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Aavalar Consulting is a trusted technology staffing partner that helps technology leaders connect with and deploy in-demand, skilled IT and Engineering professionals at client sites across the Mid-Atlantic region. Since 1999, Aavalar Consulting has built an award-winning reputation with over one hundred of the most innovative Fortune 500 and mid-market companies to deliver substantial value through a broad set of technology consulting and IT staffing services that include: Staff Augmentation, Interim Technology Executives, and Search and Recruitment for IT and Engineering.
Position Title: Lead Structured Cabling Technician
Work Location: Germantown, MD
Work environment (private office?, cube?, high rise office building?): Office Building
Who does this position report to? Project Manager
Why is this position open? Company is Growing
Size of department: 5-10 People
Projects involved with: Installing of low-voltage structured cabling, A/V, Access Control, CCTV, and Intrusion Detection solutions in the commercial, retrofit, and new build settings. Technician will organize small groups of installers in the performance of daily workload including adherence to company safety and quality standards.
• Cabling installations for floor, modular furniture, walls, and communication closets. Installation of cable hanging support structures. (terminate CAT.5e, CAT.6 jacks and fiber optics. Mount face plates and surface mount boxes correctly.
• Construct communication closets (Mount and install backboards, cross connects, racks, patch panels, fiber optic and hardware). Install grounding for racks, equipment and cable as required. Complete all IDC connections
• Perform testing: test horizontal and riser cable; working history with volt-ohmmeter; troubleshoot opens, crosses, shorts and transpose pairs on horizontal and riser cable; use a tone set. Troubleshoot and document test results.
• Recognize an active voice or data circuit.
• Responsible for performance of crew or crews. Provide necessary training, Organize personnel and timeline to complete project.
• Complete all paperwork accurately and on time (timesheets, material transfers, work orders, change orders, tool transfers and others as required).
• Supervise installers for: cable pathway systems, fire stopping systems, various electronic components, and various cables that includes but is not limited to: twisted pair cable, coax, power limited tray cable, stranded cable and solid conductor low voltage cable. Cable installation includes: placement, termination, testing, labeling and documentation.
• Resolve installation issues with clients and field techs.
• Must be able to work unsupervised.
• Work with customers and technicians in a professional manner.
Required Skills:
• 3-5 years' experience as a Level II Lead technician, BICSI Technician certification or Installer I, II
• Understanding of how to reading drawings and performing takeoffs to form a BOM
• Working history and understanding of voice and data cabling including: fiber optics terminations and installation, cat5e & cat6, and EIA/TIA standards and BICSI installation
• Experience in access controls, CCTV, burglar alarms, intercoms, networking and other low-voltage applications is highly beneficial.
• Must act as the Company liaison for interface with customer representative(s).
• Must possess proven problem solving skills, critical thinking skills and the ability to effectively read, write and give oral presentation(s).
• Must be able to work at heights, off of a ladder and in confined spaces, lift up to 50 pounds and move up to 75 pounds.
• Must be able to see and distinguish different colors, read small print and hear and recognize audible signals such as dial tones.
Selling point of the job: Great opportunity to grow within a company that is on the move.
Work Hours and Schedule: Must be able to work days, nights, and weekends as required.
Is there travel involved? If so how much? Must be willing to travel within the branch territory and/or regional territory as needed.
Dress code: Business Casual
Base Salary: Open
Bonuses: TBD
Who is involved in the interview process? Project Manager
Target Start Date: ASAP


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text: (Recasts with U.S. tariff decision, updates prices) By David Alire Garcia MEXICO CITY, March 8 (Reuters) - Mexico's peso currency and stocks gained on Thursday following reports that U.S. President Donald Trump will exempt Mexico and Canada from new steel and aluminum tariffs. The peso strengthened 0.28 percent, while the benchmark S&P/BMV IPC index gained 1.21 percent, its biggest jump since Jan. 2. Mexican cement maker Cemex led winners on the index as its shares rose more than 4 percent. The tariff exemptions for Canada and Mexico would start immediately with an unspecified duration, a U.S. administration official said, adding that their continuation depends partly on progress in negotiations to modernize the North American Free Trade Agreement. Mexican and Canadian trade officials have rejected the NAFTA linkage. Concerns that the tariffs would spark a global trade war hurt demand for commodity-linked assets elsewhere in Latin America, especially after China warned it will respond "as necessary". Brazilian stocks were the biggest decliners among Latin American equity markets, dropping 0.58 percent and weighed down by falling prices of iron ore and a heavy batch of corporate updates. Shares in Embraer SA dropped more than 3 percent after the planemaker reporter lower-than-expected quarterly profits due to weaker deliveries to airlines and writedowns. Shares of Localiza Rent a Car SA, however, jumped more than 5 percent to an all-time high after fourth-quarter net income surged 27 percent. Outside of Mexico, only Argentina's peso gained among Latin American currencies on Thursday, up 0.29 percent. Key Latin American stock indexes and currencies at 2143 GMT: Stock indexes Latest daily % change YTD % change MSCI Emerging 1195.24 0.51 3.18 Markets MSCI LatAm 3069.19 -0.52 8.52 Brazil Bovespa 84984.61 -0.58 11.23 Mexico IPC 48240.00 1.21 -2.26 Chile IPSA 5576.37 0.48 0.21 Chile IGPA 27909.01 0.38 -0.26 Argentina MerVal 32822.60 0.24 9.17 Colombia IGBC 11428.84 0.3 0.51 Venezuela IBC 4928.78 1.25 290.20 Currencies Latest daily % change YTD % change Brazil real 3.2675 -0.18 1.40 Mexico peso 18.6585 0.28 5.58 Chile peso 605.6 -0.50 1.49 Colombia peso 2875 -0.33 3.72 Peru sol 3.258 -0.15 -0.64 Argentina peso 20.3500 0.29 -8.60 (interbank) Argentina peso 20.46 0.20 -6.01 (parallel) (Reporting by Bruno Federowski in Brasilia and David Alire Garcia in Mexico City; Editing by Jonathan Oatis and Rosalba O'Brien)


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We were looking for a simple way to build a bell style masonry heater. This build does not use a barrel that is commonly used in rocket heater designs with J-tube style combustion chambers. We decided to try using commonly available chimney flue pipe sizes to construct a quick and dirty masonry heater using a dragon burner as the combustion chamber.
This approach we knew would be sub-optimal due to the materials in clay flue pipe, but decided to give it a try without lining it with firebrick, just to see how it did. Below is a picture of the mostly assembled heater.
Although we will re-configure it for the 2nd round, we were overall impressed by its strong drafting through out the burn, its ability to extract most of the heat, and its dead simple build. Our target exit temperature of around 200F (to avoid condensation problems) was maintained pretty well.
The left column is 7 ft tall and the right 5. Each column is a bell, the larger bell is where the heat riser is and the is the 1st bell. Each block is a 17×17 flue pipe. The feed tube is in a 13×13 flue pipe cut down to size. Below are some pictures of the construction.
We fired the unit for 4 hours to see what kind of heat build up we would get, if the draft deteriorated and what the external temps of the pipe would be after long firing.
About an hour into the burn there were some very loud pops. Which made us more than a little nervous. After a moment we could see that the top 3 pipes had cracked. The fissure stayed pretty much the same through the rest of the burn. According to the manufacture, this is typical. Evidently 90% of the chimneys have cracks, just no one sees them since they are covered.
There are 2 ways to not have this, one is to only heat the pipes at 50 degrees an hour, or two, line the chambers with fire clay bricks. We had intended to do this anyway after the plain test, so that will be our next test. The fire clay bricks should help the unit absorb more heat quicker, so it will be interesting to compare numbers with the next build.
Here is a chart of the 1st bell.
Here is a chart of the 2nd bell
Here is the combined chart
Testo Graph
The draft number which are recorded, but do not show up in the graph went from .004 at start to a high of .213 in H2o. Most of the run was over .1.
I think there was a problem with the pump in the testo so I took it out, as you can see. As the fire is dying the numbers are not as good, as expected. I am still learning the equipment and hope to have even better charts in the future.
As you see the stack exit temperature stayed pretty much around the 200F target until the end of the fire when they climbed.


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Lopez will premiere her brand-new video for 'Goin' In' during 'MTV First,' airing Wednesday at 7:50 p.m. on MTV.
By James Montgomery, with reporting by Sway Calloway
Jennifer Lopez
Photo: MTV News
Jennifer Lopez may have bid adieu to "American Idol", but she'll never forget her time on the show ... because if anything, those two seasons spent mentoring contestants also helped her evolve, both as a person and an artist.
"Whenever it's things like that, where you're working with other people, like the audience, or even another artist, like we did with the contestants on the show, you learn, you grow," she told MTV News. "And whatever I'd tell them, it was funny, it was like telling myself. Like 'Don't forget, when you're onstage ... make you sure you connect and make sure it's about the feeling.' Because we all get caught up, when we're the ones standing there, and everybody's watching. But, it's about forgetting about that and conveying a feeling. And I always feel like whenever I was telling them this over the past two years of doing 'Idol,' that it was helping me grow as an artist as well."
You can hear more about Lopez's time on "Idol" during the premiere of "MTV First: Jennifer Lopez," when she'll unveil her brand-new video for "Goin' In" (off her best-of compilation, Dance Again: The Hits) and then sit down with MTV News' Sway Calloway for an exclusive 30-minute interview on MTV.com. The special airs this Wednesday (July 25) at 7:50 p.m. ET on MTV.
And though Lopez counts "American Idol" as one of the highlights of her career, from the sound of things, she's ready to get back to the things that gave her a career in the first place: namely, making music and entertaining fans.
"['Idol'] was a great experience; it was a great experience to sit there and do that for a while, and I honestly feel like it was put in my life for a reason, to be part of my journey and part of my growth, because it definitely did that," she said. "But as much as I love the show, this is what I do. This is what I do. And that was fun and it was great, but this is what I do."
Tune in for the world premiere of Jennifer Lopez's "Goin' In" video on Wednesday, July 25, at 7:50 p.m. ET on MTV as part of "MTV First: Jennifer Lopez," and be sure to visit MTV.com after for an exclusive 30-minute interview with the pop star!
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October 13, 2012
My favorite Breakfast
Here my recipe:
Eggs with Pepper molds
-Peppers, your choice of green, red or yellow.
-Extra Virgin Olive Oil
-Salt & Pepper, or other spices. I love adding onion powder, and garlic to eggs.
Add about a Tablespoon of Olive Oil to your fry pan, You can use a non-stick spray, but I love the taste and enjoy the benefits of using Olive Oil. Clean and slice your peppers about one inch or so from the bottom. Use slices that give you the most area for the egg. Add your pepper to the pan. Cook about two minutes. Crack your egg into the pepper mold. Cook the egg for a minute, and then carefully flip the whole egg and pepper mold over. Continue to cook your egg. Depending on how you like your eggs cooked. Once done, transfer the eggs to a plate, add diced or chopped tomatoes and basil or your favorite toppings.
Power Pumpkin Pie Smoothie
It is that time of year again. Pumpkins and Squash, Oh My! I use this as a great power drink as an add on or just as a snack.
1 cup of pumpkin
Pumpkin pie spice, add to taste
1 cup of plain yogurt
1/2 of a Banana
2 Tbls. of Ground flax seed
Non-fat skim milk
Add all the ingredients into the blender. I am a "by taste"girl, so I adjust the spices to what I like. I love Cinnamon so I tend to put a bit more in. Plus Cinnamon is great for controlling blood sugar from highs and lows. Blend all together. I add a bit of milk to not make the smoothie so thick.
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The whole "he's just not that into you" thing is part of our DNA now, thanks to Sex and the City, the funny book and the movie that was based on the book – which wasn't all that funny and it made the main character look kind of like a pathetic, stalkerish chick which is so not cool. Everyone is different, and men and women might have different ways of showing that they care – or that they want to stay as far away from you as possible. That's just life.
Dating can be confusing, tough, and mind-blowingly frustrating but we all do it anyway… just in case. We also waste a lot of precious time wondering why they're not calling or texting. We Facebook and Twitter stalk (you know you've done it) and some poor souls out there might even stalk the object of their affection via Pinterest. The point is, we waste a lot of time wondering why someone isn't groveling at our feet with roses, steak dinners and proclamations of love. To save some time, here are a few signs that, yep, they're not interested.


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Training at Gracie Barra
This post could prove boring for those of you not interested Brazilian Jiu-jitsu or my participation in it. So I will keep it short. I've settled on Gracie Barra in Northern Chicago as a place to train. Its big, has lots of higher ranks, blue, purple and the occasional brown belt. That may not mean much to you, but to me it means pressure to improve in the way only sparring with more experienced players can do. Another great plus is that there is a huge diversity in body types, and styles to work against. Brazilian Jiu-jitsu, like judo, wrestling and boxing are performance oriented martial arts. By that I mean that progress through the ranks is not soley a matter of knowing a set of techniques, but is primarily a matter of successfully using the techniques you know against your opponents consistently. Anyway Gracie Barra seems like it will be the place for me to train.


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Scissors are Momo´s speciality. Once trapped in his strong thighs, there is no escape. And that is what happens to Jermaine who is too bigmouthed when they meet for the first time. He calls Momo an old geezer who has no chance against him. But he does not no Momo for real.
Already in round one you can see that it will get an extremely hard fight. Jermaine who is a tough strong minded fighter attacks fast and aggressively. But he ends in Momo´s leg scissors again and again.
He is desperate, crying out of pain and sees is last chance in grabbing Momo´s balls and hitting him with boxing strokes to get free. He has success and is able to get some air. But not for along time. Very quickly he is back in the clutches of Momo who strings him along, squeezes the air out of him and gives him some mean wedgies.
Momo can proof that you could absolve a good, agile and persistent submission fight even in advanced age (28). He can compensate the rapidity and flexibility of Jermaine through power and experience.
A nice and succsfull comeback for Momo and and experience for Jermaine not to be too bigmouthed.
Play length approx 48 min.
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The Lowvelder reported recently on the court appearance of Rodney Landela (35), regional ranger of the Kruger National Park (KNP), and Kenneth Motshotsho (44) from the local office of the Department of Agriculture, Forestry an Fisheries.
The two men appeared in the Skukuza Regional Court this month on charges related to poaching a white rhino in the Kingfisherspruit area. Adv Ansie Venter prosecuted, with magistrate Dr Dries Lamprecht on the bench.Sgt Lucky Ndlovu, a trained ranger and tracker with 25 years' experience, testified for the state and explained how and where the ranger team was operating on 27 July 27 when they heard shots in Section 37 of the area. They noticed people walking, as well as a white bakkie driving away and found Landela, as well as Motshotsho driving around in a similar vehicle, in the vicinity.Ndlovu testified that two of the rangers found a rhino carcass and that tracks were found in a firebreak, with footprints between the tracks and the carcass. When Landela and Motshotsho arrived at the scene later, Ndlovu realised that the footprints and tracks matched theirs and their vehicle's and became concerned."I thought maybe they shot the rhino by accident," an emotional Ndlovu testified. He said by the time a ranger from Satara, police and a team from the Environmental Crime Investigation unit, as well as the park's helicopter arrived at the scene, Landela was pacing around, looking "unhappy, not as usual".When he went back to the area where he encountered Motshotsho, he noticed from the pattern of the tracks that a vehicle stopped along the way and started again, with footprints indicating that one person moved between the driver's side, a back door and the veld.He reported to the team at the carcass, upon which the police came to his aid. Following the footprints, they spotted goods which Ndlovu identified as "gifts to rangers". He noticed again that the footprints matched those of Motshotho's shoes.He also noticed that Landela did not wear the same shoes as earlier any more.The court will do a site visit on November 6 and the two accused will appear again on November 9 and 10.In a related matter, a Mozambican rhino poacher caught at the Kruger National Park has been jailed for 20 years, police said.Mapoyisa Mahlauli, 30, was sentenced on 7 September 2017 following his arrest last year in the game reserve."Mahlauli was sentenced to an effective 20 years imprisonment after he was found guilty... for various rhino-poaching related crimes," said police spokesperson Katlego Mogale in a statement on Monday."This will send a strong message to other potential rhino poachers about the consequences of their actions if caught."Rangers tracked the poachers after they heard gun shots and discovered a white rhino whose horns had been freshly sawed off, in March last year.A shoot-out ensued before Mahlauli was discovered with a rifle and a pair of rhino horns.
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I've been a busy boy and have fixed the following broken links:
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Many thanks to those of you who have pointed out broken links, I am trying to repost things as quickly as I can, unfortunately most of the old Rapidshare links are lost forever and I have lost many of the original zip files. If anybody has kept copies of any of the old stuff I posted in 2008/2009/2010 and would be willing to upload them to one of the file hosting sites, please get in touch through the comments box.
Thanks people. That is all.
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The Tipster's European cousin is backing Los Blancos to be winning at half-time and full-time, while also predicting over 3.5 goals between Osasuna and Barcelona on Sunday.
Meanwhile, in Serie A, El Tipstro is backing over 2.5 goals between Pescara and Internazionale, and Parma to secure a point against defending champions Juventus.
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Ronaldo scored 46 La Liga goals in 38 appearances last season, even outdoing his rival Lionel Messi. The 27-year-old has a good record against Sunday night's opposition, scoring four goals in his last three appearances. So El Tipstro's opening bet for this edition is Ronaldo to score twice against Osasuna at solid odds of 11/8.
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Mourinho's Real Madrid side have won their last seven matches against Getafe. In addition, Madrid have been winning at both half-time and full-time in their last three games at Coliseum Alfonso Pérez. So El Tipstro is backing Madrid to be ahead at both half-time and full-time on Sunday night at 4/5.
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Barcelona scored a staggering 114 goals in La Liga last term – only Real Madrid netted more. The last four meetings between these two sides has produced 20 goals, including an 8-0 win to Barça. Needless to say, EL Tipstro reckons over 3.5 goals between Osasuna and Barcelona is a great bet at 6/5.
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Three Mansfield venues could be named as the best bar in the county, after they were shortlisted for an award yesterday (September 15).
Rush Late Bar, After Dark and Andwhynot are the highest scoring Mansfield venues for the Best Bar None awards - putting them forward for the Nottinghamshire judges' choice award in October.
The announcement was made at a ceremony at the civic centre yesterday afternoon, which celebrated 18 accredited pubs, clubs and bars in the Mansfield area.
Deputy Mayor, Councillor Mick Barton, said: "All our accredited pubs, clubs and bars have demonstrated extremely high standards in the Best Bar None scheme and shown that they can offer Mansfield's residents and visitors a safe and enjoyable night life.
"This reinforces our Purple Flag status, which not only recognises that Mansfield has a well run night time economy, but also helps to change perceptions of the area.
"I would like to congratulate everyone, who received an award today, as your accreditation shows your commitment to driving up standards within the alcohol industry.
"I am extremely proud to have worked with all our venues over recent difficult years and I would like to acknowledge their hard work and perseverance in making a night out in Mansfield such a positive experience."
Accredited venues must meet a nationally agreed set of standards, which include carrying out regular security reviews, pro-actively dealing with intoxicated people and having a robust proof of age policy.
The Best Bar None scheme, which is funded by Nottinghamshire's PCC and Nottinghamshire County Council, is administered by Mansfield District Council's licensing team.
Both residents and visitors are invited to vote for their favourite drinking venue in the county, which will go towards the 'public vote' award.
The awards ceremony will take place on October 26.
To cast your vote, visit www.nottinghamshirebbn.com.


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The Democratic State Convention met at Des Moines on the 10th of
August, 1870, and nominated the following candidates: Secretary of
State, Charles Doerr; Auditor, Wesley W. Garner; Treasurer, W. C.
James; Attorney-General, H. M. Martin; Register Land Office, D. F.
Ellsworth; Clerk Supreme Court, Wm. McLennan; Reporter, C. H. Bane;
Judges of Supreme Court, J. C. Knapp, P. H. Smythe and Reuben Noble.
The only resolution of importance relating to State affairs was the
following: "We assert the right of the people by legislative
enactment to tax, regulate and control all moneyed corporations,
upon which extraordinary rights are conferred by charters."
The Republican State Convention met at Des Moines on the 17th of
August and placed in nomination the following candidates: for
Judges of the Supreme Court, C. C. Cole, W. E. Miller and James G.
Day; Secretary of State, Ed. Wright; Auditor, John Russell;
Treasurer, S. E. Rankin; Register Land Office, Aaron Brown;
Attorney-General, Henry O'Connor; Reporter Supreme Court, E. H.
Stiles; Clerk, Charles Linderman. The resolutions endorsed the
administration of President Grant; favored a tariff for revenue;
favored legislation to protect the people from the oppressions of
corporations and welcomed to our State persons of every race and
color seeking homes in our midst.
The election resulted in the success of the Republican
candidates. The vote for Secretary of State was as follows: Ed.
Wright 103,377, Charles Doerr, 60,888, Wright's majority--42,489.
The votes for other candidates did not vary materially from this.
The proposition to hold a convention to revise the Constitution of
the State was defeated by the following vote: for a convention
24,846; against a convention 82,039.
There was an animated contest in the Sixth Congressional District
at the Republican Convention, where Hon. Charles Pomeroy was a
candidate for reelection. He had served but one term and strong
opposition in his nomination for a second time had grown up in the
district. In the election of delegates Webster County, his home
was carried by the opposition and several candidates appeared before
the convention. On the fourteenth ballot a majority of the
opposition united upon Captain Jackson Orr of Boone County, who was
nominated by a vote of one hundred and twelve to seventy-three
divided between Mr. Pomeroy and five other candidates.
In the summer of 1870 General N. B. Baker and Governor Merrill in
conjunction with several distinguished officers of the late Civil
War, planned a grand reunion of Iowa soldiers to be held at the
Capital of the State where the comrades of the long years of the War
of the Rebellion might meet and renew the friendships of the camp,
march and battle-field. The proposition met with universal favor
and was received with enthusiasm by the "boys in blue." General
Baker at once entered upon the formidable work of making all needful
preparations for the transportation, care and comfort of the grand
army of citizen soldiers sure to gather from all parts of the State.
The railroad officials were persuaded to grant free transportation,
General Sherman and General Belknap, then Secretary of War, came
from Washington to greet the Iowa soldiers. The time fixed for the
reunion was August 31st and it continued through two days. More
than 20,000 Iowa soldiers came together for the first time since the
war and 30,000 citizens assembled to see and give them a cordial
welcome. Five years had passed since the soldiers had been mustered
out of the service and this meeting of comrades who had marched,
camped and fought together in many campaigns, was an event never to
be forgotten. No such reunion had occurred since the grand review
at Washington in 1865, just before the close of the war. Most of
the distinguished Iowa officers who survived were present and took
part in the interesting exercises and again greeted their old
comrades. It was the proudest day in General Baker's life as he was
continually reminded of the warm affection entertained for him by
"his boys." Every soldier wanted to take him by the hand. It was
the first and last general reunion of Iowa soldiers.
In the month of October, 1869, it was reported in the newspapers
that the petrified body of a man of gigantic proportions had been
unearthed in digging a well near the village of Cardiff, some
thirteen miles from Syracuse, New York. Upon investigation made by
a reporter of the Syracuse Journal, who hurried to the spot,
the following facts were learned. In digging a well on the farm of
William Newell at a depth of three feet the spades struck what
appeared to be a rock of large size.
Mr. Newell cautioned the men to be careful and taking one of the
spades began to remove the earth until he uncovered an immense stone
giant. He directed the workmen to carefully excavate the earth
around the petrified man, as he called it, until the form was
entirely uncovered, disclosing what appeared to be a human body in a
state of petrifaction and of enormous size. The news of the
discovery spread rapidly and soon an excited crowd of villagers
gathered around the grave of the giant. The report of the affair
was soon carried to Syracuse and crowds hurried to Cardiff to look
at the wonderful discovery. Mr. Newell erected a tent over the
giant, made an excavation around the body and had the water pumped
out. He stationed guards about the tent and a doorkeeper collected
half a dollar from each of the rapidly increasing crowd of visitors.
The Syracuse newspapers published glowing descriptions of the
"petrified giant" and day by day the throng of visitors increased.
No one was permitted to touch or approach the majestic reclining
form of the mysterious man. A syndicate was speedily organized in
the city which offered Mr. Newell $10,000 for his giant, but he
refused to sell. Scientists were puzzled by the discovery, not
questioning the statement of Newell that it was a human
petrifaction. Upon visiting the spot to make investigations, they
were not permitted to approach near enough to make satisfactory
examinations or apply tests to determine the character of the
alleged giant. Several of them were of the opinion that it was a
statue, chiseled from a rock. Among these was Dr. James Hall, the
noted geologist of New York, who was the first State Geologist of
Iowa and afterward of Wisconsin. He made as careful an examination
as the owner would permit and published a lengthy report of his
investigations. In that report he says:
"It is certainly a great curiosity
and, as it now presents itself, the most remarkable archaeological
discovery ever made in this country and entirely unlike any relic of
the past age yet known to us. It is clearly a statue cut by human
hands and is in no way connected with petrifaction * * * nor
is it a cast or model of any kind but an original. The importance
of the object lies in its relation to the race or people of the
past, formerly inhabiting that part of the country. The statue is
of a far higher order and of an entirely different character from
the smaller works of rude sculpture found in Mexico, Central
America, or the Mississippi Valley.
In regard to the question of the
antiquity of its origin we are compelled to rely upon the geological
and chemical evidence. That the statue has lain for a long time
where it now lies there can be no doubt. The entire length of the
left side and back of the statue is eroded to the depth of an inch
or more from the solution and removal of its substance by water
percolating through the gravel stratum in which it lies embedded.
Such a process of solution and removal of the gypsum, a mineral of
slow solubility in the waters of that region, must have required a
long period of years. Any theory of the recent burial of the statue
in this place is disproved by the fact of the extensive solution and
removal of the surface by water coming in by the gravel bed from the
southwest. The most extensive erosion has taken place on the left
side and beneath the back upon that side corresponding to the
direction from which the water came. You will see therefore upon
any theory of inhumation must have time for the gradual dissolving
of the stone. So long as the alluvial deposit was going on this
portion was covered by water and there would be no current along the
gravel bed and this movement of the water would only take place
after the drainage of the stream or the lake to a lower level.
Therefore so long as the alluvial deposit was going on and the
water remained above the level, there would be no current and
consequently no erosion.
This statement answers the inquiry
as to what are some of the evidences of its antiquity."
Thus an eminent geologist vouched for the great antiquity of the
Cardiff Giant and for the fact that it could not have been buried in
recent ages.
The mystery surrounding the whole affair seemed only to deepen
with investigation. Learned men differed widely as to what it was,
its antiquity and probable origin, but all agreed that it was one of
the most mysterious and remarkable discoveries ever made in America.
People came by hundreds and thousands, from all parts of the
country, looked with awe and wonder upon the giant and went away to
spread the news among their neighbors. The receipts had now reached
more than $1,000 a day and still the crowds increased.
One George Hull, a cousin of Mr. Newell, appeared upon the ground
soon after the discovery and took charge of the exhibition. P. T.
Barnum sent an agent to purchase the giant which was becoming a
serious competitor to his museum but a local syndicate had been
organized which had made a contract for the giant at a price which
was reported to be $40,000.
H. B. Martin of Marshalltown, Iowa, had recently appeared at
Cardiff and it soon developed that he was one of the owners of the
petrified man. A pamphlet was now issued by the owners showing a
portrait of the giant at full length, prostrate, as he was
discovered. He was named the "American Goliath" and described as a
"Petrified Giant."
Mr. Newell retained a quarter interest in the "Giant," and some
weeks later after thousands of people came and gazed with awe upon
the wonder, and the receipts were reported to be reaching fabulous
amounts, the value of the "Giant" was estimated at $240,000. Hull
and Martin about this time were understood to have disposed of their
interest in the "petrified man" to the syndicate. But the reader
will naturally inquire-what connection has all of this with the
history of Iowa?
More than a thousand miles westward, in the upper valley of the
Des Moines River, was the picturesque village of Fort Dodge. In its
vicinity are extensive deposits of gypsum which have been known
since the founding of the town. In the fall of 1867, one H. B.
Martin stopped several days at the St. Charles hotel and spent some
time in examining the gypsum formations. He seemed deeply
interested in the beautiful variegated stone which had been used in
the construction of some of the best residences in the village. On
the 6th of June, 1868, he returned in company with George Hull.
They made the acquaintance of C. B. Cummins, a prominent citizen
who owned a quarry on Soldier Creek. They informed him that they
wished a block of the gypsum twelve feet long, four feet wide and
from two to three feet thick for which they offered to pay well.
They claimed that they wished to ship it to New York to exhibit as
a specimen of the mineral productions of Iowa and thus interest
capitalists in the development of the gypsum deposits. They were
informed by Mr. Cummins that a block of such large dimensions would
be very expensive, that it would weigh five tons and that there were
no wagons in that region strong enough to transport it forty miles
to the nearest railroad station. They replied that expense was no
consideration and that they could provide means to convey it to the
railroad. Upon further conversation, Mr. Cummins came to the
conclusion that they were adventurers having some fraud in view and
refused to deal with them. They finally leased an acre of land
south of town on Gypsum Creek, and employed Mike Foley an
experienced quarryman to get out the block of gypsum of the desired
size. It was difficult to transport and had to be dressed down more
than a ton in weight before it could be drawn to the station.
When, in November, 1869, the papers of the country were
publishing sensational accounts of the wonderful "Onondaga Giant," a
new York paper reached Fort Dodge in which it was stated that
Professor Hall had pronounced the alleged petrified giant to be a
statue carved out of crystalline gypsum but that the gypsum was of a
different color and appearance from any found in that State. The
description of the gypsum as given corresponded with that found at
Fort Dodge and the people of that village took note of the
Galusha Parsons, a prominent lawyer of the village, on his way to
New York viewed the "Petrified Giant" and wrote to the editor of the
North West- "I believe it is made of that great block of
gypsum those fellows got at Fort Dodge a year ago." Syracuse papers
were sent for, one of the pamphlets giving a description and alleged
history of the "Petrified Giant" was procured and the name of George
Hull appeared among the owners of the giant.
The North West published at Fort Dodge, now conducted a
quiet but thorough investigation, tracing the movements of the block
of gypsum, quarried in 1868 by George Hull, to Boone, then the
nearest railroad station, from there to Chicago where it was carved
into the famous statue, thence to Union, an obscure station near
Binghamton, New York, from whence it was conveyed by wagon to the
vicinity of Cardiff where all trace of it disappeared. The chain of
evidence thus far was complete. A pamphlet was issued exposing the
fraud and copies sent to Syracuse where the "Giant" was then on
exhibition. They produced great excitement among the visitors and
consternation among the owners of the giant. The proprietors
promptly published a statement denying every allegation of the
exposure and for a time the public was in doubt, while the
controversy among the newspapers brought increasing crowds to see
for themselves. Newspaper reporters were sent to Fort Dodge who
followed the story of the pamphlet step to step from the quarry on
Gypsum Creek to the artist who carved it into the statue, from there
to Union, New York, and to Newell's farm where it was buried.
The controversy which arose over the remarkable "Giant" was not
by any means confined to the owners, the newspapers of the day and
people who had traveled hundreds of miles to view the "petrified
man"; but the Popular Science Monthly, The Galaxy, Silliman's
Journal and most of the magazines of that period contained learned
and critical articles upon the "remarkable discovery," presenting
many theories as to the origin, antiquity and character of the
colossal figure which was puzzling the scientific world.
The genius for deception displayed by George Hull, the author of
this the most successful fraud, was shown in the selection of a
block of gypsum lying partly in the creek where, for thousands of
years, erosion had been going on. In having the statue carved, Mr.
Hull instructed the artist to leave the portions of the block
showing the erosion on the back and left side of the giant to prove
its great antiquity. It was this erosion more than anything else
which deceived Prof. Hall and other scientists and proved to their
satisfaction that the giant gave evidence of "great antiquity."
Prof. O. C. Marsh of Yale College and Andrew D. White, first
President of Cornell University, were among the early visitors at
the Newell farm to investigate the famous "Stone Giant" and they
were not deceived. president White in an article on "The Cardiff
Giant," in the October (1902) number of the Century Magazine, says,
in writing of the examinations made by Dr. Woolworth of the New York
State University and Dr. James Hall:
"On their arrival at Syracuse I met
them and urged them to be cautious, reminding them that a mistake
might prove very injurious to the reputation of the regents and to
the standing of scientific men in the State; that if the matter
should turn out to be a fraud, and such eminent authorities should
be found to have committed themselves to it, there would be a guffaw
from one end of the country to the other at the expense of the men
entrusted by the State with its scientific and educational
interests. Next day they went to Cardiff; they came, they saw, and
they narrowly escaped being conquered."
Yet with this caution before them, the erosion so shrewdly
preserved by Hull convinced these eminent scientists. When such
high scientific authority was deceived by Hull's inventive genius,
it is not strange that the great public of America and Europe
insisted on believing it to be a "petrified giant."
Dr. White in his history of the "Giant" above quoted says:
"At no period of my life have I
ever been more discouraged regarding the possibility of making
reason prevail among men. There seemed no possibility of suspending
the judgment of the great majority who saw the statue. As a rule
they insisted in believing it a 'petrified giant'.
There was but one thing in the
figure, as I had seen it, which puzzled me, and that was the
grooving of the under side, apparently by currents of water which
would require many years."
Dr. White Continues:
"The catastrophe now approached
rapidly as affidavits of men of high character in Illinois and Iowa
established the fact that the figure was made at Fort Dodge, in
Iowa, of a great block of gypsum and transported to the railroad and
thence to Chicago where a German stone-cutter gave it its final
When the evidence became too strong to be successfully combated,
and Hull had disposed of his interest in his "invention" for
$23,000, he became elated over the fame he had acquired, admitted
that he was the originator of the "Petrified Giant" and enjoyed
greatly the discomfiture of the scientists whom he had deceived.
Finally he made and published a full confession confirming in every
important particular the history of the deception as published in
the Fort Dodge pamphlet in 1870. This confession should forever
have settled the thirty years' controversy, but thousands of people
continued to believe in the "petrified giant" to the end of their
A graduate of the divinity school of Yale College, Alexander
McWhorter, after long study and investigation, a few years ago
evolved a new theory as to the "Onondaga Giant," that it was a
Phoenician idol, as proved by an inscription he had discovered on
the figure, and a crescent shaped wound on the left side. He said
in conclusion his investigations:
"We only know that at some distant
period the great statue was brought in a ship of Tarshish across the
sea of Atl, was lightly covered with twigs and flowers, and these
with gravel."
De. White continues:
"McWhorter's theory found one very
eminent convert across the ocean in a place where he might least
have expected it. While residing at Berlin, as minister of the
United States, I one day received a letter from an American student
of the University at Halle, stating that he had been requested by
the eminent Dr. Schlottmann, instructor of Hebrew, to write to me
for information regarding the Phoenician statue described by
Alexander McWhorter."
Dr. White in reply gave the true history of the fraud but, as
incredible as it may appear, the learned Dr. Schlottmann declared
that he was not convinced, and that he still believed the Cardiff
figure to be a Phoenician statue bearing a most important
The original Cardiff Giant made from Fort Dodge gypsum was on
exhibition at the Pan-American Exposition at Buffalo in 1901, and
though thirty-two years had elapsed since it was resurrected on
Newell's farm, public interest had not ceased and thousands of
persons paid admission to the enclosure to see the unique figure of
the "Onondaga or Cardiff Giant."
Fort Dodge and its gypsum deposits gained a world wide notoriety
from the "Cardiff Giant," but it was the enterprise of three of its
own citizens that developed from the gypsum ledges one of the great
industries of the State. For more than a quarter of a century it
had been known that extensive deposits of gypsum existed along the
Des Moines River in the vicinity of Fort Dodge, and the stone had
long been used in the construction of houses and foundations of
business blocks. But no attempt had been made to utilize it for
other purposes and little additional value attached to lands under
laid with the mineral.
In 1871, Webb Vincent, S. T. Meservey and George S. Ringland
formed a partnership for the purpose of grinding and preparing the
gypsum for plaster. They erected a mill near the railroad and began
to manufacture stucco for use in making a hard finish for plastering
buildings. for a long time but little demand was found for the
product, but by some ingenious experiments stucco was produced which
gradually found a good market. Theirs was the first mill for the
production of stucco west of Grand Rapids, Michigan. The new State
House at Des Moines, then being constructed, was one of the first
public buildings in which it was used. In 1880 the firm organized
"The Iowa Plaster Company" and a second mill was erected which had
five times the capacity of the first. The new mill was equipped
with improved machinery and the industry grew under the enterprising
direction of its managers until their trade reached the distant
markets of the world and became one of the most formidable and
profitable of the manufacturing industries of the State. Other
mills were erected until more than $1,200,000 of capital is employed
in the business, furnishing work for more than 1,200 men. The
deposits extend over a large tract of country and the supply of
gypsum is practically inexhaustible. So great has been the growth
of the business, that solid trains loaded with stucco are daily sent
from the mills conveying it to every part of the country. The
development of the gypsum has contributed largely to the rapid
growth of Fort Dodge in late years and must in the near future bring
auxiliary manufactures to that city.
The National census of 1870 showed the population of Iowa to be
1,191,720. Davenport was the largest city with a population of
20,141. Dubuque had 18,432; Burlington, 15,178; Keokuk, 12,769; Des
Moines, 12,380; Council Bluffs, 10,021; Iowa City, 7,009; Cedar
Rapids, 6,085. The State at this time held rank as fourth in
production of corn, fifth in wheat and sixth in live stock. The
assessed value of the property of the State was reported at
$302,515,418. The aggregate value of farm products was estimated at
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Powerhouse rock & soul ensemble St. Paul & The Broken Bones will perform at H-E-B Center in on Sept. 22 in support of their sophomore release "Sea Of Noise."
The group will be joining "Adult Education" specialists Daryl Hall and John Oates in concert, making for a night of soul-powered pop grooves and fun.
Tickets range in price from $61.60 to $141.50, and are available here.
"Sea of Noise" features St. Paul & The Broken Bones' heart pounding infusion of old school R&B, soul, funk and rock, as well an evolution in their sound and content. It's received high praise from critics including NPR Music, Entertainment Weekly, Garden & Gun and many more. Rolling Stone said "On every track, Janeway is a History Channel of R&B vocalizing, thrilling and powerful." See press highlights HERE. Watch the band perform on "Conan" HERE and "CBS This Morning" HERE.
Led by dynamic front man Paul Janeway, a St. Paul & The Broken Bones performance is more than a show, it's a sweat-soaked, high energy live experience. Relix said, "A St. Paul & The Broken Bones concert conjures the spirit of a Pentecostal church revival." Paste named the band No. 2 on their list of "The 25 Best Live Acts of 2016," saying "St. Paul & The Broken Bones reach a place in their audiences that can't come from any place other than the soul." The Rolling Stones hand picked to open two 2015 stadium shows, and USA Today stated "...the whole country needs a shot of vocalist Paul Janeway's old-school soul group."
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2 cup crushed coconut cookies
2 teaspoons grated lemon rind
1/2 cup melted butter
2 grapefruits
3 eggs
2/3 cup sugar
1/8 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup grapefruit juice from the fresh fruit
1-1/2 tablespoons gelatin
1/4 cup water
1 pound cream cheese, softened at room temperature
1-1/4 tablespoons lemon juice
2 teaspoons grated orange rind
1 teaspoon grated lemon rind
2/3 cup whipping cream
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The cast of "Nikita" might have to deal with some pretty heavy stuff from episode to episode, but off set, the gang clearly has a good time. At the show's Comic-Con 2012 panel, despite talk of torture, darkness and dead Percy, plenty of laughs were had. Here are the best moments from the panel, plus some scoop dropped by none other than creator Craig Silverstein himself.
–The first big bad guy of the season — i.e. the first of the dirty 30 rogue agents Division is out to shut down during Season 3 — will be played by "Alcatraz" inmate Jeffrey Pierce. "He's a badass," Silverstein says.
— The theme for Season 3 is family. "Nikita's a lone wolf, and she's built up this family around her that she didn't intend to," says Silverstein. But things won't be rosy forever – expect the relationships to fracture at some point.
— "I think it's now this one big slightly happy dysfunctional family that has to get along in running Division again. … No one's going to agree on anything," Shane West says with a laugh.
— Alex's love life will be in full bloom during Season 3 as Alex dates Sean (Dillon Casey). It's a good thing, considering, as star Lyndsy Fonseca puts it, "He looks really good naked."
–Birkhoff, on the other hand, won't have such great luck in the romance department. Although he finally kissed Sonya at the end of Season 2, there's some tension between them when we return a month later. Still, "He's doing well by Birkhoff standards," says Aaron Stanford, who plays the Division IT guy.
— Now, completely out of context, the following exchange:
Maggie Q: "Aaron smells like a little baby. You know when you go to kiss a baby and you're like 'Yummy?!' That's what Aaron smells like."
Stanford: "Don't let her infantilize me. I'm a man, goddammit!"
— Nikita and Michael will have some happiness for a while, says Silverstein, but Michael will struggle. West says, "You're going to have the light Michael and the dark Michael. I think people are going to be pleasantly surprised and maybe shocked by what's going to happen to Michael this season."
— A couple of little details will be different in Season 3. Amanda (Melinda Clarke), who won't be back until episode four, will have a brand new hairdo. The Division set will change, adding a new briefing room so as to have fewer scenes crowded with 10 people.
— Two words: Shower scene. It's happening, says Silverstein, even though creating a shower on screen is way harder than you'd think. Better give the actors a heads up though. "You've got to get me into yoga soon," jokes West.
— The actors' Russian teacher is so pretty that Maggie Q says the writers will put Russian in their episodes just so she'll come on set.
— "Every week we've got some really bad people, and we hope to cast them well," Silverstein says. Next year, expect a female Roan.
— Although Xander Berkeley's Percy is dead, we might not have seen the
last. Silverstein says that the reason they decided to kill off the
character is because of Berkeley's great skill as an actor. "We wanted to
have Percy go out on top." But it's okay, we will probably see him
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My first introduction to African music was Fela Kuti many many years ago. Orlando Julius, a fellow Nigerian sax player, was both a predecessor and contemporary of Fela. Tonight's post brings Mr. Julius with two of the bands he led in the 1960s and early 70s: The Afro Sounders and the Modern Aces.
The evolution of 20th century popular music was propelled by the musical earthquakes which happened in cities across the world. For a few years a particular city became a musical epicenter sending waves, ripples and after shocks across the planet and then the quake would move on. The list is long but consider a few: 1950's Chicago, 1920's New Orleans, 1980's Soweto, Harare 1985-90, Accra 1955-75, Kingston, 1965-1980, Liverpool 1962/3, 1970s' Conakry, London 1965-68…just add to the list as you please. But one of the most profound seismic musical earthquakes had its epicenter in Lagos, Nigeria for a decade or so from 1965, five years after the country won its independence from Britain.
On Super Afro Soul you can hear the early musical tremors. It was Orlando's first album, released in 1966, a head-on collision between highlife-the soundtrack of Independence in Ghana, and then in neighboring Nigeria (the music of West African political/social aspiration at that time, 'the successful africanisation of a western structure,' as Prof. John Collins says)-and 60's Soul from the USA, the soundtrack of Afro-America's struggle for civil rights and equality. While Fela Kuti's Koola Lobitos was experimenting with highlife and jazz with little response from Lagos youth, still 4 years and a spell in LA from creating Afrobeat, Orlando Julius unleashed this pioneering Highlife Soul gem and Lagos clubs responded to the new sound.
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Orlando (some say he borrowed that name from Nigerian film actor, Orlando Martins) Julius Aremu Olusanya Ekemode started life in 1943 in Ijebu-Ijesha in the Osun State of Nigeria. His first instruments were drums and later flute at school, and then he discovered his favorite instrument, the alto sax, which he studied for two years before he joined local highlife heroes the Flamingo Dandies of Akure. Highlife was the breaking wave and he surfed it, an unstoppable talent. At 19 he even briefly became leader of Juju music star I.K. Dairo's Dance Band, but then he returned to highlife heaven with Eddy Okunta's Top Aces in Lagos, and immersed himself in highlife and the jazz of Parker and Coltrane.
"I used to follow the priests and worshippers to where they performed their traditional worship from where I picked up Kokoma music'". In 1964 he formed his Modern Aces and on their first massive hit single, Jagua Nana, released in October 1965, you can hear that he had married congas, bongos and the agigdigbo of Kokoma with the sax into his beats. It took the country by storm and spawned a host of evolving sensual wriggles and def dance steps in the clubs. Three more singles followed. Topless (for a while he was 'The Topless Man'), Oloufe and E Se Re Re.
Around this time, his two musical obsessions, jazz and highlife, were joined with a third, as the airwaves filled with the sounds of 60's soul from the USA. Smoky Robinson, The Temptations, Otis Redding, Motown, Stax, Atlantic…and his Modern Aces became one of the very first in Nigeria to forge new directions with traditional highlife, alongside Fela's Koola Lobitos, with whom he shared band members. On this first album, Super Afro Soul, released by Polygram in 1966 in the triumphant wake of his hit singles, its clear that he'd caught the soul bug but he was going to play it his way. Lagos transforms the Memphis Soul Stew! Check his unique cover of Smoky Robinson's My Girl, the James Brown 'echoes' in Ijo Soul, the Stax-like brass riffs and dominant bass throughout the album but the highlife and kokoma are never far away.
Orlando recorded 3 albums for Polygram in Lagos. Orlando's Idea and Ishe followed Super Afro Soul, each evolving its own sound along with the changes that were happening on the Lagos music scene.
The outrageously successful arrival of Geraldo Pino and the Heartbeats from Sierra Leone with their soul covers, tight choreography, slick costumes and expensive new sound system upped the ante for every band. The Lagos scene countered. Fela Kuti announced the creation of a new sound, Afrobeat, and then left for a tour of the USA which would keep him away from Lagos till the end of the decade, when he would return totally politicized, his band now called Africa 70, ready to change Nigeria and the world with full on Afrobeat. Orlando, on the other hand, formed a much larger band, the Afro Sounders in the late 1960's. They wore the sharpest suits, and began to explore an altogether funkier, deeper highlife fusion, responding to rock and psychedelia (Pyschedelic Afro Shop), the deeper funk grooves that were coming from the US (James Brown Ride On) and also to Fela's new Afrobeat (Alo Mi Alo). The tracks are longer, the sound mellower, the rootsier grooves profoundly hip shaking.
As the 70's rolled on, corruption and militarism became business as usual in Nigeria and it was Fela, not OJ or Geraldo, who was now the epicenter of musical upheaval and radical social comment in Lagos, with a huge following across Nigeria. OJ decided to explore the country whose jazz and soul sounds he had fallen for all his musical life. He left Lagos for New York and Washington DC. There, he formed Umoja, (later Oja) in 1974 and toured with the cream of 70's soul: Issac Hayes, The Bar Kays, the O'Jays, Chaka Khan, Curtis Mayfield and Gil Scott-Heron.
The doors to the jazz world opened when he worked with Hugh Masakela on his The Boys Doin' It LP. OJ was just whom Masakela was looking for. "Hugh had just come back from Zaire…from doing the Rumble in the Jungle gig and had lost his Ghanaian combo Hedzolleh Soundz backing band."
Now OJ was playing jazz festival gigs with stars like Miles Davis, Sarah Vaughan, Chick Corea and Art Blakey. It also led to more work with Masakela's producer Stuart Levine which led to appearances on records by the Crusaders and Lamont Dozier…check the Yoruba chant he wrote for Back to My Roots.
After a successful career in the USA, through the 80's and 90's, he returned to Lagos in 1999, set a recording and rehearsal studio in Surelere and formed The Nigerian Allstars with whom he recently celebrated his 40th anniversary as one of Nigeria's funkiest musical pioneers. Long may his Super Afro Soul light up our lives!!
Max Reinhardt (May 07)
(Liner Notes)
Track Listing:
(Modern Aces)
01 Mapami
02 Efoye So
03 Ise Owo
04 Solo Hit (Instrumental)
05 Oni Suru
06 Wakalole
07 Ma Fagba Seyeye
08 Bojubari
09 My Girl
10 Jagua Nana
11 Ijo Soul
12 Topless
13 Olulofe
14 E Se Rere
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Track Listing:
(Afro Sounders)
01 Home Sweet Home
02 Psychedelic Afro Shop
03 James Brown Ride On
04 Mura Sise
05 Esamei Sate
06 Alo il Alo
07 Ketete Koro
08 New Apala Afro
09 Igbehin Adara
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9. I am super excited for summer!!
10. Although I am sad because it is raining and cold at the moment.
Bright Star, it is sad, but so beautiful.
Nope, unless you count touching my nose with my tongue, which isn't particularly special.
Yellow, because it is such a happy colour.
One; English, but I did both French and German for 2 and a half years at school.
So hard! I can't pick, so instead I'm going to choose a fantasy world where people don't have wars to solve problems, and we can be harmonious and work together and be happy (with a bit of harry potter, doctor who etc. thrown in).
Dolphins. They are beautiful, and remind me of the Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy at the same time.
Libby-Jade's questions:
1)What's your favourite nail varnish?
The one I'm wearing now, Jaded, Top Speed from Revlon, because it is the first I've worn in years!
2)Favourite scented candle?
Don't have any unfortunately.
3) Favourite hot drink?
Hot chocolate
4) What's your favourite book?
Anna and the French Kiss by Stephanie Perkins
5) If you could get anything as a present, no matter what the price, what would it be?
A trip to Paris!!!
6) Favourite lipstick (if you have one)?
Don't really have one.
7) One item of clothing that's your absolute favourite?
My orange lace dress from American Apparel.
8) Is there anything you're really looking forward to about next year/any events that you're looking forward too?
9) What's your favourite film?
Bright Star (hasn't changed since the first question!)
10) What is/was your favourite subject at school?
This year? A toss up between History and Chemistry.
11) If you could have ANY pet at all what would it be? (you can make one up or just go for a good ol dog)
A big dog (we have a small one) with a gentle temperament.
Jan @ Confessions of a Book Ninja
And that's it to be honest! Most of the people I would have nominated I already did for the Liebster Award.
1. What is your favourite part of Christmas?
2. Do you enjoy writing in notebooks?
3. Can you play a musical instrument?
4. How many books have you read this year?
5. What is your favourite season?
6. Do you like banana flavoured things?
7. What is your favourite type of Christmas tree decoration?
8. Can you whistle and/or cartwheel?
9. Do you mostly blog from a laptop, desktop of other?
10. Where do you want to be right now?
11. Name a song(s) that you are enjoying at the moment.
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Not every entrepreneur who builds a business from the ground up plans to "sell out" to venture capitalists and walk away. But once some of them see that long string of zeros at the bottom of a term sheet, they follow that route.
Three Signs Your Start-Up will Catch the Eye of Venture Capitalists
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Our Summer Reading Program
begins on Tuesday, July 5th at 10:30 am.
This year's theme has us focusing on FUN & FITNESS!
Every Tuesday in July, we'll be reading stories that encourage readers to get outside and explore, get their bodies moving.
Reach for goals set each week to earn prizes!
GOAL #1: Early readers, read 5 picture books,
chapter readers, read 5 chapters this
week and earn a pedometer.
GOAL #2: Read 5 more books/chapters the next
week and get your water bottle.
GOAL #3: Read 5 more books/chapters and get
your sports bag.
GOAL #4: Read 5 more books/chapters and you get
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At the FINISH LINE...join us for a picnic on the Common & more surprises!


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Today I want to introduce you all to Marta, a sweet and reserved class of 2015 senior at Tremper High School. We photographed at three of my favorite locations around Kenosha: Pets Park, Simmons Library and the beach front of Lake Michigan. This is more than my typical senior sessions, however this girl knew how to pose!
The day of Marta's senior session, there was a possibility of rain throughout the day but all the clouds cleared up right before her session. The lighting was absolutely perfect for her session, we shot two hours before sunset giving us a beautiful soft warm light.
Starting out the session at Pets Park, Marta wore a cute plaid button down shirt. I think the rustic feel to her shirt paired perfectly with the nature surroundings of Pets. Isn't she so stunning?!
The second outfit Marta wore was a beautiful floral skirt paired beautifully with a simple white tee. Marta also brought her clarinet to her session, can you believe she has been playing for 8 years?! She started on a plastic clarinet but then upgraded to a wooden clarinet a couple of years later. It always excites me when seniors bring props to their session because it personalizes the session and showcases what their interests are at that time in their lives. My only regret with this session, was not being able to hear her play!
The outfit Marta wore for the beach was a simple pair of distressed jean shorts with a white crochet top. Out of all the locations, I think the beach was my favorite. It was fun to capture some light and airy images at the end of summer. These beach senior pictures exude summer fun to me.
Her last outfit was a pink chiffon dress paired with cute black strappy wedges. I loved all of the outfits that Marta brought to the shoot. She chose them all on her own, all I did was choose which outfits were worn at each location. I would have to say though, my favorite was her pink chiffon dress that I think showcased her sweet personality perfectly.
Best of luck to Marta! I hope your senior year is amazing!


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Our Relais & Châteaux hotel is the perfect base to discover these two unique cities by the Loire. The royal city of Amboise, known at the "city of a thousand wonders" is just 10 minutes from the Château de Noizay. There, you will be able to soak in the history of France while winding your way through the perfectly preserved cobbled streets. Visit the royal castle overlooking the Loire where Charles VIII and Francis I lived, and wander among the gardens with a peerless panoramic view over the royal river. From there, you can walk to the Château du Clos Lucé, Leonardo da Vinci's last home, or take the little train from the foot of the château.
The Pagode de Chanteloup, an 18th century folly, lies 3 km to the south of the city. It is all that remains of the Château of the Duc de Choiseul, a Minister under Louis XIV. From there, admire a superb panoramic view over the Loire valley and the forest of Amboise.
After taking in the royal city, stop off in our gourmet restaurant between Amboise and Tours on the route to the Vouvray vineyards.
A little trip to Tours!
30 minutes from Amboise, Tours - the capital of Touraine and birthplace of writer Honoré de Balzac - invites you to enjoy a different pace of life: café terraces, flower markets, the banks of the Loire, shops in the town centre... Place Plumereau, which attracts both tourists and local residents, is the centre of Vieux-Tours. Don't miss the 15th century half-timbered houses.


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As one of our priorities in the development of ŠKODA cars is to offer you and everyone on board the maximum possible level of safety, ŠKODA models feature the most advanced safety equipment, protecting occupants effectively if there is an accident and even actively preventing emergencies from occurring in the first place. Explore all the systems that will ensure that you feel safe whenever you are at the wheel of a ŠKODA.
The fruits of our labours are reflected in the maximum 5-star ratings awarded to all of our models, except the new CITIGO, in Euro NCAP crash tests.
Check out this detailed overview of all the safety features you can find in a ŠKODA, encompassing advanced driver assists, the protection of children on board, and a rundown of the safety equipment in each of our models.
Front Assist with Predictive Pedestrian Protection
City Safe Drive
Blind Spot Detect
Hill Hold Control
Lane Assist
Travel Assist
Driver Alert
Rear Traffic Alert
Park Distance Control and Manoeuvre Assist
Rear View Camera
Emergency Assist
Crew Protect Assist
Emergency Call
Discover all the advantages on our interactive website.
The visibility of a vehicle plays a central role in road traffic safety. Innovative lighting systems guarantee optimum "see and be seen" for the ŠKODA models.Find out more
Anti-Lock Brake System
Anti-Slip Regulation
Cornering Brake Control
Driver Steering Recommendation
Selected ŠKODA models are available with state-of-the-art all-wheel drive, guaranteeing optimal driving dynamics and the highest level of active safety in all circumstances, including in the wet and snow. Discover which models offer AWD and more about how it works.
The main purpose of airbags, in tandem with the seat belts, is to prevent the occupants' bodies from coming into contact with any rigid parts of the car, or at least to minimise the consequences of any such contact.
The driver is protected by a front airbag mounted in the steering wheel. The front passenger's front airbag, with a deactivation feature, is located in the dashboard.
The driver's knee airbag, mounted in the lower part of the dashboard under the steering wheel column, is designed to protect the driver's legs in case of frontal impact.
Side airbags in the front seats protect the thorax and pelvis of both the driver and passenger in case of a side impact.
Backseat passengers also benefit from the protection afforded by side airbags.
Curtain airbags cover the window area and the car's inner structure from the A-pillar to the C-pillar. They protect the heads of occupants in both the front and rear seats, thus guaranteeing maximum safety.
Head-Thorax airbags, placed in the front seats of both driver and passenger, provide effective protection of pelvis, abdomen and thorax in case of side impact. These airbags are available exclusively for the CITIGO.
The cabin of all ŠKODA models is manufactured from the hardest possible materials in order to provide the passengers with maximum protection.
Every parent will insist that the top priority is to protect the smallest passengers whom standard safety belts cannot help. We agree, so in all ŠKODAs you'll find useful safety features effectively protecting all small travellers.
In all ŠKODA models, you will find attachment points for children's car seats using the Isofix system, which enables the easy installation of car seats while ensuring that they are firmly fixed to the vehicle's body. What is more, they are supplemented with Isofix frames or Top Tether clasps in the vehicle's luggage area, thereby limiting the rotation of the car seats.
We share a common goal with you: the safest possible travel for you and your loved ones. This is why we recommend several different types of tried-and-tested, 100% compatible ŠKODA Genuine Accessories child seats for children of various ages. With Isofix, they can be safely attached to the rear outboard seats; this system is available as an option for the front passenger seat, too.
All child seats from ŠKODA Genuine Accessories comply with European safety regulations (EHK 44.04) and have passed a number of other tests. The high quality and safety of these child seats is demonstrated by their excellent results in the Euro NCAP impact test, together with successful non-combustibility testing, harmful substance ratings and cover quality.
The range of ŠKODA Genuine Accessories includes mandatory safety equipment and items that will be a godsend if the unexpected happens. The complete range of accessories can be found in our e-shop.
Dog Safety Belt
Reflective Safety Vest
Warning Triangle
Tow Rope
What specific safety features does each ŠKODA model offer? Find out in our brief overview.
The brand's flagship, the SUPERB, can be fitted with all of the assist systems available, including Lane Assist and Emergency Assist. An exclusive feature offered only for this model is Smart Light Assist. The car can optionally be fitted with powerful bi-xenon headlights, AWD and Emergency Call. Occupants are protected by up to 9 airbags.
ŠKODA's largest SUV is protected by a full range of assists, including Crew Protect Assist, working in tandem with the radar, and Manoeuvre Assist. Full LED headlights with Auto Light Assist, switching between dipped and full beam, deliver a great view of the road. The lusty design is rounded off by higher ground clearance, up to 9 airbags, optional AWD and Emergency Call.
The compact KAROQ makes no compromises when it comes to safety. It offers the same safety systems as the KODIAQ, including full LED headlights and Auto Light Assist. The KAROQ can rely on higher ground clearance, optional AWD, a total of 9 airbags, and Emergency Call in case of accident.
Our bestseller excels not only in its generous interior, but also in safety. Up to 9 airbags, including for the knees, combine with the rigid design to deliver maximum safety on board. Choose from a full range of assists, including Auto Light Assist, rounded off by full LED headlights. Optional all-wheel drive and Emergency Call are also available.
Passenger safety is a priority for this compact family car. Rely on up to 6 airbags, including curtain airbags for front and rear passengers. Optional bi-xenon headlights light up the road perfectly. The equipment is rounded off by selected assists, such as Front Assist, Auto Light Assist and Driver Alert to monitor driver fatigue. The RAPID is available with Emergency Call.
The FABIA provides a sense of safety with up to 6 airbags, LED lights, and selected safety assists, such as Blind Spot Detect, Rear Traffic Alert Low and Front Assist. XDS+ improves vehicle control when cornering, and Emergency Call stands ready to call assistance in case of an accident.
Even the smallest ŠKODA has plenty of safety features to offer. In crowded city streets, City Safe Drive, with its emergency brake function, monitors the road ahead. Passengers are protected by 4 airbags and the rigid body structure. Numerous drive systems, including ESC and ABS, look after the car on the road.


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Two Starlit shuttles hold one skein of HDT! Yippee!
Can you guess what I'm tatting? It's been a while, but I just gave four of them away, so I really need to tat some more. Yup... my favorite pattern... Mary Konior's Spinning Wheel glass mat!
This is size 20 HDT, but I lost the tag... again! I think this is one of LadyShuttleMaker's threads. I'm proud/ashamed to say that I have so much thread, that without a tag, I am clueless!
While I'm very pleased with the amount of thread these shuttles hold, I am not a fan of the pic, but then I'm not really a fan of any shuttle with a pic. I tend to separate the threads when I'm joining to picots, and I find a crochet hook much easier to use. The pic is similar in size to the old Boye shuttles. It does not come to a sharp point like the Clover or Sew Mate shuttles. The plastic is closer in feel to the Sew Mates. If Handy Hands comes out with the same shuttles without pics, I'm afraid I will be forced to buy every color! : )
I really, really, really like the thread holder! I had forgotten that it came with a ball of size 20 thread, which is inside the holder. There's no choice in color, but who cares? It's a bonus in my mind!
All in all, I'm very happy with my new purchases. Now all I need is a little more time to tat!


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Think of why you shop at Northwood? Over the years we have listened. What we've heard is that you come here because you appreciate the friendliness and respect you're given. Over the years that theme has crystalized into the solid bedrock of who we are and what we do. "Customer service" is an often used word, but what does it really mean? Of course friendliness comes to mind - that is very important. But have you ever had encounters with staff that were indifferantly friendly? We hope to take things a bit further.
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Friday, February 13, 2009
Ya I know, I haven't posted in a month and this hardly counts but it sure is funny!
10 comments:
- karis stapley said...
That's pretty funny! I'll have to have Jace check it out. And here in WalMartville (Bentonville) its about the only choice you have. :) But ya gotta love it anyway! Cant' beat 'dem prices!
- February 13, 2009 at 10:48 AM
- Varney Family said...
At least you FINALLY posted :) HEhehe...have fun at lunch for V-day.
- February 13, 2009 at 12:41 PM
- Suzanne said...
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- February 13, 2009 at 3:23 PM
- Suzanne said...
I could totally have that thing covered in one trip to the walmart by my house.
- February 13, 2009 at 3:25 PM
- Jolene said...
That is naughty - but hilarious! I love it!
- February 13, 2009 at 5:00 PM
- Chelsey Howard said...
LOL, love it:)
- February 13, 2009 at 11:56 PM
- Pam said...
That's so funny but oh so true! Sometimes I wonder the way I look when I go there that I shouldn't be on that list too :)
Don't we all say "it's just Walmart I don't care what I look like"..or am I the only one???
- February 14, 2009 at 9:59 AM
- Wendy said...
Uh yeah, that totally counts as a post, that is SO dang funny. I think we should totally have a girls party and go to Walmart and play that.
And no Pam, you're not the only one, I totally do that. And we can because on our worst day we could probably win a beauty contest at Walmart, especially if you go to that one in AJ, SCARY.
- February 14, 2009 at 10:26 PM
- Heather said...
On my worst day when I just run in for something quick...I always run into an old friend, dang!!
Glad you updated finally!!! I was hoping you hadn't abandoned your sweet blog.
I love your music!
- February 16, 2009 at 10:19 AM
- Renae said...
I just got back from the Signal Butte Walmart and all I can say is......
- February 17, 2009 at 8:23 AM


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Stylish looks from the streets of Singapore (11)
Yahoo Lifestyle Singapore brings bi-weekly collections of stylish looks from the streets of Singapore. In this week's edition, some people sported bold and colourful prints while others went for solid pastel or monochrome looks.
More street styles here: https://sg.style.yahoo.com/tagged/singapura-street-style
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Gabe Newell confirms Steam Living Room PC plans
A Steam-centric PC designed to live under consumers' TVs will likely be launched in 2013, according to Valve boss Gabe Newell.
Speaking to Kotaku, Newell revealed that the reaction to its recently released TV-friendly Big Picture mode for Steam has been stronger than he expected.
As a result, plans to flesh out the Linux version of Steam have been accelerated in order to give the company greater flexibility with its new hardware.
"We'll do it but we also think other people will as well," Newell said of plans to launch such a system. "I think in general that most customers and most developers are gonna find that the PC is a better environment for them because they won't have to split the world into thinking about 'why are my friends in the living room, why are my video sources in the living room different from everyone else?'.
He also admitted that this new market will likely be quite diverse, with many options open to the consumer.
"Well certainly our hardware will be a very controlled environment," he admitted. "If you want more flexibility, you can always buy a more general purpose PC. For people who want a more turnkey solution, that's what some people are really gonna want for their living room.
"The nice thing about a PC is a lot of different people can try out different solutions, and customers can find the ones that work best for them."


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According to a new market report published by Transparency Market Research, "Food Additives Market (Flavors, Sweeteners, Enzymes, Colorants, Emulsifiers, Shelf-Life Stabilizers and Fat Replacers) – Global Industry Analysis, Size, Share, Trends, Growth and Forecast, 2012 – 2018," the food additives market revenue was 28.2 billion in 2011 and is expected to reach 36.1 billion in 2018, growing at a CAGR of 3.6% from 2012 to 2018.
Browse the full report at http://www.transparencymarketresearch.com/food-additives.html
The global food additives market represents a multibillion dollar industry. Increasing demand from key applications including fast foods, packaged foods, baked goods and beverages is expected to drive food additive demand over the next five years. Growing concerns about food safety, shelf-life and nutritional value have also resulted in a surge in demand for natural and nutraceutical additives for food and beverages.
Europe dominated the food additives demand, accounting for over 32% of global consumption in 2011. Asia Pacific, owing to surging demand from India, China and South Korea, is expected to be the fastest growing market for food additives, with an estimated CAGR of 5% from 2012 to 2018. Increasing demand for convenience foods, growing economy, improving trade scenario and increasing foreign-local joint ventures are the factors driving the growth of the Asia Pacific market. The North America food additive demand is expected to cross USD 9.1 billion by 2018.
he global market for food additives is expected to grow steadily over the next five years, owing to the expected growth in the food and beverage industry and increasing awareness and demand of functional food additives. This study provides a strategic analysis of the global food additives market in terms of revenue. The global market for food additives has been segmented on the basis of various products as well as regions, with estimates and forecast provided up to 2018. Key products analyzed in the study include flavors & enhancers, sweeteners, enzymes, colorants, emulsifiers, shelf-life stabilizers, and fat replacers. Huge opportunities exist in the segments of flavors and enhancers, enzymes, fat replacers and the shelf life stabilizers market. Major economies covered in this report include North America, Europe, Asia Pacific and RoW. The report also provides a break down analysis of product types by geography in terms of revenues forecasted till 2018.
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Hola, I'm Yi. I'm a linguist living in Singapore and I, rather unquestionably, adore languages. Some other things I really like include pups in cups, watching Nat Geo on tv, the sea, foreign cultures and going on adventures. I love travel because so many things are possible.
Drop me a mail at email@example.com!
Bisous, Yi.


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A new international Skyfall trailer has just been released and it's got a whole load more Javier Bardem -- boy, is he one creepy-looking dude. Every good Bond film needs a solid villain and I reckon Bardem has the chops to be the best yet.
My favourite Bond villain of all time has to be Scaramanga with his golden gun and private island. What's your fave? Jaws? Blowfelt? Goldfinger? When you think about it, 007's films have a wealth of quality bad guys. [YouTube via TotalFilm]