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The Automobile Cub of Southern California's Automotive Research Center has investigated this by comparing the mileage motorists got on a specific route driving the way they normally do (or in several cases driving more aggressively and faster than normal) to the mileage of the same motorists on the same routes employing many of the following techniques. Mileage improvements ranged from a low of 25% to as much as 100% (from 10 mpg to 20 mpg) in the case of one who drove very aggressively for the "baseline".
How do you accomplish these savings? By using the combination of a few simple, correctly-employed techniques (which might also just help insure that you get to your destination safely too)!
• Avoid "jack-rabbit" starts and accelerate gently: Accelerating the mass of a car uses more fuel than any other facet of driving, so imagine there is a raw egg between your right foot and the accelerator pedal and you don't want to break it.
• Slow down—not necessarily a lot, because we are all in hurry; but how about actually following the speed limit? Typically, the faster you go, the higher the aerodynamic and drivetrain friction losses, so it takes more fuel to maintain a higher speed. Remember, however, that traveling slower than the flow of traffic can cause a safety hazard. You may want to even consider driving in one of the "slower" lanes on the freeway, and let those more-aggressive drivers waste their own fuel in the "fast" lane.
• Anticipate slow or stopped traffic ahead and traffic lights: When you see stopped or slow traffic or a red light at an intersection ahead, take your foot off of the accelerator earlier and coast. There is no time savings attained by zooming up to the light and then having to slam on the brakes. Cars use very little fuel when coasting, and if you are driving a hybrid, they will generally recharge the battery to further improve mileage. You may just find that if you coast up to a red street light, that by the time you get there, it will turn green and you won't need to stop at all!
• No warm up needed: There is no need to let a modern car (vintage 1980s and newer) warm up, or to race the engine upon start up. Follow the starting instructions specified in your vehicle owner's manual; generally, it will instruct you to start the car, put it in gear, and go without having to wait and waste fuel warming up the engine.
• Use the air conditioner sparingly, and only when necessary. Air conditioning reduces fuel economy by placing an extra load on the engine. This is more critical for older cars (1970s vintage and older) since newer models generally have higher-efficiency air conditioning systems. However, we would not want you to be too uncomfortable, so here is our recommendation: the rule of thumb on hot days is to open your windows when you are driving slowly (under about 45 mph), but close them and turn on the air conditioner at higher speeds. Driving with the windows open can increase the aerodynamic drag, and this effect increases proportionately with speed.
• Vehicle maintenance: Keep your vehicle maintained according to the manufacturer's service schedule (that can be found in the owner's manual). Regular oil and filter changes, plus other services will keep everything running smoothly, prolong the life of your vehicle, and save you gas in the process. The manufacturer will also recommend other, more comprehensive services at certain intervals. Spark plugs can now last as long as 100,000 miles on many new vehicles! Simple things like keeping your tires properly inflated and your vehicle aligned will not only save you up to 2% on gas for every pound they were underinflated, but also prolong the life of your tires and improve safety, ride, and handling. Track your fuel economy; if it drops suddenly, have the cause determined and corrected.
• Vehicle selection: Many families have more than one vehicle, so select the one that meets the task at hand and don't automatically jump into your "battle cruiser" when the more-fuel-efficient sedan will do. Consider renting a fuel-efficient model for vacations and long trips to save on fuel costs. Conversely, consider renting that full-size truck instead of buying it if you only need its capabilities occasionally. Put the wear and tear on the rental and save your daily driver.
• "Get the junk out of your trunk": Reducing the extra weight you carry can save up to 2% fuel economy for every 100 lbs. you remove, depending on the weight of the vehicle. Also lose the roof rack, since carrying things on a roof rack increases aerodynamic drag and reduces fuel economy – year round (no matter how cool the ski rack looks!)
• Plan your route & combine trips: Simply combining shopping trips and avoiding excessive idling (by parking and going into the fast food place or bank instead of using the drive through) will save gas, and the walking may improve your health. Choose a shopping center where you can park and walk to most of the stores you need. Also look at your work schedule; can you shift your working hours to avoid bumper to bumper traffic? Is carpooling an option? Both can save you gas and reduce vehicle wear.
• Gasoline: See your owner's manual for the recommended grade of fuel for your vehicle. If it says "regular unleaded gasoline" is recommended, using anything else is a waste of money; if it says "premium required" you should use it for proper vehicle operation. However, when your manual says mid-grade or premium "recommended", read carefully; sometimes it indicates you can use regular unleaded to save money, but you may experience reduced power and/or a small reduction in fuel economy. Keep your eye open for low fuel prices, but don't waste gas driving to a distant filling station to save a few cents per gallon.
• Hypermiling: During the summer of 2008 when gas prices set record highs, a subculture phenomenon called hypermiling appeared. This practice uses extreme and often unsafe methods (above and beyond those described here) of obtaining extremely high mpg. These methods include: drafting heavy-duty trucks by following them very closely (this is very dangerous—don't do this!), allowing vehicle speed to drop to near zero as you approach the crest of an upgrade or hill, and then shutting off the engine and coasting down the hill (this is also not safe, since you have no power steering and limited, if any power brakes), ignoring red lights/stop signs or driving through residential neighborhoods to avoid having to stop (besides being illegal, this is also not safe, as well as annoying for the residents of the neighborhoods!) AAA recommends strongly against utilizing any of these unsafe hypermiling procedures.
Taken together, all of these strategies will save you gas and likely extend the life of your vehicle. Finally, carefully consider your requirements for the future when selecting a new vehicle, and purchase one that you can afford that fulfills your needs and not the needs of a manufacturer trying to sell their latest "Uber Wagon".
Your vehicle's system requires a full discharge every two years and a recharge and top up every year.
I'm not getting enough cold air, what's wrong?
Not enough cool air, or air that is warmer than usual, is generally caused by:
Why did my air conditioning suddenly stop working?
The most common reasons why an air conditioning system will stop working include:
If you are asking yourself either of these questions, it's time to have your vehicles air conditioning system checked. Finding a solution that corrects the problem now, will help you save on repairs and maintenance down the road.
Article courtesy of www.carcare.org
When it comes to vehicle safety, the brake system is at the top of the list. Brake Safety Awareness Month in August is the perfect time to have your brakes inspected to make sure they are in safe working condition before school starts and cold weather hits, says the Car Care Council.
Brakes are a normal wear item for any car and eventually they're going to need to be replaced. For routine maintenance, check your vehicle's braking system at least once a year. A thorough inspection should include brake lining wear, brake fluid level, rotor thickness, condition of hoses and brake lines, brake and dash warning lights, as well as taking the car for a test drive to detect other potential brake system problems.
If your car is pulling to the left or right, or if you hear odd noises when you apply the brakes, you should inspect your brakes. Other warning signs include an illuminated brake warning light, brake grabbing, low pedal feel, vibration, hard pedal feel and squealing.
Several factors that affect brake wear include driving habits, operating conditions, vehicle type and the quality of the brake lining material. Never put off routine brake inspections or any needed repair, such as letting the brakes get to the "metal-to-metal" point, which can be potentially dangerous and lead to a more costly repair bill.
"A properly operating brake system helps ensure safe vehicle operation and control under a variety of driving conditions," said Rich White, executive director, Car Care Council. "Motorists can put a stop to any potential brake system problems by recognizing the signs and symptoms that their brake system may need maintenance or repair."
To have your brakes inspected or repaired, contact Modesti's Car Care Center today; (310) 827-2400 or email [email protected].
Enjoy this article by John Modesti, owner of Modesti's Car Care Center (aka Modesti's Independent Repair), as published in the Spring 2015 edition of "The California Independent" magazine, sharing details of his restored 1936 Ford pickup truck...


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The Horizon Just Laughed (Awaiting Repress) Quick ViewADAD-SEC-6519$19.99Buy Now
The Horizon Just Laughed (Awaiting Repress)Like previous albums, 'The Horizon Just Laughed' started with a dream. Though, that's where things change, as they often do. It is Damien Jurado's first self-produced album, more personal and more rooted than even his 'Maraqopa' trilogy, as though after so much time on the road he's stumbled upon his home.
- Claire Carey Deering1. Allocate
2. Dear Thomas Wolfe
3. Percy Faith
4. Over Rainbows and Rainier
5. The Last Great Washington State
6. Cindy Lee
7. 1973
8. Marvin Kaplan
9. Lou-Jean
10. Florence-Jean
11. Random Fearless$19.99Vinyl LP - Sealed AWAITING REPRESS Buy Now
Maraqopa Quick ViewADAD-SEC-5018xDamien Jurado
MaraqopaDamien Jurados newest collaboration with producer Richard Swift drops us into a brutal and benevolent landscape. The bold strokes and new turns the pair made with 2010s Saint Bartlett are taken even further. He throws open the gate on his oft insular dirges and allows them to do some real wilding out in the canyon. In Maraqopa, the vistas are miles-wide; the action is more dynamic; the close-ups sweaty and snarling.
The strummed desert blues that begins Nothing is the News quickly bursts open into an Eddie Hazel-worthy supernova shred session, all of it swirling in tinny-psych and Echoplexd howls. Weve never heard anything like this from Jurado. Fifteen years into his remarkable career, and he continues to blossom. Jurado and Swift establish themselves not only as inventive, trusting collaborators, but as one anothers spirit animals in American outsider songcraft, lone wolves in black sheeps clothing. Swift is the Ennio Morricone to Jurados Sergio Leone.
At Swifts National Freedom studios, the live-to-tape ethos allowed these songs to expand and retract like a great beasts breath. Every in-the-moment bell and whistle here is hung with a natural, casual care. And from this, each song offers up its own unique gift: the enchanting childrens choir that echoes each line of Jurados lament for innocence lost on Life Away from the Garden; the breezy bossa nova that begins This Time Next Year and rises as effortless as a smoke cloud into high-noon showdown pop; Reel to Reel's wobbly, Spector-symphony and its meta themes; and the wonderful falsetto vocal work Jurado pulls from himself on Museum of Flight.1. Nothing Is The News
2. Life Away From The Garden
3. Maraqopa
4. This Time Next Year
5. Reel To Reel
6. Working Titles
7. Everyone A Star
8. So On, Nevada
9. Museum Of Flight
10. Mountains Still Asleep$16.99Vinyl LP - Sealed Buy Now
Other People's Songs Vol. 1 Quick ViewADAD-SEC-2719xDamien Jurado & Richard Swift
Other People's Songs Vol. 1Over the weekend of August 21-22, 2010, not long after Damien Jurado and Richard Swift first collaborated to produce Damien's 2010 record, Saint Bartlett, the pair hunkered down with a 4-track recorder and one Coles 4038 ribbon microphone to record a collection of cover songs that run the gamut from John Denver to Chubby Checker to Kraftwerk.
The timing was perfect. On Other People's Songs Vol 1, we can see the scaffolding of what would become a creative turning point for the pair - later seen with the release of Damien Jurado's Maraqopa, the first record in his Maraqopa trilogy - less than 2 years later. The opening drum hits of Be Not So Fearful, the falsetto vocals of Sweetness, and the Spaghetti-Western swing of Radioactivity are, by now, hallmarks of the Jurado/Swift sound, but Other People's Songs Vol 1 is a transitional fossil, a marking of the pair's collaborative evolution.1. Be Not So Fearful
2. Hello Sunshine
3. Sweetness
4. Sincere Replies
5. If The Sun Stops Shinin'
6. Follow Me
7. Outside My Window
8. Radioactivity
9. Crazy Like A Fox$18.99Vinyl LP - Sealed Buy Now
Brothers and Sisters of the Eternal Son Quick ViewADAD-SEC-9511xDamien Jurado
Brothers and Sisters of the Eternal SonDamien is out of his goddamn mind.
This isn't a recent development, but it's an important aspect of his work that often goes ignored. In place of
this key element is the idea that his music is a sober and in-depth excavation of the American landscape and
rural psyche. Well, folks,I'm sorry, but it's not.
Damien Jurado is every character in every Damien Jurado song. He is the gun,the purple anteater,the paper
wings, the avalanche, the airshow disaster, Ohio, the ghost of his best friend's wife. It is a universe unto its
own,with it's own symbolism, creation myth, and liturgy. You might go as far as to call it a religion, and your
religion is a character in his religion.
Level with me. You're reading this because of Damien Jurado's new album,Brothers and Sisters of the Eternal
Son (produced by Richard Swift). You are a progressive minded, left-leaning person who in parlor-style
conversation regarding the globo-political ramifications of Sky Person relationships laughs knowingly so as
not to be judgmental and very reasonably concedes "Well, I don't believe He's some old man with a beard
sitting up in the clouds" at which point everyone agrees on [insert benign middle-ground] and moves on.
Consider this:What if the only way to understand a religion is to create your own?
Who is this Silver community? Where the hell are they in the Bible? Is this heresy? Agnostic reference? Isn't
this sun business a little, I don't know, animistic? Pagan? Go ahead and answer that question for yourself. I'll
give you a second.
Do you understand the music any better?
You know that adage we all use so we have something to say while we shrug our shoulders? "People change"?
That one. Is that applicable to Jesus Christ? Maybe he's been on a personal journey of discovery since he
ascended. He went through the 60's, 70's,he turned on,tuned out, got disillusioned. Why can't we talk about
that Jesus? Does it have to be the old-timey one all the time? American folk Jesus,ugh. The one who's always
winning Best Soundtrack Oscars for people. Rarely do stories of faith make us identify with Jesus. It's
Abraham, Satan, Silver Timothy, Salome, Dr.J, Saul of Tarsus; divinely imperfect brothers and sisters who give
Gawd something to do.
Damien Jurado made up his own Jesus because a Damien Jurado album needs a beautiful Jesus. Some freaky
space Jesus that I don't recognize. The name is the same, a lot of the imagery is the same, but he's reborn.
Born again,I mean. Yeah, as if Jesus got born again. That's what this album sounds like.
Jesus is out of his goddamn mind and I want to live in Damien's America.
Sign me up.
--- Father John Misty; 09-20-20131. Magic Number
2. Silver Timothy
3. Return To Maraqopa
4. Metallic Cloud
5. Jericho Road
6. Silver Donna
7. Silver Malcolm
8. Silver Katherine
9. Silver Joy
10. Suns In Our Mind$16.99Vinyl LP - Sealed Buy Now
Caught In The Trees (Awaiting Repress) Quick ViewADAD-SEC-7518xDamien Jurado
Caught In The Trees (Awaiting Repress)Best known for his dark yet fragile first person fictional tales, Jurado now unlocks the door and invites us into his own enigmatic world with an energy and intensity that is all consuming. Close friends and band mates Eric Fisher and Jenna Conrad collaborated on the compositions - some more rocking than Jurado fans are used to, but as intense as ever.1.Gillian Was a Horse
4.Coats of Ice
5.Go First
6.Sorry is For You
7.Last Rights
9.Everything Trying
11.Paper Kite
12.Best Dress
13.Predictive Living$16.99Vinyl LP - Sealed AWAITING REPRESS Buy Now
Saint Bartlett Quick ViewADAD-SEC-9215xDamien Jurado
Saint BartlettSaint Bartlett opens up with a grandiosity yet unheard on a Damien Jurado album. The album strips away the many layers of paint from the house down the street we know Jurado has occupied for the last decade. The new coat is exhilarating. It makes the whole neighborhood shine. It's a modest grandiosity; still homegrown. The mellotron swells, heavenly handclaps ring in stereo and big drums create a sky for the songs to fly in. And the words. Words spring forth from within the volcano of Jurado, full of hope. There's so much hope, in fact, that album opener Cloudy Shoes turns into a call-and-response with himself, as though it were a dialogue between two halves of himself.
Richard Swift's Spector-esque production is spot-on. He ferries Jurado across theriver, where the metamorphosis occurs. He then ferries him back, and it is through Swift's lens that we see Jurado not as a folk singer, but as a mystic somewhere between Van Morrison, Scott Walker and Wayne Coyne. Saint Bartlett was made entirely at Swift's National Freedom studio in Oregon, in just under a week with only Jurado and Swift as the performers.1. Cloudy Shoes
2. Arkansas
3. Rachel & Cali
4. Throwing Your Voice
5. Wallingford
6. Pear
7. Kansas City
8. Harborview
9. Kalama
10. The Falling Snow
11. Beacon Hill
12. With Lightning In Your Hands$16.99Vinyl LP - Sealed Buy Now
Visions Of Us On The Land Quick ViewADAD-SEC-3518$22.99Buy Now
Visions Of Us On The Land"Damien Jurado is every character in every Damien Jurado song. He is the gun, the purple anteater, the
paper wings, the avalanche, the air show disaster, Ohio, the ghost of his best friend's wife."
- Father John Misty
Providing the ideal entry point for neophytes and an intoxicating aural high for the faithful, Damien
Jurado's new opus extends the hot streak ignited by 2012's Maraqopa and its 2014 follow-up Brothers and
Sisters of the Eternal Son. Cut once again with label-mate and super producer Richard Swift at the latter's
National Freedom recording facility in rural Oregon, Visions of Us On The Land completes the tale of an
individual who has had to disappear from society in order to discover some universal truths.1. Amateur Night
2. Omaha
3. Abilene
4. Texas To Ohio
5. Window
6. I Can't Get Over You
7. Intoxicated Hands
8. Tether
9. Matinee
10. Bad Dreams
11. Abilene (demo)
12. I Can't Get Over You (demo)
13. The Killer (demo)
14. Amateur Night (demo)
15. Omaha (demo)
16. Smith 1972 (Just In Time For Something EP)
17. Motion Sickness (Just In Time For
Something EP)
18. Night Out For The Downer (Just In
Time For Something EP)
19. Prices (Just In Time For Something
20. Engine Fire (Just In Time For
Something EP)$22.99Vinyl LP - 2 LPs Sealed Buy Now
Ghost Of David Quick ViewADAD-SUB-0714xDamien Jurado
Ghost Of DavidGhost of David, the third album by Damien Jurado, is now available on vinyl and cassette for the first time. Originally released September 19th, 2000, Ghost of David has sold over 13,000 copies to date. Damien Jurado is an urban-folk singer with his hand in the baskets of all the right fringe genres. He's a storyteller, and the stories have matured steadily since he first appeared on the scene with the perfect balance of lighthearted pop and saddest of the sad on his early singles and first full-length, Waters Ave S. Since then, (with his second full-length, Rehearsals for Departure, the Gather in Song EP (both from 1999), and this year's collection of found recordings, Postcards and Audio Letters) he's moved more toward the dark, and if you ask him, he'll tell you point blank that it's in the dark where you'll find us all.1. Medication
2. Desert
3. Johnny Go Riding
4. Great Today
5. Tonight I Will Retire
6. Ghost of David
7. Parking Lot
8. Rearview
9. Paxil
10. Walk With Me
11. December
12. Rosewood & Casket
13. Ghost In the Snow$18.99Vinyl LP - Sealed Buy Now
Rehearsals For Departure Quick ViewADAD-SUB-4010xDamien Jurado
Rehearsals For DepartureSeattle singer-songwriter Damien Jurado's second album for Sub Pop,
Rehearsals for Departure, is now available on vinyl for the first time.
Rehearsals was originally released March 9th , 1999, and it has sold over
15,000 copies. The album boasts a sharper, more streamlined
songwriting approach than his debut, combining finger-picked acoustic
guitar tracks with a number of full- band songs. Rehearsals for Departure
was produced by The Posies' Ken Stringfellow, who also played a variety
of instruments on the album.1. Ohio
2. Tragedy
3. Curbside
4. Honey Baby
5. Eyes for Windows
6. Letters & Drawings
7. Love the Same
8. Saturday
9. Tornado
10. Rehearsals for Departure$18.99Vinyl LP - Sealed Buy Now
Where Shall You Take Me (Deluxe Reissue) (Awaiting Repress) Quick ViewADAD-ACE-8431$19.99Buy Now
Where Shall You Take Me (Deluxe Reissue) (Awaiting Repress)Back in print with new artwork, and an extra disc of music previously unreleased on vinyl
Damien Jurado is the sort of songwriter who straddles rock's past and future, and with each
record contributes a new chapter to a never-fruitful body ofwork. Before we move onto the next
chapter, we look back at his first album with Secretly Canadian. An instant classic when released
in 2003, Where Shall You Take Me? was his fifth full-length, and is a beautiful collection of ten
Raymond Carver-esque vignettes terror and bliss in Middle America. Arriving two decades after
Springsteen's Nebraska,Jurado put the darker, more complicated side of the heartland back on
the map with his tales of young love (some requited; some not), innocent fun and bloodshed.
Mostly acoustic with very sparse band arrangements - with the notable exception being the old
live favorite Texas to Ohio, which sounds like a Scarecrow-era Mellencamp hit - Jurado
displayed the songwriting talent that turns back the hands of time to a place in which his tunes
sound like they've been floating around, passed down from generation to generation.
Celebrating the 10th anniversary of this fine release comes a deluxe 2xLP vinyl reissue,
incorporating unreleased basement reel demos, and the Just In Time For Something EP (never
before released on vinyl).1. Amateur Night
2. Omaha
3. Abilene
4. Texas To Ohio
5. Window
6. I Can't Get Over You
7. Intoxicated Hands
8. Tether
9. Matinee
10. Bad Dreams
11. Abilene (demo)
12. I Can't Get Over You (demo)
13. The Killer (demo)
14. Amateur Night (demo)
15. Omaha (demo)
16. Smith 1972 (Just In Time For Something EP)
17. Motion Sickness (Just In Time For
Something EP)
18. Night Out For The Downer (Just In
Time For Something EP)
19. Prices (Just In Time For Something
20. Engine Fire (Just In Time For
Something EP)$19.99Vinyl LP - 2 LPs Sealed AWAITING REPRESS Buy Now
Evermotion Quick ViewADAD-NET-4012$26.99Buy Now
EvermotionGuster will release their first album in four years, Evermotion, fearlessly experimenting with new instruments and collaborations to create their most vibrant album yet. Produced by Shins keyboardist/Black Keys bassist Richard Swift, who has produced records for Damien Jurado, Foxygen and Stereolab, the new album bulldozes inhibitions, propelling the band to a harder-charging, more freewheeling sound.
The quartet of Ryan Miller, Adam Gardner, Brian Rosenworcel and Luke Reynolds recorded at Swift's Cottage Grove, OR studio in three whirlwind weeks - the fastest the band has ever finished an album. "We recorded with one drum microphone, used whole takes, didn't obsess over vocals or really edit things at all," said Rosenworcel. "It's a raw version of our band." Despite the stripped-down sessions, Guster's songs are packed with tight hooks, muscular guitar riffs, clanging percussion and surprisingly dark lyrics. The new album features adventurous turns on slide guitars, brassy trumpets and a glockenspiel, with sax and trombone accompaniment by Jon Natchez, whose stints with the War on Drugs, Beirut, Passion Pit and others have led NPR to call him "indie rock's most valuable sideman."
Guster started with two acoustic guitars and a pair of bongos and have since evolved and expanded their instrumentation, gaining a massive fan base that follows them to sold-out shows at New York's Radio City Music Hall and Nashville's Ryman Auditorium. The band's last release, 2010's 'Easy Wonderful,' earned their highest chart debut on the Billboard Top 200 and opened at #2 on iTunes. The album was praised by the Wall Street Journal for its "jangly, ebullient rock" and by USA Today for the "impeccable, infectious" songs that are "impossible not to feel," while Vanity Fair called it "feel-good" and Boston Globe hailed its "effervescent and thoughtful pop."1. Long Night
2. Endlessly
3. Doin' It By Myself
4. Lazy Love
5. Simple Machine
6. Expectation
7. Gangway
8. Kid Dreams
9. Never Coming Down
10. It Is Just What It Is
11. Farewell$26.99Vinyl LP - Sealed Buy Now
Swift Quick ViewREDD-ROY-6834xMarco Benevento
SwiftMarco Benevento is used to doing things for himself. Since launching his solo career six years ago, Benevento has co-founded the label that releases his music, The Royal Potato Family, and built the studio, Fred Short Sound, where he works whenever he's not on the road. He's written, arranged and played his largely instrumental anthems, leading a band from behind his customized piano and a tiny armada of drum-machines and sequencers, keyboards and pedals. But until Benevento set out to complete his fifth solo album, he'd never sung his own songs, a strange omission for music that's so often been lyrical. That changes-decisively, assuredly, triumphantly-on Swift, the boldest and most bracing album of Benevento's career.
Abetted by producer Richard Swift (Shins, Damien Jurado, Foxygen) and featuring Benevento's core touring band: Dave Drewitz on bass (Ween) and Andy Borger on drums (Tom Waits, Norah Jones), an ease and energy radiate throughout Swift, its nine tracks every bit as delightful and kinetic as the title suggests. Opener "At the Show" is a handclap invocation, the big-bottomed drums and fleet keyboard line motioning toward the dance floor. "Eye to Eye" moves with an indomitable swagger, while closer "Free Us All" prompts eyes-closed, mouths-open bliss. Even "No One is to Blame," the album's ostensible down-tempo drift, can't suppress the excitement of the new setting, the new singer or the new approach. Its climax offers arching catharsis, Benevento's multi-tracked harmonies curving like a rainbow. On "If I Get to See You At All," Dreiwitz's bass dances atop the track, his rich fuzz-tone affording the melody the feeling of a sinister carousel. And on "The Saint," he and Borger emerge as powerhouse, the viscous bass line rumbling over drums that slow and spring, stutter and stomp. A minute into the track, Benevento has to wait for just the perfect moment in which to slide his silvery piano.
An album of crisp, strange pop songs, sliced through with a wholly original approach to piano, electronics and songwriting, Swift is the singular artistic statement Benevento was destined to create at this point in his continually evolving body of work.1. At The Show
2. If I Get To See You At All
3. Witches Of Ulster
4. Eye To Eye
5. Coyote Hearing
6. One And One Is Two
7. The Saint
8. No One Is To Blame
9. Free Us All$18.99Vinyl LP - Sealed Buy Now
Moon Tides Quick ViewADAD-PAR-0719$15.99Buy Now
Moon TidesIt's a rare and beautiful thing when a band emerges fully formed, but it makes perfect sense in the case of guitarist Daniel Hindman and keyboardist Sarah Versprille's Pure Bathing Culture. Having backed folk rock revisionist Andy Cabic in Vetiver, the New Yorkers partnered up and moved West in 2011, settling in Portland, Oregon. Building off their past experiences as musical collaborators, in a short time the duo have created a sound that is undeniably their own: soaring synths, chiming keyboards, and shimmering electric guitars move in lockstep with bouncing drum machines. Sarah's crystalline voice floats on top of it all with divine purpose. It's a sound that looks back momentarily for inspiration -- Talk Talk, Prefab Sprout, Cocteau Twins -- but then fixes its gaze firmly on the present.
Further developing the sound of their acclaimed four song, self-titled 2012 EP, at the start of 2013 they set out to record Moon Tides, their first full length album. Again, they chose to work with producer Richard Swift at his National Freedom studio in rural Cottage Grove, Oregon. Throughout 2012 Swift had called on the duo to help him with other studio projects (Versprille sings on Foxygen's latest LP and Hindman adds his sprawling guitar work to Damien Jurado's excellent Marqopa) which only helped to cement the threesome's musical partnership. For Moon Tides they continued where the previous EP left off, bolstered by Swift's belief in the duo's artistic vision and their unique sound, "From very early on, Richard was the person telling us that what we were hearing and wanting to do musically (which at times could feel a little strange or embarrassing to us) was ok and valid and that we should pursue it."
Like the earlier sessions for the EP, they worked quickly in the studio and improvised parts around the basic song structures that they'd carefully composed up in Portland. Dan explains, "Pretty much all tracks (vocals and instruments) are all first or very early takes. Richard is kind of a stickler about this and I actually don't go in with a clean, pristine idea of what I'm going to play on guitar or any other instrument for that matter, so there's actually a lot of improvisation as far as performances in the studio go." The results, like the earlier EP, are astounding: the arrangements feel fresh and imaginative, the melodies are unforgettable and the finished songs, most importantly, feel intensely human and deeply spiritual.
It's this compassion and warmth in Pure Bathing Culture that set them apart. The music is uplifting. It invites self-reflection. It never feels alienating. This, confirms the band, is no accident: "Concepts of spirituality, self actualization, mysticism, new age symbolism and pretty much anything that has to do with humans making sense of why we're all here are all deep, deep muses for us." To that point, even the album title Moon Tides alludes to self-discovery: "We are deeply inspired by the relationship between the moon and the tides. Particularly in the sense that the tides and the ocean are comprised of water and the element water is often associated with human emotion." While these heady themes can be difficult to explore in a pop song, Pure Bathing Culture makes it feel effortless. "Pendulum" is a perfect mid-tempo album opener that pulses and shines. Other standout tracks from the album -- "Dream The Dare", "Twins", "Scotty" and "Golden Girl" -- are slices of reverb-drenched, soulful, danceable electro-pop, that musically and lyrically tap into an introspective worship of the natural and psychic mysteries that surround us. Pure Bathing Culture's debut album Moon Tides is optimistic modern music for souls who seek to explore the infinite.1. Pendulum
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Thanks to everyone for all of the feedback and suggestions after my post on fabric formed concrete a couple of weeks ago. A bunch of extremely interesting projects came my way, one in particular was the Casa La Moraleja by Miguel Fisac, a Spanish Architect who practiced for most of the 20th century.
Fisac is credited with being one of the first to implement hollow, post-tensioned concrete beams. In 1960, Fisac used his "bones" on the Centro de Estudios Hidrograficos, a facility for the Spanish Ministry of the Environment, spanning an area 88 meters by 22 meters… which is absolutely huge.
Fisac went on to experiment with concrete's more formal qualities, using fabric forms on the Casa La Moraleja, creating parabolic board formed surfaces on Laboratorios Jorba, and textured reusable formwork on Teatro Municipal. His work is absolutely exquisite, check more out at the links below. Depending on your level of fluency with Spanish, you may be giving google translate a little bit of a workout…
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Fabric Formed Concrete
I've been doing some research into fabric formed concrete recently, and I'm pretty amazed with the concept. In conventional concrete construction, the form work is usually at least 50% of the cost and the vast majority of the time. You end up with elaborate systems of plywood and wood studs that are completely temporary and discarded afterwards. While fabric forms do need some wooden forms, the concrete is poured into a fabric sleeve that is sandwiched between two pieces of plywood. The profile of the piece is cut out of the plywood, and the fabric bulges to create supple, organic shapes.
I've found two amazing resources for fabric formed concrete research: the University of Manitoba's C.A.S.T. (The Centre for Architecture Structures and Technology) and the website of TU Delft's Arno Pronk.
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Should Lack of Goals be Cause for Concern for Wenger and Arsenal?1
A shortage of goals is not something commonly associated with Arsenal teams past and present, especially during the Wenger era. The majority of Wenger sides have enjoyed goals aplenty, and Arsenal have consistently finished around third in the goal tallies over the past three seasons (twice third, once fourth).
Out of the past three seasons, The Gunners' most fruitful in front of goal was the year 2012/2013 in which the back of the net was found 72 times in the Barclays Premier League alone. On face value, this seems like a tidy return for any side worth it's salt, however, the 14 goal disparity between the Gunners and eventual winners Manchester United may explain why Arsenal were unable to finish above a familiar fourth place that year.
Arsenal have failed to score more than 80 goals in a single year since the 2009/2010 season in which The Gunners finished second to Chelsea – who blitzed the all time record with an incredible 103 Premier League goals. Does the total number of goals scored by a team carry much weight in terms of deciding their final league position? I am inclined to believe so.
Arsenal currently find themselves three games into the 2015/2016 season with only one goal to show for their efforts. Despite the fact that it is very early in the season, an inability to put the ball in the back of the net in the opening three matches has been glaringly obvious and has undoubtably cost The Gunners points. With a scarcity of options up front thanks to the absence of Danny Welbeck and the ruthless inefficiency of Olivier Giroud, this season will see a heavy reliance on goals from midfield unless another striker is signed to share the load up front. One of the key concerns that many Arsenal fans have, is where exactly those goals are going to come from? Aaron Ramsey is likely to chip in with possibly 10 in the league but aside from the Welshman, and potentially Santi Cazorla (who will likely find himself with fewer scoring opportunities due to his new deeper role), it is difficult to name a midfielder you would bet your house on to come up trumps over the course of a long season.
In the modern game goals equate to success. One of the most telling statistics that epitomises this theory entirely is the fact that five of the last six Premier League Champions have also ended the season as top scorers for the division. Only the Chelsea side of the 2014/2015 season bucked the trend of the last six years after managing to bring home the title despite scoring ten goals fewer than their closest rivals Manchester City.
The underlying point I am trying to make it that if Arsenal are serious about challenging for the title again, Wenger and Co will need to commit to bringing in a player that is capable of chipping in with a consistent number of goals from attack or midfield. Chelsea are a prime example of adding players that contribute goals quickly and effectively, after suffering a terrible start to the league with one point from an available 6, Jose Mourinho stumped up £21m for a proven goalscorer in Pedro. His impact was immediately noticeable last weekend when he contributed a goal and assist on his debut against West Brom.
Identifying deficiencies and providing a solution quickly seems to be one of Wenger's primary downfalls in the transfer market, if a striker or goalscoring midfielder is not added to the Arsenal squad by the time the transfer window slams shut next week, Arsenal could be set up for another underwhelming, low scoring season in the league. It's no coincidence that the last time Arsenal ended the season as top scorers, they also triumphed as Premier League Champions.
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Is Wet Dog Food the Right Dog Food for My Dog?
With so many dog food choices available, it can be hard to tell which type is the best dog food for your pet—wet or dry? For example, Purina® Beneful® has plenty of options for both wet dog food and dry dog food. Let's take a closer look at the differences and benefits of each type of food.
Wet Dog Food
Wet dog food is a great choice for dogs for a number of reasons. First of all—the taste! For example, Beneful Prepared Meals™ and Chopped Blends™ offer a wide assortment of enticing, tender blends with real ingredients you can see.
Wet food is often the best choice for dogs that are simply picky eaters—they will find it hard to resist. The soft texture is also great for older dogs and dogs that may have trouble chewing.
Dry Dog Food
Dry dog food has benefits for your pet—and for you! A benefit often associated with feeding a dry food is cost. Typically dry dog food is seen as a more economical option when compared to canned or wet dog food. A dry food can be a great choice for dog breeds with big appetites.
Dry food is also very convenient. It does not need to be refrigerated after it is opened, making it a great option when you are traveling with your pet. It is also easy to scoop and measure for accurate portion control.
In addition to providing a satisfying crunch for dogs, the crunchy texture of dry kibble helps clean teeth and freshen breath.
So, What's The Best Food For Your Dog?
Unless your pet has special circumstances or your veterinarian has specifically recommended a certain texture for your dog, then the choice is really up to you—and your buddy! One of the many great things about Beneful dog food is that there are so many varieties and textures available to always keep it interesting!
If you really can't decide, a feeding method called "topping" is also an option—topping dry kibble with wet dog food for the best of both worlds. You can do this with any Beneful wet variety. Beneful® Medleys are especially ideal for mixing with dry dog food. Follow the mixing directions on wet dog food labels.
No matter what food you feel is the best for your dog, Beneful has plenty of dry dog food and wet dog food choices available, as well as great feeding recommendations and other tips.
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Jake Arrieta Had a Dominant First Half
Although he was not named an All-Star this year (because he pitched on Sunday, he would have been ineligible to pitch in the game anyway, but still), Jake Arrieta sure pitched like one in the first half of the season.
He capped off another dominant run for the Cubs with a two-hit, no-walk complete game against the White Sox, striking out nine. It was just your typical filthy Arrieta outing, complete with a home run of his own on an 0-2 pitch.
Check out the highlights:
In the 9th inning, Arrieta struck out the side. Dude is silly good.
For the first half, Arrieta's numbers stack up thusly:
- 121.2 innings over 18 starts, including two complete games.
- 123 strikeouts against just 25 walks. His 26.1% strikeout rate is down slightly from 2014 (27.2%), but his 5.3% walk rate is way down from 2014 (6.7%).
- Arrieta's 2.66 ERA is 14th best in baseball.
- Arrieta's 2.60 FIP is 5th best in baseball.
- Arrieta's 2.72 xFIP is 7th best in baseball.
- Arrieta's 3.4 WAR is 5th most among pitchers, 18th most among all players.


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At our company, we have utilized the apprenticeship scheme and have a 95% success rate with all our apprentices. We invite anyone who want a future in this sector to contact us and hopefully, come aboard! We are absolutely delighted about what Mohammed has done for us so far and we hope for many successful years to come.


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How does the online counselling service work?
To get started, you must call Shift Psychological, to book your online counselling service with a therapist. You will then receive a link to your email confirmation and click the link to confirm your appointment for counselling online.
Shift Psychological's online counselling service is the result of technological advancement marrying therapeutic innovation. All therapy is provided by psychologists located in Edmonton and Calgary, Alberta and registered with the College of Alberta Psychologists. We use superior-quality, HIPAA-compliant video conferencing to connect with you on your existing computer, laptop, iPad, or iPhone for counselling online. What does all this mean?! It means we take enough care to know that Skype sessions aren't secure enough for the delicate information dredged up in therapy and that a whole-room view of your psychologist makes the experience feel more authentic than staring at a floating head. So, no matter where you are located in Alberta, with 1080p widescreen resolution, you'll feel like our Shift psychologist is right in the room with you.
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Shift Teletherapy works with Windows computers, Macs (Mac OS 10.6 "Snow Leopard" or later), iPads, and iPhones. Android phones are now supported and VSee can be downloaded from Google Play. The Newer Galaxy Android Phones or one with similar technical specifications are optimum.
In order to use Shift Teletherapy, the VSee program needs to be installed (you should install the VSee program, but do not create a VSee account!) If it is not installed, or you're not sure, please click here.
The speed of your network is critical to effective online counselling service. The faster your network is, the fewer chances there will be a break in therapy due to technical issues and the more immersive the sessions will be from both sides.
If your network upload speeds are poor (less than 1 Mbps download or upload), you should contact your local cable company or phone company to see if a faster internet connection is available in your area.
When you're in a video Session, you can:
- Chat privately and securely with your therapist
- Your therapist can share their screen, and annotate or draw on the share in multiple colors
- Your therapist can send files by dragging and dropping them from their desktop onto your video tiles
iPad Air, iPad 4, iPad 3, iPad Mini
The iPad is a solid choice, as it can avoid the need to purchase and configure additional videoconferencing hardware. The iPad 3 and 4 and iPad Mini are solid choices for Teletherapy, as they both feature HD FaceTime cameras, 4G LTE support, good quality built-in microphones and speakers, and strong processors.
Original iPad
The Original iPad lacks a front-facing camera, and therefore cannot be used for Teletherapy.
iPhone 6, 7+
For a video call with reasonable quality, an iPhone 5 is the minimum we recommend. The iPhone 5s is clearly preferable to the 5c, as it sports a more powerful processor.
Android Phones
Android phones are now supported and VSee can be downloaded from Google Play. The Newer Galaxy Android Phones or one with similar technical specifications are optimum.
VSee Application
In order to use Shift Teletherapy, the VSee application needs to be installed on your device from the Apple store (you should install the VSee program, but do not create a VSee account!)
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Arizona arts community members -- including administrators, educators, artists, and supporters -- come together every year for a day dedicated to promoting the impact of arts in the state.
This year, the Arizona Arts Congress is slated to take over the Arizona State Capitol Building on Monday February 4 with a full day of workshops, information sessions, and opportunities to rub-elbows and harass state legislators about current projects and initiatives on your agenda.
See also: - Arizona Commission on the Arts Kicks Off Poet Laureate Nomination Process - Nominate Arizona Creatives for the 2013 Governor's Arts Awards
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The event is open to the public and individual meetings with state legislators can be scheduled from 9:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. From 10 a.m. to noon, local arts administrators will lead arts policy workshops including "An Insiders' Look at the State Legislature" by Former State Rep. Jennifer Burns and Former State Sen. Tim Bee, and "Arizona Commission on the Arts Grants Information Session" with info about current grants and funding.
From 1 to 2 p.m., attendees will have the opportunity to visit the State Senate and House galleries, attend policy workshops, and present ideas to the Legislature.
Registration is $25 per person. Check in begins at 9 a.m. and lunch boxes will be available at 11 a.m.. Registration includes, training, meeting materials, coffee, snacks, lunch and bottled water.
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The Last Starfighter 1984 1080p Movie Download hd popcorns
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Alex Rogan lives in a trailer court where his mom is supervisor and everybody resemble a major more distant family. He beats the Starfighter computer game to the commendation of everybody in the court and soon thereafter discovers he has been turned down for an understudy credit for school. Discouraged, he meets Centauri, who presents himself as a man from the organization that made the diversion, before Alex truly recognizes what is going on he is on the ride of his life in an "auto" flying through space. Taken the abilities he appeared on the computer game into genuine battle to shield the universe from an intrusion. Alex gets similarly as the Starfighter base before he truly understood that he was recruited and demands to be taken back home. When he gets back home, he finds a Zando-Zan (outsider abundance seeker) is stalking him. Not able to go home and live, Alex comes back to the Starfighter base to discover all the pilots have been slaughtered and he is the system s just opportunity to be spared from intrusion. To overcome the trespassers, who are …


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The Atlantic Reviews the Challenges of Crossing the US-Mexico Border
Thousands of people in the El Paso-Ciudad Juarez region live a binational existence. It's not easy.
Don't miss the related video at the end of the article where LA artist, Ramiro Gomez, explains his interest in painting..."immigrants who shape and maintain Southern California luxury." Click here to see more.


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From illnesses and injuries to family crises and behavioral challenges, some students simply have a harder time attending school on a regular basis than their peers. Students who are chronically absent are seven times more likely1 to leave school without a diploma than their peers.
School leaders across the country know they are in dire need of a greater range of alternative programs to meet the needs of this tremendously at-risk student population, but the expertise, time and costs of implementation can be barriers for even the most progressive districts.
Hundreds of communities across the nation, though, have successfully deployed Graduation Alliance's cost-effective, scalable alternatives for keeping at-risk students enrolled, active and on track for graduation, even when campus attendance is not an option.
Graduation Alliance's Alternative Programming solutions deliver more than 200 core and elective courses and are designed to serve any number of students — growing or contracting in real-time in response to district needs. Additional benefits include:
From remedial curriculum — designed to meet students where they are — to niche-interest classes — intended to stoke creative passion — alternative coursework helps keep students engaged and inspired. Graduation Alliance allows districts to provide that engagement without taking resources from other, equally important educational endeavors.
There are a thousand reasons a student might disengage with their education. But every re-engagement starts with the same action - speaking to the student about their desire to come back.
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The doe's blood melted and burned the earth. The smell of old rot poured into the forest. The ground collapsed, pulling the saplings and ferns down into the underworld, and Sal and her company stepped back. A single segmented leg, infinitely thin and long, crept out from the hole. First one, then another.
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At the February 2006 ACTEBA Executive Committee Meeting a proposal for implementation of a perpetual Sports Person of the Year award was passed.
The creation of this award was in recognition and honour of Richard Taliaferro, member of the ACTEBA Crackpots team. Richard was a consistently gracious sports person in his attitude toward his 8 ball team mates, associates and opponents alike. He was considered a true gentleman and will be sincerely missed by all who knew him.
The purpose of this award is to perpetually recognise and congratulate ACTEBA members for consistent displays of outstanding sportsmanship.
Award Selection Process
Within an appropriate time frame prior to the ACTEBA Presentation Night the Vice President (or other Core Executive Committee member) shall announce/publicise a request for nominations for the Award, the date nominations will close and the date voting will cease.
This information will be displayed on the official ACTEBA website.
During the nomination period, any current ACTEBA member (or if between seasons any member of the last completed season) may nominate any member that they believe to have consistently displayed outstanding sportsmanship over a period of at least the previous two full consecutive seasons. Note that previous winners are not eligible to be nominated – the intent of the award is that it be passed on to a new winner every year.
A nomination will count as one vote to the nominee.
Nominees will be listed on the ACTEBA website.
Any member may register one vote only for any one nominee by informing the ACTEBA webmaster.
The webmaster will keep all votes confidential and will inform only the coordinator (Vice President or other Core Executive) of the outcome once voting has ceased.
The nominee achieving the highest number of votes will be announced at Presentation Night, and will be presented with a memorial keepsake and a perpetual trophy (silver plate) engraved with their name and the relevant year of play.
The perpetual trophy is to be kept by the winner until its return is requested by the Vice President (or Core Executive) prior to the following Presentation night.
2006: Sid Scott
2007: Max Ryan
2008: Greg Murphy
2009: Tolly Auvaa
2010: Steve Phillips
2011: Alison Murphy
2012: Dean Welsh
2013: Matt Wilson
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If you suspect you have asbestos on site, then a sample needs to be taken. This can be done one of two ways:
- We will send an experienced asbestos surveyor to your site to take the required samples of the suspected asbestos containing materials (ACM) using the correct and safe methods. We will always leave the sample point in a safe, sealed condition once the sampling is completed. This is the most preferred option. This is the safest and most practical way of completing this task.
- You could bring a suspected asbestos sample to our office directly where we will then ensure it is safely transported to the laboratory.
How Asbestos Sampling & Testing Works
Once we have the suspect asbestos sample it will be sent to a UKAS accredited laboratory for testing. This process allows the laboratory to break down the product in a controlled environment to determine which type of asbestos – if any – are present within the material. They will determine whether it is: amosite (brown asbestos), chrysotile (white asbestos) or crocidolite (blue asbestos).
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Let the luck of the Irish be yours every day! Cotton yarn is hand-wrapped to create this cute ornament four leaf clover ornament that is handmade in Colombia.
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Tokyo Cherry Blossom Season
Tis the Hanami (Cherry Blossom) season in Japan right now. Managed to grab a few hours take in the view before I head for Europe.
Was much warmer during this season in previous years but this year has been very odd indeed. There were many days where it was warm in the morning and then freezing by late afternoon.
Usually we would spend a warm afternoon sitting on a mat under the trees but this year (also due to lack of time) we just grabbed a bento and then walked around our local park.
Any Cherry Blossoms in your neck of the woods? I was surprised to see some in Seattle and Vancouver when I was over many moons ago.
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Date(s) - 25/05/201611:30 am - 12:30 pm
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Wednesday 25/5/16 11:30, CS, TAUB 337
Host: Mark Silberstein
Imperfection is Beautiful and Efficient: Approximate Computing from Language to Hardware, and Beyond
A significant proportion of computer system resources are devoted to applications that can inherently tolerate inaccuracies in their data, execution and communication. Hence, "approximate computing" is promising for performance and energy efficiency. However, taking advantage of approximate computing needs: language support to specify where and how to apply approximation; analysis and mechanisms that ensure good output quality; and hardware/system support that take advantage of approximation.
In this talk I will describe our effort on co-designing language, hardware and system support to take advantage of approximate computing across the system stack (compute, storage and communication) in a safe and efficient way. I will end with some thoughts on how effective approximate computing techniques can not only improve comp uter systems in the short and medium term but can also enable the use of new substrates and applications.
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SALISBURY, MD---Best-selling author, nationally-syndicated talk show host and self-proscribed progressive agitator Jim Hightower is the keynote speaker for the Salisbury State University conference, "Chesapeake Bay in the 21st Century," held on campus October 16-21.
Hightower, frequently called "American's most popular Populist" and author of There's Nothing in the Middle of the Road But Yellow Stripes and Dead Armadillos, gives his presentation on Thursday, October 19, at 8 p.m. in SSU's Holloway Hall Auditorium. Admission to all conference lectures and presentations, including Hightower's talk, are free and open to the public.
In his most recent book, If the Gods Had Meant Us to Vote They Would Have Given Us Candidates: More Political Subversion from Jim Hightower, the former Texas agriculture commissioner uses his disarmingly folksy charm to skewer George W. Bush, Al Gore, America's moneyed interests, the presidential selection process, corporate greed, the corruption of the political process by big money, the wage gap, globalization and much more.
Hightower has earned the enmity of the Powers That Be because he stands so forcefully for the Powers That Ought To Be--the workaday majority of Americans. With two nationally syndicated radio shows, including his famous "Hightower Radio" live from the "Chat & Chew," he gets the attention of grassroots Americans.
A progressive who is unafraid to speak out on the airwaves or anywhere else, Hightower also speaks his mind with a hearty dose of humor and anti-establishment fun. Hightower believes that the power and passion of America's working class and poor folks must be tapped if the country is ever to move from greed to greatness.
Moving to Washington in the late 1960s, Hightower worked for the Congressional Research Service, served as a legislative aide to U.S. Senator Ralph Yarborough and founded a watchdog group to battle against the corporatization of farms and food. In 1976, Hightower returned to his home state to serve as editor of the biweekly newsmagazine, The Texas Observer. He then spent a decade in the boiling cauldron of Texas elective politics, including winning two adventurous terms as Texas agriculture commission (1983-1991), becoming a national leader for family farmers, sustainable agriculture, farm workers and pure food.
For more information about Hightower's presentation, please call the SSU Public Relations Office at 410-543-6030. For details about the conference, please Dr. Jack Wennersten at 410-548-5395.
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So I am a bit behind on my blogging because I have been so tremendously busy with sessions and editing. So I am going to hop back a little to my session with two-year-old Carter and his mommy, Kelley.
A few years ago, when I was still in the HR and business arena, I met Kelley's husband when he began working in my department. I met Kelley a few times throughout my two years at the organization, but it was not until recently that we connected again. Kelley is a fitness instructor, studio owner, and Beachbody Coach. I have followed her personal journey through social media as she has lost 30lbs and built a business of her own, all while being a stay-at-home mom. It is inspiring to watch other moms following their dreams. If you want to learn more about Kelley and her journey, you can visit her blog here.
Like so many moms I know, Kelley had very few photos of just her and her son, Carter. We met at Codorus State Park in June for Carter's two-year session, which turned into a "Mommy and Me".
Meet Carter! A super happy, go-with-the-flow, kind of kid. He was happy to show his teeth for the camera!
I love allowing young kids to just explore and play during their sessions. It really helps to bring out their unique personality, and takes the pressure off of them to perform for the camera.
Incorporating the Mommy and Me was perfect since our session was right before Father's Day. Kelley used the photos to surprise her husband!
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What comes after Ring Mountain Day School?
Students from RMDS attend challenging and competitive public and independent high schools in the Bay Area and throughout California.
Every fall, we welcome back our recently graduated students to talk to the current eighth grade about high school and the transition process. They tell us and their eighth grade friends that RMDS's small classes, personal connections with teachers, and discussion-based learning gives them an advantage over students coming from larger schools.
Our alumni are unafraid to ask questions and reach out to teachers. The social and emotional skills they've learned at RMDS help them to connect easily with new classmates. Our students arrive at high school with a strong grasp on study skills, time management, and self-advocacy. They're ready for the challenging classes that prepare them for success in college and beyond.
RMDS students have been accepted to the following independent high schools. Students in the classes of 2015, 2016 and 2017 matriculated at schools listed in italics.
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Besant Hill School (CA)
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Brewster Academy (NH)
Convent of the Sacred Heart
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The Dunn School (CA)
Hawaii Preparatory Academy
International School of Mexico City
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Marin Academy
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San Domenico High School
San Francisco School of the Arts
San Francisco University High School
Sierra Lutheran High School (NV)
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The next municipal election will be: OCTOBER 24, 2018
Previous Election Results
Who is eligible to vote?
- You must be a Canadian Citizen
- You must be at least 18 years old on the Election Day (October 24th, 2018)
- You must be a resident of the municipality for at least 6 months before the Election Day OR
- You must be a registered owner of land in the municipality on Election Day and have been so for at least the six (6) months before Election Day.
Voting Location:
Election stations will be placed throughout your municipality on the Election Day. Please contact your local Municipal office or Senior Election Official for voting locations in your area.
Advance Voting:
If you are unable to vote on Election Day, each municipality will allow an opportunity for advanced voting prior to Election Day. Please contact your local municipal office for the election locations and dates.
Mailed Ballots:
You may vote by sealed envelope if:
- You are unable to go in person to a voting station due to a disability
- You are providing care to a person who is unable to leave home, OR
- You expect, on the advance polling day and the Election Day to be absent from your municipality.
What if I have trouble reading?
If you have difficulty reading, you may ask the voting official to allow another person to come with you to the voting booth to help mark your ballot.
Can I vote if I am in the hospital or other health care facility?
Yes, on Election Day there will be a mobile voting station to serve eligible voters who are patients or residents of a health care facility within the municipality.
Can I vote if my name is not on the voters list?
Provided that you are an eligible voter, you may still vote if your name is not on the voters list. You must provide the elections officer with the following identification:
- An official document issued by a federal, provincial or municipal government that contains your name, address and photograph; OR
- At least two other documents that provide evidence of your identity which are satisfactory to the election official.
Thinking of running for Council?
Residents will have the opportunity to vote for a Mayor and six Councillors. If you are thinking of running for Council – here are some crucial pieces of information to help you make your decision.
To become a candidate, you must:
- be at least 18 years of age on election day
- be a Canadian citizen
- have lived in Morden for the six months preceding election day
- have not been disqualified from running under The Municipal Act, or any other Act
You are not qualified to run if you:
- are an employee, other than the City Manager of the City of Morden (unless you are granted a leave of absence)
- are a judge of the Court of Queen's Bench or the Court of Appeal
- are a provincial judge or justice of the peace
- are a member of the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba, the Canadian Senate, or House of Commons of Canada
- are a sitting member or are nominated for office in another municipality or school division
- have been disqualified from running under The Municipal Act or any other Act
Nomination of Candidates:
- Nomination forms will be available at Morden Civic Centre at the beginning of August in the year of the election.
- Nominations require at least 25 signatures from local residents who are eligible to vote in the Morden municipal election.
- Completed nomination forms must be submitted, in person, at Morden Civic Centre. The dates for acceptance of these forms will be outlined in the local paper nearer to the date of the election.
Campaign Duration:
A resident cannot be considered a candidate of the election until the City of Morden office has accepted the nomination form by the dates specified in The Municipal Councils and School Boards Election Act.
Rules about Campaign Expenses:
There are new rules to follow with regard to campaign expenses. Full reporting is required after the election so it is a good idea to know the facts. All the details can be found in By-Law 6-2018. Example: The limit to campaign expenses that may be incurred by registered candidates shall be
(a) for head of council, $10,000; and
(b) for councillor, $2,500.
Click here to read the full By-Law 6-2018 for Campaign Expenses and Contributions.
How long is the term?
The Mayor and Councillors serve four-year terms.
The 2014 council remains in place until the fourth Monday of October, 2018.
Time Commitments & Council:
The demands on time is substantial. Municipal council is required to attend
- regular meetings of Council
- meetings of any committees, boards and agencies to which they are appointed as representative
- conferences, conventions, seminars and workshops
- social and other events promoting Morden
Elected representatives must review hundreds of pages of reports prior to monthly meetings, meet regularily with the City Manager, and be available for address by local residents.
Roles of Elected Representatives:
Members of Council
- have an opportunity to significantly influence Morden's future. This opportunity will depend on the ideas and visions that the majority of Council is resolved to commit to. All Council decisions are made at meetings open to the public.
- do not have the opportunity to commit the City to expenditures, nor personally be able to direct the activities of City employees. Any promises candidates make during a campaign that involves these things can only be carried out if the majority of Council passes a resolution to do so.
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I dressed up as Harold for my school's Literacy Character Day and fall festival this year. Part of my costume was this giant working crayon that I had so much fun making. So, I decided to share it here. Don't know who Harold is? Watch the movie.
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We've all seen the TV commercials and magazine ads showcasing a beautiful box of wholesome foods bundled together with corresponding recipes, delivered right to your door. It's called Blue Apron and I recently had the opportunity to try this innovative meal subscription service.
Each box contains farm-fresh produce, meats, starches, and miscellaneous items (spices, vinegar, etc.) that are called "Knick Knacks." Menus can be customized based on dietary preferences, with options for meat eaters and veggies (obviously, I didn't want any pork chops, so it was wonderful to select only beef, chicken, or fish for my meals).
As I write this, the weekly offerings for 3/13 include Smoky Seared Cod with Roasted Potatoes and Dates, Mushroom and Goat Cheese Quiches, Verjus-Braised Chicken with Spinach and Mashed Potatoes, and many more mouth-watering delights.
Two types of plans are available: The 2-person plan (3 recipes per week for 2 people) and the Family Plan (4 recipes per week for 4 people). We sampled the 2-person. The cost is similar to a takeout meal, roughly $9.99 per serving.
Here's what I loved:
Fed Ex dropped the Blue Apron box off on a freezing cold, windy, rainy evening. Not having to venture outside in such crummy weather when we were already hungry and tired was a blessing!
Impeccable Quality:
I was curious to see how many spoiled items would be included after sitting in transit. I'm happy to report everything single item was individually packaged and perfectly ripe—nothing wilted, rotten, or discolored in any way.
The meat, too, was fresh, not frozen, and well-chilled, as the box comes packed in a layered, insulated system (ice pack, meat, divider, veggies, and "Knick Knacks" on top). There was a lot of packaging after unboxing, but Blue Apron offers a free recycling program for those who are interested.
Recipe Cards:
The full size cards offer step-by-step instructions with accompanying pictures that can be prepared in 40 minutes or less. The most basic cooks—even "Can't Boil Water" types—will find them simple to follow. A bonus instruction card, on how to roast garlic, was also included.
Even though I've been cooking for decades, I liked reading the cards, same as I enjoy reading cookbooks. Different recipes/techniques inspire me to try new things I might otherwise overlook.
Recipes change weekly, with no repeats throughout the year, which is a fantastic bonus if you plan to subscribe long-term.
There was only one thing about Blue Apron that I didn't like and that was the portion size. We are a family of big eaters, especially my husband. He remarked that he could've eaten the entire box by himself and still been hungry (no joke, that man is a bottomless pit!). Because selections are meant to be only 500-800 calories each, these meals are better for smaller appetites and/or dieters. Or you could just eat two recipes in one night, like we did.
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Must Have Monday: Chic and Casual Red Carpet Style for Moms!
Last week my husband and I were invited to a fun event hosted by People Magazine and Revolve celebrating one of my must haves: denim! The People StyleWatch Denim Event presented by Revolve at The Line Hotel celebrated all that is chic and fabulous in the world of denim this fall. From jeans, to dresses, jumpsuits to jackets, denim was on high praise and high alert that evening.
As a mom, I am always looking for ways to dress up the casual wear. I love denim so much because it is completely versatile while as the same time comfortable and attainable for everyday (or night) wear. Comfort is key, especially when you are a mom...but us moms still want to look and feel fresh and fashionable, right? I know I have discussed in detail here my love for denim, so I was excited to be able to funk it up a bit for this event. Read/click below for my outfit details as well as other looks that I loved.
I opted for Paige Verdugo skinny jeans in the wax black color as I love their fit and the rips in the jeans. To add some color, I wore this fabulous Rebecca Minkoff Arelia Blazer and finished it off with Sam Edelman Pompei Mesh sandals in a Maroon color. For accessories, I paired my Baublebar Space Marquis drop earrings with a Cross My Heart body chain, Menbur leopard clutch (I loved the idea of the animal print mixed with the floral print of the blazer), Plum Velour plum lip from Revlon and a messy fishtail braid that I got done at my fabulous salon, 901 Salon. This outfit was super comfy and I highly recommend something like this for moms who are looking to glam it up for a date night or event.
Here are some pics of other fashions I loved that evening. I love the mix of colors, fabrics and prints that everyone used. Some of these I could never pull off as a mom who is 30 (haha) but others I will totally try to replicate! Which ones are your favorite?


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The wife and I just got hitched in Vancouver and we headed down to Seattle for a "mini-moon". Seattle has a wealth of places to eat, so naturally we tapped our foodie friends for suggestions and ended up at Café Juanita for our first dinner. The kitchen is run by Iron Chef winner Chef Holly Smith and has recently been revamped to match her vision. The menu is centred around Northern Italian cuisine and take a modern look at some traditional dishes.
What you need to know:
- If you only get one dish, get the gnocchi alla romana with lamb sugo
- If you get two dishes, the foie gras is superb
- Portions are large particularly for a fine dining restaurant
- Prices are on the high end but reasonable for the quality of food
- Staff our very friendly and knowledgeable – our waitress was very "Meryl Streep as Julia Child"-esque
Food: ★★★★☆ Service: ★★★★☆ Atmosphere: ★★★☆☆ Value: ★★★☆☆ Overall: ★★★★☆
Meeting friends?
Or early for dinner? There didn't seem to be much in the way of a bar area so I'd suggest going somewhere else to chill out. There is a bar called Juanita down the road (not related as far as I can tell, the area is called Juanita hence the use of the name) but it's pretty standard in terms of what you can get.
There is a decent wine bar a few minutes away called Brix which offers a wine list of around 20-30 bottles and also serves up tasting flights. We tried a tasting flight (3 generous pours for $14) and a cheese board which definitely hit the spot.
What to eat?
This is actually a fairly tricky decision as there were a number of items on the menu that sounded delicious. We knew that the foie gras was something we'd definitely try given YGO's claim that it was the best he's ever had (and that man knows his foie). After that, we opted for the risotto nero (squid ink risotto) with octopus and the absolutely brilliant gnocchi alla romana. For our meat course, I chose the seared venison while the wife went with the restaurant's signature rabbit.
First though, the bread. You get a number of different breads and crackers served with a shallow dish of olive oil. The bread is fantastic and there is a serious risk of stuffing yourself senseless on it although the accompanying olive oil is very grassy and harder to eat in any noticeable quantity. But I chowed down on the bread without any accompaniments – it's that tasty.
The foie gras lived up to the hype and was the best I've had to date. It's seared with a glaze of autumn fruits which adds some necessary sweetness tempered with thyme while the candied ginger brings a warming heat. The cacao nibs added another layer of texture but felt largely irrelevant to the dish. I'd come back here again for the foie in a heartbeat (although too much of it may limit how many heart beats I'd have life) so props to YGO for that recommendation.
Onto our pasta course. As you may have guessed, the gnocchi alla romana stole my heart (or rather my stomach). I should note, this isn't the small gnocchi bits you're likely most used ot seeing, but rather in the Roman style which looks like a square of polenta. Each bite of the gnocchi was almost impossibly light with a rich cheesiness from the parmigiano-reggiano foam. The gnoochi sits of a bed of tender unctuous lamb which melts away in your mouth and the meaty sauce pairs brilliantly with the gnocchi. The wife and I may have fought a little bit over each bite but we learned to share, albeit a tad grudgingly.
Sadly, the risotto evoked the opposite reaction. While the rice was cooked well, the dish was overwhelmingly lemony and we could barely manage to choke done a couple of bites. The intense lemon-ness also washed out any taste of the octopus scampi which was quite disappointing. When we asked one of the staff, she told us that it was an intentional choice by the kitchen and not an issue with our plate. I'm all for taking a creative approach and I love bold flavours, but this one was a massive fail in my view given the dish was near inedible.
Finally, the meat! The venison tagliata (which mean seared slices, not a pasta) with smoked potato crema, roasted squash, and a sherry syrup was quite tasty although a bit smokier that I was expecting. The meat was served almost rare and had a great depth of flavour while the smoky crema largely managed to support rather than overshadow. The wife thought it was a tad too smoky so it's likely to be one of those marmite dishes where some will love it while others turn away.
The rabbit was perfectly decent but lacking any of the wow factor I was looking for in a signature dish. We enjoyed it and mopped up the sauce with yet more bread but I can't think of much more to say on the matter.
We also ordered a side of roasted cauliflower which was pretty awesome in its own right – definitely worth getting and it counts as healthy, right?
What about a drink?
Café Juanita offers a selection of aperitivi which is a drink paired with a bite of food. I went with a sparkling wine paired with parmigiano – the sparkling wine was an excellent palate cleanser and the chunks parmesan were massive. Luckily it's one of my favourite cheeses so I was a happy camper.
I also went with a local-ish red wine although unfortunately I can't recall the name. It was recommended by our waitress and it worked well with the food so that's a positive.
Worth the dosh?
I'm a bit torn on this point but I think yes, depending on what you ordered. It's not cheap, but if I were to go back and get the foie gras, gnocchi alla romana, and the venison, I'd be very happy with the value. On the other hand, if I had the nero risotto and rabbit then I'd feel a bit gypped.
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