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PJB: Briefcase vs. Bass Cub by Jonathan Moody
PJB: Briefcase vs. Bass Cub by Jonathan Moody… It's one of those problems I like having; which amp do I take to the gig? It's usually pretty easy, and comes down to the big rig or the little one. Since October, that little rig choice has gotten harder.
I've been using the Phil Jones Bass Briefcase for a couple of years now, and love it. Simply put, it's the amp I wish I had purchased far earlier than I did. But out of curiosity I bought the PJB Bass Cub in October, thinking it was just a smaller, lighter updated version of my beloved Briefcase. What I found out was that the Cub is a completely different amp with its own sound.
I've included the specs below. As you can see, there are are some similarities between the two. Both have active/passive inputs, headphone outs, DI, a limiter and are both rated at 100W. However, that's where it ends, as I've found that both are very good at different things and applications.
Model Bass Cub BG-100
Type Lightweight bass combo
Size 7.8 x 12 x 10.8 inch (H x W x D)
Net Weight 13.2 lbs / 6 kg
Power output 100W RMS
Speakers 2 x PJB NeoPower Type A
Channels 2
EQ 3 band, limiter
Inputs Active/passive, AUX, Mic
Outputs Headphone, DI, Pre-amp
Model Briefcase
Type Practice/studio combo with battery power option
Size 15.5 x 6.7 x 17.3 inch (H x W x D)
Net Weight 30 lbs/14 kg
Power output 100W RMS
Speakers 2 x PJB Piranha Type B
Channels 1
EQ 5 band, limiter
Inputs Active/passive
Outputs Headphone, DI, Pre-amp
First the Cub. One advantage that the Cub has is the fact that it's so light, you can carry it into a gig over your shoulder; the bag that comes with it facilitates this nicely. You can also pick how you want to set the amp up; it has feet for vertical or horizontal placement and even has a stand to allow you to tilt the amp up in the horizontal position. I have used this amp for a couple of theatre runs already, and have mainly used it in the vertical position. However, you can use it in the horizontal position and slide it under your chair, which for a very tightly cramped pit may come in handy.
The Cub also has two channels, perfect for those of us that double on electric and upright, or in my case, upright and ukulele. With channel one accepting an XLR in, this amp is also suitable for those upright bassists that use a microphone in addition to a pickup to get their sound. The one downside is that you cannot switch between channels; they're both always on (although the second channel does have a "mute" function). Not a big deal for when you're using two instruments that have volume knobs, but since my ukulele doesn't, I have to turn the volume down on the amp instead of being able to leave it set when not using it.
The biggest difference I noticed are the speakers. The Bass Cub uses the newer PJB NeoPower drivers, and they are quite a bit different from the PJB Piranhas that I'm used to. The sound is more mellow and natural, and not as hi-fi sounding. The clarity and definition is still there, but does not have that sparkle that the Piranhas are known for. I'd say the NeoPower drivers are what a "traditional" speaker sounds like in the PJB world. I've found that I prefer the Neos for when I'm using my NS Design CR-5M electric upright. It brings a warmth to the instrument that makes it sound more authentic (or, as authentic as you're going to get). I bought the Cub out for a theatre run of "White Christmas," and the sound of the Neos really helped me sit in the mix better than I think the Piranhas would have. I'm currently using the Cub for a run of "The Last Five Years," where I'm playing my Warwick Corvette $$ fretless next to an acoustic guitar and three string players. Again, the warmth that the Neos have over the Piranhas is perfect for this application, allowing me to sit in the mix and not on it.
While the Bass Cub has a lot of great features, the Briefcase is one amp that should not be discounted in the slightest. It's an older, more well-known model in the PJB line. It does only have one channel (doublers would need an A/B pedal to utilize this amp effectively) and it much heavier at 30 pounds. The Briefcase has a 5 band EQ over the Cub's 3, which I find to be more powerful to help shape my overall sound. Little moves in one of the sliders make a very large and definite tonal shift.
Probably the coolest feature of the Briefcase is that it has the option of being battery powered. I've never had the need for this feature (or the time to grab a battery for it), but it's a brilliant option for those musicians that are busking on a street corner or at a spot where power may not be readily available (I've had gigs at folk festivals where I've wondered about the safety of those extension cords running through the grass).
The sound that many people (as well as myself) attribute as "the Phil Jones Bass sound" comes down to the Piranha drivers in the Briefcase. These are very tight and punchy, while retaining a very clear and focused lower end. They are extremely articulate and precise, while still letting the distinct sound of your bass come through. I prefer using this amp when I'm doing theatre runs that require an electric bass. The sound is so clear that I can keep the amp at a low volume, and it will cut through the entire pit, allowing me to anchor the show.
The Bass Cub and Briefcase from Phil Jones Bass bring a lot of similar features to the table, while still offering something unique that makes each of these small amps perfect for different situations.
Bass Cub:
Lightweight, easy to carry over the shoulder into a gig
2 channels make doubling easy
Neo speakers bring warmth and more traditional, mellow bass sound
Ideal for situations using acoustic instruments or for more laid back gigs
Very intuitive and powerful 5 band EQ
Battery powered option, perfect for busking in the summer
Piranha speakers have a brilliant hi-fi sound, perfect for cutting through
Ideal for situations involving electric bass, or anything where that
hi-fi sheen is required/appreciated
For me, the tonal needs and goals of the group I'm playing in will determine which amp gets the call. With either, I still get the transparency and reliability that PJB amps are known for, allowing my bass to sound its best, no matter the gig.
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Pingback: BMM: PJB Briefcase vs. Bass Cub » Jon Moody, freelance bassist and ukulele player, staff writer for Bass Musician Magazine
Thanks so much for this article, Jonathan! This was exactly the information I was looking for, as a cellist and bassist. The majority of my gigs are acoustic where I just need a 50-150% bump, and the rest of the time I just need my own stage monitor, so I think the cub should be perfect. What a hard choice though!
I think the briefcase does have it's own sound, not really just the sound of your bass. The double four,however is clearer to me with more highs and is closer to that "just the sound of your bass" goal,and, it can be powered by a battery-yikes,yes!
I am now using the Double Four for rehearsals and I have one of the demo Briefcase Ultimates from NAMM. The main thing about the Double Four and the Briefcase Ultimate is the passive radiators at the back. They add tons of warm bottom to both amps, and act as a shock absorber so that the speaker cones cannot overextend. The Double Four has two discrete power amps for added damping. The new 160-watt Briefcase Ultimate has new 5″ Piranha speakers and they continue the traditional sound of the original Briefcase, only way louder. Passive radiators–the only way to go.
I used to own a Mesa Walkabout combo with an unsuccessful application of the passive radiator technology. It has a down-firing radiator that fights with the floor! There are two genius aspects to the PJB radiators. One is the rear-firing position, so that you can adjust the bounce by how close to the back wall you put the amp. The other totally amazing achievement is the rectangular shape. It is easy to distribute acoustic stress across a round surface, but to do that with a rectangle is mind boggling.
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I own two PJ Briefcase amps, and love them. One stays at the church, the other goes to gigs, and camping. I carry my own equipment, hubby has had a stroke, so the 30# makes it easer on me. You can not go wrong with this amp. A little package, with a BIG PUNCH! I never used the battery option, but it is an awesome feature if needed.
I use the Briefcase with battery, a Line 6 g30 wireless (powered by a battery pack) and a Kala U-Bass ukulele for a tremendous "acoustic" setup for outdoor jams sessions and street gigs. The amp can be inconspicuously positioned, and the wireless system makes it so you can't really tell at first glance that the U-Bass is amplified. I couldn't be happier (well, I *would* like an Ultimate Briefcase…).


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Erik Buell Racing stole the show when it dropped its new 1190RX from the ceiling on the opening day of the trade portion of the Expo. The 1190cc V-Twin pumps out a claimed 185 horsepower and gets an average of 40 mpg. It has 426 newly developed parts and comes with a 21-level traction control system, a first for an EBR motorcycle. It's also priced well below the previous 1190RS, with an MSRP of $18,995. In conjunction with the EBR news, Shorai announced a new lithium battery which will be the standard in all 1190RX motorcycles on dealer floors.
Later in the afternoon EBR drew crowds again when it joined with its partner, Hero MotoCorp, to announce that Hero motorcycles would hit US markets by mid-2014. Consumers in the States can expect to see four models, three motorcycles and one scooter, which are likely to be very, very competitively priced.
Suzuki had a large presence at the AIMExpo as well, using the weekend to introduce its new GW250, V-Strom 1000 and Burgman 200. All three bikes were on display in the Suzuki area and press was given the chance to test the GW and Burgman in the days prior to the show's opening. Suzuki finally revealed its pricing for the 2013 GW250 at $3999 (expect the GW250 First Ride review soon).
Yamaha was also on hand, displaying its new FZ-09 and utilizing the event to announce the winner of the Star Bolt Custom Build-Off.
AIMExpo's "Champion" Kenny Roberts opened the trade portion by riding an FZ-09 on stage and talking briefly about his time in MotoGP. Once the consumer portion opened on Friday, Roberts returned to chat with fans about his racing past and his present projects.
Later on Friday "American Pickers" star Frank Fritz came to the AIMExpo stage to talk about his new book, "How to Pick Vintage Motorcycles." He also chatted about his lifetime love of motorcycles, answered questions from the audience about the show and displayed three vintage rides from his personal collection, two vintage Harley-Davidsons and a 70's era Honda chopper. (Stay tuned for an Interview with Fritz on MotoUSA.)
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Today was a fun and frustrating day. Evie was at the horse barn all day. (No photos.)
I had a nice phone meeting (No photos.)
I worked on a LOT of holiday projects. (No photos, even though I am dying to show someone!)
A few frustrating hours trying to make something cool. I will have to re-work that plan.
Bad burn from my iron, pancakes for dinner. I think I need some TV--Dancing with the Stars anyone?


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After more than six months on the road, the Vagabond tour has reversed course and is heading east! We departed the Davis-Mothan Air Force Base family campground in Tucson last week and have made our way to Texas. After visiting family and swapping out cold weather clothes for more summer items at our storage space, we'll continue east and eventually stop in North Carolina for Nick and Ashley's wedding! We're super excited about the wedding and about getting together with family members coming in for the event.
Tucson was a wonderful place to hang out for three months during the winter. Besides enjoying reasonably mild weather, staying in one spot for an extended period allowed us meet many great people and make several new friends. Some people staying on the base campground were part-time campers and the rest were living a Vagabond life full time. We couldn't tell who was full-time and who was not unless we asked because everyone was so laid-back.
After more than six months on the road, we have to admit that a Vagabond life is liberating. Owning less "stuff" means there less to worry about, and the people we've become friends are the genuine article. No one talks about money or social status – there's no keeping up with the Jones. No one is out to prove anything to anyone. The people we've become friends with are comfortable with who they are and have no desire to be around people who have a problem with that. We're all there living a dream and being part of each other's dream.
All this probably sounds like Fantasyland to some people. They are, unfortunately, people who think human existence is hopeless. For those folks, I have some relief. There's a place south of Tucson where you can blow-up half the world (the other half). The Titan Missile Museum south of Tucson is the last remaining Titan missile site on US soil. All others have been imploded. For a modest fee, you can tour the site, see the missile, and may even be selected to "turn the key" in the control room.
Daria had this honor during our tour. She sat at the control desk and turned one of two keys 90 degree clockwise for 5 seconds. The tour guide didn't turn the other key simultaneously so there was no missile launch (plus about 10,000 other reasons like no fuel in the rocket). I asked how she felt afterward and could she do it for real? Daria said it would have been very hard to turn the key but that she would follow the President's orders.
I know how Daria felt about turning that key. Back in 1988, I was one of two pilots in my squadron who was qualified to carry and drop nuclear weapons. Here's a little about how that worked: we would fly into bad-guy territory very fast and at a very low altitude; when in range, I would pull back on the stick and go vertical, the computer would throw the bomb high into the atmosphere, and I'd perform a split-S maneuver and head for the hills; the bomb would parachute down and explode at altitude, incinerating everything within 25 miles; at top speed our aircraft would put us about 12 miles away. Get the picture?
For all the good we took from our stay in Tucson, we unfortunately left something behind that was near and dear to our hearts. Major, one of our two trusted K-9's, crossed the Rainbow Bridge into Dog Heaven.
Daria wrote Major a eulogy:
How do I start to talk about Major? It's so hard to do.
You see, back in 2008, we wanted to get Rocko a friend. Bandera had a dog and cat shelter called Cowboy Capital Pet Assistance League. We went to the facility and there were quite a few dogs to choose from. As we walked around, I saw a little dog cowering in the corner of his kennel. We walked up to his cage to coax him to come but he would have nothing to do with us, so we continued looking. None of the other dogs gave me that good feeling of our soon to be Major.
Rick was talking with the volunteers when I went back to Major's cage. I sat down on the ledge and talked to him until he cautiously walked over to me. Then he sat down, looking at me, probably wondering if I was a human that could possibly be good to him. He came closer so he could smell my hand and I slowly stuck my fingers in and started petting him. He seemed to enjoy that until I moved to get a little more comfortable…he ran away to his corner. I was able to coax him back over until Rick walked up and once again he ran away. I was thinking what abuse did this poor little dog go through before he ended up in this cage.
I told Rick that this is the one that we should adopt. We talked to the volunteers and asked if there was a way we could take him home to meet his new buddy to make sure that they got along. They said that we could foster him and if for any reason the friendship with Rocko didn't work out, we could bring him back. I was already thinking there was no way that I could bring back this poor, scared dog.
Long story short, the two dogs got along. What we didn't realize is that Major was probably abused by someone in a baseball cap because he ran away every time Rick wore one. It took a while for Major to understand that we were not going to abuse him. He wouldn't go up to strangers for several years, but towards the end of his life that changed and he walked up to most people he met.
Major started retaining fluid and became lethargic. We took him to the vet and the Doc said that the left side of his heart wasn't strong and he maybe had 2-3 months left, but not 2-3 years. By adopting him we gave him the best life a dog could ask for. He was able to live on 58 acres and roam.
One final note, Angus, our black lab took everything in stride and he's getting LOTS of attention! That's all for now.


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If you've been doing this music thing for more than a minute, you've probably met a few music journalists or have a shortlist of writers with whom you'd love to work. You also probably have a general idea about what they do and what they expect. But there are a few things you've likely never thought of.
I've been a working music journalist for six years now, and there are definitely some trade secrets that would benefit every musician. These five tidbits will prepare you to go into your next interaction with a music journalist answers a'blazin'. Take notes!


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Posted on 09. Aug, 2012 by Robert Gale in Beer Festivals
The Venue
For the first time since 2005, GBBF is being held a Olympia in west London. This is no doubt due to Earl's Court, the venue for the last 6 festivals, being used for Olympic volleyball. The Olympia is a huge venue with the Grand Hall covering an extensive 18,860sq/m and resembling a giant Victorian greenhouse.
Split over two floors, the majority of the beers along with catering and the main entertainment stage are located on the ground floor with a few extra bars and more seating being located on the upper floor. Unfortunately the majority of the seating is located on the second level away from the bulk of the beer. However, it was an improvement on the seating at Earl's Court.
The Beer
Being one of the largest beer festivals in the UK, you can expect to find a huge range of beers available and this year is no exception. Over 800 beers from breweries across the whole of the UK, Europe, the US and beyond are featured along with ciders and perries.
The majority of UK breweries are represented either with just one or two ales or a dedicated bar from the larger breweries like Marstons, Fullers and Greene King.
Beer highlights of this year's festival include Fuller's Brewer's Reserve No. 4 which, like previous reserves, is being made available for the first time at the festival, Greene King's 5X, which is not commercially available, and the well stocked American beer bar which features a large number of beers rarely seen in Britain, let alone in casks.
Champion Beer of Britain
Announced on the first day of the festival, the Champion Beer of Britain was a barley wine from Cumbria. Winner of the Champion Winter Beer of Britain in January, 2012, Coniston No. 9 Barley Wine was a surprise winner but was described by judges as 'having fantastic finesse, reminiscent of a fine cognac.'
Suffolk brewery Green Jack took the silver with their Trawlerboys Best Bitter and Dark Star from West Sussex took the bronze with their American Pale Ale. You can view the full list of winners on the CAMRA website.
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Macklemore and his fiancee Tricia Davis welcomed a baby girl Sloane Ava Simone Haggerty back in late May, he just announced on his website.
"Our daughter, Sloane Ava Simone Haggerty was born two months ago on May 29," the 32-year-old entertainer announced. "There is nothing like the joy and happiness that comes from bringing a baby into this universe. She has filled my heart in ways that I never knew were possible. She is the love of my life. This song is for her."
The song Macklemore is referring to is called "Growing Up (Sloane's Song)" featuring Ed Sheeran. Listen below!


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Billionaire Wayne Huizenga built his first fortune from garbage truck he operated in South Florida that evolved into Waste Management. Now he's looking to add to that fortune with another down and dirty industry: cleaning bathrooms.
Huizenga, worth $2.2 billion, with long-time business partner Steven Berrard, are betting they can build Swisher Hygiene (SWSH), an outfit that specializes in sanitizing toilets, cleaning fixtures and selling soap and air freshener to mom and pop businesses, into a dominant player in the cleaning industry. The company just started trading on the Nasdaq in February, after a reverse merger late last year got them a ticker on the Toronto stock exchange.
Huizenga and Berrard have their work cut out for them: While long-established, Swisher focused nearly exclusively on quickly cleaning bathrooms and selling some soap and air freshener once a week. When Huizenga bought the company in 2004, it was making an average of $17 per week per customer, with a base of about 30,000 clients. Swisher also was an amalgamation of 93 franchisees all working out of their trucks. At the time, "Service was poor, and facilities weren't very good," Berrard said recently during a pitch to institutional investors. Since then, the pair has amassed $50 million in losses according to Berrard, buying out all but 10 franchisees, revamping inventory with Microsoft and starting to plot ways to sell customers more soap, sanitizer and other services.
"When all of us look at the organic growth rates at the industry we are in, the growth rates are in the single digits. Trying to solve how we can go beyond single digits to justify the substantial multiples that all of us have been assigned, I think it is going to come down to how much throughout can you get from the existing base of customers," said Berrard.
Add to that strategy lots of acquisitions to firm up their base (they bought a similar upstate New York company two days ago) and to expand their offerings. Last week the company bought South Florida waste hauler Choice environmental Services for $44 million."The addressable markets we operate in are over $90 billion, so there's a great chance to grow organically as well as make tuck-in acquisitons," Berrard said in a Febraury presentation.
Since the company didn't have an IPO, it's up to the pair to try and gin up institutional investor interest now. CEO Berrard has been pounding the pavement speaking at investor conferences in recent weeks and needs to continue to do so: less than 1% of shares are owned by institutional shareholders. Chairman Huizenga for his part has been more leisurely. He popped up on CNBC a week ago from balmy Florida to give his thoughts on the economy in exchange for the chance to quickly plug Swisher shares.
Huizenga and Berrard each own 25 million shares of Swisher, worth $145 million at yesterday's closing price of $5.79. That's a small drop in the bucket for Huizenga, who enjoys the fruits of his labor from Waste Management as well as Blockbuster Video, sold to Viacom for $8.4 billion in 1994, as well as with Republic Services and AutoNation.
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It is a common phrase in our house. I even taught it to my 5-year-old. He loves to say it over and over again when I bring it up. It just takes saying it one time to get him going.
"Brown chicken brown cow! Brown chicken Brown COW!" He bebops through the house, laughing at its rhythm. His baby brother on the floor, trying to keep up.
Pan to my wife and me sitting at the kitchen table. I have one eyebrow cocked, gazing at her intently. We have just finished dinner and are getting ready to take the kids to bed.
"So whaddaya think?" I ask.
She sighs and chuckles, "We JUST did it."
"Yeah, like two days ago," I say.
She rolls her eyes.
"Wha-aat?" I protest, as if we haven't had this conversation before.
"YOU," she says as she takes the dishes to the sink.
I slink up behind her and wrap my arms around her shoulders. I plant a soft kiss on her neck. She smiles.
"Ok," she says, "but you're making bottles tonight."
"Deal," I say. I kiss her again.
The whole time, "Brown Chicken Brown Cow!" is playing through the house, providing the soundtrack to our clandestine agreement.
Later on in life, I'm sure my son will find out that "Brown Chicken Brown Cow" sounds somewhat like cliché adult film music, but for now we are safe using it as a code word for "doin' the deed." My wife and I have realized that playful banter between us helps keep the spark alive in our marriage. Using code words, acronyms, and other innuendos allows us to talk openly yet discreetly about our desires. It adds an element of danger and anticipation, and energizes us for what is to come. Lord knows we need energy. We have two children.
I love that we have learned to speak to each other on this level. We didn't always get each other's sense of humor, but it has all come together beautifully over the last 10 years. We speak our own language, and year after year we become exponentially closer. I can't wait to see what the next 50 have in store, and what we will come up with next….Brown Chicken Brown COW.
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The White House, identified by many Americans with the ''trickle down'' theory of economic recovery, says a recovery is under way.
But the nation's small-business men are not so sure.
''We're the guys waiting for it to trickle down,'' says Andrew M. Monahan, president of the Smaller Business Association of New England (SBANE).
Asked in a recent SBANE survey whether President Reagan's economic program had ''started working for your company,'' 81 percent of the member companies responding said, ''No.''
Yet narrative comments returned with the survey from this Democratic corner of the nation were surprisingly kind to the administration. Many businessmen said the President's program had already held prices down and needed more time to work.
Although America's large corporations attract attention as they rise or decline, the nation's 15 million small businesses (500 employees or less) continue to be an important economic bellwether. ''Small business in the last 10 years has created about 90 percent of the new (nongovernment) jobs in this country,'' says Mr. Monahan, using figures from President Reagan's State of Small Business report published last March.
So where do these entrepreneurs think the economy is headed?
Surveys of small business conducted in New England and southern California by the accounting firm of Touche Ross & Co. point to the current recession lasting at least another six months, says Touche Ross partner Alan R. Goldstein.
The California survery, published last April, indicated less curtailment of capital expenditures, higher short-term borrowing, and a more favorable response to the President's program than the SBANE survey.
The latter, polling 680 presidents and top-level managers, showed ''both optimism and pessimism,'' says Mr. Goldstein. After weathering the recession well for the last two years, the region is finally ''in for a pinch,'' he concludes. Predictably, businesses most hurt include construction, manufacturing, and real estate companies.
According to the survey:
* Half the participants will curtail capital spending and 49 percent will hire no new employees in the near future.
* 53 percent expect earnings to fall.
* Nearly 9 in 10 look for increases in small-business failures in the next year, although most felt the increases would be only ''moderate'' by nationwide standards. Last week the number of US business failures rose to the highest level in 50 years - a total of 696 closings or reorganizations during the week - says a Dun & Bradstreet report.
But the survey also rang positive notes:
* Asked how they would obtain capital to maintain liquidity during the lean period ahead, a surprisingly high 23 percent of the respondents said they would invest their own private capital into their businesses. To some extent, that is seen as a sign of faith that the business climate will improve.
* Asked how they planned to grow, 68 percent said they intended to ''introduce new products and services'' - an answer in keeping with the region's reputation for innovation and inventiveness.
The SBANE survey, conducted in late June and early July, may have been overtaken by events. Since then, interest rates have dropped sharply. And on Aug. 31, the day the survey was released, the Dow Jones industrial average broke 900 for the first time in a year, and the Commerce Department released July figures for its index of leading indicators (showing a solid 1.3 percent gain) and its report on factory orders (showing a 2 percent increase, the largest since 1980).
But Mr. Goldstein remains cautious. ''My clients are not changing just because of that,'' he says. ''Things have moved a little too quickly; I think we're looking at a temporary aberration,'' he adds.


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Here is the leaflet that came with the pills that you should have had and read. mydr.com.au/medicines/cmis/levlen-ed-tablets
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decided: June 28, 1982.
FIDELITY FEDERAL SAVINGS & LOAN ASSOCIATION ET ALv.DE LA CUESTA ET AL.
Blackmun, J., delivered the opinion of the Court, in which Burger, C. J., and Brennan, White, Marshall, and O'connor, JJ., joined. O'connor, J., filed a concurring opinion, post, p. 171. Rehnquist, J., filed a dissenting opinion, in which Stevens, J., joined, post, p. 172. Powell, J., took no part in the consideration or decision of the case.
Author: Blackmun
[ 458 U.S. Page 144]
JUSTICE BLACKMUN delivered the opinion of the Court.
At issue in this case is the pre-emptive effect of a regulation, issued by the Federal Home Loan Bank Board (Board), permitting federal savings and loan associations to use "due-on-sale" clauses in their mortgage contracts. Appellees dispute both the Board's intent and its statutory authority to displace restrictions imposed by the California Supreme Court on the exercise of these clauses.
The Board, an independent federal regulatory agency, was formed in 1932 and thereafter was vested with plenary authority to administer the Home Owners' Loan Act of 1933 (HOLA), 48 Stat. 128, as amended, 12 U. S. C. § 1461 et seq. (1976 ed. and Supp. IV).*fn1 Section 5(a) of the HOLA, 12 U. S. C. § 1464(a) (1976 ed., Supp. IV), empowers the Board,
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"under such rules and regulations as it may prescribe, to provide for the organization, incorporation, examination, operation, and regulation of associations to be known as 'Federal Savings and Loan Associations.'" Pursuant to this authorization, the Board has promulgated regulations governing "the powers and operations of every Federal savings and loan association from its cradle to its corporate grave." People v. Coast Federal Sav. & Loan Assn., 98 F.Supp. 311, 316 (SD Cal. 1951).
In 1976, the Board became concerned about the increasing controversy as to the authority of a federal savings and loan association to exercise a "due-on-sale" clause -- a contractual provision that permits the lender to declare the entire balance of a loan immediately due and payable if the property securing the loan is sold or otherwise transferred.*fn2 Specifically,
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the Board felt that restrictions on a savings and loan's ability to accelerate a loan upon transfer of the security would have a number of adverse effects: (1) that "the financial security and stability of Federal associations would be endangered if . . . the security property is transferred to a person whose ability to repay the loan and properly maintain the property is inadequate"; (2) that "elimination of the due on sale clause will cause a substantial reduction of the cash flow and net income of Federal associations, and that to offset such losses it is likely that the associations will be forced to charge higher interest rates and loan charges on home loans generally"; and (3) that "elimination of the due on sale clause will restrict and impair the ability of Federal associations to sell their home loans in the secondary mortgage market, by making such loans unsalable or causing them to be sold at reduced prices, thereby reducing the flow of new funds for residential loans, which otherwise would be available." 41 Fed. Reg. 6283, 6285 (1976). The Board concluded that "elimination of the due on sale clause will benefit only a limited number of home sellers, but generally will cause economic hardship to the majority of home buyers and potential home buyers." Ibid.
Accordingly, the Board issued a regulation in 1976 governing due-on-sale clauses. The regulation, now 12 CFR § 545.8-3(f) (1982),*fn3 provides in relevant part:
"[A federal savings and loan] association continues to have the power to include, as a matter of contract between it and the borrower, a provision in its loan instrument
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whereby the association may, at its option, declare immediately due and payable sums secured by the association's security instrument if all or any part of the real property securing the loan is sold or transferred by the borrower without the association's prior written consent. Except as [otherwise] provided in . . . this section . . . , exercise by the association of such option (hereafter called a due-on-sale clause) shall be exclusively governed by the terms of the loan contract, and all rights and remedies of the association and borrower shall be fixed and governed by that contract."
In the preamble accompanying final publication of the due-on-sale regulation, the Board explained its intent that the due-on-sale practices of federal savings and loans be governed "exclusively by Federal law." 41 Fed. Reg. 18286, 18287 (1976). The Board emphasized that "[federal] associations shall not be bound by or subject to any conflicting State law which imposes different . . . due-on-sale requirements." Ibid.*fn4
Appellant Fidelity Federal Savings and Loan Association (Fidelity) is a private mutual savings and loan association chartered by the Board pursuant to § 5(a) of the HOLA. Fidelity's principal place of business is in Glendale, Cal. Appellees,
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de la Cuesta, Moore, and Whitcombe, each made a purchase of California real property from one who had borrowed money from Fidelity. As security for the loan, the borrower had given Fidelity a deed of trust on the property. Each deed of trust contained a due-on-sale clause. Two of the deeds also included a provision, identified as para. 15, which stated that the deed "shall be governed by the law of the jurisdiction in which the Property is located." App. 51, 86.*fn5
Fidelity was not notified prior to each appellee's purchase of property; when it did learn of the transfer, it gave notice of its intent to enforce the due-on-sale clause. Fidelity expressed a willingness to consent to the transfer, however, if the appellee agreed to increase the interest rate on the loan secured by the property to the then-prevailing market rate. Each appellee refused to accept this condition; Fidelity then exercised its option to accelerate the loan. When the loan was not paid, Fidelity instituted a non-judicial foreclosure proceeding.
In response, each appellee filed suit in the Superior Court of California for Orange County. Each asserted that, under the principles announced by the California Supreme Court in Wellenkamp v. Bank of America, 21 Cal. 3d 943, 582 P. 2d 970
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(1978), Fidelity's exercise of the due-on-sale clause violated California's prohibition of unreasonable restraints on alienation, Cal. Civ. Code Ann. § 711 (West 1982), "unless the lender can demonstrate that enforcement is reasonably necessary to protect against impairment to its security or the risk of default." 21 Cal. 3d, at 953, 582 P. 2d, at 977. Each complaint sought (1) a judicial declaration that the due-on-sale clause was not enforceable unless Fidelity first showed that the transfer had harmed its security interest, (2) an injunction against any foreclosure procedures based on the clause, and (3) compensatory and punitive damages. App. 5, 49, 84.*fn6
The Superior Court consolidated the three actions and granted appellants' motion for summary judgment. The court explained that "the federal government has totally occupied the subject of regulation of Federal Savings and Loans," and held, therefore, that the decision in Wellenkamp "cannot be extended to [federal] savings and loans." App. to Juris. Statement 29a.
The Court of Appeal for the Fourth Appellate District, however, reversed that judgment. In an opinion that adopted substantial portions of a parallel ruling by the Court of Appeal for the First Appellate District, it concluded that the California Supreme Court's opinion in Wellenkamp was controlling. 121 Cal. App. 3d 328, 331, 175 Cal. Rptr. 467, 468 (1981), quoting Panko v. Pan American Federal Sav. & Loan Assn., 119 Cal. App. 3d 916, 174 Cal. Rptr. 240 (1981), cert. pending, No. 81-922. The court found that Congress had neither expressed an intent to pre-empt state due-on-sale law nor fully occupied the field of federal savings and loan regulation; for example, the court pointed out, federal associations traditionally have been governed by state real property
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and mortgage law with respect to title, conveyancing, recording, priority of liens, and foreclosure proceedings.
The Court of Appeal likewise rejected appellants' contention that the Board's 1976 regulation expressly had pre-empted the Wellenkamp doctrine. Although the court recognized that the preamble accompanying 12 CFR § 545.8-3(f) (1982) manifested the Board's intent that its due-on-sale regulation supersede conflicting state law, it refused to "equate the Board's expression of intent with the requisite congressional intent." 121 Cal. App. 3d, at 339, 175 Cal. Rptr., at 474 (emphasis in original).*fn7
Finally, the Court of Appeal found no evidence that federal law impliedly had pre-empted state law, reasoning that California's due-on-sale law was not incompatible with federal law. The Wellenkamp doctrine, the court observed, "is a substantive rule of California property and mortgage law," and not a form of "regulation" over federal savings and loans. 121 Cal. App. 3d, at 341, 175 Cal. Rptr., at 474. Moreover, the court noted, the Board's regulation "merely authorizes and does not compel savings and loan associations to include a due-on-sale clause in their loan contracts and to exercise their rights thereunder." Ibid., 175 Cal. Rptr., at 475. The Court of Appeal likewise discovered no conflict between the Wellenkamp doctrine and the purposes of the HOLA because both were designed to assist financially distressed homeowners.
The court derived "further support," 121 Cal. App. 3d, at 342, 175 Cal. Rptr., at 475, for its decision from para. 15, which was included in two of the deeds of trust and which provided that the deeds would be "governed by the law of the jurisdiction
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in which the Property is located." See n. 5, supra. That language, the court ruled, evinced an unmistakable intent that state law should govern the interpretation, validity, and enforcement of the deeds.*fn8
The California Supreme Court denied appellants' petition for review. App. to Juris. Statement 28a.
Because the majority of courts to consider the question have concluded, in contrast to the decision of the Court of Appeal, that the Board's regulations, including § 545.8-3(f), do pre-empt state regulation of federal savings and loans,*fn9 we noted probable jurisdiction. 455 U.S. 917 (1982).
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The pre-emption doctrine, which has its roots in the Supremacy Clause, U.S. Const., Art. VI, cl. 2, requires us to examine congressional intent. Pre-emption may be either
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express or implied, and "is compelled whether Congress' command is explicitly stated in the statute's language or implicitly contained in its structure and purpose." Jones v. Rath Packing Co., 430 U.S. 519, 525 (1977). Absent explicit pre-emptive language, Congress' intent to supersede state law altogether may be inferred because "[the] scheme of federal regulation may be so pervasive as to make reasonable the inference that Congress left no room for the States to supplement it," because "the Act of Congress may touch a field in which the federal interest is so dominant that the federal system will be assumed to preclude enforcement of state laws on the same subject," or because "the object sought to be obtained by the federal law and the character of obligations imposed by it may reveal the same purpose." Rice v. Santa Fe Elevator Corp., 331 U.S. 218, 230 (1947).
Even where Congress has not completely displaced state regulation in a specific area, state law is nullified to the extent that it actually conflicts with federal law. Such a conflict arises when "compliance with both federal and state regulations is a physical impossibility," Florida Lime & Avocado Growers, Inc. v. Paul, 373 U.S. 132, 142-143 (1963), or when state law "stands as an obstacle to the accomplishment and execution of the full purposes and objectives of Congress," Hines v. Davidowitz, 312 U.S. 52, 67 (1941). See also Jones v. Rath Packing Co., 430 U.S., at 526; Bethlehem Steel Co. v. New York Labor Relations Bd., 330 U.S. 767, 773 (1947). These principles are not inapplicable here simply because real property law is a matter of special concern to the States: "The relative importance to the State of its own law is not material when there ...
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Frank, We have a very serious small file problem. I created a M/R job that combines files as it seemed best to use all the resources of the cluster rather than opening a stream and combining files single threaded or trying to do something via command line. Dave -----Original Message----- From: Frank Grimes [mailto:firstname.lastname@example.com] Sent: Friday, January 06, 2012 2:56 PM To: email@example.com Subject: Re: Combining AVRO files efficiently within HDFS Hi Joey, That's a very good suggestion and might suit us just fine. However, many of the files will be much smaller than the HDFS block size. That could affect the performance of the MapReduce jobs, correct? Also, from my understanding it would put more burden on the name node (memory usage) than is necessary. Assuming we did want to combine the actual files... how would you suggest we might go about it? Thanks, Frank Grimes On 2012-01-06, at 1:05 PM, Joey Echeverria wrote: > I would do it by staging the machine data into a temporary directory > and then renaming the directory when it's been verified. So, data > would be written into directories like this: > > 2012-01/02/00/stage/machine1.log.avro > 2012-01/02/00/stage/machine2.log.avro > 2012-01/02/00/stage/machine3.log.avro > > After verification, you'd rename the 2012-01/02/00/stage directory to > 2012-01/02/00/done. Since renaming a directory in HDFS is an atomic > operation, you get the guarantee the you're looking for without having > to do extra IO. There shouldn't be a benefit to merging the individual > files unless they're too small. > > -Joey > > On Fri, Jan 6, 2012 at 9:21 AM, Frank Grimes <firstname.lastname@example.com> wrote: >> Hi Bobby, >> >> Actually, the problem we're trying to solve is one of completeness. >> >> Say we have 3 machines generating log events and putting them to HDFS >> on an hourly basis. >> e.g. >> 2012-01/01/00/machine1.log.avro >> 2012-01/01/00/machine2.log.avro >> 2012-01/01/00/machine3.log.avro >> >> Sometime after the hour, we would have a scheduled job verify that >> all the expected machines' log files are present and complete in HDFS. >> >> Before launching MapReduce jobs for a given date range, we want to >> verify that the job will run over complete data. >> If not, the query would error out. >> >> We want our query/MapReduce layer to not need to be aware of logs at >> the machine level, only the presence or not of an hour's worth of logs. >> >> We were thinking that after verifying all in individual log files for >> an hour, they could be combined into 2012-01/01/00/log.avro. >> The presence of 2012-01-01-00.log.avro would be all that needs to be >> verified. >> >> However, we're new to both Avro and Hadoop so not sure of the most >> efficient (and reliable) way to accomplish this. >> >> Thanks, >> >> Frank Grimes >> >> >> On 2012-01-06, at 11:46 AM, Robert Evans wrote: >> >> Frank, >> >> That depends on what you mean by combining. It sounds like you are >> trying to aggregate data from several days, which may involve doing a >> join so I would say a MapReduce job is your best bet. If you are not >> going to do any processing at all then why are you trying to combine >> them? Is there something that requires them all to be part of a >> single file? MapReduce processing should be able to handle reading >> in multiple files just as well as reading in a single file. >> >> --Bobby Evans >> >> On 1/6/12 9:55 AM, "Frank Grimes" <email@example.com> wrote: >> >> Hi All, >> >> I was wondering if there was an easy way to combing multiple .avro >> files efficiently. >> e.g. combining multiple hours of logs into a daily aggregate >> >> Note that our Avro schema might evolve to have new (nullable) fields >> added but no fields will be removed. >> >> I'd like to avoid needing to pull the data down for combining and >> subsequent "hadoop dfs -put". >> >> Would https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/HDFS-222 be able to >> handle that automatically? >> FYI, the following seems to indicate that Avro files might be easily >> combinable: https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/AVRO-127 >> >> Or is an M/R job the best way to go for this? >> >> Thanks, >> >> Frank Grimes >> >> > > > > -- > Joseph Echeverria > Cloudera, Inc. > 443.305.9434 The information contained in this email message is considered confidential and proprietary to the sender and is intended solely for review and use by the named recipient. Any unauthorized review, use or distribution is strictly prohibited. If you have received this message in error, please advise the sender by reply email and delete the message.
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It was a Sunday evening when we reached The Verzon and, as we rolled on to the neatly combed gravel, first impressions were favourable. For a roadside hotel in rural Herefordshire, it immediately struck us as a cut above: a handsome old brick house, newly refurbished and smartly turned out. And yet there was something curiously sotto about the place, a subdued after-the-party feel. We discovered why in the morning.
The Verzon is an imposing Georgian country house standing beside the Ledbury-to-Hereford road, with fine views across fields and hedgerows to the bare-topped Malvern Hills. Two years ago, David and Gillian Pinchbeck bought and completely revamped it in the "cool, contemporary" style that's becoming as much of a cliché today as chintz was in the 1980s. The manager is their son Justin: charming, young, a tad dishevelled, with a chemistry degree from Bristol and a look of slight bewilderment as to how he managed to find himself in this position.
He oversees eight guest bedrooms and endless rooms downstairs for relaxing, eating and drinking, including a spacious new terrace - decking, parasols, patio heaters - to maximise the view.
We ate on the terrace. By contrast, the rooms indoors felt silent, abandoned even. The waiters and waitresses were friendly but they seemed distracted and tired too, and who could blame them, endlessly hoofing back and forth from the kitchen. My eyes kept returning to the view.
Upstairs, our spacious bedroom and bathroom, linked by an elegant corridor, were hard to fault for the price, but with its modish Farrow & Ball sludge-green walls, brown and cream fabrics, chrome desk, dim lighting and low ceiling, the bedroom also felt off the peg and a bit anonymous. One window gave views over the terrace and the Malvern Hills in the distance, but from the other I looked down on the unlovely maintenance area outside the kitchen door and watched a man on a stool inspecting a broken telephone.
I'm being too negative. The Verzon has had money, care and attention lavished on it and, if it isn't - as the bumph claims - like walking into a magazine on interior design (too derivative for that) it's certainly an improvement on the norm. And I've never slept in such a comfortable, top-quality bed for so little money. Nothing jars, there are more than a few inspired touches, the brasserie food is just about up to the mark, and the view is lovely. Room prices are more than fair and the weekday tariffs are a bargain.
So why that odd feeling that this wasn't a hotel for the likes of us, intent on relaxing, walking in gorgeous countryside, and visiting nearby Eastnor Castle?
The confetti scattered across the gravel should have given us the clue when we first arrived. While the Pinchbecks do a brisk trade during the week with guests on business, their weekends have been hijacked by wedding receptions (all those reception rooms and the lovely views make a perfect venue for local couples).
"We didn't intend it," says Justin, "but it just turned out that way." Unfortunately, in "weekend wedding" hotels such as The Verzon, the fact is that "leisure trade" - meaning us - feels strangely de trop.
**** Large, contemporary and comfortable, with superb beds, if somewhat impersonal
** Well-meaning and very friendly, but staff can seem stretched
*** Handsome building with lovely views; smart if derivative interior
Food & Drink
** Short, uninteresting wine list; passably good brasserie food
Value for Money
**** Rooms are fairly priced, especially doubles during the week (£99)
- Trumpet, near Ledbury, Herefordshire (01531 670381; www.theverzon.co.uk). Doubles from £75 to £130, including breakfast.
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Dear Mustang Families,
I am very excited to be starting a new year here at Desert View Elementary. We had a great summer enjoying learning in a different way with many of our students as they participated in our summer reading, math, and STEM programs. We have received results from our Spring PAWS testing and are very pleased to report that our students showed positive growth on almost every assessment. We are particularly proud to report that our fourth grade students performed above the state average in Mathematics (over a 35 point gain from 2015). It has been the combined efforts of our staff, students, and families that make these achievements possible. We are committed to continued growth in our students and ask our families to support us in providing our students the best educational opportunities possible.
We ask that you work beside us to guide and support your child's learning by ensuring that he/she:
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In addition, we ask that you become an active part of our school community. You can start by attending our "Back to School" program on August 18th from 5-6 pm. Here you will have the opportunity to drop off your child's school supplies, join the PTO, meet the teachers (assignments to be posted by late Thursday morning), obtain car rider numbers and learn about some of the great things your child will be learning this year. Also bookmark our web site (http://dv.sweetwater1.org/home_page), like our Facebook page (https://www.facebook.com/DesertViewRockSpringsWyoming/), and join School Way( http://myschoolway.com/sweetwater )for important event reminders and school safety notices .
The first day of school will be Augus22. Hours for students in grades 1-4 are 8:40 am to 3:33 pm. Our kindergarten students attend from 9:30 am to 3:33 pm. Bus times may vary (call the bus barn for information-307-350-3494). We are looking forward to meeting our new families and seeing our students again as we begin an amazing year of learning!
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One orchestra, many musicians, three conductors: this is Theresia!
One orchestra, many musicians, three conductors: this is Theresia!
Sala Puccini, where Theresia will perform conducted by Chiara Banchini, is one of the concert venues inside Conservatorio "Giuseppe Verdi"
Concerts in private houses are a long-standing tradition that Wunderkammer and Theresia are reviving with the concert season "Hausmusik"
The concert in Verona will be held in the same venue where Mozart performed when he was fourteen, Sala Maffeiana
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A former industrial shed, "Antiruggine", will host the next concert of Theresia in Castelfranco Veneto. A special place with a special name because, as Antiruggine's founder says "as antirust removes encrustations from the iron, so the music should remove the mental ones."
A rich season is opening: two different project and new partnerships for Theresia
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Monday, December 15, 2008
Contemporary Cool Ceramics Week
I invite you all to visit the week long postings by Nina on her blog Ninainvorm , where she will be presenting work by various artists who produce contemporary cool ceramics! Please also take time to look at her amazing work. She produces organic shaped vessels with bold and colorful surface decorations.
Above I have posted a few of her pickings for monday. Can't wait to see what she has in mind for the rest of the week!
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Featured Artist
I have been so busy teaching classes and keeping up with holiday sales on Etsy, that I have fallen behind on my blog. I am actually very happy about being one of the featured artists on Heart Hand Made Blog. There is a pretty long interview with moi, as well as photos of my work. You can even learn a list of odd things about me. So if you are interested please visit:
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Monday, December 1, 2008
UCAL Craft Show
Visit the University City Arts League Craft Fair for some Yasha Butler originals as well as other amazing pottery, jewelry and printed work. Your purchases will support local artists and a great community arts organization!
December 6th to 19th (Opening Party on December 6th from 5 to 8pm)
4226 Spruce St - West Philadelphia
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How to Play Revenge (Ball Game)
A fun game to play with your friends! It is a variation of dodgeball.
1You need an open area to play like a big garden or field.
2You need a minimum of 3 people and maximum of 25 people to play the game.
3The objective of this game is to be the last one standing.
4In this game the ball will be given to a particular player and the player can hit anyone, the player who gets hit is termed out and if it's missed then the game continues with another player(who gets the missed ball) hitting other player.
5So basically in this game you have to save yourself from being hit and take possession of the ball and get the maximum number of outs or let others do the job for you.
6If you are hit, you must sit down, but *remember* who hit you to take revenge in the next game.
7If you catch the ball the person who threw it is out.(optional rule to have more fun)
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- Try to aim at the legs or the back and not the head of the players.
- Make alliances with other players to dominate the game but as others are out you need to get your team members out to win the game.
- Have fun and try not to have any grudges that are not in the interest of the game.
- Don't hit people in the head.
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- Soft balls or dodgeballs. (Gator balls work too)
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When I learned that Diana Wynne Jones had passed away, I actually cried. I have loved her books so much, for so long, and the thought of her wonderful being silenced depressed me. She was writing brilliant tales brimming with magic long before Harry Potter arrived on the scene, and it's frustrating that she never attainted the recognition she deserved. I remember haunting used bookstores and libraries in search of her then out of print books. At least today, the majority of them are readily available, and quite a few are offered in eBook format. Win!
I was so excited when I received a review copy of The Islands of Chaldea. But then I didn't want to read it, because this is the last new book by her that I will ever have the pleasure of reading. Completed by her sister, Ursula Jones, I couldn't have hoped for better. This is classic Diana Wynne Jones, and I loved every precious word of it.
Aileen is descended from a long line of Wise Women, powerful magic users on the island of Skarr. Raised by her Aunt Beck after her mother's death, the story begins with a failure. Aileen has been confined for the night to seek her magic, but when things go awry, she realizes that she's not going to receive her vision or her magic. Feeling like a complete failure, she frets about her lack of powers. Her no-nonsense Aunt Beck reassures her; sometimes, it takes more than once to receive the gift of magic.
Shortly after, they are both summoned by the king. The High King insists that they set off on a journey to free his son from Logra, the kingdom that stole him away years ago, and without much choice, off they go. Beck and Aileen are joined by Ogo, a village boy, and Ivar, an arrogant young prince. According to prophecy, they must gather people from the other islands of Chaldea to bring down the barrier that separates Logra from the rest of islands. The barrier has disrupted trade and has everyone worried about what exactly the Lograns are doing on the other side of it. Are they building an army? Preparing for war?
I love DWJ's writing so much because her protagonists are so relatable. Aileen is no exception. She feels like a failure because she didn't have her vision, and frets that she might not have any magic. She is lacking in confidence, though as the journey proceeds, and she is forced to make decisions for the little group, her self-esteem begins to build. Each challenge gives her another reason to believe in herself, so by the end of the book, she is more than ready to face the villain. Though she is still terrified of being overmatched, she's more than ready to give her all to the confrontation, and with everyone's life at stake, she finds the resolve to stand strong. It doesn't hurt that she finds assistance from an unexpected, and very powerful, source.
The other thing I enjoy about DWJ's books is how magic just is. There's no big build up or lengthy explanation for it, but it's everywhere. The magic is so natural and such a fundamental part of her stories that I wonder why there isn't any in ours. Seriously! Invisible cats? Magical songs? Why don't they exist in our world?
The Islands of Chaldea is highly recommended for old fans of Diana Wynne Jones, as well as new. This MG read will appeal to readers of all ages.
Grade: A-
Review copy provided by publisher
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The Islands of Chaldea is a new novel of magic and adventure by the renowned fantasy author Diana Wynne Jones, who left behind many acclaimed and beloved books upon her death in 2011, including the internationally bestselling Howl's Moving Castle and the Chrestomanci books. The Islands of Chaldea was completed by Diana Wynne Jones's sister Ursula Jones, an acclaimed novelist and actress.
Aileen comes from a long line of magic makers, and her Aunt Beck is the most powerful magician on Skarr. But even though she is old enough, Aileen's magic has yet to reveal itself. When Aileen is sent over the sea on a mission for the King, she worries that she'll be useless and in the way. A powerful (but mostly invisible) cat changes all of that—and with every obstacle Aileen faces, she becomes stronger and more confident and her magic blooms. This stand-alone novel is a perfect introduction to the novels of the beloved Diana Wynne Jones.


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|My Baby Shower!
|Somehow the husband got wrangled in.
I think that's how I ended up with two Diaper Genies but not a single diaper in my house. Thank goodness they sent us home with some from the hospital.
And let me take just a moment here to mention that the diaper genie is NOT going to be on this list. That thing is five kinds of gross.
You can just tie diapers in plastic grocery bags and toss them in the regular trash (what we used to do) or get a dedicated trash can with a lid (which is what we have now) and put it in the garage. Then when you have changed a stinky diaper you shout "Incoming!" and throw it at the nearest kid, who then has to catch it and take it to the can. That's how we do it anyway.
I feel like I've gotten a bit far afield. Let me begin again...
Once we got past two kids, I realized that a level of minimalism was going to be necessary for survival. And more than that I realized that babies DON'T NEED ALL THAT STUFF. I don't need all that stuff. All that stuff wasn't helping me. All it did was make babies seem expensive and inconvenient and really, really heavy.
The more kids I have the less stuff I need. So here I am to share what our babies use in their first year (0-6 months today, 6-12 months later this week). This is pretty much it. I replace things every three babies or as needed. (Clicking on the links will take you to Amazon*.)
1. Nursing cover with a rigid neckline, so you can peek at baby. I nursed three babies before these were invented and I can tell you that without one it's pretty much 50/50 whether I'm going to end up embarrassing myself in public.
4. Glider and Ottoman I have probably spent years of my life in this thing by now. We had to have the cushions re-covered after Bobby. He was a spitter.
5. Portable Changing Pad (or two or three) We don't have a changing table, we just use a waterproof pad on the bed or the floor. We have one drawer in our TV cabinet in the living room and one drawer in our bedside table dedicated to diapering.
6. Swaddling Blanket Even if your baby sleeps with you (ours do), a swaddling blanket is nice because it keeps her from punching herself (and others) awake in the night.
7. Infant Bath Seat This is the one we have. It's pretty bare bones compared with some that are available, but it serves its purpose, which is to keep the baby's head out of the water for you, so you have a hand free to wash her.
8. Hooded Bath Towel The only thing my newborns hate more than taking a bath is getting out of the bath. They get so cold, but a hooded towel helps. If you get a big one now, you won't have to get another one for him when he's a toddler.
9. Infant Car Seat / Stroller System This allows you to take the car seat out of the car and wheel it around in the stroller. I used it a lot with my first few kids, but I mostly just take the baby out of the car seat and put him in the sling with my last couple. Still, you need a car seat AND you need a stroller, so they might as well be cooperative.
10. Stroller Toy Arch My babies really like looking at this thing.
11. ERGO Baby Carrier Pretty pricey, but totally worth it. This carrier is really, really comfortable when compared with ALL the others I've used. Can be used as a front carrier or a backpack. There's an infant insert, but I've never felt I needed it.
12. Bumbo Baby Seat with play tray. I LOVE this seat. Right around three months or so, my babies like to watch stuff, but can't sit up in a highchair yet. But they can sit up in this. We only NEED it for 3 or 4 months, until baby can sit up on his own. But it is SO nice to be able to put the baby down for a minute here and there that, for me, it's totally worth it.
So, what do you think? Do you have this gear, do you like it? What did I miss?
* Full disclosure on the Amazon links: clicking on a title from any of my posts will take you to Amazon, if you buy that title (or anything else) after clicking through my blog I get a (very small) percentage. So far I have made . . . seventy-one cents. Awesome.


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Series: Timber Ridge Riders #9
Author: Maggie Dana
Genre: Teen fiction, Sports
Publisher: Pageworks Press
Publishing date: April 13th, 2014
Purchase Link: Amazon.co.uk
Synopsis: Kate McGregor's movie-star boyfriend has been making headlines, and when Kate attends the Moonlight premiere in New York, she ends up making a headline of her own.
Then comes the Festival of Horses with an even bigger surprise. A girl from Kate's past is tangled up with Angela's present, and the fallout affects all of them… including Mrs. Dean who'll stop at nothing to shove her daughter into the limelight.
My Review:
In many ways "Double Feature" was both extremely satisfying and disappointing at the same time. Old storylines are finally wrapped up, after four more than four books, we finally get a resolution to Kate's boyproblems and we finally get to the festival of horses.
The say the boytrouble was wrapped up, was a relief but also very quickly done. Over the last five books the relationship between Kate and her moviestar boyfriend has been hyped up, as well as a relationship between Kate and Brad has been built. The need for a conclusion was raised, at least, one book ago, and it was a huge relief that this problem is sorted. The way it was sorted though was very swift and dissatisfying.
The Festival of horses is another thing which has been constantly mentioned during all the books I've read in the series. It was good to finally have it happening, and it was nice to see that Angela, Kate & Holly's rival and enemy, finally starts to become more a person and less just a tool to make trouble. Angela's humanity started to shine through in the previous book, it started to grow more during Double Feature.
Double Feature is a bit longer than the previous books in the series, probably due to more things happening, but it could have been even longer. To give the story more depth and more room to evolve it should have been about fifty pages longer, because it felt like a lot of things were thrown in on too few pages.
All in all the story was enjoyable, and it was good to see the story finally move forward (even though it felt more like a leap than a step) after a few "filler books."


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Company Expects to Commence Delivery in the Third Quarter of 2012
Company Expects to Commence Delivery in the Third Quarter of 2012
PORT ST. LUCIE, FL--(Marketwire - Aug 7, 2012) - Water Technologies International, Inc. (PINKSHEETS: WTII) announces it has completed the design and prototype phase of its custom units for a large customer and prepares for full scale manufacturing. Since first announcing the order from Atmospheric Water Systems, Inc. on April 2, 2012 for 1,000 Atmospheric Water Generators (AWGs), the Company has moved quickly to design, build and test a unit to the customer's specifications. The custom AWG unit is built and in the final phases of testing. The Company expects to begin delivering units in the current (third) quarter.
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About the Company
Water Technologies International, Inc. and its wholly owned subsidiaries, GR8 Water, Inc. (Great Water) and Aqua Pure International, Inc. (Specializing in Filtration Systems) are engaged in the manufacture and distribution of technologically advanced Atmospheric Water Generators (AWG). These unique devices utilize a patent pending air purification input system to produce clean, great-tasting, safe water from the humidity in the air. GR8 Water makes freestanding water factory units for the home or office and large, industrial-sized water units using a modular design that can produce up to thousands of gallons of water each day from ambient air. GR8 Water strives to make safe drinking water available to everyone on the planet, making the world a better place in which to live while nurturing the environment.
The Company has patents pending and has filed for additional patents with the USPTO. It has also filed globally through the Patent Cooperation Treaty. Its "Water village" trademark has been issued by the USPTO.
For additional information on the Company visit our website at www.gr8water.net.
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Contacts:For Further Information Contact:
Investor Relations for Water Technologies Intl., Inc.
Gerald Kieft
WSR Communications
email@example.com://wsrcommunications.ir.stockpr.com/gr8water/overviewStrategic Advisor Contact:
Marmel Communications, LLC.
Marlin Molinaro
Phone: (702) 434-8692
Contacts:For Further Information Contact:
Investor Relations for Water Technologies Intl., Inc.
Gerald Kieft
WSR Communications
firstname.lastname@example.com://wsrcommunications.ir.stockpr.com/gr8water/overviewStrategic Advisor Contact:
Marmel Communications, LLC.
Marlin Molinaro
Phone: (702) 434-8692
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