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Agri-Product Evaluation And Biodiversity Measurement
This paper is meant to be the first part of a two part unit that will be published next. The objective of this paper is to be an introduction of agri-product evaluation, within which a short summary of essentials of diversity measurement is given and to share experience on evaluation of environmental friendly agri-product. For biodiversity measurement and extern effects, literature of related publications was processed and experience gained over experimental projects on environmental-friendly technologies was summed up. Methods applied were based on influence-response approach which guided us all through the research work. It can be stated that one diversity measure or one diversity function fails to describe communities of living beings; therefore, at least two methods should be used in parallel. Scale-dependent description of diversity is necessary, which provides us with new information that can not be revealed by traditional methods. To identify external effects, we have to take influences of use of a specific product into account and the responses generated by use of that product. Influences might appear in parallel or can build up one another, similarly to the generated responses of environment. To be as precise as possible, it is suggested that we take into account only clear responses. Influence-response relations are shown here using terms and concepts in broad sense and in general. More sophisticated application of terms and concepts is needed to evaluate properly and in monetary terms. We will make efforts to clarify terms and their use in the future.
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Alphabet Art Prints: Neon, Candy, Hexagons & More
It's time to share another batch of alphabet art work. From a graphic neon orange version to letters formed from favorite sweets and candies, here are ten more to add to our growing collection.
1. Alphabet Print Neon Orange (Future & Found, £30.00)
2. Floral Alphabet (green) (Lucy Darling Prints, $24.99)
3. Anny Who ABC Print (Human Empire Shop, € 19.00)
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5. ABCs Alphabet (Lucky Skye, $20
6. Candy Alphabet by Mike Boon (Society6, $18-30)
7. Rock Alphabet by Rose Stallard (Print Club London, £40.00)
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located in Kintnersville, PA. In an article at The Doylestown-Buckingham-New Briton Patch Lloyd say's, "we've stopped asking 'what's new?' We've stopped presenting 'new' to the garden centers. But here's the problem. The consumer didn't. The consumer is saying to themselves, 'What's new?' the answer is, not much. It's all the same stuff."
This is the elephant in the room. With the recession, and customers changing habits, many garden centers have turned to tried an true plants and goods. No one seem's to want to take a chance on new plants or ideas for fear that they will not be accepted by a more frugal customer. Lloyd say's, "'so if it's all the same stuff, at every garden center they go to, they might buy something, but they might not. That means that there is no loyalty, no relationship, nothing that makes that customer want or need to come back.'"
Excitement doesn't have to just come from the type of plant's you carry, but can include other gardening goods you have as well as the way you run your business. Garden centers that show customers new way's of doing things also create excitement. This year at our garden center we are setting up a hydroponic display growing tomatoes outside. Most people associate hydroponics with growing stuff indoors, yet it's the perfect setup for a person wanting to grow tomatoes or other vegies outside under the sun. It's a hobby that shout's repeat business, and is exciting and new enough to keep retired engineers and young gen Y people interested.
Excitement also comes straight from the people who work at the garden center. If the nursery people at your store are not excited about gardening and sharing that excitement, then you have a problem. Exciting people are a must. Just having a degree in horticulture won't cut it in retail. More important is to have an attitude of joy and enthusiasm for the most basic gardening tasks. Remember, for most people it's their first attempt at a garden and they need an enthusiastic coach. Someone who causes them to want to come back time and again to get a dose of enthusiasm and hope.
Where does one go to meet with other's in the trade who "get it", and want to make a difference? If your an employee or owner of a locally owned garden center or nursery, and want to hang with the most innovative and forward thinking people in the trade head over to our Facebook group, "Independent Garden Centers and Nurseries" and ask for membership. This is the place where the future of the independent garden center or nursery is being worked out. Want a seat on the bus to the future? Go here to find out more.


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The Royal Collections hold 485,000 objects spanning the reigns of Henry VIII to our present Queen—beautiful and rare books and manuscripts, old master drawings by artists including Leonardo da Vinci, the last shirt worn by Charles I.
It is one of the largest and most important art collections in the world, and one of the last great European royal collections to remain intact.
Oliver Everett was Royal Librarian for nearly two decades, and knows the collection intimately.
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The emergence of several new players in Alberta's oilsands will lift overall crude production between 2020 and 2025, a period that wasn't expected to see any production gains in last year's forecast, the Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers.
Oilsands production is expected to nearly triple by 2025.
Sinopec Corp. and PetroChina, both state-owned corporations, injected more than $2 billion into the flagging oilsands in 2009, buying stakes in Athabasca Oil Sands Corp.' s and Total SA's Northern Lights projects.
This year alone, investment in Alberta's oilsands is expected to jump by $2 billion to $13 billion, up from $11 billion last year. More recently, China Investment Corp. invested $817 million in a project with Penn West Energy Trust, and Sinopec paid $4.65 billion US for a stake in Syncrude Canada, the largest oilsands operation in the world.
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Despite a current yield of more than 3 per cent, many investors are giving Transcontinental a pass as the print industry is out of favour right now - not too mention the growing concerns about the state of the U.S. economy.
But CIBC World Markets Inc. analyst Robert Bek believes the shares are now undervalued, and expects the company will pleasantly surprise the Street when it releases second-quarter financials on Wednesday.
"Overall, we expect to see another solid but modest quarter from TCL, with print revenues continuing to show modest improvement, aided by contract wins," he said.
Revenues rose 4 per cent in the first quarter and he sees this modest growth continuing, along with a "very slight pick-up" in margins year-over-year. He's forecasting earnings per share of 47 cents, up from 42 cents a year ago and ahead of the consensus forecast of 44 cents.
"Notwithstanding poor tone for the space, TCL is a strong operator, with a very focused strategy and the discipline required to generate above-average returns in this maturing industry and return cash to shareholders," he said.
Upside: Mr. Bek rates Transcontinental as a "sector outperformer" with a price target of $19.
Production at Aurizon Mines Ltd.'s Casa Berardi project missed expectations in the first quarter due in part to lower grades and restrictions on equipment availability. But Desjardins Securities Inc. analyst Brian Christie believes operations are turning around at Casa Berardi after a tough start to the year and is encouraged by the exploration potential at that and other Quebec mines.
Downside: Mr. Christie cut his price target by 50 cents to $8.50 and reiterated a "buy" rating.
North American Energy Partners , a provider of construction and infrastructure services, reported weaker-than-expected fiscal fourth-quarter results and faces a number of lingering headwinds going forward, including poor weather and work delays on the Horizon oil sands project, said Raymond James Ltd. analyst Ben Cherniavsky. "We now expect fiscal 2012 to be a year of transition rather than a year of recovery and growth, which means that there is no urgent need for investors to own this stock right now," he said.
Downside: Mr. Cherniavsky downgraded the stock to "market perform" from "outperform" and maintained his $9 price target.
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When most people think of Cuba they imagine a colourful and vibrant country, although glimpses are obvious in Havana nowhere is the real Cuba more visible than Trinidad. Situated around 6 and half hours away from Havana, and located on the South of the island it can often be missed on the tourist trail but as it so exquisitely captures the essence of this wonderful country it should definitely be on your itinerary.
During the 1800's the area surrounding Trinidad was famous for its sugar production, this resulted in a huge amass of wealth which was spent in constructing opulent, colonial mansions, heavily influenced by the a strong Spanish presence and accompanied by dreamy, winding cobbled streets, set against the backdrop of beautiful Caribbean hills.
Luckily for the tourists the sudden end to the sugar boom came in the 1850's following the Wars of Independence. As wealth quickly diverted from the town so did the desire to remain in the area and therefore no redevelopment has occurred. The clock literally stopped in 1850, created an open air museum for future generations and due to the town nearly perfectly preserved nature was declared a Unesco World Heritage Site in 1988.
**Why Visit**
If the historical nature and opportunity to see a quaint Cuban town in action isn't enough the tranquillity, friendly and small scale of Trinidad offers a refreshing break from the bustle of Havana. Although bus loads of tourist do descend on a regular basis the town is peaceful. The tourist night spots are well hidden from the main square making this a good location for varying ages. Staying for two or three days gives you the opportunity to experience the surrounding beauty of La Boca and Playa Ancon. So if the above has whetted your appetite the below is designed to delve into more detail about whats on offer.
**What to See**
Simply walking around Trinidad is a satisfying experience, back streets will expose you to Cuban family life whilst sticking to the tourist trial will lead you to craft stalls, art galleries, coconut sellers and the ususal cigar touts. Set against some of the most stunning buildings I have ever laid eyes on you can blissfully wile away an afternoon but if looking for some direction the itinerary below offers something for everyone.
The main square Plaza Mayor is easily found and here you can find the impressive Museo Historico Municpal, worthy of a visit simply so you can scale the tower and get a birds eye view of the town. ($2 to enter and best done before noon).
At night and at the side of Plaza Mayor you will find Casa de la Musica, an outside music venue that offers live bands playing salsa with a salsa show at 10pm. This remarkable venue has sloping steps up one side, waiters serving very cheap drinks and a good mix of locals and tourists. The heat of the night and the atmosphere make this a friendly venue.
If your looking for an interesting and later evening Disco Ayala is situated above the town and in a cave. Possibly the most remarkable venue Ive ever been clubbing in this surprisingly well run venue can only be accessed up a hill and a dark alley so flat shoes are essential! Saturday nights are the best.
Playa Ancon is Trinidad's main beach and when we visited on a Sunday it was packed with Cuban families gathered together and enjoying several bottles of rum! The beach itself is long and relatively narrow but the warm Caribbean waters and soft sand make it a nice change from walking around the town. Food options are very limited so bring it with you if possible. Although you can get a taxi from Trinidad we took the more adventurous route and cycled, the long route on the way there (around 18k) took us through La Boca and down the coast, stunning scenery and made the lounging in the sun for the rest of day very deserved. A much shorter 10k on the way back made this a perfect way to see more of the area even for the non-fitness minded amongst the group (Me!).
**Where to Stay**
Staying in a casa in Trinidad is a truly authentic experience and with over 400 in the town you can just turn up and find somewhere to stay $20-30 per room. The food/restaurants in Trinidad is nothing to write about so eat in your casa's, not only are you providing the host with much needed extra income the food is home-cooked, authentic and often very good $8-11 depending on your
**Getting There**
Buses from Havana run every day and cost $25 (around £20). Trains are non-existent but if there is more than two of you travelling private taxis are a reliable option.
Overall Trinidad was one of the highlights of my trip and although I am keen for Cuba to remain relatively low on tourists this is one place I would recommend to anyone.
Just as Havana looks, feels and smells like the epitome of "faded grandeur", the town of Trinidad, on the southern edge of Cuba's elongated finger, could well be the encyclopaedic entry for "colonial charm". Today part of a UNESCO World Heritage Site, along with the surrounding Valle de los Ingenios, its elegant architecture and easy-going pace make for a welcome antidote to the capital's brashness and bustle.
Loaded with fine, affordable places to stay, Trinidad occupies a nice position in that it's well on the tourist trail, with amenities to boot, but is untainted by its influxes of visitors and retains its inherent charm. It's also nicely-positioned in a more literal sense; situated between the Escambray mountains and beaches of the Caribbean, both are easy to reach and make for a varied, fascinating destination.
The town's cobbled streets and pleasant facades - regularly drenched by passing tropical showers in summer that alleviate the humidity a fraction - hide some wonderful residences; there are no end of Casas Particulares here, which chosen carefully can be quite exceptional value. These Casas (guesthouses-cum-homestays) are comfortably the best way to see Cuba, offering some attractive, welcoming accommodation and home-cooked meals that belie the country's modest culinary reputation - guidebooks will make some good suggestions, but ask around and you'll find some equally pleasant places on arrival if these are booked up. Expect to pay around 30 Convertible Pesos (CUC) for a room (£20 or so), about 8 CUC for a tasty, filling dinner and 4 CUC for breakfast. Fresh fruit, a choice of meats, beans and rice tend to make up the average meal.
Trinidad expands outwards deceptively far, although it slumbers in a thoroughly small-town atmosphere, and its principal attractions are all within a half-kilometre or so radius of the Plaza Mayor, a charming, quiet square lined with palm trees and surrounded by a pretty church and arched, tiled buildings. This colonial architecture (alongside the enveloping lush countryside) prompted UNESCO to add the town to their extensive list, and the whole historic centre could well be posing for a photograph. Touring, persistent cigar-sellers are perhaps a less welcome part of the picture.
One block to the north of the main square (head left as you face the church), an attractively-situated museum recounts some of the area's history and cultural significance in a series of fairly dry displays - nonetheless, the 1 CUC entry is more than justified by the stunning views from the tower which survey the town's mass of tiled roofs and offer extensive vistas beyond over the countryside and out to the azure Caribbean.
A number of other small museums dot the centre of Trinidad, and simply wandering the streets, the wealth the town soaked up from its past position at the centre of a valley booming in sugar industry is evident. So too, though, is the time that has passed since those days of white, fine gold being pulled in (by slaves, naturally) from the plantations - but then every Colonial Gem (copyright, I'm sure, every guide to Cuba) needs a bit of charming decay. The Brunet Theatre, south-west of Plaza Mayor makes for one of the most striking expositions of this withered wealth - the ruined shell of a former playhouse which, less its roof has become a café-cum-restaurant with occasional live music; one of the distinct pleasures of eating out in Cuba. Actually, given the food, the only pleasure.
If you do choose to eat outside your Casa - and it's not something that comes highly recommended - Trinidad does at least have a good variety of eateries offering a fairly predictable fare. Better, eat in your Casa and head out for some drinks; the steps leading upwards away to the right of the church are surrounded by some bars which also often overlook live performances.
As established, the town is one half of UNESCO's designated heritage zone - the other part, the aforementioned Valle de los Ingenios, alongside the rest of the verdant countryside is invitingly accessible from Trinidad. The lack of traffic on Cuban roads - something I read about, but still found quite astounding - encourages exploration by bike. Flat, quiet roads and the off-limit-to-cars centre of the town make it wonderfully easy to get out to the beaches or valley; just expect to make leisurely progress, as bikes are deliciously cheap (3 CUC a day), but don't necessarily work so well.
Playa Ancon presents something of a contrast to Trinidad, a row of resort-hotels lapping at a long white sand beach, itself met by a limitless Caribbean horizon. Half an hour's cycling will take you there, where you can grab one of the free shades and some food and drink from a beachfront bar. Further round to the west of the narrow finger of land that forms Playa Ancon, La Boca is an earthier, less polished, more Cuban beach village.
For a view of Valle de los Ingenios, go for a wander up the hill behind the main square's church, where twenty minutes' walk and a couple of hundred metres' ascent brings you to a television-transmitter station with some wonderful views. When we wandered up there, the implausibly friendly employee manning the station insisted on taking us up a worryingly homemade ladder to the rooftop, where great views became greater. We declined the offer of mojitos, though. Given the walk takes you through the edges of town and some isolated areas, it's perhaps one to make before dusk - although why would you go vista-gazing in the dark?
The Valle itself is well worth a visit - again, biking it is an option,
although such is the wealth of history in the area, a guide (plenty will
volunteer) is a good choice. Westwards of Trinidad, the Topes de Collantes is a large natural reserve offering considerable hiking and exploration. From beach to bar, sand to sugarmill, a visit to Trinidad is a perfect complement to Havana's melting-pot madness, and offers a chance to see some of the best of Cuba's beguiling riches, natural and manmade.
Regular buses depart Havana bound for Trinidad, costing around 25 CUC and taking five to six hours, stopping in Cienfugos and passing the Bay of Pigs.


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Living Dairy Free
A friend challenged me to participate. A 28-day regime of eating that would cleanse my body of toxins and all that bad stuff we in the USA accumulate by eating the foods mostly available. I checked the menus and suggestions. Included were lots of vegetables and fruit, lots of beans and a fun variety of grains – brown rice, quinoa, faro, whole grain pasta and even a little fish and chicken. Sprouted or whole wheat breads were fine in moderation and spreads like hummus were suggested. OK – I can do this, I thought. Then the clincher – no dairy. You mean no yogurt? No cheese? No ice cream? What about my morning smoothie with yogurt and fruit? And cheese on pizza? The alternatives are non-dairy yogurts and milks like soy, coconut and almond. OK – I can still do this and after all – it is only 28 days. Little did I know that after the first day I would feel better, sleep better, have no digestive issues and actually come to enjoy my smoothie with soy yogurt, fruit and bunches of kale? Are you wondering what is left to eat? Here are some suggestions to get you started on a dairy-free diet.
Complete idiot's guide to dairy-free eating by Scott Sicherer
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What to watch on Tuesday, April 10...
Prediction: Today everything will go according to plan! Especially if you only have one plan and that plan is to watch television. That seems like a realistic plan to me! Here are some options for you:
SEASON 3 FINALE, 10pm, FX
The hardest-working man on television is going to be working super extra hard in tonight's Season 3 finale, "Slaughterhouse." In a blind rage after you-know-who's murder, Raylan will be a tornado of pain headed straight for Quarles. (After the dust settles, be sure and check back here for Tim Surette's season finale wrap-up!)
8pm, Fox
Tonight's the long-anticipated Matthew Bomer episode in which the erstwhile White Collar star swings by McKinley to play Blaine's hotshot actor older brother. When Blaine is annoyed by his arrival, not one person in America will agree with Blaine. Bomerrrrr!!
SEASON 8 PREMIERE, 9pm, Discovery
Deadliest Catch
If you think your job is annoying, everyone's favorite fishermen return tonight to remind us how much worse they have it. In tonight's Season 8 (!) premiere, the captains must make some tough decisions about where to crab after their quotas are slashed. Or something. Crab economics stuff.
9pm, Fox
New Girl
It's taken 20 episodes, but he's finally making an appearance tonight: Kareem Abdul-Jabbar plays himself when Winston takes a job for a radio shock jock. Meanwhile Jess invites Russell to come hang at the loft for the weekend but is concerned when he takes to the loft lifestyle a little too quickly.
SERIES PREMIERE, 10pm, Syfy
Dream Machines
Meet the Parker Brothers, a couple of Floridian dudes who can create cars from scratch based on any old wild idea one may have. For instance in tonight's premiere, noted actor 50 Cent commissions a jet car. That's right, a jet car. Show us the future, Parker Brothers!
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Shannen Says
Now that Shannen Doherty has gotten her education out of the way, it's time for her to have her own reality series! In tonight's premiere, the asymmetrical people-person will plan her wedding with David Tutera. Can't wait to see all the drama that unfolds! Just kidding, I can wait.
Last Man Standing, 8 p.m., ABC
NCIS, 8 p.m., CBS
The Biggest Loser, 8 p.m., NBC
Cougar Town, 8:30 p.m., ABC
Biography: Glee, 9 p.m., Biography
Dance Moms: Miami, 9 p.m., Lifetime
Dancing with the Stars, 9 p.m., ABC
NCIS: Los Angeles, 9 p.m., CBS
Ringer, 9 p.m., CW
The Real Housewives of Orange County, 9 p.m., Bravo
The Voice, 9 p.m., NBC
Raising Hope, 8 p.m., Fox
16 and Pregnant, 10 p.m., MTV
Body of Proof, SEASON 2 FINALE, 10 p.m., ABC
Chopped, 10 p.m., Food Network
Deadliest Catch: Deckhands, 10 p.m., Discovery
Fashion Star, 10 p.m., NBC
I Escaped a Cult, 10 p.m., NatGeo
Love for Sail, SERIES PREMIERE, 10 p.m., Lifetime
The Game, 10 p.m., BET
The Little Couple, 10 p.m., TLC
Top Shot, 10 p.m., History
Unforgettable, 10 p.m., CBS
Let's Stay Together, 10:30 p.m., BET
Savage U, 11 p.m., MTV
True Life: I'm Addicted to Sex, 11:30 p.m., MTV
Christina Applegate on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon, 12:37 a.m., NBC
David Spade on Jimmy Kimmel Live, 12 a.m., ABC
Guy Pearce on Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson, 12:37 a.m., CBS
Jason Biggs on Conan, 11 p.m., TBS
Josh Hutcherson & Rachel Maddow on Tonight Show with Jay Leno, 11:34 p.m., NBC
Kathy Najimy on Chelsea Lately, 11 p.m., E!
Sean Hayes on Late Show with David Letterman, 11:35 p.m., CBS
Seann William Scott on Last Call with Carson Daly, 1:36 a.m., NBC
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Monday, June 28, 2010
You Missed Out: Green Music Fest
I couldn't write yesterday after the fest, because I was exhausted. It was the first outdoor concert day that the summer heat actually drained my energy over the course of a few hours. The first three were spent at the CHIRP booth, asking the good liberal and independently-minded fest-goers to write a quick letter to Senator Durbin to approve low frequency FM in Chicago. It's halfway there. Just needs to pass in the Senate now.
But during a beer break I went over to the main stage to check out a bit of Fang Island. This might be a buzz band, but I honestly can't tell if their wave is coming or already swelled and settled. Either way, they're another one of those Yeasayer or Sleigh Bells pseudo-psych bands who sound triumphant with an excessive amount of vocals, but are light on any real musical depth. Enjoyable enough though. Especially in the middle of a summer street fest.
The highlight of the fest was Maps & Atlases, a Chicago band who has been doing the math-rock thing for a few years but now breaks to rock it straight. I got relieved of my CHIRP tabling duties just as their set started, and upon seeing the wildly bearded lead singer, realized I had just told him about the CHicago Independent Radio Project a mere moment prior. He walked up to the table, and was very interested in the history of the station. I wish he would have asked if we play his band's music, because I actually just wrote the positive record review of their newly released album for DJ's heavy rotation this week:
"Indie-pop can get old pretty fast, but Maps & Atlases seem cautiously aware of the field they're playing on. String quartet bridges and quirky toy-piano fronted hooks staple Maps & Atlases into that tired genre, but the band's compositional intelligence outweighs any gimmicks. With a knack for unexplored harmonies and a lead singer with one of those voices that's almost too unique for its own good, the tunes on Perch Patchwork are surprisingly accessible. Each track lives in its own world, but the album isn't a mess either. Chalk it up to successfully subtle art-rock. "
Their live show brings the rhythms to the foreground, with speed and intensity. Think Anathallo meets Foals meets Dirty Projectors. Oh yes. The new album is definitely worth buying this week.
And then my wife met up with me, with puppy on leash. This is wonderful, but all the more tiring. Everybody is coming up asking to pet him, what's his name/breed/age, how many girls' phone numbers have I been getting, etc.. So by the time the usually slow, depressing and boring David Bazan started, I was ready to head home.
Luckily, Bazan had a full band with him, and they were playing some relatively uptempo stuff. I think Bazan might be less depressed now that he's no longer a Christian. That's the vibe I got as I saw him comfortably playing his songs up on stage. Still, I felt bad for the guy. For the rest of his career, that initial aspect will remain a part of his history. He'll never be able to rid himself of that "christian" connection. Then I feared the same thing for myself. I have no idea where I'll go from here, but if I do end up somewhere with a larger platform, someone can always look back and say "Oh, Dylan Peterson. Yeah, he started as an editor at Relevant Magazine."
But, as long as David and I aren't depressed with what we're doing at present time, I guess there's nothing to worry about. In that sense, I'm proud of him. As he covered Dylan's "Man in Me," I thought about the man he's become. When he was Pedro the Lion, he really wasn't mature. I certainly wasn't mature at Relevant either (I'm still not...). But as time goes on, humans have the potential to learn. They don't have to remain where they started. In fact, they shouldn't. That would be suicide.
All of these thoughts I could not compile yesterday. It took an existential attack at 3 AM and spending some time sitting on the floor with Arlen and Ecclesiastes 9 before I could figure out what I had to say. I'm glad Pedro the Lion is dead and that my dog is here with me. Verse four says, "Anyone who is among the living has hope--even a live dog is better off than a dead lion!"
We're all a bunch of dogs. I resent the way the Bible generally uses dog metaphors, but this is the only instance in which I think it's positive. We don't have to be royalty in order to live life well. We just have to keep our hope maintained. Not hope for riches or success, just hope for ourselves. One way I do that is by going to street fests on the weekends.
I left Green Music Fest towards the end of Bazan's set, because Arlen looked hot and tired (and I was too). So, if you were expecting to hear a show review of Cloud Cult, too bad. Check the other blogs. Later dogz.
Friday, June 25, 2010
Hasn't Come Out Yet: The Red River - Little Songs About the Big Picture
Release Date: September 28th, 2010
Who has time to keep up with new music anymore? Well, I actually do. Which is why you continue to see blog posts about bands you've never heard of. So you should thank me! Actually, I'm happy to do it. Getting new music is one of my few joys in life.
Upon receiving The Red River's Little Songs About the Big Picture in the mail a few days ago, I knew instantly by looking at its packaging that it was going to be an album I'd be talking about. The CD came wrapped in tissue paper, when unfolded revealed the title of the album and the band's name, along with the tracklist and everything else you'd expect to see in an album leaflet. Their official album cover art was this tissue paper. Charming already, no?
But buried within the paper were other gifts like original photographs of people cooking in a kitchen and strangers at a park. Were these people in the band? Or just pictures of everyday, anyday, occurrences? Either way, it made me smile. And finally, out dropped a balloon. I was beaming before I even turned the music on.
Remember Page France? I hope you do, because they were one of the best little indie bands that existed in the 2000s'. If you've been looking for a band that could take their place, The Red River is all that quirky, multi-instrumental niceness and soft melody that Page France won the gold in. But these new guys keep it slow. And that's not to say boring, just a little bit subdued.
It's acoustic, and casio-toned. It's cute, and heart-wearming. String and horn sections are not surprising, nor are lyrics about first loves and nighttime. And there's always plenty of hand clapping. These eight siblings make happy music, unapologetically and without obligation for thanks. They even sing "Who will be thankful if I'm not? So I will give thanks. I will give thanks."
And that, my dear readers, is what the "big picture" is all about. Don't worry about what I say, or what somebody else believes. Just be thankful for what you're thankful for. Be happy just because you are, not for anyone else. This is what music like Page France and The Red River reminds me to do. I'm not a publicist. I just enjoy music. If you enjoy music too, check out this band. You just might have the same feelings towards it as I did.
Tuesday, June 22, 2010
You Missed Out: Millennium Park Shows (6/21/10)
"Remember when we used to wonder what city we'd leave Chicago for?"
"Yeah... There were so many possibilities..."
"Now that we've moved back. It feels like there's not really any reason to ever leave again."
"Yep. This is a great city."
This is the conversation my wife and I had while waiting for The Books to hit the Pritzker Pavilion stage. We were looking up at the Frank Gehry architecture, remembering how perplexed we were back in high school when we discovered that the half-finished design was actually complete. The Chicago of our youth was an exciting place. And thanks to summer solstices like today, the town is still working its magic on us.
At noon, Dosh played a free show to a crowd of just over 100 people. The few there were treated to a four-person band, the highest number of players I've ever counted at a Dosh show. The looping was not as frantic this time around, because a back-up drummer was the greater source of polyrhythms than Dosh's usual one-man percussion omnipotence. And an extra guitarist with soaring ambient noise riffs helped make Dosh's live songs sound more gigantic than ever.
That show alone would've been enough for my weekly fill of live music, but Millennium Park had even more planned for later that evening. The Books played some new songs, old favorites, and those other tracks from Red Hot comps and DVD albums. As usual, visual accompaniment was the highlight. As fun as it is to hear the edits on The Books' albums, it's ever better to see them. Found sounds and images brought waves of laughter and contemplation, and then, somehow, fits of wild dancing.
I suppose this must always be the possible detriment to a free, all-ages show in a public venue. High school kids.
At the front of the lawn, a large group of teens decided that they HAD to dance around to the music of The Books. I'm just hoping they were on drugs. Because otherwise, that's just goofy. The best part of a Books show is being able to sit and enjoy the visual show comfortably.
By the encore, the kids had charged down the aisles and started dancing on the stage. This was certainly a first for Millennium Park. I've seen that kind of juvenile nonsense at the Metro plenty of times, but the Pritzker Pavilion? During The Books?? Whatever kids.
But I can't really blame them for feeling so good that they had to dance. Every time I see The Books, my soul is replenished. At some point in the show, my eyes always seem to get blurry with tears. It's probably the most I smile all year, that day I get to see The Books. Images of wild animals running free, goofball faith healers falling on the ground in front of offering buckets, super 8 film of old family vacations at the beach, blurry spots of color raining like pixels out of a monitor, and it's all set to the most creative music that was made this past decade.
In addition to the guitar/cello combo that's worked for The Books' live show for years, tonight they brought out a new member to play keyboards, violin, and guitar. It's an addition the band should have made a long time ago, but right in time for their new album.
It hasn't leaked yet, but it'll be out next month. Just like their old albums' music, the songs from The Way Out work paradoxically. Though entirely synthetic, there's a strangely natural texture. Like riding a wave down the stream of consciousness, The Books subtly and cleverly sneak psychology, biology, theology and anthropology into three and a half minute musical happy meals.
It was another night that reminded me just how lucky I am to live in this city. I won't miss out on the good music. I can't. It's inescapable. Chicago has me in its cultural clutches, and I'm not fighting. And it's only the first day of summer... Good Lord. What a place.
Wednesday, June 16, 2010
Renewable Energy Doesn't Exist
Here I am, another source of energy. And like everything else, I was most vibrant at the earliest stages. Post-development, and without realization, I thrust myself into the world.
I lived, ate candy, drew pictures, played with toys and explored forests. Imagination was all I really needed, and my parents took care of the rest. My energy level was high, the highest it would ever be.
(This was you too.)
As we grow older, candy tastes less sweet, and life seems less exciting. We become obsessed with sex as a hurried substitute for the pleasures we lost with childhood. And then even that obsession passes and life dims a little more. But, at least for a little while longer, it remains interesting. We soon encounter our own intellectualism, and develop interests in existential matters like personal freedom through political involvement and religious belief. But then, even all of that ceases to be interesting after a while.
The energy starts as a flurry of creativity, eventually settling dramatically down by way of term papers. We didn't realize how important life was until we got to college, and then a few years later we wondered what we got all excited about in the first place. Energy decreases steadily, maintaining a gentle glow during the "career phase".
And this is just coasting. We live and pay bills. We pick up a gallon of milk so our spouse can have cereal in the morning. We succumb to habits and simplicity, and we take our dog out for a walk.
Any belief we once had, and any magic that preceded it, is now overcome by banality. We comfortably admit that we are not special, and do not feel sad by saying so. We look upon those who still have beliefs as a sailor looks to a fashion designer. There is work to be done, but none too important.
What do you still believe in? Was it what you believed in a few years ago? In college? When you were six years old?
And what less will you have in the years to come?
The times of silence I so valued have even now become habit. I drive around in the middle of the night, thinking about nothing. Oh how I used to value my solitude, but now it is just another aspect of my existence. Nothing is sacred anymore, though I have heard parents say that children bring a fresh perspective to an adult's tired eyes. But of course, I don't believe them.
It's not a matter of happiness or depression. Old age and suicide are but two sides of the same coin. There is no glory in death of any kind. Martyrdom is absurd, and patriotism is a myth. All humans are better off living with wolves, dancing if they're lucky. Whatever the animals believe is what we should be after, not our own permutations.
The Welsh poet Thomas said to rage against the dying of the light. Well, that's one way to go. The light always goes out, and it may be just as well to watch its long fade. Until it's nothing more than a single firefly in a cornfield, making one last flicker before being caught up in a mason jar. Suffocation follows, for there are no holes poked in the lid. Our only hope is to leave a smear behind on the glass, something that will eventually be washed off, but not for a little while at least.
Tuesday, June 15, 2010
You Missed Out: The Cool Kids
Remember when kids started wearing 80s' hi-tops and flat-brimmed baseball caps again? I guess they're still doing it. At least they were today at Millennium Park for the free Cool Kids show at noon. About 95 percent White Sox caps too. It's a beautiful thing.
And if it's still cool to wear these goofy shoes and hats at a Cool Kids show, then it's still cool. This is how the Cool Kids make their mark in the rap world. They're not as interested in street cred as they are fun/cool cred. They rap about video games, 90s' basketball, and Chicago. Their albums could've been the soundtrack to NBA Jam. They sound like a couple of guys who grew up with the Bulls dynasty, and smoothly transferred their sweet childhood memories into inoffensive hip hop jams.
Inoffensive, but fun. Just like video games and the NBA in the 90s'. Of course, there's some caution. After all, Mortal Kombat was pretty bloody. And Dennis Rodman was wormy. But it's all good with the Cool Kids. Being youthful isn't about being bad, it's about having fun. So of course we're gonna hear rhymes about bicycles and Penny Hardaway. The Cool Kids have no intention of offending. They just wanna make people happy the way the Bulls did for Chicago. The way Sega did for junior highers of the 90s'.
They played mostly new songs at the show, because, as Mikey reminded us, "the hometown gets it first." And the new stuff fits right in with the rest. Old school rap beats and witty rhymes hook in the listener for an easy head nod. No pressure.
And even though the Cool Kids make some of the best summertime music in the world, their standout song was about freezing Chicago winters. "Bundle Up!" was the chorus. Something I've always heard and said for my entire life in this town, but never stopped to think if it might be a uniquely "Chicago" saying. Leave it to the Cool Kids to bring the simple vocab of the Midwest into a rap show. But yeah, we do live by the "City of the frozen lake," and we do need to bundle up in a few months.
But definitely not for a few months. Because that would mean that the free summer concerts are over. And I'm not gonna miss out on that.
Sunday, June 13, 2010
You Missed Out: Akron/Family
Tonight I realized that hippie celebrations beckon rain. The people become one with the wet earth as they dance to drums. A couple weeks ago, my cousin got married in a barn up in northern Illinois. The minister quoted some Grateful Dead song before pronouncing them husband and wife. The husband tossed his massive dreadlocks behind his shoulders and kissed his hippie bride as the raindrops hit the barn's roof. Then we all ate a pig roast and danced to Rusted Root. Wet dogs roamed the premises, and a good time was had by all. The soggy, hay-covered ground of the muddy barn seemed to heighten the "hippie wedding" experience.
Oh and dogs always help too. Hippie parties need dogs. We took our 11-week old puppy to his first Chicago neighborhood street fest today, Metronome in Logan Square. We walked around with him, letting him meet other dogs. Children and adults would stop us to pet him and tell us how cute he is (like it wasn't obvious!). It was great for his socialization.
But the headlining band of the evening was Akron/Family. Now, while this band may fit in more with a hipSTER crowd than hippie, there were enough dreads and sandals in the audience to warrant an argument for the latter. At the very least, this band is rhythmically psychedelic. And in my book, that's cause for hippie categorization.
So with our dogs, and Akron/Family getting wild on stage, of course it started to rain. Wet dogs were shaking off on humans, humans were dancing to outdoor experimental jam sessions, and umbrellas were wielded only by the weak. The event caused neighbors to hug each other for no apparent reason other than to express the blissful emotion that comes from dancing in the streets of Chicago with dogs and Akron/Family blaring.
It was my first time seeing Akron/Family live, and I didn't realize that only three guys were in the band. On album, it certainly doesn't sound like just three players, but I suppose I can toss that up to high production values. But they sounded just as full today as they do on record. These guys were great, and I feel bad for having left early to avoid the thunderstorm. But we had to get the doggy to the safety of our apartment.
It was a big day for our puppy, who had never walked more than a couple blocks away from home. Today, he got the biggest workout of his short life. And after his bath, he started dozing off early. He's sleeping soundly right now, and I'm so proud of him for hanging out at his very first street fest.
Dogs, downpours, and drums. This is what summer is all about. We were a part of the rain dance today, sorry if you missed out.
Thursday, June 10, 2010
You Missed Out: Kings of Convenience
There must be something about northern Europeans and You Can Call Me Al. The last time I heard this song covered was a few years ago at the Logan Square Auditorium when Swedish sensation Jens Lekman got the party on with his all-female band's cute-as-hell rendition. But, honestly, that paled in comparison to Kings of Convenience's tour-closer last night at The Metro.
It might've been the most enjoyable conclusion to a show I've ever seen. The energy level rose gradually from the first song, and it was the most drastic build-up show I've ever seen. For the first few songs, the Kings stood side by side with their acoustic guitars and sang as quietly as The Metro's system could handle. Annoying, buzzing feedback from hundreds of past punk rock shows plagued this part of the set, keeping the interaction between audience and performers consistently awkward.
But as the show continued, both parties began to say "eh, what the hell," and everybody loosened up. During the intro to a more upbeat tune, the gangly, moppy-red-headed Erland subtly danced over to a piano at stage right, tinkering briefly. "Just checking," he quipped in the most fantastic accent known to man. He sounds like Dr. Nick Riviera all hushed and adorable. But the more he talked, the more people smiled and happier the building became.
The feedback seemed to stop once he started playing piano. Either that, or the band and crowd just got too into it to let a little buzzing bother the fun.
Then they brought out their opening band to play some louder songs. Now there was dancing. And the cheering got louder. When they played I'd Rather Dance With You, there wasn't a stiff body in the place. Any buzzing dragon that may have existed before was slain by the good Kings of Norway. It was a party.
Of course, they pretended that it was their last song, and they left the stage. But The Metro erupted, getting louder than a swarm of tweens at a Justin Bieber show. It was the loudest I'd heard the venue in years.
When the Kings of Convenience returned, Erland picked up an electric guitar for the first time of the evening as they brought the crowd to tearful silence with an absolutely perfect performance of Homesick. It was alarming to hear such beautiful harmonies at such low volumes after the excitement of I'd Rather Dance. But it worked.
After that song, as the crowd was marveling at the harmonies they'd just heard, one audience member asked them why they sing in English. And they actually had a story for the answer. It wasn't just because English appeals to American pop culture, because it wasn't initially their intention at all. Erland and Eirik started in a band singing Norweigan, and hadn't harmonized while doing so. But one day Eirik decided to play a Joy Division song, and Erland decided to harmonize with it. The sound worked so well, they decided to make it their trademark.
That's when they gave the crowd one more song as a duo, before they closed the night out with the whole band again and You Can Call Me Al. Erland put down his guitar, replacing it with noodly dance moves all over the stage. At the high point he declared that the crowd must make a pit, and a dance-off would commence. "I will come down to the pit, and one of you must challenge me!" Of course, no one could dethrone the good King, but he sure did please his followers when he came down there with them. Like I said, it may have been the best show-ending I've seen.
Two men quietly harmonizing with their acoustic guitars. It's a simple formula, but especially when contrasted with a dance party, this really is some of the best music in the world. If you missed out, they play in North America once every five years or so. But don't worry, it'll still be good when we're in our thirties. And You Can Call Me Al will still get the dance floor crowded.
Tuesday, June 08, 2010
CHIRP 6/8/10 (Audition Playlist)
I'm not sure if I'll be able to post a download link for this set, but I will update this post if so. Until then, here's my afternoon's playlist:
2:01PM Blitzen Trapper Destroyer of the Void from Destroyer of the Void (Sub Pop)
2:08PM Iggy and the Stooges Raw Power from Raw Power (Columbia)
2:13PM Holy Fuck Latin from Latin (XL)
2:18PM Shout Out Louds The Comeback from Howl Howl Gaff Gaff (Capitol)
2:20PM The Black Keys Ten Cent Pistol from Brothers (Nonesuch)
2:24PM The Zombies Friends of Mine from Odessey and Oracle (Repertoire Records)
2:27PM Menomena Five Little Rooms from Mines (Barsuk)
2:32PM Janelle Monae Tightrope from The Archandroid (Bad Boy)
2:37PM Crystal Castles Pap Smear from Crystal Castles II (Fiction)
2:40PM Konono Nº1 Kule Kule from Congotronics (Crammed Discs)
2:45PM Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five Scorpio from The Message (Dbk Works)
2:51PM Tortoise Ten-Day Interval from TNT (Thrill Jockey)
2:56PM Traditional Sacred Harp Schenectady from Awake My Soul (Awake Productions)
2:58PM Lymbyc Systym Fall Bicycle from Love Your Abuser (Mush)
Monday, June 07, 2010
You Missed Out: She & Him
This isn't as much of a "you missed out" post in regards to tonight's performance as it is for the sponsor of the show. And since I haven't blogged about CHIRP yet, this is a perfect opportunity. CHIRP (CHicago Independent Radio Project) is the best radio station in the city. That's actually what I was saying to attendees of the free She & Him concert all evening from behind a table at the back west corner of the Pritzker Pavilion's seating area. Thanks for stopping by if you were there.
I probably only talked to less than one percent of the concertgoers tonight, because it was disgustingly crowded. Thousands of people were there, most of them white suburban high-schoolers. But lucky for them, CHIRP decided to sponsor this concert and MC the event. For any kids looking to get a head start on their musical education, they've now been made aware of the best source in Chicago.
Tomorrow at 2 PM (Chicago time), I'll be DJing my first shift for CHIRP. I'll only be on for an hour, so stream if you can:
Listen throughout the week either way, because CHIRP is run by the coolest "music people" in Chicago. Former NPR producers, music journalists, and local music personalities make up the station, entirely on a volunteer basis. They even made Metromix's latest list of the 50 Thing that Make Chicago Great.
The next CHIRP event I'll be working at is the Green Music Fest on June 27th. Come out and say hi before enjoying a free David Bazan show.
Don't miss out on the good music. CHIRP is streaming now.
Wednesday, June 02, 2010
Logan Square House Show
"Oh you do dental surgery?"
"Not the surgery actually, I'm the assistant."
"So do you get to put people under?"
"Yep, I get to gas 'em."
"Nice. I've never been under the gas."
"It's great. You sit back, and then right when you think you're about to get started, the dentist tells you you're all finished."
He caught the blond looking at him again. This could go on all night, he thought. But he didn't look back for too long. He returned to the "so what do you do?" party small talk.
"I need to go to a new dentist soon actually." he said over-excitedly as he looked the brunette girl in the mouth. "One of my teeth is messed up and needs to come out."
"Oh I can give you a professional recommendation if you'd like." This was spoken as if a wink ought to have followed.
"Oh, sure."
"I love my dentist. He's on Damen and Cortland."
"Cool, yeah. My last trip to the dentist wasn't too great. I actually just picked up my x-rays to bring them somewhere else."
"Oh, this dentist is so good, here let me write down his name for you."
As the band set up to play at the far end of the dimly lit apartment, the brunette pressed a show flyer against the paint-chipped, beer stained wall and wrote a name and number on the back. To the blond across the room, the guy appeared to have scored some digits. So she ceased eye contact for the remainder of the evening.
But the blond would have been out of luck either way, because this guy was married. And he made sure to mention his wife at the beginning of his small-talk conversation with the brunette. Had he not, maybe that pen and paper would have been used for her own number instead. Long gone are the nights of meeting artsy girls with lofty hopes of summer romance. Now a fully fledged mid-20's gentleman, the point has finally come where the only numbers he gets from pretty girls are their recommendations for dentists.
His wife was only two blocks away too. The only reason he went out to this house show was because his friend was performing between bands (some bad poetry that only punk rock kids can forgive). He threw a few bucks in the donations jar anyway, even though his friend wasn't getting a cut. Gotta support the local arts. Or something in that realm, somewhere...
They turned to watch the band. Bearded mountain punks from Arizona. The Portland type--dirty faces and every article of clothing with a cut-off somewhere. Cut-off jeans shorts above the knee, black t-shirt cut to a frayed sleeveless, and their shoes might have even been cut at the ankles. They played that gypsy rock of the Gogol Bordello brand. A single snare drum, mandolin, banjo and acoustic guitar all worked at rapid speeds and out of tune. Totally unplugged, of course. The rain outside was almost louder.
The sudden downpour kept him from going home to his wife, who only stayed at the apartment to take care of their new dog. He stepped out back to call her between songs.
"Hey, he read already, like, half an hour ago. I'm just gonna try to wait this rain out."
"That's fine. How'd he do?"
"Good. You know. About 30... 45 kids here. It's nice to blend spoken word with music like this. I dig these kinds of house shows. I'm glad I was able to come support."
"Well let me know if you want me to pick you up in case the rain doesn't let up."
And at that moment, he decided to run through the rain. Why not get wet for the one you love? Actually, that's generally how it should always work...
He ran past Ronnies' bar where the scummy clientele smoked Camels under a sliver of an awning. And as he ran he heard other music playing throughout the neighborhood, none of it acoustic gutter punk. Wild gospel seeped out the cracked windows of Salem Iglesia. Droning shoegaze from another corner of a Logan Square two-flat. The reggaeton thumping behind closed windows in the cars at the stoplight. Music was all around him, even through the softening rain and yelling of bandwagon Blackhawks fans. All would go quiet when he opened his door.
He found his love. Their muscles ached together, and they stayed in for the night.


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Apologizes if this makes the wrong board. But I could not find a good thread of a good restaurant in Auckland, New Zealand. I am planning to staying in the beginning of March 2013 and would like to know of any good close Maori restaurants in Auckland.
Or if not, something similar or nearby.


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Colorado ski visits down, so deals pop up
Colorado Ski Country USA reports that skier and snowboarder visits are down 11.5 percent during the first part of the 2012/13 ski season, compared to last year. Well guess what? Ski vacation package prices are going down in Colorado to drum up some business.
Check out these two sweet deals to South West Colorado that just popped up in my inbox:
At Durango Mountain Resort , ski and stay 3 nights for $199, including equipment, lessons and a $50 a day dining credit. This 3 day/3 night $199 per person rate is based on double occupancy, with slopeside lodging at Purgatory Village Hotel, with skiing included for all three days, and Burton Snowboard or Rossignol Experience ski rentals, plus three days of ski or snowboard lessons if you are interested. This Durango Deal is available through Feb 13.
Also in South West Colorado, Crested Butte is offering a fly, ski and stay package for $699 including airfare to Gunnison/Crested Butte airport on American Airlines, three days skiing and four nights lodging at Crested Butte Grand Lodge. This Crest Butte fly, ski and stay package does not include lessons or rentals however, and you must book by Feb 1.
Imagine if you combined the two packages, you would have your airfare, and 6 days of skiing and seven nights lodging. Keep an eye out for more western ski deals like these. It's also warm and sunnier in the Colorado mountains right now, a pleasant thought as the barometer drops below zero here in New England. Guess where I am going skiing next week?
See you on the slopes!
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Striking Likeness. In Nice, France, Henriette Kennis entered a beauty contest stark naked, got off with a suspended fine when her attorney persuasively defined her in court as "a work of art."
Intermural. In Washington, the Veterans of Foreign Wars called for housing reform when they learned that the eight-year-old son of Veteran William Alfred Griffin had thrown a baseball right...
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Hundreds marched to the US embassy in Pretoria Friday to protest ahead of the impending visit to South Africa by President Barack Obama, who touched down in the country on Friday evening.
Protesters demonstrated against the Afghanistan war, America's policy regarding Cuba, drones and a host of other issues.
The protest took place near the hospital where former South African President Nelson Mandela is being treated for a lung infection. Protesters burned an American flag during the rally.
"We had expectations of America's first black president. Knowing Africa's history, we expected more," Khomotso Makola, a 19-year-old law student, told Reuters. "He has come as a disappointment, I think Mandela too would be disappointed and feel let down," he added.
More from GlobalPost: Obama in Africa: the view from Senegal
The protest was organized by trade unions and the South African Communist Party. Protesters said they wanted to raise awareness of the human rights abuses by the Obama administration.
"Their administration's government is not welcome, and is being received with antagonism," campaign coordinator Mbuyiseni Ndlozi told the Associated Press.
"Therefore they'll have to rethink the standards by which they hold their government."
Obama was set to arrive in South Africa later on Friday with his family. Obama's visit to the continent is his first substantial visit since taking office. Some say the administration has neglected relations with African nations.
However, to provide some context, a new Pew Research Center poll showed that 72 percent of South Africans hold a favorable view of the United States, a higher percentage than in 2002 or 2008.
Around 74 percent of those polled were confident that Obama would do the right thing with regards to world affairs. Compare that to 32 percent who were confident of former President George W. Bush in 2008.


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Consultant to help Milton plan bypass business development
MILTON The city of Milton is turning to a consultant to help define what its soon-to-be front yard could look like.
The city council voted unanimously Tuesday to spend up to $20,000 for a two-phase development plan by Madison consultant Vandewalle & Associates that would focus on how the city could plan and attract development in the Crossroads Business Park.
The business park is located along the future Highway 59/Highway 26 bypass corridor, where 16,000 to 20,000 cars will pass a day.
City Administrator Jerry Schuetz told the council Tuesday that a consultant�s plan would help the city make the best use of what he considers one of its top development assets�land along the bypass corridor.
According to Schuetz and a proposal from Vandewalle & Associates, the plan would:
-- Examine local �economic drivers,� the economic forces that spur or impede business developments.
-- Identify local priorities for business developments and focus on planning the sequence of potential business developments.
-- Identify what potential businesses could be catalysts or boosters for other developments nearby.
-- A review of the best potential use of business park parcels and a review of the costs of development.
-- Recruitment and marketing to draw businesses to the bypass corridor.
The city�s comprehensive-use map of the Crossroads Business Park shows city-owned, developable land split into parcels that range from 4 acres to 26 acres.
Milton City Administrator Jerry Schuetz likens the city�s business park to a template for a jigsaw puzzle that hasn�t been stamped out yet.
Schuetz said a consultant�s development plan would help the city understand how to market and develop those parcels in an order that makes sense.
�Rather than just kind of taking a business opportunity as it comes, first-come, first-serve, we want a master plan,� Schuetz said. �We want to make sure that the efforts we put into economic development along that (Highway 59/Highway 26 bypass) corridor are purposeful and strategic.�
Schuetz said that during the years of recession, city planners had a feeling that they needed to lunge at every potential development opportunity that came along.
As the regional economy continues to improve, Schuetz said he believes the city now can afford to be discriminating about what business developments it pursues.
�We don�t want to get excited just because one person wants to do something,
Schuetz said.
�One decision certainly impacts future decisions. Certainly, we don�t want to make mistakes. We want to make sure that every piece fits into the puzzle and the plan of that puzzle,� Schuetz said.
The bypass is slated for completion later this year, and work currently underway is now giving shape to how the road will ultimately look to drivers on the bypass.
As the project marches toward completion, in recent weeks the city has seen an uptick in phone calls and emails from third party developers interested in locating businesses along the bypass corridor in Milton, Schuetz said.
City officials have made it no secret that they�d like to anchor commercial development along the bypass corridor with development of a midsize hotel.
The city in the last year has done feasibility studies and is now beginning a recruitment effort to market a four-acre parcel that the city has earmarked for a potential hotel along Highway 59 near the intersection of the future Highway 26 bypass.
Schuetz said that among other functions, a consultant�s development plan would demonstrate to hotel developers what types of companion businesses could be viable along the bypass corridor.
�We�re in effect telling them, �Here�s what other planned development in and around that parcel could be,�� Schuetz said.
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When I spend a lot of time at my desk, I like to surround myself with things that keep me happy and motivated.
That's why I like to keep a dog under my desk.
It's one of the perks of our new assistance foster pup Katie.
She gets to come to work with me and I get a soft footrest and a cheeky cuddle to break-up the emails and editing.
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Aw!!! Katie is gorgeous. I am exceptionally jealous. Under my desk is my paper recycling box, scanner and sports shoes. Puppy wins.
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Relying on employees to appropriately label and manage records is a flawed approach, according to a panel of experts who spoke at the recent LegalTech New York. Law Technology News reported that one of the experts, Warwick Sharp, vice president of marketing and business development at Equivio, equated this approach to a game of telephone in which the retention officer "is responsible for sending a company's record policy all the way down the chain to a company's last user employee (who is ostensibly responsible for labeling files in his own email with up to 300 categories)."
The impracticality of this approach is obvious, especially when a company has thousands of employees and hundreds of policies, Sharp said – and this is assuming that every employee is trying to follow the policy. In his opinion, predictive coding could be a much better solution considering that a records retention expert can train software to label documents with categories. The goal: an automated process that is consistent, systematic, and defensible.
Panelist Laura Kibbe, managing director of expert and professional services at Epiq, related a case study that demonstrated the usefulness of predictive coding to one of Epiq's clients. Kibbe said the client was able to clean up the company's e-mail repository by categorizing 40% percent of 1.4 million stored documents as junk e-mails, with 80% accuracy – a rate that has been accepted as legally defensible in court, according to the panelists. This approach yielded substantial savings in storage and e-discovery costs for that material alone, persuading the company to further analyze and categorize the not-junk category.
The use of predictive coding is not a new technology. It has been used in e-discovery and is expected to become more commonplace. Its role in overall information governance, however, is fairly new and one that reportedly came up throughout the convention. The experts were quick to remind their audience that the goal of predictive coding isn't perfection, but that perfection wasn't possible in the days of paper either. It is, however, a more defensible process than relying on 20,000 employees to follow a detailed schedule.
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Gunmen open fire, 3 employees of a liquor shop injured
Srinagar, Nov 15 (PTI) Unidentified gunmen opened fire injuring three salesmen working in a liquor shop along the Boulevard Road on the banks of Dal Lake here this evening, police said. "Three salesmen of the shop have received bullet injuries and shifted to SMHS hospital for treatment. While two of them are locals, one belongs to Jammu," a police spokesman said. The liquor shop, one of the three licensed outlets in the Valley, operates in a government-run hotel in the tourist hub of Dal Lake area. Separatists and Muslim organisations had demanded closure of the outlet in the past. PTI MIJ PAL


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Hannibal Council temporarily tables vote on plan for Murphy Motors building
Thu, 03 Jan 2013 03:31:54 GMT —
The future of the former Murphy Motors building in downtown Hannibal may be decided soon.
On Wednesday night the council heard from Bill Martin who detailed plans to turn the building into a brew pub that would feature a micro-brewery.
Martin and his business partner Lance Smith have been looking at this location for several years.
Martin says by the time he and his partner were ready to put their plan for the property into action, the city had already purchased the building.
So he spoke to Mayor Roy Hark and City Manager Jeff LaGarce to see what plans the city had for the property and if they would be open to a possible option.
"From there they decided to open it up to the public to see of other people had other ideas they would like to propose and we happened to be the only proposal submitted at that time," Martin said.
Besides the micro-brewery, the building would also feature a small grocery store, a historic furniture display and outdoor seating with excellent views of the river on the second floor.
Hannibal Mayor Roy Hark says that although several people spoke to the council about possible ideas for the site, only Martin and Smith came forth with an actual plan.
Mayor Hark says it is important the entire process be kept as transparent as possible and that's why the council decided to table voting on the proposal Wednesday night.
"His attorney's, although I think they agree in principal with what we're doing , they had some questions and we wanted to see what their questions were and we just wanted to make sure that everybody was on the same page," Hark said.
The council is expected to vote on the resolution to sell the property to Martin and Smith at the next Hannibal city council meeting.


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The Weather Outside is Frightful: Winter Date Ideas – GTJ Dating Series with Erika E. (week 20)
"Oh, the weather outside is frightful… but the fire is so delightful." (As an aside: Why does everyone on online dating sites like cuddling by the fire? I don't know about you, but I don't have a fireplace, nor do I know anyone who does, except my parents. So either all these people are living in posh places with a disproportionate number of fireplaces, or they think it's what people want to hear. I'd venture to say the latter.)
Back to business. When the weather outside starts getting cold, and when you look out your window at 4:30 PM and it's already dark, the thought of planning creative date ideas can get a bit daunting. Have no fear. In a city like DC, there are plenty of fun and creative date ideas that can beat the cold and stoke the fire of a new relationship.
Enjoy a delicious winter drink that will warm you through and through
- Tabard Inn: Specials change daily.
- Poste: Offering several warm drinks and a heated outdoor bar area.
- POV at the W Hotel: Lots of warm winter cocktails
Go ice skating at the National Gallery of Art Sculpture Garden
- Grab some hot chocolate, a pair of gloves, and show off your triple axel. And speaking of hot chocolate…
Grab some hot chocolate or a spiked coffee
- Kramer Books and Afterwords
- Coco Sala (At the bottom)
Volunteer together
- Many organizations have volunteer activities in the winter to help people in need, such as throwing holiday parties, wrapping gifts, or packing meals. The DC JCC is a great place to start. You can show each other your caring side.
Go bowling
- Show off your skills at the alley… just don't get a gutterball!
Just because you can't bask in the sun at a Nats game or sit on the roof of El Centro, it doesn't mean you can't go out and have fun with your date… winter style. Plus, who doesn't like a pair of tall boots, right? Enjoy… and button up.
Erika Ettin is the Founder of A Little Nudge, where she helps people stand out from the online dating crowd and have a rewarding experience. An archive of all of Erika's columns is also available. Want to connect with Erika? Join her newsletter for updates and tips.


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Red Hat Bugzilla – Bug 187569
Review Request: xfce4-mailwatch-plugin
Last modified: 2007-11-30 17:11:29 EST
Spec Name or Url: http://home.arcor.de/christoph.wickert/fedora/extras-review/SPECS/xfce4-mailwatch-plugin.spec
SRPM Name or Url: http://home.arcor.de/christoph.wickert/fedora/extras-review/SRPMS/xfce4-mailwatch-plugin-1.0.0-1.fc5.src.rpm
Description: Mailwatch is a plugin for the Xfce 4 panel. It is intended to replace the current (4.0, 4.2) mail checker plugin in Xfce 4.4. It supports IMAP and POP, local mailboxes in Mbox, Maildir and MH-Maildir format as well as Gmail.
A review:
OK - Rpmlint output.
OK - Package name.
OK - Spec file name matches.
OK - Package guidelines.
OK - Licsense. (GPL)
OK - License field matches in spec.
OK - License included in files
OK - Spec in american english
OK - Spec legible
OK - Md5sum of source from upstream
e31d32b08f82e24e730831641cdd65f0 xfce4-mailwatch-plugin-1.0.0.tar.bz2
e31d32b08f82e24e730831641cdd65f0 xfce4-mailwatch-plugin-1.0.0.tar.bz2.1
OK - Compiles and builds on one arch at least.
See below - All required buildrequires included?
OK - Locale handling/find_lang.
OK - Owns all directories it creates.
OK - No duplicate files in %files listing.
OK - Permissions on files correct.
OK - Clean section correct.
OK - Macros consistant.
OK - Code not content.
OK - No .la files.
See Below - Doesn't own any files/dirs that are already owned by others.
Items needing attention:
1. The summary has "Summary: Quicklauncher plugin for the Xfce panel"
Shouldn't that be "Mail Watcher plugin for the Xfce panel"?
2. Some of the dirs that this package owns are owned by lots of
other packages. In particular:
This package shouldn't also need to own those I wouldn't think.
Perhaps require hicolor-icon-theme and xfce4-panel to make sure those
dir dependencies are met.
3. Doesn't build in mock. Looks like it might be missing:
BuildRequires: imake libXt-devel
Hi Kevin, thanks for your review.
(In reply to comment #1)
> Items needing attention:
> 1. The summary has "Summary: Quicklauncher plugin for the Xfce panel"
> Shouldn't that be "Mail Watcher plugin for the Xfce panel"?
D'oh! Fixed.
> 2. Some of the dirs that this package owns are owned by lots of
> other packages.
> [...]
> Perhaps require hicolor-icon-theme and xfce4-panel to make sure those
> dir dependencies are met.
Oh my god - I just realized that _all_ my panel plugins lack an explicit
requirement on xfce4-panel! Going to fix this ASAP.
With xfce4-panel we also have the dirs, at least the doc dirs:
No need to add hicolor-icon-theme since it is required by gtk2.
> 3. Doesn't build in mock. Looks like it might be missing:
> BuildRequires: imake libXt-devel
imake is not required and libXt-devel BR is already included inside the
"%if "%fedora" > "4""-statement. Unfortunately this is not picked up by
mock on core 5 since it does not install the buildsys-macros-rpm. See
After fixing builtroots.xml the packge builds fine (again, the previous packages
are mock-builds too) in mock. AFAIK all builthosts install the macros correctly,
at least according to the logs of some of my latest builds where I'm using
selective specfiles, too.
Updated Spec
New SRPM:
* Mon Apr 10 2006 Christoph Wickert <fedora wickert at arcor de> - 1.0.0-2
- Fix description.
- Fix files section.
- Require xfce4-panel.
Ah ha. That macros thing was confusing me on some other mock builds too.
Once Xfce-4.4 comes out we will have to do something as you mentioned that this
plugin is part of xfce4-panel. Perhaps make this package
Requires: xfce4-panel < 4.4 ?
With that macro fix, builds fine under mock and all the blockers look to be
fixed up, so this package is APPROVED.
Thanks fpr the review, Kevin.
Imported and build for FC-4 and FC-5. Rawhide is hosed ATM. Closing.