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The Renaissance period is one of the most interesting in history. From the French, the word "Renaissance" means re-birth. Which is a good description of the period. There is no agreement on exactly when the period started or ended, but the general consensus is that it started around 1260 and ended around 1600. Significant advances in art and architecture occurred during this period of history. There were also some major shifts in religion and the power of the church during this period too.
The Renaissance faires allow you to "go back in time". Faire-goers, or Rennies, enjoy dressing in the period costumes and speaking in the accent of the times (many do a very poor job at this, but they enjoy it none the less).
You can find information about a Renaissance faire in a particular part of the country here. There is information on the dates, the faire and contact information where available (email and phone numbers).
Because many people interested in these events are also interested in wearing a period costume, this site has information on those too. You can find Renaissance costume patterns (for those who sew) and a fairly lengthy list of costume books.
Of course the increasing popularity of the Renaissance faires has led to an increase in popularity of Renaissance weddings. There could be volumes written on just this subject alone, but this a a good jumping off point (notice the intentional use of the words "jumping off")..
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Mexico's La Familia cartel to government: We'll disband if you protect citizens
(Read article summary)La Familia of Michoacán, one of Mexico's most violent drug trafficking organizations, allegedly sent a letter to the government saying it will dissolve if authorities 'promise to take control of the state with force and decision.'
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When La Familia of Michoacán came onto the scene this decade, they marketed themselves as vigilantes protecting a vulnerable state from the vices of drugs and the threats of kidnappers and other criminals running rampant.
How quickly money can corrupt.
In short time, the group turned into one of the most savage drug trafficking organizations in Mexico, taking over the methamphetamine trade and beheading rivals and gunning down officials who have gotten in their way. When they tossed five human heads onto a dance floor in 2006 in Uruapan, it sealed Mexico's reputation as a state degenerating from within. Since then, La Familia's acts of savagery have continued unabated.
Are we to now believe they're shedding the bad boy reputation?
This week they reportedly distributed a letter saying that they promise to disband if the government promises to, in turn, protect Michoacán's citizens from rival drug trafficking gangs and the abuses from authorities.
"We have decided to retreat and return to our daily productive activities if the federal and local authorities ... promise to take control of the state with force and decision," read the missive, which has not been authenticated but was reportedly dropped in the streets of various towns throughout the state and sent via e-mail to some reporters. "If the government accepts this public commitment and lives up to it, La Familia Michoacána will dissolve."


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By: frankmorris on February 26, 2008 - 5:38pm - Add new comment
What's the word on the street on today's special Bluffton Town Council election?
Word has it turnout is extremely low, at least as of early afternoon when it was barely above 5 percent of the 3,607 eligible voters.
Looking for poll-scene reports and some thoughts ont he candidtes and their chances. And what's with the apathy?
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By: frankmorris on February 26, 2008 - 11:43pm - Add new comment
I'm posting my special election story running in Bluffton Today's Wednesday issue (but with stray typos corrected).
By: frankmorris on March 5, 2008 - 12:05pm - Add new comment
S.C. Gov. Mark Sanford's name is popping up on national media reports speculating who John McCain might pick to be his GOP running mate in the November presidential election.
Thoughts on putting him on the campaign ticket, or the prospect of Sanford being next in line to the presidency?
He's 48, by the way, and his second term as governor runs through 2010.
By: frankmorris on March 11, 2008 - 9:33pm - Add new comment
Oliver Brown won the Bluffton Town Council special runoff election Tuesday night, taking 64.5 percent of the vote to Jeff Fulgham's 35.5 percent in unofficial returns.
Here are the unofficial totals reported by the Beaufort County election office:
. .. . . . . . . . . . . VOTES . . . . PERCENT Oliver Brown. . . . . 342 . . . . 64.53 Jeff Fulgham. . . . . 188 . . . .
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With the exception of two precincts, Tuesday's special Town Council runoff election was generally tuned out by eligible voters. Wonder what would get more Blufftonians to the polls when the regular town election rolls around in November? Maybe a presidential election? Some highlights culled from the detailed precinct-by-precinct results, starting with the applause: • The good citizenship award goes to Bluffton 2A voters in the Buck Island/Simmonsville roads area. They topped everybody with a 41.7 percent turnout rate.
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Bluffton Town Council meeting When: 6 p.m. today (Tue., March 18) Where: Town Hall, 20 Bridge St. Agenda: Swearing in of Oliver Brown as councilman. First reading of a proposed town annexation of Burnt Church Road parcels by Fern Lakes for mixed residential and commercial development. Approval of 2008 needs assessment priority list.
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May River Waterbody Management Plan session When: 6-8 p.m. Thursday, March 20 Where: Town Hall, 20 Bridge St. Agenda: Third in a series of public meetings dedicated to developing a town document to guide management of the May River, including for environmental protection and public access and use. Shawn Kiernan, S.C. Office of Ocean and Coastal Resource Management coastal planner, will present the latest draft of the Inventory of Existing Conditions — a list of issues facing the river — for the plan.
By: frankmorris on March 18, 2008 - 4:02pm - Add new comment
The Bluffton Parkway environmental impact public hearing was from 5 to 7 p.m. today (Tue., May 18) at Bluffton High School. If you went or have an interest in the subject, here's a good place to give your take on the subject by blogging.
By: frankmorris on April 1, 2008 - 3:59pm - Add new comment
Westbound U.S. 278 traffic coming off Hilton Head Island this afternoon is jammed by a wreck at the bridges.
Bluffton Township Fire District responded to a rescue call dispatched at 4:50 p.m.
The 4-car accident occurred at the top of the easternmost bridge. One car was totaled but there are no reported injuries. Westbound traffic is backed up to the Cross Island Parkway. Crews are trying to clear the scene.
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If you want five minutes for a one-one-one talk with Gov. Mark Sanford, there's a good chance you could get it this Thursday afternoon after 4 p.m. in his office in Columbia. Just call his office at (803) 734-1999 beginning at 9 a.m. Thursday morning (April 10) and ask.


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Here's an intriguing new rumor about the hot new Moto X phone. Supposedly one of its more advanced hardware features will be a Dual LTE MIMO (Multiple-Input and Multiple-Output ) Antenna. This should facilitate faster data speeds and more consistent connections. More often than not you see MIMO tech used in WiFi, but it isn't relegated to only that medium. It can be used on both HSPA and LTE radios. The source of this intel is Taylor Wimberly's Google+ post. This "blogger" has seen some success with several of his previous "leaks" so there's a good chance this is accurate. Motorola is known for having outstanding radios. Does this feature make a difference for any of you who were on the fence about this phone? Source: Taylor Wimberly Google+ Post
DEFINITELY makes sense to put some of the cost into the antenna instead of adding useless ghz and megapixels. Although I'm unsure how much real-world difference it will make, because beyond a certain speed (well below typical LTE speeds) the constraint is normally the site you're trying to get content from. Big part of the problem is the mobilizers and mobile site speeds are third-rate - antenna and LTE have nothing to do with that. Your phone literally sits there waiting for the site to send the data.
Sadly what I see on most consumers is: "I want to take awesome pictures for my facebook/instagram" and a classic "My phone is more powerful than your computer/ I have a 2GHz phone with 2 GB of RAM but I don't know what it means" That's the first thing that came to my mind reading the title, most of the results on MIMO show that it impacts battery life greatly.
These statements always strike me as a bit comical. People always overstate the issue - like 75% of the battery drain is the display. Even if something else doubles, the impact is pretty marginal. Like the whole big/little processor thing - my cpu rarely shows over 10% of my battery so how much savings are there to be had, really? Maybe an hour under heavy use, but with heavy use I'm probably already recharging at some point during the day so that hour "savings" really doesn't matter.
While I agree with you about the display, the fact of the matter is, LTE on Samsung radios (I know, Samsung) has been less than desirable, especially in questionable signal areas. If you have 2 radios trying to connect to a questionable signal, there is no doubt the battery loss will be much greater. Equal with the display? Definitely not. Very noticeable? Undeniably yes.
That was my thought when I had the nexus. That thought went away went I bought my note 2. Sammy's radios with the exynos chip works very well with LTE (at least AT&T's).
N2 radios are excellent.. Nexus overall was a great phone but somewhere Samsung missed it with that one.. I truly enjoyed the phone for customizing but never got desires battery life with all mods.. Kernels.. Etc.... I think from n2 and what I'm hearing from S4 friends they've figured it out.. N2 Tap'd
That in OEMS don't seem to put their best foot forward with nexus devices. Because of how low it is being sold for it is like you get short cuts. The Google experience devices seem to be the better option because you get the hardware that is the OEMS best plus googles software. If they continue I expect to see Google experience software get better as the years go by. Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I317 using Tapatalk 2
So, does anyone know what the supposed "Wow" factor is about these phones vs the phone designs of Motorola's 18 month pipeline that Google inherited?
Sounds like Motorola is finally trying to satisfy the consumer rather than just throw phones out into the wild. I'm curious to know how much influence Google is having on this phone's build. I really don't think they are sticking to that "will continue to be separate companies" spiel they said before.


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Episode 040: International PM Credentials
Allright... you are a Project Manager. What now? In today's episode of The Project Management Podcast™ we look at how you can increase your value as a PM. And that of course translates into training, followed by a recognized PM certification. But which certification? We are giving you an overview of the most common and some not so known PM certificates and training opportunities from around the world with a particular focus on the PMI's brand new Program Manager Certification. We also have a new giveaway contest and you can win a copy of the professional services automation software allocPSA (www.allocpsa.org)
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CPSC staff held a workshop on aspects of the Commission's proposed rule on Certificates of Compliance, which the Commission published on May 13, 2013.
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Tired of staying in the same boring hotels? Want to mingle with some great locals? We are the right place for you. Our home is a 4 bedroom house to the west of Nairobi occupied by an American social enterprenuer, and a Kenyan couple with the cutest 3 yr old.
We have an extra guest room downstairs with it's own shower & toilet that we would love to have you fill. We are surrounded by lots of great recreational things to do - coffee houses, shopping malls, supermarkets, restaurants, the best brewery in town, clubs, local flee markets, gymns and spas - to name a few, all within an easy 15min walk, or 5min car ride. And if you feel like venturing into the city, we are easily accessible by public transportation and only a 20min ride to the Central Business District. We have 24 hour cabs standing by if you may require their services. Our neighbourhood is a middle income estate with 24 hour security guards.
Our balcony overlooks the National rugby playing field, meaning you get to watch rugby games for free :-)
Just to make your stay even more special, we welcome you to our kitchen, invite you to all our meals, do your laundry and will be your tour guide if you like (when our schedules allow off course), give you access to our wifi, plus provide clean towels and sheets, all at no extra charge.
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Nice room in a gated community (Masai Court). If you decide to stay here, be sure to get the wifi password from Irene before you go on vacation.
We only stayed for 2 nights at Abagi's and Rachel's place, but we enjoyed this short stay very much. Rachel was always helpful, organised taxi services for us and gave tips where to go.
Abagi is friendly and wonderful hostess, we will soon be joining her again when in Nairobi. The place is very clean especially the bathroom. We got a lot of information about Kenya and places to visit from them, also they arranged for all our transportation to and from the airport which was a great help.
Glad I chose to stay with Rachel, Oliver, and their darling daughter at Harlequin Court. They're gracious hosts and lovely people to be around. The house is welcoming and spacious, and there's plenty of common space for socializing. The location was ideal for me as well: on the edge of Kilimani and within walking distance to necessities and amenities, including the upscale Junction Mall (which has a Nakumat and Art Cafe). Would definitely recommend to newcomers in Nairobi and visitors alike.
Abagi's family were great hosts. Rachel sent taxi to meet me, which helped as my bus was several hours late (side note: Horizon Coach Services is terrible and unreliable). Location was convenient, room was as advertised. Definitely recommended! Thank you.
Abagi's place is amazing! Centrally located for easy access to town, it was a great place to live for a few months. Also, Abagi made every effort to make me feel welcome in Kenya. She introduced me to her friends, invited me to events in Nairobi, and gave me advice when I traveled in East Africa. Highly recommend her place for people spending time in Nairobi.
My stay with Abagi was great. We didn't spend much time together as it was a busy time for both of us, but she was a great local resource--she helped coordinate my transport, gave me pointers on places to go, etc. Her place is very well-located for anyone visiting iHub, NaiLabs, 88mph, etc. Room was clean and comfortable. Highly recommended.
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Jason writes: "The Reference Department at the Mitchell Memorial Library has recently experienced a surge of questions from our patrons about the current economic crisis. Christine Fletcher and I have created a LibGuide of resources about the crisis (http://guides.library.msstate.edu/economic_crisis) that we can refer our patrons to. We will continue updating the LibGuide over the next few weeks and months as more information becomes available. "
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I recently applied for my CCW (OK) and am now in the waiting period. In 2006 (18 years of age) I recieved a MIP of alcohol in Texas.
All I had to do was pay a fine and I've never been able to find any trace of it on my record. Again in 2008 I recieved a MIP of alcohol in Illinois on a business trip. This time I was arrested and charged. I posted bail and returned home to Oklahoma. A few weeks later I recieved a letter in the mail
from the arresting agency in Illionois containing a refund check for my bail and a letter stating they had dropped the charges "FOR NOW." At this point I thought I was clear of it. A month later I recieved a letter stating that they reopened the case and I had a date to appear in court. Well seeing as its a 14 hour drive from here to there I never made the court date and have never heard anything else from them. I can't even seem to find the arrest on a national background search. I've also purchased several guns since that time with no problems. However I did list them on the application just in case OSBI discovered them somehow. So my question is... If they don't appear on my record but they are on my application will this prevent me from getting the license? Or... if they do appear on my record will they prevent me from getting it?
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Far along the wandering roads of Southern France, with little more than the twinkle of vineyard homes below, the evening sky shines brighter than all the lights in Paris. The locals have a name for it - mille d'etoiles - adding a layer of romance to the already shiny, pristinely ordered display. Our Million Stars side Chair is a crisp mix of traditional comfort and classic design, fine upholstery and laid back style. The gently scaled oval back is thumb-studded with antique brass tacks, then anchored by carved lumbar brackets to the solid cedar wood base. The tufted Super Comfort™ seat is wrapped in Oatmeal Linen and mirror matched with brass upholstery tacks. Unassuming and natural, you'll find this chair pairs best with French wine and good company.
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You just arrived in Brasov, Romania. You couldn't help yawning. It is one in the morning. You wonder why Arthur scheduled a flight that arrived in the middle of the night. At first you thought it was because it was the only flight available; however, there was another flight that would of arrived at eight a.m. You shrugged off the mystery like a bad itch. It doesn't matter what time you got here. You were here in Romania for an art job. You stood there with you're suitcase, wearing a jacket. It was cold here, colder than you are used to. You started to get nervous, not knowing what to do. Arthur said he would meet you here, but where is he? You still had no idea what he looked like. What if you never found him, and you where lost in Romania?
"Buna ziua (Good Day in Romanian), poppet."
You turn around and see a sign with your name, ________(Name), on it. You look at the guy and can't help but blushing a little. In front of you is a blond hair man with bright green eyes. He is wearing a black top hat, a blue suit with a green tie, making his eyes shine even more, and white gloves. He reminds of you of the old British TV shows you would watch late at night. He was the spitting image of the perfect gentlemen.
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"Yes, ma'am. I am. It's nice to meet you. I have a limo awaiting us to take us to Bran's Castle. Thank you again for accepting this job. My employer will be so pleased!"
"A limo? Really? Wait…you're employer? I was under the expression that you bought my art. You are the one whose ever contacted me."
"Oh. I'm sorry, ______________ (Name). I guess I didn't make that clear. I am like the agent. The pictures are for my boss. He loves you're artwork, obsessed with it actually. He lives in the Bran's Castle. A lot few of the family lives in the castle. I am one of them but don't worry. There are enough rooms for you to have one all to yourself. The family is quite well off."
You are too stunned to say anything. Arthur, who you have dreamed about, wasn't the man who liked your art. You felt crushed even a little betrayed, but you were here in Romania. You had to go through with it. Besides, he still might like your art. You put on a fake smile and try to act professional.
"Oh, I did not know that. I was under the impression you bought my art. Well, we better get going. It's already late."
"Yes, ma'am. I'm sorry for the late pick up, but it is the only time that works for us. I'll take your bags," He grabs your luggage out from your hands, "If you will follow me."
You follow Arthur through the airport. You were becoming extremely tired. All you wanted to do was to lie down and go to sleep. Finally, you make it to the parking lot, and Arthur leads you to the limo.
"Ladies first," he says as he opens the door for you.
You get into the Limo and hear a "bang" as he puts your luggage into the limo. You sit there quietly as he drives out of the airport. You aren't sure what to say.
"Ummm…Mr. Kirkland."
"Please, call me Arthur."
"A-Arthur, you have a British accent, but wasn't that Romanian you spoke earlier?"
"Yes, I am British; however, I have lived here with my older brother Allistor, he's the head of the family. Also, Romania and Norway live in the Bran's Castle, but it's so big you can go days without seeing anyone."
"I can't wait to meet…" you drift of to sleep in the middle of your sentence.
You are awoken by a sudden screech.
"What's happening?"
"Stay quiet!" Arthur yells at you. Something was wrong. You stay quiet like he says.
Arthur swerves the car. "Shit! He's on the roof!"
"Who's on the roof?! What's going on?"
Arthur stops the car suddenly. "Get out of the Limo."
You do what he says, confused. You are on a dirt road in what looks like the middle of a forest. You see a shadow in the trees.
"Ma chère (My Dear), you look lovely this beautiful night." There is a French man in a blue coat with long blond wavy hair in front of you.
"Ummm….who are-."
"Francis Bonnefoy," Arthur steps out of the car and stands in front of you.
"Ah!~ Arthur Kirkland. Looks like you brought a wonderful looking dinner home.~"
You step back. This man was creepy. He scared you.
"Stay away from her, Francis. Allistor has hired her to draw pictures for him. You wouldn't go against the head of he clan. Now would you?"
Arthur gets a dark aura around him.
Francis laughs, "That old Poppycock! I don't care what he does! Leader? I don't care. I do what I want. I like that girl. Mon amour (My Love) won't you come with me?"
Suddenly, you became dizzy. The world starts spinning. You feel like your about to faint.
"You French Bastard! You are using hypnoses on her aren't you! I don't like fighting family, but I've never liked you! You bloody wanker!"
You are still out of it, but you can tell Arthur is about to get serious. Your legs become weak. You feel yourself falling then someone catching you. Arthur and the creepy French dude are in front of you then who caught you?
"Hahahah. Did someone call for the hero?!"
Both France and Arthur say at the same time. "Alfred!?"
"Who else could be the hero?! Stay her, dear. I'll protect you!"
You can't understand them anymore. Everything is a blur. In a moment your world becomes black.
Alfred's POV~
"I was hunting a rogue in Codlea when I heard Francis was in town. Wherever Francis goes, a trail of bodies always follows. I don't know what Allistor wants with that girl, but as long as she's safe I don't care," I declare.
"I promise you Alfred. Allistor is only hiring her for her artwork. You know Allistor has clamped down on the clan. No one in the family has killed a human in decades. They are always left alive. We have no beef with you, vampire hunter. However, that Francis! He has never learned to control his urges!" Arthur says with anger.
Francis replies, "Oh! You frog! I make art! Those humans are beautiful covered in red~ There's nothing wrong in pleasuring them." Francis smiles his pervy smile that only he can do.
I'm tired of this talk. I want to show off my hero skills! I pull out my special vampire-killing sword and twirl it in my hand to show off. I rush Francis. He blocks my hand, making sure not to touch the sword that would burn him. His blue eyes change to red and he bares his fangs at me.
"Ha? That's the best you got, Perv? I'm the famous Alfred, Alfred the Vampire Hunter Hero!!" I shout.
I use my martial art skills to avoid his blows. I kick him in the stomach. He attacks me with his elongated nails, but I, being amazing, duck just in time. I know Francis weakness, his face. I hit him right in the eye, blacking it.
"Owe! N-Not the face! Not my gorgeous face! You…you monster! Keep the woman! There are many more I can take!" Francis yells in pain.
Francis jumps into the trees and runs away. I could chase after him, but the woman is in trouble. Ah, who am I kidding I'm just too lazy and don't want to skip my midnight mealtime. I put my sword away and clap my hands together, proudly.
"Well, Arthur looks like I just saved your vampire butt!" I mock him with a wide smile on my face.
His green eyes change into blood red and his fangs pop out.
"I could of taken care of that wanker, wanker," Arthur says with irritation.
"It's not wise to call a vampire hunter a 'wanker' you might just make me mad." I stab back at him.
"PFT. I'm not worried. I can take you any day, Alfred," Arthur says with a confident smile.
Arthur gets right in my face to threaten me. This old bat and I have been at it for centuries now. I started keeping score of wins and losses. I'm winning of course. Arthur rolls his eyes at me.
"That stupid score? You still do that? And, by my count I'm up by ten," says Arthur smugly.
"Don't do that! I HATE it when you read my mind!" I yell at him, angry now.
"PFT. Trust me Alfred. There's not much too read," Arthur says to me, whole rolling his eyes.
"Why I outta!" I reply back.
"(Music) McDonalds, McDonalds, Kentucky Fried Chicken and a Pizza Hut.~"
"OH! Sorry, Arthur I'll duel you another day! It's midnight meal time!" I say.
Arthur does a facepalm, "You never change Alfred. Thanks for helping me out, though I was perfectly capable of chasing of that perv myself!"
I roll my eyes at him, "Sure, you could of. Alfred the Vampire Hunter Hero will always be here to help the weak! I'll fight you later, Arthur!"
I run off into the night. It was a job well done. I think I'll have McDonalds tonight.~
Arthur's POV~
As I see Alfred leave I can't help but to shake my head. McDonalds? Really? All he ever thinks about is food. More than I do, and I'm the bloody vampire! I look at ______________ (Name), still lying on the ground. Stupid Francis, he used hypnosis on her. Now, she'll be out almost the rest of the way to the castle. I pick her up and set her in the limo, buckling her up to make sure she's safe. I still don't get why Allistor likes this human's artwork. They're drawings, so what? I never understood art. That's more Francis's thing. 'Turning humans into canvases.' I shake my head. That man is a psycho perv. Whatever, the hunters won't be investigating our family. Allistor only takes a little blood from each human and erases their memories if needs be. In fact, we probably are the most human friendly vampire family in existence. Whatever art or no art, I just want to pay Allistor so I can get more blood. Our supply is low, and now Allistor will only take _________ (Name) artwork in exchange for blood. Stupid family. If only we could get blood ourselves. Allistor is the only vampire in our family that can purify blood so we can drink it. I sigh at the whole situation. This girl has no idea what she has gotten into. I start the car and get back on the road. Only a few more hours and ____________ (Name) will be at Bran's Castle.
Readers POV~
You become conscious for moment. You feel someone holding you in his arms.
'It must be Arthur,' you think, foggily, "His skin is cold, but it feels good.~"
You feel him buckle you up then, after a few minutes, you feel the car vibrate, as the car turns on. You feel the car move again. As you slowly fall back into a fuzzy sleep, the last think you manage to think is:
'What awaits me at Bran's castle?'


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Miners 'crying wolf' - Rudd
PUBLISHED: 06 May 2010 11:31:00 | UPDATED: 07 May 2010 04:38:42PRINT EDITION: 06 May 2010
Prime Minister Kevin Rudd says threats are standard from mining companies, which are accused of "crying wolf" with claims a planned resources tax puts their projects in peril.
Resource companies are furious about the plan, with one of them, Origin Energy, claiming the tax jeopardises a $35 billion liquefied natural gas project in central Queensland.
But Rio Tinto has denied reports it was considering shelving plans to spend $11 billion on expanding its iron ore operations in Western Australia due to the tax, announced on Sunday.
Mr Rudd on Thursday said it would create a fairer system - with $1 in every $3 of mining profits returned to the Australian people through taxes, instead of $1 in $7 as it is now.
He welcomed the support of former Reserve Bank boss Bernie Fraser, who has backed the proposal as "very much in the national interest".
"Inevitably, (Mr Fraser) said, there's going to be some crying wolf in all of this," Mr Rudd told reporters in Victoria.
"So I imagine that some within the mining industry will dig deep within their very deep pockets and seek to run a political campaign."
The government would not be deterred "one bit" and threats and warnings of project closures were inevitable.
"That's the way in which negotiations with mining companies usually happen," Mr Rudd said.
The opposition has confirmed it will vote against the 40 per cent tax on mining profits if Labor wins the next federal election.
Finance spokesman Andrew Robb said his party would "absolutely" vote against the tax, but believed it was such a bad plan, it would be scrapped before then.
"This will be exposed for what it is," he told ABC Radio on Thursday.
"This is going to blow up in the prime minister's face."
But Mr Rudd said Opposition Leader Tony Abbott should think carefully, as blocking the tax would stop a superannuation changes flowing to workers, and tax breaks benefiting businesses.
"If Mr Abbott blocks these reforms he's standing in the way of, and blocking, better super for working Australians for their retirement and decent tax breaks for 2.4 million Australian businesses," he said.
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People | Kevin Rudd, Bernie Fraser |
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text: White Witch of Rose Hall~A Strange and Eerie Legend In Montego Bay, JamaicaOct 31, 2006 (Updated Oct 10, 2007) The Bottom Line The tours are fascinating, and the legend of the White Witch is supposed to be true, so watch out! When I think of Halloween, which for some strange reason in one of my favorite holidays, I think of haunted mansions and things that go bump in the night Other than a strange occurrence years ago in a hotel room in Portofino Italy, Ive not had too much experience with ghostly matters, Thankfully! But I have been to a very very spooky and chilling residence, home to the legendary White Witch of Rose Hall. Back story For years my family and I used to go to Jamaica for a quick weekend getaways, it was close, traveling was much easier then to go on a whim and we just loved the laid back atmosphere . Montego Bay was our destination since there are so many interesting things to do and the cost was very reasonable, then...One year we and another family decided to rent a large villa in the hills overlooking the beautiful ocean below. These private homes which you could rent weekly were luxurious and came with a full time housekeeper and butler, well actually he was a gardener by day, kept the pool in pristine condition and was a butler by night at 5:00 P.M, he would put on a suit and tie to serve drinks and hors d'oeuvres There was also a cook on the premises so the big decision we had to make during that day was what we wanted to have for dinner that night She then would go to the market and buy everything fresh for that meal yes, it was luxury personified If we wanted to dine out we just let them know Boy, its good to be king and or queen! This grand old house was located in the Rose Hall area of Montego bay and there were many things to do just a short distance away there was the rafting at Duns River falls in nearby Ocho Rios, there was horse back riding, the flea markets, where you could buy anything and everything, including a few illegal substances if you were so inclined and, of course, there was the beautiful sun kissed beach and ocean just down below . but our favorite place we visited was a strange mansion just up the hill a bit where the White Witch of Rose Hall roamed the house and grounds This was as spooky a place as I had ever been and I was fascinated with the story and history of this very bizarre and wicked woman. In the 1700s a young woman, named Anne came to Montego bay from France to marry John Palmer, the wealthy owner of a huge successful sugar plantation. Everything was strange and new to her but she soon became acquainted with her new found home. There were slaves galore and though this could have been a wonderful life for her it is said she was bored and missed the bright lights of Paris and wasnt too thrilled with this laid back Island living. Soon she became quite nasty and very mean spirited to her slaves and all who worked on the plantation. She would have some of her slaves whipped for just about no reason, often in public to show the others just what they had in store if they disobeyed her orders in any way She had a dungeon built and would put them in there and tortured as punishment for the slightest infraction of her orders, some she would even have executed What her husband had to say about all this is unknown. Every morning she would stand out on her balcony to give her orders for the day to assembles slaves below Yes she was a tyrant in every sense of the word. Out of boredom she started taking slaves to bed with her, when she tired of them she would kill them, then have them buried in unmarked graves on the grounds It is not known if her husband found out or what, but it is also said she murdered him in bed one night, then had him buried as well Why wasnt this death investigated? Nobody knows but the island then was pretty much lawless In any event his death just went unnoticed and she became the mistress of everything . Yes, there certainly were many unmarked graves on those grounds, are those some of the spirits that are said to roam the estate now? It wasnt too long before she wanted to study Voodoo...Now this practice had long been established on the Island so it wasnt difficult at all for her to find out the ways and wherefores of this very strange phenomenon...She was a fast learner and soon knew the magic she sought after, using it in vile and despicable manners She would have babies sacrificed to strengthen her powers then have them buried also in unmarked graves. Her slaves taught her all they knew hoping they would be favored by her and not sacrificed, as had so many others. She married two more times and it is said she got rid of those husbands in the same manner as the first, acquiring their fortunes as well. Soon she became known as the White Witch#148, with a reputation as being ruthless and evil to everyone in the area. Even the pirates who frequented the area stayed away from her. Things went along that way for a while, until one day, she happened to see a young slave she coveted and had him brought to her bedroom that night...For some reason she murdered him that evening instead of a few nights later as she normally did, also buried in an unmarked grave...But this time she made a mistake. This young man had been in love with a young girl who happened to be the daughter of the overseer of the estate. They were to be married and the girl was heartbroken the overseer also was a high priest of Voodoo, something he didnt want Annie to know. ..He was furious at this action on Annies part and decided to do away with her using his magic against hers. He prepared a special grave for her with specific markings and designed it so that she would be unable to rise from the dead. He then went into the house and engaged in a battle to the death of both of them fighting both physically and with all the magic he could muster from his years of practicing this very strange voodoo religion.. They then buried her in the grave he had prepared for her and that was supposed to be that! But was it? Now it is said the rituals and spells that were to be preformed over her grave werent done in the correct manner and she did rise, now roaming the great halls once again. There are so many sightings noted it is hard to discount them...Even some tourists who go there say theyve captured ghostly images in mirrors and other places with their cameras while taking the tours of the house.. There have been paranormals who have been there recording strange and frightening sightings as well...I unfortunately didnt get any pictures in my camera of those ghostly images but did get really spooked at one point when I heard a noise while I was changing my film and fell behind our tour group, (I was in her bedroom and wanted to get a few shots of the bed and other furnishings before I left), I turned quickly but nobody was there, at least nobody on this earthly plane. And her grave, well, that is indeed an eerie sight, a big curved stone with a cross engraved on the front...It certainly doesnt look as foreboding as it could have but I wouldnt want to be there alone, at night! Yes, The Great House of Rose Hall is certainly a strange and frightening place. Located on a lovely hill, overlooking the beauty that is Montego Bay, Jamaica, but inside there wasnt much beauty of the soul in the resident white witch. So watch out! This is not a place to linger after the sun sets. 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Asian Pacific American Labor Alliance
Full name | Asian Pacific American Labor Alliance |
Founded | May 1, 1992 |
Head union | John Delloro, president |
Affiliation | AFL-CIO |
Office location | Washington, D.C. |
Country | United States |
Website | www.apalanet.org |
The Asian Pacific American Labor Alliance (APALA) is a nonprofit, nonpartisan organization of Asian-Pacific American trade union members affiliated with the AFL-CIO. It was the first and remains the only national organization for Asian Pacific American union members.
In the late 1980s and early 1990s, a number of AFL-CIO affiliates became concerned with sweatshop work and child labor as a threat to American jobs. Campaigns against these practices, coupled several sweatshop and slave labor scandals in the United States, created a growing awareness within the federation of the plight of Asian-Pacific American workers. Independent worker groups such as the Asian Immigrant Women's Advocates in the San Francisco, California, the Korean Immigrant Workers Advocates in Los Angeles, California, and Workers' Awaaz and the Chinese Staff and Workers' Association in New York City also helped the federation see the need for an Asian-Pacific American labor organization.
The Asian Pacific American Labor Alliance was founded on May 1, 1992 when 500 Asian-Pacific American labor activists met to found a new national labor organization to give Asian and Pacific Islander workers a more effective voice within the AFL-CIO and on labor issues nationally. APALA's first president was Kent Wong.
APALA is the official voice of the 500,000 Asian and Pacific Islander labor union members in the AFL-CIO, and has 13 chapters in the U.S. APALA has been credited with shifting the AFL-CIO toward more actively organizing Asian Pacific workers. It has a biennial membership convention, which meets in even-numbered years.
APALA has two main goals. First, it works with the AFL-CIO Organizing Institute to train Asian and Pacific Islander workers in organizing techniques, and assists member unions of the AFL-CIO in organizing these workers of similar ethnic and racial background. APALA also works to build awareness of the labor movement among Asian-Pacific American workers. Second, APALA works to build awareness of and address exploitative conditions in industries with large numbers of Asian-Pacific American workers, such as the garment, electronics, hotel and restaurant, food processing, and health care industries.
Most recently, APALA has been working with the Leadership Conference on Civil Rights and the National Asian Pacific American Legal Consortium to educate union members and the Asian-Pacific American community on affirmative action issues.
APALA is also active in voter registration, education and mobilization, and is active in federal and state legislative efforts on immigration reform and the access of immigrants (legal and illegal) to social services.
APALA's president is Maria Somma, a member of the United Steelworkers. Executive director Gloria Caoile stepped down in March 2008. Malcolm Amado Uno, APALA's Deputy Director since August 2007,[1] was tapped to replace her. Uno was previously the National Organizing Director of Asian Pacific Islander American Vote (APIAVote) and Policy and Outreach Coordinator for Preschool California.[2]
APALA is a member of the National Council of Asian Pacific Americans.
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- ^ "Labor on the Move: Uno New APALA Executive Director." Union City News. March 21, 2008.
- Chen, May and Wong, Kent. "The Challenge of Diversity and Inclusion in the AFL-CIO." A New Labor Movement for the New Century. Gregory Mantsios, ed. New York City: Monthly Review Press, 1998. ISBN 0-85345-937-1
- Ejera, Bert. "Organized Labor Wants You: After Decades of Overt Exclusion, Big Labor Opens Its Doors to Asian Americans." AsianWeek. August 30, 1996.
- Hing, Alex. "Organizing Asian Pacific American Workers in the AFL-CIO: New Opportunities." Amerasia Journal. 18:1 (1992).
- HoSang, Daniel. "Union Activists Launch APALA." Third Force. 2:1 (March 1994).
- Lee, Pam. "Asian Workers in U.S.: A Challenge to Labor." Labor Notes. July 1993.
- Lee, Pam Tau. "Asian Workers in the U.S.: A Challenge for Labor." Amerasia Journal. 18:1 (1992).
- Li, David K. "Asian-American Labor Caucus Organized; Some Activists Fear Domination by AFL-CIO Leadership." Labor Notes. July 1992.
- Milkman, Ruth and Wong, Kent. "Organizing Immigrant Workers: Case Studies from Southern California." In Rekindling the Movement: Labor's Quest for 21st Century Relevance. Lowell Turner, Harry Katz and Richard Hurd, eds. Ithaca, N.Y.: ILR Press, 2001. ISBN 0-8014-3874-8
- Mogado, Linelle. "From the Bottom Up: The New Asian Pacific Islander Labor Activism." ColorLines Summer 1999.
- Nishijima, Dan. "The Asian Pacific American Labor Alliance." CrossRoads. September 1992.
- Smucker, Sam. "Training Union Organizers in the Middle of a Fight: The AFL-CIO's Organizing Institute." Labor Notes. November 2002.
- Wong, Kent. "Building An Asian Pacific Labor Movement." In Legacy to Liberation: Politics and Culture of Revolutionary Asian Pacific America. Fred Ho, ed. Oakland, Calif.: AK Press, 2000. ISBN 1-902593-24-3
- Wong, Kent. "Building Unions in Asian Pacific Communities." Amerasia Journal. 18:1 (1992).
- Wong, Kent; Monroe, Julie; and Yasuda, Kathleen, eds. Voices for Justice: Asian Pacific American Organizers and the New Labor Movement. Los Angeles: Center for Labor Research & Education, University of California, Los Angeles, 2001. ISBN 0-89215-190-0
- Wong, Janelle S. Democracy's Promise: Immigrants and American Civic Institutions. Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan Press, 2006. ISBN 978-0-472-09913-9
External links[edit]
- APALA Web site
- National Council of Asian Pacific Americans
- Voices of Asian Pacific American Labor in Los Angeles (includes profiles of many APALA leaders)


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Fender Stratocaster | |
Manufacturer | Fender |
Period | 1954–present |
Construction | |
Body type | Solid, double cut |
Neck joint | Bolt-on (set-in neck on certain models) |
Scale | 25.5 in (650 mm) (24.75 in or 629 mm on some models) |
Woods | |
Body | Alder, ash, poplar (limited edition guitars available in a variety of woods including basswood, mahogany and koa (none of which is plywood) with flamed, spalted or quilted maple tops and black, cream or ivory body and neck binding) |
Neck | Maple |
Fretboard | Maple, rosewood, pau ferro, ebony (many models usually have 21 vintage frets, white or black dots and 7.25 in (184 mm) radius; higher-end contemporary versions had 22 medium jumbo frets, abalone dot inlays and 9.5" radius) |
Hardware | |
Bridge | Synchronized tremolo (some models came with a hardtail bridge or a Floyd Rose locking tremolo) |
Pickup(s) | 3 or 2 single-coils, with the latter having a hot humbucker in the bridge position,[1] with the exception of the Acoustasonic Strat and Stratacoustic models, the only acoustic Stratocasters.[1] Most Stratocasters generally came with a pickguard; on certain high-end versions, the pickguard is absent. There are also select models that come with active electronics and HSH, HHH, HH or H pickup configurations. Humbucker-equipped Strats are often referred to as "Fat Strats", in reference to the fact that humbucking pickups usually tend to have more bass in the output signal than single coils, thus making the sound "fatter". |
Colors available | |
Standard Series :[1] Brown Sunburst, Black, Arctic White, Lake Placid Blue, Candy Apple Red, Midnight Wine, Copper Metallic Sunburst American Standard Series (as of 2012):[1] Black, 3-Colour Sunburst, Olympic White, Jade Green Pearl, Charcoal Frost Metallic, Candy Cola, Mystic Red, Mystic Blue (alder), Sienna Sunburst (ash) American Special Series (as of 2010): 3-Color Sunburst, 2-Colour Sunburst, Black, Candy Apple Red, Olympic White, Surf Green Black Top Series (as of 2010): Black, Candy Apple Red, Sonic Blue American Deluxe Series (as of 2014):[1] Amber, Tungsten, Sunset Metallic, 3-Colour Sunburst, Tobacco Sunburst, Midnight Wine Transparent, Aged Cherry Sunburst, Olympic White Pearl, Black, Candy Apple Red, 2-Colour Sunburst, Burgundy Mist Metallic, Surf Green, Fiesta Red, White Blonde, Silver Sunburst, Mystic Ice Blue, Mystic 3-Colour Sunburst, Mystic Black Highway One Series[1] Midnight Wine, Flat Black, White Blonde, 3-Colour Sunburst, Daphne Blue, Honey Blonde Road Worn Series: 50s - 2-Colour Sunburst, Black 60s - 3-Colour Sunburst, Olympic White Other colours may be available |
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Fender Stratocaster | |
Manufacturer | Fender |
Period | 1954–present |
Construction | |
Body type | Solid, double cut |
Neck joint | Bolt-on (set-in neck on certain models) |
Scale | 25.5 in (650 mm) (24.75 in or 629 mm on some models) |
Woods | |
Body | Alder, ash, poplar (limited edition guitars available in a variety of woods including basswood, mahogany and koa (none of which is plywood) with flamed, spalted or quilted maple tops and black, cream or ivory body and neck binding) |
Neck | Maple |
Fretboard | Maple, rosewood, pau ferro, ebony (many models usually have 21 vintage frets, white or black dots and 7.25 in (184 mm) radius; higher-end contemporary versions had 22 medium jumbo frets, abalone dot inlays and 9.5" radius) |
Hardware | |
Bridge | Synchronized tremolo (some models came with a hardtail bridge or a Floyd Rose locking tremolo) |
Pickup(s) | 3 or 2 single-coils, with the latter having a hot humbucker in the bridge position,[1] with the exception of the Acoustasonic Strat and Stratacoustic models, the only acoustic Stratocasters.[1] Most Stratocasters generally came with a pickguard; on certain high-end versions, the pickguard is absent. There are also select models that come with active electronics and HSH, HHH, HH or H pickup configurations. Humbucker-equipped Strats are often referred to as "Fat Strats", in reference to the fact that humbucking pickups usually tend to have more bass in the output signal than single coils, thus making the sound "fatter". |
Colors available | |
Standard Series :[1] Brown Sunburst, Black, Arctic White, Lake Placid Blue, Candy Apple Red, Midnight Wine, Copper Metallic Sunburst American Standard Series (as of 2012):[1] Black, 3-Colour Sunburst, Olympic White, Jade Green Pearl, Charcoal Frost Metallic, Candy Cola, Mystic Red, Mystic Blue (alder), Sienna Sunburst (ash) American Special Series (as of 2010): 3-Color Sunburst, 2-Colour Sunburst, Black, Candy Apple Red, Olympic White, Surf Green Black Top Series (as of 2010): Black, Candy Apple Red, Sonic Blue American Deluxe Series (as of 2014):[1] Amber, Tungsten, Sunset Metallic, 3-Colour Sunburst, Tobacco Sunburst, Midnight Wine Transparent, Aged Cherry Sunburst, Olympic White Pearl, Black, Candy Apple Red, 2-Colour Sunburst, Burgundy Mist Metallic, Surf Green, Fiesta Red, White Blonde, Silver Sunburst, Mystic Ice Blue, Mystic 3-Colour Sunburst, Mystic Black Highway One Series[1] Midnight Wine, Flat Black, White Blonde, 3-Colour Sunburst, Daphne Blue, Honey Blonde Road Worn Series: 50s - 2-Colour Sunburst, Black 60s - 3-Colour Sunburst, Olympic White Other colours may be available |
The Fender Stratocaster is a model of electric guitar designed in 1954 by Leo Fender, Bill Carson, George Fullerton, and Freddie Tavares. The Fender Musical Instruments Corporation has manufactured the Stratocaster continuously from 1954 to the present. It is a double-cutaway guitar, with an extended top "horn" shape for balance. Along with the Gibson Les Paul, it is one of the most often copied electric guitar shapes.[2][3] "Stratocaster" and "Strat" are trademark terms belonging to Fender.
Stratocasters have been used in many genres, including country (the genre Fender intended for), rock, pop, soul, rhythm and blues, blues, jazz, and even heavy metal.
The Stratocaster's sleek, contoured body shape (officially referred to by Fender as the "Comfort Contour Body"[4][5]) differed from the flat, slab-like design of the Telecaster. The Strat's double cutaways allowed players easier access to higher positions on the neck.[6] The body's recessed "beer gut" curve on the upper back, and a gradual chamfer at the front, where the player's right arm rests, aided player's comfort. The one-piece maple neck's wider "dogleg"-style headstock contrasted with the very narrow headstock of the Fender Telecaster. The strings are anchored on a through-body pivot bridge attached with springs to a 'claw' in the tremolo cavity on the back of the guitar.
Originally the Stratocaster was offered in a 2-color sunburst finish on a solid, deeply contoured ash body, a 21-fret one-piece maple neck with black dot inlays and Kluson tuning heads. In 1956 Fender began issuing solid Stratocasters with alder bodies.[7] In 1960 the available custom colors were standardized, many of which were automobile lacquer colors from DuPont available at an additional 5% cost. The unique single-ply, 8-screw hole white pickguard held all electronic components except the recessed jack plate—facilitating easy assembly. Despite many subsequent Stratocaster models (including copies and the Superstrat), vintage Fender models are highly valued by collectors for their investment potential and players who prefer the timbre of older models.
Original Stratocasters were shipped with five springs anchoring the bridge and adjusted so that the heavy strings commonly used at time would cause the bridge to sit in a floating position. When these heavy strings were replaced with lighter ones the bridge would sit flat against the body. Some players removed the backplate covering the bridge to remove two of the springs and adjust the claw screws to allow the bridge to 'float,' with the pull of the strings in one direction countering the pull of the springs in the opposite direction. In this floating position, players could move the bridge-mounted tremolo arm up or down to modulate the pitch of the notes being played. Hank Marvin, Jeff Beck and Ike Turner used the Strat's floating tremolo extensively in their playing. However, other players, such as Eric Clapton and Ronnie Wood, disliked the floating bridge's propensity to detune guitars and inhibited the bridge's movement with a chunk of wood wedged between the bridge block and the inside cutout of the tremolo cavity and by increasing the tension on the tremolo springs. These procedures lock the bridge in a fixed position. Some Strats have a fixed bridge in place of the tremolo assembly; these are colloquially called "hard-tails." Luthier Galeazzo Frudua has said the floating tremolos can have stable tuning through techniques specific to a floating bridge.[8]
The Stratocaster features three single coil pickups, with the output originally selected by a 3-way switch. Guitarists soon discovered that by jamming the switch in between the 1st and 2nd position, both the bridge and middle pickups could be selected, and similarly, the middle and neck pickups could be selected between the 2nd and 3rd position.[9] This trick became widespread and Fender responded with the 5-way pickup selector (a standard feature since 1977), which allowed these tonal combinations and provided better switching stability.
The "quacky" tone of the middle and bridge pickups, popularized by players such as David Gilmour, Rory Gallagher, Mark Knopfler, Bob Dylan, Scott Thurston, Ronnie Wood, Ed King, Eric Clapton and Robert Cray, can be obtained by using the pickup selector in positions 2 and 4. The neck and middle pickups are each wired to a tone control that incorporates a single, shared tone capacitor, whereas the bridge pickup, which is slanted towards the high strings for a more trebly sound, has no tone control for maximum brightness. On many modern Stratocasters, the first tone affects the neck pickup; the second tone affects the middle and bridge pickups; on some Artist Series models (Eric Clapton and Buddy Guy signature guitars), the first tone is a presence circuit that cuts or boosts treble and bass frequencies, affecting all the pickups; the second tone is an active midrange booster that boosts the midrange frequencies up to 25dB (12dB on certain models) to produce a fatter humbucker-like sound.
The volume level on all three pickups is controlled by a single volume knob. The placement of the knobs allows for relatively easy manipulation of the sound with the right hand while playing.
The three pickups were originally identical in their construction. With the rising popularity of using pickups in combination, Fender introduced a new feature in 1977 coinciding with the standard 5-position switch; a reverse-wound, reverse-polarity middle pickup. As the description implies, the magnetic polarity of this pickup is opposite the other two, as is the direction of the wire winding around the bobbin. This provides a hum-canceling effect (removing hum induced by poorly shielded, medium to high output AC devices) in positions 2 and 4 on the selector switch. This principle had been known for many years beforehand, being applied in the form of Gibson's humbucking pickup and Fender's own split-coil pickup used on the Precision Bass.
Today, virtually all Fender instruments with more than one single-coil pickup (most notably the Stratocaster, Telecaster and Jazz Bass) are wired in such a manner as to provide a hum-canceling combination of pickups.
The plastic parts (pickup covers, arm tip, pickguard) on the Stratocaster in the years 1954-1956 were made from an experimental thermoplastic that is sometimes incorrectly identified as Bakelite. On many early examples, the pickup covers have worn through from the repeated friction of playing.
At one point, Fender switched to producing guitars with the bridge pickup located farthest from the highest-amplitude portion of the vibrating strings, slightly "over-wound", thus increasing the signal output from that pickup. Even more overwound pickups ("hot-wired" designs) became popular, either for all three pickups (a "hot" configuration), or for the bridge position only (so-called "Texas Hot" due to its popularity among Southern Rock guitarists).
The Stratocaster is noted for its bright, clean and 'twangy' sounds. The neck pickup has a mellower, fuller and louder sound compared to the brighter and sharper tone of the bridge pickup. The middle pickup provides a sound somewhere between the two.
Buddy Holly was one of the pioneers of the Stratocaster and used the instrument on virtually all of his songs with the Crickets. During the recording of "Peggy Sue", rhythm guitarist Niki Sullivan was not needed for the song, and instead stood next to Holly, and flipped the selector switch of Holly's guitar from the neck pickup to the bridge pickup for the guitar solo.
From 1959 to 1967, the Stratocaster was made with a rosewood fretboard as standard, as well as color choices other than sunburst, including a variety of colorful car-like paint jobs that appealed to the nascent surfer and hot-rod culture, pioneered by such bands as the Surfaris, the Ventures and the Beach Boys. Fender would paint any guitar from the DuPont car color range for 5% over purchase price.
Dick Dale is a prominent Stratocaster player, who also collaborated with Leo Fender in developing the Fender Showman amplifier. In the early 1960s, the instrument was also championed by Hank Marvin–guitarist for the Shadows, a band that originally backed Cliff Richard and then produced instrumentals of its own. So distinctive was Hank Marvin's sound that many musicians, including the Beatles, initially deliberately avoided the Stratocaster.[citation needed] However, in 1965, George Harrison and John Lennon acquired Stratocasters and used them for Help!, Rubber Soul and later recording sessions; the double unison guitar solo on "Nowhere Man" is played by Harrison and Lennon on their new Stratocasters.[10][11][12][13]
The one-piece maple neck was discontinued in 1959. From 1959 until summer 1962 the fingerboard was a piece of rosewood milled flat on the underside and glued to the maple. This has become known as a "slab fingerboard". The slab fingerboard was approx 4.8 mm at its thickest point in the center of the neck under strings 3 and 4. From mid-1962 the rosewood and maple were pre radiused and the fingerboard became known as curved, round laminate or "veneer", having an even thickness across the neck unlike the previous slab type. This design change was made because Fender encountered problems with some of the necks twisting with the slab design and this new method of construction reduced this problem significantly. Maple fingerboards were available as a special order only. The following year the pickguard design changed to a 3-ply (4-ply on some colors) "multi-layer" with 11 screw holes. After purchasing Fender in 1965, CBS began to offer both a maple neck with a separate glued-on laminated maple fretboard in 1967 (known as a "maple cap" neck) and the rosewood fretboard over maple neck remaining the other neck option. Three years later, the CBS-owned Fender companies re-introduced the 1-piece maple neck after a 10-year absence. The primary reason for the switch to rosewood in 1959 was that Gibson guitars had rosewood fingerboards and customers wanted this. Also, the maple fingerboards discolored very quickly because the old nitro cellulose lacquer was not very durable and wore through on the fretboard very quickly.
After the introduction of the Fender Stratocaster Ultra series in 1989, ebony was officially selected as a fretboard material on some models (although several Elite Series Stratocasters manufactured in 1983/84 such as the Gold and Walnut were available with a stained ebony fretboard). In December 1965 the Stratocaster was given a broader headstock with altered decals to match the size of the Jazzmaster and the Jaguar.
Many artists discovered that the 3-way pickup selector could be lodged in between settings (often using objects such as matchsticks or toothpicks to wedge it in position) for further tonal variety, resulting in a unique sound when two pickups are combined. Jimi Hendrix would also move the switch across the settings while sustaining a note, creating a characteristic 'wobbly' sound, similar to that created by the wah-wah pedal. This effect can be heard in the Woodstock recording of Star Spangled Banner. Hendrix can also be heard utilizing the switch flipping between pickups on many different live versions of the song Red House as well as the song Once I Had A Woman from the Jimi Hendrix: Blues compilation album. Since 1977, the Stratocaster has been fitted with a 5-way switch to make such switching more stable. This switch is the same electrically as the original 3-way, but with extra detents for the in-between settings. Other subtle changes were also made to the guitars over the years, but the basic shape and features of the Strat have remained unchanged. In the 1970s and 1980s, some guitarists began modifying their Stratocasters with humbucking pickups, especially in the bridge position, to create what became known as a "Fat Strat". This was intended to provide a thicker tone preferred in the heavier styles of hard rock and heavy metal. The popularity of this modification grew and eventually Fender began manufacturing models with a bridge humbucker option (HSS), denoted and separated from the original triple single coil by the title of "Fat Strat", as a reference to the humbucker's distinct sound, as well as models with dual humbuckers (HH), better known as "Double Fat Strats". Fender also started making Stratocaster pickguards specially designed for guitar bodies routed for HSH (humbucker-single-humbucker) and HHH (humbucker-humbucker-humbucker) pickup configurations.
Since 1998, many high-end US-made Fender Stratocasters such as the American Deluxe, American, Hot Rodded American, American Special and American Standard series came with an HSH pickup rout instead of a "swimming pool" (or "bath tub") cavity to increase the total amount of wood that actually can resonate, producing a more complex tone. The HSH rout allows players to modify their pickups to the most often seen after-market configurations without re-routing or cutting into their guitar's body, while maintaining more wood than a "swimming pool" rout.
Players perceived a loss of the initial high quality of Fender guitars after the company was taken over by CBS in 1965. As a result, the late-1960s Stratocasters with the large "CBS" headstock and (from the mid-1970s) the 3-bolt necked models (instead of the conventional 4 bolts) with the "Bullet" truss-rod and the MicroTilt adjustment system fell out of fashion. However, many blues-influenced artists of the late 1960s soon adopted the Stratocaster as their main instrument, reviving the guitar's popularity. Also, so-called 'pre-CBS' Stratocasters are, accordingly, quite sought-after and expensive due to the perceived difference in quality even compared with contemporary post-CBS models. In recent times, some Stratocasters manufactured from 1954 to 1958 have sold for more than US$175,000.
After a peak in the 1970s, driven by the use of several high profile players, another lull occurred in the early 1980s. During that time, CBS-Fender cut costs by deleting features from the standard Stratocaster line, despite a blues revival that featured Strat players such as Eric Clapton, Stevie Ray Vaughan, Robert Cray and Buddy Guy in their choice of the Stratocaster as a primary blues-rock guitar.[citation needed]
In 1981 Fender-CBS hired William Schultz, John McLaren, and Dan Smith away from the U.S. division of Yamaha. Schultz became the president of Fender-CBS, McLaren the managing director while Smith was appointed the director of marketing for Fender electric guitars. In a drive to rejuvenate the quality control and Fender's market position, Dan Smith oversaw an upgrading of the basic production model Stratocaster and by late 1981 the new production model was unveiled as the 1982 Stratocaster. It featured a pre-CBS smaller headstock (compared to the 1980 "Strat"), a four bolt neck plate, an overwound X-1 pickup (introduced on the 1980 "Strat" model) in the bridge position and a body end truss-rod adjustment without the Bullet nut. These are known today as "Dan Smith" Stratocasters and prized by collectors for the attempted, albeit brief, return to pre-CBS stylings.
The following year the Standard model received a short-lived redesign seeking to reduce production costs and price on American Stratocasters. This revised version lacked a second tone control and featured a newly designed Freeflyte vibrato system and a bare-bones output jack. A reshaped 'Comfort Contour' body with deeper forearm and waist contours similar to an early 1960s model was introduced. What it did retain was the 1970s-style headstock decal. The 1982/83 version of the Standard Stratocaster has little in common with the Dan Smith guitar, apart from the period when they were sold, but is sometimes informally (and controversially) presented as a "Dan Smith-era" or "redesign" guitar. After the Standard Stratocaster was discontinued in 1984, Fender Japan produced a 22-fret version with a flat 9.5" radius and medium-jumbo fretwire until 1986.[14]
The Squier Stratocaster is manufactured and sold by Squier, a marque of Fender.[15]
A standard Squier Stratocaster is mass-produced in factories located in Indonesia or China. For its construction, Squier usually uses woods readily available in those countries, such as agathis and basswood. They also use stamped metal hardware and multiple pieces of wood in construction to reduce waste and to lower costs. In some cases, the body is laminated, much like a plywood, rather than consisting of two or three solid pieces glued together.
After Fender's decision in 1982 to switch Squier's production from strings to guitars, the Stratocaster was one of the first models put under the Squier production line in Japan. It was the most commercially successful guitar Fender had produced. Originally in 1982, the headstock had a "Fender" name written in large script, followed by "Squier series" in smaller script. In 1983, this was later changed to the current 1970s large headstock featuring "Squier" in larger script, followed by "by Fender" in smaller script. Since then, there have been several variations of headstock size and Squier logos, typically based on what series the guitar is.
From 1996-1999, "Made in China" Squier Stratocasters carry the "Affinity" decal on the smaller ball of the headstock and have serial numbers as NCXXXX with the first number the year of manufacture, e.g. NC6XXX (Made in China 1996). NCXXXX is also used for Squier Strat Bullets of the same vintage. The Affinities are practically the same as the Japanese-made Squier Bullets of the mid-'80s; the same alder bodies, same rosewood-type fretboard and maple necks. Tuners and electronics are also very similar - not the best but distinctive in sound. Common modifications are more stable tuners, larger potentiometers, better capacitors, and pickups. They had single-ply 8-hole pickguards like the '50s Fender Strats giving them a classic look. Colors were typically black, white and red.
In 2000, for the anniversary of the Squier line of Stratocaster guitars, that year's model was offered in a limited-edition green finish. The "Crafted in China" Squier Affinity Strats are different from their immediate predecessors; most have alder bodies, larger headstock shapes, and somewhat inferior small parts. The pickguards generally now have 11 holes and screws, departing from the original '50s style. Many people attribute the Affinity's decline in quality to the introduction of the changes in 2000. The next major change for the Affinity line was a reduction in body thickness from 1.75" to 1.5", noticeable in size and weight.
In 2008 Squier released its Classic Vibe series, a series of electric guitars and basses mirroring classic Fender designs of the 1950s and 1960s—each roughly reflecting the hardware, woods, color variations, finishes, body contours, and tonal characteristics of their respective era; Squier states that they did not intend the series as completely era correct, but wanted to impart the 'vibe' of a classic Fender design—the vintage-quality feel, look, and sound of their first series of guitars in 1982.
When the Fender company was bought from CBS by a group of investors and employees headed by Bill Schultz in 1985, manufacturing resumed its former high quality and Fender was able to regain market share and brand reputation. This sparked a rise in mainstream popularity for vintage (and vintage-style) instruments. Dan Smith, with the help of John Page, proceeded to work on a reissue of the most popular guitars of Leo Fender's era. They decided to manufacture two Vintage reissue Stratocaster models, the one-piece maple neck 1957 and a rosewood-fretboard 1962 along with the maple-neck 1952 Telecaster, the maple-neck 1957 and rosewood-fretboard 1962 Precision Basses, as well as the rosewood-fretboard "stacked knob" 1962 Jazz Bass. This project was very important and critical to the company's survival. These first few years (1982–1984) of reissues, known as American Vintage Reissues, are now high-priced collector's items and considered as some of the finest to ever leave Fender's Fullerton plant, which closed its doors in late 1984.
In 1985, Fender's US production of the Vintage reissues resumed into a new factory at Corona, located about 20 miles away from Fullerton. Some early reissues from 1986 were crafted with leftover parts from the Fullerton factory. These three guitars formed an important part of the American Vintage Series line since July 10, 1998.
Fender also supply a variety of signature models, each with specifications similar to those used by a well-known performer. Custom Artist guitars are the Custom Shop versions of the Artist Series line, which significantly differ from the standard production models in terms of quality and construction, making these instruments much more expensive. As well as the other Custom Shop instruments, the Custom Artist guitars are available either as Team Built or Master Built items, some being exact replicas of the specific artist's original instrument, better known as "Tribute" series (featuring various degrees of "relicing", such as Closet Classic, New Old Stock, Relic and Super Relic treatments, depending on the model). Artists with models available in the signature range include:
Fender has licensed the appearance of the Squier Stratocaster to Electronic Arts for a replica guitar controller for EA and Harmonix's Rock Band rhythm video game. A real Squier Stratocaster, retrofitted with controller electronics, was available as a "Pro Guitar" controller for Rock Band 3, but is now discontinued.
A larger-than-life replica of the Fender Stratocaster appears outside the Rock 'n' Roller Coaster attraction at Disney's Hollywood Studios in Walt Disney World.[22]
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Iguanas Invade New Haven's Natural Habitat
by Lucy Gellman | Jul 21, 2014 12:44 pm
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Blue and yellow stage light raked over Joe Cabral's face as he stepped up to the microphone, his saxophone hanging from his neck like a great, symbolic pendant.
"Every time we take a drink, y'all take a drink!" he announced, lifting a shot of tequila into the air to raucous applause and cheers from a sweaty audience, gathered at the base of the stage like devotees to a prophet.
Four prophets, in fact, bringing the bayou straight to New Haven. The four, who hold a bluesy, soulful bag of tricks, make up the New Orleans-based Iguanas, and appeared at Cafe 9 on Friday night to a packed house.
Performing old hits (see video) as well as new ones from its most recent album Juarez, the band (Joe Cabral, guitar and saxophone; Rod Hodges, guitar and accordion; René Coman, guitar; Doug Garrison, drums) did something that Cafe 9 artists are particularly good at: putting anyone on the top 40 to shame as they spin complex worlds in their voice boxes.
In this case, worlds south and west of the Mississippi. Pieces had a deliciously southern twang, but did not stop there, lest they – and the group – leave out a greater heritage. In "Boom boom boom," dominated by Cabral's full-bellied and occasionally throaty saxophone, a whisper of French Creole mingled with Brazilian Samba rhythms, New Orleans jazz and something wholly of Hodges' nasally creation, the streets of Paris or even Algiers not far from his tongue as he crooned.
"Love, Sucker" and other pieces off Juarez – which has nothing do with the music of Juarez, Mexico – were knee-deep in jazz and R&B, rock-and-roll, and what has been called "garage Latin."
Whatever their mysterious and magical concoction for music, the audience, nearly every member of which had brought their dancing shoes, was excited to receive it. As the band played a nearly two-hour set – yes, the group is that indefatigable – grinning couples took the small dance floor whirling, salsaing, and swaying hip-to-hip in a manner that seemed timeless, as if they had listened to the Iguanas' standards a hundred times before.
Many of them have. Throughout the show, band members Hodges and Coman remarked several times on the number of familiar faces in the audience, coming down to mingle after they had finished and played an encore.
Even in their celebration of old friends and old songs, though, they suggested they had ample room for new. Indeed, "Love, Sucker" made it abundantly clear: the Iguanas are far from done, and luckily, their audiences are too.
For more information about upcoming concerts, workshops and events at Cafe 9, visit their website or follow them on Twitter.
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Market Watch: An Ode to Beet Greens
by Dana Angelo White in Farmers' Market Finds, April 26, 2012Some folks foolishly cut and throw beet greens aside, but don't make this mistake!
Beet greens have a better bite than spinach and a touch of leafy green sweetness, plus a list of valuable nutrients that's practically never-ending. One cup of cooked beet greets has 39 calories, 4 grams of protein, hefty doses of vitamins A, C , K, riboflavin, calcium, iron and nearly 20% of your daily fiber needs.
Enjoy finely chopped beet greens raw in a salad with balsamic vinaigrette. Saute the greens with olive oil and garlic, use as a pizza topping, or wilt into a steamy bowl of pasta or risotto.
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Liverpool crumbled to a 3-2 Europa League defeat to Udinese at Anfield on Thursday as their roller-coaster season continued while Premier League rivals Newcastle cruised past Bordeaux 3-0.
Udinese's Italian defender Maurizio Domizzi (L) vies with Liverpool's Uruguayan forward Luis Suárez during an UEFA Europa League football match at Anfield in Liverpool, northwest England on October 4. Liverpool crumbled to a 3-2 defeat.
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