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Re: My rant on today's pop music
In techno, there will be someone using a loops program, deciding which sounds and elements to put where - where the breakdowns come etc, just like any creative sequencing job. Sequencing is just the melding of composition, arrangement and performance.
So I agree with you there - I'm sure there is interest and enthusiasm behind most techno creations and it's not all cynical.
What I've wondered about is how there can be passion for music so lacking in depth. I admit to old fartism. That classic distorted brass sound you hear in lots of techno drives me as batty as distorted electric guitars drove my father's generation. The relentless of the doofs, whose low frequencies drive their way though any number of walls ... ugh!
I thought I'd become one of those "cool" old people who'd remain open to the music of the next generation. But I hate doof doof techno, abrasive machine gun metal and most rap. Well done, Gens Y and Z. Ya got me. Touché :)
More broadly, my guess is that the taste for mechanisation reflects human evolution towards cyborgism. We increasingly want things tidier, cleaner, more in order. One of these days people are going to routinely have implants so that Google and mobile communications will be available via one's thoughts. Our descendants will effectively be psychic cyborgs, increasingly empowered by integrated technology (unless overpopulation and environmental issues get us first).
So yes, it's robot music for robot people. Times change. I expect that there will be retro movements to organic music (which is how Gen AA, or whatever, will most likely piss off their Gen Z parents) but the broader movement will be towards mechanisation in music IMO
I just hate the economic rationalism and the increasing influence of bean counters. I recently did a business analytics course run by an accountant and I kept thinking that the instructor was like some evil genius - a relentless force of nature, designed to ruthlessly seek out and cull every tiny inefficiency, irregardless of morality or ethics (which he seemed to view as outside his brief - leave that to the ethicists).
That typical multinat mentality is why so much music is formulaic. I have no problems with machines (eg. I love Deep Forest) ... as long as it's not painting by numbers according to some formula for success.
// end somewhat incoherent rant //
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Pop rock is not very interesting anymore. The country pop scene is alive and well.
My body stunk, but I kept my funk.
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I guess what needs to happen is, the people who this music is aimed at need to say "enough" and stop buying it. Things will change after that. That's how bands know their time is up - the public tells them. The band either has to change, or it disappears.
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I agree with Bermuda. As a guy who grew up in the 80's but was raised on 50's-70's rock and popular music, I feel like writers, producers, and boobs play more of a part than melody, harmony, and production. Have any of you guys heard Kesha? Well don't. Or you'll projectile vomit.
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Electronic drums, keyboards, bass, and the programming of repetitive sequences have been around a very long time, but lately I have been noticing that pop standards sound entirely too simplistic to be programmed by bass players, keyboard player, or drummers. Even back in the 1980s, these parts were programmed by musicians. Now aparently, they are not. The music producers, like most business men, are out to maximize profits, and I am not going to criticize that - any successful business must keep cost containment in mind.I However, I think the producers have totally taken the ryhthm and melody sections over from musicians, obviously thinking if one can program patterns that sound good, why do you even need musicians anymore?
Music is an art, people, and it is being treated as an automobile production line. This is what I see as the main problem. It is really as if a bunch of New York art dealers found a way to have a computer paint paintings that they thought would sell great, and then got a renowned artist to sign the works as their own. When an art becomes a cookie cutter unit that is spit out from a production line, it loses it's appeal as having ever been an art. Can anyone see that they have literally prostituted music as an art? Where are the fabulous grooves laid down by ryhthm sections anymore? Computers cannot groove - we all know that. Listening to these pop songs with drums that sound like cartoonish sped up dripping faucets is more comical than it is pleasant to listen to. Even the melodies are so simplistic these days, they cannot be programed by real musicians. And to add more problems to an already out of control train, the producers have this strange concept that their market only wants to hear the same old worn out music genres, so anything new get's stifled. I think the only solution to this madness is to let the trainwreck happen. Then perhaps a real grassroots artistic effort will develop. This happened somewhat in the 1970s, when musicians drove the music market despite all the self appointed "music experts" running the record labels and the pop radio stations.
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There was a rant from a music CEO in the NY times about the tragedy that Justin Beiber and Eminem were shunned at the Grammy's. I think M & M won for best rap solo. He is a good rapper and his single did receive 220,000,000 views on youtube. But the focus of that song, Not Afraid, was himself, well, over coming obstacles. But every sentence has "I" in it. Compare that to Witchita Lineman. In that song the hero is this working class guy, who is keeping the system together so every one has electricity, working long hours and missing his girl. it's not about how great the rapper is.
It was the fist time I ever owned albums by the best new artist, and best song nominees. But what galled me was that Esperanza Spalding is a real musician who has gone through the training and rigor of mastering her instrument, and this guy is of course complaining. From a monetary standpoint, I can't imagine there should be any reason why she won over Justin. But she's cuter than Justin or M & M anyway.
That is the problem, as Ian said, you have music that is largely being made by non musicians who are in it for the money, and they're making musical judgments, stating Justin Bieber is a better musician than Esperanza Spalding. The sound like idiots and their making music to make people idiots. But perhaps the Grammy's voters actually acknowledging that is a step in the right direction. Ray Lamontagne's God Willin' and the Creek Don't Rise" won Best Contemporary Folk Album and the song – "Beg Steal Or Borrow" was nominated for Song Of The Year. Now that was my favorite song of this year, and one of my favorite albums, so I really can't complain. But there is no reason that should have been up there except that it is a good song.
Ken Marino Drum Teacher "It's not worth keeping score. You win some. You lose some, you let it go"
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As for 'computers' not grooving, it's not true. I'll concede that some programmers can't groove, but there are also some deliciously deep grooves out there. You can't deny them simply because a live drummer didn't play them. You're missing a lot if you do.
I try to take it all in. I don't claim for a minute to like everything I hear, but I give everything a shot, without preconceptions or any personal agenda, such as "that recording is programmed and took a job away from me, so I hate all sequenced music!!" I can't dislike a track simply because it fits in a certain category.
Maybe because I'm involved with more types of music than most, I have a unique perspective. And don't say that I get paid to do those songs, so I have to like them. Not true, I don't claim to like everything I do. But I get what goes into the different styles, and that's what I'm trying to convey here. If more people would actually listen to more music, they'd find the value in it. And not everything has value, but again, that problem has existed for decades in the music world, it didn't start with sequenced parts and Auto-tune.
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In the case of Esperanza winning, she either has a lot of friends who are voting members of NARAS, or she's really that amazing among the other nominees, or there was as collective mindset to not give it to Justin.
I'm a voting member, but didn't vote this year, so I can't tell you what the exact thought process might have been. It wouldn't have been fair for me to vote for anything I wasn't familiar with, or to deliberately vote against Justin. But I believe that he is not eligble for best new artist again, so he'll have to compete on a level-playing now that he's just another artist, if he expects to win a Grammy for his work.
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Bermuda, you have a unique perspective on this compared with a number of other high-level players, in that you don't just have to play the songs you're asked to, but you have to really nail the parts.
So this is my question. How do you cope with a piece that has been deliberately quantised to Hell and back again? Are you inclined to attempt to humanise it or do you prefer to play it absolutely back to the original? I ask this because I want to know your (obviously contextual) perspective on the quantising issue. I have no specific bias personally - I have written a lot of electronic music in the last few years and I've taken both programming approaches, but is the 'perfect time' tool used too much when it's actually entirely unnecessary?
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Probably the greatest rendition of "Friday" as seen on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon
Quality pop music. Colbert is musical genius. Along with auto tuned Jimmy Fallon, The Roots, and Taylor Hicks. LMAO
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Anyway, the rule is, if a song is sequenced, that's what I do. If it's played, that's what I do. The goal is to not make changes, although there've been a few occasions where we've improved upon the feel by straightening out something that just felt bad groove-wise in the original. We don't take things the other way though... making them more 'human' when they weren't that way to begin with.
That actually raises another point - what if I have to duplicate a part that I can't tell is played or programmed? I do whichever I feel will duplicate the part the closest. Although it might be helpful, it's not so important that I know how a part or sound was created, I just need to know how to re-create it, and that's where my sanity is often taken to the edge.
I'm working on something right now that's mind-numbing in terms of the amount of actual parts and sounds. If I told you what it was, you'd probably say "That? But it sounds so simple!" Well, part of what takes a simple sounding part and makes it groove are all the little subtle shakers, additional loops that are barely perceptible, but they're in there and contribute to the groove. I suppose if some of the pop haters had to program the way I do, they'd have a reason for hating the songs! Haha, seriously though, they'd also have a genuine respect for what goes into those tracks. As I do.
Back to programming.
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How can you cope with a piece that has been deliberately quantified to hell and back? Are you inclined to try to humanize it, or do you prefer to play absolutely return to the original? I ask because I want to know your (obviously contextual) perspective on quantification issue. I have no particular bias in person - I wrote a lot of electronic music in recent years and have taken two approaches to programming, but it is the tool "perfect time" when it is used too effectively completely useless
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I'm 18 and can't stand that type of music
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Yet ... I love raw music. Not saying I enjoy it more than super-polished music but it's different and has its own appeal.
Is it always better to speak well? Yes - if there's interesting content and/or sincerity. But I prefer real and gormless people any day over slick and shallow ones. Same with music.
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Here's an example of a very well programmed drum machine (BTW the bass and guitar part is played by the same guy on the record):
...but if you saw this live it would be quite different.
FZ's view on the decline of the record business: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KZazEM8cgt0
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Isn't perfect timing only for the producers, in order to help them record songs, and live performances, to place sampled sections into songs? Does the audience even detect a difference, if the difference is not drastic?
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For me enjoyment, "permissable" is where the looseness interferes with the vibe. Others will draw the line in a different spot. For high pressure producers, I'm guessing it would be where it becomes inconvenient and costly for the reasons you mentioned and there'd be professional pride at stake.
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Pretty weird situation when a drummer of Danny Seraphine's calibre is deemed as less desirable than a drum machine! If it was Krautrock or techno, sure, but otherwise it's bizarre.
I laughed when I read "when you would see band members looking around at each other in bewilderment during a song, you know - that "deer in the headlights look" when someone is panicking because they aren't sure if they're on it or not".
It's a digression but I know that look so well! I'm a big believer in bluff when performing. Things go wrong at times and there's no point chucking a nellie over it.
Our bassist has the ability to look worried even when he's happy (you can see it on my live clips). I'll say "What's wrong?" to him when he looks pensive after a song and he'll say "nothing". I'll press him "Did you think anything was out?" and he'll say no. IMO when you're on stage, no matter how stinky things are sounding, if you look at someone for more than a moment it should have that "Yeah baybee - diggin' that!" vibe rather than, "Hmm, is this right?".
For some reason, audiences seem to find the former more inspiring.
Of course, a brief, furtive poisonous glance or laughing is fair enough when someone's being a klutz - that's just an automatic reaction :)
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In short, I appreciate the Beatles for what they did then, Steely Dan and Zappa for they did then, synth pioneers for what they did then, and the people who make music for what they're doing now. It's all a process. Maybe it'll come full circle some day.
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It is interesting to note that the new developments in digital technology underscore that first time in modern history where major changes to the way people produce and access music are being made not only outside of the realm of academia but also outside the realm of tradition. All of the major changes in audio technology happened in the realm of classical music and opera. Even the 78 featured operatic arias and then the album developed from the idea of having an album of 78s that could hold highlights from an opera or operetta, or even longer symphonic works. The lp came along to house symphonies and even the CD is 78 minutes long so as to house Beethoven's ninth.
But now with download technology classical music and any longer form works are out of the picture. It is specifically designed for the single and to feature the performing artist. When you download an opera or musical theater piece on to Itunes, you will end up with a myriad of listings based on the performing artist. Even a CD like Herbie Hancock's The Joni Letter will come up the same way.
This phenomenon has to have significant consequences for the way listeners develop a musical palette. One of those consequences is that music becomes a passive listening experience because there is no breadth of time allotted for anything interesting to happen. It becomes a sound bite, like a television news story or commercial. I don't want to get into any type of moral criticism of the three minute pop song. But there is a note to be said that music is capable of more than a good hook and a rhythm you can dance to. Certainly this has been discussed before, and I leave it to FZ to turn any conversation toward a discussion of ejaculation. But I do find it somewhat interesting and maybe should find it somewhat troubling that we have left a notion of great music on the bonfire of history. You may be able to blame John Cage for that. :)
Ken Marino Drum Teacher "It's not worth keeping score. You win some. You lose some, you let it go"
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More of a rhetorical question....
If you have an 80's New Wave band, and the track has a drummer with decent time, playing to a click, playing a very straight beat, but playing on an 80's Simmon's kit (or other such electronic device) so it sounds very electronic, how many people would just assume it is a machine playing?
And if you took the same track, and programmed a computer to play the same exact part, and trigger the same exact sounds as the above example, and used the "random" feature to make the timing not-quite machine perfect, would anyone really be able to tell the difference between the two versions?
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But it does touch on the question of where does one draw the line in terms of too much technology in music? Is a live drummer tracking to ProTools a sin? How about the simple act of EQ'ing the drums? I mean, it is the electronic alteration of a drum's sound. What about using a Kurzweil piano module and controller instead of a 9-foot Steinway, won't they sound the same on playback?
And likewise, should those Simmons drums have been used at all?
There's a certain amount of tolerance necessary in order to keep from being a hypocrite. If you can't accept electronic tomfoolery at any level in the arts, there'd be precious little music you could listen to or TV shows you could watch, and just about any action/thriller/horror/animated movie is also off the list. And no Photoshopping images for web sites, ebay, etc. And no more EQ on drums - record 'em like they are..
Actually, that was a part of the Memphis Sound way back, to use as little EQ as possible on things. Listen to classic Al Green for a taste of that, it sounds very real and up-close.
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As for Danny, he did a pretty good job programming drum tracks on that album. Here is a good example:
Nowadays, that would be some nightmarish straight beat with cartoonish drum sounds that would drive one crazy with it's repetitiveness.
But for comparisons sakes, listen to this remake from their 1970 album Chicago II:
25 or 6 to 4 in 1986 with programmed drums (perfect timing):
25 or 6 to 4 in 1974 with manual drums (imperfect timing):
I picked up one spot at about the 3/4 mark of the 1974 recording where the tempo hit adrenalin overdrive. However, with all of it's imperfections, one has to ask one's self - is it really the listeners who don't accept that imperfections or was it just David Foster? What Frank Zappa was basically saying was that his (my) generation produced many self appointed "experts" in the music industry that were saying that to appeal to the young people you must do this or that, without exception. But did the audience really care, or will it ever care? The old system of putting everything out and seeing what takes versus the current system of having a jury of self proclaimed experts filter out what they say the public wants is essentially taking the decision away from the people, and could very likely be why the music industry is a trainwreck today.
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I think the controversy is really in the use of automated performance devices as opposed to live musicians, though I don't think you can match a Kurzwell against a live grand.
I've probably been through more acoustic concerts than most people, having listened to well over two hundred symphony concerts alone, never mind opera, singer songwriter or recitals. Never mind that I listen to myself everyday. Even when I play electric jazz, many times I am still the acoustic guy.
There are many functions of electronic music: enhancing the sound, amplifying the sound, manipulating the sound, or using electronics to generate a sound. I would just have to side with the OP in his statement that much of the programmed music on pop today is trash. Should that surprise anybody that most pop is trash? You've asked , how many people are making these judgments but have listened to little if any new popular music? I used to get together with my old buddies on a Friday night to play cards and they would be excited about finding a station on Satellite that played AC/DC or Aerosmith b sides, or acoustic versions of well known artist. They haven't purchased music by a new artist in 2 decades.
Electronic music does put musicians out of business. Gigging musicians have been losing gigs to deejays for almost forty years. And a lot of electronic soundtrack music can now be done by one guy rather than the myriad of instrumentalists used years ago. And our musical culture has been usurped by deejay culture and with its relations to third world countries: pre-recorded riddum tracks, non developmental music, and a lack of sophistication in lyric writing. Of course this is not always the case, and there have been many great thJrd world artist, Bob Marley, Jimmy Cliff, Fela, etc. AS the old joke says, what do you call a trombone player with a cell phone? An optimist.
Ken Marino Drum Teacher "It's not worth keeping score. You win some. You lose some, you let it go"
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Bands like Berlin, Flock of Seagulls and others sound like they used machines in the studio, but those bands had real drummers in the band.
Then there is this video for "Talk Talk" by the band Talk Talk
The into sounds mechanical, but then you see the image of the drummer playing a simmons kit, and suddenly, it starts to sound more human. Or is it just power of suggestion.
And then in the late 90's, everyone started mixing loops with real drums. Even in my band, I started to wonder if the average listener could tell where the real drums stoped and started as opposed to the "fake" drums. And some loops were me playing shorter bits on an e-kit, then looped, and real drums put on top of it. Was I playing with a loop or playing to myself? Not that it matters, it was just funny to think about.
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It seems like nowadays a lot of the most innovative and fresh drummers are embracing electronics and music synthesis with an organic sensibility. Questlove, Chris Dave, Adam Deitch -- all great producers of hip hop/pop along with being excellent drummers. You can't really avoid today's musical advances, so why try to remain in the past? I'm all for the 'old school,' but nowadays, that's not getting people very far.
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A lot of metal drummers use triggers and electronic kits.
Listen to any Daniel Erlandsson drum solo.
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My biggest beef is not that they are using computers to generate the sound, it's that the sound they are generating doesn't resemble a drum set in any way, shape or form. As I said before, what you hear on many pop songs is a clicking or snapping sound to keep the beat, usually coupled with a loud booming bass-type sound. That is not music to my ears, so to speak. I like a bass drum, hi-hat, ride cymbals and different toms. I like to hear rolls, even in a pop song.
Remember Tone Loc song Wild Thing? I'm sure some type of drum synthesizers were used, but I love the sound:
"Through many dangers, toils and snares..." - Amazing Grace, third verse
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(Yes those are cassettes... yes that's a Partridge Family lunchbox... yes I have both Mac & PC.)
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Snydrum! I didn't know any of those still existed!
Cassette tapes? Wow.... why?
Your work table looks like it came from the same store mine did. hahah.....
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Some very good points were raised in this post. There was no real singing, becasue almost noone can sing these days!!! Todays music is not geared towards people who appreciate music, like it was in the good old days. Todays pop music is geared towards people who just want to hear something playing in the background, as opposed to listening to a great drum beat or fill, catchy guitar riff, killer bass line, or lyrics with artisic value.
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Hasn't this always been the case? Is it not true that Orchestral music rarely uses a drum set? Or is it just a specific dislike of synthesised sound? I don't understand what the issue is. When the drum set was first developed, the idea was to generate rhythm through a collection of organised sound. Now, technology is just doing exactly the same thing and the software has been developed for exactly the same reason. Just because a person isn't always playing it doesn't mean that skill hasn't gone into its creation.
Sure, there are cliches and there is the rabid overuse of tools and textures - like the hand clap. But I could say exactly the same thing about a lot of the 'Rock' back catalogue. Pentatonic guitar riffs, poodle-haired (no offence to Al, Bermuda!) singers screaming about their 'wohman!' or someone elses' 'wohman!', fat backbeats and heavy bass-drum sounds. The simple fact is that 'Rock' music is largely dying at the expense of the newer forms of music because it really hasn't moved on since about 1983 and yet I STILL hear bands like Wolfmother playing out the same tired cliches, thirty years after those cliches were in vogue.
And you know what? I don't even like the kind of music you're referring to. I just think your argument is hollow. It's like a security blanket that covers you because you don't want to move out from under the rock (pun intended) that you found some thirty years ago. If you don't like it, why don't you do something about it and try to create something that is truly beautiful and artistic rather than ranting on a forum.
No tool is inherently bad, no sound is inherently 'false' and nothing is inherently 'unartistic'.
DrumEatDrum - I use cassette tapes sometimes. So many memories!
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It's no different than saying "I got one of those Forum kits and they're terrible! All Pearl drums suck, and I'll never play a Pearl drum again!" It doesn't actually matter whether Pearl drums suck or not - it's the reasoning that's faulty.
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I think that their are two sides to this argument; both with very valid points. As much as one side may feel that their arguments have fallen of deaf ears, I think the other side feels the same way. You can't stifle creativity by saying that this or that sound or music is invalid. But you can call it as it is when you say that a lot of this music has little or no artistic merit and it's made by people with little or no artistic ability, as well intentioned and passionate as they may be.
I actually like Pearl Forums. When you teach a lot of beginners with their crappy sets you're happy when one actually has something that sounds okay.
Ken Marino Drum Teacher "It's not worth keeping score. You win some. You lose some, you let it go"
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I have an appreciation for a wide array of music, and play in two bands that specialize in significantly different types of music. So I don't need to be lectured that I'm close minded when it comes to today's pop. With a few exceptions, most of this type of music does not:
1) cause me to contemplate the relevance of my existence or spirituality
2) sooth my soul
3) get me pumped up at the gym or in the car
4) allow me to relax
5) rebel against authority, such as with a cause or purpose
6) help enhance a romantic moment
7) inspire me to try and reproduce the music when I play drums
Sorry, but I say that it is not my argument that is hollow, it is this music that is hollow. And I'm not going to feel guilty for not liking it. John Lennon said give peace a chance. It doesn't mean I'm going to like all peace movements or people.
"Through many dangers, toils and snares..." - Amazing Grace, third verse
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The Dorchester District 2 Spelling Bee was decided by one thing Thursday: the letter E.
The bee, which started with 52 spellers, was down to the final two when Rollings Middle School of the Arts sixth-grader Razeen Basunia was given the word salve to spell.
Basunia spelled S-A-L-V into the microphone, which then popped.
The judges ruled it a misspelling, then left the room with bee coordinator Elizabeth Rabb for about four minutes to listen to a tape recording.
When they came back, they upheld their decision, and defending champion Cassidy Etue, a River Oaks Middle School seventh-grader, went on to spell the word correctly as Basunia, still sitting on stage, threw his hands into the air.
Etue then correctly spelled patel to reclaim her crown.
Afterward, Rabb said she went with the judges in case there were questions, but (the recording) was very clear. The judges went back there (to listen again) to make sure because they want to give the benefit of the doubt. Thats why we stress over and over and over, you speak into the microphone ... and say it clearly.
The judges for the competition were school board member Gail Hughes, district literary interventionist Theresa Blitch and district science interventionist Kelly Shroder. Lisa Cuthbert was the pronouncer.
Rabb said there is no appeals process and the results will stand.
Basunia, who won the Butler County (Kan.) Spelling Bee in 2011 and was a member of Fort Dorchester Elementary Schools quiz bowl team last year, insisted afterward that he had spelled the word correctly.
Everybody knows this was not fair, said his mother, whose name was not available.
Etue, a daughter of Dan and Angie Mazurek, said she was surprised that she reclaimed the title.
As long as I didnt get out in the first round, I was OK, she said. She has been studying for the bee, but had doubts about some of the words given to her Thursday.
I would go with my first way of thinking of how the word was spelled, and it worked out pretty well, she said.
The top nine finishers will advance to Spellbound!, the Lowcountrys regional spelling bee, sponsored by The Post and Courier.
They are, in order of finish, Etue, Basunia, Kaya Clavier of Newington Elementary, Arianna Varnes of Alston Middle, Sam Towe of Gregg Middle, Matthew Robinson of River Oaks Middle, Alex Blount of Gregg Middle, Ashley Wilson of DuBose Middle and Casimir Karpinski of Oakbrook Middle.
The competition will be held at 7 p.m. March 6 at Lightsey Chapel at Charleston Southern University and will include 50 finalists representing Charleston, Berkeley, Dorchester 2, Dorchester 4, Colleton County, Lowcountry Catholic Schools, the South Carolina Independent School Association and Lowcountry Home and Private Schools.
The winner of Spellbound! will get an all-expenses-paid trip to the Scripps National Spelling Bee, which is May 26 through June 1 in Washington, D.C.
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Structural Interventions: Workplace Interventions to Prevent HIV
I. Definition of the Prevention Area
Although the effects of HIV in the workplace differ by the size of the company/organization and the type of labor employed, for many companies and government employers HIV prevention efforts are essential to protecting an organization's productivity, profitability, economic growth, and efficiency. HIV in the workplace can lead to disruptions in production or internal processes as workers become ill, require time off for medical or care-giving purposes, or retire for medical reasons. Health care and insurance costs are also likely to rise if employees contract HIV. Existing evidence suggests that small and medium-sized companies experience a small average benefit as a result of their workplace programs.
II. Epidemiological Justification for the Prevention Area
From a public health perspective, the workplace provides a ready audience of both males and females for prevention messages and increasingly for counseling, testing, and referrals for further services. Strengthening prevention efforts in the workplace targets groups who may be mobile as a result of work; these populations have been found to be at higher risk for HIV infection because they are away from their communities and families and have incomes that can be used to establish sexual relationships. Implementing workplace HIV interventions can help to influence norms, combat stigma, and foster a broader sense of community investment in public health. By prioritizing the health of their workers, large employers in particular can set a tone of community responsibility.
III. Core Programmatic Components
Workplace interventions vary according to the size of the workforce, and employment terms, but several core components can be identified.
- Prevention interventions are often incorporated into broader service delivery efforts that include voluntary testing and counseling, treatment and support.
- Programs often extend beyond the employee to include family members, and beyond the workplace to reach out to the local community.
- Workplace HIV interventions can include elements to influence norms, combat stigma, and foster a broader sense of community investment in public health.
- Using peers rather than outside experts to lead interventions is a common approach.
- As well as taking the scale of the employer and the size of the workforce into account, workplace interventions may have to cater to the needs of mobile populations.
IV. Current Status of Implementation Experience
Many large and multinational companies have adopted workplace policies related to HIV and AIDS and have implemented complementary prevention awareness programs. Likewise, numerous government ministries, departments, and universities have adopted HIV and AIDS workplace policies to guide managers and to outline rights and responsibilities of employees. National, regional, and global business coalitions have been formed by the private sector and in collaboration with governments. They provide member companies with information on HIV and AIDS and advocate for expanded responses. Opportunities to engage small and medium-sized enterprises have been underexplored, due in part to the lack of organizations such as chambers of commerce that would bring the scale required.
The impact of the epidemic on private and public sector workforces has been documented in countries with high-level epidemics. Public sector institutions, such as schools and health facilities, have experienced significant labor losses, adding to the burden of service delivery in those areas. In countries or areas with low-level or concentrated epidemics the impact is far less intense. In those areas, few companies report significant losses in skilled labor or increased health care or insurance costs.
It is often expected that private sector firms will supplement public sector funding for HIV and AIDS programs, and this has occurred among some larger firms. However, more often, especially with the increase in contract labor arrangements, workers found to be or suspected to be HIV-infected are dismissed.
Unions and workers' representatives have helped organize workplace HIV and AIDS prevention programs and have added their influence to programs initiated by company managers. Although there are notable exceptions, unions have not made HIV and AIDS benefits a part of their contract negotiations.
Assessing HIV Risk in Workplaces for Prioritizing HIV Preventive Interventions in Karnataka State, India
Halli, S. S., Buzdugan, R., Ramesh, B. M., et al. Sexually Transmitted Diseases (2009), Vol. 36 No. 9, pp. 556–63.
Based on qualitative and quantitative formative research, the authors identify the manufacturing, mining, sugar, garment, fishing, and construction industries as high HIV risk sectors in Karnataka. Overall findings include low levels of knowledge about HIV transmission and low levels of condom access among workers. Where resources are limited, identification and prioritization of highest risk sectors is recommended. While findings are not generalizable, the structure of a table summarizing sector assessment results may have broader use for program planners. For each sector, the table presents sociodemographics, HIV risk factors, structural characteristics, and recommendations, noting advantages and disadvantages for each.
An Overview of HIV/AIDS Workplace Policies and Programmes in Southern Africa
Mahajan, A. P., Colvin, M., Rudatsikira, J.-B., et al. AIDS (2007), Vol. 21, pp. S31–9.
With a substantial section on prevention programs, this overview of workplace policies in southern Africa includes a review of the scientific literature, working papers, and reports, supplemented by interviews with key informants. The authors identify HIV education, condom promotion, and counseling and testing as the most common workplace prevention interventions. While many private sector organizations may boast awareness programs and eager peer educators, workplace prevention programs are limited by lack of monitoring and evaluation, lack of tailoring of interventions to the company context, insufficient union support, and entrenched stigma. Quality is raised as a possible concern as well.
Estimating the Impact of Establishing Family Housing on the Annual Risk of HIV Infection in South African Mining Communities
Gebrekristos, H. T., Resch, S. C., Zuma, K., et al. Sexually Transmitted Diseases (2005), Vol. 32 No. 6, pp. 333–40.
Business Coalitions Tackling AIDS: A Worldwide Review
World Economic Forum Global Health Initiative. (2008).
This snapshot of 4 regional and 47 national business coalitions demonstrates their role as an accessible channel for the private sector to participate in a multi-sectorial response to HIV. It shares best practices and lessons learned as well as highlighting where coalitions need more donor, academic, and international partner support. The report analyzes the different organizational models used and gives pointers to overcoming concerns about sustainability (put local needs at the forefront, engage stakeholders before launch, keep engaged with the private sector engagement, stay adaptable and foster in-house expertise). It concludes with Business Coalitions Tackling AIDS: Worldwide Directory.
Corporate Responses to HIV/AIDS: Case Studies from India
World Bank. (2007).
This report highlights key lessons learned from HIV interventions by Indian businesses, such as leveraging local partnerships, and strategies to keep track of highly mobile groups. Countering poor public health infrastructure, social stigma, and message fatigue are also discussed. The case studies of five private and public sector companies describe awareness, prevention, and advocacy interventions typically targeting contract workers, employees, truckers, and local communities. Key messages for those developing corporate responses to HIV are the need for early and decisive action, formal evaluation of cost effectiveness, and ensuring continuity of commitment and financing.
Workplace HIV/AIDS Peer Educators in South African Companies
Dickinson, D. (2006).
This useful report concretizes the form and content of the work of peer educators. Based on key informant interviews and survey data from peer educators in five South African companies, the report explores such issues as remuneration, turnover and ongoing training, organizational and union support, opportunities for engagement with one another, competing "production pressures," the tension between professionalism and activism, and the threat of too narrowly drawn definitions of a peer.
The Private Sector and HIV/AIDS in Africa: Taking Stock of Six Years of Applied Research
Rosen, S. Feeley, R. Connelly P., et al. (2006).
This report summarizes the findings of private workplace studies conducted in South Africa, Uganda, Kenya, Zambia, Ethiopia, and Rwanda. The authors looked at direct costs to employers (medical expenses, the recruitment and training of replacement workers) as well as indirect costs (absenteeism, reduced productivity). The financial impact of HIV on employers was driven by HIV prevalence in the workforce, the job level of those affected, affected employees' terms of employment, and industrial sector. Treatment of eligible employees with antiretroviral therapy at a cost of $360 per patient per year had positive financial returns for most but not all companies.
Managing HIV in the Workplace: Learning from SMEs
Vass, J., & Phakathi, S. (2006).
This report looks at management of HIV in the workplace, with case studies on experiences from six small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in South Africa. Three themes are highlighted: HIV risk factors (with length of service, lifestyle stability, and employees' social environment outside of work found to be important determinants), best practices, and measuring the effectiveness of HIV programs. While SMEs are willing to dedicate resources to HIV management, they may lack the skills to sustain programs long-term. In addition to employer case studies, the report includes a literature review on the structure of South Africa's private sector, HIV risk in SME workforces, and the challenges of implementing HIV programs in the workplace.
Zambia: Support to the HIV/AIDS Response in Zambia (SHARe) Program
SHARe. (2009).
The Support to the HIV/AIDS Response in Zambia (SHARe) Program aims to support the institutional response to HIV and AIDS by building local capacity, improving the policy environment and strengthening leadership. The program includes collaborations with employers and workplace HIV prevention projects to enhance prevention, treatment and support services for employees, families and the wider community. This factsheet gives an update on four SHARe Project objectives: targeted assistance for workplace and community activities; a standardized planning template for multi-sectoral plans; a tracking tool to assess ministry-level efforts to address HIV; and HIV and AIDS leadership training for politicians.
School as a Workplace in Kenya: Evaluation of the Teachers Matter HIV/AIDS Project
Kiragu, K. Mackenzie, C. Weiss, J., et al. The Population Council Inc. (2008).
The "Teachers Matter" project uses a peer-led education program to improve primary and secondary school teachers' HIV-related knowledge and reduce their own risk behavior. This study found that the intervention reached four out of five targeted teachers and despite initial skepticism, the program was well-received. Teachers welcomed the chance to discuss the effect of HIV in their lives (four in ten had first-hand experience of a bereavement due to AIDS), reported greater confidence in coping with HIV-related issues and lowered their perceived risk of HIV. However, fear of the consequences of a positive HIV test result remained, and the program did not have an impact on testing of teachers' partners. To maximize benefits, similar programs should be conducted during school hours or offer incentives for full participation.
Cost Benefit Analysis of Workplace Programmes in Zambia
Ilon, L. Barwise, K. Hüsken S., et al. Comprehensive HIV AIDS Management
Programme (CHAMP) (2007).
This cost-benefit analysis of workplace HIV programs in seven Zambian mining and agricultural companies revealed that six of the companies saw a net benefit to their program (an average saving of US$47 per employee in 2006). Workplace programs can also have a positive impact on the surrounding communities (improving access to information, condoms, testing and sometimes treatment), but employers need to explicitly state that getting tested and treated is viewed favorably by the company and is not a threat to employment. Non-permanent staff should be included in workplace programs and community outreach efforts should be in the local language, the authors write. HIV should be seen as a strategic issue for companies, with tangible and identifiable costs and benefits.
Corporate Responses to HIV/AIDS: Case Studies from India
World Bank (2007).
This report highlights key lessons learned from HIV interventions by Indian businesses, such as leveraging local partnerships, and strategies to keep track of highly mobile groups. Countering poor public health infrastructure, social stigma and message fatigue are also discussed. The case studies of five private and public sector companies describe awareness, prevention and advocacy interventions typically targeting contract workers, employees, truckers and local communities. Key messages for those developing corporate responses to HIV are the need for early and decisive action, formal evaluation of cost effectiveness and ensuring continuity of commitment and financing.
HAART for the HIV-infected Employees of Large Companies in Africa
Van der Borght, S. Rinke de Wit, T. F. Janssens, V., et al. The Lancet, (2006), Vol. 368, pp. 547–50.
Heineken's decision in 2001 to include highly active antiretroviral therapy in its health benefits package prompted criticism of the company's workplace HAART programs. The authors of this paper take each argument, ranging from cost, practicality and sustainability to corporate responsibility, ethics and political considerations, and refute the reasoning behind each one. The paper describes how the Heineken Workplace Programme chose just two HAART combinations and trained medical staff in three stages, starting with a theory workshop, a practical traineeship and regular teleconferences supported by an electronic database. The authors counter critics' question: "Why do you do this?" with their own question: "When will you start?"
Expanding Workplace HIV/AIDS Prevention Activities for a Highly Mobile Population: Construction Workers in Ho Chi Minh City
Bao, V.N. Guest, P. Pulerwitz, J., et al. The Population Council Inc. (2003).
Peer-led HIV education programs reach more workers and are more effective than health communicator-based programs, according to this study which randomly assigned 23 construction sites to the two interventions. Contrary to concerns that construction workers would not be capable and reliable peer educators, they contacted more workers and distributed more condoms, had better program retention rates and in time acquired equal or better knowledge about HIV and sexually transmitted infections than the health communicators. Although sexual norms in support of HIV risk reduction were higher at peer educator sites, low reported levels of sexual activity make the impact on risk behavior difficult to assess. Peer education programs cost less than health communicator programs, but management support was crucial.
Private Sector Intervention: Case Example [AngloGold]
Global Health Initiative, World Economic Forum (2002).
In 2002 South African mining company AngloGold had an estimated workforce HIV prevalence of 30%. Under its direct service model for workplace HIV prevention, care, support and treatment it allocated a budget of $58 per employee (total $2.6 million) for HIV prevention. It also provided voluntary testing, anticipated providing antiretroviral therapy for a projected 820 patients and fostered community partnerships. Using peer educators and distributing free condoms were two mainstays of the company's HIV prevention program, along with treatment of sexually transmitted infections at company clinics. Key factors include interventions targeting behavior change and a focus on organizational action rather than risk assessment, but applicability of this model to other organizations may be limited by the substantial economies of scale that AngloGold can achieve.
The Private Sector Responds to the Epidemic: Debswana—a Global Benchmark
Barnett, T. Fantan, T. Mbakile B., et al. UNAIDS (2002).
This report describes the response of Botswana diamond mining company Debswana to the country's HIV epidemic, and hails it as a "ray of hope in a bleak situation". The report covers the early years of Debswana's response to HIV in the late 1980s and the process behind the company's first institutional HIV audit. In 2000 Debswana's new HIV strategy comprised six major elements (epidemic containment, economic impact containment, minimizing the impact of living with AIDS, stakeholder engagement, evaluation measurement and communication). The report highlights key lessons for other companies, such as the role of the management information system in monitoring the impact of HIV, identification of critical posts and ensuring ownership of HIV audit results though internal company-wide participation.
HIV/AIDS: An ICEM Training Manual for Collective Bargaining
International Federation of Chemical, Energy, Mine and General Workers' Unions (2005).
This training manual addresses the issues that trade unions must tackle when protecting their members' rights in response to HIV, including the right to information, freedom from discrimination and access to care and treatment, Structured activities are designed to facilitate group discussions and role play on a range of topics, including awareness, voluntary counseling and testing, stigmatization, discrimination, protecting contract workers and community outreach. Exercises help trade unionists compare national laws with the International Labour Organization Code of Practice on HIV/AIDS and the World of Work and develop collective bargaining agreements. A lengthy checklist underlines the importance of attention to detail in HIV-related collective bargaining.
HIV/AIDS and the Public Sector Workforce: An Action Guide for Managers
Rau, B. Family Health International (2004).
This guide is for human resources managers, employee welfare managers, medical officers and labor representatives in the public sector to help them develop HIV prevention, care and support programs. A basic reference tool, it explains why HIV is a labor issue and how it affects the public sector workforce, calling on useful experiences from the private sector where appropriate. There are chapters on designing and implementing HIV policies in different parts of the public sector, such as health, education and agriculture and on formulating and costing programs. Detailed checklists for designing public sector workplace HIV programs, case studies and links to useful resources complete the guide.
Workplace HIV/AIDS Programs: An Action Guide for Managers
Rau, B. Family Health International (2002).
This guide is for human resources managers, employee welfare managers, medical officers and labor representatives to help them develop HIV prevention, care and support programs. A basic reference tool, it explains why HIV is a labor issue. It then looks at the practicalities of risk assessment and how to draft a workplace HIV policy. Workplace HIV prevention and care programs, and managing the impact of HIV on a company are also covered. There are samples of workplace HIV policies, case studies and links to useful resources.
Business Coalitions Tackling AIDS: A Worldwide Review
Sidhu, I.K. World Economic Forum Global Health Initiative (2008).
This snapshot of four regional and 47 national business coalitions demonstrates their role as an accessible channel for the private sector to participate in a multi-sectoral response to HIV. It shares best practices and lessons learned as well as highlighting where coalitions need more donor, academic and international partner support. The report analyzes the different organizational models used and gives pointers to overcoming concerns about sustainability (put local needs at the forefront, engage stakeholders before launch, keep engaged with the private sector engagement, stay adaptable and foster in-house expertise). It concludes with a Business Coalitions Tackling AIDS Worldwide Directory.
View Report (PDF, 2.1 MB)
The ILO Code of Practice on HIV/AIDS and the World of Work
International Labour Organization (2005).
This International Labour Organization Code of Practice provides guidelines for HIV policy development and practice at enterprise, community, regional, sectoral and national levels. It covers all employers and employees whether formal or informal, in both the public and private sectors, and can be used to promote dialogue among stakeholders. The code covers key principles and describes various means of prevention through information and education (e.g., awareness-raising campaigns, gender-specific programs, support for behavior change and community outreach programs), and has sections on training, testing and workplace care and support of people living with HIV.
View Report (PDF, 126 KB)
South African Business Coalition on HIV/AIDS (SABCOHA)
South African Business Coalition on HIV/AIDS (2010).
The South African Business Coalition on HIV/AIDS pilots HIV workplace initiatives and provides resources to equip private sector stakeholders to respond to HIV. Includes resources targeting businesses, including case studies and toolkits, frequently-updated links to media stories relevant to HIV in the workplace, and extensive links to related websites. A section on prevention, which highlights condom distribution, is featured.
Related AIDSTAR-One Publications
- Case Study: Health Initiatives for the Private Sector (HIPS)
- Technical Brief: Private Sector Involvement in HIV Provision


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Mr. Rick Adams explores "The Life of David" as continued from the Spring In-Depth series.
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Dear Editor:
If people remember a couple of years ago, prices went up for whatever the reason, and it came back down in Charleston and Logan areas .10, .15, and sometimes even .20 cents cheaper on a gallon. But Madison and Danville area stayed the same.
It went on for a couple of months, imagine the money they must have made. Storms come and go…prices rise before it ever happens and forget to decrease when the storms have been long gone.
Even though we know the gas they raised was not even effected by the coming weather conditions. And Boone County is doing the same thing again.
Gas was $3.65 a gallon at Cross Lane, and less than Boone County at all other surrounding counties.
I, for one and my family, will gas up in Charleston or Logan anytime we are there, to keep from paying these high prices.
Would love to keep our business in the county, but not when I feel like I am being ripped off.
Who else feels they have had enough of this? This comes at a time when so many of our neighbors have been laid off from work and need to get a BREAK somewhere close to home.
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Free Wallpaper Friday: Angry Skies Edition
A major storm system is blowing through my area right now, complete with damaging winds, lightening, hail, tornadoes, brimstone... all the splendor and pageantry that accompany the wrath of God. So, in the event of my untimely demise, or a house landing upon me, I present you with this week's installment of Free Wallpaper Friday.
Don't ask me why but a friend asked me to create a Star Trek background that emulated the look and feel of ship computer consoles, which I did. He needs to get a life. I'll share it with you guys since you're always complaining that my wallpapers are too gay. The black cat image is a teaser of things to come for next week's All Hallows' Eve edition. Can you taste it?
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Free Wallpaper Friday: Angry Skies Edition
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Get irrigation systems ready for spring gardening
By Steve Graham, Networx
There are several steps to prepping the garden for spring planting.
1. Check Your Gardening Toolkit
Tools may have been lost or broken during the winter. Make sure you have a high-quality shovel, spade, hoe, rake and pair of pruners. Spring weather can be fickle, so don't waste a nice, warm gardening day with last-minute trips to the hardware store.
2. Test Your Soil
You first need to determine the alkalinity or acidity of your soil. Neutral soils more successfully retain some minerals. Though basic home pH test kits are available, a professional test is easier and more effective. Most Cooperative Extension offices offer soil testing for a small fee. Click here to find your nearest office. The office will send you a printout detailing your soil properties, and what additional nutrients may be needed to balance your soil and to create the ideal conditions for certain crops in your spring gardening.
3. Gather Your Soil Enhancers
Typically, the most important additive for your soil is decomposing animal or plant matter, such as compost, peat moss and well-rotted manure. You can make your own compost year-round with a hot compost bin or worm compost farm. Be warned that neither method may produce enough compost over the winter to enrich a large garden. Because I clean and freeze so many fresh vegetables in the late summer and fall, I don't end up with many vegetable scraps to feed my worms in the winter. Not to worry: plenty of good organic compost and other organic enhancements are available for purchase.
Also pick up organic fertilizers based on the recommendations in your soil test. For highly acidic soil, add lime. To balance out alkaline soils, add small amounts of pelleted sulfur.
4. Till the Soil
It is important to thoroughly till your garden plot to loosen soil, break up clumps and work in all your amendments. Till to at least 6 inches if you didn't do so last fall (which was the ideal time to enrich the soil for spring gardening, just so you know for this year).
5. Set up Drip Irrigation
Spending extra time to establish a drip irrigation system (hoses with small holes that leak water into the soil) pays off with easier watering throughout the summer, and less chance of the rot and diseases that can come with overhead watering.
6. Start Planting
The Farmers' Almanac has a detailed calendar for vegetable and flower gardens, based on lunar cycles. However, it must be adjusted based on your local frost-free date for ultimate spring gardening.
Broccoli, cabbage, spinach and other cool-weather vegetables are hardy enough for planting before the last frost. Plant new flowers and summer vegetables, such as beans, corn and cucumbers, after the last frost. Finally, wait until daytime temperatures are unlikely to dip below 55° Fahrenheit to plant peppers, tomatoes and other tender vegetables.
Start tinting those thumbs green with your spring gardening efforts. For both this article and my own humble gardening effort, I owe credit to the Colorado State University Cooperative Extension and the vast gardening knowledge of Barbara Damrosch.
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The Perry County Central Lady Commodores hosted the Jackson City Lady Tigers last week, using a steady offense and a strong defense to stop the Lady Tigers 9-0.
Perry Central opened the game with a pair of runs in the first inning. The Lady Commodores then tacked on three runs in the second inning for the 5-0 lead.
The Lady Commodores continued to rack up the runs, putting two across the plate in the third inning (7-0). Perry Central failed to score in the fourth inning, but came right back with a pair in the fifth inning (9-0). They were not able to stop the game early, but collected the 9-0 win.
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Perry Central stats: Whitney Back 1 hit, 2 runs and 3 RBI (HR), Shaelyn Eversole 1 hit and 2 runs, Maddison Minks 1 hit and 1 run, Shelby Sheffield 2 hits and 2 runs, Rachel Curry 1 hit, 1 run and 1 RBI and Lana Shepherd 1 run.


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Death of Barry Bagels founder Barry Greenblatt will leave 'big void'Written by Sarah Ottney | Editor in Chief | firstname.lastname@example.com
Regular customers at Barry Bagels on North Holland-Sylvania Road will almost certainly feel a void the next time they enter the shop.
Founder Barry Greenblatt, whose familiar smiling face could be found at the shop up to seven days a week, died July 31 at his home in Sylvania Township. He was 65.
Greenblatt, who was known for his genial personality and business ethics, was still heavily involved in the day-to-day operation of the 42-year-old business, said family spokesperson Jim Nusbaum, CEO of Barry Bagels Franchise Holding.
Most people who met him felt an instant connection, Nusbaum said.
"He's the kind of guy you met once and you felt like you had a friend for life," he said. "He made you feel special. He was really incredible in that way."
Over the years, Barry Bagels grew into one of Toledo's iconic eateries, known for its fresh bagels baked daily throughout the day — many baked by Greenblatt himself.
"He was very involved, still making bagels, still working the counter," Nusbaum said. "He was an incredibly hard worker and incredibly good with customers. He was very loyal to his customers and to his employees. Very kind, very generous."
Greenblatt's son, company president Mark Greenblatt, is the same way, Nusbaum said.
"He's the same as Barry. Very, very involved on a day-to-day basis," he said.
Greenblatt, a native of Detroit, moved to Toledo as a young man. He and a partner opened the first Barry Bagels location — then called The Bagel Place — at the corner of Sylvania Avenue and Holland-Sylvania Road in 1972. He later added locations in Maumee, Perrysburg, Westgate in Toledo and Ann Arbor. The newest location, in Lambertville, opened in May and is a template store for a planned series of franchise locations, Nusbaum said.
The first of five planned locations in the Columbus area is expected to open by the end of the year, and the company is in talks with other cities as well.
"He was very excited for the opportunity to grow the brand," said Nusbaum, whose first job in high school was at Barry Bagels. He later reconnected with the family to help franchise the business.
Workers at the Sylvania location carried on with normal business Aug. 1, but said Barry's absence was felt.
"He was here every day, every week. If you wanted to find him, he was here," said baker and assistant manager Jared Becker, who called Greenblatt not only his boss but also his friend.
Becker said he would miss Greenblatt's one-liners the most. He would say "Really?" all the time, for example, he said.
"He was a real solid guy. He cared about his employees," Becker said. "Most places you don't get to know your boss. Once you got his respect, he started to lean on you and treat you like a friend, not an employee."
"Barry was the most driven, loving and witty man I know," employee Courtney Selvey wrote, too overcome with emotion to speak. "He took me under his wing and treated me like family. I will love and miss him beyond words."
Friends in the restaurant community are just as shocked and saddened by the news of Greenblatt's death as his customers and employees.
George Mancy, managing partner of Mancy's Italian Grill, said he and many others are heartbroken by the loss.
"To everyone walking in the door at the Sylvania Barry Bagels, it was a big smile and 'Hello, how are you? How are the kiddos? What can I get you?'" Mancy said. "Whether it was someone who went in there once or someone who stopped in once a week, he's just been a big part of the community. I think everyone's heart is broken."
Toledo food blogger Josh Wagy chose Barry Bagels as the first feature in his series of videos highlighting local restaurants when he launched Toledo food blog Smash Toledo last year.
"That's the No. 1 thing I'm asked for when I go out of town: 'I need a dozen salt bagels,' or 'I need a dozen everything bagels. Don't show up here unless you have bagels,'" Wagy told Toledo Free Press at the time. "When I'm not in Toledo for a long period of time, you do crave it."
"Barry was a great man," Wagy said. "He was a king in Toledo's food scene. It seemed like he knew everyone when you went into the Holland-Sylvania store for lunch. He always took a second to say hi and ask what was going on with you. His son Mark is a chip off the old block and brings the same kindness and humor to all their loyal customers. He will be dearly missed."
Greenblatt is survived by his wife, Judie; son, Mark; daughters Mindy Streem and Marnie Sulzer; and eight grandsons.
"He was brilliant and kind and loyal and fun, and he's going to be deeply missed," Nusbaum said. "It will leave a big void for certain."
Toledo Free Press News Editor Danielle Stanton contributed to this report.
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The Democratic mayor of Charlotte, who coordinated efforts on behalf of a host city for the Democratic National Convention, has been tapped by President Obama to be the next transportation secretary.
President Obama said Mayor Anthony Foxx was "one of the best mayors that Charlotte has ever seen" and called him "an impressive leader," saying his local government experience would help him manage the nation's roads, bridges and airports.
In accepting the nomination, Mayor Foxx praised the president saying they had earned "the admiration and appreciation of America's mayors."
He pledged to seek bipartisan solutions to transportation problems.
Foxx, who is black, provides diversity to President Obama's cabinet after criticism that the president had not done enough to recruit advisers from diverse backgrounds.
Foxx would be the second black member of the cabinet, joining Attorney General Eric H. Holder, Jr.
"I am thrilled that Anthony Foxx will be nominated to serve as Secretary of Transportation. Mayor Foxx has done terrific work for the people of Charlotte, and I know he will be a strong leader at the Department of Transportation," said North Carolina Senator Kay Hagan in a release. "He has a deep understanding of the urgent need to rebuild our national infrastructure, which is critical to maintaining a strong and growing economy. This is great news for North Carolina and our country, and I look forward to a swift confirmation for Anthony."
Just three weeks ago, Mr. Foxx announced that he would not seek re-election as mayor this year because he wanted to spend more time with his family, including two children who were born after he joined the Charlotte City Council in 2005.
Foxx turned 42 on Tuesday.
Foxx became the first black student body president at Davidson College and earned a law degree from New York University.
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American Classics: Homemade Chocolate Graham Crackers
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Turley Estate Zinfandel 2010
Zinfandel from California
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These head trained vines are directly adjacent to the winery, and as such they receive plenty of attention. When we re-planted this vineyard, we opted for the traditional—though much more difficult to farm—head trained method. The hard work has paid off, however, for this is Zinfandel in its purest form. The naturally rich dark fruit is well balanced by acid, and the wine is as dry as can be. Brightly colored, vivacious, with garrigue-like aromatics.
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International Wine Cellar - "Saturated ruby. Complex, musky aromas of spicecake, pepper and violet, with hints of crushed rock, garrigue and leather. Creamy-sweet and large-scaled, with round flavors of dark cherry and chocolate complicated by a whiff of game. Conveys a bit of roasted heft without coming off as ponderous. Finishes with very soft, almost grenache-like tannins that really saturate the palate. Very sexy zinfandel."
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Livermore Valley AVA, located right outside of San Francisco and home to wineries such as Wente.
Lodi County AVA, an AVA further east of San Francisco and known for its excellent, old-vine Zinfandels.
San Francisco Bay AVA, a sprawling AVA that covers Contra Costa, Santa Clara and Santa Cruz counties, to name a few. Wine that holds only the California AVA is typically a wine that includes grapes from a number of different AVAs, which leads to the general labeling of the wine as California. This does not denote the quality of the wine, only the diversity of where the grapes originate.
About CaliforniaIt's not rare to see a wine's country of origin listed as "California." A country into itself in the wine world, California makes enough varieties and styles to match many European wine countries. It produces a diverse range of wines that span the quality spectrum.
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Friday, May 23, 2014
One of the Lowcountrys best-ever high school football players has another honor to his credit.
Joe Hamilton, a 1995 Macedonia High School graduate, has been selected to the College Football Hall of Fame and will be inducted in December in New York.
Hamilton played quarterback for Georgia Tech from 1996-99 and is the school record-holder for total offense with 10,640 yards. He helped the Yellow Jackets earn a piece of the Atlantic Coast Conference title in 1998 and was the Heisman Trophy runner-up in 1999 behind Wisconsins Ron Dayne. The same year, he won the Davey OBrien Award as the nations top quarterback.
Hamilton is the first quarterback in Tech history with a spot in the College Hall and 13th overall.
Hamilton is part of a class of 14 players that includes ex-South Carolina receiver Sterling Sharpe, Mississippis Wesley Walls and Alabamas Derrick Thomas. He was one of 75 players on the ballot.
He is currently a recruiting assistant at Georgia Tech.
After college, Hamilton played in three different professional leagues.
Hamilton was selected in the 2000 NFL Draft by Tampa Bay and spent three seasons with the Buccaneers. He also played in NFL?Europe with Franfurt and in the Arena Football League with Orlando.
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10 Things He's Thinking About Valentine's Day
10 Things He's Thinking About Valentine's Day
Maybe you're the type who lives for satin-covered boxes of chocolate, long-stemmed roses and pink hearts. Or maybe you simply pray for the day to end quickly so you can stop watching the nauseating love parade pass by. And maybe you think only women are giving a single thought to Valentine's Day while the guys spend February 14 in ignorant bliss. Well, you'd be wrong on that one. Read on to find out what's on their minds.SEE MORE"It's nice to sit back and realize, Hey, I love her. True, you should always feel that way about your girlfriend, but I like having a day dedicated to taking it all in." —Charles Polk, 25, Detroit
"I love Valentine's Day! Being able to surprise and excite her and getting rewarded for it afterward—if you know what I mean—makes it one of the best days of the year." —Malcolm Phillips, 23, Queens, N.Y.
"It's a silly holiday, but I think it exists because the greeting card/jewelry/confection/flower companies know they can exploit men one day a year and get away with it—because men don't know how to be romantic the other 364 days. Then again, I always do something with my girlfriend on Valentine's Day, and we have fun." -Stephen Wingard, 29, New York City
"No matter what level your relationship is at—dating, engaged, married—it's a day other than an anniversary to honor what you share." —Samuel Smithage, 33, Greensboro, N.C.
"For men who are typically unromantic, it's their chance to go for it. But I do romantic things all the time, so it's not a big deal at all." —Jermaine Small, 25, Atlanta
"February 14 has become Women's Appreciation Day. If we create a Men's Appreciation Day, I'd be happy to play along." —Chris Schonberger, 25, Silver Springs, MD.
"It's kind of shallow to me. Thoughtful gestures needs to be made throughout the year. If you do something on Valentine's Day and nothing the rest of the time, then what's the point?" —Emil Moss, 26, Columbus, Ohio
"Unlike a lot of guys, I think it's refreshing, a time when you can stop, reflect and do something nice for someone you care about." —Eddie Cole, 23, Boligee, Ala.
"I dislike Valentine's Day. I do it because in the end it's always a good time, but I dislike the idea of being obligated to make reservations, buy something, dress up, etc., on a specific date just because it's a specific date—a date that actually has no meaning to me as a human. Anniversaries are different, obviously, because the date has meaning for people." —Jason Trobman, 26, New York City
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Saturday, August 2, 2014
After receiving complaints about drug activity in the Andrews area, the Georgetown County Sheriffs Office launched an investigation and made three arrests Saturday morning, according to Sheriffs spokeswoman Carrie Cuthbertson.
Agents of the 15th Circuit Drug Enforcement Unit (DEU) along with the Sheriffs Office deputies and Georgetown Police Department executed a drug related search warrant.
As a result, agents arrested three individuals and recovered approximately a quarter pound of marijuana, digital scales and packaging materials, a stolen .40 caliber fully loaded handgun and approximately $1,300.00 in cash, Cuthberston stated.
Arrested with charges pending are: Aaron Clent Williams,32, of 826 N Beech Avenue, Andrews Distribution of Marijuana, Possession with the Intent of Distribution of marijuana and Possession Stolen Handgun
Cleontine Leontine Leggette, 32, of 826 N Morgan Avenue, Andrews, for Possession with the Intent of Distribution of marijuana and Possession Stolen Handgun.
Sharone Lamont Farmer, 17, of 50 Armstead Street, Andrews for Possession with the Intent to Distribute marijuana.
They were transported to the Georgetown County Detention Center and are awaiting formal charges.
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Must be something in the air. I have my boy home sick today. Give him some medicine and back to bed he went. Sure hope everyone gets better. Have a relaxing day!
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Must be something in the air. I have my boy home sick today. Give him some medicine and back to bed he went. Sure hope everyone gets better. Have a relaxing day!
Ugh, is it Monday already? Wake me up when it's Friday. :sleepy:
After narrowly escaping from the clutches of liver failure my dad is back at work today for the first time in about three months. Wish him luck. I won't see him until tomorrow night because I get to work closing shift tonight and I won't be home until everyone is asleep. Hopefully, he'll be fine with the exception of a case of the "first day back" jitters.
Good luck and hope everything goes well for your dad!
Have a great week everyone!!
I pray that all will feel better soon
I think it's some autumn cold going on. Many here in my country are having flue and fever too. I had
it twice few months ago so maybe I don't get it this time. But better to not say anything. :wink2:
Weather's was rainy on Saturday and sunny on Sunday. But temps was pretty cold. Only 3C when
I went to work Sunday morning. Days are also getting colder was only 11C on Saturday. Brrr...
Please take good care everyone and stay safe. OK!
I am so happy for you Ladypain. Now I hope it's getting better for you.
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Morning and :p Monday to everybody else.
It's feeling like autumn in these parts. I've been making sugar-free pumpkin this and sugar-free pumpkin that all over the place, and so far no one is sick so I'll attribute that to the magical properties of pumpkin and cider. On the other hand, it feels like my usual seasonal affective disorder is setting in ALREADY this year and I have zero patience with myself for loafing around feeling sorry for myself. :(
Hope the rest of you have uncomplicated and wonderful autumns to look forward to!
Have a great rest of Monday, and great rest of the week! 2 of my 3 football teams squeaked out victories over the weekend, and I'm leary over the upcoming weekend games.
Happy Tuesday everyone! Two weeks from tomorrow I will be winging my way Northward.... Yep. I'm going to Toronto!! Going to hang out with Anni and we're going to see Rush in their natural habitat :laugh: We're both pretty psyched!! http://i224.photobucket.com/albums/d...es/excited.gif
Have a great week, Tet. Hope everyone gets better real soon (I swear by olive leaf extract). ((((whoever needs one)))) :love:
Happy Tuesday!
Congrats on the trip, Tery. Good luck with your husband's job, jacobtlong.
I could use some good thoughts for my sister-in-law. She's been unemployed since she graduated college in 2009 and just got a job in a factory. No one in her family has ever done manufacturing work (or anything but desk work since the family came over from Italy) and it's hitting her hard. I fear she's going to burn out within weeks - can't communicate with her fellow employees, stands all day, very repetitive work, has Hispanic music blasted at her the entire shift or shifts (part of the problem there is language barrier, the other part is that it's not the genre of music she listens to). But if she loses this job I have a feeling she'll have no options but to move in with us in four months time at the latest, which would mean losing her dog... Ugh. Awful. :sad:
Good luck to everyone, enjoy the fall weather!
Tery, Ugh, you reminded me( I'm glad you did)........I bought some liquid olive leaf extract that I should be taking.( buy the pill form trust me) It is just hard to swallow literally! It tastes like I ate a wet grass clump from underneath my lawn mower. Mint flavor my fanny LOL! Seriously, the lady at the health food store swears by it too. There's got to be something to it even if it tastes like hay. Have a happy, healthy and great day everyone....Quote:
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