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Prose and Poetry: Sir Thomas North to Michael Drayton
The Successors of Spenser
> Drummond of Hawthornden
George Wither
The Cambridge History of English and American Literature in 18 Volumes
Volume IV. Prose and Poetry: Sir Thomas North to Michael Drayton.
The Successors of Spenser
§ 1. Drummond of Hawthornden.
IT will be remembered that John Pietro Pugliano commended the art of horsemanship to Sir Philip Sidney with such warmth that, If I had not beene a piece of a Logician before I came to him, I think he would have persuaded me to have wished my selfe a horse. In like manner, Sidneys famous apology for poetry and the English language worked upon his successors so greatly that they one and all wished themselves poets; and a surprising number were poets. Influence cannot be confined to one man or two men, still less to a pamphlet. But there can be no doubt that the pamphlet of Sidney, and the poetry of Sidney and Spenser, gave impetus and direction to the work of succeeding poets. For through all the work of these men, varied as it is in subject and in value, runs the golden thread of sincerity. Each wrote about that which interested him most deeply, and, considering the manifold affectations of speech that were the fashion, wrote with remarkable directness. There was little affectation of language and manner; and no affectation in the actual choice of subject. The personality of each poet makes itself clearly felt in his work. Spenser and Sidney did much to remove the misconceptions which were beginning to throw out their life-killing feelersthat poetry must be kept apart from life, that poetry must borrow dignity for its subject from what was called learning, instead of lending dignity to any subject by its own graciousness, that things could exist which were too sacred or too commonplace to be treated in poetry. Foole, said my Muse to me, looke in thy heart and write, might have been the word of each of these poets. It is the keynote of all their work. Even in adulatory addresses to king James, there is sincerity, because, in those addresses, the personal character of the king (where it was known) was easily lost in the love of the place which he held at the head of the country the writers loved. So they wrote and no subject was considered unfit for poetry. Fulke Greville, lord Brooke, was inspired by statecraft; George Wither by the puritan spirit; Browne and Basse celebrated the joys of country life; Sir John Davies and Drummond of Hawthornden explored the realm of the spirit; Phineas Fletcher took for his subject the whole construction of man; his brother Giles, the Christian faith.
Certain literary forms or conventions were prevalent at the time, especially the sonnet sequence, the pastoral and the allegory, which Sidney and Spenser had taken from French and from Italian models and by their superb use had established in English. But these forms were not dominant. The poets who used them inspired them with life, and in their hands, the forms are as fresh as the love of the country side or of their mistress, or the beliefs in the possibilities of life, which were expressed in them. At no other time, perhaps, was poetry so little an exercise of imitative wit, and so much and so generally an honest expression of personality.
William Drummond of Hawthornden was born on 13 December, 1585. His father, Sir John Drummond, was of a good Scots family. He was educated at the academy and the university of Edinburgh. In comparison with the lives of other poets of his day, his life was unremarkable. The spirit of adventure and exploration was not alien to him, but the world into which he was constrained to adventure was not the material, but, as was beginning to be more generally the case, the spiritual, world, into which he journeyed further than his contemporaries, and from which he brought back richer results of thought. He realised at an early age the scope of his possible kingdom and, unlike his many-sided contemporaries, was steadfast and undistracted in the pursuit of his object. Circumstances doubtless furthered, so far as circumstances may, the metaphysical bent of his disposition. In the year 1610, when William Drummond was twenty-five years of age, his father died, and the only reason for the continuance of his studies in law was, by this event, removed. He returned to Scotland immediately, and lived the remainder of his life in quiet seclusion at the place which lent its gracious peace to his retirement, and which is indissolubly connected with his name.
His life, though not eventful, was not without event, and its records are pleasantly detailed and full. The death of Elizabeth in the year 1603 interrupted his studies at Edinburgh, for Sir John Drummond accompanied James VI of Scotland on his royal progress to ascend the throne of England and, three years later, William Drummond journeyed south to join his father in London on his way to France to study jurisprudence. He had taken his degree at Edinburgh, and his intelligence was alive to absorb in its own way the sights which awaited him in London. The early years of king Jamess reign were days of pageant, and they stirred the boys imagination. The descriptions which he wrote to his friend of the festivities in honour of the queens brother, king Christian of Denmark, read like passages from a medieval romance. These letters, six in number, the first of which is dated 1 June and the last 12 August, are printed in bishop Sages folio of Drummonds works, published in 1711.
Drummond appears to have remained two or three years in France, and, according to bishop Sage, worked diligently. But the list of books which he read during those years, a list which is extant in his own handwriting, is that of a literary epicure, and contains but one work of jurisprudence, namely the
Institutes of Justinian.
A valuable letter which he wrote to Sir George Keith of Cowburn gives an account of his life abroad, and of the vivid impression which the beauty of certain pictures made upon his mind. A stately diction, recalling the language of his favourite romances; a love of beauty a fanciful vein of moralising: these are the marked features of the young students letters, and not less of the maturer writings of the poet.
He returned in 1609 to Scotland, and, in the following year, he again came to London. His father died in London the same year. William Drummond returned at the age of twenty-five to Hawthornden and, as has been said, did not henceforth swerve from his resolution to adventure into the unknown kingdom of thought.
The circumstances of his life brought him into singular touch with the shape of death, and the great mystery of death seems to have inspired his early life with a strange attractiveness. His first published poems were written to commemorate the death of prince Henry, who had died on 6 November, 1612. In 1613, appeared Drummonds pastoral elegy
Tears on the Death of Moeliades,
with a sonnet and two epitaphs. The poem was published by Andro Hart, and a second edition was printed in the following year.
Of all the elegances which were the fashion of his day, he makes use, and, though they cannot but seem artificial to a modern ear, they came so naturally to Drummond that they do not for a moment obscure the deep sincerity of the poem. Especially was he pleased at such play on words, as O hyacinths, for aye your
keeps still or Raise whom they list to thrones, enthrond dethrone, and subtle illustrations drawn from the classis. Sir William Alexander, a Scots poet of some distinction, wrote a complimentary sonnet to the poem. He was some seventeen years senior to Drummond, and a friendship, which had lately begun by a chance visit, lasted between the two until Sir Williams death.
In 1616, the
Tears on the Death of Moeliades
was reprinted, but the chief place in the volume was given to a sequence of sonnets, songs and madrigals in which the poet sings the praises of his lady and mourns her untimely death. For again and most darkly had the shadow of death fallen across his path. Just before his intended marriage with Mary Cunningham in 1615, the lady died. He had sought seclusion when worldly honours lay within his grasp, and the disaster did not send him to the world for distraction: it helped him to become more deeply contemplative. A continued consciousness of the end of things, noticeable in all his works, did not afflict him, but, rather, lifted him gently a little above the quiet world in which he chose to live, and filled his songs and poems with that sad sweetness to which they owe their peculiar charm. The lines which end with Death since grown sweet, begins to be desird, seem to have a faint foreshadowing of the idea which turned Shelleys
into a triumph song. There is no bitterness in the moods to which these poems give expression. His large nature was too enamoured of deaths scope and mystery to feel small bitterness. But, for him, the quiet beauty of the country possessed a deeper meaning, of memory and, in some sort, of anticipation.
and she is gone, O woe!
Woods cut again do grow,
Bud doth the rose and daisy, winter done,
But we, once dead, no more do see the sun.
The elegances of his manner, which were so part of him that they never left him, put into abrupt relief the simplicity of such lines as these; and it is this sudden simplicity which shows that, in mind, Drummond was more akin to Sidney, whose very phrases he weaves into his verse, than to any other English poet.
His next published work was a poem of very different calibre and of small value. Its elegance is unalloyed, and, as an exercise in verse, it is almost perfect. In May, 1617, king James visited Scotland, and
Forth Feasting
is the felicitous title of the verses which Drummonds courtly instinct bade him compose to celebrate the kings visit. The verses are not memorable. But in the following year an incident both memorable and characteristic occurred. Joseph Davis arrived at Hawthornden bearing an introduction from Michael Drayton, for whose work Drummond cared greatly. He wrote to Drayton and, though the two poets never met, they began a correspondence which continued to the year of Michael Draytons death in 1631. This was a kind of friendship which would appeal strongly to Drummond and to which his nature responded. Ben Jonson, who, on his northern tour, visited Hawthornden the same year, would have had greater sympathy with Drummond, if Drummond had not been disturbed by the mans vigorous actual presence. The world of letters, however, is the richer for their meeting, although many of their arguments must have been distasteful to Drummonds sensitive nature. He dissuaded me from poetry, for that she beggared him when he might have been a rich lawyer, physician or merchant, writes Drummond, whose own opinion of riches is beautifully put in
The Cypress Grove
They are like to thorns which, laid on an open hand, are easily blown away and wound the closing and hard-gripping. The two men were at fundamental odds. Ben Jonson was a great poet almost in spite of himself: Drummond used all the forces at the command of his exquisite nature to become a better poet than he ever could be.
Flowers of Sion
appeared in 1623, and to the poems was appended a prose essay on death,
The Cypress Grove,
in which Drummond reaches his highest sustained level. The poems are religious in the widest and best meaning of that word. Like Shelley, Drummond, beyond all the narrow limits of dogma, gave voice to the spirit of Christs teaching, the ultimate spirit of all religion, namely, that God is love. He saw and sang the truth less clearly, and, therefore, less beautifully, than Shelley, but there is much in them of surprising similarity. In Drummonds poems, witness especially the
Hymn of the Fairest Fair,
the idea remained a beautiful theory, whereas Shelley applied the idea to human life and worked it out in amazing detail, helped by his profound knowledge of human nature. Drummond is a link, as it were, between Spensers great conception of Beauty, as the informing spirit of life, and Shelleys greater application of that idea to human affairs. To have reached such a point of view amid the fierce religious quarrels of that day shows the strong independence of Drummonds mind. But he was inspired by his personal griefs, by his personal difficulties in finding an answer to great problems; he was not at all a reformer; he had no passionate wish to alleviate the sorrow of humanity. Therein lies at once his strength and his limitation.
He found at length a personal answer; and, having created his faith and won through to a certain tranquillity, he no longer wrote poetry, except as an occasional exercise, or to lament a friends death. He lived twenty-six years after the appearance of
Flowers of Sion
and, from one point of view, his life in that year began. He took interest in the stirring events that followed the death of James I; he wrote a history of Scotland; he married and had many children; he wrote topical prose pamphlets; he travelled; he rebuilt his house.
Note 1
. Ward, introduction to his edition of Drummonds works.
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Supposedly, the EFI-X module was a specialised piece of hardware, with a processor and lots of RAM to provide a fast and efficient EFI solution for normal personal computers. You plugged the module straight onto one of your motherboard's USB connectors, set your BIOS to boot to it, and be on your merry way. An EFI-X module set you back 280 USD.
Back when the device was first introduced, it received positive responses from the media as being the easiest solution for those of us who want to exercise their rights and run Mac OS X on non-Apple labelled computers. Contrary to the software-based solution of the Chameleon bootloader and boot-132, EFI-X required little to no manual labour.
However, the modules began to show problems all over the web. Firmware updates from ASEM, the parent company, usually only introduced new problems instead of fixing them, and the hardware itself began to fail for a lot of people too. Complaints from customers were removed from the forums by ASEM moderators.
That was not the biggest issue. Members from within the OSX86 community - from experience, a very friendly, active, and helpful bunch - started to realise that the EFI-X module seemed a whole lot like a basic USB stick with a Chameleon/Boot-132 bootloader, and some DRM to conceal it all. Suspicions grew stronger as the EFI-X module had the exact same problems and compatibility charts as the software-based solutions. On top of that, issues fixed within the OSX86 community were fixed on the EFI-X modules shortly after. ASEM denied all of it.
Within the community, a user by the name of AsereBLN started the frustrating task of taking a module apart, to see what's really inside of one. ASEM didn't make it easy for him: the outer casing is easily removed, but the PCB is covered in a thick layer of black epoxy to conceal the chips inside. And as it turns out, it's nothing special: a USB stick, nothing more. These would cost no more than 10 USD to produce at volumes of 1000.
That's not all. After analysing the syslogs and kextstat outputs from Mac OS X, AsereBLN found out that the EFI-X module uses kexts taken straight from the hackintosh community, without attribution. The kexts have been patched to conceal their origins.
AsereBLN's tinkering did not go unnoticed by ASEM. They sent him a cease-and-desist letter, and together with his lawyer, he figured out a solution. "Together with my lawyer we have worked out a acceptable solution," AsereBLN writes on his blog, "Unfortunately this solution demands that I never again can say anything negative about EFI-X or ASEM. I'm also demanded to remove all posts and articles about ASEM and EFI-X in my Blog, in different forums and even in Google." He further explains that he is sorry for complying in this manner, but that he is only an individual and doesn't have the means to take all this to court.
To make matters worse, after analysing the 32bit Windows driver which aids in updating the EFI-X module, it was revealed that it contains code released under the LGPL, namely from libusb-win32. However, the EFI-X mdule does not come with the source code, a copy of the LGPL, or a description of the modifications. All references to libusb have been replaced with EFI-X.
The final nail in the coffin which proves that the EFI-X is nothing more than an elaborate scam is that despite promises to the contrary, the original EFI-X module, version 1.0, will not be able to run Snow Leopard. For that, you'll have to buy the upcoming EFI-X module version 1.1, for yet another 280 USD.
All this is of course very sad for those that spent money on the EFI-X module, but nevertheless it's good that all this is now out and in the open. Let's hope ASEM gets a thorough beating about all this, so that unsuspecting customers are no longer scammed. It also confirms that the best way to run Mac OS X on a non-Apple labelled computer is to make use of the excellent code put out by the hackintosh community.


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Located along the most wellknown cost in the world, Amalfi and Ravello are two itineraries to not be missed. Amalfi –whose origins are from the IV Century B.C. – was the formest and the richest maritime Republic during the IX century A.C. During the Middle Age a lo t of sighting towers were built against the Saracens invasions. Actually They were responsible of a lot of raids against the local population. Once someone arrives to Amalfi he will fall in love with its Cathedral and by the walking along its typical little streets full of coulours. Ravello, as Amalfi, saved its medieval origins thanks to its patrician villas all located at the top of Dragone Valley. Ravello is conceived as "garden-village" with its charming views and unforgettable scenaries. Indeed from the top of its gardens it is possible to find out all the Amalfi coast environamental wonders with its revishing views. Do not miss a tour inside Villa Rufolo or Villa Cimbrone. Vietri, wellknown all over the world for its artcraft ceramic production, is a little medieval borgo, located in the southern part of Amalfi Coast. Walking along its full of shops streets sourrended by colourful ceramics will be very suggestive.
This tour starts and ends at the Neapolis Hotel.
The departure is scheduled at about 9 am
The tour lasts approximately 7/9 hours.
You will visit: Amalfi, Ravello e Vietri
The timetable for each visit is linked to the importance and the huge of things to see. However, you can define some different time staying by an agreement with your guide or driver.
The price does not include any entrance ticket to monuments.
The price does not include any lunch
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Meet Barry Johnson
Barry Johnson, Admissions and Records supervisor, has worked in that office for more than 13 years. Previously, Johnson worked at San Jose City College and graduated from San Jose State University in 1991 with a B.S. in design and illustration. He credits the multiple opportunities for training he received at De Anza, such as the Supervisors Academy, for the job skills he uses every day.
"De Anza College gives employees great support and training for their jobs," he says. "Many people have also helped me succeed in my job, and I couldn't do it without them. I especially appreciate Pat Fifield, with whom I have worked for more than 12 years."
Angela Buchanan, Child Development and Education instructor, says Johnson has made a significant contribution to the college. "I'm always able to contact Barry when I need immediate help with an A&R problem. He always answers his phone, has the correct answer and helps me with the issue."
Buchanan attributes his success not only to his job skills but also to his people skills. "He is approachable, caring and eager to help. He never makes you feel that you are bothering him. In person, he always has a smile on his face and make the work place a better place. The district and college are lucky to have him."
Johnson says he feels very fortunate in his position. "The thing I enjoy most about my job is dealing with people. I pretty much deal with every type of person, whether they are faculty, staff or students, and it is a great reward knowing I am making a difference in helping people to reach their goals."


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The Terrebonne Levee District is gearing up for its busiest year of levee-building yet as its board plans to move ahead with millions of dollars in construction paid for with a new 1/2-cent sales tax.
The Terrebonne Levee District is gearing up for its busiest year of levee-building yet as its board plans to move ahead with millions of dollars in construction paid for with a new 1/2-cent sales tax.
The board will review its upcoming budget at a meeting noon Wednesday. Terrebonne Levee Director Reggie Dupre said this fiscal year's budget, which extends from July 1 to June 30, will be the biggest in Levee District history.
A majority of this year's budget is devoted to ongoing work on the local Morganza-to-the-Gulf levee project. Morganza is a system of levees and floodgates designed to protect Terrebonne and Lafourche parishes from storm flooding.
The local Morganza effort aims to build 10-foot levees and 18-foot floodgates from Cut Off to Dularge. The Levee District also plans to build levees in Bayou Black and a floodgate and connecting levees in Falgout Canal in Dularge.
In December, voters approved a 1/2-cent sales tax to pay for continued work on the project. The Levee District aims to bond out a portion of revenue from the tax. The 28-year tax for Morganza will raise $330 million for levees. Repayment of the debt will be over 25 years.
Levee District Manager Angela Rains said this year's Morganza budget includes $109 million in construction. That money comes from a variety of sources, including state infrastructure dollars, federal grants and $45 million in bond money from the half-cent sales tax, she said. Last year the Levee District spent $43 million on Morganza.
Dupre said the Levee District is moving forward to try to tackle the areas most in need of protection.
Its first goal is to build protection between Grand Caillou and Little Caillou, closing a gap in the protection system at the bottom of the Lake Boudreaux basin. Lake Boudreaux has been a major source of flooding for Houma, Chauvin and Dulac.
Major Morganza projects budgeted for this fiscal year include:
- $17 million for the Reach F levee segment, which connects into the Houma Navigation Canal floodgate on the west side and runs north toward Falgout Canal.
- $5 million in mitigation for the Reach F levee, new wetlands that must be built to make up for the levee's environmental impact.
- $10.5 million for a floodgate in Bayou Little Caillou.
- $5 million for a floodgate in Pointe-aux-Chenes.
- $10 million for a levee along Falgout Canal, which is also partially paid for with parish hurricane recovery money.
- $2.5 million for water control structures in the Montegut Marsh Management Levee.
- $4 million for work on the Reach H-1 levee segment, which runs from Bayou Little Caillou under Bayou Sale Road.
- $2 million in mitigation for the H-1 levee.
- $5 million for the G-2 levee segment between Grand Caillou and Little Caillou.
Dupre added that these are each multi-year projects, and the budget includes estimated spending for the fiscal year. Work that extends beyond the fiscal year will roll into next year's budget.
This year's budget also includes a $5 million operating budget, which includes staff salaries, administration and levee work unrelated to the Morganza project.
"There's a lot of new construction. This is the biggest budget we've had in Levee District history," Dupre said. "We're going to the next level since we passed the 1/2-cent sales tax."
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Success brings a host of problems. If a Karate instructor becomes very well known and has many students, the issue of who will succeed him becomes a major headache. Unknown instructors do not face such weighty problems.
Who should be the successor?
First, I think it would be better for the instructor to select his successor. If he leaves the matter undecided and then dies, the students will have to decide, and this can cause ill will.
So, assuming the instructor will select his successor, who should he pick?
There are many possibilities, including:
1. The most senior student in terms of years.
2. The most senior student in terms of rank.
3. The student with the most students or dojo.
4. The most famous student.
5. The student with the greatest technical ability.
6. The student who is personally closest to the instructor.
7. The instructor's son, grandson or other relative.
Each of these choices presents problems. In many cases, once a successor is selected, whole groups of students will leave to form their own dojo or oganizations. Sometimes they will wait for the instructor to die, sometimes not.
Let's examine the choices. The most senior student in terms of years may be close in age to the instructor? What good is it to chose him? Another successor will have to be selected soon. A successor should be of the next generation, not the same one as the instructor.
The highest ranking student will probably be too old as well. Rank presents many problems. You sometimes hear instructors say that their own high ranking students have poor basics. People receive rank for all sorts of reasons. Ability to teach and technical excellent are not always the primary reasons.
The most senior students (in terms of years or rank) may move the way the instructor used to move decades ago. If the instructor has continued to work on himself and develop the art, there may be quite a difference.
The student with the most students may be a good businessman, but does that make him the best choice. What is most important -- quantity or quality?
The most famoust student may be a celebrity. I won't even go there.
How about the student with the greatest technical ability? He sounds good. But can be teach? Can he run a dojo?
The student who is closest to the instructor might not be the oldest or the most high ranking, or even the most technically gifted, but he will probably represent the instructor's teachings the best.
Relatives? This is the general choice when the dojo is a business or has property. The best way to preserve the family's assets is to keep them in the family.
Sometimes a son or grandson will be selected as the successor, even if his lacks Karate skills. Sometimes the instructor will ask the seniors to complete the successor's instruction. Sometimes this works, more often than not it does not.
So who to pick?
Of course, there is no easy answer. I feel it is in the nature of organizations to split and eventually fall apart. Organizations are not important. What counts is the relationship between instructor and student. All organizations are doomed to failure. Eventually they are run by administrators rather than practicing instructors. Eventually they collapse under their own weight.
I have an idea, why not appoint a board of directors to handle the succession and let them select a successor from among themselves. That sounds like a perfectly good idea. Let a committee make the choice. Of course I am joking.
As an instructor, I just hope that some of my students will continue to practice the art of Karate. Our style is not a brand that must be maintained. Karate is a living art. It lives in the lives of the students who practice it and apply it in their daily lives. Karate does not live in dojo, buildings, associations, or on paper.
Each student who continues to practice the art is a successor, and from the instructor's perspective, a success!
Pick all of your students. Hand the torch to each of them.
Charles C. Goodin
Choosing A Successor
Success brings a host of problems. If a Karate instructor becomes very well known and has many students, the issue of who will succeed him becomes a major headache. Unknown instructors do not face such weighty problems.
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MIAA A Conference lacrosse championship
No. 1 Boys' Latin (19-0) vs. No. 4 Loyola (12-8)
When: Friday, 8 p.m.
Where: Johnny Unitas Stadium, Towson University
Coaches: Bob Shriver, Boys' Latin; Jack Crawford, Loyola
Boys' Latin: Colin Heacock, Sr., A; Shack Stanwick, Jr., A; Mac Pons, Sr., D; Christian Knight, Sr., G
Loyola: Devin McNamara, Sr., A; Alex Roesner, Soph., A; Ryan Conrad, Soph., M; Acie Newton, Soph., G
The top-ranked Lakers have taken a straight path to the Maryland Interscholastic Athletic Association A Conference title game as they bid to complete the program's third perfect season.
The Dons' road, on the other hand, has been a bumpy one as they look to finish the most improbable playoff run in league history.
Boys' Latin has superior depth, experience and talent, but Loyola — which had two three-game losing streaks in conference play during the regular season — is playing loose and confident.
In their 12-10 semifinal win over defending champion Calvert Hall, the Lakers' top players delivered in the clutch to overcome a 9-4 halftime defeicit. Heacock and Stanwick each scored three goals and Knight was superb with 14 saves.
Loyola claimed the sixth and final playoff seed after Mount St. Joseph won in double overtime against St. Mary's on the final day of the regular season. But the Dons have made the most of the opportunity, knocking off third-seeded Gilman, 17-14, in the quarterfinals before dominating second-seeded McDonogh, 13-4, in Tuesday's semifinals.
McNamara has been the catalyst for the Dons, with five goals and 10 assists in the two playoff wins. Roesner and senior Kevin Jackson have finished off scoring chances, Conrad has played well in the middle and Newton has led Loyola in goal.
Do the Dons have one more upset in them?
They are going to have to get the absolute best from every contributor to compensate for Boys' Latin's unprecedented depth — particularly at midfield, where the Lakers feature two stellar lines.
Will the championship game pressure overwhelm the Lakers as they attempt to complete a perfect season, leaving an opening for Loyola?
A fast start is much more important for the Dons, with the Lakers' season-long approach to wear teams down and control late-game action. The faceoff X also plays a big role, with Loyola's Kevin O'Toole going up against the Lakers' one-two tandem of Bryan Lichtenauer and Hunter Moreland.
MIAA B Conference lacrosse championship
John Carroll vs. Sts. Peter & Paul, Friday, 5:30 p.m.
MIAA C Conference lacrosse championship
Gerstell Academy vs. St. John's-Catholic Prep, Friday, 3 p.m.


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The Ultra-Compact DIY $47 IKEA Standing Laptop Desk
As often as a daydream of working from one of these, the reality is I live in a modest sized apartment with an even more modest sized home office. I've been hoping to work part of the day standing up, but finding the room has been tough. Programmer Josh Earl points out there's an affordable and space efficient solution waiting at IKEA...
Josh shared the very same problem as I of limited space, which rules out most pre-fabricated standing desk out there. IKEA to the rescue (in his case, an Amazon IKEA reseller that will deliver right to your door)!
Then I stumbled across IKEA's wall-mounted drop leaf folding table, available on Amazon for $35.49, plus $11.99 for shipping. It seemed too good to pass up, and I'm glad I ordered one.
Add a desk grommet and the setup is that much more streamlined for a handsome, occasional desk.
Josh also shares a few tips about installing the folding table, notably diverging from IKEA's instructions and putting together the wall mount section first, then using it as a guide to position the proper alignment (his personal setup is at 41" off the ground for his 5'9" height...perfectly the same height as I!).
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Cooperstown is going to be a ghost town during the last weekend of July -- literally and figuratively.
For the first time in 17 years and only the second time since 1971, eligible voters from the Baseball Writers Association of America elected no one to the Hall of Fame. There will, however, be a number of ghosts being either inducted or honored at the ceremonies on July 28.
An old-timers committee has elected Yankees owner Jacob Ruppert, umpire Hank O'Day, and 19th-century catcher Deacon White, all of whom are long dead. In an effort to spice up the ceremonies, the Hall of Fame will also honor 10 other long-deceased Hall of Famers, including Rogers Hornsby and Lou Gehrig, who were never formally inducted because of travel restrictions during WWII.
The only living recipients at the ceremony will be Tom Cheek and Paul Hagen, who will be inducted into the broadcasters and writers wings, respectively.
That's not much of a lure for fans who like to make the trek to upstate New York. The good news for those who do go is that they should have no trouble finding a hotel room in tiny Cooperstown this year. They might even get front-row seats at the induction ceremony.
The ceremonies have become immensely popular in recent years. When I attended the induction ceremony for Carl Yastrzemski and Johnny Bench in 1989, if memory serves there were only about 7,000 fans there - a record at the time - and I still had to stay at a motel in Schenectady, 90 miles away.
When I presided over the ceremony in 2000 in my capacity as national president of the BBWAA (and, fortunately, as a distinguished guest got a room at the swankest hotel in town), I think there were close to 20,000 fans in attendance, and the crowds have continued to swell.
Not this year. I was convinced Jack Morris would get elected (even though I didn't vote for him) because he just missed last year and his career was about over when the Steroids Era was beginning. Even he couldn't get the necessary 75% of the vote.
In his first year on the ballot Craig Biggio came even closer to election than Morris did, garnering about 68% of the vote. But it's hard to imagine him getting the 7% he needs. Why?
Because no one was elected, voters who might have had an extra space on their ballot next year and filled it with a checkmark for Biggio now won't. And with at least three more deserving candidates going on the ballot next year in Billerica's Tom Glavine, Greg Maddux, and Frank Thomas, the ballot will be even more crowded, in many cases compelling writers not to vote for some players they endorsed this year.
I know my own ballot will be a nightmare with nine carryover candidates from this year and Glavine, Maddux, and Thomas assured of getting a vote from me. Writers can vote for a maximum of 10 candidates.
Unless voters revise their thinking next year (which is unlikely) and break the logjam by electing a few worthy players, the vote will be split even more in 2015 when Randy Johnson, Pedro Martinez, and Gary Sheffield appear on the ballot for the first time.
I have written many times in these pages my reasons for supporting the candidacies of players tainted by the Steroids Era, so I will not bore you with them again. As for my opinion of many BBWAA brethren, I'll cite the words of biographer Evelyn Beatrice Hall that have been commonly misattributed to Voltaire: "I disapprove of what you say, but I will defend to the death your right to say it."
But while the PED issue continues to fracture the fraternity of writers, the longer the debate goes on the more likely it is that deserving candidates will not be elected to the Hall of Fame, and Cooperstown will belong to the ghosts.
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Phoenix School of Law or Oklahoma City University
May 03, 2012, 06:45:46 AM »
I really need some help on deciding which school to attend. I have been accepted at both Phoenix School of Law and Oklahoma City University. Phoenix has offered me $6000 a year and OCU has offered $4,000 a year. For either school, I plan to transfer after my first year to one of the schools in Colorado. Does one of these schools give me a better chance to transfer over the other?
I will not have a car my first year and from the looks of it, Phoenix has a better public transportation system than OCU. I am transferring to be back where my wife is in Denver. Any help on the two schools is appreciated. Oh yeah, taking the LSAT again is not an option and staying at either school to graduate isn't unless they offer a lot of money. I'm really looking to see if Phoenix or OCU is a better option to start or are they both about equal as long as I perform and stay at the top of my class. Thanks for the help!
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May 03, 2012, 07:47:15 AM »
Research the curves at each school. If you want to transfer, you should probably attend the school with the better curve. It's not necessarily easy to transfer between law schools.
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May 03, 2012, 02:09:17 PM »
Phoenix & Oklahoma are two very different places and if Colorado is where you want to end up then retaking is probably the right move. There is nothing awful about either of these schools, but the odds of transferring and being at the top of your class are minimal. Nothing against you, but almost everyone at any ABA school is smart, hard-working, motivated, and on the first day of any law school class 100% of people think they are going to be in the top 10%. There is a 90% chance you won't be in the top 10% and then you are going to be one year into law school and have a significant amount of debt, and be in a city & school you had no desire to be in.
Even if you are in the top 10 or 20% transferring still presents obstacles. Whether you go to OKC or Phoenix you are going to have an apartment, make friends, and maybe get into a serious relationship, a lot can happen in a year particularly 1L. Attending any law school is a big commitment, and once you are in it is hard to leave. Furthermore, first year is something that can't be explained and once you go through with your section it could be difficult to transfer and leave your friends, professors, etc behind. Those are other considerations to take into account even if you overcome the grades obstacle, which won't be easy.
As for the scholarships what are the conditions on those? Usually it will be a 3.0 and that is very hard to maintain in law school. This article does a good explaining scholarships, and the law school curve.
Again I think either of these schools can prepare you for a legal career in Phoenix or Oklahoma City. If Colorado is your goal you have an uphill battle and the realistic odds are you will be in OKC or Phoenix for three years, and the start of your legal career, and possibly the rest of your life. If you don't like a location and a school then don't go there. You should never go to a school thinking your going to transfer. If at the end of first year your grades are good enough to do so that is great, but the odds are stacked against you from that happening.
Your post is something many 0L's truly believe that they will work hard and overcome any obstacle. However, 90% of students who will think they will be in the top 10% at every law school on the first day are wrong. All these people are smart, hard working, dedicated students, and Phoenix and OKC will have very smart people as well and being at the top of your class will not be easy.
If your dead-set on transferring, which any lawyer will tell you is unlikely to happen then do what Holmes suggested go to the handbook and check out the curves from the respective schools. At least you will have a better chance, but going to school expecting to transfer or expecting to be in the top of the class is not a good idea. Odds are you will be disappointed, but if you do it I hope you prove me wrong.
Good luck to you whatever you decide.
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May 03, 2012, 03:20:53 PM »
I don't think that either school will give you an advantage over the other in terms of transferring. You'll need to do exceptionally well at either to have good shot.
I really try not to be a naysayer about people's choices because it's impossible for me to truly understand your personal situation. Nonetheless, I would not advise anyone to go ANY law school that they were not prepared to spend all three years attending.
If you have any friends or family who are lawyers ask them what it means to score in the top 10-15% in a JD program. Its very, very difficult. Remember, you won't be competing against slackers and halfwits like you did in college. You'll be competing against smart, ambitious people just like you.
If you do choose to attend one of these schools try to go into the program with your eyes wide open. Give yourself realistic, achievable goals and have a back-up plan. Ask yourself "What if I don't get to transfer? What if I don't get additional financial aid? Will I stay or drop out?" It's better to have a plan now in case things don't work out. Also, objectively assess your own capabilities. You know yourself better than anyone else does. I assume (perhaps wrongly) that you did not get accepted at either CU or DU. If so, do you think you'll be able to pull off top 10% in law school? I'm not saying you can't , just ask yourself these questions.
If you base this enormous decision on a very difficult to predict contingency (high grades), you may be setting yourself up for a huge financial and personal disappointment. Is it possible for your wife to join you in either OKC or PHX? If so, that would be a huge help.
Good Luck with whatever you decide!
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May 03, 2012, 03:48:22 PM »
Thanks you guys for the responses they are all appreciated. I talked to CU and DU and got the numbers on how many transfers they typically let in and whether or not they take into account the school you are coming from. DU said that they don't put much weight into the school you came from and it is based on you cumulative GPA and class rank. CU on the other hand does take into account the school you are coming from. Also, I am really not looking to practice law as my first option it is my back up plan. I actually plan to go into representing athletes and becoming an attorney is just to build up the money to finance my representation of athletes. So, in terms of becoming a lawyer to work at a law firm, it is not one of my goals going into law school. I really just need the law degree to help my resume with these athletes.
For anyone wondering, DU typically takes 25 transfer/visiting students while CU takes about 12-15. Also, should I be concerned that Phoenix School of Law is a for profit school and just was founded a few years ago as well as just being ABA accredited in 2010. OCU seems to have a longer history and fits a more traditional mold. Will that matter in transferring?
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May 03, 2012, 05:57:57 PM »
I want to make one point it sounds like Denver is where you need to end up. I just looked at the GPA/LSAT numbers for Denver and they are higher than Phoenix, but only by a few LSAT points & GPA points. I want to apply a little math for you and anyone else that is considering transferring.
Now the odds of you retaking the LSAT and improving some degree are high. I doubt you will get a 170 or anything, but your odds of improving 10 or so points on the LSAT are much higher than ending up in the top 10-15% of a law school class. There is also far less risk involved in retaking the LSAT than moving cross country away from your wife who I didn't notice in the first post and shelling out 40,000. I am generally against telling people to retake the LSAT, because I think everyone has a plateu, but since you specifically want to end up in Denver and they don't require Harvard numbers I think with significant study you could improve your LSAT enough to gain admission.
If you improve your LSAT and get admitted into Denver mission accomplished, if you don't then your only out $200-300 and you remain with your wife, keep your house/apartment, and so on. That scenario is a lot better than if you don't finish in the top 10-20% and your stuck in Oklahoma or Phoenix with 40,000 in debt accruing interest. Since you have specifically stated you don't really want to be lawyer you could try for an MBA or something if the LSAT doesn't work out. Bottom line the odds of improving your LSAT are higher and much less risky than moving cross-country away from your wife and spending 30-40k on tuition where there is literally a 80 to 90% chance you won't succeed, because there is 80 to 90% chance you won't be in the top 10 or 20%.
I am not in your position and I am just an anonymous internet poster, but with the specific situation you have listed I think OKC/Phoenix would be a bad idea, and retaking under the circumstances you described would be the smarter decision. If you were some young single kid who truly didn't care where they ended up then OKC/Phoenix would be fine, but you have a wife with a job who cannot just up and leave, and odds are you will not get into Denver or CU at the end of your first year. Again nothing personal just the reality of legal education and if that happens your options be stay in Phoenix or OKC for two more years or quit law school move back to Colorado with 40k in debt and nothing to show for it.
Just something to think about, but again I and anyone else on this board or others is an anonymous internet poster and you know what will work for you better than anyone else. However, if your main goal is to end up in a law school in Colorado then the most likely and least risky way to accomplish that is to retake the LSAT.
Good luck to you.
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Re: Phoenix School of Law or Oklahoma City University
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May 04, 2012, 01:05:18 PM »
I wouldn't be too worried about the fact theat PHX received ABA accred in 2010. A school must be in operation for one year before they can apply for provisional approval, then must maintain provisional approval for at lest three years. PHX opened in 2005, so obtaining full approval by 2010 is pretty good. Also, their in-state bar pass rate seems good, which is usually a good sign.
As far as their for-profit status, I'm not sure how (or if) that would affect things. The ABA freaked out when Western State in CA (a for-profit school) applied for approval. Thay eventually got approved and to the best of my knowledge operate pretty much the same as any other law school. If at all possible I would highly advise taking trips to PHX and OKC and checking them out for yourself. Speak to current students, get a feel for the place. Sounds like CU might foocus on the rep of the school a little more, so OKC might be a more established choice. I suspect, however, that grades and ranking will outweigh everything else.
I know that you don't want to re-take the LSAT and I can understand why, it means waiting another whole year. But consider this: some schools have fall and spring admissions. You may not have to wait a whole academic year to matriculate. Also, you could reapply to the part-time program at DU. PT programs are usually easier to get admitted to. Food for thought.
Lastly, if you're not committed to being a lawyer you might want to think about whether or not law school is the right move. The fact is, you will likely graduate with significant debt and will have to work as an attorney in order to make the payments. You will probably be putting in pretty long hours which will make it difficult to start up a sports agent career. I'm not trying to dissuade you, it's just that I've been through this process and I can tell you from personal experience that it is very difficult to predict (or even plan) what you will be doing after graduation.
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May 06, 2012, 01:31:32 PM »
Did anyone mention relying on transferring is a risky and dangerous move? Its not at all likely. You will likely be forced to either stay at the school or leave- not transfer.
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Here are five tips for freshman year that might make your time at school a little easier.
When I was in elementary school we were asked to create a calendar, with a drawing above the dates of what each month reminds us of most.
During the summer months most people drew pictures of beaches, barbecues and fireworks, but when August came around I did something a little different.
I drew a picture of a school, books and playground. To me, August has always felt like a school month; students are winding down at their part time summer jobs and parents are heading to the stores to purchase school supplies for their children. It is a month to mentally prepare yourself for what the next eight months will bring.
For incoming college freshman, August will bring great changes. You will finally be free to make your own decisions without parental supervision. Here are five tips for freshman year that might make your time at school a little easier.
1) Sit in the front row and respond to the professor.
Getting to know your professors and having your professors learn your name can be the difference between a 'B' and an 'A' in a class. It might be cooler to sit in the back and talk the whole class period – but if you are serious about studying and becoming successful, there is nothing that will carry you forward like getting to know your professors. Added tip: professors that you've created a relationship with will write excellent recommendations after you graduate from college.
2) Learn to enter a house during a party.
I didn't know there was proper etiquette in regards to entering a home during a party until an upperclassmen shook me for walking through his front door while he was throwing a party in his home. College isn't all library and book reading, eventually you might find yourself in a social situation where you need to know how to enter someone's home. If there is a back door, use it. For whatever reason, there are some people who don't want the entire city to know 50 drunk college kids are all crammed into their home.
3) You need to be a friend to have a friend.
There are a lot of kids who will just hang out with their high school friends during the first semester of college. But, college is a time to meet new people and widen your horizons. Everybody starts college in an even playing field. Everybody knows nobody and you're all looking to meet someone new. Don't be afraid to step out of your comfort zone and introduce yourself to people you don't know. If you are the more introverted type, try joining a club or volunteering – those things will force personal interactions.
4) Don't work during your first semester of school.
Some people think getting a job while you're in college is a good idea. I don't necessarily disagree with that notion, but I think getting a job can be put off until midway through your second semester. It will take awhile to get used to the workload of college and college life. Throwing a job on top of all this new stress will only make your first semester more difficult.
5) Take advantage of food services.
A lot of students complain about their food services. They will opt to eat fast food over the assorted menu options at their school. I'm here to advise you against that. You've already paid for your food services, why not use them? Purchasing fast food rather than eating at food service is like paying twice as much for a meal than you would have otherwise – it makes no sense. Added tip: continue to work out! It's a lot easier to maintain weight than lose it and college isn't exactly a period of time that promotes a healthy lifestyle. Take advantage of the on-site health center. It'll be worth it when you've gained very little while your friends have put on the freshman 15 (that is a real thing).


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Common conditions of pet ferrets include diarrhea, intestinal foreign bodies, parasites, heart disease, and various types of tumors. Any variation from normal should be a cause for concern and should be immediately evaluated by your veterinarian.
There are four major hormonal diseases in ferrets. This handout covers adrenal gland disease and diabetes mellitus. Adrenal gland disease occurs in a large number of ferrets in North America, while diabetes mellitus is a rare, but an important problem.
Ferrets can suffer from tumors in any part of their body, ranging from benign cancers of the skin to aggressive malignant tumors of internal organs. A large number of ferrets are affected by tumors of the lymphoid system and the pancreas.
Mast cell tumors are the most common skin tumor found in ferrets. They can also be found internally on the spleen. They arise from a cell type called a mast cell. In dogs and less so in cats, these tumors can vary from benign to highly malignant.
Hedgehogs have several unique problems Understanding these problems will allow you to better care for your pet and minimize future health care problems.
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Neutering is also referred to as orchidectomy or castration. It is a surgical procedure in which the testicles are removed in order to sterilize or render a male animal infertile.
An ovariohysterectomy is often referred to as a 'spay' or 'spaying'. It is a surgical procedure in which the ovaries and uterus are removed completely in order to sterilize or render infertile, a female animal.
During the summer months, pet rabbits allowed to run outdoors might be affected by a fly maggot infestation. Different terms are used for this but fly strike is a common one. Another is to say that the rabbit is fly blown.


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Conger's career day clinches series for Weaver, Halos
TORONTO -- Jered Weaver did something in Sunday's contest that he has never done before.
The right-hander felt his stuff was diminishing and checked his ego at the door, asking out of the game during the seventh inning with the bases loaded in a move that paid off for Los Angeles, as the club got out of the jam unscathed and cruised to an easy victory.View Full Game Coverage
TORONTO -- Jered Weaver did something in Sunday's contest that he has never done before.
The right-hander felt his stuff was diminishing and checked his ego at the door, asking out of the game during the seventh inning with the bases loaded in a move that paid off for Los Angeles, as the club got out of the jam unscathed and cruised to an easy victory.View Full Game Coverage
Weaver threw 6 1/3 innings of one-run ball, while Hank Conger hit a three-run homer and drove in a career-high five runs to power the Angels to a 9-3 win over the Blue Jays at Rogers Centre on Mother's Day.
"That's the first time. First time for everything," said Weaver, who recorded his fifth quality start. "It took a lot for me to do that, but sometimes you have to swallow your pride in certain situations."
The Angels were up, 7-1, and Weaver was rolling heading into the bottom half of the seventh. But Weaver, who said he was losing command of his fastball, allowed back-to-back one-out hits before walking Juan Francisco on five pitches to load the bases. He bounced ball four in the dirt, prompting pitching coach Mike Butcher to make a trip out to the mound.
When Butcher made the visit, Weaver, uncharacteristically, informed him his day was over.
"I told him I was getting a little fatigued there and that I think the right thing to do is bring in the fresh arm," said Weaver, who allowed four hits, walked two and punched out five.
Butcher complied to his ace's request and called for right-hander Michael Kohn out of bullpen. Kohn bailed Weaver out by inducing a popup before striking out Steve Tolleson looking to end Toronto's threat.
The 31-year-old Weaver, who retired 16 of 17 batters at one point, has allowed six runs over his last five starts, a span of 31 2/3 innings, which is good for 1.71 ERA.
It's a stark contrast from the beginning of the year, when Weaver had a 5.79 ERA after three starts.
"I think he's growing into his stuff," Angels manager Mike Scioscia said. "Weaver is trying to get back to where he wants to be and has taken great strides the last couple of games. He gets it done, he competes."
The win improved Weaver's record to 4-2, and it was the seventh time he has beaten the Blue Jays in his last eight starts.
It's not just Weaver who enjoys playing against Toronto. The Angels -- who moved two games over .500 for the first time this season -- have won a franchise-record seven consecutive games in Toronto, and defeated the club 10 of the last 11 times the two have met overall.
"You know what? In all honesty, we looked tired today," Blue Jays manager John Gibbons said. "But they've been taking it to us."
Conger, who said he was shocked Weaver asked out of the game, led the offensive attack for the Angels.
In addition to the three-run homer, Conger also doubled, singled and walked to reach base five times, and he finished the contest with a 3-for-4 performance. He became the first Angels catcher to drive in five runs in a game since Bobby Wilson on Aug. 14, 2010.
"I felt good, my swing has been up and down a little bit," Conger said. "For me, it's just a matter of slowing everything down. Obviously it was a good day."
Howie Kendrick and Efren Navarro were also big contributors for the Angels, who pounded out 12 hits and scored their most runs in a game during the month of May. Kendrick, who doubled twice, walked and stole a pair of bases -- the third time this season he has done so -- ignited a pair of rallies for the Angels.
After falling behind, 0-2, in the count to Toronto starter Drew Hutchison in the fourth inning, Kendrick battled back to draw a 10-pitch walk and immediately stole second base on the first offering Navarro saw the following at-bat. Navarro (2-for-4 with a walk) and Conger then hit back-to-back doubles to put the Angels ahead, 2-1.
Then, during the Angels' big sixth inning, Kendrick and Navarro started off the frame with back-to-back singles off reliever Marcus Stroman to put a pair on for Conger, who put the exclamation point on the game with his three-run shot, giving the Angels a 6-1 lead.
Ian Stewart, who was forced to leave the contest after getting hit with a pitch in the seventh inning, followed up with a triple to snap an 0-for-24 skid at the plate. Collin Cowgill then drove him in with a single, putting Los Angeles in front, 7-1.
Kendrick, Navarro and Conger -- the Angels' Nos. 5-6-7 hitters -- combined to go 8-for-12 with five extra-base hits, six runs scored and six RBIs.
The Angels chased Hutchison (1-3) out of the game with a runner on in the fifth inning, and then beat up on the rookie Stroman, who was charged with four runs on six hits over 1 2/3 innings.
Toronto added a pair of runs in the eighth inning, making it a 7-3 game, on an Edwin Encarnacion two-run double off reliever Fernando Salas, but the Blue Jays couldn't get any closer than that.
The Angels, who matched a season high with their third consecutive victory, will look to complete the four-game sweep of Toronto on Monday, with left-hander C.J. Wilson on the mound.
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Next up in our brief look at iPad announcements from this year's Winter NAMM, are a couple of announcements from Alesis.
DM Dock and Dock Pro Kit
We have seen a few innovations in the field of iPad use for drummers, but Alesis have made a serious attempt to capture the attention of drummers who want to have the iPad at the heart of their sound.
Featuring a healthy 13 x 1/4 inch trigger inputs, the DM (Drum Module) Dock is like a souped-up iO Dock for standalone use with your existing electronic pads/kits or frame mounted as an integrated part of the Dock Pro Kit.
There are also the usual MIDI connections and a footswitch port so you can change kits on-the-fly using compatible apps. These apps also allow a quick change of sound sets using drag and drop so the possibilities are pretty much endless given the amount of downloadable sound sets that are out there.
More details are available on the DM Dock product page and the official Press Release.
iO Mix
We originally saw the iO Mix being demonstrated at MusikMesse last year but it has featured again at NAMM and because it reminds us so much of our original Fostex tape based 4-track recorder we wanted to give it a mention.
Touted as the world's first iPad dedicated multi-channel mixer/recording interface, the iO Mix enables input of mics, instruments and other audio via 4 x combo XLR/standard 1/4" jacks. As you would hope, each channel has individual trim, gain and pan controls (just like your old 4-track) and even some EQ control.
Importantly for us it also features a guitar DI input so that you don't need a seperate amp, useful for on-the-go mobile recording.
Like the DM Dock above, the iO Mix will charge your iPad when docked and fully encloses it inside the unit so it is nice and snug, but also up to a little knocking about in the (bedroom) studio.
We found a quick demo of the iO Mix at NAMM 2013 on YouTube, from Netherlands based audio suppliers Bax, so thanks to them for sharing this video, check it out below.
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Once, after a game like the Bulls' an unemotional, indifferent 107-82 loss Friday night to the Celtics, former Phoenix coach Cotton Fitzsimmons gathered his players in the locker room and symbolically flushed the toilets.
Just flush this one away and forget it, he told the team.
But that swooshing sound you hear may be the Bulls' 2007-08 season going down the drain.
"I really don't know what to say," shrugged Luol Deng, whose eight points were among a measly 39 for the Bulls' starters. "We weren't making shots; our defense broke down. We keep saying the same thing, that we're going to find it. The season is wearing down."
And the season is getting out of reach quickly, especially because it was a game against a good team that had lost at home Wednesday for the first time and had committed itself to winning.
"Tonight was a statement game for us," said Kevin Garnett, who was brilliant in directing the offense and defense despite scoring only 12 points on six shots. "Ray [Allen] and Paul [Pierce with a game-high 22 points] were repeatedly saying, 'We got to stop the bleeding.'"
They carved up the Bulls in a blowout that had the Celtics (21-3) leading by 22 points midway through the second quarter.
It was a sobering message for the Bulls, who came into the season with so much hope: If a good team really is serious, the Bulls appear to have no chance.
"Across the board we didn't have the energy, the execution, the ballhandling, all the things you need to stay in the game let alone win against a team like that," Bulls coach Scott Skiles said. "I don't know if confused is the right word. We were unsure of ourselves out there.
"We started to fall behind and instead of digging in and trying to battle back -- maybe I shouldn't make this statement without looking at the tape -- it just seemed like our guys gave in. Against a team like that, they are going to sense it and you're going to be in trouble. They gave us their best shot and we had trouble responding."
Ben Gordon led the Bulls with 19 points, the only starter in double figures as the Bulls shot 35.5 percent.
Aaron Gray, who played in the first half and started the second as Ben Wallace was out with bone spurs in his left foot, was solid again with 14 points. Skiles said Gray would start Saturday night against Houston's Yao Ming if Wallace is unable to play.
The Bulls starting unit seems numb and in shock.
Kirk Hinrich (four turnovers, two assists and two points), Gordon and Deng offered shrugs and quizzical looks to questions about the game and their performances. Almost no one was exempt from ineptitude as balls dribbled off feet, passes went to no one, shots were forced and defensive lapses abounded.
Not that any one sequence much mattered, but the Celtics overwhelmed the Bulls in the second quarter.
They never led by fewer than 14 points afterward as Tyrus Thomas and Deng wandered away from guarding James Posey as Posey lined up easy threes, Hinrich lobbed away passes, Andres Nocioni and Thomas received technicals, Deng forced off-balance shots and the ball rarely moved.
The crowd spent much of the fourth quarter mocking the Bulls with chants for 12th man Brian Scalabrine while the Celtics' Big Three of Garnett, Allen and Pierce cheered on their teammates and celebrated the multiple Bulls mistakes.
It was a sharp contrast with the solemn Bulls, who sat silently on the bench, another funeral scene at a carnival.
Skiles opened the fourth quarter with a lineup of Gray, Thomas, Sefolosha, Chris Duhon and Viktor Khryapa. Somewhere Red Auerbach was lighting up.
"In key moments," Skiles said, "we just fall asleep."