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Home / Album Reviews / RAM-Death.
This is the sort of album which affirms my love of rock/metal for over 30yrs! Almost 50 minutes of metal overdose from RAM's 3rd full album release. The album starts and finishes with 2 atmospheric instrumentals. The 1st,Death is synth driven,accompanied by a chiming guitar over a monotone drum beat. The last track,1771 closes the album with brooding guitar work and the track ends with a single tolling bell.
2nd track in is Comes From The Mouth Beyond with an abrasive chugging riff,killer guitar solos leading up to a spoken word segment with the track ending on some ear shattering screams from vocalist Oscar Carlquist,bringing to mind the range of Tim Owens. I Am The End storms in next with a staccato riff reminding me of Behind The Crooked Cross by Slayer. Again,some inspired guitar solos in this song backed up by tight rhythm guitars,the vocals here akin to Sebastian Bach. Release Me begins with yet another big riff following a melodic intro with a guitar solo thrown in after just a minute for good measure as the rest of the song builds towards a melodic instrumental finish bolstered by a mighty drum sound.
Defiant is a mid paced thrasher with a churning riff and a mid section full of twin lead guitar leading to more stratospheric vocals. Frozen slows the pace down a tad but still crushingly heavy,the riffing similar to China White by the Scorpions with yet more face melting guitar solos. The tempo shifts up a gear next with the speed metal tinged Under The Scythe following the double kick drumming intro by Morgan Pettersson with another vocal tour de force by Oscar. Hypnos is next,another slow burner with an insistent stabbing riff leading up to the uptempo thrash metal of penultimate track Flame Of The Tyrants,the video of which can be seen on youtube.
RAM are Sweden based,formed in 1999 by guitarist Harry Granroth,the line up strengthened by guitar virtuoso Daniel Johannson. Their 1st full album Forced Entry was released in 2005,receiving rave reviews. Lightbringer followed in 2009 following a painstaking 10 month of recording to make it the best it could be. Which leads us to current release Death,distributed via Metal Blade on January 31st this year after another lengthy recording process.
Comes From The Mouth Beyond.
I award the album 10/10.


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As I entered my first year of graduate school, Dr. Philip Edgcumbe Hughes, a brilliant intellect of the twentieth century, said to me, "John, your academic education has been based on the premise that you cannot be educated or be a true intellectual if you are a Christian who believes the Bible." Most of us have felt the intimidation of that premise at every level of our educational process. We are tempted to think that the world's assessment of Christians as ignorant and under-educated is a modern phenomenon. We are led to believe that the world has come of age and the enlightened elite have moved passed the archaic superstition of the ancients. As we continued our conversation, Dr. Hughes went on to demonstrate that the world in every age has claimed to be too "modern" to believe the gospel and God's Word.
Paul, a first-century genius and scholar, observed, "For the word of the cross is folly to those who are perishing . . . we preach Christ crucified, a stumbling block to Jews and folly to Gentiles" (1 Cor. 1:18, 23). The gospel was folly to the "wise" of Paul's day. The modern world that is too erudite for Christianity today is the same "modern" world that laughed at Paul on Mars Hill in Athens. It is also the same "modern" world that scorned Noah as he built the ark and preached to his contemporaries. But in every generation there have been great minds and scholars who were believers holding tenaciously to the truths set forth by God in His Word.
So why does the world deem the gospel foolish? The problem lies right at the nucleus of man's being. Paul said in Romans 3:11: "No one understands; no one seeks for God." Many Christians only stress the legal problem sinful mankind has before God. We are guilty in God's cosmic courtroom and thus need a Savior to take away our transgressions and guilt. However, Paul also stressed the biblical truth that we have a spiritual debilitation in our souls. Every part of our being has been deadened to the will of God by this killing infection. That is why Jesus told Nicodemus that he needed to be "born again" (John 3:3). He needed to be changed at the very core of
his existence.
There are two major characteristics of this God-rejecting nature. First, the sons of Adam desire autonomy. We want to throw off the will and ways of God. David wrote of this in Psalm 2 (and it was noted by the early Christians in Acts 4): "The kings of the earth set themselves, and the rulers take counsel together, against the Lord and against his Anointed, saying, 'Let us burst their bonds apart and cast away their cords from us'" (vv. 2–3). Man prefers self-governance over God-governance. He wants to throw off the chains of God's law. Second, man desires to create his own gods — gods made in his image. John Calvin graphically depicted this when he wrote, "The human heart is a factory of idols….Every one of us is, from his mother's womb, expert in inventing idols."
Thus, my non-Christian friend with his spiritually impaired sight and hearing cannot see and hear his dependence upon and responsibility to God. He sees himself as an "unlost" soul who has no need of salvation. The whole mission of Jesus is therefore foolishness to him. Very early in my ministry I was accosted by a music director who was also the wife of a deacon in the church where I was preaching. As we had come to the Lord's Table I had spoken of the blood of Jesus given for the salvation of sinners, and she was livid. She thought such a concept and language were primitive. She was a religious moralist who had no respect or love for the cross. The biblical gospel was foolishness to her.
Imagine the scorn that Noah endured all the years he was building his ship. He warned his culture that judgment was coming, but they dismissed his warnings and went on with their lives. These were a self-ruled people who manufactured gods indulgent of their lifestyles. The "gospel" according to Noah was foolishness. Was Noah really the fool? Was his theology primitive? When the rain began to fall, Noah's preaching and boat proved to be profound wisdom. That ark became the wisdom of God.
So it is with the cross. Like the ark, the crucified Christ is the shelter of salvation and the wisdom of God. It is important we grasp this, for too many of us think of Christianity as an irrational leap of faith. As a student I frequented a small Christian bookstore. The owner loved to speak using clichés. One of his favorites was "I may be a nut, but, praise the Lord, I am attached to the right bolt." Many Christians think like that man. They have felt ostracized by the world so long that they see themselves as fools. The book of Proverbs teaches us that the one who is truly godly is full of wisdom. Jesus said that it was the wise man who built his house on the rock.
Dear Christian, remember this: In every age, the gospel has been considered foolish by the world. But God has said that it is the wise of every age who seek salvation in His grace. Christ on the cross is not only a demonstration of the love of God, it is a demonstration of the wisdom of God.
Rev. John P. Sartelle Sr. is pastor emeritus last Independent Presbyterian Church in Memphis, Tenn. He previously served as senior minister at Christ Presbyterian Church (PCA) in Oakland, Tenn. He is author of What Christian Parents Should Know about Infant Baptism.
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Referee drama at Stamford Bridge after official gets stuck in traffic
Graham Scott had been due to take charge of Chelsea-Leicester, but arrived late at the ground.
Referee Graham Scott was unable to take charge of Chelsea's game against Leicester after getting caught up in traffic on his way to Stamford Bridge.
Oliver Langford, who was supposed to be the fourth official for the Sunday afternoon clash, was instead handed his Premier League debut at short notice.
Langford is not in the Select Group of match officials but is on the Group Two list and trained in VAR, which means he is qualified to take charge of an elite league match.
Scott, from Oxfordshire, was caught up in the aftermath of a crash on the M40 and only arrived at the ground at around 4pm, too late to take part in the pre-match warm-up.
He did take on fourth official duties, though.
It was Langford's first ever run out at Premier League level, having refereed two Championship games this season, most recently the 1-1 draw between Birmingham and Bristol City eight days ago where he dished out five yellow cards.


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Review: Grand Celestial Nightmare – Excluded from Light and the Pleroma
Label: New Era Productions / Nuclear War Now! Productions
Date: March 31st, 2022
There are certain things I will never understand. It's not the one-man bands per se, but the need to create a whole pile of them is beyond me. Looking to become a single person Nunslaughter? Okay, cool, but the quality of produced material is bound to suffer.
I can understand that one has a vast musical taste and is looking to explore as many as possible. But the man who calls himself Mories goes all in. I cannot even count how many of his one-man projects have released something in 2021 alone. Even Grand Celestial Nightmare has a full length record published a year ago. Okay, these are still the plague-ridden times and I guess there is enough time to play around. But still, it's as if the man lives in the studio 24/7.
Naturally, I do not have the time or the willpower to explore each and every one of his projects. However, regarding "Excluded from Light and the Pleroma", I must say it's not half as bad as I expected when doing the research. It's a nice little combination of Hellenic black metal and symphonic black metal of the early northern heroes. Basically, the Mediterranean melodies we've been introduced to by Rotting Christ, Varathron and, above all I would say, Kawir, at a crossroad with early Catamenia's keyboard extravaganza. A weird combination, not often heard, but it somehow works out. I mean, it's not like Grand Celestial Nightmare created Dr. Frankenstein's monster. It's fitted together in a manner that makes it sound quite natural.
Fact is that Mories has achieved that the guitars and keyboards take turns in guiding the listener through the album. One is quite humbly sitting in the background while the other takes the lead. And there are some real nice passages on both, which stand as a testament to there being quality in Grand Celestial Nightmare.
But here's the trouble. There's just not enough of them. At times, the listener might just observe the minimalist approach which drags him/her to thoughts of this just being another easily forgettable experience, no matter if there are outstanding moments on the record. Both the guitars and keyboards are sometimes just "bystanders" in the creative whole, sounding as if it's just one more day at the office. I could add drums to this equation as well. While they do bring out the dynamics at times, at others they are just there, simply existing without bringing that extra boost to the music at hand.
The vocals are the one aspect of Grand Celestial Nightmare that keep to the same standard throughout. Albeit, I would prefer if they were pushed a bit further up in the mix.
I do believe this band would greatly benefit from adding a couple of imaginative musicians. A keyboardist and a drummer are almost a must. They would definitely bring the band up a couple of notches. Particularly since the general idea behind Grand Celestial Nightmare is one that could turn heads towards this Dutch project.
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Chicago Bears defensive line coach Jay Rodgers is expected to leave town to join the Los Angeles Chargers, creating another vacancy on Matt Nagy's staff
Possibilities abound for South Shore-Jackson Park golf course
By Teddy Greenstein
To reach the second tee box at South Shore is to be struck by a version of FOMO — Fear of Missing Out.
Lake Michigan glistens on this glorious fall day, with the Chicago skyline enhancing the view. A first-time visitor thinks: Where have I been all my golfing life? Look at what I've missed out on.
South Shore is a gem that's nonetheless foreign to many Chicagoans. It hugs the coastline just two miles south of the Museum of Science and Industry. A round at the nine-hole course costs about as much as a sleeve of Pro V1s, making it a supreme value.
But it's also underachieving, both in terms of finances (18,000 annual rounds, compared with 46,000 at its North Side comp, Sydney R. Marovitz, and design. The par-33 routing is basic, the greens tiny, many trees are overgrown and two of the nine tee shots pose a legitimate hazard to neighboring traffic.
The third and fourth holes, par-4s that require a driver or 3-wood, run right along South Shore Drive, a busy, four-lane road. Slice a tee shot and you will cringe.
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"You listen for the sound," Charles Young said, "and hope it's not shattering glass."
Young, a real estate executive, played football at Stanford (position coach: Ty Willingham) after graduating from New Trier. He took up golf in his 30s, logging rounds at South Shore and neighboring Jackson Park before he joined Beverly Country Club in 2012.
Young lives in nearby Hyde Park and has read about plans to combine the land at Jackson Park and South Shore to create a world-class facility designed by Tiger Woods. Developers envision a dazzling course that would bring construction jobs, caddy opportunities and tourist dollars to the area, helping to revitalize the South Side as a complement to the Barack Obama Presidential Center.
Mark Rolfing, the Golf Channel/NBC analyst devoted to the Cubs and all things Chicago, is spearheading the project and seeking to gain formal approval from Mayor Rahm Emanuel.
Michele Haughton plays Jackson Park or South Shore roughly once every other week during the season. She is a strong enough (13.5 handicap) and fast enough player to knock out an early-morning nine at South Shore in 80 minutes. Using her Chicago Park District Advantage Card, she pays the walking rate of $13.
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She praised Billy Casper Golf, which manages the CPD courses, for recent conditioning improvements.
"South Shore has improved immensely," she said. "And in the morning, overlooking the lake, the views are breathtaking."
The idea of combining the courses into an upscale facility excites her — so long as the regulars don't get squeezed, "and the fees are not too much for a lot of people. You want to keep at least a portion of (the tee times) cost-effective."
That's what officials did at TPC Harding Park, the San Francisco course that was transformed into a facility worthy of the 2009 Presidents Cup. Senior residents of the city can play the 18 holes from Monday-Thursday for $39, about one-fourth of the standard rate.
Rolfing also wants to design a "short course" in the vein of what Harding Park has — nine holes ranging from 140-405 yards.
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South Shore opened in 1906 as a private club, a triangle-shaped property that would feature lawn tennis courts, an oval for horse racing and a golf course that attracted more than 2,000 members. Population declines in the area prompted its sale to the Chicago Park District in the mid-70s.
After Billy Casper Golf took over management in 2009, regional vice president Jered Wieland recalled looking beyond the No. 6 green to a mess of shrubs and trees obscuring the Lake Michigan panorama.
"Are you kidding me?" Wieland said. "That's one of the best views in Chicago."
The par-70 Jackson Park is essentially an inland course whose ninth green yields views of Lake Michigan. The oval-shaped green is so close to the intersection of 67th Street and South Shore Drive, you can hear announcements from a CTA bus as you putt.
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But that's not even its oddest feature. Golfers twice have to cross South Jeffery Avenue, which links South Lake Shore Drive to a residential area. Before golf carts were brought to Jackson Park in 2009, players sometimes had to sprint across the four lanes and hope drivers would take pity.
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It's true urban golf.
"An incomparable location," said Terry Lavin, a First District Appellate Court judge who plays mainly at Beverly and Evanston Golf Club. "Course designers have an expression: 'It has great bones.' I call this 'Possibility National.'"
Indeed, what's possible is greatness, a true Chicago course worthy of a global stage.
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Twitter @TeddyGreenstein
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Northwestern's losing streak reaches 6 games with a 68-52 defeat at Wisconsin


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What should your goal be? Your goal could be anything, depending on your situation, with one caveat: Your goal cannot be "to raise brand awareness" or any variant of that phrase. A goal like that is too broad. Be more specific, establish the goal, write it down, and then get to work achieving it.
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The Ride Solution is a non-profit agency that provides public transportation in the city of Palatka, as well as other communities in Putnam County, Florida. The Palatka Union Depot serves as the systems hub, offering access to Greyhound and Amtrak routes. Inter-county routes connect Putnam County to Jacksonville's JTA transit system, and the Gainesville Regional Transit System. Due to the diffused population and rural nature of Putnam County, adequate public transportation is difficult to accomplish. As such, a secondary goal of Ride Solution is to address rural transportation issues.

Public Transit

 Regular bus service - City bus routes are offered in the Greater Palatka area
 Express bus service - Direct destination services with minimal intermediate stops are offered throughout the county. Inter-county express routes are also available.
 Paratransit services - special transport for the disabled and elderly.
 Vanpool - Similar to a carpool, vanpools are the most cost effective mode of public transportation in the United States.
 Park-n-Ride - Parking facilities are available in combination with express bus service.

Innovations

 Brevi Project - Advanced rural low floor vehicle

Route Listings

Bus Route
Palatka City Route

Express Routes
SP (South Putnam Route)  Palatka / Welaka / Crescent City
CC (Cross County)  Interlachen / Palatka / Satsuma

Inter-county Routes
PC50 (Choice Ride)  Palatka / Green Cove Springs / Orange Park
PG (Palatka to Gainesville Express)  Palatka / Interlachen / Gainesville (limited service)
SAG (St. Augustine to Gainesville Express)  St. Augustine / Palatka / Gainesville

References

External links
Official website

Bus transportation in Florida
Transportation in Putnam County, Florida
Transit agencies in Florida
1986 establishments in Florida

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Skullis home A Crystal Skull a Day May 19, 2015 ACSAD (A Crystal Skull a Day) - The Feather of Truth - Quartz Rock Crystal Skeleton with Prayer Beads and Feather Carved Crystal Skull with Black Obsidian Stand
May 19, 2015 ACSAD (A Crystal Skull a Day) - The Feather of Truth - Quartz Rock Crystal Skeleton with Prayer Beads and Feather Carved Crystal Skull with Black Obsidian Stand
Size:2.4"x2.3"x9.6"(60x59x245 mm) 2.7"x3.6"x1.8"(69x91x46 mm)
Material:Quartz Rock Crystal
The Feather of Truth is a spectacular sculpture carved from a top quality quartz specimen from Brazil. An intricately detailed quartz crystal skeleton emerges from the crystal, holding a string of prayer beads in both hands. The quartz skull and skeleton have a frosted matte finish which provides a contrasting highlight to the polished quartz crystals at the base of the sculpture. Behind the crystal skeleton a feather is carved in relief, and on the opposite side the entire feather structure is featured. The details of the feather filaments on the back are also visible through of clear polished areas below the skeleton on The Feather of Truth sculpture. At the base, four quartz crystal terminations have been polished to complete the sculpture, and a hexagonal black obsidian base has been custom designed to display The Feather of Truth quartz crystal sculpture. The Feather of Truth is signed by Skullis master designer and artist Steven Z., who most recently brought us his Arrival of the Alien crystal skull sculpture! The Feather of Truth quartz crystal skeleton and feather sculpture measures 2.4 x 2.3 x 9.6 inches (60x59x245 mm), and the custom designed black obsidian stand measures 2.7 x 3.6 x 1.8 inches (69x91x46 mm). The combined weight of The Feather of Truth sculpture and stand is 2.71 pounds (1227 g).
The Feather of Truth crystal skull sculpture inspires each of us to live our lives based on a moral code of honesty and integrity in all aspects of our relations, including with ourselves, our family and friends, with other people, with our world, and spiritually.
The Feather of Truth encourages each of us to accept unconditionally different people and cultures, and those people and ideas that are different than our own personal preferences and values.
The Feather of Truth promotes balance, order, and truthfulness and honesty in our lives and our interactions. This is the same universal balance that regulates the seasons and relationships between celestial bodies. It is this sense of balance that The Feather of Truth encourages us to apply in every situation we are dealing with. The Feather of Truth crystal skull sculpture reminds us that even the uneducated and inexperienced are aware of the fundamental differences between what is right and good and what is wrong and hurtful to oneself and others.
The Feather of Truth quartz crystal skeleton and feather crystal skull sculpture encourages us to openly experience the unity within ourselves that connects us to the entirety of the universe, and inspires us to express this state of harmony in every aspect of our lives by offering our love and compassion freely and without bias.
Along with the aspects of travel, truth, speed, flight, and Lightness, feathers symbolize higher thought, ascension, spiritual growth, and evolution. Feathers represent prayer, communication with Spirit, and wisdom, and the Native American Indians consider feathers to be symbolic of the power of the thunder gods, of the air, and of the wind. Native American Plains Indians considered feathered headdresses to be highly spiritual and magical, and they were worn to protect the wearer from injury and harm. One would have to earn the feathers of a headdress through acts of bravery and good deeds for the community, each feather representing one deed.
As a Celtic symbol the feather again represents the knowledge of the spiritual realm, and feathers were used to invoke the sky gods to allow passage from the physical realm to the ethereal realm.
Egyptians also held the belief that feathers were symbolic of the gods of the sky, and after death the soul of a person would be weighed and compared to the weight of a feather to determine its worthiness.
In Christianity feathers have represented virtues, particularly three feathers together symbolized charity, hope, and faith, and a ring with a signet of three feathers was worn to symbolize a virtuous soul.
Feathers are considered to convey the message to continue on the spiritual path one is on, and can also be a sign to encourage one to remember to laugh. Feathers indicate that, instead of taking things so seriously all the time, one needs to lighten up and find joy in one's situation. Feathers also are symbols of progression, divinity, enlightenment, and heightened awareness.
Black obsidian has been used for scrying and facilitating intuition for thousands of years. It is an excellent stone to assist in seeing past illusion to discern truth, and to understand universal and spiritual laws, and oneself. Obsidian is considered an extremely effective stone of protection, and a very powerful energy mover, as well as an excellent filter for absorbing negativity from its surroundings. Obsidian can be programmed to transmute this negativity to a different expression of energy, or can be cleansed regularly by smudging with smoke, washing with running water, associating it with other crystals, and more methods.
Obsidian is effective for removal of blockages and bringing courage to face and overcome fears. Black obsidian is commonly considered to be quite powerful and caution is recommended when using it. It is wise to be prepared for the speed of the transfer of energy and information. Conscious programming prior to use is one way to address this quality of black obsidian. One explanation for the excessive power of obsidian could be the elemental forces at work during its formation. Volcanic lava, Earth and Fire, join with Water to cool the material so quickly there is no time for crystallization.
Black obsidian possesses an excellent grounding energy, and assists one to find and maintain a clear and focused mental acuity. It can help to temper emotional reactions and bring balance and consideration to one's life and mental processes. It protects against negativity and assists one to release disharmony, resentment of self and others, and anger and fear caused by one's reactions to the situations and challenges one faces as a part of life.
Physically black obsidian is used for pain relief and detoxifying the body. It speeds healing of wounds, improves circulation and brings warmth to the extremities, assists in the digestion processes, helps reduce cravings for foods, and can be helpful for reducing an enlarged prostate.
NOTE: Skullis does not prescribe treatment for medical issues. Skullis offers information for reference to assist with the selection and understanding of crystal skulls, including this quartz skeleton with prayer beads and feather crystal skull sculpture with black obsidian stand.


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Broadcast from SESAR JU, Brussels , Belgium
Deploying in a time of COVID (Digital Sky Vodcast)
As part of the series, this vodcast, 'Deploying in a time of COVID', turned its attention to how the pandemic has changed what we are doing in ATM and more importantly, what we need to deploy in the new normal. Tanja Grobotek, CANSO, Director Europe Affairs and Nicolas Warinsko, General Manager, SESAR Deployment Manager joined Florian Guillermet the Executive Director of the SESAR JU to discuss the issues of most concern.
Do Europe's ATM modernisation plans still make sense?
The last 12 months have shown just how quickly priorities can shift in ATM, from capacity, sustainability and now to scalability. The pandemic has not fundamentally changed the modernisation plans that are underway, but rather increased the sense of urgency to speed up their implementation. There is also a growing understanding that what's good for capacity is not necessarily bad for sustainability. Equally, making the system sustainable and scalable can also make it financially sustainable. There are solutions in the pipeline that can deliver multiple benefits, and these are the ones that need priority investment.
What needs to change and how do we get there?
The pandemic offers an opportunity to reflect on better, more cost-efficient ways of investing in delivering a system that is smart, scalable and sustainable. Proposals include:
Addressing network-wide implementation, focusing on transversal services and their delivery;
Rationalising the infrastructure, such as communications navigation an service, which currently costs 1 billion euros annually (compared to a satellite constellation which has a one-off cost of 400 million euros);
Investigating in new, more sustainable ways of financing the system - Today, no matter whether there is 1 or 100 aircraft in the sky, the cost does not change.
Collaborating with every stakeholder in the value chain - radical change cannot be done alone.
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: Ken from Canada installed a Boyce® 77 cell and PWM30 and Volo FS2 circuit from the Hydrogen Garage Store, on 2015 VW Jetta TDI. The dyno tests are in and we did very well. Increased engine torque by 30% and 15% more HP at 2500 rpm on a 2 liter diesel under load. Emissions for HC are none existent and the NOX went from 95 to 14 ppm at 2500 rpm just like before. Everyone's jaws dropped and the Dyno lab guys had to check their equipment to make sure it was working correctly.
: IDLE - 0 to 1 PPM ( parts per million) 98% reduction in Nox!
: 2500 RPM - 14 PPM 85% reduction in Nox!
: The percent reduction should be a viable methodology to apply known VW Emissions readings to EPA Standards. This DYNO test was a 45 page report.
: Ken ran 14 amps, it increased the torque by 30% and increased HP by 40%! (They only need to run 5 amps, and get the same results) He also said he is now getting about 70 MPG!! from 32 to 46 MPG!
: Almost double the gas mileage. Installed behind passanger's side front bumper, had to take lower cowling off and front tire off, to acres's a slot, with no bracket needed! He had to use a bubbler bottle and not the 1.5qt tank an too little room. His PWM had no rf chokes, but a well cleansed and conditioned cell block that he an for a year already. With he added chokes only 5 to 7 amps is needed. VW was blown away! The Go. wants to push DEF filters on all diesel cars to help the Oil Corps buddies that own the DEF filter makers. They can NOT stand HHO from water to solver the problem. Please pray for Hydrogen Garage as they have been hacking my e-mails and make it hard to get to our websites. The Bob Boyce Hydroxy Kit is $780. Takes 4 to 8 hours to install everything. We show you how. Soon we will have videos of a 2013 Jette TDI install on how to do it. Come back in a few weeks.
: I believe that this VW bad emissions is all a ploy to regulate DEF filters on diesel vehicles. DEF filters are a joke and approx. 20 oil corp owned companies make them, with no DOT decal or EPA parr oval, but CARB approved a self regulated agency owned by the oil corps. Two more acids are added to our air, by the sprayed in urea in which only knocks the carbon down to nano sized particulates, many it more air borne for all us to breathe in. CARB does not want HHO to take over the filters. We clean up emissions WAY BETTER than anything they can come up with and they HATE US for it! They rather have us in jail for speaking the truth.


With Kör, Teeth Whitening in Clinton Township is as Easy as 1-2-3!
Numerous studies have proven that having an attractive smile can be very advantageous socially and professionally. In one case, research subjects were shown pictures of a variety of men and women. Those with white and bright smiles were not only considered happier and friendlier, but also smarter and more successful. So if that's what a white smile does in a picture, just imagine what it can do for you!
Tooth staining and discoloration happens for a variety of reasons. Some are out of your control, while others are dependent on habits and lifestyle.
For example, genetics dictate many of your physical characteristics and traits. One of those is the color of your teeth, which usually has a slight undertone of yellow, brown or gray. As the years go by, this shading becomes more pronounced, because the outer layer of enamel tends to thin. This is one reason for tooth discoloration that you simply cannot control.
One reason that is difficult but not impossible to control is the foods and beverages you eat every day. Think about what you may eat and drink regularly. Do you enjoy a cup of coffee or tea in the morning? These are both prime culprits for staining teeth.
Then, lunch may include spaghetti, tomato sauce, and a salad with balsamic dressing or perhaps sushi and soy sauce. If you were going out in the evening, then perhaps you'd like to order a glass of red wine. After a while, all of these stain-causing ingredients take a toll on the color of your smile.
Finally, tooth injury can contribute to the discoloration of teeth. Micro-cracks in tooth enamel trap particles of food that stain your teeth. Similarly, breaks and bruxism (teeth grinding and clenching) can lead to discoloration, too. Luckily, there is something you can do to reverse the yellowing trend, so your smile looks white and bright once again.
Professional teeth whitening is a safe and effective way to restore the color of your teeth. Your cosmetic dentist in Clinton Township offers Kör Whitening. This in-office treatment will leave your smile looking significantly whiter and brighter after a single treatment.
The proprietary Kör system keeps the active bleaching ingredients in separate cartridges until they are applied to your teeth. In this way, you know you're getting the strongest and freshest whitening solution. With other systems, especially those offered over-the-counter, you never know if the ingredients are stale. In addition, Kör whitening cartridges are kept continuously refrigerated to ensure freshness.


Innovation is a mandatory concept any bookmaker should take into consideration when developing a betting mobile Application, a much-needed kit for every gambler.
Betfair has created an App compatible for iPhone, iPad, Android and Blackberry, that incorporates good design and easy user experience.
Betfair promotes its mobile App as being one of those tools that users will find simple to use, and easy to understand.
A great gambling experience starts with coherent and accessible features that will ease the user's adventure. On a first impulse, it might seem a very logical requirement, but bear in mind that, out of thousands of gambling Apps, few of them tick off the "practicability" box. Betfair did.
If you are novice punter, you will find this function extremely useful due to Betfair mobile's comprehensive settings. In case you regard yourself as a professional gambler, here are a few must-haves all betting applications should have considering both the layout and the UX aspects.
Although, many players affirmed that the mobile App version's functionality is very well elaborated, not being an experienced punter can cause small difficulties until fully understanding the App. In order to take advantage of every feature this App brags about, you should download it depending on your device.


We offer a number of bio analytical services like Immunohistochemistry (IHC) Histopathology processing and Special Stain.
Liquid Chromatography Mass Spectrometry (LC-MS/MS): the forefront of quantitative and qualitative analyses, and deliver the speed and performance that ensures your results are the best they can be.
Gas Chromatography Mass Spectrometry (GC/MS): To determine trace and single elements in complex chemical mixtures. Rather than giving a full elemental breakdown, gas chromatography focuses on one element or compound in a substance.
Transmission Electron Microscopy (TEM): A versatile analytical microscope for material characterization. In a TEM, a very high-energy electron beam is placed on a sample that is thin enough to be partially electron transparent, and the electron "shadow" of the sample is viewed and digitally recorded.
Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM): The SEM equipment includes a variable pressure system capable of holding wet and/or non-conductive samples with minimal preparation. The large sample chamber allows for the examination of samples up to 200 mm (7.87 in.) in diameter and 80 mm (3.14 in.) in height. High-resolution images are produced during SEM analysis at magnifications from 5x to 300,000x.
Flow Cytometry Data Analysis: Laser-based technology to analyze the characteristics of cells or particles.


Todo bien por aqui - i mean i m ok (not great). My life is pretty much the same, not too hard at all - still off of any drug besides water and air, i m used to it now i guess - but i remembered having more fun moments when i was partaking i suppose. How are you doing?
cleanofgreen wrote: Congratulations on the year weed free, a great achievement.
Now i m wondering: what s next?
Should i stay like this or get the weed back in my life (only with low-potency no-name stuff if so)?
Why not continue on the path of bettering your self and go for 2 years? For me I know where it would lead eventually, back smoking every day and wondering how I got there a couple of years later. I could never moderate it, it was have one and 30 minutes later slipping out for another and on and on till bed time.
You might have more resolve and great if you do, but I just have to look at the first 8-9 months of my withdrawal to realize I don't want to go through that crap again. Make the right choice for you, nobody can tell you what's right for you.
Hey COG, how are you doing?
Thanks for the inspiration - i stayed away from it - i guess we re similar. If past behaviors are of any indication, i clearly am an all-or-nothing kind of person. It hasnt been hard at all actually, i might just be out of it. How about yourself?
Quick update: just passed the 2 years mark so wanted to celebrate the milestone i guess.
- definitely the first time in all my adult life that i went clean for so long!
No artificial paradise: no weed, no CBD, no edible, no vaping, no tobacco, no booze, no coke, nothing!
- well actually in the past 24 months, i had 1 non-alcoholic beer once (about 1% alcohol still) and 1 cocktail (containing vodka) at another occasion. Beside those, it s been only water, tea, and the occasional almond milk.
- food-wise i got less disciplined though: after the expected compensation during the 6 first months (when i gained 12 pounds in the first month only), i got back on track. In the past few months though, i realized that in spite of my 20 years+ of pretty strict vegetarian diet, i m now eating more greasy/sweet stuff (chocolate, peanut butter, occasional french fries).
- creativity is ok (it s my job) although i find myself less active and more and more "spectator" overall (like "watching" youtube videos and tutorials as opposed to "doing" stuff). I have less spark i believe. When i was smoking, i could not refrain myself from creating all the time - now it s "only when necessary"
- i still hang out with my stoner-friends and we still do "connect", although i do find them a bit "slow" at time, and feel that they are wasting time and money - we are still best friends and have a lot of good laughs and i still go outside with them for cigarettes breaks (i just chat). Am i just becoming judgemental?
Two years ago, my main motivation to stop weed was related to poor memory, late sleep pattern, and an overall sense of living in a bubble. Today i realize that besides a couple of positive side-effects (not more smoke into my lungs and less money wasted), and for all the effort it takes, quitting might not have been such an life-changing decision haha..


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Daily Tech Digest - February 16, 2022
Metaverse: Making it a universe for all
With a lot of speculation and little clarity about how it will work, technology companies and governments are only starting to invest in the concept. However, these investments and innovations continue to be riddled with the same concerns that various social scientists and philosophers have been asking of the promises made by the internet and social media. Set off to "democratise the good and disrupt the bad", the internet has actively helped in the creation of international monopolies holding powers more than governments of nations. Although it has brought immense information to our fingertips, gatekeepers of knowledge still continue to profit by encouraging exclusion, our social relationships have taken a back-seat as we become increasingly affected with our identities online, and many vulnerable groups are left behind due to infrastructural inaccessibility to phones, laptops, computers, and the internet. As the world speculates to step in the metaverse in the next decade, these same questions come to the fore.
How to manage software developers without micromanaging
If software developers detest micromanaging, many have a stronger contempt for yearly performance reviews. Developers target real-time performance objectives and aim to improve velocity, code deployment frequency, cycle times, and other key performance indicators. Scrum teams discuss their performance at the end of every sprint, so the feedback from yearly and quarterly performance reviews can seem superfluous or irrelevant. But there's also the practical reality that organizations require methods to recognize whether agile teams and software developers meet or exceed performance, development, and business objectives. How can managers get what they need without making developers miserable? What follows are seven recommended practices that align with principles in agile, scrum, devops, and the software development lifecycle and that could be applied to reviewing software developers. I don't write them as SMART goals, but leaders should adopt the relevant ones as such based on the organization's agile ways of working and business objectives.
Neuralink: Elon Musk's brain implant firm refutes animal abuse claims
The complaint centers on the care provided to test monkeys during and after implant and removal procedures at UC Davis. PCRM alleges that Neuralink and UC Davis staff failed to provide monkeys with adequate veterinary care, used an unapproved substance called BioGlue that killed monkeys in the experiments, and euthanized several monkeys. Details of the monkies' conditions were revealed in documents released by the university after PCRM filed a public records lawsuit in 2021. Neuralink says that during the 2.5 years at UC Davis, its tests were only conducted on cadavers or "terminal procedures", which involved the "humane euthanasia of an anesthetized animal at the completion of the surgery." "The initial work from these procedures allowed us to develop our novel surgical and robot procedures, establishing safer protocols for subsequent survival surgeries," the company says. During survival studies, Neuralink says two animals were euthanized at planned dates and six animals were euthanized at the medical advice of UC Davis veterinary staff.
Creating a more sustainable IT department
Technical debt requires more infrastructure, which results in more and more carbon emissions. In addition, technical debt requires more manual processes. For example, if we have three different ERP systems that are not integrated, it takes more manual effort just to extract the reports for financial reporting, which results in more paperwork. Technical debt accumulation results in much more latency in processes, much more manual effort, much more infrastructure -- and all that adds to our carbon footprint. Because of that we in the technology group also have an eye toward not accumulating net new technical debt. We do that, in part, by looking at how we manage our vendors so we don't end up buying similar products [for different areas of the business] as well as how we introduce new technologies into our ecosystem to avoid duplication and to ensure they can scale across the organization. ... Continued hybrid and flexible working options for our employees also helps us support reduced emissions because employees don't have to commute. We have also implemented our own business systems management platform that facilitates hot-desking in the workplace.
How Dutch hackers are working to make the internet safe
However happy the foundation was with the donation, it did lead to a slight panic. "It was just before the turn of the year, the term 'wealth tax' came up, so we hastily set up a fund and found an administration office to handle the annual accounts," says Van 't Hof. This accelerated the professionalisation of the foundation. A new structure was set up, with DIVD as the fundamental institute. "Victor Gevers was the chairman of that before, but because we wanted a different structure, that stopped and we had to look for a director. Surprisingly, everyone pointed in my direction. I took on that task," says Van 't Hof. Under the flag of the DIVD Institute is the fund that is meant to bundle all subsidies, donations and other money flows. "From that fund, we can finance projects that contribute to a safer internet," explains the DIVD director. To give shape to the global ambition, a separate foundation was also set up, CSIRT.global, of which Eward Driehuis is in charge. "That foundation will set up departments in other countries so that volunteer hackers there can also help to scan and report," says Van 't Hof.
How to Run a Cassandra Operation in Docker
Containers thrive in a world of modern applications that demand faster delivery, better portability and seamless scalability. Gartner predicts that by 2022, more than 75% of global organizations will be running containerized applications in production. The steam behind this growing trend is none other than Docker. Docker is an open source containerization platform that lets developers package applications into containers that include everything they need to run in different environments. For enterprises, however, it can be tricky to manage individual Docker containers at scale, giving way to the popular container orchestration platform: Kubernetes (K8s). In short, Kubernetes makes it easy to deploy, manage and scale containers — and is the dominant orchestration platform used in enterprises today. This makes learning Kubernetes a must for every budding application developer; but first, you need to understand containers and Docker. In this Cassandra Operations in Docker workshop, you'll become familiar with Docker and learn how to deploy a cloud native application in containers.
MIT Develops New Programming Language for High-Performance Computers
The ATL project combines two of the main research interests of Ragan-Kelley and Chlipala. Ragan-Kelley has long been concerned with the optimization of algorithms in the context of high-performance computing. Chlipala, meanwhile, has focused more on the formal (as in mathematically-based) verification of algorithmic optimizations. This represents their first collaboration. Bernstein and Liu were brought into the enterprise last year, and ATL is the result. It now stands as the first, and so far the only, tensor language with formally verified optimizations. Liu cautions, however, that ATL is still just a prototype — albeit a promising one — that's been tested on a number of small programs. "One of our main goals, looking ahead, is to improve the scalability of ATL, so that it can be used for the larger programs we see in the real world," she says. In the past, optimizations of these programs have typically been done by hand, on a much more ad hoc basis, which often involves trial and error, and sometimes a good deal of error.
Goal-Driven Kanban
Adopting goal-driven Kanban was done in one team. Initially, the team used Scrum. Due to the nature of the business, the team had a significant percentage of tasks that were dependent on other teams and various stakeholders and thus the team continuously was not able to complete them in time. Naturally, this caused frustration, and the team decided to switch to Kanban. This cured the issue but over time, the team members started feeling that they work as a "feature factory". They were missing challenges. Thus Goal-Driven Kanban was born. After receiving management support and agreement with Product Management, the team chose their first goal. It immediately revealed the need to re-plan other features and tasks since the team had to re-focus on the agreed goal. It required rough estimation of the goal, understanding of the team capacity and further agreements with stakeholders. While working on the goal the team had to tackle various challenges, because the bar was high and the team had to all work together doing overall design and development.
A product manager's guide to web3
Many PMs develop skills like "communication" and "influence" at larger organizations, or even startups where they need to work closely with founders and rally overworked teams. This makes sense because persuasion and coordination have been core to the web2 PM job. Those skills don't matter as much here. Web3 PM is more focused on execution and community—like signing a big new protocol partner or getting tons of anon users via Twitter. In web2 I was afraid to tweet much, for professional consequences. Now I'd be untrustworthy if I didn't tweet a lot. Making a viral meme is more important than writing a good email. That is because getting positive attention in the frenetic world of web3 is more valuable than "alignment." ... Web3 moves too quickly for pontification; new protocols launch daily and DeFi concepts like bonding curves and OHM forks are being tested in real time, so visions and strategies quickly become outdated. This may change over time as the space matures and product vision becomes more of a competitive advantage.
NIST releases software, IoT, and consumer cybersecurity labeling guidance
The order asked NIST to produce guidance for federal agency staff who have software procurement-related responsibilities and is intended to help federal agency staff know what information to request from software producers regarding their secure software development practices. The new NIST document spells out minimum recommendations for federal agencies to follow as they acquire software or a product containing software. The order also directed NIST to define actions or outcomes for software producers, such as commercial-off-the-shelf (COTS) product vendors, government-off-the-shelf software developers, contractors, and other custom software developers. ... NIST notes that its guidance is limited to federal agency procurement of software, which includes firmware, operating systems, applications, and application services, as well as products containing software. Software developed by federal agencies is out of scope, as is open-source software freely and directly obtained by federal agencies.
"Leadership is liberating people to do what is required of them in the most effective and humane way possible." -- Max DePree
Posted by Kannan Subbiah at 10:45 PM
Labels: containers, cyber security, hacking, IoT, kanban, management, metaverse, performance, product management, programming, Sustainability, web 3.0


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The Best New Board Games on Amazon
By Kate Hughes | September 12, 2019
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Yes, we are living in the golden age of board games. (In fact, 5,000 new tabletop games were introduced in 2018 alone.) The proliferation of complex, interesting, and addictive games like Codenames and Pandemic have allowed a new generation of players to hang out at home sans screen. Start your own game night with the best new board games on the market now (and yes, they're all available on Amazon).
Most Addictive
Tasty Minstrel Games Gùgōng
$50 See On Amazon
Gùgōng hit the market just in time for the 2018 holidays and has been gaining popularity ever since. One to five players take on the role of powerful Chinese families trying to secure an audience with the emperor. They do this through an innovative card swap system, using "Gift" cards to complete in-game tasks that lead to "Victory Points." The person with the most Victory Points at the end of the game wins.
Deceptively Cool
Stonemaier Games Wingspan
From the same people who developed the immensely popular game Terraforming Mars, this competitive birding game has one to five players who act as bird enthusiasts looking to attract the best birds to their wildlife preserves. Wingspan takes a little over an hour to play and while it may seem like it has a pretty tame concept, it's super-competitive, with reviewers noting how quickly they were sucked into its world.
For Bluffers
CMON Rising Sun
$100 See On Amazon
Three to five players battle for control in feudal Japan and every player chooses a clan, each of which brings its own unique advantages to the game. There are two phases to game play, the Political Phase, during which players prepare their clans for the second phase: War. This is where the action is and requires cunning and the ability to bluff to win battles and take opponents' coins.
For Nerf Herders
Fantasty Flight Games Star Wars Outer Rim
The point of this four player game is to build up your own mythos and make your mark on the galaxy, playing as either a bounty hunter, a mercenary, or a smuggler. Players go on missions and take dangerous jobs for some of the scum of the universe. The more successful you are, the more fame (or infamy) you gain. Be forewarned, though—play can last up to three hours.
Cephalofair Games Gloomhaven
People who were obsessed with Choose Your Own Adventure books as a kid and want to relive that thrill as an adult will love Gloomhaven. Two to four players must work together to clear out dungeons, gain experience, and expand their story, which can be built upon game after game. Gloomhaven uses an innovative card system to drive gameplay and is meant for players 12 years and up.
For Cryptozoologists
Osprey Games Cryptid
In this game, players are cryptozoologists working to discover elusive creatures. With just a handful of clues, everyone must cajole their opponents into revealing information, but reveal too much and another player may find the creature first. Misdirection is key. With a modular board, five clue books, and a deck of setup cards, there are hundreds of possible Cryptid scenarios to play through. Players can also augment their game with an app.
IELLO Fairy Tile
It's the players' job to build a kingdom and guide a princess, knight, and dragon in accomplishing objectives written on the pages of each player's "Book." As an objective is accomplished, the player is able to read that page aloud. The first player to read their entire Book wins. Best for ages 8 and up and gameplay lasts about 30 minutes.
To win this strategic card game, two to eight players (ideally over the age of 14) must assemble an army of seven unicorns to become the Righteous Ruler of All Things Magical. Players start with a Baby Unicorn and through card-drawn upgrades, downgrades, and magic, they can build their armies. Be aware, though, that cards impact other players, so it's very possible that players will make a few enemies along the way...
Quest for El Dorado
Ravensburger The Quest for El Dorado
With more than 100,000 possible board layouts, Quest for El Dorado is an ever-changing, deck-building, adventure game for two to four players ages 10 and up. Taking on the role of a group of daring adventurers searching for the lost City of Gold, players can accumulate equipment throughout the game to assist them on their quest. The first to find El Dorado and cross into the city is the winner.
Space Chaos
Timber & Bolt Spaceteam
Players of this chaotic game scream and shout as they work together to try and repair a malfunctioning spaceship on the brink of being sucked into a black hole. Each player is responsible for repairing malfunctions in their own individual sectors of the ship, but if one person fails, everyone fails. Each round only lasts five minutes, making Spaceteam a little intense and best for ages 10 and up.
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Home Industry Segments Tanks, Terminals & Storage East Point Energy sells 20 megawatt battery energy storage project to Dominion Energy
East Point Energy sells 20 megawatt battery energy storage project to Dominion Energy
Virginia-based energy storage developer East Point Energy announced the sale of its Dry Bridge Energy Storage project to Dominion Energy Virginia, one of the nation's largest utilities.
At 20 megawatts / 80 megawatt-hours, the Dry Bridge project is expected to be the largest battery energy storage project in the Commonwealth of Virginia when it becomes operational in 2022. Located in Chesterfield County, Dry Bridge will be an essential component of Dominion Energy's 100% clean energy future, East Point said in a recent news release.
Dominion Energy acquired Dry Bridge as part of the company's 2020 Clean Energy Request for Proposals. Under the Virginia Clean Economy Act, Dominion Energy will build or procure 2,700 megawatts of energy storage capacity by 2035 and must have 100% of its electricity sales in Virginia come from clean energy sources by 2045.
In addition to providing power to approximately 5,000 homes at peak output, this project is capable of delivering services that include firming of intermittent, renewable energy; grid resilience by creating a more distributed electric grid; and consumer value by providing capacity, energy, and ancillary services into the PJM wholesale energy market, the company said.
"Dominion Energy is committed to delivering clean energy to our customers in Virginia. This important project is expected to enhance grid reliability, a key requirement of the Virginia Clean Economy Act. We are excited to be partnering with East Point Energy on one of Virginia's largest battery energy storage projects to date" said Ricky Elder, III, Dominion Energy's manager of business development.
"East Point was founded on the premise that renewable energy from sources like wind and solar are cost-effective but inherently intermittent," said Andrew Foukal, CEO of East Point Energy. "Therefore, energy storage is essential to enabling a renewable, resilient, and affordable electric grid. We would like to thank Dominion Energy for their strong partnership on this groundbreaking project."
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The "Elvis of Malaysia" releases another 'solid gold' album!
EIN doesn't often review albums by ETAs and Elvis stylists, but we make an exception when something special comes along.
And the latest album release from one of South East Asia's most well known and respected Elvis stylists, HT Long, is something special.
A quality of HT Long's smooth vocal is his ability to connect with the lyrics of each song he sings.
Often belied by his easy going vocal style (ala Dean Martin) there is an endearing and resonant quality to not only his voice, but also the overall production of each of the 13 tracks on Please Don't Stop Loving Me.
The album mix is decidedly pop-ballad, with a tinge of country, and it works a treat. From the opening strains of Faded Love (a gem recorded by Elvis on his iconic Elvis Country album) to the closing bars of the classic, The Last Farewell, HT Long delivers a most satisfying album of aural delights.
The title track is one of Elvis' lesser known recordings, originally featured in the period costume film, Frankie & Johnny. The poignant lyrics of this sensitive love song are well mastered by HT.
It is always good to hear the underrated pop tune, Angel, and a very catchy When My Blue Moon Turns To Gold Again benefits from well balanced contemporary instrumental backing. In fact, the backing instrumentation on each track is delightful. The aural balance between it and HT's strong vocal is wonderful. On Faded Love the use of the brass section is superb as is the understated guitar work on Pledging My Love.
One of the album highlights is a sublime rendition of the Johnny Tillotson classic, It Keeps Right On A Hurtin', while another standout performance, which would please newlywed Olivia Newton-John, is a great version of her mega-country hit, If You Love Me Let Me Know.
After a period of easy going pop ballads throughout the 1960s, Elvis re-launched his recording career with a strong emphasis on more powerful and emotionally charged ballads. HT Long offers a number of these, including How The Web Was Woven (one of my favorites from the Elvis That's The Way It Is LP) and the classic Elvis single, I've Lost You, which gets a resounding rendition from HT who uses the later 'live' lyrics rather than the original sexually charged 'single' lyrics.
Several forgotten Elvis gems also get the HT treatment. Inherit The Wind (from the Back In Memphis album) and This Our Dance (from the Love Letters From Elvis album) are great inclusions, while the single that never was for Elvis, Words, is deftly delivered by a master vocalist.
On several of the recordings HT's "Asian" vocal inflection is evident. Rather than distracting from our listening pleasure, it is engaging, and gives each song an intriguing feel.
HT Long has a solid back catalog of recorded material. Other albums by HT include From Elvis To Jesus (with a cover mimicking the iconic Elvis' Golden Records Vol. 2: 50 Million Fans Can't Be Wrong); The King Is Alive, A Tribute To Elvis Presley; Light & Easy (read EIN's review) and The Ultimate Elvis Tribute.
Verdict: If you like the easy listening recordings of Elvis in the mid 1960s and his emotionally charged ballads of the early 1970s, then you will delight in listening to HT Long's latest album, Please Don't Stop Loving Me. The artist is deservedly one of the best Elvis vocalists in South East Asia and his latest album does not disappoint.
HT Long is without doubt the very best Elvis soundalike in the world today. I have all his albums but my favourite is his mini-album "A Special Gift For You". This Special Tribute EP Album features4 beautiful songs On A Snowy Christmas Night / Winter Wonderland / Soldier Boy / I'll Remember You.
HT Long's superb version of Soldier Boy sounds so much like Elvis and it can be easily mistaken for an Alternate Take by Elvis! HT Long is truly amazing. On this Tribute Charity EP CD, he's given new life to such lovely Elvis Presley classics. His rendition is always of top quality and most of all always sincere. Elvis himself would have been real proud of him.
"LIGHT AND EASY With The Golden Voice of HT Long"
The name HT Long has long been an important one in Elvis circles throughout South-East Asia. As President of the Malaysian Elvis Fan Club, HT has been at the forefront of things Elvis for many decades.
To top it all off he is also one of the region's premier Elvis tribute artists, with a number of stellar album releases to his credit. HT 's latest album is Light And Easy With the Golden Voice of HT Long. It is a very strong and engaging release with 14 tracks expertly fashioned by an artist who really knows his craft.
HT's vocal and carefully orchestrated delivery nicely invoke the Elvis style as he effortlessly moves through a very entertaining mix of the familiar and not so familiar. Worldwide Elvis' Paul Dowling was spot on when he dubbed HT, "Mr.Golden Voice". From the opening drum beat of Treat Me Nice to the closing notes of I Miss You, HT Long stamps himself as a superior interpreter of the Elvis catalog. Also in the mix are a lilting Anyway You Want Me and a resonantly deep, As Long As I Have You. Whether it be delighting the listener with the frothy Puppet On A String, bringing a smile to our face with the jaunty Beyond The Bend, or losing his independence on I'm Falling In Love Tonight , HT has a golden smooth "Elvis" voice which will entrance many fans.
While his latest album is essentially for ballad lovers, HT also lifts the tempo slightly with his rhythmic renditions of the quasi-rockers, Treat Me Nice and All Shook Up. Among the other tracks on the album are the (unfortunately) rarely sung Tender Feeling, the latin infused and soaring, Marguerita, and one of The King's most infectious songs, Tonight Is So Right Right For Love.
HT's renditions of the ballads I'll Never Know and I Miss You evoke that wonderful Elvis quality of being able effortlessly touch each listener through a magnetic vocal. There are several highlights on the album. The inclusion of the often overlooked and similarly underrated Lonely Man is superb. This is a recording very true to Elvis' hauntingly beautiful and resonant record of the despair felt after the break-up of a much valued relationship.
Another highlight is Anyone(Could Fall In Love With You), one of the strongest tracks from one of Elvis' weaker film vehicles, Kissin Cousins. It is beautifully sung by HT Long. On all of the 14 tracks the backing is very solid, nicely complementing HT's strong and emotionally moving vocal.
It is always a positive when vocal enunciation is clear and sans the slurring of words so many western Elvis tribute artists seem to believe is the way to interpret the Elvis song catalog. HT Long is to be congratulated on his well modulated and crystal clear enunciation.
Verdict: Not only does this album live up to its name, but it is also a throughly professional and highly enjoyable one. Play it once and I guarantee you will play it many more times.
When the 'Apache Elvis' pages were born on August 16, 1998 - I vowed that I would not include anything on these pages that was not about Elvis. Today I am breaking that cardinal rule that I imposed on myself by reviewing the CD 'From Elvis to Jesus'.
I have tried to rationalize to myself why I am reviewing this CD; maybe it's because Elvis got me hooked on Gospel music, maybe it's because my lady Jen is from the South and can belt out a Gospel song at any given moment, maybe it is because this is a fantastic CD or maybe it's a combination of all the above.
Jen will tell you when I really enjoy a CD, I can't just sit down and listen to it. I have to pace back and forth and sing along with it the whole time it's playing. Right now we have a track that I have worn in the carpet so I figure I better get this review done. Anyhow enough of the rationalization.
Even if you are not a Gospel or Elvis fan, this CD is still an excellent addition to any CD collection. It smacks of class and professionalism - whoever the sound engineer was on these recordings he knew what he was doing.
HT Long has one of those voices that clicked with me instantly keeps on getting better and better every time you play the CD. He has some very interesting interpretations of some of these Gospel numbers and includes some selections that I never thought of as Gospel music. I think the best way is to go get this CD for yourself for you will surely enjoy it.
CD - "Songs Of Love, Faith & Inspiration"
We recently received another new CD, an Elvis Style Gospel Album recorded by our good friend HT Long from Malaysia.
This CD is great for this time of year - especially with Thanksgiving and Christmas just around the corner - as always HT Long has recorded this CD with perfection!
As we have said many times before HT Long really sounds like Elvis - and he is very respected in the Elvis community.
Our favorite cuts are "I've Got Confidence" and "The Twelfth Of Never"! If you wish to order this CD or require information on how to book HT Long please contact his manager at the following email address - honey.in.the.rock@gmail.com - thank you.
We are sure you will all enjoy this great CD !
This weekend we received a great Elvis tribute CD from our friend of many, many years HT Long from Malaysia.
In over 30 plus years of friendship we have received many great Elvis gems from HT Long - we consider HTs' latest CD recorded in honor of Elvis to be another great gem !
I must agree with Jen that HT Long sounds more like Elvis than any other Elvis impersonator we have ever heard!
The whole CD is perfect - our favorite cut is "Soldier Boy" ! If you wish to order this CD or require information on how to book HT Long please contact his manager at the following email address - honey.in.the.rock@gmail.com - thank you.
We guarantee you will enjoy this excellent CD !


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Q: Google Sheets' dynamic data range in query function is it possible to have a dynamic data range when using query function in Google sheet?
What I would like to do is, using a dropbox, change the data range used in query function.
For example, I have 4 tables in 4 different sheets. On my main sheet, I want using my dropbox, perform a query on my selected table.
Is it necessary to do it with a script?

A: You can make a dynamic query without using a script.
The query string can contain a reference to other cells.
Example in Sheets.
This example has a pulldown for the data set in B2, a pulldown for the value set in B4.  The data ranges include one from another sheet.  I am using named ranges to simplify the lookup process.  Each data set n is named DataN.
You can separate out the query string from the cell with the actual query function call.  The trick is to build up a query string using INDIRECT, COLUMN, and VALUE.  I placed this in cell A10:
="select " & mid("ABCDEFGH",COLUMN(INDIRECT(B2)),1) & " where " & mid("ABCDEFGH",VALUE(COLUMN(INDIRECT(B2)))+1,1) & "=" & """" & B4 & """"

The four quotes let us place a literal quote in the query string.  The '&' character does string concatenation.
The use of MID as a way of translating the COLUMN function to a letter I got from here.
Then your cell with the query uses the values of the data set pulldown (B2) and the value of the query string (A10) this like:
=QUERY(INDIRECT(B2),A10,1)

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911 season 2 official at Fox; Connie Britton – Angela Bassett series winning big
9-1-1	 January 16, 2018
Great news for everyone out there who loves police and first responders on TV: A 911 season 2 renewal is already official at Fox! This renewal news is coming out after just two airings of the first season, and is a pretty substantial stamp of approval for a show that performed very well in the ratings — both in terms of live playback and DVR numbers.
911 started things off this year a little under the radar, even in spite of coming from prolific producer Ryan Murphy and starring a fantastic cast including Connie Britton, Angela Bassett, and Peter Krause. While it's been somewhat traditional in its approach to date, we imagine that over time we could see the writers coming up with some new ideas and ways to circumvent the formula in some exciting ways. That's a part of what makes Murphy great as a producer — he always manages to divert expectations!
In a statement confirming the renewing, Fox's own co-CEOs in Dana Walden and Gary Newman had the following to say:
"With a bold concept, award-winning stars and a flawless execution, Ryan, Brad [Falchuk] and Tim [Minear] have done it again … They have tapped into the cultural zeitgeist and reimagined the procedural as only they could, bringing it to life with a dream team of actors led by Angela, Peter and Connie. This is storytelling at its best and we're so pleased that it's resonated with our audience. We'd like to thank everyone involved with this production for their stellar work, and we look forward to another thrilling season of 9-1-1."
The question that we're wondering at the moment is just how many episodes the new 911 season will be, and beyond that also when it will premiere. Will Fox opt to make this a midseason entry once more, or is there another option that is worthwhile? We wouldn't be shocked to see the second season air in the fall as a means to better stabilize the network's lineup. So far, it's already helping the network deal with the departure of Empire from now until later on in the spring.
Related – Preview what's next on 911 episode 3!
What do you want to see on a 911 season 2, and are you happy about the renewal? Be sure to share in the comments! Also, you can like CarterMatt on Facebook to get more news on 911 whenever you want it.