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Buddy Rich is pretty damned good
ListenToThis posted a topic in Led Zep LiveI have to say, that despite 25 years of Zep devotion and a particularly acute fan status of Bonzo's wizardry, I never bothered to see if Buddy Rich was any good. Any fan of Zep has likely heard at least once Keith Moon's dress down of Rich's apparent status as the world's best drummer, rather than Mr. Bonham - all captured on the "For Badgeholder's Only" audience capture of 1977/06/23. But as I watch this video, I slowly come to the realization that perhaps Mr. Moon made an unwise early conclusion.....
Why should I listen to any 1980 recordings?
ListenToThis replied to wilsoncb420's topic in Led Zep Live^^ This is a tougher question (best quality gig) than I think it initially appears to be. Most say Zurich, Frankfurt, or Munich. However there are great moments from every '80 gig (even Page's solo in NFBM in Nuremberg I suppose). Concerning sound, I would say the soundboard recording of Zurich is the absolute best audio of an '80 show (its perhaps the best sounding Zep soundboard ever). But as far as the performances, I tend to suggest the first four shows as best reflecting the energy, enthusiasm and revamped focus that the band was trying to convey. Dortmund is great, not rusty at all but reflects some nerves - Plant thought the performance was fantastic for the opening night of a tour. I would recommend Cologne or Brussels - particularly Cologne as it has a great full sounding audience recording (which replicates a more pleasing tone from Jones' keyboards) as well as a good soundboard. Of course Zurich, Frankfurt and Munich are solid efforts (ALS from Zurich is amaze-balls) but they lack the initial urgency of the first few gigs. I've rambled. Push come to shove, try to get your hands on the Cologne audience recording and Zurich soundboard, this will be a good compromise of sound and performance. I think you'll find when all four cylinders were firing (indeed some nights Bonham and Page were not) that Zeppelin still had that excitement and power we all love.
Why should I listen to any 1980 recordings?
ListenToThis replied to wilsoncb420's topic in Led Zep LiveI was just listening to Rotterdam a few days ago and thought the same about "Heartbreaker" - simply a stunning version. Plant's vocals at the very end are amazing and Page is indeed blazing through his a cappella and accompanied solos. Brilliant and a true sign that the group still had it when they were believing in themselves, which was the case for the first four shows straight through. There is a dip in Bremen and the first night in Mannheim where they were likely hesitant to look each other in the eye and acknowledge that it was indeed harder to pull it off every night. That's the difference about '80, at times each one very likely wondered, just for a show or two, once or twice, offstage or maybe on, that perhaps this wasn't such a good idea anymore. Regardless, the Rotterdam citizens came around after a low key initial reception to show the band that the audience could still be won over by the mighty balloon.
Biggest fail live
ListenToThis replied to Klape's topic in Led Zep LiveAll of this 1980 bashing with very little in the way of specifics. Easy to briefly listen to a show and say it sucks if you have already made up your mind prior to putting on your headphones. Plant comments how he's enjoying himself more in '80 than how he's not - you've got to take every word from every show into account. It's all in the Plantations, but if you only remember the negative comments and nothing else than you can't say that's a consensus can you? You want your Zeppelin tight but loose, you're going to get some mistakes. They screw up Kashmir once in NYC and once in LA, and in Zurich and Rotterdam (briefly) in 1980. There may be one or two more. That's hard to count? They picked their instruments in 1980 based on where the technology was going and what other musicians were playing. I guess you've never heard "Shaken n' Stirred" before? Everybody just chimes in with a pat on the back saying "yeah that sucked man"...Three pages and nobody cited Bonham in New York in '75 at the end of Heartbreaker following the solo? What about Bonham forgetting the drum break in ALS in Oakland on 7/24/77? How about Page's Heartbreaker performance in Vancouver in '75. These are specifics, not "fuck 1980, that shit sucked" generalities.
Reappraising 1980/07/07 - Berlin
ListenToThis replied to ListenToThis's topic in Led Zep LiveI think the general consensus is that Page plays well below par for most of the evening's songs - likely the worst without a known drug reaction (such as Chicago '77). Even at Tempe in '77 he plays a fantastic STH solo, which coincidentally is not much shorter than Berlin's version. The best method of gauging his playing this night is to compare it to earlier '80 shows. There are hints of struggle in NFBM and BD - the first major issue of the night is the outro solo in ITE where Page would normally play a nice fluent string solo while slowly working the wah-wah pedal. His picking on this in Berlin is quite labored - compare it to Vienna's version. Later in TUF, while the solo is definitely epic in some ways, his attempts at fluency again are stifled by deliberate and labored picking. At the onset of the SIBLY solo he doesn't even attempt the quick burst or two of notes, instead opting for a somber bluesy start. I believe ALS was skipped this evening because of Page, while in Vienna it was due to Bonham's fatigue and poor eating habits (not bananas by the way, that was a cover up for the real etiology of days of excessive drinking combined with poor diet). Page tells the audience they are changing the program since its the last one of the tour, but since when did Zeppelin ever eliminate songs during important finales (i.e. Forum '77, Earls' Court 1975/05/25, NYC '73, etc.) He couldn't pull a confident version off due to his speed issues. WS/BMS has been discussed ad nauseam in the past. STH shows Page trying hard - the band wants to celebrate and enjoy the evening, after all they had been through a lot in the few years prior and wanted to bask in the glow of playing together as a working band again. But it ultimately lacks real excitement and he struggles for an energetic bridge to the final verses. Lastly I believe Let That Boy Boogie was not played in light of Page's inability to pull off the required solo runs. Further Jones takes control of WLL from the onset and really makes Berlin's unique version what it was. I've a number of photographs in an old Japanese picture book that show a good bit of snot gleaming off of Page's upper lip. He also had lost several teeth by this point which are clearly reflected in the images - you may notice the lack of smiles from Page with his teeth showing in the '79 - '82 period. He sniffs a good bit during the BD intro as well as his explanation of the WS/BMS delay. You want pure conjecture - Page layed into the alcohol heavily that day due to a lack of necessary "supplies", thus his cold symptoms. Page himself failed to appear at the aftershow / tour party at the hotel, and Steven A. Jones in an interview by Dave Lewis states that Page was unhappy with the performance, although frustratingly so Lewis did not push Mr. Jones for clarification. It was basically an off night - his playing in Rotterdam, Vienna, a number of gigs in 80' was quite good. Pity his worst showing was the last one.
I listen to one to two 1980 shows a week. Seems crazy but whatever floats your boat... I also listen to at least one 1977 show a week, then likely one 1972 show and one 1975 show a month. After that sprinkle a little '69 occasionally...
SIBLY is consistently played below average on this tour, however Brussels, Hannover and Munich's versions seem to rise above. The other end of the spectrum finds both Mannheim performances and Berlin. Tea for One or I'm Gonna Crawl would have served better by this point.
Newer version of 6/21/77 (Listen To This Eddie)
ListenToThis replied to Mattmc1973's topic in Led Zep LiveI think one could confidently assume there are more than 1 source for the other nights. 6/22 has four that are known alone (a non-Millard night of course) and 6/23 has two exceptional sources (including Millard). Frankly if the brief snippet of the 6/22 source found at the end of SIBLY was released in its entirety, combined with an extra source or two for 6/26 we'd all be set for life.
Newer version of 6/21/77 (Listen To This Eddie)
ListenToThis replied to Mattmc1973's topic in Led Zep LiveAppears you've picked up on the weedwacker uploads of Millard's recordings. They were (are) heavily desirable among more enthusiastic collectors due to the unmarked tapes and pre-tamped (remaster) status. While JEMS may have shared them recently I believe WW shared them several years back. The unmarked tapes were sourced from the owner of the record shop where Millard purchased his blanks. In exchange for free blanks Millard gave copies of the shows to the owner. Sources for the other audience tape are known but soliciting is extremely unlikely to be successful. The sound is rather muddy anyway. But I can see the desire, hell I spent months hunting down the alternate audience source for Vienna 1980 (and finally got it I'll note!).
You know the coda section at the end on 1977/07/24 is pretty sweet with the funky Steely Dan ish keyboards and Jimmy's guitar feeding off this.
Led Zeppelin Photo Mysteries
ListenToThis replied to SteveAJones's topic in PhotosDoes anyone know why there seemingly are so few offstage photos of the band during the L.A. Forum run? There are a good number of offstage shots taken in New York earlier in the month. Is it just me? Surely there are photos from the after show party on the 23rd in the hills. What about the 26th - I wanna see Joney's strawberry tart dammit!?
I too think the NQ from 6/23 is somewhat overrated, although Jones' bit with the organ is incredible. The jam itself is lacking in spots. I can't say that 6/23 overall is overrated, there are definite highlights - ALS and particularly a super nasty version of SA. The acoustic set is subpar however. Its a tough call... Little has been said about 6/26 which features IMO Jimmy's best playing of the entire stretch. NQ is phenomenal and includes a return to form for Bonham from the previous night. STH this night is also amazing as is OTHAFA. I really like 6/27, both NQ and the show as a whole. Jimmy drags a little taking up 36 minutes by just himself but OTHAFA, TUF, the acoustic set are all killer. 6/22 is to me the most muscular no nonsense performance, very heavy with little room for experimentation. The night before had nervous energy, this night has justified ego and determination. Its easy to see that this topic is popular because all of these shows were so good and are very fun to listen to time and time again. As good as Bonham is in LA however he still had his best night ever on 4/28. Deal with it...
High in June - A Celebration of Tour Over Europe 1980
ListenToThis replied to NealKenneth's topic in Led Zep LiveI suppose I know these shows too well....I took a quick 30 second listen and already ascertained that NFBM is from Frankfurt and ALS is from Zurich. I'm gonna make a game out of this for myself!
High in June - A Celebration of Tour Over Europe 1980
ListenToThis replied to NealKenneth's topic in Led Zep LiveCool creation. I second Nutrocker's request for a detailed breakdown of what comes from where. I like the discussion here regarding Plant's voice. It seems to me to be an underappreciated enigma but his live vocals on the '83 American tour and Japan / Australia '84 shows are fantastic. Still powerful and strong throughout lows, mids and highs. The live endings of "Stranger Here...Than Over There" sound like the chaos sections from 1980 WLL's. By 1988 in my opinion his powerful youthful voice was gone, replaced by a man sounding like early middle aged, which he was at the time. The new Hong Kong '84 recording has gone almost completely unnoticed, at least it seems that way...Not to me though.
1977 Soundboards...which do you do you think is the best?
ListenToThis replied to Nutrocker's topic in Led Zep Live1977/04/28 is the best show outside of LA that year in my opinion, and is clearly stronger than 06/25.


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This is the way I make my mince pies, and there is no changing me or them: they are small, to be popped straight into the mouth in one go; the pastry is plain, the better to contrast with the rich, fruited filling; and they have not full casings but little stars as lids, which makes them look beautiful and taste flutteringly light.
By all means use good shop-bought mincemeat if you want, but I'm hoping you might give my new Cranberry-Studded Mincemeat a go (see p.189): it tastes both rich and boozy and fresh and fruity at the same time; and it makes for a slightly different mince pie, but in a welcome rather than challenging way.
With mince pies, I must have butter of some sort: I'll take brandy butter (my mother's), rum butter or a brown-sugar bourbon butter (see p.190 for butter recipes). Mince pies are to be savoured – not just as one of the last truly seasonal foods in England, but also as a home-grown culinary triumph, provoking one delighted Frenchman to exclaim in a letter, as quoted proudly by Agnes Jekyll in her Kitchen Essays: "ce que j'adore dans la cuisine anglaise ce sont vos petits mince-pi".
Get out a tray of miniature tart tins, each indent 4.5cm in diameter, along with a 5.5cm fluted, round biscuit cutter and a 4cm star cutter.
Measure the flour into a shallow bowl or dish and, with a teaspoon, dollop little mounds of vegetable shortening into the bowl, add the butter, diced small, shake to cover it, then put in the freezer for 20 minutes. This is what will make the pastry so tender and flaky later.
Mix together the orange juice and salt in a separate, small bowl, cover and leave in the fridge to chill.
After the 20 minutes, empty the flour and fat into the bowl of your food processor and blitz until you've got a pale pile of porridge-like crumbs. Pour the salted juice down the funnel, pulsing until it looks as if the dough is about to cohere; you want to stop just before it does (even if some orange juice is left). If all your juice is used up and you need more liquid, add some iced water.
If you prefer to use a freestanding mixer to make the pastry, cut the fats into the flour with the flat paddle, leaving the bowl in the fridge to chill down for the 20-minute flour-and-fat-freezer session. Add liquid as above. I often find the pastry uses more liquid in the mixer than the processor.
Turn the mixture out of the processor or mixing bowl onto a pastry board or work surface and, using your hands, combine to a dough. Then form into 3 discs (you'll need to make these in 3 batches, unless you've got enough tart tins to make all 36 pies at once).
Wrap each disc in clingfilm and put in the fridge to rest for 20 minutes. Preheat the oven to 220°C/gas mark 7.
Roll out the discs, one at a time, as thinly as you can without exaggerating; in other words, you want a light pastry case, but one sturdy enough to support the dense mincemeat. This is easy-going dough, so you don't have to pander to it: just get rolling and patch up as you need.
Out of each rolled-out disc cut out circles a little wider than the indentations in the tart tins; I use a fluted cookie cutter for this. Press these circles gently into the moulds and dollop in a scant teaspoon of mincemeat.
Then cut out your stars with your little star cutter – re-rolling the pastry as necessary – and place the tops lightly on the mincemeat.
Put in the oven and bake for 10–15 minutes: keep an eye on them as they really don't take long and ovens do vary.
Remove from the oven, prising out the little pies straight away and letting the empty tin cool down before you start putting in the pastry for the next batch. Carry on until they're all done.
Dust over some icing sugar by pushing it through a tea strainer, and serve the pies with one of the butters on p.190.
Make the mince pies up to 1 week ahead and leave to cool. Store in an airtight container layered up between sheets of greaseproof paper. Pop into a warm oven for 3–4 minutes before serving, dusted with icing sugar.
Make and pack the pies as above and freeze for up to 3 months. Thaw overnight on a cooling rack and reheat as above.
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A report from a national road safety group highlights what could be a troubling trend among young drivers: an increase in fatalities among 16- and 17-year-old drivers after several years of declines in that age group.
The Governors Highway Safety Association (GHSA) examined deaths of 16- and 17-year-old drivers through the first six months of 2011 and found an 11% increase over the same period in 2010. Deaths of 16-year-olds rose 16% and 17-year-olds 7%, for an overall jump of 11%.
The study by the GHSA, which represents states on highway safety issues, covers only the first half of last year. Traffic deaths usually rise during the second half of the year, which includes summer and vacation driving. If data for the second half of 2011 continue the trend, it would be the first time in eight years that deaths have risen for this age group of drivers.
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I was told that the question tonight related to the road construction in the park and the status report on that. Now the member is asking about snowmobile access. If he had given me fair notice, I would have been glad to speak to that, but that is not the case.
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The Hedge Druid blog has reached 300 posts! Thanks to those of you who are reading our posts regularly, everyone who has contributed to the comments section, and to casual visitors who may just happen on by. We hope you are enjoying the journey along The Path. Our experiences seem to resonate with many of you.
Since late 2008 we have delivered three hundred almost-believable, sometimes vaguely interesting pieces of information to you all. For Kal and I the blog began as a means of recording our experiences whilst out dowsing, and for me particularly it was a means to record the cross-over that I was experiencing with my newly-emerging interest in druidry. Since then we have developed spiritually and the metaphorical goal-posts have shifted somewhat.
It has been to my personal delight that you have followed our progress in increasing numbers. Good on you, but shouldn't you be out in a field kissing a flower or something? Only kidding. It's great to have you here, and we hope that our exploits inspire you to try some of the unusual things we get up to for yourself. You'll notice we often leave the detail for you to work out for yourself? That's deliberate.
Two years after we started blogging we have hit a major milestone. I feel like we readers of this blog are a small band of Spartans facing the hordes of rationalist unbelievers in their many guises and poking them sternly in the eye with experiential evidence. Of course, we're all mad. We need to acknowledge that, If anyone asks, you don't believe a word of this, right?
Over that time we have indeed covered many esoteric and "flaky" subjects: crop circles, crystals, healing with energy, earth energy lines, coincidences, elemental spirits, ghosts, power centres…and many more that I can't bring to mind but which make me muse and ponder. We aim to test them all in time.
Over that few years we've been spending less time dowsing and more time on energy work/magick. Dowsing has currently (and unfairly) been relegated to an aide to our other work. In the near future we're going to go back to re-investigating the dowsing principles because we think there's more to learn from that. Expect some updates to the Sacred Sites page with its map of energies. Expect some new ideas to emerge from our findings.
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At just 48, Ed Cunningham was far from the end of his career in front of the lens. But he gave it all up.
Football was his life. He played the game in high school, college and in the pros before becoming a college football commentator. He still calls himself a jock, yet says the game is no longer for him.
He says college players don't have a voice so he's speaking up for them. He fears the dangers of football are falling on deaf ears And he wants the discussion about brain injury to be heard loud and clear.
"I didn't feel right having a job that I was morally so conflicted," he said. "The game is created for bodies to collide. Therein lies a really inherent danger."
The former offensive lineman helped the University of Washington win the 1991 national championship title. Outspoken as a player and a leader among his peers, he was the team captain. As a third round draft pick he then went on to play five years with the NFL before hanging up his uniform and heading for the broadcast booth. For 20 years he was a college football analyst. The last 12 of them were spent with ESPN.
Last spring, 100 of his colleagues at the network were let go. Cunningham was not one of them, yet on that very day, he resigned.
"There was a relief when I called my boss that DAY," he says. "Because I was hiding my truth. My truth was I have real concerns about the game and its safety and I was being paid well to talk about the game… I felt a little fraudulent."
At the time he told his bosses it was the constant travel and demands of fatherhood that made him walk away. It took him nearly six months to come clean about the truth, he says.
"I had a great job, great bosses. … I loved the people I worked with… I was paid well for the job, so it went against a lot of sort of things that were really good. But it was that one thing that made it really hard to keep doing."
So now Cunningham is producing movies like "Undefeated" full time. He won an Oscar for the documentary in 2012 when he was just moonlighting.
While Cunningham is quick to commend the NFL and college ball for making some changes to the sport over the years, he also says the game being played today is nothing like it was when he was on the field.
"They are playing more seasons, longer games and they are bigger and a little better trained than when I played. I played at a super high level, so I know," he says. "The physics don't work all the time. It's hard to watch the game sometimes."
These days, for your modern-day lineman, the most popular body type for the position is 6'3" and 300 pounds. Back in the '80s when the game was really taking off, that player didn't even exist.
Fellow players and friends from over the years diagnosed with chronic traumatic encephalopathy or CTE have left him thinking. Friends like former Chicago Bear Dave Duerson.
"Dave Duerson was a guy I really looked up to," Cunningham said.
The two were teammates in Arizona. In 2011, Duerson shot himself in the chest so his brain could be used for research on the effects of CTA. Now Cunningham proudly calls his old friend an inspiration.
"My affection for Dave is almost more pure now because I've just come to the fact that it's a dangerous game."
The game that stopped him in his tracks professionally was the 2016 season opener, North Carolina vs. Denver. Play after play, the helmet to helmet blows were too much for Cunningham to bear.
"I had an emotional reaction to last season's early Denver Carolina game when, in my opinion, Cam Newton was just abused. He was abused," he says.
These days, as a film producer now living in L.A. his focus is closer to home on his two preschool aged boys.
"People said what I did was a principled thing," he says. "One of the hardest things is being a principled parent. I think that's a really difficult job. … My principles right now - we're not going to play football."
"The truth is there are people who are dying from brain injuries that they suffer from the game," he says. "We all as a society have to say, is this worth it? To what end are we willing to do this?"
Cunningham thinks Chicago is an educated, practical, Midwestern sports town and the perfect place for this discussion to take place. We know it already has: schools, park districts already showing signs that parents are re-thinking their kids' role in the game of football, by shutting down programs with low participation.
Cunningham goes on to say that he doesn't know what the game of football will look like in 20 years from now, but he does know it will look different.


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Bailout: banks wanted thousands of foreign workers as they laid-off Americans (H-1B)
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Major U.S. banks sought government permission to bring thousands of foreign workers into the country for high-paying jobs even as the system was melting down last year and Americans were getting laid off, according to an Associated Press review of visa applications.Diane Casey Landry of the American Bankers Association spins it as being an artifact of the good times, with the current situtation being different. A Michael Bloomberg spokesman is quoted as supporting the scheme. The Associated Press wasn't able to get any specific banks on the record, but they've filed a FOIA request for more information.
The dozen banks now receiving the biggest rescue packages, totaling more than $150 billion, requested visas for more than 21,800 foreign workers over the past six years for positions that included senior vice presidents, corporate lawyers, junior investment analysts and human resources specialists. The average annual salary for those jobs was $90,721, nearly twice the median income for all American households...
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That is all part of the one world plan, oh yes many bank workers make LITTLE money a teller in most states makes about $8 dollare per hour, so its not about money its about dismantlment/COLONIZATION of our Nation and way of life, our enemies are many and one is inside the so called white house. within 2 years the USA Will disappear and the new world order will be your government but when that happens we who think like Americans will no longer be pin down by our oath to a nation state and will be free to act like real Americans. but also understand many will be happy to get something to eat so many will ask for the new world order like little kids asking mother for food.


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By Lachlan Labere/Eagle Valley News
A Canadian Pacific locomotive was removed from service Friday, Mar. 7 after it was found to have leaked 2,000 litres of diesel fuel on a railway siding in Malakwa.
Kevin Hrysak, spokesperson for CP, said immediate steps were taken to clean up the spill, using spill pads and sawdust to contain the fuel to the track area. He said the incident was immediately reported to the Malakwa Volunteer Fire Department and Fire Chief Joanne Held, who visited the scene on behalf of the Columbia Shuswap Regional District Fire Services to determine if there was a hazard requiring suppression, as well as provide an initial assessment for the Ministry of Environment.
"Our initial report was the spill was clear of any danger to ponds or creeks," said CSRD fire services co-ordinator Kenn Mount. "The site was well looked after and CP rail staff were attending to the situation appropriately."
Mount said CP immediately brought in support to capture and contain the spillage, and contractors for the ministry assisted with the removal.
"Communication onsite with CP Rail and CSRD Fire Services was good and all agencies were very co-operative," said Mount, adding removal and clean-up continues.
Hrysak noted the incident to be a "one-of-a-kind situation."


text: lowtek 0 Posted September 26, 2009 Report Share Posted September 26, 2009 Does anyone out there wear glasses and goggles? Do any of the current goggles fit over glasses? Most seem a tight fit around the face. I remember seeing a set that had a single viewer a little to the side of the right eye. Something like that might work or be adaptable to ski goggles. I mostly fly gliders and wear ski goggles over my regular glasses. Makes passes across the face of the sun a lot easier. OR Can you fly just using a small monitor? The goggle issue is kind of a make or break for trying FPV flying. RichK Quote Link to post Share on other sites


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In this article you will learn how to limit the Max Order Quantity of a listing to protect your inventory when running a promotion
When creating your codes, we have always recommended that you do choose the $OFF codes.
The $OFF codes ensure that customers can't take advantage of your codes by getting a discount on their entire order if they choose to buy multiple quantities of your promotional product.
Recently, Amazon made another change to their promo codes. They removed this option and now only allow %OFF codes to be created via your Seller Central account. So, now that you only have the %OFF option, we have put together a guide to help you get around this, to ensure you were still able to limit you max order quantity.
Although you cannot limit the quantity of products to be purchased when using a percentage off code, you can limit the Max Order Quantity of a listing. This means, the shopper cannot purchase more than the quantity you set in the backend of a single order.
Follow this step-by-step guide
- Can you find Max Order Quantity in "Edit details" when editing your listing in your Seller Central Account?
If so, then go ahead and set the max order quantity there, which will limit any orders (including non-promo) to the max quantity you decide to set this to.
- If you don't have this option, you will need to follow the instructions below. Sellers can choose to bulk upload products to Amazon using "Add Products via Upload".
To use this function, you will need to download a spreadsheet from your Seller Central account to your device.
For some product groups, you'll find a Max Order Quantity column in the spreadsheet you downloaded.
See below to follow the process:
- In your Seller Central account, click on the 'Inventory' tab
- In the dropdown menu, go to "Add Products via Upload"
- Now, you should see this screen below:
- Search for the category that your product is in, under 'Search for product or category' (box highlighted in red, at the top)
- Once you select your category, select the '+' tab (highlighted in red underneath the search box)
- Next, click on "Generate Template" button (bottom right of the page), which will download your template as a Excel File
- Open the file that you have just downloaded (image below) and go to the 'Template' sheet at the bottom:
- Now, go ahead and fill in the following fields with the relevant information and save this on your computer.
- Item_SKU
- External_Product_ID
- External_Product_ID_Type
- Brand_Name
- Manufacturer
- Update_Delete
- Max_Order_Quantity
Your file should look a little something like this, after you have completed all the necessary fields:
Important Note: Under the 'Update_Delete' field, remember to put "PartialUpdate" (see below) in here otherwise the system will wipe the whole listing and only re-fill in the info that's offered in the Template sheet.
And, under the 'Max_Order_Quantity', you can insert the max number of units you want to set here for your order, per customer.
- When you have completed the process above, save the file on your computer and go back to your Seller Central account to upload the Template.
You'll still need to open the 'Add Products via Upload' tab.
- Choose 'Check and Upload your Inventory File' tab (box highlighted in red, at the top)
- Then go to 'STEP 2 UPLOAD FILE'.
Select the template you want to upload from your computer and set the Processing Report (Output) Format as Excel
- Click 'Upload'
- Now wait a few minutes while your listings update
Once you have done this, your customers will receive the following message, if they try to select a quantity that is above the max quantity you have set.
Please Note: This max order quantity will apply to ALL your orders (including the non-promo purchases). So, you might want to undo this process, once your promotion is over.
We also have a video version below that will run you through the process step by step.
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Whether it's telling a short story in a campaign or creating a series of webisodes, injecting a certain level of character can lead to brand marketing success in a variety of fashions. Creating a world within a world can effectively draw in viewers and help to establish a connection where there might not have been one in the first place. A number of brands are utilizing several different avenues to do so and the results thus far have been fruitful.
When it comes to YouTube advertising and video marketing, webisodes have become something of a niche way to entertain, but also sell. Trend Hunter's PRO Trend Targeted Adverseries highlights the way brands are using the concept of a web-based series to connect with persons of a specific ethnicity or demographic. It's through these webisodes that consumers are establishing a connecting that transcends beyond the traditional realm and into new areas of brand recognition. They feel for the characters and pick favorites; the entertainment value that's inherently built in reinforces the relationship between brand and customer.
Moving past webisodes to full-on films, we're seeing the use of short to feature-length movies as advertisements taking precedent in unexpected ways. Take 'The Pit' by Scott Schuman AKA The Sartorialist for example; while the photographer himself is focused on fashion, he transcended past the obvious to show what's going on behind the scenes of a typical fashion event. The video shows little to no fashion, but rather focuses on the world surrounding fashion shows, which in turn helps boost the artist's image and craft.
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Elmira/Corning Regional Airport is a county-owned public airport in Chemung County, New York. The airport serves the Southern Tier of New York. It has airline flights and general aviation and glider activities. Other airports in the area include Greater Binghamton Airport and Ithaca Tompkins Regional Airport. An aviation museum, the Wings of Eagles Discovery Center, is at the airport. The museum features about 20 display aircraft or full-size replicas.
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Caltech suing Apple, Broadcom over Wi-Fi patents
The California Institute of Technology has filed suit against Broadcom and Apple over four specific and highly-technical Wi-Fi patents, accusing Broadcom of infringement -- and thus Apple, which uses Broadcom Wi-Fi radios in most of its products. At present, Caltech is seeking a jury trial and both a sales injunction on possible infringing products and "adequate" damages for the alleged infringement.
Apple previews new Union Square San Francisco store
On the 15th anniversary of the opening of the first two Apple retail stores, the company's SVP of Retail, Dame Angela Ahrendts, led journalists on a public preview of the forthcoming new Union Square flagship store in San Francisco, California. The new store, which has been under construction for two years, features 42-foot-tall glass doors that slide open that are unique to this story, the latest next-generation store layout and design from Sir Jonathan Ive and Ahrendts, and a back "green" wall that features a Wi-Fi plaza that is open 24 hours a day, and includes a historic fountain by artist Ruth Asawa.
California assembly member proposes smartphone backdoor bill
A bill presented in California is seeking to force smartphone manufacturers to add backdoors to their devices, if they are to be sold in the state. Introduced by Democrat assembly member Jim Cooper, bill 1681 echoes a similar bill proposed in New York, aiming to make it easier for law enforcement officials to gain access to data on mobile devices, though simultaneously making it potentially easier for others to access the same encrypted data.
This week in Apple History: January 1 through January 8
If you are old enough to remember the start of Apple, it's unlikely that you do. Apple began in a garage like so many other companies and you needed to be deeply into technology or practically living in Cupertino, California to have any chance of having noticed. It would take a little while before Apple would emerge from the crowd of other startup computer firms but not only was Apple a survivor, it is the only survivor. No other computer company from 1976 is still making computers. All this year, starting today, we're going to examine this history, and how (or how not) that choices the company made then, apply today.
Court dismisses employee lawsuit over Apple bag search policy
A class-action suit relating to Apple's employee bag search policy was shut down by a federal judge over the weekend. The ruling on Saturday halts proceedings for the suit, which sought to force the company to pay its retail staff for their time spent waiting for their bag to be inspected by managers before and after their shift, with the judge primarily dismissing the suit over the fact employees could avoid being searched by not using bags at all.
Bullet stopped by iPhone during Fresno robbery, victim unharmed
A student in California owes his life to an iPhone, after it stopped a bullet during a robbery. Police advise that a Fresno State student was attacked by a thief nearby the campus early last week, and while they were shot at with a black semi-automatic handgun, the bullet luckily hit the iPhone and was deflected away from the student's body, preventing them from being seriously injured.
Briefly: Chevron tests Apple Pay at pumps, Apple leases San Jose space
Chevron has initiated outdoor, direct-at-pump payments for NFC contactless systems -- including Apple Pay -- for at least one station in San Ramon, California, and promised that a second location in Cupertino -- home of Apple -- is coming soon. The company tweeted the news in response to a customer question asking whether any stations took Apple Pay at the pump. A number of Chevron and Texaco stations support Apple Pay, but only at the cash register in-store.
Briefly: Comcast 2 gigabit in California, Norway shutting down FM
Comcast will be bringing its 2 gigabit Internet service to California, following the "Gigabit Pro" initial announcement for the service in Atlanta. Part of a number of upgrades to service speed for customers in the area starting from May, including free speed increases and a new 250Mbps tier, Comcast will introduce its gigabit-level service to nearly three million homes in the state starting in June. Pricing for the service has yet to be announced.
Verizon agrees to $3.4M FCC fine over 911 call outage in California
Verizon is agreeing to pay a fine of $3.4 million to the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) over an outage of emergency 911 services in multiple states last year. While the entire outage affected over 11 million people and at least 83 emergency call centers in seven states last April, the FCC centered its investigation over a lack of communication by the carrier during the outage in California.
Apple announces biggest-ever solar farm project in California
At the Goldman Sachs Technology and the Internet conference in San Francisco on Tuesday, Apple CEO Tim Cook revealed that the company is planning to build its "biggest, boldest, and most ambitious project" in renewable power ever -- an $850 million solar farm to be built in Monterey county, which is expected to eventually provide enough power to run all of Apple's operations -- from the new HQ to retail stores -- in the state of California.
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Cirrus creates Lightning-headphone dev kit
Apple supplier Cirrus Logic has introduced a MFi-compliant new development kit for companies interested in using Cirrus' chips to create Lightning-based headphones, which -- regardless of whether rumors about Apple dropping the analog headphone jack in its iPhone this fall -- can offer advantages to music-loving iOS device users. The kit mentions some of the advantages of an all-digital headset or headphone connector, including higher-bitrate support, a more customizable experience, and support for power and data transfer into headphone hardware. Several companies already make Lightning headphones, and Apple has supported the concept since June 2014. http://bit.ly/29giiZj
Apple Store app offers Procreate Pocket
The Apple Store app for iPhone, which periodically rewards users with free app gifts, is now offering the iPhone "Pocket" version of drawing app Procreate for those who have the free Apple Store app until July 28. Users who have redeemed the offer by navigating to the "Stores" tab of the app and swiping past the "iPhone Upgrade Program" banner to the "Procreate" banner have noted that only the limited Pocket (iPhone) version of the app is available free, even if the Apple Store app is installed and the offer redeemed on an iPad. The Pocket version currently sells for $3 on the iOS App Store. [32.4MB]
Porsche adds CarPlay to 2017 Panamera
Porsche has added a fifth model of vehicle to its CarPlay-supported lineup, announcing that the 2017 Panamera -- which will arrive in the US in January -- will include Apple's infotainment technology, and be seen on a giant 12.3-inch touchscreen as part of an all-new Porsche Communication Management system. The luxury sedan starts at $99,900 for the 4S model, and scales up to the Panamera Turbo, which sells for $146,900. Other vehicles that currently support CarPlay include the 2016 911 and the 2017 models of Macan, 718 Boxster, and 718 Cayman. The company did not mention support for Google's corresponding Android Auto in its announcement. http://bit.ly/295ZQ94
Apple employees testing wheelchair features
New features included in the forthcoming watchOS 3 are being tested by Apple retail store employees, including a new activity-tracking feature that has been designed with wheelchair users in mind. The move is slightly unusual in that, while retail employees have previously been used to test pre-release versions of OS X and iOS, this marks the first time they've been included in the otherwise developer-only watchOS betas. The company is said to have gone to great lengths to modify the activity tracker for wheelchair users, including changing the "time to stand" notification to "time to roll" and including two wheelchair-centric workout apps. http://bit.ly/2955JDa
SanDisk reveals two 256GB microSDXC cards
SanDisk has introduced two 256GB microSDXC cards. Arriving in August for $150, the Ultra microSDXC UHS-I Premium Edition card offers transfer speeds of up to 95MB/s for reading data. The Extreme microSDXC UHS-I card can read at a fast 100MB/s and write at up to 90MB/s, and will be shipping sometime in the fourth quarter for $200. http://bit.ly/294Q1If
Apple's third-quarter results due July 26
Apple has advised it will be issuing its third-quarter results on July 26, with a conference call to answer investor and analyst queries about the earnings set to take place later that day. The stream of the call will go live at 2pm PT (5pm ET) via Apple's investor site, with the results themselves expected to be released roughly 30 minutes before the call commences. Apple's guidance for the quarter put revenue at between $41 billion and $43 billion. http://apple.co/1oi1Pbm
Twitter stickers slowly roll out to users
Twitter has introduced "stickers," allowing users to add extra graphical elements to their photos before uploading them to the micro-blogging service. A library of hundreds of accessories, props, and emoji will be available to use as stickers, which can be resized, rotated, and placed anywhere on the photograph. Images with stickers will also become searchable with viewers able to select a sticker to see how others use the same graphic in their own posts. Twitter advises stickers will be rolling out to users over the next few weeks, and will work on both the mobile apps and through the browser. http://bit.ly/29bbwUE


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Most Travellers Don't Want To Live Like A Local
Matt Stiker, Skift
It's become almost its own cliché. Travel here and live like a local. Stay like a local. Eat like a local. The subtext is: 'Don't be one of those idiot tourists.' But most visitors live like a tourist — and what's so wrong with that?
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The BBC is showing vintage episodes of Dad's Army, and very popular they are too. They speak to us from happier times of defiance in adversity.
But the government is trying to upstage them with a non-stop rival version, starring politicians instead of actors.
Gordon Brown is a natural Captain Dithering (perhaps that should read "Mainwaring"), and David Miliband is the posh but ineffectual Sgt Wilson.
But don't panic! Ed Balls gives a fine performance as Corporal Jones, with Hazel Blears as his girlfriend, Mrs Fox.
Alistair Darling is perfectly cast as Private "We're all doomed!" Fraser, while Jack Straw is the bumbling but crafty Private Godfrey.
This is fun, almost as good as the real thing. I can just see Culture Secretary Andy Burnham taking the part of Pike, and Caroline Flint as his mother. Pike's, that is.
Grumbling Charles Clarke would be the whingeing grocer Hodges, with Hilary Benn as the mealy-mouthed Vicar and James Purnell as the scheming Verger.
Throw in John Hutton as the spiv Walker and Lord Digby Jones as the mascot goat, and you've got a full cast.
They say that history repeats itself twice - the first time as tragedy, the second as farce.
Gordon's Army is both at the same time. A farce to watch, and a tragedy for the people who need a Labour government.
There is no point in courtmartialling Cap'n Dithering. Does anybody seriously believe that Sgt Miliband could command the platoon any better? People would run to the air-raid shelters if he took over.
No, the man in charge has to take charge, with a new commitment to the voters. A pact with the people, if you like. He is on our side, but he has to show it with radical measures on fuel, energy in the home, food prices, mortgages, social housing rents, pensions, and wages for the lowest paid.
He knows the figures, and he can - and must - do the political calculations. Previous Labour governments have come to grief by refusing to spend, Brown mustn't make the same mistake.
So what if it's a hugely expensive programme? It's our money and he might as well invest it in sustaining a Labour government for as long as possible, with the greatest possible hope of re-election.
I'll even give him a new signature tune: "Who do you think you are kidding Mr Cameron, if you think that Labour's done?
"We are the boys who will stop your little game!
"We are the boys who will win the war again!
"So, who do you think you're kidding Mr Cameron, if you think Old Gordon's done?"


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Metastasis of primary tumors to distant organ sites is mainly responsible for high cancer fatality. This migration progress is believed to be assisted by a family of hydrolytic enzymes including matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs). MMPs define the cellular environment through selectively degrading both extracelluar matrix and non-matrix proteins, and are low or undetectable in most normal tissues, but substantially increased in the majority of malignant tumors. The extent of their expression has been shown to be related to tumor stage, invasiveness, metastasis and angiogenesis. The recent disappointing results of clinical trails of MMP inhibitors, however, emphasize the need for better understanding of the mechanism by which this family of multifunctional proteases contributes to multiple steps of tumor growth and progression, from initiation, angiogenesis, and the establishment and growth of metastatic lesion in distant organ sites. This research proposes to develop a novel nanotechnology-based sensing and imaging system for sensitive, accurate, and multiplex detection and imaging of MMPs in biological samples and in living subjects and apply this new technique to investigate the functional roles of MMPs in the tumor formation, growth and progression. This new platform is based on quantum dots (QDs) and bioluminescence resonance energy transfer (BRET). Quantum dots are tiny fluorescent semiconductor nanocrystals that can be produced with a spectrum of defined emission wavelengths and used for multiplex detection. QDs can emit light via the resonance energy transfer process from a light-emitting protein in the process of QD-BRET. This research will develop a series of nanosensors based this QD-BRET platform to detect and image three important proteases that highly involve in tumor metastasis: MMP-2, gelatinase A responsible for the degradation of type IV collagen, the main component of extracellular matrix;MMP-7, matrilysin, the smallest member with broad proteolytic activity;and urokinase-type plasminogen activator (uPA) that involves the activation of MMPs. There are three specific aims: 1) to establish the QD-RBET detection platform for multiplexing analysis of MMP-2, MMP-7, and uPA in biological samples (in cell medium and mouse serum);2) to multiplex image MMP-2, MMP-7, and uPA activity in xenografted tumors in a mouse model;3) to image the inhibition efficacy of uPA, MMP-2 and MMP-7 by small interfering RNA and to probe the cross-activation relationship among the three proteases. This QD- BRET sensing and imaging nanoplatform will be invaluable for both early detection of biomakers and for in vivo real-time monitoring of tumor activity and function. The strategy developed here can also be extended to many other targets as well. A sophisticated understanding of the differences in proteolytic activity between tumor and normal tissues in living subjects will advance our understanding of cancer metastasis and help develop anti- metastasis therapy.
The proposed research aims to develop novel nanotechnology to detect and image critical enzymes that facilitate tumor migration from primary sites to remote organs. This new nanotechnology will allow highly sensitive detection of these enzyme molecules in biological samples to help early detection of cancers. A sophisticated understanding of the differences of enzyme activity between tumor and normal tissues in living subjects will advance our understanding of cancer metastasis and help develop antimetastasis therapy.
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Blue Velvet (1986)
★★★ / ★★★★
The film started off when Jeffrey Beaumont (Kyle MacLachlan) found an ear in the field during his return to hometown after his father became ill. The protagonist then took the ear to a detective (George Dickerson) and fell in love with his daughter (Laura Dern). The daughter shared some of the information she heard from her father's office to Jeffrey and the two began spying on a mysterious singer (Isabella Rossellini) that might be involved in murder. Written and directed by David Lynch, being familiar with some of his work, I expected "Blue Velvet" to be strange, fascinating and visceral, but I did not expect to like it because I think his films sometimes feel too mysterious to the point where it's difficult for me to connect with the reality of the happenings on screen. So I was surprised when I found myself warming up to the characters because they had clearly defined sets of moral codes despite their weird fetishisms and strange reactions to certain revelations. Lynch's masterful use of tone (and changing it when necessary at the most perfect intervals) reflected the characters' mindsets when they anticipated something bad about to happen and when they actually faced their biggest fear such as getting caught in the act of doing something illegal or immoral. But what I admired most about "Blue Velvet" was not its philosophical ideas or implications about what was real and what wasn't. What I admired most was the acting from three fronts: MacLachlan's, Rossellini's, and Dennis Hopper's as the villanous Frank Booth. MacLachlan had this natural child-like charm about him but I felt as though he always kept a secret because of his shifty eyes and the way he would put himself in dangerous situations for the sake of curiosity. Rossellini was as seductive as she was difficult to read. She reminded me of those femme fatales in noir pictures of the 1940s; I couldn't take my eyes off her because she exuded an aura of sensuality and danger. As for Hopper, he was the spice of the picture. He was absolutely insane, sadistic, menacing–and I loved him for it. He was so dynamic and just when I thought I knew what he would do next, he managed to surprise. I can understand that "Blue Velvet" may be difficult to swallow because it directly tackled polarizing figures (such as Dern being the girl-next-door and Hopper being the evil figure) without giving the audiences answers that were certain. I always talk about looking for a light at the end of the tunnel for the characters when it comes to movies that are dark and uncompromising. But even the light that I experienced in the end of this picture made me feel very uncomfortable. It was hopeful on the outside but I felt like the joke was on me for wanting to buy it. It was a weird feeling but I thought it was the perfect way to end such an enigmatic experience.
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…Find a way to eat them.
The other day, my sister randomly mentioned a craving for lemon squares and I felt a sudden turning in my tummy – that familiar ache of lemon longing. I needed a fix but I wanted it to be guiltless. After a couple of days of poring over possibilities, I finally came up with a recipe that seemed simple enough to do. I used a generic "Best Lemon Squares" recipe for reference but changed pretty much everything about it (HAHA), and today I finally had the time to test my theories out.
Pleasantly surprised by the results of my first test run on this random recipe, I've decided to share it with all of you in hopes that you enjoy it too! Although I have yet to discover a cure for my inabilityto makeanythingpretty, I've at least found a way to work with this sad condition.*
Anyway, moving forward, this recipe yields enough for about a dozen squares – give or take a few depending on how deep your pan/Pyrex is.
TOTALLY GUILTLESS LEMON SQUARES by THE BETTER FIT
1 cup raw organic almond flour/almond meal
4 tbsp organic, wheat-free, gluten-free all-purpose baking flour
2 tbsp organic agave syrup
1/3 cup organic cashew butter*
2 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
"Custard"/Lemon Topping
3 egg whites OR the equivalent in your chosen egg replacement (for this we manually ground our own flax seed meal and mixed water in to achieve gelatinous consistency)
4 small/medium lemons – fully juiced and strained
1/3 cup organic agave syrup
1/4 cup organic, wheat-free, gluten-free all-purpose baking flour
4 tbsp organic, unsweetened almond milk (with vanilla extract)
First, pre-heat your oven at 350 Farenheit (aka 175 Celsius). Then, put all of the crust ingredients in a mixing bowl and get them well-acquainted with each other. Just get them nice and homogenous and such. The almond flour will never be completely fine, but that's okay, you're going to pat it down into the pan anyway.
After you've lined the bottom of your Pyrex/pan with the crust mixture, pack it in so it's nice and tight and it holds. Bake this for about 15 minutes – or a little longer, til it's begun to brown ever so slightly. Conventional recipes that use normal white baking flour seem to brown and cook faster and claim 10-15 minute baking periods but in doing this today I found 18 minutes to be a pretty good length of time to keep it in the oven.
Meanwhile, as you're waiting for that nutty crust to tan, you can start on the yummy lemon layer of the bars.
Supposing you are even remotely as crazy as my aunt, my mom, and myself (they had joined me for my little lemon square party); you will probably insist on making almost every little aspect of this recipe from scratch. If that is the case, then the following information will be of some use to you:
1. Making your own flax seed egg replacement is simple: all you have to do is grind your flax seeds with a mortar and pestel (or a food processor if you are less badass than we are). After you've done that you add water at a ratio of 1 : 2 (flax : water). Make sure you let it sit like that until it begins to turn gelatinous, then just observe if you might need a little more water than you first thought and make the necessary adjustments. Otherwise, stick to the recipe and you'll be fine.
2. This piece of advice is more relevant to the crust, but good to know as well: if you want to make your own cashew butter too, you will need to put your nuts (they must be either dried, raw, or toasted in coconut oil ONLY) in a resealable bag, place the bag on a heavy wooden countertop (no tile), take a hammer, and break them down. After they've turned near-dusty, throw them into either a food processor or another mortar and pestel. If you are using a food processor, just churn as needed until the nuts become as creamy as possible. If you find them to still be too powdery or chunky despite your most valiant efforts to use their organic oils, you have my permission (haha!) to throw in some extra virgin olive oil to keep the butter moist. Meanwhile, if you are using a mortar and pestel…good luck. That's what we did for this recipe and we just didn't have enough time to actually make it a creamy cashew butter. It was still slightly powdery and chunky when we were done with it but we threw it in there anyway. Totally worth the manual labor.
Now back to the recipe, once the "custard" ingredients have been prepared you can put them all in another mixing bowl together and, using either a whisk or an electric beater, simply almost-aggressively mix them.
By now the crust should be ready to take from the oven and let cool slightly before you pour the lemon topping onto it and make sure its nice and even.
Once the topping has been placed evenly over the crust it's time to pop it all back into the oven. Original (normal) lemon square recipes call for 15-20 minutes of baking time with the topping on, but I would suggest 30 minutes flat for this particular recipe. If you do want the topping to bind better and faster, you can either just use the egg whites really; or you can mix in some clear, organic, unsweetened, flavor-less gelatin. Up to you!
When the 30 minutes is up, you can take the lemon squares out of the oven and let them cool. They will remain gooey for another 30 minutes or so, at which point they will begin setting better. After allowing them to cool, they can go straight into the fridge and taken out later on to be consumed deliciously fresh, and cold.
These particular lemon squares are incredibly tarty, and nutty. They're far from "too sweet" the way most tart, crusty desserts are, and they are fully organic. Isn't that great?!
Again, I know they aren't pretty – those flax seed kernels on top probably drive every last OCD person on this planet bonkers. But we work with what we've got right? Next time, I would like to try this recipe with egg – it's just that my aunts and mom can't have egg anymore and I wanted to be able to work within their parameters.
Anyway, I declare this particular recipe a success. It's right up my alley. I'm not a big fan of diabetes-inducing desserts, so I like a lot of things that are tarty, or bitter, or only moderately sweet; which (sans bitterness) is exactly what this is. Try it yourselves and let me know what you think. 🙂 Suggestions, ideas, requests, and questions are always welcome!


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Between 1958 and 1966, Chinua Achebe published four novels that secured his reputation as Africa's foremost writer. Then disaster struck and 21 years passed before another of his novels appeared. The Nigerian civil war of 1967-70 and the secession of Achebe's homeland under the name Biafra, which has become a byword for suffering, is the subject of this moving memoir, punctuated by poems that Achebe wrote during his enforced break from novels. His interrupted career never entailed silence. Like John Milton, he answered his country's call, becoming a writer of commitment. Achebe's insistence "that the writer take sides with the powerless" is complicated in that his people, the Igbo, were seen as a privileged minority after independence.
Independence and neocolonialism go hand in hand, and in post-independence Nigeria, Achebe found himself, in the words of T.S. Eliot that provide the title of his second novel, "no longer at ease". When drunken soldiers came to his office at the Nigerian Broadcasting Corporation to test their guns against his pen, Achebe "realized suddenly that I had not been living in my home; I had been living in a strange place". Does questioning tribal privileges amount to the "denial of merit"? Achebe never shies away from complicated questions, or from taking sides. His "personal history" is far from one-sided, but he can be passionately partisan. From being seen as leaders of independence, the Igbo became scapegoats, and Achebe saw it as the ultimate betrayal: "Having spearheaded the fight for Nigerian independence, Biafrans were later driven out by the rest of Nigeria, which waged war with the secessionist republic to conserve the very sovereignty of a nation (Nigeria) within whose walls Biafrans did not feel free, safe, or desired." For Achebe, the Igbo flight from pogroms invites comparison with the plight of the Jews after the Holocaust, but the homeland his people sought was short-lived.
Achebe's first novel, Things Fall Apart (1958), takes its title from W.B. Yeats' The Second Coming, whose line "The centre cannot hold" sums up the post-independence tragedy of Nigeria, a colonial invention fought for by the Igbo, whose "individualistic ethic" meant they found themselves victimised after British rule ended in 1960. Achebe's fourth novel, A Man of the People (1966), closes with a coup and was published as one was launched. The writer had turned prophet. A postcolonial nation six years old descended into bitter conflict.
In Achebe's most recent novel, Anthills of the Savannah (1987), one line captures his approach to storytelling: "Writers don't give prescriptions…They give headaches!" There Was a Country takes a different tack: "if a society is ill the writer has a responsibility to point it out". Civil wars are open sores and healing takes time, as the case of Spain has shown. There Was a Country opens with an Igbo proverb: "A man who does not know where the rain began to beat him cannot say where he dried his body." The pages of this memoir are paper towels after a hard rain. "Biafra" is the name of a tragic interlude, a suppressed bad memory. Arguably Nigeria did not begin to come to terms with its bitter legacy until Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie's powerful 2006 novel Half of a Yellow Sun. Adichie is a literary granddaughter of Achebe, and There Was a Country, his long-awaited reckoning with events that changed the course of his own life as a writer, reminds us of the novelist we almost lost and of the great writer whose pen ultimately helped to silence the guns.
There Was a Country: A Personal History of Biafra
By Chinua Achebe
Allen Lane
352pp, £20.00 and £11.99
ISBN 9781846145766 and 9780141973678 (e-book)
Published September 2012
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On graduation, you will have the professional competencies needed for organising resources to meet the needs of diverse communities.
This diploma is the second stage of three postgraduate courses, and leads into our Master of Sport Business and Integrity.
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Harry Reid, Blissfully Ignorant
What does Harry Reid think about Judge Sotomayor?
"We have the whole package here," he announced in his office yesterday morning with the smiling Sotomayor seated to his left, her hands folded neatly in her lap. Further, Reid said to her, "you've been an underdog many times in your life but always the top dog."
What else? She ""is going to be a fantastic, superb Supreme Court justice."
On what past work does he base this judgment?
"I understand that during her career, she's written hundreds and hundreds of opinions," Reid said. "I haven't read a single one of them, and if I'm fortunate before we end this, I won't have to read one of them."
Unsurprising but depressing! As Gene Healy's cult of the presidency continues apace, it is equally remarkable that the legislative branch so often seems unable or unwilling to carry out basic functions proscribed by the Constitution. This is a lifetime appointment! And Harry Reid feels comfortable consenting to it having read less of Judge Sotomayor's work than I have?
(Hat tip Radley Balko)