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Slav On Sax
Recent review: Slav was really the best I could have asked for! I was proposing to my partner in London, and Slav practiced on our favorite song and played it perfectly - it was magical! He was also was extremely flexible on the timing (we had to change the timing of the proposal) and accommodated us with no issues. I would recommend Slav whole heartedly!
Elijah Paul Music
Recent review: Elijah was fantastic! Very talented and was a great addition to our Christmas party - the guests loved it! Thanks again.
Giardino Strings
Recent review: "I would like to say a big thank you to David and his musicians from Giardino Strings, who made our function memorable. They accommodated our special requests and were simply put terrific on the evening. I highly recommend them, and they are at the top of our list for future events. Thank you so much!! I would also like to thank Paige from PopTop, who made the whole process of booking a band for our function very easy, even though our organisation's payment methods are antiquated and awkward. Thank you all very much!!"
The Eccentrics
Recent review: We booked The Eccentrics for a dinner and entertainment evening held in the village of Bray Berkshire. We decided to have The Eccentrics as the headlining act - a great decision as the act really lived up to top-billing. Unexpected, amusing and completely different, I would be very happy to give a full recommendation for them for whatever event you are planning. Turned up on time, reliable, flexible and easy to work with. On top of that, Archie is a lovely bloke.
Kevin McMahon Saxophonist
Recent review: Kevin was great, he played really well and had amazing feedback from all. Would highly recommend and will definitely be using Kevin again in the future. Thanks again!!
Dj&Sax Dj-V
Recent review: DJ-V was incredible. His saxophone playing was magical and it made such a great contribution to the evening. The music played by DJ-V was absolutely spot on and also he judged the volume appropriately for different parts of the evening. Would thoroughly recommend. And hope to use DJ-V at our next party, whenever that may be?
Dixiebird Records
Recent review: Dixiebird Records did an excellent job on recording 2 songs/tracks for me Thank you all very much!
Solo Saxophone
About: Hi there! I am a solo musician playing the saxophone (and guitar) if required for events. I play along to backing tracks and can provide a huge array of different tunes and genres depending on your...
Ann-Marie Atkins
Recent review: Highly recommend very good played lots of songs that we knew and I asked for a few that she learnt just for that day
Beautiful Sounds Acoustic Duo
Recent review: Melanie and Shirley played classical music throughoyt as requested. They are a beautiful lovely sounding duo, just like their name! Thank you, our anniversary party was wonderful.
Steph Legg
Recent review: Steph played saxophone for us on our wedding day, and it was so special! Everyone commented on how great Steph's performance was, and she was a real highlight of our day. Steph was professional and friendly throughout the whole process of booking to performing. We would not hesitate to recommend Steph and hope to have the pleasure of hearing her perform again in the future.
Sax Appeal
Recent review: We loved having Jon as part of our wedding drinks reception. He really helped create a gorgeous ambience with his background music whilst our guests mingled in the sunshine. He played constantly for just under 2 hours and many of our guests commented on how great he was!
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Alex Torres
Recent review: Alex came to my sons wedding and he did a brilliant job I got him to practice the entrance song weeks before and he delivered on the day lovely guy would recommend.
Aaron Sax
About: Aaron is a sax player to the stars having playing with Amy Winehouse, Beverley Knight, The Boomtown Rats, and Prince. He is in Amy's Originsl Rehab video and played with at the Brits. Aaron can be ...
Music Students for Hire
About: The UK's Number 1 provider of young musicians for functions and events. Launched in 2010, Music Students for Hire has provided live music for over 3,000 private and corporate events. Our aim is...
Olly Goodwin Sax
About: Offering four different genres of set (Ibiza/charts/golden oldies/jazz) played along to personalised backing tracks on both alto and tenor saxophone, Olly is sure to suit the vibe you're looking fo...
Ash - Solo Sax
About: It's incredible how versatile the irresistible sound of a saxophone can be: from soulful, smokey jazz adding a whole new level of subtle sophistication to your drinks reception, to an electrifying ...
Jean-christophe Ballarini
About: #MusicisaJourney Jean-Christophe Ballarini aka Celebration of Quetzal. It is thought that the quetzal could not be bred or held for any long time in captivity, and indeed it was noted for usually ...
Teathe Trumpet
About: Teathetrumpet is a talented Brazilian/British Trumpeter with over 15 years of International experience on big stages, festivals, 5* hotels, functions and weddings. With his classy repertoire Teath...
Grant Carruthers
About: Grant Carruthers has gone from strength to strength building a full time career as a professional musician. He has starred in successful national theatre tours in Australia, worked as Musical Direc...
The Grand Central Trio
Recent review: We didn't get to enjoy The Tom Belbin Trio as much as we would have liked to as we were away being photographed but all of our guests unprompted told us how fantastic the music was! We managed to catch some of the end of the band who played for us during our wedding breakfast welcome drinks outside and they played beautifully, creating a lovely relaxed and fun atmosphere for our guests. They sounded great. We really appreciated you playing for us - like I say above numerous people told us you were great. Many thanks Moon-Moon
Robert Benson Saxophone
Recent review: Excellent evening. Robert arrived early with plenty of time to set up and sound check. Ensured sound levels were exactly what we wanted. Brillant music enjoyed by all - we have had lots of positive comments. Would recommend without any reservations and if needed would definitely use Robert again. Robert is polite and personable as well!
Sandra Grant & Associates
About: Sandra Grant & Associates; Saxophonist, Flautist, Vocalist, Bongo player, with (or without) Dj or Band Sandra and associates are events planners who have a collection of top music artists av...
Matthew Sadler Sax and Flute
About: Matthew is available to hire as a solo musician and also as part a jazz ensemble (from duo to quartet). He plays saxophone as well as flute. His solo jazz music can be tailored for wedding ceremoni...
Rob Mach Sax
Recent review: "Hi Rob, Just to say a big thank you for playing at my 60th party... you were amazing and it was great to listen to you throughout the afternoon and evening. Kindest regards, Pauline."
Paula Borrell
Recent review: Paula was honestly amazing! I literally cannot fault her at all. She kept all of my wedding guests entertained and everyone commented on how talented she is! I would 100% recommend her! Communication up until my wedding day was exceptional and I really cannot sing her praises enough! Thanks again you were excellent!
Niki The Saxophonist
Recent review: Niki was friendly and helpful when getting the right music for the wedding couple. She was brilliant on the day and really gave a fantastic performance for the guests! A pleasure to work with.
Carlo Saxophonist
Recent review: Carlo provided entertainment for our Beat the Blues corporate networking event. He arrived in good time and played a good selection of music for our guests, at a level that people were still able to talk over. We have had very positive feedback from our guests. Thank you Carlo.
Dom Plays Sax
Recent review: Fantastic Sax player really friendly and set the tone just right for my Daughters Wedding I would highly recommend Dom and would definitely book him again.


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The Albany Roman Catholic Diocese will not have to turn over nearly 40 years' worth of sexual abuse records after a federal appeals court on Friday ordered the dismissal of a lawsuit filed against the diocese in Vermont by a Warren County man who was taken across state lines and raped by an Albany priest.
The ruling by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit found that a Vermont-based U.S. District Court judge, William K. Sessions III, erred when he ruled the Albany diocese had strong enough business ties to Vermont to be sued in that state, where the victim's claim was not time-barred under the statute of limitations. The federal lawsuit, filed in Burlington, remains standing against the priest, Gary Mercure, who is in prison for raping two altar boys.
A three-judge panel that issued the decision also noted that had the diocese been forced release decades worth of internal sexual abuse files, that disclosure could not be undone if another court overturned the case on appeal following any trial.
"There is no evidence that this information has previously been disclosed. The cat is still in the bag, and the ensuing litigation will inevitably let it out," the judges wrote. "Moreover, unlike a run-of-the-mill tort case, this litigation implicates significant confidentiality interests for the diocese, its priests, and (more alarmingly) other victims (and their families) who would likely be subjected to distressing depositions, revisiting pasts that would not otherwise be revisited in a case solely against Mercure."
The judges compared their decision to dismiss the lawsuit to a 2010 ruling by the same court that barred pretrial disclosure of "confidential reports of undercover New York City police officers protected by the law-enforcement privilege." They cited wording in the earlier ruling that "once the cat is out of the bag, the right against disclosure cannot later be vindicated."
The 37-year-old man who filed the lawsuit was raped by Mercure in New York, Vermont and Massachusetts, beginning in the late 1980s when he was an 8-year-old altar boy in Queensbury, according to court records.
Vermont attorney Jerome F. O'Neill said his client sought access to the Albany diocese's internal sexual-abuse files dating to 1975, which the federal judge in Vermont had granted. Those records have never been made public or disclosed in litigation.
"We will continue to pursue the case against the diocese's priest and we expect that to go forward," O'Neill said. "The diocese will spend any amount of money it needs to prevent the truth from coming out; that's evident by the efforts they went to in connection with this case."
Although the diocese has confirmed allegations of rape or sexual abuse by numerous priests through the years and removed them from ministry, Mercure is the only Albany priest convicted of sexual abuse of a minor. In 2011, he was sentenced to up to 25 years in prison in Massachusetts for raping two altar boys, including the victim in the Vermont case, during skiing trips in Berkshire County, Mass.
Rape allegations against Mercure became public in 2008 during an investigation by Warren County District Attorney Kathleen Hogan, who determined New York's statute of limitations prohibited prosecution and referred it to Massachusetts, where Mercure could still be prosecuted.
Albany diocese spokesman Kenneth Goldfarb said the decision "speaks for itself. ... The diocese of Albany sought relief based on what it believed to be a different interpretation of law as it applied to jurisdiction in this case."
"We would only wish to again stress that sexual abuse of a minor is a crime and an egregious sin, and that this Catholic community is deeply concerned about the well-being of anyone who has suffered abuse at anytime or anywhere," Goldfarb added. "The Albany diocese long ago embraced its moral obligation to assist individuals abused at any time by Albany diocese clergy, and we again would welcome the opportunity to offer assistance in this case."
Friday's ruling was prompted by a writ of mandamus filed by the diocese. It argued the district court's ruling on jurisdiction and the release of 40 years' worth of abuse records was so egregious that it warranted an immediate, pretrial review by the appeals panel. The appellate court, after reviewing the ruling, agreed with the diocese.
The appellate panel said Sessions' analysis was "clearly erroneous."
"Subjecting the diocese to suit and the resultant foray into sensitive documents — investigations into allegations of sexual abuse by its employees — when the case would be time-barred if brought in New York ... constitutes 'exceptional circumstances' warranting the 'extraordinary remedy' of a writ of mandamus," the panel said.
The Albany diocese argued it has no legal ties to the Burlington, Vt., diocese, and therefore cannot be sued in that state for the actions of a rogue priest.
O'Neill argued the diocese's business records showed ties between the neighboring dioceses, including documentation that priests from Albany occasionally ministered at parishes in Vermont under authorization from Bishop Howard Hubbard.
More than 560 pages of Mercure's personnel files were turned over last year to the victim's attorney. Mercure has been accused of raping, sexually abusing or exposing himself to at least seven boys beginning in the early 1980s.
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TOLEDO, Ohio A tire maker whose main market is in India is buying Ohio's Cooper Tire & Rubber Co. (CTB) for $2.2 billion and making a commitment to maintain the company's three U.S. manufacturing plants and retain its management operation in Ohio, Cooper's chief executive said Wednesday.
India's Apollo Tyres Ltd. said the combined company will be the world's seventh-largest tire maker and have a strong foothold across four continents.
Their tire brands include Apollo, Cooper, Roadmaster and Vredestein.
The deal gives Apollo access to markets in the U.S. and China, while Cooper gets a premium price per share and some assurances that its domestic operations won't be gutted.
Cooper CEO Roy Armes said the two companies are a good strategic fit because each is in different markets.
"The lack of overlap is where the opportunities really are," Armes said in an interview.
The deal will give Cooper's customers access to new products such as off-road and farm tires, which could eventually be made at one of the company's North American plants, he said. "It won't make sense to import everything from India," Armes said.
Apollo has made a "pretty strong commitment" not to shut down plants in Findlay in northwest Ohio, Tupelo, Miss.; and Texarkana, Ark., Armes said.
It also plans to honor the terms of labor contracts currently in place and generally maintain pay and benefit levels for nonunion employees.
Cooper executives are expected to continue leading the company from its headquarters in Findlay, but details of how that will work haven't been finalized.
Under the terms of the deal, Cooper shareholders will receive $35 per share in cash. The price represents a 42 percent premium over Cooper's Tuesday closing stock price and is higher than the share price over the last decade.
The companies had a combined 2012 sales of $6.6 billion.
Based on the company's 63.3 million outstanding shares, the deal is worth about $2.22 billion. The companies valued the sale at about $2.5 billion.
Cooper shares jumped $10.10, or 41 percent, to close at $34.66 Wednesday.
Standard and Poor's equity analyst Efraim Levy said that the biggest question was how Apollo will finance the purchase of the larger company. "It seems to be that they're biting off a lot," he said.
He said that Apollo is paying such a high premium per share that it would have been hard for Cooper to reject the offer.
Apollo chairman Onkar Kanwar said the combined company will serve both large, established markets, such as the U.S. and Europe, as well as fast-growing markets such as India, China, Africa and Latin America.
With a history dating back to 1914, Cooper currently employs nearly 13,000 people around the world and has manufacturing plants on three continents. Its brands include Cooper, Mastercraft, Dean, Starfire, Roadmaster and others.
Its 2012 revenue totaled $4.2 billion. Last month, the company said its first-quarter profit more than doubled, to $56.1 million, as lower raw-material and manufacturing costs more than offset a double-digit drop in sales stemming from lower global demand and tough economic conditions.
Apollo, founded in 1972, produces premium and midtier tires in a variety of brands including Apollo and Vredestein.
The sale, which remains subject to Cooper shareholder and regulatory approvals, is expected to close in the second half of this year. When that happens, Cooper will become a privately held company and cease trading on the New York Stock Exchange.


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W H A I O J ^ l l l i W • Presenting a quarterly International Group announces five more Associated Firms Argentina—Alberto T. Lopez and Francisco G. Gonzalez, Contadores Publicos Nacionales (CPN), a partnership in Buenos Aires, Argentina. The partners of the new Associated Firm are Alberto T. Lopez, CPN (National Public Accountant); Dr. Francisco G. Gonzales, CPN and Dr. Carlos A. Raimondi, CPN. The Bahamas—The Canadian firm has concluded arrangements for an Associated Firm in Nassau, The Bahamas. Kenneth A. M. Cookson will be the partner in charge. Mr. Cookson is a chartered accountant, having qualified in Great Britain. He has had wide experience with Deloitte, Plender, Haskins & Sells in South America. More recently he has been a senior officer in Bahamas International Trust Company Limited. Brazil—OECI Organizacao Auditoria e Custos Ltda. The partners in this firm in Sao Paulo, Brazil are Roberto Dreyfuss, CPC (Certified Public Accountant), Jorge Fischer, Jr.; Helmuth Probst, and Paulo Vasconcellos. Peru—Benjamin Callirgos & Cia., a partnership in Lima, Peru. Partners here are Benjamin Callirgos B., C.P.; Benjamin Callirgos G., C.P.; and Leopoldo Callirgos D., C.P. All the partners have been recognized as Contadores Publicos, the public accountants' title in Peru. Puerto Rico — Purcell, Belaval, Lomba & Co., a partnership in San Juan, Puerto Rico. The partners are Pedro E. Purcell, Jose H. Belaval, and Rafel Lomba, all CPAs. * * * Central Office in South America —To facilitate performance of our liaison and supervision responsibilities in South America, the firm will open a Central Office in Sao Paulo, Brazil, with Robert Fulton of Sao Paulo in charge. 30 THE QUARTERLY


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FROM COLLEGE CLASSROOM TO PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE By Edwin R. Lang, Partner-in-Charge of Personnel Photographs are of first of three groups who attended College Graduate Training Course. Above, left: The initial meeting brings all the college graduates together to hear opening remarks. Right: Thomas B. Hogan, Partner-in- Charge of New York Office, is among many partners who meet graduates at University Club reception. It is often said that the two significant assets of a firm like ours are its clients and its people. We could never serve our clients and maintain our growth without outstanding people. We can and do get fine college graduates, recruited from hundreds of colleges and universities throughout the nation. What we do with them, and what they do for themselves with the help we give them, has much to do with the value of these assets. Our investment in training these men begins their first summer with the Firm in the College Graduate Training Course. The course dates back to 1920, when 40 men from 15 of our offices were brought to New York for training under John R. Wildman, partner in charge of the Department of Professional Training as it was then known. Most of our accountants today have experienced this introduction to H&S. However, the organization of the course has changed many times over the years to keep pace with the progress of the profession and the educational level of accounting students. Accountants who took the course as recently as four years ago would scarcely recognize it today. Yet many of the fundamentals remain the same. The purposes are still to smooth the transition from college classroom to professional practice, and to help each new accountant get acquainted with other new staff men from all over the country and with a number of partners, principals, and senior accountants as well. College graduates still have endless capacity for informal "bull sessions" and like to explore New York together. Partners from 4


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Child among 4 killed, 19 injured in Quetta bombing
Child among 4 killed, 19 injured in Quetta bombing
PESHAWAR (Pajhwok): At least four people including a child were killed and 19 others injured in an explosion in Pakistan's southwestern Balochistan province on Saturday.
A Frontier Corps (FC) vehicle was the target of the attack on Sariab road in Quetta, the provincial capital, Home Minister Sarfaraz Bugti said.
Two FC vehicles, three motor rickshaws and several motorcycles were also damaged by the blast.
Most of the victims were civilians and a child was among the dead, said Deputy Inspector General (DIG) of Police Abdul Razzaq Cheema, who believed it was a suicide bombing.
At least five paramilitary soldiers were among the injured. The DIG said additional evidence was being collected to ascertain the nature of the blast.
The entire Sariab road area was jolted by the powerful explosion. Shopkeepers pulled down their shutters and traffic on the road was suspended, Dawn reported.
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California's economic recovery hit a milestone last month as the state finally regained all of the jobs it lost in the Great Recession.
Figures released Friday from the Bureau of Labor Statistics put California's June employment at 15,472,800. That eclipsed the state's pre-recession peak of 15,449,800 in July 2007.
California added 24,200 jobs in June, 356,400 jobs over the past year and more than 1.3 million jobs since the recovery began in February 2010, according to the state Employment Development Department.
California's unemployment rate continued to trend downward last month, dipping to 7.4 percent, its lowest level in nearly six years. That was down from 7.6 percent the previous month and well below the year-ago rate of 9 percent.
June's jobless rate is headed in the right direction. But when those who are under-employed or have given up looking for work are factored in, that rate is closer to 15 percent.
Christopher Thornberg, a founding partner with Beacon Economics in Los Angeles, was reluctant to place too much weight on the jobs recovery.
"It's really kind of an arbitrary metric at some level, isn't it?" Thornburg asked. "What I focus on more are the trends, and the trends are quite positive. We have one of the fastest growing economies in the nation, it's putting people back to work and people are spending money. Construction continues to heal, technology and professional services are growing with high-income jobs and hospitality is doing well. I don't see anything to suggest we'll see a slowdown."
Locally, June's employment report offered a mix bag.
Los Angeles County added 4,800 jobs in June and its jobless rate edged down to 8.1 percent from 8.2 percent in May and 10 percent a year ago. The Inland Empire also added jobs last month — 3,800 of them — but the region's unemployment rate jumped to 8.4 percent from 8 percent the previous month. A year ago it stood at 10.7 percent.
"My explanation for that is that June happened," said John Husing, chief economist for the Inland Empire Economic Partnership. "The June numbers are never seasonally adjusted and June is also when the schools start closing down for the summer."
Los Angeles County's biggest gain last month came in its information sector, which added 4,800 new jobs. Most of that increase came in motion picture and sound recording industries.
The county's leisure and hospitality industry added another 4,000 jobs. Additional gains were seen in trade, transportation and utilities, construction, financial activities and logging and government.
Educational and health services lost 10,300 jobs, although that was partially offset by 1,000 new jobs in health care and social assistance. More losses were seen in manufacturing and professional and business services.
The county's biggest annual employment gain came in educational and health services, professional and business services, trade, transportation and utilities, information, construction and leisure and hospitality.
Construction added 10,000 jobs over the year, which bodes well for the housing market. But Thornberg said the state is vastly under-supplied with housing.
"We would need to build about 500,000 homes a year to keep up with our population growth," he said. "We're way below that. The market is under-supplied and over-demanded."
Thornberg said builders in California face continual delays related to the California Environmental Quality Act and a lengthy permitting process.
"It just takes a long time to get that pipeline filled and it was completely depleted during the economic downturn," he said.
The Inland Empire added 5,300 jobs last month in professional and business services. Trade transportation and utilities added another 1,800 jobs, with more than half of that gain — 1,000 jobs — coming in retail trade. The rest were in wholesale trade (up 500) and transportation and warehousing (up 300).
The two-county region lost 2,000 jobs in government, primarily because of a seasonal cutback in local government education during the summer recess.
The Inland Empire's biggest yearly employment gains were seen in trade, transportation and utilities, professional and business services, educational and health services, leisure and hospitality, construction, government and information.
Declines were seen in such other areas as repair and maintenance and personal and laundry services.
Alan Whitman, managing director for Morgan Stanley in Pasadena, said consumers are feeling more positive these days.
"People have gotten more optimistic," he said. "They don't necessarily believe we'll have a re-enactment what we had five or six years ago. We still see some job disruptions, like the Microsoft thing, but it's not as pronounced as it was. Generally, I think people are feeling more secure."
Microsoft announced Thursday that it will cut up to 18,000 jobs over the next year as part of a restructuring plan that simplifies and aligns its recently acquired Nokia Devices and Services business with the company's overall strategy. It's unknown how many of those cuts might occur in Southern California.


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Seth Goldstein was "feeling pretty good" halfway through his recent cross country race, as the senior from Cooper Yeshiva High in Memphis,Tenn. was edging toward the front of the pack.
But then something unusual happened. One of the runners he was closing in on collapsed. As the other runners kept going, Goldstein stopped to check on his competitor.
His lips were turning blue and his eyes were rolled back in his head," Goldstein told KNOX News. "I was terrified. But then I thought to myself, freaking out isn't going to help any here."
The nature of the cross country track was such that there weren't a lot of non-runners around. So Goldstein immediately called his parents and told them to phone 911. Then he rolled the fallen runner --who had bitten his tongue and was bleeding badly -- onto his side so he wouldn't choke on his blood.
The EMTs arrived soon after. They tended to the victim, who had suffered a heat-induced seizure but will be fine thanks to Goldstein's conscientiousness and quick-thinking.
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Harper doesn't give a shit what us peons think.
Or our health once the inevitable spill happens.
He only cares who the highest bidder is he can sell our natural resources off to.
The North American governments will never meaningfully adopt any alternative, renewable energy sources on the large scale, so it's up to us individually to adopt measures on the small scale and reduce centralized energy dependence.
If the demand isn't there, neither are the profits and the power that goes with it.
Posted by canuckledragger | Tue Jun 17, 2014, 07:16 PM (2 replies)
This kind of thing isn't going to stop
Until people take matters into their own hands and riot against thugs like this.
I'm not advocating violence, but pointing out that nothing seems to keep cowards like this in check.
Barely anything happens to bad cops, they rarely get the discipline/firing/financial repercussions they deserve for actions like this and there's not enough of the 'good' cops standing up against this kind of abuse.
That being said...I believe cops like this will continue to abuse their 'authority' and people will figure they have nothing left to lose BUT to stand up to them anyway they can.
To avoid this, I think a special kind of reform is in order. Fire the cops that have a history of unneeded violence, psychological screening and the like to get rid of and keep the sociopaths away (I'd advocate for screenings at least twice a year for cops on duty as well) as well as random drug testing by 3rd parties. Mandatory cameras with sound and video on both cop and vehicle, with recordings stored offsite with a neutral party to prevent tampering, etc.
Cops like this have abused their 'authority' for far too long, it's time for some drastic measures to reign them in. They've EARNED it.
Posted by canuckledragger | Wed Sep 4, 2013, 09:54 AM (0 replies)
At the risk of sounding a little like Glen Beck
going off on a "Hitler!!" "Nazis!!" rampage...
..It's been shown that Harper HAS been tied to neo-nazi & white supremacist groups in the past.
I would assume that he could care less if info was gained from torture or not...It's not like morality or ethics would be an issue for him.
Mr. Harrison documents in the book entitled Of Passionate Intensity, that Prime Minister Stephen Harper was a member of the ultra-right wing Northern Foundation in 1989. Mr. Harrison documents that this Foundation was comprised of Neo-Nazi social Darwinist intellectuals.
Stephen Harper was Reform Party Policy chief, at a time when it had numerous members of the white supremacist group Heritage Front as members. Trevor Harrison, further documents that Mr. Harper even had Heritage Front members doing security for Preston Manning at Reform Party events in Ontario. The Reform Party would evolve into the Alliance Party of Canada, which sought to take over the Progressive Conservative Party of Canada (PC Party) toward the formation of the Conservative Party of Canada.
When Stephen Harper was a member of the ultra-right-wing Northern Foundation in 1989, Mr. Harrison documents that this was a group that had numerous Neo-Nazi skinheads as organizers, as well as a leadership that included a well-known white supremacist and anti-feminist crusader as a prominent leader that sought to take over the mass-media to enable the fulfillment of a right wing agenda.
Is the behaviour of the CPC any surprise to anyone now that you know THIS little bit of info?
Posted by canuckledragger | Fri Aug 24, 2012, 08:43 PM (0 replies)
to put it plainly..
He can't defend it.
He's terrified to release those returns with my suspicion being he'd spark french revolution style backlash.
He may or may not of pioneered some of the income tax evading tricks (& maybe quite a few illegal ones, plus possible partnerships with businesses & such on the 'do not deal with on penalty of treason' list)
He may not have started some of those tricks but sure as hell took them to extremes & probably taught his buddies how to do the same, with NO consideration (or care) as to what the ripple effect would be for anyone else not not born with a platinum spoon in his mouth like he was. Social contract be damned...he never signed anything for that!
I remember a few posts here & elsewhere claiming that there are 10's of trillions of dollars hiding in offshore, tax free havens for the ultra-rich that can afford the army of accountants & lawyers to hide it for them.
I want to see leeches like him & all the dirty little financial tricks that vampires like him use to get out of paying their fair share.
As Obama SHOULD have said, "you didn't build that" BY YOURSELF.
I think of all the tax breaks, subsidies, public resources, etc. & most importantly the work done by EMPLOYEES that goes into building a company, regardless of industry.
With offshore accounts not subject to U.S. law, (or any other's laws for that matter) that means that ANYONE, in any country is able to pull the same shit he does & shift the burden onto the REAL tax-paying public's of said countries, while the vampires make off with all the loot & the ones that got them those riches left to...well...die. (not so extreme a statement considering all the efforts by the ultra-rich to limit health care, worker safety, living wages, etc.)
I really hope Harry Reid has access to those tax returns & eventually finds a way to release them. It's about time for change. REAL change. change that benefits not just the U.S., but other countries as well.
Posted by canuckledragger | Sat Aug 11, 2012, 01:10 PM (1 replies)
I recently posted a challenge about gay marriage/rights to an atheist discussion site
it's the reddit atheism page, taking a stab at the Chick-Fil-A controversy.
the full page is here:
it started off as comments made about this pic:
where I was arguing with someone about the 'protest' by folks that showed up were just using 'religion' & 'freedom of speech' as cover for bigotry & homophobia
After all..it DID happen after the story got national attention where the owner openly said he contributes to anti-gay hate groups, in support of 'traditional marriage' & christian values.
There's a lot of conservative/religious trolls & bigots there & they disrupt the subreddit all the time saying that anything posted with a homosexual slant has nothing to do with atheism
Considering the majority of opposition comes from from religious groups, I think it's a pretty damn good reason why someone would choose atheism.
all that aside though, the issue is this:
I wanted them to state a clear, logical argument as to why they are against gay marriage and/or gay rights, without using religion or bible passages as an excuse.
I was trying to isolate & remove the religion aspect & expose the bigotry & homophobia for what it is.
It may be a wee biased & have a preconception to it, but it was the best I came up with at the time.
A little background on myself:
I'm a 36 year old male heterosexual atheist, with gay relatives & close friends. I love 'em all equally.
My posted challenge was this:
I do want to have a serious discussion..
So I'm going to post a challenge to try to separate bigotry (or just plain distaste) from religious beliefs
I want folks that don't approve of gay marriage (or gay equality/rights) for that matter to justify in their OWN words & opinions WITHOUT using religion or bible verses as a fall back.
Calling it unnatural or whatever is not a valid reason either. that's just an opinion.
Or that it makes them feel 'icky' or uncomfortable to think about. that is not a valid logical argument.
The argument should stand on it's own merit without needing a few verses from a collection of stories written 2000 years ago in a totally different era to prop it up. (or any other 'holy' book for that matter).
I'll be waiting.
I need a sounding board or at least a few to come over there & keep things honest.
I post under the same username as I do on DU.
I also want to hear from everyone interested here, criticism & all!
Posted by canuckledragger | Wed Aug 8, 2012, 08:37 PM (2 replies)
It's a terrible thing using children as your army..
& something SHOULD be done about it...I'd just be wary about doing anything about it if it's connected to the the "Invisible Children" group
I haven't done research on other organizations that can help, bu this is what I found on "Invisible Children"
In 2006, Invisible Children, Inc., became an official 501(c)3 non-profit which has "financial connections to hard right Christian fundamentalist organisations, [and] is led by an evangelical Christian." There was is focused on Uganda. [1] (For a similar example of a better known evangelical Christian nonprofit, see World Vision.)
"Invisible Children, Makers of KONY2012, Spied For Ugandan Regime ---WikiLeaks"
Invisible Children, makers of KONY2012, provided an intelligence tip to Uganda's security apparatus leading to arrests of several suspected regime opponents, according to U.S. embassy cables posted by WikiLeaks.
It also diverts news attention from the fact that Gen. Museveni is fighting for his own political survival in Uganda, as opposition politicians who claim he stole the last presidential election continue their mass protests in Kampala, the capital. This week the regime banned protests by activists.
In return for the license granted him by Western powers, Museveni has contributed thousands of Ugandan soldiers -- some of whom may have participated in the war crimes in Congo and in Uganda -- for the U.S.-backed mission to stabilize Somalia, which, Washington fears, will become a haven for Al Qaeda.
Kony2012 was viewed more than 100 million times; yet it now turns out that Invisible Children may have duped a global audience by hiding the fact that it's been working closely with the Museveni regime all along, to the extent that it even shared intelligence leading to arrests of perceived or alleged regime opponents.
In October, the Obama administration announced it was sending 100 soldiers to Uganda to act as military "advisers" to Ugandan and African Union forces fighting the LRA. "I have authorized a small number of combat-equipped U.S. forces to deploy to central Africa to provide assistance to regional forces that are working toward the removal of Joseph Kony from the battlefield," Obama wrote in a letter to Congress.
But the administration isn't motivated to extend military help to the Ugandan government out of altruism. U.S. involvement comes in the context of what SocialistWorker.org contributor Lee Wengraf called "a new African land grab"--with Saudi Arabia, Japan, China, India and South Korea, as well as agribusiness and private equity firms from Europe and the U.S., buying up large tracts in a competition for farmland and biofuel sources.
Despite Invisible Children's claim to speak on behalf of Kony's child soldiers, only one such soldier appears in the video. The only other Ugandans interviewed are politicians--representatives of a U.S.-aligned government that has repressed the Acholi people. In fact, the camera spends more time on the video's white director and his child, and the white activists working with Invisible Children.
Posted by canuckledragger | Thu Jun 7, 2012, 02:35 PM (0 replies)
I agree & can speak from experience
At least for the company website bit.
I applied once to a local call center that had recently changed it's polices to accept only online applications, & required answering a questionnaire (the 1-5 sliding scale "I strongly agree - I strongly disagree type) on top of supplying a resume, work history, etc.
I answered the questionnaire as honestly as I could, just to get an automated email later saying I didn't meet their requirements.
Being the technically inclined guy I am (Fix & build PC's for a living, used to finding workarounds) I figured out the apps were tied to email addresses, submitted a new application but this time giving out the 'gung-ho' I strongly agree answers, & later got an email saying I passed the app & would be getting a call for an interview soon.
The online work application was based on a pre-set of answers & automatically rejected you if you did not meet up with the gung ho attitude they were looking for...I doubt previous experience, expertise, references, etc played any part in the hiring process..
..Just a cold non-human program that merciless dump anyone with honesty, integrity, etc.
I believe they had only 2 H.R. people there..for a building that housed 500-600 employees at any given time..the program did most of the work for them..freeing them up to do pretty much...nothing.
Any real issues or grievances that were brought before them by the front-line agents (the people manning the phones, that did the real work, everything else is just support, really) resulted in them taking the company side pretty much all the time. The center tried to unionize to combat the unjust firings, etc, just to have that squashed due to intimidation & other methods (also threats to 'move elsewhere' if a union was formed)..along with an ineffectual labor board.
I put in a year & 1/2 before I decided to call it quits..after watching too many brown-nosers promoted to potions they couldn't handle, (due to too much time getting OUT of real work in various ways.. resulting in less real knowledge & experience doing the job) & watching various people getting fired for whatever reasons they could justify.
It's a common practice at most call centers..it keeps wages & salaries from getting too high..another trick being moving campaigns to other locations & setting everyone back to zero again, getting paid much less for the 'new' campaign. Of course you have the 'option' of moving to the new location to keep your old job...but the locations were usually pretty far away..as in the other side of the country or another country completely.
The company in question was named StarTek...whose client at the site I worked at was...T-Mobile.
Posted by canuckledragger | Wed Jun 6, 2012, 11:52 AM (0 replies)
Montreal's Grand Prix cancels opening day over protest threats
Montreal's Grand Prix cancels opening day over protest threats
Threats of student protests have forced organizers of the Canadian Grand Prix to cancel the free opening day of the event.
"Our ticket sales are down over the last month or so. People didn't buy the tickets, saying that they were afraid to come to Montreal."
Quebec Premier Jean Charest in turn has been critical of threats toward the race that generates an estimated $100 million in revenue for the city.
Boy..the lies, fear, & hyperbole are strong with this government..Jean Charest is trying to make a big show as a tough guy since his party got decimated in the last election...maybe he's auditioning for a later move across the border to join the republican party?
Posted by canuckledragger | Sun Jun 3, 2012, 08:11 PM (1 replies)
Conservative Grifter Bev Oda's staff silent on travel expense changes
International Cooperation Minister Bev Oda's office is refusing to say whether she has paid taxpayers back for any inappropriate travel costs in addition to the lavish hotel and chauffeured car she expensed for a trip to London last summer.
The refusal to provide information comes in the wake of last month's controversy when details emerged about Oda charging taxpayers with a stay at the swanky Savoy hotel in London last June. The room cost more than $600 per night.
Oda was originally supposed to stay at the hotel that was hosting the conference she was attending, but upon arrival in London she booked a room at the Savoy instead. Oda also billed taxpayers about $1,000 per day for a car and driver to transport her to the conference, a short cab ride away from the Savoy.
As my title suggests..just another conservative party grifter living high off of YOUR tax money while we break our back on mimimum wage paying for it. Angry yet?
Don't let the issue of stolen elections through robocalls die! Get Harper & grifter buddies out of office!
Posted by canuckledragger | Thu May 31, 2012, 11:15 AM (2 replies)
Police kettle Montreal student protesters, arresting 518
Police kettle Montreal student protesters, arresting 518
Police in Montreal moved in on student protesters again Wednesday night, kettling them and making 518 arrests the largest number in one night since the demonstrations began weeks ago.
"This is the 30th night of the protest," one woman told CBC's Tom Parry. "Can you imagine what's going to happen when there's summer festivals? We're going to keep marching. It's not going to stop. Negotiations have to happen."
The Quebec government has offered to return to the bargaining table, but it won't give in on the tuition hike or on another student demand that it scrap its controversial new emergency law that clamps down on protests.
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As mentioned above the cost of printing depends on different factors. These are namely:
Here at PromoMEDIA, our various printers can advise you on paper quality and quantities so you get the appropriate amount of leaflets in Albert Town at the quality and finish you desire.
When getting cheap printing quotes typically a lot of cheap printers will state "we can get you the cheapest leaflets" or "we print the cheapest leaflets in the UK" but you have to make sure you are comparing "like for like" in size of leaflet, how many are being printed, GSM, finish, if delivery is included etc - otherwise you will be comparing apples and pears!
So although we all like a bargain, cheapness is not always the best option as it may not be the look you are going for and it can ultimately make your company look cheap.
Print is one of the oldest forms of marketing and is still very popular today. It has stood the test of time and it certainly works due to its ability to hit a cross-section of society cheaply, whilst carrying a lot of information.
At PromoMedia we think that leaflets are particularly effective as customers can pick them up and read them at a convenient time.
As well as standard leaflets and posters the more fun side of print marketing can also give a bit of personality about your company and make you stand out.
Often print marketing is the starting point of any advertising campaign because you can print cheaply and get them into bars, restaurants and other places of interest to start to raise awareness of your company. Print advertising is a good foundation for any marketing campaign but typically works well when coupled with advertising in shopping areas, vehicle and van ads, radio advertising and Facebook ads.
Our print teams can print at a variety of sizes, working to specified budgets. As mentioned above cheap printing isn't always the best option but we always do our best not to be beaten on price or quality. So if you are looking for cheap leaflets or price comparisons drop us a message.
Business cards are important as the often lead a lasting impression at the end of an interview or meeting. Sometimes these can be simple and classic or more quirky, depending on what image you are trying to give off.
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When ordering leaflets it's always best to order a bit more than you think. Run-on costs are cheap, meaning the more you decide to print the better the value for money.
Think of the paper - balance price and quality of finish. Very cheap printers often produce very cheap results.
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Environment Waikato is taking a fun approach to a serious water safety message this summer.
Environment Waikato is taking a fun approach to a serious water safety message this summer.
Environment Waikato has used its investment fund to pay a rates refund to the Electricity Corporation of New Zealand (ECNZ).
Environment Waikato is now into stage three of a study designed to reduce risks to people and property if a tsunami strikes the Waikato region.
Environment Waikato has completed flood protection works around the Herekiekie Street, Bridge Lodge and Tongariro Lodge areas flanking the Tongariro River in Turangi.
An Environment Court Judge has fined Wallace Corporation Limited $80,000 for objectionable odour from its Waitoa rendering plant – the highest fine for a single charge ever recorded under the Resource Management Act.
Environment Waikato and Thames-Coromandel District Council are currently undertaking possum control work in a number of residential communities along the Thames Coast. These areas include Thames Township, Waiotahi and Kauaeranga Valley.
Six trustees have just been appointed to the Lake Taupo Protection Trust. The Trust is charged with enhancing the long-term health of Lake Taupo, primarily by reducing nitrogen pollution.


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- Excellence in research attracts a world-class faculty to the university.
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Cascades is the UI that's designed and developed by TAT (The Astonishing Tribe), a company RIM purchased a while back. We've seen this UI applied in apps like Scrapbook for the PlayBook. We hadn't seen much of what they had been working on till today.
The above demo, posted on the BlackBerry Developers Blog shows off Cascades' unique and deep UI and how beautifully I could potentially look on our BlackBerry devices. With its mix of 2D and 3D graphics, Cascade is definitely an essential part of future apps for BlackBerry. Come this fall, developers will be able to incorporate this into their own apps.
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The Street & Highway Subcommittee serves as an investigative and analytical resource for the Winston-Salem Urban Area Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO) TAC and TCC, and guides planning of the street and highway network. The SHC also oversees street and highway data; delivers needed data to localities, NCDOT, and consultants; serves as a forum for communication between the MPO, county, city, town, and village staff, and NCDOT; and ensures that plans affecting the Winston-Salem urban area are consistent.
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Study Examines China's Expansive UAV Fleet
Mar. 11, 2013 - 02:10PM |
By WENDELL MINNICK
TAIPEI — The Project 2049 Institute released a detailed study on China's unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) programs on March 11.
The 29-page report, "The Chinese People's Liberation Army's Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Project: Organizational Capacities and Operational Capabilities," by Ian Easton and L.C. Russell Hsiao, explores the organizations and individuals responsible for developing UAV-related policies and mission requirements. Defense News was given a sneak peek prior to release.
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The study also examines primary military-industrial organizations responsible for the design, research and development, and production of UAVs; what UAV units are operational; and how UAV capabilities will evolve.
According to the report, the People's Liberation Army (PLA) fields one of the world's most expansive UAV fleets. The report estimates there were more than 280 UAVs in service as of mid-2011. This number will increase significantly as more UAV research-and-development centers complete comprehensive product testing and move into mass production.
A preliminary survey of probable units indicates that UAVs are spread across every service branch of the PLA. While unconfirmed, the report's authors conclude that the General Staff Department and the Second Artillery Corps, responsible for strategic and tactical missiles, are in command of high-altitude, long-endurance UAVs, while the PLA Air Force, Navy and ground forces oversee UAV units that focus on tactical and training missions.
"UAV systems may emerge as the critical enabler for PLA long-range, precision strike missions within a 3,000-kilometer radius of Chinese shores," the report states. "Emphasis on reducing the radar cross-section of new UAV designs indicate[s] an intent to survive in contested or denied airspace."
Particularly worrisome for the U.S. Navy are numerous authoritative Chinese studies that indicate a strong focus on developing UAVs for locating, tracking and targeting U.S. aircraft carriers in support of long-range anti-ship cruise and ballistic missile strikes.
Selected Second Artillery units are equipped with UAVs that could provide direct targeting support for conventional ballistic and land-attack cruise missile operations. Unmanned aircraft may be a critical enabler for cueing, target acquisition and battle damage assessment missions in support of operations by anti-ship ballistic missiles, such as the Dong Feng 21D according to the report.
Design concepts discussed for electronic warfare missions include UAVs for jamming satellites, airborne early warning plane communications and radar systems, and ship-based early warning, communications, and air and missile defense systems. PLA technical studies have discussed operational concepts whereby electronic warfare UAVs are deployed in tandem with unmanned precision strike platforms.
"In the short term, the PLA's UAVs are set to play a key role in monitoring China's disputed maritime and land boundary claims," the document states. "This could put other claimants at a distinct disadvantage, especially if they lack their own sophisticated aerial reconnaissance and surveillance capabilities to match the Chinese in terms of maritime domain awareness."
Looking farther ahead, the report indicates that Chinese UAVs will support the expansion of the PLA's operational envelope, pushing its reconnaissance strike complex farther into the Western Pacific.
"A robust network of ISR [intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance] mission-capable UAVs, combined with satellites and 'tattletale' ships, will make it increasingly likely that the PLA will be able to locate adversary fleets at greater distances, and, once discovered, track them continuously."
This should be of particular concern to the U.S. Navy because, according to several military-technical materials reviewed for the study, PLA operational planners envision attacking U.S. aircraft carrier battle groups with swarms of multimission UAVs in the event of conflict.
"These attacks would likely open with initial waves of decoy drones simulating offensive air raids," the report states. "Such raids would be intended to trick U.S. pilots and picket ship defenders into exhausting long-range air-to-air and ship-to-air missile stocks. Formations of decoy drones would then be followed with groups of electronic warfare UAVs, including both UAVs used for jamming communications and radar systems, and anti-radiation UAVs for attacking early-warning radar platforms kinetically."
At the same time, the report indicates that other armed combat UAVs would act as anti-ship missile delivery platforms and/or seek to fly themselves into defenders like remotely piloted cruise-missile attackers. Still other UAVs would serve as communications relay links to guide land-based anti-ship missiles, and anti-ship ballistic missiles, to their targets.
"The ultimate goal of combined UAV and missile campaigns would be to penetrate otherwise robust defense networks through tightly coordinated operations planned to optimize the probability of overwhelming targets," the report states


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The days are getting longer and the weather is warming. After months of hearty stews and baked puddings, it's time for the bright, fresh flavors. Here are 22 light, zesty recipes that bring spring to the table.
Gin Rickey (Is it a Sin to Drink Gin Before Noon?) by Giulia Melucci
Preserved Lemon and Spring Vegetable Risotto with Grilled Pernod Shrimp by The Dog's Breakfast
Strawberry Salad by Jestei
Rhubarb with Earl Grey Tea, Cardamom and Orange Zest by chez danisse
Yuzu, I Zu by Teri
Salmon in Sorrel Sauce by MrsWheelbarrow
Absurdly Addictive Asparagus by kaykay
Meyer Lemon Macarons by DolcettoConfections
Mint Limeade by vvvanessa
Baby Purple Artichokes Fried in Olive Oil by SippitySup
Pea Greens and Sugar Snaps with Preserved Lemon Cream by merrill
Strawberry Fennel Ice Cream by gluttonforlife
My Favorite Pina Colada by merrill
Lemony Pasta with Asparagus by amanda
Pistachio Meringue Stack with Rose Cream and Strawberries by Heena
Cream of Asparagus Soup With Yogurt and Tarragon by merrill
Tortilla with Chive and Garlic Aioli by amanda
Peas in Mint Cream by poorgirlgourmet
Feta Frozen Yogurt with Blood Orange and Mint Granita by Helenthenanny
Spring Pea and Ricotta Torte with Lemon and Mint by TasteFood
Thai Inspired Asparagus Salad with Fried Meyer Lemon by clintonhillbilly
Rhubarb Curd Shortbread by Rivka
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Modalities are used on a short-term basis to help decrease pain, decrease swelling, decrease inflammation, and/or improve muscular and joint function. Modalities include ultrasound, electrical stimulation, moist heat, ice pack, iontophoresis, phonophoresis, etc.
A physical therapist uses ultrasound as a treatment, not as a diagnosis procedure. In other words, the sound waves emitted by a therapeutic ultrasound will not result in a picture, but rather it produces deep heat in the tissues.
Ultrasound relieves pain, breaks up scar tissue and increases tissue temperature. Ultrasound creates an environment that is conducive to the healing process.
Electrical Stimulation
There are many different uses for electrical stimulation. In addition to reducing inflammation, uses include maintaining muscle tone, reeducating muscle fibers and reducing pain.
This treatment involves using a mild electrical current to move ions of medication into tissues from the skin's surface. A common symptom associated with acute pain is inflammation. Anti-inflammatory medication is placed on an electrode on the skin and then "driven" into the tissue via an electrical current. Conditions such as tendonitis, plantar fascitis and bursitis can be treated with iontophoresis.
Hot & Cold Packs:
Hot Packs - The hydrocollator is a machine which houses water kept at 160 degrees F. Inside you will find gel-filled packs used for moist heat. Heat is used to: increase circulation, reduce spasm, loosen tight tissues, improve flexibility, and reduce pain. You may start your therapy with moist heat to help with stretching and range of motion exercises, or you may end your therapy session with heat to reduce soreness, which may occur after mobilizations or massage.
Ice - Ice is used to reduce inflammation, swelling and pain. Ice is applied by placing it in a plastic bag and putting it on the affected area. Other forms of applying cold (or cryotherapy) include ice massage, whirlpool and circulating ice water machines.
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The musical origins of Salt Lake City experimental-jazz duo Robot Dream come from George Michael and family bands.Rob Bennion, 33, a D.J. who plays saxophone and flute, sang before he spoke, according to his mother. "I just loved learning to play songs by ear, figuring out the notes for myself," he said. "To be honest, I wanted to be a drummer, but the middle school band wouldn't let me in without piano training so I chose the sax because of the song 'Careless Whisper' by Wham! I was a big George Michael fan, much to my dad's disappointment. He confiscated my George Michael tape which I had ordered off of one of those '10 tapes for a penny each' subscriptions when he heard the song 'I Want Your Sex.'"He continued: "I guess I was attracted to the rock star aspect . My favorite movie had a musician for its hero: "Back to theFuture." Funny I ended up playing the saxophone one of the least rock-star instruments out there."His comrade, Bart Olson, 36, a percussionist, said, "I was kind of forced in to music because one day my parents told us the TV was broken and gave us all instruments to learn I started out playing the fiddle in a family band of eight kids in Spokane, Washington. I was the frontman at 8 years old."Both ended up graduating from BYU, with Bennion's degree in Portuguese and Olson's degree in international studies.Now they perform regularly around the area, including regular gigs at Gracie's, and with their friend Conn Curran will perform a benefit show for Hurricane Sandy victims on Dec. 13.
Both answered questions about musical memories, inspirations and where their unique name comes from.
What are some of your most memorable experiences in music?Bart: I was once signed to Capitol Records with Ryan Shupe & the RubberBand and performed for 40,000 in Camden,New Jersey. I also performed on "Good Morning America" on the street in New York. I played with one of my drumming idols, Will Calhoun, a member of the band Living Colour), at the Owl Bar at the Sundance Resort,along with the amazing singer-guitarist Matt Harding. I played with the band Monkeygrinder with the bassist for Neon Trees, and [I was] a pirate with a real peg leg who blew fire into the crowd and scared half the crowd to death.Rob: Playing six nights a week in a "mama-san" geisha-type bar in Japan, where the [organized crime syndicate] Yakuza would often come. The club would clear out when they got there, but they were always nice to me, tipped really well, and reminded me a lot of a bunch of good-natured Polynesians, because they were big and tan. When I was 16 my band which Bart played drums for opened for "Dance Hall Crashers,"one of the bands I idolized as a teenager. We then convinced them to let us play on stage during their set and I was in heaven . I've headlined a jazz festival in Japan, where they interviewed me and treated me like a celebrity.
What inspires you or, rather, what does NOT inspire you?Bart: I'm inspired by the sound of machinery, found objects at junkyards, West African hand-drumming, video-game music, and old sci-fi movies.Rob: I'm inspired by people who love what they do and it shows. A contractor came and installed washer and dryer hookups for the tenant in the basement of my house, and he did such a great job he took such pride in his work. I love it when people do what they can take pride in, rather than something they hate. It really isn't worth it to make a career out of something that drives you nuts. And recently I was very inspired by jazz singer Karrin Allyson, who I just saw perform at the Capitol Theater.
Are you drawn to more "fun" music, or more serious topics?Bart: Probably more "fun" music overall, although I love mixing in some introspective lyrics sometimes.Rob: I think I take music way too seriously in general. All music is serious to me, whether I am mashing up Crystal Castles with Hall & Oates at a club downtown or playing a jazz ballad for a wedding in Park City.
If you could play Jim Matheson one song, what would it be?Rob: I would probably play him a nice classic love song on my sax so he will hire my jazz band to play for his parties or daughters' weddings. Does he have any daughters?
If you could play Mia Long one song, what would it be?Rob: Same as above.
Where does the band's name come from?Rob: Robot Dream represents the different modes we perform in. "Robot" being the electronic-dance music and "Dream" the down-tempo, chill-out music we play. We are currently recording a 2-CD set, one hour of high-energy dance music titled "Robot," and the other CD an hour of down-tempo trip-hop [with a ] slower vibe.
Describe the Salt Lake City music scene.
Rob: There are some great acts around here, people who work hard and put their all into it. My little brother, singer-songwriter Chris Bennion, continually amazes me. I performed with him and some other up and coming bands in Logan [recently]. [Local singer] Conn Curran is another artist whom I love to work with such talent. I love the Twilight Concert Series, Utah Arts Festival, and many other concerts and musical events supported strongly by music lovers here.
If there is a member of the audience who is talking or being bothersome during you set, what do you do?Play more aggressively.
Hurricane Sandy Benefit ConcertRobot Dream with Conn CurranWhen • Thursday, Dec. 13, 9 p.m.Where • Lumpy's South, 8925 Harrison St. [300 West], SandyTickets • $10 donation/cover charge at door also gets you a free Conn Curran Christmas CDInfo • 100 percent of proceeds to Hurricane Sandy victims


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