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It's been another solid year for new releases, hundreds of bands released new albums in 2007 and it's been very hard to keep up. I missed out on many new releases in many different genres because I spend my hard earned money. That money I put aside for my music fix has to be spent wisely and some bands/albums just fall through the cracks. I've started to get the attention of some labels and distributors so I'm hoping that I'll be able to review more new releases in 2008.
Another factor is availability. Today anything can be bought online but the prices can be too high, sometimes it's better to save a few dollars by holding off on a European or Japanese import and waiting for the U.S. release. In a few of those cases, some albums released around the world in 2007 won't be released properly in the U.S. until early 2008 (Night Ranger, Airbourne, Primal Fear).
Looking back on 2007, I noticed that some bands got more of my attention than others and I picked up a lot of new releases from 2006 that I had missed. I only expect more of the same as my Want List grows and my musical tastes expand. The only criteria I followed for my Top 15 was that the album had to be a studio album, not a live record, best of, or covers collection. So here it is, my Top 15 Albums of 2007:
The surprise of the year! The Scorpions experimented enough over the last few years but they planted the seeds with 2004's UNBREAKABLE for a major comeback, not that they ever went away. I admit that I was apprehensive when I found out Pop Rock guru Desmond Child was aboard but the relationship produced a solid Hard Rock album full of melody, emotion, and attitude. This album has remained in my playlist rotation since it's release and I haven't tired of it yet, that's the mark of a great album. I missed the band when they came to Boston this past Fall but their is a rumored tour with Judas Priest in 2008, that will make HUMANITY HOUR 1 even better. Another surprise was the advertised price ($7.99 at Best Buy) and the exclusive bonus track 'Cold'. A great album AND value!
Joe Lynn Turner – Second Hand Life
Very close to being my #1 album of 2007. So close in fact that I've had to listen to this and the Scorpions more in the last week to make the final decision. All the songs are strong and the music is a pure blend of classic AOR and Melodic Hard Rock. The songwriting is intelligent and emotional and the vocals are the best I've heard in 2007, JLT is in fine voice, probably the strongest of his career…..he just sounds so smooth, so effortless in his delivery. There were also a couple of Rainbow influences that gave the album a classic sound without sounding dated. Like the Scorpions album, there was a lot of value: the U.S. release on Friday Music was $12.99 and included an exclusive track ('Freedom's Wings') and all the European and Japanese bonus tracks.
THE INNER SANCTUM was the album of the year for me until the Scorpions and JLT released their albums. Saxon are one of my favorite bands and they have consistently produced great albums since the late '90s, this record is no exception. Saxon blends their current approach of blazing fast Power Metal with their NWOBHM roots and creates an album of ten really great songs. Saxon are elder statesmen in the realm of Heavy Metal but they do things better than many of the younger bands. The focus is on the songwriting and then translating it to the live show. Every one of these songs could be played alongside the classics, that's how strong they are. Add the bonus DVD to the studio album and it turns into a great package, also one of my favorite album covers of the year.
Great White – Back To The Rhythm
A successful comeback by a band no one expected to do anything. After all that has happened, did anyone think that Great White would actually make an album? They did and they made a great Blues based Hard Rock record. Getting the classic lineup back together rejuvenated the writing and getting singer Jack Russell sober made all the difference as he put in probably the best vocal performance of his career.
Icarus Witch – Songs For The Lost
One of the best new bands out there playing a cross between NWOBHM and Traditional Metal. This is their second album and it doesn't suffer from the "sophomore jinx", this is a solid slab of straight up Heavy Metal. I even like the cover of Def Leppard's 'Mirror Mirror'! A band worth watching for the future.
Primal Fear just make good Heavy Metal records…..period. NEW RELIGION has a bit more melody and harmony within the power of their Metal assault, making the album more accessible and diverse. Everytime I hear a new Primal Fear record, I always wonder how vocalist Ralf Scheepers lost the Judas Priest gig to Tim 'Ripper' Owens. Ralf has grown from being complete Halford clone to being one of the best Metal singers alive. Had to pick this up on import in September, the U.S. release is January 2008.
I bought into all the hype and rave reviews and I picked this up very late in the year. I was skeptical because I had heard only two songs and I wondered if AC/DC clones could produce a strong album. Everyone likes AC/DC, and with them out of the picture for now, Airbourne has picked up where Angus & company left off. It's simple bluesy Hard Rock like AC/DC, Rose Tattoo, and The Angels but with a youthful energy built for party Rock. Had to get this one on import late in the year also because their U.S. distribution starts in January 2008.
3 Inches Of Blood – Fire Up The Blades
A big thanks to a loyal reader, and devout Metalhead, Rene for pushing me to check out this band. Good thing I listened because 3 Inches Of Blood is a great young band that blends many different styles of Metal into their overall sound. Cam Pipes is one of the better Metal vocalists that can incorporate clean/traditional singing with growls. grunts, and groans. Another young band making their mark.
Terrible Ted came roaring from the woods to deliver his best album in years. Continuing with his gonzo attitude and hunter instinct, Ted took his love of the Blues, added his Hard Rock blend and tongue-in-cheek humor, and built the LOVE GRENADE. Jack Blades' (Night Ranger/Damn Yankees) produces and co-writes here and does a spectacular job at getting the best from the Nuge. One listen to 'Girl Scout Cookies' and 'Funk U' and you'll understand.
Another end of the year addition and it's a shame I waited so long, it's a good album. A little more Progressive and Symphonic than their past Power Metal style but still good. Kamelot proves that heavy music can be intricate and diverse while retaining the power…..I really dig the orchestration and strings and the lush backgrounds. Is Roy Khan one of the most underrated singers in Metal or what? Added value to this one is the bonus DVD on the limited edition.
Megadeth – United Abominations
At first, I wasn't excited or impressed, Megadeth hadn't regained my trust from 1999's RISK debacle even though there had been two decent studio releases since. It wasn't until mid-May when I saw Megadeth open for Heaven & Hell that I stood up and took notice. It's having classic Megadeth back with Dave Mustaine more focused than ever.
Helloween – Gambling With The Devil
Helloween were kind of put in the same category as Megadeth because I just couldn't get into their last two albums: RABBIT DON'T COME EASY (2003) & KEEPER OF THE SEVEN KEYS – THE LEGACY (2005). There was too much experimentation and enhancements on those records while the band tried to regain their signature sound and promised fans such. This album was more straight ahead Power Metal that Helloween is known for. Andi Deris puts in a spectacular performance and the band has shown that all the lineup changes of recent years hasn't disrupted their core.
Iced Earth – Framing Armageddon (Something Wicked Pt.1)
Hard to believe that this is only Iced Earth's third album since 1998's masterpiece SOMETHING WICKED THIS WAY COMES. It's also hard to believe that after releasing two very spotty concept records, the band would come roaring back to form with another concept album based on the SOMETHING WICKED theme. Unfortunately, recent lineup changes (Owens out, Barlow back in) and some late year additions to my collection have pushed this album down the list, I had it Top 10 easily up until the last couple of weeks.
Endeverafter came out of nowhere to deliver solid party time Hard Rock. A blend of classic L.A. Hard Rock with today's edge, I couldn't find a bad song. I'd like to hear how the do on their next record.
I've had this CD since early April and I'm still enjoying it. Unfortunately, it ranks a little lower due to my getting used to Mike DiMeo replacing Jorn Lande at the mic and the fact that many top bands released excellent albums later in the year. Really good Power/Progressive Metal here, hopefully the lineup stays stable.
In case my list wasn't enough, or you simply don't agree, some other great Music blogs have listed their Top Albums of 2007:
Rock & Roll And Meandering Nonsense
Rock Of Ages (Dave's Best of 2007)


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May 14, 2020 | By Donald Davidson, Indianapolis Motor Speedway
Gary Bettenhausen, a veteran of 21 Indianapolis 500 races and one of the United States Auto Club's greatest ever short-track performers passed away at his home near Monrovia, Indiana on Sunday March 16, 2014. He was 72.
The eldest son of 1951 and 1958 National Champion Tony Bettenhausen, Gary came within just a few laps of winning the 1972 "500." Driving for Roger Penske as teammate to Mark Donohue (who ended up winning), Gary led for 138 of the first 175 laps only to have to slow down with a mechanical problem and finally give up the ghost just 18 laps from the finish.
The fastest qualifier (but not the pole winner) with a V6 turbocharged Menard Buick in 1991, Gary placed within the first five finishers three times, his highest being a rather surprise third in 1980. Part of Sherman Armstrong's ambitious five-driver entry that year, Gary was basically given a four year-old Wildcat and told by owner Armstrong and chief mechanic Paul Leffler, "We don't have the time or personnel to support you, but if you can put a crew together, the car is yours."
Headed up by Gary's longtime USAC short track chief mechanic and car owner, Willie Davis, friends and family pretty much donated their time to get Gary into the race, and he was "on the bubble" when qualifying ended. Not at all optimistic by having to start on the last row with such tired and patched-together equipment, he told his wife and twin sons in so many words on race morning, "Stay together, pay attention to the P.A. and be prepared to meet me in the parking lot because as soon as this "blankety-blank" blows up, we're leaving."
But guess what? He stayed the route, held off Gordon Johncock at the checker and took third with only Johnny Rutherford and Tom Sneva ahead of him.
Beloved by his comrades, even when he was young and cocky and bull-headed, Gary B was of those throwbacks to an earlier tough-as-nails era. He had just come out of racing go-karts when he joined the USAC Stock Car circuit in 1963 and really grabbed some attention by finishing second in the 100 miler at the Indiana State Fairgrounds as a fresh-faced 21 year-old to none other than A. J. Foyt. But that was to be by far the high point for the next several years until 1967 when he started winning features in the USAC Midget series and wound up third in points. A second-place ranking to Larry Dickson in USAC Sprints the following year came during a period of several "most improved" awards from USAC and various fan clubs, leading Gary to joke at one banquet, "With as many of these things as I have been getting recently, I must have been as bad as they said I was."
But such self-effacing comments were a little unusual for those days, a major change to his personality and general outlook to come eventually during the summer of 1974.
In the meantime, Gary developed into one of the greatest sprint car drivers of all –time, flip-flopping the USAC title with Dickson for four straight years, Dickson winning in 1968 and 1970, with Gary second, and Gary winning in 1969 and 1971 with Dickson second. A great rivalry was built up between the two mostly by the media and by the fans who tended to take sides, vigorously booing one while cheering the other. In fact, the pair had great affection for each other not only in the years to come, but even during the period they were each other's greatest rival.
Perhaps Gary B at his very finest came on a blustery Sunday afternoon at the Winchester, Indiana "high-banks" on October 17, 1971 when he suffered a problem during the first half of a twin-50-lap USAC Sprint program, started 19th in the second leg in a borrowed car and then, arms lashing as if on a dirt track, carved his way to the front, taking the lead on the final turn.
By the time he called it a career in the mid-1990s, he had won six USAC National Championship races, 10 Silver Crowns, 27 Midgets and no less than 40 Sprint Car mains.
After winning the 200-mile USAC National Championship races at Phoenix in 1968 and Michigan International in 1970 for Fred Gerhardt, plus other successes, none other than Roger Penske began to take notice. Penske hired Gary for the 1972 season and one couldn't help but wonder how the then tempestuous "gunfighter" would fit in with "The Captain" and his very disciplined approach, not to mention having road racer Mark Donohue as a teammate. In fact, Gary rather surprisingly really hit it off with Donohue, later revealing, "I learned more from him on how to set up a car than anyone else I ever worked with."
But Gary remained headstrong and refused to give up driving USAC Sprint cars, Penske being far from amused when Gary suffered injuries in a race at Toledo, Ohio on the night before the Milwaukee 200 in August, 1972, Gordon Johncock having to jump in to substitute for the day.
Although Gary was on a three-year contract, he assumed that with the Toledo accident and several off-track head-butting episodes with Penske, he would be released at the end of the year. In the meantime, Patrick Racing team was being completely reorganized with George Bignotti coming on board as chief mechanic, Johnny Rutherford leaving to join Team McLaren, and the team now needing a driver to partner Swede Savage.
Perhaps not so well known is that Bignotti favored Bettenhausen.
Not surprisingly, Gary jumped at the opportunity to drive for the legendary chief mechanic and everything was fine until shortly thereafter when he had to come back, crestfallen, with the news that Penske was holding him to the second and third year of the contract. That evening, a disgruntled Gary went to the Holiday Inn Northwest (that building, not far from IMS, now demolished) where he ran into Gordon Johncock who had just been pink-slipped by McLaren. Gary told Johncock what had just transpired and first thing the following morning, Gordy was at the Patrick shop, ultimately to step into the car which would win the tragic rain-and accident marred 1973 "500."
Still not done with the dirt tracks, Gary had an even more serious accident, this time at Syracuse, New York on July 4, 1974, the result being a major injury to his left arm, the use of which he virtually lost for the rest of his life.
That was the end of his tenure at Penske and it was during the weeks which followed that the demeanor of the old war horse began to change.
For the most part (but not completely) the glaring eyes and flaring nostrils became thing of the past and out of the hospital came a much quieter, more gentle and easy-going Gary Bettenhausen, who later confided to friends, "I used to think that I was the nucleus of auto racing and that everything evolved around me. So I'm lying there in the hospital and there is a race coming up at MIS. The weekend comes and goes, and you know what? They went ahead and ran it anyway."
By January, he was running indoor midgets at the Fort Wayne Coliseum, effectively driving with his right hand and with the virtually useless left hand placed on the steering wheel by younger brothers Merle and Tony, Jr.
In May, back with Fred Gerhardt and Phil Casey, he did a superb job of qualifying for the "500" and then at the Victory Banquet the night after the race, he lambasted the several drivers who had chosen not to attend, jokingly suggesting their prize money be withheld.
Gary's passion for the "500" continued and his career as a driver did not come to an end there until after he had failed to qualify in 1994, driving a car entered incidentally by younger brother Tony. Thus with 1993 being his final "500," it meant that 14 of his 21 starts, including the third-place finish in 1980, a fifth in 1987 and the fastest qualifying time in 1991 all came after he had suffered that terrible crippling arm injury.
Sometime in the mid-1970s, Gary began to develop land he had purchased southwest of Indianapolis, thanks to the wise investment of a Penske retainer. Not surprisingly, during the early stages of clearing the land, he would run the bulldozers and other equipment himself in typical Bettenhausen fashion.
But the development went on to become quite a serious affair and today, dozens of luxurious homes reside on that property.
Examples of the "gentler" Gary B came to light during the early days of the development when his widowed and remarried mother Val lived on the property and she would call in a panic, pleading with him to come over with his rifle and shoot the critters that were scampering over the porch. Whereas the pre-1974 Gary B would probably have shown up with a machine gun, the new version merely shrugged and solved the problem in a more humane way, saying with a sheepish grin, "I couldn't do anything like that."
This was the very same Gary Bettenhausen who admitted, at around the same time, to rising before daybreak each morning and sitting on the porch because, in his own words, "I hate to miss a sunrise."
And then there was the most unlikely bonding on the Menard team in 1992 of Gary B and three-time World Champion Nelson Piquet. The Brazilian had quite a reputation for being somewhat indifferent and, in the words of the Brits, "bloody minded," and while the thinking was that the two might not get along, they became like brothers. Gary seemingly told Piquet EVERYTHING about setup and the Brazilian gratefully and attentively hung on every word.
It was rather a shame that in recent years, Gary had tended to become more and more reclusive, politely declining public appearance opportunities and depriving us of the pleasure of hearing his passionate and entertaining story telling.
The last time most race fans saw him was the day before the 2011 "500" when he took part in the massive autograph session in the Plaza area. He also appeared in the group shot of 161 Indianapolis veterans. But only just. He can be seen standing on the far left, just barely in the shot, kibitzing with Bruce Walkup and his lifelong pal Bill Vukovich, the three of them doing everything but hide!


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May 8th, 1990, fell on a Tuesday. It was day 128 of 1990. The decade was the 1990s.
30 years, 2 months and 4 days have passed since May 8th, 1990.
Songs that were on top of the music singles charts in the USA and the United Kingdom on May 8th, 1990:
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The date is May 8th, 1990 and it's a Tuesday. The summer of 1990 has finally arrived. The weather has warmed up and the evenings are brighter than usual. In America, the song Nothing Compares 2 U by Sinead O'Connor is on top of the singles charts.
Over in the UK, Killer by Adamski is the number one hit song. George W. Bush Snr. is currently the President of the United States and the movie Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles is at the top of the Box Office. It's 1990, so the airwaves are being dominated by music artists such as Sinéad O'Connor, Paula Abdul, Janet Jackson, Vanilla Ice, Mariah Carey, Stevie B, Madonna and MC Hammer.
People are watching popular TV shows such as "Only Fools and Horses", "21 Jump Street", "Full House" and "Seinfeld". Meanwhile, gamers are playing titles such as "Duck Hunt", "Gain Ground", "Super Mario Land" and "Super Mario World". Kids and teenagers are watching TV shows such as "21 Jump Street", "Full House", "Count Duckula" and "Chip 'n' Dale's Rescue Rangers".
If you're a kid or a teenager, then you're probably playing with toys such as "Water Ring Toss", "My Little Pony (figures)", "Sega Genesis / Mega Drive" and "Polly Pocket".
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"From a Distance" by Bette Midler would go on to win a Grammy for 1990's Song of the Year.
In 1990, $100 USD was worth roughly $195 in today's money. i.e. A weekly wage of $300 in 1990 would the same as receiving $585 in 2019. A house in the United States could be purchased for around $122,000 in 1990. Gas was about $1.15 per gallon. Adjusted for inflation, that would be the same as paying $1.89 per gallon in 2019.
U.S. President George H. W. Bush. was named as the Time Person of the Year in 1990.
"Dances with Wolves" won the Academy Award for Best Picture in 1990.
Movies released in 1990 included Ghost, Home Alone, Pretty Woman, Total Recall, Dances with Wolves, Back to the Future Part III, Kindergarten Cop, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Presumed Innocent, Die Hard 2, Gremlins 2 and Predator 2.
Early 1990s fashion saw a continuation of the 1980s. Popular outfits included clothes such as coloured tights, denim overalls, black leather jackets with shoulder pads, neon coloured tops, flannel shirts, plaid skirts and ripped jeans.
Popular artists in 1990 included Vanilla Ice, Adamski, Elton John, Sinead O'Connor, Robert Plant, Madonna, ZZ Top, Snap!, INXS, Maria McKee, Ice Cube, MC Hammer and The Beautiful South.
The 1990 Eurovision song contest is held in Zagreb, Croatia. Italy win the contest with the song "Insieme: 1992" by Toto Cutugno.
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Disaffected Presbyterians Announce New Evangelical Body
Presbyterians discontent with what they view as an abandonment of Scripture in the PC(USA) announced Thursday that they are launching their own Reformed body.
Calling it the Evangelical Covenant Order of Presbyterians, the group presented the body not as an "alternative" but rather as a structure that "enables ministry," Layman.org quoted Dr. John Ortberg, pastor of Menlo Park Presbyterian Church, as saying.
"Every organism lives in a larger system. A healthy ecosystem filters out toxins so that organisms can thrive," Ortberg said at a conference of The Fellowship of Presbyterians – the group launching ECO. "The goal is to build a spiritual ecosystem that in turn builds flourishing churches that make disciples of Jesus Christ."
More than 2,000 Presbyterians gathered in Orlando this week to provide support for congregations discontent with the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) and to officially launch the new church body.
Attendees are weighing whether to join the ECO or remain a faithful witness in the PC(USA).
"We are not angry, we are determined," said ECO President John Crosby, according to Presbyterian News Service. "We are not 'after' or 'against' them."
Ortberg also noted that they want to "honor, not dishonor, our brothers and sisters in the PC(USA)."
Dozens of churches have left the PC(USA) over the past few years, citing the denomination's liberal direction on scriptural authority and homosexuality. Most recently in 2008, the General Assembly – the denomination's highest governing body – approved a proposal to delete from its constitution a requirement that clergy live in "fidelity within the covenant of marriage between and a man and a woman, or chastity in singleness."
The ban on partnered homosexual clergy was officially lifted last summer after a majority of the denomination's 173 presbyteries approved the measure.
In response to the changed ordination rules, The Fellowship of Presbyterians was created last year by pastors concerned about the health of the PC(USA).
Now with the launch of its new body, The Fellowship is offering a new home for Presbyterians who want to move past the infighting and get back to reaching people for Christ.
"The problem is not denominational ambiguity or ecclesiastical dividedness or even ineffectiveness," Ortberg said at the Jan. 18-20 conference, according to Layman.org. "The problem is that people are going to hell."
"Our job is to put hell out of business – that's why Jesus went to the cross on a Friday and laid in a tomb and rose on Easter morning."
The new body's name, ECO, represents a commitment to "make disciples of Jesus Christ (Evangelical), connect leaders through accountable biblical relationships founded in God's grace (Covenant), and commit to a shared way of life together (Order)."
The ECO logo is a leaf with a cross in the middle, which is meant to convey the message: "keeping the cross and God's Word at the center of growth."
ECO President John Crosby and The Fellowship of Presbyterians President Jim Singleton stressed that their desire for the new body is to "reclaim a sense of covenanted biblical community, where unity is derived from a shared mission to make disciples of Jesus Christ, rather than by structural mandate."
"Our theological beliefs and core values unite us and inform our daily ministry, as leaders of all generations are being developed to equip God's people to speak the gospel into a rapidly-changing world."
Notably, the ECO affirms the role of women in leadership positions. The group states, "We affirm that men and women alike are called to all the ministries of the Church, and that every member is called to share in all of Christ's offices within the world beyond the church."
According to Presbyterian minister Jeff Gissing, that makes the ECO "the only presbyterian and evangelical denomination that fully endorses and supports our sisters in giving expression to their pastoral and ministerial gifts."
The unveiling of the ECO comes years after former members of The Episcopal Church and the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America also launched their own bodies in response to the liberal direction of the denominations.
Presbyterians have the option of joining the ECO or becoming an affiliate member while remaining in another denomination.
The Fellowship of Presbyterians could not be reached for comment.


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Product description Clinique Antiperspirant-DeodorantCharacteristics
Clinique Antiperspirant-Deodorant antiperspirant absorbs sweat and neutralises odours in the best way, making you feel fresh and clean every day.
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Apply to clean, dry skin under the arms. Allow to dry fully before dressing. Suitable for everyday use.
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Clinique fragrance | Clinique beauty - Clinique was founded in 1968 by a woman who gave her name to another famous brand, Estée Lauder. Story goes that Lauder was inspired by an interview with dermatologist Norman Orentreich published in Vogue, which gave her the idea of creating a line of hypoallergenic skin care suitable for anyone.
From anti-wrinkle creams to medicated soaps, Clinique products are all fragrance-free, don't contain any known allergens and, before being launched, are subjected to vigorous testing.
Clinique Laboratories also designed a special 3-step skin care system that covers all that is necessary to give your skin what it needs: cleansing, exfoliation and hydration. Exfoliation is especially important if you want to get rid of old skin cells and make your face look fresh and young.
Clinique also carries makeup products like mascaras, concealers, eyeliners, powders, etc., and, last but not least, fragrances. The first Clinique perfume ever created was the Aromatics Elixir, at the time a bit misleadingly advertised as a hypoallergenic concoction, in keeping with the brand's philosophy. To make the packaging fit the idea, Aromatics Elixir's bottle was designed to resemble an apothecary jar.


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I'm going to cheat just a teeny bit this week by tackling a house that I have technically taken on before: the Lannisters. But it makes sense, right? The Lannisters are the wealthiest family in Westeros, and that wealth means they are entitled to more than their fair share. That's what "fair" means. This also gives me an opportunity to say something I've been mulling over the past few days that I'm finally ready to admit: I fucking love the Lannisters.
Okay. Stop gasping. I get it. They're the anti-Starks, so I'm supposed to hate them. I do sometimes: Cersei and Joffrey are awful. But if you think about it, House Lannister is sort of like the Union in this War of the Five Kings. They are the existing legal power reacting against insurgencies, albeit with disproportionate and brutal force in many instances. That said I still don't want them to win (fire and blooooooooooooooooood!!!!).
But individually, many of my favorite characters are Lannisters… and individually many of your favorite characters are Lannisters, you just forget that on purpose because you're a jerk. Tyrion is a Lannister. Jaime is a Lannister. Tywin is a Lannister, and even though he is corrupt you really have to stand back in reverential awe of the man. (Monsieur is currently working on a rap* called "Tywin Lannister: Gettin' Shit Done." I have contributed the line "Tywin L. ain't nothin' to fuck with! Tywin L. ain't nothin' to fuck with!") Then there are the more minor Lannisters who are cool: Genna, Tywin's awesome sister who gives precisely zero fucks; and Kevan, the quiet loyal guy who knows his family is doing crappy things who has always intrigued me. And don't even try to say "Well those cool people you mentioned are not very Lannister-y Lannisters" because that's just not true. In fact, Cersei and Joffrey are way less Lannister-y than all the rest of them, who are all quite clever.
So just admit it. You love the Lannisters. It feels good to realize it. Freeing. Trust me.
Another point in their favor (which brings us to the thrust of this post)—you know they bring it in terms of fashion. But what would a contemporary Lannister wear?
The Lannisters are sort of Trump-like in that they like you to know who they are. Instead of putting their name on everything, they just make everything in their house colors, red and gold. Unlike Trump, however, they're classic and classy. So let's start with a well-tailored red dress…
The Lannisters aren't the only house to have red as a color, though, so be sure there is no mistake by incorporating a lion (or two)…
Add a pop of color (and an homage to Jaime trying to save Brienne by saying she comes from sapphire money)
You know Cersei would carry a Birkin (and yes, it would be red: I'm usually not a fan of such a monochromatic look, but you know Her Grace would make it work)
And finish with a basic beige pair of Louboutins (for that extra peep of red, obvi).
What's that sound? That's the sound me hearing you roar, you fierce bitch.
*not really, but he says it at the conclusion of each one of Tywin's scenes when we watch the show


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RICH AURILIA goes yard to LF!! 1-1 game.
RICH AURILIA goes yard to LF!! 1-1 game.
Small market fan... always hoping, but never expecting.
WOOOOOOOO!!!!! The Nature Boy, stylin' and profilin'!
HR, Aurilia!!! (We gotta keep this guy for next year!)
Eric Stratton, Rush Chairman. Damn glad to meet ya.
For all his defensive prowess.....Cameron is another hitter in the same vain that FCB spoke about.
Even as much as i like Freel......this guy in now way should be swinging and missing like he does.....if he is not taking pitches and walks, he becomes useless IMO.
There are some write-in votes for Aurilia = Reds' MVP.
About 6 weeks ago Narron proclaimed Aurilia to be the Reds MVP.
Sadly, I may now agree with him.
Baseball is like church. Many attend, few understand
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Hit one the other way Jason
Baseball is like church. Many attend, few understand
I know this...
We really need Aurilia to get HOT.. and a few others.. we need a run here..would love to see an 8-2 run to make up for the 2-8 Road trip.
STL lost today.. and Philly is tied up 2-2 last I saw.. a MUST win today.
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Righetti comes out and says "Brad, it's Jason LaRue dude"
Baseball is like church. Many attend, few understand
Bases loaded for Harang.
I see it's the Evil Jason LaRue from the Mirror Universe who takes the walk to load the bases.
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by Tom Utescher
Last Sunday, Mount St. Joseph Academy kicked off what looks to be yet another successful crew season, winning the varsity eight, lightweight eight, and JV eight events and coming in second in three other races in the first installment of the annual Manny Flick series on the Schuylkill.
First up for the Magic last Sunday were a JV Four "A" boat containing coxswain Alyssa Pagliaro and rowers (stroke to bow) Gwynedd Kieffer, Kate Jones, Jill Kindelan, and Kelly Gregor, and a "B" craft coxed by Lauren Woodrow and powered by Hannah Keller, Jacqueline James, Michelle Walter, and Paige Funchion.
The "B" boat finished second in five minutes, 52.31 seconds behind victorious Agnes Irwin (5:48.65), while Mount "A" (5:56.36) was third, some 26 seconds ahead of Merion Mercy.
The Mount's first victory came in the JV eight, where coxswain Alex Kist kept up the beat for Rebecca McCool, Maureen Flynn, Meghan O'Brien, Emma Thompson, Briana Sylvester, Fiona Kelly, Emily Ruddy, and Kaitlin Kiernan. They covered the course in 5:16.75, seven seconds faster than runner-up Episcopal Academy, which edged out number three Absegami by just under two seconds.
The third "four" entered by the Mount last Sunday was a lightweight boat, in which Geneva Russell, Carly Scullin, Maura O'Donnell, and Bobbie Sutton were supervised by coxswain Annie Tenzinger. Once again, an Agnes Irwin boat was first to the wire in this event (5:38.46), and in a widely separated field the Magic were second in 5:56.57 and Belleville (NJ) High School finished third in 6:11.01.
The Mount was also runner-up in the second eight, with Norwood Fontbonne Academy grad Rachel Heller in the stroke seat. Arranged ahead of her were Steph Henrich, Maddie Wescott, Anna DelRicci, Sarah Krmpotich, Katelyn Keane, Kiera McCloy, and Lauren Hamilton. Under the guidance of cox Mary Raggazino, the two-vee clocked in at 5:20.14 while Merion Mercy made it down first in 5:11.03. In a battle for third place between two Jersey crews, Moorestown edged Absegami by less than half-a-second.
The Mount lightweight eight was hugely successful last spring, and back to uphold a long tradition of excellence in this category were Molly Tenzinger, Kait Loftus, Paige Flynn, Leah McGlynn, Meg Bresnahan, Katie McCormick, Kate Mirabella, and Colette McNeela. In the cox compartment was Erin McElroy, who guided the Magic's JV eight last season.
There's always seems to be a lively esprit de corps in this boat, and the lights (a.k.a. the "Weenies") appear to enjoy being together on and off the water. Two rowers have already been designated "Puppy" and "Foxy", and no doubt other nicknames will soon follow.
The lights aren't accustomed to close races early in the season, so when Bishop Eustace was still had its bowball up with the Mount's rudder alongside Peter's Island late in the race, the Magic bolted to open up a winning margin of five seconds, 5:10.07 to 5:15.34. Moorestown (NJ) was another 11 seconds back in third place.
"They were a little distracted by the competition, it seems to me," said MSJ varsity coach Mike McKenna, who wanted his charges to concentrate chiefly on what was happening within their boat, not alongside them. "They took a big lead to start with, and then later they got a little wrapped up in beating the other crew rather than rowing their best race."
In the varsity eight race, the Mount received a more serious challenge from Radnor High School, fighting off a vigorous sprint by the Red Raiders to win by about one-and-a-half seconds. With the river flowing swiftly, the Magic's time in their 2011 debut, 4:57.10, matched their winning time in last year's Stotesbury Cup Regatta near the end of the season.
"We've actually held back quite a bit with any kind of speed work," McKenna revealed. "The focus for today's race was for them to have a consistent pace down the course and mentally stay within the boat, and they did that well."
Radnor, housed just down the street from the Mount's Conshohocken boathouse, finished second to the Magic at the scholastic national championships last spring. This year, the Raiders and many other opponents will have a size advantage over the Mounties in the open-weight varsity class.
Mount St. Joe graduated a number of physically powerful rowers out of last year's varsity eight, and some of their replacements this season were previously in the lightweight category. Like a light heavyweight competing in the heavyweight boxing division, the Mounties must stay disciplined and technically sound; if they get too amped up and try to overpower their rivals, more muscular opponents will make them pay.
"The idea is to be a little more consistent throughout a race than we were last year," McKenna said. "Today they were pressured all the way down the course and they kept their composure, which I was pleased to see."
Two seniors in the boat are Norwood Fontbonne grads, seven-seat Meredith Bracken and Maggie Rush, the cox from last year's superb lightweight eight. Occupying the two seat is the only other 12th-grader, Hill resident Katie Casebeer. A strong contingent of juniors fill the rest of the vessel; Darian DiCianno (five), Rose Ehrlich (six), Dana Lerro (stroke), Julie McGlynn (bow), Katie O'Connell (four) and the newest arrival, Emily Carbone (three).
Due to the harsh weather this winter, the Magic have not held as many seat-racing challenges as they normally have at this stage, and McKenna indicated that the varsity line-up could still be in flux for a few more weeks.


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The following crimes are from the week of Jan. 16 to Jan. 22, 2011.
Jan. 19. 8000 block Cherokee Street. Complainant states that an unknown person stole a MAC Pro laptop, serial number W8024DK, from his book bag which was in hallway. Reported at 2 p.m.
Jan. 22. 7900 block Navajo Street. Between 6:30 and 10:55 p.m., an unknown person forced entry door open and broke door frame. Pry marks were on door. Police observed large Timberland boot imprints in snow in back yard.
Summary — Two crimes for week: one burglary and one theft.
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I think I've met them all now. For me, there are no more heroes left. And no new ones coming along, by the look of it. It could be that this is a time marked by a dearth of characters, or that the smart people in rock aren't interested in self-projection but in obliterating noise. But really, I think, it's the case that, in this job, you don't have the time to develop obsessions, what with the insane turnover, and all the incentives to pluralism.
The heroes you have kind of linger on from a prior period when only a few records passed through your life, when you had time to get fixated, spend days living inside a record. It's a real effort to click back to that frame of mind, which is bad because fanaticism is the true experience of pop – I think of the splendid devotion of all those bright girls who, as soon as they've got hold of the new Cure or New Order or Bunnymen record, immediately set to learning the lyrics by heart then spend days exhaustively interpreting the Tablets From On High, struggling to establish some fit between their experience and what is actually some drunken doggerel cobbled together in a studio off-moment.
Seriously, I approve. I approve the deadly seriousness, the piety, the need for something sacred in your life. However deluded.
It's become a reflex for critics to castigate the readers for being partisan, for being sluggish and single-minded in their choices. We exhort you to disconnect, discard, and move on, acquire a certain agility as consumers. But maybe this ideal state of inconstancy we advocate only makes for fitter participants in capitalism. For the one thing that makes rock more than simply an industry, the one thing that transcends the commodity relation, is fidelity, the idea of a relationship. There are voices that you turn to as a friend, and you don't just turn your back on your friends if they go off the rails. You hang around.
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Archive for Friday, February 14, 2014
Kansas: Anti-gay marriage bill won't pass, Senate president says
February 14, 2014
Topeka Kansas Senate president says a bill that would prevent lawsuits against someone who refuses, for religious reasons, to provide services to gay and lesbians will not pass in her chamber as it is currently written.
Senate President Susan Wagle says Friday that the bill goes beyond protecting religious freedom. She raised concerns about discrimination and how it could impact businesses that would refuse services to gay couples.
The bill passed the House on Wednesday, drawing strong reaction from across the country. It would prohibit government sanctions or lawsuits over faith-based refusals to recognize same-sex unions or to provide goods, services, accommodations or employment benefits to couples.
Wagle says most Republican senators support traditional marriage and protecting religious freedom.
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The first reviews of the new iPhone 5 have been published online. Here's an overview from each of the publications.
The iPhone 5 is a significant improvement over the iPhone 4S in nearly every regard, and in those areas that didn't see an upgrade over its predecessor -- camera, storage capacity -- one could make a strong case that the iPhone 4S was already ahead of the curve. Every area, that is, except for the OS. If anything, it's the operating system here that's beginning to feel a bit dated and beginning to show its age.
Still, the iPhone 5 absolutely shines. Pick your benchmark and you'll find Apple's thin new weapon sitting at or near the top. Will it convince you to give up your Android or Windows Phone ways and join the iOS side? Maybe, maybe not. Will it wow you? Hold it in your hand -- you might be surprised. For the iOS faithful this is a no-brainer upgrade. This is without a doubt the best iPhone yet. This is a hallmark of design. This is the one you've been waiting for.
While the hardware and design here is cutting edge, the software plays it safer than we would like. For those of you that have already left the Apple eco-system for Samsung or HTC, for example, the iPhone 5 isn't likely to draw you back. You might marvel at the build and design, but Apple with the iPhone 5 has created a smartphone that is too safe for you: you'll feel too mollycoddled.
Instead Apple has created a phone that the millions of current iPhone users will want to upgrade to. iPhone owners will love it, enjoy all those new features, and appreciate all the hard work, design, and engineering that has gone into it. The iPhone 5 is a phone that makes you feel safe. A phone that you know exactly how to use as soon as you take it out of the box and that is perfect for a huge number of people. It's a phone that, until you start craving the iPhone 6, will serve you very well indeed.
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People have always had lofty expectations for the iPhone 5, especially as the competition stiffens. In delivering a fast, attractive, LTE-capable and larger-screen handset, Apple has met those expectations with a gem.
Overall, the iPhone 5 is an absolute homerun. Apple has taken what I still considered to be the best smartphone (the iPhone 4S) and perfected it in nearly every way. And yes, that includes in the battery life department. While it's hard to judge against a year-old iPhone 4S, the battery seems to be a bit better than it was a year ago (though there were some iOS issues as well). Apple claims 8 hours of 3G and LTE usage, and that seems about right.
If you've been debating getting the iPhone 5 - and it seems like many of you haven't debated it too much, with 2 million pre-orders - I suggest you make the jump. Even from the iPhone 4S, the iPhone 5 is a big, noticeable improvement. (Though of course I understand that carrier contract commitments may come into play there as well.) If you have an iPhone 4 or, heaven forbid, an iPhone 3GS, get the iPhone 5 as soon as you can.
New York Times:
Should you get the new iPhone, when the best Windows Phone and Android phones offer similarly impressive speed, beauty and features?
The iPhone 5 does nothing to change the pros and cons in that discussion. Windows Phones offer brilliant design, but lag badly in apps and accessories. Android phones shine in choice: you can get a huge screen, for example, a memory-card slot or N.F.C. chips (near-field communication -- you can exchange files with other N.F.C. phones, or buy things in certain stores, with a tap). But Android is, on the whole, buggier, more chaotic and more fragmented -- you can't always upgrade your phone's software when there's a new version.
IPhones don't offer as much choice or customization. But they're more polished and consistently designed, with a heavily regulated but better stocked app catalog. They offer Siri voice control and the best music/movie/TV store, and the phone's size and weight have boiled away to almost nothing.
So, what to make of this latest upgrade. There's no denying that the iPhone 5 is a lovely thing, and the best iPhone to date. It could well be Apple's best-selling unit ever. But a lot has changed in a year, and the current crop of Android superphones – and the incoming Windows Phone 8 handsets – have closed the gap. For nearly every "new" feature announced at the Keynote, there was a Samsung, Android, Windows, Nokia, Sony or HTC fan saying "my phone already does that."
Apple's competitors never been closer in terms of quality, function and aesthetics and from your feedback on our social networks we know how many of you are jumping ship to phones with a bigger screen and more features. Given that iPhone 4S users can upgrade to iOS 6 and do just about everything the iPhone 5 can do, and that Android users can get similarly impressive handsets for less dosh, we reckon the smart money won't all be going on a new iPhone this year, even if the mass market can't get enough of it. It's good, very good. But it's no longer the best around.
Apple has taken an already great product and made it better, overall. Consumers who prefer huge screens or certain marginal features have plenty of other choices, but the iPhone 5 is an excellent choice.
The Loop:
My experience with the iPhone 5, iOS and the EarPods has been great. The iPhone is everything Apple said it would be and with iOS 6 built-in, it's clear to me that Apple has another winner on its hands.
I can't think of any good reason why anyone wouldn't upgrade or purchase the iPhone 5.
Living with the iPhone 5 for a week, I forgot about its large screen. I forgot how thin it was. I forgot about the camera improvements. Sometimes, I even forgot about 4G LTE, and got confused whether I was currently surfing on Wi-Fi or not. The iPhone settles in, feels natural, doesn't impose. Going back to my iPhone 4S, it feels thicker, heavier, small-screened, but no less impressively designed. Somehow, the iPhone 5 and iPhone 4S feel like they can co-exist.
If you're looking for a show-off gadget, something with gee-whiz bells and whistles, then go somewhere else...except for the fact that people will inevitably want to see the iPhone 5 and grab it out of your hand. But, if you're looking for an excellent, well-conceived phone...well, here it is.
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"They see me rolling. With my paci."
"They tell me that's my Great Aunt Maggie on the right there. They tell me she sent me lots of precious handmade baby things that belonged to her many years ago. I don't know these things. I just go with what the big people tell me."
"Just hanging out. In my diaper. You ever do that?"
"I feel so proud of myself when Mommy says I'm a good girl. Can ya tell?"
"Emma came to see me. I must be special. She was fun, I liked the way she smiled at me. And her dangly earrings. Wishing I had the fine motor skills to grab them."
"My parents comment on how much I'm growing. But I haven't the faintest idea what they mean."
"Yup. That was a good nap. The hand hanging out of the Ergo tells it all."
"My special friend Emma Grace and her mommy came to visit me and my mommy. Emma Grace is one stylish baby. I'm glad I wore my favorite white sleeper with frills. I hope she was impressed."
"My Mommy says it's nap time. I have other ideas."
"The strangest thing happens. I go to sleep in the car and I wake up in this strange overly crowded place my mom refers to as 'Whole Foods' and my Aunt Chelsea is there too. That sort of things happens to me a lot- I fall asleep and wake up some place totally different. That ever happen to you?"
"Do I get a bite, Mommy? Can't take my eyes off your pizza."
"Mommy let me play with a spoon. I LOVE playing with spoons. She says she's worried I'll hit my eye with it or something, but I got this spoon thing down, Mommy!"


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This board has both an ultrasonic transmitter and receiver. The transmitter is driven by an on-board 40KHz oscillator which is enabled by the host microprocessor. The receiving sensor signal is amplified and provided as an analog signal to be processed by a single-channel ADC of the microprocessor. By measuring the time delay between enabling a transmit pulse and receiving an echo, the distance of objects in a range of around 3cm to 3m can be determined.
The connection pinout of this module allows it to plug directly into the E-blocks Sensors Motherboard. The 0.1" pitch of the pins makes it easy to add this module to any standard breadboard also.


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Many American workers will get their first glimpse of how Washington's fiscal cliff fight affected them when they open their paychecks today.
That is because amid all its wrangling last month over tax rates for the wealthy, Congress also let a 2 percent Social Security payroll tax cut expire on all workers subject to it — reverting the payroll tax you pay to 6.2 percent of your paycheck from the 4.2 percent you were paying for the last two years.
Read More: Why Your Payroll Tax Will Rise This Year
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With that tax cut no longer reflected on your paycheck, the average American could pay as much as $2,202 more in payroll taxes this year than last year, according to The Wall Street Journal. (That is because the maximum wage subject to the tax is $110,100.)
If you make $50,000 a year, you'll take home $1,000 less annually. If you get paid every two weeks, that means your paycheck will be $38.46 less today than it was two weeks ago.
For more on what to expect, check out a primer on the fiscal cliff's impact.
You can also read the Internal Revenue Service's new guide here and the Tax Policy Center's tax calculator here.


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Learning Index >> Thirteen Weavers
Mairet's work from the 1920s comprised hand-spun wool, imported eri silk and cotton - all vegetable dyed and woven, generally, in plain weave weft stripes or checks for dress or furnishing. Some floor rugs and cushions were also made and a little pattern weaving produced. In the early 1930s a new influx of English and Continental weavers brought fresh ideas for cloth construction; Joyce Griffiths, Margery Kendon and Marianne Straub all played their parts in exploiting the high quality, colour and variety of the yarns available for use 'Gospels'. By the middle of the decade, a more textured and sophisticated cloth had evolved.
In 1934 Ethel Mairet opened a dress shop in East Street, Brighton, where cloth could be purchased for making up; it closed in 1951. In 1935 she was taken ill and Margery Kendon ran 'Gospels'; in 1936 she travelled to Finland and in 1937 to Paris, both trips with Marianne Straub. In 1938 she was elected Royal Designer for Industry (RDI) by the Royal Society of Arts.
Through her second book Hand-weaving Today (1939), based on her European experience, Mairet developed links with teacher training colleges, taking their students on short courses in her workshop, throughout the war years (1939-45) and later. She also loaned her Library of Textile Portfolios (samples with texts) to these colleges for a modest fee. Her work was exhibited widely and she was also well known through the Red Rose Guild and the Guild of Weavers, Spinners and Dyers (founded in 1931) on whose summer schools she taught.
The workshop recovered some of its old energy after the war, with Barbara Sawyer, Mary Barker, Dorothy Ablett and Peter Collingwood all having an input. Mairet's last work was included in the 'Exhibition of Pottery and Textiles', with its important conference, organised by Peter Cox of Dartington Hall and held there (touring to Birmingham and London) in 1952. She died the same year.


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Scott sits down with Kimberly Bryant, a Biotechnology/Engineering professional and also the founder of BlackGirlsCode. Do we need more diversity in technology? Why? Are kids getting exposed to engineering as an option, and if not, why not?
How Design Makes The World with Scott Berkun
Dismantling barriers to participation in programming communities with Dr. Denae Ford
Will your next laptop use an ARM processor? with Jeremy Sinclair
Red Teaming with Leron Gray
Social Friendships and Internet Creativity with Cassidy Williams
Language Understanding (LUIS) with Dr. Riham Mansour
A path to technical leadership with Keavy McMinn
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|Memory Charm
Obliviate (oh-BLI-vee-ate)
|Hand Movement
Erases memory
- "If there's one thing I pride myself on, it's my Memory Charms."
- —Gilderoy Lockhart[src]
A Memory Charm (also known as Lockhart Memory Charm[1] or Forgetfulness Charm[2]) is a spell that can be used to erase memories from an individual's mind. The incantation for this charm is Obliviate. It is different from the charm that creates false memories[3].
Memory Charms are generally intended to erase a specific memory. They are regularly used if a Muggle witnesses something related to the wizarding world; the Ministry of Magic has Obliviators remove their memories of the event, such as if a Muggle sees a dragon[4]. Occasionally, a mass use of Memory Charms is necessary to cover up major incidents that violate the Statute of Secrecy, such as the Ilfracombe Incident. Some Muggles often slip through the cracks in these situations, according to Blenheim Stalk in Muggles Who Notice.[5] When particularly intense memories need to be erased, it often leaves the victim disoriented for a short period of time as happened with the Roberts family after the Quidditch World Cup in 1994.
However, if performed improperly, a Memory Charm can erase significant portions of an individual's memory and cause brain damage, with difficulty in recovery. For instance, Gilderoy Lockhart attempted to wipe the memories of Harry Potter and Ron Weasley during the events surrounding the re-opening of the Chamber of Secrets. However, Ron's damaged wand backfired, and caused Lockhart to suffer extreme amnesia. He is currently a permanent resident in the Janus Thickey Ward of St Mungo's.[6] Despite his memories recovered enough to do joined-up writings and his love of signing fan letters, he never fully recovered.
Also, Barty Crouch Sr. placed a Memory Charm on Bertha Jorkins to try to make her forget her discovery that he was keeping his son in captivity. However, the charm he put was too strong so it damaged her memory permanently, making her chronically forgetful about other things as well.[7]
Breaking the CharmEdit
Memory Charms can be broken through torture. In 1994, Lord Voldemort and Peter Pettigrew broke a Memory Charm placed by Barty Crouch Sr on Bertha Jorkins, and extracted information from her regarding the whereabouts of Crouch's son. However, the breaking of the charm had caused a great toll on Bertha, and her body and mind was damaged beyond repair.[7]
In 1997, Voldemort had Antonin Dolohov and Thorfinn Rowle tortured with the Cruciatus Curse after they failed to capture Harry Potter. Hermione Granger had cast Memory Charms on them so as to cover the trio's tracks, and it appears that the charms were not broken by torture, since the Death Eaters remained unaware that Ron Weasley was with Harry and Hermione, rather than sick at home with spattergroit as had been claimed, for months afterwards.[8] This may mean that a certain level of torture is necessary to break the charm, or that the torturer needs to be specific on wanting to break it, rather than just inflicting the pain.
Since Lockhart's backfired Memory Charm has never been broken through, it is possible that torture is the only method of complete recovery, as it is doubtful that St Mungo's Hospital for Magical Maladies and Injuries would commit crimes against humanity just to recover Lockhart's memory. It is also possible, however, that since it was cast improperly, Lockhart's memory was actually erased permanently with no chance of recovery whatsoever.
Known UsesEdit
|Toke family
|Many Muggles
|Known as the Ilfracombe Incident, it was the largest casting of the Memory Charm in the twentieth century, after a Common Welsh Green attacked a group of sunbathers in Devon, England in 1932.[5]
|Gilderoy Lockhart
|Several Witches and Wizards
|Gilderoy Lockhart rose to fame by tracking down less-than reputable characters who had accomplished mighty feats, questioned them in detail about it, placed Memory Charms on them to remove all recollection of the feat, claimed credit for it, and published a book on it. This was revealed to Harry and Ron in the Chamber of Secrets venture.
|Gilderoy Lockhart
|Himself (Unintentionally)
|In 1993, Lockhart was attempting to cast the charms on Harry Potter and Ron Weasley in order to take credit for braving the Chamber of Secrets, but he used Ron's damaged wand, and the spell backfired and wiped all of his memory.[6]
|Barty Crouch Sr.
|Bertha Jorkins
|Bertha discovered that Crouch was keeping his son trapped in their home under the Imperius Curse. Lord Voldemort later broke the charm protecting this memory.[7]
|Ministry Obliviators
|Mr. Roberts, Mrs. Roberts, and their children
|To keep the family unaware of the 1994 Quidditch World Cup occurring near their campground, and after the family was attacked by Death Eaters.[7]
|Kingsley Shacklebolt
|Marietta Edgecombe
|Marietta was prevented from talking about secret Dumbledore's Army meetings in 1996[9].
|Ministry Obliviators
|President of unknown country
|This Muggle official was made to forget to telephone the Prime Minister in order to clear time in the latter's schedule to meet with Cornelius Fudge and Rufus Scrimgeour.[10]
|Hermione Granger
|Antonin Dolohov, Thorfinn Rowle, and a Muggle waitress
|After the Death Eaters attacked her, Harry Potter, and Ron Weasley on Tottenham Court Road in 1997, Hermione wiped their memories of the event in order to throw them off the scent of the trio's whereabouts, and to preserve Ron's cover story of being sick at home with spattergroit. The waitress was a witness to the skirmish.[8]
|Hermione Granger
|Xenophilius Lovegood
|Used after an attempted ambush of her, Harry and Ron at the Lovegood House in 1998 to wipe his memory of the conversation he had with the trio about the Deathly Hallows to ensure that Xenophilius was unable to tell the Death Eaters that Ron was with Harry and Hermione.[8]
The incantation "obliviate" may be derived from the Latin oblivisci, meaning "to forget", or the English word oblivion, defined as "the fact or condition of forgetting or having forgotten"[11].
It may be derived from the Latin term oblivio, which also means "to forget"
Behind the scenesEdit
- In Chapter 9 of Deathly Hallows, just prior to erasing Antonin Dolohov and Thorfinn Rowle's memories, Hermione says that she has never performed a Memory Charm before, despite having already altered her parents' memories.[8] However, J. K. Rowling has said this was a different charm[3], which alters memories rather than removes them.
- Despite Rowling's statement that the charm Hermione used on her parents was not the same, in the Part 1 film adaption, Hermione uses the actual Memory Charm to eradicate her mother and father's memories of her.
- However, it all still fits in as in the film Hermione doesn't say she hasn't used it before.
- Either symbolically or by actual magic, when Hermione performed the charm on her parents, all images of her in their family pictures were erased as well.
- Seeing that an actual Memory Charm cannot be easily removed, Hermione placing it on her parents suggests that she will never be reunited with them.
- Despite Rowling's statement that the charm Hermione used on her parents was not the same, in the Part 1 film adaption, Hermione uses the actual Memory Charm to eradicate her mother and father's memories of her.
- In the W.O.M.B.A.T.'s on J. K. Rowling's Official Website, it is referred to as the Forgetfulness Charm.
- As Bertha managed to remember about Barty Crouch Jr. after Voldemort tortured her and broke the charm, it is possible that the charm simply suppresses memories, as opposed to erasing them. However, when Lockhart suffers a backfiring Memory Charm, it seemed that his memories were irreversibly erased.
- In the German translation, the incantation is sometimes translated as Amnesia, in the Czech translation "Zapomeň/te" and in Italian it is used Oblivion while in other cases remains Obliviate.
- Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
- Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (film)
- Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (video game)
- Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
- Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
- Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows
- Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1
- LEGO Harry Potter: Years 1-4
- J. K. Rowling Official Site (Named Forgetfulness Charm)
- Harry Potter Trading Card Game
- Pottermore
- Harry Potter for Kinect
Notes and referencesEdit
- ↑ Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (video game) - PS1 version
- ↑ J. K. Rowling Official Site
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 30 July 2007 WebChat with J.K. Rowling
- ↑ Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them (real)
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 7.3 Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 8.3 Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows
- ↑ Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
- ↑ Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
- ↑ Merriam-Webster Online


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Whether it's because they are misunderstood, Siri is busy or they dislike "her" sassiness, many iPhone users aren't using Apple's virtual assistant.
"Siri typically misunderstands what I've asked, so the response isn't close to what I'm seeking. Once, it took me five tries to get a correct response," Norm Glismann of Dayton, Ohio told USA Today.
Others made similar comments, including routinely getting Siri saying, "I'm really sorry about this, but I can't take any requests right now." Others lamented the fact that Siri couldn't understand their accents very well and constantly gave them wrong answers.
U.S. & World
But one woman disliked Siri's flippant remarks. Ginny Geer of Memphis said, "I had a sassy teenager, I don't need a sassy phone."
When Siri debuted last year, the novelty of the application was huge and users asked Siri crazy questions -- and the virtual assistant sometimes gave crazy answers. But the reality is that if the app, which is still in beta, doesn't make your life easier, then you probably won't use it. (And Google, you should take notice of this, especially when trying to patent a Siri-like assistant for Google TV.)
So, Apple, you still have a lot of work to do on Siri.


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What would be a good first functional programming project?
I am looking to finish with a bang on my bachelor project and I want to finish it with a functional programming project. We didn't study it in school but we are encouraged to try to learn new things ourselves, and I thought learning a new paradigm not only a new language would be a great exercise for me, and probably something interesting for the teachers to see too.
The problem is I want to start a bit ahead of time on my project to take advantage of the summer holiday and get a better understanding on functional programming, and get familiar with one language.
What would you say would be a good practice project that is a bit challenging, but also lets me learn the language, paradigm etc. And then what would you think would be a good project (a more advanced one) for my bachelor project?
Suggestions for the best language to start with when going into functional programming would be appreciated too.


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|Oracle® OLAP DML Reference
11g Release 2 (11.2)
Part Number E17122-05
|View PDF
The MULTIPATHHIER option specifies that a given cell that contains detail data can have multiple paths into a cell that contains aggregated data. Certain calculations require this kind of multiple-path aggregation.
Data Type
Allows a detail data cell to aggregate in multiple paths to the same ancestor cell.
(Default) Disallows a detail data cell to aggregate in multiple paths to the same ancestor cell.
Usage Notes
When to Use MULTIPATHHIER
The only time you set the MULTIPATHHIER option to
YES is when a calculation requires the use of multiple paths.
Interpreting an XSHIERCK01 Error Message
When you use the AGGREGATE command, dimension hierarchies are automatically checked for circularity. When MULTIPATHHIER is set to
NO, or when the default of
NO has not been changed, then the following error message is displayed when a detail data cell uses multiple paths to the same aggregate data cell.
ERROR: (XSHIERCK01) One or more loops have been detected in your hierarchy n over N. The loops include 2 items (UNDIRECTED: X and Y).
In the preceding error message,
X is the name of the detail data cell, and
Y is the name of the ancestor cell into which the detail data cell takes multiple paths to aggregate. For more information, see Example 5-68, "Defining Multiple Paths in a Hierarchy".
This error message is displayed because the multiple paths taken by the detail data cell have been interpreted as a circular hierarchy. When this is a mistake and you did not intend to create multiple paths, then change the hierarchy. Otherwise, set the MULTIPATHHIER option to
Example 5-68 Defining Multiple Paths in a Hierarchy
This example shows how you can define multiple paths in a hierarchy, the error message that results when you attempt to aggregate data, how to interpret that message, and how to resolve the problem.
The following statements create two paths from a detail data cell to an ancestor cell that contains aggregated data.
DEFINE geog TEXT DIMENSION DEFINE path INTEGER DIMENSION DEFINE geog.geog RELATION geog <geog path> MAINTAIN geog ADD 'A1' 'b1' 'b2' 'Top' MAINTAIN path ADD 2 geog.geog(geog 'A1' path 1) = 'B1' geog.geog(geog 'A1' path 2) = 'B2' geog.geog(geog 'B1' path 1) = 'Top' geog.geog(geog 'B2' path 1) = 'Top'
First, a geography dimension named
geog and a second dimension named
path are defined.
A relation named
geog.geog is defined, in which the geography dimension is dimensioned by itself and the
path dimension.
Dimension values named
B2, and
Top are added to the
geog dimension.
Two dimension values are added to the
path dimension. Because
path was defined with an
INTEGER data type, the dimension values that are automatically assigned to it are the
INTEGER values
1 and
Finally, the hierarchy for the
geog dimension is created. The
A1 dimension value is the detail data. The
B1 and
B2 dimension values are the second level of the hierarchy. The
Top dimension value is the top of the hierarchy.
A1 has two aggregation paths:
A1 aggregates into
B1, which aggregates into
A1 aggregates into
B2, which aggregates into
The following statements define a variable named
myvar, assign a data value of
1 to its detail data level (
A1), and define an aggmap for that variable.
DEFINE myvar INTEGER VARIABLE <geog> myvar(geog 'A1') = 1 DEFINE myvar.aggmap <geog> AGGMAP 'RELATION geog.geog'
An attempt to aggregate
myvar generates the following error message.
AGGREGATE myvar USING myvar.aggmap ERROR: (XSHIERCK01) One or more loops have been detected in your hierarchy GEOG.GEOG over GEOG. The loops include 2 items (UNDIRECTED: A1 and TOP).
The multiple paths of aggregation that have been created for
A1 have been interpreted as a circular hierarchy, because the MULTIPATHHIER option is currently set to
When you had made a mistake and created these multiple paths by mistake, you would fix the problem in the hierarchy.
However, in this case, the multiple paths have been created because a calculation requires them. Therefore, the solution is to set MULTIPATHHIER to
YES. Now you can execute the AGGREGATE command without error.


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BERLIN — With the governor's proposed repeal of the death penalty taking center stage in the General Assembly this week, a brutal murder spree that began in Worcester County over two decades ago dimmed from memory over the years has come back into focus.
On Tuesday, Maryland Gov. Martin O'Malley announced a renewed effort to repeal the death penalty in Maryland. The Maryland legislature reinstated the death penalty in 1990 and convicted murderer John Frederick Thanos, whose Labor Day weekend killing spree in 1990 began with his first murder along Route 50 in Whaleyville in Worcester, was the first in the state to be put to death by lethal injection under Maryland's new policy and the first by any means since 1962.
While the debate about the death penalty rages on over two decades later, almost everyone close to the 1990 murder spree that began in Worcester agrees Thanos was the poster child for capital punishment in Maryland if ever there was one. Delegate Mike McDermott, who was a young law enforcement officer on the lower shore at the time, said this week Thanos wanted to die.
"I was working on the shore when Thanos was caught," he said. "The only reason he was put to death was because he demanded it. You would have thought he was Hannibal Lector the way he was handled. He would have killed again and I don't have any problem with that application of the death penalty."
In an interview with The Dispatch a few years back on the anniversary of the murder spree, Snow Hill attorney Randy Coates, who was State's Attorney for Worcester County at the time, said Thanos deserved his ultimate fate.
"Personally, I don't feel that strongly one way or the other about the death penalty, but if anybody on earth deserved to be put to death, it was John Thanos," Coates said. "He had no redeeming value as a human being. He was unique in his evil."
(BOLD/CENTER)Murder Spree Begins
Sometime on Friday afternoon, Aug. 31, 1990, Thanos kidnapped a cab driver in Salisbury, stuffed the driver in the trunk and drove around that city for several hours before abandoning the vehicle. Later that night, Thanos hitchhiked out of Salisbury along Route 50 when he was picked up by 18-year-old Gregory Taylor, a Mardela High School student heading toward Ocean City. Thanos pulled a gun on Taylor and ordered him to drive to Fooks Rd. in Whaleyville. According to Thanos' own testimony, the two men walked to a wooded area where Thanos shot Taylor in the upper body several times before taking his car and money. According to Thanos' videotaped confession, Taylor begged for his life before Thanos brutally shot him. The next day, Thanos, still driving Taylor's car, walked into a Salisbury convenience store with the purpose of robbing it when he shot the clerk in the head at close range. The bullet grazed the side of the clerk's head and he was not seriously injured, which made him a lot luckier than Thanos' next hold-up victims. From Salisbury, Thanos headed west on Route 50 across the Chesapeake Bay to Essex in Baltimore County where he brutally murdered Melody Pistorio, 16, and her boyfriend Billy Winebrenner, also 16, during a hold-up of a gas station where Pistorio worked.
Police Capture Thanos
The brutal murder of the two Essex teenagers briefly put an end to Thanos' spree and the ruthless killer returned to the Salisbury area when things started to unravel for him. Salisbury Police saw a car matching the description of a vehicle seen leaving the Salisbury convenience store robbery and shooting two days earlier traveling north on Route 13 and began pursuit. Multiple law enforcement agencies from both states chased Thanos into Delaware where he briefly lost police, abandoned the vehicle, ran on foot through the woods back to Route 13 and carjacked another vehicle. Thanos flagged down the driver and forced him at gunpoint to drive into Kent County, Del. where they eventually pulled into a fast-food restaurant parking lot in Smyrna. Police swarmed the vehicle and a protracted gun battle broke out before Thanos exhausted his ammunition supply and was taken into custody without further bloodshed. According to Thanos' mother Patti Thanos, who was interviewed by The Dispatch following his arrest, her son wanted to die and wanted to be killed in a gunfight with police. "He said to me, 'I want to kill in order to be killed,'" she said during the interview. "He said he was getting too old and didn't have the guts to kill himself, so he was going to have a shootout with police."
Police Led To Body
Smyrna Police interrogated Thanos who boldly revealed the details of his three-day binge, including the murder of Gregory Taylor in Worcester County and the murders of the two teenagers in Baltimore County. He was extradited to Worcester County, where he described in great detail the events in a videotaped confession. According to Coates, Worcester had just acquired the capability of videotaping suspect confessions about two months earlier and the sordid details revealed by the brash Thanos in the confession played an important role in his conviction in the three murders and his ultimate execution. Following the videotaped confession, Thanos led local police to Taylor's body, which he had buried in a shallow grave in a wooded area along Route 113 near Berlin.
Murder Convictions After being convicted and sentenced for the convenience store robbery and shooting in Salisbury as well as the kidnapping of the cab driver, Thanos sat in the Maryland Penitentiary SuperMax where he awaited trial for first-degree murder in both Worcester and Baltimore counties. During the months leading up to his first-degree murder trials, Thanos was routinely transported back and forth from SuperMax to Worcester County and Baltimore County. His Worcester County trial was eventually moved to St. Mary's County in Southern Maryland, while his Baltimore County trial was moved to Garrett County in Western Maryland.
The Garrett County case was eventually retried and a guilty verdict in the first degree murder charge was finally handed down. The St. Mary's County trial for the murder of Taylor in Worcester County resulted in the same verdict.
Executed In Maryland
Maryland had not executed a convicted killer since June 10, 1962, but that did not dissuade prosecutors, from deciding to pursue the death penalty against Thanos from early on. When the Supreme Court declared death statutes across the country invalid in 1972, Maryland's statute also fell. It wasn't until Maryland's General Assembly session of 1994, well after Thanos had committed his Labor Day murder spree in 1990, that state lawmakers reinstated the death penalty on a limited basis. Thanos was already convicted before the new law was enacted and was apparently ready for the state to reenact the death penalty. The heinous murderer remained stoic throughout the last weeks of his life and never showed the least bit of remorse. In fact, during a hearing not long before he was executed — a hearing attended by the victim's families — he literally mocked the still grieving relatives. "Their cries bring laughter from the darkest caverns of my soul," he said. Finally, after more than 30 years with no execution in Maryland, Thanos was executed on May 17, 1994 by lethal injection.


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