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The GMC Suburban is celebrated for its massive size, enormous seating capacity, and unrivaled cargo area. It has replaced the minivan as the vehicle of choice for many soccer moms, and its off-road capabilities entice men as well. The 1990s and the 2000s have seen a massive shift in family style vehicle preferences, and the SUV is now positioned firmly at the top. Thanks to careful analysis and planning, the Suburban has transformed from a basic utility vehicle to a borderline luxury vehicle throughout its years in production, in order to meet the public's demands.
In a country where bigger is almost always considered better, vehicles are made to match this mentality. For example, in the U.S., where there are extensive open spaces to explore and unparalleled commercial and agricultural work to be done, big vehicles are necessary. From this need came the sport utility vehicle. Dating back in one form or another to the Second World War, SUVs have had a major impact on society. When it comes to producing high-quality SUVs, the GMC name is strongly connected with big, powerful machines.
It would be impossible to discuss SUVs without taking a good look at the GMC Suburban. Also sold under the Chevrolet name, this SUV is a full-sized mammoth with plenty of space and an enormous powertrain to match. First produced in the 1933 model year, the Suburban has enjoyed a long history that continues to the present day. Since the beginning, the GMC Suburban has undergone a long list of changes, and is currently in its 11th generation.
Under the Chevrolet name, the Suburban is released once again for the 2013 model year. Like its predecessors, this year's version is a powerhouse both inside and out. Inside the cabin, it is still equipped to seat nine passengers and hold a massive amount of cargo. Of course, the Suburban is also equipped with a long list of standard features. This model is offered in three trim levels and two body models, the base 1500 and the Super Duty 2500. For the family on the go, or even for commercial use, there are options for every budget and need.
Under the hood, it only makes sense for the Suburban to come with some serious power. The 2013 edition is equipped with a 5.3-liter V-8 capable of 320 hp and 335 lb-ft of torque. Coupled with a six-speed automatic transmission, this powertrain is attached to all of the 1500 models. For an upgrade, things get even more impressive with a 6.0-liter, V-8 engine paired with the same six-speed gearbox. This powertrain offers up 352 hp and 382 lb-ft of torque. Both available powertrains are more than sufficient to haul this beast around, and provide enough muscle for the Suburban's towing and hauling capabilities.
As noted, the GMC Suburban started out in the 1933 model year. For its debut, it was equipped with a half-ton truck undercarriage and chassis. It is interesting to note that this model was initially designed for the U.S. National Guard. The body was constructed primarily of wood, and the cabin was equipped for eight passengers.
The Suburban continued to be used as a military vehicle for several generations following its initial release, as it proved to be ideal for moving supplies and troops. Taken in combination with its impressive off-road capabilities, this vehicle was incredibly useful for military travel.
As the years continued, the GMC Suburban not only made a mark for itself as a military vehicle, but also as a recreational and family SUV. Its reputation for performance and power lends to its continual increase its popularity, and it has garnered an unprecedented fan and consumer base since its initial release.


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Gregory Sayers, Neglected English Thomist/
I thought that I would try out blogging by drawing attention to one of the newly updated moral theologians on the PRDL Website, namely Gregory Sayer, OSB (1560-1602): http://www.prdl.org/author_view.php?a_id=2051. He is probably the only famous Catholic English moral theologian and Thomist of the 16th-17th centuries. Was Thomas Stapleton a Thomist? You can read about Sayer in an article by EJ Mahoney:
The Catholic Historical Review, Vol. 11, No. 1 (Apr., 1925), pp. 29-37


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To Build Relationships with Your Customers
5 Ways to Build Personal Relationships with Your Customers
Once you have identified groups of prospective customers, if you want them to give your links social approval signals, you have to take the time to build relationships with them.
One great way to do this is providing free valuable content related to your niche. Sending them links to websites related to your niche that you find other or helpful information they can use in their everyday lives.
Make It Personal
You also should share personal information about your life. Remember, you want them to think of you as a friend, not just an Internet marketer. You can do things like posting photos, videos and other links related to your private life so that people can feel as if they know you better
You also want to make supportive and positive comments about their tweets and updates and repost them. Every time you re-Tweet something or share their update, they are going to get a notification.
It's also a good idea to show an interest in the details of their lives and refer often to personal information they have shared in the past, like asking about their kids or how their vacations were.
The 3:1 Rule
Once you have built friendly relationships with your social media contacts, you can go ahead and follow the 3:1 Rule. For every post you make that promotes a product or service, post at least three others that are completely unrelated to any commercial goal.
You want to make sure you always give valuable content, keep it family friendly and upbeat, and when possible try to engage your prospective customers on an interpersonal level. Don't forget to use their names, refer to personal information they have shared in the past, and make every effort to engage them as a friend, not somebody trying to sell them something.
Forward links to articles that you found interesting and that are related to your niche, or even those that aren't. Retweet interesting tweets, not just those that have commercial motivations. Use your postings to encourage conversations and engage other users in discussions.
Happy Birthday!
Birthdays are an excellent excuse to send personalized messages that will enhance your bond with your personal social media contacts. Nearly every social media site has free apps to remind you of your contact's birthdays.
That way, when you do promote a product, frame it so that you are a friend recommending a particularly good product to another friend.
Video Marketing
Another very powerful free marketing method is video marketing. Video marketing can now be targeted at everybody because of rapid advances in technology and the falling price of playback-enabled devices have combined to create near-universal access to streaming media.
You can drive a lot of traffic to your pages with an effective video marketing campaign. And the best part about it is that it doesn't need a lot of expensive equipment or technical expertise.
Stepping out of the internet and into the real world for a moment, nearly every modern smart phone, digital camera, even desktop PCs come with cameras built into them today. Most shoot high-definition video as well, making it a simple task to create an engaging, high-quality video you can use to promote your products.
Post Different Types of Videos
There are a number of different kinds of videos. Take a few minutes to research videos about products like the ones you are promoting and see what your competitors are doing. This helps you create something unique and learn from their mistakes.
One common type of video is just to record someone talking about your product. It could be you, a friend or just about anybody.
The second kind of video is a series of static screen shots, such as a PowerPoint presentation. They can actually be created with PowerPoint, if you already have the program, or you can download a program that will allow you to build one. These kinds of videos are going to be more like commercials than sales or testimonials pitches.
Don't Forget the Backlink
The most important thing: The whole point of creating videos and posting them on popular video sharing sites is to lead and create more back links traffic to your website, so don't forget to post a link to your site underneath your video. You would be surprised how many people forget this step!
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A conceptual installation that brings viewers into a state of presence to really absorb a piece of art rather than simply viewing and passing it by. My work has an intricate narrative and blossoms with time spent observing. I wanted to create a piece of work that you could leave your shoes and all the things you carried with you at the door, to enter into the art and its message, sit down and wander throughout its lines and create your own story through observation. It starts with a long narrowing hallway with stream of consciousness poetry hand painted on either wall; the left side has words encased in a geometric shape, representing the left (rational/logical) brain, and the right wall, the words are encased in a wave form shape to represent the flowing and more watery nature of the right brain. Walking in, your left and right hemispheres are soothed by the familiar, to be able to enter the space feeling tuned in. And walking out, balanced by the exposure to the polar opposite, preparing you to reenter the world feeling whole.
The poems are intentionally fractured in moments due to the way they were created, some pieces of the message lost in the process. They also have neither a beginning nor end. These characteristics of the poems represent the stream-of-consciousness process, where producing within a flow state creates work that is able to capture only so much at one time. I liken it to sifting stones from sand, or cupping the hands to capture a drink of water; because I am influenced by the infinite nature of things, I am aware that whatever I am able to grab when I reach out into a vast well of ideas, is simply an observation on that present moment, and therefore, a truth worth observing. This said, my philosophy is based on valuing the act of reaching over controlling the outcome or producing something premeditated. My work is a vehicle to inspire others to do this kind of reaching inward and exploring, without judgment, to see and really treasure what we can discover.
Left wall:
...most effervescence. Unparalleled spark, exotic and unwound. Knees falling in and out of right angles, day in/out, stretched and stunned, like night matter. Locked in moving stillness indefinitely. Sprouting silent hairs and expired cells letting themselves go, without permission, without conscious invitation, simply an awareness of purpose. Rare is the dance of human consciousness. The blend of knowing and being. Interwoven and golden. We're spun, in and of one. We watch out loud, awaiting evaporating. The mist of the passing minds carried in actively translated cellular stock. Every atom - a memory onion; an elemental feast. Particles with personality all tuned to unity. All vibrating with a purity of presence. Accumulating as dense bone, soft palms, equal parts mystery and miracle. May we open to access the totality of this cosmic dramady. Bow to our vessel, extend to our global family. As the sunrise lines the sea...
(photo credit: Paul Olaechea)
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...privacy... built to be the remote receiver, made to enter. Where passages meet. Previously placed parading into the timeless, traceless slope. Particle products of a larger component of infinity. There is now no space or distance from access, as there is no stitch unsown. Being of the blue, the vast, we are. Electric or drifting, as you are, as you do. Choose your own distance, resistance, existence. Calibrate. As matter does. Imagine your elements momentarily separate, breathe in the space between and resume, as you will, as you do. Grow on, growing in. Adjusting frequency, radiating ….
(photo credit: Paul Olaechea)
The hallway's narrow opening drops you into an octagonal room with diffused white light and a soundscape made by my friend Michael Yun and I for an ecstatic healing/stream of consciousness music project we had in Portland, Consilience, the track is called Circular Logic. There are pillows on the floor, inviting you to take a seat and let the moment in. The walls consist of a 7 panel black and white painting. The room, built in an octagonal shape, represents the interplay between circle and square and speaks of the transitional dance between earth and heaven. The circle is symbolic of the heavens (also eternity/infinity) and the angularity of the square is symbolic of earthly presence. The octagon is also said to be representational of the energy of renewal, rebirth, transition and totality, which I illustrate in a story that traverses the walls. Panel 1 has childlike imagery, notes of discovery and blossoming, a communing with inspiration and intuition that spills into panel 2, featuring hieroglyph-like symbols hanging high above two resting figures that lay atop flowering, spine-like vines. This symbolizes a coming into a new structure and maturation, integrating the wisdom of the internal and eternal as a route to self-awareness; harmonizing the inner sage and the inner child. Panel 3 becomes more dense, interweavings of faces, patterns and symbols representing an influx of the external, people and experiences that play a part in shaping and inspiring an individual. Panel 4 is a large bold female figure, a symbol of the divine feminine, her body running in the direction of the past 3 panels, while her face looks up and forward at a collection of symbols representative of inspiration, as well as a bit of blank space, the unknown, unwritten- as if the figure is an integration of her past and future, a specimen of balance and ultimate presence. The story her gaze is cast on spills into a the head of a wiser older female on panel 5, whose arm reaches into panel 6, beneath a masculine figure that lends a hand into the wise woman's dream channel. Grounded below them is a collection of more hieroglyph-like symbology that is interwoven with denser pattern play and images of masculine and feminine unions, representing an alliance and communion of the two energetic dualities present in all things. The product of this union is illustrated in panel 7, a hand tossing flowers (fertility) and above it all, a crowned, regal figure with pyramid like structures coming from the eye and a wise, ancient bird peering above its head over all. The opening of the room is an invisible 8th panel, that represents the unknown, the unseeable, the mystery of the cosmos that makes us complete and creates a fullness to the part of our story that we cannot write ourselves.
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Power in Close Relationships
Part of Advances in Personal Relationships
- Editors:
- Christopher R. Agnew, Purdue University, Indiana
- Jennifer J. Harman, Colorado State University
- Date Published: February 2019
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- format: Hardback
- isbn: 9781107192614
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Power is an inherent feature of social interactions, yet it is hard to define and therefore understand. This book is the first to organize current interdisciplinary theorizing and research about power from leading academics in areas such as social psychology, communications, family studies, and public health. It also focuses exclusively on how power operates and affects close relationship processes, while the theoretical insights provided point the way toward new lines of research and understanding. Using specific examples to illustrate complex theoretical explanations and supplying thorough descriptions of the existing literature on power in close relationships, this book is an essential resource for researchers, professionals, students, or laypeople seeking to better understand how power operates in those relationships that are most important to us.Read more
- Presents multiple theoretical perspectives to offer a unique overview of the research surrounding power in close relationships
- Supplies specific examples of theoretical applications in practice
- Proposes new theoretical insights and suggestions for future research and theoretical extensions
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'Why do some people have more power than others? When do people use their power for good versus ill? These are among the essential questions that are asked and answered by this stellar and interdisciplinary line-up of scholars. The book is marvelous, and it's a blast to read!' Eli J. Finkel, author of The All-Or-Nothing Marriage and Northwestern UniversitySee more reviews
'Power has been the neglected stepchild throughout most of the history of relationship science. Combining insightful theories and cutting-edge research, this volume should do much to change that. If you study, teach, or use relationship research, you won't want to miss this important and thought-provoking advance.' Harry Reis, University of Rochester
'This excellent edited volume, compiled by two leaders in the interdisciplinary field of close relationships, fills a gap in the current research on close relationships. This book summarizes several theoretical approaches to power, then explains how power and related phenomena are expressed in different interpersonal contexts.' Susan Sprecher, Distinguished Professor, Illinois State University
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- Date Published: February 2019
- format: Hardback
- isbn: 9781107192614
- length: 294 pages
- dimensions: 235 x 156 x 20 mm
- weight: 0.55kg
- contains: 3 b/w illus. 4 tables
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Table of Contents
An evolutionary perspective on the role of status in close relationships Gillian A. Mccabe and Virgil Zeigler-Hill
2. Attachment insecurity and the regulation of power and dependence in intimate relationships Emily J. Cross and Nickola C. Overall
3. Interdependence perspectives on power in relationships Ximena B. Arriaga, Michael Ioerger and Laura E. Vanderdrift
4. Leveraging power in intimate partner relationships: a power basis perspective I-Ching Lee, Felicia Pratto and Judy Y. Tan
5. The dyadic power-social influence model: extensions and future directions Allison K. Farrell, Alexander J. Rothman and Jeffry A. Simpson
6. The impact of multilevel sources of power on intimate relationship functioning Christopher R. Agnew, Jennifer J. Harman, Elizabeth Keneski and Andrew L. Stewart
7. Power in families J. Kale Monk, Brian G. Ogolsky and Angela M. Whittaker
8. When sex is power: gender roles in sex and their consequences Michelle R. Kaufman and Julie Pulerwitz
9. Power in close intimate relationships Emily A. Impett, James J. Kim and Mariko L. Visserman
10. Power and interpersonal violence
11. Power and interpersonal communication Michael E. Roloff and Denise Haunani Solomon
12. Interpersonal power and nonverbal communication Quinten Bernhold and Norah E. Dunbar.
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As a Care Bear Ambassador we were invited to Build-A-Bear to check out their fun new Care Bear characters. We are a huge fan of Build-A-Bear already in our family and we were super excited to see the new Care Bears!!
We decided to visit the Build-A-Bear in Penn Square Mall in Oklahoma City. We have been to this Build-A-Bear in the past so we were super impressed with their newly remolded store. Especially the new fluff machine!! Before they had the large square one along the wall now it's a giant tornado of fluff right in the middle of the store.
Of course our favorite part though is making those fun little characters come to life! Build-A-Bear is so wonderful the way they stir the imagination of children. My daughter loves the Build-A-Bear ceremony no matter how many times she does it.
Location: Located in Penn Square Mall. A great location when traveling with the family because you can visit other stores, there are plenty of food locations, and even a movie theater. Penn Square is in a very central part of Oklahoma City on Northwest Expressway. Very easy to get to and right in the heart of the city. A very developed area with lots of food and retail options around.
Entertainment Value: My seven year old loves Build-A-Bear. It's a fun little project that doesn't take a ton of time. It is an event though, from picking the bear, to filling it, and then picking out clothing and finally dressing it. The Build-A-Bear experience is a lot of fun. I will say though as a family with a wide range of ages this is more fun for my younger child, however my fifteen year old does get excited about making them as well.
Price: The good thing about Build-A-Bear is that they have included a range of products that can fit a variety of budgets. We spent $30 while we were at Build-A-Bear that included the bear, an outfit, and a pair of shoes. Of course if you get carried away (which can be easy to do because everything is adorable) then your experience may be very different. We did notice though while we were there that they had a sale for buy 1 get one free on certain characters if you have more then one child this could be a great option.
Customer Service: We really enjoyed our trip. There were two staff members present during our visit. Both very friendly and helpful. The young lady that helped us build our bear was very nice and you could tell she enjoyed doing her job.
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Rabkin's ROI has a great post on the impact new technology has on our "baseline experience". Barry Rabkin points out that when new technology is seen to add value to our lives or improve the way we go about our business, a new baseline of expectation is established against which we measure future technology.
His post is a good reminder that disruptive technologies are always changing market expectations. While we may believe our product is the disruptive one, we can can never lose sight of the reality that our competitors are also responding to changing market conditions.
For companies in the spatial technology world, this change is all too evident. Particularly as one observes the business of organizations such as Microsoft and Google and others as they continually raise the bar of expectation among consumers with respect to access to spatial information, ease of use, etc. What was pretty heady stuff a few years ago has now fallen below the threshold of user expectation.
I not sure the saying "a rising tide lifts all boats" is entirely true in a competitive market place but it is clear that even when the bar is being steadily raised by some large market players, opportunity remains for others. In the spatial technology field we continue to see many companies thrive (not all to be sure) and new companies emerge, set to introduce their own technologically disruptive products and services into the market.
The challenge remains to innovate around sound technology with a sharp eye on what the market requires. Recognize the market expectation is always changing, don't forget that your competition is probably gauging the market as closely as you are, anticipate what they will do and have a plan to deal with it.


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'The Co-op'
"The Co-op" is an organization of registered Oregon Medical Marijuana Program (OMMP) caregivers and growers who volunteer their time, skills, and resources towards bringing OMMP patients in residential care facilities and hospice access to medicinal cannabis. For over fifteen years, this dedicated group has strived to provide assistance to patients with the most need due to the combined medical, environmental, and financial limitations they face. By working together with the residential care and hospice facilities of the patients we serve, they are able to greatly improve the quality of life of their patients and help them cope with the medical conditions they face.
For each participating patient,
'The Co-op' :
- Covers the expenses related to becoming a registered OMMP patient.
- Provides medicinal cannabis via a facility accepted modality.
- Checks-in with the patient on a weekly basic
- Maintains a patient chart to document which medicinal cannabis strains have been dispensed, the symptoms being experienced, and the effectiveness of the "prescribed" strain & modality of medicinal cannabis on their symptoms.
- Regularly communicates with their nurses, administrators, and attending physicians.
Our patients have included individuals being affected by:
- Quadriplegia
- Paraplegia
- End of life
- Cancer
- Epilepsy
- Conditions due to accidents; auto, fire and even gun shot wounds.
Prior to being assisted by 'The Co-op',
each prospective patient completes an intake assessment to determine if their symptoms may be eased through the use of medicinal cannabis, and if they will be able to comply with the rules & regulations set by the OMMP, their individual care facility, and the 'The Co-op'.
During those fifteen years over 90 of those we cared for have passed on. We have done our best to make the most of Oregon's medical marijuana program. We feel we have made a small difference and cherish the experience. For the last 10 years the team at 'Farmer 12' has proudly been the primary medical marijuana producer for 'The Co-op.'


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Greetings! Welcome to another highly irregular review of music for those that like to cross borders and venture beyond the outer limits. A lot has happened since the last instalment. Bowie returned, Blackman left and many new artists announced their arrival with highly impressive debuts (Lion Babe, Rhosyn and Moire … take a bow). One postscript: check out new albums from two great young female artists, Tawiah and Fatima, just in time for the inevitable British summer.
Until next month hopefully… Although I do like the challenge of condensing half a year's worth of quality into a two-hour journey, I am beginning to feel the strain. Also it would be nice to have a few guest interviews and live versions of tracks. Any stations looking to fill a gap in their studio schedule, please drop me a note: firstname.lastname@example.com.
Like, comment, share but above all … enjoy.
SNC Radio – April 2013
Compiled and blended by AmAr Patel
1. Since You've Been Away – Don Blackman [Arista]
It was upsetting to hear about the passing of Don Blackman this week, another lost to cancer. For many of us that fell under the spell of rare groove and fusion, either in the seventies or during the hip hop renaissance a few decades later, Don was a master exponent. A revered songwriter, arranger and musician. His iconic debut album in 1982, which included the soul standards Holding You, Loving You and Heart's Desire, was his greatest achievement but he also made telling contributions to records by influential musicians including Weldon Irvine (Sinbad), Lenny White (Twennynine and The Adventures of the Astral Pirates), Tom Browne (Love Approach) and Bernard Wright ('Nard). Years later you could find his name among the credits on a Tupac or Janet Jackson album, such was the high esteem in which he continued to be held by his peers. From Don's voice and music I will always get two things: a sincerity and a real sense of fun. Let's keep those close as he passes into the next life. This tune is one of the often overlooked ones from Blackman, sampled by Madlib for his Beat Konducta series (For My Mans). And it is…
2. In Linistea Nopti – Rodion GA [Strut]
Just when you think there is precious little mystery left in music out pops a maverick by the name of Rodion Rosca. A compilation of the mercurial bandleader's raw prog-like compositions is being released by Strut in association with Ambassador's Reception and Future Nuggets collective. Click on the link below to read some interesting facts about the weird and wonderful things he did with his Tesla machine, among other toys, in his quest for new sounds under the radar in Ceausescu's Romania. Then press play and lose yourself in one of the more reflective tracks on an album of otherwise tough rhythms, brain-frazzling synths and sci-fi FX. Think KPM cranked up to 11. Dilla would have lost his mind over this stuff.
3. Love is Lost – David Bowie [Sony]
So much has been written and said about Bowie's triumphant return over the past four months that I actually fooled myself into thinking I'd listened to his new album when in fact … I hadn't. Yes yes, he's getting old – in other words safe and comfortable – and yes this new stuff isn't as good as the best of Ziggy, the Thin White Duke and the countless other facets of Davey Jones but make no mistake, he can still write a lyric and deliver it with drama like few others. (I almost opted for the weary nostalgia of Where Are We Now but the riff on this one got its hooks into me.) Bowie's restless spirit of creative mischief, his knack for cultural appropriation and mutation throughout his career, is what sets him apart as our greatest living pop star. He made art for the masses. He reached the top and then continued to evolve. Seriously, who could claim to do the same today? Still trying to get into the V&A for that retrospective. Ah well, I will always have the music on tap…
4. Birds – Rhosyn [Blessing Force]
In a similar vein to Elan Tamara, another of my favourite emerging female artists, Rose Dagul (performing as Rhosyn in tribute to writing place of Rhoscolyn, Anglesey) makes baroque and mildly melodramatic chamber pop with lyrical tales that seep into your head and make themselves at home. Real atmosphere and an aesthetic all of its own. This is my standout track from her debut EP Elbow of Capture, which Oxford label Blessing Force is offering as a limited run of 250 hand-numbered slabs of clear vinyl with screen-printed sleeves by Limited to just 250 hand-numbered copies on clear vinyl with screen-printed sleeves by Double Suns and a free digital download. Warning: they may have all gone by now.
5. Angel Puke – J's Bee [Far Out]
High-altitude jazz music, sophisticated in the right way, from seasoned collective J's Bee. Not much is known about this band except that they've been together for more than 10 years, played at various major festivals in Japan including Fuji Rock and held fast in their pursuit of a deeper conception of jazz, fusing electronic elements with more traditional instrumentation such as alto saxaphone, bass and acoustic guitar. The mood on this one is quite sombre and reflective, a strong indication that they're playing for more than themselves. As the press release explains: "Isotope was forged in the aftermath of Japan's nuclear catastrophe of 2011. A poignant depiction of our shared future hanging in the balance."
6. Brotherhood – Kamal Abdul Alim [BBE]
Besides influential selectors such as Gilles Peterson, Bob Jones, Chris Bangs, Paul Murphy and Patrick Forge, Kev Beadle was also instrumental in unearthing forgotten jazz and fusion tracks to the dancers and diggers in London's fabled eighties and nineties era. Reminiscing about the legendary Sunday afternoon session Dingwalls, he says: "It became a 'one-stop' to hear exciting and up until then undiscovered gems. Tunes like The Pharoahs' Freedom Road and Roy Porter's Jessica became 'Camden anthems' mainly because of the open-mindedness of both the DJs and the Sunday afternoon regulars as well as the hunger to hear new music." Another one that he mentions is this track by Kamal Adbul Alim (who's played with everyone from Manu DiBango to Frank Foster) and boy does it swing hard. Take a look at the personnel on the trumpeter's 1983 album Dance and you'll understand why: Idris Muhammed (drums), Ron Burton (piano), Bobby Watson (alto and soprano sax), James Spaulding (alto and flute) among others. It goes without saying, surely: Kev's compilation is amazing. A very personal selection of the fierce and free, soulful and spiritual.
7. Jimi & Faye (Part One) – Romare [Black Acre]
Blogs are going crazy about Romare right now and the hype is justified. For all the phases of development that electronic music and sampling have gone through over the past thirty-plus years there is always something – a new technology, a chance meeting, a happy accident – to alter the trajectory of experimental music. Inspired by the artist Romare Bearden, who explored African American heritage through collage, producer Romare has adopted a similar approach to music with his "meditations on Afrocentrism", the lofty name of his first EP. This involves collecting samples from around the world – delta blues from his father's record collection, field recordings from west Africa, old documentary clips about sixties' America – and weaving these into more contemporary elements of black culture such as juke. "I wanted to make a sort of musical essay where the samples would act like footnotes and convey a particular theme to the listener," he explains. This all sounds very academic but fear not, this is music for body and mind. Interesting fact: on this loping, bluesy track the Jimi and Faye in question are Mr Hendrix and his Harlemite scenester acquaintance Faye Pridgeon who reminisces about her time with the young Jimi, lamenting how others wrote him off, misunderstood him or tried to hold him back.
8. Treat Me Like Fire – Lion Babe [DL]
I doubt that I'm the only one who feels a warm glow inside each time they hear this track. New York does soul duos very well: Heavy and J*Davey immediately spring to mind. You can add Lion Babe to that list, a fierce combination of vocalist Jillian Hervey (daughter of Vanessa Williams, no less) and producer Lucas Goodman (aka Astro Raw). Badu is obviously an influence on the phrasing of Hervey who has said, "I really respect her, she is a rhythm goddess. There's never a time where I listen to her and I'm like, 'oh, she's off, I'm not feeling it.' You feel it. You feel that inner rhythm within her." From a songwriting standpoint, The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill is also mentioned in several interviews. Meanwhile Goodman recalls his love of Hendrix and Tribe. Not a bad couple of reference points. The mark of a great soul track is how effortless it sounds, from the crackle of the opening to the tone of the vocal and sentiment behind the words of want. Lion Babe have achieved that on their first release and I'm really excited to hear where they go from here.
9. Goodnight – Philip Owusu [DL]
One-time collaborator Robin Hannibal (Quadron, Boom Clap Bachelors) is currently riding high with his Rhye project but let's not forget the talents of singer songwriter Philip Owusu, who finally releases his debut album this year. Goodnight premiered on Peterson's Worldwide show to rapturous applause, whetting our appetite for more delicately crafted textures and exquisite harmonies. He's fought through adversity (low-to-no budget, losing his voice) and debut solo album SUBS, his "tribute to society's underdogs" is almost ready to share. Owusu has written, performed, arranged and produced the whole project by himself, which was quite a challenge for an artist that's used to collaborating and having someone else who can help to make decisions and 'bring it on home'. So what or who this track all about? Over to the man himself: "The song is sort of like the story of Don Quixote, the knight that's basically schizophrenic or whatever. It's kind of about an anti-hero; it's a guy who comes home and is received by his mum or girlfriend – his daughter or whatever – after a night of being drunk. In his delusion he's fought a great battle but in real life he's not so important. Maybe it's autobiographical to some extent. It's from a sketch for a song I did around the time of Owusu & Hannibal that I never finished but I always wanted to do. I was thinking about adding it to Owusu & Hannibal at that time, but for some reason I didn't. I decided to keep it."
10. Wakin on a Pretty Daze – Kurt Vile [Matador]
You may have heard that I am three volumes into a special podcast series called Singers, Songs & Strings, which celebrates "the forgotten art of bare and beautiful song". Acoustic tracks and slow-burning ditties basically. One artist that is definitely in the running for future installments is Philadelphian Kurt Vile, whose album Smoke Ring For My Halo blew me away last year. It's not the poetry of his lyrics or the ingenuity of his production, more the "guitar composer-y" lightness of his touch. Six of the tracks on his new album Walkin' on a Pretty Daze (the product of more than 300 nights spent in hotel rooms on the road) clock in at more than six minutes including the title track, an apt summation of the mood he seems to conjure at will. I wager that wouldn't mind if he continued for a few minutes more. "Waking in the dawn of day, now I gotta think about what I wanna say," he begins. Some find him depressing. I think he's refreshing.
11. My Love is So Strong for You – Geater Davis [Ubiquity]
Davis was a gruff-voiced R'n'B singer from Texas with all the tools – emotionally resonant voice, gutsy songwriting and dextrous guitar playing – but precious few breaks. He who found himself a few years too late to party as listeners rushed towards a more funk-driven brand of soul in the seventies before jumping of the disco cliff. Producer Allen Orange brought the best out of him, no doubt, and scored a hit with debut 45 Sweet Woman's Love but his House of Orange label (and Seventy-Seven imprint) lacked the clout to propel Davis into the big time and he remained nothing more than a cult hero in the south-west. Ubiquity has compiled this strong representation of the man, who died from heart failure at the criminally young age of 38.
12. Houzou Houzou Wa – Orchestre Poly-Rythmo de Cotonou [Analog Africa]
How good is this record? Presenting the third volume of grooves from the tightest band in West Africa and their "skeletal essences of afro funk". In 2005 Analog Africa founder Samy Ben Redjeb began the first of several trips to Benin, the birthplace of Vodoun or voodoo, and collected hundreds of releases from the orchestra recorded between 1969 and 1983. That takes a while to get through so it's understandable that it's been three years since we last heard from them. This collection is the toughest of the bunch to date. Houzou Houzou Wa really packs a punch – think James' Give it up, Turn it Loose or Fela's Shakara. It's a call to arms judging by the translated lyrics in the photo-packed booklet ("The revolution that has come to this country is good/You have to hit the enemy that are against it/And put them in prison to teach them a lesson"). It's also a great example of the killer rhythm section at work (Gustave Bentho on bass and Leopold Yehouessi on drums) and the astounding sound quality that holds up against anything recorded today (thanks to a Swiss Nagra reel-to-reel recorder and a few microphones). This transports you to the front-of-stage melee where earthen bodies gyrate and drip with sweat in a ritual with rhythm.
13. Damballah – Mop Mop [Agogo]
Believe it or not, this exotic confection of tribal drums, ghostly brass, wind and vibes is produced by a group of Italian musicians led by producer/player Andrea Benini. Isle Of Magic is an imaginary land populated by musicians who spend their time fishing, cooking, playing and practicing Voodoo rites at night. The soundtrack is loose and effortlessly beguiling with guests such as Fred Wesley and Trinidad-born poet Anthony Joseph featuring on Mop Mop's analogue-recorded fourth album. This instrumental is by far the most stripped down and sinister track. It's trance-inducing, creating a feeling of expectation, bordering on trepidation.
14. Dooyo – Dur-Dur Band [ATFA]
Awesome Tapes from Africa is one of my essential music blogs, owning its territory and excavating sounds from the far corners of the continent. The first time I heard Dur-Dur Band I flipped out. It didn't matter that the cassette-tape hiss was clouding the groove. (Upon reflection, I think that's what they call charm.) It's a closing of the circle, a call from the Motherland, the point where music from 25 years ago sounds completely of the moment. Dur-Dur Band came up during a golden period of music in Mogadishu between the late sixties and the early nineties before civil war stifled artistic expression, a time where traditional qaraami Somalian music was being fused with western pop, Middle Eastern influences and jazz. Dur-Dur was considered to be a "private band" free from government pressure to sing about politics and instead preach a gospel of love and culture. Dooyo is a type of traditional Somali dance, here reimagined as a guitar-licked disco cut. The lady is singing: " I am warning you guys, I hear drums playing for me and it's healing me and I won't resist. It's my medicine. Dooyo has taken me over and I won't stop dancing." You go girl!
15. Boosted – Letherette [Ninja Tune]
Wolverhampton's answer to Daft Punk. That's how I tend to think of Richard Roberts and Andy Harber on account of their love of filtered house, flickering vocal samples and feel-good soul. To be fair though, they work with other tempos as this beat collage demonstrates. The hip hop aesthetic is in their blood. In fact, I first heard of them through Andrew Meza's excellent BTS Radio show, teasing me with a playlist of almost exclusively CDR beats and trax. After a couple of well-received EPs it's time for the debut album, released on Ninja Tune.
16. You're Gonna Make Me Love Someone Else (M+M mix) – Jones Girls [BBE]
"M + M" stands for Morales and Munzibai, a partnership whose output from 1982 till 1990 exceeded more than 650 carefully tweaked mixes. A staggering achievement before you even consider the quality of the material (Inner Life's I'm Caught Up in a One Night Love Affair, Universal Robot Band's BBE and Jean Carne's Was That All There Was). Munzibai passed away in 1991 but John Morales continues to work his magic and preach the art of the mix, an art that he started to explore in the late seventies when he began to make his own edits using the pause button of a Teac cassette deck. The aim was to make the most of the records in the box and get people dancing. The Sony reel-to-reel followed and the rest is history. Tom Moulton, a man who knows a thing or two about an edit and is credited with giving us the 12" version, says: "John always adds that sparkle in a mix that seems to bring out the energy and excitement when he works on something." This party starter is taken from the third volume, which features M's take on Marvin Gaye's I Want You and Teddy P's Only You among others.
17. Flotsam (Oriol remix) – Sonarpilot [Sonarpilot Audio]
Oriol's debut album on Planet Mu in 2011 was a real highlight for me amid a rapid fire of otherwise sub-bass-drenched mediocrity. His use of vocal textures and space stay with you long after the track fades out. These tricks are employed to great effect on this remix for Sonarpilot (producer Michael Moppert), who has released his second album of electronic meanderings backed by bunch of remixes by luminaries such as Ramadanman and Aybee as well as Oriol of course. Working checking out.
18. Red Hot – RP Boo [Planet Mu]
The footwork revolution continues. For those that aren't aware, footwork is a frenetic, scrambled and syncopated style of ghetto music that originates from Chicago. (This Resident Advisor article is a useful primer.) Hallowed names such as Spinn and Rashad are becoming well known in club circles outside the US but the true originator of this genre is apparently this man, RP Boo (Kavain Space), whose sample- and rap-laced R-70 throwdowns are among the most challenging in the cannon. Under the tutelage of early inspirations such as DJ Slugo, Deeon, Milton and the House-O-Matics dance clique, he set to work with his old equipment and began to knock out pre-millennium classics such as Baby Come On and 11-47-99. Planet Mu has been a loyal supporter of the footwork scene and will release Boo's album, Legacy in May. Red Hot is a proper workout of chopped horns, dizzying toms and hectic bleeps. Surprisingly easy to get used to. Dance to? That's another matter.
19. Voyeur – James Blake [1-800-Dinosaur]
I was more partial to James Blake's daring productions (particularly CMYK) than his fragile vocal meander on tracks such as Limit to your Love. However with his second album, Overgrown, he really has stepped up behind the mic. The calibre of his songwriting and phrasing is stunning in places, emulating the flutter of a Joni Mitchell or Prince by piano, simultaneously being awkward yet endearing in a very 'blue-eyed-soul' way. At times, particularly on Retrograde and Our Love Comes Back, his music reaches a sublime level of stimulation, inducing a state of splendid isolation where the world feels cold and yet visceral and inviting. For the most part, each track is a perfect marriage of vocal, probing synths and sympathetic programming. Occasionally you have songs like 'Voyeur' where the production steals the show. It's the most pulsating track on the album, and the most devastating because the BPMs blindside you. No one else is making emotionally raw experimental music like this for Radio 1.
20. Argo – JTC [Hoya Hoya]
James T Cotton, the house alias of producers' producer Dabrye, returns with another EP of winners, four shades of floor-filling trax. I have opted for the cosmic boogie of Argo – a rolling combination of arpeggios, 808s and claps. Everything Dabrye does is top-notch.
21. Straight & Narrow – Falty DL [Ninja Tune]
Falty DL, New York-based Drew Lustman, is consistently one of the strongest producers outside the UK at the moment, putting soul into the machine whenever he can. He draws on everything from hip hop and garage to jungle and Detroit techno. Perhaps it's his way of evading the dreaded pigeonhole as he explained to The Daily Swarm: "There's a conscious part of me trying to develop a certain kind of sound. What gets released is such a small percentage of the music I make. I made a hip-hop track last weekend; I made a jungle track two weeks ago. Those may never come out, but if I decided to put those together with ten other ones then that would provide the next question from a journalist: 'Have you tried to move away from house music and make jungle again?' What ends up coming out is always a bit of a coin toss. A part of the problem has to do with the label and what they think is a little more hip. I like making so many different kinds of music that I can never really decide what I want to do until I start to compile the release; then it starts to take some sort of shape." With 'Hardcourage', during the making of which the artist fell in love – or lust as he put it – DL has succeeded in making another meaningful and thoughtful album, cinematic in scope but primal in its power to take hold on the floor. There's no better example of this than the seemingly straightforward yet richly textured Straight & Narrow. That vocal snippet is deadly. Look out for releases on his new label, Blueberry records.
22. Luminous View – Jorge Velez [Rush Hour]
Following on from those remarkable Burrell Brothers and Dream 2 Science releases, the crew at Rush Hour next shine a light on Jersey City's Jorge Velez and his ethereal analogue-to-tape productions from the early nineties. Velez subsequently released tracks under the name of Professor Genius (for Italians Do it Better, Thisisnotanexit and L.I.E.S.) – when not earning a living as a film editor for reality TV, that is – but these hissed recordings have a playfulness and eerie atmosphere that set them apart.
23. Am Fentser – Max Graef [Tartelet]
Max is 19 years old and already making a name for himself in Berlin with his deft compositions, which draw on many strands of contemporary bass music … and jazz if this Andy Bey-sampling roller is anything to go by. It's a collaboration with Muff Deep by the way, available on a very impressive three-track 12" being put out on Copenhagen label Tartlet.
24. Lose it (Actress mix) – Moiré [Werkdiscs]
Lose It is the debut EP from London-based producer Moiré, the result of "a lack of sleep, the obsessive expressions of a mind inspired by the city and the scene that has surrounded him for a long time". Okay. The lead track is a disorientating collaboration with Lessons and singer Heigi Vogel. It's a very minimal arrangement with an almighty thud propelling it through a sonorous, glitchy cloud. Werkdiscs label owner Actress somehow manages to make his mix even more dominant, looping spluttering fragments of Heidi's vocal over an intense techno pulse. A promising new talent with a healthy disregard for convention and a taste for the extreme.
25. Working (Marcellus Pittman mix) – Nina Kraviz [Rekids]
At the risk of objectifying the woman – although some claim that she does this to herself – every time I see Nina Kraviz she brings a smile to my face. Now that's not just because she is a beautiful woman. It's because she is a superb DJ, a true professional getting ahead in a man's world by playing consistently high-quality sets to expectant audiences around the world. The tension and energy level that Kraviz manages to maintain when she plays out is quite unique. Take a look at her recent appearance in the Boiler Room or at Secretsundaze and you will appreciate how a crowd is in thrall to her. Her productions follow a similar aesthetic, melding minimal techno, more peak-time trax and acid. Here Marcellus Pittman breaks off a piece of the original from Nina's debut album and, after a patient build up with a smattering of tribal drums, contorts it into a mind-bending acid trip. Kraviz is happy with the results: "This is so damn good. It's wild and goes nowhere but gets you right there."
26. Tangish – Virginia [Ostgut Ton]
Virginia was a DJ in Munich for several years before becoming a resident at the Panorana Bar in Berlin. She also provided the vocal on Steffi's Yours a while back. This is her first 12" for Ostgut Ton and it features a solid quartet of tech house tracks that each focus on a particular variation, from jackin' rhythms to arpeggiated synth lines. The yearning vocal on Tangish evokes a mood similar to My Love Turns to Liquid by Dream 2 Science – a favourite from my last podcast – as a jagged bassline cuts through the warm fog.
27. Sentimental Journey – Weird Guilders [Rush Hour]
Not so long ago Rush Hour records asked Gerd Janon to compile an album of ambient-not-ambient music to follow his Computer Incarnations for World Peace series. The result is a deliciously leftfield selection of proto-house, Kraftwerk-inspired techno and other electro excursions by contemporary favourites Ame, Move D, Tom Trago and Marco Passarani among others. The aim on this compilation was to explore the space between the industrial and new age without reverting to the usual post-punk and disco reference points. Yet one of my favourite tracks on here is the one funk groove on the album, a zany last-night-on-earth anthem with a touch of Talking Heads about it. I know nothing about Weird Guilders but with a name like that they should be huge.
28. If You Got to Believe in Something – Gemini [Strut]
I'm still getting a lot of pleasure from Only 4 U, the Cajual records compilation that Strut released last year. Started by Curtis Jones (Cajmere/Green Velvet) in 1992, amid the sea change to hip hop, Cajual was chiefly responsible for a second wave of Chicago house music following the golden age of Trax and DJ International. Tracks such as Brighter Days (Cajmere with Dajae), Day by Day (Dajae), Dream States (Derrick Carter) and this deep one by Gemini have become all-time classics. The label also helped to bring through new talent such as Chez Damier and Glenn Underground. Stripped down and raw house with gospel at the core. Amen.


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Making Magic - A Sunset with the Herons
Continuing with the HDR + Digital Blending technique, I went out again in between storms to take some shots.
The MeFOTO tripod performed really well on site as well as in post processing. Even after running 5 exposures through Photomatix and bringing the result into Pixelmator with one of the component photos did not need painstaking alignment. Especially since I didn't use a shutter release, and just held down the shutter button for seven auto bracketed exposures.


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Controversy in the States about the participation of Common in a poetry night at the White House this week.
The usual Fox News right wing pundits lined up, with Karl Rove denouncing Common as a 'thug' advocating 'violence against police officers' and 'killling the former President of the United States, George W Bush' and Sarah Palin ranting 'You know, the White House's judgment on inviting someone who would glorify cop killing during Police Memorial Week, of all times, you know, the judgment, it's just so lacking of class and decency and all that's good about America'.
New Jersey cops have also been wheeled out to stir up outrage about Common's A Song for Assata from 2000. Assata Shakur was convicted of murder following a 1973 shoot out in New Jersey in which both a police officer and a member of the Black Liberation Army were killed. She protested her innocence and later escaped from prison, gaining political asylum in Cuba. The FBI still has a price on her head as 'a domestic terrorist' on the run. I don't believe the US authorities are chasing up FBI and police officers for their involvement in the murderous Cointelpro operation against the Black Panthers and others in that same period.
In the Spirit of the Black Panthers.
In the Spirit of Assata Shakur.
We make this movement towards freedom
Police questioned but shot before she answered
One Panther lost his life, the other ran for his
Scandalous the police were as they kicked and beat her
Assata had been convicted of a murder she couldna done
Medical evidence shown she couldna shot the gun
She untangled the chains and escaped the pain
How she broke out of prison I could never explain
And even to this day they try to get to her
but she's free with political asylum in Cuba.
Incidentally that Cee Lo Green singing 'I'm thinkin' of Assata... Your power and pride, so beautiful."
The strategy of the Republican Right is to present President Obama as a dangerous black radical. Would that it were true... in reality, Obama is clearly petrified of making any move that would provide ammunition for this, so historic injustices continue on his watch. Sundiata Acoli has again been refused parole after 38 years in prison for the 1973 New Jersey incident that Shakur was convicted. Mumia Abu-Jamal is still on death row.
I guess KRS-One won't be performing Free Mumia on the White House lawn anytime soon.


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Vardar have announced their first signing and also the release of two players.
Vardar have secured the signing of Besir Demiri, the former Shkendija player and U21 national team member. Demiri has signed a three-years-long contract and since he comes from Vardar's direct rivals for the title, Shkendija, he is surely a good signing for the team. Demiri usually played as left back, but has also played further upfront as left wing and in some situations he was used as defensive midfielder.
At the same time, Vardar have informed the public they have released two players: Monenegrin central defender Nemanja Mijušković and Colombian forward Jhon Obregón, both are no longer Vardar players.


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We provide courses in several locations in Italy, such as Rome (Roma), Milan (Milano), Turin (Torino), Bologna, Florence (Firenze), Naples (Napoli) as well as in San Marino.
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Match ends, Arsenal 2, Crystal Palace 0.
Arsenal 2-0 Crystal Palace
- From the section Football
Arsenal went back top of the Premier League with victory over a dogged Crystal Palace at Emirates Stadium.
Following a goalless first half, Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain got his first of the season when he finished calmly after intelligent play from Santi Cazorla.
Palace could have had an equaliser but Cameron Jerome's diving header was excellently saved by Wojciech Szczesny.
Oxlade-Chamberlain then doubled his tally for the season after he combined with team-mate Olivier Giroud.
The result takes Arsenal back above Manchester City, although Manuel Pellegrini's side can in turn regain top spot if they beat Chelsea at Etihad Stadium on Monday.
But Arsenal, bidding to win the title for the first time since 2003-04, gained a vital three points to move two clear with Liverpool and Manchester United the opponents in their next two league games.
Oxlade-Chamberlain's last goal before this match came at the Maracana last June as England drew 2-2 with Brazil in Rio.
But the 20-year-old, who missed four months of the season with a knee injury, was the difference between Arsenal and Palace, and could yet return to Brazil in the summer as part of Roy Hodgson's World Cup squad.
It had looked like being a disappointing afternoon for Gunners boss Arsene Wenger as Tony Pulis's Palace appeared content to play for a point.
The defensive tactics worked in the opening half as a well-organised away side frustrated the hosts and sucked the entertainment out of the game.
Palace's Argentine keeper Julian Speroni blocked a low shot from Nacho Monreal and pushed out Mesut Ozil's floated free-kick, which had missed everyone and was heading towards the far corner of the net.
The Eagles' only first-half chance fell to Marouane Chamakh, but the Moroccan, who scored 14 goals in 67 appearances in just over three years with the Gunners, wasted the opportunity with a heavy touch.
It was a game to forget for the striker, who was also at fault for Arsenal's first goal, which came less than two minutes after the restart.
He failed to track Oxlade-Chamberlain and the unmarked midfielder, making a first Premier League start since the opening-day 3-1 defeat by Aston Villa, collected Cazorla's ball over the defence and shot past Speroni.
Palace have scored the fewest goals in the division - 15 in 24 games now - but might have been level within five minutes.
Yannick Bolasie's excellent cross from the left wing found Jerome, whose header from inside the six-yard box was blocked by the Arsenal goalkeeper.
That proved Palace's one chance of getting back into the game and Oxlade-Chamberlain grabbed his second on 73 minutes when he played a one-two with Olivier Giroud, outpaced the Palace defence and shot home to secure the win.
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Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger:
"It was a great day for [Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain]. He was out for a long, long time and we needed to be patient to get him back to full fitness. He had a great game and scored two great goals.
"Crystal Palace were well organised and united in their desire to do the job. They are a physically strong side and we knew we had to take advantage of our chances, and we did.
"I believe Chamberlain can play out wide or centrally. Certainly in a few years he will be a central midfielder. He has that surge of power which is so vital in the game today. He is also a good finisher and hopefully these two goals will give him some confidence as he is not always sure he is a good goalscorer."
Arsenal midfielder Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain:
"It's never nice to be injured for five months and it was hard, especially with the boys doing well.
"Being out for a long time is mentally tough, but you have to stay positive and you think that when you come back you will be stronger - that's what keeps you motivated.
"I want to improve my goalscoring record. The manager tells me I need to improve and this was a step in the right direction."
Crystal Palace manager Tony Pulis:
"Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain has run off the back of Marouane Chamakh for the first goal, but Joel Ward's body shape and position was poor. He has held his hands up. If you switch off for a couple of seconds, it's a goal.
"We seemed pretty comfortable and we had a great chance ourselves and that would have changed the game.
"Arsenal are a very good side and move the ball very well. Our players have done a remarkable job since I've been here. We've played all the top teams away from home, so we have got that out of the way and now it is up to us."
- 1Szczesny
- 3Sagna
- 17Monreal
- 8Arteta
- 4MertesackerBooked at 86mins
- 6Koscielny
- 19Cazorla
- 15Oxlade-Chamberlain
- 12GiroudSubstituted forBendtnerat 84'minutes
- 11ÖzilSubstituted forGibbsat 84'minutes
- 9PodolskiSubstituted forRosickyat 72'minutes
- 7Rosicky
- 21Fabianski
- 23Bendtner
- 25Jenkinson
- 28Gibbs
- 44Gnabry
- 58Zelalem
Crystal Palace
- 1Speroni
- 2Ward
- 4Parr
- 8Dikgacoi
- 19Gabbidon
- 27DelaneyBooked at 68mins
- 13Puncheon
- 15Jedinak
- 30JeromeSubstituted forBannanat 56'minutes
- 29ChamakhBooked at 42minsSubstituted forGayleat 82'minutes
- 7Bolasie
- 3Mariappa
- 5McCarthy
- 16Gayle
- 18Wilbraham
- 26Hennessey
- 31Guédioura
- 46Bannan
- Referee:
- Jonathan Moss
- Attendance:
- 60,005
Match Stats
- Possession
- Home73%
- Away27%
- Shots
- Home11
- Away10
- Shots on Target
- Home6
- Away2
- Corners
- Home6
- Away5
- Fouls
- Home9
- Away14
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Full Time
Second Half ends, Arsenal 2, Crystal Palace 0.
Attempt blocked. Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain (Arsenal) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Joel Ward.
Attempt missed. Jonathan Parr (Crystal Palace) left footed shot from the left side of the box is too high following a corner.
Corner, Crystal Palace. Conceded by Bacary Sagna.
Delay over. They are ready to continue.
Delay in match Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain (Arsenal) because of an injury.
Santiago Cazorla (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Joel Ward (Crystal Palace).
Attempt blocked. Yannick Bolasie (Crystal Palace) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
Attempt blocked. Dwight Gayle (Crystal Palace) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
Per Mertesacker (Arsenal) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Foul by Per Mertesacker (Arsenal).
Yannick Bolasie (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Attempt missed. Mile Jedinak (Crystal Palace) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left.
Substitution, Arsenal. Nicklas Bendtner replaces Olivier Giroud.
Substitution, Arsenal. Kieran Gibbs replaces Mesut Özil.
Foul by Olivier Giroud (Arsenal).
Mile Jedinak (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Substitution, Crystal Palace. Dwight Gayle replaces Marouane Chamakh.
Attempt missed. Yannick Bolasie (Crystal Palace) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Marouane Chamakh.
Laurent Koscielny (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Marouane Chamakh (Crystal Palace).
Attempt saved. Mesut Özil (Arsenal) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
Nacho Monreal (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Dangerous play by Yannick Bolasie (Crystal Palace).
Goal! Arsenal 2, Crystal Palace 0. Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain (Arsenal) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Olivier Giroud.
Substitution, Arsenal. Tomas Rosicky replaces Lukas Podolski.
Attempt missed. Barry Bannan (Crystal Palace) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Jason Puncheon.
Damien Delaney (Crystal Palace) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Santiago Cazorla (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Damien Delaney (Crystal Palace).
Offside, Crystal Palace. Mile Jedinak tries a through ball, but Yannick Bolasie is caught offside.
Offside, Crystal Palace. Mile Jedinak tries a through ball, but Marouane Chamakh is caught offside.
Attempt missed. Damien Delaney (Crystal Palace) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Jonathan Parr with a cross.
Corner, Crystal Palace. Conceded by Santiago Cazorla.
Foul by Lukas Podolski (Arsenal).
Joel Ward (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick on the right wing.
Attempt missed. Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain (Arsenal) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Mikel Arteta.


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Wait a second? It sounds like a nice rumor mill but did President Obama actually say he is cutting SS and Medicare? Forget about the President, did anyone from his Administration dealing with the debt ceiling negotiation say he is cutting SS and Madicare? If so, please somebody, anybody, name names? HuffPost apparently had gotten an email from the White House as it reports:President Obama commits political suicide In a surprising and totally unexpected move today, President Obama declared his intention to commit political suicide. According to the President he has chosen Social Security and Medicare cuts as his preferred method of accomplishing this [refer to the NY Times Article below].NY Times: Mr. Obama, who is to meet at the White House with the bipartisan leadership of Congress in an effort to work out an agreement to raise the federal debt limit, wants to move well beyond the $2 trillion in savings sought in earlier negotiations and seek perhaps twice as much over the next decade, Democratic officials briefed on the negotiations said Wednesday. The president's renewed efforts follow what knowledgeable officials said was an overture from Mr. Boehner, who met secretly with Mr. Obama last weekend, to consider as much as $1 trillion in unspecified new revenues as part of an overhaul of tax laws in exchange for an agreement that made substantial spending cuts, including in such social programs as Medicare and Medicaid and Social Security — programs that had been off the table.
The Obama administration is pushing back against a Wednesday night report that the president is prepared to offer cuts to Social Security as part of a deal to raise the debt ceiling. "The story overshoots the runway," said a senior administration official. "The President said in the State of the Union that he wanted a bipartisan process to strengthen Social Security in a balanced way that preserves the promise of the program and doesn't slash benefits." "While it is definitely not a driver of the deficit," the official added, "it does need to be strengthened." The response, sent via email to The Huffington Post, provides a measure of assurance to Democrats who were taken aback by the abrupt news, broken by the Washington Post, that Social Security reform was now on the debt-ceiling table. Still, the devil is in the details, and the idea of "strengthening" the entitlement program remains the vague standard for reform.Here are some of the comments about all this manufactured outrage and how folks amongst some so called progressives are using it to take the usual unnecessary shots:
I have had serious doubts about President Obama's commitment to the basic principles of the Democratic Party for quite a while now
Obama has been rolled by the Republicans. He will get his incrementalism, but lose the future of the country.
Well, good to see the deluded still sticking to the "stfu Obama's got this" party line. Got to admire the tenacity. I am beginning to wonder what it will take to convince the can do no wrong crowd that he is not that bothered about our interests, just our votes.
If Obama cuts Social Security then I will vote for Michelle Bachtard and let the world burn!
Everything he does makes perfect sense if you assume that he's actually a Republican.
Is anyone really surprised? Obama wins we lose When Obama deals, we the people always comes out on the losing end.What is wrong with this picture you ask? Well, Dilbert can answer that for you: Here is the thing though. It does not really matter what President Obama does. In the end, we have and we will have the same groups of people who had never liked the President ridicule him regardless. This is just a great opportunity to piss on the President while they know it is a rumor. They make Politico look like an angel with this manufactured outrage eating this crap like an "all you can eat" sushi but they are getting fed bullshit. The disappointing thing is we have a great man who works day and night to reverse the damage done in the last half century but they just can't stand him. They dislike Obama as much as the Republicans, you have to admit that is pretty strange. But, after all Obama is a gentle man, he will stop their cries like this:
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Highlights from the RIVINI 2015 Collection Runway Show
The RIVINI runway show at this April's Bridal Fashion Week in New York was memorable - and the gorgeous, detailed, unique gowns were just the start! Little White Dress Bridal Shop in Denver was there to see the collection firsthand as it was presented, and to pick which gowns to bring back to Rocky Mountain brides. "In today's world of selfies and smartphone cameras, Rita Vinieris reflected on what life was like before cameras. She came across the process of photograms, the process of creating a photographic image without the use of a camera, resulting in a negative shadow image. Thus for her spring Rivini collection, she combined that idea along with 3-D printing to create beautiful dresses done in textural patterns and 3-D embroideries. A hand-beaded gown was worked in nude tulle layered over chiffon and silk charmeuse, its intricate beadwork creating a 3-D effect. A variety of dresses were also produced via 3-D printers, including a strapless gown in organza, tulle and leather." (WWD.) So cool, right?! And in a nod to the ever-present selfie, RIVINI ended the show with the models taking selfies of themselves - and with the audience. The Little White Dress team got in on the fun and took a #RiviniSelfie after the show!


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Brent Ozar shows a way to see high-priority sp_Blitz items across an environment:
Step 3: run sp_Blitz @IgnorePrioritiesAbove = 50, @CheckUserDatabaseObjects = 0. This gets you the fast headline news, especially when used with the improved priorities in the latest version in our SQL Server download kit
It's important to have one or two high-level systems you can glance at to see top-level health of a system. This could be one of those systems.
Tara Kizer gives some advice on proactive administrative measures:
If a database has a high number of Virtual Log Files (VLFs), it can impact the the speed of transaction log backups and database recovery. I once had a database with 75,000 VLFs. I didn't even know what a VLF was at the time (hence having so many). After rebooting the server, a mission critical database with extremely high SLAs took 45 minutes to complete recovery. We were in the process of opening a support case with Microsoft when the database finally came online. The next day, I contacted a Microsoft engineer and learned about VLFs.
There are a number of helpful tidbits here, so check it out.
Raghavan Madabusi combines Zeppelin, R, and Spark to perform crime analysis:
Apache Zeppelin, a web-based notebook, enables interactive data analytics including Data Ingestion, Data Discovery, and Data Visualization all in one place. Zeppelin interpreter concept allows any language/data-processing-backend to be plugged into Zeppelin. Currently, Zeppelin supports many interpreters such as Spark (Scala, Python, R, SparkSQL), Hive, JDBC, and others. Zeppelin can be configured with existing Spark eco-system and share SparkContext across Scala, Python, and R.
This links to a rather long post on how to set up and use all of these pieces. I'm more familiar with Jupyter than Zeppelin, but regardless of the notebook you choose, this is a good exercise to become familiar with the process.
David Smith shows off a predictive maintenance gallery for dealing with aircraft engines:
In each case, a number of different models are trained in R (decision forests, boosted decision trees, multinomial models, neural networks and poisson regression) and compared for performance; the best model is automatically selected for predictions.
On a related note, Microsoft recently teamed up with aircraft engine manufacturer Rolls-Royceto help airlines get the most out of their engines. Rolls-Royce is turning to Microsoft's Azure cloud-based services — Stream Analytics, Machine Learning and Power BI — to make recommendations to airline executives on the most efficient way to use their engines in flight and on the ground. This short video gives an overview.
Check out the data set and play around a bit.
Kendra Little walks through the MERGE command and potential blocking issues with it:
The holdlock hint is a way to get serializable isolation level in SQL Server for a specific table, without having to change the isolation level for your entire session. Serializable is the highest isolation level in SQL Server using pessimistic locking.
When you "HOLDLOCK", you tell SQL Server to protect any rows you read with a range lock– just in case someone comes along and tries to change one or sneak one in.
That means that even when you're just reading ParentTable and not inserting a row, you're taking out a key range lock. You're willing to fight other users over those rows to protect your statement.
Kendra's final advice is to avoid the MERGE command in most cases; read on to find out why.
Dave Mason notes that ALTER DATABASE needs to be in an autocommitted transaction and will not roll back:
If you create that trigger and subsequently change the recovery model, you'll get an error. But the recovery model doesn't get changed back to its original setting. As the TSql comment notes, ROLLBACK doesn't work in this context. And that's a shame too. Sometimes the recovery model gets changed on accident, by a third-party vendor's software installation, or by someone that isn't familiar with the ramifications. I was trying to prevent that. <Grumble> At least I knew it wasn't allowed. I just didn't know why. After seeing this Connect item, "why" didn't matter.
Dave goes on to point out that under certain circumstances, ALTER DATABASE will simply fail, so there are preventative checks; we just can't build our own.
Jon Morisi has a compendium of resources in getting started with R:
The SQL Server 2016 release date is June 1, 2016. Among the new features everyone is talking about is "R Services".
Below is a quick reference of links related to "R Services"
Check it out.
Bill Fellows shows how to get the currently processing file name in SSIS:
So, as much as I like the built in solution, my pattern is to use a Derived Column to inject the file name into the Data Flow. I have a variable called CurrentFileName in all my packages. That contains the design-time path for my Flat File Connection Manager (or Excel). My Connection Manager will then have the ConnectionString/ExcelFilePath property assigned to be @[User::CurrentFileName]. This positions me for success because all I need to do is ensure that whatever mechanism I am using to determine my source file correctly populates that variable. In this post, a ForEach File Enumerator will handle that.
Within my Data Flow Task, I will add a Derived Column Transformation that adds my package variable into the data flow as a new column. Here, I am specifying it will be of data type DT_STR with a length of 130.
He follows up with some Biml to drive home the point.
Rob Sewell talks about SQL Server configuration testing using Pester, a Powershell test framework:
Occasionally, for reasons I haven't explored I had to test against the value property of the returned objectIt "The Full User Database Backup should be scheduled Weekly $OlaUserFullSchedule" { $Return.OlaUserFullSchedule.value | Should Be $OlaUserFullSchedule }
I wanted to be able to run the tests against environments or groups of servers with different default values so I parameterised the Test Results as well and then the logical step was to turn it into a function and then I could do some parameter splatting. This also gives me the opportunity to show all of the things that I am currently giving parameters to the test for
This is a nice walkthrough of Rob's contribution, available on GitHub.
Denny Cherry shows us how to find the number of NUMA nodes a SQL Server has:
The next way to see what your NUMA configuration is, is to look at the ERRORLOG file. Every time SQL Server is started it will log the NUMA configuration towards the beginning of the ERRORLOG file. That line will look something like this example.
Server Node configuration: node 0: CPU mask: 0x00000000000000ff:0 Active CPU mask: 0x00000000000000ff:0. This message provides a description of the NUMA configuration for this computer. This is an informational message only. No user action is required.
Denny shows four different ways of getting this answer, and then provides some general advice on the maximum number of nodes you probably want.


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I am just confused by what I see. Do any others see something similar?
I can't discuss the specifics, for obvious reasons.
But some of my pages rank quite well in Yahoo for their appropriate search phrases: these are all pages that are linked to by DMOZ (with the search phrase in the DMOZ anchor text).
I'm guessing Yahoo generally dislikes my site, but "trusts" the DMOZ links enough to override that in specific cases.
I am wondering if this was to allow for some data collection (user movement through the site).
Otherwise, it is completely inexplicable to me. The sites seem perfectly appropriate for free search or SiteMatch, and are in the directory (one of which is a category sponsor).
Yahoo! Handcodes results for certain high voulme terms, especially terms that are saturated with SPAM.
One of my sites used to be fully indexed 100k+ pages and ranking well for thousands of terms. As well as being #1 for the top term in the niche (200k+ searches a month on the YSM Keyword tool). Then one day the entire site got banned (f'd if I could ever figure out why). All of the pages were removed from the index and I did not even show for a search on www.#*$!#*$!X.com --- Buuuut, I still had the #1 for the big term, using my DMOZ/Y!Directory description and title.
Eventually, after much moaning and no result, we signed up for sitematch and spend $500 promoting 10 URLs. Slowly over the next three months our site was reindexed. I stopped funding the Sitematch account and here we are six months later. I have 49600 pages saturated, but NONE (Read 0, zero, nada, nil, null clicks) of them generate any traffic except the hard coded term. The rest of the terms in the niche are riddled with more spam than ever.
So, I was completly banned and there I was #1... Now I might as well be banned because all slurp does for me is eat bandwidth, but there I am... #1. Is it because I am so good damned good looking? I doubt it...
Goodroi, in response to your question, these sites were rejected for Sitematch after they were removed/banned from the serps 2 years ago. They recently returned to the top of this particular query within the past 2 months and have not moved since.


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Iridescent Green Fish on Reclaimed Wood
Iridescent Green Fish on Reclaimed Wood
Dimensions: 26.5" long x 5" tall x 2" thick. Weighs 4 pounds.
This green wood fish was handmade by Marc Deloach from cypress he salvaged in the Mississippi Delta. I, Christine Schultz, hand-painted it in iridescent green and gold acrylic paint. It'll add a pop of color to any wall. No two are the same. This listing is for one.
Special Features: This iridescent green fish is over two feet long. He has a gold eye, lips, and gill. His tail and fins are forest green with white or gold stripes. I painted the shiny green scales with gold highlights over a forest green base to create depth. He's made of salvaged cypress with some textures that show the wood's history. The two-inch edges are painted to create a multi-dimensional effect. He's a real catch, ready to ship.
On the back: Marc nailed a notched metal piece over a drilled, inletted circle, so that the fish will hang flush to the wall from a nail or screw head. You can see the original reclaimed cypress on back. My signature, Christine Schultz, is there, as well.
Hang this fish anywhere--in a dining room, kitchen, kids' room, over a doorway or stairway, in a bathroom or bedroom, covered porch, lakehouse, or wherever you'd like a pop of color and whimsy. One is great. Groupings are even better.
Care and handling: While these fish are fun and durable, they're not meant as playthings for kids or to last outside directly in the weather. However, a covered porch is fine. We're happy to custom make fish. Just ask.


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"With my Bachelor degree in Business in sight, I was looking for a temporary job before I would begin my master a year later abroad. The whole process of getting acquainted with Secretary Plus to finally starting my job at Deloitte – only one week after my graduation – didn't even take a month. After I had uploaded my CV to the website, I got a phone call a few days later to schedule an interview. During that talk, they paid huge attention to my wishes, taking into account my background and focusing on the job I was looking for, in which region and for which duration. At the same time, I underwent a number of tests to determine my level in French, English, and in Word and Excel.
My contact with Secretary Plus was always very easy and pleasant. They really tried to establish a bond with me as a candidate, and because of that managed to find the most suitable job for me in a very customised and professional way. And the great thing about it all is that I feel that I am not merely someone who found the right work environment, but I am also the person my employer was looking for all this time."