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Ukraine separatists may have mistaken Malaysian airliner for military aircraft; 298 aboard die
By Olga Iva, Jonathan S. Landay and Matthew Schofield
McClatchy Washington Bureau
KIEV, Ukraine _ A Malaysia Airlines passenger jet with 298 people on board crashed Thursday after apparently being struck by a missile over an area of eastern Ukraine where government forces have been battling pro-Russia separatists. There were no survivors.
Ukrainian officials accused the separatists of downing the plane with a missile from a Soviet-era anti-aircraft system and vowed to find those responsible, while leaders of the self-declared Donetsk Peoples Republic, the region where the plane fell, denied any involvement. A social network post by a separatist commander, however, suggested that his men may have mistaken the plane for a Ukrainian military aircraft.
In Washington, a U.S. official said that "all indications are the aircraft was shot down by a surface-to-air missile." The official, who requested anonymity because of the sensitivity of the issue, said that further analysis would be required before a final determination was made.
"Where that missile came from is an intense point of focus, and we are looking at all the information we have," the official said, adding that the United States "has a considerable number of intelligence assets focused on that area." Those assets could include satellites that can track rocket launches.
If confirmed that a missile downed the aircraft, the crash likely would mark a turning point in the conflict between Kiev and pro-Russia rebels that has claimed hundreds of lives since a Moscow-backed government was driven from power by pro-Western protesters in February.
Russian President Vladimir Putin might have to distance himself _ at least in the short term _ from the rebels if concrete proof emerges that they shot down the plane. "Even he cannot condone the targeting of a commercial airliner," said Stephen Long, a security expert at Richmond University in Virginia.
In his first extensive comments on the crash, however, Putin suggested the blame lay with the government in Kiev. "Of course, the state over whose territory it happened is responsible for this terrible tragedy," Putin told a meeting of top Kremlin aides, according to a transcript released by his office.
Videos and photographs posted on English- and Russian-language social media showed a huge column of smoke billowing from the crash site near the town of Snizhne, flaming wreckage, bodies, luggage and debris bearing the red and white colors of Malaysia Airlines.
Malaysia Airlines said the flight was bound from Amsterdam to Kuala Lumpur. U.S. officials said they were trying to determine if any Americans had been on board the Boeing 777-200ER.
To back up its charge of rebel responsibility, the Ukrainian government posted on YouTube a recording of what it said was an intercepted telephone call, in which a rebel commander tells a Russian military intelligence officer that his men had shot down a passenger jet.
In the recording, the pro-Russia separatist, identified as Igor Bezler, purportedly informs the Russian, identified as Col. Vasily Geranin, that his men at the scene found "lots of bodies . . . civilian stuff, aircraft seats, medical supplies, towels, toilet paper" and the passport of an Indonesian student.
President Barack Obama, addressing an audience in Wilmington, Del., called the crash a "tragedy." Vice President Joe Biden, speaking to a conference in Detroit, said the aircraft was apparently shot down.
"I say apparently because we don't have all the details," he said.
Biden, who conferred before his appearance by telephone with Obama and Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko, said that a team of U.S. experts was being sent at the Ukrainian government's request to help "determine what happened." Obama also spoke to Poroshenko and Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak.
Putin also offered help. "I already gave authority to the military departments to provide all necessary assistance in the investigation of this crime," he said.
The Ukrainian government, which opened its own investigation, is unlikely to accept Putin's offer except to demand the return of the black box if, as the German web site Der Spiegel reported, Russian separatists had found the flight data recorder and handed it to Russian authorities. Other news reports said the black box had not been recovered.
The crisis over Ukraine has fueled international tensions reminiscent of the Cold War, with the United States and the European Union lining up behind the new Ukrainian government elected in May and slapping sanctions on Russia. Moscow, which denounces the Ukrainian government as illegitimate and "fascist," has backed the rebels since it annexed Ukraine's southeastern Crimea region in March after a bloodless occupation by Russian troops.
In recent days, the Obama administration has accused Russia of stoking tensions in eastern Ukraine and providing sophisticated weapons to separatist forces. On Wednesday, the Obama administration had announced new sanctions on major Russian companies in retaliation for what it said were hostile Russian actions in Ukraine.
Ukrainian officials charged that Russian separatists near the town of Torez shot down Malaysia Airlines Flight MH17 with a Soviet-era BUK mobile anti-aircraft missile system. They insisted that the plane was not within range of their own air defense units.
Anton Gerashenko, an adviser to the Ukrainian interior minister, wrote on his Facebook page that the passenger jet was flying at an altitude of 33,000 feet when it was hit. The BUK system has a range of 72,000 feet.
Operating the system _ tracking the aircraft, locking the missile onto the target and firing it _ would require a high degree of training and skill. But such skills might not be difficult to find among Ukrainians on both sides of the conflict _ Ukraine, once part of the Soviet Union, long has had the BUK system in its arsenal.
Russian news outlets reported that pro-Russian separatists in Donetsk and the neighboring self-declared independent republic of Luhansk didn't have anti-aircraft systems capable of taking down the jet. But those reports contradicted earlier reports that BUK systems had been captured by the separatists.
Andrei Lysenko, a spokesman for Poroshenko's National Security Council, said that a Ukrainian Sukhoi 25 ground attack fighter was shot down Wednesday evening by missiles fired from a village just inside Russia's side of the border with eastern Ukraine. The pilot parachuted out, he said. On Wednesday, pro-Russia rebels claimed to have hit two Ukrainian Sukhoi 25s, one of which Ukrainian officials said landed safely.
Ukrainian officials also noted that at about the time of the Malaysia Airlines crash, Igor Strelkov, a pro-Russia separatist leader, bragged on V Kontakte, a Russian version of Facebook, that his men had shot down what he thought was a Ukrainian military transport plane.
"It's tumbling down near the Progress Mine," he wrote in the post that was soon deleted, but preserved in screen shots. "We told them not to fly in our skies."
Moreover, the state-run Voice of Russia web site, quoting the RIA Novosti news agency, reported on June 29 that pro-Russia fighters of the so-called Donetsk People's Republic Self-Defense Forces had captured an undisclosed number of BUK systems when they overran a Ukrainian air defense base.
As Russian news reports alleged Ukrainian involvement, Anton Herashchenko, an adviser to the Ukrainian interior minister, wrote on a Facebook post that "Putin and his gang understood they had committed an act of terrorism. They panicked and started releasing disinformation."
European air control ordered commercial airliners not to overfly Ukraine. Several European and Russian air carriers announced they would be avoiding Ukrainian airspace. Whether that meant all of Ukraine or the east of the nation was not immediately clear.
The Federal Aviation Administration told U.S. carriers on April 3 to avoid airspace over Crimea, but the directive didn't cover eastern Ukraine.
By coincidence, Obama was on the telephone with Putin when the first reports of the crash began emerging, the White House said. It gave no further details of the conversation, except to say that the pair discussed the latest round of U.S. economic sanctions on Russia, imposed a day earlier, for its support of the separatists.
White House press secretary Josh Earnest characterized the conversation between Obama and Putin as "very businesslike."
Obama made the call at the request of Putin to discuss the latest U.S. sanctions, which targeted major banks and energy companies, Russian defense companies and individuals the United States said were responsible for the continuing support of separatists battling government forces in eastern Ukraine.
The incident comes less than six months after Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 disappeared en route from Kuala Lumpur to Beijing with 239 people aboard. No trace of the aircraft has been found.
History of passenger planes shot down
At least five passenger planes have been shot down over conflict zones in the last four decades.
On Feb. 21, 1973, Israeli fighters fired on a Libyan Arab Airlines jet that strayed into Israeli-controlled airspace over the Sinai Desert, killing 113 people.
On Sept. 1, 1983, Soviet fighters shot down a Korean Air Lines flight that veered into Soviet airspace on a flight from New York to Seoul, South Korea, killing 239 people.
The USS Vincennes downed an Iran Air jet, killing all 290 people aboard, on July 3, 1988, as the U.S. vessel was exchanging gunfire with Iranian ships in the Persian Gulf. The Iranian jet was mistaken for a warplane.
Three Transair Georgia airliners were hit by missiles on three consecutive days beginning on Sept. 21, 1993, by Abkhazian rebels, claiming a total of 136 people. Two were hit in the air and one on the ground.
The Ukrainian military accidentally shot down a Siberian Airlines flight over the Black Sea during a training exercise on Oct. 4, 2001. All 78 people aboard the flight, bound from Novosibirsk, Russia, to Tel Aviv, Israel, were killed.
(McClatchy special correspondent Iva reported from Kiev. Landay reported from Washington and Schofield reported from Oslo, Norway. Contributing to this report were Claudia Himmelreich in Oslo and Anita Kumar and James Rosen in Washington.)
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I feel too young for aches and pains and body complaints. My knee is creaky and my back is full of rocks; it is muscular tension. Sniffles and coughs, fatigue and sleep deprivation. It's all self induced.
My uncle was, and still is, one of the patriarchs of our family. A strong and disciplined man, he is giving and loving and he was always firm and fair. Growing up, when he would visited us and was offered tea by my folks, he would always reply that he would drink it only if I made it. He was one of those that limited his food intake and I actually never saw him indulge.
He's now deteriorated in his golden years and knowing this has provoked much thought on how I should be grateful and look after this one and only body I have. It is true that some things we simply can not control or avoid and chips taste very good. It is true that making time for exercise is tough and that eating well is sometimes expensive. But, life is short.
My blueberry basil, papaya and spinach salad with chilli and agave pistachio is good for the body, the eyes, the taste buds and is very easy to put together. Blueberries are often talked of a superfood and I eat them like sweeties. Spinach is fabulous and best raw I reckon and let's talk about papaya. I ate loads of the stuff after giving birth to my boy, it's said that it has healing properties. This fresh and easy salad will liven up any table at this time of heat and will encourage picking on fruit, not crisps.
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The streets of Austin can be a hectic and dangerous place. There are more cars on the road today than ever before and the rate of car accidents goes up every year. When you or a family member is in a serious car accident Optimum Healthcare in Austin is there to provide the medical treatment and legal knowhow to keep your family safe.
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Despite venturing around town looking for nice food on a regular basis, it is sometimes not easy to decide what to eat especially when choices are abundant. This was the exact predicament I was facing when walking around Jusco at Bukit Tinggi last week. The number of restaurants there was certainly more than ample which makes it hard for me to choose what to have for a meal.
Taking my chances, I finally decided to try out this new restaurant called Vivo located at the ground floor of the shopping mall. According to the menu, the pizza served at Vivo originated from a secret recipe of the Horrigan family, who served the best American style pizza in town using the traditional method of baking. The friendly waiter recommended the Smoked Chicken BBQ pizza (RM 18.90) which comes with chicken strips, fresh mushroom, onions, capsicums and topped with their special BBQ sauce on a 10″ thin crust.
True enough, the pizza was really good.
I love the taste of the BBQ sauce. The smoked chicken meat is also nice but overall it is the sauce that gave the flavoursome taste.
The Seafood Spaghetti Aglio Olio (RM17.80 ) is another recommended meal.
If you are in the mood for some spicy dish, this certainly won't disappoint.
The mussels are certainly big.
The prawns are fresh too.
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Apart from that, I also tried the BBQ wings (RM 9.90). Since I was feeling really hungry that night, it didn't take me long to finish them.
Our meal came with a Oreo Cheesecake (RM 5.80) which again was pretty good.
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Fiberglass Window Shutters: Advantages and Disadvantages
April 13, 2011
Examining Fiberglass Window Shutters: Advantages and Disadvantages
Fiberglass window shutters aren't as common as wood, but they are slowly becoming more popular due to durability and longevity.
The advantages of fiberglass window shutters are:
- Variety and versatility. Fiberglass window shutters come in several styles including Bahama, Colonial, and Panel. Bahama shutters are movable, while Colonials have operable louvers. Panel shutters may have raised panel designs or a combination of louvers and panels. All styles may be painted to match the home's décor.
- Low maintenance. Fiberglass requires much less care than other materials, making them the lowest maintenance material available.
- Durable. Fiberglass is virtually indestructible. It's approved for use in hurricane prone areas and other areas that are susceptible to severe weather.
- Longevity. Whether installed indoors or outdoors, fiberglass shutters last a minimum of 20 years.
If you live in a historic neighborhood and need to replace your shutters, fiberglass window shutters are a good option. They're designed to follow historic styles such as Colonial, so they don't have to be custom made.
The disadvantages of fiberglass window shutters are:
- Expensive. Fiberglass window shutters are the most expensive of all shutters. Prices depend on width, height, color, and customization.
- Awkward. Interior shutters swing in or slide out to open. Placing furniture or other objects around the window could stop them from opening.


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A old friend has just introduced me this game last night.
This is a game online about Three Kingdoms period. It may be look similar to Mount & Blade, with some new upgrade.
I think this game is good. At least, the designer based on Han dynasty's clothing and weapon more than Song dynasty's as same as many other Three Kingdoms' games.
http://store.steampowered.com/app/53670 ... 1_5_9__405
Anyone join the game with me?


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Biomarkers for Outcomes In Late-life Depression (BOLD) (BOLD)
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|ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT01082237
Recruitment Status : Completed
First Posted : March 8, 2010
Last Update Posted : April 16, 2013
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Major depressive disorder (MDD) is a common psychiatric illness with high cost to society and individual patients. One reason for the high cost is that most patients endure lengthy and ultimately unsuccessful empiric antidepressant trials before a successful medication is identified by trial-and-error. Care would be improved if a biomarker could determine, early in the course of treatment, whether a particular antidepressant would likely lead to response, remission, or treatment failure. Physicians could rapidly change treatments to an antidepressant which the biomarker indicated would be likely to help the patient. We have identified quantitative electroencephalographic (QEEG) changes that emerge early in the course of treatment with selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) that appear to predict later response and remission in a general adult patient population. Demographic trends in the United States suggest that improved care for MDD will be essential for a growing number of elderly with late-life depression. While the consequences of prolonged trial-and-error periods to find a successful treatment are particularly inauspicious for elders with late-life depression, this patient group has not been included in the past studies which demonstrated the use of this biomarker approach in a general adult population. We propose a 12-week treatment trial to evaluate a practical biomarker for predicting outcome based on data from the first week of antidepressant treatment, with a focus only on depression in late life (age ≥65).
There are three study Hypothesis:
H1) ATR prediction of treatment outcome in older subjects will show >70% accuracy.
H2) The predictive accuracy of the model will be enhanced by including clinical, socio-demographic, and genetic predictors.
H3) The accuracy of ATR prediction will not show a significant dependence on subject gender.
|Condition or disease
|Major Depressive Disorder
|Drug: Escitalopram
|Phase 4
|Study Type :
|Interventional (Clinical Trial)
|Actual Enrollment :
|80 participants
|Intervention Model:
|Single Group Assignment
|None (Open Label)
|Primary Purpose:
|Official Title:
|Biomarkers for Outcomes In Late-life Depression
|Study Start Date :
|October 2009
|Actual Primary Completion Date :
|October 2012
|Actual Study Completion Date :
|October 2012
Active Comparator: escitalopram
All subjects will receive escitalopram (ESC), brand name Lexapro (Forest Laboratories, Inc., New York) throughout the study. Dosing will start at 5 mg/d, be titrated to 10 mg after 4 days, and continue at 10 mg/d thereafter; an additional dose titration to 20 mg will be pursued at week 8 for those not significantly better (<50% improvement on IDS-30 at week 8 visit) and as tolerated.
Drug: Escitalopram
Start at 5mg per day, after four days increase to 10mg per day for the duration of the study. 20 mg will be administered at week 8 if not significantly better.
Other Name: Lexapro
- Score on Hamilton Depression Rating Scale (HAM-D) [ Time Frame: Measured nine times over 8 weeks ]
- Score on Inventory of Depressive Symptomatology-Clinician Rated (IDS-C30) [ Time Frame: Measured nine times over 8 weeks ]
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Inclusion Criteria:
- 62 years of age or older
- Meet the DSM-IV diagnosis of MDD based on Sheehan's Mini-International Neuropsychiatric Interview (MINI), with a score of > 28 on the 30-item Inventory of Depressive Symptomatology - Self Rated version (IDS-SR30)
Exclusion Criteria:
- Subjects will have no unstable medical illness that would prevent completion of participation in the trial, determined as needed from physical examination, ECG, laboratory safety tests, as well as a review of systems
- mentally or legally incapacitated, unable to give informed consent
- meets DSM-IV criteria for anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa, obsessive-compulsive disorder, any cognitive disorder, bipolar disorder, psychotic disorder, or major depression with psychotic features
- MMSE (Folstein et al., 1975) score ≤ 24
- evidence of drug dependency or substance abuse within the preceding nine months
- stable and in remission on current psychotropic medication(s)
- any ECT within the past six months
- failure to tolerate ESC or treatment failure with an adequate trial of ESC in the current episode
- ESC would be contraindicated (e.g., hyponatremia with a prior SSRI)
- treatment with fluoxetine or an MAOI within the past four weeks
- any medical illness severe enough to significantly affect brain function or to interfere with interpretation of study results
- history of seizures, brain surgery, skull fracture, significant head trauma, or abnormal EEG
- psychiatric hospitalization indicated (e.g., imminent danger to self or others)
- initial QEEG recording is contaminated with artifact so that determination of the biomarker is precluded
- use of medications known to affect brain function (e.g., antidepressants, anticonvulsants/mood stabilizers, anticholinergics, antipsychotics, benzodiazepines - same list as in BRITE-MD)
To learn more about this study, you or your doctor may contact the study research staff using the contact information provided by the sponsor.
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier (NCT number): NCT01082237
|United States, California
|UCLA Semel Institute
|Los Angeles, California, United States, 90095
|Principal Investigator:
|Ian A Cook, MD
|University of California, Los Angeles
|Responsible Party:
|Ian A. Cook, M.D., National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)
|ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
|Other Study ID Numbers:
1RC1MH088438 ( U.S. NIH Grant/Contract )
1RC1MH088438 ( U.S. NIH Grant/Contract )
|First Posted:
|March 8, 2010 Key Record Dates
|Last Update Posted:
|April 16, 2013
|Last Verified:
|April 2013
Major Depressive Disorder
Depressive Disorder
Depressive Disorder, Major
Behavioral Symptoms
Mood Disorders
Mental Disorders
Serotonin Uptake Inhibitors
Neurotransmitter Uptake Inhibitors
Membrane Transport Modulators
Molecular Mechanisms of Pharmacological Action
Neurotransmitter Agents
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One week post surgery. Was in the hospital for two days - no visitors of course- and was discharged on Wednesday. While in the hospital, I slept the first day with regular vital checks and dr visits. I had a cpap machine issued to me the Thursday before Monday surgery and it was awful. I discovered that I hate anything on my face and my unit was the least invasive. I plan on returning the machine this Wednesday as it's next to my Bariatric dr office. Feeling good and looking forward to moving to the next food stage. Still have pain when I cough or sneeze - esp with one of the incisions. So glad to have finally gotten the surgery since all has been on hold.· 1 reply
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Going to bed soon. The work day after a 24 h shift always feels awful (like jet lag) so I better get to sleep soon to get my zzZZZzz in because I'm being on-call again tomorrow evening/night. Who else hates vacation time when half the department seems to be on holiday?
I have a follow-up appointment on Friday so I took Friday off. Also not working on the weekend and being on late shift next Monday. That means three days in a row without an alarm clock, lol.
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Grabbing a couple of my paperback books, my two-year-old pages through them and engages in a lengthy monologue.
A: "This is about Mamiche's copyright car. I'm just going to read this page and then go back to the cat page. Okay! Let's go back to the cat page. This book is your book and it is about copyright. This is your book."
me: "Thank you," I say, accepting the book she hands me.
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These are the adorable little nuggets that I hung out with all day. We had an awesome time playing tag and fetch in the yard with the big yellow dog, making a fort out of the kitchen table, and mowing down gourmet chicken nuggets at Mickey D's. Sometimes it's good just to revert back to your childish inhibitions...except for I kinda do that a lot. But today was especially fun. So much excitement. Poor Cutter is probably utterly exhausted, but he would have traded me in an instant for those two balls of snack-dropping energy. Shallow.
I felt really all-American today. I'm a little surprised that no one walked up to me and handed me an apple pie or anything. They must not have received that memo...patriotic outfits deserve a dose of apple pie. With ice cream. So, patriotic I was today, even if I didn't get treated to my favorite apple confection. Hence the pictures in the woods, they looked lumberjackish. So maybe that makes me a lumberjill...or Jane and everyone knows that that is very American. Oh wait, you actually have to chop wood for that and not just take pictures sporting a plaid shirt in a forest? Never mind then. I'll just stick to admiring my new (cheapo $22) shoes. My dad saw them and said they looked like coffee with a lot of cream. I think I love them. Now let me go dig out something appley, cider maybe?
Tonight we feast on fajitas, watch yet another movie rental from that magical little invention called the Red Box, and kick some tail at Taboo. Until tomorrow my friends!


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I found out last Wednesday that my pregnant sister, Kristin, was being induce into labor on Monday (2/27/12). Kristin's blood pressure was high, and the baby's stomach was measuring small. To make sure everything was all right, they decided induced labor was the best option. I traveled up to Des Moines Sunday night and spent the night at their house. Kristin and Greg were to be at the hospital at 7:30 am on Monday morning. I wanted to do a documentary approach to the whole thing, so I came to the hospital around 9:00 am to ensure that I got a few "detail shots" before Kristin went in to full-on labor. The rest of our family arrived around 10:45 am, and things seemed to be going slowly. Kristin was gradually having more regular and powerful contractions, but after 4 hours, she was only dilated 1/2 way to what she needed to be. I asked the nurse about progress, and she said that she's be "extremely surprised if she delivered any time soon". So, we had lunch and walked around, running errands, and we didn't think she was going to progress as quickly as she did.
The next thing I know, I'm running into her room, grabbing my camera as they're pulling the baby out all the way. I immediately went to work, snapping my first picture as they placed the baby on her chest. I'm not even sure what followed after that. I must have been in the zone . I documented everything from the baby's first breaths to cleaning him off and weighing him, to both Greg and Kristin's family holding the newborn. I'm so grateful that they left me to do my thing.
Cade Micah Kapusinski was born at 1:47 pm on Monday, 2/27/12. He weighs 6lbs, 2.5oz and is 20.5 inches tall
I know these aren't my usual dog pictures, but these images mean more to me than I could have imaged before going into this. I don't think I have ever taken such powerful photos, and I am very proud of this set. I am so glad to have been a part of this experience. It's definitely something I will never forget.
After getting back to Missouri, I put together a little slideshow for the proud parents. As soon as I watched the finished product for the first time, I admit I cried. (I guess it's good if your own images can move you to shed a tear or two!) Here is the video:
Cade Video
Here are some stills that I used in the video:
All images are © Holly Hildreth 2012 | hhildrethphoto.wordpress.com


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I've downloaded the latest Ubuntu, 12.04. I have Windows 7 Professional installed on my laptop, 1 physical HD divided to 3 partitions (C:, D: and System Reserved). I shrank D: drive and had 60 GB of unallocated space. Rebooted from Ubuntu install cd and installed it with the option of Install Alongside Windows 7.
After installation is over, Windows loads automatically; not GRUB, Ubuntu doesn't show up in the Boot tab in msconfig.
Done this several times, same result always. Am I doing something wrong? A while back when I installed 11.10, I had different issues (GRUB won't load, only GRUB4DOS) but eventually I managed to install it. Now, after formatting and reinstalling Windows 7 (Original, not that it matters), I'm stuck.
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Seth Meyers is stepping away from his "Saturday Night Live" gig for a temporary weekday job.
The comedian will host the 2010 ESPYs, Access Hollywood can exclusively reveal.
The "Weekend Update" anchor and "SNL" head writer will be joined by an all-star lineup of athletes and entertainers to celebrate the annual sports awards show on ESPN on Wednesday, July 14 in Los Angeles.
"If you asked anyone I played sports with as a kid they would tell you 'the only way Seth was making it to the ESPYs was as a host or presenter,'" Meyers joked.
It will mark the first time the ESPYs have been televised live since the 2003 show, which was hosted by Jamie Foxx.
"In the 'anything can happen' atmosphere that comes with doing a live program, there is no better host for the 2010 ESPYs then Seth Meyers," said Maura Mandt, executive producer for the awards show. "Not only is he one of the most brilliant comedians, his enthusiasm for sports is sure to create some of the most memorable moments in ESPYs history."
New to the show this year, fans will be able to vote on an ESPYs category during the show, and see the results of their vote live on the stage.
Meyers – who was a presenter during the 2009 ESPYs – joins a long list of celeb ESPY hosts including Samuel L. Jackson, Jimmy Kimmel, Matthew Perry, Jimmy Smits and the show's original host in 1993 and 1994 Dennis Miller.
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2013 NFL Preview: AFC South
The Texans have won the AFC South the last two seasons, but Andrew Luck (left) and the Colts are a rising power. (Bob Levey/Getty Images)
With training camps about to begin, we take a division-by-division look at where each team stands heading into the 2013 season.
The AFC South lost a considerable chunk of its identity when Peyton Manning sat out the 2011 season with a neck injury. This had been the Colts' division in the decade or so prior to that, with Manning's teams winning seven of eight division titles and a Super Bowl.
Indianapolis' Manning-less slide did open the door for the Houston Texans, who captured the AFC South crown in '11, then repeated the feat last year. They had to fend off a charge from the rapidly restocked Colts for the latter title, as rookie Andrew Luck led Indy to a surprising 11-5 record and a playoff berth.
So, is this division set to be a two-team race for the foreseeable future? It all depends on how close the Titans are to breaking a four-year playoff drought and how long Jacksonville's own rebuilding project will take.
This year's AFC South outlook:
Houston Texans
Key moves:
Signed FB Greg Jones, S Ed Reed; drafted WR DeAndre Hopkins, S D.J. Swearinger, OT Brennan Williams, OLB Sam Montgomery, OL David Quessenberry
WR Kevin Walter, TE James Casey, OLB Connor Barwin, S Glover Quin
Where they got better: Wide receiver. No offense to steady Kevin Walter, who averaged 46.5 catches per year for the Texans from 2006-12, but it was one of the NFL's worst-kept secrets that Houston was jonesing for a legit No. 2 receiver. DeAndre Hopkins will try to succeed where 2012 draft picks DeVier Posey and Keshawn Martin, to this point, have not. Hopkins, a 6-foot-1 Clemson product, caught a staggering 18 touchdown passes last season and should -- should -- take some heat off Andre Johnson in the passing attack. If all goes according to plan, Hopkins will be a Rookie of the Year candidate.
Where they got worse: Safety, with an asterisk. The Texans replaced departed free agent Glover Quin, an underrated player, with ex-Baltimore superstar Ed Reed and ultra-talented rookie D.J. Swearinger. Net gain, right? Well, maybe. Reed could miss some of the regular season following hip surgery, which he underwent after signing a three-year deal in Houston, much to the chagrin of the Texans' front office. His absence could force Swearinger into the lineup early. There are likely to be some highs and lows there, especially since the Texans' other safety starter, Danieal Manning, like Swearinger, is better in the box.
Breakout player: Whitney Mercilus, OLB. Mercilus registered six sacks last season as a rookie. Now, with Connor Barwin out of the mix, he'll jump into the starting lineup. He should be a double-digit sack guy there, provided he can handle the rising expectations and playing time.
Where they stand: It has been a slow climb for the Texans franchise, which waited 10 seasons for its first playoff berth and now, after back-to-back AFC South crowns, is seeking a postseason win over someone other than the Bengals. Houston boasted a top-10 offense and top-10 defense last season, en route to a 12-4 record. If Hopkins is everything the Texans dream him to be, they could be even better in 2013. The Texans have been on the brink for the past two seasons. They're a Super Bowl contender again, but can they get over the top?
Indianapolis Colts
Key moves:
Signed QB Matt Hasselbeck, RB Ahmad Bradshaw, WR Darrius Heyward-Bey, OT Gosder Cherilus, G Donald Thomas, DT Ricky Jean-Francois, OLB Erik Walden, CB Greg Toler, S LaRon Landry; traded for LB Kelvin Sheppard; drafted OLB Bjoern Werner, G Hugh Thornton, C Khaled Holmes; hired O.C. Pep Hamilton
WR Donnie Avery, WR Austin Collie, OT Winston Justice, C A.Q. Shipley, NT Antonio Johnson, DE/OLB Dwight Freeney, CB Jerraud Powers
Where they got better: The offensive line. Indianapolis allowed 41 sacks of Andrew Luck last season (though, some of those were on Luck). In an effort to improve on that number and bolster the league's 22nd-ranked rushing attack, the Colts spent big bucks on tackle Gosder Cherilus and guard Donald Thomas. Cherulis' knees have plagued him, but he played well in Detroit last season; Thomas stepped up when called upon in New England and brings some much-needed versatility to the interior of the line. Oh, and don't overlook the addition of RB Ahmad Bradshaw, a stellar blocking back who's capable of slipping out as a receiver.
Where they got worse: Outside linebacker. Sure, Dwight Freeney was not the best fit as a stand-up pass-rusher in Indianapolis' new 3-4. But Freeney's departure still removes a key presence, on and off the field, from this roster. First-round pick Bjoern Werner is not a great 3-4 match on paper, either, though the Colts will work him into the lineup at least on passing downs. The verdict at this position falls on ex-Packer Erik Walden, whom the Colts seemingly overpaid to the tune of four years and $16 million. Indianapolis needs him to be more productive than he ever was in Green Bay.
Breakout player: Coby Fleener, TE. Fleener could be one of the big beneficiaries of Indianapolis' Pep Hamilton hiring -- Fleener averaged 19.6 yards per catch and scored 10 touchdowns in college in 2011, Hamilton's first year calling plays for Stanford. His 26-catch rookie season could pale in comparison to what he does in Year 2.
Where they stand: Did last season re-establish the Colts as an AFC power or was it a smoke-and-mirrors job? There is evidence to both arguments. Indianapolis notched only three wins in 2013 over teams that made the postseason, and the defense was 26th in yards allowed. On the flip side, Luck should be much improved in his second year, and the offense may better play to his strengths. Bradshaw and WR Darrius Heyward-Bey give Luck more weapons to work with, too. The Colts may have what it takes to challenge Houston in the South ... but a slight regression, aided by Bruce Arians leaving for Arizona, cannot be ruled out, either.
Jacksonville Jaguars
Key moves:
Signed RB Justin Forsett, WR Mohamed Massaquoi, DT Sen'Derrick Marks, DT Roy Miller, OLB Geno Hayes, CB Alan Ball, CB Marcus Trufant; drafted OT Luke Joeckel, S Johnathan Cyprien, CB Dwayne Gratz, WR Ace Sanders, RB Denard Robinson, S Josh Evans; hired head coach Gus Bradley, O.C. Jedd Fisch, D.C. Bob Babich
RB Rashad Jennings, FB Greg Jones, WR Laurent Robinson, OT Guy Whimper, G Eben Britton, DT Terrance Knighton, DT C.J. Mosley, OLB Daryl Smith, CB Derek Cox, CB Aaron Ross, S Dawan Landry
Where they got better: The secondary (eventually). In Landry, Cox and Ross, the Jaguars lost a combined 37 starts from their 2012 secondary. Jacksonville's still set up for a brighter future at cornerback and safety, thanks to the arrivals of rookies Jonathan Cyprien, Dwayne Gratz and Josh Evans plus veterans Marcus Trufant and Alan Ball. This team is now deeper and more dynamic in the defensive backfield, particularly thanks to Cyprien, a favorite of many draft experts heading into April. Both he and Gratz could be in the starting lineup when the regular season rolls around. There may be some growing pains, but the Jaguars ought to be better off in the long run.
Where they got worse: The pass rush. Technically, the Jaguars' situation there hit the skids when Daryl Smith, the franchise's all-time leading tackler, suffered a groin injury just before the regular season. He never made it back to 100 percent health, and the Jaguars finished 2012 with a league-worst 20 sacks. They really did very little to improve their stock there this offseason. Ex-Bear Geno Hayes will take over for Smith at outside linebacker, but Jacksonville mostly will rely on defensive ends Tyson Alualu, Jason Babin and Andre Branch to all raise their games following disappointing seasons.
Breakout player: Alan Ball, CB. Though those young guns may buoy the secondary in years to come, this group could struggle mightily in 2012. Hence, Ball, a player with three starts combined in 2011-12 and all of three career interceptions, looks to be the top cornerback. He's big (6-2) and aggressive, necessary components to thrive in Gus Bradley's coverages.
Where they stand: The rebuilding process began in earnest this offseason, so it may take a bit for the Jaguars to really challenge in the AFC South. They ranked 30th in offense and 29th in defense last year, so the resulting 2-14 record hardly qualifies as a fluke. A few more wins, experience for the rookies and, most importantly, an answer on the question of Blaine Gabbert's potential at QB would make for a successful season. Set the bar at 5-11 and appreciate the work Bradley is doing to lay the groundwork for his team.
Tennessee Titans
Key moves:
Signed QB Ryan Fitzpatrick, RB Shonn Greene, WR Kevin Walter, TE Delanie Walker, G Andy Levitre, G/C Rob Turner, DT Sammie Lee Hill, LB Moise Fokou, S Bernard Pollard, S George Wilson; drafted G Chance Warmack, WR Justin Hunter, CB Blidi Wreh-Wilson, OLB Zavier Gooden, G/C Brian Schwenke
QB Matt Hasselbeck, RB Javon Ringer, TE Jared Cook, G Leroy Harris, G Steve Hutchinson, G Deuce Lutui, DT Sen'Derrick Marks, LB Will Witherspoon, S Jordan Babineaux
Where they got better: Guard. This might be one of the most substantial upgrades for any team's position group league-wide. The Titans went from having all sorts of issues along the interior of their line to a starting duo of Andy Levitre and Chance Warmack, with Rob Turner and Chris Spencer as backups. That's a strong two-deep group, with the potential for greatness if Warmack can maul the way he did at Alabama. These upgrades are of particular significance for a team that wants to pound the ball between the tackles with Chris Johnson, who on more than one occasion last season bemoaned a lack of blocking.
Where they got worse: Tight end. That is, tight end as a weapon in this offense. Delanie Walker can do a lot of things on the field, specifically as a movable blocking piece. What he cannot do -- or, rather, has never done in his NFL career -- is create problems in the passing game. Walker has just 40 catches over the past two seasons; Jared Cook, the man he's replacing in the lineup, had 44 last season. The Titans never fully took advantage of Cook (and Cook never really gave them consistent effort), but for a passing attack that's struggled under QB Jake Locker to be anything more than mediocre, the loss of Cook's pass-catching abilities will be felt.
Breakout player: Kendall Wright, WR. Wright reportedly lost about 15 pounds this offseason and appears primed to build on an up-and-down rookie campaign. There will be a battle for targets, with Nate Washington, Kenny Britt, rookie Justin Hunter, Johnson and Walker all available. Britt has as good a chance as any to be Locker's go-to guy.
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We've told you over and over again not to hack electronic road signs for comedic purposes, but some Australians have anyway. Apparently they don't find Prime Minister Kevin Rudd's policies too agreeable, leaving the message "Kevin Rudd Sucks."
A healthy percentage of the Aussie population is alarmed at the big brother flavor the country's government has taken on the last few years, pinning much of the blame on Prime Minister Kevin Rudd. Rudd's an ardent proponent of imposing filters on the internet and there's been quite the row lately over censorship and banning of mature (read: violent and fun) video games. As such, it's no surprise some enterprising hooligan took it upon themselves to publicly state that "Kevin Rudd Sucks" via electronic road sign. The sign was found late at night in the Sydney suburb of Rose Bay and police responded by using bolt cutters to remove the lock and turning the thing off.
Bad anonymous hooligan, bad! You definitely don't need to hack any more road signs and certainly not to read "Jalopnik For PM" [News.au]
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By Ernest L. White
November 10, 1881 - December 15, 1956
Hampton, New Hampshire
Table of Contents
- A Mexican Diary -- Part I -- Pages 1-10
- A Mexican Diary -- Part II -- Pages 11-20
- A Mexican Diary -- Part III -- Pages 21-30
- A Mexican Diary -- Part IV -- Pages 31-40
- A Mexican Diary -- Part V -- Pages 41-50
- A Mexican Diary -- Part VI -- Pages 51-63
Ernest L. White's life in retrospect.
[Compiled by Kelvin Dalton, grandson of Mr. White.]
"Ernest L. White was born in Somerville, MA, November 10, 1881.
"While still in school, sometime in the 1890's, he and a friend bought a wet-plate camera, a horse and a milk wagon, and drove up to the Lakes Region of NH as itinerant photographers. They returned to Somerville just before the new school year began.
"Another year, they drove to Wiscasset, Maine, but no record of this journey has been found. Ernest's mother's family, the Lamberts, at one time held a land grant in Wiscasset from the Proprietors of the Massachusetts colony, which may have been the reason for choosing this destination.
"In 1902, at age 21, Ernest accepted a position as co-manager of a coffee plantation in Mexico. He contracted malaria and returned to the States a year or two later. His Mexican experiences are chronicled in 'A Mexican Diary'.
"In 1906 he married Edna Hussey and moved to Derry, NH. They had a son, John, and moved to Hampton at the present site of 317 Mill Road. This house burned to the ground and the small family moved across the street to the farmhouse now owned by Margaret Barry. Alice (nee White) Dalton was born there in 1910, and Robert in 1925.
"Ernest raised sheep for their wool, worked for the Hampton Water Works as an engineer, acted in local productions, wrote articles and poems for Hampton Union, and built several cottages on Mill Road. After Robert died in WW II, Ernest and John built a house just north of the farm in North Hampton. He died December 15, 1956 at the age of 75."[See also: Obituary of Ernest L. White]


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Last night MLB Network aired a special to unveil the MLB.com top 100 prospects for 2014, and the Cubs were all over that list. It was fun listening to the likes of Jim Callis, and Jonathan Mayo gush about how many good, young players the Cubs have waiting in the wings. A total of seven players graced the list, here is a breakdown of each player, and some analysis.
** Players are graded on a 20-80 scale for future tools — 20-30 is well below average, 40 is below average, 50 is average, 60 is above average and 70-80 is well above average (MLB.com/Prospects rating scale)
#100 – Right handed pitcher, Pierce Johnson (22 years old)
Scouting Grades: Fastball: 60 | Changeup: 50 | Control: 55 | Overall: 55
Johnson was drafted in the supplemental round of the 2012 MLB Draft, 43rd overall by the Cubs. 2013 was Johnson's first full professional season, and it was impressive. Johnson pitched over two levels and actually found more success with Daytona which was the higher level. Overall for 2013 Johnson went 11-6 with a 2.74 ERA while starting 21 games and appearing in 23. In 118.1 innings Johnson only allowed 109 hits, 5 home runs (5!), while walking 43 and striking out 124. I mentioned more success at Daytona, with the D-Cubs, Johnson worked 48.2 innings allowing only one home run with a sparkling 2.22 ERA.
#89 – 2B/SS, Arismendy Alcantara (22 years old)
Scouting Grades: Hit: 55 | Power: 45 | Run: 60 | Arm: 60 | Field: 50 | Overall: 55
Alcantara seemingly came out of nowhere in 2013 but in reality the talent has always been there it was just a matter of everything coming together at once. With a brilliant 2013 season Alcantara cemented his status as the Cubs second baseman of the future, and will probably be seen on the North Side this upcoming season. Alcantara played all of 2013 with the Smokies at the double A level and really showcased his all around game. In just under 500 at bats Alcantara hit .271 with a .352 on base percentage and a .451 slugging percentage which was good for an .804 OPS. Couple those on base numbers with the 31 stolen bases he had and he becomes a legitimate threat at the top of the order. Jason Parks of Baseball Prospectus says that Alcantara reminds him of Jose Reyes-lite, well, that works.
#49 – OF, Jorge Soler (21 years old)
Scouting Grades: Hit: 55 | Power: 65 | Run: 50 | Arm: 65 | Field: 55 | Overall: 60
Now we start getting into the meat and potatoes of the Cubs prospects, first up Jorge Soler. I've seen Soler play in person a number of times, and he is an impressive specimen. He looks more like a football player than a baseball player, but he makes it work. Injuries derailed his 2013 season as he was only able to get 210 at bats with the Daytona Cubs. Soler produced for the Minor League team of the year as he cracked 8 home runs, and had 35 RBI's. Those numbers are down a bit, again he is still adjusting to the professional game, and is only 21. Jason Parks chimed in on Soler as well saying that his is slow to adjust, is the most likely of Cubs prospects to "miss" which I think makes sense given his raw ability, still a high ceiling though.
#42 – RHP, C.J. Edwards (22 years old)
Scouting Grades: Fastball: 65 | Curveball: 60 | Changeup: 50 | Control: 55 | Overall: 60
Oh, hello CJ Edwards. That's right, after an amazing 2013 season, Edwards has vaulted past Jorge Soler on this list. Baseball Prospectus also had Edwards ranked as the #3 player in the Cubs organization, ahead of Soler, and Albert Almora. Edwards wasn't even with the Cubs at this time last year, he was one of four, yes four players acquired from Texas in the Matt Garza deal. The 2013 season saw Edwards give up one home run, one, just one…. take that Pierce Johnson. For 2013 Edwards tossed 116.1 innings combined at the high A level for Texas and Chicago, he only gave up 76 hits. He finished with a 8-2 record and a 1.86 ERA while walking 41 and striking out 155, goodnight! Jason Parks doesn't see Edwards with a huge ceiling but Jim Callis said that Edwards could be the top of the rotation guy the Cubs need.
#18 – OF, Albert Almora (19 years old)
Scouting Grades: Hit: 65 | Power: 55 | Run: 50 | Arm: 65 | Field: 75 | Overall: 60
When it's all said and done Albert Almora might the favorite player of a lot of fans. While Almora doesn't have any tools that jump off the page at you (except for his glove I guess) he plays well above them, that's exactly what Jim Callis said last night. Almora is a baseball player, run through the wall, do whatever it takes to win, baseball player. Because of his 100% all the time playing style he suffered a number of injuries in 2013 which kind of disjointed his season. Almora spent all of 2013 at Kane County but only got 249 at bats due to said injuries, but he made the most of them. He hit .329 with 17 doubles, four triples, three homers, and 23 RBI's. His slash numbers were even more impressive, he had a .379 on base percentage, and a .466 slugging percentage which was good for an .842 OPS. I think Almora will become more patient at the plate as he gets older but right now he's fine, he walked 17 times last year and only struck out 30 times, expect to see Almora on the North Side in 2016.
#9 – 3B, Kris Bryant (22 years old)
Scouting Grades: Hit: 55 | Power: 70 | Run: 40 | Arm: 60 | Field: 50 | Overall: 65
Kris Bryant seems to be on the fast track, one reason is that he is far more advanced than the other Cubs prospects on this list, the other is he mashes the baseball. Bryant made it to three different levels in just 36 games, that's ridiculous, he also hit at every level. Then he went on to the Arizona Fall League and destroyed the ball in earning accolades such as the MVP award. Bryant had 128 at bats in 2013 not counting the Arizona Fall League and his a combined .336 with 9 home runs, and 32 RBI's, extrapolate that, good Lord. Walking is something that Bryant hasn't done a lot of right now, but it's hard to argue with the .390 on base percentage, .719 slugging percentage and 1.106 OPS. The numbers are eye-popping, and the Cubs aren't shy about moving Bryant wherever he deserves to go, and many believe that could be as early as 2015. Given Bryant's defensive ability and bat it's not out of the question that he moves to right field to keep 3B open for Baez, either way the Cubs will find a spot for that bat.
#7 – SS, Javier Baez (21 years old)
Scouting Grades: Hit: 60 | Power: 70 | Run: 50 | Arm: 65 | Field: 50 | Overall: 65
If you're not excited about Javier Baez, first off, where have you been, secondly, it's about time you are. Baez destroy minor league baseball last year at both high A and double A. There wasn't a more feared hitter in baseball, in 517 at bats Baez crushed 37 home runs, and had 111 RBI's with a total of 75 extra-base hits. He has been burdened with high expectations and all he has done is create new ones which are even higher. Surveying the top prospect lists for 2014 the number seven ranking is going to be the "worst" for Baez. Jason Parks slots him at number four but said there really isn't a good reason why he shouldn't be number one, that's in all of baseball. Many people are expecting Baez to make his Cubs debut this upcoming season, the plan right now is for him to start in triple A as Iowa's shortstop. Moving forward, given Baez's defensive issues he might move to 3B but again, that really has a lot to do with how other players develop as well.
Prospects are just that, a young player that has expectation or is projected to have some sort of impact at the Major League level. There really is no such thing as a sure thing in this game, and that goes for Cubs prospects as well. As good as these players are there is no guarantee that any or all of them will make it to the Cubs, and be an impact player like they are projected. That said, Cubs fans have had little to get excited about recently and this is definitely a list that you can not only get excited about but truly believe that there is some hope in the near future.


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5) Ys I know for a fact gets a lot of love from the staff, but I think because it came out so late in the year, more of us didn't get to play it enough or at all. I've put a couple hours in over break and I adore it.
Yeah, I wasn't too thrilled about an MMO winning game of the year. Perhaps I'm "old-fashioned" but I still think they belong in their own category, and that's it. Yes, I know it's stupid. Am I right in remembering you guys doing a separate awards thing for music last year? Because I felt there was a sad lack of music awards. The best sound award was it. And that went to an MMO. I want to know what regular/ indie games have the best music, voices, overall sound, etc. I haven't played 99.9% of the games that won awards so I can't really comment on that. I'm sure FFIV is great for what it is. It just seems like you guys went a little too gaga over it. Maybe someday I'll understand.
I'm honestly quite happy that generic "ATTACK/MAGIC/ITEM/RUN" anime trope JRPGs are on the decline, because the vast majority of them are creatively bereft and no longer have the same magic for me that they did when I was 14 and much less experienced with them.
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I'm not saying 'never', that's your putting words in my mouth. It just so happened with Ys this time. I can't speak for how it was scheduled, but I'm guessing interest in 2013 lists tends to wane the more you get into 2014, not an intention to 'ignore Ys' or anything that came out so late. November was busy for new releases, and not just RPGs, so some of us got distracted with those.I just know I voted for Ys. Except in the GotY category.


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We've enjoyed a veritable banquet of beauties in March, as the below is a testament to. Whittling our favourites down to ten was, to say the least, tough work, hence the spread of 'see also' releases come the article's end. Expect to see a number of our chosen ten in December's end-of-year best-of list, so good is March's crop.
No more introductory words necessary this month; the music speaks volumes.
Jusqu'au mois suivant...
(Transgressive / Sub Pop)
Says Mike Diver: "Foals' take on pop isn't 100 per cent unique, but what is? They're not the revolutionaries they've been painted as by know-nothing blabbermouths with too many hands in industry pockets to ever open an album worth its recording budget. They are a popular band for a populous pining for The Next Step, the tiniest of advancements that takes us from Bloc Party and Klaxons to, well, Foals. Two steps, twice? Nah, one will suffice for the meantime, but album two could well dash three or four forward…"
Read the full review HERE
Cadence Weapon
Afterparty Babies
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Says Chrizzz Nizzz: "Musically, so much is going on here. Influences of all kinds bombard you from song to song: Prefuse 73-esque glitch-hop stylings on 'Limited Edition OJ Slammer'; IDM-tinged, noisy thumping in the style of Autechre number 'Tattoos (And What They Really Look Like)'; and even a radio-friendly summer jam, 'Real Estate', which should have Lupe Fiasco and Kanye West cupping their balls in fear. Cadence Weapon, and Afterparty Babies, is just too good…"
Read the full review HERE
Thee Silver Mt Zion Orchestra & Tra-La-La Band
13 Blues For Thirteen Moons
Says Billy Hamilton: "The title track is exactly how the apocalypse should sound: a 16-minute shock of chaotic drumming and screaming vocals that explodes with venomous guitar tussles before subsiding into pleading reverb that's finally dismissed by a swathe of unrelenting instrumentation. So here's the stickler: Silver Mt Zion's 13 Blues… scores 10 in almost every sense, but to award such an accolade would imply this is a record never to be bettered. It would take a brave man to make such a bold statement…"
Read the full review HERE
Hercules & Love Affair
Hercules & Love Affair
Says Patrick McNally: "A lot of the pre-release press babble for Hercules & Love Affair's fantastic self-titled debut talks it up in a way that is distinctly odd. There's a lot of talk about 'experimental disco', weird electronic sounds and whatnot that totally obscures the fact that this album is best when it plays it totally straight. Or as straight as an album in an explicitly gay musical tradition, featuring Antony (of ...and the Johnsons fame) and transsexual Nomi as vocalists can be. The clue's in the title: Hercules... are classicists enraptured by the sweaty mythos of '70s and '80s club tracks…"
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The Seldom Seen Kid
Says Nick Southall: "Angrier politically and more contended emotionally than before, Elbow are no less beautiful and imaginative. A more evenly-distributed record than Leaders Of The Free World, which accentuated its internal dynamics by vacillating wildly from maximalist stomps to sparse elegies, the achievement of The Seldom Seen Kid is that Elbow manage to be both incredibly consistent and perpetually improving. It's an easy phrase to utter, but Elbow are one of the finest bands in the world right now…"
Read the full review HERE
Fuck Buttons
Street Horrrsing
(ATP Recordings)
Says Samuel Strang: "Though far from flawless, removed from any brouhaha Street Horrrsing sees Fuck Buttons carve their own niche and not only produce a debut record that will claw at any prejudices over its 40-minute span but show up their drone brethren as too often resiliently stuck in the mud. Both blissful and blistering, this is the sound of an act doom-mongering to their own unique nauseating beat…"
Read the full review HERE
Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds
Dig, Lazarus, Dig!!!
Says Mike Diver: "If Grinderman was a necessary catharsis, then Dig… is the studied companion piece that paints its stripped-back counterpart in a whole new light. Nick Cave's not growing old ungracefully; he's merely channelling quite different dimensions of his character when they best suit him. It's never been more evident that he's the kind of musician so essential in the make-up of the modern market – an individual able to operate at a chameleonic level, where only he is in command of whatever strings manipulate his various nuances…"
Read the full review HERE
The Ruby Suns
Sea Lion
(Memphis Industries)
Says Dom Gourlay: "As a rule, the phrase 'concept album' has largely been met with disapproval and disdain, due in no small part to its origins in the dark days of the early '70s when creativity was seemingly lost amidst a sea of bad drugs and overstated pomposity. But then, of course, there have been some belters: Daydream Nation, A Weekend In The City and All Hour Cymbals being three that spring to mind. The Ruby Suns' second LP Sea Lion is another to add to the list…"
Read the full review HERE
Mystery Jets
Twenty One
Says Kev Kharas: "There's a clarity to the words here that can only be found in the hungover hours surrounding noon on a Saturday or Sunday, verses like "I knew that you were thinking of him last night / 'Cause I saw the blood seep down to your toes / Turn away if you must / But how can you put your trust / In a man who always sleeps in his clothes" thrilling as they unravel in their easy, unlaboured delivery. It's an ease that suits Mystery Jets as well as their music, and, finally, I can come to reject the term 'masterpiece' as the natural growth of this band promises to propel them on and up, into dizzy and deserved, ever-fresher stratospheres…"
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Says Mike Diver: "One of the final lines here states "Stalking's my whole style", but what's evident again throughout Alopecia is just how few artists Why?'s Yoni Wolf apparently draws influence from. He's alone in a field of his own making – worthy of ranking alongside this generation's greatest lyricists but with a compositional nous that's beyond millions, and one that seems to have developed so naturally that you can only suspect intervention from a higher power…"
Read the full review HERE
Also released and reviewed in March, and all worthy of your attention and investment, albums by: MGMT, The Most Serene Republic, Guillemots, This Will Destroy You, White Hinterland, The Apes, The Gutter Twins, Autechre, Neon Neon, Destroyer, Panic At The Disco, Grand Archives, Young Knives, The Kills, Fighting With Wire, Stephen Malkmus… Phew, we did say there was a lot.
The Nautilus Years
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Says Ben Patashnik: "Surrounded's The Nautilus Years is a work of such understated, almost casual beauty that it would be a crime for it to go unnoticed. It's about as far from the zeitgeist without being purposely contrary (it's happily lacking in Afrobeat influences / any kind of hype / guitarists wearing ludicrous sunglasses in all promo shots / female soul-based vocalists / dirty indie stage-school fops / anyone to do with Ed Banger or French electro of any kind) and wears its massive heart on its sleeve. Do your soul a favour and buy it…"
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With high school seniors now embarking on the college application process, many families are dealing with price shock amid rising costs for higher education.
While the cost of attending Princeton has risen for students who pay full tuition -- although not as much as that of many other institutions -- the University has taken major steps to make a Princeton education more affordable for all students. The cornerstone of these enhancements was the replacement of loans for undergraduates with grants that do not need to be repaid. The change, instituted in 2001, set a standard that has caused other universities to re-examine and improve their own aid programs.
In addition to increasing its financial aid budget, Princeton also provides online tools to assist families with their aid applications. To address common concerns of prospective students and their families, Princeton's director of undergraduate financial aid, Don Betterton, spoke with Office of Communications contributing writer Shani Hilton about key features of the University's financial aid program.
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Since the policy went into effect, we have had a major increase in the number of aid students. In the 2004-05 academic year, we anticipate that 51 percent of Princeton undergraduates will be on aid. Overall we've seen our aid population grow from about 1,800 students to nearly 2,400, an increase of one-third.
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Browse to http://localhost:8080/ and I have a graphite webapp running
$ python path/to/graphite/examples/example-client.py
I now have a script putting data into graphite. Might want to tweak local_settings.py (make it Europe/London, for example), and conf/carbon.conf to have reasonable retention periods / file sizes for the whisper data files.
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