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PHIL VASSAR IS A RESOURCEFUL guy. In the days before he achieved a pocketful of No. 1 hits as a solo performer and songwriter for several country music stars, he was just a little fish in a big pond one of a countless number of performers searching for that big break in Nashville.
July 23, 2001
During the mid '90s, while he was fine-tuning his now-critically acclaimed skills as a songwriter, Vassar did what numerous musicians dream of but few ever have the chance to accomplish.
"About six years ago I had the opportunity to open up my own restaurant and nightclub," he recalled. "I had a friend and I used to play in his club years before. We talked about opening our own place for years, so we finally did it. We got a really good deal on a building. It had been a restaurant for a long time. ... Downstairs had meeting rooms, and we decided to open up the club downstairs."
The entrepreneurial venture not only allowed Vassar the opportunity to earn an honest buck while continuing to pursue his songwriting dreams, but it also provided him with another valuable reward.
"It was great because I couldn't get fired job security. ... I played every weekend," he told POLLSTAR.
That was just one of the major stepping stones Vassar crossed on his way to earning a place among Music Row's most respected songwriters, as well as becoming a successful commercial performer in his own right. Although his offstage career as a bar owner ended in 1999 when he sold his interest in the intimate Hard Days Nightclub, Vassar's musical career has since taken off.
Prior to last year's release of his self-titled debut on Arista/Nashville, Vassar already had a series of No. 1 hits under his belt as a songwriter. Alan Jackson's "Right On The Money," Tim McGraw's "My Next 30 Years" and "For A Little While," Collin Raye's "Little Red Rodeo," and Jo Dee Messina's "I'm Alright" and "Bye Bye" were penned by Vassar. His efforts earned him ASCAP's songwriter of the year honor and song of the year acclaim for "Bye Bye" in 1999.
It's difficult to pinpoint exactly what makes Vassar's music rise above others in the Nashville scene. It could be that his instrument of choice is the piano, which, by placing an emphasis on the ivories instead of the fret board, provides a pleasant departure from guitar-based compositions. Some may point to his lyrics and others may find a strong liking for his melodies.
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"When I listened to the album, I had never met Phil. I had no clue who he was or where he was," veteran artist manager Jim Morey remembered, "but I immediately said to the person who gave me the material, 'I've got to find this guy.'"
Morey, whose clients include Neil Diamond, America, and Kenny Chesney, developed an immediate taste for Vassar's music. As he explained, it was Vassar's "intelligent country lyrics, very beautiful melodies (and) great performance."
"The songs all have stories to them that everybody can relate to, whether it's urban or rural America," Morey said, calling the performer "the flagship of my Nashville office."
Vassar pointed out that it took years of songwriting before he settled into his style. "I was trying to write songs like everyone else was writing sometimes you're trying to follow trends and I realized I was doing the wrong thing. There were a lot of guys that could write songs like they were playing on the radio better than me," he said.
"About the time I really started to figure it out, I finally said, 'You know what? I'm just going to write songs about things like I want to write them.' And it seems like that's when things turned around for me."
The success Vassar has achieved in his recording career is reflected in his live performances. Part of that is due to his weekly gigs at his former nightclub. "I think clubs are a great training ground," he said. "I've kind of felt sorry for artists that didn't have the opportunity to do that because you sure learn a lot about entertaining and situations that present themselves during a show."
This year, especially the summer season, has been a busy one for Vassar. His latest tour has him visiting fairs and festivals across the country, with various support dates adding variety to his schedule.
"We're building his base with the public because in addition to hearing him on the radio, they need to see him live," Morey said. "He performed for several years in the club he owned in Nashville, so he doesn't have to go out and learn how to perform. He is a great performer."
Vassar attributed his success to his business team as well as one other person. "I think the most important thing I learned was that as much as people try to help you, nobody can help you more than you can," he said. "You really have to go out there and push yourself and help yourself because ultimately it's more important to you than anyone else." Pull quote: "I was trying to write songs like everyone else was writing ... and I realized I was doing the wrong thing."
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August 8, 2012
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Listener comments! | |
Wed. 8/8/12 12:03pm
Hello Duane! | |
Wed. 8/8/12 12:04pm
I love that cover of Some Velvet Morning. Actually, I heard it before the Lee Hazelwood/Nancy Sinatra version. | |
Wed. 8/8/12 12:04pm
Jan Audun Uretsky:
Oops my name didn't fill in! That's better! | |
Wed. 8/8/12 12:04pm
Woohoo, it's time for Duane again! A long week of waiting is finally over! | |
Wed. 8/8/12 12:05pm
Hi, Duane! Didn't see Levert Unsung - been under the weather, looking forward to bawling like a wee babby tonight. | |
Wed. 8/8/12 12:05pm
Yay! The playlist works again! | |
Wed. 8/8/12 12:06pm
'Ello 'Ello!! Great to see you hear again Jan. Ngh: I concur..it's great..still can't top the OG..but still great! Hello sweet Caryn..Cecile..I didn't see the Levert either/ lookin forward to it though! | |
Wed. 8/8/12 12:07pm
Mike East:
my throat hurts too much to drink coffee and I'm workin' on 5 hours sleep. I need some audio caffeine, duane! | |
Wed. 8/8/12 12:07pm
get out the Kleenex. i have no idea how Eddie Levert is walking, talking and standing anymore. | |
Wed. 8/8/12 12:11pm
wow, this is surprising coming from the "switch it" folks. Nice ballad. | |
Wed. 8/8/12 12:13pm
Jeremy Shatan:
Finally watched an Unsung - The Marvelettes. Excellent show! | |
Wed. 8/8/12 12:14pm
Jeremy: Yes!!! One more new member of the cult! Welcome:) | |
Wed. 8/8/12 12:14pm
Isn't it, though? They do their homework. | |
Wed. 8/8/12 12:15pm
I wonder if you could get Al B. Sure! on your show? He does the Unsung voiceovers, doesn't he? | |
Wed. 8/8/12 12:17pm
Hey @B23, so I wasn't the only one, eh? Ken's playlist worked for me in Chrome, but not Firefox. The slowness of this crappy old work box probably didn't help. | |
Wed. 8/8/12 12:18pm
Jeremy Shatan:
I hope they do a Little Willie John unsung...unfortunately there's practically no moving footage of him. | |
Wed. 8/8/12 12:19pm
Cecile: Didn't know that was Al. B!! | |
Wed. 8/8/12 12:20pm
Yeah, that would be a great one, Jeremy. Or do a couple of R&B pioneers together. Even 20 minutes in prime time would be something. | |
Wed. 8/8/12 12:20pm
Surving Monkees going on tour in November. Will Nesmith do all 12 dates? If the Beach Boys can keep a tour going, then...... sorry, I know this is off subject. What is the subject? | |
Wed. 8/8/12 12:22pm
Jeremy Shatan:
I loved that Delores Hall - fantastic bassline. More where that came from? | |
Wed. 8/8/12 12:22pm
Yup! i double-checked. He has such a great voice. | |
Wed. 8/8/12 12:22pm
Oh Woo, there is no subject. Carry on! | |
Wed. 8/8/12 12:23pm
Woo: I heard about that....could be good. Nesmith and Dolenz are still in good voice | |
Wed. 8/8/12 12:23pm
woo, I wouldn't count on Nesmith to tell me it was raining, even though I was standing in a downpout. Talented guy, but lots of stuff going on in his noggin. | |
Wed. 8/8/12 12:24pm
Jeremy Shatan:
Nesmith doesn't have much stomach for the road - but 12 dates ain't so many. The "Yardbirds" are also doing a small tour. It's hilarious (or sad, depending on your POV) because there are only two original member left - Jim McCartey and Chris Dreja - and Dreja can't make the dates! Should it be The Yardbird? | |
Wed. 8/8/12 12:24pm
Hey Duane...Aaron @ Bastard Jazz tuning in from Brooklyn.. Great selections & vibes! | |
Wed. 8/8/12 12:25pm
Aaron!! What's up man? played some of your joints last week! | |
Wed. 8/8/12 12:25pm
hahahahaha, Jeremy. Well, at least they finally passed legistlation that says a band billing itself under its original name must have at least one original member. | |
Wed. 8/8/12 12:26pm
Too many fake Drifters and Coasters out there on the oldies circuit. | |
Wed. 8/8/12 12:27pm
Speaking of Drifters....get out of my head, Duane. | |
Wed. 8/8/12 12:27pm
good morning everybody...nice, webster lewis. i really enjoyed what you played of him last week duane. | |
Wed. 8/8/12 12:28pm
me too, robyn. | |
Wed. 8/8/12 12:28pm
hahahaha, Cecile! robyn: Webster Lewis has some amazing albums. His disco funk was great stuff..passed way too soon! | |
Wed. 8/8/12 12:31pm
powerful, powerful voice. | |
Wed. 8/8/12 12:32pm
Jeremy Shatan:
Methinks I need to acquire this Webster Lewis album! | |
Wed. 8/8/12 12:33pm
hahahahahaha, Apollo Creed sings! | |
Wed. 8/8/12 12:34pm
baby, i got a stew going. | |
Wed. 8/8/12 12:34pm
Jeremy Shatan:
And it's a love TKO! | |
Wed. 8/8/12 12:35pm
Oh if only Apollo Creed's nickname would've been "the sultan of soul"... | |
Wed. 8/8/12 12:35pm
robyn and jeremy, *dead* | |
Wed. 8/8/12 12:35pm
Stella! | |
Wed. 8/8/12 12:35pm
yup! Apollo droppin panties as well as contenders! | |
Wed. 8/8/12 12:37pm
Here's hoping this is not followed by a Mr. T single. Or maybe I should hope for a Mr. T single? WFMU sometimes confuses me. | |
Wed. 8/8/12 12:37pm
Cheri Pi:
I'm glad to know I wasn't the only one whose panties dropped *blush* | |
Wed. 8/8/12 12:38pm
if only tobias knew that carl weathers was not just an action star, but a singer. | |
Wed. 8/8/12 12:39pm
Now I feel like I need to find Carl Weathers' album. | |
Wed. 8/8/12 12:39pm
Hey Duane, I hear you're Derrick Harriott's nephew... saw him at Sumfest in Jamaica in July. He was a surprise guest along with John Holt, U Roy, and one or two others. Great show! | |
Wed. 8/8/12 12:41pm
wow! That must have been just before he went on tour with Bowie. | |
Wed. 8/8/12 12:41pm
Man, I know Delores Hall more for her movie roles and her "Hair" bit than actual records. | |
Wed. 8/8/12 12:44pm
Carl Weathers - a lover AND a fighter (and a Predator victim). | |
Wed. 8/8/12 12:45pm
Action Jackson! | |
Wed. 8/8/12 12:45pm
Jeremy Shatan:
Good to have these guys back. First listen the other day (streaming at www.RollingStone.com) made me think it's slightly less edgy but more swinging than the last one. | |
Wed. 8/8/12 12:46pm
Hi Mariano..yup, that's my unk! SO glad to hear that..he had a bit of a health scare in the wintertime, so it's good to see and hear he's back in biz!! | |
Wed. 8/8/12 12:47pm
Jan Audun Uretsky:
Are you still going to try and get your uncle on the show sometime? | |
Wed. 8/8/12 12:49pm
Jan: Oh Yeah..came thiiis close in January. Still trying to organize a phoner maybe. IT WILL HAPPEN!! Have faith! | |
Wed. 8/8/12 12:49pm
Jeremy Shatan:
If Derrick is on the show, Jan and I are coming over to be his gofers. You're in, right, Jan? Coffee, Mr. Harriott? Perhaps some hardo bread and Ting? | |
Wed. 8/8/12 12:50pm
Jeremy Shatan:
We should do that for you, too, Duane - you deserve it! | |
Wed. 8/8/12 12:50pm
Jan Audun Uretsky:
Yup, I'm in... | |
Wed. 8/8/12 12:53pm
Oh, wow, Duane, didn't know about the health scare: he looked like he was in pretty good shape onstage, and his voice is great! | |
Wed. 8/8/12 12:53pm
I looked this up, and these are the guys from the South African Blue Notes - that group Doug S. loves so much. | |
Wed. 8/8/12 1:00pm
Cheri Pi:
man, i love this Duane. | |
Wed. 8/8/12 1:03pm
Jeremy Shatan:
Nile Rodgers would sue if he could stop dancing. | |
Wed. 8/8/12 1:06pm
Not to mention Kurtis Blow. | |
Wed. 8/8/12 1:08pm
this reminds me of the World Famous Supreme Team. Always a good thing! | |
Wed. 8/8/12 1:14pm
loving the zoovox, too. | |
Wed. 8/8/12 1:14pm
Good news boppers | |
Wed. 8/8/12 1:17pm
This 49ers track is a heatrock | |
Wed. 8/8/12 1:19pm
yeah, this is one of the reasons i wish i was a teenager in the early 90s. | |
Wed. 8/8/12 1:21pm
Robyn, sometimes I think that, too! Anyway, have a great day, I have lunch & meetings so see folks whenever! Great show, Duane. | |
Wed. 8/8/12 1:25pm
hi duane, happy to be listening! | |
Wed. 8/8/12 1:25pm
Bye Cecile..Eli what's up?? | |
Wed. 8/8/12 1:25pm
Jeremy Shatan:
Charles Wright in the mix? Or at least in the credits? | |
Wed. 8/8/12 1:26pm
Cheri Pi:
sent you a pasty Cecile. | |
Wed. 8/8/12 1:26pm
'ello Trouble..Always a pleasure to hear you're lendin your ears :) | |
Wed. 8/8/12 1:35pm
Jeremy Shatan:
You have reached the mountaintop. Incredible goings on, right about now. | |
Wed. 8/8/12 1:39pm
Cheri Pi:
This We the People is a great album! I need to remember and play it tonight at CP/HQ! | |
Wed. 8/8/12 1:41pm
Cheri Pi:
That's what I love about your show Duane. You bring up so much good stuff.... | |
Wed. 8/8/12 1:42pm
THank you Jeremy!! Cheri Pi..you always make me blush..I think. HAHA! | |
Wed. 8/8/12 1:53pm
Yo D! Great show! Emailing you now | |
Wed. 8/8/12 1:55pm
Man, this Jukes song is sublime! | |
Wed. 8/8/12 1:56pm
Jeremy Shatan:
We The People sounded like a head on collision between early Yes and Todd Rundgren! | |
Wed. 8/8/12 2:01pm
Cheri Pi:
remember this Prince "movie" sexxxy MF http://vimeo.com/10136998 | |
Wed. 8/8/12 2:10pm
Cheri Pi: Yeah..that one "My name is Prince" weren't exactly ..umm..good! | |
Wed. 8/8/12 2:11pm
Mike East:
@Cheri Pi - I didn't remember, but now I will never forget. | |
Wed. 8/8/12 2:16pm
Cheri Pi:
it's so bad it's good ! | |
Wed. 8/8/12 2:17pm
Jan Audun Uretsky:
You should have played this when you guys did the martini set | |
Wed. 8/8/12 2:18pm
Jan: HAHAHA | |
Wed. 8/8/12 2:31pm
sean m:
hey duane. great show! | |
Wed. 8/8/12 2:31pm
sean m: Thanx man...call you later! | |
Wed. 8/8/12 2:33pm
Gotta run, great show, Duane! Thanks man... | |
Wed. 8/8/12 2:34pm
Eli: Thanx for the feedback..got the email! See you bruh! | |
Wed. 8/8/12 2:35pm
sean m:
this one's tough | |
Wed. 8/8/12 2:36pm
Man, one should never dismiss the power of The 5! | |
Wed. 8/8/12 2:36pm
yeah Sean..it's on the Dancing Machine album..So Sick! | |
Wed. 8/8/12 2:40pm
mariano: At this point every human should just submit and surrender.. Ok you win Jackson fam..You run this shit! | |
Wed. 8/8/12 2:47pm
Jan Audun Uretsky:
Btw I love Blossom Dearie... | |
Wed. 8/8/12 2:49pm
Jan: I love her music as well..didi you ever catch her live? I used to check her out when she had a supper club residency in midtown | |
Wed. 8/8/12 2:49pm
Jan Audun Uretsky:
Yes! I did, it was great... | |
Wed. 8/8/12 2:51pm
One of the Singers Unlimited guys was the voice of the Jolly Green Giant. | |
Wed. 8/8/12 2:51pm
Jan Audun Uretsky:
Awww... Esther! | |
Wed. 8/8/12 2:51pm
Jan: She did "you light up my life"..and I swear I choked back tears..LOL! | |
Wed. 8/8/12 2:51pm
Trvipedia: YES!! AWESOME! Grreat tune! | |
Wed. 8/8/12 2:54pm
still b/p:
I don't believe Esther when she says she don't wanna. | |
Wed. 8/8/12 2:55pm
Jan Audun Uretsky:
Getting back to Dearie for a moment, I lost it when she did "Now at Last" I was puddle. | |
Wed. 8/8/12 2:56pm
Jan:OOOh ..That's sounds amazing..never heard her do that lie. I saw her 4 times too | |
Wed. 8/8/12 2:57pm
Jan Audun Uretsky:
Yeah, she said she usually didn't play it out anymore... I was lucky. | |
Wed. 8/8/12 2:58pm
Jan Audun Uretsky:
You're on a roll my friend... Love Bobby Hutcherson! | |
Wed. 8/8/12 3:02pm
irwin and marky mark; separated at nipple. | |
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Posted May 28, 2009 I agree. 1) No way a man would choose to stick his dick in another dudes cornhole. 2) Why would one choose a life where you're constantly getting showered with bigotry. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
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Posted May 28, 2009 Wonder why such a gene would not be evolved out of a species ? (honest query not trying to start something) There are actual studies out there that attempt to answer this. Homosexuals are observed in many animal species, so biologists are looking for why it happens also. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted May 28, 2009 a few explanations... If homosexuality is genetically influenced - in the extreme case, if there is a gene or collection of genes that makes someone homosexual - what advantage is there in it? Surely the 'aim' of DNA is to be replicated as much as possible. S. Keane Richard Dawkins' reply to this question, and others like it, is dealt with in his letter to the Daily Telegraph: "Could a gay gene really survive?" (16th August, 1993), reproduced below. Genes that predispose a significant minority of men to homosexuality raise a Darwinian puzzle. If homosexual men rarely father children, homosexual genes should dwindle to the low frequency expected from recurrent random mutation, a frequency below one in a million. Even if Kinsey's estimate of one in ten is high, there can be no doubt that the abundance of homosexual men is too great to have stemmed from recurrent mutation alone. As long as the (always implausible) social science orthodoxy was maintained that homosexual inclinations were entirely made, not born, there was little problem. The recent demonstration that, not for the first time, the politically correct is factually incorrect, changes all that. Moreover, contrary to two Letters to the Editor of this newspaper, the evidence that the 'gay' gene lies on the X chromosome (which a man receives only from his mother, and cannot pass to his sons) provides no let-out. A man passes his X chromosome to all his daughters and, on average, a quarter of his grandsons. Any gene that reduces a man's daughters is subject to strong negative selection. It should, other things being equal, disappear. When Darwinians are challenged by some seemingly un-Darwinian fact of human life, they often invoke the distortions of civilization. Why have we a taste for sugar when it rots our teeth? Because civilization blunts the cutting edge of natural selection, and in our ancestral past sugar was too scarce to do anything but good. Darwinians have framed similar theories about homosexuality: forget the ephemera of modern life, how might homosexual genes have fared during all those millennia on the African savannah? Some of these theories note that genes have different effects in different contexts. Genes that promote homosexuality in, say, bottle-fed individuals might foster some advantageous trait in breast-fed individuals. Before the teated bottle was invented, the gene would not have surfaced as a gene 'for' homosexuality at all. It would have been a gene 'for' something quite different, perhaps resistance to a virus. Obviously I name 'bottle' and 'virus' only for the sake of argument. The general point is that the effects of a gene may depend upon context. As a special case, they may depend upon which other genes are present in the body. Homosexuality may therefore manifest itself in some individuals, as a spinoff from a gene's positive selection because of its desirable effect in other individuals. A particular version of this theory postulates a gene that causes homosexuality in males but a completely different, beneficial, effect in females. Another theory, the 'sterile worker,' starts from the well-understood observation that worker bees, ants, wasps, termites and naked mole-rats divert their energy and time away from reproduction and towards the welfare of their young collateral relatives. Perhaps Pleistocene children, while their macho fathers were away hunting, were left under the protection of a gay uncle? The uncle's genes, including those promoting homosexuality, would have a good chance of being reproduced by the children whom he protected as surrogate father. Incidentally the newly discovered 'gay gene', being on the X chromosome, could be shared by a maternal uncle's nephews (and nieces) but not by a paternal uncle's nephews. It is tantalising to recall the anthropological finding that, in those many societies where uncle replaces father as economic and protective guardian of a child, it is universally the mother's brother not the father's brother. Admittedly, this "mother's brother effect" already has an alternative Darwinian explanation. In any case, the sterile worker theory doesn't explain why the uncles, in addition to refraining from normal masculine activities, should enjoy making love to men. Indeed one might think that, left in camp with the women, there is another obvious way in which they could benefit their genes, over and above caring for their nephews and nieces. This brings me to my own favourite, the 'sneaky male' theory. In harem-based species, like some seals and deer, a minority of males monopolises the females, leaving a surplus of bachelors. Those supernumerary males that have no hope of displacing a harem-master sometimes specialise in an alternative, 'best of a bad job,' strategy: sneaking quick copulations with females while his back is turned. Genes promoting sneaking skills are passed on, in parallel with genes promoting the dominant male skill of bashing up other males. You can tell harem species by their sexual dimorphism - males larger than females. Humans are less dimorphic than elephant seals (a dominant bull typically outweighs 14 females) but dimorphic enough to suggest at least some legacy of harem-based history. Clandestine matings with females may have provided the only route for surplus bachelors to pass on their genes. Their skills may have included lulling harem masters into a false sense of security, and now here is the point. A genuine preference for other males might well carry more conviction than a simulated indifference to females. By analogy, women frequently remark that they feel 'secure' in the company of homosexual men, and monarchs have staffed their harems with eunuchs. Incidentally, experts doubt the widely-promulgated story that the Ottoman Sultan Ibrahim was so jealous of a rumoured liaison between a eunuch and an unidentified odalisque that he drowned his entire 280-strong harem in the Bosporus. In any case homosexual men are not eunuchs and they can fertilise women. According to the sneaky male theory, their homosexual orientation gained them privileged access to women and a minority stream of homosexual genes prospered. Explanations buried in Pleistocene history are always less convincing where reproduction, rather than survival, is at stake. Early death may have been largely abolished nowadays, but genes still vary in their ability to get themselves reproduced. If a homosexuality gene lowers its own probability of being reproduced today, and yet still abounds in the population, that is a problem for commonsense as much as for Darwin's theory of evolution. And, intriguing as several of these theories may be, I have to conclude that it remains a problem. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
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Sometimes, Android fans are also Manga fans, and vice versa. If you haven't heard of Manga, it's basically the Japanese equivalent of American Comic Books, although Manga tends to be a great deal longer than your average Marvel or DC series and is read from right to left instead of left to right. If you have heard of Anime, it's useful to know that a great deal of Anime is inspired by or pays tribute to Manga. (If you haven't heard of Anime, it is basically Japanese Animation, like a Disney flick or Saturday morning cartoons, although that is a vast oversimplification as most Anime tends to be far more complex than your average episode of "Scooby Doo.") At any rate, the reason we are bringing up this topic is because there is a new Manga series available that pays direct tribute to, and uses content from the burgeoning Android industry. It is called, "Sweet Android High-School," and the characters in the Manga series are all named after big players in the Android and mobile tech landscape. Here's an example of several of the characters' names, Moto-Laura-chan (Motorola) Sam-Sung-chan (Samsung) H-T-Syee-chan (HTC) Elle-G-chan (LG) Soni-Eri-chan (Sony Ericsson) Sharp-chan (Sharp) Fuji-Toru-chan (Fujitsu-Toshiba) Kashio-Nko-chan (Casio-NEC) Interestingly, the Manga actually chronicles the adventures of these characters in many ways that mirror what is going on in the real mobile landscape. For example, Professor Google is actually married to Moto-Laura-chan, although it is made clear that he doesn't give her any special advantages over the other students. Additionally, the characters all wear distinctive clothing pieces that give some hint as to who they are named after. The most obvious example is Moto-Laura-chan, because of the head-band she is wearing that looks like the Motorola logo. Even Apple is included in the series, and is represented by a character that goes to a different High School who is frequently arguing with Sam-Sung-chan. If we hadn't seen this online for ourselves, it might have been easy to dismiss this as some sort of early April-fool's joke, but luckily for fans of Android and Manga, it isn't! Check out more at the source link below. Source: TheNextWeb
Hahaha i remember reading something about this but didnt knw it was actually made ^_^ best of both worlds i guess ^_^
I see someone in a turtleneck holding an Apple in that logo. GEE I WONDER WHO THAT IS! I gotta admit that I'd love to see someone make a scanlation of this thing. It looks like it'd be a hilarious read.
generally with the OS-tans, as they are called... breast size indicates memory usage along with how much they eat, go look up windows OS-tans... check windows xp, OS-tan - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia it's great to see this has carried on, I'd love to read the translated version. it would be even cooler if this became an Anime I won't lie, I'd watch it... and so would my kids, I've already got my 8 year old asking to watch Star Trek TNG and in love with Picard


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OK here's the deal:
i have an upgraded 1.1.2 phone.
I downgraded to 1.1.1,
tried anySIM1.2.1u nada
tried downgrading the baseband,
restored 50 times,
used ONEsim,
etc.. u get the jist of it, i did pretty much everytHIng i could find in the forums..
my problem is when i run anySIM1.1 i get stuck on the "Starting the CommCenter" message!!!!! EVRY TIME.
I tried EVERYTHING i could think of (above)
has anyoen has this problem and solved it? if so HOW EXACTLY?
EDIT: THis is even more strange, after gettign stuck on "starting the commcenter" again, i just hit the HOME button and popped in a t-mobile SIM card for the heck of it. it works fine, competely unlocked- able to make phone calls and everything! then i restarted the phone and it doesnt work anymore!! the phone re-locked" itself?! i really dont know what to do.... re-runnign anySIM didnt help either..Last edited by dasilvetz; 12-06-2007 at 12:50 PM.
put in restore mode
restore to 1.1.2
put in restore mode
restore to 1.1.1(u will get an error)
use 1.1.2 jailbreak to kick iphone out of recovery state
use the jailbreakme.com way of jailbreaking and activate
install anysim 1.2.1u using installer
put phone into airplane mode
run anysim 1.2.1u
install and run oktoprep from installer
UPGRADE to 1.1.2
run 1.1.2 jailbreak to jailbreak and thats all
i had to have my att sim in all the way. after jailbreaking 1.1.2 then u can put what every sim u want
you can find what u need here http://modmyi.com/wiki/index.php/Unl..._%28Upgrade%29
i know that you dont need to downgrade anymore but if anysim1.2.1u failed then i would just start with a fresh updated 1.1.2 and go from there
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Someone asked about battery life, so I might as well address it. I use 650 MB (soon switching to my new 700 MB!) CD-RWs burned at 4X. I have yet to have it skip even ONCE on me since I upgraded my SP-250 to the newest IRiver firmware (that was the same day that IRiver released 2.0 - which was a while ago). My MP3s are created using LAME with the R3Mix reccomended VBR settings except that I have it set to the highest quality. Most of the time I have the volume at 15 o 16. Very occasionally I will go as high as 20, but not very often. I use ER-6's. Normally I get around 10 or so hours of playing time. I have the backlight set to option 4, which means that it stays on for like 20 seconds (I think - I have never timed it) after I press any button. Also, the backlight goes on for the same amount of time when it switches tracks. My only complaints about the SP-250 are: It's ugly! (WHY couldn't it be silver!?!), that damned hiss in the background, and the buzz that the backlight makes (though I don't notice this - only other people do). Overall, it's awesome, though I am waiting for the rumored 20 gigabyte Ipod and then I will be selling it.
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Sometimes I am humbled by classic, simple preparations. One of those preparations is the cannelé. Classically it is a vanilla (and sometimes lemon and/or orange zest) scented pastry, which has the consistency of a crepe batter which is baked in a very hot oven inside a special (and very expensive) mold, which is made of copper on the outside and aluminum (or stainless steel) on the inside. The heat transfer of copper is crucial to a crisp exterior with a smooth almost custard-like interior. You can get silicone molds that are shaped like a metallic cannelé mold for cheap, but they are worthless.
Tradition dictates tat you need to make the batter 12 hours in advance before you bake it. I disagree. I have had excellent results baking the custard-batter base when it is still hot.
This particular cannelé is flavored with chocolate and rum, and is one of my favorite things to eat.
So there is nothing really new here. Just a statement, I suppose, that some things are best left as they are.
On that note, I am still working on a perfect eclair. Laugh if you will, but I bet your eclairs look like a dog's chew toy... on a good day. I am trying to obtain a perfect tube of choux that is tight and streamlined and still hollow to fill with creamy goodness and coat with overly sweet fondant. I am on year 4 of this by the way. The point here is not to mess with the recipe or the method, it is to control the bake of the choux to the extent that it is linear, like an oblong oval. Not bumpy and sloppy.


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Well, after my math on my trusty spreadsheet, Renew is 50,068 healing total at a 7800 mana cost. Compared to heal which is 49,501 healing total and 5700 mana cost, I'd say it's pretty cool in terms of healing per second and healing per mana. Also keep in mind that borrowed time is a 15% haste multiplier, which is always an additional renew tick.
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This month, I will be giving readings and signings in Tennesee, Maryland, Alabama and Tennessee. If you're in the area, I'd love to see you there. Here are the details:
- Thursday, February 21, 7:00p,m–Salisbury, Maryland
Wor-Wic Community College, Echoes and Visions Reading Series
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Hey Brooklyn, "Secrets and Mysteries" are coming your way on Monday, August 13- Franklin Park, 8pm
On Monday, August 13th at 8pm I'll be taking part in the Franklin Park Reading Series and I cannot wait. The theme is "Secrets and Mysteries.". Here are the deets:
TAYARI JONES, VICTOR LAVALLE (The Devil in Silver, Big Machine) will be joined by fiction hotshots LINCOLN MICHEL (Tin House, Gigantic), COURTNEY MAUM (Hobart, Electric Literature) and CAITLIN ELIZABETH HARPER (The Renegade Reading Series) for an evening of thrilling tales and shocking surprises. And we're.. incredibly honored that VICTOR LAVALLE will be giving a SPECIAL SNEAK PREVIEW of his highly anticipated new novel THE DEVIL IN SILVER!!!
LOCATION: FRANKLIN PARK BAR AND BEER GARDEN 618 St. Johns Place, between Franklin and Classon Avenues Crown Heights, Brooklyn Subway: 2/3/4/5 trains to Franklin Avenue
Come on. It'll be fun. I promise.
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The Case for the Book– The Paper Book That You Can Hold in Your Hand
I recently took a trip to Brazil. It was meant to be a work-cation– sightseeing, beaches, but also writing time. It also involved about twelves hours on a an airplane. I llike to think of myself as a with-it person, so I decided that I would read e-books while I was away. Afterall, I am a superfast reader and I wouldn't want to be carrying two weeks worth of books. No, not hip super-techie me! iPad baby. Nook app.
I ordered the books from but forgot to actually send them to my device. No worries, I thought. I'll just zip them from the cloud when I get on the place. Didn't the promo material say the jet was WiFi enabled? Well, there was no WiFi on board, but that was okay. I entertained myself with the movies offered by my friends at American Airlines. (Young Adult wasn't bad.) When I got to the villa in Brazil, there was no WiFi there, either. (Moral of this story– don't believe anything you read in promo materials.) So there was was, stranded for two weeks with nothing to read. Keep in mind that this was a communal living situation– think The Real World. And everyone that was ever a nerdy child knows that a good book can give you privacy in your head, even when you have no privacy in real life. And I had NOTHING. Before you can suggest it— there was no sense looking for a bookstore since everything would be in Portugeuse.
Yes, I know that this falls under #firstworldproblems, but it was a little bit of a wake up call to me. The ebook requires a certain amount of infrastructure and privilege. Not everybody in America– let alone the rest of the world– is plugged in 24-7. And let's say that I been able to download my ebooks, I wouldh't have been able to share them with my new friends in Brazil.
The ride back was a nightmare. For one, No movies because I lost my upgrade. (That's a long story which I will only tell over cocktails.) And second, I had nothing to read, having exhausted the SkyMiles catalog on the outbound trip. All around me people were flipping through paper books with what looked to me like joy. Glee, even. On my lap, my iPad mocked. I know this sounds dramatic, but I was in flight twelve hours! There is only so much solitaire and Texas Hold 'Em a person can take.
Next time, it's real books all the way.
Cackalacky, Here I Come
For years, I thought that "Cacklacky" was a nickname for North Carolina invented by my daddy. But to be fair, when I was a little girl, I thought my father named the whole world, like Adam. But that is just a little side point. The main point is that next weeks, I have three public events in North Carolina– Raleigh, Chapel Hill, and Ashville If you are in the area, I would love love love to see you.
- Tuesday, May 29, 7:00pm– Asheville, Malaprop's Bookstore Reading and Signing
- Wednesday, May 30, 7:30pm– Raleigh, Quail Ridge Books Reading and Signing
- Thursday, May 31, 7:00pm– Chapel Hill, Flyleaf Books Reading and Signing
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Triple Header in Atlanta: Pearl Cleage, Charis, APL!
If you know me, you know that Georgia is always on my mind. I am very happy to announce that the Silver Sparrow paperback tour includes a three day visit to Atlanta, and three signing events. And I am thrilled to remind you that I will be signing all three of my novels– Silver Sparrow, Leaving Atlanta, and The Untelling. So come out out. It will be fun. I promise.
Here's the schedule.
- Monday, May 14th, 5:30-6:30pm– Atlanta Georgia
Charis Books and More
Signing Only - Tuesday, May 15, 8:00pm– Atlanta, Georgia
Atlanta History Center (Tickets needed.)
In Conversation with Pearl Cleage, moderated by Valerie Boyd - Wednesday, May 16, 6:30pm– Atlanta, Georgia
Atlanta-Fulton Public Library Reading and Signing
Location: 1 Margaret Mitchell Square
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By Popular Demand, Leaving Atlanta and The Untelling are Back! Thank you, Everyone!
Leaving Atlanta, my debut novel, published in 2002, will always be my baby. In many ways, it's my most personal work, grounded heavily in my experiences growing up in Atlanta during the Atlanta Child Murders. Many Americans don't know that between 1979-81 almost thirty African American children were murdered in my hometown. Those of us who grew up in Atlanta will never forget. It's no wonder that I chose this as the subject matter for my first book.
And while child murder is a dark topic, I had a lot of fun writing Leaving Atlanta. I got to go back and remember lots of wonderful details from childhood. I pulled up memories that were on the edge of being forgotten forever. There were little things like a weird orange colored, peanut butter flavored candy called a "Chick O Stick". I also pulled up a photo of a boy I had known who was murdered. He was a couple of years older than I was, and a bully. In my memory he was this huge kid, but when I saw his photo, I realised that he had been just a baby, really. Understanding this was maybe the hardest thing about writing the book. My personal connection to this project as so deep that I added myself as a minor character.
Well, about three years ago, Leaving Atlanta and my second novel, The Untelling, were put on "print on demand." This basically means that if someone wants a copy of the book, she has to wait for the publisher to print one up. The books were expensive and took FOREVER to get to the reader. In addition, they were never available when I gave readings. I was very unhappy about this, but there was little I could do.
But there was something that readers could do, and they did it. Thanks to the success of Silver Sparrow, more people have discovered my work and have been curious about my other titles. Enough people have shown interest in Leaving Atlanta and The Untelling that Grand Central Publishing has begun printing them again. I was so delighted when I gave a reading last week and saw a stack of Leaving Atlanta and The Untelling on sale beside Silver Sparrow.
Thank you, so much, everyone for making this possible. It means everything to me.
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Silver Sparrow Flies to Pennsylvania
I am on the road again. I've got two public events in Pennsylvania in the next couple days. If you're in the area, come on out. I'd love to see you there.
- Wednesday, January 25, 7:30pm– State College, Pennsylvania
Penn State University
Reading and Signing
Location: Foster Auditorium - Thursday, January 26, 7:00pm– Lewisburg, Pennsylvania
Bucknell University
Reading and Signing
Location: Bucknell Hall
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Silver Sparrow Flies to San Diego
Next week, I'll be in San Diego doing two Silver Sparrow events. If you are out in Cali, stop by.
Monday, December 5, 7:00pm– San Diego, California
San Diego State University
Reading and Signing
Tuesday, December 6, 5:30pm– San Diego, California
Adventures by the Book (Ticketed Event)
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Silver Sparrow Flying to Florida
I'm on my way to Florida to participate in two events this weekend. Here are the details– I hope you will be able to join me.
- Friday, November 18, 5:30pm– Sarasota, Florida
Bookstore1 Sarasota
Westcoast Black Theatre Troupe
1649 10th Way, Sarasota
- Sunday, November 20, 12:30pm– Miami, Florida
Miami Book Fair
Panel: The Writer's Voice, with Justin Torres, Ana Menendez, and Lynne Barrett
Building 3, Room 3208-09
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Virginia is for (book) Lovers: October 7-9
I'm on my way to Virginia to participate in two really cool events.
The first is the James River Writers Conference in Richmond. At JWR I'll give a reading at Virginia Commonwealth that's free and open to the public. (Friday night at 7:00 pm), but I am also doing two panels at the conference.
- One panel asks: How does a writer face criticism, anger, outrage, or even speculation when writing about topics sure to invite emotion–race, religion,politics, sex, gender, transgender . . . and did we say sex?
- The other panel is more craft-oriented: Build tension into your writing and your readers will always have to read "one more page." Tight pacing isn't just for thrillers; you want everything you write to leave them wanting . Come join the conversation.
On Sunday, I am headed to Charlottesville for a literary salon at Writer House. We'll talk story, craft, business, everything to do with getting the novel from idea to book. I hope to see you there at 2pm.
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Equity as a Prerequisite for Stable Cooperation in a Public-Good Economy - The Core Revisited
In this paper we explore the relationship between an equitable distribution of the cost shares in public-good provision on the one hand and the core property of an allocation on the other. In particular we show that it is an inhomogeneous distribution of cost shares that motivates some coalition of agents to separate and to block an initially given Pareto optimal allocation which can be interpreted as the outcome of a negotiation process when all agents form a grand coalition. Distributional equity of the individual burdens of public-good contribution is assessed by a specific sacrifice measure (the "Moulin sacrifice") which is derived from the egalitarian-equivalent concept suggested by Moulin (1987). We also develop a simple core test by which it can be checked whether a given allocation is in the core thus being a possible outcome of a cooperative agreement in the public-good economy.
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Two stars whose films premiered at Toronto — Marisa Tomei with Ruba Nadda's "Inescapable" and Sam Rockwell with Martin McDonagh's "Seven Psychopaths" — have signed on for "Why Now," a indie comedy that will shoot over three weeks in upstate New York this November. Michael Godere and Ivan Martin wrote and will direct and star alongside Tomei, Rockwell and Brian Geraghty. Parts & Labor is producing. Here's more from ScreenDaily.
In Collider's early review of "Inescapable" they mention the film's inevitable comparisons to "Taken" but say that "it could have been better than 'Taken.'" They continue;
"Tomei may be grossly miscast, but she's a minor misstep in a film that constantly stumbles over its potential. Cinema doesn't have too many Arab heroes. A country like Syria is always a place for danger, but never a vital part of the protagonist's origin. It's rare that a story about a father trying to rescue his daughter doesn't come off as paternalistic. But for everything that makes the movie special, Inescapable constantly fizzles out, and will limp off as a forgotten thriller that never thrilled and mystery that never intrigued."
The Globe and Mail states, "With the grown-up love story 'Cairo Time' (2009), Nadda proved herself a writer and director who could capture nuance and languor on screen. Unfortunately, she doesn't fare as well with the action and tight plotting required for this political thriller."
Meanwhile, ThePlaylist declares that "Seven Psychopaths" both exhausts and delights and gives it a C. They add, "It's Rockwell who audiences will be talking about most,..he emerges as the lead character and has a blast playing the unhinged and unfiltered Billy whose increasingly self destructive tendencies come to a boil as the movie winds torward its conclusion." The Guardian was slightly more impressed with McDonagh's sophomore effort;
"When it's good, it jigs over many of the same buttons: witty and inventive, cracklingly obscene and sheep-dunk bracing. And it suffers some of the same short-burn as a Tarantino flick, vividly impressive at the time, but all fireworks and no Aga, a film whose parts might be more than its sum. There are scenes of complete brilliance, Walken is better than he's been in years, cute plot loops and grace notes. Yet it doesn't quite cohere, for all its grounding in a world in which, for all its frayed ends and fringe insanity, McDonagh does now actually inhabit."


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A huge rating success when first broadcast in 1988 Capital City gave a realistic insight into the fast-paced life of working at an international bank. Set in the offices of London-based Shane Longman the charismatic team of bankers are hired for their blend of style intelligence and verve. They take risks and thrive on the pressure of closing the deal. Experience for yourself the highs and lows of being at the top (and sometimes the bottom) working in one of the most dynamic professions in the world. Capital City - The Complete Series stars William Armstrong (Spooks Hollyoaks) Douglas Hodge (Vanity Fair Spooks) Rolf Saxon (The Canterville Ghost Obedience) Joanna Kanska (A Very Peculiar Practice Casualty) and Jason Isaacs (Blackhawk Down Harry Potter) and will appeal to all fans of high-octane British dramas.
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Labour's proposed job scheme could open door to social enterprises tackling chronic unemployment
Social Enterprise UK's Chief Executive Peter Holbrook comments on Labour's proposed job guarantee scheme announced today.
Responding to Labour's proposed job guarantee scheme announced today, Social Enterprise UK's chief executive Peter Holbrook, said:
"The job guarantee scheme, like its predecessor – the future jobs fund - offers a real opportunity to get the unemployed back into long-term work. While the jury's still out on the Government's work programme, early signs have not been promising. Contracts for services to find people work are becoming so large that only one type of provider is able to bid, shutting out smaller to medium sized charities and social enterprises. Large private firms are dominating the welfare-to-work market, and through the programme are sucking money out of the public purse, even though they lack the experience required to address the root causes of chronic unemployment.
"Labour's new scheme offers a robust alternative and would open the door to local organisations like social enterprises, which have a strong track record of helping people gain the skills they need to find a steady job. Like the future jobs fund, it could open up the back-to-work market to these smaller but highly effective providers.
"The downward spiral of long-term employment can often make re-entering the labour market seem impossible. Social enterprises and community groups - that often have a core mission to tackle unemployment and sell their products and services to achieve it - are frequently best adept at understanding the complex needs of people struggling to find work. The future jobs fund bolstered their work, and helped social enterprises transform the way jobseekers were reintegrated into the workforce."
Examples of social enterprises that successfully used the future jobs fund to find the long-term unemployed work:
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Hill Holt Wood worked in partnership with West Lindsey District Council on the Future Jobs Fund (FJF) initiative. The FJF launched in 2010 to provide six month work placements to the long term unemployed, supporting them back into employment. Hill Holt Wood favours a whole person approach, tailoring its work to suit the needs and abilities of each individual. It has a strong track record delivering successful outcomes and through the FJF partnership, 45% of those involved went on to secure permanent employment. Impressed by the results, the Council now seeks support programmes for the unemployed that use a whole person approach.


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Zimbabwe is compliant with the Kimberley Process and has a right to sell its diamonds under independent monitoring, South African President Jacob Zuma said Monday in response to a parliamentarian who alleged that diamonds mined in Zimbabwe's Marange and Chiadzwa fields are not yet certified by the KP.
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Your not the only one, only have buddies.
Your not the only one, only have buddies.
said i was a troll im not quite sure why it gets to me so much, maybe its because their the ass bone's ass bone of the internet
If you're absolutely, completely serious about this, you need to create something called a design document, which is a 40 page or so document which goes into things like the gameplay, the outline of the story and just generally the whole game in its base components and whatnot.
This way, you'll be able to iron out any problems that you come to see as you build the idea up, and you'll also have the idea on a dated paper which can be a very basic way of cementing the idea in your name.
I also advise that you learn a bit of everything to a decent level, a project leader should be able to help out with everything and anything if need be, and at the moment you're just an ideas guy.
So basically, you have a long way to go from what I see
ill do the fisrt level and post a vid then everyone can put me in my place
here i make u game type into compler this:
make game for money
then comple
Oh my, this thread is golden!
If the OP was competent and chose something like UDK or Source I might have joined in, but oh god FPS maker? Really?
I'm rating everyone in here funnies.
remeber to send me money becuas i help make game
in the words of conswalia "no,no"
Okay, rating an entire thread Funnies is much harder than most people realize. My fap arm hurts, and I last around 20-30 minutes on that sucker.
im gonna sew u then because its my game i make it and give to you
OP what if I just make an amazing game based on the plot details you just gave me and make it on something less shitty than FPS Creator then sell it and make millions?
please get the fuck out
can i help i need to earn back the money op stole from me when he stole my program
its in my head the plot is constantly changing so im not sure i can- its my dam game
You just laid out a ton of stuff in the OP.
It won't be your game if I make it. Then it will be my game.
Yeah you can be lead programiser.
he has creative rights over it and his IP address owns this facepunch account therefore you could be sued until your dirt poor easy
i doubt even have a computer so fuck off
Guys guys guys, I think you are underestimating the power of FPS creator
Doesn't that look like a 20$ game?! Sure does to me!
I liked the part where the cops waited for each other to die before shooting.
This thread makes my eyes hurt.
"What if they make a game called Modern Warfare 4 where you shoot guns?"
Do I own the rights to MW4 now?
20 seconds in and a kinky gimp slave is already here
Modern Warfare is a franchise Infinity Ward owns, troll harder
I'm making an example.
You don't get the rights to something just because you said them first.
I died when I heard the voice acting.
I tried looking up OP's DeviantArt page, it lead me to some badly drawn porno.
this game is his concept and without his permission to use the creative material you are able to be sued
Call of Microsoft: Modern Sam.
its been made already and has some what of a backstory so......... yep
i can fap to this
thats not me i have'nt used DevuanArt in fuck 5 or so years so it was hacked probably
Not if it doesn't exist yet.
"I want a game about a magic flying igloo that shits rainbows"
Does that mean I can sue anyone that makes a game about a magic flying igloo that shits rainbows? Of course not.
that sounds like legit gold "supa shit shooting igiloo 64"
OP also has some expert video editing skills, look at this Masterpeice of his. My words cannot describe the beauty that is this video, I now have inspiration to live.
well if a judge rules that that is fleshed out enough to be specific to a certain concept and somebody makes the game just as stupid as youve made it to be then maybe. he has more than a few words if you make the game just like that then suing you would be a walk in the park
op you cant proof the game was your idea i think brokenhobos' was the original you lier
also anybody could use this account to find out who you are and youve made an addmission you plan on stealing his idea so once again egg on your face
welcome to your new life as brokenhobos' lackey
I have absolutely no idea what you just said.
Exactly. How can he prove that's his idea anyway?
he posted the shit before you and if you want to spend the money on an investigation that we all know will come up in his favor be my guest
The OPs concept falls under public domain and as such can be reproduced without a license or permission. Only way around this is for the OP to register a copyright license for around $35 or more if he deems his concept that important and at risk for duplicate commercial distribution.
Why would I spend money to investigate myself to prove I committed a crime? :raise:
i say brokenhobo came up with it then told op who posted it here so brokenhobo came up with it first and you cant prove me wrong


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Dec. 4, 2012: Steamboat Springs lawmaker Diane Mitsch Bush gets committee assignments
Steamboat Springs Freshman State Rep. Diane Mitsch Bush, D-Steamboat Springs, had the satisfaction Wednesday of seeing her first piece of legislation gain preliminary approval of the full house on second reading, but not until after her fellow members of the house Agriculture, Livestock and Natural Resources Committee pulled a fast one on her.
Mitsch Bush is the co-sponsor, along with State Sen. Jeanne Nicholson, D-Gilpin County, of House Bill 1057. It would rescue the Colorado Avalanche Information Center at the 11th hour from a 2012 law that intended to shift the Colorado Geological Survey away from the Colorado Department of Natural Resources and under the auspices of the Colorado School of Mines.
The inclusion of the Avalanche Information Center in the 2012 bill was an unintended consequence, according to Mitsch Bush, who is an enthusiastic backcountry skier.
"The chairman of the Joint Budget Committee (Sen. Pat Steadman) came to me and said, 'I think this is a bill you might be interested in, and we need a fix for this,'" Mitsch Bush said. She jumped at the chance to work with Department of Natural Resources legislative liaison Andy White and a legislative staffer to draft the fix-it bill.
When Mitsch Bush stood up to testify before her committee, she came with props — her own avalanche transceiver and shovel — and thought she had delivered a concise statement of the need for the bill. So the new state representative was crestfallen when it appeared her first bill was doomed from the get-go.
"There is a tradition of freshman hazing, and I was not really aware of that," Mitsch Bush said. "Rep. Jerry Sonnenberg moved to postpone it indefinitely, meaning it's dead."
Mitsch Bush said several Republican members of the committee also voted to kill the bill. And then, to her amazement, a large group of Democrats fell into line for a final vote of 10-3 in favor on Sonnenberg's motion to postpone.
"People were saying that my mouth was just hanging open," Mitsch Bush recalled. "I thought, 'Oh my God, this can't be happening. I didn't do my homework!"
Just as suddenly as her first bill was crushed, Sonnenberg withdrew his motion and Mitsch Bush broke into laughter as she realized she had been had.
There is real urgency in getting the bill to Gov. John Hickenlooper's desk, Mitsch Bush said.
She said that when the Colorado School of Mines realized that the Avalanche Information Center is not a research organization but a group of about 15 avalanche experts who make timely forecasts of the evolving danger in the state's snowpack, they understood it was not a good fit for an academic institution. And she added that the Department of Natural Resources is fine with taking the agency back.
The Avalanche Information Center's annual budget of about $800,000 is funded by contributions and a portion of state severance taxes. Its transfer to the School of Mines is due to be finalized Jan. 31, so passage of the new law in time to get it to the governor's desk is needed to protect the agency's payroll, she said.
"This is important to our committee and other mountain towns," Mitsch Bush said, "not only for snowmobilers, skiers and snowshoers but retailers and outdoor gear manufacturers. And the Colorado Department of Transportation relies heavily on the CAIC to help keep important mountain passes open."
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Supporters of Venezuela's late socialist leader Hugo Chávez have unveiled yet another novel way of keeping his memory alive a font for typing in "El Comandante's" handwriting style.
The distinctive ChavezPro font was launched on Monday by a group of young "anti-imperialists" to coincide with nationwide commemorations of the 60th anniversary of his birth.
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Eastfold was a part of the realm of Rohan. Bounded by the Mering Stream, the Entwash and Snowbourn River at the west, it was near the location of the city of Edoras, and bordered Westfold. Eastfold laid to the west of Anórien in Gondor.[1]
A similar name, the East Dales, are mentioned when it is told how the Rohirrim who had fallen in the Battle of the Hornburg were buried in two mounds; "those of the Westfold in one and those from the East Dales in another."[2] It has been suggested that the name is obviously a synonym for Eastfold.[3] The term East Dales perhaps referred to the northern slopes and valleys of the White Mountains east of the Folde.[source?]


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I have been studying at Pardes for almost two years now. I am not in the Educators Program or the Year Program – I am in the life program. I want to share why I will never leave Pardes, why Pardes students glow when you ask them about their time there, why I am getting emotional just writing this. It is because Pardes is an environment that celebrates your truest, best, most intimate self.
I have been given the most precious gift these past two years and I know it will always inform me. I have been encouraged to go on a journey of discovery - to challenge my image in an attempt to find my most authentic self. And what is so unique and exquisite about this time is that your classmates, every Pardes student, has also decided to take a whole year of his/her life - putting aside work, friends, family, city, state, and country – to go on a journey. And at Pardes our journeys are different and this is celebrated.
With genuine curiosity we learn from each other day after day. Like a vine, we twist and turn and grow together. I have never been in a community like it and it's intoxicating. It is fresh, creative, and genuine. It is this environment that gave me permission to find God in my life. This is the truest Torah at Pardes, this is their "avodat Hashem," and this is why I am eternally thankful.


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Verification Visit Pre-Visit Protocol | |
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Additional Verification FAQs |
The NAEYC Academy follows established policy to ensure that its accredited programs maintain compliance with the NAEYC Accreditation Standards and Criteria. In order to fulfill this obligation, all NAEYC-Accredited programs may be subject to Additional Verification at any time during their 5-year accreditation term.
- Annual Report
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Additional Verification may be obtained through any of the following:
Additional Documentation submitted by the program
- Additional written documentation may include copies of license and/or recent reports, information about experience in other accredited programs, content of training units, teaching staff or family surveys, and responding to additional criteria as applicable.
Verification Interview conducted by NAEYC staff members
- If additional questions arise, the NAEYC Academy may require verbal interviews as supplemental evidence to additional written documentation.
Verification Visit conducted by NAEYC Assessor
- Verification visits may be triggered when the program's compliance with the 10 NAEYC Early Childhood Program Standards and Accreditation Criteria cannot be fully and satisfactorily explained through written documentation or verbal interviews.
- During a verification visit, the NAEYC Assessor(s) will evaluate your program through observation and a review of documentation related to required criteria, which are fundamental to program quality. Portfolio and Survey evidence will not be reviewed during a verification visit.
- Following a verification visit, a program will maintain its NAEYC Accreditation if it demonstrates that all observed classes are meeting at least 70% of assessed criteria and all Required Criteria are met.
- Specific circumstances determine if a verification visit is needed and the program will incur the cost of a verification visit. For more information please visit http://www.naeyc.org/academy/content/accreditation-fees.
The results of Additional Verification will determine the program's next steps in the accreditation process.
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New mom Brooke Shields recently showed up – with her husband Chris Henchy – at the Georg Jensen bash at the Chateau Marmont.
And she looked surprisingly trim in a snug leopard print frock, espcially considering it's only been two months since she gave birth to her second daughter.
Ironically, she popped the very same day (April 18) as Katie Holmes, who's been kinda been hiding under a rock of late. And I'm not gonna touch the 'Where's Suri' controversy again.
Hey, maybe Brook can give Katie some post-partum diet n' fitness tips. I'm sure Tom Cruise wouldn't mind. Ya think?
Jensen – a Scandinavian luxury company best known for heritage silverware – has opened a store on Rodeo Drive in Beverly Hills. Hence the bash, where some of Jensen's sleek new jewelry and watch designs ($300-$350,000) were on prominent display in a poolside bungalow.
The event, which benefitted P.S. Arts, which supports arts eduction in schools, drew a pretty decent crowd including Aaron Sorkin's wife Julia Sorkin, Joely Fisher, Tatiana Von Furstenberg, Dita Von Teese, Rebecca De Mornay, LA designer Madga Berliner and her photog hubby Alec Berliner, Donovan Leitch, his model wife Kirsty Hume and Italian designer Margherita Missoni.
Even super stylist Rachel Zoe showed up in her finest vintage Halston. "I love what P.S. Arts is doing," Zoe explained. "They do amazing work so anytime they ask me to do anything, I'm happy to help. I work in such a superficial world that it's nice to something that really matters."
But Jensen execs wanted guests to check out their fabulously superficial jewelry. Larry Barkley of Jensen explained, "We wanted to bring Georg Jensen to the attention of hip Hollywood."
With a champagne-flooded Chateau Marmont pool party? Hey, mission accomplished. And here's an inside tip: watch for Jensen's jewelry on the carpets next awards season. Some of those necklaces would look ab fab with a vintage Halston or Yves Saint Laurent gown, right Rachel?
Photo Credits: Hey, Katie, check it out. Brooke Shields is already back to fine form. Go ahead, give her a call and get some post-partum diet tips. Don't tell Tom.
WireImage/Donato Sardella


text: Musharraf's Political TroublesIn March 2007, President Musharraf suspended Chief Justice Iftakar Mohammed Chaudhry, accusing him of abuse of power and nepotism. Supporters of Chaudhry took the streets in protest, claiming the move was politically motivated. In May, 39 people were killed in Karachi when dueling rallies—those in support of Chaudhry and others of the government—turned violent. Justice Chaudhry had agreed to hear cases involving disappearances of people believed to have been detained by intelligence agencies and constitutional challenges involving Musharraf's continued rule as president and head of the military. Chaudhry challenged his suspension in court, and in July, Pakistan's Supreme Court ruled that President Musharraf acted illegally when he suspended Chaudhry. The court reinstated him. Radical Islamist clerics and students at Islamabad's Red Mosque, who have been using kidnappings and violence in their campaign for the imposition of Shariah, or Islamic law, in Pakistan, exchanged gunfire with government troops in July 2007. After the initial violence, the military laid seige to the mosque, which held nearly 2,000 students. Several students escaped or surrendered to officials. The mosque's senior cleric, Maulana Abdul Aziz was caught by officials when attempting to escape. After negotiations between government officials and mosque leaders failed, troops stormed the compound and killed Abdul Rashid Ghazi, who took over as chief of the mosque after the capture of Aziz, his brother. More than 80 people died in the violence. Violence in remote tribal areas intensified after the raid. In addition, the Taliban rescinded the cease-fire signed in Sept. 2006, and a series of suicide bombings and attacks followed. Musharraf's political troubles intensified in the late summer. In August, the Supreme Court ruled that former prime minister Nawaz Sharif could return to Pakistan from exile in Saudi Arabia. Both Sharif and Benazir Bhutto, also a former prime minister, had sought to challenge Musharraf's role as military leader and president. Days after the ruling, Bhutto revealed that Musharraf had agreed to a power-sharing agreement, in which he would step down as army chief and run for reelection as president. In exchange, Bhutto, who had been living in self-imposed exile for eight years, would be allowed to return to Pakistan and run for prime minister. Aides to Musharraf, however, denied that an agreement was reached. Shortly after, however, Musharraf said that if elected to a second term as president, he will step down from his post as army chief before taking the oath of office. Some opposition leaders, however, questioned whether he would follow through on his promise. In September, Sharif was arrested and deported hours after he returned to Pakistan. On Oct. 6, Musharraf was easily reelected to a third term by the country's national and provincial assemblies. The opposition boycotted the vote, however, and only representatives from the governing party participated in the election. In addition, the Supreme Court said the results will not be formalized until it rules whether Musharraf was constitutionally eligible to run for president while still head of the military.


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First Business Capital Corp. Hires Kelley BonDurant
MADISON, WI, March 12, 2013 – First Business Capital Corp. (FBCC) announced today that Kelley BonDurant has been hired as an Administrative Assistant. First Business Capital Corp. is a part of First Business Financial Services, Inc. (NASDAQ: FBIZ). Kelley will be responsible for document management. She attended MATC and earned an Associate's degree in the General Business Program in 2006 at Upper Iowa University.
About First Business Capital Corp. First Business Capital Corp. is a leading source of asset-based lending for small- to mid-market companies with credit requirements of $1,000,000 to $7,000,000 and more. It provides revolving lines of credit and term loans for acquisitions, debt restructuring, turnaround situations, debtor-in-possession, confirmation financing, and rapid growth financing. For additional information, visit www.firstbusiness.com or call 608-232-5980.


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Jun 16, 2010
Kiva Lender Meet-Up in London on June 22nd
All Kiva supporters in the London area are invited to attend a casual Meet-Up with other Kiva lenders on Tuesday, June 22nd. Come spend the evening in the Jubilee Gardens with fellow Kiva enthusiasts for chat, ideas, support and new friends.
When: Tuesday, June 22nd at 6:00 pm
Please RSVP to London Lending Team member Maurice if you are interested in attending. Hope to see you there!
For more information about this event, please click here.