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Ace of Base
|Ace of Base
The founding members of Ace of Base:
(left to right) Jonas, Jenny, Linn, and Ulf
|Background information
|Gothenburg, Sweden
|Dance-pop, Europop, Eurodance, Hi-NRG, House
|Years active
|Mega Records (Scandinavia, 1992–present), Barclay (France, 1993–95), Metronome (Europe, 1993–98), Arista Records/BMG (Americas/Japan, 1993–2000), Polydor (Europe, 1998–2002), Universal/Playground (2008–present)
Jonas Berggren
Ulf Ekberg
|Past members
Linn Berggren
Jenny Berggren
Clara Hagman
Julia Williamson
Ace of Base is a Swedish pop group, originally consisting of Ulf "Buddha" Ekberg and three siblings, Jonas "Joker" Berggren, Malin "Linn" Berggren and Jenny Berggren. They released four studio albums between 1992 and 2002, which sold over 30 million copies worldwide, making them the third-most successful band from Sweden of all time, after ABBA and Roxette.
Happy Nation / The Sign is one of the best-selling debut albums of all time, and was certified nine times platinum in the United States.[1] It was the first debut album to produce three number 1 singles on the Billboard Mainstream Top 40 chart: "All That She Wants", "The Sign" and "Don't Turn Around".[2]
Following the formal departure of singer Linn in 2007, the band performed a series of concerts as a trio in Europe and Asia from 2007 through 2009. Jenny revealed in November 2009 that she would be taking indefinite leave from the band to focus on a solo career.[3] In 2009, Jonas and Ulf recruited two new female vocalists, Clara Hagman and Julia Williamson, and released The Golden Ratio in September 2010.
- 1 Career
- 1.1 Formation
- 1.2 International success and Happy Nation / The Sign (1993–94)
- 1.3 The Bridge (1995–96)
- 1.4 Flowers / Cruel Summer (1997–99)
- 1.5 Singles of the 90s and Greatest Hits (1999–2000)
- 1.6 Da Capo (2002–03)
- 1.7 Hiatus (2003–06)
- 1.8 Reunion (2007–09)
- 1.9 New members and The Golden Ratio (2010–11)
- 1.10 Ace Thursdays, departures and Hidden Gems (2011–present)
- 2 Legacy and influence
- 3 Awards
- 4 Discography
- 5 See also
- 6 References
- 7 External links
In 1987, following a number of years as part of a new romantic and punk covers band called G Konrad, Jonas Berggren formed a band with two friends, Johnny Lindén and Niklas Tränk for a school project; his sisters Linn and Jenny joined as singers. The new band went through several names: Kalinin Prospect (after an avenue in Moscow); CAD (Computer-Aided Disco); and Tech-Noir (French for black technology, after a nightclub in the film The Terminator).[4] They toured the clubs of Sweden with self-written material, techno inspired by the likes of The KLF and Snap!. Johnny left the group in 1989, and Niklas made his departure known by failing to appear at a performance, instead attending a Rolling Stones concert on the other side of town.[5] Jonas asked his friend Ulf Ekberg to stand in for Niklas. The new quartet sought a new name to make a fresh start. Linn was reported saying: "No one could pronounce the name of the group and nobody could remember it". They settled on Ace of Base, because they were the "masters of their studio", the basement of a car-repair shop.[6]
However, the band continued to struggle to gain any recognition, partly due to the preference of heavy metal over techno in their home town, according to singer Jenny.[7] In 1991 they responded to a newspaper ad by producer John Ballard who was looking for new talent. He was somewhat unsure about their potential, but did pass them on to Klas Lunding at Telegram Records who helped them record an early demo for the song "Wheel of Fortune" in their newly renovated studio. Despite this, it did not convince Telegram to sign the band, and other labels in Sweden still showed no sign of interest. The demo was eventually sold for a small price to the independent Danish label Mega Records in March 1992.[8] "Wheel of Fortune" was re-recorded and released as a single in Denmark in May but failed to hit the charts. A small-budget music video was shot and directed in a small studio by Viking Nielsson[9] and in September, after two failures, the single finally reached the charts.
International success and Happy Nation / The Sign (1993–94)
While "Wheel of Fortune" was a modest success, a different song led Ace of Base to take off internationally. After hearing Swedish top 20 hit "Another Mother" by Kayo, the band decided that was exactly the sound they wanted to create.[10] They contacted the song's producer Denniz PoP and sent him a demo of a song called "Mr Ace". The tape got stuck in the cassette tape player in his car, so he listened to it over and over again, which helped him decide to produce the track. The song became "All That She Wants," a dark fusion of dub-reggae with pop which became the band's trademark sound. On release in October 1992, it quickly climbed to number one on the Danish chart while the previous single was still sitting at number two. Keen to rush out an LP for the Christmas market, Mega Records pressed the band for an album and it was hastily recorded, mixed, and released within a few weeks.
The album, titled Happy Nation was an instant hit in Denmark, and its success prompted interest elsewhere in Europe. A Pan-European license was signed with Metronome/PolyGram (now Universal Music) but they were turned down by the American division. Within a few months, "All That She Wants" had reached number three in Sweden and had spent eight weeks at number one in Germany. In various European countries, Happy Nation and Waiting For Magic were released as further singles following the release of the album.
In May, "All That She Wants" continued to be a hit all around the world and topped the chart for three weeks in the United Kingdom. In November 1993 it repeated the feat in Australia, where it also peaked at number one for three weeks. However, despite Mega Records' hard efforts to secure a distribution deal in the United States the response was always the same: "this band will never work in the States". Eventually, however, Clive Davis, founder of Arista Records, thought otherwise, and by the end of 1993 "All That She Wants" had made its way to number two on the Billboard Hot 100.
In order to freshen up the album for US release, Davis insisted that some new tracks were recorded, including "The Sign" which became the new title for the album and the second American single. It was even more successful than the first, spending six weeks at number one and becoming the best-selling single of 1994. It was also a major hit in Europe, peaking at number two in the UK and Sweden and at one in Germany. And in Australia, "The Sign" spent all of May in the number one position, becoming the country's fifth highest-selling single of 1994.
Due to fears of imports from the US, the original European album was re-released with new tracks under the name Happy Nation (US Version). This was the first version of the album to chart in Australia, in April 1994. Collectively, the different versions of the album reached the number one position in at least 14 countries, and sold over 23 million copies worldwide.
Two more singles were released: "Don't Turn Around" and "Living in Danger". The former was originally recorded by Tina Turner on the b-side of her single Typical Male. Davis suggested that the band record the song and it was yet another worldwide hit. The latter was a moderate chart hit in most countries where it was released, and was performed at the first ever MTV Europe Music Awards held in Germany. By the end of 1994, they were an international commercial success.
The Bridge (1995–96)
Even though the band was exhausted from two long years of international promotion, they could hardly believe how successful they had become. In April 1994, an obsessed German fan broke into the Berggren family's home brandishing a knife.[11] After managing to restrain her, the band decided that from then on they needed bodyguards. However, they were not able to take time to reflect before starting work on a second album because their record companies all over the world were demanding a swift follow-up. To speed up the process, instead of Jonas and Ulf writing the bulk of the album, each member was encouraged to submit his or her own tracks for consideration.[8]
In the end, seventeen tracks made the cut of the second album, titled The Bridge. It marked a considerable change of direction in sound; out were the reggae and club sounds that made the group so popular in favour of a more experimental sound and several ballads. The lead single "Lucky Love" however was a mainstream pop record and on release in October 1995 became the band's first number one single in Sweden, which came as a pleasant surprise as they had found that their fellow Swedes had been their harshest critics. It charted at a more modest number thirteen in Germany, number twenty in the United Kingdom and number thirty in Australia.
Arista Records opted for the pulsating dance beat of "Beautiful Life" for the first single in the US, where it peaked at number fifteen. "Beautiful Life" was released as the second single from the album in most countries, reaching number fifteen in the UK and number eleven in Australia, while "Lucky Love" was remixed in a new acoustic form along with a new video for the second US single from the album, peaking at number thirty. The Bridge was certified platinum in fourteen countries but the phenomenal success of the band's first album proved difficult to follow. Never Gonna Say I'm Sorry was released as the third single from the album and achieved moderate success in Europe, but failed to chart on the Hot 100 in the US. In February 1996, the band performed at the Viña del Mar Festival de la Cancion in Chile, topping the bill alongside 2 Unlimited.
Flowers / Cruel Summer (1997–99)Princess Victoria of Sweden. They were given as much time as they wanted to produce their third album, much of it being recorded in Jonas' own studio "The Barn". When it was finally released in June 1998, the band declared it their best album yet. It was titled Flowers because they believed that the songs, wildly different in style including Motown and gospel influences, resembled a varied bouquet of flowers. Fans were surprised to see that singer Linn had relinquished lead vocal duties to sister Jenny, and on many promotional photos Linn's face was blurred. They were reassured that Linn was happy with her new backing role in the group, and many reasons were given for her decision including her having damaged her voice, fear of flying putting her off from traveling around the world, and her dislike of fame.[8]
"Linn has relinquished the role of front vocalist and delegated her singing duties to sister Jenny. Linn has had recurrent problems with her voice since album II, "The Bridge", and would not be able to withstand the rigors of touring. As it represents a significant change, the band has decided to concentrate all visual attention on Jenny for the time being."
Singles of the 90s and Greatest Hits (1999–2000)
Singles of the 90s, a compilation of sixteen hit singles was released in November 1999. Its first single, "C'est La Vie (Always 21)," charted modestly in most places where it was released and went on to become a surprise number one hit in Spain. Attempting to capitalize on the success of the previous single, "Hallo Hallo" was released with special remixes just for the Spanish market. The album's marketing push closed with the limited radio-only single release of "Love in December". Greatest Hits was released for the American market in April 2000. "Hallo Hallo" was initially planned to be the first single from the compilation, but in the end was not included at all. "C'est La Vie (Always 21)" served as the only new recording on the American release. "Everytime It Rains", previously included on the Cruel Summer album, was released in a new remixed form as a radio single in the US, becoming the only form of promotion for Greatest Hits. With minimal promotion, the album and the single failed to chart, with the former selling fewer than 5,000 copies in its first week.
Da Capo (2002–03)
Ace of Base released their fourth studio album Da Capo in September 30, 2002 in Europe, and in Japan through Toshiba EMI with a different cover and three bonus tracks. The album had originally been planned for release in mid-2000, but was repeatedly postponed due to record company complications. The album is named after the musical term da capo, meaning "back to the beginning". It was intended to be a return to the band's earliest sound.
Although the album entered the album charts in many European countries, it was not as successful as previous releases. Only Jenny and Ulf went on a promotional tour of Sweden, Denmark, Norway, Finland, Germany, Poland, and Austria; Jonas wanted to stay at home with his two children and Linn attended only one performance in Germany. The album was not released in America or Australia, and received only a 'soft release' in the United Kingdom.
The first single release from the Da Capo album was "Beautiful Morning", which peaked at number fourteen in Sweden and number thirty-eight in Germany, where it was followed by "The Juvenile", which was used for a Christmas campaign by German TV channel RTL. "The Juvenile" was previously written for the GoldenEye James Bond movie in 1995. However, Arista, the band's American record label at the time, shelved the idea. In Scandinavia, Edel-Mega released the album's opening track, "Unspeakable", as the second single, but its poor chart performance ended the promotion of the album prematurely.
Hiatus (2003–06)
The band remained out of the spotlight throughout 2003 and 2004, although Jenny kept busy by performing solo live performances in several Christian shows with her husband Jakob Petrén, and released an album as a vocalist with the Swedish group Arose.
The band returned at the end of 2005 without Malin for several live performances at the Night of the Proms in Belgium alongside other artists such as Donna Summer.
Reunion (2007–09)
Ace of Base reunited as a trio to perform their first full-length concert since 1996 in Yekaterinburg, Russia on November 15, 2007. Further concerts followed throughout 2008 and 2009; mainly in eastern Europe and Denmark, although Singapore and the Dominican Republic were visited briefly. The set list included various songs from their past albums and a new remake of their first single "Wheel of Fortune". Linn was absent from the tour, and Jenny confirmed her departure from the band. "She hasn't been part of Ace of Base for several years," she stated in Se & Hør magazine.[13] While touring, the group debuted a new song called "Sparks from a Fire".[14][15]
Ace of Base released a new Greatest Hits CD and DVD set, Greatest Hits, Classic Remixes and Music Videos on November 12, 2008. The 3-disc set includes one CD with hits, a second CD containing remixes, and a DVD containing music videos. Four re-recorded songs were released from the album in various forms: "Lucky Love 2009", "Don't Turn Around 2009", "The Sign (Freedom Bunch Mix)", and "Wheel of Fortune 2009", which was released worldwide on October 24, 2008 as a digital single.[16] A fifth reworking, "Happy Nation 2009" was released separately as a remix kit.
Throughout touring, the band recorded new songs designated for a fifth studio album.[17] A new record contract agreement was never reached, and Jenny announced that she was working on her own solo album which later materialized as My Story.[18][19] On November 13, 2009, Ulf, acting as a guest judge on Idol 2009, announced that the band was negotiating with labels and was planning on releasing a new album in the beginning of the following year.
New members and The Golden Ratio (2010–11)
In late 2009, Ulf and Jonas recruited two female vocalists, Clara Hagman and Julia Williamson.[20][21] Jonas and Jenny independently stated that the new band would not be called Ace of Base, but have another name.[21][22] This alternative line-up was later presented with a slightly changed name: "Ace.of.Base", but this was mainly a graphical adjustment used on the cover of their releases only.[23][24]
Jenny has stated several times that she has never left the band. On the contrary, she declared that all four original members are still band members and own the brand Ace of Base.[25][26] This was later confirmed by Jonas in an interview where he stated that Jenny never officially quit, but the record companies saw her as a leaving member. Additionally, the record companies wanted a new, but not necessarily younger vocalist.[27] Jenny also commented that she wasn't allowed by Jonas and Ulf to participate in songwriting for the band's album.[28] Clara noted that "I'm not here to take anyone's place [...] when I got this chance I understood that not everybody would accept me and Julia immediately."[29]
The first single from The Golden Ratio, "All For You", was serviced to European radio stations in mid-July 2010 and was released as a single on September 10, 2010. The Golden Ratio was released on September 24, 2010. The album entered and peaked on the German album charts at number twenty. "All For You" reached number thirty-eight in the official German singles chart. The title track from The Golden Ratio was planned as a future single in Sweden; however, this never materialized.[30][31] An acoustic version of the album was also in talks but never eventuated.[32] No further singles were released in support of the album.
Ace Thursdays, departures and Hidden Gems (2011–present)
Throughout 2011 to 2013, Jonas and Ulf began releasing previously unreleased material to fans via the band's official Facebook page and the website Reverbnation on a semi-regular basis in events called by the band as Ace Thursdays. In November 2012, Jenny was quoted as saying "The rest of the band are doing other things... We're just wishing each other luck at this stage. I have a dream that we'll get back together, so I don't want to bang anyone on the head."[33] Ace Thursdays have been discontinued as of May 2013 but the Facebook page continues to be updated on a regular basis.
The official Ace of Base website became defunct in 2013. In January 2014, Julia announced on her official Facebook page that she had departed from the band in 2012.[34] She later confirmed that Clara was also no longer part of the band, stating on her Facebook page "I never really left the group, one day I just didn't hear anything from them and it's the same with Clara. Like it went up in smoke; really strange."[35]
On May 14, 2014, Jonas announced via Facebook that they were "working on something great" and that "Linn will be a part of it".[36] On July 7, 2014, a remix EP was released featuring new remixes of "All That She Wants."[37][38] On September 27, 2014, Jonas announced that they were filming a documentary for "All That She Wants" at Google headquarters.[39] The documentary was aired on the Swedish channel SVT as part of the Hitlåtens Historia series on March 18, 2015.[40]
In December 2014 and January 2015, remastered versions of their first four studio albums, both European and American editions, were released digitally. Each release features a bonus demo or b-side track. Hidden Gems, a compilation album consisting entirely of demos and b-sides, was released worldwide on March 6, 2015.[41] "Would You Believe" was released as the first single from the album on February 27, 2015.[42]
Legacy and influenceLady Gaga has claimed that her album The Fame Monster was influenced by the "super pop melodies of the 90s" by acts such as Ace of Base.[43] The song "Alejandro" in particular has been heavily compared to Ace of Base's version of "Don't Turn Around". Paul Lester from BBC commented that "[Alejandro] moves at an Ace of Base pace,"[44] and Sal Cinquemani from Slant Magazine described the song as a homage to them.[45] The song "Eh, Eh (Nothing Else I Can Say)" from The Fame has also been linked to the band. Alexis Petridis from The Guardian noted that the song "is the first song in a long time that warrants comparison to the œuvre of Ace of Base".[46]
Katy Perry claimed that she wanted her third studio album Teenage Dream to sound like "The Sign".[47] "It's what I said I wanted earlier," she told MTV. "We nailed it: It's roller-skating! It's '90s! It's Ace of Base! It's Cyndi Lauper! It's like all these colors and more".[48]
Swedish artist Robyn said that she was inspired by Ace of Base for her song "Dancehall Queen" which was produced by Diplo and Klas Åhlund for her fifth studio album Body Talk Pt. 1. "We were just having fun with that kind of genre music. And the idea of making this song came out of that discussion. It was fun. We really connected on something where music that you might put in one box becomes something else, depending on how you look at it."[49]
American alternative rock artist Beck had plans to cover an Ace of Base album as part of his Record Club project in 2009, however, this never came to fruition.[50] Canadian duo Tegan and Sara's song "Closer" was inspired by the music of Ace of Base.[51] Canadian synthpop group Trust cited Ace of Base as a musical influence, stating that "the synthesisers they used were of great influence on me... [their] first two albums [in particular]".[52] American indie rock band Yeasayer called Ace of Base "a seminal influence".[53] American new wave artist Twin Shadow has also cited Ace of Base as an influence.[54]
- 1993 Swedish Grammis – Best Pop Group[55]
- 1993 Swedish Grammis – TV audience price[55]
- 1993 Bronze BRAVO Otto (Germany) – Best rock/pop Group[56]
- 1994 MTV Europe Music Awards - Best Cover (Nominee)
- 1994 American Music Award – Favorite Band, Duo or Group - Pop / Rock
- 1994 American Music Award – Favorite New Artist - Pop / Rock
- 1994 Billboard Music Award – Number One Single
- 1994 Billboard Music Award – Top New Artist
- 1994 Billboard Music Award – Artist of The Year
- 1994 Peleg Music Award of Excellence - Best New Artist
- 1994 World Music Award – World's Best-Selling Scandinavian Recording Artists of the Year
- 1994 Echo (Germany) – Group of the Year[57]
- 1995 Grammy Awards – Best Pop Album for The Sign (Nominee)
- 1995 Grammy Awards – New Artist (Nominee)
- 1995 Grammy Awards - Best Vocal Performance By a Group or Duo for The Sign (Nominee)
- 1995 World Music Award – World's Best-Selling Scandinavian Recording Artists of the Year
- 1996 World Music Award – World's Best-Selling Scandinavian Recording Artists of the Year
- 1997 World Music Award – World's Best-Selling Scandinavian Recording Artists of the Year
- 2007 BMI Award for over 3 million performances of 'The Sign' on US TV and radio[58]
For more on all single and album releases including extended chart information, see Ace of Base discography.
For a complete list of songs, see List of songs recorded by Ace of Base.
Studio albums
- Happy Nation / The Sign (1993)
- The Bridge (1995)
- Flowers / Cruel Summer (1998)
- Da Capo (2002)
- The Golden Ratio (2010)
See also
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- ^ Happy Nation Home Video, VHS, 1997
- ^ a b c Our Story (Documentary) (in English). SVT/YouTube. 1998. Retrieved March 19, 2015.
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- ^ "Ace of Base-stjärnan om glamourens baksida". Sveriges Radio. Retrieved March 19, 2015.
- ^ "Ace of Base FAQ". Archived from the original on April 5, 2015. Retrieved April 5, 2015.
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- ^ AcerStan (June 15, 2008). "New song performed at Rock Under Broen". The Ace Boards. Retrieved October 18, 2010.
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- ^ "Jenny Berggren om Ace of Base-kollegornas svek: "De ville inte ha med mig"". Aftonbladet. October 18, 2010. Retrieved April 9, 2012.
- ^ Ace of Base Facebook - It's important for me that everybody..., retrieved September 27, 2014
- ^ "Ace of Base - The Golden Ratio (New single for Sweden)". YouTube. October 27, 2010. Retrieved September 27, 2014.
- ^ Ace of Base Facebook - The Golden Ratio will be our new single in Sweden!, Facebook, retrieved September 27, 2014
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- ^ Garratt, Rob (November 6, 2012). "We speak to Mixtape Rewind '80s and '90s festival headliners". timeoutabudhabi.com. Retrieved March 3, 2013.
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- ^ "Från Björn Skifs till Icona Pop". SVT.se (SVT). February 13, 2015. Retrieved February 26, 2015.
- ^ "Ace of Base: Hidden Gems". apple. March 6, 2015. Retrieved January 28, 2015.
- ^ "Would You Believe: Ace of Base: MP3 Downloads". Germany: Amazon.de. February 27, 2015. Retrieved March 2, 2015.
- ^ "Lady Gaga Talks "Fame Monster," Freakishness". Billboard.com. November 25, 2009. Retrieved October 18, 2010.
- ^ Lester, Paul (November 20, 2009). "Lady Gaga The Fame Monster Review". BBC News. Retrieved February 7, 2010.
- ^ Cinquemani, Sal (November 18, 2009). "Lady Gaga: The Fame Monster". Slant Magazine. Retrieved January 31, 2010.
- ^ Petridis, Alexis (October 23, 2008). "Lady GaGa: The Fame: Review". The Guardian (Guardian News and Media). Retrieved 2009.
- ^ Elias, Matt (September 23, 2009). "Katy Perry Wants To Make New Music Her Fans Can 'Roller-Skate To'". MTV. Retrieved October 18, 2010.
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External links
- Official website
- Ace of Base Official Facebook Page
- Ace of Base Official MySpace Page
- Ace of Base Official Twitter Page
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Disengage Islamism from Muslims and Americanism will flourish among Muslims. With the deconstruction of Islamism (the ends), Islamist terror (the means) has no cause.
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Men Get Eating Disorders Too
Ginger Emas has written an interesting piece about men and eating disorders. It piqued my interest because a friend of mine once asked me if she should be concerned about her son's eating habits. He counted calories, stayed away from sweets, and was a tad obsessive about a healthy diet. I told her not to sweat it, buying into the cultural myth that boys don't get eating disorders. Now I know they do. Here is Ginger's original article on ShareWIK. I have reprinted it with permission below.
Usually when we talk about body image issues, we're talking about girls. But did you know that more than one million boys and men struggle with eating disorders? More than 80 percent of 10-year-olds are afraid of being fat. More than 10 percent of middle school boys have used steroids. These are boys who don't understand why they should brush their teeth every night; how can they possibly understand the repercussions of starving or using steroids?
Studies today suggest that body image is deeply affected by the media — television shows and movies that show buff, brawny young men and the sexy, slim women who love them. And in fact, my own son — who at 15 is tall and thin — can often be found facing the mirror sideways, and sighing over the fact that his stomach is not completely flat. What he sees is the 10-year-old version of himself, when his one chin became two and he had to wear uniform pants marked "Husky." (What marketing genius thought that "Husky" would be a good retail term?") This was the year that his friends at school teased him about needing a "man-bra." But no one needed to tease him; my son was his own worst critic. Except, perhaps, for me.
I remember being concerned about my son's weight because his paternal grandfather and uncle were obese. My own mother lost 50 pounds more than 40 years ago, but today, at 5′ 4″ and 100 pounds, she looks in the mirror and sees the girl they used to call, "Fat Ferne." I've heard her stories of torment and Hershey bars all of my life; I've heard how her voice changes when she talks about someone who has gained weight or "looks heavy."
But it was more than genetic concern; I knew that society treated heavy people differently, and on some level, I wanted to protect my son. Maybe even from my mother. Maybe even from me. Gently, I encouraged my son to eat healthy and go outside and play. If you ask my son now, he'll tell you that every time I said, "no French fries today" he heard, "you're fat." Every time I said, "You need to play one sport each season" he heard, "you're overweight." I wish that I had had a crystal ball; that I had not come from fear of obesity but rather from the joy of being healthy. Because you know what? Many of my friends who are overweight have healthier body images and self-esteem than my thin, gym-obsessed friends.
My son's own uncle, the one I mentioned earlier? While it's true he is often losing weight to help his knees or hips, he is one of the funniest, most brilliant, most generous people I know. He is an excellent father and has a loving wife and family. If he wants to be healthier, fine; it's not because he has a body image issue, I can tell you that.
While I believe the media does influence our kids, I also believe that friends and family are even greater influences. Back when I was a young teen — and there were only three television stations and one Teen magazine – I had friends who took daily laxatives, starved themselves until dinner time, and constantly complained about how fat they were. None of them was actually overweight – at all. They were the prettiest girls – cheerleaders and homecoming queens and dance squad captains. It seemed like something they did for attention, or to emulate their older sisters and mothers. Until one day, the prettiest of them all, couldn't get out of bed due to a combination of exhaustion and anxiety.
I never dieted as a young girl. In fact, at 11 years old, I can tell you exactly what I had for lunch every Saturday, because I ate at the pool club behind my house: French fries and a chocolate shake. But I do remember wishing, as I pulled on my bellbottom jeans, that my stomach was flatter (and also that my hair was straighter and my skin less freckle-y). Look at the picture (I am second from the left) — how could I possible think I wasn't thin? (Let's not talk about the hair and freckles.)
My point is, we spend so much time thinking we don't measure up that we miss our own beauty, our own strengths. When I was 16, I was having dinner with my older brother's friends, when one of them — a boy named Mark who was blonde, beautiful, smart – was talking about his girlfriend. "She has a small belly roll – it's so sexy," he said.
I have never forgotten that. It reminds me that men and women find all kinds of things attractive. One thing that's not? Complaining about our own perceived flaws. I interviewed dozens of men for my book and the theme that kept coming through is that a confident woman is attractive, but a beautiful woman who is insecure is a drag. So that wrinkle between our eyebrows? Your man doesn't see it. The way you think your butt sags? Your man is watching the way it moves when you walk. In fact, I read an article just a few years ago, and I've surveyed half the men I know to see if it's true. They tell me it sums up the male mentality perfectly:
When a man and woman are getting undressed, ready to tuck into bed together, the woman is thinking, "Damn, my stomach looks big. My butt is flabby. My breasts are so flat." Meanwhile, the man is thinking, "Yay! She's naked!"
Next time you start to dis the reflection in the mirror, remember: we are our own worst critics. It's time we just started saying, "Yay!"
Click here to get the original article.
Borchard, T. (2018). Men Get Eating Disorders Too. Psych Central. Retrieved on October 29, 2020, from https://psychcentral.com/blog/men-get-eating-disorders-too/
Last reviewed: By a member of our scientific advisory board on 8 Jul 2018
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Strike While the Iron is Hot
Zen Gardener, Guest
This age old expression is so very true. When trying to forge change in any way, it's all important to begin to do it when the inspiration comes, not later. Whether talking, writing or taking physical action, the time to act is right when the impulse comes, even if it's a task that can't be fully completed at the time. Initiating what the conscious impulse is indicating, to whatever degree, is the key to making manifest whatever Universe is telling us.
This is another reason we must be free from entanglements in order to live a fully response-able conscious life and be the instruments we are each meant to be. If we are not free to take the initiative we're living in a reactive state to everything around us. And it is very often overwhelming, especially in times like these when it seems that all hell is breaking loose.
Living on the offensive and taking the initiative gives freedom of choice and freedom of movement. It's not just with major issues or something we do periodically; it's a way of life. From various mundane tasks to contacting someone with a vital piece of information or a message of love and encouragement that was laid on our hearts, the time to act is right then. If the inspiration cools and we don't respond, we often forget and thereby neglect that golden opportunity.
The iron cools and the opportunity has passed. Yet if we strike while the iron is hot we succeed in helping to mold a better life for someone, and a better world for everyone.
Steering is Easy Once the Boat is in Motion
We don't always have to know where we're going in order to get started. If you know you're supposed to move, for example, just start preparing to move. You'll be amazed at how things fall into place. You can't steer a boat if it's standing still. It has to be in motion for the rudder to work. So what if you push out the "wrong way" at first. No worries, a little flick of the rudder and your entire direction has changed.
Of course the bigger the boat, as in the more "baggage" perhaps, the longer it takes to "come around" or turn. Huge ocean liners and freighters take miles to make a turnabout. But even then, turning is a very simple act, moving only a very small part.
It's called the trimtab. Buckminster Fuller was so taken by this amazing phenomenon that he had it inscribed on his tombstone. In his words:
"Something hit me very hard once, thinking about what one little man could do. Think of the Queen Mary — the whole ship goes by and then comes the rudder. And there's a tiny thing at the edge of the rudder called a trim tab. It's a miniature rudder. Just moving the little trim tab builds a low pressure that pulls the rudder around. Takes almost no effort at all. So I said that the little individual can be a trim tab. Society thinks it's going right by you, that it's left you altogether. But if you're doing dynamic things mentally, the fact is that you can just put your foot out like that and the whole big ship of state is going to go. So I said, call me Trim Tab."
This to me is one of the most profound metaphors for the power of the individual. We each, one decision at a time, one act, one expression of love, affect the direction of not only our own lives, but every life on this planet and as I've said before, change the entire morphic field of which we are all part.
It's all at our fingertips.
Some Prompts Just Won't Quit
While we can miss opportunities and fail to respond to certain conscious impulses, some things just don't go away. When things like that happen and the same prompt just keeps coming around, then it's something important and must be listened to and acted upon. I experienced this recently when I was considering approaching some people with an idea but was reluctant for different reasons. I laid the prompts aside and went about my way, but sure enough, they kept coming around like the first time, just popping into my mind with the same sense of "suggestion" they had the first times.
I finally set about doing what I felt in my heart and sure enough, each exchange was amazing with results that just blew me away.
It's similar to that feeling we get when we finally tackle something we've been putting off but we know needs to get done. The interesting thing to me is the way these certain prompts "feel". It's like learning a new language and finally getting some of the basics down to where you can recognize words and phrases enough to get by, a huge boost in your confidence which in turn inspires us to keep going and keep learning.
Tell Someone You Love Them
We all blow it and miss opportunities. I think the most important ones are telling someone we love them and how much we appreciate them. This is actually what inspired this post. I was on the porch looking at the night sky and thinking about someone whom I so admire, love and respect and knew I needed to communicate that and what about this unique person made me feel that way, which thankfully I did. I don't know if there was an auspicious moment involved in their life at the time, maybe I'll find out, but I knew it had to be said and right then.
It brought me to tears as it poured out.
Every time I've done this, as I'm sure many of you have experienced, it has brought about a very emotional connectivity in some way, even if I never hear anything back. It may just be a quick note of thanks and appreciation or a longer "gush", but it's a magical event and something wonderful happens. And it gets easier and more frequent the more we do it.
Responding to these prompts also engenders a grateful heart as we yield to and become who we are meant to be. Our connectivity with the Universe and each other expands – synchronicities abound, and more love and inspiration erupts in our hearts.
Talk about free energy! And all it takes is throwing the switch.
Keep on loving and responding to the call – don't let this nasty phase the world is going through get in the way!
Much love always, Zen
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There's quite a bit happening at Hotel Palomar San Diego lately. The chic boutique hotel in San Diego's Gaslamp Quarter just announced construction of a 50-room Skyline Collection project to include guest rooms, suites and penthouses on floors 16 through 20.
The rooms are designed with the quintessential San Diego experience in mind, and they're complemented by enriched new programming and adventure packages, all set to launch in April 2015.
A Skyline Collection king room at Hotel Palomar San Diego — Photo courtesy of Hotel Palomar San Diego
These new rooms will boast surf-inspired modern design and stunning city views, with palettes of edgy city black and metals, along with seaside blues, greens, sand and grey.
Rooms will include contemporary high-end furnishings reminiscent of Southern California – from the surfboard-inspired headboard and wingback chairs, to modern decorative light fixtures and a bar cart bedside table, for an upscale and unexpected twist.
"As one of the top U.S. travel destinations, San Diego is known for its spectacular beaches, year-long sunshine and a vibrant outdoor lifestyle," says Hotel Palomar San Diego's new General Manager Jim Hollister, who is directing the renovation.
Hollister joined the team in early February 2015 from Hotel Palomar Phoenix as hotel general manager and director of operations for Kimpton Hotels and Restaurants' Southern California and Arizona markets.
"Our goal is to create that quintessential blend of urban sophistication and outdoor living and offer guests a truly authentic local experience, from top to bottom," adds Hollister. "Not only will the new collection capture the Southern California spirit through its design and fantastic views, but we plan to infuse San Diego into all of our programming and packages to ensure every guest has a memorable journey."
Guests booking the Elevate Your Journey promo up until June 30, 2015, will receive 20% off the new Skyline Collection and 20% off any spa services at Nature's Spa by Jurlique. The offer is valid for travel starting April 27, 2015, through June 30, 2015. Promotion can be booked online with rate code SP2.
To coincide with the news, the hotel launched an Instagram contest to encourage participants to showcase how they "elevate their journey" – from their sense of adventure, well-being, taste buds, etc. – for a chance to win a prize, valued at $5,000.
The winner will receive a two-night stay in the Skyline Penthouse, $200 credit at Nature's Spa by Jurlique, dinner for two at Saltbox and two passes for skydiving with Skydive San Diego or stand-up paddle boarding on Mission Bay.


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In the 1870s, the Osage Indians were forced off their land in Kansas — land they had been forced onto just a few decades earlier. This time, they were sent to live on a rocky, arid reservation in Oklahoma. The new land was barren, the buffalo had been depleted, and the Indians began to starve.
And then someone discovered oil.
Money poured in. Prospectors paid the Osage for oil leases and royalties, and by the start of the 20th century every member of the tribe was receiving healthy quarterly checks. They built magnificent houses, bought cars, hired servants. Suddenly, the Oklahoma Osage were among the richest people in the world.
But wherever there are Indians with anything — land, animals and, especially, money and oil rights — there are white people ready to fleece them. David Grann's "Killers of the Flower Moon" tells the horrifying story of mass murder in Gray Horse, Okla. Over a period of five years in the 1920s, more than two dozen Osage Indians were killed — poisoned, shot, blown up, hit by cars — for their money and oil rights.
"Flower Moon" opens with the feel of an Erik Larson book — "Devil in the White City," perhaps: an entertaining murder mystery set in the historical context of 100 years ago.
But Grann's book quickly grows darker, and then darker still. It is superbly done — meticulously researched, well-written — but it is hard to be entertained by a story of such unmitigated evil.
When the oil money started flowing, the U.S. government quickly decided that Indians could not possibly be capable of managing their own finances. Many of them were assigned white guardians, "overseeing and authorizing all of their spending, down to the toothpaste they purchased at the corner store," Grann writes. "The guardians were usually drawn from the ranks of the most prominent white citizens in Osage County."
Prominent, yes. But not necessarily trustworthy. Guardians skimmed off millions of dollars from the Indians whose wealth they were supposed to manage. Merchants in Gray Horse jacked prices way up for the Indians, but not for white citizens.
But all of this pales next to the murders.
In the early 1920s, Osage Indians began dying in so many unusual ways and in such high numbers that the tribe dubbed it the Siege of Terror.
Grann follows the fate of Mollie Burkhart, an Osage woman married to a white man. Mollie's sister Minnie died of a mysterious "wasting illness." Her sister Anna was shot in the head. Her mother died of that same wasting illness. And then Mollie fell deathly ill and barricaded herself in her house "in dread, knowing that she was the likely next target in the apparent plot to eliminate her family."
No one seemed able to solve any of the murders. Evidence went missing; witnesses ended up dead — one of them was stripped naked and thrown off a moving train.
This steady string of murders eventually attracted the attention of Washington, and a young J. Edgar Hoover. He had been looking for ways to bolster the profile and powers of his Bureau of Investigation, which, at that time, investigated crimes but could not make arrests.
He dispatched Tom White, a former Texas Ranger, to Oklahoma. There, White "quickly found himself wandering through a wilderness of mirrors — his work more akin to espionage than to criminal investigation. There were moles and double agents and possibly triple agents."
Eventually, White uncovered an enormous conspiracy masterminded by a single person who was "a connoisseur of plots … calculating enough to carry out his diabolical vision over years."
Grann digs deep. He spent years on the research, examining FBI files, court testimony, private correspondence, field reports from the Bureau of Indian Affairs, diary entries and scores of other documents.
The result is a powerful book — not entertaining, no, but fascinating; an outrageous, devastating read.
Laurie Hertzel is the senior editor for books at the Star Tribune. On Twitter: @StribBooks.
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By: David Grann.
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Seven tricks to help you look perfect in photographs
Many people are convinced that they always look terrible in photographs, and therefore do everything they can to avoid going in front of the camera lens. But few know that, in actual fact, producing successful photographs is merely a question of finding the right pose.
Samantha Simmonds, a newsreader for Sky News, has revealed some of her tricks she uses to look great in front of the camera every day. They're so simple, and so effective, that we just had to share them with you.
1. Find your best side
'Almost everyone has an asymmetrical face.Therefore, you need to work out which is your "best side"', says London-based photographer John Godwin. It's a simple idea: decide which side of your face you like more, and always turn it to the camera.
2. Perfect your 'squinch'
"Usually, I try to look welcoming in front of the camera, by raising my eyebrows slightly. However, John points out that this gives me a scared, uncertain look," says Samantha.
Celebrities such as Angelina Jolie, Sharon Stone and Drew Barrymore have an answer to this: the 'squinch'. This involves narrowing the eyes by bringing up the lower lids, as if you're staring at something in the distance. Only the lower lids move, though – not the eyebrows or any other part of the face.
3. Don't smile too hard
Too big a smile can look unnatural and insincere, and it doesn't suit every face. A restrained, small smile can make the face look more attractive without bringing out wrinkles.
4. Slim your face
In order to reduce the amount of space your face takes up in a photograph, you can apply two simple rules: turn so that your best side is at a 30-degree angle from the lens, and put your tongue on the roof of your mouth at the back. This will help to make your face appear narrower.
5. Don't pout
Pulling a 'duck face' not only doesn't flatter you, but makes you look quite unattractive. It looks much better when you purse your lips slightly, as if you're about to kiss someone, but without contorting them into a full pout.
6. Raise the camera angle
You want to be slightly lower than the camera, so you're looking up at it, but not so much that you're craning your neck. This always produces a really great shot. If you're looming over the camera, you can appear aggressive and masculine. Looking up totally changes the way your features are perceived.
7. Keep your chin up
For photos in profile, raise your chin slightly; that way your face will look more expressive. It will also make your neck look slimmer, and your cheeks look higher.
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Two fundraisers tonight for the Democratic Party. As usual, there's one fundraiser for fat cats, one for the poor people. Well, poorer people. Some paid a grand to get into the pauper's event. Tickets started at $44. Isn't that special?
Here's the pool report.
Motorcade left the White House in the rain at 7:30, for a four-minute drive to a DNC dinner at the DuPont Circle home of his former aide Linda Douglass, now an executive with Atlantic Media, and husband John Phillips. It's the first of two events this evening expected to raise $1.75 million for the DNC.
We don't think FLOTUS is with him. It was a dark and stormy night…
The dinner is $30,400 per person, and the event is expected to raise $1 million, per a DNC official.
The second event (Obama remarks scheduled for 9:15 pm) is the kickoff concert for the "National Gen44 Summit," at DAR Constitution Hall. Hip-hop artist B.o.B is the featured act. (Hit singles "Airplanes" and "Nothin' On You.") Tickets went for $44 to $1,000. The 3,000 tickets sold out days ago. The DNC expected to raise $750,000.
The program will include remarks by 2008 campaign manager David Plouffe, Organizing for America deputy director Jeremy Bird, and DNC Chairman Tim Kaine, "about the importance of young voters in this election," per the official. Obama will speak after them, and after B.o.B performs.
Gen44 is a group the DNC created, targeting the 40-and-under crowd, to "cultivate and empower a rising generation of leaders for the Democratic Party," per www.genfortyfour.com.
Obama is expected to spend an hour at the first event.
It's a lovely place, up three flights. Tables of 10. Seem to be finishing prime rib as the president arrives to an ovation.
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The going price for a home in Waco and its suburbs has been climbing in the past year to 18 months, local real estate agents said.
Amarillo-based economist Karr Ingham's latest snapshot revealed the average price for an existing home sold in July reached $196,344, which was 13.3 percent higher than the $173,227 in July a year earlier.
For the year through July, the average was $180,907, which was 6.5 percent more than the $169,843 during the same period in 2015.
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Chinese calligraphy is not only an art of writing, it is also a way of keeping fit. Writing calligraphy can help regulate emotions, which in turn enhances physical health and mental wellbeing.
Calligraphy is therefore regarded as a non-drug therapy.
Basically, there are five major writing styles in Chinese calligraphy:
- Zuan (seal script)
- Li (official, or clerical script)
- Xing (running script)
- Kai (regular script)
- Tsao (cursive script)
Among the five styles, the regular script is the most easily and widely recognized one.
The characters in this demonstration are in regular script. They were written by Mr. Hsiao Shih-Hao, president of the Moxiang Calligraphy Association in Taipei, Taiwan. He has been an enthusiastic calligrapher for over 40 years, and has participated in many major calligraphy exhibitions in Taiwan.
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History of Africanized Honey Bees
Spread of Africanized Honey Bees in the United States
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Managed hives (those kept by beekeepers) are the first and best defense against an area becoming Africanized. Managed bees dilute the AFB gene pool reducing aggressiveness, prevent AFB take over of European honey bee hives, and AFBs are less attracted to areas where other foragers exist. Education of the public about the necessity of reporting feral nests, along with beekeepers, regulatory, and public safety agencies working together, we will be able to minimize the safety and economic impact of Africanized bees.
Suspect a Hive of containing AFB?
If you suspect that a wild hive or even an established/managed hive may contain AFB - contact your local extension office immediately. In Utah you can also contact the Utah Department of Agriculture and Food, Plant Services division and ask for the State Entomologist.
Recent Studies of AFBs
Field research outside of Mexico City is working to identify and breed gentler Africanized bees. Africanized bee hives are tested for honey output. Hives with high output are then tested for personality. Those that get angrier quicker are destroyed, removing the most aggressive genes from the larger bee population. A third test is then performed for flightiness (swarming). The surviving hives have resulted in an Africanized bee that produces 20% more honey and is 50% less defensive.
Other Facts About AFBs
How can I prepare? When involved in outdoor activities, be aware of your surroundings and keep an eye out for bees. Don't panic at the sight of a few bees foraging in the flowers. Bees are generally very docile as they go about their work. Unless you do something out of the ordinary, such as step on them, they will generally not bother you.
There are a few things you can do to be prepared: Wear light-colored clothing. Experience has shown that bees tend to attack dark objects such as clothing or hair. Avoid wearing floral or citrus aftershaves or perfumes when hiking. Bees are sensitive to odors, both pleasant and unpleasant. The smell of newly cut grass has been shown to rile honey bees. Check around your house and yard at least once a month to see if there are any signs of bees taking up residence. Africanized honey bees will live about anywhere they can find shelter. This means they are more likely to be found in trees, in the sides of buildings, in drain pipes, in water meter boxes, in old abandoned appliances, in piles of junk, and even in holes in the ground. Sealing or covering cracks and holes in houses is good prevention. Don't panic if you find an established honey bee colony in your neighborhood. Keep every one away. Check the Yellow Pages for pest control operators, beekeepers or other bee removal experts in your area who will remove the colony. Do not try to remove colonies yourself.
What if I am attacked? The best safety advice is to avoid any encounters with unfriendly honey bees. Be alert for danger especially if bees are acting strangely. Remember that honey bees sting to defend their colony, so be on the look out for honey bee swarms and colonies. Quite often bees will display some preliminary defensive behavior before going into a full-fledged attack. They may fly at your face or buzz around over your head. These warning signs should be heeded, since the bees may be telling you that you have come into their area and are too close to their colony for comfort both theirs and yours!
Most people taking part in normal outdoor activities do not have to go to any extraordinary lengths to be prepared, just keep in mind where you would go to escape honey bees, and be on the look out for danger. In the event you are attacked by honey bees here are a few good tips.
RUN away as fast as possible! Do not try to retrieve your belongings and do not try to stand still in an attempt to fool the bees. The more you flail your arms, the madder they will get. Get indoors or in a car as fast as possible. If you can't get indoors, keep running. A bee can obtain speeds of from 12 to 15 miles per hour, but most healthy humans can outrun them. They will usually follow you for several hundred feet but Africanized honey bees have been known to follow people for more than a quarter mile.
Almost all cases of Africanized honey bee attacks can be traced back to some provocation, such as some noise or vibration, i.e. a lawn mower, weed eater, or tractor. Any covering for your body, and especially for your head and face will help you escape. People who have been attacked say the worst part is having the bees sting your face and eyes. Any impairment of your vision will also make it more difficult to escape. If you do not happen to have a net with you, grab a blanket, a coat, a towel, anything that will give you momentary relief while you look for an avenue of escape. The covering device is not going to protect you for long. The idea is to use it to help you get away. If you have nothing else, pull your shirt up over your face. The stings you may get on your chest and abdomen are far less serious than those to the facial area. DO NOT JUMP INTO WATER! The bees will wait for you to come up for air. Once you are away from the bees, take a second and evaluate the situation. If you are stung by one Africanized honey bee, it will be the same as a sting from the common European honey bee. The individual stings are not more powerful or painful. Even one honey bee sting can be dangerous, however, if you are allergic to them. After you are safely away, remove all stingers from your body. Do not pull them out with tweezers or your fingers, as this will only squeeze more venom into the wound. Scrape them out sideways using your fingernails, the edge of a credit card, or with a dull knife. If you have been stung more than 15 times, are having symptoms other than pain and localized swelling, you should always seek medical attention immediately.
Differences between Africanized and European Honey Bees
Africanized honey bees (Apis mellifera scutellata) and European honey bees (Apis m. mellifera) are the same species - they look the same, sting in defense of themselves or their nest, can only sting once, and have the same venom. African bees are 10% smaller than European bees (but because the bees look so much alike only a laboratory analysis can tell them apart). Additionally, they are 25% lighter, reproduce earlier, produce less honey, and have a shorter lifespan. They also differ in that they respond more quickly and more bees sting, can sense a threat from people or animals 50 feet or more from their nest, sense vibrations from power equipment 100 feet or more from their nest, may pursue a victim 1/4 to 1/2 mile, remain agitated for 24 hours after an attack, swarm more frequently than the European honey bee to establish new nests, nest in smaller cavities and sheltered areas, and move their entire colony readily (abscond) if food is scarce. Away from the hive they are no more defensive than other bees or wasps. They will not form large swarms and hunt for you.
The African Bee in Africa
With all the bad publicity the Africanized bee has had in the western hemisphere, the African honey bee is the preferred bee of African beekeepers. In its homeland, the AHB is prized as a good honey producer thriving on erratic food supplies in a semi-desert climate with severe droughts.
Another African bee kept by beekeepers is the Cape honey bee. The Cape bee's native territory was only on the Cape Coast on the tip of South Africa. The bees did not interbreed until the 90s when beekeepers started moving hives between the two territories. After moving Cape bees into AHB territory, the Cape bee started invading the hives of AHBs. Within a year, tens of thousands of hives, equaling 50% of the managed AHB hives, had to be destroyed.
A Cape worker bee is not like other honey worker bees. She is capable of laying eggs that produce fully functional queens from unfertilized eggs (thelytoky)! (Cape workers do not exhibit this behavior in a queen right Cape colony). Cape worker bees invade the hives of AHBs. Most are killed by the hive residents, but a few escape detection and are absorbed into the hive, setting off a chain of events that will eventually cause collapse of the hive. Cape bee laying workers emit queen-like pheromones exerting reproductive control. The Cape worker tricks the resident bees into treating her like a queen, with the African bees eventually killing their own queen. Colonies taken over by Cape bees will no longer accept AHB queens. The eggs laid by the Cape worker develop into females who beg for food, eating more than their African bee nest mates. With less AHB foragers the food supply is soon depleted, the colony collapses, and the Cape bees leave to find another place to freeload.
Using Cape bees to eradicate the Africanized bee in America is not the solution. They would destroy the European honey bee population just as they are destroying the African honey bee population in Africa.


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On Wednesday the 18th August 2010, the NZLCM Centre organised Technical Workshop on Water Footprinting at the MAF offices in Wellington. The workshop was well attended by a range of people from industry, regional and national government and practitioners.
The session began with presentations on:
Following on from the presentations, a series of group discussions were held to discuss:
It was agreed that water footprinting would only be useful if used appropriately, alongside other environmental indicators, and as a "big picture" tool. It was also agreed that it would be important to ensure consumers and growers had an understanding of the meaning of water footprints. However, it is also important to remember that "you cannot manage what you do not measure".
New Zealand is already well positioned to calculate water footprints with the monitoring measures being developed at the Ministry for the Environment, and it is likely that water footprints may provide a competitive advantage to at least some exported products. The next step for New Zealand will be to proactively prepare for measuring and monitoring of water footprints as the ISO Working Group on Water Footprinting develops an international standard. This will mean entities collecting data (on water availability and use) and developing implementation plans for continuous improvement.


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Venezuela energy report
Venezuela energy market analysis is derived from the most recent key economic indicators, supply and demand factors, oil & gas pricing trends and major energy issues and developments surrounding the energy industry. The analysis includes a comprehensive energy market report and updated Venezuela energy market data.
Format: 2 files (PDF report, Excel file)
Pages: 30 (Report only)
Delivery: Immediate by e-mail
- Institutions & Energy Policy
The Energy and Oil Ministry lays down the country's energy policy and supervises all the energy companies. The Ministry of Electricity supervises the electricity sector. The Planning Ministry (Cordiplan) is involved in the development of the energy plans and the definition of the sector's main priorities. The Ministry of Finances is involved on the level of investments, loans and taxes- in ...
- Energy Companies
The hydrocarbons sector is dominated by PDVSA, Petroleos de Venezuela SA (100% public).
- Energy Supply
Venezuela has substantial hydrocarbon reserves. The proven oil reserves, including non-conventional resources, reached 40 Gt in 2016, making them the largest in the world, and they are expected to increase. These reserves include approximately 220 Gbl of heavy crude from the Orinoco belt; the Orinoco belt's technically recoverable heavy oil is estimated at 513 Gbl.
Gas reserves, which ...
- Energy Prices
Electricity prices are very low and have been controlled by the Government since 2003. In 2016, they were around US$1.9c/kWh for households. They were raised by over 80% in 2014 and 2015, after Corpoelec announced a power subsidy cut for electricity users consuming more than their respective regional average in 2014.
Graph: ELECTRICITY PRICES FOR INDUSTRY AND HOUSEHOLDS ...
- Energy Consumption
Energy consumption per capita (1.7toe, including nearly 2 100 kWh of electricity in 2016) is relatively high compared to the level of income per capita. It is the highest in South America. However, both energy and electricity consumption per capita has been decreasing since 2013 (17% and 16% drop, respectively).
Consumption has decreased at an average rate of 7%/year between 2012 and ...
- Issues & Prospects
The development of Venezuela's large reserves is blocked by the on-going economic and political crisis.
In the Venezuela market report you will find the graphs mentioned below:
- GRAPH 1: CO2-energy Emissions (MtCO2)
- GRAPH 2: Installed electric capacity by source (2016, %)
- GRAPH 3: Gross power production by source (TWh)
- GRAPH 4: Power generation by source (2016, %)
- GRAPH 5: Map of natural gas infrastructure
- GRAPH 6: Gasoline & diesel prices (US$/l)
- GRAPH 7: Electricity prices for industry and households (US$c/kWh)
- GRAPH 8: Consumption trends by energy source (Mtoe)
- GRAPH 9: Total consumption market share by energy (2016, %)
- GRAPH 10: Final consumption market share by sector (2016, %)
In the Venezuela market report you will find follow tables:
- Economic Indicators: Annual historical data including population, GNP growth, imports & exports, inflation rate, energy security and efficiency indicators, CO2 emissions.
- Supply Indicators: Historical data including oil & gas reserves, electric & refining capacity, energy production, power production and external trade. All detailed by energy source.
- Demand Indicators: Historical data includes consumption per inhabitant, consumption trends, total consumption by energy source, final consumption by energy source & sector, and, electricity consumption by sector.
- Energy Balances: Unique tabular display of the overall energy industry balance per annum, also graphically displayed by energy sub-segment.
The Venezuela market data since 1990 included in the Excel file is given below.
Historical evolution allows to easily work with the data.
2016 Key Data included in the excelsheet:
- Economic indicators: Annual historical economic indicators, energy security, energy efficiency and CO2 emissions.
- Supply indicators: Annual historical reserves, capacity, production and external trade (imports(+) exports(-) balance).
- Demand indicators: Annual historical consumption per capita, consumption trends, total consumption, final consumption (per energy and per sector) and electricity consumption total and per sector.
- Energy Balance: total and per energy.
- Venezuela Energy Prices: In addition to the analysis provided on the report we also provided a data set which includes historical details on the Venezuela energy prices for the follow items: price of premium gasoline (taxes incl.), price of diesel (taxes incl.), price of electricity in industry (taxes incl.), price of electricity for households (taxes incl.), price of natural gas in industry (taxes incl.), prices of natural gas for households (taxes incl.), spot price of Brent and CO2 emissions (from fuel combustion).
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SSCC104P CCD Colour Video Camera
The Sony SSC-C104P/C108P are 1/3-inch colour Hyper HAD TM (Hole Accumulated Diode) CCD cameras specifically designed for surveillance and monitoring systems. These cameras are equipped with a number of convenient functions such as automatic backlight compensation (BLC), Turbo AGC TM (Auto Gain Control) and CCD IRIS TM in a compact body design. Offering excellent performance, ease of use and a favourable cost-performance ratio, SSC-C104P/C108P cameras are sure to meet the requirements of a wide range of surveillance applications.
To accommodate differing user requirements, Sony provides a choice of two models that operate from different power sources: the SSC-C108P operates from 230V AC and the SSC-C104P operates from 24V AC.
High Picture Quality
SSC-C104P/C108P cameras incorporate a 1/3-inch IT (Interline Transfer) Hyper HAD CCD with 290,000 effective picture elements. This allows these cameras to attain a horizontal resolution of 330TV lines and high sensitivity with a minimum illumination of 1.2 lx at F1.2 (50 IRE, AGC ON with Turbo mode) and an excellent signal-to-noise ratio of 52dB.
Backlight Compensation Function
If the subject is against the light and is in shadow, SSC-C104P/C108P cameras can automatically compensate for the backlight condition by switching the BLC switch to ON, making the subject more easily visible. This feature adds greater flexibility to surveillance and monitoring systems.
Advanced Turbo AGC
In addition to the conventional AGC function, SSC-C104P/C108P cameras are equipped with a new advanced Turbo AGC function, which automatically boosts the camera?s video gain over the AGC range so that the subject under low illumination can be distinguished more clearly. This feature affords more certainty to surveillance and monitoring operation.
CCD IRIS Function
This function allows the use of a manual iris lens instead of a more costly automatic iris lens. As the scene illumination level increases, SSC-C104P/C108P cameras respond by automatically reducing the exposure time of the photosensors. This is achieved by changing the electronic shutter speed of the CCD, in the range of 1/50 of a second to 1/100,000 of a second. This feature also provides clear motion pictures under appropriate light conditions.
Automatic White Balance Control
SSC-C104P/C108P cameras incorporate a wide-range ATW (Auto Tracing White Balance) function. It adjusts the white balance automatically in response to the lighting conditions so that pictures with an appropriate colour balance can always be obtained.
AC Line Lock Capability
SSC-C104P/C108P cameras feature AC Line Lock for external synchronization. Using the AC power frequency (50Hz) as the vertical sync reference provides roll-free switching in multi-camera installations. In addition, as SSC-C104P/C108P cameras have an externally adjustable Vertical Phase (?90?) control, completely accurate synchronization can be attained.
DC and Video Servo Auto Iris Lens Connection
Capability SSC-C104P/C108P cameras are equipped with a 4-pin auto iris connector for the attachment of auto iris lenses. Either a DC or a VIDEO servo type auto iris lens can be attached.
C/CS-mount Lens Compatibility
SSC-C104P/C108P cameras can be used either with C-mount or CS-mount lenses and precise back-focus adjustment can be easily accomplished. This broadens your choice of lens.
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Anyone who has read my 'Christmas Wishlist' post (here) will know that I love AllSaints but, sadly, I have not owned any of their clothes - until now!!
While lusting over some of their leather jackets on the website I noticed they had a sale on - happy days! Unfortunately I was still very limited on what I could afford (I swear their stuff must be laced with gold for the amount they charge!), but I did manage to order two beautiful t-shirts..
I had been looking for tops exactly like this for a while - very plain, slightly baggy andwith a 'v' that goes just far enough - these seemed to fit the bill perfectly so at £25 ish each, compared to their usual £40 price tag, and with an added 20% off on the night I ordered, I thought what the heck - I'll buy two!
They finally arrived this week and even the box was beautiful -
However the real test was the fit - it passed!
I love these, and although they are only 15% silk (they are listed as 'silk t-shirt'), they feel beautifully well made.
[Excuse my messy room]
Long live my AllSaints obsession!


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currently there is a serious flu outbreak going on over here in west tennessee... half of my job is out with it... and unforutently i got it, and now my wife and daughter has it... thank god i seem to be turning the corner and hope the worst is past me... this is some bad ass shit, i dont wish this on my worst enemy... i had to take my wife to the emergency room late friday nightwith some seerious chest congestion going on... they took some x rays to check for pnemonia, but was negative thank god... we even have about 4 schools now closed here in madison county for this outbreak... just giving you heads up, if you havent goten your flu shot,you may think about it seriously... i havent had the flu since i was about 15... thats how bad this stuff is going on at the moment.
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I take about 5g of Vitamin C everyday, hopefully that will it away. I had it bad about 4 years ago and it was awful. I still don't think my lungs have recovered.
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Nasty stuff around here as well. My wife was down all last week with it. I had a small bout but had to work due to supervisor deciding anyone who missed work due to illness will get points against them. Pretty shitty since we have PTO built up to use.on another note when supervisors get sick they are allowed to take unplanned PTO with no repercussions. Pretty shitty on VW part but it is what it is
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Toot wrote:For the past few years during the cold season I have been eating a tablespoon full of sourwood honey everyday.
Sourwood is good stuff. I've got my own bees so I like to mix a spoonful of raw local honey with fresh squeezed lemon and a shot of Dickel or Jack for cough suppression.
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Beeston Rylands Lock and Marina
Leave site travel 9 miles west towards Beeston Rylands turn left B5010 at roundabout 1st exit A6540 for 4 miles next roundabout 3rd exit A6005 travel 3 miles follow signs to the marina. Park on the river side road.
Enter onto the bank of the river Trent in Beeston Rylands. Take a stroll down the bank explore the working lock view the barges and moored boats stop off at the riverside café. Good cheap food at the side of the lock, sit out and watch the boats travel by.
Attenborough Nature Reserve
Continue journey to the Attenborough Nature Reserve, 4 miles go back to the A6005 turn left travel 3 miles then turn left down Barton Road into the reserve. The reserve is situated in the old gravel pits and covers 145 hectares of lakes, wetland with grasslands and scrub. Discover the 250 species of birds some rare to this country. Visit the new Nature centre and gift shop a place of interesting items.


text: The "Galets Blancs" are located at land's end in Finistère, at Le Conquet, and these are more than ordinary gîtes or self catering holiday homes; these are "maisons de charme et de caractère" (houses full of charm and character), built between 1557 and 1793, in a picturesque setting on the Kermorvan Peninsula, opposite Le Conquet, known in Breton as Konk Leon. This longère farmhouse and its "Penty" (small stone house) have a magnificent view of the ria and the Iroise Sea. Life in the property, which is on the waterfront, moves to the rhythm of the tides. It also backs onto the 2 km long Blancs Sablons Beach located on a natural, untouched peninsula. This is a guarantee that you will spend a delightful and restful holiday in an atmosphere bathed in maritime tradition. You can go to the village on foot over the footbridge, or to the harbour to buy your shellfish and fish directly from the fishermen, or take a ferry to the islands of Molène, Ouessant (Ushant) and Quéménès.


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Provide customer service to customers; table setting and clearing, take orders, serve customers, billing, cleaning of restaurant, etc.
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Man killed as buses collide in Multan
MULTAN: A man was killed while five others sustained injuries when two buses collided in Multan, Tuesday. According to the rescue sources, the incident occurred at Vehari Road near Akhtarabad due to fog and over speeding that killed the conductor of the bus on the spot.
Five others were injured while drivers of both the unfortunate passenger buses got stuck in the damaged structure who were pulled out after one hour of the rescue operation.
The injured drivers and passengers were shifted to Nishtar Hospital for treatment while others were sent home after first aid.