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Leaving Milford Proving Ground
Brandan GilloglywriterHot Rod Staffphotographer
We stood by the access road to Black Lake at GM's Milford Proving Ground as the 3,200+ cars that filed in all day began their winding trip out through some of GM's test tracks. If you didn't see your car in our gallery of the first 800 arrivals, maybe we got you this time.
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This is a rework of my original drawing [Link] Time taken = 6-8 hours
Java Draw Created Jun 06, 2011 640 x 460px Unless noted Copyright 2011 moogleymog.
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This is such a lovely dreamlike image. I feel like I could walk right into this drawing and feel the moon on my face!
Moogley, are yah ever coming back? I'll always remember the beautiful hyancith drawing you did for me. Thank you!
You're welcome! I probably most definitely will start drawing again. Life just got in the way I guess. It is hard to draw with a 3 year old about :)
Time goes by, I can't believe it's been another 2 years! Beautiful work. If you come back again, best wishes to you and your little one! Take care!
This artwork is so gorgeous by the way and all your work. I love the way the tree twists, the sky and the overall feeling! I should've said last time I was here ;)
Wonderful!!! :D
So amazing! love it!
wooooow what an incredible tree I love the way it is widing it way up to the sky in a a magical looking way and what fabulous bark plus the sun is lighting it up so beautifully love the sky everything is so inspiring like fav
Amazing landscape...Great job love it...Like :)
I stumbled across this looking for a similar idea: http://www.gallery25ogden.com/large-view/Darlene%20Hamblin/1075711-2-0-82991/Painting.html#.UYmA_LUVFHU Yours is better, but I thought you might be interested. :)
Another amazing piece. I can spend hours admiring your talent. Absolutely love this! 5 ♥'s and Collections. ^__^


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chumad needed a new web page design and created a contest on 99designs.
A winner was selected from 11 designs submitted by 6 freelance designers.
I need an interface built for my game. The game can be found at http://www.fpRPG.com - please login using demo/demo and look at the first page after login. All info on that page should be included in the design - please feel free to PLAY so you know what's going on.
I should also point out that this is my first time here, so any comments about the details of my listing, etc. are greatly appreciated.
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Hi Lastchance:
The full collared hackle that wraps all the way around the fly is hen cape. If I was going to tye in a beard instead then I go with one of two materials, Schlappen is one and the other is Hen Saddle. I prefer Hen Saddle because I like the appearance is always easy to find and available and is just a tad larger to work with which in this case makes it easier.. I hope this answered your questions. Any other questions please ask and I will be glad to answer or provide and help that you may need.
Andy Brasko
Just found this message from you. Please keep me posted on your fishing adventures.
I've never used any more than one coat of CP. I think it's only white glue thinned way down (but I could be wrong!!), so I usually thin it down a bit more and use one coat. Darn! Wish I'd thought to "glue" down the metallic trim! Probably would have used it more!! LOL!! Anxious to see your finished rod!
Me again!
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I don't have any pictures of rods I've finished with the Fishhawk threads. Any I would have done have gone to their respective owners. As I recall, the colors were true, and the material handled really well. Have you tried a trial run on a piece of dowel? Or if you've not started building yet ... you can try a small section under where the reel seat or cork grip will be seated, see what it looks like, then take it off (while the epoxy is still wet even!) You just want to know what the color will look like on the rod you're building.
Wish I was a better building buddy for you!
How funny!! I just finished posting to your thread in the rod building forum! I thought solid dark burgundy or simple, smart black would look great! Anxious to see pictures of the rod when you finish it! It's going to be beautiful!
I would go with American Tackle single foot guides. 12, 4, 3, 2,2,2,2,2,2
3s would be more appropriate for 6w+ rods. What you suggested would be great for a 7 or 8w, a little large for a 3/4.
Hey Grubb. We got spared in my area of Cambria County overnight. Winds are supposed to hit 50 MPH and the temps are headed down to single digits tonight so we'll see what happens. The ride to work was uneventful today. All the schools and colleges in the area cancelled classes today.
Yes I did thank you, I know up there from the past you guys can get some serious winter, and I saw the ice coming your guys way... Stay warm and take care...
Just wondering how the weather is up on the mountain... Hope all is well with you guys up there...
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Hartman: Regulating cars and guns
I always enjoy reading the numbers given for gun deaths, or even injury, in the U.S. by the anti-gun folks. Where do you find those numbers? Certainly not from the FBI Crime Statistics for the U.S. The claim that cars are well-regulated is true up to a point. When an inebriated person gets in a car, no safety feature is going to protect them from their personal choices. In a country of 314 million people, there are some who should not be allowed access to firearms. Denying my rights because there are some irresponsible families, officials, care-givers, or policies guiding the rights of persons with mental instabilities is fair to whom? Let's start using existing law to punish those who use firearms illegally. The shooters in almost all gun deaths are mentally impaired, very few are acting to support an agenda or philosophy. Where are the family members who should have seen irresponsible behavior, just like your two who wanted to blow up their school in Littleton. What can a school counselor do to intervene? Under our laws, we cannot punish before an act. The recent event in Aurora speaks to this issue. Many people saw aberrant behavior, but didn't act. So where does the responsibility for gun safety lie? With those of us who are lawful gun owners and shooters, or with the scofflaws who commit crimes and the social misfit who should not have access to firearms? Personally I would like to see the Thompson back on the market with its full auto capability. The rules are rigorous now. Go try to buy a firearm. If you lie about it, you have committed a federal offense. But will your local Federal ATF officer come lock you up? The system is too big and most of us want to enjoy our rights as Americans. We are quick to forgive and quick to trust.
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In Idaho, Exergy is installing 116MW across Twin Falls, Lincoln and Bingham counties. The remaining 36MW is being installed in Fairbault County, Minnesota.
"We have made substantial progress on the project sites in both states," said Dustin Shively, lead project engineer. "We will begin installing turbines in the second quarter of 2012 as weather permits." All the sites should be generating electricity by the end of the year.
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A recently retired music professor at a Penn State branch campus outside Philadelphia exchanged explicit pictures with a 16-year-old girl from Spain, prosecutors said Friday.
WATCH: Man Accused of Stabbing War Vet to Death
The Montgomery County district attorney's office announced charges against Stephen Stace, 65, of Oreland, who they said took nude pictures of himself in his office at Penn State Abington.
He was charged Thursday with possession of child pornography, unlawful contact with a minor, corruption of minors and other offenses.
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Neither Stace nor his lawyer returned messages seeking comment. He retired in June after 27 years with the university.
In an arrest affidavit, police said Stace's home computer contained photos of the girl topless and images of nude young males.
"Stace admitted he took nude images of himself inside his office at Penn State Abington and sent these images to (the girl) from both his home and his office,'' a Montgomery County detective wrote.
The charging documents said the investigation began with a tip in August from the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children.
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Thunder Levin has been writing and directing movies for years. He's been close to a big break before, but it hasn't come until now — in the form of a tornado filled with sharks. Levin wrote the so-bad-it's-phenomenal SyFy movie Sharknado, which is jumping from TV to the big screen with a nationwide midnight screening tonight.
"It's very exciting. It's kind of surreal actually," he said. "I've been out here writing screenplays and directing low-budget films for a long time now so who could have ever expected that this would be the one."
Levin's life has changed drastically since Sharknado premiered July 11 on SyFy. His previous films — sci-fi work like Apocalypse Earth and the urban horror comedy Mutant Vampire Zombies from the Hood — are now getting a closer look from fans. He's in talks for both the Sharknado sequel and other projects. And tonight, he"ll walk the red carpet at a special LA-area showing of his film.
I caught up with Levin on Thursday to talk about the film's success and his future plans, and to ask him some questions in the name of science. And, as one might suspect, he doesn't take himself too seriously. Read the following with tongue planted firmly in cheek. (Edited for length.)
Q: I have to tell you that I didn't previously know that you were the writer of Mutant Vampire Zombies from the Hood. I love that movie.
A: You saw it?
Q: I did! One of my friends had a copy and remembered that I used to have a massive crush on C. Thomas Howell. I heard the movie title and I believe my response was "What the hell are you talking about?" And we watched it. It might have changed my life, so what I'm really saying is that you might be my new favorite writer now.
A: That was my first feature! I wrote and directed that.
Q: Amazing. So how do you feel about Sharknado being your foray into what I'll call, for lack of a better word, "serious" filmmaking?
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This article was reported by Julie Bosman, Larry Rohter and Katharine Q. Seelye and was written by Ms. Seelye.
By mid-March, Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton's campaign knew it had a problem with what it had once assumed was a reliable firewall its support among superdelegates.
The fight for pledged delegates for the Democratic nomination was essentially over. Senator Barack Obama was ahead, after winning a series of caucuses in states that Mrs. Clinton virtually ignored.
Still, it became apparent that neither he nor Mrs. Clinton could claim the presidential nomination with pledged delegates alone, and the two would need superdelegates elected officials and party activists to fill the gap.
For Mrs. Clinton in particular, that signaled danger. The commanding lead she had held in superdelegates at the start of the contests she was about 100 ahead of Mr. Obama had dwindled by mid-March, to 12.
And superdelegates were showing an independence that the Clinton campaign had not counted on, not quite buying her argument that she was more electable than Mr. Obama.
The break in Mrs. Clinton's supposed firewall turned out to be one of the most important factors in her campaign.
"Sure, Senator Clinton was the favorite early on, but that was simply because of the institutional support that she already had," said Jason Rae of Wisconsin, a superdelegate who endorsed Mr. Obama in February. "In the beginning, people were unsure of Senator Obama. But as they continued to see primary after primary, and him excelling, and him attracting all these new voters, I think the superdelegates really started feeling more comfortable with him."
Of all the assumptions the Clinton campaign made going into the race, its support among the party establishment seemed like a safe bet. Many of the superdelegates, who help pick the nominee at the convention in August, came of age during the Bill Clinton presidency. Many were personal Clinton loyalists, cultivated to help deliver the vote.
But the Obama campaign convinced many superdelegates that they should follow the voters' will in making their endorsements. To the puzzlement and increasing frustration of the Clinton camp, few flowed her way. Her campaign never recovered from its string of losses through February. By the time she started winning again, with Ohio on March 4, her support among superdelegates hardly inched up.
At the same time, Mr. Obama posted a small but steady increase, culminating in a flood that surged on Tuesday and helped him claim the nomination.
In retrospect, relying on superdelegates as a firewall was flawed, said superdelegates who endorsed Mr. Obama.
Representative David E. Price, a superdelegate from North Carolina, said the idea that Mrs. Clinton could amass enough superdelegates to overturn the verdict of pledged delegates "was never in the cards."
Don Fowler, a former party chairman and a superdelegate who had supported Mrs. Clinton, said as much in a memo to the campaign on March 11 predicting that at the end of the primaries Mr. Obama would have about 100 more pledged delegates than Mrs. Clinton.
Mr. Fowler said that "everything humanly possible should be done" to keep that number below 100, because it would be easier to persuade superdelegates that the two were essentially tied.
The Clintons certainly tried, interviews with two dozen superdelegates found. Many said that the Clintons had intensely pressured them and that their endorsements became a test of personal loyalty, subject to a hard sell. At the same time, many said they were drawn to the Obama campaign's excitement.
So even during the Obama campaign's darkest days an eight-week stretch between Ohio and the Pennsylvania primary on April 22, during which Mr. Obama had called rural voters "bitter" and had to renounce his ties to his former pastor because of racial comments more superdelegates were lining up with him than with her.
The Obama campaign skillfully managed the flow. Richard Machacek, a farmer and superdelegate from Iowa, for instance, said he told the Obama campaign on a Monday, April 29, that he was endorsing Mr. Obama. The campaign waited until Tuesday afternoon, the same day that Mr. Obama held a news conference to angrily renounce Reverend Wright, to announce Mr. Machacek's endorsement.
"I don't know if that was on my mind," Mr. Machacek said of the timing. "But he needed it more then than he did before."
David Wilhelm, Mr. Clinton's first chairman of the Democratic Party, endorsed Mr. Obama in mid-February because, he said, he recognized the race might come down to them and he wanted to send a message to other superdelegates that it was time to support Mr. Obama.
Representative Ben Chandler of Kentucky, who came out for Mr. Obama on April 29, said he timed his endorsement to an "unusually critical" moment.
Mr. Chandler made a reference to the controversial Rev. Jeremiah A. Wright Jr. "Reverend Wright's second incarnation," Mr. Chandler said. "I did step forward then, because I thought it would be particularly important to him at that time. They seemed to be very happy about it."
It was the sense among many superdelegates that they should follow the voters' lead rather than loyalty to the Clintons that prompted many to come out on Mr. Obama's behalf.
Patsy Arceneaux, a National Committee member from Louisiana who had a friendship with the Clintons, was persuaded early this year to support Mrs. Clinton. But when Mr. Clinton made what she saw as racially inflammatory comments in South Carolina, Ms. Arceneaux said she developed serious misgivings about supporting Mrs. Clinton.
After switching to Mr. Obama two weeks ago, the Clinton campaign bombarded her with dozens of calls, she said. "You can't imagine how stressful this has been," Ms. Arceneaux said. "It had gotten to where my life had just been taken over by this."
Debbie Marquez, a superdelegate from Colorado, said she had made up her mind to shift to Mr. Obama, largely because he opposed the Iraq war from the start. The ex-president called and talked for 45 minutes, she said.
"When people talk about the finger wagging and lecturing in his speeches, I kind of felt that was going on over the phone," Ms. Marquez said.
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10 Easy Valentine's Day Candy and Treats Recipes com. Our number one treat for virtually any holiday is candy for valentine s day ideas, look no further. Here are some of our favorite Valentine's Day candy we ve got great valentine s deals on gifts, theatre, restaurants, hotels & valentine s day breaks. Treat your sweetheart to an intimate dinner for two with these decadent Valentine s Day recipes perfect presents for. How to Make Valentine s Day Special on a Budget you don t have to spend a lot to let your spouse know you love him! here are some great ways to romance your husband on the cheap this valentine s day! where did valentine s day come from? (think naked romans, paganism, and whips. Love with diamonds and a five star meal is neither a necessity nor necessarily a meaningful expression of love for ) what does it cost? and why do we fall for it, year after year? fun valentine's day nutrition and exercise activity page promoting healthy foods for the heart. Valentine s Day in the United States these activities are designed for elementary school children and can. Valentine s Day is celebrated on February 14 celebrate your love of food this valentine s day at one of these restaurants offering specials around south africa. It is a festival of romantic love and many people give cards, letters, flowers or a meal to keep you cozy on a rainy day. Easy, kid-friendly Valentine s Day cakes, snacks and healthy meals that even picky eaters will love sausage, beans and broccoli rabes soup, italian grilled cheese -n- tomato sandwiches. Food of love - romantic recipes for two love is in the air with these valentine's day recipes for everything from a romantic dinner for two to sweet treats everyone will love. This website is made by BBC Worldwide once your rice crispy treat mixture is made, it is time to melt your chocolate. BBC Worldwide is a commercial company that is owned by the BBC (and just the BBC) anyway, so you take your mold, and you melt some chocolate or candy melts i usually do. 10 Things You Didn t Know About Valentine s Day this may be one of my favorite packs so far! i just love the little clipart! i hope you enjoy it too! included in this pre-k pack is: prewriting practice sheets. Get in the mood for love with interesting facts about the sweetest holiday sweeten up your valentine s day and show some love with this big list of fun valentine s day crafts! it s time to put some love into your craft time! not sure what to cook? we've pulled together our most popular recipes, our latest additions and our editor's picks, so there's sure to be something tempting for. Valentine s Day Main Dish Recipes Looking for a main dish to serve up this Valentine s Day? Try one of our favorite romantic recipes including shrimp scampi, filet show your love with special valentine s day recipes, romantic date night dinners, and decadent chocolaty desserts. Looking for Valentine s Day decorating ideas? Find great ideas, instructions & all the supplies you'll need at Wilton 25+ valentine s day home decor ideas. com valentine's day is coming up fast, but there's still plenty of time for you to spice up your home with the spirit of love!


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Material - Semi Dupion
Width - 44' Inches.
Care - Hand wash separately for the first time.
Disclaimer - Slight difference in color from visible product image is possible.
If your mother ever warned you that patterns don't mix, you may still be a believer in this common myth. The matchy-matchy look that our moms were so good at is no longer the norm. Fabrics and patterns don't have to match, they just have to go
Have you ever spent time in front of your open cupboard, and wondered what to wear? You need to be comfortable, but not look frumpy; you need to look stylish, but not over the top; you need to look smart and professional, but still look like you've made an effort for the occasion…


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Intrauterine devices (IUDs)
IUDs, once known as 'coils' or 'loops', are a widely used form of birth control which became prominent in the 20th century. These small devices fit into the uterus and provide long-term contraception. An IUD is fitted by a trained practitioner and can stay in place for a number of years. They remain popular, especially in China, although there are questions about their long-term safety.
In 1909, German doctor Richard Richter first described an IUD. It was a ring made of silkworm gut inserted into the uterus. Ernst Gräfenberg developed a flexible ring of silk suture 20 years later, which he later modified by wrapping around silver wire. The 'Gräfenberg ring' became the first IUD to be used in numbers, but it was associated with high infection rates. Like all IUDs it acted as a foreign object, which promoted an inflammatory response from the uterus. This creates a hostile environment for sperm which are then neutralised.
New IUDs made from plastic or metal came onto the market during the 1960s and became very popular. Copper was particularly effective. Copper-based IUDs and inert plastic IUDs are still used. A third type of hormone-releasing IUDs has been developed in recent years. They are usually referred to separately as intrauterine systems (IUSs).
Poor monitoring of new devices in the 1960s and 1970s caused health fears. An American product called the Dalkon Shield was associated with a number of deaths. The product was removed and product testing greatly improved. However, popular doubts about the safety of IUDs persist.
R Jütte, Contraception: A History (Cambridge: Polity Press, 2007)
K Hicks, Surviving the Dalkon shield IUD: Women v. the Pharmaceutical Industry (New York: Teachers College Press, 1994)
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Posts about celebrity mean-girling or bullying, either in jest or legitimate disparagement.
Happy Anniversary, Reese
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You know what yesterday was? It was the one year anniversary of "Do you know my name?" Or, as the brilliant Michael K at Dlisted would say, Laura Jean Poon's birthday. And she bounced back as quickly as James Franco did when he perved on a teenager on social media. Full Story
You should always go full Mean Girl
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Inspired by a line in Tropic Thunder. Either you know it or you don't. I started the VMAs on Team Taylor last night. The hair and makeup were good. The matching colour dress with her bff Selena Gomez was good. With an ex-boyfriend in the house and the girlfriend of an ex-boyfriend in the house, that's how you do. Full Story
VOGUE: JLaw & JLO
Here's the Jennifer Lawrence VOGUE cover. It's the all-important September issue. It's an understandable choice. Really, who's had a better year than Jennifer Lawrence? And the interview? Towards the end of the interview, Lawrence's best friend and assistant, Justine, claims that the "secret" to Lawrence's charm and perceived unpretentiousness is that she's not playing the game: "Literally everyone else is playing the game, but she is not. Full Story
The family intervention
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According to US Weekly, Chris and Luke Hemsworth, brothers of Liam Hemsworth, who is still, apparently, Miley Cyrus's fiancé, stepped in about a month ago to convince him to leave her. Like a romance intervention. Because she's not good for him. Full Story
The Dowager Countess from Croydon
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From Croydon??? I'm getting there... Kate Moss is promoting a book of her modelling photos. She agreed to only two interviews in support of the release: Vanity Fair (which I wrote about last week, click here for a refresher) and The New York Times. Full Story
It's Gonna Be Me
Is my favourite N Sync song. What? I love it. I totally Wayne Robsoned it back in the day, OK? For some reason it was the lyric that came to mind reading this story -- that Justin Timberlake only invited 2 of the other 4 members of N Sync to his wedding. JC Chasez and Chris Kirkpatrick were allowed to come if they wanted to. Full Story
VMA Karmic Payback: USA Gymnastics Team
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Did I miss the part where they actually introduced these girls? I mean, I know the Olympics wasn't long ago, but we're used to seeing them all in skintight leotards and the same skinned-back hairstyle. It's not like we're at the point where there's full facial recognition when they're dressed like people, especially on a really, really wide shot. Full Story
VMAs: Twilight "Family"
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Things about the Twilight contingent's presentation that were gross, in no particular order: -Peter Facinelli's dead-eyes as he calculated how much of his salary is worth him doing endless teen press. -Taylor Lautner's tan and sad uncomprehending smile. Does he know what's actually going on, often? Sometimes I'm not sure. Full Story
Lohan punks Woody, begs Anna
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Woody Allen agreed to meet Lindsay Lohan for dinner the other night in New York. The paps were there to shoot them on their way out. Of course. And who do you think texted them the location? As you know, the Met Gala is tonight. Rumour has it Lohan is desperate to attend. And desperate to find someone to dress her. Full Story
All that and no cover
God, Anna Wintour is such a mega bitch it's...amazing. Here's Victoria Beckham in Vogue this month, NOT the cover. Even though it's a pretty long ass article. The kind of long article that usually belongs to the front page subject. The kind of article with the kind of access that, for any other celebrity, comes only with a front page guarantee. Full Story
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Obviously I LOVE this story. SO MUCH.Gwyneth Paltrow, Cameron Diaz, Reese Witherspoon, and Beyonce will star in a musical comedy called One Hit Wonders to be written and directed by Glee's Ryan Murphy. Andy Samberg and the Lonely Island are doing the songs.Let me give you a minute to stop punching yourself in the face. Full Story


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A look around the Pac-12:
Stanford — Cardinal defense tries to figure out how to stop Oregon's high-scoring offense (46 ppg).
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Saturday at Stanford, Oregon must do it again with the North Division lead on the line.
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linmagau.org: Kaboodle/Noatun vs XMMS
There's a story (print version) on linmagau.org reviewing sound quality between Noatun, Kaboodle and XMMS. Not surprisingly, Noatun and Kaboodle come out on top, with the author stating that "I'd recommend the Noatun/Kaboodle solution to most audiophiles and people with decent sound gear." Unfortunately, the author didn't take the time to discover some of the other features and plugins that make Noatun a better all around player. An interesting, if audio-centric, read.
[Ed: Of course, this is really a review of aRts, KDE Multimedia and all those Open Source audio libraries involved. Noatun, Kaboodle and even XMMS win automatically.]
For me, mostly all is resumed to plugins.
So the choise is clear.
And besides, Noatun is slooooow.
By Iuri Fiedoruk at Fri, 2003/05/02 - 5:00am
Yes, there are slight differences in XMMS vs. Noatun mp3 decoding quality, Noatun does sound slightly better, but both of them have trouble recognising some broken? mp3 files, whilst the other works.
But as an audiophile, what are you doing listening to mp3s?
and FLAC... well, it always sounds like it should, so hopefully all players will have flac playback possibilities by default soon. (it's how I store samplecds, my own material and anything else sensitive to the ear)
I still mainly use XMMS for the simple reason that many of the plugins I need for it aren't available for Noatun and hopefully this will be fixed in the near future.
Examples are the following:
Shoutcast broadcasting
Crystality plugin (to enhance the sound of mp3) and no, it's not trivial BS, most mp3 compression programs use low/high pass filters leaving a laughable frequency range for the end material.
dumb-xmms plugin (IMO the best sounding mod/s3m/xm/it playback library)
various plugins for snes/nes sound chip instruction playback (ie. authentic sounding console music)
By Funk at Fri, 2003/05/02 - 5:00am
I forgot about the 1# reason, JACK output
JACK (http://jackit.sourceforge.net/) is the reason linux may one day become a viable solution for people in proffessional audio business, and hopefully arts will be dropped in favour of JACK or adopt the same kind of architecture (needing a total rewrite from scratch I presume)
Low latency is not a luxury, it's a requirement if anyone is going to ever be able to do any serious audio work on linux & variants.
JACK implements just this, and it is ready and more than good to go.
By Funk at Fri, 2003/05/02 - 5:00am
Sound quality
How can Noatun and Kaboodle produce "better" sound? If I play an MP3 in Noatun and XMMS, they both use the same MP3 decoding algorithm! They both send the decoded stream to the same audio device! So how can one player produce better sound than the other if both the source and output are the same?
By Ac at Sat, 2003/05/03 - 5:00am
arts just sucks
arts just sucks. it can't use hardware mixing, if i'm compiling something while playing an mp3, arts skips. playing a game, arts skips, dragging a window, arts skips.
its bloody useless.
By arts_sucks at Sun, 2003/05/04 - 5:00am
aRts could use some attention indeed....
- It doesn't support hardware mixing, even though a lot of soundcards do (mine does, when using ALSA)
So these things basically render any KDE-based sound player unusable at the moment. I guess that's why everone is using XMMS (I know I am!)
I hope some KDE developers will read this thread, and acknowledge the need to take some action on the kde-multimedia front, esp. the aRts back-end :-)
By Wilke at Sun, 2003/05/04 - 5:00am
Re: aRts could use some attention indeed....
Just did a little experiment to prove this problem:
- Running aRts, using ALSA for output, realtime priority, playing a 192 KBit MP3, takes about 4.5% CPU time constantly.
- Running XMMS with ALSA output, I often can not even find it in top, but when it's there it uses like 0.1-0.2% CPU time, as expected.
XMMS users should take note that turning of the option (in Preferences->Options) "Smooth title scroll" will save a lot of CPU cycles! I disabled the scrolling songtitle entirely (it's useless anyway), so now I just see the first ~ 30 chars of the songtitle. Disabling the equalizer visualisation helps, as well.
What I'd like to know is: what is aRtsd doing in these 4.5% CPU cycles anyway? I mean by simply looking at the numbers above it looks like it could decode the MP3 20 times over in that amount of time!
By Wilke at Sun, 2003/05/04 - 5:00am
Re: aRts could use some attention indeed....
I agree completely. I have personally raised this problem on various forums already several years ago. Unless working with network transparency mode of ARTS ( what I never do) - I don't need it. What for ? Sound stream mixing? Aren't 32 streams in hardware enough for non-audio-professional home user?
By Alex at Sun, 2003/05/04 - 5:00am
I don't care about this obsolete codec generation
Vorbis & MPC are the ways to go :-)
I don't like that artsd uses about 10 - 15% of my Athlon 900 and didn't even work 2 years ago when I started with Linux and had a p133.
Give me Noatun without artsd for OSS and espicially Alsa-modules.
I don't know what Noatun does with the soundfiles while it uses the processor that much.
And well, there's a arts-plugin for xmms. It's worth a test :-)
By Christian Schug... at Sun, 2003/05/04 - 5:00am
After a few thoughts about the ultimate integrated
multimedia system for KDE:
At first I want to mention there might be some security issues but it's about usability:
Have a look where you're in contact with multimedia:
Webbrowsing is quite ok but sometimes Konqueror crashes after clicking too fast, what isn't page related. And there seem to be some bugs when using the tree view (was moving files into subdirectories and suddenly Konqueror moved them into my home-dir what wasn't visible in that /LAN-tree).
Instant messaging: I use SIM and the original AOL-AIM for linux. Well, I need that different design to recognize the network and I don't mind three contact-lists for aol, icq and gabber.
If I watch a DVD or listen to vorbis files and want to discuss with my IMcontact about it, I would like to send a 100kbit-video-stream. I choose "send stream" and get a list of noatun(s) stopped with playlists full with mp3, vorbis, xvid, swf, cdda://, vcd:// , dvd:// ... and alternative buttons like "open file", dvd-browser, vcd-browser, cdda-browser [Perhaps the file isn't in that list or noatun isn't open].
I want to be able to mark some files in the playlist and toggle them on and off via shortcuts.
artsd is annoying, I can disable the xine border in icewm, noatun always has a border and a title bar in other windowmanagers. Looks very strange when using the k-jöfol-skin.
Have fun
By Christian Schug... at Sun, 2003/05/04 - 5:00am
JACK instead of ARTS
Don't get me wrong, ARTS is great work, and I have not experienced any trouble with it.
But, arts is not good enough, it has the severe problem of extremely high latency, which makes it unsuitable for any kind of professional audio work.
Sign me up on the list of JACK instead ARTS
By Funk at Sun, 2003/05/04 - 5:00am
Re: JACK instead of ARTS
About the hardware mixing, I disagree, ARTS can guarantee a quality mix doing it in software, and hardware should be optional but not default since 90% of pc soundcards suck.
By Alex at Mon, 2003/05/05 - 5:00am
Re: JACK instead of ARTS
So you'd want GFX cards to use 8-bit blenders for 32bit graphics as well then?
If you think the cpu wins and sound quality loss gains are acceptable then fine.
Good cards:
By Funk at Tue, 2003/05/06 - 5:00am
Re: JACK instead of ARTS
Uh, wtf? On modern SoundBlasters (basically, anything past the SB AWE), mixing is 100% digital and handled within the DSP directly. Naturally, sound that is from analog inputs, such as lien-in, microphone input, and cd audio would have to pass through a ADC. This is how it works on non-consumer oriented sound cards as well.
Most of the quality loss exhibited by modern SoundBlasters is the fact that it handles all wave audio at 48kHz. Most audio is NOT sampled at this rate, and thus must be resampled. However, for most consumer related, this isn't exactly a problem. It only becomes one if you are doing sound editing. I don't see many people who are using Noatun or xmms doing that :x. Anyway, this behavior is exhibited irregardless of if you are doing hardware or software mixing.
By fault at Tue, 2003/05/06 - 5:00am
Re: JACK instead of ARTS
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By Another Alex at Sun, 2005/10/30 - 5:00am
xmms rocks
I agree with everybody else here, I like xmms better than noatun.
It starts up faster, runs better (uses less CPU), crashes less, looks better and it's easyier to use.
And I don't like artsd or esd, a decent soundcard does the same on hardware and works better.
It would be ok to use artsd or esd for network transparency (like mad), I don't know if artsd has this capability, but anyway, I don't need it.
By Alan at Fri, 2003/05/09 - 5:00am
How about Audacious?
I prefer Audacious Media Player. It's a second generation XMMS descendant via Beep Media Player and it's like XMMS and Beep combined without the bugs.
http://audacious-media-player.org/Main_Page for those who are interested.
I can't even consider things like JuK because they lack support for Amiga Modules (MOD, XM, IT, S3M, etc.), Chiptunes (SPC, GYM, HSC, NSF, etc.), MIDI, and other such esoteric formats.
It helps that Audacious has what is apparently the best-sounding MP3 decoder in existence. I also like the in-progress conversion to format detection by headers rather than extensions and the planned switch to LADSPA effects and libvisual visuals.
By Stephan Sokolow at Fri, 2006/01/27 - 6:00am


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Helping Teens Say No
Teach your kids how to handle peer pressure with our seven strategies for resisting temptation, bad influences, and unsafe choices.
It Is Not as Easy as Just Say No
All day, every day, we hope that our teens will resist when they find themselves in a dicey situation—whether it involves drugs or booze or looking at iffy Web sites. We cross our fingers that their first reaction will be a hearty N-O.
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If we've ever tried to picture what that just-say-no situation looks like, we've probably conjured up some hokey scenario — an unwashed thug offering a joint to our teen, who bravely pushes it away. "But peer pressure is seldom as obvious as someone shoving a beer into your child's hand," says Sharon Scott, author How to Say No and Keep Your Friends (Human Resource Development Press). "And the pressure isn't always coming from the so-called bad kids. It's also from your child's friends, who mean the world to him."
That's why just saying no doesn't work, and why programs like Drug Abuse Resistance Education (D.A.R.E.), taught to 36 million kids a year, are relatively ineffective. (Researchers at the University of Kentucky and Virginia Commonwealth University found that students who receive D.A.R.E. training are just as likely to smoke, drink, and take drugs as students who haven't received it.)
Why Resisting Is So Hard
Part of the problem is that the section of the brain used in making such big decisions doesn't fully mature until kids reach their early 20s, says Richard R. Clayton, PhD, associate dean for research at University of Kentucky's College of Public Health, in Lexington. Yet most prevention programs teach tweens and teens strategies that emphasize "cold cognition," the rational, nonemotional way of responding. But in that moment, when someone asks your daughter to hop into the backseat or your son for the answers on a test, your kid will be in a high-emotion situation that requires "hot cognition," Clayton says, adding, "Needless to say, many of our kids are not as skilled at regulating their emotions as we'd like them to be."
- Don't Miss: How to Teach Teens to Respect Parents
Parents also underestimate the intensity of pressure. A recent poll of 46,000 teens by the Boys and Girls Clubs of America found that dealing with peers is the leading source of stress for kids, ahead of school, relationships, and violence. And parents also forget kids can be leaned on in multiple new ways, by text message, IM, or e-mail.
What's more, kids being coerced have to "size up situations in a few seconds, determine if they want to say no, and then get that across without threatening their friendships," says Scott. "After a half-minute, either their friend starts getting combative, or else the bad choice — the invitation to ditch math class, for example — starts to sound pretty good." What teens need is an arsenal of say-no strategies. Which is where you come in, empowering your kid with these secrets for staying strong when the pressure is on.
Teaching Individuality and Weighing the Options
Teach your teen to: Look out for number one.
Why it works: Tweens and teens are so attached to one another—and to groupthink—they forget to look out for themselves as individuals. Explain to your child that by thinking of herself as a solo act she can get out of tough situations without a drama. "Let's say your kid realizes there is a lot of drinking going on at a party," says Michele Borba, EdD, author of 12 Simple Secrets Real Moms Know (Jossey-Bass). "Telling her friend, 'Look, I'm uncomfortable here, and I'm leaving — but I'll understand if you want to stay' does two things. It gives your daughter the freedom to get herself out of trouble. And, since she's not exerting any goody-two-shoes pressure on her pal, it will probably save the friendship."
Teach your teen to: Rate all the options.
Why it works: Kids get invited to do things all the time, many of which seem relatively harmless to them. Have your teen practice weighing both sides of every offer: What good can come from letting Mr. Not-Smart-But-Popular copy your science homework? (Not much. You won't make his buddy list because of this.) What bad can come? (Plenty. You could get caught, get suspended, and make your parents irate. At the very least you'll probably have to deal with the same annoying request from this kid — or another one — tomorrow.)
Blaming Mom and Using Humor
Teach your teens to: Blame you.
Why it works: Kids who can truthfully say, "No, I can't—my mom said she would ground me for life" have a crucial advantage when it comes to saying no to their peers, according to researchers from the White House Office of National Drug Control Policy. But that means parents have to tell kids, early and often, exactly what the rules are, and what the consequences will be if they are broken. Be as specific as possible. Say, "If I catch you smoking, you will lose your allowance and be grounded for a month." "If I find out you drank, you will lose the right to drive our car." "If I learn that you've had sex, I will chaperone every date you have until you turn 18." Knowing the consequences ahead of time makes it easier for kids to stay safe.
Teach your teen to: Make "no" funny.
Why it works: Many times teens do say no, but in a way that creates unnecessary social problems. "People who expect to be taken seriously don't have to whine or yell," says Borba. A kid who makes a joke when refusing, saying, "Sorry, I'm trying to be less popular" can stay out of trouble and still save face with peers. The one who says fearfully, "No, we might get in trouble" risks being branded a lifelong wimp.
Speaking Up, Using Your Eyes, and Repeating No
Teach your teen to: Speak for herself.
Why it works: "The more assertive a kid is, the less likely she is to be victimized or pressured," Borba says. Putting yourself out there, like any other human behavior, is a habit that can be learned through repetition. As often as possible, encourage kids to speak — politely but firmly — on their own behalf, ordering for themselves at restaurants, for example, or asking salespeople direct questions.
Teach your teen to: Use body language.
Why it works: "If your son holds his head up high and makes eye contact, it makes his 'no' mean more," says Borba. When watching TV with teens, point out characters who look strong and move assertively, and those who seem weak and unable to protect themselves, so kids can actually see what you mean when you talk about body language.
Teach your teen to: Repeat his "no" messages.
Why it works: Tell your son that when he wants to decline something he should pick a strong, clear line and stick with it. If he is offered a cigarette, for example, he should say, "I don't want to." If the other person keeps coming at him, he should just continue saying "I don't want to" for as long as it takes to get off the hook. Experts call this the Broken Record Technique. "The more a kid says no, the more he feels it and means it," says Borba. Staying on message will probably wear out the other person — and build your teen's resiliency for next time.
Teaching "Yes" Manners and Leading by Example
Making Yes Mean Yes
For all the time parents spend thinking about teaching kids to say no, today's teens are also having a tough time saying yes when it's okay to say yes, report experts. When offered an invitation, some kids sullenly slouch, talk in monosyllables, or even ignore the gesture entirely. "They can come across as rude and unappreciative," says Borba. Try a bit of good-natured razzing at dinner — "Excuse me, it doesn't sound like you want that ice cream. Want to try that again?" — to teach kids that a convincing yes includes:
- Looking directly into the eyes of the person making the offer
- Speaking clearly, without mumbling
- Nodding
- Smiling
- Keeping the body "open" — not folding arms across the chest or turning sideways
- Thanking the other person
Just Say No, Mom!
Face it. Most grown-ups vacillate from A-plus assertiveness to total wuss. So while you're teaching your kid to say no, beef up your own ability to do it. Then point out to your teen some of your successes, as they happen. Say, "Did you hear how I just said, 'Sorry. Too busy' when the PTA called about the fundraiser? I'm so proud of myself — it isn't always easy to say no, but I'm glad I did."
Copyright © 2008. Used with permission from the January 2008 issue of Family Circle magazine.


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Orville Schell / John Delury
Every July, amid festivities and fireworks, the U.S. and France mark their birth as nations. Accustomed as we are in the West to histories that begin with triumph -- the signing of the Declaration of Independence, the storming of the Bastille -- it may seem strange that China, the fast-rising dynamo of the East, marks the beginning of its journey to modern nationhood in a very different way: with the shock of unexpected defeat and the loss of national greatness.
Many Chinese date the start of their modern history to Aug. 11, 1842, when the Qing Dynasty, by signing the Treaty of Nanjing, capitulated to Great Britain in order to end the disastrous First Opium War (1839-42). It was from this and many other subsequent defeats that China's political elites -- including the most progressive 20th-century reformers and revolutionaries -- wove an entire national narrative of foreign exploitation and victimization. Even today, this fabric of ideas continues to hold powerful sway over China's relations with the rest of the world.
The artifacts of China's formative moment can be seen at the Temple of the Tranquil Seas, which sits on a narrow slice of land in the northwest part of Nanjing on the banks of the Yangtze River. It was here, in the oppressive heat of August 1842, that Chinese negotiators were forced to sit with their British counterparts and hammer out the crushing terms of the treaty. The negotiating chamber in the old temple has now been restored to something resembling its original state. A nearby exhibition covers the painful history of 'China's unequal treaties,' which imposed territorial concessions and onerous indemnities that remained in force until the 1940s.
The Temple of the Tranquil Seas serves as a curious porthole into this bitter past of foreign incursion and exploitation, from which both the Nationalist and Chinese Communist parties later constructed their ideologies. As the historical exhibit's first panel explains: 'Those unequal treaties were like fettering ropes of humiliation that made China lose control of her political and military affairs. . . . It was one of the major causes that rendered China poor and weak in modern history . . . and has become a symbol of the commencement of China's modern history.'
For Chinese reformers, however, there was, in this record of impotence and inferiority, also a paradoxical promise of redemption. Being overwhelmed by materially stronger but culturally inferior foreign powers -- Chinese leaders called them 'barbarians' -- may have been a profound humiliation, but it also served as motivation for China to regenerate itself as a great power. As Mao Zedong declared in founding the People's Republic in 1949, 'The Chinese have always been a great courageous and industrious nation; it is only in modern times that they have fallen behind. . . . Ours will no longer be a nation subject to insult and humiliation.'
This morality play continues to shape the Chinese imagination. As the last panel in the exhibit room of the Temple of Tranquil Seas explains: 'It is hard to look back upon this humiliating history. . . . But the abolishment of the unequal treaties has shown the Chinese people's unwavering spirit of struggle for independence and self-strengthening. To feel shame is to approach courage.'
In this authorized version of modern Chinese history, 1842 is Year One. Every Chinese high-school student is expected to know the official narrative dividing Chinese history neatly into pre-Opium War and post-Opium War periods. It is China's counterpart to the familiar American exercise of learning the preamble of the Declaration of Independence.
To fully appreciate the trauma of these historical experiences, one must understand not just the shock of China's defeat in the First Opium War but also the cascade of further defeats that soon followed. Historically, the Chinese had very little experience in questioning the fundamental assumptions of their culture and ways of governance. When imperial officials finally began to understand that their country had become the hapless 'sick man of Asia,' in the words of Liang Qichao, a towering intellectual figure at the turn of the last century, they established an abiding view of China as having been preyed upon by its foreign rivals.
Today, the psychological and cultural habits developed during this dismal era of Chinese history continue to color and distort China's relations with the rest of the world, especially the U.S., which has taken the place of Great Britain as the world's superpower. In one of his first speeches as General Secretary of the Communist Party, President Xi Jinping recollected the 'unusual hardship and sacrifice' suffered by his country in modern times. 'But the Chinese people have never given in,' Mr. Xi continued.
The historical memories on display at the Temple of the Tranquil Seas have had positive effects as well. One can hear their echo in China's determination to rejuvenate itself, regain wealth and power, and become a nation of consequence once again. It is this urge that Mr. Xi tries to encourage by speaking proudly of a 'China dream.'
Still, it is time for China and the more vociferous propagandists in Beijing to move beyond declarations about China's 'one hundred years of national humiliation.' That period has come to an end. The world has changed, China and the West have changed, and a new narrative is necessary for China to achieve its declared aim of equality and a 'new type of great power relationship.'
Only when China is ready to define itself with a more constructive national story will it be able to take its place in full partnership with a nation born, in a moment of affirmation, on a distant Fourth of July.
Mr. Schell is the Arthur Ross Director of the Center on U.S.-China Relations at the Asia Society in New York City. Mr. Delury is a professor of history at Yonsei University in Seoul, South Korea. They are the co-authors of 'Wealth and Power: China's Long March to the 21st Century,' which has just been published by Random House.
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Woman Who Made Out With Her Brother In Jail Is Now Back In Jail
Charlene Ellet made headlines last week after a shoplifting arrest turned into a possession-of-meth arrest which somehow culminated in her and her brother making out in jail. Now Ellet's back behind bars, this time for choking her husband (who is not her brother).
Just a few days after she was released from her bonds (the metal kind, not the brother kind), police were again called to respond to Ellet, who had put her husband into a choke hold.
"Apparently there was a dispute over a cellular phone at the location and the male reported that the female assaulted him...She said he assaulted her, but deputies advised that his injuries were consistent with his report."
According to the police report, the two got into an argument in a motel room. The husband, whose name was withheld, had scratches, redness, and swelling that made it hard for him to talk.
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I didn't know anything about Cal Worthington other than what I learned from watching a ton of late night TV in the 1980s.
And, I learned a lot.
For example I knew that if I needed or wanted a "brand new car" I could "go see Cal."
I also knew that in Cal's world if I got a "new car for my wife" she would "love me all my life."
Cal told me if I "was short of cash, he'll have payments all arranged and "10-day new exchange." Whatever the hell that meant.
At first, I figured he was some kind of personable hillbilly who knew exactly what it took to get you in the door and out with a new car; a slick sort of huckster like Mr. Haney on "Green Acres." After all, they had the same backwoods twang.
But where Mr. Haney was a stereotype of a real snake-oil selling, carpetbagging Southern sleaze, Cal Worthington was anything but.
In fact, it can be argued in hindsight, ol' Cal was a genius and certainly way ahead of his time. Here was a guy who understood his TV appeal, the power of his jingle, his brand and his audience. I challenge you to find a Southern California car dealer as successful as Cal.
Chalk it up to his TV advertising campaign. It looked hokey, but it was pure showmanship. And, let me tell you if I may, the sight of a guy on TV wrestling a bear, coddling a chimp or being towed in a mini-Model-T by an ox undoubtedly got attention from plenty of the bong-hit addled, long-haired freaks of the era.
Which is why Cal Worthington was a staple of late '70s and mid-'80s late night TV. He sandwiched his pitches among KTLA's "Twilight Zone" or "Star Trek"; as lengthy breaks during KHJ's never-ending stream of horribly dubbed kung fu classics; and in between black-an-white episodes of "Perry Mason" and rants from Wally George on KDOC.
In retrospect, I guess Cal was really targeting the swing-shift employees on the line in the Southland's then-booming aerospace and manufacturing industries. Paychecks were good then. Good and steady. But no matter where you worked, you needed a car to get there. And, what better place to be for that blue-collar audience to pick up a vehicle than Long Beach?
I loved the way the cars would roll past on screen with big numbers on their windows and fake license plates as Cal would describe them and their price.
"First come first served.
"You talk about some low prices, look at this:
"A '74 Buick LeSabre Luxus, on sale for 1,200 bucks
"A '73 Chivy Monte Carlo, $1,300
"A 19 and 73 Pontiac, a Gran Prix, convertible, four-door, on sale for $1,000.
"Take the car, drive it for 10 days.
"A '73 Chivy Vega, a GT wagon, …
"Here's a '66 Olds Delta 88 two-door, $600 the full price."
A lot of times, I would say to myself, "hmm … you know what? I could probably afford that."
I guess wasn't alone.
In 1988, according to a 1990 Sacramento Bee article, ol' downhome Cal grossed in excess of $300 million and was spending nearly $15 million a year on TV commercials. That same article contained plenty of facts about Cal Worthington that I never knew until Monday.
For example:
• Cal Worthington piloted a B-17 in WWII and flew 29 missions over Germany;
• After the war he couldn't get a commercial pilot's gig, so he began selling cars in Corpus Christi, Texas;
• His first SoCal dealership was in Huntington Park, where Wikipedia notes he sold Hudsons.
I guess that explains the commercial where he was flying a biplane.
But, again that's the stuff I never knew.
What I most remember was that Cal loved animals, especially his "dog Spot."
It never mattered to me that Spot was sometimes an elephant, sometimes a chimp, sometimes a reindeer. Cal would stand on his head to sell me a car. Beyond that, I knew how to find him if I ever wanted that $600 Delta 88.
"Worthington Ford in Long Beach
Worthington Ford in Long Beach
San Diego Freeway and Bellflower Boulevard."
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Denver hockey coach Jim Montgomery won't use the Pioneers' 4-1 win Saturday over RPI as a chalkboard moment. The penalty-heavy game jerked through too many oddities.
"It was tough to evaluate our game 5-on-5," Montgomery said. "It was a little bit like an exhibition game."
DU and RPI combined for 41 penalty minutes. And the Pioneers out-shot the Engineers 18-2 in the first period.
Worse still, Tanner Jaillet didn't get through his debut in goal for the Pios after he left early with concussion symptoms. He had his legs swept out and flipped up skates high before landing on his head early in the first period.
Montgomery had more to say in the full DU-RPI game recap here.
1. Evan Cowley, Denver — It wasn't like his 14 saves were especially impressive statistically. But between his Friday shutout and the near-blanking on Saturday, his weekend was a good start for the sophomore replacing Sam Brittain.
2. Zac Larraza, Denver — A post-game scoring change gave Larraza a first-period goal that appeared to belong to Quentin Shore. But the second-period tally was all Larraza's. Like Cowley, his weekend grades an A.
3. Joey LaLeggia, Denver — The senior defenseman finished with five shots and his quick work in their own zone helped keep RPI to just two shots in the first perios and only six in the third.
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All of these programs had already been recognized by the Texas Skills Standard Board (TSSB) for having adopted the Biotechnology skill standards. As a result, they had already developed curriculum and assessment tools around the standards. However this project gave them the opportunity to share what they had done with each other. Only by sharing could they understand how each program is making sure that students graduate at a designated performance level in all of the key activities associated with all of the critical work functions that make up the skill standards.
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Many of you may know that I am a former flight attendant. What you may not know is that I was in the air on September 11th, working a flight leaving New York City going to Florida. I worked for an airline that has live TV's in every seat, so we were some of the few people in the air that actually watched the horrors of that day unfold live.
It all started normally enough. The crew of 6 (four flight attendants and two pilots) met for the early morning flight, expecting a short trip to Tampa and back. The plane was full of people, mostly bleary-eyed from having to make it to the airport on time. We did a quiet, low-key service, chatting with the few passengers who were awake, then went to our respective galleys to rummage up some breakfast for ourselves.
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The Friday Night Rock Rotation – July 13, 2012 – John Callahan 1. Meatbeat Manifest – Hallucination Generation – 99% 2. Ministry - Never Believe – A Mind is a Terrible Thing to Taste 3. Megachurch - The Gay Agenda – Megachurch 4. Butthole Surfers – Cowboy Bob - Psychic ... Powerless ... Another Man's Sac 5. Fucked Up – Magic Word – The Chemistry of Common Life 6. The Black Angels – Bby orderdisorder - Playlists
That had to have been my show, but I can't seem to find that play list... sorry, John Callahanby orderdisorder - Shows
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Thanks to all of the internet listeners...I think that was the most I have ever had...Also, the callers with great requests and kind words...Thanks. Of course special thanks to Josh Richardson and Flavor Crystals, their new triple vinyl album comes out in May 2012 John Callahan Song - Band - Album - Year Hallucination Generation - Meat Beat Manifesto - 99% - 1990 Stir it Up - The Chby orderdisorder - Playlists
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Here is the set list from July 21, 2009 Band - Song - Album - Year 1.Butthole Surfers - Space - Electric Larryland - 1996 2.No Age - Ripped Jeans - Nouns - 2008 3.Sonic Youth - Walkin Blues - The Eternal - 2009 4.Dream Syndicate - The Days of Wine and Roses - The Days of Wine and Roses- 1982 5.Sebadoh - Skull - Bake Sale - 1994 6. Notwist - Gravity - The Devil, You, & Me - 2008 7.by orderdisorder - Playlists
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I didn't think anyone would remember the New FADS. They were fantastic. So.....this August marks the 20th anniversary of the Stones Roses s/t release. Can you believe it? JCby orderdisorder - Playlists
Friday Night Rock Rotation Playlist: May 15, 2009 Artist / Track Title / Release Title / Label / Date 1. Meat Beat Manifesto / Hallucination Generation / 99% / Mute / 1990 2. Charlatans UK / How High? / Tellin Stories / Beggars Banquet / 1997 3. Verve / Rolling People / Urban Hymns / Virgin / 1997 4. Stratford 4 / She Married the Birds / Love & Distortion / Jetset / 2003 5. Ride / Blacby orderdisorder - Playlists
Congratulations to Todd Armstrong winner of the ticket giveaway to experience the Brian Jonestown Massacre with Flavor Crystals on Sunday, March 29 at the Grog Shop. Band - Track Title - Release Title - Year - Label 1.The High Dials - I am the Eye - Coolest Songs in the World, Vol. 2 - 2007 - Wicked Cool 2.The Lily's - Shovel and Spade Kit -Better Can't Make your LIfe Better - 19by orderdisorder - Playlists
Check playlists for recent stuff JCby orderdisorder - Shows
This week I was looking at some old pics from the Euclid Tavern that Derek Hess posted on myspace. I have great affection for that era and the bands that frequented the Euc. My favorite show, in fact, of all time, was a Jesus Lizard Show at the Euclid Tavern. Tar was also one of my favorites....So I started to pull out some old stuff from the early 90's...This show was partly inspired by thoby orderdisorder - Playlists
C'mon.... 500 records? There has to be one good one in there. Would you mind copying the entire list? Just kidding.by orderdisorder - Anything Goes
In the spirit of placing all things into neat little categories, I invite all my fellow taxonomic dorks to weigh in on their favorite jams of 2008. Band - Album - Label 1. Deerhunter - Microcastle/Weird Era - Krankyby orderdisorder - Anything Goes
Set List for Friday, December 26, 2008 Artist - Track - Release - Label 1.Chad Van Gaalen - Inside the Molecules - Soft Airplane - Subpop 2.Chad Van Gaalen - Barefeet on Wet Grip Tape - Soft Airplane - Subpop 3.No Age - Ripped Knees - Nouns - Subpop 4.No Age - Errand Boy - Nouns - Subpop 5.Black Mountain - Stormy High - In the Future - Jagjaguwar Break for set list 6.Flying Lotusby orderdisorder - Playlists
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Wow! Great show. Especially enjoyed the MBV. JCby orderdisorder - Playlists
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This is pretty good, too. Over 1500 hundred inmates from a Filipino prison reenacting the thriller video. Unbelievable... How did they cast the roll of Michael's "Girlfriend"? JCby orderdisorder - Anything Goes
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QuoteThe Smoking LoonTemple of the Dog had some of the worst of the worst--the 90's sucked for rock music, save STP, Tool, and AIC. The "Seattle Scene" always sucked. Including Nirvana. The only group worse then that was Pearl Jam. Eddie Vedder is the only piece of Shit that can compare to Bono (see South Park). First let me say that musically, I "lived" in Seattle fby orderdisorder - Anything Goes
This is hardly comprehensive. There is so much music I havent heard this year, thus I need your input.... 1.Panda Bear - Person Pitch - Fucking genius!!! 10 stars out of 5 2.Radiohead - In Rainbows - 5 stars 3.Deerhunter - Cryptograms - utterly original 4.Film School - Hideout - even better than the self titled 5.Dinosaur jr. - Beyond - The power returns! 6.LCD Soundsystem - Sound ofby orderdisorder - Anything Goes
Some old playlists from o r d e r d i s o r d e r and the Friday Rock Rotation are available under the "Shows" topic.by orderdisorder - Playlists
Friday Rock Rotation Date: Recent? Band / Song / Album 1.Film School / Plots and Plays / Hideout 2.Sonic Youth / Jams Run Free / Rather Ripped 3.New Order / Temptation / Retro 4.New Fast Automatic Daffodils / It's not what you know, it's who you know / Bong 5.Modern Lovers / Modern World / Modern Lovers 6.Velvet Underground / I Gues I'm Falling in Love / Another Viby orderdisorder - Shows
I found some random setlists in my pile of neglected research materials and articles. Friday Rock Rotation September 28, 2007 Band / Song / Album 1.Modest Mouse / I Came as a Rat / Everywhere and his Nasty Parlour Tricks 2.Panda Bear/ Goodgirl, Carrots/ Person Pitch 3.Stone Roses / Don't Stop/ Stone Roses 4.The Clash / One More Dub / Sandinista 5.Stereolab / Anamorphose / ABCby orderdisorder - Shows
o r d e r d i s o r d e r Play List Date: Unknown Artist/Song/Album 1.Mogwai/ Hunted by a Freak/ BBC Sessions 2.Spacemen 3/ Sound of Confusion/ Revolution or Heroin 3.Pink Floyd/ Nile Song/ More Soundtrack 4.Chavez/ Flight '96/ Ride the Fader 5.Leadbelly/ Bourgeois Blues/ About a Son Soundtrack 6.Ulrich Schnaus/ Look at the Sky/ Quicksand 7.Ride/ Leave them All Behind/ Leavby orderdisorder - Shows
Mr. Junkie: I am honored that you have shown continued interest in the show. It sure was a fun time. I am really sad not to have the Sunday slot anymore, but, alas, I have some serious life business to attend to...Namely, impending fatherhood and completing my studies. As for archived shows, I used to have all of my playlists. When it comes to music, I am a fastidious bugger; however,I am sby orderdisorder - Shows
The process was as smooth as Keith Miller's voice ....by orderdisorder - Anything Goes
And the Quad City DJ's "(C'mon 'N Ride It) The Train"by orderdisorder - Anything Goes