem as one that is easy towards new players. After a specific point within a talent tree, you are no longer gaining DPS talents, but instead are picking up utility talents in order to unlock the higher level abilities. So long as they can find a balancing between the damage of the higher investment abilities and only going X into one tree and then splitting points between two other trees to pick up specific DPS increasing talents; balancing won't be an issue. And you would then have a system wherein a player's investment into the game won't drastically impact their usefulness. Meaning that if they don't spend vast amounts of time reading theorycrafting and guides, they could theoretically just toss all their points into one tree or split their points up and still be remotely viable. That's an excessively tall order though, especially given the vast amounts of choices in the game.


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If your landlord is facing foreclosure, stay put
December Rental Advice: Just learned your landlord is going bust? Try not to panic. Even if buyers try to hustle you out, the law protects your right to stay. Find out what the laws are in your area.
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Outside of a doctor's office, few notices are more terrifying than an eviction.
Since the housing bust, more than 8 million properties in this country have gone into foreclosure. An estimated 40% of the people living in those homes were, and are, tenants, according to RealtyTrac, a foreclosure marketplace, and the nonprofit National Low Income Housing Coalition.
Being uprooted is frightening for anyone. But renters endure added stressors: They often are the last to know that a foreclosure is in the works, having paid their rent faithfully each month; and they typically are the most misinformed about their own rights, through no fault of their own.
While a 2009 federal law requires that tenants be allowed to stay for the duration of their lease or, without a lease, for at least 90 days, no federal agency oversees the law's implementation, says Linda Couch, senior vice president for policy and research with the housing coalition.
"From the number of calls that we get, it certainly appears that there is a gross unevenness of compliance," Couch says. "Tenants still don't get told about their right to stay."
So what does this look like on the ground? Tenants see a foreclosure notice, then get a knock on the door. Standing before them is not someone helping them, or even informing them of their rights under various laws, but agents representing the building's new owner -- the bank or the real-estate group -- who have their own interest at heart: to get the renters out.
"Very few tenants are accurately informed of what their rights are after foreclosure," says Dean Preston, executive director of Tenants Together, a statewide tenant advocacy group in California. "Particularly with the real-estate agents, there is clearly a financial incentive that they have to vacate the properties as quickly as possible."
(Tenants: Have you had trouble finding the information or help that you need with rental issues? Let us know, and we'll write more on this in the January Rental Advice column. Send an e-mail to email@example.com.)
5 things renters need to know about eviction from foreclosed properties
1. The lease and tenancy take precedence.
The Protecting Tenants at Foreclosure Act of 2009 is a federal law that allows renters to remain in a foreclosed building for the duration of their lease. Tenants who have a month-to-month lease or who are under an oral agreement -- so-called tenants at will -- can stay at least 90 days from the date they receive a written eviction notice. Because this is a federal law, it applies to renters in every state, city and town.
The only exception is if the new owner plans to live in the unit himself before the lease or the 90-day period expires.
2. If someone official tells you otherwise, take a name.
While strict ethical codes govern what real-estate agents must disclose to buyers and sellers, the same principles do not seem to apply to what agents do, and do not, tell tenants, Preston says.
"There is a widespread violation of tenant rights by agents of banks after foreclosure, and some of the worst violators are the real-estate agents," he says.
Agents will request to show the unit multiple times a day, or dozens of times in a week. Some have posted notices falsely proclaiming that an eviction proceeding has begun, even though none has. Many aggressively push cash-for-keys programs that are not a good deal for the tenant.
Tenants, after all, are not their clients, and agents are essentially rewarded for clearing a property quickly. If you think you have been provided misleading or erroneous information, report the incident to the state's department of housing or the local real-estate association.
3. Get it in writing.
"A lot of these tactics that are used to deceive tenants are done verbally," Preston says. That's intentional. Agents don't want to get in trouble.
"Tenants can make a lot of these verbal harassments go away just by demanding everything in writing."
So if someone is at your door, simply tell that agent: I don't wish to discuss my tenancy any further. Please put it in writing.
4. Cash for keys is only a request.
The tactic currently in favor is to offer tenants -- many of whom aren't aware they can even stay through their lease or 90 days -- cash to leave quickly. This may be a good option for some tenants, but often it is not.
Typically, the tenant receives the cash only after handing over the keys, far too late to use as a deposit on another apartment. Often the amount is less than the security deposit, which the tenant might lose. Worst of all, many tenants grab the cash unaware that they could have stayed in the apartment longer, giving them more time to find a new home.
Preston's advice: Always seek help from a local tenant advocate in the case of an eviction.
If you do accept cash for keys, ask for a good portion of the money upfront.
5. State and local laws may offer additional protection.
A small but growing number of localities are passing just-cause eviction laws that exclude foreclosure. There are state laws in Massachusetts and New Jersey.
What this means is that landlords can never evict tenants without cause, and foreclosure is not considered a cause.
Do I still have to pay the rent?
One of our readers asked a common question: If the landlord is delinquent, where do I send the rent? Should I even pay the rent?
It's a good question. We've all heard stories about landlords who, headed toward foreclosure, have decided to pocket the rent money. It's also true that many such properties have already been neglected. Being told to pay anyway is a tough pill to swallow. Besides, if you have to move and the landlord is bust, isn't there a good chance you've already lost your security deposit?
So, here's the key question: Do you want to stay in the unit? If the answer is yes, then you need to do two things, says Janet Portman, a housing lawyer with Nolo, a legal-information service.
1. Pay the rent. On time and in full. You don't want to give new owners any ammunition against you.
2. Confirm the identity of the current owner, and pay that owner. Document everything in writing.
In buildings with one to four rental units, lenders are permitted by law -- except in Michigan -- to collect the rent directly from tenants once the owner has defaulted. In that case, the tenant will be notified of the change in writing. To guard against scams, confirm the address of the lender before mailing the rent check and make copies for your own records.
If you don't receive such a letter, there are other ways to find out who owns the mortgage. The information may be on your lease, and will definitely be in county records, available either online or in person.
Contact the lender, then follow up with a "letter of understanding," Portman says. In it, reiterate the conversation, including the statement, "It is my understanding that you want me to send the rent money to X address. If this is incorrect, notify me immediately." Make a copy and, if possible, send it certified mail so you'll have a return receipt.
"If they tell you, 'Go ahead and keep paying the landlord,' then you write them" another letter of understanding, Portman says. "Whatever they tell you, you send a letter confirming that, because it protects you.
"Remember, if you've got a lease, you can stay, but not if you haven't paid the rent," she adds.
Situations can get confusing, but renters who keep a record that they have paid someone, even the delinquent owner, should be protected from eviction.
As always, seek advice from a local tenants group. Tenants Together, which serves all of California, has counseled more than 5,000 tenants in foreclosure and set up a special foreclosure hotline.
Questions? Comments? Do you have a question about renting or a suggestion for a future topic in this column? Submit either in the comments section below or on Facebook, or email firstname.lastname@example.com. Brief questions have the best chance of being selected.
"Fly now pay later ... spend their money on good times" ... I will take your words and take a guess on your ability to critically think ... I am pretty sure my odds are better than the odds placed on bad bets in the mortgage world.
I'm a landlord who did NOT short sell her house because the tenants love it and want their kids to go to school in this neighborhood. I am struggling -- lost my job and still maintain the property and cover the difference in the mortgage every single month.
I tried to get help to refi or qualify for the programs to lower the interest so the rent covers the mortgage. No moss -- I have tenants. Since that's the case, no programs can be offered. Oh yes! Under the new harp I would qualify -- because I have always paid on time. Problem is that Bank of America -- who I have been working with for years to try to get "modified" SOLD MY MORTGAGE AFTER SAYING I WOULD QUALIFY FOR HARP2. They didn't sell -- they transferred to Greentree -- WHO IS NOT LICENSED TO OPERATE UNDER HARP 2 in my state.
My unemployment will run out. My tenants are the BEST EVER. Then what do I do? I can't continue to pay the difference and feed my kids.
But hey -- continue to make your assumptions on people who go into foreclosure -- that we are taking rent money and having a good time!! Ammmmazzzzing.
There is a difference between debt and fraud.
I feel for renters and I am HAPPY TO KNOW THIS EXISTS. If I can't pay, I will reduce their rent, extend their lease and the banks can kiss my toosh. Any rent they pay me will go into a bank account because the banks can come after me years later for the difference. I'm sure they will ...the only thing we produce in this country is an economy off of transactions. We almost NEED this to happen. I hope it takes them years to get my tenants out.
United Corporations of America. The banks made money on intial settlements. Inflated the market value of homes. Took bad bets on loans. Sold homes like mad dogs. Got them backed by the government. Took government bailouts and are now sitting on TRILLIONS. Crashed the real estate market and continue to devalue homes. Programs are out there and they find every way NOT to offer them to the consumer. If you foreclose, they get paid by frannie or freddie. Then they get paid on the resale of the home. Then they have years to come after you.
Did I mention FRAUD??
Not all renters are trying to get over. But sooo many are that it makes it hard for a legit person. I currently have a renter in my home. I checked her credit, job etc... She has NEVER paid her rent on time, in the 4 months she has been there. The earliest I receive it is 2 weeks after the 1st. I got behind in my mortgage dealing w/ HER! I almost lost it... She does a great sympathy, "I wouldn't do anything to anyone I wouldn't want done to me" act. Did I mention she gave me a bad check - luckily the bank called me and pulled it from my account before it bounced.
I'm sorry but I can not sympathize. Too many folks are just trying to get over. I'm moving back in my house and will NEVER rent it out again!
Hey BunnySlayer....I don't care who the INTENDED recipients were....the step-by-step how to squat for free was posted on the WORLD WIDE WED!!! I called references, verified employment, pulled a credit report, and performed every single law allowable check available to me and it still is never enough to protect Landlord's rights or property the way this article so one-sided in nature gives to renters. That's my complaint!!!
Diacula, yes, the renter can stay for the 90 days from the date they are notified of the foreclosure.
Even better, one of my neighbors found out the home she was renting was in foreclosure. She came to see me, and I helped her arrative to put the rent she would otherwise have paid the landlord who would be losing the property anyway into a separate savings account. She worked with the bank handling the foreclosure, kept everything above board with them, and when the home went on the auction block three months later, she bought it herself!
Whoa! Speaking from the perspective of both a renter AND a landlord (25 years experience in property management), I can tell you that scum comes in every color, shape and size.
That said, first of all Ticked Off, this article was directed to a small sub-group of tenants who have been paying their rent, but the landlord's property has been foreclosed. This article is NOT talking about the standard eviction process between a landlord and a deadbeat tenant. I'm sure every landlord on this board can tell horror stories about trying to get bad tenants out.
Also, I'd like to remind both renters and landlords of the immortal words of Ronald Reagan to Mikhail Gorbachev, "Trust, but verify". Both parties to the rental agreement should do their due diligence in advance of signing on the dotted line.
Renters, make sure the property really belongs to the party that says they own it (I've seen people rent empty houses that they have no right to!). At the very least ask for the contact information of former renters so that you can do a reference check. If the landlord won't give you any reference information, that's a red flag.
Landlords, likewise, don't just call the number the potential renter gives you for their former landlord, make sure that's who you really are contacting, and not just some friend who agreed to lie for them. A public records check, in addition to a credit check, will tell you if they're already facing eviction elsewhere.
Better foreclosure than continue to pay Mortgage to the Bank. My question How wil stimulate all those people ho buy property 2006 and pay regularly without penalty. Bank diidnt stimulate, motivate them and didint decrease nothing They continue to grab from them and offered them refinance and to still more mone for closing costand all other applications. This is is not fair for them I am on of them. So what do you advise me Foreclosure or to continue to pay for property


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(WILDLIFE/WOLVES/CUTE ANIMAL VIDEO) These adorable wolf puppies, found on a trail in Central Idaho's Frank Church – River of No Return Wilderness, are an instance of wolves returning to the area after 50 years of near absence! — Global Animal
(WILDLIFE/WOLVES/CUTE ANIMAL VIDEO) These adorable wolf puppies, found on a trail in Central Idaho's Frank Church – River of No Return Wilderness, are an instance of wolves returning to the area after 50 years of near absence! — Global Animal
(WOLVES/WILDLIFE) Up until recently, wolves have been on the verge of extinction. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service reported that because wolf numbers are up, they would like to remove the gray wolf from the Endangered Species List. It seems the state of Montana finds this to be enough justification to kill more wolves, meaning the state would be more lenient with hunting laws. The state has recently lowered the fee to eliminate wolves and are now allowing each hunter to kill up to five. Continue reading below to learn more on how Montana is trying to wipe out these beautiful creatures and see how activists are reacting. — Global Animal
(WILDLIFE/ENDANGERED SPECIES) In June, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service proposed to take gray wolves off the endangered species list, removing all federal protection for the species in the lower 48 states. And since their delisting, Rocky Mountain wolf populations have exhibited a seven percent decline. However, the decision depends on a peer review that examines wolf populations and the potential consequences of the proposal. Given that three scientists were removed from the panel for their "lack of impartiality" and the panelists' identities failed to remain hidden from agency officials, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is now postponing evaluation of the delisting plan. Read the article at the link below to see what this could mean for America's gray wolves and sign the petition to help save this species from extinction. — Global Animal
(WILDLIFE) Members of U.S. Congress are demanding the Obama administration remove the gray wolf from the endangered species list. In a letter to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, the collective group of 66 Republicans and six Democrats, argued that the species no longer require legal protection and that the "unmanaged wolf population" is posing a threat to native wildlife among other issues. The letter also accused the Endangered Species Act of being bureaucratic and essentially a nuisance to hunters. The Endangered Species Act was introduced in 1973, and at the time there practically no remaining gray wolves living in the West. Right now, there are only about 6,000 of these majestic animals in the U.S., therefore it's important to reinforce the laws protecting them. Read on to find out how quickly the gray wolf population dwindled when federal protections were lifted in the Upper Midwest last year. — Global Animal
(WOLVES) With the Northwestern U.S. becoming a wolf slaughterhouse, District Judge Brenda Gilbert will now decide whether or not wolf hunting should continue outside of Yellowstone National Park. And while 149 wolves were reported killed in Montana alone through the beginning of this week, wildlife officials are urging to reinstate a temporary ban on the killing of wolves within two areas north of Yellowstone to keep the park's wolves safe from hunting in Montana, Wyoming, and Idaho. Read on to learn more about the bitter, decades-long conflict plaguing hunters and wildlife advocates. — Global Animal
(ENDANGERED SPECIES) NORTH CAROLINA — According to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife services, the Red Wolf is one of the most endangered species in the world. In a recent statement by the Defenders of Wildlife Action Fund, "fewer than 100 red wolves remain in the wild." The North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission recently approved coyote hunting within the area that is the only natural environment red wolves inhabit. As a result of the recent ruling, red wolves are at risk of being murdered. Since the ordinance, two red wolves have already been shot by mistaken hunters. Continue reading to learn how you can help these innocent canines. — Global Animal
(WOLVES) "The most famous wolf in the world" was recently shot and killed after straying outside Yellowstone National Park's protected lands into Wyoming, where wolf hunting is now legal. The death of the female alpha member of the Lamar Canyon pack known as 832F follows shortly after the shooting of another member of her pack, a male known as 754, who was also killed in Wyoming in November. Because gray wolves are no longer protected under the Endangered Species Act, as long as Wyoming maintains a population of 150 or more wolves, the killing will only continue. Read on to learn more about this devastating loss and the nearly two-decade standoff between wolf hunters and animal advocates. — Global Animal
(WOLVES) Since wolves were removed from the Endangered Species List in 2011—despite the fact that only 4,000 exist in the wild—wolf populations are quickly disappearing from the Northwestern United States. This fall, for the first time in decades, Wyoming ruled that wolves can be hunted anywhere within the state's borders. And while seven of the 10 hunted wolves in the Yellowstone Park region were wearing research collars, wildlife advocates are growing concerned that these wolf hunts are becoming "an issue of the viability of wildlife science" as they are detrimental to costly scientific studies that provide useful data on wolf behavior and biology. Read on to learn more about this nearly two-decade standoff between wolf hunters and animal advocates. — Global Animal


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Date: January 30, 2013
by: Alex Mahadevan | News Editor
Sarasota County commissioners approved nine new Sarasota County Area Transit hires and converted 17 part-time employees to seven full time Jan. 29, at their regularly scheduled meeting. Commissioners also approved five wrapped buses to be used as trolleys for barrier island routes.
Shortly before approving the addition of at least $339,000 in annual spending, commissioners criticized the $15,000 and $25,000 cost and the one and a half year timeframe to install bus shelters.
"That's nuts," said Sarasota County Commissioner Nora Patterson during the meeting.
SCAT officials recently hired from other municipalities offered to analyze their former employers' best practices to determine more efficient ways to maintain bus shelters.
SCAT Director Glama Carter highlighted diminishing ridership with increasing operation costs as a troubling budget issue, but noted the percentage of operation costs covered by ridership has grown from 10% to 14% between the 2011 and 2012 fiscal years.
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Third- and fourth-grade students of Temple Beth Sholom had a chance to brush up on their paleontology skills last week while digging for faux dinosaur bones.
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Local students Caleb Upton and Matthew Vaadi received some help for their upcoming studies to the tune of $1,000 each from the Sarasota Chorus of the Keys. The scholarships were made possible through the Sheridan E. Brown Memorial Scholarship Fund. Both students plan to use the funds toward a career in music.
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Go Mighty's 31 Days of Inspiring Women, #14: Adrienne Pitts
Meet Adrienne. She's an award-winning art director (PPA named her 2012 Designer of the Year) and photographer from sunny New Zealand with an incurable case of wanderlust. She likes coffee, dogs, puddles of sunshine, foreign languages and far-off places. She now lives in London, and you can pretty much always find her with a camera in her hand.
Learn more about Adrienne's story and her Life List below.
So, Adrienne, what's your story?
I'm a New Zealand-born photographer and art director, currently living in London.
I've had a varied career path which has seen me work in both roles in a few different places around the world. I'm currently Art Director of Jamie Oliver's food, travel and lifestyle magazine 'Jamie' here in London, whilst also freelancing as a photographer and doing the odd design project in my spare time.
My career to date has been a mixture of very hard work and a few fortuitous twists and turns! I completed a Bachelor of Design degree (majoring in Photography) at university in New Zealand after spending a year living in Chile as an exchange student. Having a year overseas before going to University really helped me feel confident in my chosen area of study, and also managed to feed my insatiable wanderlust. Whilst studying I had made sure that I had taken a lot of graphic design papers as well, so I was lucky in that when I was starting out, I did both photography and design to make ends meet… And I still do!
I've worked and lived in New Zealand, South Korea (a year spent teaching English to lovely little kids!), South America, and now London, where I have been based for the past 5 years. I always have a weather eye on the horizon, and my feet are starting to get tingly again!
I started specialising in magazine design about 7 years ago, first working on some smaller publications in New Zealand, then eventually relocating to London where I have worked on much larger titles. I've been in the role of Art director of Jamie for the past 4.5 years, and it has been a great pleasure to work on such a fantastic publication which gives me such great creative freedom. I even won an award for it last year!
I've been working on more side projects as of late, and am loving immersing myself in photography again. As to what the future holds, I think it might eventually be more photography, and a little less design. Participating in a creative retreat for photographers last year has really given me the push I needed to pursue what it is that makes me incredibly happy – which is taking photographs. My preferred genres are portraiture and travel photography – they combine my love of people, culture and travel and really make my heart sing.
Tell us a bit more about these ten goals from your life list. What's the inspiration behind the goals you chose?
Unsurprisingly, when I read it back, most of them involve travel! I think it's something about being from New Zealand - we are raised to go forth and travel and experience the world. I'm not sure that I'm ever going to be able to stop, though…
For me, life is about the experiences you have, the people you meet, and the impressions that these people and places make on you. Being in a creative field like photography means I get this amazing opportunity to document and share these things.
I'm a firm believer that travel makes us all more understanding, more tolerant, and more accepting of ways that are different to our own; and that if given the chance, we should all venture outside our comfort zones. Not only do you get a greater understanding of the world, but the sense of self (and of self-purpose) that it provides is pretty monumental.
My goals are a mixture of areas of personal and creative fulfillment – I know the things that already make me happy (creativity, travel, meeting new people, photography and design) and the things I know I want to do, but have yet to experience in life like raising a family and creating a home. I hope that these things will come together at some point. And that I will always hold a valid passport.
Any advice for others on how to stay motivated/focused on achieving their goals?
I think the thing that has held me in good stead is being willing to just give things a go. To take a leap, or to step out of my comfort zone in order to try something new – it's what has worked best for me!
I have this kind of motto which I guess sounds a bit macabre, but it definitely works for me whenever I am um-ing and ah-ing over whether or not I should do something. And it's that the only thing that is permanent in this world is death. So if I try something new or take that big risk and I end up not liking it, I can always change it. It helps me to remember this when I am scared or nervous about making a change, or taking a chance in life!
The other thing is to have confidence in yourself, and what you can offer the world. If you don't believe in yourself then you can't expect other people to either. Sometimes that can be a little easier said than done, but remember never to talk yourself or your work down. Accept critiques and be open to all feedback, as it's the only way you will grow as a creative.
Follow Adrienne's journey through completing her Life List here.
Want to make a Life List of your own? Easy—join the Go Mighty community here.
(Photo by Melissa Webb)
Super honoured to be profiled along with so many incredibly inspirational women - thank you Helena and Go Mighty!


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"It is wonderful to be able experience art without understanding how it was meant or what makes it good." (Kim Boekbinder said that during an interview I did with her) I might not have the biggest knowledge about music but I have a great passion for it. Passion is what counts.
I live in Berlin, Germany (born, raised and still resident) and this is my personal blog about music and other things that cross my way. Things I love to be exact. And even though I am German and my English is still not perfect, this blog is in English.
I don't know the music from Peter Broderick for a long time but with the first listen I was fascinated by his beautiful music. He was recommend to me by another band called Tubelord (you know who I mean, don't you?). The first thing I heard was "Human Eyeballs On Toast" (from "How They Are" EP) which is one of the most wonderful and at the same time saddest songs I have ever heard. Shortly after that I have had the chance to catch him live in Berlin (you can read about it here).
Peter Broderick has released numerous records until today - own records, split releases, scores for film and dance. He is using piano, guitar, violin, his voice… to create music full of emotions. On one Friday evening not long ago we sat down at his kitchen table, drank coffee (and is was good coffee!) and talked about his music, touring, the downside of living in Berlin (yes, there is one) and things in between that. I hope you enjoy reading it as much as I enjoyed doing it.
Dörte Heilewelt: One of the first things I was wondering - do you prefer instrumental music and with lyrics?
Peter Broderick: No, I don't think I do. I think I have had different phases where I listen more to instrumental music or more to vocal based music. In the end I think it is one big thing for me. I don't care for one thing over the other.
Do you have sometimes phases where you just write more instrumental and sometimes phases where you write lyrics?
Definitely. Like when I made my first record which is pretty much just piano and strings I really thought that was the kind of music I wanted to make for a while. I didn't think that the same year that that record came out I would be releasing a record that was all singing. I didn't really think that would happen but that just sort of more happened as an experience to see if I could do it myself. I just wanted to know it if I could do it, tried it out and really enjoyed singing and making music with voices.
You take the best of both then…
Yeah, and a lot of times…when I first started singing in my music I think I was more using the voice as an instrument. I wasn't really that focused on the words. The melody came first and the very end I would throwing in some words that fit the melody that made some kind of sense in my mind. But nowadays I started more focusing a lot more on the words. Sometimes I will even start off with a poem and then make a piece of music to fit that, to fit the words specificity.
If you have a song where the lyrics are very important to you, do you mind if there are not really important to the listener?
Not at all. Anybody who gets any kind of pleasure from the music and whatever way they do it's fine by me. I mean there are no rules to how you should listen to music.
Sometimes I think that i when I listen to music that I have to get the lyrics as well to show respect…
Yeah, sure. I know what you mean because I myself can listen to a song a hundred times before I actually realize what it's about and I might never realize what a lot of the songs are about. And actually a lot of the times I listen to the music I am not listening to the words. It really depends on the kind of the delivery and how your mind set when you listen to it. But actually when I started to be more focused on the words myself I definitely started to pick it up more as well and listening. It just depends where you are focusing I guess. Sometimes it's just hard to understand, too.
When I can't read the lyrics I am pretty much completely lost. But I think when you don't put your lyrics in you booklet, then it's the artist fault and not mine. [said with a smile]
Yeah, exactly. From my first vocal based album I purposely didn't put the words in there because I didn't really felt that it matters so much. I felt if people pick up on that it's fine and if they hear it without, it doesn't matter. But on the latest one I really wanted the words to be printed and put a lot of effort into on how they look on the page and how the whole thing comes together.
And with some songs like "Human Eyeballs On Toast" it was like really import to understand what it is about?
Yes, definitely and a lot of people didn't actually.
I don't know you music very long so the first thing I read and heard about you was reading your blog post about "Human Eyeballs On Toast" and how the reviewers misinterpret it.
Peter: I just felt like I had to do it. My label would forward me reviews from the album and I saw maybe three or four times people say "The words are unnecessarily sad talking about wanting to kill himself and …" and it just really bombed me out that they wouldn't get it and so late one night "please understand me … [making writing movements with his fingers and laughs]".
You also always explain how you recorded your music like on the "Home" (2008) which instruments you used and where you recorded it - is it important to you that people know about this things?
If they want to know, if that helps to complete the picture for them. I am the kind of person who wants to those details so I want to make them all available to people who want them.
You play like a lot of instruments. Is it right that you picked them up mostly in high school?
I have a lot of instruments that aren't over here in Europe, they are still back in Oregon. When I was in high school I start collecting instruments all of a sudden and I would go to friends houses and go the attic or the garage and find and old box and find an accordion, dusted it off and said "hey, can I have this?" and they said sure, take it. I just started collecting all these instruments: accordion, banjos, flutes, anything. I have a huge pile of stuff. It's mostly not here. Over here I don't have any things with me. I have a guitar and a violin and some really small little instruments.
Do you miss those instruments sometimes? When you record something?
Yeah, absolutely. I think a lot of my recordings have, say I have to make some recordings for a film - I have been making music for some films recently - and the score is entirely depended on what instruments I can get my hands on at the time. So, if I had all these other instruments I would have a lot more options.
Then it would probably take longer to write it?
Maybe or it would be easier because of instead of using one Keyboard and trying to get a little something that sounds like a banjo just having a banjo and recording a banjo.
Can you live of your music?
Yes, somehow. I mean I do a lot of different things - there is touring, there is recording for other people records if they need violin playing, there is making my own records, there is making music for films and dance and that things and there is touring with another bands. It's a lot of different things that kind of somehow add up. Who knows how long that will last but for now it works.
Do you have anything that is the most fun for you? Like recording or touring, making your own music or making something for others?
It really depends, sometimes a concert is the highlight of the month or the year and sometimes it is a recording session. It changes all the time for me what is the best. Sometimes recording is not so much fun and concerts are much more fun and sometimes it is the other way round.
Do you sometimes think your songs could be too personal? Like too much about yourself?
Yes, sure. I mean I have definitely sometimes wished that I could write a lot more like maybe fictional stories that were completely outside of myself. But that's not really something I am very good at yet. So most of the things that come out of my head are pretty much are about me and my experience. Sometimes I wonder who wants to know all that stuff. But that why I don't sing all the time. That's why I make a lot of music that doesn't have any voice at all because sometimes it is not necessary I think.
Did you ever put one song down because it was too personal?
Oh yes, sure. There are things like that. Songs that are only for my ears.
No one will ever hear them…
Well, I mean have some things that I have recorded that I will only show a friend or good friends.
When you wrote "Human Eyeballs On Toast" was it important to you that it isn't writing with a pointing finger?
Definitely. Because I mean I don't want to point any fingers because I don't want fingers pointed at me. I would never try to put myself above someone say that my way is better. But to simply put yourself in the place of something else or someone else then just try to imagine it and write it down. It feels like a less nasty way to sort of say something that feels really powerful to you.
Cover art is important to you, isn't it?
Definitely. I mean it's part of the record, right?
Yes, definitely. I am totally with you but sometimes people are releasing their stuff just digitally or if they have a booklet it looks like shit.
Sometimes if the packing is too terrible it can ruin the music. Unless it is so terrible that it is actually kind of good.
Do you have like a favorite cover art?
Favorite cover? [thinks, sighs] I have to think of it. I mean there is a Dutch artist that I really like called Machinefabriek who I worked with a bit as well. He is also a graphic designer and he makes all the design for all of his work basically. For me the design and the paint that he uses and the font that he uses is just as important as the music. He is one example where I can really think of where the design is so much a part of what he is doing. I really love the overall picture I get when I see it. Especially over 40, 50 different little releases and so you see this pattern all the way across this visual look. Not even a look because it changes but something…I don't know…a graphic element that really connect it…
…so you see it's him. A little special something. I like to have something I can touch and be happy.
It's a shame when you buy a record and you're really curious and when you open it, it says nothing.
Do you still download music?
I don't really download music at all. I don't listen to nearly as much music as I used to mostly because I have been so busy making music. So when I finish I think would rather read a book or watch a film but people send me music all the time. I have so much music to listen to. I usually have a big pile of CDs and a bunch of mp3's that people have send but I don't have the time to listen to. But I would much prefer for the record I really want to hear I always want to buy it. I always buy it. If it is important to me I will buy it because that is part of the picture.
[…] Several years ago when I was kind of more epically seeking out records of someone whose record not coming out in the next couple of month I will find it on the internet first and would buy it when it comes out.
When you play live on your own on the stage and then you had Nils with you on stage in the end. What do you prefer to have someone with you on the stage or be on your own?
Well, it kind of goes back on what I said before about it depends what you are used to. And sometimes I get into a tour and it takes a few days to feel your actual instrument set up and it's this tour and these are the songs you can play and once you get into a sort of groove anything can really work. I hope that any arrangement can work - solo, two people, 10 people, whatever. It all takes a little practice and getting used it. But I love the simplicity of just playing solo and travelling solo but it is also a little bit lonely sometimes. Say you have been back to a place playing the fourth or fifth and you've been there solo every time, it feels as an artist you want to do something a little different to change it up, bringing some more people playing the music in a different way. So, I am actually planning for the first time to put a bigger band together. It will definitely be something different and I am sure there will be people who will say "Oh, he was better when it was just him and his guitar" and there will probably people who will say "It never sounded that good before".
Why Berlin?
Good question. I ask myself that sometimes, too. I think I am here because number one reason probably is that my friend Nils is here who is one of the best friends I have and I work together with him a lot. I shouldn't say work, we play together. We have fun together.
Is it work for you to write music?
Not with Nils. No. Just the last week we got together because we are going to Japan together in April, so we have been playing to make a little record together to sell on that tour. So, we just got together for one week in the evenings and make music together and the end of the week we had a little record finished and this is the most fun thing in the world. So easy and so natural feeling and so rewarding, too. He is a big reason why I am here. And also because all my work, my travelling and my score jobs - most of it is all in Europe. And when you are travelling around Western Europe a lot and you're working in Western Europe a lot Berlin is very central and cheap place to be. That's why I am here.
…Berlin is a very artistic city at the moment, it always was.
The word is out all over Europe you know that this is the place to be…
You're already living here. If you wouldn't live here already I would tell you to think about it. I've met quite a few people who said they love Berlin and would love to live here and I always say stay away [laughter].
I don't really can say I feel at home here yet and I think I big part of this is the language thing. And German is really difficult for me especially because I don't speak any other language fluently and I have been in this course trying to learn just to feel a little bit more at home here. But I think it still hasn't happened. I miss out on a lot of ways to explore the city because I am too afraid. I don't want to disturb the peace. [me starts to laugh, and then the both of us]
What are you going to do when you're going out to destroy the peace in Berlin?
I have actually been yelled at on the street by an older man just for speaking English. He told me he wanted me to die and on the street. And I have I had so many people being really, really rude when you just start speaking English.
Yeah, all of a sudden.
Where have you been?
It's mostly in official places like the post office or anything where people are standing in a suit, in a café or a bar no problem, but in these kind of places I feel really uneasy about it. I had this packages that I needed to send and it was growing by the week and by today I had I think 15 or something packages. And finally I need to go to the post office but it stressed me out so much to go to the post office. It feels so difficult which is so stupid but that is the way it feels to me at the moment.
I feel so sorry [I really do]! Maybe no one has ever told you but the people who grew up in Berlin and who are born here are said to be very unfriendly in general. It's like a common rumour that Berliner are very unfriendly but also because we are very straight, very honest very often not like in other parts of Germany where they always will be very friendly and talk behind the back. Maybe no one has just never told you that we are not a nice place to be sometimes. I am actually a bit ashamed that people are like that.
I just wish that just every person could spend 6 month travelling around the world just to know how it feels like to be a foreigner and just to know how it feels like to not know the language and still want to. I think there are so many people who don't understand that at all. And I think it is important to get on the other side of it.
Thank you for the interview and the coffee, Peter.
Peter will be on tour with Efterklang for few weeks when they show their movie "An Island" (by Vincent Moon) and as he said he will be in that one as well. That is, of course, no surprise since he is a member of the touring band. He also lived in Copenhagen for a bit and we both agreed at some point how strange it is walking through the streets of Copenhagen at 5 in the morning being totally sober.
He will also play some more shows after that and then come back and then go on tour in Japan and so on (he is one really busy man). If you want to keep up I recommend to watch his site: http://www.peterbroderick.net/.
Thank you for reading and I hope you enjoyed it.


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April 14, 2014
HARRISBURG - Attorney General Kathleen G. Kane today announced the arrest of an Allegheny County man as part of ongoing efforts to target the online sharing, downloading and distribution of child pornography.
Hart Williams, 28, 824 Perry Highway, Apt. 7, Pittsburgh, was arrested on Friday, April 11, 2014 by agents from the Office of Attorney General's Child Predator Section, following a one-month investigation.
According to the criminal complaint, agents, who were conducting an online investigation, identified a computer on a peer-to-peer network downloading several media files believed to depict child pornography. The computer's IP address was later identified as serving Williams' Pittsburgh residence.
Agents and officers from the Ross Township Police Department executed a search of Williams' apartment and seized a computer tower, MacBook Pro laptop, two thumb drives and an external hard drive. A preliminary review of the devices revealed more than 250 video files and more than 58,000 still images depicting apparent child pornography. The items will be analyzed further by the Attorney General's Computer Forensics Unit as part of an ongoing investigation.
Williams is charged with 15 counts of possession of child pornography, 10 counts of distribution of child pornography and one count of criminal use of a communication facility. A preliminary hearing is scheduled for 8 a.m. on April 23, 2014 before Magisterial District Judge Richard Opeala.
Attorney General Kane thanked the Ross Township Police Department for its assistance with the investigation.
The case will be prosecuted in Allegheny County by Deputy Attorney General Anthony Marmo of the Attorney General's Child Predator Section.
Reporting Internet Predators
Suspected Internet predators can be reported to the Attorney General's Child Predator Section by calling the Child Predator Hotline at 1-800-385-1044. Internet safety tips are available on the "Operation Safe Surf" section of www.attorneygeneral.gov. Organizations interested in materials, speakers or presentations should contact the Attorney General's Education and Outreach Unit at 1-800-525-7642 or via email at email@example.com.
(A person charged with a crime is presumed innocent until proven guilty.)
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