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Suddenly Susan | |
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Created by | Clyde Phillips |
Developed by | Steven Peterman Gary Dontzig |
Starring | Brooke Shields Nestor Carbonell Kathy Griffin Judd Nelson Barbara Barrie David Strickland Andrea Bendewald Sherri Shepherd Eric Idle Rob Estes Currie Graham |
Opening theme | "Ode to Joy" (cover version), composed by Ed Alton (season 1) "Nothing on Me", performed by Shawn Colvin (seasons 2–3) Two unknown themes, composed by Ed Alton (season 4) |
Composer(s) | Ed Alton |
Country of origin | United States |
Original language(s) | English |
No. of seasons | 4 |
No. of episodes | 93 |
Production | |
Executive producer(s) | Gary Dontzig Steven Peterman (both; seasons 1–3) Christopher Vane (mid-late season 3) Maria Semple (mid-season 3 – season 4) Mark Driscoll (season 4) |
Camera setup | Film; Multi-camera |
Running time | Approx. 23 minutes |
Production company(s) | Warner Bros. Television |
Distributor | Warner Bros. Television Distribution |
Broadcast | |
Original channel | NBC |
Picture format | 480i (SDTV) |
Original run | September 19, 1996 | – December 26, 2000
Suddenly Susan is an American television sitcom that aired on NBC from September 19, 1996 until December 26, 2000. The series was created by Clyde Phillips and stars Brooke Shields in her first regular series. Shields plays Susan Keane, a glamorous San Francisco magazine writer who begins to adjust to being single, and who learns to be independent-minded, after being taken care of all her life. The series was developed by Gary Dontzig and Steven Peterman, who also served as executive producers during the first three seasons, and was produced by Warner Bros. Television.
The show takes place at The Gate, a fictitious magazine which is based in San Francisco. Among the magazine's employees is Susan Keane (Brooke Shields), who always has been cared for by someone else. However, when she realizes that she and her wealthy, vain fiancé, Kip, are not meant for each other and that there's more to life than just being known as the "s" in "The Kip Richmonds", she abruptly leaves him at the altar. Now, she's suddenly just Susan.
Susan's boss, Jack Richmond (Judd Nelson), the rebellious brother of Susan's former fiancé, Kip, assigns Susan to write a regular column about being suddenly single. Susan's coworkers include photographer Luis Rivera (Nestor Carbonell), boyish rock music reporter Todd Stities (David Strickland), restaurant critic Vicki Groener (Kathy Griffin), and, in later episodes, investigative reporter (and Susan's old enemy) Maddy Piper (Andréa Bendewald). Susan's grandmother and confidant, Nana (Barbara Barrie), stands as a loving pillar of encouragement in Susan's otherwise hectic life. Susan's parents also appeared a few times each season, as played by guest stars Swoosie Kurtz and Ray Baker.
Besides the task of putting together a magazine and focusing on the lead character's life, Suddenly Susan also focuses on the private lives of many employees in the show.
Original pilot[edit]
In the show's original pilot, written by Billy Van Zandt and Jane Milmore and based on a dramatic script by Clyde Phillips, Susan worked at a publishing house editing children's books. After breaking up with her live-in boyfriend Ted (Brian McNamara), Susan finds herself "single" for the first time in years. Concurrently, Susan faces even greater challenges at work when her boss Eric, (Philip Casnoff), assigns her the task of working as an editor with Charlotte (Elizabeth Ashley), a hugely successful and highly opinionated romance novelist. Thankfully, always on hand to provide support is Susan's grandmother, Nana (Nancy Marchand); her co-workers; acerbic best friend Marcy (Maggie Wheeler), and Neil (David Krumholtz), who has a crush on Susan.
The main office set retained most of its features when it became The Gate in the show; the most noticeable difference was that the elevator was to the right. The actual location for the exterior shots of the office was the Newhall Building at 260 California Street in San Francisco.
A cardboard cut-out of Elizabeth Ashley which is featured in the pilot appears throughout the first three seasons of the show – it can be seen briefly behind Susan's desk, near the filing cabinets along the back wall. Brian McNamara later went‐on to play the part of Cooper Elliot, who took Susan to Italy at the end of season one. Nancy Marchand played Nana in the pilot; however, the part later went to Barbara Barrie.
Death of David Strickland[edit]
David Strickland killed himself in a Las Vegas hotel room on March 22, 1999. Strickland's death was incorporated into the show's third season finale, which was turned into a tribute to his character, Todd Stities. Todd has gone missing and throughout the episode Susan desperately trys to find him. As the episode progresses, Susan learns about a number of good deeds that Todd had done around his neighborhood that she never knew about. Interviews with the supporting cast also appear throughout the episode, with each character sharing their personal experiences they had with Todd moments before his disappearance. As the episode comes to an end, Todd's favorite song, "Praise You" by Fatboy Slim, plays outside in the street as Susan and her co-workers sit in a circle praying for Todd's well-being. At last, the phone in the middle of the room rings, but the camera cuts away before the news of Todd's fate can be revealed. The episode ends with an archive video footage of Strickland and its titles: "The Gods of comedy looked down upon you and smiled".
Fourth season and cancellation[edit]
At the beginning of the fourth and final season, Judd Nelson and Andrea Bendewald left the show; series developers and executive producers Steven Peterman and Gary Dontzig also left the series, and the show replaced almost its entire writing staff (with the exception of new co-showrunner Maria Semple, who joined the series the previous season). The Gate was transformed into a men's magazine by its new owner, Ian Maxtone-Graham (Eric Idle), and relocated from its trendy uptown offices overlooking the bay to a dingy former warehouse in Chinatown. In tow, Ian brought his own team of workers, including executive assistant and U.S. Navy veteran Miranda Charles (Sherri Shepherd), sports writer Nate Knaborski (Currie Graham), and freelance photographer Oliver Browne (Rob Estes). Faced with new challenges, Susan suddenly had to prove herself all over again.
Airing between Seinfeld and ER during its first season, Suddenly Susan was a ratings success, attracting approximately 17 million viewers per episode, despite mostly unfavorable critical reviews. When the show was moved to Monday nights at 8:00 p.m. (against the Top 30 hit Cosby) in the second season, the show experienced a large ratings fall, sliding from #3 to #71 in one year, bringing in less than 11 million viewers. The ratings failed to bounce back, and in its final season, the show barely ranked in the top 100, prompting NBC to pull it from the prime-time lineup with four episodes left unaired in June 2000. This final quartet of shows aired in marathon form during the NBC All Night block from 2:00 to 4:00 am (EST) on the morning of December 26, 2000.
Ratings history[edit]
Season | Network | Season premiere | Season finale | Rank | Viewers (in millions) |
1 | NBC | September 19, 1996 | May 8, 1997 | #3[1] | 16.5[1] |
2 | September 22, 1997 | May 18, 1998 | #65[2] | 7.9[2] | |
3 | September 21, 1998 | May 24, 1999 | #81[3] | 9.5[3] | |
4 | September 20, 1999 | June 27, 2000[a] | #94[4] | 6.6[4] |
^[a] End of the series' original broadcast run. Last four episodes were aired five months later.[5]
- ^ a b "TV Ratings: 1996–1997". ClassicTVHits.com. Retrieved 2010-01-09.
- ^ a b "Final Ratings for '97–'98 TV Season". San Francisco Chronicle. May 25, 1998.
- ^ a b "Final ratings for the 1998–1999 TV season". The Place. Archived from the original on 2009-10-29.
- ^ a b "Top TV Shows For 1999–2000 Season". Variety. August 6, 2000. Retrieved 2010-01-09.
- ^ "Suddenly Susan (a Titles and Air Dates Guide)". February 5, 2010. Retrieved 2010-01-09.
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The Harp String Versesby Wayne Blank The Psalms - "The Harp String Verses" The psaltery was often played together with harps: "sing unto him with the psaltery and an instrument of ten strings." (Psalm 33:2 KJV) Stringed musical instruments were routinely used for royal and religious occasions: "And David [see King David] and all the house of Israel played before The Lord [see YHVH, Adonai, Jehovah, LORD] on all manner of instruments made of fir wood, even on harps, and on psalteries, and on timbrels, and on cornets, and on cymbals." (2 Samuel 6:5 KJV) The people of Judah did not lose their propensity for stringed instruments during the Babylonian captivity. Upon their return in the time of Ezra and Nehemiah the "psalteries and harps" were still evident: "And at the dedication of the wall of Jerusalem they sought the Levites out of all their places, to bring them to Jerusalem, to keep the dedication with gladness, both with thanksgivings, and with singing, with cymbals, psalteries, and with harps." (Nehemiah 12:27 KJV)
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I was wondering if anyone knew why my spring rolls split when I freeze them? They are a larger spring roll, filled with veges, noodles & meat. I wrap them in 2 sheets of pastry and I put them in a container 3 spring rolls deep. It's not the weight of the spring rolls on top because the top layer are just as split as the bottom layer. They also get quite soggy when defrosting due to the condensation in the container melting. Thanks
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The Sacred Flame | |
Start | Rau Cliffrunner |
End | Rau Cliffrunner |
Level | 29 Requires Level 24 |
Category | Thunder Bluff |
Experience | 240-2,350 XP or at Level 90 |
Reputation | Thunder Bluff +250 |
Rewards | [Cliffrunner's Aim] or [Azure Sash] |
Previous | The Sacred Flame (2) |
In The Sacred Flame (part 3), you must infiltrate the Galak Centaur's camp to the north and enter the cave there, known as Splithoof Hold. Deep in the cave, you must douse their sacred flame and steal the [Cloven Hoof].
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After turning in the [Filled Etched Phial] for the previous quest, The Sacred Flame (2), to Rau Cliffrunner, you will receive this quest.
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Retrieve the [Cloven Hoof] for Rau Cliffrunner at the Freewind Post.
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Head north from Freewind Post and enter the centaur camp at Splithoof Crag. In the center of the camp against the northern cliffs there will be an entrance to the cave, that's Splithoof Hold. The centaur in here are stronger than those outside, so beware. At the very back of the cave you will find two lvl 30 centaur guarding a flame. You'll want to defeat them before attempting to douse it, and since it's impossible to pull just one, this can be tricky. It might be wise to get a small group for this one because of this.
Once you have access to the flame, right click it to get the [Cloven Hoof].
Return with the [Cloven Hoof] to Rau Cliffrunner at the Freewind Post to turn in the quest.
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Using the water you brought, you will be able to temporarily douse the flame that holds the centaur relic. It will not work permanently, however, so you will have to be quick about it.
You will find Splithoof Crag, the centaurs' stronghold, to the north of here. The flame is kept in Splithoof Hold, a heavily guarded part of the crag.
Be careful, though, the Galak centaur have great numbers here, and will be rather reluctant to surrender something so dear to them.
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I am eager to put my hands upon the Cloven Hoof. Have you taken it yet?
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I sense a strange energy emanating from the Hoof... I have no doubt that we will discover surprising new information about the centaur from its study.
My thanks, <name>. Now I must begin to decipher the mysteries you have brought to me.
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The National Hockey League announced today that Phoenix Coyotes forward Peter Mueller has been named NHL Rookie of the Month for January.
Mueller led all rookies in scoring for the month with 6-8-14 in 14 games as the Coyotes surged to a 9-4-1 record in January.
Mueller, 19, recorded points in nine of 14 games during the month, including a seven-game point streak from Jan. 10- Jan. 21 (4-7-11). He tallied a career-high three assists in a 5-3 victory against San Jose on Jan. 15 and notched two goals, including his third game-winner of the season, in a 4-2 win at Columbus on Jan. 29.
For the season, Mueller ranks T-4th on the Coyotes in scoring with 15-18-33. Among all NHL rookies, he ranks T-1st in goals (15), 3rd in points (33) and 5th in assists.
Mueller, who was drafted by Phoenix with the eighth overall selection in the 2006 Entry Draft, registered 21-57-78 in 51 games for Everett of the Western Hockey League last season and captured WHL Rookie of the Year honors in 2005-06. The 6-foot-2, 205-pound native of Bloomington, Minnesota represented the United States at the IIHF World Junior Championships in 2006 and 2007.
Mueller joins previous 2007-08 Rookie of the Month winners, Chicago Blackhawks right wing Patrick Kane (October), Atlanta Thrashers defenseman Tobias Enstrom (November) and Washington Capitals center Nicklas Backstrom (December).
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text: Initial Report – LEA co-ordinated Study Visit Summary profile Local Education Authority : Full Name of LEA visit leader : E-mail address : Reference and Title of Visit : (e.g. 'SV001 : Teaching & Learning Strategies') Provider : Country / Region visited : Types of schools visited : Wiltshire LEA County Hall, Trowbridge, BA14 8JB Mrs Karin Campagna email@example.com SV2118: Gifted Education British Council Singapore Primary (x3) and Secondary (x2), prestigious schools that host the Gifted Education Programme. 10-16 years English To observe/work alongside teachers in Singapore schools that demonstrate best practice in the educational provision for most able students. Age of students observed : Language/s used: Key Educational Purpose of the Visit: Introduction Intended aims of the visit: (all pertaining to Gifted and Talented Student Provision) To extend the group's knowledge, raise further awareness, show the possibilities of an enrichment programme and challenge individual perceptions of educational provision for most able students in order to inform, develop and enhance current good practice within Wiltshire's schools Expected outcomes of the visit: In addition to achieving the aims set out above each member of the team will identify up to 4 areas of focus:1) a preferred area which he/she can use to develop/enhance their own UK classroom practice 2) a second area which he/she will take back as a focus for the school as a whole to develop 3) a third area to be agreed with the team leader who will support him/her in order to facilitate it within the collaborative geographical Cluster of schools (to which the school belongs) 4) any other focus that through discussion is agreed by the whole team as an area they would wish to pursue collaboratively as a group How were these to be identified and recorded: Team members kept their own day-to-day record of observations and responses. Whole team meetings were held each day of the visit, observations and ideas exchanged and reflected upon. The team leader requested team members to begin to identify areas of focus from the start of the school visits (day 3), so that at the end of the first week each member had decided on the personal area of focus and was thinking about their school focus. The team leader met with each individual team member at the weekend (midway through the visit) to agree the focus, raise questions to ensure that thoughts/observations were clear and pertinent, and to discuss possible ways of implementation on return to the UK. Once home each team member emailed the team leader with confirmation of his/her intended areas of focus. On return to the UK the team leader wrote to each Head Teacher (or Chair of Governors) to thank him/her for releasing the teacher as a team member for the study visit and to acknowledge the level of professional commitment and enthusiasm that each teacher gave to the experience. Also to remind the Head Teacher that each teacher should be afforded the opportunity to feedback to staff/senior management. The team leader has agreed to support this feedback if required. The team leader is to arrange a ½ day visit to each teacher/school before July to follow initial developments and ensure that team members have been provided with the time/vehicle to feedback to their school's staff. Team members can contact the team leader by email with questions/issues raised as a result of the study visit or for further support. Team members have requested that email contact be maintained over the next year (at least) to track developments (and further visits made by the team leader where possible). Report of the experience The whole team is unanimous in its opinion that the entire visit was an outstanding success. It was an exciting, stimulating and challenging experience. Within the issue of Gifted and Talented pupil provision it extended our knowledge, raised awareness, showed us the possibilities/potential of an extensive, well researched and established enrichment programme and most definitely challenged individual perceptions of educational provision for most able students. In particular the commitment to enrichment as opposed to acceleration for children on the GEP (Gifted Education Programme) was uplifting, reassuring and inspiring. Methods used to teach GEP students were familiar but consistently high yet realistic expectations were always in evidence – teacher/student, student/teacher, student/student. GEP students enter the programme at the age of ten or twelve and are mentored continuously once part of the programme (maximum of 6 years). There is a built-in expectation that they will be supportive of each other and this leads to a sense of valued team membership. IP (Innovation Programme) and IRS (Individualised Research Study) are initiatives that could be developed in UK classrooms/schools. An acknowledged outcome of the GEP is that children develop as excellent lateral thinks, with highly developed co-operative skills and an instinctive team-player attitude to problem solving. Teachers are highly respected, (respect is mutual amongst the generations and also amongst the Singapore people as a whole). Every citizen is valued for the part they play and for whatever they are able to contribute. Discipline was not an issue in the schools visited. Teachers are impressively reflective, provided with up to 100 hours of training per year and expected to develop professionally through the support of the Teachers' Network (colleagues) and continued 'professional sharing', there is no adviser level in the Singapore Education system. They are consulted and co-write the GEP curriculum which is evaluated and modified year on year as required. Teachers have only two-thirds of a main stream teacher's workload (mainstream teachers both Primary and Secondary have approx. 40% non-contact time), each teacher is provided with a work station + computer in their staff rooms. Students were free to enter staff rooms at any time. Staff move between lessons not students, with obvious exceptions eg. PE, Art, IT. The study visit also confirmed to us that in the UK with our focus on differentiation we are skilled practitioners - as committed, innovative professionals we differentiate up to five levels in order to meet the needs of the mix abilities within many of our classes. However, it also made some of us realise that our expectations of our pupils were not necessarily as high, realistic and negotiated as they could/should be. Evaluation: Summary of the key educational outcomes. These outcomes were compiled by the team leader – each member of the team completed his/her own report. The team repeatedly offered these four areas: provision for the most able needs to be firmly based on enrichment rather than acceleration teachers need to have the confidence to develop syllabuses expanded in breadth and depth to facilitate discovery-based individual, independent learning teachers need to ensure that their questioning of pupils is focussed on open questions that provide challenges and opportunities for investigation in order that pupils develop as independent, creative thinkers most able pupils need to be provided with frequent opportunities to work together and mentoring systems should be developed to support the emotional literacy of these pupils How can the findings be applied to the UK context? It is intended that the findings will be applied through the following strategies: raise awareness/support colleagues in order to address the needs of the most able endeavour to ensure that G&T pupil provision is in the School Development Plan – with a co-ordinator/named person, policy, planned direction (+ funding) use teachers' strengths to develop an enrichment based in-house programme that will compliment existing extra curricular activities develop collaborative projects between Cluster schools, particularly Key Stage 2/3 raise expectations of most able pupils, through clear, realistic and supportive structures explore the possibilities of developing a mentoring scheme within each school develop an atmosphere of celebrating success for all – encourage a more positive attitude, 'its more than okay to be a high achiever' How will you apply them to your work? Each team member listed their own priorities from which the following have been selected: through the use of open questions develop a much more discovery based (less prescriptive) approach to learning for the most able be more effective with use of time explore the possibilities of developing initiatives such as IP (Innovation Programme) and IRS (Individualised Research Study) within school (to include opportunities for pupil presentations) seek opportunities to bring most able pupils together, within and across schools, for discussion and sharing projects, presentations etc. ensure open dialogue between pupil, parents and teachers support colleagues within school and to explore closer links with colleagues from other schools – use Singapore 'Professional Sharing' model How do you now intend to disseminate the findings of your visit? Before the end of the academic year each participating teacher will have disseminated through a staff meeting or to the senior management team of the school. It is intended that each teacher with the team leader wherever possible, will disseminate to the Cluster of schools to which his/her school belongs. Presentation/feedback to the LEA Curriculum Advisory team is planned for early September. The team has agreed for the team leader to co-ordinate articles (all team members to contribute) for the LEA Journal of Education as well as national publications. A summary of the experience and planned developments will be offered for the LEA website. The team leader is willing to make a presentation to the British Council/DfES and will endeavour to initiate a LEA or regional conference. Proposals for future developments and continuing links? Each team member intends to maintain links with his/her Singapore colleague/s through email and in some cases video conferencing Some team members intend to explore the possibilities of embarking on the Montage Project (www.montageplus.co.uk) UK team intends to maintain email contact with each other – long term UK team leader intends to continue to visit team members to support and track developments We intend to explore possibilities of shared project work between Wiltshire schools as well as Wiltshire/Singapore schools We intend to continue the exchange of information and the professional development of the team through continued contact with each other and our Singapore colleagues A follow-up visit to Singapore in a few months time would allow the team to provide first hand feedback of the developments initiated by the Singapore 2002 experience as well as track new initiatives within the Singapore GEP General advice for other visitors to the country/region: Go to have a great time – educationally, culturally and socially - work hard and play hard and you won't go wrong! We found Singapore and its people to be very up-beat and that suited us – most of us would go again, in fact actively seek the opportunity! Everyone (from key people at the MoE and the British Council, to principals, teachers and students) was extremely approachable, accommodating and flexible. We were never refused a request. The whole experience though entitled a 'study visit' was seen as a professional sharing through which everyone involved would benefit. It was most positive, stimulating and challenging. The MoE, its branches, principals and teachers were well informed and keen to provide us with as much information as possible. The meetings at the MoE on the first day proved informative and stimulating. Impressively when requests were made by the team leader later in the first week for follow-up meetings to clarify information, time was found and meetings held. The Presentation and Professional Sharing with Singapore teachers at the beginning of the second week took sometime to clarify and plan, but it was a rewarding exchange for all who participated. Some cultural information was provided before the visit, some on arrival (we probably had all of the guide books published in the UK between us) but much was gained by asking our co-teachers who were most generous with their time and knowledge. We had many exciting, enjoyable and rich experiences in our free time – usually as a whole group. The climate was hot and humid when we visited but we all adjusted very quickly and came to enjoy the 24 hour warmth, it took some re-adjusting on return to the UK! Air conditioning helped greatly, some of us slept better than others but energy levels remained high throughout. The food alongside the culture was an exciting and enriching experience (apart from one rogue prawn) everyone was fit and healthy for the entire trip. We ate local food at every opportunity (Chinese, Indian and Malay) seeking advice and recommendations from our coteachers. We didn't have a single disappointing meal. The hotel was excellent, facilities superb, and staff friendly, efficient and helpful. Transport (buses, MRT-underground, taxis) was easy, convenient, reliable and inexpensive. Finally everyone on the Wiltshire TIPD team would like to thank everyone in the British Council, (UK and Singapore), and all our colleagues in Singapore for making the TIPD study visit one of the most memorable (professionally and socially) experiences that we have ever had. In addition to new friendships, its everlasting impact will be to ensure that we maintain our professional reflection - of ourselves, our practice and our schools – we appreciate all the opportunities afforded to us and happily we'll never be the same as we were before Singapore!


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Roadfood is my compass when I travel the US.
Based in Grand River's, KY for a week, there were four options.
Jewell's Open Pit Bar-B-Q unfortunately is closed. Heaton's, also in Princeton, KY, out of the back of a gas station, was a little to extreme for my mother-in-law's first Roadfood experience.
So we took an evening drive to Marion, KY and on to Sturgis.
Marion Pit Bar-B-Q is a standard BBQ shack, offering chopped on a bun or chopped on a platter. We did not anticipate there to be no seating in the chill wind and snow-covered ground. Fortunately a 24-hour coin laundry across the street beckoned.
We rolled out to Coach's Corner in Sturgis, KY, the fragrance in the parking lot is a sweeter, richer KFC, and the chicken is superb. Everything but the drinks, plates, tray, bread and pie is deep-friend. We rescued the mushrooms and okra from their breading. I love chicken livers, the Mrs loves chicken gizzards, we got both, leaving a pile for lunch the next day. Coconut pie was so-so.
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A couple of weeks late for your Nicaragua posts, but: I'm wrapping up my Nicaragua trip today, and I cannot believe how much better the roads are now vs a few years ago. Way fewer potholes and fewer stray dogs as well.
@ Nick @ PFDigest – I was quite surprised how smooth the driving was, decent roads, no police hassle, just the lack of signs and my lack of Spanish. Many online sources made it seem apocalyptic.
This food and trip report was as fun to read as your far East travel posts. Very cool to see local U.S. towns RTC! These are the places my non-US friends want to see when they visit the States.
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The Most Disgusting Political Ad Of…Well, Ever.
The senior citizens in this MoveOn ad? They're garbage. The people who approved the ad? They're garbage. Anyone who actually likes this ad? You're garbage. The guy who created this ad? He's DEFINITELY garbage. In fact, it's stunning that even MoveOn would make an ad like this.
Here are some lowlights from what may be the single most vile political ad released by a brand name organization in the last fifty years.
The first person in the video is identified as 97 year old Marie and here are her "tender" words:
I was born in 1915 during World War I. My first vote was in 1940 for Franklin D. Roosevelt and I have not missed an election since. And I want the Republican Party to know if your voter suppression throughout this beautiful country enables Romney to oust Barack Obama…we will burn this motherf—er down!
Next up in Michael Moore's "class act" is 75 year old Dorothi:
I have four generations of family on this earth and my life has been very blessed. And if the Republicans steal this election, I'm going to track down Mitt Romney and give him the world's biggest c—punch. What's the matter sonny, you never heard that phrase, "c—punch?" Right in the N–SACK!
In all fairness to Michael Moore, who made this piece of trash, there may be some long forgotten Democrat ad from the early days of television that lauds lynchings or the KKK that surpasses this in depravity, but there can't be anything in the last fifty years that can touch this. The fact that a major league political organization — that survives on donations — thinks it's a good idea to put something like this out is a sign of sickness in our society. This is not going to help them move the 2012 Election Results their way.
PS: Incidentally, just in case you're wondering how this video is being received, the fact that the "likes" and "dislikes" on YouTube are disabled is telling.
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It appears voters in Oxford, Addison and Orion townships could be asked to approve a millage to fund the North Oakland Transportation Authority (NOTA) in the August 2014 election.
In light of the looming elimination of all its federal funding in 2015, NOTA officials are investigating the possibility of requesting 0.3-mill property tax to finance its operations.
"I think we are in a position where we have to do this and make that attempt," said Leonard Village President Mike McDonald, who serves on the NOTA board.
One mill equals $1 for every $1,000 of a property's taxable value. A home with a taxable value of $50,000 would be assessed $15 annually with a 0.3-mill levy, while a home with a $100,000 taxable value would be assessed $30 per year.
Right now, NOTA relies on receiving $386,799 in federal New Freedom and Job Access and Reverse Commute (JARC) grants to help keep 13 minibuses and vans on the road Monday through Friday. On Saturday and Sunday, NOTA runs one and two vehicles, respectively.
NOTA provides low-cost transportation to senior citizens, disabled individuals and low-income folks living in Oxford, Addison and Orion townships along with the villages of Oxford, Lake Orion and Leonard.
The agency charges $1 each way for rides within the three townships and $2 each way for destinations outside the townships, but still within NOTA's 223-square-mile service area.
"The population that we serve is the most vulnerable and we're able to help them become independent by getting them to their doctor appointments, work and shopping," Gustafson said. "We're able to give them the freedom to meet their needs and enjoy their life by going to the senior centers and getting their hair done. To me, it's giving freedom back to these individuals that may not have it if we weren't here."
NOTA's federal revenue is combined with the $211,688 in local contributions it receives annually from the three townships and three villages it serves.
Oxford and Orion townships are the largest contributors at $84,153 and $104,871, respectively.
Addison Township gives $15,976 to NOTA, while the villages of Oxford and Lake Orion annually contribute $3,382 and $2,926, respectively. Leonard contributes $380.
But, according to NOTA Director Lynn Gustafson, the federal government changed the way its funds transportation.
The New Freedom and JARC grants have been eliminated and the new transportation funding program that's replacing them is not available to NOTA.
NOTA will have federal funds to cover its operations in 2014, but not after that.
If these federal grant funds are not somehow replaced, Gustafson said NOTA would be forced to "cut the fleet significantly."
"We currently run 13 routes (Monday through Friday). We probably would have to cut it down to six routes," she said. Each route represents a NOTA vehicle on the road.
"I would really hate to see a cut in service because I know the need is so great," Gustafson said. "I would hope that the people in the communities can recognize how great the need is. I would hope the community would back us."
McDonald said it's important that NOTA do a "good job" explaining to the public the need for a millage and "what the reality of the situation is for this authority."
"I think if we do that job and we do it right, that we'll be successful," he said.
Having a dedicated millage for NOTA would give it a stable funding source, instead of constantly relying on grants.
"Our grants, currently, are year-to-year and so it's very hard to forecast our future and make long-term plans when we don't have funding that is guaranteed every year," Gustafson said.
Before anything could be placed on the ballot, NOTA officials must iron out details such as how much millage to request and how many years to levy it.
The 0.3-mill amount being considered right now would yield a total of $691,176 in revenue from the three townships. This would effectively replace the $598,487 that NOTA currently receives in federal funding and contributions from the six local governments.
NOTA officials are also calculating how much millage would be needed to replace just the federal funding, while continuing to receive contributions from the municipalities.
They're also looking at how much millage would be needed to possibly reinstitute the two bus routes that were cut at the beginning of this year.
Another question to settle is should the millage language be written in such a way that the tax must be approved by voters in all three townships in order to be levied (an all-or-nothing type approach) or should it be levied in only the townships that approve it and those that don't would have to make up the difference either from their own coffers or possibly through increased rider fares for their residents.
Because NOTA has no taxing authority, the decision of whether or not to place a millage request on the ballot would be up to the Oxford, Addison and Orion township boards.
"I know these are tough decisions, but I don't think we have a ton of alternatives at this point," Gustafson said.
CJ Carnacchio is editor for The Oxford Leader. He lives in the Village of Oxford with his wife Connie and daughter Larissa. When he's not busy working on the newspaper, he enjoys cigars/pipes, Martinis/Scotch, hunting and fishing.
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These diamond droplets that speed away,
Sparkling iridescent sparks of sorrow.
Tomorrow, just another day.
Another glimpse of irrelevance
Morose and cynical laughter resonate,
down corridors of empty manors.
Banners that begin to separate,
lovers that ardor forevermore.
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"Greta Garbo was the Hollywood star who had the biggest influence on hat trends. She started a trend for berets by wearing them in The Kiss (1929), she wore jewelled skullcaps in Mata Hari (1931) (bottom, left) and pill boxes in The Painted Veil. Schiaparelli designed tall hats, inspired by a surrealist shoe placed on the head (centre, left) and the Marina hat was named after the Duchess of Kent (center, right). Hats that came down over one eye were fashionable. Joan Crawford wears one in Letty Lynton (1932) (bottom, right) and Norma Shearer wears a similar one (top, right) Marlene Dietrich helped to pioneer a man's-style hat. A similar version is seen here worn by Joan Crawford (top, left.)"
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Saturday, August 05, 2006
Hats, 1930s
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It's hard to believe that I took this photo just outside my back porch. It's been so wet here lately that my Arizona backyard is growing mushrooms! My most interesting photo of 2005.
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Louis Majorelle, Nénuphar Table Lamp, c.1900
Louis Majorelle, Nénuphar table lamp, c.1900. Bronze with patine, molted and polished, glass shade.
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Scanned from Gabriele Fahr-Becker's "Art Nouveau".
Tuesday, August 01, 2006
'Cosy-leg' Pyjamas, 1936
"These 'Cosy-leg' pyjamas 'that won't ride up' were from 1936, and were probably designed for wearing in bed and as loungewear, but dresses and negligées were preferred at the time."
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Scanned from "Decades of Fashion" by Harriet Worsley.
Monday, July 31, 2006
Corselet, 1938
"In 1938 a woman reveals how she manages to look so sleek in a long, bias-cut dress. Her all-in-one stretch corselet was designed to hold in the hips and waist, and would have been made out of elasticised cotton-satin. Flesh-coloured silk stockings were fastened to suspenders, and corselets often had low backs that could work with evening styles."
Scanned from "Decades of Fashion" by Harriet Worsley.
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Sunday, July 30, 2006
Baltimore Girl, 1920s
"A Baltimore girl wears her boyfriend's photograph on her stockings. As hemlines rose, attention was focused on stockings and shoe fashions.
Ribbed and patterned stockings were fashionable, such as checked tights for sports, and stockings were made out of cotton, wool, silk or rayon.
Patterned legs would be popular again, but not until they accompanied mini-skirts in the Sixties."
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Securing our common future - Address by Margareta WahlströmI am honoured to have been invited to contribute to this conference and share the United Nations' perspective on risk, risk management and risk reduction. More than 40 years of work on hazards, risks, and practical means to reduce the risks of loss of life, as well as social and economic losses due to natural hazards, have created a significant body of knowledge. |
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APEC pledges private sector engagement in disaster resilienceCountries of the Asia-Pacific Economic Forum (APEC) have pledged to increase private sector engagement in their disaster resilience agenda, in a year when floods and earthquakes have wiped out assets worth billions of dollars across the region. |
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UNISDR head meets with private sector in China to discuss disaster risk reductionThe Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General for Disaster Risk Reduction, Margareta Wahlström, is in China today for a first round of consultations on disaster risk reduction with entrepreneurs and business people. |
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Japanese students announce a 'Youth Declaration' to revitalize Tohuku regionFour student representatives from Kobe University, Bukkyo University and Tohuku University announced a 'Youth Declaration' during United Nations Day celebrations in Sendai City to highlight the commitment and active participation of youth in building disaster resilient communities. |
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Gabon's National Platform holds inaugural workshop, solutions for future disasters must go beyond humanitarian responseA three-day workshop took place in Libreville from 25-27 July to officially launch the activities of Gabon's National Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction. There was a clear vision from the participants of the workshop that humanitarian response could not solve the problem of disasters. |
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Halfway through 2011, estimated economic losses already USD265 billion – DRR needed more than ever, says UNSo far this year, the economic losses from very severe natural hazards totals some USD265 billion. According to reinsurance giant Munich RE, 2011 is the highest-ever loss year on record, despite the fact the first half of the year has only just been completed. |
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Message from the Special Representative of the Secretary-General For Disaster Risk Reduction On World Population DayThe United Nations secretariat of the International Strategy for Disaster Reduction (UNISDR) joins the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) in observing World Population Day 2011 – The World at 7 Billion. We welcome the campaign 7 Billion Actions which will spur commitment and spark actions vis-à-vis the opportunities and challenges presented by a world of seven billion people. |
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Future Development Must Be Centred Around Risk: article by United Nations Disaster Risk Reduction ChiefAround 20% of the Earth is at risk from at least one natural hazard and more than half the world's six billion plus population is exposed. In a matter of minutes, at least one hazard can change the world they know. Only through incorporating risk into development planning can we start to reduce this exposure. |
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Global business consulting firm commits to reducing disaster risk as 'Disaster Risk Reduction Private Sector Partnership' initiative launchesPresident Mauricio Mobarak of global consulting firm UC&CS has signed a statement of commitment announced by UNISDR's Private Sector Advisory Group during the Third Session of the Global Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction in May. |
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Maldives Government Endorses World's First Strategic National Action Plan Integrating Disaster Risk Reduction, Climate Change AdaptationThe Government of the Maldives has fully endorsed the world's first Strategic National Action Plan (SNAP) that integrates Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) and Climate Change Adaptation (CCA). |
24 Jun 2011 | Press release |
Mayors unanimously adopt declaration to build urban resilience and fight climate changeFollowing the 2nd World Congress on Cities and Adaptation to Climate Change, mayors from over sixty countries unanimously adopt the 2011 Bonn Declaration of Mayors to commit to globally coordinated local climate action. In the declaration, building resilience to disasters was highlighted as a critical issue. |
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Top IBM and AECOM executives join UNISDR Private Sector Advisory Group as commitment by sector to disaster risk reduction growsTwo executives from IBM and AECOM joined UNISDR's growing Private Sector Advisory Group to support the organization's work in engaging and supporting companies and businesses in reducing their risk to disasters. |
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Chair's Summary sees disaster risk reduction as key to preserving and protecting environment and ensuring sustainable developmentHalf of humanity is now living in cities - commitment to resilience is urgently needed, said Ms. Asha-Rose Migiro, the United Nations Deputy Secretary-General and Chair of the Third Session of the Global Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction in her final summary. |
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Risk Award announced at Global Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction as conference comes to a closeFor the first time, Munich Re Foundation, the Global Risk Forum GRF Davos and United Nations secretariat for the International Strategy for Disaster Reduction (UNISDR) join forces and offer €100,000 to a risk reduction project that will contribute to increasing people's resilience to disasters, especially in developing communities which are most at risk. |
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Calls for 'coalition of action' to address link between natural hazards and nuclear safety at Global Platform for DRR ending todayIn a year marred by disaster losses over US$300 billion, United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon called, at the Third Session of the Global Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction, for a "coalition of action" and a high-level meeting during the next General Assembly to address the link between natural hazards and nuclear safety. |
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Finance, insurance, construction sectors announced joint private sector commitment to tackle disaster vulnerabilityRepresentatives of the finance, insurance and construction sector at the Global Platform yesterday sounded a call for action on the five essentials for business in disaster risk reduction, in line with the main finding of the United Nations Global Assessment Report on Disaster Risk Reduction that losses from disasters are rising faster than gains made through economic growth. |
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UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon to open the latest session of the Global Platform for Disaster Risk ReductionThe Global Platform will be opened today by Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, who will also launch a report entitled 2011 Global Assessment Report on Disaster Risk Reduction – Revealing risks, redefining development. Deputy Secretary-General Asha-Rose Migiro will chair the forum in Geneva. |
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UN Secretary-General announces a discussion on nuclear energy in SeptemberThe international community must "risk proof" development because disasters are taking a heavy toll on rich and poor countries as well as outpacing their ability to respond, United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon told delegates today, at the foremost gathering of stakeholders on reducing disaster risk which opened this afternoon in Geneva and will run until Friday, 13 May. |
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Two days until the official opening of the Third Session of the Global Platform for Disaster Risk ReductionThe final touches are being added to the Third Session of the Global Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction, which will take place in Geneva, Switzerland from 8-13 May. The Global Platform will be opened officially by United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on May 10. |
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In times of dwindling resources, disaster risk reduction is an easy winA new report from the United Nations confirms what governments already hear but are slow to believe: that disciplined public sector involvement in "disaster risk reduction" can significantly reduce setbacks brought by hundreds of droughts, earthquakes, wildfires, hurricanes and other hazards that befall the world each year, on average. |
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To build the resilience of nations and communities to disasters, we need equal and active participation of men and women in disaster risk reduction.Disasters affect men and women differently, and so we will continue to lobby for gender-sensitive vulnerability, risk and capacity assessments. Studies show that women's vulnerabilities during and after disasters is linked to their role and status in society, making women and children 14 times more likely to die than men during a disaster. |
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Reducing vulnerability to natural hazards must become top international priority says General Assembly PresidentAddressing journalists at the Palais des Nations on 28 February, General Assembly President Joseph Deiss said that reducing vulnerability to natural hazards must be a top priority of the international community. "Reducing disaster risks is essential if we are to consolidate progress made in development and poverty reduction," he said, briefing correspondents on the outcome of the General Assembly Thematic Debate on disaster risk reduction, held on 9 February at the United Nations Headquarters in New York. |
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GA debate stresses need to invest in planning, preventionJoseph Deiss, President of the General Assembly said DRR was crucial for protecting progress made towards the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) and for achieving sustainable development, at the GA Thematic Debate on DRR on 9 February. Throughout the day, he and other participants called for the enhancement of data collection and the scaling-up of investments in education, better urban planning, the sharing of information and technology, and the raising of awareness, especially to ensure that specific disasters and the needs of victims, remained high on the international agenda long after they had dropped from the news headlines. |
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UNISDR hosts inaugural meeting of Private Sector Advisory GroupAcknowledging their "critical role in an effective disaster risk reduction strategy," UNISDR will bring together representatives from leading companies in an inaugural meeting of the Private Sector Advisory Group, on 17 December in Geneva. Ten companies forming the Advisory Group are DuPont Sustainable Solutions, PricewaterhouseCoopers SA, Willis Re and Willis Research Network, United Nations Foundation, MunichRe Foundation, Dow Chemical Europe, Titan America, Arup International, Credit Suisse and Small Equity Initiative. Along with other members of the private sector, the Advisory Group will discuss -- for the first time -- the "Ten Essentials for Business in Disaster Risk Reduction," outlining ways in which private companies can support governments to develop institutions and legislation to bolster disaster risk reduction. |
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2nd Announcement for the 2011 Global Platform for Disaster Risk ReductionThe Third Session of the Global Platform will bring together disaster risk reduction, recovery and reconstruction experts. Over 2,000 policy makers and practitioners from both developing and developed countries will be invited to collect, assess and share information as well as set new directions for disaster risk reduction. The Third Session will be from 8-13 May 2011 in Geneva, Switzerland. |
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Governments and private sector urged to reduce disaster losses together"Disaster risk reduction is an obligation for all–donors, governments and the private sector," said Toni Frisch from the Swiss Humanitarian Aid Department. "We cannot wait for more disasters to happen to understand the benefits of disaster risk reduction policies. It is easy to show the damage caused by a disaster but much more difficult to get attention when the damage is invisible." |
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2010 International Day for Disaster ReductionThis year's theme: My City is Getting Ready! To mark the International Day for Disaster Reduction, the UNISDR secretariat is calling on its partners to play a more active role to protect cities against disasters. Many cities have been disrupted this year by disasters: earthquakes in Haiti, Chile and New Zealand; floods and heavy rainfalls in Pakistan, Eastern Europe, Mozambique and other parts of Africa; forest fires in Russia; and volcanic eruptions in Indonesia and Iceland. All have caused huge human suffering and economic damage. Cities have never been so at risk. |
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Posthumous albums, especially in hip-hop, get a bad rap (no pun intended). And 99% of the time, there is a great reason for that. Just look at 2Pac's after-death legacy, though it's tough to call it a legacy considering how tarnished it's become. While it's obvious he recorded hundreds of hooks and verses in his shortened existence, he kept those unreleased because they were likely not up to snuff. But they were released anyway. And very few of those tracks were worth listening to more than once, if at all.
Thus it's not an easy feat to get overly excited about a new J Dilla album. The man was clearly a talented producer during his time on this planet, and many of the beats on Jay $tay Paid indicate that. But, like with all deceased artists, he obviously had no say about this record, so it feels less like a true Dilla album and more like a loose collection. Unfortunately, that's just what happened here. Sure, many beats are worth breaking your neck over. And a handful of the guest features are well-worth at least a dozen spins. But as a whole, J$P just doesn't hit as hard as it could and should.
And the biggest problem here rears its ugly head on several tracks featuring rappers, as well as a handful of instrumentals. It's just not possible to get that into "Dilla Bot vs. The Hybrid", "Smoke", and "Fire Wood Drumstix". All three are brought down by average Dilla beats and dull verses from Danny Brown, Blu, and DOOM, respectively. It makes sense that Blu and Danny Brown aren't exactly at home over those beats, since only Blu has spit over a Dilla production before this. But DOOM's flawed and boring performance is just confusing. As for the instrumentals, the weak links, such as "9th Caller" and "CaDILLAc", aren't thrilling because they sound either recycled or unfinished. The latter is a major issue with the album in general.
But that's not always the case. There are plenty of beats to break your neck to, like the trippy-as-hell and experimental "Milk Money" and "In The Night/While You Slept (I Crept)". And any sucker for piano loops will absolutely love "10,000 Watts". It's also not hard to picture a gutter rapper spitting braggadocio over the half-acid-trip, half-street-anthem "I Told Y'all". With that in mind, it sounds predestined the way Lil' Fame absolutely murders "Blood Sport", a track charged by beat- and flow-changes from Dilla and the M.O.P. emcee. The same goes for "24K Rap", one of the album's best, which has Raekwon and Havoc spitting hungry verses over a beat that can only be described as ridiculously dope. The only exception to this more rugged rule is "Reality TV". Although Dilla isn't firing on all cylinders, he is carried by Black Thought's witty and sarcastic rundown of reality television.
Some critics and fans have likened this record to a combination of Donuts and The Shining, both fantastic posthumous Dilla records in their own right. If you are not already aware, Donuts is the "beat CD" that nearly everyone lost their minds over because, for brevity's sake, it's phenomenal. The way he flipped, chopped, and laced those beats proves how much talent Dilla possessed. As for The Shining, it was a more structured and traditional record than Donuts, meaning it had full-length songs with hooks and verses. It also featured some of his best and most skilled friends, like Black Thought, Pharoahe Monch, Common, and Madlib.
So, in a way, you can understand why people would equate J$P to the lovechild of those two albums. But, if any comparisons are in order, it's really more like a lengthened version of Ruff Draft, which was originally released in 2003 and reissued in 2007. Like Ruff Draft, J$P is an abstract and left-field take on hip-hop. Also, the two albums feel unfinished, or "rough". Even though Dilla had full creative control over Ruff Draft, it still exuded a raw vibe that he was obviously going for by releasing it on cassette. J$P, on the other hand, was put together by Dilla's mom, affectionately dubbed "Ma Dukes", and his hero Pete Rock.
J$P's strengths might outweigh its weaknesses, but it's just not enough. Also, this album feels far too long at a mere 60 minutes' runtime. And anyone who isn't a Dilla T-shirt-wearing beat-head won't exactly be won over by many of the beats on here. This might be a "good" record by comparison, but it just doesn't stack up to Dilla's impressive legacy.
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The Best and Worst Singers Turned Actors
There's nothing new about a musician venturing into the acting world. Pop star Rihanna recently announced her plans to test the waters in the upcoming film, "Battleship," based on the board game. This acting debut catches us by surprise, but hey, we can't knock ambition. Nia Long revealed last year that she was opposed to the singer-turned-actor phenomenon, saying, "If you're a singer, not an actress, you should sing." Taye Diggs, Long's co-star in "Love Jones," recently disagreed, saying he has no problem with who is taking a role as long as they are taking the craft seriously. "The industry kind of has its own way of making sure real recognizes real," Diggs expressed. What's real is that it's hard to make the artist to actor transition. Many have proven, like Queen Latifah, to not only have an ear for music, but a knack for playing a role. Not everyone is as successful as our Queen, and some artists need to stay in the booth. ESSENCE.com takes a look at those who do it well and those who don't....
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