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And on the seventh day, online retailers rested. At least some of them.
Consumers have grown to expect around-the-clock pampering from Internet merchants, who have been pushed by rivals to offer customer service even on weekends and to remedy site glitches immediately, no matter when they happen.
But this trend is being bucked by some electronic retailers--many with religiously observant owners and executives who leave their sites up and running on their Sabbath, but do not complete orders, work on the site or otherwise do anything to help customers. And despite an increasingly competitive environment and ever more demanding customers, they say their businesses have not suffered.
"I actually think we've gained," said Shmuel Gniwisch, chief executive of Ice.com, a privately held online jeweler in Montreal. "Customers know if they need something they can wait until Sunday when we're open, and people at the company have the chance to recharge and come back stronger."
Gniwisch, who is also a nonpracticing rabbi, says that the company shuts down completely for 25 hours starting Friday evening before sunset, when the Jewish Sabbath begins. During busy periods, customer service representatives, warehouse workers and some technology employees go back to work on Saturday evening when the Sabbath ends.
When visitors call customer service during Ice.com's day off, they receive a message saying that the company is closed and will return their messages Sunday. Ice.com also responds to e-mail messages on Sunday.
The site has yet to encounter a major breakdown on Friday evenings or Saturdays, but if it does, its technology systems are set to display an error message on the home page, asking customers to return later. Should smaller technological hiccups occur, the company "contacts any customers who were affected and makes sure they're happy," Gniwisch said.
"My customer service managers are always telling me to find a way to stay up on Saturday by outsourcing," he added. "But I think it's more important when the people around you see you practice what you preach. It changes your relationship with your employees."
Shoppers can still browse the site and even order goods from Friday to Saturday evening, but those orders are not processed until Sunday, because Jewish law forbids such business activities on the Sabbath.
Since the company has always followed this policy, it is difficult to say whether it has hurt sales, but Ice.com's revenues do not appear to be suffering. Gniwisch said that the site's sales jumped by 97 percent last year, after 73 percent growth in 2004. (He would not disclose actual revenue.)
Other companies have gone to similar lengths to observe the Jewish Sabbath. Abraham Steinberg, director of online marketing for Adorama, which sells photographic supplies on the Web and in its Manhattan store, said that the company sometimes sold goods through eBay but had to be careful not to schedule auctions to end on the Sabbath, because a transaction technically occurs the moment bidding closes.
Jewish eBay sellers who observe the Sabbath and have eBay stores, Steinberg said, often use "vacation settings" that de-list products on the Sabbath.
One uncharted area for Internet merchants who observe the Jewish Sabbath is online marketing. After all, Google and other shopping engines post advertisements constantly, and they charge the sites each time someone clicks on their ads. Steinberg said that sites typically pay for the ads in aggregate--and not on the Sabbath--but that Jewish scholars had not yet studied the matter thoroughly.
"We had one of the foremost rabbis come to our business and sit here from 3 to 7 p.m., going through our entire sales cycle to determine what's permissible and what isn't," Steinberg said. "There isn't a 'one size fits all' approach."
Followers of other faiths confront similar issues with their online operations. Douglas Phillips, president of the Vision Forum, a catalog and online retailer in San Antonio, is a Christian who says he manages the company "by biblical principles." He forbids employees to work on Sunday and does not allow the site's technology systems to complete orders on Sunday.
"Granted, it's fair to say that a large percentage of our base is Christian-oriented customers, who don't tend to complain you're not open on Sunday," Phillips said, "but we probably do lose some customers because of this."
Still, Phillips said, company sales increased 10 percent last year, to roughly $5.5 million. "Especially in the fourth quarter, when people are cramming to buy things at the last minute, this policy really seems crazy," he said. "But we think that if we honor God on this point, the Lord blesses us."
At the same time, many investors behave differently, knowing that a company may be losing customers to 24/7-minded competitors on the weekends. Gniwisch of Ice.com said he was considering venture capital financing - a move that could put his company on the road toward a public share offering and possibly jeopardize his work-free Sabbath policy.
"When you bring in venture investors the whole situation changes," Gniwisch said. "Depending on the investors, they'd probably allow us to keep things the same. But when you go public, you become much more of a minority and things change."
Gniwisch said that Jewish businesses can operate on the Sabbath if they are also owned by non-Jewish partners, provided the owners follow certain guidelines.
"As long as I own 100 percent of the company, we'll keep to the letter of the law 100 percent," he said. "But as the company grows and new partners join, we'll look at the law again and act based on it."
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I'm also recording some new ambient stuff - working towards a true ambient album as my next release, whilst also mixing an EP for Less Than Three to be released soon.
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Edinburgh based noise manipulators 'Wozniak' have unleashed yet another super sonic cut entitled 'Shader' lifted off their forthcoming & highly anticipated debut album 'Courage Reels', penned in for release on the 21st April 2017 both digitally and on a limited edition CD via Morningside Young Team Records. The band are made up Simon Cuthbert-Kerr - guitar, Sarah Cuthbert-Kerr - guitar/vocals, John Sinclair - drums & James Urquhart - bass and their collective sound swirls deftly in a heavy sonic stew filled with hazy shoegaze, atmospheric post-rock and fuzzed out noise rock.
'Shader' is an angry sonic behemoth that tumbles menacingly in a dark and fuzzy universe filled with repetitious frequencies and layered reverberations that swirl and undulate precariously on top of a trembling bass line and another impressive percussive assault. Highly addictive, the instrumentally brilliant 'Shader' spins through its verse progressions with intense atmospheric rage before using its powerful chorus parts to soar into the ether on utterly sublime shoegaze inspired highs. Thoroughly enjoyable, this track is a stunning prelude to the forthcoming full length release.
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Immense Leeds based trio 'Jellyskin' have channelled their inner krautrock on their latest single entitled 'Eater'. Formed in 2016, 'Jellyskin' are made up of Will, Zia & Olly and they exploded onto the underground psych/gaze scene last year with a splattering of singles including the impressive singles 'Grey Glass Hat' & the fantastic 'Milk Of Magnesia' which collectively brought them to the attention of the underground psych/gaze faithful. 'Jellyskin' create stunning musical soundscapes that gracefully meander through shoegaze, dream pop, psych rock and it's many sub genres.
'Eater' pulses into the ether on a swirling vortex of kraut like repetition as its metronomic percussion, driving psychedelically charged guitars, throbbing bass frequencies and resonating synth lines deftly circumnavigate that stunning trademark vocal line. This track fizzes as it tumbles through layers of sequenced electronics and hazy reverberation. Absolutely stunning and definitely their best track to date, we can't wait for what comes next!
One of our favourite bands right now, the brilliant Melbourne based 'Laedj' have unleashed a riotous new video to accompany their latest single 'Carpal Tunnel', the follow up to their recently released debut single 'Pacific', both of which are taken from their forthcoming debut EP penned in for release over the coming months. The band include members of Melbourne based outfits such as 'Inventions, Yachtburner, Breve, Singing For Humans' & 'Hotel on Mayfair' and their sound is distinctly fuzzy with shimmering shoegaze connotations underscored at times by soaring slivers of psych & noise. 'Carpal Tunnel' is available to buy/download right now from laedj.bandcamp.com
'Carpal Tunnel' drives into the ether lashed tightly to a busy percussive attack and straddled by throbbing bass lines & hazy production. Its guitar progressions swirl and arc throughout the piece, whipping up a sonic frenzy, sending out layer after layer of delicious reverb that collectively circumnavigates those impressive vocalisations.
The video was produced, edited and directed by Liam Jemmeson.
Blue Garden by Un.Real
Based in Isabela, Puerto Rico & Influenced by seminal artists such as My Bloody Valentine, Slowdive, The Cure & Ride 'Un.Real' (Pronounced in Spanish) became the first shoegaze band in Puerto Rico. Conceived after the death of MTV's 'Alt. Nation' the band started with their first show at the now legendary Longbranch Pub back in 1995. It has continued over the years as a medium for Perez & company to create unrestricted music. Their sound is firmly rooted within the shoegaze stable with subtle hints of blissful dream-pop thrown into the mix for good measure. With a plethora of releases under their belts 'Blue Garden' is the bands first single release since 2015's 'Kids Are Astronauts / Drones' with both singles lifted off their forthcoming full length album 'Islands' penned in for release sometime this summer. The single is available to buy/download right now from unrealpr.bandcamp.com
'Blue Garden' shimmers as it enters into earshot, trembling effortlessly on a bed of hazy guitars and glistening cymbal splashes. Glorious lead hooks loop and arc in and out of lazy percussion & the translucent hum of bass frequencies that gently wrap themselves around that sublime vocal track with stunning aplomb.
Melbourne based atmospheric dream/gaze duo 'VHS Dream' have unleashed a brand new video to accompany the third and final single to be lifted from their sublime 2016 released full length 'Departure'. The track is called 'So High' and it marks a highlight for us lot here at Primal as we had previously picked this track out and lavished it with high praise back in 2016. The duo are made up of Matthew Hosking - vocals/guitar & Mayzie Cocco Wallen - vocals/guitar and their collective sound is inherently shoegaze in orientation with blissful waves of glistening dream-pop streaming through it's inner core.
Unfortunately, since the release of this single the band have announced that they are taking a break from recording but you can get your hands on 'So High' and indeed their back catalogue by heading over to vhs-dream.bandcamp.com
The stunning accompanying video was created video artist Stephanie Peters.
Phoenix based desert-gaze trio 'Citrus Clouds' have announced a brand new video to accompany the latest single entitled 'Shapes And Things' to be lifted from their debut full length album entitled 'Imagination', released back in November 2016 via Custom Made Music. The band are made up of Eric Pineda, Stacie Huttleston & Angelica Pedrego and collectively they create stunning soundscapes that swim effortlessly through swathes of reverberating shoegaze and addictive, dreamy vocal lines that are impressively underpinned by steadying percussion and sublime instrumentation.
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ARTIST: Lunar Twin
RELEASE: Night Tides
RELEASE DATE: 17th March 2107
RECORD COMPANY: Moon Sounds Records
The word Hawaii… What does it bring to your mind? A few palm trees? Margaritas? Some tropical birds? Some surfing? Gigantic waves? The wallowing baritone mysticism of Lunar Twin? Blue ocean? Blue sky? The heat? The electronic representation of a film that's as beautiful as it is dark? What about the surf rock? With the eye catching tag of 'Hawaii' on their Bandcamp genre tags list, the LA/Hawaiian based band Lunar Twin' latest mini album/EP Night Tides was a confusing piece of art from the start. I thought, judging by the glisteningly and pretty cover, the track names and the geographical elements of the band, that the music was to be 'dancehall' or a kind of a chillwave outing… But it wasn't. It turned out to be much more interesting, so interesting, actually, that it garners the esteem of a 5/5 rating. It's a bamboozling listen; electronica gets thrown in a whirl pool of dark synthwave, lounge music, down tempo hip-hop like instrumentation, dream pop and a dash of experimental rock/art rock music just for good taste. Imagine a baritone cowboy balladeer teams up with a man who knows his way round a keyboard/FX station, they both get really drunk in Southeast Asia and start making lounge music, and then get booked to play a poolside party at some movie stars place in Beverly Hills in the middle of the 80's… Wild.
Night Tides by Lunar Twin
Night Tides opens with the beautiful tropical, downtempo, electronic vibes of 'Waves', which is built around a vibraphone lead percussion section that sits at the back of a contemplative and 'downtown' style synth progression. A guitar melds itself into the mix occasionally; forging lighter musical imagery to the context of the synth and piano. The standout, however, is the vocals. Where any old dream pop maverick or uninventive electronic producer would have guaranteed a higher, shimmering voice to sit alongside the instrumentation, Lunar Twin instead throw in the rumble and grit of a deep baritone-lead vocal performance. Thus, instead of two contrasting sounds bouncing off each other in the 'light' of the vocals and the guitar and the 'dark' of the rest of the instrumentation, the duo instead throw in so many different contrasting sounds that you're left trying to figure out if you're on a river boat cruise or lost in the backstreets of Poland in the cold. Its brilliant. 'Blood Moon' could very well be the soundtrack to a film noir movie. A nifty drum beat rolls the music along in a similar fashion to the strumming guitar that keeps everything together; built into the foreground of the song, however, is a bonkers genius kind of flamenco guitar picking, the sounds of a subtle string section, and a sequenced synth noise that bounces around in an echo-like fashion. Here the vocals are much more hushed and wicked; locking in magnificently with the lyrics of the song and projecting a much less tropical, more lounge music inspired sound.
'Coral Sea' turns things almost completely in a synthwave fashion, it opens with pulsated beat sequencing, the ease of a synth choir, a fantastic drum beat and the deep pipes of the vocals. Again, it's a kind of film soundtrack, this time to some sort of drive into a city in the dark. The chorus's beautiful orchestral/synth backing is truly delightful and eventually, as the song goes on, one can tell how the song relates to its title. The second half especially, has the aforementioned flavour of what some would call a 'dark paradise' where the sky is far from blue, but the scenery still plays a key role in the mood and feel of the place. 'Birds of Paradise' turns fully synth orientated, built around the dancing plucks of synths and further sequencing; showcasing the technical wizardry going on behind the scenes on the release. 'Prayers of Smoke' is a similar sound to the synth-laced 'Birds of Paradise', although the chorus returns to the duos visual projection of a tropical island or beach. A slow drum beat and wavering guitar tones highlight a swish of spaghetti-western guitar playing that overlaps more sequenced synth ques. The song at times, in a good way, sounds like its quivering and spinning into art-style noise pop, but always regains its focus and rhythm in enough time and effort to saviour itself from complete experimentation. Of all the one-track captures of a kind of mystic-tropical beauty on the release, the title track succeeds wholly in its obtuse, morphing beauty the most. I'm going to try and describe it (and that probably still won't do it complete justice.) A synth and vocal performance open the song, which tells of a train trip and mentions oceanic imagery in a highly poetic form, then, another synth floats by, coupled with what I can only assume is a sample of some kind of Asian harp or guitar instrument. Throw into the mix an uncanny wave kind of vocal sample that sounds like its in an echo chamber. And while your floating on the dazingly metaphorical ocean of sound and allure thinking just how amazingly nostalgic the whole thing is, you notice that the synth chord progression that glues the song together isn't actually that sweet and golden; it's actually kind of dark. Then you think 'f#ck, those wind chime noises aren't actually that aesthetically pleasing either' and then you look around yourself and admit that Lunar Twin have somehow made you re-think your imaginary surroundings. Within the context; the mental imagery of the song, you put the puzzle pieces together and feel very confused, almost in wonderment of the kind of sound they have morphed and thrown together. The moral of the story is, is that the whole thing is ridiculously experimental. So experimental in fact, that you just have to sit back and commend the fact that the band show their skills and pure smarts, their kind of own inventiveness or genius on the song.
Night Tides is, in retrospect, a musical interpretation of its title. Between the sunny visions of the tropical ocean and the islands around the place is the scent of experimental waves and a genius, kind of obtuse serenity. It's a truly beautiful EP, and to summarise all these words and descriptions, I would have to say its major triumph is its originality and creativeness. Said originality and creativeness is achieved through the tight, kind of stripped back production and the great mixing on the release; that really highlights a lot of different sounds on a lot of different tracks. With that said, the actual song writing on the release is at the crux of this praise. Between the wild genre mixing, which includes synth-wave, easy listening, lounge music, dream pop, electronic, oriental music and art rock among others, to the fantastically simple meld between the vocals and the instruments, the duo show their skills in a subtle way from song to song. Sometimes, bands say things like 'this is a soundtrack to a dissimulated movie' or something, in an attempt to give a 'nudge-nudge' to try and get you to imagine them in a film soundtrack context. In the case of Lunar Twin, you instead make your own connection; and even if that isn't the connections or thoughts that I had, it is easy to be rewarded from the imagery and thoughts that this music creates. With that all said, it might not be everybody's cup of tea; the artistic and technical experimentation for the most part is skilfully subtle, but at other times you might need a second listen to focus on every sound on the release. This element is one that I thought was brilliant, but some may believe it is too non-linear. Similarly, appreciate the music for what it is; that's a piece of experimental mastery, achieved through performance, writing, production and sound.
Cam Phillips is a writer and above all, a music lover, who seeks to gain experience through writing and listening. He is also an avid film viewer and art and literature junkie who enjoys creative writing. His most recent published work was featured on Baeble Music and Culture (USA), Sounds and Colours Magazine (Latin America, London), Easterndaze (Latvia) and the Australian based heavy music blog, I Probably Hate Your Band.
ARTIST: Painted Mirror
RELEASE: Painted Mirror EP
RELEASE DATE: 3rd March 2017
RECORD COMPANY: Unsigned
Baltimore, MD-based Painted Mirror have just issued their self-released and self-titled 6-song debut, a statement made all the more impressive by the fact that its release signals the band's first anniversary. Vocalist/keyboardist Sam Morgan, bassist Brian Fee, drummer John Theuerkauf, and guitarist Jake Smith formed the band in March of 2016, with a mission statement to create pop songs with an undercurrent and atmosphere of post punk and darkwave music. To that end, their sound is very much rooted in the darker alternative sounds of the mid- to late-80s, complete with keyboards playing a prominent role, as opposed to taking their inspiration from the more guitar-centric bands of the early 90s as many of their contemporaries do. The EP can be purchased via paintedmirror.bandcamp.com
Painted Mirror by Painted Mirror
The lead track on the EP, "Hearts", begins with a shimmering, cascading guitar line and icy stabs of synth strings, supported by a strong bass tone and the steady percussion of drummer John Theuerkauf. The song immediately harkens back to those dark, 1980s dream pop ballads we slow-danced to while clinging to our cherished sweethearts in a dimly-lit middle school gym; wanting so much to be loved and understood, but fearing that this time will be exactly the same as all the others. Sam Morgan's voice here bring to mind the emotive vocals of Duran Duran's Simon Le Bon, particularly in the impassioned pleas of the chorus. The complexities of relationships and the longing for connection are the focus here, and this song ends with the lyric "hearts aren't always on display / we buried the truth in the dark". Sometimes the dark is the only place left to leave our feelings when it all goes wrong. "Crystal Clear" unfolds layers of '80s New Wave, its loping drum pattern and funky, throbbing bass line recalling the New Romantic-era, while Smith's guitar shimmers in reverberating bell tones and Sam Morgan's Gahan-esque vocals flourishes round things out nicely. "Inside Out" brings the band's post-punk influences to the fore, featuring a very prominent bass line and harder-driving drum beat than the band had thus far utilized. Jake Smith's guitar work creates a hazy-gazey atmosphere that snakes its way around Morgan's lofty vocalizations, which again harken back to their roots in 1980s alternative music, when nearly everyone on both sides of the Atlantic seemed to have adopted an English accent.
The second half of the EP opens with "Rumors", a song that dials back the forward-driving momentum of the previous track and creates a softer, sensual atmosphere thanks to some very emotive guitar dynamics from Smith. The tone of the song is the perfect support for Morgan's vocals full of heartache and lyrics that explore the pain of a love that is falling apart. "The Fix" again brings Duran Duran to my mind, particularly their 1982 single "Save a Prayer". The rhythm section lays down a dancefloor-friendly framework, while exotic keyboard flourishes and a straight-from-the-'80s guitar tone create an otherworldly quality that might be the high-point of the EP for this reviewer. The closing track, "Tell Me Maybe", is pure dream pop slow burn. The longest track on the EP, it starts off languid and dreamy and in its final moments builds into a wall of sound powerhouse that any modern shoegaze band would be proud of, all feedback squall and driving, post-rock rhythms.
With its darkly personal exploration of love lost and love gone wrong, Painted Mirror's self-titled EP is a very impressive debut from a band barely a year into their career. I look forward to hearing where the next year will take them.
Marc Dooley is a Nashville-based writer, musician, visual artist, freelance video editor, indie comic book collector, film buff and lifelong music connoisseur with an ever-expanding music library of nearly 6,000 CDs, 250 vinyl records and over a TB worth of music in digital formats, in a multitude of genres ranging from alt- and classic country to underground hip-hop and electronica, shoegaze and classic indie/alternative rock, 1960's and '70s psychedelia & pop (domestic and international), post-rock and metal to classic jazz, blues, soul, funk, reggae and afrobeat.
ARTIST: Sooner
RELEASE: Sooner EP
Brooklyn based alt-shoegaze quartet 'Sooner' have announced their debut self-titled EP to the masses over on their bandcamp page. Their sound hovers somewhere between hazy shoegaze & driving alt-rock with a splattering of beautifully intense dream pop courtesy of it's stunning vocalisations. The band are made up of Federica Tassano - vocals, John Farris - guitar, Tom Wolfson - drums, Ehren Brenner - bass and although the EP isn't available to buy/download just yet there are tracks available to listen to over at soonermusic.bandcamp.com
Full EP out soon by Sooner
Jangling guitars drenched in shimmering reverberation announce the opening salvos of 'Evil To Me', track one on this impressive release from Brooklyn based alt-shoegaze quartet 'Sooner'. The arrival of cascading bass frequencies hugging lazy percussion add depth as beautifully melodic vocalisations courtesy of Federica Tassano float into the ether and cling effortlessly to the collective instrumentation. 'Sooner' inject soaring hooks into their chorus progressions that catch this listener off guard as they sweep me up before floating away into gloriously hazy sound waves. Up next, 'Shadower' begins in a haze of swooning guitars before exploding into a blissful conduit for another impressive vocal performance. This track meanders through it's verse parts with ease before unleashing a stunning chorus progression that drives into the atmosphere held fast in a cyclical ball of golden instrumentation that deftly circumnavigates that beautifully intense vocal.
'Juniper' is beautiful in it's simplicity with its stripped back acoustics allowing the vocals to take centre stage, underscored by subtle droning lead lines that meld effortlessly with the twang of acoustic guitar whilst 'About The Blue', the EP's penultimate piece, has shimmering dream pop tendencies intertwined at times with fuzzy summery vibes and intermittent layered shoegaze highs. The EP closes out with 'Dust' and it begins with a blissed out jangling guitar progression riding a busy drum pattern that's underpinned by reverberating swells of hazy production and throbbing bass frequencies. Lead guitar lines whip up a frenzy at times as the track changes tempo but its the collective instrumentation as a whole that acts like a sonic chariot purposefully created to carry those blissed out melodically charged vocal lines. A great ending to a rather interesting EP.
Del Chaney has spent the last four years dedicating his time to uncovering the best artists in the unsigned or small independent label based shoegaze, ethereal dream pop, post punk, post rock & modern psych rock from all over the globe & reviewing them for this blog - The Primal Music Blog. He is also a contributing writer for The Sound Of Confusion (Now On Hiatus). His other arm - Primal Radio - has gained considerable respect from bands and promoters alike since its conception in 2013 & has helped him in actively promoting a genre of music that he is passionate about. Hailing from Dublin, Ireland, he is a keen Vinyl Collector, Tattoo Fan & all round good guy! He is a self confessed music freak & is never far away from a studio console or a turntable.
ARTIST: This Other Kingdom
RELEASE: Rêveur
RELEASE DATE: 21st April 2017
RECORD COMPANY: Wrong Way Records
Dublin based neo-psych/garage powerhouse 'This Other Kingdom' have announced their latest full length release in the guise of their stunning ten track sophomore opus entitled 'Rêveur' penned in for release on April 21st 2017 via Wrong Way Records. 'This Other Kingdom' are made up of Del Kerton - vocals/keys, Declan Dunne - guitar/vocals & Git Sweeney - drums and they are no strangers to this modern day psych scene having previously supported some serious international heavy hitters like 'Holy Wave, The Cult of Dom Keller, TAU, Radar Men from the Moon & Yuck'. 'Rêveur' is available to pre-order right now on translucent orange vinyl with purple splatter, CD and download via wrongwayrecords.bandcamp.com
Rêveur by This Other Kingdom
On a wave of steadying percussion wrapped deliciously in throbbing bass lines and the constant strum of angry guitars 'This Other Kingdom' unleash the opening salvos of 'Common Colours, Common Sounds', track one on their brutish sophomore album. It undulates and heaves through layers of glorious reverb, oscillating brilliantly around that impressive vocal line as it weaves through sonic peaks and troughs with blistering aplomb. This is a stunning opening track. Up next, 'Eye Do Eye' shimmers as it enters into audible range held fast in an instantly addictive 60's psych vibe sonically peppered at times by a harder swirl of driving garage psych. The instantly recognisable vocalisations of Del Kerton holds everything together here and keeps this listener focused as surging guitars & pulsating percussion meld effortlessly with throbbing bass frequencies and driving production.
'Telescopic State Of Mind' bounds into earshot tumbling through repetitious drum patterns and hypnotically charged lead lines as the constant hum of bass notes add atmosphere whilst 'Comatosed' impresses with it's driving guitar signature and catchy organ hooks. 'Chemikle' shimmies into the ether on a cloud of golden hued eastern esoteric flair as it's droning instrumentation and lumbering percussive attack lurch and wobble on wave after wave of tremulous reverberation. This track moves and undulates collectively as one huge monolithic chunk of sonic energy acting solely as a conduit for that impressive vocal line. Up next, 'Rays For Days (When The Sun Did Shine)' is a repetitious behemoth that leans heavily on the constant twang of mechanical guitar and shimmering (cymbal heavy) drum pattern whilst 'Hellion' is a driving sonic triumph and probably my favourite track on this entire release. It pulses menacingly on a stunning drum pattern as billowing instrumentation underscored by a stunning lead guitar line licks and harasses the vocal to within an inch of its life.
'Réveur' takes a welcoming mellow turn next as 'Morning Skies', it's penultimate piece, enters the sonic arena slowly revolving in a haze of turbulent reverberation. Creeping percussion holds a steady beat here as Del Kerton's haunting vocalisations keep a kind of fixed holding pattern in the eye of a billowing sonic storm. Up next, the cinematic 'नई दिल्ली सात' pulls some esoteric vibes back into play and melds them brilliantly with impressionistic neo-psychedelia to create a beautifully intense acid blotched instrumental sonic trip. The album closes with the atmospheric 'Valley Of Nowhere', a dark slab of modern tinged psych rock that builds and undulates on waves of fuzzed out guitars and explosive drum patterns that jostle and push it's vocal boundaries until they howl and wail like a primordial animal on the hunt. A fitting ending to a rather interesting album.


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After new techniques were developed in the late 1990s that made hydraulic fracturing (or "fracking") an economical way to drill for natural gas deposits, thousands of natural gas wells that used fracking were built across the United States. These wells have made it possible for gas and petroleum production in the U.S. to reach its highest levels in roughly two decades.
However, these record-breaking profits have not come without serious environmental and health concerns. According to warnings from the workplace health organizations NIOSH and OSHA, the airborne silica dust that is created during the fracking process can cause serious damage to the lungs of anyone that inhales it.
Workers at fracking sites may be at risk of developing silicosis or other respiratory diseases caused by the harmful dust that is created at these drilling wells. In some cases, the first silicosis symptoms may not appear for 10-20 years after an individual was exposed to silica dust created by a fracking site.
NIOSH and OSHA have also warned that residents who live near natural gas drilling sites that use fracking may also be at risk of developing silicosis or other diseases caused by airborne silica dust. Because fracking sites have become so widespread across the U.S., this may pose a health risk to millions of Americans who live near natural gas drilling sites.
The following is a list of states which contain shale formations with natural gas deposits that are recoverable by fracking:
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Complete turnkey solutions for compressed air systems
Denholm Oilfield Services group has announced the acquisition of Industrial Air Power Limited (IAP), a specialist in the supply, service, repair and installation of industrial compressed air plant and ancillary equipment for more than 30 years.
The acquisition, for an undisclosed sum, is seen as synergistic for group company Relay Engineering Limited which provides mechanical and electrical engineering solutions to the marine and oil and gas sectors in the UK, Bahrain, Saudi Arabia, and Kazakhstan.
Denholm Oilfield Services is an international provider of cutting edge technology and expertise to the oil and gas and marine sectors in the UK, Caspian, Middle East and USA. The group employs over 4,000 people and multi-disciplinary services include asset maintenance, fabrication, precision engineering, decommissioning, decontamination, metrology, valve services and energy logistics.
Industrial Air Power Limited will continue to operate autonomously providing a comprehensive sales, design, installation, maintenance and repair service for most major manufacturers' air compressors, as well as installation services for water and steam pipelines. Based in the South West of England and South Wales, IAP employs 29 staff, and serves the marine, utilities, power generation, oil and gas, rail, manufacturing and aerospace industries.
Paul Fisher, Managing Director of Relay Engineering Limited, commented: "The acquisition of IAP allows our company, and wider Denholm Oilfield Services group, to offer complete turnkey solutions for compressed air systems by complementing our existing installation skillset.
"Working together with IAP's experienced team of compressor engineers, we intend to introduce their high quality specialist services into the marine environment of military and commercial vessels."
Chris Diggins, Industrial Air Power Limited Managing Director added: "We are excited about the future under the umbrella of the Denholm Oilfield Services group and in particular working with Relay Engineering.
"We see a tremendous opportunity to create growth of our services into the wider Denholm Oilfield Services group, whilst working closely with Relay Engineering to provide complete turnkey packages within IAP's existing customer base, by providing electrical installation and general fabrication services which would have previously been sub-contracted."


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Ep. 11 - Breaking Bad Season 5: Part 2 (GUEST: Liam Gordes from the Catching Up Podcast)
Defying all odds, Brod and Damask have made it through the complete series of Breaking Bad. Joining them for this momentous podcast is Brod's little brother Liam, who is pretty much the main reason they decided to watch and discuss this show first. With only 8 episodes left can Breaking Bad stick the landing and end on a high, or have the writers jazz-written themselves into a corner with no satisfying escape? And finally, is Breaking Bad really worthy of it's place amongst the greatest shows ever made?
Like Hunting Seasons and want more? Make sure you check out TRYING MY BEST, a twistedly funny web-series Brod and Liam helped to produce. Watch the entire first season right now by going to https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLVlaD4KvwfBS4lnoDvwSdl42HomJgxX95
Enjoyed our special guest Liam Gordes? Follow him on Twitter at www.twitter.com/liamgordes (not 'lgordes' as incorrectly stated in the show) or his ongoing film and video work at www.nothalfbad.net
'Die Like A Man: The Toxic Masculinity Of Breaking Bad' - Laura Hudson of WIRED: https://www.wired.com/2013/10/breaking-bad-toxic-masculinity/
'The Closure-Happy Breaking Bad Finale' - Emily Nussbaum of The New Yorker: http://www.newyorker.com/culture/culture-desk/the-closure-happy-breaking-bad-finale
'Breaking Bad Creator Vince Gilliagan Explains Series Finale' - Dan Snierson of Entertainment Weekly: http://ew.com/article/2013/09/30/breaking-bad-finale-vince-gilligan/
'Breaking Bad's Disappointing Finale' - Pete Spiliakos of First Things: https://www.firstthings.com/blogs/firstthoughts/2013/09/breaking-bads-finale-spoiler-alert
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The Co-op's most frequent food shoppers are now less likely to shop there, as a result of the recent scandals that have engulfed the group.
According to Retail Week, an exclusive poll for Retail Week by ICM Research revealed that one in five people who shop at The Co-op Food stores at least once a week were less likely to shop there as a result. This rises to one in four people who shop there more than once a week.
ICM research director Amanda Clack said: "We were shocked to see there has been this impact for the regular Co-operative customers. The recent controversies have clearly had a far reaching ripple effect throughout the business and the brand needs to do a lot to reinstall trust again."
The findings come ahead of a crucial AGM vote this weekend, on reform proposals put forward by Lord Myners. It emerged this week that the largest independent Co-op society, the Midcounties, which has previously been vocal about its reform concerns, plans to back the resolution.
Clack said The Co-op's negative perception is a big threat to a business based on trust, fair trade and ethics. And for regular food shoppers, who have bought into the brand as a whole, it is not isolated to just the banking arm. "I wouldn't expect people to suddenly reject shopping there completely but it does mean that for people having bought into the company's brand identity and principles it is having an impact," Clack added.
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Every summer, for as long as I can remember, my family would spend a month on our sailboat. Me, my mom, my dad, and my little sister sailing up and down the Chesapeake Bay on our 28' Pearson, the Jenny Rebecca. I loved those summers. Playing Yahtzee. Rowing the dinghy ashore. Catching soft shell crabs off the pilings and selling them to nearby restaurants.
It was all so exciting. The waves. The people. The new adventures. I loved how happy and carefree my parents were on those trips. It's hard to be unhappy on a boat. How does that saying go? A bad day on the boat is better than a good day anywhere else. Can't say I disagree.
Once I moved away from home, I didn't get to sail much. Once in awhile we'd spent a weekend on the boat as a family again and eat cereal from tiny, perforated boxed, lined with tin foil so you could pour the milk right inside. We'd talk about our summer trips to Mears Marina in Annapolis or to Mrs. Kitching's on Smith Island.
I miss that time on the boat. Something about the water and the time away from all the hurry of our normal lives. It had been years since I had been sailing when I was offered the chance to sail with a flotilla in the British Virgin Islands. I was delighted and couldn't wait to see how similar -- and different -- my experience might be. This time I went with my girlfriend, a colleague, and a Captain named Alden.
Before we left, I spent a lot of time online at Discover Boating, a cool resource if you want to find out more about boating, including all of the options and costs.
I was really surprised to find out that 90% of Americans live an hour or less from a navigable body of water; boats larger than 26 feet are considered yachts; and 3 out of 4 American families with boats earn under $100,000 a year. It made sense. My family certainly didn't have any money when I was growing up and the boat was actually a way for us to vacation -- extensively -- in an affordable way.
Our 39i was chartered from SunSail and was docked at a marina in Wickhams Cay on Tortola. I was blown away. It might have been thousands of miles from the one in my childhood memories but it was pretty much the same in every way.
Our boat, the Pinguino, had 3 cabins, 2 heads (both with "showers"), wood detailing, a self-furling jib, and lines rigged to the cockpit. In other words, easy to sail. Way easier than the Jenny Rebecca. I was thrilled at the prospect. But compelled to reminisce about the old days as well. "Back when I sailed with my dad, it took a crew of three and a Captain with nerves of steel to navigate the bay." I had a very big imagination as a kid.
We spent the week sailing and snorkeling and visiting places like the Soggy Dollar Bar and the Bitter End Yacht Club. The latter of which I absolutely loved. We also had the chance to play around with several powerboats. A really swanky one (rumored to have been taken out just the week before by Beyonce and JayZ); a sportier one that I got to drive; and one we took deep sea fishing.
Don't tell my dad, but I really loved the power boating. I will always be a sailor at heart. But when you want to get where you're going, you can't beat it. I loved the way the boat leapt up out of the water and crashed back down again like it was showing the sea who was boss.
There were lots of proud moments on the Pinguino. When we raised the sails each day. When we beat the other boats on our flotilla to our destination. When my girlfriend learned starboard from port and walked across the deck with ease, throwing lines, setting anchor, and mooring the boat like a pro despite it being all brand-new to her.
One day on the Pinguino, I cleated a line for Captain Alden and he quickly rushed to the bow to check my work. He grinned when he saw what I had done. "It's perfect. I couldn't have done it better myself." I was so proud. I snapped a photo and sent it to my dad. "You taught me well," I wrote.
It's amazing the confidence you can gain, even as an adult, mastering a skill, especially on the water. Maybe because the sea is so vast and so strong. To learn to work with it and not against it, to learn to enjoy it and not fear it is a powerful thing. And, if you let it, the sea will happily shoulder all of your stress while you enjoy the kind of buoyancy that only being on a boat can bring.
I travel a lot, but that week sailing in the British Virgin Islands felt not only like sheer pleasure, but also like returning home. The familiarity of the water. The amazing friendships we made. The hours of sailing along the ocean, sometimes peacefully and steadily and at other times racing and tacking and heeling over so far that you have to brace yourself with your feet in the cockpit if you want to keep from sliding off the high side and onto the floor.
So much was the same. The rice in the salt shakers. The Sperry Topsiders without socks. The dinghy to go to shore. The little cereal boxes even still boast perforations, although they don't hold milk anymore. And the feeling, the peace and well-being and the sense of truly being where one belongs, that was all exactly the same. And that week, I realized how much I missed it.
When I returned home I quickly found myself back at Discover Boating. I knew I had to get back to boating. I was surprised to learn about fractional ownership and that chartering a boat, even with a Captain, was no more expensive than a nice resort. Our trip worked out to be about $1,300 a person for seven days, including provisioning.
Boats don't care who you are or how much money you make. The water doesn't care what you wear or how your hair looks. You can buy or rent or share or even simply crew for other owners or renters.
It's been a month or so now since that sad day when I had to say good-bye to Pinguino and all of my new friends at the dock, lug my sail bags into a cab, and watch out the back window as the marina faded into the distance. Since then I've bought a new set of sail bags emblazoned with my initials. I consider the act one of positive thinking. I plan on needing them soon.
And I now never leave the house without the gold Tiffany sailboat charm that my girlfriend surprised me with on my fortieth birthday just two weeks ago. Seems my reclaimed joy of boating was as obvious to her as it was to me and she wanted me to have my totem to wear with me all the time. It reminds me to breathe and trust and relax. It reminds me how strong and capable I am. And it reminds me who I really am despite all the noise. It's good to know where you most belong. And I know for sure, it's the sailor's life for me.


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Vasoconstrictors as Alternatives to Albumin After Large-Volume Paracentesis (LVP) in Cirrhosis
|The safety and scientific validity of this study is the responsibility of the study sponsor and investigators. Listing a study does not mean it has been evaluated by the U.S. Federal Government. Read our disclaimer for details.
|ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00108355
Recruitment Status : Completed
First Posted : April 15, 2005
Results First Posted : March 6, 2014
Last Update Posted : March 6, 2014
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|Condition or disease
|Ascites Cirrhosis
|Drug: Albumin Drug: Intravenous Saline Infusion (Albumin placebo) Drug: Midodrine Drug: Oral tablet (Midodrine placebo) Drug: Octreotide LAR Drug: Saline injection (Octreotide LAR placebo) Procedure: Large Volume Paracentesis
|Phase 4
|Study Type :
|Interventional (Clinical Trial)
|Actual Enrollment :
|29 participants
|Intervention Model:
|Parallel Assignment
|None (Open Label)
|Primary Purpose:
|Official Title:
|Vasoconstrictors as Alternatives to Albumin After Large Volume Paracentesis in Cirrhosis
|Study Start Date :
|December 2003
|Actual Primary Completion Date :
|August 2010
|Actual Study Completion Date :
|August 2012
Active Comparator: Albumin (Control group)
After LVP, patients in this group received:
Intravenous albumin (25%) at 8 g/liter of ascitic fluid removed, one time dose; Intramuscular injection of 5 cc saline (Octreotide LAR placebo), every 30 days ; Oral tablet 3 times a day (Midodrine placebo)
Drug: Albumin
Intravenous Albumin at a dose of 8g/liter of ascitic fluid removed
Drug: Oral tablet (Midodrine placebo)
Oral tablet (Midodrine placebo) three times a day
Drug: Saline injection (Octreotide LAR placebo)
Saline intramuscular injection 5 cc every 30 days.
Procedure: Large Volume Paracentesis
Procedure to remove large amounts (more than 5 liter) of ascitic fluid via a catheter.
Other Name: LVP
Experimental: Vasoconstrictor (Study Group)
After LVP, patients in this group received:
Octreotide LAR intramuscular injection 20 mg, every 30 days; Midodrine tablet, 10 mg three times a day; Intravenous saline infusion (Albumin placebo), one time dose
Drug: Intravenous Saline Infusion (Albumin placebo)
Intravenous saline Infusion (Albumin placebo)
Drug: Midodrine
Midodrine oral tablet at 10 mg three times a day.
Drug: Octreotide LAR
Octreotide LAR 20 mg intramuscular injection every 30 days
Procedure: Large Volume Paracentesis
Procedure to remove large amounts (more than 5 liter) of ascitic fluid via a catheter.
Other Name: LVP
- Time to Recurrence of Ascites. [ Time Frame: Variable depending on the patient, average 10 days ]Comparison between Albumin (Control group) and Vasoconstrictor (Treatment group)
- Development of Post-paracentesis Circulatory Dysfunction (PCD) [ Time Frame: 6 days after paracentesis ]Defined as an increase in Plasma Renin Activity (PRA) by >50% from baseline to a level > 4 ng/mL/h at post-paracentesis day
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|Ages Eligible for Study:
|18 Years to 80 Years (Adult, Older Adult)
|Sexes Eligible for Study:
|Accepts Healthy Volunteers:
Inclusion Criteria:
- Cirrhosis of any etiology
- Age 18-80 years
- Moderate to severe ascites
Exclusion Criteria:
- No or small ascites
- Severe hepatic hydrothorax
- Recent GI (gastrointestinal) hemorrhage
- Active bacterial infection
- Cardiac failure
- Organic renal disease
- Hepatocellular carcinoma
- Severe comorbidity (advanced neoplasia)
- Serum creatinine > 3 mg/dl
- Pregnancy
To learn more about this study, you or your doctor may contact the study research staff using the contact information provided by the sponsor.
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier (NCT number): NCT00108355
|United States, Connecticut
|VA Connecticut Health Care System (West Haven)
|West Haven, Connecticut, United States, 06516
|Principal Investigator:
|Guadalupe Garcia-Tsao, MD
|VA Connecticut Health Care System (West Haven)
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|Responsible Party:
|US Department of Veterans Affairs
|ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
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|First Posted:
|April 15, 2005 Key Record Dates
|Results First Posted:
|March 6, 2014
|Last Update Posted:
|March 6, 2014
|Last Verified:
|February 2014
Keywords provided by VA Office of Research and Development ( US Department of Veterans Affairs ):
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Liver Cirrhosis
Pathologic Processes
Liver Diseases
Digestive System Diseases
Vasoconstrictor Agents
Gastrointestinal Agents
Antineoplastic Agents, Hormonal
Antineoplastic Agents
Autonomic Agents
Peripheral Nervous System Agents
Physiological Effects of Drugs
Adrenergic alpha-1 Receptor Agonists
Adrenergic alpha-Agonists
Adrenergic Agonists
Adrenergic Agents
Neurotransmitter Agents
Molecular Mechanisms of Pharmacological Action


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You mean to tell me the best James Michael Curley's home town can do is a couple of penny-ante liquor license fooraraws, while the governor of Illinois gets taken down by the Feds?
Somebody tell Deval to get on the stick and bribe somebody already. And it wouldn't hurt to throw in a few curses, either.
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A PERTH husband and wife team have spent $3 million building the first purpose-built comedy venue in the city.
The Comedy Lounge is on Murray Street and due to open on November 23.
John and Jane McAllister searched for an existing venue for a comedy club in Perth, but couldn't find anything suitable.
So they decided to build their own venue, above an existing restaurant.
"Actors have theatres, acrobats have circus tents; comedy too is a specialised craft that is ideally presented in a certain environment and that New York cabaret-style venue people associate with stand-up, like Seinfeld, is what we've built for Perth," Mr McAllister says.
A plasterer by trade, he switched to comedy more than a decade ago, going from part-time aspiring comic to owner of what was then the Werzel's Comedy Lounge, and has since run a number of successful comedy nights and venues in Perth.
There'll be several shows a week at the new club and overseas stand-up comics are already showing interest, like the Steve Frost Improv All Stars, which includes cast members from Blackadder, The Young Ones and the original UK version of Whose Line is it Anyway?
In a rare return to the club circuit, Peter Rowsthorn (Kath and Kim) will have audiences roaring with laughter in a number of shows in the lead-up to Christmas.
In recent years there's been a resurgence in stand-up comedy across the globe, which Mr McAllister puts down to an increase in the number of hotels and bars putting comedy nights back on the bill.
Closer to home, he says Fringe World has played a huge role.
"There was very little comedy in Perth until Fringe…an audience of a few hundred a week. Now it's gone up," he says.
"In that month it runs into the hundreds of thousands."
The club will have regular "gong" segments where wannabe comics get three minutes to make you pee your pants.
"For every 10 you gong off, four make it," Mr McAllister says. "It doesn't mean you're awful forever—just at that time.
"Everybody in this business at some stage bombs. The best-of-the-best bomb."
The atmosphere of a live show increases the laughter quotient, John says.
"There's no substitute for seeing a live act—telly will never replace that."
Seated at tables, punters can enjoy a drink and in-house snacks. "All finger food; we don't want the clatter of knives and forks."
For a full program and tickets go to comedylounge.com.au
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I hope you find great value in these Quotes about Gentleman from my large collection of inspirational quotes and motivational sayings.
A gentleman would be ashamed should his deeds not match his words.
- Kong Fu Zi
An apology? Bah!
Beneath the dignity of any gentleman,
however wrong he might be.
- Steve Martin
His locked, lettered, braw brass collar,
Shewed him the gentleman and scholar.
- Robert Burns
The Englishman wants to be recognized as a gentleman,
or as some other suitable species of human being,
the American wants to be considered a good guy.
- Louis Kronenberger
No real English gentleman, in his secret soul,
was ever sorry for the death of a political economist.
- Walter Bagehot
Ladies and Gentleman, the Bronx is burning.
- Howard Cosell
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A gentleman will not insult me, and no man not a gentleman can insult me.
- Frederick Douglass
The gentleman puts me in mind of an old hen which persists
in setting after her eggs are taken away.
- Fisher Ames
Anyone can be heroic from time to time,
but a gentleman is something you have to be all the time.
- Luigi Pirandello
Any gentleman with the slightest chic will give a girl
a fifty dollar bill for the powder room.
- George Axelrod
And though it is much to be a nobleman,
it is more to be a gentleman.
- Anthony Trollope
If the gentleman has ability, he is magnanimous,
generous, tolerant, and straightforward,
through which he opens the way to instruct others.
- Xun Zi
I was a little doubtful about the propriety of going
to the Mammoth Cave without a gentleman escort,
but if two ladies travel alone they must have the courage of men.
- Maria Mitchell
Forty-five States, as the gentleman just said,
have determined by people that were elected by the
people of that State that marriage is the definition
of one man and one woman.
- Randy Neugebauer
I used to be with a publishing house called Roosevelt Music.
A gentleman there told me he had seen Peggy Lee perform
Fever in Las Vegas and I found out later she wanted to record it.
- Otis Blackwell
A gentleman is simply a patient wolf.
- Lana Turner
Conspicuous consumption of valuable goods is a means
of reputability to the gentleman of leisure.
- Thorstein Veblen
The gentleman had also a young daughter,
of rare goodness and sweetness of temper,
which she took from her mother, who was the best creature in the world.
- Charles Perrault
George Pal had total control, and he was there on the set every day.
You never met a more charming man in your entire lifetime -
what a lovely gentleman.
- Ann Robinson
He is every other inch a gentleman.
- Rebecca West
A real gentleman, even if he loses everything he owns,
must show no emotion.
Money must be so far beneath a gentleman that it is
hardly worth troubling about.
- Fyodor Dostoevsky
A gentleman is one who never hurts anyone's feelings unintentionally.
- Oscar Wilde
The person, be it gentleman or lady,
who has not pleasure in a good novel,
must be intolerably stupid.
- Jane Austen
I like to be bought flowers and taken out for dinner.
I like a man to be a gentleman.
I don't like to be treated as if I am brainless.
I like to be respected and to give respect.
- Sharon Stone
The only infallible rule we know is,
that the man who is always talking about being a gentleman never is one.
- Robert Smith Surtees
I can make a lord, but only God can make a gentleman.
- King James I
By the by, if the English race had done nothing else,
yet if they left the world the notion of a gentleman,
they would have done a great service to mankind.
- Gerard Manley Hopkins
The intelligent are to the intelligentsia what a gentleman is to a gent.
- Stanley Baldwin
I'm very much a gentleman in what I do.
- Little Richard
Ladies and gentleman, I've suffered for my music,
now it's your turn.
- Neil Innes
No lady is ever a gentleman.
- James Branch Cabell
I hold that gentleman to be the best-dressed whose dress no one observes.
- Anthony Trollope
Whether the gentleman is capable or not,
he is loved all the same; conversely the petty man is loathed all the same.
- Xun Zi
No gentleman can be without three copies of a book:
one for show,
one for use, and one for borrowers.
- Richard Heber
I am at heart a gentleman.
- Marlene Dietrich
I could I trust starve like a gentleman.
It's listed as part of the poetic training,
you know.
- Ezra Pound
The object of golf is not just to win.
It is to play like a gentleman, and win.
- Phil Mickelson
Ice T was just a pleasure to work with.
He was a smart gentleman.
- Judd Nelson
Repose and cheerfulness are the badge of the gentleman.
- Ralph Waldo Emerson
All I want is a gentleman.
I'm sick to bloody death of bastards.
- Katie Price
The inspiration of the Bible depends upon the ignorance
of the gentleman who reads it.
- Robert Green Ingersoll
With a gentleman I am always a gentleman and a half,
and with a fraud I try to be a fraud and a half.
- Otto von Bismarck
Hollywood does not write parts for people like me,
an elderly gentleman, and when they find out you're crippled,
forget about it.
No, I'll never work again.
- Ricardo Montalban
The final test of a gentleman is his respect for those
who can be of no possible service to him.
- William Lyon Phelps
Candor is a proof of both a just frame of mind,
and of a good tone of breeding.
It is a quality that belongs equally to the honest
man and to the gentleman.
- James F. Cooper
Marriage: a ceremony in which rings are put on the
finger of the lady and through the nose of the gentleman.
- Herbert Spencer
The hon.
gentleman had better spare his interrogations if they
are as senseless as that one.
- Charles Tupper
A man may learn from his Bible to be a more thorough
gentleman than if he had been brought up in all the drawing-rooms in London.
- Charles Kingsley
It's very hard to be a gentleman and a writer.
- W. Somerset Maugham
A rich rogue nowadays is fit company for any gentleman;
and the world,
my dear, hath not such a contempt for roguery as you imagine.
- John Gay
I'm trying to be more of a gentleman.
- Jason Mraz
I formally proposed.
I'm a good Southern gentleman.
- Vince Gill
All my pictures are built around the idea of getting
in trouble and so giving me the chance to be desperately
serious in my attempt to appear as a normal little gentleman.
- Charlie Chaplin
It is almost a definition of a gentleman to say that
he is one who never inflicts pain.
- John Henry Newman
'Tis well enough for a servant to be bred at an University.
But the education is a little too pedantic for a gentleman.
- William Congreve
In the western part of England lived a gentleman of large fortune,
whose name was Merton.
- Thomas Day
Education begins the gentleman, but reading,
good company and reflection must finish him.
- John Locke
John Wayne was a consummate gentleman.
Bigger than life.
- Jennifer O'Neill
The only principles of public conduct that are worthy
of a gentleman or a man are to sacrifice estate,
ease, health, and applause, and even life,
to the sacred calls of his country.
- James Otis
Church is great, but I found my church here.
Hugh Hefner has been nothing but a gentleman.
- Jessica Hahn
Courtesy is as much a mark of a gentleman as courage.
- Theodore Roosevelt
A gentleman has his eyes on all those present;
he is tender toward the bashful,
gentle toward the distant, and merciful toward the absent.
- Lawrence G. Lovasik
No gentleman ever discusses any relationship with a lady.
- Keith Miller
If Wellington epitomizes the English gentleman,
Eisenhower epitomizes the natural American gentleman.
- John Keegan
A gentleman can live through anything.
- William Faulkner
The more you act like a lady, the more he'll act like a gentleman.
- Sydney Biddle Barrows
I find it sad that by not talking about who I sleep with,
that makes me mysterious.
There was a time when I would have been called a gentleman.
- Kevin Spacey
A gentleman is any man who wouldn't hit a woman with his hat on.
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|Wayne, Michigan
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|"Environmental History in Detroit," University of Michigan
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In 1963, the Detroit City Plan Commission prepared an informational bulletin to provide the public with "a ready reference to Detroit's program of redevelopment", and an explanation of their large aims to remove blighted areas from the city and replace them with "sound [and] logical development". It first started with a brief history of urban renewal in Detroit, classifying urban renewal as the term applied to programs that focused on two areas in regards to blight: conservation and redevelopment. Conservation was defined as implementing public improvements to acceptable neighborhoods and stimulating "home owners to high standards of maintenance and home improvement thus forestalling blight". Redevelopment stemmed from earlier efforts in the city, like the Master Plan of Redevelopment set in the '40s that came with building Detroit's first public housing. Blighted buildings were defined by: age, poor foundations, lack of modern plumbing and heating, overcrowding, lack of playgrounds, excessive traffic, and mixed zoning/land use. The bulletin then detailed current and future redevelopment programs in Detroit, with an explanation on each individual project, key maps, and timelines, as well as "tabular" information on acres of redevelopment and its cost in Detroit. Overall, the plan was estimated to affect 90,415 dwelling units and redevelop 7,928 acres. One of these, and also the largest housing redevelopment program noted in the bulletin, was the Gratiot Redevelopment Area, today known mainly as Lafayette Park. The bulletin explains that the area was part of the first sector of Detroit's rebuilding program that stood just east of the Walter P. Chrysler Freeway (under construction of the time of this publication). The plans for Gratiot Area wanted to increase dramatic intermixture of apartment buildings and continue to carry the redevelopment all the way to Jefferson Avenue. It was estimated that the area would accommodate 1,810 families, 350 in-garden apartments and town houses, and 1,460 in tower structures.
There are several important things to notice from this 1963 account. First, Detroit, like many other cities of the time, was interested in the nationwide trend of urban renewal. Choices made during this time could dramatically affect the city and its future. Similarly, it can be understood from this bulletin that the Commission genuinely thought they were aiding in improving the city by eliminating blighted areas and contributing to beautifying others that could be "saved". Where the Commission saw blight, high crime/disease rates, and poor housing, this account proves they did come up with some sort of plan to "fix" this blight, no matter how flawed modern and retrospective opinions of urban renewal are to us now. Today, there are numerous accounts of those who grew up in the above Gratiot Redevelopment Area (aka Black Bottom) that never saw it as blighted or crime laden. Furthermore, the line in the bulletin that announces the new development as being right next to the Chrysler Freeway shows the discrepancy in thinking of both the era and between those affected and those in power. In environmental historical terms, this lack of understanding can be described as "seeing like a state" and dealing in legibility: where those in power create a simplified rationale to centralize control (like with the redeveloping and "slum clearing" of over 200 acres of Black Bottom) without truly understanding the complexities of the area, people, or issues affected. The Commission assumed their solution for Lafayette Park and its expansion took into account all factors, despite most likely not speaking to those who lived there or including them in decisions. As history can then show, assumptions from legibility are often wrong. While Lafayette Park sustains to this day and can sometimes be considered an urban renewal success story just for doing so, it also stands on what is considered the dormant remains of Black Bottom. It replaced a neighborhood that many residents were terribly sad to see go, despite being thought of as an ideal plan of action by city planners.


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Check Out First Aid Kit's New Video "Cedar Lane"
Sweden has definitely proven herself a leader in the electro-pop market these days, but Americana? That's for, you know, Americans. Right?
Think again. Johanna and Klara Söderberg, the Swedish siblings performing under the moniker First Aid Kit, have spent the last few years building a reputation for giving the American Americana artists (say that five times fast) a run for their money, proving that when the passion is there, "foreigners" can inhabit this genre just as naturally as someone born and bred in the Appalachians. And why not? After all, even the mountain folk were foreigners once.
There could be no better proof of this than First Aid Kit's latest single, "Cedar Lane," from their upcoming album Stay Gold. The song's haunting melody, tight harmonies, silky steel guitar and waltz-like lilt couldn't sound more fitting, and the only thing that gives it away is the girls' ever-so-slight accent and the song's out-of-the-box structure and chord progressions, both of which only add to the interest.
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Adam Boileau a security reacher from New Zealand released source code for his Winlockpwn scripts. He first demoed the hacking physical-memory-DMA feature of Firewire at Ruxcon 2006 . Yes, thats right this is a feature of firewire that basically destroys the security feeling of any computer screensaver/lockscreen (Windows/Mac/ Linux) with a firewire port. This is more of a complex hack then say pressing the "escape" button in windows 98 but it gets the job done just as quick.
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I have embedded mono into my app (evolution-mono-providers) where I was trying to authenticate to google calendar. Though I had the certificates imported using mozroots, access to website failed. But then I was able to authenticate through a standalone mono program.
After some debugging with ankit, posted the query on the mono-devel mailing list. Robert's quick response helped me solve the issue 🙂 Calling mono_jit_exec with the assembly compiled as an executable fixes the issue. So one has to call mono_jit_exec for certain defaults to be set correctly in the embedded environment.
Here is the mail thread http://go-mono.com/forums/#nabble-to22617142|a22666273 .
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Rookie mistake: I never asked myself 'Why?'
First and foremost, I can't believe how long it has taken me to buy this particular domain considering it's been my Twitter handle for the past ten years. In fact, since 2010, I have been trying to establish myself as a blogger, but truth be told, when I started 'blogging' I was doing it for all the wrong reasons: publicity, venting, branding, and the biggest 'wrong' reason of all… because everyone else was doing it. Epic fail! The whole time I was blogging, I never actually asked myself 'why'. Why start a blog? What is its purpose? I was writing all these posts for hours on end, and I was struggling too, since my writing skills were well below average! In a nutshell, I didn't commit to my blog and it was for those reasons it died a sad and painful death! Adios my friend… it was fun while it lasted!
2017 crept up on us quickly, didn't it! The year of drones, insta-stories and turmeric lattes. Amid all this chaos, I find myself at the heart of where I always wanted to be in my career (and by the way, I truly consider myself lucky to even be close to anything like this). I'm dealing with the biggest buzzword out there in the agile industry: transformation.
Now, for any coach who's going through this journey or has been part of real organisational change and transformation, you know it's pretty damn tough! The confrontations, the push-backs, the arguments... the list goes on. But along the way there have also been successes, epiphanies, and – if my experience is anything to go by – once in a while, true change. And suddenly, after years of blogging for the wrong reasons, I find myself in need of a real creative outlet!
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So... why start a blog again? And more importantly, what's changed in the last ten years? It's simple. After a decade in the software development industry, I've seen enough to develop my own responses to change, overcome personal and professional challenges and formulate my own set of beliefs. I've seen enough to know that there are patterns, behaviours and untapped capabilities across the sector. As individuals, organisations and collectively as an industry, we must work to build and sustain true adaptability in today's fast-paced, technological and – as a very inspiring ex-boss once put it to me – programmable world.
And so, this blog will be my creative outlet, where you will find my true thoughts and (hopefully!) not too crazy ideas about agile software development. Here, among these webpages, is where I'll advocate for embracing change while upholding some of the basic principles and values we need but tend to forget along the way.
Here is my commitment to you. I commit to keep this blog alive and kicking with my best and most honest content: content that will address the challenges and successes our industry currently faces, and offer up innovation where and when it is most vitally needed. I do this in the hope that I can encourage change, inspire others and, if nothing else, grow personally as an agile professional, coach and thought leader.
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Sticker Shock: Is GW Pharmaceutical's Epidiolex Really That Expensive?
By: William Sumner Have you ever experienced sticker shock? If you're like some of the people following the development of GW Pharmaceuticals' CBD-based drug, Epidiolex, then odds are you probably have. After gaining approval from the FDA, GW released the estimated price of its new drug at roughly $32,500 a year. But is Epidiolex […]Read more


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The Diartspora Gallery is an extensive privately-owned collection of art by and of artists of the African Diartspora, with many works by African-American artists.
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This WordPress-based site features a gallery of well over 100 works from the collection, including paintings, sculptures, photographs, and works on paper. A blog is also included, as are social media links and sharing.
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Making History with Magical Thinking
Scanning the headlines for Trump news is kind of like driving past the seen of a car crash. You know you shouldn't look but there is something irresistible. Today the Trump administration has their panties in a bundle once again about media correcting Trump and Cohort belief bias. They believe that Trump's inauguration had the biggest crowd turn out ever!!!!!
But those bastards, all the people who just won't let a president indulge in magical thinking, had to go and say "nuhu." And those bastards had an aerial photo, comparing the crowds of Trump's special day to Obama's special day.
Which can't be true since Trump's special day was the biggest, baddest and bestest ever!
It's really tough for Trump these days. He has to maintain a strangle hold on his biases while being confronted with reality. And he has to endure all this after South Park killed reality. If Trump wasn't president, he'd be like Bridezilla meets Jerry Springer, gets married and produces a baby.
However, he is president. One that will undo all the things not titled Trump, just to be able to title them Trump.
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Our Favourite June Kitchens - 2019
Summer is just around the corner, and to celebrate the warmer, lighter days, here are our top kitchens of this month! Ex-Display Hacker Kitchen in Basalt Grey and Cornwall Oak -...READ
Making a kitchen accessible to people with restricted mobility or other physical conditions that make the daily routine harder to cope with is easier than it might seem at first. Depending on the shape and size of your kitchen, you shouldn't need to make too many 'structural' changes to it. By following the tips below, you may find cheaper ways to make life easier without having to totally redesign the room.
Height matters
If someone in your household uses a wheelchair, placing things at the right height in the kitchen is essential. Make sure that worktops are not too high for the person to use and that essential items are not kept in cupboards out of their reach. You could install waist-height shelves to store things in daily use, or fit cupboards in spaces lower down, such as under the table or below the sink. Stack plates vertically in a rack so that you don't have to lift heavy piles or crockery, but rather take them out one at a time. Ensure there is enough free space for the chair to turn fully round without hitting any obstacles.
Colour coding
People with a visual impairment will often use bright colours to navigate their way round. Have different coloured flooring in the kitchen to the adjacent hall or room, to delineate where the doorway is, and add contrasting colours around the kitchen to show where the different workspaces are, e.g. change the colour of the wood or tiles by the sink and around the oven. Choose a light coloured worktop and darker cupboard doors to mark out a visual contrast.
Accessible appliances
Opt for a separate oven and grill that sit side by side, rather than having a traditional combination with the grill sited above the stove top. Likewise with fridges and freezers, buy two separate units, rather than having one sit too high on top of the other. Raise the dishwasher up slightly so you don't have to bend down so low to fill and empty the bottom layer. If you don't have enough room for these kinds of appliances in your kitchen, consider installing a couple of appliances in a garage, utility room or hallway.
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Make sure drawers are fully extendable and glide in and out easily. Replace small drawer and cupboard doorknobs with leaver handles that are easier for stiff hands to twist or pull. Use colourful stickers to highlight where the levers are, if someone's eyesight is a concern. You can also buy easy-to-use lever handles for sink taps, or even motion sensor alternatives to make drawing water as simple as possible.
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Consider installing LED lighting underneath higher cabinets. This will reduce the glare from overhead lighting and add illumination to the worktops. Replace oven counters with a timer showing larger numbers and added audio alarm facility for extra alerts. If someone is hard of hearing, fit smoke and carbon monoxide detectors that flash brightly while emitting an alarm, for optimum safety.


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What to Look in a Reliable Leesburg Property Management Company
In Leesburg, property management companies are available in plenty and their demand is always on the increasing side. And why should it not be? In Leesburg, it is definitely a big investment to own a land property. Good real estate agencies need to be contacted for the best deals. After all, investment should bring fruitful return else, the entire money will go in vain. A reliable property management company in Leesburg will definitely act accordingly to protect client investment. There are several property management companies in Leesburg that have experience in this field of more than two decades. Some of these real estate agencies have their office branches spread nationwide in US and Canada.
The question is: what to look for in a Leesburg property management company?
Have a look at the factors which are a must to consider while selecting a suitable property management agent in Leesburg:
- Local Expertise – The agency should have strong expertise on proper licensing & insurance of land, as well land rental rates
- Cost-efficiency in pricing structure – Pretty straight forward pricing structure with no hidden costs
- Owner portal online availability – It is important. Also, the portal should feature detailed access to every financial reports & property activity
- Limited vacancies – A comprehensive leasing and marketing strategy that allows for faster rental schemes
- Centralized accounting – This is ideal for any type of property portfolios, large or small
- Rigorous screening – It is a background check procedure that includes credit clearance record, annual income structure, past criminal record, etc.
- Regular inspection of property – Checking the condition of property from both inside as well outside
- Maintenance & emergency services – It should be available 24/7 in order to limit turnover, liability, and expenses
A reliable Leesburg property management agency will definitely focus on all these factors to protect the investment of client and provide them with best return benefits.


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The 1 question new investors have is how do I begin in real estate investing? This may be the fundamental question to unlocking the potential of a lucrative internet business. It takes a regarding research and hard work to obtain to the level of seasoned investors. But even experienced to originate as the beginning.
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Last month, I came within a couple of key strokes of giving fraudsters access to my bank account and it is only because I have a suspicious mind that I did not fall for it. The process was so polished, I feel I should spread the word to keep others from falling for a phone scam.
Early on the 20th April 2018, I received a message on my home Mac computer that someone in a Chinese province was trying to log into my Apple ID. I pressed "No", so that stopped and thought little more of it.
At 12:31 on the same day, I received a text, reportedly from "Barclays", that said:
"Your Debit Card payment to Tesco Online Store for 1,720 GBP has been referred to us for further verification. If you have not made this payment, please contact Fraud Prevention on 03330220692 as a matter of urgency. No text reply."
This was followed immediately by an advertising image from "Personal Banking – Barclays", that matches their current advertising.
This text was on my smart phone, (Apple iPhone SE), so the underlined telephone number is a hotlink and will dial automatically, so it would have been very easy to have rung THAT number and speak to someone, believing them to be from Barclays Fraud Prevention.
There was an alarm ringing in my head; "trust, but verify", so I rang the Barclays personal banking number from my bank card and after going through security, established that the telephone number was fake, there had not been any recent transactions through any of the connected bank accounts and certainly nothing of £1,720.
So how would it have played out if I'd have rung the "fake" number? An article in the Sun, https://www.thesun.co.uk/money/5316442/new-convincing-natwest-scam-that-could-trick-you-into-handing-bank-details-to-fraudsters/, suggests that I would have been tricked into handing over my bank details, a technique called "smishing", but other reports suggest that I could have been asked to withdraw money to further a "fraud investigation", like Elle Reams, https://inews.co.uk/inews-lifestyle/money/diary-of-a-bank-fraud-victim-how-scammers-stole-my-10000-savings/). Either way, it would have been very bad news for my bank account balance and my confidence.
I have been involved in finance since I graduated in 1984 and would usually consider myself to be "Scam Proof", as I have been an external and internal auditor, management accountant and financial controller, in financial services and often involved in security matters, but I came within seconds of doing something disastrous for my financial health.
So what should anyone do to avoid falling into a similar bear trap?
Change passwords regularly; my Apple ID was probably the one I have changed the least and was partially compromised. Confirming that this was a live address gives a scammer a target for other exploits.
Do not trust a text, just because it says it is from your bank. That your smartphone says that a text is from "Your Bank" does not make it so. Just like spam e-mails, text headers can be spoofed to appear to come from a trusted party.
Never use a hotlink to telephone or go to a bank's website. Always look up the actual contact details from a known good source. Following links that are "convenient" is just giving the fraudsters the upper hand.
If someone says they are the police or fraud prevention, take steps to verify their identity. If they say they are police, then ask for a collar number and name. From a different telephone, ring the main enquiries number and ask for confirmation that the officer is who they say they are. For a bank employee, use the bank's main contact number and ask to speak to the fraud team.
Try and keep your personal information off the Internet. Social media and web tracking make it easy for a third party to collect information about you. If you gave any half competent fraudster a full name, date of birth, national insurance number and mother's maiden name, they would be well on the way for identity theft.
If you have any doubts, ring Action Fraud on 0300 123 2040, and ask for help.
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One Sentence: Holy bad dialog.
Rated: R
After Credits: None
Do you know about The November Man, not the movie, but the character, played by Pierce Brosnan in the movie by the same title? You don't? Are you sure, because the writers sure think you do. As we are blasted into this very confusing story with a familiarity like James Bond, we are meant to not act like we don't know what is going on from the very beginning. The writers think it is easy to figure out, hes a spy or was, and shit went down and it was bad but now hes back because of things, super easy to figure out guys, so lets just move on and forget most of the back story.
We get caught up throughout the movie. Well, I think that was the idea. That we were supposed to figure it out. However with all of the horrible dialog and all this unexplained characters blasting their spy business all over the place, it is really hard to follow for most of the movie. There are assassins, and pimps, and CIA, and Russia, and guns, and 60 year scotch and Brosnan. All of this noise does make for a visually appealing experience of guns, fights, boobs, and other spy business. It just isn't enough to make any sense.
So we have guns, and cars, and Russia and the CIA with Brosnan. If that sounds like enough for you then you might like this movie. However if you want dialog, plot, and to not be confused. This movie might not be for you. If you are going to go see this one I would not pay full price for it.