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PRICE AND AVAILABILITYAny and all of the services that are mentioned or granted access to via the Groove Clip LTD website are bound by whether or not those services and products are actually available. Because of this, Groove Clip LTD also has the ability to modify the availability whenever they wish, for whatever purpose. If any product or service is mentioned here in the Terms and Conditions, it does not guarantee that those products or services are available at that time on the Groove Clip LTD website. Costs indicated for these services can also change at any point in time. Groove Clip LTD also retains any rights to develop promotional costs for their monthly services.
RELIANCE ON INFORMATIONAt times, you may notice errors in information, in sentence structure, in grammar, or in syntax. If Groove Clip LTD has found any of these errors at any point, they have the right to correct them, if they decide to do so.
CHANGES TO THE SITEAny information, resources, graphics, photographs, logs, services, products, names, and other materials that are found here may be changed at the discretion of Groove Clip LTD, at any point.
CHANGES TO TERMS AND CONDITIONSIf they deem it necessary to do so, Groove Clip LTD is permitted to make changes to the Terms of Conditions, including the Privacy Policy. If these changes are made, then they will become effective as soon as they are posted on the website. Because of that, by using the site, you are also agreeing to take a look at the Terms and Conditions from time to time. If you use the Site after changes have been made, then you are indicating that you agree with and will comply with any of the changes that have been made to the Terms and Conditions.
PRIVACY POLICYThere are a number of policies in place that govern how Groove Clip LTD deals with personal information, and they are all outlined in the Privacy Policy. Ensure that you have read the Privacy Policy and retain a copy of some sort so that you can keep it on file. Groove Clip LTD will do everything in its power to prevent the collection of information from children who are age 12 or younger.
LINKSBecause of the content of this website, you may occasionally find third party links and/or references. These links are here so that you can use them at your leisure, if you desire to do so. By having these links, Groove Clip LTD is not necessarily endorsing any of the services, information, or products that are being offered by those third party websites. Anything on the pages of those third parties, including data, opinions, information, and other text, are from the third party and are not related to Groove Clip LTD or its associates in any way. If you click on third party links, you are bound to their Terms and Conditions while you are making use of their website.
YOUR OBLIGATIONSWhen you register for the Groove Clip LTD website and provide information related to transactions and your personal identity, you are stating that any information you provide is up to date, accurate, and true. You are also indicating that you will keep it that way, even if changes happen with your information. If Groove Clip LTD suspects that you, in any way, of providing false information in your registration, then Groove Clip LTD is allowed to eliminate the account, and they can also deny any use of the account in the present or in the future.There are a number of agreements that you make by using this site regarding communications. They include: -Not posting or distributing any advertisements, spam, mass emails, or unsolicited messages to those who have not requested for you to send them such information. -Not concealing any sending information, specifically related to the return email, the header, and/or the IP address; you also cannot change identifiers to hide origins of content. -Not presenting false information regarding being affiliated with any business or person, or impersonating either a business or a person. -Not doing anything that is meant to hide your identity or your contact email from people you communicate with-Not harassing or sending threats to other persons.-Abuse or flood the features that are interactive on the Groove Clip LTD website. -Flooding an email with excessive messages. Also, the following acts are not allowed according to specific regulations; so, when you use the Groove Clip LTD website, you are stating that you will not-Do anything on this site or utilize the site for illegal activities or legal violations. -Publish anything that will allow other persons to download material that distinctly goes against copyright and/or other unlawful materials. -Utilize the site to harass another person, including the act of stalking. -Do anything on this website that breaches privacy rights which others have. This includes releasing any sort of information about other customers, unless it is so permitted by regulations and laws. If any of the acts mentioned below cause the Groove Clip LTD website to suffer materially and/or cause the service of the Groove Clip LTD to be affected in a negative manner, you agree to not do the following: -You will not make any harmful program or file, including worms and viruses, which can harm the site or other computers who utilize the site. -You will not utilize bots to take away resources from other potential users of the Groove Clip LTD website or its IRC channels. -You will not do anything that disallows other customers to utilize the IRC rooms. -You cannot cause the website service to be disrupted in any manner, even in relation to how other customers utilized the website. -You will not harm any of the hardware and/or networking tools that are utilized to run the Groove Clip LTD website. -You will not access the accounts of other customers without their express consent to do so. -You will not make any attempts to break through security measures that have been placed on this website, including means to get into the site without the applicable password(s). -You will not do anything to deny service to other persons, including the involvement of DDoS and DoS attacks (which flood the website with traffic so legitimate customers cannot use the features of the website).
UNSOLICITED SUBMISSION POLICYAt this point in time, Groove Clip LTD is not allowing any person(s) to send any submissions unless they have been asked to do so ahead of this. The term "Submission" includes anything related to advertising, promotion, and or creative endeavors, including lyrics, music, samples of products, games, prototypes, or whatever else a person can send. If you decide that you are going to send us a Submission anyway, you are acknowledging that the following things are true. -That we haven't requested the Submission, and you have sent it unsolicited.-That if the Submission gets used, released, or sent back to you, that we are not liable for it.-That we are not held to any confidentiality standards, even if you have stated any in the Submission that you have sent out. -That compensation will likely not be granted to you because of the unsolicited Submission. -That Groove Clip LTD still has the right to contest any intellectual property issues that may be related or claimed by you in regards to the submission.-That anything else that you send that is related to this particular Submission falls under the same guidelines that we have listed here.
MANAGING YOUR PASSWORD AND YOUR ACCOUNTYou are the only person which has responsibility for taking care of your password, including keeping it private so that others cannot use it. If, for any reason, you have lost or forgotten your password, no one from Groove Clip LTD will be able to get the password for you. Instead, you will need to go to the Groove Clip LTD website, utilize the "Forgot Password?" link and then follow the steps in order to get your password reset. At that point in time, you will get an email to your verified email address and you will get a link that will allow you to change your password. If you are using a computer or other device to access the Groove Clip LTD website and your account, you are responsible for ensuring that others do not have access to your account via that device. You are also responsible for any and all communications and activities that happen via your Groove Clip LTD account, whether you are the one performing them or not.
NOTICE AND PROCEDURE FOR MAKING CLAIMS OF COPYRIGHT INFRINGEMENTIf you hold a copyright and you hold the belief that your copyrights have been infringed in some way, you will want to get in contact with Groove Clip LTD's primary agent who works with the copyright regulations on the website. You are only to do this if you are meaning to let Groove Clip LTD and any associated companies know about the infringement in question. When you contact the agent, you will want to provide the following: -A signature, either physical or digital, of you, or whosoever may be able to act on your behalf regarding the copyright in question. -Information related to the work that you believe is in violation of your intellectual property rights. -Information related to where the agent may be able to locate the material that is infringed upon. -Contact information, consisting of the phone number(s), address, and email address where you can be contacted-A declaration from you (the owner of the copyright) as to why the work in question is considered to be an infringement on the copyrights that you hold. -A declaration that everything that you have stated in regards to the list above is true, and that you are either the person who owns the copyright or that you are the person that is allowed to deal with the legal restrictions related to the copyright in question.The Agent which deals with Copyrights, can be contacted via email at firstname.lastname@example.com regarding the above.
INTELLECTUAL PROPERTYAll materials that are being utilized on this website, including all of the publications, information, graphics, pictures, videos, audio content, art, films, and any of the logos, trademarks, and/or names that are associated with those materials (referred to from this point forward as "Materials") are considered to be under the ownership of Groove Clip LTD and those who are in charge of licensure. All of the Materials that are provided on the Groove Clip LTD website are governed by any and all laws and regulations that are related to intellectual property, copyrights, and trademarks. The Groove Clip LTD name, the design of the Groove Clip LTD website, and any other related graphics are considered to be trademarked by Groove Clip LTD 2009 Groove Clip LTD, All Rights Reserved.That being stated, Groove Clip LTD gives you license to utilize and show any of the Materials provided on the website, within certain limits, when you subscribe to the services of the Groove Clip LTD website. These licenses cannot be traded, assigned, and they are meant for your personal use only. You cannot use any of the Materials offered here in a commercial context. By way of your site registration and use, you are also indicating that you will not provide any of the Materials to any parties other than yourself in the following ways, unless explicitly given permission from the Groove Clip LTD. -Broadcasting-Reproduction-Dissemination-Circulation-Creation of "Knock Offs"-Modification-PerformanceYou also are in agreement that you are not going to decompile, take apart, or change the Materials in any other fashion. All of these agreements will continue, even after you are no longer using the website, either by your own cancelation or by termination from Groove Clip LTD.
DISCLAIMER OF WARRANTIESTHIS WEBSITE, INCLUDING ANY OF THE SOFTWARE AND CONTENTS THAT ARE WITHIN IT, AND ANY OF THE OFFERED SERVICES AND PRODUCTS, ARE PROVIDED TO USERS AS THEY ARE, AND IF THEY ARE AVAILABLE. Groove Clip LTD DOES NOT OFFER ANY SORT OF GUARANTEE OR REPRESENTATION THAT IS RELATED TO THIS WEBSITE, ANY OF THE SOFTWARE, THE CONTENTS WITHIN IT, AND ANY OF THE OFFERED SERVICES AND PRODUCTS.Groove Clip LTD ALSO DOES NOT CLAIM WARRANTIES OR GUARANTEES OF ANY SORT. THIS INCLUDES, BUT IS NOT LIMITED TO, HOW EASILY PRODUCTS MAY BE UTILIZED, WHETHER OR NOT THE ITEMS ARE FIT FOR WHAT YOU INTEND TO USE THEM FOR, THIRD PARTY RIGHTS, SERVICE WITHOUT ERRORS, SERVICE WITHOUT INTERRUPTIONS, UP TO DATE INFORMATION, SECURITY, COMPLETENESS, AVAILABILITY, RELIABILITY, AND CORRECTNESS OF ANYTHING THAT HAS BEEN OFFERED VIA THE Groove Clip LTD WEBSITE. ALSO, THERE IS NO GUARANTEE THAT ANY OF THE INFORMATION THAT YOU CAN ACCESS ON THE Groove Clip LTD WEBSITE IS CORRECT, UP TO DATE, OR COMPLETE. INFORMATION RELATED TO THE COST AND AVAILABILITY OF PRODUCTS AND/OR SERVICES CAN CHANGE AT ANY TIME.
LIMITATION OF LIABILITYGroove Clip LTD AND THOSE BUSINESSES, EMPLOYEES, OFFICEHOLDERS, ADMINISTRATORS AND FRANCHISEES ASSOCIATED WITH THEM ARE, IN NO EVENT, LIABLE FOR ANY DAMAGES THAT MAY BE ASSOCIATED WITH USE OF THE WEBSITE, THE MATERIALS ON THE WEBSITE, INFORMATION PROVIDED VIA THE WEBSITE, ANY OF THE TIPS, TOOLS, SOFTWARE, SERVICES, AND/OR PRODUCTS THAT ARE OFFERED VIA THE WEBSITE, ANY LINKS RELATED TO THE WEBSITE, AND YOUR ACCOUNT INFORMATION. THESE INCLUDE DAMAGES AND LOSSES OF ANY TYPE, INCLUDING DATA, PROFIT, PROPERTY, THIRD PARTIES, AND OTHER MISCELLANEOUS DAMAGES AND LOSSES, WHETHER THEY ARE PUNITIVE, AGGRAVATED, INCIDENTIAL, UNIQUE, DIRECT, OR INDIRECT. EVEN IF Groove Clip LTD HAS BEEN INFORMED ABOUT THESE POTENTIAL DAMAGES AND LOSSES, THIS LIMITATION OF LIABILITY WILL PERSIST, AND IT IS APPLICABLE AS TO THE FULLEST EXTENT OF THE LAW. THIS STATEMENT SHALL ENDURE, EVEN AFTER YOU HAVE STOPPED USING THIS SITE BECAUSE OF CANCELATION OR TERMINATION. BY USING THE SITE, YOU ALSO CLAIM THAT YOU ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY AND ALL LOSSES AND DAMAGES THAT MAY OCCUR FROM THIS SITE IN AN INDIRECT OR DIRECT MANNER.
INDEMNIFICATIONBy registering and using the site, you are agreeing that you will hold harmless and indemnify the Groove Clip LTD and any affiliated companies, along with any associated staff members of any type, against any liabilities, expenses, and claims that may be related to either your own violation of the Terms and Conditions of Service, or any of the usage of the site, including use or addition of materials via the website. This statement shall endure, even after you have stopped using this site because of cancelation or termination.
DISPUTE RESOLUTIONAny controversies, disputes, or claims (in contracts, in torts, in relation to regulations and/or statutes, and at any point in the future, present, or past) that are related to (1) the Terms and Conditions of Service; (2) this website, (3) any marketing or ad that may be related to the Terms and Conditions of Service and/or the website; or (4) any of the various transactions that are performed through the Groove Clip LTD website; or (5), any of the relationships that may be formed as a result of the Terms and Conditions of Service (including those that may happen with third parties) will be dealt with via what is referred to as the Federal Arbitration Act. Those disputes will be dealt with via the American Arbitration Association, by way of their regulations that guide any and all disputes with consumers, or via other procedures which have been mutually agreed upon beforehand. Due to the personal nature of this form of dispute handling, you will also agree that, if you work through the system to deal with disputes in this way, that you are also forfeiting your right to be part of any class action lawsuit that would be filed against Groove Clip LTD related to the dispute that you dealt with previously.This statement shall endure, even after you have stopped using this site because of cancelation or termination.
TERMINATIONGroove Clip LTD has the ability to, at any point, and if they deem it necessary, to terminate any access and usage of this website to any individual.
GOVERNING LAWThe country of the United States of America's laws and provisions are the ones which also govern and enforce the Terms and Conditions that are outlined in this document.
RELIANCE ON INFORMATIONThere may be instances where the published information on the Groove Clip LTD website may have errors many sorts, including inaccurate information, technical issues, or errors related to language. Groove Clip LTD might possibly correct them as they discover them, if they deem it necessary to do so. The information on this website is often changed and corrected from time to time.
Monthly Packages.All of the packages that Groove Clip LTD offers with monthly subscriptions give customers the ability to access the media library through the payment of a regular (monthly) fee. With these packages, you are free to utilize as much of the media available as you would like to access.
Access to Your Groove Clip LTD Online Account.If you have decided to use the "Remember Me" option when you are utilizing the account that you have with Groove Clip LTD, there are cookies that are utilized to help remember your user information, password, and other information when you go to visit the website on that same device. Upon your return, you are able to get the information that you had typed in during your previous visit, so you don't have to take the time to type it in again. Even though these cookies are meant to be convenient, the "Remember Me" option may also grant access to other users of your device(s). Those persons can access a variety of pieces of information, including changing any purchases you have made. However, your complete personal information and Payment Method will not be accessible through cookie use.
Consent to Electronic Communications.If you have a Groove Clip LTD monthly account, you have given Groove Clip LTD permission to communicate with you digitally, either through your email address, or via the main pages of the website, depending on what Groove Clip LTD has decided to do. If there are any pieces of information (disclosure, agreement, etc.) that are required to be given to you in a written form by Groove Clip LTD, you also agree that electronic communication will cover that requirement. You also accept that Groove Clip LTD may send you informational emails that can tell you about your account, or about promotions, products, and/or new services that Groove Clip LTD is providing. All of these communications are considered to be part of your agreement when you register to utilize Groove Clip LTD's website.
How to Sign Up.If you are looking to subscribe to the services offered by Groove Clip LTD, you must give them information, including your valid credit card information, an active email address, and your full name. The Groove Clip LTD website offers two different subscription plans; the default plan, and the premium plan. If you have decided to sign up for the default plan, the Payment Method that you have put into your account does not accrue any charges, but the Method is still attached to your account, in case you are looking to upgrade the account later on (if you have upgrades available). If you decide to change your subscription to the premium subscription, then your Payment Method will accrue a regular charge. If you have decided to upgrade to a premium subscription, and you are utilizing any and all benefits related to the Groove Clip LTD website, you are also granting authorization to Groove Clip LTD so that they can charge the card or account that you have on file in order to pay the fee necessary to maintain your premium account. There are various intervals where you can pay (every month, every three months, etc.). The charges will be on the same day every time that they occur, until you have decided to cancel your account or until it is terminated by Groove Clip LTD for any reason.To illustrate how this works, say you have a premium subscription, and it started on the 10th of May. Then, the date that you will be charged is the 19th of every following month, and your card will get the necessary charges plus any related fees and taxes. If you are in a situation where that date doesn't exist in a specific month (the 31st is the most common instance), then you will not be charged until the 1st day of the subsequent month. For example, if your account were supposed to renew on January 31st, it would renew on March 1st the next time that it renewed.Please recall your monthly date and keep track of the charges on your account, because Groove Clip LTD will not grant you with any receipts of your monthly payments. You also agree that you will pay for any charges on your Payment Method related to your Groove Clip LTD fees. With your subscription, you are also allowing Groove Clip LTD to utilize your credit card or account for any other premium charges that you may accrue during your use of the Site.
Pending Charges for Payment Cards.If a charge account or credit card is the main Payment Method that you are using, then Groove Clip LTD is allowed, through your subscription agreement, to put pending fees on the card or account at the time of registration, and before they charge for another month of your account. This fee is only used so that Groove Clip LTD can see if your card is still valid. These fees are temporary (only a few days) and are actually never charged to the card or account in question. But, the amount of cash that is in the pending fee (which is usually around $1 or less) will not be able to be used on your account until it is cleared off of it.
Fees Relating to your Payment Method.If there are any fees that your financial institution charges to your Payment Method, you are the one responsible for paying them. These include overdraft fees, fees for insufficient monies, credit limit fees, and monthly usage fees that may be charged by your issuer.
Promotional Offers.If they deem it necessary or wise, Groove Clip LTD may decide to offer reduced promotional packages for their monthly accounts for a short period of time; these may be offered to new visitors, or they may even be offered to certain current customers as well. If you have decided to utilize one of these promotional offers when you register for the Groove Clip LTD services, you will only be charged for the promotional cost and for taxes that may be related to it, for the period of time specified by the promotion. It will also renew every month throughout that time for that price. You also understand that the promotional period is temporary, and after it is over, your card will be invoiced for the standard cost of a monthly service plan, and the related taxes, for the renewal dates. Promotions will vary all of the time in terms of cost and how long that they last. If your particular promotion has not been covered here in this document, the page(s) that you utilize during your registration will give you the information that you need. Groove Clip LTD also has the ability to grant these promotional prices to members of other related websites.
TrialsIf they wish to do so, Groove Clip LTD will occasionally decide that new members of the website will be able to take advantage of a trial for the subscription to the Groove Clip LTD services. Usually, this is restricted to one trial for a home or for the Payment Method that is used. When you register for the trial, you will still be required to give your Payment Method information, because there will be a hold on it for the amount related to one month of service and the taxes related to it. That being said, your card will not actually be charged, this process is just required to register that your card is valid and that your account is active. trial terms and offers may be different depending on the promotion. If your specific trial is not covered in this document, you will be given the necessary information while you are registering for the website. Your trial is active upon completion of your registration for the Groove Clip LTD monthly subscription.When your trial has ended, the monthly fees will renew without any action on your part (this is explained when you sign up for the website). You will continue to renew your account monthly, until you cancel it, no matter how long the trial period is. There are many things that factor into your monthly fee, including where you live, what devices you are using, what services you are subscribing to, and if there are any promotions related to your subscription. In terms of billing, your "anniversary date," (when you will be charge) is the first day after your trial has ended. On that day, your card will have any and all taxes, fees, and subscription costs related to your monthly subscription to the Groove Clip LTD website, unless you have canceled the plan before the trial period has concluded. IN ORDER TO AVOID ALL FEES, YOU ABSOLUTELY MUST CANCEL THE SUBSCRIPTION PLAN BEFORE YOUR trial HAS ENDED. Groove Clip LTD will not give you any notice about when your trial is ending, so be sure to record and file when your trial will expire.When your trial is active, you will be able to access everything that Groove Clip LTD offers, without being charged. Before your trial ends, you have the opportunity to make changes or cancel your plan. You can do this by calling 1-888-982-9686 for Canada and the United States, or you can callif you are located in any other country; operators are available 0AM to 12PM. Any of the changes you make to your subscription before your trial has ended will eliminate the rest of the trial, and you will accrue charges for the new subscription.
MULTI-MEDIA MEMBERSHIPGroove Clip LTD has four types of content, and there are five different plans related to membership. These categories are currently films, ebooks, games, and music. There is a subscription plan for each, and there is also one that allows you access to all four of the categories. As time goes on, Groove Clip LTD may develop other areas of content. There are sometimes promotions that allow you to upgrade your account to an all access account for a lesser cost (cost varies depending on the promotion); you will receive the offer via email or when you register for the website. Any changes to your membership will still be held to these Terms and Conditions, but you will gain access to the other content areas.Expiration Date and Refusal of Charges to Your Payment Card.If your Payment Card expires, or you are unable to utilize it for any other reason, Groove Clip LTD still has the right to attempt to utilize it for your monthly subscription costs. If Groove Clip LTD attempts to utilize the card, and it does not accept the fees, then you have a 9 day grace period in which to correct the issue. You can correct the issue by going to the Groove Clip LTD website and changing the card information or putting a new Payment Method on your account or, if the issue is with your issuer, make contact with them to resolve the issue. If Groove Clip LTD can put the fee(s) on your Payment Method during the 9 day grace time, and your account is caught up with payments, then you will not have any interruptions or issues related to your service, and your renewal date will not change. However, if it gets to the 10th day and Groove Clip LTD is still unable to charge any of your Payment Method(s), then your account will be suspended until the issue is dealt with. Then, there is a 30 day period after the suspension started; every 10 days after that initial suspension, Groove Clip LTD is allowed to attempt to utilize the Payment Method that you have on file in order to reinstate your subscription. If they are able to do so, then the date that they charged your Payment Method becomes the new renewal date, and the card that worked will be the one that is utilized when Groove Clip LTD goes to pay your monthly fee(s). The use of that card will continue until you either cancel the subscription or your account is terminated.
Cancellation by You.The cost that you pay for your Groove Clip LTD subscription is for one month of time; it starts on the day of the month that you paid for the account, and it continues until that date the following month. If you would like an illustration, consider this: Your trial goes from April 17th, and will continue until May 17th. On May 17th, your Payment Method will be charged so that you can use your account from May 18th to June 17th. Then, on June 17th, you would be charged for the period of time from June 18th to July 17th. You always have the option of canceling your subscription as well, and the account will not be renewed anymore after you have canceled. Using the example above, if you decide on June 1st that you are not going to pay your monthly fees anymore, and cancel the account, you wouldn't be charged for the June 18th to July 17th period. But, you would have access to your account until the period ended on June 18th. That being said, even if you were to cancel your account on June 16th, you would still not be charged and your account would still be terminated on June 17th.If you are seeking cancelation of your account, then you can call Groove Clip LTD at 1-888-982-9686 for calls in Canada and the US. For international customers, you will want to call 1-302-483-7701. The hours of operation are 0AM to 12PM. If you are canceling your subscription, you will be asked to explain why you are cancelling your account by the operator that you speak to.Modifying of Groove Clip LTD Online Monthly Package.You have the ability to downgrade, upgrade, or otherwise switch your Groove Clip LTD subscription at any point in time. You can also change the renewal periods to longer periods of time, as long as there are no issues with your current account. If you are seeking modification of your account, then you can call Groove Clip LTD at 1-888-982-9686 for calls in Canada and the US. For international customers, you will want to call 1-302-483-7701. The hours of operation are 0AM to 12PM. When you call, you will be asked to authorize your account in relation to the subscription fee that you are changing to. When you change your Groove Clip LTD subscription, you are also allowing Groove Clip LTD to apply fees to your Payment Method on the renewal date that you had on the original subscription, and that they are able to continue renewing the account for the new amount and any fees or taxes related to it, until cancelation or termination of the account occurs. Your new subscription will come into effect on the date that would have been the renewal for your former subscription. Groove Clip LTD initiated Cancellations.If they deem it necessary, Groove Clip LTD is within their rights to put a suspension or cancelation on any subscription through the Groove Clip LTD service, or they can restrict what areas of the site you are allowed to use without any reason.
Fraud, Abuse or Piracy.Any of the media that is accessible via the Groove Clip LTD website are for your own personal use, and cannot be used for commercial gain. Groove Clip LTD does not allow any sort of piracy or intellectual property theft (for the Groove Clip LTD products or those of the third parties that offer their products on the Site), including the creation of duplicates for sale or distribution.
Cancellation or Changes to Program by Groove Clip LTD.On occasion, Groove Clip LTD may decide to, and has the right to, make adjustments to any of the services available on the website; this may include, but is not limited to, trials, electronic coupons, free purchases from the store(s), and/or promotional deals. The fees that are related to the Groove Clip LTD subscription accounts may also be changed, as can the number of purchases one can make; in those cases, Groove Clip LTD has to let their customers know of the modifications before they occur, if they are going to affect you adversely. Unless you have cancelled your account before the changes occur, you agree and authorize that your Payment Method will be invoiced for the new subscription fee on your next renewal date, along with any of the associated fees and taxes.Changes to the services provided by Groove Clip LTD's subscriptions (including the elimination of plans, removal of promotions, or ceasing to offer any trials), without any notification to customers and site visitors if they believe it is in their best interest to do so. Groove Clip LTD is also allowed to end any service that may be related to any area of the world, for any purpose, if they believe it is in their best interest to do so. Because your Groove Clip LTD account is able to be canceled at any point, it doesn't extend credit, it doesn't offer retail, and it doesn't impose any charges, they are not liable to you in any manner. Void where prohibited.
SALES TAX POLICYGroove Clip LTD has the responsibility, and will adhere to, any and all taxes that are related to a person's country, state, and/or local area of residence.
RSS FEEDSReally Simple Syndication feeds, also referred to as RSS's or RSS feeds, are intended to be a simple method in which you can get important details and info from Groove Clip LTD's site, or from the subscription account that is associated with Groove Clip LTD. These feeds can be read through any RSS reader by use of an XML-based URL. It is by your own acceptance of risk that you utilize the personal RSS feed (it may contain information related to your usage of your account, including media you've purchased, things you've downloaded, and ratings of products). Any information on your feed will be sent to the reader, and you agree to this by using the RSS feed. Groove Clip LTD will protect your information as best they can by not passing on anything that can identify you to your feed. But, by using the RSS feed, you are recognizing that you are taking a risk, and it is at your own discretion to do so.If you are utilizing the Groove Clip LTD RSS feed, then you are agreeing that you can only use it for personal needs, and you are doing so of your own accord. You cannot make changes to the RSS feed at all, including any attributions to third parties or the Groove Clip LTD. There are no guarantees or warranties that are related to the Groove Clip LTD RSS feeds, and if Groove Clip LTD deems it necessary to stop offering them, they can do so at any point. Groove Clip LTD is also not liable if any damages or losses occur because of RSS feed usage.
Groove Clip LTD GAME DOWNLOADS TERMS AND CONDITIONS ("DOWNLOAD TERMS AND CONDITIONS")Downloading media on this website does not only fall under the Terms and Conditions of Service that are listed above, but also to the Download Terms and Conditions, which we explore here. If you download any media, then you are inferring that the Download Terms and Conditions are going to be adhered to. These Download Terms and Conditions may change at any point in time according to the beliefs of Groove Clip LTD. If they deem it necessary, Groove Clip LTD can also make any sort of modification to the service in question, whether by removing it, changing it, updating it, adding to it, or getting rid of part of it. Any changes to these Download Terms and Conditions are applicable as soon as they are made publicly available. Even if earlier versions are available, the most recent version of the Download Terms and Conditions, available via the link at the bottom of this website, is the one that applies at that point in time. Because changes happen regularly, you will want to make sure and review the Download Terms and Conditions. If you continue to download media, then you are insinuating that you accept whatever the newest Download Terms and Conditions State, whether you have read them or not.
Persons Under the Age of 18.In order to utilize any of the downloadable media that is available via the Groove Clip LTD website, you must have the following: access to the web, an email address that is valid and that you check, and a credit card or other account that is currently able to be accessed and used. Any of the downloadable materials that Groove Clip LTD offers (along with any third parties) via what is referred to as "Site Content", is meant for those who are older than 18 years of age. These materials include, but are not limited to, videos, audio clips, informational text, links, searches, games, and whatever other materials are available at the Groove Clip LTD website; it can also include Premium Content, which requires a license fee in order for one to use it (this is discussed more below). In order to access the download services or gain access to Premium Content on the site, you are either a minor between 13 and 17 that has parental consent, or you are 18 or older.
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Donnie Charles Green, 75, of Howe died Saturday, Jan. 19, 2013, in Howe. He was born July 22, 1937, at Montague County, Texas, to James Ivy and Mary Pearl (Houk) Green. He was a truck driver.He was preceded in death by his parents, four brothers and two sisters.Donnie is survived by two sons, Jerry Green and Brenda Bolin of Howe, and James and wife Janet Green of Quinlan, Texas; two daughters, Melva and husband Timothy Donn of Heavener and Jackie and husband Curtis Cundiff of Conroe, Texas; brother, Gene Green and wife Sheri of Wichita Falls, Texas; sister, Nancy Farley of Dublin, Texas; 17 grandchildren, Timothy Corley, Jennifer Strickland, Sara Bolin, Kassie Sumpter, Chris Harden, Alicia Yepez, Ashley Love, Donnie Love, Brian West, Jason Dunn, Tony Gray, Jason Gray, Tonja Gray, Jeremy Condra, Leigh Hoover, Kelly Dodson and Josh Green; and numerous great-grandchildren, nieces, nephews, other family members and loved ones. No service is scheduled at this time. Arrangements are under the direction of Grace Manor Funeral Home, Poteau. You may leave an online greeting to the family at www.gracemanorfh.com.

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How big is that?
Lesson 18 of 22
Objective: SWBAT to use scientific notation and the laws of exponents to compare the sizes of planets and stars
Big Idea: The only way to work fluently with large numbers is by using your number sense and the laws of exponents.
Start Up
How big are the planets in our solar system? How can we comprehend these volumes?
Students start this class by reviewing a chart of our solar system and making notes in the margins. I ask them to write down any patterns they notice and make note of anything unexpected.
This is the chart I give: Planet Mean Radii
This is the wikipedia site I pulled it from:
After we discuss their observations, I ask them a general question, "how do you find the number of times that one object will fit into another?" As we discuss this topic, I elaborate if students are stuck or unclear on what I mean, I ask, "what if you wanted to know how many times a ping pong ball would fit inside a basketball?" The goal is to get them to name the operation of division and why that is the perfect operation for the task.
The second goal in this conversation is to review how we find the volume of a sphere. I like to bring up the connection to a cylinder (a sphere fills 2/3 of a cylinder with an equal base and height), but any interpretation of the formula will do. I like to review this process with a sample problem. For example, the volume of a ping pong ball with a radius of 40mm would be....
Before we calculate, I mention that I want all volumes today in km. I would ask them to consider if they want to convert before or after they calculate volume. Here I would advise students to convert before, because converting with cubic units can be tricky.
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Mystery Bags
On each table is a mystery bag. Inside students will find two images. They need to compare those images to an object in the solar system. The idea is to find out how many times bigger the volume of each object is than the one before it. For example, they might have a ping pong ball and the Star Sirius. If they choose to throw Earth into the mix, I want to know how many ping pong balls would fit into the volume of the Earth and how many would fit into the Star Sirius. I would also want to know how many times the volume of the Earth would fit into Sirius.
Reversing the process, I also want to know what fraction of Sirius would fit into the Earth and what fraction of Sirius would fit into the ping pong ball. I would also want know what fraction of the Earth would fit into the ping pong ball.
Essentially, I am asking students to make 6 multiplicative comparisons.
If you have spherical objects with radii a, b and c where a < b < c, find:
1) the number of times the volume of a fits into b and c
2) the number of times the volume of b fits into c
3) the number of times the volume of c fits into a and b
4) the number of times the volume of b fits into a
In the resources, I include photos of the objects that I use. I place one star and one non-star in each bag.
Two important notes about the image resources:
- The star files are named by star and the size of the radius of the star. For example, 883 R Antares.png is the file name for the Star Antares and 883 R is the radius of the star. The "R" stands for solar radius and is based off the size of the radius of our sun. Thus, students will also need: Solar Radius.png
- The non-star objects are named appropriately, but the measurement that is given is the diameter. For example, 3.4 meters twine ball.jpg is the file name for the largest ball of twine with a diameter of 3.4 meters. This was initially done by accident, but ended up working really nicely as an opportunity to engage in mathematical practices. Students now have to discuss the terms radius and diameter in a lesson about scientific notation.
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The sizes of these stars are truly unbelievable. Each table has a different star but is perhaps unaware of how truly massive their star is. Unless they chose to compare it to the sun in our solar system, they might not have any reference for the incredible scale they are dealing with. I address with the summary by showing them this great image from wikipedia: Star-sizes.jpg
As students share their findings, we extend the math by seeing if this image is correct. As a class we compare how many times larger each of the stars are to our sun. By constantly referencing our sun in the discussion, students get a sense of the massive size of these stars.
Because this lesson is complex and deals with many aspects of scientific notation, I usually end with an exit ticket question, like how many times larger is this start than another. This is a good reference for me, because I like to follow up with a project. I need to know how well they handled this lesson in order to gauge how ready they are to start asking their own questions.


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It was probably assumed by most of you who kept visiting occasionally for the past two months to see no updates, but I'll just make it official: Second-String Fullback tore his metaphorical ACL and it is a career-ending injury. The average career is 3.5 years -or six if you're Roger Goodell, apparently- but poor, scrappy SSF barely made it through two. I would have announced the end earlier, but I didn't want to take away from the closing of Free Darko or Punte's departure. This is on a higher level of importance than those events, obviously.
The reason? Even though I haven't been posting in two months, I've definitely attempted to try and come back with a couple posts. There certainly has been a lot happening in the NFL lately, so a lack of ideas wasn't the problem. It just didn't feel like fun anymore. It was work. I'm not looking to do work for free, dammit. Unpaid internships are for saps.
The whole work aspect's another part of why I decided to end SSF. I'm graduating college now, and I need to look for actual big boy jobs. Who knows? Maybe I'll end up writing about football for realsies. Think of this doubling as a final post AND job listing. They probably won't let me post backyard football videos though. 😦
I'm still on Twitter, though, so make sure to follow me. Yeah, I'm shilling to get more followers. So what?
I'd like to thank: anyone who has read SSF, anyone who has linked to it, anyone who has sent me an email and anyone who has written for this site. That's a good blanket statement for gratitude. Let's leave the way we entered: with fun (boom, see what I did there? Also, it wouldn't be a good final post without parentheses. I love you all).


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Monty is the Derby RSPCA's longest-stay cat. He was initially very shy and timid, and barely left his bed.
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PREP NOTEBOOK: Lady Indians win 20th match
The St. Stephens volleyball team won its 20th game of the season on Monday, knocking off Freedom in Hickory 25-9, 25-7 and 25-15.
Rebecca Millsaps and Jodi Kerley led Saint (20-1) with seven digs each. Katelyn Houser added 10 assists and five kills.
Prep soccer
Fred T. Foard 4, Alexander Central 0
The Tigers picked up a home conference victory against the Cougars on Monday in Newton.
Kenan Ruffner scored two goals for Foard (12-5-1, 3-4-1), while Daniel Tomberlin and Ryan Stasiak added a goal each.
Wyatt Shely assisted twice on Tiger goals, while Raul Marita and Chandler Bouldin each assisted once.
St. Stephens 5, South Caldwell 1
Luke Bruce scored four goals to lead the Indians to the conference victory in Hickory on Monday against the Spartans.
Rafael Sauceda added a goal for St. Stephens (10-5-2, 5-1-2), while Nich Bryant made three assists.
Andrew Barton and Osvaldo Cruz also had an assist each for Saint.
West Caldwell 2, Newton-Conover 1
The Warriors moved into second place with a victory over the Red Devils on Monday at Gurley Stadium.
Grant Barnette and Ivan Rivero each scored goals for West Caldwell (10-3-1, 7-1-0)
Franklin Wepner made the only goal for the Red Devils (7-4-1, 5-2-0) in the 39th minute.
Prep tennis
Maiden 5, Bandys 4
Cassidy Shell(B) def. Molly Black 6-0, 6-1; Cenyu Yang(M) def. Madi Story 6-1, 6-1; Katie Willis(M) def. Alexis Wagner 6-1, 6-1; Kristen Laney(M) def. Alexis Travis 6-0, 6-1; Rachel Good(M) def. Halie Moore 6-4, 6-3; Rachel Hendershot(B) def. Lydia Poovey 6-3, 5-7, (10-7).
Shell/Travis(B) def. Black/Yang 10-6; Story/Wagner(B) def. Willis/Good 10-7; Laney/Poovey(M) def. Moore/Hendershot 10-8
Records: Maiden 17-1 overall, 14-0 in CVAC; Bandys 13-3 overall, 11-3 in CVAC.


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Rose Louise Franklin
Funeral services for Rose Louise Franklin, 65, of Sweetwater, will be held at 2 p.m. on Thursday, Nov. 21, 2013, at McCoy Chapel of Memories with Rev. Robert Carey, Sr. officiating. Interment will follow at Sweetwater Cemetery under the direction of McCoy Funeral Home.Franklin died Saturday, Nov. 16, 2013 at Hendrick Medical Center in Abilene.She was born Jan. 29, 1948, in Sweetwater. She married Ruben L. Franklin in 1993, in Sweetwater.Rose lived in Sweetwater most of her life and was a homemaker. She attended Mt. Rose Baptist Church in Sweetwater.Survivors include her daughter, Berthenia Washington of Stamford; son, Robert Collins of Sweetwater; sister, Wanda Jean Gray of Fort Worth; brothers, Tommy Lee Monroe of Sweetwater, Kenneth Monroe of Odessa and Farris Monroe of Abilene; 13 grandchildren; and 15 great-grandchildren.She was preceded in death by her parents, Isaiah and Virginia Booker Monroe; husband, Ruben L. Franklin; daughter, Darlene Washington; brothers, Ben A. Monroe and Jessie Monroe; and a sister, Maybelline Monroe.Pallbearers will be Jamie McCoy, Michael Green, Robert Carey, Jr., Quincy Garrett, Elvis Garrett and Wayne Hunt, Jr.


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The Raw Milk Revolution
Behind America's Emerging Battle over Food Rights
Foreword by Joel Salatin
Beginning in 2006, the agriculture departments of several large states-with backing from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration-launched a major crackdown on small dairies producing raw milk. Replete with undercover agents, sting operations, surprise raids, questionable test-lab results, mysterious illnesses, propaganda blitzes, and grand jury investigations, the crackdown was designed to disrupt the supply of unpasteurized milk to growing legions of consumers demanding healthier and more flavorful food.
The Raw Milk Revolution takes readers behind the scenes of the government's tough and occasionally brutal intimidation tactics, as seen through the eyes of milk producers, government regulators, scientists, prosecutors, and consumers. It is a disturbing story involving marginally legal police tactics and investigation techniques, with young children used as political pawns in a highly charged atmosphere of fear and retribution.
Are regulators' claims that raw milk poses a public health threat legitimate? That turns out to be a matter of considerable debate. In assessing the threat, The Raw Milk Revolution reveals that the government's campaign, ostensibly designed to protect consumers from pathogens like salmonella, E. coli 0157:H7, and listeria, was based in a number of cases on suspect laboratory findings and illnesses attributed to raw milk that could well have had other causes, including, in some cases, pasteurized milk.
David Gumpert dares to ask whether regulators have the public's interest in mind or the economic interests of dairy conglomerates. He assesses how the government's anti-raw-milk campaign fits into a troublesome pattern of expanding government efforts to sanitize the food supply-even in the face of ever-increasing rates of chronic disease like asthma, diabetes, and allergies. The Raw Milk Revolution provides an unsettling view of the future, in which nutritionally dense foods may be available largely through underground channels.
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"David Gumpert has chronicled the Raw Milk War with insight and humor. He provides an important record of systematic government bias against Nature's perfect food. Must reading for raw milk fans and government officials alike."--Sally Fallon Morell, President, The Weston A. Price Foundation
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"David Gumpert has become the official chronicler of the 'raw milk movement' in the United States. The Raw Milk Revolution is a highly readable expose that successfully captures how the controversy over raw milk is at the center of a larger battle between the industrial food system and the local food movement. Gumpert explains how raw milk, more than any other food, threatens proponents of the 'germ theory,' centralized food production, and the 'nanny state.' The Raw Milk Revolution is an extremely important book because it sounds a clear warning that upholding the right to produce and consume raw milk is critical in preserving our food freedoms in general."--Peter Kennedy, President, Farm-to-Consumer Legal Defense Fund
"David Gumpert employs his expertise as a professional business writer to dig deep and wide into the exploding raw milk controversy. His compelling analysis of the science, economics, politics and history of 'nature's most perfect food' opens the door to a greater understanding of the major challenges facing our food and agriculture systems today. Anyone concerned with the health of our people, our environment and our democracy should heed his words."--Dean Florez, Majority Leader, California State Senate
"If you want to understand the vocal opposition to food safety laws, you should read Gumpert's book. That's not the only reason to read it though. Even if you have little interest in raw milk, I think this book is a key piece in the puzzle to understanding the backwards priorities in America's food safety system."--Jill Richardson, La Vida Locavore review
"In this fascinating book on raw milk, journalist David Gumpert delves into the messy politics of food safety, which pits government technocrats and prosecutors against farmers, consumers and their advocates. It's a compelling account, one that should be read by any raw milk devotee--and more importantly, by anyone concerned about the broken and arbitrary way the government regulates the food we eat."--Samuel Fromartz, author of Organic Inc: Natural Foods and How They Grew
"The raw milk underground is one of the most contentious battlefields in the revolution to reclaim our food from industrialization, over-processing, and corporate control. In this book, David Gumpert investigates in great detail the health claims of both raw milk advocates and public health officials, as well the legal tactics being employed by government agencies to stop the growing movement to obtain and supply raw milk. His comprehensive analysis effectively deconstructs and illuminates the many complex issues of health, safety, and freedom that are raised by this debate."--Sandor Ellix Katz, author of Wild Fermentation: The Flavor, Nutrition, and Craft of Live-Culture Foods and The Revolution Will Not Be Microwaved: Inside America's Underground Food Movements
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Governor Fallin poses for a picture with officials from Dorada Foods. The facility is a joint venture of Oklahoma City-based Lopez Foods and Springfield, Ark.,-based Tyson Refrigerated Foods and will produce chicken products for McDonald's. The Ponca City facility employs more than 200 people and is expected to employ 450 within two years. It represents an investment of approximately $30 million for the co-venture partners.
Governor Fallin speaks at the grand opening celebration of Dorada Foods new facility in Ponca City.
Governor Fallin joins officials from Dorada Foods to official cut the ribbon on the new facility in Ponca City.
Governor Fallin signs a safety coat at Dorada Foods after the grand opening of the Ponca City plant.


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A life-size Plains Indian exhibit from the Fort Larned National Historic Site will be on display at the Dodge City Public Library through Feb. 11, 2013
A life-size Plains Indian exhibit from the Fort Larned National Historic Site will be on display at the Dodge City Public Library through Feb. 11, 2013. The exhibit, funded by the nonprofit "Fort Larned Old Guard" and constructed largely by board member, Ken Weidner of Copeland, is representative of the Southern Cheyenne Indians.�� Fort Larned operated as an army post from 1859 to 1878 establishing U.S. government authority and extending its influence along the Santa Fe Trail. The culture and lifestyle of all Plains Indian peoples were irreversibly altered by the encroaching nonnative cultures and Fort Larned, for a time, served as an Indian Annuities distribution point.� The Dodge City Public Library is located at 1001 North 2nd Avenue in Dodge City and open from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. Monday-Thursday, from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Friday, and from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday. Fort Larned National Historic Site is located six miles west of Larned on Kansas Highway 156. Open from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., information on visiting is on the internet at www.nps.gov/fols, or by calling 620-285-6911. There is no admission fee. For information on area tourism partners and community services go to www.larnedks.org or call (620) 285-6916.�� For more information about the exhibit contact Sam at the library at 225-0248.


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We shut this bookstore down several years ago, but still have a lot of books occupying our house. The inventory may be a bit off, so any orders will be checked, confirmed and then billed. All procedes from this sale will go towards the budget for Clarkesworld Magazine. All space freed up by books leaving the house will go to my kids. This sale ends November 19th, 2011 and the minimum order size is $40.
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21feb7:00 pm- 8:00 pmEvent OverCrystal Bowl Meditation and Spirit Messages with Nikki Marie at Koreshan State Park February 21, 2018
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Nikki Marie is a Psychic Medium, Reiki Master, and Spiritual Musician who has years of experience in leading these healing meditations. After the meditation she will open the space and offer any messages your Guides, Loved Ones, or Higher Self may have brought through during the meditation.
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Mounting Up in Mazatlanby Harry Martin | June 30, 2005
Cruises often give one the opportunity to try something new, and that's just what I did on a recent port stop in Mazatlan, Mexico, when I mounted a horse for a riding tour of one of the area's pristine beaches.
Eager (but somewhat nervous) to try it again, I booked a riding tour through Randi's Happy Horses, a Mazatlan-based tour company that nets excellent reviews from past clients. The reservation for my steed was made weeks in advance via email, and I was happy to see Randi's bright pink signs when we arrived at the cruise terminal.
Because of my height, I was assigned one of the larger horses. Being in the saddle took some getting used to, but Randi's associates were all smiles as they helped fit my shoes in the stirrups, strapped my water bottle on the saddle and instructed me on the simple commands. After 10 minutes or so, we were all ready to head off for our ride along the pristine beaches of Stone Island.
We made our way to the shoreline, relishing the cool breezes under the 85-degree sun. We were arranged in an informal line. Once again, the trip leaders explained the commands and asked whether we had any questions, and then it was off for the ride.
A mile or so down the shore, we arrived at our destination: a thatch-covered, open-air restaurant. There we dined on some wonderful Mexican dishes, drank several cervezas, compared notes on how we enjoyed the tour, and paid the $45 for our excursion (lunch not included, but the first beer was complimentary).
The hour to 90 minutes at the restaurant allowed us plenty of time to visit, relax and even stroll through the water. It was a wonderful way to wind up our superb horseback adventure on Stone Island before the tractor-pulled wagon brought us back to the dock to head back to the ship and our next port.
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- Theoretische Physik (1) (remove)
- An integrated Boltzmann + hydrodynamics approach to heavy ion collisions (2009)
- In this thesis the first fully integrated Boltzmann+hydrodynamics approach to relativistic heavy ion reactions has been developed. After a short introduction that motivates the study of heavy ion reactions as the tool to get insights about the QCD phase diagram, the most important theoretical approaches to describe the system are reviewed. To model the dynamical evolution of the collective system assuming local thermal equilibrium ideal hydrodynamics seems to be a good tool. Nowadays, the development of either viscous hydrodynamic codes or hybrid approaches is favoured. For the microscopic description of the hadronic as well as the partonic stage of the evolution transport approaches have beeen successfully applied, since they generate the full phse-space dynamics of all the particles. The hadron-string transport approach that this work is based on is the Ultra-relativistic Quantum Molecular Dynamics (UrQMD) approach. It constitutes an effective solution of the relativistic Boltzmann equation and is restricted to binary collisions of the propagated hadrons. Therefore, the Boltzmann equation and the basic assumptions of this model are introduced. Furthermore, predictions for the charged particle multiplicities at LHC energies are made. The next step is the development of a new framework to calculate the baryon number density in a transport approach. Time evolutions of the net baryon number and the quark density have been calculated at AGS, SPS and RHIC energies and the new approach leads to reasonable results over the whole energy range. Studies of phase diagram trajectories using hydrodynamics are performed as a first move into the direction of the development of the hybrid approach. The hybrid approach that has been developed as the main part of this thesis is based on the UrQMD transport approach with an intermediate hydrodynamical evolution for the hot and dense stage of the collision. The initial energy and baryon number density distributions are not smooth and not symmetric in any direction and the initial velocity profiles are non-trivial since they are generated by the non-equilibrium transport approach. The fulll (3+1) dimensional ideal relativistic one fluid dynamics evolution is solved using the SHASTA algorithm. For the present work, three different equations of state have been used, namely a hadron gas equation of state without a QGP phase transition, a chiral EoS and a bag model EoS including a strong first order phase transition. For the freeze-out transition from hydrodynamics to the cascade calculation two different set-ups are employed. Either an in the computational frame isochronous freeze-out or an gradual freeze-out that mimics an iso-eigentime criterion. The particle vectors are generated by Monte Carlo methods according to the Cooper-Frye formula and UrQMD takes care of the final decoupling procedure of the particles. The parameter dependences of the model are investigated and the time evolution of different quantities is explored. The final pion and proton multiplicities are lower in the hybrid model calculation due to the isentropic hydrodynamic expansion while the yields for strange particles are enhanced due to the local equilibrium in the hydrodynamic evolution. The elliptic flow values at SPS energies are shown to be in line with an ideal hydrodynamic evolution if a proper initial state is used and the final freeze-out proceeds gradually. The hybrid model calculation is able to reproduce the experimentally measured integrated as well as transverse momentum dependent $v_2$ values for charged particles. The multiplicity and mean transverse mass excitation function is calculated for pions, protons and kaons in the energy range from $E_{\rm lab}=2-160A~$GeV. It is observed that the different freeze-out procedures have almost as much influence on the mean transverse mass excitation function as the equation of state. The experimentally observed step-like behaviour of the mean transverse mass excitation function is only reproduced, if a first order phase transition with a large latent heat is applied or the EoS is effectively softened due to non-equilibrium effects in the hadronic transport calculation. The HBT correlation of the negatively charged pion source created in central Pb+Pb collisions at SPS energies are investigated with the hybrid model. It has been found that the latent heat influences the emission of particles visibly and hence the HBT radii of the pion source. The final hadronic interactions after the hydrodynamic freeze-out are very important for the HBT correlation since a large amount of collisions and decays still takes place during this period.


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Why, when Plato is opposed to the influence of poetry, does almost every sentence in the opening paragraph of his great work end in the rhythm of a dactylic hexameter, the same verse in which epic poetry was set ever since the time of Homer? What is his purpose in crafting the opening scene of the Republic in this way?
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On Sunday November 6, 2011 we played our final show in Munich / Kranhalle and THE BLACKOUT ARGUMENT is officially disbanded since then.
This last show (infact the whole farewell tour) left an incredible amount of positive feelings that it is almost impossible to speak of something "sad". We could not think of a more glorious and satisfying ending than the one we had. We are eternally thankful for everyone who came out to the final show (especially the people who travelled long distances) and made this a night we will never forget.
Our special thanks go out to TILL WE DROP and SOCIAL SUICIDE who accompanied us on our farewell tour. It was a great pleasure to play and hang out with you guys for those 10 days. Not to forget CASPER who made our final show even more special. Also we would like to thank the best booking agency on this planet, AVOCADO BOOKING, for making this tour possible.
But there's three very special persons without whom our farewell tour would not have taken place. Jai who was our drummer for this rollercoaster ride, Chris who drove our van and Bart who took care of our merch. You three are as much a part of this band as the rest of us and words cannot express how thankful and happy we are that you came with us.
As always it is the TROUBLE KIDS who, last but not least, deserve our deepest gratitude. You guys have always been the backbone of every road we travelled, every tone we played, every line we screamed, every song we recorded and every show we rocked. Thank you so much for everything!
This was THE BLACKOUT ARGUMENT. Don't you forget about me....
A collection of old and new songs for you to check out.
Consideration. Focus. Deceleration. Pretty rare qualities in a time when the music industry serves, eats, chews, swallows and shits out dozens of bands every day. The device is "be quick or be dead". The result is soulless, heartless and meaningless expression of shallow words and music.
The Blackout Argument slowed down in 2010. Not because of a lack of time or motivation but as a consequence of a rational decision. Having reached most of their personal goals and a good dose of "common music business goals" such as various European tours, constant media presence and positive press feedback and a long list of notable releases, the band more and more zeroed in on the true crux of playing in a band: music itself and its creation. Focusing on the quality and heart in everything they do, this shift in The Blackout Arguement's self-concept and vision lead to the native but also longsome birth of their new album "Detention".
Infact the creative process of "Detention" started in June 2009 already, when the first 5 songs were written and demo'ed. Since then The Blackout Argument have worked constantly on both, the album and the band itself. They wrote and recorded more than 20 songs, reworked them and let them mature in a constant cycle and finally tracked them at Suiseidl Studios (Munich, Germany) with highest care and considertion. Subsequently this creation was narrowed down to a selection of 12 harmonizing songs which in the end made up "Detention", to be released in January 2011.
The Blackout Argument pride themselves over their effort to self-produce "Detention", an approach that played another key role in (re-)coining the band. "Detention" is challenging and manifold yet extremely catchy and engaging. It creates a very sanguine mix of heavy rock and forward-thinking hardcore. It became nothing less than the album the band always wanted to create.
Embedded in this emotional and strategic agitation the move to a new label just came naturally. Sharing equal ideas, motivation and focus, Redfield Records were the perfect match and thus became the new home for The Blackout Argument.
This band is ready and excited to show off once more the great gap between them and all those short-lived, lukewarm and heartless bands. Bolstered by the songs of their upcoming album 'Detention' and sharp set for any stage on this planet, The Blackout Argument continue to build their reputation as a powerhouse of passion and authenticity.
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"Overweight Against Heart Attacks (feat. Casper)"
Official music video for THE BLACKOUT ARGUMENT's song "Overweight Against Heart Attacks" (taken from their album "Detention") featuring CASPER. Shot at the Mach1 Festival 2011 by the Perfidy Syndicate.
We're running out of time. "Do I stutter?" It was us, dancing on the edge of the dance floor. I saw some freaks running out of time. It was us running out of time. OUR TIME IS UP. OUR TIME IS NOW. LET'S WALK THE ZOMBIE WALK. (THEY) WON'T GET OUR HEADS WITH THEIR BULLETS FULL OF GAIN. This party's fuckin' over. We're still hungry for more. Open the way out of hell. Less alone together. Bags full of wisdom. We only met once but it changed our lives forever. SIE LIESSEN UNS GEHEN, JEDER MIT SEINEM GEWICHT ZU TRAGEN, UNS WORTE VOR'S GESICHT GESCHLAGEN. UND WIE SCHNELL ES GING, DER TRICK IST ATMEN, DIE ANTWORT EINFACH NICHT ZU FRAGEN. DOCH SIEHT IMMER LEBEN OHNE RIESEN GEFAHREN, JEDE NACHT, SCHLAF NUR PROBELIEGEN FUER'N SARG. MANN, NEUBEGINN, MOTIVATION, AUFSTAND IN DER ZOMBIENATION.
"Satisfying Angst (feat. Andrew Neufeld / Comeback Kid)"
Directed by Justin Reich (http://www.antimatterstudio.com). Shot in Winston-Salem, NC, USA at RJ Reynolds high school in January 2011 by Blake Faucette (http://www.allacesmedia.com) and Justin Reich. Starring: Kelly Eden (http://kellyeden.net/), Alex Folmar, Ray Wood and Lauren Marie Bolling. Promotional stills by Andrew Day Photography (http://www.andrewdayphotography.com).
Standing in the backyard. Staring at her scars. Confusion is surrounding her (leached out) existence. Standing in her shadow. Staring at the end. In hope she's screaming: "Tell me that there's nothing we could lose. Raise this inner crime. (We) need to lock the fear we hide inside." Surrounded by a dozen souls she still feels alone. Will this isolation end? Or is she destined to rest in a never ending planless hide-and-seek? "Fuckin' restless ruining years through all the hopes and fears. I keep on crawling back to zero. Raise this inner crime. Lock the fear we hide. I still believe that sacrifice makes sense."


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I. In Focus This Week
Data Dispatches
Exploring Election Performance Metrics
As state and local governments continue to struggle with balancing their budgets, looking at every possible way to cut costs, performance management has become a critical component in linking performance to budgeting.
Good performance management requires good data collection and the establishment of core metrics used to assess how well a state or county performs day-to-day administration, the result of which are goal-setting agendas that increase efficiency and reduce costs.
While the concept of government performance is not new, it has become increasingly prevalent in the past two decades with the passage of both the Government Performance and Results Act (GPRA) in 1993 and the Program Assessment Rating Tool (PART), an executive order signed by George W. Bush in 2002, serving as a harbinger of this trend.
GPRA mandates that federal agencies develop strategic plans, annual performance plans, and performance reports. The PART complements GPRA, in that it tries to identify the outcomes of an agency, establishes quantifiable long-term and annual performance measures, and finally rates the agency on its achievement of these metrics.
Even though election administration has not remained immune to the trend to incorporate performance assessments, it has mostly remained "under the radar."
At the federal level both the U.S. Election Assistance Commission and the Federal Election Commission, are obligated to produce annual performance reports.
Performance assessment in local election administration has also been marked by one of the federalist system's defining features — decentralization.
Typically counties and city governments play the central role in assessing election administration performance with much of that data — usually broken down by performance standard and strategic goal — found as part of annual reports and annual budgets issued by county or in some cases by city governments (as in the case of Minneapolis).
Decentralization, of course, begets substantial diversity in the level of performance measurements across counties. Looking at a sample of performance reports from various states and counties across the U.S., a few general observations can be made.
First, because state election codes vary, performance goals and measures used by counties in different states vary. There are, however, some common goals, across counties across different states, such as providing or increasing voter registration among eligible voters.
Second, performance goals and measures used by counties within the same state also vary, as counties typically finance the conduct of elections and seem to be determining what outcomes they hope to achieve.
For example, North Carolina's Randolph and Wake counties have different goals in spite of their close proximity. In prior performance reports, Wake County's performance measurements relating to voter registration included the cost per voter registration card processed and the time required to electronically transmit results, while Randolph County's performance measurements includedthe number of structures that meet ADA compliances and the timely processing of death certificates to maintain precise voter registration files.
Third, performance goals and measures used by the same county have also changed from year to year. For instances, the Randolph County Elections Office specified in its annual report that beginning in FY06, the county would change how it measures its strategic goal "to alleviate crowded conditions at polling places on Election Day." The metric for this goal would change from "percent of votes cast reconciled with number of voters on Canvass Day" to the "number of voters participating in one-stop [early] voting". This decision came after the county decided that the former metric did not actually measure the set goal.
Fourth, outcomes and goals vary in terms of breadth. Examples of concrete performance goals are those set by Fairfax County, Va. — possibly the result of a detailed Strategic Plan by the State Board of Elections in accordance with Virginia Performs.
One of Fairfax's key performance measures is "to provide the legally mandated one voting machine for each 750 registered voters in each precinct with a minimum of three voting machines per precinct and a countywide average of 4.46 voting machines per precinct" (a goal for FY10 that actually changed for FY12).
In contrast, New York's Schuyler County uses the broader goal, of trying "to fully staff all polling places with well trained, knowledgeable election inspectors."
Finally, there are exceptions in the quality and availability of reports produced by select counties. Both Montgomery County and Prince George's County in Maryland publish detailed performance measures in the annual operating budget, outlining the mission set by the department and the dollar amount allocated to the operating costs of an election.
While much debate has focused on the difficulty of finding performance indicators that would serve across states, the debate almost assumed that election administrators were not conducting performance assessments. As far as we can tell, that's not the case and there may be even an even greater wealth of indicators across county and state lines – with the potential for the more than 3,000 counties to set unique performance metrics.
Thus, the search for national election performance indicators may be better served to begin from the bottom-up, rather than the top-down, especially since performance indicators, however basic, may have been in use since the late 1990s. If this is the case, certain counties may have had considerable time to hone their performance metrics and could provide valuable insight to those counties who are just getting started.
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Saturday, March 24, 2012
Started off with a power breakfast at the GrubShack - The Bob Special: GS trademark potatoes with salsa, bacon, cheddar cheese, and a fried egg on top...with wheat toast. Had an early visit from my (and now Carl's) friend Chris Cobb.
9 comments:
- Tenroc said...
Great Job! The Doors are shaping up.
- March 24, 2012 at 11:22 PM
- Cindy Talbot said...
Very Cool! Been waiting to see how the cutting of the containers was going to go. Can't wait to see how you finish those out. Love the windows on the doors, they turned out more beautiful than I had envisioned... of course I am still playin in the sand box and living vicariously through the Field Lab. Going to the worlds tallest building on Tuesday, will take a pic of the shirt there.
- March 25, 2012 at 12:48 AM
- Anthony said...
I have been reading your blog for months. I can't wait to see how the containers look once they're filled with plants! Looks great so far!
- March 25, 2012 at 7:01 AM
- billkeith said...
What is the osb on the doors for?
- March 25, 2012 at 11:15 AM
- misho said...
I haven't been keeping up enough, I guess. Where are you getting power for the grinder?
- March 25, 2012 at 11:18 AM
- Allen Hare said...
Yum! Great to see your regular dispatches from the Grub Shack again. The place looks nice. In this picture, the covered dining area looks deeper than I remember. Maybe it's just the angle, or the focal length. Looking forward to our next meal there.
Yep, Carl is a friendly bird. If you're in the market for a 'friend' for him, maybe we could bring our cute little hen for a visit.
The interior shots of the greenhouse look wonderful. The door cut-outs on the containers bring this project to a whole new level. The space now has a warm, inviting, and livable feel to it. Congratulations, again, on a great structure.
- March 25, 2012 at 12:57 PM
- Guy Hodges said...
Are those the HF wheels JW?
- March 26, 2012 at 2:33 PM
- designSTUDIO said...
Glad to see you aren't bothering with plasma cutters and all that. The ole' grinding wheels on the 4" grinder have been our workhorses on all the container mods we've done over the last three years. 16ga corten does cut like butter with those bad boys... I started ordering them by the 100's online (Travers tool) and just cutting till my heart's content! That and a wirefeed welder is all you need (as you're finding out!)
- March 27, 2012 at 8:52 AM
- RD said...
Would love to see the Grub Shack's menu and prices.
What does the pink sign say in your GS photo?
Your place is really coming along nicely; congrats!
- March 27, 2012 at 7:44 PM