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Ludovit Reis (* 1. Juni 2000 in Haarlem, Provinz Noord-Holland, Niederlande) ist ein niederländisch-slowakischer Fußballspieler. Er steht seit 2021 beim Hamburger SV unter Vertrag und ist niederländischer U21-Nationalspieler.

Herkunft
Reis wurde im Juni 2000 in Haarlem in der Provinz Nordholland geboren. Seine Eltern sind Slowaken, die vor der Geburt des Sohnes aus Košice in der Ostslowakei in die Niederlande ausgewandert waren. Reis wuchs zweisprachig auf, hielt zunächst ausschließlich die slowakische Staatsangehörigkeit und erwarb die niederländische im Jahr 2018. Er spricht fließend Slowakisch und Niederländisch.

Vereinskarriere

Anfänge in den Niederlanden
Ludovit Reis begann seine Karriere in der Jugend des SV Hoofddorp in Haarlemmermeer bei Haarlem in der Nähe von Amsterdam. 2015 wechselte er in das Nachwuchsleistungszentrum des Erstligisten FC Groningen. Bereits zwei Jahre später wurde er in den Kader der ersten Mannschaft aufgenommen. Sein erstes Pflichtspiel im Herrenbereich absolvierte Reis am 2. September 2017 für die zweite Mannschaft der Groninger gegen DOVO Veenendaal. In diesem Partie wurde er über die gesamte Spieldauer eingesetzt. Zuvor hatte Reis bereits mehrmals zum Spieltagskader der ersten Mannschaft gehört. Zum ersten Mal spielte er am 15. Oktober in der Heimpartie gegen AZ Alkmaar. Beim 1:1 kam er nach 81 Spielminuten zu einer Einwechslung. Nach dieser Partie stand der erst 17-jährige Mittelfeldspieler regelmäßig für die erste Mannschaft auf dem Spielfeld. Während seines dritten Spiels erzielte er sein erstes Tor in einem Pflichtspiel; das zwischenzeitlich geschossene 1:1 in der Partie bei Sparta Rotterdam reichte dem FC Groningen nicht zu einem Punktgewinn. Zu Beginn der Rückrunde verletzte sich Reis und kam in nur sieben von 17 Partien zum Einsatz, womit er seinen Stammplatz einbüßte. Insgesamt spielte er in der Hälfte von 36 Partien.

Den zeitweilig verlorenen Stammplatz erarbeitete sich Reis zu Beginn der Saison 2018/19 zurück. Bis zum Ende der Hinrunde spielte er in 14 von 18 Partien.

Wechsel zum FC Barcelona
Zur Saison 2019/20 wechselte Reis nach Spanien zum FC Barcelona. Er unterschrieb einen Vertrag bis zum 30. Juni 2022, der eine Option auf zwei weitere Jahre sowie eine Ausstiegsklausel in Höhe von 100 Millionen Euro enthielt, und stand für eine Saison im Kader der zweiten Mannschaft, die in der drittklassigen Segunda División B spielt. Reis etablierte sich, nachdem er im ersten Saisonviertel regelmäßig als Einwechselspieler ins Spiel gekommen war, als Stammkraft im Team. Ab Anfang Dezember 2019 kam er in allen Spielen zum Einsatz, bis die Saison im März 2020 aufgrund der COVID-19-Pandemie nach 28 Spieltagen abgebrochen wurde. Als zu diesem Zeitpunkt Drittplatzierte qualifizierte sich die Mannschaft für die Aufstiegsplay-offs in die zweite Liga, die im Juli nachgeholt wurden. Man erreichte dabei das Finale, unterlag in diesem aber dem CE Sabadell. Reis kam in allen drei Play-off-Spielen zum Einsatz. Die A-Mannschaft des Vereins spielte im Anschluss noch die restliche Champions-League-Saison im August zu Ende. Reis war dabei erstmals Mitglied des Spieltagskaders. Der Verein scheiterte im Viertelfinale mit 2:8 am FC Bayern München. Zum Einsatz kam Reis nicht.

Leihe zum VfL Osnabrück
Anfang Oktober 2020 wechselte Reis auf Basis einer Leihe bis zum Ende der Saison 2020/21 zum deutschen Zweitligisten VfL Osnabrück. In Osnabrück kam der slowakischstämmige Niederländer regelmäßig zum Einsatz und zählte zum Stammpersonal. Er absolvierte 27 Zweitligaspiele (24 von Beginn) und erzielte ein Tor. Obwohl der VfL Osnabrück gegen den Abstieg spielte und in die Relegation musste, zählte Reis beim Kicker mit einer Durchschnittsnote von 3,21 zu den besten Mittelfeldspielern der Saison. Nachdem die Mannschaft die Relegation gegen den FC Ingolstadt 04 verloren hatte und in die 3. Liga abgestiegen war, verließ der Mittelfeldspieler den Verein mit seinem Vertragsende.

Hamburger SV
Zur Saison 2021/22 kehrte Reis nicht mehr zum FC Barcelona zurück, sondern wechselte innerhalb der 2. Bundesliga zum Hamburger SV. Er unterschrieb einen Vertrag mit einer Laufzeit bis zum 30. Juni 2025. Die Vereine einigten sich auf einen ablösefreien Wechsel, jedoch soll der FC Barcelona bei einem künftigen Transfer mit 25 Prozent an der Ablösesumme beteiligt werden.

Sein Vertrag beim HSV läuft bis 2026.

Nationalmannschaft
Aufgrund seiner Geburt in den Niederlanden und der Herkunft beider Elternteile ist es Reis bis heute möglich, sowohl für den niederländischen als auch den slowakischen Verband zu spielen. In einem Interview im September 2018, nachdem Reis erstmals für die U19 der Niederlande aufgelaufen war, erklärte er, sich fest für die niederländischen Auswahlen entschieden zu haben. Der slowakische Verband sei zwar des Öfteren auf ihn zugekommen, allerdings habe Reis sich wegen des höheren fußballerischen Niveaus in den niederländischen Auswahlen gegen eine Laufbahn für die Slowakei entschieden.

Nach dem Erhalt der niederländischen Staatsangehörigkeit lief Reis ab September 2018 in der niederländischen U19-Nationalmannschaft auf, für die er bis März 2019 in 9 Länderspielen zum Einsatz kam. Seit Mai 2019 ist er in der U21-Nationalmannschaft aktiv. Mit ihr nahm der Mittelfeldspieler im März 2021 an der Vorrunde der U21-Europameisterschaft 2021 teil, bei der er einmal eingewechselt wurde. Da er mit dem VfL Osnabrück Ende Mai 2021 in der Relegation gegen den Abstieg in die 3. Liga spielen musste, sagte er seine Teilnahme an der Finalrunde ab, die aufgrund der COVID-19-Pandemie nach dem Saisonende ausgetragen wurde. Ohne ihn schied die Mannschaft im Halbfinale gegen den späteren Titelträger Deutschland aus.

Weblinks

 Spielerprofil auf der Website des FC Groningen (niederländisch, aus dem Jahr 2019)
 Spielerporträt auf der Website des FC Barcelona (englisch)

Einzelnachweise

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There are eight possible endings to this "whodunnit" that is the next production in the Highland Summer Theatre series.
In the photo, choirmaster John Jasper (Gary Scott Du Charme II) is eager to make music with his innocent pupil, Miss Rosa Bud (Emily Scinto).
MANKATO – For a summer stock production, with limited rehearsal time and only four showings, it's quite a challenge to learn eight different endings to a production.
But that's exactly what the Minnesota State University, Mankato Highland Summer Theatre director and cast of "The Mystery of Edwin Drood" have been tackling leading up to the show's opening, June 14. With eight possible endings for the murder-mystery musical, the audience decides whodunit.
About the show: This wildly warm-hearted theatrical experience kicks off when the Music Hall Royale (a hilariously loony Victorian musical troupe) "puts on" its flamboyant rendition of an unfinished Dickens mystery in "The Mystery of Edwin Drood." The story itself deals with John Jasper, a Jekyll-and-Hyde choirmaster who is quite madly in love with his music student, the fair Miss Rosa Bud. Now, Miss Bud is, in turn, engaged to Jasper's nephew, young Edwin Drood. Our title character disappears mysteriously one stormy Christmas Eve – but has Edwin Drood been murdered? And if so, then whodunnit? You decide!
This is a Minnesota State Mankato premiere.
"The Mystery of Edwin Drood" runs 7:30 p.m. June 14-17 in the Ted Paul Theatre, Earley Center for Performing Arts, Minnesota State University, Mankato.


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Daniels out as Rangers president after 17 years leading club
By STEPHEN HAWKINSAugust 18, 2022 GMT
FILE - Texas Rangers general manager Jon Daniels speaks to reporters during baseball spring training in Surprise, Ariz., Feb. 15, 2018. Daniels is out as president of baseball operations for the Texas Rangers after 17 years leading the club. Team owner Ray Davis said Wednesday, Aug. 17, 2022, that Daniels was being relieved of his duties immediately after the decision was made not to renew his contract at the end of the season. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall, File)
ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Jon Daniels was the general manager of the Texas Rangers for their only two World Series appearances more than a decade ago. His 17 years leading the club ended with a string of bad seasons.
Daniels was relieved of his duties as president of baseball operations Wednesday, when team owner Ray Davis informed him that his contract wouldn't be renewed at the end of this season. Davis said he had been contemplating the move for several months.
"Bottom line is we're not good, and we haven't been good for six years," Davis said. "To be competitive going forward, I felt that we needed to make a change."
The dismissal of Daniels came two days after manager Chris Woodward was fired in his fourth season. It also occurred less than nine months after the Rangers committed more than a half-billion dollars to free agent infielders Corey Seager and Marcus Semien, and starting pitcher Jon Gray.
Daniels was the youngest GM ever in the majors when he got the job with the Rangers at age 28 in October 2005. He added the title of president of baseball operations in 2013, and held both roles until Chris Young was brought in as the team's general manager in December 2020.
"Somewhere along the way, this baseball fan from Queens got an opportunity to help lead a Major League Baseball franchise in Texas," Daniels said in a statement released Wednesday night. "It's been an unbelievable experience."
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Young now assumes oversight of all aspects of the team's baseball operations department. The former big league pitcher was a senior vice president for Major League Baseball before joining the Texas front office.
"I think Chris will come in with a new vigor and new enthusiasm and be able to build an organization that we can be consistent for many years," Davis said.
Young was expected to speak to reporters on Thursday, and then go with the team on its trip to Minnesota this weekend to talk with players.
The Rangers went to the World Series in 2010 and 2011, then won AL West titles again in 2015 and 2016. They have since slipped into a rebuilding phase and the longest streak of consecutive losing seasons since moving to Texas a half-century ago.
After splitting their first two games under interim manager Tony Beasley, they would have to win 29 of their last 46 games to avoid their sixth losing record in a row.
Texas lost 102 games last year, after going 22-38 during the shortened 2020 season.
Addressing Woodward's firing on Monday, Daniels said he took a lot of responsibility for the team's performance over the last six years, and acknowledged that the Rangers haven't been good enough in that span.
Davis described Daniels as being surprised by the decision when they met Wednesday. The owner then spoke with Young to inform him of what was happening.
While Davis had already made up his mind on the bigger changes, he kept those plans to himself when Daniels and Young approached him Monday about the managerial change. The owner said he agreed on firing Woodward since Young was part of that decision.
"So I separated the two, and did Woody then and Jon now," Davis said.
The 6-foot-10 Young is a Dallas native who played played baseball and basketball at Princeton. He pitched in 13 major league seasons with five teams. His big league debut was with the Rangers in 2004, and he won a World Series title with Kansas City in 2015.
Davis said he made the move now to give Young a head start on the offseason. The owner said the Rangers need a couple of front-end starters and a middle-of-the-lineup bat to go with last winter's additions of Seager ($325 million, 10 years), Semien ($175 million, seven years) and Gray ($56 million, four years).
"I don't plan on spending as much money as we did last offseason," Davis said. "But we plan on spending some money."
In his statement Wednesday, Daniels said he and his family were "incredibly thankful" to many people. He thanked Rangers ownership, past and present, for his opportunity and the support given to do the job. He acknowledged everyone he worked with — players, coaches, scouts, trainers and staff members — since first joining the organization 20 years ago as a baseball operations assistant. He also had a message for fans while thanking them for their passion and support.
"There are some spectacularly talented and driven people in the organization, from CY (Young) throughout the operation," Daniels said. "There are going to be amazing moments in the summers and falls again soon, and you will get the parade you deserve."
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Making prints takes a unique perspective: the sense of space, arrangement and materials used in printing are necessarily different than in other forms of art. This spring, we are hosting a printmaking workshop in a series of Saturday mornings at Russell Janis studio. Instructed by Janis Stemmermann, the workshop will focus on a simple, hands-on approach to printmaking and its possibilities.
The Folly Cove Designer Collective was a guild of designer-craftsmen who worked together from 1941 until 1969 in Cape Ann, Massachusetts making hand-printed textiles. Using their approach, this print-and-pattern workshop will take you through fundamentals of thinking in print as well as giving you all the tools to continue on in your own home studio. The finished prints can be used as home decorative textiles or simply use the experience to enrich your art-making practice. April 1 - 22. Please click here to register and for additional workshop information.


In the previous article of this series, it was noted how a small team at MOBGEN launched an internal project that focused on facilitating design sprints.
This article is a little different, as it focuses solely on explaining how we reached the name for the project, and the reasons behind our final decision.
In the early stages of the project, we were working under the name: "Design Sprint App". Which, on the face of things, is adequate and self-explanatory, but clearly not the greatest of project names. We also found this title restrictive for any potential new direction we could take the project in the future. As the title would suggest, the scope and functionality of the application needs to be around design sprints.
Amongst the team, there was a consensus that eventually the project would be named with one simple, all-encompassing word, similarly to MOBGEN's mobile CMS called 'Halo'.
The fantastic team members quickly arranged a short workshop in the early stages of the project, to run through different name ideas and collectively name the project together.
The service designer of our team successfully ran the workshop, during which time we started writing potential names individually, and playing around with synonyms and word association. This eventually created a very large list of potential project names. Once the walls around us were filled with a wide range of possible names, we then grouped them into themes and began voting on our preferred option. Each of us had three votes and could spread them however we wished.
After a lot of thought, the name that received the most votes was Enso.
What does Enso mean? Why is it a good fit?
Simply translated Enso means circle in Japanese.
Enso (円相) is a circle that is hand-drawn in one or two brushstrokes to express a moment when the mind is free to let the body create. (source Wikipedia).
It was important for us to incorporate characteristic MOBGEN branding in the project name. Enso fits MOBGEN's brand as it continues with the circle theme that begun in our logo. Similarly to our other in-house application, HALO, the name Enso is another word that represents a spherical object.
Furthermore, as you can see above in the description of the origin of the word, Enso is something that encompasses creativity and the freeing of the mind. Both of these things are encouraged during our workshops, especially throughout design sprints, making it seem particularly fitting to our project. Also, the representation of the circle is evident in the design sprint, as when we have completed the workshop we need to reflect back on the beginning; did we complete the goals we had? Are there any new questions to tackle? We then start the process over again, coming full circle in our approach.
All of the above reasons encouraged us to believe that Enso is the right name for this project. It's was a fantastic feeling to have the thoughts and ideas from every member of the team and make the final decision collectively. We are looking forward to what comes next for Enso, keep your eyes peeled!


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Russia offers three refurbished Kilo-class submarines to India
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Ideal for families with younger children (not in strollers) and the fitness-challenged, the gently sloping one kilometre walk starts at the picnic tables past the car park and after a brief stint in a fragrant open eucalypt forest submerges into the dappled light of the cool damp rainforest.
Although mostly bush track, part of the walk is via boardwalk, winding past a spectacular mammoth fig tree several hundred years old and amongst groves of towering ghost gums and bush orchids.
This circuit is ideally walked in Spring, when the native wisteria vines drop their miniature purple and white flowers onto the forest floor.
Starting at the Boombana picnic grounds the rough but not too taxing path cuts through a combination of eucalypt and dry vine-infested rainforest, with the halfway reward being the spectacular views from Jollys Lookout.
Non-rowdy walkers may be rewarded with sightings of the area's prolific bird life, including the tiny white-browed scrub-hen with its Peter Ustinov style eyebrows.


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Courtmatics Smart Dampener is an IOT device that attaches to a player's tennis racquet and gathers data while they practice or play competitive matches. It's more than a "Fitbit for Tennis" — it acts as a personal coach and provides tips to improve your game. We are working with professional tennis coaches and players of all levels to develop the product and refine the user experience.
This is an ongoing side-project. The product will launch around November 2016.
The Courtmatics Smart Dampener gathers data while you play. We combined this data with insights from professional coaches to provide meaningful stats, achievable goals and uncover skill gaps that the player can improve. Video shot and edited by Johan Samuelsson.
Much of the "table stakes" user experience is wrapped up in the hardware interactions. We found that professional players were very sensitive to subtle changes in weight on their racquet. If the device weighed too much, players wouldn't use it. So a lot of effort went into miniaturizing the componentry, and making it "feel" like a normal dampener.
Market research showed us that competitors' devices were often difficult to connect to, or didn't provide good feedback about device status. We focused on this challenge early in the development process. The lighting pattern on the device provides clear feedback to the player about the status of the device.
Customer development and iterative UX research have been the cornerstone of our process since early in product development. We have spent several hours on and off the court working with tennis associations, professional tennis coaches and players of all levels to refine the user experience. Our goal is to create a product that does more than just provide "speeds and feeds" of a player's tennis session.
Although confidential at this point, the outcome of this research uncovered go-to-market opportunities that competitors had completely missed. We used these insights to refine our product thinking and prioritize the features that would provide our users with a meaningful repeat experience.
One of the first things we learned is that the raw data visualization is not enough for the players (particularly beginners) to understand how to improve their game. Instead, we worked with pro coaches to develop content that we could associate with these stats in order to provide meaning.
Players want "at a glance" feedback that they could review in between play and during water breaks. This meant that the stats needed to be presented in an ultra-simple, bright, high-contrast UI that's easy to view in sunlight, with sweat in your eyes and while wearing polarized sunglasses. The first UI I designed didn't perform well in this regard, but testing early and often allowed me to switch gears.
Goal setting was important to both players and coaches, but we found that players could only successfully focus on one goal at a time. I revised the goal setting portion of the interface to be very simple and provide quick feedback. Additionally, coaches only have 5 minutes at the end of a session to set goals with a player, so goal setting needs to be quick and simple.
Since tennis is multi-faceted, many players aren't aware of all of their strengths and areas in need of improvement. So I suggested a new section, called Highlights, where we would analyze the data and highlight aspects of their game where they were performing well, and where they were performing below their average. We have more plans for this section that will make the app an even more powerful tool.
We conducted research by watching and interviewing players of all levels. We learned from professional coaches about the nuances of focused goal-setting and delivering actionable feedback to players.
Empathy maps and user journeys allowed us to consolidate and uncover opportunities based on the feedback we received. We refined our designs by testing UI prototypes with players and coaches— sketching their ideas and feedback to make sure we got it right.
The visual design draws colors and style inspiration from looks that tennis players are already familiar with.
Contrast and clarity were the two most important considerations in choosing colors, font choices and chart styles. Players are primarily using the app on the court, for a few minutes between sessions — often in direct sunlight. The UI needs to communicate information quickly, and without ambiguity.
As with past projects, I provide prototypes and motion mockups where appropriate. With certain features, such as the syncing animation, I'll animate them with QuartzCode and check in Objective C UIViews to the Xcode project.
We needed to know a lot of up-front information about the player in order to configure the device. I focused the user on first providing all required data. In case setup fatigue kicks in, I provided opportunities to skip optional information that we could request later.
We wanted to get the player back on the court as quickly and effortlessly as possible. A lot of work went into optimizing the hardware/firmware/app setup interactions in order to reduce the necessary steps.
The Dashboard is the MVP experience for a sports feedback product. We focused on nailing this section so that the product would be shippable even if the rest of the experience was still in flight.
I emphasized clarity and meaning for each of the stats. Performance is color coded, so a player can quickly glance at stats between water breaks. Pro Tips, written by professional tennis coaches, are algorithmically suggested based on a player's performance, so they can mentally "replay the game" and associate the stats with their on-court actions.
Goals and Highlights will be the cornerstone of the experience. Goals allow the players to work on one facet of their game at a time, which provides mental focus on the court. I designed the Highlights feature to algorithmically surface additional facets of their game that they are either consistently improving at, or where there is a skills gap.
A device without a screen needs to provide clear indications that it's function as the user expects. I designed several lighting patterns to provide feedback throughout the usage cycles.
Many different options were explored for the UI. Most never made it out of Sketch.
Early in the design process we focused on finding the right kinds of visualization tools to help players understand the stats. We explored several different options — many of which didn't leave the whiteboard. I mocked up several approaches, and we ran them by players and coaches before settling on final visualizations.
As with mPath, I write detailed, visual engineering specifications for all features in the product. The software engineering team is in Ukraine, so it's important to describe the interactions in a way that reduces back-and-forth.
I also deliver assets by building Asset Catalogs in Xcode and committing with Git. I'm using Zeplin to deliver visual design specs.
Aaron has been an invaluable member of our team. He is very diligent in every aspect of his work, starting from the exploratory stage all the way through product design and strategy.
Aaron has a very keen eye for details and an innate ability to learn the nuances that may not seem like a big deal at first, but end up making a very profound impact later on. He also has very clear vision and helped us a lot in discussions that started as ambiguous and ended up with clear direction and focus. His contribution has been above and beyond my expectations.


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Airstream have recently increased their range of iZone temperature control options to include individual room sensors.
Sensors are available in both wired and wireless versions. Occupants can conveniently switch their zone from closed to climate control via an illuminated button on each sensor. Up to 12 sensors can be incorporated into an iZone system in any combination.
These stylish controllers are available in White, Black or Ocean Mist to compliment the Clipsal Saturn range of light switches.
More than just your basic sensor, iZone sensor can be configured to act as the master controller for your Daikin, Panasonic, Toshiba, Mitsubishi Electric, Temperzone, or Fujitsu unit. Better still the sensors can be configured to "auto select", the zone furthest from set-point to control the aircon unit. All sensors can be easily calibrated or off-set in 0.1oC increments if required.
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Super Sales Records
Super Sales CDs
Houston and the Dirty Rats
spinmeroundstore
Buying and Selling Vinyl Records, CD's, DVDs, Video Games, Books and other cool things.
We also carry a variety of different band T-shirts.
140 Palmer Park Mall Palmer
Pennsylvania 18045
Raleighwood [RSD Drops 2021] The Backsliders Record Store Day Vinyl 2021-07-17 13.98
Live + Unplugged [RSD Drops 2021] Bad Omens Sumerian Records Vinyl 2021-07-17 24.98
Vs. (Other People's Heartache, Pt. III) [RSD Drops 2021] Bastille Capitol Vinyl 2021-07-17 27.98
Aglio E Olio [RSD Drops 2021] Beastie Boys Capitol Vinyl 2021-07-17 24.98
Glad 'n' Greasy (Rsd) [Record Store Day] [RSD Drops 2021] Beat Farmers BLIXA SOUNDS Vinyl 2021-07-17 19.98
Living The Blues (Rsd) (Pnk) [Record Store Day] (Ylw) [RSD Drops 2021] Canned Heat LMLR Vinyl 2021-07-17 34.98
Italian Stallion / O.S.T. (Rsd) [Colored Vinyl] [Record Store Day] [RSD Drops 2021] Del Casher (Colv) (Rex) ORG MUSIC Vinyl 2021-07-17 24.98
Wasp [RSD Drops 2021] Shaun Cassidy Curb Vinyl 2021-07-17 $21.98 $9.98 ON SALE
If Music Could Talk [RSD Drops 2021] The Clash Legacy Vinyl 2021-07-17 $35.98 $25.98 ON SALE
Wild Mood Swings [RSD Drops 2021] The Cure Elektra Vinyl 2021-07-17 $39.98 $32.98 ON SALE
Bug [RSD Drops 2021] Dave Davies Green Amp Records 2 x LP 2021-07-17 $25.98 $20.98 ON SALE
The Matrix--The Complete Edition [RSD Drops 2021] Don Davis Varese Sarabande Vinyl 2021-07-17 59.98
God Hates Heavy Metal [RSD Drops 2021] Dio BMG Vinyl 2021-07-17 19.98
Justamente Tres [RSD Drops 2021] Dos Kill Rock Stars LP 2021-07-17 $19.98 $13.98 ON SALE
Jokerman / I And I Remixes [RSD Drops 2021] Bob Dylan Legacy Vinyl 2021-07-17 $14.98 $10.98 ON SALE
The Harvest Wombs [RSD Drops 2021] Fallujah Unique Leader LP 2021-07-17 $24.98 $18.98 ON SALE
Can I Believe You / Wading In Waist-High Water [RSD Drops 2021] Fleet Foxes / Resistance Revival Chorus ANTI Vinyl 2021-07-17 7.99
Blue Ridge Rangers EP [RSD Drops 2021] John Fogerty BMG Vinyl 2021-07-17 $15.98 $11.98 ON SALE
Scooby Snacks (25th Anniversary Edition) [RSD Drops 2021] Fun Lovin' Criminals CHRYSALIS Vinyl 2021-07-17 16.98
EVOL (5th Anniversary) [RSD Drops 2021] Future Legacy Vinyl 2021-07-17 22.98
Birth The Death The Ghost (Rsd) [Record Store Day] [RSD Drops 2021] Gun Club BLIXA SOUNDS Vinyl 2021-07-17 19.98
Heavy Metal (Live) [RSD Drops 2021] Sammy Hagar & The Circle BMG Vinyl 2021-07-17 $15.98 $13.98 ON SALE
In Harmony [RSD Drops 2021] Roy Hargrove/Mulgrew Miller Resonance Records Vinyl 2021-07-17 48.98
Best of Suburban Noize Years [RSD Drops 2021] (Hed) P.E. Regime Music Group/Suburban Noiz Vinyl 2021-07-17 18.98
Aliens - Original Soundtrack (35th Anniversary Edition) [RSD Drops 2021] James Horner Varese Sarabande Vinyl 2021-07-17 24.98
Right Now (Rsd) [Colored Vinyl] [Record Store Day] [RSD Drops 2021] Willie Jones The Penthouse Vinyl 2021-07-17 21.98
Don't Judge A Song By Its Cover [RSD Drops 2021] K.Flay BMG Vinyl 2021-07-17 16.98
Under Pressure [RSD Drops 2021] Karen O & Willie Nelson BMG Vinyl 2021-07-17 9.99
The River Flows Vol. 2 (Rsd) [Clear Vinyl] [Record Store Day] [RSD Drops 2021] Jorma Kaukonen & John Hurlbut FUR PEACE RANCH REC Vinyl 2021-07-17 24.98
Tape Head [RSD Drops 2021] King's X Svart Records LP 2021-07-17 $29.98 $24.98 ON SALE
World Broadcast Recordings 1955, Vol 1 [RSD Drops 2021] Peggy Lee ORG MUSIC Vinyl 2021-07-17 22.98
Manhattan Stories [RSD Drops 2021] Charles Lloyd Resonance Records Vinyl 2021-07-17 48.98
Everybody's Gotta Live [RSD Drops 2021] Love High Moon Records Vinyl 2021-07-17 $17.98 $15.98 ON SALE
Consenting Adults [RSD Drops 2021] M.T.B. (Mehldau/Turner/Bernstein) Anagram Music Vinyl 2021-07-17 35.98
Real Live! Vol. 2 [RSD Drops 2021] Frank Marino & Mahogany Rush Justin Time Records Vinyl 2021-07-17 31.98
The Church With One Bell [RSD Drops 2021] John Martyn Craft Recordings Vinyl 2021-07-17 24.98
The Backsliders
Raleighwood [RSD Drops 2021]
Raleigh NC's The Backsliders were formed in 1992 by Steve Howell and Chip Robinson, rock 'n' roll dudes playing country-tinged tunes with just the right amount of Don't Give A Damn attitude. The original line-up of Chip Robinson (lead vocal, guitar, electric 12-string guitar), Steve Howell (harmony vocal, lead guitar), Danny Kurtz (bass), Jeff "JD" Dennis (drums), came back together in 2012 with new bandmate Greg Rice (keyboards). With engineer John Plymale of Overdub Lane at the board, they wasted no time in recording the RALEIGHWOOD (EP), featuring their hardcore honky-tonk and unmistakable swagger. Steve Howell describes the writing of these songs: "Headlights" was written in the spirit of late '60s/early '70s California Country Rock with peyote and red wine as the chief inspirations. "You Can Be My Baby Now" is the haze of a long weekend listening to Big Star and Tom Petty and The Heartbreakers. "Nightfalls" was written after being haunted by a ghost that never told me her name. Danny and JD kicked it up into the southern soul stratosphere. "Forever and Ever" is the result of Neil Young and Crazy Horse running thick through my teenage veins. I can still taste it! "Twang", well... nothing says attitude better than a twangy Gretsch guitar right between the eyes." The attitude of the original lineup is still there, though they may not be the same band that burned up the road all those years before, they still have something to say, something to prove, and something to be.
Proceeds from this release, and three others in this series support The Shalom Project (an organization that supports NC families in need).
This is a regional release and though it's available to all RSD-participating stores, it will primarily be available at stores in North Carolina.
Side 1: "Headlights", "You Can Be My Baby"
Side 2: "Night Falls", "Forever And Ever", "Twang"
Live + Unplugged [RSD Drops 2021]
Neon Magenta Inside Ultra Clear w/ Black Splatter 2xLP featuring Live + Unplugged versions of the band's songs.
Glass Houses (Live) / The Worst In Me (Live) / Never Know (Live) / Careful What You Wish For (Live) / Limits (Live) / Dethrone (Live) / Mercy (Live)
Never Know (Unplugged) / Limits (Unplugged) / Careful What You Wish For (Unplugged) / Mercy (Unplugged) / Burning Out (Unplugged) / If I'm There (Unplugged)
Vs. (Other People's Heartache, Pt. III) [RSD Drops 2021]
12" picture disc of Bastille's "VS. (Other People's Heartache, Pt. III) for RSD Drops 2021.
SIDE A –
1. Fall Into Your Arms (Bastille Vs. The Gemma Sharples Quartet) [Crossfaded Version]
2. Bite Down (Bastille Vs. HAIM) [Crossfaded Version]
3. bad_news (Bastille Vs. MNEK) [Crossfaded Version]
4. The Driver [Crossfaded Version]
SIDE B –
1. Axe To Grind (Bastille Vs. Tyde Vs. Rationale) [Crossfaded Version]
2. Torn Apart [Extended Mix/Crossfaded Version]
3. Torn Apart, Pt. II (Bastille Vs. GRADES Vs. Lizzo) [Crossfaded Version]
4. Weapon (Bastille Vs. Angel Haze Vs. F*U*G*Z Vs. Braque) [Crossfaded Version]
Aglio E Olio [RSD Drops 2021]
Vinyl reissue with two newly added bonus tracks, "Soba Violence," and a rare cover of "Light My Fire." 180g Clear Vinyl
1. Brand New
2. Deal with It
3. Believe Me
4. Nervous Assistant
5. Soba Violence (1999 Remaster) [bonus track]
1. Square Wave in Unison
2. You Catch a Bad One
3. I Can't Think Straight
4. I Want Some
5. Light My Fire [bonus track]
Glad 'n' Greasy (Rsd) [Record Store Day] [RSD Drops 2021]
After the release of the Beat Farmers' successful 1985 debut album Tales Of The New West, the band did a tour of the UK and Europe and while there recorded a six song EP originally only released in the UK, and never on vinyl in the US. Glad 'N' Greasy features the original members of this alt-country band that was an influence on many bands and artists in the much larger Americana movement that followed. Many consider the six songs on Glad 'N' Greasy to be the Beat Farmers' finest hour. The reissue comes in a gatefold jacket with photos and notes written by the band.
Side 1: 1. "Powderfinger" 2. "Death Train" 3. "Beat Generation"
Side 2: 1. "Glad 'N' Greasy" 2. "Delayed Reaction" 3. "Big Rock Candy Mountain"
Living The Blues (Rsd) (Pnk) [Record Store Day] (Ylw) [RSD Drops 2021]
Legendary album from the band which is long out of print, and limited on the second-hand market.
Released in 1968, Living The Blues was one of the first double albums to place well on album charts. It featured Canned Heat's signature song, "Going Up the Country", which would later be heard in the Woodstock film. This deluxe package released as part of RSD Drops will include an OBI strip on the gatefold album jacket with two pockets, featuring the original US printed inner sleeves, orginal record labels, and one yellow and one pink translucent LPs.
"Pony Blues" | "My Mistake" | "Sandy's Blues" | "Going Up The Country" | "Walking By Myself" | "Boogie Music" | "One Kind Favor" | "Parthenogenesis" | "Refried Boogie (Part I)" | "Refried Boogie (Part II)"
Del Casher (Colv) (Rex)
Italian Stallion / O.S.T. (Rsd) [Colored Vinyl] [Record Store Day] [RSD Drops 2021]
Del Casher may not be a household name, but you've undoubtedly heard his music. He was a member of the famous Wrecking Crew, played on Lawrence Welk, recorded Frank Zappa's first demo, and even backed Elvis Presley on film. His inventions include the Wah-Wah pedal and the Ecco-Fonic, influencing the development of electric guitar playing. In 1978, Casher was impressed by Bill Conti's top selling score for Rocky, and set out to make an album with original compositions of disco and jazz/funk inspired by the film. With a series of tunes written, he gathered some of the top studio players in Hollywood including Billy Preston, Stan Worth, and members of Johnny Carson's Tonight Show band. The working title for this album in the making was called "Music Inspired By Rocky And Other Compositions". A film company who had acquired the rights to Sylvester Stallone's 1970 debut "The Party At Kitty And Stud's" heard the music and immediately recognized it as the perfect fit for their rebranded "Italian Stallion" film release. Though the score was never released outside of the film, it generated lots of interest in the early 2000's when the internet became a widespread phenomenon, and fans began recording the audio off of the film themselves. The soundtrack for Italian Stallion stands on its own as a musical masterpiece. Over 40 years later, with the help of ORG Music, Del Casher dug up his original master tapes and assembled a record's worth of material for the soundtrack's first ever release. Italian Stallion will make its long overdue debut with a vinyl pressing, exclusively for RSD 2021.
1. Italian Stallion Theme 2. Three Girls In A Whirl 3. Flexing 4. Outside Walk 5. Shower Her With Love 6. Waiting
1. Magic Mirror 2. Leaving For The Party 3. Dance Alone 4. Living The Highlife 5. Circle Dance 6. Cocktails For Two
Wasp [RSD Drops 2021]
ON SALE $21.98 Vinyl: $9.98 Buy
Fifth studio album released by Shaun and produced by Todd Rundgren including several covers like David Bowie's Rebel Rebel.
Rebel, Rebel / Cool Fire / The Book I Read / Pretending / Shake Me, Wake Me (When It's Over) / It's My Life / So Sad About Us / Wasp / Selfless Love / Once Bitten Twice Shy
If Music Could Talk [RSD Drops 2021]
ON SALE $35.98 Vinyl: $25.98 Buy
If Music Could Talk is a 1980 interview album with The Clash - Joe Strummer, Mick Jones, Paul Simonon and Topper Headon – in brief conversation with their trusted management rep/fixer/consigliere Kosmo Vinyl. Originally only available as a promotional LP for US radio ahead of the release of The Clash's 4th album Sandinista!, If Music Could Talk will be released for the first time as a limited edition double 180g vinyl package with new artwork as part of RSD Drops. The cover art is an homage to Nicaraguan rebel leader Augusto César Sandino – the original Sandinista – done by Kosmo Vinyl, who also supplies the liner notes on the back alongside a rare Pennie Smith band photo. If Music Could Talk features the band talking about and introducing tracks, along with those tracks themselves (using the latest band-approved remasters).
SIDE A – Paul: "Junco Partner", "One More Time", "One More Dub"
SIDE B – Mick: "Hitsville U.K.", "The Magnificent Seven"
SIDE C – Joe: "Washington Bullets", "The Call Up", "Police On My Back"
SIDE D – Topper: "Ivan Meets G.I. Joe", "Somebody Got Murdered"
Wild Mood Swings [RSD Drops 2021]
The Cure's tenth studio album Wild Mood Swings marks its 25th Anniversary this year and to celebrate, the album – which features the singles "The 13th", "Mint Car", "Strange Attraction" and "Gone!" – will be pressed on double picture disc for the very first time. The new pressing has been overseen by Robert Smith and will be available exclusively for RSD Drops 2021.
Bug [RSD Drops 2021]
ON SALE $25.98 2 x LP: $20.98 Buy
If Dave Davies did nothing more than create the slash-and-burn power chords of the Kinks' "You Really Got Me" he'd earn a place in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. As it is, the younger Davies brother has accomplished much more. His first studio album in over 20 years finds Ray's frequently overshadowed sibling reviving that rather charming '70s device, the concept album--the plot here revolving around extraterrestrial visitation and brain implantation. Davies brings the idea of benign aliens a little closer in a collection that recalls some of the best trends of the '60s and '70s. He uses a rock template that harkens back to post-Tommy Who ("The Lie"), Mott the Hoople ("Whose Fooling Who"), and Deep Purple ("It Ain't Over 'Till It's Done"), sounding rather anachronistic as a result. The songs are engaging and show Davies to be a writer of considerable skill and wit, but they're somewhat stuck in the way-back machine.
1. Who's Foolin' Who 2. It Ain't over, 'Till Its Done! 3. The Lie! 4. Let Me Be 5. Displaced Person 6. Rock You, Rock Me 7. Flowers in the Rain 8. Fortis Green 9. Why?!! 10. True Phenomenon 11. Bug 12. De-Bug 13. Life After Life (Transformation)
The Matrix--The Complete Edition [RSD Drops 2021]
The science fiction masterpiece has captured the imagination of another generation with news of a new Matrix film. This deluxe 3-LP set is pressed on glitter-infused green vinyl, expanded to 44 tracks and housed in a stunning new art design. Also included are classic film stills and an exclusive new interview with composer Don Davis
1. Logos / Matrix Main Title (0:51)
2. Trinity Infinity (5:57)
3. Neo Con Brio (0:31)
4. Follow The White Rabbit (0:13)
5. Neo On The Edge (3:23)
6. Through The Surveillance Monitor (0:56)
7. Unable To Speak (1:13)
8. Bait And Switch (3:15)
1. Switched For Life (3:36)
2. Switched At Birth (2:41)
3. Switches Brew (2:26)
4. Cold Hearted Switch (1:38)
5. Nascent Nauseous Neo (3:59)
6. A Morpheus Movement (1:38)
7. Bow Whisk Orchestra (1:22)
Side C:
1. Domo Showdown (1:14)
2. Switch Or Break Show (1:03)
3. Shake, Borrow, Switch (0:37)
4. Switch Works Her Boa (0:56)
5. Bring Me Dinner (0:37)
6. The System (0:36)
7. Freeze Face (1:51)
8. Switch Woks Her Boar (2:06)
9. Cypher Cybernetic (0:57)
10. Ignorance Is Bliss / Cyber Cyphernetic (1:48)
11. See Who? (0:19)
12. Switch Out (2:57)
Side D:
1 Boon Spoy (1:07)
3. Oracle Cookies (1:29)
4. Threat Mix (6:03)
5. Exit Mr. Hat (2:55)
6. On Your Knees, Switch (4:43)
Side E:
1. Mix The Art (2:09)
2. Whoa, Switch Brokers (4:00)
3. The Cure (1:34)
4. It's The Smell (1:56)
5. The Lobby (0:27)
6. No More Spoons (1:01)
7. Dodge This (1:07)
8. Fast Learning (0:44)
9. Ontological Shock (4:16)
1. That's Gotta Hurt (5:16)
2. Surprise (4:04)
3. He's The One Alright (6:50)
God Hates Heavy Metal [RSD Drops 2021]
SIDE A: 1. God Hates Heavy Metal
SIDE B: 1. This Is Your Life 2. Hunter Of The Heart (Live)
Justamente Tres [RSD Drops 2021]
ON SALE $19.98 LP: $13.98 Buy
Sophomore album from legendary bass players Kira Roessler (Black Flag) and Mike Watt (Minute Men, Firehose, Stooges). Pressed on teal vinyl.
1. Down In The Dumps 2. Dream Of San Pedro 3. Imagine That 4. Intese Song For Madonna 5. Til The Blood Ran 6. Sidemouse Advice 7. Excerpts From A Captain's Log 8. To Each His Dulcinea 9. Powerful Hankerin' 10. Little Doll 11. Willow Weep For Me 12. Even The Pain Has Changed 13. Formal Introduction 14. Angel Face Is The Devil's Daughter 15. Number Seven 16. Do You Want New Wave Or Do You Want The Truth? 17. Number Five
Jokerman / I And I Remixes [RSD Drops 2021]
This 12" features two reggae remixes each of "Jokerman" and "I And I", by Doctor Dread. The original versions of both tracks appeared on Dylan's Infidels album, with Sly & Robbie as the rhythm section. The two "I And I" remixes were previously released on Is It Rolling Bob: A Reggae Tribute To Bob Dylan (2003) ,while the "Jokerman" remixes are newly commissioned and previously unreleased. Doctor Dread has worked with Bob Marley, Black Uhuru, Jimmy Cliff, Inner Circle, Gregory Isaacs, Luciano, Mad Cobra, Freddy McGregor, Sly and Robbie, Steel Pulse, The Wailers and many others.
Side A: 1. "Jokerman [Reggae Remix]" 2. "Jokerman [Instrumental Dub]"
Side B: 1. "I and I [Reggae Remix]" 2. "I and I [Reggae Dub]"
The Harvest Wombs [RSD Drops 2021]
The 2011 debut that set the benchmark for the new emerging wave of Technical Death Metal. Like an ethereal journey into the deep cosmos, Fallujah's The Harvest Wombs is an equally beautiful and terrifying lesson in how melody and brute force can be balanced to perfection. Available for the first time on gatefold vinyl in Deep Green & Black Burst, this ten year anniversary edition is the definitive vinyl version of this amazing album.
01. Alpha Incipient 02. Ritual Of Godflesh 03. Become One. 04. Cerebral Hybridization 05. Prison Of The Mind. 06. The Flame Surreal. 07. Enslaved Eternal Phenomenon. 08. Hallucination. 09. The Harvest Wombs. 10. Assemblage Of Wolves
Fleet Foxes / Resistance Revival Chorus
Can I Believe You / Wading In Waist-High Water [RSD Drops 2021]
Vinyl: $7.99 Buy
First time anywhere for a release of these two songs from a December 2020 livestream performance by Robin Pecknold with the Resistance Revival Chorus.
"Can I Believe You" b/w "Wading In Waist-High Water"
Blue Ridge Rangers EP [RSD Drops 2021]
This special release combines two key singles from John Fogerty's 1973 debut solo album The Blue Ridge Rangers on a limited edition Blue vinyl 12" single. The two singles included are the classics "Jambalaya (On The Bayou)" backed with "Hearts Of Stone" Also included are the original B-sides "Workin' On A Building" and "Somewhere Listening (For My Name)"
Featuring replications of the original artwork from both singles, one on each side.
SIDE A: 1. Jambalaya (On The Bayou) 2. Workin' On A Building
SIDE B: 1. Hearts Of Stone 2. Somewhere Listening (For My Name)
Fun Lovin' Criminals
Scooby Snacks (25th Anniversary Edition) [RSD Drops 2021]
Scooby Snacks / The Fun Lovin' Criminal (Hot 1997 Rockumental Mix] / King of New York (Jack Dangers Mix] / Scooby Snacks (20 MG Version] / The Grave And The Constant [Stephen Lironi 12" Mix] / Scooby Snacks [Instrumental]
Limited edition orange vinyl 12" to celebrate the 25th Anniversary of the band's classic single from 1996.
EVOL (5th Anniversary) [RSD Drops 2021]
Rap superstar Future continued to forge his own trailblazing path in hip-hop with the release of his fourth studio album, EVOL, led by the lone feature "Low Life," a collaboration with The Weeknd. As a standout in a wave of projects, EVOL further cemented Future as the most dominant voice in rap, reaffirmed his notable influence on the genre as a whole, and takes place as one of the many jewels in the crown of Future's evolving rap legacy. To commemorate five years of the record, EVOL arrives in limited edition translucent red + black smoke color viny as part of RSD Drops.
Side A: 1. "Ain't No Time" 2. "In Her Mouth" 3. "Maybach" 4. "Xanny Family" 5. "Lil Haiti Baby" 6. "Photo Copied"
Side B: 1. "Seven Rings" 2. "Lie To Me" 3. "Program" 4. "Low Life" 5. "Fly Shit Only"
Birth The Death The Ghost (Rsd) [Record Store Day] [RSD Drops 2021]
A rare Gun Club album, released in 1983 in the UK only and out of print for decades. The Birth The Death The Ghost is a collection of early live recordings from shows at various clubs in Los Angeles and features the original lineup, including Kid Congo Powers on guitar prior to his leaving to join the Cramps. (Kid Congo would rejoin The Gun Club in 1984.) This long-awaited collector's item will come on red vinyl to record stores as part of RSD Drops.
1. BO DIDDLEY'S A GUNSLINGER, 2. RAILROAD BILL, 3. SEVEN MILES WITH THE DEVIL, 4. PREACHIN' BLUES, 5. GOODBYE JOHNNY, 6. BLACK TRAIN, 7. WALKING WITH THE BEAST, 8. BAD MOOD, 9. NOT THAT MUCH, 10. GOING DOWN THE RED RIVER, 11. WILLIE BROWN, 12. FIELD HOLLER, 13. SEX BEAT
Heavy Metal (Live) [RSD Drops 2021]
Limited Edition 12" Picture Disc—First time on vinyl for these LIVE versions!
Special live release to celebrate the 40th Anniversary of the Heavy Metal Soundtrack
Side A features a live version of Sammy Hagar's classic "Heavy Metal" and Side B features a live version of "Little White Lie"
Side A: "Heavy Metal (Live)"
Side B: "Little White Lie (Live)"
Roy Hargrove/Mulgrew Miller
In Harmony [RSD Drops 2021]
In Harmony is the first previously unissued recording of the late trumpet star Roy Hargrove since his passing in 2018. Captured live on January 15, 2006 at Merkin Hall at the Kaufman Music Center in New York City and November 9, 2007 at the Williams Center for the Arts at Lafayette College in Easton, PA, with piano great Mulgrew Miller, In Harmony is an intimate snapshot of two masters performing without a net at the top of their games. The limited-edition 180-gram 2-LP set is being released in cooperation with the Roy Hargrove and Mulgrew Miller Estates and will include an elaborate booklet with rare photos, an essay by acclaimed writer Ted Panken, plus interviews and statements by Sonny Rollins, Christian McBride, Common, Ron Carter, Jon Batiste, Karriem Riggins, Keyon Harold, Ambrose Akinmusire, Chris Botti, Robert Glasper and others. Aida Brandes-Hargrove, President of Roy Hargrove Legacy, said: "Roy's daughter Kamala and I are excited to collaborate with Resonance and to get this great new album out to Roy's many fans." The vinyl edition is mastered by Bernie Grundman and pressed at Record Technology Inc. (RTI).
1 What is This Thing Called Love 9:09
2 This is Always 8:23
3 I Remember Clifford 8:34
1 Triste 8:35
2 Invitation 8:03
3 Con Alma 9:43
1 Never Let Me Go 8:27
2 Just in Time 9:10
3 Fungii Mama 6:56
1 Monk's Dream 5:56
2 Ruby, My Dear 7:56
3 Blues for Mr. Hill 7:35
4 Ow 5:09
Best of Suburban Noize Years [RSD Drops 2021]
Best of Suburban Noize Years, taking the best performing songs from their Suburban Noize Records releases to mark their 15 year anniversary on the label. (HED) P.E. are the pioneers of the G-Punk sound, which fuses together punk-rock, metal, hip-hop and reggae. The band has toured the world for 20 years sharing the stage with the likes of Suicidal Tendencies, System of a Down, KORN, Tech N9ne, Tool as well as the original Black Sabbath on the iconic Ozzfest tour. (HED) P.E. experienced a creative resurgence after signing with Suburban Noize Records in the early 2000s and was instrumental in developing the booming underground scene.
Sophia - Back 2 Base X (3:23)
Let's Ride - Back 2 Base X (4:09)
Peer Pressure - Back 2 Base X (0:45)
Suffa - Insomnia (2:58)
Comeova2nite ft. Young Roscoe - Insomnia (4:19)
"Renegade" From the album New World Orphans (3:29)
"Here and Now" From the album New World Orphans (3:28)
Stand Up feat. Lajon from Sevendust Truth Rising (4:00)
"No Rest 4 Da Wicked" Truth Rising (3:57)
CANIROCK Stampede (3:40)
First Blood Class of 2020 (2:20)
Death Awaits Class of 2020 (2:27)
Aliens - Original Soundtrack (35th Anniversary Edition) [RSD Drops 2021]
One of the great science fiction franchises of all-time. The long out of print original soundtrack gets a fresh reboot on "Acid-Blood" Yellow-Green vinyl for it's 35th anniversary. Soundtrack composed by the great James Horner, (Titantic, Avatar, Beautiful Mind), and features the original Sigourney Weaver key art and original film stills
Main Title 5:10
Going After Newt 3:08
Sub-Level 3 6:11
Ripley's Rescue 3:13
Atmosphere Station 3:05
Futile Escape 8:13
Dark Discovery 2:00
Bishop's Countdown 2:47
Resolution And Hyperspace 6:10
Willie Jones
Right Now (Rsd) [Colored Vinyl] [Record Store Day] [RSD Drops 2021]
The debut album from Willie Jones features the singles "Windows Down," "Bachelorettes on Broadway", and his latest, "Down For It" featuring T.I. — an updated rendition of the original.
1. Country Soul | 2. Back Porch | 3. Bachelorettes On Broadway | 4. Down for It | 5. American Dream | 6. Right Now | 7. Trainwreck | 8. Drank Too Much | 9. Whole Lotta Love | 10. Actions | 11. Down For It (JD Walker Version) (feat. T.I.) | 12. Down For It (MyGuyMars Remix) (feat. T.I.)
Don't Judge A Song By Its Cover [RSD Drops 2021]
Three '90s classics, reworked.
1. Self-Esteem (Offspring Cover)
2. Brain Stew (Green Day Cover)
1. Break Stuff (Limp Bizkit Cover)
Karen O & Willie Nelson
Under Pressure [RSD Drops 2021]
"Under Pressure"
Jorma Kaukonen & John Hurlbut
The River Flows Vol. 2 (Rsd) [Clear Vinyl] [Record Store Day] [RSD Drops 2021]
The second volume of a series started by the RSD Black Friday release of The River Flows Vol. 1, which completely sold out and garnered a lot of positive reviews. This deluxe Vol. 2 package features Jorma Kaukonen and John Hurlbut performing their versions of songs by Bob Dylan, Gram Parsons and more, with an original from John Hurlbut as well.
The deluxe package, designed by Kevin Morgan, features an OBI side spine on a gatefold jacket, an inner sleeve with celebrity pictures from Jorma's Fur Peace Ranch. The record itself is clear vinyl with five-color splatter.
Photographer: Lincoln Castricone
Executive Producer: Vannessa Kaukonen
Producer: Jorma Kaukonen
Engineered and Mixed: Justin Guip
"Knockin' on Heaven's Door" (Bob Dylan) | "Hickory Wind" (Gram Parsons) | "A Little Faster" (John Hurlbut) | "Seems Like a Long Time" (Theodore Anderson) |"All Along the Watchtower" (Bob Dylan) |"This Land is Your Land" (Woody Guthrie)
Tape Head [RSD Drops 2021]
First time on vinyl for this King's X release, hand numbered on transparent pink vinyl.
Groove Machine/Fade/Over and Over/Ono/Cupid/Ocean/Little Bit Of Soul/Hate You/Higher Than God/Happy/Mr. Evil/World/Walter Bela Farkas (Live Peace In New York)
World Broadcast Recordings 1955, Vol 1 [RSD Drops 2021]
Peggy Lee was in top form in 1955, in every aspect of her career. As a vocalist, she was at her peak. Pete Kelly's Blues (her best acting role) and Lady And The Tramp (she co-wrote six songs and provided the voices for four characters) were both set to be released. That same year, she recorded 49 selections as radio transcriptions for the World Program Service. These recordings were not released to the public, but used by radio stations with unexpected time to fill. The music is more jazz-oriented than many of her Decca recordings of the time. Lee's cool but inwardly heated voice is joined by frequent collaborators, pianist Gene DiNovi, guitarist Bill Pitman, Bob Whitlock or Don Prell on bass, drummer Larry Bunker, Ramon "Ray" Rivera on congas, harpist Stella Castellucci, and trumpeter Pete Candoli. This series compiles the best selections from those 1955 recordings, beginning with 14 tunes on this first volume. The recordings were mastered for vinyl at Infrasonic Mastering and pressed at Furnace Record Pressing on color vinyl, Exclusively as part of RSD Drops.
It's a Good Day / That Old Black Magic / Autumn in NY / I May Be Wrong / I Gotta Right / I Get A Kick / What is This Thing / The Positive / Me / People Will Say We / What Can I Say / Beautiful Morning / Taking A Chance / Bye Bye Blackbird
Charles Lloyd
Manhattan Stories [RSD Drops 2021]
Back by popular demand, the critically acclaimed release by tenor saxophone icon Charles Lloyd, is available once again as a deluxe, limited edition180g, 2LP 2nd pressing - newly remastered by Kevin Gray at Cohearent Audio, cut at 33 1/3 RPM and pressed by RTI.
This album features guitarist Gábor Szábo, Ron Carter and drummer Pete La Roca captured live in 1965 at Judson Hall and Slugs in New York City. The extensive booklet includes essays and rare photos.
Disc One (Judson Hall):
1. Sweet Georgia Bright (17:49)
2. How Can I Tell You (11:57)
Side B 1. Lady Gabor (12:50)
Disc Two (Slugs'):
1. Slugs' Blues (12:57)
2. Lady Gabor (13:53)
Side D 1. Dream Weaver (15:25)
Everybody's Gotta Live [RSD Drops 2021]
Love, led by the brilliant and complicated Arthur Lee, is considered one of the most influential American rock bands of all time. The 2015 reissue of their album Reel to Real showed the band at the height of their rock/soul powers, and included twelve previously-unreleased outtakes from the original sessions. This special release features five of those tracks on vinyl for the first time, including three original Lee compositions virtually unknown before the 2015 reissue: the sweet and soulful "You Gotta Feel It"; a catchy rock-pop tune called "I Gotta Remember"; and "Do It Yourself", a blast of high-energy funk driven by Lee's strutting vocals. The EP also includes the original version of "Everybody's Gotta Live" (recently featured in the film 'Jojo Rabbit' and covered on Mac Miller's posthumous album Circles) as well as a full-band performance of that song and an alternate take of "Singing Cowboy".
1. Everybody's Gotta Live (Album Version) 2. You Gotta Feel It (Outtake) 3. I Gotta Remember (Outtake) 4. Do It Yourself (Outtake) 5. Singing Cowboy (Alternate Take) 6. Everybody's Gotta Live (Electric Version)
M.T.B. (Mehldau/Turner/Bernstein)
Consenting Adults [RSD Drops 2021]
Presented for the first time ever on vinyl! Audiophile 180g pressing of the seminal 1995 Cris Cross albums showcasing Brad Mehldau & Mark Turner. Remastered from the original tapes. "Consenting Adults" captured all of us when we were right at the beginning of developing our own voices" - Brad Mehldau
1. Belief
2. Little Melonae I
1. Phantasm
2. Afterglow
1. Limbo
2. Consenting Adults
1. From This Moment On
2. Peace
3. Little Melonae II
Frank Marino & Mahogany Rush
Real Live! Vol. 2 [RSD Drops 2021]
Recorded live at Club Soda in Montreal, Canada on September 8, 2001.
When headbanger historians look back on the important heavy metal and hard rock bands that were active during the '70s, Mahogany Rush's name doesn't come up nearly as often as Led Zeppelin, Black Sabbath, Deep Purple, Kiss, Van Halen, Judas Priest, Blue Öyster Cult or Aerosmith -- and that is regrettable because Frank Marino led one of the '70s' most exciting hard rock/metal outfits. Mahogany Rush is, without question, underrated.
First time on vinyl. Embossed deluxe gatefold with live photos and enhanced liner notes.
SIDE A: 01) Let There Be 02) Strange Universe 03) Ode To Creation 04) Strange Universe (Return)
SIDE B: 01) Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame 02) Ain't Dead Yet (Excerpt) 03) Slippin' And Slidin' 04) Back To The Hall 05) Two 'n' Four (Just Joshin') 06) Avalon (1st part)
SIDE C: 01) Avalon (continued) 02) Rumble 'n' Roll (For Pete's Sake) 03) Jazzed A Moment 04)Tales Of The Unexpected 05) Return to Avalon 06) Rattle Of Sabres 07) Electric Reflections Of War
SIDE D: 01) Aftermath 02) The World Anthem 03) A Prayer For Peace 04) Somewhere Over The Rainbow 05) Try For Freedom
The Church With One Bell [RSD Drops 2021]
John Martyn's 1998 album, featuring covers of songs by Randy Newman, Dead Can Dance, Ben Harper, and Portishead, amongst others. Unavailable on vinyl since its original release. Half-speed mastered from the original tapes by Miles Showell at Abbey Road and pressed on 180-gram vinyl at QRP.
Side A: 1. He's Got All The Whiskey 2. God's Song 3. How Fortunate The Man With None 4. Small Town Talk 5. Excuse Me Mister Side B: 1. Strange Fruit 2. The Sky Is Crying 3. Glory Box 4. Feel So Bad 5. Death Don't Have No Mercy
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Q: How to change the label positioning in a Fl_Box? I want to customize the label position inside a Fl_Box. Looking at the documentation I saw the draw_label() function here: this is a protected member of Fl_Widget, hence I derived a custom class for Fl_Box. The code is below.
#include <FL/Fl.H>
#include <FL/Fl_Window.H>
#include <FL/Fl_Box.H>
#include <FL/Fl_Button.H>

class mBox: public Fl_Box{
    public:
        mBox(int X, int Y, int W, int H, const char* l=0): Fl_Box(X,Y,W,H,l){};

        void drawLabel(){
            label("New");
            draw_label(x(),y(),100,25);
            redraw_label();
            };

};

void action(Fl_Widget* w, void* data){
    mBox* B = (mBox*) data;
    B -> drawLabel(); }

int main(int argc, char **argv) {
    Fl_Window* G_win;
    G_win = new Fl_Window(180,100,"The font test");

    mBox* A = new mBox(10,10,110,50,"The font TEST.");
    A -> box(FL_UP_BOX);

    Fl_Button* b = new Fl_Button(10,70,100,25,"Test");
    b -> callback(action,A);

    G_win->show();
    return(Fl::run()); }

When the button is pressed, I expect that the label in the box changes to "New" in the new bounding box whose left corner is at position x(), y() and its width and height are 110 and 50 (the dimension of the box), respectively. I call the redraw_label() function to force the drawing with the new bounding box. For what I understood, the new label should be in the top left corner of the box.
But what actually happens is that the new label is indeed "New", but its position is not changed. What am I missing here?

This question is a follow-up of this previous question: I am trying to understand how to change the position of the label with default font and then try to customize the position using non standard fonts.

A: The draw_label() method is intended to be used in the draw() method. If you want to trigger a draw based on a callback, this is a modification of your code:
#include <FL/Enumerations.H>
#include <FL/Fl.H>
#include <FL/Fl_Box.H>
#include <FL/Fl_Button.H>
#include <FL/Fl_Window.H>
#include <FL/fl_draw.H>

class mBox : public Fl_Box {
    bool triggered = false;
public:
    mBox(int X, int Y, int W, int H, const char* l = 0)
        : Fl_Box(X, Y, W, H, l) {};

    void drawLabel() {
        triggered = true;
        label("New");

    };

    void draw() override {
        Fl_Box::draw();
        if (triggered) {
            fl_draw_box(box(), x(), y(), w(), h(), FL_BACKGROUND_COLOR);
            draw_label(x(), y(), 100, 25);
        }
    }
};

void action(Fl_Widget* w, void* data) {
    mBox* B = (mBox*)data;
    B->drawLabel();
}

int main(int argc, char** argv) {
    Fl_Window* G_win;
    G_win = new Fl_Window(180, 100, "The font test");

    mBox* A = new mBox(10, 10, 110, 50, "The font TEST.");
    A->box(FL_UP_BOX);

    Fl_Button* b = new Fl_Button(10, 70, 100, 25, "Test");
    b->callback(action, A);

    G_win->show();
    return (Fl::run());
}

A: Although the previous answer has been accepted I'd like to share some thoughts and code to answer the text alignment question in general. If you want to align text precisely I suggest to use fl_draw() directly to draw the box label text aligned as required rather than using draw_label(). The following code does this in the draw() method of the derived class:
#include <FL/Fl.H>
#include <FL/Fl_Window.H>
#include <FL/Fl_Box.H>
#include <FL/Fl_Button.H>
#include <FL/fl_draw.H>

class mBox : public Fl_Box {
public:
  mBox(int X, int Y, int W, int H, const char *l = 0)
    : Fl_Box(X, Y, W, H, l){};

  void draw() {
    draw_box();
    // arbitrary text position, change this as you need
    int xo = x() + 4;
    int yo = y() + h() * 2 / 3;
    // measure the text extents
    int dx = 0, dy = 0, tw = 0, th = 0;
    fl_font(labelfont(), labelsize());
    fl_text_extents(label(), dx, dy, tw, th);
    // draw the green base line
    fl_color(FL_GREEN);
    fl_xyline(xo, yo, xo + w() - 8);
    // draw the text aligned to the green base line
    fl_color(labelcolor());
    fl_draw(label(), x() + (w()-tw)/2, yo);
  }
};

void action(Fl_Widget *w, void *data) {
  mBox *B = (mBox *)data;
  B->label("New");
  B->redraw();
}

int main(int argc, char **argv) {
  Fl_Window *G_win;
  G_win = new Fl_Window(510, 150, "The font test");

  mBox *A1 = new mBox(10, 10, 240, 40, "Quick fox jumps over lazy dog.");
  A1->box(FL_UP_BOX);

  Fl_Box *A2 = new Fl_Box(260, 10, 240, 40, "Quick fox jumps over lazy dog.");
  A2->box(FL_UP_BOX);

  Fl_Button *b = new Fl_Button(10, 110, 100, 25, "Test");
  b->callback(action, A1);

  G_win->show();
  return (Fl::run());
}

I modified the callback to set the label text and call redraw(). Everything else is done in draw().
I also added a standard Fl_Box widget to show the difference.

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There's a lot to be said about Dominaria. One of the primary things to look at when a set is previewed is to identify any new cards that seem pushed or break the fundamental rules for the game of Magic and the best ways to exploit them. With the Dominaria leak we have a bit more information than we're used to working with at this stage of the game, but all that means to someone like me is more time to break the format with all the powerful cards we get to play with! This set in no exception, and I'm here today to get the framework for the card I'm most exited about in the set so far and all that it means for the next time we visit Standard in Atlanta!
It's no secret, I love love love Llanowar Elves! On top of it being the first card I ever opened from a pack (foil!) back in the days of 7th Edition, it's been a part of some of my favorite decks over the past decade. When we got Llanowar Elves' long lost and grammatically corrected cousin Elvish Mystic, there wasn't a deck in Standard that I didn't begin with four copies of this little accelerant that could! Long ago I learned the lesson that being ahead on mana was an easy key to success in any given game of Magic, and I leaned on my forest friends to do just that time and time again and well, here we are!
Amplifying the stress of how important and back breaking fast mana can be in a match we were also gifted with another accelerant that only some of the decks in the format can utilize in Mox Amber.
While there may be restrictions for this Mox just like there was for Mox Opal out of Scars of Mirrodin, that doesn't mean that there aren't ways to make this card completely backbreaking. With the restrictions being such that all you have to do is fill your deck with legendary creatures and planeswalkers I'd say that's a bargin! No this Mox wont be powering out a two-drop on turn 1 (unless you have multiple along side a one mana Legend) but it will be doing a ton of work at powering out the four and five drops in any given deck making them all the more powerful and capable of keeping pace with the formats most aggressive decks and getting under the hardest of control decks!
I'd like to begin with a few archetypes that improve with the addition of these two power houses that we're blessed with! Here's my first shot at Simic.
Here's a little old and a little new.
When Kaladesh first released I was pretty high in Oviya Pashiri, Sage Lifecrafter since it fit with a lot of the style of games that Standard was about…. Until the discovery of Aetherworks Marvel and Smuggler's Copter. That being said, Oviya Pashiri, Sage Lifecrafter is one of the keys to this deck and a curve that I don't think anyone who isn't interacting on turn 1 on the draw could have any dream of keeping up with.
Turn 1 Botanical Sanctum casting Oviya Pashiri, Sage Lifecrafter, cast Mox Amber, use that to cast Llanowar Elves.
Turn 2 cast Karn, Scion of Urza and extend the hand.
-1: Put a card you own from exile with a silver counter on it into your hand.
-2: Create a 0/0 colorless Artifact creature token with "this creature gets +1/+1 for each artifact you control.
While I don't know how good Karn, Scion or Urza will be, I do know casting powerful card advantage engines in the form of a planeswalker on the second turn of the game should all but be lights out for any opponent. That's just one of the things that can happen in this deck that's truly broken. With whispers and card art of a new green planeswalker we've never seen before on the interwebs, one can only hope for more green friends to get along with and play nicely alongside Llanowar Elves!
" But Brennan, having four copies of a Legendary Mox will have you getting stuck with redundant copies more often than not!"
Well that's true, but we have plenty of ways to mitigate that downside with Llanowar Elves and Mox Amber's best friend, Champion of Wits! What card could possibly play better that is a good early game play that helps filter your draw while being a giant mana sink late in the game that can help take over the late game if things aren't going your way? Champion of Wits is a card that I think is still underplayed in the format and with the addition of fast mana, it can only get better.
Nissa, Steward of Elements has always been right on the border of being great with splashes of it here and there back in the Temur Energy days as a terrific card to resolve on turn 3 on the play after picking off their early Servant of the Conduit or Longtusk Cub on the second turn of the game. Now imagine being able to skip all that and just cast a planeswalker with little to no difficulty on the second turn of the game that not only filters your draws, but can win the game with an over the top ultimate in short order. Planewalkers are insanely powerful cards and casting them early and often give advantages that are hard to come back from.
Another card that might seem like it doesn't belong but one I've been impressed with the idea of is Zahid, Djinn of the Lamp. While yes, it's merely at best an over stated flying creature, that sixth point of toughness has my fancy tickled. With so much of Standard being about being able to beat Hazoret the Fervent and The Scarab God, being able to tussle with those two is pretty much a bench mark for any creature at four or five mana. As far as ways to help cast this card ahead of curve, the Simic deck above had Walking Ballista, Mox Amber and the tokens that both Oviya Pashiri, Sage Lifecrafter and Karn, Scion of Urza make to provide the additional two mana for the powerful flyer.
Another shell that Mox Amber as well as Zahid, Djinn of the Lamp might give legs to is an old favorite of mine: Grixis Improvise!
It's been a while since we revisited the mainly Kaladesh themed archetype as it's difficult for many important artifacts that fit the bill for what this type of deck would be looking for outside of that which is specifically in place for such things.
This deck doesn't have nearly as many things that help turn on Mox Amber as the other deck, but Herald of Anguish and Maverick Thopterist don't care. As long as it's an artifact that you're not embarrassed to put into your deck and it's on the battlefield, it'll virtually tap for mana either way. Zahid, Djinn of the Lamp slots right here as an early play to both help stabilize against bigger creatures as well as any Rekindling Phoenix giving you trouble, but also pressure that most control decks don't have great answers to outside of Vraska's Contempt.
Where Karn, Scion of Urza was a pure card advantage play in the Simic deck, here it stands as an army in a can when put side by side with Treasure Map flipping and producing all those Treasures as well as the other random artifacts this deck has to help with the Improvise mechanic. There's a ton of things this card can do and adding layers and layers of dimensions to what an opponent has to do to interact with you in any meaningful way is all the better with how Standard is shaping up.
There are so many new cards to consider with the new format we'll be experiencing but maybe it's better remembering the common saying "the more things change, the more things stay the same" in this instance.
This deck hasn't changed much since the Grand Prix winning list, but it might be the deck that gets the biggest improvement with the addition of Llanowar Elves to the format. I thought it would be a dogs' age before we'd see it back in Standard, but I'm happy they're back.
It's been a hot minuet since we've had access to this card in Standard and even though times have changed, I'm going to guess we'll be seeing plenty of Cedric Phillips tokens on coverage over the next two years. Siege-Gang Commander is a Fodder Cannon with all the ammo already in it!
What's not to love? It's a Goblin, it brings a cousin to put in a cannon, and it's already found another cousin!
Diversifying the threats in the Monsters deck is all that you can do to give control decks fits and being able to get to the earlier means you'll be even further ahead when it comes time to cast your expensive spells. All in all, I'm exited to see what other cards we can accelerate to with Llanowar Elves in just a month's time, but we have a lot of information to work with already and that's got me itching for more!
While it won't be until a month from now that I get to test my theory about how we're going to be living in a world defined by Llanowar Elves and friends, I have a sneaking suspicion that I'm right. My only dream is that Llanowar Elves gets to be reunited with its best buddy Birds of Paradise one day and then we can really get to business with all kinds of shenanigans casting five-drops on turn 3 once more. I suppose that's currently possible with the help of more than one Llanowar Elves in the opening hand as well as Servant of the Conduit...a guy can dream can't he?
Until we meet again Standard, I had my fun casting Torrential Gearhulk and The Scarab God in Cincinnati this past weekend, but I'm a green mage at heart, and I'm happy to be able to get back to my roots come Dominaria.
What's going to be your favorite broken thing to do with Mox Amber and Llanowar Elves!? Leave your wildest dream in the comments and let's see who can come up with the most broken things!
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Alzheimer's disease and related disorders affect more than seven million Americans, and an additional 120 million others over the age of 50 are at risk for developing some type of cognitive impairment.
In the Dementia Prevention Program, part of the Comprehensive Center for Brain Health at Florida Atlantic University, individuals who have subjective concerns about their memory or with a family history of dementia can take control of their brain health and potentially reduce their risks of developing neurodegenerative diseases.
Although, risk factors such as age and family history cannot be changed, research proves that other potential risk factors for Alzheimer's and other diseases can be modified if identified and addressed. These include hypertension, diabetes, cardiovascular disease, hypercholesterolemia, obesity, low mental activities, decreased social engagement, personality traits, low muscle mass, limited physical activities, increased inflammation, poor dietary patterns, and disrupted sleep.
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A good performance at the crucial stages helped the Black Caps earned a 4-run victory over the Men in Blue in the third and final game of the T20 International series in Hamilton.
Choosing to bat first, the team led by Kane Williamson got a strong start to their innings as openers Colin Munro (72 off 40 balls) and Tim Seifert (43 off 25 balls) added 80 runs in the first seven overs of the match. After the fall of Seifert, Munro and skipper Williamson (27 off 21 balls) also stitched a crucial 55-run stand for the second wicket.
Some late heroics by Colin de Grandhomme (30 off 16 balls), Daryl Mitchell (19 off 11 balls), and Ross Taylor (14 off 7 balls) helped the Kiwis achieve a huge total of 212 runs in their allotted 20 overs.
The Men in Blue failed to chase down a 200 plus total for the second time in four days and lost the T20I series to New Zealand. Set 213 to win the decider, India managed 208 for 6 thanks to a spirited bowling effort from New Zealand.
Speaking at the post-match presentation, the 28-year-old cricketer shared that the final game was a perfect advertisement for T20 series and there was some good learning during the whole series.
Meanwhile, opener and Man of the Match Colin Munro shared that it was anybody's game with the Men in Blue needing just 16 runs off the final over.
The Black Caps will now play Bangladesh in a three-match ODI series and three-match Test series starting from February 13th.


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Does unexpectedly running into a fellow Catholic blogger in the workplace constitute an unofficial blognic...? How about if tea (mine) and sandwiches (his) are involved...?
I tried very hard to follow the Vatican's Blogger Bash on Monday, via the official livestream video, and then via SQPN's livestream... as the saying at the Vatican apparently goes, "Yesterday's technology tomorrow!" The audio and video kept cutting out, only cutting back in when there was a round of applause... I did manage to get a few screenshots, which I'll try and add tomorrow. Interestingly, the connection actually appeared to improve when someone went into the corridor and filmed the participants chatting to each other... probably this improvement was in part due to all the bloggers stopping their blogging, tweeting and facebooking to get themselves some well-deserved fizzy stuff.
Fr. Tim has put up a very good summary of the whole thing.
Denita is a Catholic Manga artist, (so only good clean anime, along with Manga-style religious pics) and has just started a brand new blog, mainly to showcase the pictures she paints, which I think is an absolutely great idea. Although she claims to need help (as a newbie) I'm pretty sure that she's figured out the basics all by herself.
However, I'm sure that encouragement wouldn't go amiss, so, if you get the chance, pop on over to Denita's blog and introduce yourselves!
Did I mention that she loves cats...?
I wrote a whole post about people who stop blogging about a year ago, and I've said it before in countless emails and comboxes whenever I've discovered a blogger threatening to remove their blog.
How hard is it to understand: by "removing" your blog you don't remove the links which may have been created. These links tend to get hijacked by adult-content sites. It's all very well to say that we can take the links out of the blogrolls, but it doesn't help with tracking down all the links which have been made in individual posts.
Added to this, sometimes, in order to encourage traffic to visit another blog, a blogger (like me) might post something along the lines of "Jenny has made a good point about this and you can read her opinion at her blog," giving a link. This is done to be kind, as, if I just copy and paste what Jenny actually said, people will be less inclined to go and visit Jenny's blog. If Jenny then goes and deletes her blog, not only does that leave me without a record of what Jenny actually said, but if someone clicks on the link they risk getting diverted to a site selling Viagra (at best) or some really objectionable stuff.
I'm not being paranoid. A friend of mine didn't listen to my warnings about five years ago, and then had to spend several days contacting Blogger to try and get her blog put back up because of the stuff which was now associated with her name.
It isn't rocket science. One doesn't have to continue blogging. It is possible to stop. You can simply disable comments, so nothing further can be added without your say-so. And what you have written previously remains as a record.
Please, out of courtesy to any bloggers who may have been kind enough to link to you - DON'T DELETE YOUR BLOG!


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The Royal Canadian Mint invites the public to trade their change for the new 100th anniversary of the Armistice commemorative circulation coin Français
Wide range of collector products also available at Mint's pop-up shop
The Royal Canadian Mint's $2 commemorative circulation coin - 100th anniversary of the Armistice (Coloured version) (CNW Group/Royal Canadian Mint)
The Royal Canadian Mint has launched a $2 circulation coin honouring the 100th anniversary of the Armistice, the historic peace treaty that ended the First World War on November 11, 1918.
Be among the first to collect the coloured version of this remembrance-themed commemorative circulation coin by attending a public coin exchange at the Royal Canadian Mint's Calgary pop-up shop, open from November 16 to 18 only.
A maximum of two coins per guest can be exchanged, while supplies last.
Friday, November 16 - 9:00 am to 5:00 pm
Saturday, November 17 - 9:00 am to 5:00 pm
Sunday, November 18 - 9:00 am to 12:00 pm
The Westin Calgary - Aberhart Room
Calgary, AB
SOURCE Royal Canadian Mint
For further information: Alex Reeves, Senior Advisor, External Communications, Telephone: (613) 949-5777, [email protected]
http://www.mint.ca
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