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Monopoly and monopolistic competition
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1) Are monopolists guaranteed of making economic profits?
2) Explain the long run equilibrium situation for a monopolistically competitive industry. Give two examples of industries that fit under this category.© BrainMass Inc. brainmass.com October 10, 2019, 2:39 am ad1c9bdddf
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1) Are monopolists guaranteed of making economic profits?
Yes. In the absence of any competitor consumers are left with no choice but to purchase whatever the monopolist would sell. Quality of the product or service is not a question in a monopolistic market. The consumer's decision is either "take it or leave it".
But the monopolist cannot charge any price they like. It is true that a firm with monopoly has price-setting power and will look to earn high levels of profit. However the firm is constrained by the position of its demand curve. Ultimately a monopoly cannot charge a price that the consumers in the market cannot afford.
Reference: Tutor2U, "Output under a pure monopoly". http://tutor2u.net/economics/content/topics/monopoly/monopoly_profits.htm. Accessed March 27, 2011.
2. Monopolistic Competition, Long-run equilibrium conditions:
The long-run equilibrium of monopolistically competitive industry generates six specific equilibrium conditions: (1) economic inefficiency (P > MC), (2) profit maximization (MR = MC), (3) market control (P = AR > MR), (4) breakeven output (P = AR = ATC), (5) excess capacity (ATC > MC), and (6) economies of scale (LRAC > LRMC).
Let us examine these conditions.
(1) economic inefficiency
The condition that price is greater marginal cost (P = MC) means that production does NOT achieve economic efficiency. This means that resources are not being used to produce goods that generate the greatest possible level of satisfaction.
In long-run equilibrium the sandwich price is $4.95 but the marginal cost of sandwich production is $4.65.
* From the buyers viewpoint, this $4.95 price means that they receive $4.95 worth of satisfaction from consuming a sandwich. If buyers did not enjoy $4.95 worth of satisfaction, then they are not willing to pay $4.95. As ...
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Monopoly and monopolistic competitive industry with examples of industries under monopolistic competition.


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Obtain a Section 408 Permission
The processing of a Section 408 Permission request begins with a written request from an applicant. The permission application (SPL Form 25) should be completed, along with the other documents as required in the Submittal Checklist. Each request for an alteration will be evaluated on a case-by-case basis. All application packages will be screened for completeness before they are filed in the District. A request for additional information may be sent to notify you of any additional information which may be necessary for the Corps to review your proposed project. If an application is complete we will notify you with the identification number.
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There is something about judo that is at the same time, both un-intuitive and exquisitely sensible (once it is explained) - the concept of ju - The idea that by yielding before force you can overwhelm it - SAY WHAT?!
You might think about it this way...
It doesn't make too much sense to practice dealing with people that you already have the power to easily throw down, control, and submit. If you can throw someone whenever you want to, why bother practicing throwing them? You've already got it.
That is why, when we are practicing hold-downs and uke starts bridging and pushing out of the hold, instead of holding tighter and trying harder to maintain control, we yield and go wherever uke is trying to make us go - even if it places us at a disadvantage. Because we assume that there will come a day that we may grab someone that has sufficient power to force us out of that position - and when faced with overwhelming force, we'd better have some experience being a pliant receiver.
That is why, when we are practicing throws and tori makes a pretty good approximation of the throw (as we understand it), uke yields and falls. Because we assume that one day someone will surprise us and whip us into the ground totally against our will, and when that happens, we would like to have a few thousand repetitions of skillfully receiving and dissipating that type of force.
That is why, when we are trying a submission and the opponent (naturally) opposes it, we don't lean in and pile on more weight and effort to force it to work - we move to something else - somewhere that we can have an effect AND be unopposed.
There is something about our ego that makes us delight in being tori and doing, and steering, and forcing the future into the shape of our own imagining. But it turns out that the more valuable skill is being able to bend the self and the ego to conform to the real shape of the future.
When you possess the power to make the world work like you like, you have the power - we are practicing to learn how to deal with the times when we don't have the power.
The real hard part is how to trick or beat or otherwise coerce the ego into submission.
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The Ateljee is a cozy room in the renovated first farmhouse. It has authentic brick walls and cealing and a hard-concrete floor. Furthermore there is a large sliding window that can open towards the courtyard giving the possibility to experience in-outdoor workshops at the same time. The Ateljee is used for many different workshops; artistic workshops, mindfulness, yoga, Tantra, sound healing etc..
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Friday 5 o'clock Cocktail – The Tequini
Our friend the Cigar Smoking Man suggested a drink this week that deserves a Friday in the spotlight: The Tequini.
As the name suggests, this is a Martini that is made with Tequila. With Martinis, the supporting ingredients are there to bring out the taste of the primary liquor more than they are to make an impression of themselves.
The Cigar Smoking Man points out on his blog the importance of using bitters (sparingly) in this drink. He also makes a good point about bitters – that bitters are to cocktails as salt is to food.
True enough. Bitters do bring out an extra element in many drinks. Like salt, a little goes a long way. If you've put enough in your drink to be able to taste it, then you've probably used too much.
Here's how to make a Tequini:
- 1 ½ oz of Tequila
- ½ oz of Dry Vermouth
- 1 Dash of Bitters (I used Angostura)
Directions: As with all martinis, the method of mixing is to STIR the ingredients gently with ice so you don't bruise the liquor. Then strain the clear drink into a cocktail glass and garnish with lemon peel.
Also, when you get a chance, you should visit the Cigar Smoking Man's blog. It's a great read, even for non-smokers like me.
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A Medallion of Excellence has been awarded to Corsham Refrigeration's Steven Burge at Wordskills Leipzig 2013.
The team from Britain also scooped two gold medals, along with one silver and three bronze.
The event, held in Leipzig, Germany, attracted entries from more than 1,000 apprentices from 54 nations.
Held over four days, the competition included categories for 40 disciplines in total.
Business secretary Vince Cable, said: "Congratulations to Team UK who brought home six medals and 17 Medallions For Excellence from the WorldSkills in Leipzig. They have demonstrated that when it comes to skills Britain has world-class ability.
"Vocational skills are important to the success of every business. That's why in these difficult times I have prioritised apprenticeship funding, so that employers can access the country's talent to help build a stronger economy."
Official delegate to team UK Jaine Bolton, commented: "I am so thrilled for them. We got 24 medals in London two years ago and 23 here.
"The fact that our mechanical engineering team got a Medallion of Excellence was particularly pleasing – achieving our best ever score."
EAL managing director Ann Watson, whose organisation supported the team, said: "They are heroes and heroines – each and every one of them.
"The team has dedicated the last two years of their lives ensuring that they were ready to meet this challenge – a commitment that has paid dividends for themselves, the team and their country.
"This result will help to inspire the next generation of skilled professionals – which we need to build a better Britain."
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Dawn Collinson looks back 59 years to Coronation street party day on Merseyside
RATIONING was still in force over the shop counters as a reminder that the end of the war wasn't so far away. But, in 1953, Liverpool – along with the rest of the nation – cast off economic restraint in the name of the Queen's Coronation.
While the city centre stores and even the Mersey tunnel draped their frontages with elaborate displays, thousands of street parties were organised across the city as people went to extraordinary lengths to mark the occasion.
The tradition had first become popular with the Coronation of Princess Elizabeth's father, King George VI, back in 1937. But, with the arrival of television sets in more and more homes, it was the Queen's ceremony which really captured the imagination and brought the country out to party en masse.
It was the first crowning of a monarch ever to be shown on the small screen, allowing families and neighbours to watch together, then keep the celebrations going themselves (although many saw it in black and white, and went to the cinema later for the colour version).
Most streets were festooned with red, white and blue paper chains, flags and bunting, with cut-out photos of the Queen stuck in front windows.
Some streets chose a fancy dress theme for their party, while others simply turned out in their Sunday best to make the most of great piles of homemade sandwiches, Jacob's biscuits, orange squash and urns of tea laid out on trestle tables the length of the streets. Mums and dads joined in too, and donated a jumble of mismatched dining chairs – although quite how many got back to their rightful homes at the end of the day remains lost to the annals of time.
Do you have a photo of a Coronation street party or memories to share about the occasion? If so, please send them (or a copy of the photos) to: Coronation Flashback, Liverpool Echo, Old Hall Street, Liverpool L69 3EB or email email@example.com Mrs Lynda Kilner, from L18, who sent us her photo from a Coronation party in Bromborough, please resend a contact phone number.


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We thought that we wouldn't have seen another Murena GT (after having published a black one for sale on Ebay a couple of years ago) for sale in the next years but here it is another one.
Differently from the black one, which seemed a survivor in top conditions, this one (VIN #6900414) has the typical look of a car abandoned in a courtyard for years, with some parts disassembled but in overall fair conditions. The seller says that this car is one of eleven made (the seller of the black Murena talked about ten cars) and that Elvis and Dean Martin had one, as they loved the Italian look but they wanted a big american V8 under the hood as well.
About this car, the seller can't say anything about its previous ownership so finding who was the first owner it's up to you; in the meantime the car seems to have complete interiors, including the Jaeger clocks and the Personal steering wheel; seats and trims look original and so the dashboard: we believe that what really matters is with the car, the remaining parts to be replaced should be "business as usual". Find it for sale here in Inglewood, CA, with bidding at $17,000 and reserve price apparently met.


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today was a longggggg day.
work was yucky.
i sat in a crazy meeting that made me feel...beat down and exhausted.
the traffic coming home was horrendous.
my car's air conditioner is still not working.
and, i forgot my sunglasses.
i came home cranky and whiny.
i didn't thank my parents for watching my kids.
i didn't thank john for taking anna to softball.
i didn't even notice that my dishwasher had been unloaded and my house vacuumed.
instead, i complained about my day and whined about how much i hate my job.
i'm a total brat.
and i'm sorry.
mom, dad, john, kids, i'm sorry for acting like that.
there are MUCH bigger things to worry about than an awful meeting and a bad day.
in fact, tomorrow members of several russian agencies are going to meet with the u.s. dept of state and other folks to discuss the adoption ban.
they will be talking about the details, the families, the children, the policies put in place to deny the children the opportunity to be adopted by americans.
this is BIG.
i have been praying for this meeting since january!
will you please join in me prayer tomorrow and thursday too?
please pray for hearts to soften, for action to be taken, for the families in progress to be allowed to continue, for the children to be freed!
this may be our last hope.
love to you all,
Tuesday, April 16, 2013
prayer request.
Posted by amy jupin at 6:42 PM
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Praying for you guys!!! Hopefully they will come to their senses!
- April 16, 2013 at 6:51 PM
- Christine Vandormolen said...
will do Amy...
- April 16, 2013 at 9:07 PM
- kassondra taylor said...
praying praying praying!!!!!!
- April 16, 2013 at 9:52 PM
- Lori McDonough said...
you got it, Amy...prayers going up! I've got a candle lit on my kitchen counter today just for Davis. Sending you a big hug, friend. xo
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- April 17, 2013 at 8:35 AM
- Erin Pascal said...
I can totally relate to that Amy! There are just days that really turns out bad. I am just thankful that I have a very loving and understanding family. I will also pray for your meeting tomorrow and this Thursday. I hope and pray that their minds will be enlightened and their hearts will be softened for these poor little kids. May God bless you!
- April 17, 2013 at 8:36 AM
Keeping all of you in my prayers. How I love seeing that smiling face!
Amy J
- April 18, 2013 at 12:16 PM
Thinking of you, Davis and so many more.
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This is the final blog in a series documenting John Chambers' and my modelling of Woodstock House, as part of our Modelling Humanities Data Module. Please go to John's blog here to see more.
Finishing the Project
After what seems like a lot of trial and error, we are finally finished with rebuilding Woodstock. The project itself took a long time, both in terms of trying to create the model itself, but also the sheer amount of knowledge, experience, and practice required when building a model in 3DS Max. As I explained in my previous post, hindsight is a great thing once you learn how to model a few things in 3DS Max. Taking the time to watch relevant material to try to solve a problem is essential to the process, and if you have enough time to do so and effectively practice before creating anything, I would encourage anyone to do so.
If I were to do this project again, I would definitely divide my time into not just practicing and trying to achieve certain construction goals. Throughout the project, we had been using one desktop as our 'building' computer and another as our 'practicing' computer, which was a good idea as it gave us both equal chances to develop our skills and be creative at any one time. However, a more focused approach would have been optimal in terms of time division, as well as seeing what we knew how to build versus what we wanted to build.
Another big factor we had to take into consideration at the end of the project was the amount of power our graphics card could supply. The model appeared to be very intensive on the computer's graphics card, to the point where towards the end of the project we were experiencing crashes every two to three minutes when rendering. We realised that this was due to the large amount of power required when processing the textures on the trees, grass, and Ivy in particular. When all of the layers in the model were unfrozen and not hidden by the end of the project, the entire software slowed down considerably. Perhaps with a more sophisticated set-up this would have been fine, however it demonstrated the power that is required in making models that emphasise photo-realistic lighting and materials.
Overall I found the project to be surprisingly enjoyable in the end; what seemed like a colossal task several weeks ago ended up actually to be rather fun. 3DS Max has a vast appetite in terms of your time, but if you are willing to feed it the rewards are obvious. You can see images of the house below, I will upload a Sketchfab model in the coming week.


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I found an old pic of me which I thought I'd show you
Way back when I had short hair, oki so not thaat far back
Juz - June 2009
The last couple of nights spent with Very had been pure joy. The moment he came online got mah heart all aflutter cuz you see we can only meet about once or twice a week lately cuz of our Rl schedules. All this time waiting for him had made me love him more, our passion still as intense as when we first kissed.
In between times I've been hanging out with Jay (Joshua Cartauld) more. And Raz too. Just sometimes I fell like a third wheel when I hang out with those 2 lovers. Live yesterday at this romantic sim (Affection Romantic Garden) which Jay found. All the poseballs there are for couples, dances for couples, etc. So while they're dancing I took a look around and found this interesting mushroom on the forest floor. Just a little nibble, it smells nice I thought, what harm could it do I thought. Next thing I knew I was up in the air, flying, literally! I must say this kitteh is easily amused and that kept me entertained for quite a while =^.^=
I called Jay m Raz to join in too. Managed to take a pic before we kittehs got too dizzy.


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All the latest News and Events from Robson Vets Ltd:
This is a contagious disease of horses and can be very serious. However, some horses can carry the disease and not have outward signs of illness. If you have concerns that your horse may be infected or has been in contact with infected animals, please contact us for the best advice for your horse.
Symptoms are varied but can include a high temperature, inappeteance, being 'down in the dumps', a snotty discharge and swollen lymph nodes (swelling just under the jaw) can be seen in some cases. These swellings can occasionally burst out, discharging pus which is very infectious.
The infection can easily be transmitted by nose to nose contact with an infected animal, or sharing tack, water and feed buckets or contact with shared people - from owners to carers to vets! Sensible precautions if you are suspicious of the infection include isolating your horse from others, not sharing equipment and if your horse is infected not travelling to shows or other events. Horses at particular risk are young and old individuals, as well as those already ill with other conditions.
Antibiotics are rarely used in the management of the early stages of the disease but some medications can be helpful - please speak to a vet for the best advice for your horse. There is a vaccination available to use, which involves 2 injections into the lip 4 weeks apart, giving a good immunity 6 weeks after the first injection.
For more detailed information, including a guide on how to manage/prevent an outbreak and good advice on hygiene and isolation, please check out the Animal Health Trust site - http://www.aht.org.uk/skins/Default/pdfs/steps.pdf


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SAS sells final MD80 aircraft
Scandinavian Airlines System, (SAS) has agreed to sell four of its MD82/87 aircraft to an undisclosed operator. The buyer has also secured options to acquire an additional 19 MD82s and 10 spare JT8D-217C/219 spare engines from SAS.
Assuming the options are exercised, this transaction would complete the phase-out of SAS' remaining MD80 fleet. The first aircraft was delivered to on September 11, 2012 and the next three firm aircraft will be delivered in Q4 2012. The option aircraft and spare engines, if exercised, will be delivered to the buyer in a phased schedule starting Q1-2013 and ending Q1-2015. The transaction was arranged by SkyWorks Leasing.
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A change of heart
I can't think of a single time when the phrase "change of heart" has not been used figuratively, but in Namine's case, it's literal. Her entire body is getting used to her heart's new physiology, and that comes with some drastic changes – not the least of which are a fluctuating fever, heart rate, and oxygen saturation. She spent much of yesterday satting in the mid-eighties, but she is once again in the mid-nineties, now that she's asleep.
Her body has essentially been damaged, after all – deliberately, intentionally, true; but injured nonetheless. Now is the recovery period, and it's going to be a rough time. Knowing that doesn't make it any easier, unfortunately. Having a support system in place helps, and we're grateful to have my parents and sister here to help so much.
Today – although, I suppose now that's yesterday – Namine got another wire removed; this time, the arterial line. The worst part is always the removal of the tegaderm adhesive. She also had the dressing changed on her central line. (That had to be done sterilely; I never really thought about it before, but of course it needs to be sterile; it's the line going right into her heart.) In the OR, the placement of the line resulted in quite a bit of bleeding, so there was gauze underneath the tegaderm. Because the gauze and dried blood can result in an infection, a dressing like that needs to be changed every couple days. But in redressing the line, the nurse didn't need to place any more gauze; after cleaning up the old blood, she placed new tegaderm adhesive and that was it. The dressing now only needs to be changed once a week. (Going by the surgeon's initial thoughts, we may even be out of here before it needs to be changed again. Here's hoping.)
A delicate balance needs to be struck in Namine. It's a critical time, here in post-op, because they're limiting her liquid intake due to the fact that her chest tubes can't come out yet; they're still draining blood, so they need to stay in a while longer. They need her to stay hydrated, but she also needs to pee enough (or "have sufficient urinary output," if you prefer doctorspeak) so that she doesn't retain liquid – that's happened to her after other surgeries, which they'd like to avoid. She's able to eat, but her appetite is still not really back yet, so she's just taken nibbles of food here and there.


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Nebraska is from a Native American word meaning flat or spreading water. In the Omaha dialect it is niubthatka. In Oto it is nebrathka. The name was originally applied to both the Nebraska and Platte Rivers and from there transferred to the territory and state.1
1Illustrated Dictionary of Place Names: United States and Canada, edited by Kelsie B. Harder (New York: Van Nostrand Reinhold Company, 1976), 372.
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Report on Libya attack cites 'systemic failures' in security, confirms no protest
A State Department-ordered investigation into September's attack on the U.S. Consulate in Benghazi, Libya, concluded that "systemic failures" left the facility inadequately protected, according to the independent review board's report, which confirmed that no protest preceded the deadly attack.
The report, posted Tuesday night on the State Department's website, also identified "leadership and management deficiencies at senior levels within two bureaus." It suggested 29 ways the department can improve its operations, but recommended no disciplinary action.
The Accountability Review Board's report comes after more than three months of intense debate in Washington over who was behind the attack, what motivated the attackers and why U.S. authorities weren't able to stop the violence, which took the lives of Ambassador Christopher Stevens and three other Americans.
Republicans have accused Obama administration officials of giving the American people a series of misleading explanations for the attack from the start. Much of the criticism focused on U.N. Ambassador Susan Rice's comments five days after the Sept. 11 attack that the violence was a "spontaneous" result of protests against an anti-Islam film. She later backtracked, saying her comments were based on the most current information provided by the intelligence community.
Although the motive for the attack remains unclear, the report released Tuesday confirms what quickly became evident -- that the attack was the coordinated work of heavily armed terrorists.
The report confirmed that the attack involved "arson, small arms and machine gun fire, and the use of RPGs, grenades, and mortars."
The security failures, though, were singled out repeatedly in the report.
Despite clear and present threats, the review board found the security staffing at the Benghazi consulate was "short-term, transitory" and "relatively inexperienced" -- and ultimately "inadequate."
It also found "a pervasive realization among personnel who served in Benghazi that the Special Mission was not a high priority for Washington when it came to security-related requests, especially those relating to staffing."
Clinton vowed Tuesday to address the deficiencies identified in the report.
"The Accountability Review Board report provides a clear-eyed look at serious, systemic challenges that we have already begun to fix. I am grateful for its recommendations for how we can reduce the chances of this kind of tragedy happening again. I accept every one of them," Clinton said in letters to the Senate and House panels reviewing the attack.
Although much of the focus is on the State Department's preparedness, the review board didn't let Libyans off the hook. Some of the security was provided by a militia, and there were "some troubling indicators of its reliability in the months and weeks preceding the September attacks," the report said.
The review board "found little evidence" that the guards provided by the militia "offered any meaningful defense" of the compound.
Among the board's recommendations for the State Department are to strengthen its security detail in high-risk posts, to build more-secure facilities, to request the support of additional Marines and to step up security training.
The report also gives a detailed description of the attacks, which the report said "were unanticipated in their scale and intensity."
At one point, the report says, U.S. officials were unable to find Ambassador Stevens "for several hours." Then they received a call from a cell phone Stevens had been carrying. An Arabic-speaking man said there was an unresponsive man matching Stevens' description at the hospital.
At first there was concern that this call was an attempt to lure U.S. personnel into a trap, but they later confirmed that Stevens was at the Benghazi Medical Center and had died after being caught in the fire at the consulate.
The report, however, shoots down criticisms that the U.S. military should have been called in sooner to help.
"The interagency response was timely and appropriate, but there simply was not enough time given the speed of the attacks for armed U.S. military assets to have made a difference," the report says.
The board, though, determined the Libyan government's response that night was "profoundly lacking."
Lawmakers generally praised the review board after the report's release, but reserved tough words for the State Department and other agencies.
"The report makes clear the massive failure of the State Department at all levels, including senior leadership, to take action to protect our government employees abroad," House Intelligence Committee Chairman Mike Rogers, R-Mich., said in a statement.
Further, he said the U.S. is "on the verge of compounding these errors by not acting against those involved in the attacks," complaining of a "lack of progress" in pursuing the terrorists responsible.


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|Doomed to Fail
|Tape Works 1984-1990 (2013)
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|Roy Finch
|Fiction Music (1982)
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|Chen Yi
|''The'' 1978-1983
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|Charanjit Singh
|Jab Andhera Hota Hai (Transicord) {from ''Raji Rani''}
|Instrumental (Film Tunes)
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|Vincent Gémignani
|Ophis le Serpentaire
|Modern Pop Percussion (Concert Hall 1970)
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|The Turner Eight
|West Virginia Smile
|The Turner Eight (1969 Studio 5 Records)
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|Dock Reed & Vera Hall Ward
|What Month Was Jesus Born In
|Spirituals (1953)
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|The Singing Ambassadors (Central Assembly of God, Boise Idaho)
|The Happy Side of Life
|The Happy Side of Life (No Label 196x)
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|St. Thomas More Parish (Happauge NY)
|Turn Back O Man
|Presents Godspell (Factory Records 197x)
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|Long Long Time
|Our Album (1971 Signet ST-71041)
|0:38:35 (Pop‑up)
|The Stylers (Malaysia) & Nam Hong (Singapore)
|The Lost Smile
|The Stylers (Malaysia) & Nam Hong [RLP-2007]
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|Mickey Turner
|A Time For Us
|This is me...Mickey [1975 Mickey Enterprises]
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|City Boys Band
|Osu A Meresu
|Nya Asem Hwe (1977)
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|Abdulgafur Ashameeri [Yemen]
|Zafa (03)
|Zafa Cassette [Unknown Year/Label]
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|[Wife of Paramount Chief - Dinka Tribe, Sudan]]
|The Age Set of Deng
|VA - Music of the Sudan, Vol. 2. The Role of Song and Dance in Dinka Society. Women's Dance Songs (1976)
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|Samaon Sulayman
|Kulintang and Kudyapiq: Gong Ensemble and Two-string Lute among the Magindanaon in Mindanao, Philippines (1980)
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|Fernando Arrabal
|Musique Folklorique Du Tibet, Document
|J'irai comme un cheval fou [Disques Festival 1973]
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|Barbara Briggs
|Je Ne Sais Voire Une Jeune Fille En Pleurs
|'70 / Plays on the Philicorda (Golden Music 1970)
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|Fredrique Sand
|ST (1976 PG Records Paris Geneva)
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|Independent Folk
|Marco Polo
|Independent Folk (1977)
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|Droitwich High School Blues Band
|The Good, The Bad and the Ugly
|What Is There To Say (1977)
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|Amanda Ambrose
|Gimme Shelter
|Laughing (1973)
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|Marc Levin Ensemble
|Birth of the Dove
|Songs Dances And Prayers [Sweet Dragon 1973]
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|Ways to Stop Time
|Ammunition Teeth Cassette (Howells Transmitter 2010)
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|Mande Dahl
|Mande Dahl EP (1979 Rak 'n Rol Rekordinjz)
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|Thank Your Lucky Stars
|The P.K.S. Publishing Preview [197x]
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|Les Contretemps
|Chô-Fret (1972)
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|Norma Minyard
|Three O'Clock in the Morning
|Miss Norma's Birthday Party [Rose Records 1987]
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|Steve Fortgang
|I'm Alright
|The Number One Bar Mitvah Band (No Label 1981)
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|Chris Swansen
|Pulaski Skyway 1
|Pulaski Skyway (1972 Badger Records)
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|Sir Guy
|Love Me Tonight
|and this is MY WAY (1970 St. George International)
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|Kishore Kumar, Asha Bhosle & Chorus
|Taxi Ka! Raat Sadak Pe ek Ladki
|Chhailla Babu (1977)
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|Love Live Life
|Mama Wo Koroshite Naze Warui (Why Bad Do I Kill A Mom?)
|Satsujin Juushou ('10 Chapters of Murder') [1972]
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|Stara Rzeka
|Nachtlich Spaziergang Durch Klinger
|Cień chmury nad ukrytym polem (2013)
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|Barbara Briggs
|Little Baby
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Listener comments!
Fri. 8/9/13 6:08am
Jason Elbogen:
Hell! Oh...
Fri. 8/9/13 6:14am
Hi Jason, really nice start! Looking forward to a continuing good show.
Fri. 8/9/13 6:16am
Jason Elbogen:
Hey Toaster. I just clicked onto CDtoaster.com. My time's a little short right now, so I can't really figure it out. What do you do there?
Fri. 8/9/13 6:20am
Revolution Rabbit Nov63:
HappyHappyJoyJoy Friday Y'all.
Fri. 8/9/13 6:23am
evening jason and everyone... i am imagining a big Barry White voice kicking in some time on this one... Jason's getting saucy in the darkened studio...
Fri. 8/9/13 6:27am
Wow, thanks Jason for visiting my site. I produce custom CDs and trade them for donations which I forward to fmu, supplementing my yearly marathon donation.
Fri. 8/9/13 6:28am
Revolution Rabbit Nov63:
- Garrison Keilor gives account of a similar thing - not realizing for some time he wasn't broadcasting from a school station. Don't know if he was telling tales - as he does that too...
Fri. 8/9/13 6:39am
Revolution Rabbit Nov63:
...bothered to Search D.Reed & V.Hall - so I gonna Link to it :
Fri. 8/9/13 6:43am
Revolution Rabbit Nov63:
- oh - Godspell tune...'c'mere Gheezus I got somethin' to show ya'...
Fri. 8/9/13 6:43am
i like this
Fri. 8/9/13 6:47am
Revolution Rabbit Nov63:
Synchrony such an interesting arrangement...making the most of a few instruments...she got some pipes & phrasing - & they rushing it...music communicates so many contexts so compactly
...think I'll start a personal gospel recording service & call it 'Vanity All Is Vanity'...
Fri. 8/9/13 6:53am
Lyme Regis:
i like this too, good morning....
Fri. 8/9/13 6:54am
InStudio AxeWeilder:
...I don't like this...
Fri. 8/9/13 6:55am
in the office behind you:
Fri. 8/9/13 6:55am
I like everything Jason plays.
Fri. 8/9/13 6:58am
Lyme Regis:
no more scary stuff, just little ol me checking in from the jurassic coast, england
Fri. 8/9/13 7:00am
Revolution Rabbit Nov63:
- speaking of Music communicating contexts compactly JE
- have you read 'This Is Your Brain on Music' ? :
...I wonder if you'd like it or not. Your review would be interesting!
Fri. 8/9/13 7:01am
Jason Elbogen:
City Boys were from Ghana, by the way.
Listen to DJ writes, not what he says (after spending 2 hours to get to the station).
Fri. 8/9/13 7:04am
Revolution Rabbit Nov63:
- we admire your dedication.
...I can never say Thx enuff for the life assist FMU provides in hours between waking & work. Well, I could, but I hope I don't.
Fri. 8/9/13 7:05am
Revolution Rabbit Nov63:
...support group for people who perseverate: On&OnAnon.
Fri. 8/9/13 7:10am
Jason Elbogen:
I haven't heard of that book, although for a moment I thought you were linking me this article that an old friend emailed me with the subject heading: "YOU ARE LIVING A LIE". The
article itself is titled: We Don't Like Unfamiliar Music, Even Though We Claim We Do
Check it out--
Fri. 8/9/13 7:15am
Left the chat room but will continue listening until my head explodes.
Fri. 8/9/13 7:15am
Revolution Rabbit Nov63:
- Levitin addresses the familiarity thang - & earworms too. What's interesting is w/ scans & other things we can actually learn something about what's happening w/ the Brain & Music now - altho' what's between our ears remains the most complex thing we know of (!) - & a big takeaway from the book is that Music uses more dif. parts of the brain perhaps then anything else we do (!).
- Will check your Link...
Fri. 8/9/13 7:21am
Jason Elbogen:
I think that although Dr. Goodman might be right--in general--there are plenty of people who find novel sounds appealing.
Fri. 8/9/13 7:26am
Revolution Rabbit Nov63:
Hope I ain't drove you off w/ blahblah CDT!
...Levitin does address the Familiar/Novel issue - & concludes the *Balance* is critical. What would be interesting would be to test FMUheads against a sample group! Seems to me what's Familiar &/or Novel will depend on how much you listen to - but given background music more & more people hear - maybe that means less than I think by sheer 'hours'...Some get to a point where they're more interested in where the Stones got the stuff than hearing the Stones again - & some never care...I think of stuff Zappa (I think) said about many just want aural wallpaper...&tc. ...
Fri. 8/9/13 7:33am
Revolution Rabbit Nov63:
...i.e. - if accepting that Familiar/Novel Balance is critical in what makes sounds Music we wanna hear (&/or choose) - which seems to me to make great sense (you need to relate to it yet not be bored)
- then what's 'familiar' &/or 'novel' has to mean different things to dif. people
...it just shifts the question, or leads to another Q of what makes these people dif. from each other...
Fri. 8/9/13 7:34am
Revolution Rabbit Nov63:
...playing great stuff btw : ) ...
Fri. 8/9/13 7:45am
Revolution Rabbit Nov63:
...I find comparing Musical Diet to Food Diet to be a very serviceable metaphor.
- Relating to your Link - I consider myself having 'Eclectic' tastes obviously - but come back often to Favorites (Hendrix-Who-Beatles, Coltrane-Monk, others)
- just like one might have staples in food diet one eats often - partly for basic nutrition - partly because of budget
- but feel the need for variety & new spices...even in terms of where the food is!...
Fri. 8/9/13 7:50am
Jason Elbogen:
The food analogy works very well for me. My diet's radically different now than when I was young, but I still enjoy burgers/fries/pizza.
Fri. 8/9/13 7:58am
Revolution Rabbit Nov63:
- which touches on the issue of adolescent imprinting - yerknow - often said yer stuck w/ what you liked in HighSchool. Partly because of an older sibling, I was into Music even earlier. It happens Eclecticism is one of the things I was 'taught'.
...On Meghan's UTP yesterday, she announced her next theme was cheezy 80s & I got to talking about how people around here where I am (NH) who are just a little (to a bit...) younger than me are reallly into this MTV 80s Top40 - which leaves me utterly dumbfounded...
Fri. 8/9/13 8:16am
Cheri Pi:
OMG! Good morning peeples
Fri. 8/9/13 8:23am
it is morning. but it's friday!
Fri. 8/9/13 8:24am
Fri. 8/9/13 8:26am
mysterious goings on today
Fri. 8/9/13 8:28am
Hello Jason and everybody.
I don't listen much to what I liked in high school (New Order and early REM being the only ones I still listen to, and occasionally at that). As for my college favorites, Juliana Hatfield and Kathleen Hanna are still on my playlist, but that's it.
Fri. 8/9/13 8:28am
This Moog record is amazing!
Fri. 8/9/13 8:29am
I still listen to SY, Dinosaur Jr, and MBV from my HS years.
Fri. 8/9/13 8:30am
Is this Chris Swansen track a 'Jersey represent' song?
Fri. 8/9/13 8:30am
Jason Elbogen:
I lost the auction for Pulaski recently, but this is from a creel-pone 'reissue'
Fri. 8/9/13 8:32am
@Jason - did a quick Google search on it...yeah, it seems to go for a bit of coin. Is the rest of the record of this quality?
Fri. 8/9/13 8:33am
...there's many things! General population expansion is dif. than the BabyBoom of the late 20th Century - less uniform age & marketwise somehow ??
- @ the same time, Corporate Media Consolidation has massively effected Music society is exposed to (- as such finance has in fact effected everything in our lives - including the functioning of our Government)
- & of course changing technology...
...Oh - you mean mysterious today on this Show...
...Friday is my 'Tuesday'. Meh...
Fri. 8/9/13 8:34am
@northguineahills - must be, but I can't imagine anyone writing nothing but hateful music about the Pulaski Skyway, I despise driving on that thing. All my friends moved out of Hoboken, so I have no need to drive on it this days, thank goodness.
Fri. 8/9/13 8:43am
that's quite a song title
Fri. 8/9/13 8:54am
Hello Jason & friends, Enjoying the tail-(or is it that rabbit's tale?) end of the show.
Fri. 8/9/13 8:56am
- hmm! - that LittleBaby is the tune used for 'Mr. Paul McCartney' :
Fri. 8/9/13 8:57am
Cheri Pi:
Japanese and Chinese share the chinese characters, meanings preserved. I'm doing a japanese translation right now!
Fri. 8/9/13 8:57am
@Jason: touchy subject there...
Fri. 8/9/13 8:58am
- @ one point, did the characters get turned sideways??
Fri. 8/9/13 8:59am
"Nachtlich Spaziergang Durch Klinger" means "nighttime walk through klinger" where klinger could be some place, dont know. its a name, anyway. Its also gramatically incorrect, it should be "Nächtlicher Spaziergang..."
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200 grams of cabbage, cut into pieces
100 grams of yam, thinly sliced
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Anyway, I love how you've styled the camel coat - I'm a bit sick of seeing them paired with the same things. Oh and in answer to your question, no you can never own too many slogan tees. x
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Microsoft Announces End of Mainstream Support for Exchange 2010Monday, January 11th, 2016
Planning Migration to Exchange 2010 SP2?Wednesday, January 25th, 2012
Since release of exchange 2010 SP2 many providers and tech geeks started upgrades and migrations from 3rd party solutions earlier Exchange versions to SP2. Different guides and community discussion are present to help you migrate to Exchange2010 SP2. Following are two scenarios for migration to SP:
- – From HMC + Control Panel → Exchange 2010 SP2 + Control Panel
- – From Exchange 2007/2010/ 2010 SP1 + Control Panel → Exchange 2010 SP2 + Control Panel
If you are having Hosted Messaging and Collaboration (HMC) deployment with or without control panel for management than it is right time to migrate to Exchange 2010 SP2. You can use your 3rd party control panel for exchange management or choose MachPanel that supports Exchange 2010 SP2 to stay ahead in the competition and offering hosted Exchange 2010 SP2 to your customers. However, for migration from HMC to Exchange 2010 SP2 you may consult with our Microsoft certified experts equipped with necessary tools and technology for upgrade and migration. Alternatively, you can do it yourself by following Microsoft's HMC migration guidelines but you may come across the following concerns to address before you could migrate:
Microsoft Exchange 2010 SP2 is now Supported – Start SellingWednesday, December 28th, 2011
To double your excitement and passion during Holidays; MachSol Inc., a Microsoft Gold Partner is proud to make announcement for being very first in the industry to support Microsoft Exchange 2010 SP2. Now, with MachPanel you can stay on top by offering Exchange 2010 SP2 to your customers. MachSol has envisioned perfectly the time to market and sailed out new release of MachPanel to help you escalate your business and meeting your customers' demands to support latest technologies.
In Microsoft Exchange 2010 SP2, there are several new features which were frequently requested to be introduced for better security, performance and management. Therefore, it was essential to enable these features in Exchange control panel. Following are some of the highlights of new release of MachPanel:
Microsoft Exchange 2010 SP2 Support with MachPanelThursday, December 22nd, 2011
MachSol Inc., a Microsoft Gold Partner is first ever to announce support for Microsoft Exchange 2010 SP2 in coming release of MachPanel. So, If you have not deployed Exchange 2010 yet, than we suggest you to make a wise decision by avoiding /hosting mode and configuring Exchange 2010 SP2 on-premises deployment. MachPanel is the industry leading control panel for Shared and Enterprise Hosting that fully supports Microsoft Exchange, SharePoint, CRM 2011 and OCS/Lync etc.
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Everyone in the hosting industry selling Hosted Exchange was waiting for Exchange 2010 to be naturally multi-tenant and Microsoft did that with /hosting mode. But it failed to make the headlines because of lack of functionality that was essentially desired by the hosters to run business. So, Microsoft had to make a decision to address all those limitations and thus they took a U-turn at /hosting mode.
Recently, Microsoft released Exchange 2010 SP2 that comes up additional features purely focusing on-premise mode. So, it is perfect time to upgrade your Exchange environment to latest release of Exchange 2010 SP2 in order to stay up to date and continue to sell latest technology solution and services to your customers.
Microsoft Exchange 2010 SP2 – A Dead End of /Hosting ModeThursday, October 27th, 2011
Microsoft Exchange Server 2010 was rolled out with a lot of enhancement and later in Exchange Server 2010 SP1 further improvements centered at /hosting mode which encouraged hosters to sell hosted exchange other than on-premise deployment and /hosting mode deployment was adopted by numerous firms and those who sell hosted exchange. Although, /hosting mode resolved different challenges for hosters but at the same time it had limitation as compared to on-premise mode and unluckily these limitation hindered doing business because fundamental requirements were unmet in /hosting mode. So, Microsoft realized the lack of feature set shipped with /hosting mode and decided to move ahead with release of Microsoft Exchange Server 2010 SP2 which is expected to be released later this year.
BlackBerry Enterprise Server Express – Enabling Wireless Email AccessibilityTuesday, August 9th, 2011
Importance of the email is quite evident and it's being the most essential communication medium corporate sector is heavily dependent upon secure and robust solutions to ensure persistent communication. BlackBerry® Enterprise Server Express is one of such reliable and sophisticated corporate email solution that works along Microsoft Exchange Server and IBM Lotus. Following are some of the salient features of BlackBerry® Enterprise Server Express:
- Wireless Synchronization
- Contacts and Calendar Integration
- File Access
- Internet Remote Access
- High Security


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Karl Lagerfeld has opened a new Paris boutique dedicated to the menswear line of his brand, Karl. The 1,430sq ft store is located on the upscale rue Marbeuf, close to other luxury menswear stores such as Berluti and Kiton.
Spread over two floors, it carries everything from tailoring to casualwear and outerwear, along with watches, small leather goods, fragrance, accessories and souvenirs from the Karl Lagerfeld brand.
Karl Lagerfeld is the latest addition to Paris's flourishing menswear scene. A host of young Paris-based labels have all opened their first stores in the past few months, including Officine Generale, knitwear label Monsieur Lacenaire and workwear brand Bleu de Paname. Alexandre Mattiussi recently opened the second boutique for his menswear label Ami on rue de Grenelle, while urban men's brand Cuisse de Grenouille is preparing a second, larger store in the upcoming Batignolles neighbourhood. French label Melinda Gloss is also set to open a new flagship in established menswear hotspot Le Marais later this year, joining existing boutiques including 13 Bonaparte, Beaubien, Coïncidence and Void.
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Asking questions is the most dangerous thing that a person can do to threaten the current societal paradigm…this is why they try to imprint their own questions onto us through social conditioning; schools, media, political, and religious means. You don't need to be an activist, you don't need to change their minds, you don't even need to stop their actions, you just need to keep asking as many questions as you can, and keep seeking to understand why it is happening in the way that it is. Breaking free and asking the right questions, those that need to be asked, is paradigm changing. ~Nathan
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Odawara Castle (小田原城 Odawara-jō) is a landmark in the city of Odawara in Kanagawa Prefecture. It was the fortress of various daimyo during the Muromachi period of Japanese history.
Odawara Castle was destroyed by the Meiji government. However, present Odawara Castle was rebuilt in 1960. It serves as a museum and is designated as an important historical monument. Odawara Castel premise is a park, and there are zoo and small amusement park in addition to historical site such as Castel tower. It is voted the 100 best historic park in Japan in October, 2006.


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It is often hotly debated around Thanksgiving: When should we start listening to Christmas music? For some, the answer is "now." For others, and we won't name names — cough, Scrooge, cough — it's "NEVER." If you are in the latter camp, you can move on to other things like stealing candy from babies and pushing old ladies into the street.
For the rest of us, the joyous time of the year when holly jolly tunes are piped from every speaker is upon us. And it's as good a time as any to brush up on your classic Christmas recordings. For us, classic Christmas means anything pre-1990, which does exclude some pretty great records (Charles Brown, I'm looking at you!), but if these aren't in your rotation this holiday season, you are missing out.
Elvis' Christmas Album - Elvis Presley
Classic Song: Blue Christmas
Underrated Track: Here Come Santa Claus
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Only Elvis could make a song like Blue Christmas sound almost cheerful with his trademark mumbling, but Here Comes Santa Claus is the real winner here with the "here comes a-Santa Claus, uh, here comes..." awesomeness. His voice is so iconic and has a pleasantly jarring effect on the more religious carols. Note that there was an original and a reissue that were decidedly different from one another.
A Motown Christmas - Various Artists
Classic Song: Santa Claus is Comin' to Town (The Jackson 5)
Underrated Track: Someday at Christmas (Stevie Wonder)
There might not be a sound more joyous than a very young Michael Jackson belting out Santa Claus is Comin' to Town with his brothers in the Jackson 5 or begging them to believe him when he sings I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus. And, yes, there are fantastic songs here from Smokey Robinson, the Supremes and the Temptations, but the soul of the album is the bittersweet Someday at Christmas, which finds Stevie Wonder at his heartfelt best.
Beach Boys' Christmas Album - Beach Boys
Classic Song: Merry Christmas, Baby
Underrated Track: I'll Be Home for Christmas
Sometimes, Christmas albums are just gimmicks, a way to make a quick and easy record for a band with the hopes of some decent return. This was particularly true of artists in the '60s. It was almost expected. But, hearing the Beach Boys' California perfection of Merry Christmas, Baby is worth it. It is lackluster in places, but Brian Wilson's mournful Blue Christmas and the trademark harmonies on I'll Be Home for Christmas make up for any shortcomings.
Merry Christmas - Johnny Mathis
Classic Song: Sleigh Ride
Underrated Track: Silent Night, Holy Night
There are those who sometimes confuse Johnny Mathis with Nat King Cole, especially when they both do The Christmas Song. But, Mathis brings a sharper tone than his fellow crooner Cole. And Mathis is fantastic in all his bubbly goodness on Sleigh Ride. But, don't miss his tender rendition of Silent Night, Holy Night.
Pretty Paper - Willie Nelson
Classic Song: Pretty Paper
Underrated Track: Christmas Blues
Nelson penned Pretty Paper for Roy Orbison who had a hit with it in 1963, 16 years before Willie decided to make a record centered around the tune. This is classic Nelson with his trademark Texas twang even on hymns like Little Town of Bethlehem. For a more interesting turn, try out Christmas Blues, an instrumental cut smothered in Nelson's Martin nylon-strung guitar he affectionately refers to as Trigger.
Christmas Portrait - Carpenters
Classic Song: Merry Christmas, Darling
Underrated Track: Christmas Waltz
There may be no more quintessential '70s pop artist than Carpenters, the kinda-creepy brother-and-sister team that recorded huge soft hits in the middle part of the decade. Their Christmas album serves as much as an extension of their wistful brand of pop as a holiday offering. Merry Christmas, Darling is like a postcard from New England in the late 1970s and Christmas Waltz may be the best version of this oft-forgotten tune ever recorded.
Soul Christmas - Various Artists
Classic Song: Merry Christmas, Baby (Otis Redding)
Underrated Track: This Christmas (Donny Hathaway)
Before Bruce Springsteen belted out Merry Christmas, Baby, there was Otis Redding laying down the nasty for this Atlantic R&B offering, highlighting their roster of stars including Redding, King Curtis, Solomon Burke and Booker T. and the MG's. This grittier stripped down foil to Motown's slick, multi-layered arrangements is anchored by Donny Hathaway's timelessly funky This Christmas, now a staple of holiday rom coms. Some of the best and most under appreciated soul artists ever appear on Soul Christmas, making it a good primer for those new to '60s-era Atlantic rhythm and blues.
Ella Wishes You a Swinging Christmas - Ella Fitzgerald
Classic Song: Sleigh Ride
Underrated Track: Christmas Island (also, What Are You Doing New Year's Eve?)
Has there ever been a better title for a holiday album? The answer of course is absolutely not and the First Lady of Song is at her finest with brilliant and peppy versions of Sleigh Ride (keep an ear out for it when you watch Elf this year, a great soundtrack worth checking out, by the way) and Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow! But, her lovely and laid back readings of Christmas Island and What Are You Doing New Year's Eve? are jazz perfection regardless what month it is.
Merry Christmas - Bing Crosby
Classic Song: White Christmas
Underrated Track: Mele Kalikimaka
There may be no more famous Christmas song than White Christmas. Bing Crosby popularized the now-classic tune with the 1954 corny, aw-shucks movie of the same name. On the album, the Irving Berlin-penned blockbuster is front and center, but it's the lesser known Hawaiian Christmas ditty Mele Kalikimaka that steals the show. It has become a staple at the holiday commercials and films like National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation.
The Christmas Song - Nat King Cole
Classic Song: The Christmas Song
Underrated Track: All I Want for Christmas (Is My Two Front Teeth)
"Chestnuts roasting on an open fire" may be the most widely recognized opening line of any song, never mind Christmas, and the most famous version of this song, written by Bob Wells and Mel Torme, is Cole's, so why not name the entire record after it? But, don't think Cole, a brilliant jazz musician in his own right, is a one-hit wonder. This album is loaded with some great songs with All I Want For Christmas (Is My Two Front Teeth) leading the pack. Most of the songs on the record are lushly arranged and backed by Percy Faith and his orchestra, but All I Want is the much more sparse and lovely Cole trio.
A Very Special Christmas - Various Artists
Classic Song: Do You Hear What I Hear? (Whitney Houston)
Underrated Track: Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas (The Pretenders)
Between the Whitney Houston classic, Run DMC's Christmas in Hollis (a first of its kind), the Eurythmics' Winter Wonderland and numerous other standouts (Bon Jovi's Backdoor Santa not withstanding), it's hard to imagine a more star-studded Christmas effort. The charity recording and its rather underwhelming sequels have raised over $100 million for Special Olympics. The Pretenders quiet, reflective Have Yourself is beautiful and subtle and the singular track on this album loaded with stars from Bryan Adams and Bruce Springsteen to Sting and U2.
A Jolly Christmas from Frank Sinatra - Frank Sinatra
Classic Song: Jingle Bells
Underrated Track: Mistletoe and Holly
The biggest star of his era, Sinatra could do anything he wanted, so no surprise he released this Capital gem in 1957. The Gordon Jenkins arrangements and backing from the Ralph Brewster Singers sprinkle this ultra cool jazz record with a hint of sweetness, but not enough to be saccharine. His "jing jing jing jing" Jingle Bells is a clever play on what can be at times a tired old standard and, Adeste Fideles, the Latin-language version of Oh Come All Ye Faithful, is a particularly interesting selection. But the cheeky and rarely heard Mistletoe and Holly is Sinatra at his best.
A Christmas Gift to You from Phil Spector - Phil Spector
Classic Song: Christmas Baby Please Come Home (Darlene Love)
Underrated Track: I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus (The Ronettes)
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This creepy convicted murderer used to be one hell of a songwriter and producer. Spector, who invented the California "Wall of Sound," was known for his dense orchestrations and lush arrangements, and A Christmas Gift is long on both. Recordings from The Ronnettes (featuring Spector's talented wife, Ronnie), Darlene Love and The Crystals are among the 13 tracks, but Love's Christmas Baby Please Come Home (a stellar rendition by U2 appears on A Very Special Christmas) is the bittersweet winner. Still, hearing Ronnie Spector belt out I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus with all that reverb-y musical accompaniment is pretty awesome too.
A Charlie Brown Christmas - Vince Guaraldi Trio
Classic Song: Linus and Lucy
Underrated Track: Skating
When the producers of the television special of the same name approached CBS with the idea of a cocktail jazz trio doing the music, higher ups were apoplectic. Cartoons had always been voiced with orchestral arrangements and silly sounds. Producer Lee Mendelson, however, wanted Guaraldi's light and bouncy trio compositions to carry the timeless animation of Charles Shultz along with actual children voicing the characters. It was groundbreaking, brilliant and a massive success. Most know Linus and Lucy, the piano-driven "theme song," but the crystalline upper-key melodies of Skating perfectly offset the opening scene, set on a frozen pond. Every song on the soundtrack is immediately recognizable while still being effortlessly easy to consume for those who love jazz and the many others who don't, no doubt why it became so popular.


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Unique earrings to launch new store in Karama with the help of South Indian diva, Nayantara
An Indian jeweller is set to launch a new store in Dubai with the unveiling of gold earrings weighing 1kg.
GRT Jewellers will today unveil the special earrings to commemorate the launch of its first Dubai store in Karama.
The earrings will be one of three spectacular and rare creations on display in the store, which will be officially opened with the help of South Indian diva, Nayantara.
GRT Jewellers said the three pieces interpret different aspects of the Indian heritage to create unique and eye-catching pieces in finishes of gold and precious stones, which were designed in the traditional 'Jhumka' style.
G.R. 'Anand' Ananthapadmanabhan, managing director of GRT Jewellers, told Gulf News: "The decision to create the 1kg earrings stems out of wanting to introduce new angles to traditional jewellery exhibition and we hope that our customers share our enthusiasm in creating something spectacular and different. Even though we are new in the market [in Dubai], we have received an overwhelming response and we see this as an opportunity to thank our patrons."
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Darby Pop Publishing and IDW Publishing continue their budding partnership in February with the ongoing series "City: The Mind in the Machine" (originally solicited as a 4-issue miniseries). Created by "Matchstick Men" writer Eric Garcia and artist Javier Hernandez, the story in "City" follows a young man who finds himself suddenly in control of a massive surveillance system designed to watch over and protect the citizens of San Francisco.
As the second part of our look at Darby Pop's inaugural publishing slate -- we spoke with co-founders Jeff Kline and David Wohl here -- Garcia discussed "City" with CBR News, revealing how his story pre-dates the current NSA spying allegations, why he set it his tale in San Francisco, his hopes for "City" in other media and more.
CBR News: Eric, what's the story behind "City: The Mind in the Machine?"
Eric Garcia: I'll give you the short version, partially to save everyone valuable time, and partially because the long version would be the comic itself, and where's the fun in that? In short, "City" is about a developer/engineer named Ben who's helped to create an AI-like security watchdog called Golden Shield -- a networked surveillance system that's meant to both keep tabs on and control crime and terror throughout San Francisco. Unfortunately, as we learn quite early in the story, there's a flaw in the system: Without some sort of human intuition to at least guide the process, Golden Shield isn't sufficiently advanced to make the kinds of mental leaps and assumptions necessary for the job. Fortunately (for the story, not for Ben), something happens that results in Ben's connection to the Golden Shield system itself, and he effectively becomes both a human master of this system and an intrinsic part of it at the same time. To give away too much more wouldn't be fair, but suffice to say, there's a bit of a learning curve involved, and things get intense.
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Has this story been influenced by the NSA spying revelations rocking the headlines this past year?
Funny thing -- while the NSA news has most certainly influenced "City" as we've been putting it together, the impetus for the project came about long before any of the recent NSA activities were made public knowledge. That being said, it's not like I was blissfully ignorant of our espionage agencies and their tactics. And while I'm no conspiracy theorist/black-helicopter-spotter, it's been pretty clear for quite some time that the American government uses its powers to spy on its own citizens. But "City" is actually more concerned with the ability of corporate entities to spy on private citizens, and the questions about corporations acting in concert with military and Homeland operations. It's all tied up together, of course, and those knots are only getting tighter with every passing day. So when Ben, as City, starts to explore the limits of his power, and finds he's able to access so much more than he ever thought possible (or legal!), it's an exploration of what the private sector can do when given a nod and wink by the powers-that-be.
Why did you choose San Francisco as the comic's setting? As a city, it's very much at the forefront of technology trends --
Pretty much asked and answered, right there! The Bay Area in general is obviously at the vanguard of tech, and while I played around with putting "City" in both New York and Los Angeles (and, at one point, my hometown of Miami), it just felt right to put it in San Francisco. It also helps that, for the most part, SF is a contained town. Surrounded by water on three sides, divided into so many different districts -- seems like it'd be the perfect place to test out a system like Golden Shield, especially considering the technology needed for it would originate nearby.
In a way, Ben and Owen (who heads up the Golden Shield team) are testing it on the city they live in and love -- and if you asked Owen, he'd probably compare himself to Jonas Salk testing the polio vaccine on himself and his family before the rest of the world. Doesn't mean Owen's making a fair comparison -- but I have a feeling he thinks of himself in those terms.
Why did you decide to tell this story in a comic book instead of a novel or screenplay?
I've got a weird internal process I go through when figuring out which stories of mine get turned into specific media. Sometimes I'll have an idea that cries out to be a novel, and sometimes I feel like it's got to be a film or TV show. "City" is a bit of a tweener, in that there are many internal concepts -- what is it like to be part of a networked system? What does it meant to become a City? Those are the kinds of things I love exploring in prose. And yet, there's a very visual component as well. While I certainly could have put that in a novel, those were the elements that were crying out to be a film or TV series. It wasn't until a conversation with Jeff Kline (founder of Darby Pop) that we realized "City" could accomplish both goals via graphic novel. I'm a big fan of the format in general, but especially for stories that have both deeply internal and yet visual stories to tell, like Layman/Guillory's "Chew" series, which I adore, or Josh Fialkov's awesome standalone "Echoes". I thought "City" might best accomplish its goals in graphic novel form.
Do you hope to extend "City" into other mediums in the future?
The idea of doing a "City" film or TV series is certainly something that's crossed my mind -- it's quite visual, and, in the hands of the right director/studio could be a franchise (oooh, they love that word!) -- and naturally, I think it'd make a smashing video game as well.
All that said, I've not been thinking of it like that, as it's a different medium. Right now, I'm putting all my focus on making sure the graphic novel comes out exactly as we want it. It's something we actually have control over, which is an incredibly rare thing in this day and age -- and certainly something that very, very few writers ever have in the film/TV world. Jeff and Darby Pop have been amazing in terms of keeping me involved in every step of the process, and I'm incredibly grateful for that -- it's really taught me so much. At this point in time, I enjoy being able to make decisions that are best for "City's" creative life, as opposed to trying to serve multiple masters with different agendas, as one usually needs to in film and TV.
What does artist Javier Fernandez bring to "City?"
In short: A visual palette and range that I couldn't even imagine. My brain simply doesn't work the way his does, and it's been incredible to watch the story come to life on the page -- which of course only brings it to life even more in my mind. It's not that different from working with a director and actors and watching as they infuse new life into the words you've written. [It's] both thrilling and frightening, because in a sense. you're giving up a certain amount of control. But if you're in the right hands (as we most certainly are with Javier) then it's like being on a rollercoaster. You can sit back, scream with glee and enjoy the ride.
What's your writing process like for "City" versus a screenplay or novel?
Not all that different from how it is for a regular novel, really. I wait until I've got a good concept of what I want to do, how I want to attack it, and then I give it a rough outline -- essentially a proof-of-concept. Will this idea hold up? Will the story have enough weight? Do the characters make sense in terms of their motivations and desires? From there, I have to start writing, because nothing really comes to life until I start giving the characters dialogue and action and interaction. A good 80% of what I write gets rewritten and rewritten again (and again) (and again), and eventually, it's ready to show to my collaborators -- at which point they mercifully rip it to (constructive) shreds and I start the new rewrites in earnest. Oddly, I greatly enjoy this. I know -- I'm a weirdo.
From "Matchstick Men" to "Repossession Mambo" to "City," it seems that paranoia, the idea that something is coming to get you or watching you or tricking you, is a recurring theme in your work. Are you a paranoid person in real life?
Well, before you asked, I would have said, "No, I'm not a particularly paranoid person," but now that you're using my CV against me --
I would say that I'm a somewhat anxious person, and in a way that's certainly tied in with paranoia. My anxiety, though, probably ties more into the other themes that someone else once brought up in my work -- the question of change, and whether true change is ever possible, especially if forced. "Matchstick" is about a leopard trying to change his spots -- and at the end (of the book, at least) there's a question as to whether the lesson he's learned is going to stick. "Repossession Mambo" is certainly all about change and replacement -- but in the ways that the physical can both imitate and cause the mental/emotional. In "City," we've got Ben, who's somewhat shy and retiring, but is forced, through outside influences, to take on the responsibilities, and eventually the personality, of an entire town -- so will that change him? Will that turn him into something bigger/better/worse or just plain different from who he was?
What's next for you after "City?"
Well, first up we're continuing "City" beyond its initial four-issue run, and I'm thrilled to be involved with that. Since I've really enjoyed my graphic novel experience so far, I've been talking about a second title as well -- a story that, come to think of it, does touch once again on the notion of both anxiety/paranoia and change. Maybe I need to see a therapist about these issues. Hm. On the novel front, I'm working on a new book and keep edging closer to "done" -- but there's still much work to do on that before it sees the light of day. I'm writing a couple of pilots for different TV channels/networks, and working on a few different films. At any one time I'm usually juggling 6-7 things, across different media, but that's either because of a raging undiagnosed ADHD, or just because I like the things I like when I like them and dammit, I don't want to have to give any of them up. Sleep is highly overrated, anyway.
"City: The Mind in the Machine" #1 is available this February from Darby Pop and IDW Publishing.