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Friday, August 14, 2009
8/13 Asia Dog Invades Los Angeles!
my good buddy ian campbell and his fam brought "asia dog" from nyc to la for one night only and what a night it was. huge lines from 7pm on (at bigfoot lodge west) and sold out before 10:30. check out MORE PHOTOS and bug ian and maybe he'll bring it here for good so you can try one for yourself. (above, glenjamn chows down, cat chills on her bday and the winter brothers yuk it up)
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The global market crash in 2011 coupled with a slowdown in the infrastructure development and the real estate market had put the construction equipment manufacturers under a lot of pressure. The industry since 2012 has been grappling with lower year on year (YOY) profit margins and production. This in turn has taken its toll on people hired and in the industry.
"The hiring had declined primarily due to contraction of business activity. The recruitment process has thus been limited only to very critical functions where replacement of existing manpower was required to maintain on-going operations," says Vipin Sondhi, managing director and chief executive officer of JCB India.
"Recruitment at JCB in 2010-11 was quite descent and we achieved high growth figures consistently during that time period," he observes.
As per the industry data, after the 2008 global meltdown, the industry further dropped by 4% in 2009. It picked up sharply by 50% and 25% in 2010 and 2011 respectively on the back of centre's interventions and infrastructure activities gaining pace. However, with Infrastructure projects coming to a virtual standstill coupled with the World Economic Crisis affected the industry adversely. It started de-growing from 2012 till 2014 and is showing trends for bottomed out in 2015.
The industry experts say that the blue collar employees faced the major heat of the turmoil and the companies had to lay off around 30% of its blue collar workforce and 15% of the white collar staff.
They also say the industry was doing great until 2011. The global meltdown of 2008 had impacted the industry badly and had hit 20% volumes but timely government interventions helped the industry bounce back easily -- reporting an extra of 30%-40% growth in volumes and profits in 2010 and 2011.
"In 2011, the equipment produced in India were at 70,000 a year, which nosedived to 49,000 units a year," says Anand Sunderasan, president of Construction Equipment Manufacturers' Association (CEMA) and managing director of Schwing Stettar.
The positive sign and pick up in the business activity enticed the construction equipment manufacturers to invest a lot of their monies in expanding their facilities and capacity, however they did not anticipate the second crash in the global markets, which happened in 2011 as S&P downgraded USA's rating to AA+ from AAA.
"The industry's capacity utilisation has come down to 40% from 75% earlier," says Sandeep Singh, Managing Director of Hitachi. Industry-wise production has suffered a lot and has come down to a whooping 45,000 machines a year from around 65,000 earlier, he added.
The industry is now seeing green shoots and witnessing a pick up in the hiring trend. The positivity in the industry is fuelled by initiatives like Make in India, Skill India, Rural Investments, and the Governments thrust for road projects and.
"Road construction equipment manufacturers are looking at setting up new plants and expanding their capacity," says Anand adding that real estate sector continues to play spoilsport and he doesn't expect any positivity anytime soon, despite government offering sops.
"The budget this year has been positive and focuses a lot on the development of rural roads, airport and sea port upgrade. This along with pick up in the mining activity like CIL's performance is giving the industry some positivity," he said. Schwing has lately seen a 10% surge in its hiring activity.
There is an improved sentiment due to the Government's efforts for revival of the economy, particularly in the roads and highways sector, a critical area for the CE industry. "This will certainly support business activity and will ultimately restart hiring initiatives," said Sondhi of JCB India.
"For the next five years, we see a pessimistic growth of 8% Y-o-Y, realistic growth of 12% y-o-y and 15% growth on an optimistic basis," said the president of CEMA.
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Farmhouses in the moderate price range under $300,000 is a popular category, but there isn't much inventory to meet demand. There are two good ones on market right now. One, MLS 42875, has been on the market since January, but at a higher price. The price just dropped to $285,000, and that caught my attention. The house is a classic, with a big porch and some nice property. So why didn't it get buyer love when it was priced over $300,000? The house is set quite close to the Forestburgh Road, which isn't a country back road. When it was priced in the $300's, it was competing with other houses with more backroad settings. But at this price, it's looking really sweet, and you get a lot more house at this price point than you'll get at this price on a back road, and 11 acres.
The second house (MLS 44293 at $269,000) is on a country backroad, Schwartz Road in the Beechwoods near Callicoon. It's a great location. The house isn't as stylish as the Forestburgh house, but it's a good classic. And there's a very cool partially renovated barn that a previous owner used as a yoga studio. There are also beautiful mature gardens.
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Toyism Takes Over – simultaneous on 25 locations in the North of the Netherlands
Toyism celebrates its 25th anniversary with a simultaneous exhibition, on display at 25 locations in the city of Groningen and the province. On Sunday, October 8, the exhibition called Toyism Takes Over was opened in Galerie Kunsthof in Appingedam. After a speech by Mr. Remkes, a MindGame was played by toyists Lodieteb and Aniyina and with that the exhibition was officially opened. At each location you can find colorful works of the toyists consisting of paintings, graphic art and sculptures. The exhibition runs from October 8th till December 17th of this year. You can find all the participating locations on this website. Do you already have a route dotted out?
Galerie Kunsthof in the city Appingedam, in a 17th century warehouse at the Damsterdiep.
Address: Blankenstein 2 – 9901 AX Appingedam
Open: Friday, Saturday and Sunday / 2:00 – 5:00 p.m.
The Foundation De Noordelijke Kunsthof is possibly the oldest exhibition space of the North. Founded in 1951 in Appingedam by directors of the Maatschappij tot Nut van't Algemeen, with the intention of "to let the common people in Appingedam and surroundings take knowledge of the Visual Arts".
Since 1952, there were more than 250 exhibitions of all forms of the Visual Arts, and also concerts and lectures. Special exhibitions in the distant past included an exhibition of the 17th century masters Jan Steen, Van Ostade, and Van Ruysdael, in 1952. In 1954 and 1967 works by Jozef Israëls and Jacob Maris from the Stedelijk Museum in Amsterdam were on exhibition. In 1955 on the occasion of the first anniversary there was an exhibition with work by Jan Sluyters, Piet Mondrian, Kees van Dongen and Charley Toorop.
Henk Helmantel has exhibited here three times, including his first official exhibition in 1972. Furthermore Jan van der Zee, Dick Bruna, Johan Dijkstra, Jan van Loon, Claus Hansen, Pol, Jan van der Kooij have shown their work here.


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Maxwell (musician)
Gerald Maxwell Rivera[2][3][4][5] (born May 23, 1973), known mononymously as Maxwell, is an American singer-songwriter, record producer, and multi-instrumentalist. Along with fellow musicians D'Angelo and Erykah Badu, Maxwell has been credited with helping to shape what has been termed the "neo soul" movement that rose to prominence during the late 1990s.[6]
Maxwell in 1998
|Background information
|Birth name
|Gerald Maxwell Rivera
|Also known as
|May 23, 1973 (age 46)
Brooklyn, New York, U.S.
|Years active
|Associated acts
Early lifeEdit
Maxwell was born in Brooklyn, New York, the son of a Haitian mother and a Puerto Rican father. His mother grew up in a devout Baptist household in Haiti.[7][8][9] Maxwell's father died in a plane crash when Maxwell was three years old.[10]
After receiving a low-cost Casio keyboard from a friend, the Brooklyn, New York-native began composing music at age 17.[10][11] Already a fan of what he described as "jheri curl soul", which was the trademark of early 1980s R&B acts such as Patrice Rushen, S.O.S. Band and Rose Royce, Maxwell began to teach himself to play a variety of instruments.[11] According to him, the R&B of the early 1980s contained "the perfect combination of computerized instrumentation with a live feel", and that the genre's dynamics later became lost due to the influence of hip hop on R&B.[12] Despite facing ridicule from classmates for being shy and awkward, he progressed and continued to develop his musical abilities, and he also adopted the look of a more bohemian style outwardly in his clothing, growing long sideburns and letting his hair grow out wildly and combed in an extreme style, or sometimes putting his hair in long thin braids.[10]
Initially influenced by early-1980s urban R&B, Maxwell progressed rapidly, and by 1991 he was performing on the New York City club scene. Maxwell was able to gain access to a 24-track recording studio and started to record songs for a demo tape, which he circulated among his friends.[12] The demo engendered interest, and his official debut concert performance at Manhattan nightclub Nell's drew a crowd.[12] During the next two years, Maxwell wrote and recorded over three hundred songs and played frequently at small venues throughout New York City.[11] Maxwell's performances continued to draw interest and increase the buzz about him, and he was called "the next Prince" by a writer from Vibe magazine who attended one of his shows.[12] After earning a considerable reputation, Maxwell signed a recording contract with Columbia Records in 1994. He adopted his middle name as a moniker out of respect for his family's privacy.[10]
Maxwell's Urban Hang SuiteEdit
Maxwell began working with songwriter Leon Ware and noted guitarist Wah Wah Watson to record his debut Maxwell's Urban Hang Suite in the mid 1990s. Recording sessions for the album took place in 1994 and 1995 at Electric Lady Studios, RPM Studios, Sorcerer Studios and Chung King Studios in New York City, and at CRC Studios in Chicago, Illinois.[11][13] After production for the album was completed in 1995,[11] the finished product was presented to Columbia Records in Spring of that same year.[14] However, it was shelved for nearly a year,[15] due to issues with Columbia's management, the label's extensive reorganization and record executives' doubts of the album's commercial potential.[10][11]
Initially, the album was slow to obtain commercial interest.[14] On April 20, 1996, the album made its chart debut at number 38 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart.[16] From August to October 1996, Maxwell's Urban Hang Suite experienced chart growth on both the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums and Billboard 200,[16] peaking at number eight on the former and at number 36 on the latter.[17] It spent seventy-eight weeks on the Billboard 200 chart.[18] It became a Top 30 hit in the United Kingdom.[19] The album was later ranked as one of the year's top-10 best albums by Time, Rolling Stone and USA Today.[20] and was also nominated for a Grammy Award for Best R&B Album at the 39th Grammy Awards,[13] losing the award to The Tony Rich Project's Words.[21]
The album spawned four singles. The first single released, "...Til the Cops Come Knockin'", debuted on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks at number 87 in May 1996. Peaking at number 79, the single spent 12 weeks on the chart.[22] The second single, "Ascension (Don't Ever Wonder)", debuted on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks in August 1996 at number 11, eventually peaking number eight.[23] It spent eighteen weeks on the Billboard Hot 100, peaking at number 36 on September 28, 1996.[24] The third single, "Sumthin' Sumthin'", peaked at number 22 on the Hot Dance Music/Maxi-Singles Sales.[25] The album's fourth single, "Suitelady (The Proposal Jam)", entered the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay component chart in May 1997, peaking at number 64.[26] (Maxwell contributed the song "Segurança (Security)" to the AIDS-benefit album Red Hot + Rio, produced by the Red Hot Organization.)
Despite only having released only one album, the music video television channel MTV saw his burgeoning popularity and asked him to tape an episode of the concert series MTV Unplugged in New York City. The show was taped live on June 15, 1997, and he performed his own songs as well as covers of songs by Kate Bush ("This Woman's Work") and Nine Inch Nails ("Closer").[27] (Unfortunately he clashed with his label about the release of a full album of his session, resulting in the release of only an extended play, or EP instead,[28] containing seven songs.) The episode of MTV Unplugged first aired on the network on July 22, 1997".[29]
Embrya and NowEdit
Maxwell's second studio album, Embrya, was released in early 1998, and upon its release it was panned by contemporary music critics.[30] The album received mixed criticism for its more "indulgent sound."[10] With its internal focus and esoteric grooves, the album served as a departure for Maxwell, who did not regret risking his reputation with urban listeners for a more challenging record.[30] The album experienced a critical backlash similar to that of other artists' work that broke their previous releases' successful formulas in favor of more compelling projects, now being termed "neo-soul."[31] In 1999, it won the Soul Train Music Award for Best Male Soul/R&B Album.[32] In a retrospective review for Allmusic, Stephen Thomas Erlewine wrote that Maxwell "overstuffs his songs with ideas that lead nowhere" and called Embrya "a bit of a sophomore stumble, albeit one with promising moments." Arion Berger, writing in The Rolling Stone Album Guide (2004), found the songs monotonous and called the album "unfocused and pretentious ... full of overwrought, underwritten songs with obscure, fancy titles revolving around a sort of sexual gnosticism."[33]
Despite the negative press, the album sold more than one million copies and garnered Maxwell a new alternative fanbase, but confounded the traditional urban consumers.[30] On May 26, 1999, the album was officially certified platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA).[34] Embrya was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best R&B Album, losing to fellow neo-soul artist Erykah Badu's Baduizm (1997).[35] Later in the year he released "Fortunate", a single written by R. Kelly and featured on the soundtrack for the 1999 film Life. The single peaked at number one on Billboard magazine's Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles and Tracks chart. To date, the song is Maxwell's most successful single and was Billboard's number-one R&B single of 1999.
Now, Maxwell's third album, was released on August 14, 2001 on Columbia Records in the United States. Following the lukewarm radio success of his previous album, Maxwell has stated he felt more comfortable with his artistic direction in the creation of his new album, which does not exhibit his previous work's conceptual style.[36] The album sold over 296,000 units in the U.S. in the first week, according to SoundScan, to earn him his first-ever number one album. The second single off the album, "This Woman's Work", a live staple of Maxwell's,[37] charted at number 58 on the Billboard Hot 100 and at number 16 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart.[38][39] Once again, despite some criticism towards Maxwell's songwriting,[40][41][42] La Weekly stated "Now is a disappointment in the wake of 1996's Maxwell's Urban Hang Suite and its 1998 follow-up, Embrya."[40] Now received generally positive reviews from music critics, based on an aggregate score of 78/100 from Metacritic.[43] The album was Maxwell's last release before he took a lengthy hiatus from performing, and no tour was planned to support the album.
Recording sessions for a new album took place during 2007 to 2009 at Chung King Studios, Bowery Digital, and Platinum Sound Recording Studios in New York City.[44] The album was produced entirely by Maxwell and musician Hod David.[44] The album was to serve as the first part of his scheduled trilogy of albums.[45]
During this time, and after seven years of not performing, he appeared as a surprise musical guest on the 2008 BET Awards, where he performed the song "Simply Beautiful" in a tribute to soul singer Al Green, shocking fans and the audience alike with his ability to still perform well, but also with his new look, his trademark dreadlocks and pork-chop sideburns gone, replaced with a more relaxed and mature look.[46][47][48]
The album BLACKsummers'night was released on July 7, 2009 and received universal acclaim from music critics. Commercially the album was a success, debuting at number one on the US Billboard 200 chart in July 2009, with first-week sales of 316,000 copies,[49] serving as Maxwell's highest first-week sales.[50]
The album produced four singles. The lead single "Pretty Wings" debuted at number one on the US Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart,[51] ultimately spending 47 weeks on the chart.[52] It also spent 18 weeks and peaked at number 33 on the Hot 100 and at number 12 on its Radio Songs component chart.[53][54] The second single, "Bad Habits", peaked at number four on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs, spending 46 weeks on the chart.[52] It peaked at number 71 on the Hot 100,[53] at number 38 on the Radio Songs chart,[54] and at number 16 on the Hot Dance Club Songs chart.[55] The third single "Cold" spent one week at number 62 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs.[52] The album's fourth single "Fistful of Tears" spent 24 weeks on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs, peaking at number 11.[52] It charted at number 94 on the Hot 100 and at number 63 on the Radio Songs chart.[53][54] Maxwell received six nominations for the 2010 Grammy Awards, winning "Best R&B Album" for BLACKsummers'night and "Best Male R&B Vocal Performance" for "Pretty Wings."[56] "Pretty Wings" was nominated for the "Song of the Year" which was written by Maxwell under his publishing moniker Musze.
On April 17, 2012, Maxwell announced that he and his eleven-piece band would embark on a six-day tour, MaxwellTwoNight -M2N tour 2012 – two nights in three cities, scheduled for the cities of Los Angeles, California – Staples Center (July 20 and July 21); Atlanta, Georgia – Phillips Arena (July 27 and July 28); and Newark, New Jersey – the Prudential Center (August 3 and August 4). Maxwell was to perform his discography in its entirety. The first day of the tour Maxwell was to perform songs from his first album Maxwell's Urban Hang Suite and second album Embrya. The second day of the tour Maxwell was to perform from his third and fourth albums Now and BLACKsummer'snight, respectively. Maxwell was to debut never-performed songs from his BLACKsummer'snight trilogy. lt was also announced that proceeds from the M2N tour merchandise would support the "Obama-Biden 2012" re-election campaign.[57] However, the tour was canceled due to vocal hemorrhaging.[58]
After two years of occasionally performing and planning, he disclosed during an interview with Rolling Stone magazine in May 2014 that he had been working on his fifth studio album for "the past three years" and has been recording in Miami.[59] On December 18, 2014, Maxwell announced on the social media site Twitter the second installment of his trilogy blackSUMMERS'night would be arriving sometime in winter 2015.[60]
On April 7, 2016, Maxwell released his first solo single in 6 years titled "Lake by the Ocean", and also revealed his long-awaited fifth album blackSUMMERS'night.[61] He performed it on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert on May 5, 2016. It was his first television performance in seven years.[62]
The full-length album was released on July 1, 2016.
In October 2018, Maxwell released the single "Shame", which he said was a preview of his upcoming album Night, the final installment of his album trilogy.[63] In April 2019 as he was re-issuing his earlier EPs in digital format, Maxwell said that he was scheduling a string of performances for mid-2019.[64]
Neo soulEdit
Along with fellow musicians D'Angelo and Erykah Badu, Maxwell has been credited with helping to shape the "neo soul" movement that rose to prominence during the late 1990s.[10][65] Along with D'Angelo's Brown Sugar (1995) and Badu's Baduizm (1997),[65] Maxwell's Urban Hang Suite has been recognized by writers for beginning neo soul's popularity and helping the genre obtain commercial visibility.[66][67] However, in contrast to D'Angelo, Maxwell was more conventional in his approach on his debut album.[68]
In commenting on the "new soul revival" in music, Maxwell told Entertainment Weekly in 1997 that "everything out there musically was inspired or influenced by something from the past. It's not about creating some super-fresh new thing. If it doesn't lend itself to your history, how is it going to extend to your future? That's what's really brilliant about looking into children's eyes—you can see their parents in them."[12] The Washington Post called him "the Marvin Gaye of the '90s".[69] Its columnist wrote that Maxwell's Urban Hang Suite "heralded the arrival of a top-of-the-class graduate of the old school of soul, one who could sing about romantic aspiration and tribulation with heart-wrenching emotion. It was as if the aesthetic that Gaye ascribed to — 'music that has feeling, hope and meaning – all the things people are looking for' — had been rediscovered after a long, hedonistic interlude."[69]
Maxwell's role in writing and producing the album exhibited a level of artistic control by an R&B artist that was uncommon in the recording industry at the time.[11] On his emergence with Maxwell's Urban Hang Suite, writer Carol Brennan cited him, along with the Fugees, D'Angelo and Tony Rich, as neo soul musicians that "exhibited the identifying characteristics of this new breed of R&B artists: lyrics that give voice to intense personal expression, creative control over the music, and a unexpectedly successful debut."[11]
- Maxwell's Urban Hang Suite (1996)
- Embrya (1998)
- Now (2001)
- BLACKsummers'night (2009)
- blackSUMMERS'night (2016)
- Headlining
- Urban Hang Suite Tour (1997)[70]
- Now Tour (2001–02)
- Maxwell Live (2008)
- BLACKsummers'night Tour (2009)
- Summer Soulstice (2014)[71]
- Summers' 2016 (2016)[72]
- Co-headlining
- Sony Music Black College Tour (1996) (with George Clinton, the Fugees, Groove Theory and UBU)[73]
- Maxwell & Jill Scott: The Tour (2010) (with Jill Scott)
- Annual Summer Jam (2016) (with Fantasia Barrino)
- King and Queen of Hearts World Tour (2016) (with Mary J. Blige)
50 Intimate Night (2018)
- Cancelled tours
- MaxwellTwoNight (2012)[74]
Awards and nominationsEdit
|Nominee / work
|Favorite Soul/R&B Male Artist
|Nominee / work
|Best Male R&B Artist
|Best Male R&B Artist
|Best Male R&B Artist
|Centric Award
|Nominee / work
|Maxwell's Urban Hang Suite
|Best R&B Album
|"Whenever Wherever Whatever"
|Best Male Pop Vocal Performance
|"Matrimony: Maybe You"
|Best Male R&B Vocal Performance
|Best R&B Album
|Best Male R&B Vocal Performance
|Best Male R&B Vocal Performance
|"Pretty Wings"
|Song of the Year
|Best Male R&B Vocal Performance
|Best R&B Song
|"Love You"
|Best Male Pop Vocal Performance
|"Phoenix Rise"
|Best Pop Instrumental Performance
|Best R&B Album
|"Lake by the Ocean"
|Best R&B Song
|Nominee / work
|"This Woman's Work"
|Breakthrough Video
|Nominee / work
|Outstanding New Artist
|Outstanding Male Artist
|"Pretty Wings"
|Outstanding Music Video
|Outstanding Song
|"Bad Habits"
|Outstanding Song
|Outstanding Album
|"Fistful of Tears"
|Outstanding Music Video
|Outstanding Song
|"Fire We Make"
|Outstanding Duo or Group
|Outstanding Music Video
|Outstanding Song
|Outstanding Male Artist
|"Lake by the Ocean"
|Outstanding Traditional Song
|Outstanding Music Video
|Nominee / work
|Best New Artist
|"Ascension (Don't Ever Wonder)"
|Best R&B/Soul Single – Male
|Maxwell's Urban Hang Suite
|Best R&B/Soul Album – Male
|MTV Unplugged
|Best R&B/Soul Album – Male
|Best R&B/Soul Album – Male
|Best R&B/Soul Single – Male
|"This Woman's Work"
|Best R&B/Soul Single – Male
|Best R&B/Soul Male Artist
|"Pretty Wings"
|Best Song of the Year
|The Ashford & Simpson Songwriter's Award
|Best Album of the Year
|"Fire We Make"
|The Ashford & Simpson Songwriter's Award
|Best Collaboration
|Best R&B/Soul Male Artist
See alsoEdit
- ^ Granditsky, Maria (April 1996). "A reluctant star on the rise". Retrieved July 17, 2009.
- ^ Ani, Ivie. "Maxwell Talks Social Media, Making Politically Charged Music & What the Legacy of Embrya is 20 Years Later [Interview]". okayplayer.com. Okayplayer. Retrieved January 1, 2019.
- ^ Kwanteng-Clark, Danielle. "Good God: Maxwell And That Voice Popped Up At A Brooklyn Church For Easter". essence.com. Essence Communications, Inc. Retrieved January 1, 2019.
- ^ "Singer Maxwell talks tour, album and a baby, maybe". miamiherald.com. Miami Herald. Retrieved January 1, 2019.
- ^ "Maxwell - Artist". grammy.com. Recording Academy. Retrieved January 1, 2019.
- ^ Howard, Jacinta (April 5, 2016). "Maxwell's Urban Hang Suite turns 20". theboombox. Retrieved May 18, 2016.
- ^ San Miguel, Celia (September 2009). "A Woman's Worth". Giant. p. 80.
- ^ Reid, Shaheem. (September 29, 2009) "Maxwell Dazzles the Ladies at Madison Square Garden – Singer's Hometown Gig Features Common, Chrisette Michele as Opening Acts". MTV. Retrieved September 1, 2013.
- ^ On the Cover: Maxwell – Let Me Love You (Giant Magazine) Archived August 24, 2009, at the Wayback Machine. Thelatestmaxwellnews.com. Retrieved March 2, 2012.
- ^ a b c d e f g Huey, Steve. After the time of his father passing, Maxwell moved to Willingboro, NJ. He spent his time there, along with family and friends.Maxwell: Biography. AllMusic. Retrieved February 6, 2013.
- ^ a b c d e f g h Brennan (2002), pp. 132–133.
- ^ a b c d e Adams (1998), pp. 172–173.
- ^ a b Product Page: Maxwell's Urban Hang Suite. Muze. Retrieved on 2009-03-30.
- ^ a b Williams, Jean A. "Maxwell Finds His Groove[dead link]". Milwaukee Journal Sentinel: July 23, 1997.
- ^ Harrington, Richard. "Maxwell's House of Soul; Romantic Debut Is Quite a Concept". The Washington Post: 7. October 16, 1996.
- ^ a b Albums Charts: Maxwell's Urban Hang Suite. Billboard. Retrieved on 2009-04-04.
- ^ Maxwell's Urban Hang Suite: Billboard Albums. Allmusic. Retrieved on 2009-04-04.
- ^ The Billboard Hot 200: Maxwell's Urban Hang Suite - Oct 05 1996. Billboard. Retrieved on 2009-04-04.
- ^ Easlea, Daryl. Review: Maxwell's Urban Hang Suite. BBC Music. Retrieved on 2009-07-09.
- ^ George, Michael. Maxwell: African American singer. American Visions. Retrieved on 2009-04-04.
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this weeks recipe is from Carl's bad cravings Me and hubby love Chinese food but it is always so expensive so i love this make at home alternative its o easy to make great for a weeknight or weekend dinner.
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Serves: 4
Beef Marinade
1 pound flank steak, cut across the grain into 1/8 thin slices, then cut into 2" length pieces
1 tablespoon hoisin sauce
3 tablespoons soy sauce
1 teaspoon Sriracha/hot Asian chili sauce
2 teaspoons cornstarch
½ teaspoon garlic powder
½ teaspoon ginger powder
1 tablespoon Chinese rice wine or mirin
2 tablespoons chicken broth
5 tablespoons oyster sauce
3 tablespoons brown sugar
1 teaspoon sesame oil
2 teaspoons cornstarch
½ teaspoon salt
½ teaspoon pepper
6 medium garlic cloves, minced
1 tablespoon ginger, minced
¼ teaspoon red pepper flakes
1 teaspoon peanut oil
3 ½ - 4 cups broccoli florets, cut into bit size pieces
1/4 cup water
3 medium scallions, sliced (optional)
Pour marinade ingredients directly into freezer bag and mix well. Add beef and massage in marinade until well covered. Refrigerate for 2-8 hours.
When ready to make Beef and Broccoli, whisk the sauce ingredients together in a small bowl.
In another small bowl, combine garlic, ginger, red pepper flakes and 1 teaspoon peanut oil. Set aside.
Drain excess marinade off of beef (if there is any).
Heat 1 1/2 teaspoons peanut oil in a large nonstick skillet over high heat until very hot and sizzling. Add beef to the skillet and break up any clumps; cook without stirring for 1 minute, then stir and cook until beef is browned and almost cooked through, about 1-2 minutes (it will cook more in the sauce). Don't overcook or it won't be as tender! Transfer beef to a large plate and cover. *If your skillet is small, then cook in 2 batches.
Add 1 tablespoon peanut oil to the now-empty skillet; heat until very hot and sizzling. Add the broccoli and saute for 30 seconds. Add water, cover pan, and lower heat to medium. Steam broccoli until crisp-tender, about 2 minutes.
Push the broccoli to the sides of the skillet and add the garlic/ginger/red pepper/oil to the center of the pan, mashing the mixture with a spoon, until fragrant, about 15 to 20 seconds, then stir the mixture into the broccoli.
Return the beef to the skillet and toss to combine. Whisk the sauce to recombine then add to the skillet. Cook, stirring constantly, until the sauce is thickened and beef is cooked through, about 1-2 minutes. Transfer to a serving platter, sprinkle with the scallions, and serve.
Hoisin sauce is a Chinese Barbecue sauce and can be found in all supermarkets in the Asian aisle (alongside the oyster sauce). This recipe only calls for it in the marinade, so it is not essential, but definitely good to have in the pantry!
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Repairing a Leak on Papoose
The famous leak that rotted my mast step remained the next winter. I thought I fixed it but it turns out, as you can see from the pictures below, that it was a big problem. I decided to not just seal it up, but to fix it "right."
The leak was caused by the rod that connects the mast step to the cabin top. On Papoose, this is aft of the mast although apparently moved forward of the mast on the later L-36s. When the boat got deeper, it brought the cabin top down with it and distorted the cabin top. This caused a leak under the bronze ring around the mast. The gap was about 1/8 of in inch and got the 6 layers of 1/4 inch plywood that make up the cabin top around the mast very wet and flexible.
I took advantage of the plywood being wet from the rains and jacked it back up closer to its rightful position.
Here is a picture of the condition of the cabin top before I started fixing it
After letting everything dry out, I drilled a few dozen holes around the mast opening and filled them with West System. It took a huge amount of epoxy, about 24 oz. I added some thickened filler at the end.
Here is what it look like below. Chairman Bob advised me to watch for epoxy dripping below. Truer words were never spoken. I did all I could to seal the area so it wouldn't leak below but it still did. I lifted up the floor boards so they wouldn't get permantnely epoxied in place.
Then I added thick filler to bring the cabin back up to correct shape so water would more or less run away and not pool around the mast. After this dried, I applied a layer of fiberglass and filled over that.
The next step was to sand everything fair, prime and paint.
Now, just screw everything back down and we are done.
I want to thank Steve Hutchinson for all the advice and support on this project. If I had realized how long this job was going to take, I would have just waited and had him do it at the next haulout.
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It's been about two years since wide-scale layoffs started at Bay Area newspapers. Sadly, the trend is continuing, as the Chronicle plans to layoff about 150 more reporters and editors in April.
But the newspapers' loss has been the web's gain. At least a dozen former reporters have transferred their expertise to the Internet, creating a lively, if diffuse, way to figure out what is going on in
This is what everyone is predicting as the future of the news business. Instead of centralized, organized news gathering, there will be a cluster of sites run by "citizen journalists" out in the world gathering information. Well, the future is now in the Bay Area, and it's interesting to see what's going one. While these sites are entertaining, none are breaking any news – or doing investigative reporting. And it's unclear how these reporters are making any money, let along a living running these sites.
Here is how the Bay Area's former best and brightest reporters are spending their time:
Jerry Roberts, a former Chronicle editor, and Phil Trounstine, a former political reporter for the San Jose Mercury News, have started Calbuzz, a blog about California politics. It's full of hard and soft news, such as this entry about former San Francisco Mayor Willie Brown's 75th birthday bash in
Louis Freedberg, a former Chronicle editorial writer, launched the California Media Collaborative,
Louis Freedberg, a former Chronicle editorial writer, launched the California Media Collaborative,
which aims to improve coverage of issues in California.
which aims to improve coverage of issues in California.
Catherine Bigelow, the former society columnist for the Chronicle, is in
Eve Batey, whom the Chronicle hired as their Deputy Manger for Online in 2007, has just launched the San Francisco Appeal, a website that covers news, politics and culture in the SFist style. (Read: short, fun, and full of graphics) The founding team also includes former Chronicle and Examiner reporter Chuck Finnie and former Chronicle staffer Tim Ehhalt.
Former Mercury News reporter Brad Kava started a blog about radio when he was laid off from the paper in 2007 and it has been so successful he just moved it over to the Examiner website.
Carolyn Jung, the former food editor of the Mercury News, has a great food blog called Food Gal.
Aleta Watson, also a former food writer for the Mercury News, has a cooking blog called The Skillet Chronicles.
Charles Matthews, a former book critic for the Mercury News, has a blog on books and culture.
Joanne Jacobs, a former columnist for Knight Ridder, has a blog on education.
Michele (Marcucci) Ellson, a former reporter for the Oakland Tribune and MediaNews, now runs a news site called The Island, which covers
Of course, the majority of the former reporters are freelancing, working in other news organizations, or at places like Stanford News Service, UC Boalt School of Law, and as communications directors for politicians and non-profits.


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Mukul Deoras is Chief Marketing Officer for the Colgate-Palmolive Company. Mukul joined Colgate in 2004 as Director, Special Projects for the Asia Pacific Division. Later that year he became Marketing Director Colgate Thailand and in 2006 he became General Manager.
In 2008 Mukul was promoted to Vice President, Personal Care in Global Marketing responsible for managing and driving growth for our Personal Care Worldwide. In 2010 Mukul became Vice President/General Manager of Colgate India. In 2012 Mukul became President, Colgate Asia Division where his business insights and focus on building leading brands have contributed significantly to our strong volume and sales performance. In 2015 Mukul was promoted to his current role as Chief Marketing Officer.
Mukul is responsible for all the Global Categories and brands as well as Global Insights, Global Advertising and Shopper Marketing on a worldwide basis. Mukul Deoras has earned his post graduate from the Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabael, India. Prior to Colgate, Mr. Deoras worked for Unilever in India.


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Friday, 21 November 2014
This post is part of the Geometric Friday meme,
and also part of the Skywatch Friday meme.
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I could just about repeat Judy's comment word for word. In addition I like the green & red against the blue-violet sky.ReplyDelete
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How can anyone not smile seeing this image in person or in your photo? :-)ReplyDelete
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Great shot, I love the decorations and your perspective seeing the sky through them. Melbourne is one of my favorite cities to visit, I will have to plan to visit in December one year to see it in full Christmas Swing.ReplyDelete
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no doubt on where we are heading :)ReplyDelete
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Our hotel-inspired collection is sewn in Italy from 300-thread-count cotton sateen. Contrasting ivory embroidery borders each piece in tailored style.
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In the past I've seen people offering free hugs to strangers in Union Square. Not too long ago I came across the same scene in Washington Square Park. I did a quick Google search, and found that this isn't a random occurrence, but an actual movement called the "Free Hugs Campaign".
It was started in 2004 by an Australian man who felt depressed and alone after returning home from years of living in London. There was nobody to greet him, and he was in need of a hug, so he made a sign offering his own free hugs to strangers and waited to see what would happen.
Apparently, this movement has caught on around the world. Maybe you've seen someone offering free hugs in your own town or city??
Here, a young man and woman are the ones giving out the hugs. While I was photographing them, I only saw one person take them up on their offer. Most people simply glanced over and then walked away, or, like the bystanders in the WS photo and myself, stopped to take photos. :-)
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mesutilgim (116240) 2014-06-15 12:30
Hello Brenda,
Very nice and interesting capture with perfect pov and timing.
I personally would prefer the warm hug :-)
TFS and best regards
SnapRJW (31631) 2014-06-15 12:47
Hi Brenda - I like this idea, a warm hug helps release tension and puts a smile on a person's face. Such a simple act but one that can improve a person's day.
Funny the reaction on the young woman's face... amused? embarrassed? I guess we are not used to strangers reaching out.
An unusual and fascinating DL scene. I've never seen this in Windhoek BTW.
Warm regards
emka (140710) 2014-06-15 14:59
Hello Brenda, Interesting and pleasant scene. Good idea to give someone a hug when he\she needs it. I can also give a warm hug for free :).
Nicely composed picture with excellent colours and sharpness.
Warm regrads and hug:)
wolf38 (30) 2014-06-16 0:29
Hi Brenda. Truly an original photo. The people who are passing were probably very amused. The basic idea is good and makes clear to people what is really important in life.
Best rgds, Wolfgang.
abmdsudi (82528) 2014-06-16 2:38
Hi Brenda
Good spot and excellent stuff, the framing works with the smiling figure in the background. Hope they got one two for themselves of a great capture of unusual street life shots ... Interesting candid, Very well done and tx to the extra pict. Congrats
Best regards
No_One (4) 2014-06-16 11:57
Hi Brenda
A funny image, and a heart warming one too. The warm fuzzy part of me would want to go over and share the hug, make this purpose have a result. However the cynic inside me would tell me they will likely pickpocket me while doing it. Strange how the modern world has made us feel that something as innocuous as a hug may have a dark purpose. Love the photo and note.
thanks as always
bona (14327) 2014-06-16 16:43
hahaha I saw them in March in Times Square, Carolina hugs one :)
Next year we'll return USA, but we going to visit Chicago this time. I hope have as I have in NY.
I like the photo, the place brings me good memories.
Hugs Brenda, have a nice week
holmertz (84271) 2014-06-19 8:33
Hello Brenda,
This is an amusing and in many ways attractive photo. I am not surprised that most people seemed to have prefered to take pictures rather than getting hugs from unknown people. The bright colors and the nice city environment are a guarantee of fine pictures.
Kind regards,
batalay (41261) 2014-06-19 19:02
Hello Brenda,
Of course, nothing that happens in New York can possibly surprise anyone, but your note explains the history of the "free hug" practiced in New York. Just as no one can be surprised by anything there, nowadays cameras have become so ubiquitous, that I'm sure you were not alone capturing this scene.
Have a good weekend,
Hi Brenda
I have seen this kind of scene in Paris, in front of the cathedral.
The girl in the couple seems not to appreciate this offer, she is hidding behind her boyfriend!
Nice street photography.
mursaloglu (8682) 2014-06-20 5:32
Hello dear Brenda
how are u today? great picture . great capture. She says the same things as like the Beatles once upon a time said. Everybody need is love..... Really well done bravo
jcpix (14030) 2014-06-23 17:08
Hi Brenda,
Ahaha, fun shot...how about this for a study in human interaction? :) I would get a kick out of sitting by and watching peoples reactions, I'm sure there are some priceless ones. It would certainly appear as if the approaching lady is amused, but fearful at the same time.
I just had a friend move to Salt Lake City and was actually put off by the fact too many people smile and say 'hello,'...can you believe that would be a problem?? lol
A wonderful look into human behavior, the expression of character is well portrayed here. Daily life with a twist of humor, really well captured and presented. Enjoy the rest of the evening. Take care.
Friendly wishes,
serp2000 (47063) 2014-06-27 5:52
Why not? I like this idea, and I have read about similar actions everywhere in the world. And this is a typical social event for big cities, I think inhabitants of small towns don't want to present their emotions. They are more conservative. Good and very interesting report, Brenda!
I also like the comment of Trekkers.
Best wishes,
trevormoffiet (3112) 2014-07-02 4:41
Hi Brenda,
Your photo instantly prompts questions about who is the one in need of a hug.The person with the sign or the person who is being are invited to have a hug. As your note says, it was invented by a person who required a hug. The people passing by obviously didn't need one because they have each other.
Interesting concept.
BTW The person with the sound system, in my image with the graffiti, was either packing it up or stealing it. There was no music coming from the system at the time.
macjake (93105) 2014-07-04 1:15
Hi Brenda
cool post!!
I would love to do a long study on who receives more hugs..the women holding up the signs or the men?
hmmm....I'm thinking the women!!!
is it just me or does this give off a little bit of a creepy vibe...i know its not suppose to, but i just can't help myself lol
I like Noel's comment about being pick pocketed while being hugged...thats hilarious!
great post! really enjoyed it.
We're off to Chicago for 6 days, July 19th!!!
Oceania (5202) 2014-07-07 6:39
Hi Brenda,
It's first time I see this kind strange movement, not in person, but from your picture, interesting! The Big Apple leads the trend. The residents of New York know new thing before rest of us.
marabu61 (11587) 2014-07-07 12:07
Hello Brenda
Couldn't we all do with a nice free hug from time to time...? Unfortunately I haven't met some hugger yet.
Charming every day street scene that brings a smile on my face.
have a great week
annjackman (23019) 2014-07-29 22:40
Hello Brenda,
I have never seen 'free hugs' but what a nice idea. The couple walking towards them do not look very sure about it but then they probably don't need the hugs! A super bit of street life from a city where nothing would surprise me.
Best wishes, Ann
fotka (6665) 2014-09-04 6:08
Hhi Brenda,
I have been reading critiques of others members of TE and see that this kind of movement is spreading around the world. Good idea sometimes in our live we need warm hug.
Anyway, good observation and excellent daily life shot with perfect quality of picture.
Kind regards,
swapankumarroy (3769) 2014-10-03 5:15
Hello Brenda,
Very interesting that someone wanted free/warm hugs at the public square and a couple saw it surprisingly, nice composition, color and well sharpness.
my warm regards and have a nice weekend,
fritzi007 (14698) 2015-03-04 13:34
Hallo Brenda,
Here in Austria there is the "Warm hugs" not, but think interesting picture!
Best regards and a nice evening
Karolina999 (0) 2015-12-22 11:07
Dear WorldCitizen,
amazing idea, fine title, excellent composition, fine people, nice shot, good take, good effect.
Thanx for sharing.
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You must notify The Voluntary Benefits Plan of any address change for you, your dependents and/or beneficiaries, and any change in employment and union membership status change, life status change (i.e., marriage, divorce, beneficiary or name change), or benefit changes requested. Notice must be in writing.
To make the most accurate comparisons, please have your current policies on hand when calling. For auto quotes, please also have the following: Social Security number, the Vehicle Identification Number (VIN), and the driver's license number of each member of your household. Make the switch to smarter, more complete auto and home insurance coverage. Just call 1 800 GET-MET 8 (1-800-438-6388) for your free, no-obligation quotes. You could even apply for policies while you're on the phone. To make accurate comparisons, please have your current policies on hand when calling.