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June 18, 2013
Philippe Lazaro (@philippelazaro) lives in Southern California. He is a writer and travel junkie. Some of his experiences include advocating for North Korean refugees through a road trip and spending ... Read More
At the beginning of this year, I spent a few months helping at an orphanage in South Africa.
Seeing South Africa nearly 20 years after the end of apartheid was a real eye-opening experience.
Despite the formal end of apartheid, its spirit still lingers, spurred on by people's mistrust, entitlements and prejudices. As the orphanage's director, Pastor Mike, told me. "Apartheid may have ended, but it still lingers on in the way people live. South African life is still very divided among blacks, whites, Indians and coloreds."
During my time in the country, I started to realize the change South Africa needed wasn't so much systematic, but personal.
No matter what politicians you put in place, policies you enact or laws you change, people will be people, and only God can change people's hearts.
The more I chewed on this, the more I began to really see that this was true for more things in life than just South Africa. Changing a system is an incomplete transformation. Change must happen on an internal level and on an individual basis.
We deceive ourselves a bit when we hope changing the system will solve our problems overnight. And yet, we often act as if it has the power to do so.
That's really what we think is at stake when we get so worked up about politics. Depending on who you talk to, Barack Obama is often portrayed as either the savior of America or the one who is ruining the country.
But no matter what politicians you put in place, policies you enact or laws you change, people will be people, and only God can change people's hearts.
I'm not trying to totally undermine the importance of politics. I still believe it was a very crucial thing that apartheid came to an end, that the segregation laws in the U.S. were repealed, and so on.
But when we view these things as the one-step solution to all of the world's problems, we trick ourselves—and that breeds all sorts of cynicism, hopelessness and divisiveness. Political changes are simply manifestations of a much bigger change, and our political support cannot be used as a substitute for personal investment.
Perhaps it is tempting to hope for this overnight fix because it is way easier than waiting. Just lobby for the right things and then, problem solved. But if change happens on an individual, internal level, then what is required is an individualized investment in people. Starting early, starting young. Being a presence. Loving unconditionally. And that takes time, energy, love, patience and commitment. It takes being in it for the long haul.
Investing in people isn't a one-time deal, nor is it easy, and it often won't feel like the world-changing step that it is. But it is.
The perceived lure of an overnight solution is nothing new. People in Jesus' time expected a Messiah who would bring a quick, political fix to their problems.
But when Jesus began his ministry, He started not by changing anything at an institutional level or by starting any sort of program or system. Instead, He picked 12 men of unlikely backgrounds and invested in their lives.
After three years, the disciples still asked questions that showed they didn't quite understand many important areas, despite being discipled by Jesus himself. Yet the amount of investment and presence He demonstrated shows us a way to bring about change that can transform the world.
Our political support cannot be used as a substitute for personal investment.
Transformation is a process, not an event. Change comes from God, and we get to play a role in that process through our relationships. This means it requires trust when we don't see results and commitment when we encounter resistance.
The reality of the transformation process means there aren't timetables to growth, and it underscores our call to love people rather than ideals. Societies are reflections of their people, and people are shaped over time—not in an overnight fix.
When I think about the kids at the orphanage in South Africa where I helped, I realize they are on a path right now toward a future that could go one way or the other. Their immediate surroundings invite them into a culture of gangs and violence, but the orphanage offers them a different way. Every teacher, role model and influence they have is so crucial, but watching them grow is a long, slow process.
In the end, long-term dedication to an individual investment is often less glamorous and more demanding than an overnight solution, but its impact is much, much deeper.
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I think the author seems to conflate systematic change with institutional change. Of course, value systems, social relations, and material conditions are part of systems as well. They envelop both institutions and individuals, as well as groups, identities, and ways of talking about life and what is possible. Moreover, politics operates outside institutions, so the dichotomy between the "internal level" and systematic change is a false one (I suspect the author might agree, and maybe my point is a bit semantic, and I think I agree with him when he writes that "political changes" are manifestations of other changes, if we take political changes in this case to be institutional changes). I think to buy into a strict separation between public and private is to buy into a notion of the political that Jesus seemed to reject. On the modern, liberal view, there is the proper political realm of public, state institutions, and then there is the private realm of social relations, religious beliefs, culture and so on (I use the word "liberal" in its strict sense, not in the American pop sense). It's not so much that Jesus wasn't political, but that the politics of Jesus are of a different nature, of a different type of kingdom, wherein our private lives are expressed publicly in a deeply political way, in the sense that internal, communal, and systematic transformation are caught up in each other, wherein one's personal transformation becomes even more transformative as it reaches out into the world and becomes co-implicated in the mutual transformation of other lives.
Again, the author might still agree. I guess my point is just that to make a strong distinction between the political and individual might miss out on a broader sense of politics, as well as that internal change is in a lot of senses external change. To minister to widows and orphans is to challenge, expose, and counter-act pernicious value systems, material conditions, and social relations. These acts reveal institutional and systemic deficiencies, whether they are working alongside marginalised people, helping organise better working conditions, and so on. We shouldn't be afraid at aiming at systemic change (in broad and narrow senses), because systems contribute to and delimit people's capacities for meaningful change in a lot of circumstances, but we should indeed be wary of according the notion of systematic change congruity with institutional change.
Unfortunately we are living in a world now where Christians are beginning to believe that if we've been wronged in some way then "Thou Shall Not Kill" can be thrown out the window and be justified. In America, there's becoming a strong connection between Politics, Guns, Homophobia, self righteousness and Christianity. It's really scary actually.
Christians are guilty though of trying to get involved in politics. It's bringing out some real bigotry. Everyone has the right to reject Christ or follow him, but our Christian nation is getting obsessed with pushing political powers to do "God's will" by not allowing gay people the opportunity to choose what the rest of us have had, God's way or not. They may be sinners, but so is everyone else, including myself. But I haven't been persecuted by the Christian nation like gay people have. I don't see Jesus agreeing with a lot of what's going on. Christians need to avoid politics and its corruptive nature all together. The Government can NOT change Christian doctrine, so there's nothing to worry about. If the government wants to recognize gay marriage, then so be it, but it can't force the church to, and all gay people want is the same rights as anyone else. So again, there's nothing to worry about except for Christians getting corrupted by getting involved in politics. Lead by example, don't force it.
I appreciated the tone of this piece. After many years of writing a religion column (once a month) for our Sunday News, the editor asked if I would write a political column (twice a month). I agonized over this decision on many levels.
As Wall Street executive, David Bahnsen suggested, "Politics is a field in which the consequences of culture play out; it is not the field in which the culture itself is formed." Political leaders who are true agents of cultural change have become increasingly rare.
In a country whose government is meant to be by the people, those who shape public opinion are working upstream to political outcomes. Abraham Lincoln stated this well when he said, "In this country, public sentiment is everything. With it, nothing can fail; against it, nothing can succeed. Whoever molds public sentiment goes deeper than he who enacts statutes, or pronounces judicial decisions."
The difficult thing we face in America as Christians is the fact that there is no biblical instruction on citizenship presented to people who lived in democratic forms of government.
We learn many things in the New Testament about how Christians should respond to authority when living in non-participatory forms of government but no one in Bible times lived in our form. Many Biblical truths and principles about government reach God's people in all places with binding authority and overlapping application (Daniel 4; Acts 17:26-27;Romans 13:1ff; I Peter 2:13-14). We can look to the prophets and learn much about God's concern for justice and protection of the vulnerable. We find in the teaching of Jesus mandates for a personal ethic of nonresistance (although we should not make the mistake of the pacifist by applying nonresistance to the ordained function in government — particularly in law enforcement).
While we cannot draw a direct parallel from the NT to our political circumstances, responsible citizenship means that we must pursue a common good with others -- as each one brings his or her beliefs, morals and values to the table. Robust and respectful debate is necessary and we should not shy from it or allow others to marginalize our voice. We must not approach engagement as "winning culture wars." Such language (and the demeanor that often accompanies it) is not fitting to responsible Christian engagement in a representative form of democracy. But neither should we become passive when called to engage.
As Christians, we should try to be as informed as possible and work hard to be examples of those who are kind and considerate toward opponents. At the end of the day (or process), we recognize that some of the laws will conflict with our beliefs, morals and values. If those laws force us to violate our beliefs, we will find more explicit application from Scripture on how to respond.
If interested in a deeper discussion of responsible citizenship, http://thinkpoint.wordpress.com/2013/02/02/responsible-christian-citizen...


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I'm pretty sure the D5000, Rs1, and Ed9 all have 4 wires all the way down. You should be able to balance all 3 by just reterm'n the stock trs plug with a 4 pin xlr.
Does anyone know any other headphones with 4 wires all the way down to the plug ?
This gonna help us alot.

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Nitrous and 93, Chevrolet, S10?
I don't know hardly anything about nitrous but I'm interested in finding out ****. Suppose I wanted to put nitrous on my 1993, Chevrolet S10, standard transmission, v6 2.8 liter. What would I need to put a nitrous system on it?
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It's my personal opinion that using nitrous on your 2.8L V6 Chevy will prolly be the kiss of death. They are not a particularly strong engine. If you are determined, there are kits available (Venom, Nitrous Express) for $600-$800. |
So you think that the v6 2.8 is a bad idea?
You might get away w/a small hit of nitrous (50 hp max) if the engine is in good shape. But overall, it's not a great idea- in MY opinion.
Keep checking back- there's bound to be other opinions on this. |
Ok thanks! Btw, I have know clue how much faster 50 horse is?
Well if the power increases then doesn't it have more potential to be alittle faster as well?
I think you are thinking about acceleration not speed.If you add horse power and torque,then you will accelerate quicker to a point when traction becomes an issue.Maybe give a full explanation as to what you are trying to accomplish and we can give you a bunch of ideas.Then you pick out the plan that works best for you and your situation.Just remember,NO2 is not a magic part that makes something spectacular.It does make impressive power increases,but it has a big cost
The 4.3 V6 was available in your truck. The motor stands and et cetera are available from the junkyard, so putting in the 4.3L V6 could be an inexpensive swap.
There are also kits available to bolt in a 350 SBC engine in place of the 2.8L V6 for that matter. Either one of these options would blow the 2.8L away. Just something to consider. There are several s10 forums like http://www.s10forums.com/forums/, http://www.s10v8.com/, and others. |
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Punk. Too bad.
Anybody reading this and considering nitrous. It does not work out in small stock engines that well. My integra has a 1.8L AEMint/DCheader/Tanabe exh and kind of peppy. Pic in album. In the late 90's installed a single fog wet kit 50 and 75 hp jets. Not that impressive and not a big diffence in acceleration. Made 127 wheel hp Natural, and 170 wheel hp at 75hp jet shot on the chassis dyno. Limited at 7600rpm. After year 2000 the laws were enforced, and the bottle has not been racked in 10+ years. |
For any of you with a mind to actually install and use a nitrous oxide system, your first move should be to read a currently published book on the subject, such as this one....
That is correct, people were using a remote to crack the bottle valve. In the end of the 90's police enforced and ticketed for the bottle racked and filled. Did not matter if the valve was open and/or if the system was charged. Then early 00's people made fake sub boxes with bottles in them to hide. I was never into the nitrous scene that much. Really do not like giving the police a reason to disturb me. So my integra has the bottle removed. The solenoid box , and lines are all hooked up. My nozzle is underneath the plenum and cannot be seen from above.
Another thing they ticket is filling race gas directly to the vehicle at the pump. You have to pump into a gas can first. |
But pumping gas into a can first, THEN pour it into the car??? That's a foolish "law". Sounds like a lawsuit waiting to happen the first time someone gets burned from static lighting off the can of gas as it's being filled or while filling the car w/the can. I do not even see how it could be legal to require such a thing! |
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Steamboat Springs Steamboat Springs Cellars has released its 1999 vintage and there are some new wines in the cellar. For the first time, the tiny winery that operates out of its Steamboat location on Downhill Drive will release a Sauvignon Blanc and a Cabernet Franc called "Rabbit Ears Red."
Vintners Tom and Kathie Williams make all the wines themselves, with help this year from a half-dozen volunteers who crushed grapes in exchange for wine. The grapes all come from vineyards from the Palisade area.
Williams said all 225 cases of Steamboat Vintners 1998 Merlot have sold out.
This year's wines were touch and go, Williams said, because a cold snap in the Palisade area in December 1998, combined with a late frost in the spring of 1999, killed much of the grape crop. Williams said he was worried he might succeed in getting only two or three tons of grapes from the vineyards.
"We wound up getting about 8.5 tons," Williams said. "But we had a hard time getting as much Merlot grapes as last year."
That meant he and Kathie could expand their offerings to Steamboat customers, even though this year's offering only includes 185 cases of the popular Merlot.
In addition, they've produced 75 cases of the Chardonnay, 100 cases of Sauvignon Blanc and 75 cases of a new blend, "Strawberry Park," which combines a Riesling with a strawberry wine. Cabernet Franc is a dry red wine that is not as full-bodied as the traditional Cabernets or Merlots, Williams said. The winery is also releasing 185 cases of the Rabbit Ears Red.
Williams, who also owns a wall-papering business, ice and snow removal business and home exterior wood protection business, said wine making is by far the most complicated of his endeavors.
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The title track, by contrast, with its layered piano, guitars, and stretched-to-the-breaking-point waltz rhythm, is so dreamy, romantic and it's the set masterpiece. Vento Sul was greeted with hostility by Valle fans. It remains one of his most beautiful, mysterious, and enduring ones.
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Personnel: Marcos Valle (vocals, piano); Sergio Hinds, Claudio Guimaraes (guitar); Paulo Guimaraes (flute); Robertinho Silva (drums, percussion); Vinicius Cantuária (drums, background vocals).
Audio Remasterer: John Baldwin .
Liner Note Author: Allen Thayer.
Recording information: Odeon Studios, Rio De Janeiro, Brazil (1972).
Translators: Allen Thayer; Greg Caz.
Arranger: Ian Guest.
Marcos Valle made his first mark in the recording world with bossa nova and samba. But by the time of this early-'70s album, he was just about a rock artist, even if much Brazilian pop (and some jazz) remained in his music. It's possible to hear some influences from art rock in the harmonies and arrangements of cuts like the opening "Revolucao," with its dancing flute and hard rock guitar, though in other respects the album is more in the tropicalia style. Some of the vocal harmonies, whether intentionally or not, stray rather close to wistful Beach Boys-type sounds (particularly on "Mi Hermoza"), and the instrumental "Bodas de Sangu" sounds a little like the wordless miniatures that Brian Wilson was composing in his Baroque period. Wah-wah guitar, flutes, harpsichord, and demonic spoken recitations pull the title track away from the rather ordinary jazz-rock fusion it would be otherwise. It's an attractive album on the whole, though it also leaves the impression of someone not entirely sure of what directions he wants to explore. ~ Richie Unterberger


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BAs don't burn in, right? Right?
My mind is playing tricks on me.
FYI for you X10 lovers.... The Comply whoomp foams (for the ADDIEM) fit perfectly on the X10s.
One day with the Comply Whoomps and the bass is definitely better, thicker than with the stock silicones. Fit is even better and once the foam expands the isolation is fantastic. OMG. The detail is waaaaay improved.
I just ordered these through amazon for $90. Since so many people are mentioning how thin and fragile the cord is, what can I do to keep mine from breaking?
Mainly just take care of them. Keep them in the little box they come with when you arent using them, dont tug on the cord at all, take them out of your ears by pulling the actual IEM instead of pulling on the cord.
Side Note, I never knew there was an X10 appreciation thread.
$90 for X10 $290 for the X10i. WTF!
I just got a pair of x10 from Amazon and I adore them... They sound wonderful with some custom tips I had made for a pair of Shure SE535 which I thought I wasted my money on. I can see a problem with the thin cable and the possibility of it breaking at the IEM connection, so what I have done to thicken that up a little and strengthen it is use a couple of coats of this :
use thin coats and apply 4-5 times. It works pretty well and does not look ugly.
Just ordered some ts comply for mine. Easy to put in and take out (handy at work!), don't sound too bad from an iriver 120. If I get my fit issues sorted may end up getting a pair of tips done for these.
With amazon vouchers from christmas I got these (the x10's)for £70 inc p+p :)
Seems btg don't touch klipsch for the most part, shame.
I'm a big fan of the X5s. After one was stolen and another died, I had to go to the X10 series.
I have both the X10 and X10i. Big price difference. The only difference in features is the volume slider on the X10i. You'll appreciate the slider when using an iPod.
I still prefer the SQ of the X5s. The X5s also are a bit larger and they fit my ears even better than the smaller 10 series. The 5s also seem slightly less fragile, although it's hard to tell for sure.
I wish Klipsch would bring back the X5s, which were cheaper and every bit as good, IMO. Perhaps they were too much competition for their more-expensive stablemate.
That said, I'm thankful that Klipsch continues to produce an X series. After my 5s went missing, I spent too much $$ trying out other brands without success. I even tried to use Klipsch's oval tips with the other brands. No deal.
Are the X10 series worth the full list price? Only if you have cash to burn. I've yet to come across any earphones that are worth that much to me.
On sale, that's different. I wish i could afford to stack up a bunch in my closet.
Well it looks like the 10's are discontinued at least according to the klipsch site. Maybe the prices will drop further. For a no fuss, shove in ear at work pair of iems these are great. Only downside is the cord.
The reason the normal X10s are so cheap on Amazon is exactly this, they were discontinued. The X10i are still made and sold by Klipsch, thus why the X10s are $90 and the X10i are $250 on Amazon.
The X10's were what I bought to replace my old pair of beat-up apple earbuds... wow. Going from that to something with actual bass and isolation was amazing. Glad to pick them up cheap on Amazon, too! Although I wondered if there was any difference between them and the X10i's are so much more expensive despite only having a volume button difference. Personally, I find the edge by the cord of the actual monitors kind of uncomfortable against my ear after wearing them for long periods. Anybody else have that problem? Or should I just put on some sort of silicon putty on the edge to soften that force.
It is very interesting that since the X10 has been discontinued, Klipsch doesn't offer a flasgship IEM product. The X10i that Klipsch currently offers has a control and a microphone for use with Apple products. I doubt that folks looking for a mid-range IEM will purchase this product unless they use an iPod or iPhone as their music source. Klipsch either needs to bring back the X10 as the flagship product or develop a new/better product sans Apple remote and microphone. Thoughts?


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Field Report, the new debut album from the Wisconsin-grown one-man project of the same name, is now available to stream, which you can do below. The latest vehicle from veteran singer-songwriter Chris Porterfield, formerly of DeYarmond Edison (a.k.a. Justin Vernon's old band), the LP stretches to 45 minutes for its 10 tracks, and it's sure to be rife with the woodsy folk that previously showed up on songs like "Fergus Falls" and "I Am Not Waiting Anymore." Look for it on sale beginning next Tuesday, September 11, via Brooklyn-based Partisan Records.
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Ich AND Fungus?!? Lucky me! Hi, I am new at this hobby so please bear with me and my many questions: I have a 10 gallon tank, not fully cycled yet, I don't have the exact levels with me right now, but I know I don't have ammonia, plus the nitrites are a bit high, I think at around 3.0 (I'm trying to remember from yesterday) and the nitrates at 40 or 80. I did a partial water change last night. I had a box filter that has been running from the beginning of the tank (6 weeks) but that I messed up, because not knowing better, I kept throwing away the filter floss with all of the bacteria...way to go! :( Now I know a bit better, so the floss is staying, plus I bought a better filter, AquaClear 30, and I am having both running until the new one has its own bacteria bed going. But, the problem is with my guppies. I have ICH (or is it ICK?). One of my girls has is, I noticed yesterday and this morning one of the boy has hints of it. I have 10 guppies in there and 2 clown loaches, how should I treat them? I read about salt, but can salt alone treat them? Plus I keep reading different opinions as to when to put the salt: directly into the tank, or to diluite it outside the tank first, which one is right? Also is it true that you can use regular salt? Anyway I think I will get medication tonight too, so which med is good for guppies and the clowns? One more question: I have one female guppy that I recently bought that has me thinking... first of all her color is all weird (yeah I know I am stupid I didn't really check her at the store). She is very black from mid-body to the tail, so black that makes me think maybe she could be dyed. Are there natural "very black" guppies? I call her my goth guppy but now I am worried about her. Also she has along one side of her body like an albino patch. Basically there is a good sized spot with no color, like flesh color, different from the black tail, but also different from the rest of her color. What could it be? Could it be fungus? Or could it be normal? She looks ok otherwise (until now watch her catch ich), except I noticed that one of the clown loaches picks on her, and he has never picked on anyone else before. What could that mean? Please help, as I don't wanna lose any of my fish (I have a gorgeous blue male, that I hope, hope, hope, doesn't get ich) Thank you, Elisa |
Do not know much about guppies but i always use organicure. At least until i got a UV. Then no more ich. Wounder how those thing work. Anyway you prob do not want a UV on such a small tnak but organicure works great and wont mess up your filter. |
ich... What sort of symptoms do your guppies display? If your fish has small white specks on its body similar to salt granules, then it probably is ich. It was likely caused by poor water quality. I would get your water parameters under control first. Partial water changes will help. Make sure that you are treating your water that you add to your tank with Stress Coat or something similar. You need to get your nitrites to 0. Stress zyme will help speed the development of the biological filter. It's normal to have some level of nitrates in your tank. Usually anything under 40 ppm is acceptable. You also didn't mention what your PH was. What is that reading? Until you get your water parameters under control, your problems will not go away. Then make sure it is really ich that your fish have. Ich treatment can be harsh on some fish. If it is a bad case of ich, then I would start treatment. There are several medications made specifically for ich. |
Black Guppy... Some guppies just have very strange colorations. What you described could just be her coloration. I have a male guppy with a patch similar to the one you mentioned on your black guppy. That is just how he is. I also have a female guppy that starts out with a silver head and then her body gradually gets darker and black and that is just how she is. Doesn't mean anything is wrong with your guppy. Just keep an eye on her and see if any new symtoms develop. |
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You're probably right about my water, it has been hard getting it right, but I think now with the proper filter I should be able to get my levels under control. And it must have been the water because there was no new fish introduction. I do use the stress coat, but I think i wll get something else tonight (either the stress zyme or the tetra aquasafe). My PH is low I think the first reading on the strip (I think 6? or 6.5), it never goes above that. But what if the water is still not right, can I treat the fish? can they die? How long does it take for them to die? I just have no idea how much time do I have. Can I wait until the water is better? Should I do just the salt for now? I just want to do the right thing. I will ask at the store tonight, hopefully they'll know. I kinda have an idea of the medications out there now, let's see what they say. Thank you for your help. |
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I can't wait until I finally cycle this tank, it's almost feels like it will never happen. Thank you for your help. |
Elisa, you'd better avoid the pH chemicals given to you by the lady. Once the effects wore off, pH tends to swing and can kill your fish more than the treatments can. If I were you, eye on the crushed oyster shells or use calcerous rocks.:) Limestones are often available in pet stores and garden centres.:) Good luck and fingers crossed for you.:) |
Re: ich... True - poor water quality can lead to stress in fish, but Blue is right, ultimately it is the stress that can cause your fish to get sick. Sorry to hear about your guppy. I have learned over the years of having fish that you have the right to be very picky when it comes to buying fish. There are even certain clerks I will not go to. I'd watch them as well to see how they handle the fish. I would not buy fish out of a tank if there are any dead, diseased, or even ill/odd looking fish. Watch the fish for a while in the tank before you buy them too. Look at all their colorations, behaviors, etc... to see if they are all similar or share characteristics with the other fish. Guppies can come in very vibrant and beautiful colors. The males are usually the more exotic looking ones. Don't worry, we have all been there, you'll get the hang of all this. Pretty soon, you'll be able to spot and avoid the sick fish in the pet/fish stores :) I have only had an outbreak of ich once back when I had semi-aggressive fish. I have never tried the salt/temperature method. It does sound much better than the chemical method. Let me know it turns out and good luck with your tank :D |
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In October, I was given the opportunity to lead a Child Development Delegation to China as part of the People to People Ambassadors Program started by President Eisenhower in an effort to promote peace and international understanding. The delegation consisted of school psychologists, an occupational therapist, a pediatrician and educators from across the United States. Information about children, educational systems and philosophies of child development were shared with our professional counterparts in Shanghai, Suzhou, Nanjing and Beijing.
I was invited to lead the group with two and a half weeks notice, and after rushing through the process of getting a passport, and a Chinese visa, I arrived in China with very few preconceptions about the country-I hadn't had time. I found China to be a land of contrasts. From my vantage place on our tour bus, I saw new Lexis cars and Chinese min-vans, with drivers talking on cell phones, while on the other side of the bus, I saw bike carts, female street sweepers using homemade brooms and vendors carrying their wares with shoulder yokes. Restaurant choices ranged from Kentucky Fried Chicken, MacDonald's and a Hard Rock Café to noodles being fried on the street corner, and baked sweet potatoes and roasted chestnuts for sale in small storefront homes. In the cities we drove by high-rise apartments and office buildings built within the last five years while in the countryside we saw water buffalo pulling hand plows and horse drawn wagons.
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Title text: Each quarter of the lanes from left to right correspond loosely to breast cancer stages one through four (at diagnosis). |
xkcd is a webcomic of romance, sarcasm, math, and language; humor isn't necessarily guaranteed. This comic is an example of that, it being severely depressing.
The comic is built around a dialogue between two friends (we'll call them Cueball, and Conversant) about cancer, presumably cancer that Megan has been diagnosed with. The conversation itself is about as straightforward as a conversation can be. It details the maturation of Cueball's and Megan's understanding of cancer diagnoses, knowledge which we can presume he has gained, reluctantly, by watching a loved one suffer.
This whole cancer series was sparked because Randall's then-fiancee, now wife, is currently in Megan's position, and we, the readers, are now the beneficiaries of this new understanding of cancer diagnoses without having to watch somebody close to us suffer.
The comic's title, Lanes, comes from the two panels which illustrate both ends of the spectrum of Cueball's mental representation of how cancer treatment proceeds. In that there are many possible outcomes for cancer treatment, the image of a multi-lane freeway seems an apt metaphor to represent this understanding visually.
In the first freeway diagram, there are several paths, but the system is very simple, and easy to take in. Only a few lanes lead off into the oblivion which surrounds the freeway, a single off-ramp circles back from the path to survival to treatment, and survival is a visible endpoint.
In the second freeway diagram, however, things are much, much more complex, and much more bleak. Even six years out, survival isn't visible, and many lanes end in oblivion, sometimes not veering off for years after treatment. The title text informs us that this is meant to be loosely representative of breast cancer stages one through four, proceeding by quarters from left to right. It's a grim outlook, hence Conversant's understated but completely fitting reaction to this plethora of new knowledge.
Specific numbers:
- There are 52 lanes, so 13 lanes per cancer stage.
- Stage one has a 1:13 =~8% chance of recurrence leading to death within 6 years.
- Stage 2 has a 5:13=~38% chance.
- Stage 3 has a 7:13=~54% chance.
- Stage 4 has an 11:13=~85% chance of death within 6 years.
Given Randall's concern, these numbers are probably pretty accurate. Go get a mammogram.
Fuck cancer.
- [The panels are arranged top to bottom. The first is set above a larger image.]
- Conversant: So, are you guys out of the woods?
- Cueball: We don't know.
- Conversant: Well, did the treatment work?
- Cueball: We don't know.
- Cueball (off-panel): I always assumed that when you got cancer, they gave you a prognosis, then treated you, and at the end of treatment either you beat it or you died.
- [The diagram shows a simple highway. Starting at the bottom, with diagnosis for five lanes, the road travels through a cloud of treatment, after which two lanes disappear, and three continue. Later on, there's another offramp labeled 'cancer "comes back"', which loops back into the treatment cloud. Otherwise, the highway enters a later cloud called survive.]
- Cueball: And I knew sometimes it "recurred," which I assumed meant back to square one.
- Cueball: But that's turned out not to be quite right.
- [Back to the two people.]
- Cueball: Once most cancers spread out into your body, they're incurable.
- Cueball: If your 10-year prognosis is 60%, that means a 40% chance that some cancer will slip past the treatment and get out.
- [The frame zooms just to show the second person.]
- Cueball: So they kill all the cancer they can find, and then you're a "survivor." But your odds are still 60%.
- Cueball: They can't scan for individual cancer cells. The only way to know if it worked is to wait for tumors to pop up elsewhere.
- Cueball: If you go enough years without that happening then you were in the 60%.
- [The frame shows both people again.]
- Cueball: And often the first sign is a cough or bone pain.
- Cueball: So you spend the next five or ten years trying not to worry that every ache and pain is the answer to the question "Do I make it?"
- [There's an extra large panel, with a small one floating inside it.]
- [The panel shows roughly fifty lanes emerging from the cloud of 'Treatment'. Signs show 1 year, 2 years, 3 years, 4 years, 5 years, 6 years. Lanes branch off and fade into darkness earlier on the right, with some lanes continuing off the top of the panel.]
- [Inset panel.]
- Conversant: Man.
- Conversant: Fuck cancer.
- Cueball: Seriously.
- Typo?
Not positive enough to change, but..."Randall's now wife"? Is that supposed to be 'Randall's NEW wife'? --18.104.22.168 02:00, 28 January 2013 (UTC)
- No. At the time, she was his fiancee. She is now his wife. His then-fiancee, now-wife. 22.214.171.124 01:32, 28 October 2013 (UTC)
- My edit to the transcript
I've noticed that when the only characters in a comic are two stick figures, explainxkcd usually calls them "Cueball" and "Friend". So I changed this transcript to reflect that. I tried to clarify what "off-panel" meant, and I added the fact that the second Cueball-only panel shows only the top half of his body. Lastly, I changed "roughly fifty" to "fifty-two", since an exact count of the lanes was given in the explanation. I hope no one disagrees with these changes, but if you do, please don't just revert without an explanation. NealCruco (talk) 19:06, 13 January 2015 (UTC)
Here's to Randall's Now Wife. Good on you my dear!
I used Google News BEFORE it was clickbait (talk) 16:29, 23 January 2015 (UTC)
Just read Jimmy Carter's got cancer. I echo the sentiments of the IP poster above me.PsyMar (talk) 20:54, 12 August 2015 (UTC)


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Year Over Year Revenues Up 17%, Net Income Rose 70%, Gross Margins Improved, Adjusted EBITDA Increased 52%
Jun 14, 2012, 06:00 ET from National Technical Systems, Inc.
CALABASAS, Calif., June 14, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- National Technical Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ: NTSC) (NTS), a leading provider of testing and engineering services, today reported strong financial results for the fiscal year 2013 first quarter ended April 30, 2012. The Company also reconfirmed its previously announced guidance for fiscal year 2013.
Revenues for the first quarter increased 17.2 percent to $43.5 million from $37.1 million in the first quarter of the prior fiscal year. Sequentially, revenues increased $3.1 million, or 8 percent, from $40.3 million in the fourth quarter of fiscal year 2012.
The year-over-year revenue increase in the fiscal 2013 first quarter included organic growth of 10.4 percent, which was primarily due to revenue increases from the aerospace, automotive and energy markets, as well as the rejuvenation of the space market. The remaining 6.8 percent of the increase was incremental revenue derived from the acquisitions of Ingenium Testing in mid-July 2011, Lightning Technologies, Inc. in September 2011, and Garwood Laboratories, Inc. late in this fiscal year's first quarter.
President and CEO William C. McGinnis characterized the first quarter of fiscal year 2013 as "a strong start for what we believe will be an important, prosperous year for NTS." McGinnis noted that the Company's space business was particularly strong in the quarter, thanks in part to the federal government's commercialization of the space program as private industry assumes greater responsibility for America's efforts in space. "NASA is investing $800 million in cargo space transportation and we have a number of bids out for projects in this area. We see significant opportunities as NASA continues to invest in the commercialization of this sector of the space program," he added.
NTS' work from the defense market was steady with excellent top- and bottom-line contributions from its munitions and ordnance testing programs. The Company performed well in the telecom, energy, transportation and commercial aerospace markets and results were on target with internal expectations, McGinnis noted.
Net income attributable to NTS for the first quarter of fiscal year 2013 was $954,000, or $0.08 per basic and diluted share, a 70.4 percent increase when compared to net income attributable to NTS for the first quarter of the prior fiscal year of $560,000, or $0.05 per basic and diluted share.
"We are very pleased with the start of our fiscal year, and we have many reasons to believe that our strategic business plan will support strong performance throughout the year," McGinnis said. "While our defense industry results were on plan, my one caveat is the potential for disruptions in funding due to the possibility of mandatory federal budget reductions starting in January. But otherwise, we believe our focus on gross margins and cost containment and our efforts to extend our capabilities and engineering services offerings, through acquisitions, facilities expansions and hard work, are bearing fruit."
McGinnis added that the three acquisitions the Company has made in the past 12 months contributed to revenue growth and greatly expanded NTS' client base, which he believes will continue to payoff long term. Also, the acquisitions, including the recent acquisition of Garwood Laboratories, Inc., a long-time competitor in Southern California, have increased NTS' service offerings, created opportunities for efficiencies, and bolstered the Company's employee base by adding exceptional, high-quality and much-in-demand engineering talent.
Gross margin, defined as gross profit as a percentage of revenue, in this fiscal year's first quarter was 26.1 percent compared to 25.0 percent in the prior fiscal year's first quarter. The increase in gross margin was primarily due to the year-over-year increase in revenues in the fiscal 2013 first quarter, as well as improved profitability at the Company's MSI operation, which had experienced losses on contracts in the first quarter of fiscal 2012.
Selling, general and administrative expense in the fiscal 2013 first quarter was $8.4 million, or 19.4 percent of revenue, compared to $7.8 million, or 21 percent of revenue, in the fiscal 2012 first quarter. The $623,000 year- over-year increase included acquisition related expenses of $379,000, which consisted primarily of intangible asset amortization and legal expense. The remaining increase of $244,000 was primarily due to an increase in compensation, severance and incentive related expense, partially offset by a decrease in legal expenses.
EBITDA (earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization) as adjusted to remove the effect of share based compensation expense, or "adjusted EBITDA," was $5.5 million in the first quarter of fiscal year 2013, up 51.5 percent from $3.6 million in the prior year comparable period.
Weighted average common shares outstanding assuming dilution at the end of the fiscal year 2013 first quarter were 11,826,000 shares compared to 10,650,000 shares at the end of the fiscal year 2012 first quarter. The increase in share count was due primarily to the shares issued in conjunction with a $14 million private placement financing that was completed at the end of June 2011.
The Company's balance sheet as of April 30, 2012, showed cash, cash equivalents and investments of $7.9 million, working capital of $34.1 million, total assets of $163.0 million, total debt of $55.2 million and total equity of $66.2 million. For the fiscal year ended January 31, 2012, NTS' balance sheet showed cash, cash equivalents and investments of $7.7 million, working capital of $30.9 million, total assets of $152.7 million, total debt of $50.2 million and total equity of $64.7 million.
NTS reconfirms its previously announced guidance for fiscal year 2013, with revenues projected to be $164 million to $169 million. The Company also expects Adjusted EBITDA will be between $20 million and $22 million with gross profit margin for the full fiscal year expected to be between 26.5 percent and 27.5 percent of revenues. Selling, general and administrative expenses are expected to decline as a percentage of revenue from fiscal year 2012. Additionally, the Company does not expect acquisition and legal costs at the levels experienced in fiscal year 2012.
The foregoing outlook is based on management's expectations based on assumptions about market conditions and the Company's future operating performance, which management believes are reasonable at this time. The Company's business involves procuring and performing on larger contracts. The timing of receipt of those contracts can have a significant impact on operating results for any quarter. Consequently, the Company's results may vary significantly from quarter to quarter. In addition, changes in macroeconomic conditions, delays in government spending and other factors can cause actual results to vary from expectations. See "Forward-Looking Statements" below.
Conference Call
As previously announced, NTS is conducting a conference call today to be broadcast live over the Internet at 11:30 a.m. Eastern Time (8:30 a.m. Pacific Time) to review the financial results for the fiscal 2013 first quarter ended April 30, 2012. To access the call, please dial 1-877-941-8609 from the U.S. or, for international callers, please dial +1-480-629-9692. The live webcast and archived replay of the call can be accessed on the front page of the Investor Relations section of NTS' website at www.nts.com.
Non-GAAP Financial Measure – Adjusted EBITDA
This news release includes information on Adjusted EBITDA, which is a non-GAAP financial measure as defined by SEC Regulation G. Management believes that Adjusted EBITDA is among the more important measures of performance in its industry because it provides insight into operating cash flows independent of a company's capital structure or tax position and is a key factor in determining a company's valuation. Management also believes Adjusted EBITDA provides a meaningful insight into trends in core operating performance, as well as a measure of liquidity and the Company's ability to service debt. Adjusted EBITDA should not be construed as a substitute for net income (loss) (as determined in accordance with GAAP) for the purpose of analyzing the Company's operating performance or financial position, as Adjusted EBITDA is not defined by GAAP.
NTS defines Adjusted EBITDA as earnings (net income) before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization, as adjusted to eliminate the effects of stock-based compensation and non-cash impairment loss. A reconciliation of Adjusted EBITDA to net income is set out in the tables at the end of this press release.
About National Technical Systems
National Technical Systems is a leading provider of testing and engineering services to the aerospace, defense, telecommunications, automotive, energy and high technology markets. Through a world-wide network of resources, NTS provides full product life-cycle support, offering world class design engineering, compliance, testing, certification, quality registration and program management. For additional information about NTS, visit our website at www.nts.com or call 800-270-2516.
Forward-Looking Statements
"Safe Harbor" Statement under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995: With the exception of historical information, statements in this press release concerning future operations, plans or events are "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Those forward looking statements, including statements about the Company's anticipated future operating results, are based on management's expectations at this time. Actual results may vary significantly from those suggested by the forward-looking statements due to uncertainties and a number of important risk factors. Those factors include, but are not limited to, the risk factors noted in NTS' Annual Report on 10-K and other filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date hereof. NTS undertakes no obligation to release publicly the result of any revisions to these forward-looking statements that may be made to reflect circumstances or unanticipated events occurring after the date of this release.
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Net revenues |
$ 43,453,000 |
$ 37,078,000 |
Cost of sales |
32,132,000 |
27,817,000 |
Gross profit |
11,321,000 |
9,261,000 |
Selling, general and administrative expense |
8,412,000 |
7,789,000 |
Equity loss (income) from non-consolidated subsidiary |
13,000 |
(21,000) |
Operating income |
2,896,000 |
1,493,000 |
Other income (expense): |
Interest expense, net |
(877,000) |
(291,000) |
Other income, net |
28,000 |
58,000 |
Total other income (expense), net |
(849,000) |
(233,000) |
Income before income taxes and noncontrolling interests |
2,047,000 |
1,260,000 |
Income taxes |
833,000 |
526,000 |
Net income from continuing operations |
1,214,000 |
734,000 |
Income (loss) from discontinued operations, net of tax |
8,000 |
(9,000) |
Net income |
1,222,000 |
725,000 |
Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests |
(268,000) |
(165,000) |
Net income attributable to NTS |
$ 954,000 |
$ 560,000 |
Net income from continuing operations attributable to NTS |
$ 946,000 |
$ 569,000 |
Net income (loss) from discontinued operations attributable to NTS |
$ 8,000 |
$ (9,000) |
Basic earnings attributable to NTS per common share: |
Net income from continuing operations |
$ 0.08 |
$ 0.06 |
Net income (loss) from discontinued operations |
- |
- |
Net income attributable to NTS |
$ 0.08 |
$ 0.05 |
Diluted earnings attributable to NTS per common share: |
Net income from continuing operations |
$ 0.08 |
$ 0.05 |
Net income (loss) from discontinued operations |
- |
- |
Net income attributable to NTS |
$ 0.08 |
$ 0.05 |
Weighted average common shares outstanding |
11,320,000 |
10,243,000 |
Dilutive effect of stock options, nonvested shares and warrants |
506,000 |
407,000 |
Weighted average common shares outstanding, assuming dilution |
11,826,000 |
10,650,000 | |
NATIONAL TECHNICAL SYSTEMS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES Reconciliation of Non-GAAP Measure Adjusted EBITDA to Net Income | ||
Three months ended | ||
April 30, | ||
2012 |
2011 | |
Net Income |
$ 1,222,000 |
$ 725,000 |
Add |
Interest |
877,000 |
291,000 |
Taxes |
833,000 |
526,000 |
Depreciation |
1,931,000 |
1,707,000 |
Amortization |
503,000 |
321,000 |
5,366,000 |
3,570,000 |
Add |
Share based compensation |
152,000 |
73,000 |
Adjusted EBITDA |
$ 5,518,000 |
$ 3,643,000 |
SOURCE National Technical Systems, Inc.


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Hey guys, haven't posted here in a good long time but finally decided to get into the IEM game (owned some Shure E2C's a couple of years back but that doesnt really count). I initially got a pair of the Altec-Lansing rebadged Super-fi 3's (way too middy and generally not too detailed) and then some ER-6i's (couldnt do low bass at all and the highs were a bit harsh but otherwise a pleasant headphone). A buddy had recommended the Atrios and after trying them out I found a good deal on eBay and got them. I guess it's generally accepted around here that they're pretty bass heavy so I was wondering if anyone had any solutions to the overemphasized low mids. I've had some luck with EQing on the computer but that's not really possible on my iPod bc you obviously cant customize settings (I hate Apple). I feel like there might be something to be done with changing the tips maybe? Because unlike the ER-6i's the problem lies not in the fact that they just cant reproduce frequencies without distorting (i.e. the crappy bass on the ER-6i's). I'm guessing it's not really a burn-in issue either.
On a sidenote, I wonder if there's any other IEM you guys can recommend that can do bass and have a nice wide soundstage like the Atrios but might do a better job of articulating mids. Because I do like most things about them (other than how microphonic the cable is) but am comparing them to my v6's (my standby for the last 10 years) and they don't quite get there. I know it's partly the tradeoff you have between a large driver of a full size and IEMs but is there anything out there that can approach the level of detail and frequency range of the v6 without paying an arm and a leg?


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The Roger Sterling guide to agency life
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On Sunday night, AMC aired the season five finale of "Mad Men." (If you haven't watched it yet, don't worry—no spoilers in this story.) Season five has, in my humble opinion, been the best yet. For me, it represents agency life like no other show before it, especially in relation to the handling of clients and staff.
The star of stars, especially in this season, has been Roger Sterling. Sure, Don Draper is the main guy, but no one delivers wisdom and sage advice like Roger, week in and week out.
After giving Roger's stellar advice some deeper consideration, I think there might be a few new agency rules to live by. So, as the sadness of the season finale kicks in, let's all take a moment and thank Roger for his wisdom and vision.
Never take 'no' for an answer; if anything, embrace it.
We all have moments when we're not sure if a prospect is open to an approach. The fear of being told "no" is often the biggest obstacle, especially if you've been through a bit of a rough patch.
Roger's advice is simple. Turn a negative into a positive. In his own words (on being met with a "no"): "You used to love 'no.' 'No' used to make you hard."
Hard to argue with that.
Making the awkward less awkward.
When you work with people long enough, you develop friendships as well as professional relationships. These personal ties can often make matters— such as layoffs—difficult because you're not just making decisions limited to business.
There is a way around this, however. Simply
do not
associate with any staff beyond the senior management group. That way, the only challenge you face is a temporary one.
Here's Roger's articulate position on delivering such news: "I've got to learn a bunch of people's names before I fire them?" (Luckily, the pain is temporary.)
Sometimes less is more.
We all want our voices to be heard, and this is especially true in agency environments, but sometimes you add more value by not saying anything at all.
Not convinced? Perhaps a system needs to be put in place that rewards people for biting their tongues more often. It seems Roger is in support of such a system.
"I respect anything that rewards you for silence."
As I've been saying, sage advice.
Roger chimes in on job satisfaction.
Roger isn't exactly someone you'd put in the diligent or conscientious box, preferring to show clients a good time, as opposed to creating copy that makes the hair stand up on the back of your neck.
But it doesn't mean he doesn't care. Roger's ability to mix business with pleasure proves that anyone can find job satisfaction if they search hard enough, as he's very happy to attest to: "When this job is good it satisfies every need. Believe me, I remember."
Perhaps we all just need to pinpoint our "inner Roger" and let it out?
You must manage tricky clients and prospects.
Managing your emotions in agency world is a tricky task. Sometimes, you develop relationships with clients that create an atmosphere of incredible creativity and energy, leading to the production of great work. But (very occasionally) you butt heads with people, which means taking a slightly different approach.
Roger's philosophy on this subject is a simple yet effective one: "Just go in there and keep your cool. But if he baits you, I want you to punch him in the balls."
Whether you take Roger's advice is your prerogative, but what was acceptable in the 1960s may not be today—especially if you could cause long-term damage.
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Yum Brands Inc's KFC website in China trumpets the slogan "Trust in every bite".
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Despite a decades-long reputation for serving safe food in China, Yum has struggled to restore diners' trust in a country where dangerous contamination scandals are commonplace.
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The more KFC promotes its food quality, "the more I go off them," he said while eating a hamburger combo meal at Burger King. "They keep harking on about it again and again. It's not their competitors that are beating them, it's themselves."
An online poll of 1,000 Chinese conducted by ConsumerEdge Research during the first three weeks of November found that safety concerns remained prominent.
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Yum's sales, which fell sharply in late December 2012 after the antibiotic residue media report, took another hit from a bird flu outbreak in China in April.
Worries about antibiotics in KFC chicken were strongest among women, low-income diners, people in the 18-to-34 age group, residents of China's largest cities and people who ate at KFC in the month before the survey.
"This antibiotic thing is really being stubborn," said Peter Reidhead, the ConsumerEdge analyst who runs the China survey.
Yum on Monday said sales at established KFC restaurants in China were flat for the month of November.
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April 18 2012 05:16PM
As is so often the case a Coldplay concert has got us thinking about - wait for it - the Edmonton Oilers .
Go figure.
Three years doesn't seem like that long ago when you think about it really. Same Prime Minister, same Shawn Horcoff Contract and Fat Joe was the snarling mess of abdomen and chins you see above.
It was at a 2009 Coldplay concert that one of the more momentus occasions in the history of OilersNation occurred. Robin Brownlee had just written an article about how none of the newspapers in Edmonton were sending anyone to cover the Entry Draft in Montreal.
Now this was back before the Oilers used the Draft as the Centrepiece for Hope every year and it was a relatively tame event. The Oilers drafted a pair of Swedes early on in Paajarvi and Lander and we all had a good laugh at the hometown Habs taking Petteri Simila 211th overall.*
In the lead up to the '09 Draft, Nation Citizens absorbed the news that no local scribes were going to be on hand and they demanded to be able to make donations to send Brownlee to Montreal on all of our behalf. The only thing that @bingofuel and your ol' pal Wanye could think of to do at the time was take donations through the site to quiet everything down.
As we hooked up paypal to OilersNation for the first time in the history of the site we also turned on email notifications to our phone to tell us if someone made a donation. Then our phone blew up later that night at the Coldplay concert as the Nation not only donated enough money to send Brownlee - later Gregor - to the draft but we were also able to donate money to the Stollery as well.
It was absolutely insane and marked one of the key signposts on the voyage from OilersNation going from "that thing we were trying to make" becoming "an actual thing."
All we can remember about that Coldplay concert was the notifications from Paypal pouring onto our phone and covering the Entry Draft for reals later that summer. Awesome.
*Or maybe that was only us. We were giddy pretty much around the clock that weekend on account of Gregor being in Montreal and sending back reports.
Add three years and subtract 200 hundred pounds from Fat Joe. Another sold out Coldplay concert at Rexall Place and during the track Violet Hill Chris Martin bombed out the lyrics ""if you love Wayne Gretzky won't you let me know" to a great cheer from the audience.
Bringing up the Great One for the obligatory "OMG COLDPLAY TOTALLY GETS ME" roar got our brain box a spinnin'.
Now firstly we L-O-V-E Wayne Gretzky. There isn't a better player in the history of the league, a more gentlemanly Gentleman on Earth or someone more deserving to be cheered in Edmonton and around the world for the next thousand years.
He is simply the best there ever was, is or will be. We mean this whole heartedly – our very name is a mashup of Wanye Gretzky and Kanye West for heaven's sakes. We love 99 more than every Oiler ever and that includes Jordan Eberle and Ryan Nugent Hopkins combined into some sort of Super-Duper SuperStud.
Having said that we can't help but wonder when the day will arrive that bands passing through town get the word "for a quick cheer after song 6 come out in this here jersey and say this here name" and the legendary Gretzky name isn't involved.
Does there reach a point where one of the three - soon to be four - megastuds becomes the easy ovation at an unrelated Edmonton Concert? Will "even Jordan Eberle was forced to lean back" ever be a thing that Fat/Skinny Joe throws out at an Edmonton show?
Or will we be cheering The Great One shoutouts when the Rolling Stones inevitably swing through town on their 2040 World Tour.
Will anyone rise to the occasion of capturing our collective hearts and minds for a generation like 99 has done for the past 30 odd years? Heavens knows the talent has arrived.
Gilbert Brule?
Gilbert Brule?
I thought about including that in here but that was of the "Bono met him variety shout out" not the "I'll say his name to get a massive cheer because everyone loves him" type
I thought about including that in here but that was of the "Bono met him variety shout out" not the "I'll say his name to get a massive cheer because everyone loves him" type
If Bono said my name during a concert, I would expect all of Canada to cheer me!!!!!
...now the nuge don't dance, he just pulls up his pants and...does the rock-a-way....now lean back...lean back...
...now the nuge don't dance, he just pulls up his pants and...does the rock-a-way....now lean back...lean back...
Now how can the Nuge be in the back of a club when he is only 9 years old. I am not one to suggest underage drinking SIR
dear wanye,
the nuge turned 19 on april 12th.
signed, president of the nuge fanclub
dear wanye,
the nuge turned 19 on april 12th.
signed, president of the nuge fanclub
Dear Sir,
I stand corrected. As the President of the Fan Club you must have gotten those jars of tears I have carefully collected and mailed to the fan club every month?
Signed, Tearful Wanye
since when are tears milky? *cough*
It seems like bands are either briefed on "Edmontonians love Wayne Gretzky" or "Edmonton hates Calgary". If I had a NICKEL for every time a band said "Let's see if you guys can cheer louder than Calgary" I'd have, like... Twenty cents. BUT STILL. When it's *four* bands you know some Edmonton event planner has a laminated card that they leave in every dressing room beside the martini glass full of brown M&Ms.
So if the Oilers can sell out Rexall and Coldplay can sell out Rexall, then I guess Edmonton loves wuss rock as much as they love wuss hockey.
We need more grit.
I suspect (hope) that Edmonton will always be Gretzky's town.
Hey Wanye! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZuG1vyQ1mUQ (1:02 is for you)
I believe this will always be Tommy Chong's town.
Skinny Joe is missing his arm tat. Freaky.
April 18 2012, 10:12PM
Personally Im a big fan of Tommy Salo and his stacked pads saves..those were beauties.
I believe this will always be Tommy Chong's town.
*standing ovation*
Hey Wanye! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZuG1vyQ1mUQ (1:02 is for you)
It's not gay if we BOTH love each other!
*runs away bawling*
This is not the time or place for a Gretzky story, so here goes.
Late in the 1st NHL season the oil are warming up, pregame skate at the Colliseum. Wayne skates over to the side boards and pulls off a strip of tape from his Titan. He throws it over the glass and a young father with a toddler in his arms tosses jr aside and wrestles with another adult for the tape[me] while jr wails on the ground. Such was the power of The Great One.
Fat Joe is my new inspiration.
I like Oilers. I like Gretzky. Coldplay is suck. Props button here _________________________________________^
It will happen, it's just a matter of when. I imagine at a Cold Play concert in Detroit he would get a bigger cheer mentioning Yzerman or Datsyuk than he would mentioning Gordie Howe.
Whoever hoists the cup above their head in Oilers silks will be the one to be cheered loudest. We remember the leaders/captains (Messier and Gretzky but not Kurri or Anderson), so I think that whichever of the kids emerges to wear the "C" and lift the cup first... that's the guy. Brownlee is pretty savvy and thinks that will be Hall, so that's my vote. I give it ten years.
oh it will DEFINITELY be Tommy Chong's town tomorrow if you catch my drift...
I know Coldplay gets almost as much hate as Nickelback, but I don't mind them, really. Politik is a great song.
Wanye, have you seen THIS?
THAT... is... I want to say cool, but I can't get past creepy.
My wife asked if this was a Lowetide article when she saw Fat Joe's substantial boobies.
If you're not already, soon enough all you geeks will be on the Paulina Gretzky bandwagon. I mean, hockey is great and stuff but HAVE YOU SEEN HER TWITTER FEEDS LATELY???
*Breaks out in sweat. Whistles loudly*
I like turtles.
If you're not already, soon enough all you geeks will be on the Paulina Gretzky bandwagon. I mean, hockey is great and stuff but HAVE YOU SEEN HER TWITTER FEEDS LATELY???
*Breaks out in sweat. Whistles loudly*
She is a 300 out of 10 knockout but out of my deep respect for her Father I shall refrain from making my usual oinking noise that I make when I think about a hot lady.
OK maybe a quick one: OINK OINK OINK OINK OINK
That Hansel is so hot right now....
@Wanye - Your Twitter feed and articles here at the 'Nation are the only thing keeping me sane as we "look forward" to six months of trade and prospect talk *rolls eyes*.
I swear to god the next time I see Jordan Eberle I will give him your home phone number.*/**
*JK - Doesn't have Wanye's home phone number
**JK again - Does not expect to see Jordan Eberle except on those crazy ATB TV ads
I pray for the day (and i believe it is not far away) when fat/skinny joe screams out "is there a better player then my boy eberle?" to which the crowd (as one) scream SQUEEEEEEEE. on that day i shall declare to the almighty lord, that i am ready to be taken. Wanye... great article.


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Looks just like my little baby!!
:D black cats rule!! <333
Too adorable! I wish my cat was that cuddly.
My Coffee looks similar to your Velcro, but fluffier. She is also not quite as well behaved when at the keyboard.
haha, I've had 3 black cats before the 2 gray ones I have now and am partial to these special creatures. They definitely know more about blogging than humans! Hope you are having a great bloggie break!xo Mary Jo
oooooooohhhhhh so precious. how fast can velcro type?
Ha! This is too cute! S
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Kate Moss is totally living the life!
The gorgeous model, who is the new face of David Yurman, was spotted in Turks and Caicos today posing for the brand's new fall campaign, and we like what we see so far!
We scored a sneak peek at this exclusive photo from the shoot, and it indicates that the imagery for these ads will be unlike anything we've seen before from the brand.
In this photo, Kate looks cool and relaxed outdoors, her arm draped casually on a rock formation, her hair slicked back off and away from her famous face.
She wears a clingy cotton tank dress in a pewter gray shade and minimal makeup for an effortlessly luxe vibe that only Kate can masterfully pull off.
And of course, the British beauty is positively draped in a dizzying array of beautiful David Yurman jewels.
She layers colorful necklaces of varying lengths around her neck, slides a silver bangle on and pushes it up past her elbow and rocks an enormous ring on her finger, as well.
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- AnonymousJune 27, 2009 at 6:02 PM
I actually think he's very creative in what he does, his ideas are if nothing else original and he's (dare I say it) a great actor! To stay in character like that, for a longer period of time, is not an easy job and he does it!
This video is very funny, thanks for posting! I totally fell off my chair when he said : "If I'd landed on Robert Pattinson they'd need a fire brigade to ply my thighs off his lifeless face"
LOL XD - AnonymousJune 28, 2009 at 3:41 AM
I don't really care for his stuff either but I think he is creative and goes out of the box which I can see why people love his stuff but it's just not for me.
ReplyDelete - AnonymousJune 28, 2009 at 3:06 PM
He's been in the Uk for years and I have always loved his work. Very, very funny guy but I can fully understand why a lot of people dont get it. He's got guts I will give him that!!lol