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Nexa Home Automation - 433 MHz codes
After successfully decoding the Everflourish home automation controls, and integrating that with a DIY Android app, I thought it was time to expand the system. I picked up a new set of switches and remote, however, this was a different brand, Swedish Nexa, and thus a slightly different code. So, time do go through the RF decoding again, and adjust my RF remote source code.
I found two people working with this system, taking different approaches to controlling it from the Arudino. The author of the arduinocoder seems to interface through the remote, while Sebastian Nilsson had success with the HomeEasy project. I was tempted to use that code, however, as I was also interested in analysing the raw data, I brought out my DIY "oscilloscope" instead.
Since this home-made RF-to-audio device is something I thought I'd use in the future as well, I took the RF receiver off the breadboard, and soldered it onto a mini PCB, as seen in the pictures above. While working with RF components, I always find myself coming back to winavr's and Dave Houston's blog on how to wire this together. Unfortunately, the receiver was a bit more sensitive to the voltage level than I had expected, so taking 4.5 or 6 V from my power brick did not work. Instead, I used an Arduino, or a small 5V converter.
After this was done and plugged in, I found myself in Linux audio problems. Between two HDMI video cards, one external USB audio source, and the onboard audio port, it has gotten rather difficult to find the correct knob to turn to make sure the correct input is not muted, or too low. Here I found the application pavucontrol to very useful, as it clearly displays which devices and ports are available, and which applications output sound. (yum install pavucontrol). In Audacity, the input source was simply "default", while recording in mono.
Remember to NOT stick any home made equipment into the microphone port; use line-in instead.
Part of the wire message from one of the buttons on the remote can be seen above. Compared to the Everflourish system, it looks a bit more dragged out and the edges are not so clear cut. There's probably a few reasons for that: The resistors I used between the RF receiver and audio line were slightly different (this time 47k and 100k, vs. 100 Ohm and 1k in the previous). Also, the power source played a small role. Finally, the message is different, and in particular, the timings of wave is shorter; see below for details.
wire_bits=`cat $file | grep label.*title | cut -d '"' -f 6 | tr -d '\n' | sed "s/\([01]\{2\}\)/\1 /g"`
data_bits=`echo $wire_bits | sed "s/01/0/g" | sed "s/10/1/g"`
data_bytes_bin=`echo $data_bits | tr -d ' ' | sed "s/\([01]\{8\}\)/\1 /g"`
data_bytes_hex=`echo $data_bytes_bin | tr ' ' '\n' | while read b; do echo "obase=16; ibase=2; $b" | bc; done | tr '\n' ' '`
echo -e " $wire_bits \n $data_bits \n $data_bytes_bin \n $data_bytes_hex"
The snippet above extracts the labels from the Audacity XML project file and groups every wire bit, so the correspond to one data bit. A 01 on the wire is a 0, and a 10 is 1. This is a typical Manchester code. Next, the data bits are grouped into bytes, and finally expressed in hex. It then becomes clear how the message is structured: The 26 first (most significant) bits are a unique "house" or "remote control" code; the last four bits are the button ID; the 27th bit is a group flag, and the following (28th) is the the on/off bit. See also the documentation from the HomeEasy project below for further details.
01 01 10 01 01 01 10 10 10 10 10 10 01 01 10 10 10 10 10 01 10 10 01 10 10 01 01 10 01 01 01 10
0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 1
00100011 11110011 11101101 10010001
The data is encoded on the wire (aerial) as a Manchester code.
A latch of 275us high, 2675us low is sent before the data.
There is a gap of 10ms between each message.
0 = holding the line high for 275us then low for 275us.
1 = holding the line high for 275us then low for 1225us.
The timings seem to vary quite noticeably between devices. HE300 devices have a
low for about 1300us for a 1 whereas HE303 devices seem to have a low of about
1100us. If this script does not detect your signals try relaxing the timing
Each actual bit of data is encoded as two bits on the wire as:
Data 0 = Wire 01
Data 1 = Wire 10
The actual message is 32 bits of data (64 wire bits):
bits 0-25: the group code - a 26bit number assigned to controllers.
bit 26: group flag
bit 27: on/off flag
bits 28-31: the device code - a 4bit number.
Once that was all clear, I just had to modify my transmitter code, which is connected over serial to my computer, and takes switch commands from my mobile phone. In the future, I will probably move to use an Ethernet shield, or possibly Bluetooth. There has been some problems with the connection to the Arudino, and also in sending the RF signals to the switches. In the new code, I've added quite a lot of extra redundancy, repeating the same command many times to makes sure it is received by the switch.
I've split the code into a library which can send commands to the Everflourish and Nexa systems, and the main sketch which takes commands from serial. There's probably a few things to improve on, so feel free to send me comments or patches.
The code is released under GPL 3, or later version.


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In all honestly the ranking for schools outside of the T14 schools are pointless. University of Denver will get you a job in Denver and University of Oregon will get you a job in Oregon.
... nobody cares whether a school is the 89th or 102nd best.
Especially when the rating system they use makes no sense.
The reason the NCAA doesn't rank outside of the top 25 is because they can't even come close to making any meaningful ranking.
Massive Controversy comes up when they are trying to pick 64 teams to make the NCAA tournament
so they certainly couldn't distinguish between the 103rd and 114th best with any accuracy.
Yet U.S. News using criteria that are nowhere near as objective as sports scores attempts to do it.
The reason is they are not accountable to anyone they are not regulated, approved, or anything. They simply come up with a half ass formula and publish a magazine to make money.
Bottom line as I think we both said is if choosing between tier 2,3,4 school is go to school in the location you want to work in not what some unregulated magazine's subjective opinion is on what is the 73rd opposed to 79th best school
Falcon,From reading past post by Bigs, one of his points about the ratings be of little value is based on a significant portion of the ratings being based upon reputation scores. Here we have lawyers/judges being asked to generate reputation schools off schools that they have little to know knowledge of.Such as a judge in Oregon scoring comparing the reputation of Franklin Pierce and University of DC, when in reality he/she has likely never come across a lawyer from either school, much less be in a position to accurately compare and contrast.
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Let's take a look at the types of such documents that you might encounter in a real estate transaction. These are all forms of real estate deeds. The choice of the proper document depends on the type of real estate transaction.
- A grant deed provides two guarantees. One is that the seller (grantor) states that the property has not been sold to anyone else. The other is that the grantor warrants (promises) that the property title has no encumbrances other than those already revealed to the buyer (grantee). Typical information in the grant deed includes a granting clause, which transfers the title from the grantor to the grantee, the names of the grantor and the grantee, and details of the property being transferred.
- Another type of deed is the general warranty deed, which is similar to a grant deed. There is one major difference and that is, warranty deeds have a third guarantee. The third guarantee is that the title is free of any defects, even if a previous owner caused the defect. Depending on state law, a phrase such as "conveys and warrants" is included. These are considered operative words of conveyance.
- A special warranty deed is a variation on this type of deed and it only warrants what is specifically written in the deed. It is sometimes called a limited warranty deed and can be compared to a quitclaim deed. It is usually reserved for use by entities wishing to avoid the potential hassle of relying on a general warranty deed. It conveys and specially warrants certain details.
- Quitclaim deeds are another type. It is sometimes mistakenly called a quick claim deed. Specifically designed to convey any interest that the grantor might have in the property, quitclaim deeds are often used when a couple divorces and one party wants to deed the property to the other partner. In a divorce, one spouse sells the property and the other spouse signs a quit claim deed so that the buyer never has to worry about a dispute that emerges after the divorce is final. A quitclaim deed exactly what it sounds like. It allows a potential grantor to assure the grantee that he or she has quits any claim on the property. The operative words of conveyance are along the lines of "convey and quit claim".
- There are special circumstances when other real estate deeds are necessary. For instance, if the real estate transaction involves property with unpaid taxes, a tax deed is usually required to clarify and indemnify the conveyance of the title to the buyer.
- If a family member wants to transfer property to another member of the family, a gift deed might be needed. This assures the grantee that the property is his or hers even if no money has exchanged hands.
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What is a fiduciary deed?
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Do deeds have to be notarized?
Yes, the grantor will sign the deed form in front of a notary so that it may be notarized at the same time. This is a legal recording requirement for land title transfer deeds, whether a deed of trust form, quitclaim, deed in lieu, fiduciary deed, or other type is used.
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Black Sun | Crouching Spider | Bronze Horse
Samson | Stone River | The Flashlight
Three Dancing Figures | Spiral Jetty | I See What You Mean
Sentries | Champion Lane Frost | Ballerina Clown
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Field of Red Bison | Allow Me
To see how a compelling public sculpture can enrich the life of a community, consider Black Sun in Seattle's Volunteer Park. A simple nine–foot ring of granite has turned an otherwise ordinary spot into a destination with aesthetic pleasure, a place for children to play games and tourists to congregate, a beloved land–mark. When VIA sought other examples of fine public sculpture in the West, we limited ourselves to works made in the past 40 years and avoided traditional man–on–horseback monuments. The pieces you will see here range from the earthy Spiral Jetty on Utah's Great Salt Lake to the playful Flashlight in Las Vegas and the creepy—or is it affectionate?— Crouching Spider on San Francisco's Embarcadero. What, you might ask, is the point of these creations? They offer the chance for surprise and delight, and an opening, in the midst of a busy day, to stop and reflect for a few moments on the world around you.
By Jennifer Reese
Black Sun
ARTIST: Isamu Noguchi (1904–1988)
DIMENSIONS: 9' x 3'1'' (diameter, depth)
MATERIAL: Brazilian black granite
LOCATION: Outside the Seattle Asian Art Museum, 1400 E. Prospect St., Volunteer Park, Seattle
Black Sun, next to Seattle's oldest reservoir, frames the Space Needle. The American–born Isamu Noguchi was a towering figure in modern sculpture and design. His public works grace a number of cities out West—Los Angeles, Honolulu, and Bellingham, Wash. But you'd be hard–pressed to find a Noguchi creation anywhere that is more important than this monumental ring overlooking downtown Seattle, Puget Sound, and the Olympic Mountains. Hewed from a single block of stone, with irregular curved and polished indentations, it was Noguchi's first collaboration with Masatoshi Izumi, a stone carver from Mure, Japan. "In the last phase of his career, Noguchi went from a studio practice to working in Mure with traditional stone carvers," says Bonnie Rychlak, curator at New York's Noguchi Museum (www.noguchi.org) and the artist's former assistant. "It was a huge shift in his work, and Black Sun is what started it."
Crouching Spider
ARTIST: Louise Bourgeois (1911– )
DIMENSIONS: 8'10 ½'' x 27'5'' x 20'7'' (height, width, depth)
MATERIAL: Bronze, stainless steel, silver nitrate
LOCATION: The Embarcadero at Mission Street, San Francisco
This not-so-itsybitsy spider has siblings in Ottawa, Seoul, and Tokyo. A 4,333–pound spider inspired by the artist's mother? The New York City–based Bourgeois, born in France to a family of tapestry restorers, has written that, like a spider, her mother was "deliberate, clever, patient, soothing, reasonable, dainty, subtle, indispensable, neat, and useful." Intended as a temporary installation on the Embarcadero until June 2008, with a possible 10–month extension, this arachnid stands poised within steps of the Ferry Building's gourmet food purveyors and about a quarter mile from Claes Oldenburg and Coosje van Bruggen's giant bow–and–arrow sculpture. "We'd love to make it permanent," says Jill Manton of the San Francisco Arts Commission, which contracted for the spider, "but the city simply can't afford the $6 million price." Any deep–pocketed arachnophile art patrons out there?
Bronze Horse
ARTIST: Deborah Butterfield (1949– )
DIMENSIONS: 7'11'' x 10'7'' x 3'6'' (height, length, width)
MATERIAL: Cast bronze
LOCATION: In front of the Nevada Museum of Art, 160 W. Liberty St., Reno
Horse images are "a self-portrait one step removed," Butterfield says. For more than three decades, the horse has been Butterfield's only subject. "Horses are what I am truly interested in, and have been since I was old enough to think," she told an interviewer in 1988. Early in her career, the Montana–based Butterfield used humble materials such as mud, clay, twigs, and scrap metal. Though this mount appears to be created of sun–bleached sticks, it's actually a bronze casting of a wood original, which was burned out in the process. A woodlike patina completes the eye–fooling effect, to the delight of visiting schoolchildren who clamor to touch the horse. In the adjacent Arts District you'll find galleries, boutiques, restaurants, and more sculpture along the Truckee River's banks.
ARTIST: Brian Goggin (1966– )
DIMENSIONS: 23' x 7' x 7' (height, width, depth of each pillar)
MATERIAL: Steel, wood, old suitcases, luggage carts
LOCATION: Sacramento International Airport, Sacramento
Internal steel bracing steadies the towers of reclaimed suitcases. Two precarious–looking pillars, each made of some 600 old suitcases dating back to the dawn of motorized air travel, greet occasionally bewildered passengers in the baggage claim area at the Sacramento airport. "Some people take one look and wonder how they're ever going to get their bags out," says an amused Goggin. Sacramento residents donated many of the pieces. Another Goggin work, Defenestration, can be seen in San Francisco's South of Market area.
Stone River
ARTIST: Andy Goldsworthy (1956– )
DIMENSIONS: 445' (length)
MATERIAL: Ocher–colored sandstone
LOCATION: Cantor Arts Center at Stanford University, 328 Lomita Dr. at Museum Way, Stanford, Calif.
Goldsworthy used stone to convey a sense of movement, time, and light. Acclaimed for his intricate, ephemeral works of leaves, icicles, and other found objects from nature, Goldsworthy raided Stanford University's "boneyard"—a repository of salvaged materials that has sandstone from buildings damaged in the 1906 and 1989 quakes—to make this 128–ton sculpture at the school's Cantor Arts Center. Eight British dry–stone wallers worked more than three weeks to execute the serpentine design, which sits in a trough like some colossal artifact unearthed during an archaeological dig. Other Western works by Goldsworthy (who is the subject of a film, Rivers and Tides) include a red sandstone version of Stone River at the Aspen Institute in Colorado, an ovoid limestone cairn at the Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego in La Jolla, Calif., and a continuous crack—a reminder of the state's seismic proclivities—in the pavement leading to San Francisco's de Young Museum.
The Flashlight
ARTIST: Claes Oldenburg (1929– ) and Coosje van Bruggen (1942– )
DIMENSIONS: 38'6'' x 10'6'' (height, diameter)
MATERIAL: Steel painted with polyurethane enamel
LOCATION: On the plaza between Judy Bayley Theatre and Artemus W.Ham Hall, University of Nevada–Las Vegas, Las Vegas
You can see silhouettes of local mountains in the "on" switch. This 74,000–pound version of a hardware store staple glows at night (no batteries required) and features 24 fluted segments that echo the ridges on a cactus. The campus landmark joins other equally puzzling and smile–inducing Oldenburg–van Bruggen creations around the West. Among them are three gargantuan cowboy hats in a Salinas, Calif., park and 45–foot–tall binoculars at a Frank Gehry building in Venice, Calif.
Three Dancing Figures
ARTIST: Keith Haring (1958–1990)
DIMENSIONS: 10' x 12' x 18' (height, width, depth)
MATERIAL: Painted aluminum
LOCATION: Third and Howard streets, San Francisco
Exuberant and genderless, Haring's Three Dancing Figures cost $194,000. In 1980, fresh from art school, Haring captivated seen–it–all New York commuters when his spontaneous white chalk drawings began popping up on disused subway billboards. By the end of his short life 10 years later, Haring's easily recognizable images—barking dogs, radiant children, flying saucers—had acquired color and moved from subways to museums and to clothing, magnets, and other everyday objects. Also called Three Dancing Figures, this bright, joyous work at Moscone Center serves as an apt emblem of a thriving arts district that includes such cultural highlights as the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art and Yerba Buena Gardens.
Spiral Jetty
ARTIST: Robert Smithson (1938–1973)
DIMENSIONS: 1,500' x 15' (length, width of the line)
MATERIAL: Black basalt, earth from the site
LOCATION: Rozel Point, Great Salt Lake, Utah
The earthwork curls counterclockwise in water colored by algae and bacteria. "The most famous work of American art that almost nobody has ever seen in the flesh" is how one New York Times critic described this much photographed, pivotal piece of environmental art on the lake's eastern shore. Reached after a bone–jarring, 15.5–mile drive over dirt roads from the Golden Spike National Historic Site, the 6,650–ton earthwork achieved immediate icon status thanks to Smithson's poetic, sci–fi–like film of its construction. For most of three decades, the installation was under rising waters. It reemerged in 2002, glistening with white salt crystals, but higher lake levels again threaten it with submersion.
I See What You Mean
ARTIST: Lawrence Argent (1957- )
DIMENSIONS: 40' (height)
MATERIAL: Steel substructure with blue fiber-reinforced polymer
LOCATION: Colorado Convention Center, 700 14th St., Denver, Colo.
Lawrence Argent's Big Blue Bear watches convention goers in Denver. Standing on prodigious, lapis-hued haunches, peering quizzically into the convention center, this is not your average bear. "It's humorous and dangerously close to kitsch," says Argent, who was reared in Australia and teaches at the University of Denver, "but it's also about native wildlife and serious environmental issues." Kids and art connoisseurs alike have taken a shine to "the big blue bear," as it's been dubbed by the vox populi, and Denverites already have adopted it as a favorite downtown rendezvous point. While in the neighborhood, follow your bear sighting with traditional afternoon tea in the opulent lobby of the grand old Brown Palace Hotel, or a visit to the Denver Art Museum and its new wing, a virtual explosion of sharp, titanium-clad angles by starchitect Daniel Libeskind.
ARTIST: Jay Polite Laber (1961- )
DIMENSIONS: 11' (height)
MATERIAL: Scrap metal
LOCATION: Blackfeet Reservation, about 10 miles north of Dupuyer, Mont.
Jay Polite Laber, created Sentries, life-size horsemen from old car parts and other recycled materials. Wanting to alert motorists they were entering the Blackfeet Nation, the tribe commissioned Laber to create a pair of life-size, Indian horsemen for each of the four main gateways to the 1.5 million-acre reservation. Like the other three statues, this duo—on Highway 89 about 50 miles from the southeast corner of Glacier National Park—is made mostly of parts from junked cars, with old sickles for staffs and bits of discarded barbed wire and cable for hair and other small details. To make sure the sculpture could withstand the area's legendarily strong winds, Laber strapped it to the back of his flatbed truck for an endurance test. "Speeding along at 75 and hitting a pothole here and there lets you know if the welds will hold," says the artist, a tribal member who teaches art at Salish Kootenai College. "And these guys are solid."
Champion Lane Frost
ARTIST: Chris Navarro (1956- )
DIMENSIONS: 15' x 11'' inches (height, width)
MATERIAL: Bronze
LOCATION: Outside the Cheyenne Frontier Days Old West Museum, Frontier Park, 4610 Carey Ave., Cheyenne, Wyo.
Chris Navarro's tribute to bull rider Lane Frost shows him atop a wild one. This dynamic statue celebrates the life of Lane Frost, an engaging, 25-year-old champion bull rider who was killed in 1989 by a bull's horn at the running of the Cheyenne Rodeo, known as "the daddy of 'em all." "When Lane died, I got it in my head there should be a monument to him," says Navarro, a Casper, Wyo., resident and former bull rider himself, who raised funds for the project by making and selling small versions of the sculpture. Cheyenne's bounty of Western-themed public art includes "Spirit of Wyoming," an 18-foot-high bronze bucking bronco and rider on the state capitol grounds, and 15 colorful, eight-foot-high fiberglass cowboy boots painted by local artists and found around town.
Ballerina Clown
ARTIST: Jonathan Borofsky (1942- )
DIMENSIONS: 30' (height)
MATERIAL: Aluminum, steel, fiberglass, and electric motor
LOCATION: 245 Main St., Venice, Calif.
Ballerina Clown, a beloved and once controversial figure, looks down on Main Street in Venice Beach, Calif. Borofsky makes attention-grabbing art, and none more so than this lithesome-legged figure whose sister (brother?) statue in Aachen, Germany, also sports a serious five o'clock shadow and a Bozo nose. A mixed reaction originally greeted the piece, with some critics feeling the artist was thumbing his nose at the community. But Borofsky, who says the work symbolizes Venice's fine art-Bohemian mix and the male and female in all of us, begs to differ: "If you have ever walked the Venice Boardwalk on a Sunday afternoon, you might understand why this figure is right at home." Versions of another other well-known Borofsky figure, "Hammering Man," features moving arms and towers over pedestrians in Seattle, Los Angeles, and other world cities. For his 60-foot-high "Dancers" in Denver, he cowrote and performed a song that plays on a recording from surrounding speakers.
ARTIST: Raymond Kaskey (1943– )
DIMENSIONS: 36' 10" (height)
MATERIAL: Hammered copper, steel
LOCATION: 1120 SW Fifth Ave., Portland
The outer layer of hammered copper is about the thickness of a dime. Is she a Greek goddess? Is she trying to catch a salmon? This gargantuan damsel located on the Portland Building, a postmodern downtown edifice designed by architect Michael Graves, is actually based on the Lady Commerce figure in the city's seal. She is the second-largest hammered-copper statue in the country (only a certain majestic female in New York Harbor is bigger), and her arrival by river barge and truck brought out Portlanders by the thousands. She has since become an icon of the city—there is even an official ode to her—but don't expect to find her neoclassical form on coffee mugs, key chains, or other tourist trinkets. As many other artists do with their public works, the Maryland-based Kaskey still holds, and zealously guards, all rights to reproduce and sell her image.
Hammering Man
ARTIST: Jonathan Borofsky (1942– )
DIMENSIONS: 48' x 7" to 1'9" (height, thickness)
MATERIAL: Hollow fabricated steel, aluminum, electric motor, black paint
LOCATION: Outside the Seattle Art Museum, 1300 First Ave., Seattle
The hardest-working man in Seattle rests only on Labor Day. One of several similar creations of varying height—including a shorter Los Angeles version—this hardworking fellow methodically raises and lowers his hammer four times a minute every day from 7 a.m. to 10 p.m. He joins a cadre of other mobile and immobile Borofsky men throughout the world (Molecule Man, Walking Man, Singing Man), as well as the cross-dressed Ballerina Clown in Venice, Calif.
Electric Field
ARTIST: Dennis Oppenheim (1938– )
DIMENSIONS: 50' x 21' x 21' (height, width, depth)
MATERIAL: Aluminum, LED lights, dichromatic acrylic
LOCATION: Outside Reser Stadium, Oregon State University, Corvallis, Ore.
Oppenheim likes the geometry of a football and used it to score with fans. Oppenheim must know how a scrambling quarterback feels. The original plan for this giant football called for it to spin, like a pass in flight. When the spin was nixed as too expensive, that left the multicolored X's and triangles, resembling the symbols used on a coaching diagram. During the day, however, the lights' acrylic covers reflected yellows and greens from nearby trees and, those being the colors of archrival University of Oregon, Beaver fans saw red. The artist and the sign company ate the cost of modifying the covers. "An artist in his studio answers to his own voice," says Oppenheim. "But on a project like this you're engaging the public, and you simply have to listen to them." Oppenheim also created a flock of 12 pterodactyl-like birds for the international airport in Sacramento and a monumental chair and lamp for Portland's Metropolitan Exposition Center.
Field of Red Bison
ARTIST: John E. Simms (1937– )
DIMENSIONS: : Bull 12' x 18' x 10"; cow 11' x 16' x 10"; calf 6' x 4' x 5" (height, width, depth)
MATERIAL: Rolled steel I beam, red automotive paint
LOCATION: Teton Arts Council, 8 Rodeo Dr., Driggs, Idaho
Simms was influenced by Indian petroglyphs and prehistoric cave art in Lascaux, France. What the buffalo you see here (two of a family of three) might lack in shaggy mass they more than make up for in pure shapely elegance. "It's like magic to be able to construct such recognizable forms out of just three circles each," says Simms, a sculptor in Jackson, Wyo., who is fascinated by the possibilities inherent in simple shapes such as circles, triangles, and rectangles. With the Teton Range forming a dramatic backdrop, the bison graze in a field about a mile off Highway 33, not far from Jackson Hole and Grand Teton National Park. In Jackson itself, another of Simms's mathematically inspired bison poses along Highway 390. You can also view a pair of his abstract metal sculptures— including a shiny stainless-steel disk that pivots in the wind—at the Teton County Library.
Allow Me
ARTIST: J. Seward Johnson (1930– )
DIMENSIONS: 6'6" x 4' x 3'6" (height, width, depth)
MATERIAL: Bronze with patina
LOCATION: Pioneer Courthouse Square, Portland
He may be the most photographed guy in all of Portland. Known simply as Umbrella Man, this red-tied fellow has graciously posed with countless tourists over the years. "People often interact with Johnson's manon- the-street sculptures as if they were real people," says Paula Stoeke, curator and director of the Sculpture Foundation. Pioneer Courthouse Square, often called "Portland's living room," is one of the country's great public spaces, with 26,000 visitors dropping in daily. People-watching constitutes an art form of its own here, especially during the 300-plus concerts, festivals, and other community events that take place in the square each year.
Photography courtesy Nevada Museum of Art
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St James Cycle Trail, Hanmer Springs
The St James Cycle Trail is one of the 23 Great Rides under Nga Haerenga, The New Zealand Cycle Trail.
The first of the Great Rides to open was the St James Cycle Trail in November 2010. It passes through the iconic backcountry of St James Conservation Area, near the tourist town of Hanmer Springs.
The 64km trail starts and finishes at the Maling Pass and St James Homestead entrances which are 25km apart along Tophouse Road. It is recommended to start at the Maling Pass entrance as there is more downhill this way and the predominant wind comes down the valley behind you.
The trail offers stunning scenery with a mix of trail standards, down spectacular river valleys, past high-country lakes, through beech forest and grassland valleys. The trail starts by Lake Tennyson and runs over an alpine crossing which climbs 200m up the St James Range and down through mountainous river valleys. The highest point on the trail is Maling Pass (1308m), between the Clarence and Waiau river valleys, while the southern end of the trail exits the Waiau Valley via Charlies Saddle (754m).
The trail takes 1–2 days depending on your level of fitness and riders will need to be reasonably fit and experienced to undertake the full trail. The first section from Maling Pass to Lake Guyon is intermediate grade, with steep slopes and rough terrain. After that the track becomes increasingly difficult and remote – requiring river crossings and bike carrying in places and is suitable for experienced cyclists only. Experienced mountain bikers are expected to complete the full trail in roughly ten hours.
Best time to ride
The best time to ride the trail is in late spring to view alpine flowers. The trail will also appeal from summer through to mid-autumn when riders can experience rich contrasting colours on long evenings, all with superb mountain backdrops, crystal clear waters and even an opportunity to ride past managed but free-ranging horses. Hanmer Springs offers cycle hire and the town is an excellent location to rest weary legs in thermal pools while also enjoying a full range of quality accommodation and cafes.
Getting there
The trail starts and finishes at Tophouse Road. From Hanmer Springs take Clarence Valley Road over Jacks Pass to connect with Tophouse Road (13km from Hanmer Springs). This road follows the eastern boundary of St James Conservation Area as far as Lake Tennyson. Some sections are also open to 4WD vehicles and horse-riders. Please respect other users and follow the code of conduct for shared-use tracks. There are three huts along the way, as well as numerous camping spots, providing a chance to make a weekend of it.
For less experienced riders, there is a more comfortable day ride nearby, where cyclists can ride to Lake Guyon and back again. There is also the option of taking a 4WD vehicles (and bikes) over Maling Pass as far as the Waiau River, and then riding a 7km section of purpose built track, there and back.
Plan and prepare: Your safety is your responsibility
Anyone wanting to ride the trail in winter will have to be prepared for snow and ice. While access into St James is relatively easy, this remains a remote back country area. There is no cell phone coverage. Before your trip ensure you have:
- Checked the latest forecast
- Left your intentions with someone
- A PLB (personal locator beacon) or mountain radio
- Enough warm clothing to spend the night out if you have to.
Avalanches can occur every year when there is snow in the mountains. Most occur during winter storms or in spring/early summer when warmer temperatures or rain make the snow unstable. Even if you cannot see snow from the track there may be enough snow out of sight on upper slopes to form an avalanche that could reach the track.
Maling Pass can be affected by avalanches when there is more than one metre of snow on the track.
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Miami Dolphins starting free safety Louis Delmas officially has been ruled out for the entire 2015 season after the team placed him on injured reserve Tuesday.
The much-anticipated move, which frees up a roster spot, is a crushing loss to the Dolphins' defense.
The six-year veteran — who contributed 63 tackles, one interception and one sack in the 13 games he played last season — was viewed as one of the team's leaders and considered the glue that holds Miami's secondary together.
Delmas had been embarking on an impressive recovery from the anterior cruciate ligament injury he suffered in his right knee in December. But he re-tore the ACL during last week's practice with...


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Both the film and the soundtrack were commissioned by Chipotle to emphasize the importance of developing a sustainable food system. The soundtrack is by country music legend, Willie Nelson, who sings a cover of Coldplay's "The Scientist" is nothing short of moving.
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In a scene that pretty much sums up their entire, miserable season, two Miami Marlins slid into third base at the same time during their 4-3 loss to the Washington Nationals on Wednesday.
With runners at the corners and no outs in the sixth inning, Adeiny Hechavarria hit a grounder to Nationals third baseman Ryan Zimmerman. Logan Morrison, the runner at third, broke for home, and Zimmerman threw to the plate. Morrison, caught in a rundown, ran back to third while being chased by Nationals catcher Wilson Ramos. Meanwhile. Donovan Solano, the runner on first, was rounding second and heading to third.
Morrison ran all the way back to third and dived in head first, just as Solano slid in feet first. Nationals third baseman Ian Desmond tagged Morrison out, and came within inches of tagging Solano out too.
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In Teacher's Pet, Victoria Stilwell shows you how to employ her Positively Method to train your dog the right way, growing your level of communication to strengthen the bond between you and your pet.
Victoria Stilwell is widely known as a dog trainer, author, and television presenter. Stilwell served as a judge on the CBS show Greatest American Dog and is best known as the host of the Animal Planet dog training TV show It's Me or the Dog, where she counsels families with problem pets and solves their dogs' behavior problems. In 2010, she launched Positively, the world's first global network of hand-picked world-class dog trainers dedicated to providing the public a brand name they can trust in humane, force-free training.


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Hangover Helper: Chef's Mess at St. Francis Fountain, San Francisco
Just what the doctor ordered.
It's generally a safe bet that one's neighborhood diner will have a healthy selection of hangover-tailored fare. At the St. Francis Fountain, a diner in the Mission chock-full of San Francisco's cool kids blurry eyed from a big night out, you can be sure that the menu aims to cure what ails you.
The Chef's Mess ($9) is hangover food in its purest form: it's an enormous, plate-sized pile of stuff. A mass of eggs scrambled with breakfast potatoes, bacon, and mushrooms would be enough, but it keeps going: a thick layer of melted cheese, tomatoes, green onions, and a healthy dollop of sour cream. It's the kind of dish you attack with your fork, face close to the plate for prime shoveling angles.
The components in the Mess were all excellent (particularly the bacon), but I found myself digging around for the eggs a bit—the potato-to-egg ratio skewed a bit more towards the spuds than I would have liked. Still, with some healthy shakes of Tapatio hot sauce, it made for a satisfying (and filling) plate of food.
The real star of the meal, though, was the flaky, buttery biscuit, golden brown with evidence of a bit of whole wheat flour. I found myself gobbling down two despite being stuffed full of egg-potato-cheese. It was worth it; these biscuits are real contenders for my favorite in the city.
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Finding affordable pens that write well is always satisfying, and this relatively unknown offering provides great value for how it performs. The overall construction of the pen is fairly cheap, but the cost of this pen is only $1.55 on JetPens. The pen is also supposed to have some obscene amount of ink life, which is probably true, but I don't know how much mileage comparable pens are supposed to have, so the marketing doesn't really interest me.
At any rate, if you like needlepoints, bold color, and skip-free writing, this pen will work for you. It is easy to recommend trying this one out, and I would have no problem trying out some of the other colors, too.
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This specification covers the general requirements to which flat-cast, amorphous, semi-processed, iron-base magnetic core alloys must conform. These alloys shall be produced by a rapid-quenching, direct-casting process, resulting in metals with noncrystalline structure. The metallic alloys shall be made to meet specified maximum core-loss values and shall be intended primarily for commercial power frequency applications in magnetic devices. Desirable core-loss and permeability characteristics shall be developed by further heat treatment in a magnetic field. Amorphous magnetic core alloys shall be composed principally of iron with small amounts of alloying elements such as boron and silicon. Other chemical elements shall be in residual amounts or can be added to improve fabrication or the physical or magnetic properties. The material shall conform to the required physical and mechanical properties such as density, ductility, thermal expansion, thermal conductivity, volume resistivity, lamination factor, surface, edge, and pinholes. The alloy shall also conform to the magnetic property requirements such as DC induction, DC coercive field strength, DC residual induction, core loss, and specific exciting power.
This abstract is a brief summary of the referenced standard. It is informational only and not an official part of the standard; the full text of the standard itself must be referred to for its use and application. ASTM does not give any warranty express or implied or make any representation that the contents of this abstract are accurate, complete or up to date.
1. Scope
1.1 This specification covers the general requirements to which flat-cast, amorphous, semi-processed, iron-base magnetic core alloys must conform.
1.2 These alloys are produced by a rapid-quenching, direct-casting process, resulting in metals with noncrystalline (amorphous) structure. The metallic alloys are made to meet specified maximum core-loss values and are intended primarily for commercial power frequency (50- and 60-Hz) applications in magnetic devices. Desirable core-loss and permeability characteristics are developed by further heat treatment in a magnetic field by the user. The heat treatment typically consists of heating the material to a temperature of 320 to 420°C in a dry, inert atmosphere for 5 to 10 min, although soak times of up to 2 h may be used for large transformer cores. A magnetic field may be required during annealing as designated by the producer. Exact optimum annealing conditions depend on the processing of the material and the size and shape of the device.
1.3 Some of these alloys are sensitive to mechanical stress. Care must be exercised in minimizing any stresses on the material in its final application, otherwise, its magnetic properties will be significantly impaired.
1.4 This specification is developed to aid in the purchase of transformer grade amorphous strip. It provides the chemical, physical, and magnetic parameters and procedures for quality control tests.
1.5 The values stated in customary (cgs-emu and inch-pound) units are to be regarded as standard. The values given in parentheses are mathematical conversions to SI units which are provided for information only and are not considered standard.
Note 1—For more information on procedures associated with this specification, refer to the following: Practices A34/A34M, A664, A700, and B490; Test Methods A370 and A773/A773M.
1.6 This standard does not purport to address the safety concerns associated with its use. It is the responsibility of the user of this standard to establish appropriate safety and health practices and determine the applicability of regulatory limitations prior to use.
2. Referenced Documents (purchase separately) The documents listed below are referenced within the subject standard but are not provided as part of the standard.
ASTM Standards
A34/A34M Practice for Sampling and Procurement Testing of Magnetic Materials
A340 Terminology of Symbols and Definitions Relating to Magnetic Testing
A370 Test Methods and Definitions for Mechanical Testing of Steel Products
A664 Practice for Identification of Standard Electrical Steel Grades in ASTM Specifications
A700 Practices for Packaging, Marking, and Loading Methods for Steel Products for Shipment
A712 Test Method for Electrical Resistivity of Soft Magnetic Alloys
A773/A773M Test Method for dc Magnetic Properties of Materials Using Ring and Permeameter Procedures with dc Electronic Hysteresigraphs
A900/A900M Test Method for Lamination Factor of Amorphous Magnetic Strip
B490 Practice for Micrometer Bend Test for Ductility of Electrodeposits
C693 Test Method for Density of Glass by Buoyancy
D3455 Test Methods for Compatibility of Construction Material with Electrical Insulating Oil of Petroleum Origin
ICS Code
ICS Number Code 29.030 (Magnetic materials); 29.100.10 (Magnetic components)
UNSPSC Code
UNSPSC Code 31380000(Magnets and magnetic materials)
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At 36,000 feet, Wi-Fi converts our airline seats to remote offices. It lets us read email in airports, watch video in coffee shops, and listen to music at home. Wi-Fi is everywhere. But where did it come from?
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Hello friends. I am planning on releasing Botanical Knits 2 in e-book format and for pre-order in print in the next couple of weeks. Because of this, I will be taking down my Sprig sweater pattern on February 20th. Sprig will be included in the new book, but this is your last chance to purchase the pattern individually.
Remember that if you choose to purchase Botanical Knits 2 the entire cost of the Sprig pattern pdf will be applied to your purchase of the book. Please keep your Paypal receipt email containing your Transaction ID or Receipt No. code. Either of these codes will allow you to receive a $6 discount on your copy of Botanical Knits 2!
I am so pleased with the positive response that this sweater design has already received on Ravelry. There are already so many beautiful finished sweaters to look at. I love seeing the different color and yarn variations!
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Release Date: July 23, 2014
BUFFALO, N.Y. — Few people have influenced and supported the Buffalo music community more than Cameron Baird (1905-1960), the elder son of a Buffalo industrial family considered by many the city's "undersung hero of good music."
A musician himself, Baird, along with Frederick C. Slee and then-University at Buffalo Chancellor Samuel P. Capen, established the Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra (BPO) in 1934 and influenced the hiring of such accomplished music directors as conductors Lajos Shuk, Franco Autori, Wilhelm Steinberg and the fondly remembered Josef Krips.
Baird also founded the Buffalo Oratorio Chorus, conducted the Buffalo Schola Cantorum for 10 years and went on to found the University at Buffalo Department of Music in 1952, which he served as chair until his death.
To honor Baird, the UB Music Library has opened a new exhibit focused on one aspect of his work here. Titled "Cameron Baird: Bringing Paul Hindemith and Aaron Copland to Buffalo," the exhibit details how he attracted two enormously gifted composers to the UB music faculty in eras colored by political conflict.
Curator John Bewley, archivist of the UB Music Library, says the display showcases letters, photographs, U.S. Senate hearing testimonies and newspaper articles that touch on Baird's hiring of Hindemith shortly after the beginning of World War II and Copland, a victim of the "Red Scare" of the 1950s.
The exhibit in the Music Library, 112 Baird Hall on the UB North Campus, is open to the public from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. weekdays, through Oct. 30. View the exhibit online here.
Baird operated the family-owned Buffalo Pipe and Foundry Co. with his brother, William, another UB supporter for whom the university's Baird Point is named and to whom the UB Center for Tomorrow is dedicated. It was Cameron, however, who in 1959 secured the Baird Point pillars from the façade of the former Federal Reserve Bank for the university, and the point itself was a gift from the Baird Foundation and the Jane and Cameron Baird Foundation.
An accomplished musician in his own right, Cameron Baird studied piano, viola and later composition with Bernhard Heiden and (according to some sources) Hindemith, and conducting with Bruno Walter and Felix Weingartner. On occasion, he played viola with the Buffalo Philharmonic.
When Baird was asked to design a music program for UB, he quietly toured university music departments across the U.S. and Canada to study their best practices.
Although he began with a small faculty and limited space, he continued to improve and enlarge the department, and attracted exceptional talent in composition, theory and performance.
"Baird could make things happen," says Bewley. "For instance, and in one case despite controversy, in bringing Paul Hindemith and Aaron Copland — both brilliant and innovative composers — to the university, he helped lay the groundwork for the department's celebration and presentation of new music, a tradition that continues to this day."
Bewley says that in 1940, Baird convinced the UB administration to hire Hindemith as a visiting lecturer. A violist, theorist, teacher and conductor, Hindemith was among the most significant German composers of his time. He required employment in order to immigrate to the U.S. from Nazi Germany, which had banned his music and threatened persecution if he remained in Europe.
"There is no record in the University Archives that the university paid anything for Hindemith to work here," says Bewley. "When people call and want to know about him teaching for the university, there's a little bit of the question: Did he really work for UB?"
Bewley says the answer appears to be that while Hindemith did "work" for UB, he was not "employed" by UB. Baird paid him out of his own pocket.
In 1957, after the century's "Second Red Scare" (1947-54), Baird named the prodigiously talented Copland as the first Slee Lecturer in Music. This was no mean feat.
Although Copland's reputation in his field already was astonishing, like many progressive artists, teachers and intellectuals of his day, he had been widely and publicly accused of communist affiliation. For this reason, the performance of his composition "Lincoln Portrait," due to be part of a concert held prior to but celebrating Eisenhower's first inaugural in 1953, was cancelled.
Later that year, Copland was subjected to official grilling by Sen. Joseph McCarthy, chair of the Senate's Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations, during which he denied he was a communist himself and refused to name names.
Copland also was criticized for his real or imagined political leanings by Life magazine, at the time a major American publication that articulated the right-wing, anti-communist line taken by its publisher, Henry Luce.
In addition, he was blacklisted along with 151 composers, writers, artists, performers, directors and technical artists in the infamous publication "Red Channels: The Report of Communist Influence in Radio and Television."
Excerpts of Copland's Senate testimony are in the physical exhibit, along with copies of Life magazine and "Red Channels." The full transcript of Copland's testimony is on reserve in the library.
Only the cover of "Red Channels" is in the exhibit; a full copy can be found in the Poetry Collection.
Copland fared better professionally than did most others who were blacklisted, says Bewley, but his affiliations — real or imagined — remained a sensitive issue for years.
"As a result, there were definite repercussions from his hiring, given what people continued to claim about his political points of view. Cameron Baird stood up for him," says Bewley. "His treatment of Hindemith and Copland provide the measure of the man, and his humanitarianism and courage in the face of political influences beyond the world of music."
Beyond that, Bewley says, their hiring illustrates the precedent Baird established for the UB music department to teach, support and devote energy to the composers and performers of new music, which it still does."
In fact, after his death, UB went on to became a center for new music, establishing the critically applauded Center for the Creative and Performing Arts' Evenings for New Music (1964-1980), the very successful North American New Music Festival (1983-1992) and the internationally acclaimed June in Buffalo festival (now institute), which is dedicated to the composition and performance of new music.
In addition, since its founding, the department has presented hundreds of concerts and recitals by many of the finest musicians and composers of new music in the world – not a few of whom were members of the faculty.
It is assumed by many that Baird Hall, the campus home of the UB music department, was named for Cameron Baird, who had done so much to establish and support it.
It is true that one is. The first Baird Hall (now Allen Hall) on the UB South Campus was named for Baird's father, Frank Burkett Baird, ironmaster, civic leader, member of the UB Council and recipient of the university's 1927 Chancellor's Medal.
The full name of the second Baird Hall, dedicated on the North Campus, is the Frank B. and Cameron Baird Hall.
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Thursday, September 25, 2008
Sorry for the lack of posting, however, I had been out of town a few days and also having an issue with my Internet connection. I hope that it will fixed very soon, until then, bare with me!
Sorry for the lack of posting, however, I had been out of town a few days and also having an issue with my Internet connection. I hope that it will fixed very soon, until then, bare with me!
When people ask me who should be a member of the Opry, Craig Morgan's name always comes up immediately. I can't say it enough how happy I am to see him be invited to the Opry. Its where he belongs, no doubt.
Sony BMG recording artist Craig Morgan was invited to become the newest member of the Grand Ole Opry this evening during a special concert for U.S. troops at Fort Bragg in Fayetteville, North Carolina.
Opry member John Conlee surprised Morgan by walking on stage during Morgan's performance of "Rose Colored Glasses." Conlee asked if Morgan knew where he was going to be on October 25 and he replied "I don't know." "Well, I happen to know that you're going to be on the Opry," said Conlee. "How would you like to be the next member of the Grand Ole Opry?" Morgan then proceeded to break down on stage and exclaimed "Oh, God Yes! I do love the Grand Ole Opry! And I gotta tell you, it's cool to be invited right here."
Morgan has made a name for himself with massive radio airplay of his signature hits, among them "Almost Home" (named "Music Row" Song of the Year in 2003), the chart-topping summer anthem "Redneck Yacht Club," and "That's What I Love About Sunday," which spent five weeks at #1 and was "Billboard's" Most Played Country Song of the Year in 2005. Morgan is set to release his fifth CD, That's Why, on Oct. 21. The album's lead single, "Love Remembers," is rapidly climbing the charts.
Music fans probably recognize the name Darius Rucker pretty quickly from his work with Hootie and the Blowfish. Now, the country music community is getting to know him really well with his new solo project titled "Learn to Live." Now, here lately, quite a few artists from other styles of music have tried to break into the world of country music. Some have done well, others, well not so much. I've come to the conclusion that Darius Rucker understands two things. First, an understanding that lyrics are important in a country song. Second, he also he knows marketing; what will sell and what won't in contemporary country music. You see, what we have here is an album that doesn't shake any ground, yet the ground is solid. The country angle of this album, well, I must say it is pretty much a new country sound, with a mediocre influence of traditional.
The first track off the album titled "Forever Road" is a very smooth contemporary track that country radio I'm sure is just waiting to play…nothing special, no, but an enjoyable listen. Immediately after, the next track excites me. "All I Want" is a two-step shuffle song that shows that Rucker does indeed understand what traditional country music is. Sadly, that is the only opportunity we get to hear this style from Rucker because track three is his current hit single "Don't Think I Don't Think About It" which follows in the same thought process as the first track, with stronger emotion and vocal delivery. The other tracks are average, with the exception of "Drinkin' and Dialin," a fun little drinkin' song.
As I listen to the rest of the album and Rucker's strong and distinct vocals, I start to notice something very important here on this album; Song choice. Lyrically, for the most part, each and every song includes country songwriting of the highest level. 11 of the 12 tracks include co-writing credit to Rucker. Producer Frank Rogers (Brad Paisley) has 7 co-write credits. As does great writers such as Rivers Rutherford (Chuck Wicks, Jason Michael Carroll, Gary Alan, Gretchen Wilson,) Clay Mills ("Beautiful Mess" Diamond Rio,) and Ashley Gorley (Carrie Underwood, George Strait, "You're Gonna Miss This" Trace Adkins.) Having talented songwriters and excellent song choice, overall, saved this album.
"Learn to Live" is a nice country debut album for Rucker. The blend of his distinctly familiar vocals, country lyrics, and a contemporary sound really works well, but leaves country music fans want even more contemporary traditional sounds like he offered us on "All I Want."
"The Grand Ole Opry family will miss our friend and Opry member, Charlie
Walker, We are truly grateful for all of the musical moments he has shared with
us on the Opry stage and over the airwaves as a disc jockey. We will dedicate
this weekend's Opry shows to his memory."
--Pete Fisher, Opry vice president and general manager.
Also, on October 28, a special boxset will be released. Finally, after many
greatest hits albums, fans of Reba McEntire will have a single 3 CD boxset
titled "50 Greatest Hits" that will include 20 #1 songs and 30 other tracks that made it into the top 20. The nice thing is that this boxset is set
chronologically. You play the first track "How Blue" and continue through the journey of songs to "Because of You" with Kelly Clarkson. I think this will a great set. I love when collections are set up this way. It allows you to really understand the path of an artists' career such as Reba. You hear a life story, the maturing of an artist, and how the sounds of an established artist has to change to maintain the highest level of quality and the styles have to change with time. Not many artists these days can even do something like this. This type of project not only will be excellent for Reba fans, but as well as historical in nature. This boxset can be preserved nicely for the history books of country music. This is one for everyone to own. I will be sure to remind you of this release as it gets closer.
Reba McEntire is certainly amazing. She has a legendary career in country music, that still is very much so alive, a hit television show, a successful clothing line, a footwear line, and even a bed linens collection all available through Dillard's. Even with all the different things she has
done outside of the actual recording of music, the fans never forget her music. That's where it started, and always will be. That is Reba at her best.
Back in March, I wrote a blog on a upcoming musical about Conway Twitty. There are some comments left from a few people that had the chance to see the final dress rehearsal. Sounds like an excellent show, no doubt.
The show has dates scheduled Wabash, IN tonight, and then beginning in October continues to Peoria, IL, Nashville, TN, Branson, MO, Maggie Valley, NC, and several dates in Laughlin, NV. I sure hope more dates will come for this show.
As I mentioned in March, this musical is so important. Conway Twitty's music is and has been so important to country music and his story is important to be understood by country music fans that love his music. The musical tells his story through the eyes of his children from his humble beginnings to being a true country music legend.
If you live in one of those areas mentioned, wish I did, this is a show that you have to go see. Visit http://www.conwaytwittymusical.com/ for more information about this musical. Also, some tickets may be available through Ticketmaster.
The album does start off on a high-pace and the excellently delivered rendition of George Jones' "Why Baby Why." "Crazy Arms" (Ray Price) is a signature Loveless' vocal fills the room. You feel each and every lyric come out and touch you. Hank Locklin's "Please Help Me , I'm Falling" is again full of excellent vocals. The title track, "Sleepless Nights" (The Everly Brothers) features Vince Gill on this heartbreaking ballad that really brings the background story of the album to light.
The instrumentation on the album cannot go unmentioned either. Hall of Fame Guitarist Harold Bradley (Patsy Cline), the most legendary pianist Pig Robbins, and just as legendary, Al Perkins on steel guitar appear on many tracks. These players make the album. They set the mood, and oh yes, they make it a true country music album, by far.
This is an album is an excellent example of how country music works. There is a story to every album, every song in its way it was performed. It also shows that songs mean something different to everyone at even different times of their lives. At first listen, this album may not feel like Loveless' best work, however, with the personal story and giving it another listen, it's a masterpiece.
Now, this is really cool. If you own a Playstation 2, you should get excited for an upcoming release from the Singstar game.
XM's No Shoes Radio (XM-18) will broadcast live from the final stop of Kenny Chesney's 2008 Poets & Pirates Tour this Saturday in Indianapolis.
The broadcast will include a live acoustic concert by Chesney just outside the stadium, live backstage reports and the entire concert live. Openers Luke Bryan and Brother Trouble will also perform during the acoustic set beginning at 12p ET.
XM fans, be sure to not miss this special event.
Well, the list is out. Time to look through the list and begin to think about what's missing and what did make the list. This year though, I don't see many "shocks" or anything missing, but one song. "More Than A Memory" I thought for sure would make the nominations for Song of the Year, but then again, looking at the list, which song would come off?
We have a ways to go before the winners are announced, but the Country Music Alive guide to the CMA's has been posted today. It includes all the quick links to download or buy CMA nominated music, a downloadable PDF that you can use to predict the winners, and once we start to hear names of performers and presenters, they will be posted as well.
http://cmaawards.countrymusicalive.com is the site to visit.
That will be all for now on this topic. We still have to get through September and October.
Here is the officical list of the CMA Nominations for the 42nd Annual CMA Music Awards..... More information can be found at http://cmaawards.countrymusicalive.com and on the official website of The CMA Awards http://www.cmaawards.com ENTERTAINER OF THE YEAR Kenny Chesney FEMALE VOCALIST OF THE YEAR MALE VOCALIST OF THE YEAR NEW ARTIST OF THE YEAR VOCAL GROUP OF THE YEAR VOCAL DUO OF THE YEAR SINGLE OF THE YEAR "Gunpowder & Lead" "I Saw God Today" "Stay" "You're Gonna Miss This" ALBUM OF THE YEAR Cowboy Town Good Time Just Who I Am: Poets & Pirates Troubadour SONG OF THE YEAR "I Saw God Today" "Letter To Me" "Stay" "You're Gonna Miss This" MUSICAL EVENT OF THE YEAR Reba McEntire and Kenny Chesney Robert Plant and Alison Krauss Sugarland featuring Little Big Town and Jake Owen Kenny Chesney (duet with George Strait) MUSIC VIDEO OF THE YEAR "Good Time" "Stay" "Waitin' On A Woman" "You're Gonna Miss This" MUSICIAN OF THE YEAR
Brad Paisley
George Strait
Keith Urban
Alison Krauss
Miranda Lambert
Martina McBride
Taylor Swift
Carrie Underwood
Kenny Chesney
Alan Jackson
Brad Paisley
George Strait
Keith Urban
Jason Aldean
Rodney Atkins
Lady Antebellum
James Otto
Kellie Pickler
Emerson Drive
Lady Antebellum
Little Big Town
Rascal Flatts
Big & Rich
Brooks & Dunn
Montgomery Gentry
The Wreckers
(Award goes to Artist and Producer)
"Don't Blink"
Kenny Chesney
Produced by Buddy Cannon and Kenny Chesney
BNA Records
Miranda Lambert
Produced by Frank Liddell and Mike Wrucke
Columbia Records
George Strait
Produced by Tony Brown and George Strait
MCA Nashville
Produced by Byron Gallimore, Kristian Bush and Jennifer Nettles
Mercury Nashville
Trace Adkins
Produced by Frank Rogers
Capitol Records Nashville
(Award goes to Artist and Producer)
Carnival Ride
Carrie Underwood
Produced by Mark Bright
19 Recordings Limited/Arista/Arista Nashville
Brooks & Dunn
Produced by Tony Brown, Ronnie Dunn and Kix Brooks
Arista Nashville
Alan Jackson
Produced by Keith Stegall
Arista Nashville
Kenny Chesney
Produced by Buddy Cannon and Kenny Chesney
BNA Records
George Strait
Produced by Tony Brown and George Strait
MCA Nashville
(Award goes to Songwriter and Primary Publisher)
"Good Time"
Alan Jackson
EMI-April Music/Tri-Angels Music
Rodney Clawson/Monty Criswell/Wade Kirby
Big Red Toe/Extremely Loud Music/Steel Wheels Music/Blind Mule Music
Brad Paisley
EMI-April Music/New Sea Gayle Music
Jennifer Nettles
Jennifer Nettles Publishing
Lee Thomas Miller/Ashley Gorley
EMI Blackwood Music/New Songs of Sea Gayle/Noah's Little Boat Music/Songs of Combustion Music
(Award to each Artist)
Josh Turner featuring Trisha Yearwood
"Another Try"
MCA Nashville
"Every Other Weekend"
MCA Nashville
"Gone, Gone, Gone"
Rounder Records
"Life In A Northern Town"
Mercury Nashville
BNA Records
(Award goes to Artist and Director)
"Don't Blink"
Kenny Chesney
Directed by Shaun Silva
Alan Jackson
Directed by Trey Fanjoy
Directed by Shaun Silva
Brad Paisley
Directed by Jim Shea
Trace Adkins
Directed by Peter Zavadil
Jerry Douglas – Dobro
Paul Franklin – Steel Guitar
Dann Huff – Guitar
Brent Mason – Guitar
Mac McAnally – Guitar
Here is the officical list of the CMA Nominations for the 42nd Annual CMA Music Awards..... More information can be found at http://cmaawards.countrymusicalive.com and on the official website of The CMA Awards http://www.cmaawards.com
Kenny Chesney
"Gunpowder & Lead"
"I Saw God Today"
"You're Gonna Miss This"
Cowboy Town
Good Time
Just Who I Am: Poets & Pirates
"I Saw God Today"
"Letter To Me"
"You're Gonna Miss This"
Reba McEntire and Kenny Chesney
Robert Plant and Alison Krauss
Sugarland featuring Little Big Town and Jake Owen
Kenny Chesney (duet with George Strait)
"Good Time"
"Waitin' On A Woman"
"You're Gonna Miss This"
Barbra Streisand, Morgan Freeman and George Jones will be awarded the Kennedy Center Honors for lifetime achievement in the arts, along with choreographer Twyla Tharp and musicians Pete Townshend and Roger Daltrey of The Who.
The Honors gala is the Kennedy Center's most important annual fundraising event, supporting its performing arts, education, and outreach programs. In addition to the gala performance in the Center Opera House, the Honorees are treated to a White House reception and banquet.
I can't think of anyone better than George Jones to be awarded this high honor. Each year the Kennedy Center's national artists committee and past honorees present recommendations for proposed Honorees to the Board of the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts. The Honors recognize a lifetime of contributions to American culture through the performing arts, whether in dance, music, theater, opera, motion pictures or television. Who else can you think of that fits a description that includes "contributions to American Culture" than George Jones.
George Jones has been called, the "greatest living country singer," and has dearly earned his reputation by deep song lyrics and of course that vocal presence that can't be mistaken for anyone else. "The Possum" keeps on giving the fans what they want. More music and continues to tour, with almost 100 shows a year still.
"I am completely overwhelmed to be the recipient of the Kennedy Center Honors,"
"I can't believe that I have been included in the same company as previous winners that are country music legends: Dolly Parton, Johnny Cash, Loretta Lynn, Roy Acuff and Willie Nelson. Since I was a young man, I have just done what I love and that is sing country music, and I never dreamed that something this special would happen to me. I am completely humbled and will be proud to accept the award!"
--George Jones
Not a suprise, but looks like Blake Shelton and Miranda Lambert are teaming up for a co-headlining tour this fall. The tour kicks off in Richmond, VA at the Virginia State Fair and runs for only 7 more dates, ending in Dallas, TX.
This show sounds really cool to me. The tour will feature special seamless shows Miranda will take fans from the early days of "Me & Charlie Talking" to the fist pumping "Gunpowder & Lead" while Blake fans can expect the gamut from his number one singles, "Austin," "The Baby," "Some Beach," and "Home" to the rowdy "The More I Drink" and fan favorite "Ol' Red." An intimate acoustic set by Blake and Miranda will be nestled in-between and each show will conclude as both artists and their bands reunite on-stage for the show's energetic finale.
Now, that sounds pretty fun to see. Nice to see the show will be non-stop. If it is coming close to you, check it out. The show dates are above for tickets.
The announcement of the final nominees leads up to The 42nd Annual CMA Awards which airs live Wednesday, Nov. 12 (8:00-11:00 PM/EST) from the Sommet Center in Nashville on the ABC Television Network.
The Country Music Alive special website http://cmaawards.countrymusicalive.com will be updated Wednesday evening or Thursday, pending on the official press release timing. The website will be fully updated with all the nominees and links to be sure you have all the nominated music downloaded or bought.
Well, we now have the first single from Taylor Swift's new album "Fearless." It is titled "Love Story."
I have a feeling this is a great preview of what is to come from the new album. The song seems to be inline with Swift's debut sound. No real shocking style change or anything, which is good to hear.
The song has not been made available for download quiet yet, I will let you know when it is. It is another song dealing with young love. Very well written and pretty catchy tune. I think overall the fans of Taylor Swift will be very happy with the new single.
XM's highway 16 has been playing the new song, not sure how quickly other radio stations will pick it up, I'm sure it will be pretty quickly for sure.
The new album, "Fearless" is due in stores on November 11, and is already available for pre-order from Amazon.com so it will be delivered on its release day. The track listing is available on her web site already.
Hello there Country Music Alive Supporters!
Today, the new release section was updated. Between now and November, I have 31 albums listed for you. There a lot of exciting new releases upcoming and Country Music Alive has the links to pre-ordering for you on the website. Support the website and order your CDs from the links provided. It truly makes a difference.
Just some of the highlights include Darius Rucker, Rascal Flatts, Tim McGraw, Kellie Pickler, and Toby Keith all have albums upcoming. There even more listed. I believe Country Music Alive has one of the most extensive lists out there.
Visit: http://www.countrymusicalive.com/albums/releases.php
Amazon.com offers Amazon Prime free trial memberships. It offers free 2 day shipping on any order. $3.99 for overight shipping. You can also share the benefit with upto 4 other household members. Try out Amazon Prime today for a month free trial as you ordering. So, try the trial and order your CD and then cancel if you don't wish to keep it, and that makes shipping free. Cick here
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Fan of Chuck Wicks? If you live close to or in Jonesboro, AR or Manchester, NH you can have that chance. He will be on hand to sign autographs and meet his fans at Wal-Mart on the following dates:
September 15
September 25
You can also enter to win a personal phone call from Wicks along with an autographed CD by calling a phone number and singing his newest single "All I Ever Wanted" through September 30. He currently is on tour with Brad Paisley and Jewel through mid-October. You can Also check out his debut album that includes the new single and his hit "Stealing Cinderella."
A very interesting study is taking place at
Its getting close to that time of year... The CMA Awards. AS in past years, Country Music Alive will be providing extensive coverage of the show on the blog and a special website.
Jerry Reed Hubbard died from emphysema and was in hospice care. Reed was a singer, guitarist, songwriter, and actor. He was 71.
Most of us will remember him for two things. First, the classic movie "Smokey and the Bandit" in which he was Cletus Snow... radio handle "Snowman." He also performed the theme song "East Bound and Down." He also was awarded a Grammy for Best Male Country Vocal Performance in 1972 for "When You're Hot, You're Hot."
Jerry Reed was more than just that however. His first career charting song, "Guitar Man," was covered by Elvis Presley. Reed and Chet Atkins performed on 2 albums together, and made numerous appreances on "Glen Campbell's Goodtime Hour."
"Redneck in a Rock & Roll Bar," "The Bird," "East Bound and Down" went to #2, "She Got the Goldmine (I Got The Shaft",) and "Lord, Mr Ford" both went to #1.
He acted in several movies as well. "Waterboy"and all 3 "Smokey and the Bandit" movies are a few.
Its a truly sad day for country music. We all miss his humor and talent. All the truckers show give a pull on the air horn for the Snowman....
Above, you will mind a small Amazon player where you can listen to clips of his music. Above that, additional links to clips and ordering information. For more information read this excellent article posted on the Tennessean website.