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VOL. 62 · NO. 4 | April 2012
Expanding the Integration and Application of Long-Term Ecological Research
David R. Foster
BioScience 62 (4), 323, (1 April 2012) https://doi.org/10.1525/bio.2012.62.4.1
Broadening Participation in the American STEM Workforce
Freeman A. Hrabowski
BioScience 62 (4), 325-326, (1 April 2012) https://doi.org/10.1525/bio.2012.62.4.2
What is Important to Biological Societies at the Start of the Twenty-First Century?
Susan Musante, Sheri Potter
National Science Foundation's BIO Creates New Proposal Process
Myrna E. Watanabe
Making Biology Relevant to Undergraduates
Long-Term Ecological Research in a Human-Dominated World
G. Philip Robertson, Scott L. Collins, David R. Foster, Nicholas Brokaw, Hugh W. Ducklow, Ted L. Gragson, Corinna Gries, Stephen K. Hamilton, A. David McGuire, John C. Moore, Emily H. Stanley, Robert B. Waide, Mark W. Williams
KEYWORDS: coupled natural—human systems, cyberinfrastructure, environmental observatories, environmental education, socioecological systems
The US Long Term Ecological Research (LTER) Network enters its fourth decade with a distinguished record of achievement in ecological science. The value of long-term observations and experiments has never been more important for testing ecological theory and for addressing today's most difficult environmental challenges. The network's potential for tackling emergent continent-scale questions such as cryosphere loss and landscape change is becoming increasingly apparent on the basis of a capacity to combine long-term observations and experimental results with new observatory-based measurements, to study socioecological systems, to advance the use of environmental cyberinfrastructure, to promote environmental science literacy, and to engage with decisionmakers in framing major directions for research. The long-term context of network science, from understanding the past to forecasting the future, provides a valuable perspective for helping to solve many of the crucial environmental problems facing society today.
Science and Society: The Role of Long-Term Studies in Environmental Stewardship
Charles T. Driscoll, Kathleen F. Lambert, F. Stuart Chapin, David J. Nowak, Thomas A. Spies, Frederick J. Swanson, David B. Kittredge, Clarisse M. Hart
KEYWORDS: boundary spanning, environmental policy and management, Long Term Ecological Research Network, science communication
Long-term research should play a crucial role in addressing grand challenges in environmental stewardship. We examine the efforts of five Long Term Ecological Research Network sites to enhance policy, management, and conservation decisions for forest ecosystems. In these case studies, we explore the approaches used to inform policy on atmospheric deposition, public land management, land conservation, and urban forestry, including decisionmaker engagement and integration of local knowledge, application of models to analyze the potential consequences of policy and management decisions, and adaptive management to generate new knowledge and incorporate it into decisionmaking. Efforts to enhance the role of long-term research in informing major environmental challenges would benefit from the development of metrics to evaluate impact; stronger partnerships among research sites, professional societies, decisionmakers, and journalists; and greater investment in efforts to develop, test, and expand practice-based experiments at the interface of science and society.
Scenario Studies as a Synthetic and Integrative Research Activity for Long-Term Ecological Research
Jonathan R. Thompson, Arnim Wiek, Frederick J. Swanson, Stephen R. Carpenter, Nancy Fresco, Teresa Hollingsworth, Thomas A. Spies, David R. Foster
KEYWORDS: socioecological systems, science synthesis, participatory engagement, futures
Scenario studies have emerged as a powerful approach for synthesizing diverse forms of research and for articulating and evaluating alternative socioecological futures. Unlike predictive modeling, scenarios do not attempt to forecast the precise or probable state of any variable at a given point in the future. Instead, comparisons among a set of contrasting scenarios are used to understand the systemic relationships and dynamics of complex socioecological systems and to define a range of possibilities and uncertainties in quantitative and qualitative terms. We describe five examples of scenario studies affiliated with the US Long Term Ecological Research (LTER) Network and evaluate them in terms of their ability to advance the LTER Network's capacity for conducting science, promoting social and ecological science synthesis, and increasing the saliency of research through sustained outreach activities. We conclude with an argument that scenario studies should be advanced programmatically within large socioecological research programs to encourage prescient thinking in an era of unprecedented global change.
Past, Present, and Future Roles of Long-Term Experiments in the LTER Network
Alan K. Knapp, Melinda D. Smith, Sarah E. Hobbie, Scott L. Collins, Timothy J. Fahey, Gretchen J. A. Hansen, Douglas A. Landis, Kimberly J. La Pierre, Jerry M. Melillo, Timothy R. Seastedt, Gaius R. Shaver, Jackson R. Webster
KEYWORDS: climate change, global change, long-term research, LTER Network, multifactor experiments
The US National Science Foundation—funded Long Term Ecological Research (LTER) Network supports a large (around 240) and diverse portfolio of long-term ecological experiments. Collectively, these long-term experiments have (a) provided unique insights into ecological patterns and processes, although such insight often became apparent only after many years of study; (b) influenced management and policy decisions; and (c) evolved into research platforms supporting studies and involving investigators who were not part of the original design. Furthermore, this suite of long-term experiments addresses, at the site level, all of the US National Research Council's Grand Challenges in Environmental Sciences. Despite these contributions, we argue that the scale and scope of global environmental change requires a more-coordinated multisite approach to long-term experiments. Ideally, such an approach would include a network of spatially extensive multifactor experiments, designed in collaboration with ecological modelers that would build on and extend the unique context provided by the LTER Network.
Ecosystem Processes and Human Influences Regulate Streamflow Response to Climate Change at Long-Term Ecological Research Sites
Julia A. Jones, Irena F. Creed, Kendra L. Hatcher, Robert J. Warren, Mary Beth Adams, Melinda H. Benson, Emery Boose, Warren A. Brown, John L. Campbell, Alan Covich, David W. Clow, Clifford N. Dahm, Kelly Elder, Chelcy R. Ford, Nancy B. Grimm, Donald L. Henshaw, Kelli L. Larson, Evan S. Miles, Kathleen M. Miles, Stephen D. Sebestyen, Adam T. Spargo, Asa B. Stone, James M. Vose, Mark W. Williams
BioScience 62 (4), 390-404, (1 April 2012) https://doi.org/10.1525/bio.2012.62.4.10
KEYWORDS: precipitation/runoff ratio, trend, Succession, socioecological systems, Budyko curve
Analyses of long-term records at 35 headwater basins in the United States and Canada indicate that climate change effects on streamflow are not as clear as might be expected, perhaps because of ecosystem processes and human influences. Evapotranspiration was higher than was predicted by temperature in water-surplus ecosystems and lower than was predicted in water-deficit ecosystems. Streamflow was correlated with climate variability indices (e.g., the El Niño—Southern Oscillation, the Pacific Decadal Oscillation, the North Atlantic Oscillation), especially in seasons when vegetation influences are limited. Air temperature increased significantly at 17 of the 19 sites with 20- to 60-year records, but streamflow trends were directly related to climate trends (through changes in ice and snow) at only 7 sites. Past and present human and natural disturbance, vegetation succession, and human water use can mimic, exacerbate, counteract, or mask the effects of climate change on streamflow, even in reference basins. Long-term ecological research sites are ideal places to disentangle these processes.
The Disappearing Cryosphere: Impacts and Ecosystem Responses to Rapid Cryosphere Loss
Andrew G. Fountain, John L. Campbell, Edward A. G. Schuur, Sharon E. Stammerjohn, Mark W. Williams, Hugh W. Ducklow
KEYWORDS: Cryosphere, ecosystem response, environmental observatories
The cryosphere—the portion of the Earth's surface where water is in solid form for at least one month of the year—has been shrinking in response to climate warming. The extents of sea ice, snow, and glaciers, for example, have been decreasing. In response, the ecosystems within the cryosphere and those that depend on the cryosphere have been changing. We identify two principal aspects of ecosystem-level responses to cryosphere loss: (1) trophodynamic alterations resulting from the loss of habitat and species loss or replacement and (2) changes in the rates and mechanisms of biogeochemical storage and cycling of carbon and nutrients, caused by changes in physical forcings or ecological community functioning. These changes affect biota in positive or negative ways, depending on how they interact with the cryosphere. The important outcome, however, is the change and the response the human social system (infrastructure, food, water, recreation) will have to that change.
A Faculty-Development Model for Transforming Introductory Biology and Ecology Courses
Charlene D'Avanzo, Charles W. Anderson, Laurel M. Hartley, Nancy Pelaez
KEYWORDS: faculty development, Introductory biology, diagnostic question clusters, diagnostic questions, misconceptions in biology and ecology
The Diagnostic Question Cluster (DQC) project integrates education research and faculty development to articulate a model for the effective transformation of introductory biology and ecology teaching. Over three years, faculty members from a wide range of institutions used active teaching and DQCs, a type of concept inventory, as pre- and posttests to assess students' understanding of concepts about energy and matter across biological scales of organization. Surveys of the instructors indicated a substantial use of DQCs and active teaching, and nearly all of those faculty members participating in the research saw significant student gains and a large positive effect size between the pre- and posttests. Important programmatic components included reliable research-based conceptual questions and the associated active-learning exercises; formative examination of preinstruction data, including the students' written answers; a professional society for recruitment, workshops, and dissemination; progressive faculty growth over three years; and cooperative communities of practice. We propose that research-based conceptual inventories can be effective tools in faculty-development programs offered through biology professional societies.
A Perspective on Modern Pesticides, Pelagic Fish Declines, and Unknown Ecological Resilience in Highly Managed Ecosystems
Nathaniel L. Scholz, Erica Fleishman, Larry Brown, Inge Werner, Michael L. Johnson, Marjorie L. Brooks, Carys L. Mitchelmore, Daniel Schlenk
KEYWORDS: endangered species, toxic runoff, aquatic habitat, ecosystem, delta smelt
Pesticides applied on land are commonly transported by runoff or spray drift to aquatic ecosystems, where they are potentially toxic to fishes and other nontarget organisms. Pesticides add to and interact with other stressors of ecosystem processes, including surface-water diversions, losses of spawning and rearing habitats, nonnative species, and harmful algal blooms. Assessing the cumulative effects of pesticides on species or ecological functions has been difficult for historical, legal, conceptual, and practical reasons. To explore these challenges, we examine current-use (modern) pesticides and their potential connections to the abundances of fishes in the San Francisco Estuary (California). Declines in delta smelt (Hypomesus transpacificus), Chinook salmon (Oncorhynchus tshawytscha), and other species have triggered mandatory and expensive management actions in the urbanizing estuary and agriculturally productive Central Valley. Our inferences are transferable to other situations in which toxics may drive changes in ecological status and trends.
Order from Chaos? Making the Case for a General Theory of Ecology
Michael M. Fuller
Tigga Kingston
Evolution of Island Mammals: Adaptation and Extinction of Placental Mammals on Islands
Sonya Clegg
BioScience 62 (4), 441, (1 April 2012) https://doi.org/10.1525/bio.2012.62.4.18
Bats and White-Nose Syndrome Still a Conundrum
Jeffrey P. Cohn


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Know your Backyard Wildlife – Nature Walk at Tholkappia Poonga / Adyar Eco Park, Adyar – the best ecological park in Chennai – Visit, Travel Guide
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Recently visited the Tholkappia Poonga also called the Adyar Eco Park for the "Know your Backyard Wildlife " walk event wonderfully organized by Sai Devi from Thickettales, who regularly organizes impactful nature and sustainable walks for schools, colleges, and corporates. The walk was enthusiastically curated by award-winning Naturalist – Vikas Madhav, a bird and butterfly enthusiast from Madras Naturalists' Society. The walk helped us and kids to introduce to butterflies, birds, and insects.
The Tholkappia Poonga or the Adyar Eco Park is an ecological park, which is known to have around 160 species of trees and plants. The Tholkappia Poonga, park is named after the legendary Tamil poet Tholkappiar.
Tholkappia Poonga or the Adyar Eco Park is a tropical dense evergreen forest, which was designed to restore freshwater ecosystem habitats, in particular, the vulnerable Adyar estuary and creek ecosystem, as the Adyar Wetland Reserve is a major link for birds during the yearly migrations. More than 65% of this park is completely covered by lakes.
The park's ecosystem hosts a wide range of flora and fauna. It's noted that there are around 90 species of birds, 10 species of mammals, 25 species of reptiles/amphibians, 56 species of butterflies, 20 different dragonflies have been reported in and around this park. Some of the most commonly spotted birds include rare black bittern, cinnamon bittern, black-winged kite, white-bellied sea eagle, pied kingfisher, yellow wagtails, egret, Chestnut-winged cuckoo, and black-winged stilt. Also, the most frequent species of butterflies include the rare painted lady, spot sword tail, emigrant, lime-colored, lime blue, black rajah and blue-tailed green darner dragonfly. Commonly spotted Mammals at the park include the grey mongoose, Indian flying fox.
Kids should always be accompanied by their parents or the tour guides, as we could literally get lost in the wild pathways.
Travel Tips for TholkappiaPonga / Adyar Eco Park, Chennai:
To visit the Tholkappia Poonga / Adyar Eco Park, we can make the online Bookings at their official website of the Chennai Rivers Restoration Trust at:
http://www.chennairivers.gov.in/onlinebooking/Register.aspx
Tholkappia Poonga / Adyar Eco Park tours are held on Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday. On Saturday's only morning tours are available.
Address: Karpagam Avenue, Mandavelipakkam, Raja AnnamalaiPuram, Chennai, Tamil Nadu 600028.
Entry Fee: 20 INR
Visiting Hours: Tuesday – 2:30 PM – 4:30 PM / Thursday – 2:30 PM – 4:30 PM / Saturday – 10:30 AM – 12:30 PM to 2:30 PM – 4:30 PM
How to reach TholkappiaPonga / Adyar Eco Park, Chennai:
On Road: Taxis, buses and hired cars are easy ways to get around.
On Train: Nearest Railway StationMandaveliMrtsStation (Metro) needs 3 min walk to reach the tholkappiaponga.
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Before Collapse: A Political Theory of Climate Catastrophe
I am currently completing a book project entitled Before Collapse: A Political Theory of Climate Catastrophe. The manuscript investigates what exactly counts as a "climate catastrophe," and what catastrophic climate change portends for political societies. While much of the existing literature tends to answer these questions in the language of property damage or human casualties, I draw on empirical studies of societal collapse to develop a more explicitly political account. I argue that climate change is politically catastrophic in the sense that it threatens material scarcity so extreme and enduring that many will be unable to meet their basic needs without denying others the ability to do the same. Under these zero-sum conditions, realizing or sustaining fair and uncoerced forms of social cooperation becomes impossible, thus critically endangering (the possibility of) democratic governance.
Clearly, preventing or at least limiting climate catastrophe is imperative. But (how) should we proceed if necessary climate policies—like drastic reductions in greenhouse-gas emissions—create or reinforce inequality? Many climate ethicists maintain that fairness principles constrain what we can expect any country, group, or person to sacrifice. "Climate realists," on the other hand, claim that preventing or mitigating catastrophe may be impossible without imposing (at least some) unfair burdens or development delays on relatively poor states like China or India. The position I defend integrates key elements of both views. With the realists, I argue that, when faced with credible threats of politically catastrophic climate change, we must take action even if it comes at the cost of any particular instance of fairness. Yet, pace the realists, I locate the imperative for action in a concern for justice itself: we aim to avoid catastrophe (in part) to preserve the conditions in which justice can be meaningfully practiced. Moreover, with the ethicists, I argue that trade-offs between effective action and fairness are justified only if accommodating the latter is impossible, which is not the case today.
This last point comes into focus when we consider how to assign responsibility for greenhouse-gas emissions. On the prevailing production-based accounting (PBA) method, emissions are attributed to the states in which they are generated. This conceals "colonial emissions"—i.e., emissions generated within poor and developing states in the production of goods or services consumed in wealthy countries. Exploiting recent empirical economic analyses, I show that we can correct for this off-shoring of emissions by adopting a consumption-based accounting (CBA) method, which assigns responsibility for emissions to those countries in which goods and services are consumed. Application of this "consumer-pays" approach, I argue, would create a more just and environmentally effective distribution of burdens.
But what if reducing emissions is no longer enough? Years of inaction have committed us to dangerous levels of warming worldwide. This, in turn, is fueling interest in "emergency back-stop" solutions like geo-engineering (GE)—i.e., the deliberate, large-scale manipulation of the earth's climate system. Many policy-makers now believe that certain GE proposals offer a comparatively inexpensive way of mitigating the most harrowing, down-stream effects of climate change. Drawing on Buddhist and Aristotelian ethics, I argue that even if GE could prevent (or indefinitely postpone) climate catastrophe, it should remain a last resort. This is because GE threatens to sustain environmentally destructive appetites that invariably result in injustice and unfreedom. By moving away from pure cost-benefit analyses of GE, and an exclusive reliance on modern Western political theory, this chapter offers a novel way of assessing the "emergency" options available to us, should ordinary climate action (mitigation and adaptation) no longer prove sufficient.
The manuscript is nearing completion, and two chapters have been accepted for publication as standalone articles: "What's the Problem with Geo-engineering?" is forthcoming in Social Theory and Practice, and "Allocating the Burdens of Climate Cooperation" was recently included in an edited collection called Transformative Climates and Accountable Governance.
Before distributing a book proposal to publishers, however, I am preparing two final chapters. The first examines the relationship between climate change and political legitimacy, through the prism of the emerging debate over "authoritarian environmentalism." While most political theorists claim that democracy or the protection of individual rights is essential for legitimacy, I argue that there is another, more fundamental factor: the ability of the state to ensure basic safety. I argue moreover that, to the extent that standard legitimation factors inhibit efforts to preserve safety, we may justifiably relax or suspend them until normal conditions are restored. In a war, for instance, curtailing speech or assembly rights may be necessary for expediently ending the conflict and restoring safety. Climate change poses a similar threat. Consequently, political legitimacy may not only be compatible with a more "authoritarian" approach, it may even require it—particularly if liberal-democratic norms or institutions limit effective action. This argument is not an endorsement of authoritarianism but a warning: should we wish to avoid legitimating authoritarian politics, we must do all we can now to prevent climate change from becoming an emergency that can only be solved by authoritarian means.
A common response to illegitimacy is civil disobedience. This comprises the focus of the second new chapter, which investigates the use of the "necessity defense" in legal proceedings related to climate disobedience. The necessity defense is a part of the common law tradition that renders legal transgressions permissible under exigent conditions. I argue that climate disobedients' use of this defense should not be understood simply as a means to avoid punishment, but as an attempt to reassert authority over industries and practices that threaten the collective vitality of their polities.
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Chapter 1. Introduction: Environmentalism or Barbarism
Chapter 2. Climate Change, Catastrophe, and the Circumstances of Justice
Chapter 3. Pricing Emissions: The Case for a Negative Social Discount Rate
Chapter 4. Allocating the Burdens of Climate Action: Consumption-based Carbon Accounting and the Polluter-Pays Principle
Chapter 5. What's the Problem with Geo-engineering?
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Last week was fun! We got to make a video and play quarters and our picks went 3-2. Always good to have a winning week. I hope you enjoyed my video experiment; I see it as the groundwork for greater things to come. I am a multimedia gambler. Pretty soon I'll have a gambling podcast and a gambling vlog and maybe go throwback and make a gambling xanga page. I am toying with my craft, and I am better because of it.
But this week we are back to writing. And there's sort of a gimmick, but it won't make sense until we take a look at the matchups. Here is the Week 12 slate, home teams get the asterisk.
Notice anything? Is there something about this week's lines that jumps off the page and into your soul? What I am trying to say is OH MY LOOK AT ALL OF THOSE POINTS.
If a hypothetical gambler were to take the five longest underdogs currently on the board, he or she would be getting a whopping total of 51 extra points. That feels super high. For comparison, the five longest dogs last week only fetched 40 extra points for a degenerate hip to the points.
If you've been with the Hypothetical SuperContest for a while, you know that I am hip to the points. Getting points is the best. Football is crazy because anything can happen on any given Sunday; there is enough parity in the league that every team is beatable (except maybe the Patriots right now). When you combine the fact that anyone can beat anyone with ALL OF THOSE POINTS, it makes for a delightful gambling excursion. This week, we are taking ALL OF THE POINTS.
Hashtag blessed indeed! Derek Carr was probably the happiest man on the planet Thursday. After ten failed attempts, my season-long crush finally claimed his first victory playing professional football. Post-game he thanked God and said with pride that he planned to give the game ball to his son. I teared up a little bit. I'm so proud of you.
Off to a 1-0 start! Here are the rest of our big dogs this week. We're taking them all, even though I am attending the Eagles game tomorrow and will be wholeheartedly cheering for them to beat the snot out of the Titans. See you next week with more picks.


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Dream Theater – Distance Over Time – The Fan Club Reviews
by noxon · February 1, 2019
The Fan Club Reviews
We in the fan clubs have been very lucky to receive advance copies of the new Dream Theater album, and have been listening to it a lot over the past couple of months. We decided to do a collection of reviews of the album – with people from across the globe reviewing the album. They're not all English native speakers, and we've decided to not try to rewrite the reviews in perfect English, but leave the reviews as the people themselves pretty much wrote.
Juan Manuel Perez – Argentina
Distance Over Time is the 14th album of DT and it still amazes me that the guys keep experimenting and playing, while not losing all the factors that we love. Following a very melodic album (The Astonishing), the guys chose to make an 180º turn and kick ass with some powerful metal songs. You can feel they had lots of fun on that cabin while writing the album, the songs are very riff driven and they feel more than a sum of parts, they are very well crafted.
The first two singles, "Untethered Angel" and "Fall into the Light" are out there, they are great singles, if you haven't hear them, go do it right know!!!! and then come back!
Untethered Angel
The first single, it follows the formula of last years's singles, it has a catchy chorus and reminds me of other classic songs. It starts with a nice arpeggio and a killer riff and has all the components that we are used to like battle of solos between JP-JR and unisons. Lyrically it's some kind of therapy trying to set a troubled person free from their burdens.
A very round, short to the point song, its feels radio apt like "Build Me Up, Break Me Down" or "Constant Motion". An aggressive riff starts the song hypnotizing you, while the others guys enter one by one. The lyrics are about a person paralyzed by his anger, pressure and frustrations. A little after the middle of the song there is a classic slow down with keyboard and guitar arpeggio and then JP kicks in with a nice solo.
Fall Into the Light
The Second single, a headbanging song with a Metallica's feel. Powerful riffs all over the place. By the middle of the song, it has an acoustic melodic section follow by a beautiful instrumental part and crazy solos by JR and JP.
Barstool Warrior
This one is the classic prog jewel of the album, it has that Rush and a little Genesis feel. The beginning of the song reminded me a little of the beginning of "New Millennium", a riff kicks in very well accompanied by Mr. Myung's bass and Jordan plays Genesis Style chords, then there is a beautiful little melodic solo by JP. James sings about a lonely man in a barstool, wondering if it was bad luck or his fate what brought it there. There is another beautiful solo, a slow down with piano, bass and guitar expression pedal and after that, as if that was not enough, one of the most soulful JP solos to date. The song ends with James singing about regret and starting a new life.
Mangini's first lyric contribution, this one is a weird one haha, it took me some time to get it, but now I love it. It's not a classic DT song. The song starts with a killer riff and a melody that reminded me a little of "The Beautiful People" of Marilyn Manson. I think the song talks about a guy obsessed with signals, numbers and messages that drive him crazy. Believe or not this song has a moment of Beatles psychedelia on it. This one will be up to debate!
Signal to Noise is Myung's second contribution to this album, the song starts with a bass riff that you've already heard if you follow us 😉 . It's a powerful groovy song that will make you want to move, head banging is guaranteed. I love Mike's work in this one, he is following the song to perfection. The song's end reminded me of Dark Eternal, where JP throws a groovy riff while JR improvises a kick ass solo.
At Wit's End
This one is the longest of the album, a classic DT song, it starts aggressively with a few riffs that will blow your socks off! As the song progress it will change moods a few times, it has slow parts, riffty parts, keyboard parts, guitar solo parts, piano parts, all that we like and love adding up and building for the end where JP plays a beautiful inspiring solo while James screams "don't leave me now!", the solo will slowly go silent like in "A New Beginning" and there is a little surprise after…
The ballad of the album, a little peace on a sea of heaviness. James sings a beautiful love history in his lower voice almost whispering while the guys accompanies him with a very touchy melody full of feeling.
Pale Blue Dot
My favorite track of the album, the crazy one, based in the famous Carl Sagan's speech. Imagine floating in space and BANG! the guys throws at you the heaviest riffs of the album. The song has a very dark, military, star wars feeling. Entering the middle is where the insanity begins, it reminded me of Octavarium's "Full Circle". After the madness, James comes back to warn us "…to save us from ourselves" and the song ends with an exquisite solo from JP.
Viper King
James's bonus track, a very fun song, Dream Theater's tribute and big appreciation for Deep Purple. James sings in a very high pitch, JP is playing some killer riffs and solo while JR is in full Jon Lord mode. I'm very happy this one didn't stay in the shelf and it's going to see the light of day.
I really enjoyed the album and I'm hoping all of you do too, it has all that we love and I will not be surprised if everyone likes the album for very different reasons and songs. It's that kind of album. I didn't feel the need to skip any songs, and despite being an hour long, its flies by.
Andrea Mancini – Italy
It's not our policy to make reviews of the new Dream Theater albums, but this time there are great expectations for this work. It may be that the controversial rock opera "The Astonishing" has left a bitter taste in many fans which expects a rescue, or because this is the first record that will be released for the new label; or even for the writing method they chose. Frequently the band wrote their own albums directly in the studio (ToT, Systematic or SFAM for example), but this time they decided to end up all five together for most of the summer, writing and record in the same studio. They lived as a family 24 hours a day, almost isolated of any external influence, in this kind of cloistered, making barbecue, cooking for each other etc.
The first single Untethered Angel has received many critics, in Italy at least, maybe a bit too much. Over all, because at certain points apparently sound like some other songs, it tastes like already heard. I think was intended that. It's not by chance that they chose it as the first single to be released, because as soon as you listen it brought you back to something familiar. But this is just the start of a piece, a journey, if we want, particular, with something unprecedented, but all in all also contains many distinctive elements of the DT sound. They're a band always give their best on a long run, and previously indeed the first singles didn't reflect the real value of the rest of the album; let's think about Burning My Soul, As I Am or Hollow Years that today almost everyone recognizes as great songs, at the time, they did turn your nose to a lot of fans. As always when a new album come out fans and critics will divide on judging, there are who'll love it and those who cannot. On one thing we're pretty sure: he won't leave indifferent.
With some interviews the band members had declared that they wanted to make something recognisable, in their classical style and identity, and I believe, the promise has been maintained.
On the ten tracks for a large part we can find all those stylistic and sound choices which in the past did the fortune of the band; we have some heavy riffs, pounding drums and arrangement with an Awake/ToT flavour, roaring guitars accompanied by very melodic lines e vocals from James LaBrie, and of course by tasteful filled guitar solos from the one and only master John Petrucci. Rudess also provide a good test, this time more focused on conventional keyboards and hammond organ, with some good solos in his unique lead synth instead of electronic apps and stuff, and he made it in a very concrete way.
The stylistic choice about sounds and arrangements the band has pursued, also limiting orchestrations and overdubs is intended to create a work it could sounds better in live shows and could be played in it's entirety by the band not using pre-recorded parts.
We can find a thick and heavy sound, pretty modern but also with a vintage finish in some moments like Viper King which deserves a special mention; a track from the style really unprecedented for a band like Dream Theater and it's more than a simply bonus track.
After hearing it many many times, I want to mention few songs which I consider the best of the album; Fall Into The Light, Barstool Warrior, S2N, At Wit's End, which has the best guitar solo and Out Of Reach, the album masterpiece; James did an awesome work with it, for the lyrics and vocally.
Talking about the production and mixing, it's been done an excellent work so you can clearly hear every instrument; I want to report a very good yield of the bass, and for the drum sound, which is much better than the previous albums.
To conclude, overall this album maybe won't be a masterpiece like others in the past, but IMHO, after more than 33 years of career, those who manage to pop out a masterpiece one after the other, also considering that this band release a disc with a 2/3 year frequency from the beginning?
I want to give you just a heads-up: listen to this album aside from preconceived ideas and comparison with the past or other new bands. Trust in this album, and in this band that we all love; as always the guys poured their hearts and souls and once again figured out how to excite and satisfy us.
Alex Hogg – Australia
The new Dream Theater album, Distance over Time, is a return to form for the band. After The Astonishing's polarizing reception, I was keen to listen to the new album after comments from the band saying it was a "classic Dream Theater album".
And they have delivered. All the elements of classic Dream Theater are here – the heavy riffs of Untethered Angel and S2N, the progressive elements of Barstool Warrior and Viper King (which contains the 9/16 riff first heard in the Dream Theater drumming auditions from eight years ago) and the lighter, acoustic and classical elements of the band from the middle section to Fall into the Light and Paralysed.
James LaBrie is in fine form following on from his excellent performances on The Astonishing showcasing all of his vocal powers from his stunning operatic voice in the chorus of Paralysed, the tender conversational tone of Barstool Warrior and the metal tones from Room 137 and At Wit's End.
Showcased front and centre throughout the album are the technically demanding guitar solos of John Petrucci and numerous trade-offs and unisons between himself and Jordan. While showcasing all of the technical brilliance than we have come to love over the years of them being in the band; they have a concise and contained feel to them…and yet none of them feel like we're missing out. They all serve the song perfectly.
Jordan's keyboard work is classic Dream Theater with all the keyboard wizardry we've come to expect – his Keith Emerson inspired organ solo from the Fall into the Light and the Continuum solo at the end of S2N is sheer magic. From time to time throughout the record, his delicate touch on the piano is showcased front and centre; the middle section of At Wit's End is beautiful and backs James' gentle vocal performance perfectly.
John Myung and Mike Mangini support the ensemble brilliantly providing a rock solid rhythm section, serving the song perfectly and providing an excellent framework for the vocals and lead instruments to sit on top of. John Myung's riff that drives S2N along provides a certain power to the song that I don't think could be captured the same if it were driven solely by the guitar and the first unison of the song between keys, guitar and bass is technically demanding but concise.
Both contribute to the record lyrically as well; I feel John Myung is an underrated lyricist and Mike Mangini's storytelling of Room 137 provides a unique perspective which I hope to hear more of in the future.
A lot has been made online about the song length; with this being the third Dream Theater record without a song longer than ten minutes and the shortest record run time since their debut 30 years ago.
And yet, I don't think we're missing out on anything; it's all here. Distance over Time has a more direct feel to it than previous records. Almost as if they were Rush c. 1980 writing Permanent Waves after the sprawling epic in the style of Hemispheres that was The Astonishing.
Victoria Martinez – USA
DT USA was very fortunate to listen to Distance over Time in its entirety before its release. We can tell you that you are in for an amazing and exciting ride! Dream Theater has the best formula in D/T. Â The perfect combination of their newer sound, while still revisiting and celebrating their classic roots. Distance Over Time has some of the most killer riffs in all of the discography, some of JP's most emotional solos yet, JM upfront and loud, the best MM sound, JR playing in his classic, throwback DT style, and JLB truly shining. There are some deja-vu moments and familiarity, but they take you in a completely different, and refreshing, direction. Overall, you get a real sense of community and satisfaction in this album. It really gives off that feeling that the band is happy and working together harmoniously. The energy is palpable with all of us as well… there is this excitement we haven't seen in years.
Distance Over Time grows with every listen, our favorites have shifted a couple of times.
The album kicks off with Untethered Angel, which also happened to be the first single released. There is a real throwback vibe to this song and it brings us one of those JP vs JR solos we love, and fans of LTE come to expect. This tune has a very catchy chorus and different styles throughout. Untethered Angel is about overcoming your fears, and not allowing fear to stop you from succeeding.
Paralyzed had us at first listen! This is one well written song with killer riffs, and a beautiful and haunting vocal melody by James. Â This is a song that can certainly help widen the fanbase and welcome new fans to Dream Theater. We felt it was the perfect choice for the 3rd single, and our prediction for a Grammy nomination. This song is about overcoming your own emotional roadblocks or what paralyzes you in life. It has one of our favorite melodies by JR, and one of our favorite solos by JP.
Fall into the Light  was the second single for D/T.  A killer Metallica-inspired riff really kicks off this song. This is one of two songs John Myung wrote lyrics for in the album. This song is about realizing what is important in life, and how if you really want to succeed at something you have to be spiritually connected to it as well.   This has one of JPs most emotional solos yet, and the melodic interlude in the middle of the song is simply amazing. One of our favorite song endings too.
Barstool Warrior has such a nostalgic 70's & 80's prog feel to it. You can hear JP's love for Rush in the intro, and this song evokes a lot of memories about prog of yesteryear while still managing to sound fresh and new. Â We think this song is about reminiscing about the past and wondering how fate, or luck might have played a part in how life has turned out for this barstool warrior. It's also about letting go and not being stuck in the past, and finally realizing where you belong. We know this will be the highlight of the album for many fans. This song truly takes you on a journey from beginning to end.
Room 137 is one of those songs that will absolutely grow on you. It starts off with a very heavy, aggressive riff, and it progresses into what can only be described as a "Beatlesque" chorus section. We were a little bewildered by this song at first, Â but have really grown to love and appreciate it. The contrast between the heaviness of the song and the catchiness of the chorus really gives this song an interesting angle, and we can say this is something completely new for DT. This is the first time Mangini contributes to the lyrics and this song is about someone obsessed with patterns, numbers and hidden messages.
S2N is another hard hitting song with one of our favorite bass riffs in the album. It's the second song Myung contributed lyrics for. S2N stands for Signal to Noise, which in science it is a ratio that compares the signal that is desired to the background noise. If the noise is too high the signal is not received. We think this song is about reducing all that outside noise in your life, what is stopping you from really focusing on what you want to achieve. There is so much outside noise with constant news, and social media that is becomes information overload. This song tells us that the answer is to reduce that noise so that our true message is revealed. Mangini really stands out on this song which has a real LTE feel to it, and even some Rush's Cygnus X1 undertones. One of the most complex songs in the album.
At Wit's End quickly became our favorite track in the album. It starts off with such an aggressive, dizzying riff and then takes you on a journey, a story about the aftermath of abuse, and a victim not wanting her past trauma to interfere with her current relationship. At the same time you have her partner helping her thru it and wanting to save the relationship. This song was written by James and the emotional subject is well reflected on the song's writing. You feel a gamut of emotions listening to this song, from despair and sadness, to frustration and anger, and ultimately moving to hope and trusting love to get you through difficult things. The music is as complex as the subject matter and this song is a stand out.
Out of Reach is a beautiful ballad and a welcome change of pace in the album. James creates a wonderful texture with his soft vocals in this love story about a person that is just out of reach. The accompanying melody on this song is really touching and it creates a feeling of warmth and love. Such a well written ballad that really gets the guys in touch with their more melodic side.
Pale Blue Dot is in our opinion the epic masterpiece of the album. Everything you would expect from a song based on Carl Sagan view of space and our responsibility to Earth and humankind. Every part of this song is truly epic- from the fantastic riffs, to the dizzying JR and JP solos in an extended instrumental section, from the military style, imposing drum and bass beats, to James' heartfelt belting of the lyrics. This is another journey- you float thru space, feel the sheer grandiosity of the Universe, travel thru space, and come to realize how truly small we are in our little pale blue dot. At the end of this amazing journey, we come to realize that we really need to focus on kindness, there's no one there to save us from ourselves. Only we can do that. It really doesn't get any more epic than this.
Viper King is really such a fun song. A real departure from the rest of the album, and probably the reason it was left as a bonus track. We are very happy it was released. You can tell the guys really enjoyed playing this song in the studio. It has a very rock n roll, blues feel to it.
With Distance Over Time, Dream Theater proves that they can deliver all the things we've come to love about their classic sound, while still continuing to grow. This album truly has a synergy and feel that had been missing. It's a rekindling of that enthusiasm from the past, and that organic feel to the music. It's familiar but innovative. Complex but deeply emotional. We loved going on this journey and we hope you will too.
Victoria Martinez – Dream Theater USA
Damien – France
A new Dream Theater album is always something special. And this album is special because it will stir the community once again. We all know that the band said the "Images, Words and Beyond" tour inspired them a lot. But be careful: this album is NOT Images and Words 2.0. So if your gods are Mike Portnoy and Kevin Moore, you need to move on. Dream Theater has moved on, so must we. Dream Theater is now a band that plays that modern prog metal that you've heard for a dozen of years on Systematic Chaos, Black Clouds and Silver Linings, A Dramatic Turn of Events and Dream Theater. If you are a fan of the Astonishing, be warned! If you hate the Astonishing, be prepared because Dream Theater created an anti-Astonishing album. I think that the band heard the dissatisfied fans and tried to do the opposite: shorter songs, heavier, less cheesy, no Disney and less organic and more modern.
The first striking element is the mix. As I said, it's more modern and guitar driven. John Petrucci is the big winner here: he sounds powerful, he is really forward in the mix and outshines a bit the rest of his bandmates. But do not worry, you bass lovers, because HE has risen! Yes John Myung is back and has never been so audible. Forget the times when you had a hard time hearing him and you had to focus on his playing. That's maybe the best thing in this album. Of course if the two Johns are high in the mix, Jordan is discreet. Some people will be delighted to know that he has restrained himself from using geeky 8-bits sounds. He relies mostly on his Hammond organ and his piano (with a few orchestral sounds and some crazy leads). Some would cringe on his Hammond sound arguing that there's nothing better than a real Jon Lordesque organ but I think he wanted to match that modern sound. After all he had used the classic B3 organ sound on the Astonishing. A few words on the drum sounds: they are the best of the Mangini area. That doesn't mean I'm entirely satisfied with them: there's still room for improvement but it's way better than on "Dream Theater". To finish with the overall production: you need to understand that the band's will was to sound modern so James's voice goes through a lot of effects and processing. At first, it will be a bit confusing and it needs time to get accustomed to his voice.
And it needs time to get accustomed to the songs. That's not unusual from Dream Theater in fact, at least, for me. The first time I heard the Astonishing, I was kinda "meh", same thing for Scenes from a Memory and the first CD of Six Degrees. Now they are my favourite albums of all time. I'm not saying that I love Distance over Time and to be honest, the first time I listened to that album, I was really dissatisfied and had to force myself to listen to the entire album. But I gave it a chance and many spins later, I can say "there's still good in him". Barstool Warrior and Viper King were instant hits. The first will have a special place in my favourite songs and the latter is really surprising. It is a great and surprising song and I understand why they decided to turn it into a bonus track as it does not fit with the mood of the album even if it's groovy as hell, just like many riffs of this album.
However, the long time fans that dislike the "Roadrunner" albums have to be warned: it is the same sound, the same system and the "routine". Some will think that album is not really original and that Dream Theater is relying on the same recipes. Truth is, Dream Theater has changed for a dozen of years. If you accept that, you'll like the album, if you don't, it's going to be harder for you to love it. Same thing for the fans that love the Astonishing and see it as a breath of fresh air: Dream Theater has turned the page, the Astonishing was a "one-shot" and they are back to their sound.
If I had to summarize that album in two words: groovy and riffy. You've already heard that the groove is back with Untethered Angel and Fall into the Light, but it's still the case with Paralyzed and Viper King for example. However, sometimes the songs rely more on the riffs than on the structure. For me, Pale Blue Dot is just a pile of riffs without any structure, a bit like Enigma Machine. Some of you will like the song as it will remind them of The Dance of Eternity and LTE but it has never been my cup of tea. Anyway, another Dream Theater album and another record that will stir the community but even if, as for now, it is not my favourite album, I'd rather listen to it a thousand times than listen to any formatted pop songs you can hear on the radio. Dream Theater has given us so many masterpieces that now we are picky with everything they do. So thank you Dream Theater for turning us into demanding fans. And thank you Kim, Valérie and Freddy for giving me the opportunity to listen to that album 3 months before its release date. Now, it's your time, you fans! Enjoy the ride.
Kim Arthur Sakariassen – Norway
This is a difficult album to review for me, due to my heavy involvement in the treasure hunt that we created in collaboration with the band and the label. I did contemplate whether or not I should do a review. I feel I've been too close – even though I never really heard any music until the album was done, there's a certain level of connection between myself, the label, the management and the band that makes it harder to be objective about this album. But; I decided that people do ask me what I think, and I think I can be honest and excited about the music regardless of my connection to the album itself. Then again – I am the fan club president, and that itself means you should take anything I state with a grain of salt.
That being said – my first listen to the album was late november. So I've heard the album for over two months now, and it's been with me on commutes, when I've been training, in the car when driving long distances, and at home on my home setup. And it just sounds great in either of these settings! It's been a main stay for me, especially at the gym! Something about the energy in the music translates well to the adrenaline kick you need to lift heavy weights.
I'm not going to go through this album track by track, as my colleagues in the other fan club chapters have already done so, but I will just give you my impressions.
First and foremost, when I first got to hear the music from the album, the thing that it screamed out to me was "energy". It feels so energetic. The fact that the band wrote the songs and played through them all in the studio before committing them to tape is very apparent here – the energy is tangible! It feels fresh and fun, like a bunch of friends making music in a garage. The production is also toned down a bit, with everything being focused around what instruments could actually be played in a live setting. So you won't find layers upon layers of multitracked instruments here, instead you'll see that the band is focusing much more on riffs and grooves – and when the guitar does a solo, the groove is carried by the bass and drums, not a second guitar.
One thing you can say about current Dream Theater is that they do focus a lot more on song writing. All the songs are much more focused, and you won't find many of the long, extended instrumental asides here. This is a mentality that Dream Theater has stuck with now since the self-titled album. In many ways, this is more akin to the style of composition that Dream Theater used in their earlier work (such as Images and Words, Awake and Falling Into Infinity). One of the things I saw people comment on early on was that the album was unnaturally short for a Dream Theater album – but really, Images and Words was also just under an hour long.
The songs feel fresh and invigorated, but also familiar and quintessential Dream Theater. Keyboards and vocals do take a bit of a back seat on this album – guitar riffs dominate the album – even guitar solos take a bit of a back seat here! And to accompany the guitar riffs, you need a good rhythm section, so drums and bass are loud and clear, and provide a solid bed for the guitars. Listen to songs like Room 137, where the guitars and drums and bass just slaughters the speakers. Groovy as can be! And the Beatles section is magnificent – the choral vocals and effects is an interesting choice for such a groove focused track. And Mangini's lyrics are great as well! A very good debut for him.
Other excellent songs: Paralyzed, a modern metal piece which pretty much manages to sum up Dream Theater in 4 minutes to me. A focused song with a strong buildup, a great hook, and a great solo. Viper King – the bonus track – is what you get when you marry the love of cars with two seminal bands for Dream Theater who ALSO wrote songs about cars – I'm talking of course of Deep Purple – Highway Star and Rush – Red Barchetta. It's very fun, groovy track that I didn't expect at all, but has been the track I've come back to the most on the entire album. Which is kinda funny considering it's not even on the album, it's a bonus track!
At Wit's End is also extremely interesting. The song is about the turmoil after sexual abuse, and the struggle to keep a functioning relationship with your partner afterwards. So the song starts right in the turmoil itself, with a strong, fast arpeggiated guitar riff, and maddening rhythms. But as the song evolves, it actual releases a lot of the tension, and it ends in a sort of relaxed way. That is a genius move, and one I've not often heard. It feels so interesting to have the song kinda turned upside down from what we would expect, song structure wise.
The master and mix of the album is mixed quite tightly, but it's still good. It does sound modern, which means it's quite loud, but it's markedly better than the self-titled! Almost no clipping at all, which is good.
All in all, I think Distance Over Time is one of the most interesting albums Dream Theater has released. Does it have staying power? We'll see – I know I love the album as it is, and can't wait to see it live.
Dream Theater – Distance Over Time
Chemistry triggers action. The bonds of disparate elements yield friction, energy, and ultimately incite creation. It happens throughout all of existence—especially in music. The music of Dream Theater relies on the interplay and brotherhood of the musicians as much as it does on the harmony of the instruments. In fact, the chemistry the band unlocked upon forming in 1985 remains central to the music they create today. The progressive metal pioneers—James LaBrie (Vocals), John Petrucci (Guitars), Jordan Rudess (Keyboards), John Myung (Bass), and Mike Mangini (Drums)—share a unique bond with one of the most passionate fan bases around the globe as evidenced by their two GRAMMY® Award nominations and 15 million records sold worldwide.
Among numerous accolades, 1992's Images & Words received a gold certification and landed onRolling Stone's coveted "100 Greatest Metal Albums of All-Time." Meanwhile, Guitar Worldplaced Awake at #1 on "Superunknown: 50 Iconic Albums That Defined 1994." Excerpts of 1996'sA Change of Seasons notably soundtracked NBC's coverage of Downhill Skiing at the 2002 WinterOlympics. Fans voted the 1999 Metropolis Pt. 2: Scenes from a Memory the "Number One All-TimeProgressive Rock Album" in a 2012 Rolling Stone poll. Not to mention, it ranked as the "15thGreatest Concept Album" by Classic Rock.
2009 saw Black Clouds & Silver Linings crash the Billboard Top 200 at #6 as A Dramatic Turn of Events [2011] and Dream Theater [2013] maintained a three-peat in the chart's Top 10. Most recently, 2016's The Astonishing attracted widespread praise with Consequence of Sound dubbing it, "An absolutely unique experience."
In addition to releasing three platinum videos and two gold videos, the group would be inducted into the Long Island Music Hall of Fame in 2010. On its 14th full-length and first release for InsideOutMusic / Sony Music, Distance Over Time, the band recharge the brotherhood that has kept them creating music together for over 30 years.
For the first time in two decades, the bandmates lived, wrote and recorded together over a four- month period at the secluded, five-acre Yonderbarn studios in Monticello, NY. They all moved intothe property's country-house where they shared memories, took turns manning the BBQ and fortifying lifelong friendships as the music happened organically and spontaneously throughout the summer in the beautifully converted barn only footsteps away.
"Of course we've written many records together, but we'll traditionally move into a studio to track the record and during that time everybody either commutes or stays in a hotel," says Petrucci. "This time around we approached things differently; up at Yonderbarn there were nodistractions so we were able to just focus on being creative, spending twelve-to-fourteen hours aday working while also having fun in between the writing sessions. We'd take turns cooking for
each other like brothers in a fire house and since it was summertime, the upstate New Yorkweather was beautiful. There's something about jamming and writing as a unit while you'rebonding, eating, drinking bourbon and just hanging out that helps infuse the music with a specialfeeling and a raw, palpable energy."
"It was like going back to summer camp," grins LaBrie. "Being around each other the whole timemade it that much more of a profound experience. I think the songs reflect the energy. It was alot of fun to have a situation so powerful at this point in our career."
"With what we had to do and the kind of record we wanted to make, it was the right way to writeand record," adds Rudess. "When we would lay out all of the parts and start composing, there was a feeling we hadn't felt in a long time. There were a lot of smiles."
With every reason to smile, the five musicians immediately locked into a groove and identified a collective vision. They upheld the hallmarks of their signature sound combining metallic aggression and progressive scope, but within the framework of tighter songwriting.
"Everybody felt like it was time to return to the roots and make a more organic record," Petrucci elaborates. "We collaborated to bring back the heavy and proggy sides of what we do and make music that's really fun to play. The environment empowered us to do so."
Album opener "Untethered Angel" commences with ominous clean guitar before ramping up intoa hypnotic and hard-hitting riff that gives way to a sweeping and soaring hook. Heavily employing Hammond X5, Rudess locks into an "organ-and-guitar" call-and-response with Petrucci, evoking classic prog while charting new territory all the same.
"John has some of the most tastefully crafted leads in the business, so that forces me to step up my game to the max," Rudess goes on. "It opened up a different avenue for us to trade back andforth."
"Subject-wise, it's about me seeing that a lot of people, especially our youth, are afraid to take their lives in certain directions because of fear," explains Petrucci. "They have fear of theunknown, fear of what other people think, and fear of not being good enough. So, the song urges letting go of yourself, not letting fear win, and untethering yourself from the feeling of fear thatstops you from doing things."
The ten-minute "At Wit's End" swings from sharp shredding into a thick groove as LaBrie paints an intense portrait of the aftermath of abuse.
"When women have been violated, they suffer from PTSD," says the singer. "They can never reallyview themselves as the same people, because for all intents and purposes, they aren't. It createsa lot of divide in relationships. It can be impossible for couples to overcome. In a lot of instances,they don't make it, and they break apart. In the song, the woman is at her wit's end, and the manis assuring her they can get through it."
"Barstool Warrior" offers up an intimate slice of small town lore with cinematic lyrics as "Out of Reach" sees the band stretch its wings with a poetic ballad with lyrics penned by LaBrie. Thehaunting and maddening "Room 137" marks the first time Mangini contributed lyrics to a Dream Theater song, while everything culminates on the epic-sounding "Pale Blue Dot," which "highlights Carl Sagan's meaningful reflection on humankind's fleeting nature and our responsibility to dealmore kindly with one another and to cherish the 'Pale Blue Dot' which is Earth." as Petrucci puts it.
In the end, the union between Dream Theater stands at its strongest on Distance Over Time—as does the music.
"This record is all about the experience for us," Petrucci leaves off. "The process and environmentwere a big part of the meaning and significance. I hope people walk away with the feeling of unity,camaraderie, joy, and inclusion we felt. There's a spirit, which is really magical. When I listen back to the album, I can distinctly recall every moment of the writing process; where I was standing in the room, what inspired us in that instant and the meaning behind each song. As a producer, my goal was to try and create the best-sounding Dream Theater record we've ever madeso that listeners can just be enveloped in the music. I really wanted this recording to truly reflect the spirit, joy and passion that went into making the album and for people to walk away feeling some of the organic nature, personality and raw energy that the band captured while together in the studio. For me, I think it accomplishes that and I hope that other people will feelthe same way." – Rick Florino, November 2018
Distance Over Time
James LaBrie – Vocals
John Petrucci – Guitar
Jordan Rudess – Keyboards
John Myung – Bass
Mike Mangini – Drums
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Bonnie Lucas, Smiling Girl, 1983, mixed media, 30 × 21 1/2".
Bonnie Lucas
Since the 1970s, Bonnie Lucas has been reconfiguring the icks and discomforts of feminine aesthetics, revealing the precise flavor of subjugation imposed by sweetie-pie girlishness. Combining frilly garments, plush animals, hair grips, jelly shoes, flowers, bunnies, decorated eggs, wedding cake figurines, sequins, baby toys, and ballet ribbons, the artist constructs unstable bodies that burst open at the seams. "Young Lady," at JTT, curated by Marie Catalano, was a timely presentation of works made by the artist between 1983 and 1987: intricate, wall-based assemblages she calls "object collages," and small paintings that have been accumulating in Lucas's apartment in New York's Little Italy for decades.
The earliest works in the show were the object collages, in which Lucas brings various items together to create delirious portraits, such as Smiling Girl, 1983, a white face with large, manic eyes made from pink and pearl beads arranged inside gold hoops, and a peach-colored airplane button for a nose. Twisted and knotted pink underwear forms the rictus of the title, though in the context of Lucas's discomfiting practice, it seems more correct to call these panties. The oversize head rests on top of a tiny body with a knitting-needle torso and crochet-hook arms. Then, like an exquisite corpse, the style shifts a third time for the figure's bottommost section, which takes the form of an illustration of a girl's lower half, possibly from a game piece, wearing an Alice in Wonderland blue skirt and patterned apron, white socks, and Mary Janes. As in other works in this series, delicately arranged rows of embroidery thread outline the body in alternating shades of white and cerise, creating a pink halo. For New Man, 1984, Lucas again pairs delicacy with derangement, constructing a face using an upside-down infant onesie, whose legs serve as rabbitlike ears and whose collar acts as a mouth spewing strings of pearls. And This Too Will Pass,1983, features a figure with pale-pink spoons for eyes, somewhat reminiscent of the empty shells for eyes from Hans Schärer's Madonna paintings, while Running Mother,1983, a figure holding a baby bottle aloft, has a white ring lined with sharp broken shells for a mouth, bringing to mind a hostile contraceptive diaphragm. The vagina dentata and its inverse recur in the exhibition—elsewhere, a teething ring on a young girl's dress suggests a vaginal opening. Such confusion throws into relief the infantilizing vocabulary of objects listed above—pearls, panties, and Mary Janes—a fetishism that is embroidered into the feminine, and into the identity of children who must negotiate it. The glee and desire present in some of the objects are a reminder of their coercive power.
These more figurative compositions later become assemblages of excess, with dense piles of beads, buttons, fabrics, and toys creating a sense of glut rather than specific discontent or imagery, more akin to the horror vacui of Mike Kelley's "Memory Ware" works 2000–10. In fact, the curator painted the gallery walls dark green for the installation, to make the pastel pinks of Lucas's work shine but also possibly to anchor the light, sparkly materials with a somber weightiness. It's worth considering why they should require this background, and why this work has been mostly overlooked, especially in comparison with that of similar artists such as Kelley, whose stuffed animals and craft materials cast the longest shadow over the exhibition. One significant difference is Lucas's commitment to the "purchased object," as opposed to the used (soiled) one, but another is her pursuit of an aesthetic category that remains hierarchically positioned and attached to gender. The sweet, pastel feminine is a threatening entity, a cloying mommy-child, that is pushed away. A series of small watercolors depicted female figures being devoured by pink hybrids of breasts, faces, flowers, and vaginas. Femininity, an amorphous pink blob, ingests other possibilities, suggesting that it is constantly in danger of swallowing those who dance too near it.
—Laura McLean-Ferris


Really well priced, amazing location and staff were really nice. Breakfast included for a really good price.I would definitely visit again.
Great place for a drink, very clean, good mix of people from younger to old. Tv's, billiard tables, but not too close to drinkers, room for all tastes. I will definitely be back.
We stayed here for a couple of nights as we were in Liverpool for a match.the location is excellent,you are close to all the bars,restaurants,shops etc. The rooms are clean and comfortable.staff are very helpful.i would stay here again .
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The main objective of FOODENG'13 is to provide a conference to discuss and promote the magnitude of engineering and technology on food industry and our life. A safe and secured food production system under clean, healthy and sustainable environment is getting more importance every day. It will identify new research directions and challenges that are relevant to the Agricultural and Food industry and explore the potential of using scientific knowledge, practical ideas, and emerging technologies for humankind. This conference will also highlight development in research and innovations in agricultural and food engineering. The theme of FOODENG'13 will be mainly "New Manufacturing Methods, Researches and Developments on Food Engineering".


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Q: Winamp Error "Stopped working" - Exception Code 0xc0000005 - module name: unknown I decided to upgrade a working Winamp installation to the latest version but now it crashes right after loading the main window.
I've tried resetting plugins and winamp.ini to no avail.
I'm running Windows 7 64-bit with onboard sound (Asus P5K SE) and a Radeon 5450.
Here's the log from event viewer:
Faulting application name: winamp.exe, version: 5.6.2.3173, time stamp: 0x4e1b6f92
Faulting module name: unknown, version: 0.0.0.0, time stamp: 0x00000000
Exception code: 0xc0000005
Fault offset: 0x00705c68
Faulting process id: 0x24d4
Faulting application start time: 0x01cc6763e7749a19
Faulting application path: C:\Program Files (x86)\Winamp\winamp.exe
Faulting module path: unknown
Report Id: 275c5fef-d357-11e0-9075-00158315a310

I tried an older version as well:
Faulting application name: winamp.exe, version: 5.6.0.3085, time stamp: 0x4cf7c203
Faulting module name: unknown, version: 0.0.0.0, time stamp: 0x00000000
Exception code: 0xc0000005
Fault offset: 0x0072b118
Faulting process id: 0x1eb8
Faulting application start time: 0x01cc67644d719405
Faulting application path: C:\Program Files (x86)\Winamp\winamp.exe
Faulting module path: unknown
Report Id: 91b1a0b5-d357-11e0-9075-00158315a310

Any ideas what could be wrong?

A: Ok, so i thought i had disabled the old plugins but haven't. The problem was with gen_mp3cue.dll. Now everything is back to normal.
I was sorting the plugin folder by date to remove the old ones, but for some reason winamp reset the date of all plugins. So i did a clean install and winamp worked. So I started placing the old plugins one by one until winamp crashed, right after i placed gen_mp3cue.dll

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As all our suites are designed for couples, booking rooms in the main Lodge for 2-4 couples allows you to meet up in the Guest Lounge or sit in comfort on the verandah.
Note: The Ensuite Rooms are open from approx 20 December to 20 March, outside this period they are usually reserved for small group bookings. See our booking calendar for availability.


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Enforcement of 2442 DO NOT DISTURB Short Code commences says NCC
Apex telecom regulator, the Nigerian Communications Commission has commenced the implementation of the '2442 Do Not Disturb' short code, reports ITRealms.
Disclosing this, Director of Public Affairs, Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), Mr. Tony Ojobo, said that this follows a direction to the telecommunications service providers in the country, the operators, to commence from July 1, 2016, activate the DO NOT DISTURB facility which gives subscribers the freedom to choose what messages to receive from the various networks, if any.
He said that with this direction the operators have been mandated to dedicate a common Short Code (2442) which will enable subscribers take informed decisions, stressing that this action was taken in order to protect subscribers from the nuisance of unsolicited texts, and therefore a direct regulatory response to the yearnings of the subscribers.
By this action, he explained, the Commission has invoked a regulatory provision which had hitherto been overlooked by the operators.
NCC, he also said, took cognizance of the broad range of services which cut across "Banking/Insurance/ Financial Products, Real Estate, Education, Health, Consumer Goods and Automobiles, Communication/ Broadcasting/ Entertainment/ IT, Tourism and leisure, Sports, Religion (Christianity, Islam, others)," hence, the Commission directed the operators to give the necessary instructions and clarifications that will enable subscribers subscribe to a particular service/services /none at all.
Ojobo further said that for a full DND which is SMS "STOP" to 2442 does not allow the subscriber to receive any unsolicited message from the operators at all.
Below, he said, are the various options:
"SMS 1" for receiving SMS relating to Banking? Insurance/ Financial products to 2442
"SMS 2" for receiving |SMS relating to real Estate to 2442
"SMS 3" for receiving SMS relating to Education to 2442
"SMS 4" for receiving SMS relating to Health to 2442
"SMS 5" for receiving SMS relating to Consumer goods and Automobiles to 2442"
"SMS 6" for receiving SMS relating to Communication/ Broadcasting Entertainment/IT to 2442
"SMS 7" for receiving SMS relating to Tourism and leisure to 2442
"SMS 8" for receiving SMS relating to Sports to 2442
"SMS 9" for receiving SMS relating to Religion to 2442
Ojobo pointed out however that the decision of the Commission does not affect personal messages or person to person messages which are private communication by individuals.
He enjoined the operators to comply immediately with the direction issued by the Commission and never again harass subscribers with unwanted messages.
Labels: 2442, commences, Do not disturb, Enforcement, NCC, Short Code


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Q: Creating Azure self-signed sertificate with powershell Invoke-AddCertToKeyVault command Recently, I tried to create self-signed certificate for Azure Service Factory accordingly with Microsoft's manual:
Azure Docs: Secure a Service Fabric cluster, step 2.5, 02/05/2016
But command Invoke-AddCertToKeyVault failed with the next error:

Invoke-AddCertToKeyVault : The term 'Invoke-AddCertToKeyVault' is not
  recognized as the name of a cmdlet, function, script file, or operable
  program. Check the spelling of the name, or if a path was included,
  verify that the path is correct and try again.

I think that Azure Powershell successfully installed on my machine because I was able to login into my Azure account by running Login-AzureRmAccount. Also $env:PSModulePath says that Azure Modules path added to path variable (accordingly with the article: Azure Docs: How to install and configure Azure PowerShell, 04/22/2016). Here they are:

...\Microsoft SDKs\Azure\PowerShell\ResourceManager\AzureResourceManager\;
...\Microsoft SDKs\Azure\PowerShell\ServiceManagement\;
...\Microsoft SDKs\Azure\PowerShell\Storage\;

Also, I have restarted my PC after installing Azure PowerShell.
It is possible that I have missed something, but I am stuck with it. How could it be resolved?

A: That commandlet is in the package that should be imported -
Import-Module "C:\Users\chackdan\Documents\GitHub\Service-Fabric\Scripts\ServiceFabricRPHelpers\ServiceFabricRPHelpers.psm1"

That is its implementation, by the way, for a reference that it even exists :).  Try Import-Module and it should work.


Damien (friend & co-worker) has recently released two fixed-width fonts which he has created for programming, Envy Code A and Envy Code B.
Envy Code A was the first to be created but Envy Code B soon followed. I have been using pre-release versions of these fonts for about a month now and have become quite fond of the Envy Code B font, not just for programming but also for use in IM.
Rumor has it that there are more fonts on the way…. to find out more you'll have to keep an eye on Damiens site (sorry no RSS feed for his main website).


Whether you serve cookies at holiday parties, leave them out for Santa, swap them with friends, or mail them as gifts, one thing is for sure: you want to bake the best! Our gift to you is a selection of 25 of our favorite cookie recipes, one for every day from December 1 to Christmas Day. From biscotti to gingersnaps, brownies to thumbprints, let our best Christmas cookies inspire you to bake up some holiday cheer!
If you want to make these taste as sparkling as they look, replace the lemon zest with other bright citrus flavors such as lime, Meyer lemon, or tangerine.
If there's such a thing as a healthy cookie, this elegant lace version may be it, thanks to the oats, almonds, and dark chocolate.
For a more unusual, swirly opaque "glass," use hard peppermint candies such as Brach's or crushed candy canes. And yes, they are edible—and delicious.
A hint of flaky salt amplifies the chocolaty notes and intensifies the flavors in this cherished chunker.
Dip the finished cookies in melted chocolate to add an extra layer of flavor and decadence.
Salty and sweet, soft and crunchy, this blondie bar requires a bit of effort, but it's worth it. If you are looking for a shortcut, use store-bought, high-quality butterscotch or caramel sauce such as Knipschildt Chocolatier or La Salamandra Dulce de Leche.
Who doesn't love the slightly crispy top of a brownie? Simultaneously light and rich, these are perfect for any chocolate lover.
Dried fruits and nuts are a match made in heaven. Adding chopped dried cherries or cranberries lends holiday flair and flavor to this classic confection.
These playful cookies can easily take on different flavors. For something a bit more savory, sprinkle grated cheese, finely chopped fresh herbs, or spices such as nutmeg and cloves onto the dough before folding it up and slicing.
Skirting the line between sweet and savory, these unique treats are a welcome accompaniment to a hot cup of tea.
These cheerful treats bring together rich, cocoa-y cookies, peppermint buttercream, and crushed candies. To break the candies, enclose them in a sealable plastic bag and pound with a heavy rolling pin.
Supersimple to make, these are basic thumbprint cookies—butter cookie dough with a dollop of jam in the center. What makes them unique is that three cookies—each with a different flavor filling—are baked with their round edges touching so they merge into one pretty triangle.
Sparkling with sweetness and packed with flavor, these cookies have an intense aroma and taste that ginger lovers will adore.
Rich raspberry ganache is sandwiched between two airy almond cookies. If you don't have a pastry bag, you can pipe the batter out of a sealable plastic bag with one corner snipped off.
Chocoholics, take note: These fudgy squares will satisfy even the strongest craving. For the mint layer, be sure to use high-quality white chocolate such as Lindt or Perugina.
These classic cutout cookies can be formed into snowflakes, candy canes, or any shape you have cutters for. They look beautiful when decorated with royal icing piped from a pastry bag fitted with a fine, round tip.
Is it Christmas without this traditional tricolored Italian-American cookie? These beautiful chocolate-covered bars make the most of almond paste (not marzipan) and orange marmalade. To cut them neatly, use a long serrated knife and apply even pressure.
Citrus brightens up the dark, cold winter months, and it's no different with these sugar cookies. The recipe calls for lemon zest, but for something different—yet equally delicious and perky—try lime, orange, or grapefruit.
Extra points if you make your own fruit filling—but if time is at a premium, take a shortcut and use something store-bought.
Fill these treats with your favorite fruit jam to put a modern and personalized twist on the classic window-pane cookie.
Dark, rich, and chocolaty, these are chewy on the inside and crisp on the outside. For the most intense flavor, use high-quality chocolate and cocoa.
A fig, honey, and orange filling lends Mediterranean notes to these flaky pastries. To form the swirl, simply roll out the dough into a rectangle, spread it with the filling, roll it up into a log, and slice.
Gluten- and nut-free, these pink meringues will tickle the tongue with their bright, minty flavor. They make a great holiday gift.
These pretty cookies get a kick from crystallized ginger. To form designs like the ones pictured, pipe icing into lines or concentric circles, then draw a toothpick through to blend the colors.
Crescents get a boost with the surprising addition of cardamom, which adds a gingery warmth and provides a perfect pairing for a hot drink.
Delicate cookies such as Almond-Oat Lace Cookies, Lemony Slice-and-Bakes, and Stained-Glass Ornaments can sometimes stick to the baking sheet, making them tough to move without cracking. Use silicone baking sheet liners to solve this problem.
Most types of cookie dough or batter benefit from some time in the fridge before they're formed and baked. The cold temperature will help firm up the dough, making it easier to slice rolled dough; plus, cookies that require cutters will hold their final shape better. Chilling also allows ingredients to fully meld, creating better flavor and texture.
After cookies are baked and cooled, store them between sheets of wax paper in an airtight container at room temperature. In general, cookies do not need to be refrigerated, but if you plan on keeping them for longer than a few days, consider freezing them. If you do freeze them, make sure they're tightly wrapped to prevent freezer burn. Thaw them to room temperature before serving.


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Canada to buy more used Australian fighter jets — number goes from 18 to 25
Canada has boosted the number of used Australian fighter jets it is purchasing to 25 but the deal to acquire those aircraft still hinges on approval from the U.S. government. The Liberal government originally announced it would buy 18 used Australian F-18 jets to augment the Royal Canadian Air Force's CF-18s until new aircraft can be purchased in the coming years. READ MORE
Ramifications of a trade war: An expert look at the numbers for Canada
iPolitics
A new analysis of escalating trade disputes involving the United States warns that a deterioration into an all-out, global trade war would knock North America's economies into recession. The report by Scotiabank said if the U.S. breaks all trade ties with its partners — and imposes across-the-board tariffs that average 20 per cent — then Canada and Mexico would see their economies contract in 2020. READ MORE
Costs of hearing-related health claims on the rise in Canadian military
The cost of health claims related to hearing loss among members of Canada's military is rising, due in part to the reluctance of members to wear protective equipment and because the most suitable devices aren't always provided. Explosions, gunfire, engine noise and alarms all contribute to hearing loss among military members. Almost a third of them have chronic hearing problems by the time they retire, according to surveys by Veterans Affairs. READ MORE
Malfunctioning sensor another 'snag' for prime minister's aging plane
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's flight to India in February was delayed due to a malfunctioning engine light, raising more questions about the government's aging executive aircraft. Emails obtained by CTV's Mercedes Stephenson through an access to information request show that a gauge designed to monitor engine temperature began "fluctuating randomly" during the Feb. 16 flight to New Delhi, and that a ground crew at a scheduled refueling stop in Rome found "a few loose wires." READ MORE
Trump's Space Force is more about satellites than soldiers
Earthlings don't need to worry about astronauts with rifles or red, white and blue starfighters blasting off into orbit anytime soon. U.S. President Donald Trump's proposed Space Force will have to clear several major logistical, political and international hurdles before it gets off the ground. And even when the U.S. does launch a new sixth branch of its military, it'll likely be business as usual for American interests in space. READ MORE
Biennial General Meeting
RCAF
Notice is hereby given, as required by the Constitution and By-Laws, that the 2nd Biennial General Meeting of the RCAF Association will be held in Calgary, Alberta, 12 to 14 October 2018, with convention headquarters located at the Hotel Arts as described below. READ MORE
Air Cadet League 2018 Campaign
Envisioned as Canada's premier and world class youth development movement, the Air Cadet program seeks to encourage and enhance the development of well-adjusted, civic minded youth in undertaking leadership roles in a great Canada and a better world. The Air Cadet League of Canada's mission is to promote Canadian youth to develop an interest in aviation and aerospace and to provide opportunities to engage in enriching program elements such as physical education, music and public speaking. Since 1941, the Air Cadet League of Canada has supported the Royal Canadian Air Cadets, both financially and through the efforts of our dedicated volunteers, to ensure that Canada's Supporting Air Cadets makes a difference in the lives of young people. Let's work together to make sure that every Cadet has the opportunities — donate today! READ MORE
100th anniversary of the Royal Air Force now includes a third airshow — the Shuttleworth Collection's 'military pageant'
Ian Allan Travel
On Aug. 17, 1917, South African General Jan Smuts presented a report to the British government's War Council setting out his ideas on the future of air power. The report was duly approved and led to the formation of the world's first air force being born on the April 1, 1918. The Royal Air Force (RAF) was formed by the amalgamation of the squadrons and military personnel of the British Army's "Royal Flying Corps" (RFC) with the Royal Navy's "Royal Naval Air Service" (RNAS). READ MORE
New NORAD commander (Government of Canada)
From Tholthorpe to Trenton: The history of 434 'Bluenose' Squadron (Government of Canada)
Maple Flag exercise significantly cut back but exact reasons why remain murky (Ottawa Citizen)