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Marina and the Diamonds
|Marina and the Diamonds
Diamandis performing in February 2016
|Background information
|Birth name
|Marina Lambrini Diamandis
10 October 1985
Brynmawr, Wales
|London, England
|Vocals, piano, keyboards
|Years active
Marina Lambrini Diamandis (Greek: Μαρίνα-Λαμπρινή Διαμαντή; born 10 October 1985), known professionally as Marina and the Diamonds, is a Welsh singer-songwriter.
Born in Brynmawr and raised in nearby Pandy, she moved to London as a teenager to become a professional singer, despite having little formal musical experience. In 2009, Diamandis came to prominence upon placing second in the BBC's Sound of 2010. Her debut studio album, The Family Jewels (2010), incorporates indie pop and new wave musical styles. It entered the UK Albums Chart at number five and was certified gold by the British Phonographic Industry. The album's second song, "Hollywood", peaked at number 12 on the UK Singles Chart.
Her follow-up record Electra Heart (2012) is a concept album about a character of the same name. It integrates elements of electropop, and its producers include StarGate, Dr. Luke, and Diplo. It became her first number-one project in the UK, where it was also certified gold, and its lead single "Primadonna" is her highest-charting track in the UK Singles Chart, reaching number 11. Diamandis describes Electra Heart as "tongue-in-cheek" and considers it to have been better received in the United States, while some British fans disliked the change in musical direction.[1] The song "Electra Heart" portrays the death of the character. Diamandis's synthpop-inspired third studio album Froot (2015) became her third top-ten album in the UK, and her first top-ten entry on the US Billboard 200, where it charted at number 8. Produced entirely by Diamandis and David Kosten, it was praised for its cohesive sound and introspective lyrical content.[2]
Diamandis has described herself as an "indie artist with pop goals" and often analyses components of human behaviour in her music. She is additionally recognised for her retro, surreal, and cartoonish fashion styles, and has been described as an artist with a cult following[3] and a gay icon.[4]
Early life[edit]
Marina Lambrini Diamandis was born on 10 October 1985[5][6] in Brynmawr,[7] and grew up in the nearby village of Pandy.[8] She has one older sister.[8] Her Welsh mother and Greek father met at Newcastle University and divorced when Diamandis was four.[6] Following the divorce, her father returned to Greece but would occasionally visit, while Diamandis remained in a bungalow in Wales with her mother, where she shared a bedroom with her sister; she described her childhood as "simple and idyllic" and "peaceful, very normal, poor".[9][10]
"I created the name 'Marina and the Diamonds' 5 years ago and I never envisaged a character, pop project, band or solo artist. I saw a simple group made up of many people who had the same hearts. A space for people with similar ideals who could not fit in to life's pre-made mold. I was terribly awkward for a long time! I really craved to be part of one thing because I never felt too connected to anybody and now I feel I have that all around me."
In her childhood, Diamandis attended Haberdashers' Monmouth School for Girls, reflecting, "I sort of found my talent there... I was the one who always skived off choir, but I had an incredible music teacher who managed to convince me I could do anything."[12] However, she felt that she "stuck out" by being from a lower-income family than the other girls at the school.[10] At the age of 16, she moved to Greece with her father "to connect with my heritage and learn to speak the language", and sang Greek folk songs with her grandmother.[13] Having earned an International Baccalaureate at St. Catherine's British Embassy School in Athens, she returned to Wales two years later.[6] She and her mother then moved to Ross-on-Wye, Herefordshire.[8] Obsessed with becoming a singer, "almost as if it was a disease", she worked at a petrol station for two months in order to earn money to move to London.[14]
Despite not having a musical background, Diamandis was able to create lyrics due to her childhood love of writing.[14] She first began writing music when she was 18 years old; she moved to London to attend dance school, but quit two months later.[15] She studied music at the University of East London and transferred to a classic composition course in Middlesex University the following year, but after two months she dropped out.[16]
Knowing that the Spice Girls were formed by an advertisement in The Stage, Diamandis applied for auditions listed in that newspaper.[9] She travelled for several unsuccessful auditions, including opportunities with the musical for The Lion King and a boy band organised by Virgin Records, during which she managed to leave her CV to an A&R Representative, but was unable to audition at the time of the appointment as she felt sick.[17][18] In 2005, she created the stage name "Marina and the Diamonds";[11] after coming to prominence, "the Diamonds" was established as a reference to her fans, instead of her backing band.[19]
Inspired by the example of Daniel Johnston, Diamandis decided to compose her own music and stop going to auditions;[9] she taught herself how to play the piano[20] and recorded music on a keyboard.[10] She self-composed and produced her earlier demos with GarageBand,[17] and independently released her debut extended play Mermaid vs. Sailor through Myspace in 2007.[13] She held discussions with fourteen music labels, rejecting all but one as she believed it was the only one which would not dictate her image.[9] She came to the attention of Neon Gold Records' Derek Davies in 2008, which managed her for six months, and was hired as the supporting act for Australian recording artist Gotye. In October, Diamandis finalised a recording contract with 679 Recordings (eventually renamed 679 Artists), a subdivision of Warner Music Group.[13]
Musical career[edit]
2009–10: The Family Jewels[edit]
Diamandis's debut single "Obsessions" was released on 14 February 2009 through Neon Gold Records,[21] while her first extended play The Crown Jewels EP followed on 1 June.[22] That summer, she performed at BBC Radio 1's Big Weekend,[23] the Glastonbury Festival,[24] and the Reading and Leeds Festivals.[25] She also performed at iTunes Live, releasing a second EP in July 2009 of performances from that festival.[26]
In December 2009, Diamandis was ranked in second place on the Sound of 2010 poll organised by BBC, behind singer-songwriter Ellie Goulding;[20] she was one of three nominees for the Critics' Choice Award at the 2010 BRIT Awards, which also went to Goulding.[27] "Mowgli's Road" was released on 13 November 2009,[28] with Diamandis describing it as "uncommercial", but it received attention after its video was shared by bloggers including Perez Hilton and Kanye West.[29] It was followed by "Hollywood" on 1 February,[30] which reached number 12 on the UK Singles Chart.[31]
Diamandis's debut studio album The Family Jewels was released on 15 February 2010;[32] it debuted at number five on the UK Albums Chart with first-week sales of 27,618 copies,[33] and was eventually certified gold by the British Phonographic Industry.[34] Atlantic Records signed Diamandis to Chop Shop Records in the United States in March 2010.[35] Through the label, she released her third extended play The American Jewels EP on 23 March,[36] and later released The Family Jewels in the United States on 25 May.[37] The latter project debuted at number 138 on the US Billboard 200 with first-week sales of 24,000 copies.[38][39] On Billboard's Top Heatseekers and Top Rock Albums charts, it peaked at numbers 2 and 49 respectively.[40][41]
"I Am Not a Robot" was serviced as the third single from The Family Jewels on 26 April, and peaked at number 26 on the UK Singles Chart.[31] "Oh No!" followed as the fourth single from the record in July, and reached number 38 in the United Kingdom.[31] The fifth and final single "Shampain" peaked at number 141 on the UK Singles Chart, consequently underperforming by comparison with its preceding singles.[42] To further promote The Family Jewels, Diamandis embarked on The Family Jewels Tour, which visited Europe, North America and Australia throughout 2010 and 2011.[43] In January 2011, in an Australian radio interview, she expressed disappointment at her career, particularly in her failure to attract an American audience. She put this down to inaction by her label and American listeners' contemporary taste for "pumping beats" by artists such as Lady Gaga.[44]
2011–13: Electra Heart[edit]
In summer 2011, Diamandis and Swedish recording artist Robyn performed as the opening acts for American recording artist Katy Perry's California Dreams Tour.[45] On 30 September, Diamandis released the track "Radioactive" through the iTunes Store;[46] it peaked at number 25 on the UK Singles Chart.[31] Her second studio album was preceded by its lead single "Primadonna" in April 2012; the song is notable for being Diamandis's highest-charting track on the UK Singles Chart, where it reached number 11.[31] It is certified silver by the BPI and platinum by the respective authorities in Australia, Denmark and New Zealand.[47][48][49][50]
The final product Electra Heart is a concept album lyrically united by the ideas of "female identity" and "a recent breakup."[51] Diamandis created the titular character "Electra Heart" as a protagonist for the project; she portrays the personas "Teen Idle," "Primadonna," "Homewrecker," and "Housewife," which represent several female archetypes of stereotypical American culture.[52] The project was released on 27 April 2012,[53] and debuted at number one on the UK Albums Chart with first-week sales of 21,358 copies.[54] It became Diamandis's first chart-topping album in the United Kingdom,[55] although at the time it was additionally distinguished as the lowest-selling number-one record of the 21st century in the country.[54] The album was certified gold by the British Phonographic Industry for exceeding shipments of 100,000 units,[56] and gold by the Irish Recorded Music Association for surpassing 7,500 sales.[57]
"Power & Control" was released as the second single from Electra Heart on 20 July,[58] although it peaked at number 193 on the UK Singles Chart.[31] Later that month, it was announced that "How to Be a Heartbreaker" would be released as the second single in the United States and the third single in the United Kingdom. Diamandis commented that she had written the track while Electra Heart was being pressed in the United Kingdom, and consequently missed the cut-off for initial inclusion on the record; however, it was featured in the revised track listing for the American version.[59] It peaked at number 88 in the latter country.[31] Throughout 2012, Diamandis travelled for The Lonely Hearts Club Tour, her second headlining concert tour, and Mylo Xyloto Tour headlined by Coldplay, for which she served as an opening act.[60] On 8 August 2013, Diamandis released a music video for the previously unreleased title track "Electra Heart";[61] it depicted the death of the character, and symbolically ended the promotional campaign for Electra Heart.[62]
2013–16: Froot[edit]
After spending one month in New York City, Diamandis announced in February 2013 that she had begun writing material for an upcoming third studio album.[63] The single "Froot" was released on 10 October 2014, her 29th birthday, and announced as the title track.[64][65]
The album was announced to be released on 3 April 2015[66] with a new track from the album being announced each month. However, due to an Internet leak, the release was brought forward.[67] Entirely produced by Diamandis and David Kosten, the album was praised for its cohesive sound.[68] Froot debuted at number 8 on the Billboard 200 chart,[69] and is currently her highest charting album in the United States.[70] It also peaked at 10, 6 and 4 in the UK, Canada and Ireland respectively.[71][72][73]
In early 2015, it was announced that Diamandis would perform at Lollapalooza Brazil,[74] Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival and the Boston Calling Music Festival in March, April and May 2015 respectively.[75] From October 2015 to the following October she embarked on the Neon Nature Tour across Europe and the Americas; each performance was split into three acts, one for each of her albums, with most songs coming from Froot.[76] Her 4 November performance at the House of Blues in Boston was broadcast live by Yahoo.[77] During a question-and-answer video, Diamandis said that subsequent tours would be different, as her usual tours had been "a hard lifestyle."[76] In April 2016, she said she would take a break from music after her tour.[78] She returned to performing two months later, clarifying that she would rather work on a consistent basis than a cycle of touring and resting.[79]
2016–present: Upcoming fourth studio album[edit]
In June 2016, Diamandis told Fuse that she had begun writing new material for upcoming songs,[79] and five months later she wrote on Twitter that she was in the studio working on her new material.[80] In December, electronic group Clean Bandit confirmed that "Disconnect", a song they had performed with Diamandis at the 2015 Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival, would finally be released on their new album;[81] it was released as a single in June 2017 and she performed it with them at Glastonbury.[82]
Musical style and influences[edit]
"[Daniel Johnston] really opened me up to a whole new world of music and a whole new perception of what an artist is. For me, he really encouraged me because if you think of someone who has been spoon-fed pop, up until 21 years old, and you hear someone like Daniel Johnston you're like 'God, this is terrible, but I love it.' It sounds like a child has made it, like, the production is so all over the place. He's obviously got something very captivating here yet he doesn't fit the normal mold and people still love him. I thought 'if he can do it then I can,' that's when I started to produce things myself and play live, even though I wasn't even great on the piano. It's all about emotion and if you have heart, and people connect to that, they see right through us."
As a child, Diamandis took inspiration from the differing musical tastes of her parents – Dolly Parton, Enya and George Michael from her mother,[8] and Haris Alexiou from her father – while also admiring pop acts of the era including the Spice Girls, Britney Spears and S Club 7.[84] Diamandis has revealed that "Madonna was the reason I wanted to be a pop star from the age of 15,"[85] however she also stated that she did not listen to music "properly" until the age of 19, when she took influence from acts including PJ Harvey, Fiona Apple and The Distillers. She began smoking two years later in an attempt to sound like The Distillers' frontwoman Brody Dalle, "but it never worked, and now I'm just stuck with a bad habit."[86] She has cited Dalle and Spears as her musical influences,[87][88] and has expressed a particular interest in Daniel Johnston and the lo-fi production he uses.[83] She has jokingly stated that "I probably have a bit of a different sound because I don't really know what I'm doing!," referencing her lack of formal musical training.[89] Diamandis has synesthesia, and as a result associates particular colours with musical notes and days of the week.[90]
A self-described "DIY musician" and "indie artist with pop goals,"[29][83] Diamandis considers her music to be "alternate pop".[87] Lester wrote in 2008 that Diamandis's musical direction was "hard to fathom", given the frequency with which she alternated "simple keyboards-based ballads" and "quirky new wave-inflected numbers."[91] Whereas The Family Jewels incorporated prominent elements of new wave music,[92] Electra Heart was heavily inspired by electropop musical styles.[93] Diamandis opined that the United States was more welcoming of said musical transition than the United Kingdom, and suggested that the American audience embraced the humour behind the latter "tongue-in-cheek record".[1] Froot is a pop record,[2] with elements of europop[94] and pop rock.[95]
A sample of "Power & Control", a Greg Kurstin-produced electropop song from Electra Heart.
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At the start of her career, Diamandis was compared to other British female singer-songwriters, with Paul Lester from The Guardian writing that she had a "zeitgeist-y female essence", although she took exception at such comparisons and said that all she shared with Kate Nash was "a vagina and a keyboard."[96] During the Electra Heart era, she called comparisons to Lady Gaga, Katy Perry and Lana Del Rey "really annoying", preferring to be classed as herself.[1] Her vocals have been compared to those of Britney Spears,[97] Karen O, Regina Spektor, Kate Bush, and Florence Welch,[89] with an androgynous timbre akin to those of Annie Lennox and Heather Small.[9] When reviewing The Family Jewels, Joe Copplestone from PopMatters noted that Diamandis's vocal delivery occasionally overpowers the "inventive" melodies showcased in her songs.[98]
Diamandis's lyrical content typically analyses components of human behaviour; she has noted that she would have become a psychologist had she been unsuccessful in the music industry.[99] The song "Savages", from Froot, reflects on humanity's proneness to violent acts.[100] She is a feminist and wrote her song "Sex Yeah" as a "feminist statement."[101] Rory Cashin of Slate lauded Diamandis's lyrics as "esoteric," likening her to an "emotionally intelligent outsider who knew how to perfectly articulate those weird thoughts and reactions we all have but would never admit to."[102] Laurence Day of The Line of Best Fit considered Froot to be "an anthology of astute nihilistic, existentialist discussions".[2]
Public image[edit]
Diamandis has identified Sophia Loren, Leigh Lezark, Shirley Manson and Gwen Stefani as her fashion icons,[104][105] and Asli Polat and Mary Benson as among her favourite designers.[103] As part of Selfridges' "Sound of Music", Diamandis and Paloma Faith designed their own window display for the London Oxford Street branch in May 2010, and additionally appeared as "live mannequins" for the display.[106] In November, Diamandis was featured on the website for the British edition of Vogue, where she contributed to the "Today I'm Wearing" column that month.[107] In February 2011, she became a brand ambassador for Max Factor, who called her "colourful personality" a perfect fit for the brand.[108] In 2013, she launched a fashion brand named 11 Diamonds and designed a line of T-shirts for it, but has had little involvement with it since.[103]
According to Emily Jupp of The Independent, despite various changes in musical direction, an "unconventional fashion sense" has been a constant in Diamandis's career. In the video to "How to be a Heartbreaker," she "subverts the norm" by wearing more clothes than male models in the background; she reflected that "I don't think it suits me to wear very little clothing, it just wouldn't feel right. I'd rather people listen to what I have to say instead of staring at my bum."[14] In 2011, when promoting The Family Jewels, Diamandis described her fashion styles as "vintage, cheerleader, and cartoon."[109] Four years later, she described her costumes then as "very badly put together vintage, kind of glittery ensemble", and her outfits for Froot as a "mix of '70s with digital fiberware...something surreal and '70s."[103]
She has been described as a "pop enigma",[94] an artist who "never felt like she belonged to the masses"[102] and one with a cult following.[3] She has criticised the Brit Awards for ostensibly being too corporate focussed, and has called for a new ceremony ideologically between the Brits and the "left-field" Mercury Prize.[110] Diamandis used to meet fans after each performance, but ended this practice for safety reasons during the Neon Nature Tour, instead having ten pairs of fans chosen to meet her before the show.[76]
Diamandis estimates that gay people comprise 60% of her concert audience; she attributes her status as a gay icon to her campness and sense of humour, in addition to lyrics on being a societal outsider.[4] In 2012, she won the Best Music Award at gay magazine Attitude's award show.[111] She headlined an NYC Pride event in June 2016 in the aftermath of the Pulse nightclub shooting, wearing a rainbow-striped cape.[79] Diamandis plays down her popularity in the gay community in order to avoid sounding like a "cliché pop star"[4] and hopes for a time when acceptance will mean that people do not label themselves by their sexuality.[79]
She has been physically compared to her friend and label mate Charli XCX.[112] In March 2016, the two feuded over Charli XCX's photoshoot which Diamandis considered to be derivative of her own image on Froot.[113]
- The Family Jewels (2010)
- Electra Heart (2012)
- Froot (2015)
- Headline Act
- The Family Jewels Tour (2010–11)
- The Lonely Hearts Club Tour (2012–13)
- Neon Nature Tour (2015–16)
- Opening Act
- California Dreams Tour (2011)
- Mylo Xyloto Tour (2011–12)
Awards and nominations[edit]
|BBC Sound of 2010
|Sound of 2010
|Second place
|Brit Awards
|Critics' Choice
|BT Digital Music Awards
|Breakthrough Artist of the Year
|MTV Europe Music Awards
|Best UK & Ireland Act
|Best European Act
|UK Festival Awards
|Best Breakthrough Act
|Virgin Media Music Awards
|Best Newcomer
|NME Awards
|Hottest Female
|Popjustice £20 Music Prize
|I Am Not a Robot
|Best British Pop Single
|Glamour Awards
|Best UK Solo Artist
|Popjustice £20 Music Prize
|Power & Control
|Best British Pop Single
|NME Awards
|Hottest Woman
|Attitude Magazine Awards
|Best Music Award
|Popjustice £20 Music Prize
|I'm a Ruin
|Best British Pop Single
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Another classic of juvenile literature from the creator of The Wizard of Oz, this enchanting tale recounts an evil queen's attempts to steal a magic cloak. L. Frank Baum packs this adventure with his customary humor, inventive fantasies, and captivating characters. Includes all 90 of the original illustrations by Frederick Richardson.


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As many a woman has learned to her chagrin, pathological liars are brilliant at deception. —Katha Pollitt, Nation, 16 June 2003
In World War I, to his chagrin, Eisenhower again found himself on the sidelines, performing training duties stateside while Pershing, MacArthur, and Patton earned their battle ribbons. —U.S. News & World Report, 16 Mar. 1998
In 1628, to the chagrin of Governor William Bradford, the Pilgrims erected an 80-foot Maypole, danced around it, drank beer, and sang. —E. C. Krupp, Sky & Telescope, May 1994
Imagine my chagrin when a whiz kid from Dayton made all A's in the first quarter while I made two B's and a C+. —John Hope Franklin, Race and History, 1989
The fact that he'd been unable to attend the funeral was a source of chagrin for Ted.
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We live in a constantly evolving culture and, more than ever, electronic dance music is becoming our soundtrack. That's why we're proud to officially launch Spinner RPM, a site brought to you by journalists and fans who are obsessively devoted to following its every synthetic beat.
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The Summit Christian Academy girls soccer team played a perfect "10" in the first round of the Belton tournament.
The Eagles never gave Grandview a chance in April 16 game, putting up 10 goals for a 10-2 victory over the Bulldogs.
Give the credit to Kassi Ginther. Ginther scored six of the Eagles' 10 goals.
"I couldn't have done it without all my teammates," Ginther said. "They passed really good balls to me."
Ginther wasn't the only contributor for Summit Christian. Rachel Bacon chipped in three goals, and Madson Sallas added one more.
With a record of 5-2 after the win, the Eagles are having a very good year.
"It's been going really well," Summit Christian coach Amber Seimsen said. "We only have two losses, and those losses were good because we learned a lot from them."
Summit Christian next faced Ruskin on April 17, which had an 0-6 record and had yet to score a goal this season. If they win against Ruskin, the Eagles will land in the championship game and potentially face Pleasant Hill, a team they already defeated earlier this season 6-1.
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I'm working on a basement renovation on a 1960's bungalow and I'm a little unsure of how to proceed with the subfloor. The basement was stripped to bare concrete last year. Through the winter I framed the exterior walls and had 4" of 2lb spray foam installed. I spaced the framing off of the concrete so that I could get 2+ inches of solid foam against the concrete and thus not require a vapor barrier.
Now I've come to the floor. I have waterproofed the exterior of the basement foundation, but the floor slab does not have a vapor barrier or insulation underneath. The floor previously had a mix of asbestos and vinyl/tar tiles on it in various areas. At some point a layer of poly was laid over the tiles and carpet installed. When demo'ing the carpet and poly, the tiles underneath had turned into a sticky goo from the high moisture for so many years, so there is definitely moisture moving up through the slab.
At this point I've removed the loose asbestos tiles and scraped up as much of the vinyl and tar tiles as possible. Where the asbestos tiles came up there's really not much adhesive left at all, mostly just bare concrete. The vinyl tiles have left a nice coating of tar on the concrete however.
My plan is to put down a layer of 1/2" XPS and 6mil VB on top of the remaining asbestos tiles and tar. Then lay 5/8" T&G ply on that and continue on with my flooring. I looked at both DryCor and Barricade, but I figure that my material cost for XPS and ply will be about 1/2 that of DryCor or Barricade. So the question is, am I ok to simply lay XPS on top of the remaining tiles and tar, or do I need to get back down to bare concrete before laying my foam? My goal is to get a decent VB on the floor along with some minimal insulation value just so that the floor isn't so cold on the feet.
I'm in Winnipeg Manitoba (~6,000 HDD) where we deal with quite a bit of cold weather. Having a nice warm basement floor will be great!
If you put a thicker layer of XPS, the necessity for a vapor retarder goes away.
If the grading and moisture issues were there before, it is entirely likely that moisture may have gotten in a while ago and just been trapped there. Obviously it can't dry through plastic.
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This 3-star hotel is located in Darmstadt city centre, near the shopping areas and historic Luisenplatz square. It offers modern rooms with free Wi-Fi and a rooftop breakfast restaurant.
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This 3-star-superior hotel between Nuremberg and Fürth provides excellent underground and motorway connections. The Best Western Nürnberg City West offers air-conditioned rooms with a flat-screen TV.
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Best Western Hotel Finis Terrae in downtown Punta Arenas features charming architecture with ample windows and arches. Accommodation includes stylish rooms and modern amenities, free WiFi and panorami...
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This non-smoking hotel offers modern rooms with free Wi-Fi and a flat-screen TV. The 3-star-superior Best Western lies on the edge of Bamberg's Old Town, a 10-minute walk from Bamberg Main Station.
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Just steps from popular Mount Royal Park and offering easy access to many downtown Montreal attractions, this hotel features a business centre, fitness centre and free in-room WiFi.
This 4-star hotel in the Mülheim district, offers spacious rooms with free Wi-Fi and spa facilities. Featuring a rooftop terrace, it is a 10-minute walk from the scenic River Rhine.
Conveniently located in the commercial area of Yangon, BEST WESTERN Chinatown Hotel offers accommodation with free WiFi access and surcharged shuttle services.
Serving a daily continental breakfast, this Washington, Missouri hotel is located 3 miles from the historical city centre. Free Wi-Fi is offered in every guest room.
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Located off Highway 205, this hotel boasts an on-site bar and restaurant and an outdoor swimming pool and hot tub. All guest rooms offer free Wi-Fi. Portland International Airport is 18 miles away.
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Located in Montreal's business district, only moments from the Bell Centre event venue, Best Western Plus Montreal Downtown features free WiFi. A fitness centre is on site. A cable TV and a work desk ...
Located off Interstate 95, this hotel is within a 5 minute drive of Quiet Waters Park. The hotel features an outdoor pool with a hot tub and guest rooms with free WiFi.
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First and Last Princess Cruise : Grand Princess Cruise Review by bk9410
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First and Last Princess Cruise
Destination: Alaska
Embarkation: Seattle
The ship looked old, but was clean overall. Our room steward was very friendly, but intrusive towards our privacy. It seemed that if we did have our privacy sign on the door or didn't, he thought it was fine to come into our room and clean. Sometimes our room went without being cleaned when we were out and about on the ship during the day. We had a difficult time getting the steward to change the More bedding on our baby's crib and my husband had to finally write a note asking the steward to please change the linens in the crib. The staff on board was not the slightest bit friendly. One waiter in the buffet was the friendliest person that we had met on board for the entire week. On at least two occasions, I found hair in my food in both the dining room and buffet areas. When I mentioned the issue in the buffet, the manager called the head chef who informed us that the manager had pinned the responsibility on him and that it was really the manager's responsibility to address hair in food. We were asked for our cabin number, received an apology, and nothing else was said or done about the issue. That was super irritating and nasty, we felt. We are veteran cruisers, so we knew what to expect with regard to the quality of service and food. The food in the buffet was not good. We were offered choices of lentils with boiled eggs, rice dishes, and other foreign food choices that we do not typically eat. We heard others complaining about the food on elevators and around the ship. The food in the dining room was mediocre, just as it was in the buffet. I found a hair on my plate in the dining room, and they brought me another dish if I recall correctly. The service in the dining room was decent, but not good. The assistant waiter mainly brought bread or refilled our drinks, but would disappear and spend more time at neighboring tables than at our table. The service was also very slow.
With regard to past cruises, we have had prompt and friendly service. With Princess, we just did not have the level of quality that other ships possess.With our passports being inside our carryon at the time of embarkation, they were confiscated when we showed them to the purser and not returned to us until the day that we visited Canada. Frequently attempts to reclaim our passports were futile, as the purser made it clear that they were being examined and verified by the appropriate staff members, which further frustrated us.
The ports of call were decent to good. I was a bit bored in Ketchikan, and our tour guide on the tour that we selected snapped at us and told us to be quiet, but allowed others on the tour to talk freely and loudly. We were most impressed by Skagway and Victoria, British Columbia. Overall, the cruise was a nice change away from the Texas heat and lack of scenery. The views were pretty in Alaska, but we only saw snow on the tops of the mountains and saw no wildlife whatsoever. I was also very unhappy that Princess does not offer childcare for children under 2 years. We were told that they were "not allowed to handle nappies" and that was the reason for no childcare for young children. In conclusion, I would surely go on another Alaskan cruise, but I would definitely not cruise with Princess again. Less
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It has been close to five years between artist Jae Copp's last solo exhibition, picking up right where he left he's exhibiting series of distinctive new works at the RVCA Corner Gallery in Melbourne.
Paralleloland opened early April and runs for just over a month until May 7. The work is described by Copp as a 'lost collection of cosmic maps and artefacts from the atlas of imagination'. He has long used allegories and abstract twists to take personal and social views out of context, into a surreal, and at times almost semi-nonsensical way using an array of medium including paper treatments, hand stitching, embossing and sculptural elements rendered with meticulous brush-based illustration.
Through the series he clumsily explores and appropriates the theory of parallel universes and time travel by providing his shape-shifting figures with new found maps and artefacts to guide them through the universe as they continue to mimic learnings of a bygone era. With these new found tools they are able to navigate through time and space in a relentless quest for both, social and planetary harmony.


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Kelly Clarkson Will Serve as a Mentor on 'The Voice'
NBC's hit singing competition series 'The Voice' will square off against reigning champ 'American Idol' next season — and it'll have some help from the original 'Idol' winner in its quest for ratings victory. Kelly Clarkson has agreed to make an appearance in an episode scheduled to air in late March or April, during which she'll serve as a mentor to contestants being coached by Blake Shelton.
Clarkson talked about her affection for the show last year, saying, "The thing I love about 'The Voice' is that they're more mentors — they're not judges. I would never really want to be a judge, just because I don't want to break people's hearts."
She also mentioned another reason for wanting to visit the set: "I so want to audition for 'The Voice' and see if I can get the chairs to turn around!"
Clarkson, who made a foray into country last year when she recorded a duet with Jason Aldean, shares a manager with Shelton. This couldn't have hurt when it came time to negotiate her visit to 'The Voice.' She also seems to be on friendly terms with the talent: According to the New York Post, she spent New Year's Eve with Shelton and his fellow 'Voice' coach Adam Levine.


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Brookfield, Wis. – Veteran fitness instructor Jeremy Belter has opened Express Fitness Camps in Brookfield, bringing his passion and extensive experience to help clients tone up, lose weight and live healthier lives.
Express Fitness Camps is at 675 N. Brookfield Road, Suite 109. The center offers a complete, guaranteed indoor fitness program that will help participants speed up their metabolism, shed fat and improve overall physical performance.
"My program is built around concentrated workouts that deliver faster results in less time," said Belter, a certified fitness professional who has led more than 15,000 training sessions. "By participating in 20- and 30-minute sessions just three times a week, clients can trim fat and tone problem spots, gain more energy, and look and feel better about themselves."
Express Fitness Camps employs a high-powered metabolic training program using music interval workouts. Coupled with education on nutrition and lifestyle, participants build lean muscle tissue and improve strength and athleticism. Training is available in small groups (10 or less), semi-private classes (2-4) and one-on-one sessions.
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Belter, a Wisconsin Lutheran College graduate and former NCAA athlete, is certified in performance nutrition and related areas. He has donated thousands of dollars to organizations through charity fitness boot camps and other events.
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Sir Geoff Hurst enjoyed a 17-year professional career with West Ham, Stoke City and West Bromich Albion but the England striker will forever be remembered for his iconic hat-trick against West Germany in the 1966 World Cup final at Wembley.
Born in Ashton-under-Lyne in 1941, Hurst made his England debut in February 1966 and he was included in Sir Alf Ramsey's 22-strong World Cup squad as a back-up to first-choice strikers Jimmy Greaves and Roger Hunt.
Injury to Greaves in England's final group game against France handed the West Ham forward his chance in the quarter-finals and Hurst seized his opportunity with aplomb, his glancing header against Argentina ensuring England's progress to the last four of the competition.
A 2-1 victory over Portugal in the semi-final saw England through and although Greaves had returned to full fitness, Hurst kept his place and he was 120 minutes away from footballing immortality.
West Germany took the lead in the final but Hurst headed England level from Bobby Moore's free kick after 18 minutes. Ramsey's side went 2-1 up courtesy of Martin Peters, but the West Germans equalised late on and the game went into extra time.
Hurst's second was nothing if not controversial. His right-footed shot rattled the cross bar, bounced down and was cleared by the German defence. England claimed the goal, the referee consulted his linesman and to Wembley's delight, the goal was awarded. Four decades later the debate still rages on whether the ball had crossed the line.
He completed his hat-trick in the 120th minute. West Germany surged forward in search of the equaliser but Moore's clearance caught them cold and Hurst settled the contest with a fierce left-footed drive that remains arguably the most iconic moment in the history of the English game.
England were crowned world champions and Hurst remains the only player to have scored a hat-trick in a World Cup final.
The West Ham striker went on to play in the 1970 World Cup finals but it is his part in England's 1966 triumph for which he is lionised. He was knighted in 1998 and six years later inducted into the English Football Hall of Fame.


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Thanks for the replies.....The 454 will be installed probably in 2-3 years so I'm just going to forget about it until that day is here.
You're right about the cam, too much of it on the street. When the existing tranny was working, the car responded pretty good. My buddy tried to race me with his rice acura gsr. He took off first and by the end of 2nd gear it was over. I EASILY had him by 5-6 car length. The funny thing is that I didn't really floor it.
I did take it to an empty stretch of road. I maped out a quarter mile and timed it. When I took off the wheels slipped a little but caught about a half second later. This time I did floor it and I heard something I have never heard before. It sounded like a freight train inside the tunnel ram. Air just rushing into the tunnel ram via dual carbs. I just let go of the gas, remembered of the time and stepped on it again. Honestly, I didn't have the pedal all the way down, the tunnel ram noise just spooked me. I finished with a stopwatch time of 13.86. I know I could of went faster......So what was I talking about...Oh yeah my cam.
I think it's good for the strip but I want something I can drive around town without having the cops look at me with a "Should I stop him" look on there faces. Also, the tranny that I want to get is not recommended for supercharger use. Now if I do install the 454 I will have a blower on it. What tranny would you recommend that will handle the my existing engine and the future one?
If you want a tough convertor that will hold whatever you put in front of it give Torco in Abilene, TX a call. From what I am told they bought Art Carr a while back and now build their convertors with the same stuff as Art Carr uses. I bought one of their convertors for my S-10 and it is the nicest one I have owned. It is 100% better quality than the TCI's from an external standpoint. They actually use a one piece billet rear plate that is the back of the convertor, hub, and mounting tabs all in one. I told them that the convertor would see 800lb/ft of torque and the just said "no problem". My 10" convertor was $325 shipped to my door step and comes with a guarantee to stall to the designed speed or they will restall it. They will also rebuild the convertor at any time for $100 regardless of condition.
Of course, when you order the convertor they are going to want to know everything about your car. If I were you, I would have it built for the big engine. If you get it stalled for the small engine, it will stall alot higher with the big engine. Stall speed is simply a result of the amount of torque that is applied.....that simple.
How far in the future are you planning on building this 454? If it's a couple years or more I wouldn't bother trying to compromise between what you need now and what you'll need then. Buy exactly what you need now, and then if your needs change in the future, by what you need then. In my opinion you'll be happier if you buy a torque converter for you exact application now. I'd say around 3000 stall would be about right. About the cam, if you don't know what it is, don't put it in. Cam need to be matched to the rest of the engine/drivetrain. If you put in a cam that's too big the engine will sound cool, but it will be much slower. Everything should be matched up, again why I say to worry about the 454 when you get there.
As for the tranny, I've never used that tci tranny, but it's probably decent. I'd use it for now and upgrade and use it or sell it when it comes time for the 454.
I am also thinking of changing the cam on my car. It was givin to me by my brother. He bought a 68 camaro that was used for the strip, but street legal. He pulled the engine and tranny and installed it in this Nova (Camaro body very rusted).
The engine has a very radical idle(sounds like popcorn poping). I don't know the specs but I feel bad for the cars behind me at the stop light because of the exhaust fumes are very strong (smells like gas). I just want a low rumble at idle without the bad gas smell. What cam & converter would you recommend? What converter would also be good for my existing 350 and reuse on my 454?
|If you want a quarter mile time, then the higher the number of the first gear, the faster you will go through it. Therefor quicker 1/4 mile times. For the stall speed you will need two different converters, one for the 350 and one for the 454. To determine what stall would be good for your car you need to know what the powerband of each engine is and where the peak power is at. The cam and the converter go hand in hand. Longer the duration on the cam, Higher stall speed. (I said that right, right? (4:30am, sounds good now)) Tell us where the power is on each motor so you can get a good recomendation on a stall speed. Personally, I've never been a fan of TCI products, but I know alot of others that have the exact oppisite opinion.
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I am interested in purchasing a TCI Streetfighter th-350 tranny http://www.jegs.com/cgi-bin/ncommerc...06&prmenbr=361 . It is rated for non-supercharged or nitrous engines making less that 450hp. I have a 72 Nova that has a sbc 350. I think it's probably making somewhere between 300-400hp. In the distant future, my plans are to install a blown 454 on my Nova. I plan on making somewhere between 450-550hp. I don't plan on racing it much, maybe once or twice a year, just mainly a weekend driver.
Do you guys think that tranny will handle it if I don't abuse it or what tranny would you recommend and were can I purchase it? I have read that people install blowers on there Iroc's and using the stock tranny with no problems. I have a budget of $800, any ideas? I also noticed that TCI sells the same tranny with 2.75 (1st gear) for $300 more. I currently have 3.75 rearend, would the $300 more tranny be worth it or should I not bother and why? What is the big deal about having that for a first gear? One more thing, what would be a recommended torque converter (stall speed) for my current and future application?
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my lineage is Carlson Gracie - Marcus Soares 7th degree black belt - me
Usually lineage means family history....mostly German from Oldenburg...:thumbsup:
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great grand master Yun (honorary 10th degree black belt) - grand master Brent Jordheim (7th degree black belt) - master Steve DeLap (5th degree black belt) - me (brown belt)
thats for tae kwon do, not sure on bjj, and boxing is taught to me by a 3rd degree black belt under master steve
trained under grand master yun on 3 occasions, its quite an experience!
4 stripe blue belt under marcus who got Denis Kang his black and is considered the hardest instructor to get belts from
we have this white belt that took almost 4 years to get his blue
Carlson Gracie - Rodrigo Meideros - Tim Credeur - me
I'm a blue as well. Tim doesn't normally give out blues before 2 years and we've had several guys that it took 4 years to get thier blue. I got mine in 11 months.
I personally don't even train directly under a black belt. I train under brown belt Pat Vito and occasionally we will have a seminar where Allen Hopkins will teach. However for Pat to get his black belt he must teach and his students, like myself, must show improvement and compete.
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Rickson Gracie- 7th Degree Red/Black Belt Pedro Sauer- Brown Belt Pat Vito- Me
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Live Report: Incantation at Europa, Brooklyn, November 20
Chris Krovatin is the author of two young adult novels, Heavy Metal & You and Venomous. He is currently working on multiple new writing projects, as well as new material with his local New York metal band Flaming Tusk. He is a freelance writer for Revolver, and generally comes off as a good-natured pain in everyone's collective ass.
This past Saturday, I went to see Incantation, who played with Mortician in Brooklyn. Here's what happened.
First time I heard about this show: August.
First thought upon hearing about this show: Fuck yeah, Mortician!
Notable aspect of this concert: Incantation are to play their legendary album Onward to Golgotha in its entirety.
More notable aspect: Fucking Mortician!
Arrival time at Europa: 7:00 P.M.
Door time, according to Europa's website: 6:00 P.M.
Seems a little early: But whatever, this is supposed to be some big metal party, right?
Band banners onstage upon arrival: Fatalist. Guess we missed them.
Between-band time passer: Another Budweiser, please.
Time spent waiting for the next band to come onstage: An hour. Huh?
Shirt bought: A Mortician shirt with the classic double-axe NYDM logo on the back. Brutal.
Sad merch fact: No Hacked Up for Barbecue or Darkest Day of Horror shirts! Denied!
Words overheard repeatedly in the bathroom: "9:30 curfew." Wait a second, what?
Time a single speaker gets loaded onstage: 8:40. Uh-oh.
Local metal journalist encountered: Atanamar, writer of the awesome Mindful Of Metal blog.
According to Atanamar: Incantation were providing the backline for the entire show and got stuck in George Washington Bridge traffic. Meanwhile, the club has a 9:30 curfew, at which point the metal concert is over and their White Party, which is described to me as a Polish mob dance party, takes over the space. So now, Incantation have to play as much of Golgotha as they can in what time they have.
Hold on: Are you fucking kidding me?
First band on: Is it…oh, it's Mortician! That's "Zombie Apocalypse!"
Sounds like: The fattest, scariest serial killer you've ever met chopping you down with a meat cleaver and then resurrecting your corpse so he can do it again.
Favorite track played: "Blown To Pieces."
Amount of time Mortician play for: 15 minutes, at most.
Next up: Incantation, from Johnstown, Pennsylvania.
Sounds like: Rot-faced demons with chainsaws running through a post-apocalyptic wasteland and mutilating any idiots stupid enough to get in their way.
Amount of time Incantation are allowed to play: 30 minutes, tops. Golgotha is a 40-plus-minute album.
Unceremonious method of ushering a band offstage: Begin flashing the lights on and off during their last song.
Best word to describe the concert: A shitshow.
Realization: Well, now I'm drunk in Greenpoint. Awesome.
On top of that: The G train is fictional. This is fantastic.
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