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I just want to say, I'm a huge fan of Brian Wood. DMZ? Loved it. Northlanders? Best comic ever to involve Vikings. And the rest of his work is just as stellar. Needless to say, I was excited, nay, ecstatic, about The Massive when I heard about it. This was something to fill the large hole that he had left behind when both DMZ and Northlanders ended those long months ago. Because of my anticipation and love of his former work, this comic had a lot to live up to. Did it live up to it? Read on to find out.
What does it mean to be an environmentalist after the world's already ended? In The Massive, we follow Callum Israel, a former mercenary turned environmentalist, and a group known as the Ninth Wave as they live in a world after "The Crash", the effective end of the world, the apocalypse. Now, they travel the oceans, searching the world for information about the Crash, and for their missing sister ship, The Massive.
The plot centers mainly on Kapital, Israel's main ship, and a blip on the radar they think could possibly be The Massive. The blip turns out to be pirates, and they're headed straight for Kapital. Callum's apparent love interest, Mary, leads a party to meet the pirates and makes sure they never reach the ship. At this point, we get some back story on "The Crash", and the catastrophes that occurred worldwide. Then we cut back to Callum and the rest as they worry about Mary and take precautions for if/when the pirates reach them. We then get a few more pages about the group's journey up until this point, and then leave off with something of a cliffhanger ending.
Brian Wood wrote this little snippet of the overall story so well. With a beginning utilizing in media res and the rest of the story having just the right amount of overall plot exposition to give us a little story to chew on, but not enough to get satisfied with what we know, he sets up the story nicely, and makes you want more. What really happened with the world? Where did The Massive go? These and other questions are left unanswered, and you want the rest of the series right the heck now so you can find out the answers. As always, Wood pulls you into his world and doesn't let you go.
Kristian Donaldson's art is beautiful. I love his character art so much. His faces are so expressive and his characters seem so real. The lines are clean, the faces expressive, the art wonderful. Could you really ask for more? Well, you could. Dave Stewart does a great job on colors, making the stark setting of the Arctic work so well with the reds and oranges that feature prominently on such things as the life vests. The art compliments the story oh-so-well. It just brings it all together so nicely.
Overall, this issue met my expectations. Could this series shape up to take its place alongside the other great things that Wood has created? Most likely. Will I be there every month to find out? Definitely.
Art: 9/10
Script: 9.5/10
Parental concern: None, really. Brian Wood keeps it pretty clean.
Great review, Leo! I am defenitely going to check this out when I hit the comic shop on Saturday!
Thanks! It was a great read, and could definitely shape up to be a wonderful series, which is to be expected from Wood.
Hadn't heard of this until now. Your review was great, hope I get a chance to check it out sometime!


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Tomorrow I fly off to North Carolina to celebrate/host the bridal shower and bachelorette part of one of my best girls, Miss Liz Louise. I cannot wait to party and celebrate with her.
I haven't flown since my little was born and what's more, I haven't left him for more than two nights. That was a road trip up to the Nor Cal coast. This is flying to the other side of the country. I'm anxious but excited. I know that my husband is more than capable, but that doesn't mean I don't worry. What if he gets sick? What if he goes through a sleep regression or growth spurt? What if he forgets about me? I know the last one is completely irrational but, I'm a mom and a worrier: it's a recipe for disaster.
I know that I am going to have fun and enjoy the break. I know I need the time off from work. I can feel the burn out coming. I could use the change of scenery and sometime to just be me; not an employee, a wife, or a mom. I will always be those things, but it will be nice to just be one of the girls for a few days, not just hours.
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Ham. Lucas Hamming
In the past month and something his latest single is on the radio. Now that I'm listening to the album it is that I start to notice how good and subtle the single really is. 'Never Let You Down' on the radio is this prickly pear kind of song. Now, with a better sound and all present on my headphones, it is that I start noticing how subtle the song also is. That total and utter pop feeling is unleashed fully from the multi layers of the song. The prickly chords are what gets noticed first. By maneuvering between them, I get to the sticky sweetness in the middle. In other words an extremely good song. And 'Never Let You Down' is only the beginning of the fun.
Ham is an impressive album for a debut. Hamming manages to impress with songs that are in different realms as well. He battles with Sunday Sun in a direct way in the rock ballad 'Make Me Care'. His approach is more direct and louder in some parts of the song, but the melody and the harmonies are just as sweet. The mix between pop and indie rock is impeccable. On record the two acts are much closer than I'd expected on the basis of the show. Lucas Hamming is much louder and pure rock. On record things The Beatles come forward in the melody, some of the guitar sounds, a typical Beatles chord here and there and not to mention the oohs and aahs and the harmonies in general. That Lucas Hamming is not afraid to lend something that proved to work in the past, is shown in 'Fool' where the build-up of Bowie's 'Let's Dance' comes by twice in further totally different song.
The more I listen to Ham the more the album surprises me. I had expected a nice debut album, with some fair tunes, but not outstanding. Slowly the realization creeps on me that Ham is a pretty perfect first album by the 22 year old from Blaricum. The album does not score high on the originality list, but then who does in 2015? The album scores high on other points, as there are, working with the music of the past decades in extremely pleasant ways and a lot of enthusiasm. Lucas Hamming and his crew know just what to do and do that extremely well.
To find a downside, 'Fast And Loose' is not my favorite. The song has a soul kind of singing. High up and fleeting. The rocking 'Mr. Irresponsible' with its pleasant guitar riff and strong rhythmic playing makes up for this small laps instantly. In all the songs that follow there are these instantly recognizable elements, that tickle something hiding in my memory. Because of this the only thing I doubt at this point in time is whether I will build a lasting relationship with Ham. It pleases simply too easy it seems. As this is a first album the coming years will tell us who Lucas Hamming really is, when he has the time to truly find his own voice.
For now Ham is a nice debut album that knows a few true highlights. Not unlike Douwe Bob's first album. In the meantime I'm going to enjoy every note of it.
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The kick-ass outfit named Wildnite is undoubtedly one of the most interesting and captivating hard rock bands to have emerged on Norwegian soil lately. To put it this way, if memorable and testosterone-driven music with huge balls to it appeals to you then these guys are the answer. There can be no doubt about that. The band's self-titled debut offering caught the ears of yours truly and turned out to be a most pleasant surprise. Loaded with great hooks, wicked riffs, and awesome vocals, there is very little not to like about Wildnite's take on wild, reckless, and raunchy music. Following a string of great performances and gigs as well as the release of the aforementioned album, Eternal Terror Live simply had to have a chat with these young dudes to learn some more about what exactly it is that makes Wildnite tick. Needless to say, you need to check the record out as soon as you are done reading this little piece.
First of all, I want to say thanks for agreeing to do this interview. I figured that since some of our readers may not be that familiar with the reckless musical force that is Wildnite, perhaps you could briefly outline your band history for us and tell us a bit about your self-titled debut album?
Where did you guys all meet and has the line-up remained intact since the very beginning? Do you hang out in your spare time away from Wildnite or is the band pretty much where you meet and what you all have in common?
Sigurd/Baron Sobye: We hang out very much! Mostly for band-related things, but often just for fun too. The band is like a brotherhood and we share practically everything, even girlfriends sometimes.
What was the initial motivation for bringing the band to life and did you know from the very beginning exactly what kind of style of music you wanted to play?
Where did you record the self-titled album and how involved were you in the mixing of it and so on?
The cover artwork looks pretty over-the-top. I love it! It takes me back to the 80s when a lot of hard rock music was entertaining and riveting, which is cool. I am guessing that was intentional on your part, but is there a story or a specific idea behind the album cover?
Have any of you been involved in other bands previously or are some of you currently involved in any side projects?
Do you remember how, why, and when you became addicted to classic rock, hard rock and heavy metal? Was it one or more specific releases that changed your perspective on music, or was it something else entirely? Tell us a bit about your musical upbringing and background. What was the first classic rock/hard rock/metal album you ever bought?
Sigurd/Baron Sobye: My father played in a band in his teens and therefore he taught me how to play bass when I was about five years old. He showed me new music every day and I remember especially ''In the Court of the Crimson King'' by King Crimson, which blew me away. As I grew up and felt the natural need to find my own way, I took a musical trip through everything from Dimmu Borgir to A-ha before I ended up falling in love with the 80s hard rock scene from the Sunset Strip. My first album was actually a "Best Of" album by KISS; I played it night and day for almost a year before it suddenly disappeared, I'm not sure, but I think my father had something to do with it.
Glenn/Eric Rotz: I've always liked hitting shit, so instead of punching people I figured that drums would be a great alternative. The Rev from Avenged Sevenfold is the main reason for why I play drums today. The first album I ever fell in love with was ''Nightmare''.
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When it comes to writing and arranging songs for Wildnite, who exactly does what in the band? Do you each contribute material and then share the songwriting duties, or do you compose and arrange the tunes separately and then present them to each other at rehearsals?
Are you intuitive and spontaneous when it comes to composing songs and coming up with ideas and so on, or do you spend a long time working out the details and nuances of each track before finally recording it?
Michael/Magic Mick: A song is never finished or good enough; there is always something you can improve on. I believe that's our most important policy.
Do you experiment and improvise a lot when performing live e.g. extend certain sections and passages and so on? How do you feel about performing live and how does that contrast to working in the studio or jamming in the rehearsal space?
Sigurd/Baron Sobye: Well, there's no hiding the fact that we are a live band. The whole point of our music and our genre is to help people let out the beast in them and party their asses off! That's why our concerts usually are a little bit planned. But of course things can happen, like yesterday at our release party where our guitarist really needed to take a piss, so he ran off stage. Everyone in the band was terrified as hell, so as a solution I made the audience call out his name and the third time we screamed out his name, he came back on stage. People loved it and thought it was planned. If they only knew about the extreme panic that went through our heads as this was happening! Back in the 80s, the bands usually played concerts to promote the album. Today that doesn't work at all. Now the album promotes the concerts and it is the concerts that keep you afloat financially.
What are you guys currently up to in terms of band activities? Composing and writing new material or rehearsing for future live activities?
What are your touring plans for 2018 and will they involve gigs abroad?
And last but not least, what bands and albums do you typically listen to when at home? What are some of your all-time favorite albums?
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Education: University of Applied Science - UtrechtDate of birth: 8 September 1965Nationality: NetherlandsWorking in the Railway industry from 1991. June 2014 I started my PhD study at Delft University of Technology, section of Railway Engineering (in part-time). The topic of my PhD research is the railway switch panel. Improving the reliability of switches will mean a lot for the performance of the railways. Beside my PhD I am working three days a week at the consulting company DEKRA Rail. I have specialised in vehicle-track / wheel-rail interface issues and from my role as business development manager I have direct technical and commercial contacts with our clients. Have become a recognized specialist in my field. I am experienced in managing large and complex projects e.g. responsible Project Manager of an European Research project with a large group of international partners from the Industry as well as Universities . Experienced in presenting for large audiences, having published my research for over 15 year and presented these papers at conferences all over the world.
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- 2015 – Program manager for the joined NedTrain/ProRail funded research into Track friendliness of trains. Multi-discipline and multi-stakeholder research containing track-train dynamic modelling, laboratory and field testing and business-case development.
- 2014 – Wheel-Rail optimisation study Metro Mexico City.
- 2013- 2014 – Development of wheel-rail lubrication strategy for Paris Metro.
- 2013-2014 – managing the Wheel-Rail optimisation program for HTM (tramway the Hague).
- 2012 – Project leader for optimisation of switch performance at Metro Amsterdam (GVB).
- 2007-2009; DeltaRail projectmanager for exploitation and operation of RandstadRail network. Expert role in assessment of derailment safety.
- 2000 – 2006; AEAT program manager for the National Dutch research program on Rolling Contact Fatigue (RCF).
- 1999 – 2003; Project manager of the European 5' the frame research program 'InfraStar'; development of a RCF resistant 2-material rail.
SP2: Switch Panel Structural Performance. Materials innovation institute M2i project number T91.1.12475a
Railway switches, key elements in railway operation, are severely loaded by trains. Resulting damages lead to urgent and unplanned replacements, non-availability of track and high monitoring and replacement cost. The aim of this PhD study is to improve the structural performance of the switch panel (switch and stock rail) in terms of reliability, availability and maintainability, addressing the current industry needs. The research objective is to improve the understanding of the root causes of switch panel rail damage and potential mitigation measures and to develop improved engineering models to aid and design optimisation. June 2014 this PhD research started with a more in depth inventory of overall switch damage. Understanding the relationship between parallel research lines within the integrated project on switches at TUD a complementary research scope was defined. The research topic on vehicle-track interaction, identifying measures to decrease switch panel loading, was the first to be started, studying narrow curving behaviour. Investigating the optimisation of bogie rotation rigidity of trains by changing the suspension design between the wheelset and bogie frame, introducing suspension behaviour which depends on loading characteristics. Evaluating the potential of this design change to reduce wear and tear at the wheel-rail interface thus enhancing the so called 'track friendliness' of trains. Assessment of vehicle running behaviour was carried out by means of vehicle-track simulations within the VAMPIRE multi body simulation software. At the wheel-rail interface the impact of the suspension design modification is quantified in relation to the wear, rolling contact fatigue (RCF) damage, vehicle stability and passenger ride quality. Simulation results assessing classic curving behaviour clearly showed the potential the proposed measure through a significant reduce in wear and contact fatigue loading. From this first work fisrt full conference papers and a scientific article have been delivered. Preparation of a field test program regarding track friendliness has been carried out, together with setting-up further switch panel track models using the simulation software tool VAMPIRE to allow evaluation of switch panel vehicle negotiation. Furthermore foreseen in 2016 is to start researching on switch panel rail material optimisation. Dissimination of results through full conference papers and scientific articles.
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- Hiensch et.al; Improving track friendliness of rolling stock, IHHA conference 2015, Perth, Australia
- Hiensch, Visser, Dollevoet, Towards a comprehensive model predicting the effect of friction modifiers on a conventional network, 9th International Conference on Contact Mechanics and Wear of Rail/Wheel Systems (CM2012), Chengdu, China, August 27-30, 2012
- Hiensch, Horst, Experimental evaluation of friction modifiers for integral network wheel/rail interface friction management, 8th International Conference on Contact Mechanics and Wear of Rail/Wheel Systems (CM2009), Firenze, Italy, September 15-18, 2009
- E.J.M. Hiensch, J.W.Lammers, Preventing railway Squeal Noise through railhead optimisation, WCRR 2008, 19 – 22 may, Seoul, Korea.
- Hiensch, Dirks; Rail head optimisation to reach a sustainable solution preventing Railway Squeal Noise, Inter-Noise 2007, August 28 –31, Istanbul, Turkey.
- Hiensch et.al; Relationship between Track Geometry disturbances and the Development of Rolling Contact Fatigue Damage, Montreal, WCRR 2006.
- Hiensch et.al; Two material rail development; field test results regarding RCF and Squeal noise behaviour, Wear 2004.
- Hiensch, Haksel, Bontekoe; Management and Research of Rolling Contact Fatigue in the Netherlands; WCRR 2003.
- Hiensch E J M, LeFranc B. Development of a two-material rail allows for engineering squeal noise behavior. Proceedings EuroNoise 2003, Napels.
- Hiensch E J M, Larsson P-O, Nilsson O, Levy D, Kapoor A, Josefson B L, Ringsberg J W, Nielsen J C O & Franklin F J. Two-material rail development results regarding rolling contact fatigue and squeal noise behaviour. Proceedings of the Conference on Contact Mechanics and Wear of Rail/Wheel Systems (CM2003), Gothenburg, Sweden 10-13, June 2003.
- Hiensch E J M, Franklin F J, Nielsen J C O, Ringsberg J W, Weeda G J, Kapoor A & Josefson B L. Prevention of RCF damage in curved track through development of the INFRA-STAR two-material rail. Fatigue & Fracture of Engineering Materials & Structures, 2003.
- Franklin F J, Weeda G J, Kapoor A & Hiensch E J M. Rolling contact fatigue and wear behaviour of the InfraStar two-material rail. Proceedings 6th International Conference on Contact Mechanics and Wear of Rail/Wheel Systems, Gothenburg, Sweden, 2003.
- Hiensch E J M, Kapoor A, Josefson B L, Ringsberg J W, Nielsen J C O & Franklin F J. Two-material rail development to prevent rolling contact fatigue and reduce noise emissions in curved rail track. Proceedings of the World Congress on Railway Research (WCRR 2001), 25-29 November 2001, Cologne, Germany, 16 pp.
- Hiensch, Nielsen, Verharen, Rail Corrugation in the Netherlands – Measurements and Simulations, Wear 2000.
- Dings, Verheijen and Hiensch, Rail roughness and noise: recent developments, 6e International Congres on Sound and Vibration, juli 1999, Denmark.
- Vernersson, Petersson and Hiensch, Thermally induced roughness of tread braked railway wheels, International Wheelset Congress 1998, Qingdao, China.
- Beyer and Hiensch , Resistance welding of Titanium-Nickel memory shape metal, International Welding Congress 1989, Bochum, Germany.
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The shop it features is the 'inverted bike shop' of the title - the 718 Cyclery in Brooklyn, New York.The idea is that you come in and tell them what you want a bike for and they help you choose all the relevant parts.
And they'll actually let you help to build it of you like - how cool is that?!
The owner, Joe Nocella, set up the shop after having his own bike stolen and deciding to build a new one. He enjoyed it so much he did the same for other people and the idea snowballed.
The store looks great too, it's open plan with sofas and bikes on the wall. Perfect, I want to go there.
It's also a beautifully-made video. I've just completed a film-making course and I would love to be able to make films just like this...


text: Weekly Market Commentary | Week of June 2, 2014 posted 6/5/2014 in Investments HighlightsNo debate here: Over the past five years, modest declines in bond yields in the range of 0-50 basis points occurred along with modest gains of 0-10% for stocks.No Debate: Stock and Bond Markets AgreeStocks have been moving higher lately, seemingly suggesting that growth is improving; yet at the same time bond yields have been moving lower, implying growth prospects are deteriorating. The big debate between which of these two multi-trillion dollar markets is right has been raging among investors. But the truth is that there is no debate here -- at least not yet.Over the past 90 trading days ending Friday, May 30, the S&P 500 Index was up 4.3% while 10-yearTreasury bond yields were down 35 basis points (bps) -- a basis point is one-hundredth of a percentage point, so 50 bps is half a percentage point. While stock prices and bond yields have generally moved up and down together, with the exception of last summer's "taper tantrum" that led to a spike in bond yields, modest moves in opposite directions have not been uncommon. In fact, the recent direction and pace of change in bond yields and the stock market is not unusual or inconsistent with the environment of the past five years. Over the five years since the recession ended in June 2009, modest declines in bond yields in the range of 0-50 bps commonly occurred along with modest gains of 0-10% for stocks [Figure 1]. The consistency with the current behavior of these markets is evident -- the pace of appreciation in the S&P 500 Index has slowed this year to about 4% in concert with the modest decline in bond yields. Since the end of the Great Recession, the stock market has declined only when we have seen a large decline in bond yields -- more than 50 bps in 90 days. Conversely, big gains in the stock market of more than 10% in a 90-day period tended to coincide with a rise in bond yields. Importantly, at no time was the bond market "smarter" than the stock market -- or the reverse. At no time did one market lead the other up or down. They have moved together -- usually bottoming on the same day and peaking at similar times. The idea that the bond market is reacting to something the stock market has not yet noticed -- but will eventually react to negatively -- disagrees with the evidence of the past five years.There are plenty of reasons why bond yields may have moved lower recently driving gains for bond investors; a few of them include (see recent Bond Market Perspectives: Slim Pickings [5/13/14] for more insights): Money flowing into the U.S. bond market from Europe because yields in the Eurozone have declined as growth has slowed, the risk of deflation has re-emerged, and the European Central Bank (ECB) is likely to lower rates again. Unusual declines in the Chinese currency suggesting Chinese investors are aggressively buying U.S. dollar-denominated assets such as bonds. Reassurances from the Federal Reserve (Fed) that rates may stay lower for longer than had been expected.At the same time, the stock market has been rising for several reasons, including: More stimulus likely coming from central banks around the world in June, including the ECB and Bank of Japan. The Fed's reassurances that any rate hikes will be dependent upon a much stronger economy along with higher inflation. U.S. economic and profit growth showing signs of improvement. Money coming into the stock market from corporations doing buybacks and from individual investors reallocating their portfolios and putting cash to work.Of course, some of the reasons on both lists are the same, further supporting the point that there is no debate in the markets. Moves in both markets have been consistent with a favorable environment for investors and a potential for modest returns. However, were they to keep moving in these divergent directions at an accelerated pace -- stocks rising over 10% in the next 90 days while bond yields fell, or bond yields falling more than 50 bps while stocks rose -- it would likely be a debate that would lead to an unfavorable outcome for one of the markets. IMPORTANT DISCLOSURESThe opinions voiced in this material are for general information only and are not intended to provide specific advice or recommendations for any individual. To determine which investment(s) may be appropriate for you, consult your financial advisor prior to investing. All performance reference is historical and is no guarantee of future results. All indices are unmanaged and cannot be invested into directly. 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Happy Holidays everyone! Thought I'd post my progress here with a recording of the piece I played at a winter recital last weekend. It's a duet that I performed with my teacher by Charles de Beriot, a little known composer and violinist who was influential during the Romantic Era. The piece is very slow and with wide dynamic ranges and is more than 50% double stops with some challenging shifts. It is not the most difficult piece I am working on, but is is still incredibly challenging with respect to maintaining good tone and good intonation since it is a four part harmony played on two cellos at a largo tempo. Every aspect of technique is under a microscope in this piece. I am also working on recording some stuff from Suzuki Book 4 (which I am finishing up!) that is much more forgiving and less exacting when recording. However, I wanted to post this first because I feel like it's a more detailed picture of what I still have to work on. Namely fuller tone, rhythm, smoother legato bow changes, more supple and springy right thumb, & of course vibrato!
This is not a recording of the actual performance, but rather a multi-tracked duet performed on my student cello. The part with the sweeter tone & velvety vibrato is played by my teacher who used my cello to record a "practice" track to prepare for recital. Her own cello sounds so much better, but she didn't have it with her that day so she used mine. Still… notice how much better she sounds on the same instrument!! My squirlly and shrill student cello doesn't diminish her skills one iota.


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Remembering Glenn Frey: Eagles to pay tribute on GRAMMYs
Eagles members — eight-time GRAMMY winner and current nominee Don Henley, GRAMMY winner Bernie Leadon, three-time GRAMMY winner Timothy B. Schmit, and five-time GRAMMY winner Joe Walsh — will take part in a one-time-only special tribute to six-time GRAMMY winner Glenn Frey on the 58th Annual GRAMMY Awards. The late musician's bandmates will come together with close friend and collaborator Jackson Browne to perform a classic hit from the Eagles' legendary songbook.
"Glenn Frey's untimely passing was a huge loss for the entire creative community," said Neil Portnow, President/CEO of The Recording Academy. "For more than 45 years, the Eagles have played a significant role in shaping our musical landscape. We are honored to welcome the band, along with Jackson Browne, to the GRAMMY stage in tribute to Glenn's tremendous legacy."
Henley is currently nominated, with Stan Lynch, for Best American Roots Song for "The Cost Of Living" from his Cass County album.
As a co-founder of the Eagles, Frey's six GRAMMY wins included Record Of The Year for 1977 for "Hotel California," and, most recently, Best Pop Instrumental Performance for 2008 for "I Dreamed There Was No War." Three Eagles recordings, including 1976's Hotel California, have been inducted into the GRAMMY Hall Of Fame.
Previously announced 58th GRAMMY performers include Adele; Travis Barker; James Bay; Justin Bieber; Luke Bryan; Gary Clark Jr.; Andra Day; Diplo; Ellie Goulding; the "Hamilton" Broadway cast; Alice Cooper, Johnny Depp and Joe Perry of the Hollywood Vampires; Sam Hunt; Tori Kelly; Lady Gaga; Kendrick Lamar; John Legend; Little Big Town; Demi Lovato; Pitbull; Bonnie Raitt; Rihanna; Lionel Richie; Skrillex; Chris Stapleton; Robin Thicke; Meghan Trainor; Carrie Underwood; and The Weeknd.
The 58th Annual GRAMMY Awards are produced by AEG Ehrlich Ventures for The Recording Academy. Ehrlich is executive producer, Louis J. Horvitz is director, and David Wild and Ehrlich are the writers. Two-time GRAMMY winner LL Cool J will host Music's Biggest Night for the fifth consecutive year.
Taking place at Staples Center in Los Angeles, the 58th Annual GRAMMY Awards will be broadcast live in HDTV and 5.1 surround sound on CBS on Monday, Feb. 15 at 8 p.m. ET/5 p.m. PT.
For updates and breaking news, visit The Recording Academy's social networks on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram.


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Tuesday 02/26/2008 – 1:15 PM
2141 Rayburn House Office Building
Subcommittee on Commercial and
Administrative Law
Oversight Hearing on the Implementation
of the U.S. Department of Justice's
Special Counsel Regulations
Witness List:
Hon. Patrick J. Fitzgerald
U.S. Attorney for Northern District of Illinois
U.S. Department of Justice
Professor Neal Katyal
Georgetown University Law Center
Washington, DC
Lee A. Casey
Partner Baker Hostetler
Carol Elder Bruce, Esq.
Venable, LLP
Washington, DC
Barry Coburn, Esq.
Coburn & Coffman, PLLC
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this should be pretty compelling stuff!
UPDATED: 02.26.08 @ 4:00 p.m.
from rep. waxman's background materials, on
the lost/missing/destroyed/not looked after
emails — we garner this juicy tidbit:
. . .Mr. Steven McDevitt
February 21, 2008 – Page 13 & 14 of 15
Q: 43. Do you recall any concerns that the searches were not picking up all of the responsive emails?
Or did you hear that the searches ever reyealed erors in the way e-mails were preserved? If so, how did you respond?
Answer: The use of primitive search tools, both in the ARMS search and the search of the .pst files, was raised on a number of occasions. The tools that were used were both slow and primitive compared to current off-the-shelf search technologies. Each time a search was performed it consumed an enorrnous number of staff and contractor resources to set-up and perform the search.
The fact that both the ARMS and .pst file search processes did not search the email attachments was raised on a number of occasions. At the time I believed that this was a short-lived problem as the ECRMS solution would provided fast and effective full search capabilities, including the search of attachments. . .
Q: 44. At some point in late 2005 or early 2006, Ít appears that the White House alerted Special Prosecutor Patrick Fitzgerald that some e-mails may not have been provided to the prosecutor in response to his investigation. According to a January 23, 2006,letter from Mr. Fifzgerald to attorney representing former aide to the Vice President, Lewis Libby:
Out of an abundance of caution, we advise you that we have learned that not all email of the Office of the Vice President and the Executive Office of the President for certain time periods in 2003 was preserred through the normal archiving process on the White House computer system.
According to court filings, the White House produced 250 pages of emails from the Office of Vice President to the Special Prosecutor in February 2006. When wcre you first made aware that not all e-mail responsive to the Special Prosecutor's investigation was preserved through the normal archiving process? Why weren't these pages included in the original document production? How were you made aware of this?
What steps did the White House take to restore these e-mails? Where did these 250 pages of e-mails come from?
Answer: During the period in October through December 2005, when the .pst file organization and analysis was occurring, it became known that some of the periods for which not email was present in the retained .pst files were the same periods for which Special Prosecutor Patrick Fitzgerald had subpoenaed the White House for emails related to his investigation. Most critical were a set of days in early October 2003 where it appears that all email for the Office of the Vice President was missing. A detailed plan was developed to attempt to recover the email for this period.
This plan was prepared by the OCIO staff and presented to White House Counsel. I do not recall the specific details of this plan. A number of the activities identified in the plan were undertaken and to the best of my recollection, the email from the period in question was never recovered.
I worked with OA Counsel and White House Counsel on efforts to provide an explanation to the Special Prosecutor. This included providing a briefing to the Special Prosecutor's staff on this subject.
There was a parallel effort to attempt to recover all ernail from this period. The results of this effort were the 250 pages of email. However, I was not directly involved in this process and am unable to provide any details relating to the 250 pages of email. . . .
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sickening. simply sickening.
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dick cheney's most indictable
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suborning the perjury of one
"scooter" libby — by black-
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Myanmar is known as a very spiritual country. The majority of Myanmar's population (almost 90%) is Buddhist. Theravada "teaching of the elders" Buddhism is the main form practiced in Myanmar. Visitors to Myanmar (Burma) from any faith cannot help but appreciate Myanmar's beautiful temples, pagodas, statues and monasteries, the reminders of Buddhism's influence throughout the country since ancient times.
Situated in Wingabar Yele Monastery Compound , about fifteen minutes walk away from the eastern entrance of the famous Shwedagon Pagoda is Dhamma Joti.
Dhamma Joti meaning (Light of Dhamma) is built on a 12 acres of property, started in October 1993, offering residential 10 day courses in Vipassana Meditation, This Vipassana Center's main Dhamma Meditation Hall can accommodate 200 students. Dhamma Joti has 19 double rooms with attached bath for males and 20 single, 10 double rooms with attached bath for females.
A Modern kitchen with two new dining rooms can easily cater over 400 students. This Vipassana Centre also have Pagoda with 48 cells underneath.
Dhamma Joti Vipassana Meditation centre is developed on 12 acres of land donated by Venerable Bhaddanta Sobhita, chief monk of the Wingabar Yele Monastery. The beauitful pond covering about one third of land, bordering the centre on three sides. A dreaming wooden bridge called Eka Maggo (the only way to Nibbanic Peace) over the pond links a gatehouse to the office where all management work is done for the centre. There are also Nga Htat Gyi Pagoda (with a 50 feet high sitting Buddha statute) and Chauk Htat Gyi Pagoda (a large reclining Buddha statue) near Dhamma Joti Vipassana Center.
Dhamma Joti is the one of the first of the five Vipassana Meditation centres in Myanmar, three of which have been running 10-day Vipassana courses throughout the year, and the fifth centre, Dhamma Mandala in Mandalay, has completed construction and is now holding regular 10-day Vipassana Meditation courses.
These 10-day Courses are an introductory course to Vipassana Meditation where the technique is taught step-by-step each day, as taught by S.N. Goenka in the tradition of Sayagyi U Ba Khin.
Website : www.joti.dhamma.org
Course Schedule: http://courses.dhamma.org/en/schedules/schjoti
According to the tradition of pure Vipassana, courses are run solely on a donation basis. Donations are accepted only from those who have completed at least one ten-day Vipassana course. Someone taking the course for the first time may give a donation on the last day of the course or any time thereafter.


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Our Apprenticeship Program was established to promote efficient and high quality Field Construction by skilled craftsmen in the Boilermaker trade. The program provides an opportunity for a person to work through self-studies and on-the-job training, while participating in classroom instruction at Local Training Centers throughout the Northeast region of the United States.
Boilermaker work demands a high degree of technical skill and knowledge, a dedication to excellence, a willingness to study and complete on-the-job-training, and an ability to travel from job site to job site to maintain employment.
Today's field construction boilermaker apprentice is involved in more than just the construction and repair of boilers. Apprentices are a vital part of construction project teams that erect and repair pressure vessels, air pollution equipment, blast furnaces, water treatment plants, storage and process tanks, stacks and liners. An apprentice could be involved in the installation of a giant superheater section in a large utility boiler, the erection of a 750,000-gallon water storage tank, the placement of a nuclear power plant reactor dome, or the construction of components on a hydroelectric power station.


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By Video Artist – Iñigo Garrido/OaksBark. Made with pupils from Sacred Heart and Invergarven Primary Schools in Girvan.
Project commissioned by South Ayrshire Council.
This project, supported by grant funding from MGS and carried out in partnership with the Museums Service at South Ayrshire Council, looked at Scotland's heritage in the form of lighthouses, and in particular at Ailsa Craig and the Mull of Galloway Lighthouses as a local resource to schools in the region. The project also included a visit to Kinnaird Head in Fraserburgh to the Museum of Scottish Lighthouses where the original light from Ailsa Craig is stored, and it features an interview with former lighthouse keeper John Tyson at the MacKechnie Institute.
The pupils involved created their animations based on the stories told by former lighthouse keepers, who were interviewed by the pupils themselves to preserve their community oral history by making this animation.
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Uncrafting Table Mod 1.12/1.11.2/1.10.2 also takes into account whether an item is enchanted and will return the enchantments back to you if it is.Uncrafting Table Mod adds an Uncrafting Table which allows you to convert unwanted items back into the resources they're crafted from, in exchange for XP.
Uncraft items from vanilla Minecraft or other mods. Uncraft tools, weapons and armour – even if they're damaged! If the item is enchanted, you can get the enchantments back by adding books to the table as well!
You can change the amount of XP required through the mod's configuration menu, as well as choosing from two different ways of uncrafting damaged items – either get all the resources back in exchange for lots of XP, or get some of the items back depending on how damaged it is.
Mod Contents:
It's pretty simple, just do a little craft
After this difficult step, place the "Uncrafting Table" and right click on it:
As it's written on the interface, any decrafting costs some XP. (Basically from 4 to 30 depending of the item and its state).
If a craft recipe give more than one item, you'll have to put at least the number of items given by the recipe.
If you put more than the given number of items, the spare number of items will be returned in your inventoryDo you understand ? Watching the screens is probably better.
When you put the 2 sticks (instead of 4 given by wood blocks):
Uncrafting Table Mod Configuration GUI
Mod Showcase:
How to install Uncrafting Table Mod
- Download and install Minecraft Forge.
- Download the mod.
- Click on the Start Menu in Windows.
- Type run into the search box, and select the Run program at the top of the results.
- Type %appdata% into the Run program, and press Enter.
- Go to .minecraft/mods folder.
- Drag and drop the downloaded jar (zip) file into that.
- Enjoy the mod.
Uncrafting Table Mod 1.11.2
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The Will to Believe, and Other Essays in Popular Philosophy
The Will to Believe, and Other Essays in Popular Philosophy
At most of our American Colleges there are Clubs formed by the students devoted to particular branches of learning; and these clubs have the laudable custom of inviting once or twice a year some maturer scholar to address them, the occasion often being made a public one. I have from time to time accepted such invitations, and afterwards had my discourse printed in one or other of the Reviews. It has seemed to me that these addresses might now be worthy of collection in a volume, as they shed explanatory light upon each other, and taken together express a tolerably definite philosophic attitude in a very untechnical way.
Were I obliged to give a short name to the attitude in question, I should call it that of radical empiricism, in spite of the fact that such brief nicknames are nowhere more misleading than in philosophy. I say 'empiricism,' because it is contented to regard its most assured conclusions concerning matters of fact as hypotheses liable to modification in the course of future experience; and I say 'radical,' because it treats the doctrine of monism itself as an hypothesis, and . . .


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Lu Chen burped as he rubbed his stomach, satisfied. He grinned, "It does not taste bad, it was good eating it."
Old Ma glanced at him as he casually kept the noodle bowl. He asked calmly, "You went to look for Ding Dang again last night?"
Lu Chen leaned against the wall as he crossed his legs casually. Tilting his face, he looked toward Old Ma and smiled, "Why? Are you interested in her as well?"
Old Ma humphed and replied, "Just a material woman, I am not interested."
Lu Chen rolled his eyes and said, "A material woman is still a human. She just wants to have a good life, right? Besides, she isn't the type of person who allows anyone to get on her bed. At the very least, she must be satisfied with the person." After saying that, he glanced at Old Ma and continued, "Looking at your fleshy body, Ding Dang probably isn't interested in you."
Old Ma cupped his hand and said, "Thank you, thank you. I hope that the lady would never be interested in me."
Lu Chen burst into laughter as he mocked jokingly, "You fellow, why are you so against an woman over nothing?"
The two men were speaking when the world outside the tavern started to grow lively. As time passed, the warm sun finally rose above the peak of the tea mountain, bathing this village at the foot of the tea mountain with its rays. This village also seemed to have fully awoken and all sorts of sound started to be heard.
Lu Chen sat in the tavern while listening to these sounds for a few moment before suddenly speaking, "These two days, the villagers seem to be much more busy than they are usually. Is it about time for the 'Thousand Autumn Door' to send someone down to collect rations and tea leaves?"
Old Ma pondered, "It is around that time. It is the 6th day of the 3rd month. Another four more days, that is the 10th day of the 3rd month, the men of the Thousand Autumn Door would arrive."
Lu Chen looked rather excited, "They are finally coming. If they come any later, the Spiritual Stones on me would have been spent finish."
Old Ma laughed and a hint of contempt flashed on his face.
In the current era, the art of cultivating flourished in the Center Divine Continent. There are countless sects of cultivators. Many big and small families of cultivators occupy innumerable beautiful caves, land and mountains. They recruit widely for disciples as they tirelessly cultivate on the path of an immortal.
Originally, the Clear Stream Village was only a normal little village. However, hundred years ago, the South Pine Mountain ten miles away was occupied by someone and he founded his own sect, the Thousand Autumn Door. To date, it has become the most powerful sect in a 300 mile radius.
Precisely so, the Clear Stream Village which is just ten miles away became part of the sphere of influence of the Thousand Autumn Door. At the same time, as this is path that one needed to cross to reach the South Pine Mountain, this village gradually became prosperous.
To men of the mortal world, the cultivators who cultivate in the path of an immortal is the same as a deity. Naturally, the Thousand Autumn Door which is the most powerful sect within 300 miles possesses a status akin to an emperor here.
At the same time, other than cultivating and training their own body and skills, they often require the aid of Spirit Medicine. In Clear Water Village, the water is clear, the ground is fertile and the air rich in Spiritual Energy. Thus, it is developed by the the Thousand Autumn Door as an important land of production — The plot in front of the village grows Spirit Grain whereas the plot at the back of the village grows Spirit Tea Leaves. On a fixed day and time at the start of every month, someone would come to collect the harvests as well as pay the farmers Spiritual Stones.
Lu Chen lied on the window of the tavern and looked at the village scenery which was gradually becoming livelier and livelier along with the faces of hope of those walking by. Suddenly, he turned back and to the tavern boss who, at some point, took out a gourd of wine, he said, "Old Ma, why exactly do these men work so hard to grow those things and try their hardest to save their fortunes?"
Old Ma replied calmly, "Aren't you spouting nonsense? Of the men outside, who doesn't wish to become an immortal and live forever? The reason why they work so hard to accrue Spiritual Stones, isn't it just so they can visit the 'Immortal Discerning Mirror' of the Thousand Autumn Door once to see if they have the talent to cultivate?"
Lu Chen pouted, "Isn't the Thousand Autumn Door a little stingy? It is just a very ordinary mean of and yet they demand a thousand Spiritual Stones from every single person who uses it. How many people were forced to their death because of it? I have personally seen quite a few people in this village who only succeeded in gathering a thousand Spiritual Stones when they are 50 to 60 years old. Then, heading to the Thousand Autumn Door, they spend their life savings to just look at the Immortal Discerning Mirror and then to realise that they do not have the talent for cultivation. As for the rest, although it might be possible for them to cultivate, they ended up getting sent back due to their advanced age. Eventually, some of them cried to the point of turning mad. Just like that, their entire lives are ruined."
Old Ma shrugged, "This method may be a little underhanded but it is still, very barely, acceptable. At the very least, it doesn't look that bad on the surface. It is good enough that they do not force them to work as slaves."
Lu Chen broke into laughter as he stood up, "Such a rare sight, to think that you would speak up for this kind of unorthodox sects."
Old Ma replied calmly, "On the 'Ten Thousand Immortal Board' promulgated by the 'Immortal Alliance', the Thousand Autumn Door is already considered a primary middle-tier sect, thus joining the ranks of the sects of cultivators under the Immortal Alliance, so they can no longer be considered as a small unorthodox sect."
"The heck!" Lu Chen's eyes were wide open in shock. He stared at Old Ma and continued, "It can't be, I don't think that this kind of trashy sect has the qualifications though?"
Old Ma poured himself a cup of wine and smiled in reply, "After sending 50000 Spiritual Stones to the 'Kuangbo Zhenjun' of the Immortal Alliance, they became sufficiently qualified."
"Oh ho!" This time, Lu Chen was even more surprised. He visually assessed the slightly plump tavern boss in front of him from head to toe and reprimanded jokingly, "Good fellow, it seems that you weren't lazing off daily in the village like me. How can you still remain so well-informed?"
Old Ma smiled without a word. He raised his cup and downed it in one go. A mysterious you know it smile appeared on his face.
Lu Chen looked away and scolded him, "Acting so sneaky, how many things are you hiding from me?"
Immediately, Old Ma shook his head. "Nothing. It's not like you don't know my situation here…"
Before he could finish his sentence, an argument from outside could be heard. It caused quite a stir, breaking the peaceful atmosphere of the village in the instant. It seemed as though something big was about to happen.
Lu Chen and Old Ma frowned as they glanced outside. After a brief moment, Lu Chen said, "It seems to be coming from the end of where the village is."
Old Ma said, "You stay here, I will go take a look."
Lu Chen shook his head and replied, "Let's go together."
Old Ma wanted to persuade him otherwise but looking at Lu Chen's expression, he hesitated for a moment and decided against saying anything.
The two of them walked out of the tavern and headed toward the village. On the way, they saw quite a few villagers rushing in the same direction. There were looks of surprise and excitement on their face, as though they have heard of some special news.
"Just a material woman, I am not interested."
TL: If I were to simplify further, material woman -> prostitute. But, the author uses less strong words so I followed suit, albeit it not being very appropriate. But, it fits the tone.
"Kuangbo Zhenjun"
TL: It is a title of a person.
Kuangbo -> Extensive. Probably refers to his knowledge. Should be an intelligent man. Zhenjun -> Has the idea of a lord or a mister.
So, probably Mister Extensive or Lord Extensive? But, no way man. There is no way I will put that in so I will keep Kuangbo Zhenjun first.


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Looks like this weekend is going to be a winter wonderland! There are several healthy ways to be prepared for the snow. You don't have to stock up on fatty comfort foods. Instead eat a healthy and hearty soup. Drink soothing and nutritious teas in place of hot chocolate with whipped cream. For breakfast have a nice hot bowl of oatmeal with fresh berries, this provides the body with plenty of fiber. One important thing is to make sure you have water. Drink water with fresh lemon. This helps with digestion and to detox the body. Just because you are snowed in does not mean you can't exercise. Grab that yoga mat and relieve some stress or pop in that cardio DVD. Hope you find these tips helpful!
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- 1 pound ground turkey
- 1 1/2 teaspoons olive oil
- 1/2 teaspoon paprika
- 1/2 teaspoon oregano
- 1/2 teaspoon ground cayenne pepper
- 1/2 teaspoon ground cumin
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon ground black pepper
- Heat the olive oil in a large pot over medium heat.
- Place turkey in the pot, and cook until evenly brown.
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- Remove water from heat. Add sliced ginger and lemon to hot water. Allow to steep for about 20 minutes. Strain. Add honey or agave.
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The European Business Aviation Convention & Exhibition (EBACE) is an annual appointment for the business aviation community – including business owners, executives, government officials, and other aviation professionals – from all around the world to come together and exchange knowledge and industry best practices. The 2017 edition of the event, which brought together over 13,000 professionals, was organised in Geneva between the 22nd and 24th of May.
The 3-day programme featured speeches from distinguished presenters and prominent figures within the aviation industry who provided their insight on issues of importance for operators in Europe. Topics discussed included business aviation security, the implications of Brexit on the industry and other environmental best practices.
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Big Brother is driving you: how vehicles harvest data to sell
The beat generation imagined disappearing into the night on an open road and countless baby boomers rejoiced in the freedom granted by a car with a full tank of petrol. "I'm on my way," Paul Simon sang. "Don't know where I'm going."
None of them seems to have imagined that their car would record the journey and where they stopped for a burger in order to sell the data to fast food chains.
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Abstract—This paper proposes a model predictive control of photovoltaic grid-connected inverter based on system identification. The single phase inverter is experimented and its model is determined by using System identification approach with Hammerstein-Wiener model. The derived nonlinear voltage model has accuracy more around 97.34% and it is transformed to the state space model by linearization. A simulation of model based controller uses the discrete time model of inverter to predict the behavior of the output voltage for each possible switching state every sampling time. Then cost function is applied as a criterion for selecting the most suitable switching state for the next sampling interval. The model output is compared with the reference voltage sine wave and the error is feedback to the optimizer. Simulation results shown that the proposed control scheme can achieve the output target with 97% of accuracy.
Index Terms—Model predictive control, system identification, hammerstein – wiener model, grid connected inverter.
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Cite: N. Patcharaprakiti, J. Thongpron, K. Kirtikara, D. Chenvidhya, and A. Sangswang, "Model Predictive Control Based on System Identification of Photovoltaic Grid Connected Inverter," International Journal of Information and Electronics Engineering vol. 2, no. 4, pp. 591-595, 2012.


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Welcome to the Sylvia Wright Trust
The Sylvia Wright Trust is a registered charity which supports the work of Sylvia Wright in the Indian State of Tamil Nadu. Sylvia, a nurse from Leeds in the UK, sold her home and possessions in 1982, 37 years ago, to work relentlessly and courageously among the sick and disabled in this very poor area of India.
Over the years Sylvia she has built and established a 180 bed charity hospital, a residential school for 200 profoundly deaf children, two day centres for 80 severely disabled children, a Nursing College for 60 students as well as running many community health projects.
In 2017 following improvements in state medical provision, the hospital was transferred to a group of Indan doctors. In the same year the old day centres for disabled children were replaced by one, purpose built centre in the grounds of the school for the hearing impaired and the capacity of the Nursing College was increased to 120 students.
The Sylvia Wright Trust, which is based in Leeds, comprises enthusiastic and committed volunteers who raise funds to support all three projects.
Supporting Sylvia
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