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If you are interested in learning more about an online history course for your homeschooled high-schooler, I invite you to join one of the upcoming virtual sessions. During these sessions, I will take parents and students on a tour of the course website and orient them to the course structure. You will have an opportunity to ask any questions on your mind. All you need to do is to send me a request for an invitation via the Contact form. If you would like to have an invitation sent to an additional email (such as a parent also asking for an invite for a student), just be sure to send along that email as well.
Both of these orientation sessions will be recorded and made available for people who couldn't attend. But I encourage you, if you are still looking for an engaging, quality online history course, to try to attend the live session. You can attend either, since there will be some overlap, but each session is specifically geared toward different course levels:
Wednesday, August 13, 7PM (Eastern Time): Advanced Placement US History
Thursday, August 14, 7PM (Eastern Time) World History/Western Civilization I and American History (not AP-level)
Are you a parent of a high school student interested in having your child prepare for the Advanced Placement US History Exam, a CLEP exam, or an SAT subject exam in history? Would you like your child to be part of a quality, highly-interactive history courses that emphasize mastery of content and growth in critical thinking skills and college-preparatory writing skills?
Some of my courses will run asynchronously, while others will run synchronously (that is, we will meet as a class at some pre-designated time during the week. These meetings are optional for students, but encouraged). Students will approach material using a variety of methods. Discussions with students and teacher and peer review are very important components of the class, whether this is done asynchronously or synchronously.
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Families should know as much as possible, up front, about schooling decisions they make. My Advanced Placement course represents a financial investment. I believe it is worth it, and based on the feedback I've received, so have my former students. However, since I want people to have as much information about the philosophy, goals, structure, and expectations of the class before they commit, I have created this overview presentation for you to view. It is about a half an hour long.
I have created a half-hour presentation that introduces families to the upcoming APUSH exam. In it, you will learn about the breakdown of the exam, see examples of different question types, and get a better understanding of the sorts of information and techniques students need to be covering. Say good-bye to cramming lots and lots of detail. Say hello to learning how to approach history the way historians do. A good exchange, methinks.
My APUSH course is authorized to provide College Board-sanctioned AP credit only to homeschoolers. However, I have worked with many public and private school students to help prepare them for the upcoming APUSH exam. In some cases, the student's school did not offer an AP course, but the parents and student wanted to access the material and help I was able to provide. In other cases, the student's school did offer the course, but the family still believed that I was in a position to assist with important, additional help anyway. If you are not a homeschooled student (or a homeschooling parent) but you are nevertheless interested in having someone with a lot of experience and a lot of positive feedback from former families working alongside you, please contact me about your needs. We can design something tailored to your particular situation, whether your student is preparing for the upcoming APUSH exam, or a CLEP or SAT subject exam in World History, Western Civilization, or American History.
Families checking out new online options take significant risks when they sign their child up for a year-long course. To help you decide if my style suits your child's needs, I am making one of my live sessions available here. Note that I have been 'traveling' with this group of kids for many months by this point, and that's why you'll sense the mix of humor and work that you do here.
My live sessions complement the material that students encounter in their readings; they never simply repeat it. (Many online classes often involve teachers simply going over material that students have read. I never do that.) In this year's Western Civ/World History course, I have never tested students on material I cover in the live classes. Nevertheless, all of my students have been showing up for all of my classes, unless they have a specific conflict. And when they do have a conflict, they harangue me to upload the course recording into our course website as soon as possible.
This lesson involved the sweeping changes in Western Europe that laid the groundwork for that region's era of discovery and conquest beginning in the 1500s. You'll notice a mix of careful planning and spontaneity, teacher direction and student involvement, solid content and frivolity. To watch the presentation, you need to jump through a few hoops:
- First, you will need to first download a free 'player' that works with the recorded WebEx file. Be sure to choose the download for the .arf files!
- Next, click on this link which will bring you to a page where you can download the recording. Right click anywhere in the box of the file name and choose 'Download.'
- You are given the option to Open File with the WebEx player. (It's called NBR player.) I tried that, but it didn't work so well. So if that happens to you, choose Save File. Then, go to the file, right click on it, and choose Open With. At that point, choose the NBR player. That worked for me. Why that worked for me, and the first option didn't, I have no idea!
- The first couple of minutes have no audio.
- Enjoy! (I hope!)
One of the unique characteristics of my AP-level course is that I create and upload dozens of audio-visual presentations. Most of these presentations cover eras or issues in American history, but several also instruct students about important skills and processes students need in order to become better historians in particular and scholars in general.
Here is a list of many of the presentations available for the APUSH course. In addition to uploading my own created content, I also supplement with lectures from other sources.
- Observation, Interpretation, Evaluation: Working With Primary Documents
- How to Write History Papers
- Methods, Methods, and Agendas in Primary Documents
- Doing Research for History
- Native Americans Before Contact
- Europe Before Contact
- English Roots of Colonization Part 1
- English Roots of Colonization Part 2
- English Roots of Colonization Part 3
- Colonial Life – Family Life and Social Groups
- Colonial Life – Great Awakening and Enlightenment
- Origins of Colonial Slavery
- British-American Relationships
- Context for the Revolution
- The American Revolution
- Creating a New Country, Takes One and Two
- Rise of Political Parties
- America Enters the World Stage
- Expanding Democracy
- Andrew Jackson
- Transformed American Economy
- Transforming American Society, Part 1
- Transforming American Society, Part 2
- Expanding Geography and Manifest Destiny
- Slavery, Part 1
- Slavery, Part 2
- Issues Setting Up The Conflict
- Civil War
- Reconstruction
- Rise of Industrial America
- The Progressive Era
- The Roaring Twenties and the Great Depression
- The Cold War
- Conflict or Consensus in Recent American History
When you are considering an online course, it can be very difficult to know in advance whether that course will meet your hopes and expectations. I know what it's like to sign my kids up for an online course and then be disappointed by the format, the content, and/or the expectations. I think parents and students should have a solid sense of what their course will look like before committing to it. Therefore, I have prepared a Review version of my APUSH course, very similar to the actual course your student would enroll in (minus the actual students and on-going discussions!). Even those of you who are interested in one of my non-AP courses will be able to get a better sense of course structure and my style by exploring the Review AP course.
If you are interested in having a three-day observation window into my course, where you can poke around to your heart's content and even 'sit in' on any of my presentations, contact me via the Request Info link above.
NOTE: The Review Course reflects the content matching the old version of the APUSH exam. The course will be changed significantly to match the requirements of the new exam. Over the next few weeks, I will be explaining how the course will change.


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Gurman Randhawa
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|Gurman Singh Randhawa
25 January 1992
Huddersfield, Yorkshire, England
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|Yorkshire (squad no. 25)
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|Source: Cricinfo, 19 July 2011
Gurman Singh Randhawa (born 25 January 1992) is an English first-class cricketer.[1] A slow left-arm orthodox spinner and left-handed batsman, Randhawa is contracted to Yorkshire County Cricket Club, for whom he has played one first-class match in 2011.[2]
He has been with Yorkshire since 2008. He has played for the Yorkshire Academy in the Yorkshire ECB County Premier League, and the Yorkshire Second XI in the Second XI Championship, as well as appearing in his debut first-class match for Yorkshire against Durham UCCE in April 2011, when he score five runs in his only innings, and took two wickets for 62.[3]
Randhawa was named the Yorkshire County Cricket Club Academy Player of the Year, in both 2009 and 2010.[1] He has also played in two Test matches for England Under 19s against Sri Lanka Under 19s, and two One Day Internationals against the same opponents.[2]
On the 24 April 2013, during a 2nd XI game against for Yorkshire at North Marine Road Ground, Scarborough, Lancashire batsman Jordan Clark, hit 6 sixes in one over off his bowling.[4]
In July 2013, Yorkshire announced that they would not be offering a new contract to Randhawa, and he was now free to speak to other county sides.[5]
- ^ a b "Gurman Singh Randhawa". Yorkshireccc.com. Retrieved 17 July 2011.
- ^ a b "Gurman Randhawa". Cricketarchive.com. Retrieved 17 July 2011.
- ^ "Gurman Randhawa". Espncricinfo.com. Retrieved 17 July 2011.
- ^ "BBC Sport - Jordan Clark: Lancashire batsman hits six sixes at Scarborough". Bbc.co.uk. 2013-04-23. Retrieved 2013-04-27.
- ^ "York's Jack Leaning among trio to pen new Yorkshire deals (From York Press)". Yorkpress.co.uk. Retrieved 2013-07-20.
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"This is a huge mistake by Kaep," Bowman said, according to the San Jose Mercury News. "I'm sure he understands that now. In his defense, we're young. In our era these days, we like to match our snapbacks with our outfits.
"The hats now these days are very important to the outfit, so Kaep I understand what you did, but let's stay away from the NFL teams. Stick to NBA, go to college or the baseball hats."
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Well, if I'm going to be totally honest with you I must say that tonights game was not at all what I expected. I really thought that after the last game the Canes were ready to make a big statement tonight at the RBC in front of the home fans. I thought they would come out flying and most likely have the game and series in control by the end of the first period. So much for my thoughts. I didn't think the Canes played as well as they are capable of. They seemed to not be skating as well as usual. I'm not sure if that had to do with understanding the importance of winning this game, or having the same thoughts I was having about Buffalo really being in a tough position with 3 top defenseman out as well as a top forward, and having to come to Raleigh for game 5.continued
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Despite the club's surprising success, Burke will undoubtedly spend the summer looking for ways to improve his roster. One determining factor in how much change comes to the Ducks depends on how much ownership is willing to spend. The team began the season nudging the $39 million cap ceiling, but the savvy Burke managed to pare that down to just over $34 million by the end of the season.... One way Burke could free up payroll space could be trading veteran goalie Jean-Sebastien Giguere, who has one season remaining on his contract at $3.9 million. Bryzgalov's strong play during the season and in the playoffs made "Giggy" the subject of trade rumors for months, which aren't likely to die down in the off-season. Several teams, including the Tampa Bay Lightning, Detroit Red Wings, Toronto Maple Leafs, Vancouver Canucks and St. Louis Blues, are believed to be in the market for a quality starting goalie and may have interest in Giguere.more
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Edmonton Fans Welcome Oilers
by Paul on 05/28/06 at 08:33 PM ET
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Hundreds of Edmonton Oilers fans jammed the road leading to an airport terminal Sunday afternoon to catch a glimpse of their returning NHL hockey heroes. Welcome to Edmonton - the city that used to be happy to just be in the playoffs but now will settle for nothing less than a sixth Stanley Cup. Mounties worked to keep fans away from the Shell Aerocentre, where the Oilers charter plane arrived. Outside the terminal, hundreds of cars were parked higgledy-piggledy, on grass stretches and along ditches while the throng of 300 fans stretched out over a kilometre.continued
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by Paul on 05/28/06 at 06:29 PM ET
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I don't think you can realize the magnitude, the importance of this, us going to the Stanley Cup finals in Edmonton," said Ethan Moreau, an Oiler since late in the 1998-99 season. "That's life there. It's been a long time. I think they're going to appreciate it, they're going to enjoy it more this time around because back in the day it was almost expected," added Moreau, who scored his first goal of the playoffs early in the second period Saturday to tie the game at 1. "This is huge. It's huge for the guys in the room. It's huge for the city, unbelievable for the organization. It is hard to put into words what this means to our team."more
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I'm happiest to see it in their faces,'' said coach Craig MacTavish of the first eighth-seed team ever to make it to the Stanley Cup final, the longest longshot of them all. "A lot of times you want something so badly that it's almost anti-climatic when you get it. But this wasn't one of those instances,'' added the coach of the team which now has a chance to become the first team since four rounds of best-of-seven series were introduced to open every series on the road and win the Cup. "I'm really happy for the core guys on the team, the guys who have been through a lot here, never cheated the fans and never cheated their teammates.''read on KK Affiliate Reebok Edmonton Oilers 2006 Western Conference Champions Locker Room Hat
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"I deserved most of what I got because I was an instigator," Lemieux said, "but I loved every minute." Lemieux, 40, was a right wing for five teams in 19 NHL seasons. He's now president of the Phoenix Roadrunners of the East Coast Hockey League. "Looking back, those were still good days," he said, "and every now and then I still miss the action." Call Lemieux crazy. He usually was called much worse over a career in which he became known as the NHL's most annoying player. "I'd have guys say, 'You're good enough, why are you always yapping?' But my game was being irritable," Lemieux said. "The booing, the hating, the nastiness, you get used to it."more
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The Consequences
by Paul on 05/28/06 at 10:19 AM ET
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from Larry Brooks of the NY Post,
The echoes of Brad Richards' five-year, $39 mil lion max-out deal with the Lightning will not only reverberate throughout the NHL this summer - Lou Lamoriello already is suffering migraines - but will also resound in NHLPA conference rooms as the union continues to ponder reducing the team cap from $8 million to $5 million above the payroll mid-range in order to limit escrow exposure. Proponents of changing the formula to tighten the salary cap are now certain to project dramatic inflation in both the unrestricted market and salary arbitration that will push overall league payroll well beyond the players' allotted percentage of the gross as a result of the bizarre contract restricted free agent Richards received from Tampa Bay. Any overage, of course, comes back to the league via escrow withholdings.continued (reg. req.)
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On A Run
by Paul on 05/28/06 at 10:02 AM ET
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from Bob McKenzie of TSN,
The Oilers' run to the 2006 Stanley Cup Final has been nothing short of a great story to the City of Edmonton and its fans. For the second time in as many seasons, a Canadian team - from Alberta - will play for the Cup. The fact that this is the Oilers (a team that for so long was synonymous with championship campaigns) makes everything that was old, well, new again. But Saturday's game did not come without its suspense.continued
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Koivu Unsure OF Future
by Paul on 05/27/06 at 02:09 PM ET
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Saku Koivu's future with the Montreal Canadiens remains up in the air, according to the Montreal Gazette. After suffering a serious injury to his left eye when caught by a high stick from Carolina's Justin Williams in Game Three of their first round playoff series, Koivu has endured a month of inactivity and uncertainty. "What kind of a month has it been? It's been a long, long month," Koivu told the Gazette's Red Fisher. "It's been an uncomfortable month."continued
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Confident Ducks
by Paul on 05/27/06 at 09:46 AM ET
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"What does it take to come back from 3-0?" Ducks goaltender Jean-Sebastien Giguere said, repeating a reporter's question. "I don't know. I've never done it before. But we definitely can get a win (tonight). If we play as well as can, then we're capable of winning. Our focus is about taking it one game at a time." "They're human," Giguere said. "They'll get tired. They'll make mistakes. We know (Edmonton goalie Dwayne) Roloson is human now."more
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Please excuse the cliche's and idealistic/bold language but when it comes to committing to something, I simply don't have the time to dress it up or make it pleasing. It's either put up or shut up. No more talking the talk, now it's time to walk the walk. If you have ever criticized Dan Guerrero then you now finally will have the opportunity to do something about it. So, I'm going to tell you to don't just talk, but do something.
It's time. It's time to put the proper effort into getting rid of Dan Guerrero. We as a community have done this before, as most of you all know with the LoseLavin and DumpDorrell student/alum-led campaigns, and if we put our collective effort into it there is no reason why we cannot also remove Dan Guerrero as Athletic Director. All it takes is the will. Do you have it?
Some of you may remember my efforts with DumpDorrell. If you don't, it doesn't matter. Just look at my ID, BruinCore. I'm a Bruin to the core. That is all you need to know about me. I have no other agenda than to help our community maintain it's commitment to achieve the great things that we are capable of achieving. My time at UCLA was transformative. I absolutely LOVED UCLA, and always will. It was at UCLA that I learned how to find my true potential and reach for it, forever. I feel an indebtedness that can't be measured in numbers like money. It can only be measured in effort - in effort to help maintain that great community when the opportunity or need arises.
Many years ago that need arose. Sure, it was only football, not for example helping those less fortunate to rise above their means. I know the difference (and I have founded and run a non-profit that does the latter). But football was still highly visible at UCLA and highly dysfunctional, a cancer on our entire athletic department and a growing disease of mediocrity in the UCLA community. Everyone said we, as alums/students/fans, had zero impact on coaching decisions. But a 2 year effort and a flammable ad campaign in the Daily Bruin was absolutely critical in putting an end to the Dorrell experiment.
I was single then and had a lot of time and cushy corporate job to put the effort into getting rid of Dorrell. Now I'm married, got kids, and run my own business, both for profit and non-profit, far away from the US, even further from LA. I have no time for this and am just about to enter my busy season. But I will still put in some effort. I am writing this post to provide you with the opportunity to do something, to follow up on your desire to fire Dan Guerrero. This time, the effort to Dump Dan Now will be far more of a group effort from the start to the finish. I just purchased the domain name DumpDanNow.com (if someone has a better alternative name I'm not against using something else) and will soon purchase the server package and load WordPress as a content management system onto the domain. The content is obviously the important thing.
So, what can you do? Add content!!!
I will be providing IDs and Log-ins to anyone who wants it and has a track record here at BN that shows a commitment to UCLA and to ending Guerrero's reign. All those receiving these log-ins will be able to add content as they wish as I don't have time to manage the submissions (if someone wants to take the role of site "editor" please let me know).
In terms of content, what is obviously needed is the same FACT-BASED reasoning that we used on DumpDorrell.com and we use here on BN, that makes our case irrefutable.
- A complete point-by-point rundown of the FACTS behind Guerrero's mismanagement (to put it kindly) of the Athletic Department is key. Someone or many of you can start putting that list together and it will be prominent on the site, and constantly updated.
- Others can start gathering links to past posts on BN that detail events, timeline, and other data that point to the reasons why Guerrero should be fired.
- Yet others can volunteer to write new posts on the new site as the need and as events warrant.
The content on DumpDanNow will be a collective community effort. I will be adding very little content, if any. This will only go as far as you all want it to go. So it is up to you.
I think you all can get it done. This won't happen overnight. And you all should expect a drawn out battle. But if you have the will, our track record as a community will prove that you will also get this job done. Let me know if you want to do your part. It's time.


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Interactive expectations
AbstractIn modeling expectation formation, economic agents are usually viewed as forming expectations adaptively or in accordance with some rationality postulate. We offer an alternative nonlinear model where agents exchange their opinions and information with each other. Such a model yields multiple equilibria, or attracting distributions, that are persistent but subject to sudden large jumps. Using German Federal Statistical Office economic indicators and German IFO Poll expectational data, we show that this kind of model performs well in simulation experiments. Focusing upon producers' expectations in the consumption goods sector, we also discover evidence that structural change in the interactive process occurred over the period of investigation (1970-1998). Specifically, interactions in expectation formation seem to have become less important over time.
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Jonathan's Landing
1309 Ponderosa Drive | Magnolia, DE 19962
1pm * Johnny Never
2:30pm * Lower Case Blues
4pm * Eric Steckel
6pm * Chris Duarte
Chris Duarte
Finding His Soul Again
An artist's lifetime is sometimes dictated by the heights they reach, the reaction they register or the body of work compiled during their working years. Chris Duarte is certainly making a case for his body of work he's producing, this being number eleven of releases, but is he achieving the right reaction for his efforts? With the release of Chris Duarte's latest opus, 'My Soul Alone', Chris Duarte is still reaching for new ground while also throwing out some of his best blues work to date. The maturity in the phrasing and melodic statements are a far cry from the early raw days of his first few releases. This could only be achieved through relentless roadwork that allows Chris to ply his trade and to work and rework melodic ideas. "I can practice all day in my basement but it's a totally different ballgame when I get on stage. More of a physical dynamic is the currency I trade in when I'm playing live." Even though Chris is in the studio, I can hear him getting more physical while there.
The album starts off with a swinging type of blues with a vocal more akin to 40's big band style. The rough and course voice is still there rather than a crooner's touch but he's swinging the lines. The guitar solos are full bodied with just a touch of frenetic moments that Chris is known for. 'Show Me That You Want It' sets a good tone for the opening salvo.
Next up is another example of Chris taking clues from his early years growing up and mixing it with these pseudo county leanings on the guitar. 'Yes It's You' is a nod towards the Beatles and other 'Pop' efforts Chris has been penning and with each release I can hear the improvement. Time will only tell if this song is a winner but it makes me hopeful that one day that hit will come. It will be long overdue.
'Take Me Now' is more of the 'naff' pop Chris is exploring like his previous release of 'Summer's Child'. "I keep hearing these retro-like grooves with a Steely Dan like vocal line over it. I'm probably going to go to my grave taking chances like this song." Jazzy guitar work over a bluesy mode wins out on this song. This one always perks my ears up for new things every time I hear it.
Almost every album that Chris has put out with Mike Varney, there's always been a minor blues and a slow major blues on the album. Normally I would really grow tired of the repetition but Chris challenges himself to tweak and twist the songs arrangement so that no two are going to sound like the last. His latest minor offering, "A Dollar Down and Feeling Low', stays low and evocative with what I think is his best minor work to date. The phrasing is more moving and flowing with its subtle nuances achingly played. Chris's touch on the guitar is definitely much improved and the notes actually touch the inner core. Then on the flip-side there's 'Lazy Afternoon' with its true reach at a crooner standard style. The lyrics are lyrical and time dated and the guitar work is first rate jazzy with a touch of BB here and there. If we were to stop here with the album I would consider it a success.
We can't deny Hendrix is a big muse for Chris and it's plainly stated in this album. 'Outta My Way' is a spot on Hendrixian nod but obviously with Chris's style thrown in the mix. Starting off with a hard driving riff but then it opens up with the patented Hendrix 7th chord accents that propel this rocket of a song on its way. The guitar accents are vocal like and at times a frenzy. The quirky lead in to the middle solo is typical of the twists and turns for originality and lends to it that 'turn-on-a-dime' wildness that should be present in songs like this; Hendrixian. The next Jimi offering is 'Can't Shut Me Out'. First the riff at the top and in comes the effects drenched guitar. With an almost vocal like quality to the guitar the phrasing is no doubt from Jimi and the driving rhythm underneath enables all the elements to come together when the vocals start. The interlude at the top of the chorus is the only departure from the Hendrix mode but it plays well with the chorus hook shouted out. Another adrenalin driving guitar vehicle and I wouldn't expect anything less on this album. This is the CDG we've come to know and love.
Jumping back on the blues side of the album, because if there's one thing that put Chris Duarte on the international stage; it is his blues playing. 'Being known and referred to as a blues player is not a hindrance to me. If there's anything that makes it easier for people to relate to me or if it's easier to gain access to me than it's all for the better', Chris remarks. "I don't shrink behind it or cringe from it because I love playing the blues." I agree. It's Chris's prowess and originality in the blues field that has always made him an interest to me. So when I heard 'Sweet Little Girl' I knew Chris was drawing from one of his favorite blues masters; Howling Wolf. Back in the day when Chris was just a sideman in Bobby Mack and Night Train, Howling for My Darling was in every day rotation with the band when they played. It's no surprise that the infectious rhythm and drive the song has would be inspiration down the years in his career. Written for his daughter, the vocal phrasing isn't the same as Wolf but the 'sweet' sentiments he gives to his little girl is heartwarming. Then Chris quickly takes over when the solo romps and rolls along this jumping number. "Keeping this rhythm going isn't as easy as it sounds" quips Duarte, "You always find out your studio limitations when you've got to track your rhythm tracks." On the heels of Sweet Little Girl you've also got the Party swing song, 'Bucked It Up'. "The male anthem for some of us" as Duarte claims as he has not been without his foibles in life. Why not poke fun with it and put your troubles in song. This song is just classic with the Hubert Summlin like tone on the lead and the rhythm guitar borrowing from piano phrasing and horn section kicks on the chorus. Later the solo tone turns towards a Buddy Guy styling and this party just rocks and rolls. Not to be forgotten is the 'Stripper' like tom-tom beats on the verses. Really like this song.
The title cut, 'Leave My Soul Alone' is Chris giving a nod towards the Black Keys. "I was first exposed to those guys when I did the Romp album." "Our producer at the time, Dennis Herring, brought that song in, the Romp that is, and it was the Black Keys version of it." It definitely has that stripped down sound with the classic vocal and guitar unison lines in it. With the verse rolling along like a tire with a bump on it, the song then blows wide open with the chorus and a rock and roll scream to "Leave My Soul Alone!" The guitars thicken up and the drums pound out the booms and the solo is an all-out assault on the instrument itself. Bending and twisting through sonic blasts and high vertical bends it settles back for another verse and then blows up again. Emotionally stirring this song deserves to be the title cut for its shear ferocity that it wields.
The last two cuts are more experimental and artistic reaches. "I just wanted to tell a story in one of the songs and this western motif I settled on was a lot of fun." Telling the story of a young man that takes up and life of crime to feed his family is scattered among this country's western lore. "I just wish I could write like Dylan" The guitar is playing this almost hypnotic folk type melody and the solo comes in mirroring the vocal line and then soaring on high as if it's flying in the vast open Big Sky of the Midwestern plains. This song kind of hung with me after it was over. Then we have the most different of all the songs; Carelessness. "This is the name of a lodge that I met the violin player at during a jam we did in Northern California; Careless. The first song we jammed on was Freedom Jazz Dance and it was a blast." Then when Mike Varney thought the collaboration between the two; violin and guitar, could yield some potential fireworks, Mike wanted to get Madz Tolling on one song with the upcoming album. So it was up to Chris to write one for the occasion and with that he drew on their first time together as inspiration. "Since it was Freedom Jazz Dance that brought us together then why not come up with a melody that's angular and quirky like Jazz Dance." Add a bit more spice with the solo section being in 7/8 time and then give a nod to one of Chris's favorites John McGlaughlin and you've got the vehicle for a fusion tour de force. Madz violin just soars throughout the song with the agility and ease of a master conjuring up the voice of Jean Luc Ponty. Chris then answers in his unbounded energetic style that you can't help but bop your head and smile while the drums lay down a furious barrage and the bass acts as the glue that brings it all together. One of the most adventurous songs Chris has put down so far in his career. I hope there are more like this one in the future
My opinion is that this is a level up in Chris's all around skills. His songwriting is getting better, vocals phrasing and lyrics are better and his tone is still a marvel at how dexterous he can be with the varying styles he continues to display time and time again. Watching Chris grow has not been meteoric but it's been steady and he's still getting better on the guitar. In a time when most of our legends have been content to rest on their laurels and continue to mine familiar ground, it's both a pleasure and refreshing to see that Chris always wants to expand and grow even after over 20 years of being on the road. Not many have the energy in them to do that and not many have the soul to pull it off.
Robert Holman
Independent Music Writer
Eric Steckel
Eric was instantly embraced by a knowing European fan base over the following years filled with marquee festival dates and sold out concert tours in Holland, Germany, Belgium and Italy. He opened for Johnny Winter at The Paradiso in Amsterdam, thrilled audiences at the Tegelen Bluesrock Festival and shared the prime-time bill with Gregg Allman at the legendary Pistoia Blues Festival. Back in the States, Eric rocked the main stage four years in a row at the Springing the Blues Festival in Jacksonville, Florida and became a yearly fan favorite at Musikfest in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania.
Eric released a series of quality records beginning with "Havana", a live record that recalled the sound of the 60s and 70s Bluesrock era and featured a stirring performance of the Hendrix classic "Little Wing". Eric followed with the Allman Brothers influenced "Feels Like Home", a Bluesey record that featured original songs like "Southern Skyline" and the radio-ready "Just Walk Away". Later, Eric's quest to put the feel and soul of the Blues into a modern day rock record led him to the Pocono Mountains and the powerful sound of the "Milestone" release.
10 Years After
Road-tested and seasoned from 10 years on stage and in the studio, yet young enough to deliver the passion and feeling of the Blues to a wider audience, Eric is a skilled player with a powerful voice and a winning personality. And he is on the move to the next level with the critically acclaimed new album, "Dismantle the Sun." Don't miss this young star on his way up!
Eric has been featured in The Allentown (PA) Morning Call, The Doylestown (PA) Intelligencer, The Philadelphia Inquirer, The (NY) Times-Herald Record, Music Head Magazine, The Warren (NJ) Reporter Forum, Guitar World Magazine, The Easton (PA) Express, The Bridgewater (NJ) Courier Times, The Sarasota (FL) Herald-Tribune, the Lancaster (PA) Sunday News and The Florida Times Union. International press includes features in the Haagshe Courant, De Telegraaph, BluesMagazine (NL) and a MusikMaker (NL) feature. Eric was also featured in a Comcast CN8 TV News Extra and he has appeared on NBC 10 in Philadelphia, Comcast CN8, Fox Philadelphia, SNN6 in Sarasota and Reuters TV.
Lower Case Blues
Lower Case Blues is a power trio originating from Newark, Delaware. The band features Jake Banaszak (lead guitar), B.J. Muntz (bass and vocals), and Paul Weik (drums). Since the Band started in '03, They have established themselves as some of the best in the area.. Taking blues to a whole new level and earning respect as being some of the best up and coming musicians.
Lower Case Blues has many influences ranging from blues greats like Buddy Guy, Tinsley Ellis, SRV, Albert Collins, Big Joe Turner, and Muddy Waters to others such as Bootsy Collins, The Allman Bros., Jimi Hendrix, ZZ Top and Victor Wooten. LCB focuses on playing original music with a reasonable amount of covers thrown into the mix to pay tribute to there inspirations. The band always plays with feeling and improvisation… you'll never hear a song played the same way twice.
Johnny And Zep
Together, Johnny and Zep churn out a blues magic that is infused with mojo, spirit and authenticity. They have been referred to as "The Blues Dream Team" offering up performances of soft blues ballads, passionate Delta slide moans and driving Little Walter and Muddy Waters riffs. Johnny's exquisite finger style guitar work and passionate voice are complimented perfectly by Seth's deep range of sound and harmonica styles. They are the dynamic duo of Delta Blues!
Johnny Never delivers Delta, Piedmont and East Texas Blues with a passion, authority and authenticity that has been pleasing blues lovers for a decade. In 2011, Johnny, along with his band, was one of only three national acts selected by the Philadelphia Folk Song Society to perform in a concert honoring the 100th birthday of blues legend, Robert Johnson. Johnny has been recognized by blues clubs in the greater metropolitan area as one of the most authentic Delta blues artists in the region. "… Johnny Never is the real deal!! Delta and Piedmont blues rarely heard this far north! A rare treat." - Dave Strickler – Baltimore Blues Society
Harmonica player Seth Holzman AKA ZEP HARPO, blows 'em away with deep, passionate harp playing and percussion. This is not idle boasting. Seth has performed with Muddy Waters, Koko Taylor, John Mooney, Roomful of Blues, Dave "Honeyboy" Edwards, Magic Slim, Big Jack Johnson, Ronnie Earl, and other dignitaries of the blues.
"When you listen to the music of Johnny Never and Zep Harpo you will NEVER look back! They are as authentic as it gets" - Bob Corritore, Blues Harmonica, Delta Groove recording artist.
"Johnny and Zep are regular performers at Nora Lees. They own the blues! Our customers ask for them by name" - Becky Smith, Manager, Nora Lees
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RBSA Art Prize at Perry Beeches 2
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This year, the Archive Team has expanded to enable the Gallery to meet the increased workload for 2014. Becky Sexton interviews the new volunteers about their roles. In January the RBSA's Volunteer Archive Team welcomed three new volunteers: Alice Watkins, Emily Robins and Tate Gronow. They...
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All concerts start at 2:00pm on Sundays at the Bernie King Pavilion (weather permitting).
These performances are sponsored by the Town of Hull, Jake's Seafood Restaurant, DCR, and the Hull Redevelopment Authority. Directed by selectman John Reilly.
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Jennifer Lawrence and Bradley Cooper's depression-era drama, Serena, has finally received a release date in the U.K.
The flick, which wrapped up production in 2012, will open in British cinemas on October 24.
Serena, directed by Susanne Bier with a script from Christopher Kyle and Ron Rash, tells the story of newlyweds Serena and George Pemberton as they come to the realization that she cannot bear children. The plot thickens when Serena sets out to kill a woman who had a child with her husband.
Lawrence stars as the title character and Cooper will play her husband. Rhys Ifans, Sean Harris and Sam Reid co-star in the flick.
Stylist shared an unseen still image Wednesday featuring Lawrence riding a horse. While there's still no word on when the movie will be released in the U.S., the film's IMDb page says Serena will come out in 2014.
In what is probably the best news since you woke up this morning and realized you were still alive, Quentin Tarantino has his eyes on Jennifer Lawrence to join 'The Hateful Eight' — his previously aborted but once again in the works new Western, which recently debuted its first teaser trailer in front of 'Sin City: A Dame to Kill For.'
The folks over at Collider have reported that Tarantino really wants Jennifer Lawrence to star in 'The Hateful Eight' because who doesn't want Jennifer Lawrence in their movie right now? Lawrence is a smart actress who chooses smart roles, and this could be the smartest move of all if she takes it.
The role Lawrence is being sought for is presumably that of Daisy Domergue, aka "The Prisoner" introduced in the teaser, though we know that the live read version of the script had two female roles: Daisy and Six Horse Judy, who — as Collider notes — were played in that reading by 'Django Unchained' stars Amber Tamblyn and Zoe Bell, respectively. But as Tarantino has since done further work on the script, it's possible that Six Horse Judy has since hit the trail.
So far, the rumored cast for the film has included the likes of Bruce Dern, Kurt Russell, Walton Goggins, Michael Madsen, and Samuel L. Jackson — but given that Tarantino has scrapped the project and started over, some of those names may have changed.
As for Lawrence, she still may have some additional shooting to do on the second part of 'The Hunger Games: Mockingjay' next year, and she's attached to David O. Russell's 'Joy,' the story of the woman who invented the Miracle Mop — that film is set to be released in December 2015. If she joins up with 'The Hateful Eight,' that's going to give her a rather hectic shooting schedule, but we believe if anyone can pull it off, it's J Law.
Over the course of two Hunger Games films, Katniss Everdeen (Jennifer Lawrence) has been unflinchingly confident. But in Mockingjay – Part 1, the teen heroine suffers a bout of age-appropriate angst as she reluctantly becomes a rebel leader.
"It's a very confusing, conflicted, complicated time for Katniss," says director Francis Lawrence, who also directed 2013's Catching Fire. "Having gone through the games one more time and having lost Peeta and having been run through the wringer, she's even more damaged. So you find her in a more agitated place. She's distraught, confused, angry."
Collins' final book presents a gritty narrative about Katniss' role in the rebellion to overthrow the Capitol, with grim scenes of wartime brutality as the teen heroine struggles with the psychological consequences wrought by violence. But, says Lawrence, the upcoming installment won't be entirely somber.
"There's definitely some battles. There's some of the first glimpses of real war in this movie. And the scale gets quite big," he reveals. "There's an atonal shift from some of the last movies, but they're still very emotional, very sweeping, [on a] grand scale with some levity and humor."
And there won't be any major changes from the novel—although Lawrence worked closely with screenwriter Peter Craig, producer Nina Jacobson, and Collins to create new elements that will "surprise even fans of the book."
"Instead of changing the plot and changing characters what we did was have the opportunity to show scenes that could have been happening at different times in the book," Lawrence says. "For us it's world expansion instead of changing things. I think it's exciting for the fan to see certain things. So we've been able to open the world up in this and see some new places. We get to see some new districts this time and the scope gets quite large."
There's also the addition of cast member Julianne Moore as rebel President Alma Coin, a character whose role has been expanded for the upcoming films.
"What's interesting is although she's a huge character in Mockingjay the book, there's actually very little of her in it," notes Lawrence. "There's more of her in this than in the book and because of that, there's some development."
But one thing thing that won't change? That'd be the love triangle between Katniss (Jennifer Lawrence), Gale (Liam Hemsworth), and Peeta (Josh Hutcherson).
"With Mockingjay – Part I it's tricky because Peeta is out of reach for her," notes the director. "Obviously he becomes an objective for her, but Gale is right there, so that's always a tricky situation."
While Lawrence won't reveal how he divided the final book in Suzanne Collins' trilogy ("That's going to be one of the really good surprises," he says), he shares that the films will have "two different, very distinct stories."
"Those objectives became the motives for us," Lawrence explains. "This is where the meaning of the entire series comes into play. The answer to why these books exist exists in Mockingjay, and that's really been exciting to me. That's been kind of what I've hung on to through these stories."
The Hunger Games: Mockingjay, Part 1 is slated for release on Nov. 21, 2014.
Lionsgate's "The Glass Castle," starring Jennifer Lawrence, is gaining momentum after two years in development.
The studio is in negotiations with a "major" actor for the drama, CEO Jon Feltheimer disclosed during the company's conference call with analysts Friday as part of a discussion about upcoming projects.
Destin Cretton, director of "Short Term 12," was attached a year ago to direct and rewrite the script with Andrew Lanham. Marti Noxon wrote the first draft of the adaptation of Jeannette Walls' 2005 bestselling memoir.
The story follows a young girl raised in dysfunctional family with an eccentric artist mother and an alcoholic father. Lawrence is producing with Gil Netter.
Lawrence has been a key figure in Lionsgate's success, with her first two "Hunger Games" films grossing over $1.6 billion worldwide and two impending "Mockingjay" sequels slated for November 2014 and 2015. Feltheimer said Friday that "Mockingjay – Part 1″ should outperform "Catching Fire," which grossed $865 million worldwide.
She's also attached to the studio's historical project "Burial Rites," with "Hunger Games" helmer Gary Ross attached to direct.
Summit/Lionsgate is taking a rather nontraditional approach to unveiling the highly anticipated first trailer of The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 1. Instead of debuting the footage to a packed Hall H of cheering Katniss fans at Comic-Con, the studio will be debuting the trailer in the "Capitol Gallery" at the Hard Rock Hotel in San Diego, near the convention center. Nationwide, the trailer will later be made available at Best Buy throughout the weekend, and then by Google Play through certain Galaxy devices.
It all starts in San Diego on Friday, July 25 when cast members of The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 1 will introduce the trailer on a Galaxy Tab S, at the Samsung Galaxy Experience at the Hard Rock. The next day, it becomes available at Best Buy stores around the country, and then on Monday, it'll be available as part of the Hunger Games Movie Pack App, which owners of select Samsung devices will be able to download.
Here's the exact plan of action…
During San Diego Comic-Con:
On Friday, July 25 at 12:00pm PT, cast members from The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 1 will introduce the trailer on the Galaxy Tab S in the Capitol Gallery located in the Samsung Galaxy Experience in San Diego (in the Hard Rock Hotel, corner of 5th and L Streets).
Nationwide at Best Buy:
Fans outside the San Diego area can also get an exclusive preview of the first official The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 1 trailer beginning on Saturday, July 26 and extending through Sunday, July 27 by visiting Samsung Experience Shops inside select Best Buy locations. While supplies last, visitors will receive one complimentary pass to see The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 1 when it opens in theaters November 21.
The Hunger Games Movie Pack App:
As part of the collaboration, The Hunger Games Movie Pack App will be available to download for free on select Samsung devices* beginning July 28, via Google Play. The app will give Galaxy owners access to exclusive Hunger Games content, including scripts, book excerpts, video clips and more.
Galaxy Tab S owners will have the opportunity to download the first two Hunger Games films for free, in addition to receiving all the exclusive content through the app. Samsung will continue to deliver exclusive Hunger Games content to Galaxy owners through the app leading up to the film's premiere on November 21. *
All of this is in advance of the trailer's online release.
It's certainly a different approach to take for such a big trailer. On one hand, if Samsung's looking to partner with a hugely anticipated movie to promote their Galaxy, The Hunger Games is a great option, as people really are excited for their first good look at the first part of the two-part adaptation of Mockingjay. Those eager enough to see the trailer will surely get themselves to a Best Buy — or to someone with access to a Galaxy device — to see the trailer, and in the process, they'll be previewing the Galaxy Tab S. So the upside for Samsung is obvious. The downside is for those out of range of Comic-Con, Best Buy or a Galaxy tablet will have to wait until it makes its way online to see the trailer. Whenever that happens.
Directed by Francis Lawrence, The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 1 arrives in theaters November 21. While we wait for the trailer, catch the unsettling posters and teasers for the film here.
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Legislation that calls for the phrase "In God We Trust" to be displayed above the main Capitol entrances and behind the speakers' podiums in both the House and Senate has been approved by the Senate.The proposal sponsored by Republican Sen. Stacey Campfield of Knoxville was approved 21-0 on Monday.The measure is different than the companion bill that's scheduled for a House floor vote on Wednesday. It instructs the State Capitol Commission to study the feasibility of painting the national motto in the tunnel that connects the state Capitol and the Legislative Plaza.The state adopted its official slogan "Tennessee - America at Its Best" in 1965. The words "Agriculture and Commerce" from the state seal were adopted as the official state motto in 1987.
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Recent research from Penn State Smeal College of Business Marketing Professor Meg Meloy, along with colleagues from Georgetown University, examines how individuals distort information to make decisions.
When presented with a set of many options, individuals will rapidly select a tentatively preferred option. As individuals seek additional information to solidify their choice, past research has shown that consumers will view incoming information about their tentatively preferred option with a positive bias.
In "Biased Predecisional Processing of Leading and Non-Leading Alternatives," Meloy and her colleagues Kurt A. Carlson and Smeal doctoral graduate Simon J. Blanchard, 2011 alumnus, of Georgetown's McDonough School of Business found that consumers also distort information to disparage the remaining options. Their paper is forthcoming in Psychological Science, the flagship journal of the Association for Psychological Science.
"It's important to get the best possible information about your brand out there quickly. The best case scenario is that you're the early leader. If, however, you're one of the less attractive options, you need to do everything you can to make sure you're in second place."
-- Meg Meloy, associate professor of marketing, Smeal College of Business
"When individuals have only two choices, they'll distort information positively in favor of the one they are leaning toward buying and distort information negatively about the less preferred option, almost as if they are trying to differentiate the alternatives in their mind," said Meloy.
However, the researchers found that the process of narrowing down a larger set of choices is more complex.
"When individuals have many choices, they'll quickly pick out a tentative leader. At the same time, a back-up option also emerges. This is the option they see as the best substitute for that leader," said Meloy. "The individual will then positively bias information about the leader, continue to negatively bias information about the other trailing alternatives, but apply no bias to the back-up."
These patterns have implications for how product marketers, or even political candidates, might manage the choice environment when individuals are confronted with multiple choices.
"It's important to get the best possible information about your brand out there quickly," said Meloy. "The best case scenario is that you're the early leader. If, however, you're one of the less attractive options, you need to do everything you can to make sure you're in second place."
She continued, "If you're the second place trailer and you present stellar information about your brand close to when the final decision is being made, you might be able to switch places with the leader."
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