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Review : Intocircuit 11200mAh Dual USB Portable External Battery Charger
Rating:Official Site: INTOCIRCUIT
There is no doubt in my mind that everyone needs to travel with a battery pack, but finding the right one for your needs can be a challenging task. I was able to review the "Intocircuit 11200mAh Dual USB Portable External Battery Charger" as a candidate to replace some of my aging chargers. This battery pack is particularly unique due to its LCD display, showing you how much battery you have left. Many battery packs expect you to interpret some combination of solid and flashing leds on the case, for you to determine how much charge you have left. I've certainly been in situations where I had less bettery left than I needed, because of misinterpretation. With the Intocircuit 11200mAh pack, you know exactly how much of the batter is left AND how much is needed to charge when you are charging it back up. I also liked this battery pack due to the automatic enabling of the USB ports for charging. Most of my other battery packs require you to connect the cables and then press a button to initiate or force stop the charging. Having the charging automatically start helps ensure things happen quickly, and you don't forget to press the button. I was able to charge a completely dead iPhone 5S in ~3hrs, and it utilized 16% of the battery while using the 2.1A port. I was quite pleased with this performance and usage. Overall, I'm excited to now use this as my main battery pack for my upcoming travels, and would recommend it as a great option for your future needs!
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Review : Star Wars Commander
Rating:Price: FREE (in-app purchases)
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The Star Wars: Commander game has been around awhile already, but I finally gave into the temptation and gave it a try. I had seen a fair amount of advertisements and promotions for it, and I'm sure others have as well. I was a little leery of how interesting the app would be, but it seemed to be popular and worth a visit.
You will end up seeing the following screen VERY often. Each time you go to the app, even if it had already been launched, it will bounce back to this screen and reload.
As luck would have it, the system was actually having problems the first time I tried to play the game! I haven't seen this happen again, so I seem to have just had really bad luck.
Most of Disney's (and really most developers) applications and games now utilize in-app purchases to make their money on these apps. You can play the app without paying any money, but it will be much slower and require a lot of patience. I personally do my best to resist the urge of paying any money for these kinds of apps, mostly to ensure that it is even possible to take that path.
Next you'll see the intro that you'd hope and want at the beginning of a Star Wars adventure.
I somehow have lost the screen captures, but around this time you choose if you're going to be a Rebel or join the Empire. I chose to move forward as part of the Rebel Alliance. Your choice influences the storyline, resources built, and army trained.
You start off with building your HQ and base.
When you complete a task, battle, or defense of your base, you earn stars for how successful you were. If you get all the stars in a chapter of the story, you get a bonus. Unlike some games where you eventually have to go back to get all the stars before moving forward, Star Wars: Commander doesn't seem to make you do that. I haven't run into a roadblock like that so far.
Overall it is a fun and engaging game. It is a pretty common game-play that is offered with different themes in other apps. Having it also be Star Wars themed allows it to be particularly fun and interesting. I suspect that this will have some staying power, and will be expanded into many editions.
If you have tips and tricks for Star Wars Commander, please leave them in the comments below!
Official Description:
Charge into battle on distant planets, and lead your troops to victory in this action-packed, combat strategy game! Build a base, recruit an unstoppable force, and challenge players across the Star Wars universe in Star Wars™: Commander!
During a time of Galactic Civil War, competing forces need allies for their cause. The Rebellion rallies for justice and freedom, while the Empire seeks control of the galaxy. Where does your allegiance lie? Will you side with the Empire's strength and relentlessness, or the Rebellion's heroism and resourcefulness? The choice is yours!
Rise through the ranks as a powerful battlefield commander in this exciting game of strategy and competitive galactic combat!
• Choose your side: Will you command AT-ATs and TIE Fighters as the Empire? Or call on iconic heroes like Han Solo and Princess Leia as the Rebellion?
• Build and defend your base: Train unique troops specific to each faction, and fortify your base with deflector shields, turrets, heavy artillery, and other defenses!
• Lead epic battles: Strategically deploy powerful armies, units, and vehicles against enemies and players around the galaxy!
• Form the ultimate Squad: Build strong alliances with friends and other players!
• Travel to multiple planets and complete special missions: Play an all-new story as a valiant leader on the front lines of the Galactic Civil War.
• Upgrade your strike team and its defenses: Strengthen your forces with multiple levels of upgrades for each unit!
• Download now and play in your choice of English, Chinese, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese, and Spanish!
Invade enemy territory and establish an impenetrable base as you join the battle for dominance!
For the best experience, we recommend playing this game on an iPhone 4S, iPhone 5/5s/5c, and iPads running iOS7 and above. Playing on an iPhone 4 may result in longer load times and slower performance.
Before you download this experience, please consider that this app contains social media links to connect with others, in-app purchases that cost real money, push notifications to let you know when we have exciting updates like new content, as well as advertising for The Walt Disney Family of Companies and some third parties. We respect your wishes regarding your Privacy. You can exercise control and choice by resetting your Advertising Identifier in your device's Privacy Settings.
Star Wars App Sale on Google Play
To celebrate Star Wars Day on May 4th (May the 4th be with you!), Google Play is discounting Star Wars themed games, apps, and ebooks!
Review : Disney Pixar's Toy Story – Smash It
Rating:Price: $0.99
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Disney has been hitting the market hard with mobile games these days. One of the recent releases is called "Toy Story: Smash It!". The game takes us to Andy's room from the beloved Toy Story movies, where you are trying to mostly knock over blocks with the least amount of actions possible.
The game consists of several sections ("episodes") of levels (60 total). The different sections are:
- Zurg's Return
- Most Wanted
- Fairy Toy Tale
- Time Travelers
- Coming Soon…
The "Coming Soon" seems to hint at more sections will be coming! The $0.99 investment might continue to provide entertainment for awhile.
As you attempt a level, you can earn up to 3 stars. If you earn enough stars in a section, it will unlock the next section.
Another aspect of the game is an effort to complete "achievements", many of which are easy to gather without even trying.
Starting into the levels, you'll see you have to complete one before you get to go onto the next. You hold down your finger/thumb, sliding around the screen, to place the target where desired. When you remove your finger, you'll fire the weapon (ball, balloon, surprise present, etc…).
Overall, it is a very fun game, with a Angry Birds feel to it. The 3 stars and earning them to unlock episodes is VERY familiar. I do think that Disney has added their own spin to their game, by providing a slightly different game play. It is certainly worth the $0.99!
Official Description:
The Toys are back! Join Buzz, Woody, and the rest of the Disney Pixar "Toy Story" gang on their latest adventure!
"Toy Story: Smash it!" is an all-new, 3D physics-based puzzle game featuring your favorite "Toy Story" characters! Embark on new adventures with the Toys through hilarious encounters in outer space, alien chases in the Wild West, and more! With 60 levels of nonstop puzzle play, this game will provide hours of explosive and thrilling fun!
★ Block-breaking puzzle play
Throw unique bouncing-balls with special power-ups to knock down aliens and break through their defenses!
★ Play as Buzz Lightyear
Team up with Buzz, and work on perfecting the angles and aim needed to beat every level. Encounter your favorite "Toy Story" characters along the way!
★ 4 imaginative episodes
Take a fun-filled journey "To Infinity… and Beyond!" Get ready for an adventure of a lifetime as you stop the evil Zurg, catch alien bandits, and more!
★ 60 challenging levels
Encounter new challenges in every level. Find creative ways to smash through bricks, glass, trains, and more to get the highest score possible!
★ Hours of replay value
Replay each episode to get 3-stars on every level and earn impressive achievements!
Review : Temple Run: Oz by Disney
Rating:Price: $0.99
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Official Site: Disney
Disney has started to ramp up the promotion of "Oz the Great and Powerful", their new movie being released this week. They have partnered with Imangi Studios to make an Oz rendition of Temple Run.
If you have played Temple Run, you will find this game to (obviously) feel very familiar. The game play is the same, but the challenges have changed. You have to jump over obstacles that pop-up in your path at the last moment. You can also jump on to a rope that takes you up in a hot-air balloon. When you are in the balloon, you can collect coins while avoiding the green crystals.
Overall, I think it is a great addition to the Temple Run series of games. The graphics are great, although my iPhone 4 does struggle sometimes with all of it. I am sure the iPhone 4 is on the bottom of their list of targeted phones, so this is understandable. I think they did an impressive job of adding the movie elements into the game play. Even if you haven't played the Temple Run games in the past, this is worth the $0.99 to give the game a try!
Official Description :
Disney and Imangi Studios present Temple Run: Oz – a brand-new endless runner inspired by Temple Run 2 and the film Oz the Great and Powerful. Play as Oz and outrun the shrieking flying baboons as you turn, jump and slide your way across the land. Begin your exhilarating adventure now and see how far you can run!
• Stunning environments inspired by the film – explore them all.
• Fly in a hot air balloon – earn even more coins.
• Explore different locations in Oz – follow sign posts!
• The environment changes as you run – test your reflexes.
• Compete in weekly challenges – beat your friends!
BONUS! Get 1500 coins for FREE when you download Temple Run: Oz today – that's $.99 USD worth of coins to buy power-ups and more!
***For best results, play Temple Run: Oz on iOS 6.***
Don't forget to see Oz the Great and Powerful in theaters – check local listings for showtimes!
Disney Mobile Preparing for the Holidays
Tech Crunch is reporting "Disney Mobile Plans Big Holiday Push With Three New Games: Monster's Inc. Run, Nemo's Reef, And Where's My Holiday?"
From the article…
Here's what Disney is planning for tomorrow:
- The launch of 40 new levels featuring the character Dr. Doofenschmirtz in Where's My Perry?, which will cost 99 cents, plus 20 new free levels
- The addition of a new character, King Fergus, to Temple Run Brave, which will cost 500,000 coins
- The addition of a new mini-game, Turbo Time, to Wreck-It-Ralph
- The launch of the second episode of Avengers Initiative, featuring Captain America (the first episode focused on the Hulk)
- The launch of a new game called Monster's Inc. Run, a side-scrolling game made in partnership with Get Set, the developers of Mega Run (Disney used a similar partnership to create Temple Run Brave)
And here's what Disney is planning for December 20:
- The launch of a reef-building game called Nemo's Reef, tying in to the 3D rerelease of Finding Nemo
- The launch of Where's My Holiday?, a holiday-themed variant on Where's My Water? and Where's My Perry?
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Review : New Trent IMP120D iCarrier Battery Pack
Rating:Official Site: New Trent
When touring the Disney Parks, I am constantly tweeting pictures and videos of things I see and experience. Needless to say, my phone battery would drain quickly as it struggles to get the 3G connection to actually allow the media to get posted. There are often times it takes several retries to get a successful post or connection. I had a tendency to try to make sure to pace my usage so I wouldn't run out of power before my next opportunity to plug-in and charge.
I started meeting more and more people who had battery packs that they would carry around in the parks, which allowed them to use their devices as much as they wanted! I met 5 different people using the same brand of battery pack, and it was New Trent. Everyone had great things to say about their experiences with the device, and highly recommended that I get one. It seemed obvious that I needed to give this a try.
I purchased the New Trent iCarrier battery pack, which at least two of my new friends owned. The pack has 2 USB ports, comprising of one at 1A and the other at 2A. The 2A port is what you will need for the typical tablet device. Either port will work great with the typical smartphone. Both ports can be used at the same time, so that you can keep the devices full of power. The 12000mAh capacity is described as having the ability to
- Charge a "new iPad" (iPad3) : to 80%
- Charge an iPad2 : 1.2-times
- Charge an iPhone5 : 6-times
- Charge an Android Galaxy S2 : 6-times
I now carry this battery pack with me whenever I am traveling, whether I am in the Parks or on a plane. I just use my phones and Kindle Fire as much as I want, knowing I can charge-up and keep having fun.
New Phone Cases Coming to Disney Parks this Fall
The Disney Parks Blog has announced new phone cases for iPhones and Androids, are coming this fall.
It appears that they will be focusing on iPhone 5 and Samsung Galaxy S III cases. They seem to be using on-demand printing to do these, which is why they are "limited edition." I suspect that this allows them to quickly adapt to different themes and styles that are coming out, while not having to make a huge commitment to a specific phone model. We all know that phone styles, shapes, and models change quickly and can certainly create an issue for such a niche market.
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Review : Disney FilmPulse
Rating:Price: Free
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Official Site: Disney FilmPulse
I recently changed jobs and was assigned a Android phone! I'll be able to provide some more perspective from an Android perspective, going forward.
One of the first things I did was to start searching for Disney apps in the Google Play Store. One of the first apps to catch my eye was the Disney FilmPulse app. This app is also available on the iPhone, but hey I want to play with the Android. After installing, you have to hop through a few screens, and eventually shows us the current film that Disney has released : Frankenweenie.
The unfortunate reality is that the app is only useful if you are going to see a film at the El Capitan Theatre in Hollywood, CA. The idea is that if you check-in at the theater, you will be able to access games, exclusive content, and likely be awarded a free drink or popcorn at the concession stand. It would seem that they are currently testing it at El Capitan, but are at least considering having it expand to some movie theater chains as well.
Overall, I like the idea of providing added content for a theater going experience. I would hope that a person would use this while they are waiting for a movie to start, but be polite enough to not use it during the actual movie performance. Maybe they could have it somehow detect the audio of the film to disable the app?
Here are some of the official screenshots of the iPhone version, with what the app would have looked like during the Brave viewing.
Official Description :
Enhance your in-theater experience with Disney FilmPulse, an all-new app for your iPhone. Just "check-in" to the theater and showtime for the Disney movie you're about to see, and begin the FilmPulse experience. Unlock surprises and enjoy interactive games and bonus content before the movie, then take advantage of special offers after the credits roll.
The FilmPulse app is currently only available for use at the El Capitan Theatre in Hollywood, CA. There may be films that run at the El Capitan that are not supported with a FilmPulse experience. You will only be able to check-in at the El Capitan when watching a supported movie.
Disney.com Gets a Fresh AND Mobile Revamp
On Monday (Oct 1st), Disney.com revealed a fresh new look on their site. Quite a few people were posting and commenting on social media sites, mostly giving favorable remarks to the changes. What seemed overlooked, was that Disney.com now has a refreshed mobile feel as well. The new mobile version of Disney.com is friendly to iPhone/iOS and Android devices alike. I notice that it has a very similar feel to the beta "video.disney.com" site that has been in Beta since earlier this year. It is encouraging to see the direction that they are going with their web strategy. Will "go.com" disappear?
What do YOU think of the new changes?


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I discovered Zak's on my first visit to Ottawa, back in 2008. And by "discovered" I mean, tried a couple of other places for breakfast and then returned here every. single. day.
Naturally, visiting Ottawa for a second time with Andy in tow, I wanted to take him there, too. (Every day.)
I think my obsession can be traced to the amount of choice available on the Zak's menu. In the UK, if a cafe has a "vegetarian breakfast" option, you're doing well; as often as not, you have to negotiate something special from the available ingredients. Two or more distinct items on the menu, and you're probably at a veggie cafe. Whereas at Zak's I felt like half of the choices could easily be made veggie because everything came with "bacon or sausage or fruit". Fruit as an alternative to meat should be an option in more places!
On our recent trip to Ottawa, as well as returning to my favourite breakfast haunt, we also returned to the hotel I'd used before, Les Suites. It's a nice luxury to have a suite with a separate living room, and especially a kitchen (even though we only used the oven once - Ottawa has so many amazing places to eat!), but Les Suites is reasonably priced compared to other hotels in the city, so it's worth going there just for the extra space.


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[JURIST] European Commissioner for Digital Agenda Neelie Kroes [official website] on Thursday said that existing regulations to ensure net neutrality [backgrounder; JURIST news archive] are adequate for the time being [press release]. Kroes spoke following a four-month fact-finding period on net neutrality, a concept by which the open flow of information over the Internet is protected regardless of the amount of revenue generated by accessing the information. She stressed that maintaining the competitive nature of the European telecommunications market, transparency of service plans and ability to readily change between providers are all crucial to ensuring universal access to the Internet. According to Kroes, additional legislation might compromise the telecommunication industry's growth, though may be considered should current laws fail to sufficiently protect consumers. Such regulations may be implemented in the event that operators attempt to artificially spur sales by reducing services in basic packages or blocking access to particular web sites.
Net neutrality remains a controversial issue. In the US, Senator Jim DeMint (R-SC) [official website] introduced legislation [JURIST report] in July intended to block the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) [official website] from implementing its National Broadband Plan [official website; materials]. The FCC opened a new proceeding [JURIST report] a month earlier to identify the legal approach that will best support its efforts to develop universal access to "high quality" Internet broadband services after the US Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia [official website] ruled [JURIST report] in April that the commission lacks authority to require broadband providers to treat all Internet traffic equally. Telecommunications companies Verizon, AT&T and Comcast [corporate websites] argue that net neutrality would inhibit their ability to effectively manage Internet traffic.
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By Ryan Mauro
Power Struggle in Iran
The Iranian regime's plans for regional domination have hit a bump: its own leaders' thirst for power. Supreme Leader Ayatollah Khamenei and President Ahmadinejad have had a falling out, and the number of parliamentarians seeking Ahmadinejad's impeachment is quickly growing. [more...]
Assad's Answer to Obama: Bloodshed
Last Thursday, President Obama told Syrian President Bashar Assad to "lead that [democratic] transition or get out of the way." He has answered with continued bloodshed, including firing upon mourners at a funeral on Saturday. [more...]
Iran Blinks Over Bahrain
On Monday, May 16, Iran and the pro-American Arab states had a frightening stare-down as Iran sent a flotilla to Bahrain to support the Shiites protesting against the ruling Royal Family. The provocation came after months of heated rhetoric and threats. As the region stood on the verge of another major crisis and possibly war, Iran blinked. [more...]


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Performing a Hard Reset on a LG Viewty KU990
A full reset is sometimes referred to as a hard reset. Perform a full reset when you want to clear all settings, programs and data from RAM.
Caution if you perform a full reset, your LG Viewty KU990 returns to its default settings and looses all information that is not recorded in ROM.
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Nonprofit lends support to veterans
By Maria Kanai
For the staff at U.S.VETS, a nonprofit organization supporting military veterans and their families, it's all about having a serving heart. The company has two locations in Hawaii — in Waianae and Barber's Point — and more branches in six other states in America.
"We provide a full continuum of care for vets — we do everything, including prevention, outreach, emergency housing, transitional and permanent housing and aftercare," said chief operating officer Darryl Vincent.
The mission of U.S.VETS is to successfully transition military veterans and their families through the provision of housing, counseling, career development and overall comprehensive support. About 30 percent of its employees are veterans — non-military citizens are welcome to work there as well.
There are currently multiple jobs available at U.S.VETS — from helping find a place for veterans to sleep to helping them with their mental health, prospective employees can find a variety of professional opportunities. Regardless of the position, Vincent stated that the organization always is looking for someone who might be passionate about giving back to their community and helping to make a difference.
"If you have that passion, you'll succeed and do well at our company," he said .
Waianae Civic Center (WCC) is the only U.S.VETS location that provides services to civilians and their families in addition to veterans. WCC began serving the homeless population in Hawaii in March 2007 and currently serves 300 men, women and children every day.
The Barber's Point location at Kalaeloa provides affordable, long-term, supportive housing for veterans. This site supports the U.S.VETS signature work re-entry program, Veterans in Progress, and serves nearly 1,800 veterans.
Vincent is a veteran himself and started off as a program manager at U.S.VETS. He was eventually promoted to executive director before becoming the chief operating officer nationally.
"We have a philosophy of growing and promoting from within," explained Vincent. "Of course, we like to bring in fresh, new ideas too, but we like to help (those) who are interested to go to the next level. Many of our executive directors have grown into the position."
He added, "We want to help people who are willing to work hard. That's the culture here. We are also understanding that it can be stressful for employees who work and deal with trauma, so we're big on self-care." That means making sure the staff takes vacation days and making it a point to help employees feel valued through staff appreciation events and honoring employees of the month.
Vincent enjoys what he does, believing that there's purpose in it all. It's a blessing when you're able to do something for a living that makes a difference, he shared.
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The Welcome
On the morning of August 29th, 1883, The Welcome was sailing along the North side when it was caught in a strong gale and heavy seas off North Lake. The vessel carried on through the storm hoping to sail clear of it, but unfortunately capsized off East Point. One man, Israel Spindler of Louisburg, Nova Scotia, was thrown into the sea and was able to swim to shore. The cliffs were too steep to climb when Spindler had come ashore and strong waves continued to crash in on the rocks around him. For 24 hours, Spindler clung to two trees that crossed one another where they grew out of the bank. Finally, two local men, John J. Campbell and John MacPhee, arrived and rescued the man from where he was stranded. The bodies of the sailors that Spindler sailed with were taken to Kingsboro Cemetary where they were laid to rest. Later, Captain Farrer from Crapaud arrived in the community to recover the capsized Welcome, repair it and put it to sea again.


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So I have been busy making many of the things that I have shown here on my blog that are for sale at my TpT store. I've been cutting and cutting and cutting! In the mean time, I have about 10 side projects going on all around my house. *I'm a project-hopper. I like to start one and then jump to another! Here's an idea I found on Pinterest for organizing your punched-out letters. I had to do it. Lord knows it's SOOO super annoying trying to find that letter you are searching for.
|Step 1: Sort your bb letters. *Punching them all out was a nightmare!
|Step 2: Label baggies with a sharpie.
|Step 3: Put sorted letters in baggies
|Step 4: Buy a file box organizer like this (Walmart $5.97).
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The city of El Cajon's International Friendship Festival, which began in 1991 and ended in 2003 because of financial challenges, is coming back with a new name.
The popular event is being resurrected as "America on Main Street," and is slated for Saturday, June 14 in the Prescott Promenade and nearby areas of downtown.
The city of El Cajon will host an informational community meeting about the event at 6 p.m. Tuesday at the Ronald Reagan Community Center, 195 East Douglas Ave.
The weekend festival promoting ethnic unity was born from an idea of then-Mayor Joan Shoemaker.
Filled with an array of food from faraway lands, local people would dress in native garb and dance, create art, share crafts, offer mini teaching sessions, play games with kids and perform music on three stages.
Representatives came from places as diverse and culturally rich as Russia, China, Mexico, Iraq and the Hawaiian islands. The theme of the festival was always "Let there be peace on earth and let it begin with me."
Although he wasn't involved in running El Cajon during the festival's heyday, City Manager Doug Williford several months ago called the event "maybe the high point" for the city, citing heavy attendance and positive feedback.
"The bigger picture is that this falls in line with our strategy and vision to re-brand El Cajon's downtown public space as the major outdoor event area in the region," Williford said. "The Friendship Festival, would be in my view, the biggest of all the events we have, like the Mother Goose Parade. This has potential to be biggest of all."
This year's event will feature American and ethnic foods, live entertainment, youth activities, games, a Ferris wheel and other rides, handmade crafts, display booths and more.
"The mission of El Cajon's America on Main Street is to provide an opportunity to enhance civic pride, attract regional participation, and contribute to the economic growth of the downtown district," said city spokeswoman Monica Zech.
The event, held on the National Flag Day holiday, also the birthday of the U.S. Army, is expected to draw 30,000 people.
For more information, attend the meeting, call (619) 441-1754 or visit cityofelcajon.us.


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Last night I went to see the debut album launch of Loz's band Ubermanoeuvre.
They are a remarkable group in lots of ways. They are hard to classify in terms of normal musical genres (imagine a very political rap-metal group but with lots of mad synth noises/occasional bursts of bluesy piano, and a complete disregard for traditional song structures). They also have a knack for gimmicks – no uber show is really complete without the waving of glowsticks and drinking of chodka, a dangerous cocktail of cherryade and vodka designed to get you drunk and e-number-hyperactive at the same time. Which is almost exactly the right condition to be listening to the music in.
But the thing that strikes me most about them is the complete lack of egoism in the group. Loz drew my attention to this himself in Edinburgh last summer, when he was comparing his experience of being in Ubermanoeuvre to the experience of putting together a comedy show. But he's right – Ubermanoeuvre are a perfect example of a band who all work for each other, and each get something greater for themselves out of it as a result. Music quite frequently needs this kind of enlightened egoism (as opposed to the raw, destructive egoism that seeks to take power or credit for oneself at the expense of others); it's a collaborative demonstration of what can be achieved when everyone crushes, or at least keeps a check on, their own ego for the sake of a bigger piece of art.
But for most people this is a huge struggle. It always was for me when I was in bands as a teenager; I always had to be in control or I'd get very frustrated. The last real band I was in, I quit because – and remember, I was very young so don't judge me for this – I wasn't the main singer so I wanted to write all the songs instead. There's still a part of me that still thinks I wasn't wrong, that my songs were brilliant and if they'd let me tell them all exactly what to do then we'd have been rock gods and not ended up trawling the Northampton pub circuit doing Oasis covers. But I hadn't been a founder member of the band, even if I had been I'd have had no right to tell them what to do, and I had to quit. Stand-up suits me better – I might be better at writing songs than jokes but at least I have complete control over the jokes.
Anyway. Ubermanoeuvre have something I don't have, which is the seemingly effortless ability to work together without a struggle for attention or power, and it means that they have become an incredibly tight group who all contribute to the sound of the thing. I thought the same thing the other day listening to Radiohead – a group I have no doubt have their own conflicts of egos – but in the songs, they are all so focussed on the overall product that no one instrument dominates the songs. Even Thom Yorke's voice is…well, let's say that if Sinatra tried to make his voice sound like a trumpet, Yorke's voice frequently sounds more like a string section, floating above the music and adding an extra dimension to the feel of it rather than dictating its direction.
Which is not to say that egoism doesn't work in music – of course it does, and I'm sure you can come up with your own examples – but it must be, to an extent, disciplined in order to work collaboratively with others. Even Bob Dylan prefers playing with a band. This isn't an argument for communism, of course, or to claim that it is good that individuals be subsumed by the whole – but it is an argument that much of the great things we produce as humans require the right balance of ambition and collaboration.
My point is, Ubermanoeuvre – whatever egoistic personality issues they may have between them, and I know nothing about that – give the impression on stage that they love what they are doing so much that they find it incredibly easy to find that balance by simply letting the music smash the principium individuationis. And that is very impressive.
As a postscript to this, I should add that something else unusual happened at the gig, which is that someone opened a conversation with "Hello. You don't know me but I like your blog." Which was a little unnerving, but she was very lovely and seemed like exactly the kind of person that I hoped would be reading it. Hooray!
Again, that hasn't really helped me with my own egoism, though…
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Captain Mark Kelly, who was the commander on the Endeavour space shuttle's recent and final mission, has announced his retirement from NASA, effective on October 1. Kelly and his wife Gabrielle Giffords, who was recently released from hospital, plan to write their memoir.
The Associated Press has reported that the all-American sweethearts, an astronaut and a politician, who have been through so much over the last couple of months, will pen the book together.
It has been described as "an intimate chronicle of everything from their careers and courtship to the Jan. 8 tragedy when a gunman shot Giffords in the head during a political event in Tucson, Ariz. Six people were killed in the attack, and 12 others besides the congresswoman were wounded."
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During a recent interview in Texas Kelly told the AP "Since Jan. 8, it's been really touching to us to see how much support there is for Gabby and her recovery, and how much interest there is in how she's doing and her story.
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Monday, August 30, 2010
#20 Summer Break
"Oh hey! How was your summer—mine was fantastic! I went on a humanitarian tour through India and rural China and I wrote all about it on my blog. The URL is posted on Facebook along with 7 fantastic photo albums. I took some amazing shots of the depravity and social injustice of their outdated and inhumane caste system. I also backpacked through Western Europe on my way back to the States. I met ALL sorts of interesting people in authentic hostels AND I ate crepes in France! Talk to you later!"
Or maybe you sat next to the guy with an internship:
"Hey, I'm Alec. This summer I had a studio apartment in New York and interned at a film cooperative. I worked on a really revealing independent film that explores how the standard American college experience is ruining creativity and free thinking in our generation. I'm having a party and showing it this weekend. You should come over—there's a $2 fee at the door though. You know, to cover production costs."
Possibly you encountered one of The Marrieds:
"Amber Jensen! How are you?"
"Actually, it is Amber Jorgensen now."
"Oh...I didn't know you were married...or that you were engaged...or that you were even dating anyone."
"Well I wasn't—I was helplessly single until June and then John came into my life and swept me away into a whirlwind of hormones and romance. It was perfect."
"Oh. Wow. Um...congrats."
"Thank you!!! Marriage is really the best! We do everything together and we have so much fun exploring the beauties of intima-..."
Hopefully you walked away before that conversation went any further.
But undoubtedly you spoke with the recently returned Elder:
"Hi! Can I sit here? What is your name? I'm Ben. I'm really excited to be taking O-Chem this semester. I crammed in classes Summer Term so I could take it this Fall. I just got back in July from my mission in Taiwan. I've definitely had to adjust, especially to the language, but I love all my classes. The mission has made me such a good student. Do you have plans for lunch after this?"
Whatever summer story you endured today, we hope you survived. Pretty soon (but not soon enough) BYU kids will stop talking about what they did this summer...and start doing something else that is equally frustrating and confusing. We, of course, will be there to guide you through these difficulties and challenges as they come.
Welcome back! We are looking forward to a great year!
6 comments:
- Jeff Rosenbaugh said...
You actually made me miss BYU just a little... BTW, I was never one of those people, and I may or may not have felt like I missed out.
Then I got a real job and looked back on everyone still in school, hopelessly changing majors in hopes they can find a semblance of direction in life.
I win. ;-)
- August 31, 2010 at 10:10 AM
- A-Dawg said...
Letsee, I spent this summer doing some grueling military training up in Washington...and then when I graduated, I flew back home to live with mom and dad in Kansas City until the Army finds a spot for me. Within two days, my mom threw away my white shirts saying they weren't white enough, and that girls wouldn't go for a guy who dressed shabbily to church. Now she won't even let me do my own laundry. When I object to this, or any of her overbearing eccentricities, I get a "THIS IS WHY YOU'RE NOT MARRIED!!!" Gee, thanks mom :-)
- August 31, 2010 at 11:24 AM
- Jordan said...
Great article, Jenny. I think what is best about this article is that you have done each of these yourself (except #4, because you chose #3).
It was YOU that did the Europe tour (complete with blog AND at least 7 photo albums). The only difference was you didn't take pictures of depravity and social justice....just decadence and synagogues (and churches, castles...).
Oh, and did you do an internship? Yep! Not in New York, though, because you found a better internship elsewhere.
And of course...you're also getting married before school is in too far. So #3 is covered.
So, really you are just poking fun at yourself in a 3-paragraph essay and thinly disguising it by shrewdly changing the names. Nice. :)
I still like the article.
- September 2, 2010 at 1:12 AM
- Ayotli Wahaya said...
And then when the student reluctantly engaged in conversation focused around the wonderfully portrayed humanity tour says, "Um...I watched Inception this summer...," the self-described humanitarian just stares blankly.
- September 3, 2010 at 9:25 PM
- AjaxTheGreek said...
Now, as we approach the end of the school year, what are they all saying? How much they grew to love the abstractions of philosophy or poli sci, or anthropology? How they are so glad they do not feel bound down the the limitations imposed by those traditional, neanderthal subjects like physics, chemistry, or engineering? How that [mindless marxist] professor you couldn't stand is just their favorite because he taught them to think? How they really just want to use their education to help humanity [because they have no job prospects and no grades]? . . . .
- March 26, 2011 at 12:57 AM
- the.kim.peterson said...
Got married leaving no time to blog? BYU kids will never change.
- March 20, 2012 at 8:31 PM


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Ever find that you wish, even ache, for summer to finally get here, only to feel that it's then just flying by? it too so long to arrive, the nerve of it to rush to depart!
While it's here, we do our best to make every moment count. For me the day starts early. Not that I necessarily want it to, but hearing all the birds chipping away, just as the sun is ready to rise, is such a sublime sound. I don't mind that alarm clock! I'm such a light sleeper, so it doesn't take a lot to get my eyes open. Since I'm up, I might as well enjoy one of my summer joys: enjoying a cup of coffee out on the balcony, after I've watered all the plants and herbs before the sun's heat hits them.
It's been a good summer for produce and a variety of different fruit. I'm always so giddy when cherry season starts, and I wish it would last a bit longer each year. We get spoiled. First, we get the cherries from the States, and then here in Ontario the trees start sharing them gems a few weeks later. In essence our season gets extended, I guess 🙂
So, now we're into stone fruit and tomato season! Yippee! 😀 When I was a kid, and it was our garden that was producing the harvest, each crop was unique and used distinctly, for different purposes. We would never have thought of combing a savoury veg with a sweet fruit. We would never have put nectarines on pizza, watermelon in salad with olives, etc. But now, these types of combinations are amongst my favourites. Thank you, Globalization, for introducing us to how other ethnic groups eat (which is really where so many of these combinations come from)
Because it's summer, salads reign supreme in my kitchen. There are so many amazing combinations we can discover, if we just think outside the box. We can still make a classic salad, but why not put a twist on it? And that's what happened with this recipe that I'm sharing with you today.
A Caprese Salad is such a fun and fresh way to make the most of summer tomatoes, fresh basil, and cheese. So what could I do to switch it up? Well, I wanted it to be a bit more substantial, so I decided to add tuna. Really good imported Italian tuna. Even a simple can of tuna can make all the difference. There is so much flavour to Italian tuna. But if you can't source it, fee free to replace it with high quality, sustainable, and wild (if possible) chunk tuna.
Then came the tomatoes. Whether it is fresh cherry tomatoes on the vine, golden grape tomatoes, or even seeded and sliced Roma tomatoes, they will all work. But I didn't want to stop at tomatoes. So I grabbed a couple of fresh peaches and sliced them into the bowl. Chunks of fresh avocado, thinly sliced red onion, and a simple dressing of squeezed lime, olive oil and salt and pepper, and it was almost done.
But wait, you're saying, "This is supposed to be a Caprese Salad. Where's the cheese?" Aah, I have the perfect cheese for this salad: Tre Stelle Bocconcini Pearls. Those little white pearls are bite-sized perfection. They really become the star of the recipe, adding that creamy burst amidst all the other textures. A sprinkling of jalapeño confetti, and some shredded basil or lemon balm, and dinner, lunch or even breakfast, is served!
And I'm serving up something else: I've partnered with Tre Stelle Cheese to let you know about an amazing Sweepstakes. Right now, after purchasing a container of either the Tre Stelle Feta or Bocconcini, you can enter for the chance to win some fabulous prizes. You will then have a chance at winning 1 out of 150 cooking appliance prizes, or a grand prize for you and a guest to attend the Tre Stelle Cooking School in Niagara-on-the-Lake. Tre Stelle is giving away a total of 3 Grand Prize trips. Amazing! Wish I could win!! The Sweekptakes is going on until October 15, 2017. I hope everyone who can, does enter. I mean, it's a win-win. You get some great cheeses to eat, let alone the opportunity to visit Niagara for a cooking school event! Check it all out here!!!
In the meantime, enjoy all the summer salads that you can. And live in the moment, 'cuz summer won't last forever.
Love Jen
Tuna, Peach and Bocconcini Caprese Salad
A fresh, summer salad with tuna for added protein, and jalapeño confetti for some kick! Perfect as a main or side, or even an appetizer.
- 1 avocado
- 2 peaches
- 2 limes , zested and juiced
- 2 170 g (approx 6 oz) cans of good quality chunk tuna (Italian if possible)
- 1 200 g ( approx 7 oz) of Tre Stelle Bocconcini Pearls
- 1 1/4 cups of cherry tomatoes , halved
- 1/4 of a medium red onion , thinly sliced
- 1/4 cup fresh basil or lemon balm , chiffonade-ed
- 3-4 tbsp olive oil
- Kosher salt
- Cracked black pepper
- 1/2 fresh jalapeño or Serrano pepper , finely diced
Slice the avocado into bite sized chunks and place into a large bowl.
Slice the peaches into bite sized pieces and add to the avocado.
Sprinkle about 1 tbsp of the lime juice over bothe avocado and peaches. Toss lightly to coat evenly.
Drain the tuna and gently break into the bowl.
Drain the Bocconcini pearls and add to the bowl.
Add the sliced onion, basil or lemon balm, olive oil, and a good pinch of salt and pepper.
Add the rest of the lime juice and lime zest.
Toss lightly. Taste to see if you're happy with the seasoning. Adjust if necessary.
Place into a serving bowl and sprinkle with the jalapeño confetti.
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A petition is being circulated to activate a never-used provision of the town charter to call an open meeting of the voters.
A petition is being circulated to activate a never-used provision of the town charter to call an open meeting of the voters.
The petition was drafted by Gary Lopez of Centerville, who consulted the town clerk and town attorney's office to develop its language. Supporters of the idea collected signatures at polling places Tuesday, gathering 200 of the needed 300 to call a meeting.
Taryn Thoman of Marstons Mills was among those gathering signatures. Thoman, who is contemplating a separate recall effort for town council president Janet Joakim, said that the weather hampered collection efforts. She expects that the remaining signatures will be collected this weekend, likely outside post offices in town.
The petition also indicates that by signing the petition, signers are electing John Julius as moderator of the meeting. Just what that means will need to be looked at after the petition is presented.
Town Attorney Ruth Weil declined much comment until she has a copy of the final petition, which she has not been presented. She said that the charter provision is clear that the town council president will preside and conduct the meeting.
"Upon the request in writing of three hundred voters ... the town council shall call a meeting of the voters. The president of the town council or other designee of the town council, shall preside and regulate the proceedings of such meetings," section 8-9 of the charter reads.
The directions included in the petition do not follow those prescribed in the charter, as it seeks to have the town clerk call the meeting.
Weil said that she was consulted about the petition and offered some comments, but has not seen the final language.
Beyond the mechanics of how a meeting gets called, the petition asks three questions, two of which focus on "will of the voter" issues.
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"(2) The reasons why Gregory Milne, the third top vote getter in the charter commission referendum does not have a seat on the Charter Commission, and why his attorney's fees expended to get a seat on the Charter Commission are not paid with town funds.
"(3) The reasons why James Tinsley, Harold Tobey, and Fred Chirigotis failed to support the January, 2008 shell fish zoning ordinance as written and unanimously approved by the Planning Board."
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When I leave Mason with Elliot and Finnley to go to another room, he is very reassuring to them. Last week when they were all in the bath, Mason asked me to go get one of his trains. As I left the bathroom I heard him say, "Hi, babies. Mom's getting Diesel (the train). Here comes mom!" Yesterday I left the three upstairs for a few seconds to grab some diapers and heard Mason say, "Hi, sisters. Mom go downstairs." I came up and thanked him for keeping his sisters company. He promptly gave them each a head hug. You know, when he wraps his arms around their heads.
At dinner one day Mason put his hand in his glass of water, pulled it out and declared, "My fingers are all wet!" Well, yeah, of course they are! Silly.
Mason likes to read books. AKA make up the story as he's flipping the pages. Last week he was reading a magazine. "One day, there were three buses and trucks. One day boats sat on top of the sea. One day... the end." He also uses "Once upon a time" a lot.


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1 July 2016 Changes to Improve Sustainability
The NSW node of the NeCTAR Research Computing Cloud has adopted a consumption funding model to sustain its future in the national eResearch landscape. Learn more here.
What is CloudTime?
CloudTime is the NeCTAR Research Cloud is a national collaboration to provide high-powered, reliable cloud computing infrastructure to Australian researchers. NeCTAR allows researchers to deploy virtual machines (VMs). Using the VMs, they can then build and use software tools to run experiments, process and analyse data, or host complex online research applications – without having to build or maintain the necessary hardware.
The NeCTAR Research Cloud consists of 8 cloud nodes across Australia.
Intersect owns and operates one of the national nodes, offering around 5000 of the Australian capability of approximately 40,000 x86 computing CPU cores. Production cores are used for private cloud computing for Intersect customers, offered as OwnTime.intersect.org.au. Supporting assets include large scale memory, high speed networking, high I/O disk and virtualised infrastructure based on OpenStack, all connected via the AARNet ScienceDMZ high speed optical network and colocated with Space.intersect.org.au.
NeCTAR supports several operating systems and provides a large number of pre-built images that researchers can use as the basis for their own VMs, without having to configure the entire system. Researchers can also take snapshots of their own configured VM and make them available for others to use.
Typical uses of the NeCTAR Research Cloud include:
- Deploying compute resources for running simulation and data analysis software
- Hosting of websites, databases, web applications and other online resources
- Establishing customised access to online data sets and data analysis tools
- Hosting of online research tools and domain-specific virtual laboratories.
Who can access the CloudTime?
The NeCTAR Research Cloud can be accessed by any researcher from any organisation that participates in the Australian Access Federation (AAF). All Australian universities are members of AAF. Project allocations on the Intersect node are authorised by participating member organisations.
How do I access the CloudTime?
To access the research cloud, you will need to log in via AAF using your university login and password. Once logged in, you will see a Dashboard with your 'personal trial project' (which is identified with a 'pt-' code). If you have additional projects, such as project allocations, these will be listed in the Dashboard as well.
Personal Trial projects
Every user account in the NeCTAR research cloud is allocated a small amount of computing resource – a maximum of two virtual server instances, totalling no more than two cores – with which they can build a basic VM that will have around the same power as a desktop computer. Personal trial instances will expire after 4000 CPU hours, which is about three months of continuous use. They are intended for limited testing purposes and are not recommended for production servers. In order to obtain a server to be used for production, it's best to apply for a project allocation.
Project Allocations
Project allocations can be much larger than your personal trial and can last for much longer . Within a project allocation, you may build as many instances as your allocated resources allow and these instances will persist for the life of the project. Instances built within project allocations can also be shared among other users. They are designed for collaborative research.
To obtain a project allocation, you need to submit a request through the NeCTAR Dashboard. Allocation requests are reviewed by an allocation committee for merit, suitability to cloud use, and available capacity of the cloud and, for Intersect Australia, authorised by a particpating member organisation. When submitting the online form to request a project allocation, please provide as much information as possible regarding your project to expedite the process.
Building a Virtual Machine
Building an instance, as part of either your personal trial or a project allocation, is done through the Dashboard. A wizard will guide you through the process, which consists of selecting the 'flavour' (size) of the machine, the image to boot from, the 'availability zone', which is the node it will be hosted on, and some additional details. Once built, a VM can be imaged, terminated, shut off or rebooted as necessary, and more instances can be deployed, as long as your total usage does not exceed the resources available in your project.
What else do I need to know?
There are a number of important pieces of information relating to NeCTAR VMs, including the size of the instance, storage options, access and security, and reliability.
1. VM size options
There are several 'flavours' of instance available, measured in cores. One core consists of 1 CPU, 4GB memory and 30GB of local disk storage.
The flavours are as follows:
- Small: 1 CPU, 4GB memory, 30GB ephemeral disk, 10GB system disk
- Medium: 2 CPUs, 8GB memory, 60GB ephemeral disk, 10GB system disk
- Large: 4 CPUs, 16GB memory, 120GB ephemeral disk, 10GB system disk
- XLarge: 8 CPUs, 32GB memory, 240GB ephemeral disk, 10GB system disk
- XXLarge: 16 CPUs, 64GB memory, 480GB ephemeral disk, 10GB system disk
A personal trial is equivalent to a 'medium' offering, meaning that you can build one medium VM, or two small VMs, immediately upon logging in to the Dashboard.
When applying for a project allocation, you will be asked to select the flavour that you will require. An application for a small or a medium-sized allocation is more likely to be approved than an application for an XXL sized allocation. For this reason, explain why you need the size of server you are requesting, with as much information as possible.
2. Storage options
NeCTAR offers three types of storage, intended for different uses. Ephemeral storage is the default, and each VM will be configured with an ephemeral disk attached, the size of which depends upon the size of the instance. Ephemeral disks exist only as long as the VM they are attached to remains active. They are deleted when an instance is terminated.
Users can also apply for persistent block storage (volumes) for their allocations. Volumes work like network attached storage devices; they can be mounted and unmounted from VMs within your project allocation (as long as they are within the same availability zone), the data remains persistent if not attached to a VM, and they can be backed up with snapshots.
NeCTAR also offers object storage for higher reliability, although configuring object storage requires more advanced skills. The benefits of object storage are that the data can be distributed across many availability zones, and can be accessed via http tools even when not attached to any instance.
3. Access to VMs
In order to connect to and work on your VM, you will need to configure security groups (firewall rules), which enable traffic through certain ports for different kinds of access. The default security groups for project trials are:
- SSH opens tcp port 22 to traffic from all sources (for logging in via ssh)
- HTTP opens tcp ports 80 and 443 to traffic from all sources (for web servers)
- ICMP opens all ICMP traffic from all sources (to allow pinging your VMs IP address).
For project allocations, all security groups will need to be configured. See the Security Groups technical guide for assistance. Security groups can be configured and created while a VM is running. Changes will take effect immediately.
To access your VM over SSH, you will also need to create an SSH keypair. A keypair works like a lock and key and means that you do not need a password to log in, as long as you have your private half of the key pair (the key), and the server has the public half of the key pair (the lock). SSH keypairs are very secure, as you never transmit a password over the web to log in to the server.
Keypairs can be generated using the NeCTAR dashboard in the 'access and security' tab. When you have generated a keypair, the public key will be written to the VM, and the private key will be available for you to download and place in your .ssh directory. You will then need to configure your machine to use it to connect to the VM. If you already have a keypair or if you create one on your own machine, you may upload your public key to the dashboard. Once you have a keypair in your NeCTAR account, you will be able to use the public key for any instance you build, and the private key on any machine you wish to connect from.
You must create/upload your keys prior to launching a VM, otherwise NeCTAR will be unable to write the public key into the .ssh directory of the VM. You will also be unable to connect from any client device. For assistance in creating and using SSH keypairs, see the SSH keypairs technical guide.
4. Reaching your quota
When a project's resource quota has been reached, an email is sent to the user, warning them that their VMs will be terminated in one month. At this point, you should ensure that you have a backup of your data and make a snapshot of the VM. If you still need the machines to run after the end-date, you should submit an allocation request, or amend the existing request with a new date.
5. Reliability of NeCTAR services
The hardware in cloud computing can be susceptible to power outages, scheduled downtime and other events. These may affect your project allocations and trial allocations. NeCTAR does allow you to select a particular node to host your VM (referred to as an 'availability zone'), but each node is susceptible to temporary failures.
If your project requires a server with uninterrupted uptime, you should take measures to ensure that a power outage does not affect it, such as a parallel instance running the same processes hosted at a different node.
If your project does not require constant uptime, it may be sufficient to simply boot the instance again when the node is restored. NeCTAR routinely communicates to users via email service information, including outages and scheduled maintenance.
For advice in selecting the most appropriate NeCTAR VM for your project, or assistance in requesting or configuring an allocation, please contact the NeCTAR Research Cloud support page or email email@example.com for assistance.


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The powerful heavy metal band from Richmond, Virginia, Lamb Of God, has constantly released bone crushing albums and in 2009 they did it again with "Wrath." This is the band sixth full length album, and hit sales exceeding 68,000 within the first week. The album has massive amounts of bass as you will hear booming drums and electrifying guitars throughout the album. This is definitely something you don't want to miss!
The intro track, "The Passing," is a very calm instrumental song with soft guitar riffs but has some pretty detailed drum fills as well. "In Your Words" Follows with deafening cymbals, rapid snares, and blaring guitars. Lead vocalist, Randy Blythe, has a slightly different style of vocals in this album compared to the bands last few. Aside from his well known vicious growling, he also throws some violent yelling which echoes from ear to ear. The background contains some insane double bass pedal action and constant chugging of guitars in demonic tones. The last minute of the song is a repetitive catchy riff combined with constant explosive drum rolls. This is such a monstrous track to kick off the album with.
The aggressiveness doesn't stop here, "Set To Fail" jumps right in with machine gun snares and more speedy speedy drum fills which punch you in the face. There are wild guitar riffs that will rip through you speakers. Blythes vocals dominate the track with his vicious growls. Similar tones follow in "Contractor" which was the first single released off of the album. Although it's only three and a half minutes long, it wastes no time getting right into the destruction and violence. The verse grab you by the throat and throw you to the floor as the drums constantly pound away at you. The breakdown in the middle of the song will have you bashing you're head along with the snare drum. More crazy double bass pedaling jumps in towards the end as the growling gets more and more intense with every lyric. You're definitely going to want to replay this song a couple of times before moving on.
If you're looking for some solo work doesn't hesitate to check out "Grace." The song fades in with a quite guitar melody luring you closer to your speakers as you try to get a full ear of what is being played. You are then met with a wall of distortion as you are crushed with monstrous guitars and violent kick-snare drumming. The detailed drum fills are exploding with rage leaving you no time to breathe. The cymbals are constantly ringing from left to right. Towards the end is where you will find your note murdering guitar solos. "Broken Hands" is another one with hell raising guitar solos. These are two tracks you'll definitely want to jump on if you're a solo kind of guy. The structures are ridiculous and consist of so much detail.
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Overall, "Wrath" has got some destructive breakdowns and mind blowing guitar solos and really shows that Lamb Of God can balance between metal and core as they constantly throw both slow, heavy breakdowns and quick solos. The change in Blythe's vocals helped keep the album unique from their older albums even though there were some fans who were disappointed in the change. Find out for yourself and check out the album!
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Issue #1068
Friday, May 10, 2002
Edited by Gloria Lee Highlights Home Page: http://nonduality.com/hlhome.htm
Click here to go to next issue
M J Gilbert
on Along the Way
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Someone who goes with half a loaf of bread
to a small place that fits like a nest around him,
someone who wants no more, who's not himself longed for by anyone else,
He's a letter to everyone. You open it.
It says, Live.
- Rumi
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JERRY KATZ on NDS
PBS shows available on the net:
I watched the following one on quantum physics:
Only slight gestures toward the nondual, as below:
"we say that an electron is
like a particle--a stick or a
stone--and it's also like a wave, which in fact means
that it's neither of these. It's something for which we
don't have a good category. It's as if quantum mechanics
is saying to us, you humans may be great chimpanzees,
but you're not ready for prime time as far as our
metaphors go."
I'm watching the video on 'Consciousness' now.
NINA on NDS
Thanks to all who have attributed
nice things to me, such as Su's
undersea link (in the NDHighlights) and that healthy architecture
link. However, to be fair to whatever author may have originated
these things, I kindly decline to accept the attributions.
Please note, I also kindly decline
the attribution of anything anyone
may have attributed to me at any time. Good and bad and inbetween,
down to the finest detail. If you don't mind, please remove any
picture you may have of me from your memory banks. Your compliance
will be appreciated.
By the way, all my stories are
made up. Completely, utterly. Just big
fat lies. Modifications, reinterpretations, slanderizations of the
truth. The people discussed therein, should they bear any resemblance
to anyone living or dead, particularly should you recognize yourself
in them, are purely fictional. This fictionalization applies equally
to places, things, relationships, feelings, etc. Please keep this in
mind the next time I tell a story.
Ah, feels so good to come clean.
SU GANDOLF on NDS
"Spiritual progress and nondual realization"
Ramesh Balsekar quote, lifted from
Jan Sultan's posting on SufiMystic list: "The surest sign of spiritual progress
is a total lack of concern about progress. There is an utter
absence of anxiety about anything like liberation and a sort of
hollowness in one's being, a kind of looseness and involuntary
surrender to whatever might happen." Without critiquing this kind of statement
in the obvious way (it's paradox), I'm interested in what it
brings up. This "looseness" (that is a nice term for
it) occurs in moments, or over periods of time, but then the
tension (anxiety) returns, and screws with the concept of
progress altogether. So, how can the looseness be defined as
progress? It seems to me it either *is* or isn't, it isn't
progressive. When there's tension, it's useful to believe in
progress, yet you cannot, because you remember the looseness,
which occurred in the past. When there's looseness, you do not
care. Then perhaps you reflect on the looseness and believe in
progress again, this time remembering the tension. Over time,
duality's dance and song. There
*seems to be* some change that is constant, I might call it
faith, a new belief based on experience, but the body-mind
requires the alternation of looseness and tension--duality. So... Is there such a thing as spiritual progress? What is nondual realization? Is it real
outside of knowledge, experience and belief? Obviously not Nina,
And Not Really Su
GENE POOLE on NDSRE:
"Spiritual progress and nondual realization" I see that you assume there to be a paradox
in the
quote. I do not see a paradox there.
Therein lies the problem... the
assumptions contained
in the concept of progress.
Think about this; to whom is there
a seeming
of gradual? Awareness is complete, but there
are objects (assumptions) in place, which obscure
the Big Picture (what is).
Concepts such as progress comprise
these objects;
and you know how attached we are to our useful
concepts, especially ones which we use to alleviate
our guilty feelings.
Concepts in themselves are
harmless; trouble comes
when the concepts are used a a barrier between
what is and what we prefer. It is that very barrier
which is the identified tension you refer to.
SU: It seems to me it either
*is* or isn't, it isn't
How did you get from progress to progressive?
You could search the Highlights
archives for keywords
"sudden" and "gradual"
SU: Is there such a thing as spiritual progress?
What could be said to be spiritual
progress can be
recognized as an apparent expansion of awareness,
occurring over time; what is really going on is the
gradual diminishing of what obscures or limits
perception of what is always there.
Chief among the 'causes' of
removal of the
obscurations which contract (narrow) awareness
is the admission that 'if I know that I once assumed
that what I saw was all there is, and I was mistaken,
I now know that I may be seeing only some of what is'.
Knowing that you do not know, can
be liberating; and if
accepted as a way of Being, can lead to looseness.
Further, if you can accept that
what you see is actually
yourself displaying itself to you, you will have not only
looseness, but will be able to accept tension, without
judging yourself. That is called abiding.
SU: What is nondual
realization? Is it real outside of
knowledge, experience and belief?
Nondual realization is
unqualified; it has no
relative reality.
For the unrealized, it does not
exist; and for the
realized, it is not an issue.
The only way to talk _about_
nondual realization is
by alluding to what stands in its place.Name and form, and not sequestered...
==Gene Poole==
GENE POOLE answers Rashmi on NDS "bhakti or yogamarga"
Rashmi: I don't know if it's an absurd question but how do
on the bhaktimarga or the path of yoga attain realisation.
Not absurd at all, Rashmi.
Realization is not attained; what is attained is the
loss of ignorance.
Ignorance obscures what is always there (what is).
Seeking realization is symptomatic of ignorance;
understanding of ignorance includes knowledge of why
a person clings to what obscures awareness.
A person is attached (prefers) to have things to
be a certain way; it is that attachment which is the
binder of ignorance. That is why the 'masters' state
that we should eradicate our attachment (as a trend,
rather than particular attachments).
Nevertheless, is it possible to see that ignorance
and attachment act as a dynamic of blindness to
what is?
"Living is easy with eyes closed, misunderstanding
all you see" (Beatles song). What closes the eyes
initially (in childhood) is common pain, physical and
emotional; what keeps them closed in adulthood, is
reluctance or refusal to drop the historical identity
known as 'me', which lives by the theme of victim.
Of necessity, the victim must suffer.
Rashmi: Is it that just in one leap from being a doer and
worshipping God or meditating they lose their sense of
personal doership? and what is true meditation?Obscured by ignorance, one may leap about like
a virtual kangaroo, never finding the right place
to come to ground; as you may know, there is
great social virtue conveyed by never-ending,
energetic leaping, called 'seeking' or 'trying'.
One may seek to lead the impersonal life; that is
what is behind the life of 'renunciation'. And this
may be done successfully. Eventually, as one
leads the impersonal life, the actual person
may show up; that is God.
True meditation is like this: First, you learn to
withstand being shot, without flinching. Then,
you expand your learning to an ability to withstand
being shot continually, by a machine-gun.
Most people reverberate and react at the first shock;
how can a person remain nonreactive to continual
Only by accepting shock as a category of experience,
and thus disregarding the particulars of the events
which seem to 'cause' the shocks.
It is God who is holding the machine-gun; can you
take continuous fire?
==Gene Poole==
SU GANDOLF on NDS Spiritual
progress and water towers The sun is shining and there are
five water towers, no, seven, I can
see out my window without turning my head. Do people know what water
towers are if they've never seen NY or another city that has them?
Maybe there's a website somewhere devoted to these funny, perfect
I used to dream of swimming in the water tower on top of the
I lived in growing up. I'd climb halfway up the ladder on the outside
of the water tower, having been dared, before my fear of heights
would kick in. It must have been an illusion that it was possible to
swim in one--they seem to me now to be totally enclosed--but I was
certain that it was possible, that one day I would dare to make it
to the top and plunge in to the freezing water inside. I would swim
around for a while in the cold, deep cylindrical space, in the dark,
secret, and unfathomably happy. Of course, I did not imagine that
there would be a similar ladder on the inside of the water tower, so
that once I jumped in, I imagined there'd be no way out, like falling
into a well in the sky.
So here they all are, these seven things, abiding and abiding,
although they seem permanent, one day they will be gone. And although
the sun is shining, it is raining a freezing, smiling rain. A secret
and happy and freezing, ancient rain. I am swallowing bucketsfull of
clear, cold water, and I am in love with my co-conspirators. I am in
love with you. Love, SKG
Mazie Lane on Harsha Satsangh
Snake eyes! Hypnotized!
Mesmeric glaze, Marrakesh at high noon,
Flute tune, languidity of lazy passion rising
Drone enchantments irresistible siren song,
Longing, wanting, wanting the end of wanting,
Cant take these eyes from the thought that
"I am real", in spite of all youve read, heard,
Said and stuttered you still so fervently, poignantly,
Believe that you can know, that you can somehow
Be This and know It too, take the Cake and not be
Eaten too, pay the Price and throw the dice and not
Come up with those Snake Eyes!
Choices are a fiction of the charm, the
"I put a spell on you!" Moroccan Screamin
Jay Hawkins, because this drug of me is
So pleasant, the quintessential opiate, and who
Really wants to awaken from such
Drifting oblivion sighs and soft
Enveloping stupor of the snakebite poisons
"Come-on, let me take you there
To poppy fields forever!"
Mazie Lane on Harsha Satsangh Rumi
The Center of the Fire
No more wine for me!
I'm past delighting in the thick red
and the clear white.
I'm thirsty for my own blood
as it moves into a field of action.
Draw the keenest blade you have
and strike, until the head circles
about the body.
Make a mountain of skulls like that.
Split me apart.
Don't stop at the mouth!
Don't listen to anything i say.
I must enter the center of the fire.
Fire is my child
but i must be consumed
and become fire.
Why is there crackling and smoke?
Because the firewood and the flames
are still talking:
"You are too dense. Go away!"
"You are too wavering. I have solid form."
In the blackness those two friends keep
Like a wanderer with no face.
Like the most powerful bird in existence
sitting on its perch, refusing to move.
What can I say to someone so curled up with
so constricted in his love?
Break your pitcher against a rock.
We don't need any longer
to haul pieces of the ocean around.
We must drown, away from heroism,
and descriptions of heroism.
Like a pure spirit lying down, pulling
its body over it, like a bride her husband
for a cover to keep her warm.
expectations and beliefs and concepts these are the treasures of the spiritual the religious the seekers after truth three huge millstones to weigh one down drowning in the sea of karma screaming - aieeeeeeeee! hanging onto these rocks like they were your only treasure when they are your doom! oh well everybody goes through this why shouldn't you? someday those things will drop away and you won't even miss them
hahahah and hohoho - mu
Enlightenment absorbs this universe of
When that merging occurs, there is nothing
but God. This is the only doctrine.
There is no word for it, no mind
to understand it with, no categories
of transcendence or non-transcendence,
no vow of silence, no mystical attitude.
There is no Shiva and no Shakti
in enlightenment, and if there is something
that remains, that whatever-it-is
is the only teaching.
Naked Song
HARSHA on Harsha Satsangh Commentary on the "Four Quartets" by T.S. Eliot
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We shall not cease from exploration
The nature of the mind is to be active, to explore, to go where
(apparently) no one has gone before.
And the end of all our exploring
The exploring will come to an end (when the mind sees its limit
and surrenders).
Will be to arrive where we started
It will be clear that we have not gone anywhere other than where
we already always have been.
And know the place for the first time.
Commentary: Self is always fresh, perpetually new, drinking itself, consuming itself, Knowing It Self always as if for the first time.


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