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If you turn the center gate valve off, any water that is still running is not going though the softener.
Ordered and received my softener, asked my buddy to come be an extra hand while I hook it up (he knows more about plumbing than me since I don't really know much at all :P), and he tells me that this bypass (i'm actually going to cut off the the valves (they're not threaded) and use the pipes to connect to the included bypass) isn't set up to soften all my water, just a few select faucets. Taking a look at it, i realize that i (still) have no idea what this bypass is actually doing. Not sure if he's right, so I figured I'd ask here.
I tried to take some pictures and a video so people could see what I have going on and maybe help me. I really would like to do this myself, and know that, while I'm not nearly the most qualified person, i am capable of doing this, and want to do it, but until I figure this out I'm gonna be at a standstill. I may call a plumber to help me trace the lines, but would really hate to spend anymore money than I already have on this "project." If I go that route I'm going to be out a decent chunk of money and it'll take me a bit to save up for that. :/
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If you turn the center gate valve off, any water that is still running is not going though the softener.
As stated above you should be able to close the center valve and then determine what faucets are serviced by the pipes at the by-pass. You could turn it off and see if the water runs at the kitchen sink, bath room faucets, outside faucets etc, etc.
That is a solid idea. Maybe I shouldve thought of that in the first place. I feel like an idiot lol...
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Right now the left and right gate valves are closed and the center valve is open (I persume). If the center is closed, water will be shut off to where ever it is going. Any water flowing is not going though that bypass so it will not flow through the softener. The actual "bypass" is the cross over pipe so if it were hooked to a softener with the outside valves closed and the cross over valve open, the unit would be on "bypass".
Ok, so i closed the middle valve, and tested a bunch of faucets. Nothing seems to be happening. If closing that valve does stop water to those faucets, how long would it take to notice reduced/no flow? I thought it was pretty fast. Which means, this bypass isnt doing much at all lol.
It is hard to tell from your photos or the video where the main water from the city connects into the copper in the room with the bypass valves. I'm starting to think that those three valves may NOT have been set up as a water softener connection.
I'd recommend getting out a piece of paper and sketching out your water pipes, at least from the point where the main feed enters your house to the point where it starts to be distributed to to other rooms or floors. If you forget about the three valves, and instead ask yourself, "where can I insert something that will get to -all- of my water using devices (except, perhaps outdoor faucets)? where would that be in your drawings? Where would it be in your house? That is where you would need to insert the water softener.
You may also want to tap off a separate line ahead of the softener to feed the kitchen sink (either as the sole cold water feed to the kitchen, or ideally, as a separate line to a separate faucet in the sink).
In my basement, for instance, the main water pipe enters the room through the floor. The first three items in line are: a shut-off valve, a pressure reducing valve, the city water meter, then another shutoff valve. After that, I have a tee, with one arm going to non-softened outlets (outdoor faucets, kitchen sink, ice cube maker) and the other arm going to the water softener (with its own bypass valve) then to the rest of the house.
Thanks for the informative post JohnnyO!
I will try doing that. It's a little messy up there but if I get in the crawl space I think i could do it.
I'm beginning to think this may be beyond me. Not so much the learning how to solder thing, but finding the right place to do it and bypassing the outside lines and ripping apart the walls freaks me out. It might just be a ton of work. It's gonna suck forking out a few hundred dollars or more to a plumber, but I guess you gotta do what you gotta do. I'll probably just take my mind off it for a while, haha.
What could that bypass valve be for? It turned off nothing!
It says "water softener hookup" all over it, but it may have been an afterthought, hooked into the main system after the house was built. In any case, you'll save yourself a lot of money by crawling wherever you have to crawl and making a good drawing of your plumbing. Any decent plumber will want that information, and if he has to crawl to find it, he'll be crawling at $100/hr or so.
One thought: if you turn open either of the two "other" valves, does water come out? Can't tell from the pictures if they're capped off or open, ready to be plumbed out further. If no water comes out, this "softener loop" may be valved off upstream. Turn off the bypass valve, and see if water comes out either of the other two valves (or both).
Also, if you turned off the valve and it did in fact control any downstream water, you'd notice the reduction in flow almost immediately at a downstream fixture.
Though, I am positive that when I closed all the valves (well, the other two were already closed :P), I couldnt figure out which faucets were affected. Cold and hot water worked, and even the outside faucets worked (i tried the kitchen sink, the first floor and basement bathrooms, the basement shower, the laundry room, and an outside faucet.
Very curious. All I can guess is whoever hooked this up screwed up or was fiendishly clever. I love a good puzzle; looking forward to hearing what you find.
If you close the center valve, one of the other valves should have no water coming out after you depressurerize and drain the pipes. This would be the soft water side of the system.
The way it's setup is still confusing to me. When I think of a proper setup, I think of the main line, then a line coming up (or down, or whatever direction you want) to the softener, then a bypass, then another line coming up (or down, or whatever direction you want) away from the softener, and then the main line again.
Question: even if I was using the softeners bypass, I would still have to have a bypass in the main line so that the hard and soft water don't mix, right?


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According to the Alabama Department of Public Health's annual report on infection rates released Thursday, Regional Medical Center in Anniston improved from last year and met national averages for healthcare-associated infections. The improvement efforts are part of a statewide attempt to lower infection rates while improving patient care and lowering costs, health care industry experts say.
The improvement comes just a year after the hospital showed below-average infection rates for certain categories in the state's first report on the subject. The report rates hospitals based on four categories infections, including catheter associated urinary tract, central line-associated bloodstream, colon surgery and abdominal hysterectomy infections.
The report shows RMC had fewer catheter associated urinary tract infections in 2012 than in 2011, meeting the national average for the year. The hospital reported urinary tract infections that were above the national average in 2011.
The report also shows RMC remained in line with the national averages for the other three categories in 2012 as it did in 2011.
"We are continually trying to improve and to get better," said Kandi Williams, infection preventionist at RMC. "I'm pleased at the progress the hospital is making ... it is heading in the right direction."
Williams said RMC increased the training of its staff to lower the infection rates.
"We've done a lot of hands-on education with our staff related to catheter care," Williams said.
Meanwhile, Anniston's Stringfellow Memorial Hospital was in line with the national average for urinary tract and colon surgery infections last year -- performing the same as it did in 2011. However, Stringfellow performed far fewer patients than RMC in both categories, meaning less chance for infection. Stringfellow had no ranking in the other two categories because the hospital did not have enough cases last year for an accurate calculation in the report's statistical model.
Attempts to reach Stringfellow for comment were unsuccessful Friday.
RMC Jacksonville did not have a ranking in any of the four categories because it had too few cases to report.
RMC and Stringfellow meet national averages of infection rates, however, many state hospitals still performed better. The report shows that on average, Alabama hospitals performed better than the national average in all four categories. In the previous report, Alabama's hospitals performed better than national averages in just three of the categories.
"This is recognition of a lot of hard work going on," said Rosemary Blackmon, vice president of the Alabama Hospital Association.
Blackmon said hospital infections are a national problem and the state's reason for the annual report was to encourage hospitals to address the issue.
"Infections are an issue at all hospitals," Williams said.
Blackmon said reducing infections means better care for patients, but also less costs for hospitals. According to a study of 70 hospitals conducted by the Alabama Hospital Association between 2010 and 2012, infection reduction efforts at those facilities saved $5 million and prevented 1,258 infections in the first year.
"That shows the magnitude of reduction," Blackmon said.
Williams said she and the rest of RMC staff are not satisfied with their latest infection rates and plan to continue their efforts to reduce them.
"Our goal is zero infections," Williams said. "We're going to continue to reinforce our programs and education for our staff."
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German design company Goldtatze (Goldpaw) specializes in creating overhead playgrounds and walkways for cats. The company's complex playgrounds feature long scratch posts, descending ramps, rope bridges, platforms and other structures perfectly suited for a cat's acrobatics. As most cat owners know, a setup like this is much preferred to a tree, which cats might be able to climb but may have trouble getting out of.


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Here's a taste of what TheBody.com has to offer on this topic:
Ask the Experts
Causes of "Buffalo hump"?First I want to thank you all for the time and effort you put in towards tempering the lives of those of us with HIV. My question is, which component(s) of the medicinal arsenal used to fight HIV contribute to the "buffalo hump" syndrome,...
Response from Keith Henry, M.D.
University of Minnesota, School of MedicineBuffalo humps are fat deposits located behind the neck. They were reported to have occurred even prior to the use of potent antiretroviral therapy and have not been linked exclusively to any particular HIV medication. Certain HIV meds appear to be... Read more »
Causes of Buffalo humpHi Dr.I'm have been poz since 1999 and very healthy. Currently I'm taking Viread,Epivir,... Read more »
What options are available for someone whose buffalo hump is so huge, it is deforming! (BUFFALO HUMP, 2009)Hello to my favorite Doc. This is Mommy of three and I hope to find you are doing wonderfully and... Read more »
Surgery Savvy For PWAsThe "buffalo hump" on the back of your neck is now too large to ignore. It's time to get something done. And you sure aren't about to discontinue the ritonavir cocktail that raised your T-cells, suppressed your viral load, and brought you, well,... Read more »
Over the HumpFor almost 20 years, Sandy Lambert's family doctor told him, "If you feel well, don't get an HIV test." He doesn't have that doctor anymore. It wasn't until 1996 when Lambert underwent surgery for an out-of-control staph infection in his thigh... Read more »
New York: Buffalo AIDS Services Agency to Move to New FacilityIn a joint venture, Buffalo's AIDS Community Services (ACS) and Clover Management are developing Evergreen Center, a $10 million, five-story medical services and research center to be located at 23 High St. A derelict 10-story building near the... Read more »
HIV/AIDS Outreach Efforts in Atlanta, Buffalo, N.Y., Target Black CommunityThe following summarizes two recent events that seek to raise HIV/AIDS awareness in the black community. Atlanta: The African-American Outreach Initiative will hold its 10th annual conference on HIV/AIDS in Atlanta March 15, the Atlanta... Read more »
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Buffalo Hump Just Starting
Posted by mike55, 6 RepliesHi,
I have been successly treated with Trizivir for four years (since becoming HIV+). All was well until a few weeks ago I noticed the dreaded hump starting to appear behind my neck.
I would like to hear experiences from anyone going through this... Read more »
buffalo hump
Posted by Anonymous, 6 Replieshas anyone experienced a "buffalo hump"? my doctor says that not enough information is known about the cause or treatment of it. i have consulted with a plastic surgeon who has recommended a procedure to remove the hump. has anyone had any... Read more »
crixibelly and buffalo back
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Colonie >Food & Dining > Chili's
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Chain – I know why I hate chains. Many people disagree with me obviously. Will not even comment about the food but to get three stars for a chain is a good thing.
Families and an after-work crowd come to this relaxed Tex-Mex chain for sizzling fajitas and a buzzing bar scene. – In Short
Festive decor of colorfully tiled tables, vintage photographs and sunny Southwestern accents welcomes an all-ages crowd at this informal hangout. Youngsters and their parents pile into dining room booths; casual business types toss back margaritas and watch televised sports at the bar. The menu features mild versions of Lone Star state favorites, from double-basted baby back ribs and steak fajitas to red-beef chili and deep-fried onions.
OMG! – The Triple Play starter was good. I ordered my drink, Tropical Sunrise, the best EVER! We ordered our meals. I got the $14.49 entree, I went with the Chili's Sirloin and Garlic and Lime Shrimp. EXCELLENT! The steak was done perfect, even though they never put the herb butter on it, and the shrimp was delicious!! The sides were good too, the potatoes were a little cold, but they were topped with bacon and cheese so it was OK and the veggies were cooked right. Grilled Shrimp Alfredo ws OK, he did not like the spice they topped it with, but overall he said it was OK. MOLTEN CHOCOLATE CAKE for dessert, was good. Our total was $50.27, which was somewhat high compared to what I have spent at my local resturants, but I have to say it is worth it! The service was really quick also.
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On this date in 1967, Floridian Psychedelic Folk band Pearls Before Swine (a precursor to contemporary so-called "Freak Folk") began the three-day sessions for its debut album, One Nation Underground. The album would become a moderate success, selling nearly a quarter of a million copies.
One of the album's tracks, "(Oh Dear) Miss Morse," was the source of some controversy. The subversive chorus of the weird little song (essentially a banjo riff with some organ blips) consists of vocalist/songwriter Tom Rapp (and that organ) "singing" in Morse code the letters "F," "U," "C" and "K" (Dit Dit Dah Dit/Dit Dit Dah/Dah Dit Dah Dit/Dah Dit Dah).
And they would have gotten away with it, too, if it weren't for some meddling kids! Famous New York DJ Murray the K was busted after playing the song on the air when a few smarty-pants Boy Scouts reportedly recognized the code and called in to complain about the veiled obscenity (or maybe brag that they figured it out).
It's not the only song to feature secret Morse code messaging. Mike Oldfield's album Amarok (featuring, essentially, one hour-long track) came towards the end of his contract with Virgin Records in 1990. Oldfield sent a little note to his boss on the album; towards the end, there's a Morse code message that spells out "Fuck Off RB," referring to Virgin label chief Richard Branson.
The Rush song "YYZ" from the 1981 album Moving Pictures also features Morse coding, in a pretty ingenious manner. Drummer Neil Pert's rhythm on the song is based on Morse for "YYZ." The letters weren't especially controversial, though — they were simply the code for Toronto's airport (Rush is from the area).
Other instances of Morse code in popular music: Roger Waters' album Radio KAOS features several Morse messages; Kraftwerk used it throughout their 1975 track "Radioactivity" (it simply spells out the title); and The Clash's "London Calling" has choppy guitar feedback at the end of the song that spells out "S.O.S."
Here's the Pearls Before Swing tune. NSFW (if you work for a former Boy Scout or telegraph expert).
Born This Day: Musical movers and shakers sharing a May 7 birthday include late drummer for influential Rock bands New York Dolls and Johnny Thunders and the Heartbreakers, Jerry Nolan (1946); Disco diva ("Don't Leave Me This Way"), singer/songwriter and actress Thelma Houston (1946); masterful German Boogie Woogie pianist Axel Zwingenberger (1955); Motorhead guitarist Phil Campbell (1961); Swedish one-hit-wonder, son of Jazz legend Don Cherry and half-brother to Neneh Cherry, Eagle-Eye Cherry (1971); drummer for British Pop/Rock stars Arctic Monkeys, Matt Helders (1986); and British singer Martina Topley-Bird (1975).
Topley-Bird is probably best known as a crucial part of Trip Hop pioneer Tricky's early (and biggest) success as vocalist on his classic album, 1995's Maxinquaye. The album made Tricky a Pop star, something that he admittedly was not prepared for and which drove him a little nuts. He recently told U.K.'s The Guardian that, going into the album's release, "I thought I'd be an underground artist. I had no idea it was going to do that and I was not ready for it." He says he spent much of the rest of his career trying to become more of a cult artist than a superstar. And he succeeded.
Topley-Bird parted ways with Tricky in 1998 and has made a trio of solo album (and worked with Gorillaz and Massive Attack). But late last month, she rejoined Tricky in England to perform Maxinquaye in its entirety. Well, that was the plan, anyway. Tricky reportedly disappeared during parts of the performances, which didn't exactly live up the "play the full album" billing. In a review of the performance in Manchester, ClashMusic.com wrote that the Tricky concert ultimately became "the Martina Topley-Bird show, with the singer providing the only reliable musical seam throughout, in contrast to an erratic and seemingly disengaged Tricky."
Here's Martina Topley-Bird's "Anything" from her acclaimed debut solo album, Quixotic.
Editor's Note: Brian Penick of local music promotions company The Counter Rhythm Group is guest blogging for CityBeat monthly to provide a behind-the-scenes look at his journey to release his interactive industry guidebook, Musicians' Desk Reference. Read Penick's first three blogs here.
I am not sure where I originally heard it, but the statement about how an idea "is the most contagious thing in the world" has really been resonating with me this past month.
It is amazing to take a step back from most things in the world and realize that they all started with an initial concept that grew through some evolutionary process. Probably not the way you would expect me to start a blog entry, but you have to understand this to know where this entire microcosm of Musicians' Desk Reference has come from to consider where we are hoping to take it.
All of this started with an idea, something that had been bubbling up in my sub-conscience for over a decade, since I first started touring in bands. The business side of the music industry had always fascinated me, if only to simply question "why" and "how" the process worked for artists finding success. I knew that there had to be a great deal of factors behind this and that there isn't really one true answer, but it was still enough to start me on a quest to find out whatever I could. Quite a task for someone barely old enough to drive, but, still, I knew that it was something worth investigating.
I have no shame in seeking the truth. I would ask anyone that I had met along the way, from bands to promoters and bar staff to industry professionals … if I could steal someone for a 30-second conversation, they would be hit with as many questions as I could get in. This always comes to a peak at any sort of festival/conference event when I am on the hunt for individuals that I know will be in attendance. The fangs come out and the hunt is on. I've been able to leverage some tours and significant milestones out for some of my projects, most notably at this year's South by Southwest conference.
This soon turned to me attempting to give back to the music community, offering advice to anyone that asked for it. Casual conversations at shows over drinks eventually led to me wonder if I could do something similar for a living. Several months and numerous drafts of a business plan later, I was on my way, always intending on helping the greatest number of artists as I possibly could.
Here we are now, several years into the (initial phase of the) process, and the idea has certainly become infectious. What started as me wishfully thinking in the back of vans and busses that were buzzing across the land has started to take shape in a way that I would have never imagined.
While there are many things that are happening behind closed doors and cannot be disclosed (this document would have more redacted text than not were I to reveal many of the details), I can tell you that this idea has grown into more than a book and more than a batch of information. Our team has now tripled in size and the partnerships with third parties are growing by the month. The end result is going to be something that will even impress me, which is important to note because I am probably the harshest critic of them all.
I have had a vision for this project throughout the course of all of this. While I have been flexible at times, the integrity of Musicians' Desk Reference is one thing that I am not willing to compromise. I am treating this as if it were a band trying to advance on its own through the music industry, gaining organic support along the way through due diligence and hard work. I am so proud of how far we have come. As we prepare to build the final version with a team of engineers over these next couple weeks, the anticipation builds like a child's on Christmas morning — except we want to give rather than receive.
It has been slightly unnerving while building Musicians' Desk Reference, knowing that it will inevitably be released to the world and run through the gauntlet of reviewers and critics, but in the end it should be known that we are here to help. Others may be creating a process, but we are trying to set a standard; a precedent that the industry can work from to give everyone an equal opportunity. Call us crazy, but this is a mantra that we use on a daily basis.
I know this may not all make sense and seem broad from an outside perspective, but, trust us, it will make sense as we delve further into the specifics. More clear details will emerge as our release date at this year's Midpoint Music Festival (Sept. 26-28) approaches. Just know we are working hard with good intentions.
April 29 - Super 8 Motel, Wytheville, Va.
Wytheville — pronounced "whiteville," I believe — sits at the cross of I-77 and I-81. Looking down I-81, I used to see Bristol, Tenn., and think of that time in 1927 when The Cater Family and Jimmie Rodgers separately met a rep from the Victor Talking Machine Company and recorded a couple of songs. They got paid about $100. Lot's changed since then, though the pay's about the same. These days when I look down towards Bristol I see a redneck deputy hauling a longed haired songwriter off to jail for the crime of relieving himself behind a bush. In 1981, that cost $25. There use to be a great BBQ joint in Wytheville. It's gone. too. They had the best fried chicken and blackberry cobbler.
I guess everyone wore themselves out Saturday as no one stayed up past midnight to talk or jam or whatever. On Sunday morning, with a solid six hours of sleep, I was up and drenched in coffee by 8 a.m. I packed up camp and planned what was left of my MerleFest weekend. I like to get going, so it was an easy morning and I headed out to the Traditional Tent for some Shape Note Singing with Laura Boosinger.
I misidentified this a few days ago as Sacred Heart singing. The idea is the same — using shapes for notes instead of notes on a musical staff. Sacred Heart uses four notes. Shape Note uses seven. The workshop I attended was about those seven notes and how to sing them. It's pretty straight forward — anyone who's ever seen The Sound of Music and sang "Do Re Mi" will get the idea. "Do Re Mi Fa So La Ti" — each note has a particular shape attached to it and you sing that note when you see that shape. Laura talks about the history of Congregational singing, why they use shapes (people actually patented musical notation at one time) and how Sacred Heart differs from Shaped Note contextually, historically and regionally. Pretty cool stuff, even if the Traditional Tent smells like a barn and is now filled with flies. Laura is also really funny, cracking denominational jokes that the churchgoers find hilarious. I don't get them.
My interest in Sacred Heart/Shaped Note singing came when I wandered into a church one Sunday morning 30 or so years ago. I was wandering around northern Alabama on a motorcycle making my way to the Natchez Trace and then south to New Orleans when I stopped for a breather and cool air beneath a tree. I heard the singing as soon as my head stopped rattling. I slipped inside the outer part of a church and heard the most glorious harmonies — not sweet or beautiful, but primitive and inspiring.
In Shape Note, everyone is singing to the pitch the lead singer has identified. There is no piano, no organ, no hip dude playing guitar, only imperfect humans looking for the most comfortable place for their voice to sing. Your split into four groups depending on your vocal range — altos (includes sopranos), tenors, bass (includes baritones) and leads (anyone who can't but follow the melody regardless of range). I go to the bass group. Each group has a different part to sing — the altos, basses and tenors all singing a harmony part and the leads singing the melody. When it all comes together it unifies the same way most old time music does. It's wondrous and miraculous; if there is a place where God exists, it is inside the dissonance that has congealed into a thing so coherent and beautiful that any existence of God outside of it becomes marginal and meaningless.
I leave the Traditional Tent invigorated and inspired and head back to camp to pack the van. Everything packed and lunch consumed, I head back to the Traditional Tent for one last show before heading home — "Women Singing Traditional Music." On stage are women ages 20 -70, including hosts Carol Rifkin and Gaye Johnson, Brooke Buckner, Laura Boosinger, Joan Wernick, Tara Nevins (Donna the Buffalo), Kim McWhirter and Gailanne Amundsen (Jubal's Kin). All give outstanding performances, but Kim McWhirter brings the house down with a moving version of the Dolly Parton song "Crippled Bird" (which in turn is based on an English Broadside) sung in a sweet mountain lilt and strummed sparingly on guitar.
A wonderful to finish to a great MerleFest.
MerleFest is so much more then one guy can write about, no matter how much he tries. I like what I like — new bands and rediscovering old favorites. In addition to what I see and hear, there are workshops on everything from clawhammer banjo to dulcimer playing, a kids stage and activities, open mics, sitting and picking, indoor concerts, food, vendors galore. It is amazing how much music and activity the organizers pack into one day (and then clean it all up and do it again).
A lot of people stream in mid-afternoon for the nighttime concert. As mentioned, these always feature name acts. I am most fortunate to be able to tag along with my sister, help her in her booth and receive onsite camping privileges in exchange. By 8 p.m., I'm pretty exhausted and looking forward to reading under the remaining light and then laying back and hearing what's on the main stage.
This year they had some good acts. Thursday night the very humble and talented (and maybe the last real Country act standing in Nashville) Vince Gill had a fine set. Saturday I was fortunate to hear Derek Trucks take Sam Bush and his band to school on how to play melodious improvisation on the Clapton tune "Bell Bottom Blues." Derek Trucks is the living heir on slide guitar to the dead-to-early Duane Allman and he has unquestionably extended that legacy way past a wink and a nod and into something quite imaginative and bold. His wife Susan Tedeschi joined them on The Rolling Stones' "Gimme Shelter" and hit all the backing vocal parts with soul.
Later that night, Trucks and Tedeschi helped Los Lobos to new heights on a cover of the Grateful Dead's "Bertha." They sounded like they were having a blast, and my noisy camp neighbors confirmed as much the next morning as they were on stage watching the whole thing go down. Unfortunately, I slept through most of Los Lobos set and the Tedeschi/Trucks set Saturday night, though I caught the first few songs, and they sounded quite excellent. Good sleeping music — that's a compliment!
Editor's Note: Brian Penick of local music promotions company The Counter Rhythm Group has been guest blogging for CityBeat monthly to provide a behind-the-scenes look at his journey to release his interactive industry eBook, Musicians' Desk Reference. Click here for his previous blog entries.
Enough with the chitchat — let's get down to business.For those of you that have been reading/following/listening/talking about Musicians' Desk Reference over the past several months, you might still have questions, and that is OK. At times throughout this process I have even found myself taking a step back to consider what exactly I am doing.
In reality, that is what this entire project is about — questioning. Specifically, it's about the questions artists inevitably are faced with in the music industry. You should question it all, everything, all the time. That where this idea came from and, frankly, how I live my life. And I would say it is working out pretty well.
But the time for questions is over — so let's see some answers.
What is Musicians' Desk Reference? It's a music industry progression eBook. What does that mean? It is an online platform (website) that helps artists work through common scenarios in the music industry, such as starting out, recording, promoting, touring and building a team. It is a time management system that conforms to your schedule and your level of interest. There is even a tool that builds documentation for you, in addition to the packaging, including several useful items, such as paper stock and labels for at-home printing.
This platform is designed for everyone — from beginners to professionals, and all those in between. You don't like reading? That's fine; you can adjust it to recall very minimal information. You like reading thousands of lines worth of information? Well, friend, you're in luck. Click away on our lists and just let us know you're okay a few months after filling your head with useful and practical information. If you are a musician that is interested in furthering your career to any degree — from a local to a national level — this eBook is for you.
Where did this come from? Me, actually. I am a musician and have been for half my life. I have spent years in vans, trailers, buses, airplanes, trains and even on boats playing original music all over the world. I have always been fascinated with the music industry and how it works, always wondering why things happened the way that they do.
This fascination led me start The Counter Rhythm Group, an artist development/marketing/event promotion company — built by artists, for artists — offering assistance groups that are younger and newer than ones traditionally serviced. TCRG has worked to develop a range of artists, from those that are still just starting out to some that you can hear on commercial radio stations, all over the course of almost three years. When the requests outnumbered the amount of work we could handle, I decided to build a public platform based on our actual working models. Fast-forward to the present day and you have Musicians' Desk Reference.
We have worked tirelessly for months (beyond the almost two years of development) building a robust product that is jam-packed with information for the user and I can honestly say that we are still impressed, even after staring at it for hours on end. We've even been testing the specifics on a young Cincinnati-based band called PUBLIC, and we are proud to say that things are going very well.
The best part is that the wait is almost over. I am very excited to announce that Musicians' Desk Reference will be available exclusively to the Cincinnati market at CityBeat's Midpoint Music Festival, three weeks ahead of the national launch in New York City at the CMJ Music Marathon.
Hear that, Cincinnati? We love you so much that we are giving you the opportunity to have this in your hands well before anyone else does.
What's that? You want more? All right!
We are also partnering with the fine folks at Midpoint Music Festival as a sponsor, offering a complimentary full version of the eBook to all showcasing artists. That's right, you play and it's yours! But what if you did not get selected to the festival but still want a copy? We will be on-hand all three days at our sponsorship tent— located at the MidPoint Midway Stage at Twelfth and Vine streets (right next to the MPMF box office) — selling the eBook for 25% off its regular retail price. We will also be presenting live demos of the site with the development team available for questions.
I could not be more proud of the work that has gone into
this project and I am forever in debt to the dedicated folks that have
been behind me from the start (including CityBeat music guy Mike
Breen — someone please give that man a gift basket full of money for all
he does for the Cincinnati music scene). (Editor's note #2: Large, unmarked bills only, please.)
We really hope to level the playing field in the music industry with Musicians' Desk Reference, educating artists and helping them to build a strong foundation to work from. We all have a similar goal for success in mind, however we define it, and I want this project to give every individual that chance.
As artists, let's take pride in our actions and help our peers. Let's step away from the competitive mentality and work together instead of against each other. Let's form a music community and celebrate the opportunities that are available to us. This is our industry and this is our time. Musicians' Desk Reference: Empowering Artists to Progress Through the Modern Music Industry.
Here is an introductory video for MDR's release:
Last night, this year's Grammy nominations were announced. Apparently. I flipped to the 10 p.m. "announcement" — CBS's The GRAMMY Nominations Concert Live!! — a few times but didn't hear one word about who was nominated. Although the all-star rendition of Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five's Hip Hop classic (host LL Cool J called it "the greatest Hip Hop song of all time") was cool to see, the tributes to Nick Ashford and Jerry Leiber (with their songwriting-duo partners Valerie Simpson and Mike Stoller) was a nice touch and the closing Lady Gaga/Sugarland collaboration was at least interesting. Thanks to ye olde internets, I was finally able to see who was nominated this year and, I have to say, once again the list of nominees is more surprising than what we've come to expect from the Grammys. In past years, Paul Simon's latest album, So Beautiful or So What, would have scored nominations in almost every category it was eligible. But this year, it was completely snubbed.
Below are a few random observations about the nominations this year. Click here to view the full list of nominees (or here for a PDF file download). The 54th Grammys ceremony is Feb. 12, airing on CBS.
• Cincinnati native Fred Hersch (pictured) scored two nominations this year. (Click here for Brian Baker's interview with Hersch for CityBeat from earlier this year when he came to town for a two-night stand at the Blue Wisp.) The well-known and respected Jazz pianist (who grew up in North Avondale and attended Walnut Hills High School) is up for Best Jazz Instrumental Album for his Alone at the Vanguard, as well as "Best Improvised Jazz Solo" (which may just be my favorite category, at least in spirit) for his solo on that album's track "Work."
During the heat of the current presidential election, you can always count on Team Coco to keep those LOLs and ROFLs alive and well. For its weekly Rdio mixtape, Team Coco has procured the perfect songs for a Mitt Romney playlist. Featuring tracks such as Money, Money, Money, Polygamy Blues, I Gotsta Get Paid and many more, this playlist is sure to get anyone's Romney on.Enjoy! Well, most of you. Forty-seven % of you can
What's your favorite musical group/artist of all time? Got it? Good.
Who are you voting for this upcoming election for President of the United States? Got it? Good.
Now let's say that favorite artist of yours was coming to Cincinnati to perform. Let's say it's a remarkably intimate show with limited tickets. And let's say you've got a friend who can get you a ticket to purchase. Let's say it's $35.
But here's the catch — your favorite group or solo artist is making their concert a fundraiser for the guy you REALLY don't want to be President.
Do you suck it up and pay the admission/donation for a chance to see a once-in-a-lifetime concert? Maybe make a bigger donation to your guy's campaign? Or do you refuse to do anything that may, in even the smallest way, affect the outcome of … well, possibly American history.
Cincinnati-bred/Brooklyn-based band The National has just announced a special last-minute pair of shows in Ohio next week, including a show at the revitalized Emery Theatre in Over-the-Rhine on Oct. 4 (they play the Newport Music Hall in Columbus on Oct. 3).
The concert — which comes a few weeks before the band headlines the Freedom to Love Now! marriage equality-supporting concert in New York City — is a benefit for "Gottavote: Ohio," President Barack Obama's campaign to get Ohioans registered and voting. The band will also reportedly play a private fundraising function in Cincinnati for Obama right after the Emery show.
Searching around for ticket info (details have yet to be announced; we'll update this post when they are), I came across the event's page at Last.fm, where an apparent big National fan left the post's sole comment: "Obama fundraiser...What a moral dilemma…"
As a hardcore lefty and big National fan, I personally have no dilemma in this situation, but I sympathize with the commenter. What if The National had a change of heart since last performing for Obama in Cincinnati (a huge, free outdoor show on Fountain Square with The Breeders in 2008) and the members were disillusioned by the President's first-term actions (or inaction), built up impressive balances in their bank accounts and decided the best way to protect America (and their money) was to go out and do whatever they could to get Mitt Romney elected. Would you still go?
"Shut up and sing" is an oft used saying for people who think politics and music have no business being in bed together. But if the artist shuts up and sings, but just so happens to give your admission fee to a politician you despise, what do you do?
Personally, I stay home and wait until the artist's next show. Luckily for me, deciding not to go to a Mitt Romney concert/benefit featuring Kid Rock, The Oak Ridge Boys and Hank Williams, Jr., is not a hard choice in the slightest.
When Maps & Atlases dropped Perch Patchwork, their 2010 debut full-length and first album for Barsuk Records, the Chicago-based quartet was just beginning to explore the intersection of their adoration of Post-Punk Math heroes like Don Caballero and their father-tilted love of '70s Prog avatars like Jethro Tull and Mahavishnu Orchestra. M&A's introductory EPs — 2006's Tree, Swallows, Houses and 2008's You and Me and the Mountain — found the band pursuing a more Folk-tinged flavor, but Perch Patchwork was an expansive yet subtle attempt to utilize the totality of the band's creative building blocks. That exploration paid huge dividends as critics and fans alike were drawn to M&A's lo-fi sonic constructions and hi-fi orchestral ambitions.
Maps & Atlases' sophomore full length, Beware and Be Grateful, expands and refines the musical trail blazed on Perch Patchwork. In the album's formative stages, the band employed a collection of secondhand battery-powered keyboards to blueprint their textural arrangements and, although the keyboard sounds were largely excised for the final recording, they were vitally important in forcing M&A to rethink their creative process.
As a result, Beware and Be Grateful doesn't stray impossibly far from Perch Patchwork but it definitely advances the band's flag a little further up the hill, exhibiting a forceful Math Pop sound that shimmers and shakes with an exuberant authority. The album's opening track, "Old & Gray," begins like Talking Heads tributing Paul Simon's Graceland and finishes like Brian Eno producing Spoon. Similarly unexpected juxtapositions crash and meld into one another throughout the duration of Beware and Be Grateful.
Tribal choral melodies float above while the band skips and skates around a soundtrack that is equal measures of quirky Indie Rock ("Vampires") and blippy Electro Pop ("Silver Self"). There are still plenty of remnants of the band's organic approach to song construction but there are also many more examples of Maps & Atlases pushing themselves to think well beyond the natural box they fashioned on their earlier releases, blending their influences and experiences and evolving in fascinating new directions.
(Maps & Atlases perform July 15 at the inaugural Bunbury Music Festival along Cincinnati's riverfront.)


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Network World - Nearly three decades into his quest to rid the world of proprietary software, Richard Stallman sees a new threat to user freedom: smartphones.
"I don't have a cell phone. I won't carry a cell phone," says Stallman, founder of the free software movement and creator of the GNU operating system. "It's Stalin's dream. Cell phones are tools of Big Brother. I'm not going to carry a tracking device that records where I go all the time, and I'm not going to carry a surveillance device that can be turned on to eavesdrop."
Stallman firmly believes that only free software can save us from our technology, whether it be in cell phones, PCs, tablets or any other device. And when he talks about "free," he's not talking about the price of the software -- he's talking about the ability to use, modify and distribute software however you wish.
Stallman founded the free software movement in the early- to mid-1980s with the creation of the GNU project and the Free Software Foundation, of which he is still president.
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When I asked Stallman to list some of the successes of the free software movement, the first thing that came up was Android -- not Google's version of Android, but rather a third-party version of the mobile OS in which all proprietary software has been stripped out (see also: Stallman supports LibreOffice).
"It just recently became possible to run some very widely used phones with free software," Stallman said. "There's a version of Android called Replicant that can run on the HTC Dream phone without proprietary software, except in the U.S. In the U.S., as of a few weeks ago there was still a problem in some dialing library, although it worked in Europe. By now, maybe it works. Maybe it doesn't. I don't know."
Although Android is distributed with free software licenses, Stallman notes that manufacturers can ship the devices with non-free executables, which users cannot replace "because there is a device in the phone that checks if the software is changed and won't let the modified executables run." Stallman calls it "tivoization," because TiVo uses free software but lays down hardware restrictions to prevent it from being altered. "If the manufacturer can replace the executable but you can't, then the product is a jail," he says.
Theoretically, Stallman says, phones that use only free software can protect themselves from the danger of electronic eavesdropping. "If it's all free software, you can probably protect yourself from that, because that's caused by the software in the phone," he says.
Ironically enough, Stallman was speaking to me on a cell phone. Not his own, of course, but one he borrowed from a friend in Spain while on a European speaking tour. Over the course of 38 minutes, our connection was lost five times, including just after Stallman's comments about electronic eavesdropping and free software for phones. We tried to connect again several hours later but were unable to complete the interview via phone. Stallman answered the rest of my questions over e-mail.


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A ROAD in north Worcestershire which was closed after a tree was blown down has reopened.
The A451 Kidderminster to Stourport road was closed after the large tree came down near the former sugar beet factory at about 11.25am this morning, completely blocking the road.
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By Gretchen M. Putnam and Brian Messenger
Staff writers
— For superintendent's letter to parents, click HERE.
For district safety policy statement, click HERE.
ANDOVER — Two Andover High students have been expelled and at least five others kicked off the basketball team for their roles in a "disturbing" case of hazing against two underclassmen at a basketball camp last July, sources have confirmed.
The punishments may not end there. Sources confirm the Bristol County District Attorney's office will pursue criminal charges and the state Attorney General's office has launched its own investigation.
Nine Andover High players attended the Hoop Mountain basketball camp at Stonehill College in Easton, Mass., where the incident occurred. The Eagle-Tribune reported older students forced two underclassmen to play a humiliating sex game known as "wet biscuit," where the loser was made to eat a semen-covered cookie.
The two ringleaders of the hazing were expelled while the others involved received suspensions for an unknown amount of time and will not be allowed to compete in school sports for the remainder of the school year, sources said.
In a letter to parents yesterday, Superintendent Marinel McGrath said her investigation confirmed students violated the schools' anti-hazing and anti-bullying policies, and called the players' actions "both disappointing and disturbing."
However, she refused to say what punishments were meted out.
"While I fully understand and appreciate that you are legitimately interested in the outcomes for the violations of these policies, I am prohibited by federal and state laws from disclosing information about individual student discipline," McGrath wrote. "I can tell you, however, that in the case of violations of our anti-bullying and anti-hazing policies, our school district policies permit a range of disciplinary actions which include suspension and expulsion from school."
Andover High Athletic Director Christopher Bergeron also did not specify how many players were punished or how. In his letter to parents, he wrote he "intends" to suspend team members involved for "varying period of time due to apparent violations of Andover High School athletic policies and rules.
"As stated in the rules, which apply to all athletic programs, participation in the AHS Athletic Program is a privilege, not a right, and the highest standards of conduct will be enforced," Bergeron wrote.
McGrath's letter also states, "We will address, separately, the involvement of any Andover Public Schools employees in connection with these allegations."
David Fazio, coach of the Andover High boys' basketball team, refused to comment for this story. Fazio also works as a physical education teacher at the school.
Fazio learned of the hazing incident Nov. 11 and reported the incident to police and school officials. Sources said Fazio helped the boy who ate the cookie tell his parents, and then organized a meeting with them and the ringleaders and their parents.
The other boy pressured into playing the game has since left the Andover school district.
Fazio's lawyer Michael Morris previously stated his client "acted promptly, compassionately, professionally, legally and morally by responding to the boy and his parents, some of the parents of other boys involved, to the Andover Police and his superiors all at the first opportunity."
Andover Police are helping Easton Police — located in Bristol County — with the investigation. Andover police Lt. James Hashem said last night the incident remains under investigation. A call to the Easton Police Department was not returned.
Those convicted of hazing face up to a year in jail and a $3,000 fine. Anyone who witnesses hazing but does not report it faces a $1,000 fine if convicted under state law.
McGrath has not commented publicly on the incident, except for her letters to parents. School Committee Chairwoman Annie Gilbert said McGrath briefed the committee during a closed-door executive session shortly after the allegations surfaced.
"I have full faith in the process the superintendent has conducted, and I have every confidence that she made her decisions with the best intentions of the students and the community in mind," Gilbert said last night.
Andover High basketball players have been going to Hoop Mountain for six years. As a result of this incident, Stonehill College has tossed Hoop Mountain from its campus. The college terminated its agreement with the Beverly-based basketball camp effective Nov. 22.
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