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Sandy, though a tropical storm, imparted more energy to the coastline because of its size than recent higher category storms.. Bloomberg endorses Obama because of his nod to climate change, however, in relation to Obama's industrial policy solution I might ask the mayor, 'How's that working out for ya?' If the Atlantic ocean is hotter, it has more energy to give and perhaps will. The solution might be to give it less energy. We might have the Air Force put a reflective umbrella in orbit high above the equatorial Atlantic. While the emperor of climate is at it, we might ask her if we could have el Nino rather than la nina as that determines drought or rainfall in Texas.


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DALLAS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Energy Transfer LP (NYSE:ET) today announced the availability of its 2020 Corporate Responsibility Report. The report highlights Energy Transfer's 2020 operational results across its business segments and provides comprehensive coverage of its pipeline safety management programs, risk management, and emissions reduction programs. It also covers Energy Transfer's renewable energy initiatives and ongoing efforts to reduce its environmental footprint.
The report is available at www.energytransfer.com.
Energy Transfer is one of the largest and most diversified midstream energy companies in North America. Its more than 114,000 miles of natural gas, natural gas liquids, crude oil and refined product pipelines and related facilities span 41 states and Canada, and transport nearly 30 percent of the United States' natural gas and oil. Energy Transfer's more than 10,000 employees are committed to staying true to the Partnership's core values of ensuring the safety of its people, the safety of its operations and the safety of the communities in which it operates.
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Energy Transfer LP (NYSE: ET) owns and operates one of the largest and most diversified portfolios of energy assets in North America, with a strategic footprint in all of the major U.S. production basins. Energy Transfer is a publicly traded limited partnership with core operations that include complementary natural gas midstream, intrastate and interstate transportation and storage assets; crude oil, natural gas liquids (NGL) and refined product transportation and terminalling assets; and NGL fractionation. Energy Transfer also owns Lake Charles LNG Company, as well as the general partner interests, the incentive distribution rights and 28.5 million common units of Sunoco LP (NYSE: SUN), and the general partner interests and 46.1 million common units of USA Compression Partners, LP (NYSE: USAC). For more information, visit the Energy Transfer LP website at www.energytransfer.com
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Like most basketball fans, I'm looking forward to seeing Kobe Bryant in his final NBA All-Star game out in Toronto on Valentine's Day.
Like most basketball fans, I'm looking forward to seeing Kobe Bryant in his final NBA All-Star game out in Toronto on Valentine's Day. But he did not receive a single vote on my ballot this year because to vote him in as a starter would be dumber than Sarah Palin.
Call me old school, but there comes a point when all of the all-time greats need to either be chosen as a reserve by the coaches, or be content to take the game in like everybody else, as a fan watching at home or in a court-side seat.
Because once their game starts approaching the point of diminishing returns, and we begin cringing at the fact that they are no longer the dynamic force of nature that they once were, that their game now stinks like hot garbage, to quote the great urban philosopher Teddy Pendergrass, it's time to LET IT GO!!!
In a perfect hoops universe, The All-Star game starters would be the very best five players at their respective positions.
But that is rarely what we get. To illustrate how bizarre it is to allow the fans to vote on the game's starters, San Antonio's Kawhi Leonard beat out the Dallas Mavericks' Zaza Pachulia for a spot in the top five. Not Draymond Green, DeMarcus Cousins, Anthony Davis, LaMarcus Aldridge, Dirk Nowitzki or Blake Griffin, but ZAZA PACHULIA!!!
As much as I love Kobe, D-Wade and Carmelo, they don't deserve a starter's spot over Draymond Green, Jimmy Butler and Andre Drummond this year.
And Kobe's selection is beyond egregious, it's akin to giving Eddie Murphy an Oscar for his work in Holy Man, Meet Dave, Pluto Nash and A Vampire in Brooklyn, simply because of his earlier fantastic work. It's beyond dumb, and makes no sense.
As mentioned before, I wouldn't be mad to see the coaches select Kobe to come off the bench, but if we're keeping it 100 and picking the best players from the first half of the season, he deserves to be an All Star about as much as Donald Trump deserves to be President.
It's time to do away with this nonsense of sentimentality and living in the past. Being an All-Star is an honor that should be earned every year, not something that's a residual benefit from past excellence.
When Muhammad Ali, aka The Greatest, lost his crown, he had to earn it back. And when he couldn't, he was no longer the Heavyweight Champion of the World.
That didn't mean we didn't love him any more, because we still love him to this day. But it was simply someone else's turn to wear the crown. It's the same thing with Kobe. It's a wrap, bro. Let a more-deserving young boy wear that crown.
It's time that the NBA stopped the nonsense and repealed the fan's All-Star vote. For a league that has long been known for it's leadership and vision, this is inexplicably dumb.
Let's be true to the game. Kobe will always be The Mamba, but even he knows that he ain't no All-Star.


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Premier Inn bosses say hotel will be rebuilt after enormous fire
Demolition work has been carried out at the ruined building
Emma Grimshaw
Richard MillsBrighton & Hove Albion correspondent
Thick smoke billowed out of the Premier Inn at Cribbs Causeway at the height of the fire (right) and the day after the building was a wreck (see left)
A Premier Inn hotel in Bristol will be rebuilt, the firm's bosses have confirmed.
A fire at the Cribbs Causeway hotel began on Wednesday (July 17), just before 1.30pm and it continued for more than 48 hours.
More than 60 firefighters worked tirelessly to tackle the flames and make the area safe, reports Bristol Live.
Despite their efforts, parts of the building collapsed onto the A4018 - which was closed for several days.
Drone pictures show the scale of devastation caused by the fire at the Premier Inn in Cribbs Causeway (Image: Avon Fire and Rescue)
It is understood that nobody was injured.
Over the weekend, demolition took place at the ruin.
Now a spokeswoman for Premier Inn said a new hotel would be built at the same spot.
She also offered advice for guests who evacuated from the hotel when the fire broke out.
The spokeswoman said: "People would have had the chance to take some belongings before leaving, depending on whether they were in their rooms at the time.
Demolition of the Cribbs Causeway Premier Inn began on Saturday (Image: Avon Fire and Rescue)
"However, regrettably some of our guests will have lost possessions. We've already proactively contacted our guests in relation to this.
"We're asking guests to make sure they keep hold of their receipts for any essential items purchased in relation to the incident, which we will refund as soon as possible.
"The remainder is being handled by our insurance company."
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….so light blogging from me. In fact, probably no blogging unless I have some time at the airport later this afternoon. Otherwise, I'll be be back on the job tonight, and regular blogging will resume on Tuesday.


So you've been stopped by law enforcement for suspicion of DUI in Tennessee.
This is a scary moment for sure. Especially if you've had some alcohol. The law says you can't be impaired and in control of a vehicle. Of course the best thing is to always get a ride, Uber or Lyft. If you didn't here's what you need to know.
Give your name, license and registration. Don't say anything else. These Pot Brother attorneys say it best, Shut the F*ck up Friday when discussing marijuana laws. The same applies here, shut the f*uck up everyday. You don't have to answer their questions.
You also don't have to submit to field sobriety tests, breathalyzer or blood work. The State of Tennessee can still convict you without these things but it is more difficult.
Law enforcement still may be able to obtain a warrant to draw your blood and you can't stop them if they do. Fight it later.
If you are taken into custody bond out and hire the best attorney you can afford.
I waive my client's first appearance to court and we are given a trial date where we go to court, law enforcement should be there, the District Attorney's Office and the judge.
There are five main options in General Sessions Court in Tennessee.
Negotiate a plea agreement. Try to get your DUI reduced, dismissed or plea.
Preliminary Hearing and bind over to circuit court.
Waive your right to preliminary hearing and bind over to circuit court.
The DUI minimums in Tennessee are 48 hours in jail, a fine, court costs, probation, loss of license and alcohol safety school. You may be eligible for a restricted license.
Let our experienced trial attorneys at Nash Law PLLC help you and answer any questions you may still have. Call us at (615) Nash-Law (6274-529).
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The Big Sweep
Stasi: The Scandal
By Diana Jean Schemo -
A Swedish investigative news program airing this week reports that IKEA used political prisoners from East Germany as slave labor. / REUTERS
IKEA, the Swedish megastore whose knock-down furniture and housewares have made it the largest home furniture retailer in the world, used East German political prisoners as slave labor, a Swedish investigative news show is reporting.
According to the Telegraph, the news show, Mission: Investigate, has dug into the Stasi files and discovered that an IKEA factory in Waldheim, East Germany, used slave labor from a prison next door. The reports are in line with earlier reports from the German television station, WDR, which found the company used slave labor to build sofas.
The Stasi files quoted IKEA's founder, Ingvar Kamprad, as saying that he had "no official knowledge" that his factory had used slave labor, but that if it had, "in the opinion of Ikea it would be in society's interests." In a statement, the company said that it had no records of using slave labor in East Germany, but regretted if it had done so.
In 1942, Kamprad, then 16, had joined Sweden's pro-fascist New Swedish Movement. He founded IKEA a year later. Upon opening the first IKEA in Israel in the 1990s, Kamprad called his membership in the movement "the greatest mistake of my life."
Sweep to IKEA "used East German prisoners as forced labor"
U.S. authorities are investigating the former treasurer of Mexico's Coahuila state, and are seeking to seize some $6.5 million in his assets, on suspicion of money laundering and involvement in organized crime.
The former treasurer, Hector Javier Villareal, served as treasurer under Humberto Moreira, who was governor of Coahuila from 2005 to 2011. During that time, the state's debt more than tripled, topping $2.6 billion.
U.S. investigators suspect Villareal of using government money to invest in property in South Texas, and they are planning to seize some $20 million in commercial and residential real estate that he purchased.
Moreira, who was named chairman of the Institutional Revolutionary Party, or PRI, was forced to step down over suspicions surrounding the sudden plunge in Coahuila's state finances. Moreira is a close ally of Mexico's leading presidential contender, Enrique Pena Nieto.
Villareal is under investigation by the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration, the Internal Revenue Service and the Texas Attorney General's office. He is also wanted by Mexican authorities, who accuse him of falsifying documents to borrow $222 million in the state's name, and then sending the money to family in the United States.
Sweep to DA, Feds in SA file claim to $6.5 million and a dozen high-dollar properties
More trouble for those with friends in high places . . .
The former chairman of South Korea's Communications Commission, a mentor to President Lee Myung-bak, is under arrest, charged with influence peddling and taking bribes from a real estate developer.
The chairman, Choi See-joong, a former journalist, has admitted to accepting money from the developer, Picity Realty, but said he did not promise to influence government officials in exchange. Asked by reporters what he had spent the money on, Choi said, "I have no excuse."
The arrest is the latest in a burgeoning scandal that is claiming close associates of President Lee. In addition to Choi, investigators are planning to question Park Young-june, a former government vice minister, who is suspected of taking nearly $100,000 in bribes from Picity.
The allegations date back to 2005 to 2007, when Park worked in the Seoul metropolitan government under President Lee, then the city's mayor.
Sweep to President's Mentor Arrested for Bribery
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Since 2001, the Ford Motor Company's Next Generation Learning initiative has prepared nearly 20,000 young people for college, careers, lifelong learning and leadership by honing their STEAM skills.
Last year was by far my most successful year of predictions coming true (or mostly true), so with my new found (false) confidence, I've decided to really step it up this year with my prognostications.
As technology advances, costs are decreasing and access is increasing.
We must allow technology to amplify good instructional practice, rather than tell us what good practice is.
Here are three major trends from the nonprofit CTO Forum that they predict will have significant impact on edtech.


Moroccan American Center for Policy (Washington, DC, May 10, 2012) —Today marks more than 200 days of captivity for Western aid-workers Rossella Urru of Italy and Ainhoa Fernández de Rincón and Enric Gonyacons of Spain, kidnapped October 23 from the Polisario-run refugee camps near Tindouf in Algeria by an al-Qaeda offshoot, the Movement for Oneness and Jihad in West Africa (MUJAO), reportedly with assistance from camp insiders. News accounts indicate the kidnap victims are believed to be held in northern Mali.
Last week, MUJAO demanded $60 million for the two women aid-workers, Urru and Rincón, as well as for the seven diplomats it abducted April 5 when northern Mali was overrun. No mention was made of Gonyacons, the third hostage. The ransom demand was seen as a setback in efforts to free the hostages. MUJAO says negotiations continue for the two women.
Since 1990, international support for the camps has exceeded $1 billion—and USaid exceeds $300 million. Given escalating security concerns, a new report recommends that US support to UNHCR for the camps also be used for durable solutions to resettle refugees and improve humanitarian conditions.


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175 ventilator machines used by NHS are stolen from lorry in Wakefield
Revamp of 'nightmare' Newton Bar roundabout in Wakefield to go ahead, as council insists 'vast majority' want it
'˜Help Tour de Yorkshire put us on the map'
Castleford is preparing to welcome the Tour de Yorkshire to the town for the very first time.
Friday, 2nd February 2018, 1:36 pm
Updated Friday, 2nd February 2018, 1:40 pm
Cycling race organisers have announced that a roadshow will be held in the area in the run up to the May event.
And Castleford councillor Richard Forster is urging people to turnout to find out more about the tour and help put the town on the map.
Coun Forster: "The Tour coming through Castleford is an historic event.
"We need to get as many children involved in it as we can and give them a chance to see what's going on, as well as businesses, community groups and individuals.
"We are hoping that the race will inspire people in terms of fitness and encourage people to get involved in cycling - men and women, boys and girls. We've got both the men's and women's race coming through.
"Whilst the cameras are on Castleford, we want to make sure that we are being put on the map.
"We are working with the market, with Queen's Mill and with others to do things that represent Castleford and showcase what we have to offer.
"When the race has gone through, we don't want people to just leave, we want them to visit the other sites in the area and see Castleford at its best.
"We want as many people as possible, businesses, organisations, community groups and individuals to get down to the roadshow, find out all about the tour, see how they could get involved and share their ideas."
The county's most celebrated cycling race, which runs from May 3 to 6, will take in South Elmsall, Ackworth, Pontefract and Castleford on a Yorkshire heritage-inspired section of the route.
Riders will pass through the district as they make their way on a 149km journey from Barnsley to Ilkley on May 4.
It will be the third time the district has played host to the tour.
In 2015, Wakefield city centre was the location for the start of the third day of the race.
And in 2016, the tour passed through Knottingley, Pontefract, Upton and North and South Elmsall.
The Castleford roadshow will be held at Queen's Mill, on Aire Street, on Thursday, March 1 from 5pm until 7.30pm.
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Over a year ago, the Army announced that they would cut 40,000 soldiers from the active force.
Through testimony from the Army leadership and numerous warnings from this Association about the impact of fiscal constraints resulting from the Budget Control Act of 2011, the decision to reduce the Army from 490,000 troops to 450,000 should come as no surprise to anyone especially Congress.
However, now that the Army has provided the specifics of their plan, many in Congress are not happy. The unhappy group includes the Chairmen of the House and Senate Armed Services Committees as well as those members who will lose manpower in their states and districts.
The biggest loser in the Army's plan is Fort Benning, Georgia, who stands to drop approximately 3400 soldiers. Fort Hood and Fort Bliss, both located in Texas, will take an approximate cut of 4500 soldiers – 3350 from Hood and 1200 from Bliss. Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, will lose approximately 2600; Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington, will lose approximately 1250; and, Schofield Barracks, Hawaii, will lose approximately 1200 soldiers.
In addition to the 40,000, the Army plans to cut 17,000 Department of the Army civilians. They anticipate that the majority of those cuts will be absorbed through attrition and positions that are currently unfilled.
The reduction of force structure will occur in fiscal years 2016 and 2017 and the reduction of 40,000 in end strength will be completed by the end of fiscal year 2018.
Clearly, numbers like 450,000 or 420,000 have no real meaning to the public because there is no frame of reference; 450,000 sounds sufficient. But significant reductions at local bases will get some attention, certainly by members of Congress who have constituents there. Our hope is that the announcement of these reductions will be enough to change course, but that is an open question at this point.
It is unclear if the Army's announcement of the details and the harsh reaction from Congress will be enough to reverse course. If there are enough lawmakers up in arms, there is time for the Army to get extra money in the 2016 budget to avoid end strength reductions in the fiscal year that begins Oct. 1.


We present our mass estimate of the central black hole in the isolated spiral galaxy NGC 4414. Using natural guide star adaptive optics assisted observations with the Gemini Near-Infrared Integral Field Spectrometer (NIFS) and the natural seeing Gemini Multi-Object Spectrographs-North (GMOS), we derived two-dimensional stellar kinematic maps of NGC 4414 covering the central 1.5 arcsec and 10 arcsec, respectively, at a NIFS spatial resolution of 0.13 arcsec. The kinematic maps reveal a regular rotation pattern and a central velocity dispersion dip down to around 105 km s-1. We constructed dynamical models using two different methods: Jeans anisotropic dynamical modeling and axisymmetric Schwarzschild modeling. Both modeling methods give consistent results, but we cannot constrain the lower mass limit and only measure an upper limit for the black hole mass of MBH = 1.56 × 106M⊙ (at 3σ level) which is at least 1σ below the recent MBH−σe relations. Further tests with dark matter, mass-to-light ratio variation and different light models confirm that our results are not dominated by uncertainties. The derived upper limit mass is not only below the MBH−σe relation, but is also five times lower than the lower limit black hole mass anticipated from the resolution limit of the sphere of influence. This proves that via high quality integral field data we are now able to push black hole measurements down to at least five times less than the resolution limit.


A Sussex Students' Union full-time Officer will be facing disiplinary proceedings over a tweet they posted using the union's official Twitter account (@ussu) on 20 May, according to the Students' Union.
They tweeted: "The Students' Union Executive has collectively agreed that we #supportbaharmustafa and the right of liberation groups to self organise".
However, no such agreement had been made by the Executive Committee over any support for the campaign.
The offending tweet referred to the ongoing controversy over Goldsmiths Welfare Officer Bahar Mustafa's decision to ask white people not to attend an event specifically for black and ethnic minority (BME) students in April.
The tweet has been deleted and the officer's use of the @USSU twitter account has been suspended.


Reception: February 6, 2019, 6 - 8 p.m.
"Masters of Realism" presents a diverse range of contemporary realism by master artists along with established and emerging artists. Offering paintings, drawings and sculpture, the exhibition features art by Bo Bartlett, Andrew Wyeth, Jamie Wyeth, Daniel Sprick, Sean Henry, Immi Storrs, Shimon Okshteyn, Matt Adelberg, Rainer Andreesen, John Baeder, Cara De Angelis, David Desimone, Pat Hobaugh, Anna Jurinich, Deborah Martin, Sergio Roffo, Michael Viera and others.
MM Fine Art will act as Guest Curators through May 2019 at Rafael Gallery, NYC. MM Fine Art specializes in contemporary and 20th c. painting, sculpture, drawing and photography of emerging, established and blue chip artists. Also offering advisory and appraisal services.


Alice Bag wrote a really great piece about the conference, and I want to echo her sentiment that it was super inspiring and reminded me that we need to continue to do this work. Also, the community in Seattle is like nothing I've ever seen: all of the academic folks are involved in community organizing, and the communal warmth was felt, even as an outsider.
Andreana Clay at QueerBlackFeminist wrote this (also beautifully-written) piece about an incident that went down during the panel discussion, which is important to read; it reminds us white folks that in order to be allies we should LISTEN first. It is amazing the connections that can be drawn between music and communication, feminism and respect, and all the rest. It made me proud to be presenting about my own journey through these issues with my comrade, Jamie. I want to write more on this, but for now, check out the articles I linked above.


Whitefish Mountain Ski Resort (formerly called Big Mountain) sits just north of Whitefish in Northwest Montana and is the second largest ski area in the state. Whitefish Mountain, owing to its large size, has skiing for everyone, from quality intermediate ski runs to powder skiing to bump skiing to tree skiing.
Not that many years ago Whitefish Mountain was just another local ski area. That has all changed, though. Large housing and condo projects have been and are continuing to be built on the mountain. The entire village area has been completely re-done and now resembles the type of villages seen at other major ski resorts. And, perhaps not surprisingly with all the changes, lift tickets have become increasingly expensive.
Whitefish Mountain is built on a mountain that is aptly named—Big Mountain. While the summit of Big Mountain is only 6817 feet, the summit looms nearly 4,000 feet above the valley below. The ski area itself has a lift served vertical of 2080 feet on the southern side and 1200 feet on the northern side.
But more than just the vertical rise, Big Mountain is, well, simply "big." Since the mountain contains no jagged peaks, cliffs or extensive rocky areas, every acre of the entire mountain is skiable. The result is that Whitefish Mountain has skiing on over 3300 acres.
When looking at the trail map, new visitors may be less than impressed. And indeed, for a mountain of its size, Whitefish Mountain has a limited designated "trail network." But don't let the map mislead. The entire mountain is fully accessible, providing for superb skiing for anyone who enjoys tree skiing, powder skiing or bump skiing. Due to the sheer acreage, it is very easy at Whitefish Mountain to find "powder stashes" many days after a snowfall.
And speaking of snow, Whitefish Mountain gets plenty of it. During a normal winter, the resort receives 330 inches, leading to a packed base of more than 100 inches on the higher elevations of the mountain.
Lift lines are a mixed bag at Whitefish Mountain. Between Monday and Thursday, during non-holiday periods, there are few lines anywhere on the mountain, although on occasion a very short line might develop on the main lift, the Big Mountain Express.
However, during holiday periods or on the weekends, expect some potentially lengthy lift lines on the Big Mountain Express lift. Since this lift is the only lift that leads from the Village to the Summit, it receives much more use than the other lifts on the mountain. On the weekends, to avoid the lift lines consider using either the express lift on the northern side of the mountain or the Swift Creek Express.
Unlike most ski areas in Montana, visitors to the ski area have no shortage of slope-side lodging or dining options to choose from. Several hotels and numerous condo developments are available for overnight stays. And the many restaurants, ranging from normal ski area fare to exquisite dining, are all located in the Village area.
Reaching the mountain is easy too. For skiers without their own vehicle, a free shuttle bus, called the Snowbus, runs between the Mountain Mall in the town of Whitefish and the Whitefish Mountain Base/Village area throughout the winter. The Snowbus stops at many local hotels in town, including the Whitefish Lake Lodge, the Pine Lodge, the Rocky Mountain Lodge and the Good Medicine Lodge. As the Snowbus schedule changes each season, be sure to download the latest schedule.
Those with their own vehicles will also find the journey to Whitefish Mountain a simple one. Up until 2009, the road to the ski area (called Big Mountain Road) wasn't the most pleasant of mountain journeys due to numerous sharp switchbacks and steep grades. Happily, improvements and re-routing on parts of the road have made the drive to the ski area free of the nail-biting drama that was once common driving to the ski area.
Spanning more than 3300 skiable acres, Whitefish Mountain provides a huge variety of terrain for skiers of all abilities, with enough variety to prevent getting bored even during a week of hard skiing. While the mountain has many excellent groomed intermediate trails and a nice beginner area, the best skiing at Whitefish Mountain is off-trail. As such, adventurous intermediate skiers (those who want to ski off-trail in areas that aren't too steep and expert skiers in search of the steeps, the bumps and the trees) will especially enjoy skiing at Whitefish Mountain.
Whitefish Mountain lacks certain types of expert level type terrain found at other ski areas, such as Big Sky and Bridger Bowl. There is no real chute skiing, and while many trails are steep—the trails still can't compare to some of the death-defying and lengthy steep trails found at Bridger Bowl or Big Sky.
However, what Whitefish Mountain may lack in extreme steep or chute skiing, it makes up for in exceptional tree skiing. Whitefish Mountain has, by far, the best tree skiing in Montana. Anyone who loves tree skiing will have almost 3000 acres of trees to explore. Some of the tree skiing areas will be steep, others of more moderate grade, and some almost too level to ski through when the snow is wet or heavy. But best of all, the tree skiing isn't confined to one particular area of the mountain. The tree skiing at Whitefish Mountain is, quite simply, everywhere.
Whitefish Mountain has three distinct sections—the southern section, the northern section and the Hellroaring Basin section. Each of these distinct sections is detailed below.
The southern section of Whitefish Mountain consists of the front of the mountain, or the part visible while standing in the village and base areas. The southern section of the mountain contains about half of the skiable acres at Whitefish Mountain and all but three of the lifts. The vertical rise on the southern section is 2078 feet, which is the vertical rise of the primary lift—the Big Mountain Express.
The southern section of Whitefish Mountain contains the widest variety of terrain on the mountain. All beginner runs are located here, as are about half of all groomed intermediate runs.
The beginner runs are nicely segregated away from the rest of the mountain and has its own lift, the Tenderfoot Triple. The trails served by this lift are perfect beginner trails since few skiers of intermediate or advanced ability ever ride this lift or use these beginner trails. Additionally, several fairly easy intermediate trails are also accessible by using the nearby Swift Creek Express lift.
Many well-groomed intermediate runs snake their way down from the summit. Excellent intermediate ski trails that begin from the summit on the southern side of the mountain include Inspiration, Toni Matt, Corkscrew and Big Ravine. Numerous other well-groomed intermediate ski trails begin at the top of the Swift Creek Express lift, which is located next to Big Mountain sports. As a side note, on weekends or holidays, the Swift Creek Express lift doesn't have the sometimes lengthy lift lines that the Big Mountain Express lift has.
Many excellent expert level ski runs are also found on the front side of Whitefish Mountain. One of my favorites is Good Medicine, which offers excellent tree skiing while providing great views, all at the same time. Other excellent expert trails include Big Face, Langley, Powder Bowl, Schmidts Chute, Elkweed, and Fault 1-3. And for skiers searching for "eastern style tree skiing," take a trip down the short but fun ski trail called Woodlot.
The southern section of Whitefish Mountain has a couple of double diamond (true expert only) ski runs, called East Rim and Fish Creek. These are true double diamond trails in that they are steep, narrow and rocky—although a bit short in length.
There is one run that is best to avoid on the southern section of the mountain. The trail Russ's Street is the longest ski run on Whitefish Mountain, but it also becomes very flat for most of its length once below the summit. Beginners might enjoy the trail, but for everyone else, use this trail only as a route to get somewhere else.
The Northern section of Whitefish Mountain almost always has the best skiing conditions due to receiving more snow and its northern exposure, which inhibits melting and icing. However, the vertical rise on this section is only 1000 true vertical feet. Additionally, there is a bit of a flat run-off on the lower parts of all trails on this section of the mountain.
There are no beginner runs on the northern section of the mountain, although some of the intermediate trails, once below the summit, are quite easy to ski and always well-groomed.
The intermediate trails on this part of Whitefish Mountain are fun to ski on, if not the most challenging. Due to the good snow conditions and extensive grooming, ice is a rarity on these trails. For this reason, this part of the mountain is an ideal place for cruising and practicing carved turns.
Expert skiers will also find several good trails on the northern section of Whitefish Mountain. These expert level trails have one defining characteristic for the most, they are very steep just below the summit and then flatten out considerably as they merge into the intermediate trails below. While these expert level trails are short, they are steep, bumpy and true expert level trails in every sense of the word.
There are two chairlifts on the northern section of the mountain. The primary lift is the Big Creek Express Quad which runs to the summit. A new lift, the Flower Point Triple, opened up some additional intermediate and off-trail skiing terrain from a smaller peak called Flower Point.
The Hellroaring Basin section of Whitefish Mountain is the "crown jewel" of the ski area, in my opinion. It is unspoiled, undeveloped, not heavily used and provides extensive off-trail skiing among a wide variety of advanced terrain.
During good snow conditions, Hellroaring Basin provides challenging skiing on more than 1000 acres. Additional acreage can be found by sneaking out of bounds hiking to the top of Hellroaring Peak. Once there, a huge expanse of powder skiing awaits below, with a skiable vertical approaching 2000 feet.
Hellroaring Basin is not for beginners or intermediate skiers. There are no beginner runs in Hellroaring Basin, and only one groomed intermediate trail called Hell Fire. Hell Fire is less a trail than a Forest Service Access Road that is covered in snow during the winter and then groomed. The primary use of Hell Fire is to mark the outer boundary of Hellroaring Basin and to provide a easy route to the only lift in the Basin.
Instead of having a multitude of groomed trails, Hellroaring Basin consists entirely of ungroomed advanced and expert trails. Skiing ranges from open bowl type skiing to thick tree skiing, in both powder and in the bumps. Really, nature more than anything else determines the trail conditions in Hellroaring Basin on any given day. Following a snowstorm, the entire basin will consist of powder skiing among the trees. As the days go by, some areas will still have nearly untracked powder conditions while other, more heavily used areas, will develop sizable bumps on steep terrain.
There are several marked "trails" in the Hellroaring Basin. But these aren't trails in the true sense of the word. Instead, they are better called "routes." A skier accesses these "routes" at the signs, but once below the signs the skier just makes their own trail to the bottom since no designated trail exists.
Skiing in the Hellroaring Basin isn't for wimps. The skiing, even during good snow conditions, is challenging. During bad snow conditions it can be darn right dangerous. As all the snow is of the natural kind, all sorts of hidden obstacles await the unsuspecting skier. As the area has many trees and some rocky spots as well, a fall the wrong way can lead to a nasty injury.
Also, intermediate skiers who wish to test out Hellroaring Basin should be aware that, once in the Basin, there is no turning back. Once a skier leaves the Hell Fire trail (which forms the outer boundary) and drops down into any of the expert "routes" below, it can be extremely difficult if not impossible to "hike back up" to the trail if a skier finds themselves in terrain that is too advanced for their abilities.
Also, be prepared for thick tree skiing in spots. The upper part of Hellroaring Basin is only partially or lightly wooded. However, the lower half of the basin can be heavily wooded in various spots. While there are many ways to avoid the thick trees, sooner or later most people find themselves lost among the thick trees. A skier who can't make fairly tight turns in deep snow among thick foliage might struggle skiing in Hellroaring Basin.
Accessing the Hellroaring Basin at Big Mountain is easy. Just hop on the boring Hell Fire at the summit. Follow it a short distance and then just jump off the trail when something looks interesting below.
Only one lift serves Hellroaring Basin, and that chair doesn't lead back to the summit. Instead, the lift leads to the ridge above the village area, right behind the Swift Creek Express Lift which is on the southern side of the mountain. To get back to Hellroaring Basin then requires skiing down to the main Big Mountain Express Lift and taking it back to the summit.
Whitefish Mountain offers skiers of all abilities excellent skiing in a very scenic setting. While Whitefish Mountain is now a true resort like those found in other big name areas (with prices to match), the skiing is still excellent. In particular, the tree skiing at Whitefish Mountain is unmatched in Montana. And due to the usual bountiful snow cover, the mountain usually has a very solid base by New Years.
Terrain : 15% Beginner, 35% intermediate, 45% advanced/expert. Note, these numbers only include designated "trails," and don't include all the off-trail skiing options.


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State of Tamil Nadu Vs. Dr. Vasanthi Veerasekaran
[Civil Appeal No.8626 of 2009]
[Civil Appeal Nos.8625, 8627 and 8630 of 2009]
1. These appeals emanate from the common judgment and order of the High Court of Judicature at Madras dated 28th April, 2006 disposing of the concerned writ petitions instituted by the private respondent(s) in the respective appeals. Although four separate writ petitions were filed, one common factum noticed from the factual narration in the impugned judgment is that the property owned and possessed by the private respondents in the concerned appeals came to be acquired for the purpose of implementing the "Mass Rapid Transport System" (for short "MRTS") Railway Project, under the provisions of the Land Acquisition Act, 1894 (for short "1894 Act"). After following due process, the acquisition proceedings culminated with the passing of the award and taking over of possession of the concerned property. After possession was taken, the subject property was made over to the appropriate authority for implementation of the Railway Project.
2. The private respondent(s) in the respective appeals had, however, unsuccessfully challenged the acquisition proceedings by filing writ petitions in the High Court. While rejecting the challenge, the High Court vide order dated 12th December, 2003 observed that the appropriate authority of the State Government ought to consider the representation made by the private respondents in the concerned appeals for allotment of a housing site by way of rehabilitation as a special category of displaced 3 persons, in view of the dictum presumably in Hansraj H. Jain Vs. State of Maharashtra and ors.1 (incorrectly mentioned as Lakhjit Singh Vs. State of Punjab1993 AIR SCW 2938 which is a decision in a criminal matter). The operative part of the said order reads thus:
"5. The learned counsel for the petitioner while relying upon the pronouncement of the Supreme Court reported in AIR 1986 SC 2025, AIR 1988 SC 2181, AIR 1991 SC 90 and AIR SCW 1993 @ 2923, persuasively contended that there could be direction to the State Government to allot lands from any one of the Housing schemes in the city. There is forece and substance in this contention.
6. In the circumstances, the present applications taken out by the petitioners do deserve further consideration and the petitioners request for housing site deserves to be considered by the State by way of rehabilitation.
7. Hence, it is made clear that in the event of the petitioners applying to the State Government and Tamil Nadu Housing Board for allotment of house sites in any one of the housing projects promoted by the Tamil Nadu Housing Board, their request shall be considered for allotment of lands, as a special category of displaced persons by the acquisition of lands for the railways as has been held by the Supreme Court in Lakhjit Singh Vs. State of Punjab reported in 1993 AIR SCW 2938.
8. With the above observations, the above miscellaneous petitions are ordered accordingly."
In furtherance of the direction given by the High Court, the private respondent(s) pursued representation before the State Government. Eventually, the State Government declined to grant any relief to the private respondent(s) and communicated its decision to them vide letter dated 26th May, 2005. It may be apposite to reproduce one such communication, issued to the private respondent in Civil Appeal No.8625 of 2009 and Civil Appeal No.8630 of 2009.
The same reads thus:
"GOVERNMENT OF TAMIL NADU
Department Secretariat,
Chennai-9
Thiru Lal Rawana Sailo,
I.A.S.,
Secretary to Government Letter No.41629/UD3(2)/2003-13
Thiru P. Arivudainambi,
MIG No.3, Santhome High Road,
Foreshre Estate, TNH Board,
Tmt. S. Sulochana,
19, Leith Castle Street,
Sea View Apartments,
Santhome,
Sub: Land Acquisition-Mass Rapid Transit SystemLands acquired for Mass Rapid Transmit Syste, S.No.300/12 measuring 5445 sq.ft. belonging to Tmt. S. Sulochna S. No.300/13 measuring 5554 sq.ft. belonging to Thiru P. ArivudainambiRequest for allotment of plotsrequested.
1. High Court order dated 01.12.2003 in WPMP No.23077/2003 and W.P. No.3372/2003 etc.
2. High Court of Madras order dated 12.12.2003 in W.P.M.P. No.28883/2003 in W.P. No.3372/2003 etc.
3. Your lawyer Notice dated 10.11.2004.
4. Your petition dated 01.08.2004, 21.02.2005 and 21.04.2005.
5. High Court order dated 04.03.2005 and 18.03.2005 in W.P. No.7469/2005.
In the High Court order first cited, the Hon'ble Court has dismissed your W.P.M.P.23078/2003 and 11290/2003.
2. In the High Court order second cited it has been observed by the Hon'ble Court that in the event of petitioners applying to the State Government and Tamil Nadu Housing Board for allotment of House sites in any one of the Housing projects formulated by the Tamil Nadu Housing Board, their request shall be considered. Therefore in pursuance of the orders of the Hon'ble Court your representation has been examined by the Government in consultation with the Tamil Nadu Housing Board.
3. I am, accordingly, directed to inform you that during the land acquisition process you were informed of the procedural formalities by the Land Acquisition Officer and as per statutory requirements award No.1/2003 was also passed on 08.01.2003 on land acquisition proceedings. As ordered in W.P.No.16929/99 the land in question for a public purpose. The Hon'ble Court had also on 10.10.2002 on your submission directed in W.P.No.141183/2000 and W.P.No.15974/2000 alongwith W.P.No.36980/2002 to deposit the compensation amount in the High Court which was also complied with. Therefore, the land in 6 question was already taken over by the Land Acquisition Officer and handed over to the Metropolitan Transport Project (Railways) for Mass Rapid Transit System scheme after observing all statutory provisions and Hon'ble Court orders.
4. You have again submitted a lawyer notice in the reference 3rd cited and sent petitions in the reference 4th cited to the Government for reconsideration of your request. Therefore, your request was once again examined by the Government in the light of the High Court orders in the reference 5th cited. The Hon'ble High Court, in the said order dated 04.03.2005 and modified on 18.03.2005, has ordered that, instead of the Housing Board, the Government would pass appropriate orders in accordance with law. Hence the whole issue was again reexamined by the Government afresh.
5. As already submitted by the Government before the High Court on more than one occasion, I am directed to inform you that your request for allotment of land in any one of the Tamil Nadu Housing Board/Chennai Metropolitan Development Authority scheme will not arise as the lands were not acquired for the purpose of Tamil Nadu Housing Board of Chennai Metropolitan Development Authority schemes but they were acquired for Mass Rapid Transit System and handed over to the Metropolitan Transport Project (Railways) which come under Government of India for their railway scheme. Hence acquisition of your land in S.No.300/12 measuring 5445 and 5554 sq.ft. respectively was not arbitrary or illegal in any way as all procedural formalities were gone thro' by the Land Acquisition Officer as per the Land Acquisition Act. The lands were already vested with the Metropolitan Transport Project (Railways) for Mass Rapid Transit System and, therefore, there is no justification for allotment of land to you in any scheme area when the lands were not acquired either by Tamil Nadu Housing Board or Chennai Metropolitan Development Authority.
6. I am, therefore, directed to inform you that in view of the foregoing valid reasons your request is not feasible of compliance.
Sd/
For Secretary to Government.
Copy to:
The MemberSecretary, Chennai Metropolitan Development Authority, Chennai-8.
The Managing Director, Tamil Nadu Housing Board, Chennai-35.
The Collector of Chennai, Singaravelar Maaligai, Rajaji Salai, ChennaiI.
The Special Tahsildar (Land Acquisition) MRTS, Tiurmailai Railway Station, Mylapore, Chennai-4.
The Special Tahsildar, (Land Acquisition), Chennai Metropolitan Development Authority, Chennai8 (for guidance and information)."
The representation made by the private respondents in the other appeals, however, were not replied to, as a result of which they filed fresh writ petition(s) which were heard analogously with the writ petition(s) filed by the private respondent(s) in the aforementioned two appeals questioning the communication dated 26th May, 2005, rejecting their representation.
4. All connected writ petitions were accordingly heard and decided together by the impugned judgment. The reason which 8 weighed with the High Court to allow the writ petitions filed by the concerned private respondent(s) can be discerned from the discussion in paragraph Nos.6 and 7 of the impugned judgment. We deem it apposite to reproduce the same along with the operative order contained in paragraph Nos.8 and 9 of the impugned judgment. The same read thus:
"6. We have already referred to the fact that this order has become final. Though it is stated that the petitioners/land owners deposited, the fact remains, even without resorting to acquisition proceeding, possession of the lands was forcibly taken from the petitioners. It is also not in dispute that, in order to implement the project, namely, M.R.T.S. Scheme, possession of the lands was taken forcibly and the construction work was started without awaiting for the completion of the acquisition proceedings. That was that reason for the learned Judge to pass the directions in the order dated 12.12.2003.
In fact, the learned Judge heavily relied on the Supreme Court decision reported in 1993 AIR SCW 2923 (cited supra) while passing the positive direction to the Government. As rightly observed by the learned Judge in the order dated 12.12.2003, the petitioners are entitled to alternate site under the Special Category of displaced persons due to the acquisition of their lands for the Railways. Unfortunately, in W.P. No.39279 of 2005, the second respondent, in spite of the reasoned positive direction dated 12.12.2003 of the learned Judge of this Court, rejected the request of the petitioner. Likewise, in the other two cases, though the order was passed even as early as on 12.12.2003 and representations were made on 18.4.2005, no order has been passed by the Government till this date.
7. In view of the peculiar factual position, viz, that the land of the petitioners were taken possession forcibly even before initiation of the acquisition 9 proceedings; and of the stand taken by the petitioners that they lost their respective housing plots; and also taking note of the positive direction of this Court, dated 12.12.2003, to provide equivalent alternate site under the special category of displaced persons; we are of the view that the rejection order dated 26.5.2005 passed by the Government in respect of the petitioner in W.P. No.39279 of 2005 is liable to be quashed. As far as the petitioners in W.P. Nos.11907 and 11908 of 2006 are concerned, they are also entitled to similar allotment as directed in the order dated 12.12.2003.
8. In these circumstances, we issue the following directions:
(i) The Secretary to Government, Housing and Urban Land Development Department, Fort St. George, Chennai9 is directed to allot alternate land to the petitioners, approximate in extent to the acquired land, within the Corporation/City limits, within a period of eight weeks from the date of receipt of copy of this order.
(ii) the petitioners are liable to pay the cost of the land as fixed by the Tamil Nadu Housing Board. 9. Writ petitions are allowed with the above directions. No costs. Connected Miscellaneous Petitions stand closed."
5. By these appeals, the State Government has assailed the aforementioned judgment. According to the appellant, the lands in question were acquired in accordance with law and, after following due process, possession thereof was taken over and thereafter made over to the appropriate authority of the MRTS Project (Railways). In other words, the land was not acquired for the Tamil Nadu Housing Board as such. It is urged that the direction issued by the High Court vide the impugned judgment is on an erroneous assumption that the State Government was obliged to provide an alternative housing site to the private respondent(s) in the concerned appeals, in terms of the direction given by the High Court vide order dated 12th December, 2003.
It is then contended that the direction given by the High Court in the impugned judgment is in the nature of granting an extralegal concession by way of allotment of an alternative site in lieu of acquired lands sans any such legal obligation on the State under the 1894 Act or any policy in force pertaining to the project of MRTS (Railways) to be implemented by the Ministry of Railway, Government of India. The appellant has relied on the decisions of this Court to buttress the proposition that the private respondent(s) had no legal right to get an alternative housing site in such a situation. The appellant has also distinguished the reported judgments referred to by the High Court in the impugned judgment as being inapplicable to the facts of the present case.
6. The private respondent(s), on the other hand, have supported the view expressed by the High Court in the impugned judgment and would submit that the direction was in furtherance of the obligation of the State flowing from the order dated 12th December, 2003. Further, in light of the reported decisions adverted to by the High Court in the impugned judgment, it is not open to the appellantState to deny the relief of allotment of an alternative housing site to them as a special category of displaced persons due to the stated project. In addition, the private respondent(s), during the pendency of these appeals, had filed an affidavit to place on record that in the past, the State Government exercised discretionary power to allot alternative housing site to the affected persons due to the acquisition of their land for public purposes. The private respondent(s) would submit that no interference in the fact situation of the present case is warranted and the appeals be dismissed.
7. We have heard Mr. V. Giri, learned Senior Counsel, for the appellant and Mr. A. Mariarputham, learned Senior Counsel, for the private respondent(s).
8. The foremost reason which weighed with the High Court is, the direction issued by the High Court vide order dated 12th December, 2003 had attained finality. Indubitably, that order has not been challenged by the State or any other State Authority. Nevertheless, the purport of the order is nothing more than a direction to the State Government and the Tamil Nadu Housing Board "to consider" the representation(s) made by the private respondent(s) for allotment of an alternative housing site in any one of the housing projects promoted by the Tamil Nadu Housing Board, as a special category of displaced persons. Thus, the direction is not in the nature of a peremptory direction to allot an alternative housing site despite absence of any policy with reference to the project under consideration or obligation flowing from the provisions of 1894 Act. This is the first fallacy committed by the High Court in the impugned judgment.
9. As regards the decisions of the Supreme Court referred to by the High Court, we must agree with the appellant that the same have no application to the fact situation of the present case. For, in State of U.P. Vs. Smt. Pista Devi and Ors.2, the direction was issued to the development authority which had acquired the land for the public purpose of developing housing schemes with a view to provide housing accommodation to the residents of Meerut City. Reliance has been placed upon paragraph Nos.9 and 10, which read thus:
"9. It is, however, argued by the learned counsel for the respondents that many of the persons from whom lands have been acquired are also persons without houses or shop sites and if they are to be thrown out of their land they would be exposed to serious prejudice. Since the land is being acquired for providing residential accommodation to the people of Meerut those who are being expropriated on account of the acquisition proceedings would also be eligible for some relief at the hands of the Meerut Development Authority. We may at this stage refer to the provision contained in Section 21(2) of the Delhi Development Act, 1957 which reads as follows:
"21. (2) The powers of the Authority or, as the case may be, the local authority concerned with respect to the disposal of land under subsection 1 shall be so exercised as to secure, so far as practicable, that persons who are living or carrying on business or other activities on the land shall, if they desire to obtain accommodation on land belonging to the Authority or the local authority concerned and are willing to comply with any requirements of the Authority or the local authority concerned as to its development and use, have an opportunity to obtain thereon accommodation suitable to their reasonable requirements on terms settled with due regard to the price at which any such land has been acquired from them: Provided that where the Authority or the local authority concerned proposes to dispose of by sale any land without any development having been undertaken or carried out thereon, it shall offer the land in the first instance to the persons from whom it was acquired, if they desire to purchase it subject to such requirements as to its development and use as the Authority or the local authority concerned may think fit to impose."
10. Although the said section is not in terms applicable to the present acquisition proceedings, we are of the view that the above provision in the Delhi Development Act contains a wholesome principle which should be followed by all Development Authorities throughout the country when they acquire large tracts of land for the purposes of land development in urban areas. We hope and trust that the Meerut Development Authority, for whose benefit the land in question has been acquired, will as far as practicable provide a house site or shop site of reasonable size on reasonable terms to each of the expropriated persons who have no houses or shop buildings in the urban area in question."
The dictum in this judgment concerns the acquisition of large tracts of land, for the purposes of land development, in urban areas. The acquisition in the present case is certainly not for the purpose of development of urban area or for providing a housing scheme to the residents of the urban area in which the acquired lands are situated. The acquisition, as aforementioned, is for a project of MRTS (Railways) on behalf of the Ministry of Railway, Government of India and not for the State Government or State Authority.
Furthermore, admittedly, no scheme has been formulated in relation to the stated railway project implemented by the Central Government for providing alternative housing sites to project affected persons. In the absence of such a scheme, it is unfathomable that the High Court could still issue a direction to the State Government and Tamil Nadu Housing Board, in exercise of writ jurisdiction, to provide alternative land to the private respondent(s) as a special category of displaced persons. Such a direction cannot be countenanced in law.
This is reinforced from the principle underlying the dictum in the case of New Reviera Coop. Housing Society and Anr. Vs. Special Land Acquisition Officer and Ors.3 In paragraph 9 of the said decision, the Court noted that it would be a different matter if the State had come forward with a proposal to provide an alternative site but that principle cannot be extended as a condition in all cases of acquisition of the land that the owner must be given an alternative site or flat. The Court unambiguously rejected the contention of the affected persons that acquisition of their land without providing them an alternative site would impinge upon their right to life under Article 21 of the Constitution of India.
10. Again, in the case of State of Kerala and Ors. Vs. M. Bhaskaran Pillai and Anr.4, the Court negatived the claim of the land owners that the unused acquired land for construction of national highway should be returned to them. Instead, the Court held that since the acquisition had been completed and the land had vested in the State Government, the unutilised acquired land could be disposed of only through public auction so that the public would benefit by getting a higher value.
In another case, Tamil Nadu Housing Board Vs. L. Chandrasekaran (dead) by Lrs. And Ors.5, the Court restated the doctrine of public trust disabling the State from giving back the property for a consideration less than the market value, if it could not be used for any other public purpose by the State in cases where the acquisition process had been completed under the 1894 Act. A similar view has been expressed in V. Chandrasekaran and Anr. Vs. Administrative Officer and Ors.6. In paragraph 31, the Court observed thus:
"31. In view of the above, the law can be crystallised to mean, that once the land is acquired and it vests in the State, free from all encumbrances, it is not the concern of the landowner, whether the land is being used for the purpose for which it was acquired or for any other purpose. He becomes persona non grata once the land vests in the State. He has a right to only receive compensation for the same, unless the acquisition proceeding is itself challenged. The State neither has the requisite power to reconvey the land to the person interested nor can such person claim any right of restitution on any ground, whatsoever, unless there is some statutory amendment to this effect."
11. The private respondents, however, would urge that the State Government had initiated the acquisition proceedings and was intently concerned with the stated project within the State and, for which reason, it could not be extricated from its obligation flowing from the existing State policy at the relevant time enabling the State Government to exercise discretionary quota. The private respondent(s) have relied on instances where such allotments have been made, as is evident from the communications annexed at R4, R5 and R6 to the additional affidavit filed on 15th April, 2019, as per the liberty granted by this Court.
12. We have perused the said communications. It is evident that, in these cases, the acquisition was made for construction of houses under LIG/MIG scheme in respect of which a policy existed for grant of alternative housing site to the affected persons. Those schemes were implemented by the State Housing Board. These instances will be of no avail to the private respondents whose lands have been acquired for implementation of MRTS Project implemented by the Government of India (Railways). The private respondent(s) have been duly compensated in conformity with the mandate of the Act of 1894. Therefore, they cannot expect any further relief much less from the State Government or, for that matter, the Tamil Nadu Housing Board.
13. In this view of the matter, it is not necessary for us to dilate on the plea taken by the appellant that the policy regarding grant of alternative housing site as a discretionary power of the State Government has been discontinued from the year 2011. For the completion of record, however, we must note the argument of the private respondent(s) that their claim must be decided only on the basis of policy as it existed at the relevant time and at least at the time of direction issued by the High Court vide the impugned judgment in the year 2006. As aforementioned, it is not necessary for us to take this argument any further as we have held that the schemes applicable to the acquisition for development of houses have no application to the project for which the lands owned by the private respondent(s) came to be acquired for implementation of a project by the Government of India (Railways).
14. The other decision which commended to the High Court also has no application to the present case. For, in Bharat Singh and Ors. Vs. State of Haryana and Ors.7, the land was acquired for development and utilization for industrial purpose. The dictum in paragraph No.18 of the said decision, in no way, can be construed to mean that even if no policy for allotment of alternative housing site in connection with the stated project to be executed by the Railways is in force, yet the project affected land owners should be provided an alternative housing site that too by the State. On the other hand, the observation therein is merely to direct that the land owners who had become landless by the acquisition of their land should make an application for allotment of alternative land and that they may be given priority in the matter of allotment provided they fulfill the conditions for such allotment and if land is available.
In the case of S.B. Kishore Vs. Union of India8, the acquisition was for the purpose of development of the urban area and the relief given to the land owner was in the peculiar facts of that case. More importantly, the relief was with reference to the existing policy of allotting alternative housing sites to the affected land owners. Even in the case of Hansraj H. Jain (supra), the acquisition was for setting up a new township and a policy decision of the Government to offer alternative housing site to the affected land owner was applicable to such acquisition, as can be discerned from paragraph 33 of the said judgment.
15. In view of the above, we have no hesitation in setting aside the impugned judgment and, resultantly, dismissing the writ petitions filed by the private respondent(s). 16. Accordingly, these appeals are allowed. The impugned common judgment and order of the High Court dated 28th April, 2006 in writ petition Nos.39279 of 2005, 11907 of 2006, 11908 of 2006 and 19029 of 2006, respectively, is set aside. Resultantly, the aforementioned writ petitions are dismissed. All pending interim applications are disposed of. No order as to costs.
...................................J (A.M. Khanwilkar)
...................................J (Ajay Rastogi)
1 (1993) 3 SCC 634
6 (2012) 12 SCC 133
8 AIR 1991 SC 90


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The Fosters Season 2 Summer Finale Spoilers: Lena Makes a Big Decision
by Shilo Adams August 2, 2014 7:07 pm 697 views0
Lena's soft heart is the reason that Brandon came to her instead of Stef to confess what happened with Dani; in fact, it's the reason that she has five kids to begin with, as she felt so strongly about Jesus, Mariana, Callie, and Jude that she couldn't turn them away from her home. Yet that sensitivity and compassion can sometimes get her into trouble, as her emotions are so strong that they can sometimes cloud her judgment, especially when it comes to her children. But what happens when she becomes invested in something that could forever change her family? Will she allow her emotions to dictate her decision-making? Or will she be able to tune all of that out and listen to the voice in her head?
Listed below are the dates, titles, and descriptions of the next three episodes of The Fosters, including the summer finale.
Monday, August 4th – "Girls Reunited"
Callie pays a visit to Girls United to pitch in for Community Day and is surprised by new developments at her former foster group home. Paranoid neighbors are putting pressure on the home's landlord to kick the girls out, and a new resident has secrets that could jeopardize the safety of the entire group. Meanwhile, Mariana and Hayley plan to cook a romantic double-date dinner for Mat and Jesus. And Stef receives a concerning letter from Ana.
Monday, August 11th – "Leaky Faucets"
The Foster kids attend a Mexican street festival, but the fun day takes a turn when emotions flare up. With help from Wyatt, Callie works to overcome her recent bout of panic attacks by learning to trust her instincts, but an encounter with someone from the past threatens to violently derail her progress. Mat surprises Mariana with a date at the festival and is confused when Mariana seems offended. Jesus tries to impress Hayley but she wants him to prove he's with her for more than just sex. Meanwhile, Mike and Ana make plans to right past wrongs.
Monday, August 18th – "Someone's Little Sister" (Summer Finale)
In an effort to help Rita with a dilemma involving Girls United, Callie calls in a favor from her wealthy biological father, Robert Quinn. But an unexpected betrayal threatens to derail the new bond she's forging with the Quinns. Meanwhile, the pressure Connor faces from his father to end his friendship with Jude intensifies and leads Lena to make a life-changing decision. The tension mounts between Brandon and Lou, despite their bandmate Mat's warnings against drama. And a visit with someone from his past makes Jesus see his relationship with Hayley in a whole new light.
The Fosters airs Mondays at 9:00 on ABC Family.
Will Robert decide to withhold on signing the adoption papers and keep Callie from being adopted by the Fosters? Should Jesus continue pursuing things with Hayley and has her manipulativeness kept her from being a viable romantic option? What will Lena do with regards to Connor's situation with his father?
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Q: Calling Oracle Stored Procedure from C# I'm trying to call an oracle stored procedure 'spValidateDBA' from C# but i'm always getting an error - "PLS-00306: wrong number or types of arguments in call to 'SPVALIDATEDBA'" while trying to do so.
The issue is probably occuring while trying to call the stored procedure parameter 'UserRole' from C#,it's type isn't set properly in the C# code and i have no idea how to set it correctly.Can someone please help me out here,i really need to get this resolved soon.
C# code:-
            string a = txtUsrId.Text.ToUpper();
            string sConnectionString = "Data Source=XE;User ID=sys;Password=system;DBA
            PRIVILEGE=sysdba";
            OracleConnection myConnection = new OracleConnection(sConnectionString);
            OracleCommand myCommand = new OracleCommand("spValidateDBA", myConnection);
            myCommand.CommandType = CommandType.StoredProcedure;
            myCommand.CommandText = "spValidateDBA";
            myCommand.Parameters.Add("UserId", OracleDbType.Varchar2, 50);
            myCommand.Parameters["UserId"].Value = a;
            myCommand.Parameters.Add("UserRole",OracleDbType.Varchar2, 50).Direction =
            ParameterDirection.Output;
            myCommand.Parameters.Add("UserIdOut", OracleDbType.Varchar2, 50).Direction =
            ParameterDirection.Output;
            var rolechk = false;
            string checkrole = "DBA";
            myConnection.Open();
            myCommand.ExecuteReader();
//this is where i'm getting the error "PLS-00306: wrong number
//or types of arguments in call to 'SPVALIDATEDBA'"

Stored procedure spValidateDBA
create or replace PROCEDURE spValidateDBA(
    UserId IN VARCHAR2,
UserRole OUT STRING_ARRAY,
 UserIdOut OUT VARCHAR2)
  AS
BEGIN
EXECUTE IMMEDIATE 'select GRANTED_ROLE bulk collect into UserRole from DBA_USERS DU,DBA_ROLE_PRIVS DRP where DU.USERNAME=UserId AND DU.USERNAME=DRP.GRANTEE';
EXECUTE IMMEDIATE 'select USERNAME into UserIdOut from DBA_USERS DU where DU.USERNAME=UserId';
  END spValidateDBA;

STRING_ARRAY is of string array type as declared in this statement:
CREATE TYPE STRING_ARRAY AS TABLE OF VARCHAR2(50);

Please let me know for any questions.

A: Command text must be like this:
myCommand.CommandText = "spValidateDBA(:UserId, :UserRole, :UserIdOut )";

Then you must call myCommand.ExecuteNonQuery(); instead of ExecuteReader.
myCommand.Parameters.Add("UserRole",OracleDbType.Varchar2, 50) is also wrong when you return a TABLE instead of VARCHAR. I think it should be similar to this one:
myCommand.Parameters.Add("UserRole");
myCommand.Parameters["UserRole"].CollectionType = OracleCollectionType.PLSQLAssociativeArray;
myCommand.Parameters["UserRole"].Direction = ParameterDirection.Output;

I never used PLSQLAssociativeArray as output parameter, so I am not sure about the details. Maybe your procedure could return a SYS_REFCURSOR instead.
In your PL/SQL procedure I don't see any need for dynamic SQL, make it simple:
create or replace PROCEDURE spValidateDBA(
   UserId IN VARCHAR2, UserRole OUT STRING_ARRAY, UserIdOut OUT VARCHAR2)
  AS
 BEGIN
    select GRANTED_ROLE bulk collect into UserRole from DBA_USERS DU,DBA_ROLE_PRIVS DRP where DU.USERNAME=UserId AND DU.USERNAME=DRP.GRANTEE;
    select USERNAME into UserIdOut from DBA_USERS DU where DU.USERNAME= UserId';
 END spValidateDBA;

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Q: Download a small file in an Application-based thread or a Service-based thread? I'm fairly certain that it's standard practice to handle asynchronous file downloads using a Service and AsyncTask. That way, you can kill the originating activity and go on your merry way. However, when you don't need the lifecycle management, remote process communication, or other major features of a Service, it seems a bit overkill.
Since a Service is still a part of the same process and lifecycle of the overall Application, why not simply run a background thread within the context of the Application (vs Activity, although not necessarily within the extended Application class)? Is there any reason why this would be a particularly bad idea?

A:
I'm fairly certain that it's standard practice to handle asynchronous file downloads using a Service and AsyncTask.

An AsyncTask is useless in a Service, as you have no reason to do anything on the main application thread in a Service. Use an IntentService for downloads, as it gives you a background thread, plus automatically stops itself when there is no more work to be done.

why not simply run a background thread within the context of the Application... Is there any reason why this would be a particularly bad idea?

Because your app will be unreliable.
While a lot of people focus on the independent lifecycle of the service, that's not why you use a service for something like this. You use a service as a flag to the OS that your process is still doing something.
Once you are no longer in the foreground, Android can terminate your process, at will, at any moment. Particularly if there is a lot of memory pressure, this can be within milliseconds of your app leaving the foreground.
However, Android generally prioritizes terminating empty processes (ones with no running activities or services) and activity-only processes, ahead of processes that contain a running service. Here, "generally" means that processes with services will not live forever, but they are far less likely to be terminated quickly.
Hence, using an IntentService is signalling to the OS that you are still delivering value to the user (downloading the file) and that it should leave your process alone, until either your IntentService stops (because the download completed) or your service runs so long that it's probably lost its virtual marbles.
An Application is not a Service. Every process has an Application instance. Having a download be "managed" by an Application is pointless -- you may as well run a bare thread outside of any Context. And, most importantly, nothing tells the OS that you are doing anything meaningful, and so your process can be terminated as soon as you leave the foreground.

However, when you don't need the lifecycle management, remote process communication, or other major features of a Service, it seems a bit overkill.

Writing an IntentService, outside of the manifest entry, is not significantly more complicated than writing an AsyncTask. Invoking an IntentService is not significantly more complicated than invoking an AsyncTask.


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Q: View an image saved as a string in a picture box I converted an image to a string (base 64) and I want this string to be displayed as an image in a picture box in a windows forms project. How can I do that?

A: I think you want to know how you can display a text in a bitmap in a form that humans can read.
To be able to draw in an existing Bitmap you need a Graphics object. You can get it using the static method Graphics.FromImage(Image).
Once you've got a Graphics object, you can use it to draw in the image. In this case you will use one of the overloads of Graphics.DrawString
There are a lot of items you didn't mention in your requirements.

*

*Does your picture box already show an Image and do you want this text to appear in this Image? And if the text must be on an existing Image, do you want a copy of it, or must the text be on the original image? Or do you want a new Image that shows only the text?

*Text in an Image has a Text, a Font (Arial or Times new Roman etc, size, bold, italic, etc), a Brush (Color of the text), and a Location in the Image. Where do you get those values from?

Let's assume you know where to get the Text, the Font etc, and you have properties
class TextToImageWriter    // todo invent proper name
{
    public Font Font {get; set;}
    public Brush Brush {get; set;}

    public void AddTextToImage(Image image, string text, PointF textLocation)
    {
        using (Graphics graphics = Graphics.FromImage(image))
        {
            graphics.DrawString(text, this.Font, this.Brush, textLocation);
        }
    }

    public Image CreateNewImageWithText(Image image, string text,
        PointF textLocation)
    {
        Image clone = (Image)image.Clone();
        this.AddTextToImage(clone, text, textLocation);
        return clone;
    }

    public Image CreateEmptyImageWithText(string text, int width, int height,
        Color backgroundColor, PointF textLocation)
    {
        Image image = new Bitmap(width, height)
        using (Graphics graphics = Graphics.FromImage(Bmp))
        {
             using (SolidBrush brush = new SolidBrush(backgroundColor))
             {
                 // fill the background
                 graphics.FillRectangle(brush, 0, 0, width, height);
                 // fill the text
                 graphics.DrawString(text, this.Font, this.Brush, textLocation);
             }
         }
     }
}

Of course, if you don't want to create a class, you can add the properties as parameters to the functions.
For simplicity I omitted the parameter validations (Image is not null, etc.)
Usage:
TextToImageWriter imageWriter = new TextToImageWriter
{
    Brush = ...
    Font = ...
};

Image imageToPutTheTextOn = this.PictureBox1.Image;
string text = this.GetImageText();              // maybe from a text box?
PointF textLocation = this.GetTextLocation();   // maybe from some mumeric boxes?

Image imageWithText = imageWriter.AddTextToImage(imageToPutTextOn, text, textLocation);
this.PictureBox2.Image = imageWithText;

}


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Brian Cox receives Lifetime Achievement Award at Rose D'Or
WINDSOR, ENGLAND - OCTOBER 15: Brian Cox, actor, attends the Cliveden Literary Festival at Cliveden House on October 15, 2022 in Windsor, England. (Photo by David Levenson/Getty Images)
BY: Connell McHugh
SCOTTISH ACOTR Brian Cox, famous for his role as Logan Roy in HBO's Succession and a host of Shakespearean plays, has won the Lifetime Achievement Award at the 2022 Rose D'Or Awards.
The award is handed out to an individual who provides an exceptional contribution to the entertainment industry.
Receiving the an additional accolade, Succession also picked up the award for best Drama.
Cox said about the wins:
"I just want to thank everyone at Rose D'Or for this wonderful, wonderful recognition of our show Succession... this is an extreme honour and thank you so much."
The Emerging Talent Award went to 19-year-old British actress Yasmin Finney for her performance in the hugely popular Netflix hit, Heartstopper, about teens who discover their unlikely friendship might be something more as they navigate the complexities of school and young love.
Danish actress Sidse Babett Knudsen won the Rose d'Or Performance of the Year Award for her defining role in Borgen, the story of a woman who, against all odds, becomes the first female prime minister of Denmark.
Chair of the Jury, Mark Rowland said:
"The Rose d'Or 2022 has given us new stories, situations and creative approaches to delight and inform audience around the world. It has come down to a fantastic group of nominees and to these worthy winners. Huge congratulations to them all. For anyone who hasn't watched these shows yet, you have a treat in store!"
Jean Philip De Tender, EBU Deputy Director General/Director Media said:
"Great stories are universal. And great storytelling is so much more than reciting lines or pointing a camera. All the winners of this year's Rose d'Or Awards have achieved something special. They have asked us to dig deeper by engaging our emotions with compelling broadcasts that will resonate long after the final credits have rolled. My congratulations go to them and to the Rose d'Or team for, once again, highlighting an incredible body of work."
The Rose d'Or began in 1961, when it was created by Swiss Television in the lakeside city of Montreux and has been a flagship event for the European Broadcasting Union and the international TV industry ever since.
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First of all the clip was not about immigration but about illegal immigration and securing the border.
Yes as I said nearly all voters feel illegal immigration is a problem and like wise themajority want something done about it. In other words the majority of voters are anti illegal immigration.
Well stated and totally true. The illegal aliens and anchors on this board are reminiscent of the characters in the Land of Oz aren't they?
Now if only we can get them to click their glass slippers together and repeat in unison "There's no Place Like Home" and they would end up back in their respective cesspools where they belong . . . . . . .
You really need to calm down. I was just disputing what you said in your statement based on the video YOU posted. I know you can't stand it when someone disagrees with you but you have to learn how to deal with it.
blacknight04: you obviously are pro illegal-----------at best.
The ICE hammer awaits the illegals more and more.
Agreed. In the words of a certain wise man: "Watch the economy."
And this is an emotion totally unrelated to anger....how?


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Oliver Camping
A rainy day of Jug Fishing
April 1, 2009 in Submit Your Story
A couple of years ago we recovered the jugs and fish in the leading edge of a Spring time storm that was arriving a couple of hours after sunup. By using the NOAA weather radio and common sense we got the job done. Fishing had been slow because the lake level was falling. Like many of the outdoors stories that I write, it has a one word title, here is the story:
The ride back to camp after the jug cast and the immediate catching of two good fish as soon as the jugs had been put out, was nothing short of heavenly. It had been just cool enough to wear a wind breaker. The skies were clear and the winds were calm. The burnt orange glow to the west was all that remained of the sunset. It was just one of those special times at the lake. The closer they got to the camp, the slower the conversation became. It was as if secretly, they didn't want this special evening cruise to end by arriving back to camp.
The moon was already up when the sunlight failed completely and the transition from sunlight to moonlight was a marvelous experience.
As Harm's Weigh quietly slipped down the inlet towards camp, there was no need for the docking lights, or the million candle power spotlight. The reflective tape on the anchor buoy glowed gently in the moonlight, making the anchoring out process quick and simple. Having lingered out on the lake to savor the beauty of the sunset and moonrise, they had returned to camp later than planned. There was just enough time to catch a quick shower and watch the weather before turning in for the night. The domino game would have to wait for another evening.
The temperature had dropped during the night and they had slept like a rock. It was like that at the lake. The strident alert of the alarm clock came all too soon. Looking out of the door as he let Dillon outside, he noted that the moon had set and it was pitch dark in the campground, except for the awning lights at the neighbors.
There was a spanking breeze coming down the inlet and he could hear the water slapping the hull of the anchored out boats.
Closing the door of the motorhome to keep out the chilly air, he said, "Honey the water's rough this morning." She just groaned from the depths of the covers, tugging them up closer around her.
Dillon scratched on the door just as the coffee was finished. Pouring it into thermos jugs and putting the remainder into large stainless steel coffee mugs, they were nearly ready. "Wer'e going to go wipe the boat down", he said as he went out of the door. Wiping the dew off of the boat was quickly accomplished and he was listening to the NOAA weather radio channel on the marine radio as the friends arrived. "A front is arriving and there will be storms ahead of it, it will get here in about a hour and a half", he said. Groans of protest followed comments about the bleak morning.
The ladies sat at the very rear of the boat , in front of the sundeck. They had brought a Olive Drab G I blanket to put over their legs. Rough water, very cool air, wind picking up, and a storm coming in soon. It could well prove to be an intresting morning.
Releasing the anchor line, his buddy nodded his head and retreated to the stern of the boat while he flipped the docking lights off. As the engine warmed up and they headed down the inlet, they talked it over. They had no choice, they had to hurry, even though the water was rough, it would soon get much worse as the storm approached. They wanted to be finished picking up the jugs and back at camp when the storm arrived. To be out on the water during a spring storm was not a good thing. Those storms traveled fast and suddenly there could be five foot high swells on the water.
The sun didn't actually come up that morning. Spray splashed both left and right as they made their way to where the jugs had been cast. Ball caps and windbreakers helped against the chill, but not much. Then, as they saw no jugs in sight, their spirits sank even lower. The dark just slowly became a deep gray as they searched for the jugs. Realizing that the front had prompted a change of direction for the wind they modified their search pattern, crossing the lake to the far side. Arriving in the lee of a large, long rock bluff they found the jugs. All of them ! A unusual thing had happened. They were all togather and two of them were waving. The air wasn't still, in the lee of the bluff, but it was a wonderful relief from the rough water and cold spray of the open lake. Large, slow, heavy drops of rain began to fall. The leading edge of the storm was beginning to arrive.
They made quick work of picking up the jugs and placing the two fish in the live well. Counting the two fish from last evening, this made four fish for this cast of the jugs. They poured cups of coffee and got out the honeybuns, it had been too rough before, and made a plan. They would take the long way back to camp. Island hopping to stay in the lee of the islands and out of the worst of the swells, he adjusted their speed to match the speed of the wind. Even though they were traveling down the lake at speed there was hardly any wind at all. The swells were following or going the same way they were, and the ride was much improved. There was no spray coming over the bow and they began to dry out somewhat. They had ridden out of the rain that was following them down the lake. Things were beginning to look up. The trip back to camp was much improved over the trip out, though it was somewhat slower.
They decided that the storm was too close to start cleaning fish, so they put them in the floating live box that was anchored out a ways from shore. That made four good ones in the box now.
As the guys made the boats ready for the approaching weather, the girls readied the camp. They were standing under the screen tent as the guys came up from the shoreline. You could tell that they had something on their minds. As they walked up they broke the news to the men. "You guys are taking us to the restaurant in Daisy for breakfast, after we change into dry clothes !"
Even a poor weather day at the lake is a fun day.
This photo, taken in better weather, shows the "live Box" anchored out near Harm's Weigh.


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Listening Jan 17, 2007
Terrified of New Music
Right now there are a number of upcoming albums that have the mp3 bloggers blogging up their lunches in excitement. And anticipation-wise, I'm no exception; however, ever since the Stone Roses' Second Coming let down the entire world (I've reversed my position) and played no small role in the ensuing breakup of the band, I've been wary of follow-ups to major albums.
So I hope you can understand my concern here.
The band even your stepsister likes, the Arcade Fire, has a new album out on March 6. It's called Neon Bible and leaked tracks are going up so fast and being removed-at-the-request-of-the-band even faster—you've really got to hand it to someone in their camp for having this page bookmarked. Trying to track down these songs is just annoying enough to make you go buy the album. Wait a—
What I'm afraid it's going to sound like: the Grey's Anatomy soundtrack
What I'm hoping it sounds like: Jagger '74
The big news about Bloc Party is that A Weekend in the City, their follow-up to 2005's Silent Alarm, finally, officially sees the light of day on Feb. 5. Or is the big news that the band's lead singer, Kele Okereke, is gay? Decide for yourself, but with the swarm of interviews that arrive on an album launch, you're probably going to hear a lot more on this topic.
What I'm afraid it's going to sound like: Sugababes
What I'm hoping it sounds like: like Silent Alarm without the insurance commercial
» Listen to "The Prayer" at Red Blondehead
So far I've liked every single Explosions in the Sky album, but when All of a Sudden I Miss Everyone comes out on Feb. 20, what I really want to hear is just something… different. This one has me really worried, because I wonder it the Panthers actually have what it takes to go all the way in the playoffs.
What I'm afraid it's going to sound like: Godspeed You Black Emperor IV
What I'm hoping it sounds like: something with vocals, seriously
» Listen to "What Do You Go Home To?" at the Rich Girls Are Weeping
Here cometh the answer to Low's magnificent 2005 album, The Great Destroyer. Filled with a lot of epic menace, that album marked a sharp departure from the band's otherwise narcoleptic catalog. Given said departure, however, it's hard to know exactly what to expect when Drums & Guns arrives March 20. Based on the title alone, I'm only guessing it's a real party record.
What I'm afraid it's going to sound like: old Low
What I'm hoping it sounds like: more of The Great Destroyer would be fine, really
» Listen to "Violent Past" at There's Always Someone Cooler Than You
Ambient noodlers Stars of the Lid have the distinction, for me, of putting on, in 1996, perhaps the worst live show I've ever seen—boooooring. Five years later, I was (and still am, actually) bowled over when I heard the very extraordinary The Tired Sounds of Stars of the Lid. So I will definitely want their new album, And Their Refinement of the Decline, which comes out April 2, but don't wake me up until the Stars of the Lid Lazer Show is on at the Planetarium.
What I'm afraid it's going to sound like: ProTools
What I'm hoping it sounds like: the music Steve Jobs jams on Starship Apple, circa 2010
» Listen to "A Meaningful Moment Through a Meaning(less) Process" at Pitchfork
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