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As we approach March, many are thinking of listing their homes. Yet, we've seen a big influx of buyers already in 2013, and there will be more coming to the table as we approach the "hot" market of Spring. There are some changes on the horizon that will most probably effect buyers and sellers across the board. If you plan on being in one or both of these categories, here is some important information you need to know:
Beginning April 1, 2013, FHA (Federal Housing Administration) will change their MIP (mortgage insurance premiums) on loans. How this will affect you is important if you plan on listing your home for sale in the coming months, or have plans on purchasing a home using FHA as opposed to a conventional loan.
By law, FHA is required to maintain a 2% reserve on its Mutual Mortgage Insurance fund (MMI). Because of the bad loans given in the early 2000's, FHA had a drop in its MMI to 1.44%. In an effort to rebuild to it's original 2%, FHA has made the move to increase its annual mortgage insurance premiums on most FHA backed mortgage loans. This equals out to you (the borrower) as an increase of 10 points annually, or 0.10 percentage points. The increase applies to all loan terms under FHA, including 15 and 30 year fixed rate mortgages, which are the two most popular.
The FHA also announced that it is reversing its policy which allows FHA-backed homeowners to cancel mortgage insurance premiums once the outstanding principal balance of an FHA loan reaches 78% of the original balance. Starting 4/1/13, you may no longer remove the MIP throughout the life of the loan if the beginning loan balance is higher than 90% of its appraised value. This will remain true for purchases and refinances that fall in this category. If the loan balance is 90% or lower of its appraised value then the MIP must be paid for 11 years (this change takes effect June 3, 2013).
Lenders will be required to manually underwrite loans for borrowers with credit scores lower than 620 and a debt-to-income ratio higher than 43%. FHA will also require these lenders to document anything that supports approval of the loan.
What does all this mumbo-jumbo mean for you?
As a Buyer: it could have drastic changes in how you approach your home shopping. Your first step is ALWAYS to hire a REALTOR you trust and who understands your wants and needs. Your second step is finding a LENDER who can PRE-QUALIFY you BEFORE you begin your home search. (Choose one for yourself, or ask for help from your REALTOR.) Once you have your team in place, your lender will be able to tell you what loan options are best for you and you can begin searching for your new home. Be prepared for 5% (as opposed to the 3.5%) down if you're going with FHA. And know that the house payment you had calculated before the changes take place will now be higher per month afterwards. This MIP will be a part of your monthly payment for the life of the loan.
The good news here is that if you begin the loan process BEFORE April 1, 2013, you are grandfathered in and won't be affected by these changes.
As a Seller: if you have waited for Spring to list your home, you may have waited too long. Buyers have been out on the market all Winter, and it doesn't look like they'll be slowing down. However, now that we are into March, I highly suggest listing your house BEFORE the changes happen on April 1. Most Buyers will want to lock into something before the added costs come in to effect on their loans. It could save them hundreds of dollars per month, adding up to that of a child's college tuition over years. Don't be left out in the cold... literally. Put that sign in your yard before you lose those "urgent" buyers.
This latest news will have a "sizzling" impact on our market. The Spring Market will be in full swing. Buyers will be gobbling up the inventory quickly throughout March. Don't be left out! If you would like more information and/or help in regards to this article, or any other real estate related topics, please feel free to contact me.
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MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. - Without the advantage of having an experienced member of the team at the meet, a trio of Florida State University swimmers took the plunge together for the first time at the NCAA Championships on Thursday (March 24). Taking its largest group of student-athletes to the meet since the 1999 season, the Seminoles had three swimmers in the preliminary heats of the 500 freestyle.
"We did pretty good today for three guys who are swimming in this meet for the first time," FSU head coach Neil Harper said. "It's one of those things were the 500 is pretty much a paced sprint, but they weren't too far off and we're still very confident about the mile."
Leading the charge on day one of the three-day event, junior Thomas Bishop (Houston, Texas) posted a time of 4:27.17 for 41st. Finishing just five one-hundredths of a second behind him was classmate Steve Roof (Canton, Ohio) as he touched in a spot back at 4:27.22. Rounding out FSU's first day entries was rookie Kyle Young (Oviedo, Fla.) as he hit the wall in 4:30.94 to take 46th.
"I would say that the guys were a little tentative, but that's to be expected," Harper noted. "This is one of the fastest meets in the world and when you swim in your first event you want to do so well for your teammates here and everyone back home. You tend to not be as confident about your game plan, but once you get into the race the nerves subside a bit."
Only one Seminole will be in the water on Friday's second day as rookie Billy Jamerson (Savannah, Ga.) competes in the 100-yard breaststroke. The freshman has a shot at earning All-America honors as he goes into the race seeded 15th.


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Barbara Kay Berg, amazing daughter, mother, teacher, and grandmother, left us all too soon. Born in Oklahoma City, on April 1, 1945, Barbara spent most of her childhood in Woodriver, Ill., and graduated from Roxana High School. She made lifelong friends during her two years at Cottey College, and then met her future husband, James Berg, as she finished her degree in chemistry at Iowa State University.
Barbara worked for Ciba Pharmaceutical in New Jersey prior to marrying James and joining him in Maryland for one year before settling in Evansville, Ind., for 27 years. There she raised their three children, and taught chemistry, physics, math, and general science at Central High School for 13 years. In 1997 a move to Spotswood, N.J., took her talents to Woodbridge Colonia High School for her final six years of teaching.
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Barbara was preceded in death by her sister, Kathy (Wheeler) Perkins. She is survived by her parents, Robert and Betty Wheeler; husband, James Berg; children, Richard (Eula Anna) Berg, Tara (Bryan) Pederson, and Daniel Berg; and grandchildren, Palmer and Paul Pederson and Bergon and Nekkia Roach-Conwell; brother, Steven Wheeler; sister, Martha (Steven) Miller; and three nieces, Cassie and Helen Wheeler and Audra Perkins.
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Computer glitches crippled Washington's health insurance exchange just as it went online Tuesday morning to take enrollments on its debut day.
But Gov. Jay Inslee and spokesmen for the Washington Health Benefit Exchange said the setbacks won't hold back the health reform.
"There is nothing that I can foresee that would slow down the state of Washington from progress" on health reform, Inslee told reporters during a midday news conference in Seattle.
Inslee, a Democrat who voted for the Affordable Care Act as a member of the U.S. House in 2010, pledged "a six-month all hands on deck" effort to enroll many of the state's 1 million uninsured in either new private insurance plans or Medicaid.
But the breakdown in the new online exchange kept the public from using the online enrollments at wahealthplanfinder.org until about 1:30 p.m. Tuesday. By pulling the system offline, technicians were able to work on it without the complication of having consumers trying to use the site to enroll, Washington Health Benefit Exchange spokesman Michael Marchand said.
Until the online system went back online, a call center in Spokane handled toll-free inquiries and was able to help some consumers sign up. Marchand told reporters the center was handling about 1,000 calls an hour, but he did not know how many enrollments had been completed.
The reason for the technical glitch at wahealthplanfinder.org was not immediately clear. Spokesmen for the exchange said they hoped to have more answers by Wednesday morning.
"This morning, we determined that consumers attempting to enroll in health coverage through Washington Healthplanfinder experienced slow loading times or difficulty completing their application," exchange CEO Richard Onizuka said in a prepared statement. "While this is not affecting all users, the site was placed into maintenance mode in order to identify and correct these issues."
Elsewhere around the state, groups reported mixed success in getting people signed up. Choice Regional Network, an Olympia-based agency that is coordinating efforts in Thurston County and six other counties to let consumers know they have new options for health care coverage, reported that some clients were enrolled using paper forms.
"We're making history today," said Winfried Danke, Choice's executive director. "This is unprecedented. There will be coverage available for tens of thousand of people in our communities who have not had access. It's important not to lose sight of that."
In Pierce County, where the Tacoma-Pierce County Health Department is coordinating the outreach efforts by health clinics and community groups, the lack of an online portal for most of the day put a damper on sign-ups.
"People are so excited about this. They want it yesterday,'' spokeswoman Kayla Scrivner said.
Scrivner said it was clear from colleagues around Pierce County that "people were excited to get signed up" and that many partner groups were getting a lot of phone calls. Her agency rescheduled many appointments for consumers who had wanted to enroll in person, and staffers reminded callers that they have plenty of time to get enrolled before the subsidized health coverage begins Jan. 1.
Exchanges in other states also suffered delays or technical problems.
The Los Angeles Times reported 30-minute wait times at California's exchange call center and consumer difficulties logging onto the exchange website. Other problems were reported in Oregon, Maryland and Minnesota.
Washington Healthplanfinder said its site was operational after 1:30 p.m., but Jeffers and others reported challenges getting it to work well after that point.
Danke and Libby Weisdepp, a program manager with Choice, said their organization and partners expect to focus on outreach over the next 30 days.
Weisdepp said one community health clinic in Lewis County had set up 100 appointments over the next week to help individuals sign up for care.
"What we can tell is this program is on track, and there is enthusiasm in the community. People want to enroll and our community partners are doing their best to make that happen," Danke said.


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The Harrison Patriots are not merely playing out the string in the Westchester Rockland Wood Bat League (www.wrwbl.com). The Patriots—owned by Adam Weiss of Frozen Ropes Academy off Route 9A in Elmsford, with instructor Matt Perper an aide-de-camp—are leading the league at 23-2 in a fierce battle with the runner-up New City Outlaws (20-4). The Rockland Astros are running fourth at 11- 6. The Patriots are playing the year with jersey No. 6 in the dugout for each game in memory of late teammate Frank Joseph Sinatra III, who was 24 when he passed away in April. Team players are also wearing "FJS III" patches on their sleeve.
Harrison meets the New York Bears in Peekskill tonight at 7 p.m., takes on the New Rochelle Tigers on Saturday morning at 10 at Manhattanville College in Purchase, and on Sunday at noon returns to Manhattanville College to meet the Rockland Cavaliers. The Outlaws, managed by Joe Maggino, meet the Peekskill Tides on Saturday at 1:30 p.m. at Manhattanville College, and on Sunday at noon meet the Hastings Lookouts at Ardsley HS. Rocky Maggino is batting a hefty .500 for the Outlaws, with catchers Mario Martinez and Mike Butrico also belting the ball at respective clips of .444 and .433. University of Albany outfielder Mike Oliva is also above .400, with a .419 average.
Rockland Softball All-Stars Win Opening Game of States
Backed by a combined no-hitter, the New City-Suffern-Congers 9-10 softball all-stars won their first game of the state tournament in Syracuse on Thursday.
With the win, NCSC remains undefeated after running through the district and section tournaments without a loss.
On Thursday, NCSC beat Hollow Hills 2-0 thanks to strong pitching from Kaitlyn Fudge and Samantha Kaner. Fudge battled a fever during the game, but pitched the first four no-hit innings of the win. Fudge has pitched in six games for NCSC in tournament play and has yet to give up a run. Before Thursday she had already pitched two no-hitters in tournament play, including one last week in the Section 4 championship game.
The no-hitter was completed by Samantha Kaner, who shut Hollow Hills down for the final two innings. Kaner helped herself out on the offensive end, as well, going 2-3 with a triple and an RBI. Kristen Tarantino also went 2-3 with an RBI for NCSC's other run.
NCSC will be back in action Saturday at 11 a.m. against an opponent yet to be determined.
Boulders Holding Various Promotions This Summer
The Rockland Boulders, off to a strong start in the second half of the Can-Am League baseball season, will continue to host a fireworks show following home games on Thursdays and Saturdays at Provident Bank Park in Pomona. Every home Friday night is Boulder Bash $1 Beer Night, and on Sundays kids get to run the bases after the game, courtesy of Sports Authority. On Thursday, Aug. 5 when Rockland squares off with the New Jersey Jackals, the Boulders' blue-feathered-friend will be immortalized—in bobblehead form. The first 1,000 fans in attendance that night will receive a Boulder Bird Bobble head, courtesy of DEC Office Solutions. Group tickets are still available for youth outings, corporate outings or birthday parties. For tickets and information, call 845-364-0009, visit the box office, or visit www.rocklandboulders.com.
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Services for Kenneth Ray Carpenter, 77, Troup, will be at 3 p.m., Sat., Jan. 12, in the Cottle Funeral Home chapel. Burial will be in Pinecrest Cemetery.
Mr. Carpenter died Thurs., Jan. 10, 2013, in a hospice facility in Tyler. He was born June 3, 1935 in Sierra County, New Mexico to the late Ray L. and Radie Kington Carpenter He is a veteran of the US Army and married Billie Nell Foirriestior Jan. 26, 1995, in Henderson. He is a longtime resident of Troup, where he owned and operated CM Plastics, Inc.
Survivors include his wife, Billie Carpenter, Troup; four sons and three daughters-in-law, Bob and Gail Carpenter, Dell City, Byron and Heather Carpenter, Jacksonville, Boyd Carpenter, Palestine, and Ed and Regina 'Dinky' Jackson, Vista Flora, New Mexico; two cousins, Larry Kingston and Kathaleen Kingston, both of Pecos; three grandchildren; and one great grandchild.
Pallbearers will be Kevin McElroy, Edwin Earl Northcutt, Rodney Stratman, Vester Tennison, Joseph Carpenter, and Michael Tipton.
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What's Your favourite Board Game to play with your Girl Friends? Tell us in the Comments below.
There are a lot of popular board games for girls out there. They played it at home and bring at a party. The best girls board games have feminine themes to keep the girls interest, though many of them can be played by both boys and girls.
Women and young girls love to socialise from very young age. Girls love to play games as a means of developing social bonds with other kids. Here are some best and most popular board game for girls (and women) that are educational, social and great fun!
For Young Girls – Mermaid Island
A Cooperative Kids Board Game for girls of adventure! Girls will surely love this game because of its mermaid-theme design and the way it is played.
Mermaid Island can be played by 2-6 players and especially designed for girls 5 years and up. However, girls at any age will surely enjoy playing this game.
In this board game, the players work together to help the mermaids swim to Mermaid Island before the Sea Witch gets there. Players have to take turns spinning a spinner and move a mermaid or the Sea Witch. Mermaids can move one or two spaces at the same time and can take the bridge short cuts.
The Sea Witch can only move one space at a time and always takes the long way. The mermaid must go back to start if the Sea Witch lands on her. Mermaids can collect and use wand tokens to move the Sea Witch back one space.
Mermaid Island is an eco-friendly game which is an important factor in choosing the best board games. It is made with recycled materials and printed with soy-based inks on FSC. The manufacturer, Peaceable Kingdom is known for its eco-friendly and socially responsible products.
No one will feel left out or left behind because this game encourages teamwork and shared decision-making. Mermaid Island is a cooperative board game that will surely love by girls because it eliminates stress in competition and teaches girls that playing together can be fun!
For Young Girls – Speedy Eddy
Speedy Eddy is a High Quality and Incredibly Fun Kids Board Game especially attractive to girls.
A skill-building game for 2 – 4 players that will help children hone their mathematics skills and a sense of logic.
One of the appeals of Speedy Eddy is the acknowledgement by Dr Toy for a Green Toy Award for their commitment to planting 2 trees for every 1 tree used in manufacture.
- Taking turns, roll the 2 dice to help your snail progress around the board.
- Watch out for mole holes, dodge flying carrots, and beware the strong winds that might blow your snail's shell clean of its back.
- Without a shell, your snail goes slower as one dice is assigned to the shell and the other is assigned to your snail. Eco Friendly Board Game.
- Count both dice carefully to get your shell back onto the same space as your snail quickly so both dice can be combined to make you move faster.
Speedy Eddy features an adorable little snail with a removable magnetic shell.
For Older Girls – What's a Dame to Do?
An award-winning board game suitable for girls! Women will surely love this game. What's a Dame to Do? will surely be a hit to any parties, social events, dinners, and casual get-togethers.
Made in the USA, this game is all about laughing your way through sticky situations in life. The object of this game is to use your female intuitions to guess how players would react to given "dame dilemmas".
Each player will choose which of the eight Score Folders, which have models that look like "real" women, they would like to use. They also have to choose the corresponding Hilarious Card, Guessing Chip, and ten Reaction Cards.
The girl in a What's a Dame to do?! turn flips over the uppermost Dilemma Card and reads it aloud. The dilemmas in the cards are usually not everyday events but still possible to happen sometimes. The other girls will search through their Reaction Cards and choose the one that they guess the girl with dilemma will do.
Knowing people's suggestions on the dilemma is one of the fun parts of this board game because sometimes you have no choice but to lay down something g silly based on what card you have in hand.
For Older Girls – Say Anything
Say Anything is an Award Winning Social Board Game. Say Anything is a fun, light-hearted Canadian party and family game about what you and your friends really think!
Great as an ice-breaker or among girls or guys who've known each other for years. Simple rules, maximum hysteria!
Say Anything combines the best elements of the Wits & Wagers and Apples to Apples board games.
- Ask any question from the card you draw, such as:
- What's the best movie of all time?
- What would be the coolest thing to have at a mansion?
- Who's the most overrated band of all time?
- What's the worst thing to say to a cop after getting pulled over?
- Everyone else writes an answer and turns it face-up.
- Secretly choose your favourite of these answers. Then everyone tries to guess which one you picked
So, What do you really think?
Say Anything uses a simple scoring system: After each player lays out her answer (with duplicates being replaced at the judge's discretion), the judge secretly chooses one of the answers.
Each player then places two coloured tokens on any of the answers, including her own, splitting the tokens over two answers if desired. After the judge reveals his pick, anyone who placed a token on that answers scores one point, as does the player who wrote the answer.
The judge scores one point for each token on an answer up to a maximum of three. The judge position rotates after each round, and after a certain number of rounds, the player with the most points wins.
Winning, however, is beside the point because the fun comes from creating a good answer and seeing how people react to it!
From other Cultures – Congklak Mancala
Congklak is a board game played all over the world which was originated in Malaysia, Singapore, Brunei, Southern Thailand, and some parts of Sumatra and Borneo.
This game is mostly played by girls which also has simple rules that allow the boards to have different number of holes.
The board used in playing Congklak, has a number of holes on each side which varies from different countries.
All the boards have an additional bigger store-hole for each player.
For Generations, Congklak was played with stones, seeds, and shells.
Each player controls the holes on their side of the board, and their score is based on the number of seeds on their store-hole. The object of Congklak is to capture more seeds than the opponent.
Congklak is not only used for entertainment but also an educational tool. It is an enjoyable game that contributes to increasing alertness and learning maths for kids.


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Think all emerging-market corporate bonds are the same? Think again, a new study says.
It's well known that corporate bonds are closely tied to the credit of their home country. What's less well known is just how connected they are. That's what the Federal Reserve Bank of New York's Jennie Bai and Columbia University's Shang-Jin Wei set out to discover in a new research paper, "When is There a Strong Transfer Risk From the Sovereigns to the Corporates? Property Rights Gaps and CDS Spreads."
Their findings: An increase of 1 percentage point in the sovereign credit-default swap caused a 0.71 percentage-point increase in the CDS spread of corporations headquartered in that country. The relationship was stronger for state owned companies, but weaker in nations with strong property rights.
Perhaps unsurprisingly, the link between corporate and sovereign bonds is strongest in the emerging-markets. Malaysia had a 69% correlation, the Philippines and South Korea had correlations of 52%, Mexico 49% and Russia 40%. Compare that to the U.S., Norway, Japan, Belgium and Germany, where the correlations were all below 10%. A correlation of 100% means two assets move in lockstep, a correlation of 0% means they have no relationship.
If nothing else, the study shows that investing in emerging-market corporate bonds is not the same as investing in the debt of developed-market corporations–no matter how strong the financials. As emerging market bonds gain more traction, its something investors will need to consider.
The WisdomTree Emerging Markets Corporate Bond (EMCB) exchange-traded fund has 21% of its portfolio invested in Russia and 18% in Mexico, while the iShares Emerging Markets Corporate Bond ETF (CEMB) has 8.6% in Mexico and 7% in Russia. The SPDR BofA Merrill Lynch Emerging Markets Corporate Bond ETF's (EMCD) third largest holding is a bond issued by Russia's Gazprom.
Emerging markets are expected to power 60 percent of the world's economic activity by 2030 and have become synonymous with growth. But the near-term outlook is murky, at best. Countries like Brazil, India and China that have arguably emerged now face a host of issues –from infrastructure bottlenecks to worries about credit expansion.
Barrons.com's Emerging Markets Daily blog analyzes news, data and research out of these markets, pokes holes in conventional wisdom and helps readers navigate the investment landscape from China to Colombia.
Shuli Ren has written for Dow Jones Newswires on corporate strategies and Asian markets. Before becoming a journalist, Shuli conducted quantitative equity research at Lehman Brothers, and later Barclays Capital. She was also a consultant for Charles River Associates. Shuli holds a CFA and FRM and studied economics at the University of Chicago's graduate school.
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Desktop Widgets vs Web Widgets:
Widgets are one of the most confusing areas of Web 2.0. Not only is the term "widget" used to refer to desktop and web-based widgets, but the word "gadget" is also sometimes thrown into the mix. And, like widgets and gadgets, the differences between a web widget and a desktop widget are slim.
What is a Web Widget?:
A web widget is a piece of code that can be used to enhance a personal web site, start page, blog or social networking profile. They are web-based, which means they can only be part of a website. You cannot put a web widget on your desktop without someone writing an application around that web widget.
If you've ever seen a YouTube video being displayed on a website other than YouTube, then you've probably seen an example of a web widget.
What is a Desktop Widget?:
A desktop widget is a mini-application that accesses the Internet to provide you with information. For example, a weather widget that displays the temperature and forecast for your area might read this information from Weather.com.
Desktop widgets often require a separate application as a "holder". For example, Yahoo! Widgets require you to install the Yahoo! Widgets toolbar. This application "holds" the Yahoo! Widgets and allows them to be displayed on the desktop.
So, What's the Deal? When Should I Use One Over The Other?:
The main difference between a web widget and a desktop widget is that a web widget requires you to be on a certain website while a desktop widget can always be displayed on your computer regardless of what web page you are viewing.
Desktop widgets are best for those things that will be commonly used like a weather widget or a widget that displays local news. Anything that might be of interest throughout the day.
Web widgets have many different uses. You might put a widget on your personalized start page that displays headline news or gives you stock quotes. You might put a widget on your blog to entertain your readers. You can even decorate your social networking profile with widgets.
In essence, web widgets travel better, while desktop widgets are more stable.


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Did you know that chocolate pudding is so popular there's a national day in honor of the tasty treat? It is celebrated every year on June 26, but of course we can enjoy it any time we want to. Lately I have been having a little fun looking up national food days. We can make our own pudding from scratch or we can make it from a cook-and-serve or instant mix. We can even buy it already made. Let's celebrate all forms of chocolate pudding this week, with a tasty mix of recipes. Don't forget to have a big napkin handy to dab at all the chocolate on your face!
Chocolate pudding cake
- 1 package (18.25-oz.) chocolate cake mix
- 1 package (3.9-oz.) instant chocolate pudding mix
- 2 cups (16 ounces) sour cream
- 4 eggs
- 1 cup water
- 3/4 cup canola oil
- 1 cup (6 ounces) chocolate chips
- Whipped cream or ice cream, optional
- In a large bowl, combine the first six ingredients; beat on low speed for 30 seconds. Beat on medium for 2 minutes. Stir in chocolate chips. Pour into a greased 5-quart slow cooker.
- Cover and cook on low for 6 to 8 hours or until a toothpick inserted near the center comes out with moist crumbs. Serve in bowls with whipped cream or ice cream if desired. Makes 10 to 12 servings.
Dark chocolate pudding
- 1/4 cup sugar
- 3 tablespoons cornstarch
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 2 cups milk
- 3 egg yolks, lightly beaten
- 1 dark chocolate candy bar (7 ounces), melted
- 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
- Whipped cream, grated chocolate and Pirouette cookies
- In a large saucepan, combine the sugar, cornstarch and salt. Stir in milk until smooth. Cook and stir over medium-high heat until thickened and bubbly. Reduce heat; cook and stir 2 minutes longer. Remove from the heat.
- Stir a small amount of hot mixture into egg yolks. Return all to pan and bring to a gentle boil, stirring constantly. Remove from the heat; gradually whisk in chocolate and vanilla until smooth.
- Press plastic wrap onto surface of pudding. Refrigerate. Spoon into dessert dishes. Garnish with whipped cream, grated chocolate and cookies. Serve warm or cold. Makes 4 to 6 servings.
Chocolate and peanut butter pudding dessert
- 1/2 cup cold butter, cubed
- 1 cup flour
- 2/3 cup dry-roasted peanuts, chopped
- 1 package (8-oz.) cream cheese, softened
- 1 cup confectioners' sugar
- 1/3 cup peanut butter
- 1 carton (8-oz.) frozen whipped topping, thawed, divided
- 2 3/4 cups cold milk
- 1 package 3.9-oz.) instant chocolate pudding mix
- 1 package (3.4-oz.) instant vanilla pudding mix
- Chocolate curls and additional chopped peanuts, optional
- For crust: Preheat oven to 350. In a small bowl, cut butter into flour until crumbly. Stir in peanuts. Press into an ungreased 13-inch-by-9-inch baking dish. Bake in preheated oven for 16 to 20 minutes or until lightly browned. Cool on a wire rack.
- For peanut butter layer: In a large bowl, beat the cream cheese, confectioners' sugar and peanut butter until smooth. Fold in 1 1/2 cups whipped topping. Carefully spread over crust.
- For chocolate layer: In a large bowl, whisk the milk and pudding mixes for 2 minutes (mixture will be thick). Carefully spread over cream cheese layer. Top with remaining whipped topping. Garnish with chocolate curls and additional peanuts if desired. Refrigerate until serving. Makes 15 to 18 servings.
Jell-O chocolate pudding fudge
From the folks at Kraft.
- 2 packages (4-oz. ea.) Baker's Semi-Sweet Chocolate, divided
- 1/2 cup butter, divided
- 1/3 cup water
- 1 package (3.9-oz.) Jell-O Instant Chocolate Pudding
- 3 cups confectioners' sugar
- Line an 8-inch square pan with foil, with ends of foil extending over sides. Microwave 4 ounces of chocolate, 6 tablespoons butter and water in large microwaveable bowl on HIGH 2 minutes or until butter is melted; stir. Add dry pudding mix; stir 2 minutes.
- Add confectioners' sugar, 1 cup at a time, stirring after each addition until well blended. Press onto bottom of prepared pan.
- Microwave remaining chocolate and butter in large microwaveable bowl 1 1/2 minutes or until butter is melted. Stir until chocolate is completely melted. Spread over pudding mixture. Refrigerate 2 hours or until firm. Makes 24 servings.


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Whitbread Reviews
75% of the CEO
Andy Harrison
"disgustingly treated, favouritism, bully for a manager and unprofessional at all times."
Pros – The guests and feedback they send are so personal and touching. you really get to know guests and making them happy makes me happy.
Cons – underpaid, under staffed, over worked, long hours, no breaks, bullying and harassment, discrimination and lots lots more.
Advice to Senior Management – advice to the managers manager, train staff better.
No, I would not recommend this company to a friend – I'm not optimistic about the outlook for this company
"Underpaid, understaffed, slave drivers."
Pros – I work with some awesome people, they are the only thing that keeps me sane in this heat filled, artificial light filled box, Whitbread like to call a kitchen.
Cons – I have worked in the company for over 5 and a half years, I have been on minimum wage since starting. I work in the kitchen, I am able to do every single role, I even started on the bar just to get my experience up. Do I get a pay rise, no. I don't even get tips because I work in the kitchen, I am on the same wage as front of house staff, but they get tips. They change the menu every couple of months, because the people in head office who have never worked a day in a restaurant think their ideas are fantastic, but when they launch they sink faster than the Titanic. They expect us to do even more, work even harder than we already are, without giving us any incentive to work harder. We are heavily understaffed ALL the time, and then the manager wonders why we get bad reviews. We are constantly being told that we have no hours to spend, so we can't have any more staff in, yet they employ more people and cut everyones hours down. Our general manager works two days a week, and then moans about how nothing is getting done (WHEN IT IS! He just doesn't see it because he's never there!)
Advice to Senior Management – Listen to your staff, the majority have worked there a hell of a long time and tend to know alot more than you think, you might be able to learn to something or get better results if you actually listened.
No, I would not recommend this company to a friend – I'm not optimistic about the outlook for this company
"Great team untill LEV strangled the business"
Pros – good bonuses and holiday entitlement
Cons – LEV , food quality, audits, length of shifts(not keeping to working time directives) no management pay rises for 4 years, no work life balance
Advice to Senior Management – branch manager was very good to work for for the first 8 years i was there but when he left it all went to pot ( no strength or direction).
when i left no exit interview was set up . i feel cheated as i left the company working my full notice but left 6 weeks before the bonus was paid out and received none where as the kitchen manager was off work sick on full pay for over 8 months (which i had to act and work as both deputy manager and cover his roll working over 60 hrs a week) which i later found out that he was not processed as being off sick and he received the full bonus. and also took 9 weeks to receive my P45
No, I would not recommend this company to a friend – I'm not optimistic about the outlook for this company
Pros – Made good friends, able to move around UK
Cons – Pay, Management, Hours, Shifts, Rest Breaks.
Advice to Senior Management – Treat staff with respect and reward them with achievable incentives.
No, I would not recommend this company to a friend
"The worst company I have ever worked"
Pros – well, really difficult to find any. only one thing may be positive if your work as waiter/waitress - tips, otherwise well underpaid job for work you doing.
Cons – staff meals/drinks - paid, unpaid breaks (it doesnt matter if you take one or not, till system will clock you out autoamticlly after 6 hours, for UNPAID 30 min) , loads of responsibilities (upselling, upsizing, cleaning, advertising, brand standard) for min wage, company doesnt care about their own workers, any good ideas how to improve your working place are ignored, the worst company i ve ever worked for!! No loyality to company, staff demotivated, no benefits to be a part of whitbread whatsoever,
Advice to Senior Management – put more focus on yours staff not on the figuers - we are human not robots, appraciate our hard work,
No, I would not recommend this company to a friend


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On Fri, 10 Feb 2012, Sylwester Nawrocki wrote: > On 02/10/2012 12:15 PM, Guennadi Liakhovetski wrote: > >>>> On 02/10/2012 09:42 AM, Guennadi Liakhovetski wrote: > >>>>> ...thinking about this interleaved data, is there anything else left, that > >>>>> the following scheme would be failing to describe: > >>>>> > >>>>> * The data is sent in repeated blocks (periods) > >>>> > >>>> The data is sent in irregular chunks of varying size (few hundred of bytes > >>>> for example). > >>> > >>> Right, the data includes headers. How about sensors providing > >>> header-parsing callbacks? > >> > >> This implies processing of headers/footers in kernel space to some generic > >> format. It might work, but sometimes there might be an unwanted performance > >> loss. However I wouldn't expect it to be that significant, depends on how > >> the format of an embedded data from the sensor looks like. Processing 4KiB > >> of data could be acceptable. > > > > In principle I agree - (ideally) no processing in the kernel _at all_. > > Just pass the complete frame data as is to the user-space. But if we need > > any internal knowledge at all about the data, maybe callbacks would be a > > better option, than trying to develop a generic descriptor. Perhaps, > > something like "get me the location of n'th block of data of format X." > > Hmm, I thought about only processing frame embedded data to some generic > format. I find the callbacks for extracting the data in the kernel > impractical, with full HD video stream you may want to use some sort of > hardware accelerated processing, like using NEON for example. We can > allow this only by leaving the deinterleave process to the user space. Sorry for confusion:-) I'm not proposing to implement this now nor do I have a specific use-case for this. This was just an abstract idea about how we could do this _if_ we ever need any internal information about the data anywhere outside of the sensor driver. So, so far this doesn't have any practical implications. OTOH - how we parse the data in the user-space. The obvious way would be the one, that seems to be currently favoured here too - just use a vendor-specific fourcc. OTOH, maybe it would be better to do something like the above - define new (subdev) IOCTLs to parse headers and extract necessary data blocks. Yes, it adds overhead, but if the user-space anyway has to "manually" process the data, maybe this could be tolerated. Thanks Guennadi --- Guennadi Liakhovetski, Ph.D. Freelance Open-Source Software Developer http://www.open-technology.de/ -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-media" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html


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Back To School: Get Organized with an Easy School Planning Wall!
With kids from elementary school through college, we've learned a thing or two about how to help our kids stay organized for school. For a schedule or calendar, it's easiest to see everything at once, nice and big! That's where our new school planning wall idea comes in. (Post-it Brand was kind enough to sponsor this post and send us supplies, but we were already obsessed with Post-it … [Read more...]
Great Ideas — 23 Back To School Ideas (part 2)
My kids go back to school in about a week! So my mind is starting to turn toward Fall. Here are 23 FUN ideas to celebrate Back to School!! Making Math Fun @ Sew-Crafty Kids Notebook & Clipboard Makeover @ A Bubbly Life Back to School Reading Log @ Somewhat Simple Pencil Party Favor @ Bloom Designs … [Read more...]
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Seattle Subsonic - Music
Sightseer's What Tomorrow Brings
The next CD you need to get? Sightseer's What Tomorrow Brings.
OK. Right off the bat, I'll give full disclosure. I have on occasion filled in on bass for this band so one might think I have a biased opinion, but that isn't entirely true. There's a reason, you see, why I filled in on bass when asked. Simply put, I dig the tunes. I'm not a musician for hire. I won't play a gig simply for the sake of playing a gig. There's has to be something magical in the band and the music for me to say, "Yeah, I'll learn ten songs in ten days for that show." And well, Sightseer is one such band.
As I noted from the first time I saw them, there's the beautiful ballad "Biggest Storms", a sparse tune with acoustic guitar, some slide guitar, some violin, and P.A. Mathison's understated vocal melody, and one of her most poetic lyrically. There's a tenderness in her voice, even when belting at the top of he lungs, that draws one in. It's comforting. Her voice is never shrill, never too loud, never buried. They're never a band to go over the top. They rather seep in underneath and get at what really matters. The Jasons (Lightfoot on guitar and Welling on keys/violin/guitar) are tasteful and reserved in what they play, but don't let that deceive you, they're quite capable musicians. The bass player and drummer recently left the band, but that didn't derail things. Rather, in the spirit of all that music is, Sightseer forged ahead with some acoustic shows, and some shows where they asked people to fill in, and they kept on playing because the music matters, the songs, the act of getting on stage a playing certain chords a certain way. They have a brand of alt-country rock that winds its way deftly between the softer tunes and those that carry more up front guitar. And it packs a punch, it does slide low, it does pull strings. And the lyrics come, the hushed voice comes:
And ain't it funny how
The biggest storms don't make a sound
And then there's, "What If I". It was a latecomer in the recording process. P.A. brought it to the band, and after one listen and a few run throughs, they decided they needed to add it to the CD. It was the right choice. It's a ballad with edge, but the signature vocal delivery is there. It makes one think she's singing to herself, not in a studio, not on a stage. There's a personal quality not heard often, again, nothing over the top, just an honest plea of the simplest and most important thing we've all felt at one point or another. I have, and her words and voice have stuck in my brain:
What if I told you I needed you now
And all that you are is all I think about
What if I broke down and told you the truth
What if I loved you the way I want to
What if I …
The CD is officially released today, February 1, 2012. I'll keep you posted on upcoming Sightseer gigs, and I may even join them on stage again soon, but until then, check out the CD. Digital ($9.99) and physical ($12.47) copies can be purchased online.
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Death's Three Daughters, Waiting Room, Not Through Yet
I gave a reading for my book at the Skylark cafe in December, and afterward, I hung around to talk to those who came out and thank them for coming, perhaps buy a drink or two for a select few. As I was about to leave, I heard a voice, "Hi, Dave." It was Mia Bigliardi, the drummer for Death's Three Daughters. I'd seen them once before in February of 2011, and though I liked some of the things they were attempting, I didn't feel they quite got there. To quote from myself, "Illumination would have to wait." In the Skylark, though, as I got to talking to Mia and D3D singer/guitarist Jen Stinespring, I realized they read my review of that show and used it as inspiration to strengthen their resolve and hone their musical abilities more, and to tighten their music. They didn't say, "Fuck you for what you wrote about our band!" They welcomed the criticism and wanted more. "Sorry we missed the reading, we're playing here tonight. You should stick around, maybe write about our show," Mia said. It didn't work out that night as I had other obligations, but through emails and Facebook postings and random Bailey's-laden encounters in coffee shops on holidays, we found a suitable show that I would attend. They would play again. I would write again.
That show was Saturday, January 14 at Slim's Last Chance. They were setting up when I arrived, and I noticed the bass player had short, white hair. White? I was expecting Red and so wondered if she was new. I perched myself at the corner of the bar, ordered a Blue Moon, and took out 1Q84 for a little pre-show reading. The bass player came over, "Thanks for coming out." The face was familiar, same bass player, Jenny Ferrero. She saw me looking at her hair. She smiled, pointed to it, "I cut and colored it. Halloween costume. Tank Girl."
"Nice. Is that a new bass up there?"
"Yeah, I love it. It has good action."
"Mind if I play it a little later on?"
"Not at all." We got to talking about the band, and I discovered they'd done some recording, a live session, 5 songs, one take each. She described it as a learning experience much as Jen and Mia had described some of the band's critical responses. They all seemed to have the sponge quality in their determination to be a better band. Artists should always strive for such because the moment they don't, they're through. It matters not what you've done or created, but what you are doing, what you will do. Jenny said the recordings would be available on CD in February. She asked about the HUGE book on the bar and its author. I answered and mentioned one of his books was made into a movie and had its American release this month. She seemed interested so I wrote the name down on a piece of paper.
Norwegian Wood.
"Like the Beatles song."
"Yeah, Murakami infuses a lot of American and European pop culture into his books. Who's your favorite band or the band's favorite band?"
"No question. Pearl Jam."
"Nice. They're one of mine too." Mia came over then.
"Do you like PBR? The drink tickets are only good for PBR. I hate PBR." A woman after my own heart. And why do bars do that?
"Me too."
"We have to start. Talk to you after the show."
So they started, and I was impressed. They were indeed better than the three women I'd seen almost one year ago. They'd become a band. The question, then, was what kind of band that was. I liked the spacey, simple two note opening of "Blood Mountain" and also the heavy building of the ascending chord progression that ends the same song. There's the U2-like (think old U2) "Waiting Room", a tune that they later told me was an overwhelming fan favorite. I had to agree. They kept that one pretty straightforward and didn't clutter it up with unnecessary changes or odd parts. Sometimes a simple song is all the better for it. They stuck to the progression, the melody, the hook, and they didn't make it heavy and fast for the sake of making it heavy and fast. It was a good song, and judging by the applause, a fan favorite.
There's the more punk rock, and very short, "54 Roses" which they said was a band favorite for the energy it had. And it did. There was the cool opening bass groove of "Stars & Angels" that I'd like to hear them develop in the manner Jane's Addiction's "Summertime Rolls", just the same bass line all the way through and the great dynamic sweeps of the other instruments. But they didn't do that. The song suddenly became heavy and more up tempo. It wasn't bad, but it reminded me of two different songs. I liked them both so it made me think they were still defining for themselves what kind of band they were and wanted to be, and how to write songs as that band.
And that's a good thing. It means they're still taking chances, stretching their limits, finding their way. After the show, I got a brief history of the band. I learned they hadn't even been together for two years and had only played their instruments for just about that same length of time too. That's not bad. They're in a good spot of being young, passionate, and in discovery mode, still developing their style as individual musicians and as a group. I've heard them compared to Sleater-Kinney, but I like D3D better, and I suppose that's because of the bass. It gives them something Sleater-Kinney didn't have. I was glad I'd given them a second chance. As musicians, they're not through yet, and if they write a few more tunes like "Waiting Room", they may not be through for quite some time.
Death's Three Daughters will be playing this Friday at the Skylark Cafe in West Seattle. Tickets are $5.00
The Strangest Tribe: How a Group of Seattle Rock Bands Invented Grunge
Details. Stephen Tow's book, The Strangest Tribe: How a Group of Seattle Rock Bands Invented Grunge, has a lot of them, and though there's a mountain of information, it isn't overwhelming. It's scholarly but entertaining, interesting and funny; it's researched to no end but quite relatable for both musicians and music fans.
The book covers Seattle's pre-grunge years, the late 70′s through 1991, the time when something rose from nothing, when Seattle went from a few underground bands and clubs to all that would break upon the world with Nirvana, Pearl Jam, Soundgarden, Alice in Chains, and more. I was in the Midwest during those years (Detroit and Columbus, Ohio), and as I got into bands in the late 80′s and early 90′s, we all thought there was a scene. We all thought there was something happening, especially after Seattle broke. Folks in Columbus liked to say in the early 90′s that Columbus was the next Seattle. LMFAO. Really? I guess I even thought such, or at least wanted to believe it, because I was in a band, and I believed in that band, but there was no scene, no sound, no new attitude. There were just a lot of random bands making a lot of random music, and though some of them were quite good, and some were even signed to labels major and minor, nothing ever came of it. No one made it. Nothing happened.
But it happened here in Seattle. A community developed, and then a sound, or perhaps attitude, or as Tow puts it, "grunge was more an approach to playing than an actual style of music", and The Strangest Tribe captures the smallest details of how that happened. There were bands and bands and bands that contributed something but never made it. The Fags. The U-Men, The Young Fresh Fellows and so many more, and all these years later, they have much to say, of course. When you're in the thick of it, and then a new kid comes along, and then the new kid makes it big while you're still playing whatever little bars you can, you have something to say. You have an opinion. You have the feeling of being part of something that made it all possible, that "I was there at the beginning" kind of feeling.
And like I said, it's relatable, Tow spoke to many musicians, and anyone who has ever played in a rock band can relate to things like what Leighton Beezer from the Thrown Ups said, "I remember my budget was $400 a month: $80 for rent, $50 a week for food, and the rest went for beer. It was not a bad life." I can relate to that life from my own time as a struggling musician, but what I never felt was that kind of burgeoning scene of musicians living together, bonding, supporting each other, creating music in a scene that was all about just that, the music, not the stardom. Tow writes about how the grunge attitude and sound were dying locally and how Nirvana's success saved it and propelled it out into the world, largely against the wishes of one Kurt Cobain. He mentions the local backlash against Pearl Jam for wanting to be successful. Beezer confirms that, says he ridiculed them back in 1991 and 1992, but he came around, understands how the scene that made Nirvana, that enabled them, did the same for Pearl Jam. He and the other Seattle musicians and bands from that time know they played a part but don't overstate it. No one in the book takes credit for the artists that came later. They just say, "I was there. I did this. Then this happened, and it was cool!"
And it was.
And all the details are there, the prequel, if you will. And reading it the way Mr. Tow writes about it, I almost feel like I was there drinking a beer with Beezer as Nirvana exploded. And that's to Tow's credit. There's a ton of detail, but it never loses focus, never gets bogged down. He has an instinct for that which really matters to the story and writes it in a memorable way, almost nostalgic even tough he wasn't there. When I met Tow at his book signing at the Feedback Lounge last October, we signed and exchanged books, had a couple beers and talked about the time and effort of writing, how we both observed the scene from afar back in those days, how we loved Nirvana and Pearl Jam then (no backlash back east), how we both wished we could have been here in those days. It must have been exciting for both musician and music fan, and after reading his book, it makes me wish he'd write the next part of the story, the sequel, the explosion. I want his take on the moment the world stood up and listened to Seattle.
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P.A. Mathison at Alki Arts, Music and Painting, Whiskey and Wine
Like many musicians, P.A. Mathison of Sightseer has other artistic outlets. Sometimes, one form of expression just isn't enough, so when not playing music, she paints in the abstract. Actually, she painted first and wound up in music later in life when she heard a band rehearse "Man in the Box" one too many times, heard the singer fumble notes and melody one too many times, and she said to herself, "I can do way better than that." I've seen Sightseer a number of times, even filled in on bass for one gig, and I can assure you, she was right.
She paints rather well, too, and as luck would have it, both skills will be on display this Thursday over at Alki Arts. Mathison partners with Jessica Apodaca (both in the picture below) at the Lushworks art studio (got to love the name) and will have some wine inspired paintings on display. To quote from Mathison, "What makes [these paintings] unique is that each painting comes from two different perspectives, because we each get our hands on 'em at some point. Sometimes at the the same time! So it truly is a collaborative effort." Along with the paintings, Sightseer will perform an acoustic set on the opening night of the 12th. The band has a new CD coming out next month. I've heard it, and simply put, it's excellent. It's a blend of alt-country rock with a double shot of Makers, neat. They're one of my local favorites, and hopefully, 2012 will finally see them get some much deserved success.
Also performing will be Hurricane Chaser and special guest Debbie Miller.
Wine will be House Wine
Facebook event for January 12 opening 6:00 – 9:00: Lushworks at Alki Arts
Mike McCready with Shadow, Star Anna, Duff McKagan, and No Chris Cornell
The Tractor was filling up early. I'd figured it would sell out given the bill and so wanted to find myself a good spot early on to set down my beer and my notebook, plant myself somewhere so I could write without being jostled by a sellout crowd. At the Tractor, there is a row of seats to the left of the stage, and I noticed two were saved with signs that read "Reserved for Friel" so I camped there standing next to the seats and thinking I knew who would be sitting in them later. By 8:30, the place was nearly full, and why not? Shadow was playing.
Before there was Pearl Jam, you see, there was Shadow, Mike McCready's first band. In the early 80′s, they played a brand of Seattle metal inspired less by punk and more by Kiss, Angel City, and TKO. After friend Duff McKagan moved to LA and had a measure of success, Shadow followed suit and headed south in 1986, but they didn't fare as well. When they played the Roxy, they had to pay $700, and though McKagan showed up, few others did. So they eventually made their way back to Seattle, back to their old practice space in Mrs. Friel's house (She's the mother of drummer Chris and bassist Rick), but the neighbors complained this time, and by 1988, they broke up.
They reunited last week in Seattle though. They organized a show to benefit Carbon Roots International, and when I heard about it, my first thought was that it was very cool a guy like McCready still knows his old band mates, still hangs with them, still jams with them. How cool it must be for everyone involved to have the opportunity to play the old songs again, and for fans old and new to see someone from the likes of Pearl Jam step on the small stage of the Tractor. Chris Friel was kind enough to get me and photographer Stacy Albright (see the new Chris Cornell album cover) on the guest list, and when the 27th rolled around, I found myself at the Tractor at 8:30 next to those reserved seats that were now occupied by Mrs. Friel and Kim Virant, Chris' wife.
As I'd suspected, Star Anna was one of the special guests, but first McCready played a few songs on his own. He played a TKO song and "Too Far Gone" by Neil Young. He said, "My band, minus the singer, did a tour with Neil Young." He didn't say Pearl Jam, he said rather, "My band", and it struck me to hear such a casual reference to a globally known group. When I got another beer at the bar, I noticed Duff McKagan in line behind me, and I thought it cool that he would come out to see Shadow all these years later after that Roxy show. Star Anna stepped onto the stage then and played one of her songs and a beautiful acoustic cover of "Call Your Girlfriend" and apologized for not knowing the dance moves. As always, her voice was amazing. If you haven't heard her with the Laughing Dogs, you need to. Then McCready said, "We have one more special guest," and Duff McKagan stepped onto the stage, and they played Johnny Thunders "Can't Put Your Arms Around a Memory". The song paused at one point for some sing along instructions and eventually drifted in to G-n-R's "Patience" with McKagan calling out a couple chord changes ("F … G") for McCready. See the video below. It was a cool moment, the kind looked for on such evenings.
When Shadow took the stage, Rick Friel called out to his mom, "Hi, mom." She was pleased. McCready pointed out the Shadow banner on the wall and thanked the woman who made it over two decades ago, an artist named Suzy Hutchinson. Mrs. Friel then told me the band had been at her house on Christmas Eve, and with the show looming, they'd fished the banner out of a box in the basement, and McCready said, "We have to get this thing in the Tractor." That was another cool thing. McCready was with these guys Christmas Eve. Their friendships had indeed lasted all these years, perhaps even grown stronger, and here they were finally on stage again.
Their first song, "Shadow", reminded me of old Iron Maiden stuff. I don't know if they'd list Maiden as an influence, but it was there, and it was good. I was hooked. Iron Maiden was the second band I ever saw, and I knew if I'd heard Shadow back in the 80′s, I would have liked them. The set continued with a good stream of rocking numbers, fun stuff, Kiss-like sometimes, another Maiden moment. One time I wrote, "reminds me of Kingston Wall" but these guys pre-dated Kingston Wall so maybe it was the other way around. Still, Shadow were themselves. Their sound would not have been something new back in the 80′s, but it was them. It was Shadow, and music doesn't have to be groundbreaking to be good. It just has to have a bit of the essence of life, some energy, some force. It did. I liked them. I sang along, "Don't … count the tears" to what McCready later said was their one hit "…at least it was in our minds." Laughs from the audience.
There were times when guitarist Danny Newcombe would be soloing with McCready playing rhythm, but they held each other's gaze with expressions that said, "Yeah, this is FUN!" Again, how cool it must be for these guys to reunite all these years later, to step on stage playing songs they thought would never again see the light of day, to have people like Duff McKagan and Star Anna and many other notable Seattle musicians in the audience, to have sold out the Tractor. I asked Kim Virant how Chris felt about the opportunity. "Out of his mind with joy." I know the feeling. I did a reunion show once back in Detroit with an old band of mine, and that had only been two years after breaking up, and no one had any shred of fame, but still, we gathered for a benefit, and we cut loose, we ripped it. The old fans came out in droves. There's nothing better.
Before one song, McCready told the story of how Chris Cornell had once auditoned for Shadow and been rejected. Chris Cornell rejected. Said McCready, "Oops!" My how that might have changed the landscape of things had Cornell joined Shadow. And Cornell remembered it later when Temple of the Dog was recording, "Man I wasn't sure what to think about you since you were one of those Shadow guys." They're friends now, but I can't help but wonder what music we might have heard if McCready and Cornell had teamed up, if Pearl Jam and Soundgarden had never been. You never can tell which way things will go, if that person you meet and reject today might someday do something spectacular. In an odd way, it's good that the stars just weren't aligned for Shadow to make it big back then. We got Pearl Jam instead, and Soundgarden. And all these years later, we got Shadow once again. And the audience loved it.
After the show, the band hung out with the crowd. There we lots of introductions and photos and talk of music. They'd played a song ("No Secrets") by Australian band, Angel City, and I mentioned that I'd thought for years that I was the only one in America who knew anything about Angel City, that I have two of their records, that "Fashion and Fame" was one of the first songs I taught myself how to play on the guitar. The response collectively from Shadow was pretty much, "We love those guys." And Mike McCready was quite approachable, saying hi, shaking hands, giving thanks to the fans, and posing for pictures. It's what you hear about the guys in Pearl Jam all the time. Good people. The same goes for the guys in Shadow, and I even got a kiss on the cheek from Chris.
When I asked Rick Friel if they had any recorded material I could have to listen to while writing, he told me that there were only a few casettes, and unfortunately, none could be lent. He also told me that there was some talk of releasing something on Pearl Jam's Monkey Wrench label. Again, how cool is that? All these years later we might get some Shadow recordings. So who knows? Maybe they will finally make it big after all.
Photos by Stacy Albright. Lots More Images: Shadow || More of Shadow
Video by Mike Savoia
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Mike McCready with Shadow at the Tractor
When I heard Mike McCready was playing a show at the Tractor on Tuesday, December 27 with his old band Shadow I knew I had to go. I mean, come on, it's Mike McCready at the Tractor. Not often can one see someone of his stature at such an intimate venue. So I contacted Shadow drummer, Chris Friel, who I had the pleasure of jamming with when backing up Kim Virant and asked about getting in to write about the show. He said, "Sounds good!" and thus, it's set. I'm going. I don't know much about Shadow's music but Strangest Tribe author, Stephen Tow, refers to them as a "metal band" so I'll go with that. Some good metal and, I'm sure, plenty of good guitar solos at the Tractor it is then.
The complete line up of Shadow is Chris and Rick Friel, Danny Newcombe, and Mike McCready. The show will feature a special surprise guest, and I'd say get there early as I can't image it not selling out. Tickets are $15 and the show is a benefit for Carbon Roots International.
Who: Shadow with Chasers and Surprise Guest!
When: Tuesday, December 27
Where: The Tractor Tavern 8:00pm until 1:00am
Cost: $15. Buy online.
Facebook Event: Shadow with Chasers and Surprise Guest!
Mike McCready with Shadow at the Tractor
When I heard Mike McCready was playing a show at the Tractor on Tuesday, December 27 with his old band Shadow I knew I had to go. I mean, come on, it's Mike McCready at the Tractor. Not often can one see someone of his stature at such an intimate venue. So I contacted Shadow drummer, Chris Friel, who I had the pleasure of jamming with when backing up Kim Virant and asked about getting in to write about the show. He said, "Sounds good!" and thus, it's set. I'm going. I don't know much about Shadow's music but Strangest Tribe author, Stephen Tow, refers to them as a "metal band" so I'll go with that. Some good metal and, I'm sure, plenty of excellent McCready guitar solos at the Tractor it is then.
The complete line up of Shadow is Chris and Rick Friel, Danny Newcombe, and Mike McCready. The show will feature a special surprise guest, and I'd say get there early as I can't image it not selling out. Tickets are $15 and the show is a benefit for Carbon Roots International.
Who: Shadow with Chasers and Surprise Guest!
When: Tuesday, December 27
Where: The Tractor Tavern 8:00pm until 1:00am
Cost: $15. Buy online.
Facebook Event: Shadow with Chasers and Surprise Guest!
The Missionary Position, All My Mistakes, The Right Ones
I met one photographer, Stacy Albright, at the Sunset. The other photographer would meet me at the Tractor. Stacy took the picture on the cover of Chris Cornell's Songbook, and when I first met her the morning after Thanksgiving for that album's release, she recommended over coffee and signed phgotographs the Missionary Position as one of her favorite Seattle bands. Being inclined to trust the suggestions of artists whose work I like, I took her up on the idea, and so there we were in the Sunset a week later sharing pizza and beers with a few friends of hers before the show.
"You'll love these guys," she said of the band when I arrived. I bought a round of drinks, and there was talk about photographs and books and local bands, local artists, and since among our group there were photographers, writers, and musicians, we spoke about how people are often surprised when local artists create something that actually moves them, how they act surprised that someone playing in a small club in Ballard could dare to shake the firmament with a few chords played just so and make them pay attention. All of us had experienced it, the look, the question, "You took this photo?" or "You wrote that? … it's, like, actually good." What can an artists do but laugh at such statements and keep on playing and writing and creating?
After Stacy recommended the Missionary Position, I listend to one song online, and I had one thought, "They have something here." And I wasn't surprised. On any given night in Seattle there are loads of good bands playing, shaking and rattling the very core of things. One has only to be open to the idea. After lingering on beers and conversation at the Sunset, we got to the Tractor just as the Missionary Position was getting ready to start. I noticed there was no bass player. It seems a trend these days (more on that someday), but I wasn't worried for I knew the keyboard would fill that space.
I got a Manny's, settled in the corner, and they started. They wore white tux coats and had a good Morphine vibe with a sax and the keyboard bass parts. I once had a woman who was a huge Morphine fan tell me Mark Sandman's voice was a "Fuck Me" voice. I imagine some women might feel the same about Jeff Angell's voice for the way it oozes a gritty kind of confidence. And they kept playing, and there were moments when it almost sounded like "Shine on You Crazy Diamond" or The Doors or one AC/DCish bit. They have some new kind of blues infused rock, modern with electronic elements, heavy grooves, and textures from the hips that caused both of the photographers I was working with to groov as much as they took photos.
I took notes in my customary role of separating myself from the moment, of becoming the observer, alone in the corner with a beer and notebook, but that's a good place to be because in a way the music comes at me full force since I shut all else out. And the music did come, and in one moment near the end of their set, it brought me down, way down. There was a song called "All My Mistakes", the first on their 2009 CD, Diamonds in a Dead Sky. It was a mellow tune, soulful, a little gospel-like. Angell sang:
"I've been throwing my nights away just trying to forget that
That there used to be something you liked about me…
And I think about who I could have been
And who I couldn't be."
I wrote in my notebook, "good number to hold woman!" But there wasn't a woman. I wondered if the "you" in the lyric was a reference to anyone in particular, if the song was meant for someone. I dedicated a book to a woman who I let down because of who I couldn't be, and the words came again as the song continued and the audience swayed, "And I think about who I could have been. And who I couldn't be," and it made me sad, empty. Music like no other art can grab hold of a moment and echo out bits of the listener's life; the refrain, the phrase, can lift or drag down, but it has to be played by the right group of musicians. These guys were the right ones.
I damn near left after that tune. In a way, it was too good. I didn't want to hear any more songs after being drawn into the sadness, but then, they switched. There was a bass line and a kick drum, a vocal in, "There's no time like the present." It had a quick pace. It shook things a bit. It lifted. There was the repeated line in the chorus, "Let's start a fire!" There was the pounding unison of snare and kick drum, guitar, bass, and sax all on the same thumping riff, and indeed, I wanted to, "Let's start a fire!", not for sadness or anger or anything else in my life, but for the joy of the moment, for the sake of lighting up the night. Good music will always do such, but it has to be played by the right musicians.
When they finished, I had the thought that my initial impression was right. They have something here. They played a few chords just so, and more importantly, they struck others.
Photos by Stacy Albright and Sandy Lane
The Missionary Position: Website || Facebook
Their next gig is in Olympia on New Year's Eve at the 4th Avenue Tavern.
The Missionary Position @ The Tractor
On the day after Thanksgiving, I met the photographer who to took the cover photo for Chris Cornell's Songbook. We were at Easy Street in West Seattle to pick up copies of the vinyl and have her sign it, and over the course of signing and breakfast and pots and pots of coffee, she asked me a question, "Have you ever heard of the Missionary Position?"
"Uh … I've heard the name but not their music."
"Oh, you NEED to go December 2nd. They're playing at the Tractor. They're awesome. We're going." A friend of hers who was there confirmed it. "Yeah, we're going. You should come."
"Hmm, I'll check them out online."
And I did. I listened to "Here Comes the Machine":
Only one song, and it was settled.
I'm going. And they're right. I think it will be awesome.
Who: The Missionary Position
Where: The Tractor Tavern 5213 Ballard Ave NW, Seattle, WA 98107
When: Friday, December 2 9:00
How Much: $8.00
Julia Massey and the 5 Finger Discount @ Hard Rock Cafe
I saw these guys at the Crocodile for Dia De Los Muertos, and they were good so I'll see them again on December 1 at the Hard Rock Cafe. With bands, I'm like I am with beer. I find something I like, and I stick with it. On any given night if you see me around town, I'll have either a Blue Moon or a Manny's in hand. And on any given night when Julia is playing, you can find me in the audience with said Blue Moon or Manny's
Thursday's show is a contest of some sort with things like recording time and video production up for grabs, but that doesn't matter. What matters is getting out to see and hear some goods musicians playing music and making something happen. And it's a benefit show to boot. Some portion of the profits will go to Treehouse: a foster care program in Seattle. The door fee is either a donation ($15, suggested) or a NEW TOY for the kids there. Julia is bringing a toy. I'm on the guest list, but I'll bring a toy too.
Photo by Sandy Lane
Who: Julia Massey & the 5 Finger Discount
Where: Hard Rock Cafe
When: Thursday, December 1
How Much: Donations for Treehouse ($15, suggested) or a New Toy.


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Understanding and Addressing the Sacred
1. A Rationale for a Spiritually Integrated Psychotherapy
II. Understanding the Sacred
2. Spirituality: The Sacred Domain
3. Discovering the Sacred
4. Holding On to the Sacred
5. In Times of Stress: Spiritual Coping to Conserve the Sacred
6. In Times of Stress: Spiritual Coping to Transform the Sacred
7. Problems of Spiritual Destinations
8. Problems of Spiritual Pathways
III. Addressing the Sacred
9. An Orientation to Spiritually Integrated Psychotherapy
10. Initial and Implicit Spiritual Assessment
11. Explicit Spiritual Assessment
12. Drawing on Spiritual Strivings, Knowledge, and Experience
13. Drawing on Spiritual Practices, Relationships, and Coping Methods
14. Addressing Problems of Spiritual Destinations
15. Addressing Problems of Spiritual Pathways
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