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Hospitals in the country may be thrown into chaos if doctors in the country go ahead with their planned indefinite strike action.
Following the alleged refusal of the Federal Government to meet their demands, doctors under the umbrella body of the Nigerian Medical Association (NMA), the Association have decided to embark on an indefinite strike commencing from today.
The Association however noted that issuance of circular on their demands for restoration of sustainable sanity in patient care in Nigerian hospitals will end the strike.
They might also be joined in the strike by Medical and Dental Consultants Association of Nigeria, MDCAN, who had threatened to join the NMA strike should the government fail in addressing their issues.
NMA decision to embark on the strike to drive home their 24-point demands was reached at its Emergency Delegate Meeting at the weekend.
The association had earlier in June issued the Federal Government a 14-day ultimatum in an open letter to the Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF) dated 11th June, with the heading "Minimum End Point for Restoration of Sustainable Sanity in Patient Care in Nigerian Hospitals".
Announcing the strike action yesterday at a Press conference in Abuja, NMA President, Dr. Kayode Obembe explained that their gentle approach was taken for granted and hence are left with no other choice.
The Association however noted that issuance of circular on their demands for restoration of sustainable sanity in patient care in Nigerian hospitals will end the strike.
Dr. Obembe said, "The NMA is taking this painful route because our silence and gentle approach to these contending issues have been taken for granted.
"We have to take this action in order to save the health care delivery system from anarchy that is palpably imminent.
"We hereby appeal to all Nigerians for their understanding and to press on Government to meet with our demands to avoid the strike, which is scheduled to start on the 1st July.
Some of their demands are;
"One of our demands is increment of hazard allowance to at least N100,000. Presently the hazard allowance is N5000 and we see it as ridiculously low and insulting."
The body had earlier frowned against Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) circular directing doctors to get clearance on the importation of medical equipment from the Medical Laboratory Science Council of Nigeria (MLSCN), who had also at the weekend asked Nigerian NMA to go to court if they are not satisfied with the directive on importation of In -Vitro Diagnostics (IVDs) equipment.
Also, the headship of teaching hospitals and medical centers have been an issue between the doctors and other health workers who are clamoring for the post to be open to all those working within the sector, a position the doctors are not ready to compromise.


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Banana Chocolate Chip Muffins with Streusel Topping
It was time to make banana bread again. I purposely buy a cluster of bananas strictly to let them brown and then I make bread out of them. The bananas were ready, so today I got to baking. I usually make bread, but today I opted for muffins. The recipe I used is as follows:
Heat your oven to 350 degrees. Mix 3/4 c sugar, 3 large bananas, 3/4 c oil and 2 eggs in a bowl. Once blended add in 2 c flour, 1 tsp baking soda, 2 tsp vanilla and 1/2 tsp baking powder. Every time I make banana bread I play with new ideas of add-ins and toppings. Today I went with adding the classic chocolate chips. Add 1 c of chocolate chips ... or more! Mix well.
Fill your muffin pans with liners or oil well to prevent from sticking. Pour your batter into the tins and bake for 30 minutes.
I decided to add a bit more sweetness to this batch so I made a streusal topping.
In a small bowl I added 1/2 c brown sugar, 2 tbsp cinnamon and 1/4 c flour.
Once I stirred these ingredients together I used a pastry cutter to cut in 1/2 c of butter.
After my muffins had been baking for 20 minutes, I topped them with the streusal and placed them back in the oven to cook for the remaining 10 minutes- for a total of 30 minutes baking time.
Remove from the pans within a few minutes so that the butter from the streusal doesn't over saturate your muffins.
I had a little batter leftover so I made bite size mini muffins for the boys to enjoy as a snack later in the day. These are a great option for a healthy snack since they are made with oil instead of butter and the chocolate chips satisfy the sweet tooth craving too!


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When a government try's to keep a promise it could not keep something has to give ,
Thousands of people a year are having to wait outside accident and emergency departments because trusts will not let them in until they can treat them within four hours, in line with a Labour pledge.
The complaints of people being forced to wait in the halls led to the new assurances, but no real changes were made so now people are waiting outside.
Figures obtained by the Liberal Democrats show that last year 43,576 patients waited longer than one hour before being let into emergency units.
This is a natural outcome when government makes a promise others are forced to keep. Remember that come November.


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Chapter 7: Coda
Old Italy, Western Sicily
The sun was shining.
It was the first thing the guardians and refugees noticed. The sun cast its warmth as if it was a normal summer afternoon. No rain. No clouds. No wind.
The second thing they all noticed was that they were lying upon the faint remains of the chapel. A ring of splinters and sticks was all that was left of the quaint structure. A crater existed where walls once stood, and the only thing in the crater were people.
The guardians were the first to wake up. Vatyr scouted the shoreline while Telemica saw to the surprisingly intact refugees. Some died in the battle and many were hurt, but whatever ended the conflict didn't seem to cause any additional injuries.
Solas walked inland towards a cliff overlooking the beach. There he found the little girl, wrapped in a blanket. As she stared out over the water with trepidation written on her face, Solas began putting the pieces together.
She turned to him, her elvish Awoken features glowing faintly under the blanket. A tear finding its way down her cheek. "I don't understand. I don't understand any of it. Matriarch Hera just insisted on keeping me safe. Always safe. She would have died for me, sacrificed the others for me."
Solas saw the hand cannon on the ground next to her, its barrel pealed back like a banana all the way to the cartridge. The handle apparently melted by intense heat until the impression of the girl's hand was sunk deep into the metal. "Your gift makes you a target."
"I led them away from danger, to safe places. I could sense which way to go. They think I'm some sort of blessing, but I'm a curse." She said, choking back her sadness and slowly holding up her ghost to Solas as if proving her point. "Even this little one couldn't protect me. He gave me my shroud and then just… turned off."
Wisp materialized and flew over to the girl's ghost, bathing it in light the colour of love and family. Solas could hear the cheers coming from below. The refugees must think they were saved from demons by angels. It was not the first time those cut off from humanity saw the world in such archaic terms. Such is the way of things when the truth of The Traveler's light and the Golden Age becomes myth and legend. In time they'd come to know the truth.
"It is not dead, but the light within it is nearly gone. I hypothesize that bringing back one such as this requires a vastly larger expenditure of light than usual. It can be rejuvenated with time and care." Wisp said, enveloping the girl's ghost in light. In seconds, its little eye blinked blearily back to life. The girl broke down in tears, thanking Solas and embracing him. The Exo was not accustom to physical affection, but did his best. He saw this girl's light clearly now, and it was bright and lovely.
The Tower
One Week Later
The Speaker had sensed the girl, named Angela, coming into the world some time ago, but because of the stealth shroud her ghost had given her for protection, he could not track her down. He knew her ghost was somehow incapacitated due to the lack of communication, and that The Hive were sniffing her out. If The Speaker had sent a large group of guardians, it would have tipped off the enemy too quickly. Conversely, if a high-priority call was made, Vanguard Command would have likely requested proof and other red tape. The Speaker needed a small team to get the job done without drawing any attention.
The girl was important. After all, she was to be the new Speaker.
Angela's unique gifts gave her a unique connection to The Traveler and its light that was beyond that of a normal guardian. While speakers were generally long-lived by the day's standards, they needed to train apprentices, yet worthy candidates were few and far between. These precious few lived with the current Speaker and took over duties when the master died or was otherwise unfit to continue.
Word of Angela spread fast. Her young age and power were certainly noteworthy, but she'd also be the first Awoken Speaker. That fact alone had far-reaching political ramifications.
Solas found Angela standing on the outer walkway by The Speaker's great machine. She wore white robes and a white metallic headband denoting her place and status, but they didn't seem to suit her just yet. She was staring at The Traveler as Solas joined her.
"Matriarch Hera and my people seem to be integrating well." She said with a sigh.
"Yes." Solas responded calmly.
"I know. I'm not supposed to think of them as 'my people' any more. All under The Traveler will be under my care and guidance at some point. Still, it feels good to focus on a small group for now."
Solas said nothing. The silence held for some time.
"I never thanked you for all you and your team did. We'd all be dead if it wasn't for you."
"You saved us. You. Never forget that. It is within you to change to course of our civilization, and others. I, and all guardians exist to serve you"
Angela nodded, a smile meeting a tear at the corner of her innocent face. Her right hand reached up to find his left. "You'll visit?"
"Of course" said Solas in a caring tone that surprised them both, yet didn't.
As darkness continued to seek paths of destruction, the sun began to set on the last bastion of a civilization that one little girl was charged to lead under a dormant god, and one synthetic who would die to protect her.


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It's Wednesday….and ya know what tha means, right? I'm back on the train with Jamie to share what I'm really 'loving' today!
I'm TOTALLY lovin' my new phone! I honestly didn't think I could ever be without a Blackberry but….I was totally wrong! This is just like carrying a computer around. I definitely still have a lot to learn but LOVE it! (I've even conquered Swype, yay)
Another GREAT find; close, quaint, a wonderful bartender (here's your plug Jena'), and already made some new friends.
Now that it's 'porch' weather, I found this at Costco. I am loving the gel that you burn and today found citronella gel which might be even better. This was a two-pack. One for the front porch and one for the gazebo!
Oh and I can't forget this….yep, I can go to the car wash as many times as I want now….all for one low price (wink, wink)!
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|The garden in the early morning sunshine
No time to mess about in the garden, though. I was off to Chesterfield in the newly tyred car. It takes about 8 minutes to get from our place into the Chesterfield town centre at 10:00 on a Sunday morning - and there is plenty of choice for parking spaces!
I met Richard at the church with the twisty spire for the Passion Sunday service. It was absolutely delightful. Very, very high church, lots of incense, lots of processions, beautiful music, hearty hymns and a rather good little choir. I have been in the church many times but never for the Sunday service. I really must go again!
Then Richard and I went back to Tupton, where The Builder had been doing useful things, and we had lunch
|The pie that I had made yesterday
|It's chicken, ham and apricot
|Steamed chocolate pudding for dessert
The whole weekend had been thrown thoroughly out of kilter, mind. I had spoken to Stella and Tony at the usual time, but on Saturday rather than Sunday (they had bounced me on the Sunday in favour of a fish and chip adventure!). This meant that I spent all of Saturday thinking it was Sunday and, on the whole, doing Sunday things. Then, of course, we had the real Sunday. I am very fond of Sundays, but it did all feel just a little bit odd.
I am definitely in countdown mode. The end of my almost 19 year association with SHU is
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"Knowledge is of no value unless you put it into practice." – Anton Chekhov
The first link that comes up when you google "records retention" is IRS.gov. Sounds kind of important, right? But how often throughout your day do you think about records retention? While most of us probably have some kind of method for keeping papers from piling up on our desks, most of us do not think about how our actions fit into the bigger picture of the enterprise records management.
The reality is – there are many laws and regulations (privacy laws being one example) that dictate the way records and information a company creates and/or collects as part of its business routine should be handled. That means that compliance with Records Management Policy is NOT optional. It is a mandatory enterprise-wide policy applicable to all employees. There are compliance reviews and audits that assess adherence to this policy. At some companies violation of this policy could be subject to corrective action, possibly even termination.
Another reality is to most people records management feels a little squishy – more of a nebulous idea, than the exact science. As a former records management professional, I would like to bring some clarity to the concept.
Although the following information is not likely to drastically alter the way you already handle your records, these are some basic records management concepts that everyone should be familiar with.
A record vs a business record
While anything can be considered a record (a word, a number, a sound, etc.), only business records are subject to the Records Management Policy. A business record is defined as "any official recording of actions, decisions, transactions, procedures, or any other fact that evidence business activities". Some examples of a business records are an email message approving funding for a project or a recorded training webinar.
Some examples of non-business records are a potluck sign up list or an unsolicited promotional flyer. All non-business as well as copies and/or drafts should be destroy as soon as they are no longer needed.
A record owner
The record owner (may or not be the same as record custodian) creates and/or maintains the master copy (usually, the original final version) of a business record.
Records Management
Records management is a practice of governance and control of all company records – current as well as no longer actively used (archived). It applies on all stages of record life cycle – from record creation to its circulation to its destruction. Records compliance ensures that all parties responsible for proper records management (which is every single one of us) are handling their records in accordance with the Records Management Policy and the Records Retention Schedule.
Records Retention Schedule (RRS)
The Record Retention Schedule (RRS) is a classification schema pertaining to enterprise business records. It also indicates the length of time records must be retained.
The most important thing to remember about the RRS is that it applies to all business records regardless of format. In addition, in order to be defensible, the RRS should be applied consistently to all business records without discrimination.
Litigation Holds
Another key aspect of records compliance that we should be cognizant about is litigation holds. A litigation hold is placed on a record when there is reasonable notice of actual or threatened litigation. Records that are under legal hold must be preserved until further notice.
Consequences of Poor Records Management
- Increase in regulatory fines
- Tarnished relationships with insureds and vendors
- Increase in litigation costs
- Increased risk of data breach
- Increased cost of storage space (physical and digital)
- Increased operating cost to maintain and protect records
- Lost time and productivity searching for the right record
- Heightened stress when you are unable to find the necessary information quickly
- Lost information
Applying the principles of records management could be as easy as clearing the clutter from the top of your desk or desktop or dropping un-needed papers into the shredder on your way to the elevator.
Finally, it is important to remember that Records Management Policy does not exist in a vacuum. Most companies also have separate policies that govern data classification, electronic communications, social media conduct, etc. What have you done today to prevent the "seven deadly sins of records retention"?


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What gets us from "I can't" to "I can".
From scaled to RX. From not even applying to securing your spot. From fail to pass.
Lots of hard work, getting creative, agonising over solutions…
Well, it's often just somebody showing us how.
Knowing the best approach, having the tried and tested method is a massive advantage.
For me, step one is always finding the right teacher.
Whether the goal is a first muscle up, starting your own music festival, or changing the culture of an organisation, somebody has probably done it before.
More than likely, the blueprint already exists.
Then, having somebody coach you through the process will seriously speed up proceedings.
Therefore, "I can't" is never a personal failure, but simply an information deficit, and changing "I can't" to "I can't yet" sounds much more accurate.


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The listing Realtor describes this property as:
"High atop Solares hill and directly across from the sprawling grounds of the Historic Harris School, sits this classic conch cottage waiting for your personal touches. Currently comprised of two bedrooms and one bathroom, the home appears to have a solid structure with possible expansion of 2nd story over rear addition. Small private courtyard in the back. Property is just a couple of blocks from either Duval Street or the Historic Seaport in one of the most desirable areas of Old Town Key West." And then he adds: "there is an approximately 150 sq. ft. piece of land that has an easement for use by the current owner. If a buyer would like that land, they would need to negotiate a price with the neighbor, who is amenable to sell it."
CLICK HERE to view the rest of the photos I took of this property. Don't let the condition of the house keep you from looking. This is a great Old Town location and this could be a great small project that could be done for a reasonable amount of money. I sold a nearby house a couple of years ago. The owner and I spoke after I took the photos. We were standing in front of his house when one neighbor passed and said hello and mentioned his name. Another neighbor arrived and there was a similar exchange. That's how life is in Key West, even on a street with lots of tourists, Old Town is after all a bunch of small neighborhoods where people like you and me live and revel in the joys of owning a home in Key West. And it is nice to know that no matter how many houses get updated, the old neighborhood stays pretty much the same over the years. The kids playing recess in the 1950s are planning to retire about now.


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Well, with all the talk about the NRA lately I guess I've done decided. I'm going to send in my money and become a Life Member. Maybe you can then vote me onto the board (but of course you have to be a voting member).
I strongly believe there are only two ways to change an organization, control it from the inside or destroy it from the outside. We can't afford the destruction of the NRA.
I've vacillated on this for years. Always a member (with only a couple of lapses) but never dropping the hammer on Life Membership. It is happening now. I want to thank all those who helped me with my decision.
Tuesday, November 20, 2007
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Immediately after watching the 2007 Romanian film 4 Months, 3 Weeks, and 2 Days, I went to the AV Club's Inventory of great films too painful to watch twice, to see if it was on the list. It isn't, but oh man, it sure should be. Cristian Mungiu's film is masterfully executed and riveted me to the screen, but I'll be fairly happy if I never see it again.
The film deals with two young women living as students in Romania in 1987, at the height of the communist regime there. One if them needs an abortion, but it's not easy because that is a crime which would land both patient and doctor in prison if discovered. Yes, I did just spoil a plot point for those Movie Klubbers who did not see the movie, but knowing that beforehand will not ruin any of the tension in this film. In fact you kind of have to know about the abortion beforehand, because otherwise the tension in this movie could well reach intolerable levels.
Much like last week's Children of Men, Mungiu builds his film around a series of staggeringly long takes. Unlike Children of Men, though, there is almost no action going on in Mungiu's long takes. He chooses an element in each scene and holds on it for an incredibly long period, even while other characters are speaking or acting outside of the frame. He holds and holds, in some cases for so long that the shot almost becomes boring and mundane – much in the same way that living in fear might have become mundane for Romanians, I suppose.
The result of this is a tense mood that's unlike anything I've ever seen in a movie. It captures the feeling of living under a Stalinist dictatorship much better than any movie made during the Cold War – the ideas that every conversation is a horrific prison term waiting to happen, and even people close to you may not be trusted. Many scenes which would have been achingly dull during an American film are dripping with tension. The only problem is, that much tension compressed into two hours is difficult to take. There were stories at Movie Klub of people made ill from stress during the movie's theatrical run.
Another result from the long-take shooting style is that, almost by accident, it creates the most even-handed film about abortion that I've ever seen. I could imagine certain scenes in this film being appropriated by Planned Parenthood to explain why abortion must be legal, and I could imagine an equal amount of scenes being used by an Operation Rescue-type organization as an accusation that the process is a sin against God. Just like his camera, Mungiu feels first and foremost that he should hold on this subject all the way through without looking away and without judging. He understands that these characters are judging each other intensely enough already.
I don't like to judge writing or acting in a language that I don't speak and can't even begin to comprehend – you never know exactly how accurate the subtitles are – but I will say this: I really like Anamaria Marinca's ability to do nothing. Nothing is actually one of the hardest things for an actor to do, because acting is all about letting the audience know that you're there. In several scenes, Marinca knows the camera is on her and will remain on her for some time while other actors are talking and moving, but she does not feel the need to add any "actorly" tics to her performance (for example, Kristen Stewart spends most of Adventureland playing with her hair). It's impressive and it's certainly not easy.
My major complaint with the film is that the actual woman receiving the abortion (Laura Vasiliu) seems more like a plot point than a person. Rather like Gael Garcia Bernal in Babel, who was clearly playing The Unreliable Cousin, Vasiliu's character is written and played as The Unreliable Best Friend. You could argue that her fragility is a part of the psychological stigma of needing an illegal abortion, but the movie does not even bother to suggest that. Her instability is a plot point and nothing more.
Still, that's a pretty small complaint for a film this intense. Don't seek out 4 Months, 3 Weeks, and 2 Days if you dislike movies so involving that they wrench your gut with tension. Do seek it out if you love thrillers that inflect every line of their dialogue with conflict. Either way, you may not want to see it a second time.
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So I'm still out of town, and I've been having fun. Mostly. But anyway, we've been at the beach a few times, and it's been much fun. Big waves, sun, fun fun...
However, sunburn...
not so much.
A small price to pay.
Or, that's what I keep telling myself. ;)
Oh, and I love Taco Bell.
Haha, I felt the need to mention that. We went later at night the other day, and it actually hit the spot. :)
So much, in fact, that we went again tonight. :D
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How to set up multiple conversions
May 2014
I am currently trying to do some changes to how we track conversions and i'd like to multiple ones.
For instance, i'd like to have conversion to download and conversion to registration and be able to set rules based on these 2 meters. However, i have no idea how this multiple conversions could be set? I tried to use goals, but i didn't see the option to have multiple conversion goals.
Any help would be much appreciated.
Re: How to set up multiple conversions
May 2014
I am not exactly sure which downloads are you talking about here like tracking of iOS app or android app or what.
But in a simple circumstance, you could create 2 different actions (https://support.google.com/adwords/answer/1722054?hl=en). For example if you would like to track sign up for a newsletter and somebody filling up registration form separately. You could create 2 different actions (Sign up and Register) and insert the conversion tracking code on the respective thanks pages (i.e. Code for sign up goes to Sign up thanks and code for registration goes to registration thanks page).
Doing this would help you review all your conversion actions from the Tools Tab>>Conversions.
In case you want to track downloads like some PDF etc...using Google Analytics, you can review this analytics help center reference for more details: https://support.google.com/analytics/answer/1136922?hl=en-GB
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Catcher Luis Campusano of Augusta, Ga., was the first South Carolina baseball signee selected in the 2017 MLB Draft.
Campusano went in the second round Monday, or No. 39 overall, to the San Diego Padres.
The slot value at that spot is $1,760,700, and Campusano is expected to sign and bypass college.
The Padres take Luis Campusano Brasero, maybe the top catcher prospect in this year's Draft, at No. 39 overall.— AJ Cassavell (@AJCassavell) June 13, 2017
.@Padres select #PGAAC alum Luis Campusano with their 39th pick. Congrats, Luis! #MLBDraft pic.twitter.com/1zWNAfJvp9— Perfect Game (@PGAllAmerican) June 13, 2017
With the 39th pick of the 2017 #MLBDraft, the @Padres select catcher Luis Campusano: https://t.co/oUUGXftEPh pic.twitter.com/7mhsMz5mag— MLB Draft (@MLBDraft) June 13, 2017


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The Harlem Arts Festival that will occur June 29-30, 2012 is a festival that will take place at the newly renovated Richard Rodgers Amphitheater in Marcus Garvey Park, free and open to the public, showcasing local performers and visual artists to inspire and nourish the artistic community in Harlem. It aims to promote arts education and literacy by implementing arts-related discussion forums, educational workshops, performance opportunities and activities for youth and family. This project will be part of Harlem's addition to the larger, citywide commitment to provide free art in the public parks during the spring and summer months.
"The Last Fall" film directed by Matthew Cherry was successfully showcased at this year's SXSW film festival - thanks to their kickstarter project. The film is about a pro-football player's life after the paparazzi disappears.
The Low End Theory is a continuing series of portraiture by an upcoming visual artist, PS. This project, with the support of Kickstarter, will produce her first exhibition, The Low End Theory: The Art of Seeing Sounds, featuring the series of works that define The Low End Theory, named after the iconic, classic hip hop album by A Tribe Called Quest.
Detroit Expansion Tour featuring artists Nakia Henry and Dulcinea Detwah both hailing from Detroit, MI, and now residing in Brooklyn, NY. They both have big hearts, big sound and larger than life stage presence – the goal of the Detroit Expansion Tour is to share these elements with the world beyond the constraints of a laptop or electronic device. They want to share their art with you up close and personal. Although the two artists have very different sounds and styles they both share very unique perspectives of the Detroit sound and Brooklyn sentiment.
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My daughter was flying standby and had no problem getting to Colorado on Thursday, but Sunday evening when she wanted to get home...(and yes, she had been warned not to try using standby on a Sunday...) she made it to SLC and then waited...and waited...3:00 flight was full, 5:00 flight was full, 8:00 flight was full...I was getting the updates, but didn't think to do anything about it, until 9:15 I suddenly had a thought that I needed to pray for her to get on the 9:40 flight. I ran into the bathroom, sent up my plea, then less than 2 minutes after I got off my knees I got her text: Home free! 33f is all mine.
I asked her when she got her seat assignment, and she said that very minute! How is that for a quick response to prayer? She then thought of the irony if the plane went down, but I assured her that wasn't going to happen, for the seat assignment--33--was a God-wink that all would be well. And sure enough, we got the landed safely text an hour later.
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Michael Hochberg, Assistant Professor, Electrical Engineering, University of Washington
CMOS-compatible silicon is not an obvious material system for building high-performance optical devices. But, over the last ten years, it has become possible to build fairly complex integrated optical systems at telecommunications wavelengths on electronics-compatible silicon substrates. In fact, over the last few years, the complexity of these systems has been approximately doubling every year, and this trend is projected to continue for at least the next several years.
With a combination of CMOS electronics and photonics in the same chip, we can gain control of both photons and electrons, while preserving the powerful economics of the VLSI revolution. Furthermore, silicon waveguides can be engineered for low optical loss and high cladding overlap, while preserving nano-scale modal areas: As a result, it is possible to add a variety of cladding materials in order to bring new functionality into the silicon system: For instance, highly nonlinear engineered organic claddings can be added to silicon waveguides in order to create ultrafast nonlinear devices.
This talk will review of the Nanophotonics Group's recent work in chip-scale nonlinear optics, while providing a brief overview of our other projects in biosensing, optomechanics, and mid-infrared photonics. There will also be a discussion of the OPSIS project, which is a new initiative aimed at creating an open foundry and associated infrastructure for building fully integrated optoelectronic devices and systems in silicon.
Nanophontonics Lab: http://nanophotonics.ee.washington.edu/
OpSIS webpage: http://depts.washington.edu/uwopsis/
About Michael Hochberg:
Michael Hochberg is an Assistant Professor in Electrical Engineering at the University of Washington. He received his BS (Physics, 2002), his MS (Applied Physics, 2005) and his PhD (Applied Physics, 2006) from Caltech, and he was awarded the Demetriades-Tsafka Prize in Nanotechnology for the best dissertation by a graduating Ph.D. student in the field of Nanotechnology. As a graduate student, he worked on developing integrated nonlinear optical devices using silicon photonics. He was also the recipient of an NSF Graduate Research Fellowship and, as an undergraduate, of a merit-based fellowship from Caltech. As an undergraduate, Hochberg co-founded two companies: Simulant, which sold the first commercial distributed FDTD code, and Luxtera, a venture-funded company working to commercialize silicon photonics, where he worked between undergraduate and graduate school. He is a member of the faculty at the University of Washington, where he was the recipient of a 2007 Air Force Office of Sponsored Research Young Investigators Program award, as well as a Presidential Early Career Award in Science and Engineering (PECASE) in 2009.
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Discussion of attchment
During last two weeks, I have already learned an important view theory of development psychology, attachment theory. According to basic knowledge of this theory, the behavior and development psychologists indicated that infants are likely to develop four attachment styles with their caregivers from born to two year's old. Most infants develop a secure attachment style with their primary caregiver and they treat their parents as secure base. If they feel are threatened by any factors, they will seek proximity to their caregiver and comfort to existent of caregiver. A few infant develop insecure attachment styles that include avoidant attachment, resistant attachment and disorganized attachment with their caregiver. Infants who develop these insecure attachments are likely to develop many emotion problems in the future. The psychologists indeed claim that the internal working models of adults are based on the attachment style with their caregivers in their own infancy. Adults who develop secure attachment in their infancy have many positive characteristics of personality and their secure internal working model help them to establish nice romantic partner relationship and nice friendship. Compared with adult who have secure internal working model, people who develop a insecure internal working model always suffer the conflicting problem within their friendship and they also feel hard to find a romantic partner.
I think the internal working model can wildly work in any phase of people's life. The theory of attachment can be verified by many other aspect of psychology. The psychoanalytic perspective of people's emotion and behavior is products of interaction within Id, Ego and superego. When infant was born to world, they star to shape these three factors. The first environment they learn to shape ID is the activity with their caregiver so the attachment style is very important to shape ID for infants. If infants had secure attachment with their parents, they were less likely to suffer confliction of these three factors. It means they are less likely to develop mental disorder in the future. The development of people's cognitive information system is also related with attachment. Adults who are likely to obtain negative information and interpret information as negative aspects have high probability of establishing insecure attachment when they were infants. In the sum, the establishing of attachment in infancy is important for people because it can influence whole life of people.
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Advertisements are one of the biggest means of mass communication throughout the world. Since time immemorial, we have witnessed the obscene portrayal and commodification of women in advertisements. However, times have changed. Today, I am proud of people in Indian advertising industry. They are showing women as an independent, bold, strong, self-sufficient and intelligent. These modern advertisements show women multitasking.
There are several advertisements that portray strong women. It shows that our society has started accepting that women are equal to men. Here are a few examples:
Dabur Vatika's 'Brave and Beautiful' campaign was on the struggle of cancer survivors, especially women who lose their hair during chemotherapy. It stressed on the social negation and hate they face in the process. This ad is one such effort which depicts one of these women foregoing her headscarf to go to work, and the support she gets from the people around her, regardless of how she looks has shown different outlook of our modern society.
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The video shows a man deciding to take his wife's last name after marriage, and the shocked but satisfied look, the female registrar gives the couple proves that little things go a long way! It is an effort to counter the patriarchy prevalent in India from times immemorial.
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The advertisement depicts two women who decide to take matters into their own hands by pushing a car out of a ditch while all the men stand around and watch helplessly. Their clothes get dirty but they don't care. Nirma portrayed women change-makers and not just home-makers.
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This ad shows with a woman who wants to follow her dream of joining the army, despite her parent's continuous objections.
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This is a commercial for Scooty, a brand of scooters for women. This ad highlights independence.
[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DAjDZWx96N4]The rise in the number of these kinds of progressive advertisements is an affirmative sign for feminist causes in India. India's fast-growing middle class has no doubt contributed to the spur the development of higher levels of gender equality, with many of these progressive ads made to target the audience.
But, the target audience is very small. Essentially, these ads imply that a woman can only be empowered or achieve independence if she is young, single, and belongs to the middle to upper class, does not have family or home obligations or children etc.
So, we need a change in the mindsets of people. Freedom or equality is a right of every human, be it a male or a female, who could be married/unmarried/a widow/mother etc.
If, however, more women acquire a higher level of purchasing power, these progressive ads may well reach a wider audience with their message of empowerment and gain more strength. Better to be strong than be pretty and useless!


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DIAGEO, the world's biggest spirits maker, yesterday confirmed a deal to buy the Turkish spirits group Mey Içki for £1.3bn, in its latest move to attract middle class drinkers in emerging markets.
The London-based maker of Johnnie Walker whisky and Smirnoff vodka is buying Turkey's biggest spirits company from investment firms TPG Capital LP and Actera.
The agreement is expected to be completed in the second half of 2011.
It is the clear market leader in raki, the biggest spirits category in Turkey, and has a leading position in vodka, while it also has an extensive nationwide sales and distribution network.
It had net annual sales of £300m in 2010 and earnings before interest and tax (EBIT) of £120m, and will be earnings accretive for Diageo in the first full year of acquisition by around one per cent.
The group said the deal will allow it to accelerate the growth of its international spirits brands in Turkey through Mey Içki's distribution network and customer relationships.
Diageo chief executive Paul Walsh said: "Turkey is an attractive, growing market for Diageo with strong GDP growth.
"The acquisition of Mey Içki transforms our existing position in this fast growing spirits market.
"This investment represents the continuation of our strategy to increase Diageo's presence in those emerging markets, such as China and Vietnam, which have a rapidly growing middle class."
Earlier this month Diageo said it was relying for growth on emerging markets where middle class drinkers were starting to get a taste for alcohol, particularly premium brands. Sales in Western Europe have been hit by the economic downturn, it said.
NATALIE Blyth was the HSBC banker fronting the bank's advisory team on the deal. Working out of London her and her team helped to nail down the details and bring a swift conclusion to the negotiations, leading to yesterday's announcement.
A team from UBS also worked on the purchase of the Turkish business, seen as a "good fit" for Diageo in its move to grow in emerging markets.
The private equity owners of Mey Içki, TPG Capital LP and Actera made it known that the business could be put up for sale around three months ago. It is understood that the negotiations went smoothly and were concluded relatively quickly.
HSBC has advised on some major deals recently, including the sale of Gatwick for BAA.
HSBC hired Blyth from Deutsche Bank as part of a push to strengthen its UK and cross-border advisory business for its European clients in the consumer sector. She was formerly a managing director in Deutsche Bank's global consumer group and head of its European consumer team.


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Seminar Speakers (2017/18)
Recent Seminars:
Seminar 8: All-optical coherent control of diamond-based quantum bits
Dr Jonas Becker
University of Oxford
Time: 14:00 - 15:00
Wednesday 28th February
Venue: MAS 2.06
Full coherent control of individual quantum systems is a key prerequisite to build a quantum information processing (QIP) system. Oftentimes, coherent control of the internal state of a quantum bit (qubit) is achieved utilizing radio frequency- or microwave-based control schemes. These techniques, however, only allow for a relatively slow manipulation on the nanosecond to microsecond time scale, a significant disadvantage in the presence of fast decoherence processes, as they are for example common in solid state environments. In contrast, suitable quantum systems provided, all-optical control techniques allow for a spatially resolved and potentially ultrafast coherent control of a quantum system. In this talk, I am first going to review efforts in optically controlling solid state qubits, with a particular focus on the well-known nitrogen vacancy centre (NV) in diamond. I will then introduce the silicon vacancy centre (SiV) in diamond as a more recent and highly interesting candidate for all-optical coherent control. I will discuss our own experiments of coherently controlling both individual SiVs as well as dense SiV ensembles and highlight a number of potential QIP applications for this colour centre. To conclude, I will discuss how the results obtained for the NV and SiV can now be used to perform a targeted search for novel colour centres in diamond with optimized properties for QIP and I will briefly highlight a number of candidates that have already been identified.
Students Allocated: Tom Weaver (Podcast), Andrew Kirkpatrick (Podcast), Martin Lee (Podcast), William Leigh (News & Views)
Seminar 7: Short pulse laser fabrication in transparent materials- applications in diamond
Dr Patrick Salter
University of Oxford
Time: 14:00 - 15:00
Wednesday 14th February
Venue: MAS 2.06
Using ultrafast lasers with a pulse duration below a picosecond, it is possible to fabricate inside a wide range of transparent materials. The fabrication is highly non-linear, such that the material modification is confined to the focal volume of the laser, enabling three dimensional internal processing. In this talk, I will discuss some basics related to the laser fabrication process and then how it may be related to the structuring of diamond. We will look at the various forms of laser induced structural modifications achievable in diamond, both in the bulk and on the surface. These can then be used to create functional components in 3D, including graphitic wires, defects, waveguides and other optical structures.
Students Allocated: Ben Woodward (Podcast), Andrew Kirkpatrick (News & Views), Martin Lee (News & Views)
Seminar 10b: Probing the viscoelasticity of biological tissue on a microscale with Brillouin spectroscopy
Dr Francesca Palombo
University of Exeter
Time: 14:00 - 15:00
Monday 12th February
Venue: MAS 2.06
The biomechanics of living tissues are critical to normal tissue function and disturbances in these properties are widely implicated in aging and disease. Protein fibres of the extracellular matrix (collagen and elastin) are the fundamental mechanical structures in connective tissues such as bone, cartilage and vasculature. We applied Brillouin light scattering (BLS) spectroscopy and quasistatic stress-strain testing to the study of the mechanics and structure of collagen and elastin fibres purified from connective tissues. BLS probes mechanical properties on a microscopic scale in biological tissues and thereby providing insights into structure–function relationships under normal and pathological conditions. The sensitivity of BLS measurements to fibre structure and hydration was investigated using samples mounted onto reflective substrates. We obtained a complete characterization of the mechanical tensor and elastic moduli which could be compared with complementary data from quasistatic stress-strain measurements at different hydration levels, hence giving the full description of fibre viscoelasticity. BLS micro-spectroscopy applied to epithelial tissue provides the heterogeneous distribution in mechanical properties in correspondence of molecular composition probed by Raman scattering.
Students Allocated: Ryan Corbyn (Podcast)
Seminar 6: Diamond Electronics – Fact or Fiction?
Prof Richard Jackman
University College London
Time: 14:00 - 15:00
Wednesday 31st January
Venue: MAS 2.06
Beyond diamond's high optical refractive index, few realise it is an exceptional electronic material. With a wide band gap (5.5eV) it can be doped with boron to display p-type character, perhaps doped to be n-type as well, and can display very high carrier mobilities and electric breakdown field strength. When allied to its extreme thermal conductivity and resilience to radiation many applications can be envisaged for diamond electronics. Throughout the 1990s' many spoke of 'diamond as the new silicon', but we know that this transition never took place. Why? Poor diamond material? Difficulty in processing diamond into electronic devices and doping? Market resistance? Lack of prototypes? Perhaps all of these. This seminar will look into whether diamond electronic devices are now, or ever will be, a fact, or a fiction.
We will start by reviewing the basic structure and operating principles of the two main classes of currently used transistors, the Metal Oxide Semiconductor Field Effect Transistor (MOSFET) and the Bipolar Junction Transistor (BJT). We will discuss differing materials merits for these devices, and look directly at how diamond may perform in an ideal case. We will move onto the issues hindering diamonds' use in this context and the prospects for their resolution.
Next, we will consider different device designs that may take advantage of diamonds character and lead to a new generation, or even a new paradigm, for electronics. Both power device and computational device prospects will be discussed.
Finally, niche device applications, where Si and other 'conventional' materials cannot perform will be discussed.
This presentation will be accessible to all, not just those with and Electronics background, the only criteria requested for attendance is a keen interest in the future prospects for the useful use of diamond beyond the gem trade!
Students Allocated: Teena Rajan (News & Views), Ryan Corbyn (News & Views)
Seminar 10a: Electrochemical gas sensors- saving lives and helping our planet breathe
Dr John Saffell
Time: 14:30 - 15:30
Thursday 18th January
Venue: MOAC Seminar Room (top floor, Senate House)
Students Allocated: Teena Rajan (Podcast), Ben Woodward (News & Views)
Seminar 5: The laser processing of diamond and cubic boron nitride materials for industrial applications
Dr Paul Butler-Smith
Nottingham University
This presentation looks at the ablation mechanisms of diamond and cubic boron nitride materials and evaluates the structural integrity of these laser processed materials using FIB/SEM preparation and TEM/EELS/EDX and STEM investigatory techniques. The laser processing of diamond and cubic boron nitride structures for ordered abrasive and defined edge rotary tools are presented along with performance comparisons of these tools over those produced using traditional techniques.
Time: 14:00 - 15:00
Wednesday 6th December
Materials and Analytical Sciences (MAS 2.06)
Students Allocated: James Brixey (News & Views), William Leigh (Podcast)
Seminar 4: Multiscale and multiphysics diamond defects
Dr Ben Hourahine
University of Strathclyde
Point and extended defects in diamond display a rich and varied range of physical effects and properties. In this seminar I'll discuss a collection of models and theories for three classes of behaviour that occur in diamond related to nitrogen-vacancy (NV) defects:
1. Starting with quantum-chemistry-like methods, the ground and excited properties of different charge and spin states of NV. This leads to a sensitive nanoscale probe of local strain, electric and magnetic fields. Here I'll briefly review ground and excited state density-based methods, in particular Density Functional Based Tight Binding (DFTB), before discussing some problems the negative NV singlet state poses for this type of theory.
2. One interesting possible application of NV- is as a single photon source, so next some discussion of the quantum optics of radiating sources in nano-structured environments. The local density of optical states (LDOS) directly influences the lifetime and coupling between mater and light, so can be used to produce states where the quantum state of the defect is strongly mixed with the surrounding light field (strong coupling limit). Here I'll discuss some recent work on finding the contributions to the LDOS from different optical modes of nano-structures.
3. The collective spin properties of of NV centres have recently been used to forms 'time crystals' - non equilibrium systems that spontaneously break continuous time symmetry. Here I will introduce this type of symmetry breaking and briefly talk about non-equilibrium kinetic models and some on-going work about multi-scale behaviour of lattice spin modes.
Finally, and time allowing, the final topic to be discussed is a new joint experimental-theoretical activity at Strathclyde using energy filtered scanning electron microscopy to measure and understand dislocations in materials like diamond, where the low atomic weight strongly limits the spatial resolution of channelling microscopy.
Time: 12:30 - 13:30
Wednesday 22nd November
Materials and Analytical Sciences (MAS 2.06)
Students Allocated: James Brixey (Podcast), Daniel Field (News & Views)
Seminar 3: Coherent few-spin systems in diamond nanocrystals for quantum sensing
Dr Helena Knowles
Cavendish Laboratory, University of Cambridge
Single isolated spins in solids can act as a unit of a quantum network or as an individual magnetic or electric field sensor. Such a unit can be expanded by using coherently interacting spin clusters, which provide a performance enhancement for quantum technologies.
In this talk, I will show how we investigate hybrid spin systems composed of the Nitrogen Vacancy centre (NV) in diamond coupled to dark spins, i.e. spins that are not directly optically accessible. Both electronic and nuclear dark spins offer distinct advantages: Nuclear spins provide a robust memory for quantum states and electronic spins allow for fast dipole-mediated interactions[1, 2].
The access to nuclear spins in diamond nanocrystals has so far remained elusive but, as we demonstrate, can provide important sensitivity enhancements for NV centre-based sensing, as NVs in nanodiamond typically have short coherence times (~μs) compared with their bulk counterparts (~ms)2. We also make use of a proximal nitrogen (N) impurity cluster to perform environment-assisted sensing: An entangled state of the NV and N spins is used to detect an external magnetic field and we observe a double-frequency component in the interferometer signal, corresponding to the contribution of at least two electronic spins, in contrast to the NV spin only.
[1] Knowles et al. PRL 117 100802 (2016),
[2] Knowles et al. PRB 96 115206 (2017)
Time: 14:00 - 15:00
Wednesday 8th November
Materials and Analytical Sciences (MAS 2.06)
Students Allocated: Lewis Mills (Podcast), Jennifer Orme (Podcast), Rajesh Patel (News & Views)
Seminar 2: Electron microscopy: atomic resolution images and what we can do with them
Dr Richard Beanland
University of Warwick
The interaction between high energy electrons and matter is strong and produces a myriad of effects that can be used to investigate materials. This lecture will describe some of the technical advances that have allowed atomic resolution imaging and spectroscopy in transmission electron microscopy, with some examples from semiconductors, oxides and metals. Future possibilities, for new kinds of information that may be obtained by computer control of the microscope (particularly using electron diffraction) will also be described.
Time: 14:00 - 15:00
Wednesday 25th October
Materials and Analytical Sciences (MAS 2.06)
Students Allocated: Daniel Field (Podcast), Rajesh Patel (Podcast), Tom Weaver (News & Views)
Seminar 1: The growth of doped diamond by chemical vapour deposition
Dr Shannon Nicley
Hasselt University
In this seminar I will begin by reviewing methods of diamond growth, focussing on chemical vapour deposition. I will describe both n- and p-type doping of diamond, and discuss the challenges in achieving high quality doped diamond. I will describe various characterisation methods, and conclude with a summary of strategies for achieving high quality doped single crystal diamond, focussing on substrate preparation and substrate temperature during deposition.
Time: 14:00 - 15:00
Thursday 26th October
Materials and Analytical Sciences (MAS 2.06)
Students Allocated: Lewis Mills (News & Views), Jennifer Orme (News & Views)


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RELEASE DATE: 28th April 2017
RECORD COMPANY: Grimoire Records
From Baltimore in the USA comes the deep humming roar of Alter, whose core sound consists of the delicate layering of everything cold and aesthetically pleasing: alt-rock, post-rock, ambient music, shoegaze and even some sort of wild and loud dream pop thrown in there for good measure. Pendulum consists of six dense and spacious tracks laced with reverberating echo and drowned out vocals; offering the sound of envelopment to listeners in the form of some kind of snow drenched village off in the middle of nowhere. For some it will be a sluggish slog through the at times thick and murky waters of alternatively loud guitar music that Alter push forth from their instruments; for others the flood of noise and the hushed echoes of the vocals will provide some kind of beauty through the snowstorm of sound; for your sakes I hope it's the latter. 'Pendulum' was released via the Baltimore based independent record label 'Grimoire Records' back on the 28th April 2017 and it is available to buy/download right now from grimoirerecords.bandcamp.com
Pendulum by Alter
'Pendulum' opens with 'False Mirror' a brilliantly heavy track with subtle hints of post-punk in there for good measure. The beginning of the song makes one immediately think of the quiet, slight post-rock music that they're about to hear; that is until the churning, loud guitars and cymbal heavy drums arrive into the mix. From there the most intriguing element of the song comes in; the vocals… sporting the aforementioned touch of post-punk. The vocals remain deeply layered under the walls of noise, but unlike the much rehashed shoegaze production technique that many of us are already familiar with, Alter's vocals sit in a higher register; offering up an almost contrast to the music and the sound on the song. 'False Mirror' pans out into a cymbal lead breakdown before turning full circle back within itself. 'Momentary' offers up a similar slow beat that concluded 'False Mirror' except with a more obvious touch of post-rock evident in both the song writing and the mixing. The dynamics alter awkwardly throughout 'Momentary', especially the galloping drums on the second half of the track, but it seems to be the most 'by the book' that the band play it; although it still holds the same beauty as the other tracks around it.
Following on, the band turn in one of the EP's best and most moving songs; its title track. The slow, drum and guitar combination roll slowly in the background of a fantastically harmonious vocal performances; even when the song moves back into borderline noise-gaze anthemic guitar, the catchy and dark alt-rock stlye chord progression stays along; forming the song into a complete package of heavy and emotive beauty. Special love and interest should be given to the songs second half, after the slight silent break, where the bands and instrumentation becomes even more extensive than before. 'Inner Eclipse', while at the start sounding like the heaviest the band will go, turns out actually to be a brilliantly weird, almost math rock based charge of cymbals and thick reverbed guitars. Bouncing back and forth between walls of sound lead by the bass and guitar, and the more groove orientated riffs that lead into the songs heavier sections, the vocals hold everything together again… Except this time they are much clearer. All these elements mix together to create a fantastic blend of post-rock/shoegaze amplification.
'The Storm' is also a definite EP highlight; its downtrodden and icy sound connects the sounds and styles of the title track with the previous and more formless 'Inner Eclipse' to create a piece more melodic and drawn out. Of all the heavy, weighty tracks on the EP, 'Lost Instinct' offers up the substantial size of feedback laden reverb and soundscapes for the listener to hear. It begins with borderline droning guitars and drums, backed up by the soundscaped noises of guitar feedback and, eventually, the wavering and floating vocals that have played such a pivotal role on other tracks throughout the EP. The wild, open feedback ridden landscapes of Pendulum make it difficult to say whether everybody would be a fan. But for those who appreciate the kind of melodic heaviness that can only really fit comfortably with post-rock and ambient texturings; then the EP is for you. Alter shine greatly when they display their strengths wisely; those being their attitude toward filling up the entire canvas with noise, the dynamics of sound in context with the instrumentation, the smart mixing and production, and perhaps most importantly; the vocals. Thankfully for almost the entire EP, the band do in fact display their strengths wisely offering a sonic piece of noise meditation, created through production, performance and sound.
Cam Phillips is a writer and above all, a music lover, who seeks to gain experience through writing and listening. He is also an avid film viewer and art and literature junkie who enjoys creative writing. His most recent published work was featured on Baeble Music and Culture (USA), Sounds and Colours Magazine (Latin America, London), Easterndaze (Latvia) and the Australian based heavy music blog I Probably Hate Your Band.
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ARTIST: Painted Mirror
RELEASE: Painted Mirror EP
RELEASE DATE: 3rd March 2017
RECORD COMPANY: Unsigned
Baltimore, MD-based Painted Mirror have just issued their self-released and self-titled 6-song debut, a statement made all the more impressive by the fact that its release signals the band's first anniversary. Vocalist/keyboardist Sam Morgan, bassist Brian Fee, drummer John Theuerkauf, and guitarist Jake Smith formed the band in March of 2016, with a mission statement to create pop songs with an undercurrent and atmosphere of post punk and darkwave music. To that end, their sound is very much rooted in the darker alternative sounds of the mid- to late-80s, complete with keyboards playing a prominent role, as opposed to taking their inspiration from the more guitar-centric bands of the early 90s as many of their contemporaries do. The EP can be purchased via paintedmirror.bandcamp.com
Painted Mirror by Painted Mirror
The lead track on the EP, "Hearts", begins with a shimmering, cascading guitar line and icy stabs of synth strings, supported by a strong bass tone and the steady percussion of drummer John Theuerkauf. The song immediately harkens back to those dark, 1980s dream pop ballads we slow-danced to while clinging to our cherished sweethearts in a dimly-lit middle school gym; wanting so much to be loved and understood, but fearing that this time will be exactly the same as all the others. Sam Morgan's voice here bring to mind the emotive vocals of Duran Duran's Simon Le Bon, particularly in the impassioned pleas of the chorus. The complexities of relationships and the longing for connection are the focus here, and this song ends with the lyric "hearts aren't always on display / we buried the truth in the dark". Sometimes the dark is the only place left to leave our feelings when it all goes wrong. "Crystal Clear" unfolds layers of '80s New Wave, its loping drum pattern and funky, throbbing bass line recalling the New Romantic-era, while Smith's guitar shimmers in reverberating bell tones and Sam Morgan's Gahan-esque vocals flourishes round things out nicely. "Inside Out" brings the band's post-punk influences to the fore, featuring a very prominent bass line and harder-driving drum beat than the band had thus far utilized. Jake Smith's guitar work creates a hazy-gazey atmosphere that snakes its way around Morgan's lofty vocalizations, which again harken back to their roots in 1980s alternative music, when nearly everyone on both sides of the Atlantic seemed to have adopted an English accent.
The second half of the EP opens with "Rumors", a song that dials back the forward-driving momentum of the previous track and creates a softer, sensual atmosphere thanks to some very emotive guitar dynamics from Smith. The tone of the song is the perfect support for Morgan's vocals full of heartache and lyrics that explore the pain of a love that is falling apart. "The Fix" again brings Duran Duran to my mind, particularly their 1982 single "Save a Prayer". The rhythm section lays down a dancefloor-friendly framework, while exotic keyboard flourishes and a straight-from-the-'80s guitar tone create an otherworldly quality that might be the high-point of the EP for this reviewer. The closing track, "Tell Me Maybe", is pure dream pop slow burn. The longest track on the EP, it starts off languid and dreamy and in its final moments builds into a wall of sound powerhouse that any modern shoegaze band would be proud of, all feedback squall and driving, post-rock rhythms.
With its darkly personal exploration of love lost and love gone wrong, Painted Mirror's self-titled EP is a very impressive debut from a band barely a year into their career. I look forward to hearing where the next year will take them.
Marc Dooley is a Nashville-based writer, musician, visual artist, freelance video editor, indie comic book collector, film buff and lifelong music connoisseur with an ever-expanding music library of nearly 6,000 CDs, 250 vinyl records and over a TB worth of music in digital formats, in a multitude of genres ranging from alt- and classic country to underground hip-hop and electronica, shoegaze and classic indie/alternative rock, 1960's and '70s psychedelia & pop (domestic and international), post-rock and metal to classic jazz, blues, soul, funk, reggae and afrobeat.
ARTIST: Morels
RELEASE: Lemonseeds EP
'Morels' hail from Baltimore, Maryland & have a unique collective sound that is sometimes melodic alt-rock, sometimes noise-pop mixed with a hint of fuzzy impressive shoegaze & intertwined with post punk inspired vocal arrangements. But what interests me the most about this band is their ability to evoke melancholic snapshots in time of hazy youth, warm summer days & full on fuzzy shoegazing. Made up of ex-members of both Bad Liquor and The Warlocks plus members of The Flying Eyes/Bad Lung they have just released a stunning collection of tracks on the aptly named - 'Lemonseeds EP'.
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The 'Lemonseeds EP' opens up with a straight laced indie rock inspired stalwart of a track entitled - 'Honeybee'. On first listen this track has an early 90's feel to it with its vocal tones & production effects intertwined with an edgy musical undertone. Its a happy, jangling, floating 3 minute affair with addictive guitar parts & a solid drum pattern but to me it does exactly what it says on the tin. This kind of stuff doesn't normally float my boat but 'Morels' have my attention! Check it out:
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At first the deceiving opening drum pattern on track 2 leads me to believe that we're on a similar voyage to a land of tame run of the mill indie rock. But boy was I wrong! 'Morels' open up a swirling maelstrom of beautiful shimmering guitars, immense drums, addictive bass lines & what I think is a synth progression running just under the madness that reminds me of very early 'Cure'. There is also a subtle hint of mid/late 80's post punk in the vocal too on 'Raygun' that just sucks you in and keeps you interested & fixed on the track. This is a sublime wall of sound that is simply beautiful. You need to check it out:
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Track 3 'Lemonseeds' floats into the musical atmosphere with a hazy laid back alt rock vibe surrounded by swirling synths & yet another brilliant vocal performance. This is what I mean when I say that 'Morels' have the ability to evoke memories. This track just washes over you & takes you with it as it tells its story. A triumph, musically!
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The closing track on this latest 4 track EP from Baltimore based noise merchants 'Morels' is possibly my favourite on the entire release. 'Communion' is a full on menacing ball of energy with its 80's inspired emotive synth swells, Sisters of Mercy / Cult esq vocal arrangements, impressive drum patterns & full on walls of swirling droning guitars. This track alone makes it all worthwhile. You need this in your music collection! Check it out below:
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Del Chaney has spent the last two years not only fronting popular Irish Electronic duo Analogue Wave but also dedicating his time to uncovering the best artists in the Unsigned or Small Independent Label based Shoegaze Dream Pop Post-Punk & Post-Rock genre's of music from all over the globe & reviewing them for this blog - The Primal Music Blog. His other arm - Primal Radio - has gained considerable respect from bands and promoters alike since its conception in 2013 & has hepled him in actively promoting a genre of music that he is passionate about. Hailing from Dublin, Ireland, he is a keen Vinyl Collector, Tattoo Fan & all round good guy! He is a self confessed music freak & is never far away from a studio console or a turntable.


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Sad News at the Reid house
So, that is my news today. Pretty Cammy crossed the Rainbow Bridge into heaven. And I believe pets go to heaven because they are so loving on earth and are so loved by their owners. He is probably with David, don't you imagine? I do.
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If you haven't heard Ralph's latest grasp at significance, you should take a read of it. He's now taking aim squarely at the conflicts with the "amateurism" questions in college sports and all of the dollars trailing these questions. While it seems that his motives are well-intentioned, his solution comes straight outta from the lunatic fringe.
So what is Nader proposing? Well, just some small changes... like completely eliminating all scholarships based on athletic merit. So, like I said, no real drastic changes here- just some small-time tweaks to the Mecha-Godzilla that is the NCAA. This is what Nader had to say about the NCAA tournament yesterday:
"As we near the exciting conclusion of 'March Madness' — which would more accurately be described as the 2011 NCAA Professional Basketball Championships — it's time we step back and finally address the myth of amateurism surrounding big-time college football and basketball in this country."
I realize that Nader has good intentions, but so did Martin Brest when he decided to write and direct Gigli. We all know how that ended up. Anyway, this would probably be the worst solution to a problem that is really starting to become the 5,000,000 pound gorilla in the room.
Personally, in my opinion, because there is so much revenue associated with college athletics and the win-at-all-costs mentality, there is almost no way to completely purge the system of corruption. Regardless of what the NCAA may think, they can't litigate the cheating out of sports. Coming up with all of these new rules and stuff is pointless. Do you really think that a team will care about a text messaging limit or phone contact limit per week if they'll pay a kid to come to the school?
If the NCAA did completely eliminate athletic scholarships, schools would just find another way to influence a kid to attend. That would make the pressure to cheat and funnel money toward the kid even higher. Gene Wojciechowski has a great article HERE that describes the disconnect between what the NCAA has become and what it should be- he's really on point.
I'm right with Nader. He's right that there needs to be some drastic changes to the current model, but as usual, he comes right outta left field and goes for the jugular. Instead of these ridiculous solutions, couldn't the NCAA just use some common sense and come up with something that isn't completely archaic and serves everyone fairly and equally?


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