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APESHIT's Top Metal Albums of 2015
Posted on January 14, 2016 by dr.park
When looking back at 2015, the only thing that seems to matter is the passing of Lemmy Kilmister. Of course losing Phil "Philthy Animal" Taylor in November was sad but Lemmy was on another level – one of the pillars of the entire rock 'n roll universe. Thankfully, he left a voluminous legacy for us to enjoy for eternity, including some of music's best interviews and quotes possible. Cheers, Lemmy.
Other than that, 2015 was a remarkably strong year for the pioneering, long-running bands in the metal scene. Everyone from KILLING JOKE, MY DYING BRIDE, FEAR FACTORY to AMORPHIS put out fantastic records. This past year also saw some very good super groups in TAU CROSS and FIRESPAWN make their debuts. You'll find that many of them made it to our respective lists.
Additionally, we've recruited some fresh blood in Charles Elliott, Andrew Sample, and Jeff Wagner. These industry vets have been in the trenches with us for years and years, and have helped bring you many of the greatest records ever released for the past 20+ years.
dr.park:
SHINING (Sweden) – X – Everyone, Everything, Everywhere, Ends (Season of Mist)
SHINING's 10th album is absolutely effortless – a gleaming gem of soulful darkness. Memorable, classic riffs with another standout, tortured performance by frontman Niklas Kvarforth.
ABYSSION – Luonnon harmonia ja vihreä liekki (Svart Records)
Very cool EP from this Finnish black metal band that is primal, savage, and psychedelic. The Finnish punk elements are melded perfectly with the early/mid-90's Scandinavian black metal sound.
GORRCH – Nera Estasi (Altare Productions, Duplicate Records, Hexencave Productions)
Wow, this album came out of nowhere. Remember when black metal was fast, necro and mysterious? This Italian duo keep that flame burning with a fresh and excellent full-length debut.
KEEP OF KALESSIN – Epistemology (Indie Recordings)
Don't let this one get past your radar. Epistemology is a sleak and highly musical record. The excellent performances and subtle expert-level tricks employed will appeal most to fellow musicians. Love it when they get into that awesome hyper thrash mode. Who knew mainman/guitarist Obsidian C. was this good of a vocalist?
AMORPHIS – Under the Red Cloud (Nuclear Blast)
These Finnish legends have been on a quite a roll since 2007's Silent Waters. Under the Red Cloud embodies everything that makes AMORPHIS great. Bask in their warm light.
FEAR FACTORY – Genexus (Nuclear Blast)
For all those who felt like The Industrialist (+ drum machine) was a tad disappointing, Genexus (+ human drumming) is the ultimate FEAR FACTORY fan service. The album easily ranks among the band's top four releases.
CRYPTOPSY – The Book of Suffering Tome 1 (self-released)
A lot of veteran bands should follow CRYPTOPSY's example of releasing a series of hard hitting EP's on a faster timeline. Quality over quantity is the name of the game here. [Read our full review]
CRADLE OF FILTH – Hammer of the Witches (Nuclear Blast)
CRADLE have not been the darlings of the media in quite some time but that doesn't mean they're done making great music. Leave it to these extreme metal pioneers to kick out a scorcher of an album. [Read our full review]
JAGA JAZZIST – Starfire (Ninja Tune)
If you haven't heard, these Norwegians (who don't play black metal) fuckin' rule. Starfire is an awesome psychedelic journey into the cosmos. [Read our full review]
MY DYING BRIDE – Feel the Misery (Peaceville)
Hands down their best album since 2001's The Dreadful Hours. MY DYING BRIDE once again remind us of their place in the metal pantheon of greatness.
SOILWORK – The Ride Majestic (Nuclear Blast)
To one who has been a fan of the melodic death metal scene coming out of Sweden during its earlier days, the genre has become more or less tired and dead. Well, SOILWORK might have single-handedly given the genre the badly needed jolt that it needed. Bursting with vitality and a sense of renewal.
roycifer:
heavy stuff:
CORPO-MENTE – Corpo-Mente (Blood Music)
SHINING (Norway) – International Blackjazz Society (Spinefarm)
KING WOMAN – Doubt (Flenser)
SVARTELDER – Svartelder (Dusktone)
not heavy stuff:
DERADOORIAN – Expanding Flower Planet (Anticon)
BEACH HOUSE – Thank Your Lucky Stars (SubPop)
LAEL NEALE – I'll Be Your Man (Liberal Arts)
PEARL CHARLES – Pearl Charles (Burger)
big johnson:
1. GRUESOME – Savage Land (Relapse)
2. CRYPTOPSY – The Book of Suffering Tome 1 (self-released) [Read our full review]
3. HORRENDOUS – Anareta (Dark Descends)
4. SULPHUR AEON – Gateway to the Antisphere (Ván Records/Imperium Productions)
5. GEORGE KOLLIAS – Invictus (Season of Mist)
6. MALEVOLENT CREATION – Dead Man's Path (Century Media Records)
7. KRISIUN – Forged in Fury (Century Media Records)
8. MELECHESH – Enki (Nuclear Blast)
9. FIRESPAWN – Shadow Realms (Century Media Records)
10. AMORPHIS – Under the Red Cloud (Nuclear Blast)
shady rajah:
1. SLAYER – Repentless (Nuclear Blast)
2. MARDUK – Frontschwein (Century Media Records)
4. UFOMAMMUT – Ecate (Neurot Recordings)
5. MARRIAGES – Salome (Sargent House)
6. THE BODY & THOU – You, Whom I Have Always Hated (Thrill Jockey)
7. SKEPTICISM – Ordeal (Svart Records)
8. MGLA – Exercises in Futility (No Solace)
9. KARYN CRISIS' GOSPEL OF WITCHES – Salem's Wounds (Century Media Records)
10. Three-way tie: INTRONAUT – The Last Direction of Things (Century Media Records) / NAPALM DEATH – Apex Predator – Easy Meat (Century Media Records) / PARTY CANNON – Bong Hit Hospitalisation (Gore House Productions)
Oscar Martinez (JSR Merchandising):
2. ADELE – 25 (XL Recordings)
3. LAMB OF GOD – VII: Sturm Und Drang (Epic Records/Nuclear Blast)
4. DR. DRE – Compton (Aftermath/Interscope Records)
5. GHOST – Meliora (Republic Records)
6. AMORPHIS – Under the Red Cloud (Nuclear Blast)
7. PARADISE LOST – The Plague Within (Century Media Records)
8. KADAVAR – Berlin (Nuclear Blast)
9. SOILWORK – The Ride Majestic (Nuclear Blast)
10. LANA DEL REY – Honeymoon (Interscope Records)
11. FEAR FACTORY – Genexus (Nuclear Blast)
12. KILLING JOKE – Pylon (Spinefarm)
13. LUCIFER – Lucifer I (Rise Above Records)
14. TRIBULATION – The Children of the Night (Century Media Records)
15. FAITH NO MORE – Sol Invictus (Reclamation Recordings/Ipecac)
Charles Elliott (ABYSMAL DAWN):
WOLFHEART – Shadow World (Spinefarm)
MY DYING BRIDE – Feel the Misery (Peaceville Records)
SWALLOW THE SUN – Songs From the North I, II, III (Century Media Records)
HATE ETERNAL – Infernus (Season of Mist)
CATTLE DECAPITATION – The Anthropocene Extinct (Metal Blade Records)
SHAPE OF DESPAIR – Monotony Fields (Season of Mist)
FIRESPAWN – Shadow Realms (Century Media Records)
ARKAIK – Lucid Dawn (Unique Leader Records)
SO HIDEOUS – Laurestine (Prosthetic Records)
MALEVOLENT CREATION – Dead Man's Path (Century Media Records)
NILE – What Should Not Be Unearthed (Nuclear Blast)
TWITCHING TONGUES – Disharmony (Metal Blade Records)
WINDHAND – Grief's Infernal Flower (Relapse Records)
Andrew Sample (Drewcifer's Pit):
GOATSNAKE – Black Age Blues (Southern Lord)
First full album in 15 years, and all the cylinders are still firing for Rogers, Anderson and Stahl. Although I miss the bald rumblings of Guy Pinhas, the production from acclaimed longtime friend Nick Raskulinecz does the trick and smooths over the void. "Elevated Man" and "House Of The Moon" are both fine indicators and bring the crushing grooves that we've always loved from GOATSNAKE, while the closer "A Killing Blues" is a weighty end to this concussive spiral. Not a return to form whatsoever, but indeed a doomy return to fun.
GHOST – Meliora (Republic Records)
Musically this band just gets better, as Meliora is hands-down their best album of the three. Papa III's voice is probably my favorite as well, and songs like "From the Pinnacle to the Pit," "Mummy Dust" and "Majesty" are just so enticing. The production has never been better either, bold and dirgy but just polished enough for mass consumption. The image and ambiguity has always taken a back seat to the music for me (much like KISS, KING DIAMOND or any pioneering black metal band), and it still bedazzles me that how GHOST have fans who won't dare touch a clear-cut Metal band or album. So be it. Late Night TV appearances and Rock Radio have since jumped on the GHOST wagon, and opening for IRON MAIDEN in early 2016 should make them a metallic and hard rock household name soon.
INTRONAUT – The Last Direction of Things (Century Media Records)
I'm not sure if there are many American bands who continue to push themselves creatively like INTRONAUT, and it's awesome that they manage to simultaneously get heavier, experimental and more refined with each album. "Digital Gerrymandering" is a concoction that OPETH, THE DEFTONES and RUSH could all be proud of, while "Fast Worms" gets my vote for one of the best singles (and videos) of the year. This album is a clinic from start to finish, and the tones these guys get with their instruments are nothing short of audio perfection.
IRON MAIDEN – The Book of Souls (Sanctuary Records Group/BMG)
I've thought for 15 years now that Kevin Shirley is the weakest part of the post-Millennium MAIDEN repertoire. To me he just doesn't get the best tones from Nicko's drums and the guitar triad. But what do I know, if it's good enough for Steve Harris it should be good enough for me. As lofty of an idea as the double-album is in modern times (even for England's greatest) I have to admit that the blokes pulled this one off. Sure there could be a couple of minutes cut from a few songs, but it's not enough shy away from repeated listens in full. "The Red and the Black," "Death or Glory," "Shadows of the Valley" and the PURPLE-ish burner "Speed of Light" all get high Aces (boom), and thankfully, Bruce can just catch his breath enough to still keep us wondering if he'll ever get old. Good on ya boys!
KILLING JOKE – Pylon (Spinefarm)
Since the original lineup got back together in 2009 (sadly after they all met at longtime bassist's Paul Raven's funeral), KILLING JOKE have been on quite a roll. 2010's Absolute Dissent sounded the alarm for a new beginning ("The Great Cull" is one of the band's greatest songs in my book), and MMXII was almost as volatile and convincing of a release. Pylon, however, just might be my favorite KJ album since the early 80's. Never fully understood or appreciated by a good portion of true Metal fans, KILLING JOKE's influence has lingered over the years in such acclaimed acts like GODFLESH, PRONG (where the late Raven spent several years) and more recently RAMMSTEIN and even TAU CROSS (see review below). The cold, industrial production of Pylon is spot on for the band's dismal moods and lyrics, and with Paul Ferguson's staccato beats firmly in place this album rides high from start to finish. "Dawn of the Hive," "New Cold War" and "New Jerusalem" lead the way…all over six glorious minutes each.
LUCIFER – Lucifer I (Rise Above Records)
Can't say I was a big fan of Johanna Sadonis and her previous band THE OATH, it just never got under my skin enough for repeat listens. Enter a new rhythm section and CATHEDRAL's Gaz Jennings on guitar, and I'm a big fan of the debut album from LUCIFER. Raw and simple fuzzy doom with rugged production, it's not meant to fool anyone but rather consistently deliver on its basic strengths. The music twists and turns while Sadonis' hauntingly ethereal voice rides along in a sultry harmony. "Purple Pyramid," "Sabbath" (go figure), "White Mountain" and "Izrael" are all solid tracks and worthy of Hammer Film score, while the opener "Abracadabra" is one of my favorite songs of 2015. Rise Above has delivered again, as Lucifer I is just as alluring as its sea-foam green cover.
NAPALM DEATH – Apex Predator – Easy Meat (Century Media Records)
Nothing strikingly new here from the kings of grind, but this album is more consistent than its immediate predecessors. As corrosive and driven as the band has ever been, Apex Predator may be the best ND album since Jesse Pintado's passing in 2006. The foursome of Greenway, Harris, Embury and Herrera provide another visceral ride through corruption, corporate greed, social stratification and political ineptness. "Smash a Single Digit" and "How the Years Condemn" are excellent singles, but there's plenty more meat to chew here. Surprisingly this album was recorded in sections over the course of a year, but you wouldn't know it judging by the end result.
NIGHT DEMON – Curse of the Damned (Century Media Records)
It's not just the nod to NWOBHM or the 80's heyday of US independent metal that attracts me to Cali's NIGHT DEMON, but also the fact that their talents as musicians and songwriters are above what most of the British and American punters of yesteryear had. If this trio decided to play a more intricate or virtuoso style of Metal, they would probably also excel in spades. Meticulous playing, spot on imagery and a thirst to deliver their craft at the utmost level of intensity are what set NIGHT DEMON apart from their fair weather traditional peers. Almost all of the 13 songs are winners, and the bitchin' cover of RIOT's "Road Racin'" (fitting as bassist Jarvis Leatherby has almost as magnetic of a vocal style as the late Guy Speranza) is the feather in the hat for this lofty debut. NIGHT DEMON are just as aware of the history of their style as they are of the stubbornness of its fans, and perhaps only CAULDRON (and its inception, GOAT HORN) has been able to cut such a modern path of top-shelf old school Heavy Metal prowess, at least on this side of the Atlantic.
PARADISE LOST – The Plague Within (Century Media Records)
Fourteen albums and more than 25 years in, PARADISE LOST are putting forth some of their best material to date. Like so many of their peers who have weathered three decades of existence, the band went through questionable times and experimenting (Host and Believe in Nothing come to mind immediately) where they seemed to almost completely shed their Metal roots. However, these album were some of their best sellers overseas, but the old saying, "You don't know what you've got 'til it's gone," seemed to have crept back into the minds of vocalist Nick Holmes and company. The Plague Within is a bold entry into the band's vast catalog, and their most accomplished (for me) since the turn of the millennium although their last few releases have all had great moments. "No Hope in Sight" and "Punishment through Time" bring back the solemn securities of both the Icon and Draconian Times albums, while "Terminal" and "Flesh From Bone" awaken the aggression and the Holmes growl that we've missed since their earliest years. Flawless production helps seal the deal on The Plague Within, this is the album of 2016 for many.
SAVIOURS – Palace of Vision (Listenable Records)
Melding BLACK SABBATH with THIN LIZZY and IRON MAIDEN is easy to talk about, but near impossible to do while attaining any sort of original face. Witnessing SAVIOURS live on stage in 2007 for the first time I thought that a band had finally achieved that dream. Although their first releases were crude in production, the rough edges lent themselves to the band's dirty-knuckle attitude and workhorse ethics. 2015 brought us Palace of Vision, the first full album in four years. Thankfully, the roughness is still present but the songs couldn't be sharper and it's obvious that SAVIOURS are determined to weather any storm. The heavenly guitar harmonies are here in spades, more notably with "Devil's Crown" and the title track, and "Burning Shrine" and "The Beast Remains" prove they haven't lost their MOTORHEAD-like punk upper lip. The huge rhythms are almost war like at times, and guitarist Austin Barber's apocalyptic cries bring the songs to a commanding level. Shrouded in a dense California haze, Palace of Vision is SAVIOURS' greatest achievement, and thankfully we didn't have to wait another year for it.
SLAYER – Repentless (Nuclear Blast)
Teased for almost a year with "Implode" and later "When The Stillness Comes," one began to wonder if the chase would be better than the catch with the new SLAYER album. Their new life with Nuclear Blast has started off on a very nice foot, as Repentless is my favorite album from Hell's house band since 1994's Divine Intervention. I miss Dave Lombardo's playing when I see the band on stage, but Paul Bostaph has delivered a monstrous performance here. Gary Holt's first release with SLAYER gives him plenty of spotlight as well, although I can't wait to hear what can happen when he's allowed to contribute writing. "Piano Wire" and "Vices" are favorites, both with backbeat rhythms that bring a steady, less blistering pace that breaks up the album nicely. The melodic feel of a lot of the album brings back the aura of Divine, and Araya's vocals light up the songs even further. "Atrocity Vendor" brings about the band's punk roots, and the album's packaging is nothing short of awesome. If you can't come to terms with the lack of satanic or hellish lyrics as some critics have sited, then you may want to return to the Scandinavian bands who continue to beat that dead goat. Kudos SLAYER, you're still reigning for me!
TAU CROSS – Tau Cross (Relapse Records)
Rob "The Baron" Miller found himself out of AMEBIX once again last year, and he put his energy into assembling a new band featuring VOIVOD's Michel "Away" Langevin. Not sure if this will remain a one-off release or develop further, but these songs caught my attention immediately with a blending of styles and solid song structures. Crust punk, stoner rock, industrial and full-on metal are all here within the TAU CROSS debut, and Miller's vocals have never been so immediate (for me). "Lazarous" has you hooked at first riff, painting a bleak picture of dismal solace and a shivering existence (much like the album artwork). It's impossible to ignore Away's driving beats, and the perfectly overdriven guitars wage their own war almost relentlessly. The more somber moods of "Midsummer," "Sons of the Soil" and "We Control the Fear" (a standout track featuring some weighty KILLING JOKE influence) are still scathing due to Miller's vocals, and "Prison" is the gem at the back end of the album with its tribal and shifting rhythmic assault. I get less selfish in my older age, and if this is the only album we get from TAU CROSS so be it, as it's my favorite release from Relapse this year.
Best EP: DENNER/SHERMAN – Satan's Tomb (Metal Blade Records)
Whether in MERCYFUL FATE, FORCE OF EVIL or their new found alliance with drummer Snowy Shaw, you simply can't deny the power and allure of this duo's guitar work. Although I would prefer a bit grittier of a vocalist than Sean Peck, these four songs are all pretty solid. Probably best this was an EP and not a full album, as I'm not sure there would have been enough gas in the tank for a long ride. As it stands you can have repeated listens and it doesn't get tired.
Jeff Wagner (Soul on Fire – The Peter Steele Biography/Mean Deviation: Four Decades of Progressive Heavy Metal):
[I proudly work for InsideOut as my day job, but decided to leave off the four InsideOut albums that would have made my list. Conflict of interest and politics and jealous band members all that. Argh. I bought every one of these albums (including "Disappointments") except ENSLAVED, which was given to me as a promo. I don't believe in freebies anymore and usually refuse them. People who don't buy any of their music are leeches and can fuck off.]
Top Tier – The Untouchable Accomplishments:
ARCTURUS – Arcturian (Prophecy Productions) [Read our full review]
top songs: "The Arcturian Sign," "Crashland" (greatest metal song of 2015), "Angst," "Warp," "Game Over," "Demon," "Pale."
greatest performance by a metal vocalist in ages: Simen Hestnaes
MEW – + – (PIAS Recordings)
top songs: "Satellites," "Water Slides," "Rows," "Cross the River On Your Own"
Second Tier:
PUSCIFER – Money Shot (Puscifer Entertainment)
HORRENDOUS – Anareta (Dark Descent)
BARONESS – Purple (Abraxan Hymns)
Third Tier:
SOLEFALD – World Metal – Kosmopolis Sud (Indie Recordings)
TRIBULATION – The Children of the Night (Century Media Records)
BJORK – Vulnicura (One Little Indian)
CATTLE DECAPITATION – The Anthropocene Extinction (Metal Blade Records)
DURAN DURAN – Paper Gods (Warner Bros.)
GOBLIN – Four of a Kind (self-released)
STEVEN WILSON – Hand.Cannot.Erase. (Kscope)
DODHEIMSGARD – A Umbra Omega (Peaceville Records)
GOBLIN REBIRTH – Goblin Rebirth (Relapse Records)
SATAN – Atom By Atom (Listenable Records)
ENSLAVED – In Times (Nuclear Blast)
Disappointing:
ANEKDOTEN – Until All the Ghosts are Gone (Musea/Virta Records)
Spinning out in redundancy now, nothing new. Too bad, their previous album was really good.
MUSE – Drones (Warner Bros.)
Total poop, pretty much turned me off to the band entirely.
AUTOPSY – Skull Grinder EP (Peaceville Records)
Loved last year's full-length, but it appears these guys are done developing in any worthwhile way…they're hardly even trying to come up with fresh ideas on this EP. Even the attempts at some measure of newness ["Sanity Bleeds," "Back to Dead"] come up short and hit a wall…hard. Still, they'll always be top tier for me overall.
COHEED AND CAMBRIA – The Color Before the Sun (300 Entertainment)
Wasn't exactly thrilled at all by the two singles I heard, so declined to buy it.
Brandon Stratton AKA rawknrollchef13:
PUTRIDITY – Ignominious Atonement (Willowtip)
CUT UP – Forensic Nightmares (Metal Blade Records)
SATANIC ASSAULT DIVISION – Kill the Cross (Black Plague)
SWALLOW THE SUN – Songs of the North I, II, III (Century Media Records)
CRYPT SERMON – Out of the Garden (Dark Descent)
INCANTATION – Dirges of Elysium (Listenable Records)
KRISIUN – Forged in Fury (Century Media Records)
MARDUK – Frontschwein (Century Media Records)
SERIAL BUTCHER – Brute Force Lobotomy (Unique Leader Records)
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After Sheff v. O'Neill, Hartford, Connecticut, created a new model for school integration. Now a conservative law firm wants to dismantle it.
On a Saturday morning in mid-January, 150 residents crowded inside the Hartford Public Library to commemorate the 30th anniversary of Sheff v. O'Neill, a court case that transformed public education in Connecticut. Seven years after that filing, the state's Supreme Court ruled that racially segregated schools denied Hartford children their right to an equal education. As a result, nearly half of all Hartford students learn in integrated settings via magnet schools or by enrolling in nearby districts. Participation is voluntary, and the plaintiffs vow they will not stop fighting until every student in Hartford who wants to attend an integrated school can do so.
Three decades ago, 80 percent of Connecticut's black and brown students were concentrated within 14 of its 165 school districts. At the time of Sheff's filing, students of color comprised more than 92 percent of Hartford's public-school enrollment, while in the 21 surrounding suburbs, only seven had school districts with minority enrollment that exceeded 10 percent.
While schools in the Hartford region are more integrated today, the Sheff remedy has fueled resentment among those still enrolled in traditional public schools, with some parents feeling like their children are losing out in a two-tiered system. Sheff is also unpopular among many of Connecticut's politicians. State leaders resent the amount of money they've spent on policies they feel a court has forced them to green-light, and local officials don't like ceding some decision-making power to the plaintiffs, who privately negotiate policy that otherwise would be handled by elected representatives.
For a school to be considered integrated under Sheff, no more than 75 percent of a school's student body can be black or Latino, and no less than 25 percent can be white or Asian. In 2017 the state tried loosen these benchmarks, in an effort to open up more magnet seats to minority students. The plaintiffs, and ultimately the judge, rejected this. "Equity cannot favor more segregation," ruled Superior Court Judge Marshall K. Berger. Now Sheff plaintiffs are waiting for a new trial date, to push the state to fund additional magnet-school seats.
LaShawn Robinson is the named plaintiff on the new federal suit, Robinson v. Wentzell. A Hartford mother of five, she's suing against what she believes is a racially discriminatory system that barred her African-American son, Jarod, from accessing a magnet-school education. After multiple years applying through the Sheff lottery system, Jarod couldn't get off the wait list. Robinson said her son was getting a "decent education" at his neighborhood school, but she wanted him to have an "extraordinary" one.
This past October, the Pacific Legal Foundation argued before a District Court judge for their suit to move forward. "We're challenging the racial quotas that require all magnet schools to be 25 percent white, and we're challenging the lottery system itself," Thompson said, alleging the lottery discriminates based on race, though officials stress the lottery is race-blind.
A Connecticut Mirror report found that while more suburban students than Hartford students applied to attend the integrated magnets, Hartford students had better odds of getting in. When I asked Thompson about why he says the lottery is racially discriminatory, when its algorithm doesn't consider race, he admitted it's possible they'd drop that claim if, after going through a legal discovery process, the attorneys confirm the lottery is race-blind. "It's possible we'd discover enough info and wouldn't pursue that claim, but a lot happens behind closed doors, and we don't know exactly how it works," he said.
The NAACP LDF intervened in the Robinson suit on behalf of the Sheff plaintiffs, and McClellan stressed the importance of seeing the case within a larger context of the Pacific Legal Foundation's broader assault on civil rights. "We know this is not just a threat to Hartford, but for the development of law in this country," she said. Indeed, the Pacific Legal Foundation has been open about its hope to use Robinson to set federal precedent around removing race-conscious measures for promoting diversity.
In 2007, the last time the US Supreme Court heard a case concerning school integration, the justices upheld, in a 5-4 decision, the ability to use certain strategies to advance racial diversity, like drawing attendance zones that take into consideration the demographics of students' neighborhoods, and allocating additional resources for programs like integrated magnets. "This Nation has a moral and ethical obligation to fulfill its historic commitment to creating an integrated society that ensures equal opportunity for all of its children," Justice Anthony Kennedy wrote in his concurring opinion.
While the 2007 decision did limit the available legal options to further racial integration, "the Supreme Court's decision does not stand for the proposition that school districts can't think about race, or plan for racial integration," Phil Tegeler, the executive director of the Poverty & Race Research Action Council explained in 2017.
A Labor Strike at a Charter School?
Martin says ultimately her organization and the Robinson plaintiffs want the same thing, which is greater access to magnet schools. For Sheff advocates, that means ramping up pressure on the state to expand the number of seats it will fund, until demand is fully met and there are no more student wait lists.
Some worry a win for the Robinson plaintiffs will mean a loss of funding for Hartford's traditional public schools. As a result of Sheff, state legislators have spent substantially more money per-pupil on Hartford students than in other racially segregated parts of the state. While some Hartford City Council members and school-board reps say they've tired of the lawsuit and want more say in how those additional dollars get spent, legal experts say it's unlikely the state would continue spending on Hartford at its current levels if it weren't bound by Sheff rules.
A spokesperson for Connecticut's attorney general declined to comment for this story.
On the campaign trail, Connecticut's newly elected Democratic governor, Ned Lamont, said he'd oppose opening new magnet schools, and would support efforts to free the state from Sheff's legal mandates. "I think we can take a pause on this, on the legal remedies," he told The CT Mirror in October. Lamont wants to focus his attention on investing in neighborhood schools, though he also pointed to declining enrollment in suburban schools, and said maybe financial incentives could help induce those schools to voluntarily enroll more Hartford students, too. Lamont's Democratic predecessor, Dannel Malloy, was also notably hostile to Sheff, going so far as to call the lottery discriminatory and likely unconstitutional.
Sheff advocates counter that state legislators' hand-wringing over their constitutional obligations is why parents had to file the lawsuit in the first place.
The New Haven Independent reported in September that a local education-reform group, the Connecticut Parents Union, was aiding the Pacific Legal Foundation in finding plaintiffs for a second case. Gwen Samuel, the founder of Connecticut Parents Union, says her group has 125 members statewide, and has also been helping to build support for the Robinson lawsuit.
On the other side, rallying proponents of Sheff to defend the lawsuit can be difficult. "Parents are busy, they have to get dinner on the table, and homework done, and, frankly, for parents whose kids are already benefiting from a magnet school, it's a little harder to convince them to come out and fight for that opportunity for more students," said Martin.
Martha Stone, the executive director of the Center for Children's Advocacy and the lead attorney for the Sheff plaintiffs, said there's a lot of myths surrounding the Sheff lawsuit, including that there aren't enough white families interested in attending the magnet schools. "White families are on the wait lists too," she said. "We have the wait list data, and there's a lot of interest broadly in attending these schools." Stone acknowledged that's a separate matter from whether there's adequate mobilization to support the magnets. "I think that's where there's been some difficulty," she said. While there have been some bills to increase funding for magnets, and there has been some local organizing, it's still been fairly limited. "No one can afford to hire a full-time organizer," Stone said.
The backdrop to all these legal battles is the fact that Connecticut has one of the largest achievement gaps between poor and wealthy students in the nation, as well as one of the largest household-income gaps. Connecticut relies more heavily than most states on local property tax to fund public schools, which means affluent towns have more dollars flowing into their schools than those in poorer communities. On top of all this, Connecticut is one of just nine states with a shrinking population, and its nonpartisan Office of Fiscal Analysis has projected budget deficits in the coming years.
If the Robinson plaintiffs are successful, integration advocates worry Connecticut will see a return to de facto segregation. In 2014, Robert Cotto Jr., the director of Urban Educational Initiatives at Trinity College, published a report that found Connecticut charters were racially segregated, despite a statutory requirement to reduce racial and ethnic isolation. Connecticut's Sheff magnet schools were the only choice-based option Cotto found that significantly reduced segregation. Charter schools are relatively limited in the state, though some would like to increase their number. Shavar Jeffries, the president of Democrats for Education Reform, a pro-charter organization, recently identified Connecticut as a state where his allies "have a strong foothold" after the 2018 election.
Sheff supporters recognize the politics are challenging, in both Hartford and on the state level. And while the plaintiffs repeatedly put forth ideas to make Sheff more popular, including giving priority to people who have been on the wait list for multiple years, opening more dual-language magnets to attract more English-language learners, or requiring more regional coordination from the many small towns in the Hartford metro area, the state, thus far, has rejected all these ideas, citing cost pressures and fears of backlash.
Rachel M. CohenRachel M. Cohen is a contributing writer for The Intercept and a freelance journalist based in Washington, DC.


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//  AssetLoaderBase.h
//  SpaceStationKeeper
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//  Created by Sean Dawson on 30/03/2014.
//
//

#ifndef __SpaceStationKeeper__AssetLoaderBase__
#define __SpaceStationKeeper__AssetLoaderBase__

#include <stdlib.h>
#include "AssetDefBase.h"
#include "AssetType.h"
#include "filesystem.hpp"

using namespace std;
using namespace boost;

// Required defs for cyclic dependency
class AssetDefBase;
template <typename T> class AssetDefBaseT;
template <typename T> struct GetAssetType;
typedef std::shared_ptr<AssetDefBase> AssetDefBaseRef;

class AssetLoaderBase {
public:
  // Methods
  /*! Loads an asset reference from an AssetRef string (relative path from the
   * assetn directory) and stores it in memory. */
  virtual AssetDefBaseRef loadAsset(string assetRef);
  /*! Unloads an AssetRef file from memory. */
  virtual void unloadAsset(AssetDefBaseRef asset) = 0;

  AssetDefBaseRef getLoadedAsset(string assetRef);

  // Template Methods
  /*! Type specific asset load method. */
  // TODO: Implement caching in generic loadAsset() method?
  template <typename T> std::shared_ptr<T> loadAsset(string assetRef) {
    return std::dynamic_pointer_cast<T>(loadAsset(assetRef));
  }

protected:
  // Methods
  /*! Stores an assetRef in the cache referenced by type and assetRef string. */
  void saveLoadedAsset(string assetRef, AssetDefBaseRef assetDef);
  /*! Removes an asserRef from the cache referenced by type and assetRef string.
   */
  void clearLoadedAsset(string assetRef);

private:
  // Fields
  /*! Maps asset types and assetRef strings to assetRefs. */
  map<string, AssetDefBaseRef> _assetMap;
};

#endif /* defined(__SpaceStationKeeper__AssetLoaderBase__) */

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HomeNewsAviation engineering newsNo Emirates deal will kill the A380
No Emirates deal will kill the A380
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15/01/2018 Aviation engineering news, News 2 minute read
It's no secret that the Airbus A380 has been on life support for some time with Airbus cutting production but Airbus has now admitted that if it doesn't get a new order from Emirates it will have to kill the A380 project.
Emirates was widely expected to place an order for 50 of the world's biggest passenger airliner at the Dubai Air Show last year but this failed to come. Instead, they placed an order for 40 787 Dreamliners from rival planemaker, Boeing.
The sticking point seems to be that Emirates wants guarantees from Airbus about the future of the type, in particular, that it will remain in production for at least 10 years but it seems that Airbus cant provides those guarantees. With other airlines cancelling orders it seems unlikely that will change.
Airbus has said it will build 12 A380s in 2018 with a further eight in 2019. The minimum annual number it is prepared to build each year is six. The list price for the A380 has also increased 2% in line with Airbus' 2018 price rises. It now stands at $445.6m. Although no airline pays list price.
Outgoing Airbus sales chief John Leahy said: "We are still talking to Emirates and quite honestly they are probably the only one in the marketplace who can take a minimum of six A380s a year for a period of eight to 10 years," adding "If we can't work out a deal with Emirates I think there is no choice but to shut down the program".
Emirates is the biggest operator of the Airbus A380 whose wings are made at the Airbus facility at Broughton, North Wales with most other airlines not seeing a benefit for the type, largely thanks to the limited number of airports with capacity for the 391-ton aircraft.
With sales strong for other Airbus types, especially the A320 NEO family, the cancelling of the A380 project is expected to have little impact on workers at the Broughton site.
The post No Emirates deal will kill the A380 appeared first on Aviation Wales.
Source: Aviation Wales
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FIA22: Airbus A220 gets boost from Delta Airlines
19/07/2022 Aviation engineering news, News < 1 minute read
Delta Airlines has given European airframer Airbus a boost at the Farnborough Airshow when it firmed up orders for 12 A220-300 aircraft. The commitment brings the total number of A220 aircraft ordered by Delta to 107. Delta will be supplied with Pratt & Whitney powered A220-100 (45) and A220-300 (62). [read more]
First Airbus A321XLR test aircraft takes shape
06/12/2021 Airline news, News 4 minute read
Written by: Lisa Parkes
The first Airbus A321XLR (MSN11000) has been structurally completed at Airbus' Final Assembly Line (FAL) at Hamburg, Germany. Major Component Assemblies for the aircraft were shipped from several sites including fuselage sections from Saint Nazaire in France and wings from Broughton, Wales. The aircraft will now be fitted out with [read more]
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Three escape with minor injuries from A40 plane crash
12/05/2019 Aviation safety news, News < 1 minute read
Three people escaped with apparently minor injuries after a light aircraft came down and burst into flames on the A40 between Raglan and Abergavenny. South Wales Fire and Rescue said they were called to reports of an aircraft crash at 11:03 this morning and that crews from Abergavenny, Blaenavon & [read more]


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Breakfast is a nice and important meal for anyone and it must be the richest meal of the day. Since taste for food differs geographically, tables for breakfast have a large variety as well. So, if you are from America, then it means you will have some delicious, buttery American pancakes for breakfast, some fresh fruits and fried bacon in this morning. But if you are from Hawaii, right now you're enjoying your plate filled with a wide variety of fresh fruits, maybe some fried eggs and a nonalcoholic fruity cocktail, isn't it? If you consider to travel to Portugal this summer get ready to eat croissants, vegetables and to drink hot black coffee in the morning. Discover other delicious breakfasts around the world getting this fun decoration game started, pick your favorite cuisine get ready to enjoy your healthy and delicious morning meal!


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SmallBusiness.com Guide to Resources for Military Veterans | 2019
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November 10, 2015 by SmallBusiness.com in Employees
Resources That Help Small Businesses Find and Hire Veterans | 2015
Military veterans are great workers to hire when your business has an opening. Here are groups that will help you find candidates.
We've shared why a small business should hire a military veteran. But where do you find a candidate for your next job opening? Here are five resources to help you find men and women who have served their country and are now ready to apply their service and leadership skills to being your next great employee. These resources and initiatives–governmental, non-profits, and even a veteran-run startup company–can help you learn more about hiring veterans, and even help you find a perfect one for your company.
1. Recruit Military
Recruit Military is full-service military-to-civilian recruiting firm in the United States started and run by military veterans. The company uses online and offline products to connect employers, franchisors and educational institutions with men and women who are transitioning from active duty to civilian life, veterans who already have civilian work experience, members of the National Guard and reserve forces, and military spouses.
2. Hiring Our Heroes
Funded by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation, Hiring Our Heroes is a nationwide initiative focusing on helping veterans, transitioning service men and women, and military spouses find meaningful jobs in the public, private and non-profit sectors.Recently, Hiring Our Heroes has shifted towards using digital resources to better help military service men and women translate their experience into a resume that will help them find the right employment no matter where they are in the world.
3. Employer Support of the Guard & Reserve (ESGR)
ESGR is an office in the Department of Defense which focuses on helping employers support, value and gain from the employment of members of the National Guard and Reserve in America. The office does this by advocating mutually beneficial initiatives, recognizing outstanding support, and resolving conflict between employers and service members.
4. National Resource Center
The National Resources Center (NRC) is a partnership among the Departments of Defense, Labor and Veterans Affairs. Information collected and displayed by the center is from federal, state and local government agencies; veteran and military service organizations; non-profit and community-based organizations; academic institutions and professional associations that provide assistance to wounded warriors and their families.
The NRC provides this website widget that veterans can use to track down resources, including job-related opportunities.
(Featured Photo: U.S. Army via Flickr)
SBA Resources That Help U.S. Military Veterans Start and Run Businesses | 2017
We encourage small businesses to hire U.S. military veterans. We also encourage veterans who own…
Five Traits of Military Veterans That Make Them Great Employees
Every veteran has had experience being both a leader and a follower, of taking the…
U.S. Small Business Resources for Military Veterans
A roundup of information on SmallBusiness.com about military veterans and small business.
SmallBusiness.com Guide to Resources for Military Veterans – Business Owners | 2019
Resources for a Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB)
State Government Agencies That Encourage Business Ownership by Military Veterans
If your company is a Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB), it may be eligible for set-asides in federal contracts.
State government agencies that help veterans access benefits, run programs related to the employment of veterans, and encourage business ownership by military veterans.
The Paycheck Protection Program (PPP-3) will re-open the week of January 11 .
The new WBCs began opening on January 1, 2021 in these states.


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Die Präsidentschaftswahl in Kroatien 2019/20 war die siebte seit der Unabhängigkeit der Republik Kroatien.

Der SDP-Kandidat Zoran Milanović gewann am 5. Januar 2020 den entscheidenden zweiten Wahlgang (Stichwahl) gegen die bisherige kroatische Präsidentin Kolinda Grabar-Kitarović, die unter anderem von der HDZ unterstützt wurde. Milanović erhielt 52,67 Prozent der gültigen Stimmen, Grabar-Kitarović 47,33 Prozent.

Vorausgegangen war der erste Wahlgang am 22. Dezember 2019, zu welchem elf Kandidaten angetreten waren. Milanović erhielt auch dort bereits die meisten Stimmen (29,55 Prozent), gefolgt von Grabar-Kitarović mit 26,65 Prozent.

Kandidaten
Aufgelistet sind jene Kandidaten, die in Umfragen regelmäßig über 5 Prozent ausgewiesen bekamen.

Weitere Kandidaten:

 Nedjeljko Babić: Kandidat der regionalen Kleinpartei HSSČKŠ.
 Anto Đapić: von 2001 bis 2009 Bürgermeister von Osijek, nominiert von der rechtsextremen Kleinpartei DESNO.
 Milan Bandić (ehemals Dario Juričan): Filmregisseur. Kandidatur war eine Satire-Aktion gegen den Zagreber Bürgermeister Milan Bandić. Juričan nannte sich im Sommer offiziell in Milan Bandić um, erschien nach Entscheidung der Kroatischen Wahlkommission auf dem Wahlzettel aber dennoch als Dario Juričan.
 Dejan Kovač: nominiert von der sozialliberalen Partei HSLS.
 Dalija Orešković: Vorsitzende der Kleinpartei START (Anti-Korruptions-Partei).
 Katarina Peović: Kandidatin der antikapitalistischen "Arbeiterfront", unterstützt  von der "Sozialistischen Arbeiterpartei".
 Ivan Pernar: seit 2016 Mandat im kroatischen Parlament; Gründer der populistischen Partei Živi zid.

Erster Wahlgang

Verfahren und Termin
Der erste Wahlgang fand am 22. Dezember 2019 statt. Es wurden insgesamt elf Kandidaten zur Wahl zugelassen. Die beiden erfolgreichsten Kandidaten erreichten den zweiten Wahlgang (Stichwahl). Ursprünglich bewarben sich insgesamt 14 Kandidaten. Anfang Dezember 2019 gab die kroatische Wahlkommission an, elf Kandidaten für die Wahlen zuzulassen. Als Voraussetzung galt dabei, mindestens 10.000 Unterstützungsunterschriften von Bürgern vorweisen zu können.

Umfragen

Ältere Umfragen

Verlauf

Ergebnis

Die Wahlbeteiligung lag bei 51,18 Prozent.

Zweiter Wahlgang

Verfahren und Termin
Der zweite Wahlgang fand am 5. Januar 2020 statt. Der stimmenstärkste Kandidat war gewählt.

Umfragen

Ältere Umfragen

Verlauf

Ergebnis
Die Wahlbeteiligung lag bei 54,99 Prozent.

Weblinks
 Offizielle Homepage der Staatswahlkommission Kroatiens

Einzelnachweise

2019
Kroatien
Kroatien
Kroatische Geschichte (21. Jahrhundert)


Driving delivery of Mobile LED trailers and truck based screens.
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Insane Impact is a premier provider of mobile and modular LED displays for rent and sale. Headquartered in Urbandale, IA with partners and offices located around the country for a coast-coast reach. Our mission is to enhance events and venues with state of the art LED displays while exceeding our clients' expectations.


Welcome to the Maintenance Department. We specialize in Outboard motor repair of most major brands. Our technicians are trained in Honda, Suzuki, Yamaha, Mercury, Evinrude, Johnson, and Tohatsu. We work on Outboards that are 1990 and newer. Unfortunately, the older motors are more difficult to work on and even harder to get parts.
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Refugees queue for the last Salam food distribution after local government ban all assistance to refugees within the city limits, Calais, France. 14/01/2015.
Afghan refugee Mohammed Walid described the conditions they faced living in the Jungle.


A company profile of Daikin Industries Ltd., a Japanese manufacturer and supplier of air conditioners, chemicals, defense systems, electronics, refrigeration system, and oil hydraulics, is presented. An overview of the company is given, along with key facts including contact information, number of employees and revenues. A SWOT analysis is provided which includes strengths, weaknesses, opportunities for improvement and threats.
Presents key facts about Daikin Industries Ltd., a company which manufactures air-conditioning systems for residential and industrial use worldwide. Address and contact information; Revenues and financial year end data; Number of employees; SIC and NAICS codes; Tokyo tickers.


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Ubon Ratchathani University Stadium () is a multi-purpose stadium in Ubon Ratchathani Province , Thailand.  It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home stadium of Ubon Ratchathani F.C.

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Nessuno, a quell'epoca, che non fosse parte attiva della congiura, poteva realmente aver la percezione della minaccia che avrebbe potuto rappresentare la convocazione di un Concilio. Anzi: tutti nutrivamo la speranza piú che legittima — ovvia, direi — che esso avrebbe segnato un momento di slancio apostolico.
Last Sunday, Mark told us what was the content of the preaching of Jesus during his public ministry: "This is the time of fulfillment. The kingdom of God is at hand. Repent and believe in the gospel." We pointed out that this announcement was made by Jesus not only once, at the beginning of his ministry, but it sums up the teaching of Jesus during all his ministry. OK. But we could ask: "What did Jesus actually do during his ministry?" Mark answers this question portraying, at the beginning of his gospel, a typical day of Jesus.
On this Sunday, we resume the reading of Mark's gospel we had started in Advent. Today's passage is about the beginning of Jesus' public ministry, after his baptism at the Jordan and his temptation in the desert. John the Baptist, who had baptized Jesus, has been arrested, and Jesus, maybe for greater safety, goes back to Galilee. It is in this region that most of his ministry will take place.
I lettori che mi seguono con regolarità avranno notato che nei miei articoli raramente parlo dell'esortazione apostolica Amoris laetitia. Il motivo lo spiegai all'inizio del post del 14 aprile 2016. È lo stesso motivo per cui, quando nell'agosto scorso i promotori della Correctio filialis mi chiesero se volevo sottoscrivere il documento, declinai cortesemente l'invito, pensando: chi sono io per correggere il Santo Padre e come posso io giudicare dell'ortodossia del suo insegnamento? Ciò però non mi impedí allora e non mi impedisce oggi di nutrire seri dubbi su Amoris laetitia, né di rilevare l'ambiguità del linguaggio utilizzato, né di denunciare i vizi procedurali che hanno portato alla sua stesura, né di constatare le conseguenze che ha provocato, in particolare la confusione diffusa nella Chiesa e le divisioni tra cardinali, vescovi, sacerdoti e fedeli. Ora poi che una discutibilissima interpretazione dell'esortazione apostolica è stata dichiarata l'unica interpretazione possibile ed elevata al rango di "magistero autentico", rimango a maggior ragione ammutolito, non perché i miei dubbi si siano dissipati, ma semplicemente perché non so piú che cosa pensare.
The feast of the Lord's Baptism, that we celebrated last Sunday, is, at the same time, the conclusion of Christmastide and the beginning of Ordinary Time. So, today is the second Sunday in Ordinary Time. During this liturgical season, the gospel presents to us the public ministry of Jesus, from his baptism to his passion. On this Sunday, it tells us what happened immediately after the baptism, resorting to some passages from the evangelist John. This gospel, like the first book of the Bible—Genesis—opens with the account of events occurred during a week. What we have heard in today's gospel happens on the third day of this opening week.
Yesterday we left Jesus as a little child in Bethlehem; today we find him again thirty years later at the Jordan. After so many years of "hidden life," with his baptism by John, Jesus begins his public ministry. It is an event full of meanings. We will try to grasp some of them by repeating the intercessions we addressed to Christ himself this morning at Lauds.
What strikes more in today's gospel is the different attitude of its characters towards Jesus. On the one hand, we see some wise men from the East looking for the king of the Jews. They come from afar; they belong to another people; they profess another religion. Why should they be concerned with the king of an alien and minor people without any connection with them? And yet, after seeing a star, they leave their country towards Judea; they undergo the discomforts of a long journey to pay homage to the king of the Jews and offer him their gifts.
Today is the Octave of Christmas: eight days have passed since December 25, when we celebrated the birth of Jesus. The gospel informs us that, on this day, according to the custom of the Jews, the child was circumcised and, in conformity with the directions of the angel, he was named Jesus.


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Q: The fastest desktop environment for Mint 14 I'm using Mint 14 with the Cinnamon desktop environments, but some times it get's extremely slow.
So I googled about other desktop environments and I found this great article:
https://askubuntu.com/questions/65083/what-different-desktop-environments-and-shells-are-available
But I don't know which one is faster, I want to install the fastest desktop environment among them, because I have a low performances in my computer.

A: There is no exact answer to this question. Results vary depending on hardware (which you didn't tell us much about), usage, installed software, and other things. There's no way to know for sure, but I can give you a generalization.
Cinnamon is probably the slowest DE you can use because it uses plenty of visual effects and developing technology. I would expect MATE to be slightly faster than Cinnamon because it is more "boring". I would expect XFCE and LXDE to be faster than either of them because they are simpler and often used by distros that are optimized for speed and low overhead. I think KDE is also faster (though I haven't used the most recent version). There are also less well-known environments (a phrase I'm probably over-using) that can run faster at the cost of less support and fewer features.
You can improve the performance of most desktop environments by removing or disabling crufty programs that normally run in the background. For example, screensavers are obsolete, so you can safely disable your screensaver daemon. Using Synaptic or other package managers, you can find and remove programs that might be slowing you down (but don't do this unless you know what you're doing or you're willing to reinstall a broken OS).
My computer's specs are a little below the ones you gave, and I suspect it's a few years older. It currently runs Mint 14 with an optimized MATE environment. I rarely notice any lag (though I don't know if I did before optimizing it).
The only way to know what will work for you is for you to try something yourself, but you should be fine with almost anything that isn't in the Cinnamon/GNOME3/Unity group of crufty eye-candy environments.

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Hello! I try to flashing in Linux debian 7 Use this manual - https://github.com/hak5darren/USB-Rubber-Ducky/wiki/Flashing-ducky ./dfu-programmer at32uc3b1256 dump >dump.bin dfu-programmer: no device present. I use dfu-util -l: (C) 2005-2008 by Weston Schmidt, Harald Welte and OpenMoko Inc. (C) 2010-2011 Tormod Volden (DfuSe support) This program is Free Software and has ABSOLUTELY NO WARRANTY dfu-util does currently only support DFU version 1.0 Found Runtime: [0a5c:201e] devnum=0, cfg=1, intf=3, alt=0, name="UNDEFINED" found device - is my blueetooth.. where my usb rubber ducky? :'( lsusb: Bus 003 Device 013: ID 03eb:2401 Atmel Corp. - this ducky Help me flashing, please. Thanks!


David Koma loves sharks. Mugler's spring collection paid homage to that obsession by reintroducing Jaws within the creative process and producing a collection that had a "high couture in a wetsuit" feel to it. When Koma wasn't dressing the models as a sleek, deadly alpha predator he was dressing them as Aquaman's female companion. The trend of infusing sporty with couture has become a prevalent theme this year and this Mugler collection emphasized that trend while pushing the envelope.


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Write some lines to show your intelligence.

> Use a block quote
> to say something really clever

Play with equations using MathJax to look even smarter:

$$e^{i\pi}+1=0$$

Write some  `codes` to be cool.

Be even cooler with more codes:

```python
for i in range(3):
    print 'Hello World!'
```

Feel totally exicited to embed code snippets from GitHub Gist:
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