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Woodside, NY, United States
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Design, Manager
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Jan 20,2019
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Bowlmor AMF, the world's largest bowling and entertainment corporation, is on the hunt for a rock-star ART DIRECTOR to join our über-talented in-house Creative team at our corporate office in Times Square .
If you're driven and talented and passionate about design, with the right skills to lead a creative team, then it's time for us to talk! Apply today!
Our ideal candidate is creative (naturally), detail-oriented, and collaborative—a skilled typographer with an eye on design trends.
The Role:
As the Art Director you'll be responsible for leading the internal creative team within in the Marketing department, bringing department initiatives and concepts to life across multiple platforms (print, web, and other digital).
This position is dynamic and all about ownership—it's the kind of opportunity that will allow you to develop unique and memorable concepts and to bring these designs to completion in all related print collateral and interactive executions. As such, you'll be expected to flex your creative muscles routinely as you generate develop concepts and design assets that enhance the brand experience.
(The day-to-day awesome you'll help bring to life):
As the Art Director, you'll...
Develop concepts and design for digital and printed branded materials including advertisements, collateral, and presentation materials
Lead a team of designers- develop, follow and maintain brand identity characteristics, typography, photography, color etc., evolving when necessary and providing art direction feedback as needed
Ensure consistent and cohesive design language and formats across all collateral and web/multimedia projects
Manage, organize and maintain artworks for flawless file releasing and production
Be able to work in a fast paced environment and manage multiple projects with high level of detail and accuracy
Take ownership and responsibility for assigned projects and interact with outside marketing partners (e.g., agencies, media buyers, print production vendors, etc.) to get our marketing materials out the door and into our venues
Be reliable, resourceful, and a team player; able to work with both internal and external content providers
Degree (BFA, BA, BS) in Graphic Design / Web Design/ Design Communication
Minimum of five (5) years of graphic design experience (hospitality experience is a major plus!)
Superior organizational skills, keen eye for detail, ability to work under tight deadlines
Expert in Adobe Creative Suite, Photoshop, InDesign and Mac OS X
…and Bonus Points if you have a knowledge of: Adobe After Effects, HTML, Flash, Final Cut Pro, and other marketing-related content management tools
As the largest owner and operator of bowling centers in the world, our powerful portfolio of brands includes Bowlmor Lanes, AMF, Bowlero, as well as Brunswick's, Brunswick Zone, and Brunswick Zone XL.
Currently we are experiencing HUGE growth and bringing on new concepts to our portfolio which has created a demand for candidates like you. Imagine joining a team where our #1 job is to make sure that our guests are having a GREAT time…and where YOU will as well!
Bowlmor AMF is the leader in bowling and entertainment, offering innovative recreation, dining and world-class service at our distinctive entertainment centers located across North America.
We are an entertainment company – bowling, fresh food, amusements, cocktails, events, parties, memories. That's what we do.
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Advanced Communication Skills in the Web and Software Business
On June 25-26, the Digital October Center hosted a two-day training session on communication skills in the web and software business. The training was part of the IT-Boost.com project, "Psychology in IT: Effective Psychology, Conflict Resolution, and Body Language for Programmers, Managers, QA, and HR."
Experienced programmer Vladimir Zheleznyak and psychologist Dmitry Snisar led the training.
Vladimir Zheleznyak wrote his first program in 1991 and has been working in commercial IT since 1999. He's managed to try his hand at a variety of roles, from programmer to project manager. He has had 12 years of training in practical psychology and has been providing training for the last three years.
Dmitry Snisar is a professional psychologist with two advanced degrees. He has led more than 2,000 hours of training and is the creator of five training programs.
The workshop participants included business people, development directors, managers, and programmers. The primary objective of the event was to develop skills for savvy communication and working effectively as a team, both for and with introverts.
Training topics included:
- Envisioning an objective with a result and setting goals;
- The art of pleasing or the mechanics of charisma;
- How to prevent problems at work instead of agonizing over stupidity and frequent mistakes;
- Intelligent communication and making contact;
- Nonverbal communication, reacting to stress, and behaving confidently;
- Socratic dialogue or communication strategies;
- Tools that impact listeners
And more.
All of the methods used in the workshop have been repeatedly tested through practice and corroborated by academic research. The creators offer money back if their training methods prove ineffective.
After the event, participants were invited to join a Skype group to discuss business cases and to take part in a Skype conference about the training. Participants also received video presentations, self-instructional material, and certificates.

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Buying Women's Clothing
There are many ways by which a woman buys clothing. Her choice would depend on what she is looking for and how much she can afford.
If she is on a budget, she could purchase from a garage sale or an end of season basement sale at best. She also has the option of purchasing from a small clothing store that sells items that were in fashion the year before. If she lives in Asia, she could make her low cost purchase from a street vendor who has pitched his tent by the wayside. She would certainly have the ability to bargain and buy a clothing article at a very low price.
The buyer who can afford a bit more should try the off season basement sales where clothing items are sold at very low prices. She should also frequent the smaller shops in the vicinity where she lives as it is very likely that she would know the seller personally. She also should avoid trying to purchase items that are presently in vogue.
If the buyer can afford the price of a garment that is in current season she should visit one of the large retailers where she should get value and quality for her money. She can also use online services of one of the many large retail stores. You could go online and buy everything you wish by just adding it to your shopping cart and paying for it with your credit card. The process can be a very fast and easy way of purchasing your requirement. The drawback is that it may take a while to reach you. Another factor to dwell on is the fact that you must be certain of the size that fits you. If the item is damaged or the incorrect size you will have the added difficulty of returning it. While this is certainly possible with the bigger stores, you will be confronted with the additional hassle of asking for another unit. The avenue is obviously difficult if the retail store is located far from where you live.
Assuming you can afford a high fashion designer garment, the best way to get it is to go down to the store and try on a few items before making your selection. The avenue is the safest option open to you, and also the quickest way to obtain your clothing item.…


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Alcohol Damage – The Effects of Alcohol On Body and Mind
Alcohol is an interesting substance. On the one hand, there is scientific evidence that suggests moderate alcohol intake on a regular basis can actually improve one's health. Yet on the other hand, we know that excessive alcohol consumption causes measurable damage to both the body and mind. Therefore, it is best to either not drink at all or to find out what constitutes a safe amount of drinking so as to mitigate any potential damage.
Unfortunately, few of us give any thought to the reality of alcohol damage. How many people do you know who have actually taken the time to study safe levels of drinking? We just assume that as long as we do not get drunk on a regular basis we are fine. But that may not be true. It is possible to be a problem drinker who only gets drunk once every couple of months, yet still end up with damage to the mind and body. Alcohol is just that dangerous.
In this guide, we will explain the common forms of alcohol damage most people experience. As you read, keep in mind that your body may have already experienced some of the damaging effects of drinking if you are a problem drinker, alcohol abuser, or alcoholic. Any drinking problem, no matter how minor, is sufficient cause to get help right away. You need to either cut down or stop drinking altogether if you are to mitigate any further damage.
Alcohol Damage: The Body
Alcohol is a foreign substance to the body. As soon as alcohol enters the system, the liver kicks into high gear to filter out as much of it as possible. The problem is that the liver cannot work fast enough. Despite its best efforts, some of the alcohol continues travelling to the bloodstream after passing through the liver. The more excessively you drink, the more alcohol makes it to other parts of your body.
The first thing you should know is that alcohol does inhibit how the liver works. Over time, it breaks down liver tissue until the organ no longer functions properly. This is why chronic alcoholics are often diagnosed with cirrhosis. Alcohol has so damaged the liver that it can no longer process anything. By the way, cirrhosis is a fatal disease with no cure. The only hope for someone diagnosed with cirrhosis is a liver transplant.
Above and beyond the liver, alcohol damages the body in other ways:
- Heart Disease – Alcohol consumption results in an increase in both heart rate and body temperature. Under normal conditions, this is no big deal. But persistent, excessive drinking can overwork the heart to the extent that permanent damage is done. Chronic alcoholism can lead to heart disease – including fatal cardiac arrest.
- Hypertension – Increased heart rate and body temperature impact blood vessels as well. Things are made worse by the constant constricting and relaxing of the blood vessels experienced by regular drinkers. All of this can lead to hypertension (aka blood pressure)
- Weight Gain and Loss – Excessive alcohol consumption offers a double-edged sword to those who are trying to watch their weight. In its earliest stages, problem drinking can lead to weight gain due to the amount of calories in most alcoholic drinks. As problem drinking escalates to alcoholism, the opposite becomes true. Alcoholics tend to drop weight because of unhealthy eating habits.
- Cancers – The processing of alcohol by the liver leads to the production of a chemical known as acetaldehyde, a potent carcinogen. Long-term alcoholics frequently develop cancer of the mouth, throat, larynx, liver, breast, and colorectal region.
- Epilepsy – In some people, long-term alcohol abuse can lead to epilepsy or other seizure-related conditions. This is due to the physical damage alcohol does to the brain.
As you can see, alcohol damage relating to the body is not confined only to liver disease. Cirrhosis is bad enough, but there are plenty of other things to be concerned about even if you never do develop problems with your liver.
Alcohol Damage: The Mind
Alcohol use is as dangerous for the mind as it is the body. Why? Because alcohol alters brain chemistry every time you take a drink. Remember that alcohol-laden blood travels to the brain just as it does every other organ in the body. And when alcohol penetrates brain tissue, strange things happen.
For example, take those feelings of pleasure you feel after having drunk a little too much. Those feelings are the direct result of your brain forcing the production of certain neurotransmitters known as endorphins. But that's just the start. Other chemicals are produced in the brain in an attempt to overcome the sedating effects of alcohol. This dangerous mix of chemicals changes the way you think.
You are already aware that someone under the influence of alcohol does not think clearly. His or her judgement is impaired, risky behaviour is less of a concern, and some drinkers even end up hallucinating. This is all due to the chemical imbalances caused by alcohol affecting the brain.
Over long periods, excessive drinking can damage the brain and results in the development of:
- Depression – Science has proven that clinical depression and alcoholism go hand-in-hand. Alcohol has such a sedating effect that the brain eventually succumbs to it. Unfortunately, the development of depression leads to a vicious cycle in which the drinker self-medicates with alcohol and, in doing so, makes the depression worse.
- Anxiety – People who do not suffer depression as a result of excessive drinking may go the other way. They may develop clinical anxiety. This is a result of the brain working harder to overcome alcohol and producing the chemicals that cause feelings of anxiety, restlessness, nervousness.
- Psychological Dependence – Lastly, the brain of an excessive drinker becomes so accustomed to alcohol that it creates psychological dependence. In other words, the chronic alcoholic reaches a point where he or she no longer believes it is possible to exist without drinking. This unrealistic mindset affects everything else by making alcohol the filter through which all of life is run.
It is clear that alcohol damages both the body and the mind. We hope you will believe us when we say that alcohol is a drug not to be taken lightly. Far too many people do not understand the seriousness of drinking; far too many end up as chronic alcoholics because they did not take the dangers of alcohol seriously.
If you are someone who routinely drinks excessively, we urge you to contact us right away. If your friends or family have expressed concern about your drinking habits, call and talk to one of our counsellors. Any drinking problem you might have will only get worse if you let it go. You need help, and you need it right away.
We are an independent organisation offering free evaluations, advice, and treatment referrals. We work with private clinics and other service providers throughout the UK. With just one phone call, you can gain access to the treatment you need to overcome your drinking problem.
- Dangers and Risks of Alcohol – The Facts You Should Know
- Proven Strategies To Cope With Chronic Alcoholism
- What Alcohol Advice Can You Get For Free in the UK?
- Alcohol Dependence Syndrome Defined By Experts
- Alcohol Dependency – What It Means To Be an Alcoholic
- The Answers To Living with an Alcoholic Uncovered
- Social Problems Associated With Alcohol Abuse
- Alcohol Abuse Facts – Are You Abusing Alcohol?
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- Free advice from a trained alcohol counsellor
- Access the best treatments in the UK and around the world
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A zero-lot-line house is a property whose constructed structure goes almost till the property line (i.e. the plot dimension line). The house build in such a way would have more area as it maximizes the available space.
This can be seen as both a money saving strategy or making good use of available space. The only problem is if there are multiple Zero-Lot-Line Houses one after the another, all would be too close.
In metropolitan cities where space is a crunch and not a lot of space is available to build a good house, these method is quite useful. Normally if we make a house which is a Zero-Lot-Line House in a small available space then the total liveable area would even lesser which would make it very cramped.
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text: Those looking for luxury cruise dining on Egypt's River Nile will be delighted by the restaurant and lounge on board The Oberoi Zahra. Large windows frame panoramic River Nile views. Our restaurant is a sophisticated all-day dining space that offers a daily changing, a la carte menu. Large windows fill the restaurant with natural light during the day. In the evening, it is warmly-lit by a bespoke, backlit Alabaster wall panel and glowing lamps. Guests may take a seat at a comfortable, creamy leather sofa, or at an intimate window-side table, and enjoy a glass of fine wine to compliment our international menu, freshly prepared on board The Oberoi Zahra, luxury Nile cruiser by our masterchefs.


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Volkswagen Group UK Ltd
We've worked with Volkswagen Group for ten years to help develop their franchise networks apprentices. Whilst the company is able to develop the apprentices' technical skills through internal training, we work with them to help develop their key skills, such as teamwork, planning and communication, and in particular to develop customer-focused behaviours.
Apprentice has returned from this Outward Bound week a more confident person. I am both delighted and a little amazed that such a change can occur in one week.
In 2013, 250 apprentices took part in a five-day programme during the second year of their three-year apprenticeship. An internal evaluation of the programme, conducted by Volkswagen Group's Learning and Development Team, shows that the programme has a positive effect on the apprentices' skills in a number of areas, including communication, confidence, emotional maturity, planning and teamwork.
Between one and three months after the programme, line managers were asked to rate any changes they had observed in their apprentices' skills and behaviours at work. Changes in skills were reported from partially through to wholly improved.
Key highlights from the evaluation included
- 94% of line managers reported improved communication to staff and 87% reported improved communication to customers
- 94% of line managers reported improved confidence and emotional maturity
- 96% of line managers reported improved planning and preparation.


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The primary aim of the National Health Policy, 2017, is to inform, clarify, strengthen and prioritize the role of the Government in shaping health systems in all its dimensions- investments in health, organization of healthcare services, prevention of diseases and promotion of good health through cross sectoral actions, access to technologies, developing human resources, encouraging medical pluralism, building knowledge base, developing better financial protection strategies, strengthening regulation and health assurance.
Key Policy Principles
I. Professionalism, Integrity and Ethics: The health policy commits itself to the highest professional standards, integrity and ethics to be maintained in the entire system of health care delivery in the country, supported by a credible, transparent and responsible regulatory environment.
II. Equity: Reducing inequity would mean affirmative action to reach the poorest. It would mean minimizing disparity on account of gender, poverty, caste, disability, other forms of social exclusion and geographical barriers. It would imply greater investments and financial protection for the poor who suffer the largest burden of disease.
III. Affordability: As costs of care increases, affordability, as distinct from equity, requires emphasis. Catastrophic household health care expenditures defined as health expenditure exceeding 10% of its total monthly consumption expenditure or 40% of its monthly non-food consumption expenditure, are unacceptable.
IV. Universality: Prevention of exclusions on social, economic or on grounds of current health status. In this backdrop, systems and services are envisaged to be designed to cater to the entire population- including special groups.
V. Patient Centered & Quality of Care: Gender sensitive, effective, safe, and convenient healthcare services to be provided with dignity and confidentiality. There is need to evolve and disseminate standards and guidelines for all levels of facilities and a system to ensure that the quality of healthcare is not compromised.
VI. Accountability: Financial and performance accountability, transparency in decision making, and elimination of corruption in health care systems, both in public and private.
VII. Inclusive Partnerships: A multistakeholder approach with partnership & participation of all nonhealth ministries and communities. This approach would include partnerships with academic institutions, not for profit agencies, and health care industry as well.
VIII. Pluralism: Patients who so choose and when appropriate, would have access to AYUSH care providers based on documented and validated local, home and community based practices. These systems, inter alia, would also have Government support in research and supervision to develop and enrich their contribution to meeting the national health goals and objectives through integrative practices.
IX. Decentralization: Decentralisation of decision making to a level as is consistent with practical considerations and institutional capacity. Community participation in health planning processes, to be promoted side by side.
X. Dynamism and Adaptiveness: constantly improving dynamic organization of health care based on new knowledge and evidence with learning from the communities and from national and international knowledge partners is designed.
Practice Question:
1) Cabinet has recently approved National Health Policy (NHP) 2017, which aims to:
1. Reduce infant mortality rate to 28 by 2019.
2. Reduce under five mortality to 23 by 2020.
Which of the above statements is/are correct?
(a) Only 1
(b) Only 2
(c) Both
(d) None
Answer: a
Exp: NHP recognizes need for state intervention to control NCDs as they are reason for more than 60% death in India. Thus policy advocates pre-screening and sets the target to reduce premature mortality via NCDs by 25% by 2025.Targets under NHP 2017:
• Increasing life expectancy to 70 years from 67.5 years by 2025
• reduce infant mortality rate to 28 by 2019
• reduce under five mortality to 23 by 2025
• reduce Total Fertility Rate to 2.1 at the national and sub-national levels by 2025
• Maternal Mortality Ratio from current levels to 100 by 2020
• Reduce neo-natal mortality to 16 and stillbirth rate to "single digit" by 2025.


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Smokey did great with his meds last night and this morning. He seems to have no problems with me putting good in his eyes. He ate prettty good last night and used his box. I cleaned his "house" this morning and put the towel over top of him which he seemed to like.
Mama is somewhat irritated that the house with Smokey in it is in her room. She is still going in there to eat but shes not wnating to stay in there like she had been. We finally finished the Tuna flavored prednisone and started on the beef flavored which she likes soooo much better. So she is holding her own. Have been having good days since the really bad one over the weekend.
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One Year Later, Bing-Powered Search Takes 4% Market Share From Google – Hitwise
It's been a year since Bing began powering the natural search results on Yahoo and the combination has gained a little more than 4% market share in the U.S. since then. Google has dropped more than six percentage points in the same time period. All of that is according to the latest Experian Hitwise report, which covers US search activity in August.
Hitwise says Bing-powered search accounted for 28.99% of all searches last month, up from 28.05% the previous month.
But in the bigger picture, Bing-powered search has upped its market share by about 4% since Yahoo began using Bing's search results. That change was completed back on August 24, 2010. A couple weeks after that, Experian Hitwise said that Bing and Yahoo had a combined 24.56% market share in the U.S. during the first week of the partnership.
Where'd the Bing-Yahoo gains come from? According to the Hitwise numbers, they came at Google's expense. In August 2010, Hitwise reported Google's market share at 71.59%; as the chart above shows, that's now down to about 65%.
Small gains? For sure. And that's exactly what Microsoft CEO said in March 2010, when he keynoted our SMX West conference: "Tomorrow's goal is to gain a few points, a tenth here, a tenth there, and just keep working and working."
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Sarasota Chic Interiors in Sarasota, Fl is an authorized dealer of Flambeau Products. As far back as 1857, flambeau carriers have been at the front of New Orleans Mardi Gras nighttime parades, lighting the way for the rest of the revelers. Today, there's a brand new kind of light shining in the Big Easy. It's also called "Flambeau" and it's a brilliant collection of interior lighting that combines functional art and design, courtesy of renowned New Orleans designers Paul Gruer and Elaine Gleason as well as Baton Rouge designer Benjamin Burts.
Flambeau unites sophisticated shapes and silhouettes with distressed finishes of gold and silver to create 21st Century antique lighting. These jewel-like lamps, chandeliers and sconces will add a touch of intrigue to any room.
So if you are looking for Flambeau products in Sarasota, Jacksonville, Tampa, Bradenton, Naples, Venice, Orlando, Miami, Fort Lauderdale, Boca Raton and Saint Petersburg, or if you have any questions about Flambeau products, please feel free to call us at 941-924-8666 or simply stop by Sarasota Chic Interiors at any time and we would be glad to help you.


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HOUSTON - The Westchase Corporate Center, a 184,259-sf, Class A office building in west Houston, has been purchased by Clarion Partners for approximately $53 million.
The six-story office building is located on Richmond Ave., just west of the Sam Houston Tollway. It was built in 1999.
With the building acquisition, Clarion is also gaining the opportunity to build another office building on land now used as a parking lot for the center.
"It was designed to allow for a 93,000-sf, four-level Phase II office building on an existing surface parking lot," said JLL's Managing Director Rudy Hubbard.
The building is 98 percent occupied, but leases on 82 percent of the space are slated to expire within five years. This gives Clarion the opportunity to raise rental rates, which now run about $23.50 per sf in the Westchase area, Real Estate Alert reported.
JLL said the Westchase area has 13.9 million sf (excluding Class C properties) of office space and over 55,000 jobs. Westchase includes 1.8 million sf of retail space, more than 50 multifamily properties totaling in excess of 15,000 units and 18 hotels with more than 2,600 rooms.
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Şanlıurfa (glorious Urfa), or just Urfa, with a population of about 460,000 is a city of pilgrimage, sacred to Muslims, Christians, and Jews and is considered by many as the birthplace of the prophet Abraham (Abram, Ibrahim). Urfa is old, very old. The history of the city dates as far back as 8000 BC. Urfa was dominated by many civilizations, starting with Ebla, the Sumerians, Assyrians, Hittites etc.. After Alexander's arrival, the city was renamed to Edessa in Mesopotamia, a name under which it was known until 1637 when the Ottomans conquered it.
According to legend, Abraham fervently believed in a single god. He fought idolatry and smashed idols for the spread of monotheism. As a response, the vicious and cruel King Nemrut (Nimrod) had Abraham launched from a catapult from the city's citadel to fall into a pile of burning wood. Luckily, God intervened and turned the fire into water and the faggots into fish. Both now make up the water and fish of the pool called Halil-ür Rahman or Balıklı Göl (fish lake). King Nimrod's daughter, Zeliha, was infatuated with Abraham and pleaded with her father not to have him sent into the flames. When she saw Abraham jump into the blaze, she plunged in after him. The place where she fell turned into the Ayn-i Zeliha Pond.
The cruel ruler's giant slingshot is represented by two Corinthian columns still standing atop the citadel. The enormous carp in Balıklı Göl and Ayn-i Zeliha is considered sacred and, according to legend, anyone catching it will turn blind. Next to the Gölbaşı area is the Dergah complex of mosques and parks which surroundings the birth cave of the Prophet Abraham, the Hazreti Ibrahim Halilullah (Prophet Abraham, Friend of God). This complex of mosques and medresses was built and rebuilt over the centuries and is a place of pilgrimage. Apart from the holy places, Urfa's bazar is perhaps the most colorful of Anatolia.
I was in Urfa in 1992, 1997 and 2002. Both in 1997 and 2002, we stayed at Hotel Harran which is really the most comfortable place to stay. Ezel Tourism (Tel. +(90) 414 316 88 18, Atatürk Bulvarı; Avşaroğlu Apt. Kat 2, No. 6, 2nd floor) offered a friendly private tour to Harran and was of great help in the hotel booking. Ask for Mahmut Çakallı he was an excellent guide.
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- Halil-ür Rahman - Balıklı Göl Halil-ür Rahman - Balıklı Göl
- Ayn-i Zeliha Pond Ayn-i Zeliha Pond
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- Dergah Sanctuary Dergah Sanctuary
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- Tea Garden inside Bazaar Tea Garden inside Bazaar
- Tailor Street in Bazaar Tailor Street in Bazaar
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- Bazaar of Şanlıurfa - Urfa Bazaar of Şanlıurfa - Urfa
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In public schools, the faculty workspace is a place to plan, grade, and gossip about students. Teachers share stories about which kids are on drugs, which are pregnant, which are in jail, which ones scare us... And sometimes one can hear someone say something like, "Really, some people should be made to get a license to spawn." Obviously, the teachers making that last statement think they should be allowed to choose who can and cannot have children. And the National Education Association supports that position:
"The National Education Association supports family planning, including the right to reproductive freedom. The Association urges the government to give high priority to making available all methods of family planning to women and men unable to take advantage of private facilities. The Association also urges the implementation of community-operated, school-based family planning clinics that will provide intensive counseling by trained personnel." (www.rightwingwatch.org states this is part of a 462 page handbook used by the NEA. Full disclosure: The NEA website does not register any hits on this language. It may have been removed from the NEA handbook.)
So there are teachers, 'caring for our children,' while advocating to ensure that there are fewer children in the future. The recent federal health care legislation has provided more funds for in-school health clinics. These clinics are allowed to provide a broad range of physical and mental health services. In the Omaha Public Schools, the enrollment and consent form for use of the health clinics reads in part:
"The Health Center will also provide immunizations, dental services, behavioral health services and make appropriate referrals to other providers. The Health Center will attempt to coordinate care with your child's primary care provider."
The use of the word 'attempt' is profound. If the care provider gets a busy signal, does that qualify as an attempt? What if the parent is in a meeting, doesn't have a cell phone, or a primary care provider? Some parents will avoid responding to any kind of contact from the teacher or the school. This is a fact. There are bad parents.
This simple form gives complete parental health care rights to the school and those who work there. We are all aware of the excuse that abortion is necessary for the purpose of saving the mother's mental health. We all know that our government and its agencies pay for and promote abortion. It would be illogical to assume that school-based health clinics would not at least recommend abortion services to children who have been turned over to their care. There are documented cases of this happening already. (From about a year ago...)
Further, The school nurses are given a great deal of leeway in providing students with health services even without a waiver or an in-school clinic:
"Omaha Public School nurses are registered nurses and are professionally educated. Our mission is to promote the physical and emotional status of students to maximize the educational process.
Optimal learning requires good health. The school nurse is the best person to provide this service. Please contact the school nurse whenever you have questions or concerns related to your child's health or safety...
School health services are a significant component in a continuum of care from the family to the community care system. This continuum is necessary to maintain students' health thereby promoting optimal participation in their educational process."
A pregnancy sure could inhibit "optimal participation" in the classroom. And no, there are no direct links to Planned Parenthood from any of these websites. But it would be naive to think that such a referral would not take place.
I applaud the work of people like Lila Rose, who hits the front lines to expose the lack of health care taking place in "Women's Clinics" and Planned Parenthood facilities. But by the time our children are there, the damage has been done.
We also need to focus on who is teaching our children. We also need to focus on what they are being taught in schools. We also need to focus on who is providing health care to those students who have uninvolved parents.
I am appalled that a school system would state that a school nurse is the "best person" to provide physical and emotional health care to students. Surely, that is the job of parents. The school nurse should be a default position.
Finally, the existing health clinics in Omaha are in the most impoverished schools. These schools serve our most recent immigrants, most of the African-American population, the highest English as a Second Language populations, and the highest special needs populations. The parents of children in these schools are most likely to need free health services, and least likely to understand the implications of abdicating their rights. That is probably the point. As Margaret Sanger, founder of Planned Parenthood, once said:
Our failure to segregate morons who are increasing and multiplying
... demonstrates our foolhardy and extravagant sentimentalism ...
... demonstrates our foolhardy and extravagant sentimentalism ...
(The Pivot of Civilization , 1922. Chapter on "The Cruelty of Charity," pages 116, 122, and 189. Swarthmore College Library edition.)


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Representatives from the city of Liberty Lake were on hand Tuesday to sniff out a new deal in 2013 for animal-protection service from Spokane County.
But county commissioners were hesitant to bite, saying reducing service levels by SCRAPS in order to reach a lower cost for the city could cause a bad precedent.
Nancy Hill, director of Spokane County Regional Animal Protection Service, told county commissioners at their morning CEO meeting that Liberty Lake city officials want to "change the way we do business" by only paying for the services they request in 2013 instead of its share –1.8 percent – of SCRAPS's total annual cost to provide service, which includes larger players like unincorporated Spokane County and the city of Spokane Valley.
In 2011, Liberty Lake had 268 requests for service from SCRAPS – whether it be picking up a stray dog or dealing with a potentially dangerous animal – a number that's "pretty consistent" each year, Hill said.
Under the city's new proposal, the Liberty Lake Police Department would handle animal control matters, for the most part.
"They would call SCRAPS only when they couldn't handle the call," Hill said. SCRAPS would still collect pet licenses, which generated $17,060 from Liberty Lake in 2011.
That amount, however, likely only represents about 30 percent of the total pet population in the city.
While money generated in licenses would cover what the city owes, the math isn't that simple across the board, Hill said. System wide, the cost of service outstrips what is generated in licenses.
"Everyone is billed for their percentage of use," she said. "License revenue doesn't pay for the service."
"Some jurisdictions are givers and some are takers," agreed Commissioner Al French.
Board Chairman Todd Mielke said that he has had conversations with Liberty Lake Mayor Steve Peterson, who indicated he is not interested in paying for animal control out of the city's general fund. Instead, he would like to see SCRAPS do more to make sure pet owners purchase licenses.
But animal control is a necessary, often expensive, evil and one that isn't usually a profitable one.
"Clearly we wouldn't be having this conversation if everyone was licensing their pets," Hill said. "It's a tough sell to get pet owners to license. We've done well, but we're not there yet."
Liberty Lake Police Chief Brian Asmus said the goal, by having his department step up to handle some of the animal complaint calls, is to reduce that 1.8 percent figure for his city.
"Nothing would really change," he said. "We simply will attempt to reduce the number of times we call SCRAPS."
French, however, said he is not in favor of an "a la carte" approach to providing county services.
"If (Liberty Lake) is not comfortable with the service they're receiving from SCRAPS, let them handle their own (animal control)," he said.
Hill agreed that other jurisdictions, also looking to reduce budget costs, "would want the same deal."
Commissioner Mark Richard likened the situation to when the county was getting requests for certain levels of snow-removal service from the city of Spokane Valley years ago that were inconsistent with other areas.
"Folks called us to complain," he said. "How do you tell the public what's happening in a 20-second soundbite?"
The Liberty Lake City Council will hold a public hearing on its proposed budget on Nov. 13.


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The school was established in 1998. It offers many sports to its students as an option. The teachers encourage students to participate in extra-curricular activities and community celebrations in the Ballabgarh area. The school has also tied-up with a study centre to help students perform better in competitive exams.
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Established in 1997,DAV Public School's commitment to the parents is to provide an academically rigorous and ethical environment for their child. The school has constructed a 'yagyashala' for the frequent hawans that DAVP organizes for their students to stay in touch with their cultural roots. A new 1200-seater auditorium block is coming up.
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The school prides itself on its facilities for the nursery children—from a mini train to toddler pool and musical joyrides. A science and solar park helps students visualize abstract concepts they read in their textbooks. The school also has a traffic training park to develop road sense in the students.
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"As a composer, Roman Turovsky-Savchuk largely limited himself to the instrumental idiom of the Baroque lute and the torban, eventually producing numerous instrumental and vocal compositions, some of which were premiered by Luca Pianca at several international festivals (Salamanca, Lisbon, Schwetzingen, Vilnius, Vicenza, Urbino, Metz and Paris), Roland Ferrandi in Corte, Simon Paulus at Wolfenbüttel and Jindřich Macek in Přibyslav. He also collaborated with Paulo Galvão and Hans Kockelmans in a series of experimental works composed jointly. His works have been recorded by Robert MacKillop, and Christopher Wilke on lute, as well as Angelo Barricelli on guitar, and Ernst Stolz on viola da gamba.
As a performer he appeared as a lute soloist and continuo player in the Early Music line-up of Julian Kytasty's "New York Bandura Ensemble"[9]. Roman Turovsky is a recipient of the 2008 NYSCA grant for the purpose of study of kobzar art with Julian Kytasty.
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This is a great little snacker for the kids or to bring out for the boys during the football game on Sunday. Every time I have made these i have to make more so now I just double batch! Some neat ways to mix it up are to add Jalapenos and serve with cream cheese Auntie Ann style!
- 1-½ cup Warm Water
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The Lost Centurion by Monica La Porta
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This is the first book in the Immortals series. Marcus was a Roman Centurion that was made immortal after a vampire killed his wife. Marcus vowed to avenge her death however long it took. Two thousand years later (talk about patience) he finally gets a lead. As he goes to meet an informant he runs into trouble and rescues Diana, a vampling with no clue what has happened.
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This Boiled Plantain recipe is such a healthy appetizer and it takes such a short time to cook and prepare it.Note:   If you cannot find plantains, you can substitute with green unripe bananas, which are sometimes available at most supermarkets.
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Ingredients 4 large green plantains/bananaswatersaltpepper1 lemon
Directions Peel the plantains/bananas with a knife. Place them in a saucepan with just enough salt water to cover. Bring to a boil and then turn heat down to low and simmer for about 15 minutes or until tender. Check occasionally to ensure that there is still enough water. Remove from stove and drain any left over liquid.
ADDITIONAL PLANTAIN INFORMATIONPlantains mainly grow in tropical regions. They are grown extensively in Africa as a food crop. Although they are similar to bananas, they are firmer and contain less sugar. The other difference is that plantains are mainly used for cooking, while bananas are eaten as is. Since they are more starchy, they can be used in the same way as potatoes. They come in a variety sizes and colors.They can be purchased, year round, from most supermarkets in the fresh produce section, or at African, Asian & Latin Grocery stores.Key NutritionFiber:          HighVitamins:   A, B6 & CMinerals:   Potassium & CalciumSelecting•  If boiling - select green, firm unripe ones.•  For Deep Frying - select yellowish, brown ones.StorageCool, dark and dry placeOther Cooking OptionsPlantains can be boiled, grilled, steamed, fried or baked.
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Why do some followers of Christ seem deep, able to bear much fruit in their lives, while others seem to struggle in the shallows of faith, dissipated and distracted by many things? How is it that enemies of the gospel can live so closely alongside Christ's committed followers, and it is nearly impossible to tell them apart? What is the explanation for those tiny, almost-insignificant steps of faith that lead to might ministries over time?
In a short series titled "Kingdom Seeds" we will look at three important parables from the 13th chapter of Matthew, along with the interpretations that Jesus gave to his followers. Taken together, these parables reveal how consistently God's grace is poured out upon us—regardless of our circumstances or resources. From small beginnings come great faith. Even when surrounded by enemies we can still bear fruit that the harvester will recognize. Though all manner of circumstances and "soil" exist, the heart of God sow's liberally and consistently, until the seeds find space to grow.
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Rating: 7.5


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Healthy Lifestyle
- Swimming 3 - 4 times a week alongside children's swim lessons when it fits.
- Daily shake weight 6 minute work out - review coming.
- Crunches on the fit ball.
- Daily use of the FitBit Zip. This gadget tracks your steps, distance and calories burned. It then syncs those stats to your computer or selected smartphone.
Review of The FitBit Zip
As is usual with Mobile Fun the gadget arrived the day after ordering, neatly packed and clearly labelled. I can't fault their service!
It contains :
The FitBit gadget
|The FitBit Zip is Happy!
A Flexible cover
A battery remover and battery
A Wireless dongle
|The FitBitZip
To operate it you log onto www.fitbit.com, download the software and install Fitbit Connect to sync your tracker with Fitbit.com.
I have found it very flexible. I have used a basic step monitor before, but this is quite simply in a different league. You firmly tap the screen to read the screen. It is a robust little gadget and much smaller than I thought it would be. I often forget I have it on as it is so light and small. My husband is now hankering after one!
|FitBit Zip on skirt waistband - very discreet.


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Possible Rodin and Degas works found at Gurlitt home
Two sculptures, possibly by Auguste Rodin and Edgar Degas, have been discovered in the home of the late art hoarder Cornelius Gurlitt.
The pieces were among a "small number" of new works found in the Munich flat by German officials.
Experts are now examining the pieces to determine their origin and whether they were looted by Nazis during WW2.
The task force investigating the art trove has declined to say how many new works were discovered.
Gurlitt, who inherited the priceless collection from his father Hildebrand, an art dealer who traded in works confiscated by the Nazis, died in May.
In his will, he left the art haul - more than 1,200 pieces including works by Chagall, Picasso and Matisse - to the Kunstmuseum Bern in Switzerland.
The museum has six months to decide whether to accept Gurlitt's bequest.
In June, a Matisse painting was the first of the paintings to be confirmed as looted.
The task force said the piece belonged to the family of a Parisian art dealer.
Hildebrand Gurlitt was ordered by Adolf Hitler to deal in works seized from Jewish families, or which the Nazis considered "degenerate".
The Matisse was taken from a Jewish art dealer, Paul Rosenberg, in 1941. The task force has said the painting should be returned to Rosenberg's heirs.
The art trove was discovered by authorities in 2012, while they investigated Gurlitt for suspected import tax evasion.


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Hi and Happy Valentine's Day! So, what are you up to today? Do you have any special plans with your favorite person? We have a Valentine birthday in our family, so we usually brave the crowds and enjoy dinner at a favorite restaurant. This year our birthday person has requested PF Changs and my homemade chocolate cake for dessert. After that we're planning a cozy evening in front of the television (with a bowl of that pink popcorn I posted a few days back!) Yes, we'll be on sugar overload. Yes, I'm going to have to walk 4 miles again tomorrow, maybe 5, and it still won't make up for it. But we will have the most wonderful time!
I'm busy storing away the Valentine craft supplies today and breaking out my Easter things. I'm excited to move on to sweet little chicks and bunnies. Pretty pastels are my favorite colors, and I'm happy to be returning to them. I've missed them so! I'm ready to leave red behind for a while, but I know that by the time Christmas rolls around again I'll barely be able to wait to pull it back out. That's always the way, isn't it?
What I would really like to do today is chat together over a cup of tea and offer you some Valentine goodies fresh out of my oven. Since technology hasn't advanced to that point, I'm celebrating with another of my very favorite treats; a sweet vintage image! I adore the graphics and colors of this trade card. It's cozy and heartwarming, and just makes me smile. I share this with the hope you'll enjoy using it in your projects or find a bit of crafty inspiration.
Thank you so much for stopping by my blog. Your visit has been a ray of sunshine in my day and I hope it's made yours a little brighter too! I send my best wishes for a day filled with happiness, smiles, and laughter! So, in the famous words of the Beverly Hillbillies 'Y'all come back now, ya hear?' Hugs,


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Wadada Leo Smith - What is Democracy?
What is Democracy? is the second part of Wadada Leo Smith's three-part Ten Freedom Summers, performed by his Golden Quartet and the Ligeti String Quartet over three nights at Café Oto in November 2013, as part of the London jazz festival.
Yes, the message is there, but this is dense, powerful music that delivers its message through elegant complexity. There is a propulsive force that reminds me of Mingus and Cecil Taylor, and Wadada seems to want to make reference to several voices of Miles Davis - I can hear mid-50s Miles to begin with, and Live-Evil later, and it is this changing voice that seems to successfully create the space for the string quartet in the later pieces. Wonderful stuff - let's hope that Radio 3 broadcast more, or that Café Oto release a recording of all three nights - the entire suite is however available as a studio recording (highly recommended).
Many thanks to Tom Philips who recorded this from Radio 3 in excellent quality, and also to Stefano for the artwork included.
Ten Freedom Summers - Second Collection: What is Democracy?
Wadada Leo Smith (trumpet, flugelhorn)
Anthony Davis (piano)
John Lindberg (bass)
Anthony Brown (drums)
The Ligetti Quartet
Mandhira de Saram (violin)
Patrick Dawkins (violin)
Richard Jones (viola)
Ben Davis (cello)
00 - Interview + Intro (2.17)
01 - Freedom Summers (6.08)
02 - Medgar Evers (23.55)
03 - Sunday Morning (16.23)
04 - Emmet Till (23.43)
Café Oto, London, 22nd November, 2013


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Germaneness -Another Blow to Public Integrity
Posted by By Rock The Capital - Admin at 7 February, at 08 : 19 AM Print
The House this week showed once again its determination to surround every silver lining with a dark cloud.
The silver lining is that the House this week passed several bills dealing with important aspects of public integrity: lobbying control, blowing the whistle on wasteful and illegal spending, public access to information, government contracting, and legislative ethics. The bills, without the strengthening amendments, are expected to come up for final passage next Monday, Feb. 7.
The dark cloud is that House Republicans unanimously used a parliamentary maneuver called "germaneness" to defeat amendments that would have strengthened the bills. By using this gambit, which has no clear definition, Republican lawmakers can claim that they never voted against the strengthening ideas, only that the amendments didn't pertain to the bills at hand. You be the judge.
To be clear, Democrats have done the same thing in the past. Neither party has clean hands. Many amendments were withdrawn, and not all amendments were vital to public integrity.
What got lost.
Here are the bills, the amendments that were defeated, and a link to the roll call votes so that you can see how your lawmakers voted.
House Bill 103 increases penalties substantially for violating the state's lobbying control law. Defeated amendments would:
For two years, prohibit executive-level employees from working for a business that the employee regulated or licensed while working for the state. A120
For two years, prohibit former public officials from working for a business that received a government contract which the official was involved in awarding to the company. A158
Apply the law to persons who are, for many practical and legal purposes but without benefit of marriage, the husbands or wives of lawmakers. A157
Democrats withdrew 14 other amendments rather than taking the time to have them all voted not germane.
House Bill 104 adds employees of the General Assembly and its agencies to those covered by the Whistleblower Law, which protects employees from retaliation if they reveal wasteful or illegal activity to law enforcement. One amendment passed, increasing the fine for breaking the law from $500 to $10,000.
Three other amendments were withdrawn. They would have expanded the employers covered by the Whistleblower Law and extended the law to cover county contractors.
House Bill 105 also changes the Whistleblower Law. It increases fines from $500 to $10,000; permits a court to suspend someone who violates the law from holding public office for seven years (up from six months); and expands coverage to include government contractors.
Fifteen amendments were withdrawn.
House Bill 107 amends the law governing competitive bids for government contracts. It prohibits officials who were previously employed by a bidder from participating in contract decisions regarding that employer for two years. Amendments declared not germane would have:
Required all state offices to use competitive bidding for contracts with private collection agencies. A196
Required the Attorney General's Office, when negotiating the collection of debts on behalf of other agencies, to justify collecting less than what is owed and to get permission of the agency for which it is negotiating. A198
Eight amendments were withdrawn.
They included amendments to expand public access to procurement information; to expand requirements for competitive bidding to include the General Assembly and the courts; and to prohibit government contracts with companies that have not disclosed, as part of bidding for contracts, campaign contributions to public officials and political action committees.
House Bill 108 amends the procurement law to require purchasing agencies, except in emergencies, to provide Internet notice of the proposed contract for five business days before executing the contract. Republicans and Democrats unanimously approved one amendment to require agencies to place "written determinations" about the contract on the Internet.
House Bill 109 amends the Legislative Code of Ethics to prohibit lawmakers from creating or maintaining non-profit organizations whose "primary purpose" is to receive state funds. One amendment was declared not germane. It would:
Apply the law to persons who are, for many practical and legal purposes but without benefit of marriage, the husbands or wives of lawmakers. A166
Other amendments that were withdrawn would have expanded the prohibition to organizations that received any state funds, not just those whose "primary purpose" was to receive state funds; defined "primary purpose" according to the percentage of state funds received; and required lawmakers to disclose the source and amount of any earned income above $1,300 per year.
No one during the consideration of these bills suggested that either the bills or the amendments would give PA the best laws of their kind in America.
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Yeah, wrote for Creem and the Voice in 70s, and of course overshadowed by the fabled Noise Boys, Bangs-Meltzer-Tosches.
― dow, Monday, 13 March 2017 21:20 (one year ago) Permalink
mild-mannered reporter
― dow, Monday, 13 March 2017 21:21 (one year ago) Permalink
classic RS red and blue guides = dave marsh's POV.
― veronica moser, Monday, 13 March 2017 21:32 (one year ago) Permalink
A lot of great records on that list, but Double Nickels will always get my vote.
― scattered, smothered, covered, diced and chunked (WilliamC), Monday, 13 March 2017 21:35 (one year ago) Permalink
(xpost) The red, definitely. Didn't they really try to soften that in the blue (which I have but hardly ever looked at)?
― clemenza, Monday, 13 March 2017 21:42 (one year ago) Permalink
never owned this book or even knew it existed I don't think, '95 was kinda peak Who Cares About Yr Critical Hegemony times for Joan Crawford
voting either Don't Break the Oath or Seven Churches
― though the tempest rages, (Joan Crawford Loves Chachi), Monday, 13 March 2017 21:47 (one year ago) Permalink
dark blue in like 82/83 still was marsh's work in the main. red one in the 90s ("dogshit") was the work of like four writers, one of whom has been a very active ILM-nik over the years. Light blue was in 04: me and several ILM dudes are therein.
― veronica moser, Monday, 13 March 2017 21:53 (one year ago) Permalink
Kneejerk vote for Fear and Whiskey
― JoeStork, Monday, 13 March 2017 22:13 (one year ago) Permalink
I agree Johnny, "Marquee Moon" should get the vote for most overrated album ever. Hardly ever has guitar play sounded so boring and uninspired. I hate that album and all the critics who made me buy that rubbish.
― it's the distortion, stupid! (alex in mainhattan), Monday, 13 March 2017 22:33 (one year ago) Permalink
― though the tempest rages, (Joan Crawford Loves Chachi), Monday, March 13, 2017 2:47 PM (forty-seven minutes ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
― the raindrops and drop tops of lived, earned experience (BradNelson), Monday, 13 March 2017 22:35 (one year ago) Permalink
Marsh liked Sabbath, which got trashed in both editions. He hated Pere Ubu, whom he trashed in the first edition, but handed over to someone else for the second, who praised them to the skies. He hated the Doors, who were comically lauded by Billy Altman in the first edition, so Marsh wrote a necessary corrective for the second. Marsh hated Rush, but co-editor Jon Swenson dug them, and their post-2112 records all got 4 stars in the second edition.
So...no, it's not as simple as DAVE MARSH WROTE ALL THE WORDS AND THEN ATE ALL THE WORDS AND THEY HAD TO CLOSE THE RESTAURANT.
― Montgomery Burns' Jazz (Tarfumes The Escape Goat), Monday, 13 March 2017 22:41 (one year ago) Permalink
I knew you were gonna swan in here and defend his honor. Is he yr pal or something?
― veronica moser, Monday, 13 March 2017 22:50 (one year ago) Permalink
The one name that comes to mind is Neil Young--he got a more sympathetic writer in the first blue one, no?
― clemenza, Monday, 13 March 2017 22:52 (one year ago) Permalink
He's my Robert Christgau.
― Montgomery Burns' Jazz (Tarfumes The Escape Goat), Monday, 13 March 2017 22:53 (one year ago) Permalink
If we're doing worst on the list as well, it's this28 Television Marquee moon 1977― Ⓓⓡ. (Johnny Fever), Monday, March 13, 2017 2:11 PM (one hour ago)I agree Johnny, "Marquee Moon" should get the vote for most overrated album ever. Hardly ever has guitar play sounded so boring and uninspired. I hate that album and all the critics who made me buy that rubbish.― it's the distortion, stupid! (alex in mainhattan), Monday, March 13, 2017 3:33 PM (seventeen minutes ago)
28 Television Marquee moon 1977
― Ⓓⓡ. (Johnny Fever), Monday, March 13, 2017 2:11 PM (one hour ago)
― it's the distortion, stupid! (alex in mainhattan), Monday, March 13, 2017 3:33 PM (seventeen minutes ago)
is this some late-emerging backlash or just you two? mm may not live up to its rep, but it's at least half a great guitar album. side one's flawless.
― Not raving but drooling (contenderizer), Monday, 13 March 2017 22:57 (one year ago) Permalink
PERE UBU ✸Dub Housing / Chrys.1207 Art rock with a New Wave face is no less pompous, pretentious or irrelevant because of its claim to association with Johnny Rotten. Anti-rock for anti-rockers. Boo. DM
^^^This is the totality of the Pere Ubu entry in Red. Filed under U, which is not where I would file it. He's no Christgau. Boo.
― mark s, Monday, 13 March 2017 23:01 (one year ago) Permalink
I thought we all got "overrated" out of our system already
For the love of god
― a but (brimstead), Monday, 13 March 2017 23:03 (one year ago) Permalink
is this some late-emerging backlash or just you two?
heh Alfred doesn't like it either iirc
― Οὖτις, Monday, 13 March 2017 23:04 (one year ago) Permalink
Boo Ubu.
― jmm, Monday, 13 March 2017 23:06 (one year ago) Permalink
I got my first copy of Marquee Moon when I was probably 17 or 18 and I've tried to figure out why people like it for the last 25-ish years and idgi sorry
― Ⓓⓡ. (Johnny Fever), Monday, 13 March 2017 23:18 (one year ago) Permalink
Murmur was loved by critics the moment it was released. Christgau's write-up that year in Pazz & Jop (where it came in second to Thriller) was titled "Who Else? A Goddamn Critics' Band, That's Who Else". It feels like it has the best aspects of both the enigmatic sound of Chronic Town and the more straightforward rock of Reckoning
Marquee Moon is one of the best albums on this list imo
It seems like very little I hear these days sounds iconic in the way that so many of these records did…
― Dan S, Monday, 13 March 2017 23:26 (one year ago) Permalink
One of my favorite reviews in those RS record guide is for the first three U2 albums and the writer calls them "one of the freshest new sounds of the decade." It must've been really exciting to be alive in the early 80s.
Also, Chase: "Flee."Also, Pyramyd: "Wyse gys."
― Mr. Snrub, Monday, 13 March 2017 23:27 (one year ago) Permalink
PSB - Discography isn't an album and shouldn't have been included in this list, but since it was, I voted for it.
― brotherlovesdub, Monday, 13 March 2017 23:28 (one year ago) Permalink
Since I'm nitpicking, I've probably only listened to Horses a handful of times since I first heard it. My go-to Patti Smith album is always Wave, but it's never on any lists. :(
― Ⓓⓡ. (Johnny Fever), Monday, 13 March 2017 23:28 (one year ago) Permalink
It must've been really exciting to be alive in the early 80s.
It was a joy just to get out of bed every day.
― clemenza, Monday, 13 March 2017 23:33 (one year ago) Permalink
i have absolutely no memory of the existence of light blue, and i apologize to you and the other ilm dudes within. is it good?
― fact checking cuz, Monday, 13 March 2017 23:35 (one year ago) Permalink
"dogshit" edition, besides being not good, was riddled with more factual errors than the average sean spicer press conference.
― fact checking cuz, Monday, 13 March 2017 23:36 (one year ago) Permalink
Puzzlement over Marquee Moon and Horses is one of ilm's most charming running jokes
― duped and used by my worst Miss U (President Keyes), Tuesday, 14 March 2017 00:30 (one year ago) Permalink
why do people like music
― a but (brimstead), Tuesday, 14 March 2017 00:37 (one year ago) Permalink
I found good records out of all of those guides. I had the Trouser Press guides (blue and red), Rolling Stone (dark blue & red) books and the Spin book. I also had a zine version of "bands missed by the Trouser Press" I found somewhere that had some good punk LP reviews in it.
I'm pretty sure the Spin book led me to check out Swell Maps, Fela and probably many others. Some of the total "bullet" reviews in the Rolling Stone guides would make you wonder more about what they were like than something with two stars. I know Bloodrock was a bullet review that made me want to check them out.
― earlnash, Tuesday, 14 March 2017 00:46 (one year ago) Permalink
the rolling stone book i had was this one
― a but (brimstead), Tuesday, 14 March 2017 00:49 (one year ago) Permalink
― Got Your Money Changes Everything (James Redd and the Blecchs), Tuesday, 14 March 2017 00:51 (one year ago) Permalink
I'm torn between the Ramones debut and ChangesOneBowie (though that's cheating a bit). I read SPIN quite a bit during this period of time, and it's weird because looking at the list now the choices of what to include seem rather random, but at the time it did feel like it cohered into some aesthetic one could call "alternative". Also, at the time, a lot of these things were rarities known only to true heads, whereas now of course any kid with an internet connection has heard all of these. It seems like a somewhat idiosyncratic list of the currently popular, the undeniably influential, and then a kind of personal smattering of overlooked shoulda-been-classics. I feel like any list done today would include a lot more disco and experimental krauty stuff.
― o. nate, Tuesday, 14 March 2017 01:14 (one year ago) Permalink
While we're generally talking about it in this thread, I still can't believe there's no Melvins or Fishbone entries in this book
― Whiney G. Weingarten, Tuesday, 14 March 2017 01:17 (one year ago) Permalink
I was all excited to go dust off my copy of the Spin guide, but it's nowhere to be found. i must have given it away somewhere along the line.
In any case, this reminded me of another SPIN list which coincided with my first forays into the critical pantheon: Spin magazine's 25 greatest albums of all time (April, 1989)
And, d'oh, there's fucking Marquee Moon again. Couldn't agree more about that one being overrated.
― enochroot, Tuesday, 14 March 2017 01:24 (one year ago) Permalink
"Marquee Moon" on paper sounds like something I should be totally into, yet it's never really clicked with me. Lots of people whose taste I respect seem to love it though.
― o. nate, Tuesday, 14 March 2017 01:26 (one year ago) Permalink
Though to be fair, about 40% of this list is stuff that's never really clicked with me, though I can see why it's admired.
― o. nate, Tuesday, 14 March 2017 01:29 (one year ago) Permalink
also had a zine version of "bands missed by the Trouser Press" I found somewhere that had some good punk LP reviews in it.
Badaboom Gramaphone, they did a great job of it. The Trouser Press guides were invaluable for me, and remarkably reliable in (most) calls on which records were bands best work.
Before the Trouser Press, the NME Illustrated Encyclopedia of Rock was where it all started for my buying. I still find myself buying records whose covers featured there.
Marquee Moon is great.
― by the light of the burning Citroën, Tuesday, 14 March 2017 01:37 (one year ago) Permalink
Julian Cope's "Krautrocksampler" was another book of the same time period that was hard to find even then that led me to search for many records.
I can't see going for any other Husker record but Zen Arcade. That record was raising the bar big time on what a punk band could try to do I think. Flip Your Wig is more pop and more the future sound of grunge to come. New Day Rising is buried in reverb and while intense, is only part of what they pulled off in Zen Arcade. Kinda doubt it would be #4 in any similar list now. Meat Puppets seem to be perhaps just as less known now although I saw some pretty cool live semi-recent stuff by them on line a few days back. Too High to Die is out of print.
The thing that really stands out looking at that list 20+ years down the line is how little electronic music is in the list, considering all that was going down at the time and still resonates now. It seems like there "should" be something Detroit techno or from Warp on that list, but you know post rock and electronic music really blossomed some in popularity really in the year or two after this book came out.
― earlnash, Tuesday, 14 March 2017 01:53 (one year ago) Permalink
Yeah, this thread inspired me to pull Marquee Moon out again and the first two songs still sound like magic.
― My Body's Made of Crushed Little Evening Stars (Sund4r), Tuesday, 14 March 2017 01:56 (one year ago) Permalink
Title track is obv unstoppable.
― My Body's Made of Crushed Little Evening Stars (Sund4r), Tuesday, 14 March 2017 01:58 (one year ago) Permalink
No Spacemen 3 is kind of weird.
― dlp9001, Tuesday, 14 March 2017 02:04 (one year ago) Permalink
I think Can was probably the band that {all of these various record guides] led me to listen to, in spite of all obstacles. Faust would be #2.
― dlp9001, Tuesday, 14 March 2017 02:12 (one year ago) Permalink
just felt like posting those bands' names
These days I'm feeling the banana album pretty hard for some reason
― a but (brimstead), Tuesday, 14 March 2017 02:14 (one year ago) Permalink
Those Spacemen 3 records were pretty obscure in the US I think. Pretty sure they got an entry in the book. It seemed to me that the Spaceman 3 stuff got reissued around the same time Spiritualized records were getting out there a year or two later.
The Birthday Party was also a band where you had to look to find their records for a while that Hits comp was the only thing 'easily' found in the US. They all got reissued around the mid 90s by Mute as Cave's profile rose.
― earlnash, Tuesday, 14 March 2017 02:15 (one year ago) Permalink
Sometimes I forget and think spacemen 3 are from texas
― a but (brimstead), Tuesday, 14 March 2017 02:17 (one year ago) Permalink
Rolling stone alt rock book had goo goo dolls list of worst bathrooms in America
― a but (brimstead), Tuesday, 14 March 2017 02:18 (one year ago) Permalink
I used to browse this book endlessly at the store but never bought it, which I still regret. Love all 50 albums, basically.
― geoffreyess, Tuesday, 14 March 2017 02:36 (one year ago) Permalink
(Spin guide that is.)
Fun House or Marquee Moon
― example (crüt), Tuesday, 14 March 2017 02:49 (one year ago) Permalink