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…Plus 25 others!
75. Jim James- Regions of Light and Sound of God
74. Deep Purple- Now What!?
73. Fidlar- Fidlar
72. Eels- Wonderful, Glorious
71. Black Rebel Motorcycle Club- Specter at the Feast
70. Iron and Wine- Ghost on Ghost
69. The Weeks- Dear Bo Jackson
68. Deap Vally- Sistrionix
67. Phoenix- Bankrupt!
66. Dr. Dog- B-Room
65. Midlake- Antiphon
64. The Moondoggies- Adios I'm a Ghost
63. Wolf People- Fain
62. Connections- Body Language
61. Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds- Push The Sky Away
60. Foxygen- We Are The 21st Century Ambassadors of Peace & Magic
59. Black Star Riders- All Hell Breaks Loose
58. Futurebirds- Baby Yaga
57. Glasvegas- Later… When the TV Turns to Static
56. Royal Bangs- Brass
55. The Fratellis- We Need Medicine
54. White Denim- Corsicana Lemonade
53. Buddy Guy- Rhythm & Blues
52. Surfer Blood- Pythons
51. Cold War Kids- Dear Miss Lonelyhearts
…And now the Top 50:
50. The Features- The Features
It pays to be buds with rock royalty in the Kings of Leon as The Features gained momentum touring and opening for them multiple times. Now they're stepping out of the shadow with their best record yet in their self-titled effort backed by standouts like the indie disco of, "This Disorder," the crashing "Won't Be Long," the early morning sprint of "Fox on the Run," or the deceptive funk of "Ain't No Wonder."
49. Josh Ritter- The Beast in its Tracks
Josh Ritter released his seventh studio album The Beast in its Tracks in the wake of a divorce from his wife Dawn Landes. But this is not the venomous and vitriolic break-up album you might expect. This is further down the line in the acceptance stages and it shows in tender cuts like "New Lover," "In Your Arms Again," "The Appleblossom Rag," and "Joy to you Baby." Presenting this subject matter with benevolence rather than in an acerbic way, Ritter proves once again he's still in the upper echelon of modern day songwriters.
48. The Tossers- The Emerald City
Many may think The Tossers are Chicago's answer to Boston's Dropkick Murphys but they actually predate the Murphys by a few years. With The Emerald City, The Tossers continue to be a model of consistency on the Irish pub rock scene with peers like The Pogues, the Murphys and Flogging Molly.
47. Foals- Holy Fire
On their third record Holy Fire, Foals have finally found the bombast that may become their calling card. With a fusion of guitars and synths they have created a type of stadium-sized intergalactic disco that could take them a long way. Inescapable cuts like "Inhaler," "My Number," "Bad Habits," "Milk & Black Spiders," and "Providence" could see them transforming the biggest arenas and stadiums into giant dance parties.
46. Local Natives- Hummingbird
Although not as spontaneous or immediately engaging as their 2010 debut of Gorilla Manor, Local Natives' sophomore effort Hummingbird does show a certain level of maturity and introspection beyond its predecessor. With that said, the album still embodies their affection for rampant percussion and multi-part harmonies but they're filtered as flourishes woven together with a sense of somberness, no doubt influenced by The National's Aaron Dessner who produced the record.
45. Black Joe Lewis- Electric Slave
Black Joe Lewis has done a wondrous job melding vintage blues, R&B, and soul music and into a modern marvel. Although this year's offering of Electric Slave isn't quite as bathed in the lavish brass arrangements as 2011's Scandalous it does accentuate the feral stripped-down alley cat nature of a record that can sting and strut.
44. Franz Ferdinand- Right Thoughts, Right Words, Right Action
You might've thought that a few years away from the scene might've dulled the limelight of Franz Ferdinand. But with 2013's Right Thoughts, Right Words, Right Actions the Scottish lads return sluttier than ever as indicated by songs like "Right Action," "Evil Eye," "Bullet," and "Treason! Animals" which are as sharp as the shards of a shattered disco globe.
43. The Strokes- Comedown Machine
The Strokes returned in 2011 with their most daring sounding (and criminally underrated) record to date in Angles. Trending that same way, 2013's Comedown Machine is even stranger. Front man Julian Casablancas has perhaps the heaviest influence with the same '80s new wave sound that populated his solo album Phrazes for the Young. Even though it lacks the NYC afterhours danger of their previous work it's an interesting departure none the less.
42. Blitzen Trapper- VII
After having their most unorthodox record with 2010's Destroyer of the Void, Blitzen Trapper have been working on getting back to a rootsy vintage Americana type of sound. This first started in 2011 with American Goldwing and even further now with 2013's VII. Here the band comes off sounding dustier and looser than ever before, at times mirroring the ramshackle open frontier of The Band. And as far as emulating an Americana act, you can't get any better than the one that perfected it.
41. Uncle Acid & The Deadbeats- Mind Control
In terms of the genre of sludge metal/stoner rock goes, you'd be hard-pressed to find a release better than Uncle Acid & The Deadbeats' Mind Control in 2013. A thick cement mixer of menacing riffs and psychedelic vocals, K.R. Starrs (Uncle Acid) sounds like a twisted blend of John Lennon and Billy Corgan in their darkest hours.
40. Fuzz- Fuzz
Garage rock wunderkind Ty Segall has had a part in a prodigious amount of projects in just a handful of years with Fuzz being amongst his best. While the spotlight remains on Segall, Fuzz is a legit power trio as his friends Charles Moothart and Roland Cosio more than hold their own banging out fierce slabs of proto-metal.
39. Ghost B.C.- Infestissumam
Ghost B.C. are one of the best things going in metal. They have a unique look and aura and hey… they actually create great metal songs! Coming from Sweden and having regalia resembling the church of Satan or a dark carnival of souls you would think this outfit is the most evil church-burning band on the planet. There's a certain tongue-and-cheek to their eerie pageantry however. The crowning achievement on Infestissumam comes in the muscular nocturnal chug of "Year Zero" that sounds like a something Batman would blast as a pump-up anthem in the Batmobile on a late night crusade against crime.
38. The Avett Brothers- Magpie and the Dandelion
Magpie and the Dandelion was recorded during the same sessions as The Avett Brothers' 2012 output The Carpenter. This does not feel like a collection of outtakes or B-Sides from The Carpenter however. Quite the opposite as Magpie is actually a better record from start to finish than its predecessor. Beginning with the exuberant sunshine of opener "Open Ended Life" through closing grace of "Clearness is Gone" The Avetts prove once more that few can touch them when it comes to earnest new age folk rock.
37. Motörhead- Aftershock
With Motörhead you know what you're going get in advance. Really loud, really gritty, tough as nails rock with front man Lemmy Kilmister's trademark scorched earth gravel bark. Over the decades Motörhead has become the workingman's hard rock band and they've turned this predictability into a strength in the sense that they're reliable. Motörhead stick to their guns once again with the onslaught of Aftershock and show that they have plenty of bourbon left in the tank.
36. Smith Westerns- Soft Will
The Smith Westerns may have turned down the Mott the Hoople gloss a bit on Soft Will but this is more than a worthy follow-up to 2011's Dye It Blonde. The blankets of guitar still shimmer and singer Cullen Omori's voice is whimsical as ever. And one of this year's best titles, "3 A.M. Spiritual" hits it head on. How many of us have felt spiritual at 3 A.M.? Plenty of us.
35. The Strypes- Snapshot
There are homages to retro rock and R&B and then there are records like Snapshot by Irish lads The Strypes that go all in. Their ages range from only 16-18, but these guys sound like veteran archivists, mining inspiration from acts that their grandparents (Maybe great grandparents?) probably listened to. Anyone from Chuck Berry, The Yardbirds, Howlin' Wolf, Bo Diddley, and The Rolling Stones just to name a few. And they do this expertly as illustrated in their incendiary cover of "Rollin' and Tumblin.'" This record sounds so much like a classic early Stones LP, you're almost surprised they didn't call it Ireland's Newest Hitmakers.
34. Swim Deep- Where The Heaven Are We
British four-piece Swim Deep burst onto the scene in a big way this year. Their debut record titled Where The Heaven Are We is a fantastic slice of wayward dream pop as singer/guitarist Austin Williams even proclaims, "Don't just dream in your sleep it's just lazy," in the song "Honey." Their finest moment though comes in the hooked-load, irresistible "King City" that is one of the catchiest anthems this year. An enduring flame of vibrancy and youth.
33. Tribes- Wish To Scream
London quartet Tribes had an ambitious sound on their debut record Baby but on their follow up, Wish To Scream the band aimed for even loftier heights. They cut a large swath between shout-a-long pub rockers and the shoot-for-the-moon chiming of bands like Oasis. It's lush and bold nature suggested the band had their sights set for grand visions for the foreseeable future. Sadly we'll never know what was to come as the band announced their split in November 2013, but they went out crafting one blinding and glorious supernova.
32. The Wild Feathers- The Wild Feathers
The Wild Feathers are destined to be forerunners in terms of 21st century Americana roots rock. They're from Austin, TX but they sound like they were ripped right from the marrow of the Midwest. Like laboring over a fine craft beer their debut self-titled output was brewed with just the right amount of The Band, Petty, Springsteen, Crazy Horse, Black Crowes, wheat, grain, and grit. A great road trip record especially boot-stomping "The Ceiling" that's so infectious its 6:20 run time feels like it's only a third of its actual length.
31. Ivan & Alyosha- All The Times We Had
The Dostoevsky inspired band name may not roll right off the tongue but Ivan & Alyosha's All The Times We Had is one wide-eyed and inspired debut. Lovely harmonies and melodies propel them into the stratosphere and the band seems like a more celestial version of Fleet Foxes. If this is what they've concocted for their first record, there's no telling what's next. You can't even say "The sky is the limit" because they already sound like they're out amongst the stars here.
30. The Winery Dogs- The Winery Dogs
One of the best acts to emerge on the hard rock scene in 2013 was the legit super group power trio of The Winery Dogs. Combining the talents of guitarist/vocalist Richie Kotzen (Poison, Mr. Big), bassist Billy Sheehan (David Lee Roth, Mr. Big, Steve Vai) and drummer Mike Portnoy (Dream Theater) The Winery Dogs released a record that's steeped in classic rock with no frills and no bullshit. Kotzen sounds like a long lost Golden God, a howling siren that can send shock waves for miles, eerily similar to Chris Cornell. Think of Led Zeppelin blended with Soundgarden with a rhythm section that can get down in a groove as good as Cream did. Burly and scorching rockers like "Elevate," "Desire," "We Are One," and "Six Feet Deeper" prove The Winery Dogs have the power and might of a raging tempest. A prolonged future is never a sure thing with super groups, and it seems a split would be the only way to halt their momentum.
29. Treetop Flyers- The Mountain Moves
There's nothing really groundbreaking about Treetop Flyer's debut record The Mountain Moves but that's in part what makes it so endearing and outstanding. They expertly delve into a classic folk rock sound particularly the California regions from the '60s and early '70s. Their pronounced and poetic guitars carry the load down sunshine highways through standouts like "Things Will Change," "Houses Are Burning," "She's Gotta Run," and the climactic jam of "Haunted House." Mining the past sometimes proves to be fruitful rather than cliché, The Mountain Moves is a testament to that.
28. Mikal Cronin- MCII
To say Mikal Cronin stepped out from behind behind Ty Segall's shadow in 2013 is an understatement. But unlike Segall this is not the fuzzed-out garage rock effort you might expect. Instead MCII delivers some of the most insistent and catchy power pop this side of Ben Kweller. It's short and compact but that only adds to its immediacy. A delectable record that's hard to stop spinning multiple times once you've started.
27. Editors- The Weight Of Your Love
Editors aim big on The Weight Of Your Love and their guitars ring as loud as anyone around. There's an equality of '80s post-punk sadness and beauty that effortlessly blends with the epic sound reminiscent of early U2. Lead singer Tim Smith's velvet baritone is as soothing The National's Matt Berninger, and maybe just a (little) bit more optimistic.
26. The Joy Formidable- Wolf's Law
Welsh trio The Joy Formidable harness a big sound and bigger ambitions on their sophomore record Wolf's Law. They're distinguished by firecracker front woman Ritzy Bryan who howls with a purpose and intensity that would make most front men wilt. Running the gamut of sweeping arrangements like the palpitating "This Ladder Is Ours" and monumental closer "Turnaround" with pulverizing cuts like "Little Blimp," "Bats," and "Maw Maw Song" Wolf's Law provides an adventure that guarantees The Joy Formidable's staying power.
25. The Head and The Heart- Let's Be Still
After a stunning debut with their 2011 self-titled effort, The Head and The Heart return with a sophomore record that is anything but a slump. More blissful sunshine folk pop percolates throughout Let's Be Still, sounding like the band can crank out records like this for decades without breaking a sweat.
24. Andrew Stockdale- Keep Moving
Ever since 2009's Cosmic Egg it's been a murky, uncertain path for Wolfmother's brain trust Andrew Stockdale. An ever-evolving cast and eventual (Albeit temporary) disbanding of Wolfmother lead to Stockdale to release is debut solo record appropriately titled Keep Moving. Although it's a little more groove oriented than the Wolfmother outfit it's still undeniably fearsome. Tracks like "Somebody's Calling," "Year of the Dragon," "Meridian," and "Ghetto" are as heavy riffing and meaty as anything he put out under the Wolfmother moniker. It's clear after listening to this record that Andrew Stockdale and Wolfmother are just names, as long as Stockdale is at the helm he'll steer them to Valhalla no matter what.
23. Paul McCartney- NEW
Paul McCartney seems to have found the serum that few else have his age in the music industry, rolling through senior citizenship with continued youthfulness, vibrancy, and relentlessness. Of course, it helps when you're a Beatle too! This tireless work ethic to create timeless pop and rock transitions easily to his aptly titled LP NEW. He's out of almost everyone else's league and seems to only be competing now with himself. As for that competition, this is Macca's most daring record he's made in years, if not decades.
22. Free Energy- Love Sign
The rambunctious spirit of Free Energy seems like it just won't fade out, lighting the way through a perpetual night of partying. Love Sign is a soundtrack to that never-ending night and its charm lies in its ability to never be pretentious or take itself too seriously. Free Energy hit home run after home run here, and those balls they're hitting out of the park are cheeseballs. Just try not to sing along with house party rave-ups like "Electric Fever," "Girls Want Rock," "Hey Tonight," or "Street Survivor" and power ballads like "Dance All Night" and "True Love." Play Love Sign, slam beer, bro/gal grabs, repeat.
21. Okkervil River- The Silver Gymnasium
Okkervil River has kept busy in the new millennium as The Silver Gymnasium marks their seventh record since 2002. As a loose concept record based around front man Will Sheff's hometown of Meridian, New Hampshire, it also may be Okkervil River's best to date. Sheff and crew's stunning indie pop sensibilities are on full display with highlights like, "It Was My Season," "On A Balcony," "White" and the centerpiece the shimmering, appropriately flowing "Down Down the Deep River."
20. David Bowie- The Next Day
The Thin White Duke returneth. You had to know David Bowie's unofficial retirement wasn't a permanent scenario. Ten years after his last album, Bowie is back with The Next Day. Bowie shows no sign of rust as this is one of his finest batches of songs to date. The title track, "The Stars (Are Out Tonight)," "Valentine's Day," and "Dancing Out In Space" amongst others are destined to be latter day Bowie classics.
19. Dropkick Murphys- Signed and Sealed in Blood
The Dropkick Murphys have carved out a niche for themselves that few else have. Each record is a blast of adrenalized uncompromising and unpretentious Celtic punk rock. Signed and Sealed in Blood is no different as the boys from Boston stumble in from the streets again with another set of boozehound belters and pint-slamming anthems. Irresistible tavern shouters like "The Boys Are Back," "Prisoner's Song," "Rose Tattoo," "The Battles Rages On," and "Out on the Town" feel like a warm maudlin embrace from your favorite whiskey-breathed mate.
18. Iggy Pop & The Stooges- Ready To Die
Iggy Pop is one of the grittiest icons in rock history. The godfather of punk is now in his mid-60's which makes it even more incredible how brazen and audacious Ready to Die is while still balancing it with a rugged maturity. It's a collaborative effort with The Stooges that proves to be their best since 1973's Raw Power. Conflagrating rockers like "Burn," "Job," "Gun," and "DD's" are juxtaposed by edifying ballads "Unfriendly World" and "The Departed" that feel like they're still covered in the fresh soot of nuclear fallout.
17. Frightened Rabbit- Pedestrian Verse
One of Scotland's finest exports Frightened Rabbit return in 2013 with their fourth LP Pedestrian Verse. These Scottish sad sacks continue to do what they do best: Brood mightily. That's not to say this isn't a triumphant effort, quite the opposite. The Rabbits find splendor in their sorrow as usual albeit with a bigger scope with their most vivid statement to date.
16. Frank Turner- Tape Deck Heart
Frank Turner would like us all to believe he's a devout atheist but we know better than that. He unpretentiously kneels at the Alter constructed by guys like Jerry Lee Lewis, Bruce Springsteen, and Joe Strummer just to name a few. The suitably titled Tape Deck Heart finds Turner playing it close to the chest, perhaps his most personal record so far. Anti-hymns and rally cries like, "Recovery," "Losing Days," "Plain Sailing Weather," and "Four Simple Words" flood Tape Deck Heart and are sure whip listeners into an ecstatic frenzy, exactly the way Turner had it planned.
15. Deer Tick- Negativity
Deer Tick's front man John McCauley has been widely known in many circles as one of the last true wild men in Rock & Roll. To no one's surprise McCauley hit rock bottom as his drinking and drug abuse as well as his personal life spiraled out of control. It's no doubt the title of Deer Tick's fifth record Negativity is influenced by McCauley's pitfalls. After 2011's booze-fueled Divine Providence Deer Tick's Negativity is much more cultivated. Although there are still rockers like "The Curtain" and the scorching "Pot of Gold" the sentimental moments "Just Friends," "The Dream's in the Ditch," "In Our Time" and "Big House" are more affecting and visceral. Deer Tick hasn't lost their barfly fortitude they're just becoming a better-rounded band… and maybe a tad more responsible.
14. Dawes- Stories Don't End
With Stories Don't End Dawes have become one of the best and most reliable folk rock acts of the modern era and it's only their third record. This reputation is built on the backbone of a sturdy debut with North Hills in 2009 and one of the best sophomore releases maybe ever in Nothing is Wrong in 2011. Stories Don't End finds Dawes in a comfort zone, breathing a sigh of relief in the pocket they've created. It also further exemplifies front man Taylor Goldsmith's continual evolution into one of the best storytelling songwriters on the planet. His characters are so poignant, each track plays like a dynamic vignette or novella allowing listeners an immersion into Goldsmith's captivating mind.
13. Vampire Weekend- Modern Vampires of the City
Vampire Weekend are an anomaly in the world of indie rock. They're albums seem to get more eccentric with each release which in turn continues to garner them critical praise and yet their fan base continues to grow as well. Modern Vampires of the City continues with that trend as it's their most unorthodox record yet. As unconventional as it is Vampire Weekend prove to be a band that's charming and clever enough to synthesize this type of futuristic pop into something instantly accessible with intoxicating hooks on cuts like, "Unbelievers," "Diane Young," "Hannah Hunt," "Everlasting Arms," "Finger Back," and "Ya Hey." No telling where the band will venture off to after this, but they're pretty sure you'll dig it.
12. Palma Violets- 180
Palma Violets crashed the scene in 2013 with their raw debut of 180. The whole record has an overwhelming aura of adolescent angst and chaos, unabashedly it seems like the wheels could come off at any moment. But that is the allure of 180 in that its unpredictable nature leaves you thrilled and salivating for more. The sound of a band playing for their lives and it's going to make every last death rattle count.
11. Jake Bugg- Jake Bugg
The term "New (Bob) Dylan" has been thrown around for so long it usually draws groans and eye-rolling from most people. Enter English-born singer/songwriter Jake Bugg whose debut self-titled record hit the states in 2013. With its vintage sepia-toned folk rock sound and balance of introspective acoustic numbers ("Simple As This," "Broken," "Slide," "Someone Told Me") with troubadour roadhouse rockers ("Lightning Bolt," "Two Fingers," "Taste It," "Seen It All," "Trouble Town") it wouldn't be out of bounds or irreverent to call this Bugg's stab at a modern Bringing it All Back Home.
10. Jake Bugg- Shangri La
Apparently one stellar stateside record in 2013 wasn't enough for Jake Bugg. And even more impressive than the quantity is the quality of material from Bugg in 2013 as Shangri La actually exceeds its predecessor. Bugg continues his precocious ways although this is a much more feral output than his debut. Under the tender care of producing Guru Rick Rubin, Bugg begins Shangri La in high-octane fashion with the pistol-fire trio of "There's A Beast And We All Feed It," "Slumville Sunrise," and "What Doesn't Kill You." It's like Highway 61 running right through CBGB's.
9. Pearl Jam- Lightning Bolt
Pearl Jam continue to be an aberration in the music industry, emerging as the statesmen in a movement where most seemingly weren't destined for old bones and yet they've now endured for over 20 years. They've always been more entrenched in the spirit of classic rock though more than most of their other peers which is how their 10th record Lightning Bolt unfurls. This is a fusion of their raging youthful past with a genuine tenderness and wink of the eye that could only come from decades of experience and craftsmanship. Sure it may be considered "Dad Rock" by some, but what a righteous and mature statement it is.
8. Arctic Monkeys- AM
Arctic Monkeys arrive with AM as one of the leading purveyors of guitar rock, proving it's something that's not archaic or obsolete. While this is not as soaring or agitated as some of their previous works, that is actually where this record thrives. AM delves deep into late nights with danger and seduction, a smooth transition into a sleazy Red Light District sound. The Monkeys concentrate much more on groove here, but it's a heavy one to be sure. Gutter guitars gnash, ooze, and pummel especially on sordid rockers "Do I Wanna Know?," "R U Mine?," "Arabella," "I Want it All," and "Snap Out Of It." It's a lot like an all-night bender, one that has you rubbing your eyes not ready for the morning sun evading it like a vampire. Well, perhaps vampires is a bit strong but… you know the rest.
7. Phosphorescent- Muchacho
Phosphorescent's Muchacho is an immaculate work of art. The maestro behind this grand opus is Matthew Houck who has channeled his pathos into something to behold that few others have accomplished. In the aftermath of a breakup where Houck claimed, "I Lost the place, lost the girl, and lost my mind," he pulled Muchacho out of the blackness of the viscera and it's hauntingly alluring. Nowhere is this more evident than the glorious summits of elegance with "Song For Zula" and "The Quotidian Beasts." Muchacho is by far the greatest release of Houck's yet.
6. The National- Trouble Will Find Me
The National are sort of like a modern day version of The Smiths. And while some might consider that blasphemous, no one thrives on sincerely sad music better than The National. Trouble Will Find Me is no exception, arguably their most distressing in their canon. Their pain though is certainly rewarding for the rest of us as front man Matt Berninger continues to be one tortured poet skidding off the road and no amount of consumed bottles of wine can stop it. A thrilling crash off the cliff indeed.
5. Portugal. The Man- Evil Friends
Portugal. The Man have kept themselves busy since their inception in 2005 releasing three EPs, one acoustic album, and seven proper LPs. What's more ridiculous than their insane creative output is the fact that they inexplicably keep topping themselves as proven once again with 2013's Evil Friends. There's no telling how they mine this seemingly limitless reservoir of saccharine-sounding indie pop for each record. This is yet another collection of inescapable blissed-out (If not at times bummed-out as well) earworms like "Plastic Soldiers," "Evil Friends," "Modern Jesus," "Atomic Man," "Sea of Air," and "Purple Yellow Red And Blue." Portugal. The Man keep climbing indie rock hierarchy, topping themselves one mellifluous record after another.
4. Black Sabbath- 13
35 years is a long time. And as hyper-evolving and tumultuous as the music industry is, that's the equivalent to an eon or at the very least an era of mountain-building. That's the length of time it's been since Heavy Metal pioneers Black Sabbath have released a record with original front man/madman Ozzy Osbourne. 13 is the long road back from hell for the Heavy Metal pioneers and it's another all-time classic in their catalog. Like a mythical beast that's been slumbering for decades, 13 blasts through the Earth's mantle with a titanic riff releasing all of the demons of the underworld behind it. The beast has awoken, staggered and confused at first, but in a new even more harsh world it soon realizes it shall thrive once more and the hunger creeps back into its gut. Where most bands would get bogged down in the primordial sludge of this pace, Black Sabbath flourish with it and relish it as usual. The militant lurch sounds like billowing storm clouds gathering on the edge of town in a foreboding spectacle. It's hard to say if they'll make another record after this, but if this is the grand finale in this macabre career, what a way to bow out.
3. Kings of Leon- Mechanical Bull
Kings of Leon had a near cataclysmic meltdown in the aftermath of Come Around Sundown. Between the alienation from their most fickle fans and in-band tension things looked grim. Everyone needed to take a break and limp back to their caves to lick their wounds, to heal. The long road back to glory took two years, leading to Mechanical Bull. Kings of Leon make a clarion-call statement that they were out to make a record on their own time and their own terms, devoid of attempting to make mega hits or please anyone but themselves. Not for the casual fans who probably only listen to "Sex on Fire" and "Use Somebody" nor for the apparent diehards who have been crying "Sell outs" since Only By The Night. And really, that's the approach they should take when making records going forward. They're still an immensely talented band and the muse will find them no matter how they're perceived to the masses. Mechanical Bull is the most evenly balanced record they've released blending cocksure rockers with their matured ballads. Whatever discord there was in the band in the past couple of years has seemingly now floated under the bridge and they can now concentrate on getting back to the throne to reign as rock royalty for decades to come.
2. Arcade Fire- Reflektor
"Do you like Rock & Roll musik? Cuz I don't know if I do…" front man Win Butler despondently and wryly snarls on Arcade Fire's fourth record Reflektor. It's bold but that may be a summation to how Arcade Fire went on a mission to deconstruct the apparent stench of conventionalism they felt wafting over them, perhaps feeling pigeonholed by their own merits and achievements. They aren't about to rest on past accolades and acclaim so on Reflektor they forage out into new territories, burning old blueprints to the ground and dancing through the ashes. It's literarily and musically dense, undoubtedly this is Arcade Fire's most experimental record. It's a sea change type of moment, similar to U2 with Achtung Baby or Radiohead with Kid A. It will definitely leave a polarizing resonance in its aftermath as it challenges the audience like nothing else that the band has done previously. It's as thrilling as it is abrasive, continually revealing new idiosyncrasies and nuances upon each listen on top of the plethora of immediately visceral moments. There are so few established bands taking this type of seismic creative risk and stylistic leap and there's no band pulling it off on a scale as monumental as Arcade Fire, it deserves to be rewarded. They might stumble at some point, but with their first four records they've come nowhere close yet.
1. Queens of the Stone Age- …Like Clockwork
Queens of the Stone Age's front man Josh Homme is the epitome of Rock & Roll. He embodies the unpredictability and calamity that make this such a joyously savage art form. With his unhinged genius he's lead QOTSA down a rare path: A sustained wave of critical acclaim and sizeable popularity. Then in 2011 things almost came completely derailed when Homme became bed ridden for four months after complications from a routine surgical procedure on his knee and he fell into a deep depression during this time. When QOTSA bandmates asked him to begin work on a sixth album Homme said, "I had to ask them 'If you want to make a record with me right now, in the state I'm in, come into the fog. It's the only chance you got.' It brought us much closer, because you never really know someone till everything goes wrong." This became the genesis of …Like Clockwork as Homme found his muse in the darkness, "…I think I was just lost, looking for something in the dark. In that dark I found …Like Clockwork." This is first QOTSA record in six years and Homme is triumphantly back standing upright with their best record to date. There are 10 tracks on …Like Clockwork and every one of them is an unimpeachable classic. It's a bi-polar rollercoaster, a gauntlet of emotions that an entombed Homme must've experienced from the confines of his bed. The only thing he was sure of was an uncertain future. From inebriating apexes and devastating nadirs, you can't turn away. Beginning with the opening "Keep Your Eyes Peeled" that is somehow sensual yet at the same time sounds like a bludgeoning, as if you've just stumbled upon a homicide scene. There are classic QOTSA touchstones like sweltering desert rockers "I Sat By The Ocean," "My God is the Sun," and "Smooth Sailing." "If I Had A Tail" is absolutely seductive like an evil disco taking place in bowels of hell with Lucifer himself as the DJ and the marauding "I Appear Missing" deserves its own straightjacket. Despite the usual heaviness that thrives on QOTSA records it's the melancholic, inauspicious ballads "The Vampyre of Time And Memory" and the title track brooding in the cerebral abyss that may ruminate the longest. There are few records that display a commentary of the manic and unstable human condition so brilliantly. Pink Floyd's Dark Side of the Moon immediately comes to mind and now …Like Clockwork does too, it's that good. Six years after Era Vulgaris this is certainly a comeback, all the way back from the brink.


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True Love Partnerships
From the book 11:11 Inside the Doorway by Solara
One of the ways in which we can reach the state of One Heartedness is through a relationship with your True Love. Coming together in partnership with another is not a prerequisite for entering the New Octave, however it does provide a fertile ground for experiencing True Love. For those of us who choose this path, we must be prepared to fully surrender our beings to utterly new forms of living and loving. These new relationships will be unlike anything we have known before! We will be creating a new map of relating in Oneness.
The unification of partners is the first stage in fully embodying the Template of True Love. This process has already begun and shall continue for the next few years. It is available to all who enter the Doorway of the 11:11 and anchor their beings on the Template of Oneness.
And how do we meet our elusive True Loves who have been so difficult to find for what appeared to be aeons? The answer is effortlessly, and when you least expect it. There is no search required, for we are all traveling on an irrevocable trajectory towards total perfect union. This is woven into the inner fabric of the Template of True Love.
After consciously choosing to experience True Love with a partner, we must focus our intent by openly expressing our yearning. Allowing ourselves to give wings to the deep yearning for union which emanates from the core of our being serves to clear the path. After we have done that, we simply let go. Surrender and know that what is truly yours will come to you. And your True Love is already on their way right now!
Next, we enter the phase called the Sacred Pause. We might consider this as a time of waiting. But it is not waiting in the old sense of the word – waiting while uncertain whether it will happen or not. Rather it's waiting with the absolute sureness of its outcome – that your True Love definitely approaches. This Sacred Pause is a most important time.
While you are experiencing the Sacred Pause, there are many preparations to be done. First, you can tune into the vibrations of your True Love, feeling the purity of love between you. Then the Sacred Union starts to activate. This begins on the highest spiritual levels and words downwards until it finally manifests on the physical. Until you encounter each other in your physical bodies, know that your Sacred Union has already begun. You are together on the higher planes and ever coming closer.
During this time you may experience important dreams and insights. You will definitely feel a great stirring and shifting on deep levels of your being. It's important that you allow yourself to feel the activation of your Greater Heart as it further aligns with the Template of True Love. Often, a tremendous amount of clearing will take place as you release old concepts of love and relationship. Although this can be intense, there will be a powerful inner healing as you shed your old hurts and disappointments and get in touch with the depth of your yearning to experience True Love.
The next step is to become an embodiment of True Love. This is necessary before your new partner arrives. See everyone in the world as your True Love. Feel your inherent Oneness with whomever you encounter. Treat them all with tenderness and respect. If you can do this, you will be amazed at the amount of love which will be directed at you. You will become a Beacon of Love. Now you are ready to encounter your True Love…
Even the way we recognize our True Love shall be different. Personal preferences and prejudices are dissolving as we move into all-pervading Oneness. Prepare to set aside any preconceived notions you might have on what your partner will be like, or even of how you would like them to be. This union is not going to originate on a personality level. What there WILL be is an unquestionable alignment of Essence between you. Neither of you needs to extend any effort to make this happen. It will simply be there, ready to be acknowledged.
In the New Template, these Sacred Unions are going to come about in unusual ways. It may be with someone you have known for years and never thought of as a potential partner or it may be with a total stranger. You might be involved in a ceremony and discover afterwards that you have been married! Now that's an interesting way to start a relationship…We should expect the unexpected and flow gracefully with however it chooses to manifest. One thing is certain, there will be no questions or should we or shouldn't we; is this it or not? You will know quite soon if you are True Loves.
What happens once we are finally together? We will certainly not be focusing all our energy and attention on our partner nor they on us in the old way. Instead, each of us being already whole and complete, we shall simply align our Greater Hearts into the One Heart and embody True Love. And there is nothing on Earth more powerful than fully embodied True Love! You don't form a self contained unit like the 3D relationships with their endless processing, adjustments and compromise between the partners. You radiate your state of True Love to everyone, lifting the level of harmonic resonance for the entire planet. You fulfill your Divine Purpose united together as One Being.
This does not mean that you are inseparable. It is important that you each give yourselves time to be alone and that you stand in your full empowered Presence at all times. Your two beams of the One Star are going to join together to form One Being, but this can only happen after each of you have irrevocably merged with your own beam. Established roles found in the old kind of relationships are going to disappear as you step into a new level of equality and balance.


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>> Monday, May 14, 2012
I downloaded and recompiled the Qt source code, installed the Qt Add-In for Visual Studio 2010, and created a completely new project in Visual Studio. Now that I've stopped using Qt Creator, OpenCL-OpenGL interoperability works in Windows 7.
So I take back what I wrote earlier. Qt-OpenCL-OpenGL applications can work on Windows, but you have to be careful.


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The Terlingua Chili Cookbook: Chili's Last Frontier
The Terlingua Chili Cookbook features the sparse desert community of Terlingua, known for their infamous annual chili cook-off. Complete with recipes so good they could charm a snake, this non-traditional cookbook takes you on the road trip of a lifetime culminating in the Woodstock of all chili-fests: The Terlingua chili cook-off. Starting in Study Butte and Big Bend Park, you'll travel through River Road, stumble across sacred hot springs, and trace motorcycle rides as you read a modern history of the area that is peppered with pro tips and how to's on chili making at its most rustic. You'll hear from the sons and daughters of the founding fathers of the Terlingua chili cook-off, as well as restaurant owners, chili connoisseurs and home cooks with bragging rights on how to make winning competition chili, chuck wagon chili for camping, and chili for brisk fall nights at home. In addition to the recipes are the stories from the last 50 years of the iconic cook-off.
Listen to Tiffany's interview on Marfa Public Radio
The 50th annual Terlingua International Chili Cookoff kicked off yesterday (11/2/16). A new book that came out last month takes us there. It's called The Terlingua Chili Cookbook, and it's full of origin stories, bragging rights, chili-cooking pro-tips, and plenty of recipes.
Joining us today (11/3/16) on West Texas Talk is the book's author, Tiffany Harelik. We talk about the three main chili religions, divisive chili ingredients, and lessons learned from a year of immersive chili research. Listen to the interview here.
Press Reviews
"Tiffany Harelik has distinguished herself in the Austin food community with her tireless and influential support of the mobile food trailer trend. Her latest work further proves what I have known for some time: she is a great writer and an unrequited foodie. That's what make this book such a fun and compelling read. She is drawing on first hand experience, not the anecdotal approach one so often sees. I highly recommend her latest work and look forward to having a go at some of the recipes." -Rob Balon KLBJ Restaurant Critic, Dining Out with Rob Balon.com
"Starting in Terlingua and spreading across the southwest, we Texans pretended chili was important for so long that it eventually came true - it is. Tiffany Harelik perfectly captures the histories, the yarns, the recipes, and the fun. Whether or not you ever plan to cook a pot of chili, you'd be a damn fool not to read this gem!" -Harold Cook Progressive Political Analyst, Capital Tonight Show, Letters from Texas


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This is the Futaba BR-2000 Battery Checker/Discharger.
Checks NiCd and NiMH receiver batteries.
FEATURES: Displays voltage and charge level
Discharge function has current load adjust from 1-3 (slow to fast)
Red (danger), Orange (caution), and Blue (safe), zones on the
circular graph clearly indicate voltage status
Auto shut off, and built-in fan
Accepts Futaba J style input plug
Uses receiver package voltage to operate
Can be used with 4.8, 6.0 and 7.2V packs (not with 8.4V or 9.6V Tx)
INCLUDES: One Futaba Receiver Battery BR-2000
One Futaba J connector with male and female ends
Small screwdriver
Futaba warranty card
Instruction sheet
SPECS: Length: 3" (77mm)
Width: 3" (77mm)
Height: 1-1/4" (26mm)
Weight: 4.40oz (125g)
Load during battery check of 4.8V pack: 150mA
6.0V pack: 72mA
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Australia Fossil-Fuel CO2 Emissions
Total fossil-fuel CO2 emissions for Australia grew steadily from 1900-1998 at an annual rate of 3.6%. From 1998-2003, emissions declined slightly but now total 109 million metric tons of carbon in 2008, after an abrupt 5.2% increase from 2004 to 2005. Australia is the world's fourth largest coal producer and the world's largest exporter of coal. Coal is the dominant fuel source in Australia's energy economy and CO2 emissions from coal consumption account for 57% of the 2008 emission total. Sharp increases in natural gas consumption have occurred since 1969 and now account for 14.8% of Australia's fossil-fuel CO2 emissions.
CITE AS: Boden, T.A., G. Marland, and R.J. Andres. 2011. Global, Regional, and National Fossil-Fuel CO2 Emissions. Carbon Dioxide Information Analysis Center, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, U.S. Department of Energy, Oak Ridge, Tenn., U.S.A. doi 10.3334/CDIAC/00001_V2011


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Baron John and his Trick 46 Hot Rod
Barons Kathy & John Wood checking out Kathy's 68 Chevelle with Grandson Logan
Jr Baron Logan cruzin in Jr Mustang Sally
This Corvette is the car Disco was driving when he first met Disco Pam. I wonder if it was the car or the dancing that caught Pam
These are not all of Disco's cars, just the photos he could find. Check out his current Hot Rod, a 1954 Chevy hardtop at Burger Time on Saturday.
I'm sure Disco will be in costume this Saturday Oct 27 2012, at trunk or treat, drop by and get an autograph
This car's long gone , But Disco Dave is still hanging out at Burger Time. Drop by Friday for the lunch bunch 1273 S Orchard and check out Disco Daves new ride. If you have any extra puka shells bring them , Disco has lost his
Don't forgert Oct 27 2012 is Trunk or Treat,at Burger Time 12:00 to 3:00. Bring your trunk full of candy for the kids Disco will be there
A beautiful October day for a Rumble. It was also the Baron for a day Rumble.At our annual car show( May 19 2013). You can bid on being a Baron for a day. You don't have to have a Hot Rod , you can ride along with us. Your winning bid goes to the Shriners charity so eveyone wins. If you want to hang out with the Barons , we go to the Hot Rod Hangout on Saturdays. Burger Time 1273 S Orchard Boise Idaho.
To see more of the fun this bunch of friends have go to http://hotrodhigh.zenfolio.com
Sunday morning we met up at Albertson's parking lot to start our cruise around the valley
Bright smiling faces after spending Saturday night at the hangout
This Rumble was also a poker run and we pulled our second card at this park in Meridian
View of the restart from inside the RUMBLER
Our Baron for a day riding with GTO John in his Model a hot rod
My grandson Jr Baron Dylan shot this photo of Flash's Mustang. ( Mustang Sally )
Catch me if you can
GTO John pulling his card at the next stop on our way to MoonDoggies. That 3 did not help his hand
The Police car was not an official Barons car. Thats our Baron for a day in the pony tail
Hey no trading cards
No I want this one, you can't have it, then you can't have it
Baron Kathy won with a royal flush, beat my six 9″s
The MoonDoggies always put on a great party. Lots of food and cold beer
Yes there is an explanation for this photo of Baron Dave, but I'll bet your imagination will come up with a better one. And knowing Dave , yours is probably correct.
Hanging out with a bunch of friends is always fun , so drop by Burger Time on Saturday and say hi. Be sure to save May 19 2013 for the Barons Car Show and be sure to bid on Baron for a day, sdo you can join in the fun.
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The Role of Financial Institutions in Financial Markets
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? Write a paper, describing at least three major financial institutions.
? Describe possible markets those institutions, such as those in the following list, are involved with and explain interactions among them. Cite at least two sources.
o Commercial banks
o Insurance organizations
o Investment banks
o Pension funds
o Mutual funds
o Underwriting stock or bond insurance
o Insurance products
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The Role of Financial Institutions in Financial Markets
Insurance Organizations
Insurance organizations are one of the most important inventions of the 18th century. Without vehicles for mitigating risks, financial investment and management would be as they are today. Insurance is a form of risk management wherein in a party hedges against a risk by paying premiums to the insurance companies.
Without insurance organizations, it would be difficult for investors including investment banks and commercial banks to find a third party which is willing to take on a long position on their insurable risks. With insurance companies, investors are more willing to take in more risks and hence invest more since they can always perform hedging activities at a very affordable cost.
Investment Banks
These financial institutions specialize in the sale of new securities to the public (Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA©) Institute, 2008, p. G-26). This activity is called underwriting stocks or bonds, which is a highly specialized activity. In underwriting new securities, investment banks perform an important role. This role includes verifying whether the issue price identified by the issuer creates enough demand for the security. This means that at that ...
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The role of financial institutions in financial markets are examined.


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Nebula Science Fiction
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Nebula Science Fiction was a British SF prozine based in Scotland.
It was published from Autumn, 1952 until June, 1959, for a total run of 41 issues. The publisher was Crownpoint Publications (until December, 1953; then Peter Hamilton); the editor was Peter Hamilton.
It is remembered today for its stories by Brian W. Aldiss, and for the fact that it was nearly a one-man operation. Hamilton was a SF fan who wanted to publish his own SF magazine; and, for a time, he was successful in doing so.
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Within the stormy seas of faculty reform, this journal will steer a steady course, presenting the information as greatest they can be determined, giving voice (without fear or favor) to worthy research, sound ideas, and accountable arguments. There are, one may say, conservative and liberal interpretations of this world view— the conservative placing the emphasis on transmission itself, on telling, and the liberal placing the emphasis more on induction, on initiation by involvement with tradition's established ideas.(Thomas 2013: 25-26).
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The truth is, it's part of the philosophy of the education program at Candy Briar, where the main target is on training academics in differentiation, an academic philosophy that advocates for teachers to create classes that match totally different college students' readiness ranges, studying preferences, and interests.
Bayelsa State Governor Henry Seriake Dickson has referred to as on the Ministry of Niger Delta, Niger Delta Improvement Commission (NDDC) and other improvement partners to assist his huge investments in Training and Security by supporting the Training and Safety Belief Fund in the state.


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New Members
The Club is active and thriving, but is always on the look out for new members who have an interest in electronics or radio communications. Membership is currently $25 (AUD) per year.
You don't have to have an Amateur Radio licence to join, so for further information please contact the club President John Bishop (phone 02-9477-3243), the Secretary, or use the contact form.
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So where do your customers hang out? What are they reading? Where are they going for the latest market information? Those are the questions that should keep my clients app at night. I know I spend a lot of time and energy pondering those questions on their behalf.
The simple answer is they read everything and are everywhere. In the age of the Web, links can take you anywhere so whether your client gets of coverage in the local weekly or the leading trade journal, it's all good. This is part of the school of thought that believes "any PR is good PR," which is only partially true. What makes good PR is preaching your audience with the right brand message in the right context.
Broadening your niche– I just had a client tell me that he wasn't interested in an interview with Forbes because his technology customers aren't small business. He would rather see coverage in the technology trades that cover his TLA technology*. Granted, you want to get strong coverage in those trade journals that have a strong presence in your market, especially for B2B marketing. However, you can be too laser focused. Any B2B story has to demonstrate broader business value, which should make pit appealing to any business publication. You never know where your next customer goes to get his or her information,
Big business and brand cache – Then thee are those clients who only want coverage in the Wall Street Journal or the New York Times. That is coveted editorial coverage, but the big name media outlets have limited space and fairly specific rules of engagement. I don't know how many times I have had o explain to start-ups that the business press are looking for a demonstrated track record. Without a stock ticker or some high-profile customers to explain why they can't live without your product or service, the chances of getting coverage as an upstart newcomer are pretty slim.
Social media – The big question for everyone is how big a role does social media play in generating brand visibility and nurturing customers. I had a conversation with a client earlier this week who has been investing a lot of time and money in building his presence on Google Plus and Facebook to attract fans. As he sees it, "It's the long game. This strategy will pay off over time." And I am sure he is right. Customers feel better about their buying decision when they feel an affinity for a brand; they are buying from someone they feel they know and that has already become part of their consciousness because of the social media experience.
Everywhere else – Context can be as important as content. Where prospective customers or brand influencers encounter your brand can be as meaningful as the message. R example, a story in the local paper about your company's participation in the annual Aids Walk says more about your company and its culture than how cool your latest product is. When a prospect does a news search on the be, those stories will show up next to the spec sheets, and will leave a positive impression that may tip the scales when it comes time to make a sale.
Who's whether or not you believe that all PR is good PR, don't make your media targets too laser focused. To build brand awareness, you want to tell your story in different ways to appeal to your audience on multiple levels. Your customers are lurking in unlikely places, so don't be afraid to engage them in as many ways as you can.
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Noël A. Cazenave
Professor of Sociology
Post-Doc, 1989 University of Pennsylvania
Post-Doc, 1977-8, University of New Hampshire
Ph.D., 1977, Tulane University
M.A., 1971, Psychology, University of Michigan
B.A., 1970, Psychology, Dillard University
I am interested in sociology, as well as the other social sciences and the humanities, largely for what they offer as instruments of human liberation from social and economic oppression and for the realization of our full potential as human beings.
My research and teaching interests include racism, poverty policy, political sociology, urban sociology, and criminal justice.
My most recently completed book is Conceptualizing Racism: Breaking the Chains of Racially Accommodative Language. Conceptualizing Racism introduces two important concepts with which it fleshes out the dual components of its argument. First, linguistic racial accommodation is an instrument of racism denial and evasiveness in highly racialized–but otherwise democratic–societies that has resulted in the conceptual retardation and underdevelopment of our understanding of racism. And second, only by challenging such language censorship through linguistic racial confrontation is the development of an honest and full conceptualization and articulation of racism possible.
A more recent and still emerging interest of mine is the police and vigilante killings of African Americans. My current book project is tentatively entitled, Killing African Americans: Police and Vigilante Violence as a Racial Control Mechanism.
I teach at the Storrs campus each fall semester and in the Urban and Community Studies Program at the Greater Hartford Campus each spring semester. Courses taught include White Racism, African Americans and Social Protest, Sociological Perspectives on Poverty, the Social Construction of Happiness, and Killing African Americans: Police and Vigilante Violence as a Racial Control Mechanism. I also teach a graduate seminar at the Storrs campus on Racism Theory. I am a faculty affiliate with UConn's Institute for African American Studies and with its American Studies Program. For developing and teaching my White Racism course, I received a Northeast Magazine Connecticut Bloomer award for contributions to the quality of life of the state. The story of how the initial opposition to that course was defeated is featured in Joe Feagin and Hernan Vera's Liberation Sociology. As a consultant I have provided staff training sessions in understanding systemic racism.
I am a proud father of a wonderful daughter, Anika Tene Cazenave, and greatly enjoy being the grandfather of Graciela-Celestina Cazenave. I live in the Asylum Hill neighborhood of Hartford, CT. with Anika, Gracie, and our cat, Tehute. My personal interests include hiking, enjoying nature, listening to jazz and the blues, African-American theater and film, reading, eating gumbo, and expanding my consciousness through meditation and other forms of spiritual practice. I am proud to have had a small speaking part in the movie The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman.
My life goals can be summed up as "Liberation through Struggle" and "Serenity through Practice."
2015. Conceptualizing Racism: Breaking the Chains of Racially Accommodate Language. Rowman and Littlefield. http://www.amazon.com/Conceptualizing-Racism-Breaking-Racially-Accommodative/dp/1442252359
2011. The Urban Racial State: Managing Race Relations in American Cities.Rowman and Littlefield.
2007. Impossible: Democracy: The Unlikely Success of the War on Poverty Community Action Programs.SUNY Press. Honorable Mention. 2008 Gustavus Myers Book Award.
2001. Kenneth J. Neubeck and Noel A. Cazenave. Welfare Racism: Playing the Race Card against America's Poor. Routledge. The winner of five book awards.
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Afternoon tea is served daily from 11am to 4pm and costs £21 for adults and £9.50 for children (11 and under).
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Please note that bookings are essential and 24 hours notice is required. A £5 depost is taken for each person at the time of booking.
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I would like to introduce myself to you. My name is Amanda Riley and I am the Salon Operator here in the Highland Estates. I have been a licensed cosmetologist since 1997. I love meeting new people and making them feel and look great. I can help you achieve that new style you crave, or simply update the style you've got. I truly enjoy what I do and I take great pride in my work. I'm married to Mike and together we have two young boys, Cade and Carson. When I'm not behind the chair you will find me on some outdoor adventure spending time with my family. I look forward to meeting each of you and your families. 'IF YOU HAVE FAITH NOTHING SHALL BE IMPOSSIBLE FOR YOU'. MATTHEW 17:20
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The Sept. 11 terrorist attacks would not have happened had U.S. intelligence agencies been organized then the way they are now, the top U.S. intelligence official said Tuesday.
"Had we been in business back then we would have stopped it," National Intelligence Director Dennis Blair said at the Commonwealth Club in San Francisco.
Blair outlined post-9/11 intelligence concerns in a new four-year strategy released Tuesday that will be used to guide the 16 agencies that conduct intelligence for the U.S. government.
For the first time ever, the government disclosed the full size of U.S. spy efforts. The Wall Street Journal:
[Blair] described the spy world as a 200,000-person $75 billion enterprise, marking the first time the full size of the U.S. intelligence apparatus--including military and national spy agencies and contractors-was disclosed. {more}
Dennis Blair...War Criminal and Liar
Did Blair Lie to Congress?
Blair was a classmate of Oliver North and a Rhodes scholar at the same time as Bill Clinton.
How many of the 200,000 spies will be involved in domestic surveillance as Obama attempts to extend the unconstitutional Patriot Act.
We're still waiting on that report on Israel/Mossad spying, both past and present, in the U.S.
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Thursday TV Ratings Wrap-up: The Bachelorette Finale Gifts Ten Its Top Night For 2017
The outcome of last night's finale of Ten's The Bachelorette Australia may have been predictable, but it didn't stop a whopping 1.6 million people tuning in to the climatic ending.
According to the overnight OzTAM figures, The Bachelorette maintained a 1.3 million viewer average throughout the final episode, peaking at 1.6 million when Sophie Monk finally said those three magic words that contestant and millionaire publican Stu Laundy was praying to hear.
The 2017 series of The Bachelorette had an average national consolidated audience of 1.35 million – up 43 per cent on last year – and an average capital city audience of 1.04 million. It reached 6.92 million capital city viewers and 2.89 million regional viewers.
This year, the show ranked number one in its timeslot for the 25 to 54, under-55 and total people demo categories. The final episode was also the most-watched ever for The Bachelorette series on Ten in terms of overnight figures.
Seven's Home and Away, the ABC's 7:30 and Nine's RBT were not even close in challenging Ten's reality TV gun, all registering under 600,000 viewers on average.
However, The Bachelorette wasn't the only show that brought home the ratings bacon for Ten last night, with Gogglebox riding on its coat-tails to record its largest-ever audience of 952,000.


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Tips and Techniques: Caramelizing Onions
To "caramelize" means simply to brown the sugars on a food's surface. While a sugar cooks, its flavor deepens. We can thank caramelization for much of the flavor found in cooking.
All animals and plants use simple carbohydrates to store energy. Each type of sugar (sucrose, fructose, lactose, etc.) caramelizes at a different temperature. While browning/caramelization can occur over higher heat, "low and slow" yields deeper, sweeter flavor. Caramelizing onions, in particular, brings out a richer, more intense flavor complementary to a wide spectrum of dishes. Any kind of onion can be caramelized, but some take longer than others depending on their sugar content.
The caramelizing process is foolproof and easy to incorporate into dishes. All you need is a little extra time. Try these simplified steps if you haven't already!
1) Slice onion.
2) Heat olive oil or mixture of olive and butter in a wide saute pan on medium-high heat.
3) Add onions and stir occasionally. After about 10 minutes, add a dash of salt to the pan and a splash of water if onions are drying out.
4) Cook at least another 10 minutes on medium heat, stirring every 2-3 minutes, but feel free to go longer. Once onions are totally limp, begin sticking to the pan, and take on a brown color, they have reached their full caramelized state. If you'd like, you may deglaze the pan at this point with wine or balsamic vinegar, or you can serve without deglazing. Either way, sweet, simple deliciousness awaits.
Our favorite ways to enjoy caramelized onions:
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Convection Oven and Steam Cooking for the Holidays
The holidays have a funny way of turning everyone into professional home chefs. With that in mind, a convection oven and steam oven from Bekins can really improve your hosting skills.
Holiday Cooking with Steam & Convection
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We use the Miele convection oven as a great example of how it works. Traditional oven baking has a heat source in the bottom. If you have a large pan, the heat will move around the pan so the center of your food will get cooked last. Simply put, a convection oven places the heating element in the back and uses a fan to spread the heat evenly. Convection also provides better results when you have food cooking on multiple shelves.
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A steam oven obviously uses steam to cook your food. Steam cooking keeps food moist and makes it very difficult to overcook your food. Vegetables and fish cook very well in a steam oven. However, you don't always have to choose steam or convection. Miele offers a combination oven that lets you use either method, or both at the same time. The combination oven works well with beef tenderloins and artisan bread.
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10 Surprising Perks of Getting More Probiotics
Every day, battles are waged inside your gut between beneficial bacteria and pathogenic bacteria, the outcomes of which have far-reaching effects, often influencing social and emotional behavior as well as physical health.
Research shows when you increase the beneficial bacteria in your gut through consuming probiotic-rich foods and supplements, you can make victorious outcomes over poor digestion and the skirmishes you've become uncomfortably accustom to. But what about the other, untold benefits of probiotics? After all, digestion influences nearly every bodily process.
The #1 Mineral Deficiency Damaging Your Heart and Zapping Your Energy
Experts estimate that up to 80% of adults are deficient in an essential mineral that is responsible for over 600 vital metabolic reactions throughout your body.
So I'm going to give you some easy tips for identifying a deficiency, and tell you about the safe, natural and inexpensive way to increase your levels of this nutrient to help you avoid unnecessary health issues.
10 Surprising Health Benefits of Probiotics
Probiotics are foods cultured with live beneficial bacteria, which include yogurt, kefir and fermented vegetables like sauerkraut. These healthful microbes may also be procured in the form of supplements, which should be taken in addition to eating the probiotic foods rather than as a substitution for them.
1. Probiotics May Keep E.coli at Bay
In a study published in Applied and Environmental Microbiology, pigs were given feed supplemented with the probiotic Enterococcus faecium. The results showed it greatly reduced the numbers of pathogenic E.coli bacteria in the intestines. This microbe is one of the most common pathogens affecting pigs.
2. Probiotics Help Prevent Tooth Decay
Research indicates Lactobacillus reuteri promotes healthy teeth and gums, helping prevent tooth decay and reducing inflammation of the gum tissue. This benefit is even more important because poor oral hygiene is associated with serious maladies such as diabetes and heart disease.
3. Probiotics Help Reduce and Prevent Diarrhea
Harvard Medical School reports many studies that show probiotics can help reduce or prevent diarrhea from an infection. Diarrhea is also a common side effect of antibiotics; research indicates probiotics can help reduce the incidence of this problem as well.
4. Probiotic Therapy May Alleviate Autism
Scientists have known that gut bacteria can affect social and emotional wellness, but a new study is the first to show negative changes in this bacterial population can contribute to autistic-like symptoms. In the study published in Cell, researchers found that autistic mice had leaky gut, a condition that has been reported in some people diagnosed with this illness. When they treated the mice with probiotic therapy, the leaky gut was healed and, amazingly, their autistic behavior was alleviated.
5. Probiotics May Help Reduce Cholesterol
A small study presented at a recent American Heart Association meeting found Lactobacillus reuteri, a probiotic in dairy foods, lowered low-density lipoprotein cholesterol, or bad cholesterol, 12 points more than the control group. Moreover, the total cholesterol count was lowered by 9 percent.
6. Probiotics May Help Prevent Eczema, According
A study published in the Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology discovered babies who are at risk of getting eczema may benefit from their mother's consumption of probiotics. Allergy-prone mothers who had eczema were given probiotics two months before the birth of their baby and during the first two months of breastfeeding. The findings showed their babies had a significantly lower risk of developing the skin inflammation. Another study indicated that probiotic therapy early in life can also reduce a child's risk of developing eczema by up to 50 percent.
7. Probiotics May Prevent Respiratory Infections
Scientists reviewing studies from the Cochrane Library found probiotics seem to reduce the incidence of respiratory infections. In a another study published in the British Medical Journal, children in 18 daycare centers in Finland who were given milk enriched with probiotics had a 17 percent lower likelihood of contracting a respiratory infection than those who drank milk without the probiotics.
Some probiotic studies show a strong benefit, while others have weak findings. But eating probiotic foods cannot hurt and it may prove to be very beneficial.
8. Probiotics Can Help Prevent Female Urogenital Problems
Several factors can upset the bacterial population in the female urogenital tract, permitting the overgrowth of harmful microbes. According to Harvard Medical School, probiotics may possibly restore the normal bacterial balance, thus helping prevent bacterial vaginosis, yeast infections and urinary tract infections.
9. Probiotics May Help Your Baby to Cry Less
A 2007 study published in Pediatrics discovered breastfed babies whose mothers daily consumed a probiotic cried 194 minutes less than the control group. In a later study published in 2010 of the same journal, researchers found similar results.
10. Probiotics May Help With Bloating, Gas and Constipation
Some yogurt companies are putting extra strains of beneficial bacteria in their product in hopes of providing more health benefits. An example is Dannon's Activia, which contains an additional bacterial culture, Bifidobacterium animalis. John Hopkins reports on an Activia study that showed those who ate two 4-ouce servings per day experienced less abdominal bloating and discomfort along with more frequent bowel movements after a few weeks. Another study published in Alimentary Pharmacology and Therapeutics found yogurt with this bacterial culture alleviated the discomfort and bloating associated with irritable bowel syndrome.
What we learn from this research is that the condition of the gut affects the entire spectrum of wellness. Therefore, improving the health of the bacteria in the intestine through probiotics may result in many health benefits.
Mary West is a natural health enthusiast, as she believes this area can profoundly enhance wellness. She is the creator of a natural healing website where she focuses on solutions to health problems that work without side effects. You can visit her site and learn more at http://www.alternativemedicinetruth.com. Ms. West is also the author of Fight Cancer Through Powerful Natural Strategies.


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A teenager in his last year of high school pretends to be sick to get out of going to school and ends up having a crazy day.
I can honestly say that after years of people acting surprised when I tell them I have never seen this movie and years of people telling me how good it is and how much of a classic it is… that I simply don't get it. I feel like there must have been something that I missed. Perhaps some scenes where cut? Where there some references I didn't get? What is it that makes this hardly adequate movie such a "classic"
First off the comedy in this movie is all over the place, the only entertaining bit being when Ferris breaks the fourth wall and talks to the camera directly. Beyond that the movie can't decide if it wants to be a comedy set in a realistic world or a crazy over the top world. Crazy, over the top comedy can certainly be done, the Austin Powers movies are proof of that. Nothing has to make sense, the normal laws of the physical world don't have to apply and its all fine because that's the tone the movie sets. This film on the other hand has comedy like that while still seemingly trying to ground itself in a believable narrative, not to mention the tone destroying museum scene that comes out of left field.
Secondly, how am I supposed to enjoy a light hearted comedy when I can't help but loathe the main character. Ferris is a total miscreant, a troublemaker with a personality that borders on the sociopathic. After skipping school (and bragging to the audience how easy it is to take advantage of his parents love for him) he proceeds to pester his "best friend" Cameron to come pick him up so he can be driven around. When Cameron tells him he is sick, does he react in the way a caring human would react and say something along the lines of "aww man, that sucks, feel better buddy"? No instead he continues to pester him until he gives in to his demands, and based off of Cameron's reaction this is hardly the first time Ferris has done something like this. The movie proceeds with a deluge of near criminal acts perpetrated by Ferris all while dragging along Cameron as his accomplice. And sure, Ferris confides in us the audience, that he only wanted to spend time with his buddy before they went there separate ways for college. But does spending time together need to involve grand theft auto, stealing the reservation at a fancy restaurant and hijacking a parade float all to serve Ferris's already bloated ego.
Honestly this movie almost seems to play as an extremely long episode of the twilight zone. Where the premise is that a young kid abuses some supernatural power to always come out on top no matter the circumstances. Others will always take the fall, his lies will always be believed and he will always do things just in the nick of time.
I don't know if I will ever quite see what others see in this movie, and perhaps I am taking it too seriously, but by the time the credits finished rolling and Ferris is telling me the movie is over I was relieved. 4/10
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What is NAGPRA?
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NAGPRA stands for the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act. This is a federal law, originally passed in 1990 (with only minor amendments since), which:
Provides for the ownership or control of Native American cultural items (human remains and objects) excavated or discovered on Federal or tribal lands. Vests ownership or control of human remains and associated funerary objects: (1) in the lineal descendants of the Native American; or (2) if the lineal descendants cannot be ascertained, or the funerary objects and so forth are unassociated, in the Indian tribe or Native Hawaiian organization on whose land the remains or objects were located, or which has the closest cultural affiliation with the remains or objects (and makes claim for them), or, if the land was Federal, in the Indian tribe recognized as aborginally occupying the area (unless a different tribe, by preponderance of the evidence, makes a stronger claim). Provides for disposition of unclaimed Native American cultural items according to regulations promulgated by the Secretary of the Interior.
NAGPRA is in the news in March 2010 for three reasons.
First, the National NAGPRA Program launched "the online Culturally Affiliated Native American Inventories Database summarizing data from museums and Federal agencies that have NAGPRA compliance obligations" on March 1st.
Reference databases tend to be quite useful…. Here's the link to all of the NAGPRA online databases, and here's one to the new Culturally Affiliated Native American Inventories Database. This database:
is a transmission for public use of data from museums and Federal agencies that have NAGPRA compliance obligations. Many of the Native American human remains described here have been culturally affiliated as a result of consultation with tribes and Native Hawaiian organizations. All individuals on this database should be represented in a Notice of Inventory Completion. The tribe or tribes designated as eligible to receive the human remains in each inventory are noted in the remarks section of the record.
Second, on March 15th:
The National Park Service…announced a final rule has been published in the Federal Register establishing a process for the disposition of Native American human remains that are in museums or on exhibit in the United States and which have not yet been culturally affiliated to a tribe or Native Hawaiian organization. There are currently more than 124,000 Native American human remains listed under the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act of 1990 (NAGPRA) as unidentifiable, 4,000 individuals have been returned to tribes for re-burial in 82 agreements approved by the Secretary of the Interior.
This takes effect in May 2010. It's specifically meant to address what institutions must do legally with Native American human remains that are considered unidentifiable as to affilation with modern, living Native American peoples (tribes).
Some clarification on the term "culturally unidentifiable" is included in the law (Federal Register, vol. 75, no. 49, Monday, March 15, 2010, page 12403, and here online). It says:
Culturally unidentifiable refers to human remains and associated funerary objects in museum or Federal agency collections for which no lineal descendant or culturally affiliated Indian tribe or Native Hawaiian organization has been identified through the inventory process.
The law goes on (same page):
Disposition means the transfer of control over Native American human remains, funerary objects, sacred objects, and objects of cultural patrimony by a museum or Federal agency under this part.
This transfer process is also sometimes referred to as repatriation. Strictly speaking, repatriation refers to the return of someone to their own country.
The law (Federal Register, vol. 75, no. 49, Monday, March 15, 2010, page 12379, and here online) clarifies:
In brief, this rule pertains to those human remains, in collections, determined by museums and Federal agencies to be Native American, but for whom no relationship of shared group identity can be reasonably traced, historically or prehistorically, between a present day Indian tribe or Native Hawaiian organization and an identifiable earlier group. These individuals are listed on inventories as culturally unidentifiable Native American human remains. The rule requires consultation on the culturally unidentifiable human remains by the museum or Federal agency with Indian tribes and Native Hawaiian organizations whose tribal lands or aboriginal occupancy areas are in the area where the remains were removed. If cultural affiliation still cannot be determined and repatriation achieved, then the Indian tribe or Native Hawaiian organization may request disposition of the remains. The museum or Federal agency would then publish a notice and transfer control to the tribe, without first being required to appear before the Review Committee to seek a recommendation for disposition approval from the Secretary of the Interior. Disposition requests, which do not meet the parameters of the rule, would still require approval from the Secretary, who may request a recommendation from the Review Committee.
In response to this final rule, expect museums and institutions it applies to to once again review their collections.
Most recently, the professional archaeological community has expressed concern for funding for the NAGPRA Grants Program. This program seeks:
to increase the number of successful repatriations through the support for projects that increase the ability of tribes and museums to facilitate consultation and work together through the NAGPRA process.
Funding for this program, as with all federal programs, has received close scrutiny each year. For Fiscal Year 2011, again as with many programs, there's a proposed cut in the budget. This is of special concern because grant applications can be expected to increase, especially in response to the final rule for culturally unidentifiable human remains mentioned above.
In response to this situation, on March 19th the Society for American Archaeology (SAA), a national organization with more than 7000 members, provided written testimony to the House Appropriations Committee "in regards to funding for the NAGPRA Grants Program, which is essential to the continued success of repatriation efforts in the United States" for Fiscal Year 2011.
Download a copy of the SAA's testimony from this webpage.
In the written testimony, the SAA noted:
Of concern today is the issue of funding for the NAGPRA Grants Program in FY2011. The administration's budget proposal, if enacted, would cut funding for the program by $581,000, instead of providing a much- needed increase to reflect current demand. SAA respectfully requests that Congress reject this proposed cut, and increase funding to a level of $4.2 million, as recommended by the 2008 National NAGPRA Review Committee report, in order to meet demonstrated need.
The SAA testimony documents how demand for NAGPRA funds has been increasing, and can be expected to increase. The SAA, therefore, has joined the National NAGPRA Review Committee in requesting increased funding for the NAGPRA Grant Program for FY2011.
Although many high-dollar programs are in the news these days, there are also many very important smaller programs in the news. Some link strongly to our nation's archaeological heritage, such as these events related to the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act.


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