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Pacers forward C.J. Miles appeared in the first of six preseason games, back on Oct. 4 in New Orleans, but that has been it. Almost two weeks later, he hasn't rejoined his teammates on the court for any activity other than stretching, according to coach Nate McMillan, due to a sore left knee.
"He didn't practice today," McMillan said on Monday. "Don't expect him to practice tomorrow. So really, it's day-to-day.
"I think he's starting to feel a little better but he's doing nothing with the team right now. Everything is with our trainers and just trying to rehab and recover."
Two days after his lone preseason appearance, playing nearly 15 minutes, Miles didn't feel right as he went through pre-game warmups and the team decided to hold him out. He hasn't returned to the court since…
McMillan did acknowledge that scans were done, although he wasn't sure whether it was an X-ray, MRI, CT, etc. When asked if there was structural damage, McMillan said, "I wasn't told that." The training staff plans for Miles to complete a follow-up scan later this week.
Miles being kept off the court has made it difficult for new McMillan to see his 10-man rotation in action. Second unit guys Miles and Aaron Brooks haven't played much together. In the meantime, Glenn Robinson III has filled in nicely.
Robinson III, who has impressed many team observers in camp for the second year in a row, has averaged 11.6 points and 4.4 rebounds per game, and is shooting 58 percent from the field through five games.
"It's the nature of the game," Paul George said of his teammate being kept off the court. "Guys go down, guys get hurt. Glenn has been playing phenomenally. He's going to fill that role until C.J. gets back. And then that decision becomes Nate's troubles."

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5 Must Reads For The Female Entrepreneur
I truly believe if you want to be successful in life, you've got to read. Whether it be book on tape, audible, or cracking open an actual book, reading is key to winning in life. If you read my Year Of Growth blog post then you know this year I have been making it a focus to consume more books than years prior, and I've been doing that. I love the quote "you don't know what you don't know". It's so true. You have to seek knowledge to gain it. It doesn't just magically enter your brain, although that would be nice. Now that I am a mom, I have had to get a bit creative with how I get through all of these books, so here is a little tip for busy mamma out there, I pop in headphones while I go on walks with baby G. I have all of the books I want to read on my phone via Audible or a Podcast. Its much easier for me to fit it in that way. The odds of me sitting down every night with a book are slimmer than me listening to the book throughout the day. Everyone has their preference, but I think you've gotta find what works for you and stick to it. As long as the content is entering your brain, I don't think how it gets in there matters that much.
If you are new to this blog and have no clue who I am, my name is Danielle and I love all things leadership, business, creative, marketing and entrepreneurship. The most successful person in my family is my Grandpa and he was a business owner, he owned a print shop back before online printing was a thing. He did well, really well. The other most successful people in our family is my great Aunt and Uncle in Maryland, they own Dolle's Candy, an extremely successful candy business on the East Coast. In my head I've linked success with being a business owner from the time I was little. Then my husband and I joined network marketing at the young age of 19, which is where our personal sales, marketing and business skills began. Years later I started a blog, which if you're unaware is all about business and online marketing, and as of recent we opened an online boutique selling the cutest women's clothing. You can read all about that journey HERE. I am passionate about creating things, being self employed and being a full time mommy who is also running businesses on the side. I know that if I am going to be successful at anything I start, I must commit to learning and growing.
Over the years I've read tons of books, I have not a clue the exact number. I thought it would be fun and hopefully beneficial to you if I shared my top 5 favorite books that I believe are must reads if you are a female entrepreneur, "mompreneur" or if you consider yourself a "#girlboss" (which btw is also a great book but probably #6 so it didn't make this list. Sorry Sophia.
1. Girl, Wash Your Face
This is my #1 favorite at the moment. Chapter two rocked my world y'all! I'm telling you, if you are a no BS, straight to the point, love transparent people type of person then you will love this book. Rachel Hollis has been one of my favorite bloggers for years now. I started following her I think in 2015, before she was a New York Times Best Selling Author, before her Instagram was over 100k, and before she had the stunning hair she has today... Just like people like to claim they loved a band before the masses, I like to say I was a Rachel Hollis fan-girl before the masses. She inspires me so dang much. To see how she built her Media Company, branched out from her blog, started an amazing community that is #chictribe... it all inspires me. She is coming out with another book called Girl Stop Apologizing and I can't wait!
2. The 21 Irrefutable Laws of Leadership
I read this book years ago, and then went through it again in 2016. I love it. John C. Maxwell has the most amazing leadership books, he truly is the leadership guru in my opinion. Of all 10,000 of his books (kidding), this one is my favorite. In each chapter he breaks down a law and gives amazing real life stories and examples to paint a picture in your head so you truly understand how to apply these principles to your life and business. In any business leadership matters. Whether you are in direct sales, a boutique owner, own a coffee shop or run a media company, you have to have leadership and people skills. This book is a great start.
3. Big Magic
Elizabeth Gilbert is amazing! If you aren't familiar, she also wrote Eat Pray Love!! Which is about her life! I had the privilege of hearing her speak a few years ago and she's just as amazing in person as in her books. If you're a creator of some sort, a designer, a blogger, inventor, writer, singer, etc. you'll love this book! This book connected so much with my desire to create and connect, the part of me that loves blogging. One of my biggest takeaways from this book was the idea that ideas float around and if you are so lucky to have an idea land on you, you either take action on it or not, but if you don't that idea will simply just float to someone else. She told a story about a book idea she had, one that she didn't finish, then some time later another author wrote practically the SAME book!! At first she thought the other author somehow stole her idea, but then she realized that the idea was going to make its way into the world with or without her and she missed her chance. How many times do we get brilliant ideas and never take action on them?... it sure does make you think, what if?
4. High Performance Habits
This book was recommended by Rachel Hollis (Girl Wash Your Face author). She kept raving about it on her Instagram stories so of course I bought the book that day! I must admit it was difficult for me to transition from reading two super girly books back to back, one by Rachel Hollis and the next book was For The Love by Jen Hatmaker, and then start reading a book written my a man. It felt a bit dry, but once I realized the content in the book was life gold, I put my girly desires aside and started enjoying the book for what it is. I am currently reading this actually, I am on section two, habit 6. I still have about 1/3 of the book to go, but just from 2/3 of the book it deserves to be on this list. He has a podcast where he offers the book on audio too, if you're no much of a reader and more of a listener. The title of this book really sums up what it is about, it's self explanatory and fairly simple. It is all about the habits of successful people. Brendon Burchard, the author, coaches extremely successful people from all walks of life so he has story after story to give you real life examples that really help to paint a picture in your mind of these habits and how they look and work in the real world.
5. You Are A Badass
I think every woman needs a little empowerment! This is totally the book to get you feeling ready to conquer the world; a book to jump start your confidence and help you embrace everything about yourself! It has actually been years since reading this book, I picked it up at an airport a few years ago. I was so pleasantly surprised with I cracked that binding, this book is the real deal. I really need to read it again, I'm sure I've already forgotten so many good nuggets this book offered, but I haven't forgotten the overall feeling this book left me with. And that is enough in itself for me to know I need to recommend it to you.


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The Social Democrats welcome the publication today of a ten year plan for radical reform of Ireland's broken health system.
The Sláintecare plan aims to ensure that everybody in Ireland has access to an affordable, universal, single-tier healthcare system in which patients are treated promptly on the basis of need, rather than ability to pay.
The report was produced by the cross-party Oireachtas Committee on the Future of Healthcare which was chaired by Social Democrat co-leader Róisín Shortall TD.
Deputy Shortall said: "Too many people's lives have been damaged by a lack of adequate health care. And too many people have been impoverished because they have had to bear the costs of services that should be available free to all. Sláintecare is a fully costed plan to build a modern universal healthcare system to meet the needs of all people based on their medical needs, not on their economic status.
"Under the Sláintecare proposals, people will be able to get at least 70 per cent of their healthcare in their community, rather than having to travel to the nearest acute hospital. This includes free GP care, access to therapies like speech and language and physio-theraphy, treatment for chronic illnesses, minor surgery and diagnostic services.
"This shift away from hospital care will require additional funding to provide universal benefits, to build and equip primary health centres, to offer community diagnostic testing and to recruit and train more medical professionals. We are confident that our proposals will deliver an improved and cost-effective healthcare system that works for staff and patients alike."
Social Democrats' co-leader Catherine Murphy said:
"Sláintecare's focus on preventive public health and the promotion of healthy lifestyles and mental wellbeing are all vitally important. Allocating health resources at a regional level and setting up regional bodies for delivering integrated care is also very welcome. It is crucial that this report's detailed implementation proposals are put into action and that the investment needed is made available.
"People are fed up with lengthy waiting times for appointments, trollies in emergency departments, out-of-pocket charges, and the postcode lottery for care services. This is unique opportunity for long-overdue reform – the government has to act on this and give us a health system which we all deserve."
Deputy Shortall paid tribute to her cross-party colleagues for their diligent work in the committee which received 160 submissions and worked for eleven months.
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Sony Cyber-shot DSC-H200 Digital Camera: Super Picture Quality in a Compact Shooter at a Compact Price
Many digital photographer experts, reviewers and bloggers are quick to proclaim the demise of the compact camera, but the manufacturers seem to defy the odds with new models that deserve serious attention from a large range of photographers. The Sony Cyber-shot® DSC-H200 digital camera is one of the many new models announced during mid-January 2013, but it has the features and capabilities to distinguish itself from many of the rest.
Want to see reviews from other photographers? Read them HERE on Adorama.
What Sony has been able to accomplish with the H200 is to design a compact camera that doesn't look like a compact camera, except for its size, and give it the picture-taking technologies to produce images of a quality one would only expect from a much more expensive camera. This should make the H200 appealing both to casual photographers who want the "traditional" compact camera's ease of use and serious enthusiasts, amateurs and even professionals as a second camera. They can leave the heavy, cumbersome cropped-sensor or full-frame DSLR at home and shoot with the H200 during travel, vacation, family and sports events and leisure activities.
Sony has built the Cyber-shot H200 with a DSLR body design that includes quite a deep and well-formed handgrip. The various controls and buttons are ergonomically placed for the beginner's inexperienced fingers as well as the photographer whose fingers know the exact movements to make to reach those controls, unconsciously. The rear of the H200 displays a large, 3.0-inch, 460,000-dot Clear Photo™ LCD monitor for quick and easy framing and clear playback even in bright sunlight.
It's Sony's large sensor and enormous optical zoom lens that will immediately attract the attention of many photographers. Here is a digital camera with an MSRP of $249.99 that has a 20.1-MP CCD image sensor AND a 26x optical zoom lens, which is a 24–633mm focal length range for still pictures in equivalent 35mm format. (The range changes as you select different picture ratios and shoot video.) Not only does this fill the frame with sports, travel and street photography subjects, but also delivers rather amazingly sharp, color-saturated images.
Adding to that sharpness, especially when shooting at the longest telephoto focal length, is Sony's Optical SteadyShot™ (OSS) image stabilization system. On the Cyber-shot H200 digital camera, this technology is enhanced with the 2-way Active Mode. You're able to shoot video while you are walking or running because this mode stabilizes your movies for vertical and horizontal motion.
The H200 includes a built-in flash, records 1280 x 720 HD video at 30 fps and has many advanced features: Sweep Panorama, Face Detection of 8 faces, Smile Shutter™ technology, In-Camera editing and Picture Effects. Beauty Effects is an editing mode to improve skin tones and even widen eyes and whiten teeth. The H200 also has Multi (AV/USB) and High-Speed USB 2.0 connectivity, so you can view your movies immediately, transfer them to your computer and upload to your Facebook page to share with the world.
The Sony Cyber-shot H200 digital camera weighs only 15.2 oz. (430g) and its small dimensions make it easy to carry anywhere: 4 7/8 x 3 3/8 x 3 ½" (122.9 x 83.2 x 87.2mm).
Sony plans to release the Cyber-shot DSC-H200 Digital Camera during March 2012. Check with Amazon.com periodically to order in advance.
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He moved to Paris, and at 30 years of age, he became well-known in the city's Bohemian culture.
Riopelle is considered one of the great names of modern art, and his works can be found in important public and private collections within and without of Canada.
He had several honourary doctorates, and was awarded "le prix Paul-Émile Borduas" in 1981, and the "Grand Prix de la Ville de Paris" in 1985. He was a Companion of the Order of Canada since 1975 until his death.
Riopelle died on March 12, 2002 at home in Ile-aux-Grues, Québec.
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CHERE sponsors meetings and conferences on promising and best practices in retention and first-year experience, "bridge" programs and "seamless support" from high school to college, evolution of developmental education, growth of embedded support, the student debt crisis, and related subjects.
The context that informs these activities is reflected in data focused on Connecticut, and nationwide"
According the Connecticut Board of Regents for Higher Education, of the high school class of 2004:
- 41% completed a postsecondary credential
- 33% were still enrolled
- 26% had no college enrollment
- 13% graduated from a Conn. college or university
Of the high school class of 2010:
- 42% tested for English and math for developmental education at Connecticut community colleges, vs. 26% at Connecticut State Universities.
- 89% of Black students and 80% of Hispanic students tested for developmental education at Connecticut community colleges, vs. 80% and 79% at Connecticut state universities.
Connecticut is not atypical of retention and graduation rates nationally, according to The National Center for First Year Experience and Students in Transition:
- 28% — graduation rate for 2-year institutions in 2010
- 56% — First to second year retention at 2-year colleges
- 65% — First to second year retention at 4-year public colleges and universities
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Photos: Field Trip @ Fort York & Garrison Commons (Day 1)
Arts & Crafts Field Trip music festival kicked off at Toronto's Fort York & Garrison Commons on Saturday June 7th, 2015 to much praise from music lovers across the city. I don't want to speak for everyone, but we here at Beyond The Watch were stoked for such a stacked lineup of performances for Day 1 of the fest.
The entire experience of Field Trip is worth noting. It's family friendly (kids under 12 get in free), there's an entire zone of the grounds dedicated to kids having fun, along with performances just for them. The grounds also open up for Field Trip allowing you to be surrounded by the old school war barracks, which is something that you don't get to see at festivals like TURF.
The day was super chill, lots of great drinks (too much Somersby & Indie Ale House in a good way) and obviously rad performances from the likes of Pins & Needles, Calvin Love, Apostle of Hustle, De La Soul, The War On Drugs, Young Empires, Arkells and headliner Alabama Shakes.
We were on assignment for Edge 102.1 so stay tuned for full galleries of all the bands we photographed on their website (www.edge.ca/photos), but for now, check out some of our favourite shots from Day 1 featuring De La Soul, The War On Drugs, Arkells and Alabama Shakes.
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The primary connection between bacteremia and pneumonia is the fact that pneumonia is a major cause of bacteremia. This is especially true in elderly patients and in young infants, who are especially susceptible to both conditions. Treatment usually involves high doses of antibiotics. Complications such as this are a prime reason why those with pneumonia-related symptoms should be investigated by a doctor.
Pneumonia is a serious lung infection which is caused by either bacteria or viruses which set up inside the lung tissues. It often occurs as the result of another primary infection, although this isn't always the case. Bacteremia and pneumonia are linked because if pneumonia gets out of hand, it can lead to a more serious infection of the blood, also known as bacteremia. When this occurs, the situation becomes very serious. Intravenous antibiotics are typically needed to increase a patient's chance of survival once a blood infection takes hold.
Bacteremia and pneumonia only occur together when the lung infection is caused by bacteria. Viral infections may also spread, but this is another condition. Bacteremia usually does not take place unless the infection of the lungs grows out of control. This can be prevented with proper medical care as soon as symptoms of infection begin to take place. Those with weakened immune systems, the elderly, and very young children are most at risk for developing secondary blood infections due to pneumonia.
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Hello I have a new dog that was given to me at a auto junk yard. She was in between two junk dirt bikes so I felt bad so I took her home. The owner said she was six weeks and now i have had her for 3 weeks so 9 total( Ive given the dog her shots) Been wondering what kind of dog it is ? Ive been looking online and the only thing that looks just a bit similar are chows but i don't know. I don't know not a lot about dog/chows ..]Can anyone give me a idea what you think she is? Here are some pictures ( if her body hair looks strange i took her to get her hair cut I live in California and its about to get really hot )
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So I failed to mention above that at that 70s Soul Jam event at Constitution Hall in DC, me and the gf were like 2 of the 5 white people there in a crowd of 3,000 age 45 and up black people. I figured that 30 years after their prime the Stylistics would appeal to oh, non-music fanatic regular joe white folks who listen to Motown, but I guess not. It was a pretty pricey ticket. Who cares, I guess. Ted Mills and the current version of the Stylistics sounded great(beautiful falsettos), and I love that in unison choreographed footwork and hand motion dancing.
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The Dells have been around a long, long time. While many acts on the oldies circuit are lucky to have one original member, the Dells have four and haven't had a membership change since 1960. Friday night at the Showplace Arena in Upper Marlboro, this soul harmony quintet, formed in 1953, exhibited the chemistry that comes from being together for decades.
Emphasizing their R&B hits from the late '60s and early '70s, baritone Marvin Junior and falsetto/tenor Johnny Carter exchanged leads, supported by the shared notes of the three other members and the sweet tones of their horns- and piano-led big band. Like veteran basketball stars, these inductees of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame no longer dazzle at will, but their skills remain at a high level and they can turn on that special magic periodically.
On "The Love We Had (Stays on My Mind)," Junior shifted on a dime from breathy whisper to powerhouse gospel-rooted cry in a manner that was stunning both technically and emotionally. "Stay in My Corner" showcased Carter's still-amazing ability in the high range. These hits also demonstrated Carter and Junior's gymnastic abilities to stretch out notes, and the rest of the combo's exquisite tunefulness.
Opener Bobby Womack has had quite a musical life -- teenage gospel singer, guitarist with Sam Cooke, Wilson Pickett and Sly Stone, pal of the Rolling Stones and successful solo artist off and on from the '60s through the '80s. Unfortunately, he left the strumming to a band mate, and either rushed through his hits or languidly lagged behind the beat. His voice retains a distinctive bittersweet feel, but his renditions of "Across 110th Street," "Harry Hippie" and "If You Think You're Lonely Now" lacked the melancholy passion of his studio versions.
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Saturday afternoon the Gator on WPFW 89.3 in DC (and online when it is working) keeps playing great new double-entendre filled Souterhn soul.
Also, I finally got the new Bettye LaVette--I've Got My Own Hell to Raise, and am impressed. I was worried that the Joe Henry production and the choice of songs (non-soul women country and folkies plus Fiona Apple & Sinead O'Connor) would be too 'tasteful', but it is not.
― curmudgeon, Monday, 28 November 2005 15:52 (thirteen years ago) link
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― Curmudgeon Steve (Steve K), Saturday, 17 December 2005 19:09 (thirteen years ago) link
3. Big G Stomp, Big GCD: Love on the Run, Bigsounds.com
4. Same Girl, Hardway ConnectionCD: Hot Ticket, WILBE Records
5. Come On and Dance With Me, Hardway ConnectionCD: Hot Ticket, WILBE Records
6. Brand New Dance, Jesse YawnCD: Forever More, Houseday Music
7. Hootchie Dance, Barbara CarrCD: Stroke It, ECKO Records
8. I Came to Party, Monique Ford CD: Get a Maid, Total Smash Music
9. The After Party, Gridloc BandCD: Gridloc Band, (301)808-7272
10. Sweet Man of Mine, E.C. Scott CD: Hard Act to Follow, Blind Pig Records
11.Was It Me, Big G CD: Love on the Run, BigSounds.com, (804)615-2196
12. Touching Me, Lynn White CD: Touching Me, (901)398-4948
13. Live in Freak, Jim Bennett & Lady Mary & the Unique Creation Band CD: One More Go Round, (301)753-4335
14. A Woman Needs Money, Denise LaSalle CD: Wanted, ECKO Records
15. I Don't Come Cheap, Jim Bennett & Lady Mary & the Unique Creation Band CD: One More Go Round, (301)753-4335
― curmudgeon (Steve K), Saturday, 17 December 2005 19:12 (thirteen years ago) link
Also I see that it was Carl Marshall, not the Problem Solvas, who did "Ain't No Party(Like a Grown Folks Party)" It came out in Nov. '04 on his Takin it to a higher level cd
― Curmudgeon Steve (Steve K), Saturday, 17 December 2005 19:28 (thirteen years ago) link
― scott seward (scott seward), Saturday, 17 December 2005 20:26 (thirteen years ago) link
pic & billlv johnsonyvonne jacksonclarence cartertravis haddixlegendary blues bandjohn mooneybacktrack blues bandraful neilbob margolintroy turnerjohnny sansonethe dellsartie "blues boy" whiteroshell andersonchick willischarles wilsonnappy browntrudy lynnjerry mccaindicky williamsjoe beardtommy tateruby andrewsprince philip mitchelltom principatosmokehousedrink smallnoble "thin man" wattsgary b.b.colemandavid deesonny rhodes
― scott seward (scott seward), Saturday, 17 December 2005 20:31 (thirteen years ago) link
Also, I think the below is the link for an online station that streams current Southern double-entendre filled soul
― curmudgeon, Wednesday, 11 January 2006 15:19 (thirteen years ago) link
The 4th Annual Best Southern Soul
Please Vote For Your Favorite Southern Soul Performers Of The Year
Vote On Our Special Page ... The Funky's 2005 ... Results Announced Jan 16, 2006,
Vote Often
I like the "vote often"
― curmudgeon, Wednesday, 11 January 2006 15:22 (thirteen years ago) link
She gets virtually no airplay on the soul radio show in DC.
― curmudgeon, Wednesday, 11 January 2006 15:28 (thirteen years ago) link
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The SOULANDBLUESREPORT TOP 25May 19, 2006 http://www.soulandbluesreport.com/top%2025.html
Mel Waiters Willie ClaytonBobby RushVick AllenJ BlackfootRenea MitchellSir Charles JonesLenny WilliamsDonnie RayMs. MoniqueCarl SimmsFloyd TaylorTeam Airplay All StarsChairmen Of The BoardLorraine TurnerMiz BWendell B.Ms. JodySheba Potts-WrightLacee'Lorraine TurnerWilliam BellTheodis EaleyBob SteeleChairmen Of The BoardNEW SOUTHERN SOUL THIS WEEKSBR's Top 25 Is Calculated On Reports From Our Panel Of Radio Stations,Clubs, & Syndicated Shows
― curmudgeon (DC Steve), Monday, 5 June 2006 03:20 (thirteen years ago) link
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So on Saturday July 15th Denise Lasalle is at Lamonts, and Captain Fly has a revue that night at Fort Dupont Park:WPFW Night "D.C. Juke Box Review" featuring Al Johnson, William DeVaughn, Sir Joe Quarterman, Mark Green & Captain Fly & Friends. Opening: Hardway Connection
I need to try to make one of these events, or surely, I will be kicked out of the blue-eyed soul club.
― curmudgeon (DC Steve), Saturday, 1 July 2006 04:12 (thirteen years ago) link
I picked up the recent Mel Waiters cd. Not bad.
― curmudgeon (DC Steve), Saturday, 26 August 2006 18:26 (thirteen years ago) link
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Listening to a pile of Southern soul discovered via CD-baby channels. The album by a jowly guy named Jimmy Taylor leans toward the blues end of things (with lady backup vocals not far from the ones on last year's Bobby Bare album); the EP by the lady named Candis Palmer ("All Men Ain't Dawgs,* since some are electric boogie dawgs apparently) leans toward the disco end; the single by Harold, "Chill Step Party," is steppin' music. He mentions Milwaukee, Chitown, Harlem, and Atlanta in it. More fun than R. Kelly, as far as I'm concerned, but mainly all this stuff obviously has a connection to county music too. (and though candis palmer is happy to have found a man who is not a dawg, jimmy taylor insists that when women say they're looking for a good man, they're lying. really, he says, they're looking for a fool.) (apparently the kinda fool who will let her spend all his money.) (he also directly quotes zz hill's "cheating in the next room in one of his songs.) (he's from alabama; I don't know where candis or harold are from. they're not actually on cdbaby.com per se, but i was sent their cds in the same package that the jimmy taylor CD came in.) jimmy taylor on his album is totally paranoid, and in just about every song he's either cheating or being cheated on or both, and as i said, he seems fully convinced that his woman is going to put him in the poor house (where, in real life, for all i know, he may already be.) in "you're busted" he hires a private detective to follow her around, and gets a photo of her cheating. "love catcher" has a pretty good sax solo. and though some songs sound more blues to me than soul, a couple (like "all i want is you") still veer more toward disco than anybody in country music has, i think, even shannon brown on her new album.candis palmer, as i said, gets even more disco, but her disco is maybe 1975 where taylor's is 1973. (i think i wrote on the '05 thread that shannon brown's disco sounded 1979, but maybe that was hyperbole; i'm not sure. these two soul singers FEEL more disco.) but even at her most disco, in a song called "don't let someone else come and jingle my bell" or something, palmer gets backed by HARD blues guitar riffs, so the music really rocks. if i had to compare her vocal style to anybody, it'd be the staple singers in "i'll take you there."
-- xhuxk (xedd...), January 28th, 2006
glamorous bertha payne, *bedroom offer* EP: southern country soul millie jackson style (i.e., as many parts talked as sung, many of 'em bawdy), from memphis, via cdbaby.com. starts with a good riddance song where glamorous bertha (who on the cd cover is a big girl in her red dress with a red glass of wine) tells you "i don't need your face in my face" so "go away like a bad day" and "you might as well pack your rags." then the title track, which is not about her bedroom offer to him but the other way around, which offer she says isn't enough and the two backup singers (favorite artists: denise lasalle, mary j blige) chorus "bang! bang!" but by song's end glamorous bertha is saying "i need a man who will love me all night long. are you qualified? if not, get off the pot!" then one where she promises to shake it and break it (and maybe hang it on the wall) and she tells "all you womens with big elephant ears" that with her man every day is pay day. then supposedly "part two" of the same song, which means same slinky rhythm track as part one but now with sexy breathy pillow talk all over the top where bertha tells you to lift up her skirt. then finally another good riddance song, this one a tough and funky blues, where he leaves her with a sink full of dishes in a "one-room [some word i can't make out]", hence the best dishwashing song since ray parker jr's "bad boy" if not anita ward's "ring my bell." also she brings him food in bed, which means this might also be a breakfast breakup song in the tradition of the 5th dimension's "one less bell to answer" and karyn white's "superwoman." five songs total, but two around 4:00, three around 4:25, which means glamorous bertha takes her time and surely deserves a lover with a slow hand.
-- xhuxk (xedd...), February 23rd, 2006.
the legendary moody scott, *simply moody: we gotta bust outta the ghetto*: more cdbaby southern soul, from louisiana. cover has moody, a dapper old guy seemingly in his 60s, in front of a rundown rural shack; interesting, since "ghettos" are usually assumed to be urban, right? first track "bustin out of the ghetto" is a sort of james brown rip, five minutes long, where moody as i recall reels off some towns in the south train conducter style (am i imagining this? i THINK he did that, anyway) and ends singing "america america god grant his grace on thee." then he covers tyrone davis's great "can i change my mind," my favorite track. and from there the more soul oriented stuff ("last two dollars," the misspelled cheated-on song "one man's hppiness" which for some reason makes me think of billy stewart sitting in the park even though billy had a high voice and moody really doesn't, "something you got baby") is more likeable, to me, than the more blatantly blues stuff, but then again i always think that. both the soul and blues are generic, i suppose; with the soul i don't mind. best song title: "annie mae cafe." and the closer "son of a southern man" starts with moody telling his guitarist "tattoo" suarez ("my man from argentina") about his grandpa drinking corn liquor and singing "downhome blues". so yeah, country for sure. -- xhuxk (xedd...), March 11th, 2006.
He does get urban and/or urbane once, though -- a nice slinky silk-shirt early '80s style quiet storm soul croon called "The Best of Me." (Not sure if any songs other than the Tyrone Davis are covers. "Last Two Dollars" and "Annie Mae Cafe" are writing-credited to one George Jackson; wasn't there a soul singer of that name once? But if so, I never heard him, though.) -- xhuxk (xedd...), March 11th, 2006.
"something you got baby" wouldn't be chris kenner's "something you got" would it? since moody's from louisiana...and yeah, george jackson (I'm assuming it's the same guy--I don't know "annie mae cafe") wrote z.z. hill's "down home blues" and a lot of stuff for candi staton, clarence carter, pickett, james carr; a memphis guy who later worked for malaco and wrote for all them: johnnie taylor, latimore, shirley brown, bobby bland...enjoying jace everett, so far. it's quite a collection of somewhat off-the-wall guitar effects, interesting guitar chromatics (as in the first song), definitely a '70s pop thing happening; and in my mode of concurrent listening (lately it's been dusty springfield/the latest numero group comp of obscure '70s female singers/the new, beautiful nara leão bossa "nara '67"; and jace/radney foster/jessi colter, partly because they all have cool first names, I guess) I notice that both radney and jace hark back to stiff records, which I find interesting.
-- edd s hurt (eddshur...), March 11th, 2006.
George Jackson was an occasional great old soul singer on Goldwax then Hi, and kind of a house writer at both. I'll try to remember tomorrow (just in from a party, and why I'm doing this rather than going straight to bet I've no idea) to YSI his absolutely magnificent Aretha, Sing One For Me. He was among the greatest writers in southern soul - he wrote for Ann Peebles, O.V. Wright, Otis Clay, James Carr, Clarence Carter, Etta James, Denise LaSalle, Wilson Pickett, Candi Staton and even wrote the Osmonds' first hit! -- Martin Skidmore (lonewolf.cu...), March 12th, 2006.
if I'm not mistaken, Alvin Robinson recorded for AFO (All for One), a New Orleans label of the '60s that Harold Battiste started; house band included Toussaint and Red Tyler. And he had a hit with Kenner's "Something You Got" (which was later covered by lots of folks, including Bobby Womack, who did a reggae remake on his "Safety Zone" LP in the mid-'70s. Alvin Robinson also recorded for Leiber and Stoller at Red Bird in New York, and did a real classic called "Down Home Girl."I gotta get that Moody Scott record.
-- edd s hurt (eddshur...), March 12th, 2006.
That YSI:George Jackson - Aretha, Sing One For MeIt'd be in my top 100 favourite singles ever, I think.
-- Martin Skidmore (lonewolf.cu...), March 12th, 2006.
>I gotta get that Moody Scott record.<I have an extra copy, Edd! I'll send it to you.
-- xhuxk (xedd...), March 12th, 2006.
great! thanks Chuck!
>I don't know anything much about Moody Scott, just a handful of tracks, <So Martin, did Moody have regional hits or something? I never heard of him before I saw his cdbaby page, and haven't really taken time to research him. I'm surprised you even heard of him!
I don't know, Chuck, but bear in mind that I've been a huge fan of soul for a long time, and do know quite a lot about it (though not as much as Eddie, I'm pretty sure). The odd track does get on compilations of one sort or another, which suggests that Moody isn't incredibly obscure - but I don't even know exactly where he worked or anything, so he isn't famous either, clearly. -- Martin Skidmore (lonewolf.cu...), March 12th, 2006.
also really liking irma thomas's *after the rain* on rounder, the "rain" obviously being katrina, though i kind of hate the mooshy shelter-from-storm piano ballad the album ends with though i do hope it provides solace to new orleans. what i love so far is "flowers" (soul about flowers on roadsides after car crashes, with a sound that i swear reminds me of "uncle tom's cabin" by warrant), "make me a pallet on the floor" (cheating with a painter, wow), "till i can't take it anymore" (country music in a soul voice, about how "you work your thing so well/I dream of heaven and live here in hell"), "these honey dos" (vampy bawdy boogie woogie where the honey dos are at first temptations but wind up also being about manners like please and thank you), and "stone survivor" (which is just plain funky).
-- xhuxk (xedd...), May 5th, 2006.
And Irma also does an extremely gorgeous version of "I Count the Tears" (the "na-na-na-na-na-na late at night" song) by the Drifters.. -- xhxuk (xedd...), May 5th, 2006.
And she also does "Another Man Done Gone," a trad blues tune I swear I've heard hundreds of times by some huge classic rock group (Creem? Zep? the Allmans? somebody...), though no classic rock groups seem to be listed on AMG as doing it, so maybe whoever did it (which will probably hit me as really obvious once I found out) did it under a different title or something, or maybe with different words? (Also, I'm thinking now that maybe "These Honey Dos" and "Stone Survivor" and the palette one aren't quite at the level of the Warrant one and the country one and the Drifters one, but they're close.) -- xhuxk (xedd...), May 5th, 2006.
also liking (speaking of southern soul) *candy licker: the sex & soul of marvin sease* (jive/legacy) not all of which concerns muff diving, and at least "hoochie mama" of which has zapp-style robot-funk freakazoids reciting the names of several of the united states.
-- xhuxk (fakemai...), June 12th, 2006.
*Most of the Marvin Sease album is gloppy ballads which aren't all that good, but some of it is kinda fun. (The first track is awful though.)
-- Haikunym (zinogu...), June 13th, 2006.
Marvin Sease CD is way less gloppy and ballady than Matt suggests (or maybe I just have a higher glop tolerance than he does; see also the Alan Bros!); most of it gets a good '70s smooth-jazzy funk disco groove going. And lots of the songs have pre-old-school "raps" (i.e., talking as singing, sometimes like a preacher's sermon) in them, which are really fun. And sure, the opening track "Do You Want a Licker?" is awful if you want it to be, but it's just too silly to complain about; ditto the other bookend, a five-minute live "Candy Licker 2005." Also, the ballads are pretty good, for the most part. "Don't Forget to Tell On You" sounds kind of like "Tell it Like It Is." But my favorite cuts are probably "I'm Mr Jody," the backdoor man song that starts with an ominous phone call, and the 12-step fix-your-life number "I Gotta Clean Up." (Has anybody ever written a good essay about Jody? He's the guy back on the block who's having sex to your girl while you're in the Army, and I get the idea he shows up in lots of Southern soul songs: Doesn't Johnnie Taylor have one about him, too*? As do, I would assume, other folks.)
* - yep, I just checked Whitburn: "Jody's Got Your Girl and Gone," went to number 28 in 1971. (Hey, sounds like a good EMP proposal!)
-- xhuxk (xhux...), June 14th, 2006.
having sex WITH (or) making love TO.and courtesy of HIS new truck.).
-- xhuxk (fakemai...), June 14th, 2006.
Johnnie Taylor was the king of Jody songs. "Standing In for Jody" and "Jody's Got Your Girl and Gone" are just two; I mean every song he does is kind of about Jody-ism in some way or another. I am a nut for Johnnie Taylor (I like Johnny Taylor a lot, too, and Ted Taylor, the Louisiana soul singer, is also excellent--so I think an EMP paper on the Sooper Taylors would be good!!), and Taylor is also the king of fucking-around songs. There are these nifty new Stax reissues that includes stuff by Frederick Knight, the Dramatics, etc., and if you ask me one of the very best Stax albums-as-albums is Johnnie's "Who's Making Love," which is the typical collection of singles but which really has variety and which totally hangs together. "Hold On This Time" has a great Cropper riff, cubist guitar, and "Woman Across the River" is one of the best Stax blues ever.I only know the older, cunnilingual and happy to oblige, ma'am, Marvin Sease stuff--he's really good. "Marvin Sease" on London from late '80s is a good 'un. One of those artists who've been working the I-55 corridor from Memphis to the Louisiana border, forever.
-- edd s hurt (eddshur...), June 14th, 2006.
Well, a Taylors EMP report would probably be really interesting, but I was thinking (theoretically, not volunteering!) more in terms of one about Jody himself. Who was he? And how far back do Jody songs go? Did Johnnie Taylor invent them? Or does Jody show up in blue songs during World War II or something? Was he a real person, like maybe Stagger Lee? (Was Shine who swam the Titanic a real person? I forget.) Seems like real *Mystery Train* mythology stuff, and I'm surprised nobody has tackled the research (unless they have and I just didn't notice, which is very possible. I haven't even done a google search.) (Also, do I only associate Jody with making cuckolds of military guys stationed overseas because I was *in* the military, and he was always showing up in cadences used while marching and/or running? Or is that his main deal? And otherwise, to what extent if any does he exist outside of the culture of Southern blacks--who, when I was in, seemed to make up a sizable portion of the Army?) -- xhuxk (fakemai...), June 14th, 2006.
This could really be hella interesting, absolutely. Is "Trapped in the Closet" the Ulysses of Jody songs? -- Haikunym (zinogu...), June 14th, 2006.
Here's some info I found while googling Jody songs:http://soulfuldetroit.com/archives/10238/9918.html?1079610632
-- Sang Freud (jstrell...), June 14th, 2006.
x-post. Taylor didn't invent the Jody song. Jody / Jodie / Joe the Grinder are pretty common figures in blues tunes.There's Louis Armstrong's "Jodie Man" which makes the "GI Joe de man" connection explicit. I wouldn't be surprised if that military connection is at the origin, though it's obviously gone through lots of transformations. -- Roy Kasten (rfkaste...), June 14th, 2006.
Yeah, I'd forgotten Joe The Grinder. I used to own a copy of that *Get Your Ass in the Water and Swim Like Me* prison-rap comp (on Smithsonian or Rounder or something?), and I think there might even be a Joe the Grinder rhyme on there (I *may* even have mentioned it in the pre-rap rap chapter of my second book). Anyway, this link from the link above has great stuff about Jody Army cadences; also says Johnnie Taylor himself learned about Jody while in the military:http://p211.ezboard.com/fwordoriginsorgfrm4.showMessage?topicID=153.topic
― xhuxk (xheddy), Sunday, 19 November 2006 20:51 (twelve years ago) link
― and what (ooo), Sunday, 19 November 2006 21:38 (twelve years ago) link
― curmudgeon (DC Steve), Sunday, 19 November 2006 21:53 (twelve years ago) link
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― curmudgeon (DC Steve), Sunday, 19 November 2006 22:10 (twelve years ago) link
I wonder if Reddit or music forum Dissensus have any southern soul fan sites? There's Daddy B Nice and other blogs plus Facebook I guess
― curmudgeon, Wednesday, 30 May 2018 15:34 (one year ago) link
Was just in Houston, Texas. Texas was home to amazing late soulman Mel Waiters. I heard Willie Clayton and other soul on Texas Southern University radio KTSU. Heard an interview with Houston Blues Society folks on the Pacifica public station there too.
Saw some zydeco
― curmudgeon, Tuesday, 5 June 2018 14:13 (one year ago) link
Not southern soul, but Leon Bridge and the Suffers and others identified with retro soul want to break out of the parameters they were in
― curmudgeon, Thursday, 14 June 2018 05:07 (one year ago) link
Had a fun time at Lamont's seeing LJ Echols, J Red, Karen Wolf, Shaye Denise, Hardway Connection and more. This grown folks music continues to be ignored by almost everyone except for some over 40 fanatics ( mainly African-Americans).
― curmudgeon, Monday, 18 June 2018 13:33 (one year ago) link
LJ Echols has a raspy soul voice with range. He also lost my attention doing that Marvin Sease candylicker bit with a woman from the crowd.
― curmudgeon, Wednesday, 20 June 2018 14:30 (one year ago) link
But I liked most of Echols set
― curmudgeon, Wednesday, 20 June 2018 14:31 (one year ago) link
Some southern soul songs I like:
Wendell Brown, Vick Allen, LJ Echols-"High heels & Jeans (remix)
Mose Stovall-"Dancin
(the late) Mel Waiters-"Let's Dance"
Vickie Baker -"Honey Hole"
― curmudgeon, Monday, 16 July 2018 03:40 (one year ago) link
The new Hardway Connection album is out. Just on cd at this point. No digital.
― curmudgeon, Thursday, 9 August 2018 19:50 (one year ago) link
Jeff Floyd 's 2001 "I found love on a lonely highway " is a classic. If a Daptone label act covered it, NPR would be all over it.
― curmudgeon, Tuesday, 14 August 2018 12:38 (one year ago) link
Big G from Richmond, VA has such a great smooth voice
― curmudgeon, Monday, 27 August 2018 14:36 (one year ago) link
When I was in Houston a little while back, I ran into writer Joe Nick Patoski at a zydeco and Cajun show at a park. He told me he was going to southern soul bar the Silver Slipper. He didn't mention they had live music, just the jukebox. I didn't go. I should have.
― curmudgeon, Sunday, 23 September 2018 20:10 (one year ago) link
That "Honey Hole" song (mentioned above) is so nicely delivered. More songs I like -- J Red's (If your man won't love you) I will",
I forget who sings the following great ones--- "Draggin that Wagon," "Your Man is Cheatin' on Us," and "Roll it , Roll it"
― curmudgeon, Monday, 24 September 2018 04:00 (one year ago) link
The lyrical themes may be formulaic but there's some great tunes still being created in this genre.
― curmudgeon, Wednesday, 26 September 2018 03:48 (one year ago) link
I missed the Lamont's club anniversary event that included Big G from Richmond, VA. He's a skilled instrumentalist and singer with southern and old-school style r'n'b songs
― curmudgeon, Thursday, 4 October 2018 15:15 (one year ago) link
does anyone know the story of these 'Jody' songs Johnny Taylor and Bobbie Newsome did on Stax and assorted in the early 70s?
― campreverb, Friday, 5 October 2018 23:18 (one year ago) link
Some Jody talk over here: Johnnie Taylor
― Ubering With The King (C. Grisso/McCain), Friday, 5 October 2018 23:48 (one year ago) link
hey thanks for that!
― campreverb, Saturday, 6 October 2018 00:58 (one year ago) link
You Jody song folks should listen to the latest album from Ms. Jody--I'm Doing My Thang
― curmudgeon, Friday, 19 October 2018 03:49 (one year ago) link
1 2 The Masterpiece Sir Charles Jones Southern King Ent.2 1 I'm Doin' My Thang Ms. Jody Ecko3 6 Welcome To Da Boom Boom Room P2K Dadiddy SMG4 NEW Drank Of My Love Crystal Thomas Gooba Sac Music5 4 Southern Soul Party Time Mix, Vol. 1 Various Artists Aviara Music6 3 Blues Mix 26: Super Soul Duets Various Artists Ecko7 5 Nasty N' Dirty Southern Soul Blues, Vol. 2 Various Artists Aviara Music8 NEW The Magic Show Magic One Magic One9 29 Said I'm Looking Corey Rudolph Aviara Music10 NEW I Miss You Krishunda Echols Neckbone11 7 Dhis Him Jeter Jones RMG12 NEW Cause & Effect NayCole Soul Mop13 8 Lonely Tears Big G Stone River14 9 Blues Mix 25: Slammin' Southern Soul Various Artists Ecko15 NEW Out Of The Blue Willie Hightower SoulTrax16 NEW I'm Still Around Johnny Rawls Third Street Cigar17 10 Too Far Gone Peggy Scott-Adams Hooked Record18 15 Parking Lot Love Affair O.B. Buchana Ecko19 18 Mr. Sexy Man: The Album Nellie Tiger Travis Wegonsee20 19 Nasty N' Dirty Southern Soul Blues Various Artists Aviara Music21 12 Bootleggers Gimmie My Money Carl Marshall Aviara Music22 13 Good Whiskey Avail Hollywood Nlightn23 14 Kitty Whipped David Brinston Ecko24 20 Ricky White Presents Combination 4 Various Artists CDS25 26 Bear Season Pokey Bear RMG26 21 Making Love To Your Mind J-Wonn I Got This Record27 22 I Came To Party Big Woo Big Woo28 30 Long Live The King^ Tucka Groove City29 24 J. Red The Nephew & Friends J. Red The Nephew Soul Mop30 25 Born 2 Do This Bigg Robb Over 25
― curmudgeon, Saturday, 20 October 2018 20:01 (one year ago) link
Much of the new Sir Charles Jones Masterpiece album sounds more quiet storm and 90s retro ballads than southern soul. But the song "Step it Out" is a great line dance, uptempo southern soul number
― curmudgeon, Saturday, 27 October 2018 04:09 (one year ago) link
I'm liking the bluesy-soul of Crystal Thomas "Drank of My Love" album
― curmudgeon, Tuesday, 30 October 2018 01:26 (one year ago) link
Donnie Ray's latest album My Southern Soul is pretty good. My fave cut is "Doghouse."
Also listened to the latest Jeter Jones but was not wowed.
― curmudgeon, Sunday, 18 November 2018 01:30 (one year ago) link
Alas, that "Doghouse " is just an extended mix of Ray's 2016 song
― curmudgeon, Sunday, 18 November 2018 02:33 (one year ago) link
enjoying some david brinston right now.
― Heez, Wednesday, 21 November 2018 04:03 (eleven months ago) link
Oh, haven't listened to Brinston in awhile. I like him.
Listening to NeyCole. She's alright but I like Ms. Jody and Karen Wolfe more.
― curmudgeon, Friday, 30 November 2018 13:49 (eleven months ago) link
I wonder if Brinston's "Sidepiece Motel" from 2017 is his most recent?
― curmudgeon, Friday, 30 November 2018 14:07 (eleven months ago) link
Oh, Brinston put out "Kitty Whipped" this year -2018
― curmudgeon, Friday, 30 November 2018 14:21 (eleven months ago) link
Another year where none of these albums are gonna make the Wire, Pitchfork, Rolling Stone, etc. best of the year lists...Since the southern US labels putting out the releases of these over age 50 performers don't do crossover marketing, only a handful of media folks reach out and cover them. These artists in this thread are as much Americana or RnB as those who do get listed in those categories, but alas they're ignored. Yea, I know metal and experimental and some other niche genres also may not get much attention, but it doesn't seem as bad as for the Southern soul folks
― curmudgeon, Monday, 3 December 2018 20:21 (eleven months ago) link
Yeah kitty whipped is really great
― Heez, Wednesday, 5 December 2018 03:26 (eleven months ago) link
Nothing from here showing up in Americana lists or even a Southern America website's top list. I don't think Big Daddy Nice does a list till January
― curmudgeon, Monday, 17 December 2018 19:05 (eleven months ago) link
I like the Karen Wolf song . He's got OB Buchana on it too, plus the great Big G from Richmond, VA
Big Daddy Nice's top 25 southern soul songs
List (with youtube links) includes as top 5:
Fat Daddy "the Blame"Jeter Jones "Black Horse"Sir Charles Jones "Squeeze me"Tucka "Ain't No Getting Over Me"Karen Wolfe "That Bitch Ain't me"
― curmudgeon, Wednesday, 26 December 2018 18:17 (ten months ago) link
Tucka's voice reminds me a bit of R. Kelly
― curmudgeon, Wednesday, 26 December 2018 19:02 (ten months ago) link
x-post--Karen Wolfe. An 'e' on the end. Oh and by "he's got", I meant the Big Daddy Nice list...
― curmudgeon, Wednesday, 26 December 2018 19:31 (ten months ago) link
O.B. Buchana has a nice track on that list
― curmudgeon, Thursday, 27 December 2018 19:34 (ten months ago) link
Big Daddy Nice essay on 2018
― curmudgeon, Wednesday, 2 January 2019 17:58 (ten months ago) link
I put some stuff from here on my ilx ilm ballot. I have caught up on some 2018 Southern Soul but more to go. Ms. Jody can do no wrong with me ( even when her albums have a few misses).
― curmudgeon, Monday, 7 January 2019 20:16 (ten months ago) link
Johnny Rawls 2018 album I'm Still Around is a solid work of bluesy southern soul
― curmudgeon, Friday, 18 January 2019 02:35 (ten months ago) link
Anthony Hamilton has some southern soul roots
― curmudgeon, Friday, 22 February 2019 14:27 (eight months ago) link
Blues Festival. Sir Charles Jones, Theodis Ealey, Big Pokey Bear, Lenny Williams, Terry Wright. See festival website. Nashville auditorium
Southern soul in Nashville
― curmudgeon, Friday, 22 February 2019 14:30 (eight months ago) link
That Nashville gig is tonight Saturday February 23. Nashville resident and NPR critic Ann Powers should go
― curmudgeon, Saturday, 23 February 2019 17:08 (eight months ago) link
I doubt Ann attended.
I have praised Vickie Baker's "Honey Hole" here before, and must do so again. So catchy
― curmudgeon, Sunday, 10 March 2019 21:47 (eight months ago) link
Dr Nick on WPFW yesterday played some great southern soul cuts by Mose Stovall, Christy Luv, Ms Jody, Lamorris Williams, Big Robb, & more
― curmudgeon, Sunday, 28 April 2019 19:32 (six months ago) link
I need to see if those acts also are appearing on the southern soul charts and getting love from Big Daddy Nice as well. Pretty sure they are
― curmudgeon, Monday, 29 April 2019 11:10 (six months ago) link
Everytime I hear a song from the late Mel Waiters, who died a little while back of a heart attack, I am especially sad because he wrote all kinds of songs— socio-political ones about poor folks, having a good time ones, relationship ones. He could have been the crossover artist of the genre
― curmudgeon, Tuesday, 28 May 2019 17:02 (five months ago) link
RIP Bishop Bulleinkle of "Hell to Da Naw, Naw, Naw" fame
― curmudgeon, Sunday, 30 June 2019 19:54 (four months ago) link
Bishop Bullwinkle R.I.P. still
Mr. Smoke has some nice ballads.
― curmudgeon, Tuesday, 6 August 2019 12:23 (three months ago) link
Lots to catch up on in this genre.
― curmudgeon, Friday, 9 August 2019 12:26 (three months ago) link
Liking new Lamar Brace song "Lefthand Man!" plus some old Pat Brown songs ( she sadly is very sick right now) and Sir Charles Jones "Alabama "
― curmudgeon, Monday, 2 September 2019 17:06 (two months ago) link
The new Ms. Jody album Get it Get It , sounds good too
― curmudgeon, Monday, 2 September 2019 17:55 (two months ago) link
still listening to this underpublicized genre. Need to update a list of fave songs
― curmudgeon, Wednesday, 6 November 2019 17:21 (one week ago) link


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Nepal Telecom distributes Prepaid SimcardFor couple of days, i've been quite busy with my own works. Today,i had to go to Tripureshowr for conducting some of my own personal thing. From Boudha to Tripureshowr, it's around 15 minutes bike-ride early in the morning since there would not be enough Traffic at that time else it's like 1 hour bike-ride as always.
I was astonished to see huge crowds around the Chabahil's Nepal Telecom premises. The crowd was so huge that i couldn't use that path to reach Tripureshowr. But, before that, i made sure, it's the crowd lined up for getting NT's Prepaid SIM card. ha h ah ah aha.. i was quite amused to see them standing and dying for NT's SIM card for hours. I don't know what the heck were they thinking. Even if some foreiners would see scenes like that, they'd definitely make gossips in their town for later. That's for sure. After all, it's Nepal. People are just like sheeps, if one see another stands or queueing up , he/she also gets in the line, and so the line goes on and on. I see no reason for them to stand that way who is talking on cell phone, satirically, i've felt much guilt on them for creating scene like that. Why would he/she need another SIM card if he/she has already one? But these days, there is very strange trend going on, some would even keep two or three cell phones with them. May be this is the reason for this overwhelming queue to get prepaid simcards.
Another reason stroke my head, may be it's because, Nepal Telecom is government-based and people have much faith on it than any other foreign investment. People don't readily trust foreign companies operating local business. I think that's the case else, SIMCARDS from other companies are still readily and easily available.
While returning back to home, i saw even more arrays of people lining up. May be it's their destiny to get their Cell Sim cards that way. Mine was easy. I sold NT's postpaid SIM and got it's competitor's simcard. Pretty feasible for me. I still suggest people,to think themselve, use their own judgement and choose the better. It's better to do use sense rather than standing like a heap of fools in road sideways.


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The National Integrated ICT Policy: Discussion Paper was published on 14 November 2014 by the Minister of Telecommunications and Postal Services. Rapid changes in the ICT sector meant that the ICT framework needed to be updated. The review process for the ICT Policy started in 2012 when the government developed the National Development Plan. This Discussion Paper is the third phase in the review process for the new National Integrated ICT Policy.
The role of the public
The comments and recommendations submitted by the public played a large role in the review process of the policy. People were able to provide their comments on the Framing paper and the Green paper, which was a source of valuable information.
These comments and recommendations are now included in the Discussion Paper. Government also held consultations across all nine provinces in a bid to reach more members of society.
The Discussion Paper is the last phase where the public will be able to comment and give their opinions and ideas. The initial deadline to submit comments was extended to give more people the opportunity to comment.
The Discussion Paper
Although the Discussion Paper is divided into different Option Papers, we must look at it holistically. The full picture is needed to understand what the effect will be on you and your business. Option Papers cover the following aspects of the ICT sector:
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- Infrastructure and services
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What you can do
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- Submit comments before the deadline and add your contribution to the review process. This is your last chance to make a comment and influence the drafting of the White Paper. Public comments are due by 30 January 2015.


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Let's start by saying this is not a cheap piece of kit! $190 plus shipping for a grip and tripod plate is not small change by anyone's standards and if you're based outside of the US territories it gets worse. If you're UK based, for example, you'll end up with a total bill of $306 shipped taxed so this really does need to be very, very good. (click on any of the images below for a larger version)
The BX100 set is modular and comprises three separate components: a base plate, a side plate and the grip and each piece can be purchased separately. The base plate can be used as a standalone and the grip and side plate added later. Hex bolts attach the components to each other and once assembled it's rock solid with zero give in any of the pieces.
The complete unit then attaches to the camera using a single screw directly into the tripod thread in the camera's base. Once in place it feels like a part of the camera though it does obviously add some bulk. Really Right Stuff have used high quality materials in order to keep the weight down so whilst the overall combo is certainly slightly heavier it's not terribly noticeable and won't trouble anyone who's eaten in the last fortnight.
The grip is well designed and sits well in the hand. The groove for your forefinger works very well and if you have the Thumbs Up grip on your camera you have an ergonomically winning combo that allows for easy and relaxed one-handed operation. The grip surface is smooth but does have a slight texture that seems to give an added feeling of security in the hand.
Many X100 owners may not feel a need for this accessory as I'd guess that most users hand hold 90%+ of the time. If, however, you're going to do studio style portraits, macro or low-light shots that require a longer shutter speed and where critical sharpness is vital then you're going to need a tripod and if you're going to need a tripod you're going to need at very least a base plate. When using a camera with a fixed focal length you're far more restricted than with a DSLR and zoom lens and because of that you'll find plenty of instances where you'll want to use the camera in portrait rather than landscape orientation. This is where the side plate kicks in and in my relatively short ownership of both the X100 and the BX100 I've already found it very handy.
The base plate is intelligently designed, like all RRS products, and allows quick access to the battery compartment and SD card slot.
There are going to be far cheaper alternatives to the BX100 but as with all things RRS you do get what you pay for. The set can easily be left permanently mounted to camera which will offer you protection for the camera, a very good grip and dual tripod plates to go, all whilst allowing you free access to both the battery/SD compartment and side ports as long as you don't mind the aesthetics and the extra bulk. If not, it takes seconds to unbolt and throw back in the kit bag. What you can't do is use the BX100 in combination with any case. The fit is millimetre perfect so it's not going to slip on over a half case, for example. What you could do (assuming your case has a hole in the base to allow access to the tripod thread) is mount the base plate beneath a case. That won't work with Luig's half case, unfortunately, unless you ordered one with access holes cut in it but you could always get one cut, I guess.
So is it worth the wonga ("money" for our US readers..)? To be honest that's tough to say and depends greatly on how much use you'll get from it. If you regularly use a tripod with your X100 then I'd have to say "yes" as this will hold your camera as solidly as your tripod and tripod head will allow. If you're going to mount it three times a year then it's tough to justify $190 never mind the $306 it'll cost our European readers. If money is not an issue, however, this is probably as good as it gets.
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Nice review and I love RRS products (I have two pro ball heads and numerous camera plates), but It would appear from the photos that this grip really adds a lot of unnecessary bulk to what is a nice compact camera.
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The death of a loved one is always difficult but it can be even more challenging if you are the one who must handle all the resulting tax responsibilities.
There are a couple different ways you can assume the required duties:
• You may be named as the executor of the decedent's estate under his or her will.
• In the absence of a will, you could be appointed as the administrator by the probate court.
Either way, the duties are essentially the same, so for purposes of this article, we'll call the person with the responsibility the executor.
What must be done? The executor is charged with the task of finding the estate's assets, paying off its debts, and distributing whatever is left to the rightful heirs and beneficiaries. The executor is also required to file the necessary tax returns and pay any taxes due. If you are the executor and fail to do this, the IRS can come after you personally for tax underpayments, plus penalties and interest. So you need to understand what is involved and get the proper assistance from your attorney.
One of the duties is to make sure the decedent's final 1040 form is filed. The decedent's final tax return covers the period from January 1st through the date of death. The return is due on the normal date (generally April 15 of the following year). If the decedent was unmarried, the final 1040 is prepared in the usual fashion. When there is a surviving spouse, the final 1040 can be a joint return filed as if the decedent were still alive as of year end. The final joint return includes the decedent's income and deductions up to the time of death, plus the surviving spouse's income and deductions for the entire year.
The Handling of Medical Expenses
If large uninsured medical expenses were accrued but not paid before death, the executor must make an important choice about how they are treated for tax purposes. Along with any medical expenses paid before death, these accrued expenses can generally be deducted on the decedent's final 1040 to the extent they exceed 7.5% or 10% of adjusted gross income (AGI). This is an exception to the general rule that expenses must be paid in cash before they can be deducted. Final medical expenses can easily exceed 7.5% or 10% of AGI, especially if death occurs early in the year before much income is earned.
Important Note: If the decedent was age 65 or older in 2016, the 7.5% figure applies for his or her 2016 tax return. As of 2017, the 10% applies regardless of age.
Alternatively, an executor can choose to deduct the accrued medical expenses on the decedent's federal estate tax return. Of course, this is the wrong choice if no federal estate tax is owed. However, when estate tax is due, deducting accrued medical expenses on the estate tax return is usually the tax-smart option. Why? Because the estate tax rate is 40% while the decedent's final income tax rate could be as low as 10%. Plus, the full amount of the accrued medical expenses can be deducted on the estate tax return (not just the excess over 10% or 7.5% of AGI).
In addition to the final tax return and the medical expenses, here are the rest of the tax-related duties:
File the Estate's Income Tax Returns. Immediately after death, the decedent's estate may take over ownership of some or all of the decedent's assets. If so, the estate will be taxed on its income under complicated IRS guidelines applicable to trusts.
Important distinctions: We are talking about income taxes for the estate, not the final income taxes of the decedent. And the federal estate tax is an entirely different subject.
Small estates (with gross income under $600) aren't required to file income tax returns. If you are in charge of an estate that must file, get professional help to assist you with this onerous chore because the tax law is very complex.
File the Estate's Estate Tax Return. The federal estate tax return is filed on Form 706. Assuming the decedent did not make any sizable gifts before dying, no estate tax is due, and no Form 706 is required, unless the estate is worth over $5.49 million (up from $5.45 million in 2016). By sizable gifts, we mean in excess of $14,000 to a single recipient for 2017 (and 2016). If sizable gifts were made, the excess over the $14,000 threshold is added back to the estate to see if the annual limit in effect for that year is surpassed.
Form 706 is due nine months after death, but the deadline can be extended up to six months. Remember: While life insurance proceeds are generally free of any income tax, they are usually included in the decedent's estate for estate tax purposes — even if the money goes directly to policy beneficiaries. In fact, life insurance proceeds are the most common cause of unexpected estate tax bills.
One other very important point: Assets inherited by a surviving spouse are not included in the decedent's estate, as long as the surviving spouse is a U.S. citizen. This is called the unlimited marital deduction privilege and it's the most common reason why many large estates don't owe any federal estate tax.
If you are the executor of a substantial estate, consult with your tax adviser even if you think no estate tax is actually due. If you're correct, the cost to confirm your conclusion will be minimal. If you're wrong, filing Form 706 is generally a complicated matter and you may need professional assistance. Also, an experienced estate adviser may be able to find perfectly legal ways to substantially reduce the tax bite or even make it disappear.
More Miscellaneous Details
• If an estate must file income tax or estate tax returns, a federal employer identification number (EIN) must be obtained from the IRS.
• You should open a checking account in the name of the estate with some funds transferred from the decedent's accounts.
The bank will ask for the estate's EIN. Use the new account to accept deposits from income earned by the estate and to pay expenses – such as outstanding bills, funeral and medical expenses, and, of course, taxes.
Finally, state income tax returns and perhaps a state estate tax return will have to be filed.


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Within hours of arriving on Vanuatu's sunny shores, you will understand completely why this island archipelago was judged the "Happiest place on earth" and is a favourite holiday destination for singles, couples and families.
Not only are the local Ni-Vanuatu people friendlier, but within days you will find yourself leaving your worries behind and making friends with strangers. In fact, you can visit Vanuatu and not return for a year, and be greeted like old friends upon your return.
The People of Vanuatu
The Ni-Vanuatu are genuinely friendly, happy and satisfied with life. With little or no modern convienances such as running water, hot water or electricity, village life is simple, basic and down to earth. The Ni-Vanuatu exist in total harmony with nature without destroying the beautiful environment they live in and live each day to its fullest.
As Westerners, we could learn a lot from a culture where families share and care for each other. Where a community raises a child, supports its adults and cares for its elderly. Where the simple pleasures in life; healthy food, clean air, laughter and singing, unite families.
Things to See and Do in Vanuatu
Life in Vanuatu is simple but not quite primitive. Port Vila, the Capital of Efate, hosts an array of businesses, international banks, money changers, and duty free shops. For those who love to shop, you will find a blend of local and international clothing prints and designs, art work, jewellery, bags and shoes. Visit the Mama's market and you will personally see the local ladies sewing hand painted dresses and sarongs. Sewn, using only hand operated sewing machines you thought no longer existed in modern society. But of course this is Vanuatu, nothing is too old or wasted here.
Cafes and restaurants provide a local culinary experience, using local produce to create unique island cuisine to suit most budgets. Spend a week or more and eat your way through a variety of international food including; French, Chinese, Thai, Japanese, American, Italian and local fare such as lap lap, coconut crab, seafood and tropical fruit.
Support the local villages and visit the local markets and enjoy the colours, tastes and smells of village grown fruit and vegetables. Your tastebuds won't know what has hit them when they experience the sweetness and flavour of chemical free, locally grown organic produce.
Hotel and Resort Accommodation in Vanuatu
Looking for the perfect vanuatu accommodation for your holiday? Grab a tent and take a quick boat trip to one of the outer islands like Moso. Visit the turtle hatchery and sponsor the safe return to the sea for an adult turtle. From rustic beachfront holiday cabins and huts made of coral and thatched natangora, to 5 star boutique resorts on islands just off shore or idyllic beaches, Vanuatu has all the style, charm and quirkiness that makes for an unforgettable holiday that suits the budgets of all types of travellers and worldly explorers. Have a look at Vanuatu Accommodation for many accommodation options
Events and Social Activities in Vanuatu
Social life in Vanuatu includes open air movies, casinos, local bars and nightclubs- hosting theme nights, harbour cruises, beach bars and night time sailing tours. In a small town like Port Vila, local expats live by the rule, "Variety is the spice of life" and will invite you to join them as they unwind and relax after their working week.
Local celebrations include Independence week, celebrating Independence from British and French rule in 1980. This is a week long celebration showcasing local organic food, multicultural music, entertainment and activities.
Each July hosts Race week, with a sailing regatta, real horse racing and a Gala charity ball. The Island population consists of many diverse and multicultural societies, making race day one that is definitely, not to be missed.
Melbourne Cup day is also celebrated under the marquis in Port Vila, with live TV feeds, sweeps, fashions on the field and international entertainment. With proceeds and raffle money being donated to local charities, this is a great day out for the ladies, locals and visitors alike.
Islands of Vanuatau
The Islands of Vanuatu are surrounded by colourful coral reefs, deserted beaches and crystal blue waters, sparkling with a clarity that you can only dream of. Wherever you visit in Vanuatu, you will find no two beaches are the same. Each location offers something different. Quiet lagoons where dugongs wallow, black volcanic sands, white sandy beaches, blue holes for snorkelling, waves for surfing, deep water for diving amongst ship wrecks and impressive deep sea boating and fishing.
Vanuatu affects visitors in many ways, and everyone who visits this Island paradise, located so close to Australia, is touched differently by the experience, which is why so many return again and again.
The islands and people of Vanuatu have a charm that you simply won't find elsewhere. With each visit, you will uncover and discover another amazing aspect of these relatively untouched islands. Each time creating different memories and experiences.
Whether you are looking for an escape from reality, family friendly resorts, children friendly activities, extreme adventures or honeymoon escapes for the newlywed or always wed, this island paradise has something for everyone. All within a few short hours air travel from the east coast of Australia.
Vanuatu is culturally rich, interesting, safe, friendly, affordable and must be experienced to be believed. Vanuatu simply is "The happiest place on earth".
* Note: Room prices change constantly. You should check the latest availability as in many cases the room price can be even lower than the listed price on the LastBeds website.


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The 19th Annual Reaching for the Cure Half Marathon, 10K, 5K and Kids Run returns to Orange County this March 26th, 2017 at Irvine Valley College!
The event honors pediatric cancer warriors, patients, and survivors everywhere, and brings runners, walkers, fundraisers, sponsors, vendors and volunteers from all over Southern California together in an effort to Reach for the Cure!
After the race, there's a finish line festival – fun for the whole family! The festival features exhibitors, food and musical entertainment, and the PCRF's famous Kids Zone with petting zoo, bounce houses, obstacle courses, video trucks, face painting, attractions and more!
There's still time to join in and help support the fight!
Adult Half Marathon – $80.00
Adult 10K Run – $40.00
Adult 5K Run – $39.00
Adult 5K Walk – $39.00
Child – 5K Run, 5K Walk (Untimed), 10K Run – $25.00
1K Kids Fun Run (Untimed) – $20.00
Virtual Participant – $20.00
Use Code MOMMYMANIA to receive 15% off all adult entries!
Hope to see you there!


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Blind Spot is an excellent read for anyone interested in the the concepts of mental models /bias and the influences they have on our opinions of and interactions with others.
This particular study focuses on what I refer to as affinity bias, the desire or tendancy to help those who are most like ourselves. While different from overt prejudice and seemingly innocuous on the surface, these behaviours ultimately exasperate problems such as social stratification.
By unconsciously support those most like ourselves we may be unintentionally adding to the problem.