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Masterworks from Budapest. From the Renaissance to the Avant-Garde
From 18 February to 28 May 2017
The death of Sophonisba was a relatively common subject in art from the 17th century onwards. The literary source for this episode, which dates to the end of the Second Punic War, is Livy's History of Rome (XXX, 14–15). Sophonisba, who lived from 235 to 203BC, was Queen of Numidia and daughter of the Carthaginian general Hasdrubal. She married one of the Numidian chiefs, Syphax, an ally of Rome, but succeeded in dissuading him against his commitments to the Republic. Syphax was defeated at the battle of Utica by Masinissa, another Numidian chief, whom Sophonisba married, having been betrothed to him before her marriage to Syphax. Worried that this new union would also result in the defection of an ally from the Roman side, Scipio Africanus ordered Masinissa to hand over Sophonisba in order to take her as a prisoner to Rome. Unable to enter into conflict with the Roman general but determined to avoid dishonour, Masinissa sent his wife a cup of poison which she drank.
This small canvas, whose provenance is known from the late 19th century, was formerly in a number of English and French collections. The first reference to it dates from the time that it belonged to Gibson Craig in London, after which it was auctioned in 1887. It was in the collections of Camille Groult and Antenor Patiño in Paris, finally entering the collection at the Villa Favorita in 1975 via the art market.
The Death of Sophonisba is painted with a notably free, rapid brushstroke and has consequently been considered to be one of the numerous preparatory oil sketches executed by the artist as preliminary works for more ambitious compositions. However, no finished canvas by Tiepolo is known on this subject. In order to present this dramatic story the artist used a vertical format, setting the scene against a monumental architectural backdrop. The principal motif is located on the right where Sophonisba is to be seen dying in the foreground, having drunk the poison from the vessel lying on the table next to her. She is shown with her breast bare, assisted by her maids, of which the one directly behind her wears a striking red gown and has a bright blue bow in her hair. She supports Sophonisba, placing a large cushion behind her back. The other, located further into the pictorial space, looks towards the standing figure of a page located on the left who acts as a balancing element to the three female figures on the right. As is habitual with Tiepolo, the figures wear rich garments of brightly coloured cloth that produce elegant chromatic contrasts such as the yellow, red and blue of the principal group. The setting recalls Veronese, while the intense lighting of the background creates a second focus of interest in the rear courtyard, contrasting with the shadowy darkness of the foreground. Anna Pallucchini dated the canvas to around 1760, a date accepted by Gemin and Pedrocco.
Mar Borobia
© 2009 Museo Thyssen-Bornemisza
Paseo del Prado 8, 28014 Madrid, España
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text: Disney Dudes With and Without Beards Is Santa Making An Extra VisitRebecca "Burt" Rose12/26/13 8:30pmFiled to: DisneyDisney PrincesArtistsArt1002EditPromoteShare to KinjaToggle Conversation toolsGo to permalinkNot gonna lie; these are pretty funny. Artist Annie Erskine takes a look at what some of your favorite Disney princes, villains and other men would like with or without their signature facial hair. AdvertisementAladdin wins this, in my book. It gives a sexy, dangerous "I work at the Starbucks in the Barnes & Noble during the week until my band gets signed to a label" vibe. Annnnnd now I'm fantasizing about a hot cartoon character. Welcome to my world, folks. Beards. Is there anything they can't do? Annie Erskine has more cool stuff up at her Facebook page, so go show her some love for being awesome today. AdvertisementImages via Disney / Annie Erskine / imgur.comReply100 repliesLeave a reply

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Which Joe gave his name to 'sloppy joes'? We look at five interesting sandwiches and their lexical origins.
1A person who is honoured with an award for outstanding creative or intellectual achievement.
'a Nobel laureate'- 'To a considerable extent, a tight circle of New York intellectuals, Ivy League stars, Nobel laureates and Oxbridge luminaries replaced him and his cohort.'
- 'Including this year's laureates, this honor has been bestowed on 120 individuals and 12 companies.'
- 'About those, he says that three quarters of all Nobel laureates in science, medicine, and economics have lived and worked in the U.S. in recent decades.'
- 'The list was developed in a series of winnowing steps and overseen by economists, with the final panel including three Nobel laureates.'
- 'Even though Ireland can boast of two other poets who have been internationally honoured as Nobel laureates, the Monaghan man continues to occupy a special niche in our affections.'
- 'The 15,000 pound prize awarded to the laureate is not to be sneezed at but the chance of working with the London Symphony Orchestra for a year is to dream of.'
- 'Renowned scientists, including two Nobel laureates, bioethicists, historians, biotechnology entrepreneurs, and others participated in a mix of lectures and panel discussions.'
- 'The ANBHF has published the biographies of more than 40 of our laureates and fellows.'
- 'Her excellent standing might be further upgraded this autumn when one of the silver laureates will win the Golden Magnolia Award.'
- 'There are performances by the Kirov Ballet, a symposium of 25 Nobel laureates, concerts and the opportunity to visit outstanding museums and galleries.'
- 'This team, made up of eight of the world's top economists, including three Nobel laureates, was aiming to identify the most cost - effective solutions to the world's most serious problems.'
- 'No social science laureate was awarded this year as nominees did not meet the qualifications.'
- 'He is professor of economics at Columbia University and a Nobel laureate.'
- 'The festival opened officially on June 20 with a special concert competition featuring laureates from the Inter-Atlantic Music Foundation.'
- 'Some of the world's leading economists - including three Nobel laureates - answered this question at the Copenhagen Consensus in May, prioritising policies for improving the world.'
- 'There aren't many Hollywood blockbusters about Nobel laureates in economics.'
- 'The Robert Burns Humanitarian Award won't endow winners with the millions showered on Nobel laureates, but it is as ambitious and international in scope.'
- 'Three main prizes worth €300,000, €240,000 and €150,000 will be awarded to the three best laureates, who will also win a piano recital in Vienna.'
- 'Only addresses provided by the laureates themselves are listed.'
- 'On another apparent level he's a genius; in fact that word might be inadequate to describe his level of intelligence that rivals that of Nobel laureates in several fields.'
- 1.1short for Poet Laureate
- 'She was appointed poet laureate of Illinois in 1968 and has been perhaps more active than many laureates.'
- 'It's not for nothing that this laureate of embarrassment is an ardent admirer of Kafka.'
- 'I fear that the million of whatever currency it is dazzles the British literary world to such an extent that the rest of the laureate's author-compatriots often remain quasi-invisible.'
- 'A talk among three former U.S. poet laureates, and the current laureate was especially telling.'
- 'Whether the laureate speaks for poets, poetry, or the public isn't entirely clear.'
- 'The poet laureate's role is not new to him as he has been the laureate of Glasgow, where he has lived most of his life and was Professor of English until retiring in 1980.'
literary1Wreathed with laurel as a mark of honour.
- 1.1 (of a crown or wreath) consisting of laurel.
- 1.1 (of a crown or wreath) consisting of laurel.
Late Middle English (as an adjective): from Latin laureatus, from laurea 'laurel wreath', from laurus 'laurel'.
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Former MEGADETH guitarist Marty Friedman joined Cassius Morris for episode #34 of "ThatReporterKid Speaks". The interview starts with discussion about the hottest band in the world... KISS. Marty also shares some of his experiences with Japanese culture along with an inside look at being in MEGADETH. You can now listen to the chat below.
According to Yahoo! Japan, Friedman is rumored to have married Hiyori Okuda, the 41-year-old Japanese cellist who performed on the song "Aitakatta" from his 2011 album "Tokyo Jukebox 2". The guitarist, who has been living in Japan for the past decade, reportedly started dating Okuda after meeting her on a TV show in 2009 and told some of his friends at his 50th-birthday party early last month that he and his girlfriend were about to tie the knot. Since December 28, the Japanese media started spotting a wedding ring on Marty's finger, leading to speculation that the ceremony took place several days earlier. In a 2012 interview with Metal Assault, Friedman stated about his decision to relocate to Japan and focus most of his efforts on building a music career for himself in that territory: "When I came to Japan, things went a whole lot better for me than I ever would have expected. I got year-long TV commitments and some big projects so there wound up being no time left over to make the rest of the world a priority anymore." He added: "[Upon my arrival in Japan] I was very lucky to start touring and recording almost immediately with a J-pop legend, Aikawa Nanase. That opened some doors to a lot of new things musically, but doing TV really took me into the mainstream more than anything. I hadn't planned on that." Friedman last fall completed the "Guitar Universe 2012" European tour with support from Israel's Yossi Sassi (ORPHANED LAND) and France's Stéphan Forté (ADAGIO).MARTY FRIEDMAN Interviewed On 'ThatReporterKid Speaks' Podcast (Audio)
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The Canadian actress accused of stalking actor Alec Baldwin threatened to launch "a massive destructive war" against the "30 Rock" star if he did not return her affections and told him in a series of emails to alert the FBI that she would be waiting for him outside his home and office.
The emails from Genevieve Sabourin, 40, to Baldwin were made public yesterday as the actress, charged with aggravated harassment and stalking, appeared in a Manhattan court.
According to a signed affidavit filed by the actor, Sabourin sent Baldwin, 54, and recently married to yoga instructor Hilaria Thomas, 10 emails on a single day in March.
"She said that I could call the FBI and have her put in jail, or I could call her and speak to her," Baldwin wrote. "She told me if I did not have an conversation with her it would mean 'war' and that she was 'ready for it' and asked if I wanted to have this happen in a non-control[led] place and time at any given moment like a bad surprise."
He says that one of the emails was titled 'Defcon 1' and stated that Sabourin planned to start a "massive destructive war."
"She also said that she would find me no matter what it cost her," he wrote.
Sabourin was arrested in April outside the actor's apartment in New York City, not long after he became engaged to Thomas. She had reportedly flown from Montreal to the actor's Hamptons home in March and followed him to an event at Lincoln Center prior to her arrest.
The pair met in 2002 on the set of the film "The Adventures of Pluto Nash," in which the actor had a cameo. Sabourin is credited on IMDb as part of the crew.
Court records show Sabourin and Baldwin once shared a dinner together but Baldwin claims he only offered her advice as a favor to a friend.
Sabourin denies that she was stalking the actor and says the charges have damaged her career.
"Who's going to hire anyone who's in court with a big star, a Hollywood star? No one's going to take that chance," she told reporters outside the courtroom Thursday, according to the Daily Mail. "I haven't had a single audition. I wish I could go on with my life on every level."
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Do they want nobody to go or what?Originally posted by OC47150
I read on another SW site (excuse me, Sir Steve) that the price for a three-day pass may cost between $75 - $85! SW Fan Club members may be passes at a cheaper rate.
Jeez, Wizards is starting to sound like a bunch of scalpers! A three-day pass for SW Celebration 1 was $35!
75 bucks is crazy. 35 bucks was good and I wouldn't consider paying more than $40-45 bucks on a 3-day pass.
At the last Celebration I only went on the 3rd day and am thinking about doing the same for the second one.


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Milwaukee Admirals Update: Feb. 22
by Staff Writer / Nashville PredatorsADMIRALS IN BUSIEST STRETCH OF THE YEAR
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OVERALL…The Admirals enter this week's action with a 31-15-2-7 record and 71 points, which is good for a first place tie in an extremely tight West Division where the top six teams are separated by just four points and seventh in the division is only seven points behind. The Ads are tied with Houston for the top spot, with Texas close behind at 70. Peoria sits in fourth with 69, while San Antonio is fifth with 68, followed by Oklahoma City and at 67 points, and Chicago is in seventh with 64. The Ads play four games in the next five nights, starting with tonight's game versus the Aeros. They head to Oklahoma City on Wednesday before returning to the Bradley Center Friday night at 7 against Chicago and then finish out the week Saturday night in Rockford.
LAST WEEK…The Admirals began their week with a 2-1 shoot-out win over Houston Friday night at the Bradley Center, snapping a three-game shoot-out losing streak. Jeremy Smith made 34 saves in regulation and overtime and then four of six Houston shooters to collect his ninth win of the season. Mark Van Guilder tallied Milwaukee's lone goal in the first 65 minutes, while Blake Geoffrion, Roman Josi, and Gabriel Bourque all scored in the shoot-out. Saturday night in Peoria, Kelsey Wilson, Geoffrion, and Bourque all lit the lamp, while Smith turned aside all 24 shots for the shutout in a 3-0 win over the Rivermen. On Sunday, the Admirals dropped a 2-1 decision to the Texas Stars at the BC, snapping their three-game winning streak. Jon Blum tallied the team's lone goal.
GOING UP…The Predators have recalled defenseman Jon Blum from the Admirals. The recall is the first of his career for the 2007 first round selection, the first California native ever to be drafted in the opening round. Blum leads Milwaukee defenseman and is second on the team with 34 points on 11 goals and 23 assists to go along with a +7 rating. Including his goal on Sunday afternoon against the Stars, Blum has a point in 12 of his last 14 contests and from January 15 through February 9 he tallied a nine-game point streak. As a rookie in 2009-10, Blum skated in all 80 games for Milwaukee, finishing the season with the year with 41 points (11g-30a) and +17 rating.
GOALIE SWAP…The Predators have swapped goalies with the Admirals, assigning Anders Lindback to Milwaukee and recalling Mark Dekanich from the Ads. This is the fourth recall of the season for Dekanich, and the second in five days. The North Vancouver, BC native is 20-8-5 on the season with a .929 save percentage, a 2.04 goals against average and four shutouts. A 2011 AHL All-Star, Dekanich made his NHL debut on Dec. 18 vs. Los Angeles, stopping 22-of-25 shots in 50 minutes of action. A rookie from Gavle, Sweden, Lindback joins the Admirals for the first time. He has been impressive with the Predators thus far, posting a 10-5-2 record with a 2.58 goals against average, a .910 save percentage and a pair of shutouts.
JEREMY'S SPOKEN…Admirals netminder Jeremy Smith turned aside a career high 34 shots in Friday night's win over Houston, including a perfect 16-for-16 in the opening period, and then earned his second career shutout Saturday night with a 24-save performance in Peoria. The shoot-out victory was the first of his career, in spite of it being just his second start in the past four weeks. The Dearborn, MI native, who was co-MVP in the Kelly Cup Playoffs with Cincinnati last season, now owns a 10-4-1 record to go along with a 2.27 goals against average, a .923 save percentage.
THE ROMAN EMPIRE…Admirals defenseman Roman Josi assisted on Jon Blum's goal Sunday afternoon, giving him at least a point in 13 straight games. That is tied for the longest streak this season in the AHL, and his eight-game assist streak is currently the longest in the league. On the season the Bern, Switzerland native is fourth on the Admirals roster with 28 points (6g-22a) in spite of missing the first seven games of the season. Josi's streak is the longest by an Admiral since Mike Santorelli picked up a point in 14 consecutive games from November 22 through December 19, 2008.
GETTING BUSY…Despite going on a ten-game road trip earlier this season, the Admirals are now into their most taxing part of their schedule. The Ads are into a stretch that will see them play 11 games in 15 days that helps to bring them back in line with the rest of the teams in the division, who have all played between 57 and 60 games.. In that span the Ads will play one three-in-three and four back-to-backs. Over the course of the next nine days, the Admirals will play seven games and on the two days they have off they will be flying to their next opponent.
ALUMNI UPDATE…Former Admiral Rich Peverley was traded from the Atlanta Thrashers to the Boston Bruins along with Boris Valabik for Mark Stuart and Blake Wheeler. At the time of the trade Peverley was tied for fourth on the Thrashers roster with 34 points (14g-20a) after establishing career highs with 55 points on 22 goals and 33 assists last year. Peverley played parts of three seasons with the Admirals where he totaled averaged nearly a point per game with 168 points in 176 games in Milwaukee. He will look to make his debut with the Bruins when they host Calgary tonight.
OVER THE AIR AND ON THE WEB…For the fourth consecutive season Sportsradio 1250 WSSP will serve as the Admirals flagship station with Aaron Sims calling all of the hard-hitting end-to-end action. In addition, the team has a one-hour hockey magazine dubbed "Milwaukee Admirals Center Ice" that airs every Monday from 6-7 pm on WSSP. Fans can watch all Admirals games, home and on the road, live on the internet via NeuLion. Simply go the Admirals website at milwaukeeadmirals.com and click on the AHL Live banner.


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John Hiatt (born August 20, 1952) is an American rock guitarist, pianist, singer, and songwriter. He has played a variety of musical styles on his albums, including New Wave, blues and country. Hiatt has been nominated for several Grammy Awards and has been awarded a variety of other distinctions in the music industry. He remains one of the most respected and influential American singer-songwriters.
Hiatt was working as a songwriter for Tree International, a record label in Nashville, when his song "Sure As I'm Sittin' Here" was covered by Three Dog Night. The song became a Top 40 hit, earning Hiatt a recording contract with Epic Records. Since then he has released twenty one studio albums, two compilation albums and one live album. His songs have been covered by a variety of artists in multiple genres, including Bob Dylan, The Searchers, Willy DeVille, Ry Cooder, Linda Ronstadt, Bonnie Raitt, Eric Clapton, B.B. King, Joe Bonamassa, Willie Nelson, Three Dog Night, Joan Baez, Paula Abdul, Buddy Guy, the Desert Rose Band, Jimmy Buffett, Mandy Moore, Iggy Pop, Emmylou Harris, Rodney Crowell, Dave Edmunds, Nick Lowe, The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, Rosanne Cash, Suzy Bogguss, Jewel, Aaron Neville, Jeff Healey, Keith Urban, Joe Cocker, Chaka Khan, Paulini and many others. The Dutch singer/songwriter Ilse DeLange recorded the album Dear John with nine of his songs.
Musical career
Early life and career
John Hiatt was born in 1952 to Ruth and Robert Hiatt. When Hiatt was nine
years old, his 21-year-old brother Michael committed suicide. Only two years
later, his father died after a long sickness. To escape from the stress of
his early life, Hiatt watched IndyCar racing and listened to Elvis Presley,
Bob Dylan, and the blues. In his youth, Hiatt reports that he and several
others stole a Ford Thunderbird, a crime for which he was caught by the
owners but got away with, posing as a hitchhiker. He learned to play the
guitar when he was eleven, and began his musical career in Indianapolis,
Indiana as a teenager. He played in a variety of local clubs, most notably
the Hummingbird. Hiatt played with a variety of bands, including The
Four-Fifths and John Lynch & the Hangmen.
Hiatt moved to Nashville, Tennessee when he was eighteen years old and got a job as a songwriter for the Tree-Music Publishing Company for twenty-five dollars a week. Hiatt, who was unable to read or write scores, had to record all 250 songs he wrote for the company. He also began playing with the band White Duck, as one of three singer-songwriters within the group. White Duck had already recorded one album before Hiatt joined. He wrote and performed two songs on their second album, In Season, one of which was the hit "Train to Birmingham" (1972). Hiatt performed live in many clubs around Nashville with White Duck, and as a solo act.
Early solo career (1974–78)
Hiatt met Don Ellis of Epic Records in 1973, and received a record deal,
releasing his first single, "We Make Spirit," later that year with Ellis on
drums and Michael Bell, a young but powerhouse guitar player from Hampton,
Virginia on second lead guitar. That same year Hiatt wrote the song "Sure As
I'm Sitting Here," which was recorded by Three Dog Night, and went to
number 16 on the Billboard chart in 1974. Bell, a student of Ferguson High
School in Newport News, Virginia went on to play lead guitar after
graduation until 1980 where he went lead for Carl Ellis and Juke Box Heros
while drummer Ellis remained.
In 1974 he released Hangin' Around the Observatory, which was a critical success and a commercial failure. A year later, Overcoats was released, and when it also failed to sell, Epic released Hiatt from his contract. For the next four years he was without a recording contract. During this time his style evolved from country-rock to New Wave influenced rock in the style of Elvis Costello, Nick Lowe and Graham Parker.
The MCA/Geffen Years (1979–1986)
Hiatt was picked up by the MCA label in 1979. He released two albums for the
label -- Slug Line (1979) and Two Bit Monsters (1980) -- neither of which
met with commercial success. He received a few good reviews for these albums
by critics in the Netherlands. He performed at the Paradiso in Amsterdam for
the first time in 1979 (opening for Southside Johnny & The Asbury Jukes) and
came back often and built a solid fan base. In 1982, "Across the
Borderline", written by Hiatt with Ry Cooder and Jim Dickinson, appeared on
the soundtrack to the motion picture "The Border" sung by country star
Freddy Fender. The song would later be covered on albums by Willie Nelson,
Paul Young, Rubén Blades and Willy DeVille, among others, as well as by
Bruce Springsteen and Bob Dylan in concert. Hiatt was signed to Geffen
(which would later absorb MCA) in 1982, where he recorded three diverse
albums from 1982-85. The first, All of a Sudden was produced by Tony
Visconti, and featured use of keyboards and synthesizers; his future
albums combined country and soul influences. Riding With the King appeared
in 1983, produced by Scott Mathews, Ron Nagle and Nick Lowe. Hiatt began
making 'critics choice' lists and building a large European following. The
title track (taken from an odd dream Scott Mathews had) was re-recorded two
decades later by Eric Clapton and
B.B. King and went double platinum.
During this period, Rosanne Cash covered several Hiatt compositions, taking "It Hasn't Happened Yet" to the Top 20 on the country charts. In 1983, Cash would duet with Hiatt on his "The Way We Make a Broken Heart" produced by Mathews and Nagle. When Geffen failed to release the single, Cash re-recorded it in 1987 and it went to No. 1 on the US country charts. Rick Nelson also covered "It Hasn't Happened Yet" on his 1981 album Playing to Win.
Hiatt recorded a duet with Elvis Costello, a cover version of the Spinners' song, "Living A Little, Laughing A Little," which appeared on Warming Up to the Ice Age. Shortly after its release, Bob Dylan covered Hiatt's song "The Usual," which had appeared on the soundtrack to the film, Hearts of Fire. However, Geffen dropped Hiatt from the label after Ice Age failed to chart.
Success (1987–1989)
Hiatt finally came into success in 1987, when he released his first big hit,
Bring the Family. For the album, Hiatt had a backing band consisting of Ry
Cooder, Nick Lowe, and Jim Keltner. Most of the songs on the album have
since been extensively covered, especially "Have a Little Faith in Me,"
which has been covered by a number of artists, including Joe Cocker, Delbert
McClinton, Jewel, Bill Frisell, Mandy Moore and Bon Jovi, and "Memphis in
the Meantime", which has been covered by Carl Perkins. "Thank You Girl" was
a moderate radio hit, but nothing that would garner Hiatt national
attention, although the B-side of the single featured a non-album duet with
Loudon Wainwright III on a cover of the Temptations' hit "My Girl" (Hiatt
returned the favor on the B-side of Wainwright's single "Your Mother and
I"). Most notably, Bonnie Raitt would bring "Thing Called Love" to No. 11 on
the U.S. charts with her 1989 release, Nick of Time.
Following Bring the Family, Hiatt had a string of nine straight studio albums hit the Billboard 200.
In 1988, he returned to the studio to record Slow Turning, which would be his first album to hit the upper half of the Billboard 200. It also featured his only top ten chart single, the title track, which hit No. 8 on the Mainstream Rock Tracks chart. As well, "Tennessee Plates", would later appear in the Ridley Scott directed and Academy Award winning film, Thelma and Louise in 1991. In 1989, The Jeff Healey Band covered the Hiatt-penned song "Angel Eyes", and took it to the Top 5 of the Billboard Hot 100.
The 1990s and beyond
Hiatt solo in 2010
In 1992, Cooder, Keltner, and Lowe again backed up Hiatt, but this time they
gave themselves a band name, Little Village, a reference to a Sonny Boy
Williamson II project. Expectations for the Little Village album were high,
but the album failed to even chart as high as Hiatt's last solo album, and
the group disbanded after an only moderately successful tour.
In 1993, Hiatt recorded Perfectly Good Guitar with members of alternative rock groups School of Fish and Wire Train. Hiatt recorded the album with producer Matt Wallace who had worked most prominently with Faith No More, a band that Hiatt's 15-year-old son Rob had recommended for him. It was Hiatt's highest peaking album at No. 47, but again was still not the true commercial breakthrough A&M expected.
In 1993, Love Gets Strange: The Songs of John Hiatt, a compilation album of covers of Hiatt's songs was released. This was followed by an album of original covers Rollin' into Memphis: Songs of John Hiatt in 2000, and a second compilation album with a few originals, It'll Come To You...The Songs of John Hiatt, in 2003.
In 1994, Hiatt released Hiatt Comes Alive at Budokan?, his first official live album and his last album with A&M Records. A CD and DVD of his performance on Austin City Limits was released in 2005. Hiatt had previously released two promotional live promotional "official bootlegs", Riot with Hiatt in 1985, and Live at the Hiatt in 1993, as well as the EP Live at the Palace in 1991.
Hiatt received his first Grammy nomination in 1995 for his album Walk On. Hiatt's next few albums never gained any momentum on the charts, and he saw little change in his fanbase in the late 1990s, indicating a dedicated following. In 2000, Hiatt released his first independent album on Vanguard Records, Crossing Muddy Waters, which saw a heavy influence of bluegrass in his music. Later that year, he was named songwriter/artist of the year at the Nashville Music Awards. In 2001, Crossing Muddy Waters was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Contemporary Folk Album, with Davey Faragher and David Immerglück as his only accompanists.
In 2002, Hiatt performed several songs for the soundtrack to Disney's Country Bears movie, representing the voice of the lead singer. The movie also featured covers of Hiatt songs by Bonnie Raitt and Don Henley.
Hiatt's album, Master of Disaster, was released on June 21, 2005. The album was produced by Jim Dickinson, and Hiatt was backed up by the bassist David Hood and several members of the North Mississippi Allstars. The album achieved modest sales, becoming a top ten independent album, but eluded significant commercial success in the same manner that his previous albums did.
On February 12, 2008, during a concert with Lyle Lovett at the National Arts Centre in Ottawa, Canada, Hiatt said that his new album would be titled Same Old Man. It was released on May 27, 2008.
On July 18, 2008 Hiatt performed at Ravinia Park in Highland Park, Illinois with his daughter, Lilly.
On August 2009 he appears in Levon Helm Ramble At The Ryman singing The Weight in the historic Ryman Auditorium in Nashville.
In March 2010, Hiatt released The Open Road.
Hiatt appears as a performer in The House of Blues in the sixth episode of the second season of Treme, with the episode title taken from his song Feels Like Rain. The episode aired May 29, 2011.
Hiatt presented an Americana Lifetime Achievement Award to Bonnie Raitt on Sept. 12, 2012. The two performed "Thing Called Love" together at the ceremony.
On September 25, 2012, Hiatt released Mystic Pinball, his 21st studio album.
Also on September 25, 2012, Joe Bonamassa Released in the US Beacon Theatre: Live From New York, which included Hiatt playing, Down Around My Place and I Know A Place.
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Editor's note: Keith Jurow is the author of the MVP Housing Market Report .
Readers of mine know that I have written two articles about why a collapse in Queens home prices was almost certain. Yet no collapse has occurred. Was I wrong?
I never stated that the collapse was imminent. I said I had no way of knowing when the banks would start foreclosing on all those delinquent borrowers. But they will. Now is a good time to take a look at why the entire New York City (NYC) market is headed for collapse.
First, let's see what's happened to home prices around the country since the expiration of the first-time buyer tax credit. The best source for this is Clear Capital and its excellent Home Data Index (HDI) Market Report.
Since the end of last summer, home prices nationwide have plunged by an average of 11.5% through April 2011. Some of the worst major metros have fallen even more. Talk of home prices bottoming has stopped. For a year, I've been saying that there is no housing recovery in sight.
Yet New York City (NYC) median home prices have held up pretty well during this period. Why?
In my two articles about Queens, I pointed out that the servicing banks are simply not foreclosing on delinquent homeowners. They aren't even putting them into default (NOD). Take a look at this chart from the first article showing the rise in serious delinquencies in that borough.
A year ago, 11.2% of all Queens homeowners with a mortgage were delinquent by 60 days or more. I obtained these figures from TransUnion, the credit-reporting firm which puts out a quarterly mortgage delinquency report based on its database of 27 million anonymous credit reports. In the first quarter of 2008, that figure was only 3.9%.
That 11.2% figure equaled roughly 25,000 seriously delinquent homeowners. This number was confirmed by a fairly recent NY Federal Reserve Bank report which stated that 10% of all first liens in Queens were delinquent by 90 days or more. Remember, these figures are for only one of five boroughs in NYC. The NY Fed's report also showed a 90+ day delinquency rate of 11.8% for the Bronx and 9.5% for a Brooklyn.
Are the banks making any attempt to foreclose on all these delinquent homeowners who are living rent-free? You judge.
Let's take a good look at this amazing graph. New York City has roughly 8 million residents, easily the largest city in the nation. The graph from PropertyShark breaks down the new foreclosure auctions (actually sheriff sales) scheduled by borough. You can see that the vast majority scheduled are for Queens. None of the other four boroughs exceeded 150 scheduled auctions in any month since the end of 2008.
Notice carefully that the peak number for Queens starts to decline well before the robo-signing mess occurred last fall. Sorry, that problem had nothing to do with the bank's refusing to foreclose on delinquent homeowners. It did provide some cover for the banks, though.
The plain truth is that for more than two years, the servicing banks have made no effort to foreclose on these seriously delinquent borrowers throughout the Big Apple. Take a look at these incredible figures for the number of NYC REOs for sale on foreclosure.com on May 30.
Repossessed Properties on the Market in NYC – May 30
Queens – 232
Brooklyn – 95
Bronx – 76
Staten Island – 75
Manhattan – 27
I'm not making these numbers up. Go to foreclosure.com and check for yourself.
So what does all this mean for the NYC housing markets? Homeowners in any of the five boroughs do not have to compete with foreclosures for sale as they do in every other major metro. So can they list their property for anything they want. And they do. Every once in a while, like the venus fly trap, a seller is fortunate enough to catch a buyer.
Sellers don't catch many, though. In Jonathan Miller's thorough quarterly report on the Queens market put out by Prudential Douglas Elliman Real Estate, he counted a total of 2,483 1-3 family houses, coops, and condo units sold during the fourth quarter of 2010. That is roughly 830 per month. This is for a borough with roughly 2.2 million residents. These buyers paid a median price of $363,000. If you weren't aware of what I've explained, you would think that the Queens market has held up fairly well. No way. The overwhelming majority of properties on the market in all five boroughs just sit … and sit … and sit.
Where All Five Boroughs are Headed
At some point, the banks will be under tremendous pressure to foreclose on the huge number of seriously delinquent properties that are now either vacant or occupied by "walkaways" who have been enjoying the free ride longer than anywhere else. Look at this shocking chart from Lender Processing Services.
It shows that In New York State, homeowners with a notice of default (NOD) on their property have not made a mortgage payment for an average of 644 days. That is more than 21 months. Nice deal, isn't it?
When the banks begin to foreclose and dump the REOs on the market, prices in all five boroughs will completely collapse. This is almost as certain as night follows day. Ignore it at your own risk.
Note: Keith will be focusing on the entire NYC housing market and the suburbs in the seventh issue of his Housing Market Report due out in mid-July.
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Good Georgian Bay port for a Sailboat
After sailing on Lake Ontario for several years, we decided to move our Jeanneau Atalia sailboat to Georgian Bay for a summer or more. We are planning to take the boat from Toronto via the Welland canal, Lake Erie, Lake Huron to a location in Georgian Bay this summer.
The big question is where to bring it to in Georgian Bay? We have two kids (14 and 10) and a dog. it seems that a lot of the places are catering to power boaters. We would drive up from Toronto with the idea of taking 3 days week-end when sailing. Looking for area with easy access to anchoring spots that would be not too crowded. Any recommendations? |
Close(ish) to Toronto, good gateway to the bay, lots of amenities. if you want to drop the mast, you could travel up the Trent-Severn rather than looping through Erie-Huron |
No doubt Midland / Penetang area have some good marinas, but if you want to get away from the crowd, move north. I grew up at Sans Souci and still work there every day from ice out to freeze up so when I bought my C&C I decided I didn't want to spend my weekends at the "office". We are located in Britt and love it. There are not as many islands to tuck behind [as the south end of the bay] for sure but we never had an issue finding a private spot.
Extra time in the car though ! Cheers |
I'd recommend the Midland/Penatang area. Just about any spot on Georgian Bay will give you plenty of anchoring spots close at hand. Advantage of Midland/Penatang is the waters are very sheltered, lots of marinas, and good access to the a lot if islands or the main body of Georgian Bay. Disadvatage is that it can get busy at weekend including the more popular anchorages. The narrows into Penatang can look like the 401 on a Sunday afternoon( OK maybe not thaqt bad ).You can go further north as Chantler suggests but that makes for a much longer drive from Toronto and I don't like to spend my weekend driving. As for marinas, I,m at Bay Port in Penatang. Good spot, lots of kids and dogs, plus it has more sailboats than any other marina in the area (about 50/50 ).
Also, if you don't have a chart plotter then get one, and be prepared to do a lot of tacking and gybing at least in the severn Sound area. |
As has been said: Midland/Penetang are easily accessible from TO. Lot's of crowds and sometimes crowded anchorages - but you hav a lot of choices.
There are some nice spots all around Beausoleil Island, Bone Island, Languisa (sp?) etc. It only takes about 5ish hours to get over to Hope Island, Beckwith Island, Christian Island. Or you can head up the small craft through Monument Channel, Indian Harbour etc. Getting as far as 12-mile Bay in a day is easily doable. If you look a bit further up (around Killbear etc.) you can get into some nice areas like Franklin Island (Regatta Bay etc.) and Shawanaga, and it's not a big struggle to get down to Sans Succi and the Massassauga. You kind of have to skip from Midland to the other side of Parry Sound. There are some nice spots in between but it takes a bit to get 'outside'. I would avoid the southern Bay (Collingwood, Meaford etc.) I don't find the sailing as interesting there (scenery wise). The West side of the Bay (from Wiarton up to Cabot Head) is very scenic, but there aren't as many little anchorages as there are on the East side. Just my opinion..... |
Thanks for the great info. It confirms what I was thinking, Midland is a great spot because it would be a shorter drive and has a lot to offer, however it will have to share the beauty with a lot of folks.
If I drive an extra 2 hours, I will get very quiet and nice but will spend 4 hours more in the car. Chantier, I tried to search where you are in Britt, are you at Wright's Marina? From the map on google it looks like it is 3 miles to get to Georgian bay, is this correct? Do you have to motor for 30 mins before you can get out in the bay? It does look like a nice a quiet spot. We looked at doing the Trent Severn but we have too much draft, when we called we were told that anything more than 5 feet is risky. |
Quick question for Chamonix, did you mean Bay Mooring in Penatang? Bay Port is in Midland.
Thanks |
We are docked at St. Amants. They have a store, gas, pumpout, propane etc. but are about 1 mile inland of Wrights Marina. Yes it is a bit of a trek out to the bay proper but last summer we were able to sail at least 1 way [out to the bay or back home] every time we went out ,which was every weekend. On a couple of occasions we had an east wind to take us out in the a.m. and then sailed home on a west wind the same afternoon. Whereever you end up on the Bay I'm sure you will enjoy it. It will take a lifetime of holidaying ? [sp] to see it all.
Cheers Jeff |
That was Bay Moorings in Penatang. Bay Port is in midland. The same company own three marinas in the area, The two mentioned above and a third at the bottom of Penetang horbour ( sorry can't remember the third marinas name ). When we got our boat two years ago we looked at all three. We liked Bay Moorings the best. Found Bay Port to big, expensive, featureless( as far as scenery not facilities ). The nameless one at the bottom of Penetang had me worried about draft issues, and was mostly power boats. Bay Moorings has decent scenery, lots of depth for keels, lots of sailboats and is generaly a friendly. Kind of pissed off though they had a nice hotel/bar/ that the removed last winter. Had a great all you can eat Sunday brunch that I miss, and was a great place to store the relatives when they came up.
Reread your post, your right I screwed up, I'm at bay Moorings not Bay Port. The other Marina is a Bay something. I'm easily confused and all the Bays are messing with my head.
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Vezina Picks: Rosen Says Fleury
by Staff Writer / Pittsburgh PenguinsNot many goalies can say they had a season (and offseason) like Boston's Tim Thomas. In the process of winning the Stanley Cup, Thomas also took home the Conn Smythe Trophy. Several days later he won the Vezina Trophy, and to cap it off he even won an ESPY.
Does he have it in him to do it all over again?
Well, according to us, not this season. And, hey, that's not a knock on Thomas. We just don't think he will do it again.
Instead, here are our picks for this year's Vezina Trophy winner. Feel free to take offense if we didn't pick your guy:
Marc-Andre Fleury
Fleury not only deserves to be on that list of the League's elite netminders, he'll put himself at the top with another spectacular season, one that finally will be good enough to net the first pick of the 2003 Entry Draft the individual accolades he has worked hard to achieve.
For starters, Fleury has developed the personality and confidence to handle any bumps in the road. He had a rough start to last season, but rebounded so well that he finished with 36 victories, a career-low 2.32 goals-against average and career-high .918 save percentage.
When Sidney Crosby and Evgeni Malkin were lost for the season, Fleury inherited the role as the Penguins' most important player, and he handled himself like the seasoned pro that he is.
Fleury is entering his seventh full NHL season and he plays behind one of the best teams in the League, with or without Crosby in the lineup. He's already won a Stanley Cup and was the third goalie (he didn't play) on Canada's Olympic team that won the gold medal in 2010.
Don't be fooled by the baby face Fleury hides behind his mask. He's gotten better with each passing season because he's a ferocious competitor.
It's high time he becomes known as the NHL's best goaltender. It'll happen this season.
Henrik Lundqvist
The Swedish-born stopper has been a model of consistency during his first six NHL seasons. Lundqvist registered 30 victories as a rookie in 2005-06 and has won at least 35 games in each of the last five seasons. That's some pretty reliable goaltending.
"The King" earned a Vezina nomination in each of his first three seasons, losing to Flames goalie Miikka Kiprusoff in 2006 and Devils rival Martin Brodeur in 2007 and 2008. He could have earned another nomination last season when he recorded 36 wins and 11 shutouts working behind the offensively challenged Rangers.
This season, the 29-year-old Lundqvist should get more support from his teammates. New Rangers center Brad Richards fills a big hole at the top of their lineup. Top sniper Marian Gaborik figures to rebound from an injury-filled season. And young forwards like Brandon Dubinsky, Ryan Callahan and Artem Anisimov are ready to contribute more. The increased offensive production could help Lundqvist reach the 40-win plateau for the first time in his stellar career.
On the back end, New York has an improving defense led by Marc Staal and Dan Girardi. And coach John Tortorella demands hard-working, two-way play from his team. These are things that would help any goaltender, no less a star netminder like Lundqvist.
In the past, Lundqvist has come up just a little short with the Vezina voters (the League's 30 general managers). This season, I see him taking his numbers to a level they won't be able to overlook.
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IBM study hones in on supply chain complexity and future methods to address related issues
While operating a global supply chain network has myriad advantages for shippers, it has its challenges as well. Some of these challenges include things like a lack of visibility into various information sources and varying sources of complexity that can influence daily operations and performance.
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While operating a global supply chain network has myriad advantages for shippers, it has its challenges as well. Some of these challenges include things like a lack of visibility into various information sources and varying sources of complexity that can influence daily operations and performance.
This was a major takeaway from a recent study published by the IBM Institute for Business Value, entitled "New rules for a new decade, a vision for smarter supply chain management."
For this study, IBM surveyed 664 supply chain management executives in 29 countries. The study noted that "complexity exacerbates the host of challenges these executives must manage on a daily basis."
At the top of the list for complex items impacting supply chains are global economic turmoil and uncertainty. The main related challenges for these issues, according to the study's findings, are volatility or fluctuation in customer demand for things like increased requirements for sustainable products and services and heightened expectations for responsiveness, uncompromising quality, and low cost. Other notable challenges cited in the study were visibility, or the need for accurate, time-sensitive information, and value, the pressure for supply chain management and operations to create value on an enterprise level.
A poll of shipper executives participating in the study found that other supply chain challenges were: demand variability at 53%; cost optimization at 47%; increasing customer expectations at 44%; inventory optimization at 43%; and supply chain visibility at 41%.
"Demand variability was…constantly off the charts when analyzing this data," said Karen Butner, the study's author and Global Supply Chain Management Leader for the IBM Institute for Business Value. "Getting customer order demand and customer forecasting with all of the volatility in the marketplace, it was clear this was the biggest challenge across the industries we surveyed."
And due to demand variability, Butner explained that all global logistics constraints, whether it is at ports, rail yards, warehouses and distribution centers and other global multi-channel environments, all tend to revolve around demand management, forecasting, sales and operations planning.
Along with demand planning, the long-familiar term of supply chain visibility registered at a high level with the study's respondents. One driver for the increased need for supply chain visibility was related to the aforementioned logistics constraints, and the other had to do with not having accurate data and information in a timely manner to make quick decisions for things like bottlenecks or a delayed shipment. Another challenge is having too much information—and the ability to digest the right information quickly enough.
While it is clear that there are various sources of complexity and obstacles for supply chain executives to overcome, IBM points out that there are three new rules, which will be required to topple these hurdles throughout the next decade, including:
1-Know the customer as well as yourself. Smooth volatility with predictive demand;
2-See what others do not. Unveil responsibility with collaborative insight; and
3-Exploit global efficiencies. Enhance value with dynamic optimization.
Butner explained that these rules originated from the various classifications which study respondents identified themselves as being part of, with 187 identifying themselves as "Operators," whose strategies reflect back to the basics with a focus on cost reduction initiatives, process improvements, and information linkages with key suppliers and logistics providers; 417 as "Planners," whose strategies and initiatives characterize planning efforts like network analysis, enterprise sales and operations planning, and operational efficiencies like inventory management; and 60 as Visionaries, whom are typically shippers in the high-tech/electronics, telecommunications, consumer products, life sciences/pharmaceuticals, retail and industrial manufacturing sectors operating in multiple parts of the world and a focus on supply chain visibility with partner collaboration, business intelligence and analytics, and risk management, among others.
"Predictive demand and the types of things [shippers] are doing to predict demand now and are planning to do in the next couple of years…focuses on advanced analytics and anything that leverages intelligence," said Butner. "In the retail industry, there are consumer buying patterns and market intelligence that can be used, as well as the automotive sector or anything else that depends on consumers. This can also help to fine-tune forecasting and collaborate planning efforts with customers to get a better handle on things and then share that data up and down their networks."
She added that the level of dynamic optimization referenced in the third rule applies to inventory and network optimization, as well as cost structures.
"Anything they can do to find a way in their system to optimize or in their processes to yield optimal [improvements], is being done way beyond that," said Butner.
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We're reaching the end of the year and it's a great time to do a state of the union to recognize where our industry is, and what we're doing. Thanks to CAI and the National Board of Certification for Community Association Managers' (NBC-CAM) and a few other Government sources, we've had the numbers for a snapshot of the industry; maybe you've seen them? No? Hey, now's a great opportunity! We've taken those numbers and dressed them up pretty in this infographic that showcases Community Associations and the industry that has sprung up around them. Enjoy!
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Breed Characteristics:
Contrary to popular belief, small size doesn't necessarily an apartment dog make — plenty of small dogs are too high-energy and yappy for life in a high-rise. Being quiet, low energy, fairly calm indoors, and polite with the other residents, are all good qualities in an apartment dog.
Some dogs are simply easier than others: they take to training better and are fairly easygoing. They're also resilient enough to bounce back from your mistakes or inconsistencies. Dogs who are highly sensitive, independent thinking, or assertive may be harder for a first-time owner to manage. You'll get your best match if you take your dog-owning experience into account as you choose your new pooch.
Some dogs will let a stern reprimand roll off their backs, while others take even a dirty look to heart. Low-sensitivity dogs, also called "easygoing," "tolerant," "resilient," and even "thick-skinned," can better handle a noisy, chaotic household, a louder or more assertive owner, and an inconsistent or variable routine. Do you have young kids, throw lots of dinner parties, play in a garage band, or lead a hectic life? Go with a low-sensitivity dog.
Some breeds bond very closely with their family and are more prone to worry or even panic when left alone by their owner. An anxious dog can be very destructive, barking, whining, chewing, and otherwise causing mayhem. These breeds do best when a family member is home during the day or if you can take the dog to work.
Breeds with very short coats and little or no undercoat or body fat, such as Greyhounds, are vulnerable to the cold. Dogs with a low cold tolerance need to live inside in cool climates and should have a jacket or sweater for chilly walks.
Dogs with thick, double coats are more vulnerable to overheating. So are breeds with short noses, like Bulldogs or Pugs, since they can't pant as well to cool themselves off. If you want a heat-sensitive breed, the dog will need to stay indoors with you on warm or humid days, and you'll need to be extra cautious about exercising your dog in the heat.
Some breeds are independent and aloof, even if they've been raised by the same person since puppyhood; others bond closely to one person and are indifferent to everyone else; and some shower the whole family with affection. Breed isn't the only factor that goes into affection levels; dogs who were raised inside a home with people around feel more comfortable with humans and bond more easily.
Being gentle with children, sturdy enough to handle the heavy-handed pets and hugs they can dish out, and having a blasé attitude toward running, screaming children are all traits that make a kid-friendly dog. You may be surprised by who's on that list: Fierce-looking Boxers are considered good with children, as are American Staffordshire Terriers (aka pit bulls). Small, delicate, and potentially snappy dogs such as Chihuahuas aren't so family-friendly.
**All dogs are individuals. Our ratings are generalizations, and they're not a guarantee of how any breed or individual dog will behave. Dogs from any breed can be good with children based on their past experiences, training on how to get along with kids, and personality. No matter what the breed or breed type, all dogs have strong jaws, sharp pointy teeth, and may bite in stressful circumstances. Young children and dogs of any breed should always be supervised by an adult and never left alone together, period.
Friendliness toward dogs and friendliness toward humans are two completely different things. Some dogs may attack or try to dominate other dogs even if they're love-bugs with people; others would rather play than fight; and some will turn tail and run. Breed isn't the only factor; dogs who lived with their littermates and mother until at least 6 to 8 weeks of age, and who spent lots of time playing with other dogs during puppyhood, are more likely to have good canine social skills.
Stranger-friendly dogs will greet guests with a wagging tail and a nuzzle; others are shy, indifferent, or even aggressive. However, no matter what the breed, a dog who was exposed to lots of different types, ages, sizes, and shapes of people as a puppy will respond better to strangers as an adult.
If you're going to share your home with a dog, you'll need to deal with some level of dog hair on your clothes and in your house. However, shedding does vary greatly among the breeds: Some dogs shed year-round, some "blow" seasonally -- produce a snowstorm of loose hair -- some do both, and some shed hardly at all. If you're a neatnik you'll need to either pick a low-shedding breed, or relax your standards.
Drool-prone dogs may drape ropes of slobber on your arm and leave big, wet spots on your clothes when they come over to say hello. If you've got a laid-back attitude toward slobber, fine; but if you're a neatnik, you may want to choose a dog who rates low in the drool department.
Some breeds are brush-and-go dogs; others require regular bathing, clipping, and other grooming just to stay clean and healthy. Consider whether you have the time and patience for a dog that needs a lot of grooming, or the money to pay someone else to do it.
Due to poor breeding practices, some breeds are prone to certain genetic health problems, such as hip dysplasia. This doesn't mean that every dog of that breed will develop those diseases; it just means that they're at an increased risk. If you're buying a puppy, it's a good idea to find out which genetic illnesses are common to the breed you're interested in, so you can ask the breeder about the physical health of your potential pup's parents and other relatives.
Some breeds have hearty appetites and tend to put on weight easily. As in humans, being overweight can cause health problems in dogs. If you pick a breed that's prone to packing on pounds, you'll need to limit treats, make sure he gets enough exercise, and measure out his daily kibble in regular meals rather than leaving food out all the time.
Dogs come in all sizes, from the world's smallest pooch, the Chihuahua, to the towering Great Dane, how much space a dog takes up is a key factor in deciding if he is compatible with you and your living space. Large dog breeds might seem overpowering and intimidating but some of them are incredibly sweet! Take a look and find the right large dog for you!
Easy to train dogs are more adept at forming an association between a prompt (such as the word "sit"), an action (sitting), and a consequence (getting a treat) very quickly. Other dogs need more time, patience, and repetition during training. Many breeds are intelligent but approach training with a "What's in it for me?" attitude, in which case you'll need to use rewards and games to teach them to want to comply with your requests.
Dogs who were bred for jobs that require decision making, intelligence, and concentration, such as herding livestock, need to exercise their brains, just as dogs who were bred to run all day need to exercise their bodies. If they don't get the mental stimulation they need, they'll make their own work -- usually with projects you won't like, such as digging and chewing. Obedience training and interactive dog toys are good ways to give a dog a brain workout, as are dog sports and careers, such as agility and search and rescue.
Common in most breeds during puppyhood and in retriever breeds at all ages, mouthiness means a tendency to nip, chew, and play-bite (a soft, fairly painless bite that doesn't puncture the skin). Mouthy dogs are more likely to use their mouths to hold or "herd" their human family members, and they need training to learn that it's fine to gnaw on chew toys, but not on people. Mouthy breeds tend to really enjoy a game of fetch, as well as a good chew on a chew toy that's been stuffed with kibble and treats.
Dogs that were bred to hunt, such as terriers, have an inborn desire to chase and sometimes kill other animals. Anything whizzing by — cats, squirrels, perhaps even cars — can trigger that instinct. Dogs that like to chase need to be leashed or kept in a fenced area when outdoors, and you'll need a high, secure fence in your yard. These breeds generally aren't a good fit for homes with smaller pets that can look like prey, such as cats, hamsters, or small dogs. Breeds that were originally used for bird hunting, on the other hand, generally won't chase, but you'll probably have a hard time getting their attention when there are birds flying by.
Some breeds sound off more often than others. When choosing a breed, think about how the dog vocalizes — with barks or howls — and how often. If you're considering a hound, would you find their trademark howls musical or maddening? If you're considering a watchdog, will a city full of suspicious "strangers" put him on permanent alert? Will the local wildlife literally drive your dog wild? Do you live in housing with noise restrictions? Do you have neighbors nearby?
Some breeds are more free-spirited than others. Nordic dogs such as Siberian Huskies were bred to range long distances, and given the chance, they'll take off after anything that catches their interest. And many hounds simply must follow their noses, or that bunny that just ran across the path, even if it means leaving you behind.
High-energy dogs are always ready and waiting for action. Originally bred to perform a canine job of some sort, such as retrieving game for hunters or herding livestock, they have the stamina to put in a full workday. They need a significant amount of exercise and mental stimulation, and they're more likely to spend time jumping, playing, and investigating any new sights and smells. Low-energy dogs are the canine equivalent of a couch potato, content to doze the day away. When picking a breed, consider your own activity level and lifestyle, and think about whether you'll find a frisky, energetic dog invigorating or annoying.
A vigorous dog may or may not be high-energy, but everything he does, he does with vigor: he strains on the leash (until you train him not to), tries to plow through obstacles, and even eats and drinks with great big gulps. These dynamos need lots of training to learn good manners, and may not be the best fit for a home with young kids or someone who's elderly or frail. A low-vigor dog, on the other hand, has a more subdued approach to life.
Some breeds do fine with a slow evening stroll around the block. Others need daily, vigorous exercise -- especially those that were originally bred for physically demanding jobs, such as herding or hunting. Without enough exercise, these breeds may put on weight and vent their pent-up energy in ways you don't like, such as barking, chewing, and digging. Breeds that need a lot of exercise are good for outdoorsy, active people, or those interested in training their dog to compete in a high-energy dog sport, such as agility.
Some dogs are perpetual puppies -- always begging for a game -- while others are more serious and sedate. Although a playful pup sounds endearing, consider how many games of fetch or tag you want to play each day, and whether you have kids or other dogs who can stand in as playmates for the dog.
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Dog Breed Group: Companion DogsHeight: 1 foot, 7 inches to 2 feet tall at the shoulder
Weight: 48 to 55 pounds
Life Span: 13 to 16 years
With his regal carriage and unique spots, the Dalmatian is probably one of the most recognized breeds on the planet. Many people are attracted to his dashing good looks, but he's definitely not for everyone. While Dalmatians love to be with their people for any activity that occurs in the course of a day and can make wonderful companion dogs, their high energy level can be exhausting to live with.
Dalmations were created to run for miles alongside carriages, helping to ward off highwaymen and add a touch of flair to the vehicle with aristocratic passengers. (Now we just have cars with racing stripes.) Not surprisingly, the Dalmatian today has an endless capacity for exercise and is the ideal companion for people who jog, skate, or bicycle. He's also a keen competitor in canine sports such as agility and flyball. A Dalmatian must have adequate daily exercise to prevent behavior problems from developing.
If you are considering a Dalmatian, be aware that the breed is not only highly active but also highly intelligent. They need training early in life to establish rules for behavior, or they will decide it is their job to run things. Dalmatians can be a bit headstrong so training must be firm and consistent.
At the same time Dalmatians are sensitive and do not respond well to harsh training methods. You need a positive approach to training with lots of rewards for proper behavior if you want a well-trained dog. Dalmatians are said to not forget mistreatment or harsh behavior.
Another consideration should be the incidence of deafness in the breed. This condition is prevalent in Dalmatians. It is inherited as a polygenic trait, and all Dalmatian bloodlines can pass along deafness to their offspring. Approximately eight percent of Dalmatians are born completely deaf, and 22 to 24 percent are born with hearing in one ear only.
The Dalmatian Club of America recommends euthanasia for all puppies found to be completely deaf. That's because they are more challenging to train and may bite if startled. Nonetheless, some people believe deaf dogs can make just as wonderful pets as hearing dogs if they are trained with hand signals and vibrations so they are less likely to be startled.
If you are considering adopting a deaf puppy or older adult dog, be sure to research the issue and the special care requirements of living with a deaf dog before you suffer the heartbreak of taking the dog in and not being able to manage his care properly.
Dalmatians have a urinary system unique in the dog world, and they have a few special requirements because of this to prevent medical complications. Their diet should never be extremely high in protein, and they must be allowed access to plenty of fresh water at all times. Dalmatians also should have the opportunity to relieve themselves frequently to keep the urinary system flushed. With these simple protocols in place, your Dalmatian should live a long, healthy life.
Dalmatians will get along with other pets and children if socialized as a puppy with all types of pets and people. Dalmatians can make a wonderful active playmate for children (with proper supervision to be sure that both the child and the dog are following acceptable rules for behavior).
With the Dalmatian's energy and enthusiasm for games, the dog and child will have a marvelous time tiring each other out. Children younger than 6 years of age may be easily knocked down by this muscular, active, and strong dog. Take special precautions and supervise interactions between smaller children and Dalmatians.
You can participate in numerous dog sports and activities with your Dalmatian. He'll do well in obedience competition with the proper motivational, positive training. He's also an excellent agility competitor as the sport is tailored to athletic dogs such as the Dalmatian.
Dalmatians make great hiking companions and backpacking dogs, and the sports of flyball and Frisbee are excellent activities for the well-trained Dalmatian. If your dog has the right combination of looks and personality, you may also enjoy the sport of showing dogs, known as conformation, at AKC shows.
The Dalmatian Club of America sponsors a program that offers titles in keeping with the breed's history as carriage dogs. The Road Dog (RD) title and Road Dog Excellent (RDX) are titles earned by the dog accompanying horses or carriages for a certain number of miles and then performing some basic obedience. These trials are usually held in conjunction with the larger specialty shows and with the national show sponsored by the Dalmatian Club of America.
Whatever you do with your Dalmatian, whether he is your best friend, active family companion, or seasoned competitor, be sure that with the right combination of exercise, discipline, and love he will be a great addition to your family.
- Dalmatians need daily exercise or they will become bored and destructive.
- Dalmatians shed! Brushing frequently and thoroughly can help to keep shedding under control, but Dalmatians will shed.
- Dalmatians need training to help make them well-mannered members of the family. They can be headstrong, so without consistent, firm training you could end up with an unmanageable adult.
- Early socialization to other dogs, cats and other small pets, children, and adults is a must.
- Dalmatians do not like to spend long periods of time alone. They do best when they can be included in all family activities and sleep and live where their human family does.
- Families with small children should be aware that Dalmatians are very exuberant and active dogs and may accidentally knock small children down.
- The animated and live-action movies "101 Dalmatians," both by Disney, caused an extreme rise in the popularity of the breed. Unscrupulous people looking to cash in on the boom bred Dalmatians indiscriminately, paying no attention to health or temperament. Be a cautious and informed consumer when looking for your Dalmatian puppy.
- To get a healthy dog, never buy a puppy from an irresponsible breeder, puppy mill, or pet store. Look for a reputable breeder who tests her breeding dogs to make sure they're free of genetic diseases that they might pass onto the puppies, and that they have sound temperaments.
The Dalmatian's origins are unknown. The spotted dogs are known to have traveled with the nomadic bands of Romanies, sometimes called gypsies, and it's unclear where they may have first appeared. The Dalmatian obtained his name during his stay in Dalmatia, a province on the eastern shore of the Adriatic Sea, the area that is now known as Croatia.
Dalmatians have been utilized for a variety of jobs during their long history, never specializing in one area. They were used as guard dogs in Dalmatia, shepherds, ratters, retrievers, circus dogs, and coaching dogs.
It was in England that the Dalmatian was developed as the definitive coaching dog. He was used to clear a path before the horses, run alongside the coach or under the coach between the axels. He guarded the horses and coach when they were at rest. To this day the Dalmatian has a natural affinity for horses.
This affinity took the Dalmatian on a different career path in the United States. Here he became a firehouse dog, running with the horses to the fire, watching over the equipment during a fire, and sometimes even rescuing people from burning buildings. When the excitement was over, they accompanied the fire wagons back to the station and resumed their duty as watchdog. Today most Dalmatians are companions and family members but many firehouses across the country still have Dalmatians as mascots.
Males and females stand between 19 and 24 inches tall. Weight ranges from 48 to 55 pounds. Males are generally larger than females.
Born to run, the Dalmatian is a high-energy dog with an endless capacity for exercise. He loves attention and has a strong desire to please, making him easy to train through positive reinforcement such as food rewards, praise, and play.
He's a smart dog with a sly sense of humor, and will do his best to make you laugh. The Dalmatian is alert and interested in everything that goes on around him and makes an excellent watchdog.
Like every dog, the Dalmatian needs early socialization — exposure to many different people, sights, sounds, and experiences — when they're young. Socialization helps ensure that your Dalmatian puppy grows up to be a well-rounded dog.
Dalmatians are generally healthy, but like all breeds, they're prone to certain health conditions. Not all Dalmatians will get any or all of these diseases, but it's important to be aware of them if you're considering this breed.
If you're buying a puppy, find a good breeder who will show you health clearances for both your puppy's parents. Health clearances prove that a dog has been tested for and cleared of a particular condition.
In Dalmatians, you should expect to see health clearances from the Orthopedic Foundation for Animals (OFA) for hip dysplasia (with a score of fair or better), elbow dysplasia, hypothyroidism, and von Willebrand's disease; from Auburn University for thrombopathia; and from the Canine Eye Registry Foundation (CERF) certifying that eyes are normal. You can confirm health clearances by checking the OFA web site (offa.org).
- Hereditary deafness is inherited as a polygenic trait and all Dalmatian bloodlines can pass along deafness to their offspring. Approximately eight percent of Dalmatians are born completely deaf and 22 to 24 percent are born with hearing in one ear only. All puppies are born with their ears closed. The ears should open by 12 to 16 days of age. In Dalmatians, the deafness is characterized by the permanent deterioration by the age of six weeks of the organs of Corti, the nerve cell group inside the cochlea that detect sound. Homemade hearing tests such as stomping on the floor, banging pans together are unreliable because the deaf puppy can feel the vibrations and often learns to adapt very well. The only reliable scientific test is the BAER (Brainstem Auditory Evoked Response). This is not available in all areas but is available at most large specialty practices and teaching hospitals at veterinary schools. It can be done any time after the puppy is five weeks old. Dogs that are used for breeding should have been tested for deafness, and many breeders test puppies before they are sent to their new homes.
- Urolithiasis: The Dalmatian has a unique urinary tract system which makes them susceptible to the formation of urinary tract stones (Urolithiasis). The urine of a Dalmatian contains uric acid instead of urea or allantoin. Stones are formed from the salts of the uric acid. Large stones will lodge in the urethra; small stones also called gravel may pass with the urine. If the urinary tract becomes completely blocked and the condition is not treated promptly it will be fatal. Dalmatians must have adequate water at all times and dietary management with food that is not high in purines can be helpful. You can ask your vet to check your dogs' urine at regular intervals for urate crystals. There is a lot of research being done in this area so new treatment and management protocols are always being developed. Discuss this with your vet.
- Skin allergies: Many Dalmatians suffer from skin allergies. There are three main types of allergies: food-based allergies, which are treated by an elimination process of certain foods from the dog's diet; contact allergies, caused by a reaction to a topical substance such as bedding, flea powders, dog shampoos, and other chemicals, and treated by removing the cause of the allergy; and inhalant allergies, caused by airborne allergens such as pollen, dust, and mildew. The medication for inhalant allergies depends on the severity of the allergy. It is important to note that ear infections often accompany inhalant allergies.
- Hip dysplasia: Hip dyplasia is a heritable condition in which the femur doesn't fit snugly into the pelvic socket of the hip joint. Hip dysplasia can exist with or without clinical signs. Some dogs exhibit pain and lameness on one or both rear legs. As the dog ages, arthritis can develop. X-ray screening for hip dysplasia is done by the Orthopedic Foundation for Animals or the University of Pennsylvania Hip Improvement Program. Dogs with hip dysplasia should not be bred. Ask the breeder for proof that the parents have been tested for hip dysplasia and found to be free of problems.
- Iris Sphincter Dysplasia: an inherited ocular disorder that can cause sensitivity to bright light, poor night vision, partial or total blindness, and cataracts. At this point it is not frequently seen in Dalmatians although some studies argue that it is often overlooked. The condition and its treatments are being studied.
The Dalmatian is a very active dog and needs plenty of exercise. He's a fast runner with a great deal of stamina. If left to his own devices a Dalmatian will head cross country on a jaunt that could last several days, so always exercise him on leash or in a secure area. Dalmatians thrive with human companionship and do not do well if relegated to the backyard. They should have plenty of time with their family or they will pine.
Because of his unique uric acid metabolism, it's important to observe whether your Dalmatian is urinating regularly. For the same reason, be sure to provide him with easy access to fresh water all the time.
Recommended daily amount: 1.5 to 2 cups of high-quality dry food a day, divided into two meals.
NOTE: How much your adult dog eats depends on his size, age, build, metabolism, and activity level. Dogs are individuals, just like people, and they don't all need the same amount of food. It almost goes without saying that a highly active dog will need more than a couch potato dog. The quality of dog food you buy also makes a difference — the better the dog food, the further it will go toward nourishing your dog and the less of it you'll need to shake into your dog's bowl.
For more on feeding your Dalmatian, see our guidelines for buying the right food, feeding your puppy, and feeding your adult dog
Coat Color And Grooming
The distinctive Dalmatian coat is lovely to touch, being short, satiny, and fine. The tops of their heads feel almost like velvet. The base color is white with well-defined dense black or deep brown (liver-colored) round spots that vary from dime size to half dollar size evenly distributed over the coat. Expect to see smaller spots on the legs, head, and tail. Spotted ears add the perfect touch. (Where the Dalmatian's spots came from is a mystery. It's thought that they may have been caused by a mutation in the ticking gene.)
Dalmatian puppies are born pure white, and the spots appear as they age. The exception is puppies born with patches, solid masses of dense, brilliant black or liver-colored hair with no white hair. Patches are appreciably larger than normal-size spots, and they have smooth, sharply defined edges.
Large color masses formed by overlapping or intermingled spots are not the same as patches. You can tell the difference because these masses have uneven edges or white hairs scattered throughout. Dalmatians with patches aren't right for the show ring, but they make perfectly fine family companions or performance dogs.
You may also see tricolor Dalmatians: dogs with tan markings on the head, neck, chest, leg, or tail of a black or liver spotted dog. Like patched Dalmatians, they aren't suited to be show dogs, but nothing stops them from being excellent companion dogs.
Dalmatians are clean dogs with little or no "doggy" odor, and their coats are dirt-repellent. It's not unusual for these dogs to roll around in the mud and then dry to a gleaming shine.
Be aware, however, that they shed year-round. A common joke among people with Dalmatians is that they shed only two different times: during the day and during the night. Expect to brush your Dalmatian weekly with a medium-soft rubber curry brush to get the hair off the dog before it lands on your clothes and furniture.
With regular brushing, it shouldn't be necessary to bathe your Dalmatian more than three or four times a year. More frequent bathing removes essential oils from the coat and skin and can make them dry and flaky.
Brush your Dalmatian's teeth at least two or three times a week to remove tartar buildup and the bacteria that lurk inside it. Daily brushing is even better if you want to prevent gum disease and bad breath.
If your dog doesn't wear them down naturally, trim his nails once or twice a month to prevent painful tears and other problems. If you can hear them clicking on the floor, they're too long. Dog toenails have blood vessels in them, and if you cut too far you can cause bleeding — and your dog may not cooperate the next time he sees the nail clippers come out. So, if you're not experienced trimming dog nails, ask a vet or groomer for pointers.
His ears should be checked weekly for redness or a bad odor, which can indicate an infection. When you check your dog's ears, wipe them out with a cotton ball dampened with gentle, pH-balanced ear cleaner to help prevent infections. Don't insert anything into the ear canal; just clean the outer ear.
Begin accustoming your Dalmatian to being brushed and examined when he's a puppy. Handle his paws frequently — dogs are touchy about their feet — and look inside his mouth. Make grooming a positive experience filled with praise and rewards, and you'll lay the groundwork for easy veterinary exams and other handling when he's an adult.
As you groom, check for sores, rashes, or signs of infection such as redness, tenderness, or inflammation on the skin, in the nose, mouth, and eyes, and on the feet. Eyes should be clear, with no redness or discharge. Your careful weekly exam will help you spot potential health problems early.
Children And Other Pets
Just about every kid recognizes a Dalmatian on sight. His love of activity makes the Dalmatian a great playmate for older children, but his rambunctious nature and swishing tail may be overwhelming to toddlers and young children. With early socialization, Dalmatians can get along fine with other dogs and cats.
As with every breed, you should always teach children how to approach and touch dogs, and always supervise any interactions between dogs and young children to prevent any biting or ear or tail pulling on the part of either party. Teach your child never to approach any dog while he's eating or sleeping or to try to take the dog's food away. No dog, no matter how friendly, should ever be left unsupervised with a child.
Rescue Groups
Dalmatians are often purchased without any clear understanding of what goes into owning one. There are many Dalmatians in need of adoption and or fostering. There are a number of rescues that we have not listed. If you don't see a rescue listed for your area, contact the national breed club or a local breed club and they can point you toward a Dalmatian rescue.
- Dalmatian Rescue of Colorado, Inc.
- Dalmatian Rescue of S. Florida
- Willing Heart Dalmatian Rescue, Inc.
- Recycled Canines Dalmatian Rescue of Houston
- Carolina DalPals Dalmatian Rescue
- Dal-Savers Dalmatian Rescue
- Antelope Valley Dalmatian Rescue
- Adopt a Spot Virginia
- Dalmatian Rescue of N. Texas, Inc.
- Dalmatian Rescue of the Carolinas
- Tennessee Dalmatian Rescue
- Dalmatian Rescue of California Central Coast
- Dalmatian Rescue of Southern California
- SPOTSAVERS Dalmatian Assistance League of St. Louis
- Dalmatian Rescue of Illinois
- Albuquerque Dalmatian Rescue
Breed Organizations
Below are breed clubs, organizations, and associations where you can find additional information about the Dalmatian.


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