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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful
4.0 out of 5 stars A welcome return
Having been lucky enough to watch Travis live in a smallish venue (Liverpool Carling Academy) about three years ago, I was extremely impressed with the energy, drive and tunefulness of the band. It left me looking forward to a new album, which ended up being a long time in the making - but here it is.
'Three Times And You Lose' is a great opening track,...
Published on 19 July 2007 by M. Bowers
1 of 11 people found the following review helpful
2.0 out of 5 stars Decent ... but easily forgettable
The latest studio-based offering from Travis (who seeing the fortunes of rivals Take That improve also decided to jump on the come-back band wagon)offers a few happy go lucky songs that are perfectly suitable to nodding your head or tapping your feet to, but after a while you do grow tired of it and none of the songs stand out. They should have called this 'The Album With...
Published on 18 Jan. 2008 by starg8
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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful
4.0 out of 5 stars A welcome return,
M. Bowers (Derbyshire, UK) - See all my reviews
Having been lucky enough to watch Travis live in a smallish venue (Liverpool Carling Academy) about three years ago, I was extremely impressed with the energy, drive and tunefulness of the band. It left me looking forward to a new album, which ended up being a long time in the making - but here it is.
'Three Times And You Lose' is a great opening track, simultaneously catchy, jangly and moody. Then there's 'Selfish Jean', which nobody with an ounce of rhythm would fail to notice is a kick-ass tune, blazing a powerful, energetic trail with some fabulous lyrics (at university, there was a girl I had the misfortune of living with who labelled all of her food with her own name, so Fran's lyric of 'You keep your chocolate biscuits wired to a car alarm' really makes me smile).
'Closer' is a beautiful track, delicate and wistful, and there are plenty of other gems here too. 'My Eyes' has personal meaning for me as I've listened to it over the last few months, watching my baby son grow up - I can feel what Fran has written about, and the music itself is classic Travis. 'Battleships', with the falsetto vocal, could have failed if Fran didn't have enough power in his singing to pull it off; as it is, it is a gentle triumph.
The only criticism I have is that the album tends to get a bit safe and samey in the final tracks from 'Out In Space' through to 'New Amsterdam'. I've given it plenty of time and listening, but there isn't anything special enough about these songs to differentiate them from the crowd; they're OK, but not stunning. Given that the rest of the album is so good, it shows these songs up a little for me.
Nonetheless, these guys started a musical trend that has revitalised British music, with real bands playing real tunes with real instruments, and this album fits well within the musical genre. After the slightly incongruous 'Twelve Memories', which was a bit uneven in terms of musical quality, this is a grown-up Travis doing what they do best. If you like Travis, you've probably already got this CD, but if you haven't got it yet you're missing out on what will definitely be one of the best releases this year.
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars At their best,
D. Bichan "De" (Scotland) - See all my reviews
These guys were written off in my books until I had the pleasure of seeing them at T in the Park a couple of years ago. Every song seemed much the same from their first four albums (the Petshop Boys syndrome) with the exception of some cracking songs like Driftwood and Sing. However Fran Healy is a rare outdoor festival commodity and can really get the crowd going. He and the rest of the band wanted to be there resulting in the crowd wanting to be there with them. He inspired me so much that I bought their latest album and on the first few listenings it's arguably their best album to date. Could it be that they are free of the pressure of the first 5 album contract and have had time to relax and enjoy writing music again?
This album has more depth than any of their previous offerings yet still has the familiar Travis feel. Closer, with its moving orchestral feel and Fan's voice at it's best, could nearly bring a man to tears. Big Chair starts off with a Linkin Park feel to it and has a lovely upbeat feel. Selfish Jean wouldn't be out of place as a Trainspotting theme with an Iggy Pop style intro. It's a gutsy number and will definitely get the crowds rocking at any future T in the Park performance.
An excellent album which fills me with excitement for a live performance and encouragement for their next album.
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
4.0 out of 5 stars Sweet stuff as per usual,
Mrs. S. M. Millen "smillen3" (Wales) - See all my reviews
To be honest after such a long wait since the last album I was a little disappointed with this one as it seemed to have no guts, but I have to say that after a few more plays I am now hooked. Fran's voice is still amazing and sometimes verging on the angelic. I love the backing track and chorus to Closer it brought tears to my eyes for some unexplained reason. If you've ever seen Travis live it's a memorable experience as the boys interact so well with the crowd inviting everyone to sing along, people just seem to know all the words and enjoy themselves immensely.
Please, please Travis with the next album, give it some wellie!!
11 of 12 people found the following review helpful
4.0 out of 5 stars Back on top...where they belong,
JH "kingcheekymonkey" (London) - See all my reviews
With this latest album I now have all 5 studio albums that Travis have made. Good Feeling was a fantastic debut album. Their next album The Man who, was panned by critics before release but the Public loved it and the album went on to sell Millions, with classics like Driftwood, Why does it always Rain on me,Turn and Writing to Reach You. Their next album was The Invisible Band which was another good album.
12 memories was released four years ago. It was a big departure from The Man Who. Travis seemed to Drift away apart from a brief appearance at Live 8. In the mean time, bands who were influenced by Travis like Coldplay, Snow Patrol and Keane have released succesful albums. This album is a return to form for Travis it is better than their previous two albums.
It gets better with every listen Selfish Jean is incredibly catchy, Big Chair, Battleships( a song about not seeing eye to eye in relationships) , Eyes Wide Open and the single Closer are the standout tracks.
Travis are back in their rightful place. If you have owned a Travis album, the boy with no name deserves to be in your collection. Those who are new to Travis should start off with The Man Who and then get this.
I'm very happy with this album and i'm sure it will sell well.
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars Surprise,
The old adage that you look forward to an album and it disappoints and then one you think will be OK turns out to be a cracker. The Boy With No Name is in the latter category as a great melodic summer album. Noticed a great deal of homage to Ian Mcnabb running throughout (which is no bad thing), i.e. `3 times and you Lose' could be straight off Before All Of This. As with a lot of other reviewers I agree that Battleships is the stand-out classic.
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars This IS rare quality ...,
Listener "polymath2003" (Northants, UK) - See all my reviews
You know how it is. We get used to a few good tracks out of 10 by most known bands and think ourselves lucky if we can hum some of those in the shower. Then there's Travis, more tracks more tunes. Then there's A Boy With No Name: 12 tunes out of 12 tunes you won't forget - ever. This is ace song writing as it connects with a range of emotion and comes from crafting in addition to inspiration. Go to the Travis official site and follow the link to a recent Netherlands film interview with Fran Healy for a few clues about what makes them great. For a start, they chuck out the mediocre stuff and see the good songs as hard won gold nuggets. This IS rare quality!
25 of 28 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars Under the spotlight,
Dafydd Jones "MetalliManic" (Aberystwyth, Ceredigion United Kingdom) - See all my reviews
This, the latest offering from Travis, 'The Boy With No Name', had many people thinking after their 'Singles' collection back in 2003. So, what was to be expected of this release?
A pleasant surprise.
The opening track, '3 Times And You Lose', starts off dreamily, before opening up into dreamy, hazy, melodic guitars and Fran Healy's soft, calm voice. A great intro. Classic Travis. 9/10.
Track two, 'Selfish Jean', is more in an early Coldplay-esque theme, and is arguably one of the best tracks on the album. It's Travis with the swagger that was only previously heard on their debut, 'Good Feeling'. This track has life, and feels more alive than anything they've done in years. 10/10.
Track three, 'Closer', was the first release off the album, and has quickly developed into a Travis classic. The video, incidentally, is worth watching as it features the comedy genius that is Ben Stiller. Yes, it is classic dreamy-guitar rock, but something Travis manage do oh so well. 10/10.
Track four, 'Big Chair', starts off with a piano/bass combination, and has a fresh-sounding drum beat to it. 'Here we go, fast and slow, on the big chair...' Healy sings. 9/10.
Track five, 'Battleships', is soft, and melodic, as you would expect really. Healy's voice is brilliant, and suits the music to perfection. I can honestly see this as a future release. 10/10.
Track six, 'Eyes Wide Open', is a more aggressive, driving riff, and certainly shows Travis from an edgier perspective, with a slight folky, and has a rawer feel to it. Brilliant. 10/10.
Track seven, 'My Eyes', is a return to the melodic, soaring soft guitar-rock that we have got used to over the years. Has a slightly sophisticated, bluesier feel to it at times, with the guitars, piano, and Healy's voice combining so well. 10/10.
Track eight, 'One Night', is typical Travis. Nothing different can be expected here, just the same meat and potatoes- the melodic guitars and Healy's calm voice. 9/10.
Track nine, 'Under The Moonlight', is slightly rockier than previous offerings. The verses are as melodic as ever, and even though Travis have been dismissed as boring by some for their music, this album is very consistent, and it shows how good they really are at what they do. 9/10.
Track ten, 'Out In Space', is more of a soft lullaby. It's nothing special in comparison to other tracks, but it's very melodic and moves along quietly. 8/10.
Track eleven, 'Colder', is very anthemic, reminiscent of Coldplay and Thirteen Senses. Has a similar tempo to the previous track, but this has more life in it. 9/10.
Track twelve, 'New Amsterdam', is a nice song. Not particularly brilliant, but it's good. For this track I would give 7/10.
But there are two hidden bonus tracks here as well. The first one, which is titled 'Sailing Away', is brilliant. Has a quite catchy feel with a slightly rocky edge to it. 9/10.
The second hidden track, 'Perfect Heaven Space', starts with a rather sophisticated piano riff before opening into a piano/acoustic track. It opens up into an anthemic sound eventually before returning to its acoustic verses. The same sophisticated piano riff closes proceedings. 9/10.
So my final verdict on 'The Boy With No Name' is that is is classic Travis, with a few nice surprises in there ('Selfish Jean', 'Eyes Wide Open'), and apart from that it just seems that Travis have picked up from the fairly disappointing '12 Memories' and gone back to the days of 'Good Feeling' and 'The Man Who'.
Well done guys. It's been a long time coming, but you're back on form.
10 of 11 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars Thats more like it!!,
Mr. B. T. Carter "B Carter" (Ely, Cambs) - See all my reviews
I have been a fan of Travis since their formative years. I saw them at some of their earlier gigs supporting Reef, Cast, Paul Weller and Oasis. Since those days they went to have massive success, notably with 2 albums (The Man Who & The Invisible Band). The Boy with No Name deserves to be as succesful as the other 2, it is a vast imrovement on the poor 12 Memories (so poor I gave my copy away!). Selfish Jean is easily one of their best ever tracks and there is not one duff track on the album. I fear though that Travis' years in the big time has all but passed and that they will return to playing the small venues as in their early days. But no matter, I think the true fans will love this. Also, if you don't have the debut album Good Feeling, I suggest you purchase this too as its a belter.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
4.0 out of 5 stars Are Travis getting old?,
Robbie Swale - See all my reviews
I think they are, and as such are slipping into the unfortunate pattern that bands that are getting old fall into. The challenges of producing an album later on in your career to match the magic debut and follow up can't be overstated, and the basic thing that usually happens is this - the class of the songwriters prevails once, twice, maybe three or four times, and the rest of the album leaves a listener slightly disappointed. And that is what this feels like to me.
For me, Closer, with it's beautifully sad chorus and minimalist arrangement, and the incredibly bouncy and cleverly written Selfish Jean are two of Travis' best ever songs, and would sit happily alongside their hits from 90s. Excuept that they sound like Travis now - the sound is full and interesting, and the songs have a different 'sound'. Alongside this as the best songs here are Battleships and My Eyes, which sound like they could come from The Invisible Band (think Pipe Dreams or Flowers in the Window), except they have a more melancholic edge.
Beyond that, the album has the quality that Travis' songs never fail to have - they are very nice to listen to. The melodies are lilting, some lovely lyrics, (some better forgotten,) but above all they have that familiar feeling that the radio (and indeed my bedroom) has had for ten years since The Man Who hit the world and made people sit up and take notice.
6 of 7 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars When I see you, I know it will be next to me,
E. A Solinas "ea_solinas" (MD USA) - See all my reviews
Travis are not known for their cheerfulness, but they sound a bit happier this time around. This gentle Glaswegian band spins more melancholy Britpop tunes in "The Boy With No Name," with a general feeling of being more upbeat and musically together than in their last album.
"I had a nightmare/I lived in a little town/where little dreams were broken/and words were seldom spoken," Fran Healy sings in a slightly off-key voice, over soft murmuring guitars. But they rapidly pick up into an increasingly vibrant sound, despite the bittersweetness of the song.
The songs that follow are a similar mix of vibrant Britpop and melancholy lyrics -- the gentle, uncertain ripple of "Big Chair," the grimy stomp of "Eyes Wide Open," the keyboard shimmerpop, a rattly stomp that evolves into a tight pop tune, mellow little guitar ballads, and even a song with an Arcade Fire flair to it.
Yeah, it sounds quite dark and melancholy, especially in the lyrics. But surprisingly Travis sound much peppier in "Boy With No Name," compared to their last album. There's a new passion in Healy's voice, and they sound like they're pouring lots of energy into the instrumentation.
It's also quite nice that they haven't radically changed their sound as many bands do; they sound essentially the same in "Boy With No Name" as they have before. The ringing, gentle guitars, shimmery keyboard, gentle piano and solid drums are still solidly in place, though with renewed enthusiasm.
But they've come up with some new flourishes to keep it from sounding like the same ol' same ol' -- a fuzzy intro, a clattery intro to "Selfish Jean," and a brilliantly epic mass of rippling keyboard and swirling guitars in "Colder," which takes Britpop to a new level.
And as well as being musically brilliant, there's a personal appeal to this album as well. The song "My Eyes" -- as well as the album title -- are wrapped up in Fran Healy's baby son: "You've got my eyes/We can see, what you'll be, you can't disguise/And either way, I will pray, you will be wise..." Healy croons in his smooth, slightly off-kilter voice. The other songs are more uncertain, full of "my darkest night," moonlit strangers, and an ex who has "a quite alarming knack of knowing when to twist the knife."
Travis took a well-deserved break before creating "Boy With No Name," and came out all the better for their vacation. A reimagined, newly revitalized sound, for a brilliant album.
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Why are we allowing people with Ebola into the country?
The patient who was diagnosed at a Texas hospital on Sept. 30 was not showing any symptoms of the disease until four days after arriving in the U.S., CDC and hospital officials said.
The person was subject to screening when leaving West Africa and upon arrival in the United States and exhibited no symptoms of the disease at the time, officials say. That means the patient was not contagious at the time, and there was no reason to isolate the person or restrict his or her movement into the United States.
In the case of three U.S. missionaries who were evacuated to American hospitals after becoming ill with Ebola, officials have said bringing them to the U.S. ensured that they had access to "modern medical facilities and technology" that could save their lives.
Dr. Kent Brantly, missionary Nancy Writebol and Dr. Rick Sacra all contracted Ebola while working in West Africa and were evacuated to the United States for treatment.
They have all since recovered and been released.
No other secondary infections have been reported as a result of their transport and treatment here.
Were other people in the plane or at the airport with the patient in danger?
CDC officials have not revealed the flight on which the Texas patient arrived to the United States, saying there was "zero risk" of transmission to anyone traveling with the person since he or she did not show symptoms until four days after arriving.
The CDC says there's no reason to think anyone on the flight might have been at risk.
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HINCKLEY SCOUT RANCH, Summit County — A medical helicopter responded to Hinckley Scout Ranch Thursday after wind blew a tree onto a teenage Scout.
The 14-year-old boy was walking along a road when a gust of wind came up, blowing a tree onto the Scout, Great Salt Lake Council Scout executive Rick Barnes said. The boy was one of 1,500 Scouts and leaders attending the Varsity Big Event this week at the camp, formerly called the East Fork of the Bear, which is located about 30 miles south of Evanston, Wyo.
Barnes said there were other Scouts in the area at the time who were not struck by the tree and called for help. Two paramedics and doctors responded and called for a medical helicopter.
Barnes said the boy has a broken arm, possible broken leg and other injuries, none of which are life-threatening. The Summit County Sheriff's Office, however, indicated that the boy sustained chest injuries in the accident.
A second Scout was taken by ambulance to a hospital in Evanston Thursday with injuries sustained in an unrelated incident, according to Barnes. The teen was participating in an event when he fell and broke his wrist.
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AMHERST, MA – The third-ranked Amherst College men's soccer team suffered its first loss of the season this afternoon, 2-1 to Wesleyan University on a goal in the 86th minute. Amherst moves to 11-1 (7-1 NESCAC) with the result, but stays atop the conference standings.
In front of the biggest crowd of the season at Hitchcock Field, the Jeffs came out of the gate at Homecoming firing on all cylinders. Amherst almost scored the opening goal of the game in the 13th minute when some nice combination play led to an over-the-shoulder full volley from senior Kevin Dolan (Peabody, MA). Dolan's shot was saved by Wesleyan's goal keeper, Jamie Hiteshew.
The Jeffs continued to pepper Hiteshew with shots throughout the opening half of play, including a slew of chances from junior Nick Lynch (Kingston, Jam.) and sophomore Rob Denious (Bloomfield Hills, MI).
Senior tri-captain Ryan O'Donnell (Belchertown, MA) had a free kick played in to his feet with his back to the Wesleyan goal in the 38th minute, and turned to fire a shot that was very promising, but saved by Hiteshew.
Amherst out shot the Cardinals 6-2 in the first half, but the game was scoreless heading into halftime. The scoreless stretch would be ended by Amherst senior tri-captain Taylor Downs (Hastings-on-Hudson, NY) just seven minutes into the second half on a bizarre series of events
Dolan played a long ball into space, setting up a foot race between Hiteshew and Downs at the top of the box. Wet field conditions played to Amherst's favor, as the ball stuck in the mud, stranding the Cardinal goalie way off his line, and allowing Downs a clear advantage to chip the ball over a helpless Hiteshew.
Wesleyan battled back, and found the equalizer in the 66th minute on a long cross from Matt Nevin to a soaring Ethan Robinson at the back post for a header.
Amherst tried to find a game-winner as the game went on, but suffered a set-back when Wesleyan's Kyle Nuland took a loose rebound in the Amherst box and roofed it up the middle of Jeff Grover's (Framingham, MA) goal in the 86th minute.
Amherst pushed the entire team into the Wesleyan box in the final minutes of the game, and pumped home a goal in the 90th minute off a corner kick, only to have a linesmen disallow the score for an offsides violation.
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Movies can move us in many ways, including possibly moving us to buy things. The most recent annual list of the top 10 oil paintings sold online has a very French flavor, and in a press release Overstockart.com CEO David Sasson gives partial credit to Woody Allen's "Midnight in Paris" for reviving interest in Dali, Picasso, Monet and Kandinsky, all of whom are mentioned in the Oscar-nominated movie.
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ŌĆ£Give peace a chance,ŌĆØ said John Lennon and thatŌĆÖs what the Happy Hoods art contest was all about. The contest sought kidsŌĆÖ input in a multi-state, youth-oriented, anti-bullying campaign.
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Sunday turned out to be a much longer day than planned for a group of hikers from the Los Angeles area. Their moderately difficult ascent of 14,035-foot Mt. Langley took a serious turn when a knee injury left one of the group unable to walk.
Mark Kuckelman, 56, of Long Beach suffered a twisted knee just 30 minutes into the descent from LangleyŌĆÖs summit. With a 10-mile hike and 4,000 vertical feet of descent ahead of them, the group, Bill Rudnisky, 32, Jeff Logan, 26 and Brian Hay, 26, along with Kuckelman, pondered the choices.
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Inyo National Forest Supervisor Ed Armenta announced last week that the long-anticipated opening of the new Bristlecone Pine Forest Visitor Center has been scheduled for Saturday, Sept. 1.
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The Lone Pine Memorial Plunge celebrates the end of summer and the installation of a brand-new water slide with free fun, food and floats for the whole family.
ŌĆ£WeŌĆÖve done this (party) every year for about eight years or so,ŌĆØ swim instructor and pool manager Charles James said.
This yearŌĆÖs Tri-County Fair organizers have made lemonade from the several hundred thousand lemons handed down by the State of California.
Faced with a growing funding gap roughly equivalent to what it spends every year to put on an end-of-summer party for Eastern Sierra residents and visitors, the Tri-County Fair was faced with an all-too common choice: adapt or die.
Eleven years to the day since Bishop Police Officer Richard E. Perkins was killed in the line of duty, local law enforcement and community leaders gathered to honor their friend and recognize his contributions to the community.
In addition to being an 11-year veteran of the cityŌĆÖs police force, Perkins was a member of the Bishop Mural Society and artist, and had an interest in local history.
Inyo County is protesting a state move to charge residents $150 a year for fire prevention efforts.
The state announced earlier this month that it will begin billing for a State Responsibility Area Fire Prevention Benefit Fee that was enacted in July 2011.
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My daughter and I made a trip to St. Paul to check out the 'Ultimate Dinosaurs' at the Science Museum of Minnesota. Check out some of the pics from our afternoon outing.
We had the pleasure of catching up with Minneapolis's Kat Perkins from 'The Voice' on the Get Up & Go Show this morning. She won her battle round last week and moves on in the competition. The Minnesota nanny of five, whose apart of Team Adam, is considered one of the front runners to win this season.
I had a chance to sit in on Demi Lovato's exclusive sound check and Q & A last night at the Xcel Energy Center in St. Paul. The Mix listeners were able to ask her some questions and see a side of Demi they don't normally see.
Our studio line has been blowing up for the song "Pompeii" for the past several weeks. We did our research and found that the band "Bastille" is from the U.K. and got their name from an event celebrated on July 14th called Bastille Day (which also happens to be singer-songwriter Dan Smith's birthday).
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The hotel staff, in particular the manager, Maria Jimena were absolutely five star quality in their desire to make us feel welcome. I have already recommended this property to other colleagues who travel to Buenos Aires. In spite of a mix up with our room type for the first two days of the stay, we found this to be a very positive experience and will return later this year to the same property. - Christopher
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Excellent location to have a break during a day and watch wonderful view. On national holidays recommended to be booked significantly in advance.
I highly recommend this restaurant for it provides best kitchen in Sevastopol, amazing views on the Bay and high-quality service. I held my wedding here, and didn't regret a single hryvna spent on the feast. Also here I've tried the best baked pork ever.
It is still one of the better restaurants in Sevastopol, but not what it used to be. It is a pattern in Sevastopol that owners invest heavily to develop nice restaurants and then fail to keep them up to their original standards. Plus the menu choices have become fewer and "heavier", with fewer light food options (i.e. salads) than they...
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We visited this restaurant on the advice of our tour guide. It is large and easy to find, on the waterfront near the Aquarium and only a five minute walk from the Best Western Hotel (where we stayed). The restaurant has a number of levels, and a private room separated from one of the outdoor terraces by glass--we were able...
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Hi All, I'm new to this forum (seem to spend all my time in the winter sowing forum) but hope you will all give me some help. A close friend has just moved into a condo with a large balcony. She has a 6 year old daughter who has told her that they "must plant flowers"! I have been trying to come up with some good ideas for kids that can be planted in containers. So far I have cherry toms, lamb's ears, B. Buttons, poppies, morning glories and Teddy Bear sunflowers. Any and all suggestions from those of you on this forum would be greatly appreciated. I am looking for things that will stimulate all senses including touch. Thanks in advance!
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She may still be able to find some spring bulbs (tulips, dafodils, etc). My first year with a balcony, I planted bulbs quite densly in large (plastic) pots, let them collect snow over the winter, watered when they were dry (I was in Albuquerque that year, very dry in winter), and was rewarded with lots of flowers in the spring. But they need to be planted soon, as those bulbs need a chilling period.
I also have planters with violets and pansies in them in the spring. My kids have a Pooh book where Pooh and his friends plant little gardens and Piglet grows pink pansies. My DD (age 4 now) insisted on having pink pansies last spring. Unfortunately, our planters are out in front of our house, and deer wander through the yard and eat pansies like candy. I planted them 3 times before they lasted more than a couple of days.
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Evidence just keeps building that Texas Department of Public Safety Director Steve McCraw is engaging in resume padding in hopes the Legislature will approve his request for 500 additional personnel to secure the Texas border with Mexico – well, that portion of the border in Hidalgo and Starr counties.
With the House debate on the $209.8 billion state budget set to begin Tuesday, here are some essential documents to browse.
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Legislative Budget Board Summary of Committee Substitute for House Bill 1
LBB Fiscal Size Up 2014-15
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Dead Confederates roil the University of Texas. Confederate battle flags on state license plates argued before the U.S. Supreme Court. And, Great Ghost of John C. Calhoun, bills on nullification of federal laws are pending in the state Legislature. It's hard to believe April 9 will mark the 150th Anniversary of General Robert E. Lee's surrender at Appomattox Courthouse.
Texas officially hung on until Major General Kirby Smith signed articles of surrender on June 2, 1865, in Galveston. But the spirit of that conflict lives on today in our politics and was evident on at least two fronts this past week.
Newspaper investigations this weekend raise serious questions about whether the border security surge has left the rest of Texas less safe. Border security and immigration were good political issues in 2014 for candidates such as Governor Greg Abbott and Lieutenant Governor Dan Patrick, plus numerous state legislators. These stories, however, point to a potentially growing theme for next year's legislative elections: misplaced priorities, especially if crime increases in parts of Texas not on the border.
These stories appear in newspapers 600 miles apart, the El Paso Times and The Dallas Morning News. They each make the point that a law enforcement emphasis on the border – and only 121 miles of the border at that – have caused a serious decline in the statewide effectiveness of the Texas Department of Public Safety.
The Times Marty Schladen reports that DPS warning tickets have increased since 2012 by 14.5 percent in border counties, which also saw a 13.5 percent decline in fatal accidents. During the same period, warning tickets elsewhere in Texas declined by 29.3 percent, while the number of fatal accidents increased by 6 percent. Schladen quoted highway safety expert Russ Rader as saying:
"Highly visible, well- publicized enforcement can change driver behavior — get people to slow down, buckle their seat belts, run red lights less," he said. "That in turn makes the roads safer."
Warning tickets also are the kind that often turn into the "routine traffic stop" that results in an unexpected drug bust.
The Morning News story by Tom Benning is a little broader and also notes that in non-border regions there has been a 25 percent drop in arrests made by the Texas Rangers and a 12 percent drop in arrests made by the DPS criminal investigations division. The story quoted several local officials, including a Republican county judge, as being unhappy with the decrease in state policing in their areas.
"We're spending millions and millions of dollars," said Ed Janecka, county judge in Fayette County, southeast of Austin. "And nobody has the gonads to just say, 'Why the hell are we doing this?'"
One of the most intriguing drug arrests of 2015 so far occurred, not in the border surge area, but in Austin earlier this month when city police on a routine traffic stop found a car carrying 10 gallons of liquid methamphetamine with a value of as much as $3 million stored in the gas tank of a car from Mexico. The Williamson County sheriff deputies not long before that had pulled over a car with 15 gallons of liquid meth hidden in a similar manner. That's a pair of crime cars that apparently slipped past the DPS iron curtain of border security.
The DPS participated earlier this year in raids in Amarillo that seized $2 million in meth, and a routine DPS traffic stop near Lubbock in December found four pounds of marijuana in a car. This is not to say the DPS efforts on the border are completely without merit, but it does show that removing assets from other parts of Texas lessens public safety effectiveness when the bad guys do slip through the net.
Border security bills in the Legislature are trying to address this problem somewhat by adding 250 state troopers to the DPS patrols. But this remains a public policy driven largely by politics rather than a reality. The Times editorial board today declares that "Texas border paranoia has consequences."
It's never been clear what the soldiers and troopers are doing in South Texas. State officials have not provided any real data on the impact of troopers and soldiers on the border. Texans have no idea how the expensive investment of their tax dollars is impacting illegal immigration or drug trafficking…
In 2014, Hidalgo and Starr counties in South Texas accounted for 6 percent of all DPS traffic citations and 10 percent of all warnings, even though those two counties account for only 2 percent of the state's vehicle traffic and 3 percent of the population…
As Texas leaders hyped the border threat and shifted state troopers southward, there was no discussion of the trade-offs.
While border security may make for good politics, the reality is the Texas/Mexico border never has been and never will be completely secure. A Texas Constitutional Convention on July 4, 1845, passed an ordinance accepting the U.S. Congress' invitation to join the union of the states. The next day, the Texans passed what effectively became the second ordinance of the State of Texas: Be it ordained by the Delegates of the People in Convention assembled, That the President of the United States, be, and he is hereby requested, to occupy without delay, the frontier of this Republic with such troops as may be necessary for its defence.
One hundred and seventy years later, not much has changed.
After yesterday, I don't think I'll have anything to say about this year's self-discrediting Texas Senate. As R.G. noted yesterday, the Senate was busy in a self-righteous lather of tax cutting: they passed SB1, by Jane Nelson, which calls for the state to provide property tax relief via Obamacare-style subsidies to local school districts; SJR1, the enabling legislation for SB1, which enables the Senate to sneak around the spending cap by exempting the aforementioned state spending from being counted against the spending cap, which Senate Republicans would like you to believe they support; SB7, also by Nelson, which lowers the franchise tax rate; and SB8, by Charles Schwertner, which exempts business with less than $4 million in gross receipts from paying the franchise tax at all. Together, these would amount to $4.6 billion in tax cuts, or more accurately, a $4.6 billion recurring budget hole that Dan Patrick and the Texas Senate aren't willing to take responsibility for. As previously mentioned, I think SB8 was sound; SB7 was reasonable, but probably not optimal given the circumstances; and SB1/SJR1 is the most ridiculous gibberish I've ever seen a grown adult defend with pride.
In addition to that, I was disgusted by the politics I saw in the Senate yesterday. There were two Republicans who acted on principle: Kevin Eltife and Don Huffines. Eltife has repeatedly said that he does not think we should cut taxes without being confident that the state will be able to meet its needs; he therefore voted against all the bills other than Schwertner's. That makes sense—Schwertner's bill was the smallest of the tax cuts, and the one most likely to stimulate economic activity—but whether you agree or disagree, I think we can all agree that Eltife's votes were consistent with Eltife's stated beliefs.
Huffines stood for different principles, but he similarly stood for them. After passing the property tax relief bills, the Senate recessed for about an hour, while various colleagues tried to dissuade Huffines, who had decided to offer an amendment, to Nelson's franchise tax bill, that would phase out the franchise tax altogether. It was not a good idea; as Troy Fraser eventually noted, while offering an amendment to Huffines' amendment, getting rid of the franchise tax altogether would leave a recurring hole in Texas's budget, to the tune of about $9 billion a biennium. And Huffines, despite carrying around his Senate rule book during the recess, bungled the procedural side of things: Fraser's amendment effectively gutted Huffines' amendment, with the result that Huffines himself ultimately voted against his amended amendment. In the process, however, Huffines skillfully exposed the hypocrisy of his colleagues, who were effectively saying, absurdly, that it's totally fine to create a $4.6 billion recurring budget hole, but $9 billion is a bridge too far. And Huffines paid a price accordingly; as a result of his forcing the caucus to take an unpleasant vote, a number of his bills mysteriously vanished from various Senate committee calendars. The lieutenant governor, by the way, heralded SB7 and SB8 as "the beginning of the end of the franchise tax." It's as if he sees no problem taking credit for something that he punished someone else for actually pursuing.
Beyond that, a number of Republicans acted with integrity. Charles Schwertner, for example, voted for everything in the package, even though he seemed ambivalent about everything other than his bill; his bill was good, though, which explains why he would make some political compromises on its behalf. And tellingly, at the end of the day, he didn't send out a press release touting his role in passing a $4.6 billion tax cut package; he sent a press release about his bills, and didn't even mention the others. Kel Seliger, to give another example, voted for everything, but at least he registered objections to the scheme as a member of the Senate Finance Committee, by making the straightforward observation, to Nelson's chagrin, that state spending is obviously state spending, even if it goes to local governments as a subsidy for revenues foregone as a result of local tax cuts established by the state at the behest of the new lieutenant governor, who campaigned for statewide office promising to lower property taxes even though Texas does not have a statewide property tax. I was rooting for Seliger to join Eltife in voting against the spending cap gimmick, at least, but in the end, it would be too harsh to fault him for making a political compromise. All of the Senate Republicans, apparently, are under pressure from Patrick and Nelson to indulge them in this, and as chair of Higher Ed, Seliger has sound reasons to stay on the lieutenant governor's good side.
Plus, Seliger has never anointed himself the arbiter of conservative virtue, or argued that fidelity to conservative principles precludes any kind of compromise on anything ever. He was one of several incumbent senators who faced a primary challenge from the Tea Party as a result last year, actually, and he was the only one who managed to fend it off: as we've seen in recent election cycles, a number of Texas conservatives consider pragmatism a sin, and think that anyone who isn't tilting at windmills all the time should be purged from the party, and politically ruined.
What I saw yesterday was that for most of these "Tea Party" heros, this supposed fidelity to principle is nothing more than a self-aggrandizing delusion, or a deliberate campaign ruse. Huffines, to his credit was serious, and I would say the same about a number of Tea Party Republicans in the Texas House. But what are we supposed to make of Konni Burton, Donna Campbell, Bob Hall, Lois Kolkhorst, Charles Perry, and Van Taylor? Every single one of them has accused other Republicans of being insufficiently conservative. Every single one has touted themselves as a conservative warrior, a true believer, and will no doubt continue to do so. Some may have had qualms about yesterday's package. But every one of them voted for it. And none of them have specified which $4.6 billion in state spending they propose to cut. As a matter of integrity, I think, they should: if you vote for $4.6 billion in tax cuts in a state with a pay-as-you-go provision, it follows that you should be prepared to cut spending accordingly or you're planning to put it on the tab for future generations to pay. Earlier today Luke Macias, who worked as a campaign consultant for several of the senators mentioned, suggested to me that such cuts would be easy to find; after all, we had to cut the budget a lot in 2011, "and yet Texas kept meeting its citizen's needs." Personally, I think Texas needs bridges that don't collapse and a whole lot of math teachers; and I may be a lazy, leftist shill who works for the lamestream media, but if any "fiscal conservatives" disagree, they can easily prove me wrong by proposing their cuts, and none have done so.
The following claims are not my opinions; they are facts, which anyone, even a senator, can easily confirm through cursory research: Texas has one of the lowest state spending rates per capita in the country, and one of the lowest tax burdens per capita in the country. If we're looking at combined state and local, a fiscal conservative would find plenty to complain about, but the Texas Lege works on the state budget, which is already about as lean as anyone could hope for. It may even be too lean, insofar as investments in infrastructure maintenance, for example, could help forestall bridge collapses, which are expensive, in addition to being lethal. The Senate's "conservatives" aren't going to come up with a list of $4.6 billion in proposed spending cuts because they can't find $4.6 billion to cut. And why would they try? Whatever happens next, they can brag about passing $4.6 billion in their next campaign mailers. If the Texas House manages to fix their mess, they can also campaign against Joe Straus, the RINO, who thwarted Dan Patrick's heroic effort to cut property taxes. And if the House doesn't patch things up? That's okay too; as one appalled conservative noted to me last week, citing California as an example, it can take more than a decade to run a state into the ground. By that point today's senators will have moved on to higher office or more lucrative work in the private sector, and can blame the next generation of legislators, many of whom will be Democrats, for calling for tax hikes that will ruin Texas.
I was probably naive to expect anything other than politics as usual from any of these people, since all of them are politicians. But since we're talking about politicians who cite "not being a squish" as their defining virtue, I'm surprised they didn't keep up the charade a little longer, at least. Maybe they didn't realize that politics is harder than it looks? Well, now they know. And they should at least have the decency to remember that, even while loudly proclaiming themselves as heroes.