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In recent years, turning my calendar to October has come to signal more than just crisp temperatures and the discussion of Halloween costumes, it also means Harvest Week [2]. This annual event from EatDenver [3] (full disclosure: I co-founded this nonprofit) has evolved over the years but it has always been about celebrating Colorado's bounty in the context of Denver's dining scene.
What used to be a showcase of harvest-focused menu specials has matured into a more experiential, all-encompassing series of pop-up dinners at the ever-inspiring GrowHaus [4]. And it's a perfect fit: Not only are pop-ups hugely trendy [5], the GrowHaus lends credence to Harvest Week's "eat local" mantra. You see, these dinners (and one brunch) take place inside the facility's greenhouse and demonstration farm. Diners can wander the space, ogle the aquaponics [6] systems, and get an overview of the organization's mission [7]. If you've never been, it's impressive—especially when the space is bathed in twinkle lights and set with community tables.
Which brings us back to the celebration at hand. Starting on Sunday, October 14, with the Praise the Lard Gospel Brunch [8] and running through Friday, October 19, with the Million Dollar Cowboy [9] dinner, 36 EatDenver restaurants will stage themed, four- to six-course meals for a limited number of diners. (Prices range from $50 to $80 per person, depending on the event). Of course, there will also be hand-crafted cocktails and local beer and wine pairings. Guests are encouraged to embrace the theme and dress up—prizes will be given for the best costume. (I can only imagine the collection of grass skirts at the Platte River Luau [10] and the tourist getups at the Denver Globe Trotters [11] dinner.)
I'm attending the Hedonist's Guide to Tailgating [12] and the Feast of the Hunters and Gatherers [13]. Should our paths cross, seek me out and say hi. Maybe we'll even sit at the same community table.
FYI: In order to minimize waste and reduce cost, EatDenver requires that you bring your own place setting (plate, cutlery, cloth napkin, and wine glass). Do it up right and you might win a prize.
GrowHaus, 4751 York St., 720-515-4751 (If you've never been to the Elyria-Swansea neighborhood in northeast Denver, find a map and directions here [14].)
THIS STORY WAS PART OF 5280's 20 DAYS OF GIVEAWAYS!
[1] http://www.5280.com/tag/authors/amanda-m-faison
[2] http://eatdenver.com/community/overview/harvest-week/
[3] http://eatdenver.com/
[4] http://www.thegrowhaus.com/
[5] http://today.msnbc.msn.com/id/42919880/ns/today-money/t/fly-night-restaurants-pop-then-disappear/#.UG2B6qmVjjA
[6] http://www.coloradoaquaponics.com/announcements/denverpostarticleoncoloradoaquaponics
[7] http://www.thegrowhaus.com/about/
[8] http://eatdenver.com/event/praise-the-lard-gospel-brunch/
[9] http://eatdenver.com/event/million-dollar-cowboy/
[10] http://eatdenver.com/event/platte-river-luau/
[11] http://eatdenver.com/event/the-denver-globe-trotters-2/
[12] http://eatdenver.com/event/the-hedonists-guide-to-tailgating-50-00/
[13] http://eatdenver.com/event/the-feast-of-the-hunters-and-gatherers/
[14] http://www.thegrowhaus.com/directions/


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Applies a shade that acts as a dimmer to ensure your eyes don't hurt. Far more powerful than Android's built-in brightness setting. Great for low-light gaming, web browsing, and eBook reading. It even saves battery life for AMOLED displays!
More features:
- Widgets: Easy access to preset brightness levels.
- Tasker/Locale Plug-in! Set brightness based on time/place/etc. To disable, configure for 100% brightness.
- Brightness slider uses logarithmic scale for fine-grained control.
- Drag the app icon to your desktop to use for toggling on/off.
- Prompts to confirm very low brightness settings.
- Option to disable soft-key backlight (does not work on all phones).
*** If you accidentally make your screen go BLACK ***
1. Pull your battery or (Nexus7) hold power button for 10 seconds
2. Uninstall the app to reset your bad brightness setting
3. Reinstall the app and use it normally again
This app will always be free! If you want to show your appreciation, please donate to Wikipedia on my behalf (and let me know you did):
Thank you! Email me if you have any other problems or questions I haven't mentioned.
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Works well But what the is up with the scaling of the dimmer bar? It's not evenly spaced. -ive. And tapping the icon toggles the filter on/ off, instead of opening the app to change it's settings. Really whoever designed this has a strange mind, but thanks for the free app all the same.
Used to love it Had this on all of my past phones and loved it but it makes the screen on my galaxy s3 look like there's shadows and you have to turn the phone at an angle to see anything regardless of the settings. :( disappointed because its always been so good!
Great app Took away a star, when enabled, some onscreen button do not work. Verified that it was caused by this app on XDA forums. Specifically when installing APKs, the "install" button doesn't work until you turn off Screen Filter. Otherwise, fantastic app!
Just what I am looking for It adjusts the screen brightness and I hope it saves my battery significantly. However, the widget is not working to adjust for custom brightness.
Great! I use this app very often.. and is simple and useful. I just have one concern. It's about the Amoles screen, will it have burn or long term effects if I continue to use this on prolonged durations? Thanks!
dude it's awesome. I was looking for this kinda app since a long time. I don't know whether other users too noticed about the donate link. people he pointed it to Wikipedia donations page. first time I'm seeing a man with such kind of mentality. u are awesome. yeah, im gonna donate money on behalf of you. God bless.
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dude it's awesome. I was looking for this kinda app since a long time. I don't know whether other users too noticed about the donate link. people he pointed it to Wikipedia donations page. first time I'm seeing a man with such kind of mentality. u are awesome. yeah, im gonna donate money on behalf of you. God bless.
Works like a charm Does what it says. Been using for months, tried it on the sgs all the way to sgs 3 only issues is sometimes it closes it's randomly but not often
Works great with Chrome! I've always felt the stock browser in my Note 2 with the Power Save Android feature enabled had the best dimmness for browsing the web at night. But 'Power Save' works only with stock browser. Chrome was always still very bright at night. This app changes all that & is a God-send. Now I can use Chrome at night with amazing dimmness. I love it!
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Excellent A really nice app that stops my eyes from burning out when check my phone at night or get the dreaded on call 3am help calls. Fantastic for reading while my wife is trying to sleep. After my eyes adjust to the darkness I felt like my phone was spot light lighting up my room, now I can read as long as I want without fear of waking her up.
Couldn't live without This is an awesome little app and without it I simply would not be able to use my phone. On the HTC One S (4.1.1) there are two minor bugs: 1) To disable the soft keys backlight you have to lock and unlock after enabling screen filter. 2) Screenshots made with Power+Home come out dark
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- Soft-key backlight control does not work on all phones
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Listen Read Device Only Added Installed Screen Filter
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Listen Read Device Only Added Installed A super simple black tinted screen filter to help reduce power consumption and low light glare.
Use this screen filter at night, in low light, or just when you need to save power.
The screen filter is turned on when you tap it. It opens up all the settings in PREVIEW ONLY mode.
The brightness can be changed by moving the slider and the screen filter can be set by pressing the SET button.
It can be turned off by pressing the CLEAR button.
Screen filter settings can be accessed by accessing the application again or tapping the notification in the notification list.
Listen Read Device Only Added Installed Screen Dimmer
Sébastien Morand
Listen Read Device Only Added Installed Screen Dimmer, and your screen goes dark.
Screen Dimmer enable you to low the brightness of your phone or tablet even lower than what you can do by default in order to avoid headache and eye pain in a dark environment or at night. If you own an Amoled screen, this app will even save your battery because the black pixels actually turn off on an Amoled screen (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AMOLED#Comparison_to_other_technologies). It is also scientifically proved that blue radiations can cause insomnia (http://chriskresser.com/how-artificial-light-is-wrecking-your-sleep-and-what-to-do-about-it), preserve your sleep by changing the filter's color to red or brown! (pro version only)
Its design is simple and appreciable, you can't dislike it!
Screen Dimmer enable you to low the brightness of your phone or tablet even lower than what you can do by default in order to avoid headache and eye pain in a dark environment or at night. If you own an Amoled screen, this app will even save your battery because the black pixels actually turn off on an Amoled screen (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AMOLED#Comparison_to_other_technologies). It is also scientifically proved that blue radiations can cause insomnia (http://chriskresser.com/how-artificial-light-is-wrecking-your-sleep-and-what-to-do-about-it), preserve your sleep by changing the filter's color to red or brown! (pro version only)
Its design is simple and appreciable, you can't dislike it!
Great notification : click on the brightness icon to stop Screen Dimmer or click on the progress bar to change the filter's opacity (Version of Android earlier than 3.0).
• Functions:
- Variable opacity.
- Display a notification or not when Screen Dimmer is on.
- Scheduling.
- Minimize or not the screen's brightness.
- Disable the button's backlight.
- Quick launch widget and widget of opacity adjusting.
- [PRO] Change the colour of the filter and the widget.
- [PRO] Automatically toggle the app with the sunset/rise to use Screen Dimmer at night.
- [PRO] Choose the apps to launch when Screen Dimmer starts.
- [PRO] Activate the silent mode when Screen Dimmer starts.
- [PRO] Do an opacity transition when the launch of Screen Dimmer is scheduled.
If you like my app, feel free to rate it and buy the PRO version (in app) to support its development and unlock the pro!
• Permissions :
- DRAW OVER OTHER APPS: needed to display the filter over other apps.
- RECEIVE BOOT COMPLETED: needed to preserve scheduling over reboots.
- COARSE LOCATION: needed by the sun scheduling feature.
• Tasker support:
- sebmorand.brightcom.action.START
- sebmorand.brightcom.action.STOP
- sebmorand.brightcom.action.TOGGLE
- sebmorand.brightcom.action.MORE_OPACITY
- sebmorand.brightcom.action.LESS_OPACITY
Listen Read Device Only Added Installed Screenshot
Listen Read Device Only Added Installed Easy Screenshot gives you the easiest way to take screenshots.
1. You can take a screenshot by touching the shot icon (only support on rooted phones and OS 2.3) or pressing power button and volume down button at the same time, or pressing power button and home button at the same time(on most Samsung phones).
2. You can specify the folders which the screenshots will be saved as images.
3. You can preview the screenshot and decide saving it or discarding it.
4. You can crop any part of the images to make a new one.
Note: If your phone's OS is under 4.0 and not rooted, this app will not be able to capture an image
Listen Read Device Only Added Installed Screen Off and Lock
Listen Read Device Only Added Installed **Please consider the donate version (with more functions!) if you like this app or support my apps development. Thanks!**
**To uninstall the app, please go to the setting page and click the "Remove device administrator" button**
With over 2 million of users and over 30 languages support, Screen Off and Lock is the No.1 screen off application in Google Play Store.
Screen Off and Lock allows you to switch off your devices from:
1. Launcher shortcut
2. Launcher widget 1x1 - 4x4, resizable in Android 4.0+ (Also available in lock screen for Android 4.2+) (Donate version)
3. Notification
4. Floating button over all apps! (Double tap to use it) (Donate version)
5. Search button (if your device has it)
Other features:
1. Screen off animation (including the most famous Old TV style)
2. Screen lock/unlock sound effect
3. Screen off vibration
For those who cannot see the screen off animation even the app is reinstalled, please follow the procedures below:
Android 4.x: Go to "Setting > Developer options > Transition animation", and then select 1x for this option.
Android 2.x, Make sure you selected the option "All animations" under "Settings > Display > Animation".
Listen Read Device Only Added Installed Adjusting Display Brightness
Listen Read Device Only Added Installed [ADB] Adjusting Display Brightness - Adjusting display brightness "app widget"
※ If you press "MENU Key", Two option appear. One is "Set Button value", the other one is "Set Screen Mode".
※ "Set Button value" - Set six button's value
ex, number 5 - [0% 15% 20% 25% 30% 35%]
number 6 - [0% 16% 22% 28% 34% 40%]
number 15 - [0% 25% 40% 55% 70% 85%]
※ "Set Screen Mode" - Set Automatic mode or Manual mode
Under manual mode, User's value is applied.
※ If you change long lighting time, touch "User Screen Time". So, "User Screen Time" -> "Maximize Screen Time" and
system's screen timeout is set 10 minutes. (If you deselect button, system's screen timeout is set user's setting value)
@ The app is available in more than v2.2, v2.3.3 was developed to target.
@ Nexus, the Galaxy U has been tested.
1.1 Changes]
※ Bug fixes for some devieces
1.2 Changes]
※ Display setting value - add[0%, 20%, 40%, 60%, 80%, 100%]
1.3 Changes]
※ Bug fixes
※ Display setting value - add[0%, 10%, 20%, 25%, 50%, 100%]
2.0 Changes]
※Add preferences menu - Mode, Screen timeout, Setting custom button value
Listen Read Device Only Added Installed Night Filter
Listen Read Device Only Added Installed Night Filter is an easy to use screen filter application for your Android phone or tablet. Night Filter makes it easy for you to dim your screen, adjust your color tint, and more! Use it to read at night with less eye strain and correct for an excessive screen tint.
★ Adjust your screen's brightness and color.
★ Add quick shortcuts to your home screen.
★ Schedule the filter to start & stop at a specific time.
And more! Download the app and try it out to see all of the features.
* If you accidentally turn your screen black, press volume up or volume down inside the app to turn off the filter, or power off your phone by holding the power button.
* If "Override screen brightness" doesn't work, try turning off "auto brightness" from your settings. This feature may also cause your screen to turn off and/or the lockscreen to activate if the setting is too low.
* Android may disable the "install" button when a screen filter application is running for security reasons.
If you have any questions or concerns, please don't hesitate to contact us by email.
Draw over other apps: Required for the screen filter to work.
Full network access, view network connections: Used for Google AdMob.
Listen Read Device Only Added Installed full!screen
Listen Read Device Only Added Installed Full screen for tablets!
Hide the systembar and use your tablet in fullscreen-mode without losing systembars main functions: navigation options and notifications .
Hide the systembar and use your tablet in fullscreen-mode without losing systembars main functions: navigation options and notifications .
~ please note: This app requires root!
~ read below for issues and limitations !
This app is a light-weight replacement/companion for the default systembar on tablets.
It can disable the bottom systembar on most tablets running Android 3 or Android 4.
Now you can use the full screen for your own apps without wasting space for the bottom bar.
» Play games,
» Watch videos,
» Surf the web,
» Read your mails...
››› everything fullscreen and without losing the main functions of the systembar:
Go back, Go to Homescreen, switch between recently used apps, access notifications...
The provided replacement buttons can be configured in function, visibility, position and size. Following actions can be assigned to any button:
• Go back: Navigate back within apps.
• Go to homescreen: Shortcut to directly go to homescreen.
• Show recent apps: Quickly switch between recently used apps.
• Show notifications: Display a panel with notifications.
• Restore systembar: An action to quickly restore systembar.
• Open apps menu: Easy access even to menu of older apps.
• Pie-Menu: Opens a configurable pie-menu.
The also available plus-Version supports an automatic mode:
Just define the apps you want to use in fullscreen mode and full!screen+ takes care of the rest. It will automatically disable the bottom bar for those apps.
- Start your browser -> *poof* bottom bar is gone.
- Switch back to Home -> the bar reappears.
- Play Video -> always in fullscreen.
You don't have to care!
issues and limitations:
- in case you experience problems after reboot like notifications not working or not able to autostart:
Please upgrade/change your SuperUser-Manager and use it to upgrade/install latest su-binary!
- There are limitations with phone devices. You might lose ability to accept incoming calls or receive SMS in fullscreen mode. Please make sure to test this before using full!screen.
- On devices with split systembar (notifications on top and navigation on bottom) it is not possible to just hide navigationbar. This unfortunately is a system-limitation and no workaround possible.
Listen Read Device Only Added Installed Brightness Level
Listen Read Device Only Added Installed This is widget, which allows you easily change screen brightness.
If you have problems with ad window int ICS - it's a bug in Launcher/Play/Market:
1. remove auto created shortcut from desktop
2. launch the BrightnessLevel from apps list
3. if you still can see ad window, press back until you get to desktop
4. try to run BrightnessLevel from apps list again, it should disappear.
I hope, Google can fix this bug soon!
Check our OnOff Widgets Pack! All widgets in one with skin support!
Listen Read Device Only Added Installed Quick Brightness (Free)
Listen Read Device Only Added Installed Android illumination of the display settings can be adjusted to the fastest and easiest way to present.
"Quick Brightness (Free)" into the installed capacity of the least precious moments you will be saving even.
Smartphone home screen shortcut icon on your desktop by adding or very easy, if you use a simple illumination can be set up.
Listen Read Device Only Added Installed Set Brightness (free)
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Listen Read Device Only Added Installed You can set the brightness of the screen easily without entering menu!
This app equips with one touch setting function, in addition, 1% increments and easy setting! So easy!
As long as setting the interface tool, you can check the current brightness and adjust freely♪
※ AUTO function is only available on the phones with this feature. The brightness of smartphones without the AUTO function is fixed at 50%.
Listen Read Device Only Added Installed Screen Brightness
Listen Read Device Only Added Installed Adjust the brightness of the screen.
You have thought in bed. Device is too bright...
Cause of the battery consumption is said to be the backlight.
Dark screen can save power.
Ambient light sensor for automatic adjustment feature support depends on the device.
The History of Major Changes:
Version: 3.1.0
Added the five level buttons, from Min to Max.
Added items to the Settings screen.
1. Whether to show the five-level button.
Version: 3.0.0
Added the operations from the Notification bar.
Added items about the Notification bar to the Setting screen.
1. Can be operation from Notification bar.
2. Automatically start at boot time.
Version: 2.0.0
Added the widgets.
Version: 1.1.1
Added items to the Settings screen.
1. In the non-operation state, to automatically close.
2. Can be adjust with the volume keys.
screen, brightness, dark, bright, backlight, widgets, notification bar,
battery, save, adjust, setting, change, easy, free, auto, simple
Listen Read Device Only Added Installed Brightness Level Disc
Listen Read Device Only Added Installed Probably the most beautiful circular brightness toggle widget. Beautifully designed, simple, customizable bightness level widget. This is widget, which allows you to change very easily screen brightness.
Brightness Level Disc has two sizes: 1x1 and 2x2.
Widget does not drain battery.
Revolutionary Brightness Level Disc widget fits perfect for Ice Cream Sandwich Devices with Holographic User Interface.
Brightness Level Disc has two sizes: 1x1 and 2x2.
Widget does not drain battery.
Revolutionary Brightness Level Disc widget fits perfect for Ice Cream Sandwich Devices with Holographic User Interface.
To add Brightness Level Disc widget press: Home->Menu->Add->Widgets->Brightness Level
Press Brightness toggle Widget to display detailed information about your smartphone's screen brightness and set brightness precisely.
PERMISSIONS are needed for writing system brightness settings and ads (app is completely free, respect work of developer and designer, do not complain about ads)
Listen Read Device Only Added Installed Brightness Adjuster
Listen Read Device Only Added Installed Was to adjust the brightness of the main display, it is a simple app.
We are equipped with a filter function, you can dim the screen beyond the brightness of the display.
We are equipped with a filter function, you can dim the screen beyond the brightness of the display.
✓ Image filter function.
The effect of filter software, you can dim the screen beyond the minimum luminance of the display. Please use it if you feel bright and a display by the scene, for example, if you want to prevent prying eyes from the surroundings. With just a touch of a seek bar, which is also features that you can adjust the intensity of image effects filters and seamlessly adjust the brightness of the standard.
Due to limitations in the state of security in terms of Android OS, image filter is applied should be noted that you can not install app "unknown sources" that you downloaded from non-Google Play Store. After turning off the feature image filter once, please try the installation.
✓ Registration icon to the notification area.
You can register the app launch icon in the notification area. If you want to register, please select the [Menu] - [Notifications].
While applying image filters, is also intended to prevent the cancellation filter with Android OS, we recommend that you set should be noted that this function is turned on.
✓ Automatic brightness adjustment.
A device that supports a standard "switch enable/disable" In automatic adjustment brightness of illumination sensor, can be performed on this application to check the brightness after the change and setting on/off of automatic adjustment.
(With respect to the model that can not be disabled, switched on/off but this can not be done from the app, such as Xperia(TM) acro HD, supports automatic adjustment)
✓ Off function key illumination.
In the device part of the Android 2.2 or later, the on/off key lighting is possible. If you feel dazzling lighting key, please try appear in the [Menu] - [Key backlights].
Device that has this capability is limited in some models, depending on the situation the device support may change does not appear.
(It has been confirmed that there is an effect on Xperia(TM) arc, Xperia(TM) acro)
✓ Changing the display color temperature.
If you feel that the color temperature of the display is low (that yellowish), [Menu] - [Color temperature]. By applying a transmission filter blue, growing effect as if the color temperature of the display can be obtained.
✓ Adjust using the motion sensor.
Darken the display, you can adjust the bright and tilt tilt to the left and to the right device. Brightness adjustment is possible without hides by hand by this display.
✓ View wallpaper background.
By the transmissive display the adjustment screen background wallpaper, are easy to grab the image after brightness adjustment. Do you want to change the text color by clicking on a string "Options" but you may see the characters difficult to read, if you are using, please use the change to a gray-scale image by touching the background wallpaper base white .
(Switching to a grayscale image, please use after activate the function at [Menu] - [Background change] in advance)
✓ Value display brightness.
So that the display brightness adjustment as a result, a number of API level that you want to set the system. It is easy to set the brightness of the next favorite for this purpose. It also automatically get the lower limit value different for each model.
By touching the numeric portion that is displayed, it is also possible to directly enter the numerical keypad again.
The picture which Ozturk made is used for the icon of this application.
Listen Read Device Only Added Installed Display brightness
Listen Read Device Only Added Installed A simple application that allows you to change the screen brightness.
Adjustable on screen control is top of all the windows.
You don't need brightness widgets any more.
Just install, setup and adjust brightness by touching screen.
Adjustable on screen control is top of all the windows.
You don't need brightness widgets any more.
Just install, setup and adjust brightness by touching screen.
Don't forget: long (more than 5 sec) click or double fingers click to indicator bar will turn system depended autobrightness.
Intent for Tasker (or another similar application):
Type - Broadcast receiver
Name - "rubberbigpepper.DisplayBrightness.SetBrightness"
Integer extra parameter "BrightnessLevel" means which brightness level (from 1 to 100%) to set
Free version shows Ads in the Settings, Pro version does not show.
Listen Read Device Only Added Installed BlackouT Screen Dimmer
Listen Read Device Only Added Installed This screen brightness dimmer dims the phone or tablet for use in theaters, bedrooms, wherever your phone is too bright.
Now has a boot receiver to apply the same dimming on boot.
Failsafe: Use the volume keys to raise or lower the brightness while the app is open. Only while the app is on the screen.
Failsafe: Set boot receiver to launch the service 5 minutes after boot. This should be more than enough time to get in an reset the settings.
Failsafe: Set set to automatically dim, therefore if you set too low of a value, shine a flashlight at the phone and it should brighten enough to reset it.
Added failsafe in case the user doesn't have a light sensor.
Also added a current brightness seekbar (slider), and a dimming trigger level seekbar.
Please see screenshots and video.
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Texas Lawmakers Seek To Block NDAA Indefinite Detentions, Criminalize Certain TSA Searches
Submitted by DJP333 on Sat, 11/17/2012 - 21:04Republican state lawmakers in Texas submitted two bills this week seeking to counteract the federal government's controversial powers of indefinite detention and overzealous searches by the Transportation Security Administration.
GOP state Rep. Lyle Larson filed a measure that would nullify controversial aspects of the 2012 National Defense Authorization Act, which has been criticized for establishing vague criteria that gives the federal government broad authority to indefinitely detain suspected terrorists without charges or a trial.
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TSA Searches in Texas voted down last session
If my memory serves me correctly, Texas tried to pass the TSA law during the last session. The feds told Texas that if the TSA law passed then they would have to shut down all Texas airports to "ensure the safety of all passengers". After that threat, the law went down in flames.
I would really like to see it come up again and pass. I would also like to see the feds try and shut down our airports and see how fast secession happens.
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Does anyone know what happened
with the UN monitors in Texas on election day? I never heard another word about it.
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Re Election Day in Texas: you made me curious.
Hi again WalterKavenaugh. I saw lots of articles from beforehand on the threats Texas had made that international observers would be arrested if they did not observe state law that said they had to remain a certain distance from a polling place. (I also saw an article saying that the State Department had assured the organization that if any such arrests were made, the parties would be exonerated!) I was about to give up trying to find out what actually happened, when I finally found it reported ~ in a Russian newspaper. Incidentally (I've just now learned this myself), these observers weren't with the U.N. The OSCE is a European group with which the U.S. has an alliance ~ Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe ~ with apparently certain election standards agreed upon among members... not that our *states* agreed to anything. In any event, this issue of them coming to the U.S. to monitor elections appears to be the flip side of U.S. insistence on European elections being monitored (especially former Soviet block nations). So, it seems as if no one broke any laws, that is, Texas (and a few other states) kept observers out of the polling places. Russia wasn't happy with the "double standard." http://en.rian.ru/world/20121109/177313606.html
When we try to pick out anything by itself, we find it hitched to everything else in the Universe.
~ John Muir
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Thanks for finding that.
I suppose I can't blame the Russians or anybody else. It's none of our business if they have crooked elections. Even if they do, what the heck are we gonna' do about it?...threaten to invade? Come to think of it, maybe that's just one of the reasons we use to involve ourselves in other's affairs! Thx again.
(PS.. my brain exploded before I finished the L.C. story)
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I'll believe it when I see
I'll believe it when I see county Sheriffs and local and state LEO arresting federal agents for violating peoples rights. Until then it is all just meaningless rhetoric!
We still have people being arrested for medical marijuana while people and local Sheriffs stand by and do nothing!
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The left and the right
are equally lost, blind drones.
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This is my response
Ignorance is what creates many of the Devil's minions.
Freedom - Peace - Prosperity
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This is great news!
Thanks for sharing this story. I am amazed and impressed that members of the Texas legislature are pushing for freedom like this.
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They got blindsided last time
by very smooth operators, Rick Perry and David Dewhurst. They will probably be better prepared this time. I hope they keep introducing these bills for as long as it takes.
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News like this and the below sure make me proud to live in Texas! Liberty is strong with people here.
"Patriots were the guardians of peace and justice in the Old Republic. Before the dark times. Before the Empire." ~ Obi-Wan Kenobi
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Duke's Craniofacial Program in Durham, North Carolina, offers experienced surgeons and a multi-disciplinary approach to the treatment of cleft lip and palate and craniofacial deformities, including craniosynostosis.
Conditions treated include:
Your care team will usually include a craniofacial surgeon and a neurosurgeon. Other specialists may be consulted depending on your individual needs.
Additional caregivers may include specialists from dentistry, otolaryngology, ophthalmology, oral surgery, genetics, speech pathology and audiology, social work, child life, and neuroradiology.
For patients with the most complex conditions, in which more than a few specialist opinions are needed, we may suggest that families come to a multidisciplinary team conference. Here, the numerous specialists will meet you and your child. They will then assemble for a conference. Then you will receive a report on their consensus opinions.
Duke is becoming one of the busiest centers in the country for treating craniosynostosis, a congenital condition that impedes normal brain and skull growth. Duke's surgeons perform 35 to 50 primary surgeries for craniosynostosis each year.
Duke's experienced craniofacial surgeons collaborate with pediatric neurosurgeons to restore normal head shape as well as relieve any pressure on the growing brain, to ensure that growth and development continue normally.
Not every child will require surgery. Each patient is evaluated thoroughly to devise a treatment plan.
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Financial Aid
Education Loan Comparison
What do these types of loans have in common?
You already know that need-based loans like the Perkins and Subsidized Stafford are your best option because the federal government pays the interest until six months after the student is no longer enrolled in school at least half-time. But if you're not eligible for these loans, or if you need funding beyond what they provide, your next best bet is usually the Unsubsidized Stafford. Except for the interest subsidy, it carries the same repayment flexibility and other benefits as the Subsidized Stafford, but interest does begin accruing on this loan at disbursement. Still, it is not credit-based, so it's easy to obtain.
Once you've maximized your eligibility in these loan programs, your options begin to have a credit component - in other words, either the student or the cosigner (or both) must meet the lender's credit-worthiness requirements.
Use the links and the chart below to compare these options.
Quick Guide - Which College Loans are Best?
Very simple overview of loan types, listed in order according to best terms;
College Loans: The Basics
How loans work, who provides them, how to borrow only what you need, various loan calculators;
Types of loans - Important loan term definitions, loan descriptions, reasons for taking federal loans first, basic comparison table highlighting differences in borrower and interest rates;
Still not sure which loan is right? Plug your loan amounts into this calculator to compare the Subsidized, Unsubsidized, Parent PLUS and up to two Alternative Loans against one another.
Use the Student Loan Calculator or Parent Debt Calculator to figure out how much your family can really afford to borrow.
Parent PLUS Loan Calculator: What will the Parent PLUS loan look like after four years?
Federal Direct Parent PLUS Loan | Private Education Loan | Why it's important | |
Who is the borrower? | Student's natural or adoptive parent, or a step-parent who appears on the FAFSA | Student | Whomever is listed as the borrower is primarily liable for the debt; however, in the case of a cosigned loan the cosigner is equally liable |
Who is the lender? | US Dept of Education | Multiple lender options available. Search online or view our list. | You will have a long relationship with whatever lender you select. |
Loan limit per year | Student's estimated cost of attendance as determined by SU less other financial aid the student is receiving | Student's estimated cost of attendance as determined by SU less other financial aid the student is receiving | Most families borrow from a combination of loan programs to meet their needs. |
Cosigner | Parent borrower can add endorser if borrower credit not sufficient | Almost always required for undergrad students; definite benefit to add cosigner - will likely improve interest rate | One decision that must be made is whether the debt should be in the parent's or student's name. The PLUS offers parent responsibility for the debt, while the private student loan places the student as primary borrower (although the cosigner is liable also). |
Can the cosigner ever be "released" from the loan? | No | Varies by lender; if available, student must make a certain number of payments on time and pass a credit check to release the cosigner | Cosigners might feel more agreeable to cosigning if there is an opportunity to be removed from the debt obligation after a certain time period. |
Interest Rate | Fixed at 7.9% for life of the loan, unless consolidated | Both variable and fixed rate loans available; rates depend upon credit of student borrower and/or cosigner; variable rates generally range from 3.5% to 10%, and fixed rates from 7% to 14%. | While the stable nature of a fixed rate loan has advantages, borrowers and cosigners should carefully consider all options. It is possible that borrowers/ cosigners with good credit may be able to obtain a lower rate on a private loan than is available on the Federal and state fixed rate options. Should the borrower intend to repay the loan in a relatively short amount of time, during which it is less likely a variable interest rate will rise dramatically, selecting a lower rate on a private loan may be the best choice. |
Interest Capitalization | Interest capitalized (calculated and added to principal) upon entering repayment and again after any period of deferment or forbearance | Varies by lender; most capitalize upon entering repayment and again after any period of forbearance | The more often interest is capitalized, the more expensive the loan. |
Loan Fee (deducted from disbursements) | 4% for all borrowers | Varies, but most private loans have no upfront fees | State and Federal loans have fees, which are deducted from the loan disbursements, while most private loans do not. |
Application Process & Timeline | Parent can apply online at www.studentloans.gov; process can take as little as 5 business days | Apply on line with the; loan process takes approximately 3-4 weeks | Almost all education loan processes are now done online. It is critical that you keep track of when additional steps must be completed - watch your email! |
Credit Requirements | No debt to income ratio or credit score is used; see our PLUS Loan page for more info | Varies based on lender, but most require a minimum of 3 years of positive credit history and at least 3 open credit accounts | With private loans, a borrower (or cosigner's) credit history helps to determine the interest rate. |
Consolidation | Federal Direct Consolidation Loan through US Department of Education - www.loanconsolidation.ed.gov (a parent's loans cannot be consolidated with his/ her child's student loans) | A few lenders offer private consolidation loans to assist borrowers with multiple private loans; these loans cannot be consolidated with Federal loans | Consolidation is primarily a helpful tool for students with multiple loans of the same type held by different lenders or servicers. |
Loan Repayment Plans | Multiple repayment plans, including some based on income, are available. More information online. | Traditionally, private loans have repayment periods of 10-25 years, typically spread out in equal monthly payments | Private loans tend to have fewer repayment choices than Federal and state loans. |
Postponement of Payments | Several deferments for school enrollment, unemployment, military service and economic hardship. More information online. | Most private loans have minimal periods of postponement available for economic hardship; see prom note for details | No one expects to be unemployed or need to postpone payments, but these options can be crucial if you need them. |
Loan Forgiveness/ Cancellation Availability | Loan is cancelled upon death or total and permanent disability of either student or parent borrower; some forgiveness options available for certain public interest careers | Some lenders do forgive loans in the event of borrower's death or total and permanent disability; see prom note for details | If the unexpected occurs, it's very helpful for remaining loan balances to be forgiven. |
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NSP2 timeline of events
Initial milestones:
- February 2009
- Congress passed the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009.
- May 2009
- The Department of Housing and Urban Development released the Notice of Funding Availability for the second round of The Neighborhood Stabilization Program, NSP2, authorized under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009.
- July 2009
- Habitat for Humanity International submitted application for NSP2 funds.
- January 2010
- HUD awarded Habitat for Humanity $137 million in NSP2 funds, one of 56 grantees that received a combined total of $1.93 billion.
Year one:
- February 2010
- The Department of Housing and Urban Development awarded Habitat for Humanity International $137 million of NSP2 funds. During the three-year program, Habitat for Humanity will partner with seven Habitat affiliates in five states to provide at least 1,062 homes for low-income individuals and families.
- April 2010
- HUD released the environmental review protocol for nonprofits and provided webinar training, which allowed Habitat to complete environmental reviews, purchase property and begin work.
- July 2010
- Milwaukee Habitat for Humanity was the first developer to begin new construction on in-fill lots using NSP2 funds. The seven-home blitz build in the Harambee and Amani neighborhoods signified the first of 100 homes Habitat Milwaukee will build.
Article: This is a Good Sound (552KB .pdf). - September 2010
- Government funding has helped Habitat for Humanity International widen its housing products and revitalize entire communities in numerous ways. This story features two Habitat affiliates receiving NSP2 funds — Dallas Area Habitat for Humanity and Habitat for Humanity of Greater Miami.
Article: A Helping Hand for Hard Times (55KB .pdf). - October 2010
- Habitat for Humanity of Greater Miami celebrated the dedication of its first NSP2-assisted home built on vacant property in Liberty City — one of eight new homes for low-income individuals and families. The dedications followed a Global Community Day sponsored by the financial services firm, Citi, one of Habitat Miami's local supporters.
Article: A Brighter Spot in Miami (228KB .pdf). - December 2010
- Fans of General Hospital worked alongside some of the daytime drama's cast members in an event organized by Habitat for Humanity of Greater Los Angeles. Habitat LA staff members and partner families also participated, working on five NSP2-assisted duplexes in Lynwood, Calif.
Article: NSP — and celebrity event — fund new Habitat homes in Los Angeles (122KB .pdf).
Year two:
- February 2011
- At the end of the first year, Habitat for Humanity International and its Habitat affiliate developers had persevered despite some delays and challenges. The whirlwind year set the stage for the next major goal — spending 50 percent of all funds by the end of year two.
Article: A whirlwind year for HFHI's seven NSP2 partners. - Habitat for Humanity New York City broke ground on its first multi-housing project using NSP2 funds — a four-story, 12-unit development named St. John's Condominiums Residences.
Article: Habitat for Humanity New York City launches first NSP2 project. - April 2011
- A flurry of groundbreakings, blitz builds and home dedications began in the spring, signifying the quickening pace of construction and rehabilitation at all seven Habitat affiliate developers.
Article: NSP2 picks up steam. - One of those events was Habitat for Humanity of Greater Miami's annual blitz build, "Blitz Off Broadway." About 1,500 volunteers helped build 10 houses in two weeks, during April 4-16, in Liberty City. The project was financed with NSP2 funds, a $500,000 donation from Chase and donations from dozens of other businesses, organizations and churches. The event also enlisted volunteers to paint three existing homes in the neighborhood and plant edible vegetable gardens for four Habitat homeowners. On the last day, everyone gathered to celebrate as each new partner family was presented with a house key and bible.
- On the last day of April, Milwaukee Habitat for Humanity held an 18-home dedication and neighborhood walking tour in the Park West neighborhood. Claudette Keys, one of the new homeowners, will finally buy her own home after renting for 38 years.
Article: 'You're never too old to learn'. - May 2011
- Pensacola Habitat for Humanity welcomed 51 AmeriCorps members from Georgia, Louisiana, Texas, North Carolina, Colorado and Florida on May 1 for the first week of the 2011 Build-a-Thon. With help from the Blue Angels support crew, members completed three homes through the dry-in phase and framed an additional three homes—all in four days. The homes will be part of the 114-home Camshire Meadows subdivision and almost half of the 240 units Pensacola Habitat will rehabilitate or build with NSP2 funds.
Article: AmeriCorps and NSP2 at work in Pensacola. - One week after dedicating 18 homes, Milwaukee Habitat for Humanity welcomed 85 AmeriCorps members from 13 Habitat affiliates during the second week of the 2011 AmeriCorps Build-a-Thon. Volunteers from UPS, Traveler's Insurance and the community joined the AmeriCorps members and the homeowner families, framing 10 NSP2-assisted houses in five days.
- On Saturday, May 14, Habitat for Humanity of Greater Los Angeles dedicated five duplex townhomes, known as the Imperial Highway development — the first LEED-certified homes in the city of Lynwood. About 300 people attended the event, including the 10 new partner families. Hundreds of volunteers worked alongside the families to build the homes, which were partially funded through NSP2. Special guests included the Aide Castro, mayor of Lynwood, and Yolanda Chavez, deputy assistant secretary for grant programs in HUD's office of community planning and development.
Article: Habitat Los Angeles dedicates first NSP2 homes. - August 2011
- One of the objectives for NSP2 recipients is to coordinate their work with the community development plans of other government agencies, nonprofits, neighborhood groups and residents. In Milwaukee, comprehensive revitalization efforts are taking place in several neighborhoods, and Milwaukee Habitat for Humanity is a key contributor. Teig Whaley-Smith, founder of Community Development Advocates in Milwaukee and a long-time Habitat partner, explains how the affiliate fits into the revitalization plans for the neighborhood he grew up in.
Article: Case study in collaboration: Milwaukee Habitat's role in stabilizing the Washington Park Neighborhood. - September 2011
- Four Habitat affiliates receiving NSP2 funds awarded to Habitat for Humanity International were selected as the event sites for the 2012 AmeriCorps Build-a-Thon. About 400 AmeriCorps members will travel from their Habitat host sites to Dallas, Los Angeles, Milwaukee or Pensacola.
Article: Locations selected for 2012 AmeriCorps Build-a-Thon. - November 2011
- Building and renovating multi-family condominiums and cooperatives in the Big Apple is a complex endeavor. Fortunately, the staff members at Habitat for Humanity – New York City know how to get it done. Learn about the challenges they, the city and residents face in the housing marketplace.
Article: NSP2 in the Big Apple (.pdf).
Year three:
- February 2012
- Habitat for Humanity International met the first NSP2 deadline, expending 50 percent of awarded funds before the start of the third and final year. More information and updated progress statistics are included in this article.
Article: NSP2 enters its final year ahead of its goals (.pdf). - May 2012
- Two federal programs that Habitat for Humanity International participates in — AmeriCorps and the Neighborhood Stabilization Program 2 — came together in one big event in May: the 2012 AmeriCorps Build-a-Thon. In a two-week span, more than 360 AmeriCorps VISTA and National Direct members split their time between four cities (Milwaukee, Pensacola, Dallas and Los Angeles), helping to build and rehabilitate NSP2-assisted homes for deserving families in neighborhoods stricken by the foreclosure crisis.
Event coverage: Stories, blogs and photos from each location, along with an NSP2 photo slideshow. - June 2012
- One of the 43 NSP2-assisted homes Milwaukee Habitat for Humanity is currently building received a special distinction this month. It's the 500th house the Habitat affiliate has built since its founding in 1984. It's also the first home for Renee Walls, who will share it with her son, Alonzo, and her father, who is battling cancer and currently resides in a nursing home.
Article: Milwaukee Habitat celebrates 500th house. - October 2012
- NSP2 staff members from Habitat for Humanity International and its seven developers—all Habitat affiliates—convened in Naples, Fla., Oct. 9-11 for the third and final NSP2 Peer-Learning and Networking Forum. Habitat for Humanity of Collier County, which is based in Naples, served as host. The forum provided the developers with guidance on NSP2 closeout processes, procedures, support and timelines. It also provided training on building capacity and sustainability, with a particular emphasis on financial sustainability and neighborhood revitalization. Attendees also enjoyed the opportunity to see another developer's work and the time for purposeful and unstructured peer networking.
Article: NSP2 staff gathers to share best practices as deadline nears. - November 2012
- The Torres family moved into their NSP2-assisted home in Naples, Fla., nearly two years ago. The rehabilitated, three-bedroom, two-bathroom home is the perfect fit for this young family of six, who spent one year crowded in a relative's home.
Article: Stability gives family a chance to thrive. - January 2013
- Dallas Area Habitat for Humanity used a portion of NSP2 funds to build out several subdivisions previously abandoned by developers following the collapse of the housing market. Hickory Creek is one of those subdivisions. Located about 25 minutes south of downtown Dallas, the community includes 78 NSP2-assisted homes, one belonging to Cornelius Banks. Banks, who is paralyzed from the waist down and uses a wheelchair, loves both the accessible, spacious home that the entire family can enjoy, and the close-knit community where neighbors look out for one another.
- Article: A big thing happens for a family in Dallas.
Wrap up:
Access to NSP2 funds ended on Feb. 11, 2013, three years after the program began. Work on any unfinished NSP2-assisted homes will continue through November. At that time, all homeowners must hold the titles to their properties.
- February 2013
- Habitat for Humanity met the second NSP2 deadline, expending 100 percent of awarded funds by Feb. 11, 2013. The following article provides more information and gives updated progress statistics.
Article: NSP2 meets financial deadline. - Cassandra Bryant survived Hurricane Katrina and a debilitating stroke, but that didn't stop her from building her own home alongside volunteers and staff members from Pensacola Habitat for Humanity. Bryant's home is one 373 homes built or rehabilitated by the Florida affiliate with NSP2 funds—133 more than the number they committed to build or rehabilitate originally.
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• Downtown at Arnold's tonight (Friday), catch influential cult hero Paleface, a man who has been on the cutting edge of contemporary music's continual fascination with traditional Folk music and an influence on some of the more adventurous musicians who seek to translate that vintage spirit into their own voice. Over the past 20-plus years, the singer/songwriter has been an Anti Folk torchbearer and an Indie Folk mentor, first learning songwriting and lo-fi recordings from underground legend Daniel Johnston in the late '80s. From there he went on to teach a few tricks to roommate Beck (pre-fame), help the so-called "Freak Folk" scene grow freakier and folkier and collaborate frequently with pals The Avett Brothers. Whether directly or indirectly, if you dig today's "Indie Folk" — or any brand of slanted or subversive Americana — you've likely heard the results of Paleface's unique influence. Click here to read more.
Paleface's show tonight at Arnold's is free and — icing on the cake — great local Folk Pop group Shiny and the Spoon opens the show at 9 p.m. The gig will also be the first one for which Arnold's has commissioned a special concert poster. Crafted by talented local artist Keith Neltner (who has done commissioned poster art for Alice in Chains, Modest Mouse, Hank Williams III, The Avett Brothers, Cake, Black Rebel Motorcycle Club and many others), the prints (pictured above) are available for $25 while they last (only 50 were pressed).
Here's Paleface's video for his ode to NYC, fittingly titled "New York, New York."
UPDATE: Arnold's just announced this afternoon that Paleface has cancelled due to illness. A rescheduled date is in the works. Shiny and the Spoon is still performing.
• After the best summer series yet, the final MidPoint Indie Summer concert on Fountain Square goes down tonight at 7 p.m. And the every-Friday series is going out with a bang, featuring a flawless triple bill of local acts. Things get started with superb modern Soul translators The Guitars, who will be followed by the duo R. Ring, featuring Dayton, Ky.'s Mike Montgomery (longtime local engineer ad musician, currently with Ampline) and Dayton, Ohio's Kelley Deal (The Breeders). R. Ring spoke with CityBeat's Brian Baker about the project in this week's paper. Read it online here.
Headlining tonight's Fountain Square concert is Wussy, the now-veteran four-piece that is gearing up for some huge happenings on the horizon, including tour dates with The Afghan Whigs and Heartless Bastards and a trip to the U.K. by co-frontpeople/singer/guitarists Lisa Walker and Chuck Cleaver (playing as a duo) for several shows in support of the band's first U.K. release, Buckeye, a retrospective that came out to glowing reviews this summer. Read more about Wussy's many goings on here.
Here's the skate video by Kristian Svitak that R. Ring helped re-soundtrack. After DEVO's record label removed the video because it used the group's song "Mr. DNA," Svitak got together to record a new version with Deal and Montgomery. The song in the re-edited video was so popular, R. Ring released it as a limited edition single and local label Phratry Records released it digitally. (Click here to get your own copy.)
• Popular local Gypsy Jazz favorites and Django Reinhardt devotees The Faux Frenchmen celebrate the group's 10th anniversary tonight with a show at downtown's Blue Wisp Jazz Club. A decade ago this fall, the band (which features esteemed local musicians George Cunningham, Brian Lovely, Paul Patterson and Don Aren) made its debut, starting an every-Monday residency at former Clifton restaurant Tink's. Over the years, the band has only gotten more popular, drawing attention from outside of Cincinnati and performing numerous road dates (this fall they return for their sixth appearance at the annual Jazz at Chautauqua Festival in New York).
The band's anniversary show begins at 8:30 p.m. and admission is $10. Here's a clip from the Frenchmen performing on another anniversary — Reinhardt's birthday (taken from one of their annual appearances on WNKU in honor of Django).
• The performers for the weekly "Friday Flow" concerts at Washington Park are always a bit of a surprise because the lineups have been announced within only a week or two of the performances. It's also a surprise because the featured act is usually something pleasantly unexpected. Dayton Funk greats Lakeside ("Fantastic Voyage") popped up one week and Neo Soul star Dwele launched the series this summer.
Tonight's free Friday Flow concert is another cool, unanticipated treat. Just announced earlier this week, the show will feature R&B singer Chrisette Michele, a Hip Hop hook-singer extraordinaire (with Jay-Z, Nas, The Game and others) who has also had a successful career on her own, releasing a handful of acclaimed, charting albums for Def Jam.
The other headliner is Rob Base, a Hip Hop artist most know from his 1988 hit with DJ E-Z Rock, "It Takes Two."
Because of the volleyball tournament in Washington Park tonight, gates for the concert won't open until 7:30 p.m. Another change from the usual Friday Flow flow (also due to volleyball) — no food, drinks or coolers will be permitted (this weekend only). Extra food vendors will be on hand to feed the masses.
Click here for even more live music events going on tonight in Greater Cincy.
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• Bluegrass ensemble Hayseed Dixie began racking up fans upon its formation at the dawn of the 21st century thanks to its energized and entertaining live show and the contents of the band's initial setlists and albums. Though all talented and experienced players, it was Hayseed Dixie's novelty that initial drove attention its way. The group's debut was a Bluegrass tribute to AC/DC, while subsequent albums have featured a wonderfully ridiculous array of the group's Appalachian-spun Rock covers (they grass up everything from OutKast and Green Day to Neil Young and Motorhead). After wide exposure through musical- and comedy-world exposure, the Hayseeds began to introduce more and more original material (2008's No Covers should be self-explanatory).
Hayseed's members have individually gotten more busy with various interesting side projects while the main band takes a hiatus. As frontman John Wheeler works towards his more serious-minded debut solo album (scheduled for release early in this new year), banjoist Don Wayne Reno carries the Hayseed torch with his band Granny 4 Barrel, self-described as "Country music's first and only shock Country Rock & Roll band." If you thought Hayseed Dixie was outlandish, G4B takes it to the next level with their ridiculous outfits and a sound that retains Hayseed's Rawkgrass attitude and turns the Rawk elements up to 11.
Granny 4 Barrel performs tonight at the Southgate House Revival as part of the opening for area visual artist Derek Toebbe's "Urban Revival Art Show." The event (which also includes DJ sets by the Devout Wax crew) is free and starts at 7 p.m.
Here's a sampling for G4B's crazy sound and stage show.
• Wildly entertaining (and wildly eclectic) ensemble The Duke of Uke & His Novelty Orchestra bring its self described "lyrical ukulele jazz-funk-motown popssical" sound back to Cincinnati tonight for a a free show tonight at MOTR Pub in Over-the-Rhine. Drawing comparisons to artists as diverse as Tom Waits, Squirrel Nut Zippers, Amy Winehouse, the B-52s, and Captain Beefheart, the Urbana, Ill.-based septet has been winning fans all over the region with their energized, swinging live shows, which blend smart lyrics, four-part harmonies and diverse instrumentation (ukulele, violin, tuba, saxophones, Latin percussion). Read more about The Duke and Co. in Reyan Ali's preview in this week's CityBeat here.
Here's The Duke of Uke & His Novelty Orchestra's official music video for "Jump Back," a track from their 2012 album April's Empire.
• There were moments over the past few years where it seemed like bassist Nick Oliveri was on the brink of imploding, stuck in that weird, almost dreamlike universe (inhabited by the likes of Courtney Love and Katt Williams) where an entertainer's fans ultimately just accept that there's a good chance the performer might die any day. Oliveri's ornery streak has been consistent but it started out manageable — just some usual Rock & Roll debauchery. Then, in 2004, Oliveri was kicked out of Queens of the Stone Age after Queens frontman Josh Homme suspected he had been physically abusive to a girlfriend.
Luckily for Oliveri, he had a few side-projects to fall back on, touring with his group Mondo Generator (who comes to Newport's Thompson House Saturday night), as a solo acoustic act and with veteran Punk sensations Dwarves. But it wasn't enough to keep him out of trouble (click here to read more about Oliveri's various ups-and-downs over the past year).
But Oliveri seems to have rebounded, even reportedly making amends with his old bandmate Homme. Mondo Generator has been perhaps the most consistent part of Oliveri's life since 1997. Blending the Hard Rock of his previous projects with more Punk Rock chaos, Mondo has built a strong cult following for itself. But, with the way things are going as Oliveri continues to rebound, it's anyone's guess if Mondo will go back to "side project" status at some point.
Mondo Generator performs Saturday at the Thompson House with Saviours, Wino, Bearer of Bad News and Mangrenade. Showtime is 7 p.m. and tickets are $18.
Here's Mondo Generator performing "Four Corners" live.
Click here for even more live music options in Greater Cincinnati this weekend.
The air seems sweeter here in the front of the website, the sun a little brighter and the deadlines a little more immediate, but as Uncle Ben once reminded Peter Parker, with great power comes great responsibility. So here we are in relatively short order with a batch of new reviews and a few more older titles in my continuing quest to revisit the deserving releases from the not-so-waning months of 2011. We're getting there, slowly but surely. Read them while they're hot; there's more where they came from.
Today is the 15th anniversary of the murder of celebrated rapper Christopher Wallace, aka the Notorious B.I.G. (aka Biggie Smalls, aka Big Poppa, etc., etc.). Since his death, Wallace's status has risen considerably and he's widely considered one of the best MCs to ever hold a mic, for both his smooth, laid-back flow and lyrical prowess.
Caught in the middle of the East Coast/West Coast feuding of the time, Wallace (a NYC native) was killed while in California promoting his soon to be released sophomore album, eerily titled (in hindsight, as was his debut's title, Ready to Die) Life After Death. On March 9, Smalls attended the Soul Train awards show in L.A., where he presented Toni Braxton with one of two awards she would win that night (and was booed by the West-leaning coastal feuders in the audience). Wallace left an afterparty at 12:30 a.m. later that night and, about 50 yards from the party entrance, a black Chevy Impala reportedly pulled up next to the vehicle the MC was in and someone in the Impala shot Wallace four times in the chest. He was rushed to the hospital and pronounced dead March 9 at 1:15 a.m.
Despite various theories, confessions and extensive investigations, the case, like that of West Coast star rapper Tupac Shakur (killed about six months prior in similar fashion), remains unsolved.
Life After Death came out 15 days after Wallace's murder. It went to No. 1 on Billboard's album chart instantly. Two more posthumous B.I.G. records were cobbled together — 1999's Born Again, featuring tracks culled from unfinished ones on which Wallace had been working, and the similar Duets: The Final Chapter from 2005, which was widely criticized due to the posthumous pairings with artists many felt Wallace would never have worked with in his lifetime. The album's guests included Eminem, Twista, The Game, Nas, Nelly, Scarface, Missy Elliott, R. Kelly, Bob Marley (?!), Korn (?!?!) and West Coast MCs Snoop Dogg and 2Pac. Amazingly, unlike the posthumously prolific 2Pac, the album really was "The Final Chapter"; the only other Biggie releases to come out after that were a 2007 greatest hits collection and the 2009 soundtrack to the film Notorious, based on Wallace's life and death.
Time magazine's website posted a music video playlist tribute today here. And below is "Living In Pain" from the Duets release, which featured Big and Pac, plus still-alive performers Nas and singer Mary J. Blige:
Click on for Born This Day, featuring Bow Wow, John Cale and Ornette Coleman.
It's looking like the historic Emery Theatre on the border of Over-the-Rhine and Downtown is back in business as a full-time functioning venue. Bands like Magnolia Mountain and Pop Empire have been using the Theatre to film music video projects and, next Saturday (April 28), the Emery hosts the "Rock This Town" benefit concert for CityLink, which helps resident "break the cycle of poverty" by providing employment training and other assistance. The event's music will be provided several groups of business people who can play instruments or sing (modeled on the "Suits That Rock" concerts that benefit the Carnegie Arts Center in Covington).
On April 27, the Emery will host a dual album release party/concert in honor of two new releases from the label Ol Kentuck, run by SubPop recording artist and Northern Kentucky native Daniel Martin Moore. One of the albums is a vinyl release of producer/guitarist/composer Ric Hordinski's Arthur's Garden (read more about the album here).
The other is the first release from a duo project consisting of Moore and singer Joan Shelley (pictured) titled Farthest Field. The event will also feature readings from authors Silas House and Marianne Worthington (who wrote one of the most engaging press releases for the album I think I've ever laid eyes on for the duo's debut; click the "Bio" pdf link on this page to read it).
It's a great time to check out the Emery circa 2012 because the concert is also free and open to the public. (Rock this Town's tickets range from $35-$100 — for a great cause, of course.)
Here are two video clips (shot by photographer Michael Wilson with help on the audio side from Pop Empire) promoting the concert, with music from Moore and Shelley's Farthest Field (officially available May 8).
Cincy-based, ukulele-friendly Folk Pop duo Shiny and the Spoon are gearing up for the release of its first full-length album, Ferris Wheel. The record officially drops Aug. 13, when the twosome (Amber Nash and Jordan Neff) hosts a release party at the Southgate House with guests the Rubber Knife Gang, Lisa Walker (of Wussy) and The Hiders. But yesterday, Nash and Neff posted a "teaser" of Wheel on YouTube, featuring a medley of the album's tracks. Check it out below.
If you happened to have checked out this past Saturday's Beats Summer Concert Series event (the popular Hip Hop/Dance/DJ night presented by Self Diploma every Saturday this summer) on Fountain Square, you probably got a taste of the skills of Cincinnati native Santino Corleon, who performed right before headliner DJ Clockwork.
This week, you have another chance to sample Corleon's goods as the head-turning MC has released his latest track and accompanying music video, "Tats."
Corleon has already become a "name to watch" around the region. Upon returning to Cincinnati after a stint studying (both at college and in the Hip Hop community) in Brooklyn, Corleon stepped up his game and has been invited to perform with artists like Big Sean, Method Man and Redman, J. Cole and Gucci Mane (among other big-timers) and performing at various music festivals around the region. He's also built his buzz up by releasing several widely distributed mixtapes, including his most recent, The Hangover, hosted by DJ E-V (who works with Machine Gun Kelly and Mike Posner) and featured on Hip Hop/mixtape sites like TheOneMic.com, Live Mixtapes and LeakJones.
You can listen and download The Hangover and its predecessor — the more freestyle-oriented Where's the Love? — right here for free through Corleon's site.
Corleon is also giving away free downloads of "Tats," which will be a part of his next full release, Keep the Change. Check the video (directed by Dan Gotti) below, then click here if you'd like your very own download. The track has a cool sparse/ambient quality, with some great, tricky beats and a bass-rumble that could wake the dead. (Note: The track is also pretty non-PC and probably NSFW for most of you reading this at your job, due to language. But if your boss is cool with it, so are we.)
"Has anyone seen Kanye lately? I haven't heard him piss off the world in like a week so I'm starting to worry." – Tweeted by me on May 16 at 3:59 p.m.
Not 30 minutes later, at 4:28 p.m., this tweet from Rap-Up.com popped onto my Twitter feed, "'I ain't kissing nobody's motherfuckin' babies. I drop your baby and you sue me' – Kanye West"
Like many other Kanye West fans, this is what I've had to deal with for the last 10 or so years of his solo career. Whether this soon-to-be father is ranting about not being a celebrity and holding random people's children, drunkenly yelling at pretty white girls at award shows, freaking out Mike Myers on live television or impregnating the bumper sticker on the Bentley of pop-culture, Kim Kardashian, it's been hard for Yeezy fans to deal with how "cray" Kanye has been since he was thrust into the public eye.
But with his near-brilliant performances of "Black Skinhead" and "New Slaves" on SNL recently (songs from his forthcoming album, Yeezus, due this coming Tuesday), all of Kanye's followers were reminded that Kanye is a lot like your drunken uncle at Christmas.
Sure, it was embarrassing when he threw up on your sister's gifts halfway through his tirade about "Obama phones" and how the commie teachers at the university you recently graduated from are ruining America's youth. But after a long clean up session and your mom stops crying, you open up the card that he gave you before his seventh Scotch and the contents inside contain a joint, $300 and a note stating, "Don't spend it on drugs," then you're immediately reminded of why you loved him in the first place.
So no matter what outlandish behavior Kanye comes up with next, I think we all need to be reminded that the "cray" that has inspired Kanye's less attractive moments is the same "cray" that has been the driving force in creating some of the most genius and interesting songs in Hip Hop of the last decade.
14. "Drive Slow (feat. GLC & Paul Wall)"; Late Registration – As the laidback beat puts the listener in a trance, Kanye paints a vivid picture of a summer spent driving around with his friend/mentor Mali; blasting his demo tape, looking for girls and desperately trying to grow up too quickly. Even though Kanye displays his great storytelling ability on this song, the real accomplishment here is that West found a way to make Paul Wall's feature not sound ridiculously out of place, which is a feat in and of itself.
13. "Say You Will"; 808's & Heartbreak – 2008 was a weird year for Kanye. Hell, 2008 was a weird year for all of us. But his unabashed openness (as you'll see with the rest of this list) about his lady troubles is what makes this a song stick out. The only downside of this track? It gave Drake the green light to be all open and overly emotional on all his records, so thanks a lot, Kanye!
12. "Drunk and Hot Girls"; Graduation – A lot of people don't care for this song, which is understandable because it's not one of Ye's deeper cuts. What this song does do, however, is give a perfectly, comical description of how one-night stands go. Plus, the song ends in him getting this girl pregnant, which brings to mind that slap-in-the-face reality check that every man and woman has the morning after a random sexual encounter ("Oh my god, not only did I overdraw my account at White Castles last night but is this the person that's going to ruin my life for the next 18 years and nine months?!?").
11. "Bittersweet"; Graduation – This is the first time Kanye blatantly admits he is in the wrong on a track. Sure, the first half of the cut makes him seem like a total asshole (wanting to drunkenly "shake the shit out of" his girl), but it makes his soul-spilling at the end all the sweeter.
10. "Addiction"; Late Registration – What's your addiction? Is it money, girls, weed? Kanye has been afflicted by not one, but all three. But hey, that's what makes this cut great. There is no catharsis or happy ending about how he found his will power and conquered his many ailments. But instead, we get a track about how, no matter what happens, no matter how hard he tries, his will power will always lose to the bad parts of his life, because they are just too damn good to resist – which is something everyone can relate to.
9. "Everything I Am"; Graduation – He'll never be picture perfect like Beyonce (no one will, ever) or rock some mink boots in the summer time like Will.I.Am (no one should, not even Will.I.Am), but what Kanye can do is spit some harsh truths about public criticism and Chicago violence over a soothing beat. So please, keep talking shit about him at barber shops if this is going to be the outcome.
8. "Can't Tell Me Nothing"; Graduation – Kanye addresses a few of his crazy outbursts on the first verse of this track (including the whole "President Bush doesn't care about black people, right Mike Myers?" incident) and handles it with a precision and poise. He admits that the scrutiny and pressure of fame has changed his behavior, but he doesn't know how to be himself (slightly crazy) without being criticized by the media. Can any of us understand that feeling? No. Does it sound like a bullshit excuse? Yeah. But hey, at least he knows he has a behavioral problem. Admitting it is the first step.
7. "Spaceship (feat. GLC & Consequence)"; The College Dropout – Anyone who has had a shitty job (service industry, retail) would be lying if they hadn't felt violent urges towards overzealous mangers who take their jobs too seriously. Lucky for us, we can live vicariously through Kanye on this joint instead of becoming the next viral sensation on worldstarhiphop.com.
6. "Jesus Walks"; The College Dropout – This song came out right when I got confirmed, which, as any of you were raised Catholic will know, is also the same time you stop going to church. It made me feel good to listen to Kanye, like his brand of socially conscious, Christ-loving jams were the sole key to my salvation and the only thing that could outweigh my deeply engrained Catholic guilt. Plus, who else could make a club banger about Jesus? Nobody but Yeezus.
5. "All Falls Down"; The College Dropout – Does anyone else remember when Kanye was the self-conscious outsider of the Rap game? You probably don't, hell, I don't even know if Kanye remembers. You'd think Kanye's egotisical façade he has concocted in place of his old persona would force him to listen to his own music more. But, alas, I fear that this Kanye is dead and gone, much like the career of that cute girl from Clueless that was in the music video.
4. "Roses"; Late Registration – "You know the best medicine go to people that's paid/If Magic Johnson got a cure for A.I.D.S./And all the broke muthafuckers past away/You tellin' me if my grandma was in the N.B.A./Right now she'd be ok?/But since she was just a secretary/Working for the church/For thirty five years/Things s'posed to stop right here?"
Kanye makes you feel the pain, anger and confusion of his family as they sit at the bedside of his dying grandmother on this track. I cry literally every time I hear this song come on, but I'm emotionally unstable. Then again, I'm pretty sure if you don't at least slightly tear up; you don't know what love is or your mom didn't hug you enough as a child.
3. "Blame Game (feat. John Legend & Chris Rock); My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy – This track is almost "Bittersweet" in reverse because it's West whose emotions are constantly toyed with by his love interest as she lies about seeing another man. Although this song is mostly serious (especially heavy during the beautiful done Chloe Mitchell poem) it ends hilariously as Chris Rock is revealed as the "mister" (male version of mistress?), reaping the benefits her apparent education at "Kanye West School of How to Wear Some Fucking Jimmy Chu's"
2. "Through The Wire"; The College Dropout – If you ever question Kanye's dedication to the craft, go back and listen his first single, "Through the Wire". Done only two weeks after a car crash that almost took his life, Kanye hit the studio and rapped with his jaw wired-shut. Nowadays, Nicki Minaj can't even show up to her set at Summer Jam 2012 because radio personality, Peter Rosenberg, dissed her Katy Perry rip-off, "Starships." So next time you want to diss Kanye, just remember, despite his flaws, he's one of the only popular artist's keeping the spirit of hip-hop alive.
1."Runaway (feat. Pusha T)"; My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy – He pleads without being pathetic. He's unflinchingly honest without being cliché. But most of all, he's artistically progressive without losing his knack for pop sensibility. The beat is one of the most simplistic of his career, but never once feels repetitive or overdone by the end of this 7-minute-and-49-second journey. From top to bottom this has to be considered Kanye's masterpiece, but who knows, he's outdone himself before.
Other Notables: "Heard 'Em Say", "The Glory", "We Don't Care"


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Ocean Block (60th) — Loft, WiFi, Pool & Gr8 Views in Ocean City
- bedrooms 3
- baths 3
- sleeps 12
- pool yes
- hot tub no
- pets allowed no
- type Condo
- community The Meridian
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$ 2,000 - $ 5,250 / week
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stays between: 2/13/14 & 8/12/14
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FREE Welcome Bag of Starter Amenities - a $25 VALUE!
Begin your vacation at the Beach, not the grocery store! Life's necessities will already be waiting for you, such as Dish Soap & Detergent, Hand Soap, Paper Towels, Bag of Gourmet Starbucks Coffee, Sweetener, Creamer & more!
- FREE Welcome Bag ($25)
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VIP Discounts on World-Class Golf - up to $40 VALUE!
VIP discounts on 18 holes at renowned OCMD courses, including River Run (Gary Player-designed course w/ 4-Star rating from Golf Digest) & OC Golf & Yacht (recently redesigned course w/ marsh & Bay vistas). Tee Times must be booked within 48 hours of play.
- OCMD Golf Discounts ($40)
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vacation rental description
Stunning Beach-to-Bay Views
Meridian 1003W is a 3-BR (+ Loft), 3-BA, Ocean Block property that's an easy walk from the water's edge. This exquisite penthouse rises high above the O.C. skyline for breathtaking views of the entire width of the island – from Beach to Bay! Beautifully decorated with hand-painted murals, high-end furnishings, and tile flooring, this home has everything you need for a carefree vacation. Gourmet Kitchen comes fully-equipped with top-of-the line stainless appliances, long breakfast bar & granite countertops. Spacious floor plan features 2 Master BRs – perfect for large groups or families vacationing together. Spiral staircase in LR winds upstairs to an additional sleep/sitting area in the Loft. You'll enjoy flat-screen TVs/DVDs in every BR & LR (with extra HD channels), FREE Wi-Fi, full-size Washer/Dryer — even a beach cart provided for your use.
Resort-Style Amenities
Life at The Meridian is all about one thing: RELAXATION. Spend a day of tranquility on the Beach or take a refreshing dip in the large, Outdoor Heated Pool. Guests have access to exclusive amenities, including 2,000-SqFt Fitness Center& outside shower for rinsing off after fun in the sand. The Meridian is conveniently located near the Route 90 Bridge at 60th Street in one of the quietest & least-crowded sections of Ocean City. It is within walking distance of numerous fine restaurants & activities, including Fager's Island, Dead Freddies, Maui Golf & more!
Please Note: Our properties do not allow group rentals to guests under the age of 25. Therefore, online bookings for group rentals will not be honored.
This property is only available for Saturday check-in during the season and FlexStay (check-in any day of the week - 3 or 4 night minimum) during the off-season. Please call and speak with a Vacation Coordinator to confirm when the off-season begins for this property.
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Vantage Resort Realty (410) 723-2002
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Unit Amenities:
- Panoramic Beach-to-Bay views
- Large Balcony
- Upstairs Loft area
- Wireless Internet
- Flat-screen TVs/DVDs in all bedrooms & living room
- Gourmet Kitchen with new appliances
- 2 Master Bedrooms
- Full-size Washer/Dryer
- Beach Cart
- Locked Storage Unit
Building Amenities:
- 2,000 Sq. Ft. Fitness Center
- Large outdoor heated Pool
- Outside shower with foot wash
- Locked storage closet for guest use next to unit entry door
- 2 Parking Spaces
Bed Sizes:
- Master #1 - King
- Master #2 - Queen
- Bedroom #3 - Pyramid Bunk with Trundle
- Loft - Two Single Beds
- Living Room - Queen Sleeper Sofa
Guest Benefits (at no cost to you!):
- TravelVantage Program
- Free Concierge Service
- Complimentary Business Center
- Sunny Days Guaranteed!
- Free Starter Amenities (Gourmet Starbucks coffee, dish soap, bath tissue, etc.)
Building Registration Fee: None. Non-Smoking. No pets.
Worry-Free Linen Service & Mid-Week Cleaning Service available.
vacation rental rates
12/01/13 - 12/20/13 $395/night...........................................$2000/week (3-night min)
12/21/13 - 01/03/14 $440-$450/night...................................$2200/week (4-night min)
01/04/14 - 04/25/14 $400/night...........................................$2000/week (3-night min)
04/26/14 - 05/21/14 $540/night...........................................$2700/week (3-night min)
05/22/14 - 05/26/14 $760/night...........................................$3800/week (4-night min)
05/27/14 - 05/30/14 $720/night...........................................$3600/week (4-night min)
05/31/14 - 06/13/14 $720/night...........................................$3600/week (7-night min)
06/14/14 - 06/20/14 $850/night...........................................$4250/week (7-night min)
06/21/14 - 06/27/14 $950/night...........................................$4750/week (7-night min)
06/28/14 - 07/04/14 $1050/night.........................................$5250/week (7-night min)
07/05/14 - 07/11/14 $950/night...........................................$4750/week (7-night min)
07/12/14 - 07/25/14 $1000/night.........................................$5000/week (7-night min)
07/26/14 - 08/15/14 $1040/night.........................................$5200/week (7-night min)
08/16/14 - 08/22/14 $940/night...........................................$4700/week (7-night min)
08/23/14 - 09/01/14 $790-$890/night.........................$3950-$4450/week (4-night min)
09/02/14 - 09/12/14 $550/night...........................................$2750/week (7-night min)
09/13/14 - 09/26/14 $550/night...........................................$2750/week (4-night min)
09/27/14 - 11/21/14 $419-$500/night.........................$2095-$2500/week (3-night min)
11/22/14 - 11/28/14 $450/night...........................................$2250/week (4-night min)
11/29/14 - 12/19/14 $419/night...........................................$2095/week (3-night min)
12/20/14 - 01/02/15 $450/night...........................................$2250/week (4-night min)
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Vantage Resort Realty (410) 723-2002
accepted payment methods
Prior to paying a reservation deposit, always verify payment instructions by calling the phone number displayed on this listing page. By contacting the owner directly and paying by an approved method - credit card, paypal, check or bank transfer - your reservation payment will be protected up to $1,000.
Learn more in our Security CenterTop things to do in Ocean City
- Spend a relaxing day on the Beach.
- Walk the famous OCMD Boardwalk.
- Sample some Eastern Shore cuisine.
- Hunt for bargains at W. Ocean City Outlets.
- Play a round of golf or visit a waterpark.
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