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Many cotton producers in the Southeast have gotten away from insect scouting in recent years, but it would be a mistake to completely let down your guard, says Ron Smith Auburn University Extension entomologist.
"The insect pests have changed, and we don't have as many pests as in the past," says Smith. "They're not as dominant as they once were. But we all know about stink bugs and the impact they can have on fiber quality. There are still important pests out there, so someone has to look at cotton and keep insect pests to a minimum. We must know what's out there in order to know which control measures to use."
Stink bugs continue to be an important insect pest in the Southeast, and Smith recommends a treatment threshold of 10 to 15 percent injury. "Stink bugs prefer bolls that are 10 to 12 days old. Georgia likes to use a stink bug threshold of about 20-percent damage. I'm a little more conservative," he says.
Stink bugs have a long life cycle, he says, and at 10-percent damage, it's likely that the same number of insects still will be in the field for several weeks.
"I'd prefer to be more conservative and be ahead of the game rather than letting it go for a longer period and then trying to cut them off at the pass," says Smith.
If the pest is a brown stink bug, growers will need to use a phosphate insecticide, he says. If the pest is a green stink bug, you have the option of using a phosphate or a pyrethroid insecticide, he adds.
"Unless stink bugs are migrating in daily from a crop such as peanuts late in the season, we should get about a two-week suppression from control measures," says Smith.
Later in the growing season, leaf-footed plant bugs often are found in cotton with stink bugs, he says. "Their damage is identical. If we're surveying for stink bugs, we won't miss this pest if we're going by damage. The leaf-footed plant bug is a severe boll feeder, and pressure can be tremendous in southeast Alabama.
"This is a new pest that's finding its niche in our low-spray environment. In the immature stage, they come out of a clump of eggs. They'll cluster on a boll, and you'll see them on a green boll before they disperse," says Smith.
While the primary bug species in southeast Alabama is the stink bug, there are years when growers see heavy early season pressure from plant bugs, he says. As for plant bug thresholds, the recommendation at pre-bloom is to go by pinhead square retention, with the goal being 80-plus percent square set prior to bloom.
"After bloom, the plant bugs tend to move down the plant to do their feeding," he says. "Monitoring the pinhead squares, which is normally going to be out on a lateral branch or up the terminal, is not the best method at this point. After bloom, as you move into a field, you can look for plant bugs, both immature and adults, in white blooms. If there are many out there, you'll see them in a white bloom. Their damage is done to large squares several days prior to this time, so it shows up as dirty blooms."
Smith recommends a treatment level of 10 to 15 percent for plant bugs. "The damage was done several days earlier. If you make a treatment, there will be a time lag before you see the white blooms cleaning up. Also, if we get into a heavy year, it's July, a foliar spray hasn't been made on the crop, and plant bugs have been out there for a month or more, you'll have adults, immatures, and eggs hatching in the plant stem. Quite often, in July, it'll take multiple applications to clean up a bad plant bug problem."
In some years, growers also see the tarnished plant bug in their fields, says Smith, in addition to cotton flea hoppers. In 2003, he adds, clouded plant bugs did damage in growers' fields.
"Another emerging insect pest is the Southern armyworm. They're pretty much foliage feeders. About 99 percent of their feeding is done to either the flower petal or the foliage. They're black in color, somewhat like the yellow-striped armyworm. They come out of a cluster, and the cluster will look somewhat like the beet armyworm damage we saw years ago, except we don't see the corresponding brown area in one tight spot."
Southern armyworms tend to eat the entire lower surface of a leaf, says Smith, and they normally come from a huge egg mass, with tremendous numbers on the plant. "About 1 percent of the population will go directly to the fruit, and it could be squares or bolls. They can become a boll feeder, and there are instances where this pest would need to be controlled.
"Unless there is a lot of foliage damage and a lot of egg masses, we tend to let this pest go. But it's easy to control with a pyrethroid."
Fall armyworms also can be a problem, says Smith. "There were some pockets of fall armyworms in southeast Alabama this past year that were the worst I've seen since 1977. They literally ate up fields. We just about gave up trying to control them last year, and we lost confidence in everything we tried.
"All of the new chemistry had excellent activity on fall armyworms in research tests. However, it wasn't working last year, and timing was one of our big problems. Back in the early 1990s, when we had a real flurry of fall armyworms in some years, we had treated and untreated plots on research farms. Some were treated once per week with a pyrethroid, and we had basically no fall armyworm survivors. We had tremendous damage in untreated plots."
From an economic standpoint, says Smith, one option for controlling fall armyworms would be two quick shots of a pyrethroid, made about five days apart.
"All pyrethroids may not be equal. But a lot of them have come onto the market since we did those evaluations in the early 1990s, so I really don't know which ones have strengths or weaknesses on this pest. The key is finding them early. If they get larger, pyrethroids may not be a good choice, and I'm not sure anything else will work. You must have pyrethroid residue out there, or you have to apply new chemistry when they're hatching. When they get in a boll, you have to wait for them to cycle out, and the boll will be totally destroyed by fall armyworms."


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Recently we've noticed a mini-trend gaining popularity - the use of mailboxes in the playroom or other children's spaces. The ones we've seen have run the gamut from actual mailboxes used as is or cut down to size to toy versions made specifically with kids in mind. Whatever the box itself, we love the sight of these mailboxes popping up everywhere, especially in an age of emails, texts and tweets.
Here are just five we've seen, but we bet there are many more out there:
1. Pink penpal mailbox via Penny Carnival.
2. Valentine mailbox via On-Hand Modern.
3. Mailboxes as organizers via Home Made Simple.
4. Vintage-Inspired Wooden Toy Mailbox. (no longer for sale)
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Cubist's CXA-201 is a first-line intravenous antibiotic combination of a novel cephalosporin (CXA-101) and a generic ß-lactamase inhibitor - tazobactam - for the treatment of serious Gram negative bacterial infections. CXA-201 does not have a completely new mechanism of action, and it is not active against all mechanisms of resistance, but it offers enhanced activity against some key resistant Gram negative pathogens, and particularly strong activity against P. aeruginosa. This report reviews CXA-201's clinical profile and potential, emerging competition, as well as the market opportunity and commercial prospects for this new antibiotic in the empirical Gram negative treatment setting.
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- Animal proof-of-concept study
- Pharmacokinetics of CXA-201
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Indiana University says it has set a system-wide enrollment record with this fall, with its main campus in Bloomington and three of its regional campuses topping their previous enrollment marks.
IU officials say some 102,600 college students are enrolled at the seven campuses it runs, along with some 8,000 IU students at the Indiana-Purdue Fort Wayne campus that Purdue University oversees. Nearly 4,500 high school students are also taking Advanced College Project courses through IU Bloomington.
IU reports record number of students at its regional campuses in Richmond, Kokomo and Gary. The largest campuses are Bloomington with 42,327 students and IUPUI in Indianapolis with 30,488 students.
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Video shows a "strange explosion in the sky" ... which was apparently a weather balloon bursting.
A smartphone video that shows a bright orb exploding in the sky sparked a UFO mystery in Sacramento, Calif., but it looks as if the mystery has been solved: It was a weather balloon.
That may sound like the quintessential cover story from the flying-saucer conspiracy, but in this case, the explanation makes perfect sense.
The video was shot through the eyepiece of a telescope by Elijah Prychodzko around 5 p.m. on Dec. 20, and aired by Sacramento's CBS13 television station on New Year's Eve. The first video clip shows the orb in the sky with a smaller object swinging around it. Prychodzko calling his nephew over to take a look, and then turned back to shoot another video clip.
"Oh my God, it just blew up!" Prychodzko can be heard saying. The video showed a haze of fragments floating in the air.
In its account of the Sacramento UFO incident, The Huffington Post said "nobody has come forward to officially explain the event." On the Above Top Secret forum, however, the discussion quickly turned to weather balloons. The most telling message was this one, attributed to the National Weather Service's Upper Air Observations Program:
"...It is very likely a weather balloon that burst. The small dot 'orbiting' the balloon was the radiosonde that was attached below it with about 70 to 100 feet of string.
"The weather balloon was likely released by the National Weather Service (NWS) upper air station in Oakland, California, at about 3:00 p.m. local time.
"Here is a video of a NWS weather balloon burst taken by a NWS meteorologist through a telescope: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0lG3zr0yaJw"
This video shows the flight of a National Weather Service balloon as seen through a telescope.
Here's a sharper image of a research balloon in flight with an ozonesonde / radiosonde instrument package attached. This balloon was launched from a National Weather Service facility at the airport in Hilo, Hawaii.
George Cline, observation program officer for the National Weather Service's office in Sacramento, confirmed that the Oakland station releases its balloons at around 3 p.m. and 3 a.m. PT — and that the flights last about an hour and a half. He noted that the timing for Prychodzko's reported sighting fits the afternoon timeline.
"That would put it right around the time for a balloon burst," Cline told NBC News.
More UFO cases put in context:
- Did UFOs fly over S.F. Bay and Brooklyn?
- Chinese UFO linked to rocket
- UFO case solved in Cincinnati
- Middle East UFO linked to Russian missile test
- Cosmic Log archive on UFOs
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SAN JOSE, Calif. – The San Jose Earthquakes announced today that the club has acquired former NCAA All-American forward Billy Schuler through a weighted lottery conducted Tuesday morning.
The Earthquakes and Real Salt Lake were the two teams vying for Schuler's services. San Jose had a 95.7 percent chance of winning the lottery based on their performance over the club's last 34 regular season matches.
Schuler, 23, helped lead North Carolina to a national championship in 2011. He scored 16 goals and had five assists during the campaign and was named an NSCAA First Team All-American. Schuler tallied twice during the Tar Heels' title run, a game winner against Indiana in the third round and an 85th-minute equalizer against UCLA in the College Cup Semifinals. He totaled 71 appearances, 29 goals and 15 assists during his three seasons with North Carolina and earned third-team NSCAA All-American honors in 2009 as well as NSCAA Freshman All-American recognition in 2008.
Following his collegiate career, Schuler signed with Hammarby IF of Sweden under current Columbus Crew head coach Gregg Berhalter. He scored two goals in 26 appearances during his two seasons abroad and also spent time on loan with Nacka FF, Hammarby's developmental team.
Schuler has youth national team experience, suiting up for the United States in the 2007 FIFA U-17 World Cup in Korea.
San Jose has now won three weighted lotteries since 2011. The Earthquakes landed David Bingham with an 8.8 percent chance on Jan. 26, 2011 and then grabbed Marcus Tracy with 4.6 percent odds on Sept. 11, 2012.
The Earthquakes hold the No. 9 overall pick in Thursday's 2014 MLS SuperDraft in Philadelphia. San Jose also holds their natural second-round selection at No. 28 overall. ESPN News and MLSsoccer.com will carry live coverage from the event starting at 9 a.m. PT.
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Renting an apartment in Austin can be competitive. Austin is the youngest big city in the U.S. per capita, with 90,000 total college and university students, and it's also the fastest growing city in America, says Forbes. With a population growth rate of 2.8%, there's steep competition for housing and real estate.
As of February 2016, apartment rental rates within 10 miles of Austin averaged $1,391, with a typical 1-bedroom apartment renting for $1,203 and a 2-bedroom apartment renting for about $1,575. Popular neighborhoods for renting an apartment in Austin include Hyde Park, Travis Heights, Allandale, Tarrytown, and Clarksville.
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Old Town Twin Heron Angler Kayak - The Twin Heron Angler combines all the benefits of tandem, solo, and fishing kayaks. A removable front seat enables this Heron to be paddled by one or two people and the addition of 6 rod mount receivers means the fish will fear you!
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One year after contaminated pet food killed potentially thousands of dogs and cats, few safety measures have gone into effect.
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Oh, boy, photos of myself in a swimsuit on the internets….sigh, this one was hard to do. But so many other people went for it, how could I not? Bombshell nation!
This is a great great great pattern, it's the Closet Case Bombshell and so easy to make and really really flattering. If you are afraid to make a swimsuit, DON'T be, just make this one!
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Aug 19, 2013, 01.14 PMby froggylonglegs
Looks amazing!!
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Very nice!
Aug 15, 2013, 08.33 AMby bethmaryharley
Ha ha! I think everyone feels that way when they post photos of themselves! This really does look awesome though! i think you did a great job on something that looks really tricky to make! All these beautiful Bombshell swimsuits are making me want to learn to swim so I can make one…!
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this is gorgeous, i do love this pattern and would love one, i have no printer though (sigh) your photos are lovely and you look great. good blog as well x
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i think its great. (lol i know how you feel, about taking pics in my swimmers).
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I love this suit-have been watching all the great bombshells this summer! I might just break down and make one myself as I can never find a flattering style in the stores. Great job!
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CRESTVIEW � It was more of a family reunion than a reception for a favorite patient�s kin at North Okaloosa Medical Center's Andrews Institute.
CRESTVIEW � It was more of a family reunion than a reception for a favorite patient�s kin at North Okaloosa Medical Center's Andrews Institute.
Wednesday afternoon, unit staff, hospital and institute administrators gathered to express gratitude for a $13,000 gift from Crestview resident John Averett Sr. and his children. Their donation was on behalf of Averett�s late wife, Marguerite Wallace McClure Averett.
As physical therapists showed them the new equipment procured with the donation, the Averetts presented gifts of a coffee the staff likes.
They also had another gift.
John Averett handed unit director Carol Richards an envelope with a $15,000 check.
"We weren't expecting that!" therapist Diana Hammonds said, adding the family's initial gift was very generous.
'She was like family'
John Averett Sr. said the family gave the gifts at his late wife's direction.
"She told me to do this," he said. "I never told her 'no' when she was alive and I sure wasn't going to say 'no' when she was gone."
Marguerite Averett received physical therapy at NOMC following a stroke, and rapidly endeared herself to the Andrews Institute staff in the hospital's Physicians Plaza, therapists said.
"We just really loved Miss Marguerite," therapist Melissa Clark said. "She was like family to us. She was always focused on us and our families and not on herself."
"She loved every minute she spent with y'all," Marguerite Averett Jr. said.
"She was full of life and spirit," John Averett Jr. said. "We're glad so many people loved my mom."
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NOMC assistant Chief Operating Officer Heath Evans said the family's benevolence was touching.
"This is a reminder that we don't treat patients � we treat people," he said.
When Marguerite Wallace McClure Averett had a heart attack in May 2012, Andrews staffers took turns visiting her at the main hospital.
"When she passed, we closed the office down to go to the funeral," Hammonds said.
Andrews Institute Director of Development Brett Aldridge thanked the family for their generosity "and the impact it will have on the people that come through those doors."
"Consider it her generosity," John Averett Sr. said, gesturing to a new memorial plaque on the wall.
"All I do is sign the checks."
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The proposed solutions are part of a wider review of the potential for renewable generation in the Scottish islands, published today by the Scottish and UK government.
The review found that the levelised cost of energy from onshore wind projects on the islands are typically £19-45/MWh (€22-€53/MWh) more expensive than those on the mainland.
However, the costs of onshore wind are similar to other forms of low carbon energy being considered, including nuclear and imported renewable energy from Ireland.
The report suggests 0.4-0.5 Renewable Obligation Certificates more for wind on Scottish islands, which could be differentiated according to the location of the island, as those to the west of the mainland need more support than those to the north east.
Alternatively, transmissions charges could be capped to £30/kW/year, the review suggested.
Trade body Scottish Renewables welcomed the report and urged the governments to decide on a solution. The cost of grid infrastructure could be reduced through funding from the European Investment Bank, it suggested.


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Pre-School Story time! We invite you and your preschool age child to join the Chickadee Society here at the Natural History Museum of Utah to read "Bat Loves the Night". This program is designed for the emergent reader and will include hands-on examination of a bat skeleton, other bat specieimens, and an echolocation acitivity. Be a part of the Chickadee Society the second and fourth Thursday of every month!


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Event Parking
For all games (Sun.-Sat.), guests may park for free in Parking Lot 1 beginning 90 minutes prior to the match and concluding 1 hour after the match. Disabled parking is also available in the designated spots on Moraga Way. All other lots on campus require a daily pass which can be purchased for $6.
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From the south entrance (Highway 50), continue on State University Drive South past the stadium. Follow the road around campus to Lot 1. Turn right at the stop sign. Yosemite Hall (Hornets Nest) is at the far end of Lot 1.
From the north entrance (J Street), stay to the right as you drive on campus. Follow the road as it veers right to State University Drive North. Turn left at the first stop sign and park in Lot 1. Yosemite Hall (Hornets Nest) is at the far end of Lot 1.


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Mowing down predators
MOWING down child abuse one place at a time is Claude Harvey's business.
Well, he makes it his business, like it or not, and sometimes he even faces staunch opposition when he pushes his lawnmower into town.
For 14 years, he's been walking to raise money for Bravehearts, a national organisation that strives to protect Australian children from sexual abuse.
He's well known at the Gold Coast, where he is based at Varsity Lakes, for walking 120km every year along the Queensland and northern New South Wales coast to raise money.
To date he has raised in excess of $400,000 for the organisation and the kids of Australia.
Taking his charity venture up another notch, Mr Harvey is now walking the east coast of Australia, stopping at every town between his home and Mt Isa. And just for kicks, he's pushing a lawnmower all the way. The mower engine won't turn over, but it still gets plenty of attention.
Mr Harvey embarked on his latest journey at the beginning of April and three months later arrived in Gympie. While he stayed for a couple of nights, promoting his cause at shopping centres to an accepting and generous public, he told The Gympie Times he didn't always get such a good reception.
He said in 2010 he walked a different way, somewhere in Queensland that he refused to name and shame, when he was warned by folk that if he continued along to the next town he would be shot.
"I have been mentally and physically attacked on these journeys. At one place around 20 to 30 people told me and my partner that if I went through the next town there was plans to shoot me," he said.
"While I avoided it at the time, I later learned 10 (people listed on the sexual offender registry) live in the town so I've got every intention to make a special trip to push my mower through there now."
Mr Harvey's current 77-day, 2260km adventure will generate exposure and funds for Bravehearts as it endeavours to make Australia the safest place in the world for children, with every cent raised going towards prevention, education and counselling programs.


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Coordinated Framework for the Regulation of Biotechnology
Established as a formal policy in 1986, the Coordinated Framework for Regulation of Biotechnology describes the Federal system for evaluating products developed using modern biotechnology. The three main Federal agencies responsible for regulating the safe use of genetically engineered organisms are APHIS, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), and the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Food and Drug Administration (FDA).
FDA has primary responsibility for ensuring the safety of human food and animal feed, as well as proper labeling and safety of all plant-derived foods and feeds. EPA regulates pesticides, including plants with plant-incorporated protectants (pesticides intended to be produced and used in a living plant), to ensure public safety. That agency also regulates pesticide residue on food and animal feed. APHIS, through its Biotechnology Regulatory Services (BRS) program, regulates the introduction of certain GE organisms that may pose a risk to plant health.
For a complete list of U.S. laws and regulations pertaining to biotechnology under the Coordinated Framework, click here.
BRS Authority
Federal Statutes
BRS derives its authority to write regulations from provisions of the Plant Protection Act , which is a part of the larger Agriculture Risk Protection Act of 2000 . Congress authorizes various parts of USDA to regulate specified areas of US Agriculture under these Federal Statutes.
Federal Regulations
The details of what items are regulated, such as organisms and processes, and how both may be regulated (time frames, permitting processes, penalties) are written by each Agency that has the appropriate authority. All formal Federal regulations are published in the Federal Register and also in the Code of Federal Regulations , a large multivolume series. Those regulations for Agriculture and the USDA comprise fifteen volumes and those governing biotechnology as overseen by APHIS-BRS are found in Volume 7, Section 340 .
Does my genetically engineered (GE) organism meet the definition of a regulated article under 7 CFR §340.1?


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2011 Bad Dads Exhibit: A Celebration of Wes Anderson
For the second year in a row, Spoke Art in San Francisco has hosted a Wes Anderson costume party to kick-off its annual Bad Dads exhibition, and for the second year in a row I've forgotten to go. Fortunately, the artists' amazing works are on view until November 22nd and I'm sure they wouldn't mind at all if you happened to be in costume when you stopped by…
- Rhys Cooper's "Vulpes Vulpes" is as regal as should be expected- complete with tiny tape player.
- "Margo", an original painting by Sani Calistro, has the feel of an icon, holy & lovely.
- Charles Moran's "Needle In The Hay" has an excellent movie-poster aesthetic, and I'm sure it's even cooler in person since it's screenprinted with metallic inks. Plus it comes with it's own soundtrack, since I can't look at it without singing the Elliot Smith song in my head.
- Jonas Lofgren's "Margot" is from a run of only 40 prints, a combination of giclee printing and archival inks. The pink poof of smoke and her pink cheek just kill me!
- I love "Bean" by Jing Wei: apples into cider, birch plywood, perfect simplicity.
- Danielle Rizzolo's painting "The Architecture of the House on Archer Avenue" re-imagines the Tenenbaum's home as made of- appropriately- books.
- Clint Wilson's "Research Turtle" makes me think about how efficiently and thoroughly I could complete my Apartment Therapy posts, if only I had a research turtle.
- Last and most sold-out is this incredible piece from last year's exhibition that I just had to show you. Natalie Portman, with her yellow robe and short hair, done in classic French Art Nouveau poster style. Isn't it lovely? It was made by Joshua Budich, and I'm pretty sure we all need one. Please, Joshua?
See all of these works and so, so many more at Spoke Art, now until November 22nd 2011.
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OOTD (sort of) & recent films I've seen
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- Anonymous13/7/09 1:24 pm
woo i'm looking forward to harry potter :D and your dogs look so adorable! i love their tshirts!!ReplyDelete
Awwwwww! They look so cute!ReplyDelete
I am going to see Bruno on Wednesday... can't wait!
Lily & Lola look very cute in their t-shirts :)ReplyDelete
I saw The Hangover most recently - LOVED it, so funny and Bradley Cooper is so hot!! I also watched Jane Austens Book Club which I enjoyed. I cannot wait to see Bruno and I think I will add The Secret Life of Bees to my list - I am always up for a good cry!
Looking forward to photos from the wedding :)
I really want to see Bruno, even though I know I'll cringe the whole way through! I loved the book version of The Secret Life of Beas so I really want to see the film...I want to see My Sisters Keeper which was another book I enjoyed, but I know it will make me cry loads! xxxReplyDelete
I've seen Secret Life of Bees! It made me cry too. I really don't want to see Bruno but I am so excited to see HP!! Me and my brother watched the other 5 HP's this weekend and are going to see it when it comes out - I cannot wait!!!ReplyDelete
PS - I am going to London soon and really want to force my friend to go to the 9 3/4 platform you spoke of!!! (It was u I think/hope lol)
omg i love pugs and they are freakin adorable!!ReplyDelete
@suzannah - hp is going to be amazing! i can't wait. xxReplyDelete
@lisajane - you are going to be so shocked and appalled!! lol. xx
@sarah - Secret Life of Bees is one of the best films I've seen in a while. I just genuinely really enjoyed it! xx
- Anonymous13/7/09 2:37 pm
Aww...Your dogs are sooo cute in their little matching shirts!!!ReplyDelete
@laura - apparently the film is really close to the book, they have stuck to it quite well. sometimes the film versions of books are totally different which i hate. xxReplyDelete
@girlwiththegoldentouch - wow 5 hp's in 1 weekend? that is impressive! yes that was me, being geeky on platform 9 3/4! :D xx
@hannah - lol, thanks! xx
@greta - they are cute aren't they, bless them! xxReplyDelete
I haven't been for so long the last film I saw was The Dark Knight.ReplyDelete
Is bruno better than borat?? I love borat it's funny. Apparently for some of the people they filmed they parnk people for real. Like in borat at the bed & breakfast? Have you seen it (otherwise I'll be blabbing on about something you don't know.lol) ??
Our pugs pudding and wiggley get cold too! Pudding has a hoody and a water proof coat she actaully likes wearing it cos they keep her warm! Ps secret life of bees is amazing i read the book first and bought the dvd this year, cried my eyes out!ReplyDelete
Love Vik.
magpie-girl.blogspot.com xx
ooo the lil outfits are sooo cute^^ReplyDelete
i have a chihuahua and i always have to put tops and jackets on him as hes like a stick and just sits there if hes cold lol
my bf thinks im a meanie but he likes it!
@luc - i prefer Borat as i remember it made me laugh hysterically but i can't remember the bit you mention. i watched it on a flight so i might have missed some bits. xxReplyDelete
@vik - pudding and wiggley are the best names!! i love them! i really want a little boy pug called frank. but bf says we have enough already :(
@ohmyskele - it's not mean at all. if they're cold they need a little coat or something :) xx
It was the part where they were travelling accross america and they stayed at a jewish family house and they didn't realize at first but in the night they thought they were these two bugs on the floor and through money at them. lol. Anyway apparently that part wasn't staged :S but some parts were though!!ReplyDelete
Your pups are adorable.ReplyDelete
Your puppies are adorable! I have a boston terrier named Lola:) Still searching for a buddy for her:)ReplyDelete
@luc - i'm gunna check it out on youtube to refresh my memory! :) xxReplyDelete
@aubrey - thanks hun xx
@sweettea - Aw bless. Get her a little friend! :) xx
Harry Potter :) x millions..Im so excited haha.ReplyDelete
Beautiful little doggies..my 2nd fave dogs!
I seriously need to get down to the cinema soon, there are so many good films on at the moment. Not surprised Bruno is rude, going by Borat hehe! Hopefully I'll get to see HP soon too..that looks so good :)ReplyDelete
I feel completly the same about Bruno, I thought it was really funny but sooo wrong at the same time!!ReplyDelete
Your pugs are just too adorable, they have such cute faces!ReplyDelete
My boyfriend and i bought the thing 1 and thing 2 golfballs and keychains in islands :)
Those shirts are so cute!!! I totally want to see The Secret Life of Bees. I heard it was good. I also saw Bruno and thought it was way to over the top and vulgarReplyDelete
@carly - me too. i will be so sad when the films finish!! xxReplyDelete
@butterfly - i would say it is a LOT worse than borat, lol. it's an 18 whereas borat was a 15 and i totally see why! xx
@victoriab - i can't believe he got away with all the stuff he did! xx
@kim - aw thank you! <3 Islands of Adventure! xxReplyDelete
@lilyg - totally vulgar! lol. defo see secret life of bees.xx
i really want to see bruno, there so many good films coming out soon.ReplyDelete
@pinkbow - yeah there's always about 3 things i want to see! xxReplyDelete
OMG! those are the cutest dogs ive ever seen in my whole life!ReplyDelete
I saw Bruno this weekend too and it was so outrageous! I really struggled with it - it was funny of course, but I really felt uncomfortable for a lot of it!ReplyDelete
I'm going to see HP on thursday after work, can't wait.
The best film I've seen lately is the Hangover. IT IS SO FUNNY!! I've seen it twice. And Bradley Cooper is so so sexy xxx
- Anonymous14/7/09 2:46 am
Oh - you know how much I love the pugs, gorgeous girls! :) I so want to see Bruno although I am sure that I will cringe with embarrasment! The Secret Life of Bees looks good too - albeit sad :( xxReplyDelete
@billie-jo - lol xxReplyDelete
@lil - i felt uncomfortable for a lot of it too. i was kind of laughing in awkwardness! xx
@danielle - aha yes i know you're a big fan! :) xx
I love those shirts! These pics made my day. Such cuties!ReplyDelete
You will reach 200 in no time -- and I hope I do too (I'm 10 away as well.)
cute t shirts!!ReplyDelete
I read the secret life of bees a few years ago, i had no idea they were making a film, will definitely have to go and see this! Think i will pass on Bruno though, that kind of humour just makes me cringe! Very excited about harry potter, want to see it asap! x
@michelle - yay for you too! i'm glad the puggies made you smile :) xxReplyDelete
@hele - it's out on dvd now! ch-ch check it out! i think it was out at the cinema last year but i didn't see it advertised or anything :( xx
I think I'm off to see My Sisters Keeper tonight, I keep changing my mind whether to go, I don't like the idea of crying in the cinema!ReplyDelete
Your pugs are adorable!!!!!!
Thanks for popping by my blog x
@shopaholic - i'm definitely waiting for the dvd with that one! i cry at everything and when it's at the cinema it's soo embarrassing, lol.ReplyDelete
i love ur blog it's ace! xx
Yesyes :) Its lovely aint it?ReplyDelete
Topshop (L)
@billie-jo - awesome, yeah its my fave item at the mo :)xxReplyDelete
OOOOOOOOOOOHHHHH MY GOD!!! look at them in their t-shirts scamping about hahaha, that's too cute!!!ReplyDelete
nicola xx
@nicola - lol. they love their lil tshirts! xxReplyDelete
Your dogs are adorable! :DReplyDelete
I saw Bruno.. I know EXACTLY what you mean. I thought HP was a bit of a let down though :/


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DescriptionBrown Bears are solitary, powerful predators who can be aggressive to one another. There is a social hierarchy: adult males are dominant, and females with cubs are dominant over juvenile males and females without cubs. Brown Bears are omnivorous, consuming everything from mosses, fungi, herbs, grasses, fruits, berries, small vertebrates, insects, birds, and fish especially salmon during their spawning run to other mammals. They dig after burrowing mammals and take down large hoofed mammals caught in deep snow or otherwise disabled. They are excellent swimmers and have acute senses of hearing and smell, but poor eyesight, and can attack humans without warning. The largest North American males weigh more than 600 kg (1,325 pounds).
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Cub Scout Physical Fitness
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| Physical Fitness
Belt Loop and Pin
Physical Fitness Sports Belt Loop
|The Cub Scout Physical Fitness Pin is an option for the Webelos Athlete activity badge.
|The Cub Scout Physical Fitness belt loop and pin help prepare Cub Scouts and Webelos Scouts for the Boy Scout Personal Fitness merit badge.
|The Physical Fitness Award can be earned at all levels.
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Belt Loop Requirements
Complete these three requirements:
- Give a short report to your den or family on the dangers of drugs and alcohol.
- Practice finding your pulse and counting your heartbeats per minute. Determine your target heart rate.
- Practice five physical fitness skills regularly. Improve performance in each skill over a month. Skills could include pull-ups, curl-ups, the standing long jump, the 50-yard dash, and the softball throw.
Sports Pin Requirements
Earn the Physical Fitness belt loop, and complete five of the following requirements:
- Make a diagram of the Food Guide Pyramid. List foods you ate in a week and show where they fit in the pyramid.
- Choose a form of exercise, bring your heart rate up to target, and keep it there for 15 minutes. Don't forget to warm up and cool down.
- Set up a four-step exercise program. Chart your progress for five days a week for two weeks.
- Explain the reason for warming up and cooling down before and after each exercise session.
- Visit a local gym and talk to a trainer about exercises and programs for young people.
- Participate in some aerobic exercises at least three times a week for four weeks.
- Build an obstacle course that could include some exercises with jumping, crawling, and hurdles. Time yourself three times to see whether you can improve your time.
- Swim for a total of an hour, charting your time as you go.
- Participate for at least three months in an organized team sport or organized athletic activity.
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- Earning the Physical Fitness Belt Loop while a Webelos Scout satisfies requirement 10 of the Athlete Activity Badge and is an option for requirement 3 of the Sportsman Activity Badge.
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- Achievement 8. could be met while completing Cub Scout Physical Fitness Pin requirement 1
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- Elective 18d. could be partially/met by/while completing Cub Scout Physical Fitness Pin requirement 7
- Elective 20a. could be met while completing Cub Scout Physical Fitness Pin requirement 9
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- Elective 19a., 19b., or 19e. could be met while completing Cub Scout Physical Fitness Pin requirement 8
- Elective 20f. could be met by earning the Cub Scout Physical Fitness Pin
- Athlete Activity Badge requirement 10. (earn the Cub Scout Physical Fitness Pin while a Webelos Scout)
- Sportsman Activity Badge requirement 3 (partial). (earn the Cub Scout Physical Fitness Belt Loop while a Webelos Scout)
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COLUMBIA — A challenge to Hilton Head Plantation's sand excavation and beach renourishment plans has been withdrawn, after the property owners' association for the gated community amended its project.
On Thursday the oversight board for the S.C. Department of Health and Environmental Control was scheduled to vote on whether to grant a hearing on a local resident's objections to the permit that had been issued for the project.
The agency had received a letter on Aug. 13 from David Schofield of Hilton Head Island, who requested the hearing, detailing environmental concerns.
But on Thursday, just as one DHEC commissioner expressed an interest to give the dispute a so-called final review, officials were informed that the parties had reached a resolution. Most such appeals do not receive a hearing, meaning the board sees no reason to question the agency staff's decision to issue a permit.
The original Aug. 8 permit that DHEC's Office of Coastal Resource Management in Beaufort had granted Hilton Head Plantation, would have allowed for the removal of 8,000 cubic yards of sand from a 1.4 acre section of shoreline at Park Creek inlet at Pine Island. It was to be placed on a stretch of Port Royal Sound shoreline between Dolphin Point and Pine Island.
The project is intended to renourish a sand berm.The luxury community consists of 4,000 acres and is bounded by the Intracoastal Waterway and Port Royal Sound, according to its website.


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Washington, DC—The August 11 webinar, Helping Job Seekers: Using Electronic Tools and Federal Resource, is now available online at http://tiny.cc/d6fjb. In the presentation, Department of Labor Employment and Training Administration (ETA) staffers Lauren Fairley-Wright and Tracie Hamilton provide an overview of the public workforce system and share electronic tools most helpful to library staff who assist unemployed workers. The archived webinar includes the PowerPoint presentation and the participants' dialogue. Hosted by WebJunction, the webinar was made possible by a partnership between the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) and ETA announced June 25, 2010.
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- Libraries and Economic Development webinar on August 24. Libraries can be key players in supporting and facilitating the development of small businesses with the goal of growing a healthy, community-scale economy. Shelley Walchak, library community programs senior consultant at the Colorado State Library, hosts this webinar, part of the Libraries and Economic Development series.
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Kennedy Zaccheo had just turned 3 when she started preschool. Her mom, Lisa, had enrolled her in a small program of 12 kids. "I'd looked at lots of different options and chose this one because it was a nurturing and creative environment," says Zaccheo. "It was small, and it felt like home." But of course it wasn't home, and her daughter was miserable. During the first two weeks of school, Kennedy cried and clung to her mom when she said goodbye every morning.
Painting, circle time, snacks -- what's not to love about preschool? We imagine it will be an adventure for our kids, but for some it can be an unwanted interruption in a comfortable routine. "Children often lack the skills to deal with major transitions," says Robert Billingham, Ph.D., professor of human development and family studies at Indiana University in Bloomington.
It's normal for children to be apprehensive, especially if they haven't spent much time away from home. But even kids who've been in childcare since infancy can be anxious about preschool. "Significant changes can make adults nervous, but we know from experience that we can get through them," says Billingham. "For young kids, every experience is new."
How your child ultimately handles such transitions depends largely on how you react. It's a mistake to dismiss his fears or to say such things as "You're a big kid now, and big kids don't cry." At the same time, you want to be careful not to respond too emotionally. "If you say, 'I see this is really scary for you,' that only reinforces the child's fears and may even give him the idea that he should be afraid," says Billingham.
A better response, he says, is to tell a child, "I know how you feel -- sometimes I have to do things I don't want to do, but I know it's best for me to do them." That lets you recognize the feelings but focus on what must be done. Other ways to make the transition to school go more smoothly:
Be an Early Bird
You know how awkward you sometimes feel when you walk into a party full of people? That's what it's like for a kid to arrive at school after it's already in full swing. So until your child feels comfortable, get there a few minutes early if you can. "This gives her time to settle into an activity before the rest of the crowd arrives," says Barbara Willer, Ph.D., deputy executive director of the National Association for the Education of Young Children, a nonprofit agency that accredits early-childhood programs. If you happen to be late, just ease into the class activity as calmly as possible. Another option: If your child knows any of her classmates, arrange with that friend's parent to arrive together -- then regardless of whether you're early or late, your little one won't have to enter the room alone.
Don't Shy From Goodbyes
Even if it provokes a meltdown, let your preschooler know when you're going. "When a parent just slips out, it violates trust," says Willer. Remember, though, departures shouldn't be long or dramatic. "Be loving but firm," she suggests. For example, you could say, "Have a great day; I love you!" and then leave. (Don't linger.) That way, you'll convey the sense that you're putting him in good hands.
After you've gone through your standard goodbye for a few days, your child will know what to expect. Be sure to remind him that you'll be back after snacktime or whichever part of the school day marks your return.
A consistent ritual worked for Diane Penn of Pasadena, California, whose daughter Hannah, 3, found starting preschool difficult. "I'd hold her hand and count to three. On three, her teacher would lead her into class, saying, 'It's time for Hannah to go to school and time for Mom to go to work.'" Hannah's protests became less dramatic, and eventually she began to walk into class on her own.
Take It Slowly
Sometimes your child may need you to hang out for a bit; spending five minutes looking at a book together or getting her involved in an activity is usually all it takes. If she wants you to stay longer (and you can), figure out a plan with her teacher.
Lisa Zaccheo stayed with Kennedy for the first hour or so of class, sitting by her daughter's side for some of the activities. In a few weeks, Kennedy felt comfortable enough for her mom to leave, and ultimately the little girl loved school.
If after a couple of weeks your little one hasn't settled in, you could try telling her you'll be "right back," then return to the classroom 15 minutes later. After that, you can gradually increase the time you're away.
Dana Sullivan's last feature for Parenting was "Run, Jump, and Play!" in the August issue.
- Visit the school with your child-- ideally on a day when students are there so she can observe some activities -- and introduce her to the teacher.
- Get the phone numbers of a few families of future classmates so you can make an effort to arrange playdates a couple of weeks before school starts.
- Shop for a new lunch box together(and let her choose), if your child will be bringing snacks or lunch to school.
- Start some new daily routines, such as an earlier bedtime or laying out her clothes the night before.
- Explain what to expect.Give her as many details as you can about what happens during a typical day: Kids paint, play outside, sing, and look at books.
- Mark school days on a special calendar. That way, she'll have a sense of when school begins and which days she'll be going.
What to Expect and How to ReactExpect Backsliding
Crying jags, potty accidents, and nighttime wake-up calls -- don't be surprised if your preschooler suddenly starts behaving like a toddler again. It's completely normal and usually lasts for only a few weeks. "There's no progression without some regression," says Carla Horwitz, director of the Calvin Hill Day Care Center and Kindergarten at Yale University.
Regression doesn't necessarily mean that your child isn't ready for school. Pulling him out will just send the message that he's failed. Instead, it's typically a sign that he's stressed out and needs support. "Acknowledge that he's having a hard time," Horwitz says. "But tell him, 'I believe you can do this, and I'm going to help you.'"
You may want to spend a little time at school, helping with a project or reading a story during circle time. If you can't, at least try to connect with his teacher at dropoff or pickup time -- say hi and tell her what's going on with your child and family. Just being there and chatting a bit shows your child that you're comfortable at his school and that you want to help him master the situation.
Also, have some extra one-on-one time together at home, even if it's 10 or 15 minutes. Let him decide what you're going to do -- that may give him the security and sense of control he needs.
Put on a Happy Face
When Stacia Denkmann's son, Miles, started preschool at 3, he'd complain before they left the house. "He'd sob and say, 'I only want to be with you.' Knowing that he was so unhappy was heartbreaking," says the Carmel, Indiana, mom.
To help her son cope, she asked his teachers at the end of each day what the kids had done and whom Miles had played with. "Then I'd ask him to tell me about the great art project or what he and his friends did when they played outside. I kept it upbeat and reminded him that he'd had a lot of fun," she says.
Good feelings are contagious. If you're genuinely enthusiastic about your child's preschool, odds are she'll be happier about it too. It worked for Miles. After a few weeks, his complaints had stopped.
Ideally, your child's school is run by people who genuinely care about her happiness and are willing to work with you to solve whatever problems she may have. Let the teacher know if you have concerns about your little one's transition to preschool, and ask for suggestions to help make this big change more enjoyable. The approach you take now will help to prepare her for the many changes that lie in the years ahead.


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Sega has taken the wraps off Project Needlemouse, and the publisher is positioning the game as a proper sequel to the series' Genesis genesis and Sonic the Hedgehog 3, specifically. The publisher has released a new trailer for the game, revealing its official title: Sonic the Hedgehog 4: Episode 1.You can check out the trailer below, and think about the fact that the PS3 and Wii versions of the game will use motion-sensitive controls. It's scheduled to release sometime this summer.
Bryn says: Does this excite the old Sonic player in you? The movie didn't really give much away, but I do think that Sonic fans will be relieved to read that their beloved mascot is absolutely returning to his 2D roots -- no more crappy departure attempts, thanks. Sonic's had it rough the past, oh, 10 years or so, so let's hope he gets what he deserves in Sonic the Hedgehog 4.


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A SupaDupaNurse is someone who randomly turns up in a nurse outfit and just sits next to someone ill pointlessly trying to cheer them up, even when they are no longer ill. because it is very PLEASURABLE
Danielle A**** is a SupaDupaNurse hirer. she hired a nurse who she made put on the outfit and tend to her every need, this never happened. as i didnt turn up for work.
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Reynolds American 2Q profit up 4 pct
RICHMOND, Virginia (AP) — Reynolds American Inc. said Wednesday that its second-quarter profit rose 4 percent as higher prices and lower expenses from a longstanding legal settlement offset a decline in cigarette sales.
The owner of the nation's second-biggest tobacco company earned $461 million, or 84 cents per share, for the quarter ended June 30, up from $443 million, or 78 cents per share, a year ago.
The maker of Camel, Pall Mall and Natural American Spirit cigarettes said revenue excluding excise taxes was essentially flat at $2.18 billion.
Analysts polled by FactSet expected earnings of 83 cents on revenue of $2.19 billion.
Reynolds American said demand for cigarettes continues to be impacted by the ongoing weak economy, high unemployment and higher retail prices. The company also noted that growth in traditional smokeless tobacco products and products like electronic cigarettes are hurting cigarette sales.
The number of cigarettes sold by its R.J. Reynolds Tobacco subsidiary fell 6 percent during the quarter to 17 billion cigarettes, on par with its estimate for the total industry decline for the quarter. When adjusting for trade inventory changes, the company estimates that industry cigarette volumes were down 4.3 percent.
Volumes for Camel and Pall Mall both fell less than one percent. The brands account for more than 60 percent of Reynolds American's total cigarette volume. Shipments of its other brands, which include Winston, Kool, Doral and Salem, fell 15 percent.
Camel's market share increased 0.4 percentage points to 8.7 percent of the U.S. market, while Pall Mall's market share grew 0.5 percentage points to 8.9 percent.
The company has promoted Pall Mall as a longer-lasting and more affordable cigarette as smokers weather the weak economy and high unemployment, and has said half the people who try the brand continue using it.
The number of Natural American Spirit cigarettes it sold grew more than 14 percent to about 900 million cigarettes.
Reynolds American and other tobacco companies are also focusing on cigarette alternatives such as snuff and chewing tobacco and electronic cigarettes for future sales growth as tax hikes, smoking bans, health concerns and social stigma make the cigarette business tougher.
Volume for its smokeless tobacco brands that include Grizzly and Kodiak rose more than 9percent compared with a year ago. The brands had a 33 percent share of the U.S. retail market, which is tiny compared with cigarettes.
The company also is launching a revamped version of its Vuse-brand electronic cigarette in Colorado this month, with its sights set on expanding nationally. It's also moving ahead with its nicotine gum under the Zonnic brand, which is meant to help people stop smoking. In 2009, Reynolds bought the Swedish company Niconovum AB, which makes nicotine gum, pouches and spray products.
Reynolds American kept its profit outlook for the year at $3.15 to $3.30 per share. Analysts expected $3.23 per share.
Its shares finished at $50.79 on Tuesday.
Michael Felberbaum can be reached at http://www.twitter.com/MLFelberbaum.


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PART 2: THE SOUNDS YOU NEED, Section 1: Virtual acoustic instruments
The character and identity of your computer music set-up is defined by the sounds from the virtual instruments, synths and effects that you choose to use within it. The market for these packages, also known as plug-ins, has exploded in recent years and now you can recreate pretty much every 'real' instrument and effect ever created in software, plus a load of stuff never even made in hardware! In fact there are so many virtual instruments and effects packages out there that we've decided to break this section down into three sub sections: virtual acoustic instruments, virtual electronic instruments and virtual effects.
Section 1: Virtual acoustic instruments
In this section we're looking at all instruments available in software other than electronic synthesisers and drum machines. This means that we'll discuss everything from full on orchestral instruments to human voice emulations plus guitar, brass, woodwind and other instruments along the way. We've even included a section for the more obscure world instruments that you can recreate in software. In short, if you can think of a real world instrument, you'll be able to buy it for your virtual one from the following…
1. Brass
Recreating the sound of brass has always been a personal bugbear but then I've been around long enough to remember the ancient synths that did it terribly! Thankfully, the latest software is far more capable and there's a lot to choose from. You can, of course, get brass emulations as part of orchestral software packages, but for this section we'll concentrate on those that simply offer brass…
Arturia Brass (£199) is an instrument with modelling technology developed through research with the finest ears at IRCAM and promises some of the best emulations of trumpet, sax and trombone, all created in real time. It's very easy to set up and use and there's a riff library to trigger the sounds or you can play them via MIDI with a keyboard or breath controller.
If it's just saxophone that you're after then Linplug's Saxlab (£89) is your best bet featuring emulation of the various sax family models, effects and lots of real-time editing possibilities behind an easy to use interface.
While both of these are have their own unique playing front ends, there are also collections of sounds that are sold with standard sample players like Native Instrument's Kontakt/Intakt player. The first of these is EastWest's Symphonic Orchestra Platinum 3 (£249). It's a huge collection featuring French horns, solo horns, trumpets and many other instruments.
Another big set of brass sounds sold at Dolphin is the Sonic Implants Symphonic Implants Collection for GigaStudio 2 and 3. At £499 it is the most expensive but also offers great flexibility in terms of brass orchestration with the original players recorded in different orchestral sizes.
2. Strings
This section of instruments is dedicated to reproducing acoustic stringed instruments (as opposed to something like the Mellotron, or pads from synthesisers). It is dominated by the sample collection focussed products by Sonic Labs and East West. Once again, though, they are still virtual instruments in the sense that they have been formatted to play through popular soft samplers or are supplied as complete sample players including a copy of NI's Kontakt/Intakt sample player.
Sonic Implants have once again supplied a huge collection with their Strings Collection (£499) which is available for GigaStudio2/3, Kontakt and EXS24 formats. It includes a massive library of orchestral string sounds (1st violins, 2nd violins, violas, cellos and so on) recorded in their natural orchestral position. As with Brass, EastWest have a Symphonic Platinum 1 collection available for £399 that covers strings. It covers a whole selection of styles for violin, harp, viola, cello and bass and comes with the now standard EastWest/NI sample player.
Applied Acoustics Systems weigh in with String Studio VS-1 (£109.99) which is essentially a string synthesiser that uses modelling technology to recreate the sounds of guitars, harps, bowed instruments and others.
3. Woodwind
Yep, you guessed it, where Sonic Implants and EastWest dominated both brass and strings, it was almost inevitable that these two giants of the sampling world would also have competing woodwind collections. And, again, where Sonic Implants arguably have the bigger collection of samples, EastWest have the NI sample player included and the edge on price.
Sonic Implants Symphonic Woodwind Collection for GigaStudio 3 is again £499 and features impeccable recordings of solo and ensemble piccolo, flutes, clarinets, bassoons, oboes, and English horns. EastWest's Symphonic Orchestra Volume 2 (£399) is their woodwind collection, once again pumped through NI's Kontakt for maximum 'all you need' flexibility. Flutes, oboes, clarinets, bassoons and more are present and correct.
4. Percussion
There are so many instruments around the world that people hit with sticks that it's no surprise that the virtual percussion instrument market is huge! EastWest weigh in with Percussive Adventures 2 (£179) uses NI's Intakt sample engine to play back hugely-inspirational loops and sounds that have garnered some great reviews. Symphonic Orchestra volume 4 (£249) features concert hall recordings of several instruments including timpani, chimes, gongs, basses, snares and, of course, the triangle! Sonic Implants are, of course, right here with their Symphonic Percussion Collection (£380) featuring a huge collection of samples from 50 instruments.
ZeroG offer some very distinct packages. Altered States (£199) is a fine instrument for off the wall percussion and uses an NI front end to play atmospheric loops, pads, effects and beats. Beats Working – In Cuba (£189) is what you'd expect: recordings of the finest players that Cuba has to offer and played back via an NI Intakt front end.
Wizoo's Latigo (£159) has 'no boring loops' but a selection of Latin performances played by a couple of Miami Sound Machine's percussionists in 30 styles from Bossa Nova to Samba. Ole! Also from Wizoo is Darbuka (£169), a north African/Middle Eastern percussion package that, like Latigo, uses the best recordings and its own front end to play them. There are a few World virtual instruments that include lots of percussion but these are listed in part 11 later.
5. Complete Orchestral
After reading about the various packages that cover the component parts of an orchestra, you won't be surprised to hear that there are many offering the complete deal. Notably EastWest offer the entire Symphonic Platinum range (as detailed in the first four sections here) for £999. On top of that Dolphin also sell cut-down versions of this range – 'best of's, if you like. The EastWest SO Silver Edition (£99) has the NI front end but fewer samples but still represents a good introduction to orchestral sampling and at a very good price. More expensive is the Gold Edition (£319) which has most of the instruments from the Platinum range recorded as stereo 16-bit samples (rather than the multi-channel 24-bit Platinum samples). If you're happy with stereo and 16 bits then this is a great buy!
Where EastWest do the NI player versions of orchestral instruments, Steinberg do the Halion player versions. Halion Symphonic Orchestra has over 1,200 instruments patches and 27GB of data. At £369.99 it's more expensive than the EastWest Gold Edition but does feature 24-bit as well as 16-bit samples and (perhaps consequently) an extra 12GB of data.
Now to the extremes! Garritan Personal Orchestra ((£115) features high-quality samples of the best bits of an orchestra going through a Kontakt player engine. It's expandable and easy to use so is a great way to start your orchestral compositions. At the other end of the scale is the Vienna Symphonic Library Pro Edition. Put simply this is the complete orchestral package. All the instruments, all the recording types, all the character, everything you need… At £2,999 it is the most expensive software package out there, but you get what you pay for.
Edirol's HQ-QR (£230) is a complete orchestral instrument featuring strings, woodwind, percussion, brass and keyboards. There are plenty of types of each and a simple interface to control them.
6. Guitar
As with brass there were some people – myself included – who thought that emulating guitars in software should not even be attempted, but the latest packages do enable you to produce axe-wielding music without being able to strum a note.
Steinberg were among the first to get in on the action with Virtual Guitarist. The Virtual Guitarist 2 and Electric Rhythm Guitars package sells here for just £169. It has 6.8GB of top notch playing over a variety of styles and includes plenty of editing features like GrooveMatch technology that enables you to adapt all the content to the groove of your tune. Best Service's Real Guitar (£132.95) utilises some great samples along with Guitar Touch and Floating Point Fret technology to really go for the best in guitar emulations. Virtual Bassist (£149.99) is, well, just that. Steinberg have packed 25 styles, riffs, intros, fills and so on into this along with that GrooveMatch technology. Finally Bournemark Software's Broomstick Bass features over 20 bass instruments, several recording styles and loads of effects and is well worth the £169 asking price.
7. Drums
Drums were arguably the first instruments that went virtual simply because putting together a player for a bunch of short percussive samples is easier than the modelling technology required for, say, a trumpet. However, today's drum software packages are scarily sophisticated and not exactly simple sample playback devices…
FXPansion BFD (£179) offers control over seven drum kits, each piece of which has been recorded at 11 positions with up to 46 velocity layers! There are also three expansion packs: 8 Bit Kit (£85), Jazz & Funk Collection (£150) and XFL (£129) which features 22GB of extras.
Native Instrument's Battery 2 (£135) is another great sample player, this time more in the mould of a drum machine pad type player. It also has expansion packs including Studio Drums (£69) with over 3,000 extra samples. NI's BandStand (£149.99) is a GM drum module designed to be easy to use and intuitive.
A sample library section wouldn't be complete without EastWest and here they offer Drum Kits From Hell 2 (£69), a 2.4GB instrument with the NI front end featuring 3,200 heavy and natural drum sounds. Stormbreakz is a big beat and breakbeat-based sample player based on live drum loops and costs just £79. Quantum Leap Stormdrum (£235) is the final East West package (again powered by NI) and has 6GB of superb samples and madcap playing from four world-class drummers.
Best Service Artist Groove (£112) also features four top drummers playing fills, intros and loops over a variety of tempos with single hits and an NI interface all included. Artist Drums (£112) is similar with the focus on the actual drum sounds so you get lots of layered recordings and dozens of MIDI files.
Spectrasonics have arguably the daddy of all drum instruments with Stylus RMX. For £133 you get a monster 7.4GB library and one of the easiest interfaces ever and you'll be stringing together original grooves in no time. There are five S.A.G.E expansion packs available at Dolphin, each for £53.99: Backbeat, Burning Grooves, Liquid Grooves, Metamorphosis and Retrofunk.
8. Bass
There are bass guitar instruments (see above) and plenty of synths will provide you with enough bottom end to keep you happy. However, these dedicated bass instruments provide a selection of both acoustic and synthetic sounds…
With Trilogy (£169) Spectrasonics have done for bass as they did with Stylus for drums. It's a superb collection of every bottom end sound you could imagine, all wrapped up in an easy interface. EastWest's Quantum Leap Hardcore Bass (£129) is 2.2GB of electric bass sounds played through the NI front end so you get plenty of sonic editing of the 6,000 or so samples.
9. Pianos and organs
Pianos and organs were among the first instruments to be synthesized in hardware, and therefore software, so there are many fine emulations of both about.
The Bösendorfer is widely regarded as one of the finest pianos around and in the real world you'd pay thousands for one. In the virtual world, however, just £125 will get you the EastWest Bösendorfer 290, a Kontakt-engine-based, 2GB instrument which, with 24-bit quality samples and 28 programs, captures the beauty of this amazing grand piano.
No piano collection would be complete without a Steinway and this time it's Best Service who come up with the goods with the Galaxy 5.1 (£166). You get 6.5GB of 24-bit samples of up to 40 seconds in length (!) and optimised for 5.1 surround. Synthogy Ivory (£179) offers three grands in one package. There are 11GB of samples (3,500 in all) recorded in a variety of concert halls and studios.
On the organ front Native Instruments have two B4 packages. The original B4 (£119) captures the sound of the original B3 organ whereas the B4 MkII (£149.99, £59.99 upgrade from v1) adds a tube amp and a selection of cabinets for a wider variety of rich sounds. Dolphin also offer an exclusive deal to get the B4 MkII complete with B4D controller offering an authentic drawbar organ experience for just £219.99.
10. Vocals
It's the last bastion of emulation: the human voice. Yes, this is the hardest of all 'instruments' to emulate but there are a number of packages out there that attempt to do it, the most successful of which are more simple choir-type emulations. Zero G are one company pushing the envelope here with their Vocaloid software the engine of which was developed by Yamaha. Leon (£109.99) is the 'male' version that 'sings' any English word you decide on in any key. Lola (£109.99) is the female version. EastWest's Symphonic Choirs (£299.99) is a 24-bit collection that offers five choirs, three mic positions and an incredible 37GB of data, so probably more data for your buck than any other package mentioned here!
11. Other 'World' instruments
Instruments and sample collections that offer World sounds are now very popular. So while you may come across many examples in the sections above (under woodwind and percussion, for example) there are others that offer so many other diverse sounds that they deserve this section for themselves!
EastWest's Ra (£349.99) has 14GB of instrument recordings from seemingly everywhere you can think of (plus a few places you won't!). And with that NI front end you'll be playing them via your keyboard like you were trained for year in hot climates. Yellow Tools Culture (£259) has 9GB of highly-detailed sounds (the conga set alone has 1,000 variations!), its own playback interface and an engine designed for a low processor load operation.
Next Step...
The Dolphin Music Beginners Guide To Computer Music by Andy Jones
- Part 1, Sequencers and software studios.
- Part 2, Section 1: Virtual Acoustic Instruments
- Part 2, Section 2: Virtual Electronic Instruments
- Part 2, Section 3: Virtual effects
- Part 3, Section 1: MIDI Keyboards
- Part 3, Section 2: MIDI Controllers
- Part 4, Sound Cards & Audio Interfaces
- Part 5, Monitors
- Part 6, Extra Power


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Danny Tidwell is Shirtless
A pectacular Danny Tidwell goes shirtless before working out with fellow So You Think You Can Dance contestant Neil Haskell.
The shirtless wonders stretched, ran for a few miles and did pulls-ups and stairs at UCLA's track on a sunny Wednesday morning in Westwood, Calif. (More shirtless Neil pictures here.)
Tidwell, 23, placed runner-up on the third season of SYTYCD. (His brother, Travis Wall, placed runner-up in the second season of SYTYCD.) "I have all kinds of dance styles now, connections to choreographers and music options," Danny has said reflecting on the season. "I found that I love to dance again."
After making it to the top 10 finalists, Danny will join his fellow contestants in the So You Think You Can Dance 2007 dance tour, starting next Friday in Albany, New York on Sept. 21.
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"Hansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters" – the title itself is absurdly funny, at least if you find the current trend of turning fairy tales into action-film fodder comical.
"Hansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters" – the title itself is absurdly funny, at least if you find the current trend of turning fairy tales into action-film fodder comical.
It could be called "Hansel & Gretel Kick Some Serious Butt." That's what the titular sibs – amusingly played by Jeremy Renner and Gemma Arterton – do.
They talk and act like modern-day folks dropped into an olden-days, Brothers Grimm world.
"I hate to break it to ya," Gretel says, a gun trained on a witch, "but it's not going to be an open casket." Then she blasts the witch's head off.
Bro and Sis swear like truckers. Gretel refers to an angry mob of villagers as "hillbillies," then head-butts the control-freak local sheriff (Peter Stormare). Hansel asks, "Any place we can get a drink in this hellhole?"
They're so anachronistic in their speech and attitudes that it provides lots of laughs – and that's what's intended. (A hint that comedy might be involved is provided in the opening credits, where Will Ferrell is listed as one of the producers.)
In fact, the humor is largely the film's appeal – much like in the "Evil Dead" sequel "Army of Darkness," though "Army" was better (hard to beat its star, the hilarious Bruce Campbell, on this score).
The new film opens with a chilling retelling of the original fairy tale, with Hansel and Gretel as children abandoned in the woods by their father, finding a cottage made of candy, falling victim to a witch inside and eventually tossing the witch in the oven.
Then the film jumps forward to when the sibs are bounty hunters traveling from village to village to rid them of any local witches about. Their new prey, Muriel (Famke Janssen), is particularly powerful, vicious and deadly – an intimidating, scary foe. Her underlings also are a colorfully creepy lot.
At 88 minutes, the movie zips along. This is quick-hit entertainment – no classic, but a solid combination of action, comedy and horror.
Tim Miller's reviews can be found at www.capecodonline.com/miller. His blog, Miller's Movie Blogorama, can be found at www.capecodonline.com/millerblog.


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[Hook: Ron Browz]
If two dollars gettin made, we want in
If a stock is gettin trade, we want in
A record gettin played, we want in
A message to the game, that we want in
Whoaaaaaaohhh, we want in
Whoaaaaaaohhh, this is a fair warning
Whoaaaaaaohhh, we want in
Whoaaaaaaohhh, this is a fair warning
[Busta Rhymes]
Ha, hey ma! Look your child's grown
And I built somethin, Flipmode is touchin down stone
Look you shouldn't have no fear
And now we bringin the streets back, look how it feel out here
Now y'all respect the hard work, but I don't care nigga
We all tryin to eat you better learn how to share
You see the moral of the story and from how it begins
Is I'm extortin this whole shit - nigga I want in~!
[Spliff Star]
Open up the blood clat door let me in
Before I let the barrel spin and fire off the pin
This is my block (block) this is my shop (shop)
Fuck a ex-cuse, give me mines off the top
What'chu waitin on? All my patience is gone
I ain't waitin on no man, I stick to the program
Keep the pockets bulky like the muscles on Conan, swollen
European cars I be rollin - Spliff!
[Show Money]
Geah niggas, this is your fair warning
I give one soo woo to the gang and they on it (soo woo)
Cause you know how I think, drugs and extortion
We tired of waitin nigga we want our portion
You know what we endorsin, more violence and more fortune
Watch how you play with them boys - use caution
It's {Money Roll} geah
And that whole motherfuckin Flipmode, don't cross them