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When I was four years old, my mom shipped me off to day-care after she rejoined the workforce. My parents worked late hours so I was usually the last one to leave, and always in a state of fear that no one would come to pick me up. (It actually came true once when there was a huge snowstorm and my parents couldn't make it. My teacher and her boyfriend gave me a ride home in a Jeep.)
My daycare was like a revolving door for little tykes – someone would come or go every week. One day there was a new Latin girl who didn't speak a lot of English. She sat across from me at lunch and I made sure to not make any eye contact with her. After a couple days, the other kids were making fun of me, something about me and her sitting in a tree. At the end of her third or fourth day, she came up to me, smiled, and gave me a huge, wet kiss. I was in total shock, so when I got home I did what any other shy four year old would do: I cried… a lot. I told my mom what happened and she called all my relatives to tell them the exciting news. She was proud of her son. The next day she mentioned the incident to my teacher because I was seriously scared to go back to daycare. Then suddenly, the Latin girl stopped coming to school. It would be decades until I would experience Latin lips again. When it comes to romance, I've always been my own worst enemy.


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Initial Software for the Android Car Radio
by balleman on May.05, 2013, under Linux, Radio
Let's face it, Android is far more interesting when you have full control of it. The software pre-loaded on the unit does not provide root access. Hal9k_ on the xda-developers forum has created a software update that provides root and adds some additional features. To perform the update, you place the files on the root of the removable SD card, power off the radio by holding down the volume knob/button, and start the radio by holding down the volume knob/button and the menu button simultaneously.
Network Connectivity
Not exclusively a software topic, but I'll cover this here. For full functionality, it is desirable to have the radio with internet connectivity whenever possible. When at home, this means a WiFi connection to the home network. The location of the WiFi dongle provides decent signal strength to the home network from the usual vehicle locations and works as well.
For mobile connections, it is possible to use a 3G USB dongle to provide the unit with network connectivity. I don't have such a dongle, and with mobile provider pricing structures such as they are, I have no intention of providing my car radio with a dedicated service at this time. The alternative is to tether to my cell phone, which is also an Android device. Right now, I'm using MacroDroid on my Nexus 4 to enable and disable the WiFi hotspot feature automatically. The rules I have are:
- On Bluetooth connect to the Radio, and WiFi is not connected on the phone, enable the hotspot.
- On WiFi disconnect, and Bluetooth is connected to the Radio, enable the hotspot.
- On Bluetooth disconnect from the Radio, and hotspot enabled, disable the hotspot.
This tries to prevent enabling the hotspot in cases where WiFi is available, but properly turn on the hotspot if driving out of range of the home WiFi. So far it seems to work relatively well.
One additional area of interest is how to show the cell phone signal strength on the radio. I found the Tether Signal Strength app that provides a capability for this. Unfortunately, the current design of the app makes the signal strength hard to see, and worse, is not easily automated to start on boot on the radio, or start on hotspot on the cell phone. I think either improvements to this app, or maybe a new one entirely, will be the solution.
GPS and Navigation
Always-On GPS
Android generally will only enable the GPS receiver when there is an application actively using it, primarily as a power-saving measure. Even though there are no real power usage concerns with this device, the default software still disables the GPS receiver when not in use. Since GPS takes some time to acquire, I really prefer it to be active the entire time the device is running. I found the ActiveGPS app to meet this need, but there are probably other 3rd party apps that do just as well. As with the rest of my Android devices, I installed GPS Status to be able to check the received signal strength from the GPS constellation.
Google Maps and Navigation are certainly part of the solution for navigation on an Android device. I did want to try an App that provided similar functionality to the Garmin nüvi (ad) that I've used for years. While Garmin does sell navigation software for Android, from what I can tell, the reviews of recent versions have not been great, and it is also not currently available for customers in the US. I wanted something that would be fully functional when working without an Internet connection, since when I'm off exploring in the mountains and valleys around here, it's fairly common to be without connectivity.
Currently, I'm using Sygic for this purpose. I'm not entirely sold on it, but it does appear to be functional. Depending on how actual use goes, I may just use it as a backup for the more accurate Google Navigation. Here are some notes, observations, etc:
- The navigation does not appear to be extremely efficient. I plugged in a destination of Renovo, PA from home, and the proposed route was something like 2 hours longer (and very far out of the way) as opposed to Google or the Nuvi.
- It has a small battery display which I have not found a way to turn off. It's obviously irrelevant for the car radio.
- By default, it notifies on sharp turns and railroad crossings. While it starts out kind of novel, it quickly becomes annoying. Fortunately, these can be easily disabled in settings.
The jury is still out on this.
Vehicle Sensors and Diagnostics
It seems that the application for OBD2 stuff on Android is Torque, and it is pretty awesome.
OBD2 Interface
The most common way of connecting to OBD2 seems to be to use a Bluetooth to OBD2 bridge. The Bluetooth capability of the radio, however, is not accessible to Android. The updated software provided by Hal9k_ provides a work-around to this, by adding the kernel modules necessary to support Bluetooth. You are then able to use a Linux-supported Bluetooth USB dongle. You need to install a 3rd party Bluetooth manager application, since the Bluetooth settings applet is not included in the software. When paired with an OBD2 Bluetooth adapter (ad), you're able to use Torque.
There are some apparent downsides to this approach. For the cheap adapter I bought, it is powered by the OBD2 port and stays active even when the engine is off. I'm not sure how significant of a drain this would be, but I would prefer not to deal with it. The second issue is related to security. The Bluetooth adapter uses a fixed, default security code for pairing, and appears to always be available to pair. It would not surprise me at all if the OBD2 could be abused to do terrible things, such as unlock the doors, by someone knowledgeable. Sure, this is probably a very small risk, but I'd prefer to avoid it. (I think those of you with OnStar are insane from a someone-else-can-control-my-vehicle-remotely standpoint).
Alternatively, Torque also supports OBD2 to USB adapters. Hal9k_'s software update also provides the
pl2303 kernel module, which supports the USB to serial bridge used by many of these adapters. If you have one of these, the only additional thing you need to do is configure Torque to use it. While Torque does have USB settings in its menu, these appear to be insufficient and you need to create a configuration file that makes it think it is a Ca-Fi unit.
echo "finland_rds_ru" > /etc/carit_version2 ; chmod 644 /etc/carit_version2
Alas, the OBD2 to USB adapter (ad) that I bought does not use the
pl2303, and instead needs
cp210x. I did successfully build and install the
cp210x kernel module, but it was an ordeal that deserves its own article. The adapter is powered by the USB, so it does not draw power when the vehicle is off.
Sensor Monitoring
Torque provides a variety of dials and graphs that can be used to display sensor data. You place them on a grid on the screen, and can swipe to page between multiple screens. I found it difficult to get accurate placement using the resistive touchscreen, so I used a USB mouse for most of the screen setup. As far as the sensors themselves, I was just recently able to add what seems to be a transmission fluid sensor reading. I still can't find a usable PID for fuel level, which I found odd, since my truck and previous car both support the general PID for this, which is apparently not common. I would also like to find a way to show more details about transmission operation, such as current gear.
Software-Defined Radio
When I saw Doug give a short presentation on SDR on Android using the same RTL2832U/E4000 USB dongles that I have laying around, I knew this had to be an objective of my Android-in-the-car project. On the face of it, it looked as if it could be a problem. Most of the information on the SDR Touch software was on Android 3.0 or higher, while the head unit still runs 2.3. I also was concerned that the device would not have enough CPU power to make it work, or that the USB port would not have enough power to keep it working. Fortunately, these concerns were mostly unwarranted.
Out of the box, the software did fail to work. After some Google'ing, it was determined that the
chmod that comes with this system does not support the
-R option. This caused the software to fail when trying to change the permissions on the USB devices. Mounting the /system file system as read-write, and then linking
chmod to the
busybox binary, resolved the problem.
As far as CPU usage was concerned, it was not as bad as I feared it might be. Here is a table of observed CPU usage of the
androsdr2 process, when performing NFM demodulation with different settings. In all cases, the
rtl_tcp_andro process is running at a steady 5% CPU utilization, which is not included in the numbers below. Also, as one would expect and hope, when the app is not in the foreground it behaves as if the spectrum display is off. There was a noticeable, but not substantial, degradation in audio quality with the Low CPU option enabled.
|SDR CPU Selection
|Spectrum Display
|CPU Usage
The user interface of the software is not very well suited (yet) for use in a vehicle. Too much user interaction is required to operate it. When loading the software, it does not automatically enable the radio. You have to select the "Off" button to turn it on. It does remember the last tuned frequency, but it does not remember the bandwidth last selected. In my case, to listen to the local weather band transmissions, it greatly improves the intelligibility of the audio to narrow the reception bandwidth. This requires something of a precise dragging motion on the screen, which is not trivial with the resistive screen, and is not really possible while the vehicle is in motion. Some minor improvements in the app could really improve this – such as remembering the last bandwidth, enabling the radio reception upon the app starting, and providing a means of having pre-sets of frequency and other parameters for listening to favorites.
Overall, this is still an amazing capability to be able to add to a car radio head unit.
There is probably more to say on this, but the article is long enough.
Android Car Radio
by balleman on Apr.28, 2013, under Computers, Linux, Radio
While shopping for my 2011 Toyota RAV4, I tried out vehicles that both had and did not have the factory navigation package. I decided that I basically didn't like it. The one I purchased did not have the navigation package, but did have the "JBL" audio package and Bluetooth hands-free support, which seemed to work well. After having some annoyance in mounting my aging Garmin nuvi (and having it stick properly), problems with the factory radio sometimes not working, and probably some pent up desire for a "project", I embarked on finding a alternative.
I gave up on any cellphone-only solution since I needed to replace the factory radio anyway, and did not wanted a solution that appeared integrated (e.g., did not involve something with a windshield or bean-bag mount).
One set of options are the new head units that tether to your cell phone, allowing you to control your cell phone through the in-dash unit. These generally involve HDMI output from your phone and use a Bluetooth connection for communicating touch screen interactions. An example is the AppRadio series from Pioneer. In researching this, it appears that the functionality is somewhat crippled out of the box, and that with a 3rd party app (ARLiberator). I do think this notion has promise (and it did finally push me over the edge to buying the Slimport to HDMI adapter that works with my Nexus 4), but if I had to plug in my phone for each use, it mostly would be left undone except for extended trips. This just did not seem to be the right answer.
The next option was a head unit that natively runs Android. There brand name in this field seems to be Ca-Fi. There are a number of knock-offs of this brand, the most common of which is being actively discussed on xda-developers. I chose to get one of these units, and I will detail that adventure in upcoming articles.
Isn't AMPS dead yet?
by balleman on May.10, 2010, under Radio
It was with some great fanfare that AMPS met its death on February 18th, 2008. But did it really die? As far as I can tell, all that happened on that date was that the FCC no longer required cellular providers to make AMPS available, and many did eagerly turn it off. But, unlike the conversion to digital television, there appears to be no requirement at this point for providers to abandon AMPS if it is still making them money. That being the case, are there any AMPS providers still out there? Public filings (available here) concerning AMPS status were made prior to the sunset date and reveal that some companies had a lot of AMPS customers still and had no plans to turn the service off.
Why do I care? Because I loathe 47 CFR 15.121 and would like to see it abolished. This is the section of FCC regulations that forbids the manufacture of devices that can receive, or be easily modified to receive, cellular frequencies. This requirement only covers the Part 22 Cellular Service (824-849, 869-894 MHz) and not the all-digital PCS and AWS bands that cell service has expanded into. With AMPS, conversations were transmitted using FM, and so could be easily decoded by any FM receiver that could tune to the appropriate frequencies. With the digital services, more sophisticated handling of the signal (and even decryption) would be required, which apparently made it unnecessary to have the same kind of regulation. As far as I know, this is the only restriction placed on what frequencies can be tuned by a receiver. On freedom grounds alone, I have a big problem with that. If AMPS does finally die – and I hope it does – I hope that 47 CFR 15.121 can die with it.
TM-D710A Transmit Inhibit
by balleman on Apr.06, 2010, under Radio
I did recently get a TM-D710A and have been playing around with it. I have found one missing feature that would be nice, and a workaround for it. Suppose you want to add an amateur frequency as a memory channel for listening/scanning purposes only, but don't want to ever accidentally transmit on that channel. I think it would make sense to have a flag that could be set on a per-channel basis to inhibit transmission on that channel, but unfortunately there is not. I have come up with a viable workaround though. It is possible to configure a memory channel as "split" – with a receive frequency and a separate transmit frequency. It is required that both frequencies be on the same band… though I'm not sure why – this would be a useful feature as well, so that one does not need to tie up both sides of the radio for half-duplex cross-band applications. Anyway, it is possible to configure the transmit frequency to be within the same band and still outside of the portion of the band which the radio can transmit on. This results in a beep and no transmission when PTT is pressed – which would be exactly the desired behavior of a transmit inhibit flag.
TM-D710A vs FTM-350R
by balleman on Feb.23, 2010, under Radio
I've been checking into some mobile amateur radio rigs recently. I had for awhile been intending to get the Kenwood TM-D710A, but a new contender has recently entered the market, namely the Yaesu FTM-350R. I don't presently own either rig, but as there is a lack of direct comparisons between them currently posted online, I wanted to share my research. If you find any errors, please let me know so I can correct them. If someone who actually owns or has used both rigs eventually posts a comparison, I'd like to link to it as well.
RF Capabilities
Both rigs provide 50W power on the 2-meter and 70-cm ham bands. The 350R additionally can transmit 1W on the 1.25-meter band. The extended receive ranges are also divergent, with notable differences being the lack of 13cm/1.3GHz band (and possibly the 33cm/902MHz band per a footnote) coverage on the 350R . There are published mods to provide extended transmit capabilities for both units. Both radios have a cross-band repeater capability.
|Kenwood TM-D710A
|Yaesu FTM-350R
70cm – 50W
70cm – 50W
|Extended Transmit Range
|136-174 MHz
400-470 MHz
|136-174 MHz
420-470 MHz
|Receive Range
|Band A: 118 – 524 MHz
Band B: 136 – 524 MHz
Band B: 800 – 1300 MHz (excluding cellular)
|0.5 – 1.8 MHz (AM Radio)
76 – 108 MHz (FM Radio)
108 – 250 MHz
300 – 1000 MHz (excluding cellular)
APRS is the feature that places these two radios in their own category.
One aspect of APRS is the use of a GPS for automated position reporting. In the D710A, an external third-party GPS receiver (such as the GPS-710) needs to be connected to the control head. For the 350R, Yaesu sells their own FGPS-1 module which installs in the back of the control head. Documentation indicates it is possible to use the FGPS-2 module, which is the GPS receiver used on the VX-8R, but the required CT-133 cable could not be located from various retailers websites. It does not seem to be readily possible to use a non-Yaesu GPS receiver. Personally, I think having a GPS connection available from the radio body would make sense. My intended control head mounting location is not likely to have the best view of the sky.
Digipeater Functions
The D710A appears to have a robust set of digipeater functions. This feature would primarily be useful in situations where a temporary digipeater was needed to serve an area not covered by a permanent digipeater. The 350R appears to not have this feature.
Other APRS Features
The D710A supports QSY information, weather station attachment, and a Kenwood GPS format for tactical display integration with AvMap G5. Both radios are equipped with the SmartBeaconing feature which bases position update intervals on the speed of travel and direction changes. The 350R has some navigation enhancements providing direction indication to other stations.
The built-in TNC on the D710A can be used by a PC or other external device, and supports KISS. The 350R supports a "modem" mode for both 1200 and 9600, which hopefully means it can be used as a TNC as well, but I've not found anything explicitly confirming success with this.
Software / Firmware
These modern radios, like most recent electronics, have some computer-ness to them. Programming software and firmware updates for the D710A are freely available from Kenwood. These updates have added new features to existing products at no additional cost. So far, there is no indication of any software available for the 350R. [Update 2010-04-24: KC7HP pointed out that software is now available.] The repair for the navigation issue discussed below involved mailing the unit in for repair – for what should be a firmware update. Given the newness of the product, it is possible that the rolling out of consumer firmware updating is forthcoming, but the situation with the VX-8R upgrade to VX-8DR doesn't make this prospect seem likely.
It's only fair to mention that the 350R has an optional Bluetooth module. The only Bluetooth capability provided is audio, such as the use of a Bluetooth headset for using the radio. I'd be much more interested in this if Bluetooth data capability of some sort were provided.
The 350R is a really new radio, and that means there is not much information available, and that it has a few bugs and quirks. Already there are reports that APRS navigation feature leads you in the wrong direction. There are also reports that the radio will hang, requiring power to be physically removed to reset the unit.
While the 350R does introduce some new capabilities (222 MHz, Bluetooth, integrated GPS, navigation feature), there are still features of the D710 that it seems to lack (digipeating, tactical GPS protocol). The free firmware/software of the D710 is hard to beat. Given the quirkiness of the new hardware, and feeling that the features unique to the D710 have more potential use than those unique to the 350R, my inclination would be to get the tried and true D710 if purchasing a unit today.

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Opinions are mixed when it comes to sequels. Some moviegoers like sequels because they can expand the main story and show more of the characters that they love. Other moviegoers have a more cynical perspective on sequels, believing that they're just made to make money and that they automatically suck.
Whatever your opinion is on sequels, it doesn't stop them from being made. Just look at Walt Disney. He enacted a rule that forbade his movies from spawning sequels because they wouldn't be based off fairytales, which is what his films were based off of. However, this rule was overruled sometime after his death, leading to Disney filmmakers producing sequels to movies that were previously standalone films.
While we say sometimes that we don't want a sequel to a movie we really like because we feel it won't be good, deep down we're wishing for another development. And then there are other movies where we're just like, "No." Some sequels are better than others. If you want to see what movie sequels nearly made the final cut, then check out this list of 15 unbelievable movie sequels that almost happened.
15 Ferris Bueller 2: Another Day Off
Another John Hughes teen classic that isn't getting a sequel is Ferris Bueller's Day Off. But at least a follow-up film was considered and even received a working script. The script written by Rick Rapier would focus in on Bueller, who is now a motivational speaker, dealing with a mid-life crisis as he's about to turn 40. Seeking help, he turns to Cameron, who is now his business manager, and the two play hooky for a day and party like the good old days. But the idea of this film ever coming to fruition will probably remain just like that: an idea. Not only did John Hughes pass away, but Ma Broderick is in his early 50s now, and trying to make a Ferris Bueller film without him would be a terrible idea.
14 Roger Rabbit 2: Toon Platoon
Who Framed Roger Rabbit was the film that restored interest in the Golden Age of American animation. Not only was it a critical and commercial success, but it is credited with spearheading modern American animation and the Disney Renaissance of the 90s. Based on those facts, a sequel wouldn't exactly sound entirely out of the question. But a sequel never came. J.J. Abrams pitched an idea for a follow-up sequel in 1989 and a script was then penned, but the movie never came to fruition. The sequel would have shown how Roger moved to Hollywood and how he fought in World War 2, forming a platoon made up of toons to rescue his wife Jessica Rabbit, from Nazi spies.
13 Batman Triumphant
While Batman Forever received mixed reviews from critics but still came out a financial success, Batman & Robin wasn't quite so fortunate. It did fairly good at the box office, but became the lowest-grossing film in the series to date and widely considered one of the worst films of all time. But even after the evident failure of Batman & Robin, there was still talks of doing another film directed by Joel Schumacher. In the scrapped film, the Caped Crusader would fight against the likes of Scarecrow and Harley Quinn. And in the film, Harley Quinn would play the Joker's daughter. His daughter. Not his on-and-off again lover as she's been portrayed in the comics. She would instead play his daughter. It's a good thing that this movie never took off...
12 Forrest Gump 2: Gump and Co.
There are just some movies that don't need sequels. They're just that perfect that an attempt to make a follow-up film that matches its exceptional quality would inevitably fail. Forrest Gump is one of those incredible films which didn't, and still doesn't, need a sequel. That didn't stop the possibility of a sequel happening, though. Paramount bought the rights to the film for seven figures and screenwriter Eric Roth, who wrote the first film, was brought on board. The sequel would fast-forward a little to the 90s where Forrest Gump would meet a variety of public figures, such as O.J. Simpson, Princess Diana, and… Tom Hanks. Eventually, Hanks and Forrest Gump director Robert Zemeckis mutually agreed not to continue with the movie.
11 The Nightmare Before Christmas 2
The Nightmare Before Christmas is a holiday classic that's near and dear to many people's hearts. And in order to protect the timeless magic of The Nightmare Before Christmas, Tim Burton decided against a sequel. Even after the studio proposed a CGI continuation in 2001, Burton restated his convictions on numerous occasions afterward. The eccentric film director was pretty adamant about not doing a sequel because he didn't want to mass-market his beloved creation, and wanted to keep it pure. And honestly, the idea of doing the second film in CGI after the first film was created using stop-motion probably wouldn't have gone over well with a lot of fans.
10 Elf 2
Like The Nightmare Before Christmas, Elf is one of those timeless, magical films. It's a Christmas film that you just have to watch every time it comes on TV during the holiday season. And much like the entry just above this one, a sequel was proposed to follow it up. However, Will Ferrell turned down a massive paycheck to star as Buddy one more go-around. He said he didn't want to take the chance of playing in a movie that could potentially be a critical disaster and have fans think he only did the movie for the money. So in order to keep his past acting record from being tainted by one disastrous movie, since we all know it takes just one bad movie to ruin an actor's career, Ferrell chose not to go through with it.
9 Ei8ht
Se7en was considered one of the best thrillers of the 90s and one of the most influential box office booms of the same decade. But the possibility of a sequel? The movie's villain was killed at the end of the movie, Brad Pitt's character was arrested, and Morgan Freeman was, in a way, the only one left. So what would Ei8ht be about? It would star Morgan Freeman in the lead role solving crimes with recently-discovered psychic powers. However, the people who needed to be involved in the movie to make it happen didn't want to be involved. Brad Pitt and Morgan Freeman weren't interested in reprising their roles, and David Fincher said he would rather have cigarettes put out in his eyes. The studio took the script they already had and worked it into a movie starring Anthony Hopkins named Solace, which bears the same premise but had nothing to do with Se7en.
8 Casablanca 2: Brazzaville
You don't want the ending to a great movie to be spoiled by a sequel. If the movie in question has the perfect ending, don't squander it by adding in a sequel. The 1946 romantic drama Casablanca nearly got a sequel that may not have been for the best. Sure, Casablanca always ends up on top-ten lists of the best films in history, but could the same be said for the follow-up film? In the proposed sequel, Rick is sent to Tangiers by the American government on a mission to infiltrate a German spy ring. This happens just as his former love interest Ilsa, returns to Casablanca after her husband dies. Ironic much? In the end however, Rick does end up with Ilsa, which kind of ruins the dramatic ending of the first Casablanca film in which Rick sends Ilsa away despite the two being in love. Humphrey Bogart signed up to star in the sequel, but Ingrid Bergman did not, effectively killing the sequel.
7 Beetlejuice Goes Hawaiian
If the title wasn't enough to make you shake your head in shame, then keep reading on for the failed sequel's synopsis. Beetlejuice Goes Hawaiian would have been a bizarre take on the horror-comedy classic that would take place on the beaches of Hawaii. And—get this—Beetlejuice would enter into a surfing competition. A surfing competition. Supposedly, this was all Tim Burton's idea, who was so against a Beetlejuice sequel that he purposely pitched a terrible idea to the studio that would undoubtedly be shot down. Just like it was proved in the case of The Nightmare Before Christmas, Burton is really against sequels to his movies. We're not going to argue with the man, are we?
6 The Breakfast Club: 10 Years Later
Sometimes what starts off as a good idea starts to look less and less interesting over time, until we completely lose interest in it. This was the case in the failed sequel to The Breakfast Club. Initially, John Hughes was keen on doing a follow-up film to the 80s classic that would see what the titular group was up to ten years later. But over the years, the idea became progressively less exciting to him, and a sequel was never made before his death in 2009. He said in an interview back in 1999 that while many people would be interested in seeing a sequel to The Breakfast Club, he was too attached to the characters, and that he couldn't think of any reason to place those five characters in the same room again.
5 The Matrix 4
"It was all a hoax." You may have heard this line before concerning a buzz-worthy news story that was later proven to be false. Such was the case in the supposed confirmation news of The Matrix 4. Entertainment sites went wild when the news broke that Keanu Reeves confirmed that there would be two more sequels in The Matrix franchise during a speech he gave at the London International School of Performing Arts. Even entertainment sites around the globe released the same news. Fans were going crazy with excitement. Except for one little problem: Keanu Reeves was never at the London International School of Performing Arts, nor did he even accept an award from there, proving the whole thing was a big lie.
4 E.T. 2: Nocturnal Fears
The sequel to E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial was going to be a horror film. Yes, a horror film. But to be fair, Steven Spielberg did intentionally desire E.T. to be almost like a horror film, as early drafts of the film during its working stages prove. The plotline of the sequel was that E.T. would accidentally draw the attention of some evil, carnivorous cousins of his after the phone call he made to home in the first movie. Said cousins would travel to Earth, mutilate some cattle, and then kidnap Elliot and his friends. And it would be up to none other than E.T. to save the day. A pretty dark spin on the family-friendly film, wouldn't you say? Spielberg quickly recognized this as well, realizing that it would most likely be a bad idea to make the follow-up film considerably darker than its predecessor, and he squashed his plan.
3 Gladiator 2
Wait a minute, didn't Russell Crowe's character Maximus die at the end of Gladiator? And he was going to be revived? Ok then. The script for Gladiator 2 was written by singer-songwriter Nick Cave, and would call for Maximus being brought back from the dead by Roman gods to protect persecuted Christians in Rome. While doing so Maximus would be searching for his dead son, who was also reawakened. It's later revealed that Maximus is now immortal, and he eventually finds himself a soldier in the Crusades, World War 2, and the Vietnam War. Talk about a major fast-forward. Going from Ancient Rome all the way through the 20th century? It's a good thing no one agreed to produce this film.
2 Back to the Future 4
It's been said that too many sequels to a movie can ruin its quality. A standalone film is fine, but when you add too many sequels to the mix, they become increasingly watered-down and lackluster, unable to capture the magic from the first film. After Back to the Future 3, Robert Zemeckis said no more. And he was pretty adamant about there never being a fourth film. He even said there should never be a fourth sequel to anything, and that four was boring. To him, three was perfect, a dramatic number. So if you ever wanted another Back to the Future sequel, your dreams have been officially dashed.
1 Superman Lives
If you thought the idea for Gladiator 2 was a little strange, then take a look at Superman Lives. Apparently, Jon Peters held a sense of contempt for Superman's most iconic traits—his ability to fly, his trademark costume—and wanted to direct a Superman film without those emblematic characteristics. In Peters' script, Superman would not be able to fly, he wouldn't wear the Superman costume he always wore in all of his incarnations but instead an all-black costume, and... he would have to fight a giant spider. As if that wasn't already bad enough, Nicolas Cage was supposed to play the Man of Steel himself. What a film that would be if it actually happened.
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By Chris Saso, Chief Technology Officer
Starting in early 2016, Dasher began to see many of our clients embrace public cloud as one of their platforms to run production workloads on. Through experience consulting our clients, we have seen plans that worked well, and some plans that did not. However, there is one universal truth for cloud migration: Leveraging cloud services "is a journey and not a destination."
Let's explore some of the strategies that a company should consider as they embark on their journey to the cloud:
Formulate a List of Your "Basic Needs"
Executive Sponsorship
Migrating to the cloud requires an investment in people and financial resources. It is expected that members of your cloud team will continue to support existing company applications and procedures while they develop new methods and start supporting applications running in the cloud. Securing executive buy-in and executive sponsorship is vital to establishing a corporate cloud strategy that can be shared with the rest of the organization. The cloud journey will require the reallocation of staff resources from other groups within an organization, which does not happen without executive support.
Create a Migration to the Cloud Cross-functional Team
Migrating to the cloud is an iterative process. Companies are unique, so there is no one-size-fits-all approach. Each company must build its own strategy and implementation of cloud services. Keep in mind that your company will get its "cloud strategy" wrong the first time, so be prepared to adapt quickly.
Dasher recommends that our clients assemble agile cross-functional teams that can quickly spot issues and be ready to effectively address them. Leveraging cloud services requires input from many disciplines within an organization. These teams include representatives from:
- Architecture
- Development
- IT/Operations
- Financial
- Legal
- Security
- Executive
First Migration Project (Proof of Concept)
One of the more traditional myths in moving to the cloud is that an in-depth analysis has to be performed against all the applications and infrastructure running in the on-premise data center to determine their public cloud dependencies, performance requirements, security requirements, architecture requirements, legal requirements, and so on. Unfortunately, performing this kind of in-depth analysis requires a significant amount of time, human, and financial capital.
In the world of rapidly changing organizations, by the time an in-depth data center assessment is complete, the applications and underlying infrastructure are most likely going to have changed. Our engineering team is known for saying, "Networking documentation tends to be outdated as soon as it is written, so make sure you are prepared for operationalizing management of your solutions."
There is value in performing assessments. A preferred strategy is to:
- Perform a high level assessment of the data center to identify key critical applications and their supporting infrastructure components.
- Identify one or two candidate applications for migration to the cloud. Pick one application for a cloud migration proof of concept (POC).
- Work with the cross-functional team to perform an in-depth assessment of the candidate application and its cloud requirements.
- Build a cloud landing zone. This needs to be the minimum-viable environment required to run the POC application.
- Migrate the POC application into the minimum-viable cloud landing zone.
- The cloud migration cross functional team should review the POC application and cloud landing zone to identify requirements that meet your business objectives.
- Make changes to the POC application and the cloud landing zone.
- Repeat steps six and seven until all the business requirements have been met.
By using this strategy, the company can run a low-risk study on how best to develop an organic cloud migration strategy. Also, after the completion of this process, the company learns how to identify which of their applications will quickly move and which will have to remain in their on-prem data center. By using this strategy, the organization can develop procedures for the migration of the rest of the applications in the data center. If you are not clear where to start, Dasher is here to help you identify the candidate application, create and manage the POC process with you.
How Do I Migrate?
In 2011, Gartner produced a report on different strategies that can be used to perform cloud migrations. Over the years, this has been tweaked by various public cloud providers, but the list below is the generally accepted six options for migrating to the cloud.
- Repurchase an application in an SaaS platform. Examples of this strategy are moving from on-premise Microsoft Exchange to Office 365. Dasher migrated to O365 in 2013, when we moved offices to a new building. This was an easy decision for Dasher because it simplified our use and management of one of our key company applications. We saved budget on new hardware that would have been required to stand up a new Exchange environment. Now we have helped many clients migrate from on-premise Exchange to O365.
- Rehost on the public cloud. This is a migration strategy in which you "lift and shift" the application to the public cloud without making any significant architectural or application changes to it. This is the path of least resistance and the method most companies utilize when migrating their first application to the cloud.
- Replatform the application/core infrastructure to a different "home" in the public cloud. Some examples of this strategy involve moving from HPE HP/UX to RedHat Linux or swapping out an on-premise firewall for a firewall cloud service. For example, moving from an on-prem physical Palo Alto Networks firewall to a cloud-based GlobalProtect Cloud Service. Comparing the two options is something we do for our clients on a regular basis.
- Re-architect the application or architecture. In this strategy, you re-architect the infrastructure, e.g. use PaaS databases versus running your MySQL databases or rewriting the application code. For example, to make use of Kubernetes containers. During this phase, some organizations choose to adopt new software release methodologies such as continuous integration.
- Retain in your on-premise data center. This is where you do not move your application to the public cloud, but instead make the decision to keep it on-prem. This strategy is suitable for workloads that have a well-understood performance and capacity characteristics. Critical architecture decisions need to be made especially when there are application dependencies with services that live in public cloud.
- Retire applications and infrastructure. The decision is made to create a completely new application in the cloud and retire an existing application and the hardware it runs on.
Source: Amazon Web Services: 6 Strategies for Migrating Applications to the Cloud
Biting Off More Than You Can Chew?
When it comes to actual migration, there are two strategies that we recommend.
Method One: Lift and Shift
The first method involves picking up entire applications and moving them to the cloud. One example of this is using lift and shift to move 60 servers that make up various parts of the presentation, application and database layers to the cloud. There are advantages and disadvantages to this strategy.
- Once the migration is complete, the entire application lives in the cloud and can be served from the cloud.
- Applications that are designed correctly from the start may not need to be redesigned.
- There are longer migration times because of the size of the data that must be moved and could be very large.
- There is more application downtime and longer cutover times because you need to account for the cutover times in all the facets of the application.
- This type of migration requires more planning and coordination between the various teams that manage different parts of the application (database teams, application teams, etc.).
- There is also a higher risk of failure because it is an all or nothing migration. In the case of a migration failure, rollbacks can take a long time.
Method Two: Creating Microservices
Source: Amazon Web Services: What are Microservices?
The second method involves breaking up the application into smaller functional components and tackling each component as a single unit. For example, with the same three-tier application, start with just moving it to a content delivery network. Next, move the web servers, then the application servers, then the database servers. There are also advantages and disadvantages to this strategy.
- This method is very fast, since you are migrating a small portion of the application, then iterating to the next. Shorter downtimes and cutover are required.
- There are smaller teams that require to manage the migration with minimized coordination with each supporting unit. Each functional unit can also take ownership of their portion of the move and use the method that best suits their workflow.
- There is a lower risk of failure, since only one functional section of the application is being migrated in each phase. In the case of a migration failure, there is a shorter rollback time.
- Application infrastructure architecture might suffer during the migration because the application must straddle both the on-premise datacenter and the public cloud.
- There is the heavy reliance on the company's network to handle the data that must move between public and private cloud. A robust and performant WAN is a must. Technologies such as SD-WAN might be employed to ease the potential performance hits that could occur during such a migration.
- As earlier stated in this article, each company's journey to the cloud is unique, so one has to look at various factors to determine which path best suits them, that being said, taking small bites of the cloud tend to be easier to swallow than large bites.
Securing Your Cloud
Security is critical. Applications in the public cloud are not secure just because they are in the cloud. Securing your data and applications in the cloud requires planning and expertise. Security should involve ongoing monitoring and remediation that is no less stringent than what is employed in your corporate network. There are a vast array of companies new and well established that we work with to ensure our clients are securely using and deploying cloud resources. New technologies and topics like Virtual Firewall, CASB, SD-WAN, Software Defined Perimeter (SPD), Zero Trust Computing are all areas of security that Dasher has been becoming expert at as we continue our own journey to the cloud, ensuring we can offer our clients cloud solutions with security planned in from the start.
Just Migrate It
Once the organization has defined its strategy, the next step involves getting the work done. Time to jump behind the keyboard, architect and move applications. During this period, there is a great deal of resource contention, with the first significant contention being human capital. The technical staff must support the existing applications and at the same time support the migration of applications to the cloud. Here are some ways we are seeing that the industry is using to cope with the resource challenges during migration:
- Companies find that staff augmentation elevates the burden on their full-time staff and reduces the time for the migration to take place. It also allows an expert in the cloud to be brought in to help ramp up the expertise of your in-house staff.
- Application partners and tools such as Cloud Endure help ease the migration.
- Project based professional services can be employed to perform the migration.
There is also infrastructure resource contention. The physical network must support the bandwidth of migrating the application to the cloud and at the same time, serve the application to paying customers. When using application migration agents, potential contention to memory and CPU resources could occur.
Final Thoughts on the Journey
Once the initial migration is complete, we find that most organizations discover that they gain many benefits almost immediately. The first significant benefit is business agility – the ability to try out new things quickly. Because the public cloud provider manages the data center for you, fewer people are required to manage cloud infrastructure as compared to physical infrastructure. Companies can then focus on their core intellectual property. This leads to greater workforce productivity. There is also increased operational resilience. An organization can quickly recover from an event caused by resource contention by scaling out to more resources faster in the cloud.
Migration to the cloud is like a journey to the top of Mt. Everest. It should be planned for, managed, experts should be engaged, make a stop at base camp and get acclimated before you make your final ascent and then finally, go all in. Once you reach the top (after a lot of hard work), your view of the world changes and you feel an incredible sense of accomplishment because you have achieved something that not every person does well.
Keep these tenants in mind as you plan for your journey to the cloud.
- High Availability: Applications in the public cloud are expected to be cloud-native which means they need to have built-in resiliency and be able to make use of multiple regions and availability zones.
- Cost Optimization: Leveraging features such as auto-scaling, content delivery networks, object storage, functions as a service, and managed databases allow users to run servers only when they are absolutely needed.
- Security from the start: Do not rely on the public cloud providers to provide security solutions that are robust enough to manage your cloud workloads and data. Plan security into your future cloud architecture. Dasher leverages the CIS Top 20 to help our Clients being a secure cloud journey.
- Robust Network: Because applications based on compute and storage and networking can be migrated to the cloud and the humans can't be, a robust LAN and WAN is critical to leveraging cloud applications.
- Research DevOps: With migration to the cloud, companies have the agility to try new things with little capital risk. This new agility requires new ways of software development and operations. Send your teams to DevOps training like Dasher has done and get up to speed on the next wave of development and operational practices. It is time to learn about containers!
If you made it to the end of the blog, thank you! You have begun your cloud journey or have continued your journey. Dasher has been helping clients design IT solutions since 1998 and we look forward to helping you on your journey to the cloud now and in the future.


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Audi's Bubbly New Baby
The original A1 Sportback that Audi claims started the premium compact hatch sector back in 2010 is now into its second generation, available already, and it's smarter in every way you can imagine.
The original A1 Sportback that Audi claims started the premium compact hatch sector back in 2010 is now into its second generation, available already, and it's smarter in every way you can imagine. The looks are honed so that it almost resembles a low riding Q2, its overhangs are nipped and tucked, wheel arches exaggerated.
It's a bit longer too than it was previously, which frees up some much needed interior space, and comes with some trick Audi Connect apps, given as how it is permanently connected to the Internet. This will be increasingly useful as self driving technology develops, facilitating car-to-car communication.
The new line-up features two engines, neither of which is a diesel. Both are direct injection turbos, one a 1.0L three-pot (powering the 30 models), the other a 1.5L four cylinder variant for the S-Line range topper (a 35 model, under Audi's new power by numbers nomenclature). No manual transmissions, just a seven-speed twin clutcher, and no three-door variants either, just five door models.
The A1 rides on the Group's MQB-A0 architecture and drives the front wheels only, though you might well expect a quattro S1 at some point, powered by a 2.0L turbo engine. Audi is keeping mum about that currently.
As to details, the A1 Sportback, Audi's compact city car, grows in stature, now out to 4092mm, up 76mm with a wheelbase stretch of 43mm. That's gone largely into rear seat legroom along with a significant (65L) increase in luggage capacity, out to 335L. Simple split folding creates a level loadspace, though the front section is elevated slightly.
The two engines mentioned are good for 85kW/200Nm and 110kW/250Nm, the latter's torque maxed out from 1500-3500rpm. Though it has a touch of initial lag off the mark, it's the three-pot that's the more characterful of the pair, and it provides the motive power for the entry level A1 30 TFSI ($39,400) and also for the A1 30 TFSI Advanced (a spec upgrade) costing $42,900. Audi quotes a sprint time of 9.5sec for the models with the wee triple and 7.7sec for the 35.
Styling is a definite win for the second-gen A1 Sportback. It's more purposeful, the reduced overhangs giving it a modern appearance, and the trio of vents up front at the leading edge of the bonnet is a nice throwback to sporty Audis of last century. Inside is also more vibrant, with digital instruments (Virtual Cockpit in the top model) and a new touchscreen in the centre console, aimed a little towards the driver. There are some cost cutting measures, like hard plastics here and there, and an old-school handbrake whereas most now opt for an electronic device.
Base models you enter by key and start the engine the same way. Spec for the entry-level 30 variant includes 16-inch alloys, parking aids and a rear view camera, halogen headlights and cloth upholstery. Both lots of smartphones will connect with the head unit, meaning navigation is possible. The Advanced model adds LED headlights, 17-inch alloys, a black highlights package including a black roof, and a multifunction steering wheel.
The S line adds 18-inch black and silver alloys, sports suspension and seats, black headlining, adaptive cruise control, a comfort key and a body kit. Plus the bigger engine of course, and it costs $47,900. Customisation options, as before, are numerous.
The drive programme was pretty much sopping so we can't tell you much about dynamics, although the 30 rode with suitable aplomb, features the handy S enlivening mode at the shift lever, and feels nippy enough for town and around use. A quick town blat in the S Line showed it to be more premium inside, but not hugely quicker.
Competitors include other premium compacts like Mini hatch and Countryman, along with small SUVs like Q2. The new A1 makes the A-Class seem expensive by comparison but Mazda's new 3 should also be seen now as a competitor in this highbrow sector, given its newfound levels of build quality and refinement.


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Triumvirates don't work. It didn't work for Julius Caesar, Pompeius Magnus, and Marcus Crassus and it's certainly not working for Earl Lagertha (Katheryn Winnick), Earl Ragnar Lothbrok (Travis Fimmel), and King Horik (Donal Logue) in "Boneless."
While theoretically three leaders should create some semblance of a fair and balanced power structure, what it ends up creating are three leaders vying for control and trying to create alliances. The triumvirate of Lagertha, Ragnar and Horik is especially tenuous since Horik is a king—he is superior to them both. Furthermore Lagertha and Ragnar's personal issues keep them mildly estranged. Being demoted by your husband from "wife" to "first wife" for a younger, more fertile female is bound to make Lagertha bitter—no matter how brave a face she wears.
While in turn Ragnar feels abandoned by his first wife. All three members of the triumvirate are skilled leaders and brave warriors but in order to succeed only one can really bear the mantle of "official decision-maker"—a mantle Ragnar has taken for himself. Though he is infuriating, Ragnar does deserve the right to be the "official decision-maker": he speaks the language, he has a close relationship with Athelstan (George Blagden) who is now an important member of the Wessex Royal Court and he is clearly the most visionary of the triumvirate. Horik's decision to ambush King Ecbert's son, Aethelwulf of Wessex (Moe Dunford), shows how short-sighted the King is. In his quest for vengeance he has destroyed a powerful alliance that could have benefitted Vikings and English Christians alike.
Over in Wessex there is no such jostling for power. King Ecbert (Linus Roache) plays host for the wayward Princess Kwenthrith of Mercia (Amy Bailey). King Ecbert forms an alliance with the Princess and suggests that they use the Vikings as mercenaries to eliminate those family members of hers that wish to take her throne. Princess Kwenthrith is definitely the best new character of this season and it is unfortunate there are only two more episodes in which to see her. She is confident, forthright and sexually voracious—after bedding King Ecbert, she then takes on three of his guards. Princess Kwenthrith is the first female character on Vikings who has been shown using her sexuality freely to charm her contemporaries while also enjoying herself. She's not the kind of person who could be bullied into bed but she can easily tire out King Ecbert but not lose his respect. She is no one's whore and her fascination with the Vikings will make their future interaction interesting.
Before going on a raid it's important to settle matters at home and "Boneless" was an episode used to do just that. Princess Aslaug (Alyssa Sutherland) gave birth to her prophesied "monster" of a son, Ivar the Boneless. Though historically Ivar did have the title of "Boneless," historians have no official explanation of what the title meant with answers ranging from that he was born without legs to Ivar being especially flexible so that he appeared to not have bones.
Vikings took the middle path and had the child born with malformed, boneless legs that ensured the baby would never walk. While Ragnar, and even Siggy (Jessalyn Gilsig), counseled Aslaug to let the baby die since he was crippled, Aslaug refused to kill her child. Though the character is not as beloved as Lagertha, Aslaug's devotion to her children is exemplary. In a show full of warriors displaying overt strength, Aslaug represents pure femininity and motherhood. Over in Hedeby, Lagertha retuns home to inform her kingdom that she will be joining Ragnar to raid. The new earl is adored by her people and the numerous shield-maidens that attend her show that in her kingdom women have a great deal of power.
"Boneless" also had amazing cinematography. The birth of Ivar the Boneless, Lagertha riding with her shield-maidens back to Hedeby, the departure of the ships to Wessex with the women and children watching from atop the hills—all breathtaking. Vikings is a visual feast.
Only two more episodes to go. Will there be another major death this season? Let's hope so.
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In an open-floor office in the Philippines, an army of people stare at computers full of Whispers. There are 130 people to be exact, each skimming twenty posts at a time on their PC screens. They click and click and click, flagging Whispers here and there to be deleted or elevated to the company's San Francisco team.
This is how content moderation works for the world of anonymous apps, and it all happens under the roof of one outsourcing firm called TaskUs. It's labor intensive and it's a massive, expensive endeavor. Whisper has used a TaskUs team in the Philippines for two years, since the company's earliest beginnings, but now it's not the only anonymous app doing so.
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Dry, cool, and it will warm under the cloudless sky. Wish it would rain.
The village volunteer fire department were called out again yesterday. Another grass fire.
Which reminds me – Wichita had an apartment fire, one died. They also had several armed robberies, three or four car accident and a couplle of shootings. Noisy place, Wichita.
One of the sad things was:
Joseph Randle arrested in Wichita
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Sedgwick County arrest records show former Dallas Cowboys running back Joseph Randle has been arrested in Wichita. Police say he was arrested after hitting three people with his car in a residential neighborhood in the 8600 block of E. Scott Street
One realizes that people in contact sports must be a bit more aggressive than the average, and that age sometimes turns grumpy aggressive into active violence; I'm wondering however, with all the sports head injuries when will CAT scans for brain damage be used in a court of law as a legal defense for present acts, vs. past damage.
It'll come, sometime, I'm sure, and I'll not know if PTSD is any defense either.
But that type of thinking is my maudlin speculation.
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Outdoor Notebook: Info sought about turkey poaching in Jerome Township
Five wild turkey carcasses, with breast meat removed, were found in late April on Castor Road near Huckleberry Road in Midland County's Jerome Township.
That discovery drew a DNR request for information from the public – and an offer of a reward from the DNR and the North Central chapter of the Michigan Wild Turkey Hunters Association should that information lead to a conviction.
Those responsible could face up to 90 days in jail and a fine of up to $1,000, plus court costs and reimbursement of $1,000 per turkey.
Tips can be provided by call or text to the DNR's Report All Poaching (RAP) line at 800-292-7800. Tipsters can remain anonymous, but must provide their names if they wish to receive the reward.
Michigan's spring turkey hunt is underway, with a bag limit of one bearded turkey per licensed hunter.
Man faces pike poaching charges
A 55-year-old Bay County man was charged with illegally harvesting more than 87 pounds of northern pike, the DNR said in a news release.
Conservation officers, after a citizen's tip, observed suspects tending an illegal net in Mt. Forest Township on several occasions, the DNR said. Obtaining a search warrant, the COs discovered a stash of pike, illegally netted or speared.
The suspect, not named in the news release, was charged with using unlawful devices to take fish, and with exceeding the limit of pike. He faces up to 90 days in jail, a fine up to $500 for each charge and reimbursement up to $880.
Watershed grants available
Organizations have until May 22 to apply for a Spring 2017 Saginaw Bay Watershed Initiative Network grant for land use, water resources, agriculture, energy efficiency, wildlife habitat and other work. Details at WIN's website, www.saginawbaywin.org, or phone 989-892-9171.
Boardwalk makes beach access easier
Reaching the Saginaw Bay beach at the Bay City State Recreation Area will be easier on a new universally accessible boardwalk there. A ribbon-cutting is set for 1:30 p.m. Friday.
The 312-foot-long boardwalk will provide a more direct route to the park's 5,200 feet of shoreline for beach-goeers, hikers fat-tire bikers, paddlers and others, while protecting the Great Lakes coastal pond and wetland it crosses.
The project was funded by the Recreation Passport vehicle permit program.
Apply by June 1 for bear, elk tags
Applications can be purchased through June 1 for this year's Michigan elk and bear hunts. Apply online, at a license agent, or at a DNR Customer Service Center. Applications (not the license, which would be purchased later) cost $5. Drawing results will be posted online at mi.gov/bear or mi.gov/elk June 26.
Plan comments accepted
The DNR's draft of Parks and Recreation Division Strategic Plan 2017-2022: Connections is available for public review and comment by May 19 at Michigan.gov/prdstrategicplans
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Eddie Bayers was born in Pautaxant River, Maryland. Being the son of a military man, Eddie grew up in various parts of the US, and spent 4 years of his life in North Africa.
Trained as a classical pianist, it was during his college years in California that his musical interests took a turn. Eddie began jamming with local musicians, including Jerry Garcia and Tom and John Fogerty (of Creedence Clearwater Revival fame) and through Tom he became involved with studio work. After moving to Nashville, he auditioned at a club as a piano player, and the drummer for the quartet was none other than Larrie Londin. Larrie inspired Eddie to play drums professionally.
Establishing himself in Nashville as one of the top studio drummers, Eddie has since worked with some of the biggest names in the music industry, including Vince Gill, George Strait, Alan Jackson, Steve Winwood, Peter Frampton, Bob Seger, Trisha Yearwood, Garth Brooks, Kenny Chesney, Uncle Kracker. Playing on hundreds of gold and platinum albums and numerous movie soundtracks, he has received the Academy of Country Music Drummer of the Year Award for 11 straight years, something that no artist or musician has yet accomplished within the academy's history. Recently, Eddie won his 13th award for 2008. He won the "Top Ten" award in Music Row magazine, which is given to musicians who play on the most top ten Country albums in Billboard magazine so many times, that he still has played drums on the most top ten albums in country for the past 12 years. He was put into the Honor Roll for Modern Drummer Magazine for winning the readers poll 5 years consecutively. DRUM Magazine named Eddie one of the Top Ten Session Drummers Of All Time.
Eddie was elected to the NARAS (National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences) Board of Governors in 1992 thru 1994, again in 1997 thru 1999, and yet again from 1999 thru 2001. He serves on the NARAS Educational Committee, as well as on the board for Music Cares, a NARAS program to help industry people in need. He is a graduate of Leadership Music's first class in 1990. Leadership Music is an extensive course that educates candidates in all facets of the entertainment industry.
In a nutshell, Eddie is Nashville's first-call session drummer and certainly one of the busiest musicians in the world. His calendar is booked months in advance to provide the beat behind country music's biggest stars, as well as pop icons like Mark Knopfler, Lyle Lovett and Sting.
Eddie was once part of the coolest band in town, The Notorious Cherrybombs, which consised of Rodney Crowell, Vince Gill, Richard Bennett, Tony Brown, Hank DeVito, Eddie, Michael Rhodes and John Hobbs. The band re-united to honor Crowell at the 2003 ASCAP Country Awards dinner. From the second they hit the stage, it was as if not a day had passed. The players knew this was no one-off performance. With their long-awaited debut release, the Notorious Cherry Bombs took Country music by storm. They were nominated for Grammies in both the Best Country Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocal and Best Country Song categories.
On Feb.13, 2010, Eddie was inducted into the Country Music Hall Of Fame. As one of country music's busiest and most admired drummers over the last thirty years, Bayers was honored as part of the museum's ongoing Nashville Cats series, a quarterly program that pays tribute to veteran musicians who have proven integral to the city's role as a leading recording center.


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Davis is playing just his third PGA Tour event after graduating via the Web.Com Tour finals and today after a slow start to his round put together four consecutive birdies before the turn.
He was unable to build on that in the run home and he finds himself in 50th position at and nine shots from the leader.
Senden, Jones and Pampling are at 3 under and have finished on the cut mark of 3 under.
Curtis Luck who only gained a start in the event late in proceedings missed the cut.
New Zealander Danny Lee is in 8th position at 8 under and five from the lead.
The leader Peter Uihlein has yet to win on the PGA Tour but has won on the European Tour when successful at the Maidera Island Open in 2013 and on the Web.Com Tour last year.
Uihlein leads by two over Robert Streb and Korean Whee Kim at the halfway mark
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Sam Haft is a native New York comic of over five years, coming into the world of stand up via sketch and musical comedy. I've hosted and been featured at top clubs including Caroline's On Broadway, The Stand Comedy Club & Restaurant, Gotham Comedy Club, Broadway Comedy Club, Stand Up NY, The Creek & The Cave, The Comedy Nest, Union Hall, and The Laughing Devil Comedy Club. I've also had the privilege of doing international shows in Montreal and South Korea. Check me out in the videos linked below!
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Pack Your Bags! Enjoy A Stay At The Jersey Shore House
When it comes to Summer vacations, the Jersey Shore is quite a popular place to spend the Summer. The popularity grew after MTV invaded the coast with their massive show, 'Jersey Shore,' and now Book.com has something special to offer. Booking.com is now providing fans with a chance to stay at the legendary, and infamous, Jersey Shore House. Grab your bros, get ready for "t-shirt time" and head down to the Jersey Shore for an unforgettable end to Summer.
The eye-catching, iconic home features everything you'd expect, including the duck phone, the rooftop jacuzzi, and much more. Prices for the home start at $2,000 a night, while the home can comfortably sleep, 11 folks. Bring your friends, bring your parents, hell, bring some folks you don't know; it's the Jersey Shore house.
Check out a look inside the Jersey Shore house in the images below and let us know what you think in the comments. Head over to Booking.com to book your stay immediately. Keep it locked for many more great and memorable travel destinations coming soon.


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In my life I've learned that true felicity comes from giving. Helping others along the manner makes you measure who you are. Bing able to assist is a privilege for us pupils for it teaches us how to go concerned to those who are in demand. it helps us to understand the spirit of compassion and to portion what we have to and get rid of the selfishness concealed deep within us. As portion of the...Read more 2489
Etymology of Aside
Aside is a type of dramatic monologues or replicas, spoken "to the side" of the public, and, according to the author's design, "inaudible" to the partners on stage. Such remarks or replicas aside are the words directed by the actor in the hall are not intended for other characters.
Definition of Aside
The term "aside" is implemented in drama and theatre to show how the replica is said by the actor. The aim of such a notion is to show the inner thoughts of the character who is on the stage. Sometimes it can be said by the protagonist only or other minor characters. Doing so attracts the reader's attention because they get involved in the story more than the people on the stage. If in the theatre, the audience will show more sympathy to the character who reveals some personal thoughts aside. This special information said aside may be used to clarify the situation of somebody's words. Sometimes it explains the sarcasm said directly to the other character, but the real meaning is revealed only to the reader.
In the situation when the reader or the audience read or hear the replica aside, the author may manipulate the feelings and make that dialogue subjective. If one knows about the thought of a character, but another person on the stage doesn't use such aside words, the audience might not know about his or her thoughts.
Examples of aside in literature
William Shakespeare is known as the most popular writer of dramas and tragedies. Therefore, one may find lots of examples of aside replicas in his works. For instance, in Hamlet, the protagonist says lots of replicas which are directed to the audience solely. Just think about Hamlet's dialogue with Claudius. He talks politely to the uncle, but the audience hears how Hamlet hates this person and wants to reveal the truth. However, he can't say this directly to Claudius because he didn't know whether he was the one who killed his father for sure.
Another example is Macbeth by William Shakespeare when the protagonist talks about MacDuff about planning to kill him:
"Time thou anticipat'st my dread exploits."
Macbeth is ready to pay, but if he reveals his plan, MacDuff would be outraged. However, the reader knows about the character's inclinations and thoughts. The audience hears that Macbeth is going to kill the family which at the same time shows how mad he has become. He is afraid of the failure and wants to get rid of all the enemies to keep the throne. If previously in his aside replicas he was hesitating about killing one person. In this remark, he is ready to kill the entire family. In such type of the aside, the audience gets this extra information not to show sympathy to Macbeth but to understand that he has finally lost his moral and religious values. This aside is used to show the character's transformation into another man who is aggressive, violent, and selfish.
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One of our college professors one time said that history's importance roots in its ability for us to see our errors and ne'er to make them once more and so we are steadfast protagonists of movies picturing World War II and the Acts of the Apostless of inhumaneness. One of these movies that caught our eyes is "The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas" which was released mid 2008 and based on the...Read more 407
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Walt Disney's determination. to name all his employees by their first names and non their occupation rubrics. fostered a referent-expert type of power construction. Walt Disney and his brother Roy. run their company without implementing hierarchal places. Although it was understood that they were the "big bosses" of the company. they eliminated being distinguished or being known in the company...Read more 397
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While the current career path that I am in has not been my dream, it has been a career that has allowed me to mature intellectually and personally. It has also provided me with plenty of opportunity to know what I do not what to do professionally. I have been interested in the nursing profession for years. Lack of experience at a younger age, perceived financial resource limitations...Read more 294


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- May include in-patient or out-patient visits of varying lengths
- Male/Female
- Age 18 - 100
- Men and women, who have been diagnosed with Parkinson's Disease
- Between 18 and 100 years old
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Even if you don't qualify for a particular study, you may be able to refer a friend or family member. If approved by an Independent Review Board (IRB), PRA may be able to provide you a referral bonus of up to $300 for each qualified study participant that you refer. To qualify for the payment, the person you refer must:
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