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Here's the quintessence of Japanese home cooking: an aromatic, protein-rich broth served over rice.
Japanese Chicken-Scallion Rice Bowl
1 1/2 cups instant brown rice
1 cup reduced-sodium chicken broth
1 1/2 Tablespoons sugar
2 Tablespoons reduced-sodium soy sauce
1 Tablespoon mirin, (see Ingredient note)
2 large egg whites
1 large egg
8 ounces boneless, skinless chicken breasts, cut into 1/2-inch pieces
6 scallions, trimmed and thinly sliced
Prepare instant brown rice according to package directions.
Pour broth into a heavy medium saucepan, along with sugar, soy sauce and mirin. Bring to a boil; reduce heat to medium-low.
Stir egg whites and whole egg in a small bowl until just mixed. Add chicken to the simmering broth. Gently pour in the egg mixture, without stirring. Sprinkle scallions on top. When the egg starts to firm up, after about 3 minutes, stir it with chopsticks or a knife. (The chicken will be cooked by now.) Divide the rice among 4 deep soup bowls and top with the chicken mixture.
Serves 4.
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Thank you sour, your awesome, I am using configurable usb loader and it works perfect. I just dumped NSMBW and extracted it, don't know how they can justify selling a game thats only like 0.59gb lol. still awesome though, the iso extracted out at 4.37gb so i will burn to disc no and hope it all works lol.
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A replication process to provide fault tolerance for a streaming signal in a computer network. In one embodiment, the original or source signal is sent to several splitters which, in turn, each make copies of the signal and send the copies into a second layer of devices, which are referred to as "concentrators." A given concentrator receives as input one or more copies of the source signal. In a preferred embodiment, a given concentrator receives two copies of the source signal from at least two different splitters. The concentrators process the incoming streaming signal copies, for example, by merging them into a single or composite copy of the original source signal according to a given processing algorithm. The output of a given concentrator may then be fed into a splitter, with the process then being repeated if desired to make an arbitrary large number of copies of the signal. At the end of the replication process, the output of a splitter or a concentrator is fed directly or indirectly to an end user. The replication process is fault-tolerant, and thus the end user's signal is not interrupted regardless of signal or equipment problems within the distribution mechanism.
1. A method of fault tolerant delivery of live media content, the content being available in a given media format as a stream of data packets, comprising:
receiving the stream at each of a set of splitter devices, wherein each splitter is located at a data center;
from each splitter device, outputting a copy of each packet in the stream to a set of remote server regions, with each server region including a concentrator device, and a set of media servers associated with the given media format;
at each server region, having the concentrator device reassemble the stream of data packets by receiving data packets output from each splitter device and discarding redundant packets, wherein a given data packet is processed within the concentrator device upon its receipt at the concentrator device and, if not discarded, is forwarded from the concentrator device upon such processing without delay;
feeding, as a stream of data packets, the data packets forwarded from the concentrator, wherein the stream of data packets is fed to each of the set of media servers associated with the given media format so that each of the set of media servers in the server region is available to provide the stream of data packets;
within each server region, at each of the media servers in the set of media servers, receiving the stream of data packets forwarded from the concentrator device; and
in response to each end user request that is directed to one of the set of media servers in the server region that has received the stream of data packets forwarded from the concentrator device, outputting the stream of data packets from a given media server in a server region;
wherein data packets are delivered from each splitter to each server region via a non-streaming media protocol and the stream of data packets is output from the given media server over a given streaming protocol.
2. The method of fault tolerant delivery as described in
3. The method of fault tolerant delivery as described in
4. The method as described in
encoding the stream of data packets at a given point in the delivery of the stream; and
decoding the encoded stream of data packets at a subsequent point in the delivery of the stream.
5. The method as described in
6. A method of fault tolerant delivery of live media content over the Internet, the content being available in a given media format as a stream of data packets from each of a set of multiple delivery sources, comprising:
at each of a set of server regions, receiving two or more copies of the stream of data packets, with each copy being received from one of the set of multiple delivery sources;
at each server region, generating a new stream of data packets by discarding redundant data packets, wherein a given data packet is processed within the server region upon its receipt at the server region and, if not discarded, is forwarded upon such processing without delay;
at each server region, feeding the new stream of data packets to each of a set of media servers associated with the given media format so that each of the set of media servers in the server region is available to provide the stream of data packets;
within each server region, at each of a set of media servers, receiving the new stream of data packets; and
in response to each end user request that is directed to one of the set of media servers in the server region that has received the new stream of data packets, outputting the new stream of data packets from a given media server in a server region;
wherein each stream of data packets is delivered to each server region via UDP and the new stream of data packets is output from the given media server over a media format-specific application layer streaming protocol.
This application is a divisional of prior application Ser. No. 09/478,571, filed Jan. 6, 2000 and now U.S. Pat. No. 6,665,726, issued Dec. 16, 2003.
1. Technical Field
The present invention relates generally to digital signal transmission over a computer network and, in particular, to a method and system for streaming content over the Internet in a fault tolerant manner.
2. Description of the Related Art
Most Internet users do not have fast enough access to the Internet to download large multimedia files quickly. Streaming is a technique for delivering web-based video, audio and multimedia files so that these files can be processed as a steady and continuous stream at the requesting client, typically using a browser plug-in, such as Microsoft NetPlayer, Apple QuickTime, Real Networks RealSystem G2, or the like. Streaming video, for example, is an online video distribution mechanism that provides audio and video to Internet users, without the users having to wait while content completely downloads to their hard drives. Through caching, content is played as it is received, and buffering mechanisms ensure that content is played smoothly. Theoretically, streaming video plays to the end user, or viewer, as an immediate and ongoing broadcast.
From a network perspective, traditional approaches to streaming Internet content involve transmitting a streaming signal from a source to a device known as a splitter (or repeater, reflector or mirror), which, in turn, replicates the source signal into multiple signals. Each of the multiple signals is the same, and each is sent on to a different destination. By cascading splitters in a tree-like fashion, a single source stream can be replicated into thousands or more identical copies. In this manner, a large number of viewers on the Internet can receive the same streaming signal simultaneously.
A critical problem with existing streaming methods of this type is that they are not fault tolerant.
Thus, there remains a need in the art to provide improved streaming techniques that are fault tolerant. The present invention solves this important problem.
The present invention provides a replication process to provide fault tolerance for a streaming signal in a computer network. In one embodiment, the original or source signal is sent to several splitters which, in turn, each make copies of the signal and send the copies into a second layer of devices, which are referred to as "concentrators." A given concentrator receives as input one or more copies of the source signal. In a preferred embodiment, a given concentrator receives two copies of the source signal from at least two different splitters. The concentrators process the incoming streaming signal copies, for example, by merging them into a single or composite copy of the original source signal according to a given processing algorithm. Thus, preferably a given concentrator receives streams from multiple sources, removes duplicate packets, and then outputs a single stream. The output of a given concentrator may then be fed into a splitter, with the process then being repeated if desired to make an arbitrary large number of copies of the signal. At the end of the replication process, the output of a splitter or a concentrator is fed directly or indirectly to an end user. The replication process is fault-tolerant, and thus the end user's signal is not interrupted regardless of signal or equipment problems within the distribution mechanism.
One type of processing algorithm that is implemented at a concentrator simply transmits the first copy of each packet in the signal stream. Copies of packets that have already been transmitted are simply discarded. This algorithm may be implemented by maintaining a data array f(i) that has a first value (e.g., "1") if packet i in the stream has been forwarded and f(i) that has a second value (e.g., "0") otherwise. When a copy of packet i is received from one of the incoming streams, it is forwarded if and only if f(i) equals the second value. This technique is advantageous because a complete stream can be reconstructed from two or more partial streams. Thus, as long as the incoming copies of the stream collectively contain all the packets of the original stream, the concentrator produces a copy of the original stream.
Another type of processing algorithm that may be implemented at a concentrator uses a buffering technique. In this approach, a buffer of a given size is kept for each input stream to create an n-dimensional array, where n is the number of input streams. At a given cycle rate, the concentrator transmits a smallest index packet (namely, a packet that is earliest in the stream sequence) contained in any of the stream buffers. As each packet is transmitted, the data in the array is updated so that future copies of the same packet can be discarded. This protocol enables the concentrator to reorder the packets in a stream so that they are output in a correct order.
One or more concentrators as described above enable fault tolerant media streaming over a computer network such as the Internet, an intranet, a virtual private network, or the like.
The foregoing has outlined some of the more pertinent objects and features of the present invention. These objects should be construed to be merely illustrative of some of the more prominent features and applications of the invention. Many other beneficial results can be obtained by applying the disclosed invention in a different manner or modifying the invention as will be described. Accordingly, other objects and a fuller understanding of the invention may be had by referring to the following Detailed Description of the Preferred Embodiment.
For a more complete understanding of the present invention and the advantages thereof, reference should be made to the following Detailed Description taken in connection with the accompanying drawings in which:
Streaming media is a type of Internet content that has the important characteristic of being able to play back while still in the process of being downloaded. A client can play the first packet of the stream, decompress the second, while receiving the third. Thus, the user can start enjoying the multimedia without waiting to the end of transmission. Streaming is very useful for delivering media because media files tend to be large, particularly as the duration of the programming increases. To view a media file that is not streamed, users must first download the file to a local hard disk—which may take minutes or even hours—and then open the file with player software that is compatible with the file format. To view streaming media, the user's browser opens player software, which buffers the file for a few seconds and then plays the file while simultaneously downloading it. Unlike software downloads, streaming media files are not stored locally on users' hard disks. Once the bits representing content are used, the player discards them.
Streaming media quality varies widely according to the type of media being delivered, the speed of the user's Internet connection, network conditions, the bit rate at which the content is encoded, and the format used. These last two concepts are explained in more detail below. In general, streaming audio can be FM quality, but streaming video is poor by TV standards, with smaller screens, lower resolution, and fewer frames per second. The source for streaming media can be just about any form of media, including VHS or Beta tapes, audio cassettes, DAT, MPEG video, MP3 audio, AVI, and the like. Prior to streaming the content, the content must first be encoded, a process which accomplishes four things: conversion of the content from analog to digital form, if necessary; creation of a file in the format recognized by the streaming media server and player; compression of the file to maximize the richness of the content that can be delivered in real-time given limited bandwidth; and, establishing the bit rate at which the media is to be delivered. Streaming media uses lossy compression, which means that after decompression on the client end, some portions of the content are not retained. For example, compression may reduce a VHS video clip with 30 frames per second to just 15 fps. Typically, media must be encoded at a specific bit rate, such as 28 kbps, 56 kbps, 100 kbps, or the like. Content owners typically choose to encode media at multiple rates, so that users with fast connections get as good an experience as possible, but users with slow connections can also access the content. Obviously, the lower the encoding rate, the more original content must be discarded when compressing.
Non-streaming content is standards-based in the sense that the server and client software developed by different vendors—Apache, Microsoft Internet Explorer, Netscape Communicator, and the like—generally work well together. Streaming media, however, usually relies on proprietary server and client software. The server, client, production and encoding tools developed by a streaming software vendor are collectively referred to as a format. Streaming media encoded in a particular format must be served by that format's media server and replayed by that format's client. Streaming media clients are often called players, and typically they exist as plug-ins to Web browsers. Streaming media clients are also often capable of playing standards-based non-streaming media files, such as WAV or AVI.
The three major streaming media formats in use today are: RealNetworks RealSystem G2, Microsoft Windows Media Technologies ("WMT"), and Apple QuickTime. RealSystem G2 handles all media types including audio, video, animation, still images and text, but it does not support HTML. RealSystem G2 supports SMIL, an XML-based language that allows the content provider to time and position media within the player window. To deliver the media in real time Real uses RTSP. To stream in WMT's Advanced Streaming Format, content providers must have Microsoft NT 4 Server installed. WMT does not support SMIL or RTSP but has its own protocol that it calls HTML+Time. Apple QuickTime recently has added the capability to serve streaming media. QuickTime can support a number of formats including VR, 3D, Flash, and MP3. QuickTime Streaming uses RTSP to deliver the movies in realtime, and a dedicated media server is required.
By way of further background, RTSP, the Real Time Streaming Protocol, is a client-server multimedia presentation protocol to enable controlled delivery of streamed multimedia data over IP network. It provides "VCR-style" remote control functionality for audio and video streams, like pause, fast forward, reverse, and absolute positioning. Sources of data include both live data feeds and stored clips. RTSP is an application-level protocol designed to work with lower-level protocols like RTP (Realtime Transport Protocol) and RSVP (Resource Reservation Protocol) to provide a complete streaming service over the Internet. It provides means for choosing delivery channels (such as UDP, multicast UDP and TCP), and delivery mechanisms based upon RTP. RTSP establishes and controls streams of continuous audio and video media between the media servers and the clients. In RTSP, each presentation and media stream is identified by an RTSP URL. The overall presentation and the properties of the media are defined in a presentation description file, which may include the encoding, language, RTSP URLs, destination address, port, and other parameters. The presentation description file can be obtained by the client using HTTP, email or other means. RTSP differs from HTTP for several reasons. First, while HTTP is a stateless protocol, an RTSP server has to maintain "session states" in order to correlate RTSP requests with a stream. Second, HTTP is basically an asymmetric protocol where the client issues requests and the server responds, but in RTSP both the media server and the client can issue requests. For example the server can issue a request to set playing back parameters of a stream.
The transport layer of non-streaming content uses the Transmission Control Protocol, or TCP. This is a connection-oriented protocol, which means a connection between server and client is established and maintained until the content has been completely received. One reason for the connection is that the client can report if any IP packets are not received, which are then retransmitted by the server. The result is that a file successfully transmitted over TCP, a logo for example, is always identical to its source—although the time required for transmission may vary widely depending on infrastructure.
By contrast, the transport layer for streaming media uses User Datagram Protocol, or UDP. UDP is a connectionless protocol, under which IP packets are sent from the server to the client without establishing a connection. This protocol enables streaming media's real-time nature: no need to wait to resend dropped packets. But it also means that the content quality may be degraded markedly between server and client, or that two different users may have a much different experience.
The present invention is designed to be used with any streaming media source, encoding scheme, media format, and streaming (or other transport) protocol.
Referring now to
Preferably, concentrators C are positioned within the network in a physical and/or logical layer located between the splitters B and the end users D. The physical configuration illustrated in
Generally, the function of a concentrator it to process the incoming streams and to merge them into a single or composite copy of the source signal data stream that is then output from the concentrator. A concentrator removes duplicate packets and preferably outputs a single stream feed. This processing is quite advantageous. In particular, given several copies of a stream, even if they are all lossy, a single pristine stream can be generated from the remnants of the duplicate streams. The technique is very robust and can take a large number of failures before end user experience is impaired.
The processing of the data streams may be accomplished in a number of different ways.
Referring now to
Thus, in effect, the processing routine parses packets as they arrive at the concentrator. If the parser has already seen the stream packet, the packet is discarded; otherwise, it is forwarded.
The processing routine of
As an example, and with reference to
Referring now to
Thus, in the routine of
Regardless of which technique (
The number of signals input to each concentrator determines the number of faulty streams that can be tolerated by the distribution system. For example, if every concentrator receives the signal from at least k different splitters, then the system can tolerate faults in any subset of k-1 signals without compromising the signal received by any end user. If the faults in signals (or system components) are random, then the system can tolerate F faults before any end user's signal is interrupted, where F is about N {1−1/k} and N is the number of components in the system. If the packet loss rate being experienced on each stream is p, then the loss rate, after concentration, is pk�the number of streams.
In a preferred embodiment, it is desirable to input two (2) input streams to a given concentrator. The cost of more streams, of course, is more network bandwidth for the distribution mechanism. Where multiple input streams are supplied to a concentrator (or output from a splitter), a variant of the present invention is to incorporate given coding schemes within the splitters/concentrators to recover some of the bandwidth used to transmit multiple data streams. In this variant, as a stream is output from a given device (e.g., a splitter), it is encoded using an encoding routine. As the stream enters the concentrator in the underlying layer, it is decoded and processed in the manner described above. When coding techniques are used, then the copies of the data stream output from the splitters need not be identical; rather, the copies may vary as a result of the encoding algorithm used within a given device.
In an illustrative embodiment, a useful encoding scheme is the Rabin Information Dispersal Algorithm. Information dispersal involves the breaking-up of packets into a collection of subpackets that are routed in a greedylike fashion to their common destination along edge-disjoint paths. The advantage of information dispersal is that the dispersal of large packets into many small subpackets tends to results in very balanced communication loads on the edges of a network. As a consequence, the maximum congestion in the network is likely to be very low, and there is a good chance that packets will never be delayed at all. In addition, if the contents of a packet are encoded into a collection of subpackets in a redundant fashion, an information dispersal algorithm becomes more fault tolerant as only a fraction of the subpackets have to reach the destination for the original packet to be reconstructed. Further information about the Information Dispersal Algorithm may be found in the following reference, Leighton, Introduction To Parallel Algorithms and Architectures: Arrays, Trees, Hybercubes, Morgan Kaufmann (1992), Section 3.4.8, which is incorporated herein by reference. Thus, in an illustrative embodiment, ,the Rabin Information Dispersal Algorithm is implemented within a given splitter and a given concentrator.
As noted above, a concentrator for use in the present invention is a software program executable on a computer.
The fault-tolerant distribution mechanism of the present invention may be implemented within a conventional client-server distributed computing environment.
A given client machine and the server may communicate over the public Internet, an intranet, or any other computer network. If desired, given communications may take place over a secure connection. Thus, for example, a client may communication with the server using a network security protocol, such as Netscape's Secure Socket Layer (SSL) protocol or the like.
A representative client is a personal computer, notebook computer, Internet appliance or pervasive computing device (e.g., a PDA or palm computer) that is �86-, Pentium-, PowerPC�- or RISC-based. The client includes an operating system such as Microsoft Windows '98, Microsoft NT, Windows CE or PalmOS. The client includes a suite of Internet tools including a Web browser, such as Netscape Navigator or Microsoft Internet Explorer, that has a Java Virtual Machine (JVM) and support for application plug-ins or helper applications.
A representative web server comprises a processor 622, an operating system 624 (e.g., Linux, Windows NT, Unix, or the like) and a web server program 626. OS 624 and web server program 626 are supported in system memory 623 (e.g., RAM). Of course, any convenient server platform (e.g., Apache, WebSphere, or the like) may be supported. The server may include an application programming interface 628 (API) that provides extensions to enable application developers to extend and/or customize the core functionality thereof through software programs including plug-ins, CGI programs, servlets, and the like.
A representative concentrator is a computer or computer platform having an operating system and support for network connectivity. Thus, for example, a representative concentrator comprises a computer running Windows NT (Intel and DEC Alpha), IBM AIX, HP-UX, Sun Solaris (SPARC and Intel Edition), Novell NetWare or Windows '98.
As noted above, the invention may be implemented in software executable in a processor, namely, as a set of instructions (program code) in a code module resident in the random access memory of the computer. Until required by the computer, the set of instructions may be stored in another computer memory, for example, in a hard disk drive, or in a removable memory, or downloaded via the Internet or other computer network.
In addition, although the various methods described are conveniently implemented in a general purpose computer selectively activated or reconfigured by software, one of ordinary skill in the art would also recognize that such methods may be carried out in hardware, in firmware, or in more specialized apparatus constructed to perform the required method steps.
Having thus described our invention, what we claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is set forth in the following claims.
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Zuma Rock is an important feature in the Nigerian Hundred Naira Bill. It is an Aesthetic Monolith,725 feet from ground level and covering very large Expanse of Land, enough to form a City. The closet view of the Rock is seen at Zuba when travelling from through Abuja to Kaduna.
Though the Rock seem to be situated in Abuja, its actual location is Niger State. Travelling through Zuba, you would think its a visible structure by the road side. It is found north of Abuja where it is regarded as the "Gateway to Abuja."


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That's all folks! 'Tis a wrap from what's probably been one of the most keenly followed Olympics both on ground at London, and right here on the world wide web. Artistic Director Kim Gavin promised 'the best after-show party of all time'. And the closing ceremony of the London 2012 Olympics didn't disappoint!
'A Symphony of British Music' featured an ensemble of popular musicians who performed 30 great musical hits of the past five decades. The evening kicked off with girls screaming their hearts out for the youngest band on stage – One Destination. The show moved on to true plucky British style, a colourful circus unravelling itself in full blast! The quintessential black London cabs pulled into the stage as the 90s girl band set an exuberant tone to 'Spice up your life'! 'We will rock you' said Queen's Brian May who enthralled us with a stellar performance, joined onstage by Jessie J who rendered a scintillating gyration. John Lennon came alive, so to speak, with an engaging tribute by a choir of children featuring footage from the original 1971 hit 'Imagine'. The other performers who created magic in front of the 10,800 athletes included Take That, George Michael, the Pet Shop Boys, Ray Davies, Annie Lennox and Ed Sheeran, to name a few. The fabulous finale had a fiery Phoenix descending onto the stage, while The Who serenaded the extinguishing flames.
We were also treated to a dash of style with a ramp walk by British supermodels who strutted their stuff in shimmer, in creations by Alexander McQueen, Vivienne Westwood, Christopher Kane, Burberry, Erdem, Victoria Beckham, Jonathan Saunders, Stephen Jones and Paul Smith.
The biggest after-show party ever!
And as we bid adieu to the world's most talented bunch of sportsmen and women, there's no denying that we all agree on this one – it's fashionable to win! And these uber cool achievers just showed us how, with breathtaking performances over the past sixteen days.
Michael Phelps set the pools on fire with a fabulous career-ending tally of 22 Olympics medals (yes, probably the greatest Olympian ever!). The showman on the tracks, Usain Bolt, finished up with a legendary three gold medals in the same track events in two consecutive Olympics – something that's not been done over 108 years! And closer home, we've achieved twice the number of wins compared to the Beijing Olympics, and that's saying a lot for a country starved of any kind of sports outside cricket.
Yes, it's fashionable to win. But winning is not just about gunning for the Olympics gold. It's about the tenacity of heroes like Manteo Mitchell who completed the run for his team on a painful leg that snapped midway. It's about a young Indian woman, Saina Nehwal, who carried the pressure of a billion expectant countrymen on her shoulders with panache. It's about Mary Kom, a mother of two raised in a poor farming family, who put an end to every kind of prejudice with powerful punches at the boxing ring.
Yes, it's fashionable to win – to win the hearts of a billion spectators like me, who will now get back to our lives at least a tad bit more inspired.
The Olympic heart-stealers, hands down
Oh, and it's also time to slip into some bright Brazilian colours and do the Samba while you make the beeline for Rio De Janeiro 2016!
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Malloy Proposes Plan to Expand Services for Autism
Dannel Malloy, the Democratic candidate for governot, this morning appeared in a New Britain news conference to offer a program of expanded services for families with autistic members. Here's the news release: "Democratic nominees for Governor and Lt. Governor Dan Malloy and Nancy Wyman today announced a proposal for addressing autism needs in Connecticut, […] [Read More]
One size fits all barn jackets? Scott Brown to stump for Foley
What is all of a sudden a tight race for governor is about to have its Orvis moment. Massachusetts Sen. Scott Brown will campaign for GOP gubernatorial contender Tom Foley at an Oct. 9 rally in Glastonbury, Hearst Connecticut Newspapers has learned. Brown defied the odds with his upset of Democratic Attorney General Martha […] [Read More]
What questions would you like to ask Foley and Malloy?
Separated by just three points in the latest Quinnipiac University gubernatorial poll, Republican Tom Foley and Democrat Dan Malloy will go mano-a-mano Friday at a gubernatorial debate hosted by the Greenwich and Stamford chambers of commerce at the Hyatt Regency Greenwich. Among the media sponsors of the hour-long luncheon debate are The Advocate and Greenwich […] [Read More]
Malloy, Foley race now "too close to call," poll says
Republican candidate for governor Tom Foley, once substantially behind in the governor's race, now has 42 percent to Democrat Dan Malloy's 45 percent, making the race too close to call, according to a Quinnipiac University poll released Wednesday. This compares to a 50-41 percent Malloy lead in a Sept. 15 likely voter survey by the […] [Read More]
McMahon nearly even with Blumenthal in latest poll
Republican Linda McMahon, capitalizing on voter anger with government, has drawn within 3 percentage points of Democrat Richard Blumenthal in the U.S. Senate race, the latest Quinnipiac University Poll has found. McMahon now trails just 49- 46 percent, compared to the 6-point Blumenthal lead in a Sept. 14 survey of likely voters. In the latest […] [Read More]
Tales from the rope line
Just got off the phone with a source — the person shall remain unnamed — who met President Obama along the rope line at the end of Thursday's fundraiser for Dick Blumenthal in Stamford. Tickets were $1,000 per person. Photo ops with the POTUS cost extra — $12,400. Let's just say that my source didn't […] [Read More]
Credit given where credit is due
The pols inevitably get most if not all of the ink when the president comes to town, and when they don't, the celebs do. But the members of the president's security detail — the Secret Service, Greenwich cops and State Police — deserve a mention. Most people never get to see the yeomen's work that […] [Read More]
Reflections on the last Obama visit to Greenwich
The last time Barack Obama was in Greenwich for a fundraiser was in May 2007, when he was an Illinois senator and Hillary Rodham Clinton seemed to have the inside track toward the Democratic nomination for president. Obama visited the Conyers Farm estate — sound familiar — of Allan Houston, the highest paid player in […] [Read More]
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Olive Garden Salad Dressing Recipe
Has anyone ever tried to re-create the olive garden salad dressing? I haven't been to an Olive Garden in years - but I remember the pasta being eh but the salad dressing being GREAT!
I did some googling, and the two recipes that popped up the most often as being a copy are: http://recipes.epicurean.com/recipe/17649/olive-garden-salad-dressing.html and http://www.grouprecipes.com/41104/olive-garden-house-dressing.html .
If anyone has any idea which one will be the most similar, please let me know - or if you have another recipe.
Also, the second recipe calls for pectin - is there something I can substitute that would have the same results as pectin, or can I leave it out entirely?
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Bath Spa University fashion student Benjamin Callery has come second in a national competition.
The final year fashion design student was named runner-up out of 16 finalists in the 2014 Fashion Awareness Direct competition.
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ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) - Investigators appear to doubt the self-defense claim of an Alcalde woman who fatally shot a man inside her home last month.
The 35-year-old woman hasn't been charged in the case and the Rio Arriba County Sheriff's Office still is investigating.
The woman claims a man barged into her home Nov. 3 and tried to undress her at knifepoint.
She says she reached under a pillow, grabbed a loaded gun and shot 33-year-old Lawrence Sandoval of Taos and then fled from her home and called 911.
The Albuquerque Journal reported Friday that police statements filed in the case indicate the woman gave differing versions of the events that led to the shooting.
But the woman's lawyer says his client "has nothing to hide" and "this is a self-defense situation."
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By Michael Lerman | "Lincoln Blogs" by Michael Lerman July 29, 2007 at 4:47AM
I was tagged by Danielle DiGiacomo from Indiepix for this meme thing, but I've been really busy with my two film projects (details in one blog post) that we are trying to complete in the next few months. Anyway, I'm finally catching up. See below.
First things first - The Rules:
1. We have to post these rules before we give you the facts.
2. Players start with eight random facts/habits about themselves.
3. People who are tagged write their own blog post about their eight things and include these rules.
4. At the end of your blog, you need to choose eight people to get tagged and list their names. Don't forget to leave
them a comment telling them they're tagged and that they should read your blog.
And now 8 things you probably never wanted to know about me:
1. When I was seven, I got a note sent home with me from my teacher because I attempted to staple my best friend's finger to a table. Stricken with the fear of getting in trouble with my parents, I buried the note in the backyard. It, of course, left a huge noticeable pulled up patch up of grass and I was caught. To this day, my father still brings it up when he thinks I'm lying or withholding information, which clearly has had an effect since it was the first thing I thought of when I sat down to write this.
2. When I was eleven, I made something called a "milkshake surprise" in which I put many of my favorite ingredients (including Reese's Pieces and American cheese) into a blender and concocted a drink. If I remember correctly, the flavor was so overrun by the disproportionate amount of vanilla extract that you could not taste the disgusting combinations. My mother was appalled and from that day forth, I've vowed to be a good cook. I've stuck to it pretty well, but that's a whole different post.
3. When "The OC" first premiered, I was so excited based on the trailer and Doug Lyman's named attached that I invited nearly sixty people over to my apartment to watch the pilot. No one showed and, to this day, it's the only episode I've ever seen.
4. I pretty good at rolling a kayak and even taught it to others on and off for a few winters.
5. I get privately obsessive when I think I've hurt/offended/wronged someone I really like. I've discovered recently that I care much less if I've offended someone professionally, which is probably not the best thing for my career, though I like most people I work with, but it's always the idea of hurting them as a friend that bothers me the most. By the same token, I have trouble not being honest with people, even after my honesty has hurt them.
6. Many members of my close family are significantly more obese than I. It is because of this, I think, that I have an abnormal amount of excess skin on my face. It hides itself pretty well, but if I pull out my cheeks, I look like the still on the back of the box for Terry Gilliam's "Brazil" (the non-Criterion edition).
7. I secretly hate Danielle DiGiacomo for making me this do this. This is probably mostly a reflection of the fact that I'm embarrassed to admit that she already tagged most of the blogs that I read. I should be more supportive of the rest of the community.
8. A sub-list for music, because apparently I keep embarrassing myself in this department again and again:
a. I have a serious karaoke addiction. I use it as others use alcohol to kill the pain.
b. I went to musical theater camp for seven summers.
c. I was once in a Falco cover band named Weiner Blut
d. My current projects include an acoustic power ballads cover group and a hip-hop album titled "Ready or Not …
Chill" under the alias Fuckjazzforaminute.
e. I know all the words (and notes, though I can't sing it on key) to all 12 chapters of R. Kelly's Trapped in the
f. One of the better musical projects I've ever been involved with was my band from college. Though we were
heavily indie rock influenced and somewhat creative (most of which had nothing to do with me), we couldn't
take it seriously and still gave ourselves the emo name of Sever All Ties.
g. One of the pastimes I've created with my friends is to switch lyrics in songs to be "Free Palestine". Our
favorites include "And it opened up my eyes, Free Palestine" from Ace of Base and "Jump in the line, please
Free Palestine" from Harry Belafonte.
So, sorry guys for bearing the brunt of #7, but I had to retag some of you (feel free to tag me back and I'll take another six months to come up with stuff):
Tom Hall's The Back Row Manifesto (Perfect way to return from a honeymoon)
Matt Dentler's Blog (Ready for round 2?)
Eugene Hernandez's eugonline (I can't believe Danielle didn't get you already)
Mike Tully's Boredom at it's Bordest (as if the first one wasn't amazing enough)
Anthony Kaufman's Blog (will someone please tell him because I don't have his email?)
Ryan Werner (this should be interesting)
Danielle DiGiacomo's Indiepix Blog (the source)
Connor Gaudet's The Daily Hell (the best blog you've never read)
Agnes Varnum narrowly escaped, even though I threatened to tag her. Anyway, enjoy.


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Gosh, I could gush about this a whole bunch about this story. I could tell you all that Laruel Phillips was the only doula at the time when I was wanting an unassisted birth with Stella who didn't scoff at me, or say 'I can be with you WHEN you transfer to the hospital.'
I can reflect about how she was the only one who encouraged me to pursue the birth I wanted, that she stood in solidarity with me about my decision. And when I met her by chance at a park, hugged me so hard that it almost hurt, and said she was proud of me, and kissed my newborn like it was her own.I could go on and on about the pride I saw in her eyes when she looked at me with my fat unassisted born baby in my arms. I could.
I could gloat about how many of my friends births she attended and was a rock when they were at that place where mothers doubt themselves but she supported them through and they had the births they wanted.
I could muse about how she is married to Glenn Phillips, who is the lead singer of Toad the Wet Sprocket, one of my absolutely most favorite bands ever. I could make it about my high school days and my friends who sang their songs at the top of our lungs in a little green Honda. I could tie that into the fact that Glenn dated my best guy friend's sister in high school.
I could….but I won't. I'm going to let the article speak for itself, and say that the opening of the birth center in Santa Barbara makes me want to have a baby there, even though I don't NEED to. I want to birth there to support them, to honor them, to encourage other women to seek alternatives to hospital birth. To know that its not all about what 'doctor' says. That women have a fucking say in how, where, when they birth.
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Program OverviewThe Utah Department of Health works with state and local partners, including twelve local health departments, Utah Public Health Laboratory, and the Utah Department of Agriculture and Food, to improve foodborne outbreak detection and response through improved epidemiologic, laboratory, and environmental health capacity.
"With the support of FoodCORE, Utah established an enteric team comprised of public health professionals and dedicated students. Our team not only enhances routine interviewing and surveillance—we mobilize and hit the ground running launching rapid, coordinated outbreak response efforts."
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Population: 2.8 M
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Jasmine Hassell was tabbed first-team All-SEC by league coaches.
Nov. 6, 2012
ATHENS, Ga. --- The 14 Southeastern Conference women's basketball coaches have predicted Georgia will finish second in the league in 2012-13. The coaches also named three Lady Bulldogs preseason All-SEC in balloting announced on Tuesday.
Seniors Anne Marie Armstrong and Jasmine Hassell were named first-team All-SEC, while classmate Jasmine James was a second-team selection. Georgia and Vanderbilt were the only two teams with three honorees.
Armstrong and Hassell previously were first- and second-team preseason All-SEC selections, respectively, in voting of a panel of national and regional media.
Coaches were not allowed to vote for their team or players. In team predictions, 13 points were awarded for a first-place vote descending to one point for a 13th-place ballot. Georgia collected 149 points. Kentucky received 167 points. Trailing the Bulldogs and rounding out the predictions were Texas A&M (145), Vanderbilt (143), Tennessee (117), South Carolina (102), LSU (96), Florida (92), Arkansas (72), Auburn (57), Mississippi State (51), both Alabama and Missouri (33) and Ole Miss (17).
The Lady Bulldogs, who are ranked No. 10 in the Associated Press and No. 11 in the USA Today/ESPN preseason polls, will open their 2012-13 season this Sunday when they host Rutgers at 2 p.m. at Stegeman Coliseum. Rutgers' C. Vivian Stringer is the winningest active major college women's basketball coach, while Georgia's Andy Landers is third on the same ledger. Landers (877) and Stringer (885) have a combined 1762 career victories between them.
The first 2,000 fans at Sunday's game will receive a throwback t-shirt celebrating the 50th anniversary of Stegeman Coliseum, and the popular act Simon Sez will perform during halftime.
Season tickets for Georgia's 16-game home slate are just $40. Single-game reserved seat tickets are $5 for adults and $3 for children. Both season and single-game tickets are available via georgiadogs.com, by calling the UGA Ticket Office at 877-542-1621 or at the Butts-Mehre Ticket Office from 8:30-4:30 on weekdays. In addition, tickets go on sale at Stegeman Coliseum box office (closest to Sanford Drive) beginning 60 minutes before tip-off of all home games.
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Brooke Ryan left Charleston and the popular morning radio show "Two Girls and a Guy" four years ago for bigger things but found they weren't necessarily better.
Now she's coming back, along with former co-hosts "Mike The Guy" and Tanya Brown, who have been co-hosting a show in Portland.
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"It's exciting. It's new," Ryan said in a phone interview Tuesday. "We all kind of went away and tried our own thing. At the end of the day we just wanted to be back together."
Ryan will be getting married first, which is why she thinks the show will be a little different from before.
It will be "like we never left but with a big twist: We're all in different places in our life now," Ryan said. "Tanya's single now. I'm getting married. I don't think anyone saw that happening. And Mike is being Mike."
The move is significant because it brings more local talent to Lowcountry airwaves. The trio was on 95SXfor 12 years but the station eventually started airing a syndicated show after they left. Mix 96 currently runs a syndicated show.
"I noticed that once we left it looked like the market was heading in that direction," Ryan said of syndication. "It is less expensive, to be honest. But there's something about Charleston. Charleston loves local."
Ryan said one of the things bringing her back from Washington, D.C. is the city itself - and her notorious pursuit to be BFFs with resident celebrity Bill Murray.
"You know it. Bill Murray watch out!" she said. "I mean look, Charleston is my favorite city. It has been since the moment I went away.
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Hey derek!
I'm a big fan of your drumming, you don't play my type of music but I appreciate the skill required.
I'm currently practicing a lot of double bass mostly to get more control over my feet and I do the RH RH RF RF, LH LH LF LF exercise and also single strokes between my feet and hands, groups of three between feet and hands and so on.
I have a lot of different variations of these exercises, do you think it's more effective to practice them for long periods of time say 2 exercises for an hour each every day and just kind of sleep eat and breathe those patterns for say a month or do you think it's better to do maybe 15 minutes of each but do more exercises for 2 hours. Is it better to do few of them for long periods of time and then move on to the next after a few weeks or do you think mixing them up is better and practicing them for a few months maybe?
Also I play bury the beater style but I practice with the beater coming back because it requires more control. Do you think burying the beater will hinder progress? I'm not really interested in playing above 180BPM BTW.
Thanks man.
Keep on rockin, you are awesome.
I believe that pushing yourself as long as you can is the fastest way to get there. The more you use them....the better they get. Don't worry about "how fast" as much as the time limit you put on the exercise. (Now, keep in mind, this is if you're trying to play extreme stuff).
Really, the only exercise you need is the 30 minute free fall to gain control, endurance and speed required for playing extreme metal....or just improving your single stroke capability around the kit.
As far as burying the beater....won't hinder your progress but, it sure will hinder your bass drum sound! Haha.
Good luck and keep at it.
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Derek, Just wanted to say thank for a setup tip you threw out in a thread a few months ago. Since you recomended it I have tried setting up my single bass kit (single pedal) as a double pedal kit with the hi hat taking the place of the second bass drum.
I have noticed that is has worked wonderfully, especially when I have to twist to my right to reach my floor tom. I used to have slight back pain when playing for extended sets but I have noticed that's all but gone now. The only drawback is that my bass drum doesn't sit parallel with the front of the stage but now I can face the audience and the band directly so I'd really chalk it up as a win.
Thanks Derek.
Rock on Brother. It's amazing to me that drummers haven't figured this out on their own. Haha.
If you don't have my new DVD "Playing with your Drums"....pick it up when you get a chance. Only 12.99 and packed with useful info like that.
Glad it helped you....that's the point! Haha.
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Derek, how long will it take until your forum will be up again (after reworking)?
Will it be like 1-2 weeks? I'm missing it... haha.
Don't know as of yet Arky.
Honestly, I'm thinking that the forum won't come back. (I'll use my time to surf in and out of here more often).
What I'm trying to work out will be a "lessons site". Just a place where drummers can view different lessons, etc. Sorta like what I used to do with my Artisan foundry years ago. I think I want to bring back that whole concept.
I'll keep you posted here as to what is going on and a time frame it will be back up and running.
I have a cool vision about what I'd like to see but, just takes time and money.
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Super Bowl Sunday may just be the cutest day of the year, thanks to Animal Planet's Puppy Bowl X and the Hallmark Channel's first-ever Kitten Bowl. It's hard not to love watching baby animals bat the ball around in what's possibly the most adorable hours of television ever.
This year's Puppy Bowl features two 12-week-old Italian greyhound siblings, Taser and Sharpie, from Chicago's ROMP Italian Greyhound Rescue, along with penguin cheerleaders and First Lady Michelle Obama doing a touchdown dance.
As with the Puppy Bowl, the felines featured on the inaugural Kitten Bowl will be available for adoption. Cat lovers can also check out the Feline Fantasy League on Hallmark Channel's Facebook page, which will have a live kitten cam and collectable, digital interactive trading cards to add to the fan frenzy. Peyton Manning and Russell Wilson may have more skills, but they just can't compete with tiny, waggy tails.
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In addition to the requirements for the major, students must also satisfy all of the university general education requirements and the College of Letters & Science breadth and other degree requirements. Degree requirements will vary depending on when you took your first college class. You are strongly advised to consult your advisor to ensure you stay on track towards a degree. Read more about our degree requirements.To clarify any degree requirements, please contact the Co-Director of Actuarial Science.
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The Elk County Catholic Crusader baseball team held on to defeat the Brockway Rovers by a 6-4 score Thursday afternoon at Berwind Park.
Elk Catholic opened a 4-0 lead after one inning of play before the game was stopped for 30 to 45 minutes for a rain delay. When the game resumed, neither team scored until the top of the fifth, when the Rovers scored a run. Elk answered with two runs in the home half of the fifth to open a 6-1 lead. Brockway was able to score three runs in the top of the sixth to make the score 6-4, where it remained.
ŌĆ£The kids got up early, then the rain delayed the game,ŌĆØ said ECCHS coach Tom Zampogna. ŌĆ£We made some mental errors that let Brockway back in.ŌĆØ
ŌĆ£Give Brockway credit, they didnŌĆÖt quit,ŌĆØ he said. ŌĆ£But a ŌĆśWŌĆÖ is a ŌĆśW,ŌĆÖ and now we get ready for tomorrow with St. Marys.ŌĆØ
The Crusaders had nine hits in the contest, led by Shea MeyerŌĆÖs double and a single. Joe McLaughlin doubled, while Ben Cortina had two singles. Vince Jacob, Pat Brennen, Ivan Wortman and Jack Herzing all singled.
Joe Childs went the distance on the mound for the Crusaders, giving up 10 hits, walking two and striking out eight. Darren Olivio started on the mound for the Rovers and worked three innings, giving up seven hits, walking three and striking out two. Evan Hatfield went three innings, giving up two hits, walking four and striking out three.
The Rovers stranded two runners on the top of the first inning. In the home half of the inning, Pat Brennen singled with one out. Dan Singer walked. With two outs, McLaughlin doubled, scoring both Brennen and Singer. A double by designated hitter Shea Meyer scored McLaughlin. A single by Herzing scored Meyer as Elk led 4-0.
When the game resumed after the rain delay, the Rovers went down in order in the top of the second. Elk left two runners stranded in the home half of the second.
Each team left a runner stranded in the third inning. The fourth inning was a repeat of the third, with both teams leaving a runner on base.
Brockway scored a run in the top of the fifth inning on four hits. In the home half of the inning, Wortman and Mitchell OŌĆÖNeill both walked. With two outs, Wortman was caught leaning off of third base and was able to score on an error. Wes Brennen reached base on an error, scoring OŌĆÖNeill as Elk led 6-1.
The Rovers scored three runs on three hits and an error in the top of the sixth inning, cutting the ECC lead to 6-4. The Crusaders left two men on base in the home half of the sixth inning.
The Rovers left one man on base in the top of the seventh as Elk Catholic recorded the 6-4 victory.
The Crusaders, now 7-3 on the season, will host the St. Marys Area Flying Dutchmen this afternoon at 4:15 p.m. at Berwind Park.
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Chris Calliari 3-1-2, Damon Matson 4-0-2, Ray Serafini 4-0-1, Darren Olivio 3-0-0, Brett Carr 4-0-1, Evan Hatfield 3-0-0, Eric Chittester 0-0-0, Phil Esposito 4-1-1, Casey Wolfe 3-1-1, Cody Jose 3-1-2. Totals 31-4-10.
Vincent Jacob 2-0-1, Pat Brennen 2-1-1, Bryan Haberberger 0-0-0, Dan Singer 3-1-0, Ivan Wortman 3-1-1, Joe McLaughlin 2-1-1, Mitchell OŌĆÖNeill 1-1-0, Joe Childs 0-0-0, Shea Meyer 3-1-2, Jack Herzing 3-0-1, Brock McCullough 1-0-0, Wes Brennen 1-0-0, Ben Cortina 3-0-2. Totals 24-6-9.
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Foundation is a makeup that is liquid, cream or powder based that gives the appearance of even skin and conceals any imperfections. If you have relatively smooth skin that is free of any spots and blemishes, then you can opt for a light tinted moisturizer for daily wear. It provides you coverage while letting your skin breathe. But if your skin requires more coverage and you are planning to go to an important event or party, then you definitely require a good foundation.
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But always remember: the most important thing to consider while buying a foundation is your skin type and the amount of coverage you will need. This will also determine how much money you should spend, or whether you should be using any foundation at all.
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Watch a Gretsch G5620-T Electromatic Center-Block Demo
Posted: January 13, 2014
Chicago Music Exchange recently brought in Chris Cannella from Gretsch headquarters to demo a G5620T-CB Electromatic Center-Block Single Cutaway w/Bigsby in Georgia Green.
Cannella uses both clean and dirty channels on the amp to showcase everything the guitar can do.
Watch the demo below.
Tags: Bigsby, Centerblock, Chicago Music Exchange, Chris Cannella, Demo, gretsch, Gretsch G5620T-CB Electromatic Center-Block Single Cutaway w/Bigsby
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GretschTech: Tailpieces
Posted: February 1, 2013
One of the things that makes Gretsch guitars stand out from the rest of the pack is the unique tailpiece options the company has utilized over the years.
Of course, not all guitars boast one of these metallic accoutrements, but the ones that do seem to suggest a souped-up elegance. Both utilitarian and aesthetically-pleasing, here is a look at the main tailpieces you'll find on a Gretsch guitar.
Developed by Paul A. Bigsby, these vibratos allow the player to bend the pitch of notes or chords with their pick hand with the help of a spring-loaded arm called a whammy bar or tremolo.
Available on Gretsch guitars since the 1950s, the device also makes sure the instrument stays in tune while adding those bending effects. Bend the arm down toward the guitar and the strings will loosen, lowering their pitch. Release the arm, and it's back to normal.
You can see Bigsby Vibrato Tailpieces on the 1958 Chet Atkins Country Gentleman, the G6118T-LTV 130th Anniversary Jr., the 1959 Chet Atkins Solid Body and the Duane Eddy Signature Hollowbody, among several others. (more…)
Tags: Bigsby, Cadillac, Chromatic, G-Cutout, GretschTech, Tailpieces
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Hanni El Khatib Preps For 2012 Tour
Posted: January 5, 2012
With a new album out in 2011, San Francisco rocker Hanni El Khatib is preparing to embark on a month-long European tour in February.
But first, El Khatib will play a show Friday night in Los Angeles at The Bootleg Theater, for which he stopped by the Gretsch Showroom in Burbank to pick up an Electromatic Duo Jet with Bigsby.
El Khatib's debut full-length, Will The Guns Come Out (released in September), features eight original tracks and three covers.
Below is the official music video for "Loved One:"
Here is a full list of El Khatib's 2012 tour dates:
Fri 1/6: Los Angeles @ The Del Monte Speakeasy
Wed 2/1: Manchester (UK) @ The Castle (Beta Club night)
Thu 2/2: Bristol (UK) @ Thekla
Fri 2/3: Brighton (UK) @ The Green Door Store
Sat 2/4: London (UK) @ Borderline (HMV Next Big Thing)
Sun 2/5: Rotterdam (NL) @ Rotown
Tue 2/7: Nijmegen (NL) @ Merleyn
Wed 2/8: Brussels (BE) – Rotonde @ Botanique
Fri 2/10: St Gallen (CH) @ Le Palace
Sat 2/11: Winterthur (CH) @ Albani
Sun 2/12: Geneva (CH) – Festival Antigel @ Chat Noir
Mon 2/13: Basel (CH) @ Kaserne
Wed 2/15: Nantes (FR) @ Stereloux
Thu 2/16: Rouen (FR) @ Le 106
Fri 2/17: Clemont Ferrand (FR) @ La Cooperative de Mai
Sat 2/18: Bordeaux (FR) @ Le Krakatoa
Tue 2/21: Paris (FR) @ La Maroquinerie
Wed 2/22: Tourcoing (FR) @ Le Grand Mix
Fri 2/24: Nancy (FR) @ L Autre Canal
Sat 2/25: Annecy (FR) @ Le Brise Glace
Sun 2/26: Lyon (FR)
Tue 2/28: Copenhagen (DK) @ Loppen
Wed 2/29: Berlin (GER) @ Bassy Club
Thu 3/1: Hamburg (GER) @ Molotow Bar
Sat 3/3: Porto (Portugal) @ Mexefest Porto
For more information, visit Hanni's official website.
Tags: Bigsby, Electromatic Double Jet, Hanni El Khatib, Will The Guns Come Out
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Gretsch Visits Arlington Guitar Show
Posted: October 21, 2011
By Joe Carducci, Gretsch Guitars
While the Texas Rangers were celebrating their American League Championship at Ranger Stadium in Arlington, Texas, next door at the Arlington Convention Center, folks from near and far gathered Oct. 15-16 to celebrate the likes of vintage, new and rare stringed musical instruments at the Arlington Guitar Show.
Gretsch Guitars, TV Jones, and the Bigsby Company were on hand with a glorious exhibit of guitars, pickups and tailpieces.
Check out this closer look at Gretsch Bo Diddly signature guitar straight from the show floor:
More videos from the 2011 AGS can be found on Gretsch's official YouTube channel.
Tags: Arlington Guitar Show 2011, Bigsby, Cream City Music, gretsch, TV Jones
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Free Bigsby Technique Class Via GuitarInstructor.com
Posted: October 7, 2011
For a limited time only, GuitarInstructor.com is offering Bigsby enthusiasts a free online class with special focus on Bigsby technique.
The site has chosen a few Bigsby-centric titles from its 800-plus song bank, including rockabilly guitar video lessons that touch on the styles and techniques of rockabilly greats Gene Vincent and Brian Setzer; a Bigsby Techniques video guitar lesson, which focuses on techniques such as scoops and chord vibrato that make the Bigsby bar such a unique tool; and their recently-filmed Merle Travis Style lesson.
Click here for more information.
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