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Musical Contrast and the 30-second Advertisement
September 1, 2015
Alan Tormey's newest post in his series on music in television advertising went up today. It's a fun look at some of the inherent contradictions between musical form and the form of the 30-second ad spot.
Read the full piece here: https://at12tone.wordpress.com/2015/09/01/music-and-the-single-minded-proposition/
Elliott Carter and American Music – A Response
November 12, 2012
"Art music in America has been like a plant, transplanted in a new place that provides a very different environment from the one in which it originally developed. In this new situation, hitherto unrealized challenges inherent in its nature began to appear, and the special challenge of trying to live and develop under new circumstances may produce a considerable mutation. The plant is sturdy, the environment strange to it, the desire for adaptation great, and the process of adaptation filled with difficulties which at times seem insurmountable and threatening to the life of the plant, yet its wish to develop is very strong."
Jennifer Borkowski – Elliott Carter and American Music
In your last post you asked me, and the readers, a number of questions surrounding American art music. Because these questions were raised in the context of Elliott Carter's passing, I'm assuming that you're using the term "art music" to mean music that's made in the classical tradition and "American" as something more than a tautology. Arnold Schoenberg, for example, was an American citizen for the last decade or so of his life but I would never call his late works "American music" although I might argue that they were authentically of Los Angeles. So if I understand you correctly, I think that what you're saying is this: that the particular modality in which Carter worked is really a European style of music but, at the same time, Carter really does come across, at least to the initiated, as a distinctly American composer. If this is your premise, then I think that what you are asking is why this is the case and how does this American character express itself. What are the American qualities of his composition? Where do they reside?
Well, I'm by no means an expert on Carter's music and I'm not about to embark on a large research project, but I do think that at least part of the answer can be found in the particular vision and experience of America that Carter's compositional process projects.
Because Carter was somewhat older when his career took off in earnest people often forget that he is almost exactly the same age as John Cage and Conlon Nancarrow. This is important, because Carter's approach to writing music shares a great deal with both of these composers even if, on the surface, the style and character of Carter's music seems to be an ill-fit.
Carter's music, according to Paul Griffith's obituary, centers on the "self-allotted task of increasing Western music's rhythmic variety and freeing its form." While that task may have been self-allotted, it certainly wasn't unique to Carter and could equally well describe Cage or Nancarrow each of whom, like Carter, was heavily influenced by the rhythmic theories presented in Henry Cowell's New Musical Resources. Cowell – compositional prodigy if ever there was one – was himself only about ten years older than Carter, Cage, and Nacarrow.
So in one sense, Carter's music is American because it deals with issues and techniques that were of concern to American composers at a time when non-American composers were concerned with other issues and techniques. In another way, however, I think that the music of our homegrown Modernists is also American not only for what they wrote, but for the manner in which they wrote it. Like their counterparts in the Second Viennese School, they used pre-compositional systems to help generate material and guide the compositional process but always with the attitude that these systems were tentative, conditional, open to revision and reinterpretation, and at all times were a solely means that were subordinate to the ultimate end of the individual work at hand. (Cage's Music of Changes radically problematizes this assessment, but it certainly holds valid for earlier masterpieces such as the First Construction). As majestic an achievement as Schoenberg's Variations for Orchestra is, for example, it really seem to be more about demonstrating the power of the twelve-tone system rather than using the twelve-tone system to write a powerful piece. In Cage, Nancarrow, and Carter, systems are made to help aid and guide the composition of a piece and are then disposed of when the piece is done. Aspects of those systems may be returned to in the future, but there is rarely a sense that a piece exists solely to provide repertoire for a compositional method.
Doug Perkins: The Simple Songs Interview (Part 2 of 2)
October 29, 2012
Part 1 can be found HERE
Doug Perkins specializes in new works for percussion as a chamber musician and soloist. His performances have been described as "terrific, wide-awake and strikingly entertaining" by the Boston Globe and he has been declared a "percussion virtuoso " by the New York Times. He has appeared at countless venues around the world including Carnegie Hall, Lincoln Center, the Brooklyn Academy of Music, the Spoleto USA Festival, the Ojai Festival and the World Expo in Lisbon, Portugal. He was a founding member of So Percussion.
Doug has been playing parts of Simple Songs for the last month in the US and Mexico and, this winter, will be playing the entire record live throughout the US. Visit (www.dougperkins.com) to see where and when he will be performing.
It's a funny coincidence, but this is the second time in the past week or two that New Focus Recordings has come up on the blog since, in addition to putting out your new album, they've also recently released some very fine projects by Claire Chase, who we just featured in the wake of her MacArthur Genius award. Given your résumé and fan base, you undoubtedly could have released this project with any of several new music labels – you've worked with many others in the past – why was New Focus the right home for this recording? Do you see the idea of the 'record label' as something that still has conceptual relevance to artists or is it at this point solely a means facilitating distribution?
When I was setting out to make this record, I felt it was important to release it with a record label and New Focus was where I most wanted to be. I really admire my label mates and am thrilled to be in their company. Dan Lippel (guitarist extraordinaire and member of ICE) runs the label and was very supportive, helpful, and involved in every step of the process (in a great way).
I feel like there is still relevance in record labels. As you mentioned, I am in great company at New Focus. Their releases have a certain aesthetic profile and commitment to great production. I believe that this can foster a loyal listenership across the label that benefits all of us. The best thing that a label can do is help create an foster a community. Making the kind of music that we all do, it is important to have a supportive home and at the very least, it never hurts to be part of a great team!
Aside from having the freedom to go back and fix any little mistakes that might come up, do you perform the same piece differently depending on whether it's for a concert or a recording? If so, what issues are you thinking about when you craft a studio interpretation? I ask this question specifically because of Michael Gordon's "XY" and some of the choices that were made in recording that piece. (Regular readers will recall that, in preparation for this interview, we linked to a video of Doug explaining the piece, which can be found here) Personally, I've heard the piece in concert several times, most recently in a tremendously good performance by Justin DeHart at the soundON festival. What struck me (pun only partially intended) is how different a listening experience this recording is compared to a concert and how those differences are almost entirely the result of the recording process.
[ed. note – I would explain the differences to our non-tech savvy readers like this: In concert, there is a small set of drums in one place on the stage and sound moves from that singular place outwards to the listener. In this recording, on the other hand, the microphones are set up so that rather then coming from a single spot, the drums are spread out across the entire width of the stereo field. That is, that the leftmost drum will come out (almost) entirely from the left speaker and the rightmost drum will come from the right. The other drums are spaced between those two spatial extremes. So, in the recording, alternately hitting the two outermost drums would create an antiphonal 'ping-pong' effect in fact, just such an effect is heard during the portion of the piece previewed in Itunes)]
In choosing to go with a wide stereo spread, the 5-piece drum kit transforms from a single complicated sound monolith into a 5-voice choir engaged in an intricate counterpoint. What this does, to my ears at least, is help to clarify the 'algebra' of the piece, if you will – it's patterning and polyrhythmic structure. What you lose, however, at least in my opinion, is some of the piece's emotional spectrum. It isn't violent and loud and provocatively overbearing (although, to be sure, it's provocative in other ways). I'm not trying to sound negative, as I think both approaches reveal things about the piece that are, to some extent, mutually exclusive within a single performance, but I'm looking for insight into how you, as an artist, negotiate these trade-offs. In any event, I think it's absolutely marvelous that a piece for 5 bongos can offer the same range of interpretive perspectives as 'the great symphonies'™
Your insights about the Gordon are very accurate and astute. If you ever see me live, you will see a different version of the piece than what you get on the record. When I play live, I start similarly to the record to try to get people in tune to the slow moving harmonies that are there. I then quickly move to a more and more breathless performance of the piece where I play with ever increasing abandon and try to bring the audience along with me as I push myself to my musical and physical limits. In the studio, it was quickly clear that this communicates as noisy and clunky in the context of the record. We worked hard to make the piece feel large and overwhelming on the record while maintaining a clarity of vision to the harmonic aspects of the piece so that the listener can get entranced and not just annoyed at me hitting my drums to hard.
Moving back to performance instead of recording, but keeping with the idea of interpretive choice, the score to David Lang's "Unchained Melody" tells you when to play an instrument, but doesn't tell you what instrument to play. That is, the player has to assemble his or her own percussion battery to accompany the glockenspiel. How do you begin to go about choosing instruments for something like that? What freedoms and/or limitations does that add to the interpretive process?
For David's piece, my choices came fairly organically. I was just messing around with my boxes of "noises" in my studio and kind of fell into my version. The process was more like adding spices when cooking than anything else. I would add a sound (like a beer bottle) and it would leave me feeling like I needed something rounder. Maybe that would lead me to a temple block and that might lead me to a hunk of metal. I just kept doing this until I ended up with something. I will say that the sounds are always in flux. I am playing the piece this week and spent some time tweaking just yesterday to reflect my feelings now. I love David's percussion music because in is always growing and changing with me. Also, the freedom that he gives us in the score means that no two "Unchained Melody" performances are alike.
In talking with people over the years, I think that there is many classically oriented musicians who are interested in performing more modern and contemporary music but are a little intimidated, especially by the rhythmic challenges. Can you recommend any exercises or techniques that might help a non-percussionist start to make that leap from the rhythmic language of Stravinsky, Copland, or Bernstein to music like David Lang or Michael Gordon?
Hmmm… at one level, I would say that if you can deal with Stravinsky, you should be just fine with these guys. I would say generally that a little work as a percussionist is good for everyone. If you are a musician that is worried about rhythm, join a drum ensemble, a gamelan, or a rock band! Learning to groove in these kinds of groups do wonders for anyone's core sense of rhythm. I know that I am a drumset player (and bassist) at my core. Even though it has been years since I have done either thing seriously, my groove and time are all born from these experiences.
Thank you, Doug for being so generous with your time and your thoughts. I'm sure our readers are just as disappointed as I am that you have to go now. Any last thoughts on the album?
I would just encourage everyone to give the record a listen. If you are enjoying the record, come see a show, drop a line, or tell your friends (or the internet). More importantly, I encourage you to dig deeper in to some of my old records or other music by the composers on the record. My musical friends and I need more listeners, and advocates like you (if you are still reading). Join the team and help get our kind of music heard!!! I am extremely proud of the record and hope you enjoy it too.
Doug Perkins sits with IPAP!!!!
October 11, 2012
Here's a heads up: next week, we'll be publishing an exclusive interview with Doug Perkins, a founding member of So Percussion and one of America's foremost performers of New Music. Doug's new album Simple Songs – a fantastic listen – is available for purchase at the following sites:
At the New Focus Recordings Web Site: http://www.newfocusrecordings.com/catalogue/doug-perkins-simple-songs
On Itunes: http://itunes.apple.com/album/simple-songs/id567843255?v0=9988&ign-mpt=uo%3D1
On Amazon: http://www.amazon.com/Simple-Songs/dp/B009LUBJ14/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1349717235&sr=8-2&keywords=doug+perkins+simple
As a teaser, here's Doug discussing Michael Gordon's XY, the final piece on Simple Songs.
After a long blogging hiatus, partly due to a change in my professional role at Mizzou, I'm finally returning to the blogosphere. As the first article in a couple of months, I wanted to write today about the question of artist identity in the 21st century. This is a sprawling topic, but also one that has personal implications for every creative professional.
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Weekly Digest
June 20, 2012
Weekly Digest for June 20, 2012
We've all been there:
"There were two people walking down the street. One was a musician. The other guy didn't have any money either."
– Your Buddy who Majored in Business (or Law) (or Medicine)
I'm sure you've heard that joke at some point. It's a common understanding that you don't major in music for the dough that you'll be rolling in post-graduation. So what is the Value of a Music Degree? This post is lovingly dedicated to anyone whose friends or family questioned their dreams of going to music school.
Stuff we like to hear:
Louisiana reaps the benefits of the New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Foundation's grants for music education.
Money Going to Music Education (for a change)
About the changing faces of nationally reknowned orchestra conductors:
Hey, who's that kid in front of the orchestra? Who let him conduct? Wait a sec, he's actually not half-bad… A look at the emerging trend of younger conductors and what it means to be a Maestro.
Kids these days:
"Imagine a culture where the average citizen received a public education in music that made it possible for them to go out as an adult and in their spare time create original music. That world is already taking shape – with or without our current public education system." – Thomas J. West
So much controversy surrounds Amanda Palmer (Palmer is one half of the Boston-based piano and drums duo Dresden Dolls), but no matter whether you love her or hate her, there's a lesson in her story for music educators everywhere: It's time to provide more for the members of your ensemble than the standard three-concerts-a-year.
Beatles forever:
As one of my music professors once said, "The Beatles are the only rock n' roll worth listening to. They should be required listening for all music students."
So why is this? We know why they're popular, but why are they SO popular? As August 22 approaches (marking the 50th anniversary of the first concert consisting of the lineup of John, Paul, George, and Ringo), here's an examination of what keeps a mere 7-year career alive for 50 years.
Coming out…as a Cultural Creative
June 13, 2012
It's time for me to come out…I am a Cultural Creative. Perhaps you are too?
The term Cultural Creative, drawn from research and population surveys conducted over the past few decades, refers to a growing subculture of people whose values and world views are quite distinct from those that most often dominates our politics, media and many cultural norms. Though still not universally known, the term gained popularity when sociologist Paul H. Ray and psychologist Sherry Ruth Anderson's published their 2000 book, The Cultural Creatives. You can read an updated report based on 2008 research here.
Cultural Creatives are actively creating cultural and social change and tend to have a more unifying world view–embracing ecological sustainability, social responsibility, diverse cultures, creative expression and psycho-spiritual growth–and are more willing to challenge the status quo of materialism, cynicism, and, yes, even capitalism. While less than 5% of the population in 1960, they have now become approximately a third of the American population.
This general area of research and discussion–how we are changing as a culture and as humans–is quite complex, a bit tricky and rarely addressed directly so I can only begin to touch on some key points in this blog entry. Come join me for a live program in Chicago on Sunday, June 24th when I'll be leading a town hall-like discussion, sponsored by our local chapter of the Institute of Noetic Sciences.
According to Ray's research (with similar findings in Europe and Japan), Cultural Creatives have only emerged as a significant subculture since the 1960s, joining the two existing subcultures who've been in America for a while, Moderns and Traditionals. Moderns generally rule our culture and media–they value skepticism, scientific expertise, individuality, material success and efficiency. They have long engaged in a culture war with Traditionals, with their conservative, nostalgic, usually religious values. Traditionals believe their way is the right way and that we should go back to a better time, while Moderns strongly resent any infringement on their individual freedom and rights (and usually rights of others) to achieve success.
Cultural Creatives don't subscribe either to the Every-Man-for-Himself or Us-vs.-Them philosophies of the Moderns and Traditionals. They have a different–and some would say more evolved–ecological, spiritual and global consciousness. They believe that humans are one people, that the earth is our home and must be taken care of, and that we have the power and imagination to invent a better future where the planet and everyone in it can thrive. Check out the latest published population distribution (chart, left) based on Ray's 2008 survey. While Moderns are still the largest group with about 40% of the population, Cultural Creatives are catching up, and Traditionals are slowly diminishing in number ("Transitionals" refer to Traditionals whose green, planetary values are moving them toward Cultural Creatives).
"Core" Cultural Creatives at about 16% tend to be the leading change agents, and include artists, writers, thinkers, spiritual- and alternative health-seekers, who combine a focus on inner life and authenticity with a strong passion for altruism, activism and social responsibility. The "Green" Cultural Creatives tend to be a bit more secular or conventionally religious, but still embrace more eco-conscious, social justice values. While it's appealing to put Cultural Creatives in a political category, Ray points out that neither party accurately reflects Cultural Creative values and most often surveys reflect a deep dissatisfaction with both parties.
Despite their size, Cultural Creatives have yet to fully be identified, even by themselves, and because their values tend to be disdained by the dominant culture as too idealistic, most of us are still in a closet that we may or may not be aware of. More to say about this and Cultural Creatives in my next blog entry on my regular Innovation on my Mind blog.
Finally, surveys in different countries have shown that Cultural Creatives have more in common with each other across cultures and countries. Some Europeans have taken on the Cultural Creative mantle, with Cultural Creatives online TV and a film, called Cultural Creatives 1.0: The Revolution, which you watch by clicking here.


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ADIS16488 "Tactical Grade" Inertial Sensor
The inertial sensor has a low profile package measuring 44mm x 47mm x 14mm, and does away with the ribbon cable used by Analog's other integrated inertial sensors.
The communication interface is via SPI and operates at 3.0-3.3VDC at temperatures from −40°C to +85°C. Interestingly there are four integrated FIR filter banks which could be very useful for removing internal noise sources such as motor vibrations. Alarms and digital I/O round out the feature set.
If you are buying a 'Tactical Grade' gyro, you would expect the best in terms of accuracy, precision and sample rates. The sensor has an internal factor calibration and has optional support to compensate for the effect of linear acceleration on gyroscope bias. Gyros and accelerometers sample at 2.46 kHz after averaging and decimation. The barometric pressure sensor runs at 51.25 Hz. The IMU uses a 32bit twos-complement register to store most measurements. The gyro for example uses the upper 16bits in twos-complement format with a LSB of 0.02°/sec. For the lower 16bits, "[t]he MSB has a weight of 0.01°/sec, and each subsequent bit has 1⁄2 the weight of the previous one". The datasheet could use some more statistical details on the A/D conversion process but it is only Rev. 0.
Integrate the ADIS16488 iSensor® MEMS IMU into your sUAS for only $1,619.00 in quantities of 100 to 499.
I look forward to seeing the 'Ultra Mega Tactical Grade' IMU from Analog Devices in the future. This sensor should include an on-board GPS with external antenna connector, additional pressure sensors for airspeed measurement, humidity sensor and integrated real-time quantum clock. The on-board 64bit ARM core provides for maximum bandwidth to the sensors.
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We've yet to hear from any of the major wireless carriers as to when the HTC One will be offered, but that doesn't mean we're completely in the dark. Today sees the the first glimmer of hope for the HTC One as it pertains to pre-orders and pricing.
According to Engadget, the HTC One will begin pre-sales on April 5 when it starts offering the 32GB model for $249.99 with a two-year a service agreement. As far as that exclusive 64GB version goes, we suspect it will fetch $299 with the same commitment. You know, similar to the One X+ from last year…
Don't forget that you can score at least $100 in trade-up value should you send in your old smartphone, too!
With but a few days between now and then we should anticipate a press release or blog post from AT&T in the short term.


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Maurice Williams: Little Darlin' - Maurice Williams & The Gladiolas - Zodiacs
There may be a rose in Spanish Harlem, but Gladiolas at their best come from Lancaster, South Carolina.
While attending Barr St. High School in Lancaster, Maurice Williams met Earl Gainey (tenor), -when they both sang in a gospel group called The Junior Harmonizers. After awhile they left to form their own group, The Royal Charms (a combination of their two favorite groups' names — The Charms and The Five Royales). The other members were William Massey(tenor and baritone), Willie Jones (baritone) and Norman Wade(bass).
The Royal Charms got a job doing a Saturday morning show on WLCM Radio in Lancaster, where they sang whatever were the biggest R&, B hits of that particular week After doing this for about a year, they decided to go on to bigger and better things. Their big chance came when Maurice contacted Ernie's Record Shop in Nashville(owner of Excello Records). Young told them to stop in for an audition when they were playing in the area.
Well, Maurice said that they'd stop by soon (neglecting to mention that they had no gigs anywhere in Tennessee). The Royal Charms now began to get things ready for the big trip. To raise money, they visited local businessmen explaining their needs.
When all contributions were in, they left for Nashville with $40.00 among them, riding in Willie Jones' old Chrysler with four slick tires. Luckily, they made 'll to Nashville without any trouble and went to see Ernie. After hearing LITTLE DARLIN' and SWEETHEART PLEASE DON'T GO, Ernie announced that he liked SWEETHEART and could possibly use LITTLE DARLIN' for the flip. The Royal Charms then faded into history as Ernie re-named them The Gladiolas (Although The Gladiolas' LITTLE DARLIN' was the original, The Diamonds' cover version hit the Billboard Top 100 twenty-one days earlier.)
While with Excello, they recorded TREES and several other unreleased cuts. The Gladiolas also moved towards being a self - contained group by utilizing their instrumental talent: Earl Gainey aside from being a tenor, also played guitar and drums, William Massey played trumpet, Maurice played piano, and drummer Mac Badskins was added. Bob Robertson, a tenor, was also added and was on the last two Excello records. When The Gladiolas left Excello, Ernie told them that they could no longer use the name for recording (however, they still could use it for appearances).
While on a tour through West Virginia, Maurice's Mercury quit and had to be taken to a shop for repairs. While waiting, The Gladiolas' manager, Harry Goins, was thumbing through a magazine. He stopped at an advertisement for a foreign car called a Zodiac and said "That's it! That's our new name." Around this time, tenor Henry Gaston replaced Earl Gainey and Badskins and Robertson left.
The Zodiacs' first recordings were done for Cole, a small South Carolina label. Due to lack of promotion, neither record sold well. One more small label, Selwyn, and the group began to fall apart: Bill Massey went into the Air Force, Norman Wade moved to- New Jersey, and the group's three- year career was over. Maurice immediately picked up the pieces and formed a new Zodiacs group. They consisted of tenor Henry Gaston, tenor Wiley Bennett, baritone Charles Thomas, bass player Albert Hill and a drummer named Little Willie Morrow. They recorded two records for Soma around 1960, including a follow-up to LITTLE DARLIN'. It was at this point that they approached Al Silver of Herald with STAY. Silver liked the song, but said it was too smooth and polished - it needed a stronger beat with a choppy lyric that would be catchy to the ear. He suggested that Maurice sing in a nonchalant, flat voice to project this idea (The falsetto part was done by Henry Gaston.) The Zodiacs didn't like the way their song had been changed, but they gave in and soon had a number one spot on the Top 100.
After STAY they had two minor successes with l REMEMBER and COME ALONG (done in the style as STAY). ' In the mid-1960's The Zodiacs went from one label to another(Atlantic, Scepter, Sphere Sound, 440/ Plus, Vee Jay, Sea- Horn/Deesu, and Veep) without another big hit. During this period, Johnny Mobley(tenor and baritone) would replace Wiley Bennett from time to time.
ln 1966 they linked up with Marshall Seahorn who recorded MAY l and gave it to Vee Jay, When Vee Jay folded, Seahorn released it on his own Deesu label and it was a local hit for The Zodiacs. Seahorn knew Bobby Robinson who had Gladys Knight and The Pips under contract. Since they were doing studio work, Seahorn got them to back up Maurice on several sides. The theory behind this was that with Maurice as a single and also with The Zodiacs, the chances for a hit were in- creased. Alas, except for some local successes, it didn't work The Zodiacs are still going strong in the Carolinas today, doing mostly club and college dates.
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Maurice Williams and the Zodiacs
Herald/Ember Records had been around since 1953, and they'd been hot and cold. By late 1960, they were stone cold when, as label boss Al Silver told Arnold Shaw, "A kid comes into my office with a Southern accent. White kid who says he's a songwriter, and would I listen to his material. I tell my secretary to have Bill Darnell, who worked for me then, audition his material. After a while, Bill comes out and asks me to listen to one song. It was 'Stay' by Maurice Williams." The white guy was probably Phil Gernhard who'd recorded Maurice for Cole Records in 1959. Gernhardt had taken on some new partners, Jim and John McCullough, and they recorded a demo of Stay in an abandoned TV studio. Williams also insists that he wrote the song in 1953, which is not out of the question.
Atlantic and other labels turned down the song before it reached Silver's door. "The song wasn't recorded at a high enough level," Gernhard told Fred Bronson. "None of us knew what the hell we were doing. Silver drew a VU meter for us, and said, 'Go back and re-record it, and keep the needle up in this area.' We took the piece of paper with us. Also, it had a line in it that they found objectionable. 'Let's have another smoke.' He said radio wouldn't play anything that encouraged young people to smoke." So Gernhard and the McCulloughs returned to South Carolina, and re-recorded the song at Richland Custom Recording. Silver had told them to record it 'flat' (ie. without echo or other embellishment), but Gernhard, Williams, and everyone else thought that he meant to sing it flat (ie. off-key). In the end, they just sang it the only way they knew. Williams sang and played piano; Stan Hardin played guitar; Albert Hill played bass; and Willie Morrow was on drums. The Zodiacs comprised Henry 'Shane' Gaston, who sang the oft-imitated falsetto part; Charles Thompson, and Willie Bennett. Silver released it, and on November 21, 1960, it reached the top of the pop charts. Those who tabulate such things say that it is the shortest record ever to reach #1.
We last encountered Maurice Williams in our '1957' volume when he led the Gladiolas on the original version of Little Darlin'. When Williams left Excello Records, he was prohibited from using the name Gladiolas, but someone in his entourage saw a foreign car (perhaps a British Ford Zodiac) and they became Maurice Williams and the Zodiacs. Stay proved to be a valuable copyright. The Hollies, Four Seasons, Rufus & Chaka Khan, and Jackson Browne all had hits with it. Williams had a few more fleeting hits, but chart success otherwise eluded him. In the mid-1960s, he and the Zodiacs donned Beatle wigs and sang British Invasion songs. Phil Gernhard made good in the new era, though. He wrote the bubblegum favorite Snoopy Vs. The Red Baron, and then discovered a singer named Kent Lavoie whom he transformed into a pop sensation named Lobo (Me And You And A Dog Named Boo). He also produced Dion's Abraham, Martin And John and the Bellamy Brothers' Let Your Love Flow.
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It is located on the ridge of a 2-hectare property in the heart of the Oyambre Natural Park, between the towns of San Vicente de la Barquera and Comillas, and close to the beaches of Oyambre and Meron. Due to its geographical location, and in the same panoramic view, Hotel Gerra Mayor enjoys the most beautiful and spectacular views on the sea and Picos de Europa, which can be seen from its comfortable salon, from the large garden or from the rooms.
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Apparently we're currently living in 1996. Actually, I wish that were true, because then the new heel faction of TNA would be comprised of people who can actually do things in the ring rather than a guy with a bad back, a guy who can't wrestle, a guy with no charisma, a poor man's Kane and a guy up on drug charges. Apparently TNA sees dollar signs here, I have to disagree. I think I see a potential, all be it short lived, ratings bump from this. My problem with this is, 10 10 10 was built up to be this huge, dramatic "TNA will change on every level" kind of a thing. I suppose I agree, TNA did change on every level, into WCW.
I wanted to love Bound for Glory, I really did. I was hoping if nothing else the main event would make the PPV worth seeing. It opened with a fantastic match and then went down faster than an escalator in high gear. I'm very curious if they will see a bump in their buyrate since the hyped the hell out of 10 10 10 but again they failed to pay it off. I'm sure there are some people out there who are excited about the whole heel turn of Jeff Hardy, a terrible idea I will get into in a moment, and Hulk and Bischoff being heels again. I don't mention Abyss and Jarrett much because I find it hard to believe that anyone actually gives a damn about these two.
The Jeff Hardy turn I consider a tremendously horrid idea. First of all, Jeff is not a heel. He doesn't talk like, act like or wrestle like a heel is supposed to. Also, typically, you want the audience to dislike the heel and it was remarkable to note that fans cheered when he hit RVD with the title belt last night. So it is already failing. Now, I don't think this guy can cut a heel promo so I'm curious if the other guys will be talking for him. Also, heels are supposed to guide the rhythm of the match. What does Jeff Hardy do in every match? Get his ass kicked, sell sell sell and then make an overwhelming comeback. In a heel match, you're not supposed to play it that way. Is Hardy going to dominate matches now, and stop his high flying? I sincerely doubt it. As soon as the fans start cheering for his Whisper in the Wind and Swanton Bomb, he loses a little more heel credibility. This is a potential trainwreck in trustworthy, creative hands and TNA hardly has that. Frankly I'm not even looking forward to watching the collapse.
Another important angle, pardon the pun, involving last nights PPV was that if Kurt Angle did not win the world title, he was going to retire from wrestling for good (of course this comes on the news of him signing an extension with TNA so go figure.) Now one way in which wrestling promotions build up trust with their fans is to honor their commitments. How many times has TNA promised something and not delivered it? So are we going to see Kurt Angle retire from wrestling now? Hell no. We're going to see a loophole here. My guess is one of two things will happen: Kurt will say something about how technically he wasn't the one pinned so he didn't technically lose the match, or Dixie Carter will come to Kurt and beg him to stay and help defend TNA from this new heel faction that is planning to steamroll everyone. Unfortunately, the best thing Kurt could do to help TNA is punch Bischoff, Hogan, Russo and give Dixie Carter a spanking. This is just atrocious booking. Your new big bad heels involve two guys who aren't worthless, old bags and your other top heel faction just jobbed out to a bunch of worthless, old bags.
Can you tell that I'm frustrated? Well, I damn well am. I LIKE TNA. They have a lot of talent, they have so many guys there who could be doing, and have done, some amazing things and they're either being relegated to horrible storylines, terrible writing or jobbing out to guys whose importance went down with the sunset over a decade ago. Kevin Nash goes over Samoa Joe, when Nash has already announced he is leaving TNA. That is great, put this old, broken down, worn out guy over someone who has been at the core of your company for all these years, on his way out. If I were Samoa Joe I'd be pulling a Matt Hardy right now and doing whatever I could to get out of my contract (which is probably nothing since they think guys who are up on pending drug charges make great world champions and that Eric Young playing a character with brain damage is funny in a post-Benoit world.)
This is a personal plea to Dixie Carter:
Please Dixie, wake up and smell the coffee here. Start pushing your young guys, start letting go of the old ones. You'll find you get better ratings and save some money. Don't let Hogan and Bischoff to tell you they know how to make a company successful, because all they've proven is they know how to take a company that seems unbeatable, in WCW, and drive it straight into the toilet. Look at your best match last night, it involved four young guys. Now I love AJ Styles and Beer Money Lethal Lockdown was terrible (also don't call a match 'lockdown' when it always involves people exiting the thing they're supposed to be locked in. Thats like having a backstage brawl in the middle of the ring.) Look at your fans Dixie, listen to what they are saying. Hire someone to work for that company who is in a position to find out what works and what does. You're selling this company down the river, putting it in the hands of a couple of guys who are proven to destroy things, and if you don't get a grip on this quick you're going to lose control. I don't want to see TNA die, but if I'm going to have to suffer through it brain dead on life support, I'm going to pull the plug. On my television.


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Cheese Made From Skin Microbes Might Be The Only Cheese I'd Ever Turn Down
As many of our regular readers may have gleaned from past posts, we here at Consumerist HQ are pretty big fans of cheese. Grill it in a sandwich, melt it atop a pile of hamburgers, sleep with it under a pillow — basically any way you want to enjoy any kind of cheese is A-OK with us. But scientists using microbes from skin to make cheese might've passed a line we cannot step across.
We're all in favor of DIY dairy, but this project from a scientist at the University of California, Los Angeles and an artist is a bit much: Using donated microbes (including some from The Omnivore's Dilemma author Michael Pollan), the microbiologist created cheese, reports The Salt blog.
The usual cheese process takes milk and spoils it with Lactobacillus bacteria. The bacteria turn the milk sugars into acid. It then clumps or curdles the milk and the chunks are separated out and aged with yeast to make cheese.
You can get yeast and Lactobacillus anywhere, so why not snag some from our own bodies and use them to curdle milk? My stomach feels curdled already just at the thought, but let's move on.
The microbiologist swabbed her mouth and skin, Pollan's belly button, her partner's tears and another scientist's feet, then grew the bacteria and yeast in a lab. Once she had enough, she just added fresh milk and produced cheese.
The point isn't to gross people out, says the microbiologist in charge, it's just to challenge people to think about how we react to odors and how that might color our impression of cheese and food.
"The idea was to recognize, how do we get grossed out? Then to think about it and move beyond that initial idea of disgust," she explains. "Why are we more uncomfortable with bacteria on the body than we are with bacteria in cheese?"
If you want to check out the cheese, it's currently on display at the Science Gallery, at Trinity College in Dublin. You can't eat the displays, but you're welcome to take a big whiff.
"People were really nervous and uncomfortable and kind of making these grossed out faces," the scientist says of her exhibit. "Then they smell the cheese, and they'll realize that it just smells like a normal cheese."
I'm starting to look at this in an entirely different light. We are all basically walking and talking cheese factories. I had no idea.
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Dr Jane Hunter - Turning High Possibility Classrooms into High Possibility Schools #futureschools
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There are key issues that we need to be thinking about. The place of STEM? Place of professional learning. Disengaged students, particularly in high school. Radicalisation in schools. The SAFE schools policy. This is the context in which we are working.
The research project was qualitative
- 4 teachers in four schools
- Had to meet exemplary criteria
- No previous studies like this
- Data gathered over two years
What did research tell us about teacher's knowledge of technology enhanced learning in classrooms?
All were all early adopters of technology and considered exemplary in their use of technology.
The four teachers
- Gabby - had interactive whiteboard, some desktops, iPads and her iPhone. Not one to one.
- Gina - worked for IBM prior to coming into teaching. Used a laptop, digital cameras, a maker. She believed it was important to teach coding because it taught you how to think.
- Nina - she had worked with Seymour Papert, she was in a one-to-one class. she wasn't a fan of interactive whiteboard. Used desktop sharing to show what each other worked on. Used QUEST - QUestion, Explain, Share Together. She was using an inquiry model.
- Kitty - Was all about experiential learning.
Hunter then talked about how each example of exemplary practice fitted within the TPACK framework where Technological, Pedagogical and Content and Knowledge came together.
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The use of technology creates a dilemma for teachers
- Who is in charge?
- Getting into the flow...letting go and allowing students to get into flow.
These practitioners all saw technology integration enabling:
- Theory
- Creativity
- Public Learning
- Life preparation
- Contextual accomodations
Students we "in task" rather than "on task".
These case studies are highly motivational.
It is a study from teacher's perspectives.
This work strikes me as an excellent study of the power of technology to support learner agency - a topic very close to my heart!
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Dr. Rick Blum is a licensed psychologist in the state of Connecticut. A graduate of Brandeis University, he earned advanced degrees at the University of Iowa, Syracuse University, and Saybrook Institute. He has distinguished himself in his private practice, earning a reputation for remarkable results that allowed him to be one of the few psychologists with a brimming schedule without entering any managed care panels. Blum was the director of the Change Agents Training Institute for 10 years, providing joint master's degrees with Fairfield University, and later with Vermont College of Norwich University. He was also a field internship supervisor for Antioch/New England Graduate School. In addition, he set up the emergency performance program of the San Francisco Police Department, and consulted to the Power Authority of the State of New York, the GNA Supercuts franchise chain, and Homecraft Industries. His research has been published through Oak Ridge National Lab, Syracuse University, the American Nuclear Society, the Designed Change Institute, and the Peace Officer Standard and Training Commission of California.He is also a volunteer team member of Connecticut's Disaster Behavioral Health Response Network.
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A family mourns the death an 8-year-old boy who was struck by a garbage truck in front of his grandparents' home on Friday, Dec. 8.
The incident took place in Kansas City, Missouri, when Dra'Viontay Baker and a friend were playing with a toy wagon on the street around 3:30 p.m, ABC6 reports.
According to NBC affiliate KSHB, the impact sent the boy flying underneath the truck outside E. 100th Street and Drury Ave,.
The boy was rushed to the hospital where he later died from his injuries.
According to ABC6, his friend—who was not named—suffered minor injuries and is expected to survive.
"When I first moved here two years ago, he was the first one to run up to me with a big smile and welcome me into the neighborhood," neighbor Monica Thomas said to FOX4KC of Dra'Viontay. "He would play with my grandkids, my son, and I loved to give him candy."
The neighbor said the boy loved to play outside with his red wagon.
"He loved those wheels," Thomas told FOX4KC. "He and another little friend of his were always together."
At the time, Dra'Viontay's nine-year-old friend had been yelling to alert the driver to the impact.
Neighbors and family are mourning the death of Dra'viontay Baker who was hit by a garbage truck this afternoon in South #KCMO.
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"He started yelling and alerted the driver to let him know something was wrong," KC Police Sgt. Bill Mahoney told FOX4KC. "The driver stopped, and only then he actually noticed [sic] the child was underneath his truck."
"He was a great son and my oldest of six," Dra'Viontay's father told FOX4KC.
Their neighbor said her heart goes out to the family.
"I am so sorry for their loss, and I can't even imagine losing a child," she said. "We will be there for the family, and I'm really gonna miss Tay."
After questioning the driver, who remains unnamed as of writing, investigators determined that he was not under the influence when he struck the boy.
Authorities did not reveal if the driver will be facing any charges as of writing on Dec. 10.
Another resident on the same street, 41-year-old Clarence Hickman told ABC6 that he has never seen such an incident before.
"We have some very safe drivers that come around and pick up our trash," Hickman said, "and I'm sure he's devastated about what happened."
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Known simply by one name, artist Wyland (American born in Detroit, Michigan, 1956) garnered global attention for painting large, outdoor murals of whales and other ocean life. Over the last twenty-five years his artwork has earned accolades for the artist as a leading advocate for marine resource conservation. An accomplished painter, sculptor, photographer, writer, and scuba diver, his work captures the raw power and beauty of the undersea universe.
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Sohra is 56 kms from Shillong and is literally the high point of any visit to Meghalaya. One of those ultimate eco-friendly destinations, a place renowned all over the world for having the privilege of receiving the highest rainfall in the world. Set against the backdrop of breath-taking landscape, it is a place to discover the Indian summer monsoons. An unique annual meterologicai phenomena directly influenced by the south west monsoon and the north east winds. The heavy monsoon rains over these mountains undoubtedly creates in Sohra one of the rarest bio-diverse vegetations in the world. Truly a beautiful corner in north-east India, waiting to be discovered and explored.
The four main seasons of Meghalaya are Spring (i.e. March to April), Monsoon (May to September), Autumn (October to November) and Winter (December to February).
The temperature starts warming by the third week of May and continues right to the end of September and sometimes gets extended well into the middle of October. The average rainfall is 12,000 mm a year, with the maximum rainfall occuring over the southern slopes of the Khasi Hills in Sohra. The highest recorded total annual rainfall was 24,555 mm in 1974. The maximum for a single day was recorded in 1876 in Sohra, when 1,040 mm fell in 24 hours. Sohra also holds the World Record for a month's rainfall when 9,300 mm fell in July 1861.
The old Cherra or Sohrarim was the original Cherra village but with the coming of the British who set up their headquarters further south, the village came to be known as 'Sohra' or present day Cherrapunjee. It was here that the British realised the enormity and intensity of the rainfall and set up a meterological office for measuring the rain.
Sohra was declared by the British to be the capital of Assam in 1832, which was later shifted to Shillong in 1866 due to the inclement weather.
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Location: East Khasi Hills District, Sohra
A few kms from Umtyngar, as one takes the right turn from the road junction, one comes across a beautiful bridge known to the locals as the Duwan Singh Syiem Bridge, that is the entrance to the Sohra tourist circuit. From here the landscape abruptly changes into picturesque deep gorges. The Forest Department has constructed a view-point where visitors can stop a while and enjoy the spectacular natural beauty.
Sa-I-Mika Park
Located on the way to the world famous 'Dainthlen Falls' and about 3 kms before reaching Sohra town is Sa -I - Mika Park, a one stop tourist destination. Set amidst 69 acres of pristine surroundings, Sa -I - Mika offers not only accommodation but a host of activities that is caters to people from all ages and walks of life. At present there are four double bedded rooms with all modern amenities and two traditional cottages. On offer are well appointed rooms, hot and cold running water, room service priced at Rs.1200/- and Rs.1500/- per night. There is also a 200 capacity conference hall which is suitable for hosting cooperate and departmental events, seminars, workshops and concerts. On request, the management can also arrange to organise barbecues, bonfires, tour guides, traditional Khasi dance and local cuisine and drink.
The park has the distinct advantage of being located close to the waterfalls and one can arrange treks and tours to these places, as well as the caves and other areas of tourist interest. Since the management is closely associated with the community, one can also opt for a homestay in one of the villages, to experience life with a typical Khasi family.
Dain-Thlen Falls
Just before reaching Sohra, a road to the right, leads one to the falls which is 5 kms away. The waterfall derives its name from a Thlen or a snake of gigantic size which dwelt in a cave. Legend has it that the people destroyed the snake in order to rid themselves of its reign of terror. Adjacent to the very spot where the Thlen was slaughtered lies the Dain-thlen Waterfalls. Natural rock carvings of the episode draw visitors to see the image of the Thlen, the symbol of greed, corruption and evil.
Noh-Kalikai Falls
A hauntingly beautiful waterfall, cascading down from the top of the gorge to the mystic deep green pool below, reminding one of the tragic legend associated with it, of a grief stricken mother who plunged to her death, unable to overcome her sorrow over the murder of her daughter by her husband.
Sohra cremationKa Kper Syiem Sohra (cremation ground of the Sohra Syiemship)
By the side of the Pomsohmen stream lies the cremation ground of the Sohra Syiemship (Cherra Chieftain). Cremation of the dead Syiem (Chief) of Sohra is one of the most expensive and intricate ceremonies. The body of the Syiem is normally kept for years together, if customary formalities are not performed by the Syiem-elect.
Nongsawlia is about 2 kms south of Sohra, the place that the first Welsh Missionaries visited during the year 1942. Their visit not only enriched the life of the locals, but Khasi Literature was also enriched by the invention of the Khasi Alphabet by Thomas Jones. Thus the Sohra dialect became the lingua-franca of the Khasis. The mission started here in Nongsawlia later spread to many parts of the Khasi and Jaintia Hills.
Mawmluh Cave
Access to the cave is via the river, which lies to the south east of the Cement Factory. The entrance is about 10 ft. above water level. A single entrance leads to a double passageway, where the upper portion in certain areas have caved in due to the intensive quarrying of limestone above the cave. The river enters the cave and forms pools of water within the cave. This cave stretches for about 4,500 meters but is marred by pollution entering the cave from the cement factory. Locally known as Krem Mawmluh, it is one of the longest caves in the Indian subcontinent.
Eco Park SohraEco Park
A large "Eco Park" established by the Meghalaya government in the plateau, which hosts several hybrid and indigenous orchids in the Green House donated by Shillong Agri-Horticultural Society. Also the Eco Park offers breathtaking view of distant Sylhet Plains of neighbouring Bangladesh.
Mawsmai Cave
6 kms from the Sohra market to the south lies the village of Mawsmai in the direction of Bangladesh border. At the village crossing, one passes grasslands surrounded by forests, ending in a clearing. From this clearing, a concrete pathway through the jungle leads up to the main cave entrance. This cave is the only cave that is fully lighted. The cave can be divided into two parts (old and new). Of the two, the new cave is yet to be lighted. It has impressive formations of large passages and chambers.
Noh-Sngithiang Falls
Noh-Sngithiang Falls also known as Mawsmai falls, is 1 km south of Mawsmai village and derives its name due to the fact that the waterfalls are situated in a south westerly position and get illuminated by the sun from dawn to sunset. The vibrant colours of the setting sun on the waterfalls make it beautiful to behold.
Thangkharang Park
Managed and well maintained by the State Forest Department, this park on Mawsmai - Shella Road - about 8 kms from Sohra is a popular tourist spot. There are many rare and exotic orchids and some rare species of plants endemic to the area. A panoramic view of the plains of Bangladesh is clearly visible on a clear day from the park.
Thangkarang Park laid on the high rocky cliffs overlooks the plains of Bangladesh. You can spot the imposing Kynrem falls cascading down majestically in three stages. The bird sanctuary at nearby Thangkarang with the awesome view of the imposing waterfalls set against the backdrop of Bangladesh plains is a bonanza for tourists, both foreign and domestic.
Ka Khoh Ramhah
Ka Khoh Ramhah also known as Motrop, is an imposing single rock formation in the shape of a giant cone. According to folklore, this was the fossilized cone shaped basket of an evil giant. It lies in close proximity to two other very similar rocks standing like a pair of giant sentinels. During the heavy monsoons, water flows between the two rocks and the cascading waterfall presents a breathtaking sight. The place attracts a lot of visitors throughout the year and is an idyllic picnic spot.
Kynrem Falls
The highest waterfall in Meghalaya, it cascades down in three stages from the top of the hill and overlooks the Thangkharang Park.
is 56 kms from Shillong and is literally the high point of any visit to Meghalaya. One of those ultimate eco-friendly destinations, a place renowned all over the world for having the privilege of receiving the highest rainfall in the world. Set against the backdrop of breath-taking landscape, it is a place to discover the Indian summer monsoons. An unique annual meterologicai phenomena directly influenced by the south west monsoon and the north east winds. The heavy monsoon rains over these mountains undoubtedly creates in Sohra one of the rarest bio-diverse vegetations in the world. Truly a beautiful corner in north-east India, waiting to be discovered and explored.
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Why I Revolt Against the Natural Movement by ShannonTBoodram
In the article ShannonTBoodram begins by describing a moment in her life when the "kinky/curly movement had begun to take shape"-and a moment when "bad perms had went out of style". She describes this moment as a "revolution". The "…affirmations in her beauty were monuments". The "revolution shined bright during a time when many of us needed to know."
She raises some great points of discussion such as the historical context of the word "natural" (applied to mental concepts) and how she sees that word as a way to control and not empower. She feels that there is a sense of entitlement directly derived from the word…"natural" which few of us can live up to.
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ICYMI, the new Apple emojis have been launched with the new iOS 10.2. It's about time because we've been waiting forever for that facepalm emoji. But that's not the only gem that comes with the new emoji update. We've written about some of them here, but here are others that look super cute too. And we even found another use for them: Use them as code names for your colleagues.
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A couple of weeks ago I installed a propane sniffer under the stove. Then I punched a 2 ½ inch hole in the wall in the galley to mount the alarm / control panel. The sensor is exactly 57 inches from that panel. It took roughly 14 feet of cable to go from the sensor, forward into the area under the sink, across and down into the bilge, aft through the bilge and up into the engine compartment, more up across the front of the engine compartment, into the storage area under the companionway ladder, and to the back of the the control panel. But I only had to drill two holes.
Fortunately the harness that came with the unit was 25 feet long. All that was left to do was power up the unit from the USB power plug mounted just inches away. The day was getting on at that point and I am determined not to hurt myself this summer by working endless 10 and 12 hour days with too much heat and not enough drink. (Truth to tell it isn't clear that I ever recovered from last summer in FL. Those kinds of long days are simply not something I can do right now.) So the plan was to finish the propane sniffer install the next day.
The next day dawned sunny and not too hot, perfect for starting the minor repair at the keel joint. (Apparently an old Tartan will smile just like a Catalina.) There was some additional sanding to do below the water line and around the keel, so a couple of days went by. There was every intention of wiring up the sniffer after that, but somehow the LED lights intervened, which morphed into the cabin mod, which led to wiring the LEDs into both sides of the salon, and also got us started on adding the inverter we have been carrying around for the better part of a year.
We took a day off to go help some new friends on their 38 foot Leopard. There was a minor crack in the edge of the aft arch. An easy fix but Tom had no experience slinging glass. His career was spent slinging the things one slings when accumulating more than 1700 jumps as a special forces guy. His wife was special forces as well, also a JAG. I pried as many stories out of them as I could but, like most combat vets, they were reluctant to talk much about where they had been and what they had seen. Still, I got some insight into HALO jumps, something that I would have loved to have tried had I ever had the chance. And I count it an honor to have such people as friends. Anyway...
The next day they sailed off to places north and we went back to work on Kintala. The last of the sniffer install waited a bit more as other work was also half done. That other half work was supposed to get done this morning, with the sniffer install being completed in the afternoon. Alas, that got waylaid by the need to defrost the fridge and thus discovering the teak grids at the bottom of the fridge were accumulating a certain...well...ambiance. Chasing away said ambiance required the efforts of the the pressure washer. With the grates smelling sweet and the pressure washer still all powered up and everything, it seemed a good idea to blast the accumulated dirt off the deck and out of the cockpit. By the time that was done, enough of the day was gone that the inverter would have to wait. But it wasn't really happy hour yet either. Two wires on the sniffer seemed the perfect filler job to finish out the day.
One would think, by now, I would know better.
Doing that job took dikes, crimper, soldering iron, heat gun, drill motor, 7/8 inch wood bore (to counter bore the fuse holder since it was too short for the wall thickness) ½ inch drill for the holder itself, round files, heat shrink, assorted screwdrivers, butt splices, zip ties, and a volt meter. (Kintala has no wire color code in her. The only way to know if a wire is hot is to check it with a meter...or just grab hold. If you dance, it's hot.) The little screw for hooking the power wire in the control box was so tight I nearly broke the thing trying to get it loose. (Thank you, factory twit.) Afterwards was the normal clean up of wood dust, wire strippings, zip tie ends, and general mayhem.
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LCC radio hits a milestone
Sarah Spohn
A&E Editor
The '90s are known for many things: "Saved by the Bell," NSYNC, Nirvana, "Jurassic Park" and Giga Pets.
The era of the VHS tape also brought LCC Radio to the airwaves. LCC's own WLNZ 89.7 FM started as a closed circuit channel in 1994. Feb. 11 marks its 20th birthday.
What originally began on the cable channel has now spread to the entire Lansing area and beyond, thanks to worldwide online streaming. Station Manager Daedalian Lowry spoke about his earlier involvement at the station.
"I actually started back in 1998, on the internet only station, as part of the workshop that the college had, a radio workshop," Lowry said.
Lowry went on to be employed as a student in 2000, and a year later was promoted to assistant program director.
Over time, LCC Radio has seen its fair share of changes, but continues to celebrate diversity in its music.
"As far as the music goes, it's a pretty big change," Lowry said. "It was originally Lansing's jazz, blues, and news station."
Since then, the station has gone to a AAA format, playing adult alternative albums. This community station makes it a priority to focus on local music.
Lowry credited much of the station's successful changes to former Station Manager Dave Downing. Downing managed the station from 1980 to 2012.
"It's not just limited to students, it's community members. That's kind of what this is all about," Lowry said. "Dave got that started, kind of making it a community radio station, which is something I know he's proud of and he should be. My goal is just to expand on that."
While LCC Radio has seen changes over the years, the station's many volunteers, show hosts and employees continue to expand on the original idea of WLNZ being a community station.
With the new habits of listeners streaming music online, everything is on demand now. Technology has brought in internet radio and sunken the ships of many previously popular radio frequencies.
WLNZ sets itself a part from the others, by playing songs music lovers couldn't find anywhere else, Lowry said.
"We're basically playing stuff that you will not be able to find as easily on the internet or on your radio dial on a commercial station," Lowry said. "It's your community, so it's important."
The future looks bright as WLNZ 89.7 continues to shine a light on the local talent the Great Lakes State has to offer.


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Four years later, my labor of love is now complete. Although not a true frame off restoration, I wasn't that far off. My mechanical abilities are certainly lacking but with the assistance of a good friend and co-worker Bob Frame, we were able to get her done. On the other side, body work and paint has always caught my interests. I had previously painted several of my own vehicles but had never completed any significant body repairs. This project necessitated a lower quarter panel replacement as well as a package tray replacement thus I knew I had my work cut out for me. As in anything you do, you can always be proud of your achievements if you give it your best! Although a garage paint job usually brings on some complications, a finished product you can be proud of is can be a reality. Although my 400 cubic inch 335 horse power runs pretty strong, we managed to make a few enhancements to it which makes it get up and go. The project is now complete and driving it to local car shows is a real thrill. This is no trailer queen. You can't enjoy it if your not driving it and that's what I intend to do. I have entered this car in 6 different shows since being completed, winning an award in every case. My long time goal of getting a GTO I can be proud of has finally been met. Even better, my wife Susan seems to enjoy attending club activities as much as I do.
The white over blue 67 Le Mans was my first Pontiac. 35 years later, my white over linden green 67 GTO is a dream come true!


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To contact the Piqua Police Department:
The Piqua Police Department can be contacted at (937) 778-2027. Anonymous tips can be submitted by calling 937-615-TIPS (8477) or by visiting www.piquaoh.org/police_submitatip.htm for more information.
To submit an anonymous tip through text messaging, type the keyword PIQUAPD and the message, then send it to 274637.
PIQUA — The following are highlights from the Piqua police reports. All information is provided by Piqua police reports.
THEFT: Two unlocked vehicles were reportedly rummaged through on Boone Street overnight between June 10-11. Items were taken, according to police reports.
An unlocked car on Madison Avenue was also reportedly entered overnight between June 10-11. No items of value were taken.
A complainant reported that someone stole the catalytic converter from his vehicle at the Colonial Terrace Apartments overnight between June 10-11. A separate complainant also reported that her catalytic converter was stolen from her vehicle at the Colonial Terrace Apartments that same night.
A catalytic converter was reported stolen from a vehicle at the Terrace Creek Apartments overnight between June 10-11.
A muffler was reported stolen off of a vehicle at the Colonial Terrace Apartments overnight on June 10-11. Another muffler was reported stolen off of another vehicle at the Colonial Terrace Apartments overnight that same night.
A carton of cigarettes were reported stolen from Ulbrich's Market on June 11 at 9 p.m.
Gasoline was reported stolen from Marathon on June 11 at 9:35 p.m.
A socket was reported stolen from a Jeep on Park Avenue overnight between June 11-12.
A subject reported personal items stolen while he was fishing in the area around the Piqua Water Plant on State Route 66 on June 12 at 4:30 p.m.
CRIMINAL DAMAGE: A vehicle's side mirror was damaged on W. High Street overnight between June 10-11.
TRESPASSING: Police responded to a menacing complaint on Blaine Avenue on June 11 at 11:14 a.m. No charges were filed due to conflicting statements. A male subject was warned for trespassing.
A male subject reportedly set up a tent on someone else's property without permission on South Street on June 11 at 6:17 p.m. The subject was warned for trespassing.
HIT SKIP ACCIDENT: There was a report of a hit skip accident on Garnsey Street that took place sometime between 1-3 a.m. on June 11.
A caller reported a driver leaving the scene of an accident on Caldwell Street on June 11 at 8:14 p.m. The driver was located. Frank W. Cottrill, 47, of Piqua was charged with first-degree misdemeanor OVI, first-degree misdemeanor driving under OVI suspension, first-degree misdemeanor leaving the scene, and fourth-degree misdemeanor disorderly conduct in connection with this incident.
There was a report of a private property hit skip accident at Walmart on June 12 at 4:36 p.m.
ASSIST SQUAD: A 29-year-old male subject suffered a possible heroin overdose at a residence on W. High Street on June 11 at 3:43 p.m.
DISORDERLY CONDUCT: There was a report of a disturbance on South Main Street on June 11 at 11 p.m. A man was reportedly intoxicated and becoming physical with people trying to stop him from driving.
Two female juveniles were reportedly fighting in a front yard on South Street on June 12 at 9:39 p.m. They were each cited for minor misdemeanor disorderly conduct.
ASSAULT: There was a report of a disturbance on East Main Street on June 12 at 6:49 a.m. A male subject reportedly told dispatch that he hit a woman and the woman was having trouble breathing.
A caller reported being assaulted by a male subject on Wood Street on June 13 at 1:22 a.m. Both the caller and the suspect were charged. Grant C. Hildum, 20, of Fairborn, and Martin E. Shuman, 47, of Piqua, were charged with first-degree misdemeanor assault in connection with this incident.
ANIMAL COMPLAINT: A subject stated a dog tried to attack him on South Wayne Street on June 12 at 10:15 a.m. The owner of the dog was contacted and warned for a dogs at large violation.
DISTURBANCE: Edward Wheeler, 40, at large, was charged with third-degree misdemeanor unlawful restraint and second-degree misdemeanor domestic violence for an incident reported on June 12 on Covington Avenue.
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Oct. 8, 2013
NZXT graciously provided us the opportunity to build with the newly released Source 530 full tower case. We took the opportunity to put together a Haswell-based system.
The part list and price at the time of this post:
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant
|Intel Core i7-4770K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor
|$327.98 @ Outlet PC
|CPU Cooler
|Phanteks PH-TC14PE_BK 78.1 CFM CPU Cooler
|$74.99 @ Newegg
|Gigabyte GA-Z87X-OC Force ATX LGA1150 Motherboard
|$365.99 @ SuperBiiz
|Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory
|Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory
|Samsung 840 Pro Series 512GB 2.5" Solid State Disk
|$429.99 @ Newegg
|Video Card
|EVGA GeForce GTX Titan 6GB Video Card (2-Way SLI)
|$999.99 @ Best Buy
|Video Card
|EVGA GeForce GTX Titan 6GB Video Card (2-Way SLI)
|$999.99 @ Best Buy
|NZXT Source 530 ATX Full Tower Case
|Case Fan
|NZXT FZ-200mm NONLED 103.0 CFM 200mm Fan
|$18.88 @ Amazon
|Power Supply
|SeaSonic Platinum 1000W 80 PLUS Platinum Certified ATX12V / EPS12V Power Supply
|$208.98 @ SuperBiiz
|Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.
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The part selection may seem a bit out of balance - that's largely because we reused components from our benchmarking setups. We had most of the components on hand already, including the motherboard, CPU, and dual Titans (recycled from the 3-Way SLI Titan H630 build). Had the AMD R9 series GPUs been available at the time of filming, we would have considered using one of those instead.
Overall the NZXT Source 530 is well designed and easy to work with. I like the versatility that it offers, with highly configurable drive bay options and a multitude of fan and radiator mounts.
The Phanteks cooler is enormous, but surprisingly it was actually easier to install than slightly smaller air coolers like the popular Cooler Master Hyper 212.
The Source 530 provided plenty of room for cable management behind the motherboard tray. It certainly isn't the prettiest job in the world, but should serve well enough until the parts are returned to the benchmarking pool.
In the near future we will be replacing the stock coolers on the GTX Titans with aftermarket ACX coolers from EVGA. Keep an eye out for future video content that documents that process, along with before and after temperature data.
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What is a Microcontroller Bootloader and How It Works?
Generally, when you want to program a microcontroller, you need a programmer for that particular microcontroller. Apart from being expensive, it might have other disadvantages, like long programming times or too many interconnections between the micro and the programmer itself; some programmers are not capable of programming in circuit. Sometimes the micro is not available while mounted in the end product, as it might be inside a metal or plastic housing, with only some standard communications interfaces being available on a connector.
Many of these problems are addressed by a bootloader. For a hobby, sometimes it seems quite expensive to spend tens of euros (and sometimes hundreds of euros) for such a device. In university laboratories, it might not be practical to get a programmer for each working bench, and the best solution is to provide the students with microcontroller samples which have already been programmed once and which have the Bootloader in the program memory. In the automotive industry, many Electronic Control Units are encapsulated in housings leaving very few pins accessible, but among these pins there generally is a CAN interface available, making CAN based Bootloaders very popular in this environment.
So, the Bootloader has to be programmed in the program memory of the microcontroller just once, using a conventional programmer. After this, the microcontroller can be programmed without a programmer. Once in the microcontroller, the bootloader is such programmed that each time after reset it starts running like any conventional program. What it does however is different from a regular program. First of all, depending on what type of bootloader it is, it starts ' listening ' for incoming bytes via a specific interface. For instance, a UART bootloader will listen to the UART buffer of the micro, checking for incoming bytes. If the bytes start arriving, the bootloader will grab them and write them in the program memory in the sequence it receives them and at predefined locations. Once all bytes have been received, the bootloader executes a jump at the start of the memory zone it has received and then the 'normal' program starts running.
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Feeling left out by the women's "I like [it]" campaign in support of breast cancer? Where [it] is their [purse] and takes the form of status updates "I like it in the kitchen", "I like it on the table" etc. The one I most enjoyed was "I like it wherever I can find it".
Males are supposedly left out in the dark by this viral campaign in support of breast cancer. This inside joke must tickle something pink in women, but I can't understand how it benefits the cause by keeping half the population in the dark.
Did it keep us [men] guessing? Some, perhaps, not many is my guess. I think these folk over estimate the male curiosity about female jokes. Unless the campaign piqued the curiosity of more woman than the men it lost then the money/effort probably wasn't well spent. While innuendo does get the male pulse racing, I'm not sure it outweighs the potential to tarnish the message amongst conservatives — men and women alike.
But there's always the warm fuzzies you want to put out to the faithful — and this campaign probably did a good job amongst women, giving them an advantage over men. A previous breast cancer awareness campaign had women posting just the name of a colour — supposedly the colour of their bra. Once again, supposedly only women knew what it meant.
So let it be known: October is Breast Cancer Awareness month. A worthy cause to support, even though their marketing isn't as inclusive as it should be.
Women need read no further: Men are wired to be horny or hungry — and having no purse to worry about — let's go for sensory overload in our replies to this affront at being left out of the joke with "I like it with [food]" — where [food] is your choice of fodder.
Suggested reading National Breast Cancer Awareness Month