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When German expressionist Fritz Lang filmed his prodigious and highly innovative science fiction social commentary, Metropolis (1927), his agenda was manifold. A dry reading of the plot reveals a somewhat formulaic commie pinko bildungsroman, but Lang's real achievement lay in his vanguard approach to the cinematic process. In addition to large-scale set design and what was then cutting-edge special effects, the director was also obsessed with how his moving picture would sound.
Metropolis debuted before the dawn of the "Talkie," and it was customary for the theater experience to include live musical accompaniment that, depending on context, existed somewhere on a spectrum of atmospheric filler to
There's no doubt that alongside the strikingly angular futurist visual aesthetic, Metropolis is equally infused with outright musicality. And that explains why leagues of musicians (including '80s chart topper Pat Benatar and contemporary techno artist Jeff Mills) spanning all genres have found sonic inspiration in Lang's signature iconography.
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It's in that grand tradition of interpretation (with maybe, like, half a dose of Dark Side of the Moon at the planetarium) that electronic
The sharp pairing of a nearly century-old materialist silent film set in the flapper future-past, with accessible off-kilter sensual cyborg sounds, is the first collaboration between the Art Cinema and New Times' Best of Miami 2015 recipient, Miami Music Club. MMC's resident film archivist and projectionist, Dave Rodriguez, curated the event as one of an extended, open-ended series of cinematic situations — including collaborations with popcorn junkies and cult film club, Secret Celluloid Society — that push the boundaries of his beloved medium to their absolute limit.
"Metropolis is an epic gem of sci-fi," Rodriguez told us, "and TT's own futurist richness syncs so well with it."
In fact, the evening would seem to be rooted in the very formalistic renewal that inspired Lang in the first place. "I hope people who have seen it will take away something new and those just getting acquainted can appreciate its iconic style and Treasure Teeth's sonic interpretation."
Metropolis with a live score performed by Treasure Teeth. 11: 30 p.m. Saturday, May 28, at the Coral Gables Art Cinema, 260 Aragon Ave., Coral Gables; 786-385-9689; gablescinema.com. Tickets cost $8 at the door and come with complimentary popcorn.


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Alexander Thomson
A. THOMSON, Photographer, Tahatika, will be at Owaka Township on Wednesday, 19th, Thursday 20th, and Friday 21st. Hours 9 to 5. Terms cash.
Prices— Full sized Cabinets from 10s 6d a doz.
First-class assortment of Catlins and surrounding district scenery for sale.
Clutha Leader, Volume 14, Issue 1122, 14 February 1896, Page 4
ALEXANDER THOMSONPHOTOGRAPHS in various styles and on ornamental mounts from midgets to 15 x 12. Homesteads, groups, and animals taken in any part of the surrounding districts. Enlargements supplied from any photograph in black and white, opal, oils, or water colors.
Portrait and Landscape Photographer
(Premises lately occupied by Mr W. R. Millar).
Portrait and Landscape Photographer
(Premises lately occupied by Mr W. R. Millar).
GEM POTOGRAPHS (sic) taken in four different positions — 16 for one shilling.
Special inducement for one month only.
— Each purchaser of one dozen 15s cabinets will be presented with a beautiful black and white 12 x 10 enlargement, handsomely mounted; price, 15s.
All work finished at the shortest notice in the latest styles. Having had a long and extensive experience in all branches of photographic work, absolute satisfaction is guaranteed.
Tuapeka Times, Volume XXXV, Issue 4964, 31 May 1902, Page 2
Mr A. Thomson, photographer, Lawrence, met with a nasty spill coming down Raes Junction Hill the other day. He was just approaching an ugly bend in the decline, when his chain slipped off and his bike got out of control. Fortunately he struck a rut, which upset him before the most dangerous point was reached, and he escaped with a severe shaking and a few scratches about the face.
Tuapeka Times, Volume XXXIX, Issue 5426, 3 April 1907, Page 3
Photographic Notice.The following special inducement will be given for a short season only —
12 Enamelled Cabinets .. 15/-
12 Nicely Mounted Half Plates .. 17/6
12 Nicely Mounted Whole Plates .. 25/-
A special platino matt bromide enlargement, handsomely mounted on a 14 x 18 mount, will be presented with each dozen. Proofs submitted to each customer, and two positions to choose from. Satisfaction guaranteed to all who have never had a good photograph.
Studio open only 2nd and 4th week in each month; 1st and 3rd week at Millers Flat. The above pictures framed at Dunedin PRICES. Call and inspect samples of mouldings.
A. THOMSON, Photographer, Lawrence.
Tuapeka Times, Volume XXXIX, Issue 5427, 6 April 1907, Page 4
Notice appears in the last issue of the New Zealand Gazette that Alexander Thomson, of Alexandra South, late of Lawrence, photographer, was adjudicated a bankrupt on his own petition in the District Court at Naseby, on the 4th instant.
Tuapeka Times, Volume XLI, Issue 5649, 16 June 1909, Page 3
Re Alexander Thomson.
A meeting of creditors in the estate of Alexander Thomson, photographer, of Alexandra, was held before the official assignee (Mr W. S. Fisher) on Tuesday, 15th inst. The bankrupt's scheduled statement showed total debts £157 17s; asset, £22 13s consisting of book debts (£l2 12s) and furniture (£10). The principal unsecured creditors were Wilkie and Co. (£30), P. Hayman and Co. (£20), Smith and Smith (£l0). Ahlfeld Bros. (£5), Ward Bros. (£25 5s). The amounts due to other unsecured creditors, 24 in number, ranged from £6 downwards.
The bankrupt's statement showed that he commenced business at Lawrence in 1902 with about £25 capital. The expense was too heavy, and his affairs began to go back steadily. He tried hard to get out of the place, but had not the necessary money. In 1908 he left Lawrence for Roxburgh, and thence went to Alexandra. Little business offered, and when an order on a judgment summons was taken out he was compelled to file. He had a wife and family dependent on him, and had a struggle to make a living. He had not the money for his fare to Dunedin, so could not attend the meeting.
The case was regarded as hopeless, and the meeting broke up without passing a resolution.
Otago Witness, Issue 2883, 23 June 1909, Page 13
above - a photograph copied by Alexander Thomson of an earlier carte de visite by Joseph Weaver Allen.
The sitter is believed to be James Lawrie Oliver. The studio setting particularly the patterned table cloth and carpet indicate this was taken in Allen's studio - see the carte de visite below.
The sitter is believed to be James Lawrie Oliver. The studio setting particularly the patterned table cloth and carpet indicate this was taken in Allen's studio - see the carte de visite below.


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The Tory Government Has Fallen for the EU's Nonsensical Demands on Social and Employment Laws
Amid Brexiteer fury about the government's Chequers negotiation proposal, one important aspect seems to be getting little attention. The UK government has capitulated to an EU demand on social and employment laws, and the detail of this concession will need to be scrutinised very closely.
The Conservatives pledged for a decade to reverse the British adoption of the EU's "Social Chapter", largely on the basis that social and employment regulation has nothing, per se, to do with liberalising trade.
The 2005 and 2010 election manifestos promised to repatriate these powers. The Fresh Start project, headed up by the now cabinet minister Andrea Leadsom, argued in 2012 that David Cameron's renegotiation should demand the return of these competences to all member states, with a second‐best outcome of a simple UK opt‐out.
Now, on the cusp of Brexit, the UK government has apparently ceded to the EU's call for a "non‐regression" clause in these areas in any future trading agreement. According to the Chequers statement, this would bind the UK against letting social and employment standards fall below their current levels.
As the white paper itself acknowledges, these areas are unrelated to ensuring open and fair markets.
Many trade agreements include provisions that countries meet simpler core International Labor Organisation standards. Others, such as the US‐Australia deal, commit very loosely to not watering down laws, but do so using non‐committal language.
However, given that the UK has been harmonised to EU rules for so long, one worries how tough a "non‐regression" clause the EU would desire — and what enforcement would entail.
Setting robust restrictions on policy freedoms concerning agency worker rights, maximum working times, parental leave, and collective redundancies within a trade agreement would be unprecedented.
By relating these issues to trade, the UK government has implicitly endorsed the faulty continental "race to the bottom" worldview.
French politicians, notably, seem to believe a level playing field is desirable. In this view, labour market regulatory harmonisation helps to protect countries with high standards from a "competitive disadvantage" from those with low standards, preventing the desire for footloose capital to flee to low‐
regulation regions, and creating competitive pressure for all countries to lower standards over time.
The fundamental problem with this argument has always been that it is completely evidence‐free.
At a global level, it is clearly not the case that capital flows to the most deregulated nations. The economist Richard Stern, summarising the empirical literature, argues that trade patterns appear little affected by labour standards, while foreign direct investment is inversely correlated with it.
The reason is simple: countries that are open to trade and have good policies and effective governance institutions see higher levels of productivity. It is these higher levels of prosperity generated that in turn create the demands for higher labour standards.
The idea that free trade requires all regulations pertaining to inputs of production to be harmonised across countries is just bizarre.
International trade takes place largely because certain goods can be produced better or more cheaply in one place than in another. Requiring the exact same employment standards between countries before any trade begins is akin to saying that any relative advantages beyond technological differences should be outlawed — a recipe for both countries being poorer, not richer.
The extent to which this harmonisation is damaging in practice depends on whether the regulation "binds". The UK government seems to believe that this is a meaningless concession: if there is little domestic political desire for deregulation today, why not just concede this for better market access for goods?
As Len Shackleton has outlined for the Institute of Economic Affairs, domestic labour market regulation is more significant than EU labour market regulation in terms of its economic impact.
Yet it is grossly irresponsible to effectively rule out making regulations less onerous in future, given both the rapidly changing labour market and the potential for new evidence to show that that the laws adversely affect employment or compensation levels.
Presumably, the Conservatives previously desired repatriation of employment law precisely because they understood this. Beyond any broader effects on prosperity and employment levels, worker and social regulation too can have distributive effects, reducing opportunities of some workers or groups for the benefit of others.
Committing to tie employment and social regulation to a minimum "level" through a trade deal is not just unnecessary and arbitrary, but would hamper our economic flexibility. Let us hope the non‐regression clause is a meaningless assurance and not a binding and legally enforceable promise.


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Delicious, dreamy and creamy.
It was Christmas time and the teenagers were begging for Eggnog.
In between peeling prawns and wrapping Christmas presents, we had to give eggnog a blast.
Then I remembered seeing this recipe in The Perfect Scoop by David Lebovitz.
I am so excited that our chickens are now all laying one egg each day ensuring we have a surplus of eggs.
Free range, organic and wholesome.
Planning to have friends over for dinner, I made a pavlova with 6 egg whites
and pre-made this Eggnog Ice cream to chill in the refrigerator.
I also marinated the lamb and chicken in tandoori paste and yoghurt -
preparation is paramount to perfection.
See the lovely fresh bits of nutmeg. Fresh nutmeg has an amazing flavour.
Here is BB pouring the eggnog mixture into the frozen ice cream churner.
Then we cooked our tandoori meat, made a huge green salad and a minted potato salad.
All while the ice cream churned and thickened.
Eggnog with delicious nutmeg bits, creamy, delicious and refreshing.
Shame I forgot about the pavlova in the oven when I turned it on to keep the plates warm.
Buon appeitito, Merryn
Eggnog Ice Cream
1 cup 200ml whole cream milk
2/3 cup (130g) white sugar
pinch of salt
2 cups (500ml) heavy cream
6 large egg yolks
1 teaspoon freshly grated nutmeg
2 tablespoons brandy
2 tablespoons dark rum
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
Warm the milk, sugar and salt in a medium saucepan. Pour the cream into a large bowl and set a mesh strainer on the top.
In a separate medium bowl, whisk together the egg yolks. Slowly pour the warm mixture into the egg yolks, whisking constantly, then scrape the warmed egg yolks back into the saucepan.
Stir the mixture constantly over medium heat with a heatproof spatula, scraping the bottom as you stir, until the mixture thickens and coats the spatula. Pour the custard through the strainer and stir it into the cream to cool. Mix in the nutmeg, brandy, rum and vanilla and stir until cool over an ice bath.
Chill the mixture thoroughly in the refrigerator. Once the mixture is cold, taste it and grate in more fresh nutmeg if you wish. Freeze in your ice cream maker according to the manufacturer's instructions.


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Alfa's Giulia sports sedan is here: SA prices
Franschhoek, Western Cape – This area is said to have some of the world's finest driving roads, so it's an appropriate, if ambitious, setting for the launch of the new Alfa Romeo Giulia, the car with which Fiat Chrysler Automobiles is hoping to rewrite the dynamic handling book for D segment sedans.
On paper it ticks all the right boxes, with high-revving engines claiming big performance numbers, perfect weight distribution, ultra-direct 11.8:1 steering, sophisticated running gear, an impressive power-to-weight ratio and, most important of all, rear-wheel drive.
The Giulia comes to South Africa this week in a five-strong line-up, the first four with an all-new two-litre turbopetrol four, rated for 147kW at 5000 revs and 330Nm at 1750rpm, thanks to MultiAir electro-hydraulic valves and a two-in-one turbo set-up. The flagship QV, however, wields a Ferrari-inspired 2.9-litre all-aluminium twin-turbo petrol V6, for which Alfa claims some very impressive numbers, such as 375kW and 600Nm, 0-100kmh in 3.9 seconds and 307km/h flat out.
All Giulias come with an eight-speed automatic transmission as standard and an integrated braking system that combines electronic stability control with a traditional servo for impressive initial bite and reduced pedal vibration, while the QV boasts a double-clutch differential that controls torque delivery individually to each rear wheel, so it doesn't need invasive selective braking to control wheelspin.
Four trim levels
The flight deck is built around the driver, with all the main controls - including the start button - built into the steering wheel, with just two simple knobs for controlling drive modes and the infotainment system.
The 22cm 3D navigation system - developed in collaboration with Magneti Marelli - is controlled by a rotary pad, and has advanced voice recognition for complete connectivity with smartphones and tablets using Apple iOS and Android operating systems. Its navigation function, with high-resolution 3D maps, can even be used without the GPS signal via dead reckoning technology, allows TomTom map updates via USB and displays analyses of your driving style and drive mode.
An optional 14 speaker, 12 channel 900W Harman Kardon sound theatre system - a first for Alfa Romeo - uses Logic 7 technology to produce a surround sound effect.
The light stuff
The base Giulia comes with cloth or (optional) leather upholstery, dual-zone climate control, cruise control, idle stop and 16 alloy rims.
The Giulia Super adds mixed fabric and leather trim in black, black and tan or red, adaptive cruise control with autonomous braking, paddle shift, dual tailpipes, tinted windows, and 17 inch rims.
The top two-litre Giulia is the Super with Stile Pack, which includes 18 inch rims, full leather trim in black, red or tan, a sports steering wheel, aluminium inserts on the dashboard, central console and door panels, as well as Uconnect 8.4 CD/DVD/MP3/Nav, xenon headlights, electrically adjustable heated front seats, and genuine oak or walnut inserts on the dashboard, central tunnel and door panels.
The QV (Quadrafolio Verde) boasts 19 inch alloys, comes with your choice of three leather and alcantara combinations - well as optional Sparco carbon-fibre seat shells - and an active front splitter to manage downforce for higher performance and better grip at high speed.
It also has carbon-fibre bonnet, roof, front splitter and rear body inserts, aluminium doors and wheel arches, and optional carbon ceramic discs, all of which bring its dry weight down to 1524kg for a power-to-weight ratio of 216kW per ton.
Giulia - R555 000
Giulia Super - R625 000
Giulia Super with Stile Pack - R695 000
Giulia Quadrafolio Verde - R1 400 000
Prices include a three-year or 100 000km warranty and a six-year or 100 000km maintenance plan.


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Worth taking a peep
The shoe to step out in all summer: this peep toe ballerina with trending cut out detail. A new season essential to style with your favorite denim, skirts and dresses.
- Almond toe
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Great product great service
I really want these shoes to work, but I can't get past the pain in my heels! The back of these flats comes up so high, that they dig into my skin and I struggle to be comfortable just walking around my house. It's unfortunate because these shoes are so versatile and a great deal, but I can't wear them with the shoe back cutting in to my heel. I have the same issue with other shoes from LTS, so maybe it's my feet??
Really pleased with my purchase. They fit really well. Nice to walk round in. Nothing bad to say
Very pretty shoes but very large and wide so no support.
I wanted a flat, shiny, peep toe shoe for an event that meant I had to look smart but also be able to dance!
These are more of a Kelly green, which I thought was quite pretty. They do run a hair long and wide, but I'd prefer that to the alternative. I am able to walk without them slipping off, so they are fine for me. Great deal since I got them on sale. If they came in other solid colors, I would buy another pair.
Lovely fit, great shoe.
Schicke Sandale, ich habe normalerweise 47 aber die 46 reicht völlig. Aber das silberne Kunstleder ist sehr empfindlich, Ich habe die Sandale einmal outdoor getragen und schon ist an manchen Stellen das Silber abgenutzt, z.b an zwei normalen 'Knickstellen' die jeder Schuh hat. Daher ist die Bewertung insgesamt nur 3
Looks great online, but in reality these shoes ran long and were very wide so kept slipping off when I walked with them.
I might have needed one size smaller but will be ok
The picture shows a light green. I had a few cute tops selected when the shoes arrived. They are much darker than the picture. I'm blonde and wear pastels. The picture appears to be more seafoam but These are a dark green. I cute and unusualdoubt I will find anything I like to go with them. Love the style and they feel good. Might never wear them.
ces ballerines sont très confortables.... mais très grandes! je chausse habituellement un bon 48 et elles me vont parfaitement, je dirais même que j'y suis à l'aise. j'ai mesuré la longueur de la semelle intérieure...presque 32cm!
Cute shoes, a little more beige than I'd realised from the image (they looked a bit lighter) but still a nice design, they just bagged around the edges of my feet. True to size in length, but I think these would be more suited to a wider foot as they gaped open on me.
I didn't like the fabric. I think they fitted quite well but I couldn't bear to look at them!!
This shoe is very nice and would be ok if you have a very broad foot, I thought my feet were broad but the shoes kept falling off. Oh and the green is fab. Had to return with regret.
The nude shoe has a shiny thread running through it that is not stated in description. No support in the shoe sides, poor quality. Returned.


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Book Signing in Forks
Hello friends and readers, On October 5th, a decade will have passed since Twilight was first published. An entire decade—crazy! I feel like this calls for some kind of celebration. As they've done for the past eight years, the town of Forks, Washington is celebrating Twilight with their annual Forever Twilight in Forks festival. I'm thrilled to announce that this year I… Read more →
The Twilight Storytellers Winner is here!
Congratulations to Kailey and Samantha Spear for their winning Twilight Storytellers short film "THE MARY ALICE BRANDON FILE!" Though it's always daunting to put your characters in the hands of someone new (and over the years I've had a lot of experience), seeing The Spear Sister's beautiful and creative vision come to life was a wonderful experience! To the filmmakers… Read more →
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Hi Friends – On Wednesday I, along with Lionsgate, Women in Film, Facebook and Tongal, announced an exciting new project: "The Storytellers – New Creative Voices of The Twilight Saga" (or if you're following the hashtags on social media: #TwilightStories for short.) We are teaming up to find five aspiring female filmmakers to create short films based on a broad… Read more →
The official Austenland Site is live
Hey everyone! Hope you are all having a fantastic summer and staying cool somehow. Just a quick note: Sony Classic's official Austenland site is live today! It's super fun, and will be a great resource as Austenland starts traveling to new cities. Thanks, Steph Read more →
The Host Press Tour
Hi all! The press tour is over and I'm so happy to be home. And I'm super excited that The Host is now in theaters! All of us who worked on the film are so proud of it and thrilled with how it turned out. I hope you enjoy it as much as we enjoyed making it. Have a wonderful… Read more →
Austenland is headed to Sundance Film Festival!
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The ending of BD 2 (Spoilers ahead)
Hi everyone. I hope you're all coming back from a really fabulous Thanksgiving weekend, full of quality family time, too much delicious food, and restful tryptophan comas. Two weeks ago, while doing press for Breaking Dawn 2, there were a lot of questions I wasn't able to answer because I didn't want to spoil the ending for anyone. I promised… Read more →


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Never sell a covered call or put option when there is an earnings report due to be reported prior to contract expiration. I have repeated this rule so many times over the years because I want our members to avoid the losses I incurred back in the 1990s before I realized how important it was to integrate this guideline into our methodology. For traditional option-selling, we can simply remove stocks about to be report from our portfolios and add them back in after the report passes if the security still meets our system criteria. Frequently, there are situations when we want to retain the shares in our covered call portfolios but still want to avoid the risk of capping the upside (with the call strike) while still being exposed to the downside.
Reasons for retaining shares through an earnings report
- Shares were purchased at a much lower cost-basis and is in a non-sheltered account exposing investors to negative tax consequences, if sold (see portfolio overwriting)
- The stock has a history of positive earnings surprises and we are confident that risk to the downside is limited
- We simply like the stock and have no intention to sell
Does the rule (of not selling the option) still apply if we choose to retain shares through an earnings release?
Yes. We do not cap the upside prior to the report. Statistically, we will benefit more often than not from positive reports compared to suffering from negative surprises. The argument for writing the call is that the premium will somewhat mitigate a loss from a disappointing report. Let's take two $50.00 stocks to create a hypothetical. Both stocks return a 2%, 1-month premium return for selling the $52.00 strikes ($1.00 per share). Stock A has a positive report resulting in a 10% price gain to $55.00. Stock B has a disappointing report and suffers a 10% price decline to $45.00.
Writing the calls prior to earnings
- Stock A: $1.00 + $2.00 (share appreciation from $50.00 to the $52.00 strike) = + $3.00
- Stock B: $1.00 – $5.00 (share depreciation from $50.00 to $45.00) = – $4.00
- Net loss of $100.00 for the combined positions
Avoid writing the calls prior to the report
- Stock A has a share appreciation of $5.00
- Stock B has a share depreciation of $5.00 per share
- Net combined position results in neither a loss or a gain
Over the past decade or so, there have been more positive than negative surprises as more companies will provide muted guidance so as not to disappoint or may pre-announce prior to earnings if results are not meeting previous guidance. This means that by avoiding earnings reports will average out even better results than the hypotheticals presented. This has been my personal trading experience for over two decades now.
Real-life example with NIKE, Inc. (NYSE: NKE)
NKE has earned its way onto our Premium Member Blue Chip (Dow 30) reports for the first half of 2018. After expiration of the June contracts, we were faced with an upcoming earnings release on 6/28/2018. The report was positive as reflected in the screenshot below:
Note the following:
- From mid-November through the end of June, NKE (brown line) out-performed the overall market (blue line)
- On 6/29/2018, NKE enjoyed an $8.00 per-share price increase, a result of the after-market close earnings release on 6/28/2018
- Over the past 1-year, the S&P 500 was up close to 15%, while NKE appreciated by 45%
How to best manage this situation
- June contracts expired on 6/15/2018
- Write a Weekly call option on 6/18/2018 expiring on 6/22/2018
- Skip writing any calls the week from 6/24/2018 through 6/29/2018
- 7/2/2018: Write the monthly call for the July contracts expiring on 7/20/2018
- This will result in capturing 4 weeks of time value while still avoiding the risk of capping the upside through the earnings release
Never sell an option for contracts expiring after an earnings report. Weekly options, when available, can be useful to circumvent these risky scenarios. When Weekly options are not available, we can simply write the monthly option after the report passes. When the report is due out near contract expiration (with no available Weeklys) we may need to just pass on writing the option that contract month.
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Over the years, the BCI community has been incredibly gracious by sending our BCI team email testimonials sharing stories as to what our educational content has meant to their families. Moving forward, we have decided to share some of these testimonials in our blog articles. We will never use a last name unless given permission:
You have no idea how much your YouTube lessons have meant to Brenda and myself financially.
Investment of $100,305.45 grew to $106,272.16 = $5,966.71 0r 6.28% from July 17 – August 29,2018
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Market tone
This week's economic news of importance:
- Chicago Fed national activity index Nov. 0.22 (0.00 last)
- Case-Shiller home prices Oct. 5.5% (5.5% last)
- Weekly jobless claims 12/22 216,000 (217,000 expected)
- Consumer confidence index Dec. 128.1 (133.3 expected)
- Chicago PMI Dec. 65.4 (66.4 last)
- Pending home sales Nov. -0.7% (-2.6% last)
Mon Dec. 31st
- None scheduled
Tue Jan 1st
- None: New Year's Day
Wed Jan. 2nd
- Markit manufacturing PMI Dec.
Thu Jan. 3rd
- Weekly jobless claims 12/29
- ISM manufacturing index Dec.
- Construction spending Nov.
Fri Jan. 4th
- Nonfarm payrolls Dec.
- Unemployment rate Dec.
- Average hourly earnings Dec.
- Markit services PMI Dec.
For the week, the S&P 500 moved up 2.86%% for a year-to-date return of -7.03%
IBD: Market in correction
GMI: 0/6- Bearish signal since market close of November 13th, 2018 as of Friday morning
BCI: Selling only in-the-money strikes; 25% of my stock portfolio net worth in cash. Still confident in the fundamentals of the US economy and plan to put the cash on the sidelines back to work once the volatility subsides.
The 6-month charts point to a bearish tone. In the past six months, the S&P 500 down 8% while the VIX (28.30) moved up by 68%, both improvements over last week.
Wishing you the best in investing,
Alan and the BCI team


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Lia Chang Photos: Laila Robins, Sean Dugan, C.J. Wilson, Peter Francis James, Bill Irwin, Maggie Lacey and Tricia Paoluccio at Signature Theatre Company's revival of Edward Albee's The Lady From Dubuque
Last night, I saw an alumni night preview performance of Signature Theatre's riveting revival of Edward Albee's The Lady from Dubuque, directed by David Esbjornson, and featuring Tony Award winner Jane Alexander in the title role, with Catherine Curtin as Lucinda, Michael Hayden as Sam, Peter Francis James as Oscar, Tricia Paoluccio as Carol, Laila Robins as Jo, Thomas Jay Ryan as Edgar and C.J. Wilson as Fred. The production began preview perfomances on February 14, with a March 5 opening night, and runs through March 25, 2012 as the inaugural production in The End Stage Theatre at the Company's dazzling new Frank Gehry-designed home The Pershing Square Signature Center (480 West 42nd Street between Dyer and 10th Avenues).


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Design & Illustration
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If the Electricité Du Cambodge provides a secured power purchase agreement and attractive prices, AIIB is likely to fund solar projects in the Cambodia.
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To manage resources sustainably in a changing world, you need information. Good decisions require comprehensive, accessible, easy-to-use data.
Beyond China: Nation must diversify FDI
Over the past three decades (1988-January 2017) China has invested $19 billion in Myanmar, far more than any other country.
Rethinking the role of nature in dam planning and management
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Myanmar has seen massive city development plans and a construction boom. But often these decisions are made without considering long-term environmental impacts.
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ANN ARBOR (AP) -- A lawyer has sued Michigan on behalf of seven boys who say they were sexually and physically abused while in Michigan's prison system.
Ann Arbor attorney Deborah LaBelle won a 2009 settlement for hundreds of female Michigan prisoners who said corrections officers sexually abused them.
On Tuesday, she sued in Detroit federal court for seven male prisoners who report other inmates abused them when they were under 18. LaBelle requests class action status for the case on behalf of "at least 500 children" ages 14 and 17 who've been housed in Michigan prisons at least a year in the last three years.
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By Prof. Michael Ogunu
President of the Executive Board of the World Apostolate of Fatima in Africa
What is Pentecostalism?
The word 'Pentecostalism' can be understood in two ways. The first refers to "certain elements of the Christian life, usually associated with the feast of Pentecost and Christ's gifts of the Spirit" (Walsh, 1983:3). These elements include the charismatic ministries of the Holy Spirit manifested on the day of Pentecost in Acts of the Apostles, Chapter 2; and also those outlined by St. Paul in 1 Cor. 12:14. They are called Pentecostalism because the Holy Spirit began these manifestations in the Church on the day of Pentecost. They include speaking in tongues, healing, miracles, discernment of spirits, prophecy, wisdom and understanding (1 Cor. 12:1-9). Understood in this sense, Pentecostalism is the experience of the outpouring of the Holy Spirit on the Catholic Church – an experience that is brought into focus every year when the Church celebrates the feast of Pentecost. The word is seldomly used in this sense.
Pentecostalism can also be understood as a movement towards the activities of the Holy Spirit outside the Catholic Church. It is in this sense that David Crystal uses the term when he defines it in The Barnes and Noble Encyclopedia as "A modern Christian renewal movement inspired by the descent of the Holy Spirit experienced by the Apostles at the first Christian Pentecost (Acts 2). It is marked by the reappearance of speaking in tongues, prophecy, and healing". It is in this later sense that the term will be used in this article.
Origin of Pentecostalism
The Pentecostal movement began towards the end of the nineteenth century as a sect within North American Protestantism, promoted principally by Baptist and Methodist preachers. As early as 1886 the "Latter Rain Movement" was founded in an American Baptist Community. It preached a new, last outpouring of the Holy Spirit before the return of Christ. Some years later (1892) the first ecstatic phenomena appeared among Baptists at Liberty, Tennessee in the United States after they had received what they called "Baptism of the Spirit".
The Baptist Free Church excommunicated those concerned and a Methodist minister formed them into the "Holiness Church", which later adopted the title "Church of God". A whole series of similar foundations with the same name followed. One that acquired particular importance was the Pentecostal Community started by the Negro Pastor Seymour at Los Angeles in 1906. It spread to a number of other American States and to Europe as well. The individual Pentecostal Churches in the United States united in lose federations as "Assemblies of God" and "Churches of God". Later on, some also began using the name "Pentecostal Church".
Initially these groups claimed that their followers directly felt the same grace of the Holy Spirit that was manifested in the charisms of the early Christians, for example, the gift of tongues and of healing. Those Pentecostal communities taught that it is possible to be completely exempt from sin on earth. They preached an enthusiastic way of living piety which was often linked to ecstasy. Their Christianity had no dogmas because they considered that the Holy Spirit inspires the faithful directly in all that is necessary for salvation.
These Pentecostals also hold that the Holy Spirit intervenes directly in the private interpretation of the Bible, a principle common to all sects and denominations of protestant origin. Hence they do not recognise the existence of a magisterium enlightened by God. Rather they leave everything to religious individualism, especially in regard to the interpretation of the exact meaning of the word of God. There are countless protestant Pentecostal groups vying with one another in their emotional extremism. Within the diversity of their potentially infinite doctrinal views, the different sects coincide in rejecting infant baptism and also confirmation. Instead they call for a "baptism of the Spirit".
Within the institutionalized protestant sects, charismatic groups were first set up among the Episcopalians in California (1958), then in the Lutheran Church in the United States (1962) and five years later among Presbyterians. Here too, these different protestant sects affirmed that one can experience the phenomenon of speaking in strange tongues, that is, glossolalia. The first groups to accept the phenomenon were the Baptists and the Methodists, from which the two founders of the Pentecostal Church had been expelled in 1892.
By 1963, speaking in strange tongues was fully in vogue in American Protestantism. That same year after serious study, James Pike, the Episcopalian Bishop of California, prohibited his subjects from participating in Pentecostal meetings and declared that manifestations of glossolalia (speaking in tongues) were of natural origin and constituted a grave danger for the Christian faith of those who cultivated them.
Monsignor Konrad Algermissen, a pioneer of Catholic Ecumenical studies in his verdict on the Pentecostal movement, declared that "there can be no question of a second outpouring of the Holy Spirit bestowed through 'Baptism of the Spirit' or 'anointing of the spirit'. Man, who is born again through grace and baptism or penance, and is thus objectively sanctified cannot attain here on earth, the perfect subjective sinlessness and sanctity promised to its members by the Pentecostal movement".
Catholic Charismatic Movement
The Pentecostal or Charismatic Movement began among Catholics in 1966 with Ralph Keifer and Patrick Bourgeois, laymen and lecturers in Theology at Duquesne Catholic University in Pittsburgh in the United States.
Both men attended a Congress of the Cursillo where they met Steve Clark and Ralph Martin who were student activists in St. John's Parish, East Lansing, Michigan, U. S. A. By this time Steve was reading a book titled "The Cross and the Switch Blade"written by a Protestant Pastor, David Wilkerson. This book describes how the pastor (Wilkerson) out of his inner impulse abandoned his parish ministry with its salary to minister to drug addicts, prostitutes, alcoholics and juvenile delinquents, in the slums of New York. Another book which influenced them was the one read by Ralph Keifer titled "They Speak in Other Tongues"by John Sherrill. The book describes the history of the Pentecostal Communities and spiritual renewal within protestant denominations. "In their struggles with apathy and unbelief among college students, they (Keifer and Bourgeois) realised they needed the kind of power that Wilkerson seemed to possess".
"The Cross and the Switch Blade" made it clear to them that "The Holy Spirit is what they needed for such a marvellous act of Christian charity and strong zeal for Christian activities".
Ignoring the Catholic Bishop of Pittsburgh, John Wright, Keifer and Bourgeois consulted an Episcopalian Pastor named Lewis who referred them to a Protestant Pentecostal prayer group.
At the prayer meeting of the group on January 13th, 1967, they requested baptism of the Holy Spirit and were excited to discover that they could speak in strange tongues.
Returning to Desquesne University, they initiated other Catholics into the Pentecostal rite, and the movement grew rapidly. Soon there were also groups at the University of Notre Dame and other Catholic centres. The movement came to Nigeria in 1974.
Characteristics of Pentecostalism
Fr. Gregory Ogbenika, in a paper titled "The Issue of Born Again in Contemporary Pentecostal Churches" outlines the following characteristics of Pentecostalism: (i) Baptism of the Holy Spirit; (ii) Christian life without sin; (iii) Speaking in Tongues; (iv) Bible Christianity; (v) Gospel of prosperity; (vi) Miracles, Signs and Wonders, and (vii) The issue of "Born Again" which will bring about the fulfilment of the preceding experience in any believer.
Owing to limitations of space, only two of the above characteristics – 'Baptism of the Holy Spirit' and 'Speaking in Tongues' will be explained at this juncture.
Baptism of the Spirit
What is Baptism of the Spirit?
The Charismatics say that it is not a sacrament. They assert that it must not be confused with Baptism or with Confirmation.
Somewhat less explicitly, however, they also say that the Baptism received by children does not achieve its fullness unless it is renewed by the baptism of the Spirit administered to them when they are adults.
In "Catholic Pentecostals"by Kevin and Dorothy Ranaghan, we find this reference to baptism in the Holy Spirit: "The Baptism in the Holy Spirit is a basic part of our Christian initiation. For Catholics this experience is a renewal, making our initiation as children concrete and explicit on a mature level".
There is no basis at all in Catholic doctrine which could permit one to maintain that the ambiguous "Baptism in the Holy Spirit" is a part of Christian initiation. Moreover to say that true Baptism, is an "initiation" which needs to be made "concrete and explicit" later by a non-Sacramental rite, is clearly contrary to the teaching of the Church.
Speaking (Prayer) in Tongues
When they speak of prayer in tongues, the Charismatics refer to the manifestation of the purported gift of tongues to which they give primordial importance (J. Navano-Valls, "The Charismatic Renewal Movement", Apostolate of Catholic Truth, London, n.d. p. 7).
This phenomenon normally takes place at charismatic prayer meetings. It starts as a rising crescendo of voices, beginning like the humming of a swarm of bees and swelling into unintelligible sounds – supposedly the Holy Spirit speaking through one, or a dozen or even thousands of people. The articulated sounds are usually unintelligible to the rest of the people present – one of the leaders has to translate its meaning to the others.
The translator exercises his function by virtue of having claimed to have received the gift of interpretation. The importance which the Pentecostals attribute to this phenomenon can be deduced from the fact that until recently it was considered to be the definite proof that the effusion of the Holy Spirit had taken place.
Currently, however, some Pentecostal groups no longer consider this babbling of unintelligible sounds to be a test of the presumed reception of the Spirit.
"It is striking", says Navano-Valls, "that the purported gift of tongues is usually expressed in sounds which no one understands except the person who interprets, and that because he has received the gift of interpretation. The complexity of the process, having an interpreter as an intermediate stage, seems in some ways like an ancient phenomenon of oracles in the pagan mystery cults".
If, as the Charismatics claim, speaking in tongues and baptism of the Spirit are a vital manifestation of the Spirit's power and sign of His presence, how do we account for the fact that there is no record of them within the Church for more than eighteen centuries? Did the Holy Spirit abandon the Church all that time? Why did the sub-apostolic Church repudiate extraordinary charisms, and allow them to die out? Were the great saints and Spiritual guides during these long years all blind to some of the more significant manifestations of the Spirit's power?
Did the Holy Spirit pass over Benedict, Francis, Dominic, Catherine of Siena, Ignatius of Loyola, Teresa of Avila, John of the Cross, Therese of Lisiéux, and all the others to rest on groups of students in a U.S. University? "The Spirit breathes where He wills", Charismatics will say and "God is no respecter of persons". True, but isn't it strange that almost two thousand years passed by before He manifested Himself again in the Church?
Why Catholics Drift to Pentecostal Churches
Any serious attempt at assessing the effects of Pentecostalism on the Catholic faithful must begin not only with an understanding of what pentecostalism is but also with the basic issue of why Catholics go to Pentecostal Churches.
There are various reasons why some Catholics leave their Church and go to Pentecostal Churches. The "Instrumentum Laboris" for the Synod for Africa mentions the following "attractions":
Healing and care for the sick; ability to deal with evil spirits and witches; search for palpable salvation; desire to know scripture and the word of God better; attractive and persuasive preaching; quest for spiritual experiences of another kind; thirst for knowledge; strong sense of community and brotherhood; mutual help of a material kind given in a spirit of solidarity; an inculturated liturgy, which gives free expression to feelings in prayer.
Fr. Donatus Udoette in a paper titled "The Catholic Charismatic Renewal of Nigeria in the age of the New Religious Movements" presented at the Conference of the Catholic Theological Association of Nigeria in Enugu (April 1 – 4, 1997), observes that among the outstanding characteristics of the new religious movements (including Pentecostals) which have made it possible for them to continue to proliferate, expand and attract members from all sectors of the Nigeria society and from the old mission churches are: (1) Lively and dynamic mode of worship; (2) Centrality of the bible; (3) Emphasis on healing and wholeness; (4) Prophecy and visions; (5) Brotherhood and togetherness.
Let us examine these factors:
- Lively and dynamic mode of worship
Many well-meaning Catholics have posited that one of the most important reasons why Catholics leave their Church and go to Pentecostal Churches is the latter's fulfilling mode of worship. "Contrary to the rather dull, formalized and stylized mode of worship in the mainline Churches (including the Catholic Church), the new religious movements adopt a mode of worship which is dynamic and lively and which strongly appeals to Africans because it suits their socio-cultural context. Worship in these Churches:
is uninhibited and exuberant;
it can last for hours, and a large part of this time is spent shouting, singing, savaging, clapping, dancing, moving around the Church. Some of the praying will be in tongues. Some present may be weeping, even in trance-like states. The service is thoroughly experiential; it can truly be called a celebration.
There is no doubt says Fr. Udoette that such lively mode of worship is appealing to Africans who by nature are very lively and dynamic, and who have come to see the mainline Churches as dull, uninteresting, and incapable of carrying them along as Africans.
- Centrality of the Bible
Pentecostals place a very high premium on the Bible as the word of God and as the centre and foundation of their religious and daily life. Their members read the Bible assiduously, devouring and savouring every word. Pastors in these Churches preach with their Bibles in hand, and members attend services with their Bibles, marking, undertaking, and quoting relevant passages as their pastors indicate to them from the pulpit.
Some Catholics do not know and understand the Catholic faith they profess. All they know is what they learnt at Catechism classes for their Baptism or Confirmation. Many do not even understand the Holy Eucharist (Holy Mass) and do not actively participate in it. For such Catholics, the Holy Mass is a dull routine they are obliged to attend every Sunday in order not to go to hell.
- Emphasis on Healing and Wholeness
Many Catholics go to Pentecostal Churches because of the emphases they place on healing and wholeness which tallies with the traditional cosmological conception of the universe. Nigerians, like other Africans, believe that sickness "is not caused by bacteria or by defective bodily organs but by spiritual beings which work through people and events and through objects". Whereas the mainline Churches sometimes neglect this traditional understanding of the causes of illness and misfortune, says Fr. Udoette, the new religious movements accept them whole and entire and try spiritually to offer solutions in order to free people from their problems. They recognise the existence of malignant spiritual powers, especially witches, who afflict people with various kinds of ailments. They also hold witches and evil spirits responsible for incurable diseases, and if any epidemic breaks up in a village or town, they attribute it to these evil forces or the ill-will of some people against others.
- Prophecy and Visions
Prophecy and Visions are elements in the Pentecostal Churches which appeal very strongly to some Catholics. These Churches regard prophecy and visions as means of looking into the future or of revealing the causes of what is actually happening in the present, example – sickness or misfortune. 'Prophets' in these Churches claim to be specially inspired by God, and so act as God's messengers or vice regents to the people. Their words are not doubted since they are believed to be agents of God who speak with the authority of God Himself.
As observed by Dr. (Mrs.) Akele, "Our people are emotional and superstitious. We are more or less first generation Christians and as such, we still like to hear people seeing visions for us – something similar to the oracle playing from which we are supposed to be converted".
- Brotherhood and Togetherness
Some Catholics go to Pentecostal Churches because of the seeming inability or unpreparedness of their Church to fill the void in their lives. In the urban areas where individualism and anonymity reign, Pentecostal Churches provide solace for the lonely and comfort for the broken hearted. Members of these Churches are encouraged to regard one another as brothers and sisters and to encourage, support, and sympathize with one another in difficult circumstances. Visiting of the sick members of these Churches, for example, is not left to their Pastors but is the business of anybody who feels called individually "to rejoice with those who weep". In this way relationships are transformed and people really feel wanted and at home with one another.
People leave the Catholic Church because of lack of enough concern for Church members in times of difficulty. Sometimes, the impression is given that all the Church is interested in is to collect money (levies, dues, etc.) from members and nothing more.
Closely allied to the foregoing is bad leadership. Cruelty, insensitivity, gross materialism, tribalism, poor human relations, financial mismanagement or misappropriation and moral scandal are some of the ills that turn the weary pilgrim out of the Church to wherever else he believes he can find salvation.
Some leave because they do not see in the Church enough manifestation of the power of God. There are others who leave because they find the doctrines and teachings of the Church especially on marriage (indissolubility) too hard for them to follow.
There are also many who are looking for immediate solutions to their problems and the Pentecostal Churches promise this. "These Churches practice positive thinking" says Dr. (Mrs.) Akele. "Their profound knowledge of the bible is a strong weapon and you and I know that if one can remain sinless as much as possible, then the promises made by God in the Bible can be ours, because He is not a lying God".
So by the time a few of the problems of the weak Catholics are solved by fasting and prayer, they then build up their own faith and confidence in the word of God by studying the Bible more.
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Today's SOTD is dedicated to Don Van Vliet aka Captain Beefheart who passed away on Friday…
Don Van Vliet was an American musician and visual artist best known by the stage name Captain Beefheart. The LAist stated: "Trying to explain the world of Captain Beefheart to the uninitiated is a fruitless task. The music that Don Van Vliet and his shifting crew of dedicated accomplices known as the Magic Band unleashed between 1965 and 1982 defies description and confounds any attempts at drawing a comparison. The phrase "Beefheart-like" has come to be used as shorthand by music writers trying to describe any old thing with a bent toward oddball beats and dissonant chords, but it's impossible to get a sense of what Beefheart is about by listening to any or all of the bands trying to live up to that description."
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Don Van Vliet—January 15, 1941 – December 17, 2010


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Sex Work, HIV/AIDS and Human Rights: From Criminalization to Protection
At a panel session on sex work and human rights, advocates called for the implementation of effective HIV program and policy interventions based on the respect for the human rights of sex workers.
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Katherine and Don Reeves of Wellington celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary at the Ritz Theatre in Wellington. Hosts for the event were Kathleen and Pat Brady, Sonia and Bill Reeves and Kim and Wes Reeves.
Reeves married the former Katherine Wright on June 25, 1960, at the First Baptist Church in Memphis. Reeves is a native of Hedley. Mrs. Reeves is a native of Memphis. They previously resided in Amarillo, Canyon, Hereford and Brenham. They have lived in Wellington for 41 years.
Reeves is a retired agricultural agent with Texas Cooperative Extension. Mrs. Reeves is a retired teacher with Wellington Elementary School. The couple are members of First Baptist Church, where Mrs. Reeves is organist.
Reeves is a past president of the Wellington Kiwanis. Mrs. Reeves is a past president of Wellington Retired Teachers and serves on the board of the Wellington Ritz Theatre Inc.
Children of the couple are Kathleen Reeves Brady, Bill Reeves and Wes Reeves.
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An extraordinary 624 young people from 11 schools across the country have now signed up to the prestigious Yoni Jesner Award, eclipsing last year's numbers with an 83% increase! By volunteering just 20 hours, students in years 7 and 8 are able to make a difference to their communities in ways they never imagined they could.
The Yoni Jesner Award is brought to you by evolve, JLGB's youth volunteering initiative, in collaboration with the Yoni Jesner Foundation. The award calls 11-13 year olds to experience the power of helping others in memory of the inspirational Yoni Jesner, who was killed aged 19 in a suicide bombing in Israel in 2002. Yoni proved that anyone can make a difference in this world no matter their age, which led to the inception of this award after his passing. Since then, tens of thousands of hours of good deeds have been completed by 11-13 year olds as part of the Yoni Jesner Award.
It's only a month since Yoni's mother Marsha Gladstone has launched the award but already young people have begun volunteering and logging their hours on evolve. JCoSS student Maya Lachmann, aged 13, volunteers monthly distributing clothes to refugees at the New North London Synagogue Asylum Seekers' Drop in. She described her experience as "A privilege" and although she initially found it challenging to approach strangers, she now thinks this has strengthened her communication skills.
The number of volunteers are continuously rising and it is an incredibly proud moment to reach such record breaking numbers of participants; an achievement worthy of Yoni's name.
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Friday, 22 June 2012
En Route
Advent, the opening track from August, will be featured in en route, an interactive theatre project taking place in Stratford from 26 June to 21 July as part of the Cultural Olympiad.
With MP3 player and mobile phone, audience members go on a journey, inward and outward, through the thoroughfares and back alleys of East London.
Winner of five awards including the 2010 Adelaide Fringe Best Theatre Award, en route combines local music and snatches of narrative, musings, sound, dialogue, philosophy with the wanderings, observations and experiences of each audience member, opening up a field for multiple ways of seeing the city, themselves, and others.
Part traveller, witness, voyeur, the audience is able to view a world in the process of making itself – en route – emerging and dissolving as perceptions, senses, insights make and remake the city they inhabit.
A theatrical experience that has had six sold-out seasons, en route is created especially for each city it inhabits.
'...a kind of euphoria and a breathtaking new perspective of the city.' – The Independent
The project is presented by Theatre Royal Stratford East.
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In the early 2000s, it was not terribly uncommon to meet a punk kid with a soft spot for the Mates of State. Though I'm sure the word "joycore" was often stammered in justification, it actually made a lot of sense: There was an unmistakable DIY spirit to the band's earliest material. [...] A decade later, certain core facts remain: Kori Gardner and Jason Hammel are still happily married, they are still an organ-and-drums two-piece, and you'd still convulse in a fit of sugar shakes if you found a way to bite into one of their songs. But a funny thing happened somewhere between 2003's rollicking Team Boo and the AM-gold glimmer of 2006's Bring It Back: Gardner and Hammel became pretty great pop songwriters. Their harmonies got more technically sound, their songs moved more fluidly-- basically, the seams don't show anymore. [Pitchfork]
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Like a tidal wave of sound Me and My Arrow's musical performances soak through every pore of the human body. The blend of strings, pianos, synths, guitars and urban clanging make for an orchestral sound that is larger than large. The pieces fit together in unique ways, coming together to create a new sonic palette the likes of which haven't been heard since the invention of the sonic boom. When the band comes together to vocalize either in harmony or unison one cannot do anything but feel. With every show the band gets better.
The members of Beasthead have been playing music all over the Twin Cities area for almost ten years now. Coming from backgrounds in everything from blues to jazz fusion to funk rock to folk pop, they started working together about a year ago on bringing together all of their past musical experiences and current influences to create a sound that is as unique and diverse as the flourishing creative community found in Minneapolis. What they came up with was Tallest Trees, their debut EP, released in September of 2013. This five song EP has provided the local music scene with a great introduction to Beasthead's sound, which weaves together large violin guitar sounds, ambient synth backgrounds, atmospheric vocals, and a rhythm section whose dancy yet aggressive bass and drum tracks can only be compared to those found in Midwest hip hop.
c.Kostra—aka Ryan Olcott, former frontman of 12 Rods, Mystery Palace, and Foodteam—has descended upon the digisphere with a solo bedroom beat project, guitar and vocoder in hand. A few months ago, he released two digital singles, one of which, "Double Crush," might be too silky for its own good. The track, a tingly chillwave banger that feels like washing your face, shows off Olcott's genre-blending ease, as he stitches together soul, glitch and vocodercore influences. Though Olcott's voice is buried in effects, the track proves he knows how to use it as an instrument, or at least, as fodder for his electronic wizardry. [Impose]
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The Swamp Kings live and play by one motto: Laissez Les Bon Temps Rouler! While bringing New Orleans Funk and Cajun Boogie up the Mississippi River to their home of Minnesota, the band has captured a unique fan base playing clubs, festivals and events since 2006. The Swamp Kings style is rhythmic, energetic and raw blending Cajun, Funk, Blues and Zydeco. Soulful vocals, swampy guitar, spicy accordion and just the right amount of heat from the rhythm section make the perfect ingredients for good times.
Jimmi and the Band of Souls. Energetic. Soulful. Genuine. It's about the passion for the music. It's about the love of the story. It's about the joy of playing for people. The band pulls from the vast array of blues, roots and R&B in their original songs and covers. They play boogie-woogie. They play slow and lonely. They play toe tappin', deep groovin' and hard drivin'. It's about diversity: Guitars. Slide. Harmonica. Mandolin. Bass. Drums. Two-part harmonies. It's a full sound that changes in tone and timbre with every song.
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A lovely record about the heart, children, commitment, joy and other Saturday afternoon-style pleasures, Let's Fly a Kite presents Los Angeles singer-songwriter Eleni Mandell at her lyrically precise best. Nick Lowe's backing band on the standard guitar, keyboards and drums employs a tasteful array of instruments — vibraphone, flugelhorn, violin and trumpet — to craft sophisticated but playful parlor music. "Little Joy" is one of the most loving songs to a child you'll hear this season (Mandell is the mother of toddler twins). "Maybe Yes" takes a stand against ambivalence in a delicately expressed work that outlines reasons why "maybe" won't cut it. Here and throughout "Kite," Mandell's wonderfully direct: "Maybe doesn't turn me on/ Maybe's not filet mignon/ If your answer's 'I don't know'/ Maybe I will let you go." [LA Times]
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Dave Hause had it all figured out by his late 20s: he was the singer in a successful punk band, the Loved Ones; ran his own construction business in Philadelphia when he wasn't touring; and was happily married. Then it all fell apart: the band petered out, construction work dried up when the economy tanked in 2009 and he and his wife split up — a string of events that laid the foundation for his new solo album Devour. It's an album divided into thirds as Hause, 35, reflects on his origins growing up in an evangelical Christian household in working-class Philadelphia, how that informs his present circumstances and what may come in the future. [Wall Street Journal]
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Matt Owen and The Eclectic Tuba is an instrumental psychedelic space-funk group that originated on Mars and migrated toward Birmingham, Alabama in early 2012. The Eclectic Tuba takes the audience on a joy ride through the cosmos with trippy lights, ripping synthesizers, funky tuba loops, latin percussive grooves, and soaring saxophone solos. 2012 was an exciting inaugural year on Earth for The Eclectic Tuba - In May, the band came in 3rd place in the SonicBids: Road To Roo competition in which fans could vote for their favorite band to play the Manchester, TN festival. The tuba in the competition caught the eye of a few promoters, and the group was able to do an extensive East Coast tour of the US, traveling to Manhattan and back multiple times during the summer. After the tour, The Eclectic Tuba was given multiple opportunities to open for fantastic acts including Maps and Atlases, Fishbone, New Fumes, Linear Downfall, and HOTT MT.
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Another "Real Housewives" star's marriage has ended.
Taylor Armstrong of the "Beverly Hills" franchise of the Bravo reality chain has filed for divorce.
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"It was a difficult decision but I have decided to file for divorce from Russell," Taylor told People in a statement. "Although we have tried our best to work out our differences, I have come to the conclusion that it is in the best interest of our family that we separate.
"Together we are the proud parents of a sweet and wonderful little girl and she remains my number one priority," she added in her statement. "I am sad for my marriage to come to an end, but am confident that this is the right choice for all involved."
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Zarif says friendly ties with neighbors Iran's priority
Tehran, Foreign Minister MohammadJavad Zarif said on Wednesday that the priority of Iranian government is to form friendly relations with the neighboring countries and Iran has been successful to do so.
Iran and Turkey held some meetings about mutual relations providing a good opportunity for discussing regional and international issues as well, said Zarif.
He added that the latest developments in Idlib, presence of US forces in Syria and the Syrian political situation, Venezuela and US illegal interventions in that country, and the situation in northern Africa were also discussed.
He thanked the friendly nations for their opposition to US 'illegal' move to designate the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps as a terrorist group.
He said that the US decision has been due to the influence of the Zionist lobby on Washington's policies.
Zarif said that Iran and Turkey signed agreements in five fields, including creating a mechanism like INSTEX for bilateral ties and energy.
Zarif made it clear that Turkey is interested in serious cooperation on economy, and regional and international policies with Iran.
He added that Iran has great ties with many other neighbors, for example Azerbaijan, Iraq, Afghanistan, and Pakistan.
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Every 40 seconds, someone in the U.S. suffers from a stroke. A stroke is a "brain attack" in which blood flow to an area of the brain is cut off, depriving brain cells of oxygen and causing the cells to die.
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