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London, Jan 28 : British retailers recommend Samsung Galaxy smartphones over Apple's iPhone, a survey has revealed.
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Bulk Petroleum Corp. has been ordered to pay $51,470 for violating state laws on maintaining underground storage tanks, handling combustible liquids and abandonment of unused tanks, Atty. Gen. J.B. Van Hollen said Monday.
The judgment is the latest wrinkle in a long string of controversies surrounding Bulk, which once supplied and operated gas stations across the Midwest.
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At issue are three tanks at an out-of-service gas station at 6512 N. Teutonia Ave. in Milwaukee. According to the complaint, Bulk hasn't had a valid operation permit for the tanks since at least January 2009. State regulators had ordered the Mequon firm to either obtain a permit or permanently close the tanks. Bulk did neither, according to a statement from Van Hollen's office.
Bulk, which formerly supplied gasoline to more than 200 stations and owned more than 100, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in February 2009. Twenty-seven related companies also were listed as debtors.
The reorganization plan called for Bulk owner Darshan Dhaliwal to form, and own, a new corporation that would be a distributor only, and would own no real estate. The name of the new company was yet to be determined when the plan was approved by the bankruptcy judge in July 2011.
As it happened, Dhaliwal registered his new company under the same name as his former firm — Bulk Petroleum Corp. It was unclear Monday whether the judgment for violating state law on underground storage tanks is against the previous or the current Bulk Petroleum.
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Examples of boxers who disgraced their fans and looked for a way out during fights?
Can you name some examples? I think the fighter that springs to everyones mind first is probably Bernard Hopkins due to his repetitive habit of doing this and s h i tting on his fans who paid hard earned money to watch him.
- The first Chad Dawson fight - wrestled to the ground and then feigned a shoulder injury because he knew he was on the way to getting comprehensively outboxed
- Joe Calzaghe fight - was finding the pace of the fight too difficult to maintain and feigned a low blow, cowardly grimacing on the floor in embarrassing fashion, receiving a 5 minute rest at a critical time and hoping that corrupt ref Cortez would disqualify Calzaghe.
- Robert Allen fight - Not sure which one of the famous trilogy this was, think it might have been the 2nd fight where Hopkins dived out of the ring and then pretended to be injured to get the fight called off, really cringe-worthy stuff. Sure there will be some more examples of 'old school' Bernard as well but i'm sure you get the picture of the kind of stuff I'm looking for.
Now its your turn, give me examples of fighters who disgraced their own fans, robbed them out of they're hard earned money and cowardly looked for ways out during fights . . . . . .
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Kermit vs Paul Williams obviously.
Also, the MOST ridiculous quit job ever, imo. Golota vs Tyson. Lmaoooooooooo
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Poopkins also pulled theatrics in the RJJ rematch, TS.
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Cintron didn't just look for a way out, he literally dove the fck out.
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Kermit Cintron has fans?
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Dirrell v Abraham - Abraham was coming on strong looking for a KO, Dirrell didn't like the pressure he was under and when Abraham threw the punch Dirrell saw his way out. He looks up at the ref, brings his hands to his face and then decides that he has been KO'd.
Holyfield v Tyson 2 - Tyson was going to lose the fight and decides it's better to lose by DQ than a UD.
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Cintron literally "took a dive!"...
As to the thread topic, I'd say Andrew Golota throwing blatant low blows in his fights with Bowe. Also in similar situation, Rios versus Peterson...
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International collaborations are a hallmark of modern science. In the USA, most of this activity has been with other developed countries. Collaborations with Latin America have been of a limited scope. In light of the current challenges that demand international scientific collaborations, the establishment of closer links with Latin America will bring manifold benefits to the USA and its Latin partners. Expansion upon these statements and discussions of some examples -- Pan-American Association for Physics, World Laboratory, National Society of Hispanic Physicists, Monterrey Tech -- will be presented, as well as some suggestions for the future.
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Notwithstanding her talents, Chigara's dream in life is to open a bakery shop and assume a life of normalcy… far away from any galactic heroics.-----Tropes associated with Chigara Ashada:* CuteClumsyGirl* GadgeteerGenius* TrueNeutral: While the others will approve or disapprove of your moral stance, Chigara is always reluctant to state a firm opinion and will generally happily go along with whatever Kayto decides. [spoiler= Of course, her infatuation with him might be the reason for suppressing her distaste for certain ideas.]* VerbalTic: Her constant nervous laughter when making small talk highlights her lack of social skills.* WhiteMage: Her combat skills focus mainly on repair abilities and ally StatusBuffs.* YouGottaHaveBlueHair[[/folder]][[folder:Cosette Cosmos]]http://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/cosette_cosmos_6731.jpgA feared space pirate, Cosette's name is reviled through most of civilized space. She entered the life of crime starting at birth and now assumes control of much of the galaxy's marauding pirate gangs. Despite her infamy, she is a folk hero among the poor for her brazen attacks on the richest nations in the galaxy. However, her brutal methods of retaining power and her merciless attacks on civilian vessels make her an unquestionable villain to most of civilized society.-----Tropes associated with Cosette Cosmos:* AxCrazy: As the story progresses and she keeps racking up defeats at the hands of ''Sunrider'', she grows increasingly unhinged.* BerserkButton: She does not enjoy being called little.* CompensatingForSomething: Her ryder, Havoc, is bigger and more heavily armored than any of the player's.* DarkAndTroubledPast: She suffered [[spoiler:Ongessite poisoning]] that stunted her growth, and was [[spoiler:forcibly prostituted by her mother]].* TheNapoleon* SpacePirate: The leader of a group of them.* {{Yandere}}: When posed with a chance for revenge [[spoiler:against the Alliance, Cosette is more than willing to let Grey detonate Ongess and kill millions.]][[/folder]][[folder:Icari Isidolde]]http://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/icari_isidolde_875.jpgA tough mercenary from the rough quarters of the galaxy, Icari has a no-nonsense attitude about life. Icari was thrust into the harsh world of piracy when her parents were murdered by a PACT captain in her childhood. She developed a proficiency for close quarters combat and became one of the most formidable assassins in the galaxy. Her services are now sought by crime lords and world leaders alike. Icari handles the dirty business of the galaxy's nations with a hardened heart. Deep down, she regrets the life she now leads and lives only for one purpose: to find her parents' murderers and avenge their deaths.-----Tropes associated with Icari Isidolde:* CloseRangeCombatant: In battle, her strengths lie in quickly closing with an enemy ryder and delivering a devastating melee attack, then fading back into cover.* CripplingOverspecialization: The developers designed the Phoenix to be this way; able to cut a wide swathe through enemy ryders but nigh-useless against heavily armored ships (since you can't melee ships and her assault guns only do ScratchDamage against any level of armor).* FragileSpeedster: The Phoenix takes a mere 10 energy to move one tile, and can do up to 600 base damage with its melee attack, but has the least health of any of the team's ryders.* HoYay: With Kryska. She starts out locking horns with the girl, then ends up getting in a play fight with her during the beach episode. In one chapter, she mocks her for being captured, but Claude reveals that when Icari first found out she had to be stopped from attempting a rescue mission on her own.* TheLancer : Serves as this to Asaga, being the cynical, pragmatic ice to her fire. Naturally they both quickly learn to respect each other for their skills, despite their contrasting personalities.* MyGodWhatHaveIDone: Has a very soft one if you let the [[spoiler:alliance diplomats and the children die.]] Though she rationalizes it pretty quickly, it's telling that calling off the mission once you learn about the [[spoiler:children]] earns you an affection point with her.* TheNicknamer: She refers to Kryska as "soldier boy" and Claude as "Chest Rockets."* TokenEvilTeammate: She's not evil by any means, but she's extremely bloodthirsty and openly out to kill her enemies. Out of battle she's normally the one championing the more pragmatic course of action.* {{Tsundere}}: Fairly extreme Type A.-->I'm not doing this because I like you![[/folder]][[folder:Claude Triello]]http://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/claude_triello_6747.jpgThe acting medical officer on board the Sunrider. Her medical credentials seem questionable, but seeing how the Sunrider had to leave port without a doctor, she's the best the Sunrider has. Has a few screws loose in her head, and prone to forgetting things. It seems like the only reason she's on board is to get into the captain's pants, err... medical examinations. She's an ostensible ryder pilot, but has issues with motion sickness and reaction times. Generally unreliable, but has insanely good luck.-----Tropes associated with Claude Triello:* BuxomIsBetter: While it's not particularly obvious from her sprites, other characters occasionally comment on her having a large bust.* HospitalHottie: Subverted; she's an unlicensed quack. (She later gets her license reinstated, but Kayto actually asks who she had to bribe to do it.)* MildlyMilitary: She has even less discipline than Asaga.* MechanicallyUnusualClass: She's a sort of support/debuffer hybrid who basically does everything Chigara doesn't; she can't repair damage but she can remove debuffs, she debuffs enemy accuracy rather than defences, she also has a shield but it starts out smaller than Chigara's until upgraded and she has the unusual and unique Gravity Gun which allows her to forcibly move enemy ryders around the field. When part 1 of the game was released her Restore ability was effectively useless since enemy ewar ryders didn't appear until part 2. And finally, unlike Chigara who has a weak but moderately accurate long-ranged laser, Claude is packing an outrageously powerful but hilariously inaccurate ballistic cannon similar to a ShortRangeShotgun.* NaughtyNurseOutfit: She wears this when she's working in sickbay.* NotInThisForYourRevolution: She's in it to get into the captain's pants! She'll actually pretend to fall asleep if you try and talk to her about the fate of the galaxy.* MsFanservice* [[spoiler: PhysicalGod]]: [[spoiler: Of the TricksterGod variant.]]* WingdingEyes[[/folder]][[folder:Kriska Stares]]http://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/kriska_stares_8140.jpgA young lieutenant in the Solar Alliance Fleet, Kriska is the Alliance's liaison officer on board the Sunrider. As an Alliance citizen, Kriska's presence is generally unwelcome on board the Sunrider. Groomed to be an Alliance officer from childhood, Kriska is fiercely proud of the Alliance and believes it to be the greatest nation on galaxy. Kriska is highly idealistic about the Alliance and is eager to share the Alliance's democratic ideals and technical know-how with the "lesser" nations of the galaxy. The rest of the crew eye her with suspicion, but the Captain is generally appreciative of Kriska, and the Alliance's, support.-----Tropes associated with Kriska Stares:* {{Bifauxnen}}* DoAnythingSoldier: Kriska has shades of this, being both an elite gunnery pilot and [[spoiler:a special operations soldier who excels in espionage, martial arts, and escape techniques.]]* HoYay: With Icari.* MightyGlacier: The Paladin has the highest base health of the player ryders, and its kinetic weaponry matches that of the Sunrider, a ''capital ship'', but it's also the slowest player unit in the game, requiring 40 energy just to move a single tile.* ScrewTheRulesImDoingWhatsRight: [[spoiler: Has standing orders to execute Shields at the end of Liberation Day, but renounces her allegiance to the Alliance after Icari intervenes.]][[/folder]][[folder:Sola vi Ryuvia]]http://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/sola_3176.jpgSilent, yet deadly. When the going gets tough and the Sunrider gets trapped in moments of peril, the team can always count on the soft spoken Sola to turn the tide of battle with a few well placed sniper shots - probably from behind an asteroid over 100 000 kilometers away from the action. Her accomplishments include once sniping the wings off a Ryuvian sparrow from Ryuvia's second moon. A girl of few words, Sola keeps her distance from everyone but the captain. In battle, her aim is unparalleled by anyone on the team.-----Tropes associated with Sola vi Ryuvia:* BadassPrincess* BewareTheQuietOnes: Silent, yet exceedingly deadly.* ColdSniper* DarkAndTroubledPast: She was born when a Ryuvian prince had an affair with a farm girl, then dumped her. Later, the royal family came back and took Sola away when they needed a princess to fight their civil war for them.* GlassCannon: Very squishy if she attracts enemy fire (although her tendency to sit at the back of your formation picking enemies off at long range generally protects her from everything except missiles) but when using [[SuperMode Awakening]] her rifle is THE most powerful weapon available to you outside of rockets and [[WaveMotionGun the Vanguard Cannon]].* GoodFeelsGood: She states that she can't feel too bitter about being used as a disposable pawn by the Ryuvian Royal Family, as protecting the people of the Empire and hearing their cheers made her the happiest she's ever been.* HeroicBastard: She was born from the affair of a Ryuvian prince with a farm girl.* ImprobableAimingSkills* LivingRelic: The Empire she almost died to protect has crumbled, and nobody even remembers the war she fought in or whether it was remotely important in the long run.* MagicalEye: When tapping her Ryuvian Bloodline's innate abilities, Sola's right eye begins glowing unnaturally, the iris turning a vibrant light blue/blue-green and the pupil turning silver-white.* MysticalWhiteHair: Her snow-white hair hints at her origins as the princess of an ancient kingdom.* TheQuietOne: She's a girl of few words.* ReiAyanamiExpy: Short white hair, golden eyes, supernatural origins and a stoic and quiet personality. Bonus points for being described as "The Ayanami" by the developers.* ShellShockedVeteran: She's very disdainful if you try and give her a heroic speech about how evil your enemies are, as she's heard it all before.* TheStoic: Very stone-faced and reserved in both words and expressiveness.* SugarAndIcePersonality: She's stoic, reserved, distant and slow to trust, but loyal to a fault and a kind-natured person at heart.* SupernaturalGoldEyes: She has amber-gold eyes and she's a descendant of the royal Ryuvian Bloodline.[[/folder]][[folder:Admiral Grey]]The commander of the Alliance Fleets, Admiral Grey is your main contact within the Alliance and a sworn enemy of PACT.* BadassBoast: "Sit down son, and let me show you war!"* TheChessmaster* FrontlineGeneral: It's explicitly mentioned that he commands his battles personally.* GenerationXerox: Comes from a long line of fleet officers.* MeaningfulName: He has more than a few shades of it in his character.* SouthernGentleman: His character design and manner of speaking resemble this archetype, appropriately enough given that the Alliance is a FantasyCounterpartCulture of America.* WarIsHell: Disapproves of idealistic choices, arguing that they have no place in war.* WellIntentionedExtremist: Shades of this. He doesn't seem like a bad man, but he's aware war is a DirtyBusiness and will do anything to secure victory.** Even though he's willing to [[spoiler: cover up the deaths of civilians in the rescue of Kayto Shields,]] if Kayto presses him about it, he admits that doing so is against everything he and his family stands for and will open a public investigation.** [[spoiler: Whether it was a bluff or not, he took an entire planet hostage to save his fleet during Battle of Ongess. Ongess was a neutral, not a PACT affiliated planet, mind you, and currently occupied by Alliance forces.]]** [[spoiler: He had odered the creation of a planet killer missile, as a contingency. His final order was to use it on Cera, after what he'd perceived to be PACT treachery.]][[/folder]][[folder:Veniczar B. Fontana]]A high ranking admiral within the PACT forces, he is considered to be Arcadius' right hand man.* TheChessmaster* NobleTopEnforcer: He believes quite strongly in PACT's communist creed, and privately expresses concern at how brutal towards civilians/commoners it has been, as well as Arcadius' increasing megalomania.** [[spoiler: During Battle of Ongess, he breaks the attack to spare the population of Ongess. Again, he threw away an opportunity to end the Alliance military to spare some random hellhole of a planet that he or his faction has no connection to whatsoever.]] * NotSoDifferent : He is explicitly compared to Admiral Grey, and isn't too dissimilar from Kayto either.* PetTheDog: He's introduced saving Asaga from the unwanted advances of the loathsome Veniczar Cullen (and insulting him for good measure), indicating right away his noble qualities.* WakeUpCallBoss: He's this in story, proving to be a lot more cunning and effective than Veniczar Cullen was.[[/folder]][[folder:Veniczar Arcadius[[spoiler:/Prototype Alice]]]]The leader of PACT, a masked former revolutionary who aspires to conquer the galaxy.* AndNowYouMustMarryMe: [[spoiler:Tries to force Asaga to marry him to gain control of the secrets of ancient Ryuvia.]]* BigBad* [[spoiler: DeadAllAlong: The real Arcadius has been dead since the end of the PACT Revolution that had toppled the New Empire. The "Arcadius" that you fight is actually Alice Ashada and her proxies.]]* {{Hypocrite}}: He talks a lot about freeing the people, but shows all the signs of being an EvilOverlord, including being an unrepentant genocidal butcher.* MalevolentMaskedMan: He wears a creepy mask with pointed ears at all times.* [[spoiler: OmnicidalManiac: After Arcadius had been killed by the same people he'd just liberated, Alice had decided to wipe out all humans.]][[/folder]]


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Winters' luminaries are giving way to those of spring
As dusk gives way to darkness around 6:30, the sky comes alive with the constellations of winter and some of the brightest stars in the sky. High in the south stands Orion, facing west toward the bull Taurus. Behind the hunter come his hounds, Canis Major and Minor. Above Orion are the stick-like figures of the Gemini twins, and to their east is a loop of stars forming Auriga the charioteer. The luminaries of these constellations themselves loosely form the Great Winter Circle, in which the waxing gibbous moon sits right in the middle Wednesday the 17th.
While the winter constellations dominate the evening sky, those of spring are gathering to the east. At midnight, Leo the lion shines almost directly overhead, with Virgo and Boötes high in the east. As dawn draws near, Scorpius sprawls above the southern horizon.
The pre-dawn skies are also host to all the naked-eye planets.
Highest of the planets is Jupiter, rising around 9pm and midway between the bright star Regulus of Leo and Spica of Virgo. This is the best time of year for watching Jupiter. Even a modest telescope will reveal the gaseous giant's equatorial bands and Great Red Spot as well as the planet's four largest moons.
The next planet in line, Mars, doesn't rise until 1am, as far to the east of Spica as Jupiter is to the west. Over the next few months, the planet rises earlier and grows brighter nearing its closest approach to earth in late May.
Saturn rises around 3am and is over the south-southeast horizon near dawn. Antares, the heart of the scorpion, is less than 10 degrees to the lower right. While the planet doesn't climb especially high, its rings are tilted at a good angle for telescope viewing.
The coming sun begins to bleach the eastern sky by the time Venus crests the horizon, but she shines so bright she easily cuts through the glare. But you may have to scour the skyline to find Mercury, which is less than four degrees below the Morning Star at dawn Saturday.
It's the critical link to your fish
In my considerable exposure to big fish stories over the years, I've noticed that many failures and disasters focus on one recurring cause: tired fishing line. That is unfortunate, especially as the cost of replacing the line on most reels is less than a six-pack.
How do you know when it's time to replace your line?
If you're asking yourself that question, the answer is yes. When in doubt, replace.
Monofilament can degrade rapidly with exposure to ultra-violet sunlight and fluorescent lighting, eventually from wear, changes in temperature and humidity and sometimes from simple age.
New monofilament has a particularly lovely shine on the reel spool. With time and use (especially in saltwater), that shine disappears. Eventually the line becomes chalky. A flat finish is suspicious; chalkiness is definitely bad. Both are signs that vital components of the mono have leached out.
Braided line, brands like Power Pro and Berkley Fireline, is much more resistant to age and wear than mono, but it is not immune. Extreme use and repeated exposure to the elements eventually cause that line to fail as well.
When a line begins to lose its integrity from age or use or both, knot strength is the first thing to go bad.
Next, try the knot test. On lines of indeterminate age and from 10- to 20-pound breaking strength, tie an overhand knot and give it a hard jerk. If it breaks, get rid of the line.
When lines below 10-pound fail the test, you face a judgment call. Are you ready to chance a good fish?
Replace your line regularly. Every season is best for monofilament, and every three to five years you should replace braided line.
Line-Shopping Guide
When buying new line, do not look for bargains. A low or steeply discounted price may indicate old stock or questionable quality. Both mean trouble.
I have a fishing buddy who cannot resist a bargain. He had chanced into a small out-of-the-way shop selling spools of a popular line at such a low price that he bought a lot. After the start of the rockfish season and the third inexplicable break-off in just the first couple of trips, that line disappeared from his reels and that bargain was never again mentioned.
Since spools of fishing line do not bear a discernable manufacture date, you never know how old they might be. Thus knowing your supplier is another good rule in buying line.
Many low-cost lines are excellent, though not superior. Higher-quality lines are monitored for uniform breaking strength. Manufacturing methods are routinely upgraded, with the latest (and usually most expensive) softeners and lubricants added, resulting in better longevity, suppleness, ease of use and knot strength.
Unless you don't mind losing gear and fish to break-offs, buy the best you can afford. Purchase your line from a reputable dealer that rotates stock and sells a lot of the product. If you are having your line spooled at the store (always wise), ask to see the bulk spool. Inspect the line for age (if mono, it should be shiny), and don't hesitate to give it the knot-and-pull test.
The 20-Foot Solution
Before the start of each season, discard the first 20 feet of line off each of your reels. Repeat after every half dozen or so trips, particularly if you enjoyed a lot of action. The first 20 feet undergoes the majority of the wear and is most likely to fail under high stress. Landing your next big fish may depend on it.
Maryland Governor Hogan's administration plans to suspend Bay oyster restoration. They are also opening to commercial harvest many oyster reserve areas that have been off-limits. Oysters have been driven down to the last one-half percent of their historic population levels, and these actions, while popular with the commercial sector, are bound to push this vital Chesapeake resource closer to exhaustion. All Bay-lovers should respond to these misguided actions: http://takeaction.cbf.org/p/dia/action3/common/public/?action_KEY=18053.
Small gardens can yield big rewards
Short on space or sun but longing for your own fresh vegetables? You can garden with as little as a square foot of space. Dwarf varieties of vegetables grow successfully in limited space, including planter boxes. You can find them in the seed catalogs arriving by mail this time of year.
Small or not, all vegetables need full sun. For that, no amount of fertilizer can substitute. So watch where the sun falls now, remembering that in full summer it will take a more northerly path. When you find your sweet spot, let its space dictate your garden size.
When planning, double-cropping will maximize your growing space. For instance, Bibb lettuce and green onions can grow together. In one square foot of space, you can grow four Bibb lettuce plants and eight green onions planted between the lettuces. As soon as you harvest the lettuce, be ready to plant more. As the season will have advanced, this time choose Summer Time lettuce. This variety is heat tolerant, but because it grows larger than Bibb lettuce, only two plants can be grown in one square foot of space.
You can grow one miniature cabbage plant and eight radishes in a single square foot. The radishes will be ready for harvest in 24 to 30 days, leaving plenty of room for the cabbage to grow.
Also available in miniature form are bush-type cucumbers and summer squashes. Hot pepper plants by nature tend to be small and highly productive.
A small-space garden can also have tomatoes. Cluster varieties produce an abundance of fruit in a limited amount of space. The Tiny Tim variety takes up little room in a garden and produces excellent fruit.
If you yearn for snap beans, consider growing pole beans. Grow them on a trellis, but make sure bean leaves don't shade the rest of your vegetables. To ensure they don't block sunlight to other foliage, plant beans on the north side of your garden or make use of a nearby wall using coarse string for them to climb.
Little Marvel is a delicious shelling pea that grows only 18 inches tall and produces well. I have even seen it grown in flower boxes with the vines hanging down, loaded with pods.
Whatever you choose to grow, gardens in a limited space need well-prepared soil. A blend of equal parts compost and gardening soil will provide approximately 50 percent of the nutrient requirements. To maintain the soil, supplement with fertilizers at two- to three-week intervals. For container gardens, add about 25 percent sand by volume to the soil mixture for proper drainage.
Keep your small garden properly irrigated. Water well and deep, avoiding daily watering except in wilting sun.
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Find it in our new Coloring Corner
Not everybody has been lucky in love. So a lucky other's love story may not universally engender sighs of contentment. If love has done you wrong, your Bay Weekly pick of the week may not be James Baden and Mackenzie Williams' Love Story, recounted by staff writer Kathy Knotts.
Fortunately, that's not the whole story of Bay Weekly. Every week, it's our mission to have something for almost everybody.
This week, we send you a Valentine.
That genre of love token, I'm convinced, has at one time or another warmed every heart. For two centuries, Valentine cards have been a favorite conveyance of affection, from good will to adoration.
The holiday is the greeting card industry's second largest sales day. As many as a billion paper cards are exchanged, from inexpensive boxed valentines favored by school children to limited-edition handmade cards costing hundreds, even thousands of dollars. (Millions of e-Valentines are sent, but paper cards are far ahead.)
Only a fraction of those cards go between lovers. Children, mothers and wives get 80 percent, according to industry tracking. Sweethearts come fourth. Eighty-five percent of valentine card buyers are women, but children give the most. Teachers get more cards than anybody else.
That statistic won't dampen my pleasure as, again this Valentine's Day, I browse the Valentine collection inherited from country schoolteacher Miss Cora Smith, Bay Weekly benefactor and my first cousin twice removed. Handmade and store-bought … funny, sweet and loving, these cards still speak of the affection in the hearts of the children who gave them as much as a century ago.
Surely a Valentine has made you happy? Can you recall one?
Two from long ago stand on my mantle, adding sweet memory to the warmth of the fire below. By serendipity, I excavated them at this Valentine season from my treasure chest of past mementoes.
Both are handmade.
One is part of a vigorously colored grid of six card-size images created by my younger son at perhaps eight years old. The only Valentine in the block, it shows a blood-red heart pierced by a detailed arrow and dripping five small hearts. Be My Valentine is lettered in blue against a pink background.
The other is a heart in outline, elaborately inked on an on oversize sheet of art paper. Inside is a message that makes me imagine the friend would have been a suitor.
When you turn to Bay Weekly page 10, you'll find a Chesapeake Valentine challenging you to color it lovingly, drawn especially for you by artist Sophia Openshaw.
Take it, please, as a token of our affection for you.
Enjoy it. Color it. Feel free to pass it on.
Coloring Corner will offer you another challenge next week. Tell us if you like it, and images for you to color will keep coming.
Sandra Olivetti Martin
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Aquarium names baby loggerhead
No, it's not Yertle. By popular acclaim, the National Aquarium's baby loggerhead turtle has been named Sheldon.
Turtle fans offered more than 20,000 entries during the Aquarium's competition to name the newcomer. Sheldon joined the Maryland Mountains to the Sea exhibit in December thanks to a partnership with the North Carolina Aquarium at Pine Knoll Shores' Loggerhead Head Start program, which rescues and rehabilitates imperiled hatchlings.
Each of the five names selected as finalists has a story.
Boh borrows the nickname of Baltimore's favorite beer, National Bohemian.
Two finalists honored notables who died in 2016: Snape for actor Alan Rickman's Harry Potter villain and Ziggy for singer David Bowie's Ziggy Stardust persona.
Kai is Hawaiian for sea.
Sheldon, alluding to Jim Parson's character on CBS television's comedy The Big Bang Theory, won 27 percent of the vote. Ziggy was the runner-up with 22 percent. Snape came in third with 18 percent.
"We're so happy Sheldon has found a home at the Aquarium and very pleased that the public was so involved in naming our loggerhead," said senior aquarist Elizabeth Claus.
Three other rescue turtles at the Aquarium became Ed, Franklin and Henry, taking names submitted by family and friends in memory of recently lost loved ones.
Sheldon can look forward to a year of residency at the National Aquarium before being released into the wild.
Sea turtles, a fundamental link in marine ecosystems, cultivate sea grass beds, helping to maintain their health. They also eat jellyfish.
Compass Rose shows why Tennessee Williams deserves his reputation
Reportedly Tennessee Williams's favorite of his plays — which is saying something — and what many consider his best — which is also saying something when you consider his prolific output — Cat on a Hot Tin Roof premiered on Broadway in 1955 and won that year's Pulitzer Prize for drama.
Williams's proclivity for tearing the facades off the American dream, particularly those of southern Americans whose culture used to seem so different from the rest of the country, still resonates today. At its core is the very use and meaning of the word mendacity: the inability of so many families to be honest with themselves and each other.
The famous 1958 movie classic starring Paul Newman and Elizabeth Taylor is a diluted version of this powerful and at times jarring drama.
At Compass Rose Theater, director Lucinda Merry-Browne has assembled the cast of strong actors the play demands. They immerse themselves in the mendacious undercurrents of Williams's work while inviting the audience to understand the motivations that have led into each abyss of dishonesty. They do what is most critical in Williams's familial works: relate to each other and keep the pace moving.
These are icons of American drama. Big Daddy, the rich landowner, is protected by his family's lies from the truth about his mortality. Brick, his youngest son, douses with alcohol the flames of a forbidden love. Maggie the Cat, Brick's frustrated wife, escaped poverty to marry into a family rich only in material goods.
Each is depicted here by solid actors who understand what their lines mean and how they relate to those of the other characters. It's an accomplishment that can be subtle. Led by Browne and assistant director Steve Tobin, these talented actors bring to this well-known story realism that lends it freshness and an edge that cuts to the bone.
As Brick and Maggie, Jacques Mitchell and Katrina Clark open with a long scene of exposition that reveals their depth of despair. Mitchell gives us a Brick who seems a touch laid back at first, as he figuratively shuts down in the face of Maggie's pleading, cajoling and lecturing. But when he uncoils in anger or frustration or honesty, Mitchell's Brick is bared, earning our sympathy and scaring us a little.
Clark's Maggie is in love with her husband yet can sink her claws into his psyche with the twist of a word or a memory. We are so sucked in that it's a shock when they are suddenly interrupted by other characters.
As Big Daddy, Gary Goodson's physical command of the stage is matched by his vocal command, with modulations that can be funny or threatening. When Big Daddy and Brick have the protracted, emotional and probing conversation in which Brick, of all people, finally tells his father the truth, two fine actors allow themselves to be carried away by some of Williams's finest writing.
Hillary Mazer as Big Mama is as bombastic as the husband who loathes her. Chris Dwyer as Cooper, Brick's older brother, and Samantha Merrick, his wife, do a fine job as a couple whose love is driven by mendacity.
See it and be reminded of why Tennessee Williams is one of the best American playwrights ever to put to paper the pen of profundity.
Th 7pm, FSa 8pm, SaSu 2pm thru Feb 28. 49 Spa Rd., Annapolis, $38 w/discounts: compassrosetheater.org.
Stage manager, Michelle Wood; Lighting designer, Ethan Vail; Costume designer, Cameron Ashbaugh; Props, Mike & Joann Gidos.
2nd Star Productions updates this classic with color-blind casting
Legendary acting gave The Philadelphia Story its fame. Philip Barry's so-so comedic drama about high society marriage and divorce in the 1930s is synonymous with Katherine Hepburn, who debuted the show on Broadway and starred on screen opposite Cary Grant and Jimmy Stewart. That's a hard legacy to live up to.
Renowned for outstanding musicals, 2nd Star Productions tries to update this classic with color-blind casting. But this time the troupe aims higher than it can reach.
The action covers a pivotal 24 hours in the life of golden girl Tracy Lord (Erica Miller), a privileged ice princess who finds her heart as she searches her soul to choose between three dissimilar men. The occasion is her impending wedding to establishment tycoon George Kittredge (Akili Brown). The society event summons attention from poet-cum-reporter Mike Connor (Erik Hatcher) and impish ex-husband, Dexter Haven (Joshua Hampton). George adores her as a goddess, Mike appreciates her surprising innocence and Dexter acknowledges both qualities — plus his culpability in souring their love.
Subplots center on Tracy's family: literary brother Sandy (Alex Hyder), meddling little sister Dinah (Miranda Newheart), philandering father Seth (Brian Binney) and long-suffering mother Margaret (Rosalie Daelemans), for whose sake they welcome the press in hopes of averting a public scandal. Uncle Willie (Gene Valendo) lends comic relief as resident philosopher and lecherous geezer smitten as he is with press photographer Liz Imbrie (Nina Y. Marti), who is in love with Mike. There is also the requisite black butler (Wendell Holland) and two domestics, May (Mary Retort-George) and Elsie (Lily George).
This production stumbles on relevance and credibility. As the central characters bumble through a haze of champagne and sexist humor toward an incendiary misunderstanding, a relevant question is posed.
"What place does a woman like Tracy have in the world today?"
In our era of Kardashian socialites, that 80-year-old line describes an anachronism.
Confounding credibility is the directorial concept of Tracy's interracial engagement to George. For these characters, such a union would have been unthinkable. That scenario was the impetus for a different Hepburn blockbuster — Guess Who's Coming to Dinner — 40 years later.
Stepping in for another director, Christopher Overly, who starred as Father in 2nd Star's musical Children of Eden, inherited a challenge. The principals deliver their own brand of Hepburn's fiery ice, Grant's suavity and Stewart's guileless charm, but they cannot live up to the expectation set by that charmed trio. Despite yet another award-worthy set from company founder Jane B. Wingard, this show feels immature and, at two and a half hours with two intermissions, long.
FSa 8pm, Su 3pm, thru Feb. 20. Bowie Playhouse, White Marsh Park, Bowie; $22 w/discounts: 2ndstarproductions.com.
Stage manager, Joanne D. Wilson; Costumes, Linda Swann; Lights & sound, Garrett R. Hyde
This old west melodrama could do with more bullets and less monologues
When Jane Hammond's (Natalie Portman: A Tale of Love and Darkness) husband returns to their remote homestead full of bullet holes, she knows that the Bishop Boys have found them at last. These outlaws have searched for years for the couple, vowing bloody vengeance. With her husband wounded and bleeding in their bed, Jane must leave to seek help.
Taking her daughter to a friend's home for safekeeping, she tracks down former fiancé Dan Frost (Joel Edgerton: Black Mass), a gunslinger whose talents earned him fame in the Civil War. Bitter that Jane married another man, Dan tells her she's on her own.
Wasting its potential, this Western drama needs more grit and fewer flashbacks. Director Gavin O'Connor (Warrior) fails to offer a strong point of view. He's made a love story, a revenge story, a survival story and a Western. He overreaches. By including everything, there's little to care about in a plot so thin.
Jane's character is especially undefined. She veers from delicate, traumatized flower to grim-jawed gunslinger. There's no justification for her moods, and her reactions are often out of sync with her previous behavior. She has no problem shooting a man in one scene, then argues the sin of killing. Portman does what she can to keep Jane consistent, but it's a losing battle.
Most unforgivable is the grand showdown between Jane and the Bishops. O'Connor builds up to the gunfight admirably, but the confrontation gets perhaps 10 minutes of screen time.
Neither effective melodrama nor thrilling Western, Jane is the type of film one might watch on a lazy Sunday when the remote is too far out of reach to bother flipping channels.
Bay Weekly's Dining Guide takes the guesswork out of where to go
You and the groundhog may disagree about how much more winter we'll have.
You may rejoice, or wince, at the decisions of caucusing Iowans.
But no matter your views on politics or weather, I bet you're tickled at the suggestion to go out for breakfast, lunch or dinner.
Then comes the tough question: Where will we go?
Read on to answer that.
Like Groundhog Day, Bay Weekly's annual Dining Guide comes to you at the halfway point through winter. Your spirits need shoring up. By now, your snowbird friends have all flown to warmer climes. Cold has spent its bracing effect. You've seen about all you need of snow. Your woodpile is diminishing and your heat bills soaring. Your endurance is fraying. You'd really like to get away — were it not for the chains that bind you.
An hour or two's excursion for a good meal: That's a renewable prescription for treating the midwinter blahs and brightening the seasonal-disorder blues.
Our annual Dining Guide maps your way to eating out through much of Anne Arundel and Calvert counties. Each of the spots you'll learn about in these pages will satisfy you in some special way.
For relief from the midwinter blues, February ends with Annapolis Restaurant Week. From February 22 to 28, 42 Annapolis restaurants offer special prix fixe menus at lunch, dinner and, at some, breakfast.
Speaking of breakfast, you've got choices near and far. In Severna Park, we recommend two of contributing writer and breakfast-out lover Bob Melamud's favorites, Garry's Grill and Cakes and Confections, both places where breakfast is only one option.
In Annapolis, Chick & Ruths Delly is a natural. But have you thought of John Barry Restaurant & Bar
at O'Callaghan Hotel? Brunch at Metropolitan is a treat. In Galesville, Sunday brunch at Pirates Cove. In Deale, Happy Harbor serves breakfast seven days, and Dockside does on weekends.
In Huntingtown, try Chessie's or carryout at Bowen's Grocery.
Lunch and dinner? Depends on where you are and what you want.
Want comfort food and the friendliness of a neighborhood tavern? Try Babes Boys in Upper Marlboro, Happy Harbor in Deale and Anthony's in Dunkirk.
Wanting to introduce visitors to Chesapeake specialties? You'll find just what you want at Pirates Cove and Thursdays in Galesville.
Want pizza? Try Rocco's in Annapolis, Angelina's in Edgewater, Chessie's in Huntingtown or Brick Wood Fired Bistro in Prince Frederick. Have your pizza flatbread style at Metropolitan in downtown Annapolis.
Want classic American? How about Preserve, in Annapolis, named for a focus on pickling, preserving and fermenting? Or Brick Wood Fired Bistro, where, says owner Jason Nagers "we're all about fire."
Want ethnic? For Italian, try Luna Blu in Annapolis or Angelina's.
For Irish, try John Barry in Annapolis and Babes Boys in Upper Marlboro.
Want Swiss, sort of? Try The Melting Pot.
Want German? Naturally, it's The Old Stein Inn and Bier Bär in Edgewater.
For French, it's Café Bretton in Severna Park.
For Spanish, Jalapeños. For Mexican? Jalapeños again, when you're in the white-table-cloth mood. In the cantina mood, try Rivera's Tex-Mex café in Severna Park.
Want sushi? Tsunami, of course, in Annapolis, but you'll also be pleasantly surprised at Umai Sushi House in Deale, where Korean cuisine is the other specialty.
Want Thai? Lemongrass in Annapolis.
Want Chinese? Try Hunan L'Rose in Odenton.
Want fun with your food? Try Anthony's Bar and Grill in Dunkirk.
Want sports while you eat and drink? There's Dockside and Thursdays in Owings.
Need fish and meat to cook at home? Bowen's Grocery features an old-fashioned butcher shop plus fresh oysters and crabmeat. For more fresh seafood, try Chesapeake Seafood in Edgewater. For locally raised beef, pork, chicken, lamb and eggs, the place is En-Tice-Ment farm-raised meats in Harwood and at farmers markets.
How about some of the best baked treats in town? Cakes and Confections is the place.
All of these special places share one particular quality to recommend them to you as a Bay Weekly reader: They're our partners in bringing you this weekly paper. Without them, there'd be no Dining Guide or Free Will Astrology for you. No News of the Weird or Creature Feature. No 8 Days a Week or Sky Watch. No Bay Gardener or Sporting Life. And in their place, you'd have to find your own.
So use your Dining Guide. Keep it for future reference. Use it to figure out where to go out. Enjoy your meals, and — please — say Bay Weekly sent me.
Four Coast Guardsmen attempt an impossible rescue in this stirring drama
In an intense Nor'easter, The Pendleton cracks in half off the coast of Cape Cod. The men on the stern watch in horror as massive swells swallow half of their oil tanker. As they're taking on water fast, engineer Ray Sybert (Casey Affleck: Interstellar) knows that they have only hours afloat.
But all the Coast Guard's large boats are working to save another oil tanker.
A small Massachusetts town sends out the only boat left, a 35-footer captained by Bernie Webber (Chris Pine: Z for Zachariah). Webber and his team of three volunteers know the mission may mean death. Even if they can pass the treacherous breaking waves at the mouth of the harbor, their tiny boat will be tossed like a bath toy by the 40-foot swells.
With thrilling cinematography, stirring performances and lots of over-emphasized Massachusetts' accents, The Finest Hours is a crowd-pleasing drama. Director Craig Gillespie (Million Dollar Arm) contrasts the human drama with the vast sea, its relentless power gorgeously shown in the initial breakup. Like the crew, we watch helplessly as water surges into the ship.
Gillespie relies on archetypes to expedite the plot. Bernie is a quiet, almost timid man seeking to prove his mettle on this mission. Sybert is a stalwart engineer who refuses to give up. The performances of Pine and Affleck go a long way to humanizing these familiar types. Affleck in particular infuses Sybert with a crushing sense of reality. He holds little hope, but he also knows that panic will worsen their last hours.
As Bernie, Pine plays surprisingly well against type. In a Jimmy Stewart-type role, he drops his usual confidence to offer a good take on an aww-shucks hero.
Not high art or metaphor, The Finest Hours is a modern rarity: a good movie with mass appeal. Thrilling sea rescues, rolling waves and heroic performances offer a two-hour excuse to gobble popcorn and root for the good guys.
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Deans of medical schools may be ogres or tyrants whose dictatorial talents enact a steady tribute and may command fearful worship of a nonhero. Or a deanship may be an innocuous position passed along as the baton in a relay race by people who look upon the baton as a nuisance, as a symbol not nearly as important as keeping things moving or getting there first. Somewhere betwixt and between the extremes of the dynamic power seeker who triples his efforts as he loses sight of his goals and the ineffectual one driven about by every casual breeze, we find good deans of good medical schools who produce the inspiration and leadership as well as exert the firm hand of the helmsman in just the right combination. Now for some 50 years, boy and man, I have been either an avid or willing or an inadvertent observer of medical education.
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Walter P. Lomax Jr., 81, of Hilltown, a prominent physician, entrepreneur, and leader in Philadelphia's black community and beyond, died Thursday, Oct. 10, of complications from a stroke at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania.
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Class of 33
Scoff if you must, but there it isthe two most exciting records I've heard in the past couple months are both by guys who were born in 1933, neither of whom is conceding anything to mortality quite yet.
Renegade Heaven (Cantaloupe)
Although only percussionist Steven Schick admits to actually banging on anything, I swear the making of the first two of these five compositions, especially Arnold Dreyblatt's galvanically funky "Escalator," is the live drumming, programmed drumming, and/or divine clatter. After that as so often with rock-allied downtowners who decline repetition, it's down to texture, only these textures have content. Not only can one live with 16 tonally unstable minutes of a Glenn Branca who has cast off his delusions of grandeur, but Phil Kline's "Exquisite Corpses" risks both program music, which he acknowledges, and melody, which he doesn't. Could this be "post-rock"? Or is it just post-conservatory? A MINUS
CHITLIN CIRCUIT SOUL (Rhino)
Although the notes downplay the music's Southernness and never mention the audience's mean age, it's as impressive that five selections postdate 1989 as it is telling that eight predate 1980. Slowly but surely, soul is dying. But all the proof you need that it ain't dead yet is 16 great tracks by stalwarts who, beyond Bobby Bland and one or two others, only loyalists will remember. Proof of their collective maturity is that almost every song concerns married love, and not the newlywed kindby now, soul focuses far more obsessively on cheating than country. Another self-sufficient world that only a CD can unlock, complete with more grit than a laundromat slop sink and more sex than you got last week. A MINUS
CITY HIGH (Booga Basement/Interscope)
I like the way this Fugees-configured r&b defines its concept and cohort. Not every high schooler who dresses gangsta just needs respect and motivation, but enough of them do to make a nice little audience base. The vocals are smooth, the hooks suave, and with age-appropriate overlays of sentimentality and distortiondegree-bound female imprisoned for succumbing to underage Adonis, FBI forcing another to betray her G for her baby boythis gives those well-meaning kids a voice. If you believe the hit "What Would You Do?" has too much Ricki Lake in it, as it does, try "Sista" or "Cats and Dogs," which have just enough. A MINUS
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No Knowledge of Music Required (Shimmy Disc)
There's not for everyone, and then there's thisGary Lucas spelling Peter Stampfel on what started out a children's album and ended up half a children's album. Stampfel is a great singer only when both voice and heart are completely in it, and here sometimes he conveys more life than inspiration, maybe because even "bad" voices age. But Lucas's quick-pick guitar and groaned originalshowever they began, "Crawlspace" and "Sandman" are children's songs nowtip the balance toward give-it-a-chance-willya. Includes a reeling "Ring of Fire" ("such a dirty song," murmurs Lucas, taken with the "went down down down"), a postcanonical "Rollin' Sea" ("A wonderful place to hunt the snark/Or listen to the dogfish bark"), and three works of kidlike genius: the eight-year-old targeted "Zoe's Song," the elaborately disgusting "Rotten Family," and "Captain Kidd," begun with Michael Hurley in 1963 about one Chris Lindsey, future Deacon of the Admiralty of the Fellowship of the Sea. B PLUS
Missing You . . . Mi Yeewnii (Palm Pictures)
"Recorded after dark in the village of Nbunk, Senegal" with "guidance" from old postpunk hand John Leckie, this isn't as ecstatic as 1984's folkloric Djam Leelii or 1999's jamming Live at the Royal Festival Hall. But like both it avoids the intelligent compromises with which Maal has attracted some non-African listeners and disoriented others, and the concept works. Ambient sounds, traditional tunes, modern rhythms, choruses of women, working bandmates, and old colleagues all sound rooted to a place.The fairest recording ever of all the music this thwarted visionary has in him. Ecstasy can wait. A MINUS
VIRUNGA Ujumbe (Stern's/Earthworks)
Cover claims to the contrary, not "fiery stuff"not by the hyped-up standards of the soukous this eternal exile has now outlasted. That's why it's special, and that's why it's good. Everywhere he's gone, from Matadi to Kinshasa to Kampala to Nairobi to Paris to his safe Maryland home, Mapangala has brought along a tenor as sweet as a licked frenum and a tune sense that knows what it wantsno wonder he found the sway of Swahili swing so amenable. Here he gathers about him a different set of Afro-Parisian hotshots than on his last visit, except for, no stupe he, the two standouts: guitarist Caien Madoka and trap drummer Komba Bellow Mafwalo. "It is bad to criticize people behind their back, especially when they have tried to help you," one trot reads, but who cares? The music carries any message of tolerance you care to verbalize. A MINUS
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Proceed to "Para Bailar Par Son," by Cañambú, previously unknown to me. Bask in or recoil from the intense nasality of Arístides Ruiz Boza, sole survivor of the five brothers who founded the group in 1940, while tracing younger accompanists' clave-linked tres, bamboo bongo, and inauthentic bass. Ruiz Boza's high pitch is indigenous to his tiny hometown, but it typifies a penchant for idiosyncrasy as crucial to this collection's success as the store of tunes and rhythms on display. Bask in Cañambú and you won't even mind the horn sections of Los Van Van, ¡Cubanismo!, and the Afro-Cuban All Stars. Recoil and stick with Buena Vistaor R.E.M. A MINUS
The Earth Rolls On (New West)
Always too rudimentary a singer and soft a writer to earn the unconditional love of anybody but his famous drinking buddies and the woman who married him three times, this good-hearted, weak-willed people's poet cum no-good bum hasn't given up on yon "Evergreen Fields" or that ol' "Restless Wind." But for once rank sentimentality is the exception. The thanksgiving of "Love Is So Sweet" and flipped bird of "Leavin' Amarillo" are equally combative, equally cheerful. Nor is it just the New Year's Eve OD of his guitarist son Eddy that gives "Hard Hearted Heart," "Star in My Heart," and "Blood Is Thicker Than Water" their resonancethough you do wonder whether Billy Joe saw the end coming and was doing what he could about it. A MINUS
Lifestyle (Touch and Go)
Apropos of nothing except their felt needs as thirtysomething bohos who'd like better jobs and more friends, these former Northwest alt-avantists slog out a bunch of songs about being thirtysomething bohos who'd like better jobs and more friends, which latter is why you can tell what the songs are about. The total integration of their grim yet undepressive sound is epitomized by a cover of the Faces' "Ooh La La," which sounds no more or less melodic, dissonant, or thoughtful than the rest of the bunch. A MINUS
Pick Hits
Cachaito (World Circuit/Nonesuch)
From the morass of competent traditionalism that is the Buena Vista Social Club comes Cachao's nephew, supposedly one of 30 bassists in the family and also supposedly the only musician to play on every track on every single BVSC spin-off. Now finally it's time for his own, and how about thatit cuts them all, maybe even Rubén González's, and sounds nothing like any of them. Cachaito is hardly a kidhe was born in 1933. Yet roughly speaking he's conceived a pomo jazz record featuring few BVSC regulars beyond conga whiz Miguel Diaz, with postizo guitar by Los Zafiros' Manuel Galván, ganja organ by Bigga Morrison, lots more percussion, and cameos from Pee Wee Ellis, Hugh Masekela, French DJ, local string players, what have you. Putting its bass foot forward as it does, maybe this is Cuban dub? Fortunately, nothere's too much texture, too much melody, even too much clave. You'll just have to hear it. Don't be scared, now. A
Rainbow Connection (Island)
It's another kiddie record gone to seed by another codger who's been around too long to believe in the end of the rainbow. Or has he? A typically ramshackle one-off cut without drums in Nelson's home studio over Christmas break, it makes too much room for daughter Amy and, for some reason, the songs of Mickey Newbury (maybe Mickey's kids could use the royalties). But what you can expect to pay for the illusion of effortlessness is the reality of effortlessness, which is that sometimes it falls on its face. Here that doesn't happen often. "Playmate" and "I'm Looking Over a Four-Leaf Clover" are born again, and where once it was agony to hear Newbury intone the half-past-dead "not all my God-like thoughts, Lord, are defiled," from Nelson that's just one plain truth among many.
The truth he wrote himself just last year wants us to know that heaven is the pot of gold at the end of the rainbow. A MINUS
Dud of the Month
Reveal (Warner Bros.)
Not as bad as it first sounds, but also not as good as they thought when they released it, or they wouldn't have, I hope. Suffused with somnolent tempos and pensive arrangements, the romantic trials and spiritual quests of struggling rock and rollers can be pretty hard to take, so why should we care about the ditto of wealthy movie producers with a record contract to fulfill and 21 individually acknowledged string players on call? Even a movie producer who knows the names of Japanese carp and French emotions that he'll happily print out in the booklet now that he's e-nun-ci-a-ting ev-ry sing-gle word? B MINUS
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HONORABLE MENTION: Koffee Brown, Mars/Venus (Arista): r&b plays house, playa-style ("Fingerpointing," "Blackout"); Willie Nelson and the Offenders, Me and the Drummer (Luck): chestnuts roasted in an open studio, Pamper demos-style ("A Moment Isn't Very Long," "Home Motel"); Charlie Robison, Step Right Up (Lucky Dog): like an up-and-coming Steve Earle, without explicit leftism or explicit substance abuse ("The Wedding Song," "Desperate Times"); Antibalas Afrobeat Orchestra, Liberation Afro Beat Vol. 1 (Ninja Tune import): musically Fela's a great role model, politically don't be so sure ("Dirt and Blood," "Uprising"); Michael Franti & Spearhead, Stay Human (Six Degrees): neo-disco whose smartest message, as usual with this guy, is its music ("Rock the Nation," "Thank You"); Oliver Mtukudzi, Paivepo (Putumayo Artists): rough-voiced, groove-a-matic Shona who should only moralize as good-humoredly as Toots or Otis ("Pindurai Mambo," "Ndini Mubvunso"); Soneros de Verdad, A Buena Vista: Barrio de la Habana (Narada World): more effervescent than your average Buena Vista spin-off, which it isn't, or exploitation, no comment ("Bilongo," "A Buena Vista," "La más bella canción"); Juliana Hatfield, Juliana's Pony: Total System Failure (Zoë): at least as smart as an old-time riot grrrl, at least as rocking as an old-time Blake Baby ("Houseboy," "Let's Get Married"); the Aislers Set, The Last Match (Slumberland): 6000 miles from Scotland, a girlpop Belle and Sebastian or a strange musical accident ("Chicago New York," "The Walk"); Destiny's Child, Survivor (Columbia): smiling bravely through their tribulations ("Independent Women Part I," "Happy Face"); El Son No Ha Muerto (Rhino): defining son in the broad dance-music sense, guaranteeing a glitzy-to-glittering compilation that doesn't hang together (Cachao, "El Son No Ha Muerto (The Son Has Not Died)," Estrellas Arieto, "Póngase Para las Casas"); Stew, Guest Host (Telegraph): precious pop polymath as sardonic solo seer ("Re-Hab," "C'mon Everybody"); Unleashed Live (Lucky Dog): from the lucky doghouse, Jack Ingram, Bruce Robison, and the leader of the pack, his big brother Charlie (Charlie Robison, "My Hometown," "Sunset Boulevard").
CHOICE CUTS: Bare Jr., "Why Do I Need a Job" (Brainwasher, Immortal); the Soggy Bottom Boys, "I Am a Man of Constant Sorrow" (second version) (O Brother, Where Art Thou?, Mercury); Eric Heatherly, "I Just Break 'Em" (Swimming in Champagne, Mercury).
DUDS: The Blake Babies, God Bless the Blake Babies (Zoë); David Byrne, Look Into the Eyeball (Virgin); the Delta 72, 000 (Touch and Go); Eve, Scorpion (Ruff Ryders/Interscope); Juliana Hatfield, Beautiful Creature (Zoë); Me First and the Gimme Gimmes, Blow in the Wind (Fat Wreck Chords); Nava (Palm Pictures); A Nod to Bob (Red House); Sunny Day Real Estate, The Rising Tide (Time Bomb); Chuchu Valdes & Irakere, Unforgettable Boleros (Velas).
ADDRESSES: Cantaloupe, 222 East 5th Street #12, NYC 10003, bangonacan.org; Luck, 1705 Guadeloupe Street, suite 300, Austin, TX 78701, luckrecords.com; Narada World, 4650 North Port Washington Road, Milwaukee, WI 53212, narada.com; Ninja Tune, 1751 Richardson, suite 4501, Montreal, PQ Canada H3K 1G6, ninjatune.net; Palm Pictures, Rykodisc, 530 North 3rd Street, Minneapolis, MN 55401, palmpictures.com; Putumayo World Music, 324 Lafayette Street, NYC 10012, putumayo.com; Rounder, Zoë, 29 Camp Street, Cambridge, MA 02140, rounder.com; Shimmy Disc, 74 Leonard Street, NYC 10013, shimmydisc.com; Six Degrees, Box 411347, San Francisco, CA 94141-1347, email@example.com; Slumberland, Box 14731, Berkeley, CA 94712, dropbeat.com; Telegraph, Box 2853, NYC 10009, stewmusic.com; World Music Network, 6 Abbeville Mews, 88 Clapham Park Road, London SW4 7BX, England, firstname.lastname@example.com.
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