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I have always delighted in working with my friends particularly towards achieving goals that we had set amongst us. From such interactions, I have always found myself putting my creativity into work and coming up with solutions to problems. While this was the past, I have been influenced by these experiences in my entire college life. As a result of the experiences, I have been able to be someone who can lead other students and bolster other team members when working towards goals. With passion for business and entrepreneurship, I look forward to transfer to a prestigious university where I can earn an MBA. Ultimately, I am convinced that I will be a CEO of a well-known firm or a successful entrepreneur.
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Sunday, July 24, 2011
Sunday Shopping: J.Crew New Arrivals
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I really want a pencil skirt, but I need to work out what my size would be, either 00 or 0 - still waiting on them to get back to me. Love your choices.ReplyDelete
I love your picks! Here is another animal print pencil skirt that you might like if the J.Crew one doesn't work:ReplyDelete
It is currently on sale, with and add'l 25% off and free ship with code JULY2011.
Thanks for stopping by ladies! :)ReplyDelete
laurie_miw: Thank you for the link! What a great deal on that skirt, too. :)
I am so grateful to you for posting the whole catalogue since I didn't get one. I like seeing the outfits, not just the individual pieces.ReplyDelete
You have some great picks, FFM? I am also salivating over the leopard Edie bag but I can't bite at that price.
My short list as of right now is the same leopard skirt you want, the wool cafe capris in yacht blue (my personal shopper says the wool is lightweight so they may be 3 season wear for me) and the boy shirt in stripe crepe de chime, although I'm not sure which color.
I have and love the Hacking Jacket (am anxiously awaiting cooler temperatures so I can wear it!). I also ordered the Index Dress in red and the Double Serge Pencil in heather acorn from the new arrivals.ReplyDelete
My other must-haves are the Maisie Dress in green, the Puff-Sleeve Popover in vibrant red and the Cashmere Cable Sweater in camel and possibly one more colour if there is a good promo. I'm anxiously awaiting the Toronto store opening so I can try a few things on in person!
My list is too long to leave here...love the colors. Some of the dresses might be "must haves". I'd love to see more trousers-skinny and ankle pants are tough for me. I'm hourglass/pear shaped, so I need a full length pant leg...boo 'cause the capris are adorable. Thanks for posting the catalog. I'm planning to stop into my store later this week once the roll out is in.ReplyDelete
I'm super impressed with this rollout...however the prices just seem to creep higher and higher. Ugh! Loving all the color and prints though...a nice change! I've felt the crew was getting a little blah before this!ReplyDelete
amazing picks. thanks for another lovely post. I hope you had an amazing weekend. Would love if you'd check out my latest post featuring pictures from my favorite little treat shop in Beverly Hills. Thanks love. xoxoReplyDelete
Desert Flower: You are so very welcome! I'm glad I was able scan it for everyone to see, especially since there are so many who don't get one.ReplyDelete
Caitlin: The Heather Acorn pencil skirt is another one on my wishlist. Please report back about the color IRL if you get the chance! Love your must-haves, btw! We have very similar taste in J.Crew clothing. :)ReplyDelete
JulieStyles: Your comment about your list being too long to leave here made me smile. I know how you feel! There really are many, many nice pieces this rollout. Let's hope the quality is good and they don't disappoint IRL! :)ReplyDelete
Jenni: The prices do seem to creep higher with each new rollout, and sadly a lot of the quality seems to be decreasing with each new rollout, as well. Like you, I am loving all the prints and colors this time around. It's really nice to see the change. :)ReplyDelete
Fash Boulevard: Thank you and thanks for stopping by as well! I'll be stopping by to visit you soon! :)ReplyDelete
Great post, FFM! Loving the cashmere cable in heather camel, though I didn't love the price :( Oh well, sure seems like a wardrobe classic for years to come!ReplyDelete

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I have experienced Nerdvana, and its name is Google Glass. The Google Glass team is currently touring the country, giving us regular, non-Explorers a chance to play with the future of wearable technology. This past weekend the team came to my hometown of Atlanta, and so of course I was there bright and early Saturday morning for my chance to …Read More »
Ready Player One and the Immersive Tech of the Future
Over the summer, I read the fantastic novel Ready Player One by Ernest Cline, a story of a recession-ridden future where the Internet and gaming culture have completely taken over the world's consciousness. Nearly every aspect of society in Cline's novel—school, shopping, work, gaming, socializing—takes place in a massive, virtual simulation dubbed the "OASIS." The novel touched on two of …Read More »
Nerd Alert: The Promise and Peril of Wearable Computing
I'm currently somewhat obsessed with the idea of wearable computing. It still feels like such a futuristic, sci-fi concept, and yet every week it seems there's a new announcement of a company throwing their hat into the wearable ring. Samsung recently announced the Galaxy Gear smartwatch. Google Glass is still rolling along in its Explorer program and new apps are …Read More »
Wearable Technology is the Future
I'm extremely excited about the latest trend in gear and gadgets: wearable technology. While there's certainly a science-fiction aspect to it, smartphones and tablets have made access to technology and information so ubiquitous that the next logical step is to integrate it into our lives in a more user-friendly, unobtrusive way.. There's a wonderful analogy in the video embedded below …Read More »
Google Gambles on Glass
What is Google Glass, and will it actually be the next big thing? Google's foray into wearable technology – Glass – is a step toward the dream of ubiquitous computing in which the Internet is available everywhere at all times without the need for interrupting the task at hand. With Glass, Google puts the Internet even closer than your fingertips-right …Read More »


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Trying to be healthy or watching the pennies? Either way, this cauliflower rice salad is a sure winner.
• 1 head of cauliflower
• 100g cherry tomatoes, chopped
• 1/2 cucumber, deseeded and chopped
• 2 spring onions, sliced
• Seeds from 1 pomegranate
• 25g sumac
• Large bunch coriander, parsley & mint, leaves picked
• 1 lemon, juiced
• 50ml olive oil
• Salt
• Pepper
1. Begin by chopping the cauliflower into florets.
2. Place florets into a food processor and pulse until the cauliflower resembles couscous.
3. Place the cauliflower into a large bowl with the tomatoes, cucumber, spring onions and pomegranate seeds. Give everything a mix and then add the sumac and herbs and mix again.
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Q1. My brother has terrible psoriasis on his arms and legs. He's been to a dermatologist, who wasn't really able to help. I think he should see a rheumatologist – I have RA and our mother had gout, so I suspect he might have an autoimmune condition, not just a dermatology problem. He says I'm crazy. Can you give me anything I can use to help persuade him to get checked out? The red spots are quite alarming, although he says they don't bother him. What will happen if they're left untreated?
You are very astute! Your brother should definitely see a rheumatologist, for several reasons:
- Psoriasis is not curable but is treatable and can be controlled.
- Up to about 6 percent of psoriasis patients may get psoriatic arthritis, of which there are four types, including psoriatic spondylitis or inflammation of the spine joints. These are special to psoriasis and can be controlled.
- Although RA is not exactly hereditary, some predisposing factors are. Both psoriasis and RA are relatively common diseases, seen in 0.5–1 percent of the population, and they can coexist.
- Yes, psoriasis is not just a local problem. In addition to psoriatic arthritis and spondylitis, untreated psoriasis causes elevation of uric acid in the blood from the skin cell turnover. If blood uric acid is continuously high for a couple of decades, then gout can develop from urate crystals accumulating in the joints.
- A rare complication of psoriasis called erythroderma causes diffuse inflammation of the entire skin; this requires hospitalization and can be life-threatening.
Treatment for psoriasis includes topical ointments or creams on the rash, and systemic medications taken by mouth or by injection. Most topical creams and ointments are steroid-based (cortisone-like). Ultraviolet light either as sunlight or as phototherapy is also helpful, as are Retin-A products.
Systemic medications include nonsteroidal antiinflammatory drugs (NSAIDs), mild forms of chemotherapy (also used in RA), and biologic drugs, which are medications that are aimed at specific substances that bring on the psoriasis inflammation. NSAIDs include aspirin, ibuprofen, and naproxen. Chemotherapy includes methotrexate given as tablets or injection once a week, cyclosporine, azathioprine, leflunomide (all of them are also used in RA) and injections of biologics. Some of these are the same as we use in RA, for example, etanercept (Enbrel), Infliximab (Remicade), and adalimumab (Humira). Other biologics (alefacept, efalizumab) have been tried primarily for the skin lesions of psoriasis.
As a rule, when psoriatic arthritis responds to a treatment, so does the psoriasis. Bottom line: Best to have your brother treated by a rheumatologist and a dermatologist who communicate with each other. I hope you can convince him.
Q2. I have been diagnosed with psoriasis under my fingernails and have been told that there is no treatment for it. Do you know of anything that I can do to relieve my symptoms?
Psoriatic nails affect up to 30 percent of individuals with psoriasis, and they are indeed difficult to treat. Symptoms usually include pinpoint depressions, or "pits," of the fingernails, yellowish discoloration, lifting of the nails at their free or lateral edges, buildup of debris underneath the nails, and splitting of the nails. Fingernail changes are more common than toenail changes. Nail changes may also be seen in combination with psoriatic arthritis.
While psoriatic nails are difficult to treat, some approaches are worth trying. An injection of corticosteroids (in a diluted concentration) into the skin at the base of the fingernail is painful but sometimes effective. You can also apply topical steroids to the area, either alone or in combination with a vitamin D3 cream or ointment. Your physician may also prescribe Cordran Tape, a clear tape made with a therapeutic steroid, with which to wrap your nail beds on a daily basis. Keep in mind that nails grow slowly and it may take a few months to see a change.
For individuals with more severe and extensive psoriasis, physicians may prescribe oral and injectable medications such as Soriatane, cyclosporine, methotrexate, and Enbrel, which may also improve the nails.


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Skype Push to Talk
The latest version of Skype Allow amazing "Skype push to talk " feature to their valuable users. There is instant toggle button to mute the microphone during calling on Skype. In the business "push to talk" also known as "Toggle Mute Key". This valuable feature is required feature by Skype users. Skype push to talk is a very useful feature for gamer to prevent other hearing while taking. And also during Conference call.
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Skype was created in 2003. Skype is a division of Microsoft. and created and developed by Niklas Zennström, Janus Friis, Ahti Heinla, Priit Kasesalu, and Jaan Tallinn. In the early days of voice over IP or internet calling.
Skype is a VoIP (voice over IP), which uses the internet to help people to make and receive voice and video calls from IP. It's also free or at a cheap rate. The Users of Skype application has more than 1.55 billion users this year.
You can easily create a new account or Login to Skype.
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To enable "Skype Push to talk" feature. All steps are mention below.
1. First of all, you should check for updates of the Skype version. Its always good to have the latest version to utilize all feature of the application.
2. To download the latest version of Skype you can visit the Skype.com or you can check update in Play store or App store.
3. On Skype Web page you can click on get Skype button to download Skype. In few minutes Skype setup file will be downloaded in your device.
4.When downloads complete. Double click on the downloaded file to install the Skype application.
5. Now follow the screen instructions to install the latest downloaded Skype application.
6. If are the user of smartphones so you have to visit play store or if you are the user of apple so you can download it from App store.
If you already have the latest version of Skype or you do not want to update so you can Skype this feature.
Now let's move ahead toward "Skype Push To Talk" feature.
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Push to Talk For Windows
First of all, run your installed application of Skype. When application run and ready to use. Click on your profile photo and then click on "settings".When Popup settings panel is displayed on your screen then click on "General" then you see some option in the right part of popup setting windows here you see toggle button named "Enable global hotkeys" below "accessibility".Now enable it to use push to talk feature. Now close the setting popup and Enjoy the "push to talk" and more Other hotkeys feature.
Push to Talk Other Skype Applications
To enable "Skype push to talk" feature install and run the Skype application and login with your account. When Skype ready to use then click on "Tools" Which is located in the top bar on the app. Click "Options" or Press "Ctrl+" setting Pop window shows on screen. Now click on "Advanced Settings" when u click on "Advanced settings" drop down shows the more options click on "Hotkeys" then check the option "Enable hotkeys" and click on save button to save the setting it will all "push to talk" and all other Hotkeys features.


text: The Ikhwan al-Safa' (Brethren of Purity), the anonymous adepts of a tenth-century esoteric fraternity based in Basra and Baghdad, hold an eminent position in the history of science and philosophy in Islam due to the wide reception and assimilation of their monumental encyclopaedia, the Rasa 'il Ikhwan al-Safa' (Epistles of the Brethren of Purity). This compendium contains fifty-two epistles offering synoptic accounts of the classical sciences and philosophies of theage; divided into four classificatory parts, it treats themes in mathematics, logic, natural philosophy, psychology, metaphysics, and theology, in addition to didactic fables. Epistles 39 and 40 return to the Aristotelian philosophy of certain earlier Epistles. Yet the topics taken up here are considered by the Ikhwan in light of theological issues, affording an occasion to refute eternalism. Epistle 39 explains movement and rest, the kinds of physical movement, and the species of moved beings, before introducing the divine Mover and the idea that when He ceases to move the world, it will end. The highly composite Epistle 40 addresses themes beyond the various typesof causes and effects, including 'divine gifts', God's origination and organization of the world, emanation, and the frequently invoked analogy of numbers. Drawing heavily on al-Kindi's risala of the same name, the main section of Epistle 41: 'On the Definitions and Descriptions' conforms to thetitle, defining variously categorized phenomena; then follows a diverse range of chapters detailing colours, numbers, ratios, and geometry. The detailed survey of the world presented in these three Epistles concludes the penultimate section of the encyclopaedia, on soul and intellect.


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BrainBuilder Maths posted a topic in Travel and HolidaysGood News! Grasp the opportunity during this mid-year school holiday period to join our PowerIQ programme to develop your logical thinking and analytical thinking skills, based on the strategies that are very useful in patterns recognition. Intelligence is not fixed at birth. Your IQ can be improved significantly. In this New Age of Intelligence, in which the human brain has to think critically to solve challenging problems, it is vital to enhance our brain power from young. BrainBuilder has launched our PowerIQ programme to help students to further improve their analytical and IQ thinking skills. This programme will prepare them for general IQ and Mensa tests, ASEAN and School-Based Scholarships, Entrance Exam for Top Schools, and UPSR Aptitude Tests and General Ability Test. Date: 4 - 7 June 2013 (Tue-Fri) Venue: Subang Jaya Learning Centre *Suitable for students aged 7 to 18 years old To Register, kindly CALL US at 012-681 1235 OR 03-5631 1235 * Add us in facebook for more invitation directly from us to your inbox for the upcoming programmes for children.
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text: Contrary to the carping of the Never Trumpers, who never give up a grudge, Trump can be discerning and magnanimous in moments of great consequence. He doesn't let pettiness cloud his judgment and looks for quality wherever it exists. He takes his core presidential responsibilities seriously and has kept his campaign promise to choose judges from the Federalist Society list. He has given official Republican Washington more than it could have ever hoped for and yet some of its quarters still treat him shabbily. Trump decided to go with a seasoned jurist whom the Democrats can't Bork but who could still push the court's pendulum back to originalism. Kavanaugh looks like another Gorsuch.


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This beautiful Kurdish gallery size rug was made by the Kurdish tribes in the western Persia around the late 1800s. The paisley pattern on the blue background with a predominantly rust color border makes this a unique rug.
- Dimensions: 4' 8" x 9' 2"
- Date of Manufacture: 4th Quarter of the 1800s
- Place of Origin: Persia
- Material: Wool pile on a cotton foundation
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Wadsworth, a director well known for his work in both opera and spoken theater, will be joined on the production team by Obie Award-winning set designer Thomas Lynch, Tony Award-winning costume designer Martin Pakledinaz and lighting designer (and fellow Tony winner) Peter Kaczorowski. The four worked together on Seattle Opera's widely-praised "green" production of Wagner's Ring cycle created in 2001 and revived in 2005.
Soprano Nuccia Focile, one of the leading lights of the highly regarded Welsh National Opera, will sing the role of Iphigenia in Seattle, with baritone Brett Polegato as Orestes and tenor William Burden as Pylades. Gary Thor Wedow conducts eight performances October 13-27, 2007.
The Met will provide a very high-powered cast for its performances beginning the following month. Susan Graham will take the title role, with Plšcido Domingo singing Orestes in the tenor version Gluck wrote for Vienna in 1781. Tenor Paul Groves will sing Pylades. On the podium, in his Met debut, will be Louis Langr_e, music director of Lincoln Center's Mostly Mozart Festival.
This role will be a new one for Domingo — his 125th, a spokesperson told the Associated Press. (He debuts his 124th, the title role in Tan Dun's new opera The First Emperor, three days from now.) Seattle Opera will be presenting this opera for the first time, while the Met's only previous production was in 1916-17, in a version by Richard Strauss.
Graham, on the other hand, is making a specialty of Gluck's Iphigenia. She sang the role (with Groves and Thomas Hampson as colleagues) in a 2000 Salzburg Festival production now available on CD, she sang it with period instruments in Paris this past June with conductor Marc Minkowski, and she starred earlier this fall in a staging at Lyric Opera of Chicago by director Robert Carsen. That production will travel to San Francisco Opera next June.


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A look at Professor Tittiger's whimsical steampunk devices, and the story behind them
Saturday, April 7, 2018
Where most people see a conga, Professor Jakob J. Tittiger sees a Steampunk Submersible. A butter churn? No, it's a core component in a Steampunk Proton Pack. From objects like these, he makes "Fantabulous Contraptions" seen at events such as Clockwork Alchemy in San Francisco and Steamathon in Las Vegas.
His interest in steampunk began about seven or eight years ago. "I'm a big collector of sci-fi props," he says. "On eBay I was looking at a ray gun, and one of the words that described it was 'steampunk.'" So he Googled the term, and decided, "That's what I'm going to do."
He arrives at his creations in two different ways. Sometimes he gets an idea, such as turning an electric bass into a "steam bass," and collects the needed pieces.
"The others are driven by the parts that I find," he says, such as the butter churn itching to become a proton pack. However, that contraption wasn't completed until he found an antique backpack frame, "which really ties it all together," he says.
The Professor has sage advice for others who want to follow his path. "Don't get discouraged," he suggests. At first, "I saw all these things that were museum quality," and didn't think he could achieve that look. But then he realized that he could create his contraptions from reclaimed items.
"The best place to start is small stuff that you can hang off your belt," he adds, such as his optical scanner or a handheld time bomb, which causes time to stop around your opponent.
One practical consideration: He designs the contraptions so they can be easily packed into the antique luggage that he carts to steampunk events. "It all fits in the back of my truck," he says.
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Rated 1 out of 5 by jjw182 from Thick globby mess This product is horrid. I have stained many pieces of wood, always using wood stain and varnish separately. I decided to give modern technology a shot, but boy am I disappointed I did. Polyshades goes on in globs, making it near impossible to apply the thin layer that the instructions require. After two coats, the door I was finishing looked awful. Back to the tried and true method of staining then protecting...
Date published: 2020-10-11
Rated 2 out of 5 by JLew from Awful Ruined my Project I prefer to do two steps (stain then urethane), but this was the only 'brown hue' product I found from Minwax that doesn't turn select pine orange. The product is pretty thin. Because the urethane also contains the color, any runs will immediately ruin your project, as there's no way to sand the darker color of the run out. Because the urethane sets up so quickly, you can't brush out runs that you see within a few minutes, as that just messes up the finish (and bunches up the color. Even in the places where there were no runs, the coloring wasn't as good as doing two steps. It would just be nice if Minwax showed an accurate color scheme on all types of wood, not just oak.
Date published: 2020-09-08
Rated 5 out of 5 by Polyshades Fan from Convenient and lasts I'm a huge fan of the polyshades line. I'm sad to see it get such bad reviews. So I'm going to give a few tips that I think might help others. You can clean your brushes with paint thinner or mineral spirits, but with any oil based product it's a pain and not worth the clean up time in my opinion. I've had great success with even the cheapest brushes on the market. You can stir it or shake it very well - just like paint. I prefer to shake it well. If it's not mixed well you're not going to get an even stain poly mix. So if the color doesn't look right when you start or you can see there's separation between the two, mix again. Keep a wet edge and keep it moving for an even coat, I was easily able to apply it to several feet of wood before it ever becomes tacky. Just like with paint, it's better to do a few thin coats vs a thick one to avoid runs or drips. Wait for each coat to dry, don't ruin your first coat by putting on a second coat too soon. Since the product is thin like water, don't completely saturate your brush, just the tip and wipe the backside against the can so there isn't excess product to drip. Keep the can close to where you are working. I love this product, it has given new life to dressers, a bed, tables, an old desk, windowsills and trim in my home. My favorite shade is American Chestnut, it shows more red undertones in natural sunlight, otherwise it looks like a rich med-dark brown. It's a great match to many of my antique pieces.
Date published: 2020-08-20
Rated 5 out of 5 by Jonb1983 from Always a nice coat. I'm surprised at the poor reviews on this product. I've used Polyshade more than a dozen times always with success. From the photos of these poor reviews I gather lack of preparation for the poor results more than any issues with the product. Also, you have to ensure a dust free environment! But that is also the case of the staining then putting on polyurethane. Maybe those using it are handy at DIY projects and are blaming the product. The only criticism I have is the small selection of shades and I can't find it in gallon cans.
Date published: 2020-08-09
Rated 1 out of 5 by jz5w63 from Great Idea But Don't Recommend It I bought this to refinish a dining room table (pecan) and I stripped the damaged finish and sanded down to bare wood. I have tried 2 thin coats of the Polyshades product but the results are unsatisfying as it is impossible to be consistent with the amount/thickness applied and the result is lighter and darker shadows. I did wet sand between coats with wet 600 waterproof sandpaper and again after the second coat but still the result is blotchy. I am now going to have to sand back down to bare and use a traditional stain and clear urethane finish. I would only suggest this product for small areas or touch ups and not where you want a dramatically beautiful finish as on my dining table top or furniture tops. I hate wasting my time and effort by having to do a job all over again so take my advice and go the stain, then finish route!
Date published: 2020-08-02
Rated 1 out of 5 by Jim24 from Sub-Par I bought this to try and tint a polyurethane finish. After the first application it was so streaky and just a mess to apply. Figured it just needed more coats. After 3 coats it looks horrible! I don't know why this product even exists. You can easily tint a poly finish using a gel stain, which I totally admit I should have done that to begin with. Guess curiosity killed the cat in this case! Otherwise Minwax makes a great finish and I do really like most of their oils stains. Just not the Polyshade and is suggest the company make more gel stain colors instead.
Date published: 2020-07-31
Rated 2 out of 5 by Tina from Espresso stain is orange not dark I stained my table with the Espresso color. It is very orange and no where close to dark. I am very dissatisfied with the color as I was obviously trying darken my table not make it old fashioned orange. I have only done one coat and am afraid to do another since it will just turn more orange.
Date published: 2020-07-29
Rated 1 out of 5 by Jonathan W from Proceed With Great Caution I do accent walls for a living and tried PolyShades without fully understanding the difficulty of this product. It does NOT apply easily--especially to larger surface areas like wainscotting with some intricate trim. For a small table or something very flat, I can see where it would work but not where you have wood pieces with grains flowing in different directions. You'd have to be a real pro to get a good look out with this product. Honestly, Minwax should send this one back to R & D and come up with a better formula. No bueno.
Date published: 2020-07-26
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You've seen the hype, read plenty of articles, have seen it on the news, and have decided CBD may be beneficial for you. Now. Who to buy from? How do you identify good quality CBD products? Here's the short list:
First, what does the company promote, and is the research valid?
CBD is being touted as a remedy for a wide range of medical conditions, everything from skin rashes to insomnia to cancer treatment. Know the product! Check out the company before you buy from them. Now that hemp farming has exploded, and product production skyrocketed, there are hundreds, if not thousands of CBD products on the market. In fact, according to Statista, consumer sales in the U.S. are predicted to reach "around 1.8 billion U.S. dollars by 2022."(1)
After reading through a vendor's CBD product claims, check out a few of their sources. I know, it's work, but if you're going to spend hard-earned money, why not spend it wisely? There should be research sources behind the articles, with references easily available. If you still have questions, contact the company. Do they respond quickly? Or did you get lost in the business shuffle? Purchase from a company you can trust, like Murphy's Natural Hemp!
Second, how was the CBD extracted and does it contain other ingredients?
Can you trust that what's on the label is a true reflection of what's in the product? Over 2015 through 2017, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration sent out warning letters to several companies that market products containing CBD. The FDA tested the chemical content of the CBD compounds in some of these products and found that many were mislabeled. They, in fact, did not contain the amount of CBD printed on the labels. (2) Additionally, they've recently sent out more letters, and according to their April 2, 2019 press release have scheduled, "a public hearing on May 31, as well as a broader opportunity for written public comment, for stakeholders to share their experiences and challenges with these products, including information and views related to product safety."(3)
Another thing to take into consideration is how the CBD was extracted from the hemp. There are several ways to extract CBD from the hemp plants:
- Co2 Extraction – Safe and provides a pure end product
- Olive Oil Extraction – Safe, however, the end product is perishable
- Dry Ice Extraction – Easy to produce, however low quality
- Solvent Extraction – Straightforward process, however, strips plant wax and could generate oil that contains contaminants
Murphy's Natural Hemp uses the CO2 extraction method to pull CBD from the hemp plant. CO2 under high pressure, using low temperatures pulls out CBD isolating and preserving its purity. Once the CO2 is no longer under intense pressure, it simply evaporates, leaving no traces on the extraction itself. The CO2 extraction method ensures high quality and a chemical, solvent-free CBD product.
Know what you are ingesting! Be an informed consumer. Check to be sure the product has been tested for potency, pesticides, bacteria, and other contaminants. Murphy's Natural Hemp must pass a thorough inspection for heavy metals, (arsenic, cadmium, mercury, and lead), microbiological contaminants (bacteria, yeast and molds), and VOC's (propane, isobutane, butane, methanol, ethanol, acetone, isopropanol, acetonitrile, hexane, and heptane). Test results are readily available to the consumer.
Third, does the CBD contain any THC?
CBD products may be isolates or full-spectrum. Full-spectrum will contain less than .3% or trace amounts of THC, which is not considered enough to provide a user with any side effects that they may experience using other cannabis products. Simply put, you will not get "high" from either the isolate or full-spectrum products. Murphy's Natural Hemp products are isolates, meaning they contain no tetrahydrocannabinol or THC.
Lastly, is it oil-based or water-based?
One of the main challenges with CBD is guaranteeing bioavailability of the active ingredient, especially when it has limited gastrointestinal permeability. Many CBD companies who claim to have water-soluble products that use nano technology for their products. The compound consists of small nano-size clusters of CBD molecules combined within an insoluble oil. Eventually, all nano products separate, like oil and water… and further they will not increase in bioavailability while moving through the body's system. Ask the supplier if they've tested the absorption rate. What is the percentage of the product that is absorbed by the body?
What water-soluble means is that the CBD is able to blend into water, like sugar in your lemonade or coffee. Water-based and oil-based products react differently when it comes to being absorbed by the body. Your body is composed of over 60% water. Reports show that the body uses less than 10% of the active ingredients in an oil-based product. Compare this to Murphy's Natural Hemp water-soluble products, which utilize 90% or more of the active ingredients.
In an effort to build continued trust, and provide transparency to customers, Murphy's Natural Hemp offers this very telling video demonstration, which compares their water-soluble product with several other CBD oil and water-based products on the market. Murphy's Natural Hemp is "clearly" the better choice.
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Murphy's Natural Hemp blends CBD with the powerhouse spice Curcumin, to make it one powerful complex! Curcumin is one of the main ingredients of turmeric powder, which is harvested from the turmeric plant by grinding up its root. The root contains a number of substances, many of which are in a group known as curcuminoids. Curcumin is isolated from these curcuminoids and used in combination with CBD isolate in order to reap an increased number of health benefits from both substances.
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Destroyed roofs, felled dozens of trees and flooded streets.
In Kamenets-Podolsky, Khmelnitsky region, heavy rain with hail and gusty winds broke power lines, knocked down dozens of trees and flooded streets. Suffered the roofs of many private houses. The local mayor Michael Simashkevich on his page on Facebook put up photos of damage caused by the storm.
According to officials, the people are powerless before the forces of nature. And the townspeople in the comments to his post angrily write that a year ago, these days had the same severe thunderstorm that caused a lot of damage. And also all the storm drains are clogged, old trees are not cut down and paved roads without considering precipitation.
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With its thermal springs and geothermal systems representing active examples of epithermal gold processes, Rotorua is the perfect location for the Gold'17 Symposium in February 2017. The conference is being convened jointly by the Australian Institute of Geoscientists (AIG) and Geoscientists Symposia. It continues the regular series of gold events that commenced with Gold'82 in Zimbabwe and was followed by meetings in southern Africa, Australia and the Americas.
This is the first time the event has been held in New Zealand.
"This conference is shaping up to be the most important gold geoscience conference since Gold14@Kalgoorllie in 2014" said the symposium Organizing Committee Chairman and industry consultant Julian Vearncombe. It provides three days of talks and posters on various aspects of gold deposits, provinces and exploration, and networking opportunities with some of the world's foremost experts, making it an essential event to attend for mineral exploration and research geoscientists.
Rotorua is often referred to as the 'Lake District' because of the number of fishable lakes within its boundaries. It was historically New Zealand's first tourism destination, because of thermal features such as the Pink and White Terraces destroyed in the 1886 Tarawera eruption. Rotorua continues as the centre for geothermal attractions and visitors are immediately aware of the geothermal environment because of the characteristic scent of sulphur in the air.
The symposium will be a truly international event, with keynote speakers from Canada, the USA, Australia and New Zealand. The meeting will focus on developments in gold mineral systems, exploration technologies, opportunities and Pacific margin geology and mineralisation. Field trips will visit gold mines in Otago and Waihi, and the hydrothermal systems of the Taupo Volcanic Zone. Short courses will critically compare the New Zealand mineralisation with that elsewhere around the Pacific Rim.
The goal of Gold17@Rotorua is to present the innovative geological practices and technological innovations that are contributing to the continued success of an industry that employs 800 in New Zealand, and 25,000 personnel across Australia.
Symposium sponsors include OceanaGold, the AusIMM, GNS Science and NZ Petroleum and Minerals.
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New restrictions on forward looking statements introduced by the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) have attracted criticism by junior sector exploration and mining companies. The Australian (16 May 2016) reported that the Association of Mining and Exploration Companies (AMEC) is preparing to appeal directly to federal Resources Minister Josh Frydenberg for intervention over the regulator's latest rule changes immediately following the upcoming Federal election.
ASIC last month released new guidelines that restrict what junior exploration companies can say about the economic potential of their discoveries.
AMEC, on behalf of its members, are arguing that the changes will create a less transparent market and make it even harder for explorers to secure funding.
The Australian reported that under the rules, companies are restricted from disclosing project economics to their investors if the company does not have "reasonable grounds" to believe they have funding in place for the project's development.
That restriction has been seen within the industry as a Catch-22 situation, given the release of the economic potential is a crucial stepping stone in raising both money and market capitalisation.
AIG has consistently advocated that measures which unnecessarily stifle investment in exploration and mining are damaging employment prospects for geoscientists and placing renewal of Australia's mineral resource project pipeline at risk. The JORC Code, last revised in December 2012, already provides standards for the content forward looking statements made by exploration and mining companies, intended to ensure appropriate, transparent disclosure of information for the =benefit of investors.
Click here to read The Australian's report on this issue.
Andrew Waltho
20 May 2016
A long-running quarterly Queensland Resources Council survey of resource company CEOs has found that confidence in the regulatory environment in Queensland is at a near-five year low.
QRC Chief Executive Michael Roche said compared to a year ago, the latest findings revealed a stark change in the confidence of the CEOs confidence about regulation and doing business in Queensland.
'This time a year ago after a change of government in Queensland our sector deemed it business as usual for the resources sector, but in the space of 12 months a lot has changed,' Mr Roche said.
'While the Labor Government's commitment to royalty stability for its first term of government is welcome there has been anything but stability elsewhere in the regulation of the sector.
'Our sector has been the target of a raft of regulatory changes – some enacted – and many more proposed – therefore it's little wonder the resource leaders' sentiment has substantially changed.'
The survey also reveals that 44 percent of CEOs said that costs such as infrastructure charges, royalties and other taxes and charges were somewhat of significantly more expensive in Queensland than in other jurisdictions.
'One of the biggest issues facing our sector is that in recent years the sector has been loaded up with significant increases in local government rates and this came to the fore in the comments from the sector bosses,' Mr Roche said.
As one company CEO put it:
"See how long a mayor would last if they proposed a 500 percent increase on all ratepayers."
Mr Roche said the majority of respondents to the survey did reveal that if the state government were able to reduce industry costs such as royalties this would improve the business outlook.
'While the QRC is getting a good hearing from Treasurer Curtis Pitt and Mines Minister Anthony Lynham, elsewhere our government continues to deliver nasty surprises and poor policy,' Mr Roche said.
'I have written to Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk in the wake of the results from our latest survey in the hope that the government will recognise the damage being done to industry confidence due to the uncertainty.
Mr Roche said that the so-called Chain of Responsibility law enacted just over three weeks ago is causing enormous angst and uncertainty in the business community.
'QRC had no disagreement with the government's intent with that new law but, as we feared, it has gone too far and is doing serious damage to investor confidence.
One CEO put it this way in responding to the QRC survey:
"Recent state government proposals and regulatory changes appear reactionary and populist."
'The QRC is working with companies and the government to make this a great state to do business in, but if the government's approach towards policy and regulatory stability does not change then investor confidence could keep spiralling down further, leaving taxpayers out of pocket.
'The resources sector contributes directly and indirectly one in every $5 of the State's economy and is responsible for one in six jobs, while also contributing $2.1 billion in royalties to the government in the last financial year.
'That $2.1 billion was the equivalent of funding the salaries of 35,000 teachers, 30,000 nurses or about 32,000 police officers.
'The state collects zero royalties from mines that close and from projects that are cancelled.'
Queensland Resources Council, 16 May, 2016
The results of an election to fill seven AIG Council positions was announced at the Institute's Annual General Meeting in Perth this evening.
The following members were elected to Council:
The special resolution to adopt a new Constitution for the Institute was overwhelmingly supported by members.
Mr Phil Lewis of Elections Australia Pty Ltd, Sydney, was the Returning Officer for both polls.
Congratulations to our seven newly elected and re-elected Councillors.
Employment prospects for Australia's professional geoscientists deteriorated even further in the opening quarter of 2016, driven down by mining's negativity and dashing hopes for an improvement in the geoscientist employment situation.
Around half of the unemployed has now been jobless in the sector for 12 months – and around two thirds of jobless have no expectation of returning to their chosen craft anytime soon.
The picture emerged in results of the latest quarterly survey by the Australian Institute of Geoscientists (AIG) in which respondents provided information about their employment prospects during the first three months of 2016.
The figures reinforced that geoscientist employment in Australia has been in continuous decline since September 2011 and has been at Global Financial Crisis levels or worse since September 2013. Alarmingly, the new March 2016 results broke previous "worst" records, crashing further to the lowest measure of geoscientist employment conditions in Australia since these surveys commenced in June 2009.
At 31 March 2016, the unemployment rate amongst Australian geoscientists was 19.5% and the under-employment rate remained at 23.4% (Figure 1).
The survey received excellent support with 1013 responses in all. The last Australian census indicated that there are some 8,000 people with geoscientist qualifications in Australia, not all of whom are pursuing a career in the profession.
The unemployment rate increased from 18.7% at the end of December 2016, and the combined unemployed + underemployed rate increased from 42.1% at the end of December 2015 to 42.9% at the end of March 2016.
Almost 60% of self-employed geoscientists were unable to secure more than one quarter of their desired workload during the quarter, pointing to a real unemployment rate of 33.3%.
The employment survey results for different states were mixed. The highest combined rate of unemployment and underemployment was evident in Queensland, followed by New South Wales and the Australian Capital Territory. The combined unemployment and underemployment rate was very similar for Western Australia, Victoria and South Australia (Figure 2). The composition of the overall figures, however, varied between these three states with unemployment higher in both Victoria and South Australia than in Western Australia.
The increasing unemployment and underemployment trend was also not uniform across Australia (Figure 3). Both unemployment and underemployment increased marginally in Western Australia. In Queensland, however, unemployment increased by more than 5% while underemployment amongst self-employed geoscientists decreased. Both unemployment and underemployment increased in New South Wales. In Victoria, unemployment increased significantly while improved demand for self-employed geoscientists' services was evident. In South Australia, unemployment was unchanged while underemployment amongst self-employed geoscientists fell. In the Northern Territory, geoscientist unemployment fell sharply, but underemployment amongst self-employed geoscientists increased. The results for the Northern Territory are influenced by the small number (20) of survey respondents primarily seeking work there.
Some 49%, almost half, of Australia's unemployed and underemployed geoscientists have been without work for more than 12 months, an increase of 5% since December 2015 (Figure 4). More than 67% of unemployed and underemployed respondents were not confident of regaining employment within the next 12 months. Less than 5% of unemployed and underemployed geoscientists were confident of regaining employment within 3 months. 14% of unemployed and underemployed geoscientists were seeking long-term employment outside their profession, up from 9% in the previous survey.
Unemployment and underemployment is affecting geoscientists with all levels of experience, from new graduates to seasoned professionals (Figure 5). The rate of unemployment in five year groups between 0 – 5 years and 20 – 25 years was essentially constant, at around 10% in each category. The unemployment and underemployment rate, however, increases to around 15% in the 25 – 30 year category, and almost 35% in the greater than 30 year category which is concerning as it points to some of the most experienced professionals in Australia not being able to contribute to the mentoring and professional development of their younger colleagues, and to important lessons learned in the past potentially being forgotten. The latter issue compounds the problem of cyclicity in employment affecting Australia's resource industries, where the "boom and bust" nature of the sector impedes productivity through the loss of corporate knowledge and repetition of previous work, particular in exploration and discovery of new minerals and energy resources.
If anything in the survey results can be seen as positive, 43% of geoscientists in employment felt confident of maintaining their employment for at least the next 12 months; a marked improvement since December 2015 when only 36% of respondents felt confident of retaining employment.
The proportion of employed geoscientists in full time roles fell from 88% in December 2015 to 81% in the March 2016 survey. The proportion of survey respondents in employment describing themselves as self-employed increased from 9% in December 2015 to almost 15% in March 2016.
Some 15% of respondents currently in employment felt at risk of losing their jobs in the next three months: a similar result to that recorded by the December 2015 survey.
AIG President, Mr Wayne Spilsbury, expressed disappointment in the latest survey results. "Australian geoscience is entering its third year of extraordinarily difficult employment conditions for a group of educated, highly trained and experienced scientists."
"When we think of geoscience in Australia, it is logical to immediately envisage professionals working in exploration and mining and forget that the skills developed and used in those aspects of professional practice are just as relevant to many other fields such as effective land management, environmental assessment, monitoring and remediation, and the management of groundwater resources that are so important to the future of large areas of Australia," Mr Spilsbury said.
"Our minerals and energy resources industries too, are amongst Australia's most productive, innovative, efficient and sustainable generators of wealth for our nation," he said. "Every job in exploration and mining generates between three and four jobs in the broader community, from early stage exploration through to mine closure. "Australian companies are world leaders in delivering professional services covering the entire gamut of geosciences globally. Australian software plays a critical role in the effective execution of resource exploration and mining projects globally due to innovation based on local experience and expertise."
"All this is at risk if we cannot crystallise investment in exploration," Mr Spilsbury said. "These surveys, since 2009, have established a close link between geoscientist employment, exploration investment, resource discovery and the overall health of Australia's mineral and energy resource industries".
"All AIG members know that the factors responsible for the prolonged downturn in geoscientist employment are the same ones damaging Australia's resource development project pipeline. These are low metal prices (except gold), poor sentiment in the equity market leading to lack of access to fresh capital and green and red tape that slow and often prohibits access to land for early, non-destructive, early-stage exploration."
Although the results from this survey are the worst recorded since this series of surveys commenced in June 2009, there are a few signs of a possible turn-around in their fortunes".
"The rate at which geoscientist unemployment has been increasing, particularly since September 2014, eased in the latest results," Mr Spilsbury said. "The proportion of geoscientists currently in employment who felt confident about the security of their jobs increased, even if only slightly, for the first time in 18 months."
The latest survey also revealed a small but sharp increase in the proportion of geoscientists in employment describing themselves as self-employed. "We've seen this in previous surveys, but at times when geoscience employment was in a better state than it is now," Mr Spilsbury said. "AIG and its kindred professional institutes will be working hard to assist members making or considering a transition to self-employment," he said.
"If there is light appearing at the end of the tunnel, then now is the best time to act to catalyse investment in exploration at State and Federal levels to take full-advantage of an emerging opportunity," Mr Spilsbury said. "We need action to make this a reality."
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Clarence "Gatemouth" Brown
Clarence "Gatemouth" Brown
Singer, guitarist
Clarence "Gatemouth" Brown is unquestionably a master of the blues, yet he objects strenuously to being called a bluesman. "I'm a musician " he insisted to Guitar Player interviewer Jas Obrecht, "not some dirty low-down bluesman. I play American and world music, Texas-style. I play a part of the past with the present and just a taste of the future." His refusal to limit himself may be the key to Brown's ability to produce fresh sounds even after more than a half century of touring and recording. In addition to traditional blues, his music encompasses zydeco, country and Texas blues, jazz, rhythm and blues, bluegrass, and swing; and it has been named a major influence on musicians as diverse as Albert Collins, Roy Buchanan, Guitar Slim, and Frank Zappa.
Growing up in east Texas, Brown's first and most important influence was his father, a Cajun singer who accompanied himself on accordion, banjo, fiddle, and mandolin. By the age of five, "Gatemouth"—so nicknamed because of his big voice—had learned to play guitar, and within a few more years he had mastered the fiddle, piano, harmonica, and drums as well. He loved his father's lively music, along with that of swing bandleader and pianist Count Basie and proto-rhythm and bluesman Louis Jordan, but, he told Obrecht, "When I was a kid, I listened to very little blues because it made me feel sick inside. It just made me feel physically sick.... I wouldn't listen to that stuff. I didn't like it. It made me see disastrous things facing me."
By the time he was in his late teens, however, Brown had become attracted to the sophisticated electric blues of T-Bone Walker. He had been working as the "Singing Drummer" for a group called the Brown Skin Models, but he soon adopted the guitar as his primary instrument in imitation of his idol, Walker. Brown's big break came when he was 23 years old. Don Robey, owner of the most prestigious black nightclub in Texas, invited him to Houston. T-Bone Walker was playing Robey's club, the Bronze Peacock, but a serious ulcer forced him off the stage one night in the middle of a performance. Brown stepped in and "started playing every hot blues and boogie riff he knew," reported Geoffrey Himes in Down Beat. "By the end of the night, the whooping audience was stuffing money into his shirt and pants."
Robey negotiated a recording contract for Brown with Aladdin Records, a Los Angeles-based company, but before long he decided to form his own label, Peacock Records, with Gatemouth as his foundation artist. He signed the young musician to a 20-year contract. Their long association was beneficial to both Robey and Brown, but it also had its negative aspects. Between 1947 and 1960, Brown recorded more than 50 sides for
For the Record…
Born April 18, 1924, in Vinton, LA; raised in Orange, TX; son of Clarence Brown (a railroad worker and musician) and Virginia Frank; wives included Geraldine Paris, Mary Durbin, and Yvonne Ramsey; two children.
Learned to play guitar, 1929, violin, 1934; worked on father's ranch, Orange, TX, 1930s; drummer for Brown Skin Models, early 1940s; recorded for Aladdin Records, late 1940s, Peacock Records, 1947-1964; recorded for Cue, Cinderella, Pam, Chess, and Heritage labels, mid-late 1960s, for French labels Black and Blue, Barclay, and Blue Star, 1970s, for Rounder Records, early 1980s, and for Alligator Records, 1990s; appeared at Montreux Jazz Festival, 1973, Newport Jazz Festival, 1973, New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival, 1974, 1976-77, and Monterey Jazz Festival; toured for U.S. Department of State in Africa, 1976. Worked as deputy sheriff, Farmington (San Juan County), New Mexico, mid-1970s. Military service: Served with Army Corps of Engineers, 1946.
Awards: Several Handy Blues awards; Grammy Award, 1982, for Alright Again.
Addresses: Record company/management —Alligator Records & Artist Management, Inc., Box 60234, Chicago, IL 60660.
Peacock; some, including "Dirty Work at the Crossroads," "Okie Dokie Stomp," and "Ain't That Dandy," became national hits and remain in the musician's repertoire today. Brown appreciated the exposure Robey won for him but chafed at his employer's lack of vision. Instead of letting his star play the jazz, country, and Cajun music he loved, Robey insisted that Brown record nothing but blues. Furthermore, Robey took credit for many of Brown's compositions, listing them under his own name or the pseudonym "D. Malone."
In 1964, Brown broke his ties with Robey and went to Europe, where he recorded for several French labels and performed at many prestigious music festivals and clubs. Returning to the United States, he was finally able to secure arrangements that would allow him to define his own music. While he has remained largely unknown to mainstream America, he commands the respect of the music world, which has honored him with several Handy Blues awards and a Grammy.
Though many young players look to him for inspiration, Brown carefully guards the secrets of his technique. He told Guitar Player's Obrecht: "People ask, 'How do you do that?' I say, 'Magic.' When they say, 'Show me how to do that,' I say, 'I show no one nothing.' Years ago when I was playing along with my father, I said, 'Dad, how you do this?' He said, 'I'm not going to show you anything.' I said, 'How shall I learn?' He said, 'Pay attention.' It's as simple as that." He is more forthcoming, however, in urging musicians to rediscover dynamics. "Everything is so high volume," he complained to Obrecht. "Why play something so loud where it's going to tear you up inside? I've seen guys that was so loud, my stomach was hurting!"
Brown is unabashed in dispensing general advice to young musicians, counseling them to live a humble, clean, and affirmative life. He speaks out strongly against all drugs except marijuana, which, he told Obrecht, "don't really harm no one. Manmade chemicals—that's what's killing them. Alcohol is killing us. Whiskey is the most deadly drug on earth; it killed my third brother [James"Widemouth" Brown, who died in 1971].... Alcohol is one of the most devastating drugs there is. You get too many drinks and run out there and kill everybody, including yourself."
To Down Beat's Himes, Brown lamented the ignorance of aspiring blues players who "go off stage and read about blues people who died of drugs and alcohol, so they figure they have to live that same kind of life. The blues should be a healing music. That's why people don't get into my band unless they're willing to play positive music. That means being disciplined, free of alcohol and drugs, and not too much womanizing. When you're on the bandstand working, that's all you're doing. You don't come into my band expecting to be a star. You learn to back off and give everybody a chance."
Asked by Himes about the secret to his longevity and creativity, Brown replied, "It's a big world, and I try to look at all kinds of music; I even try to look at a lot of things beyond music—at kids, millionaires, the frustrations of the world. People ask me what I did to survive so long, and I say, 'I grew like a child.' I refused to do the same thing and kept growing and changing."
Selected discography
Clarence "Gatemouth" Brown Sings Louis Jordan, Black and Blue, 1974.
Gate's on the Heat, Barclay, 1975.
Down South in Bayou Country, Barclay, 1975.
Bogalusa Boogie Man, Barclay, 1976.
(With Roy Clark) Makin' Music, MCA, 1979.
San Antonio Ballbuster, Charly, 1979.
Alright Again, Rounder, 1982.
No Looking Back, Alligator, 1992.
Also recorded The Nashville Session, 1965, Chess; Blackjack, Music Is Medicine; One More Mile, Rounder; The Original Peacock Recordings, Rounder; Texas Swing, Rounder; Real Life, Rounder; Pressure Cooker, Alligator; and Standing My Ground, Alligator.
Blues Unlimited (U.K.), June 1972.
Down Beat, May 1990; April 1992.
Guitar Player, March 1993.
High Fidelity, May 1988.
Journal of American Folklore, July/September 1989.
Living Blues, Summer 1972.
Pulse!, June 1992.
Spin, August 1992.
—Joan Goldsworthy
Brown, Clarence Gatemouth
Clarence Gatemouth Brown
Clarence Gatemouth Brown bucked musical traditions and stereotypes for nearly 60 years. Playing guitar, fiddle, drums, harmonica, viola, and mandolin, and accompanied by everything from small ensembles to large multi-piece bands, Brown recorded 30 albums that defied neat genre labels. He blended rhythm and blues, big band swing, Cajun, jazz, rock 'n' roll, and country, among other styles into what he called his music. As Brown often put it: "My music is American music—Texas style."
"I'm so unorthodox, a lot of people can't handle it," Brown said in a 2001 interview according to an Associated Press story published on CBS News. Despite the variety in his music, Brown was often slotted into categories by reviewers, much to his frustration. Blues became the dominant label. Brown conceded that his early music did lean heavily on the blues. "I had to sound like that because I was just starting out," he explained in an interview with Guitar Player magazine that was quoted in the New York Times. "Seeing as how I was a newcomer, I obliged. But after a while, I thought, 'Why do I have to be one of these old cryin' and moanin' guitar players always talking bad about women?' So I just stopped." To create his original sound Brown once said: "I start with the harmonies of people crying together, and I put happiness in it," according to the Beaumont Enterprise. Musical critics had a hard time knowing how to categorize such unique music and many continued to label him a bluesman. Brown figured that "Folks call me a bluesman because I'm black and because I play guitar," according to Houston Chronicle reporter Andrew Dansby. Brown wasn't just labeled a bluesman; he was honored as one. He won the first Grammy awarded for traditional blues, was inducted into the Blues Foundation Hall of Fame, won the Rhythm and Blues Foundation Pioneer Award, and collected numerous W.C. Handy Awards, which honor blues musicians. Although he was also labeled as a big band and a country musician, among other things, the blues label especially vexed Brown because he disliked the negativity in blues music. When reviewers did try to describe the breadth in Brown's music, however, they offered sweeping praise. For example, Rockzillaworld magazine reviewer Danté Dominick wrote "if we needed one person who lives and breathes all things American music and can present it in all its varied glory, Clarence Gatemouth Brown is that person."
Grew Up Listening to Good Musicians
Clarence Brown was born on April 18, 1924, in Vinton, Louisiana, and was raised in Orange, Texas. The Brown family had at least three sons, but few documents include much detail about Brown's early life. His father worked on the railroad, and on the weekends he played fiddle and banjo, and sang in Cajun bands at house parties. Brown felt inspired by his father's talent and would later count his father as the person who most influenced his music. By the time he was five, Brown had begun strumming along on a guitar with his father's band. "If I can make my guitar sound like his fiddle, then I know I've got it right," the Associated Press noted Brown remembering. As he taught himself to play instruments, Brown also sang. He had a distinctive voice: in high school he earned the nickname "Gatemouth" because his deep baritone voice sounded like a gate to one high school instructor. As youths Brown and two of his brothers, Bobby and James, played street concerts using their dad's advice: "Tune your instrument, don't overplay and play some of everything so you don't get stuck in one bag," as the Washington Post quoted Brown explaining. That advice would serve Brown his entire career.
At age 16, Brown began his musical journey, leaving home to play the Chitlin' Circuit of black music venues concentrated in the southern and eastern United States. Brown spent 1945 in the U.S. Army, during which time he played the drums in various bands. After an honorable discharge, Brown moved to Houston, Texas, and began searching for ways to make money playing music. He was a drummer in such bands as Howard Spencer and his Gay Swingers and W.M. Benbo and his Brown Skin Models.
Stood in for T. Bone Walker to Start Career
His big break came in 1947 at the Bronze Peacock in Houston. When an upset stomach forced T. Bone Walker to leave the stage during a session, Brown stepped to center stage and slung Walker's guitar over his shoulder. Then, as he described it to Neal Spitzer of National Public Radio, he "invented a tune." "Words were coming out of nowhere" as he improvised what came to be known as the "Gatemouth Boogie." Legend has it that Brown made $600 in tips during those fifteen minutes on stage. Club owner Don Robey was so impressed that he immediately offered to manage Brown's career. Brown accepted and Robey created the Peacock label to promote and record his newly signed artist.
Brown toured with a 23-piece big band in clubs throughout the Gulf Coast for the next decade and recorded on the Peacock label. This early music, while grounded in the blues, was described by the New York Times as "a hair's breadth away from rock 'n' roll." Brown's guitar playing distinguished his music most. He played with an unusual finger-picking style by dragging his fingers over the strings, creating intricate riffs over driving percussive beats and horn accompaniments. John Nova Lomax wrote in the Houston Press that "Gate's hornlike guitar solos were raising the game for everybody. And then there was his funky fiddle ramble 'Just Before Dawn'—one of the happiest little instrumentals you'll ever hear." His inventiveness became the backbone for the developing Texas blues sound after World War II, influencing the likes of later guitar playing greats Albert Collins and Johnny "Guitar" Watson. Brown's guitar solos during this decade would mark a turning point in blues music. His "Okie Dokie Stomp," recorded in 1954 for Peacock, became "a benchmark for Mr. Brown, and for Texas blues," according to the New York Times. But Brown's influence was among musicians more than listeners; of his dozens of recordings during the late 1940s and 1950s, only his double-sided 1949 "Mary Is Fine"/"My Time Is Expensive" record reached into the R&B Top Ten.
At a Glance …
Born on April 18, 1924, in Vinton, LA; died on September 10, 2005, in Orange, TX; married Geraldine Paris Brown (divorced); married Mary Durbin Brown (divorced); married Yvonne Ramsey Brown (divorced); children: DeWayne; Ursula; Celeste; Renee. Military service: Army, 1945.
Career: Musician, 1940s–2005; Howard Spencer and his Gay Swingers and W.M. Benbo and his Brown Skin Models, drummer, 1940s; Peacock label recording artist, 1949–1960s; The!!!!Beat television show, house band, 1969; U.S. State Department, American music ambassador, 1970s; Gate's Express, band founder, 1971–2005.
Selected awards: Grammy Award, 1982, for Best Traditional Blues Album; Rhythm & Blues Foundation, Pioneer Award, 1997; Blues Foundation Hall of Fame, inductee, 1999; Blues Foundation, W.C. Handy Award, eight-time winner.
Brown left the Peacock label by the early 1960s. He moved briefly in Nashville. Despite enjoying a country hit in 1965 with "May The Bird of Paradise Flew Up Your Nose" and leading the house band in 1966 for the Bill "Hoss" Allen hosted syndicated R&B television program, The!!!!Beat, Brown had a hard time finding his niche in the music industry during this time. He did find his style though: cowboy boots and hat, and embroidered Western shirts made up his unique look. In addition Brown had an ever-present small pipe, either clenched in his teeth or tucked into a special on-stage holder when he sang. Brown knew his look surprised people, and doing so amused him. "What's the matter? Ain't you never seen a cowboy before?" Brown proclaimed, according to the Washington Post.
After finding odd jobs in Colorado and New Mexico, including serving briefly as a sheriff's deputy—his badge and holstered pistol would later add to the aura of his cowboy costume—Brown found more success with his music. In the 1970s, Brown toured Europe, where he landed a recording deal and developed a strong fan base. Brown composed a song called "Gate's Express," and he liked the name so well that he assembled a band under the same name in 1971. Brown became an ambassador of American music for the U.S. State Department and toured Europe, East Africa, and the Soviet Union with Gate's Express during the 1970s. His return to popularity in the U.S. music market was helped by guest appearances on the popular television shows Hee Haw and Austin City Limits, as well as a collaboration with country star Roy Clark on a 1979 country-and-blues album entitled Makin' Music, including tunes they co-wrote as well as covers of such songs as Billy Strayhorn and Duke Ellington's "Take the 'A' Train" and Fleecie Moore's "Caldonia."
Efforts Awarded
Popular as well as critical acclaim soon followed. Brown's 1982 album Alright Again! won the first Grammy Award to honor a "traditional blues album." Alright Again! included a big band sound reminiscent of his earliest recordings. Brown bridled at being labeled a bluesman again, but did not confine himself because of it, pumping out new music that fused different styles. The music industry took notice. Brown earned Grammy nominations in 1983, 1986, 1990, 1993, 1995, and 1996, for albums ranging from One More Mile, a blend of Cajun, country, western, swing, and jazz; to The Man, featuring an eight-piece horn section; to Long Way Home, a blues-heavy album with guest musicians Eric Clapton, Ry Cooder, Amos Garrett, Sonny Landreth, John D. Loudermilk, Maria Muldaur, and Leon Russell. By 1999 Brown created American Music—Texas Style, as a compilation of "his" music. The career encompassing sounds on American Music—Texas Style did not signal Brown's desire to sum up his career and retire however.
Though at an age well past when most people retire, and suffering from a heart condition and emphysema, Brown kept a steady schedule of concerts, booking between 100 and 300 each year. He also kept smoking, calling his pipe his "security blanket," to Spitzer. When diagnosed with lung cancer in 2004, Brown still refused to give up smoking or his music. Foregoing medical treatment, he decided to rely on his music, his optimism, and the support of his fans to sustain him. His 2004 High Tone album, Timeless, would be his last; called "an album of a lifetime" by Rolling Stone and a "timeless mix" by National Public Radio, it didn't sound like the work of a musician with much still to offer. In the Washington Post Brown commented about his plans to feature more of his fiddle playing on his next album, and he continued to tour, toting his oxygen with him on stage but singing as if he didn't need it. Brown's last appearance in front of a big crowd came on April 28, 2005, at the New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival. He hadn't planned it as a farewell, however. He had continued to play at numerous smaller venues before Hurricane Katrina forced him to evacuate his home on the bayou in Slidell, Louisiana, in August 2005.
Brown left his home on the edge of Lake Pontchartrain near New Orleans, on August 28, 2005, the weekend Hurricane Katrina washed over his home, destroying it and his beloved instruments and memorabilia from his career. News of his ruined home devastated Brown, who had taken refuge at his brother's house in Orange, Texas. Less than two weeks later, he had to be hospitalized in Port Arthur, Texas. Though advised to remain in the hospital after undergoing an angioplasty, Brown insisted on returning to Orange, where he died on September 10, 2005. To the end he remained true to his firmly held belief that, as quoted by the Washington Post, "Music is the best medicine in the world, man." What Brown knew was that "I could create something beautiful that would build love within the people who came out to hear it." He surely did.
Selected discography
Makin' Music, One Way Records, 1979.
Alright Again!, Rounder, 1981.
One More Mile, Rounder, 1982.
Pressure Cooker, Alligator, 1985.
Standing My Ground, Alligator, 1989.
Clarence "Gatemouth" Brown: The Original Peacock Recordings, Rounder, 1992.
No Looking Back, Alligator, 1992.
The Man, Verve, 1994.
Long Way Home, Verve, 1995.
Gate Swings, Verve, 1997.
Okie Dokie Stomp, Rounder, 1999.
American Music—Texas Style, Blue Thumb, 1999.
Back to Bogalusa, Blue Thumb, 2001.
Timeless, HighTone, 2004.
Beaumont Enterprise (TX), September 18, 2005, p. A1.
Downbeat, October 1, 1984, p. 57.
Guitar Player, June 1997, p. 139.
Houston Chronicle, September 13, 2005, p. 1; September 18, 2005, p. 2.
Houston Press, September 29, 2005.
New York Times, September 12, 2005, p. 19.
Rolling Stone, October 6, 2005, p. 34.
USA Today, November 29, 2004.
Washington Post, November 19, 2004, p. T6; September 12, 2005, p. B5.
"Clarence 'Gatemouth' Brown," Rockzillaworld Magazine, www.rockzilla.net/rockzilla/dante11.html (September 19, 2006).
"'Gatemouth' Brown Dead at 81," CBS News, www.cbsnews.com/stories/2005/09/11/entertainment/main833988.shtml (September 19, 2006).
"'Gatemouth' Brown's Blues Voice Goes Quiet," All Things Considered, National Public Radio, www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=4843179 (September 19, 2006).
"'Gatemouth' Brown Plays Through Cancer, Years," interview by Nick Spitzer, All Things Considered, National Public Radio, June 22, 2005, available online at www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=4714586 (September 19, 2006).
Brown, Clarence "Gatemouth"
Clarence "Gatemouth" Brown
Blues guitarist
For more than 50 years, Clarence "Gatemouth" Brown was an icon on the Texas music scene. His first recordings for Alladin in the late 1940s were pressed on 78 rpm records; his last recording for High-Tone in 2004 was pressed on CDs. Brown recorded frequently, documenting most periods of his career, and toured incessantly, playing as many as 300 dates per year in the United States and abroad. Referred to as "the Count Basie of the blues," his expansive repertoire embraced bluegrass, zydeco, Cajun, and jazz, as well as the blues. "I don't want people to call me no blues player," Brown told Chris Morris in Billboard. "I'man American musician."
Brown also gained a reputation for presenting a high-energy stage show, and for his combative personality that boasted of his own prowess as a musician. This same scrappy quality, however, gave his music the deep integrity of an artist who accepted no compromises. "A lot of people play music for the wrong reasons," Brown told Michael Corcoran in the Austin American-Statesman. "I never played to get women, though I had my share. I didn't do it for the money, though it pays the bills. I realized early on that I could create something beautiful that would build love within the people who came out to hear it."
Brown embarked on his lifelong calling in 1947. He was born on April 18, 1924, in Vinton, Louisiana, and grew up in Orange, Texas. His father, a railroad engineer, taught him to play fiddle, while his brothers taught him drums and guitar. Brown received his nickname from a music teacher who reportedly said that he had a "voice like a gate" (his brother, also a musician, would receive the nickname "wide mouth"). He cut his teeth in the music business as a drummer for both the Gay Swingsters and William Benbow's Brownskin Models. By 1947, however, Brown had hitchhiked to Houston to make his mark.
In Houston, Brown met entrepreneur Don Robey, the owner of a swanky local club called the Bronz Peacock. Brown won Robey's esteem when he filled in for an ailing T-Bone Walker one evening, a show that included an impromptu performance of "Gatemouth Boogie" (Brown later claimed that the newly penned song had earned him $600 in tips in 15 minutes). After cutting his first two 78s for the Alladin label, Brown began recording for Robey's Peacock label. Throughout the 1950s he recorded a number of classic sides for Peacock, including "Depression Blues," "Hurry Back Good News," and his signature piece, "Okie Dokie Stomp." While Robey concentrated on capturing Brown's guitar work in the beginning, he also recorded his fiddle work on "Just Before Dawn" in 1959.
Despite the artistic success of these recordings, and despite the influence Brown's work had on other guitarists, by the late 1950s he and Robey had severed relations. In Brown's version of the story, Robey answered his request for a royalty statement by pulling out a gun. London Guardian writer Tony Russell, however, suggested a less extreme scenario: "Brown did not have the drawing power of two of Robey's other acts, Junior Parker and Bobby 'Blue' Bland."
Brown believed that he had been blacklisted following his fallout with Robey, and subsequently worked and recorded infrequently during the 1960s. For part of the decade he worked as a deputy sheriff in San Juan County, New Mexico. Musically, Brown recorded a cover of "May the Bird of Paradise Fly Up Your Nose" for Hermitage Records in 1965; in 1966 he served as the house bandleader on the innovative Dallas-based television series The!!!Beat.
During the early and mid-1970s, Brown re-ignited his career with a series of new recordings in both Europe and the United States. First he appeared at festivals and recorded in France. He returned to good critical graces with the release of Blackjack in 1976 and Makin' Music with Hee Haw alumni Roy Clark in 1979. "When Gate began to rebuild his career in the '70s, he was determined to do things his way," wrote Bill Dahl in All Music Guide. "Country, jazz, even calypso now played a prominent role in his concerts; he became as likely to launch into an old-time fiddle hoedown as a swinging guitar blues." By the early 1980s Brown had once again hit his stride, receiving a Grammy Award for Alright Again! in 1982.
While he was deeply loved by fans and bandmates, Brown's tenacious personality and tendency to brag occasionally offended others. When comparing himself to fellow blues-jazz guitarist T-Bone Walker, he noted that he was the more talented of the two. He also proudly noted his accomplishments to journalists. "I'm the one who did the big-band thing to start with, and a lot of people followed my trend," Brown told Morris. "Bob Wills, all them people, they come up with Texas swing, but it wasn't nothin' like what I was playin'."
In the 1990s, as in the early 1970s, Brown revitalized his career once again with new recordings and frequent tours. Between 1992 and 2003, Brown and his band played nearly 200 dates worldwide, and during that time he shared the stage with Carlos Santana, Albert Collins, Buddy Guy, and Nile Rodgers. In 1995 Brown opened 62 shows for Eric Clapton. In 1997 Verve Records promoted Gate Swings, an album the company marketed to younger audiences currently entranced by the Squirrel Nut Zippers and other retro-swing bands. Brown continued to record into the new millennium, releasing Back to Bogalusa in 2001 and Timeless in 2004.
In the summer of 2004 Brown was diagnosed with cancer. When the doctors gave him a 15 percent chance of survival with chemotherapy, he chose to forego treatment. Despite being given only six months to live, Brown continued to maintain his performing schedule until February of 2005, a schedule that included an appearance at the Montreaux Jazz Festival in Switzerland at the beginning of the year. Even following his official retirement, however, he continued to make occasional appearances, including a memorable date at the New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival on April 28, 2005. "He was a little slower getting out there," bandmate Joe Krown remembered in Sing Out!, "but he rose to the occasion and performed an emotionally charged, high energy set." Brown was forced to leave his home in Slidell, Louisiana, in August of 2005 after Hurricane Katrina destroyed his home and all of his belongings. He suffered a major heart attack on September 4, and died at his brother's house in Orange, Texas, on September 10.
For the Record …
Born on April 18, 1924, in Vinton, LA; died on September 10, 2005, in Orange, TX; married Geraldine Paris; married Mary Durbin; married Yvonne Ramsey; two children.
Worked with the Gay Swingsters and William Benbow's Brownskin Models, mid-1940s; recorded for Alladin, mid-to-late 1940s; recorded for Peacock, late 1940s-late 1950s; recorded "May the Bird of Paradise Fly Up Your Nose" for Hermitage Records, 1965; served as band leader for The!!!Beat, 1966; released Blackjack, 1976, and Makin' Music with Hee Haw's Roy Clark, 1979; released Gate Swings, 1997, Back to Bogalusa, 2001, and Timeless, 2004.
Awards: National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences, Grammy Award, Best Traditional Blues Recording, for Alright Again!, 1982; eight-time recipient of W.C. Handy Blues Award; Rhythm & Blues Foundation, Pioneer Award, 1997; Inducted to Blues Foundation Hall of Fame, 1999.
Addresses: Record company—HighTone Records, 220 4th St., Ste. 101, Oakland, CA 94607, website: http://www.hightone.com, phone: (510) 763-8500, fax: (510) 763-8558.
On August 21, some three weeks before his death, Brown visited a club called the Maple Leaf to see an old bandmate perform. "He insisted that his caretaker bring him out to hear us play one more time," Krown recalled. "Music was everything to Gate and he refused to let go of it to the very end."
Selected discography
Blackjack, Medicine Is Medicine, 1975; Sugar Hill, 1997.
(With Roy Clark) Makin' Music, MCA, 1979; One Way, 1994.
Alright Again!, Rounder, 1982.
Standing My Ground, Alligator, 1989.
The Original Peacock Recordings, Rounder, 1990.
Gate Swings, Verve, 1997.
Back to Bogalusa, Blue Thumb, 2001.
Timeless, HighTone, 2004.
Waters, Neil, editor, Music Hound Folk, Visible Ink Press, 1998.
Austin American-Statesman, September 13, 2005, p. A1.
Billboard, June 14, 1997, p. 11.
Guardian (London, England), September 20, 2005, p. 32.
Sing Out!, Winter 2006, p. 206.
"Clarence 'Gatemouth' Brown," All Music Guide, http://www.allmusic.com/ (January 10, 2006).


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Thursday, February 2, 2012
Jazz Kitchen Express - Home away from home!
Nothing says "Southern food" like Beignets. Yes, pronounced BEN-YAYs!!!
And we love them in the south, and when you go to New Orleans, you MUST, that is a MUST stop at Cafe Du Monde for fresh Beignets.
So, imagine our surprise when we stumbled upon the Jazz Kitchen at Downtown Disney at Disneyland, and they had them!
Oh, sweet mother of pearl!
So, I ate my Turkey Sandwich (mostly because I was starving) but really because my Mama told me that to get to dessert, I had to eat lunch. So, lunch I ate!
and then we dug right into the bag, or warm, powdery goodness!
And, yes, we licked our fingers....and we liked it!!!
And the truth is, maybe we ate 2.
Well, maybe we did. Maybe we didn't!
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Part 1 of the Merchants' Guild building is done. Once the second part is finished they will get based together. Paints are Delta Ceramcoat and Americana craft paints with home-made washes and glazes made with Golden Glazing medium and Golden Flow enhancer. The interior wood floor is too dark- I am still not 100% happy with my wood colouring. I am after a mix of greys and light brown/tans for the weathered look and I haven't quite got there ywt. I am very happy with the way the stone and plaster turned out though.
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Another building underway. Actually, 2 buildings to be joined by an overhead walkway this first one is completed as far as construction goes and is now currently getting primed. The blue foam and metal windows are from Firedragon Games; the roof section and other plastic windows and doors are from the now hard to find Blood on The Streets terrain kit from GW.
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