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#include <stdarg.h>
#include "ruby_libxml.h"

/*
 * Document-class: LibXML::XML::Parser
 *
 * The XML::Parser provides a tree based API for processing
 * xml documents, in contract to XML::Reader's stream
 * based api and XML::SaxParser callback based API.
 *
 * As a result, parsing a document creates an in-memory document object
 * that consist of any number of XML::Node instances.  This is simple
 * and powerful model, but has the major limitation that the size of
 * the document that can be processed is limited by the amount of
 * memory available.  In such cases, it is better to use the XML::Reader.
 *
 * Using the parser is simple:
 *
 *   parser = XML::Parser.file('my_file')
 *   doc = parser.parse
 *
 * You can also parse documents (see XML::Parser.document),
 * strings (see XML::Parser.string) and io objects (see
 * XML::Parser.io).
 */

VALUE cXMLParser;
static ID CONTEXT_ATTR;

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 * call-seq:
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 *
 * Creates a new XML::Parser from the specified
 * XML::Parser::Context.
 */
static VALUE rxml_parser_initialize(int argc, VALUE *argv, VALUE self)
{
  VALUE context = Qnil;

  rb_scan_args(argc, argv, "01", &context);

  if (context == Qnil)
  {
    rb_warn("Passing no parameters to XML::Parser.new is deprecated.  Pass an instance of XML::Parser::Context instead.");
    context = rb_class_new_instance(0, NULL, cXMLParserContext);
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  rb_ivar_set(self, CONTEXT_ATTR, context);
  return self;
}

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 * it's content. If an error occurs, XML::Parser::ParseError
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static VALUE rxml_parser_parse(VALUE self)
{
  xmlParserCtxtPtr ctxt;
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  rb_define_method(cXMLParser, "parse", rxml_parser_parse, 0);
}

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Abstract : Convex polyhedra are often used to approximate sets of states of programs involving numerical variables. The manipulation of convex polyhedra relies on the so-called double description, consisting of viewing a polyhedron both as the set of solutions of a system of linear inequalities, and as the convex hull of a system of generators, i.e., a set of vertices and rays. The cost of these manipulations is highly dependent on the number of numerical variables, since the size of each representation can be exponential in the dimension of the space. In this paper, we investigate some ways for reducing the dimension: On one hand, when a polyhedron satisfies affine equations, these equations can obviously be used to eliminate some variables. On the other hand, when groups of variables are unrelated with each other, this means that the polyhedron is in fact a Cartesian product of polyhedra of lower dimensions. Detecting such Cartesian factoring is not very difficult, but we adapt also the operations to work on Cartesian products. Finally, we extend the applicability of Cartesian factoring by applying suitable variable change, in order to maximize the factoring.


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What price privacy? $2.08
With thanks to SheffieldForum.co.uk –
"For everything Sheffield"
You have zero privacy anyway. Get over it.
So said Scott McNealy, CEO of Sun Microsystems, and many people say they agree with him. Let's call those people "Roundheads".
Cavaliers believe that privacy is an essential ingredient in the recipe for human beings. Miss it out, and you cook up something different, not a human being.
Our location can be tracked by the mobile phone companies. Google records every website we visit. Our entire life history is on Facebook. Our every instantaneous emotional reaction is documented on Twitter. GCHQ want to store all our email headers. David Cameron wants to give all our medical records to researchers. The Department for Business Innovation and Skills wants us to maintain Personal Data Stores with so-called "trusted third parties" we've never met. DWP and the Cabinet Office want the same, so that we can all transact with the government on-line. The G-Cloud Puritans want to store all this data in the cloud with Amazon and others on servers that could be anywhere in the world ...
"There's something wrong with all this", say the Cavaliers. "No there isn't", say the Roundheads, "get over it". And so the argument continues, forever unresolved.
Except, sometimes, even the Roundheads briefly grasp the need for privacy, the importance of privacy, its value:
Claims that the privacy of direct messages sent between Facebook users had been compromised and that the messages were appearing publicly on users' timelines are false, the social networking service has said.
There was confusion on Monday amid reports in France that non-public messages sent in the years from 2007 onwards had started to appear in timelines, sparking many users to check back in the fear that potentially embarrassing private messages had become widely viewable.
Facebook's share price fell 9.1% to $20.79 at the close in New York on the back of the fears, the biggest drop since 27 July. The stock has slumped 45% since its May initial public offering, and hasn't traded above its $38 IPO price since the day after the share sale.
It is disputed whether people are right to fear that Facebook's privacy controls have failed. That's not the point.
The point is that the fear – whether or not it's well-founded – knocked 9.1% off Facebook's share price.
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G-Cloud, GDS, HMRC, Skyscape and the USA PATRIOT A...
Five questions for the G-Cloud team, champions of ...
G-Cloud, GDS, HMRC and Skyscape, the company with ...
Whitehall, an apology – they haven't gone mad, the...
Identity assurance – the clock is ticking, your mo...
Government Digital Service, G-Cloud, log-rolling, ...
Identity assurance – the clock is ticking, your co...
Public spending 3
Identity assurance – the clock is ticking, ex-Guar...
Universal Credit and the December putsch
The Government Digital Service, no time to fit in ...
Universal Credit, ex-Guardian man Mike Bracken and...
Universal credit, national apathy
midata, the loneliest initiative in Whitehall – 12...
Andrew Dilnot and honest political debate in the U...
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On February 16th, Knack, a new initiative of Potluck Café Society, incubated and closely supported by LEDlab, made their first public appearance.
Knack (as in, one has a knack for something) is an initiative of Potluck Café Society. Knack is the only employment program in Vancouver using digital badges to showcase employment related skill sets. For employers, Knack is a hiring strategy to achieve community impact through inclusive employment. For people facing barriers to employment, Knack is a clear path to meaningful work through skills-based training.


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Google Wants Your Feedback On Right To Be Forgotten
Matt Southern July 14, 2014
Google is now soliciting feedback on their implementation of EU's Right To Be Forgotten ruling through a new Advisory Council.
In an effort to obtain feedback from the general public, Google has opened up a new form where they are encouraging you to leave your thoughts.
The new page Google has set up opens with the question: "How should one person's right to be forgotten be balanced with the public's right to know?"
The page then goes on to explain Right To Be Forgotten in more detail.
A recent ruling by the Court of Justice of the European Union found that European law gives people the right to ask search engines like Google to remove results for queries that include their name.
Since the ruling, Google has received removal requests for content such as: serious criminal records, embarrassing photos, instances of online bullying and name-calling, decades-old allegations, negative press stories, and more.
For each of these requests, Google is required to weigh, on a case-by-case basis, an individual's right to be forgotten with the public's right to know.
Google explains that they want to strike the right balance, with this obligation being "a new and difficult challenge" for them. Google is seeking advice on the principles that should be applied when making decisions on individual cases. To help with this, Google is convening a council of experts.
"We're just getting started", Google says, and during this process they want to hear your input. "This is all about your rights online, and the Internet provides an incredible forum for discussion and debate."
If you're interested in providing your input, there is a form embedded on this page.
Google's Advisory Council
Google is setting up an advisory council to gather input from Europeans on Right to Be Forgotten. The advisory council will hold consultations in Europe this fall, which Google intends to stream live and record.
After the consultations the council will publish its findings, which Google hopes will help inform evolving policies in this area.
The council will be made up of the following individuals:
Prof. Luciano Floridi
Sylvie Kauffmann
Lidia Kolucka-Zuk
Frank La Rue
José-Luis Piñar
Peggy Valcke
David C. Drummond
For more information, visit Google's Advisory Council page.
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'Seinfeld' Writer Reveals the Origins of Festivus Are Really F*cking Dark
Photo Illustration by The Daily Beast/NBC
The Seinfeld writer who gave the world Festivus reveals the origins of the holiday—invented by his father, not Frank Costanza, and featuring clocks and wailing children rather than the famous pole—which are pretty dark indeed.
Dan O'Keefe, who also worked on iconic shows such as Silicon Valley and Veep, joined The Daily Beast's Fever Dreams podcast to talk about satire in the post-Trump age. But first, he gave hosts Will Sommer and Asawin Suebsaeng a surrealist tour through how Festivus came to be.
"I mean this in the nicest way possible: My father was an undiagnosed bipolar, severe alcoholic who nonetheless was extremely high-functioning and held down a job as an editor at the Reader's Digest and had an advanced degree and was extremely erudite," O'Keefe explains, noting he "came from an extremely working-class background, which he was constantly trying to make sure no one knew about—and in so doing, he reminded everyone of it constantly. I think the phrase is, 'came up from nothing and brought it with him.'" O'Keefe's father invented the holiday: "At one point he said it was an anniversary for his first date with my mom, but he also said a lot of crazy shit... so who knows?
"It was a holiday that was unique to our family. That was ostensibly a strength. And it didn't have a set date.. in real life it could just happen whenever the fuck he felt like it, or was extremely hung over and wanted to jump-start his synapses. In one year, there were two for some reason; one year, there were none. You never knew when it was coming."
And unlike the fictional Festivus—which featured an unadorned aluminum pole as its centerpiece (Frank Costanza found tinsel distracting)—"in real life, there was no pole. There was a nail that he hammered into the wall in the early '70s. And every year he put a clock into a bag and hung it on the wall. And the symbol of the holiday was a fucking clock in a bag for some reason... [and there] was a poem that referred to 'clock and bag'. And it was rhymed—four-line stanzas with a very complicated rhyme scheme. And I don't have a copy of it somewhere and I will burn it before I share it with anyone, let alone you. It was very peculiar."
One real-life feature of the holiday that did make it into Seinfeld lore was the legendary Airing of Grievances. "It was just a very formalized setting for yelling at us," O'Keefe notes. "Yeah, growing up, myself and my two brothers were in a form of child abuse that yet wasn't recognized as such by the state of New York, induced to perform seasonal rituals."
"Every time we asked him about [the clock and bag], he literally screamed at us—'That's not for you to know,' for some reason, that was what he said. So we celebrated this thing and my brothers and I quickly realized you don't talk about this at school or you get more beatings than you're already getting."
O'Keefe had long buried his memories of Festivus—which was "patterned after the Roman Saturnalia and some of the other holidays of antiquity … I think it was to show that he knew who the Romans were"—when he was at a party in L.A. with one of his brothers, "and my loud-mouth younger brother opens his yap and mentions this weird family holiday called Festivus. And I'm on Seinfeld at the time, and a couple of my co-workers are there and they're instantly all around me, like flies on shit: 'Wait, excuse me, what is this?' And I tried to explain it as calmly as I can, and then turn the topic away."
'Seinfeld' Writer: Kramer Would Be a 'Believer in QAnon'
But O'Keefe's colleagues sensed comic gold and lured him to a diner in order to convince him to include Festivus in the show. "These are not thugs. These are like the head writers of the show. One of them sits down, so I can't leave. And they say, 'Jerry thinks this is hilarious and we want to put it in the show.' And I tried to dissuade them as convincingly as I could, saying, 'I have the greatest love and respect for the show. I don't think you want to do that to it. It's done nothing to deserve that.' But they said, 'Look, it can go in your episode or someone else's.' So I figure, fuck it, if this has to be smeared onto the world, that I might as well be the hand doing the smearing."
O'Keefe's admits he downplayed the more traumatic aspects of his childhood ordeal in the writers' room. "I tried to keep that shit on the down-low as much as possible and still do it. I don't know why I'm telling you about it now … I certainly didn't bring it up as much as I could. But it seems, if you take it out of context, like a very fun, quirky Frank Costanza story, which was turned into." And that's how a family tradition that involved "all the craziness of my dad ranting about politics of the Reader's Digest C-suite and forcing my crying brother to sing a song in German for some reason" turned into the anti-Christmas celebration that Cosmo Kramer and Seinfeld fans love today.
Later in the podcast, O'Keefe and the Fever Dreams co-hosts also discuss how Festivus has been co-opted by Republican politics—if you Google the words "Festivus Trump" you'll see what they mean—and debate whether social and political satire can actually address the Donald J. Trump presidency or whether it's "just too horrible and fresh" for comedians to be able to make fun of something "so already preposterous and absurd and awful."
O'Keefe also reveals that Trump's presidency changed the story arc of Julia Louis-Dreyfus' character on Veep. "We found when looking at those whiteboards that the bar for a corrupt, venal, and just downright evil presidency had been considerably lowered or raised—whichever the correct one is—and that what we had at the time put together, what seemed sort of lacerating, it was sort of quaint in a world where it was suggested that you should inject bleach into yourself. So we had to pretty much scrap Season 7 and rewrite the whole thing. And what it ended up being is, I like to call it a comedic Breaking Bad.
"It shows the Selena [Meyer] character subverting an election with foreign aid and allowing and encouraging a devoted underling to go to the penitentiary—and just becoming a monster."
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explore Indigenous Struggles in Ecuador ↝
Ecuador in focus ⬿
Persecution of Carlos Pérez Guartambel
President of Ecuador's oldest Indigenous organization in court Thursday over allegations of an attempted coup against President Rafael Correa
Carlos Perez Guartambel (Photo Credit: Robin Oisín Llewellyn)
Manuela Picq
This coming Thursday, April 16th, Carlos Perez Guartambel will have to appear in Ecuadorian court to defend himself against allegations of a coup attempted against President Rafael Correa on September 30th, 2010. The accusation was made by Irina Cabezas, a legislator in Correa's party, Alianza País.
Pérez Guartambel is a lawyer, having worked in defense of water rights, who has been attacked for his anti-mining activism and jailed three times for it under the current administration. In 2013 he was accused of "terrorism, sabotage, and sedition," his sentence subsequently reduced by a court that considered his struggle in defense of water to be "altruistic." He has been named one of the "Front Line Defenders" of human rights, an organization with special consultative status in relation to the United Nations' ECOSOC. Pérez Guartambel has authored many books related to Indigenous Justice and Water Rights.
Today, he is also the president of ECUARUNARI, the Confederation of Kichwa People of Ecuador. This is the oldest indigenous organization of its kind and has considerable power to mobilize activists, representing around 70% of the nation's Indigenous Peoples.
ECUARUNARI has been systematically persecuted for its defense of water, as well as:
Its civil disobedience in refusing to comply with Decree 016 (which prohibits free association and imposes total state control);
Its resistance to the country's Water Law (2014), which ratifies the expropriation and privatization of water (and the advance of mining operations into water sources); and
The new Land Law (2015), which has ratified the re-concentration of land for the purpose of agrofuel production.
The situation in Ecuador is one of State terrorism. The criminalization of political dissent and social protest has only intensified, with censorship and persecution of everyone from community leaders to cartoonists. The climate has only worsened since the protests of March 19th, 2015, when approximately 70,000 people took to the streets of Quito to protest government policies, with thousands more protesting in other cities. In the days that followed, many journalists were harassed and/or had equipment "stolen." Pérez Guartambel, who has been under systematic surveillance from government intelligence services, was charged by Cabezas days after the protests, as part of a broad wave of persecution meant to intimidate the opposition.
For more on Carlos Perez, see: NACLA-CLACS Conversation with Carlos Pérez Guartambel: Indigenous Resistance in the Andes


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Q: Implicit operator != resolving ambiguity in operators == If some struct A has explicitly declared operator == method, but at the same time there is a global operator == accepting arguments of type A, then equality comparison shall result in ambiguity error.
In C++20 we can call inequality operator !=, which the compiler will interpret as the negation of equality operator. I though that in the same circumstances ambiguity error shall appear as well, and indeed GCC and Clang show it, but the latest Visual Studio 2019 accepts the code:
struct A {
    bool operator ==(const A&) const = delete;
};

bool operator ==(const A&, const A&) { return true; }

int main() {
    A a;
    //a == a; //error everywhere
    return a != a; //ok in MSVC
}

Demo: https://gcc.godbolt.org/z/ds53Wv783
Is it simply a bug in MSVC?

A: It appears to be a bug in MSVC, which is expected to be fixed soon:
https://developercommunity.visualstudio.com/t/incorrect-acceptable-of-ambiguous-operator/1535876

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Brazilian miner Vale SA and authorities in the state of Minas Gerais said on Wednesday they have defined potential settlement terms regarding a 2019 mining disaster, with a source saying the deal is worth about $6.89 billion, Reuters reported.
A dam containing mining waste burst in January 2019 at a Vale facility in the town of Brumadinho in Minas Gerais, releasing a torrent of sludge that killed some 270 people.
In a statement, Minas Gerais officials, alongside state and federal prosecutors, said the terms would be further discussed at a meeting set for Thursday, when a deal could potentially be signed. Neither Vale nor the officials commented on the value of the deal.
A person familiar with the negotiations, declining to be identified as the talks are closed, told Reuters the current terms involve Vale spending about 37 billion reais to compensate for the disaster.
Vale shares rose after authorities announced a deal was close and were up more than 3 percent in afternoon trading, compared with a rise of roughly 1 percent in the overall Bovespa index.
The deal would require investments by Vale in the area affected by the Brumadinho disaster, state officials said.
The settlement would not stop individual claims against Vale, including criminal lawsuits, from going forward, they said.
In a separate statement, Vale said "a meeting was scheduled Thursday for final agreements and the possible signing of a reparations accord, with investments and actions in the affected regions and population."
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Archives for category: Analog Recording
This Years Top Articles
My endorsement shot for Violet Moon Guitar Strap Ons
In Nashville, there is so much music press; it's hard to know what people really like to read about. In having my own site, I've noticed I get readers from all over the world. I do get to write for other publications, such as Performer, Shake and Sleaze Roxx, but, on my own site, many times I just get to write what is on my mind.
Here are a few of the top articles this year, if you didn't get a chance to read what others are reading.
Parrish with sister Stacy
I felt it was really up to me to write the tribute piece about guitarist Parrish Hultquist. The Utah rock scene, although very insular, had a lot of local bands in the 80's. I met Parrish while we were still in high school and he is still considered the greatest guitarist to ever come out of that state. I not only wrote this piece for my site, but, another one that went out to Sleaze Roxx and was republished throughout the world on several Rock music sites including Hungary. His band Megattack, at the time was considered a supergroup by creating a band from members of The Jack, Mannequin and other well know Utah rock groups, their first shows were at the Utah Fairgrounds with capacity crowds of close to two thousand people before signing a record deal and releasing Raw Delivery on Dream Records in France. They got together for a reunion album Save The Nations in 2006 and two reunion shows before drummer Brian Sorenson went into a coma and Parrish returned to Spokane with health issues, which eventually took his life early this year.
The radio show on PureRockRadio.net in tribute to Parrish after his death was the biggest in Pure Rock Radio based out of Las Vegas, Nevada history. I was able to get in contact with former band members, who reminisced, while tracks from three bands he was a member of, Moviescreen, Megattack and Wolfgang played.
This is not only the biggest read article this year, but the most read all time, other than those who regularly go to my front page to see what is new. If you haven't had a chance to read it, here is the quick link: Parrish Hultquist, Utah's Greatest Guitarist Gone at 48
Evanescence Guitar rig at War Memorial show
In August I was invited to cover local band Fools For Rowan opening for Evanescence at the War Memorial. Armed with just my Smartphone, not able to locate a photographer in time, this article was linked to multiple Evanescence fan bulletin boards and was the most read show revue of the year. I'm sure it got interest in Fools For Rowan while giving Evanescence fans worldwide a little taste of the War Memorial gig, The funniest thing; I never know how shots from my phone are going to work. The best shot was the stage left shot of the guitarist rig before the Evanescence set.
Enjoy: Fools For Rowan Open Evanescence Nashville Show
Jimi in Kentucky, Screaming Eagles
Jimi Hendrix will never cease to amaze people. I read a local interview that Bassist Billy Cox did about Jimi Hendrix time after being in the military in Kentucky. He was down in Nashville, playing on Jefferson Street, Nashville's Beale Street, long before he went to New York City. I started doing Jimi citings, finding the places he stayed and where he used to play. In the late last year release, West Coast Seattle Boy, a DVD was part of the package that talked more about his time in Nashville.
Although written late last year, I included this, because it is the second all time read article. Brad Schreiber wrote an incredible book entitled Becoming Jimi Hendrix that really explained what Jimi was doing before going to England. Jimi left his mark here. After talking to Civil Rights Photographer, Ernest Wither's daughter, I was invited to speak in Memphis earlier this year about Jimi's time in Tennessee. I did want to research more on the subject, but, I felt the one person who could really talk about those times would be Billy Cox, who still lives in Nashville. I spoke to Billy briefly about the invitation to speak in Memphis and invited him to speak about Jimi. Billy was not able to do that with the upcoming commitments of the Experience Tour this year. I eventually decided to leave the invitation to rest. Hopefully, Billy can speak about those early days, pre-New York in the future.
Jimi Hendrix in Nashville: Jimi Hendrix: The Nashville Connection
The August at Douglas Corner Cafe
I don't write a lot about Country music since it is so well covered here in Nashville. I do like to write about breaking artists though. Especially when they are "that" good. One such group is The August who moved down here from Chicago. This article was the biggest read Country music article for the year.
The August with Jacky Dustin Sweet Emotion at Douglas
Eddie Hinton and Muscle Shoals nuff said
I picked up a copy of The Oxford American issue on Alabama Music. I was a part of the Alabama scene for several years playing not only with my band Furthermore, but with other local songwriters like Nathan Whitmore and Adam Guthrie. I consider those years in Birmingham to be some of my favorite times. I was shocked when I didn't see word one about Eddie Hinton. Most of the musicians in Alabama would vote him numero uno when you talk about Alabama Music. This open letter was a huge read.
An Open Bama Letter to Oxford American
Anthony Corder, Tora Tora Live at Snowden Glen 2011
Last but not least, the most read interview here on this site was with Anthony Corder after the release of Tora Tora's Revolution Day. This was an album recorded almost two decades ago, but, was never released until this year on Nashville's FnA Records. Tora Tora was the 80's band that made it out of Memphis. They recorded all three albums at Ardent Studios in Memphis and always have a little bit of the soul and blues in the mix.
Anthony Corder on Tora Tora's Revolution Day
One thing is for sure, there is no way to plan out what article is going to be big. It could go big because I wrote from the heart or because the band is bigger overseas. It could be for any reason and none in particular, but, music is still important to all of us and reading about the things that matter still has a place in Nashville.
As for next year, the biggest thing on my plate is my first band biography that I am writing under contract. It should be completed next year. That is about all I can reveal about that right now.
Hope you all have a wonderful Holiday Season!
Brad Hardisty, Nashville, TN thenashvillebridge@hotmail.com
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American Bang Bang Bang Thang
American Bang at The Nick, Birmingham
It's no wonder that the major labels are in a quandery and end up making bad calls like an investor who rode his stocks all the way to the beginning of 2009 instead of selling in mid 2007. First off, if a label like Maverick or Reprise feels the need to change a bands name they should have pushed the release date way to the front of the line.
American Bang, who cut their teeth in the Nashville scene as Bang Bang Bang back in 2006-2007, were a part of a thread of bands from American Minor (who got "Jive"d) to my band Furthermore doing our Humble Pie-est in Birmingham. A major could have exploited a scene quickly the way they used to during the L.A. and Seattle things while it was fresh and make it roll out across the airwaves.
American Minor/photo-Josh Victor Rothstein
But no, let's wait till all things change as they do in a three year period and quietly release product while College Radio is playing Fleet Foxes and Vampire Weekend. American Bang is a great band with a great album. A great write up in the local Metromix was a prelude to their CD Release party at Mercy Lounge last Thursday. Rolling Stone or whatever is nowhere to be seen.
A quick glance around town at the generics, Borders and FYE find no copies of a great local band finally getting their day. No doubt, Grimeys will do their best. If you can't find the CD locally what does that mean nationally? It appears that now that the product is available it's back to the road.
Major labels need to move a little faster and get back to making rock and roll records. If I had to take a guess, American Bang will get a big welcome in England. England seems to get what we aren't spoon fed here. The Ramones went there in 1976 and started a revolution. The Stray Cats left New York and did what Robert Gordon couldn't do by staying here. The Drive-By Truckers are The Rolling Stones in England. England has been building a caudre of I guess one could call Hard Rock Roots bands for several years that get featured along the original genre heroes such as Thin Lizzy and Uriah Heep in Classic Rock magazines. England has the scene.
The best examples of getting it out while its hot right now are labels like Bloodshot Records that have released a great album the last three years by Justin Townes Earle, along with some real gems in their catalog.
Real Rock and Roll is not Rocket Science. A Neve Console, An Ampex 2 inch 16 Track Reel to Reel and a pile of Neumann and Shure Microphones. Write songs on the road and get it recorded well and quickly with few over dubs, then put it out every 8-12 months. I guess I didn't mention Pro Tools and for good reason. That is how you build a Rock Bands history. The releases keep the momentum building while a band is on the road.
Van Halen, Texas Jam, 1979
Van Halen, The Beatles, the Rolling Stones, Black Sabbath and just about every band did that when Rock was fresh. Gee, a 3 year development deal with an album every 2-3 years doesn't seem to work. No kidding. Is anybody listening at Warner Brothers or Sony? I didn't think so. Go buy American Bang.
Categories American Bang, American Minor, Ampex, Analog Recording, Black Sabbath, Bloodshot Records, Indie Rock, Maverick Records, Music, Nashville Scene, Robert Gordon, Rock, Rolling Stone, The Beatles, The Nick, The Rolling Stones, The Stray Cats, Uncategorized, Van Halen
Tennessee Flavor Tops Billboard This Week
Ray LaMontagne
Four of the top ten records this week in Billboard are a reflection of Tennessee on the national charts and music in general these days. A showcase of different styles that all have one common source.
Ray LaMontagne & The Pariah Dogs' "God Willin' and the Creek Don't Rise" with the prominent pedal steel of Greg Leisz, may be considered "Contemporary Folk" and could be cross genred with "Americana Music" has its roots in the original Bob Dylan sessions for "Nashville Skyline" and the phenomenal pedal steel player, Pete Drake. Pete was a first call session player on Nashville Country sessions that became known for his work on "Lay Lady Lay" as well the George Harrison' "All Things Must Pass" album as well as Producing Ringo Starr's "Beaucoups of "Blues" . Greg Leisz work is prominently featured on "New York City's Killing Me" and the title cut. The record debuts this week at number three on Billboard.
Trace Adkins' new disc, "Cowboy's Back in Town" debuts at number five on the national Billboard charts showing his strong audience pull beyond "The Apprentice". In a way Trace Adkins, although part of this generations Country Music, represents traditionally Country with his every man and "what you see is what you get" type persona. He is one of the crop of newer artists that is defining himself much in the way the original icons such as Johnny Cash were able to do.
Lady Antebellum's "Need You Now" has gone beyond the country charts with the right pick of material and masterful production and presentation. "Need You Now", co-written by Lady Antebellum and Josh Kear spent five weeks at number one on the Billboard Hot Country Songs, before going #2 on the Billboard Hot 100 is now certified triple platinum and can be heard on just about every radio format. The single has been in the top five on International Charts in Canada, Ireland and Norway as well as a top ten hit in the Netherlands and Norway. I don't know of anybody that doesn't know that song. Again, the pedal steel lick on the chorus is as important as the vocal delivery. I can hear it in my head right now. The follow up singles "American Honey", "I Run to You" and "Our Kind of Love" have continued the chart topping success.
John at Sun, Memphis
John Mellencamp and T Bone Burnett were right on with "No Better Than This". The first week on Billboard that album enters at Number 10 in all its ragged glory. "No Better Than This" was recorded in much the same way as Sam Phillips recorded early tracks at Sun Studios by Elvis Presley and Johnny Cash. A vintage mono Ampex Reel to Reel fed by a vintage solo RCA ribbon mic figure in a big way in the Sonics of this album. This features great songs by John Mellencamp being heard on rock, pop and country radio. The single "Coming Down the Road" being played locally as part of their "Americana Files" on WSM 650, "The Home of Country Music". If you didn't know it was a new cut by John Mellencamp you would swear it was an obscure but great track recorded at Sun back in 1956 that is now just coming to light. John will be a part of the Americana Music Awards being held in Nashville being held on September 9th at The Ryman Auditorium.
Americana Music, in general, is the new underground. It doesn't even have its own chart on Billboard yet. WSM 650 in Nashville is paying attention and participating big time with hosting the "Music City Roots" show at The Loveless Barn every Wednesday night. In times like these, with people searching for jobs and worrying about the future, sometimes the familiarity of Country songs themes and the roots of Americana and Folk that go back to the days of The Carter Family are a way of easing and soothing our troubled minds.
– Brad Hardisty, Nashville, TN
Categories Americana Music, Ampex, Analog Recording, Billboard Magazine, Country, John Mellencamp, Lady Antebellum, Music, Music City Roots, Rock, Rounder Records, Sun Studio, T Bone Burnett, The Loveless Barn, Trace Adkins, Uncategorized, WSM 650
Mellencamp's New Take on Vintage Memphis
Sun Studio: 3 Musicians and a Microphone
I read about this postcard from Memphis created by John Mellencamp almost a year ago. I waited patiently for many long months for the release of this T Bone Burnett – Produced, Sun Studio bequeathed gem with none other than Dave Roe (Johnny Cash, June Carter Cash, Dwight Yoakum) on Bass.
It could have gone either way. His previous efforts with T Bone Burnett left me kind of underwhelmed. I got my email newsletter from Grimey's this week with a new CD from John Mellencamp. It was there in the store and now it is pay day. I couldn't find the dang thing. Oh, with a little help from the staff we found it, i n big letters NO BETTER THAN THIS, then in small caps, Thirteen New Songs by John Mellencamp.
The liner notes tell the whole story of this masterful idea, recorded at Sun with nothing but an Ampex 601 1/4 inch reel to reel fed by a RCA 44 ribbon microphone. One Microphone like the old Elvis and Johnny Cash recordings. There were a few others recorded at some other historic locations added to this southern stew. I always know when it is T Bone at the helm. He seems to have studied an Old 56 tube Seeburg Jukebox tone with its slowly expanded bass response feeling the room and decided that was his line in the sand. Sometimes it is brilliant such as the Robert Plant – Allison Krauss, "Raising Sand" or the "Crazy Heart" Soundtrack other times it doesn't seem to work right like the last Robert Randolph and Jakob Dylan discs.
This disc is in the Premier Group. It sounds great. There are going to be plenty of Classic country and Rockabilly artists, I think, that will clamor to try this. As the CD slid out of a cover that looks like an old 78 rpm book that would hold 4 or 5 records well-worn and hid away, the disc started out a little guarded, "Save Some Time To Dream" sounds like the next track on the "Crazy Heart" soundtrack but with an easily recognizable John Mellencamp penned song.
Things start to get more interesting on track 3, "Right Behind Me" recorded at The Gunter Hotel, Room 414, San Antonio, Texas where Robert Johnson recorded his first 2 sides "Terraplane Blues" and "Dust My Broom". It has a haunting feel to it with a violin that sounds like it just got dusted off from 1929 walking around the room in a couple of positions. This is getting good.
It only gets better. Lyrically, it is introspective and reminiscing, "For my whole life, I've lived down on West End, But it sure has changed here, Since I was a kid, It's worse now, Look what progress did, Someone lined their pockets, I don't know who that is"- The West End, John Mellencamp. In "Thinking About You" the first lines, "It's not my nature to be nostalgic at all, I sat by the phone last night, Waiting for you to call, It's been decades since I spoke to you." Set a mood that is not just nostalgic in sound but looking back into the dust of those who came before.
It had to be life changing to not only record in those spots but to try to use the same methods and sonics. Dave Roe was the perfect pick. He was recently interviewed by Rolling Stone after the Nashville Flood where he disclosed he lost 300 Basses at the Soundcheck Facility to the surging water. This was recorded well before that . For all I know the Bass he used on this recording may have been lost at that time.
go to Daveroe.net to see some shots from the session
Dave has a couple of stand out tracks with the Johnny Cash style arrangement of "Thinking About You" and the boogie woogie of "Each Day of Sorrow". Two of my favorites. When it really gets into the trio with a little drum sound that was Johnny and the Tennessee Two or, Elvis, Scotty and Bill, it totally works. Where was DJ Fontana? T Bone you should have called him up. T Bone you did well, easily John's best album in years. It's not perfect. It drags in a couple of spots when it sounds like a late 60's guitar and vocal demo in search of some Artist or Producer.
If you like this one, check out "Kitty, Daisy and Lewis". This was recorded by an English family with Lewis overseeing vintage gear and cutting it to a 78 lathe.
Job well done, 8 out of 10. Let's hope this inspires some more of cutting everything analog before it goes to digital so it has some sound waves that are pleasant to the ear.
Categories Alternative Music, Ampex, Analog Recording, Country, Daisy and Lewis, Dave Roe, John Mellencamp, Kitty Daisy and Lewis, Music, Rock, Rounder Records, Sun Studio, T Bone Burnett, Uncategorized


Few things in your EDC are as personal as your wallet, making them the perfect way to set the tone of rest of your gear's style. Our friends at Huckberry have an eye for that kinda thing — just take a look the goods they carry. We've curated five of their most popular wallets that'll take your EDC to the next level both in performance and in style, no matter what yours might be.
The Hide & Seek is a classic option from the wallet-slimming experts at Bellroy. It's a natural starting point for those looking to slim their wallet. Between its conventional bifold style and large enough capacity, you won't have to think too hard about what cards to sock drawer or completely relearn how to use your new wallet. The best part is it manages to cram so many extra features and hidden compartments while trimming away the bulk. It features a premium vegtan cow leather construction, 4 quick access card slots, a protected section for cards and business cards, and a hidden compartment for emergency cash.
At first glance, it's hard not to notice the unconventional shape of the Rogue Industries Wallet. But it's actually more familiar than you'd think. Its silhouette is curved to fit neatly into the front pocket of your favorite jeans for a comfortable carry. It's not just its shape that stands out, either. Rogue sources exceptional USA leather for their wallets, including Colorado bison leather, which is 40% tougher than traditional cowhide. This wallet accommodates up to 6 cards, protects against RFID skimming, and features an extra stash pocket.
The Ridge Wallet lands right in the sweet spot between a bulky traditional bi-fold wallet and a limited minimalist wallet. The integrated track accommodates various numbers of cards without losing elasticity; providing an extremely thin wallet that isn't limited in it's capacity. The modular design also gives you the flexibility to purchase interchangeable outer plates and elastic for easy customization. The cash strap is an extremely thin and versatile elastic, allowing you to carry cash, business cards, or RFID-enabled cards.
Tanner Goods were at the forefront of crafting durable, made in the USA leather goods and accessories that didn't sacrifice on style or performance. They've come a long way, expanding into buy-it-for-life quality pens, bags, and other EDC gear. In an exclusive collaboration with Huckberry, they've revived the Quad Wallet. It's a minimalist, double-sided cardholder with quick access to every one of its four card slots. Made from English Bridle Leather in the USA, proudly stamped with both brands' logos. And now at 50% off, you'll keep more cash on your cards for sure.
You could think of your wallet as another accessory, but the utility-driven design of the Dango Wallet makes it more like a mash-up between a multi-tool and a cardholder. It's built in the USA from aluminum, genuine leather, and mil-spec hardware — a mix of materials that fits right in with the rest of your EDC gear. The Dango Wallet's card-shaped multi-tool components adds more functionality to your pockets, with 14+ tools in total: a bottle opener, screwdriver, hex wrench, serrated saw edge, and more.
I recently switched to the Bellroy Low Down. I LOVE it! It's very similar to the Hide & Seek but without the flap to hide your currency with. I prefer the simpler design. I've seem some users complain about the leather not holding up but so far it's been perfect for me. I primarily carry it in my front pocket.
They have pretty nice wallets but kinda out of my price range.
I'm currently carrying the trayvax element.
It's low profile and still has some leather in its construction and that's a beautiful thing. Also it seems pretty damn durable, I'd be surprised to get less that 10 years out of it.
Dango Tactical user here. I love it and carry nothing else for my cards and money. Paper money fits under the band and change fits in the pockets until it goes in the jar where it belongs.
I dont really use the multi-tool as i have too many cards but i carry it separately in my sling pack for when i need it.
My current slim wallet of choice is the Machine Era Ti5 Wallet.
Pretty much using a two wallet system - Carry all my cards in a Maxpedition Spartan, and then pick which cards I need each day, and put them in the Machine Era Titanium Wallet.
I am looking for a bifold but with an ID and card holder on the outside (either side) only I want something that has a pouch inside like traditional bifolds for my money so I don't have to fold it. Does anyone know somewhere to get something like this? The closest I have seen all have money clips and I dislike using them. I want my money hidden but not folded, and access to my cards externally. Basically trying to cut out having to open a traditional bifold to use my card but still keep the security of not flashing my millions when opening it.
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Am currently carrying the Disc Wallet from Disc Brand Co, has got everything I need, minimalist EDC and good price! Bellroy's new DE seems quite pricey but I do like the stitching techniques. Never got onto the multitool wallets but might one day!
Kisetsu Natsu wallet for me. Small even by the standards of minimalist wallets but will hold cards, notes and importantly for me, coins too. Looks great too.
The All-ett should be included here.
While the Ridge is amazing at what it does and its capabilities, a serious downside is that, with extended use, the corners tend to chafe against your pocket and eventually wears a hole into your pant pocket. That's to be expected though, with the entire exterior made of aluminum.
Yup I found that too, it was the only downside I found after a few months.
Yeh, I dropped my Ridge and so I had to get a replacement. Ran with the Herschel Charlie for a while; now THAT is slim haha.
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50 of the funniest, most searing TV reviews ever written
Stephanie Marcus
MTVCritics weren't always kind about some popular shows.
With more and more TV shows coming out, critics are important in figuring out what TV is worth spending our time on.
Sometimes, critics don't have the nicest things to say about TV shows.
These are the funniest and most intense TV reviews by critics.
TV reviews can feel like a necessity at a time when more shows are being made than ever before. Critics provide a valuable service to viewers who are overwhelmed by choices amid the growing TV arms race. But just as the way we watch television has evolved, so has the way we write and think about it.
The Hollywood Reporter's Tim Goodman has written extensively on how TV criticism has been affected by changes in viewing patterns and argues that with appointment-viewing essentially dead, "the best role a critic can play in 2018 and beyond is a curator." For Goodman, that means reviews are "evergreen" and shouldn't be rigidly tied to date-specific events like pilots, premieres, and finales.
"Criticism can't just be about the new anymore. It has to be about the missed and the lost and, more than ever, the essential," he wrote.
Below are 50 of the funniest, most searing TV reviews ever written:
"Notorious" had a bad reputation with critics.
ABC'Notorious.'
"Honestly, instead of watching this, why not just remove your brain, put it in a jar and admire it from the couch? That's one way of trying to dissuade you from watching this ill-spirited and possibly corrosive drama – but of course, now I've piqued your interest, haven't I?" – Hank Stuever, The Washington Post.
"Fuller House" has been renewed for a fourth season despite consistently scathing reviews.
Mike Yarish/Netflix'Fuller House.'
"But 'Fuller House' is like the childhood friend who never grew up, who still lives at home, still hangs out at places frequented by teenagers, still makes the same dated pop-culture references. Visiting that person usually isn't fun; it's just sad." – Josh Bell, Las Vegas Weekly.
Critics called "Criminal Minds: Beyond Borders" "xenophobic."
Darren Michaels/CBS'Criminal Minds: Beyond Borders.'
"Moving on from the prevalent misogyny of the original 'Criminal Minds,' CBS' new spinoff 'Criminal Minds: Beyond Borders' is a pure distillation of xenophobia. A shameless combination of international b-roll and Trump Era paranoia, 'Beyond Borders' stands as a compelling argument for building that wall around Mexico and not stopping until it contains and protects the entirety of our fragile, fragile nationhood." – Daniel Fienberg, The Hollywood Reporter.
"Marvel's Inhumans" is counted among the worst superhero shows.
ABC'Marvel's Inhumans.'
"Do not spend any of your limited time on this planet watching this show. If you have a superpower, use it to race away from 'Inhumans' faster than the speed of light." – Maureen Ryan, Variety.
"Wisdom of the Crowd" was basically a cop drama about crowdsourcing.
Diyah Pera/CBS'Wisdom of the Crowd.'
"The principle and the title of this drama from Ted Humphrey ('The Good Wife'), who has worked on enough good shows to know better, are based on the idea that a sufficient enough volume of feedback can cut through individual garbage and yield truth. Like the way a restaurant with 10 reviews, eight of them positive, on Yelp may not be trustworthy, but you can probably trust a restaurant with 2,000 reviews, 1,600 of them positive. This, of course, is why in some small towns, Olive Garden also solves murders." – Daniel Fienberg,The Hollywood Reporter.
"Marvel's Iron Fist" didn't pack a punch with critics.
JoJo Whilden/Netflix'Marvel's Iron Fist.'
"'Marvel's Iron Fist' isn't just the wimpiest punch ever thrown by the world's mightiest superhero factory. The new Netflix binge swings and misses so bad that it spins itself around and slaps itself silly with a weirdly flaccid hand." – Jeff Jensen, Entertainment Weekly.
Critics thought that "Midnight, Texas" was a cheap imitation of much better shows.
NBC'Midnight, Texas.'
"It's kind of like AMC's 'Preacher,' but without the gonzo, kick-arse abandon. It has a lot in common with HBO's vampire saga 'True Blood' – including book author Charlaine Harris – but it's not nearly as clever or sexy, and feels neutered by comparison, since it airs on network TV. Basically, it just reminds you of other, better shows you'd rather be watching." – Dave Nemetz, TV Line.
"Rob" was canceled after just eight episodes.
CBS'Rob.'
"And while Schneider has to participate in a few mortifying moments on his new CBS sitcom 'Rob' (tonight at 8:30 p.m.) – notably a scene where he's involved in consecutive misunderstandings involving shrine desecration, masturbation and rape – for the most part it's a less ridiculous vehicle for him than most. It's not good, mind you. If anything, it suggests Schneider is probably better off playing an animal, a teenage girl, or a stapler." – Alan Sepinwall, Uproxx.
Critics thought everything about "Dads" fell flat.
Fox'Dads.'
"It feels like a show that's literally out of its time – as if it had been time-warped in from the early '90s, when it was still possible for a sitcom jam-packed with bigoted or otherwise offensive jokes, populated by types rather than full-fledged characters, and conceived as an utterly unremarkable, brightly lit three-camera sitcom with a laugh track to make it onto a major network's fall schedule and be hyped along with shows that don't stink." – Matt Zoller-Seitz, Vulture.
Critics were mostly bored by the dialogue on "October Road"
ABC'October Road.'
"The show is as commercial and mechanical as an entry-level Mercedes, but not as emotionally involving." – Tom Shales, The Washington Post.
Critics panned "Cavemen," a sitcom based on a Geico commercial.
ABC'Cavemen.'
"Now we know why cavemen are extinct: They were too stupid to live." – Robert Bianco,USA Today.
"Stalker" was universally hated by critics.
CBS'Stalker.'
"One of the luxuries of cultural abundance is the wonderful freedom of saying, 'I could wait and see, but I don't have any reason to wait and see, because life is short, good things are plentiful, and your pilot makes me feel like I have food poisoning.'" – Linda Holmes, NPR.
Critics couldn't imagine themselves hanging with the characters on "Friends From College."
Netflix'Friends From College.'
"The show is, however, a particularly egregious example of substituting unsavoury people for interesting ones and then neglecting to make the case for these jerks on the presumption that their frequent faux pas are case enough. The show inadvertently proves that a clan of misanthropes can be just as boring as milquetoast besties, so long as the two groups are treated with equal abstraction." – Alison Herman, The Ringer.
Critics weren't hungry for whatever "Insatiable" was serving.
Annette Brown/Netflix'Insatiable.'
"'Insatiable' makes 'Norbit' feel like a comedic masterpiece, and in 2018, there's nothing noble about that distinction." – Lorraine Ali, Los Angeles Times.
Netflix canceled "Gypsy" quicker than any other original drama.
Netflix'Gypsy.'
"A retrospective of 'Gypsy' the musical would have been a better fit, with [Naomi] Watts as Mama and [Billy] Crudup as Herbie. What we wouldn't give for a chorus of 'Everything's Coming Up Roses.' Instead, everything's coming up arseholes." – Gwen Ihnat, The AV Club.
"Two and a Half Men" lasted 12 seasons but wasn't a hit with critics.
Warner Bros. Television DistributionTwo and a Half Men.'
"It's the only comedy series that I've watched where I never – not even once – laughed at a single joke." – Pilot Viruet, Grantland.
Critics thought "Conviction" was overstuffed and predictable.
ABC'Conviction.'
"Then you add all the jarring visual flourishes and shaky shots of case photos on a whiteboard. Then you add the flashbacks to the actual crime during the investigation. Then you add the stirring musical montage at the end of each episode when the wrongly convicted are vindicated and get to re-enter the world. That's the toddler standing in front of you wearing every single thing in her closet thinking she's not going to get ridiculed at kindergarten." – Brian Moylan, The Guardian.
Reviewers thought "StartUp" was a bland imitation of similar series.
Crackle'StartUp.'
"'Startup' is a hacking thriller grafted onto an action movie, primarily so that Martin Freeman can walk around menacingly while speaking in an unsettlingly bland American accent." – Sonia Saraiya, Variety.
Critics thought "Here and Now" was a rare miss for HBO.
Ali Paige Goldstein/HBO'Here and Now.'
"One viewer's inscrutable bucket of pabulum masquerading as a modern existential parable is another's vision of idiosyncratic poetry. So, I am not one to judge those people. Nor am I one to give them my time. Life's too short. Spending a few minutes with this show will remind you of that. Spending several episodes with it made me want to scream 'Get out.'" – Melanie McFarland, Salon.
"Heathers" was basically cancelled before it aired.
Paramount Network'Heathers.'
"The whole time I was watching the pilot I was thinking, 'If you distilled the soul and songs out of 'Glee' you'd be left with this caustic, highly stylised sludge and that sludge be the show 'Heathers." There's no affection behind any of the clowning on #youths, no depth to it. It's just an acerbic, self-congratulatory rant." – Heather Hogan, Autostraddle.
"Work It" did not work in any way, according to critics.
ABC'Work It.'
"I would love to surprise you and announce that 'Work It' is a good dumb show, but my conclusion is sadly as predictable as this sitcom: 'Work It' is bad dumb, memorably bad dumb, the kind of bad dumb show you will use in years to come as a benchmark for other bad sitcoms." – James Poniewozik, Time.
"The Big Bang Theory" was never a critical favourite.
Michael Yarish/Warner Bros. Entertainment/ABC'The Big Bang Theory.'
"It's hard to believe that anyone's even making a three-camera sitcom this mothballed; only an offhand mention of the word 'blog' suggests that it takes place in the present day." – Scott Tobias, The AV Club.
People thought "The Orville" was derivative and not very funny.
FOX'The Orville.'
"The best way to describe 'The Orville' is 'What would happen if a guy who spent years writing animated dick jokes for television got the opportunity to make his own 'Star Trek'?'" – Liz Shannon Miller, IndieWire.
"Gravity" made critics want to turn off their TVs.
Starz'Gravity.'
"'Gravity' itself takes up too much screen time and does so very, very slowly. Fortunately, viewers can put themselves out of their misery in simple ways that stop well short of death. There's changing the channel, for one."- Tom Shales, The Washington Post.
"Disjointed" was swiftly canceled after one season.
Netflix'Disjointed.'
"So, is 'Disjointed' a meta-meditation on the nature of situational comedy and mind-altering substances? I freakin' hope it is, because otherwise, it's a phoned-in, pandering cliché-fest you'd mostly only find funny if you have extreme and ignorant prejudices against people who use medical Devil's Lettuce and need those prejudices reinforced. And, more importantly, it's a criminal underutilization of the ridiculously talented Kathy Bates." – Amy Glynn, Paste.
"The Resident" isn't on life support despite the reviews.
Guy D'Alema/Fox'The Resident.'
"This is the kind of show in which grown men square off and snarl, 'How dare you!' The only thing missing is the glove slap and the demand for pistols at dawn. Maybe for a special sweeps episode?" – Mark Perigard, The Boston Herald.
Critics thought "Rise" didn't have the range.
Peter Kramer/NBC'Rise.'
"It's not blind, but it can't quite see. That's basically the motto of 'Rise': blurry eyes, full hearts, sometimes it loses." – Willa Paskin, Slate.
Critics thought "Deception" was designed for a very specific audience.
ABC'Deception.'
"Sometimes reviews can be really simple, like this: If you enjoyed the quippy, procedural lightness of ABC's long-running drama 'Castle' but Nathan Fillion's seasoned, snarky charisma wasn't a factor in your pleasure and, in fact, you thought, 'I'd love this show a lot more if the leading man were blander and the leads had no ongoing sexual chemistry,' you just may be the target audience for ABC's new drama 'Deception.' And if you happen to love magic, even when it doesn't always seem conveniently shoehorned into a weekly investigation? Boy, allow me to introduce your new favourite show." – Daniel Fienberg, The Hollywood Reporter.
Even a show as critically lauded as "Breaking Bad" had its detractors.
AMC'Breaking Bad.'
"On an even more basic level, 'Breaking Bad' turns unnecessarily nauseating by the beginning of the third episode, turning off anyone who isn't completely in by that point.
"'Breaking Bad' does have one thing going for it, though. Few other shows do more to help you to appreciate the entertainment value of marijuana." – Melanie McFarland, Seattle Post-Intelligencer.
"Ghost Whisperer" was too silly for some critics to enjoy.
CBS'Ghost Whisperer.'
"Yeah, yeah, she sees dead people. And when she sees you, she will do everything in her power to help you complete your final tasks. Like a personal shopper or a courier service, she will make sure the job gets done and done on time so that you won't miss your big date with destiny. Her name: 'Ghost Whisperer.' Her game: Putting down ghosts." – Matthew Gilbert, The Boston Globe.
"I'm Dying Up Here," a show about stand up comedy, didn't make anyone laugh.
Showtime'I'm Dying Up Here.'
"'Dying' doesn't look like the actual '70s as much as it looks like 'The '70s' seen in '90s films like 'Pulp Fiction' and 'Boogie Nights.' There are even a few self-consciously showy tracking shots in the initial episodes if the homage weren't clear enough." – Dave Nemetz, TV Line.
"$#*! My Dad Says," a sitcom based off a Twitter account, was not popular with critics.
CBS'$#*! My Dad Says.'
"There's something obviously anachronistic about a three-camera sitcom based on a barely year-old Twitter account. Kind of like an iPad that looks like a typewriter." – Daynah Burnett, Popmatters.
Critics loved to hate on "The Newsroom."
'The Newsroom'/HBO'The Newsroom.'
"In 'The Newsroom,' clever people take turns admiring one another. They sing arias of facts. They aim to remake television news: 'This is a new show, and there are new rules,' a maverick executive producer announces, several times, in several ways. Their outrage is so inflamed that it amounts to a form of moral eczema-only it makes the viewer itch." – Emily Nussbaum, The New Yorker.
"A Crisis In Six Scenes" is easily one of Amazon's most forgettable shows.
Amazon'A Crisis In Six Scenes.'
"Set against the political turbulence of the '60s, 'Crisis' feels like being trapped in a dusty museum with outdated exhibits and a rambling, stammering docent who doesn't seem to have left the premises in years." – Inkoo Kang, MTV News.
"Dallas" wasn't a show that needed a reboot, according to critics.
TNT'Dallas.'
"If TNT believes that a younger generation who may have only heard of 'Dallas' via Trivial Pursuit or some joke on Twitter will flock to this new version with unbridled enthusiasm, well, that's some fantastic spin. Good for you. We are a country lacking in optimism." – Tim Goodman, The Hollywood Reporter.
Netflix gave "Girlboss" the ax after one season.
Karen Ballard/netflix'Girlboss.'
"'Girlboss' is an interesting time capsule into the world of 2006 when the contents of someone's MySpace top eight could be considered conflict and it could have been a really fun, really interesting complicated show. Instead, it's been sanded down and painted millennial pink." – Dana Schwartz, The Observer.
"Snooki & JWoWW" got bad reviews.
MTV'Snooki & JWoWW.'
"The show is horrible, but Snooki is a classic product of reality TV, a fully crystallised and probably unalterable personality. She's a character actress without being an actress."- Tom Gliatto, People.
"A.P. Bio" didn't make the honour roll.
Ron Batzdorff/NBC'A.P. Bio.'
"Each caricatured student is another punch-line persona; each elaborate scheme is another stagey bit. You see? It's comedy." – Sonia Saraiya,Variety.
You've probably never heard of "Pine Gap," but critics weren't fans.
Netflix'Pine Gap.'
"A group of buttoned-down people staring at screens and discussing what they see ad infinitum may be a realistic depiction of the central location, but my kingdom for a patina of dramatic intrigue – or something, anything, to energize an agonizingly dull and inert production." – Luke Buckmaster, The Guardian.
"The Arrangement" didn't keep anyone guessing, according to critics.
E!'The Arrangement.'
"But 'The Arrangement' entirely misses the point of why we get obsessed with some celebrity matches, even when we can freely admit that we really know nothing about the famous people involved. It's the joy of deduction: piecing together a story that makes sense to us from a messy collision of colourful images and often contradictory connotations. There's no fun in just being given the answer." – Inkoo Kang, MTV News.
"Mixology" was quickly canceled after one season.
ABC'Mixology.'
"I leave you with a new word: Parthenogenesis. It refers to reproduction in which embryos grow and develop without fertilization. It's an entirely asexual process. 'Mixology' makes a compelling argument for it." – Daniel Fienberg, Uproxx.
Critics thought "Lucky Louie" was toxic.
HBO'Lucky Louie.'
"But we'll take a pile of 'Entourage' over 'Lucky Louie,' the thing stuck to 'Entourage's' $US900 shoes, dragging behind it at 10:30. This is comedian Louis C.K.'s attempt to lampoon the classic half-hour sitcom if by lampoon you mean drown it in toxic failure." – Melanie McFarland,Seattle Post-Intelligencer.
Critics thought "Charlie's Angels" was a reboot best left forgotten.
ABC'Charlie's Angels.'
"Charlie's Angels' feels utterly unloved by anyone. Not the people acting in it, not the writers, not the creators, not anyone. It feels like pre-chewed food: intended for easy digestion, it comes out (1) unappetizing, (2) textureless, and (3) devoid of character." Linda Holmes,NPR.
"Heartbeat" was a medical drama that couldn't save itself from cancelation.
NBC'Heartbeat.'
"The situation is growing desperate in America's fake hospitals. Not from a financial crisis or a nursing shortage. It's a desperation of plotting. The medical-drama genre is now so exhausted that hospital shows have to go to absurd lengths to make viewers pay attention, and that has never been more evident than in 'Heartbeat,' which begins on Wednesday on NBC." – Neil Genzlinger, New York Times.
The second season of "True Detective" was a major disappointment for many.
HBO'True Detective.'
"Last season was already veering close to parodying prestige-TV tropes. This season seems to be parodying itself. Sometimes, the romance between a show and its viewers ends badly. To paraphrase True Detective 2's tagline: Maybe we get the television we deserve." – Alison Gilmore,Winnipeg Free Press.
"We Are Men" didn't survive more than two episodes before it got the ax.
Facebook/We Are Men'We Are Men.'
"I only know that watching 'We Are Men' made me feel stupid almost immediately and then bitter that I'd wasted the time. But maybe that's because I wouldn't want to be anywhere near the four male representatives of this series, nor hear the actors portraying them say any more 'jokes.'" – Tim Goodman, The Hollywood Reporter.
"9JKL" didn't need much explanation, according to one critic.
Monty Brinton/CBS'9JKL.'
"Here's a comedy that just reeks of CBS." – Ed Bark, Uncle Barky.
"I Hate My Teenage Daughter" didn't do itself any favours with its title.
Fox'I Hate My Teenage Daughter.'
"So let me at least use my hack-y little joke, to sum up, the major problem with this pleasureless Fox comedy, debuting tonight: it should be called We Hate Every Character on Our Own Sitcom." – James Poniewozik, Time.
"Whitney" lived a short life and was canceled after two seasons.
NBC'Whitney.'
"Watching 'Whitney' is a bit like participating in a séance. It often seems that the traditional sitcom has died and you are communing with its angry ghost. The show clangs with musty setups and rattles with hoary material, while the viewer supplies agonized moans." – Troy Patterson, Slate.
"Containment" was pretty much "The Walking Dead" without zombies.
CW'Containment.'
"It's no surprise that in our golden entertainment age of 'Angry Birds: The Movie' and 'Ouija Board: The Movie' somebody finally decided to just make 'Cough, Cough – You're Dead: The Limited Event Series.'" – Daniel Fienberg,The Hollywood Reporter.
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Command of the U.S. Army signed an agreement to develop a new tiltrotor — technology demonstrator that will be created by the project JMR-TD, with 4 South American companies.
As reported by Jane's, contracts for the first step of development got AVX Aircraft, Bell Helicopter, Karem Aircraft and Sikorsky.
Price signed agreements not specified. According to these agreements, the companies involved in the project JMR-TD, will have to find and work technologies that can be applied in the development of promising multipurpose rotorcraft FVL (Future Vertical Lift). Upon completion of this step, the U.S. Army will elect one or several companies that will have to build and test the newest car.
The main purpose applets JMR-TD is the creation and testing of technology demonstrators. Then on the basis of the acquired South American military developments will determine the requirements for a promising helicopters that will be used instead of today's helicopters UH-60 Black Hawk. Then the command of the U.S. Army announce a tender for the design, creation and delivery of new cars to the troops.
As expected, the first flight tests and demonstrators konvertoplanov speed helicopters will take place in 2017.
Currently, it is clear that Sikorsky, involved in the project in a consortium with aircraft manufacturing concern, Boeing, the U.S. Army wants to offer high-speed helicopter JMR-TD on the basis of the most experienced X2. The car will be built under the coaxial and get a pusher propeller in the rear. Presumably, the helicopter will be able to fly at a cruising speed of 425 km per hour. Other details of the project are still unidentified.
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With a tradition of filial piety going back thousands of years, Chinese sons and daughters typically take great pride in taking good care of their elderly parents; however, this isn't always the case.
In Guangxi, a 92-year-old woman was recently found living inside a filthy pigpen. Reportedly, her son and daughter-in-law have kept her locked up in there for several years.
A disturbing video has gone viral on Chinese social media showing the poor old woman and her squalid prison containing only a wooden board covered by an old quilt for her to sleep on.
The woman surnamed Yang, looking dangerously frail, has been rescued from the pigpen and transported to a local hospital for treatment. Police are now investigating the matter and suspect the couple of maltreatment.
Fortunately, the woman was found alive. This was not the case for one 90-year-old woman in Hunan in 2014 who had been locked away for a month by her children and starved to death.
Unfortunately in China, a pigpen is a popular place to keep unwanted family members. Back in 2014, an 8-year-old girl in Sichuan province was rescued from a pigpen where her mentally-ill mother kept her. The next year, a story went viral concerning a 7-year-old boy from Henan province who was also found living in a pigpen.


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Meditation and Reflection
Mrs Proudie: No disrespect in the safe space of Snowflake College, Oxbridge
Goodness! Though well-acquainted with the modern obsession with 'make-overs', I was nonetheless surprised when The Jupiter published photographs of Mr. Lincoln arriving in London to wish Her Majesty well. Gone were the stovepipe hat, frock coat and goatee in favour of something altogether more 'Showboat'. Polishing my pince-nez and reading the caption, I realised it was not Mr. Lincoln after all but a Mr. O'Barmy, obviously Irish (or perhaps a typo). Telling us all to remain in the German Zollverein for the sake of Uncle Sam will, with luck, have the opposite effect and we plucky Britons, waving our Agincourt fingers, will vote to leave. One suspects a Faustian bargain has been struck – 'I will help you if you commit British troops to action in Libya', for example? We shall see. Mr. Slope confided that he, too, has a 'special relationship' but we had best not go there. It was noted the President was keen to visit the Globe Theatre – thankfully for Anglo-American relations it was more Twelfth Night than 'The Glorious Twelfth', and none of the fawning luvvies was called Booth.
One's hearing is not what it was. "Prince is dead!", blubbed Mary Bold, handkerchief pressed firmly against her nose. I completely missed the fact she hadn't used the definite article, and therefore was under the impression one of the Royal Family had shuffled off this mortal coil. But which one? Albert the Good? Phil the Greek? Charles the Tampon? I had called at Mr. Harding's for tiffin, not for 20 Questions, and in any case Mary was too distraught to answer. Calmly Mr. Harding explained that the poor deceased was an American singer and sex maniac. "Oh, a musician?" I repeated, never having heard of him. Mr. Harding pulled a face – "I wouldn't go that far, Mrs. Proudie."
I'm not sure what is going on at Snowflake College, Oxbridge, but clearly the tail is wagging the dog! Archdeacon Grantly was visiting his old friend the master Dr. Gramsci-Doublethink the other day, and returned with a rum story. The students had invited a Mr. B. Johnson, whom I believe is the Turkish Mayor of London, to speak to them. Aghast at Mr. J's comments about President O'Barmy's origins and accusing him of 'disrespect', they withdrew the invitation so that everyone feels safe and doesn't have to listen to nasty things. "Safe space?" roared the Archdeacon. "I'd give the blighters space alright – extended study leave to the North West Frontier. Those Pathans would soon whip them into shape!" At this Mr. Slope's ears pricked up. "Perhaps I could go along as chaplain?" he enquired. I do worry about him.
Signora Neroni went for her check-up at Dr. Fillgrave's Surgery on Tuesday only to find her bath-chair blocked at the entrance by the said medical gentleman waving a placard. "I'm on strike," declared Fillgrave, "along with all the other junior doctors in Barsetshire!" Dr. Fillgrave is 80 if he's a day, as the Signora pointed out, and could only be considered 'junior' if Methuselah was Chairman of the BMA. "It's all the fault of that Mr. Berkeley-Hunt and his dastardly plan to force the entire medical profession to be chained to their stethoscopes working 200 hours a week," according to Dr. Fillgrave, who was frothing at the mouth. "I had no idea you were a Bolshevik, Dr. Fillgrave," said the Signora indignantly before declaring herself 'on strike' and slapping the old fool across the chops. One disapproves of the Signora, of course, but on this occasion I find her modus operandi invigorating.
None was more surprised than I when Dr. Livingstone, explorer of the Dark Continent and renowned Newtophile, spurned the crocodiles of the Zambesi for shark infested political waters, but life is full of these twists and turns. Now the former mayor has been thrown out of his party for being beastly to the Tribe of David (personally I had no idea Mr. Cameron had such a large family, but one lives and learns). It will all come out in the whitewash – it always does.
Adieu dear things, adieu! I am taking the barouche to Hogglestock to counsel Mrs. Quiverful on Planned Parenthood. I fear that particular horse has long since bolted, but duty calls.
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Siona and I shared a laugh, paid for the books and looked for a hill outside to begin the journey. All Shoyrus know that the best place to take off for flight is on the top of a hill. Siona agreed while flipping through the pages of the book and finding a chapter titled "The Top of a Hill". I put myself into position 2WJ (I had learned the basics of flying from my older Shoyru friend, who took several flying classes) and Siona hopped on my back and positioned herself just below my wings. She faced opposite of my tail and held on with all of her might. It was not very comfortable for either Siona or me as Shoyrus are not meant to carry passengers; they are more for solo flight.
I spread my wings and used my feet to thrust us into the air. On my way up, I almost ran into the branches of a broad-leafed tree, but just barely missed it. This frightened Siona and I felt her grip tighten on my tail. It was a good thing that Siona was a small Meerca, because I don't think I could have pulled the flight off with a Neopet much bigger than her.
The most difficult part of the flight was balancing Siona on my back. She added weight and therefore, I had to work harder to make sure I stayed in the air. My wings worked harder than they had ever worked before.
Siona was directing me the whole time, as she knew where we were going and I did not. It was a little difficult to hear her because of the wind.
My wings flapped rapidly and it was definitely the hardest and longest journey I had made by flight; the second longest being no more than 10 minutes long. The flight finally ended when Siona shouted, "It's just over this cliff." And it was.
Landing was another thing about flying that was not my strong point. I had to stretch my wings upward into position G1069 and speedily but carefully glide to the ground, then reaching my wings down towards my body into position V8CC. When we were coming close to the ground, I called out to Siona, warning her of the landing we were about to make, "Hold on tight!" But a gust of wind overpowered my voice and all my sister heard was mumbles.
"What was that?" she shouted back to me.
I repeated, louder this time, "Hold on tight!" She did as directed. We landed adjacent to a field of Colour-Changing Tulips that were planted in rows and seemed to dot the ground from my view overhead. The landing wasn't as bad as my previous landings, but Siona was speechless and I could only imagine the horrified thoughts going through her mind. I was proud of how improved my flight was since last time I had flown, but Siona obviously thought otherwise.
"So," I said to her, smiling, "that was fun! Do you know where this bookshop is?" I glanced at my wristwatch and the time was 7:45. We had arrived earlier than I expected, which was a blessing because we needed every second we could get.
Siona and I began to walk towards the bridge, which was carved out of wood and suspended over a stream of water, nearly one hundred feet down. There were sharp cliffs and rocks underneath us and Siona looked a little pale. To speed her along, I walked over the bridge normally and didn't look down. In reality, I was afraid, just as Siona was; but I wasn't about to show her that I was afraid, because her fear would increase and we would lose precious time.
She increased her speed and walked just a foot behind me. On the other side of the bridge, there was an Eyrie dressed in what I believed to be Shenkuuan clothes who welcomed us into the city. It was then when Siona asked him where the bookshop was. We explained we were in a hurry and he told us to climb upon his back because he could fly us there in no time. We did as directed and it was a very short flight, as he said. He was a very friendly Eyrie and an excellent flyer, especially when compared to me.
The first think I noticed about Shenkuu was the beauty of its plants and architecture. I had only seen plants like these in pictures. Siona was right; the city was built around Kreludor. I first noticed this by looking at the architecture of the buildings. Many of the buildings had moon shapes carved into their stone. There was even a building on the highest ledge that had a red banner with a moon crescent, which the Eyrie explained was a place called Lunar Temple, where an old, but wise Gnorbu elder made his home, studying Neopia's moon by nightfall and sleeping by day rise.
We landed abruptly, just outside the bookshop, thanked him and hurried into the store. "Go look for the Kreludor books," I said to Siona as we walked into the store. "I'll be right back." I hopped outside and the Eyrie was still there, about ready to take off for flight.
"You think so?" I asked enthusiastically.
Siona dropped the books in my arms and went on looking at the bindings of other books, stopping when she saw a title that seemed relevant. The books that she handed me were titled: Back in Peaceful Times, Beam Me Abroad, Beyond Neopia, Creatures from Afar, and Galactic Adventures. I looked through all of them and agreed that they would all be great books to consider purchasing. It was important that Siona and I knew about Kreludor's past and present history and also the ways of life. Although we only wanted to visit Kreludor and not to live there, it was still important information to know.
Ever since Siona and I were young, Mom had taught us that you can learn an infinite amount of information from books and that if you ever want to know something, buy a book about that topic. That is why Siona and I thought of coming to the bookshop. It was definitely a good idea.
I helped Siona look for books and we both found one more book each that would be perfect to read. The two books were Learning Kreludoran, which I picked out, and Kreludan Encyclopedia, which Siona picked out. We had picked out a total of seven books and now had the task of deciding which books we actually needed. We also had two books which we purchased in Parr, so if we bought all of the books, we would have ten and that would be just way too many. We settled on buying: Back in Peaceful Times, Beyond Neopia and Kreludan Encyclopedia.
After we paid for the books at the register, Siona and I hurried outside and met the Eyrie exactly where he said he would be; it was like he hadn't moved even a half an inch. We jumped on his back and he flew us back over the mountain ranges separating Shenkuu and Parr, through the vast forest and all along the way directing me on the advanced ways of flying. He taught me more about flying in the short hour it took to get home to Parr than I would ever learn from any teacher or from any of my friends who took courses in flying. He taught me eleven advanced flying and landing positions including 65TA, 89GJA, E3IG, an ancient Shenkuuan flying position called River and Rain, as well a few others.
After the flight, Siona and I asked to be let off on the same hill we took off for our journey on. The time was 9:26 when we arrived, so we had plenty of time to walk home. Siona and I thanked him probably twenty times each and he offered one last piece of advice before taking off.
I didn't know how to respond to him. His advice was wonderful and it made perfect sense to me. If I just flew every day for a few months, flying to Kreludor would definitely be possible.
He was too far away to hear me calling out for him. In silence, Siona and I walked in the darkness of the night through the streets of Parr's marketplace and through the tall grasses that touched my lower legs and just below Siona's chin. We made it home in perfect time. The experience we had together was unforgettable and we would always know him simply as the Eyrie.
Finally, Siona and I made it home after our long journey. Mom was there to greet us as we walked in the door, and she was pleased to see that we were carrying a sack full to the brim with books.
As I look back upon these blue-green waters and see these large green and brown masses, I realize that my dream has finally come true. It has been twelve months -- a full year since the very first morning I gazed upon Kreludor and all of my -- our hopes and dreams have turned into something, a reality. My expertise in flying has landed Siona, Mom, even Kaylea and me the trip of a lifetime. This moment we are on board a space shuttle headed to Neopia's moon --Kreludor--and knowing that our dream has come true at last, I couldn't be happier.
Since our first trip to Shenkuu, we have journeyed there four more times and have yet to see the Eyrie again. Sometimes I wonder what the Eyrie Siona and I met on our first little journey to Shenkuu truly meant when he said anything is possible. For, it was he who taught me all I know and lead me to this moment in my life. It is the kindness of a stranger that sets Neopia apart.
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Discussion in 'UPS Discussions' started by ja4079, May 26, 2006.
Thanks to the Johnson scholarship our son graduated college this spring with no college debt, one of the benfits of UPS, we paid for summer classes that he was requried to take but that's all, and had the Fl. bright futures scholarship. And to his credit he worked part time and is a good student.
Congratulations! What an accomplishment! Our daughter graduated last year, but we footed the bill. She will start grad school in the fall, but she is paying for it herself. I know that you are proud. Nothing better than our kids doing good and turning out to be good grownups!


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On leaving, I was admiring the craftsmanship of their turn-of-the-century home and reached for what I thought was the front door.
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England's West Country is known for its charming cottage-like shops. While visiting the area, my friend peered in through one window to see shelf upon shelf of interesting-looking books. So she went inside.
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