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Buying a Wireless HDTV Extender for Home Use: The Best in Wireless HDMI
The Wireless Wish
Wireless HDMI is starting to become a hot new item in the home theater market. It is easy to see why. Most people are already familiar with the idea of wireless thanks to the popularity of wireless Internet. Many homes have been spared the need to run countless feet of Ethernet wire thanks to a single wireless router. Being able to do the same for the televisions in a home is enough to get any home theater enthusiast all riled up.
But hold on. Wireless HDMI is still an infant technology which has few standards associated with it. Wireless HDMI is certainly possible and can be a valuable addition to a home, but there are some hazards to watch out for.
Wireless HDMI Doesn't Mean Wireless HD
HDMI is simply a method of relaying video and audio data from a source to a display. It was created to support the high bandwidth needed to output high-definition images and high-quality audio to an HDTV and surround sound system, but it makes no promises about the quality of the image which it transmits. A low-resolution image transmitted via HDMI is still a low-resolution image.
This easily forgotten point has been capitalized on by many companies, such as D-Link. The D-Link Wireless HD Media Player is easy to mistake as a wireless HDMI device. But in fact it is simply a media server which has wireless networking capabilities. It connects to an HDTV using a standard HDMI port.
Wireless HDMI devices built for the purpose of transmitting HD video from one room to another are far more expensive. Gefen and Brite-view are two major manufacturers of these products right now and both have products which sell for well over $800 dollars. Even these products have their limitations as they are typically capable of 1080p at 24hz only.
Range is Limited
The reason why wireless products actually capable of transmitting high-definition images with quality similar to a wired connection are expensive is that high definition content takes a huge amount of bandwidth. Uncompressed 1080p would require about 3Gbps of uninterrupted bandwidth in order to stream wirelessly from a source to an HDTV.
As a result the range of wireless HDMI tends to be quite limited. While line-of-sight ranges of up to 75 feet are possible with some products, it is rare that this kind of range will be useful in a home. That range is cut down by more than half if walls are in the way, as most wireless HDMI devices have a maximum range of 30 feet if line-of-sight is not available. And even that is often an exaggeration. The true range can be a lot less depending on the home.
Source Control
Another serious limitation of wireless HDMI is that most lack control over the source. They simply beam the information from the transmitter unit to the receiver unit. This can be an obvious problem. It might be interesting to be able to transmit HD video from a Blu-ray player in the den to an HDTV in the bedroom, but it won't be much fun to have to go downstairs to pause the movie!
Of course, there are ways to get around this problem. Many universal remotes have RF capability which allows them to control sources through walls if paired with a receiver capable of reading these signals. It is an issue to keep in mind, however, in order to prevent any nasty surprises.
Moving Forward
These problems might scare some thinking of purchasing a wireless HDMI product. They are certainly large obstacles, and at times they are insurmountable. That said, wireless HDMI products from Gefen and Bright-view are extremely useful in certain situations. Sometimes it just isn't practical or even possible to have an HDMI wire spanning across a home, and in these situations wireless HDMI is the obvious solution.


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A student spins through space and a treasure trove of memories in this poem.
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Last updated on February 24, 2023
On our return visit to Japan, Le Sputnik was, of course, a necessary stop, given our amazing first experience, and that we had directed people there since then. We had booked ahead via their website, which has certainly become more user-friendly for non-Japanese readers since we were last there. We thought that that might be wise, as since our previous visit, Le Sputnik has earned a Michelin star. (We predicted that, as you can see from the writeup from our first visit.)
Finding the restaurant was much easier this time, as we knew which roads to walk down after getting off the subway at Roppongi. Once again, for those less sure, Google Maps is very useful. We found our way to the hidden door, a different door this time, with a slit of glass waitstaff can ostensibly look out of to see if patrons are there. The paint on the walls outside had a faintly cream hue instead of the crisp new white it once was, but it still looked clean.
Once through the door, we were greeted by the waitstaff in the ebullient way you would get when you crossed the threshold of an izakaya, but in English instead. Waitstaff checked our names, then showed us to the table that had been reserved, after taking our coats.
They had kept the same interior decor as before, with light coloured walls and walnut-hued tables and chairs with clean lines. It was classic but cosy, like the Hans Wegner round chairs that were stylish, but did not sacrifice comfort. Under the chairs were baskets for you to put your bags in, as is the Japanese way, so that it doesn't have to be directly on the floor.
At each place at the table was the setting we recalled, with a pearly white textured charger plate sitting directly in front of each diner, and a rolled up napkin on it propping up an introductory card. This time, however, the sheet explaining the Le Sputnik concept was in English, so we didn't need to use Google translate. In essence, "Le Sputnik" translates to "the travelling companion", and they would like to take you on the creative journey through the courses as you dine with them. They say it better though.. Also at the table is an array of cutlery, laid out in preparation for the meal that is to come.
Hot towels were brought out, steaming hot and infused with mint essence. They were refreshing, and a way for patrons to clean their hands before tucking into food.
We were presented with drink menus, encased between wooden covers. We were pleased to find a couple of non-alcoholic options on the pages, and from that chose an elderflower soda and the iced oolong tea.
The drinks were brought out in eggshell-thin glasses, making them feel unusually delicate as they were lifted. The elderflower soda had good strength of flavour, and while people normally have oolong tea hot, having it cold seemed to bring out the woody notes.
There is no menu for the food, simply the chef's omakase menus. When you make your reservation, among the questions they ask (besides about food allergies) is if you have been there before, and if so when, so that they can make sure that you get different dishes when you return, for a new experience. That was something we had only seen happen before at the very high end places on Chef's Table, and certainly not something we had encountered in our dining experiences in Australia, and we thought it was a very considered touch.
The first thing brought out was a porous black rock, which was placed on the charger plate. Perched atop it was a pink roll, which we were told was tilefish with green apple. We were instructed to pick it up and eat it with our fingers. The hot towels to clean hands earlier were definitely a good idea. The tilefish was raw, sashimi-style, had been thinly sliced. The tender flesh was contrasted by the finely julienned green apple, which brought crunch and sweetness to each bite. The citrussy dressing drizzled over the tilefish gave it some additional freshness. It was a delicate start to the meal.
Bread and butter was brought to the table to accompany the meal. Each of us received a small baton of butter on a silver leaf-shaped dish, and a couple of generous slices of their still-warm freshly baked sourdough. The bread had a perfectly crunchy outside, and a soft, chewy inside with plenty of air pockets to keep it light.
The next dish was similar to one we had had previously, but different. It was explained as burdock root strips, and fish fried with five spice powder. It looked striking when placed on the table, the fish seeming to be weaving its way through the nest of burdock root strips, and with an expression on its face that said that it did not want to be eaten.. The flesh of the fish had been removed, and it was wrapped in more burdock root, then battered and fried. There was an accompanying burdock and balsamic vinegar dip. The fried fish pieces were a textural mix of soft flesh and crisp outside coating. They were nicely seasoned with the five spice, and the dip, rather than being acidic, added a little sweet fragrance. We had been told that the fish spine was edible, so, ignoring the Alien Predator-like face, we divided and ate it. It was like a fried bacon strip, but with a fishy note. We demolished the burdock root strip nest as well, and ate the crispy strips (though we couldn't finish them all).
Next was a dish with a large circumference, and a relatively small well in the centre, clearly designed for visual impact. In the centre of this was what was described to us as sardines, potato, and fish bone stock. We were told that this dish was French in its origins, which was not surprising, given the head chef's stints in Paris. The plating was detailed, each diamond-shaped fillet topped with two overlapping rings, one of celery, and one of onion. Sprigs of a flowering plant were placed on each piece of fish. It was quite the work of art. The inherent fishiness of the sardine was offset by the faint sweetness of the potato underneath it. The fish bone stock was rich, fragrant, and a good balance of sweet and savoury. Those tiny flowers on top of the fish pieces were not only decorative, we found that they delivered a burst of aniseed flavour when bitten into.
Following this was a dish that looked like a large marshmallow, topped with truffle shavings. Waitstaff described it to us as white french truffle, mushroom powder, meringue, egg yolk with bacon pieces around it, and mushroom toast as the base. There was certainly truffe aroma from it as it was set down on the table. The white meringue puffed away to nothing once in the mouth. It was like eating air, and it was hard to believe that it had enough substance to hold anything up. Once we struck the middle, the runny egg yolk escaped, pouring out like molten gold. While the paper-thin slices of truffle gave the dish their distinctive aroma, they didn't in themselves impart much flavour. The mushroom powder it was dusted with did, however, bringing earthy umami, without actually being salty. At the base of the dish, along with the very thin slice of toast, was a mushroom sauce. It had a lovely flavour, like concentrated mushroom, peppery and salty. All together, it was a like an ultra modern breakfast dish.
For the next course, we each received different dishes.
One of us received what looked like a rose on a silvery, square plate, with sweeping lines emanating from the rose to the corners of the plate. It was explained that it was made of beetroot and foie gras, and that only six were made for each lunchtime service. It was an amazing construction, each petal of the rose made of a paper-thin shaving of beetroot, actually translucent when you held it up. It seemed a pity to demolish it, but we told ourselves that it was made to be eaten. Each petal had a crisp shatter when you bit into it. At the base of the rose was a piece of foie gras, draped with a beetroot gel sheet. Eaten together, it had a sweet, almost banana-like flavour. There were crushed peppercorns in one corner of the plate, and waitstaff told us to try adding a little of it. It did change the flavour tones, making them more savoury.
The other dish was more reserved in presentation, a brown, shiny mass on a silvery grey plate. We knew, of course, that there would be more to it, and waitstaff told us that it was composed of an espresso jelly sheet, gingerbread powder, red sorrel, orange compote, and foie gras. The espresso jelly sheet was thin and silky, and had coffee notes, without bitterness. The orange compote was citrussy, but not sour. Eaten together, it had nutty, meaty flavours, tempered by natural sweetness from caramelised meat juices. Even though the central ingredient was the same, they brought out very different aspects of it in each dish. This had more roasted, umami, robust flavours, but both were delicious in their own ways.
For the next course, our dishes converged again. We were told it was the fish of the day, which was snapper, accompanied by squid and cabbage. The sauce accompanying it was poured tableside. It made a striking black pool, and we were informed that it was fish bone broth with olive. The sauce was sweet, slightly tart, and almost tomatoey. The snapper was perfectly cooked, almost translucent at the edges. The fish flesh was tender, while the skin had been fried until crunchy, and itself had a toasty flavour. The slivers of squid with it were also nicely cooked, and not chewy at all.
The next dish brought looked like modern art on the plate. On a round silver disc were zigzags of a thick black sauce, a cut of meat, and an assortment of elements scattered around it. It was described as Hokkaido venison, red wine jus, pumpkin, chanterelle mushrooms, seedless grapes, juniper berry dust, and branches from a 37 year old rosemary tree. Aromas of charcoal barbeque wafted up as the dishes were set down. The venison was tender, and had been sprinkled with salt flakes, which gave an extra kick. The meat had the taste of being kissed by the fire, mildly smoky, but not overpoweringly so. The other elements on the platter provided an assortment of different flavours that interplayed with the flavours of the meat to different effects. The red wine jus had balsamic, fruity hints. The pumpkin, in both its wedge and pureed forms, was naturally sweet. The chanterelles had been braised in a savoury stock, and were tender and moreish. The juniper berry dust delivered a peppery heat. The seedless grapes had a complex, concentrated sweetness. While the rosemary branch was not for the eating, it added a grounding point to the meal, a brief period of time within a much longer span. This was certainly nothing like your standard meat dish.
We watched the arrival of the dessert dish with some sadness, as it heralded the conclusion of the meal. It was an elaborate little tower, described to us as tuile discs, caramel milk mousse, pear, and vanilla. It had the appearance of a cubist interpretation of a pear, discs interspersed with the mousse in graduated sizes forming the conical top. The tuile discs were wafer-thin and perfectly crisp, and, as we discovered, in alternating flavours of chocolate and caramel. The caramel mousse was light, and not too sweet. Slightly poached pear formed the base, and it had a layer of bruleed sugar on the outside, forming a crisp bittersweet shell. In the centre of the pear base hid caramel ice cream. This had small, crunchy caramel bits through it. Surrounding the base of the stack was a pear puree, smooth and lightly vanilla scented. Each element of this dessert was perfectly done, and despite its saccharine-sounding components, it was not too sweet.
Coffee and tea followed.
For a parting petit fours, a board was brought out, with two glass petridishes, and two choux pastries. They were introduced as cream puff choux with matcha powder, and hojicha pudding with olive oil. The choux had light, slightly savoury pastry, and a sweet, smooth, caramelly custard in the inside. They had a faint matcha flavour from the powder they were dusted with. The hojicha pudding was a smooth, light custard, with good, strong hojicha flavour. There were also flakes of French rock salt on one side of the dish, to have with the pudding. The olive oil and salt were an unusual combination of flavours to have with the hojicha.. The pudding itself simply melted away in the mouth, as if one were eating water.
As with our previous visit, waitstaff were attentive and polite. They were warm and friendly, rather than stuffy and formal. At the end of our visit, one of the waitstaff and the head chef himself came out to see us off. This time, we did get a photo..which won't be put up here to preserve our anonymity.
On the whole, this visit to Le Sputnik had less of the element of surprise compared to our first visit, likely because we were anticipating culinary magic. The dishes were technically very well executed though, and, if anything, were more complex than those from our previous visit. They were deft, skilled creations that involved extraordinarily detailed work. Their Michelin star is certainly well-deserved, and this is still absolutely a dining destination we would recommend to those visiting Tokyo.
Food: 4/4
Setting: 1.5/2
Service: 2/2
Total: 7.5/8
Price point: Lunch omakase ¥6500 (so about $80 AUD). Dinner ¥12000 to ¥18000 depending on whether you get 8 or 10 courses.
Value: Lunch is an absolute bargain.
Address: 7 Chome-9-9 Roppongi, Minato, Tokyo 106-0032, Japan
Phone: +81 3 6434 7080
Website: Le Sputnik


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Cuatrecasas joins Clifford´s team in order to valuate Sareb.
Cuatrecasas has joined the legal team of the group lead by Clifford Chance in order to analyze the properties of the bad bank (Sareb). This will be the biggest real estate valuation operation in Spain.
Two weeks ago, Sareb awarded the project to a consortium lead by Clifford Chance, also joined by the real estate company CB RIchard Ellis (now CBRE), the auditing company KPMG and the technological company IBM. The winning proposal also included five law firms: Gómez-Acebo & Pombo, Pérez Llorca, Ramón y Cajal, Deloitte Abogados and Broseta.
In the tender, Sareb established that each consortium had to be led by a law firm. Clifford Chance competed with Cuatrecasas, Garrigues, Uría and Freshfield, who had also formed their teams in order to gain the valuation project.
Finally, Sareb chose the proposal lead by Clifford Chance, one of the most conciliatory ones as it included thirteen companies, as Gesvalt, Savills, Knight Frank and Cushman Wakefield were also a part of the team, coordinated by CB Richard Ellis.
Before the decision taken by Sareb was known, the law firm had already agreed with its team that it would invite its rivals to join the group if they won. As confirmed to Expansion, only Cuatrecasas has accepted the invitation.
Clifford´s proposal left the door open for new collaborators, even though it is the law firm who would be held responsible by Sareb if any of its partners did not comply with the agreement, as the bad bank prefers to have a sole conversational partner. Nevertheless, the decisions on who ends up being a member of the team and who doesn´t are taken in agreement by all law firms included in the original proposal.
Currently, around 300 lawyers work full time on the legal side of the valuation of around 190.000 properties included in Sareb´s portfolio, which needs to be finished by the end of June. The team lead by Clifford should hand in a first analysis of 1500 assets, which are around 40% of the total value of the portfolio of Sareb.
With such a tight timeframe, the entry of new members is a reality which cannot be dismissed by the team.
After the awarding, several law firms have volunteered to be a part of the team. Although new admissions are not dismissed, only the leaders of the competing teams have been invited based on their knowledge of the operation. Cuatrecasas was the legal firm that designed and and advised in the constitution of Sareb, as well as in the transfer of assets, valued at more than 40.000 million Euros.
The total value of the portfolio of the bad bank could exceed 55.000 million Euros from the nationalized institutions, although the official figure will not be known until the valuation process concludes.
The problem is that all law firms are working against the clock in order to comply with the calendar established by Sareb in a context with great difficulties: the assets came from eight institutions and they are scattered all throughout Spain.
(…) Not all institutions have followed the same criteria when providing the information. All documents are not even digitalized. The great advantage of Clifford´s proposal is that the 14 participating firms cover the whole territory, the law firms and the valuation companies, which are the ones who will need to visit each property.
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SKY Perfect JSAT Selects EVS' Epsio Live Graphics Solution
SKY Perfect JSAT chose EVS' live replay and graphic systems, which will be used on all matches of the new season of the J.League, to create live virtual graphic analysis during the games. In total, over 30 XT-series servers and controllers will be operated by SKY Perfect JSAT contracted production facilities during the coverage of 300 matches in 2012.
The system will be implemented in time for the first match of the season on 10 March 2012. The Japanese broadcaster's audiences will be offered a series of graphics indicators that will appear on the pitch during live matches to highlight the offside position of players, distances to the goal at free kicks, and tracking circles surrounding key players.
Naofumi Kaneko, sports director at SKY Perfect Broadcasting Corporation, and Dai Katoh Technical Producer at SKY Perfect JSAT Corporation, commented on the project: "The integration of EVS' live graphics systems in our production is a great opportunity for us to increase the live TV football experience for our audiences. Epsio Live is the first live graphics system we've seen that's been so reactive, and its ability to provide quality graphics in real time at the highest standard for action replay, is truly amazing."
Epsio Live is the first system to offer instant virtual graphic inserts during a live broadcast production and is easily controlled using EVS' renowned replay system, LSM With Epsio Live, LSM operators can simply manage the insertion of graphical overlays in real-time or during instant replays.
The available graphic overlays in Epsio Live include an offside line, a nine-metre circle, distance to the goal, scores and logo inserts. All effects are immediately available and can be instantly added using the LSM controller. With its unique auto-field detection system, based on different pre-defined camera angles, Epsio Live is able to instantly and automatically recognize the playing surface during live coverage and virtually draw the graphic overlays along the borders of the pitch. This one-second operation is selectable with just one button, and the operator can manually trigger the offside line with the jog wheel of the LSM.


text: I can't actually recall how long I've known Jocelyn and her family, but I can tell you that they are exactly that: family. Which is why I was so thrilled that after a lengthy process, and a veritable lifetime of waiting, her and her husband welcomed this darling boy into the world. I'm so excited for my new, adorable nephew and can't wait for all the fun to come! xx, Auntie Amy


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Friday, January 23, 2009
It was calling me...
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I love it!!! I know exactly what you are talking about it. Sometimes the quilts and stitcheries do talk....those are the best kind to bring to life....ReplyDelete
This is such a pretty BOM isn't it, love your colours :o). I have this one on my "to do" list but I'm afraid that's as far as it's got for now. One day ;o).ReplyDelete
Joy :o)
Great Job! I haven't stitched mine yet, but it is "on the list".ReplyDelete
- AnonymousJanuary 23, 2009 at 8:41 AM
So pretty! I definitely have it on my "to do" list :o)ReplyDelete
Peg, your work is so neat and lovely!ReplyDelete
Hugs - Lurline♥
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It is oh so sweet!ReplyDelete
I had a little Chuckle when I saw "It was Calling Me"..I thought What NOW.!! thinking it was New Fabric....It's Lovely Peg & I'm still Chuckling....ReplyDelete
It's lovely Peg.Your stitches are so neat.(and I know those voices I was told to join the Great Hexagon Quilt-Along. Only tried hexies once before)ReplyDelete
Beautiful! You are truly the stitching queen! I love your work.ReplyDelete
It looks great Peg! I just got mine traced today. As soon as I finish the Annie I'm working on the willow tree is next! :0)ReplyDelete
Good thing you could not resist...the stitching is lovely!ReplyDelete
Nice Peg...really pretty stitching!ReplyDelete
Love your twins quilts too...I quite like Snails Trails :c)
Love checkingout what you're up to!
Thanks for stopping by and commenting on my quilt. :<)
Robyn xx
I think you stitch lovely Peg I havent started mine Its only been printed out to do, I agree one would not know what was calling you my first thought was fabricReplyDelete
I am amazed at how you find the hours in the day to accomplish so much beautiful work! This one turned out so nice, I think I might have to add the Willowberry BOM to my must sew list...along with the baskets BOM and country calendar BOM! You do very nice work.ReplyDelete
Looks pretty darn good to me. Love the color selection;)ReplyDelete
It looks wonderful!! You amaze me -- you manage to get so much done!ReplyDelete
I have this on my list of things to do too but haven't quite managed it yet.
Peg - looks wonderful.... love the colours.....so many things on the to do list .....but I will add this one on the list (lol)ReplyDelete
I love the colors you used for this pattern. I'm still working on it to get it finished before the next one comes.ReplyDelete
Have a nice weekend!
I did the weeping willow too. It is just too cute to pass up.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousJanuary 25, 2009 at 8:39 AM
Your first bloc it's so lovely.I love it. Have a good day.ReplyDelete
Aren't those stitchery patterns gorgeous? Good for you for getting yours done! :o)ReplyDelete
Thank you so much for taking the time to leave a comment, I do enjoy reading them all...take care, keep safe, happy quilting .. Peg


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Jameis, Evans, and Howard working out at College Station.1 min read
Doesn't seem like a shocking prospect to have 3 teammates working out together. That is until you realize you're weeks out from the draft, OTAs, and mandatory practices. They're also halfway across the country at Texas A&M doing it and who they are.
Consider this:
Mike Evans is on year 1 of his high dollar contract and working with Winston ensures his connection is stable.
Jameis Winston is on his 5th-year option and looking at a big contract and redemption to earn a new contract. Linking with his #1 TE and #1 receiver on his own time helps to strengthen the connection.
O.J. Howard is coming off a season-ending injury and working out with Winston will help to ensure chemistry with his quarterback.
While this isn't worth jumping up and down over, it does tell you that the key components of the offense are going the extra mile to make sure they're connected. Hopefully, more guys join in with them as time goes.


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the role of budgeting in the management of public institutions
It is now a common knowledge that budgeting plays an invaluable role in our public institutions. However, this administrative tool has hardly been used widely by the institutions and as a result the desired transformation or change which budget would have effected in the society has not been achieved. This short coming in using the budget to actualize organizational goals has compelled the researcher to study the role of budgeting in the management of public institutions, using ministry of works and housing, Enugu State, as a case study.
The researcher used both primary and secondary data sources. The primary data included the use of questionnaires, observation and interview. The researcher spent some time tp mingle with the staff of ministry of works and Housing Enugu whereby certain observations on the study were taken note of. In the same vein, some of the staff were interviewed so that some questions that were not properly answered in the questionnaires were cleared through the use of interviews.
The Secondary source of data collection (Literature review) enabled the researcher to read as much materials that have been written on the subject matter as possible. It enabled the research to draw the theoretical frame works research questions etc. The research design was essentially descriptive to ease the study. Data were presented, analyzed and interpreted using simple percentages. The analysis and procedures were manual. From the data analyzed, findings were made which included notably that ministry of works and Housing Enugu carried out routine or yearly budgeting exercise which where not fully implemented. There has been frequent administrative changes in the ministry and that had affected budgeting adversely, that the public influence budgeting in the ministry and that budget implementation is not taken seriously by the ministry. Based on the findings recommendations were accordingly made. They were that budgeting should not be a mere yearly ritual exercise devoid of seriousness and commitment, that administrators of the ministry should not be changed too often to avoid its adverse affects. Public influence on the budgeting should be encouraged and that the implementation of budgets should be given priority that budgeting principles ought to be observed by public institutions to enable the desired changes or transformation to take place
1.1 Background and need of the study
1.2 Statement of the problem
1.3 Objective of the study
1.4 Theoretical foundations of the study
1.5 Research Questions
1.6 Significance of the study
1.7 Scope of the study
1.8 Limitation of the study
1.9 Definition of terms and Acronyms
2.1 Concept and Definition of Budget
2.2.1 Elements of Budgets
2.2 Types of Budgets
2.3 Techniques and tools for Budgeting
2.4 Zero-base budgeting (ZBB)
2.5 Government revenue and expenditure
2.6 Annual estimates
2.7 Control of Expenditures
2.8 Cost consciousness in spending public funds
2.9 The budgeting cycle
2.10 Deficiencies of the traditional budgeting
3.1 Research Method and Design
3.2 Sources of Data
3.3 Location of the study
3.4 Data collection
3.5 Population of Study
3.6 Sample size and Sampling Technique
3.7 Instrumentation
3.8 Validity of Instrument
3.9 Reliability of Instrument
3.10 Instrument Return Rate
4.1 Presentation, Data Analysis and Interpretation
5.1 Summary of Findings
5.2 Recommendation
5.3 Conclusion
Budget is a financial programme of action designed to guide the future operations of an organization. According to Henry 1980: 206 of the many various of systems theory that have been applied to problems of public administration budgetary concepts have had the longest and most pronounced impact on the field. According to Wildavsky (1974:4) a budget is a series of goals with price tags attached" the budget represents a way of thinking about measuring and evaluating public policy (Henry Op Cit 208).
Budget has a great impact on the behaviours of public officers in Nigeria. Olewe (1995:392) state that every January in Nigeria civil/public servants show particular kinds of interest. Form the budget they can know what benefits they are to derive from the economy and how much tax they are to pat. Budget stipulates the exchange rate at which foreign currencies.
The taxation policy of the government may lead to narrowing down the class distinction and in equalities in the society. Public institutions are controlled through the expenditure is restricted to budgetary provision. Again, budget is used as guide. It serves as a measure of performance of the public institutions (Onubogu 1997: 10)
According to Omebogu (Ibid 12) the inherent values or benefits in budgeting has not been fully drawn by our country in that the nation is still socio-economically backward. For instance the battle against poverty has not actually started our rural communities are in deplorable shape the health situation has not improved our education policy has not given us any cause to cheer the standard of living of the average Nigeria is noting to write home about to mention but a few. All these are sufficient indicators that our national budgets all over the years leave much to be desired. In the words of Schick (1978:178) budgeting tends to grossly over estimates administrators capacity to calculate programme the effectiveness and vastly under estimates the importance of political and technological constraints. This view has been shared by the researcher as one of the major problems of budgeting in the public institutions. It has been observed that most public official have been unable to make the calculation needed for substantial changes in the programmes of their respective department's policies.
In the word of Obiekwe (2012:18) it has been observed that our nation's national house of assembly senate do not have the analytical and staff capacities needed to properly analyze the president's budgetary (supplementary) requires in order to develop worth while policy alternative within the context of the federal budget.
Agwaniru (1998:11) averred that the whole idea about budget in Nigeria has not been given proper fine tunning. Most of the public officers who prepare the budgets are not trained and as such they lack the potential to evolve realistic budgets for the nation and this has been a contributory factor to why our budgets for the past three decades have not been to offer a desired transformation the nation. Changes in the economics environment after the budget has been prepared has been observed to lead to a change of policy midstream. The government budget seeks to achieve goals which are nebulous even contradictory at times. The changes can range form social to political and educational. It is also a legal document requiring negotiation in democratic setting and enactment into law by the legislature. All these peculiarities make changes in the budget very difficult( Nwoko 2012:49)
Some forms of budgeting system have not been able to serve as on adequate bases for informed decision making at each level of management and they have not helped management to control and appraise performance of various programmes projects activities and scheme. Again such forms or types have from the existing budget and account heads for what broad approaches and objectives resources are being allocated (Visvanathan 1972: 1-2). The above problems which are obvious spurred the researcher into carrying out an investigation on the role of budgeting the management of public institutions with the federal ministry of works and Housing Enugu as case study
1.2 Statement of the Problem
Budget has now been reduced to mere yearly ritual. Early in the year so much noise is made concerning the budget hopes of the people are raised for a better tomorrow but no sooner is the budget presented that nothing is heard again about the serious implementation of the budget. Yet another year, a similar thing happens — the ritual continues (Ogundele 1996:25).
According to Nwoko (OpCit:127-128) a huge sum of money has been spent outside budgetary allocations over the years.
Unproducton and highly inflationary programmes such as finding an unending political transition to democracy and fighting other people wars (in Liberia and sierra leone) and the central bank of Nigeria (CBN) has often been ordered to print money. The Nigerian national petroleum corporation's earnings have been paid straight to the presidency which hands out subvention to the corporation. There has been a mismanagement of the extra- budget earning of over & 2bn for the Gulf –war of 1991.
Public officer have been using the yearly budgets to enrich themselves. In 1992 alone there was a budget deficit of N2. Obn while between January and April 2012 alone the national budgetary allocation for the year had been over spent by more that 35% (Ode 1996: 36). The role of the public according to Onubogu (2012:15) contribute in No small measure to the problem in budgeting in public institution early in the year the public have always shown interest in the budget for the year. This has not been out of place but the maters is different when budget is sent to the national House/ senate for considerations and approval the public has been seen to stampede these bodies into been taking immediate action on the budget without recourse to a high degree of thoroughness as budgeting process demands.
1.3 Objective of the Study
The research work has been designed to look into the role of budgeting in the management of public institutions in Nigeria and the federal ministry of works and housing as case study. Other objectives of the study have been discussed as follows:
– It seeks to determine whether the ministry carries out budget in the organization.
– Again the research seeks to look into budgeting as a social tools of analyzing the performance of public institutions.
– Furthermore it intends to ascertain how budgeting ards public admisnitrations in achieving the goals of their organization.
– The research has to consider the extent of commitment by government in the budgeting process of public institutions.
– In addition it has to find out the difficulties encountered by public officers in budgeting and solution to the identified problem have to be proffered.
1.4 Theoretical Foundation of the Study
The theoretical foundation of the study was based on planning programming and budgeting system (PPBS) this has bee a technique in budgeting. According to Ocheoha (1998:34) there is no know author who can rightly claim to have originated the PPBS, although the name of Robert Mc Mamara her been associated with it because he popularize the adoption of the PPBS in he united stated of America.
The PPBS Has the Following Feature
a. Careful identification and evaluation of goals and objectives in each major area of government oriented towards greater specification of goals
b. Systematic evaluation of post achievements in terms of objective that is programme outputs
c. Measuring the extent to which current decision commit future resources that is total cost of the system or project.
d. Analysis of alternative strategies to determine the most effective means of achieving results or objective and at the least cost
e. Multi-years programme planning
f. Creation and implementation of a decision system that integrates planning policy and programme decisions with budgeting.
A major innovative characteristic of PPBS is the multi-year planning cycle with requirement that all decision structures be linked together in a system
1.5 Research Questions
The following research questions have been drawn as a guide to the study:
a. Does the ministry of works and housing Enugu prepare budgets for use by the ministry?
b. Does frequent changes of administrators in the ministry affect the budgeting process?
c. To what extent does the public influence the budgeting process?
d. Is budget as an administrative instrument capable of transforming Enugu State?
e. How does budget impact on the management of ministry of works and housing Enugu?
f. Does the ministry implement her budgetary allocations in order to meet people's aspirations?
1.6 Significance of Study
The study has a lot of significance in that it represents a symbol of academic achievement as having contributed to the already record of research in social science in addition the study shall be useful to the colleagues of the researcher and the entire students in the field of management science as they shall resort to it their various research works on the same topic of study in future.
The research shall be relevant to public administration in general and budget experts in various ministries and departments as it shall assist them in carrying out their budgeting duties. The policy makers shall derive immense benefit from the study as it shall serve as a scientific guide to them.
1.7 Scope of the Study
The study covers the ministry of works and housing Enugu . members of staff of all cadres of the ministry participated. In the same way all units or sections of the ministry participated in the study. Descriptive analysis was applied in the study. The study is a survey research.
1.9 Definition Of Terms/ Acronyms
1. Accountability: According to Bayo (1981:6) it is the efficient adaptation of government policies by experienced civil servants through paper utilization of manageemnt system and styles in administration of material and financial resources.
2. Budget Negotiation:The process of arriving at mutual agreement on the provisions of a contract. The principle of negotiation applied in several contexts and situations. (Kennan and Wilson in Nwoko OPCit:5)
3. PPBS Planning programming budgeting system which is a technique used to analyze activities in strategic terms (Nwoko Op Cit:43)
4. ZZBB: Zero base budget which is a technique of evaluating from time to time the continued reference of on going programmes (Nwoko OpCit)
5. Public expenditure: It is the action or practice or laying out public money presumably in pursuit of public goals.
It is the process by which public money is consumed.


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Mike Smith has picked up the mount on Midnight Transfer because Victor Espinoza suffered a hairline fracture to his left hand in a recent mishap. Smith was aboard Midnight Transfer for the first time on March 30, when the son of Hard Spun posted a bullet 1:11 4/5 for six furlongs on Santa Anita's main track, fastest of 15 works at the distance.
"It was good to have that experience,'' Smith told Brisnet.com. ''Midnight Transfer has a nice quick, little turn of foot, and it was nice to feel it. Now I know how to gauge him a little.''
The dark horse in this 1 1/8-mile contest is I'll Have Another, who counts the Robert B. Lewis victory in his record of 2-1-0 in four starts.
The son of Flower Alley went seven furlongs in 1:26 over Hollywood Park's Cushion Track on March 30. "It was exactly what we wanted,'' trainer Doug O'Neill said. "He galloped out a mile in 1:39 and change and cooled out fine. We're excited about running next Saturday.''


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My new weight:
That's a 9.4 lb loss!!
I am so excited that this past week has paid off for me!!
Hubby lost 6.4 lbs!!
He's a little bummed, so let's Hoot'nHoller for him!!
I am starting a new weekly post (and linky) to talk about my Weight Loss Journey. Hubby and I weigh in on Thursdays and I'll be talking about our experiences, struggles, triumphs, disappointments, and encouragements!!
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The brakes got fixed and then the A/C in the Jeep broke and we couldn't subject The Boy to an hour drive in 100 degree weather. Excuses, excuses…and the eating got worse.
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Over the course of the past nine months, Hubby has gained 60-70 lbs and I gained almost 40 lbs…no wonder we are tired and cranky all the time.
I will begin posting my weight loss every Friday after our weigh-in on Thursday!! When we started this in May 2010, we would post to Facebook and it was incredible how much support we received!! It is so much easier to be disciplined when people are watching and encouraging and I'm hoping this will work on my blog as well.
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1588 – The Spanish Armada is defeated by the English, with some Spaniards slain upon reaching the coasts of Ireland and some survivors remaining.
1647 – The Irish Confederate Wars and Wars of the Three Kingdoms: Battle of Dungan's Hill – English Parliamentary forces defeat Irish forces.
1694 – Birth of Presbyterian philosopher, Francis Hutcheson, in Co Down.
1746 – Death of philosopher, Francis Hutcheson. Born in Saintfield, Co Down on 8 August, 1694, to a family of Scottish Presbyterians, he became known as one of the founding fathers of the Scottish Enlightenment. He is remembered for his book "A System of Moral Philosophy". Hutcheson took ideas from John Locke, and he was an important influence on the works of several significant Enlightenment thinkers, including David Hume and Adam Smith.
1781 – James Gandon moves from London to Dublin; the first stone of his Customs House is laid on this date.
1911 – Birth of Billy Behan, one of the men who made Manchester United one of the best clubs in world soccer. The Dublin born Behan scouted for the Red Devils for almost half a century discovering such players as Johnny Carey, Liam Whelan, Johnny Giles, Tony Dunne, Don Givens, Kevin Moran and Paul McGrath. In his memoir, John Giles – A Football Man, Giles says Behan was a "tall easy-going man" who had "a kind of a sixth sense for identifying the players who would make it." To the astonishment of many, Behan encouraged Dublin All Ireland Football hero Kevin Moran to sign for United. Moran went on to have a distinguished career on the soccer field playing for Ireland 71 times.
1922 – Free State seaborne landings take place in Co Cork. Emmet Dalton and 800 troops, with two artillery pieces and armoured cars, land at Passage West. A further 200 men are put ashore at Youghal and 180 troops land at Glandore. Heavy fighting takes place at Rochestown in Cork, as 200 Anti-Treaty troops try to block the Free State advance on Cork City. Nine National Army and seven Republicans are killed before the Free State troops secure the area.
1923 – The Civic Guard is renamed the Garda Síochana.
1953 – The library of Alfred Chester Beatty, containing his unique collection of oriental manuscripts, opens in Dublin.
1955 – Birth of former racing driver, Michael Roe, in Naas, Co Kildare.
1961 – David Evans (The Edge) is born in England. When he was one, his family moved to the beautiful seaside village of Malahide, Co Dublin. When Larry Mullen posted a notice at his high school Mount Temple Comprehensive seeking to start a band, Edge along with Paul Hewson (Bono) and Adam Clayton signed on. The rest is rock history and U2. Edge's unique sound has been a crucial element in the success of U2. Self-taught, he is rated #24 in the Rolling Stone list of Greatest Guitarists. His influences included the great Irish blues guitarist Rory Gallagher whom Rolling Stone place at #57 on their list (about 50 places too low!).
1969 – Northern Ireland Prime Minister, James Chichester-Clark, held a meeting with British Home Secretary, James Callaghan, in London. Callaghan agreed to an increase in the number of security force personnel. It was also decided to allow the annual Apprentice Boys parade to go ahead in Derry.
1976 – Founding of the Peace Movement in the North. First Declaration Of The Peace People:
– We have a simple message to the world from this movement for Peace.
– We want to live and love and build a just and peaceful society.
– We want for our children, as we want for ourselves, our lives at home, at work, and at play to be lives of joy and Peace.
– We recognise that to build such a society demands dedication, hard work, and courage.
– We recognise that there are many problems in our society which are a source of conflict and violence.
– We recognise that every bullet fired and every exploding bomb make that work more difficult.
– We reject the use of the bomb and the bullet and all the techniques of violence.
– We dedicate ourselves to working with our neighbours, near and far, day in and day out, to build that peaceful society in which the tragedies we have known are a bad memory and a continuing warning
1976 – A number of rallies were held to mark the fifth anniversary of the introduction of internment. Vice-President of Sinn Féin, Máire Drumm, addressed one of the rallies and said that the campaign for the reintroduction of special category status would continue. Drumm is reported as saying that Belfast would "come down stone by stone, and if necessary other towns will come down, and some in England too" as part of the campaign.
1976 – A group of Republican demonstrators broke into the home of Gerry Fitt, leader of the Social Democratic and Labour Party (SDLP), who had to use his gun, issued for personal protection, to protect himself and members of his family and to force the crowd to leave the house.
1980 – The Central Hotel Fire Bundoran, Co Donegal occurred. The Central Hotel was a popular family owned hotel in the heart of the seaside resort of Bundoran, Co. Donegal. On 8th August 1980, a fire broke out killing ten people, including both locals and holiday makers. The tragedy featured as part of the RTÉ television series Disasters in summer 2007.
1980 – There was widespread violence following commemorations of the ninth anniversary of the introduction of Internment.
1981 – Thomas McElwee, Irish political prisoner, dies on the sixty-second day of his hunger strike in Long Kesh Prison.
1982 – At an Internment anniversary rally in west Belfast representatives of Noraid and the People's Liberation Organisation (PLO) addressed the crowd.
1988 – Two Catholic men were killed by the Protestant Action Force (PAF).
1988 – A British soldier died from injuries received three weeks earlier.
1993 – A Catholic civilian, Sean Lavery (21), was shot dead by the Ulster Freedom Fighters (UFF), a cover name (pseudonym) used by the Ulster Defence Association (UDA), in a gun attack on the Lavery home. Sean's father, Bobby Lavery, was a Sinn Féin (SF) councillor.
1994 – A part-time member of the Royal Irish Regiment (RIR), Trelford Withers (46), was shot dead by the IRA. He was off duty at the time and was killed at his shop, Downpatrick St, Crossgar, Co Down.
1995 – Members of the Apprentice Boys of Derry (ABD) threatened to prevent Catholics from attending church if Loyal Order parades were rerouted away from Nationalist areas.
1997 – Nationalist residents of Newtownbutler, Co Fermanagh, gathered outside the RUC police station to protest at a Royal Black Preceptory march planned for the village on 9 August 1997.
1997 – President of Republican Sinn Féin, Ruairí O Brádaigh, was refused a visa by the Canadian government.
1998 – The Loyalist Volunteer Force (LVF) issued a statement which stated that as far as the group was concerned the "war is over". Many people expressed doubts about the real intentions of the LVF. This was a follow-up to the announcement of a ceasefire on 15 May 1998. It was thought that the statement was a response to the fact that LVF prisoners had not been included on the list of those eligible for release that was presented on 28 July 1998.
1998 – President of Sinn Féin (SF), Gerry Adams, told a meeting in west Belfast that he would not be pressured into uttering the words "the war is over" to satisfy Unionists.
1998 – There were disturbances in Derry following the annual Apprentice Boys of Derry parade.
1999 – The INLA and its political wing the IRSP stated that "There is no political or moral argument to justify a resumption of the campaign".
1999 – There were sectarian arson attacks on an Orange hall in Ballymoney, Co Antrim, a Presbyterian church hall in Rathfriland, Co Down, and a Free Presbyterian church hall in Moneyslane.
2000 – A leading figure in the Young Ireland Movement, Edward Walsh, poet, folklorist, song writer and teacher, is remembered on the 150th anniversary of his death.
2001 – The Taoiseach and Tánaiste urge Irish workers and employers not to panic as computer giant Gateway signals a shutdown of Irish operations with 900 job losses.
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text: Free TON is a distributed system that uses the Proof-of-Stake algorithm of the BFT consensus to work consistently. The efficiency of the algorithm directly depends on the number and quality of network validators. Therefore, after the initial launch of the blockchain, the Free TON community set a task to attract competent, motivated validators and at the same time prevent the concentration of resources in one place. The required number of validators was determined to be several hundred. This goal is a real challenge, and in the case of Free TON, it was called Magister Ludi. The Crystal Game contest was announced in June 2020 and lasted for more than six months. Its winners were awarded the title of Magister Ludi — "Master of the Game". Another result is a set of 375 new Free TON blockchain validators. We talked to the organizers and winners of the contest about its main results, difficulties and achievements. "Capture The Flag" For Validators Although this is called a game, the validators had to solve non-trivial technical problems, respond to emergency situations and identify possible errors in the node software. Initially it was planned that the game will last four weeks, during each of which they will carry out nine validation cycles with a gradual increase in network load: from a routine check in the first stage to network overload at the last. For the performance criteria of the validator, special metrics have been developed that take into account the percentage of blocks produced, delay times and much more. Magister Ludi lasted longer, adapting to unexpected challenges and changing the reward system. The period for which the prize money was awarded and the number of winners changed: instead of 300, there were 375 of them. The winners of the game, based on the results of four stages, received a lock-stake award for a period of two years in the amount of 375,000 to 750,000 crystals, depending on their place in the ranking. Now validators can use these tokens for validation, which will bring them their own income. These funds allow the winners of the contest to keep the network in their hands and make it more difficult to enter the validation of teams whose competencies have not been tested "in battle". In addition, validators receive a vesting reward — from 120,000 to 240,000 crystals. Organizers Sum Up The Results Of Magister Ludi Results And Achievements Talking about the goals set, Sergei Zaitseff, Senior Data Scientist TON labs and Product Owner of TON Live Blockchain explorer, noted that the game solved the following main tasks: recruitment of validators who will gain the necessary experience in working with the blockchain during the contest and testing various network parameters. "I think the contest was great. Difficult, but interesting. We have completed all the technical tasks that we set for ourselves." Mitja Goroshevsky, CTO of TON Labs More than 400 participants applied for the contest, 379 participating teams passed the cut-off threshold for points scored, and 375 teams passed the KYC procedure. At the moment, about 370 participants have received the award, who were subsidized in order to be engaged in network validation in the next two years. As a result of the contest in December 2020, partial decentralization was announced — now Free TON has not 40 validators, but 400. Sergei explained that at the moment this is more than any PoS blockchain and more than enough for Free TON, so there is no need for new validator recruitment contests yet. A corpus of validators has already been formed, which, in his opinion, is well versed in validation issues. In their , the validators answer the questions asked and explain the necessary things to beginners. Telegram channels In addition to recruitment of validators, the game helped to evaluate the parameters of the network and draw conclusions about what needs to be improved in the protocol design. "First of all, we will deal with security issues and improve the work of external messages. This part of the architecture will have to be revised almost completely." Mitja Goroshevsky Decentralization And Geography Of Validators Sergei Zaitseff said that initially it was announced that one team will receive only one prize: "Our goal was to ensure that a large number of crystals did not fall into one hand, and there was no monopoly. The KYC procedure was used, and although it was quite soft, and someone may have managed to get 2-3 prizes per team, but no more than that. There was no concentration of prizes in one hand." Sergei also commented on the discussion about a greater degree of centralization due to the participation of the Korean community, noting, in particular, that a significant number of Korean participants and winners, and there are about 160 of them, is due to the fact that they used hired DevOps, who themselves participated and helped other participants. According to Sergei, at the moment, approximately 40% of validators are the Korean community, and 60% are the rest of the world. Chinese validators are beginning to participate more actively, and participants from Western Europe appear — Italians, Maltese. After the merger of the Dune Network with Free TON, the French community will also be added. A Word To The Free TON Validators Anatoly Ustinov, one of the Free TON validators and contest participant, said that he came to the community at the very beginning of the game of validators. He knew about the TON project of the Durov brothers for a long time. He liked the technology itself, but their financial model did not suit. One of Free TON community developers convinced him to join, who once spoke about Free TON and the principle of meritocracy — tokens in the hands of the capable. To participate in the contest, Anatoly used AMD Ryzen 9/128GB RAM hardware, for 100 euros per month. The nodes were managed by himself, so there were no more operating costs. Anatoly believes that there were no difficulties with participation, everything was quite simple and understandable. Validator turb0cat said that he entered the game at the very first stage in May 2020: "I followed the fate of the Telegram TON and when the news about its closure appeared, I carefully looked at who and what was doing on its basis. The guys from TON Labs won over with their openness and approach to business." The validator said that he used a 12-core machine (24 threads) with 128 GB of memory and SSD disks to participate in the game. Also experimented with a 32-core machine and 512 GB of memory, but this did not lead to a significant improvement in the results. Renting a server cost an average of 100 euros per month, and at the time of the experiments up to 300 euros. The time spent is from 8 to 40 hours a week. In his opinion, a lot was decided by the location of the server and the analysis of competitors — the closer the server is to the network core, the better the results. About the process itself, the validator responds as follows: "There were some unpleasant moments with the scripts failing, which led to the loss of place in the ranking, but that's what the game is for." "Whoever wants to be a validator becomes one. Validation is not for the vulnerable and impressionable, you need to be understanding. In difficult and emergency situations, no one will personally hold your hand. This must be understood." Anatoly Ustinov Previously published at https://freeton.house/en/magister-ludi-results-of-the-first-large-scale-free-ton-validator-contest/


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When Classic Rock Magazine says "A little Zeppelin here, a touch of Skynyrd there, and a big helping of Free pretty much throughout… What's really impressive here is the hunger and conviction of the delivery" about a band, it's clearly time to sit up and take note. That's exactly what they had to say about Buffalo Summer, a South Wales based band offering up 'groove laden, sing along balls out rock n roll.'
Having already supported the likes of Duff McKagan (who wore a Buffalo Summer tee whilst hosting the 2012 Classic Rock Awards no less), Ugly Kid Joe and Skid Row, and having performed at the 2013 Download Festival, there's no denying that Buffalo Summer are on the rise through the scene. Stating themselves that "It's gonna be a long hot summer when the Buffalo rolls into town. Hold them horns tight…it's gonna be a hell of a ride", the guys have set out with their self-titled album and have been converting the masses to their music ever since, so what of the record.
Launching into being with She's All Natural, there's no denying the catchy and rock-orientated feeling that immediately hammers into being, grabbing the listener and pulling them in to listen harder. Fast-paced and intricate guitar work combines with soaring vocals and solid rhythms to form a sound that's sure to get you moving, shaking, drinking and cranking the volume ever higher.
Contrasting this approach with the opening moments of Down To the River, there's no stopping the progression of Buffalo Summer, throwing all links to Wales out of the window and instead, sounding like something straight out of the Southern States of the US.
Other key highlights on the record include "Rolls On Through" – a funk laden track that's surely crafted for the live scene and beer drinking, "March Of The Buffalo" – a musical representation of their journey through music packed with riffs and soaring vocal lines, and the groove laden "Typhoid Mary" – a track which almost harks towards old school RHCP in some ways, yet still manages to keep you aware of who you're listening to. Having said that, on an album of this calibre it's hard to pick high points as quite simply, every track works as it should, keeping you listening and safe in the knowledge that old school rock n roll is in safe hands. As "Ol\' Duke" brings the album to a close there's only one thing left to do, hit rewind and go back through it all over again.
It's no wonder that Buffalo Summer are receiving the critical acclaim they are as quite simply, their self-titled album is stunning from start to finish. Step aside Black Stone Cherry, there's a new unit set to take over.
Rating: 10/10
– Dave Nicholls