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Playing in Barcelona will be a “dream come true” for the Musselburgh Windsor 2007 boys, says team secretary and coach John Fortune.
The Windsor team will be amongst over 300 sides heading to Spain next April for the Barcelona Easter Tournament, and everyone involved with the squad is raring to go.
Fortune said: “From the first time we made the team aware of our intention to travel and play in the Barcelona event the squad, staff and supporters have been excited and cannot wait to go.
“The squad have played numerous teams across Scotland and England, but to travel and play against some of the best teams in Europe at their age, in what is a superb and prestigious event, will definitely take it to the next level for them.”
This Windsor side has competed at numerous tournaments and festivals over the years – including down in England - at 7-a-side and 9-a-side. They’ve have had varying degrees of success at these events but, as Fortune explained, the experience they gain is far more important than results on the pitch:
“Recently we entered the Heston Rovers 2007 Cup in Dumfries, which was our first competitive event at 11-a-side. The fundamentals of how we have coached and developed the team over the years proved to be successful and despite playing some strong opposition, we came away winners of the event.
“These tournaments and trips have allowed us to produce a quality, bonded team that I am sure will have success in the future.”
Now they’re ready to take on Europe. And Fortune revealed that the opportunity to compete in Spain is something the players can’t wait to experience. He said:
“With the knowledge that the country has produced footballing idols like Iniesta, De Gea, Alba and Ramos the idea of playing in Barcelona is a dream come true for many of the boys.”
But they’re not just going for a holiday; they’ll be competing against teams from all over the continent, and the Musselburgh coaches expect they’ll take a great a great deal from their clashes with European competition:
“The team has always had a close bond,” Fortune explained. “They win together, lose together and gain experience together.
“Playing teams from other countries will not only provide a great insight into how football is played across Europe, but will also provide a chance to learn about language and cultural differences in sport, which they can then bring back to include in their academic and personal development.”
So, it’ll be a worthwhile trip regardless of results on the park, but do they have what it takes to return victorious? Fortune is optimistic:
“In addition to playing good quality football, to do well at the event the team will have to continue to keep the football and fair play values that they have learnt and developed over the years.
“With the quality and attitude of the players in the team, there is no reason why we can’t do very well at the event.”
If your team fancy joining Musselburgh Windsor in Spain next Easter, then visit https://www.eurotournaments.co.uk/barcelona for more information and details on how to get involved.


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11 Mar Uncorked #3: Prairie Berry Winery
I might throw out some wine terms here and there and if I do, I will make sure that I give you the definition and try to explain them to the best of my abilities. My goal is to share some tasty wine picks with the world and hopefully encourage some of you out there to try a new wine. No bottle shall be discriminated against, price is no matter (with in reason), and this is just going to be all about exploring the world of wine.
This last weekend was quite a treat! My husband’s parents live in the Black Hills of South Dakota and I was lucky enough to spend some time with them while my husband attended a conference in a nearby town. We explored all over the Black Hills and stopped by Prairie Berry Winery, a nice local winery in Hill City. When you walk in you are greeted with a large open room, crates of wines, a roaring fire, and of course a little counter serving wine tastings and some delicious hor’dourves.
Prairie Berry Winery has been creating wines for five generations. They have a large selection of wines all developed from South Dakota grown grapes, fruits, and honey wines.
The winery was closing for the day when we arrived, so we weren’t able to try all of the different wines, which was quite a disappointment. Lucky for us, they had a nice art exhibit put on by their own employees called the Prairie Berry Homegrown Art Show. We were surprised to see all the creative artists that work at the winery. They were eager to give us a glass of their award winning Three Red Necks wine and encouraged us to look around at all the art exhibits. I met one great artist in particular, Sarah, who had a nice film exhibit of super 8mm footage taken of her Grandfather. Everyone we met there was very friendly and like I say wine is meant to be savored and enjoyed and there is no better enjoyment then a nice glass of wine with some new friendly faces.
This week’s wine is:
Prairie Berry Winery’s 3 Red Necks
Region: South Dakota, USA
This wine was delicious and very different then what we expected. The wine is considered a Cabernet Sauvignon but it tasted much lighter and sweeter then a normal Cabernet. It seemed more like a Pinot Noir to us. There was a hint of some fruit, maybe some raspberries or cherries, but really no particular type of fruit stood out in the flavor. I thought I could taste a hint of some spice, maybe some cinnamon or cloves. For a person who has never enjoyed a Cabernet, maybe due to the dryness and full bodied quality, this would be a good starter wine as an introduction to the Cabernet family.
Would I buy it again? Yes, we really enjoyed this wine. Most Cabernets are very full bodied and much of the time the flavor is better with a side of cheese or a dark chocolate. This wine, because it was a lighter than normal, made for a great sipping wine. Also, I just love the fact that the wine is made from local South Dakota grapes and fruits. I love supporting locally grown food. I think it just gives the produce an exceptional taste and freshness, plus it’s a great way to strengthen your local economy and support endangered small family farms.

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Saturday, February 19, 2005
HHS to cont. ban on fetal tissue research indefinitely.
In retaliation, Iran passed bill allowing it to arrest any Amers. who break its laws. Says should start w/capt. of the Vincennes.
Soviet legislature rejects gov proposal for sin taxes
USSR admitting unemployment, 27.6%. Azerbaijan 25.7%, etc.
Hungarian Parl will allow a referendum on whether prez should be pop-elected or by new Parl
1989 US college students: 38% took no history, 45% no literature, 33% no science & 77% no foreign language.
More on RICO: when pilots’ & machinists’ unions charged that Texas Air violating safety rules, mgmt filed RICO against union, claiming their criticism constituted a “pattern of racketeering activity.”
Bush’s nominee to Surgeon Gen is the sister-in-law of Father Guido Sarducci.
Israel agreed to stop arresting people in a personal phone book confiscated form a Palestinian journalist for NYT, CBS, Reuters.
US admits that 2,000 Contras have re-entered Nicaragua. And have never said they’d do otherwise. But Nicaragua is being universally condemned for ending peace accord.
Sen. votes to allow Ollie North his Marine pension, 78-17.
A panel of the Nat Academy of Sciences says gov lacks enough info to assess the environmental consequences of oil & gas leasing off CA & Fla.
Lebanon working under Arab League guidance toward having a gov again. Parl will meet to elect a new prez. Gen. Aoun, who’s been pretending to be prez, threatens to dissolve it. Wants Syrian troops out. Would transfer power from prez to a Cabinet led by Muslim PM
Israel will accept Amer. plan accepting Israeli plan for elections but adds conditions: no PLO, only Occupied Territory residents, just the elections, and, says KPFA but not NYT, that if talks fail, US must support whatever Israel does.
US has suddenly cut off the Rome or Vienna path for Soviet Jews. 150,000 were expected to seek US citizenship this yr. The entire quota for USSR is 50,000
Energy Dept is run increasingly by contractors for everything.
When Hungarian CP changed to socialist, asked its 720,000 members to re-register. 30,000 have.
When FBI asked librarians to help it find Soviet spies, it also investigated them. It thinks the protest against this crap was Soviet-originated.
At 70-nation conf on global warming, US & Japan wouldn’t endorse commitment to control CO2 emissions by 2000. Also Br, alone of EC, USSR. US produces 23% of carbon dioxide in world, USSR 19%, Ch. 10, Japan 5, W Ger 4, Br 3
E Ger to allow travel abroad for 30 dys/yr, though it sounds like they still have to it on $8. And right to emigrate. 170,000 have left 1989, 1% of pop
Mondale: “The people of Poland speak to us of the joy of democracy and freedom. We come back with the language of bookkeepers and bureaucrats.”
Sup Court turns down an appeal from a woman whose ex-husband got a court order stopping her having a man overnight (3 children).
This summer, Ceausescu canvassed for support for an armed intervention in Poland.
Dinkins elected 1st black NYC mayor. And 1st black governor, Doug Wilder of VA. Wilder very close; being pro-choice helped him.
-Dinkins & Wilder both distanced selves from Jesse Jackson
Namibia is voting. SA failed to create another SWAPO invasion scare last week.
-Election regs allow anyone to vote if they lived in Namibia at least 4 yrs or had a parent born there, intended to enfranchise black exiles, but whites flying in from SA to vote, 10,000 or so.
China eliminating priv enterprise. Has shut down 1m rural industrial collectives (of 18.8m), 22m priv enterprises of 14.5m.
E Ger Cabinet & Politburo resign. Politburo replaced w/reformers. The Cabinet may be less so.
Nat Endowment for Arts, following Helms, withdrew sponsorship from art show about AIDS. Says not because of the art but because the catalog criticized Cardinal O’Connor, Wm Dannemeyer & Jesse Helms. The legislation is not in effect yet.
Richard Secord pleads guilty to 1 charge (false statement to Congressional investigators) of 12 in Iran-Contra.
Afghan gov releases list of people killed by its secret police, I guess just in 1979. 1,000 of them, inc 2 ex-PMs
Asst atty gen Wm Barr defending the memo on seizing people abroad says US can break internat law in behalf of nat interest. Asked whether Iran, Panama etc couldn’t do same, he rejected moral equivalency between the US & “outlaw countries.”
The Berlin Wall is now open.
SF votes down domestic partners ordinance, barely.
Cal. Board of Ed. adopted new textbook guidelines deleting reference to evolution as “scientific fact.”
Jordan had 1st elections in 22 yrs, 1st with women voting, though no ♀ candidates won. Fundies won 1/3 seats
I repeat, the Berlin Wall is open. And without papers, the system overwhelmed by numbers. Some people are breaking it up
-Thatcher says it’s going much too fast
-It has been shown on Russian tv
-USSR said it will allow non-CP gov in DDR if it remains in Warsaw Pact.
Israel considering a law which would make it a crime to receive or deliver property (money, anything) knowingly or unknowingly, from a terrorist organiz--the classification being that of the gov, not reviewable by court. Such property could be seized by police, w/out warrant. Gov could shut down any group connected in such a way w/terrorists, or acted “for the denial of the state of Israel.” This would be retroactive. It would shut down all philanthropic money to Arabs.
-Money to Israel is only distributed to Jewish communities
-Standard is not reasonable doubt but “balance of probabilities.” A defendant may be refused atty exc as designated by the Military Justice Law of 1955--only 1 Palestinian lawyer is. May allow hearsay, take evidence n secret from defendant. May liquidate any organiz & seize its assets, can do so w/no crime admitted or anyone even arrested.
Doug Wilder is governor of a state whose song inc words darkie & massah.
Bulgarian leader Zhikov resigned after 35 yrs. New leader Mladenov more reformist
Guatemala prez Cerezo says officials of Salvador’s ARENA sending explosives to ultra right in Guatemala to foment violence before next election. Linked to hand grenade attacks in Aug., inc on human rights organizs
1/6 pop of E Ger has exit visas.
Israel has stopped use of all fax machines in Gaza.
The new Single Integrated Operation Plan (SIOP) aims at hitting Soviet command & control systems at the beginning of a nuclear war, instead of as last resort (Nation, 10/23/89)
Salvadoran rebels launched a really major offensive. The country is under state of siege--an ARENA state of siege, which is probably the idea.
-Troops raid the National University
A new study shows tax credits for child care have little effect
OAS says Panamanian gov is illegal
Wall St J headline: Can Expansion Last if Cold War Ends.
Czech. allowing travel w/out visas. Where will they go?
Eugenio Montale, who won the Nobel Prize in Lit. 1975, used a ghostwriter.
SWAPO received 57.3% of vote, Demo Turnhalle Alliance 28.6%. SWAPO 41/72 seats Const Ass. Not the 2/3 needed to rewrite const
Congress restricting Bush’s sending weapons to guerillas in Cambodia, stopping him using CIA contingency funds w/out approval
Since Gorbachev tried to fire the editor of Argumenty I Fakty, its subscribers up to 31.5m from 22m
Tories to push for the death penalty against, right after alleged IRA convicted 14 yrs ago found to have been innocent--& judge at time said he’d have executed if he could’ve
CIA estimates confirm that Soviet military spending declined this yr 1.5%, as USSR said. Expect 7% cut 1990. This is contrary to what Quayle & Cheney have been saying
Major fighting El Salvador. 6 Jesuits killed today, bringing death squad deaths up again. Killing of 10 unionists. Oct 31 cited by rebels. NYT mentions in editorial, not news, that gov turned down Red Cross proposal for cease-fire to get civilians out. The gov is killing indiscriminately by helicopters. US state blames FMLN “use civilians as a shield and then complain about civilian casualties.”
USSR protests the Wall being opened up w/out their being informed
-E Ger admits its budget deficit $70b, sinking efficiency & huge bad subsidies. Honecker’s people blamed rather explicitly.
Jeremy Storo says US not only supporting anti-Cambodian guerillas w/weapons, food & satellite info, also intervening in Thai politics
CIA has launched a new $3m plot to buy a coup in Panama. Use of US troops a possible option. With Congressional approval.
Cath Church bans a CA state assemblywomen from sacraments until stops supporting abortion. [Late: she won election anyway]
China orders all fax machines to have a pol monitor.
I thought so. Bush opposes extension of visas for Ch. students.
New Ger PM Modrow chose 11 of 27 new cabinet from 4 minor parties.
SA to repeal segregation of pub facilities. Started w/beaches
RR has made $7m since leaving office
Salvador’s far right atty gen suggests pope get bishops out of the country. This is evidently a thinly-veiled threat against the Archbishop of San Salvador. Local media are prohibited mentioning this. The original Jesuit killings came a day after threat over radio by d’Aubuisson.
-Asst sec state Aronson confirmed threats in a call-in program but that’s it. 1,000 dead in 1 week.
The D of Energy pays not only environmental fines of its contractors, but huge legal bills as well. It is therefore more expensive to fine a contractor than not.
Romania, almost the last holdout, putting border restrictions. Seals border w/Hungary entirely.
The Czech. leader evidently got a letter from Gorbachev identical to that received by Bulgarian leader before he quit.
-Czech. attacked a huge protest meeting
Bill pending Congress to restrict states ability to restrict abortion before viability or after if life of mother threatened
Of all Soviet republics, GA declaring it was incorp illegitimately & can secede or not accept USSR laws
SA. A white former police capt has said he commanded an assassination squad, w/high-level authorization. Said there were 5 death squads consisting of 2 white cops, 2 black cops & 4 ex-ANC. Says he knows of murder of Ruth First.
Atty Gen of El Salvador to Pope: “Rather than investigating things which have already happened, it is a thousand times **healthier*** to avoid them.”
Abortions outnumber births USSR
Ch. sterilizing mentally retarded (IQ 49 or below)
Salvador. Robert White comments that in response to FMLN peace plan, reply was “The Gov of El S. will not give an inch.” Demand for purge of military of abuses ridiculed as “absurd.”
-Gov forces this time raid church & arrest 17
Soviet Sup Soviet demands greater econ decentraliz, voting down gov plan for ltd econ autonomy.
Israel passed an anti-discrim bill 53-19, but will probably kill it in cmte because of threats from relig parties which don’t like freedom of religion
Bush vetoed a paltry sum to UN Population Fund, even though provided that no money to go to Ch. & if it was so spent, the whole amount would have to be redunded. In other words, Bush caved into the far right for no reason.
House vote 403-0 to allow 30,000 Ch. students to stay in US indefinitely.
New law on lobbying by former gov officials to exclude ex-presidents, on Bush’s insistence
Bush vetoes appropriation bill for DC which would have allowed local funds spent on abortion
Bush knows Salvadoran gov not involved in priest murders because “Cristiani would not lie to me.” Even if true, why would Cristiani know?
People are selling pieces of the Berlin Wall like the True Cross.
Salvadoran rebels sort of accidentally took prisoner 4+ US soldiers who fired on them. US is pretending it’s a hostage situation.
US will cut immigration quotas from Poland & Hungary--no refugees unless they have relations here, barring 95% of the 20,000 who have applied.
The Economist points out that the turnover in the US House of Reps (7%/yr) is about the same as that in the House of Lords (5%), whose members leave in a box.
Of the Namibian assembly, of 72, 5 are ♀, 9 are white
Albert Hakim pleads guilty to an Iran-Contra misdemeanor, diverting $ to Ollie North. Big deal, but 1st admission that diversion was a crime. No indication how much money embezzled.
An E Ger gov poll showed CP getting 7% of support.
Atty Gen bars disclosure of classified info in Iran-Contra trial of Joseph Fernandez, ex-CIA COS Costa Rica. Some of this secret info, like existence of CIA field offices in Cent. Am., previously disclosed by media.
The Ill. abortion case settled before got to Sup Court, thank god. State will drop excessive regulation of clinics.
The American Green Berets in Salvador (see 11/21) got out w/out major US intervention, though Delta Forces were sent there. Bush falsely claimed they helped get the “hostages” out. (No demands ever made on them, nor were they actually under rebels’ phys. control).
The new Lebanese prez lasted 17 dys & was blown up. NYT refers to “a well-established pattern of assassinating Lebanese leaders almost as soon as they seem to abandon their partisan positions and start to speak of national reconciliation.”
-Israel took advantage to bomb the country
Bulgaria to investigate corruption under Zhirkov
And E Ger to investigate Honecker.
El Salvador rejects a cease fire. “The offensive is totally defeated,” said Cristiani, as a bomb exploded. Rebels want dir taxs w/gov
Czech. leadership resigns en masse. Jakes had been in power since 1968. Speaking of 1968, Dubčec has returned to Prague.
SA integrated businesses in Boksburg whose new gov tried to put back whites-only signs
The case against Joseph Fernandes thrown out. Thanks, Thornburgh.
El Salvador approves law w/prison terms for subverting order, restricted press, tv & graffiti. One tv station suspended news altogether. Outlaws work stoppages, boycotts, ban on foreign news. Penalty 1-4 yrs for excusing acts of terrorism. Secretaries, printers, sign printers can get 6-24 mos.
The LA Weekly, Actuel & others are having a fax-in, a paper to be sent to China. That explains the guards on fax machines
The fed Bureau of Prisons is drafting rules on press access to prisoners: require allowing prison officials to respond, restricting interviews per indiv to 1/mo., no live broadcasts [update: dropped]
A fed report showed 30% of all suicide attempts are by lesbian & gay teenagers, urged programs w/counseling. HHS Sec Sullivan rejected this as running contrary to advancing traditional family values.
A plane allegedly from Nicaragua w/arms crashed ni El S. yesterday. El S breaking off relations. I smell CIA.
Americas Watch accuses US of covering up Salvadoran rights abuses. In killing of priests, that scene had been controlled by army for days; occurred during curfew in which soldiers patrolling the campus & the priests’ offices searched by soldiers 2 dys before & threatened w/death over gov controlled radio station
I didn’t know this--all Arab countries tax working Palestinians 5% for the PLO
USSR will evidently be cutting down aid to Syria
64% of Swiss decide they should keep their army
A poll shows 52% willing to have their houses searched, 67% their cars stopped & searched w/out warrant. 55% support mandatory drug testing, 67% for all HS students.
Czech dissidents formed Civic Forum 8 dys ago. It’s virtually in power already. Led by Charter 77 supporters. Setting up workers strike cmtes.
US threatens to cut off all $ to UN & its agencies if PLO’s status upgraded to nonmember state
Br is actually going to bribe VN to take the refugees it will forcibly repatriate from HK.
After a very corrupt & violent election in India, Congress lost anyway. Gandhi resigned.
A rightist Salvadoran assassinated, ex Chief Justice Guerrero who blocked investigation of Oscar Romero’s murder, who was secretly supported by US for prez 1984 to pull voters from ARENA.
USSR grants unconditional amnesty to soldiers who committed crimes in Afghan.
Sup Soviet restores Azerbaijan’s control over Ngorno-Karabakh. Mistake. But then, since Azerbaijan has demonstrated its econ power to bring Armenia to its knees, and is threatening gen strike again, perhaps Armenia would be thrilled to give it up
In Japan, the Reagans stayed at a 2-story guest house which had to install an elevator, because Nancy refused to walk up 1 flight.
The Nation 11/20/89 says the RR White House used HUD & EPA funds to inf elections (which is a felony & was one of the articles of impeachment against Nixon). Links Rita Lavelle of EPA & Deborah Gore Dean of HUD, both of whom took orders from White House, suggests the 2, both unqualified for their jobs, hired because they could be used that way.
Czech. abolishes guarantee of CP gov.
State of health of Warsaw Pact: Poland seeking to end agreement allowing USSR to order Polish troops into action. Hungary ended CP cells in the army & decreed that troops cannot be sent abroad w/out Parl permission. USSR defense minister said he needs Sup Soviet approval for committing troops. Romania hasn’t participated in Warsaw Pact exercises since 1964.
SA reducing power of State Security Council, restoring Cabinet as highest authority on nat sec.
Lebanon moving to civil war, w/new prez, backed by Syria, ready to move against Gen. Aoun, who has been officially dismissed, for what little that means.
-30 Fr right-wing legislators flew to Lebanon to show support for Aoun (Christian). Crusade nostalgia?

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Title: A Court of Thorns and Roses
Author: Sarah J. Maas
Publisher: Bloomsbury, 2015
Genre: YA Fantasy, YA Fairy Tale Retellings
I finally did it, guys! I finishes ACOTAR last night after checking it out multiple times from the library AND Overdrive. It was time to read it. And read it I did.
First of all, #coverlove, am I right? Amazing cover, as I am not a fan of her Throne of Glass covers…I think they look like video game characters. I would much rather have a real person or something else than an animated person. I think that chick looks creepy. But I digress. This is about ACOTAR, so I will continue:
Feyre (pronounced Fey-rah; there’s a handy pronunciation guide in the back of the book, though I guessed it right) lives with her father and two sisters in a hovel in the woods. She is the hunter, the provider for the whole family. After her mother died and the father lost a fortune on a get rich quick scheme to send boats through a dangerous passage (yeah, rhe boat didn’t come back…thanks dad), they live in abject squalor. Feyre fantasizes about a day when her sisters are married off (they do nothing to help) and she and her father live in peace. One day, while starving, Feyre approaches a doe in the woods, but a large wolf is stalking it, too. The wolf appears to resemble a faerie, a race of people walled off from humans and thought to eat them. If she doesn’t kill the wolf, the deer will be taken from her, but if she does, she risks killing an immortal being. The hatred is thick from humans…faeries killed humans by the thousands during the War, and a treaty was signed to end the bloodshed. But all Feyre cares about is a meal…so she kills the wolf. After it kills the deer. One meal plus a nice pelt. What could go wrong?
When Feyre comes home from the market, a giant beast comes for vengeance. The wolf WAS a faerie, and the Treaty dictates a life for a life. However, the creature strikes a bargain: come to Prythian, the land of the faeries, or be killed now in her home. Feyre worries about her family: on her mother’s deathbed, she swore an oath to protect them, and she can’t do that if she’s dead or across the wall. But her father begs her to go, so she does, but she contemplates plans of escape whenever she can.
When she gets to Prythian, she realizes she is in the Spring Court (there are seven courts of all…it gets really complicated but the book has a handy map!), and she is to live in a mansion. Tamlin, the beast that took her, turns into a man, and he tells Feyre she can live anywhere in Prythian, but advises her not to try to escape, as the other faeries aren’t like him and will kill her…and then there’s the treaty’s stipulation that she must stay. She is welcomed into his home, and Feyre is skeptical because she knows only bad things about faeries.
After some time, it turns out faeries aren’t that bad: there are some that are extremely dangerous, though, and the frequency with which the “bad ones” appear seems to increase every day, it’s as if they are being sent deliberately to the Spring Court…but why? As Feyre gets to know Tamlin, she sees through all the lies she’s been told…but can a human and a High Fae (a faerie of the highest standing) really fall in love? And can Feyre help save the magic that is slowly disappearing, but has also become a threat to the humans on the other side of the Wall? She’s only a huntress…and a human.
I loved this. Every single word, every single sentence, every single paragraph. SJM did Beauty and the Beast justice: she didn’t just regurgitate the story like many do, but instead weaves a whole new one. It reminds me of what Meyer accomplished with The Lunar Chronicles series. I was…blown away.
Oh, how I wish it was. Alas, no. There’s no swearing, but there’s some pretty steamy scenes. Pretty steamy.
I’m blushing just thinking about this scene. Pretty intense, and there’s no way around it. It’s a great example of a fairy tale retelling done right, but unless it’s for a Creative Writing course in college, I would steer clear of using this in the classroom. Very angry parents would want to know why you’re molesting their children with words.
So Lexile.com gives a range of 14-17 (that seems to be their “go-to” age for anything mature), and I won’t protest, though I would suggest 15 as the youngest. But then again, I am more cautious than the schools, or else Laurie Halse Anderson’s book Speak wouldn’t have been available to my 10 year old niece. (Seriously? A book about date rape, and you’re going to let a 10 year old read that??) They rate the book at 880L, which suggests an older reader anyway. So I’ll stick with 14-15: just so you know, most YA books rate between 550-700L, so 880L would be an advanced reader in general anyway,
I’m hooked. One dose of SJM and I need more. I did get my hands on ACOMAF at the library, so I’ve got the next one to read, and I also took advantage of my own deal and bought Throne of Glass and Crown of Midnight. I hope I don’t go crazy at the end and start sending death threats to Sarah J. Maas because I don’t like the relationship in the book. Lol. (That’s insane that people do that, btw).
★★★★★. No question. Hands down.
Have you read ACOTAR? Did you love it like I did?
* This book counts as my Vermillion City and Cinnabar Island badge on my #Readthemallthon. Though the event is over, I am continuing. As are several others. So this badge needs to be updated…::cough, cough:: Thank you, Aimal!!

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Wednesday, September 14, 2005
Sunspot! I used my 70-300mm zoom lens at 300mm with a B+W 092 far red/IR filter to take this image of the Sun with my Canon 20D. The exposure was 1/8000s at f/32, ISO 100. I used the cameras B&W mode. You can see a large sunspot just below and right of the center of the Suns disk. This image was taken on September 13 at about 09:13 AM MST.


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Ron Debol’s Story
Ron and Pat Debol of Chanhassen are two peas in a pod. They finish each other’s sentences, read each other’s minds and share a 30-year marriage they wish had started decades sooner. But cancer interrupted their perfect life—more than once.
Together they nurtured a close-knit family full of love and laughter. When Ron learned cancer attacked his right lung, the laughter stopped.
He underwent surgery to have a third of his lung removed and hoped the cancer left with it. With unforgettable family support and the personal care he received from Dr. David Gross, Dr. Clarke Tungseth, Dr. Todd Elftmann and the nursing staff at Ridgeview Medical Center, Ron’s outcome was perfect.
“I was treated like family,” Ron said. “It was a personalized experience I’ll never forget.”
Before his first cancer diagnosis, Ron made a living creating personalized experiences for people. He spent his career running travel incentive programs for corporations, hosting “trips of a lifetime” with his wife, Pat. They traveled the world together, ensuring others brought home a life experience they’d never forget.
But Ron wishes he could forget the news he received last fall—another suspicious tumor was found, this time in his upper left lung. Unfortunately surgery wasn’t an option. The cancer was too close to a vital artery, so Ron started treatment with Dr. Paul Sperduto, radiation oncologist at Ridgeview Regional Radiation Oncology.
Someone told Ron he would hate radiation. Instead, Dr. Sperduto and his staff made the experience positive. “They know you by name and never treat you like a number,” he said. “If there’s anything good about having cancer, it’s the opportunity to be treated by Ridgeview Medical Center.”
For eight weeks, Ron looked forward to his visits with Dr. Sperduto and his encouraging and empathetic staff. Sharing jokes every Thursday (doctor’s orders) helped Ron leave his radiation treatments feeling great—and grateful that cancer care excellence was close to his home.
What is unique about the cancer program at Ridgeview is that the compassionate individualized care comes in the setting of extraordinarily well-qualified board-certified physicians and nurses in many different disciplines. In addition to the Radiation Oncology program, there are experts in primary care, surgery, medical oncology, radiology and, when necessary, hospice. They all work together as a team to provide the most modern treatments in the most personal and compassionate setting. The program is certified by the Commission on Cancer, and physicians have received numerous awards and are active in clinical research. The patients at Ridgeview have access to numerous nation-wide clinical trials. Ridgeview’s board-certified, cancer care physicians have experience with nearly every type of cancer, including lung cancer. They’re dedicated to improving survival and quality of life for cancer patients like Ron.
Like Dr. Sperduto and his team, Ron’s an optimist. He knows his loving wife, family and Ridgeview’s compassionate medical staff will continue to make a difference for him.
And it’s people like you who can make a difference for hundreds of cancer patients diagnosed and treated annually through Ridgeview’s Cancer Care Program.
Your gift supports programs, resources and breakthrough technology that ensure Ridgeview Medical Center continues to be a recognized center of excellence for cancer patients and their close-knit families—like Ron and Pat’s.

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Movie "Darker Than Black" Li Shunsheng Theme Half Face Resin Mask
Excellent mask for Cosplay & Ideal for the collection of Japanese anime fans.
Perfect costume for Darker Than Black fans, this mask is made by resin casting then spray-paint & grave finely by hand.
- Compare with the Mask made of plastic or latex:
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As a member of the Syndicate, Hei regularly takes on false identities and personas for his missions and day to day life, such as Li Shengshun : a good-natured, timid Chinese exchange student who tries to help others but otherwise generally keeps to himself. Hei is a calculating assassin. Unusually for a Contractor, Hei exhibits and sometimes acts upon emotions. Hei also has a huge appetite, often surprising people with the amount he can eat. Despite having the power of a Contractor, Hei still has his human emotions. He deeply cares for his sister, Bai, and searches for her after her disappearance. After Yin's disappearance, a drastic change came upon Hei's personality. He takes up drinking, becomes more ruthless, gets angry easily and would often lash out at Suou, slapping her across the face whenever she said something that angered him. He rarely showed such behavior prior to this, but after learning of Yin's whereabouts, Hei reverts back to his previous attitude showing his care for Yin, while also developing feelings of care toward Suou.

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The Hon. Gus C. Barrera, II is a judge for the San Joaquin County Superior Court in California. He was appointed to the bench by former Governor Jerry Brown in 2016. He filled the vacancy created by the death of the Hon. Franklin Stephenson (deceased).
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After a brief stint in private practice, Barrera joined the San Joaquin County District Attorney's Office as a deputy district attorney in 1998.
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The Biomimetic Office concept project is the outcome of a collaboration between Expedition Engineering and Exploration Architecture to develop an office building concept inspired by biological structures and natural systems.
The video above is made of extracts from the “evolution” of a building layout generated and optimised using a stochastic optimization routine driven by daylight analysis and circulation as performance metrics.
I developed and implemented the “form finding” routine for a building concept by Exploration Architecture (Michael Pawlyn) and Expedition Engineering.
The objectives are to maximise daylight exposure, floor area, dedicated area for PV panels and attain to several constraints such as wall to floor area ratio and tenants constraints.
The tenant constraints are given as percentage of floor area in which distances façade to façade, façade to light wells are within well defined ranges. The tenants constraints are checked using a routine that first builds the medial axis of the current geometry being evaluated and then uses the axis to navigate the space and compute metrics. The daylight analysis is implemented using the cumulative sky dome approach and ray tracing.
The building layout is generated using marching square algorithm to create the first floor. The seed points for the marching square are given by an initial rectangular grid from which random clusters of points are removed thus giving different layouts. The layout is then arrayed along the z direction but at the same time morphed using law curves. Points cluster removal and law curves for the façades are parametrised using variables which constitute the input variables for the stochastic s routine.
In total there are 9 objectives optimised in parallel.
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Nero's Killing Machine
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The 14th Gemina Martia Victrix Legion was the most celebrated unit of the early Roman Empire–a force that had been wiped out under Julius Caesar, reformed, and almost wiped out again. After participating in the a.d. 43 invasion of Britain, the 14th Legion achieved its greatest glory when it put down the famous rebellion of the Britons under Boudicca. Numbering less than 10,000 men, the disciplined Roman killing machine defeated 230,000 rampaging rebels, slaughtering 80,000 with only 400 Roman losses–an accomplishment that led the emperor Nero to honor the legion with the title "Conqueror of Britain." In this gripping book, second in the author’s definitive histories of the legions of ancient Rome, Stephen Dando-Collins brings the 14th Legion to life, offering military history aficionados a unique soldier’s-eye view of their tactics, campaigns, and battles.
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Simone Bent Wiki/Biography
Simone Bent was born in 1970, in the USA. Simone Bent, a well-known campaigner, and actress, became well-known after she wed Tony Garity.
Bent’s parents are Dee L. Bent and Boswell Bent. The biography of Bent can be found in several places, such as IMDB and Wikipedia.
Simone Bent was born in 1970, in the USA. Her age is 53 years old as of 2023.
Because we don’t know Bent’s exact birthday, we don’t know when she celebrates it.
All of Simone Bent’s formative years were spent there. Bent was born to a community organizer mother and an attorney father. Bent was inspired to pursue acting after watching the musical movie Grease. Bent finished high school in her hometown but chose not to continue her education by attending college.
What is the net worth of Simone Bent?
Simone Bent’s acting career has helped her accumulate significant wealth. As of right now, Bent and her husband are enjoying a lovely life in Los Angeles. Bent has also participated in a variety of nonprofit organizations. Bent’s net worth is currently pegged at $200 million, based on several sources, as of 2023.
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|Full Name||Simone Bent|
|Profession||Former Actress and Activist|
|Popular For||Being the wife of Troy Garity|
|Age (As of 2023)||53 years old|
|Date of Birth||1970|
|Height||5 feet and 7 inches|
|Eye Color||Dark Brown|
|Estimated net worth||$200 million|
|Father||Dee L. Bent|
In 1994, Bent made her acting debut in a movie. Nonetheless, Simone has mostly played supporting roles throughout her career. After getting married to Troy, Bent gave up acting, became a stay-at-home mother, and started working for her husband’s foundation as the treasurer of Homies Unidos. This nonprofit’s goal is to reduce community violence in Los Angeles.
Bent is an actor, although nothing is known about her professional life. 2018 saw Bent receive a special award for his documentary Jane Fonda in Five Acts. In addition to being an actor, former fashion model, fitness instructor, political activist, etc., Jane Fonda is also Simone’s mother-in-law.
Family, Husband, Relationship
Bent’s spouse, Troy, was born in Los Angeles, California, on July 7, 1973. Troy has a stellar reputation in Hollywood for his acting prowess. The role of Barry Winchell that Troy Winchell played in the 2003 movie Soldier’s Girl is thought to be his best performance to date.
Bent first met Troy Garity in 2004 while they were working on a movie together. Since then, the pair appeared to be dating. After dating for just two years, Bent and Troy realized they could coexist in harmony. Bent and Troy made their engagement public in 2006. On August 27, 2007, Bent wed Troy at St. Paul’s Chapel at Columbia University. More than 500 people came to Simone and Troy’s wedding.
Bent’s mother-in-law and father-in-law are Jane Fonda and Tom Hayden, respectively. While Bent’s mother-in-law is an actor and activist, his father-in-law is an activist and politician. Mary Williams, an activist who followed in his father’s footsteps, was also adopted by Troy’s parents.
Troy made his film debut as a young youngster in his parents’ movie Introduction to the Enemy. When Troy was eight years old, he played a little part in the movie On Golden Pond. Troy then pursued acting at the American Academy of Dramatic Arts in New York City. Troy, the spouse of Bent, had appearances in My One and Only One, A Day in the Life, Kerosene Cowboys, and Hawaii Five-0 in 2009. Fans and critics alike applauded Bent’s portrayal of Sami Miller in the television series Boss in 2011 and 2012. In 2016, Troy made an appearance in the movie Barbershop: The Next Cut. In 2017, Troy appeared in four episodes of the television program Shooter.
Physical Appearance (Height, Weight)
Bent is 5′ 7″ tall and weighs between 60 and 74 kg. Bent is of mixed (African-American) ancestry and is a citizen of the United States. Bent has gorgeous brown eyes and gorgeous, silky black hair.
In 1970, Simone Bent was born in the USA.
As of today, Bent is 53 years old.
Simone Bent is 5′ 7″ tall and weighs between 60 and 74 kg.
According to several publications, Bent’s net worth is currently estimated to be $200 million.
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Initially designed for the Italian army and police, the Beretta 92 pistols earned most of their fame (both good and bad) as the standard sidearm of the US military (designated as M9). It was developed between 1970 and 1975 to replace the aging Beretta M951 pistol and into Italy in 1976.
First adopted by the Brazilian army in 1977, this pistol was later adopted in Italy in its Model 92S, “SB,” and finally “F” modifications. The US military adopted the Beretta Model 92SB-F (later renamed model 92F) in 1985 due to the highly controversial XM9 trials. It was designated as M9, a new service pistol in US Military.
In the late 1980s and 1990s, these pistols were also adopted in France. It must be noted that, while being entirely adequate as a combat pistol, the Beretta 92 is somewhat bulky for its caliber and magazine capacity, thus less suitable for users with average or smaller hands. Besides the basic 9mm, Beretta also makes these pistols in other calibers, such as .40 S&W (model 96) and 9×21 IMI (Model 98, available for civilian users in certain European countries, including Italy).
Beretta also makes various models based on the same design; these include variations in finishes and sights and different trigger types (DA/SA, DA/SA with decocking only, DAO, DAO with manual safety).
Beretta 92 pistols are short-recoil operated, locked-breech weapons with an aluminum frame. The locking system is of the Walther type, with a vertically tilting locking piece located below the breech area of the barrel. The trigger is double-action, with an exposed hammer. Original Model 92 pistols had a frame-mounted safety applied only when the hammer was cocked; all subsequent pistols (except for some limited production civilian-only sporting models) either had a slide-mounted safety lever or no safety lever at all.
On some pistols, such as the Model 92G adopted in France, the levers do not lock themselves in the lowered position but return to the “fire” position once released – their function is limited only to safe decocking of the hammer. Some other models, such as the Model 92D, are double-action-only pistols with no manual safety or decocking. All pistols of current production are fitted with an automatic firing pin block safety.
Magazines are a double stack, with the magazine release button located at the base of the trigger-guard on all 92-series pistols made since 1981. Sights on service models are fixed, with a dovetailed rear blade, usually with high-contrast inserts.
With the introduction of the Model 92FS in the late 1980s, another unusual safety feature was fitted in the form of an enlarged head to the hammer pin. The purpose of this safety is to prevent the rear of the slide from flying back into the firer’s face in the case of a sliding failure.
This happened several times during the earlier years of Model 92F service in the US military, apparently because of metallurgical problems, combined with the “built-in” weak points in the slide where the locking block cuts are made. Recognizing these weak points, the US INS (Immigration and Naturalization Service) requested Beretta to make their model 96 (.40 S&W caliber version of Model 92) with reinforced slides.
This resulted in the appearance of the Beretta Model 96 Brigadier pistols, and, later on, the same modification was applied to 9mm pistols, available as Beretta Model 92 Brigadier. Beretta also produced several compact versions of their primary, full-size Model 92 variations.
These compact versions had shortened grips, slides, and barrels; Compact Type M versions also featured single-stack magazines with appropriately thinned grips. At present, Beretta no longer makes Compact versions of the Model 92; in the firm’s product line, these were replaced by the entirely different Model 8000 Cougar pistols.
Models and Variants of Beretta 92
Below is a brief list of the essential modifications and versions produced in the Beretta 92-series over the last 30 years.
- Beretta 92S (1976) – first modification of the basic model 92, with non-ambidextrous slide-mounted safety/decocking and magazine release button set low in the left grip panel. It was replaced in production by the Model 92SB.
- Beretta 92SB (1981) – a further evolution of model 92S, initially designated Model 92S-1, later defined as 92SB with the introduction of the firing pin block. The manual safety is ambidextrous; the magazine release relocated to the base of the trigger-guard. They were discontinued in 1991.
- Beretta 92SB-C (1981) – Compact version of the model 92SB. Overall length was 197 mm, barrel length 103 mm, magazine capacity 13 rounds (also accepted standard 15-round magazines).
- Beretta 92SB-C type M (1983) – a slimmer version of the model 92SB-C, with a single-stack magazine that held only eight rounds.
- Beretta 92F (1984) – initially designated 92SB-F, later renamed 92F. It evolved from the Model 92SB during American XM9 trials, with a slightly reshaped grip, trigger guard, and a different finish. The barrel bore and chamber are chrome-plated.
- Beretta 92G (1989)- the so-called “Gendarmerie” version, created at the request of the Gendarmerie Nationale de France. It was also manufactured under license in France by GIAT Industries as the PA MAS G1. The pistol is the same as the model 92F except for the operations of the lever, which lost its safety lock function and is used only to decock the hammer safely.
- Beretta 92FS (1989) – a minor modification of the Model 92F, with an enlarged hammer pinhead that prevents the slide from flying back in the case of breakage. Presently, all US Army M9 pistols are modified to 92FS standards.
- Beretta 92FS-C (1989) – a compact version of the Model 92FS, similar in dimensions to earlier model 92SB-C. It is no longer produced.
- Beretta 92FS-C type M (1989) – single-stack version of Model 92FS-C, magazine capacity eight rounds. It is no longer produced.
- Beretta 92DS (1990) – Double Action Only version of the Model 92FS, with a spurless hammer and manual safety.
- Beretta 92D (1990) – Double Action Only version of the Model 92FS, with a spurless hammer and no manual safety levers.
- Beretta 92FS Brigadier (1996) – version of the Model 92FS with a reinforced, thickened slide; another change is that the front sight is not integral to the slide but is dovetailed into it.
- Beretta 92FS Centurion (1996) – version of the Model 92FS with a shortened barrel and slide, the frame is the same as on the Model 92FS. Overall length is 197 mm; barrel length is 103 mm, magazine capacity 15 rounds.
- Beretta 92 Vertec (2003) – version of the Model 92FS that addressed constant complaints about the excessive grip width of Model 92 pistols. The backstrap of the grip on Vertec models is made more linear; another change is the addition of an integral Picatinny rail to the frame.
- Beretta 90two (2006) – a most recent face-lift version of the basic Model 92 design. Fundamental changes are modular one-piece grip panels (available in various shapes), integral Picatinny rail under the barrel (with cover), restyled slide, and integral recoil buffer built into action.
How to disassemble Beretta 92?
- remove the magazine by pressing the magazine release button;
- check that the chamber is empty;
- pull the slide back and lock it with the slide stop lever;
- depress the takedown lever stop, which is the small button located in the left frame above the trigger guard;
- while holding the button down, rotate the takedown lever (located on the right side of the frame) downward about 90o;
- pull the slide slightly back to disengage the slide stop, then carefully push it all the way forward and out of the frame;
- remove the return spring by pushing its head slightly forward and then pulling it out of the detent in the barrel;
- push the locking lever pin (protrudes backward from below the barrel breech area), then lift the barrel from the slide.
Reassemble in reverse order.
|Manufacturer:||Armi Beretta SpA, Gardone Val Trompia, Italy|
|Caliber:||9x19mm Luger/Para; also .40SW in Mod.96 and 9x21mm IMI in mod.98|
|Overall length:||217 mm (197 mm Compact versions)|
|Barrel length:||125 mm (109 mm Compact versions)|
|Weight (empty):||950-975 grams, depending on model|
|Capacity:||15 rounds (all 92 and 98 models except compact); 13 rounds (92 Compact); 11 rounds (mod.96 in .40SW); 8 rounds (92 Compact type M)|


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South Africa estate agents hope new minister will take action
June 07, 2012
A shift in ministerial responsibilities in South Africa is being viewed favorably by estate agents. Ministerial responsibility for the Estate Agency Affairs Act was transferred from the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) to the Department of Human Settlements (DHS) on May 17 as a result of Human settlements minister Tokyo Sexwale being placed in charge of the estate agency profession.
Johalna Minnaar (left), national president of the Institute of Estate Agents of South Africa (IEASA)
, says that the IEASA sees this as a positive move for the profession. The IEASA hopes that the long awaited draft 'property transactions bill,' intended to replace the present Act, will soon be forthcoming.
"It's been six years since the DTI began its review of property laws and the regulatory system," says Minnaar. "Reform is badly needed, but progress has been very slow. Although there was talk last year of a draft 'property transactions bill' being gazetted for public comment, it has not yet appeared. We hope that the change of ministry will not create further delay."
The estate agency profession had been under the DTI and its predecessors for 35 years. "The change had evidently been on the cards for a while," says Minnaar. "The Cabinet reportedly decided last year that all property-related legislation should be under the DHS, and this transfer is clearly in line with that decision."
"Minister Sexwale has stated that the DHS will use estate agency legislation to help de-racialise residential areas, and that the department will interact with industry players and stakeholders at the right time," says Minnaar. "The IEASA, which has represented the estate agency profession for 75 years, sees this as another step towards transformation of the profession, and looks forward to interacting with the DHS when the time is right."


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By Elizabeth Gaskell
Set in Manchester within the 1840s, Mary Barton depicts the results of financial and actual worry upon the city's working-class group. Paralleling the novel's therapy of the connection among masters and males, the anguish of the bad, and the workmen's indignant reaction, is the tale of Mary herself--a factory-worker's daughter who draws the attentions of the mill-owner's son, who turns into stuck up within the violence of sophistication clash whilst a brutal homicide forces her to confront her precise emotions and allegiances. This new version reproduces the final variation of the unconventional supervised by means of Gaskell. The creation offers historic and biographical context to the radical, a survey of severe responses to Mary Barton, and argues that Gaskell was once mainly enthusiastic about the significance of conversation as a method of therapeutic breaches among humans. additionally, the publication includes an up to date serious biography, revised notes and appendixes that come with Gaskell's tough draft and description of the novel's end.
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Skarecrow, could you please post the link to that topic? Would be a nice read:)
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I came here to learn.Quote:Originally Posted by Mad Lust Envy
I can tell the diff between 128-160 vs 320-FLAC-WAV. I'd say the bare minimum for making it real hard to discern for most people would be 192kbps mp3s. I myself can't tell the difference between 320 and FLAC except on a very FEW songs. And that's with nitpicking. In normal use, no one would tell, but I'll leave that for the anal audiophiles to argue.
Thank you, but I mainly use mp3s for music
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Euh, wav is cd format, that's lossless. mp3 is with loss, so much less in quality then wav or other types of lossless format (like FLAC, ALAC f.e.).
The bitrate of an mp3 file is pretty crucial to it's sound quality. If the bitrate is 128, it's very noticably less in quality then the actual recording. Not worthy of headphones like your AD700.
192 is a little bit better, but if you want to enjoy sound on cans like AD700 or higher, I'd say you need 256/320 bitrate or simply lossless.
Get into this if you want to enjoy music with good headphones, otherwise it's pretty useless, to be honest with you.
Thank you, you were helpful.
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You've got that backwards. A 16-bit, 44.1kHz WAV file is identical in quality (with a different file wrapper and bit arrangement) to a CDDA (Compact Disc Digital Audio) track. Its bitrate is 1411kbps, though this is usually considered meaningless because, bit-for-bit, there is absolutely no difference from the same track on a CD (incidentally WAV is just a format, and as such can support higher or lower bitrates and bit depths if needed).
Conversely, the typical low quality MP3 you're likely to find floating around the Internet is 128kbps at either 44.1kHz or 48kHz. MP3s offered by Amazon and other online music stores are typically 256kbps. All of these are lossy, meaning that parts of the musical information have been removed in order to make the file sizes smaller. Clever programming ensures that the parts we're least likely to miss are removed first, but as the bitrate gets lower, the loss becomes more noticeable. Good headphones will magnify this deficit. This is why a lot of Head-Fi'ers insist on lossless formats like FLAC because they don't actually involve any loss of information.
EDIT: Geez. Everything I just said is redundant. I've got to learn to type faster!
Thank you, you were extremely helpful. When I referred to wavs I was thinking of the sound effects from CS 1.6 ...and trying to record my voice with Sound Recorder when I was a kid. Haha not really good comparisons but those were the last times I used wav.
Quote:Originally Posted by Skarecrow77
we had like a 12 page thread on this subject about 2 weeks ago. Only one single person in the thread who claimed to be able to easily tell the difference between mp3 and lossless was able to do so when pushed to ABX (bless him he actually posted logs to prove it), but he was also fair enough to admit that he wasn't able to ABX better than 50% on the very next song he tried.
Me personally, I can't ABX LAME -v6 (~130kbps) most of the time. I guess I have "bad ears", although music certainly sounds pretty damn sweet to them. *shrug*
That said, that's a LAME rip directly from lossless or the original CD. It is quite possible to find complete and utter crap rips on the web that have a bitrate of 256kbps or 320kbps.
Also, I agree that we've been trolled.
You are not helpful.
Now, my next important question is, Where can I find lossless stuff that will actually sound good on my AD700s?!
Oh yeah, I really don't know how to put flac on my ipod...anyone show me how to do that?post #33 of 332/8/11 at 2:19pm
Why am I not helpful?
So far as I know, there's really only one good way to put FLAC on ipod, and that's via Rockbox (which is a pretty damn big change). I use rockbox and love it, but it requires you to be a bit beyond casual with your ipod.
if you are not a fan of the idea of custom firmware (or you have an ipod that rockbox doesn't support yet), your best bet is probably apple lossless, which so far as I know all modern ipods support and decodes to be bit-for-bit identical to FLAC (and WAV and the original CD audio)
Proglover, I believe this is the thread in question:
Edit: something I should probably mention... there isn't much need for lossless on a portable. generally the DACs aren't good enough to warrant it, nor are you listening in locations or with a significant enough rig where you can really appreciate the difference between lossless audio files and a quality lossy setting. As I said earlier, I can't reliably ABX (that is, I can't pass a blind listening test) most songs with an encoding setting of LAME -v 6 (which is equivalent to ~130kbps) on my home setup which has good dacs, a quality amp, and respectable headphones, let alone my portable setup with consumer dac, no amp, and modest heapdhone. Generally the idea for something with limited storage space is to find the point at which you can't tell the difference on the vast majority of your music (and can barely notice when you do), and encode everything at that. For most people that seems to be somewhere between -v 5 to -v 2 on portables. I know that some of the newer ipod classics have a huge amount of storage space, but encoding a few hundred albums in lossless will eat that up easily.
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