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BABSON PARK, Mass. - Babson College (7-10) used a 16-3 run to turn an early 6-1 deficit into an eventual 19-13 victory over visiting MIT (6-5) in the quarterfinals of the 2005 NEWMAC Womens Lacrosse Tournament on Thursday afternoon. With the win, the fourth-seeded Beavers move on to play top-seeded Wheaton in the semifinals at Wheaton on Saturday.
MIT jumped out to a quick 6-1 lead behind the play of junior Deanna Lentz and senior Kelsey Presson, who combined for five goals and two assists over the first 14 minutes of play. However, Babson closed the half with five straight scores to tie the contest, 6-6, at the break, and then netted the first two goals of the second half to take an 8-6 lead.
The Engineers appeared to regain the momentum with three straight goals in a three minute stretch, including two in a row by Presson that put the Engineers back in front, 9-8, with 22:50 remaining. However, that would be the final lead of the game for MIT, as Babson rattled off nine straight goals to build a commanding 17-9 advantage. Five different players scored during the run. MIT would score four times in the final seven minutes, but it would not be enough to prevent the season-ending defeat.
Babson's Stacy Hambro led all players with six goals and one assist, while Erin Conroy added two goals and four assists. Senior goalie Margaret Schlachter continued her solid play in net, stopping a total of 12 shots.
Lentz and Presson each scored five goals to lead MIT, while Lentz also added an assist. Sophomore Hee Jay Kang finished with three saves in goal for the Engineers.
Presson ends her career at MIT as the program's all-time leading scorer with 117 goals and 141 points, breaking the offensive totals set by Tracy Sadowski (1996-99). And while Presson and Lentz became the first set of teammates to score 50 points in the same season, Lentz also set some records in the final game of the season, closing the campaign with new MIT marks for groundballs (58) and caused turnovers (40) in a season. The junior star also etched her name into MIT lore in just three seasons, dishing out 40 assists en route to an all-time program record.


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I'm doing my entry for #DrinkUpLinkUp a day late, because of Thanksgiving here in the US. My husband and I went to celebrate and eat a feast with friends yesterday. As we made our way through to say hello to everyone, a friend said, "Hey I brought some beers… they're out on the deck. Help yourself!"
Beer? Help yourself? Uhm. OK!
So I went, opened the cooler and right on top, I knew I'd found my week's review:
I'd never heard of Rivertown Brewing Company, but I know I love pumpkin ales. So I grabbed it, popped the top and enjoyed. Nothing says Thanksgiving to me like pumpkin goodness!
Now, I drank it straight out of the bottle, so I can't say anything about color, etc. I can say that I am certain it would have tasted more balanced had I grabbed a glass.
I liked it! It was actually perfect for what I had it as: a pre-dinner drink. It didn't overwhelm my palette with spices, and at 5% ABV it had a little more kick than the beers I noticed others sipping (Michelob Ultra, Coors Light, etc.). It was certainly a pumpkin ale, which fit the mood of the day, but it wasn't overtly so… which, as I said, it fit what I was drinking it as. If I'd been drinking it strictly for the beer angle, I'd have probably said, "Average." But every beer has its place, and I think I had this beer at its perfect place and time.
As I said, I wish I'd grabbed a glass. As I got to the bottom of the bottle, the spices got stronger and I found myself swirling the bottle between drinks to help mix it all up. (Think like you'd pour a hefeweizen to get more of the yeast out of the bottom of the bottle.) Had I poured it into a glass, this wouldn't have been an issue.

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Iv'e got this Photoshop Design made for my website it has around 10-15 pages if i'm not mistaking i'm wondering if anyone would be willing to code it.
I will be paying just name a price and I will see if I can afford it
I really need this done because I paid $100 for this Design to be made.
It is a Free Online Movie website I will be making
I would need like a little Housekeeping to edit the movies I add/ add movies/ Add the images where to where they go ect.
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Bond set for former firefighter accused of brush truck theft
A $5,000 bond was set Friday for Justin Wayne LeBoeuf, who is charged with stealing a Lumberton Fire Department brush truck.
The 19-year-old former volunteer firefighter turned himself in at the Hardin County Jail around noon Wednesday for the charge of unauthorized use of a motor vehicle, a state jail felony, said Chief Deputy Kenny Davenport of the sheriff's office.
Authorities were tipped off that the volunteer was suspected of the crime and obtained a warrant. Around noon the young man turned himself in, Davenport said.
The truck was recovered in Tyler County Monday and firefighting equipment, such as a winch and chain saw, were later recovered. Davenport said that they were contacted by the Tyler County Sheriffs's Office about the vehicle. Davenport said law enforcement there located the truck stuck by a residence on Monday.
It's believed the truck was taken between Sunday and Monday, he said.
"At the time, they didn't know it was gone," Davenport said about the Lumberton Fire Department.
The truck was taken from the department building off Keith Road, which was locked, he said. It doesn't appear there was forced entry into the fire station, he said.


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BARLAD, Romania – (AFP) – Thousands of Romanians protested on Monday against plans by the US company Chevron to explore for shale gas in eastern Romania.
"I have three children and I want them to grow up within a safe environment with clean water. Exploring for shale gas threatens to contaminate ground water," Alina Secrieru, a 39-year old nurse from the Barlad region told AFP.
"No fracking", "Chevron go home", "We say no to shale gas", read some of the banners carried by protesters who came from Barlad and surrounding villages.
Chevron obtained a vast concession in this poor and rural area of Romania to prospect for shale gas.
"This area survives on agriculture. If our water gets contaminated by the extraction of shale gas, agriculture will die and this area as well," said Constantin, a water specialist who was among the protesters.
He refused to give his last name out of fear of losing his job as most of the local politicians are now defending shale gas drilling.
Chevron has said in the past that all its activities "have, and will continue to be conducted in compliance with Romanian laws, EU requirements and stringent industry standards."
Shale gas drilling has fuelled controversy around the world.
The technique to extract the gas, hydraulic fraction or fracking, has been banned in countries such as France and Bulgaria but is widely used in some US states.
Fracking is a process whereby liquid products, including water and chemicals, are pumped deep into oil or gas-bearing rock to cause fractures and release the hydrocarbons.
Environmentalists say the method poses serious threats that include contaminating ground water and triggering earthquakes.
Romania together with Britain, Hungary, Poland and Spain strongly pleaded for developing shale energy during the last European council on energy.
Protesters lashed at centre-left Prime Minister Victor Ponta, accusing him of flip-flopping on his position against shale gas.
Ponta, in power since May 2012, had slammed the previous government's decision to grant Chevron and other oil groups concessions to prospect for shale gas.
His government last year adopted a moratorium on drilling, putting Chevron's operations on hold.
But since the moratorium expired in December, Ponta said he was in favour of exploration.
"Politicians have let us down but we want to remind them that the people in this area are against the exploration of shale gas. People here care about their environment" said Lulu Finaru, a notary who helped organise the protest.
A US Energy Information Administration study said the joint reserves for Romania, Bulgaria and Hungary were around 538 billion cubic metres (19 trillion cubic feet), among the biggest in eastern Europe.


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MR Reporting System for Pharma company
Budget $250-750 USD
MR Reporting system
Introduction: This project is about automating the whole process of reporting done by medical representative in a pharma company. It's basically a portal though which sales representatives like MRs, Area Sales Manager, Regional Sales Manager, and Zonal Sales Manager will be able to perform some tasks online. Following are the details of the functionalities provided:
1. Daily call report: about their visit to Doctors
2. Tour plans: MRs should be able to fill the details of the tour plans, and admin will approve the same.
3. Stocks updates and reminders.
4. and many other functionalities.
The complete list of functionalities for ADMIN is as follows:
Administrative Utilities
View Attendance Status
View Station List
View Doctor List
View Vendor List
Online Tracker
Online Tracker Report
Edit Valid Days
Attendance Status Report
DCR Summary Reports
DCR Summary Team Wise
DCR Summary State Wise
DCR Summary [url removed, login to view]
Doctors Reports
Activity Reports Of Doctors(Month Wise)
Yearly Activity Report of Doctors
Doctors Visit Reports
Doctors Visit Reports(POB)
Doctors Disparity Reports
Un Touch Doctors
Interior Wise Reports
Gift Reports
Comparison Reports
Doctors List W.R.T. Focus Product
Activity Review Report
Expense Reports
Finalize REP's Expense Reports
Finalize MGR's Expense Reports
REP's Expense Reports
MGR's Expense Reports
Approve MGR's Expense Reports
Expense Reports Status
Fare Rate Card Details
View/Modify Fare Rate Card
Add Fare Rate Card
Standred Tour Program(REP)
Standred Tour Program(MGR)
Fix Expenses
Add Fix Expense
Gift Issue Details
Issue Gifts
View Gifts Report
Sample Issue Details
Issue Samples(State)
Issue Samples(Rep)
Edit Sample
View Samples Issue Report
Transfer Opening
View Samples Opening Report
Search Data
Search Doctors
Search Vendors
Tour Program Details
REP's Tour Program
MGR's Tour Program
Approve MGR's Tour Program
State Wise Tour Program
Comparison Tour Program Reports
Tour Program Status
Consolidated Tour Program
One such system are already existing, I want something similar to be designed. One such system is: [url removed, login to view]
You can go through this system, and explore it. Please bid on this project only if you have already worked on such system for any pharma company.
To access the mrreporting tool from the above link, you need to have the admin and user login password. Here are the details:
To access the mrreporting tool, go to: [url removed, login to view]
For admin:
User id: admin
Passwd: admin1456
For User:
Userid: mr
Passwd: mr1456
For ASM:
UserID: asm
PAsswd: mr1456
Please explore the above site and understand the system and the related work to be done. I want only those to bid who have really worked for similar system for pharma company.
Platforms to be used: Either of the below can be used
1. (PHP, Mysql, AJAX, JAVAScripts)
2. (JSP, Mysql, AJAX, JAVAScripts)
3. (ASP, .NET, AJAX, JAVAScripts)
But the PHP with Mysql will be preferred.
51 freelancers are bidding on average $1810 for this job
Let's discuss more about project to finalize the proper scope with estimated cost and time so ping me over the freelancer chat.....I will share some demo as well for recent works if you want to check. You can also c More
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So I'll be living temporarily in Los Feliz area until August and am looking for some casual and fun tennis sessions while I am here.
I am currently a 4.5, maybe a 5.0, but generally play with any levels that could at least hold a consistent rally. I usually rally for a workout and sometimes play a set for fun (2 hours worth). I keep a playful attitude when it comes to tennis but once a set gets competitive i'll definitely step my game up :)
I'm down for meeting players wherever. Definitely looking to build a regular hitting partner if the chemistry is there. As of right now i'll be pretty free in terms of playtime flexibility so let me know if you need a tennis fix. :)
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Wednesday, 27 August 2014
North Korean MANPADS showing up in the hands of fighters of the Islamic State?
A photo published by the Islamic State after the capture of Tabqa airbase apparently revealed the capture of an Igla-1E man-portable air-defense system (MANPADS) at this base. However, it has now been uncovered the missile isn't an Igla-1E and the photo was not taken at Tabqa but at Kshesh, an airbase captured from Jaish al-Islam that is now being used as a training base by the Islamic State. The row of decommissioned MiG-17s in the background and the presence of two L-39s gave the identity of the base away.
While the missile was initially identified as an Igla-1E, the MANPADS seen operated by the fighter didn't quite match the system's visual appearance. The presence of an aerodynamic spike (as seen on the 9M39 Igla) indicated it isn't just a regular Soviet-produced Igla-1E, which all have pyramidal nosecones. Other external features ruled out other Russian systems and foreign copies thereof. Few other countries produce Igla-1Es, however, North Korea acquired a license to produce them along with 9K111 anti-tank missile systems and subsequently modified and produced different variants of Igla-1Es for its own needs. While the modified 9K111s received the designation of Bulsae-2, it is currently not known what name the Igla-1E received. However, MANPADS in North Korean service often receive the nickname "Hwaseong Chong" (Arquebus).
While Syria is known to have acquired North Korean arms, MANPADS were never noted to have been delivered to the Syrian regime. While both the DPRK and Syria were never too keen on publishing information about arms transfers, the possible North Korean design wasn't yet recognized in Syria during the now three-and-a-half-year-long conflict either, which saw numerous other MANPADS fall in the hands of opposition fighters.
The missile also wasn't sighted in various photo and video reports coming out of the captured bases of Division 17, Regiment 121 and Brigade 93, which showed scores of other equipment being captured, including Iranian made I-RAAD anti-tank missiles.
North Korea is well known to have been delivering arms to what have been branded terrorist organizations by the U.S. A recent example of such transfers was confirmed by the sighting of Bulsae-2s used by Hamas.
While it is unknown wether the North Korean version differs qualitywise from its parent design, a couple of external differences can be noted. Firstly, the missile itself appears to use the aerodynamic spike seen on later generation Russian MANPADS instead of the characteristic pyramidal extension. Furthermore, on some models the battery and handles have been modified, and the protective cap is more reminiscent of more modern MANPADS.
It is unlikely that the Islamic State owns a substantial stock of Igla-1Es, as it is not even ruled out the missile pictured is the only one in their possession. It is therefore improbable the Igla-1E sighted will have any impact on the day-to-day operations of the air forces of the United States, Syria and Iraq over the Syrian and Iraqi battlefields.
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Labels: Igla, Islamic State, MANPADS, North Korea, Syria
Monday, 25 August 2014
The Islamic State Resets Balance with Spoils of Tabqa Airbase (1)
By Stijn Mitzer and Joost Oliemans
With the recent fall of Tabqa airbase in Northern Syria, the Islamic State has again gotten its hands on a massive amount of military equipment, which will certainly be used to further strengthen the Islamic State's advance in the Middle East.
Although all operational assets of the Syrian Arab Air Force (SyAAF) were evacuated before the base was captured by the Islamic State, two MiG-21MFs, one of which serialed 1543, one MiG-21bis serialed 2217 and three MiG-21UMs, two of which serialed 2360 and 2357 undergoing maintenance and numerous inoperational MiG-21MFs and MiG-21UMs were left at the base and subsequently captured as spoils of war. Up to twenty-three MiG-21s are believed to have been captured in total.
The most modern radar available at Tabqa is the Chinese made JY-27, seen in footage of the base before the capture below. Although this radar could be of great use for the Islamic State when aided by former operators of the system, the JY-27 lacks a height finding capability and needs to be supported by the three PRV-13s also present on the base. Other radars captured included a P-12, a P-14 and a P-35/37.
Despite the fact that many of the forty-year-old aircraft captured were derelict to begin with and possibly even deliberately sabotaged by the remaining personnel, it is not unthinkable that the Islamic State will work on making the two MiG-21s previously undergoing maintenance operational again. Similar to how the Taliban used pilots and technicians to enable them to operate MiG-21s, Su-20s, L-39s and Mi-8/17s in Afghanistan, mechanics trained to operate this equipment might be forced to aid the Islamic State in keeping them operational. Alternatively, given the amount of states operating MiG-21s in the past, it is plausible that Islamic State sympathisers with flight or aircraft maintenance experience will be brought in from abroad.
The Islamic State showed no interested in making any of the L-39s captured from Jaish al-Islam at Kshesh operational again however, instead using the airbase as a training base for its fighters. It is also possible the retreating fighters of Jaish al-Islam destroyed the L-39s, preventing possible use by the Islamic State.
The most important facts remain that the fall of Tabqa ends the SyAAF's dominance over the Raqqa Governorate and provides a free card for the Islamic State to expand their base of operations deeper into Syria. Although a renewed offensive on Aleppo might seem a more obvious move for the Islamic State, there now lies nothing between the Islamic State and Tadmur (Palmyra) airbase and T.4 airbase, housing the SyAAF's Su-24 fleet.
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Sunday, 24 August 2014
Tabqa airbase captured by the Islamic State at last
By Stijn Mitzer and Joost Oliemans
After encountering some setbacks earlier on, Tabqa airbase finally fell to fighters of the Islamic State today. With only one Pro-Assadist obstacle remaining in Northern Syria, the Islamic State's territorial continuity in Northern Syria is closer than ever.
Tabqa is now the third airbase to have been captured by the Islamic State and is the second currently in the hands of the Islamic State along with Kshesh. Tabqa provides the Islamic State with numerous anti-aircraft guns and radars. Although several MiG-21s were captured intact, it is deemed unlikely that the Islamic State will be able to use them.
While the initial three assaults were slowed down and then repelled by a combination of minefields and the involvement of the Syrian Arab Air Force (SyAAF), which brought in fighter-bombers, attack helicopters and resupplied the base with transport planes, the ground forces on the base remained limited in numbers. The renewed, fourth offensive broke through Tabqa's main defence line, after which the SyAAF was powerless to stop them.
The losses at Tabqa reveal the main weakness of the Islamic State: A lack of surface-to-air missiles (SAMs) to destroy or prevent enemy aircraft from flying over its territory. While there aren't any SAMs to capture in Iraq, such weaponry is available in Syria. Although MANPADS are scarce in Northern Syria, Deir ez-Zor still houses two SAM sites with 2K12 Kub mobile SAM systems. While the 2K12s are too complicated to use for an inexperienced crew, former operators can be forced to man these systems for the Islamic State.
The continued efforts by the SyAAF to save Tabqa from capture by the Islamic State were significant. Yet now it seems this expensive operation was all in vain. It did not only cost precious amounts of fuel, but also tonnes of ammunition used by the SyAAF's fighter-bombers and attack helicopters on positions of the Islamic State.
Strategically located, the fall of the base provides a free card for the Islamic State to expand their base of operations deeper into Syria. Although a renewed offensive on Aleppo might seem a more obvious move for the Islamic State, there is now nothing in between the Islamic State and Tadmur airbase (Palmyra) and T.4 airbase, housing the SyAAF's Su-24 fleet.
Also, while Tabqa still houses operational fighter-aircraft, Kweres is nothing more than a runway littered with plane wrecks and troops only capable of defending the base, already being under siege and preparing for the imminent assault since December 2012.
While most of the planes at Kweres are either incapable of performing interdiction sorties, damaged or destroyed by the Islamic State's mortar fire pounding the airbase in the last months, Tabqa is home to 12 squadron and another unknown squadron flying MiG-21bis, MiG-21MFs and MiG-21UMs
Lastly, Tabqa houses eight munition bunkers, four anti-aircraft positions with a total of twenty-four anti-aircraft guns and five radars. Two PRV-13s, one P-14, one P-35/37 and the modern JY-27 radar system remained undamaged after the the initial three assaults, probably because the Islamic State wants them intact.
These radar systems are responsible for detecting aircraft in Northern Syria. If that capability is lost, the Pro-Assadists will lose any grip of what plane enters Syrian airspace via the North. A gap that can't be filled.
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Saturday, 23 August 2014
Tabqa airbase still holding out against the Islamic State
By Stijn Mitzer and Joost Oliemans
After a series of fierce clashes, the penultimate Pro-Assadist stronghold in Northern Syria is still holding out against fighters of the Islamic State. Tabqa airbase is now the fourth base to have been targeted by fighters of the Islamic State in a series of offensives conducted in lightning speed.
Similar to the attack on Brigade 93, the base was pounded by artillery and multiple rocket launchers (MRLs) captured at Regiment 121 and Brigade 93. However, while the capture of Regiment 97, Brigade 93 and Regiment 121 went smoothly, fighters of the Islamic State fell into a prepared, well-executed trap during the assault on Tabqa. Subsequently the Islamic State only managed to capture one anti-aircraft position and a few buildings.
Much of this has to do with the inability of the Islamic State to succesfully defend itself against enemy aircraft, a gap in capabilities fully exploited by the Syrian Arab Air Force (SyAAF), which not only flew sorties against fighters of the Islamic State, but also managed to resupply the base using Il-76 and An-26 transport planes.
The defence of Tabqa rested on the SyAAF's ability to provide sufficient air cover to not only help defend the base, but also strike back at Islamic State positions. The initial assault was slowed down by the many minefields surrounding the airbase, during which the fighters also came under heavy fire from multiple sides. The SyAAF was subsequently unleashed on the fighters of the Islamic State, which were out in the open and fully exposed. The MiG-21s still present at the airbase remained active during the assault, flying sorties from Tabqa's 9.842 feet long runway.
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Monday, 18 August 2014
Kh-29 air-to-surface missiles used as unguided rockets in Libya
By Stijn Mitzer and Joost Oliemans
In a series of photos coming out of Tripoli, Libya, it appears Libya Dawn is now using highly sophisticated guided missile weaponry in the ground-to-ground role. The missile used was taken from a weapon depot near Ghardabiya airbase, near Sirte. The missile, a Kh-29T, normally uses TV-guidance to reach its intended target. In Libyan service, the Kh-29T was solely used on the Su-24 delivered from the Soviet Union in the late 80s.
In the early stages of the Libyan Civil War, 1124 Squadron flew a number of sorties with the remaining two operational Su-24MKs against National Liberation Army positions near Ra's Lanuf. In the course of these operations, one Su-24MK was brought down. The sole operational Su-24MK and the two non-operational Su-24MKs were subsequently destroyed by NATO air strikes at Ghardabiya airbase.
The weaponry once bought to be used by these Su-24s was now useless as no other aircraft in Libyan inventory was capable of carrying these weapons. This left sophisticated KAB-1500 laser-guided bombs, Kh-25, Kh-29L and Kh-29T air-to-surface missiles without operator.
It now appears efforts have been made to make some of this weaponry usable again, albeit not in their intentional role. The Kh-29T depicted in the launch photos had its fins and ailerons at the front and back removed for a somewhat more stable flight path in the unguided ground-to-ground role. The size of the warhead was obviously the reason these missiles are now used in their new role, packing a 320 kilogram heavy warhead.
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Monday, 11 August 2014
Jaish al-Islam, more than just a rebel faction?
Jaish al-Islam is arguably the strongest of the seven rebel groups fighting under the Islamic Front umbrella. Primarily fighting in Damascus, it takes the brunt of the Pro-Assadist forces, including fighters of Hizbullah and the Republican Guard.
Formely fighting as the Platoon of Islam and Liwa al-Islam, the brigade restructed itself into Jaish al-Islam. Once part of the Syrian Islamic Liberation Front, Jaish al-Islam later became one of the founding members of the Islamic Front, under which it still fights today.
After being arrested by the Intelligence Services in 2009, Zahran Alloush was imprisoned and charged for practising Da'wa, for which served two years in prison. Zahran Alloush was released from Sednaya Military Prison in June 2011 as part of a government amnesty. Yet, it is most likely prisoners like Zahran Alloush were released in order to further strengthen the process of islamification of the opposition.
When still fighting under the name of Liwa al-Islam, the brigade began to receive financial support via private channels from Saudi Arabia, enabling Liwa al-Islam to grow significantly.
The flow of money was apparently enough to allow Jaish al-Islam to work on two L-39s in an effort to establish a local air force. Based at Kshesh, this project was abandoned after the capture of the airbase by the Islamic State. A video showing the L-39s can be viewed here.
Jaish al-Islam also used the money for a wide amount of other projects. Notably was the usage of a captured 9K33 missile system to shoot down at least two Syrian Arab Air Force (SyAAF) helicopters [1] and the purchase of two T-72AVs and two BMP-1s from a corrupt officer in the 4th Armoured Division, an elite unit within the Syrian Arab Army.
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Most interestingly however was the foundation of a local arms industry, capable of both manufacturing a wide array of munitions, performing overhauls and upgrades on captured fighting vehicles and producing small arms.
Below a list of Jaish al-Islam's most ambitious arms projects.
The 'Dushka' bolt-action sniper rifle, using 12.7×108mm rounds from the DShK heavy machine gun.
A 23mm anti-materiel rifle, the largest of its kind currently used in the world. The rifle can be seen used here.
The integration of 107mm Type-63 multiple rocket launchers (MRLs) on a new chassis, improving its off-road capability. This system can be seen in action here.
The introduction of the Arrow of Islam 3 MRL, armed with three 122mm rockets installed on a 6x6 Ural-375D. The Arrow of Islam 3 was mainly used against Nasriyeh airbase, home to a large portion of the SyAAF's fighter-bomber fleet.
However, Jaish al-Islam's main focus is refurbishing and upgrading various types of armoured fighting vehicles. All overhauls and upgrades are believed to be carried out by just a single workshop in Eastern Ghouta.
A previously unarmed BTR-60PU-12 command vehicle, once captured along with the 9K33 Osa and now adapted for use on the battlefield, upgraded with add-on armour and armed with a 23mm gun taken from a ZSU-23. A Czechoslovak made AMB-S armoured ambulance vehicle was upgraded in a similar way.
A BREM-2 armoured recovery vehicle (ARV) captured at Batallion 559, an army Storage Base North of Seen airbase. While not of much use for Jaish al-Islam in its original role, the vehicle was not let go to waste and was reconfigurated into a fire-support platform armed with a 14.5mm ZPU-4.
Jaish al-Islam's tank fleet consists of a few T-55s, multiple T-72M1s, one T-72M1 equipped with the Italian TURMS-T fire-control system (FCS) and numerous T-72AVs. At least one T-72AV was upgraded with additional armour on the rear and on its glacis plate.
More interesting is the upgrade of at least two T-55AMs with homemade armour mounted on the turret and front of the vehicle. It is unknown if the armour contains any explosives and metal plates, also known as ERA. One of the two vehicles can be seen in action here.
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Thursday, 7 August 2014
The spoils of Brigade 93, captured by the Islamic State
By Stijn Mitzer and Joost Oliemans
Boosted by the large quantities of weaponry and ammunition captured at Regiment 121 just more than a week ago, fighters of the Islamic State took overran another regime stronghold in Nothern Syria on the 7th of August 2014, Brigade 93. This base, part of Division 17, was home to around fifty tanks, seventeen howitzers, numerous anti-aircraft guns, countless trucks and various other armoured fighting vehicles. Although some of this equipment may have been distributed to other bases, most of it was still believed to have been present on the base during the attack.
BM-21s captured at Regiment 121 were used to attack Brigade 93 before the main assault begun, reportedly setting parts of it ablaze. The base was then attacked by three VBIEDs, clearing a path for Islamic State fighters storming the base. During the attack that followed around ninety fighters of the Islamic State are believed to have died along with around 300 regime soldiers and another hundred captured, which were subsequently executed. Only a few soldiers managed to evade initial capture by the Islamic State, with most of the fleeing personnel surrendering in the desert and subsequently executed as well.
The two remaining regime strongholds in Nothern Syria, Tabqa and Kweres airbase are obviously next on the list. Tabqa airbase is home to at least two squadrons operating MiG-21s and has provided most of the air support for regime forces located in the North of Syria. Kweres was the Syrian Arab Air Force's main training base before the revolution, housing three squadrons worth of MBB-SIAT 223K1 Flamingos, PAC MFI-17 Mushshaks and L-39s.
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|I know this pasta bowl might look plain and bland, but I can't help this being my favorite way to eat pasta. I try to break out of this feta-parmesan-pasta rut, I really do! I tried the caramelized onion pasta, the sun-dried tomato and artichoke pasta, and even made bolognese sauce from scratch! I'm not saying those pasta dishes aren't amazing (or else I wouldn't post them!) but they are amazing in their own way. I always will crave soft buttery pasta and salty feta with grated parmesan cheese. Nothing can beat my classic favorite pasta toppings. I just don't like a lot of "stuff" in my pasta. Everyone has their "thing" with food, right? I have been hiding this, afraid that people will think I'm weird but I am ready to be proud of this pasta dish once and for all!! :) What is your classic most favorite way to eat pasta?
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23 comments:
- Internet Therapy said...
mmmmm, cheese!
- August 24, 2009 at 9:32 PM
- Megan said...
I think I always go back to spaghetti carbonara. I love pasta with just about anything, but it's a quick, easy dish to make and the cheese, bacon, and, of course, the pasta are always satisfying!
Feta and sundried tomato sounds really delicious... and feta and parm sounds so comforting and tasty too!
- August 24, 2009 at 9:34 PM
- Leslie said...
This rates HIGH on my list as well!
- August 24, 2009 at 9:34 PM
- THE ACTORS DIET said...
yum! i love pasta with trader joe's meatless meatballs and veggies.
- August 24, 2009 at 9:51 PM
- unconfidentialcook said...
I love this, too. And, guess what? It's time for dinner...and I have everything!
- August 24, 2009 at 10:15 PM
- Pam said...
Sounds perfect to me.
- August 24, 2009 at 11:18 PM
- Karyn Bernard (French Charming) said...
Yippee...another way to eat feta!
- August 24, 2009 at 11:33 PM
- Rosa's Yummy Yums said...
Two of my favorite cheeses united in a dish! How can I not drool?!
- August 25, 2009 at 1:02 AM
- maybelle's mom said...
I love it this way too--and I like that you used left overs of whatever kind you had.
- August 25, 2009 at 7:18 AM
- Michele said...
I love pasta any which way but my go to comfort food pasta dish is pastina. I boil it in chicken broth, turn off the heat, add a beaten egg and romano cheese. I got my bf hooked on it and we eat it a lot during lent and when I don't feel like cooking or ordering in.
- August 25, 2009 at 10:01 AM
- Lynda said...
Pasta, butter, parmesan are my favorite comfort food. I have never tried with feta added, which I will now!
- August 25, 2009 at 11:26 AM
- Ingrid said...
I do the mishmash of pastas too! I always have just a little bit leftover.
I like mine plain with ricotta cheese! Though I hadn't ever thought to add feta with parm. I'll be giving it a try asap!
- August 25, 2009 at 12:30 PM
- nora@ffr said...
zoe this is one of my favorite way to eat pasta too!! with a lot of cheese! but cant have it these days as m gaining a lot of weight! :( too bad!
neways ye pasta looking amazingly delish :)
- August 25, 2009 at 12:55 PM
- Faith said...
You can't go wrong with cheese on pasta! This looks great!
- August 25, 2009 at 2:57 PM
- KennyT said...
I'll try this recipe, looks yummy, thanks.
Btw, I love eating pasta with cottage cheese, poppy seeds + sugar. It's the Hungarian way, haha.
- August 25, 2009 at 3:55 PM
- Justin said...
sounds like comfort food. i like any pasta dish with tomatoes and garlic... can't go wrong.
- August 25, 2009 at 7:01 PM
Yum! I also love pasta with just butter and cheese (whichever one I have in the fridge) sprinkled on top.
- August 26, 2009 at 12:00 AM
- Sylvia said...
I love simple pasta too. One of my favorite way is "Al burr" only butter and grated parmesan. I heart feta cheese so, the dish sounds very tasty!!!
- August 26, 2009 at 6:40 AM
I can do pasta with olive oil and salt and that's it. I wouldn't say it's my absolute FAVE way to eat it, but I like it, and it's the easiest!
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- August 26, 2009 at 3:39 PM
- girlichef said...
I can just imagine the pungeant flavors of the cheese with the toothy-ness of the pasta. Yum!
- August 26, 2009 at 7:20 PM
- Chow and Chatter said...
lovely blog thanks for visiting mine, love this simple pasta Rebecca
- August 26, 2009 at 8:04 PM
- Nicole Chow - HealthyChow.com said...
I'll have to agree with you. This is the best way to enjoy pasta. So simple, yet so perfect. Thanks for posting this!
- August 26, 2009 at 10:55 PM
- Jennifer said...
To be quite honest, this is my favorite way as well! Growing up I couldnt stand the way my mom made pasta--canned tomato sauce. Too bland and not enough action in it. So I chose to always eat my pasta with butter, salt, pepper and parm cheese! To this day i still love it!
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SOMEWHERE GOD (song with vocals)
DESCRIPTIONA religious themed song with heartwaming lyrics. This song would be suitable for any Easter-based themes or projects and also for projects seeking Christian rock. Stylistically, the song is reminiscent of rural America with laid-back guitars including slide guitar, and country-style harmonies in the vocals. Additionally, the song would work well as simply being background music.
Vocalist: Dean Winter
Guitarist: Willis Clow
WHAT'S INCLUDED:1. SOMEWHERE GOD (full track) - 4:23
The full version of the track with vocals.
2. SOMEWHERE (instrumental) – 4:23
The full version of the track with NO vocals.
Becky was a pretty girl, always born to be the queen
Fell in love at fifteen, married at eighteen
Her man went off to foreign soil, his blood there to spill
She never had to wait before, but now I guess she always will
But you don't need to worry cause you don't live where she lives
You couldn't find it on a map, and couldn't get there if you did
It's just
Somewhere God only knows in America
Somewhere God only knows in America
Somewhere nobody goes in America
Somewhere God still shows in America
Well the farm don't seem to work right since that factory moved in
All the waters turned bitter and the land ain't what it's been
Well the summers still as sweet as ever but the harvest turned to sand
Cause the bills just never got paid and now there's no one left to plant
But you don't need to worry cause you don't live where they live
You couldn't find it on a map, and couldn't get there if you did
CHORUS (repeated)
You says there's nothing you can do, and there's nothing you can say
They're just the ones that got lost along the way
Well there's a girl I left behind me, with blonde hair and dirty hands
Back where they remember who fights the wars and works the land
So I'll leave these city lights behind and drive down that old dirt track
And if you ask me where I'm going I'll say I'm just going back
CHORUS (repeated)
FINALLYTrack available in both WAV and MP3 format. Please contact me if you need additional music editing.
Thanks for listening. I hope you will find a good use for this track in your projects.


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Los Escipiones tower
Contact details
Carretera N-340 a 6 kms. de Tarragona
43007 Tarragona (Catalonia)
Tel.:+34 977 25 15 15
Funeral monument.
Located near to the Vía Augusta. Built with ashlar stone.It is made up of three sections, a lower podium, the central section embellished with high relief figures and the upper part would have been topped with a pyramid section, but it was never built.The tower is the funeral monument of the Escipiones.
- Construction: Tower
- Artistic period: Classical-Roman
- Historic period: Romanisation (B.C.)


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The Ferris State University Department of Intercollegiate Athletics named Jon Coles to the associate athletics director position in August 2008. In 2017, he was honored as a Ferris State Distinguished Service Award recipient.
Coles's primary responsibilities are oversight of football concessions, outdoor facilities, community outreach and engagement, the Student Athlete Advisory Committee, athletic communications, ticketing, marketing, sales, promotions, licensing, spirit groups, and game day management. He has also served as a sport liaison for eleven of seventeen sports.
An active community minded individual, Coles has been heavily involved in a number of organizations and committees. Coles serves the Big Rapids Jaycees, Paint Big Rapids Pink Committee, Big Rapids Community Tennis Association, Bulldog Beginnings Committee, Homecoming Committee, and others. He has chaired the Downtown Fall Festival Parade and the area's 4th of July Parade. Coles also has sat on numerous GLIAC committees.
A native of Greenville, Mich., Coles arrived at Ferris State after serving as the activities and athletics director/assistant principal at Big Rapids (Mich.) High School since 2004. During his stint at BRHS, Coles developed and implemented a Captain's Clinic while also creating a department slogan and a Cardinal Game Plan for College Athletics. He was a committee member of the Michigan Blue Ribbon Exemplary Award and served on the MIAAA Educational Athletics Committee. On the playing field, the Cardinals featured five all-state academic teams from 2007-08 and were the Central State Activities Association (CSAA) All-Sports Champions in 2007-08. Big Rapids hosted numerous Michigan High School Athletic Association (MHSAA) tournaments, including a state semi-final soccer match during his tenure.
Before his position at Big Rapids, Coles was the men's and women's tennis head coach along with intramural director at Lake Superior State University in Sault Ste. Marie, Mich. from 2001-04. While at LSSU, Coles guided the 2004 men's team to its best record in school history and the program's first-ever NCAA Division II Great Lakes Regional Tournament appearance. The Lakers also achieved their first regional ranking (fifth place) in the men's tennis program's history during the 2004 campaign. As a result of his success, Coles was chosen as the 2004 Intercollegiate Tennis Association's (ITA) Regional Coach of the Year. Coles, who was tabbed as the 2001 GLIAC Men's Tennis Coach of the Year in his inaugural season, recruited four LSSU Athlete of the Year recipients. He was the chairman of the NCAA Regional Ranking Committee from 2003-04 after previously serving as a committee member from 2002-03. Coles was the co-chairman of LSSU's Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (S.A.A.C.) from 2002-04.
A 1999 graduate of Valapariso, Coles was a four-year (1995-99) letterwinner on the Crusaders' men's tennis team. He earned team Most Valuable Player recognition in 1999 after garnering 1997 team Most Improved Player Award honors. The 1998-99 team captain, Coles was chosen as the Mid-Continent Conference's (Mid-Con) Player of the Week in the 1999 season and was a Mid-Con Tournament finalist in the same season. In 1998, he was the Eastern Michigan University Invitational #1 Singles Tournament Champion. While at Valparaiso, Coles was a committee member for the university's S.A.A.C. from 1998-99.
Coles earned a master's degree in athletic administration from Central Michigan University in 2004 and was selected as the CMU Physical Education and Sports Department's Outstanding Alumni in 2007. He currently is working towards his doctorate degree in sports psychology at San Diego (Calif.) University for Integrative Studies.
Coles is married to Emily Guenther and are the parents of two children, Carson and Reid. The family resides in Big Rapids.


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Can't afford more than one right now. I want to buy something that is durable, reliable, small and light enough that I will want to carry it and something I will be happy with and stick with for a long time.For the revolver platform, a J-frame or LCR fits these criteria. For autos a glock 26 seems to fit these criteria. Being left handed I have found it near impossible to operate the slide release on most of the slim 9's. I can do it no problem on a glock. Some of the small .380's were easier for me to operate like the sigp238 and keltec's p3at. However, I am not sure if the keltec fits all of my above criteria.
I carried this gun for many years and still do about 1/3-1/2 of the time. It is the gun I am trying to get away from. But I LOVE that gun. I did swap all my carry and training mags to have the extra pinky finger on the bottom like this one here:
So the question that remains unanswered: Why are you trying to get away from it?
Any feeding problems running the g18 happy stick magazines in a g 26/27.
I need a bathing suit gun in my lineup. I think the naa minis are the one for me for that. Any feeding problems running the g18 happy stick magazines in a g 26/27.
I went from carrying the S&W Chief's Special most of the time to the 1911 GM all of the time. A loose T-shirt hides it just fine. In cooler weather or for more formal attire, the 1911 is even easier to hide.
Have not bought anything yet. I am still working on a good time to get the carry conversation going again. My wife feels we do not live in a high risk area, and we do not "go to stupid places with stupid people and do stupid things at stupid times". Therefore, she does not see a justification for me to carry. She has said many times that if we lived in a big city she would be all for me carrying.Thanks for the feedback so far. I keep flip flopping between platforms in my head, (large/small and revolver/auto) and everyone's feedback has been helpful.
... He makes some interesting points, and the biggest one being if you aren't will to practice/train with it you shouldn't carry the smaller gun....


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Tuesday, January 22, 2019
Guestlist, tickets, and bottle service for DJ FIVE AT HYDE on January 22, 2019 in Las Vegas.
10:30 p.m. to 1 a.m., Ladies and even ratio men free.
"We spoke to Las Vegas nightlife expert, and creator of the popular nightlife website JackColton.com, Jack Colton."
Just ask Jack Colton, a local Vegas hero who reveals the secrets of Sin City nightlife on his Web site to everyday players who aspire to VIP-table status.
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JackColton.com has become a popularly referenced independent resource for information on Las Vegas nightlife. Our site caters directly to those who are looking to plan their Las Vegas nightlife experience by providing honest and independent reviews of the nightlife establishments on or around the Las Vegas Strip. Additionally, readers are able to educate themselves in advance on everything from drink prices to dress codes, and can even find free contact information to book table service themselves directly from someone who actually works for the club.
In order to protect the integrity of our content, JackColton.com has a strict policy against allowing editorial favor to be purchased. Taking it one step further, our banner space and advertising programs are based solely on an invitation-only stance that requires the vendor or nightclub to already be popular amongst our visitors as to not provide our audience promotional material to an entertainment product that won't appeal to them. While unorthodox for most websites, especially travel, this method has proven to be a win - win situation both for site visitors and advertisers alike.
In addition to online content, JackColton.com locally hosts approximately 30 annual events that often celebrate those within the Las Vegas nightlife industry who help make the entertainment experience the best that it can be. Another popular aspect of JackColton.com is the forums, which are home to a number of enthusiastically passionate Las Vegas entertainment experts which will openly and honestly answer questions from new members looking to maximize their Las Vegas experience.


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I'm pregnant with numero tres.
I just announced it last week on my blog, which was such a relief because I've been dying to share the news since, oh, I peed on the stick. In fact, I've been keeping track of all the status updates I would have posted if I weren't superstitious about going public in the first trimester.
As those of you who've been following me since my Glamour days know, my life is an open book. And I love sharing (and oversharing) with all of you. So the whole "you're not supposed to tell people you're pregnant" thing has been tough. It's one of my least favorite parts of early pregnancy because I just feel like I'm lying, which I hate to do. But telling people makes me feel like I may jinx things, if you know what I mean.
Doctors and nurses and all the pregnancy books and sites tell you to wait until you're 12 weeks when the risk of miscarriage goes way way down. I would have loved to follow that rule, but when you're used to blabbing everything about anything, it's pretty hard. Especially on your third go around. We obviously told our parents and close family right away (I speak to my sisters and parents several times a day and we are all beyond close so there are very few secrets among us). And if anyone asked me face-to-face, I'd tell them the truth. I just couldn't form the words to dodge the question or flat-out lie.
Plus: 5 Kid Foods I Can't Resist
Also, I had written the post about considering trying for a third so if anyone wanted to, they could probably figure it out pretty easily. The day after I got the positive pregnancy test, I had breakfast with my friend, Susie—who I hadn't seen in nearly two years since she'd been in Japan—and she told me she'd read that blog post and asked which way we were leaning. "I'm pregnant," was my response. I just didn't have it in me to be coy. I didn't make special calls to anyone but if they needed to know or really wanted to know, I told them.
Even still, every time I told someone, I'd add them to my mental list of people I'd have to call if something went wrong. I know that's morbid, but that's what I'd think about. And when I told anyone, I'd just say something along these lines: "It's really early, we're not even letting ourselves get excited, anything can happen but if all goes well, we'll be having a third!" I guess that's my way of protecting myself from disappointment.
In some cases, it was just plain logical to be open. I told many of my local friends pretty early on because, well, I have an active social life that life involves drinking wine and I'm just not gonna pour myself a big glass of wine and pretend to sip it then dump some down the drain when no one's looking. I felt good enough to be out and about as opposed to going into hiding like I did with my first. My book club (AKA wine club) knew before I'd even heard a heartbeat because I didn't feel like skipping the meeting and no one would buy it if I was sipping seltzer. It's also basically a fertility club since 80 percent of our members are either pregnant or have just given birth and we've all talked a lot about the ups and downs of pregnancy. They'd be among the first people I'd tell if something went wrong.
Plus: 8 Things I Do As A Mom I Never Thought I Would
That said, I obviously didn't blog about the pregancy or post anything on facebook because, while some people are comfortable with that, I just worry about jinxing things if I were to put it out in the universe in such a big, celebratory way. It's not that I didn't want to share it with everyone, believe me I did. I also think that urge has gotten harder to resist now that we live in the Facebook era, where every thought we have feels worthy of sharing with the world. I can't tell you how many status updates I drafted in my head over the past two months.
In fact, I wrote them down to eventually share with you. So now that I'm almost 14 weeks and feeling good and officially out, here goes. The first trimester status updates I wanted to post but didn't (shockingly, they're mostly about food!):
- Perhaps the only thing worse than not drinking is fake drinking. For. The. Birds.
- If Nick asks me one more time if he looks like he's gained a little weight, I'm out.
- How much nutritional value is there in a pound of cheddar goldfish? Bueller? Bueller?
- Pregnant people who crave healthy foods drive me nuts. Especially celebrities like Fergie, who said mangoes are like crack to her. Also, should Fergie be joking about crack?
- At what point is it acceptable to switch to my maternity jeans? 8 weeks? 9?
- Omg, what the $&@?! are we getting ourselves into?!
- I wonder if the people at Bay Deli know I'm pregnant or if they think I just switched from one egg sandwich a week to four for the hell of it...
- I think there should be a rule that if you have to wait for your doctor's appointment longer than 30 minutes, you get your copay waived.
- Can you eat truffles when you're pregnant? How's that for a first world problem?!
- I went from working out five days a week to no days a week. Think my body will notice?
- Nora just told me my belly was big and that I looked like I had a baby in it. I was totally offended, even though she's right.
- I seriously hope there are at least a few people out there who suspect I might be pregnant and that I'm not just letting myself go.
- There should be pregnancy controls on the Internet so that women who are with child cannot Google all the horrible things that could go possibly go wrong.
- Dayum, I forgot how stressful and nerve-wracking it is to be pregnant! Gah!
- I know it's full of crap and packed with calories and so generally not good for me but I definitely need to get an egg and cheese on a biscuit from Dunkin Donuts at least once during this pregnancy. Maybe twice.
- Liz Lange has a line for Target?! Nice!
- Is it wrong that I'm treating this pregnancy as the last chance I have to eat whatever I want, whenever I want? Don't answer that.
Oh, and here's one I will likely post later today:
- Did anyone else see this lovely little study that says moms with three kids are the most stressed out moms around? To quote The Wedding Singer: That information might have been a little more useful to me YESTERDAY! Or, more accurately, prior to Febraury 17 :)
I'm due November 9th (you can read all the fun details here) and will be posting more often between now and then because, well, pregnancy makes for lots of writing material. Especially when you're on your third! So stay tuned for lots of fun updates.
Plus: My New Embrace Of The Chaos Design Aesthetic
In the meantime, I'm curious: When did you tell people you were pregnant? Did you feel like you would jinx it if you blabbed too much? Does it make you feel a little icky to lie to people or do you feel like it's a fact of pregnancy that everyone accepts? And when did you out yourself on facebook? Let's discuss!


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A winner was selected from 39 designs submitted by 15 freelance designers.
C3 Media
We are a young dynamic media company exploring a new market with a fresh new approach.
This flyer would be part of a paid insert in business magazines targeted at young entrepreneurs and business executives, possibly government officials and other individuals in decision making roles within their various companies or institutions.
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'Game of Thrones' Season Two Trailer Offers Peek at New Characters [VIDEO]
HBO's 'Game of Thrones' is one of those shows where fans just can't wait until the next season starts.
Season two doesn't launch until April, but we have a behind-the-scenes look at the production which offers a sneak peek of some new faces to the hit series.
Plot details are scant, but we do get a look at fan favorites Tyrion and Daenerys as well as new characters fans have been waiting for like Stannis, Margaery and Melisandre. Producers David Benioff and D.B. Weiss also offer some interesting revelations about how this acclaimed fantasy series is made.
Get ready for the new season of 'Game of Thrones' with the latest trailer below.
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Alien Ant Farm took a new direction, and it's leading them to Beaumont
Like many bands, Alien Ant Farm has gone through its ups and down - like the dissolution of their label, a horrific bus accident in Spain in 2002 and a change-up in band members thereafter.
But it could be the extra grit they've developed, and the time in between albums, that has the Riverside band promising a new and diverse sound.
"We took it in a new direction," said Terry Corso, lead guitarist. "We worked with people from the hip-hop world, R&B world, rock world. We were having a lot of fun working with the hip hop world."
Although Alien Ant Farm has a new album in the pipeline - the first in about six years - they're aiming to bring back the stuff that made them famous.
The band's set list for their Beaumont show at The Gig includes all the songs from their second studio album Anthology, which features their ubiquitous Michael Jackson cover "Smooth Criminal."
Corso chatted with us about Alien Ant Farm's new album, the success of "Smooth Criminal" and whether they'll ever cover another song.
Q Alien Ant Farm has been featured on a number of video games. Are y'all big gamers?
A I wouldn't necessarily say that. I think out of everybody, I am probably the biggest gamer. I kind of only play like the first person shooter games like Call of Duty and I haven't played in a really long time. Tye likes Rock Band He plays it all the time.
QHow is it to play Rock Band while you're in a band?
AI haven't played it that much, but Tye has people over at his house and does Beatles Rock Band and I guess they have a lot of fun it. Tye is a perfectionist so he is probably all about it, honing his Rock Band skills.
QI understand y'all will be playing Anthology on your tour of Texas. Why?
AIt's kind of cool. That has been something that bands do now, because a lot of people didn't get the chance to see whatever band playing all the songs [on] that one original record that they might have fallen in love with. It's something we've talked about doing on a larger scale. It is going to be one of the last string of shows that we do of the year, this little Texas run.
Q I'm guessing your fans are excited about that?
A The response has been killer just from what I've glanced on Facebook and it seems like they are really excited about it. I think I saw one negative comment. Some guy said, "Oh what a crappy set list. Now we know what's going to happen." I was like, "Okay, you got a point dude."
QWhat is your favorite song on that album to play?
A Probably I'd say "Sticks and Stones" because it's been a staple of our set for so many years. It's just one of the band's favorite songs only because we play it so much.
What's cool is that we're going to get the opportunity to play a lot of other songs that we haven't played live for a very super long time. Those could be my favorite songs at the end of the universe, like the closing track on Anthology called "Universe." It's a song that we've regaled as one of our best songs. That should be fun to play. Some of those obscure tracks we never got to take to the road too much.
QIs it ever painful to play "Smooth Criminal?"
AIt's something that has changed throughout time. At the beginning we didn't really care and then we were just having a great time. It got to where we probably started maybe getting sick of it a little bit when we went out on tour with Truant. It's not that we were trying to be bigger, that made us what we are. We just wanted to be different.
QAre y'all working on anything right now?
AWe've been living in Chicago for three months. We're hoping to have a record first quarter - February or March. We recorded it in Chicago with producer Johnny K, who is famous for a lot of heavy rock stuff like Disturbed, Staind and he has done some alt stuff like Plain White T's. He is a good tone guy. He is from the old school of recording and getting those tones that we really knew we needed to get as a rock band.
Q What band are you digging right now?
AI love a band called Off. They're like an old punk band that I would've grown up on, but they're now. Keith Morris has come out with this new band that crushes anything punk for the last 10, 15 years. I have been working on a pop record for three months and I am just kind of an old punk and metaler.
QWould y'all ever cover another song?
AWhen we tried "Smooth Criminal" thing, we didn't even play the whole song at first. We were just jamming the riff on stage for about five minutes and everybody just loved it. As far as what the future holds, I can't give out any secrets. We're not exactly rushing to do one but there are always lots of opinions flying around the room. We actually tracked a song last year - I can't say which one it is. I think it would be fun to do it with a guest. I'm not saying we're doing it, but it would be fun to do.
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