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"We confiscated, we monopolized, world suffering. We did not allow anybody else to call whatever suffering they have ‘holocaust’ or ‘genocide,’ be it Armenians, be it Kosovo, be it Darfur. In the last years, Israeliness has confined itself for itself only and lost interest almost for what happens in the world. For me, Israel is shrinking into its own shell rather than struggling for a better world."
I am not qualified to comment on the latter contention, save to observe that in a nation assailed, as Israel is, from all sides – both existentially and, in the court of world opinion, politically – a degree of introspection is perhaps understandable, whatever the rights and wrongs of Israeli policy. But Burg raises an interesting point in the first part of the above extract. For the members of Israel’s Armenian population, the indifference of successive governments to calls for Turkey to acknowledge the Armenian genocide of 1915-6 is a matter of continuing anger and resentment.
Walking through the Armenian Quarter of Jerusalem some years ago, I kept seeing crude photocopied posters on archways and walls, depicting a map of eastern Turkey overlaid with place names and figures which, I eventually worked out, represented casualty statistics for each Armenian community in those areas of the Ottoman empire where they had been rounded up, send on horrendous forced marches over the Anatolian plateau, or simply shot and dumped into mass graves. Estimates as to the number of dead vary from 750,000 to 1.5 million, the uncertainty due not least to the Turkish government’s continued adherence to the “shit happens” defence that it was a time of war and lots of people died on all sides: a defence which is maintained by extensive, and expensive, lobbying in the corridors of power, not least Washington (about which Michael Crowley wrote an outstanding piece in The New Republic* recently, though
sadly behind a subscription wall it requires free registration to read).
Any government or national assembly that passes a motion that so much as acknowledges the fact of the Armenian genocide will draw a swift rebuke from the Turkish government, normally interwoven with dark threats of diplomatic repercussions, cancelled contracts and the like. Despite the intensive lobbying of the Armenian community in the US, Washington continues to softpedal this issue; Turkey has huge strategic importance to the USA, not least due to its proximity to Iraq, and no one wants to rock the boat over a nearly century-old dispute. European parliaments have been a little bolder, but motions and resolutions on the topic have often been used as cover for governments nervous about Turkish entry to the EU for wider reasons. And of course in Turkey itself, it is unwise to proclaim your concern at the fate of the Armenians too loudly, as both Orhan Pamuk and Hrant Dink found in their different ways. As an aspirant member to the European club of nations, Turkey is the only country where it is genocide affirmation, and not denial, that is the crime.
For Western governments to indulge in realpolitik is one thing, however; for the government of Israel, of all places, to try to hush talk of genocide is quite another. And yet this has been a constant theme in recent years; though some Israeli politicians, such as former ministers Yossi Beilin and Yossi Sarid, have been happy enough to lend their backing to calls for Israel to recognise the Armenian genocide as such, the official position has always been to ignore the issue and hope that it goes away, for fear of upsetting Israel’s only ally in the region. Shimon Peres, no less, was quoted a few years ago as having said the following:
"We reject attempts to create a similarity between the Holocaust and the Armenian allegations. Nothing similar to the Holocaust occurred. It is a tragedy what the Armenians went through but not a genocide."
Pressed for clarification by Armenian activists in the US, the Israeli consul in Los Angeles released a statement that said:
"This issue [of the Armenian Genocide] should be dealt with by historians and not politicians. We do not support the comparison of the Armenian tragedies to the Jewish Holocaust. Israel will not take a historical and political stance on the issue."
One has only to imagine the reaction if a European government said something similar about the Holocaust, or asserted that because both Germans and Jews died in the war there was no need to point fingers, to appreciate the shocking nature of this statement to Armenians, particularly those living in Israel (some ten thousand in all). In some ways, Armenians feel a sense of betrayal: both peoples are used, historically, to living as minorities in foreign lands, both have been persecuted throughout their history, and both fell victim to shocking crimes in the twentieth century. But the reaction of Israeli officialdom remains cool at best, and the impromptu reminders put up by Jerusalem’s Armenian community tend not to last long before the authorities pull them down again, citing some municipal regulation or other.
Hitler once infamously reassured an aide nervous about his plans for European Jewry, “Who now remembers the fate of the Armenians?” It seems, sadly, that the answer is, increasingly: not very many. Israeli diplomats protest that these are exceptional circumstances; that in a region full of hostile Muslim neighbours, secular Turkey is an indispensable ally, and that it would be madness to drive them away over such an arcane issue. One can see their point; but for many, such cold and calculating denial leaves a nasty, sour taste in the mouth. Nor is it necessarily simply a matter of hard-headed politics. Some Armenians claim that Israeli reticence about discussing the Armenian genocide stems from a deeper issue; the need to preserve the Holocaust as a historical crime different both in scale and kind from any other is a theme which reappears again and again in writings on the subject by scholars of all backgrounds. To reduce the Final Solution to the status of mere primus inter pares might be a difficult step for many Jews to take; at any rate, these are dangerous waters, in which there is certainly little incentive for the government to dabble.
And so the Armenians of old Jerusalem continue to paste up their posters and watch them get ripped down, and their calls for acknowledgement of the crimes done to their ancestors fall on deaf ears. And they ask themselves: if not Israel, who? And if not now, when?
* Yup, not The National Review.


Circumstances found me in the immediate vicinity of Mohican State Forest last Saturday, and I had a few hours to explore the woodlands. Mohican, for those of you who don't know it, is one of Ohio's richest forests, characterized mainly by the steep hemlock-cloaked Clear Fork Gorge that bisects the area. Providing the sound track on my foray were the likes of Veery, Blue-headed Vireo, Black-throated Green, Kentucky, Hooded warblers, and many more.
But the flora is incredible, too, and I saw many interesting plants. Chief among them was the above; a diminutive little beauty that almost defies description. It is Shinleaf, Pyrola elliptica. While widespread and scattered throughout eastern Ohio, this species is not usually numerous and always a treat to stumble across. Such are its looks that many a gardener would probably kill and maim to have it growing in captivity, but I suspect that this is not a plant that lends itself well to being corraled.
Vireo nests are obvious enough, once you know they're there. But from afar or with just a careless glance, they look a lot like a clump of dead leaves and plant detritus caught up in the foliage.
What to do. Red-eyed Vireos are a valuable part of the forest community and these little birds make an arduous trek all the way from the tropics to summer with us, feast on caterpillars, and contribute their cheery phrases to the symphony of the forest. And red-eyes are heavily hit by cowbirds.
I left them.


Stefano Torossi’s Michelangelo e il Rinascimento (1971) Canopo
In 1971, Stefano Torossi’s Michelangelo e il Rinascimento was released on Flippermusic’s Canopo label. The album of classical music inspired by the Italian genius and other Renaissance artists of the late 1400s and early 1500s was composed by Torossi around 1963 for a series of documentaries by national broadcaster RAI.
The first side of instrumental pieces includes Torossi’s “Laurenziana,” “Pietro e Paolo,” “Profeti e Sibille,” “Apollo,” “Porta pia,” “Campagna veneta,” “Barocco,” “Genesi,” “Campidoglio,” and “Tomba di Giulio II,” while side B of the LP contains seven vocal pieces: “San Pietro,” “Mose’,” “Sacristia nuova,” “Tomba di Lorenzo,” “Tomba di Giuliano,” “Coro dei Luterani,” and “Coro dei difensori.”
When asked recently about the Michelangelo e il Rinascimento album, Torossi commented:
It is my very first paid commission. I was asked to do the music for a series of documentaries for RAI called “Le opere e i giorni di Michelangelo” (The Days and Works of Michelangelo). The year was, I believe, 1963. The music remained sitting there unpublished until Flipper began producing LP’s of background music.
Stefano Torossi’s “Porta pia,” a short instrumental piece, is on SoundCloud:
The vinyl album has not been reissued in any format since the initial 1971 pressing by the Italian production music label and is now a hard-to-find collector’s item. However, half of the tracks were included in Middle Ages & Renaissance, a 1988 CD compilation by Flipper on their Primrose Music imprint that was reissued as a digital download in 2014.
The ten tracks from the Michelangelo e il Rinascimento album on the Middle Ages & Renaissance compilation were all renamed including:
- “Laurenziana” aka “Renaissance Art”
- “Pietro e Paolo” aka “Florentine Landscape”
- “Profeti e Sibille” [#1] aka “Harpsichords Theme” [#1]
- “Apollo” aka “Harpsichords Theme” [#2]
- “Genesi” aka “Afar From Thy Heart”
- “Campidoglio” [#1] aka “The Evening Star”
- “Campidoglio” [#2] aka “Baroque Theme”
- “Tomba di Giulio II” aka “The Doom”
- “Profeti e Sibille” [#2] aka “Intimate Thought”
- “San Pietro” aka “Holy Elevation”
- “Mose’” aka “The Peace Of The Cloister”
- “Sacristia nuova” aka “The Fair Maiden”
Stefano Torossi’s “Profeti e Sibille,” renamed “Harpsichords Theme, Part 1” on the 2014 digital reissue, was also used in the second season of the current American historical fantasy romance TV series Reign:
More than half a century on, the names of the musicians and vocalists are unknown, although Stefano Torossi remembers:
They were session musicians, of course. What I recall is doing the recordings in a private studio I paid for, along with the performers, because It was a complete commission by RAI.
Several of the Stefano Torossi compositions on Middle Ages & Renaissance have also appeared on other Primrose Music releases including “Florentine Landscape,” “Harpsichords Theme,” “The Doom,” and “Intimate Thought” on The Primrose Music Bank Vol. 3 (1995?) and “The Peace Of The Cloister” on Sacred Moments: Meditative And Religious Music For The Heart And Soul, a 1990 compilation. Both of these collections were reissued as digital downloads in 2009 and are currently available.“The Peace Of The Cloister” aka “Mose” is the only track on Michelangelo e il Rinascimento to be shortened when it was reissued on CD and as a digital download.
The complete version of Stefano Torossi’s “Mose’,” which is also the only album cut featuring a men and women’s Gregorian choir, is here:
Excerpts of “The Peace Of The Cloister” and “Baroque Theme” are also found on the recently surfaced 1992 CD entitled Demo. The limited release promo also includes excerpts from nineteen additional tracks that were either composed by and/or produced by Stefano Torossi.
It appears the final four pieces that close Michelangelo e il Rinascimento have never been issued again.
Here’s one of them, an audio file of Stefano Torossi’s “Coro dei difensori,” the final selection from the all-choral side B:
Note: If any legal rights holders object to the posting of these rare, out of print, and unavailable tracks ripped from this correspondent’s personal collection, please drop a line and they will be removed immediately.
First Two Torossi Soundtracks Also Composed in 1963
Later in 1963, Stefano Torossi did his first two movie soundtracks as a composer*: Giorgio Simonelli’s I due mafiosi (The Two Mobsters) and Giuseppe Veggezzi’s Sfida al diavolo (aka Katarsis).
Thus began a prolific career in library and soundtrack music that continues through the present–individual compositions composed and/or produced by Stefano Torossi have been used in recent films such as director Jennifer Westfeldt’s Friends with Kids (2011), Isaac Florentine’s Assassin’s Bullet (2012), and Jean-Marc Vallée’s Dallas Buyers Club (2013).
*Stefano Torossi appears as a performer in two earlier films, both released around 1962. In each case, Franco Rossi’s Odissea nuda (Nude Odyssey) and Roberto Bianchi Montero’s Un alibi per morire (An Alibi For Murder), Torossi plays double bass with the pop group The Flippers.
Neither of the 1963 soundtracks were released as albums. However, Stefano Torossi’s “Giri Twist,” a co-composition with pop singer Tony Del Monaco, one of at least four sides the two collaborated on between 1962 and 1964, is on YouTube:
More Music from Stefano Torossi Online Released Around 1971
The following online sampler is a selection of compositions and excerpts of music from Stefano Torossi taken from seven albums released in or about 1971. The albums include:
- Giancarlo Gazzani’s Musica per commenti sonori (CO 10006) Costanza Records
- Giancarlo Gazzani’s Musica per commenti sonori (CO 10007) Costanza Records
- Gianna Mazza’s La citta N. 2 Fly Record
- Stefano Torossi’s Un tema: Tante variazioni Lupus
- Stefano Torossi’s Qualche tema lungo Lupus
- Stefano Torossi’s Tensione e distensione Lupus
- Stefano Torossi’s Michelangelo e il Rinascimento Canopo:


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Rep. Lee Zeldin (a supporter of the GOP gubernatorial nominee), was captured on video being attacked and choked during a New York City event to elect Democratic Governor. Kathy Hochul was interviewed by Fox News for the first time.
Angelica Torres was carrying an anti-Hochul sign to an event for Democratic governor in Manhattan on Saturday. She recalled how a woman took her sign and threw the sign.
Torres, trying to retrieve her sign from the wall, said that an unidentified male approached her and grabbed her neck. The Zeldin supporter claims that Crystal Hudson, New York City Councilmember, was also holding onto Torres by her arm.
Torres stated that he was “pretty much defenseless and outnumbered,” to Fox News reporter Eric Shawn. “I was definitely shocked. It was almost like I didn’t expect it to happen.
“You know, all of us are very peaceful. The woman continued, “We were there just to, you know, exercise our First Amendment.” “And we just wanted to have our voices heard.”
Fox News captured the alleged attack on Torres.
Shawn stated that New York City Police Department had told Fox News that Torres was being helped by the man who grabbed her throat in the video.
Fox News has not confirmed that the man is a Hochul supporter.
Shawn told Torres that she felt like her voice was being muted. It’s shameful, I think. “You know, I believe that we are supposed to find a middle ground, where we can have disagreements and agreements, but still be respectful.”
“I hope people realize that things are becoming really difficult in the political world. Torres stated that civil conversations are impossible. “We cannot have heated debates without them turning violent. Antifa is where I feel they began to happen. Unfortunately, people continue to ignore it as if it isn’t happening. It’s only going to get worse. “And more and more.”
“I was there peacefully. I was just there to voice my opinion. Torres said that he didn’t mean to hurt anyone. “I believe freedom. People may try to bully and intimidate me, but that doesn’t mean I will change my stance on my morals or my beliefs.
In connection with the incident that was caught on camera, no arrests were made.
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A 42-YEAR-OLD man has been arrested in Denia and charged with hate crimes relating to homophobic attacks on his neighbours. The victims said that the verbal attacks had been going on for some time, but last week called the police after the situation had become unsustainable.
The National Police arrived and found the accused yelling homophobic insults from a balcony of his house. He was in a highly agitated state and continued to shout insults and threats even when confronted by police.
The victims said that he had also cut their internet connection, with there being no reason for any of the man’s actions other than their sexual orientation. A local court ordered the accused to go no nearer than 500 metres to his victims while charges are drawn up.

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SAN FRANCISCO (CBS.MW) -- Harris Corp. HRS, -1.49% said Wednesday that it is acquiring privately held Encoda Systems Holdings for $340 million in cash. The deal is expected to close in November and is subject to customary closing conditions and regulatory approval. Harris said it expects the acquisition to add 12 cents per share to its 2005 earnings.
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Their values, attention-to-detail, and level of quality were not reflected in the original Vioto identity which was, therefore, holding them back.
To reflect the dual approach to their work and their ‘inside-out’ philosophy, we developed an identity system built from a number of two-part elements. Firstly, the logo’s V is represented as a double sided ribbon. On a functional note, the custom die-cut presentation folder is capable of holding either one or both business cards without leaving any empty slots. Much of the stationery is duplexed; laminated white and black stock, and the tagline device, anchored by an ampersand, allows for a set of word pairings, used depending on circumstance.
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ND broadband project focuses on high-speed service
DAVE KOLPACK Associated Press FARGO -- Officials who are working to provide Internet service in rural areas of North Dakota say they are trying to fulfill the need for speed. Jasper Schneider, state director for the Agriculture Department's rural...
FARGO - Officials who are working to provide Internet service in rural areas of North Dakota say they are trying to fulfill the need for speed.
Jasper Schneider, state director for the Agriculture Department's rural development agency, which manages a broadband grant program, said the focus is changing from just getting rural residents connected to getting them high-speed fiber-optic service.
“We've moved past the point of just having connectivity. We're living in a data rich environment with streaming video and enriched websites,” Schneider said Monday. “High speed internet is permanently changing the game for rural.”
The challenge, Schneider said, is the cost. The rural development office recently announced a $6 million grant to BEK Communications Cooperative that will help provide fiber-to-the-home technology to a small, sparsely populated area of Barnes County, in southeastern North Dakota.
It takes a lot of work to reach limited customers in areas of low population density.
“It's expensive to put fiber in the ground and dig the trench from point A to point B, because you have less of a user base,” Schneider said. “Having this backbone is significant in making sure that we're not just having connectivity everywhere, but making sure it's a high-speed connection.”
The USDA said it has invested more than $344 million in North Dakota broadband and telecommunications projects since 2009.
David Crothers, executive vice president of the North Dakota Association of Telecommunications Cooperatives, said Monday that the 13 telephone cooperatives and five small commercial companies he represents are spending $110 million a year upgrading broadband service.
Those companies should have 100 percent fiber-to-the-home service in place by 2017, which would cover more than 96 percent of the state's geographic territory, he said.
“We're going gangbusters,” Crothers said. “We're going 100 miles per hour.”
Schneider said that customers are no longer satisfied with dial-up service or even a slow DSL or wireless service. He said the goal is to get everyone's service to three megabits per second and above.
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47 Lismore Lane, another Rogues Hill offshoot, sold in 2004 after just 27 days in a bidding war: asking price $2.995, the buyers paid $3.010. It was put back up for sale at $2.950 million in January, 2017, and today has been dropped again and now asks $2.3.
To be fair, some or all of this failure to sell may be attributable to the home's condition and style, and not necessarily the location itself, which is a really good one, in terms of view and grounds (no usable yard, however).
1972 contemporaries haven't been best sellers in decades, and the condition of this one is tad suspect: when David Ogilvy fears to post pictures of a home's kitchen and baths, you should probably plan on a complete renovation.
$2.3 might not be a bad price, however, if you're not afraid into pouring money into a 70s contemporary. I'd be hesitant, but that's just me; me, and all the buyers who've looked at and rejected this house over the past year.

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Chicago native Singleton Mcdonald, releases the vibey line dance friendly “Move With Me”. Singleton, a seasoned veteran disc jockey is currently working on his debut album. One of the mission of Singleton is to bring Chicago’s stepper music to the forefront of the industry. Friday’s Singleton does a social media live to give his fans who have been working hard all week a virtual experience to relax too. Be sure to check out more and follow him.
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An exact solution to the unsteady free-convection boundary-layer flow past an impulsively started vertical surface with newtonian heating
An exact solution of the unsteady free-convection boundary-layer flow of an incompressible fluid past an infinite vertical plate with the flow generated by Newtonian heating and impulsive motion of the plate is presented. The resulting governing equations are nondimensionalized and their solutions are obtained in a closed form with the help of the Laplace transform technique. A parametric study of the roles of all involved parameters is conducted and a representative set of numerical results for the velocity, temperature, and skin friction is illustrated graphically. The physical aspects of the problem are discussed.
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WASHINGTON — The Commodity Futures Trading Commission on June 3 announced policy initiatives to address concerns about the performance of agricultural futures markets raised during the agency’s April 22 roundtable in Washington. The roundtable was convened to discuss issues affecting agricultural futures markets, including the lack of convergence between the futures and cash prices, the impact of higher margin requirements and the role of speculators and commodity index traders.
"The commission is committed to ensuring our agricultural futures markets function properly in their risk-management and price-discovery roles," said acting C.F.T.C. chairman Walt Lukken and commissioners Michael Dunn, Jill Sommers and Bart Chilton in announcing the initiatives. "The commission recognizes that, although no single solution exists, there are several steps it can take to improve oversight of the futures markets and bring greater transparency and scrutiny to the types of traders in the marketplace, including large index traders."
The C.F.T.C. said it will develop a proposal to routinely require more detailed information from index traders and swaps dealers in the futures markets and review whether classification of these types of traders may be improved for regulatory and reporting purposes.
The commission voted to withdraw the proposed rulemakings that would have increased the federal speculative limit position limits on certain agricultural futures contracts and would have created a risk management hedge exemption from the federal speculative position limits for agricultural futures and option contracts.
Commissioners Lukken, Dunn, Sommers and Chilton said, "As part of this data gathering and policy review, the commission will be examining the policy of C.F.T.C. staff granting exemptive relief from C.F.T.C.’s federal speculative limits relating to agricultural commodity index trading. During this review period, the commission will be cautious and guarded before granting additional exemptions in this area."
The C.F.T.C. said it would move to provide greater risk management choices to farmers and agribusinesses. The commission directed C.F.T.C. staff to review the current agricultural trade options program and propose revisions to improve its effectiveness. This risk management program may provide producers with an alternative for hedging price risk with the added benefit of a fixed premium. The commission also directed staff to develop a proposal for allowing the clearing of agricultural swaps. This would provide farmers and grain merchandisers with another choice for managing price and basis risk with the benefit of centralized clearing and the regulatory transparency that accompanies clearing.
The commission further directed staff to develop a new monthly publication on trader data for agricultural and other markets to provide greater market transparency. The publication was slated for a July 2008 debut.
Also, the C.F.T.C. said its staff is coordinating with agricultural banking authorities, including the Federal Reserve Banks of Chicago and Kansas City as well as the Farm Credit Administration, regarding financing and credit issues arising from higher margins in the futures markets. As prices of all commodities rise, financing of margin levels becomes more difficult for commodity merchandisers and producers. The C.F.T.C. said it will work with agricultural lenders to facilitate an understanding of financing issues faced by market participants.
The commission asked its agricultural advisory committee, under the leadership of commissioner Dunn, to work on several issues it said were worthy of further industry input and study in coming months, including: developing solutions for improving convergence in the futures and cash markets; discussing practices of exchanges on determining margin, daily price limits and methodologies of setting settlement prices; facilitating discussion on the role and size of over-the-counter agricultural swaps; and, determining whether there are additional studies agricultural market users believe the commission should undertake relevant to current agricultural commodity prices.
The C.F.T.C. also disclosed it has been conducting an investigation of the February/March 2008 price run-up in the cotton futures markets. The agency said it ordinarily conducts enforcement investigations on a confidential basis but took the "extraordinary" step of disclosing the investigation "because of today’s unprecedented market conditions and concerns expressed by market participants" at the April 22 roundtable.
The National Grain and Feed Association commended the C.F.T.C. for its actions.
"We believe the influx of speculative investment capital into agricultural futures markets has contributed to futures market price volatility and has been among several factors that have led to a lack of convergence between futures and cash prices during the delivery period, undermining one of the bedrock fundamentals upon which hedging strategies are based," the N.G.F.A. said. "The actions announced by the C.F.T.C. represent a balanced set of initiatives that should help begin to address these critical concerns."
The N.G.F.A. said it looked forward to working with the agency’s agricultural advisory committee in fulfilling its tasks outlined in the C.F.T.C. statement.
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Empowering Yourself: Consumer Rights Under the CROA
Embarking on the journey of credit repair can often feel like navigating a complex labyrinth, but there’s a beacon of clarity and protection: the Credit Repair Organizations Act (CROA). This pivotal federal law stands as your personal guard against deceptive practices in the credit repair industry. Its core mission? To ensure transparency and fairness, illuminating your path through the sometimes murky waters of credit repair. Understanding the CROA is not just about knowing your rights; it’s about empowering yourself with the knowledge to make informed decisions and take control of your financial future.
Table of Contents
The Right to Full Disclosure
Transparency: The Foundation of Trust
When it comes to repairing your credit, transparency is key. The CROA mandates that credit repair organizations must fully disclose all pertinent information to you. This isn’t just about being upfront; it’s about building a foundation of trust between you and the service provider. Here’s what full disclosure under the CROA means:
Detailed Information on Services
- Exact Nature of Services: You should be clearly informed about what services will be provided. This includes methods and strategies the organization will use to help repair your credit.
- Timeline of Services: Understand how long the process will take. Whether it’s a few weeks or several months, you should have a clear timeline.
- Fees and Payment Structure: All costs should be transparently laid out. This includes any initial fees, recurring charges, and payment terms.
- No Hidden Costs: There should be no surprises. If there are additional fees for specific services, these should be explicitly stated.
Results and Guarantees
- Realistic Expectations: The organization should set realistic expectations about the potential outcomes of their services.
- Guarantee Clarity: If they offer any guarantees, these should be clearly defined. What exactly is guaranteed, and what happens if the promised results are not achieved?
Legal and Regulatory Information
- Your Legal Rights: A comprehensive statement of your legal rights under the CROA and other relevant laws.
- Company’s Legal Compliance: Assurance that the company is operating within the legal framework set by the CROA and other consumer protection laws.
“Full disclosure isn’t just a legal requirement; it’s a commitment to honesty and clarity in a field where your financial wellbeing is at stake.”
Understanding your right to full disclosure empowers you to make informed decisions about engaging with credit repair services. It ensures that the relationship between you and the credit repair organization is built on a foundation of trust, transparency, and mutual respect.
The Right to a Written Contract
Your Agreement in Black and White
When engaging with credit repair services, one of the most crucial elements is having a formal, written contract. This isn’t just any document; it’s a binding agreement that lays out the foundation of your relationship with the credit repair organization. Let’s break down what this contract entails:
Specific Terms and Conditions of the Service
- Clarity in Services: The contract clearly details the range of services offered, from disputing errors on your credit report to negotiating with creditors.
- Methodology: It outlines the specific strategies and methods the organization will use, providing a transparent roadmap of their approach to improving your credit.
Detailed Cost Breakdown
- Transparent Pricing: Every cost, including initial setup fees and monthly charges, is itemized for clarity.
- No Hidden Fees: The contract ensures all potential costs are upfront, eliminating any surprises in terms of expenses.
Estimated Time Frame for the Services
- Timeline of Services: It provides a realistic timeframe for the credit repair process, setting appropriate expectations.
- Milestones: The contract may also include key milestones, helping you track progress throughout the duration of the service.
In essence, the written contract is more than just an agreement; it’s a blueprint for your credit repair journey. It’s a document that promises transparency, clarity, and accountability, ensuring that the credit repair organization is committed to delivering the services you need in a manner that is both ethical and effective.
The Right to Cancel Without Penalty
Flexibility is Your Right
One of the most empowering aspects of the Credit Repair Organizations Act is the right it grants you to cancel your contract without any penalty. This provision is a testament to the law’s commitment to your freedom and comfort in the decision-making process.
Understanding the 3-Day Cooling-Off Period
- Time to Reflect: From the moment you sign a contract with a credit repair organization, you have a three-day window, often referred to as the “cooling-off period.” This time is specifically designed to give you space to reflect on your decision.
- No Questions Asked: During this period, if you decide that the service isn’t right for you, for any reason, you can cancel the contract. The best part? You don’t have to provide a reason or justify your decision.
How This Protects You
- Avoiding Rushed Decisions: This right ensures that you’re not pressured into a rushed decision. It’s common to feel overwhelmed when navigating credit repair options, and this provision gives you the time needed to make a considered choice.
- Financial Security: By allowing you to cancel without any financial penalty, the CROA protects you from losing money on a decision you later regret.
Process of Cancellation
- Simple and Clear Cancellation Process: The law mandates that the process of cancellation should be straightforward. Credit repair organizations are required to inform you about how to cancel the contract effectively.
- Immediate Effect: Once you notify the organization of your decision to cancel, the cancellation takes effect immediately, freeing you from any further obligations under the contract.
The right to cancel without penalty under the CROA empowers you with the flexibility and assurance needed when dealing with credit repair services. It’s a crucial aspect that underscores the law’s focus on protecting your rights and interests as a consumer.
In conclusion, the Credit Repair Organizations Act (CROA) is more than just a set of rules for credit repair companies. It’s a robust framework designed to empower you, the consumer, in your credit repair journey. By understanding and utilizing your rights under the CROA, you can engage with credit repair services with confidence, knowing you’re protected from misleading practices and ensured transparency and fairness. This act is your shield, safeguarding your financial well-being and helping you navigate the credit repair process with greater ease and understanding. Remember, knowledge is power, especially when it comes to managing your financial health. Embrace these rights and take control of your credit journey with confidence and peace of mind.
- Full Disclosure and Transparency: Understand your right to be fully informed about the services, costs, and guarantees offered by credit repair organizations.
- Written Contract Assurance: Always ensure there is a detailed written contract that clearly outlines the terms, costs, and timeframe of the services provided.
- The Right to Cancel: Know that you have the flexibility to cancel your contract within a three-day cooling-off period without any penalty, reflecting the CROA’s commitment to your financial freedom.
- Empowerment Through Knowledge: Recognizing and exercising your rights under the CROA empowers you to make informed decisions and take control of your credit repair process.
- Protection Against Deceptive Practices: The CROA provides a layer of protection against misleading or unethical practices in the credit repair industry.
Understanding and exercising your rights under the CROA isn’t just about navigating the credit repair process; it’s about embracing your financial autonomy and taking a proactive role in shaping your credit future.Jeffrey Hyslip, Consumer Finance Law Specialist


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24 June 2017 awbill
Avast! Where is the money? There you will find the pirates! Freebooters, buccaneers, scalawags, marauders, thieves, blackguards!
....so, where'd you get YOUR copy of Photoshop?!
21 December 2015 jahnocli
Looking at internet reference material, I was struck by how comical snowmen looked when surrounding mailboxes. Everything else just developed from that. Created the word balloon in an old copy of Xara Xtreme, which I also used to distort it for the inflation sequence.
16 November 2015 admin
This effect was made in Anime Studio Pro 11.1
The map is on the bottom layer, moving the magnifier will move a larger masked copy to give the effect.
25 March 2018 causeway
Fed up with setting up a whole bunch of layers for each "Bird" position. I made a separate file with all these layers on (But no drawings) and copy/pasted those layers every time I needed a new bird drawing.
22 September 2015 spider
I created one queen snake, made it follow the path, then referenced that layer 3 more times in copied groups to create the effect.
There is a snake skin brush which is called ast-snake-skin_1_0_0_1_1_0_0_1.png - you need to copy this to your custom brush folder in Anime Studio.
1 October 2015 admin
The left part was drawn first, then using a reference layer, the right side was created. (Flipped reference layer).
Although a mask was used to clean the shapes and lines, it would be possible to do this without a mask.
If points are changed on the left part of the face, the right side is updated automatically.
3 May 2013 admin
This wave scene was created by animating simple lines which had a wave brush style applied.
You will need to copy the wave brush to your brush folder.
Anime Studio Tutorial: Backgrounds With Brushes
Free Anime Studio Brushes
19 March 2018 admin
Here is one way to setup a slider control in Moho.
Use the manipulate bone tool (Z) to move the sliders.
Pros: slider control stays on the track, easy to animate with, looks good.
Cons: fiddly to setup, keypoints don't copy on the timeline, and hidden bones can get animated keyframes set.
The trick is to use a large bone to control the movement. This bone is then set as a shy bone and hidden.
7 November 2016 admin
Created in Moho Pro 12.1 - Even the 3D toy plane!
This example shows how you can control the sound position from within Moho.
The audio volume was changed to match the Z axis, but the left and right levels are automatically set by moving the audio layer left and right within the animation.
The 3D plane has a copy for the shadow, and both follow a path for the animation.
If you open the audio layer's properties window, and change to the Audio tab, you should find 'Spatial positioning' checked to enable this feature. Here you can also set and check the audio level.
5 December 2016 admin
Included is the script that made this animation possible: BoneWheels aka mk_trans_to_rotate.lua by Mike Kelley, I've also included two icons that you can use.
Script Copyright: Mike Kelley
--- How To Use BoneWheels ---
Copy the script and the icons to your custom tool folder (scripts / tool).
When the parent bone is moved with this tool, at any frame, even when not playing, then children named correctly [parent_number] will automatically rotate. For example, if the parent bone was named B1, then the child would be B1_1
Please watch Mike Kelley's video for a greater understanding on using his script:
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A historic photo - 356 Nr. 1. with Ferry and Ferdinand Porsche:
Karl Ludvigsen wrote in his book: "Porsche - Origin of the Species.": All to often Komenda's crucial contribution is disowned by cropping him out of this picture.
ONE DAY BEFORE HE DIED KOMENDA SIGNED A LAST WILL/TESTAMENT: READ ALOUD BY A NOTARY AND CONFIRMED BY TWO WITNESSES: FERRY PORSCHE'S FIRST COUSIN, PORSCHE ARCHIVAR GHISLAENE KAES, AND PORSCHE CHIEF SECRETARY ILSE GUTT. From medical point of view it should be noted, that his legal capacity was probably restricted at this time.
In June 1966 Erwin Komenda fell ill with lung cancer and died as an active Porsche employee on August 22, 1966 in the hospital Schillerhöhe in Stuttgart, without the presence of relatives - his family and wife lived in Weyer.
One day before he died, Porsche archivist Ghislaine Kaes came with a civil law notary into the hospital. Komenda signed a last will, that was spoken in front of two witnesses: Porsche archivar Ghislaine Kaes and his long-standing Porsche secretary Ilse Gutt. This all happened
without the presence of relatives. From medical point of view it should be noted, that his legal capacity was probably restricted at this time.
The testament, which treated Komenda's Austrian property, was sent by Porsche to a notary to Gmünd and reached until months later, the competent district court Weyer.
Four days after Komenda died, the widow came to Stuttgart. At the same day the Porsche company sold her a car at a preferential price and my grandmother wrote Ghisalaene Kaes a power of attorney for vehicle registration.
My grandmother went back to Weyer and Ferry Porsche's cousin, Ghislaene Kaes, and Porsche secretary Ilse Gutt headed the relocation and administration of the estate, therefore Kaes spent a few weeks in Weyer and visited the widow daily. After his death the Porsche company took over the transfer of Komenda's household to his hometown Weyer. Komenda's private technical archive, which was located in his apartment in Stuttgart, was confiscated by Porsche: All photos, diaries, notebooks, sketches, ...
Ingrid, Komenda's daughter, remembered: "My father had in our apartment in Stuttgart a study, he worked there every night - even in the company PORSCHE he had his own office - the entire contents of these two rooms was packed by the company Porsche in his little brown, briefcase leather bag in which I found greetings card of his 50th birthday."
It is worth mentioning, that my mother, Ingrid, return to Stuttgart in 2001 and visited the Porsche Museum - there she was offended and crying, when she had seen her father was not mentioned by name and behind the first 356, his creation, he was cut off from wall photo.
In addition, Ingrid saw in the Porsche Museum objects from the office of her father - he once declared them as birthday gifts.
And the Secret Porsche History continues in the 21st century
I was interested very early in the live and work of my grandfather. After graduation from university I work on a biography of Erwin Komenda. It drew me to Stuttgart. Together with my family I visited Stuttgart in 2001, the Porsche Museum and the Porsche archive. Shortly after, I had a conversation with representatives of the Porsche company management, these showed interest in the project.
I submitted my manuscript and asked for support and cooperation. Page after page of the manuscript has been inspected - when the last page was reached, they told me that the company Porsche was not interested in producing a Komenda Biography and would not support this project - I was banned by the company's management, to visit the Porsche archive or development center in Weissach.
This prohibition was pronounced in the presence of my brother Karl Steineck.
I have addressed the misrepresentation of the real Porsche history and recent Porsche publicity statements in this special meeting with the company management. The meeting ended with the sentence: "Don't worry - we know what we have in our Komenda!"
Surely Porsche had after this conversation intensive legal advice.
Immediately after my Contact Porsche had changed the website presentation of official Porsche history. The name of Ferdinand Porsche and Ferry Porsche not be named as an inventor but as a company director. Only FA "Butzi" Porsche continues to be identified as the inventor of the 911.
If you look at the legal situation in more detail, it is noticeable that at that time, in which the working atmosphere of Porsche's engineering office had exacerbated and Porsche family members took over key positions in Porsche development process, there have been legislative changes in the utilization of service inventions.
In 1957 the German Employees' Inventions Act was put into force, this applied particularly to the innovative-thinking company Porsche, as it governs the material exploitation of inventions and appropriate remuneration of the inventor.
Viewed from a legal perspective, it is striking that Erwin Komenda has not bequeathed more property than a simple worker of that time, which is surprising, since the German Employee Invention Act 1957 was guilty and he had developed countless inventions, until today Komenda's inventions constitute the wealth of the Porsche company.
Komenda had a private technical archive in Weyer concerning his early years by Porsche from 1931 to 1950, it is owned by the family of Komenda.
Why was his archive in Stuttgart, concerning the years 1950 to 1966, confiscated by Porsche?
Is the Causa Komenda not only a psychological profile of individuals involved in Porsche history but also an economic crime?
A serious, historical treatment of Komendas influence on the development of the Porsche 911 is difficult like Balzac’s novel "Lost Illusions" - it ends with an exposition of the difference between “official history” and “secret history” – the real story. It used to be possible to obscure history’s truths for a long time.
Erwin Komenda (April 6, 1904 - August 22, 1966) was a Porsche employee, and a lead contributor to the design of the bodies for the VW Beetle and various ...

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Before we head out for the weekend, we wanted to share some exciting news about the panels we have planned for QuakeCon 2010. In addition to folks you know and love from Bethesda Game Studios and id Software (including the likes of Todd Howard and John Carmack), some of our favorite people in the industry will be attending. Below is the schedule of events…
‘The World of Design’ Panel
12.30pm in the Cortez Room
Joel Burgess, Bethesda Game Studios
Matt Hooper, id Software
Neil Alphonso, Splash Damage
Todd Alderman, Respawn Entertainment
QuakeCon Kick Off — 2:30pm in the Grand Ballroom
Todd Hollenshead will welcome attendees to QuakeCon 2010
Keynote — 2:30pm in the Grand Ballroom
John Carmack’s Annual Keynote address to QuakeCon attendees
“Rocket Talk” — 5:30pm in the Grand Ballroom
John Carmack and Richard Garriott share their passion for Rockets and space travel in this special QuakeCon presentation
Check out the rest of the schedule after the break…
Coverage of the recent Brink blast is still coming in, with OXM UK, Britxbox and Games.on all publishing previews of the Splash Damage shooter.
If you’re still not sure what to make of this Brink game, don’t forget to check out the bevy of new gameplay videos. G4’s Adam Sessler was “pleasantly surprised” after viewing them, reporting: “It wasn’t until we received the videos that I fully appreciated how ambitious [Brink] is with campaign-based multiplayer.”
Sarcastic Gamer took a look at the art of the Ark, highlighting Brink concepts in the first SG Artview. The site is also collecting questions that it plans to pose to Brink developers, so head over to the SG forums to suggest a few.
In listy news, the Fallout 3 DLC expansions have been nominated for Machinima.com’s Inside Gaming Awards 2009. Speaking to that content, Telegraph named Fallout 3: Game of the Year Edition as one of the top 10 time-stealing games of 2009. Platform Nation also included Brink in its list of “10 Original IPs for 2010.”
Lastly, GameSpot spoke to Fallout 3 lead designer Emil Pagliarulo for its examination of moral quandaries in video games. Here’s an excerpt from the interview:
“I think players simply get tired of experiencing the same things over and over and over in games. Frankly, it gets boring. When morality’s involved, the simple act of shooting a bad guy isn’t so simple anymore.”
As more news hits the interwebs, we’ll keep you posted.
TGIF! As you countdown to the weekend, here’s some coverage for you to read up on.
With Halloween tomorrow, I thought I’d share all the entries in Joystiq’s 2009 Pumpkin Carving Contest. Among all the awesome entries, you’ll find Fallout contributions (pics 55, 57 — shown above, and 80). Really great stuff — bums me out I never got around to carving one.
Moving along, a new blog post at Bitmob was motivated by a tale of evil things you can do in Fallout 3. So out of curiosity, Dan Hsu asked folks around the gaming industry to share their memories of “doing evil” in games. Among others, the list includes Todd Howard and Emil Pagliarulo, as well as some other guys tied to the Fallout franchise (Obsidian’s Feargus Urquhart and Chris Avellone). Find out their evil deeds here.
The latest AVault podcast (#53) is up and features Pete Hines. Give it a listen (as I’m doing right now) to hear him discuss Fallout 3, Brink, id Software and more.
Lastly, Strategy Informer recently put up a new preview for Rogue Warrior. You can read it here. Elsewhere, you can check out the game’s achievements at none other than Xbox 360 Achievements.
Having spent most of last week on the road, I wasn’t able to spend much time on my laptop — so now I’ve got a bunch news to share.
WET, is just a week away from release, and there’s oodles of coverage to read up on. We’ll begin at Major Nelson’s blog, where the game’s demo had a strong debut on Xbox LIVE — coming in as the #8 most-played game.
At Talking About Games, there’s an interview with WET’s Creative Director, Patrick Fortier. Here’s a quick look:
What sort of research was done to prepare the team to make this game? Was that you guys we saw wall-running between semis on the Los Angeles freeway?
Patrick: There was a long pre-production period to this project. Every element of the game first came to life through concept-art and appropriate research. Obviously old 70’s movies really inspired the graphical look of the game, but we also looked at more old school action games in terms of capturing the spirit of gameplay we were looking for.
I hope everyone’s having a glourious weekend. Here’s some news and info I thought I’d share.
G4TV caught up with Todd Howard at QuakeCon last weekend. Above you can watch the interview, as Todd touches on the future of The Elder Scrolls, Fallout 3 content on PS3, and Zenimax’s recent acquisition of id Software.
A couple of interesting blog posts at Destructoid. They caught up with Emil Pagliarulo (briefly) for a feature they did on “What the armor says.” Meanwhile, Ben PerLee had a chance to play WET this past week. Here’s an excerpt in which he discusses the game’s soundtrack…
“I’ll say it plainly: this soundtrack is really good, and my favorite part of my hands-on with the game. It’sfilthy hot.”
“As always with the DLC developed for Fallout 3 by Bethesda, the depth and attention to detail is fantastic. There is a wealth of enjoyment to be had and Bethesda has truly shown the world how DLC should be designed, developed and distributed.”
That’s all for now…now get back to enjoying your weekend.
Welcome back to another web update…shall we get started?
At The Escapist, we’ve got two things for you to check out. First, Emil shared a cool gaming anecdote with the site for a series called First-Person Gaming. To find out who pwn’d him in Call of Duty 4, click here. Also on the site, part-time mycologist Zach Miller has a column this week titled, “The Shrooms of Oblivion.” Here, he discusses the realism of Oblivion and how real-world plants (err mushrooms) add to the player immersion. Here’s a snippet of the column, where he talked with one of our artists, Noah Berry:
Noah Berry, an artist at Bethesda, said that using real-world plants was entirely in keeping with the Elder Scrolls series. “Personally, I’ve always found that some of the most vivid and absorbing fantasy worlds – in fiction, film or in games – have familiar elements operating as touchstones for the participant. Even if they only register on a subconscious level, the more realistic trappings can provide contextual grounding for the player.”
We’ll move along (since I hate mushrooms) to Bitmob, who have 21 Random Questions with Todd Howard. Learn about Todd’s favorite book and 20 other random things.
With a long weekend, those that didn’t take a a vacation from their PCs and game consoles had plenty of time to catch up on games. I see a few folks checking out Punch-Out!! on Wii, the PS3 demo for inFamous, and office favorites like Dawn of War II, Team Fortress 2, and Plants vs. Zombies.
Hope you all had a great weekend. Let us know what you played.
Chris Esko, Gameplay Programmer: Red Faction: Guerilla multiplayer demo, Demigod, Team Fortres 2, Plants vs. Zombies.
Daryl Brigner, Level Designer: Mass Effect (PC), Team Fortress 2 (PC), and possibly some Shadow of the Colossus.
Cory Dornbusch, QA Medic: Dodging Jarate wielding Snipers in Team Fortress 2. Then get stuck in with the boyz in Dawn of War 2, after that try “little rocket man” for Half Life 2 Ep.2.
Here’s a few interesting links from around the web.
Voting for the Golden Joystick Awards 2009 has begun. Fallout 3 is nominated in five categories: Ultimate Game of the Year, PC Game of the Year, PlayStation Game of the Year, Xbox Game of the Year, and Soundtrack of the Year. Additionally, Bethesda is nominated for Publisher of the Year, and Rogue Warrior is nominated in the The One to Watch category.
Speaking of Rogue Warrior, Inc Gamers has a video interview with Senior Producer Sean Griffiths. Elsewhere, Ron Burke at Gaming Trend has new previews up for both Rogue Warrior and WET.
At SPOnG, there’s a new interview with Pete. Here’s an excerpt of Pete discussing Fallout 3’s new level cap — hitting tomorrow with Broken Steel:
SPOnG: Will there be enough quest experience to be had in Broken Steel for players to level up to 30 without having to grind on pre-DLC quests/enemies?
Pete Hines: No, probably not, and that wasn’t the intention. The intention was to remove the level cap so that if you have Broken Steel, regardless of whether you want to play that quest or not, or you want to start a new game from scratch, you can continue playing beyond level 20. Again, fans wanted to be able to take their characters to higher levels, so we included it. But it is not specific to the length of Broken Steel, at all. It is a very long climb to get from 20 to 30 and you’ll need to do a LOT to get there.
Finally, Pittsburgh City Paper talked about The Pitt with Emil. Read it here.

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CLEVELAND — The Browns and Rams combined to win six games in 2009.
The downpour started Saturday hours before kickoff and never let up. Sheets of rain blew in off the lake and swirled among the empty orange seats.
The second game of the preseason had all the makings of a sloppy mess. It didn’t disappoint.
Jake Delhomme fumbled the first snap but recovered. On the second possession, he dropped the snap and lost it. Joshua Cribbs fumbled a punt to the Rams. Syndric Steptoe fumbled a punt in the second half. Seneca Wallace and Brett Ratliff threw interceptions.
The Browns rallied from an early hole to take a lead, but the Rams
(1-1) backups managed two field goals in the fourth quarter to pull out the 19-17 win.
“You can’t win any games turning the ball over five times,” coach Eric Mangini said. “It’s, I think, statistically impossible to do it.”
No number of towels could keep the balls from getting slick. But Mangini or his players weren’t using that as an excuse, even though they haven’t practiced in rain all training camp.
“It’s either going to rain next week or I’m going to turn the sprinklers on or we’re going to dunk the ball in water,” said Mangini, who was also upset with a 4-0 sack deficit and seven penalties. “It shouldn’t be like that.”
For the first quarter, the Browns looked nothing like the team that beat the Packers in the opener with crisp execution. After falling behind 13-0, they temporarily cut down the mistakes, made some nice plays in the slop and rallied to take a 17-13 lead.
Delhomme, making his home debut as a Brown, started the comeback after two three-and-outs sandwiched around a fumble. He led an 11-play, 77-yard touchdown drive that included a 29-yard dump-off to Chansi Stuckey and a 9-yard hook to Cribbs on fourth-and-3.
The touchdown was a work of art among a wall of finger-paintings.
Tight end Benjamin Watson made a one-handed grab in the back of the end zone, dragging both feet inbounds. Mangini won the replay challenge, giving the Browns a touchdown.
“That was pretty amazing,” Mangini said of the catch.
Delhomme played the entire first half and cut the deficit to 13-10 with a 38-yard Phil Dawson field goal. Delhomme finished 12-for-16 for 127 yards, a touchdown and a 118.5 rating. Through his first two games as a Brown, he’s 18-for-23 for 193 yards, no interceptions and a 116.1 rating.
“Disappointed with the way we started,” he said. “We were sleepwalking there for whatever reason. We did better the second quarter.”
Delhomme said he had no problems with center Alex Mack’s snaps during pregame warmups and it had been “awhile” since he fumbled a snap.
“I’m ticked off. That bothers me,” he said. “We’re going to do some work with some wet, heavy, soggy footballs.”
Backup quarterback Seneca Wallace started the second half and played one series with the first-team offense. It was a good one.
He hooked up with Cribbs (five catches, 30 yards) for a third-down conversion, found tight end Robert Royal down the seam and mixed in a few Peyton Hillis runs off tackle. The touchdown was another beauty, as Wallace let the pass go early, throwing to a spot he knew Cribbs would reach. The ball wound up on Cribbs’ back shoulder on the left side of the end zone – an indefensible spot — and he snared it for a 15-yard touchdown and a 17-13 lead.
“You can see his development as a wide receiver,” Mangini said. “It was a nice touchdown. He’s come a long way in that regard.”
Wallace went 5-for-9 for 67 yards, a touchdown, an interception and a 16-yard scramble on third-and-15.
After a slow start, the defense gave the Browns the chance to come back.
A.J. Feeley took the Rams 65 yards for a touchdown in 10 plays on their first drive. He hit Daniel Fells for 9 yards for the touchdown with reserve cornerback Brandon McDonald in coverage. Feeley’s thumb was injured on a hit by linebacker Chris Gocong, but stayed in the game to finish the drive.
The fumbles by Delhomme and Cribbs led to field goals and the 13-0 lead. But the Browns defense had tightened, helped by the departure of running back Steven Jackson.
Eric Wright played well in run support, and No. 1 draft pick Sam Bradford wasn’t able to get anything going. He looked uncomfortable in the pocket, going 6-for-14 for 24 yards. The first-team Browns defense allowed just 95 yards through the first series of the second half.
Hillis took his first giant step toward folk hero with a 9-yard run that will be played on local highlight shows until the real season starts. He broke a tackle by Na’il Diggs and carried James Laurinaitis – a pair of former Ohio State Buckeyes – and was never brought to the ground. The officials blew the play dead while he kept his legs churning.
When he broke loose from the pack, Hillis flexed for the fans.
Hillis rushed 12 times for 51 yards and caught two passes for 12 yards.
“Peyton’s a big, strong man,” Delhomme said. “That’s pretty obvious.”
Browns rookie quarterback Colt McCoy entered in the fourth quarter and did nothing in two drives. He was 0-for-2 with two sacks.
Brett Ratliff, who led the comeback win in Green Bay, threw an interception to end the Browns’ chances in his only drive.
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In the comments to my previous post, Anonymous takes issue with my criticism of the recently-passed Tim Russert. Presumably, Anonymous is uncomfortable with the propriety of criticizing the dead, since he or she offers no substantive response to my main point. As a top dog in the back-patting Washington media world, Russert was a defacto enabler of the worst and most criminal Administration in recent history. This point would be hard to deny even if Anonymous wanted to try.
Linda Hirshman has a good summary of Russert's legacy up on Alternet. Here's a snippet:
The Russert Test was a disaster because it rewarded people willing to lie unabashedly on TV. They lied because they could not truthfully defend their positions. But Russert's famed "gotcha" research couldn't catch them. Much has been said this eulogizing week about Russert's hard-working ways assembling the material in advance of the show. Old metal. When someone told a new lie on Meet the Press, such as when Dick Cheney flat-out denied he had ever said that intelligence confirmed the Al Qaeda/Iraq link, Meet the Press had no procedure for producing the contrary evidence. This would hardly have been difficult, given Google, an earpiece and a producer to do instant research. As it happened, NBC had the rebuttal to Cheney's lies in its own archives, but it remained for The Daily Show to do the research.
While I'm on the subject of the media, can you imagine the media brouhaha if Michelle Obama had a history as a drug addict who stole prescription pain killers from her own non-profit, medicines intended for poor people in Third World nations ?
One of the presumptive First Ladies is a former drug addict and thief, but it's not Obama. Cindy McCain's past isn't a secret -- she has discussed it on Dateline and Good Morning America -- but I still find it odd that Michelle's fist bump can dominate a slow news cycle while Cindy gets such softball treatment. Salon wrote about the whole sordid affair back in 1999, but almost everyone seems to have forgotten about it, or decided the McCains deserve a free pass on this one. The article is well worth a read, both for what it reveals about the powerful McCain spin machine and for its tale of a lonely, depressed woman trapped in a marriage of convenience.
The media has decided that candidate's spouses are fair game; let's see if we get any balance.


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The DOD FX25 is now sadly discontinued, but there are plenty floating about on eBay and other second hand gear sites. Here’s an overview of the pedal’s features and a…
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Looking to dive into the murky waters of synth bass but don’t want to go near a keyboard? Fear not, help is at hand – the Electro Harmonix Bass Micro…
Looking to dive into the murky waters of synth bass but don’t want to go near a keyboard? Fear not, help is at hand – the Electro Harmonix Bass Micro Synth delivers a range of classic synth sounds on a budget and with minimal programming requirements:
EHX also publish a pdf of sample settings that lets you get straight to the good stuff without hours of unnecessary knob-twiddling. I went through all their tone templates to see what the pedal is capable of:
GOTW HITS 50! It’s finally here. The last instalment of the Groove of The Week series – what should have taken a year has taken nearly 3, but better late…
GOTW HITS 50!
It’s finally here. The last instalment of the Groove of The Week series – what should have taken a year has taken nearly 3, but better late than never…
Back To The Start
This groove is actually what started everything; I remember getting hold of the Joshua Redman Elastic Band album Momentum (2005) when I was a student and immediately got hooked on the combination of jazz harmony and deep groove that ran through every track. Momentum features a number of guest musicians throughout the album, but because I’d, errr… ‘acquired’ it I didn’t have access to the cd liner notes to see who played on each track; I could hear that one of the bassists sounded like Flea, but there was one groove that totally floored me:
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I’d never heard anyone play a groove with that feel before – this was some years after Pino’s laid back grooves on D’Angelo’s much-lauded, behind-the-beat masterpiece Voodoo (2000) and J Dilla’s brand of ‘drunk hip-hop’ was old news, but this was something else. I had to know who it was and how the hell they could sound like that.
And so began my 12-year (and counting) love affair with Me’shell Ndegeocello; she and Anthony Jackson have the rare ability to make me feel like every single note that they have ever played is absolutely perfect.
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Incidentally, Me’shell uses a very similar groove on here tune ‘GOD.FEAR.MONEY’:
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So, how do you get to sound like that? This was by far the most difficult Groove of The Week track for me to get the hang of; I’m not claiming to even be in the same ballpark, feel-wise, but here are my two cents:
Listen, listen, listen. Then listen some more – every aspect of the music needs to be in your bones.
Record yourself. Listen critically (analyse your waveforms, if necessary).
Are you rushing? Dragging? Dragging? Do you even know?
(Here would be a suitable place for a Whiplash reference, but I thought it one of the worst things ever – Rocky for jazz drummers.)
The point of this is that you can’t be objective about your playing while you’re playing, because too much of your brain’s ‘bandwidth’ is taken up with the act of playing. Recording yourself is a brutally effective mechanism for finding out how you actually sound, not how you think you sound. I have a hunch that this is the reason that session greats such as Steve Gadd, Anthony Jackson, Bernard Purdie and Nathan East sound so incredible – they have heard their playing on tape countless times, allowing them to develop a total understanding of how to internally direct their playing to achieve the desired external sound.
This is getting worryingly metaphysical, so let’s wrap it up here. May the groove be with you.
Damian’s Drum-influenced Double-Stops Following on from last week’s double stop adventures with Hiatus Kaiyote, it’s time for another contemporary chordal groove. This edition of Groove of The Week comes courtesy…
Damian’s Drum-influenced Double-Stops
Following on from last week’s double stop adventures with Hiatus Kaiyote, it’s time for another contemporary chordal groove. This edition of Groove of The Week comes courtesy of modern bass master Damian Erskine (his uncle is the Peter Erskine) and provides one hell of a workout for both hands:
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As with many of the grooves that underpin Damian’s debut album (2010’s ‘So To Speak’), the introduction to ‘Kaluanui’ showcases his incredible command of rhythmic ideas and dynamic contrast. In between each chordal flourish is a series of of ghost notes that act as an additional percussion instrument, giving the line a sense of perpetual motion and augmenting the groove without overcrowding the harmonic content.
Speaking of the harmonic content, the groove sits predominantly in F major, using double stop 10ths to imply Bb major, A minor, D minor and C major. On the third iteration of the line there’s a brief departure to a new tonality with the arrival of a D/F# chord.
As far as the left hand is concerned, I fret all the major 10ths with 2nd and 4th fingers, while minor 10ths are covered by 1st and 2nd fingers (or 1st, 2nd and 3rd fingers in the case of the D minor chord shape that appears in bars 4 and 16).
10ths are a great way of conveying chordal sounds in a ‘shorthand’ fashion and a useful addition to any bassist’s toolkit as they tend to ‘speak’ more clearly than more densely populated chords. Notice how some of the major chords feature a hammer-on from the 9th into the 10th, which is a great way to add melodic interest to an otherwise chordal line.
As far as the right hand goes, ‘Kaluanui’ is a great groove to use as a developmental tool for your palm muting skills – I’ve used the classical guitar system for naming the plucking fingers (p=thumb, i=index finger, m=middle finger). It might take a while for the p,m,i motion required to execute the ghost notes to feel comfortable, but once you’ve mastered it then it’s great way to add a percolating percussive element to your bass parts where appropriate; it’s no surprise to learn that Damian Erskine started out his musical career as a drummer, switching to bass once he was at the Berklee College of Music – lots of his grooves feel like they were composed from a ‘rhythm first’ perspective.
For a deeper insight into Damian’s highly evolved right hand technique, take a look at his book Right Hand Drive.


I am trying to understand how to find the radius and center of an arc segment using a curve fitting software that generates an equation using linear regression analysis. It generates equations such as y= a + bx + cx^2 and states the values of a,b and c. The software nicely graphs the best fit line through all the points of the arc and gives statistics as to the accuracy of the fit.
My problem is that I need to be able to calculate the center of the arc and the radius of the line generated by the software. The original data is a table x and y coordinates digitized from known curved surfaces machined from metal using a computerized milling machine. The goal is to digitize unknown curves and solve for the radius and center of those curves. At this point we are using known arcs to understand the math involved.
Unfortunately when I try to randomly select 3 x,y data points using circle formula or even enter the values into an online calculator, the radius values generated are very inconsistent. I am hoping the curve fitting software can do a better job - if I can just understand how to effectively use the output!


By adding Ron Arthest to the Los Angeles Lakers basketball list, athletes are excited to show how good they will be with the new NBA team.
It can not be denied that the world's most prestigious basketball association is to be accessed; He must be talented. But talent alone can not win the championship, as most sports fans believe. A talented player must also be effective in the team's basketball list. And that's what LA Lakers fans are suffering when they start season with Ron Artest.
Ron Artest is a player who has a very good work ethic, unpredictable behavior and unpredictable personality in the courtroom that keeps his guards from figuring out what the next step is to do.  This 6,260 pound frame with fiery muscles, a 12-year-old NBA veteran with the following seasonal averages: 16.1 points, 5.2 rebounds, 3.3. assists, 2.1 steals; along with many All-Star appearances, more All-Defensive Team memberships and the Defensive Player of the Year award.
Artest, who has been included in the Houston Rockets basketball list, joins the Lakers elite cast of point guards like Kobe Bryant, Derrick Fisher, Lamar Odom and Paul Gasol. Ron Arthest's inclusion in the Lakers list allows them to play against small groups of brilliant NBA teams.
The length of Gasol and Odom's length with Artest's mocking power is very well matched by the Boston Celtics' Rondo, Ray Allen, Paul Pierce, Kevin Garnett and Rasheed Wallace.
On the other hand, Phil Jackson is a great defender of the newly signed Shannon Brown , add Artest-Bryant-Gasol-Bynum, which blurs the potential Cleveland basketball list of O & # 39; Neal, Williams, West, James and Varejao
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Artest is obviously in love with his new team, LA LAKERS. Still, LAKERS fans will love Ron Artest as soon as he is in love with the band. The Lakers team will surely miss Ariza in their basketball matches. This lanky swingman played a major role in the conquest of the Lakers title. 02] Artest will surely be a big loss to the Houston Rockets by the other team. He is the second primary offensive opportunity after Yao Ming. Still, life continues with its own career.


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WWE 2K20 hasn’t been in a good spot from the moment it launched, to the time it crashed because it’s the year 2020, and even after a slew of DLC add-ons that didn’t really add anything meaningful (barring The Fiend). The death knell louder than The Undertaker’s gong was heard last week when it was officially confirmed that WWE 2K21 has been canceled. However, developer Visual Concepts and publisher 2K are bouncing back with the latter’s announcement of a brand new title: WWE 2K Battlegrounds. You can watch the teaser trailer below:
As mentioned in the game’s official website, WWE 2K Battlegrounds introduces a “completely new WWE gaming experience,” one that features “arcade-style action” and “over-the-top superstar designs.” Also, the focus, this time around, is on “social, pick-up-and-play fun,” though players can expect more depth if they want to get to delve further into the mechanics. Well, it does have Becky Lynch turning into something akin to Phoenix, as well as The Rock throwing John Cena outside the ring to get eaten by an alligator, so, yeah.
This latest offering is being developed by Saber Interactive, the studio that worked on the arcade-style basketball game NBA 2K Playgrounds. Truth be told, it does look a little bit like 2011’s WWE All Stars, but we do hope it brings back some nostalgic fun from the old SmackDown-era titles, a time when the games weren’t bogged down by too much simulation. (In wrestling lingo, that’s known as too many rest holds.)
The publisher has also named a new Executive Producer for WWE 2K simulation-style games. Patrick Gilmore will now helm the project for Visual Concepts moving forward. The industry vet has helped shape titles like Aladdin, Killer Instinct, Medal of Honor, and Amazon’s New World.
Likewise, the production timeline for these kinds of games will be extended, and, as such, there really won’t be an offering this year. “We want to ensure the development team at Visual Concepts can create a great game that will entertain grizzled WWE 2K veterans, as well as newcomers who want to climb through the ropes and step into the ring for the very first time,” noted the publisher.
With the debacle that WWE 2K20 had, we do hope future titles are given “more time in developmental.”
WWE 2K Battlegrounds releases this fall. For wrestling fans out there, does the announcement excite you? Or will this resemble a gimmicky pay-per-view that doesn’t live up to expectations?


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The first-ever exhibition of the complete series of 288 etchings by Belgian artist-traveller Francois Baltazard Solvyns (1760-1824) which is a documentation of the people and material culture that Solvyns encountered over the decade he lived in Bengal during the 1790s, is going on display at Bikaner House by Delhi-based art gallery DAG from July 31.
Called ‘Les Hindous’ or ‘The Hindus’, this edition was published by the artist in Paris between 1808 and 1812. The four-volume set is now a rare find. According to DAG, the exhibition is “a foreigner’s view of India’s past — or at least part of it in the eighteenth century — a great body of work that focuses on Bengal and neighbouring regions, where the artist lived and worked for over a decade starting in 1791”.
Notably, Solvyns went to India in the hope of making his fortune and while picking up odd jobs, embarked on a project to produce a comprehensive survey of ‘the manners, customs, and dresses, of the Hindus’.
“The first edition, containing 250 hand-coloured etchings, was published in Calcutta (Kolkata) between 1796 and 1799. It was not commercially successful and Solvyns returned to Europe. Undaunted by his failure, in 1808-12 he published in Paris a second, enlarged edition, differently arranged, in four volumes, with bilingual descriptive text in French and English, and some additional plates, making a total of 288. This is the work that we exhibit here, for the first time as a complete set,” says DAG.
Exploring an extraordinarily detailed and intimate portrait of a people at a given moment in history, ‘The Hindus’ includes representatives of every profession and every level of Indian society and depicts festivals and sacred rites; shows us animals, birds and insects, trees and crops; records all the various kinds of boats, carriages and musical instruments that were then in common use.
“Every person and object is seen very closely, with an informed and inquisitive eye, and is shown, sometimes with wit, sometimes with a melancholy grandeur.”
Drishyakala, an art museum opened by DAG and Archaeological Survey of India in 2019, also previously exhibited a complete set of ‘Oriental Scenery’, 144 aquatints of Indian architecture and landscape, published by English landscape painters Thomas and William Daniell between 1795 and 1808. “That too was an exercise that involved showing to Indian audiences a view of the country as seen by, and intended for, Western eyes.” In comparison to the Daniells’ picturesque depictions of Indian scenery and buildings, Solvyns focuses on ordinary people and his images are often sombre in mood.
The exhibition is curated by Giles Tillotson, Senior Vice President, Exhibitions and Publications at DAG, and runs till August 20.


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