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Among jive fanatics, you can contain a many of pleasant arguing whether "European Ragtime" is a convenient counterpoint to the American heritage, an fresh eke thereto or "is value lower than American jive on the vend" as it can be scan in a Wikipedia marketplace. There is no skepticism that there hold been moreover are talented composers this lateral of the Atlantic, who acquire molded besides formed ragtime for decades. They savor developed very unrivaled playing elegances by merging European music legends beside American sways. To give these originals of European jive a leg was the insight for the series of essays "European Jive Lores", which we launched in the periodical Ragtime item in our 100th matter in September 2013. We can present aspect retreat on 11 emanates. The figurative degree has instantly befall a veritable unit, plus it is in Gutersloh in the median of Europe. Concomitant apiece volume of our journal appearing five rhythms a year, a accord planned essentially for this outing is living organized in cooperation accompanying the brand Instinct, the metropolitan of Gutersloh further Westdeutscher Rundfunk Koln beside latest advocates of the series, hosted by our originator Gotz Buhler. Apiece concord including an on-platform talk beside the performer devise be declare by Westdeutscher Rundfunk (WDR 3) at a after schedule, besides the harmonious emphasizes of the chorus determination be released on a CD.
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FMA Day: Can Apps Be Too Complicated?
While publishing in a digital space, how far ahead should designers be thinking?
At the 2011 Fulfillment Management Association [FMA] Day, keynote speaker Bob Sacks, who has held multiple roles within the publishing industry, told the industry professionals in attendance that the present is one of the best times in history to be a publisher.
"I believe we're heading into the golden age of publishing and it will be fun and lucrative," he said. "The publishing industry used to be about seeing distinct, finite finished magazines going out the door on a regular basis. Now there's the new paradigm of a continuous array of news that may never be finished. What we do now is not what we did."
Sacks says that publishers will see success through digital readers and that niche publications will be the future profiteers. Additionally, he reassured the audience that everything, in fact, has not changed in publishing.
"Over the next 10 years, one of the main effects of the great publishing realignment will be the deep rooted change experienced by the magazine industry from a primarily print oriented business to one where digital products will represent the largest share of a smaller periodical industry," he said. "The industry is going digital and I see that as the land of opportunity for everyone in this room because they are new dollars. We just have to go out and get it—someone will, it might as well be you."
Bob is right. Publishing in the digital space is not going to harm the industry, only enhance it. According to recent data, tablet shipments will increase to about 80 million next year, up from a predicted 53.5 million for 2011. In total, there were about 17.9 million media tablet shipments into sales channels worldwide last year.
At FMA Day I moderated a panel on apps. Jill Greto, director of consumer insights for Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia, Inc. and Peter Costanzo, director of digital content for F+W Media, were among the panelists slated to speak.
Greto brought the audience into several Martha Stewart branded apps including Boundless Beauty, Everyday Food and Martha Stewart Living. Costanzo introduced the audience to the Web Designer's Idea app, a breakout product connected with the company but not directly linked with a magazine.
During the Q+A portion of the panel someone asked about interface and complexity. Greto, during her presentation, had pointed out that Boundless Beauty, while a bit more complex in its usage due to the nature of its design (a reader must flip from landscape to portrait mode), was a huge hit with younger audiences—those that may have never interacted with the brand before.
I suggested that publishers looking to enter the tablet space look to the future—as Greto pointed out and I concur—as tablet devices become more mainstream, younger people will be using the devices more. Costanzo, on the other hand, argued that his students at New York University should be designing and implementing with grandparents in mind.
That seems foolish. In 5 years, the kids in high school will be entering college, likely with tablet devices since the cost of the product is much cheaper, even by today's standards, than at least four years of academic textbooks. With the introduction of today's Amazon Kindle Fire, the price of a tablet and the accessibility will be more widespread.
Additionally, while tablet users are predominantly older people, the lower cost will give access to larger demographics—the children that are 13-years-old now have been inundated with technology their entire little lives and can handle a more complicated interface.
The next generation of human beings will be completely surrounded by technology from the moment they are born—if the Apple commercials are right, doctors may be even using an iPad while they deliver said baby.
It's not progressive to try to design for the simplest interface because in a few short years readers, who have been bombarded with technology, will be bored. I maintain the idea that a 21-year-old can likely pick up an iPad and learn how to use its basic features and functionalities in about 20 minutes, much quicker than a grandparent.
Don't believe me? Take my grandparents, for example. They have called me and asked me how to turn on their computer's monitor. My father can barely work his iPhone. My mother just learned to text. Design with the future in mind or design to drive them away.


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What do you buy a 80 year old for a gift? You want it to be special, but at the same time, do they really need anymore "things".
My mother-in-law is turning 80. She has been lucky, with reasonable good health, and still lives in her own little house. She says she doesn't want a big fuss for her 80th, but we have known her long enough, to know, she would be disappointed if some kind of celebration didn't take place.
You have to decide what type of celebration based on the personality of the birthday person.. If they are not super social, then hosting a large event with lots of distant relatives, may not be for them. They may end up tiring easy and going home, leaving you with the entertaining. This may be fun for you to have a big reunion for the 80 year old, but it may not be want they want, and it is their birthday, not yours.
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You can do this yourself or find them online at sites such as Amazon. If your senior loves tea you can get tea themed food and gift baskets, if they like coffee or chocolate, even health food is available. Anything that is consumable rather than something that will sit on a shelf is a good idea, and they love going through all the goodies and trying them out!
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Our 80 year old, does NOT like surprises..
2. Most often, they would love to spend some time one on one with a relative, so as a gift you may want to take them for lunch, or go for a walk, or to a matinee on a Sunday afternoon. My mother-in-law, loves this.
3. Remember, as much as you would love to give her a huge photo album or "things" most seniors, do not want or need more clutter. They tend to be very practical at this age, and will make comments like "I will be just giving it back to you soon" Or "More things to deal with when I am gone".. which is practical and true.
But if you like the idea of photographs, then here is a brilliant idea that will work well for any senior who loves to head down memory lane without having to haul out the photo albums.
Find as many old pictures as you can and then scan them into your computer and then onto a memory stick. Then purchase a digital frame and load it up with the pictures. These memory frames simply plug in and pictures automatically do a slide show. This would be nice to have on the kitchen counter of anywhere they can see them.
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4. Depending on their health, you can all get together and send them on a trip that have been wanting to make, but were scared to spend the money. If they are in good health, this a great gift for an 80 year old. As more and more seniors are watching their health, you are seeing them still travel into their late 80's.
5. Help them with some chores, or cleaning, or sorting.. This may not seem like the "wow" gift you were thinking of, but just a few of the closest relatives or friends getting together for an afternoon for a garage sale, or helping your 80 year old clean or move heavy furniture around is something that my mother-in-law would absolutely love.
They will quite often drop hints, like "I have some book shelves that need putting up" or I "want to move that couch over here or there"… and you may get around to it some day, but if you combine some work around her place, with a nice dinner out, or bring in a take-out or someone bring a picnic to the home, and spend time with them, they will absolutely love it.
So, keeping all of this in mind, and depending on the personality of your 80 year old, you need to come up with ideas that are not "things". Unless there are some "things" they really need, or want.
So, you have to shop with this in mind. As much as you might want to purchase that nice knick knack or yet another framed family photo, think of something more in person.
At 80, you don't know how many more birthday celebrations there will be, and you should take time out of your life, and spend it with your senior. Your time is more important to them then any "thing", and since you can easily run out to Wal-Mart and buy anything quickly on the credit card and send it to them, they totally understand the commitment when you come and spend time with them.
This should not be just reserved for special birthdays, you should try and make a point of taking them for a coffee or a meal, or just visit. At 80 years old, they have a lot of history, you should listen to.
Another great gift, that worked well for my father-in-law, was to have help writing his memoirs. This lets all the family know, about the personal history of your senior, and what a great gift that would be. A legacy to pass on, a history of their life on paper. Even if it is only published for the immediate family. We did that, and were grateful for it, as he passed away shortly after. But we have a printed memoir of his life.
This would be a great project for a grandchild, this way they get to listen to the history of their grandparent or grandparents, and hear what the "old days" were about, and put it to paper. How they started their career, how they got to where they are now. Just come up with a list of questions and then do a taped interview. My son did this for a project at school, and was amazed at the accomplishments of his granddad.
Buying a gift for an 80 year old, is easy. DON'T. Don't buy them anything, spend some time with them, take them for lunch, listen to what they have to say.. Enjoy their company, and this will be a special present for them. My mother-in-law, is thrilled that her four grown children and families are coming to her for a celebration dinner, of informal food. (I think we are getting together for trays from the grocery store) hanging out, and catching up.
We were all trying to come up with "wow" ideas, something sensational to celebrate 80 years on this planet, but finally we decided to just ask her.
When we asked her about all the things she wanted for her 80th birthday, that was what she wanted. No special restaurants, no big spending, just some sandwiches and all of us for a day. How hard can that be?


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Lesson Summary
In this lesson plan drawing on material from Latino Americans, students analyze how regions such as Texas, New Mexico and California had established Mexican and Indigenous communities already in place as the United States expanded westward in the mid 1800s. Students review the different ways that Mexican citizens come to terms with the expansion of the United States and the ways in which they became foreigners in their own lands within a very short time.
Background Information
The lands that America wanted to occupy, in their imaginations they were empty, but in reality the were not. They were full of Indigenous people of one sort or another and in various parts of the country they were full of Spaniards and their descendants. - Gary Gerstle, Historian
From the perspective of today, it can be difficult to imagine the fate of North America being in flux. But, this was exactly the case for many centuries. Only in the mid 1800s did the territorial borders that we are accustomed to begin to take shape. St. Augustine was the first permanent European settlement in what is now the United States, founded over 50 years before the Pilgrims landed at Plymouth Rock. Santa Fe was founded 8 years before Jamestown. The Spanish used missions and land grants to populate their northern holdings in California and other parts of the Southwest – all lands that eventually constituted the northern half of the new nation of Mexico.
In the early 1800s, the small nation of the United States grew exponentially with the Louisiana Purchase – some of which had already been transferred from Spain to France. Indigenous cultures struggled within this context to hold on to their ancestral lands and ways of life. Some, like the Comanche, proved more powerful than European-derived cultures. Mexico invited Anglo settlers from the U.S. to settle Texas in order to buffer the impact of the Comanche. But, these settlers brought with them the social and racial views of the Plantation economy and Anglo superiority. These views worked in concert with the evolving concept of Manifest Destiny – a notion of preordained right to conquer and rule North America from coast to coast. It was this notion – and the implied inferiority of non-Anglos like Indians and Latinos – that colored political, economic and social aspects of U.S. expansion.
This lesson looks at how this took place in places like Texas, New Mexico and California and examines how Mexicanos responded to the changes happening around them. The primary goals of this lesson is to help students understand the radically different geography of North America in the early 1800s and to invite them to examine U.S. expansion from diverse perspectives. The Latino experiences of the Southwest in the 1800s illustrate how our nation's growth has sometimes been in tension with its core values of equality, democracy and individual freedoms.
This lesson focuses mainly on the experience of Spanish-descent and mestizo Mexicans at the time of U.S. expansion. The experience of diverse Indigenous communities is a necessary component to understanding the implications of U.S. expansion and the contradictions it created that persist to this day. For more on this experience, including curricula, see the PBS production and curricula for We Shall Remain. For more on understanding the impact of Spanish imperialism on Indigenous cultures, see When Worlds Collide.
- Identify the northern settlements that were part of New Spain and Mexico prior to incorporation in the United States.
- Document particular locations, dates and sequences of U.S. expansion into Mexico and connect the personal experiences of historical figures to these broader events.
- Examine U.S. expansion from the point of view of those who were absorbed into the nation.
- Compare the impact of expansion across Texas, New Mexico and California, with particular consideration of how prior residents responded and how they were treated.
Grade Levels: 7-12 (can be adapted for grade levels 4-8)
Suggested Time
- Variable, 1–2 class periods
Multimedia Resources
- Mexican-American War (video)
- Mariano Guadalupe Vallejo (video)
- Juan Seguín (video)
- Apolinaria Lorenzana and the California missions (video)
- New Mexico & Las Gorras Blancas (video)
- Web access for clips and research
- Extranjeros & Expansion Activity Sheet
- Map of North America circa 1830
Before the Lesson
Show students a map of North America circa 1830. Ask them to explain how it is different from the geography of today. Note who is control of which territories – particularly the size of Mexico. Note who is absent on the map (Indigenous communities). Ask the students to think about the process through which the 1830s boundaries changed to those of today. Use the Mexican-American War clip as a hook to open that inquiry.
The Lesson
Part I
After viewing the segment, explain that students will examine the story of U.S. expansion from the point of view of people in Texas, New Mexico and California.
- Divide students into small research groups. Using film clips and the Extranjeros & Expansion Activity Sheet, each group will examine history from the point of view of particular characters and regions. They will detail locations, time frames and stories of at least two regions of Texas, California and New Mexico. (Optional: Have students plot the locations of events on the map.)
- Next they will describe the tactics of U.S. expansion and examine the impact on Mexican citizens' wealth, rights and safety, contrasting formal treaty agreements with what actually happened. Students will examine the strategies used by early Mexican Americans to respond to political, economic and social change.
- After tracking this information on the activity sheet, they present their information to the whole class. All students respond to reflection questions in writing or through discussion.
Part II: Extension - Embracing a New Nation
View the clip on Vallejo and the changing California. Imagine you are a contemporary of Mariano Vallejo – a land-owning Californio. It's the early 1850s in northern California. You have embraced your new nation, the United States, which by treaty has granted you the rights and privileges of a citizen. But, you have noticed that as the Gold Rush continues to expand, more and more people have come from the eastern United States to seek their fortune. You begin to notice how Mexican Americans are being treated and portrayed. You also find that squatters have taken up residence on your rancho and local law enforcement does not respond to your requests for help. In fact, they have sided with the squatters. But, you do not take up arms. You have faith in the legal system of your new country. Write a letter to your representative in Congress to describe the changes happening around you and your concern for your rights and property.
Part III: Extension - Las Gorras Blancas: Troublemakers or Freedom Fighters?
In this activity, you'll view the segment on Las Gorras Blancas and then write two one-paragraph letters. First, you'll need to invent two fictional characters from late 1800s New Mexico. These will be the "voices" of the letters you write. One sees what Las Gorras Blancas do as an infringement of property rights and a violation of law and order, the other sees Las Gorras Blancas as "Robin Hood" type heroes. Both letters will describe the activities of Las Gorras Blancas, but in one, you will take a pro-position and in the other an anti-position with respect to Las Gorras Blancas. Think carefully about the backstory of your characters to give them reason to make the arguments you suggest. Draw on the history of New Mexico to build the characters' voices in the letters.


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Four F-16 jets bombed the militants' stronghold city of Raqqa, targeting command and control facilities, weapons stocks and enemy personnel, Defence Command Denmark said.
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- Calves and ankles
Liposuction Surgery Types
There are many of us who wrestle with surplus kilos around our stomach. And while we may have examined our eating habits and initiated a consistent exercise regimen, we still can't rid ourselves of the surplus weight. For heaps of individuals, this happenstance has led them to undergo abdomen liposuction. This refers to liposuction that is executed on the tummy region. It is a surgical procedure in which fat deposits are eradicated from the mid-section with a vacuuming technique. Various small incisions are made in the belly and fat is removed via a suctioning device. The result, if efficient, is a flatter, evener belly.
Do you wish your arms were shapelier? Has diet and exercise failed to shoo away the fat in your arms? Then arm liposuction is what you should be undergoing. The procedure can shrink fat accompanied by tightening flaccid arm skin. If you have already used all the brands of hand weights and machineries to slim down those excess arm fats with no success, then arm liposuction can be your route. This liposuction patches an uneven appearance of the arms in proportion to the rest of your body. The process will curtail fatty deposits around the entire upper arm area.
There are quite a lot of persons who love their legs. However, the actuality is that some folks are just not blessed with legs that they always conceive of. When ladies unambiguously put on weight, they are expected to gain it in their thighs primarily. When the fat relaxes down on the lower end of the body, just around the thighs, it is undoubtedly quite hard to eradicate. In such a situation, liposuction can help alter what all of the diet and exercises toils have failed to do. The aim of thigh liposuction is to eliminate the excess and horrid fat in the back of the legs and in the thigh area to get the flawless shape of legs.
It is often perplexing to retain the natural outline of the buttocks via workout and dieting alone. While some do well, a substantial majority fail. Buttocks liposuction is the leading-edge advancement which gets rid of fat enduringly and gives you a graceful appearance. This method creates a slenderer look by disposing of excess fat that may have got amassed over time. Patients who undergo buttock liposuction for a slimmer appearance witness a massive modification in the contour and general structure of their bottoms. The buttocks seem smooth and rounded that can be flaunted confidently.
Double chins can be levelheadedly an annoyance to some folks. If you have a double chin and you have put in many efforts to get rid of it, then you can comprehend how hard-hitting that can be. For some folks, diet and workout seem unaffected. That is why those unhappy people turn to chin liposuction. If you are genetically disposed to carry a sack of additional fat in that region, then chin liposuction might be the only way you can chase off double chin. Double chin liposuction is a cosmetic surgery that essentially eradicates the excess accretion of fat beneath your chin and even confiscates the skin regions that droop around the neck area. This can immediately bring a dramatic lift in the level of confidence that you possess.
Everyone dreams of having a flawless body figure that is worth exhibiting in front of others. However, some parts of fat deposits on our body do not let this reverie come true. Inner thighs are one such area. Inner thigh liposuction can be a phenomenal technique to use if you have had difficulties sculpting your body with natural resources such as diet and exercise. In the procedure, cellulite is the kind of fat that is going to be removed using inner thigh liposuction. After the efficient elimination of the persistent cellulite deposition in the inner thighs, one can feel more cheerful and self-confident about the way he or she looks.


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It might be a little blurry, given that it was snatched on the run at the London Toy Fair, but this is the first good look at what Cartoon Network has in mind for Lion-O and the refugees from Thundera.
If you'll recall, this new Thundercats series is set to premiere on Cartoon Network sometime later this year, but it's clear that the merchandising gravy train is pulling out of the station: An enterprising photographer grabbed this shot from the London Toy Fair, where the press and, more importantly, retail-store buyers, got their first look at what'll hit shelves and screens in a few months.
Judging by this image, two things are clear: There's no sign of the Thunderkittens, and Panthro's gonna be huge. What do you think?
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Halloween finishes up with oh so many ghosts.
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When we leave chez Harmon, Ben is packing his things. I'm guessing he'll probably be back, though, to cry and Not Give Up some more. So we have a lot of loose ends! Is this Larry's time to swoop in and romance Viv with his uncooked Boboli face? Whose hands were those under the bed? Most important: Hey, CAN ghosts get boners? Hopefully we'll get some resolution on these pressing issues next week, as Hallie lives to see another day, unexploded.
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Eurozone jobless rate steady at record 11.4%
Rate could reach 12% in 2013
Unemployment across the 17 countries that use the euro remained at its record high rate of 11.4 per cent in August, official data showed Monday, renewing concerns that efforts to slash debts have sacrificed jobs.
While European leaders have managed to calm financial markets in recent months with promises to cut spending and build a tighter union, they have been unable to solve the eurozone's deep-rooted economic problems and the rising tide of joblessness.
In August, 34,000 more people lost their jobs in the eurozone, according to data released Monday by the European statistics agency, Eurostat. The unemployment rate — the highest since the euro was created in 1999 — is the same as July's, which was revised up from 11.3 Monday.
Europe's problems are dragging down the entire global economy. The region is the U.S.'s largest export customer and any fall-off in demand will hit American companies — as well as President Barack Obama's election prospects.
The 17-country eurozone is in danger of slipping into recession this year after its economic output dropped 0.2 per cent in the second quarter. Six countries — Greece, Spain, Italy, Cyprus, Malta and Portugal — in the eurozone are already in recession.
Howard Archer, the chief economist for HIS Global Insight, said it will take some time before Europe's labour market rebounds.
"It is unrealistic to expect any turnaround in the near term at least in eurozone labour markets given ongoing weakened economic activity and low business confidence," he said. "Indeed, there looks to be a very real danger that the eurozone unemployment rate could reach 12 per cent in 2013."
While austerity measures were introduced to ease the financial crisis by lowering public debt, they are also slowing down economies as government spending drops off. This is also pushing unemployment higher and threatening the continent with recession. Some experts urge leaders to instead loosen spending to encourage growth.
Creditors push for more cuts
But many European countries have very little room in their budgets for such a stimulus. Greece, for instance, is already relying on a European bailout to pay its bills — and its rescue creditors are pushing for more cuts, not fewer.
Spain, meanwhile, has just unveiled a €40 billion ($51 billion Cdn) program of spending cuts and reforms designed to convince international lenders and investors that it can keep a control of its deficit.
Greece and Spain have the highest unemployment rates in the eurozone, around 25 per cent for both.
Other countries are also pushing through reforms that are designed to free up the labour market by breaking down restrictive practices and making it easier for companies to hire and fire workers. However, with no end in sight to austerity or high unemployment, there are doubts that governments will be able to stay the course in the face of widespread popular protests.
Tens of thousands of people poured into the streets of Madrid, Lisbon and Paris this weekend to protest austerity. In Spain and Greece last week, demonstrations descended into violence as protesters clashed with riot police.
"It's clearly unacceptable that 25 million Europeans are now out of work," said Jonathan Todd, an EU spokesman for employment. "The figures ... demonstrate the importance of putting into place effective reforms."
European countries outside the eurozone are faring slightly better than those inside. For all 27 countries in the EU, the unemployment rate for August held steady at 10.5 per cent after the July rate was also revised up slightly.


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Two musicals more dark than frothy _ "Death Takes a Holiday" and "Follies" _ received the most nominations Friday from the Drama Desk, which honors both Broadway and off-Broadway productions.
The star-studded Broadway revival of Stephen Sondheim's "Follies," about two couples looking back on their mistakes, and off-Broadway's "Death Takes a Holiday," adapted from a story about Death taking human form and falling in love, each nabbed 10 nominations.
Matthew Broderick's show "Nice Work If You Can Get It" earned eight nominations. Six went to "By the Way, Meet Vera Stark," "Leap of Faith," "Queen of the Mist" and "Richard III."
The awards will be presented during a ceremony hosted by Brian d' Arcy James and Donna Murphy on June 3 at The Town Hall in Manhattan.
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With less clutter and more convenience, wireless products (e.g. wireless charging) are proving more and more popular in comparison to their older, wired alternatives.
Yet when it comes to headphones, cutting the cord is not always so straightforward. Headphones powered by Bluetooth, especially, often get a bad rap.
They still offer benefits, however, once you know all the issues involved. In this guide, we'll take a look at some of the most important things you need to know about wireless headphones.
1. Types of Wireless
There are three main types of wireless headphones The 6 Best Wireless Earbuds for All Budgets The 6 Best Wireless Earbuds for All Budgets Looking for the best wireless earbuds? We've rounded up the best earbuds for sports fans, audiophiles, those on a budget, and more. Read More , which can be split into two categories — those that require a separate transmitter, and those that don't.
In the first category are infra-red and radio frequency headphones.
Infra-red is little used now, but headphones that use it are still manufactured by companies such as Sennheiser (the Sennheiser IS410 pictured above). Infra-red is best used for TV, but it requires an unobstructed line of sight between the headphones and transmitter, meaning there are limits on both the distance and angle you can use them.
Radio frequency is more powerful. Wireless headphones that use radio frequency (like the Sony MDRRF985RK pictured above) can work at ranges of up to 150 feet, and the signal can pass through walls, so is usable with a home stereo as well as a TV. Interference is an issue: it increases with distance, and other wireless devices that use the same frequency range (typically 800-900MHz) can also cause it. RF also isn't secure in the way that Bluetooth is.
Bluetooth is your option if you want headphones without a transmitter, and are your best bet for general use. These require Bluetooth technology to be incorporated into the source device; phones, laptops, games consoles and many modern TVs will all have this. Bluetooth has a range of about 32 feet (10 meters).
2. Bluetooth and Sound Quality
The biggest argument against using Bluetooth headphones used to be that they offered poor sound quality. This was because Bluetooth was not originally intended for streaming high-quality music.
Early versions of Bluetooth compressed audio very heavily, producing a harsh, digital sound. With growing demand, greater focus was placed on making improvements in this area in subsequent versions.
This began with the introduction of the advanced audio distribution profile (A2DP) to enable streaming of high-quality stereo audio via the SBC codec.
In 2014 a report by SoundExpert, an audio quality testing site, concluded that at its highest possible bitrate of 372kbps SBC was comparable to an AAC file encoded at 192kpbs, and that "most artifacts it produces are beyond human perception".
Further improvements have been made in Bluetooth 3.0 and 4.0, as well as through the introduction of the aptX codec. aptX promises CD-like performance The Evolution of Music Consumption: How We Got Here The Evolution of Music Consumption: How We Got Here The rise of the iPod, the music-playing mobile phone, and a number of streaming media platforms all point toward a single, simple idea: music is important. But how did we get here? Read More and is appearing in a growing number of products.
To benefit from it, you'll need both your headphones and audio player to support it. Samsung, LG, Motorola and HTC are among the smartphone manufacturers that support aptX; Apple currently does not.
It's also important to remember that, while Bluetooth tends to get the blame for poor performance in Bluetooth headphones, there are a large range of other factors at play, including the quality of the headphones themselves and the audio device being used.
Another issue with Bluetooth headphones is latency. This is the short delay between an audio signal entering the headphones and when you can hear it. You won't notice this lag if you're listening to music, but if you're watching a video the sound may be marginally out of sync.
Latency varies depending on the hardware and software setups you have. Bluetooth 4.0 is low latency, so will perform better than older versions, and it's another area that is being addressed by aptX.
3. Battery Life
Wireless headphones require their own power supply. This will come in the form of either a built-in rechargeable battery or standard disposable batteries.
For headphones that require a wireless transmitter, the transmitter will often double up as a charging dock.
For Bluetooth headphones, you should look for battery life of around 8-12 hours. This will give you all day playback. Some expensive pairs will fall well short of this, while others far exceed it. Sony's DR-BTN200 promises 40 hours of listening.
Remember, though, that battery life is related to volume. The louder your music, the shorter the battery will last. Battery life quotes on manufacturers' spec sheets tend to reflect optimum conditions rather than real-world use.
A battery will normally take around three hours to charge, and uses a standard mini or micro USB cable.
Bluetooth headphones are straightforward to set up. You need to pair them with your audio device — your smartphone, tablet, or laptop. This is generally done via the built-in Bluetooth software on the device.
You'll need to enter a passcode during the setup phase. This is found in the manual for your headphones, though in almost all cases it will be 0000.
Some headphones also support NFC (like the Sony DRBTN200). This is another wireless technology that enables devices to communicate just by holding them in close proximity to one another. NFC is the technology that underpins many wireless payment systems.
When used in conjunction with an NFC-enabled device What Is NFC & Should You Buy a Phone That Has It? [MakeUseOf Explains] What Is NFC & Should You Buy a Phone That Has It? [MakeUseOf Explains] If you're in the market for a new phone in 2013, you're probably going to hear about something called NFC, and how it's apparently changing the world. Don't be fooled by the sales talk though.... Read More — including many Android smartphones but not the iPhone — you can pair the headphones with the device simply by tapping them against it. This may cut out the need for the passcode for the initial setup, and also speeds up the process of reconnecting.
5. Remote Control
Many wired headphones sport a wired remote on the cable. This is used to start, stop and skip music tracks, as well as to take and reject calls — they often have a small microphone built in.
Wireless headphones don't have this option. Instead, almost all sets will build some basic controls, along with the microphone, into one of the earpieces.
The accessibility of these controls is something you should always test when buying, or choosing to keep, new headphones. It often seems that the button design and layout is determined more by aesthetics than practicality, resulting in controls that are difficult to find by touch alone, especially if you're in the gym.
6. Form Factor and Size
Wireless headphones come in the three standard styles 10 Terms You Should Know to Identify the Best Headphones 10 Terms You Should Know to Identify the Best Headphones In this guide we'll cut through the jargon and show you what the key headphone specifications actually mean, and why — or if — they matter. Read More : over-ear, on-ear and in-ear. The first two look and function much the same as their wired counterparts. The latter, in-ear, differ somewhat.
In order to fit the Bluetooth radio and battery, in-ear Bluetooth headphones (like the JayBird BlueBuds X) either have physically larger earpieces, with the two parts connected by a cable, or are normal-sized but have a thick, rigid neckband to house the electronics.
The next generation of in-ear Bluetooth headphones is tackling this, through new manufacturers such as Bragi and FreeWavz.
The Dash, from Bragi, are earbuds that sit directly in the ear without any adjoining cable or neckband. They also include 4GB of storage for use without a smartphone. The FreeWavz use a slightly larger earclip design. Both also incorporate fitness features including a heart rate monitor.
Inevitably, their smaller size means that the battery life of in-ear models is shorter than the larger alternatives.
Almost all manufacturers now offer a full range of Bluetooth headphones, at all quality and price points How To Make Sure You Buy The Best Headphones For Your Budget How To Make Sure You Buy The Best Headphones For Your Budget How do you determine the "best" pair of headphones then? Here are some things to keep in mind before you commit to a purchase. Read More , alongside they're traditional wired range.
While audiophiles might want to stick with the latter for the foreseeable future, for many users — listening to compressed digital music on a phone — wireless is a perfectly viable option.
Improvements are being made all the time in sound quality, battery life and form factor, and their convenience makes them ideal for use on the go.
What brand of wireless headphones do you use? Or if you haven't gone wireless yet, what's holding you back? We want to hear all your thoughts, so leave a comment below.
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I got jib skullcandy and it's basically a piece of trash. There are connection issues often and delay.
I usually use regular earbuds and listen to music very often during commute. However, all of them stop working relatively quickly. Some have one earbud louder than the other and others have wire issues. My aunt gave me a very nice pair of wireless headphones, but since I listen to music so much, I'm worried they'll run out of battery before I'm ready to charge them. I feel bad for not liking them, but I listen to music really loud. Any tips?
Is it possible to purchase a wireless headset without using Bluetooth?
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Plz suggest me one wireless headphone for my Moto g4plus over the ear would be great.
Hello Navin! The choice of headphones is a personal thing, and it is usually determined by a number of factors. The price and features of the headphones tend to be the main factors, but the headphones' features tend to determine the price. For example regular wireless stereo headphones won't come close to being as expensive as wireless headphones capable of playing high resolution music formats. So, look for any one with good reviews that you can afford and make sure you try it in store to confirm it works with your phone. If you buy online, be sure to buy from vendors with a good return policy in case the headphones are incompatible with your phone. You may be able to check the compatibility of the wireless bluetooth headphones with your phone by comparing the specifications of both devices on their manufacturers' websites. Good luck to you!
i was looking for a wireless headphone and i found this one on amazone
it is a bluetooth wireless headphone which can play music for up to 8 hours and it is also not expensive in addition to 1 year warranty i think it is a good deal
here is the link for it if you r interested
Hi - belated thanks for the great article. I'm currently trying out Bose QC 35s (returnable). I value the active noise cancellation. So far they're great for listening to music on my MacBook Pro (mid 2010, OS 10.7.5). The only problem is that the sound cuts out when I go into another room. I suspect that this has more to do with my ancient Macbook BT than the headphones.(1) Is there a way to boost or upgrade the BT signal with a dongle or transmitter? What do you recommend?
I also want to use headphones with my Sony Bravia TV, which does not support BT audio. Sony says to use RF headphones. So I would need to buy another set of headphones. I know that many people use BT transmitters in the TV's headphone jack or digital audio out. But most report that there is inevitable audio lag. Is the solution to buy RF headphones? Sony, Sennheiser? BTW - The Bose QC 35s use A2DP vs aptX. Thanks!
I have older model wireless noise cancelling headphones. Is it possible to listen to music on my android smartphone with them? Thanks.
Hello Karen! I don't see why not. If your wireless headphones can pair with your smartphone, you can definitely listen to music with them much like you would with any bluetooth headset. If your headset has a mic, which. I suspect it might, you may even be able to switch to audio when a phone call comes in while you're listening to music. Best wishes!
Does using Bluetooth headphones really put the person to risk of Bluetooth radiation, health hazards
Hello Tony! There have been speculations by some people but there is currently no reliable medical evidence to prove that bluetooth headsets are dangerous to human health. You might like to know that most of the people spreading the information that bluetooth may be dangerous really haven't conducted scientific research to prove their hypotheses. So, until someone proves otherwise I personally believe that bluetooth has no currently known negative effects on human health. Feel free to get yourself a pair of bluetooth headsets or headphones, whichever one you need. Cheers!
nice guide
I'm using some MAXTECH Bluetooth headphones I got from Aldi for £14.99 they sound great. The audio sounds absolutely fantastic as I can hear parts of songs I never noticed were there. They were cheap but I bet they are more exspensive than they were being priced at. I'm pleased I got them. MAXTECH is not a well known brand but trust me when you hear them you wont want to go back. The have 2.4gh frequency and have A2DP in them. They have Bluetooth 4.1 built in. The battery is rated 5 hours but I think it's more than that as i was able to get 6 or 8 hours out of them before charging. I use them with my iPhone 6 Plus for music.
I am looking for some wireless headphones and probably a transmitter which would connect all the headphones in a class room
I love bluetooth tech. I started with over the ear, bohm, and now use in the ear. I have not had any issues, but due to the limited battery life, I have gotten a second pair so one can charger while using the other. They are jam transit mini buds. When I first got my bohm I did notice a lag when watching videos... that can be annoying.
I am now learning about codecs, latency and different versions of bluetooth tech (BT 4.0) and can make a more informed purchase in future.
"Latency varies depending on the hardware and software setups you have. Bluetooth 4.0 is low latency, so will perform better than older versions, and it's another area that is being addressed by aptX."
aptX is a codec. aptX low latency is another codec. aptX latency is about 140ms, aptX low latency is about 40ms. BLUETOOTH anything is NOT low latency unless it has aptX low latency codec. A device (headphone, transmitter, or receiver) is not aptX low latency unless it incorporates the aptX low latency codec. A spec of aptX does not imply low latency.
My son gifted a not very costly Bluetooth headphone which I am using for my cell phone. But I also need a headphone for my TV. As I am not western music buff the "compression" and "sound quality" are not important. But I am toying with the idea of getting a new RF headphones (something like senheisser RS120) or use the gifted BT headphone buying only a BT transmitter for TV. The distance is not a problem as this is a small apartment. any advice?
I love using Wireless headphones I have a pair of around the neck wireless headphones and I seen another pair of wireless headphones on sale for 29.99 at Best Buy
I have a pair of wire headphones that have a foldable design made from Sony. I have had them for 18 months and the audio is starting to go bad. For some reason I think its the wires because once I move to adjust myself the wire moves with me and the sound starts fading so I have to move the jack and cord then the sound returns to normal (whereever my volume was originally).
I have been searching for replacement headphones and I am interested on going bluetooth meaning wireless. I own a Samsung Tab 2 10.2 tablet and I am getting an HP Intel Windows 10 laptop my tablet is bluetooth and I surely know my new HP laptop with be bluetooth.
What would you recommend for bluetooth wireless headphones for me to find and purchase? The Beats by dr. Drea I hear are very good but a lot of views on them have been not so great with android products and other devies though with apple they work just find. I have been interested in the Beats, headphone by Sony, Bose, and others. But I dont now what wuld be the best to order.
Please help me
I have skullcandy hesh 2 wireless headphones , a couple of days before the wireless functionality stopped providing me good sound but using the wired connection is providing good sound. Does the phone have an issue / headphones have?
Plz tell me fast . else I need to claim warranty!!
The only thing holding me back from using wireless headphones is the fact that i'd need to keep them charged OR buy more batteries than I do currently (what a drag)
They should get Nikola Tesla to design some that charge over-air. Haaa!
In reality these 'wireless' devices are still dependent on a wire to work. Bummer.
there is a way to pass any electricity through the air , but only a minimal distance like 10 cm perhaps with the innovation of technology is possible
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I do actually use Jaybird Bluebuds X Sport. I can tell a difference in audio quality versus high quality wired headphones or audiophile grade speakers, particularly in choral or brass-heavy music. They definitely aren't perfect, but they're my every day headphones and are really only removed from around my neck when I bathe or sleep.


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Two young women were arrested outside of a Bernie Sanders rally in Los Angeles on Wednesday for indecent exposure after baring their chests to reveal "Feel the Bern" painted across their torsos.
"We asked them to put their clothes on and they refused," LAPD Officer Mike Lopez told the Los Angeles Times, describing his interaction with of the unidentified women, aged 20 and 25, outside of the Wiltern Theater in Koreatown.
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Anni Ma "Feel the Bern" @BernieSanders rally at the Wiltern Theatre in Los Angeles. pic.twitter.com/aXwSwU56qJ
— Genaro Molina (@GenaroMolina47) March 24, 2016
Topless Women At Bernie Sanders Rally – "Free The Nipple"- https://t.co/tBMv7FGzYs pic.twitter.com/OW729jNkfP
— Len And Todd WOR (@LenToddWOR) March 24, 2016
The women were reportedly booked on a misdemeanor charge of indecent exposure.
The Times points out that at an Arizona rally last weekend, a Los Angeles woman from the "Free the Nipple" movement interrupted Sanders' speech with "Stop Fascism" written across her back. "Hate Speech" was also written in black paint across her chest.
Topless woman protests at Sanders rally@cspanwj #TCOT pic.twitter.com/xHGw1gg5bQ
— Bill Badey (@10903) March 21, 2016
Following Sanders's stunning victory over Clinton in Michigan, the race for the Democratic nomination has set a course for California, where both candidates arrived this week to rally for voter support.
Despite Sanders' popularity among millennial voters, he faces a difficult challenge in a state that is dominated by women and minorities, two groups in which Clinton does well. Sanders would need a decisive win in California to overtake Clinton's current 300-delegate lead. A Sanders victory in California could depend on his ability to mobilize the independent vote.
During an interview with editors and editorial writers at the Los Angeles Times on Wednesday, Sanders acknowledged that he will be spending a lot of time in the Golden State. "You're going to see me here more than you feel comfortable with," he reportedly said. "We think we have a path to victory and that path absolutely has to come through California."
On Wednesday, Clinton spoke at Stanford University, the day after radical Islamic terrorists attacked Brussels, killing dozens of people and injuring hundreds more. She described her plan to utilize the Internet to combat ISIS, whom she described as "radical jihadists."
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Okay, I'm coming back to this board now. Last time I was quite prepared to dump SOUL SURVIVORS--to make it the exception to my "completist" rule. Well, times have drastically changed, as we all know--and as fate would have it, this much-maligned misfire of a "horror" film opened near enough to me to count for something.
I'll be damned if I let anybody, let alone a group of evil cowards, tell me or anyone else how to live. There's a horror movie in town, and I'm bloody well going to the movies if I want to go to the movies.
No matinee price today--the stupid thing's sharing a screen with PLANET OF THE APES on separate admission. No matter. They gave me free ice water to make up for the drink money I blew on a ticket, and they immediately changed the lens when I told them that everybody was looking like a squashed dwarf on screen. Bless 'em.
And yes, it was every bit as bad as I thought it would be--but no matter. If I hadn't checked this sucker out with my own eyes, I never would have known how truly ludicrous it actually was! More poison for my pen--bless 'em. So why don't I spoil it for you now, as I know I'm the only one on this board who's going to see it--in theatres, at least?
VALENTINE may still be the worst film of the year, because Jamie Blanks, as I see it, is capable of doing something great if he gets away from the slash-hash. As for Steven Carpenter? With or without Jeffrey Obrow, I was only impressed (at all) with THE KINDRED. SERVANTS OF TWILIGHT? Give me a break (though it was about as good as the book, if that means anything). Who the hell thought anybody needed another "trauma survival" movie that leads inevitably to the "dead all along" revelation at the end?
Oh, but something so stale deserves yet another twist at the end, right? You won't believe what we get here...
Eliza Dukshu (the BUFFY one) gets the head of the poster, but only a supporting role. It's Melissa Sagemiller who's at the wheel when the party-of-four gets into a fatal wreck after a lot of teen-angst misunderstandings. Her boyfriend is the only one who (supposedly) dies. Meanwhile, Carpenter tries to be Argento when he has a plastic-mask-faced guy and an imposing Indian chase Melissa around--her friends continue to bicker and betray, she keeps having bloody hallucinations, her dead boyfriend keeps showing up to try to protect her... and, oh yes, there's a kind young priest who pops up for spiritual counseling every now and then. And no shortage of "dead" dialogue to drop the oh-so-subtle hints. And Angela Featherstone shows up as a (supposedly) androgynous character named "Raven" who seems to be having a passionate affair with Annabel (Dukshu) while constantly scoping Cassie (Sagemiller) out and giving her cryptic dialogue...
Supposedly a bunch of gore was cut--well, maybe more blood burst from the drain (at least it wasn't the shower head this time), and maybe Cassie's nosebleed was worse? Perhaps when the mask-man gets jabbed with a broken fluorescent tube? But not much, really. The only obvious cutting comes when some partial nudity was clearly involved with Featherstone--it's hastily and sloppily edited around. The others shower fully dressed after a paint party...
Oh, but you're waiting for that howler of an ending? Here goes--boyfriend Sean (Wes Bentley of AMERICAN BEAUTY) was actually the only one who SURVIVED the wreck, and everybody ELSE is dead! But we're not done yet--you see, as Father Jude (who's also dead) explains, Cassie has the will to die for Sean--but she also has the will to LIVE for him... so she can finally tell him that she LOVES HIM!
So she LIVES! She wakes up in bed! She's surrounded by her boyfriend and her parents after surviving her head operation! And she tells them all about it! And you were there! And you! And you! And... OH, AUNTIE EM! THERE'S NO PLACE LIKE HOME!!!
That final proclamation of mine brought down the house (a crowd of three) as I let it fly when the end credits came up.
Yes, it was a prize stinker. Yes, in a movie year as dreadful as this, perhaps I might have deliberately skipped it. As it stands now, I wouldn't have missed it for anything.
Bless 'em.
"Nya-nya, nya-nya, nyahh-nyahh... I made you eat your parents!!!" --Cartman
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My dog's breath smells like peanut butter...
...and I don't even have a dog!
...and I don't even have a dog!
Shane,man,You really know how to punish yourself. There are Dominatrixs for this sort of thing.Then again,they're not as cheap as a bad movie.
Wherever you go,there you are.
Wherever you go,there you are.
"I don't want to be called an "artist." "Acting like an "artist" is synonymous to acting like an asshole."
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Syracuse, N.Y. -- Three 10th Mountain Division soldiers who deployed in March to Afghanistan were killed Saturday by an improvised explosive device.
All were infantrymen with the 1st Battalion, 32nd Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat
Team, 10th Mountain Division. The incident occurred in Nimroz Province, Afghanistan.
This was Wren's second tour of duty in Afghanistan.
Wren joined the Army in 2008, and after completing training at Fort Benning, Ga, came to Fort Drum in June 2008.
Among Wren's awards and decorations are the Bronze Star, the Purple Heart, the Army Commendation Medal and the National Defense Service Medal.
Wren is survived by his wife and brother.
This was Atim's second tour of duty in Afghanistan.
Atim joined the Army in 2006. After training at Fort Jackson, SC, he was assigned to Fort Benning and Fort Bragg, NC. Atim came to Fort Drum in December 2010.
Among Atim's awards and decorations are two Army Achievement Medals, the Meritorious Unit Commendation, the Army Good Conduct Medal and the National Defense Service Medal.
Atim is survived by his child and mother.
Ramirez's awards and decorations include the Afghanistan Campaign Medal, the Army Service Ribbon, the National Defense Service Medal, and the Global War on Terrorism Service Medal.
Ramirez is survived by his child, mother and father.
The three deaths bring to 1,537 the number of U.S. soldiers killed in Afghanistan in 11 years of war. Sixty-six percent (1,018) have been caused by IEDs, according to .


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Thick fog enveloped most parts of Punjab and Haryana Monday morning, reducing visibility on roads and affecting air and rail traffic.india Updated: Dec 29, 2008 12:56 IST
Thick fog enveloped most parts of Punjab and Haryana on Monday morning, reducing visibility on roads and affecting air and rail traffic.
"There was dense fog over the region since Sunday evening and it has affected the visibility level on the roads. It is caused by the western disturbances that have increased the moisture levels in the atmosphere of the northern planes," Chatar Singh Malik, director of the meteorological department at Chandigarh, told IANS.
"There has been a substantial decline in both the night and day temperatures, but this is quite normal. The lowest temperature in Punjab was recorded in Amritsar district at 2 degrees Celsius Monday morning. It was 6.2 degrees Celsius in Chandigarh," said Malik.
The foggy weather conditions hit road, rail and air traffic. Many long distance trains coming from Delhi were delayed by four to five hours. Arrivals and departures of various flights were also delayed due to the dense fog and overcast weather conditions.
"There is a possibility of rain in the region and heavy snowfall in Himachal Pradesh in the next couple of days," Malik said.
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Serrano is a hypermedia implementation for Avocado that adheres to the constraints of REST.
Serrano defines resources and exposes hypermedia APIs that loosely map to Avocado programmatic APIs. For example, Avocado has the
DataField model which instances correspond to a field in the data model. Fields can be programmatically defined and accessed:
from avocado.models import DataField
f = DataField('library', 'book', 'title')
f.title = 'Title'
f.description = 'The title of the book'
f.get_plural_name() # Titles
f.simple_type # string
Serrano has a resource for
DataField instances which can be accessed with a URL (assuming the above field's primary key is 1):
GET /api/fields/1/
Accept: application/json
The response body has quite a few properties which contain metadata for the field being accessed as well as a
_links objects which contains related links:
"id": 1,
"app_name": "library",
"model_name": "book",
"field_name": "title",
"category": null,
"description": "The title of the book",
"internal_type": "char",
"keywords": "",
"modified": "2012-10-11 14:29:43",
"name": "Title",
"nullable": false,
"plural_name": "Titles",
"published": true,
"searchable": true,
"simple_type": "string",
"_links": {
"self": {
"href": "http://example.com/api/fields/1/",
"rel": "self"
Support for Writes
Some resources such as ones corresponding to Avocado's
DataView, and
DataQuery models support
PUT, and
DELETE requests. This enables clients the ability to manipulate objects of these types they have permission using the API.
PUT /api/contexts/1/
Accept: application/json
Content-Type: application/json
"id": 1,
"json": {
"field": "1",
"operator": "icontains",
"value": "api"
Next Steps
To get started using Serrano, follow the install & setup guide.
For more information on what endpoints are defined, view the list of endpoint.


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Sometimes things have a way of working out. We were in Stirling, Ontario at the fairground parking lot about to have dinner when a parade of vehicles started showing up for a soccer match, including a guy named Bill with his two daughters in their 1978 VW Bus. Of course, having commonality right off the bat can easily open the Vanagon door for conversation which led Bill to call his friend Jack, a sculptor in Belleville. Gary talked to Jack briefly and the next thing we knew we had an artist to interview. The day before I had e-mailed a lady just outside of Stirling about an interview but we hadn't heard from her yet, so we were off to Belleville.
When we arrived Jack was nowhere to be found but in the meantime Donna Bonin had e-mailed back and so it was meant to be that we were to go back toward Stirling to interview Donna in Oak Lake. She has one of two year round residences situated on the lake. Her's is a charming century old country home. This is where she lives, works and plays. I use the word "work" loosely as Donna never gave us the impression that her art resembled any kind of mundane work in the 9 to 5 sense. As a matter of fact, the day we were to arrive she was to be captain of the boat for some waterskiing fun in the afternoon.
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Donna invited us to sit in one of her many Back-In-Time Gallery rooms where we got to know some things about her and her incredible watercolour paintings. Donna has been painting for most of her life but watercolour has been a recent journey that began in 1998. Around this time her physical health changed and this prompted her to try something different, and so began the watercolour chapter of her life. One of the first things Gary and I noticed in Donna's paintings was the intensity of colour. Not being familiar with watercolour, I always assumed this medium was characteristically muted and subtle. Donna shared with us that often the brand of paint can be a factor but more than anything it is the time she takes putting layer upon layer of paint to her canvass. Sometimes she will let an incomplete painting calmly sit on its own as she looks at it periodically with fresh eyes. The painting tells her what it needs or doesn't need when the time is right. She says, if the way you want to change or add something to the painting doesn't significantly enhance it than just leave it alone. It can take up to several months for Donna to decide when her painting is complete.
Donna's subject matter is incredibly varied as well. She has traveled all around the world and has been inspired to paint many different things. She loves nature and animals and has painted a range of things from the landscape in her own back yard to buildings in Europe and settings in the high Arctic. She says there is nothing she wouldn't try as each painting brings with it a collection of new ideas and creativity. She even enjoys her own version of abstract which she calls fantasy. The paintings in this category remain partially representative of something that has caught Donna's imagination. She might paint it from a different angle or in a different plane from what our eyes register as the comfortable orientation.
We concluded our interview with a self-guided tour of the rest of Donna's gallery. Our observation was that she is an accomplished painter in the eyes of her peers, her students, her buyers and people, like us, seeing her work for the very first time.
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With the Boston snow accumulation looking to soon surpass Shaq level, it's hard to picture these wintry months as a good season for citrus. Nevertheless, tis true even (thanks in no small part to globalization) in Boston. A trip to a good grocer or market right now can yield you a number of exciting finds including blood oranges, Meyer lemons, and Seville oranges (at least for a bit longer). That being the case, it seemed an appropriate time to begin a series I've been plotting to do a for a while now, an exploration of what I've learned about citrus and its use in various mixed drinks and libations.
Let's start with the common players. The most common citrus you will find when dealing with the realm of cocktails and other libations are lemons, limes, oranges, and grapefruits. So far, not very controversial. It's worth noting, however, that without writing a treatise on the topic, there's a number of less common varieties that make for some interesting drink components. One is the aforementioned blood orange, which is most available in the winter season. The juice is not worlds different from common sweet or naval oranges (a really good blood orange will have a hint of raspberry taste), but I for one prefer it, having acquired a taste for it when drinking fresh squeezed OJ in Italy during the winter months some years ago. Also, if nothing else it adds a fantastic color to a drink. Perhaps the best application I've seen for them is the Blood Orange - Jalapano Margarita (courtesy of Cocktail Hacker).
Seville oranges (aka bitter oranges) are another interesting subset. These oranges are bitter, some (or most) would say unpalatably so for eating or drinking the juice from. However, they are great for instances where bitterness is exactly what you are seeking, for example when making cocktail bitters or as an interesting substitute for a tart lemon. Vin d' Orange, a French liqueur made with white wine and spirits combined with sweetener and Seville oranges is another application (Nightcapped has a recipe here; the Nov./Dec. issue of Imbibe! Magazine also has one). Bergamot oranges are another rare variety with similar properties and uses (see the Adventures in Cocktails blog's post about them here). Bergamots are, among other things, noteworthy as a main ingredient in Earl Gray tea (further information can be found here and here).
On the other side of the spectrum, there are Meyer lemons, which are in taste a hybrid between a lemon and an orange (depending on how ripe they are, the color also runs the spectrum from yellow to the color associated with oranges, i.e., well, orange). According to Jeffrey Steingarten, Meyer lemons are named for Frank N. Meyer, who discovered them in 1908 in Peking (apparently they are might be a hybrid between a lemon and a Mandarin orange, but it's not known for sure). Imbibe Magazine's Jan/Feb. issue includes a feature with cocktail suggestions that use Meyer lemons specifically (as discussed further below, I like them for Limoncello as well).
A final note: if you are looking for Seville oranges, from my experience you need to hit up a very good market; I have not seen them at Whole Foods or other larger brand stores (in the Boston area, Formaggio Kitchen in Cambridge has some). Seville oranges also have a notoriously short season; they are usually available only in the January/February timeframe. Meyer lemons and blood oranges are easier; I have seen them in Shaws, Trader Joe's, and Whole Foods to name a few (though not always; it's hit or miss, and obviously only when in season).
So, now that you've got your citrus in hand, fancy or common, let's get to know the anatomy a bit. For our purposes, the relevant, non-scientific divisions can be described as zest (the outer skin of the fruit), pith (the white, spongy material beneath the skin), flesh (the soft, juicy center), juice and seeds (excepting of course in the seedless varieties). Once again, this is unlikely to be a great revelation. Where things start to get interesting, however, is the fact that these different elements can serve a variety of different ends, and additionally, the parts that will be of most interest will vary depending on which type of citrus you are dealing with (and, of course, what mixological purpose you have in mind).
The main value of zest is that it is the source of flavorful, aromatic oils. It is these oils that are in fact generally the most flavorful part of the fruit (not the juice). Thus, when you see a citrus twist as a garnish in a drink, it's often more than just purely decorative. In particular, the classic technique for applying a citrus garnish to a drink is to rub the skin side of the cut peel around the edges of the glass, and twist the peel over the drink, ringing out some more oils into the drink itself (the classic approach is usually to then place the peel inside the drink itself rather than just adorn the side). A more advanced use of a citrus garnish that highlights these oils is the flamed garnish, typically done with orange or lemon peel, whereby the peel is twisted or squeezed next to a flaming match such that the oils are ignited as they shoot off of the peel and into the drink. The oils aren't necessarily enough to dramatically change the flavor profile of the drink (the quantity is, after all, relatively trivial). However, flavor is so concentrated in these oils that even in these small quantities that come off the garnish, they can produce a significant aroma that influences the taste of the drink itself, sometimes significantly.
Garnishes are far from the only use of precious citrus oils. One additional use is the creation of flavored tinctures, which can themselves be used as components or additives for drinks. Creating a tincture basically just requires steeping some citrus peel or zest in high proof alcohol, usually of the most flavorless variety available (basically, high proof grain alcohol if available or vodka), and then straining the contents. The alcohol extracts the flavor from the oils, giving you a concentrated flavoring agent. These tinctures can then be uses as components of liqueurs, cocktail bitters, and other such concoctions (see, for example, Jamie Boudreau's recipe for a homemade Amer Picon substitute).
Still another way to utilize citrus oils is to use a different means of extraction, sugar. Dave Wondrich has an excellent discussion of this extraction of the "ambrosial essence" that is citrus oils into oleo-saccharum ("oil-sugar") in his book Punch: The Delights and Dangers of the Flowing Bowl (2010). There, he describes this oleo-saccharum as one of the Pillars of classic punch (of the 17th-19th Century, pre-cocktail era variety). Essentially, this extraction consists of rubbing the sugar against cut citrus peel by muddling the two together (or, in the earliest techniques, rubbing what amounted to a brick of sugar against the skin of the citrus, essentially sanding it off; unfortunately, this isn't really viable with the modern forms of sugar you get, according to Wondrich's experimentation). Not just for punch, however, this technique should also be familiar to anyone that has ever made or ordered an Old Fashioned, the archetype on which the cocktail itself was based, or anything that borrows from the same idea.
Next, as a sidestep from the tincture use and oleo-saccharum described above, we have the use of zest in liqueurs. Liqueurs are comprised of base spirits to which flavoring agents (fruits, for example) and sweetener (sugar) is added. The quintessential example in the current context: Limoncello! The Italian liqueur Limoncello is generally fashioned by steeping lemon zest/peel in neutral grain spirits for a time, adding simple syrup (or sugar, and later water if you prefer), aging and straining. [That being said getting the authentic Italian result outside of Italy is a challenge - the lemons just aren't the same. I visited the Naples area once and saw some Sorrento lemons sold by the street, along with some delicious granita made with them; they were easily the size of grapefruits! I have yet to see their like anywhere in the states. For the record, I tend to use Meyer lemons when I make Limoncello. I have no empirical evidence myself, but I have read that the result comes closer to the result you get with the Italian fare.]
Now, before moving on, a quick note on the separation of zest. I have not focused on technique in this post, only because I intend to include that in a subsequent post on this topic, but the main thing to know about getting the best out of the peel/zest is to avoid pith. While the outer skin of the fruit contains flavorful oils, the pith is unpalatably bitter. The rule of thumb is to cut away and discard as much as possible when attempting any of the uses described above. As a further side note, some applications of citrus peel/zest call for dried peel (usually dried orange peel). Recipes for cocktail bitters, vermouth, and even beer use dried citrus peel as ingredients. For bitters at least (and often times these other applications as well), it's usually Seville, or bitter orange peel you are looking for unless called for otherwise. I've heard it suggested that for whatever reason, when recipes for these items call for dried peel, fresh peel does not get you the proper result. Fortunately, whether you dry your own, or purchase some from a local spice store or beer brewing supplier, dried citrus peel is generally not hard to come by.
As noted above, some types of citrus lend themselves to certain applications more than others. As a general rule, it's usually lemons and oranges that are used for zest-related applications (again, generally speaking). The reason is that when dealing with lime or grapefruit, the concentrated flavoring is considered a bit too sour on its own, enough so that it ruins the balance of the drink. That said, you will still see those types of zest if combined with juice, or the peel from other types of citrus (or both), which tempers the flavor. As an example, take the Mojito, where, depending on which technique you use, you may be muddling lime slices with bruised mint leaves and sugar. In that situation, you get some flavor from the oils of the lime zest, but it's tempered by the mint oils and juice from the lime. It's worth noting here that Seville orange zest can make an interesting substitute for lemon zest; however, common or sweet orange zest, however, will be much different (much milder).
The next key element is of course juice. The sky is the limit when it comes to using citrus juice. It can be an ingredient in Punch, a cocktail, or even a liqueur. Also, it can sometimes be found on its own as an ingredient or combined with peel/zest as well (Wondrich notes that for Punch, you tend to see both used if dealing with cold punch, and peel/zest only if dealing with hot Punch). Lemon juice and lime juice are probably the more prominent in the cocktail and mixed drink scene. Many pre-prohibition era cocktails in particular use lemon juice as an element (although lime is found as well). Punches favor lemon as well. For the tiki line of drinks, however, lime is without a doubt king, having a prominent place in the majority of drinks in the genre. Orange juice is probably the next most commonly used, with an occasional appearance in vintage cocktails like the Monkey Gland (Wondrich has an entire section on Orange Punches as well). Grapefruit juice is probably the least common of the four, but irreplaceable when called for. I would wager the most well-known drink that uses it is the Salty Dog, comprised of vodka or gin, grapefruit juice, and salt.
Finally, there's one other major way in which citrus finds use in cocktails and other libations: marmalade. Citrus fruit marmalade is in short made by taking chopped up citrus fruit (especially the peel and juice) with sugar (and pectin), and cooking. Some techniques call for discarding the pith and/or the seeds. (David Lebovitz has some recipes here and here). In addition to something great to spread on toast, this also provides you with an interesting cocktail ingredient. The Savoy Cocktail Book, for example, has a recipe for the Marmalade Cocktail that utilizes orange marmalade, lemon juice, gin, and simple syrup (via Underhill-Lounge). Jaimie Boudreau also has a recipe for a Marmalade Sour that utilizes orange, grapefruit, or other citrus marmalade. While a trendy cocktail ingredient in recent years, Paul Clarke notes that marmalade has actually been used as a cocktail ingredient at least as far back as the 1930s (via Serious Eats).
Thus ends my introduction to the wonders of citrus in the cocktailian world. More to come soon!


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This lovely vintage Christmas plate is the first issue from a series of Christmas plates issued by Wedgwood England. The series of plates continued for 20 years, ending in 1988. The plates featured landmarks from London and environs. This plate highlights Windsor Castle and dates from 1969. The decoration includes a holly border and is done in high relief. The plate is in very good condition and measures 8 inches in diameter. It measures just under 10 inches across including the frame. It comes with the wooden plate frame ready for display. The frame is in very good condition with areas of paint loss on the gold inner rim. The plate is marked on the back, Wedgwood Made in England 69. This is a fabulous vintage Christmas plate for your collection or a great start to a new collection. I have plates available from several years. I would be happy to combine shipping.
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