With all the talk these days about game preservation (and, in many cases, the lack thereof), it's relieving to see classics from long out of production consoles be revived — especially for consoles that are hard to emulate. The landmark Dreamcast game Shenmue was just remastered and released last week, and now Onimusha Warlords — originally released for the Playstation 2 — will be revived by Capcom in its original form.
By "original" we mean the same low-poly models of the period. The game will play the same, but it will look much cleaner, with a 1080p 16:9 presentation, dual analog stick support, an Easy Mode for today's wimpy players, and a new soundtrack. For those who'd consider that last detail blasphemous, you can switch to the original.
Onimusha Warlords is coming out on everything January 15, 2019 — Playstation 4, XBox One, Nintendo Switch and PC. Of those systems, however, only PS4 and XBox will get a physical version (big mistake if you ask us — Nintendo gamers are big on physical stuff, just look at the business Limited Run gets now). The best thing is the price — just $20. Cool!


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It's crazy how obsessed people got into samgyupsal these days (myself included). There have been a lot of restaurants opening to cater to the KBBQ-hungry crowd, but there is one name that has been gaining praises, if not dominating the industry.
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We were checked in at this amazing resort in Siargao named Nay Palad Hideaway, and I've already detailed how cool this resort is (in my previous blog post). But of course, it wouldn't be a vacation (at least not for me) without delicious food. And lucky for us, Nay Palad Hideaway pampers their guests on that field as well!
I haven't always been a fan of sashimi or other sushi items. Back then, all I can eat from the Japanese cuisine were the California makis, tempura, or basically anything cooked. But this changed early last year, and as I craved for a salmon sashimi, I couldn't think of any other place to get it than this place I've been meaning to try.
The World Kitchen Fight at Genki Sushi is a competition between the different countries Genki Sushi serves all over the world. Each country creates their own masterpieces using tuna as the main ingredient, which are then presented to a panel of judges to critique.
There have been debates on whether food parks are here to stay. With the growing business of the food industry, more and more people are trying to get their way in, and thus, the rapid increase in the number of food parks. Question is, with all of them popping out across all cities, how can one really rise above the other?
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The award provides charities with a framework for good governance and guidance on policies and procedures
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Proof of good governance is essential for charities looking to secure funding, compete for major tenders and to comply with legislation and regulation. But what does good governance look like and how can charities offer proof of strong policies and procedures?
The Good Governance Award has been designed to answer these questions; providing a quality standard for Scottish charities through a clear, structured approach to assessing and improving core governance. The award was developed in partnership with the Scottish Charity Regulator (OSCR) and is the only quality standard that it recommends.
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"The award covers a broad range of criteria," explains Dr Beth Curzon, Good Governance Award Manager. "It's a quality standard, not a self-assessment, so we give the charities the framework to start with, which then gives them an idea of where they are and what gaps they need to fill.
"We then structure support to help them complete the award. It's a really thorough process and can take up to a year."
The main benefit for charities who complete the award is the peace of mind that they are compliant with OSCR regulations.
Beth says: "As trustees, to demonstrate good governance and embed it into your organisation, it is important to be up to speed with everything happening in your charity, and to understand your legal responsibilities and your duties to your charity.
"A lot of organisations have the basics in place, like a finance policy, but because they're often really busy, other areas might not get addressed until they become an issue.
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The award also helps charities to clearly identify any weaknesses or areas for improvement in their operational activity, while also helping to promote a culture where everyone works towards the same shared vision.
Beth says: "We had four groups that did the pilot last year and one of them said it really made them think about how their stakeholders communicate with one another, and how they can work better collectively to achieve their goals.
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The award is open to charities of all sizes, provided they have at least one staff member. For smaller charities with no employees, there is a foundation programme, Introduction to Good Governance, which provides a framework of 12 criteria (the full award has 66).
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Asia Markets
Asia markets mixed as geopolitical tensions linger
Published Thu, Jun 20 20197:49 PM EDT Updated Fri, Jun 21 20193:45 AM EDT
Eustance Huang@EustanceHuang
Stocks in Asia were mixed on Friday.
Overnight on Wall Street, the S&P 500 jumped 1% to close at a record high of 2,954.18.
Tensions in the Middle East continued to heat up after an Iranian missile shot down an unmanned U.S. surveillance drone on Thursday. That comes following attacks on tankers in the Gulf of Oman last week.
Stocks in Asia were mixed on Friday as tensions in the Middle East continue to linger.
In Japan, the Nikkei 225 closed 0.95% lower at 21,258.64, while the Topix index slipped 0.9% to finish its trading day at 1,545.90.
Over in South Korea, the Kospi finished its trading day 0.27% lower at 2,125.62 as shares of chipmaker SK Hynix declined 2.08%. Australia's also slipped 0.55% to close at 6,650.80, with shares of biotechnology firm CSL dropping 3.17% after the company flagged lower Chinese sales in 2020 due to a change in its distribution model.
Mainland Chinese stocks bucked the overall trend to rise on the day, with the Shanghai composite up 0.5% and Shenzhen component adding 0.87%. The Shenzhen composite also advanced 1.339%.
In Hong Kong, the Hang Seng index declined around 0.5%, as of its final hour of trading. Hong Kong-listed shares of HSBC slipped about 1%.
Overnight on Wall Street, the jumped 1% to close at a record high of 2,954.18. The Dow Jones Industrial Average ended its trading day 249.17 points higher at 26,753.17, while the Nasdaq Composite rose 0.8% to close at 8,051.34.
The U.S. Federal Reserve kept interest rates steady on Wednesday, but opened the door for a possible rate cut in the future. Following that, the yield on the benchmark 10-year Treasury fell below 2% for the first time since November 2016.
The U.S. dollar index, which tracks the greenback against a basket of its peers, was at 96.668 after it declined from levels above 97.6 earlier in the week.
The , often seen as a safe-haven currency, traded at 107.29 against the dollar after seeing levels above 107.6 yesterday. The changed hands at $0.6922 after rising from levels around $0.688 in the previous session.
Middle East tensions heat up
Meanwhile, tensions in the Middle East continued to heat up after an Iranian missile shot down an unmanned U.S. surveillance drone on Thursday. That followed attacks on tankers in the Gulf of Oman last week.
Oil prices were sent soaring on Thursday after U.S. President Donald Trump said Iran made a "very big mistake." The New York Times reported late Thursday that Trump had approved military strikes on several Iranian targets before abruptly pulling back.
In the afternoon of Asian trading hours on Friday, oil prices pared some of the previous trading day's gains. Brent slipped fractionally to $64.41 per barrel, while U.S. crude futures declined 0.14% to $56.99 per barrel.
"The key issue that we're struggling with at the moment is the impact of geopolitics on business confidence," James Sullivan, head of Asia ex-Japan equity research at J.P. Morgan told CNBC's "Squawk Box" on Friday.
"No one knows what's going on in the world at this point and it's very difficult to have a (capital expenditure) budget in that type of environment. That's the most significant drag on the global economy," he said. "In terms of the drivers of oil going forward, yes you have potential geopolitical conflict pushing the price up. But core demand continues to be very weak and that's really the driver of the story for us."
Shares of oil companies in the region saw gains on Friday. Australia's Beach Energy jumped 4.81% and Santos advanced 1.41%, while Japan's Inpex surged 4.44% and South Korea's S-Oil rose 0.61%.
— Reuters and CNBC's Yun Li and Thomas Franck contributed to this report.
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The Noida campus of IIM Lucknow is strategically located in the NCR region, which provides a vast exposure in the form of interactions with industry leaders through the Leadership Talk Series and through various field visits. These experiences provide a holistic perspective complementing the concepts taught inside the classrooms. Regular interactions are organized with Senior leaders from companies like ITC, General Electric, Ernst and Young, KPMG, Vedanta, Reliance Power.


Jennifer Libby Fay worked as a graphic and product design entrepreneur on the West Coast, applying her aesthetic sensibility to create effective visual communications and useful objects for the home. An accomplished handweaver and fiber artist, Fay now focuses primarily on textile surface design and multiple dyeing techniques, embellishment and fabric manipulation.
Fay's work has been shown in select exhibitions in California, Washington State, Oklahoma and Arkansas. She was recently named an "Arkansas Women to Watch" artist by the National Museum of Women in the Arts Arkansas State Committee. Fay's colorful abstract and modern textiles have been well received, winning several awards and finding homes with many new collectors.
My work is about transformation, imagination and symbol. Beyond the immediate meaning of a composition, I am interested in exploring the relationship between art, nature and spirituality. My goal is to find peace in a confusing and precarious world; to project a calm, contemplative atmosphere in my work. I enjoy exploring the deeper meaning—the source. I hope to engage your eyes, inspire your passion and take you on a visual expedition into new territory.


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Sarah Mazouz completed a PhD in sociology (2010) and is permanent researcher at the CNRS (CERAPS). Before that, she was Marie Curie Fellow at the Humboldt University in Berlin and postdoctoral fellow in the ERC research program MORALS – Towards a Critical Moral Anthropology. Her main research topics are antidiscrimination in France, French public youth employment centers and citizenship politics in France and Germany. Her work draws on ethnography. It also leans on Critical Race studies, sociology of law, sociology of public policies and critical anthropology of moral. She is the author of La République et ses autres. Politiques de l'altérité dans la France des années, 2000, Lyon, ENS Éditions and the co-author of Juger, réprimer, accompagner. Essai sur la morale de l'État, Paris, Seuil, 2013 and of At the Heart of State. The Moral World of Institutions, London, Pluto, Press, 2015. Her other publications include articles in the Revue française de sociologie, Genèses. Sciences sociales et histoire, Droit et société, Politix, Raison politique and French Politics, Culture and Society.
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Student, Professor Earn Awards at Graphic Design Competition in China
Professor Hao Xu
with Schmickle and Perrier
Fourth-year Texas Tech University graphic design student Collin Perrier and Dennis Schmickle, an assistant professor in the School of Art in the J.T. and Margaret Talkington College of Visual and Performing Arts, represented Texas Tech and accepted awards for posters designed and presented at an annual creative design competition in China.
Both Perrier and Schmickle presented works created by students at a design symposium at the Hangzhou College Student Creative Design Competition. The event was hosted by the Zhejiang University of Media and Communications in Hangzhou, China.
"This is a tremendous honor and I will look back fondly on this competition for many years," Perrier said. "I want to thank all the professors from Texas Tech and Hangzhou who helped the graphic design students enter in this competition."
Dennis Schmickle
Perrier's poster, entitled "WEC (Wave Energy Converter)," earned top recognition at the competition. The poster depicts a potential community that would provide housing for coastal cities displaced by rising ocean levels, where the energy produced by the ocean's waves would be converted into electricity to power the housing complexes.
Perrier's poster won a bronze medal in the competition.
"I'm extremely proud of this recognition of our student-designers, who created compelling work that represents ideas bigger than themselves and their immediate community," Schmickle said. "Their concerns for the environment, healthcare and peaceful coexistence are inspirational, and these awards are a great validation of their efforts."
In addition to Perrier's award, six other students placed in the competition with posters addressing issues such as healthcare, the environment and world peace. Schmickle accepted the awards on behalf of students who could not make the trip.
Silver medalists are:
Cacy Clements, a senior from Brownwood
Laura Hartsfield, a senior from Lubbock
Marlee Shultz, a senior from Lewisville
Bronze medalists are:
Sally Addison, a senior from McKinney
Sarah Freitag, a senior from Tahoka
Joshua Wells, a senior from Levelland
All the posters created by the students were designed in the Public & Social Service Design class at Texas Tech, which discusses the role of the graphic designer in a community and using that design for a social good. Schmickle said most of the students created posters encouraging preservation of the environment and natural resources.
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LOS ANGELES (KBCWtv) – On CBS' hit comedy series 'The Big Bang Theory,' Melissa Rauch's character Dr. Bernadette Rostenkowski-Wolowitz, recently gave birth. As the show is on hiatus, Rauch is now expecting her first child with husband Winston Beigel.
The 37-year-old actress recently opened up to Glamour Magazine, where she reveals having previously suffered through a traumatic miscarriage.
In the essay, she writes about how "terrified at the moment that it will happen again," and that the miscarriage "was one of the most profound sorrows" in her life that led to a bout of depression.
The season 11 premiere of "The Big Bang Theory" is set for Monday, September 25th on CBS, seen locally on KPIX 5.


Drake had the hip-hop world in an uproar after his "God's Plan" video dropped last week. The Toronto rhymer unabashedly reps the 6, but decided to come stateside for what he deemed the most important thing he's ever done. The budget for "God's Plan" was $996,631.90, and Drake spent every penny of it. He didn't blow it on elaborate sets or vehicle rentals however – he gave it all away to Floridians in need. The good deed has inspired a range of commendation and commentary, so it's only natural that it inspires some comedy as well.


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Q: container builds and whitelisting of dpkg It would be nice if there was a "sudo" option which meant: I've made my repo container happy, but I need packages not yet whitelisted. (which is why I'm using sudo)
Then travis-ci would know which packages to prioritize getting whitelisted: this would accelerate the process of getting more source trees out of the legacy (and presumably more costly) VMs and into containers.
It would best if addon/package list, if it couldn't be satisfied from container safe packages, automatically became a legacy build, and then used sudo apt-get install to install the rest.
That would require analysis of the addon list prior to committing to legacy/container build, but would also mean that as packages are whitelisted,
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Those who can't pitch, rap: The curious case of the man who can't throw
I like making fun of people. I mean, what's the point of running a sports blog if you can't blast the ones you love?
This time around, it's Fitty Cent's turn… again.
We've already questioned his courtside seating arrangements although, to be perfectly honest, hanging out with Meryl Streep at Lakers games is probably an upgrade from the time spent with his usual posse. He's also been caught taunting Floyd Mayweather for his inability to read, as if professional boxers, or gangsta rappers for that matter, are known for being the most literate people on the planet.
Either way, Fitty should probably work on his baseball toss before throwing stones.
Earlier this baseball season, Fitty was giving a post-game concert at CitiField, providing Mets fans with something they haven't seen on that field in years: Quality entertainment. The organization asked him to throw out the first pitch that evening, which he did.
Let's just say he should probably stick to rapping. The moment that followed immediately ranked as everyone's worst opening pitches of all time.
Tweeters immediately came out with such gems like…
Cassmark/JimFrangelo @Cassmarkrock
50 Cent's opening pitch at the Mets game. Let's just say if he were playing darts, he would've hit the 8 ball in the corner pocket.
tracey cheun @tcheun
SO PISSED. was about to go to sleep and 50 cent's first pitch from New York flew threw the window and hit my head
Steve Rushin @SteveRushin
50 Cent's first pitch tonight reminds us that Snoop Dogg threw one in 2012, fresh off Tommy Chong surgery.
José @MostHatedRT
By the way 50 cent threw that pitch is clear that he grew up without a father figure
I was going to leave Fitty alone for his athletic inability but then I saw this video of a 100-year old woman throwing out the first pitch at a Cardinals game. Now obviously she didn't walk all the way to the mound and she had some assistance but at least she got the ball over the damn plate.
Then the Rays, in their constant efforts to distract fans from how mediocre their team really is, brought in a female pitching phenomenon who proceeded to strike out the team during batting practice with a barrage of knuckleballs. It was a welcome change from Rays' hitters striking out during actual games.
A few weeks after, this lovely Asian girl had trouble reaching the plate but that's because… SHE HAD JUST BROKEN TEN CINDERBLOCKS WITH HER HEAD! I'd say she gets a pass for her errant throw.
Then there's leggy supermodel Crissy Tiegen who made herself a few tequila cocktails before throwing out the first pitch at a Dodgers game. The ball reached the plate. Perhap Fitty should have considered a drink or two before stepping on the rubber.
And now we've seen Little League phenom, 12-year old, Mo'ne Davis mow down batter after batter while Fitty is airmailing balls past the first base line. Perhaps it's time to replace the phrase "throw like a girl" to "throw like a rapper."
Fitty clearly needs a do-over and a pitching lesson. I'm sure any one of the aforementioned would help him out. Or maybe he should just stick to doing what he does best. If we only knew what that was.
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13 thoughts on "Those who can't pitch, rap: The curious case of the man who can't throw"
tophatal ........... on August 23, 2014 at 4:29 pm said:
Those who can't rap pitch , but what if you don't give a #hit , because you have over $300 million in the bank ? Fitty doesn't give #hit , what your or I might think about his pitching . It's all about the "cheddar " .
$300 mil, Al?
Looks like we got into the wrong business.
I don't wrap at all , though I do like the genre ! Was brought up on traditional jazz and reggae music .
The Rams are likely to be in for a tough season if the news concerning Sam Bradford is said to be true . The quarterback is likely to be lost to the team for the entire regular season . Alternatives at the position are very thin .
Think the likes of Bryant and LBJ are seeking to make a point ?
Major cuts likely to be made concerning teams' rosters within the next forty-eight hours in the NFL
Bradford just can't stay healthy, Al.
Through five full seasons, he'll only have played fifty games. That's not what the Rams were hoping for.
Same play to bet them under on the season.
Oh and Kobe thinks he and LeBron aren't getting their just due? It's no wonder people can't stand the guy.
tophatal on August 26, 2014 at 12:00 pm said:
My elderly neighbor (octogenarian) uses a walker to get around and he's more athletic than Sam Bradford . He's a military vet who saw action in Korea . Need I say anymore on the matter ?
Lovie Smith believes everyone deserves a second chance ? If Richie Incognito comes off with his antics , such as the ##it that went down with the Dolphins , then what ? Incognito is said to be on the cusp of being signed by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers .
I see the Tampa Bay Rays are use to giving up the long ball ? That pounding at the hands (9-1 loss) of the O's was well deserved . What's up with the Rays' lackluster pitching as of late ?
I couldn't stand Kobe from the get-go, without delving into the aftermath of what took place in Eagle , Colorado . Part of the " bro-code " , you don't sh#t on your teammates , by telling about what they've been doing behind closed doors . It led to the falling out between Bryant , Shaq and Rick Fox. Out of that mess , Fox ended up divorcing actress Vanessa Williams . How ##cked up was that , given how hot Williams was then and still remains now ? Kobe Bryant is nothing more than a self-serving ###ole .
LBJ seems intent on having many of his former Heat teammates at his side this upcoming season with the Cavaliers . I know Kevin Love will make their offense better , but I am sure none of the additions to the Cavs' roster , in terms of the former Miami players will be of benefit to the team . I mean look at how poor the Heat were offensively , in the postseason and in particular during the NBA Finals against the Spurs .
tophatal ……………….
So the Bucs didn't go after Incognito after all, Al. Landed the guard from New England instead. It's nice to see people get the better of Belichick for a change. Looks like Mankins might just bring some leadership and cohesiveness to a line that most certainly needs it. We'll see how long it takes for that to happen.
This series with Baltimore is a stark reminder of just how far of a gap exists between the Rays and Orioles, Al. For all intents and purposes, this season is over.
And speaking of Kobe and his comments, I'll have my take up on that tomorrow.
Dee Dee on September 9, 2014 at 8:32 pm said:
Love the idea about replacing "throw like a girl" with "throw like a rapper". That's awesome! I still laugh like hell watching that video. I saw it in ESPN while working out on my elliptical one early morning. Watching that while on a machine is hazardous; I nearly fell off from laughing so hard. Of course, I am easily entertained.
BleedPRPL&GOLD on September 9, 2014 at 11:16 pm said:
50's lame toss reminded me of that commercial where the dad is teaching his kid to throw in the front yard…Shit cracks me up everytime….Who knew Curtis was raised by devils?
You could just hear Bob Uekers voice in the background…
"Juuuuust a bit outside"
Chris Humpherys on September 10, 2014 at 3:07 pm said:
I wonder if we're taking all these first pitch things a little too seriously.
Nah, it reminds us how hard it is to get the ball over the plate and how absolutely unathletic some people are.
Present company excluded, of course.
He he, Bleed.
My favorite Tweet was the guy who said "Clearly Fitty grew up without a father figure." He he
CapnTreee on September 11, 2014 at 8:01 pm said:
Chump,
I almost feel embarrassed to reply on topic on this site… and I especially feel bad saying ANYTHING positive about the overpaid thug Curtis James Jackson III, also referred to as 'fleeting sense' or whatever but I will officially grant this moron his day in the sun for openly calling out Floyd Fayweather for not being able to read. LOL could anything be funnier? An overpaid idiot rapper calling out an overpaid cowardly idiot boxer?
Heck the next thing you know blacks will be bkitching about having a black President… oh wait…
Chris Humpherys on September 13, 2014 at 4:32 am said:
Mayweather fights tomorrow. I've heard he's not taking this fight seriously.
Kinda like how Fitty took that pitch.
I say put 'em both in the ring and see what happens. At least we'd finally have a fight worth watching.


On July 23, City Tap House in Fort Point will celebrate the kickoff of The Discovery Channel's 19th season of the sensation "Shark Week" by taking a dive into the deep blue and serving up a collection of themed specials. The opening night programming – including showdowns between Michael Phelps and the Great White as well as sharks and crocodiles – will play on City Tap's 11 HDTVs, including three mammoth 80-inch screens, while fin-fans snack on a complimentary "bread service" of Goldfish crackers. In addition to tapping a keg of Cisco Brewer's Shark Tracker lager ($7 per pint), the bar team will be shaking up the sharable Shark Attack cocktail with Absolut Lime, lemongrass syrup, elderflower liqueur, blue curaçao, Red Bull Blue Edition and lime juice, garnished with gummy sharks ($22). For those looking to conquer this sea beast on land during a surprise attack, there is a dinner special of blood orange-marinated Grilled Mako with pineapple seaweed salad, Sriracha-honey beurre blanc and oyster mushroom risotto ($27). Jawsome.


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Q: Appropriate for vs appropriate as This is actually the continuation of my prior question.
Again, I am now trying to make a question in which readers need to choose appropriate words that are not appropriate as/for antonyms in the question.
For example, the whole current sentence as of now is below.

Now, choose the word(s) that is ( are ) NOT
appropriate for antonym(s) of the words in
the questions. The answer is not limited to one
choice.

extraordinary

A. common

B. exceptional

C. conventional

D. average

In this case, the answer is B. Anyhow, I begin to have a question if the sentence of the very question is correct, where I am wondering which preposition I should use, namely, as or for, following after the word antonym.

A: Sorry for my intrusion but I think neither of the prepositions will work.
My advice is to rephrase it to:

*

*Now, choose the word(s) that is NOT the antonym of the other words listed below. The answer is not limited to one choice.

or:

*

*From the set of words listen below, choose a word(s), which you consider NOT to be antonyms of the other words. The answer is not limited to one choice.

Sometimes it is better to rephrase your sentence if you are having
  trouble phrasing it the way you want it to be.

A: The sentence is not elegant English. However, "appropriate" can take a number of prepositions.
"X is appropriate as an example of Y" will sound normal to a native speaker.
"X is appropriate for that kind of use" will sound normal to a native speaker.
"X is appropriate to use under those circumstances" will sound normal to a native speaker.
I shall not try to formulate a general rule for which preposition will sound most appropriate to a native speaker under what circumstances. If any such rule exists, it may vary regionally or even from speaker to speaker. I would not worry about it if I were you.
In the specific question at issue, either "for" or "as" is grammatical. In the case of "for,", the question will be read as a contraction of
"Choose the word or words that are not appropriate for [use as] an antonym."
In the case of "as," the question will be read as a contraction of
"Choose the word or words that are not appropriate as [examples of] an antonym."
In any case, the question is wordy and thus in bad style. The whole issue can be avoided with
"Choose the word or words that are not antonyms."
(I do not even want to get into the sloppiness of word(s) is(are).)


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[ARCHIVED THREAD] - Democraps trying to start trouble with our ally in the WoT, Turkey.
santanatwo
Ok, turkey isn't in my top ten favorite list of countries... but at least they don't put up with muslim extreamists.
And as real as the genocide was... it was 100 years ago, and this move will only stir up trouble with our ally in the war on terror. looks like the democraps have sunk to even lower lows.
They can't get our troops out, so they are trying to make trouble with one of our key allys. WTF, over?
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ANKARA, Turkey - Turkey, which is a key supply route to U.S. troops in Iraq, recalled its ambassador to Washington on Thursday and warned of serious repercussions if Congress labels the killing of Armenians by Turks a century ago as genocide.
Ordered after a House committee endorsed the genocide measure, the summons of the ambassador for consultations was a further sign of the deteriorating relations between two longtime allies and the potential for new turmoil in an already troubled region.
Egeman Bagis, an aide to Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan, told Turkish media that Turkey — a conduit for many of the supplies shipped to American bases in both Iraq and Afghanistan — might have to "cut logistical support to the U.S."
Analysts also have speculated the resolution could make Turkey more inclined to send troops into northern Iraq to hunt Turkish Kurd rebels, a move opposed by the U.S. because it would disrupt one of the few relatively stable and peaceful Iraqi areas.
"There are steps that we will take," Turkey's prime minister told reporters, but without elaboration. It also wasn't clear if he meant his government would act immediately or wait to see what happens to the resolution in Congress.
He declined to answer questions about whether Turkey might shut down Incirlik air base in southern Turkey, a major cargo hub for U.S. and allied military forces in Iraq and Afghanistan. Turkey's Mediterranean port of Iskenderun is also used to ferry goods to American troops.
"You don't talk about such things, you just do them," Erdogan said.
The measure before Congress is just a nonbinding resolution without the force of law, but the debate has incensed Turkey's government.
The relationship between the two NATO allies, whose troops fought together in the Korean War in 1950-53, have stumbled in the past. They hit a low in 2003, when Turkey's parliament refused to allow U.S. forces use their country as a staging ground for the invasion that toppled Saddam Hussein.
But while the threat of repercussions against the U.S. is appealing for many Turks, the country's leaders know such a move could hurt Turkey's standing as a reliable ally of the West and its ambitions to be a mediator on the international stage.
The Turks did suspend military ties with France last year after parliament's lower house approved a bill that would have made it a crime to deny the mass killings of Armenians in Turkey amounted to genocide. But Turkey has much more to lose from cutting ties to the U.S.
The United States is one of its major business partners, with $11 billion in trade last year, and the U.S. defense industry provides much of the Turkish military's equipment.
Turkey's ambassador in Washington, Nabi Sensoy, was ordered home for discussions with the Turkish leadership about what is happening in Congress, Foreign Minister spokesman Levent Bilman said. He said Sensoy would go back after seven to 10 days.
"We are not withdrawing our ambassador. We have asked him to come to Turkey for some consultations," Bilman said. "The ambassador was given instructions to return and will come at his earliest convenience."
The Bush administration, which is lobbying strongly in hopes of persuading Congress to reject the resolution, stressed the need for good relations with Turkey.
"We look forward to his quick return and will continue to work to maintain strong U.S.-Turkish relations," said Gordon Johndroe, a spokesman for the National Security Council. "We remain opposed to House Resolution 106 because of the grave harm it could bring to the national security of the United States."
Defense Secretary Robert Gates said the measure is damaging relations at a time when U.S. forces in Iraq rely heavily on Turkish permission to use their airspace for cargo flights.
About 70 percent of U.S. air cargo headed for Iraq goes through Turkey as does about one-third of the fuel used by the U.S. military there. U.S. bases also get water and other supplies carried in overland by Turkish truckers who cross into Iraq's northern Kurdish region.
In addition, C-17 cargo planes fly military supplies to U.S. soldiers in remote areas of Iraq from Incirlik, avoiding the use of Iraqi roads vulnerable to bomb attacks. U.S. officials say the arrangement helps reduce American casualties.
U.S.-Turkish ties already had been strained by Turkey's complaint the U.S. hasn't done enough to stop Turkish Kurd rebels from using bases in northern Iraq to stage attacks in southeastern Turkey, a predominantly Kurdish region where tens of thousands have died in fighting since 1984.
Turkish warplanes and helicopter gunships attacked suspected positions of Kurdish rebels on the border this week and Turkey's parliament was expected to vote next week on a proposal to allow the military to pursue a large-scale offensive in northern Iraq.
The U.S. ambassador to Turkey, Ross Wilson, was invited to the Foreign Ministry, where officials conveyed their "unease" over the resolution in Congress and asked the Bush administration do all in its power to stop passage by the full House, a Foreign Ministry official said. He spoke on condition of anonymity because he was not authorized to make press statements.
Historians estimate up to 1.5 million Armenians were killed by Ottoman Turks around the time of World War I. Turkey denies the deaths constituted genocide, saying the killings didn't come from a coordinated campaign but rather during unrest accompanying the Ottoman Empire's collapse.
The House Foreign Affairs Committee passed the resolution Thursday despite intense lobbying by Turkish officials and the opposition from President Bush. The vote was a triumph for well-organized Armenian-American interest groups that have lobbied Congress for decades to pass a resolution.
The administration will now try to pressure Democratic leaders in Congress not to schedule a vote, but House Speaker Nancy Pelosi indicated they were committed to going forward.
"Why do it now? Because there's never a good time and all of us in the Democratic leadership have supported" it, she said.
Turkish officials said the House had no business to get involved in writing history.
"It is not possible to accept such an accusation of a crime which was never committed by the Turkish nation," Turkey's government said after the committee adopted the measure.
GunLvrPHD
Lee Marvin's Evil Twin
Pure special interest politics. What the Dems are best at. Murtha probably got a $50,000 campaign contrib from an Armenian, and then they were off to the races.
The summer soldier and the sunshine patriot will, in this crisis, shrink from the service of their country; but he that stands it now, deserves the love and thanks of man and woman.
mnvwguy02
71-Hour_Achmed
WTF, dudes. Where are all the usual suspects who run around screaming "fuck the Muslims, nuke them all into glass!"?
I mean, sure, a few of those guys are burning in hell now (at least if their religious beliefs were accurate ), but not all of them have croaked. . . .
MauserMark
as Savage said the other day,
it would be like congress passing a bill condemning the Holocaust.
it's well established both incidents occurred.
this is pure political motivation to end the war in iraq by whatever means necessary.
DLaw
The Turks are not our friends they use us for their benefit... The Turks kill Kurds, the Kurds are the only ones in Iraq that love us...
By the way I'm Greek and I cant stand them...My grandfather killed alot of them during their war..So I guess I'm somewhat biased..
Wobblin-Goblin
Don't tase me, bro!
CT, USA
Originally Posted By DLaw:
The Turks are not our friends they use us for their benefit...
Grandfathering weapons only puts off until tomorrow what tyranny cannot accomplish today.
The only people made safer by gun control are criminals.
david_g17
The Turks are not our friends; they use us for their benefit...
While I agree 100%, what would you really expect? A government is supposed to use its influence in other countries for its own people's good.
I hope we are using them for our own benefit. In fact, according to the article we are.
guns762
The unusual Art Teacher
WY, USA
Originally Posted By Wobblin-Goblin:
Maybe, but we are using them now, and need to keep using them. The dems are trying to stab our troops in the back, hoping for a loss in the WOT.
Originally Posted By guns762:
Look, Turkey is not allowed into the EU for a reason....
Originally Posted By Coolio:
At around the same time that the Turks were deporting and murdering Armenians (eastern part of Turkey) they were also deporting and murdering Greeks (western part of Turkey). The murder and deportation of the Greek population is an apt metaphor for the extingushing of the light of Western Civilization from the "Land of Peace".
Why are the Turks in Cyprus? What would happen if China came in and decided to take half of Hawaii?
F*ck you Turkey!
ben72227
Command Prompt FTW!
Bad analogy. More like if China decided to take half of Taiwan. Cyprus is to Turkey what the Falklands are to Argentina; it should be Turkish territory but the greedy Greeks just HAVE to have the island (as if they haven't got enough islands already )
Originally Posted By ben72227:
Any way you look at it they're assclowns!
21HWR
AZ, USA
Cyprus is to Turkey what the Falklands are to Argentina; it should be Turkish territory but the greedy Greeks just HAVE to have the island (as if they haven't got enough islands already )
Didnt go to collage now did we? or History must be your weak link
Cyprus and the Country of Turkey were Greek lands for thousands of years
5subslr5
Originally Posted By hellbound:
cutting off the logistics support from turkey would seal the deal for ultimate troop withdrawal and win the "hearts and minds" of US voters to the democrat party...
Only the liberal left would be won and the Dim ones already own the liberal far left.
5sub
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Calendar: Saturday, Jan. 11, 2014
Places to go and things to do in the Pensacola area.
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? Ocean Hour Florida: 9 to 10 a.m. Ocean Hour Florida will be at Project Greenshores at Bayfront Parkway and the Pensacola Bay Bridge. Buckets and trash bags will be provided. All volunteers are welcome. Project Greenshores, Bayfront Parkway. Barbara Mozur; email bmozur@gmail.com or oceanhour@motherocean.org; visit www.oceanhour.org.
? Third annual Snowbird Fest: 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Event organizers at The Snowbird Company, the nationwide No. 1 snowbird lifestyle resource since 2002, have planned a day full of entertainment, information and networking opportunities for snowbirds as well as the local businesses and people who welcome them. Registration is required, but the event is free. There will be musical and other entertainment, food samplings from area restaurants, an RV exhibit by Johnny's RVs, boats on display and the return of the Snowbird Fest Car & Truck Show. $20, day of event registration for vehicle show. Orange Beach Event Center, The Wharf, 4671 Wharf Parkway, Orange Beach, Ala. 800-270-2457; visit www.snowbirdfest.com.
? Santa Rosa County History Museum: 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturdays. Explore Santa Rosa County's rich history and the ongoing effort by area volunteers to preserve and protect area treasures including the Imogene Theater. Santa Rosa County History Museum, 5234 Willing St., Milton. 623-9866; visit www.santarosahistoricalsociety.com.
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? Music for Families: 12:30 to 2:30 p.m. Music for Families was established to offer children and parents entertaining ways to better enjoy and connect with classical music. Kids of all ages will have the opportunity to play the instruments that make up an orchestra. Under the direction of PSO's professional musicians, each participant will get to experience woodwinds, brass, string and percussion instruments. A highlight of this event is the interactive "Instrument Petting Zoo." Tickets: $5, available at the Saenger box office, Ticketmaster outlets, Ticketmaster.com or charge by phone at 800-745-3000. Additional fees may apply. Saenger Theatre, 118 Palafox Place. 435-2533; visit www.pensacolasaenger.com.
? Spirit Week tailgate party: 1 p.m., tailgate party; 4:30 p.m., parade. Pensacola State College will be hosting its first Spirit Week tailgate party and parade. Pregame festivities will be in parking lot R at the corner of Airport Boulevard and Ninth Avenue. The tailgate party will begin at 1 p.m. and includes grilling, music, entertainment, and prizes for the best "Tailgate" and "Dress Like a Pirate" contests. The Lady Pirates will play Northwest Florida State College at the Hartsell Arena, building 3, at 5:30 p.m. and the Pirates will play at 7:30 p.m. Pensacola State College, 1000 College Blvd. Sheila Nichols, 484-1428.
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? Beethoven & Blue Jeans: 8 p.m. Put on your denim, let down your hair and relax as the Pensacola Symphony Orchestra performs an exciting program of music full of surprises. The evening's line-up consists of six short pieces that range from the baroque era, up to works by 20th century composers. Each piece is meant to be unique and brings something new to audience members. A guaranteed highlight of the evening will be to witness guest trumpeter Ryan Anthony's virtuosic skills on an Arutiunian trumpet concerto. Tickets: $22 to $84, available at the Saenger box office, Ticketmaster outlets, Ticketmaster.com or charge by phone at (800) 745-3000. Additional fees may apply. Saenger Theatre, 118 Palafox Place. 595-3880; visit www.pensacolasaenger.com.
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Debut è un album postumo di Tony Fruscella, pubblicato dalla Spotlite Records nel 1981.

Il disco raccoglie due registrazioni distinte del trombettista, la prima (anche come sua prima incisione come leader) è del 10 dicembre 1948 al Vocarium Studios di New York, mentre la seconda è della metà del 1953, dal vivo, al Open Door di New York City (jazz club dove si esibiva spesso), alcuni brani (non compresi in quest'album) di questa stessa performance live furono pubblicati nell'album Fru'n Brew.

Tracce
Lato A

Lato B

Musicisti
Lato A
 Tony Fruscella - tromba
 Chick Maures - sassofono alto
 Bill Triglia - pianoforte
 Red Mitchell - contrabbasso
 Dave Troy - batteria
Lato B
 Tony Fruscella - tromba
 Brew Moore - sassofono tenore
 Bill Triglia - pianoforte
 Teddy Kotick - contrabbasso
 Art Mardigan - batteria

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Q: boost: get the current local_date_time with current time zone from the machine The problems is:

*

*I know how to get the local time in boost

the code:
    boost::local_time::local_date_time currentTime(
        boost::posix_time::second_clock::local_time(),
        boost::local_time::time_zone_ptr());
    std::cout << currentTime.local_time() << std::endl;

*

*I know how to get the current time zone data from the machine (I hope it's a right way)

the code:
tzset();
// the var tzname will have time zone names
// the var timezone will have the current offset
// the var daylight should show me if there is daylight "on"

but still I can't get local_date_time with the current time_zone... Does someone know, how to do it?

A: OK, as for now I still don't know the whole answer
but there is code, which could help to print the current time zone offset
(based on an answer for a related question here (stackoverflow) and some inner boost code)
I'm absolutely not sure it's will work correctly on all machines, but for now it's better than nothing:
boost::posix_time::time_duration getUtcOffset(const boost::posix_time::ptime& utcTime)
{
    using boost::posix_time::ptime;
    const ptime localTime = boost::date_time::c_local_adjustor<ptime>::utc_to_local(utcTime);
    return localTime - utcTime;
}

std::wstring getUtcOffsetString(const boost::posix_time::ptime& utcTime)
{
    const boost::posix_time::time_duration td = getUtcOffset(utcTime);
    const wchar_t fillChar = L'0';
    const wchar_t timeSeparator = L':';

    std::wostringstream out;
    out << (td.is_negative() ? L'-' : L'+');
    out << std::setw(2) << std::setfill(fillChar)
        << boost::date_time::absolute_value(td.hours());
    out << L':';
    out << std::setw(2) << std::setfill(fillChar)
        << boost::date_time::absolute_value(td.minutes());
    return out.str();
}
int main()
{
    const boost::posix_time::ptime utcNow =
        boost::posix_time::second_clock::universal_time();

    const std::wstring curTimeOffset = getUtcOffsetString(utcNow);
    std::wcout << curTimeOffset.c_str() << std::endl;  // prints  -05:00  on my comp
}

A: Since you say you have timezone information the only question is how to use boost for formatting string you need. Below is a sample code:
  using namespace boost::local_time;
  using namespace boost::posix_time;

  // Composing this string is the most tricky part. Syntax see in:
  // boost\date_time\local_time\posix_time_zone.hpp
  string posix_tz_def("PST-5PDT01:00:00,M4.1.0/02:00:00,M10.1.0/02:00:00");
  local_date_time ldt(second_clock::local_time(),
                      time_zone_ptr(new posix_time_zone(posix_tz_def)));

  std::stringstream ss;
  local_time_facet* output_facet = new local_time_facet();
  ss.imbue(std::locale(std::locale::classic(), output_facet));
  output_facet->format("%Y-%m-%dT%H:%M:%S %Q");
  ss << ldt;

  string formatted_datetime = ss.str();  // 2012-01-05T18:14:06 -05:00

In this approach most problematic part is posix timezone string. I think there should be databases with these strings for every timezone and boost provides a template for working with .csv file. If the only thing you need is offset in the string just setup DTS to 0:00:00 and don't care about the rest. For example use this string: PST-5:30PDT0,0,365 (forever PDT, shift 0). Substitute "-5:00" with the offset you need.
Though, C++/boost way would be implementing own timezone provider by deriving from date_time::time_zone_base.
More samples and ideas could be found here.

A: So, if you also need to obtain correct UTC offset than my previous example should be modified a bit to produce correct timezone string:
static boost::posix_time::time_duration utc_offset(
    second_clock::local_time() - second_clock::universal_time());
std::ostringstream ss_posix_tz_def;
// We don't care about real zone name so, just put any three letters.
ss_posix_tz_def << "LOC" << utc_offset;
string posix_tz_def = ss_posix_tz_def.str();

Another solution is writing a whole new timezone provider. Like this simple one:
// We assume local TZ doesn't have DST, UTC offset is calculated basing on
// local system clocks. Thus, using of this provider for time calculations for
// an arbitrary date is not a good idea.
class machine_time_zone : public boost::local_time::custom_time_zone {
 public:
  typedef boost::local_time::custom_time_zone base_type;
  typedef base_type::time_duration_type time_duration_type;

  machine_time_zone()
    : boost::local_time::custom_time_zone(
        time_zone_names("Local machine TZ", "LOC", "", ""),
        GetUTCOffset(),
        boost::local_time::dst_adjustment_offsets(
            time_duration_type(0, 0, 0),
            time_duration_type(0, 0, 0), time_duration_type(0, 0, 0)),
        boost::shared_ptr<boost::local_time::dst_calc_rule>()) {
  }

  // This method is not precise, real offset may be several seconds more or less.
  static const boost::posix_time::time_duration& GetUTCOffset() {
    using boost::posix_time::second_clock;
    static boost::posix_time::time_duration utc_offset(
      second_clock::local_time() - second_clock::universal_time());
    return utc_offset;
  }
};

Just pass it when constructing local_date_time:
local_date_time ldt(second_clock::local_time(),
                    time_zone_ptr(new machine_time_zone()));


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Kevin Vargas, Program Director of KISS/San Antonio, TX – The Highlander Of San Antonio
Posted by Michael Posted on Apr - 25 - 2000 1 Comment
© Aprl 25, 2000. Michael D. Vogel. All Rights Reserved.
Aggro-Active magazine – May 12, 2000
Anyone who has interacted with Kevin Vargas, PD of KISS San Antonio, knows him to be a consummate professional in every way. He immediately earns the respect, not only because of his undying passion of Active Rock radio, but also for his dedication to building the station into the powerhouse it has become.
A seasoned veteran within Rock Radio, Kevin got his start in college radio in 1976 and then quickly jumped to commercial radio a year later at KIIK Quad Cities. "There's only one date that I remember like it was yesterday, and that would be October 10th, 1977–the very first time I cracked a commercial mic." From there he went to WWCT Peoria, then made the big move to KWHL Alaska, then KKLZ Las Vegas and WAZU Dayton when it was known as "The Big Wazoo." After stops at Virginia Beach's "The Fox", and with Bryan Shock in Annapolis, Vargas joined Virgil Thompson in San Antonio.
As Kevin and I got to talkin', it wasn't hard to see that he is still as passionate about radio today as when he opened the mic for the first time, but also realizes that a specific set of market circumstances can dictate how adventurous a station can be. He understands the type of listener the format attracts and the special challenges that go with it, and that the rewards can ultimately be tremendous. The proof is in the pudding–KISS was #2 in the market with an 8 share and the #2 local biller.
As the format continues to search and identify its proven path to success, Vargas reminds us of the one cornerstone concept that helped kickoff this format to begin with–meeting and delivering the expectations of the listener. Done properly, this philosophy can create a constant positive stream of ambassador's for your station. Frankly, it's a concept that all radio should try and incorporate into their mission statement.
What are some of the issues facing Active Rock Radio today?
Kevin Vargas: "The biggest issue facing the format would be a further fragmentation of the life groups. Some Active Rock stations lean to the 'extreme side' of music where bands such as Pantera are much more valuable than a band such as Rush. On the other side of the coin are the stations where bands such as Aerosmith, Scorpions and Queensryche are essential core artists. And this is going to be influenced as well by how viable the long-term shelf life will be for niche genres like Rap Rock. We are faced with an issue of whether the format should be sub-divided once again.
"A couple of years ago, when Alternative Radio trumpeted the electronica and ska bands like Prodigy and Reel Big Fish, it was less of an issue because there was much more differentiation of product. And now, so many Alternative stations have embraced some of the traditionally exclusive artists for Active Rock. A great example of this is Metallica. How many Alternative stations two years ago truly played Metallica, where as now, it's not uncommon. The alternative format has gotten away from the dance sound and back to the guitar. As a result, these stations become a lot more similar sounding."
Then what is the difference between the two formats?
KV: "Active Rock leans more male targeted whereas Alternative will have more of a 50/50 or even in some cases be skewed more towards the targeted female demo. Sound wise, Alternative Radio adds a little more pop and dance elements than Active Rock. It also depends on the situation in the market.
"The other big challenge facing the format is having a sales staff that understands the demos the station is targeting. As stations lean to the extreme and start garnering the younger end of the 18-34 demo, it becomes imperative for the sales staff to truly understand the life group, understand the lifestyle and ultimately knows how to deliver the audience to the appropriate clients who have the products they want and/or needs.
"It's about having a sales staff and sales manager who truly get what the format is all about, and to champion that audience. It can't be just beer and soda commercials any more. If you're selling airtime, and the client has no concept as to why this is a vital buy, you won't be able to progress and you'll ultimately be out of business. Too many advertisers are quick to just place 25-54 demo and more often, woman 25-54.
"That will always be an issue any time music starts to lean a little farther away from the mainstream. Even though a lot of what is now considered mainstream for some people and some markets is going to be in the extreme for others. But, by its own definition, extreme does not mean extreme."
As Active Rock embraces harder-edged bands–those who use controversial and sometime violent lyrics–what type of responsibility does radio have to its listeners?
"I think it's defined by market standards. Each station knows how far they can go and what they can get away with. Shock simply for the point of shock has no artistic value.
"Any jock can talk blue and dirty. If you're just trying to get a reaction out of people, because that's your intention, then so be it. But let's be realistic, any idiot can open the mic and say, 'fuck.' The trick is to be clever about it. When you are sticking your neck out over the line, then it better have a purpose. And most importantly, the drive you are taking people along on had better be a ride that they want to go on. Otherwise what's the point?
"For example, musically, a song like 'Nookie' obviously contains a lot of drop-outs, but even so, the integrity of the song is not lost. Whereas a song like 'Break Stuff' is one big edit after another. In the end, you lose the anger and emotion of the song because of the drop out. It doesn't take a lot of talent to spew obscenities, but it does take talent to create a lyrical line that makes you say, 'Oh man, I get that. I can so relate to that!'
"It is also important to remember where people tend to listen the most. How would the buyers or the at-work listeners feel about such language coming from their monitors and speakers? Classic Rock has had a tremendous rise over the past few years, because it is very safe, and in some cases so familiar, that it's almost a background. You can just leave it on in the background; sing along when you wish, all the while, never really being challenged musically. So one of the great battlefields for the format is the office. Looking at the successful Active Rock stations, they have a good amount of at-work listening. If the battle is important to you, you'd better make decisions that affect the ability for mass consumption. But that doesn't mean you have to go vanilla, you just need to use a little common sense and ask yourself if the return is worth the risk.
"The bottom line is this; we are out to create a station people care about. Provide a musical product that fulfills the expectations of the audience every time they turn it on, and a talk element that that is compelling, entertaining and informative. No matter how safe or how blue it is, if it doesn't achieve those goals, you are wasting your time."
How do you go about branding your listeners in order to maximize the impact the station has with them?
"Branding is essential, no matter what your product is. What makes it even more life or death in radio is the system that judges our business, Arbitron, is measuring recall, not actual listening. So, without that brand, without that identity, you're falling behind even before you get out the gate. We're fortunate because we are a station that has one of the most recognizable brand names in Rock–not only in this market, but in this country. There is only one, with apologies to all the conglomeration of the alphabet soup that makes up KISS. The last time I checked in Webster's, it was spelled K-I-S-S. In the words of the Highlander, 'There can be only one.'"
Do you feel that competition within the business has become so fierce that one really has to employ the most aggressive promotional and marketing tactics in order to attract and maintain the listening audience?
"Absolutely! Commitment is the key and nothing says that more than Cox Radio's understanding of the value of research and marketing dollars. I have heard the horror stories of budgets being slashed, and being told to do more with less, and in some cases, do without. Fortunately, that is not a fear here. The key area of investment with a Cox station is research. The philosophy is simple–target an audience, finds out what the audience wants, create a product that fulfills their expectations and then tell everyone it's out there. It's really marketing 101 and should be the M.O. for any successful radio station.
"Marketing needs to stay top of mind. We are in a business that's measured when people are asked what they listen to. In a perfect world, diaries would be filled out while they are listening. In the imperfect world, and reality, recording what you've listened to occurs at the end of the day. Anything you can do to reinforce the brand means you might be the one they think of first."
Do you have a particular programming philosophy that you adhere to?
"Best intentions of the station first. What it really comes down to are well-executed research projects. We put the PD, the OM, the GM and the GSM along with the consultant and the research team from corporate and develop a plan. After dissecting the information, we'll take advantage of the opportunity by utilizing every resource we have. Mentally, this 'win as a team' philosophy is at the core of the Cox philosophy."
Describe your relationship with your staff.
"Everyone is here because they want to be here–they want to be a part of KISS. They still get off cracking the mic and hearing their name next to those legendary call letters. Besides, we still truly love, not only the job but, the music we are playing as well."
When you love what you're doing you really feel alive.
"That is essential. I think if you're an Active Rock station and someone on staff just doesn't get in to what your doing–if they have no desire to see any of the bands your playing or if they have never really listened to a CD to the point of knowing what the song is about–then the station is defeating itself. The Active Rock audience can smell a phony and spot insincerity a mile away.
"The 18-34 demo right now is a peer culture, not a parental culture. They don't want to be told that they are supposed to like something; they want to be informed as to why they might like it. And if you are the seller, then you'd better like it, too."
KISS's playlist contains a lot of new artists. Do you feel you have to hit the new artists quicker and harder to own them in the market?
"I think that's one of the greatest myths in general. Until an artist has identity, the segment of the audience who knows of and can identify the artist is very small. So the station that played them first is relatively unimportant. Very few listeners are out there keeping a scorecard to use as a decision making tool.
"Playing a record one week prior to your competition has comparatively little return. Most people base listening decisions on what's on the radio 'now'. If a Metallica fan hears the new song on station 'A', they're not going to turn it off just because station 'B' played it 10 times before station 'A'. Being the Metallica station because you deliver the expectations of playing the best Metallica songs more often, has the greatest value.
"One of the greatest hindrances to any Program Director is the unwillingness to let go of the past. The mentality is 'we played it then, so we should always play it.' If your audience says they don't like it (i.e. a band or song) anymore, or their taste has evolved away, then you need to reconsider your position and let it go. That is another issue facing a lot of Active Rock stations these days. How viable are the Scorpions, Van Halen and Rush? I can think of a time when Huey Lewis & The News was the most played artist at Rock Radio. There were also the periods where Bon Jovi and Hootie & The Blowfish were essential. The question is, how many of these bands will have the staying power to fit the evolving format?"
With the needs and concerns of the listening audience constantly changing, how are you able to build such a strong synergetic environment?
"Our General Manager, Caroline Devine, has always held a philosophy of each team–everyone exists as these little ships where each team has planks that go from your ship to the next one without drowning–the more you're connected with these planks, the better off you're going to be. In order to achieve the best results, it is imperative for each department to back each other up so that no one is doing anything away from the strategic plan. KISS programming understands the need and concerns of the KISS sales staff and vice-versa. The promotion staff then puts it all together and juggles the needs of both. The GSM and the traffic manager have to be able to clear the inventory as well as recognize and maximize potential revenue. Everybody needs to understand where the others priorities are.
"All the stuff we do is very simple. We just have good people, from top to bottom, who are focused on execution in addition to meeting not only the individual goals but also those of our teammates. Again, the bottom line is this, we either win as a team or we lose as a team."
What type of summer festivals and promotions do you have lined up?
"The Texas summer lifestyle consists of drinking beer, watching the grass grow, barbecuing and tubing. With all the great rivers around San Antonio, tubing has become quite the phenomenon. Tens of thousands of people hang out by the rivers every weekend.
"We also do regular KISS concerts billed as the KISS Concert Series. We'll put on as many shows as we can find bands to accept our offers. But the main objective is to keep the KISS Prize Pig Patrol on the streets as much as possible and simply go to where our listeners are. Sometimes we do these pre-promoted and at other times we simply just show up. It's all about rock 'n roll and its lifestyle. If you don't get it, get out of the format!"
Street image–what are you trying to promote out there?
"We're very aggressive. Our goal is to be everywhere you want to be. We go places that matter to our audience and sometimes there are sales generated. If you go to a particular retailer and they're offering a great special, and you're in the market to purchase that product, then that is obviously the place to be. Other times, they may not have anything to do with generating revenue. It's just the right place to be to touch your audience.
"We send the Prize Pig Patrol out regularly to places that have zero potential for ever generating revenue, but great potential for creating fans. The greatest contributor to the success of any radio station, is the fan. The person who is a prize pig who may win everything in sight and the annoying person who always wants to talk about the same band share a similar passion about your radio station and if they get an Arbitron diary, they're the ones who will take the pencil and drag it right down the page. Both types demonstrate that it is a part of their lives and are therefore proud to tell the world that this is their station.
"You have to create fans. That is the one advantage Active Rock has, the format is such a mood function. The choice of your radio station is a mood function. These people come to us, not for background, not because they're disenfranchised, it's because they love the music and the presentation of the station. That is the key to our success. So we take the Prize Pig Patrol to places that matter to them. For example, the city parks are a great place to help cultivate listeners. Families that don't have a lot of disposable income find the park to be a tremendously affordable gathering place. We go out to these locations with a bag of goodies, a bunch of stickers and some other free stuff, plus we get some clients to come in, and we have created a winning situation for everyone.
"People just can't believe you're showing up in their neighborhood, just to give them something. The look on people's faces when they get something unexpected is priceless. That's how you create fans!
"Anytime I see someone with a KISS shirt on, I'll grab a few CDs from my car and give them to them. How often does someone stop you and thank you for supporting something? This is no contest; it's about recognizing the individual. The passion carries when that person tells people about what happened. The end result, you have just created an ambassador for your radio station. The end result is that you are top of mind when they fill out the diary. There is a reason products like Coca-Cola and Budweiser are on top. If the listener has only positive and sometimes unexpected memories of the station, then that will be positively reflected in their Arbitron diary." ^m^
Photograph credit: Kevin Vargas Website:
www.kissrocks.com
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