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This application claims the benefit of priority under 35 U.S.C. �119 from U.S. Provisional Application Ser. No. 60/242,652, filed Oct. 23, 2000, entitled "Intracardiac Detection and Control of Repolarization Alternans," the entirety of which is hereby incorporated by reference.
This invention relates to a method and system that can be used to detect and eliminate unwanted dynamics in real-world, low-dimensional dynamical systems. More specifically, this invention relates to a real-time detection technique and a real-time, adaptive, model-independent control technique for detecting and suppressing pathological physiological rhythms, such as repolarization alternans, on the basis of amplitude or repolarization-duration differences among selected beats.
It is increasingly recognized that many cardiac arrhythmias can be characterized based on the physical principles of nonlinear dynamics. A nonlinear-dynamical system is one that changes with time (dynamical) and cannot be broken down into a linear sum of its individual components (nonlinear). For certain nonlinear systems, known as chaotic systems, behavior is aperiodic (irregularly irregular) and long-term prediction is impossible, even though the dynamics are entirely deterministic (i.e, the dynamics of the system are completely determined from known inputs and the system's previous state, with no influence from random inputs). Importantly, such determinism can actually be exploited to control the dynamics of a chaotic system. To this end, a variety of chaos-control techniques have been developed and successfully applied to a wide range of physical systems. Such techniques are model-independent, i.e., they require no a priori knowledge of a system's underlying equations, and are therefore appropriate for systems that are essentially "black boxes."
The success of chaos-control techniques in stabilizing physical systems, together with the fact that many physiological systems are nonlinear-dynamical (e.g., the cardiac conduction system, due to its numerous complex nonlinear component interactions) and lack the detailed analytical system models required for model-based control techniques, have fostered widespread interest in applying these model-independent techniques to biological dynamical systems. In the first such application, Garfinkel et al. (A Garfinkel, M L Spano, W L Ditto, and J N Weiss, "Controlling Cardiac Chaos", Science, 257:1230-1235, 1992) stabilized drug-induced irregular cardiac rhythms via dynamically-timed electrical stimulation in an in vitro rabbit ventricular-tissue preparation. That work was an important demonstration that the physical principles of chaos control could be extended into the realm of cardiac dynamics.
A later application is described in U.S. Pat. No. 5,836,974 of Christini et al.
The '974 patent describes a technique in which atrioventricular nodal alternans was controlled by monitoring beat-to-beat timing variations in the atrial-His interval (AH) and then eliminating such variations by making beat-to-beat modifications to a His-atrial pacing interval based on the detected variations in AH time interval.
The present invention concerns repolarization alternans, a beat-to-beat alternation in the manner by which the ventricles of the heart repolarize (i.e., return to resting voltage after their depolarization or excitation). As heart rate or pacing rate increases, action potential duration in different regions of the heart first alternates concordantly and then becomes spatially discordant. Such discordance is associated with steep spatial gradients of repolarization that appear to provide the substrate for unidirectional functional block and reentry. This type of alternans is different than the type detected in the aforesaid '974 patent, because that patent describes a technique which approximates AV node conduction rather than relaxation of the ventricle to return to its original state. The repolarization phase of the heartbeat corresponds to the T-wave component of the surface electrocardiogram (ECG). Thus, repolarization alternans ("RPA"), which to date has always been measured via the surface ECG, is often referred to as T-wave alternans ("TWA"). T-wave alternans appears as a beat-to-beat alternation in the amplitude, morphology, or duration of the T-wave. T-wave alternans has been closely associated with vulnerability to ventricular arrhythmias, including fibrillation. In fact, T-wave alternans can precede life-threatening arrhythmias and is a risk factor for sudden cardiac death.
T-wave alternans, which usually cannot be detected via beat-by-beat visual analysis, is typically detected via statistical analysis of a large number of consecutive surface ECG beats. (Because of the aggregate nature of such detection, detection of T-wave alternans usually requires at least 5 minutes of ECG acquisition.) One known system which utilizes statistical calculations to infer T-Wave alternans from microvolt surface readings is the Cambridge Heart CH2000 system of Cambridge Heart, Inc., Bedford Mass.
What remains needed in the art is a real-time method for detecting and stabilizing repolarization alternans on a beat-to-beat basis.
Repolarization alternans is detected on a beat-to-beat basis using intracardiac electro grams. The magnitude of such alternans is considerably larger than the microvolt T-wave alternans detected using surface electrodes and so direct measurement of repolarization-phase amplitude differences between even-numbered and odd-numbered heart beats can be measured without the aggregate statistical techniques (such as power spectral analysis) that are required to detect surface microvolt T-wave alternans. Consequently, the present invention permits control stimuli to be delivered in response to real-time alternans data using a suitable nonlinear-dynamical control algorithm.
As an alternative to surface detection of T-wave alternans, repolarization alternans is detected according to the present invention from the inside surface of the heart using intracardiac electrodes, such as those contained in the leads of pacemakers and implantable cardiac defibrillators. Due to the larger intracardiac amplitude, repolarization alterans is discernible (from noise) on a beat-to-beat basis, enabling much more rapid detection than aggregate surface ECG analysis.
Direct detection of repolarization alternans on a beat-to-beat basis enables the application of an adaptive nonlinear-dynamical control technique to control alternating rhythms. This control method delivers precisely-timed electrical stimuli to the cardiac tissue (e.g., ventricular tissue) via intracardiac electrodes. The timing and amplitude of the stimuli (characteristics which are governed by the control algorithm, as dictated by the beat-to-beat dynamics of the repolarization alternans rhythm) is designed to terminate the alternans rhythm. Because the control technique is adaptive, it: (i) is able to estimate the underlying nonlinear dynamics in real time and (ii) has the flexibility to withstand rhythm nonstationarities. With such control, potential routes (repolarization alternans) to a ventricular arrhythmia are eliminated, thereby preventing the onset of a potentially deadly arrhythmic event.
In preferred forms, the control stimuli are delivered by pacemakers or implantable cardiac defibrillators as a component in a preventive therapy.
According to one aspect of the invention, a method for intracardiac detection of repolarization alternans is described which comprises the steps of placing an electrode within the body and within the vicinity of the heart; sensing at the location of the electrode the electrical voltage amplitude at a predetermined time relative to a fiducial point in the heart rhythm of a series of beats, the series of beats including a predetermined number of pairs of adjacent beats, each of the pairs of adjacent beats including an even numbered beat and an odd numbered beat; subtracting the voltage amplitude of an even numbered beat from an odd numbered beat in the adjacent beats, respectively, to obtain for each pair of adjacent beats a sign of the difference in voltage amplitude; and indicating the presence of repolarization alternans if the sign obtained in step (c) for a predetermined number of adjacent pairs of beats is consistent.
According to another aspect of the invention, a method for stabilizing repolarization alternans is described which comprises the steps of contacting at least one electrode to cardiac tissue; sensing at the location of one of the electrodes the electrical voltage amplitude at a predetermined time relative to a fiducial point in the heart rhythm of a series of beats, the series of beats including a predetermined number of pairs of adjacent beats, each of the pairs of adjacent beats including an even numbered beat and an odd numbered beat; subtracting the voltage amplitude of the even numbered beat from the odd numbered beat in at least one pair of adjacent beats to obtain for each said pair of adjacent beats a magnitude of the difference in voltage amplitude and a sign of said difference; dynamically defining an electrical stimuli for delivery to the cardiac tissue, the electrical stimuli including a timing and an amplitude selected in response to the values obtained for the difference in voltage amplitude and the sign of said difference; and conditionally delivering the electrical stimuli to the cardiac tissue if the obtained sign of a predetermined number of adjacent pairs of beats is consistent.
In a further aspect of the invention, a method for intracardiac detection of repolarization alternans is described which comprises the steps of placing an electrode within the body and within the vicinity of the heart; sensing at the location of the electrode a repolarization duration over a segment of a beat in a series of beats, the series of beats including a predetermined number of pairs of adjacent beats, each of the pairs of adjacent beats including an even numbered beat and an odd numbered beat; subtracting the repolarization duration of the even numbered beat from the odd numbered beat in the adjacent beats, respectively, to obtain for each pair of adjacent beats a sign of the difference in repolarization duration; and indicating the presence of repolarization alternans if the sign obtained in step (c) for a predetermined number of adjacent pairs of beats is consistent.
Also, in yet a further aspect of the invention, a method for stabilizing repolarization alternans is described which comprises the steps of: contacting at least one electrode to cardiac tissue; sensing at the location of one of the electrodes a repolarization duration over a segment of a beat in a series of beats, the series of beats including a predetermined number of pairs of adjacent beats, each of the pairs of adjacent beats including an even numbered beat and an odd numbered beat; subtracting the repolarization duration of the even numbered beat from the odd numbered beat in at least one pair of adjacent beats to obtain for each said pair of adjacent beats a magnitude of the difference in repolarization duration and a sign of said difference; dynamically defining an electrical stimuli for delivery to the cardiac tissue, the electrical stimuli including a timing and an amplitude selected in response to the values obtained for the difference in repolarization duration and the sign of said difference; and conditionally delivering the electrical stimuli to the cardiac tissue if the obtained sign of a predetermined number of adjacent pairs of beats is consistent.
FIG. 10: (A) The k values for each of the 100 slices of the unipolar RV apex recording for Patient 15. The dotted horizontal line is at k=3. There are two large peaks with k >>3 indicating highly significant alternans. The insets,
FIG. 11: (A) The endocardial unipolar RV apex voltage amplitude values Ai,j that occurred 0.444 s (i=82) following fiducial points 400≦j≦500 for Patient 15. There is a distinct alternation between the even (filled circles) and odd (open diamonds) beats, with the even beats typically having larger amplitude than the odd beats. The inset,
FIG. 12A: The endocardial unipolar RV apex voltage amplitude values Ai,j that occurred 0.064 s (i=11) following fiducial points 225≦j≦375 for Patient 13. During this segment, three ectopic beats occurred at the beats indicated by "*". The amplitude values for the ectopic beat an the preceding beat were replaced by the average values from all previous beats as described above. The beats before and after each ectopic beat are magnified in an inset,
The detection method starts at step 105 with one or more electrodes being positioned within a patient's body. The electrodes are preferably connected to a pacemaker or implantable cardiac defibrillator. The construction of the electrode forms no part of the present invention. At step 110, a series of heart beats are sensed by the electrode(s) in any conventional manner at fixed time following a fiducial. The series of beats are processed by dividing them into adjacent beat pairs and then determining the amplitude or repolarization-duration differentials, if any, between the beats of each beat pair, as indicated at step 115. (The "repolarization" refers to the positive deflection in the beat signal, and is the same part of the signal being examined for amplitude.) More particularly, the odd numbered beat in each beat pair can be subtracted from the even number beat in that beat pair, or, conversely, the even numbered beat in each beat pair can be subtracted from the odd number beat in that beat pair. The sign of the difference of the adjacent beat pairs is determined at step 120. If this sign is consistent from one beat pair to an adjacent beat pair, then that is an indicator that there is a repeated repolarization alternation in the patient.
At step 125, the consistency of the sign of this difference in beat-pair to beat-pair magnitude or repolarization-duration is tested. If the sign is not consistent, as tested at step 125, then the detection method ends. Otherwise, if the sign is consistent, then the method indicates to the operator the presence of repolarization alternation, at step 135. The detection method then ends (by looping to step 130).
When the testing of steps 110-135 is performed on the basis of the magnitude of the beat-pair to beat-pair difference, then these steps optionally can be repeated, with each repeat being for a different predetermined time relative to the selected fiducial point in the heart rhythm. By repeating those steps in this way, the presence of alternans can be indicated for any of a number of different parts of the cardiac beat cycle, including portions unrelated to ventricular repolarization. As understood by those of skill in the art, each predetermined time relative to a fiducial point will correspond to a particular part of the cardiac beat cycle.
At step 160, a test is made to determine consistency in the sign of any beat-pair to beat-pair differential. As was the case at step 125, an arbitrary reference frame is imposed on the beat pairs and either the even numbered beat is subtracted from the odd numbered beat or vice versa in order to arrive at a sign of the difference within a beat and a framework for determining consistency in sign on a beat-pair to beat-pair basis.
If the sign is not consistent, as tested at step 160, then the amplitude of additional beats in a series of heart beats is again detected, as indicated by the arrow looping back to step 110. The heart beat processing is then repeated to dynamically define an electrical stimulus or stimuli to selectively apply through one or more electrodes. Only if the sign is consistent, however, is the electrical stimulus/stimuli delivered to the patient, as indicated at step 165. After delivery of the stimulus, the stabilization method loops back to step 110 so as to process post-stimulus response of the heart and define further electrical stimuli which can differ in magnitude, timing, or both, from any prior stimulus. Consequently, the stabilization method outlined in
In the foregoing steps, electrical stimulus or stimuli are applied to cardiac tissue. It is presently preferred that such stimulus be applied to ventricular tissue insofar as that is the situs of the repolarization alternans. However, such stimuli can be applied elsewhere within the heart using the same type of electrodes (or around the heart by way of a suitable electrode such as a epicardial patch electrode). For example, at least the stimulation electrode(s) can be positioned and discharged (or energized, as the case may be) in the atria. A benefit that may result from placement of the stimulus electrode is a reduced likelihood of the inadvertent inducement of ventricular tachycardia.
An embodiment of the method of the present invention is now described with reference to a case study of an individual patient.
Case Study 1
A 27-year old female patient was evaluated for the presence of repolarization alternans during a clinically-indicated electrophysiology study. Repolarization alternans assessment was performed using: (i) standard surface electrocardiogram (ECG) detection of microvolt T-wave alternans (by the Cambridge Heart CH2000 system) and (ii) intracardiac electrogram acquisition and analysis.
Two distinct stages were studied. The first stage (150 seconds duration) was recorded at rest, i.e., with no electrical pacing. During the second stage (293 seconds duration), the heart was stimulated at a cycle length of 550 ms (109 beats per minute).
Representative segments of the intracardiac electrograms are shown in
After the electrophysiology study, the electrical depolarizations in the bipolar recording were automatically annotated via a threshold-crossing algorithm (with manual correction as needed). The fiducial point choice and the scheme use to detect it form no part of the present invention; electrophysiologists have a variety of tools at their disposal (e.g., a peak detection system to locate an R-wave peak) to assist them in detecting and selecting an appropriate fiducial point. The occurrence time of each bipolar depolarization was used as the fiducial point for the unipolar amplitude-based repolarization alternans detection algorithm. The analysis, performed separately for the two distinct stages, included the following steps:
The results of this case study are as follows. The CH2000 system indicated that there were no microvolt T-wave alternans in the surface electrogram during rest, but that there were microvolt T-wave alternans present in the surface electrogram during the 550 ms pacing stage.
The alternation between even and odd beats can be seen clearly via the beat-to-beat amplitude values at a particular time after the fiducial point.
An embodiment of the method of the present invention is now described with reference to a case study of multiple patents.
Case Study 2
As a standard component of their routine, clinically-indicated electrophysiological studies, 21 patients (16M, 5F; 6216yr) were evaluated for the presence of repolarization alternans (See the table in
For TWA assessment, careful skin preparation (including mild abrasion) and high resolution electrodes (High-Res, Cambridge Heart, Inc., Bedford, Mass.) were used to minimize noise. Electrocardiographic leads were placed at the standard 12-lead positions and in an orthogonal X,Y,Z configuration. Measurement was performed using the CH2000 (patients 1-10) or HearTwave (patients 11-21) system (both systems are from Cambridge Heart, Inc.) during 5 min of atrial pacing at a cycle length of 550 ms (109 beats/min). A trial was considered positive for surface TWA if the alternans amplitude was ≧1.9 μV and the alternans ratio ≧3 for at least one min in the vector magnitude lead, any orthogonal lead, or two consecutive precordial leads. T-wave alternans was defined as negative if the tracing was not obscured by noise or ectopic beats (both of which can lead to under-detection of TWA) and the criteria for a positive test were not met. Otherwise, the TWA test was considered indeterminate (i.e., due to noise or ectopy).
Indeterminate results are not included in this study because of the inability to compare surface TWA and endocardial RPA results. Eight patients that satisfied the protocol (and who are omitted from the 21 patients described here) were omitted for this reason.
Simultaneously, for the purpose of endocardial RPA assessment, three signals (surface electrogram, bipolar RV apex, and unipolar RV apex) were sampled at 500 Hz by a National Instruments AT-MIO-16E-10 (National Instruments Corporation, Austin, Tex.) data acquisition board in a 266 MHz Intel Pentium-II powered computer running Real-Time Linux through a user interface. Representative segments of these electrograms from one patient are shown in
After the electrophysiologic study, the bipolar RV apex recording was automatically annotated via a peak-detection algorithm (with manual correction as needed) using custom C++ software in order to determine the occurrence time of each electrical depolarization. The activation time of each bipolar depolarization was used as the fiducial point for an amplitude-based repolarization alternans detection algorithm. The bipolar RV apex signal was selected for fiducial point determination because of its sharply defined peaks. The unipolar RV apex recording was used for alternans measurement because repolarization alternans results from a spatially extended dispersion of ventricular repolarization and because the unipolar voltage vector covers a greater area of ventricular myocardium than standard bipolar recordings. The construction of the unipolar amplitude time series consisted of the following steps:
Graphically, two elements of an Ai,j time series are shown in
The results of this case study are as follows. In the results, the power spectral densities were computed for each of the Ai,j 100 time series using the FFTW C-library implementation of the Cooley-Tukey Fast Fourier Transform (www.fftw.org). In addition to being computationally efficient, the FFTW implementation is convenient because it is applicable to arbitrary-length time series. Thus, time series that incorporate data from every beat of a 5 min pacing trial could be processed directly without the standard conversion to a power-of-2 length time series. A peak at 0.5 cycles/beat is indicative of alternans. To establish significance, the ratio k of alternans power (minus mean noise power) to noise standard deviation was computed for each slice:
where is P0 5 is the power at 0.5 cycles/beat, {overscore (P)}0 44→0.49 and σ0 44→0 49 are the mean and standard deviation, respectively, of the power for all of the frequencies in the band 0.44 cycles/beat to 0.49 cycles/beat. RPA is significant (ρ≦0.003) if k>3. For this study, a trial was considered positive for endocardial RPA if k>3 for 10 consecutive time slices, which is equivalent to ≈0.055 s given that each 550 ms pacing interval was subdivided into 100 time slices.
As shown in
A representative positive endocardial RPA trial is shown in
The power-spectral analyses depicted in
In 6/8 in which power spectral analysis indicated the presence of endocardial RPA (FIG. 9A), the maximum k value was >20. In all 6 of those trials, RPA was visually apparent on a beat-to-beat basis. FIG. 11(A) (which is from the same trial as
This alternating pattern persisted for the entire 5 min pacing trial, leading to an average even-numbered amplitude minus subsequent odd-numbered amplitude
of −0.104 mV and an average odd-numbered amplitude minus subsequent even-numbered amplitude
of 0.098 mV. This alternating pattern is also apparent when the successive-beat amplitude differences ΔAi=Ai,j+1−Ai,j for j=1,2, . . . , N are plotted as a histogram. The histogram of successive-beat amplitude differences for i=82, shown in FIG. 11(B), has a clear bi-modal distribution centered at 0.0 mV with two peaks at approximately �0.1 mV.
Occasionally ectopic beats reversed the phase of the beat-to-beat alternans.
The Control Technique
Once alternans has been detected, an adaptive chaos-control technique can be used to terminate the alternans. Repolarization alternans is not believed to be a chaotic rhythm; however, the control technique described herein to terminate repolarization alternans is a chaos-control technique.
The control algorithm used herein is designed to stabilize the underlying unstable steady state x* of a system that can be described by a unimodal one-dimensional function xn+1=ƒ (xn, pn), where xn is the current value of the system variable of interest x (for repolarization alternans, x is the amplitude, A, of the repolarization phase of the intracardiac electrogram), xn+1 is the next value of the same variable, and pn is the current value of an accessible system parameter p (for repolarization alternans control, p can be the timing and/or the amplitude of electrical stimuli) at index n. Thus, for repolarization alternans, the system function is
A n+1=ƒ(A n , p n), (5)
where n is the beat number. The control technique perturbs p such that
p n ={overscore (p)}+δp n, (6)
where {overscore (p)} is the nominal parameter (stimulus timing and/or amplitude) value, and δpn, is a perturbation given by
δp n=(A n −A n−1)/g n (7)
where gn is the control sensitivity g at index n. Thus, for each electrical stimulus, the chaos-control algorithm computes a perturbation (proportional to the difference between the most recent two repolarization phase amplitudes) to the nominal stimulus amplitude and/or timing. Note that if both stimulus amplitude and timing are used as adjustable control parameters, separate realizations of Equations 5-7 would be used, including separate g values.
The control sensitivity g is adaptively estimated at each beat, thereby providing inherent algorithmic dynamic flexibility. g is adapted in real-time based on the characteristic dynamics of unimodal one-dimensional systems. Specifically, for every beat, if the sign of the computed perturbation (Eq. 7) has alternated for the four previous perturbations, the magnitude of g is decreased by a factor r (for this study r=0.05), otherwise, the magnitude g of is increased by a factor r.
This chaos-control technique requires no pre-control learning stage and is robust to dynamical system changes because it estimates the control parameters and target-rhythm dynamics in real-time. Thus, it is capable of applying control immediately upon the detection of an arrhythmia and is able to maintain control as the dynamics of the arrhythmia change over time.
The terms "even" and "odd" as used herein with regard to heart beats are arbitrary. An even numbered beat can be an odd numbered beat, and vice versa, simply by shifting the reference point by one beat. What is important is that measurements made with regard to adjacent pairs of beats are made by consistently subtracting either odd numbered beats from even numbered beats, or vice versa.
The term "sign" is used in this specification in its mathematical sense to refer to the positive or negative nature of the difference obtained when processing the even and odd numbered heart beats.
The invention can include delivery of electrical stimuli at a plurality of locations rather than just one, and energy delivery can be performed serially, simultaneously or otherwise at these locations. Each electrode can be driven in accordance with its own set of driving equations. The foregoing discussion explains by way of example driving equations for any given electrode.
The invention has been described in connection with a particular embodiment but is defined without limitation by the claims appended hereto and includes insubstantial variations in elements and method steps.
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Scott Lucas has been putting out records with Local H since 1995 and began releasing music with his other band Scott Lucas and The Married Men in 2010, including their second full-length album "Blood Half Moon" which came out last year (along with Local H's politically inspired "Hallelujah! I'm a Bum"). Thus far, 2013 has found Scott recuperating from a vocal cord injury sustained from an incident on tour while also readying the release of new music from Married Men and preparing for new tourdates. Scott Lucas and The Married Men's "Cruel Summer" EP came out last month and Scott answered a few of our questions about it and everything else going on, read on…
Legendary Rock Interviews: Thanks for talking to us Scott. For those who are unaware, you were involved in a mugging incident in Russia this past February that caused you a tremendous amount of pain and suffering. How difficult was your recovery and how are you feeling?
Scott Lucas: Pretty difficult, actually. I'm still not all the way there. I'm getting there, but it's been a much slower process than I would've liked. All of the vocals on the EP were recorded very early on in the healing process. It was really hard but we had to in order to make our deadline. I wince every time I hear those screams at the end of "Cruel Summer".
LRI: Local H released an album last year and so did Married Men. Does it feel completely normal pulling double duty in both bands since you've been doing it for a while at this point ?
Scott: Not necessarily normal – no. It was more a matter of timing, really. For some reason, I just happened to be running on parallel tracks last year –musically speaking. I never meant for the records to come out so close together. I would probably never do that again, but given the subject matter of the Local H record, we had to get that one out in time for the election.
LRI: Was there ever any hesitation on your part in terms of how your longtime, old school fans would accept the differences in material between Local H and Married Men?
Scott: Maybe. I'm still not sure how most of them feel about it. I'm not so sure they're telling me the truth.
LRI: Your last Married Men album was much different from your first and the new ep is again, pretty different from both of those releases in many respects. Is that inherent ability to change directions part of what attracted you to this style and band to begin with?
Scott: I liked the idea of starting this band in a very specific place. Which is to say, a very restrained and hushed place. The first album was really just a starting point and every release has sort of flowered out from that. The touring and the live shows from each record seem to really inform the next. We've been touring a lot as a four piece and becoming more guitar heavy lately, so who knows what that spells for the next record? But, yeah – I love this band's ability to change and adapt.
LRI: The new track on the EP " Never Better" is an experiment in sonics that sort of reflects something you've done throughout your career but also takes it to a whole other level. It goes beyond just the high/low pop dynamics bands like Cheap Trick and Local H are so known for. How did the song evolve and do you see the next full length going down similar avenues?
Scott: I don't really see that track as being all that different, but you're not the first person to say that. So, maybe I'm wrong. But it was originally recorded as an acoustic track for "Blood Half Moon", but it wasn't that good and the album was long enough already. It wasn't until I brought it to the band that it really became something special. I think it's a great track.
LRI: Its an understatement to say covers can be fun for bands but I was pretty excited to hear the title track "Cruel Summer". That song really captures a moment in time from the MTV era. What did you initially like about the Bananarama version and what do you like most about the Married Men version?
Scott: I mean, Bananarama's version is bouncy and all – but it's a pretty melancholy tune. There's some darkness in that song and we just tried to tease it out a little more. We decided to take that cool synth riff and give it a Crazy Horse spin. That was the initial idea.
LRI: That is not the only cover on the EP. My favorite track on it is the cover of "Coward Of The County", made famous by the illustrious Kenny Rogers. The obvious, non thinkers choice would be "The Gambler" but you chose to tackle a true classic which has remained fairly untouched. Did that song resonate with you as a younger kid?
Scott: I love that it tells a story and begins and ends with the same line, which I believe is the textbook definition of a ballad. And you wanna talk about dark? It's a number one country-pop song about a gang-rape. Fuck. And Kenny sings the shit out of it.
LRI: People who have paid attention to your social media posts or your videos for Married Men know that you are a big movie fan. How much do you think non-musical influences have crept into your actual music over the years?
Scott: I don't know. I remember "Pack Up The Cats" being directly influenced by the arc of "Goodfellas". I've always been open to any influences – and not just from movies. Some of the biggest influences are just from the people I've been lucky enough to know.
LRI: The Married Men clips have included homages to "Vampyr" and "The Shining". Do you find that being involved in the creation of videos can be just as much fun as music and was it always that way dating back to the Island Records years?
Scott: We did a lot of videos with Phil Harder back in those days, and I got along really well with him. He would always let me convince him to sneak in little homages to Scorsese or Hitchcock in our videos. I remember while shooting "All The Kids", he came up to me and said, "So, what's the Scorsese shot in this one?" And I actually had one ready to go!
LRI: Thanks again for taking some time out for this Scott. What do you see in terms of your schedule and commitments for the rest of 2013 and the upcoming new year?
Scott: Touring and Writing….
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ANAHEIM – Nearly nothing is expected from the Angels this season, which is completely unrelated to the fact that roughly everything is expected from the Angel this season.
After four years of finishing first or second in the American League MVP voting, Mike Trout will arrive at his latest opening day Monday several weeks after his reputation returned to Angel Stadium.
Intact. And in lights. And inflamed.
Sure, inflamed, swelled up just like the Goodyear blimp. Only cruising at an altitude slightly higher.
"Trout, man, he's just elite," teammate Hector Santiago said. "There's something about that guy. The ball comes off his bat in a blur and it's like, 'Wow, that's going to break somebody's glove.' "
He is an attraction, to be sure, this outfielder Zack Greinke once called "the perfect player." Better yet, Trout is our attraction, the one reason to always pay at least some attention to the Angels no matter what story the standings tell.
So, even if this team is as unremarkable as the projections that currently mock it – Sports Illustrated just forecast the Angels to finish 72-90 – Trout still can be counted on to be completely remarkable and in a way that only rewrites the game's sacred history.
Still more than four months shy of his 25th birthday, Trout remains an apt comparison to players like Mickey Mantle and Willie Mays and do you really need to hear any other names after those two?
On the eve of the Angels starting a new season, let's exhale here long enough to acknowledge that we still could be witnessing the early stages of the greatest career this sport has ever known.
This isn't the first time I've written a sentence suggesting that possibility and, to be honest, I don't think I can write such sentences often enough. I mean, seriously, greatest ever is still in the conversation.
"For those of us who have some road in our rearview mirror, it's exciting to see," Angels manager Mike Scioscia said. "What he does is special every day. Hopefully, he's going to be doing it for us for a long, long time."
Trout, having been out because of an illness, rejoined the Angels on Saturday night for the finale of the exhibition Freeway Series. He had a walk, two doubles and three RBI – before the start of the fifth inning.
For something that didn't count, Trout's performance felt decidedly authentic and overwhelmingly familiar.
"Every time he walks to the plate," Santiago said, "everyone is expecting something spectacular."
As we mark the conclusion of Kobe Bryant's 20 seasons of basketball brilliance, just consider that Trout has a chance to be significantly better all-time in his sport than Bryant was in the NBA, a league that basically has spent this season bowing at Kobe's feet.
Of course, Bryant has five championships and Trout still hasn't won a playoff game. But, hey, he's only one baseball player; Trout can't really do everything.
"Sometimes you take for granted the names that he's grouped with … the all-time greats from 70 years ago, 100 years ago, whatever it might be," Scioscia said. "It puts him in a class of a player who's once in a generation."
During the game against the Dodgers, while waiting for Trout to do something else ridiculous, I checked numerous fantasy baseball sites, something that, with this being a Saturday night, I believe made me the equivalent of a basement-dwelling dullard.
Anyway, I discovered that Trout is the No. 1-ranked player on the majority of the sites, meaning our reality is everyone else's fantasy.
For this reason, it is fair to wonder if the Angels are wasting so many stellar seasons of Trout at a time when they should be seizing on his production.
The short answer is, yes, they are fiddling away Trout's greatness. But baseball and its everyday pace and quirky tendencies and seeing-eye singles and flatly blind luck isn't a game that cares much for short answers.
If it were that easy, Clayton Kershaw would be riding a winning streak that started near the end of the 2010 season.
"Mike's dangerous in so many ways," Bud Black said. "When he's at the plate against you, a lot of bad things can happen."
A lot of decisions can turn out badly, too. Black is now a special assistant with the Angels. In May, he was managing San Diego and decided to intentionally walk Trout in the ninth inning of a tie game to get to Albert Pujols.
Moments later, Pujols was staring into the Padres dugout on his way to first base while the Angels scrambled to begin celebrating his walk-off, game-winning single.
Even when he wasn't permitted to swing, Trout's reputation delivered a crushing blow.
"I hope people do appreciate what they're seeing," Black said. "They should. This guy is special."
And this guy – our guy – looks ready for another MVP-type season, Trout biding his time until the rest of the Angels can catch up to him.
Yeah, right. Catching up to Trout? That sounds like more fantasy.
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Liquid Assets
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This evening I happened to click on the East Chicago Public Government Channel which for all purposes has been the Mayor's personal campaign channel. But to my enormous surprise this evening they were running this wonderful documentary "Liquid Assets." I don't know who coordinated the broadcast, but I was thrilled to see something of real substance and value to the community on the channel. Very Good.
Liquid Assets is a public media and outreach initiative that seeks to inform the nation about the critical role that our water infrastructure plays in protecting public health and promoting economic prosperity.
Combining a ninety-minute documentary with a community toolkit for facilitating local involvement, Liquid Assets explores the history, engineering, and political and economic challenges of our water infrastructure, and engages communities in local discussion about public water and wastewater issues.


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How much is the outback safari in cabarete and do they have a website?
Was there a incident recently on cabarete beach involving 2 girls walking at night,
We heard they we attacked but screamed and a security guard in a complex helped them??
What is a fun resort to stay in for a single woman in her 30s.
Can anyone give me info on this condo unit? How far from Cabarete , what kind of shopping, is it an easy walk to shopping. if you want email me [email].
does any one know if food &alcohol are exspensive in cabarete?
from feb12 to feb19 could you let us know of any fairs,parades,or special interest things happening in cabarete sousa or close by on those dates. Also acurrency sheet on canadian money to DR paso. thanks for your help
My girlfriend is stopping at the Celvisma Paraiso , Anyone know if this place has an A.T.M. ? Are there A.T.M s on the streets or would she have to find a bank ? Many thanks, Nicolesdad2 (Mark)
Hey, just wanted to see if anyone lives or has been to cabarete that can tell me what the crime is like there? I was thinking of buying a vacation home. Thanks!
I'm concidering going to Cabarete in august/september, but I've heard that that is the main hurricane season. I'm wondering if it is as bad as everyone says it is, or if it is still possible to travel to Cabarete for diving, beach and so forth, or should I plan the trip for another time?
Thanks for any answers =)
Hi, I'm planning to visit Cabarete early January. Besides hitting the beaches, I'd also love to do some 'adventure' sports. Mountain biking is high on the list, but I'm also a sucker for canyoning. I checked activecabarete.com and it's mentioned there, but I can't find any details. Does anyone know if it is possible to go on a canyoning trip in Cabarete or anywhere else in the DR?
Other tips always welcome!
Many thanks...
Has anyone been to Exotic Vacations DR Resort ??????......
I'm trying to go there in my summer vacations, i was looking at their site at and it looks great but i want to know more and try opinions from persons that have been there...
Just reply if you have any information.........
Can anyone give me any advice on which hotel to choose from? They both seem within my budget and close to each other. I will be in Cabarete for 10 days at the beginning of April and want to make sure I stay somewhere I will be comfortable. Any advice would be great. Thanks.
Please help me!! myself and four other friends are staying in Cabarete at the end of March '07. The problem we're running into is, we can save a large amount of money by flying into STI vs POP. My question is... How much money (US$)to take a bus or taxi from the STI airport to Cabarete? Is it feasable to do such a thing or should we just "bite the bullett so to speak and spend the extra cash and fly into POP? Secondly, I have seen on other forums that most people say to bring around 1000 us dollars per couple for the week,however,those forums were from 2-3 years ago. Has the cost gone up or stayed the same? Thanks for you help!!
Hi I am travelling to Cabarete with hubby for kitesurfing at the end of January. I was hoping someone might be able to recommend a day spa they have used in the past. Thanks, Becky
Could anybody recommend us a good agency to book excursions. We want to see more about the DR than only Cabarete.
We heard some bad stuff about Freddie tours.
My family is planning on traveling to this resort in June of 2007. Has anybody traveled here before? Is this a good resort for family? Is it a nice resort and was the wait staff nice?
I am planning a vacation for my wife at the Ocean Manor Resort in Cabarete. Does anyone know about it and can you tell me what it is like. We will be going in Jan. 2007 with friends. What are the things to do in Cabarete besides windsurfing?
Any advice about where to stay in cabarete? I'm going on friday
Any advice about where to stay in cabarete? I'm going on friday
Any advice about where to stay in cabarete? I'm going on friday
Can anyone suggest a beauty salon where I can get a bikini wax?
I heard that many hotels in Cabarete don't allow for you to bring guests to your room. I understand the rationale being that they do not want to cater to prostitution, but what if a young single gent like myself meets someone through more conventional means? I cannot have them to my room? I am staying at Villa Taina, which I understand to be one of Cabarete's finest, making this seem even more uncertain. Any feedback is greatly appreciated. Thanks much.
i am looking to go to DR in early September.Any info on the Viva Wyndham Tangerine hotel and the weather. Also travelling with children is there plenty of activities. Thanks
I go with 3 of my friends to Cabarete from the 29th of december to the 6 of Janury. If someone know where can we make a BIG party for New Year and a few bar for the rest of the journey.. Thank you and see you in Cabarete. Sorry for my pretty bad English, I speak French!!
Hi, I live in USA I would like to go to Dominican Republic for my Thanksgive week. Where is the hot spot a beachalers, I heard Cabarete is beautiful. Also, what is the rental for private apartment there?
Thanks all in advance!
can anyone help? i really really need to know wot the weather is like in cabarete at the beginning ov january.
i would be grateful if some one who has ben at this time ov yr could respond to this ?
Have anybody stayed or seen Bahia de Arenas complex? How is the beach in that area? Planning to visit Cabarete with my family in June and will renting a villa in Bahia de Arenas.
Traveling to Punta the end of February. This is our second time (my fiance' and I) Staying at the Barcelo Bavaro Beach/Caribe - how is this place?? Stayed at the Allegra in 2000 and we loved it but wanted to try something different. Anyone else going down at that time???
Hi to all!! I will be going to caberete next year january. i would like to find out about the weather and activities that can be done in the area? I like scuba diving snorkelling, jet skiing and i like going on safari's and investigating the area. any suggestions!! thanks
How is the current power crisis in the DR affecting Cabarete? Jim
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I can't seem to hit my roamer seed even though I am starting my game at the right time and holding down the two buttons I am supposed to when the game boots. I am saved right before going out the door which triggers the roamer to set its ivs and nature and even though my ivs are frame 1 on the seed I can't seem to hit them. Am I doing anything wrong? Do I just press the two buttons or hold them down at the logo?


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's Rise To Power Essay, Research Paper
Circa 1930, an anti-monarchial movement developed in Spain . This pro-republic group consisted of liberals and socialists who were tired of the monarchy. In 1931, Spain's leader, Alfonso, called for elections throughout the country. There was unprecedented support for the republicans, therefore, Alfonso fled. Consequently, the republicans, also known as the loyalists, took control. They developed a democratic constitution and elected a president. However, although there was widespread support for the new government, Spain still had many who were pro-monarchy; furthermore, under the republicans, Spain lacked unification, and consequently, groups of right wing supporters grew. Eventually, there was so much political turmoil and opposition, that Spaniards stationed in Morocco declared civil war on the Republic. This nationalist force was headed by a prominent military leader, General Francisco Franco . It was through the civil war, which was caused by the numerous errors made by the republicans, that Francisco Franco and the nationalists achieved control of Spain.
After holding parliamentary elections, the republicans elected the republic's first president, Niceto Zamora, and divided itself into twenty parties ranging from extreme left to extreme right wing . These groups had completely different ideologies, and in addition, the new government lacked experience in ruling a country; therefore, each of the twenty parties wanted the republic modified to suit their beliefs . Amidst this conflict, the republic developed a constitution, which some right wing supporters criticized for being very biased, favoring the Leftists. However, these cynics represented a minority, therefore, they were outvoted and the constitution was passed in December 1931.
There were many other downfalls of the republic that resulted in the Spanish Civil War. One downfall was that the parties within the republic were constantly divided, and leaders were often adversaries. For example, the left was divided into two groups, moderate lefts, led by Indalecio Prieto, and the much larger, more militant leftist group led by, Largo Caballero.
Another problem with republic was their organization, or their lack of. They had an awkward system of choosing the president's cabinet ministers. The president appointed his own, however, it had to have the approval of the Cortes, or the assembly where all the separate factions of the republic met . The real problem here related back to the opposing ideologies; a cabinet that satisfied both sides was impossible. The constitution also lacked a senate, a fundamental part of democracy, which was ultimately the republic's goal .
The predominately Left government then looked to reform Spanish society from the ways of its previous monarch. They struck first with the Red Biennium, which reformed Catholicism in Spain, the military, and gave autonomy to Catolina . The government first went after the Roman Catholic Church by shutting down Christian schools, forbidding religion to be taught in class, and disallowing religious funerals. This caused an uproar throughout Spain. Orthodox Christians and those who seldom practiced it were furious. The government then moved on to the army, looking to reduce the number of officers and modernize it. The Spanish army, as was the case with most armies, was right wing and conservative . Therefore, when the Leftist government looked to make changes, any kind at all was seen as bad. The government's solution to reduce the officers was to offer them the opportunity to retire on full salary. Ironically, those who accepted spent their extra time and money plotting with the Nationalists . Following this, the government decided to grant Catolina's wishes to form self-government. This caused other regions to demand this freedom, which would thereby de-unify Spain even more.
These actions of the Red Biennium greatly angered the conservatives who supported the church, and who were supported by the army. Therefore, when the government called for an election in 1933, the conservatives formed the CEDA (Spanish Confederation of Autonomous Rightist Parties). The CEDA was elected into office and they took power that summer. Most of the time CEDA was in power, they spent it undoing all the changes made by the republic . There then came a point where they, " declared themselves against the existing institutions of the country." In response to the internal havoc of the CEDA, the Leftists revolted, and what ensued was a period of political turmoil. The gap between both sides widened. The president at the time, Alcala, tried to unite Spain, which was in shambles. He formed the Popular Front made of Leftists. At this point, there were constant violent attacks by both sides, and political assassinations became routine .
Reacting to this instability, Spanish army units in Morocco declared a war against the Spanish republic. They were able to take one third of Spain unchallenged; however, The Populist Front quickly took up arms. The nationalists immediately chose Franco as their leader, because of his military wit and his long military history and experience . Franco then received support from Spain's fascist party, the Spanish Phalanx. The fighting ensued for three years; therefore, the rest of the world noticed the situation. Franco then began receiving aid from Hitler and Mussolini, while the Loyalists were supported by the Communist Soviet Union. Considering their allies and their land positioning, the nationalists had the upper hand. As the nationalists gradually took more control of Spain, the foreign loyalist supporters began pulling their troops out. Once the aid had completely left, Franco led a huge attack, which took the capital. Consequently, the rest of the loyalists surrendered, and Franco and the nationalists achieved power in Spain.
In 1931, Spain's government was overthrown, and a republic was formed. The new government consisted of socialists and liberals who were tired of the monarchy. The republicans had no previous experience in governing a country; therefore, they made many mistakes, which led Spain into years of political strife, and eventually, a civil war. The civil was the stepping-stone which elevated Franco and his supporters into power.
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Donald Trump won by making promises. He said he could stop the flow of jobs as they move around the world. One way is to start trade wars. He said this would bring factories back to towns where they had closed. He says this could work even if the rest of the world was going global.
For example, companies all over the world are looking for the best way to make and sell their goods. They are using technology to drive decisions. Trump wants to take the U.S. out of this competition. He says having jobs at home in America is more important.
Trump also wants to rebuild America. That costs money. He wants to finance the rebuilding with tax cuts for the wealthy. He says this will end up in more jobs.
Experts are looking at his plans.
One said that Trump will favor American companies. This helps firms that cannot compete in the world market. It reduces global trading. It is protectionism. It never works in the long run.
Why doesn't it work in the long run? Among other reasons, it raises prices. When prices go up, the cost of everything goes up. It is inflation. What does inflation do? It creates problems for consumers. It is an even bigger problem for the government.
To pay for all it does, the government has to raise more money. Since Trump believes in lower taxes, the government will have no choice but to borrow money. That creates more debt. Government debt is like the mortgage on your house. You do not expect to pay it off in one year. But you do not want it to get bigger each year.
The goal is, at the least, to be able to make your monthly payment.
Part of your payment is the interest. It is what you pay to the lender. That is why he lends you money. Inflation leads to higher interest. So the government, like you, has to borrow more and pay more for the money it borrows.
One expert says that Trump may be the cause of many problems. It is his style. That is because investors like stability. Markets they can plan for. The worst outcome is inflation and higher interest rates. That could cause economic problems all over the world.
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AirMech Jumps to the Tabletop from the PC
August 13, 2014 by deltagamegirl22
Stuntkite Publishing, has started a Kickstarter campaign for their new tabletop game AirMech.
This is a conversion of the game of the same name that is a video game on PC and Xbox. Currently, they only show some artist renderings and what they claim as some rough prototypes of the miniatures (with flash attached) in the video.
The game itself looks pretty straightforward and does not look to difficult to pick up and play. Not being familiar with the video game (they don't make it for the Atari 2600) I did not know much about it, what struck me was that it has some familiarity to it with some aspects of the Transformers (Please no tirad Lloyd) and even an element similar to Dropzone Commander.
Also, according to the video you can scale this game to any size so if you want to get in a quick game you can or if you want a big no holds barred blast fest you can do that also. I will be keeping an eye on this to see how it progresses and develops in the coming days. It should be also noted that there is a tie in to the PC game with stretch goals and rewards that will be available to backers.


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Originally this idea came from the forums in which the question was raised about removing the Borg's ability to adapt. It was thought that it would not actually be possible to remove this ability, however once again Chris Strahl brings us a solution. This file will in actual fact disable the adaptive shields that go up around the Borg once they have adapted to which ever weapon you have been using. For those that enjoyed the sphere level in Elite Force Two but had difficulty at the point were the I-MOD was jammed then this file is for you!
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Florida Man Allegedly Flashes School Bus On His Birthday
PORT RICHEY, Florida ~ (St Petersburg Times/Tampa.com) ~ A Florida man was ready to celebrate his birthday by allegedly flashing a passing school bus.
64-year-old Jack Snyder was eager to party on his special day, so he strolled down to the corner of San Miguel Drive and Chantilly Lane on April 4th, where he then dropped his pants, shook his hips and wagged his genitals at a passing school bus, all this according to the Pasco County Sheriff's Office. The kids on the bus were headed home from Chasco Elementary School, and it wasn't long before the cops started receiving phone calls from concerned parents whose children came home with tales of seeing Snyder's exposed body parts.
Pasco County Sheriff spokesman Kevin Doll said they got a call from a grandmother who saw Snyder's nude "butt" as she drove past to pick up her grandson. Snyder was still at the location when a deputy arrived and reportedly said he thought flashing the school bus would be "funny". He was arrested on April 6th and charged with five counts of lewd and lascivious exhibition with bail set at $50,000. Snyder was just released from the Pasco jail where he served two months for failure to appear in court for trespassing and violating his probation for criminal mischief. Court records show he pled guilty on those charges.
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Название:T.S. Eliot (Bloom's Modern Critical Views)
Автор:Harold Bloom
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Дата издания:2010-10
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A member of the romantic tradition, T.S. Eliot is considered a central figure in Western literary culture. Best known for his works 'The Waste Land', 'Four Quartets', and 'The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock', T.S. Eliot is one of the most popular 20th-century poets studied in high school and college English classes today. Eliot's masterful use of classical allusions throughout his works demonstrates the great importance he placed on tradition and its place within literary history. This new edition of critical essays features an introduction by master scholar Harold Bloom, a chronology of Eliot's life, a bibliography of his works, and an index fit for researchers.
Editor's Note
Introduction (Harold Bloom)
Eliot and the Voices of History (Hugh Kenner)
Doctrine and Wisdom in 'Four Quartets' (Cleo McNelly Kearns)
'Little Gidding' 3: Indifference and the Process of Reading 'Four Quartets' (John Paul Riquelme)
T. S. Eliot: The American Strain (A.D. Moody)
T. S. Eliot's Gerontion and Journey of the Magi (Anthony L. Johnson)
Prufrock's Guilty Pleasures (Lee Oser)
Beginning (Denis Donoghue)
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Portsmouth charged for Redknapp approach
Portsmouth were yesterday charged by the Premier League with breaching its "approach rules" in their pursuit of Harry Redknapp, and face a fine or reprimand if found guilty. Portsmouth are alleged to have spoken to Redknapp about returning to Fratton Park as manager without Southampton's permission.
Southampton made an official complaint to the league after Redknapp took over at Portsmouth last month, but Redknapp has described allegations that he was tapped up as "a load of old tosh" and Portsmouth will contest the charges.
Dejan Stefanovic, meanwhile, has said that he would have missed today's game at Birmingham if Redknapp had not returned to Portsmouth last month. The defender revealed the extent of his despair under the previous manager Alain Perrin by admitting he had seen no hope of avoiding the drop and had been preparing for ankle surgery which he has now postponed for a relegation fight.
Stefanovic has a piece of broken bone in his left ankle that causes him sharp pain and forces him to rest for two days after matches. Redknapp's appointment has convinced the captain to play on because he now believes Portsmouth can survive. He described today's game as "massive" and reflected on how the club were destined for the Championship under Perrin.
"I am going to be a liar if I say something different," he said. "Everything was OK for the last four or five games of last season when he took over and we stayed up, and then suddenly everything happened from the beginning of pre-season. I cannot say what really went on but a lot of wrong things happened when he was here.
"He made me his captain but I didn't enjoy it at all. I had a problem with my ankle and if he had been here another two weeks I would have gone for surgery, for sure. Suddenly Harry came back and I have tried to keep going and continue playing for him. I want to keep going until the end of the season but you never know, maybe I will have pain in one game and that will be it."
Stefanovic stressed that his thoughts are now only on the task ahead. Defeat at St Andrew's and a West Brom win would leave Portsmouth eight points adrift of safety. The 31-year-old feels the squad has been regenerated under Redknapp, with whom he held a blunt discussion last month. Redknapp says Stefanovic advised him to make eight signings and Stefanovic is encouraged by the new arrivals.


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text: So yesterday I was making a delivery to the hospital on my route. I was in the elevator, taking a package to the 2nd floor urgent care clinic, when I was joined by a woman who was obviously quite sick. She was sniffling and feverish looking, and to make matters worse the poor woman was on crutches with a cast on one leg. So the elevator doors closed, and the woman immediately started in with a spasmodic coughing fit. She tried to cover her mouth with a hankerchief, but she was leaning on the crutches and just a bit too late to keep a huge wad of lung cheese from landing right on my DIAD. I got nuked. She sprayed all over me. It was nasty. I felt bad for her; sick as a dog with a busted leg, and she was apologizing profusely and coughing and snotting and sneezing like crazy. I got off the elevator, went to the bathroom, and spent 5 minutes washing my hands and the DIAD with antibacterial soap. And for the rest of the day, I stressed out about whether or not I was going to wind up getting sick. I have done everything I can to stay healthy; Ive had both my seasonal and swine-flu shots, and I make sure to take plenty of vitamin C. But now I am sitting here and imagining that my throat is getting sore and that my sinuses are starting to burn. Maybe its all in my head, but my weekend is pretty much ruined before its even begun.


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So InstaFriday is late.
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We're on vacation.
And there's no Internet at the house…and sneaking away for free wifi in town is actually more work than it sounds like.
Plus, I'm being lazy.
And loving every minute of it.
The kids are loving it too.
There's lots of cousin time.
And swinging on porch swings time.
Lots and lots of ice cream and reading.
Lots of reading.
It's good for my soul.
That Shauna Niequist is good. Real good.
We're on a lake.
And while the town the lake is in has admittedly seen better days (it's really run down…sad, actually)…it turns out that there a couple of gorgeous wineries you can boat right up to.
It's surreal. Like stepping into another world. Which is basically is.
Tucked away in a little corner of that Spanish (Italian?) Villa of a winery was this chippy bench and tree stump table.
Between that and the lime green pot, I was ready to hijack it all on the boat.
They wouldn't even notice it. Right?
I'll take good care of it. Promise.
This girl.
At breakfast.
She's just too much some days.
With all the boating and swimming and eating and swinging comes sun kissed, water logged, and exhausted kiddles.
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[Intro: Notorious B.I.G.]
How's everybody doin tonight?
(Alright) Ha ha right? I like that...
[squeaking speaker feedback]
"Just play our tape, cause.. live for the whole block.. right now"
"Cause we get all that.."
[Verse 1: Freddie Gibbs]
Indo, kushed out
Trillest nigga Linda ever pushed out
Never finished college like my brother or my sister
I was in the crib laying on a kush cloud
Getting zoned out, eyes red
Momma and my daddy said my mind dead
They said I never had a clue, said the bills past due
Fuck you, nigga, you gotta remind Fred
Cause I'm carefree, sucker-free
Remember when these niggas wouldn't fuck with me
But now I'm on the screen and these magazines
They be trying to stop a nigga like, smoke something, G
Can we get a couple grams? Nigga, hell, naw
Unless you come in with the cash, tried to tell y'all
I got you motherfuckers gassed on the smell, dawg
So go 'head and take a hit of what I'm 'bout to sell y'all
I gets high
[Hook: Madlib]
I get high, I get high, I get high
I get high, I get high, I get high
I get high, I get high, I get high
I get high, I get high, I get high
[Verse 2: Freddie Gibbs]
I get so blowed, I can't stand up
I'm in the bed with Elise and Amanda
Cause in my shows I make them hoes put their hands up
So they came back to my room, they getting rammed up
We trying to slam or what? Because I'm trying to smoke
So when I finish with these Swishers I'll be down your throat
And two of y'all, one of me, three of us
Should I hit my niggas up? Hell, naw, I'ma pound them both
Cause this a one-man job, ain't no need for the crew
Two snow bunnies on their knees, what it do?
White snow in the crib if you need that, too
Got some bitches and some bud, nigga, bring that through
I gets high
I get high, I get high, I get high
I get high, I get high, I get high
I get high, I get high, I get high
I get high, I get high, I get high
(I-I-I gets high)
[Verse 3: Danny Brown]
Early in the morning, getting high with crusty eyes
Rubbing on a mother, well you know it's do or die
Hopping off the porch, had to get on my grind
All because the trouble just copped to my nine
Back in the Caddy smoking Swishers with my nigga
Make a store run, 'bout to cop out some liquor
Burning down basements, face it
Run a bus stop, I'm trading hoes, and you know we ain't paying
Midwest livin', oven open in the kitchen
Heating up the house where your shit could come up missing
Dope fiend tripping cause he just copped a nick
But he say he can't find it, but it's right in his pocket (I get high)
All day long, gotta get my profit (I get high)
Just poured a deuce and I'm smoking on the tropic (I get high)
On a different subject, lights is the topic (I get high)
Cause he talking money so, nigga, just stop it (I get high)
All day long, getting high on the low (I get high)
Bitch, snow bunny be sniffing that snow (I get high)
Twerking that summer, I really don't know (I get high)
Cause me, Freddie Gibbs, Madlib stay blowed
[Distorted hook]
I get high, I get high, I get high
(I gets high)
Hey, are you okay?
You slobbing, you okay?
Is he okay?
Are you okay?
He shouldn't have smoked that dipper for real
You aight?
Oh my God
God bless, man
Track #4 on Freddie Gibbs & Madlib's "Piñata"
If the title of the track, and the sight of the Danny Brown feature, wasn't obvious enough, the track is about getting high off of kush. In the second verse, Gibbs has a threesome with two fine honeys.
"High" samples an excerpt from Biggie's "Sky's the Limit" as well as Freda Payne's "I Get High (On Your Memory)."


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Embrace the New Year with a New You!
Embrace the New Year With a New You! : Flaunt Yourself This New YearsI say this all as a friend and truthful advisor.With every new year comes new possibilities. People love change. Show off the new you, from a rocking new bod to a hot new outfit, go to your party embracing the new you. Even if you haven't started your new years resolution, go to your celebration with confidence. Maybe you haven,t started working out yet. Assure yourself to start on the first of January. But one things for sure, enjoy this last day of 2011 because in a day, youll be a whole new person! Raise a toast a toast to a new you at 11:59 and embrace possibilities.
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Don't write off religion - it can be the key to a stable family
If Richard Dawkins had his way, a fair number of you and, as it happens, me, would be had up for child abuse. According to him, that's what religious indoctrination of children by their parents is. And if you can sue for the long-term mental damage caused by physical abuse, he argues, why shouldn't you sue for the damage caused by mental child abuse?
If you accept Dawkins's characterisation of religion, you'd probably agree. Religious parents, to him, are Mr Dogma and Mrs Bigot: they terrify their kids with tales of eternal hell, fire and damnation, when - that is - they're not carrying out female circumcision or coercing them into forced marriages. Flat-earthers the lot, they're brainwashers, fanatically opposed to science and rationality.
Isn't it curious that we tolerate the stereotyping of religion in a way we'd never abide with race, religion or gender? I certainly don't recognise myself in this caricature. That may be because, while I've encouraged my kids to experience a fair bit of religious observance, I personally have very little religious belief. I love some religious liturgy in the same way that I love poetry, the music in a synagogue can do powerful things to me, and the enduring ritual I find moving. Aren't there contradictions like this in all but the most orthodox families? I know dozens like mine, where the children are regularly exposed to religion but are also fearsomely contrary on every subject.
In fact I'm not sure what Richard Dawkins traduces more - religion or families. Certainly his view that religion is the one sphere of society in which it's accepted without demur that parents have an absolute right over what their children believe is a bizarre one. Where does the fellow live? Parents attempt to exert control over almost every other aspect of their kids' lives as well. And parents almost invariably fail. Dawkins himself had an Anglican upbringing but began doubting the existence of God at the age of nine.
The total distinction often made between religion and other belief systems also strikes me as deeply disingenuous. All parents believe in something or other (often just as passionately as religious ones do), whether it's human rights or whether they worship in the temple of rising house prices, and most want to transmit their values to their kids. Dawkins says he flinches when he hears a child referred to as a Christian child rather than the child of Christian parents, for you wouldn't talk about a Marxist child, and how can a four-year-old choose their own religious belief?
He's wrong, and partly wrong. Talk to the American child of 1960s activists and they might well describe themselves as a "red diaper baby". And sit in a car with a bunch of 10-year-olds discussing reincarnation, as I did recently, and you'd have heard as passionate an engagement with moral, religious and philosophical issues as you'd come upon in any Muslim madrasa, Jewish yeshiva or other kind of seminary. The difference between indoctrination and education is whether you use religion to try to open up debate or close it down.
Atheist fundamentalists, I can't help thinking, see religion in their own image: they're curiously drawn to the fanaticism of other fundamentalists. And in the middle sit the rest of us, struggling to impart to our kids some values that go beyond the material, commercial or purely rational, though not necessarily incompatible with all those. I want my children to know about the long cultural tradition that they come from. And yes, if I'm honest (and though I recognise I might fail), I'd like them to continue this in some way.
In a report last month, Harriet Becher found scores of studies with the same findings: religious families were more stable and (to a small extent) happier, the parents more involved, nurturing and family-centred. We know kids have a hard time in chaotic families: perhaps, at its best, religion can provide a valuable structure as well as community support.
I've met enough religious crazies to know that there are a lot out there. But there are plenty of non-religious crazies too, and the idea that religious families are conservative, autocratic and dogmatic rather than humane, moral and questioning (or perhaps all six) - that's the Dawkins Delusion.


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Resources for Japanese Studying
Fortunately there is a lot of resources for Japanese studying. Being a lot means also that there is resources to be buried by the overwhelming amount of mediocre resources as well. We've tried to collect only the truly worth using resources for Japanese studying such as educational websites, and reliable books to learn from. You can filter through the different types we've registed as resources.
Anki - Flashcard program
Very popular in the Japanese language learning community which is accessible on PC, their website and on smartphone. All that share the vocabulary you've selected to download. The user practice through flashcards.
"Anki is a program which makes remembering things easy. Because it's a lot more efficient than traditional study methods, you can either greatly decrease your time spent studying, or greatly increase the amount you learn." - Ankisrs.net
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ALC - Japanese Online Dictonary
What is supposedly for Japanese people who needs assistnace with English translation for words and phrases. This doesn't mean that people who learn Japanese can't use it as well since it transates both ways. You can type in both English or Japanese and you'll get the result of both languages.
guidetojapanese - Website for learning Japanese Grammar
An essential website for beginners of Japanese grammar. Covering both grammar that are intended for the beginner and the more notice learner.
Memrise - Website for Vocabulary Practicing
"We make learning languages and vocab so full of joy and life, you'll laugh out loud." - memrise
Often comes up in context together with the program anki as option for a good tool for learning Japanese vocabulary. Memrise provides users to create "courses" where you play through them with a vocabulary quiz type of system. Similar to Anki, it does intellentgly calculate which words you are having problems with and makes you review them. Memrise exist for both smartphones and on the web. The design for the website is clean and gives you images for easier memorization.
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Jisho - Simplistic English-Japanese Dictionary
Jisho.org is a well known English-Japanese online dictionary. The dictionary proves examples, words and kanji readings and meanings.
What makes Jisho.org so good is the websites simplicity and easy to-use website design, and the high website load speed. Example of great resources the dictionary provides is the kanji dictonary which gives you meanings, readings and stroke order.
Genki II - Educational textbook for starters and beginners, Second Book
The next book in the series of the Genki books. Continues directly from the previous one were it introduces more vocabulary and grammar.with exercises. Book used in many universities and hobby learners.
Genki I - Educational textbook for starters and beginners, First Book
Famous textbook made for beginners of the Japanese language that takes you through the fundamentals of the Japanese language, introducing basic kanji and basic grammar with many examples and exercise. Book used in many universities and hobby learners.


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The Kentucky Colonels2008 Reunion BBQ
May 4th, 2008
By Kathy Cummings
With a cast of characters to rival Walt Disney the 40th Annual Kentucky Colonels Bar-B-Que took place on May 4, 2008. The Kentucky Colonels are a non-profit charitable organization with a long Kentucky tradition. Henry Clay, George Rogers Clark, Abraham Lincoln and more wandered the grounds of the event. Billed as the "First Last Colonels' Reunion BBQ" the title reflected the lower attendance of recent years. In it's heyday The Colonels' BBQ was a must attend event for derby goers. Now with so many events in the weeks proceeding the Derby - the BBQ has felt the pinch. Whether or not the event will continue will be a decision made after the numbers from 2008 are in.
But no one at this years event let the name stop the fun. The mint juleps were superb, the food excellent and the special Kentucky Burgoo tent was doing a brisk trade. Music was by the Monarchs and a cast of historic figures roamed the grounds at the St. Joseph Childrens Home in Louisville, KY
To learn more about the Kentucky Colonels visit their website at www.kycolonels.org
The "Cast of Characters" included members of The Kentucky Humanities Council Chautaqua Programs and members of The Painted Stone Settlers, Shelbyville, Kentucky. Both groups have benefitted from The Kentucky Colonels Grant program in their efforts to bring Kentucky History to life. The Kentucky Historical Society also had the Historymobile on site with it's new exhibit on Abraham Lincoln.
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