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It just keeps on coming! Totally different from the All The Pretty Girls video we've just had, but full of stage action, Marshalls, gold and some lovely Dan dancing. Everything we do is ace, right?
The Darkness, telling it like it is
It just keeps on coming! Totally different from the All The Pretty Girls video we've just had, but full of stage action, Marshalls, gold and some lovely Dan dancing. Everything we do is ace, right?
The Darkness, telling it like it is
The single itself is enough to bring a smile to your lips and a boombadoo swing to your hips, but this video is rather addictive in its loveliness. There are plenty of gorgeous locations, sun, sea, spandex and a bit of silliness for excellent measure. Added to faraway looks, balls, tractors and an adorable dog, it covers just about everything, and your imagination can sill in the rest. The Darkness, looking good and sounding heck better.
Perfectly formed of course. Made by our friend Jamie for other fans to enjoy.
Fans of the greatest original multi platinum selling rock and roll outfit 'The Darkness' will travel and traverse the world over to get 90 minutes of pure "pants shitting" ecstasy. Interviewing several fans on the final night of the 'Blast of our Kind Tour" of the USA leg, Jamie "Pyjamas" digs deep into the psyche of fans, asking the hard questions like, "how many times have you seen The Darkness" and gets a wildly varied array of answers from "never" to "twenty". Digging deeper still, "Pyjamas" gains the trust of these super fans, who, without hesitation, tell her, where they live and their last names. Some have crashed open their piggy banks, called in a sick day, driven 24 hours with no sleep, all to see the rock and roll space vaudevillian act of the century. Dressed in slick new custom made threads and wielding pure rock force second to none, The Darkness live show cannot be understated. It is, without any doubt, the greatest live act ever, anyplace, any time. The fans can attest to this magnificence, and eagerly await entry to what will be one of, if not the greatest nights of their lives.
Here we are – Christmas song in its original format. 😀
Not content with including their fans' vocals on the above track, The Darkness drafted in a few very lucky fans to make the video go with extra wiggles and plenty of groove. Watch the lads get upstaged a tad 🙂
Talk about Manic Monday… Today saw the release of The Darkness' new single 'Barbarian'. Vikings, legends, battle and gore are all in it, with an animated comic book video drawn by Nick Roche and animated by Phillis. Pause it frame by frame to scan the detail for fan and band references, or just to chuckle at the gloriously serious ridiculousness of it all. It's The Darkness video at its best. Make sure all your friends see it too, or this week will be a lot duller.
A few weeks ago, I had the pleasure of meeting these great people from Fatherson, a very up and coming Scottish band. On arriving at the venue, It transpired that the headline band's singer had been struck by evilness. No gig going ahead isn't great, but it did give me more time to talk to fine people. The album is out on 7th April. Some videos and the website link are at the end of the interview. Many thanks to Rhea and Rebecca!
It's not got off to a great start tonight, has it lads?
It's not ideal, the sound check was fun but unfortunately it looks like Lonely the Brave's singer is really ill at the moment and we've had to cancel the show sadly – which isn't the best thing but it happens to everyone. It's better than doing any more damage.
So when is your next one?
We've been on tour with Lonely the Brave for the last week and a half so tomorrow's the last show and it's in Cambridge so it's not too far which should be good. That show's sold out.
Is he going to be okay for that one?
Here's hoping! I think it's going to be one of the reasons why tonight's not going on – to make sure he's fit and healthy. You got to be really putting on a show – when you're ill you can end up doing pretty serious damage which isn't good. If he's really bad today and does some irreparable damage then it's the end of this whole career they're building for themselves.
It's not happened to us but it's happened to a lot of our friends' bands. They've had to take the call and I think that everyone feels really horrible. Yeah they're all really cut up about it
Well it's happened in a nice place, and you're in a nice place tomorrow. You could've been stuck in erm….I can't really say where can I?
Somewhere… a not so nice place…
Let's get back to where we were going to start – I got an email from a friend of mine asking if I wanted to come and see you. Mike said he'd been working with you for a couple of years, which is a long time. We've never heard of you down here, so what have you been doing for two years? And how long has it been going on before that?
We've actually we've been a band for – me, Greg and Ross – have been a band since we were like kids for years and years. We actually noticed it was 8 years ago a couple of days ago that we put our first live video on You Tube of us playing this song. We've been Fatherson for a couple of years now but we started working with Mike around about the time we became this band. We spent a long time in Scotland just building up a fan base there because the UK. Its difficult when you're – cos we're not signed or anything like that – to go and take on too much at once so we just wanted to be able to play good big shows across Scotland. So we toured there a lot and did a lot of festivals and last year we recorded an album and this year we've just been playing a lot more down south and kind of spreading out throughout the whole UK. So, it's been like a kind of conscious thing, cos there's no point going down and playing shows all about England that are rubbish shows where there's no one there or anything like that.
Win the battle in your front garden. If you can win the battle in your front garden then it's much easier for going anywhere else. If you say 'Well back in Scotland we do this many tickets here, this many tickets here, this is where we're getting played' and then they'll go 'oh right, okay'
So it's definitely a conscious decision to win over the whole of Scotland.
To an extent yeah but we're nowhere near the biggest bands, but for an unsigned band in Scotland we've been doing pretty well. That I'm pretty happy with and it allows us to come down and do this tour so it's been nice. We've been wanting to come down and play more shows for a long time. You can't play about Scotland forever cos it's not the biggest place in the world so it's nice to stretch your legs and get the word out to more people.
What is the scene like in Scotland at the moment?
It's great.
I'm kind of getting that vibe, but you know better than anyone else.
It's really one of those things…there's just a lot of great bands in Scotland and there's a community aspect. So everyone kind of helps everyone out and does shows together and stuff like that and it's nice to see bands take that step that we're trying to take just now. So they've won the battle in their front garden and they're trying to go down south, or they're going to America or they're going Australia and they're going to do all that so it's just flourishing – there's hundreds and hundreds of good bands in Scotland.
It's a good mix
It's several layers of how popular or big the bands are but all the bands are aware of each other, like the big bands know who the unsigned bands are and the unsigned bands know who the big bands are and you see the bigger bands helping the smaller bands out. There's a nice community spirit going about especially round about Glasgow and stuff – it's really helped us for the entire time that we've been a band and it just it's really a nice place to BE in a band.
That's a really big advantage to Scotland not being a huge place?
What about those disadvantages, are there any particularly?
I guess you're just further away from London.
That's not always such a bad thing apparently..
I don't necessarily see there being any disadvantage with us being a band based in Glasgow. I know there are bands that will kind of base themselves elsewhere that have moved from Scotland or whatever but I just find it to be really good. I think we've been lucky with some of the people that we've met and some of the stuff that we've done up there – but I haven't really seen that there's too many disadvantages with being a band that's based up in Glasgow as opposed to anywhere else in the UK.
I guess the only thing is that like how far apart things are so obviously if you're driving to do a show in London we'd go further than if we were a band in the Midlands if we were driving to London and also wanting to go to Glasgow. It would be great if we were in the centre of the UK.
Living in Norwich I think we've kind of got that because the road links aren't great really – we've got two roads out and you have to go a hell of a way to get anywhere out of here.
The genres in Scotland is there a really good mix of that or do you tend to find that everybody…
Yeah well you can see like if you look at the big bands in Scotland just now you've got like Framed Rabbit, Total Antic. Framed Rabbit are a bit more folky, Total Antic who are a bit more rocky and Churches who are electro. It ranges from really traditional to off the wall and it's quite creative all over there's lots of different bands doing lots of different things so no one's really – I don't know, it seems that weird way where you can always colour it with Scotland you kind of know it's Scottish but it doesn't have to sound like every other Scottish band if that makes sense.
It sounds Scottish but it's not The Proclaimers it's not like that. It's you just hear it, there's an influence, you hear that sounds like.
It's funny, we went over and played a couple of shows in America and people went what kind of band are you, everyone kind of asks that and we say we're kind of Scottish band and everyone just went 'oh, stuff like bagpipes and fiddles and stuff like that.'
There is a guy that quite often on a Saturday plays bagpipes in town, in full regalia… we try and walk away. It's quite loud if you walk right past. Offensive is the term I think we meant.
It's the drone…
If you walk past it (it's normally on street corners ) when the drone's going it's not so bad but when it starts again right in your ear that is kind of distressing.
Anyone who comes to see Fatherson will not hear bagpipes…. yet!
That's always a blessing. So there's not a national identity to Scottish music apart from that little lilt?
He sings with a Scottish accent.
Most people do now sing with an accent and it's become a lot more at the forefront of Scottish music because English bands always sing with an English accent or American. Just sing in your own accent I think – just when it became more popular and Scottish bands in the charts it became a thing you could do, to sing in your own accent, which I think, is a huge benefit to Scottish music.
It made everything a bit more honest I think maybe the one thing I'd say to the sum of Scottish music is there isn't much fake Scottish music going on everyone sticking to their guns. People are singing about what they want to sing about and the way they want to sing it.
They've gone away from that 'we must sound like this and this to get anywhere.'
Absolutely I think it's a nice idea.
It's working now though – 20 years ago you did that and that worked and you got accepted in America or whatever. Although I was listening to something on the radio this morning about Cliff never getting accepted in America and I thought that was hilarious… and nobody can work out why!
The album is coming out soon and that's self-financed.
With help from Creative Scotland
That's cool. I was going to ask you why you didn't go through pledging or crowd sourcing or something like that.
It kind of goes back to what we were talking about earlier with the way that we've kind of done it by playing a lot of shows in Scotland and stuff has managed to get us to the way where it kind of actually is fan funded because we are able to play bigger shows in Scotland. So therefore, we get some more money in which we've just put straight into this album. Basically we're all still struggling away even though the band gets some money from bigger shows and we've just put it all straight into doing this. It's been like the big focus all last year – we went in and recorded the record and then played about with it, went down to London, met a whole bunch of people and got a really great team around us to help do it and put the album out. It's meant we've kind of been able to do it on our own terms and our own way and stuff like that. I like the way we've done it and it's given us lots of control and allowed us to take time on stuff. Cos if you put something up and you go on to pledge music for an album and people are putting all the money in and it's like people are expecting it at a certain time. And we've managed to get this finished article that we've taken our time on that we're really happy with and really proud of and we've kind of done it ourselves but with the help of everyone that come to any show.
Anyone that's bought our t-shirts effectively put money in to make this album which is quite a nice sentiment it's nice it's been made by everyone and by us and everyone who likes the band.
Did you have to apply for the grant?
Applied for it and that paid for a certain percentage of recording and then e just got the money to do everything else.
No strings attached?
No strings attached.
That sounds good.
It really is – it's quite amazing cos they help quite a lot of Scottish bands it's not like an impossible thing like let's get this grant they give out different amounts of money to different projects.
Is that a necessary thing?
I don't know…you obviously get 'we'll give you this amount of money this year and you spend it" sort of thing with government stuff. It's not means tested but there's a limit to the amount of money that can be given out and I dunno how they work it out I dunno if it's how good your application was or whatever but say it's like they've got 20 grand max they can give out they'll give out anything between…
So it doesn't just go to a couple of bands, they just say right okay we like you, and you…
So you can get £500. So that's the deal really.
They've been really, really helpful. We've played a creative Scotland showcase at the Great Escape last year and stuff like that. So it's been very kind of working with their help bit bits and bobs which is the kind of thing you need when you are doing something yourself you need a little bit of cash injected in so you can get the ball rolling which has been great and it's all worked out really well so far.
So now you've done that and it's all going very well and you're starting to filter down here. I've met some bands that have got a 5 year plan and that's that , and I've met bands that are going with the flow with a little kind of idea of where they're going – what's your balance of stuff?
We've got a 5 month plan – a 5 minute plan!
Some are like we are going to do this next month and in 2 months time we're gonna do this and in 2 years time we've got to be here… I think they might be setting themselves up for…
There's a kind of unspoken plan. I'm quite happy to get this album out and see what happens and then do another album. I'm quite happy to just go "I wanna write music and make albums" and as long as people are coming to the shows and buying the albums.
We've got like as much as we know we're putting the album out, we've got tours planned. We've got the rest of this year all sorted out and then we just start off as pessimistic as we can possibly get everything's planned and the worst possible scenario and then it's nice. It's exciting its kind of how we've always done it cos things do take longer especially if you're doing a lot of stuff yourself for it so we just take it as things come but with a general plan. We know what we're doing for the rest of this year.
It's nice when you can go in with certain expectations and then it's nice when you get the wee surprises like one or two come up in the year or whatever something you didn't expect to happen and that just makes it even better.
You don't mind having plans blown out of the water for that, do you? So a year is kind of long enough?
It's all you can really realistically plan for, I mean you can't plan for outcomes you don't know are going to happen yet.
No but I've met people like that – they're really driven and they know where they want to go and they really do have – and I wonder 'what are you gonna do if….' it must be so stressful.
I would personally find it so self-destructive because i couldn't handle that. I tried to – like cos I'm quite – I like to do a lot of things are going to happen. But we've been in a band for a long time so we've kind of had ups and downs and stuff like that even in just doing what we've been doing for the past few years and you never know what's going to happen in music and it's stupid. It took me a long time to realise that, that you can't plan and work out what you're going to do cos you have no idea.
At the end of the day it's about how people react when they click on you and your Soundcloud link and whether they enjoy it. At the end of the day the most exciting thing I think we're ever going to do to date in this band is release this album and see what people think of it – what our fans think of it what new people think of it – cos its awesome!
We've made our favourite album – we've done everything we can to make it as good as we can so it's just a case of…
Are there gonna be any surprises in there for your hardcore?
I think so.
We've kept some songs – it's difficult when you've been working on an album for so long and playing about and we've only released a couple of songs and you just have to play songs that you've got on the album because you just have to. You've got hour and a bit long sets and we've gone to headline tours we've made sure consciously to keep a good wee handful of tracks from the record pretty much secret. There's one that's never been played live to anyone and another one that's been played once and that's it.
It keeps it interesting… we release this album on 7 April we've been playing all the songs on it for the last year and a half you'd be like oh it's great the albums out and you're doing this exact same set.
We're all itching to play these new tracks as well.
We've done them in sound check a couple of times and gone will we put it in the set and we're like no, we're just gonna wait. The 7th April's the day and after that they can be played every single show from then on.
You'll self combust on the day.
That's it. It's going to be the best day ever.
And you pick things up to play out the first time you go 'oooh.' (scared voice)
I think it's important we made the album we wanted for us to enjoy I remember like when we were younger and thinking about making albums and I was listening to albums, "I wanna do that!" And we've managed to translate some of that onto our album, which is really nice and I hope people have that reaction when they listen to it.
Do you take into account what you know the fans like? Cos there's a balance with every band. They know what fans like and some of them don't go away from that.
I think it's definitely stupid..
Well, you can't pander to…
We're quite a spontaneous band. What happened with this album was we got to record it over March and April last year and we demoed everything in December and got to March and went, "It's not good enough" and finished it with new songs.
We were like "this is what we could do, it's acceptable, people will like it, they'll be listening to it, but let's just take a chance and add a couple things." And the one they actually released as a single is the first one that got a good response. And that was not finished until 12 days into the studio. So it's like 'pandering' is a really hard concept to have when you don't have an album out yet.
Having said that, I do know a band have been going thirty years and only just released their first one. I think they kind of got the gist of what their fans like.
You get a sense of playing live, and we played a lot of the songs live, but the songs we've had about that we know people like that would be out on the album, cuz we've not done a track listing yet. It's still a secret.
I think it's unfair to put songs on that have been around for a couple of years but not released that people know onto an album, because they'll go "I'm not getting anything new here." (pauses to tie his shoe…hee!) You gotta keep it interesting if people are gonna pay money which, you know, they might not…
I've been quite heavily involved in fandom with two or three bands, and I know what it's like on the expectation and the general excitement side from this end, from the other end to you. I know that perhaps if a band release an album, there would be a couple of songs that fans would really, really want on there because they haven't been on an album before, no matter when the next one came out. They would really want it to be there, you know. There as many different opinions of a band as there are fans. (Note, dear readers, this isn't necessarily TD related)
It's about like meeting expectations but also surprising people as well. I think it's a very fine line to stand on.
We spent a long time working on the track listings. There's been quite a lot of people that have heard it that are friends or family that are people that we know like the band and have liked the band for a while and kind of got feedback with that. And on board as well, in terms of what was on the record. I'm pretty confident that we've got the right mix on it. I think when people hear it, they're gonna enjoy it, hopefully.
There's no songs there I'm sad aren't on it, if that makes any sense. It was quite, not brutal, but the way the album turned out is the way that it turned out – I'm happy the songs went on it.
Is it sounding to me like it was a smoother ride than it was?
I remember we were dreading it for so long cos we were in an argument and we sat down, I made some…
Yeah, it was just one of those days, I was just like "are we gonna have a massive argument? I don't have an argument."
Yeah, but I made homemade chips that day.
They were pretty good. These chips can make…
Chips always make things better.
They do! We just wrote a list of every song that could possibly go on our album and then we all numbered them.
You just kept putting the number of chips it was worth.
That one didn't have any chips next to it. And the one with the most chips…
Actually it took about half an hour at the end of the day, and we made a couple of changes which is, I think, a good sign, hopefully.
Unprecedented. That's quite a feat.
We're all on the same wavelength when it comes to like…
Well, I think perhaps maybe you put it off so long and feared it for so long, it wasn't quite as bad as you thought.
Yeah, maybe it was. Maybe it was so passive, we didn't realize.
Or maybe we've made a horrible mistake and now the track listing's terrible.
That's 7th of April, it's out.
The album is called "I am an island."
That's it!, I clicked on it earlier. I was looking at all your stuff. I've got written down here about genre and whether you have genred yourself in your heads or whether you just don't care or whether it just evolves through things.
I don't really care. The way I see it is: listen to it and take what you want from it. That's it. If you think it's death metal…
(laughs) it's definitely not…
If you listen to the songs and you think it sounds folky, that's cool, that's absolutely fine.
Well, some love the music that they listen to and they want to play it so much, it's "right, that is what we are."
I think there's a lot, and it's great. There's not two tracks the same on the album, but it's all the same band.
We didn't start this band with an idea of how we wanted to sound. We started a band with the songs; we didn't know we wanted to be a rock band. The songs just kind of turned out like that.
When I explain to relatives, like aunties and uncles, I just say we're a rock band, a guitar band.
I'd say there's not really a point trying to explain it to aunties.
We always just say we started off playing Stereophonics covers when we started as a band and it doesn't matter. It's kind of weird.
It's just…Scottish. Scottish, honest music. Honest, that's a good genre.
Honesty rock!
But which Scottish bands would you like to be considered alongside? Not that you are 'the next one of…' But what would be on your roll of honour? Who would be on that with you?
Idlewild would be in that. Framed Rabbit, for me.
Needs to be up there with Biffy (Clyro) as well.
Deacon Blue.
I saw Deacon Blue in Glastonbury. By accident. They weren't the headline. They did the Sunday headline. We were all wet.
I'd love to be as big as Calvin Harris. That'd be good, wouldn't it?
That'd be awesome.
I always think that you always get 'you'll be the next big band' 'you'll be the next [that] band.' I'd just like to be the first Fatherson.
Yeah, but you know, it's not like comparing yourself to them, it's just who would you want to be up there with?
I think, like, I mean Idlewild.
I've seen them, they've been here!
I think people will appreciate those bands for what they do. I think that's basically all you really want for being in a band. They'll do it for a living and know that people like it. Even if one person likes it and ten people hate it, if that is the ratio I'd be happy with that, cos like one person likes it.
Or at least they're paying you attention. It's the middle bit you want to avoid. They don't care.
No such thing as bad publicity.
I've been listening to the news today. David Cameron's put his foot in it again with Scotland. He made a speech in London. He's telling people to ring and text and talk to their Scottish friends and tell them to vote 'no' and say 'we want you to stay.' It's like, please don't interfere with other people's political processes. How do you feel about the Independence thing? Would it be a good thing for the Scottish music industry or are you pretty independent up there anyway?
We're a Scottish band, we live in Scotland, that's something that we have spoke about quite a bit. I don't necessarily think it would make that much of a difference in Scotland in terms of the music. It might do, but it's one of these things it's all speculation at the moment.
You never know, if it goes independent more of the music industry would move to Scotland, if that makes any sense. So that London wasn't a powerhouse.
If. Nobody really knows cos it's not happened yet.
What would you like to happen?
I would like people to read more about it and come up with their own opinions.
Both sides are obviously very biased.
And very passionate.
There doesn't seem to be a good overview of any of that yet. So you'll get people who've read the White Paper and they're like 'yeah!' And you get people, you know, have an argument about that, but not enough…
The one thing I have heard on Radio 5, which is very English, they've talked to a lot of young people and they seem to know what they're talking about whatever side they're on. And that is impressive, really, and kind of heartening.
I think that like it or lump it, it's the most important political thing that's happenning to Scotland for the past three hundred years.
I think people not voting would be the worst thing. You can vote either way, however you feel about what's going on, but at the end of the day, I think it's important that people vote.
It's always an interesting thing with music and politics. We're just not having too much to do with that. We've always spent a lot of time just getting to know both sides of what's going on and making up our minds. I think that we should vote and make our own mind up and have an idea.
And deal with what happens after that.
Yeah, either way. It's not the end of the world. Something will happen.
We're still joined together. Sorry about that, it wasn't my fault. I don't think people hate the Scots nearly as much as they think we do.
To me, it comes down to nothing to do with liking or loving or hating or anything to do with that, which is stuff I've always read. I think it just comes down to people doing what they think is the most sensible thing to do.
Let's hope they do that. You need to vote with your heads.
That's why I think everyone should just read more about it, even if you have made your mind up, find the facts out. Just learn about what it actually means. There's manipulation on both sides and I think it's important that you learn what's going on.
And be very wary of both sides as well. Yeah, you don't get to be this old without being cynical about both sides. Even the one you support, really.
Yes, exactly!
Well that's all I've got. Is there anything you'd like to add, say, promote, divulge to anybody? Say to your aunt?
We'd like to thank Scott, who's packed away all our stuff.
(To Jo) Thank you very much.
We'll come back down as soon as we possibly can. We're in Cambridge tomorrow, then we've got a couple of months, just doing a lot of stuff for the album, and we're going to be going on tour when the album comes out, and then festivals and stuff like that. We've got some announcements coming up. Watch this space.
Beer and curry?
Video – more on their channel.
Ladies and Gentlemen, please settle back for the Black Shuck Shimmy. Congratulations and a 'Cor, well bloody marvellously done' to Jayne Henderson.
Thanks for all the interest in the competition, everyone!
I didn't know our winner Jayne was going to say the following, but top marks!
With a little help from Ed Henderson, I have won a pair of tickets to The Darkness Lowestoft show on 19th December for the final night of the UK tour.
As much as I love The Darkness (and you know I DO), I want to raise some cash for my womb cancer charity.
I am therefore auctioning them off to the highest bidder. Minimum bid face value of 50 quid the pair, last bid accepted midnight on Friday, 6th December so the lovely Optimum Impact can send them out to the successful bidder in time. Comment on this post with your bid. The highest bidder will be sent a link to my charity page to send their donation online.
Thanking You!
Steel Panther quite frankly are a band that need to be seen and heard – Rock and Sex at their headiest mix. To be nice to their old muckers The Darkness, they recorded this message from Las Vegas.
Thanks to Michael, Lexxi, Satchel and especially Stix for making it happen. Nick deserves a special mention for beating the file size until it was small enough. Dudes, you rock harder than a hard thing, and I love you for it.
Just a few gems of video and photos I had lying around in my piles of stuff to do. Best gig I've been to for ages – metal, filth, floof and tight trousers. What's not to like?
A little something from Thetford Forest.
This first new release in years is downloadable for free now.
The accompanying video is a dream of animation by Thom Lessner and Ted Passon. Look out for your entire Darkness collection in that bedroom (can't see the stick of rock yet! Is it there?) and watch out for some references to past Darkness doings. Ed's hair fluffing is causing giggles, too. And, of course, cats of a superior nature. I'd just like to damn the unfortunate lack of any internet access all day till just now, preventing me from seeing it.
PWEI were a great favourite of mine back when the world was mine and my oysters weren't polluted, so it was a pleasure to see them come to Norwich, especially as I missed out on the Reformation tour a while ago. With a bit of determination and asking nicely, I managed to get an interview with this incarnation of the band at the last minute. I decided not to ask about the whys and wherefores of who's doing what with who, because that's been done by some other people on this tour – see the FB page for links. After an encounter in a bowling alley with the band and Davey's pants (see photos) I went along later to the very tidy dressing room. What's the smell? Pot Noodle, Cheesy Toasty Toppers and cooked meat were the suggestions, but luckily for all, sweaty boy and bottom burps it wasn't.
And I DID enjoy myself. The place wasn't full, but the crowd was very pleased to be there and happy to show it. Lights, camera, action and sound effects… Back to Business, ok? Energy abounded on stage, Mary and Graham bouncing off each other in more ways than one. Plenty to watch and join in with, plenty of new, plenty of old. There is a harder edge to the sound, there's no loss of the Poppies attitude. I got the feeling, as the band had hoped, that everyone there gave the new songs a fair hearing and good reception. Plenty of requests for oldies, too – Mary did say we could have Beaver Patrol if we sang it, but alas, the crowd wasn't quite up to more than a 'fine' rendition of the intro. Ich Bin Ein Auslander really got everyone going, There Is No Love a Poppies anthem (no lighters, too bouncy), and RSVP from the back looked like a mass aerobic workout. Excellent. Good work, lads.
Here's a video of Old Skool Cool – I had trouble staying still long enough for a whole video! Photos are on the Gallery page.
And interview – just don't ask how long it took or get sniffy about the quality, etc. I've nearly killed myself getting it as far as this with it.
Thanks to all at PWEI.
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No stone left unturned in Italian artist's workshop
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ZEVIO, Italy, Aug 16 (Reuters) - Luigi Lineri's home workshop is covered in stones -- tens of thousands of them. They resemble animal heads, human faces and other forms, and the artist and poet believes may have been shaped by prehistoric humans.
Lineri has built his vast collection over the last 50 years, making his finds along the Adige river, near Verona in northern Italy.
"I haven't counted them and don't intend to do so but the quantity is significant," Lineri said.
"At first I thought that a few stones for each different shape would be enough and then I understood that in their thousands, they give a sense of community ... For me the quantity is sacred: it takes a lot to build a cathedral."
SEE ALSO: An artist illustrated every single day he spent with his beloved wife in 365 adorable drawings
Lineri says there has been no independent verification of whether the stones are indeed prehistoric sculpture and has not sought one, being more interested in them as "a work of art."
"When I found one and picked it up, I was overcome with emotion - who was this, how did he live, what was he thinking when he made this beautiful thing. It all began then and I started reading and learning about prehistoric mankind."
"I don't make any changes (to the stones), they are all authentic," he said. "Someone told me I was obsessed but if I am it is to better understand the mind of the primitive man."
Among the forms on display are fish, dog and sheep heads and female body forms. Visitors have come to see the collection and he has also exhibited some of it.
RELATED: Artist 3D prints Ceramic Vases
"When people see the stones, their reactions differ. Some laugh, others cry," Lineri said.
"There is a strong energy in this 'cosmos' made of stones and whoever touches them has to do so with the respect and right frame of mind... Each day I try to put the stones in order, to give a sense to each chapter of this poem."
SEE ALSO: Viral meme of Kanye West making out with himself inspires a Australian mural
Lineri hopes someone will one day look after his collection. But he is also mulling returning them to the riverbed.
"I did this to safeguard these stones and hold onto their message," he said. "(Taking them back) would be a small finishing touch. But it's just an idea for now."

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Defamation (Hashmatsa) Trailer (2009)
What is anti-Semitism today, two generations after the Holocaust? In his continuing exploration of modern Israeli life, director Yoav Shamir (Checkpoint) seeks out the most modern manifestations of the "oldest hatred," provoking startling revelations. Shamir follows Abraham Foxman, National Director of the Anti-Defamation League, as he brings world leaders the message that anti-Semitism thrives as a serious threat to Jews everywhere. We follow a group of Israeli students to Poland where they visit former ghettos and concentration camps. Others raise serious questions about the motives behind what has been called "the Israel Lobby." In distinguishing between anti-Semitism and anti-Zionism, the controversial academic Norman Finkelstein asserts that "the Nazi Holocaust has become the main ideological weapon for starting wars of aggression." Cogent, amiable, and penetrating in his approach, Shamir is navigating tricky waters here. Yet in constructing a fair context for debate and understanding, he always asks the right questions.
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Smithers Rapra are excited to announce the programme for this year's Silicone Elastomers and TPE World Summits.
With more than 30 speakers and over 17 hours of content across the two co-located events, this year's summits will bring you the latest industry trends and insights across the elastomers sector. Over 250 key professionals attended last year's events to network at what has become the only elastomers event to attend! View and download the programme for each event below:
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Having developed the film before the results of the 2016 election were known, director Jordon Peele didn't necessarily intend for his debut feature to resonate in the viscerally contemporary ways it does. Though it was promoted as a horror film, its true terror lies in the mirror it holds up to latent liberal racism and cultural appropriation. Set in locales that will be instantly familiar to anyone who's visited 21st-century Manhattan or Connecticut, Get Out's creeping dread feels very close to home. Vividly entertaining and urgently relevant, it may well be the defining film of our times.
A Q&A with director Jordan Peele and actor Betty Gabriel follows the screening.
Get Out. 2017. USA. Directed by Jordan Peele. DCP. 104 min. Courtesy of Universal Pictures.
This film program is organized by Rajendra Roy, The Celeste Bartos Chief Curator of Film, and Sean Egan, producer, film exhibitions and projects, The Museum of Modern Art, New York.
The Hammer Museum's presentation is made possible by The Billy and Audrey L. Wilder Foundation.
Media sponsorship is provided by The Hollywood Reporter. Additional media support is provided by Time Out L.A.


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Seabridge Adds More Than 1 Million Ounces of M&I Gold Resources at Courageous LakeTuesday, 10th January 2012
Toronto, Canada...An updated mineral resource model for Seabridge Gold's 100%-owned Courageous Lake project in Canada's Northwest Territories has increased measured and indicated gold resources by 18% to nearly 8.0 million ounces. The independent NI 43-101 compliant resource estimate, prepared by Resource Modeling Inc. ("RMI") of Stites, Idaho, will now be incorporated into a Preliminary Feasibility Study ("PFS") on Courageous Lake scheduled for completion in May, 2012. The updated resource estimate, effective as of January 9, 2012, is as follows:
Seabridge Gold President and CEO Rudi Fronk said the new model includes data from the 52 diamond core exploration holes drilled in 2011 totaling approximately 15,000 meters. "The focus of the 2011 drilling program was to upgrade inferred resources within the confines of the open pit defined in the 2011 Preliminary Economic Assessment. The efficiency of our drill program and the predictability of our 2010 model proved to be exemplary. We converted nearly 1.2 million ounces of previously disclosed inferred resources to measured and indicated in last year's exploration program at an expenditure of approximately $6 million or about $5 per ounce. All but one of the 52 exploration holes drilled in 2011 intercepted mineralization above the cut-off grade. New mine plans will now be generated from this updated resource model in anticipation of being able to report the project's first proven and probable reserves in the PFS scheduled for completion in May."
The updated resource model constructed for the Courageous Lake deposit now incorporates data from a total of 589 holes drilled by Seabridge, Noranda and Placer Dome totaling approximately 169,000 meters. About 122,260 meters of the total have been assayed for gold, 53% of it by Seabridge. Gold mineralization within the Courageous Lake deposit is hosted in the upper part of an assemblage of Archean age felsic pyroclastic rocks just below a transition zone to sedimentary rocks.
Similar to the 2010 estimate (also completed by RMI), block model gold grades for this updated Courageous Lake model were estimated using a multiple pass inverse distance weighting interpolation procedure. The outstanding success of our 2011 drilling program confirmed the validity of the resource model. In addition to using mineral zone wireframes to constrain the estimate of block grades, a dynamic anisotropic search strategy was used to select eligible composites. The search ellipse was allowed to dynamically conform to the hanging and footwall contacts of the key mineral zones, providing for a more geologically consistent and realistic distribution of in situ block gold grades. Individual assay grades were capped for each zone prior to compositing the assay data and interpolating block grades. The estimated block grades were classified into Measured, Indicated, and Inferred Mineral Resource categories using distance to drilling data and the number of drill holes used to estimate the block grades. For the principal mineral zones (3-5) Measured Resources were defined for blocks estimated by one or more drill holes within 7.5 meters of the block. For mineral zones 3 and 4 within the heart of the deposit (section 4400 to 5000 north), Indicated Resources were defined by blocks estimated by two or more drill holes with at least one sample within 40 meters of the block. Indicated Resources were defined for other zones based on distances from drill data ranging from 15 to 30m. For the primary mineralized zones, Inferred Mineral Resources were defined by blocks estimated by at least one drill hole with a maximum allowable assay projection distance of 65 meters. Inferred Resources were assigned to secondary mineralized zones up to 40m from drilling data. It is RMI's opinion that the new resource model is globally unbiased and locally reflects the grade of nearby drill hole composites.
The following table provides global resource estimates from the new model at various gold cutoff grades:
The cutoff grade for resource tabulation was set at 0.83 grams per tonne, consistent with the cut-off grade used for previous Courageous Lake resource estimates (2007 and 2010). The cutoff grade used in the 2011 Preliminary Economic Assessment was 0.67 grams per tonne, based on a gold price of $990. It is likely that the cutoff grade that will be used in the 2012 PFS will be lower than 0.67 grams per tonne due to higher gold prices.
Gold resource estimates included herein were prepared by Resource Modeling Inc. under the supervision of Michael Lechner, who is independent of Seabridge and a Qualified Person as defined by National Instrument 43-101. Mr. Lechner is a highly regarded expert in his field and frequently undertakes independent resource estimates for major mining companies. Mr. Lechner has reviewed and approved this news release.
Exploration activities by Seabridge Gold at the Courageous Lake gold project are being conducted under the supervision of William E. Threlkeld, Registered Professional Geologist, Senior Vice President of the Company and a Qualified Person as defined by National Instrument 43-101. Mr. Threlkeld has reviewed and approved this news release. A rigorous quality control/quality assurance protocol was employed during the 2011 Courageous Lake drill program, including blank and certified reference standards inserted by the Company at a rate of not less than one of each type in every 30 samples. Repeats and re-splits of the sample rejects are being analyzed at a rate of not less than one sample in every 25 for each type. Samples are being assayed at Acme Laboratories, Vancouver, B.C. using fire assay atomic adsorption methods for gold and total digestion ICP methods for other elements. Cross-check analyses are being conducted at a second external laboratory on at least 10% of the samples.
Seabridge holds a 100% interest in several North American gold projects. The Company's principal assets are the KSM property located near Stewart, British Columbia, Canada and the Courageous Lake gold project located in Canada's Northwest Territories. For a breakdown of Seabridge's mineral reserves and mineral resources by category please visit the Company's website at http://www.seabridgegold.net/resources.php.
All reserve and resource estimates reported by the Corporation were calculated in accordance with the Canadian National Instrument 43-101 and the Canadian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy Classification system. These standards differ significantly from the requirements of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. Mineral resources which are not mineral reserves do not have demonstrated economic viability.
This document contains "forward-looking information" within the meaning of Canadian securities legislation and "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the United States Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. This information and these statements, referred to herein as "forward-looking statements" are made as of the date of this document. Forward-looking statements concerning the expected completion of a Preliminary Feasibility Study, the preparation of resource and reserve estimates, other goals or objectives, or the completion of work programs, relate to future events or future performance and reflect current estimates, predictions, expectations or beliefs regarding future events and include, but are not limited to, statements with respect to: (i) the amount of mineral reserves and mineral resources and the appropriate cutoff grade; (ii) the amount of future production over any period; (iii) cumulative pre-tax net cash flow of the proposed mining operation; (iv) capital costs; (v) operating costs, including credits from the sale of other metals; (vi) mining rates; (vii) mine life; (vii) planned expenditures; and (viii) upgrading inferred resources. Any statements that express or involve discussions with respect to predictions, expectations, beliefs, plans, projections, objectives, assumptions or future events or performance (often, but not always, using words or phrases such as "expects", "anticipates", "plans", "projects", "estimates", "envisages", "assumes", "intends", "strategy", "goals", "objectives" or variations thereof or stating that certain actions, events or results "may", "could", "would", "might" or "will" be taken, occur or be achieved, or the negative of any of these terms and similar expressions) are not statements of historical fact and may be forward-looking statements.
All forward-looking statements are based on Seabridge's or its independent consultants' current beliefs as well as various assumptions made by them and information available to them on the date the statements are made. These assumptions include: (i) the presence of and continuity of metals at the Project at modeled grades; (ii) the capacities of various machinery and equipment; (iii) the availability of personnel, machinery and equipment at estimated prices; (iv) exchange rates; (v) metals sales prices; (vi) appropriate discount rates; (vii) tax rates and royalty rates applicable to the proposed mining operation; (viii) financing structure and costs; (ix) anticipated mining losses and dilution; (x) metals recovery rates;(xi) reasonable contingency requirements; (xii) receipt of regulatory approvals on acceptable terms; and (xiii) the negotiation of satisfactory terms with impacted First Nations groups and other property rights holders. Although management considers these assumptions to be reasonable based on information currently available to it, they may prove to be incorrect. Many forward-looking statements are made assuming the correctness of other forward-looking statements, such as statements of cumulative pre-tax net cash flow, which are based on other forward-looking statements and assumptions. The cost information is also prepared using earlier values, but the time for incurring the costs will be in the future and it is assumed costs will remain stable over the relevant period.
By their very nature, forward-looking statements involve inherent risks and uncertainties, both general and specific, and risks exist that estimates, forecasts, projections and other forward-looking statements will not be achieved or that assumptions do not reflect future experience. We caution readers not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements as a number of important factors could cause the actual outcomes to differ materially from the beliefs, plans, objectives, expectations, anticipations, estimates, assumptions and intentions expressed in such forward-looking statements. These risk factors may be generally stated as the risk that the assumptions and estimates expressed above do not occur, but specifically include, without limitation, risks relating to variations in the mineral content within the material identified as mineral reserves from that predicted; variations in rates of recovery and extraction; developments in world metals markets;, risks relating to fluctuations in the Canadian dollar relative to the US dollar; increases in the estimated capital and operating costs or unanticipated costs; difficulties attracting the necessary work force; increases in financing costs or adverse changes to the terms of available financing, if any; tax rates or royalties being greater than assumed; changes in development or mining plans due to changes in logistical, technical or other factors; changes in project parameters as plans continue to be refined; risks relating to receipt of regulatory approvals or settlement of an agreement with impacted First Nations groups; the effects of competition in the markets in which Seabridge operates; operational and infrastructure risks; and the additional risks including those described in the December 31, 2010 Corporation's Annual Information Form filed with SEDAR in Canada (available at www.sedar.com) and in the Corporation's Annual Report Form 40-F filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on EDGAR (available at www.sec.gov/edgar.shtml). Seabridge cautions that the foregoing list of factors that may affect future results is not exhaustive.
When relying on our forward-looking statements to make decisions with respect to Seabridge, investors and others should carefully consider the foregoing factors and other uncertainties and potential events. Seabridge does not undertake to update any forward-looking statement, whether written or oral, that may be made from time to time by Seabridge or on our behalf, except as required by law.
"Rudi Fronk"
President & C.E.O.
For further information please contact:
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This is Not Set in Stone
Sitting in the lobby waiting to be greeted by the company's chief human resources officer, I took in the decor. Workspace design is often the first clue to an organization's mission. This particular organization was the parent company for over a dozen global businesses. Each business logo was proudly displayed on a sign attached to a post embedded deeply into a massive foundation of granite. The message was clear.
The discussion of our future partnership arose from a conversation of the evolution of culture. Because the historical growth of this company was driven by mergers and acquisitions, they were continuously challenged by blending missions, values, and visions. Often, there was common ground. Sometimes, however, there was significant disparity in organizational philosophy despite the wisdom and business sense of the acquisition. Either way, blending differences and managing change was woven into the fabric of the corporate culture.
Further exchange revealed the secret sauce of their success. Their growth was made possible by ongoing strategic decisions about whether to invest or divest. Selling a company often had greater advantage than buying one. On any given day, an associate of this organization could learn that they were hereby either now employed by this company or hereby no longer employed by this company. The business logos that filled the signs embedded deeply in the granite foundation were easily interchangeable.
The granite foundation, however, never moves. Sign posts move in and out as strategic business decisions are executed from year to year. The overall philosophy, mission, values, and vision of the organization, however, remain anchored and stable. When changes occur, whether expected or unexpected, everyone rests upon the strength of the foundation that, for decades, has guaranteed the sustainability of the business. While everything always changes, some things don't.


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I CAN'T SAY ENOUGH about the place that music holds in my life. Good music has the power to push me through a long day, keep me going when I'm down, and get me excited for what's ahead. I'm guessing a lot of you probably feel the same way.
That's why I'm so excited to drop North & Kedzie's November Jams playlist! I've been building it over the last month, and YOU GUYS, I can't stop listening to it. In my apartment. On the train. Biking around town. This is how November style sounds around North & Kedzie. Spoiler alert: it's full of sick beats, deep bass, and tempos that are as eclectic as the weather outside.
OK, so enough talk. It's time to jam. Check out the playlist now in the sidebar to your left, or click here to jump over to Spotify where you can save it for yourself!
Want to know more about today's look? Keep reading below :)
I WASN'T KIDDING in yesterday's post about loving bomber jackets. This one is from UNIQLO (they're out of this style, so go for this one instead), and I've paired it with one of Zara's incredible flannels (seriously, it's so soft and warm, and I'm basically in love with it...the link is to something similar). The white jeans are from UNIQLO's new line of Men's Selvedge Slim-Fit Jeans (just $19.90 if you snag some right now!), and they're a perfect fit. Sure, white is bold, but it's the perfect light balance to everything that's happening up top.
Finally, I'm sporting my Bose QC35 Wireless Noise-Cancelling Headphones. I've used Bose noise-cancelling headphones for something like the last seven years. But this pair. OMG. They're next level amazing. Going wireless is a dream. The sound is incredible. The range is amazing. And the battery life is just daaaayumn...almost *twenty hours* on a single charge. Sure, I'm still waiting anxiously on Apple's AirPods for my quick trips around town, but when I need to focus at a coffee shop or fly anywhere or just enjoy every lush detail in my music, I reach for my Bose. And I totally think you'd love them, too.


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Visit Las Vegas (Hoover Dam), Grand Canyon (Grand Canyon South Rim).
*Return time is an estimate and varies based on traffic and weather conditions.
The purchase of any travel services represents your acceptance Terms & Conditions set out herein. Please ensure that you read carefully and understand these Terms & Conditions prior to booking.
Booking changes
A fee may be charged for any revision or alteration made to a reservation after the booking is confirmed. Name changes or corrections may be treated as a cancellation and cancellation fees will apply. A change of tour date or tour itinerary may be treated as a cancellation, and normal cancellation fees will apply.
Cancellations and Cancellation Fees
Regardless of reason, cancellations result in costly charges from our travel and hotel providers covering penalties and fees incurred by canceling confirmed and pending bookings. Therefore, cancellation penalties and or fees will apply. Time of cancellation will be determined when notice is received and confirmed by our office. Notice of cancellation must be made directly to TakeTours by email or through web mail at Contact TakeTours for details.
Cancellation penalties per person (Notification day and departure day are not counted)
NOTE: We cannot grant any refunds more than 30 days after completion of tour.
Hotel Policy
Smoking is strictly prohibited at all hotels, violation of this rule will result in a penalty of $300/person, along with other legal liabilities. A valid credit card is required for guests to check in at the hotel.
Itinerary Variations
We constantly strives to improve tour itineraries and features. If such improvements can be made, or unforeseen circumstances beyond our control make changes necessary - we reserve the right to vary itineraries and to substitute hotels. At certain peak periods duplicate departures may operate, and sometimes in reverse order in which case hotels may vary from those stated on the itinerary pages.
Tour Cancellation:
We reserves the right to cancel or re-schedule any tour departure in accordance with operating requirements or circumstances beyond its control. If cancellation is made any time prior to departure* of the tour, TakeTours' only liability will be to refund to the passenger the amount it has received for the tour booking. We will try to re-book the same or similar tour. Please note that we are not liable for any cancellation penalties incurred on any other travel arrangements including air tickets purchased separately from customers.
We are not responsible for any other travel arrangements affected due to our cancellations.
Posted by: Naveen on 2019-04-23
First and foremost we are very disappointed, when we heard they are not covering Hoover Dam. It was clearly stated in the Package(Header of the package) 1 Day (Hoover Dam, and Grand Canyon South Rim Tour). we are so surprised to hear Hoover dam was not part of it during Check-In. Other than that the overall trip was really good and felt worth. Specially the Guide was superb. He was so nice, and providing time to time update, clear communication everything. We would really nice to have such Guides around.
Posted by: Soumya on 2018-10-04
It was a very nice and compact tour, thanks to our tour guide and all co-passengers to make it easy for everyone. The guide was very informative. The trip was well organized and the organizers are quite a bit punctual.
Posted by: SUDHARMA on 2017-07-19
The trip was organized very well. A nice comfortable Volvo bus was provided. Although the journey was pretty much but comfortable due to Volvo bus. I wanna thank Taketour for giving a wonderful trip in a moderate budget.
Posted by: Tatiana on 2015-04-17
It was a wonderful tour! There were only 6 people in the car! My daughter and I from Russia and 4 from New Zealand. We made friends with them during our short visit. And what beautiful views showed us by our driver-guide! I am very glad that I took advantage of the company TakeTours!
Posted by: Sreejith on 2013-07-30
Nice Tour worth of the money. You will have a good view of the South Rim at a cost effective price. Enjoyed the trip.


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Sorry for the newb question.
My first clarisse tests were creating complex scenes with large amounts of geometry, but being relatively simplistic in the material/texture side of things.
I've gotten more into the material nodes and bringing out lots of 4k maps from my creations in substance painter.
I have a scene made out of an extreme amount of geometry that I can render successfully if I disable the materials and/or use the material override on the 3D layer to reduce the scene to one basic material. This makes me think it's the materials or maps that is the problem.
If I turn on materials in the complex scene clarisse sometimes behaves a little oddly. Previously doing renders in Clarisse resulted in the renderer using 100% of my cores until the render is complete.
With the maps/materials turned on the graph displaying my processor goes up and down somewhat rapidly.. sometimes staying at 75% for a while, sometimes dropping to 30%. The likelihood of getting a crash during the first few percent of the render increases.
Often Clarisse would crash when trying to view the 'image view' with my maps turned on. The scene displays relatively fine in the 3D view with 'simple shading'
In preferences I can change the cache size of 'streaming maps' to a different amount. Increasing it seems to increase the likelihood of a crash. Decreasing it from the default 4gb cache to 2gb tends to give me more stability.
Originally I increased it because I recalled someone else on the forum having difficulty rendering anything until they were asked to increase their cache size.
I just don't exactly know what I'm doing.
If I do a really simple render with only one OBJ and its textures the scene renders fine and uses 100% of my processor until complete.
Is there a superior way to set up materials in large complex scenes?
I have 32GB of Ram and i7 intel quad core.
Thank you.


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Photography has always been an escaping tool for me.
I was born and raised in Hong Kong and spent most of my teenage years in England. At the age of 19 I returned to the University of Hong Kong to study Politics and Comparative Literature, and due to their boring nature and several unfortunate heart-breaking incidents, I used photography as my past time entertainment. Eventually my interest towards photography started to grow, and I began working as a photographer's assistant in 2011.
In 2013, I went studying in London College of Communication (UAL), it was there I got inspired, and started working on various projects that based on my anxiety and my sense of alienation when I was living in different cities such as Hong Kong, London and Tokyo.
Based in Hong Kong, but always willing to travel and work in other major cities around the world, I am now a freelance photographer, focusing in many aspects including commercials, portraits, as well as architecture.


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My life is like a game show in the sort of dystopic novel young adults like to read. I have to do everything in fifteen minute to two hour increments. When time is up, I have to pick someone up or drop someone off, make a meal or clean something.
This afternoon Casey Afflek was talking about a new movie he is in called The Killer Within Me, or something like that. Of course it's EXTREMELY violent and of course, this extreme violence is directed at women. Also of course this is because the director has an unflinching idea of what his movie should be and if people can't take it, well too bad. People have been walking out of the theater and closing their eyes, etc. I think I'll skip it, but the premise is about a stand up guy who is actually a serial killer. My question is, how does he have the time? How do you have a full time job and also manage to torture and kill people. And, where does he do it? Is clean up necessary? When does he sleep? If I were interviewing Casey I might have asked those questions, but Casey being the young man he is probably would think I was a lunatic, not worth answering.
I would like to see a movie about a woman who has to do a million pointless things all day long, things that amount to nothing at all but still are essential and somehow she manages to experience success at something wonderful like being an artist or running a bookstore or writing a novel. I can't think of a single reason to go and watch a movie about a guy who has a full time job and kills and tortures women after work.Whatever is the point??
The other thing on my mind (well, there are so many things, but I won't list them all), is what I would I do now if I could do absolutely anything, and being an artist was no longer the route I chose to take. The disturbing thing is that I have no idea at all. The closest thing I can imagine in a fantasy is being a writer, and wouldn't that be pretty much the same as what I do now? I can't imagine what success looks like. I can't imagine being anywhere near the top of my game at anything, and at times I think I would have been happier if I had just gotten some retail job someplace and rose to be manager (or the owner) of a shop. I have always loved stores. Especially eclectic shops with all sorts of objects loved by the owner, like the shop Curatorium in Providence. My parents always poo pooed any retail job because the pay is low and you are tied to a store. But what if that had been my destiny? What if I wanted to be tied to a store? I can see myself in just such a shop, my art work hanging on the walls and a little doggie by my feet to say hello to the customers. Clearly the art thing isn't happening and I might be better off in a shop, dusting shelves and ringing a cash register. I think that sounds lovely.


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Mortgage Rates Drop to Record Low Again
(NEW YORK) -- Fixed mortgage rates dipped to a record low for the second consecutive week as borrowing costs remain low to support the housing recovery.
The 30-year fixed-rate mortgage fell to 3.31 percent for the week ending Nov. 21, from last week's 3.34 percent, according to Freddie Mac. It's also down from a year ago when it was 3.98 percent.
The 15-year fixed-rate mortgage dropped to 2.63 percent from 2.65 percent last week and 3.3 percent a year ago at this time.
Freddie Mac supports one in four home buyers with financing.
"Fixed mortgage rates continued to ease somewhat this week to record lows and should help the ongoing housing recovery," said Frank Nothaft, Freddie Mac's vice president and chief economist.
On Tuesday, the Commerce Department reported that construction on new homes rose 3.6 percent in October to an annual pace of 894,000 -- the best rate since July 2008.
Existing home sales increased 2.1 percent in October to an annualized pace of 4.79 million, which was higher than expected.
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Spring is here and to celebrate a time of flourishing flowers,cavorting lambs and the promise of longer and warmer days on the horizon, we have put together a guide on what to wear for the season.
Yes corals! The best thing about coral? It blends well with any skin tone. It's also the spring's hottest trend, meaning you can mix it into your wardrobe in a variety of ways (think pink lips or bright denim pants).
This week, we have selected one of our favorite coral finds to help you add a little brightness to your spring wardrobe.
In spring the earth wears a green and more colorful dress. Again it comes to life and so do we, blooms continue to flourish on clothing and accessories. But this time they take on a darker mood, with inspired green, creams and deep pinks.
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The autumn crocus is principally known as a very pretty flower that looks a lot like a true crocus, but blooms in autumn rather than spring and contains a deadly poison called colchicine, similar to arsenic in its effect. Since autumn crocus can be mistaken for wild garlic (ramsons), we are wisely warned away from it. Ancient and medieval herbologists were well aware of its toxicity, and many physicians were reluctant to use it for that very reason. However, some eminent physicians, including Dioscorides and Avicenna, prescribed it as a "chemotherapy" treatment for cancers. The results were not by any means miraculous, but these early experimenters had the right idea. According to John Riddle in "Ancient and Medieval Chemotherapy for Cancer," Isis 73 (3): 313-330:
Autumn crocus contains a sufficient concentration of colchicines for pharmaceutical efficacy, but on the basis of modern studies, we conclude that the drug would arrest tumor mitoses in man but would not produce a complete regression in a malignant tumor. An ancient or medieval physician, treating a malignant growth topically and possibly internally, would probably observe a beneficial response but not a "cure."
Riddle's article is fascinating and goes far beyond the single example of autumn crocus to illustrate the remarkable sophistication of these often undervalued early researchers and practitioners:
A search through the leading pharmaceutical and medical authorities of the Greco-Roman, classical Islamic, and medieval periods reveals that they recommended many of the same natural sources as those for the compounds discovered in the 1960s and 1970s and currently utilized in cancer treatments.
But here is just a little more on the history of autumn crocus "chemotherapy" to show the level of scientific awareness with which ancient and medieval physicians approached its use:
In the first century Dioscorides (fl. ca. A.D. 50-79) employed a drug made from autumn crocus (Colchicum autumnale L.), the very plant investigated by A/ P. Dustin in 1938 as an antitumor agent. Dioscorides recommended that the plant (kolchikon) be "soaked in wine and administered to dissolve tumors (oidemata) and growths (phumata) not yet making pus."
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Mattaeus Platearius (d. 1161?) and Avicenna employed the plant in ways that suggest antitumoral activity. . . . Abu Mansur (fl. 968-977) said that the drug concocted from it is poisonous but dries up old sores. In light of this evidence one can conclude that prior to the thirteenth century autumn crocus was employed as an anticancer agent, but that its use was not widespread. The reluctance may have been due to the belief expressed by Hildegard [von Bingen], who said that it was more of a poison than a medicine.
Which of course it was, but all medicine is a balancing act between killing and curing, and the ancient and medieval doctors who used autumn crocus apparently knew what they were doing and got results that were promising enough for them to recommend its use to others.


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At times, people take offense to the claim of Christians that Jesus is the only way to God. Popular teaching in the world today declares that "all roads lead to God," and Christianity is merely one way. So when Christians make this claim, they are often labeled hateful or exclusionary. Why don't Christians affirm these other roads to God? [Read more…]
Why Do Christians Believe that Jesus Is the Only Way to God?
Does Jesus Want Us to Become Religious?
Many think that Jesus Christ wants us to become religious. They think Jesus came to take all the fun out of life, and give us impossible rules to live by. They are willing to call him a great leader from the past, but say he is not relevant to their lives today.
Josh McDowell was a college student who thought Jesus was just another religious leader who set up impossible rules to live by. He thought Jesus was totally irrelevant to his life.
Then one day at a student union lunch table McDowell sat next to a vibrant young coed with a radiant smile. Intrigued, he asked her why she was so happy. Her immediate reply was, "Jesus Christ!"
Jesus Christ? McDowell bristled, firing back:
"Oh, for God's sake, don't give me that garbage. I'm fed up with religion; I'm fed up with the church; I'm fed up with the Bible. Don't give me that garbage about religion."
But the unfazed young coed calmly informed him,
"Mister, I didn't say religion, I said Jesus Christ." [Read more…]
Is Heaven Real?
Have you ever wondered if heaven is a real place? If so, you are not alone.
The subject seems to be on millions of peoples' minds. Several people claiming to have died and seen God, have popularized the topic of heaven by writing about "after-death" accounts in their best-selling books. If we are to believe their stories, heaven is for real. [Read more…]
What Did Jesus Say About Hell?
Rob Bell's best-selling book, Love Wins, argues that God is too loving to send people to eternal damnation. His book has caused a stirring debate, even among Christians. He views God somewhat like a child views Santa Claus–a benevolent giver of good things.
In the end, Bell writes, God's love overpowers his judgment. And he says that Hell isn't biblical.
So, where did the idea of Hell come from, and is it truly biblical? [Read more…]
Why Should I Believe Jesus Is the Only Answer to Life?
What gives Jesus the credibility and authority to speak to us about eternal things? What makes him the key to all of life's questions?
There are five basic ways we know Jesus alone is the answer to our quest for truth and purpose in life. [Read more…]
Why Would God Need to Come to Earth in Human Form?
What is Christmas really all about? According to the Bible, man's rebellion has created a wall of separation between God and us (see Isaiah 59:2). In the Scriptures, "separation" means spiritual death. And spiritual death means being completely separated from the light and life of God.
The Bible calls this disobedience sin, which means "missing the mark," like an archer missing his intended target. Thus our sins have broken God's intended relationship with us. Using the archer's example, we have missed the mark when it comes to the purpose we were created for.
"But wait a minute," you might say. "Didn't God know all of that before He made us? Why didn't He see that His plan was doomed for failure?" Of course, an all-knowing God would realize that we would rebel and sin. In fact, it is our failure that makes His plan so mind-blowing. This brings us to the reason that God came to Earth in human form. And even more incredible-—the remarkable reason for his death. [Read more…]
The Death of Evangelism
Since the beginning, since the disciples disembarked two-by-two from the flood of Pentecost, the concepts of "death" and "evangelism" have been bound together as closely and solemnly as a suicide pact. Even Jesus' inaugural mission briefings were coupled with strict instructions should any disciple be caught or captured:
"You must be on your guard. You will be handed over to the local councils and flogged in the synagogues. On account of me you will stand before governors and kings as witnesses to them. And the gospel must first be preached to all nations. Whenever you are arrested and brought to trial, do not worry beforehand about what to say. Just say whatever is given you at the time, for it is not you speaking, but the Holy Spirit." (Mark 13: 9-11) [Read more…]
Can Jesus Bring Meaning To Life?
"Why Jesus?" looks at the question of whether or not Jesus is relevant today. Can Jesus answer the big questions of life: "Who am I?" "Why am I here?" And, "Where am I going?" Dead cathedrals and crucifixes have led some to believe that he can't, and that Jesus has left us to cope with a world out of control. But Jesus made claims about life and our purpose here on earth that need to be examined before we write him off as uncaring or impotent. This article examines the mystery of why Jesus came to earth.
Did Jesus Say What Happens After We Die?
If Jesus really did rise from the dead, then he must know what is on the other side. What did Jesus say about the meaning of life and our future? Are there many ways to God or did Jesus claim to be the only way? Read the startling answers in "Why Jesus?"
Click here to read "Why Jesus?" and discover what Jesus said about life after death.


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Multiple Streams of Income is Key to Business Success
One of the main ways a smart business owner avoids crisis when the economy takes a downturn is to develop multiple streams of income. It helps to have multiple income streams that rely on steady industries that are not often affected by a drop in the economy. When you have multiple business industries to choose from, your have the ability to find the kind of products and services that will allow you to put the right business module together that prevents the economy from having a serious negative effect on your over all income.
Remember you never want to put all your financial eggs in one basket.
When you talk about building multiple streams of income that can help offset the problems that a bad economy can cause, one of the best ways to do this is to use both Affiliate and Network Marketing.
Affiliate Marketing can work several ways in helping you create multiple stream of income. To build multiple streams of income using affiliate programs, you will need to have a website with traffic targeted to your topic. Interesting blogs or message boards on popular topics tend to work the best. When you have signed up for a few good Affiliate programs related to your topic, you then add your personalized Affiliate link for each within your website content. When someone clicks on one of your Affiliate links and buys a product, you will receive a commission.
If you really want to take building multiple streams of income to a whole new level you will want to embrace Network Marketing. With Affiliate Marketing you get paid on your own efforts. There a few Affiliate programs out there that will pay you on the sales of people you personally referee to it, but they are few in number. Now with Network Marketing programs you can Harness the Power of Leverage of your entire sales organization. So you could potentially get paid on the effort of hundreds or even thousands of people.
There is no other Business Module in the World that allows you to build multiple streams of income by leveraging the effort of hundreds or even thousands of people.
Here are some of the more popular Industries within the Network Marketing Industry:
- Personal Care
- Home Care
- Technology
- Travel
- Wellness
As you can see, each of these industries would appeal to many consumers worldwide. When you diversify your product & service offerings, you are developing several different customer bases at the same time and creating multiple streams of income. As you become more familiar with each customer base, you can expand your product and service offerings to help grow your business.
Developing multiple streams of income is how your business can survive and grow, even during the difficult times. As you examine your customers and your opportunities, you will find new ways to diversify your offering and help your business expand when all of the other organizations around you are struggling to find new business. When you work smart and hard, then you will reap the benefits of your forward thinking.
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The lure of images lies at the heart of the studio work I do. Using classic film stills, vintage postcards, found family photographs with a mix of my own photography, I attempt to make collages and photomontages that are nostalgic yet also uncanny and absurd. By adjusting, inverting, and slicing separate pictures together to create new works of art, I am exploring the subversive force of found images. My fine art practice centers on appropriation and collage. Collage inherently involves nothing less than altering existence. By borrowing found imagery, I make changes both hand-made and (occasionally) digital to alter the perception of the everyday, and continue the found image's evolution towards new definitions. My latest body of works have been the dissecting of vintage oversized magazines from the 1930's to the 1960's. I've titled these works "Excavations". Page by page I carve into the magazines and attempt to reveal the hidden light between pages of eternal darkness.
I received my BFA from Metropolitan State University and my MA from the University of Denver. My work has been exhibited domestically in Denver, Los Angeles, New York and Miami as well as internationally in Sao Paulo, Berlin, Zurich and Athens. I was featured in Gestalten's recent The Age of Collage: Contemporary Collage in Modern Art, the definitive investigation into how collage has become one the most vital forms of current visual expression.


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Join us for an hour of messy fun with your 1-5's and get ready for Easter with chicks to take home. There's lots of fun to be had and lots of glitter and glue too. Better still you don't have to clear away the mess, just relax and enjoy some quality time having fun with the children, whilst in the company of other Mums and Dads.
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Bretty Dennen has carved an interesting niche in the music industry with his previous three releases, but it seems hit latest, Loverboy, may cause it all to fall apart. Click through to find out what our own Grace Duffy had to say about this less than entertaining release.
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REVIEW: Brett Dennen – Loverboy
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Apex has a full compliment of certified nursing assistants.
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Key employment information about the company:
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Employees undergo a comprehensive orientation and are supplied with employee handbooks to ensure clear understanding of all company policies and procedures. Continued education units are provided by Apex for staff relevant to issues and medical conditions in home care every month. Supervision of all staff is done quarterly by a registered nurse. Onsite monitoring is done yearly by the Executive Office of Elders for compliance with all state and federal guidelines for employees and clients. The Executive Office of Labor and Workforce Development reviews employee and client records yearly for state and federal payroll compliance. Apex Healthcare is licensed by the Department of Labor Standards.


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On Monday nights every seat at the Royal Court is just £12. In the Jerwood Theatre Downstairs, half the tickets go onsale at 9am on the day, and half are sold in advance to Friends – so if you're a regular, it's well worth joining.
From Wed 8 May, Royal Court Friends will be able to book tickets for all shows in Autumn/ Winter 2019/20 include accessing £12 Monday tickets for the Jerwood Theatre Downstairs shows:
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Ultimate Spa Pedicure
Prepare for the ultimate in pampering! Relax in our new ultra-cushy massaging recliners while your feet soak in an aromatic, warm soothing foot bath. Sip on a complimentary glass of wine or herbal tea as you enjoy a blissful back massage with the controls at your fingertips. Includes expert nail and cuticle care and shaping, full exfoliation of feet and lower legs, invigorating foot masque removed with hot towels, a fantastic foot and lower leg massage from one of our highly trained Massage Therapists and/or Nail Technicians. Finish with a Triple Paraffin Dip and your choice of polish.


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