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The 2010 DW Dealer Factory Tour by Rich Mangicaro
When Drum Workshop decides to produce an event, no stone is left unturned. Everything is first-rate and nothing is left to chance. It's the same philosophy they practice when making drums. Their instruments are absolutely of the highest quality and result from a strong drive for perfection. So, it's not surprising that their recent 2010 Dealer Factory Tour possessed all these qualities...and more.
Anyone lucky enough to have taken a DW factory tour knows that this is no ordinary drum factory. In every area of the manufacturing process, DW's attention to detail is unparalleled. From the smallest bolt to the largest shell, each item is crafted with precision and care and each department takes extreme pride in their specific job. Many of the factory employees have been there for years and their company loyalty and devotion are evident on their faces. Exchanges between Executive Vice President and tour guide, John Good, and his staff were inspiring to say the least. He's obviously proud of their work and of their relationship and it shows. The bond between employer and employee is what successful companies are made of, and what makes DW a true family operation; everyone there feels intimately invested in DW's success.
The 2010 Dealer Factory Tour was the first that DW had hosted at this particular Oxnard, California facility. Not since the early 90's had DW invited its independent retailers to see where all of their products are designed and many of them are manufactured. Needless to say, this visit was long overdue. The current facility now makes its own shells, utilizing many different types of wood, scouted meticulously around the world by John Good himself. Anyone who knows John knows that wood is his passion and he finds the most beautiful, exotic and unique selections to make his drums. The facility also houses a state-of-the-art recording and film studio, the brainchild of DW Founder, Don Lombardi, who is also the creator of DrumChannel.com. On this day, the studio would serve as a venue to hear DW drums in a studio environment, something that could never happen at a typical tradeshow.
Kudos goes out to DW's Education & Events Manager, Juels Thomas, for her fluid facilitation of the day's events. The tour began in the studio, with a DVD presentation of some of DW's world-renown artists in both interview and performance. Highlighted in the video was DW's new Performance Series, a line of high-quality production drums. Each artist spoke highly about their instruments and the company itself, another testament to DW's drummer-friendly reputation. Hosting the introduction for the tour was DW's Vice President of Sales, Jim DeStefano, who welcomed various dealers from around the United States and Canada. This was followed by a mini drum shell clinic by John Good. John demonstrated the differences in pitch between various shells and how the construction, grain orientation, various wood choices and specific shell configuration influence the drum's overall sound. Known for his masterful pitch-matching technique, also known as Timbre Matching, John's demonstration was fascinating and educational, a perfect lead-in to the detail-oriented manufacturing process we were about to witness first hand.
John then introduced Don Lombardi, who further explained the reasons behind Timbre Matching and many of DW's other proprietary drum-making ideas. Mr. Lombardi put it best, "We don't just make drums…we create them. People may think of us as a big company, but after you take the tour, you'll see just how custom our process is and that we've been able to maintain that same custom shop feel, throughout our growth."
Next to the studio, part of the warehouse was setup like a mini-trade show floor complete with light rigs, displays and risers. Drum kits, hardware and pedals were all accessible for the dealers to view, play and tweak. The main focus was their new Performance Series drums. Several different set-ups were shown in all five lacquer finishes, showing off their custom-inspired possibilities. The trade show floor even included a customized hot rod on display, a California-appropriate Woody surf mobile, complete with DW Exotic Twisted Olive inlays and matching Collector's series Exotic Olive SSC kit, talk about custom!
As the program continued, we walked from the trade show floor to Terry Bozzio's secret hideaway. Terry now holds an office at the DW factory, where he proudly displays one of his massive drumsets and museum-like collection of mementos from a celebrated music career. There, the group was treated to an overview of Terry's incredible set-up and a short, impromptu performance! Terry welcomed everyone and extended photo opps to all. We were now on our way to the next stop, the nearby Drum Channel recording studio's control booth.
Scott Donnell, DW's Director of Marketing, made the faux-recording session introduction and then explained what everyone was about to hear. On hand for the day were session greats John, JR, Robinson and Curt Bisquera. Each artist played kits that were completely miked up with no effects and flat EQ, this was done intentionally so the pure sound of the drums could be heard. Curt played a stunning Collector's Series Exotic SSC Series kit and JR played one of the new Performance Series sets, giving the dealers a first-hand listening experience with the new HVX shells. HVX is DW's latest shell technology and is exclusive to Performance Series. The shells are made from horizontal, vertical and diagonal plies of DW's hand-selected maple, a combination of DW's latest shell technology, all in one drum shell. The hands-on studio experience was a rare treat for dealers, allowing them not only to hear the drums in a state-of-the-art studio, but also to hear them played by two of the industry's most recorded drummers.
Next, we all walked across the street to the factory's lacquer and painting area. As we viewed the inner workings of the paint area, John explained the Lacquer and Satin processes in detail. When discussing Graphics, John introduced the group to Louie Garcia, DW's resident air-brush artist and Lead Lacquer Foreman. Louie showed us some of his incredible one-of-a-kind work and even displayed a new custom paint job for Neil Peart, as well as a very special drumset designed for former President Bill Clinton. Again, we were reminded that few drum companies possess such a talented and dedicated team of artisans.
As we entered the sanding room we were greeted with a cacophony of factory noises derived from hand sanders, large belt sanders and precision router tables. We were all wearing headsets so John didn't have to shout over the production clamor. He produced a gorgeous raw drum shell; an Exotic Private Reserve Exotic called Waterfall Bubinga. This particular specimen was made from an African log that was 800 years old and over 8 feet in diameter! No, he didn't have it cut down, but obtained it after it fell naturally! We then witnessed their elaborate drilling process. A newly-installed CNC, or Computer Numerically Controlled multiple drilling machine, precisely turned each shell as a German-made drill head perfectly drilled each hole for lugs, badges and other drum hardware. From there, we viewed John's most beloved area, his wood collection. John travels to all corners of the globe to seek out unique woods, from the rare and unusual to more common names like maple, birch and walnut. Like creating a fine wine, John has spent literally decades researching each wood species' sonic qualities and visual potential; his craft improves over time as his knowledge and experience takes him to new and exciting places in the world of custom drum making. It was truly exciting to experience his passion for his craft on his home turf.
John explained that what we were about to see was the jewel of the DW factory, the wood shop. This is where the shells are made from veneer that is less than a 1/36 of an inch thick and this is what makes DW stand out from the competition. Sonic customization has become DW's calling card over the past few years. Here, DW makes their own plywood using hand-selected North American Hard Rock Maple, a host of jaw-dropping Exotics woods, proprietary glues and a staff of well-trained, enthusiastic craftsmen. From the plywood stage, each sheet is categorized into inner, outer and core sheets by the shell's diameter. Adhesive is applied and floppy sheets of veneer are hand-rolled and placed in into heated shell presses under 3,100 pounds of pressure per square inch at over 200 degrees. It was at this stage that the dealers each had the chance to roll their own DW shell. When we saw this done by a professional, he made it look easy. Well, it wasn't! With good laughs all around, we had the chance to take a stab. The final step of "raw shell making" was a process aptly called Cool Tempering. John devised this ingenious procedure to cure the shells while still in their heated state. Each shell is placed in a cold press, which crystallizes the adhesive, making it strong and sturdy. Interesting to note, only two years prior, they didn't have this cooling machine and had to air-dry the shells, thus losing valuable time and some shells as well; another DW-patented advancement.
Next up, we strolled to the FinishPly area where Italian-made laminates in a myriad of colors and patterns are meticulously applied to each shell. These are DW's most popular custom finishes due to their inherent durability and more affordable price. Then, we moved on to Final Assembly. As the name would suggest, this is where drum hardware, badges, hoops, mounts, heads and other essential parts are added to the finished drum shells. A wide range of custom drum hardware colors were on display, from traditional chrome, to black chrome, satin chrome, black nickel and even actual 24 karat gold. This was where we could see the range of DW's custom options in one Willy Wonka-like place.
From the factory floor, we took a trip up a back staircase to a grand mezzanine that overlooked part of the production and warehouse; there were boxes with finished drumsets ready for market, raw materials, hardware, pedals, and accessories as far as the eye could see. This loft is where John personally Timbre Matches every DW custom set. Around us were literally hundreds of shells which John will eventually tap, listen and pair with the right matches, making the ultimate drum kit that is uniform in sound, color and pitch. Something he's been doing since the inception of DW, he still does 95% of it himself, all while their business is, shall we say, a bit larger since they began. At this lofty height we could also see Shipping and Receiving. A new conveyor system had recently been installed to facilitate a faster, more accurate shipping procedure. Needless to say, this is no longer a garage operation, as it once was throughout the 1970s.
Something many drummers may not know is that DW actually makes hardware and pedals in California, a rarity these days. We saw 9000 pedals and remote hi-hats being machined and assembled right on the premises. Workers wearing blue shop aprons, armed with Allen wrenches and other hand tools skillfully assembled an array of pedals, hi-hats and stands. A fully outfitted machine shop was just beyond the hardware assembly area, tapping holes, grinding parts and making working prototypes for future DW products. In addition to testing prototypes, DW also regularly and randomly tests production hi-hats and pedals in a soundproofed testing booth. Here, pedals are robotically played for thousands of cycles to assess durability and performance. DW is famous for its custom drum shop, but the machine shop is equally as impressive.
The last stop on our factory tour was John's Gallery. Occasionally, John will discover a rare exotic wood that can only make a limited run of drumsets. These one-of-a-kind drumsets are featured on DW's site (www.dwdrums.com), where dealers and drummers can feast their eyes on John's latest creation. For this tour, DW transformed their showroom into a less virtual gallery, highlighting a selection of John's most recent works of art. The kits looked and sounded beautiful as the dealers were able to test drive these magnificent sets. It was a perfect way to cap off the factory tour, from veneer to finished set, we were able to see every facet of this labor-intensive process and the attention to detail that is required to produce each and every instrument.
As we left the gallery and wandered outside, we were surprised with something truly unique, a performance by a motorcycle-meets-jazz band group called Side-Car Jazz. Believe it or not, this is a group of motorcycle riders with instruments mounted on their side-cars! As they drove up, they parked and began swingin', complete with their DW Jazz Series drums. Along with the dealers, other fascinated and smiling fans included Terry Bozzio, JR Robinson and Curt Bisquera. We then broke for lunch, where we were treated to Jazz singer Daniela Spagnolo's quartet, featuring DW's Kendall Kay on drums. Alex Acuna, also in attendance that day, sat in, giving the dealers yet another rare treat.
After lunch, the dealers got the chance to voice their views on Sales and Marketing in an informal round table discussion. Leading the discussion were VP of Sales, Jim DeStefano, Marketing Director, Scott Donnell and DW President and CEO, Chris Lombardi and in attendance were both veteran dealers and new faces, all having the same chance to take the floor. The meeting led off with a video presentation of DW's latest marketing efforts, including their very progressive social media marketing campaign. What was most impressive was the openness to new ideas, the exchange between dealer and manufacturer and how each party could help each other navigate through these challenging economic times. The overall discussion was less about specific DW products and price points and more about voicing opinions and prospective on the industry. This was a chance for both parties to learn from each other, to create ideas together and dialogue about the best practices; another reason why this event was so successful.
Wrapping up the day, all had the opportunity enjoy to a world-class band, Native Son. Native Son is John Robinson's band, which he shares with legendary musicians Greg Mathieson on keyboards, Neil Stubenhaus on bass and Michael Thompson on guitar. Collectively, these four artists have played on more records than practically anyone else in the business and DW's visiting guests were treated to an intimate performance all to their own.
Post dinner and concert, the smiles spoke volumes. Both the visiting dealers and DW staff felt they had renewed a connection. After all, both parties have the same goal, to bring music to their communities and run a profitable business. In a world of increasing high-tech interaction and less face-to-face time, we all forget how important it is to see the people who make the instruments, smell the wood, and confirm a deal with a firm handshake. The 2010 DW Dealer Factory Tour was both inspiring and entertaining, and every dealer I spoke with agreed:
Jesse Shapiro – "Cosmo Music" - Richmond Hill, Ontario, Canada
Gary Forkum – "Fork's Drum Closet" – Nashville, Tennessee
Jim Petitt – "Memphis Drum Shop" – Memphis, Tennessee
Don Frank – "Gelb Music" – Redwood City, California
Clay Reed – "Rainbow Guitars" – Tucson, Arizona
Mike Snyder – "Skip's Music" – Sacramento, California
Rich Mangicaro resides in Los Angeles and is a freelance writer, musician, producer and educator. He has performed with Glenn Frey, Joe Walsh, Jackson Browne, Michael McDonald, The Tubes and Billy Idol, to name a few. Rich was the Director of Artist Relations/Music Education for the Paiste cymbal company for 19 years and has also worked as an ad-copy writer and music consultant for the Motion Picture industry.
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I traveled to England last February and took a 3 day side trip to Ireland. Great advice from posters here on things to see and do in London, with and a special tip of the hat to RockChick for giving me the name of The Garnish House in Cork.
This May I am returning to Ireland for a week with my daughter and am looking for the experience and advice from my fellow TT posters while compiling a list of things to see and do.
We plan on flying in to Shannon and renting a car to travel around. Last time (with other daughter) we visited Blarney Castle, Cobh, Kinsale, Cork and spent lots of time driving the back country roads. It was even more beautiful than I expected!
This year I plan on hitting those spots again and since we will have 3-4 more days will also see some new sights. We will stay in the Southern region and are not planning on heading as far North as Dublin.
We are thinking of seeing the Cliffs of Moher, Burren, Galway, maybe Kilkenny, etc.
Do you have any recommendations on "must-see" areas or good Bed & Breakfasts to consider?
As an aside, I thought the walk up to the Blarney Castle was one of the most beautiful spots I have ever see, and that was February! I am looking forward to the view in May!!

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DANBURY -- A Chinese computer manufacturer with a new office in Danbury recently received the green light to purchase IBM's x86 server business for $2.3 billion.
Officials with Lenovo, the largest personal computer maker in the world, confirmed recently that the U.S. Committee on Foreign Investment gave its approval of the transaction, which has been in the works for more than a year.
In a statement released last week, officials with IBM said the deal is good news for both companies by enabling IBM to focus on system and software innovations in areas including cognitive computing, Big Data and cloud, while x86 customers will have the "clarity and confidence" in a strong partner moving forward.
Lenovo, which has locations in China and North Carolina, leased more than 10,000 square feet worth of office space in the Lee Farm Corporate Park in June. Company officials said at the time that the location would be used for sales and marketing efforts in anticipation of future business needs and brings the company closer to its customers in the northeast.
Company officials declined to comment Monday on the level of staffing in the office or whether those future business needs could include the x86 server business.
Lenovo, which has annual sales of more than $34 billion, acquired IBM's personal computing division including the ThinkPad brand in 2005 for a deal reportedly worth more than $1.2 billion in cash and stock.
Officials with IBM reached by The News-Times also declined to comment Monday on the pending deal or what it could mean for the area. The company has a major data center located in four buildings on a campus in Southbury as well as executive offices in Somers, N.Y.
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Community has always been a huge part of my life. I grew up in Hackney and was part of a really tight-knit, multicultural community with no frills. I'm from a working-class background; my dad was originally a bus conductor and my mother was a nursery assistant, so they were both pretty important to our neighbourhood. It was a place where everyone knew everyone. Hackney wasn't as gentrified as it is now. Houses were filled with families and there weren't many young professionals within the community. In a way, being working-class made us even closer, everyone looked out for each other.
There was also a lot of respect for adults among the youngsters, something that I think there isn't as much of now. A community that works is a community that cares. I'd go as far as saying that some communities are dying in parts of London. But it's interesting that when things do turn sour - like during the London riots, for example - people fight back. It was clear that communities were disgusted by the rioters' behaviour and everyone pulled together to clean the place up. I think that community spirit does still exist, it just needs to be remembered and rediscovered; people need to invest the time in their communities to make them work.
My first involvement in my own community was when I joined the Scouts Association as a Cub. I was encouraged to join to keep me active and I attended a club which was run by my neighbours. It was back in the day when kids had to make their own entertainment - long before the internet. It was a different story throughout my teenage years though; there was just nothing for me to do. There weren't many opportunities so I created my own by promoting gigs and selling records, it took a lot of hard graft and I didn't earn anything for five or six years.
After my career took off, I realised a lot of young people were looking up to me and listening to what I was saying so I became a Prince's Trust Ambassador and a Patron for various youth charities. I was closely involved with the Millennium Volunteers initiative a few years back which encouraged 15 to 24-year-olds to get involved in the community. It's amazing what can be achieved when you galvanize people. The project involved me travelling up and down the country visiting projects in deprived areas where there is more of a breakdown in the community.
The most memorable moment was meeting a disabled girl who had followed her dream of becoming a football coach. People who lacked self-assurance found themselves in an environment which built their confidence. It made me realise that the years from 15 to 24 were wilderness ones for me. Summer holidays were dull, I couldn't realise my interests. Volunteering and community work lets young people fulfil something they are passionate about and gain some valuable experience along the way.
That's why I decided to partner with HTC to launch the HTC Community Project, it's an initiative that will make one person's ambition to help their community into a reality. I will personally support them with a three-month mentoring programme. I will not be doing the work for them though, I'll be like their trainer in the boxing ring, giving them moral support and guidance, cheering them on and pushing them to realise their potential.
I'm not the kind of person who will take part in something for the sake of it and this project is the best thing that I have been asked to do since Millennium Volunteers. It's genuine. We are looking for someone who is single-minded, motivated and passionate. If you think you've got what it takes or know someone who does then visit http://htcuk.tumblr.com/.
The winning applicant will star in an online documentary about their journey. I think being recognised is so important; thousands of people out there are doing great work for their communities and nobody knows about it. This is the perfect way to share their work with the country to encourage and inspire others.


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Athletic trainers work with a variety of athletes to prevent, diagnose and treat muscle and bone injuries and illnesses. They're often the first ones on the scene when an injury happens, and they typically consult with a licensed physician or health care provider. Earning an online sports medicine or athletic training degree prepares students to become an athletic trainer.
Here are just some of the job duties that athletic trainers do on a daily basis:
- Apply injury-preventive or protective devices, such as bandages, tape and braces
- Provide first aid or emergency care
- Discern and evaluate injuries
- Develop and execute rehabilitation programs for injured athletes
- Perform administrative tasks, such as writing reports and keeping records
- Plan and execute programs to prevent illness and injury of athletes
To become an athletic trainer, students must complete a bachelor's degree in athletic training. Many also complete master's degree programs in athletic training. Most states require athletic trainers to become certified, which can be achieved typically by graduating from an accredited athletic training program and passing the required exam.
Coursework in Sports and Fitness Degree Programs
There are a variety of online sports science degrees. In athletic training specifically, students can earn a bachelor's or a master's degree, or they can complete a program that combines a bachelor's with a master's degree. At the graduate level, entry-level programs are targeted to students who didn't earn a bachelor's degree in the subject, while more advanced programs are set up for students who did earn a bachelor's degree in sports and fitness.
While no two programs look exactly the same, here are some typical course offerings in different kinds of athletic training programs.
Pharmacology in sports medicine
This course typically covers everything from precautions and interactions of medication to regulations relevant to the treatment of illness and injuries in athletes. Overall, students will examine the knowledge and skills required of athletic trainers on a pharmacological level.
Therapeutic exercise in athletic training
In this course, students typically learn about the planning, evaluating and implementing of therapeutic exercise programs. Assessment techniques are also explored, and sometimes lab work is necessary for this course.
Traumatic brain injury in sport
This course focuses on the recognition, assessment and management of traumatic brain injuries in athletic activities. Students learn about brain anatomy, the diagnosis of various brain conditions and how to treat head injuries affecting the brain.
Diagnosis of orthopedic and sport-related injuries
Students in this course typically learn about orthopedic injuries and athlete-related injuries to upper and lower extremities, as well as the back and spine.
Practicum in athletic training
Both bachelor's and master's degree programs in athletic training often have practicums, which help students gain clinical or hands-on experience in the field under supervision. Some programs require multiple practicums, while others require one or none.
Interview With a Professor
To learn more about online sports medicine degree programs and the field of athletic training and sports and fitness, we caught up with Judi LaBranche, who teaches in the kinesiology department at the University of Massachusetts Amherst. LaBranche specializes in exercise testing and programming and fitness management, helping students enter the real world of fitness careers.
What are the skills, interests and personality traits necessary for a student to be successful in sports and fitness degree programs?
"To be successful in the fitness industry, students need to have a comprehensive understanding of how the body works, including on a cellular level to biomechanics, how to read and understand research so they can remain current, pathophysiology of disease and a variety of exercise techniques. In addition, students need to have some exposure to business principles and practices. Professionals that are non-judgmental, motivating and have excellent communication will have a greater rate of success."
What is the most rewarding part of a career in sports and fitness? Why should students pursue a career in this field?
"Working with a variety of people and being a part of their health journey is incredibly rewarding. If you are interested in being in the helping profession, making a difference in the lifetime health of people, then this is field for you. In addition, this is a great field to progress to the next level, such as physical therapy or physician assistant."
What advice would you give to students considering a sports and fitness program?
"To be successful in this field, you need to not only be able to complete the academic work, but you should seek internships and as many real-life experiences as you can."
Career Outlook for Professionals With Sports and Fitness Degrees
The career outlook is looking up for athletic trainers. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), employment of athletic trainers is expected to grow by 21 percent between 2012 and 2022, which is nearly double the amount of all occupations. However, since it is such a small field, this growth will only produce about 4,900 new jobs in the 10-year period.
There are many reasons the BLS gives for this projected growth. The main reason is a growing awareness of sports-related illnesses, which will likely result in an increased demand for athletic trainers. Other reasons the BLS gives for the projected growth of this field range from advances in injury prevention and detection to increased awareness of concussions.
As of May 2014, the BLS reported there were 22,400 athletic trainers employed in the United States. The median annual wage for athletic trainers at that time was $43,370, with the lowest-paid 10 percent typically earning around $27,610 and the highest-paid 10 percent typically earning an annual wage near $67,070.
Athletic Trainers and Exercise Physiologists, Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Outlook Handbook 2014-15 Edition, Jan. 8, 2014, http://www.bls.gov/ooh/healthcare/athletic-trainers-and-exercise-physiologists.htm#tab-1
29-9091 Athletic Trainers, Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment Statistics, May 2014, http://www.bls.gov/oes/current/oes299091.htm
Athletic Training - Entry-Level, Plymouth State University, https://www.plymouth.edu/graduate/academics/degrees/masters/ms/athletic-training/entry-level/
Master of Science in Athletic Training, A.T. Still University, http://www.atsu.edu/master-of-science-in-athletic-training-degree#curriculum


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Any list including Tiger Woods and Sandy Tatum is probably worth joining.
Cameron Wilson did just that Monday, becoming the third player in the rich history of Stanford's golf program to win the NCAA individual championship. Tatum, before he became USGA president and later spearheaded the renovation of Harding Park, won in 1942. Woods, before he became the game's transcendent, post-Jack Nicklaus star, won in 1996.
Wilson, a 5-foot-11, left-handed senior from Rowayton, Conn., spent most of his Cardinal career in the considerable shadow of teammate Patrick Rodgers, the world's No. 1-ranked amateur. It's easy to forget Wilson is No. 5 in the world amateur rankings and carved out a spectacular college career of his own.
Monday's victory was Wilson's third of 2013-14, along with the Fighting Illini Invitational in September and the Western Intercollegiate at Pasatiempo last month. He finished third in the Pac-12 championships, won by Rodgers.
Wilson made the Palmer Cup team this year, was a finalist for the Ben Hogan and Byron Nelson awards and earned first-team, all-conference honors. He also won a U.S. Open sectional qualifier, landing a spot in the field at the Olympic Club (where he missed the cut). But it might have taken this NCAA championship to poke through the long shadow of Rodgers.
Wilson missed a par putt on the 54th and final hole (the tournament, originally scheduled for 72 holes, was trimmed to 54 because of weather problems in Hutchinson, Kan.). He then missed mid-range birdie putts on the first two playoff holes, as he grappled with good friend Ollie Schniederjans of Georgia Tech at Prairie Dunes CC.
Finally, on the third playoff hole, Wilson made an 8-foot birdie putt for the win.
"It's incredible — I'm so glad I made that putt," he said afterward.
Wilson made some more putts today, as he and his Stanford teammates returned to Prairie Dunes for the match-play portion of the team competition. The Cardinal earned a taut, 3-2 victory over Illinois in the quarterfinals, taking the decisive point when Wilson won 1-up over Alex Burge of the Illini.
Rodgers and Viraat Badhwar also won their matches for Stanford.
The Cardinal now will face Oklahoma State in the semifinals. Alabama meets LSU in the other semifinal match.


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Snapshot 16w40a Ready For Testing
Well, bug-fixes. Lots of bug-fixes! Tons of bug-fixes!
An ocean of fixes?
Please report any and all bugs you find in Minecraft to bugs.mojang.com. If nobody reports a bug, Grum will keep getting stuck in shulker boxes!
To get snapshots, open your launcher and press the "New Profile" button. Call it "snapshots" and check the box saying "Enable experimental development snapshots" and save. To switch to the normal version, you can select it in the dropdown at the bottom left corner of the launcher. Back up your world first or run the game on in a different folder (See the "new profile" dialog).
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Tacos served in an Ortega boat shell. A unique idea for Taco Tuesday!
Sam the Dietitian loves "sandwich thins," fewer calories & carbs than sandwich bread. Give 'em a try with healthy tuna-egg salad!
make your own sandwich flats for pennies - plus oh-so-tasty! Here: whole wheat sandwich flats sprinkled with seeds and oats, brushed with honey.


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Palladia's 'Outdoor Week 2009' Brings the Summer's Best Outdoor Concerts to Hi-Def Beginning Tuesday, September 1
Aug 26, 2009, 13:48 ET from Palladia
NEW YORK, Aug. 26 /PRNewswire/ -- Palladia, MTV Networks' high-definition music channel, is kicking off 7 days of nonstop mayhem with its "Outdoor Week 2009" concert series. Starting on Tuesday, September 1 viewers can watch the hottest outdoor festivals from the comfort of the cool indoors, as Palladia premieres festivals featuring artists including Bruce Springsteen, Kings of Leon, Lily Allen, Gnarls Barkley, Metallica, Linkin Park, and many more. From the grasslands of the U.K. to the seaside of Spain, Palladia is taking viewers around the world to the biggest outdoor concerts of the year!
The Glastonbury Festival
Headlining Palladia's "Outdoor Week 2009" is The Glastonbury Festival. This year's line-up includes highlights from Bruce Springsteen, Neil Young, Lily Allen, Lady Gaga, Spinal Tap, Tom Jones, Black Eyed Peas, and countless others. This historic festival, held in the South West end of England, is the largest greenfield music and performing arts festival in the world and has featured some of the biggest artists in music history over the last 39 years. The Glastonbury Festival premieres Tuesday, September 1 at 9 PM*.
Benicassim Music Festival
Next, Palladia will be premiering the Benicassim Music Festival, which features Franz Ferdinand, Glas Vegas, and Paul Weller, Maximo Park, Elbow, and White Lies. Held in the seaside resort of Benicassim on Costa del Azahar, Valencia, Spain, the festival attracts music heavy-weights who know how to put on a good show. Benicassim Music Festival premieres Wednesday, September 2 at 9 PM*.
Roskilde Festival 2008
Palladia is also premiering Roskilde Festival 2008, featuring Kings of Leon, Gnarls Barkley, and The Streets. The Kings of Leon kick off the three-part concert series with an hour-long set; Gnarls Barkley and The Streets follow with energetic performances. Roskilde Festival was created in 1971 and is held annually South of Roskilde in Denmark. Roskilde Festival 2008 premieres Thursday, September 3 at 9 PM*.
Isle of Wight Festival
The Isle of Wight Festival was first held from 1968 to 1970, with the 1970 festival said to be bigger than Woodstock. Since being revived in 2002, the festival has grown rapidly, attracting some of the biggest names in alternative rock. This year The Ting Tings, The Pixies, Simple Minds, and The Prodigy will be performing at the Isle of Wight park in the U.K. The Isle of Wight Festival premieres Friday, September 4 at 9 PM*.
Sonisphere 2009
Next, the Sonisphere Festival is rocking out with some of the biggest heavy metal acts in contemporary music. Headliners Metallica, Linkin Park, Alice in Chains and Anthrax are all jam packed into 2 hours of one of the liveliest rock fests the Knebworth House in the U.K. has seen. Palladia will be airing the British edition of the festival, which is held in seven different parts of Europe throughout the summer. Sonisphere 2009 premieres in two parts on Saturday, September 5 and Sunday, September 6 at 9 PM*.
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This Day In Sports History (October 19th) — Blue Monday
It was on this day in 1981 that the Los Angeles Dodgers beat the Montreal Expos 2-1 in Game 5 of the N.L.C.S. With the win, the Dodgers advanced to the World Series where they would take on the New York Yankees. The 1981 baseball season was cut short due to a players strike, resulting […]


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To Become No. 1, Volkswagen Needs to Succeed in ChattanoogaBy Bill Visnic December 6, 2010
Regardless of what you think about the Volkswagen Group's ambition to become the world's largest automaker by 2018, several roads to the German mass-marketing machine achieving that goal are going to run through the rather improbable location of Chattanooga, Tennessee.
Since July, 2008, when Volkswagen announced that Chattanooga had outdone (and outbid) potential sites in Michigan and Alabama for the $1 billion assembly plant - VW's first U.S. production site since shuttering a Pennsylvania plant in 1988 - it's become increasingly obvious that if VW intends to shoulder past Toyota to sit atop the automotive heap, that grand plan probably isn't going to work if Chattanooga doesn't work.
Volkswagen's Chattanooga Operations LLC is the linchpin in the company's plot to triple U.S. sales to 800,000 vehicles in 2018, the year it also takes over the world. The company kicks off production in Chattanooga with a Passat-replacing 4-door sedan starting in the first quarter next year - but the real intrigue centers around what VW plans after that.
Efficiency Is Only The Beginning
During AutoObserver's late-Fall tour of the still-under-construction facility (with production still months away, company officials would not permit photos to be taken inside the plant), Volkswagen Group of America Chattanooga Operations LLC chairman and CEO Frank Fischer calmly reminds that apart from all the other exectations, Chattanooga is projected to be the most efficient assembly plant in mighty VWs global manufacturing empire - a full 20 percent better than VW's current productivity-leading plants once production is fully underway.
Chattanooga surely won't be VW's largest plant, said Fischer. Its neighbor even further south, in Puebla, Mexico, churns out more than a half-million vehicles annually. And the sprawling home plant in Wolfsburg, Germany, builds a stunning 700,000-plus new Volkswagens every year.
The Chattanooga plant will start out with a more modest capacity of 150,000 units per year on two shifts, said Fischer. Overtime work and other productivity-enhancing moves could bring the number to 250,000 in the existing building, which encompasses a body shop, a paint shop and general-assembly line and is served by a supplier park currently housing seven companies.
But that's where some of that intrigue begins: Volkswagen has alluded to building significantly more than 150,000 vehicles at the Tennessee site, and Fischer and a VW spokesman openly talk of the potential to construct a "mirror" facility adjacent to the existing plant. The mirror plant's construction is talked about as more a question of "when" rather than "if."
However VW goes about it, "We want to make sure the capacity is used," Fischer told AutoObserver. He said the current plant could be operated on three shifts to crank out as many as 250,000 vehicles annually, but he is "very much in favor of two shifts" because a three-shift production scheme reduces flexibility.
Intrigue No. 2: VW plans the Chattanooga-built Passat replacement, for now simply called "New Midsize Sedan," or NMS, to sell in greater numbers than the current Passat, which is pacing for about 13,500 sales this year. Even adding sales of the CC, the low-slung, coupe-like Passat variant, which through November reached 25,275 buyers in the U.S., Passat numbers are a far in arrears of the Chattanooga plant's 150,000-unit initial capacity.
It will be some time before Chattanooga is ramped up to full capacity, but in whatever time that takes, it is difficult to envision any U.S.-built Passat replacement tripling today's sales levels, regardless of how wonderful the still-unnamed New Midsize Sedan might be.
For now, nobody at the company is saying much about how the numbers align. But the name of the VW Group's Audi premium division has come up repeatedly in the two years since VW finalized the decision to build in Chattanooga. The company has ambitious sales goals for Audi, too, and building Audis at the U.S. site could further help VW hedge against global currency-exchange fluctuations, although executives have said there are no current plans to build Audis in the U.S.
More likely is the possibility of VW adding another model to the production mix in Chattanooga. Perhaps the next-generation CC, the Jetta or even the coming Up subcompact.
Another option to take up the gap between potential U.S. sales of the NMS and Chattanooga's capacity is export - either of the NMS (although that is unlikely) or another model.
During an interview at the plant, Fischer said only that the designed-in flexibility at Chattanooga means the plant could build any vehicle based on the company's modular MQB chassis-and-components matrix that essentially covers front-engine/front-wheel-drive vehicles of the A-, B- or C-segment. Similarly, the paint shop is sized to handle a wide range of vehicle sizes.
Fischer did say, however, that although VW's modular platforms and the plant's extremely flexible tooling enable a wide range of models to potentially be built in Chattanooga, manufacturing one of the group's larger vehicles probably isn't in the cards.
A Happy Relationship
Guenther Scherelis, general manager of communications at the plant, says VW chose Chattanooga after examining 398 potential locations before narrowing the choice to the states of Michigan, Alabama and Tennessee.
Tennessee came up with a highly lucrative package of incentives said to total $577 million, reputedly a new record for a U.S. auto-assembly plant - and well in excess of what Alabama was said to have dangled. The company will pay about $4.7 million for school tax each year.
Volkswagen settled on a 1,400-acre site in Hamilton county, a dozen miles northeast of the city that once was a military munitions-storage site the county long had resisted subdividing in the hopes of landing a giant single project just such as VW's.
The Chattanooga plant will employ about 2,000 at full production - to date, the company has fielded 65,000 applications - with another 9,500 indirect employees of suppliers, which includes seven currently operating in a dedicated supplier park just north of the main assembly plant area. Directly south of the plant is a building to handle fitment of aftermarket-type components such as body kits just before the finished vehicles are loaded onto railcars for shipment; VW says 80 percent of the vehicles produced at the plant will be shipped by rail to reduce truck traffic and emissions.
Also on the site is special training academy the state put up $40 million to build, equip and support for eight years. The academy features the expected classrooms and hands-on training modules, but also incorporates unique facets such as an apprentice-training school and a full-size practice paint booth.
There's an independent health-care facility that includes a fitness center and child-car facility. It is open to the public as well as VW employees. A nature preserve VW helps sponsor occupies a large plot across from the training center along the winding access road from I-75.
Where The Cars Come From
Inside the plant, VW engineers set up what they call a "jellyfish" body-shop arrangement that differs from the "fishbone" layout typical of many auto assembly plants. Sub-assemblies flow from individual lines into the body shop, the highlight of which is two enormous robotic framing jigs to attach bodysides, which represents the body of the jellyfish, the sub-assembly lines flowing out from the body.
There are 383 advanced robots in the body shop, where the automation level is about 77 percent. There are 4,730 weld spots and 292 welding guns. Output will be about 31 cars per hour, VW said.
A chief design goal was to keep all decision-making personnel within easy communication range. The major process areas - body shop, main assembly and paint shop - are stacked and a concentric-circle layout for major checkpoints means "nobody's further than 1,000 feet away," said Fischer, so mile-long walks to another area to investigate a problem won't be necessary at this plant.
The company is particularly proud of the Chattanooga plant's paint shop, which is symbolic of the energy-efficiency and sustainability efforts central to the entire plant. The paint shop applies a new-technology, waterborne base coat that incorporates the primer, eliminating a step in the painting process and, more importantly, an entire oven-baking session, cutting carbon-dioxide emissions 20 percent - with the happy secondary benefit of cutting throughput time.
The paint shop also uses an all-new "Eco Dry-Scrubber" that eliminates the commonly used water curtains to catch paint overspray. Instead, the paint-booth air is sucked into a filter of limestone, collecting the excess paint that normally is carried by enormous amounts of water. The paint-laden limestone can be ground up and recycled. The process saves 50,000 gallons of water daily.
Volkswagen is seeking the highest level of Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) certification available for an auto plant, said Scherelis. It is a complex and lengthy certification process, however, so the plant likely will achieve the goal in stages.
Learning From History
Meanwhile, CEO Fischer, who's served in company roles all over the world, said VW came at the Chattanooga project by trying to remember what went wrong a generation ago in Westmoreland, PA, the site of the company's last and troubled U.S. assembly plant.
Almost from the start, that plant, which produced the Rabbit (later it took on the car's global name, the Golf), was beset by labor unrest and other social problems.
Tennessee is a "right-to-work" state in which union membership cannot be made a condition of employment. The state's Republican Senator, Bob Corker, last week told the Chattanooga Times Free Press he thought it would be "highly detrimental" if the United Auto Workers union, which represents most domestic automakers' hourly workers, were to organize workers at the Chattanooga plant.
Spokesman Scherelis was quoted by the paper as saying employees at Chattanooga will decide for themselves on the matter of union representation.
Although he did not specifically mention the labor unrest that had become a hallmark of VW's experience in Westmoreland from 1978-88, Fischer said, "For us, it was important to look at our history and learn from it." He said networking between Westmoreland and Volkswagen headquarters in Germany was "very bad," adding that, "if you look at Westmoreland, it was not a good experience."
Volkswagen must believe it can do things differently this time around. The sedan it will build starting next year is designed strictly for American tastes and is meant to address what VW perceives as the primary reasons for its years of volume decline in the American market: high prices and inability to adequately address the specific tastes of U.S. buyers.
To that end, Chattanooga seems to be the answer. Producing in the U.S. is certain to reduce VW's fixed and variable costs in relation to European-made models and provide a useful currency hedge (80 percent to 85 percent of the NMS built in Chattanooga will be local content).
Only after the launch of the NMS will it become evident whether the other vital component to VW's plan to triple its U.S. sales volume - designing vehicles to suit American preferences - is within the company's skill set.
Failure in that regard won't come from lack of a state-of-the-art assembly facility, though.
Exterior assembly plant photos by Bill Visnic
Other images by Volkswagen of America Inc.
In other news, the Jetta will be renamed the Chatta and the Lookout Mtn edition will come with BBQ from Sweeneys.
i do wonder how the VW faithful will feel about a US made model. Many of these people take pride in the fact that their cars are built in Germany- well except Jetta of course.
And the high performance edition of the Chatta will be the Lynchburg Edition and the Factory Racing version will of course be "Old No.7".
VW should ask Jack Daniels or George Dickel for some special edition features. Heck, people spent money for a stupid H.D badge pick up.


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i love the song bro..
its got the heaviness i want.. with the right type of drums and bass mixture.
if you get an album.. i'll buy the shit real quick
the voice is really good man.. i could definately see me listening to this as i drive down the street or if im liftin the gym
Cool man. Glad you like it. I got a few more in the works, with vocals. Nice and fucking heavy like this. Stay tuned man, and thanks for listening.\m/
this song is awesome
this is a great song i love it nice job on it
thnx dude.
Hmmm \m/
This is awesome! but the question i have is: Do the different voices represent different gods? Hahaha there's something to think about, i think it may. Good job!
Haha, not sure man. I just tried to make it as scary as fuck. Thanks for all your support dude. Hopefully you get some shit worked out!!\m/
well as for the viking vocals
your vocals are more like mudvayne. very industrial and clear. you really kicked ass at 1:05 and your friend made a killer instrumental for you. work on EQing the mids, the guitars are thin especially with the vocals. i tihnk a good boost at 800hz would do the trick ;)
Thanks dude, Angelsdontkill is kicking ass with tunes, I'd sing to them all, if he'd let me. haha. Thanks for the kick ass review. I worked really hard, on my black metal style vocals, so I'm glad you liked them.
I'll point this review out to Angels, as he is the guitar mastererererer. heheh.
Thanks again, man.\m/
So I don't think I really did enjoy the smeagolish vox, really, haven't made up a decision on that yet. Maybe if ya 'screamed' em louder, it wouldn't sound quite that much like you simply had a massive cold- but it sure gives an interesting character to the track.
Damn great music stuff btw- diverse and very original- but wait, you didn't do that lol >:(
haha, no I didn't. I don't much care for writing lyrics and crap to my own work. I feel, just by creating it...I've already listened to it, WAY too many times. And really am quite sick of it. haha. Anyways, its cool to have people who don't listen to metal as often, critique...because I never thought of the "viking" style vocals to be "smeagolish". That is fucking funny, cause you are right. I'm actually not great at them, but practiced a lot just for this tune. And now, I'll only be able to laught when I try to attempt them in something else. haha. ya fucking bastard.
Thanks for the review SBB.\m/
Please contact me if you would like to use this in a project. We can discuss the details.


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Technology has always influenced how we shop for, and buy, the places we live.
"I can't tell one from the other, if I found you or you found me."
So sings David Byrne in the 1980s Talking Heads hit, "This Must Be the Place (Naive Melody)". It's a feeling many of us have in that singular exercise that Americans on average perform five times in their lifetime: move into a new place to live. The song plays as Charlie Sheen checks out an Upper East Side condominium tower in the movie Wall Street. We want home to be in a good location and structurally sound, but we also prefer our shelter to speak to us somehow, to symbolize a new stage of life.
The world of real estate marketing knows this very well. That was evident after a visit to the exhibit "Selling the Dwelling: The Books That Built America's Houses," which concluded recently at the Grolier Club in midtown Manhattan, and flipping through the companion volume of the same title. Author and curator Richard Cheek, an architectural photographer and rare book collector, chronicles the way the home has been sold and packaged to American families from Revolutionary times to the suburban expansion of the second half of the 20th century.
In the earliest days of the republic, homes were built according to builders' guides and pattern books, all based on European architectural standards. The books served as a template for how to craft the overall frame, doorways, windows, roof framing, stairways, and mantles, and included painstaking detail. Most were generated out of Philadelphia, a hotbed for essentially how-to design manuals, but they were closely guarded by carpentry guilds.
Things opened up through the 19th century, as wealth increased, building methods evolved, and more Americans sought access to building their own single-family home. Design options expanded well beyond the European template, with Greek Revival, then Gothic, Colonial Revival, and the Beaux-Arts styles. Before and after the Civil War, the home was portrayed in a menu of options, including the first do-it-yourself kits. Then came the explosion of home catalogs – the assemble-on-site kits sold by Sears, the Arts & Craft bungalows, and developers working with lumber companies selling "homes for the millions" in planned communities such as Radford.
In the post-World War II suburban boom, homes were marketed as safe, affordable, and a sound investment. In places like Levittown, the Cape Cod house became dominant, followed closely by the Tudor, the ranch, and the colonial. The streamlined efficiency of modern architecture had some appeal – modern kitchens and open-plan living rooms, as seen in the television show The Brady Bunch. But Americans overwhelmingly favored the traditional for their dream home, Cheek says.
The ubiquitous McMansion provided more square footage and three-car garages, but tastes may be changing – and going back to the future. The builder's assistant guides of the past are being used by some developers to re-create authentic "new old" houses, according to the Wall Street Journal.
In the digital era, marketing real estate – presenting choices, features, and location – has entered a dizzying new phase. In the hottest markets, such as New York City, condo shoppers can download an app to see 3-D animation including room layouts and views. They might also use augmented "reality goggles" that project an image of a space and facilitate a virtual walk-through. "Real estate has always been about selling a dream," says Rodrigo Lopez, creative director at Neoscape, the architecture and real estate branding firm. "Technology is changing the way we communicate those ideals."
I guess that means that if Wall Street was filmed today, Charlie Sheen, flush with riches, would have swiped through pages on an iPad, before saying, "I'll take it. This is home."
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KIRKLAND, Wash. - A friend of the suspected gunman who killed one man and wounded two other people at the Seattle Pacific University campus says he was "flabbergasted" when he heard the tragic news.
"For the past year and a half or so he's been trying to turn his life around," Nate Flesch said of suspected gunman Aaron Ybarra. "He attends the same (Alcoholics Anonymous) classes as I do in the Lynnwood area. He's a kid that I think has been sober now for a little bit over a year."
Flesch describes Ybarra as being "socially awkward" but a "sweet kid."
"He's a sweet kid, he's a nice kid, very thankful, very appreciative, and I'm just kind of shocked to hear it was Aaron who was involved in this," he said.
Flesch, who works a bartender at the Dub Pub in Kirkland, said Ybarra would often come in to the bar but always ordered a non-alcoholic beverage - usually a cranberry-flavored drink with Dr. Pepper.
He said Ybarra had just started a new job.
"He was proud that they were starting to like him at his job. They were giving him more hours, and he was excited that he would have more money," says Flesch.
He said he was "flabbergasted" when he learned that it was Ybarra who is suspected of gunning down students at Seattle Pacific University.
"It runs the gamut of emotions - just kind of shock and disbelief."
"I have no idea what set him off," says Flesch. "That's why this whole thing kind of surprises me - that he was trying to turn his life around, that he was trying to be a better person, and he was kind of working on his social skills, too."
He said he had dinner with Ybarra on Wednesday night, and saw no signs that he was any different than usual.
"It's a little eerie, a little scary," he says. "To be honest with you, I'm a little heartbroken. It breaks my heart to see a kid like this, who was turning himself around, kind of just go off the deep end. I don't know what triggered it.
"He was pulling it together and making a better life for himself. So for this to happen is mind-boggling, and I don't know what else to say."


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Aleksandar Hemon's new book is being billed as his third continuous prose narrative, a non-fiction successor to the novels Nowhere Man and The Lazarus Project, but it has far more in common with Love and Obstacles, a collection of autobiographical narratives linked by their subject – a Bosnian writer who moves to Chicago. Where that exercise, presented as fiction, was streamlined and cumulative, this one, presented as non-fiction, is inscrutable and chaotic. Imagine a jigsaw puzzle with a thousand pieces but no pattern, and you begin to understand this book's awesome powers of frustration.
A "Table of Discontents" – printed at the back – explains that all but one of the chapters have appeared before. (He also admits, in the book's inauspicious opening words, that he has to be "pressed" into writing non-fiction.) There are accomplished memoirs that were assembled in roughly this way, such as Updike's Self-Consciousness and Roger Angell's Let Me Finish, but either with the help of planning in advance or in retrospect, or both. Reading The Book of My Lives, it quickly becomes evident that the component parts, some of them very small and many of them idling, weren't conceived to go together and haven't received much retooling for the purpose. (The only chapter constructed from two pieces is simply a chapter in two parts – the division is marked with a numeral.)
A notable product of Hemon's casual approach is the dearth of basic information. Journalistic writing, even of a personal nature, can get by without the kind of facts we expect in the early stages of a book. You can write articles about chess, football or dogs without letting slip your employment circumstances or marital status, but over the long haul (his first wife is introduced on page 171) the reader is liable to make assumptions.
Hemon's title tries to turn the book's lack of unity into a strength and even a theme – he has been at different points a teenage scallywag and a cautious immigrant, an accidental agitator and a conscious radical, a Sarajevan and a Chicagoan. But if the reference to "lives" – Hemon also describes himself as a "cluster of others" – captures some of his book's eventfulness, it also draws attention to the hole at its centre.
The Hemon depicted here emerges as a magnet for incident and misfortune, but rarely as an agent and never as a self. Ordinary human suffering is next to nonexistent: the threat posed by the birth of a younger sister is told as comedy ("Never again would I have all the chocolate for myself"); life in the Yugoslav People's Army was tough because of the "fantastically limited" menu; a reference to a therapist who helped him with his anger comes out of nowhere only to return there. For a book written by the person it concerns, The Book of My Lives contains unusually few reflections from within – as distinct from essayistic dwelling and digression on themes thrown up by personal experience, such as collective identity, the subject of the trenchant but essentially autonomous opening chapter.
While the book has too little of some things, it has too much of others. On page 66, Hemon recalls that in July 1991, he took a trip to Ukraine, "just in time" for "the collapse of the USSR" and "the subsequent Ukrainian independence", and returned home, to Sarajevo, to find a deflated city and many of his old acquaintances "drugged to the brim". Three pages later, in another chapter, we read: "Much of the summer of 1991, I'd spent in Ukraine, witnessing the demise of the Soviet Union and Ukraine's independence. When I returned to Sarajevo at the end of August, the war had already settled in people's minds: fear, confusion, and drugs reigned." Later still, Hemon writes, casual as you like: "In the summer of 1991, incidents in the neighbouring Croatia developed into a full-fledged fast-spreading war …" A detail further down the page muddies the picture of the role played by drugs (was it to aid denial or dull acceptance?): "In the summer of 1991, parties, sex, and drugs were abundant … By September, however, the complicated operations of denial were hopelessly winding down." A story of exile might easily return to a single moment – in this case, the moment that marked the end of the old life. But repetition makes a heavier sound than echo, and no reader is deaf to the difference.
Most of the time, any possibility of development or momentum is scuppered by Hemon's complacency – his failure, or refusal, to smooth transitions and paper over cracks. Radovan Karadzic is introduced as "the talentless poet destined to become one of the world's most wanted war criminals" long after his first appearance (and dismissal as "a minor poet"). A description of Karadzic "flanked by my former professor", initially bemusing, works to ruin the suspense of the later chapter devoted to this man's mutation from devotee of New Criticism to agent of Serbian fascism. Such over-recurring characters only draw attention to the absence of direct engagement with the Bosnian conflict. The chapter that ends "now we were all waiting to see who would live, who would kill and who would die" is followed by one that begins "My family used to have a cabin on the mountain called Jahorina".
Even the book's remarkable closing passages, in which Hemon describes the death of his younger daughter Isabel, are blunted by context. The essay, originally published in 2011, is a howl of pain and grief, utterly ill-suited to round off a collection of journalism so full of emotional deflection. Part of the difficulty is that Hemon is detailing an event that occurred after the writing of almost every other chapter; a series of articles recording a period – from 1992 until 2010 – in which Hemon believed that the destruction of his homeland would be the greatest disaster of his adult life are being offered as a single statement at a time when he knows that it hasn't been. The result is that, in light of the ending, much of the book looks curiously out of date. Phrases such as "the loss of our previous life" and "before everything collapsed" might have been reserved for this later rupture; ruined Sarajevo and welcoming Chicago, two of Hemon's main subjects, must look different in the wake of Isabel's death. It is odd and sad that Hemon chose not to acknowledge this shift in his perspective, and settled for compiling a memoir rather than composing one.


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The Guardian's review of Bestival.
A piece I wrote about arts funding in brandland.
A new trailer for The Summit. Really looking forward to seeing this. Looks intense.
Dallas Buyers Club also sounds great.
I missed this piece about Damon Lindelof talking about the new rules of Hollywood. Nuke The Cat, indeed. Pretty depressing, especially for anyone not interested in mega movies about saving the world. Perhaps Spielberg is right about predicting a Hollywood implosion?
Speaking of Spielberg, apparently he's interested in making a film about Daniel O'Connell.
A pop-up cafe that's also a dating agency.
Booked your tickets to OneTwoOneTwo yet? Pussy Riot, Big Star, Metallica and more.
Interesting piece on Oscar season kicking off and women.
Sasha Frere-Jones on HAIM and the class of 2014.
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By Pastor Glenn Pease
Edward R. Morrow once told of the commencement speaker who was a Yale graduate. He used the 4 letters of YALE for his speech outline. Y was for youth; A was for ambition; L was for loyalty, and E was for energy. After his tedious trip through these four points one of the board graduates turned to another and said, "I am so thankful he went to Yale." "What do you care where he went?" replied the equally unenthused victim. "Because," he responded, "Imagine what we would have had to endure had he gone to the Massachusetts Institute of Technology."
You have to give him credit for seeing the brighter side and finding the silver lining in the dark clouds. It is always there somewhere, or how else can be expected to obey Paul's command in I Thess. 5:18, "In everything give thanks." In every situation there is something in which to be thankful. But let's be honest as Paul was. There are days and circumstances when it is mighty hard to find. We find Paul in just such a tough time in his life in Acts 28. Most all commentators agree that Paul was in a state of depression. There was good reason for it. He was a prisoner on his way to Rome. He had more freedom than most prisoners, but he was still a captive heading for a very uncertain future, and it brought him down.
He was not thankful that he was down, but you and I can be thankful that he was, for that is more than likely where we would be if we were in his shoes. Paul's idealistic advice would be a burden rather than a blessing if we did not see that he too had to struggle to make it real. It is good for us to see the best of people at the bottom, and see that even heaven's heroes are not always on the mountain top. Thank God for biblical reality where we see the best of God's servants in their weakness, for this gives us hope, even as their strengths give us motivation to press on. Peter's many blunders make us realize we need not despair for our follies and mistakes, for like him we can be forgiven and welcomed back into the Savior's love. Thank God for Peter's multiple blunders, for they reveal that God's grace is sufficient for any of us.
Thank God also for Paul's depression for it reveals his sensitive human spirit that makes him easier to identify with than does his perfectionist sounding theology. Here is the man who says to give thanks in everything and to rejoice always, but now he is dragging. He is no robot, but a real man just like us. But notice what happens in verse 15. Christians in Rome heard that Paul was coming and so they sent out a delegation to meet him. It was 40 miles from Rome, but they traveled this distance to encourage this brother they had never met. The text says, "When Paul saw these men he thanked God and was encouraged."
Notice that Paul was thankful to God, but it was for these men that he was thankful. This does not seem like a very startling revelation until you begin to examine Paul's thinking all through the New Testament. You discover that man is the primary means by which Paul is made thankful. He is constantly thanking God, not for angels, or theology, or for high and exalted ideals, or for things. Paul's thanksgiving focus is on people. Look at the evidence:
Rom. 1:8, "First, I thank my God through Jesus Christ for all of you, because your faith is being reported all over the world."
I Cor. 1:4, "I always thank God for you..." Then he goes on to describe how they have been enriched by the grace of God.
Eph. 1:15-16, "For this reason, ever since I heard about your faith in the Lord Jesus and your love for all the saints, I have not stopped giving thanks for you.."
Phil. 1:3-5, "I thank my God every time I remember you. In all my prayers for all of you, I always pray with joy because of your partnership in the Gospel.."
Col. 1:3-4, "We always thank God, the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, when we pray for you, because we have heard of your faith in Christ Jesus and of the love you have for all the saint."
I Thess. 1:2, "We always thank God for all of you.."
II. Thess. 1:3, "We ought always to thank God for you, brothers, and rightly so, because your faith is growing more and more, and the love everyone of you has for each other is increasing."
Paul is constantly giving thanks to God for man. He is thankful to God, for God is the source of the grace that makes man capable of exercising all of his virtues. He is thankful for man, for man can choose to be open or closed to God's grace. They can choose to grow in grace and in knowledge and be channels of God's love. Paul is so thankful for people who are saying yes to God and being instruments of His love. Paul could be content in any state because he did not need a home, chariot, fine clothes, or more money. All he needed was to know that other people cared. Paul was tough, but he still needed others.
We all need to recognize that God gives us most of what we need through others. His entire revelation came to us through people. We can thank God for the many authors of Scripture whom He inspired. We can thank God for the Apostles, early church fathers, reformers, pilgrims, pioneers, missionaries, founders and leaders of the many schools, books, and other resources that help us grow in Christ. We have such a rich heritage that has come to us through people.
Martin Luther stressed a doctrine that changed the history of the church. It was the doctrine of the priesthood of all believers. Every Christian can minister to every other Christian. In our text layman were ministering to one of the greatest of the Apostles, and Paul was saying thank God for these people. Blessings flow from the bottom up as well as from the top down.
Paul had found the key to perpetual thanksgiving. Just focus on what God has given you through people and you will never lack for things to be grateful for. This does not mean Paul never got discouraged and frustrated. He had his bad days, but at some point in that day the sun would shine and Paul would be lifted by his spirit of thanksgiving because he had so many people for which to be thankful. Paul could say with the little girl who was asked what she was thankful for and she replied, "I am thankful that I am thankful." It is one of life's greatest blessings to be a thankful person for other persons.
In Yuma, Arizona there was a motel that advertised, "Free board everyday the sun doesn't shine." Travelers coming into town on a rainy day would see this as a good gamble and check in. The owner never seemed worried, however, for he had been making this offer for many years and never lost money. At some point in the day the clouds would disappear and the sun would shine. That is the way it was with Paul. There would be depressing times as he reviewed the problems of the churches and the bitterness of his enemies, as well as the failures of his friends, but then he would focus on people and the sun would come out filling him with thanksgiving.
It was an unusually dark day for Paul in our text, but then the brother's from Rome came and Paul was encouraged, and he gave thanks to God for men. We are dealing with such an obvious truth here that we often become blind to it and miss out on the thanksgiving spirit of Paul. Not a day goes by in any of our lives that we are not blest by other people. Even if you never leave the house or talk on the phone you are blest by others. The food you eat was planted, raised, harvested, transported, and sold to you by other people. There is no telling how many people made it possible for you to enjoy your meals today. The same is true for all of your pleasures of life. Your clothing, home, car, and all the things you enjoy are yours because of the labor, skill, and creativity of other people. The freedom you have to worship was also one by other people.
We enjoy the holiday of Thanksgiving. It is a uniquely American holiday. There are billions of people who will not have such a day of thanksgiving and family feasting. We owe it to the determined efforts of Sarah Hale. She wrote an endless flow of articles and letters to get a day set apart for thanks to God. She pleaded with Presidents Fillmore, Pierce, and Buchanon, and finally she won the ear of Abraham Lincoln. He made a national proclamation in 1863. He only lived to enjoy two Thanksgiving holidays, but Sarah lived into her 90's and enjoyed many of them. This is not a biblical holiday, but came to us through the love and labor of another person.
If you start to get specific and focus on people in your life the ground for thanksgiving becomes an expanding universe. People gave you life and brought you into this world. People gave you an education so you could enjoy the world. People provided you with resources to become what you are. People have encouraged, loved, and supported you through life.
The point I am getting at is that everyone of us would be more thankful everyday if we focused on people for whom we could give thanks. Paul was thanking people constantly, but to often most of us can better identify with Albert Schwitzer in his Memoirs of Childhood and Youth. He writes, "When I look back upon my early days I am stirred by the number of people whom I have to thank for what they gave me or what they were to me. At the same time I am haunted by an oppressive consciousness of the little gratitude I really showed them while I was young. How many of them have said farewell to life without my having made clear to them what it meant to me to receive from then so much kindness or so much care!"
I have always been grateful that I wrote to my Grandmother and an uncle I had, and shared with them before they died how much they meant to me. But I never did write to a high school teacher I had who changed my life and gave me a love for literature. William L. Stidger of the School of Theology in Boston was over 50 when he remembered a teacher that blest him. He wrote her a letter thanking her and her reply has been published around the world and used in many Thanksgiving messages. It never gets old because it speaks so clearly to the need of being thankful for people. Stidger was a 50 year old scholar, but to her he was still Willie. She wrote:
My dear Willie,
"I cannot tell you how much your note meant to me. I am in my 80's, living alone in a small room, cooking my own meals, lonely and, like the last leaf of autumn, lingering behind. You will be interested to know that I taught in school for 50 years and yours is the first note of appreciation I ever received. It came on a blue-cold morning and it cheered me as nothing has in many years."
For a few pennies of praise Willie's investment brought forth a fortune in gratitude. Thank God for people who are thankful to God for people. Paul's life was lifted to a higher level and he was cheered because he knew somebody cared about him. If Paul needed this, who does not need it? David MacLennon tells of the employer who was so proud of his efficient staff, but one day his assistant took his own life and left this note: "In 30 years I have never had an word of encouragement. I'm fed up."
How many people could be saved from despair if the people in their lives could be conscious of the need to give them encouragement. William Barkley, who has been a blessing to millions by his Bible Commentaries, made this powerful statement: "One of the highest of human duties is the duty of encouragement. It is easy to laugh at men's ideals; it is easy to pour cold water on their enthusiasm; it is easy to discourage others. The world is full of discouragers. We have a Christian duty to encourage one another. Many a time a word of praise or thanks or appreciation or cheer has kept a man on his feet. Blessed is the man who speaks such a word."
There is nothing more practical than being an encourager by expressing your thanks to other people. How often have you said to someone, "I thank God for you?" Paul was doing it all the time and that is why he was able to rise above the storms of life. Thankful people have sunlight every day no matter how cloudy the sky, and they lift others above the gloom as well. People who are grateful for what they have, have more to be grateful for.
James Irwin, the Christian astronaught who walked on the moon, tells of the awesome experience of watching the earth shrink as the spacecraft sped away from it. He wrote, "From the size of a basketball to the size of a baseball, to the size of a golf ball, to the size of a marble...you look back and realized that everything that you ever cared about and loved was out there. That does something to you inside. It brings a man back profoundly changed, with a deep appreciation for the earth and everything we have on it."
He came back from the moon more thankful for the earth, but thank God we don't have to go to the moon to develop a more thankful spirit. We just need to open our eyes to all that is around us. Some years back Christianity Today gave a list of things to be thankful for in everyday life that illustrates just how endless our list could be if we would look. Here are five things listed:
1. Arn't you thankful that grass does not grow up through the snow making winter mowing as well as shoveling a responsibility?
2. Arn't you thankful that teenagers will eventually have children who become teenagers?
3. Arn't you thankful that the space for messages on tee shirts is limited?
4. Arn't you thankful that women whose husbands take them for granted don't all scream at the same time?
5. Arn't you thankful that hugs and kisses don't cause cancer or even add weight?
Thankfulness does not cause cancer or add weight either. In fact, it make us lighter. It lifted Paul out of his pit and it can do the same for us. Say a word, write a note, or do something that will make you someone that others will thank God for. Let us heed the Word of God and be thankful people, and especially be thankful to God for other people.


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White: Missile Tanks
Yellow: Accel Charges
Pink: Energy Parts
Purple: Energy Tanks
Orange: E-Recovery Tanks
Missile Tanks:
1. After you get the Ice Beam, shoot one of the openings on the left in the corridor with the blowing flames and hop in.
2. After the ShineSpark jump, just past the generator room, you will roll through an opening. Take the right path to come to this missile tank.
3. After the battle with ridley, grapple out to the staircase room and super missile the door. Drop down the shaft to find a vent to roll through. Grab the next missile tank there.
4. In the same room as the Energy tank part, there is a power bomb door. Blow it and inside you will find another missile tank.
5. In the north east longer room that heads south, there is a large area of lava and 3 grapples on the ceiling. The missile tank will be in an opening on the far side wall. Grapple over and then jump over the wall and drop into the opening.
6. As you exit the sand filled corridor, go through the door on the right and hop up the elevator shaft. At the top of the shaft will be a door to Super Missile. Pop it and hop through for the tank.
7. In the corridor after the previous tank, you will need to head to the bottom of the next elevator shaft and then space jump across the lava pool.
8. On the west side of the broken lava bridge, shoot the switch once you have the wave gun and a hatch will open in the floor. Drop down and roll for the missile tank there.
9. On the west side of the lava bridge, inside the corridor there, there is a ramp that will have a door on it that can be opened with a Super Missile. Shoot it and grab the tank hidden under the stairs.
10. Outside in the large lava room, there will be a series of small stones that you can jump across, at the end of the series, drop a power bomb and the pointed rock will shatter to reveal a missile tank.
11. In the middle corridor on the map, heading north and south, there will be a room that has a bunch of tv screens and control panel. Roll under the stairs at the control panel to find the missile tank under there.
12. In the corridor just outside the previous room, there is a vent on the right side wall. Jump up to it and roll on in for another missile tank.
13. When you are in the room where the "bird" corpse is stuck on the wall, head out the door and up the ramp a little. Speed boost back into the room and ShineSpark up to the ledge on the right.
Accel Charge Tanks
1. As soon as you grab the energy tank in the geothermal power plant, grapple across to the opening to find the yellow little bugger hiding in there.
2. On the east side of the lava bridge, use the power bomb to open the door and it will be inside.
3. After the hallway with the flames shooting out of the grates along the walls and the dirt floors, is a room with 3 large metal circles on the floor. Shoot them with a missile and one will have a launcher in it. Roll up and go for a ride to find the Accel Charge.


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By: Spacelab Research Staff
The operators of Pirate Bay have been sentenced to a year in prison by a Stockholm district court, and ordered to pay 30 million Swedish kronor ($3.56 million) back to various media and entertainment groups including Sony Music Entertainment, Warner Bros, EMI and Columbia Pictures.
The court issued a statement saying the defendants were an "accessory to breaching copyright laws." The fines are lower than what the major media companies wanted, but this still represents a sizable victory in the issue of how people track torrents.
Pirate Bay peeps Peter Sunde Kolmsioppi, Gottfrid Svartholm Warg, Fredrik Neij and Carl Lundstrom heard the legal word in Stockholm last week, and what they heard was the opposite of what they expected, no matter what they say.
"So, the dice courts judgment is here. It was lol to read and hear, crazy verdict. But as in all good movies, the heroes lose in the beginning but have an epic victory in the end anyhow. That's the only thing hollywood ever taught us," read the response on their web site.
There's also a fairly scrappy "press conference" that they put online.
Their legal defense revolved around the theory that because the website did not host any copyrighted material, they were not guilty of breaking any laws. This is a legal precedent used by ISPs, web service providers and email services because they would have a logistical nightmare trying to keep up with the flow of digital goods passing through their hands. It's also part of the DMCA, or Digital Millennium Copyright Act in the U.S. It should also be noted that the overwhelming majority of goods passing through the hands of these kinds of services are not copyright infringing, where the overwhelming majority of goods floating around the Pirate Bay network of files are copyright infringing.
A legal view based solely on the fact that most other cases have found that the people who point out the links but do not host the actual media files are off limits from prosecution has one Achilles Heel: it doesn't take into account what happens when a judge decides to go the other way. (and if you think that judging the future based on the past is a good idea: I'd like to sell you some real estate -- it's bound to rise in value, because real estate never goes down in value ... riiiight?!)
So in the meantime, Pirate Bay and its network of torrents will continue on without them, and it's often stated that it will continue forever because once you cut off its head, it grows two more. That again might have been true in the past, but what happens when the same media companies use a strategy they've tried before ... going after the people uploading the content and start suing them? What choice will people mctatake about participating then?
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With fall well underway and the winter holidays just around the corner, many people begin to think about that traditional yearly task. No, we're not talking about adjusting your clock for the end of daylight savings time. Holiday shopping time has arrived but that doesn't mean you need to take out a second mortgage just to spread the holiday cheer.
This holiday season make it a point to plan your purchases well in advance. Most consumers who rack up the holiday debt do so because they failed to plan ahead. Hurried, last minute shopping will come back to bite you when you get your credit card bill. Try incorporating these tips to give your wallet a holiday gift:
The Friday following Thanksgiving, also known as Black Friday, is traditionally the most popular shopping day of the year. Black Friday can be a great opportunity to buy at a savings, but be aware of some pitfalls.
As a final note, remember to ship early if you're planning on sending gifts through the mail. If you wait too long you may need to ship express or 2-day at a substantial cost. Happy shopping!
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