We met in the lobby at 11am and drove across the street to the Starbucks. At this particular Starbucks they added a personal touch by asking you your name then, when your drink is ready, they call you personally – it's nice not to be reduced to a coffee order. On the way out I noticed a sign advertising two other branches of Starbucks – one in York and the other in Brighton… I'm pretty sure I've been to both, but why they'd be advertising other Starbucks in English cities puzzled me!
We drove for hours and hours through some very green and flat landscape. I passed the time listening to music and taking photos of people in other cars… until one lady who was busy knitting in the passenger seat scowled at me – I had presumed that our blacked-out windows would ensure that nobody could see in. Realising my error made me think about just how lucky I'd been not to be caught taking photos at boarder crossings or of the police officer who had pulled us over in Detroit – oops!
That evening we reached our destination – Denver, the city of our following night's gig. After chilling out in our rooms we arranged to meet in the hotel lobby at 5pm, when we'd get the free shuttle bus to the nearest shopping mall.
When we arrived at the mall we were dropped off outside a large store called Outdoor World – part of the Bass Pro Shops chain.
After the obvious photo opportunity (all in the name of the blog – I hope you appreciate all these silly photos as much as I do!) I looked up and saw a huge two-level shop FULL of stuffed animals. The sight was horrifying. Everywhere I looked there were dead animals being used as decorations – decorating every coat or clothes rail were at least two stuffed animals (from birds, to foxes, to racoons…). The place was an apartment store with a theme of death. Huge dead bears were displayed around the store, above our heads were reconstructed scenes of buffalo running and beautiful packs of deer jumping. Each of these animals was beautiful – such a marvel of nature, reduced to an ornament in order to sell products and make money. The shop called itself an 'Outdoor' store – presumably because it's a place where you can come and buy things in order to help you enjoy nature and the outdoors… things like guns and other killing implements – surely the best way to enjoy nature is to kill as much of it as possible, right?
They even had guns that were clearly aimed (no pun intended) at children – let's get them into killing as early as possible. There was a nice selection of magazines which included the old classic 'Concealed Carry Handguns' and the aptly named 'Crappie World' – how ironic, they even admit it themselves… when humans, supposedly the highest life-form on earth, start killing animals for no other reason than sport and trophies, then this is a very crappie world.
However, it's fair to say that not all the animals in Outdoor World were dead – in the middle of the store was a large fish tank full of HUGE fish – presumable to whet your appetite for going out and finding other real animals to kill.
On the upper level of the store there was a fake shooting range, the type that kids play at amusement parks; we've all had a go when we were young – shoot the sensor on the toilet door to open it, etc. Well this was exactly the same, with one major difference. There wasn't a kid in sight – this toy shooting range was full of grown men, presumably baying for blood after seeing all the dead animals in the store.
I left the store not quite believing what I'd just witnessed – I feel utterly ashamed to be part of the same species as people who would go out of their way to kill defenceless animals (what animal stands a chance of defending itself against a gun?), not for food, not for survival… but for sport. It sickens me to my stomach that places like this are not only legal, but readily accepted.
When we got out of the store we saw a rabbit hopping in the parking lot – fearing for its life we all chased it away before one of the bloodthirsty customers spotted it!
After our harrowing experience me and Simon decided to see a movie – Saw 3D! I must say that I found the movie a lot less disturbing than our trip around Outdoor World – at least the movie was made using special effects. However, I was a little concerned about how the film might effect the 6-year-old girl who was sat a couple of rows in front of us. The film was rated 'R' so apparently, as long as they're accompanied or dropped off by their parents, a child of any age can watch this film – wow!
After the film we headed to Outdoor World to wait for the shuttle bus back to our hotel. While we waited we saw a guy putting up Christmas lights. Halloween was yesterday, so I guess the next thing that will make people spend their money (besides displaying dead animals next to products) is Christmas. I returned to the hotel feeling a little less positive about the society we've made for ourselves.


Hello, I know this issue has been raised before, but there should be an option to retain previous brush sizes when switching to new brushes!!!!! If this will not be added soon please let me know so I can forget about this app for good. Every update fails to address this issue. So if it is not forthcoming just say so!!!! Perhaps the brush sizes should not be tied to the specific brushes but the the user sets in the menu bar. At least add the option to lock the brushes sizes to that set by the user in the menu bar.


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Summer is all about casual entertaining and the simple act of taking the party outside creates a more laid-back vibe. Nature provides the decor so focus on the table – it's always nice to establish a one-color palette, as it creates drama. Be sure to create a beautiful centerpiece with flowers.
To give a table some height, I love to put chilled fennel cut up in a glass trifle bowl with water and ice — it is gorgeous and a refreshing, unexpected summer snack.
I love grilling for the summer but think beyond burgers and hotdogs! One of my favorite summer grilled dishes is a swordfish and watermelon kabob — it's light, refreshing and hearty!
Disposable plates are a natural in the summer, and thankfully there are so many great plastic disposables today that look like the real deal! Just be sure to mix them with a few great pieces. I love to create a beautiful Italian antipasto on an old vintage board like the Donatella European Wood Serving Board from my Frontgate collection.
Use technology to your advantage when entertaining! When looking for kitchen equipment I look for the latest in tech advancements – my new oven from Jenn-Air is integrated with Alexa, so I can give voice commands to complete tasks like preheating, setting timers or changing temperature. This is so helpful when making a roast. People think roasts are for winter, but they are great for entertaining crowds in summer as long as you don't have to sit by oven! With this technology I no longer have to monitor the oven – I can just control it from my phone or with my voice. It is great for busy, multi tasking moms!
Combine lemon juice, 1 tsp. salt, garlic, shallot, in a medium bowl and let stand for 10 minutes. Stir in cilantro, parsley, and dill. Using a fork, whisk in oil. Remove 1/2 cup sauce to a small bowl, season with salt to taste, and reserve rest as sauce. Place the beef on a baking sheet and pat the outside dry with a paper towel. Spread marinade on with your hands.
Put meat in a glass, stainless-steel, or ceramic dish. Toss with remaining marinade. Cover and chill for at least 2 hours. Remove meat from fridge, and preheat oven to 500 degrees.
Roast in the oven for exactly 22 minutes for rare and 25 minutes for medium-rare.
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Line-up for first Late Late Show of new season revealed
Updated / Friday, 6 Sep 2019 16:54
Ryan Tubridy - "We have a great sense of mission about this season and we are very excited about what's going to happen"
The line-up for the first Late Late Show of the new season has been revealed with Sinéad O'Connor and Love Island's Maura Higgins, Greg O'Shea and Amber Gill joining Ryan Tubridy on Friday night for what the host has called "the best of Irish with a little twist of international".
Love Island's Maura Higgins
The Late Late team says the show will open with "a very special tribute to the members of the Frontline Emergency Security Services who serve the citizens of Ireland on a daily basis".
Sinéad O'Connor will be performing two songs on the show, including a cover of The Pogues' classic A Rainy Night in Soho.
Sinéad O'Connor (Photo: EPA)
The Love Island stars will be discussing their time in the villa and their plans for the future.
Writer and comedian Aisling Bea will be in studio to talk about her acclaimed Channel 4 show This Way Up and more.
Along with performing his summer hit Someone You Loved, Lewis Capaldi will be speaking about his summer tiff with Noel Gallagher.
Following the first episode of his new RTÉ One series The Keith Barry Experience on Wednesday night, the man himself will be indulging in magic and mischief with the Late Late audience - tune in from 9:35pm on RTÉ One on Friday.
Keith Barry
Speaking to RTÉ Entertainment at the recent launch of RTÉ's new autumn schedule, Ryan Tubridy reflected on returning to The Late Late Show for his 11th season as host.
He said it is humbling and "nice" to be the second longest-running presenter of the show and joked how it is a record that probably only matters to him and "possibly my mother".
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The 46-year-old presenter, who succeeded Pat Kenny as host of the long-running TV chat programme in 2009, will officially break the record with the first Late Late Show of the new season on Friday night. Legendary broadcaster Gay Byrne remains the longest-serving presenter with almost 37 years of The Late Late Show duties under his belt.
"I think if I get to midnight on the first show back that makes me the second longest-running presenter of The Late Late Show, which is a record that matters to probably no one else but me, and possibly my mother," said Tubridy.
"But it is nice to be honest with you...I'm loving it."
"I'm loving it"
When asked what changes are in store for the eagerly-awaited upcoming series, Tubridy said there will definitely be tweaks to the show, while teasing a revamped chair.
"We're kind of tweaking and we're looking at the show and little elements of it to spruce it up a little bit. I think it could do with that little touch of love," he said.
"The only difference you are going to see on the set if there is anything major is, which to me is major, is the chair.
"Keep an eye out for the chair on the first show back because we've been putting an awful lot of effort into that."
"There will be tweaks about the place but I think the set suits me. It has that loft feel to it. It's fun, it's warm, so I'm going to stick with that," he added.
Click here for the full rundown on what's to come on RTÉ's autumn schedule.
Greg O'Shea

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Women's basketball held Sussex County Community College to only 52 points on Tuesday, but only managed to score 30 in an incredibly defensive battle.
Maria Cotellese (FR, Pope John Paul) was the only Mustang in double figures for the game, scoring 10 points. Taylor Keys (SO, Berks Catholic) also grabbed 10 rebounds.
Women's Basketball will attempt to stop their losing skid at Raritan Valley on Thursday.


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The public school speaker and reader, ed. by J.E. Carpenter
edited by Joseph Edwards Carpenter
He was visited by as many as three grave doctors—they used to assemble downstairs, and come up together—and the room was so quiet, and Paul was so observant of them (though he never asked of anybody what they said), that he even knew the difference in the sound of their watches. But his interest centered in Sir Parker Peps, who always took his seat on the side of the bed. For Paul had heard them say long ago, that that gentleman had been with his mamma when she clasped Florence in her arms, and died. And he could not forget it now.
He liked him for it. He was not afraid. The people round him changed as unaccountably as on that first night at Dr. Blimber's—except Florence; Florence never changed—and what had been Sir Parker Peps was now his father, sitting with his head upon his hand. Old Mrs. Pipchin, dozirg on an easy-chair, often changed to Miss Fox, or his aunt; and Paul was quite content to shut his eyes again, and see what happened next without emotion. But this figure with its head upon its hand returned so often, and remained so long, and sat so still and solemn, never speaking, never being spoken
to, and rarely lifting up its face, that Paul began to wonder languidly if it were real; and in the night-time saw it sitting there with fear.
Floy," he said, "what is that?" Where, dearest!" * There! at the bottom of the bed." "There's nothing there, except papa!" The figure lifted up its head, and rose, and coming to the bedside, said—"My own boy, don't you know me?" Paul looked it in the face, and thought, was this his father! But the face, so altered to his thinking, thrilled while he gazed, as if it were in pain ; and before he could reach out both his hands to take it between them, and draw it towards him, the figure turned away quickly from the little bed, and went out at the door. Paul looked at Florence with a fluttering heart, but he knew what she was going to say, and stopped her with his face against her lips. The next time he observed the figure sitting at the bottom of the bed, he called to it, "Don't be so sorry for me, dear papa; indeed I am quite happy!" His father coming, and bending down to him—which he did quickly, and without first pausing by the bedside—Paul held him round the neck, and repeated these words to him several times, and very earnestly; and Paul never saw him again in his room at any time, whether it were day or night, but he called out, "Don't be so sorry for me; indeed I am quite happy.". This was the beginning of his always saying in the morning that he was a great deal better, and that they were to tell his father so.
How many times the golden water danced upon the wall; how many nights the dark dark river rolled towards the sea in spite of
Paul never counted, never sought to know. If their kindness, or his sense of it, could have increased, they were more kind, and he more grateful every day; but whether they were many days, or few, appeared of little moment now to the gentle boy. One night he had been thinking of his mother, and her picture in the drawingroom downstairs, and had thought she must have loved sweet Florence better than his father did, to have held her in her arms
him;
The Death of Paul Dombey.
when she felt that she was dying; for even he, her brother, who had such dear love for her, could have no greater wish than that. The train of thought suggested to him to inquire if he had ever seen his mother; for he could not remember whether they had told him yes or no, the river running very fast, and confusing his mind. • Floy, did I ever see mamma ?" "No, darling; why ?" • Did I never see any kind face, like mamma's, looking at me when I was a baby, Floy?" he asked, incredulously, as if he had some vision of a face before him. "Oh
Whose, Floy?" " Your old nurse's; often." And where is my old nurse ?" said Paul. "Is she dead too? Floy, are we all dead, except
yes, dear!"
you?"
row.
There was a hurry in the room, for an instant-longer, perhaps; but it seemed no more then all was still again ; and Florence, with her face quite colourless, but smiling, held his head upon her arm. Her arm trembled very much. "Show me that old nurse, Floy, if you please ?"
"She is not here, darling. She shall come to-mor" Thank you, Floy!". "And who is this? Is this my old nurse ?" said the child, regarding with a radiant smile a figure coming in. Yes, yes ! No other stranger would have shed those tears at sight of him, and called him her dear boy, her pretty boy, her own poor blighted child. No other woman would have stooped down by his bed, and taken his wasted hand and put it to her lips and breast, as one who had some right to fondle it. No other woman would have so forgotten everybody there but him and Floy, and been so full of tenderness and pity... "Floy, this is a kind good face," said Paul. "I am glad to see it again. Don't go away, old nurse! Stay here!"
"Now lay me down," he said; "and, Floy, come close to me, and let me see you!" Sister and brother wound their arms around each other, and the golden light came streaming in, and fell upon them, locked together. " How fast the river runs, between its green banks and the rushes, Floy! But it's very near the sea.
I hear the waves! They always said so." Presently he told her that the motion of the boat upon the stream was lulling him to rest. How green the banks were now, how bright the flowers growing on them, and how tall the rushes! Now the boat was out at sea, but gliding smoothly on; and now there was a shore before them. Who stood on the bank? He put his hands together, as he had been used to do at his prayers. He did not remove his arms to do it; but they saw him fold them so behind her neck. "Mamma is like you, Floy;
I know her by the face! But tell them that the print upon the stairs at school is not divine enough. The light about the head is shining on me as I go!".
The golden ripple on the wall came back again, and nothing else stirred in the room. The old, old fashion! The fashion that came in with our first garments, and will last unchanged until our race has run its course, and the wide firmament is rolled like a scroll. The old, old fashion-Death! Oh, thank God, all who see it, for
that older fashion yet, of Immortality! And look upon us, angels of young children, with regards not quite estranged, when the swift river bears us to the ocean!
(By permission of Messrs. Chapman and Hall.)
5.-ONE NICHE THE HIGHEST.
ELIHU BURRITT. [Born in America (U.S.), 1811. Originally a blacksmith, but having acquired the mastery of many languages, he adopted literature as a profession, and became a popular lecturer and journalist. Still living. ] The scene opens with a view of the great Natural Bridge in Virginia. There are three or four lads standing in the channel below, looking up with awe to that vast arch of unhewn rocks which the Almighty bridged over those everlasting butments, " when the morning stars sang together.". The little piece of sky spanning those measureless piers is full of stars, although it is mid-day. It is almost five hundred feet from where they stand, up
those perpendicular bulwarks of limestone to the key of that vast arch, which appears to them only of the size of a man's hand. The silence of death is rendered more impressive by the little stream that falls from rock to rock down the channel. The sun is darkened, and the boys have uncovered their heads, as if standing in the presencechamber of the Majesty of the whole earth. At last this feeling begins to wear away; they look around them; and find that others have been there before them. They see the names of hundreds cut in the limestone butments. A new feeling comes over their young hearts, and their knives are in their hands in an instant.
"What man has done, man can do," is their watchword, while they draw themselves up, and carve their name a foot above those of a hundred full-grown men who have been there before them.
They are all satisfied with this feat of physical exertion, except one, whose example illustrates perfectly the forgotten truth, that there is no royal road to learning." This ambitious youth sees a name just above his reach-a name which will be green in the memory of the world when those of Alexander, Cæsar, and Bonaparte, shall rot in oblivion. It was the name of Washington. Before he marched with Braddock to that fatal field, he had been there and left his name, a foot above any of his predecessors. It was a glorious thought to write his name side by side with that great father of his country. He
grasps
his knife with a firmer hand, and clinging to a little jutting crag, he cuts a gain into the limestone, about a foot above where he stands; he then reaches up and cuts another for his hands.. 'Tis a dangerous adventure; but as he puts his feet and hands into those gains, and draws himself up carefully to his full length, he finds himself a foot above every name chronicled in that mighty wall. While his companions are regarding him with concern and admiration, he cuts his name in wide capitals, large and deep, into that flinty album. His knife is still in his hand, and
One Niche the Highest.
But one
strength in his sinews, and a new-created aspiration in his heart. Again he cuts another niche, and again he carves his name in larger capitals. This is not enough; heedless of the entreaties of his companions, he cuts and climbs again. The gradations of his ascerding scale grow wider apart. He measures his length at every gain he cuts. The voices of his friends wax weaker and weaker, till their words are finally lost on his ear. He now for the first time casts a look beneath him. Had that glance lasted a moment, that moment would have been his last. He clings with a convulsive shudder to his little niche in the rock. An awful abyss awaits his almost certain fall. He is faint with severe exertion, and trembling from the sudden view of the dreadful destruction to which he is exposed. His knife is worn half-way to the haft. He can hear the voices, but not the words, of his terror-stricken companions below. What a moment! what a meagre chance to escape destruction ! there is no retracing his steps. It is impossible to put his hands into the same niche with his feet, and retain his slender hold a moment. His companions instantly perceive this .new and fearful dilemma, and await his fall with emotions that "freeze their young blood." He is too high to ask for his father and mother, his brothers and sisters, to come and witness or avert his destruction. of his companions anticipates his desire. Swift as the wind, he bounds down the channel, and the situation of the fated boy is told upon his father's hearthstone.
Minutes of almost eternal length roll on, and there are hundreds standing in that rocky channel, and hundreds on the bridge above, all holding their breath, and awaiting the fearful catastrophe. The poor boy hears the hum of new and numerous voices both above and below. He can just distinguish the tones of his father, who is shouting with all the energy of despair,—"William! William ! Don't look down! Your mother, and Henry, and Harriet, are all here praying for you! Don't look down! Keep your eye towards the top?" The boy didn't look down. His eye is fixed like a flint towards heaven, and his young heart on Him who reigns there. He grasps again his knife. He cuts another niche, and another foot is added
to the hundreds that remove him from the reach of human help from below. How carefully he uses his wasting blade! How anxiously he selects the softest places in that vast pier! How he avoids every flinty grain! How he economises his physical powers, resting a moment at each gain he cuts. How every motion is watched from below! There stand his father, mother, brother, and sister, on the very spot, where if he falls, he will not fall alone.
The sun is half-way down in the west. The lad has made fifty additional niches in that mighty wall, and now finds himself directly under the middle of that vast arch of rock, earth, and trees. He must cut his way in a new direction, to get from this overhanging mountain. The inspiration of hope is in his bosom ; its vital heat is fed by the increasing shouts of hundreds perched upon cliffs, trees, and others who stand with ropes in their hands upon the bridge above, or with ladders below. Fifty more gains must be cut before
the longest rope can reach him. His wasting blade strikes again into the limestone. The boy is emerging painfully foot by foot, from under that lofty arch. Spliced ropes are in the hands of those who are leaning over the outer edge of the bridge. Two minutes more, and all will be over. That blade is worn to the last half inch. The boy's head reels; his eyes are starting from their sockets. His last hope is dying in his heart, his life must hang upon the next gain he cuts. That niche is his last. At the last flint gash he makes, his knife-his faithful knife-falls from his little nerveless hand, and, ringing along the precipice, falls at his mother's feet. An involuntary groan of despair runs like a death-knell through the channel below, and all is still as the grave. At a height of nearly three hundred feet, the devoted boy lifts his hopeless heart and closing eyes to commend his soul to God. 'Tis but a moment—there! one foot swings off !—he is reeling-trembling-toppling over into eternity. Hark!-a shout falls on his ears from above! The man who is lying with half his length over the bridge, has caught a glimpse of the boy's head and shoulders. Quick as thought, the noosed
rope is within reach of the sinking youth. No one breathes. With a faint convulsive effort, the swooning boy drops his arm into
Darkness comes over him, and with the words "God!" and "mother!" whispered on his lips just loud enough to be heard in heaven—the tightening rope lifts him out of his last shallow niche. Not a lip moves while he is dangling over that fearful abyss; but when a sturdy Virginian reaches down and draws up the lad, and holds him up in his arms before the tearful, breathless multitude such shouting! and such leaping and weeping for joy, never greeted a human being so recovered from the yawning gulf of eternity.
the noose.
6.-A GLASS OF COLD WATER.
G. B. GOUGH [A celebrated American temperance lecturer; still living. ] WHERE is the liquor which God the eternal brews for all his children? Not in the simmering still, over smoky fires choked with poisonous gases, and surrounded with the stench of sickening odours, and rank corruptions, doth your Father in heaven prepare
precious essence of life, the pure cold water. But in the green glade and grassy dell, where the red deer wanders, and the child loves to play; there God brews it. And down, low down in the deepest valleys, where the fountains murmur and the rills sing; and high upon the tall mountain tops, where the naked granite glitters like gold in the sun; where the storm-cloud broods, and the thunderstorms crash; and away far out on the wide wild sea, where the hurricane howls music, and the big waves roar; the chorus sweeping the march of God: there He brews it—that beverage of life and healthgiving water. And everywhere it is a thing of beauty, gleaming in the dew-drop; singing in the summer rain; shining in the ice-gem,


Down By The Water - The Aquarium Collection from Barry M.
(l-r) Pacific and Caspian from the Barry M Aquarium collection.
As part of their SS14 collection, Barry M have released their much anticipated Aquarium collection - a shimmering sea worthy series which appeals to sirens everywhere.
Pacific and Caspian from the Barry M Aquarium collection.
The collection is made up of four two-tone nail paints which dazzle and change from every angle. It also has two glitter options with large particles ensuring a shimmering top coat. I took advantage of Superdrug's two for £6 offer and picked up the Pacific and Caspian colourways.
Depending on which angle you wave your hand, Pacific is a beautiful petrol blue-green whilst Caspian shimmers back and forth between a pearly pink and gold. Each of the shades compliment each other, and I'm quite keen to get my fingers dolled up in the other colours - especially the gorgeous glitter top coats!


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Q: Get steamid64 from steamapi I'm working on something for a friend at the moment, but I'm not sure how to pull data from the Steam API. How would I import the steamid's from here into an array or something of the sort?
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At the moment, i just have a blank array because i'm not sure how i'd go about getting the info from the API.

A: You'd have to make an HTTP request to that URL from within your code. Then parse the response (default format is JSON). Also, please remove your key from that link you included and get a new Steam API key.
Cheers.

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A Treasure Trove of Irish Art from the Estate of the Late Patrick Kelly
On 10 November 2020, Sotheby's will offer works from the estate of the late Patrick Kelly, from 44 Fitzwilliam Square, the family's Georgian home in Dublin.
F or those who knew him, the nickname 'Gentle Paddy' evokes fond memories of one of Ireland's most successful property developers. An avid collector, Patrick Kelly furnished his Dublin home with a stunning array of Irish pictures recognising the tradition of Irish painting from the 18th to 20th centuries and encompassing works by George Barret, Daniel Maclise, Paul Henry, Roderic O'Conor, Jack B. Yeats and William Scott, among others.
44 Fitzwilliam Square, the Home of Patrick Kelly
These paintings were wonderfully complemented in the interiors of 44 Fitzwilliam Square with fine Georgian and Regency furniture, silver and decorative arts, amassed by Kelly from auctions and dealers over the past three decades. Highlights include a pair of important George II Irish mirrors supplied to Sankey Winter, Dean of Kildare and marquetry tables attributed to William Moore of Dublin.
Inside 44 Fitzwilliam Square
The collection as a whole reveals Patrick's passion for Irish art and his discerning eye, with pictures and furniture beautifully married within the elegant surroundings of his Georgian home. Central to the collection are five paintings by Jack B. Yeats, including The Showground Revisited, painted in 1950 (est. £150,000–250,000 / €170,000–282,000) and Young Men, painted in 1929 (est. £150,000–250,000 /170,000–282,000), and an exceptional work by William Scott, entitled Deep Blues (est. £300,000–500,000 / €339,000–565,000). The collection as a whole reveals Patrick's passion for Irish art and his discerning eye, with pictures and furniture.
Discoveries: A Trio of Oil Paintings by Irish Sisters
The Marvellous Mechanics of Jupe, Johnstone & Jeanes
An Intricate Golden Egg Made by a Royal Coachmaker
Exquisite Furniture and Other Magnificent Pieces from Private Collections
Important Works By Jack Yeats, Roderic O'Conor and Other Giants of Irish Art
House Sales & Private Collections
Fine Furniture and Silver with Fascinating Noble Provenance
Exceptional Objects from Ombersley Court, Worcestershire
The Anatomy of Lady Windsor's Games Table
Highlights of Style: Private Collections
A Striking Selection of Decorative Art Expresses Centuries of Style
Sotheby's at 275
Sotheby's and the Golden Age of the House Sale
Four Modernist Painters at the Forefront of Irish Modern Art


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Even though The traditional rock paintings were being merchandise on the early men who had been most likely responding to pure expressive instincts, the new kind of rock paintings in Nigeria are accomplished by refined Males of this age Along with the reason to influence a applicant's achievements in a particular election. Characteristically, The brand new form of rock paintings are generally executed inside of a method that defies particular principles of design and style. By way of example, there is gross misplacement or inappropriate usage of style and design ideas like composition, stability, colour harmony and many others because of the makers (artists) of these artworks. The pictures of Alhaji Ahmed Yerima, which can be observed alongside Kaduna - Zaria street at several rock surfaces, reveals these qualities. The lines are sometimes drawn utilizing black paint. The artist then paints around the rock surfaces making use of Uncooked colours. The see of this sort of paintings are very well Improved from a length but at near variety, one will rarely arrive at term Together with the likeness with the image of the individual portrayed.
The dominant design used by the artists is realism and the reason is apparent. Each of the artists in their sincerity do really need to depict the realistic photo of the political aspirants for the general public to determine and recognize them. However, generally they end up probably not getting the resemblance on the facial area they try to portray. If one need to take the perfect time to choose photographic illustrations or photos of 1 political aspirant as in another way painted on various rock surfaces, they will observe that, there is not any corresponding resemblance in any one of these.
The underlying Consider this inconsistency of illustrations or photos of one person is usually that, the paintings are operates of various artists a lot of which do not receive formal artwork instruction as well as apprenticeship. One of many timid artists approached not too long ago following I saw him painting the encounter of one senator reported "sometimes once we draw the man or woman and also the confront just isn't searching precisely like him, we generate his name under to inform people today that he is the a single". When asked about his art coaching qualifications, the artist continue: "I no go university, but I sabi attract" which implies I haven't gone to any official college but I know how to attract. It means that even the rock paintings' contracts are certainly not supplied to Skilled or skilled artists.
Just one actuality, nevertheless, remains that if these rock art (paintings) sooner or later prevail over the harshness of temperature and survive for the subsequent age see it, they will be really regarded and cherished. Why don't you? They'll come to be antiques of historical price to people of the subsequent age.
Advertising has been a kind of glorifying or attaining publicity for products and products because very early instances. The truth is, promotion has been around as an off-the-cuff concept because the start of civilizations and former techniques had been oral marketing or claiming the benefits of goods verbally when retailers marketed products to people today immediately within the streets. Having said that with the arrival of paper and writing, marketing took a far more formal condition.
Egyptians and Historical Greeks employed the papyrus for advertising and rock portray was also applied. Promoting in English in Journals as we know today dates back to the end on the seventeenth century and newspaper promoting in America began over the 1st Section of the 18th century with advertisements for estates. With The expansion of mass media and unique types and avenues of interaction like radio, Television, newspapers, Journals, not to mention the world wide web within the twentieth century, advertising started starting to be a vital facet for commercialization of products. Individuals commenced comprehension the likely of ads and it turned a company Using the establishment of marketing organizations with the 1st promoting agency in US opened in 1841.
The ideas of advertising and marketing are mainly according to cognitive psychology as well as the psychological processes of consideration, perception, Affiliation and memory to bring out the entire influence or works by using of a product or 'manufacturer'. Any ad will have to initial deal with the eye that it is ready to seize on the shoppers. Robust messages, potent visuals and glaring colours are occasionally applied on hoardings and billboards. For commercials, notice catching dresses and beautiful versions are occasionally employed.
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How can All of this have an effect on the masses, the shoppers who will actually purchase the solution? In addition to the eye drawing process, the retention producing Seems and terms that assist memory and also the associative value of the products and also the ads, there is another element specifically necessity of The patron. Advertising isn't barely enough, as being a shopper is driven to order a product mainly looking at the requirement, quality, features and cost of the products.
If a firm exclusively concentrates on the physical aspects of any solution, like say - an Apple iPhone seems to be fantastic around the table, then It really is likely not the most beneficial system to have an impact on the market. The features are as critical as the price. Then certainly, the 'buzz' that triggers a certain mass psychology in a specific way so men and women at times queue up for freshly introduced merchandise. But looking to tap in on mass psychology or a type of buzz or hysteria for an item is barely a temporary promotion strategy. The for a longer time time period institution of an item is thru true excellent, usability and selling price and all organizations should emphasize on these finally.
Competitiveness can have a good deal to try and do with the sort of marketing used by providers, Therefore the weaknesses of other very similar solutions by other corporations are highlighted subtly Whilst this may not always Possess a good effect on the mind of The shopper. Normally most goods advertised as unique and not even remotely similar to other merchandise can have a good outcome and will successfully create hoopla and consumer curiosity. Focusing on the special and highlighting the dissimilarity and novelty of an item in a means that pulls curiosity is a specific approach to enhance reputation of an item, so this gives people The explanation to grasp a lot more and they'll enter the shops to enquire concerning the item. Though celebs are mainly Utilized in commercials to endorse solutions or boost a model, the superstar lifestyle has an effect on just the youth strongly so the complete value of celebrity advertising and marketing could be a little bit overrated. This would require a different discussion on celebrity society.
The ultimate aim of all advertisers and promoters is to ensure that services and products sell and to improve gross sales and possible client desire making curiosity is a first short-term phase while introducing a new product or service into the marketplace. Retaining customer desire is another ballgame and needs track record with the model, solution quality, suitable pricing and continued top quality promoting to ultimately make sure good results of the products.


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Q: mount apple filesystem using fsapfsmount I'm trying to mount a 5TB external USB disk into an Ubuntu 20.04 LTS.
Among other things the utility expects a container with the apple FS and a mount point.
Maybe I should mention that it is an encrypted filesystem.
Anyway, the first attempt to mount yielded:
root@kuku-Lenovo-Y70-70-Touch:~# fsapfsmount /dev/sdb /media/Volumes
fsapfsmount 20190210

Unable to open source container
libfsapfs_container_superblock_read_data: invalid object type: 0x00000000.
libfsapfs_container_superblock_read_file_io_handle: unable to read container superblock data.
libfsapfs_internal_container_open_read: unable to read container superblock at offset: 0 (0x00000000).
libfsapfs_container_open_file_io_handle: unable to read from file IO handle.
mount_handle_open: unable to open container.

root@kuku-Lenovo-Y70-70-Touch:~# fdisk /dev/sdb

Willkommen bei fdisk (util-linux 2.34).
Änderungen werden vorerst nur im Speicher vorgenommen, bis Sie sich
entscheiden, sie zu schreiben.
Seien Sie vorsichtig, bevor Sie den Schreibbefehl anwenden.

GPT-PMBR-Größenunterschied (4294967294 != 9767475199) wird durch »write« korrigiert.

Befehl (m für Hilfe): p

Festplatte /dev/sdb: 4,56 TiB, 5000947302400 Bytes, 9767475200 Sektoren
Festplattenmodell: Elements 2620
Einheiten: Sektoren von 1 * 512 = 512 Bytes
Sektorgröße (logisch/physikalisch): 512 Bytes / 4096 Bytes
E/A-Größe (minimal/optimal): 4096 Bytes / 4096 Bytes
Festplattenbezeichnungstyp: gpt
Festplattenbezeichner: A2BXXXF3-DXX4-4XXX-AEA8-803934XXXXXX

Gerät          Anfang       Ende   Sektoren Größe Typ
/dev/sdb1          40     409639     409600  200M EFI-System
/dev/sdb2      409640 9767213015 9766803376  4,6T Apple Core Speicher
/dev/sdb3  9767213016 9767475159     262144  128M Apple Boot

Befehl (m für Hilfe):

Trying to specify an offset, e.g. 409640, also fails.
WHat may I be doing wrong?
Another thing is the GPT-PMBR size difference being claimed. I don't understand that. The disk has been generated as an encrypted Volume on a macOS 10.15.6.

A: You're trying to mount an encrypted volume without supplying a password.
fsapfsmount -p <password> <source>
The instructions are clear in man fsapfsmount


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Coming January 14, 2020
"PURGATORY BAY is a knockout! Bryan Gruley has populated this eerie story with a cast of characters who range from menacing to heroic and together create a whirlwind of momentum that makes this one impossible to put down." —Michael Connelly. #1 New York Times bestselling author of the Harry Bosch series
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Home/St Louis Cardinals History
MLBN doc wonderfully captures the thrills of '80s St. Louis Cardinals
By Bill Dawson
MILWAUKEE - OCTOBER 1982: St. Louis Cardinals players (l-r) Keith Hernandez #37, George Hendrick #25, Darrell Porter #15, Willie McGee #51 and Ken Oberkfell #10 are introduced before a World Series game against the Milwaukee Brewers at County Stadium in October 1982 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. (Photo by Focus on Sport via Getty Images) /
MLB Networks' "Birds of a Different Game" fantastically celebrates a decade of St. Louis Cardinals teams that played a style all their own.
The MLB Network documentary Birds of a Different Game: The '80s Cardinals, which debuts Tuesday at 8 p.m. ET, makes a convincing case that the Whiteyball St. Louis Cardinals introduced a hyperspeed style of baseball that was, as St. Louis native and narrator John Goodman intones, "totally, completely original."
Featuring interviews with Whitey Herzog, actor Jon Hamm, and a deck of former Cards, among others, Birds of a Different Game showcases more than just film clips and wistful ex-ballplayers. The documentary crackles with insight on how Herzog assembled a team that featured the fastest fleet of fielders and baserunners that anyone had ever seen on one ballclub.
Herzog "had to have a track team," former outfielder Andy Van Slyke says of an '80s lineup that included Ozzie Smith, Lonnie Smith, Willie McGee, and later, Vince Coleman. "I mean, it was a track team, and every once in awhile a baseball game would break out."
If you think you know everything about those Cardinals teams, you need to see this. If you're wary of a tired rehash of a bygone era, prepare to be surprised. If you're a right-now fan with no interest in the past, give Birds of a Different Game a chance. This documentary is way more sprightly, stirring, and revealing than I, for one, expected.
The ex-players interviewed, which include Van Slyke, Ozzie Smith, Keith Hernandez, Tommy Herr, and Ken Oberkfell, are remarkably engaging — a testament to the filmmakers, who got them to relax and spin some fine, often funny tales.
Smith and Herr reveal how the team delighted in ribbing high-strung pitcher Joaquin Andujar, who was afraid of snakes and prone to histrionics when hurt. Herr is especially droll in describing the irreverent bench player reaction to Andujar's writhing on the field after a line drive struck his knee in Game 3 of the 1982 World Series vs. the Brewers. "We made fun of him about that; he was flopping around like a fish on a bank," Herr says, grinning at the memory.
Van Slyke adds his two cents on Vince Coleman's freak 1985 NLCS injury, which occurred when an automated tarp ran over one of the speedster's legs. "To this day," Van Slyke says, "I can't figure how the fastest guy in baseball can get run over by a tarp going two miles per hour."
Birds of a Different Game takes a good, long look at the Cardinals' novel style of play, which was heavy on speed and light on long balls. The 1982 Redbirds stole an NL-high 200 bases and hit a league-low 67 homers.
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The 1985 pennant winners stole 314 bases with just 87 homers, second-fewest in the NL. The '87 team swiped a league-leading 248 bases and hit a league-low 94 home runs. As Hall of Fame sports columnist Rick Hummel remarks, "Every other team played one way, and the Cardinals played a different way."
The play-it-fast style was the brainchild of Herzog, who remains as blunt as ever at 88. The team he inherited in 1980 was, he told owner August "Gussie" Busch, full of "overpaid prima donnas who are never gonna win." To change the culture, Herzog made three huge trades in December of 1980, including one that brought reliever supreme Bruce Sutter from the Chicago Cubs, and one that sent fan favorite Ted Simmons to Milwaukee.
Herzog reveals how he pitched the latter trade to Brewers general manager Harry Dalton: "I said, 'you guys wanna win a pennant? How would you like Ted Simmons, and (Pete) Vuckovich, and (Rollie) Fingers?'"
A year later, Herzog made his most important swap, shipping shortstop Garry Templeton to the Padres for Ozzie Smith. There had been preliminary trade talk before San Diego manager Dick Williams asked Herzog if he was still up for making the deal. "I about fell off the seat," Herzog says. He then talked Smith, who had a no-trade clause, into coming to St. Louis.
The Cardinals wouldn't have won the 1982 World Series against the slugging Brewers without Smith, rookie center fielder Willie McGee, and Darrell Porter, the catcher who'd caught flak for replacing the beloved Simmons and batting just .224 and .231 his first two St. Louis seasons. Herr describes the delight his teammates felt when the likable Porter came through with big hits and was named the 1982 World Series MVP.
Pendleton, the third baseman who replaced Oberkfell in 1984, tells a not-to-be-missed tale about Jack Clark's slightly profane commentary before and after the first baseman slammed his famous three-run homer off the Dodgers' Tom Niedenfuer in Game 6 of the 1985 NLCS.
To its credit, Birds of a Different Game doesn't exalt everything about the 1980s Cardinals. It addresses (and shows) Garry Templeton's infamous finger to the fans in 1981 and broaches, if briefly, the drug issues that surfaced after the 1982 World Championship. And the interviewed ex-players aren't beyond panning some Herzog moves, or near-moves.
Hernandez finds fault with the manager's aborted early scheme to move Simmons to first and Hernandez to left field, moves that would have compromised the defense at both positions. John Tudor questions why the manager brought the volatile Andujar into the stressed-out situation that simmered in Game 7 of the 1985 World Series.
The Dominican hurler was bound to erupt — and did — at home-plate umpire Don Denkinger, who'd blown a first-base call that cost the Cardinals the day before.
Beyond all else, Birds of a Different Game illustrates, through film clips and fresh stories, the goosebump thrills that fans felt in watching the 1980s Cardinals. For those who were there, the documentary brings the incandescent plays — in the field, at the plate, on the basepaths — back to life.
For those who missed out on that era, don't miss out on Birds of a Different Game, a gripping look at a lost style of baseball that favored acceleration, defense and daring over slugging and station-to-station sluggishness.
Next. Biggest questions for the 2020 season. dark
Hernandez provides the fitting, near-final words, "I would love to be able to put us in the league today and see how we'd do." How would other teams respond? Chuckling and shaking his head, Hernandez says, "They would have heart attacks."


When I was a child, I was terrified of polio. Even more, I feared the disease's vivid icon: the iron lung. I still remember my horror at the thought of being encased in metal looking at the world through an angled mirror installed above my head.
I was an early recipient of the vaccine, and stopped fearing polio while still quite young. But I never fully lost my iron lung queasiness"which was why I was nervous one July day in 1996 as I knocked on the door of the Berkeley apartment of an anti-assisted suicide activist I was to interview . The man's name was Mark O'Brien. Only a month younger than me, he had contracted polio in 1955 and spent the rest of his life living my childhood nightmare. We would soon become fast friends.
My first impression on entering was the rhythmic whoosh-whoosh-whoosh of the large yellow machine that dominated the living room. But the lung soon ceased to matter. Mark gave me a dazzling smile and we were soon immersed deeply in conversation. His voice was gravelly, his mind sharp, his wit quick. I was impressed that he was reading Shakespeare. Mark gave a facial shrug. Television irritated his eyes, he said, so he read voraciously using a wand held by his astonishingly prehensile tongue to turn the pages, a tool he also employed to write on a computer strategically placed near his head.
Mark's true yearning was not for regular access to sexual release but for full inclusion in a society too often indifferent to the common humanity of its disabled members. Indeed, his personal calling was to wage all-out war against society's tendency to isolate the disabled and, concomitantly, to demand respect , that simple but indispensable mutual acknowledgment that we owe each other as equals.
His pursuit of the cause started early in a youthful rebellions against autocratic staff in nursing homes. (His rollicking tales reminded me of One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest .) It continued in the physical ordeal of attending of UC Berkeley while fully quadriplegic. ( Breathing Lessons includes clips taken by news crews of Mark driving himself to school on the city's sidewalks lying supine on a motorized gurney.) It flowered in his long career as a journalist, disability rights activist, and poet, arguing vehemently on behalf of the independent living movement that had liberated him to live in his own apartment, cared for by a personal attendant that he hired"and could fire.
By the time I met Mark, post-polio syndrome had sapped most of his remaining physical vitality. He was terrified of leaving the womb of the machine, but still would defy polio to make occasional personal appearances. For example, he made a triumphant presentation at a Berkeley screening of Breathing Lessons I attended, even taking questions from the audience (at the cost of significant exhaustion).
One of the last times I saw Mark, he was arguing with a physician. A power outage and the failure of his redundant electrical system had landed him in the hospital from near suffocation. The doctor wanted to discharge him, but Mark wasn't ready. When I walked in, the doctor turned away from Mark and started talking to me. Mark read him the riot act, and he soon received the extra time he thought he needed to be able to return safely home.
They say life is what you make of it. By this and any measurement, Mark triumphed. His funeral mass was attended by hundreds of mourners, including at least one girlfriend of whom I knew. His courage (I write, even though Mark loathed the C-word) touched us all. Most importantly, we all liked and loved him.
Mark fought the good fight. He finished the race. Perhaps most remarkably, although he never fully realized it, I think he actually found all that he had been seeking. That"not the loss of virginity"is what truly makes the life of Mark O'Brien worth celebrating.


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The 'D' has been Dreadful
By John Burgess
While the Houston Astros have more problems than I care to name in one post, in my opinion, their biggest issue is their defensive wretchedness. They rank at or near the bottom in most defensive categories, including fielding runs above average, where they rank 29th with a NEGATIVE 40.6 rating. The Astros' roster is filled with less than adequate defenders, and that must change if they plan to be competitive anytime soon.
If you take a look at the top five defensive teams in the MLB according to fielding runs above average, you will find five teams with payrolls under $100 million. The Kansas City Royals, Baltimore Orioles, Arizona Diamondbacks, Tampa Bay Rays and Pittsburgh Pirates are all above .500 with a combined record of 300-240 for 2013. If the Astros are going to succeed anytime soon without a top-notch rotation or offense, their focus should most certainly be on defense.
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If you look solely at the stats, the current roster has just two plus defenders. Centerfielder Brandon Barnes has proven that he is a human highlight reel. Night after night he makes spectacular plays by getting great jumps and having outstanding field (and wall) awareness. He wasn't blessed with exceptional speed like a majority of gold glove caliber centerfielders, but he reads the ball well off the bat and always puts himself in a position to make a play.
While we've only seen about 85 innings worth of shortstop Jonathan Villar, there's been a lot to like. He's shown good range, quickness and a plus arm. He makes tough plays look effortless and could end up being the Astros' long-term solution at shortstop. One of the big knocks on Villar in the minors was his inability to consistently make the routine plays. This usually happens when a fielder has a temporary loss of focus and gets caught "going through the motions". Hopefully being on the big stage will be enough to keep Villar focused.
Matt Dominguez has the ability to get to any ball on the left side of the infield, but he's had his share of issues this year. His numbers say that he is a below average fielder, but anyone that's seen him play knows that he makes plays that very few third sackers can make. He has made plays on 38 balls outside of his zone, but the issue has been the team-high eleven errors this season. Like Villar, Dominguez's issues have been a lack of focus at times, as seven of those errors were of the throwing variety.
I think the Astros know what they have in Jose Altuve. He's a free swinger that can barrel-up nearly any pitch in any location. They knew when signing him to an extension that he would never consistently show prowess defensively. Jose is an adequate defender that can make some outstanding plays, but due to his physical limitations, he will never be able to be an elite second baseman. This season he's made plays on 74% of balls within his zone, while the elite defensive second basemen are in the 80-90% range.
While the Astros are still a long ways from being a good team, just improving their defense could help them to be consistently more competitive. I do feel much better about their abilities now that they have Robbie Grossman in left next to Barnes, and Jonathan Villar has taken over for the steel-handed Ronny Cedeno. Hopefully the Astros will make defense a determining factor when assembling their 2014 roster.


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Album Review: Pennywise – "All Or Nothing"
Monday, April 30, 2012 at 5:00 PM (PST) by JasonE84
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A lot has happened since Pennywise's last album was released in 2008; they're back with Epitaph, decided to go with a more traditional album release and oh yeah, singer Jim Lindberg quit the band. This is undoubtedly the band's most dramatic era of events save for the tragic loss of original bassist Jason Matthew Thirsk in the mid-nineties.
Soon after Jim parted ways with the band, underground punk legend Zoli Teglas of Ignite fame took up duties as the band's interim singer. A handful of months after that, the band revealed that he would be filling the gap as a full-timer. They began writing new music in 2010 and a whopping (for Pennywise) two years of work later, finally announced its details. For almost 15 years the band had kept to a steady release schedule of a new album every two years, but here we are at the end of a 4 year cycle, double the normal amount. And the question is, was it worth the wait? The answer is yes, it most definitely was.
"All Or Nothing" is 12 solid songs that take the signature Pennywise sound back to the basics with the twist of Zoli's influence and voice. Zoli, the Bruce Dickinson of punk rock if I may be so bold, has a clear, strong voice that easily leaves Jim's in the dust. But besides the comfort and familiarity of hearing Jim belt out PW's anthems, his voice also has more character and fits better with the fast, unrelenting pace of Pennywise's music. Fans of Ignite may be used to hearing Zoli put a lot more emotion and range into his performance, whereas his vocals with Pennywise adhere to the somewhat more static onslaught of their music. He does a great job and his voice works, but it's still something fans will need to get used to given their familiarity with the two singer's respective resumes.
"All Or Nothing" is full of great sing-alongs and excellent songwriting that takes the skate-punk formula, giving it both an edge as well as an emotional component. The lyrics speak of hope and unity far more than past albums and this positive sentiment is renewed with each subsequent track. The engineering of the songs is crystal clear with crunchy clarity and a far-reaching, aural range that keeps things consistently fresh sounding.
It's unclear exactly how much Zoli's influence changed the outcome of the album, if for example Fletcher and the boys had complete control over the music, but from what has been told to the press, the band wrote, accepted, rejected, hurt feelings and fought bitterly until great music was made. Here's to the re-birth and future of a band who at one point (ahem, 2005's "The Fuse") were in danger of becoming a stale, nostalgia act.
After losing their vocalist and one of their chief songwriters, Pennywise decided they were either going to give it all or have nothing. And Pennywise went with "All". So, if you're a fan of Pennywise, Ignite, skate punk, energy, positive vibes or punk rock in general, then pick up a copy of "All Or Nothing." It's an interesting, catchy and empowering step in a good direction and you won't be disappointed.
You can stream "All Or Nothing" here.
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Ben4/30/2012 5:25 PM | Permalink
When you say "And Pennywise went with "All".", it is a also a pun on when Milo left the descendents and the other member of the band formed "ALL" ?
If so, it is clever, if not, then it's a nice coincidence.
theguy914/30/2012 5:47 PM | Permalink
It takes about 24 hours of listening to this for Zoli's different vocal style to really sink in and feel right, so you do spend a day going, "I like it but is it really Pennywise." Once you get thru that and it settles you realize, ya, this sure as shit IS Pennywise. It's a great great album, IMO their best since Land of the Free? I've long considered Jim to be one of my heroes so it pains me to say this, but it seems like the change was a good one. I'd feel good about giving this album a 5 star rating, the only reason I'm not is because if I do that then what does that make About Time?
PW4/30/2012 6:23 PM | Permalink
As a die-hard Pennywise fan, I figured this album might take a while to grow on me. The good thing is that the band had Zoli from Ignite take over on vocals. That made the transition a little easier for me being that i've also been a big fan of Ignite. I think this change is going to re-energize the band. I listened to the stream of this album a few times and I really like the new sound of PW. The good thing is we still get a fix of Jim on vocals with his new band The Black Pacific. Pennywise and Jim will always go hand and hand. He is "their" sound but i'm definitely encouraged to see where Zoli takes the band. To think I ever doubted the 'Wise!! Shame on me!!!! :)
Johnny X4/30/2012 7:47 PM | Permalink
About Time is still a 5 star album, IMO. I don't think that means All Or Nothing can't be a 5 as well.
no matter how we or anyone else rates it, bottom line is that this is an AMAZING album!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Joe5/4/2012 2:21 PM | Permalink
Loved ignite, loved pennywise, hate to say it but Zoli has better vocals. Good album
Slim7/8/2012 10:51 PM | Permalink
Zoli sucks BlackPacific!!!
AngusTurtle10/21/2014 12:56 AM | Permalink
Better than Pennywise has been in years. Zoli killed it.
charisrooster8/20/2016 2:35 AM | Permalink
It was awesome
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AnarchistForPrez7/26/2017 3:07 PM | Permalink
this album is a perfect example of how a slight change can really invigorate a stale formula. Pennywise is one of my favorite bands and i am thrilled that Jim is back with the band, but this album is practically perfect and in the five years since, they have failed to put out any new material. what's the hold up?
definitely in my top ten of the decade.
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