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This study has focused on the agro-food, construction and chemicals sectors, which are important for the local economies of several Flemish provinces. For these sectors, an in-depth review was undertaken, which included semi-directed interviews with business federations and individual companies as well as a phone survey on company practices.
This report delivers evidence-based and practical recommendations on how to better support employment and economic development in Flanders, Belgium. It builds on sub-national data analysis and consultations with local stakeholders in two case study areas (Antwerp and Limburg). It provides a comparative framework to understand the role of the local level in contributing to more and better quality jobs. The report can help national, regional, and local policy makers in Belgium build effective and sustainable partnerships at the local level, which join-up efforts and achieve stronger outcomes across employment, training, and economic development policies. Co-ordinated policies can help workers find suitable jobs, while also stimulating entrepreneurship and productivity, which increases the quality of life and prosperity within a community as well as throughout the country.
This paper discusses the results of the 2011-2012 OECD LEED study of measuring green growth in the Benelux countries (Belgium, The Netherlands and Luxembourg). The study paid particular attention to the challenges of measuring the transition to a low-carbon economy in cross-border areas as they have additional levels of complexity when it comes to measuring and monitoring their low-carbon transition.
Human resources and skills are becoming increasingly important to economic development. In the context of the economic downturn, challenges such as high youth unemployment call for a collaborative and tailored approach.
This report examines the relationship between SMEs' management of intellectual assets, innovation and competitiveness.
Twice before, Country Fact Sheets have been published by the OECD LEED Forum on Partnerships and Local Governance providing valuable up-to-date information about area-based partnerships. "forumpartnerships2009" – Country Fact Sheets provides an update on what has changed.
De nouvelles formes de gouvernance sont en train de voir le jour. Les pouvoirs publics, les entreprises et la société civile conjuguent leurs efforts pour élaborer et appliquer des stratégies de développement économique et résoudre les problèmes socio-économiques......
Il s'agit de la première édition d'une publication biennale qui analyse les meilleures pratiques dans les pays de l'OCDE et quelques économies non membres. Ce rapport enquête sur un certain nombre d'initiatives prises par les gouvernements et les entreprises dans le domaine du tourisme.
This seminar is organised in cooperation with INAS CISL and Fondazione Giulio Pastore. The event will present and discuss the results of research addressing these issues undertaken in eight European countries: Italy, Spain, France, Germany, Belgium, Great Britain, Sweden and Poland.For each country, the research provides an overview of the changes in the trade union movement, not only as an actor in labour market bargaining, but also
This site contains a list of key references on Belgium. The documentary database includes documents on partnership and local governance that have been published by governments, universities and other organisations.


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30th June 2016
I'm NOT into education, I'm into political action. And if Indian liberals won't come together, I'll soon say goodbye.
For nearly 20 years I've been working on a SINGLE project: political liberty in India, supporting a national liberal party in India.
In mid-July 2005 I decided to switch off all further political work. See my note here. Things were not moving, the work of many years had been wasted. This work had made me seriously sick, physically.
I restarted my work in end-2007 largely to support the energy and commitment shown by Anil Sharma, who is seriously committed to liberal reforms in India. [A note about this here – see the second half of the page].
Now, in a recent FB post I wrote:
5) I'm clear that I'm working on political reforms for India only so long as the people of India want a better India. I'll end all work the moment I get a sense it is a total waste of my time.
To which one of my FB friends commented thus:
Chakravarthy Nalamotu Sanjeev Sabhlok: For the most part your arguments are logical and rational. Sometimes I find certain inconsistencies in your logic, but I can live with it. My personal point of view on #5. People of India of course want a better India. Which idiot would intentionally want an under performing India? There are many competing philosophies and ideologies in the marketplace. People are unable to figure out which is the one that benefits them as well as the society more. Once my libertarian friend Sriram Karri said (I am paraphrasing), the only way to make a large body of people to commit evil deeds, is by convincing them that what they are doing is actually good. That is what you see in India today.
More than anything else, I feel, Indians need to be educated on the merits of a free society. I urge you to look at your endeavour as an ongoing education of a billion people. Everyday you are influencing and changing a few. Maybe someday there will be enough of us to bring about a change. None of what you are doing is a wasted effort.
MY RESPONSE – which I'm keeping here for the public record (it is very hard to find things on FB – that's why) – so there are no surprises next year.
Chakravarthy Nalamotu – there are two aspects to this: (1) education of the general public and (2) the liberals working together to promote political liberty through a political party.
I'm actually not interested in (1). That, to me, is the job of the system. The political leadership builds the system and the system builds the education. Jefferson and co. created the US system and the system educates the people in the principles of liberty. Lenin built the system of communism and that's what the system educated everyone about. Nehru built the system of socialism in India and everyone (including BJP, which is a godchild of Nehru) teach accordingly. Mohammed created a system of violence and that's what the system teaches.
The idea that educating people starts from the "bottom up" is very partially true. The key is political power. Through political power one can build the system – and systems are all-powerful. They can last for thousands of years.
I'm going for the head. I want to kill socialism's head by destroying all references to it in the Indian system – constitution, ROP act, etc. etc. etc.
I believe liberals are wasting their time in education. They are TOTALLY AND COMPREHENSIVELY INEFFECTIVE. There are two liberal think tanks in India and they've not produced ONE liberal leader. Not one.
Yes, educating people has an effect but almost insignificant. Can take thousands of generations. I've probably influenced a handful of people in my life, but that's pointless. I want to work with others to achieve political power for the liberals and thereby change the system. I'm ONLY interested in (2). I'm only interested in a national liberal political party in India.
Now, it is in that context that I've expressed point 5. I'm talking about the CHRONIC inability of liberals to (a) fight for liberty and (b) to work together.
In relation to (a) most Indian liberals are willing to lick the boots of killers like Modi just because Modi once said (in total deception) things that sounded somewhat like economic liberalism. People like Atanu Dey have boot licked Modi and made him what he is – the PM of India. And they have the gall to call themselves liberal.
In relation to (b) – the vast majority of "liberals" I've come across in India in my life are hypocrites. They will write that there should be a liberal party but will then spend their life consorting with illiberals and doing nothing. They will not lift a finger when someone comes forward to create a liberal manifesto and a liberal party. And they will not – when the liberal manifesto and party has been created – join the effort, on some pretext or other. These are the people who should have worked together, but by refusing to work in a liberal party, they have handed over India to criminals and crooks. They actually WORK with and support such criminals and crooks. Working with other liberals is a problem for them. These are the people who should have known better, but choose to support crime and mayhem. They don't care for India but for something different.
So, here is the deal: if I find that **these** types of people (who should have known better don't care for India (and they seem not to care for India at all), then I'm surely wasting my time and will draw a final line on my efforts.


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Yeah...I went to Best Buy on Sun, Got there, saw A Line of people...Got free necklace mini wiimote light thingy...energy bars and energy drinks...Played...& tottally lost in the first Round...(Getting old...35)...not to dis anyone, but Man those younger players...there Bad (in a good way)...But I did have FUN...And Talked to a N Rep...Each Best Buy store recived over 100 Wii's...soo if your looking to still get one...Check you local Best Buy...And N rep also confirmed Another 100 plus shipment before the BIGGER Shipment that will happen just before the Holiday rush....also backed by quote from
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Good news: in an interview with the Mercury News, Reggie Fils-Aime, President of Nintendo of America, reassures us that Wii manufacturing is being ramped up in preparation for the holiday buying frenzy.
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Back several years ago when I rebuilt a few VCR machines, all the manuals had big notes written in red telling the techs to only use white lithium grease to lubricate the plastic gears because petroleum grease would cause damage to the gears. I found this to be the case also (from experience) to use this white lithium grease on the plastic or nylon rollers used in window mechanisms for many older vehicles. Owners and shade tree mechanics had used vaseline or axel grease to lube these and the nylon or plastic rollers came apart. I always replaced them and used the white lithium after I saw the damage from the other lubricants.
I would be extremely careful when cleaning the old grease out not to spread it to areas you don't want grease to be in -- this could cause you to have troubles with your images. Same thing when adding grease -- use a toothpick or a Q-tip to apply the grease and keep it in the area it belongs.
I would NOT use any type of oil -- even if it isn't petroleum based -- because it is thin and won't stay where you want it around the gears. Gears meshing and spinning, even at a slow pace, will "sling" oil to areas other than you want it to be in. Or, it will just run off from gravity and leave the gears with no lubrication. Grease is thicker and stays put.


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Packers' Terrell Manning stands by boast he made on draft day 2012
Despite not playing much last year, Terrell Manning says he's still best LB in his class
Green Bay — Moments after he was selected 163rd overall in the 2012 NFL draft, Terrell Manning made a public declaration. So what if 21 linebackers were drafted ahead of him?
Manning believed he was as good as any in the draft. Bold letters. Mark it down.
One year and three special-teams tackles later, he hasn't flinched.
"I'm not going to back off that statement," Manning said. "I definitely feel that I can be the best linebacker in the draft."
Better than Luke Kuechly, better than Dont'a Hightower, better than Zach Brown.
Manning puts that expectation on himself without a nanosecond of hesitation. Given a chance, he repeats, he'll back it up. The inside linebacker from North Carolina State remains one of the great mysteries on the Green Bay Packers' roster. A wild card. So in his pursuit of a role in Green Bay's defense, Manning will carry this brazen, borderline-cocky attitude.
The player who grew up idolizing Lawrence Taylor and who writes poetry is reminded that Kuechly won defensive rookie of the year honors. In Carolina, Kuechly was the league's runaway leader in tackles (164). Manning nods his head, his voice hardens to a "yeah, yeah" whisper.
He did watch Kuechly last season. He is aware Kuechly won the award.
"I still think that I'm better," Manning said. "I'm sorry. He was put in a position to be able to go out and make those plays. Eventually, I think my time will come. ... I have vets in front of me. He went to a defense that was looking for help. As a first-round pick, you're supposed to play."
Then, Manning catches himself. He tacks on a qualifier.
"I've got to give it to him," he said. "He's a heck of a player."
Manning isn't front and center in Dom Capers' defense yet. Far from it. At inside linebacker, A.J. Hawk and Brad Jones are the starters and he's in a dead heat with Jamari Lattimore, Sam Barrington and Rob Francois.
At full capacity, Manning hopes to make his move. This time last summer, Manning couldn't sleep, couldn't eat and endured miserable bouts of diarrhea. On the field, Manning often feared he'd, uh, void his bowels. As the linebacker has discussed at length, he had a parasite in his stomach that caused colitis — the swelling of the large intestine — and proceeded to lose 15 to 20 pounds.
Manning didn't seek help until the third preseason game. Through those miserable nights sleeping "two hours tops," he wrote poetry. To understand Manning's bravado is to understand his influences.
There's his parents, of course. Mom wasa bus driver, Dad self-employed. But growing up, Manning was also drawn to Edgar Allan Poe and Lawrence Taylor.
Poetry was always a way to release stress, be himself. And Poe's knifing poems had an edge. Manning could sense pain behind the words. So that's how he rhymed, too. Manning's poems reflected his rough upbringing, all hardship, those restless nights at St. Norbert College.
In Taylor, Manning sensed a raw emotion, too. Growing up, he dug up as much footage as possible on the New York Giants great. When rookies visited the Pro Football Hall of Fame in Canton last year during the rookie symposium, he shot straight toward Taylor's shrine.
Taylor set a standard that Manning embraces, as unrealistic it may seem.
"That's the edge you have to bring to the game," Manning said. "Whenever you're out there, you can't be afraid to do anything. You have to be willing to stick your neck out there and go make a play. That's what I want to do."
"I feel like Clay (Matthews) plays a lot like Lawrence Taylor. He's that guy out there flying around, diving around like his hair's on fire making plays. Lawrence Taylor, he was the first person to do that."
So Manning was one of the players brawling during the team's "combo" period Wednesday, whacking center Garth Gerhart across the head after one play. Asked about the scrap, Manning says, "When I'm out there, it's a killer's mentality, a warrior's mentality."
And don't call him "soft." Coaches have been making players well aware of that label slapped over the roster by writers and pundits. Ask Manning about the title and his cold whisper returns.
"Soft," he repeats back to himself. "That's an insult to any man. Anybody. If you come to a man and tell him you're soft, we have to fight."
For now, Manning must do his fighting on special teams, much like Barringon ... and Lattimore ... and Francois. The Packers want all four thirsty for more. As the 2010 and 2012 injury-ravaged seasons proved, a third (even fourth) inside linebacker could see an expanded role at any moment.
Asked about Manning, Capers says the 6-foot-2, 237-pounder is "more confident" and "more comfortable" within the scheme. Yet, unprompted, Capers also brings up another name.
"(Manning) brings an energy," Capers said. "There's going to be good competition there now. Sam Barrington has come in and he's been all business. That's one thing I like about Sam — he's all business. Very professional. He understands that he has to fight and do everything right to earn a job on this team.
"It's a good battle."
On Friday, the competition will commence. Thus far, there have been glimpses of the instinctive linebacker who totaled 193 tackles (27.5 for loss) and eight forced fumbles in three years at N.C. State. On one recent screen pass, Manning blew past center Evan Dietrich-Smith for a stop. Before calling him to the batter's box, the Packers need more of this on film. Manning admits he's hesitant sometimes, that he catches himself thinking.
Against an opponent, he expects the tackles for loss, the turnovers, the big plays to return.
That's what Manning says will separate himself from Kuechly and the others. He brands himself a play-maker, a force whose production matched that of the ninth overall pick (Kuechly) and 52nd overall pick (Brown) in the ACC. Seeing them then and seeing them now only feeds Manning's opinion.
"Not to say I'm disappointed in them by any means — I feel like they're all good players, they're in the NFL, how bad could they be?" Manning said. "But at the same time, I just like feel like I'm better."
And "no doubt about it," Manning says, he considers himself the best linebacker in the class.
He fully realizes this may sound cocky, arrogant. To date, he has provided more bluster than bruises in the pros. Yet through two conversations, Manning's voice carries a wait-until-game day tone. Once he gets a chance, a series, Manning believes the play-maker inside him will emerge.
Which is why Manning has no problem toeing the line between confidence and cockiness.
"I say 'confidence.' Some say 'cocky.' It's all how you define it," Manning said. "At the end of the day, if I'm right, I'm right. If I'm wrong, I'm wrong."
There's "no excuses" this summer, Manning admits. He's healthy. Last summer's nightmare is finally behind him.
Now, starting with the Arizona Cardinals, it's time for him to back up that draft-day premonition.
"I think we'll see a glimpse of what Terrell Manning has to offer on Friday," Manning said. "Once I touch the field, what you see is what you're going to get.
"With the prediction, it'll speak for itself."


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Woodlands restaurants offer a wide range of vegetarian Indian dishes inspired by the flavours of South Indian cuisine. This branch also has a bar area.
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Flavors and diversity of dosa types were pretty good. They are also very vegan friendly and conscious.
I wish the dosa fillings were spicier, they should use spicy peppers instead of sweet.
As a connoisseur of dosa, I can say that they put way too much oil on or in these.more
Tucked away in an inconspicuous alleyway off Leicester Square, its outward appearance might convey that this a tourist trap of the worst kind. Woodlands is actually part of an international restaurant chain which originated in India, so its authenticity is genuine. Thankfully for me, that means it's also purely vegetarian.
My family has been going to Woodlands for years, it was the first...more
I love the woodland chain, even went there on a trip to Oman. The food is more traditional and the restaurants are often a bit more special. The one near Leicester Square doesn't have a fantastic atmosphere though but the food is amazing regardlessmore
Superlative meal of various veggie dishes. We did not have dessert, but what we had was the best Indian veggie meal, perhaps ever.
A noisy party of five left soon after we arrived, which was lucky. Good service.more
Came here for lunch earlier this week because our dining companion wanted a vegetarian option. The menu had some standard S. Indian options but some unexpected options as well. Had the poppadums & chutney, medu vada, tandoori cauliflower, saag paneer, dal malkhani, lemon rice, zeera rice, poori and chapati.
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Bayside Academy held its commencement ceremony for 56 seniors at 6 p.m. at the school on Sunday, May 19. The valedictorian was Will Grey and the salutatorian was Iris Harrison.
The seniors walked along the school's Alumni Walk of Fame, led by a bagpiper. Following tradition, members of the JuniorClass rang the school's bell 56 times in honor of the graduates.
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"Same Love" Up For MTV Video Music Award
Macklemore and Ryan Lewis sure have had a break out year with the phenomenal success of "Thrift Shop" and "Can't Hold Us." Of course, their other song, "Same Love," has made waves as being one of the first same-sex anthems to take over the airwaves. The song recently has seen success on the charts following the Supreme Court rulings on DOMA and Prop 8. Now, it is up for an MTV Video Music Award (yes, those still exist) for "Best Music Video With A Message." The new category represents artists' recent socially-conscious music.
The rap duo is also up for several coveted awards such as Video Of The Year ("Thrift Shop") and Best Hip-Hop Video ("Can't Hold Us"), tying Justin Timberlake in video noms.
The show airs August 25, 2013 from the Barclays Center. Check out the complete list of nominees below.
Video of the Year
- Justin Timberlake — "Mirrors"
- Macklemore & Ryan Lewis (featuring Wanz) — "Thrift Shop"
- Bruno Mars — "Locked Out of Heaven"
- Robin Thicke (featuring T.I. & Pharrell) — "Blurred Lines"
- Taylor Swift — "I Knew You Were Trouble"
Artist To Watch
- Austin Mahone — "What About Love"
- Iggy Azalea — "Work"
- The Weeknd — "Wicked Games"
- Twenty One Pilots — "Holding on to You"
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- Justin Timberlake (featuring Jay-Z) — "Suit & Tie"
- Pitbull (featuring Christina Aguilera) — "Feel This Moment"
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- Kelly Clarkson — "People Like Us"
- Macklemore & Ryan Lewis (featuring Mary Lambert) — "Same Love"
- Miguel — "Candles in the Sun"
- Snoop Lion (featuring Drake & Cori B.) — "No Guns Allowed
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Fortunately, this is a fan-voted category. I just voted for this video:
Aside from the face that I like the duo, I appreciate the message of this song.
* aside from the fact
Of course the ulterior motive of this is that this is one of the few songs with an openly gay rights message as opposed to just a pro gay message or having it hidden in the subtext. It is also one of the few songs that is actually getting airplay. I was pleasantly shocked the other day when I heard it over the radio, I live in the bottom of Alabama and wasn't expecting it. I don't know if it is a sign of change or if it does any good in and of itself but I would vote for it just because it's catchy and I do like gospel-influenced R&B even if it is rap.


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Hammerax Liquicy Cymbals Reviewed!
Hammerax: Liquicy Cymbals
Let's talk about art, cymbals, and personal struggles with GAS. Gear Acquisition Syndrome (or GAS) affects 100 percent of drummers. This well-documented affliction forces us to run out and buy all sorts of shiny new things, with cymbals being one of the most irresistible triggers. That's because cymbals have always offered the sounds of adventure and bliss in a small, (relatively) affordable package. But the last decade has also seen the growth of cymbals as pieces of visual art. Beyond the aural satisfaction, drummers are now subject to the allure of stunning aesthetic beauty as well. We GAS sufferers simply don't stand a chance.
But hey, that just means more things to hit. And if lusting after Hammerax cymbals makes me an addict, I don't want to be cured.
Hammerax is a smallish company with a keen eye for making cool stuff. The company's newest line, Liquicy, joins a family of art cymbals that already includes exotic goodies to hang up and hit with intriguing names like Bash, Boomywang, Crash Course, Culebra, Dustbowl, Flyhat, Glass, Indigo, Lash, Meanie, Skyhat, Splashvine, and Whipcrash.
The Liquicy cymbals look at first glance a lot like "regular," albeit heavily textured, cymbals. In fact, they're something else entirely. Liquicys are made of a proprietary copper-heavy alloy, rolled and beaten into very thin discs with small bells. They are alive with wobble, have been rained with pockmarks, and are dramatically flexible in hand. There are five sizes available: 24", 22", 19", 16", and 14". A close inspection shows just how different these cymbals are.
Liquicy cymbals seem to jump around in your hands, wobbling like a cat trying to escape containment. There are no smooth surfaces to be found. Every square centimeter has been hammered and etched. The face of each Liquicy is a moonscape of small canyons and sinkholes. There's plenty of shiny coppery color that peers out through the dark-brown matte background. The underside is more bare and gray, and is signed by the Hammerax artisan that made the cymbal. Oh, and each cymbal has three holes drilled in it for optional rivets.
First up for inspection was the 24" Liquicy cymbal. 24" is big, even bigger than most cymbal bags. I call this one the Mulder-and-Scully cymbal. You know, the X Files characters that were always running into aliens. Aliens came to mind a lot as I was perusing the Liquicys.
Played like a ride cymbal, the 24" gives back a watery, ghostly wah-wah sound for every note played. The entire cymbal wobbles on the stand like an agitated alien bird flapping its wings. The fluttering, long tremolo sounds a bit like cinematic helicopter blades churning during a scene from Apocalypse Now. And the disc is so thin you can easily play it with your hand and activate that freaky bird-creature wobble anytime. It's weird. Weird and very cool.
Of course, you can't play ride patterns on it with your hand, but you can ride it with a stick, and it's good. Quite a bit different than your trusty 21" rock ride, but equally good. It sounds like a controlled trash-can lid — ambient concrete garage included. You can also crash it, which elicits a short, dark, intense crash with long, fluttering, alien bird-wobble decay. I had fun doing weird things to the Liquicy pies to get exotic new tones. Slapping, scraping with stick tip, dragging over the face with car keys — these were just a few of my favorite things to do to the Liquicy.
The 22" Liquicy crashes short and dark like the 24", but the wobble after-effect is increased. By the way, the profile shape of these cymbals tends toward tall, and that makes the wobble even weirder. It's not like shaking a flat disc of metal. The 22" rides well, with a nice, high-and-dirty ting atop heavy trash-can-lid wash. And the metallic roar and flutter is very reminiscent of the sheets of tin that Foley artists use to make "thunder" for soundtracks. And I would really like to know how Hammerax gets that "ambience" into a cymbal. They should be advertised as, "Cymbal For Sale. Ambient Room Included."
The 19" Liquicy has a higher pitch that takes it out of contention for the job of dark ride cymbal. Besides, the "weird factor" of this one is pretty high on the scale. Using the tip of the stick on the cymbal's face produces a delicate, dry, coarse ping that floats above abundant, loud-and-fast tremolo/wah-wah sound. If this were part of a movie soundtrack, the scene would be "Martians hover over target." Crash the cymbal and you get "Martians fire on target." But for extra weirdness points, you can spank rapidly on the face of the cymbal with your hand. The sound is wow and flutter like the synthesizer patch from Edgar Winter's classic oldie, "Frankenstein."
The 16" Liquicy has quite a high pitch, and a thin, dry bark of a crash. Boy, was I glad I didn't stop there. In playing around with it, I found numerous exotic sounds available. The bell is quite dry, and very different in character from the face. The edge of the cymbal also gives off a different character, so the rather pedestrian move of bell/face/edge produced widely ranging tones.
I had the most fun when, by accident, I flexed the cymbal while hitting it. Woah! They will flex in your hand, allowing a whole new slew of Flexi-Tone sounds. Placing the cymbal on a stand, I leaned one edge into my abdomen (I was standing up) and played the cymbal like a talking drum. Cool wah-wah metal hand drum oozing Martian secret sauce! Should be a lot of fun for drummers who are recording effects and percussion. And of course I realized that all the Liquicy cymbals could be flexed for further pitch-bending weirdness. Soon I was dancing around the room, flexing Liquicy cymbals while playing interstellar dumbek rhythms with my knuckles, sticks, mallets, whatever came to hand. My favorite was the 19" Liquicy played with a black Sharpie. Hmm … what would a silver Sharpie sound like?
The 14" Liquicy cymbal has a wisp of a tone, very much like a smaller, maybe 10" splash cymbal when crashed conventionally. It exhibited the least amount of weirdness of the bunch when played on a stand with a stick. But it was the easiest and perhaps most versatile one when played in the hands. I held it like a steering wheel and shook it for that flapping vibrato sound of shaking your cheeks with your fingers — Martian style. I stuck it on a finger, instead of a stand, and played a roll on it with my free hand. It sounded like an enormous gong warming up, but in miniature.
- Hammerax Liquicy Cymbals
- 24" $862
- 22" $692
- 19" $635
- 16" $542
- 14" $453
Alternative, tremolo-rich cymbals that can be played and manipulated in a variety of ways; flexible and durable in construction; very attractive, exotic, and wonderfully weird.
John Stannard, President, Hammerax
Liquicy cymbals are weird and wonderful. (Frankly, I have never used the word "weird" so many times in one review — in a good way.) I only wish I had more gigs that could use them. These are fun new sounds for unwritten music. They are pleasing, adventurous, and exotic. For so many of us who suffer from GAS, that alone is more than enough to warrant a purchase that will keep the symptoms at bay for at least a short while. See Liquicy in person, or check out the very decent short video clips on the Hammerax web site. And just between us, don't be surprised if you find these beauties selling in the real world for for substantially less than the prices listed to the left.


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With its art and diamonds, canals and castles, Flanders is a romantic destination but it is also a foodie paradise. Feast on everything from handcrafted pralines and beer to the best 'moules frites' in the world.
The rain is never a distant prospect in Flanders, that charming Dutch-speaking area of Belgium known as much for its castles and bridges as for chocolates, beer and, well, Tintin and Audrey Hepburn. But today is a bright, temperate day;the kind of summer morning everyone looks forward to so that they can get away to the sea. In the train that I take from Brussels to Bruges, a quaint medieval town, crisscrossed by canals and routinely rated as almost as romantic a getaway as Paris or Venice, everyone seems headed out to the shore. Our coupe has the makings of a comfortable ladies' compartment;the camaraderie reminiscent of what you'd find, off peak hours at least, in a Mumbai local or the Delhi metro. Amy, a young American girl who has shifted continents because of her Belgian boyfriend and works as a nanny here, is chattering on, filling me in on the mustdos in this part of the world. "Bruges is so scenic, " she tells me, "and all the buildings so much like a historical film that American tourists think this is like a Disney park. They want to know when the city closes for the night!" We laugh at the foibles of travelers before Amy offers me some more prophetic words, "But Ghent, you'll really love, " she says of the student-town, "... also because it has the best French fries in the world. "
Armed with these nuggets, I get off at Bruges and immediately realise why American tourists mistake this for a period movie set. Everything is so obviously heritage - not just the churches (the city's arty treasure includes Michelangelo's marble 'Madonna And Child' in the Church of Our Lady, the only one of the master's works to leave Italy in his lifetime), the touristy Markt with its shops and cafes, and the bridges reminiscent of Venice. Even the breweries, hotels and homes have facades dating as far back as the 16th century.
Bruges, like other Flemish towns, was a powerful centre for trade in the medieval times;its wealth built on the cloth spun from English wool and, of course, lace. The term "bourse", as we still call the stock market today, originated here. But today, the preferred commodity is different. This is very much a chocolate town and you could spend an entire afternoon on a cocoa high, hopping from one choco atelier to the next, sampling different pralines - that is if you manage to abstain from waffles, topped with cream, strawberry and, what else, chocolate!
For a small town, it has an astounding 50-plus chocolate shops (plus a chocolate museum) dotting the city. Most of the boutiques still handcraft their pralines (that bite-sized chocolate with a surprise filling in the centre that Belgium is famous for) and the choice of fillings can be truly startling. At the much-recommended boutique 'The Chocolate Line' there are gourmet chocolates filled with everything from bacon to oyster juice and even curry powder and saffron;the last one is a tribute to Bollywood. India's soft power is clearly on the rise.
Dominique Persoone, owner and chocolatier-chef here, is the current chocolate deity in this world of luxury super-smooth cocoa. With a chocolate bar (and his wife's name) tattooed on a forearm, Persoone goes about creating surprising flavours that often dot the tables at Michelin Star restaurants. He is at the forefront of a new wave in Belgian chocolate, where experimentation with unique flavours and ingredients is prized: You can even try yuzu chocolate (with tart Japanese citrus flavours) and more. But what still abides is the practice of making chocolate with pure cocoa butter (not vegetable fat) that accounts for the distinct taste.
Secretly though I am much more of a fried-savoury foodie than a choco-fanatic. So, as we drive to Ghent, past green fields topped with clear azure skies, I gleefully looking forward to the next treat. Pommes frites (potato fries) is very much a Belgian tradition: Nothing French about these, and no, you don't eat them with mustard and ketchup either like the Americans do. The real way to enjoy the best French fries in the world is to dip each bite in creamy mayonnaise. You can eat these as a snack with or without beer, as a side with your Flemish meal (the classic dish is Gentse Waterzooi, a creamy chicken and vegetable stew), or even as you go wandering about in this pedestrian-friendly city. We have a casual lunch at Groot Vleeshuis at Groentenmarkt, a vast 15th century butcher's hall, that now houses a deli and a dining hall and retire sated.
Ghent was one of Europe's biggest cities, bigger than London, back in the 14th century. Once again, trading in textiles and a port contributed to its rise. The old architecture and the city's medieval core surrounded by the river Leie bears testimony to those days. But the museums, churches and houses (an independent community of single women resided in some of these, away from the diktats of men), paintings by Flemish masters aside, today, this is an energetic student town with enough cafes and bars to keep you entertained. Patershol in the north of the town has many of Ghent's best restaurants; to the south is the Kunstenkwartier, the cultural and student quarter near the university. And you can spend an eventful evening just sitting by the waterside, watching the world go by and, yes, nibbling on the fries.
Antwerp, just under an hour by car from Ghent, is by far the flashiest of the Flemish towns. And not just because of the diamonds. This one is a bustling city;a big cruise liner has docked just as we check into our hotel and everyone is out shopping, it seems. We, however, decide to head out to the diamond district in the city centre, and promptly run into more Indians than we have seen so far in this part of Europe.
The Gujarati-Jain community is well-entrenched in the business here, controlling more than 70 per cent of the business in a city that sees almost 8 out of 10 rough diamonds the world over change hands. The power has clearly shifted from the Orthodox jews who traditionally ruled the trade to the savvy desis. Yet, long frock coats and black hats of our imaginations come alive here. The Jewish community, survivors not just of the holocaust but much earlier persecution, still thrives here, having first started settling in Antwerp freely around the time of the French revolution. Many of their rituals and customs remain intact despite the growing cosmopolitanism of younger generations.
You can go diamond shopping if you have the appetite. But the best way to experience a bit of this vanishing culture is to stop by at a Jewish bakery or perhaps a kosher restaurant. Challah bread, bagels, honey cakes, jelly-filled doughnuts - you can pick your temptation. I stop at one of the family-run bakeries where a tiny baby sits in a pram patiently as its mother packs our pastry and a slice of cheesecake that is denser and sweeter than what we are used to. It reminds me of the khoya "milk cake" we have at home. Perhaps food, like culture and travel, links the world in more ways than we know.
Flanders is the Dutchspeaking area of Belgium with its distinct culture and with a history of independent strong civic towns. The big three destinations here are Bruges, Ghent and Antwerp. You can take a train to any of these from Brussels - Bruges is just an hour away - or drive down and then hop around other towns.
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Chocolate, crafted beer, waffles, French fries, Flemish delicacies that could range from delicately steamed white asparagus with butter in summer to fish such as trout and chicken stew, make this a foodie haven. In Antwerp, do not miss the Jewish bakeries.
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Walk around the medieval towns, sit by the waterways, take a boat ride or visit museums to see everything from chocolate and beer-making to old printing press and masterpieces by Flemish artists. Shop for diamonds in Antwerp, lace, clothes, also tulips.
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Alderwoman Kathleen Cummings has been vocal over the last couple of months about history being lost in the city.
"So much of our history has been lost to a bulldozer," she recently said.
Cummings has been adamant about saving the county's former Health and Human Services building, which is now vacant on the county's courthouse campus.
Cummings has also been attempting to get the Les Paul Performance Center named a local landmark. The center was formerly known as the Cutler Park Band Shell.
The band shell isn't being threatened by a bulldozer, but Cummings and the Landmarks Commission wanted to have it get designated as a local landmark.
The Common Council, however, voted Feb. 20 against the Landmarks Commission's recommendation, 10-2. Alderman Daniel Manion joined Cummings in voting in favor of landmark status.
The structure was built in the summer of 1920; it was moved 75 feet west and placed on a new foundation to accommodate a library expansion in 1963. The center is just north of the Waukesha Public Library. It was renamed the Les Paul Performance Center in 1988.
"The building has been modified so many times that there's nothing to preserve from a historical perspective," said Alderman Vance Skinner, who served on the Landmarks Commission for six years.
Cummings explained the council's position: "There is a concern ... that if something is made a landmark it becomes more cumbersome," she said. "What happened is people are scared if something is landmarked there's going to be this struggle."
Cummings told the council that the band shell fits two of the four criteria in the landmark ordinance: it "exemplifies or reflects the broad cultural, political, natural, economic or social history of Waukesha" and "is identified with historic personages or with important events in national, state or local history."
The band shell has been home to the Waukesha Civic Band Summer Concert series for the last 70 years and is named in honor of Waukesha native and music icon Les Paul.
The City of Waukesha owns the structure, and Cummings said the Parks, Recreation and Forestry Board has indicated it would prefer it not be named a landmark.
"There is a concern from the council that if something is made a landmark it becomes more cumbersome," said Cummings, who added that the council did not turn down any of the Landmarks Commission's recommendations in 2013. "What happened is people are scared if something is landmarked there's going to be this struggle. And it doesn't have to be this way. The council needs to look at landmarks as a partner."
But Alderman Steve Johnson said the Landmarks Commission knew that staff and the Park and Rec Board opposed the designation.
"Talk about partnership? That doesn't seem like working together," said Johnson, who added that if it is given landmark status it would limit the Parks, Recreation and Forestry Department from making modifications to the building. "To have it declared a landmark structurally is not even close."
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WASHINGTON (AFP) US President George W. Bush said in an interview Monday that the Bible is "probably not" literally true and that a belief that God created the world is compatible with the theory of evolution.
"I think you can have both," Bush, who leaves office January 20, told ABC television, adding "You're getting me way out of my lane here. I'm just a simple president." But "evolution is an interesting subject. I happen to believe that evolution doesn't fully explain the mystery of life," said the president, an outspoken Christian who often invokes God in his speeches.
"I think that God created the Earth, created the world; I think the creation of the world is so mysterious it requires something as large as an almighty and I don't think it's incompatible with the scientific proof that there is evolution," he told ABC television. Asked whether the Bible was literally true, Bush replied:
"Probably not. No, I'm not a literalist, but I think you can learn a lot from it." "The important lesson is 'God sent a son,'" he said.
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I know I'm in the minority here, but I completely agree with the President.
Nah, you're not in the minority, I don't think.
Well at least we can finally dispense with the "George Bush is a Christian" myth.
I agree with the President.
As a Christian, I agree with him too.
Good grief.
Good grief?
God tells us that He wrote the Bible. Now we have George Bush, like so many atheists, declaring that the Bible isn't "literally true".
Do you happen to know which parts of Scripture George Bush knows to be untrue? Because we weren't treated to that bit of information in the article.
Talk about "good grief".
Ok, someone gets to explain how they are compatible..please:)
What is true is of the Lord, since the Lord is Truth.
We believers were able to accept the earth-shaking idea that the earth does not literally have four corners, and that "the sun stood still" for a certain period of time or moved back so many degrees in the sky does not mean that it is literally moving around the earth.
We have quite a bit of evidence that the Lord's creation included a change in species over time, and that the age of the earth is much more than 6 thousand years or so. There's no truth in denying geological and fossil evidence of the age of the earth, anymore than there is in denying that the earth is round and revolves around the sun in a year.
(He created Adam and Eve fully grown and they may have even had belly buttons, although I doubt it. I certainly don't believe they were created with wrinkles or age spots, much less the equivalent of well healed scars that made them look much older.)
I agree with him, too.
Now, I'm sure that we'll have plenty of fundamentalist types telling us that we're not Christians, either.
Isaiah 38:8 was used to prove that the Bible "literally" said the sun revolved around the earth. We believe that the shadow of the sun went back 10 steps, but can now understand that the truth is that the earth revolves on its axis and also revolves around the sun.
In the same way, we understand that the four corners of the earth in Revelations 7 is not literal and that it was possible in Genesis to have an evening and a morning before there was a moon or sun.
How did death come before sin?
thats 2 of us
All scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness (2 Timothy 3:16)
Just because fallen man, apart from the guidance of the Holy Spirit, is incapable of understanding the things of God and the Word of God, does not negate the fact that the Scriptures were written by God and are infallible and absolutely true.
There have been many, many instances through the thousands of years since the Scriptures were completed that they have been twisted, misunderstood in the light of the limitations of the time in which they were read and understood to mean something quite different years later when science and technology made advances, denied in light of the fact that prophecies which have been fulfilled were, in years past, seen as nonsensical and impossible by people living in a time before events occurred that brought those prophecies to pass.
The fact that man cannot fathom the thoughts and words of God without the help of God and the revealing of the Holy Spirit to man of what Scripture means, does not mean that the Bible "is not literally true". God has also said:
18 For the message of the cross is foolishness to those who are perishing, but to us who are being saved it is the power of God. (1 Corinthians 1:18)
You have to know God personally to understand His Word. If somebody claims that the Bible is "not literally true", then they are revealing something about themselves.
Both take faith and belief. Bush is a methodist. Methodist are moderate, milqutoast, believers.
He clearly needs Ken Hamm to whack him over the head and then take a tour of the Creation Musuem in Cincy.
I agree with The President. To all the Bush- haters, you have rejected a true man of God, humble and gracious. I was upset with his immigration policies and such, but never at the man.
Make that 3 and a bravo for President Bush.
I don't look to Jorge for wisdom and advice.
Yes, they are revealing that they are celebrating God's great gift to mankind of unique self-awareness, intelligence, curiosity and enlightenment.
Either God has constructed an elaborate logical mirage known as science or - just maybe - somebody was creating tall tales to explain unfathomable earthly concepts 1500 years ago.
I believe the earth is older than 6000 years and revolves around the Sun. That's what God gets for blessing a bum like me with rational thought.
Eating from the Tree of Knowledge are ya?
It's called "theistic evolution." I think this hypothesis states that God created the world using evolution as a means to an end.
Let's make it FOUR
and a bravo 4 Pres Bush
(he looked good at the A-N game!)
Well, now, exactly whose definition of self-awareness, "intelligence", curiosity and "enlightenment" are you referring to? Adolf Hitler's? Karl Marx's? Al Qaeda's? The "self-awareness, intelligence, curiosity and enlightenment" of fallen mankind has led to some of the worst atrocities imaginable. Man, apart from God, is ignorant, unwise, foolish, and gullible. Making a statement such as "the Bible is not literally true" is proof positive of all that God has said about the pitiable, sin-sick, doomed condition of man apart from faith in Him.
just maybe - somebody was creating tall tales to explain unfathomable earthly concepts 1500 years ago.<.i>
Are you referring to Scripture? I'll go back to what I said in my previous post - apart from the revealing work of the Holy Spirit, it is impossible for man to understand the Word of God. If you are referring to Scripture, your describing it as "tall tales" underscores my point.
I believe the earth is older than 6000 years and revolves around the Sun. That's what God gets for blessing a bum like me with rational thought.
God certainly gives you free will to believe what you want - even if it is contrary to His Word. There will be, of course, a day of accounting when you will have to explain to Him your rejection of His Word, but, until then, you can believe whatever you like. As far as "rational thought" goes, serial killers do what they do based on their definition of "rational thought". The "rational thoughts" of fallen mankind are frightening indeed.
But the natural man does not receive the things of the Spirit of God, for they are foolishness to him; nor can he know them, because they are spiritually discerned. (1 Corinthians 2:14)
There is a way that seems right to a man, But its end is the way of death. (Proverbs 14:12P
Here God gives us His opinion of man's "rational thought" and "self-awareness, intelligence, curiosity and enlightenment". He doesn't appear to be too impressed at all.
So the sun revolves around the earth and was created after the earth?
Make it 4
His position is the traditional institutional Christian one, from St. Augustine on. If Mr. Bush is no Christian, then there have never been many Christians.
And he is indeed a good and decent man.
Whatever respect I had for President Bush is gone.
I believe he's a Christian, but what kind of Christian witness is he doing by denying that the Bible is not 100% true? What a disheartening comment to make to your political base. At this low point in his political career, I think he's looking to obtain favor with the liberal presidential historians.
He used a typewriter. :-)
Will President Bush be more likely to go to Hell for saying this?
All of creation are a means to Gods ends, including all natural processes.
Back in the day it was considered an act of faith to explore these natural processes as a way to understand the will of God. There are a lot of Lunar craters named for scientists who were also clergymen.
Now, it is a disgraceful and dangerous thing for an infidel to hear a Christian, presumably giving the meaning of Holy Scripture, talking non-sense on these topics; and we should take all means to prevent such an embarrassing situation, in which people show up vast ignorance in a Christian and laugh it to scorn. The shame is not so much that an ignorant individual is derided, but that people outside the household of the faith think our sacred writers held such opinions, and, to the great loss of those for whose salvation we toil, the writers of our Scripture are criticized and rejected as unlearned men.
If they find a Christian mistaken in a field which they themselves know well and hear him maintaining his foolish opinions about our books, how are they going to believe those books in matters concerning the resurrection of the dead, the hope of eternal life, and the kingdom of heaven, when they think their pages are full of falsehoods on facts which they themselves have learnt from experience and the light of reason?
Reckless and incompetent expounders of holy Scripture bring untold trouble and sorrow on their wiser brethren when they are caught in one of their mischievous false opinions and are taken to task by those who are not bound by the authority of our sacred books. For then, to defend their utterly foolish and obviously untrue statements, they will try to call upon Holy Scripture for proof and even recite from memory many passages which they think support their position, although 'they understand neither what they say nor the things about which they make assertion.' - St Augustine of Hippo
And, when Scientists solve the very last, final problem they will determine, scientifically, that the reason the universe exists at all is because God created it.
And God will smile.
I think that evolution is the best current explanation as to HOW God made what we see around us.
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He's as much a Christian as I am (Catholic), and a better one most likely.
He's not saying it isn't true either. He has the traditional Christian opinion (see St. Augustine). Which is not liberal in the slightest.
I thought we on this side had the big tent, wheres that gone ?
Well at least we can finally dispense with the "George Bush is a Christian" myth.
Well, pretty much every Christian Scholar agrees that not everything in the Bible is literally true. A great deal of it is literally true, but not all. Doesn't mean the rest is false, since the Bible contains several different writing styles.
As for evolution being compatible with the Bible, I disagree with Bush.
Indeed. God's glory is on display all around us: why we God give us curiosity and wonder if not to explore and seek truth? Intellect is a gift from God.
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" . . . traditional institutional Christian one, from St. Augustine on."
Institutional Christianity must be like institutionally packaged mashed potatoes.
A big tent perhaps, but that doesn't mean you water down your most sacred held beliefs. It's like telling God he's a liar.
That is not what he said.
"Institutional Christianity must be like institutionally packaged mashed potatoes."
Right. Tell that to my aunt (a missionary nun) who has been bringing Christ to poor Africans and Asians for forty years. Multiply her by hundreds of millions, and you will approach the truth.
Asked whether the Bible was literally true, Bush replied:
"Probably not. No, I'm not a literalist, but I think you can learn a lot from it."
Then what did he say? It's pretty clear to me from the above quote.
Thats YOUR belief.
This tent (Christian and Republican/Conservative) include people with VERY different beliefs.
I do not beleive that what he said means that he is calling God a liar, and neither does my entire culture, society and ancestry going back over a millenium. You may believe that, but you have to accept that you need to deal with people (and there are many, many millions like me) who think you are very mistaken.
First thought -
This is the man that publicly proclaims that Islam is a religion of peace.
When the Word of God seems to conflict with our interpretation of our observations, what do we do?
Seems the worldly kneejerk reaction for believers in the divine inspiration of the Bible is to say "we're misinterpreting the bible".
How about "we're misinterpreting the evidence"?
Proverbs 3:5 Trust in the Lord always and lean not on your own understanding.
There is much truth in what you say. My problem w/ W's statement is that athiests and others will use it to discount the entire Bible.
In my view the Sacred Word of God is written on many levels, ie dimensions. Things that make no sense to us in our normal daily lives are absolutely true in higher plains of understanding.
Just as the work of Einstein would be incomprehensible to the average citizen of ancient Rome, so too the word of God is often above common interpretations even as it instructs and guides us. The miracle of the Sacred Word, indeed what makes it Sacred, is that it works on every level.
It is true in 360 degrees x 360 degrees. Nothing, and I mean absolutely nothing, ever written by men is as true as Scripture. And anyone that disparages it, regardless of intent, is a fool.
Unfortunately, that includes W.
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