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The Millenial
Dear Young Adult
Being a young adult these days is a bit confusing.
Not because you're not an adult but now you've kind of joined this sub-group of "adults" who are "adulting" and it's hard to know what that means (just saying it is tiring.) I call it being stuck in the Tween Stage. Like, you're not ready to get married and settle down but you are ready to get out of mom and dad's house and make you're own decisions. Some of you are already doing this and some aren't. I think Millenials get a bad rep. You know the cliche...you're lazy, entitled, don't know hard work...blah blah blah... You and I know that's not true. You're the generation that wants to change the world and wants your life to have purpose and meaning. I LOVE THAT ABOUT YOU! But during my time with you serving and helping you unpack life I've noticed a few things.
First, it's hard to change the world when you don't know who you are.
How can we know who we are when school has been telling us what to do and what to think for 13-18 freaking years??? I get it! Isn't school where we should have learned this stuff?!? Get it together higher education system!
Second, it's hard to get to know who you are when you're in debt and can't afford to take the job of your dreams because you got bills to pay.
So you take a job you hate and all that job teaches you is to sit there, shut up because it's gainful employment, and be happy you even have a job (true...but not very life giving.)
And Third, said with all the kindness in my heart, y'all don't really know how to be in relationships
(there I said it!) No one knows how to be in relationships because this generation has been desensitized by the hook-up culture shouting that it's empowering to be intimate with someone you don't really know. (um...scratches head.) Plus, if you don't like someone you can just swipe left and byeeee! No more need to talk...easy peasy...except now we don't know how to talk in real life because we just type all the time. argghhh!
FOMO is not the problem anymore. More like Fear of Being Stuck. Fear of Never Figuring Out Who You Are. Fear of a Life Wasted.
Add other challenges such as parents, friends, hurts, stress, disappointments, and not having a community and it's the perfect storm of frustration and fear.
Is it right for you?
Looking to get to the heart of who you are?
All of us yearn to know thy self and live out our best life. But how? Maybe hearing a different perspective on who you are will point you in the right or in a possibly new direction...
Do you have a hard time comparing yourself to others?
We all compare but when it starts to affect your self-esteem and image it might be time to take action...
Want good and healthy life skills?
Most schooling does not teach us how to be in healthy relationships. How do we know then how to love ourselves and love others? Maybe our parents knew and taught us but maybe they did't know either. Either way perhaps there are more things to learn...
Feel left behind by friends who's lives have moved on?
Everyone moves at a different pace. You're probably in one of the biggest transitions of your life. Maybe you need a place to unpack your feelings...
Want to understand more of who God is?
God can be pretty mysterious...or non-existent for some of us. Maybe you're ready to hear about his character...or open to some good takeaways...
Want to be able to learn and teach others?
Some of us are the friend everyone goes to for help and advice. We like being there for others and perhaps learning new tools would empower us as well as others on their journey...
Keep replaying old hurts and wounds of the past?
All of us have a past but it's when we keep beating ourselves up for things that can never change that we need to seek outside help...
Want to learn how to forgive and hand over the pain?
Forgiveness is the cornerstone of healing. Without it we will travel with pain, disappointment, and hurt until one day it kicks our butt and makes us deal. This might be the time to be real with yourself...
let's get started, boo!
This class is more than just subjects and curriculum. It's about piecing together those places in your heart that you instinctively already know but have felt just shy of reaching it's full potential. It's about learning and processing the truth of who you are. It's about taking time for yourself for growth and transformation. You will never regret taking time for youself. Send me a message if you have any questions or are on the fence...I got you!
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A Surprise Heart Attack Drove Me to Yoga
"Mr. Bicking, you had a heart attack."
These words came from the resident cardiologist in the hospital where I had just spent the night. I was completely shocked.
Heart attack, me? No way.
Until then, I would have bet money that the severe pain in my chest earlier that evening was from my sister's cooking. She'd made tacos for dinner…I figured it had to be indigestion.
"Who's your cardiologist?" asked the doctor.
My what!? I'd been an all-American runner in college, in decent shape for a 52-year-old man, and ate reasonably well. Of course I didn't have a cardiologist, I explained.
"You will now," he said.
Turns out that I had 90% blockage of the main artery and doctors had inserted a coronary stent.
I'd gotten a physical every year and, thanks to my genes, had been treating high blood pressure and cholesterol. Unfortunately, my main artery was not impressed that I'd always exceeded the target blood pressure and cholesterol numbers.
The silver lining to all this? The surprise of the heart attack made me realize that I needed to take responsibility for my own well being and changes were in order.
My cardiologist recommended I adopt a modified Mediterranean diet and get consistent exercise.
I assured him that I would make these lifestyle changes, but when he rolled his eyes, it was obvious that Doc had heard it all before.
My old diet consisted of your basic American staples: meat and potatoes, eggs, butter, ice cream, lots of salt, fresh fruits and vegetables, and too much processed food.
It was easy to improve by increasing the fresh fruit and vegetables (and including more organic produce) and eliminating eggs, butter, ice cream and salt. I also reduced my sugar (triglycerides) intake…no more soda or Gatorade.
I started eating whole grains and brown rice. Giving up simple carbs was a real challenge, but the rest of it wasn't so difficult. Turns out that food tastes much better without the added salt…..who would've guessed?
I learned that organic egg whites make a great omelette, as long as you don't get the pan too hot. I began planning my meals in advance and always have some handy. I freeze healthy burritos, homemade, low-sodium spaghetti sauce, and even make homemade electrolyte.
To my surprise, I could actually feel my body respond with increased energy due to the new diet.
(Though I still have cravings for a Philadelphia cheesesteak.)
I started working out six days a week.
My previous exercise routine had been running and strength training 30-45 minutes a few times a week. Problem was that the running caused enough aches and pains that it was easy to skip a day or more. I no longer have that luxury because the cardiologist stressed the importance of consistent exercise.
I looked into memberships at the gym and at the pool, but I can do gym workouts at home, and pools tend to limit the availability of lap swimming for adults.
Instead, I went way outside my comfort zone and tried yoga. In the back of my mind, I suspected yoga was physically too easy, but would help with flexibility and relaxation… You know, real men don't do yoga, and all that.
Core Power Yoga seemed like a good bet because it has two studios located near me and offers a free trial week. Core Power includes hot yoga, yoga with weights, cardio, meditation, nutrition, restorative yoga, and what I believed was a torture chamber in the studio basement when I first started.
This was an unfamiliar type of workout so I needed to prepare. I reviewed CorePower.com to find out the logistics….take a C1 (beginner) class to start, have a mat, bring a towel and water bottle, no shoes or chit-chat in the studio.
Got it.
I showed up in the studio with running tights (closest thing I had to what I saw in the pictures on their website) only to find out I'd read the schedule wrong and the next class was a hot yoga class.
No problem! How hard could that be for someone who is athletic?
I was about to find out that I had actually gone all in.
That first hot yoga class was so hard that I could barely keep my arms over my head for the Half Moon series. Sweat was pouring down my body… and that was before class started.
The heat and sweat reminded me of standing watch as a Navy helicopter pilot going through the Suez Canal in the summer.
The only thing that got me through my first yoga class was the desire to never again hear the doctor say the words "Mr. Bicking you had a heart attack."
The instructor Julia was so kind. She assured me that everyone who practices yoga had to take their first class sometime. (Sidenote: I can't tell my brothers I have a yoga practice, can we just agree to call them yoga workouts?)
But I kept going back.
Later, my wife told me my purple mat was a girlie color, so I purchased "metal" colored yogi toes. I previously assumed yogi toes had something to do with your feet
To help my yoga practice…ahem, workouts, I got yoga shorts with a "Z" emblem on the waist band, and wore them with the emblem on the front until I realized I had them on backwards.
Fast forward 100 days.
I discovered that practicing yoga is so much more than a great workout. Don't get me wrong, yoga has physically made me a new man. After taking off my shirt (I'm 30 pounds lighter), my wife asked…"who are you?"...it was a good thing.
On my recent doctor's visit, my cardiologist fell out of his chair…cholesterol: bad 45, good 41, total 103.
"What the heck are you doing?" he said.
"An hour of yoga every day," I said. (I'm also said I'm drinking 5 ounces of red wine, but I digress.)
I'm fit and toned. I have energy. I'm healthy in mind, body and spirit. My outlook is positive and relaxed.
I look forward to yoga practice….. every day.
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Alpha MOS Training Session - October 2018
In order to satisfy our customers and help them achieve their quality objectives, we propose a specific training on Heracles NEO and IRIS applications in October 15-18, 2018.
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From Monday 15th October 2018 (2:00 pm) to Thursday 18th October 2018 (17:30 am).
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- Application training and practice on Heracles system
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The training will be divided between theory (Power point presentation) and workshops (groups of 2 persons) in the laboratory on Heracles II/Neo and Iris instruments.
3.5 days of theory and practice
The courses are intended to any users of Heracles e-nose and Iris e-eye systems including beginners, customers, service engineers and application engineers of Alpha MOS representatives and teams.
The course is limited to 8 participants (one engineer per company maximum).
The participants should bring a laptop computer (Windows 7 with administrator rights exclusively) for practical exercises on data treatment with AlphaSoft.
Courses will be held at Alpha MOS France at:
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These are the last days of summer of 2009 and I am trying to savor every last drop. Soon this green grass will turn brown and prickly, it will be covered (unannounced) with at least 7inches of snow, ice and dirt. The flowers in my garden will wither and drop and my vegetables will cry and scream as the frost burns their skin. My red tomatoes will fill with defrosted water and plump in the October crisp. My mint and basil will turn brown with frost burn and I will have no more fresh noodle-sauce which I treasure every summer. Basil and tomato is the taste of summer!
Today we ran, skipped and shouted in the Blue Mounds national park. I missed Washington but savored summer in Wisconsin. My kids are outdoor fishes who swim in the trees and paddle with acorns. They calm the beetles with their shiny, iridescent shells and they make friends out of sticks and leaves. I want more for them. I want the forrest as their playground. Blackberries are morsels. They ingest, digest and excrete every purple berry. Rocks, bugs and sticks are fascinating. Dirt is lovely and moss is a jacket to wear or a washcloth to rub on pale skin.
We camped, ate, sank, laughed, drank, smelled and left full of earth. We smell of fire and sweat. Stinky and lovely. Bliss and barefoot. This is the end. A new season of harvest and a time of plenty comes. Snow, frost, death, and cold. Welcome!


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Future software will not merely respond to requests for information, but will anticipate the user's needs and actively seek ways to support the user. These systems will also manage cooperation among distributed programs. To describe the many roles of such software, researchers use the term agent.The essays in Software Agents, by leading researchers and developers of agent-based systems, address both the state-of-the-art of agent technology and its likely evolution in the near future. The introductory chapters in Part I present the views of proponents and a critic of software agents. The chapters in Part II describe how agents are used to enhance learning and provide intelligent assistance to users in situations where traditional direct manipulation interfaces alone are insufficient. The chapters of Part III discuss agent-to-agent communication and the use of agents to provide intelligent interoperability in distributed systems and the Internet.Contributors : José-Luis Ambite, Ball, P. Benoit, Guy A. Boy, Jeffrey M. Bradshaw, Philip Cohen, Allen Cypher, S. Dutfield, Thomas Erickson, Tim Finin, Michael R. Genesereth, Kenneth R. Grant, Craig A. Knoblock, Kurlander, Yannis Labrou, Kum-Yew Lai, Brenda Laurel, Hector J. Levesque, Ling, Pattie Maes, Thomas W. Malone, James Mayfield, Miller, Nicholas Negroponte, Donald A. Norman, Pugh, Doug Riecken, Ben Shneiderman, Yoav Shoham, Skelly, David C. Smith, Jim Spohrer, Stankosky, Thiel, Van Dantzich, Wax, James E. White, J. Woolley.Distributed for AAAI Press.
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"Multitasking is a survival strategy."
"I'm an excellent multitasker!"
Science has told us that these conclusions are in fact delusions. Yet, they persist. Sure, it's possible to drive to work and listen to a podcast, but that's because only one of those tasks requires active cognitive engagement. When both tasks require simultaneous processing, 98% of us can't do it. Have you noticed that if you get lost while driving, you turn off the radio? That's because you now need your full cognitive horsepower to navigate.
The same is true at work. While you may only be browsing emails during a meeting, you've transferred your attention from the meeting to your inbox. You are present, but not cognitively engaged.
First, there's Dopamine, our motivation chemical. It is triggered by:
- Anticipating rewards
- Unpredictability
- Cues that a reward is coming
- Satisfaction of completing a task
Game developers use these triggers to create addictive games. Unfortunately, email pretty much works the same way. Does this sound familiar?
1. You're in the middle of a meeting or an important project. You get a pop-up notification. You've got mail!
2. You want to ignore it, but your Dopamine is already at work sparking your curiosity: Who sent it? Is it important? Urgent? Good news? Bad news? Anticipation and unpredictability create itchy fingers. You'll take a quick peek – just to make sure it's nothing urgent.
3. It's not urgent, of course. But now you're hooked. You love to complete tasks and you realize this email only needs a quick response. A reward is within reach. Cue the Dopamine! You answer. Task completed. More Dopamine!
4. Now that you've started, you're down the rabbit hole. There are a few other emails awaiting a response… and before you know it, the meeting is over and you were barely noticed.
Secondly, we like to be distracted.
One study found a big difference between what works and what we enjoy. Despite demonstrable data that we perform best when we focus on one thing, we perceive that we're accomplishing more when we have multiple windows open or are rapidly switching between projects. Though it's not the most efficient way to work, multitasking feels like less effort and it's vastly more entertaining.
Breaking The Habit
Our neurochemistry may not be working in our favor, but it is within our power to fight back. Here are 5 proven ways to break the multitasking habit.
1. Break big tasks into smaller milestones. Mini accomplishments can make the important work just as gratifying as answering an email. For example, our first step in writing this article was compiling the sources.
3. Start your day with a five-minute meditation. It is a simple, fast, scientifically validated antidote to a distracted life. Skeptical? There's an app for that.
5. Conduct your own experiment. For one day, make a note every time you get distracted or interrupted in a meeting or during time you were meant to be working on something important. At the end of the day, reflect on the impact, notice when it happens, and make a commitment to one action that will help you increase your focus.
While any new habit is uncomfortable at the beginning, the long-term payoff for focusing your mind and time on what matters is immeasurable. Brain science has proven that focus can strengthen the mental capacity of your brain. Sadly, multitasking is believed to do just the opposite. Can any of us spare the brainpower? We think not.


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There truly is no manual for brewing the perfect Sencha Green Tea. Each person will have their own individual preferences. Some prefer a stronger infusion while others prefer something less intense.
The key and the challenge to finding the perfect cup for you is in understanding the variety and temperament of the tea you are using. Each tea will require certain best-state conditions to extract the desired infusion including, the amount of tea versus water per person, the water temperature, and the duration of infusion. These factors will have a profound effect on the color, aroma, and taste of the finished tea.
We hope you take the time to read the information below to ensure the very best Yamanien Sencha possible in your own home.
Kumonoseki Dry Leaf
The quality of your tea cannot be separated from the quality of water you use for the infusion. In fact, the highest quality teas absolutely demand only the very best water. The finest Asamushi Sencha leaves were cultivated and enjoyed in the areas of Japan that have historically, and unto this day, had the freshest and purest water in the country. The later Fukamushi technique, as well as savory blends such as Genmaicha, were developed to bring the glorious Green Tea experience to large urban centers when water quality was an issue. Deep-steaming Green Tea leaves creates a rich creamy texture and mouthfeel and the addition of roasted brown rice (Genmaicha) added nutty sweetness and opened the Green Tea world to the masses.
Start your Sencha infusion with pure, soft water, low in calcium and magnesium ions. Hard water will result in a marked drop in flavor intensity. You may also choose to filter your water source and leave it refrigerated for 24 hours. You could also boil your water source for 5 minutes and then allow it to cool sufficiently before use.
Water Temperature
Sencha Tea Powder
With the best possible water possible already prepared, it is now time to consider what effect water temperature has on Green Tea leaves. In general, the higher the grade of Sencha to be infused, the longer boiled water should be allowed to cool before using.
The reason for this lies in the the types of leaves used for Premium Sencha. Only the very finest Sencha utilizes the softest and supple, yellow-green tea buds and newest leaves in its making. These must be meticulously hand-picked at a precise moment when the tea shrub has been shaded in early Spring to encourage new leaf production. These new leaves contain a very high level of Theanine, an amino acid which is found exclusively in the Camellia sinensis tea shrub. Theanine is responsible for the full-bodied umami quality and sweetness associated with Gyokuro and our Kumonoseki Premium Sencha.
Theanine levels drop off dramatically with the age of the leaf which is why only the youngest leaves are used. For a more detailed examination of this process, click here. Theanine is water-soluble, which means that it is extracted from the young tea leaves into water with time, water temperature is not a consideration. For this reason, Theanine will be extracted into the infusion regardless of what temperature you use.
In order to fully appreciate these sweet, umami flavors, Tannin bitterness should be included into the balance and is considered an essential element of the Sencha experience. Tannins, such as catechin, are extracted into the water with time, but at a rate that is much quicker at higher temperatures. To find the perfect sweet/bitter balance, your teapot will require a superior tea leaf infused at a low temperature to maximize Theanine extraction and control the release of tannin.
Kyusu and Pouring
We suggest a wide-bodied Kyusu, or Japanese Teapot, when infusing Yamanien Sencha leaves. This will allow the leaves to open fully and maximize the color, fragrance, and flavor of the liquor.
Ideally, it is best to pre-measure the amount of water to be used by first pouring hot water into your sencha cups, then re-pour this water into your Kyusu. This action has a dual purpose, first to warm your sencha cups before use and secondly, to assist in lowering the temperature of the hot water.
When the infusion is ready, pour carefully and deliberately, little by little into each cup, dividing the pouring process equally between each cup. This will ensure that every cup will contain both upper and lower portions of the liquor and provide overall consistency.
Amount of Leaves and Duration of Infusion
As discussed above, the color, aroma, and flavor of your Yamanien Premium Sencha will vary dramatically depending on the amount of tea leaf used and the duration of your infusion. We appreciate the wide range of individual tastes of our customers, but we would like to provide you with our Tearoom suggestions for what we consider the ideal cup of Sencha.
Please click the photos below for a detailed description of Yamanien infusion techniques.


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The Corporate Broking team is committed to delivering a premium service to our clients. Utilising research and sector expertise the team is committed to promoting our clients in the most effective way to enhance and institutionalise a share register, maximise trading liquidity and increase a share price. In addition, the Investor Relations team help organise and provide dedicated logistical support to all our clients during roadshows and investor marketing programmes, investor conferences and Capital Market Days. Investor Relations also produce investor profiles for all roadshows as well as producing regular share register analysis and oversee the collation of investor feedback.
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Colchicine is a top-notch medication which works to treat and prevent gout attacks from affecting the human body. Gout diseases are caused by the presence of too much uric acid in the blood. An increasing level of uric acid in the blood leads to formation of hard crystals which leads to pain in the joints. Colchicine drug is approved and certified by the medicine board,
Colchicine medication works to decrease the lessening and swelling of uric acid crystals. If not decreased or treated, gout disease leads to pain in the joints. Apart from reducing the effect of gout disease in the human body, Colchicine medication works to treat joints and abdomen pains. The common brand of Colchicine is known as Colcrys. Colchicine medication works to reduce the production of Amyloid A protein, a protein that leads to the buildup of familial Mediterranean fever.
As compared to other medications, Colchicine should not be administered with a sole aim of relieving pain. Colchicine medication should only be taken according to doctors guide manual and instructions manual. Recently, the health practitioners proven that Colchicine medication can also be used to reduce pericarditis, a disorder caused by the inflammation of the sac that covers the heart.
Currently, online pharmacies are selling Colchicine medication in the most affordable manner. Canadian health store and eBay are the top-notch online websites that are selling Colchicine medication at cheap and affordable prices.
Guides on how to order Colchicine online
Commonly known as Colcrys, Colchicine medication works to reduce flares and gout attacks in the human body. Before purchasing a package of Colchicine medication online, consult your doctor for an examination of past medication practices. In addition, consider reading the medication guide for your Colchicine package to work effectively.
Online pharmacies and banking plays a vital role towards enhancing that potential patients have an access to quality medication. Online means of payment such as PayPal and Visa payments are the mostly used means of payment to facilitate easy purchase of Colchicine medication.
Canadian health store is currently selling cheap Colchicine medication online. To order Colchicine medication online, visit the eBay and the Canadian health mall and search for Colchicine drug of your preferred package. After searching for your preferred medication in the search query, click the 'Add to Cart' button to complete the payment. After the payment is done, fill in the shipping address information correctly to receive your purchased package in due time.
Dosage and side effects of Colchicine medication
According to medical practitioners, Colchicine medication should be taken by mouth with a full course meal. Medication guide varies with the doctors recommendations. Colchicine medication dosage recommended is 1.2 mg as the initial dose, followed by 0.6 mg later. When taking Colchicine medication, avoid drinking grapefruit juice and eating grapefruits.
Colchicine medication should not be misused and abused as it leads to nausea, abdominal pains, and diarrhea.
Prices of Colchicine medication
Currently, a package of Colchicine medication with 30 capsules is trading at $76.01. A package of Colchicine medication with 10 capsules and a composition of o.6 mg is trading at $49.66.
Colchicine medication works to prevent gout attacks from affecting the human body. In addition, this medication works to reduce inflammation of a sac that covers the heart. Visit the Canadian health store to order a package of Colchicine medication online.


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Why Mazars?
- As an integrated global partnership, we are able to provide co-ordinated, seamless cross-border business support for companies doing business in America and Ireland,
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SkinnyTeaUSA Introduces Skinny Tea 2.0
SkinnyTeaUSA(skinnytea.us) the leading US-based weight management tea company, is celebrating the release of SkinnyTea 2.0 by offering substantial discounts on SkinnyTea (original blend) orders and on SkinnyTea 2.0 pre-orders and also announcing the Win Free Skinny Tea 2.0 giveaway.
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Lots and lots of chickenJune 17th, 2009 at 12:12 am
I love it when I accomplish something that will save me money in the long run. Today I took advantage of a great sale on boneless skinless chicken breast. I had money left in the food budget, so I bought a lot!
I sliced up some chicken into nugget-size pieces and froze them.
I sliced up some chicken into strips for stir-fry and froze them.
I baked lots of chicken in chicken broth. Then I shredded some chicken for tacos, quesadillas, and fajitas. And froze all the shredded chicken.
Then I diced some cooked chicken to be sued for fettucini and whatever other recipes I find. And that's frozen too.
Yep, I'm very excited about the great deal on chicken - and about prepping the chicken into meal-size portions for the upcoming weeks ahead.
The extra time and effort it took today will definitely save me money in the future. Menu planning will be so easy.


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Chapter 41 from: J.J. Ray (Ed.) "Conservatism as Heresy". Sydney: A.N.Z. Book Co., 1974
Are Authoritarians Sick?
By BRIAN D. CRABBE
Evidence for the view expressed inThe Authoritarian Personality (Adorno et al, 1950) that the authoritarian is in some sense 'sick' is far from unequivocal. Incorporating several methodological refinements lacking in earlier studies, the Authoritarianism (F) Scale and the Rokeach Dogmatism Scale were each correlated with a number of clinical indices of psyehopathology. Subjects were 358 day and evening students at the University of Sydney. The results reveal no overall association between authoritarianism and psychopathology, dogmatism and psychopathology or political conservatism and psychopathology, thus presenting disconfirmatory evidence for the hypothesis that authoritarianism is an indicator of psychopathology.
One of the implications of The authoritarian personality (Adorno et al 1950) was that the authoritarian personality type was in some sense 'sick' (see, for example, the concluding chapter to the volume). The projection, rigidity, etc. said to be characteristic of the authoritarian were presented as being psychopathological in degree. They were presented as being mere symptoms of a deep-seated malaise springing from disruptive experiences, particularly with the father, in early childhood. So much so, in fact, that the California authors felt justified, in their concluding chapter, in referring to authoritarianism itself as a 'disease'.
Allowing for the extreme emotional revulsion that these Jewish scholars must have felt for the phenomenon of Nazism --of which they believed authoritarianism to be a precursor-- there does seem to be some grounds in their work for the view that authoritarianism might be related to conventional indices of psychopathology. Unless this is so, it is difficult to see how the terming of authoritarianism as a 'disease' could be anything more than a mere value judgment, particularly since no one has shown that authoritarianism is a sufficient condition for Nazism or Nazi-type behaviour (see Ray, 1971c) or even that it is a necessary condition for this (see Ray, 1971d).
The California work has been so widely questioned as being methodologically inadequate, however, (Christie & Jahoda, 1954) that independent checks on their conclusions are quite essential if those conclusions are to be taken seriously. Some of the checks that have been carried out have been far from encouraging to the hypothesis (e.g. Masling, 1954) but others have purported to present confirming evidence (see Eckhardt & Newcombe, 1969). Although more than twenty years have gone by since the original report, and although the conclusions of that report seem to have passed into popular mythology, the evidence for its conclusions is still far from unequivocal.
In the present paper it is hoped to advance the question somewhat by way of methodological improvements on earlier work. Two of the characteristics of the F scale that have aroused most comment (Christie & Jahoda, 1954) are its one way wording (and the consequent susceptibility to acquiescent response set) and its inbuilt right-wing bias. Some allowance for the first can be made by the use of independent acquiescent indices (Couch & Keniston, 1960; Bass, 1956) and the second can be allowed for by use of Rokeach's (1960) measure of ideology-free authoritarianism --the 'D' or 'Dogmatism' scale. If it is true that the F scale measures acquiescence as well as true authoritarianism, it is at least possible that the correlation of these two variables with psychopathology is not the same. In a society that requires a great deal of conformity and obedience to direction in everyday life, it could be that acquiescence is an adaptive trait or related to an adaptive trait. As such, it might be negatively associated with indices of psychopathology. Thus in cases were acquiescence is operative as a significant influence on F scale scores, it could act as a masking variable on the correlation between authoritarianism and psychopathology. If acquiescence is negatively associated and true authoritarianism is positively associated with psychopathology, the correlation observed with an instrument containing some of both variables might be an overall orthogonality. Thus at least some of the variability in results observed to date might be due to whether or not appreciable amounts of acquiescence were operating on those particular occasions. Acquiescence is presumably fairly sensitive to situational influence and it might be more or less present with particular subjects and on particular occasions. It being something very difficult to control for experimentally with certainty, the only thing we can reasonably do is measure it on each occasion and remove its influence after the event by some statistical method such as the analysis of covariance or partial correlation.
The problem with conservatism as a contaminating variable is also a real one. Eysenck (1954) summarises a great deal of work in his conclusion that, in general, there is no association between conservatism and measures of psychopathology. This being so, to to the extent to which the F scale is responded to simply as a conservatism scale, we would expect again no correlation between it and clinical indices. The existence of the Rokeach 'Dogmatism' scale, however, renders speculation on the matter unnecessary --since the 'D' scale is specifically designed to be an ideology-free measure of authoritarianism.
The following study would then appear to be the first to combine careful control for acquiescence in a study of both the F and D scales as related to independent clinical indices of psychopathology.
A questionnaire was made up to contain the following tests among others: the twenty-eight item California 'F' scale (Adorno, 1950, p. 255); the forty item Rokeach 'Dogmatism' scale (Rokeach, 1960, p. 73); the Bass 'Social Acquiescence' scale (SA), (Bass, 1956); the Couch & Keniston 'Agreement Response Set Scale' (ARS), (Couch & Keniston, 1960); the Maudsley Personality Inventory (twelve item short form) (Eysenck, 1958); and the Gordon Personal Profile (Gordon, 1953).
The use of two scales to measure acquiescence was dictated by findings such as McGee's (1962) that acquiescence measures do not intercorrelate highly --possibly because some or all of them are in fact sensitive to other things than pure acquiescence. Paradoxically, the requirement of writing a group of items with no coherent theme or consistent content appears difficult of achievement. In this situation, the two scales that appear to have had widest acceptance in previous work were both included here.
The Maudsley Personality Inventory and the Gordon Personal Profile provided the indices of psychopathology. Inclusion of the former scale was suggested by the large amount of evidence summarised in Eysenck & Eysenck (1969) to the effect that extraversion (E) and neuroticism (N) (which the Inventory measures) are the two primary or most general dimensions of personality description. Additionally, the scale has had widespread clinical use and extensive validation.
Gordon (1953) considers that his test gives quick, reliable measures of five aspects of personality which are especially significant in the daily functioning of the normal person -- Ascendancy (A), Responsibility (R), Emotional Stability (ES), Sociability (S) and Total (T) or overall self-evaluation. Radcliffe, in reviewing the test (Buros, 1965) concludes that "In all, this is a carefully constructed test which is easily administered and scored. For a personality test, reliabilities are encouraging, especially those for the total score". It was for these reasons, viz. significance of the variables in the functioning of the normal person, ease of administration, and good reliability and validity, that the Inventory was included.
The basic hypothesis here of course, is that authoritarianism is dysfunctional, not in the sense of failing to adjust to a societal norm (there was at no point any suggestion that authoritarian attitudes were contrary to the social norms of post-war California) but rather in the sense of being generally handicapping in any social or non-social situation. Paranoia, neuroticism and projection are obvious clinical examples of such disease entities. Note however, that in actual practice it would be hard to sort out the several sorts of psychopathology. A subject who, in a personality inventory, reports personal feelings of distress, may be doing so, not because he cannot function among people generally but rather because the people among whom he finds himself are ones who, for some reason or other, have preferences for forms of conduct which are contrary to those which are customary for him. Being neurotic may be an effect of social disapproval, not a cause of it.
It is possible then that authoritarianism is not itself a disease or symptomatic of a disease but that the attitudes people have to authoritarianism may alone cause the observed variations in the correlation between authoritarianism and psychopathology indices. Where authoritarianism is disapproved of, authoritarians will tend to become neurotic (or, putting it the other way, only neurotics will remain authoritarian). Where authoritarianism is not disapproved of, there will be no observed relationship with psychopathology. Where authoritarianism is positively approved of, it will be the low authoritarians who show up as more poorly adjusted.
There is in fact already some strong evidence for the latter contention in the work of Orpen (1972)-- who found an extremely high positive correlation between authoritarianism and good psychological health among white South Africans --i.e. among people who were members of an authoritarian culture.
Therefore although all our present subjects do nominally come from the same culture, it was felt to be a desirable refinement to consider both political allegiance and religious affiliation as possibly defining separate sub-cultural groups. For this reason the analyses below will be split up in these terms.
All subjects were students in the Introductory Psychology course at the University of Sydney- -of whom approximately one third were older evening students. To facilitate the religious sub-group analysis, data was recorded only for students of Roman Catholic, Anglican, Methodist or Presbyterian background, though subjects were not necessarily practicing Christians at the time of testing. The few students of other backgrounds would have fallen into groups too small for meaningful analysis.
Testing was carried out in groups sessions with about thirty subjects at a time. The total testing time was three hours for each subject, subjects being required to come for one hour each week over a period of three weeks. The order of presentation of the tests was counterbalanced.
A total of 353 subjects with denominational background in one of the four categories was obtained. Of these, a total of 292 favoured one of the two major Australian political parties: Liberal and Labor. In Table 1, the correlations for all groups are given separately. It will be noted that there is in fact little difference of relevance to our present concerns between the correlations originating from any of these groups. In no group is there a significant relationship between the two authoritarianism measures and the two main psychopathology indices (Eysenck 'N' score and Gordon 'T' score). Turning to the sub-scales of the Gordon inventory, there was a negative relationship between both indices of authoritarianism and emotional stability for Methodists only. Against this, Authoritarians were less 'ascendant' among Methodists and more 'responsible' among Liberal voters. Among Labor voters, less dogmatic people were ascendant.
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The correlations with the two acquiescence scales are presented in Table 2. It will be noted that the ARS scale correlates consistently, and in some cases highly, with the Eysenck 'N' scale and the Gordon 'T' score. This is not so for the Social Acquiescence scale. Since an inspection of the items in the ARS scale suggests a strong component of 'sensation seeking' of some sort (e.g. 'novelty has a great appeal to me' and 'I crave excitement') it does appear that the'content-free' ideal seems to have been poorly realised in the ARS scale. Both impressionistically and empirically there is a clear contamination with psychopathological sentiments. For this reason, it is the Social Acquiescence scale upon which principal reliance must be placed here.
The implications this has for our hypothesis is that, if we use the SA scale, acquiescence is not a masking variable and could not hence affect the correlation between authoritarianism and psychopathology. If we accept the ARS at face value on the other hand, acquiescence (being positively correlated with both authoritarianism and psychopathology ) is a masking variable and correction for this would make the correlation between authoritarianism and psyehopathology significantly negative instead of non-significant. This contrasts with the California hypothesis of a positive correlation between authoritarianism and psychopathology.
For instance, if we take the 229 Liberal voters, the correlation between the F and N scales (-.07, NS) becomes -.175 (significant <.05) when ARS score is partialled out. A similar result would hold for the group of sixty-three Labor voters. It is however doubtful that the ARS scale should be used in this way.
A final contrast of relevance concerns the relationship between political conservatism and psychopathology. This can simply be assessed by comparing the mean scores on the psychopathology indices for our two groups of Liberal and Labor voters. Results for this comparison are given in Table 3. On no psychopathology index is there any significant difference.
Agreement Response Set....60.48....12.31............57.46.....11.72......1.74...<.05
Social Acquiescence............25.09....8.81..............22.31....10.04......1.76...<.05
Emotional Stability...................4.11....6.54..............4.68.......6.28.......-.62.....N.S.
Gordon Total..........................12.70...17.12............13.68....17.50......-.40......N.S.
Table 3: Mean, S.D. and t value on each variable, for subjects classified as either Liberal supporters or Labor supporters.
The present evidence represents clear disconfirmation for the hypothesis --widely accepted as a fact --that authoritarians are in some sense mentally 'sick'. Using two personality inventories, two measures of authoritarianism, and two potential controls for acquiescence, no trace of the predicted association could be found. Considering that the evidence in favour of the hypothesis adduced by Eckhardt & Newcombe (1969) was at best indirect --being inferences from higher 'intolerance of ambiguity' scores among the more authoritarian members of a group of peace activists --the present results must be accepted as better evidence on the question.
The isolated association among Methodists between authoritarianism and the Gordon ES scale is probably explicable in terms of the 'social pressure' considerations treated earlier. Sydney Methodists do have a notable record of humanitarian programs and socially radical thinking. A person who, by reason of early training and present religious beliefs feels obliged to accept the Methodist church as the most theologically 'correct' one and who is yet not himself humanitarian or radical in inclination might find himself in a conflictful or stressful situation. This effect is not strong enough, however, to produce an overall association between psychopathology (as measured by the Gordon T score) and authoritarianism. The above interpretation is lent credence by the negative association between ascendance and authoritarianism among Methodists. An authoritarian in Methodist company feels himself obliged to take a back seat. Since the indices are of personality traits rather than of situational responses, we might even say that an authoritarian in a Methodist family is made to feel oppressed. Such a combination produces lasting maladjustment.
A closely similar explanation could apply for the finding that among Labor (radical) voters, dogmatic people were less ascendant. Although it is no news that for various reasons some dogmatic people are attracted to, and may even gain some prominence in, politically radical movements it is equally true that a humanitarian/radical ideology is fundamentally opposed to dogmatism. In general, then, we have the finding that dogmatic people can not be ascendant in radical company.
Yet again, the remaining finding --of a correlation between responsibility and authoritarianism among Liberal (conservative) voters --seem susceptible of a situational explanation. In this company, authoritarian sentiments are normative and an impression of oneself as responsible in such company is probably a true one.
It must be said, however, that all the explanations of findings drawn from the Gordon sub-scales are essentially ad hoc. The point of them is to stress and exemplify the influence that situational factors could have in the apparent presence or absence of psychopathology. Any examination of a relationship between some other variable (such as authoritarianism) and psychopathology must take them into account.
The present work has taken account of such factors and has also employed a variety of other methodological controls, at least some of which appear to have been neglected on most previous occasions. For this reason, it is felt that the results with our two major indices of psychopathology allow us to conclude with some confidence that there is no overall association between authoritarianism and psychopathology, dogmatism and psychopathology or political conservatism and psychopathology.
Note that in Australia, the "Liberal" party is the major conservative party and the "Labor" party is the major Leftist party.
Full citation details for all references used above can be found here.


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As a blogger you've gotta ask yourself: Who's actually reading my work? Arguably the most rewarding aspect of blogging is building an audience. I mean, unless others are reading your blog, then it's just an online diary (not that there's anything wrong with that). But assuming you want to build an audience, what does it take?
"Successful" blogging: the dirty truth
Okay, success is a relative term. Some bloggers have tens of thousands of followers and make a full-time living from their blogs. For these folks, anything short of "success" means financial struggle. Others blog solely for fun, as a hobby. These carefree types are happy writing all day long whether they have an audience or not.
For the sake of this article, I'll equate a "successful" blogger as one with a large audience whose blog provides them with a decent income.
The not-so-obvious truth about blogging is that, while the internet is a public sphere, it's outrageously difficult to become a public figure. You can publish jaw-dropping articles, videos and photos every day, but the fact is, they won't ever be seen unless you know how to build an audience.
Imagine that you're the greatest artist in the world. You paint stunningly beautiful landscapes and portraits, but keep all of your paintings locked up in your garage. Obviously, you'll never get discovered if you keep your work hidden. Posting an article online and hoping for an audience to magically appear is equal to painting in your garage and hoping for a renowned art critic to break into your home. The odds are about the same that you'll get "discovered."
Good writers are a dime-a-dozen, but what separates talented bloggers from "successful" bloggers isn't talent, creativity or juicy content. It's marketing, research and networking. If you're like me, you don't have a lot of money to spend on marketing. So how do you build your blog's audience effectively for free?
In today's hyper-competitive, media-driven society, a successful blogger is an excellent networker. If you're the most authentic, captivating writer on the planet, but don't network correctly, your only audience will be your family and a few close friends.
On the flip side, if you're a great networker and marketer, but your writing sucks, word will just spread faster that your writing is garbage. No doubt, a successful blogger must first be an adept story-teller, writer, photographer or videographer, but that's just the tip of the iceberg.
Networking: the dirty truth
Gaining an audience is all about networking. But before you can network, you've got to do a ton of research. Find the most successful bloggers out there and you'll see that they're tightly knit with all the other top bloggers in their niche. They feed off of each other's success.
For example: I'm writing a blog about life in Thailand. How do I get a huge flood of readers to come to my blog? Ironically, to get more readers, I need to stop writing and start networking with the people who have the biggest blogs about life in Thailand.
Once I make friends with said bloggers, they'll hopefully suggest my website to their tens of thousands of followers and a wave of referral traffic will hit my blog. Just like that, my website has received more traffic in one day than it's received all year. The best part: All of those thousands of referred readers are already interested in my niche, so if I'm lucky, they'll subscribe and stay tuned for more.
It sounds easy, but unless you've got a blog worth sharing, you won't receive any love from the big dogs.
How do I network with other bloggers?
Networking isn't easy. You can't just click around the web trying to find coattails to grab onto. Spend time reading, watching and listening to successful bloggers in your niche. Read until your eyes hurt, listen until your ears bleed and watch videos until your eyes fall out of their sockets. You can't spell network without work!
The best way to network with other bloggers is to leave insightful, thought-provoking comments in the blogs that strike a chord with you. Scroll down to the comments section and say something clever. Whatever you do, don't just leave the shallow "Great post!" comment with a link-back to your blog. That's a big turnoff. Say something so outrageously head-turning that the author of that blog has no choice but to contact you.
Admittedly, if you're anything like me, you would rather produce content than read/watch it. The dirty truth about blogging is that, in order to build an audience, most of your initial energy should be focused on other people's blogs, not your own.
I'm a very competitive person. When I started blogging, I perceived successful bloggers in my niche as competitors. Don't make that mistake. If you want to build an audience, you've got to understand that bloggers are your best friends.
Ask yourself: What exactly is the purpose of my blog? To make this easy, I'll break all blogs into two categories: personal & business. If you have aspirations to grow your audience and even produce an income, you need to know the difference between the two.
Personal blogging: the dirty truth
Anybody can write a personal blog. The web is saturated with them. Some of these blogs are crafted with beautifully written prose, edited carefully and published purposefully. But ultimately, most personal blogs bring in very few readers beyond family and close friends.
A majority of personal bloggers are fly by nights. They write once, maybe a few times, then give up once they realize that nobody cares to read their work. This isn't the way to build an audience.
It's possible to become a "successful" personal blogger, but you've got better odds dethroning Justin Bieber as the king of kiddy pop. All I'm saying is, don't expect to have a decent following if you're a personal blogger, unless you're already a celebrity. In that case, the masses will follow your verbal vomit no matter what, e.g. Twitter.
Business blogging: the dirty truth
While most business blogs lack the personality and flare of personal blogs, they have what 99.9% of personal blogs lack: value. In other words, they have something to offer to the reader. These blogs have far more potential to build a large audience than the personal variety. As a result, it's possible to make money with a business blog.
Search Google for anything you're passionate about. Chances are, you're going to click on a value-driven business blog or website that's producing ad revenue. Google sifts through the web's "crap" and places value-driven articles at the top of the search results based on monetary factors (marketing), page rank and domain authority. Basically, Google can tell what's valuable to readers and what isn't.
Creating value is the most important thing to a business blogger, but value isn't easy to produce. In the case of a business travel blogger, it requires travel, research, knowledge and editorial skill. For example:
Valuable: A travel blogger writing a detailed hotel review that also lists the top restaurants in the area with detailed menu suggestions.
Not valuable: A travel blogger writing about their wild night in Bangkok. They're just sharing a hilarious story, which is great, but it leaves the reader asking: what's in it for me?
Is Monkey Abroad a business blog or a personal blog?
Well, it's both.
When I started Monkey Abroad, I received a ton of positive feedback from my family and friends telling me how much they enjoyed my writing, but that wasn't enough. I wanted to reach people beyond my personal sphere. To accomplish that goal, I realized that I needed to change the direction of my blog from personal to business.
So I networked a bit, marketed and worked on my site's SEO. In other words, I worked on all the shit behind the curtain of my site. Alongside those audience-building strategies, I changed my writing to be more reader-focused. Consequently, I built a reasonable audience beyond my family, friends and neighbors.
My goal is to build my audience, but I recognize that the world of blogging for business is frighteningly labor-intensive. I'll hopefully continue gaining readers by producing more value-driven content, but I want to have fun while I do it.
Every blogger's dream is to grow their audience simply by producing great content, but you can't have your cake and eat it too. That's the dirty truth about blogging. Building an audience is not about pleasure and creative expression. It's about hard work and dedication behind the scenes. Once you've built an audience, it's a whole different story.
The dirty truth about blogging
The purpose of this article is to lift a veil and show you what goes on behind the scenes of a blog. Building an audience isn't easy, but if you're like me and you want more eyes to see your blog, you've gotta be willing to do a lot of grunt work. At the end of the day, I get pleasure from blogging and that's why I do it. If you're a blogger, I hope you get pleasure from it too. Otherwise, what's the point?


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Since the dawn of time we've had groups. Communities would form around common locations or activities, and it was always possible to be part of multiple groups. Think of it as a Venn diagram with you at the intersection of many groups.
Groups in corporations have now taken on a life of their own. Hierarchical structures demand nested sub-groups. Matrix reporting is a band-aid solution to being part of multiple groups. Think about how groups morph into e-mail distribution lists – it's more about keeping other people out than creating a shared sense of purpose.
Enterprise social networks allow groups, and the first reaction is to mirror the organisational hierarchy and distribution lists that people work so hard to keep up-to-date. So many people ask on Yammer whether it is possible to import all their distribution lists into Groups. Resist that temptation!
What if groups were not based on hierarchy, but used to shield ideas from threat? Lockheed created the Skunk Works group not because they needed another reporting line, but because the ideas within that group weren't mature enough for wider consumption.
Luke Buckle talked recently at the Swarm conference about nested groups for collaboration. The concept is that designers use an inner group to brainstorm, and the result of the brainstorm is eventually shared with a broader group (including the client).
Within an organisation the same strategy can apply. A single team can work to streamline processes. Nobody works in a vacuum, and changes to processes often have flow-on effects. Engaging all those flow-on stakeholders too early is the quickest way to kill an idea. The role of that team is to develop the idea, shielding it from threat, until it is mature enough to make sense to other stakeholders. Then, by all means, engage far and wide.
Rather than think about groups as needing to mirror an arbitrary business structure, think about them as a place to nurture ideas. If that happens to be the same as the reporting line structure, then all the better. Using this approach gets you back to the original definition – members having a shared sense of purpose.


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April 23, 2016: It's Still A Wonderful Life
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|Irene Kral
|Wonderful Life
|Yolks, The
|Don't Cry Anymore
|Ted Daigle
|What Comes Next?
|Spencer Wiggins
|Anything You Do Is Alright
|Butch Stone & His Orchestra
|I'm Ok
|Amy Rigby
|Wait Till I Get You Home
|Strangers, The
|I Say A Little Prayer
|Jim Lauderdale
|You Just Know
|Guitar Ray
|Patty Cake Shake
|Above, The
|You Look Unwell
|Sonny Curtis
|A Beatle I Wanna Be
|Let's Dance On
|Ralph Mooney & James Burton
|Corn Pickin'
|James Brown
|Bring It Up (Hipster Avenue)
|Owl Jolson
|I Love to Singa
|Lisa Marr With Cool
|Lovin' You Ain't Easy
|Del Ashley
|Little Miss Stuck Up
|Johnny Burnette
|You're 16
|Prophet & His Disciples
|You Fool, You Fool
|Lyres, The
|She Pays The Rent
|Marc Eric
|Just Passing By
|Rusty & Doug Kershaw
|Sweet Sweet Girl To Me
|Bobby Womack
|Lilly Mae
|Duke Reid Group
|Soul Style
|Ben Vaughn
|I'm Gonna Miss Me When I'm Gone
|Joe South
|Buddy Miller w/ Kasey Musgraves
|Love's Gonna Live Here
|Bertha Tillman
|(I Believe) Something Funny Is Going On
|Tripwires, The
|Get Young
|Hi Fi's, The
|Baby's In Black
|Johnny Flame And The Jaws Of Victory
|Be Good To Me
|Frank Lee Sprague
|George Harrison
|Awaiting on You All
|Uniques, The
|Fast Way of Living
|Merle Haggard
|Irma Jackson
|Guitar Tommy Moore
|I Ain't Botherin' Nobody
|Lenny Breau
|Gary Calamar
|Groop, The
|Don't Leave Me
|Lorez Alexandria
|Queers, The
|End It All
|Bellfuries, The
|Sung By Someone Lonely
|Mary Poppins
|Just A Three Dollar Increase
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CLICK HERE to see actual AFM contracts for some legendary recording sessions
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CLICK HERE for a weird Tonight Show episode where Jerry Lewis fills in for Johnny, with guest Bob Hope
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I love THESE Beach Boy videos!
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Listener comments!
Sat. 4/23/16 11:02am
Listener Baby:
Wishing you another amazing show. Banging in a new vineyard, catch you on the stream later today. Sure wish the WFMU App. was functional on my kind of phone. I'd be listening 24/7. Lots O' love,
Sat. 4/23/16 11:04am
Glenn L:
The Yolks!!!
Sat. 4/23/16 11:04am
Eddy in Australia:
Michael Michael Michael!
Baby Baby Baby!
Pow Pow Pow!
Sat. 4/23/16 11:14am
Listener Baby:
Got you on Tunein Radio. Very happy. Rock me and the baby Syrah!
Sat. 4/23/16 11:16am
Scraps deSelby:
Oh love me some Amy Rigby
Sat. 4/23/16 11:18am
Hi all. My friends saw and liked Chicago pop guy Sam Vicari at Leftfield on Ludlow St. I not familiar. You? (Who's seeing Los Chills here at Monty?)
Sat. 4/23/16 11:19am
Cooh John:
Number one hits on the number one station by the number one DJ!
Sat. 4/23/16 11:21am
Ooh, I DVD 'd The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance, last night. A Burt / Hal song!
Sat. 4/23/16 11:25am
David in ATL from NJ:
Great Jim Lauderdale track, Michael!
Sat. 4/23/16 11:27am
Sat. 4/23/16 11:27am
Miss Mailas:
Mike, you're getting me all verklempt with the relationship advice! (I agree with you wholeheartedly, by the way.)
Sat. 4/23/16 11:27am
Michael has cellph?
Sat. 4/23/16 11:28am
Guitar Ray.. Dynamite!
Sat. 4/23/16 11:30am
Michael Shelley:
emailed - no cell (yet)
Sat. 4/23/16 11:35am
Thank you for mentioning Prince, Michael. Radio has been strangely silent remembering him.
Sat. 4/23/16 11:37am
Juke Joint Jonny:
Least Beatle-esque Beatle tribute record? And maybe the best because of that?
Sat. 4/23/16 11:37am
Ha! I also heard that nails-scratching-on-blackboard "expert analysis" of the Ramones. And that "invented the merch table" thing had me and my friend laughing out loud. More reason why I listen to less and less NPR.
Sat. 4/23/16 11:40am
NPR--Not Pro-Ramones
Sat. 4/23/16 11:40am
ChooChoo - ATL:
RE: Rock and Roll criticism. I think Aretha Franklin said it best: When you hear something good, you say: "Baby, you MOVE ME!"
Sat. 4/23/16 11:40am
myron feld:
Carol Kaye was sick the day they cut "Let's Dance On" so that's why there's no bass on it. True story.
Sat. 4/23/16 11:40am
As a songwriter and rock musician, I couldn't agree more. Your take on love applies to rock music as well: when you know, you know. No analysis required, and no amount of analysis will change it.
Sat. 4/23/16 11:47am
Marc Francis:
@ Miss Mailas: You are the bestest.
Sat. 4/23/16 11:47am
Yay! "I Love to Singa!" Do we know who this was?
Sat. 4/23/16 11:48am
Hope this isn't stating the obvious.
Sat. 4/23/16 11:49am
Gaylord Fields:
@P-90: Owl Jolson, of course! (Okay, he was voiced by Tommy Bond, a.k.a. "Butch" of the Little Rascals.)
Sat. 4/23/16 11:50am
Michael Shelley:
Is that Butch singing????
Sat. 4/23/16 11:51am
Gaylord Fields:
@Michael Shelley: Yes! And it kinda explains his resentment toward Alfalfa, if you think about it.
Sat. 4/23/16 11:52am
Michael Shelley:
Sat. 4/23/16 11:52am
Gaylord Fields:
And thanks for the dedication! David Gates + The Blossoms = No. 1 hit!
Sat. 4/23/16 11:53am
That was Tommy Bond? Long-standing question answered! Thanks, and kudos, DJ Gaylord!
Sat. 4/23/16 11:55am
I have that Tommy Bond bio too, Michael, but IMDB (and Gaylord)confirms Tommy Bond.
Sat. 4/23/16 11:55am
Gaylord Fields:
@P-90: Useless factoids at your disposal! That's what I provide.
Sat. 4/23/16 11:56am
How old was Johnny Burnette when he wrote that song, I wonder?
Sat. 4/23/16 11:56am
Sat. 4/23/16 11:56am
Just finished the Sam Phillips bio by Peter Guralnick. Highly recommended!
Sat. 4/23/16 11:59am
was that a different mix of Youre 16 by johnny b?
"little miss stuck up" may very well be the best tune ever...
Sat. 4/23/16 12:00pm
Miss Mailas:
@ChrisB I agree! What a rewarding read that was.
Sat. 4/23/16 12:01pm
Michael Shelley:
I need to get that!
Sat. 4/23/16 12:02pm
Volume 5 I'll start getting the video ready
Sat. 4/23/16 12:04pm
Michael Shelley:
Aaron -it's going to be a long one!
Sat. 4/23/16 12:08pm
No worries YouTube has a 10 hour limit
Sat. 4/23/16 12:14pm
Juke Joint Jonny:
Is this the Prince tribute?
Sat. 4/23/16 12:14pm
Melissa Jean:
mornin! thanks for the Bobby Womack!
Sat. 4/23/16 12:18pm
Marc Francis:
Hey Melissa Jean!
Sat. 4/23/16 12:23pm
This Tripwires record has been on steady play around here for quite a while. Always good to hear.
Sat. 4/23/16 12:34pm
Michael Shelley:
a great & unique lp!
Sat. 4/23/16 12:48pm
SO Sweet!
Sat. 4/23/16 12:49pm
Melissa Jean:
hey MF!
Sat. 4/23/16 12:55pm
Santos L Halper:
Lenny Breau! that brilliant winnipeg bastard! i saw a documentary about him, where chet atkins related an anecdote about him turning everyone in helen reddy's touring band into a damn dope fiend.
Sat. 4/23/16 1:00pm
Thanks, Michael!
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MIAMI — Willie Reed has decided to test the market.
Reed has told the Heat that he will decline his player option and will be an unrestricted free agent this offseason, according to a source. The Vertical was the first to report the news Thursday.
This isn't a surprise considering Reed's player option to return to the Heat next season was worth $1.6 million. The 27-year-old is expected to get more than double that amount in free agency this summer after an impressive season as Hassan Whiteside's backup.
The way Reed's contract is structured gives him time to change his mind and opt-in to his player option before the June 29 deadline, but that is very unlikely. His opt-out will only become official when that option expires once that June 29 deadline passes.
Reed has made it known that he wants to return to Miami, but the Heat will have to decide how much they want to invest in the center position with $98 million already invested in Whiteside. The Heat could need to use their "room" mid-level exception worth $4.3 million to retain Reed, but even that may not be enough.
"We all have families," Reed said in April when asked about returning to the Heat. "We all want to be a part of something special. I love this team, I love these guys in the locker room. Being here would be great. Hopefully something works out. I don't know what's going to happen, but I'm just going to continue to do my part, continue to embrace this culture and embrace those guys that are around this summer as we continue to try to get better."
[Hassan Whiteside shares special moment as he surprises mother with new home]
[Should the Heat take a chance on high-risk, high-reward draft prospect Harry Giles?]
[Mailbag: What are the Heat's options with about $38 million in cap space?]
Reed earned this free agent opportunity with a quality season, averaging 5.3 points and 4.7 rebounds in a bench role with Miami. After playing in 39 games for the Nets as a rookie in the 2015-16 season, he got on the court for 71 games with the Heat this season.
Reed's most impressive performances came as a starter with Whiteside sidelined, as he recorded 22 points and 18 rebounds in a loss to the Suns on Jan. 3 and contributed 22 points and 12 rebounds in a loss to the Lakers on Jan. 6.
With the Heat expected to have about $38 million in cap space after it clears Chris Bosh's contract off their salary cap, Miami needs to prioritize its free agents. And if the Heat want to bring back this season's core, their top two priorities are expected to be re-signing James Johnson and Dion Waiters.
Reed has remained in Miami this summer for his offseason work. He's shared video clips through social media of his offseason workouts at the Heat's practice courts in AmericanAirlines Arena.
"I definitely will be around here working out this summer," Reed said in April. "My family loves Miami, obviously. I can take my son and my family to the beach whenever I want. Go down to the beach and then just continue to work out and work on my body, do some yoga, do some boxing, do some conditioning stuff and try to get better for next season."
Last week, forward Josh McRoberts exercised his opt-in to return to the Heat for $6 million next season. Miami is still waiting on Dion Waiters to make the official decision on his player option, but he will almost certainly opt out to become a free agent with more money available on the open market.
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Logistics service provider Blue Dart Express today said its promoter plans to dilute 6.03 per cent stake, a move which may fetch DHL Express (Singapore) in excess of Rs 245 crore at current price.
In a notice of offer for sale, Blue Dart Express said the sale of 14,31,937 shares would take place on separate windows of both BSE and NSE on November 23. The sale process will start at 9.15 am and close on the same day at 3.30 pm.
Blue Dart's shares today closed at Rs 1,713.85 apiece, up 2.02 per cent at the BSE over the previous closing.
"The seller shall declare the floor price for the sale on November 22 after closure of the trading hours of the stock exchanges, but not later than 5 pm, Indian Standard Time. Orders or bids below the floor price shall not be accepted and will not be considered for allocation," it said.
DHL Express (Singapore), as on end of September, had 81.03 per cent stake in Blue Dart Express.
Regulator Sebi has earlier this year made it mandatory for the promoters of listed companies to prune their holding to a maximum of 75 per cent by June next year so that a minimum 25 per cent public shareholding can be maintained in listed private companies.
Blue Dart said a minimum of 25 per cent of the offer will be reserved for allocation to insurance companies and mutual funds.
"No single bidder other than mutual funds and insurance companies shall be allocated more than 25 per cent of the size of the sale," the document said.
Citigroup Global Markets India has been appointed as the seller's broker.


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Evil never dies, and neither does Black Sabbath.
In the wake of a handful of kinda-sorta-reunion dates last summer (drummer Bill Ward remains on the sidelines), the reconvened Black Sabbath announced more details about their upcoming album. Titled 13, the Rick Rubin-produced batch of songs will hit stores in June. Rage Against the Machine skinsman Brad Wilk will be sitting in for Ward, and the album represents the first under the Black Sabbath name since 1995's Forbidden (which only featured one original band member, and was also super-terrible), and the first Ozzy-led Sabbath collection since 1978's Never Say Die! (which was also pretty underwhelming).
The band also announced a handful of new tour dates that will take them to Australia, New Zealand, and Japan starting in April.
This year is only a few weeks old, but it has already proven to be a pretty underwhelming year for comebacks. Justin Timberlake, Destiny's Child, and David Bowie have all stormed the gates after long layoffs, and all three have elicited more shrugs than gasps. Sabbath's legacy is already set in stone, as their incredible five-album run from 1970 to 1973 (Black Sabbath, Paranoid, Master of Reality, Vol. 4, and Sabbath Bloody Sabbath) not only brought modern heavy metal to the masses but also pushed the boundaries of how loud — and heavy — arena rock could be.
But Sabbath was only just okay during their shows last summer, and Ozzy Osbourne's 21st century solo output has been spotty at best, and both Geezer Butler and Tony Iommi worked on the totally acceptable Sabbath-esque Heaven & Hell album in 2006. (The less said about Iommi's solo work, including his Santana-esque solo album that saw him team up with modern stars like Dave Grohl and Serj Tankian, the better.) Rick Rubin does have the ability to take artists past their prime and making them sound vital again, but 13 has an uphill battle in front of it.
What are your thoughts on a new Black Sabbath album? What will the addition of Wilk bring to the recording? And what's your favorite Sabbath song? Leave your darkness in the comments.
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|Our path around the world starting in Indy. 14 airports in 14 days.
That's the question we got from our waitress at dinner the other night when the subject of travel came up and we indicated that we had traveled rather extensively. I don't think we've ever had that particular question. We always get "What's your favorite place?" or "Have you ever been to________?" (Italy and probably, respectively). But the way this question was phrased was a new one. "How far...?" My initial response was, "As far as we could, because once we had gone so far, we were on your way home."
I was thinking of the classic riddle:
How far can you walk into the woods? The answer: Half way. After that you're walking out of the woods.
That was the case on a trip back in 2010 that took us around the world (see the accompanying flight path nearby). Ann wrote about it in a previous Excellent Adventure post. Now, even though we can officially say we joined the Circumnavigator's Club, I suppose we didn't technically go as far away as physically possible on the planet. That would be the exact opposite side of the globe from Indianapolis; a point somewhere in
|The farthest away spot. Flight 370? Maybe. Ann & John? No.
It is an intriguing question, nonetheless. So we'll ask you. How far away have you traveled?
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