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Forget Downton Abbey, class warfare rages in full color in the dining rooms of the posh enclave of Palm Beach, Florida. Why isn't all that soft, cushioned money making the residents kinder? At a dining club Saturday night some rich dude named John Castle (yes, really, Castle) BROKE A WAITER'S FINGER. What did the waiter, Paul Kucik, do to deserve such harsh corporeal punishment? He dared present the bill as requested by Castle's wife. "You schmuck, why did you bring the bill to the table?" he reportedly snarled, before grabbing the waiter's hand and twisting his fingers.
The waiter declined to flatter the diner with "Oh my, Castle, what strong hands you have." He also hasn't pressed charges yet, but after getting an x-ray to confirm that the non-handshake had broken his left ring finger he retained a lawyer. As you do.
To be fair (I say, rolling my eyes) presenting the bill at the table simply isn't done at a dining club. It's supposed to arrive at your secretary's desk the following morning tied to the tender coral feet of an alabaster dove. Everyone knows that. But the customer is always right, and the waiter was just following her ladyship's orders.
Anyway, if you've ever spent time in the playgrounds of the tragically wealthy you may have noticed it doesn't always bring out the best in people. We stopped into a diner there one afternoon last winter (not because we're fancy but because I goofed the flight reservations and had us fly out of the PB airport instead of Miami). The waitress there was was oddly delighted to work with us and she eventually admitted, in hushed tones, that most of the patrons in that town were not exactly easy to deal with and it was just really nice to see some regular people. Then she glanced over her shoulder, wiped away a tear, and hurried off to another table.
Maybe it's that combination of old age and money that makes the denizens of Palm Beach especially (sorry, can't help myself) Palm Bitchy. I mean, these people don't even want a farmer's market on their fair island because it would attract undesirables. Maybe they're confusing farmer's market with flea market? Maybe delicious food make them angry? I don't know, but waiting tables should never be this dangerous!
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Two years after his disappearance, NSW Premier Mike Baird and Police Commissioner Andrew Scipione have announced a reward of one million dollars for information into the disappearance of William Tyrrell.
William vanished from his grandmothers home on the mid north coast while he was playing in the front yard.
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It is all too rare that a piece of journalism makes a difference. But the exceptions – when they come – make everything worthwhile.
That is certainly the case with my experience of reporting on the amazing work of Mark Covington and the Georgia Street Community Collective as they seek to change the decaying face of Detroit through urban farming.
Covington's story is simple. Finding himself unemployed and living back in the blighted neighbourhood that he had grown up in, he decided to improve things by turning vacant lots into vegetables plots. Not only did the work improve the look of Georgia Street it also started to change local people's lives: reasserting community pride and helping people have healthier diets in a city where fresh food is unforgivably scarce.
My story wondered why – at a time of massive bank bailouts – Covington was having great trouble raising enough grant money to buy a dilapidated building and turn it into a community centre. Then, after my article came out, an anonymous donor came through with the cash. The community centre was purchased.
But that was just the first story. I returned earlier this year for a second, wider story on urban farming in Detroit and, again, looked at the work of the Georgia Street Community. Now, after having read my second piece, another group of people have stepped up to the plate to lend a hand to Covington as he strives to turn Detroit into a positive place.
One of the UK's top DJ outfits, Above and Beyond, have shot a video for their next single, On A Good Day (Metropolis). The wonderful piece of film features the good folks of Georgia Street turning a spot of typical Detroit wasteland into a garden, transforming their neighbourhood piece by piece into a better place to live. It was directed by Steve Glashier, who has also made videos for famous names like Fatboy Slim and Juliette Lewis. It's superb, not least for featuring ordinary Detroiters and showing the city in a positive light.
There is also a short film showing the making of the video that contains a highly informative history of Detroit and its problems, and explains how urban farming is helping change its image of from one synonymous with urban decay to one that promises a renewal into a very different type of place. But best news of all is that, as part of their 2011 US tour, Above and Beyond will now also be playing a Detroit charity gig to raise money for Georgia Street's future projects, which now include building a computer lab and a neighbourhood library.


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The following questions and answers are ones that IPOS receives frequently, either internally, externally, or both. The general topics are the new financial responsibility regulations authorized November 25, 1997, the revised OMB A-133 Circular, the July 1997 SFA Audit Guide, and other miscellaneous topics. In many cases, several related questions have been consolidated into one question.
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How will the changes made by the new financial responsibility regulations affect decisions already implemented regarding an institution by IPOS?
IPOS will not revisit decisions already implemented under the current regulations. These decisions, including a submission of a letter of credit, will remain in effect until the next time IPOS reviews that institution's financial status.
What is the "transition year" as it relates to the new financial responsibility regulations?
An institution's transition year will be the institution's fiscal year that begins between July 1, 1997 and June 30, 1998, inclusive. The transition-year alternative will be available to an institution only once.
For its transition year, the institution will have the benefit of both the current and new general standards of financial responsibility. If the institution satisfies either set of standards, the Secretary will consider the institution financially responsible. If the institution satisfies neither set of standards, the institution will have to satisfy one of the alternative standards available under either the current or the new regulations.
The following table lists the transition-year situations in which an institution might find itself and the resulting outcomes.
Transition-Year Situations and Outcomes
(for an institution that is satisfying its administrative
and financial obligation requirements)
|If an institution achieves a composite score of:
|And the institution (satisfies/does not satisfy) the current tests of its financial condition
|The result will be that the institution:
|1.5 or higher
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Under what conditions are the new financial responsibility regulations and/or the old regulations used?
As an administrative matter, effective November 25, 1997, the new financial ratio methodology will generally be used for internal evaluations of institutional financial statements. If the school composite score is 1.5 or above, the Department will ordinarily deem that institution to be financially responsible for purposes of determining whether additional analysis will be made. If the score is below 1.5, the case team is to perform an analysis under the old regulations, and take actions under the authority of the old regulations. No consideration of implementing procedures for schools scoring in the zone is planned before July 1, 1998,the effective date of the new regulations.
Is a public or private non-profit institution required to file an audit under the Single Audit Act?
According to the revised OMB Circular A-133, non-federal state, local government, and other non-profits that expend $300,000 or more in a year in Federal awards shall have a single or program-specific audit conducted for that year. Qualifying institutions under A-133 that expend less than $300,000 of Federal awards during the year are exempt from submitting the annual A-133 audit, but are required to submit annual financial statements to the Department in accordance with the Department's reporting regulations.
Does any non-profit, non-federal entity that expends Title IV funds have the option of submitting a single audit or a program-specific (ED Audit Guide) audit?
No. According to OMB Circular A-133, Subpart B, .200, (b), (c), only those non-federal, non-profit entities that expend funds in only one Federal program, AND the program's regulations do not require a financial audit, may elect to submit a program-specific audit. Because the SFA regulations do require a financial audit, the non-profit entity does not have the option to have a program-specific (ED Audit Guide) audit.
Is the Department required to provide the provisional certification alternative described in Section 668.175 (f) of the new financial responsibility regulations?
No. Provisional certification is an alternative that may be offered to schools instead of granting or denying an application for recertification. However, ED is not required to offer provisional certification to institutions.
What is the definition of the "stub period" as it relates to the July 1997 Audit Guide change to a fiscal year reporting period for the compliance attestation audit?
The "stub period," as it relates to the July 1997 Audit Guide change to a fiscal year reporting period for the compliance attestation audit, is the one- time period that covers the period from the date of the last compliance report (usually the period ending June 30, 1995) to the end of the fiscal year prior to the first fiscal year compliance audit.
May the compliance attestation report be separate or must it be combined with the financial statement audit report?
The compliance attestation and financial statement audit reports must be submitted together per the July 1997 update of ED's Audit Guide. However, different auditors may be engaged for each report.
Are Stafford Loans included in compliance attestation audits?
Yes. All Title IV programs the institution participates in must be included in the compliance attestation audit.
Does ED have examples of the 85/15 footnote disclosures?
No. However, sufficient guidance is contained in the July 1997 Audit Guide, page I-8, and in 34 CFR 600.5 and the appropriate accounting references.
What is the phone number for requesting a copy of the current Audit Guide?
The number for requesting the Audit Guide is: 1-800-4 FED AID
To what address should the financial statement audit report and compliance attestation audit report be sent?
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To whom do institutions and/or their auditors report errors concerning the revised Audit Guide?
Mr. Jim Burley of the ED-OIG Dallas Office at (214) 880-3005.
Is a close-out audit required if the school closes one of its branch campuses?
No, a separate close out audit is not required because the next due compliance audit for the institution must report on the use of federal funds at the closed location. However, the school must notify ED of the branch closure.
Can the institutions' auditor use the same sample for the regular period of the compliance audit and also for the "stub period"? If not, will ED reimburse the school for the additional cost of drawing and auditing two different samples?
No. A separate sample needs to be used for each audit period. The audit for the regular period should be a separate audit from the "stub period" audit, and therefore should utilize different samples. ED will not reimburse the school for any costs as a result of complying with this requirement.
What are the new filing requirements under the July 1997 ED Audit Guide including due dates for compliance attestation audits and for financial statement audits?
Under the July 1997 ED Audit Guide, a combined financial statement and compliance attestation report package is due six months following the fiscal year end. A one-time separate compliance report for the "stub period" is also due.
What is the internet address where the SFA Audit Guide can be obtained?
The Audit Guide can be downloaded from the internet at: http://home.gvi.net/~edoig/sfa.htm
What is the internet address for the Department of Education regulations that are published in the Code of Federal Regulations?
The CFR internet address is: http://www.ed.gov/news/fedregister/index.html
What are the IPOS Case Management Teams contacts and their phone numbers?
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Under the new Financial Responsibility Standards (FRS) that were published in the Federal Register on November 25, 1997, do public institutions have to prepare their financial statements in accordance with GAAP and on the accrual basis; and are public institutions subject to the general standards of the FRS?
The FRS in CFR 668.171(c) allow public institutions to be considered financially responsible if the institution provides to the Department a letter from an official of the State or other governmental entity confirming that the institution is a public institution; and if the institution is not in violation of any past performance requirement under 34 CFR 668.174. Public institutions are still subject to the Department's reporting requirements in CFR 668.23(d) which require the financial statements to be prepared in accordance with GAAP and on the accrual basis, and to the responsible state or government unit's reporting requirements.
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Suntory`s Yamazaki distillery was established in 1923 and was Japan`s first malt whisky plant. It is sandwiched between the two big cities of Kyoto and Osaka, nestled up against forested hills rising out of the Kansai plain. Yamazaki`s single malts have been described as being the "most Japanese" of the Japanese distilleries. Not sure I know what that means. Another characterisation I read focused on the "bright, fruity flavours" of its products, which fits in a bit with my very limited experience. Suntory`s own description is: "Whisky from Yamazaki Distillery has delicate taste with [a] woody yet sweet and gorgeous aroma."
"Yamazaki" mark in Japanese characters
And in computer text, in case you want to search for Yamazaki on the Japanese internet: 山崎 (Yamazaki) ウィスキー (whisky). (Can`t see it?)
The distillery
On his return from Scotland, the Grand Old Man of Japanese whisky Taketsuru Masataka had advised the wine maker Shinjiro Torii to build his first distillery in Hokkaido, because of the similarities there with Scottish geography (see Yoichi for the fulfilment of this dream). Torii ignored the advice and built at Yamazaki, nearer to the great economic and population centres of the Kansai region. It takes its water from an area traditionally famous for its good water. The great tea master Sen no Rikyu chose to have his tea house here. It is also near the confluence of three rivers ( the Katsura, Kizu and Uji), which Suntory claims meet each other at different temperatures, causing a great deal of mist. The distillers say the mist is good for storing whisky, stopping the loss of moisture from the casks.
Yamazaki was Japan's first whisky distillery. It started operation at 11.11 am on November 11, 1924 (oddly and slightly unfortunately, this 11.11.11 time is when many Westerners commemorate the Armistice that ended World War I, so you probably won't hear too much about this little factoid in Suntory's English language marketing). Yamazaki's first whisky hit the shelves in 1929. It was also the originator of Japan's first mass-marketed single malt, the Yamazaki 12, which hit the market in 1984.
The Yamazaki plant uses 12 stills of three different types. These are used to produce spirits of the wide range of different characters needed in Suntory`s blends, notably the famous Hibiki. Unlike in Scotland, Japan`s highly bi-polarised (Suntory vs. Nikka) whisky market means there is little or no swapping of spirits between distilleries with different owners for blending. This means it is necessary for makers to produce a range of styles in-house.
A shop and a visitor centre are attached to the distillery where visitors can read about its history and sample products.
Single malts from Yamazaki
See the side bar.
LocationView location on map of Japan's single malt distilleries. (If you download Google Earth and click on the "KML" button above this map you can see the topography in 3D!)
Visitors are welcome between 10am and 4.45pm. There are guided tours of the plant between 10 am and 3pm.
Yamazaki 5-2-1,
Address in Japanese
〒618-0001 大阪府三島郡島本町山崎5-2-1
The Yamazaki distillery has an English website here and an English language map as well (thanks to the anonymous poster for alerting me to these). The distillery is ten minutes walk from JR Yamazaki station.
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- kev said...
recently in a bar in nyc, i spied (and sampled) an "off-menu" bottle of yamazaki named "yamazaki sherry cask".
there was no age on the label, and i could not find any information on this whisky online except for this page in chinese which seemed to be the bottle i tried: http://www.wretch.cc/blog/jaguarxjr15g/16075986
can you please help identify this whisky?
- June 24, 2009 at 4:01 AM
Yes, I think the whisky you are talking about is this one
It was released on 26 February 2009. 16,000 bottles were released. 8,000 went abroad.
There is no age statement on it and Suntory have not made a statement about the age. The big Japanese whisky manufacturers always stick by the Scotch conventions so it is going to be at least 3 years matured but I would be surprised if the ageing was not considerably more than that.
For one thing, the recommended price of 9,000 yen which is not an immature whisky price. They are probably mixing in some younger whiskies into the blend with some much more matured ones but because they must state the youngest as the age of the whisky have decided to leave it off.
This is a quality whisky. I have never tasted it but I will definitely be putting it on my list. I may post about this and another superb whisky that came out from Yamazaki at the same time in the next few days.
- June 25, 2009 at 11:28 AM
By the way, the Suntory news release for this and the (extraordinary) 1984 is here
- June 25, 2009 at 11:29 AM
- kev said...
thanks for your quick response, chris. it is indeed that bottle.
both it and the taketsuru 17 were going for us$25 a dram in one of my regular bars in nyc. (expensive!)
my completely amateurish impression as left on my blog:
as usual, there was only a yamazaki 12/18 on the menu, but i spied 4 japanese bottles on the bar. when i asked about it, the cute waitress informed me that there was 2 "off-menu" items - one was a suntory taketsuru and a "yamazaki sherry cask" (sic).
both were being offered at a hefty $25 per dram - but since the bartender said there was not enough in the bottle for a single serving for the yamazaki, they would give me everything in the bottle for about half the price. ($14?)
needless to say, that was my choice. impressions: very heavy sherry character, like a macallan on steriods. you know those bubble gels that come in small tubes that you played as a kid? my first whiff was exactly like that. it was smooth and woody, and not unlike other aged yamazakis.
- June 26, 2009 at 12:15 AM
The Yamazaki distillery seems to have an updated English website (http://theyamazaki.jp/en/).
The site includes an English language map as well (http://theyamazaki.jp/en/distillery/guide.html).
- November 17, 2009 at 1:02 PM
Thanks very much for that tip off
- November 17, 2009 at 4:08 PM
- Gardner said...
Hi.... I know you really have passion for Japanese whisky! As the National Amabassador for 3 years in the US for Suntory and have been studing und MR.Miyamoto-San and MR.Koshimizu-San. For you to Blatatnly get the direct fire wash still so wrong, I'm confused? There are 12 pot stills. Only two are not direct fire.... If you noticed the big chain drive on all but two.. Please prove me wrong.? I have read your wonderfull yearbook every year and gain kwowledge from your books. I am in Charge of making this brand in the US. I know it sounds small but ..... but.. . Thank you for your time. Please correct!!!!!!! Thanks
- October 29, 2010 at 5:30 PM
From the notes I took at the distillery: two of the 2006 Forsythe wash stills and a Miyake 2006 wash still are direct fired. All of the 6 Forsythe spirit stills are indirect. I have just looked this up in Ulf Buxrud's Japanese Whisky, page 105, and he agrees with my notes. You may be right and there way have been a misunderstanding between myself and the people at Yamazaki, which Ulf also, separately, fell foul of, so I will send in a inquiry to Suntory and update this thread on the issue.
I have also looked up this point in Dave Broom's excellent new World Atlas of Whisky and, although he does not go into detail, he does say all the wash stills are direct fired, which would seem to agree with you. As I say, I will look at this.
(For readers who don't understand what is being referred to, I referred in the 2011 Malt Whisky Yearbook to most of the pot stills being indirectly heated.)
- October 30, 2010 at 12:14 PM
I have send a detailed set of questions to Suntory. I will post the answers as soon as I get them.
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The majority of my information is on Ancestry.com. While Ancestry is excellent, a paid subscription is required to take complete advantage of it. I have several family trees posted, but my main tree is called "Lightcap-Davis Tree".


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The Hammerskin Nation is a leaderless group of men and women who have adopted the White Power Skinhead lifestyle. We are blue collar workers, white collar professionals, college students, entrepreneurs, fathers and mothers.
The Hammerskin brotherhood is way of achieving goals which we have all set for ourselves. These goals are many but can be summed up with one phrase consisting of 14 words.
"We must secure the existence of our people and a future for White Children."
The skinhead presence in Dallas was first chronicled in 1979 and like other cities in the USA it was an offshoot of the punk scene. Numbers were quite small in the early 80`s but by 1984 enough seeds had been planted and the USA was ready for a skinhead explosion. Between 1984 and 1987 the skinhead scene in Dallas reached a peak for violence but lacked political direction, with a few exceptions the skinheads in the area had always been geared towards White Power.
Fortunately, there was never a ska, scooter, or mod fashion in the 80`s however Dallas did have a small population of anti-racist skins and punks known as DSB (dumb skater boys). The anti-racist scene was weak but the White Power scene was coming into its own. Most of the skinheads in the area had grown up as such, educated themselves without the help of a central leader and soon realized they could create a force to be reckoned with if they formed a dynamic, focused and productive group.
As 1987 drew to a close a few skinheads got together and decided to try to make the dream a reality, they had the group but needed a name. Many ideas were tossed around but ultimately The Confederate Hammerskins was the final choice. They were from the south and they used the Rebel Flag with the marching hammers in front as a symbol of strength, pride, and solidarity. With this, the first Hammerskin chapter was born.
CHS emerged officially in January 1988 and intended to set the standard for skinheads in the US. At that time drug use among skinheads was popular and in many crews exceptions were made for the odd racially confused Mexican or Jew. The Hammerskins wanted to show like minded people that there was a better way, a way that would promote the 14 words and end hypocrisy.
In early 1988 Hammerskins were receiving heavy exposure thanks to constant traveling. Hammers would attend marches in Pulaski, Tennessee, the infamous Sedition Trials in Ft. Smith, Arkansas, and trips to other cities in the south that led to contacts with many other skinheads. The Hammers also made strong ties in the past with crews in the north like C.A.S.H (Chicago Area Skin Heads), D.A.S.H (Detroit Area Skin Heads), WAR skins, and others. These far away groups would not be forgotten as they would play a large role in the expansion of what would come to be called The Hammerskin Nation.
CHS could feel momentum building and began looking up old and new friends to spread the good word about the newly formed Hammerskins. The cry went out, "Let's pool our strength and make an impact"! The band wagon shifted into high gear and people were jumping on right, left, and center, in retrospect it all happened too fast. CHS in Dallas were making national headlines and had numerous unaffiliated crews expressing their interest in joining the ranks as well. These were impressive gains for a group in such early stages especially from a city like Dallas where several years earlier you would get beat down for being an outsider.
By the summer of 1988 skinheads in Oklahoma City and Tulsa, Oklahoma as well as Waco, Texas; and Memphis, Tennessee became part of the CHS crew. After this, one of the founders of CHS moved north to Detroit. His job offer seemed to be a good opportunity to strengthen the ties with some northern cities. Strong crews like C.A.S.H, D.A.S.H, S.H.A.M, and W.A.S.H were already in existence and these names may still be quite memorable to some.
As CHS flourished in the south the NHS was the next region to be founded, Detroit would be the first city to represent "The Northern Hammerskins". Around the same time of the first Aryan Fest gathering in Oklahoma the skinheads of the north were having their own festival. Skinfest in Milwaukee, Wisconson was a large event and skinheads from many other northern crews were represented, soon after this concert the Skinhead Army of Milwaukee joined with The NHS. With the continued addition of positive individuals the NHS seemed to grow exponentially. A long time friend of the Hammers moved to Chicago and the outcome was the NHS adding another city to their roster, close on Chicago's heels was Ohio. The summer of 1988 was big for the development of Hammerskins and probably one of the most violent years for the skinhead scene in US history. As the Chaos 88 song appropriately states: "88, it was the summer of hate"!
The Aryan Fest gatherings, which were not organized by Hammers, continued to be a cornerstone for bringing together skinheads eager to help and join in. After Aryan Fest `88 the Springfield, Missouri chapter was and not to long after that Hammers got back in touch with and old friend from Oklahoma who had since moved to Portland, Oregon furthering contacts in the West. A year earlier, in 1987, a founding member of CHS appeared on the Oprah Winfrey talk show and made contacts with a group of WAR skins on set. These skins went on to form a chapter in Northern California during the latter months of 1988. The first big event of '89 would be "Aryan Wood Stock", later dubbed "Aryan Wood Flop" as the event tanked due to police pressure and inclement weather. Despite the lame event CHS and NHS members made some fruitful contacts in Southern California. The Hammerskin presence across the nation was becoming a formidable one and on the east coast another contact was made in August of `88 taking the Hammerskin name as far as Portland, Maine. The flurry of growth and activity within the United States seemed like fate, the Hammerskin name was known coast to coast and the reality of a true Hammerskin Nation was now in view.
Back in Dallas things weren't looking as good as they were for the rest of the nation. A founding member of CHS was jailed for aggravated assault and a Federal Grand Jury was convened to investigate the actions of skinheads in the Dallas area over the past several years. Leading the pack of investigators was federal prosecutor Barry Kowalski who incidentally was involved with the prosecution of Bruce Pierce of "The Order". The case gained national attention and a press conference was held with the U.S attorney general Dick Thornburgh and president George Bush to announce the witch hunt. It was stated that a founding member of CHS, who was serving time on an unrelated offense, would be the target of the investigation and center of the inevitable show trial to follow. This wouldn't be the end of political persecution for members of the HSN, at the same time in Milwaukee one of the founding members of CHS and a founding member of NHS had received convictions for shooting at a group of Latin Kings (Mexican gang bangers) who had come to do a drive-by on their homes for being skinheads. Just over a year in existence and The Hammerskins were already falling into the clutches of the anti-white justice system.
Despite the negative events which were occurring there were definitely positive things happening as well. Aryan Fest 1989 was fast approaching and would be one of the great U.S skinhead concerts in history and another chance for the HSN to forge bonds with skinheads nation-wide. The Hammerskins started claiming some very well known bands as their own in these early stages such as The Midtown Boot Boys, Haken Kreuz, One Way, and the Bully Boys. At some point after Aryan Fest `89 the members of a band called Bound For Glory joined on and St. Paul, Minnesota became part of the momentum driving Hammerskins across the USA. BFG, as they would come to be known, would go down as one of the most accomplished skinhead bands in history. Concerning growth at the time it was thanks to strong leadership of a few individuals that momentum in the south had picked up and skinheads from all over Tennessee, Alabama, and Georgia were coming into the brotherhood.


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English actor Rupert Grint has officially joined his 'Harry Potter' co-star, Alan Rickman, in Savannah for the filming of 'CBGB', a biopic of iconic New York nightclub CBGB and its founder Hilly Krystal.
Grint, who portrayed Potter's best friend Ron Weasley in the 'Harry Potter' films, was seen sporting a new haircut as he walked the streets of downtown Savannah with his personal assistant, Sarah, on Friday.
Grint will play Dead Boys guitarist Cheetah Chrome in 'CBGB'.
Other actors who have already begun filming are television stars, Freddy Rodriguez ('Six Feet Under'), Donal Logue ('Grounded for Life'), and 'Twilight' actress, Ashley Greene.
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Neighborhood cleanup set for Saturday in Lake Worth
The Lake Worth Community Redevelopment Agency is organizing a neighborhood cleanup starting at 8:30 a.m. Saturday.
The cleanup will last about three hours and will cover the Royal Poinciana neighborhood south of city hall.
Participants should meet at a home owned by the CRA at 1405 Lake Ave.
Participants should wear long pants, hats and sneakers. Gloves will be provided.
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EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. – Wyckoff police officers, officials from St. Joseph's Academy in Bogota and members of a Park Ridge dance studio were among those who joined New York Giants quarterback Eli Manning at MetLife Stadium to celebrate raising more than a quarter-million dollars to support critical research projects and programs at the Children's Cancer Institute at Hackensack University Medical Center.
Sports notables, as well, turned out on Sunday -- retired Giant Shaun O'Hara, former New York Knick John Starks and New York Red Bulls Goalie Luis Robles, among them.
Manning – winner of the National Football League's Walter Payton Man of the Year and a two-time Super Bowl MVP -- matched the first $100,000 raised by the "Eli's Challenge" campaign.
"It is truly inspiring to see how many community groups held bake sales, car washes and other fundraisers for this cause, and I want to challenge more of them to join our team," the Giants quarterback said while presenting an oversized check to the Tackle Kids Cancer program.
"Eli Manning's commitment to Tackle Kids Cancer has extended far beyond what we could have imagined," said said Jon M. Fitzgerald, president of Hackensack University Medical Center Foundation. "Not only has he volunteered to be the face of our campaign -- he has made numerous visits with the children, families and health care team at our Children's Cancer Institute.
"With Eli's Challenge, he has taken his role as champion of this cause to higher level, and we could not have raised more than $4 million for our Tackle Kids Cancer initiative without his support."
With more than 100 active oncology and transplant clinical trials currently open, the Children's Cancer Institute at Hackensack University Medical Center is a national leader in seeking a cure for pediatric cancer.
"While extremely rare, pediatric cancer is the number one cause of death by disease in children in the U.S.," said Stephen Percy, M.D., interim chairman of the Department of Pediatrics at the Joseph M. Sanzari Children's Hospital. "Every dollar received through the Tackle Kids Cancer campaign will support our most important programs and research."
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MILLEDGEVILLE, Ga. – Faced with its third nationally-ranked opponent in as many matches, the Georgia College soccer team (4-12) lost by a single goal to No. 11 Rollins College (11-1-2) 1-0 Sunday at Bobcat Field.
Georgia College battled the top defense in the country, the Tars posting a paltry 0.17 goals against average. The Bobcats were bit by a late first half goal, as Emma Jones took a rebound of Ashley Waplinger's shot and pounded the back of the net with just 6:37 left in the half.
The Bobcats picked up the intensity in the second half, but couldn't get the equalizer past Rollins' Michelle Dillingham.
Dillingham made four saves for the shutout, while Taylor Cornelius (Dacula, Ga.) and Annie Stephens (Fayetteville, Ga.) split time in net for the Bobcats. Cornelius made four first half saves in five tries, while Stephens stopped six in a shutout second half.
The Tars out-shot GC 32-10, including a 13-4 advantage in shots on goal.
The Bobcats have just two regular-season games left, both in the Peach Belt Conference (PBC), as Georgia College looks to hang on to the eighth and final conference playoff spot.
GC hosts USC Aiken Wednesday, Oct. 26 at 7 p.m. for Senior Day at Bobcat Field.
The Georgia College Department of Athletics, two-time winners of the PBC Commissioner's Cup, sponsors 10 varsity athletic programs at the NCAA Division II level. As a Division II program, Bobcat Athletics prides itself on balancing the life of the student-athlete, evidenced by the teams' multiple appearances in post-season competition as well as documented academic success and community-service involvement. Sign up at www.twitter.com/BobcatSports and www.facebook.com/gcbobcats for up-to-the-minute reports, and visit www.GCBobcats.com for more information, and to nominate your favorite former Bobcats and Colonials to the GC Athletics Hall of Fame.


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Race Relations
A surprising number of adult film stars draw the line at interracial sex, writes Aurora Snow.
When I first got into the adult-film business about 12 years ago, one of the most confusing things my agent asked was whether I "did interracial." I was completely baffled. So the old man clarified: "Do you do black guys?" I was shocked at what seemed a racist question. As I sat on his dusty couch in a small, smoke-filled office, it suddenly felt like I was in another era: the black-and-white one.
I timidly answered: "Sure, I guess so. I don't know what the difference is. It's just skin color."
Today, I know that on-camera race relations are a complicated topic—particularly the way they have been translated in porn's fantasyland.
"Racism exists, and it exists in porn," says the iconic, award-winning porn star Kristina Rose, who has been featured in more than 400 adult movies. With that number of films, it is easy for fans not to notice if a performer has avoided interracial. But TMZ last month took the time to point out that in making more than 100 films, Alexis Texas, another award-winning porn star, has never worked with black guys.
Texas refused comment for this story. A representative of her agency, LA Direct Models, told me Texas had no interest in speaking about the topic to anyone, suggesting that TMZ blew the issue out of proportion. Interestingly enough, according to LA Direct Models' online listings, only about 20 percent of its performers are willing to film interracial scenes. (Another agency, Spiegler Girls, is more typical of top agents: 75 percent to 80 percent of its performers say they shoot interracial material.)
One reason for some actresses' reluctance might be size. Because of the way porn is cast, most black male performers have disproportionately large schlongs. The sheer size of these guys can be intimidating. I know one male performer who is as big around as a soda can. (I refused to work with him, afraid of his size, at the beginning of my career.)
But what's more often behind the taboo is career anxiety. Most girls in the industry hear at some point from their agent or another performer that an actress can increase the longevity of her career by refusing interracial scenes—at least until directors have stopped using her.
I believe this is an outdated formula for success. My experience has taught me that the adult audience is far more progressive than porn-industry leaders, mostly old white men, may believe. There was once also a belief within the industry that a girl could extend her career by not doing certain sex acts. Circa 2000, the conventional wisdom was that if a girl wanted to maximize her career arc, she should start off doing solo work, then begin shooting with girls, move on to doing nonblack men, and then go into interracial or anal. There were hundreds of companies to work for at that time—and all kinds of movies to be made; porn was a booming, multibillion-dollar industry.
A current myth, alluded to in Kanye West's song "Hell of a Life," is that directors will pay a girl less once she has shot interracial scenes. Kristina Rose shared the advice she was given on race when entering the industry in 2007: "I was told by my agent that girls who did interracial didn't make as much money. I wish I hadn't listened to my agent—if I had been doing interracial from the beginning, I probably would have won Performer of the Year." Most of the girls who won Performer of the Year, the porn equivalent of an Oscar for Best Actress, did start out doing interracial. Agents who offer this advice are often, in my experience, also older white men.
Mark Spiegler of Spiegler Girls, one of my own agents, says that when it comes to race and career, times have changed. "In the old days, you start out slow and work your way up. But now the more you do the better," he says. "Sasha Grey and Katsumi started out doing interracial; it doesn't seem to have hurt them." The more a girl is willing to do in 2013, according to Spiegler, the wider her appeal and the more cash in her pocket. Despite the myth that girls who do interracial make less money, the opposite is true, he says—more work means occasionally higher rates, though Spiegler says there is no specific bump in pay for a white female performer who works with a black male one: "Some agents will charge a premium for girls who do interracial, but we don't do that: it's the same rate for noninterracial."
Most of the girls on Spiegler's roster are known for having very short "no lists"—in other words, they'll do most anything. I asked Spiegler why he thinks some girls still decline to do interracial. "The No. 1 reason I hear," he says, "and that doesn't mean it's true, is 'my family wouldn't like me doing it.'" I've also heard that explanation from girls on set. I've met a handful of girls who thought their families would be more OK with finding out they did porn than finding out they did interracial porn. It's a hard concept to swallow in 2013.
Tee Reel, who runs Ideal Image Models, prides himself on being one of the few black agents in the history of the adult business. He also doubles as a male performer and has an accepting attitude toward girls who steer clear of interracial. "As a black man, I don't take it personally when a girl says, 'I don't want to do interracial.' In the business, some girls who say they don't do interracial I've actually had sex with off camera," he says.
I suspect most are simply following their agent's advice. Few understand the influence of an agent in porn. Agents often shepherd 18-year-olds through more than just pornland, they help guide them through personal life experiences as well. A lot of young performers are quite inexperienced at the beginning of their careers. Girls fly out to Los Angeles to shoot porn from small towns all over the country. There are a number of states, like Tera Patrick's home state of Montana, that have an African-American population under 2 percent, according to the 2011 census. Reel explains the reality of working in an industry whose stars can be young adults who know little of the world outside their hometowns. "Sometimes the first black guy they have been exposed to is in the industry," he says. "It's not as if they have some racist gene. They aren't anti-black, they just never had the opportunity. Same thing with anal sex—most of them had never had anal sex in their personal life." Depending on where a girl grew up, the porn industry's racial mix can be a real eye-opener in more ways than one. I grew up on the central coast of California in a multiethnic city, unaware the cultural diversity in California was a misrepresentation of the United States as a whole.
It's hard to pinpoint exactly how much racism exists in the porn business, or in our society, for that matter. Consumers are still buying stereotypes. An interracial porn shoot frequently portrays the big black man with the tiny white girl. This remains a popular marketing strategy—a typical bestselling series called "Blacks on Blondes" is one of many banking on these stereotypes. That's what it's all about: performers, directors, agents, and companies all trying to find a way to make the most money for themselves out of the vexing assumptions and stereotypes that still surround race and sex. Perhaps this isn't about the industry's view of race, but that of the customers and the market demand. At the end of the day, for most everyone in porn, it's just business.


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Gov demand for Governator to terminate PunterNet
Website is 'TripAdvisor for pimps', howls Harriet Harman
Equalities minister Harriet Harman was in a fighting mood today as she demanded Arnold Schwarzenegger terminate PunterNet - a rate-a-strumpet website she described as "TripAdvisor for pimps".
PunterNet is designed to "to facilitate the exchange of information on prostitution in the UK", but is actually based in California. Harman told a "cheering" crowd at Labour's annual Brighton shindig that the site represented "the ultimate commodification of women", and thundered: "Surely it can't be too difficult for the terminator to terminate PunterNet? If he doesn't I've got a message for Arnie - I'll be back!"
Well, not if the Sun has its way she won't. The paper today pulled its support for the Labour Party, and Harman wasted no time laying into her comrades' former tabloid ally.
According to the Times, while giving forth during "an unapologetic defence of Labour plans to legislate for equality" between men and women, Harman said: "I am speaking to you this morning about something the Sun knows absolutely nothing about: equality.
"The nearest their political analysis gets to women's rights is Page 3's News in Briefs. We are all angry about the Sun this morning but I say to you: don't get bitter, get better."
While Schwarzenegger is doubtless running to his panic room to escape the terrible wrath of Harman as we speak, Carrie Mitchell of the English Collective of Prostitutes dismissed the PunterNet termination plan. She said: "Once again, instead of prioritising dealing with rape and other violence, Harman is prioritising censorship and repression. It is women trying to support families in the recession who will be first to suffer." ®


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Rescue mission begins for Hitchhiker's Real Guide
BBC offloads h2g2, but don't panic!
Members of the h2g2 community consortium are in the market for someone to buy the site or donate some cash to the cause, after the BBC confirmed earlier this week that it was ending its 10-year hosting of Douglas Adams' Real Guide to the Galaxy.
The portal, a forerunner to Jimbo Wales's runaway train Wikipedia, was unleashed on the interwebs in April 1999 offering an off-centre encyclopedic guide to life, the universe and, yes, everything.
And now it needs your help, after the Beeb said it would offload hosting of the project as part of the Corporation's massive online cull.
That doesn't mean all is lost for h2g2, especially seeing as the community has already begun mulling alternatives. But some have questioned the BBC's decision to walk away from the portal, after it recently gave the site a fancy makeover.
"Hi - just to reassure you that we are not trying to decieve [sic] you, the decision to try and find a new home for H2G2 was taken well after the redesign started and also well after the initial approval by the BBC Trust for BBC Online's strategy," said the Beeb's social media exec Nick Reynolds, who responded to criticism about h2g2's unknown future.
"Once we knew what the new shape of BBC Online was to be we then tried to see whether H2G2 would fit. Sadly we concluded that it didn't. But this work was done after the work for the refresh started.
"We could I suppose have stopped the work but ever since the MOT my view was 'whatever is decided, we can't leave H2G2 looking like it is'."
The encyclopedia's community consortium is currently weighing up options about how to keep h2g2 alive and well online. It's also put a call out for "people with technical skills, who can put together a proposal for costs and what's involved, people who are willing to donate some money, people with time who can spread the word".
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C.K. NG necesitaba un nuevo diseño de logotipo y lanzó un concurso de diseño en 99designs.
Un ganador ha sido elegido entre 305 diseños de 62 diseñadores freelance.
Worldodds International
Worldodds International started off on 1998 and specialize on online gambling products. We carries about 30-40 products in total divided to different categories of online gambling (Sports Betting, Online Casino, Texas Hold'em Poker, Horse Racing, Lottery). We have business partners all around asia region. The purpose of the logo and upcoming website is to bring up our corporate image and show all the products we that we have hoping to expand our market share from asia region to the international market.
The name that we use last time was Worldodds and recently changed to Worldodds International as our business has expanded to a few countries now. The meaning of Worldodds is any sort of gambling actually involve odds and payout. We provide odds around the world for gambling products in almost any sports and many other types of gambling available online. Therefore we name it Worldodds...
Business partners in the same field.
Direct client/punter to open account from us.
Note: Logo will be use on the upcoming website and some online advertisement banner.
My personal preference is the logo to be round and Worldodds logo at the bottom followed by the word International on the next line in smaller fonts. But this is just my personal preference. A better idea/concept are always welcome. I've attach a simple logo designed by a friend 12 years ago but was never being used. Just want you to have a look at it. That time we were only doing online soccer betting website therefore the logo only shows soccer. My requirement for the logo is that the shape, colour, etc has to been related to gambling / gambling tools. It can be sportsbetting (especially soccer) or casino related. (May it be a roulette as circle and chips around it or something similiar. Or a design that involve sports, casino chips, roulette, slots, cards, horse racing, anything related to gambling or gambling tools will be nice. I just want the impression that when people look at the logo they know we are specialize in online gambling market.
Second Concept: I`m also ok with just the word "Worldodds International" done in a professional way without the gambling tool as long as it looks good. Try submitting any idea you have and i`ll give comment. Good Luck guys!
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Motorcycle Manufacturer Model Guides
2016 Yamaha Kodiak 700 - Yamaha
Yamaha Motorcycles Brand Story To Today
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- Year: 2016
- Make:Yamaha
- Model:Kodiak 700
- Type:UTV/Utility
- Class:Side by Side
- Location: Loveland, CO
- Mileage: 1
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Levsha ("The Lefthander") is an opera (2013) by Rodion
Shchedrin based on a story by the 19th-century Russian writer Nikolai
Leskov.World premiere of the concert performance on 26 June 2013 and world
stage premiere on 27 July 2013. Twice Grammy Award winner ("The best essay in
contemporary academic music" 1997 and "The best work of contemporary composer of
classical music" 2009) Rodion Shchedrin is a master of
orchestration, combinations of sound, orchestral colors and sudden
effects.The opera was commissioned by the Mariinsky Theatre and composed by
Rodion Shchedrin to Maestro GergievÆs 60th birthday.The composer speaks
about his work:LeskovÆs tale isĀanĀincredibly rich literary
source for anĀopera plot. The plot ofĀthe tale itself
isĀaĀgrotesque exaggeration. What isĀit?
IsĀitĀaĀBiblical parable, aĀfarcical fairground myth,
orĀanĀepic tale? The characters are vivid, luscious and contrasting.
The Russian Emperors Alexander IĀand NicholasĀI, the Winter Palace,
the British CourtĀŚ aĀbuffonade and aĀtragedy. Laughter through
tears... But ifĀyou look aĀlittle deeper then you can clearly see the
artistic contradistinctions ofĀtwo kinds ofĀlifeĀŚ the rational
British and the irrational Russian.And, finally, there isĀthe
protagonist. The cross-eyed illiterate artisan with ōgolden handsö from Tula.
HeĀisĀaĀcondensed representation, IĀbelieve, ofĀthe
most important and the most typical features ofĀthe Russian national
characterĀŚ innate talent, wit, self irony, indifference toĀhuman life
and aĀpernicious love ofĀalcohol. And the eternal Russian theme
ofĀpower and the common man. The lack ofĀneed for genius inĀoneÆs
own country.
Levsha ("The Lefthander"), opera in 2 acts. Libretto by the composer after the novel by Nikolai Leskov. Concert performance on 26 June, and world stage premiere on 27 July 2013 at the Mariinsky II in St Petersburg, conducted by Valery Gergiev.
ShchedrinÆs music occupies a special position in the theatreÆs repertoire.
In The Lefthander, the composer has once again turned to the works of his beloved author Nikolai Leskov. Following The Sealed Angel and The Enchanted Wanderer, The Lefthander will be ShchedrinÆs third opera after a tale by Leskov. As the composer says, ōLefty is Nikolai LeskovÆs most famous novella. In Russia everyone knows it. Lefty is incredibly rich material for an opera plot. The actual tale in the novella is a grotesque exaggeration. What is it? a Biblical parable, a farcical fairground myth or an epic tale? The characters are vivid, luscious and contrasting. There are the Russian Emperors Alexander I and Nicholas I, the Winter Palace and the British Royal Court. It is a buffonade and a tragedy. Laughter through tears... And if you look somewhat deeper then you can plainly see the artistic contrast of two ways of life ¢ the rational British and the irrational Russian.ö
Valery Gergiev has stressed more than once that the premiere of The Lefthander is a key event of this yearÆs theatre season and the Stars of the White Nights festival: ōThis is a tremendous event for all Russian music. The opera is totally amazing ¢ both in terms of its orchestral colours and in the precision of the characteristics of the soloists; it has been written for very powerful vocal and orchestral resources.ö
"LeskovÆs tale is an incredibly rich literary source for an opera plot. The plot of the tale itself is a grotesque exaggeration. What is it? Is it a Biblical parable, a farcical fairground myth, an epic tale? The characters are vivid, luscious and contrasting. The Russian Emperors Alexander I and Nicholas II, the Winter Palace, the British Court. A buffonade and a tragedy. Laughter through tears... But if you look a little deeper then you can clearly see the artistic contradistinctions of two kinds of life ¢ the rational British and the irrational Russian.And, finally, there is the protagonist. The cross-eyed illiterate artisan with ōgolden handsö from Tula. He is a condensed representation, I believe, of the most important and the most typical features of the Russian national character ¢ innate talent, wit, self irony, indifference to human life and a pernicious love of alcohol. And the eternal Russian theme of power and the common man. The lack of need for genius in oneÆs own country...This full-length two-act opera was composed for the opening of the new stage of the Mariinsky Theatre in St Petersburg (Mariinsky-II). Valery Gergiev, who turned sixty this year, is the musical director. My score is dedicated to him. "
Rodion Shchedrin
Tsar Alexander I of Russia, while visiting England with his servant the Cossack Platov, is shown a variety of modern inventions. Platov keeps insisting that things in Russia are much better (embarrassing a guide at one point when he finds something that appears well made that turns out to be a Russian gun), until they are shown a small mechanical flea. After his ascension the next tsar, Nicolas I, orders Platov (after he tries to hide the flea) to find someone to outperform the English who had created the clockwork steel flea (as small as a crumb, and the key to wind it up can only be seen through a microscope). Platov travels to Tula to find someone to better the English invention. Three gunsmiths agree to do the work and barricade themselves in a workshop. Villagers try to get them to come out in various ways (for example by yelling "fire"), but no one can get them to come out. When Platov arrives to check on their progress, he has some Cossacks try to open the workshop. They succeed in getting the roof to come off, but the crowd is disgusted when the trapped smell of body odor and metal work comes out of the workshop. The gunsmiths hand Platov the same flea he gave them and he curses them, believing that they have done absolutely nothing. He ends up dragging Lefty with him in order to have someone to answer for the failure.The flea is given to the czar, to whom Lefty explains that he needs to look closer and closer at the flea to see what they have achieved. He winds it up and finds that it doesn't move. He discovers that, without any microscopes ("We are poor people"), Lefty and his accomplices managed to put appropriately sized horseshoes (with the craftsmen's engraved signatures) on the flea (Lefty made the nails, which cannot be seen since they are so small), which amazes the Tsar and the English (even though the flea now cannot dance as it used to). Lefty then gets an invitation and travels to England to study the English way of life and technical accomplishments. The English hosts try to talk him into staying in England, but he feels homesick and returns to Russia at the earliest opportunity. On the way back, he engages in a drinking duel with an English sailor, arriving in Saint Petersburg. The sailor is treated well, but the authorities finding no identification on Lefty and believing him to be a common drunkard, send him off to die in a hospital for unknowns.The sailor, after sobering up, decides to find his new friend, and with the aid of Platov they locate him. While dying (his head is smashed from being thrown onto the pavement), he tells them to tell the Emperor to stop having his soldiers clean their muskets with crushed brick (after he sees a dirty gun in England and realizes it fires so well because they keep it oily). The message never arrives, however, because the man who had to inform the Emperor never does. Leskov comments that the Crimean War might have turned out differently if the message had been delivered. The story ends with Leskov commenting on the replacement of good, hard-earned labor and creativity with machines.This story is deeply embedded into Russian consciousness as an archetype of relationships between Russia and the West. The language of the story is unique; many of its folk-flavored neologisms and colloquialisms (very funny and natural, though mostly invented by Leskov) have become common sayings and proverbs. Ironically, both Slavophiles and Westernizers used the story in support of their views; indeed the story of Levsha may signify Russian ingenuity and craftsmanship that amaze the world, or it may just as well be used as a symbol of the oppressive Russian society that mistreats its most talented people.


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I love North Coast Organics (Chicago, represent!) and my fave lotions are either Ellovi Butter (for the colder Midwestern winters) or oils that I make at home with sweet almond and other aromatic goodies. Thanks for a great giveaway and such a beautiful site!
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I'm still looking for a favorite! By the way, I "like" their page on Facebook (HilLesha O'Nan).
I like North Coast Organics on facebook (Louis H Uffmire)
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I haven't tried many vegan lotions as of yet, since I only recently became interested in trying to become vegan, but I really like Shikai.
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MetroSonus wrote:That's interesting about guitar rig. Plenty of people made it seem like the go to thing for really toughening up synths and things.
NI has a new set of compressors and other mastering stuff. I thought the demos sounded pretty good.
http://www.native-instruments.com/en/pr ... mpressors/
Do you think these are built on the same technology?
ElectricPuppy wrote:Hmm. And here I was kinda toying with the idea of getting Maschine at some point, but "unintuitive" pushes that over back over the "meh" line for me.
And I agree; Guitar Rig sux. I tried to use it as a way to mangle some synth sounds, and I came away going... "meh".
finally, in conclusion: Meh.
selfinflikted wrote:ElectricPuppy wrote:Hmm. And here I was kinda toying with the idea of getting Maschine at some point, but "unintuitive" pushes that over back over the "meh" line for me.
I know! I was considering this too, especially since CR once gave Maschine an apparent two thumbs up.
The truth will set your gas free.
selfinflikted wrote:The link isn't showing up, so it must be something not viewable for me at work, CR. CURSES! I will take a look/listen at home this evening though! Can't wait! Also, I don't hate Christian lyrics. If that's your bag man, then that's cool with me! I don't write those kinds of songs, and I don't actively seek out Christian music to listen to (atheist here), but you are an excellent musician so no matter the subject matter, I can appreciate the musicianship and production.
On Maschine:
I would be using it in my DAW as a VST. This is usually how I do drums, so you tell me if you think it would be something I would want, or a headache that I wouldn't:
I usually do a MIDI track with me actually playing my electronic drum set. Then, I'll go back and edit the midi notes manually once I've screwed this part or that up beyond recognition. Then, I would just want my midi track to trigger the samples. Seems legit?
MetroSonus wrote:I won't watch that until you do some photo shop on your face.
I don't wanna believe there's not santa.. I mean, prince regent.
But, you're saying they'll understand the j/k face that's on there nao?christianrock wrote:MetroSonus wrote:j/k I don't know if the my friends and family who I'm asking to vote for me in the contest, would understand the joke
christianrock wrote:I don't think Maschine would do what you want. It is pattern-based. For me, since that's how I worked with drum machines, it fits. I write each part of the song and then just tie them all together.
You'd probably be better off getting something like Slater Drums and continue playing from your electronic kit, or play from a controller with pads.
Plink Floyd wrote:But, you're saying they'll understand the j/k face that's on there nao?christianrock wrote:MetroSonus wrote:j/k I don't know if the my friends and family who I'm asking to vote for me in the contest, would understand the joke
lol just kddng! Tis a fine foresty photo. Nice song too, I'll vote for ya. Where's it?
selfinflikted wrote:Yea. I just basically need some better samples than my DR 880 has. It has gotten me by so far, but I'm getting to the point where my production quality needs to be stepped up a notch or two.
On your song: Dude. I wish I had your voice. I *can* sing in tune, but I don't have a very nice voice for recording. I do occasionally hit the right notes, but the timber of my voice is plain awful, so I'm extremely jealous of your vox. The rest is nice, only the beat seems off in places. As always, nice work. Incidentally, do you sing on other peoples' songs?
christianrock wrote:
Yeah those Roland drum sounds have gotten a bit long in the tooth and have been heard over and over and over and over...
The thing with Maschine is, it has a ton of sounds but I always want the sounds it doesn't have. I did settle for a sound that I was ok with at the end.
I like the Slater drum sounds much better than the Native Instruments acoustic drum sounds. Or maybe the grass is just greener on the other side.
I do have a very basic Slater drum set that I bought last year, but I'd have to basically play the entire song on my pads and fix it later like you do. I don't know if I can do that just yet, I hate making mistakes 3 minutes into a song and having to redo the whole thing over and over...
I could be persuaded I do have this thing about not singing any lyrics that go against what I believe, though.
It's funny because I don't really like my own voice. I had to work for years and years to get it where I think it's palatable. But my first few bands, up to my mid-20s, always received comments like "you guys are good, if you could only find a better singer I'm sure you would do well..."
Whenever I thought of giving up I always thought of Geddy Lee of Rush and Dave Mustaine of Megadeth, and thought, if they could make it, maybe I can...
selfinflikted wrote:I move to strike that from the record, your Honor.
Incidentally, what did you do to "work" on your voice for so long that you were finally satisfied with it?
christianrock wrote:So, I'm thinking about either getting another hybrid drive like this one, or I'm thinking, why not just get a couple of 64Gb SD cards and write my music projects on them, then just get a better quality backup than the Toshiba that just died? All those multitrack hardward units write to SD cards so I think it should be enough for my purposes, no? I don't think I'll have more than 20-30 tracks per song, and a lot of time much less than that.
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Albie O'Connell is in his third season as an assistant coach with the Harvard men's hockey team in 2013-14.
O'Connell works primarily with Harvard's defensemen and special teams. In his first season with the Crimson, O'Connell directed the nation's top power-play unit, as the Crimson converted on 38 of 139 total chances (27.3%) and ranked eighth in combined special teams. Harvard's potent power play helped the squad advance to the ECAC Tournament finals.
O'Connell took over as an assistant coach for the Crimson after three years at Northeastern. He also previously coached at Merrimack, Holy Cross, Niagara and Colby. O'Connell played at Boston University, where he won four Beanpots and a Hockey East Championship and advanced to the NCAA Frozen Four twice.
At Northeastern, O'Connell also served as recruiting coordinator and helped the Huskies post a 55-44-14 record after they went just 22-60-15 during the previous three years. He contributed to the squad reaching two Beanpot finals, two Hockey East semifinals and the 2009 NCAA tournament.
O'Connell spent one season each at Merrimack and Holy Cross. At Merrimack in 2007-08, he worked primarily with the forwards and the power play while assisting in all aspects of the program. Under his guidance, the Warriors nearly doubled their goal scoring in the 2007-08 season and improved by nine wins. He helped the Crusaders reach the Atlantic Hockey quarterfinals in 2006-07.
Prior to Holy Cross, O'Connell spent two seasons at Niagara and one season at Colby. He was assistant coach at Niagara from 2004-06, helping lead the team to a 35-33-3 record over that span. On the ice, O'Connell worked with the forwards, defense and power play. He also specialized in recruiting and game preparations. At Colby in 2003-04, O'Connell helped the team to a 14-7-4 record and the NESCAC semifinals. He focused on day-to-day operations and recruiting.
In addition to coaching in the collegiate ranks, O'Connell has also coached extensively with USA Hockey since 2003. He spent the 2002-03 season serving as assistant coach for the Berkshire Prep School while also serving as the assistant dean of students and the student activities director.
As a player, O'Connell skated for Boston University from 1995-99 and spent three seasons in pro hockey. With the Terriers O'Connell compiled career totals of 42 goals, 66 assists and 108 points in 149 games. He scored nine goals and added 30 assists to lead the team in scoring as a senior captain in 1998-99. His BU teams reached three NCAA tournaments and the 1997 national championship game.
O'Connell was a fifth-round draft pick of the New York Islanders in 1994. He played professional hockey for the Pensacola Ice Pilots (East Coast Hockey League) in 1999-2000, Basingstoke Bison (British National League) in 2000-01, Atlantic City Boardwalk Bullies (ECHL) in 2001-02 and Cardiff Devils (BNL) in 2001-02. He was an All-Star selection in the British National League. In 127 pro games, O'Connell posted 54 goals and 78 assists for 132 points.
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Libération looks at the latest scandal to hit Nicolas Sarkozy, known here as the "Karachi Affair". It concerns possible illegal kickbacks from defence sales to Pakistan, with funds allegedly used for political campaign funding. The paper quotes a former top official in the arms sector in France, Michel Mazens, saying there were "retro-commissions". The former official, however, is quoted as saying "they did not have a link to a bomb attack in Karachi in 2002", in which 15 people were killed. It's being argued the bomb attack was retaliation over unpaid bribes. The paper's editorial stresses that complex investigations are underway and they must run their course. This is not the time to "jump to conclusions", it says. In one of its stories, it argues there is "No respite for the Elysée". The ongoing Bettencourt scandal also centres on allegations of illegal campaign funding.
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The Catholic Daily La Croix, in its front page editorial, argues that the way the media has leapt on the story should be a source of rejoicing for the Vatican because it shows the Church is being listened to. The paper quotes a professor of moral theology Xavier Lacroix who says that the Pope's comments are an "evolution not a revolution".
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