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By PETER HIRSCHFELD
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MONTPELIER — The campaign finance disclosures unveiled Monday don't telegraph much about next year's statewide political races — and on these hot, lazy days of the off-election-year summer, most Vermonters probably aren't thinking much about them anyway.
But with little more than a year before voters head to the polls again, politicians and their minders are beginning to turn their attention toward 2014, when a potential rematch between Attorney General William Sorrell and Chittenden County State's Attorney TJ Donovan has generated the most early interest.
Sorrell, the eight-term Democratic incumbent who fended off Donovan's primary challenge by a margin of just 700 votes, won't say whether he'll seek to retain the post next year. Donovan too has been circumspect about 2014.
But a second bout between these two politicians — each of whom dealt the other some heavy blows during their first contest last summer — has the potential to earn top billing among the statewide races.
"The bottom line is after that race last year I said I was going to, until fall of this year, concentrate on being attorney general, and not really think much about the politics," Sorrell said Monday.
Donovan has sought to keep a high profile since his defeat in August, and won numerous headlines over the winter for helping turn some of his top campaign issues — including marijuana decriminalization — into law. Donovan was also a key voice in the successful push for legislation that seeks to curb opiate-related deaths by extending criminal immunity to addicts who call authorities on behalf of an overdosing person.
"That's why primaries are good. If you have good ideas that have merit, you can really impact and effect change in a positive way in this state," Donovan said last week. "The campaign may have ended, but the work did not."
Sorrell is eager to relay the vigor with which he has approached his eighth term, the only one for which he had to mount a serious campaign. Perhaps the most decisive factor in whether there will be another contested primary is the outcome of the state's appeal of a ruling that it lacks the authority to shut down the Vermont Yankee nuclear plant.
A victory for Sorrell in a federal appeals court could make for a far easier path to a ninth term. A loss, however, would spill blood in the political waters. The case has been under review for six months, and Sorrell said he thinks a ruling could come anytime between now and Thanksgiving.
Donovan said the closeness of last year's primary still stings.
"There are many nights I'm waking up at 3 a.m. thinking about how I could have made up those 700 votes," Donovan said.
Sorrell, 66, said that if he is going to call it a career, it won't be for fear of a primary challenge. While campaigning isn't his favorite activity — "I will say I found this July Fourth to be much more relaxing and pleasant than the last one, when I think I marched in six different parades" — Sorrell said he isn't afraid to mix it up on the campaign trail.
"I won't let the fact that campaigning is not always enjoyable be the determinant factor in whether or not I run again," Sorrell said. "It's going to be all about, do I still love this job, do I still have the amount of energy I want to bring to bear to it."
At the top of the ticket, second-term Gov. Peter Shumlin looks strong heading into 2014 and is without a declared Republican challenger. Even after paying off a $275,000 loan he made to his own campaign in 2010, Shumlin still has more than $700,000 on hand. But Randy Brock, his foe from last year, is considering another run.
"It's nothing that I can really talk about one way or another at this point because it's really too early to do so," Brock said Monday.
Shumlin's 20-point margin of victory notwithstanding, Brock and his political team believe the incumbent Democrat carries some political vulnerabilities. Brock met recently with an official at the Republican Governors Association — a "brief" meeting he said people shouldn't read much into. But with no other GOP figures stepping into the breach — Phil Scott seems happy to be lieutenant governor for now — Brock could lead the Republican charge again in 2014.
Republicans undoubtedly will look to mount serious challenges against the three Democrats who won their first terms in statewide office last year: Treasurer Beth Pearce, Auditor Doug Hoffer and Secretary of State Jim Condos.
Jack Lindley, chairman of the Vermont GOP, said the party has "developed a strategic plan" that he believes will yield electoral victories next year.
"We've identified our targeted races, and we're moving forward with renewed support from everybody to get the job done in 2014," Lindley said Monday.
Lindley wouldn't say which races the party has targeted, other than to say he's "confident we're going to have a top-quality individual running against Shumlin, who has a lot of problems."
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The small sedan has been a popular choice among driving enthusiasts, and Subaru hopes to cater to them with a new 268-horsepower engine and a standard six-speed manual transmission. Torque comes in at 258 foot-pounds and a continuously variable automatic transmission is also available.
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I sit at a table discombobulated
The world spins around me inarticulated
Why do I sit in despair?
Why am I pulling my hair?
Am I going crazy as I sit with no chair?
#211198 - 05/27/13 08:59 PM Re: The short answer is "can't remember". [Re: jenny jenny]
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Eddy-fying spins- despotic ruler
En route to lavatory, jig-a-jig hula
Whipping up tempest hurricane
Consequences literally down the drain
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#211407 - 06/14/13 11:22 AM How to study effectively. [Re: teepee]
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Wow, teepee - that was not the easiest!
From Modern Art done in acryllic
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#211420 - 06/16/13 03:11 AM Re: How to study effectively. [Re: Rhubarb Commando]
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Instead of coriander used corundum
Oh twas such a conundrum
To the dentist such cost
Oer the tooth thatd been lost
A paupers life is so humdrum
#211428 - 06/16/13 11:26 PM My heart beats like a hammer... [Re: teepee]
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Deb deb debutante so so what I want
A Dixieland delight
A stars fell on Alabama night
A Dixie debutante is so so what I want
#211669 - 07/09/13 11:01 AM Motto for Old MacDonald [Re: jenny jenny]
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On the farm in the spring there is Lambin';
In the Autumn, pigs turn into Gammon;
But if farmers all shirk
Their fair share of work,
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#211679 - 07/09/13 09:42 PM Re: Motto for Old MacDonald [Re: Rhubarb Commando]
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In the Autumn, pigs turn into Gammon
I would have expected them to turn to Mammon. Figuratively speaking, of course...
#211681 - 07/10/13 07:04 AM Re: Motto for Old MacDonald [Re: Rhubarb Commando]
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I got stuck trying to work in "jammin'".
How about a pair for future generation?
#211693 - 07/11/13 04:46 AM Re: Motto for Old MacDonald [Re: Tromboniator]
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Yes, Peter - my sin of ommission again! (I was drunk at the time I posted that one!)
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#211716 - 07/12/13 07:35 AM Any port [Re: Rhubarb Commando]
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#210374 - 04/11/13 03:42 PM Re: Anu's Lexicon: Thursday [Re: LukeJavan8]
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mens tea: afternoon gathering in a pub.
#210381 - 04/12/13 09:59 AM Re: Anu's Lexicon: The eagle flies on Friday [Re: Tromboniator]
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PRONUNCIATION: (uh-TUHRN)
verb tr.: To turn over rent, goods, etc. to another.
verb intr.: To agree to be a tenant of a new landlord of the same property.
From Old French atorner (to assign to), from a- (to) + torner (to turn). An attorney is the person one turns to to represent oneself. Earliest documented use: 1458.
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attorny : Attorney-at-law as described in a legal brief
#210392 - 04/12/13 01:42 PM Re: Anu's Lexicon: The eagle flies on Friday [Re: jenny jenny]
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athorn: 1. a sharp, woody spine on the branch of an oak. 2. practicing to play a brass instrument.
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#210445 - 04/15/13 08:18 AM Anu's Lexicon: Blue Monday Tax Monday [Re: jenny jenny]
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Anu's Word for Monday
peeping Tom
(PEE-ping tom)
noun: Someone who gets sexual pleasure from secretly watching others; voyeur.
From the legend of Lady Godiva who rode unclothed through the streets of Coventry, England to persuade her husband to lower taxes on the people. All the townfolk shuttered their windows, except for a tailor named Tom who couldn't resist and watched. Earliest documented use: 1769.
WEEPING TOM - Tom after the King raised axes instead of lowering taxes
#210448 - 04/15/13 03:36 PM Re: Anu's Lexicon: Animal Occupations [Re: jenny jenny]
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peeing tom: feline surveyor.
#210451 - 04/15/13 06:24 PM Re: Anu's Lexicon: Animal Occupations [Re: Tromboniator]
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beeping Tom what the lady turkeys are having to put up with
at this time of the year._________________________
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#210458 - 04/16/13 09:08 AM Anu's Lexicon: Tue's (whoever he is) day... [Re: LukeJavan8]
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nice nelly
PRONUNCIATION:(nys NEL-ee)
noun: A person excessively concerned with propriety, modesty, etc.
ETYMOLOGY: A specialized use of the name Nelly, a nickname for Helen or Eleanor. Earliest documented use: 1922.
minus n
ICE NELLY - as in "Whoa Nelly!"
The night was dark the sky was blue
Down the alley the ice wagon flew
It hit a bump and somebody screamed
You shoulda heard just what I seen
___________________________________ Bo Diddley 1957
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Nice Telly - Radiodiffusion Television Francaise with a Southern accent
#210480 - 04/17/13 09:59 AM Re: Anu's Lexicon: Wednesday [Re: wofahulicodoc]
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nosy parker or nosey parker
PRONUNCIATION: (NOH-zee PAHRK-uhr)
MEANING: noun: An overly inquisitive person.
From nosy + the name Parker. It's not clear who this person was. Earliest documented use: 1890. Also see, quidnunc.
n to c minus p
COSY ARKER Brit. - crowded but comfortable
#210482 - 04/17/13 12:05 PM Re: Anu's Lexicon: Wednesday [Re: jenny jenny]
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Stuck on a hillside for days, a dog is now safe thanks to good Samaritans who took matters into their own hands, refusing to let the animal die.
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Pampers' Latest Ad Captures Babies' Poop-Faces
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on 07 July 2015
There's almost nothing more endearing than a cute baby video, and nothing gets people laughing more than a poop joke. London-based ad agency Saatchi & Saatchi brilliantly combined the two for a glorious Pampers ad that captures five babies just as they commence a number two. Shot in slow motion and set to the triumphant "Thus Spake Zarathustra" by Richard Strauss, the hilarious short video is one and a half minutes of pure joy, curiosity and relief for the five youngsters.
John Margaritis' Hoop Dreams
via designboom.com
Multidisciplinary artist John Margaritis' "Hoop Dreams" is a series that blends basketball with the beach—a combination that dreams are, indeed, made of. The surreal pieces were on display during Miami Art Week, and weren't just clever photos—the artist and his team actually placed basketball hoops (weighed down by sandbags) in the sea, creating the strange and lovely images. See more at designboom.
Three New Instagram Updates
via mashable.com
In a blog post this morning, Instagram announced three new updates: the ability to disable commenting on certain photos, anonymous reporting for self-injury posts and removing followers from private accounts. These changes that are all being made in order to create a safer, more positive atmosphere for Instagram users. Previously the only way to remove followers or comments was to block or delete (both of which take a little extra time and sometimes feels extreme). Probably the mose important update this the anonymous reporting of self-harm images and messages, the team at Instagram will now (after receiving a report) "connect your friend to organizations that offer help." Read more at Mashable.
Compostable, Cannabis Coffee Pods
via qz.com
San Diego-based company Brewbudz has announced it's planning to launch cannabis coffee pods, so Mary Jane enthusiasts can have an extra early morning buzz. Expected to cost $7 each, each pod will contain 10 milligrams of THC for those sipping recreationally (but up to 50 milligrams will be available for medicinal users). Perhaps most excitingly, these single-serve pods are 100% compostable—unlike so manny on the market that are incredibly wasteful. The company website says, when composted properly, they "can break down in as little as five weeks, leaving no toxic residue." Read more at Quartz.
The Dark Historic Associations of Gingerbread
via qz.com
From violent literary associations to war-driven distribution, the history of gingerbread cookies happens to be tinged with darkness. According to historians, ginger first entered the European world of baking in the Middle Ages, after centuries of use as a medicine, due to The Crusades. Those fighting in the Middle East brought it back and centuries later it became a confectioner's ingredient used to make hard, long-lasting biscuits. During the reign of Queen Elizabeth I, the monarch had gingerbread cookies shaped into figures resembling her suitors, upon which she would bite. In 1812, the Brothers Grimm published "Hansel and Gretel" and while the fictional piece would only broaden the awareness of gingerbread, it was actually referencing the Great Famine of 1315–17, which led to the deaths of millions. Learn more at Quartz.
Photos of Cuba Through the Lens of Its Youth
via nationalgeographic.com
Days before Fidel Castro died, National Geographic met with 21 young Cuban people (from students to professionals) and talked about what it means to them to be Cuban. The discussion was part of a National Geographic Photo Camp whose aim was "to teach Cuban youth how to tell their own stories through photography, to challenge them to show us their world in a way no one looking in from the outside can." Through words and photographs, these young people explained their feelings about their country beautifully. See and read more at National Geographic.
The Christmas Bauble Redesigned
via itsnicethat.com
A frequent supporter of the art and design world, Bombay Sapphire has tapped six design firms to reimagine Christmas decorations for the modern age—all of which will be unveiled in the coming weeks on It's Nice That. The first, by Brooklyn-based Richard Clarkson Studio, blends the traditional Christmas tree bauble with the essence of a terrarium. It's beautiful, unexpected and as it's been constructed to allow owners to grow their own juniper berries, it's also thoughtful. See more at It's Nice That.
Google's 30-Year Time Lapse
via time.com
From the astounding removal of trees in Whitesville, West Virginia, to make way for coal mining; to the depletion of the Aral Sea (between Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan) due to farming; and the Langhovde Glacier melting, Google's 30-decade time-lapse videos are as fascinating as they are unsettling. Not only are obvious changes in lakes, glaciers and rivers visible, users can search any exact location they desire (thankfully not all are dramatically different). Working with over 5.4 million images taken since 1984, the Google Earth Engine team has created something that's very clever, but also incredibly important for us humans to see—it shows all the ways that our actions are undeniably affecting the planet. See much, much more at TIME.
The Stories Behind Iconic Record Covers
via nme.com
While art should (and does) speak for itself, there's no denying the thrill of learning the fascinating stories behind it. Record covers are no different, and NME has surfaced some interesting behind-the-scenes info regarding iconic cover art. From the fact that Blondie's Parallel Lines got the band's manager fired (he chose the image despite the band's protests) to the fact that pink and green lettering of The Clash's London Calling was inspired by Elvis Presley's debut record, there are tales aplenty. Read more at NME.
Why the Concept of a Healthy Breakfast is Linked to Religion
via theguardian.com
Did you know that John Harvey Kellogg (aka creator of the breakfast cereal brand) was deeply-religious and believed "masturbation was the greatest evil, which bland, healthy foods like corn flakes could prevent"? Weirdly, this is related to our fairly recent obsession with eating a healthy breakfast. When the Industrial Revolution occurred in the late 19th century, people began worrying more about health—due to many workers standing or sitting still for long periods. Instead of eating whatever was leftover for breakfast, people began eating lighter, "healthier" meals when they woke. It turns out, however, that this was all simply rhetoric and if you eat cold pasta, leftover veggies or nothing at all for breakfast, you won't necessarily be unhealthy—or go to hell. In fact, "health research has proven that skipping that fried egg or bowl of cereal does not lead to weight gain, health issues or underperformance." Read more at The Guardian.
Helping the Homeless Community: the EMPWR Coat
via designboom.com
Detroit-based non-profit Empowerment Plan is an organization with a goal to end cycles of homelessness in families—permanently—by offering parents living with their kids in shelters full-time employment. Not just creating jobs, the initiative offers training, and they even make a product that further aids the homeless community. The EMPWR Coat doubles as a sleeping bag—keeping those spending nights outdoors warm during the colder months. Since the organization's inception four years ago, they have distributed some 15,000 coats. Read more about this inspiring initiative at designboom.
Artists' Recipes
via artsy.net
Cooking is an art in itself, but if you're looking to get extra creative with your recipes, perhaps preparing a dish by Salvador Dalí will elevate your culinary bragging rights. Artsy has collected seven recipes by famous artists—from Marcel Duchamp's steak tartare to Frida Kahlo's strawberry atole and Ed Ruscha's cactus omelette. Demi Kim writes, "These artist recipes reveal fascinating glimpses into their... day-to-day lives—and surprising connections to their art." Explore the recipes at Artsy.
Chrome's "DoneGood" Extension Suggests Ethical Buys
via fastcoexist.com
After struggling to find companies they really wanted to support, Cullen Schwarz and Scott Jacobson co-founded DoneGood—a new Chrome extension that suggests ethical options when shopping online. Users can even select more specific criteria for DoneGood to find for them, from women- or minority-owned companies to cruelty-free and vegan brands. Schwarz tells FastCo, "Our overarching goal is always to make this as easy as possible, and to not require people to spend any more time or any additional effort to discover these amazing companies." Find out more at FastCo and consider using DoneGood this holiday season.
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The Gospel is quite clear: both saints and sinners love God. "Religious" people do not love him, and whenever they can, they crucify him.
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A cluster of thunderstorms moved rapidly from east of the Cascade Mountains into Spokane and then continued into the Idaho Panhandle and Montana on August 21st. During the storm the National Weather Service reported there were 1,400 lightning strikes.
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1. Burning Ideals
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I'll get a photo up of the design when I get my camera working. Wojtek has a gig at the Bullet Bar in Kentish Town on 1st May and spent last weekend in the studio recording tracks for a new single. He'll also be running the marathon this weekend, the brave chappie!
Gum Takes Tooth are to re-release their innovative, acclaimed debut album Silent Cenotaph on 29th June via Tigertrap Records and S.K Records. Having first been released in 2011 via CD, the London-based duo are bringing back Silent Cenotaph on vinyl for the first time.
The release comes as limited edition of 300 in a special gatefold sleeve, with a slightly different track order and digital download codes for the digital version (including omitted track 'Peace in Your Middle Yeast'). PRE-ORDER HERE NOW.
A1. Young Mustard
A2. Strychnine Motive
A3. The Earth's Mantle Colonised
A4. Nomad/Monad
B1. Hermaphrodite and Nourishment (edit)
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Gum Takes Tooth's mighty second album, Mirrors Fold is out NOW. Issued on splatter coloured vinyl, CD and digitally, the album sees the forward-thinking duo delve deep into pan-ethnic drum rhythms, vibrant electronic sound shapes and whispering psychedelia.
It follows their acclaimed debut album Silent Cenotaph and new single White Fear, the second release from Mirrors Fold. With the new record comes a refinement of the band's sound and depth of production detail. It is a sonic leap forward from the out and out metal-flavoured barrage of Silent Cenotaph into more controlled and deeper, denser rhythmic soundscapes and fully-formed song structures.
White Fear finds the band at their most succinct and immediate, a psychedelic fizz and whirr of electronic hooks, warped vocals and sinewy drums.
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Striking a pleasing amalgamation between gut-screech noise, acid-bleed walls of gloopy psych and transfixing (almost tribal) rhythmic propulsions is no easy feat but Gum Takes Tooth have created such a potent concoction of these elements on Mirrors Fold that it almost feels coldly scientific. - 9/10 Loud And Quiet album of the week
A totally twisted genius... deftly shaped into something at once warped and weird, wild and experimental, but also totally hypnotic, and melodic, strangely lovely and in its own way, extremely catchy. A new favorite for sure. And a total shoe-in not just for Record Of The Week, but for our year end best of's too - Aquarius Records
"A record that feels like Apocalypse Now set in Laser Quest... a battle worth fighting" - NME
Superior, effective listening - The Quietus
"An hour of the most pleasurable pain" - London in Stereo
Good news! You can now pre-order Gum Takes Tooth 'Mirrors Fold' from our online store.
Get the limited edition splatter-coloured vinyl LP or digipack CD versions and you'll receive the MP3s immediately on the day of release (Monday 6th October).
Pre-order the digital version from iTunes and you'll get two of the tracks, 'This Perfect Surface' and 'Bone Weapon', IMMEDIATELY! https://itunes.apple.com/gb/album/mirrors-fold/id905414771
Gum Takes Tooth ON TOUR:
Sun 31st Aug @ Raw Power Weekender, Tufnell Park, London
Sat 27th Sept @ The Shacklewell Arms, London - MIRRORS FOLD album launch
Thu 30th Oct @ Soy Festival, Nantes, France
Fri 31st Oct @ Confort Moderne, Poitiers, France
Wed 5th Nov @ Musiques Volantes Festival, Metz, France
Birmingham's snarling indie-punk trio Untitled Musical Project were briefly the toast of the music press and feverish blog posts upon the release of their self-titled mini-album in 2007. That's until they crashed and burned, with only a handful of recordings and a series of caustic, fearsome live shows to remember them by. With past enmities finally laid to rest (and despite an unfathomable lack of big money reformation offers), Untitled are back in action for two shows in November.
SAT 16TH NOV @ BUFFALO BAR, LONDON (Tickets)
SAT 23RD NOV @ THE SUNFLOWER LOUNGE, BIRMINGHAM (Tickets)
Like them on their new Facebook page here.
Scanners are running a remix competition in conjunction with Earmilk and Wavo. The contest winners will be included in the remix compilation for 'Love Is Symmetry' which will also include remixes by current Dim Mak artists. For more information about the contest, the deadline, the judges, and the prize system, follow the link below. Do feel free to submit more than one remix and really show us what youre working with!
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You know the smell. It's probably the one that speaks most to our hearts of hearth and home, of holidays and family, and of great desserts.
I've included two recipes here, one for your standard pumpkin custard pie, the one we all know and love, and one that adds an island beat to the flavor symphony.
Pumpkin Custard Pie
1 ¾ c. pumpkin purée
¾ c. sugar
¾ tsp. kosher salt
1 tsp. ground cinnamon
½ tsp. ground ginger
½ tsp. ground nutmeg
2 eggs, beaten, at room temperature
1 c. heavy whipping cream
½ c. whole milk
1 (9 inch) unbaked deep-dish pie crust
Preheat oven to 400° Fahrenheit.
In a saucepan, stir the pumpkin over medium-high heat for 10 minutes or until slightly dry and caramelized.
Remove from heat; add the sugar, salt, cinnamon, nutmeg and ginger. Mix well.
Add the eggs, cream and milk. Mix until smooth; pour into pie shell.
Bake for 25 to 30 minutes or until crust is golden brown. Allow to completely cool on rack before cutting.
Don't forget to top this with as much sweetened whipped cream as you can spoon!
Island Flair Pumpkin Pie
From Bahama Breeze
A delicious and exotic pie, scented with the aromas and flavors of the Caribbean –- ginger, cinnamon, orange, nutmeg and rum. The gingersnap crust is an added treat.
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14 2-inch gingersnaps (about 4 ounces)
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Michael Lewis, Moneyball and Team Chemistry
My father-in-law discovered Michael Lewis this Christmas. One relative gave him The Big Short: Inside the Doomsday Machine, Lewis' new book on the mortgage meltdown and my husband and I loaned him Liar's Poker, Lewis' first book about his early career as a Wall Street bond trader in the 1980's. He's really enjoying The Big Short and we got into a huge discussion about both books and all things Michael Lewis over the weekend. And, of course, you can't talk about Michael Lewis without talking about Moneyball, or at least I can't.
My father-in-law is as much of a numbers geek as I am. I hooked him on the idea of reading Moneyball with my descriptions of the newer sabermetric stats and Lewis' comparison of the analysis of certain key pieces of a baseball player's skill set to the derivatives trade market. However, while I also appreciated these aspects of Moneyball when I read the book, they are not the reason it is one of my favorite baseball books. No, what grabbed my attention were the strong but unintentional arguments Michael Lewis made on the way to arguing his main points: namely that personalities, clubhouse/teammate chemistry and other intangibles that stats cannot measure are every bit as important as those skills the stats can measure and that being a passionate baseball fan sometimes causes you to defy logic and reason. If this doesn't sound like the Moneyball you read or have heard about, check my logic here:
In talking about on base percentage, slugging percentage and other at the time undervalued stats Lewis dedicates a entire chapter each to A's acquisitions Jeremy Brown, Scott Hatteberg and Chad Bradford. Each player exhibited one or more sabermetrically valuable skills while lacking many of the qualities that Major League Baseball placed a high value on. In the course of outlining the different ways this situation made each player a brilliant bargain for Billy Beane's larger vision for the A's an entirely different argument emerges. In telling their stories, Lewis' also describes a crucial unexpected personal element that helps each player achieve success. Brown, for example, is a talented hitter who suffers from the fragile psychology of the chronically picked on kid. In Lewis' telling, once Brown makes the first jump away from the A's rookie team, he is on the verge of crumpling from a lack of confidence when his friend, the much more socially adept Nick Swisher, gives him the encouragement he needs, a sympathetic ear and a one-man cheerleading squad in the dugout.
Scott Hatteberg's story is my favorite. A former catcher with a damaged elbow that destroyed his throwing arm, Hatteberg's high on base percentage brings him to the attention of the A's who want to retrain him as a first baseman. What the A's have no way of knowing is how much Hatteberg's love for baseball is built around the chats and personal interactions he had with the opposing teams' batters when he used to catch. What I took from Lewis's argument is that, more than the desire to excel at baseball again, it was the realization that he could have that same level of personal interaction and possibly even longer conversations with opposing players as a first baseman that gave Hatteberg the drive he needed to learn the challenging new position.
Hatteberg's personality becomes a real asset when Chad Bradford begins pitching for the A's. Lewis describes Bradford almost crumpling under the pressure of past manager's reactions to his quirky submarine pitching style until Hatteberg gives him a timely confidence boost by sharing the hitters shocked and impressed reactions to the pitches when they reach first base. I assume that Lewis' point in sharing these stories is that they are great stories which bring a compelling personal element to the book. But after reading them, I for one can't imagine any of the players functioning in the way Beane felt their stats indicated they would perform if the intangible qualities in the player and/or their teammates weren't there right along with the tangible ones. I know this is not what Lewis intended to argue at all, but the argument is there nevertheless and largely, I think, becuase you can't escape the importance the human element plays in baseball no matter how you crunch the numbers.
As to the unintentional argument about the passion of baseball fans, one of Moneyball's biggest controversies is the perception that Lewis argues in favor of new sabermetric stats hands down over traditional stats. This isn't Lewis' original argument at all. He starts out by saying that sabermetrics allows managers to pick and choose undervalued skills, the skills that can give a less wealthy team the most talent for their limited dollars. His central premise is not that a team with relatively unlimited resources should prize these undervalued skills over traditionally valued skills…but it sure doesn't sound that way by the time you get to the draft scenes in the middle of the book. Lewis begins to praise the skill sets the A's have chosen to focus on to a greater and greater degree as the book progresses. He brings things back around to his central point by the end but seems unaware of the degree to which he strayed from it in the middle…and, understandably, it is the points where Lewis strays that the book's detractors fixate on. Why the discrepancy? I think Lewis' own obviously growing enthusiasm and occasional downright giddiness in describing his subject tells the whole story. By the end of his research, Michael Lewis has evolved from an interested but unbiased researcher into passionate baseball fan. And who among us really sounds logical and reasonable once we start talking about our team and their chances in any given season?
As much I appreciated Lewis' sabermetrics history and analysis of the new stats, to me the combination of his intentional and unintentional arguments cuts right to the heart of baseball. The stats are important. The stats give you an amazing amount of crucial information. The newer stats give you even more. But the stats can never and will never tell you the whole story. I hope my father-in-law asks to borrow Moneyball soon. I want to discuss this with him and see if he thinks it compares to gut instinct vs. in depth market analysis on the stock market.
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I doubt you're the only fan who hasn't read Moneyball, Jane. Unless you really love stats, heck even if you do really love stats, it reads more than a little like Gone with the Wind if the chapter outlining Gerald's lineage in detail had comprised an entire 1/3 of the book…but it's quite a good read after that. I completely agree that you can't use stats as a bible. I figured that I would find Moneyball interesting because I like stats but ultimately annoying because it would be a stats as the baseball bible argument. I wound up loving it because, although Lewis tries to argue for stats as the baseball bible, too many important human/personality/psychology factors keep making the opposite point for him. I think that proves the point that stats can't be the only tool in a manager's belt better than if Lewis had set out to argue this point instead.
– Kristen
I'm probably the only baseball fan who hasn't read Moneyball but I'm not a fan of stats as bibles. I think they're very useful but if I were a manager I'd go with gut instinct every time.
I own Moneyball in my baseball book lib. It's an eye opening book that lays it on the line. I agree, stats are important but don't tell the whole story. There's more to a baseball game that isn't in the stat sheets like hustle and grit. You can place a numerical value on that. But, I like looking at stats and compare them to other players in other times. It's unfair, but as a baseball fan, you do it out of curosity.
I don't think that's unfair Hot Tub Baseball Machine. I think that's something most fans do at one point or another. It's fun to see how our favorites today would have stacked up against our favorites from the Golden Age and try and figure out what the magic common denominator might be to really accurately compare the stats, because in our heads we already know how they rate against one another in terms of grit, clutch and hustle.
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Toyota is set to unveil a new concept car that changes color according to your moods.
Codenamed the Toyota FV2, the vehicle also suggests destinations based on facial expressions and warns of cars in blind spots, according to the company.
Its exterior design is inspired by a catamaran and is supposed to remind customers of flowing water.
"The car will appeal to future consumers of the digital generation, who have been used to smartphones or iPads from a young age," Takeo Moriai, a manager in Toyota's product planning group, said in a statement. "Given that the technology is still at a very early stage of development, it's challenging for us to figure out the extent to which the car can read emotions."
The four-seat car will have a range of around 311 miles and recharges in about three minutes.
Toyota is scheduled to debut the car at the Tokyo Auto Show later this month.


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Seafood Allergy
From Peace Corps Wiki
This page attempts to break down medical restrictions—that is, if you have a certain restriction, what countries will accept that restriction? This is in no way complete and should be considered an on-going project. Also, please keep in mind that sometimes, even though a medical condition is generally accepted in a country—that there can be personal complications that could affect one person and not another.
This information was compiled from a survey and additions and should be considered incomplete/fluid.
Countries Able to Accomodate
- Albania (able to accomodate a mild shrimp allergy)
Countries Unable to Accomodate
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New Closer, Move Down + Angels Win!
It will be fun going to the Big A on Friday for the Angels Home Opening Day for all of the obvious reasons, but now I have an additional one. I can't wait to talk closers with Barbara, whom I doubt I am alone in calling my favorite usher. A diehard Angels fan, Barbara is kind of our den mother in the Right Field Pavilion, smiling, chatting baseball and shaming drunken idiots into behaving themselves as needed to ensure a good game for all. We hashed out all the problems of the bullpen and our closing situation many times over the course of the season and, of course, like armchair managers everywhere, we had all of the answers. And both of us wanted the Angels to just bring Jordan Walden in to close already. I imagine she is as thrilled with today's news as I am.
That's right, it's official. Mike Scioscia told reporters today that Jordan Walden is the Angels closer while Fernando Rodney works out his issues. This is an open ended decision. If Rodney recovers, he might join the regular bullpen or he might resume his closer role. If Walden seizes this opening and runs with it like I believe he can, he may be the Angels closer for the rest of the season. Quite possibly because the 23 year old Walden does not look old enough to convincingly order champagne😉 – even with the beard – he instead celebrated his new role this evening by retiring the side in the 9th inning to cement the Angels 5 – 3 victory over the Rays. Good show, Jordan. I raise my glass to you.
I am a realist. I know this is a lot of responsibility to put on a 23 year old arm and psyche and I am sure there will be rough outings here and there. But, so far, the kid does extremely well under pressure and between last season, spring training and this week, Rodney was getting to the point where he walked batters every appearance, increasingly with disastrous results. As long as the quality outings are in the majority, we're significantly ahead of where we were this weekend. If Rodney recovers, the Angels can find any one of a number of uses for him. If he doesn't, better to eat his check then deal with the blown saves. Seriously.
As for the rest of this evening's game? (Okay, it was an evening game for us. If we want to actually watch the east coast games, we have to DVR them and watch them when we get home from work.) The bullpen still needs some calming down. Mr. Kohn, please settle down. You are often amazing but enough with giving up the homeruns already. It is anxiety inducing, not to mention letting my geek show just a little too much, to be shouting "Khaaaaaaaaaan!" loudly enough for my neighbors to hear so many days in a week. Other than that, it was a great game. Jered Weaver pitched a good one – 6 strikeouts over seven innings. Three walks though, which is unusual but didn't cost us too badly in the end. There's a reason we have phrases like mid-season form. He's getting there.
Young catcher Hank Conger got the start and his first major league homerun. Howie Kendrick continued his hot bat streak and we're scoring runs early, something we failed to do most of last season. Four stolen bases, a couple of great fielding plays, oh, and the season is now official – we had one truly terrible umpire call. Maicer Izturis made a diving catch and clearly caught the ball but the second base ump ruled that the ball hit the ground first. It was annoying, but ultimately didn't cost us anything. In those situations (where it doesn't cost anything), it's actually funny to watch Scioscia's usually impassive face become extremely animated and expressive. My husband and I frequently make humorous suggestions as to what Scioscia and the umpire might be saying to one another. Although, in this case, you could read Scioscia's lips loud and clear several times.
We need less excitement from the bullpen. We need to start scoring runs in the middle of the game too. We have improved but still need to do better with runners in scoring position. We need to do something about Scott Kazmir. But, hey, we won. We have a fix in place for the closer situation. We have Scott Downs coming off the DL any day now. We're hitting and we're working on those other issues. Optimism, returning. What a difference a win makes but, more importantly, what a difference a closer going one, two, three makes.
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Oh Scott Kazmir… if only we could turn back time. Nice to see the Halos in the Win column. I expect a lot more to come.
I'm checking out my first Angels game of the season right now against the Rays — hope you get a couple more wins in this series, because I won't be pulling for you this weekend!
I like several of the young players the Angels have. Combine them with veterans like Hunter and this could be a special year.
The Braves are certainly doing it with Kimbrel right now. Last year, Bailey came out of nowhere for the A's. I'm sure Walden will be okay if he keeps throwing hard, hitting the strike zone and putting pressure on the opposition. When Downs was in Toronto, I liked him more as a left-handed specialist. He seemed to struggle in the closer role. He tends to nibble the corners a lot, and he often doesn't get that benefit from some MLB umpires.
Is fun getting back together with our ushers. Hugging and talking to them. It took me a while to make it to my seats in the Top deck after entering thru the field level visiting here and there. Good luck. I'll be in San Diego for Saturday and Sundays' game. In the meantime, I will be heading to the vigil prayer that they are having for Bryan Stow at USC Medical building on State street.
Jeff – Thanks! Yeah, Kaz needs…confidence?…therapy?…to find a new day job?…a souped up Delorean? I've got nothin'.
Jeremy – Light that halo up again! It's too funny that you tuned in today and Wells was playing center for the day. You'll get to see him play left at least twice in the next series, which for some odd reason I assume you will be watching closely. You won't be pulling for us this weekend? Why ever not?😉
Ron – Yeah, I am really impressed with our young guys so far and am glad others are noticing too. I heard Walden is predicted to be a great sleeper fantasy pick this season.
Welikeroy – I think Walden's going to be something special…although for us, after the last few years, just being effective is being something special as a closer. I wouldn't want Scott Downs in the closer role, but I am really looking forward to having another reliable arm in the bullpen when he gets off the DL. So far Downs doesn't make me cringe when he comes in.🙂
Emma – Thanks! Have fun in San Diego! Emma, you are a wonderful person to go to the vigil. People with good hearts like you are the real Dodger Blue, true baseball fans.
— Kristen
Again, have fun with Rodney. I hope Walden does well as closer. I did get the 'Khhhaaaan' joke, btw. Have fun at opening day, and live long and prosper.
Scott Downs is great. Do we call this Blue Jays west coast?
—Mark Gauthier
Hahaha, love the Khan reference! Actually I feel kind of embarrassed that it never occurred to me before you mentioned it! My brother is a Dodgers fan and they have a reliever called Kenley Jansen and we like to say "Good shot, Jansen!" when he gets a strikeout. For those of you not geek enough, Jansen was one of the snowspeeder pilots in Empire.
Mike – But what if I don't want to have fun with Rodney? Can't it be some other team's turn already? I wanted to go to Tashi Station and pick up some power converters. Mom, she's sitting on my side. …What can I say? Fraudney tends to bring out my whiney side, LOL.
Mark – Only if we can call half of the AL East (fill in team name)/Rays hybrids, LOL. In all seriousness, we brought up more guys from our farm system this season than we acquired from the Jays.
Suicidespeed – Thank you. Your "Good shot, Jansen" is awesome too. My husband and I refer to Erick Aybar as Red 2 so we can say "Good shot, Red 2" when he's hitting into the gap. Sci-fi geeks rock.🙂
— Kristen
Looks like the move to Walden has worked. Finishing two games with 1 save.
Enjoy the game Friday! Take pictures.
Looks like the move to Walden has worked. Finishing two games with 1 save.
Enjoy the game Friday! Take pictures.


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KingUnderground.com Shop Thread
Posted 22 April 2011 - 02:02 AM
My name's Dan aka Pings, DJ/producer. I'm 27 and run www.KingUnderground.com an online hip hop store/label based in the United Kingdom.
I just wanted to introduced myself on the the STMB forum and to put a few words on the thread so if you don't know what we are all about at kingUnderground then hopefully this will give you an idea.
I'm going to start posting topics on our 'KingUnderground Shop Thread' so if you want to keep up to date with KU on STMB you can.
KingUnderground has been running for 5 years, I started it with a friend back in 2005. Unfortunately my friend/business partner decided he wanted to do other things with his life and left KU about a year after opening. I wanted to run a 'Stay True' hip hop shop (originally just strictly vinyl) and create a Fatbeats type UK store. I pretty much started KU at completely the wrong time as it seems hip hop went down hill a bit after 2005. I felt though that KingUnderground could hopefully help keep the scene alive. I'm not sure we have done that but I'd like to think we've played a part and are still adding to it.
I've joined the STMB forum to get involved with all the hip hop gossip and to let people know about KingUnderground.com
I'm not sure how many of you do know about KingUnderground but I'm not on here just to plug releases and make money, hopefully you can tell I'm a true hip hop head.
It's very tough running an independent hip hop/record store and trying to survive is very tough at the moment. If you can come and check us out that would be appreciated big time, I'm also keen to know your likes and dislikes as well of KingUnderground and how we can make it better for you?
We stock a lot of Stones Throw product as well!
Just to finish off you can download any of our FREE Podcasts here if you fancy a listen:
Anyway, looking forward to hearing from you!
Dan @ KingUnderground
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Posted 22 April 2011 - 02:04 AM
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Posted 16 May 2011 - 03:43 AM
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So.......I should have released this one a while ago, but I thought that these tracks would find a home somewhere with vocals of some kind attached to it.....Oh well, no big deal....I always will make more and more and more beats...I LOVE THIS GAME !
Volume 2 has a few old potential Gang Starr tracks that we never used back in 1993 for our "Hard To Earn" LP, but they were not better than the ones that made the cut....since they sound dated next to my style of production in the 2000 era, now YOU have it....And don't 4get the BONUS cut at the end of the LP which I will continue to add only to these releases......Much Love to all of the supporters of Vol. 1 and especially all of the MC's that sent versions spittin' lyrics over them for demos, mixtape CD's, and freestyling on radio mixshows.....I actually forgot to add some ill beats that I had intended for Vol. 2, so that means Vol. 3 will be next.......Year Round Records will ALWAYS keep the Vinyl Alive and QUALITY will NEVER be compromised..... NOD YA HEADS 2 THIS !!! - DJ Premier
Label: Year Round Recordings
Catalog: l-YRI202
Format: LP
Country: US
Released: 2011
Genre: Hip Hop (instrumental)
Producer: DJ Premier
Condition: New
Posted 16 May 2011 - 03:44 AM
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270 pages full of numerous photos and illustrations as well as exclusive interviews about SP's development in the course of the one and only, Hip Hop it is. Featured artists include Buckwild, Dela, DJ I-Cue, DJ Jazzy Jeff, DJ Joc Max, DJ Roddy Rod, DJ Spinna, E-Swift, Easy Mo Bee, Gensu Dean, Grap Luva (Pete Rock's brother and MC of InI), Imhotep, Insight, J.Force, J-Zone, Jamey Staub (Pete Rock's sound engineer), Jel, J-Ro, K-Def, Kenny Parker, Lewis Parker, Lord Finesse, Mac McCraw, Needle Drifterz, Nick Wiz, Showbiz, Ski Beatz, Todd Terry and others.
"In the chapters to come, PBODY will guide you through the world of the SP1200, its history, its underlying technology, and both conventional and unconventional techniques for making music with it. I am personally honored to have played a key role in creating such a time-honored instrument, and I must confess how delightful it has been to have a chance to pour over the schematics again and recall the whole design experience. I hope you'll have as much fun reading as I and the whole E-mu gang did in producing the SP1200. Enjoy! - Dave Rossum, E-Mu Systems Inc.''
Posted 16 May 2011 - 03:47 AM
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Redefinition Records is proud to announce that they have partnered with Kev Brown & Kaimbr of the Low Budget Crew to give their recently released digital LP, The Alexander Green Project, on cd & vinyl.
Plus one lucky customer will be put in to a draw to win a 'Green Cassette' courtsey of Redefinition Records!
Limited 600 copies
GREEN vinyl LP
Deluxe edition in full color printed jackets
Bonus green vinyl 7″
One lucky customer will be put in to a draw to win a 'Green Cassette' courtsey of Redefinition Records!
Art work by Joe Buck
Posted 16 May 2011 - 03:50 AM
On June 10th 2011 in sunny Milton Keynes, KingUnderground & Dephect have got together to bring you an MC BATTLE with a £100 prize for 1st place! More info coming soon. (If you would like to enter or get your name on the list please contact email@example.com) There are limited places available.
KingUnderground.com & Dephect.com Present:
MC BATTLE (£100 Prize)
Also we are celebrating a birthday for very good friend of the KingUnderground family - JOHN DOE!
Where: X-Scape - Sno!Bar - Milton Keynes
When: Friday, 10th June 2011
Doors Open: 9pm
Tickets: FREE ENTRY / £2 after 10.30pm
Also performing live on stage:
AUDIT & MR BROWN - Up & coming UK rapper 'Audit' returns to MK after the success with the last show back in February. His DJ & producer 'Mr Brown' will be manning the turntables and providing all the beats with some fresh new material!
Special Guest: DJ MANIPHEST - DJ set from the Milton Keynes legend, Dj Maniphest, back to show is skills on the turntables!
Local DJ's
Live Art Work Provided By ''Blank Canvas''
Thank you & we hope you enjoy the event!
Posted 16 May 2011 - 03:51 AM
Posted 16 May 2011 - 04:05 AM
PRE-ORDER - SHIPPING JUNE 27th. www.KingUnderground.com
'In Love (Brooklyn Affair)' is a beautiful song that the UK hip hop legend Lewis Parker recorded with the seductive singing talents of the wonderful Brianna Colette! Limited to 300 copies and includes instrumental on the b side.
Posted 16 May 2011 - 04:10 AM
If you missed out on the deluxe version here's your chance to pick up the EP on it's own.
After the huge success with the release of Lewis Parker's 'The Puzzle, Episode One: The BIG Game', KingUnderground Records & Dusty Vinyl have teamed up again to release Lewis Parkers 'Dangerous Adventures' EP.
Guest features from: Planet Asia, Vast Aire, Killa Sha, (R.I.P) Easkoast, Tah Born, T.R.A.C, Sav Kills, Baron & John Robinson!
SHIPPING JUNE 27th @ www.KingUnderground.com
Posted 01 June 2011 - 07:53 AM
Promotional Video/Interview For the upcoming World OF Dusty Vinyl / KingUnderground release 'Dangerous Adventures' Feat. Lewis Parker, John Robinson, Planet Asia, Icerocks, Killa Sha, Vast Aire, Baron Sav, T.R.A.C, Eastkoast, Tah Born, River Nelson.
To pick up a copy: www.KingUnderground.com
This project is supported by www.Dephect.com
Posted 02 June 2011 - 04:40 AM
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Posted 14 June 2011 - 01:28 PM
KingUnderground Podcast Vol.6 - Mixed By Hack
Here's the latest edition in the KingUnderground podcast series, this time mixed by UK DJ/Producer 'Hack'. Description: A diverse, mainly vinyl selection from a couple of months ago featuring tracks from Gangstarr, The Natural Yogurt Band, Pings, Mr Brown, The Menehan Street Band, Flying Lotus, Paul White, Mike Slott, Dennis Coffee, Gonja Sufi, Teebs and Hack along with many other surprises thrown in!
You can download it here @ Dephect or straight from our Podomatic page.
Posted 17 June 2011 - 04:15 AM
Have a dope weekend!
Posted 04 July 2011 - 03:33 AM
Coming soon on KingUnderground/We Stay True Records.
Please CLICK HERE for the audio.
Mr Brown, (UK producer) has been on the scene for a while now, working largely under the radar on various projects and collaborations with artists such as Planet Asia (Cali Agents), MCM, C-Lone, Audit, Conflix & Logan to name but a few.
After the successful release of Mr Browns' debut instrumental EP 'Beats For Days' his next vinyl offering comes in the form of a limited edition (300 copies), hand numbered, clear red 7 and features the lyrical talents of OH 10s own Copywrite! This song was originally recorded in 2008 and has yet to be released....... until now!
The song is called 'We Don't Quit' and is pure boom bap hip hop through and through. Heavy hard hitting beat, tight scratches and Copywrite coming ripping it up on the sort of beat you rarely get to hear him on these days, basically all the ingredients needed to cook up a hip hop banger!
As an added bonus Mr Brown has thrown in 2 extra bonus beats that are exclusive to the 7 vinyl release (please note the bonus beats will NOT be available on the digital download version).
Copywrite, a member of the MHZ (MegaHertz) crew emerged from the underground scene in 1998 along with his group "MHz" with a debut single on Fondle 'em Records called, ''World Premier''.
After deciding to pursue his solo career, mainly due to DJ Mighty Mi (a member of the group, High & Mighty) not wanting to sign his group, "MHz", in 2000 he released "Holier Than Thou" with producer RJD2 on Eastern Conference/Rawkus Records. He then went on to release his full length LP, ''The High Exhaulted''.
After many major collaborations with artists such as, J Dilla, Sean P, Royce Da 59, Jake One, J-Zone, Rhyme Asylum, RJD2, to name but a few, the US MC, from Columbus, Ohio has teamed up with the UK producer Mr Brown!
Posted 10 August 2011 - 03:38 AM
The Mr Brown / Copywrite 7' is now available for pre-order! http://bit.ly/qFL8Cp
Posted 11 August 2011 - 02:06 AM
KUTMASTA KURT Presents: 'Bay-Bronx Bridge 10 Year Anniversary Remixes' 12'' (Limited Edition Vinyl on Blue Wax) £19.99
PRE-ORDER HERE - Shipping 16.09.11.
Bay-Bronx Bridge 10 year Anniversary Remixes by Masters Of Illusion featuring Kool Keith & Motion Man.
Only 200 copies pressed
Pressed on sky-blue colored vinyl
Packaged in a clear plastic jacket with a color sticker
Individually hand numbered
Featuring Kool Keith & Motion Man
The 3 Remixes are by KutMasta Kurt, Imperial (Asphalt Poetry) and Tom C3 (Project Polaroid, Dopestyle 1231, Saga of the Simian Samurai).
Label:Threshold Recordings
Catalogue: BBB-1
Format: 12" Vinyl
Country: US
Genre: Hip Hop
Released: 2011
Producer: KutMasta Kurt, Imperial & Tom C3
Track List
Side A
Bay-Bronx Bridge (KutMasta Kurt Remix)
Bay-Bronx Bridge (Imperial Remix)
Bay-Bronx Bridge (Tom C Three Remix)
Side B
Bay-Bronx Bridge (KutMasta Kurt Instrumental)
Bay-Bronx Bridge (Imperial Instrumental)
Bay-Bronx Bridge (Tom C Instrumental)
Posted 11 August 2011 - 02:10 AM
ASPHALT POETRY 'Harmagedion EP' (Limited Edition) £34.99
PRE-ORDER HERE - Shipping 16.09.11.
Asphalt Poetry (Coolie Bee & EJ) had their debut EP in 1993 with the awesame Harmagedion EP. Asphalt Records pressed only 200 copies of that EP back then, now Threshold Recordings have put out a very limited vinyl press of only 50 copies, we managed to secure a limited amount of these!
This ep is considered a random rap holy grail and original copies have sold in Japan for over $2,000! It's random rap at it's best engineered by KutMasta Kurt in his first studio and Produced by Imperial (aka DJ Cooley Bee).
Official re-press of only 50 numbered copies
Packaged in a plain jacket with a pink sticker
Label:Threshold Recordings
Catalogue: ASP-0001
Format: 12" Vinyl
Country: US
Genre: Hip Hop
Released: 2011
Producer: Imperial
Track List
Instrumentally Retarded
Lyrical Decay
Freestyle Mind Frame
Posted 11 August 2011 - 02:14 AM
IMPERIAL 'Drum-Break Hip Hop Vol.2' LP (Limited to 135 Copies) £19.99
PRE-ORDER HERE - Shipping 16.09.11
Drum-Break Hip-Hop Vol.2 by Imperial the Producer of Asphalt Poetry.
Limited to 135 copies
Pressed on green colored vinyl
Packaged in a clear plastic jacket with sticker
Individually hand numbered
Label:Threshold Recordings
Catalogue: DBHH-2
Format: 12" Vinyl
Country: US
Genre: Hip Hop
Released: 2011
Producer: Imperial (aka DJ Cooley Bee)
Track List (Audio coming soon)
Electric Gypsy
Fly Steppin'
Funky Punch
Floor Wars
Enter The Master
Apache Line
Metro Knights
True Rockers
Posted 20 August 2011 - 01:04 AM
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Please note this is the BLACK vinyl version. Linited to 200 copies.
Price: £9.99
Redefinition, once again. Damu's collab with Buff1 gets the official instrumental versions release, in fact "When Winter Comes" & "Truly Get Yours" are finally available as beaties.The ultimate collector's item on black vinyl packed in a plain white sleeve & protective dust jacket with sticker in a limited one time run of 700 units!
Posted 20 August 2011 - 01:13 AM
Posted 20 August 2011 - 01:14 AM
PRE-ORDER! Shipping 29.08.11
Price: £51.99
Doom's own Metalface Records are releasing the first complete version of Doom's debut album OPERATION: DOOMSDAY. The complete version contains the original album, alternate versions, b-sides and instrumentals - 51 tracks total, all remastered.
METAL LP BOX 4 records, 32-page lyric book, and all new artwork including 10 Operation Doomsday MC cards.
Posted 20 August 2011 - 01:21 AM
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K-Def is a legendary music producer from New Jersey who has worked with artists such as LL Cool J, Marley Marl, Ghostface Killah, Real Live, P Diddy, Lords Of The Underground, Ol Dirty Bastard, Heavy D & more. "For Def's Sake" is an instrumental track that pairs haunting vocal wails & acoustic guitars with jazzy vibraphones & banging drums in a way that keeps the listener on his toes while demanding multiple replays.
The B-Side features a strong composition entitled "Times Change" which is especially notable for it's unique, evolving arrangement which continuously morphs into new patterns & sequences as K-Def introduces a variety sounds in a masterful fashion, all the way until the track fades out.
By now you are surely aware that Redefinition Records is all about Quality Over Quantity, and this record is as good as any previous Redef release. In addition to his plans with Redefinition Records, K-Def also has new releases in the works for quality record labels such as DWG, Slice Of Spice & Mello Music Group. There's a good reason why producers such as Kanye West & Just Blaze have cited K-Def as an early influence and the music on this record and his upcoming releases truly serve as a testament to the man's abilities.
Posted 30 August 2011 - 03:52 AM
DANNY SPICE Feat. Craig G King of the Beat B/W KEY FIGURES Feat. Craig G & Mikey D 7"
PRE-ORDER - Estimated shipping date, 26/09/2011.
Limited edition 45, only 300 copies pressed. Featuring two of NYC finest Battle M.C's Craig G and the legendary Mikey D of Main Source! Side A is produced by KOTB winner Danny Spice and the flip is handled by Key Figures.
Label: King Of The Beats
Catalogue: KTOB 0004
Format: 7'' (Vinyl, limited to 300 copies)
Country: US
Released: 2011
Genre: Hip Hop
Producer: Danny Spice/Key Figures
Condition: New
Track List
King of the Beat
Come get some
Posted 30 August 2011 - 03:55 AM
PAUL NICE 'Turn Tha Party Out (Remix)' Feat. Biz Markie 7''
PRE-ORDER - estimated shipping date, 30th September.
Slice-of-Spice records have saved the best until last of the Signature-7-Series with Paul nice, as they present Biz Markie.
Biz Markie has also recently recorded the 'Top 5 Break Beats' skit with Paul Nice, which is included on this limited edition 7". Joe Buck has also blessed us with some of the most striking cover art you'll see this year, in a similar style to his award winning J-Dilla poster.
There are 500 hand numbered copies available for worldwide distribution. Release date is set for 19.9.11.
Label: Sice-of-Spice
Catalogue: SSR-004
Format: 7'' (vinyl, limited edition)
Country: US
Released: July 2011
Genre: Hip Hop
Producer: Paul Nice
Track List & Audio
Turn Tha Party Out (Remix)
Turn Tha Party Out (Remix)
Posted 09 September 2011 - 02:59 AM
PRE-ORDER - Shipping late September.
Limited to only 300 copies on GREEN clear vinyl!
Previously unreleased
Sealed in a Red jacket w/ Sticker
Collector's Edition, not to be repressed
DNA (Devon Noah Allah) in conjunction with Gritty Trax / DNA Function + Six2Six Records.
Track List
Side A
Paper Chase
Paper Chase (Inst)
My Thing Iz Tight
Side B
2 Ounces & a Dream
2 Ounces & a Dream (Inst)
My Thing Iz Tight (Inst)
WAX POETICS 'Issue #48' (Nina Simone) £8.99
PRE-ORDER, Shipping mid September, date TBC.
Latest Installment from Wax Poetics.. Issue 48!!
Hip Hop, Jazz, Funk & Soul Magazine.
Featuring: Nina Simone, Theophilus London, Shock G, Billy Cox, Yabby You, Dom Salvador, Neul, Hudson Mohawke, the Roland TR-808, Neu! Gil Scott-Heron and Fonce Mizell remembered Swamp Dogg, Sarah Vaughan, Odyssey, The Beastie Boys, and Midnight Movers Unltd. reiscovered.
Nina Simone had no filter. She spoke with candor about civil rights when many in her position didn't dare. She sang about uncomfortable subjects and made sure her audiences understood what those songs were really about.
Setting the contemporary archetype for a breakthrough artist, Theophilus London dropped three mixtapes before releasing any product for sale. Utilizing a mix of '80s downtown art/music aesthetics and postmodern viral freedom, he put art ahead of commerce and gained fame without the help of a major label or marketing push. Known for the clowning antics of his alter ego, Digital Underground's Humpty Hump, rapper Shock G was actually very serious about music. Billy Cox gigged with Jimi Hendrix in the Army, worked the chitlin circuit in the South, played bass as an R&B session man
in Nashville, and backed countless stars on television. When the guitar god called on him to join his new band with Buddy Miles on drums, Cox brought gritty Southern ammunition to the Band of Gypsys.
Posted 13 September 2011 - 08:17 AM
PRE-ORDER - Street date is set for October 28th, TBC.
After several failed attempts by other labels to drop this incredible unreleased LL Cool J gem, Slice-of-Spice is proud to present 'Year Of The Hip Hop' as a limited edition 10", with incredible artwork by Joe Buck.
Back in 1994 K-Def was working on some beats out of the B Room in Marly Marl's House Of Hits when LL Cool J walked in on his session and said "let's make some tracks together". Uncle L had always wanted to rhyme on a track using the famous ESG breakbeat 'UFO', so he had Def lay it down with some scratches and then went to town with the mic. Both thought they had a sure fire hit on their hands but unfortunately it was never used.
The DAT tape of the studio session was feared lost for several years before it eventually turned up stuck behind a radiator! Now, 17 years later, K-Def and Slice-of-Spice are proud to present 'Year Of The Hip Hop' in all its vinyl glory.
Once again we're coming at you with strong cover art from the legendary Joe Buck, and personally we think this is his best one yet!
Full color art work with a 3mm spine
Limited edition 10''
AUDIO - Year Of The Hip Hop
Posted 27 September 2011 - 04:32 AM
FREE DOWNLOAD from the latest KingUnderground signing, Simiah. 'Purple Dreams', is a collection of Simiah's beats and gives you a little taster of what to expect from his full length instrumental vinyl release coming early in 2012, called 'Lost in Time'.
Posted 07 October 2011 - 08:21 AM
GRAP LUVA 'Neva Done' EP £15.99
PRE-ORDER- Release date 25.11.11 as long as no issues at the pressing plant. Shipping 6.12.11.
We are proud to be the only UK retailer stocking this record! KingUnderground exclusive UK release!
Slice-of-Spice are hitting it hard again with another quality release!
Limited edition! New & old music from Pete Rock's talented brother, Grap Luva. Kev Brown, Joc Max and Damu The Fudgemunk also on the production boards and completing almost all the engineering, mixing/arranging and cuts.
Side A
Work Is Never Done
Neva Done (Vocal)
Neva Done (TV Track)
Work It Out (Vocal)
Work It Out (Inst.)
Side B
Pieces Of A Drum
Keywaves (Piano Waterfall)
Rocking With Elegance
Lion's Walk
Make 'Em Clap (Classic Issue)
Westside Highway
Posted 11 October 2011 - 05:02 AM
The DWG crew are excited to announce there latest release, by Emskee "The Complex Engineer From New Jersey". Consisting of 6 previously unreleased tracks on vinyl.
Black vinyl / Sticker Cover / 350 Copies / One Sheet
Back in the early 1990's before radio stations became dominated by advertising and marketing genius and allowed jocks more flexibility to implement personal music selections and the record industry was still about individual A&R representatives for labels looking for the next big thing to break out. Emskee was right in the thick of the hungry and talented, to show the world that his rhyming skills were more than worthy.
He, along with the tight friendship and talented production skills of Kayzee The White Soul (now known as Nick Wiz....with impressive production credits for Rakim, Chubb Rock, Chino XL, Cella Dwellas, Shabaam Shadeeq, and more), and the original battle DJ, Slyce from Teaneck, New Jersey stayed in the studio making demos to shop....
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Posted 11 October 2011 - 07:49 AM
Coming soon to KingUnderground....
1st Official Pressing of this Hip Hop CLASSIC on wax.
Heavily sought after and bootlegged, Below The Heavens finally available as an OFFICIAL pressing from Sound In Color with its original artwork.
This version of the album comes with 2x blue vinyl and a bonus 45 of So(ul) Amazin' (Steel Blazin') & Blu Collar Worker.
First 1000 on blue vinyl with bonus 45.
Next 1000 on white vinyl with a blue swirl
Final 1000 on black vinyl
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Pellet gun vandalism continues in Rutland areaBy Brent Curtis
STAFF WRITER | January 24,2013A vandalism spree involving the use of a pellet gun to shatter car windows in the Rutland area continued for a second day with about 30 reports, according to Rutland City Police.
On Wednesday, police in the city fielded complaints from about 75 people — mostly car owners along with about a dozen homeowners and a half dozen business owners — whose windows had been shot out sometime between midnight and 6 a.m. Wednesday.
On Thursday, the damage continued with about 30 reports from residents in Rutland, Center Rutland and West Rutland whose vehicles were vandalized overnight and, in about eight instances, during the day.
"I went inside for about 10 minutes earlier today and when I came out my window was shot out," Scott LaFrancois said waving his hand around the empty space once occupied by the driver's side window of his Chevrolet Cavalier.
LaFrancois, whose car was parked in a lot on Meadow Street in the city when the vandalism occurred, didn't see the shooter but he suspected a dark sport utility vehicle containing a teenaged driver and passenger who laughed as they drove by the scene shortly after.
"They spotted me and I could see the 'Oh (expletive)' expressions on their faces," he said.
But Rutland City Police Sgt. John Sly said police had reason to believe a different vehicle was involved.
"We have some information from a very credible source so it's looking like the (dark colored SUV) might not be the vehicle we're looking for," Sly said.
The sergeant didn't say what vehicle police believe might have been involved because they are pursuing a lead in search of a specific suspect.
With a tally of vandalism reports within the last 36 hours exceeding 100 cases, Sly said the spree was the worst of its kind in a long time.
"It's the most expensive and the most widespread we've seen in awhile," he said. "It's impacted a significant amount of people and I'm not exaggerating when I say the damage is in the tens of thousands of dollars."
The spree has also been unusual for the acts of vandalism committed during the day when there are more potential witnesses, he said.
If police are able to make an arrest in the case, Sly predicted that dozens of felony charges of unlawful mischief could be forthcoming and he appealed to the public to help find those responsible.
"If a vehicle doesn't fit in the neighborhood or is passing slowly, please call us right away," he said. "If you can get a license number that's great but at a minimum a description of the vehicle and direction of travel phoned into us right away would be a great help."
Anyone with information about the vandalismsis asked to call Rutland Police at 773-1816.
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