text:
Saturday, October 10, 2009
Out and about in New Orleans
Based on the cute video for his single "Maybe So, Maybe No" (embedded below), I presumed Hawthorne was British.
At the show, with his velvet blazer, silk tie and Buddy Holly glasses (plus the whole nerdy-white-boy-into-soul-music thing), he seemed the perfect English douchebag. Except no British accent.
In reality, Mayer Hawthorne (born Andrew Mayer Cohen) is from Ann Arbor, Michigan... so his Motown love came from the soil. ("Maybe So, Maybe No" is a 40-year-old tune written by Detroiters Tony Hester and Richard "Popcorn" Wylie.)
Hawthorne had a tight, funky four-piece band backing him up. He pleased the folks who came to see him. But his vocal chops... I mean, for a soul singer...
Put it like this: If a black dude tried to get over with that level of singing talent... it's unimaginable. Simply wouldn't happen. Dude would be driving the band van.
25 comments:
- Kellybelle said...
I have a new crush. Yeah, he's no Marvin Gaye--heck, not even Marvin Hamlisch--but I like his vibe and there was no autotune.
- October 10, 2009 at 12:59 PM
I'm lovin' the Vid. Yes, he is a little to styled up with the clothing, but the visuals for the vid are hot. Maybe not the right vid for the song, too.
But, you def. have a point UBM. Vocals. Vocals. Vocals.
- October 10, 2009 at 2:08 PM
Random Thoughts about the side stuff:
The Prince clip was TOO FUNKY! Thank you for that.
Also, can Chris Rock really be happily married if we never see him with his wife and he is CUPPING the side of that dancer like he wants (or has) sexed her before?
@Chris Rock: "That is not a PLUTONIC ZONE!"
- October 10, 2009 at 2:25 PM
- Max Reddick said...
I checked his site to see if he was to appear anywhere near NE Florida, and not surprisingly he is not. I just wanted to check out his live show and see if what you said about his mediocre vocals was true.
But the video is well done, though. Guess I'll simply have to wait to see if he really has the goods.
And by the way. You are in New Orleans, right? Well, when are you going to kick some of that old New Orleans funk like The Meters? I've been waiting patiently for you to do so, but you seemed to have overlooked them.
- October 10, 2009 at 4:03 PM
- CNu said...
hanging with, or pushing up on?
(^; tee,hee,hee,hee,hee.....,
- October 10, 2009 at 4:23 PM
- Obie Joe Media said...
I'ma going ask Mr. Cohen to talk with some of my author clients who don't want to believe it's all about the positioning, the positioning. Meaning, the task of setting up a distinctive identity so people can get to your words or, your song. Cohen's song is just all right, but made more because of his camerawork and nerd vibe.
- October 10, 2009 at 5:21 PM
- bklyn6 said...
Put it like this: If a black dude tried to get over with that level of singing talent...
Does that mean he won't be on a Jewish soul brothers playlist?
- October 10, 2009 at 6:14 PM
What he has is:
- chutzpah: fronting a band with a so-so voice
- an interesting image: the faux Mod look
- good marketing: Heck, you're now part of the marketing campaign. Never heard of him until your comment.
- October 10, 2009 at 10:39 PM
- Undercover Black Man said...
Chutzpah... an interesting image... good marketing...
Shoot, GG... that's how Obama got over!
- October 11, 2009 at 6:29 AM
- Undercover Black Man said...
Also, can Chris Rock really be happily married if we never see him with his wife...
Funny, la. We don't, do we?
But the chick in this photo is from Rock's new movie, "Good Hair." Which opened in limited release this weekend... nationwide in two weeks.
- October 11, 2009 at 6:45 AM
- Undercover Black Man said...
Does that mean he won't be on a Jewish soul brothers playlist?
Not ahead of Lewis Taylor he won't!
- October 11, 2009 at 7:42 AM
- Undercover Black Man said...
And for those of you interested... here's the original "Maybe So, Maybe No" from 1969.
- October 11, 2009 at 8:29 AM
- bklyn6 said...
Not ahead of Lewis Taylor he won't!
I wonder if he's a Marvin Gaye fan?
I liked it. I might have to check him out.
- October 11, 2009 at 8:50 AM
- Undercover Black Man said...
I wonder if he's a Marvin Gaye fan?
You think? :^D
My boy Larry Alexander introduced me to Lewis Taylor during last year's Funky Whiteboy Appreciation Week.
For many months after Larry's post, LT's fanatical online fan base carried on an intense discussion in the comment thread.
- October 11, 2009 at 8:59 AM
- bklyn6 said...
^Gosh. How soon I forget. (I even posted a comment.)
I think you posted about Talking Heads that week. I must've been distracted by that.
- October 11, 2009 at 9:09 AM
Aww, Lewis Taylor! Another one bites the dust
- October 11, 2009 at 8:38 PM
- ronnie brown said...
white boys trying to sing soul is their ultimate "penis envy"...it's like a car wreck on the highway; you're gonna turn your head and look...but no thank you, i'll settle for the real deal...
- October 11, 2009 at 8:43 PM
- Undercover Black Man said...
^ You mean like that dude in the Revelations?
- October 12, 2009 at 2:21 AM
^OMG. Awesomeness. (Tre)
K-CI and Jo Jo) (from Jodeci), Anthony Hamilton, Maxwell...
- October 12, 2009 at 1:12 PM
- ronnie brown said...
yeah...like that dude in Revelations!
i will have to investigate this Lewis Taylor though...
- October 13, 2009 at 3:25 AM
- Eurasian Sensation said...
What he has is:
Damn good songs with damn good arrangements. That is just a litte bit important. I mean, have you heard "Just Ain't Gonna Work Out"?
Sure, his voice is nothing amazing but it's passable. I'd take him any day over, say, Usher.
Is he significantly worse singer than the lead vocalists of the Stylistics, Delfonics, etc? They weren't Marvin Gaye either.
Btw, Lewis Taylor is awesome. Try "Bittersweet".
- October 14, 2009 at 7:37 AM
- Undercover Black Man said...
^ Ummmm... the hell did you just say in my house??
The lead singer of the Stylistics, Russell Thompkins, Jr., is probably the greatest Philly-soul singer of all times. Let's compare falsettos, shall we?
Click here for ya boy.
Click here for Thompkins.
So the answer to your question is yes... Hawthorne is significantly worse of a singer.
I got no qualms with Mayer Hawthorne making a living. But basically he's just a crate-digger with good taste and a likeable personality.
- October 14, 2009 at 8:55 AM
- Eurasian Sensation said...
Haha, fair point UBM. However technical abilities aside, I must say Thompkins' voice doesn't really do much for me. I'd also argue that of those two songs, Hawthorne's is the better of the two. But that's just my personal taste.
But I guess my point was that there are some amazing black vocalists out there as always, but in comparison to the 60s and 70s, few of them have the songs. That's why guys like Mayer Hawthorne are doing well, vocal ability or not. "I Wish It Would Rain" is also dope.
- October 14, 2009 at 10:14 PM
- Undercover Black Man said...
ES: I'll grant you that the brothers out there now who can really blow... aren't the ones you hear on the radio.
Like Brian Williams of The Blue Method... BAM!
- October 15, 2009 at 8:09 AM
- Eurasian Sensation said...
Yeah you won't hear that on the radio. I think the only guy I would consider a "great soul singer" who has come anywhere near the charts recently is Anthony Hamilton.
Btw, the original "Maybe So, Maybe No" - absolute dynamite. The cover is nice but doesn't have that magic.
- October 15, 2009 at 11:35 PM


text:
1. Your failure to send your Mother a proper birthday card is the least of our problems.
For four days at the end of June, retired letter carrier Jamie Partridge and nine other current and former postal workers didn't eat. They were on a hunger strike to protest what the group saw as the biggest threat to the U.S. Postal Service's continued existence: Not e-mail's steady encroachment on snail mail's territory, not a prolonged economic downturn or the growing popularity of corporate shipping services, but government-mandated payments to pre-fund health care benefits for postal retirees—75 years into the future.
Here's the one other story that you can't afford to miss today
"To call out that Congress was starving the postal service, we were starving ourselves," Partridge says. Private-sector companies—and even most other branches of the federal government, like, say, the Army—aren't required to fund their health benefits so far in advance. It's an albatross of a financial burden on the Postal Service, hidden beneath the more striking headlines about shrinking mail volume—down more than 21% since its 2006 peak—and plummeting revenue. Indeed, in the first three quarters of 2012, the Postal Service lost $11.6 billion, more than twice what it lost during the same period in 2011.
Publicly, the Postal Service has blamed its financial woes on a waning interest in old-fashioned mail (exacerbated by the financial crisis). And it has cited that reason when it announced staff reductions—about a quarter of its workforce, or 150,000 postal jobs, will be eliminated by 2016—as well as when it talked about closing post offices and when it announced it would end Saturday mail delivery starting August 2013. (The agency said Wednesday that Saturday delivery would continue, as Congress was unwilling to budge.)
But some in the postal industry say that declining mail is just an excuse: "There is red ink, but the overwhelming share has nothing to do with mail volume, the Internet, or other factors related to the mail," says Fredric Rolando, president of the National Association of Letter Carriers. The retiree health payments account for nearly 80%, or $9.2 billion, of the first three quarters' losses, and they "not only have exhausted the Postal Service's profits, savings and borrowing authority, they also have distracted the USPS from addressing the structural issues that do indeed exist as society changes," says Rolando, adding that there are "plenty of opportunities" in mail, including e-commerce shipping. "The prefunding of retiree health benefits for future retirees is a major cause of our financial crisis—but not the only cause," says a USPS spokesman, citing decline in first-class mail as another major cause.
While many industry groups, including the Postal Regulatory Commission, have recommended that the health care payments—the result of a congressional mandate passed in 2006, before the Postal Service's problems started—be reduced to alleviate the burden, there is one massive roadblock: the federal budget. Because the retiree health prefunding payments are counted in federal funds, they are tied into the nation's budget, which some experts say amounts to the USPS subsidizing government operations. "So the Postal Service has been a kind of cash cow for the federal government for the last 40 years," says Postal Regulatory Commission chairman Ruth Goldway.
Get a daily roundup of the top reads in personal finance delivered to your inbox. Subscribe to MarketWatch's free Personal Finance Daily newsletter. Sign up here.

subset: commoncrawl


text:
Republican Senators Corker and Hoeven reportedly have finalized an amendment to the Gang of Eight bill that supposedly will improve its border enforcement provisions. The amendment provides for the hiring of lots of border patrol agents, some additional technology, the building of 700 miles of fencing (which Congress has already authorized, but which hasn't been done).
If you believe that government spending and promises are the key to securing the border, then the amendment does improve the bill. But anyone who believes this hasn't internalized the lessons of conservatism.
The proof of any federal program is in the pudding. If there is good reason to believe that the Corker-Hoeven amendment will improve border enforcement, then the authors (and the Senate as a whole) should be willing to accept a hard enforcement trigger based on proven success in policing the border as a pre-condition to the creation of a path for citizenship (I believe there should be such a trigger as a pre-condition even for legalization, but Marco Rubio and his Democrat friends have definitively ruled that out).
So, does the Corker-Hoeven amendment provide for such a performance-based trigger, as Sen. Cornyn's amendment did? No it does not. Reportedly, the 90 percent apprehension rate hard trigger that Cornyn proposed will be a goal, not a requirement. In other words, it is meaningless (not that a 90 percent apprehension rate hard trigger would have been terribly meaningful, given the ability to cook the books).
This, of course, is why the Democrats will go along with the amendment. They certainly don't mind more federal hiring and spending, as long as it won't stand in the way of their desire to create tens of millions of new Democratic voters.
In fact, the Corker-Hoeven amendment is a nice win for Rubio and the Senate Democrats. It will enable them to pick up some Republican votes, perhaps getting them to 70 votes or close. At the same time, the core demands of Team Amnesty are met: legalization right away, without any improvements in enforcement and a path to citizenship without proof that the border has been secured.
I agree with Peter Kirsanow, who describes the Corker-Hoeven amendment as "a painfully transparent attempt to give senators additional linguistic ammunition to fool their constituents," i.e. "more boob bait for the Bubbas."
I'm not worried that "the Bubbas" will take the bait. I'm worried that House Republicans will.


text:
CHICAGO (MarketWatch)—The latest spate of credit-card rewards programs could shift the balance on how much you can save—on your summer vacation.
"There are a lot of nice little quirks in rewards programs that can save you money in gas and restaurants when you hit the road this summer," Ken Lin, chief executive of CreditKarma.com said.
And you can cut the costs of flying, too, with the right airlines rewards programs. There are also a handful of cards that don't charge foreign transaction fees that could cost you plenty by the end of a trip abroad.
Some families are forgoing pricey student loans in favor of alternative strategies. Photo: AP.
Credit cards, credit scores and more
• Why prepaid cards aren't for everyone
• 5 best credit cards for vacation travel
• How to fire your bank
• The credit cards with the best travel rewards
More Consumer Advice
• Payday loans could spur costly debt cycle
• Goodbye new-car discounts, hello perks
• Insurance you don't need: skip this, buy that
• What it costs to lose your smartphone
• How to switch elite status to another airline
• Want to get out of jury duty? Here's how
• 8 tips for finding cheap airfares
• What car mechanics don't want you to know
• What not to say when pulled over by a cop
scam alerts
• Smartphones hike your risk of ID fraud
How to spot debt collection scams
• Watch for ATM skimming
"You can save up to 16% by using your credit card to convert foreign currency rather than converting at the airport or a local bank," said Odysseas Papadimitriou, chief executive of Evolution Finance's Cardhub.com.
But be wary of overspending for rewards. Many of the cards with attractive rewards programs have slightly higher annual percentage rates and contingencies tied to spending and redemption.
"If you're running up the card to collect gas credits or miles, the interest rate is going to more than destroy whatever benefits you're going to get from the card," said Bill Hardekopf, founder of Lowcards.com.
The best approach: Find the card that best fits your needs and pay off your bill every month, so you don't get hit with interest charges.
Here are five of the best travel cards that these credit-card experts have found:
Chase Sapphire Preferred Card was a favorite across the board. It has no annual fee during the first year (a $95 savings), doesn't charge foreign transaction fees and there is no limit on the number of points you can rack up. Moreover, there's no expiration date.
The card offers 40,000 bonus points, equal to $500 in airfare or hotel costs, to cardholders who spend at least $3,000 in the first three months.
"The best thing is you can go on vacation and get $500 toward travel expenses or $400 as a statement credit three months later," Papadimitriou said.
Capital One Venture Reward card also was a hands-down favorite, with Lin calling it "one of the best airline rewards programs available." There are no foreign transaction fees and no limits on how many miles you can accumulate. The $59 annual fee is waived the first year. You get two miles for every dollar you spend and can earn 10,000 bonus miles if you spend $1,000 the first three months. That's equal to $100 in travel. The best part: You can fly on any airline, any time without no blackout dates.
Southwest Airlines Rapid Rewards card is for those loyal to the discount giant. You get a free flight, equal to 25,000 bonus points, after your first purchase and 3,000 points every year to thank you for your membership. Call it an anniversary gift. You earn two points for every $1 you spend on Southwest Airline purchases and one point per $1 you spend on everything else. The caveat: It carries a $69 annual fee.
Discover Open Road card is for road warriors. The 2% cash back at gas stations and restaurants all year long can help offset the cost of gas on a road trip. There's no annual fee and you get up to 20% cash back bonus at popular online retailers if you shop through the Discover.com site.
True Earnings from Costco and American Express is another one for loyalists that packs a lot of punch. The card and the Costco membership are all in one with cash-back rewards that are greater than most other cards. You get 3% back for the first $3,000 in annual gasoline purchases and 1% for purchases above that, 2% back for restaurant bills, 2% for travel and 1% everywhere else, including Costco. And, unlike the Costco membership, there is no annual fee.
You can find more cards at Cardhub.com's best travel credit cards site.


text:
These 5 Cars Came Back From the Dead
Marketwatch's Quentin Fottrell takes a look at five iconic cars brought back into production after being discontinued. AP Photo.
This transcript has been automatically generated and may not be 100% accurate.
I ... it's the oldest ... what ... when it comes to cars ... or complement any consumer product for you ... the real test out ... a little tired of people ... who dislike her because all it was her because the most votes ... will start with a lot of September two thousand and eleven ... so it was twenty one thousand cars so far this year and they cost around twenty thousand dollars ... prize their sport fact that he is five hundred ... with a compact car ... causing them on American soil since nineteen eighty three ... but if the bushfire threat for maybe people ... one finds many ... Gospels in an SUV is ... a good time for Doctor small city car like it ... so that when my aunt and cousins cars this year at a cost of fifty thousand dollars they're just a handful of cars that can be considered ... an American icon ... one of those before its controversial ... around since nineteen fifty five and it sold pretty well so much in the settlement and forced off production ... in two thousand and two company for the sock em robots trot ... so the fact that the five thousand cars in two thousand and two thousand and five he's just not that I ... can still go on the secondhand market for about ninety thousand dollars ... through the course looks like Time ... Thunderbird so ... for ... two million cars ... he doesn't remember the thoughts on the not to take with the dog charger which is ... generally a nifty feature the kids out to the counter was ... just a car in Squawk Box four years ago ... last year it sold its fourteen thousand cars ... a few double the man cries it sold ... or bought in two thousand and eight through the work of America aam and that you find great ... surprise of all time ... he said ... the Camaro was in production from nineteen sixty six two thousand and two General Motors for the stock on the road up to ten year hiatus Mr. for bonds between ... the Soapbox muscle car your eyes are also appeals to a stop to think it's silly but my heart ... my thinking that something you ... can find all full of history ... argues ...


text:
Country Stars Give a Thumbs Up for Kentucky Boy With Rare Cancer
Country stars like Jake Owen, Chris Young, Garth Brooks, Trisha Yearwood, Josh Turner, Lee Brice, Brantley Gilbert (and many more) are giving a thumbs up for Lane Goodwin, a 13-year-old boy from McLean County, Kentucky, who was diagnosed with cancer for the third time in his young life. The simple gesture has gone viral, as more and more people -- famous and beyond -- show their support for a little boy fighting for his life.
The Prayers for Lane Goodwin Facebook page has been inundated with images of people giving the universal symbol for 'I'm good' -- the thumbs up. It demonstrates the power of social media, and that a little can go a long way when a young child is faced with a deadly disease. A small measure of good will, such as the thumbs up sign, can do a lot to lift little Lane's spirits and make him feel surrounded by love and strength during a difficult time.
Lane was first diagnosed with Stage IV Alveolar Rhabdomyosarcoma in 2010. It's a rare and aggressive form of the disease that affects only 1 in a million children. Lane underwent 41 weeks of chemotherapy upon his initial diagnosis, but relapsed in July of 2011 and in May of this year.
Send your prayers and your thumbs up to Lane at his page. If country superstars can show their support, so can you!
Trisha Yearwood and Garth Brooks
Josh Turner
Lee Brice
Brantley Gilbert
Josh Thompson
Florida Georgia Line


text:
History | Projects | Final Report
A new Group Plan Commission, appointed by Cleveland Mayor Frank G. Jackson in June 2010, is charged with creating a unified vision for signature public spaces that will link major catalytic projects - the Flats East Bank mixed use development, Cleveland Medical Mart & Convention Center, and a new casino - now moving forward in downtown Cleveland. Mayor Jackson asked City Planning Commission Chair Anthony J. Coyne to chair the Group Plan Commission. By the beginning of next year, it is expected to make recommendations on the redevelopment of the historic Public Square, the Malls at the center of Cleveland's Civic Center and vital connections to the downtown lakefront at North Coast Harbor.
Group Plan Commission of 2010
David T. Abbott (Executive Director, The George Gund Foundation)
The Cleveland Medical Mart & Convention Center is being developed by Cuyahoga County and MMPI of Chicago, the world's leading owner and operator of showroom buildings and trade show facilities, bringing buyers and sellers together in more than 300 market events, trade and consumer shows and conferences each year. Click for more info....
The Group Plan Commission presented its final report Your Changing Cleveland: The Group Plan to Mayor Frank G. Jackson in May 2011. This plan provides a unified vision for signature public spaces that will link major catalytic projects underway in downtown Cleveland. This plan provides a framework for the redevelopment of Public Square and concepts for additional features to further enhance the Mall from Superior Avenue to North Coast Harbor.
Group Plan of 1903
By 1890, Cleveland was a major industrial center and the tenth largest city in the United States. With its rapid rise as an urban center came the need for newer and larger buildings to house city, county and federal offices. Inspired by the 1893 Columbian Exposition that transformed 600 acres along Chicago's lakefront into a visionary "White City" of 200 neoclassical buildings, lagoons and canals attracting 27 million people for a six-month World's Fair, Cleveland's young design professionals formed the Cleveland Architectural Club and sponsored a competition for the "Grouping of Cleveland's Public Buildings" in 1895.
A similar competition was held in 1898. And in early 1899 the Chamber of Commerce formed a Grouping Plan Committee with appointees representing the various building commissions for new public facilities including a city hall, county courthouse and public library. On January 2, 1900, the Committee's work culminated with the presentation of a plan – "Location of Public Buildings and Improvements of the Lakefront" – that proposed a grouping of public buildings on the bluff overlooking the downtown lakefront between present-day West 3rd and East 9th streets with new land being created at the water's edge for with recreation grounds and bathhouses north of existing cross-country railroad tracks. The enthusiastic acceptance of this plan, led to the selection of sites for the Cuyahoga County Courthouse and Cleveland City Hall.
In 1901, Thomas L. Johnson was elected Cleveland's mayor, in part on his staunch support of the group plan efforts. He encouraged continued efforts by the Chamber of Commerce to focus on the area between Public Square and the lakefront bluff. At the time, planning was not an authorized responsibility of local government. So in 1902, the local chapter of the Architectural Institute of America and the Chamber of Commerce presented a bill to the Ohio legislature to form a "Board of City Planning for Ohio Cities". With its passage, Ohio Governor George K. Nash appointed Daniel H. Burnham, John M. Carrere and Arnold R. Brunner as the Group Plan Commission for Cleveland.
Daniel Burnham, the director of the Group Plan Commission, had been public works director for Chicago's 1893 Columbian Exposition and was serving as a consultant in envisioning a grouping of public buildings around a mall in Washington, D.C. that would become the 1902 McMillan Plan. John Carrere was a New York City architect and planner who had been invited by Cleveland's Chamber of Commerce in 1899 to give one of several addresses about planning and in 1901 he directed the development of Buffalo's Pan-American Exposition. Arnold Brunner already had been named architect for the U.S. Post Office, Custom House and Court House on Superior Avenue at the northeast corner of Public Square.
Tasked with designing a new civic center for Cleveland, the Group Plan Commission established offices in New York City and studied the designs and plans of great civic centers in Paris, London, Vienna and Florence. On August 17, 1903 Burnham, Carrere and Brunner returned to Cleveland and presented "The Group Plan of the Public Buildings of the City of Cleveland", now commonly referred to the Group Plan of 1903.


text:
Will the iPad 2 event also be the iOS 5 preview event? 2 years ago Apple did Macworld in January and the iPhone 3.0 (iOS 3) preview event in mid March. Last year Apple did the iPad event in late January an the iPhone 4.0 (iOS 4) preview in early April. This year the iPad 2 event is on March 2...
...so does that leave time for an iOS 5 event in April or will Apple have them share the spotlight next week?
If iPad 2 doesn't have a lot of new features and iOS 4.3 doesn't have any big surprises left maybe sharing the stage is a good thing. Otherwise it seems like Apple prefers to let their big product announcements get the individual attention they deserve.
We know you want everything and want it now but what do you think Apple will do? iPad 2 now and iOS 5 next month or everything on Wednesday?


text:
Another massive piece of evidence omitted from all mention by the Kean Commission, was the third building that collapsed on 9/11 - WTC 7. This 47-story building housed offices of the CIA, DOD, IRS, and the Secret Service, as well as Rudy Giuliani's emergency bunker, and a large SEC database of over 3000 files on pending
Added to this, in September 2002, WTC complex owner Larry Silverstein accidentally admitted in an interview, "I remember getting a call from the Fire Department commander, telling me they were not sure they were going to be able to contain the fire. I said, 'We've had such terrible loss of life, maybe the smartest thing to do is pull it'. And they made that decision to pull and we watched the building collapse." Since letting this slip in the interview Silverstein has tried to explain away his statement saying he meant "pull the firefighters out," not "pull the building down." But the fact of the matter is he said "pull it" a common demolitions term, not "pull (them) out" referring to firefighters. Later on in the same documentary, preceding the controlled demolition of WTC building 6, a cleanup worker even says, "we're getting ready to pull building six." It is typical jargon when imploding a building.
In another interesting twist, the British BBC news actually reported on the collapse of building 7 at 4:57pm – 23 minutes before it happened! As the journalist is talking about building 7's demise, it can be seen still standing over her left shoulder. CNN also had a similar report an hour before WTC 7 came down saying "we are getting information now that one of the other buildings; building 7 … has either collapsed or is collapsing." Anyone else curious where CNN and the BBC are getting their information?
A few miles away in
As news teams arrived on the scene, early footage of the Pentagon shows no skid-marks on the lawn, no bodies, no blood, no significant pieces of wreckage - just a small, smoldering 20 foot hole in the wall. After reports of secondary explosions and the roof collapsing, the hole widened marginally, but even then remained far too small to account for a 155 ft. long, 44 ft. high, 124 ft. wide, 100 ton Boeing 757. Small plane scraps were found inside and on the lawn, but most were small enough to be carried off by hand. There were no titanium engines, no
The official story states that the 4th plane, flight 93 went down in
The official government excuse for allowing the attacks to take place was ignorance. National Security Advisor Condoleezza Rice said, "I don't think anybody could have predicted that these people would take an airplane and slam it into the
"The president reportedly told the school's principal that 'a commercial plane has hit the


text:
I often cannot understand how people living here can complain so much about the country on the various gaijin blogs and message boards. Why don't I complain like that? Why am I immune to the problems that bother many other fellow foreigners here? A lot of it has to do with mindset and language ability I can imagine, but, very important, is having a sense of community in the place you live. And this, I must add, is independent of Japan but a worldwide phenomenon. Community is important. I've lived in an apartment building where I never knew my neighbors. It's not that appealing and somewhat dangerous.
So where do I find that Community? My local bar: The Wexford Tavern or The Wex as it's known. Ever since moving to Japan I've been going there. The first location was a small 10 seat counter on the first floor of the owner's house. It was there that I first met Yuko who would later become my wife and the mother to our daughter Mia. Just that fact would should put The Wex as my most important place in Japan. When we got married a few years after that first meeting we also had our wedding party at the bar. It seemed appropriate as most of the people we invited were also regulars or at least sometime customers.
|Our Wedding Party
The community at the Wex has beginning language learners to masters of English, Japanese, and a few more languages. It's a place where you can try out your foreign language ability--a place many of my college students are looking for, but I'm not at liberty to tell them. You'll often hear someone yelling across the bar how do you say this or that since at least one person there would know. One of the regulars really began speaking English at the Wex and now he comes in and is blabbering on in English to the point that new customers think he's Filipino! I've learned by watching him that the ample usage of the F word is the key to sounding like a native speaker.
|Back when I had a beard.
The Wexford Tavern has played an important part of my life here in Japan and Nishinomiya. Without The Wex my neighborhood would be a totally different place. I'd really, actually consider moving to Shimane or Kagoshima rather than just blow hot air about it. If you're in the neighborhood, by all means come up and have a drink. I'm sure you'll have a good time.
Open from 6PM, 7 days a week.


text:
Swiss Open M. Badminton
Swiss Open M.
Current lives
Go to the Home page Click here You will be redirect to our calendar page in 5 seconds
New to Betclic?
The best in sports betting
Betclic is the best live online sports betting site. Just ask our ambassadors!
Here to help!
Get step by step help with our interactive demonstration
Statistics & live scores
Complete information to better bet!


text:
County Community College
PATHside Building at 25 Journal Square
Photo: P. Shalhoub, 2001
Culinary Conference Center
Jersey City's third institution for higher education, along with New Jersey City University and St. Peter's University, is Hudson County Community College (HCCC). The campus consists of several properties in the locality of Journal Square and Bergen Square with college-operated properties throughout Hudson County.
Founded in 1974, HCCC
is a two-year public, coeducational community college begun as one of
the two "contract" colleges in the United States and New Jersey's
only contract college. As such, the institution contracted for faculty
and facilities to provide occupational and career-oriented certificates
and Associate in Applied Science degrees to students. Its primary goal
was to offer programs to students that reflected the nature of the current
job market. This occurred during an era of fiscal restraints for government
funding of a central campus with a permanent faculty.
Today students pursue courses of study in business and marketing, computer science, health sciences, home economics, law, culinary arts, and multi-interdisciplinary studies. It offers a two-year transfer program through an Associate in Science (A.S.) or Associate in Arts (A.A.) degree to a bachelor's degree program and an Associate in Applied Science (A.A.S.) degree in a professional field.
In 2007 HCCC opened its five-story Culinary Arts Institute/Business Conference Center/Classroom Building on Newkirk Street. It offers degree and non-degree courses for professionals and hobbyists in the culinary field. In 2011 the college built its first off-site classroom building--the North Hudson Higher Education Center--in Union City.
Adding to its Journal Square development in 2014, the HCCC Library building opened at 71 Sip Avenue. The six-story multipurpose facility, designed by NK Architects of Morristown, features a rooftop terrace overlooking Jersey City and Manhattan and a 9/11 monument fashioned from a World Trade Center column. In 2015 the Benjamin J. Dineen, III, and Dennis C. Hull Gallery opened on the sixth floor. The gallery's first exhibit displayed selected works from the collection of New Jersey and American art donated to the college by Mr. Dineen and Mr. Hull.
The college's six-story Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) building at 282 Academy Street in the Bergen Square neighborhood is expected to open in September of 2017.
| By: Carmela Karnoutsos
Project Administrator: Patrick Shalhoub


text:
Omega Point – The Full Descent of Spirit Into MatterMonday, August 24th, 2009
The acceleration of evolution towards a time of infinitely rapid change is not so exceptional as one might at first suppose. The evolution of matter in a star follows a similar pattern.
For 99.99 percent of its existence a star burns hydrogen, fusing the atoms into helium and radiating the energy released as light. Eventually the hydrogen runs out. For a star the size of our Sun this happens after about 10 billion years – it is currently about half way through its life. Larger stars burn up more quickly, smaller ones can last as long as a 100 billion years.


text:
Addressing Control Applications Using Wireless Devices
How Wired and Wireless Transmitter Installations Differ in Closed-Loop Control Applications and What Changes Are Required in the PID
The introduction of WirelessHART transmitters enables new measurements to be made that previously could not be justified because of the high installation cost associated with installing a wired transmitter. Most of the initial installations of WirelessHART transmitters have been in monitoring applications. However, there are many applications where WirelessHART transmitters may be preferred, but there is a requirement that the measurement be used in closed-loop control. There are significant differences in the frequency and manner in which a new measurement value is updated by a wired transmitter vs. a wireless transmitter. Thus, it is natural to question what impact this has when a wireless transmitter is used in closed-loop control. In this article we examine the difference in a wired vs. a wireless installation and what changes in the PID are needed to address control applications using wireless devices.
Challenge – Control Using Wireless
Since most wireless transmitters are battery-powered, minimizing how often a measurement value is sensed and communicated to reduce transmitter power consumption is desirable. However, most multi-loop controllers used in DCS systems today are designed to over-sample the measurement by a factor of 2x to 10x to avoid the restrictions of synchronizing the measurement value with the control. Also, to minimize control variation, the typical rule of thumb is that feedback control should be executed 4x to 10x times faster than the process response time, which we will define as the process time constant plus process delay. Also, the conventional PID design used in DSC controllers assumes that a new measurement value is available each execution and that control is executed on a periodic basis. The measurement update and control execution that are typically assumed in a traditional control application using wired transmitters is illustrated below.
The conventional PID design (based on difference equation, z-transform) used in DSC controllers assumes that a new measurement value is available each execution and that control is executed on a periodic basis. When the measurement is not updated on a periodic basis, the calculated reset action may not be appropriate. If control is only executed when a new measurement is communicated, this could result in a delayed control response to setpoint changes and feed-forward action on measured disturbances that occur between measurement updates. Also, as the PID execution period is increased, the basic assumptions made in the PID design of the reset and derivative calculation may no longer be valid. For example, two common ways of implementing PI control are shown below.
In many cases, the reset contribution of the PID is realized using a positive feedback network (top implementation) in which the time constant of the filter in this network defines the reset time in seconds per repeat. This approach is often taken, since it supports the implementation of external reset for use in cascade and override applications. When the reset is implemented as an integrator (bottom approach), then logic is used to avoid reset windup. However, using either approach, as the period of execution becomes significant compared to the process response time, then the approximations in the reset implementation often break down and negatively impact control performance.
It may at first appear that there is no technical solution that minimizes how often a measurement is communicated without compromising control performance. In fact, both requirements can be met using a combination of the communication capability of WirelessHART devices and a modification in the way the PID is implemented. The key to understanding how the PID must be modified is to realize that when the PID reset is implemented using a positive-feedback network (top implementation above), the filter-time constant is a direct reflection of the process dynamic response. For example, when the Lambda PID tuning rules are used, then the reset (filter-time constant) is set equal to the process time constant plus the process dead time.
WirelessHART Solution
The standard communication techniques that are supported by a WirelessHART device are defined in the HART 7 specification that has been adopted as an international standard, IEC 62591Ed. 1.0. The device may be configured to communicating new measurement values using one of five defined burst message-triggered modes. For control applications, the two communication techniques that best fit control applications are
Continuous – The device wakes up at a configured update period, senses the measurement and then communicates the value.
Window – The device wakes up at a configured update period, senses the measurement and then communicates the measurement if the specified trigger value is exceeded.
Join the discussion
We welcome your thoughtful comments.
All comments will display your user name.
Want to participate in the discussion?Register for free
Log in for complete access.
No one has commented on this page yet.
RSS feed for comments on this page | RSS feed for all comments


text:
Flying to England on a Rocket
Not really, but it's what my 3 year old brother allegedly said when on a transatlantic flight to London. I haven't been traveling in a while, and recently attended the ACCU 2010 conference in Oxford, England. While there, the volcano blew and I got to spend an extra week, which I decided to spend in London.Some notes:
boo - sit in the front of the plane when traveling to Heathrow. Passport control takes forever (one hour for me) when you're behind a planeload of people, and tired and grumpy
yay - on the return flight, if you have a connection in the US, rotting in passport control lines ain't so bad since you've got hours of waiting for the connection anyway
boo - airlines still lose luggage
boo - never, ever put your car keys in checked luggage
boo - do not trust the lost baggage clerk to enter info in the computer. Do a follow up phone call. Otherwise they will never find it
yay - you can wash clothes in the hotel sink using shampoo and dry them with the hotel hair dryer
boo - the only way to deal with airlines is by phone, email and web sites are useless
boo - my cell phone won't work in europe
boo - hotel phones cost a buck a minute, which really hurts when airlines put you on hold for 40 minutes
yay - having someone back home to do the phoning is really nice
hmm - everyone has an Apple iphone, even old people, and they all use them constantly
hmm - twitter.com is actually useful; Roy Osherove (http://osherove.com) used it to incredibly organize a conference Openvolcano10 (http://twitter.com/#search?q=%23openvolcano10) from scratch in one day in a city he was totally unfamiliar with complete with sponsors, space, food, 100+ attendees, etc.
hmm - you need an iphone to use twitter away from your hotel room
yay - Seattle airport has free wifi
boo - Heathrow and Detroit want $16/day for wifi
yay - my laptop works with european electric voltages
yay - packing a british plug adapter is critical
yay - having ear plugs for the airplane is really nice
yay - inflight movies for transatlantic flights
boo - cannot hear the soundtrack with all the cabin noise
yay - subtitles on those movies
boo - the subtitles are not in english
hmm - the in flight video systems are linux based, as the pilot rebooted it and we were treated to many screens of boot script messages
boo - many boot errors along the lines of "[ expected instead of (".
yay - in flight video computers are not in charge of the flight controls
boo - expensive european hotels charge $30/day extra for wifi
yay - cheap fleabag european hotels come with free wifi
hmm - having email while traveling is critical
yay - some airplanes have wifi
boo - it costs $$$$ and there's no laptop power available in steerage
yay - it actually is possible to sleep on an airplane
boo - but only if you've been without sleep for more than 24 hours
hmm - nobody in London is a native english speaker
yay - it is possible to see the sights in London entirely on foot
yay - London streets are clean and attractive for walking, there are even clean public toilets on the streets
boo - London drivers will try to kill you if you step off the sidewalk
boo - London drivers all drive on the wrong side of the road, which is really confusing to me as a pedestrian. Apparently I'm not the only one, as "look this way" is painted on streets in front of the crosswalks
yay - London bus drivers at least have the courtesy to honk at you while running you down
yay - if you hold your camera at arm's length and try to take a picture of yourself in front of some tourist attraction, a passing Londoner will always step forward and offer to take a proper picture
boo - US local flights charge for food
yay - pack 3 chocolate bars, one for yourself and two for the hungry wolves sitting next to you
boo - DVR failed to record Lost or anything else while I was gone
yay - DVR failed to record American Idol


text:
April 22, 2008
The accomplishments of the Lipscomb Bisons and Lady Bisons basketball teams were celebrated Tuesday night with a recognition dinner on the playing floor at Allen Arena.
Coach Frank Bennett's Lady Bisons finished strong after struggling for much of the season. They beat arch-rival Belmont twice in the last five games of the season, including the first win for the Lady Bisons at the Curb Center and quarterfinals win in the Atlantic Sun Conference Tournament at Allen Arena.
The Lady Bisons lost in the semifinals to ETSU, the eventual tournament champion. It was the deepest they had advanced in the conference tournament since winning it in 2004.
"It was a tough season in many ways," said Bennett. "We really overscheduled. We played too much on the road and we played some major programs like Arkansas, Kentucky and Vanderbilt from the Southeastern Conference and Kansas State."
Bennett made three special awards to players.
Freshman point guard Jenna Bartsokas, a member of the Atlantic Sun All-Freshman Team, was the winner of the "Best Teammate" Award for "being fun to be around and willing to help other players out."
Senior point guard Catie Woods was presented the "Glue" Award for her ability to keep the team together in tough times. Senior forward Rachel Davis won the "Nails" award for having overcome so many injuries in an attempt to play this past season.
Bisons coach Scott Sanderson's team did not advance past the quarterfinals of the Atlantic Sun Tournament this season. Sanderson admitted that it was not the season he wanted.
"Every season has a life of its own," Sanderson said. "We had won a lot for a couple of years, but this season did not meet the expectations I wanted or that the players wanted.
"Our goals are always going to be to win in the conference, to win the conference tournament and to get into postseason play."
Sanderson also presented a number of individual awards. Freshman center Adnan Hodzic won the "Most Improved" Award.
His teammates chose freshman guard Jimmy Oden as the winner of the Michael Mays "Best Teammate " Award. Senior center Jason Hopkins won the "Academic" Award.
Dr. Steve Potts, Lipscomb's director of athletics, presented the James R. Byers Awards to Rachel Davis and Jason Hopkins. Each one received a Bible.
The finale of the evening was the presentation of a framed purple Bisons basketball jersey with the No.1 on the front to Dr. Potts. Both Sanderson and Bennett made the presentation to Potts who is leaving Lipscomb to serve as senior director of athletics at Pepperdine University in Malibu, Calif.
"Steve Potts has a passion for doing things right," said Sanderson. "He will always take the high road even if it is unpopular. He has been unbelievable to work with. He has a passion for excellence."
Bennett, who is celebrating his 35 year at Lipscomb as a coach on both the high school and college levels, echoed the sentiments of Sanders.
"Steve has provided great leadership as we made the move from NAIA to NCAA Division I," Bennett said. "It hasn't always been easy. We haven't always had as much staff or as much money as we would like.
"When there has been a difficult situation he has been there to walk with you. He has covered our backs."
Dr. Potts was visibly moved by the gesture.
"What a blessing it has been to be here with you," he said. "The things I will take with me are not how many wins or losses we had but the depth of the friendships and the genuine love and affection for each one of you."


text:
Productos Alimenticios Centroamericanos S.A. - Close Out Letter 11/22/13
Department of Health and Human Services
|Public Health Service
|Food and Drug Administration
Washington, DC
November 22, 2013
Ms. Ileana Bustamante
Owner and General Manager
Productos Alimenticios Centroamericanos S.A.
28 Calle 0-31, Zona 3
Guatemala City, Guatemala
Dear Ms. Bustamante:
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has completed an evaluation of your firm's corrective actions in response to our Warning Letter #396542, issued July 2, 2013. Based on our evaluation, it appears you have addressed the violations contained in the Warning Letter. Future FDA inspections and regulatory activities will further assess the adequacy and sustainability of these corrections.
This letter does not relieve you or your firm from the responsibility of taking all necessary steps to assure sustained compliance with the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act and its implementing regulations or with other relevant legal authority. The Agency expects you and your firm to maintain compliance and will continue to monitor your state of compliance. This letter will not preclude any future regulatory action should violations be observed during a subsequent inspection or through other means.
Robyn R. Jones
Compliance Officer
Office of Compliance
Center for Food Safety
and Applied Nutrition


text:
The networks are coming to life. In Living Networks, Ross Dawson offers a systematic executive's framework for taking advantage of this extraordinary transformation.
Dawson shows how to lead organizations in our intensely networked global economy. He shows how to tap networks to deepen relationships with customers and partners, promote "distributed innovation," and accelerate the development of profitable new products and services. Finally, he shows how individuals can plug into living networks to liberate themselves, earn more money, and achieve greater personal satisfaction.


text:
Monday, August 13, 2007
What's Happening at Barclay's?
It began innocently enough.
A few odd stocks started collapsing—falling really hard for two or three or four days in a row—on no apparent news.
The first such stock I noticed was Teleflex (TFX), a fine, New York Stock Exchange-listed industrial conglomerate whose share price hit a 52-week high of $85 one fine day in July, and then dropped almost 25 points in the next two weeks on absolutely no news.
Now, Teleflex happens to be buying a medical products company called Arrow International, with which I am quite familiar.
And reasonable people might argue that Teleflex is paying an exorbitant price for Arrow, given the fact that Arrow's core product line (something called central venous catheters—basically fancy straws that allow doctors to inject fluids into the body) are losing share to other types of catheters, thus calling into question Arrow's ability to grow revenue in line with other medical products companies.
Furthermore, Teleflex plans to sell one of its existing businesses to help fund the Arrow transaction. Given the seize-up in the credit markets and the swift reduction in the number of private equity firms able to buy businesses on margin the way people used to buy houses in Orlando, Vegas and Sacramento, reasonable people might worry that Teleflex will get a less-than-super price for its existing business.
Thus, the market might be spooked into thinking that Teleflex was buying high and selling low, simultaneously.
At least, that was my best guess as to why shares of Teleflex had begun to crater.
But along came more Teleflexes—stocks suddenly dropping as though somebody's life depended on it.
Ashland, Computer Sciences, Office Depot, CIT and Robert Half, among others, all experienced sudden, sharp drops under relentless selling pressure—most of them on absolutely no new news.
Sure, Office Depot had missed earnings, and yes Computer Sciences had been juiced upwards on private equity takeover speculation. But the decline in these and the others was quite sudden, in tandem and without let-up.
What on earth, then would a chemical company have in common with a high-tech computer services outfit, an office products retailer, a finance company, a headhunter and a diversified conglomerate?
In every case, their single largest publicly disclosed investor is identified as Barclay's Bank.
Now, Barclay's is as big as a bank can get—a little volatility in the credit markets is not likely going to cause a problem leading to the wholesale liquidation of assets, and certainly not assets that presumably belong to investors in Barclay's equity funds, not the bank itself.
Still, Barclay's is seeking to buy ABN Amro for what is widely considered to be a ridiculous price. And it would appear that Barclay's has been selling stocks out of its funds in a get-me-out fashion.
Is it all an innocent coincidence, or is it one of the following:
1) Some trader on Barclay's equities desk hit the wrong button on their computer;
2) The portfolio managers at Barclay's all decided to sell stocks they had owned in size for a long time into a weak tape.
3) Something else is going on at Barclay's that hasn't come to light.
I'm willing to bet the answer is Number 3.
Any informed observations would be most welcome.
Jeff Matthews
I Am Not Making This Up
© 2007 NotMakingThisUp, LLC
The content contained in this blog represents the opinions of Mr. Matthews. Mr. Matthews also acts as an advisor and clients advised by Mr. Matthews may hold either long or short positions in securities of various companies discussed in the blog based upon Mr. Matthews' recommendations. This commentary in no way constitutes a solicitation of business or investment advice. It is intended solely for the entertainment of the reader, and the author.
17 comments:
- Goldenpiggie said...
Just a specualtion: perhaps Barclays is heavily involved in the Asset-backed commercial paper market, with bunch of them coming for refunding this week.
- matt said...
Interesting. I had chalked up the extreme recent weakness in Nabi (NABI) to pressured selling by Renaissance Tech/quant funds. But looking at it now, I see Barclays is (was) also a top 5 holder there.
Granted this is a speculative small cap biotech that deserves to get beat up in a weak tape, but ferocity of selling suggests forced-like exits..
- At the Money said...
BGI is the shareholder of these stocks. The sell-off is most likely related to the unwind of quant model-driven trades.
- Zach said...
Interesting thought, I hope someone can shed some light on it.
- Gordon said...
Barclays is the largest disclosed investor in all of those stocks because Barclays is the largest indexer in the world. You can pick practically any stock in the S&P 500 and the odds are pretty good that Barclays is either the largest investor or 2nd or 3rd. They're the largest holder of Exxon, teh 2nd largest holder of GE. I think you're barking up the wrong tree here.
Moreover, if Barclays was REALLY having problems, you wouldn't see it in their asset management business, because those aren't securities that Barclays owns, they're just securities that they manage.
- Brian said...
Jeff - Barclays Global is one of the largest investors on the planet and is the largest publicly-disclosed institutional investor in over 500 stocks by my databases's count, including XOM, GE, BAC, etc. A large portion of their funds are index replicators for the S&P and Russell indices...and therefore aren't actively managed. You might be just seeing a very common coincidence here...
- El Cid said...
Barclay's, being one of the biggest quant managers in the world, is presumably undergoing the same problems as Goldman, James Simon, DE Shaw, and the rest of the quants. These companies inadvertantly had the same long short bets and when one had to make forced liquidation trades, so too did the rest. Just my 2 cents, worth 1 after Bernanke's finished.
- buckeye1 said...
I'm noticing the same thing going on in some obviously shorted stocks, in reverse. Also some Goldman longs getting killed until the cash infusion today. Some names owned previously by Sowood have gotten absolutely destroyed, I hear Citadel is selling aggressively. Barclays is the biggest quant fund around, there was a business week article on their quant fund a while back, I'm almost sure they are reducing leverage.
- jhellman said...
Its the ETFs. Barclay;s has a huge ETF business and ETF's are a prime componenet in quant portfolios. I can't confirm it, but it seems likely that a lot of funds running on leverage, even if they weren't in trouble, likely had their leverage cut by the prime brokers. Thus, ETF positions were unwound causing all sorts of volatility in the underlying stocks.
- whydibuy said...
Funny how the market topping in July coincided with the capitulation of two permabears. 1) Andrew Smithers in his commentary dated July 24 said " Other helpful signs that lead me to expect the market to remain robust for the time being are the low levels of volatility and credit spreads " And then theres Comstock in their commentary dated July 19 " With all this said, the market has broken out of a long term trend channel to the upside....there are times to get out of the way....investors should cover any common stock shorts or index puts" . Sounds like a bell ringing to me. Then theres Jim Stack who believes that there is a 70% chance we have entered a bear market. He said " The DJIA has closed higher in 5 of 8 trading days, buy declining stocks outnumbered advancing issues in 7 of 8 of those days. That type of negative divergence has occured only 15 times in 75 years-the majority were in bear markets" He also noted that On Monday of last week, the DJIA hit 14 k while declining stocks overwhelmed advancing issues by a 2:1 margin. " That divergence has never happened before in market history, though again, lesser divergences have typically been characteristic of weakening markets" He also noted a technical indicator based on the 10 month smoothing of the average 14 month and 11 month rate of change in the S&P 500. It has indicated a runaway bull market that hasn't experienced any corrections or pullbacks and one that is usually headed for disaster. It has occured 6 times in history 1929 -86%, 1946 -29%, 1969 -36%, 1973 -48%, 1987 -33% and 1998 -18% ( a fed rally recovery then the market proceeded to lose half its value by 2002) Interesting Times.
- jeffrey said...
Heres another one that was demolished last week -RGR. Guess who the largest holder? Bingo.
- Pat Burns said...
FYI... from a Marketwatch article tonight...
"Barclays Global Investors, the money management arm of U.K. bank Barclays Plc (UK:BARC: news, chart, profile) and one of the world's largest quantitative fund managers, has also been affected this month, according to the Wall Street Journal.
The performance of BGI's 32 Capital Fund Ltd. has been challenging, the newspaper said, citing a person familiar with the fund.
Spokesman Lance Berg declined to discuss performance or the strategy of the firm's hedge funds.
"At this time we are maintaining risk levels and feel that our portfolios are positioned appropriately," Berg said, reiterating a statement he also gave on Friday."
- Ryan said...
I don't think indexing and etfs alone can explain some of these moves. OMG is another co. to take a look at--big Barclays and Goldman positions.
- Anonymous said...
I wonder if Barclay's selling has anything to do with its shortfall in their BOE account? Readers can use this link, http://online.wsj.com/article/SB118771731773504200.html, for further information. You'll need a subscription to The Wall Street Journal Online in order to access the article.
- Dave said...
You might be interested in this column from The Times on Barclays tapping the BofE which seems to raise the question of just how bad is it ? And what're the repercussions likely for one of the world's major EFT/fund managers ?
Barclays forced to arrange £1.6bn BoE emergency loan ( http://us.lrd.yahoo.com/_ylt=Ahsjq45OLojgsKF0AJrs.D_cNXwV;_ylu=X3oDMTFmNXA5bHVlBGlpZAM1Mjk1OTE1NjE1NjExNzU4ODYwBG5vaAM1BHBvcwMxBHJpZAM1NTcwNjYz/SIG=143p0140p/**http%3A//www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/business/industry_sectors/banking_and_finance/article2358155.ece%23cid=OTC-RSS%26attr=1185799 )
- Christopher Caputo said...
>>>There's knowledge buried in the price that Barclays
is being charged in the money markets. We just don't know what
that knowledge is yet.<<<<
- clark said...
By now, the news is out... Barclay's is liquidating slightly to buy the choice meat in the banking/finance meltdown. Reduced leverage is also prudent in general, so overall Barclay's strategy is in to win both ways.


text:
Sited halfway up the ancient Mount Kragos – the modern coastal peak of Avlankara Tepesi – Sidyma is the remotest of the Xanthos valley's ancient cities. Indeed, it's scarcely in the valley at all. Set in a striking landscape astride the Lycian Way, it's a rewarding, understated site that was only "rediscovered" by Europeans during the mid-nineteenth century, and has never been properly excavated.
Sidyma is one of many ancient sites in this part of the world to have been reoccupied at a much later date by local people, who have used the remains as a handy depository of ready-hewn stone blocks to build their own homes. Today's settlement is known as Dudurga, and the village mosque not only occupies the site of the baths but reuses pillars from the agora's stoa. Indeed the principal charm of Sidyma is how ancient masonry crops up everywhere: incorporated into house corners, used as livestock troughs, sprouting incongruously in courtyards next to satellite dishes. An exceedingly ruined castle, garrisoned in Byzantine times, sits on a hill to the north; scattered in the fields to the east, and requiring some scrambling over walls to reach, the necropolis holds various tomb types, though most have angular gabled roofs rather than the "Gothic" vaulted ones seen elsewhere.
Near the centre of the agricultural plain is a group of remarkable, contiguous tombs: one has ceiling panels carved with rosettes and human faces, while the adjacent tomb sports a relief of Eros on its lid and Medusas at the ends (a motif repeated elsewhere). Another spectacular cluster, including one tomb with two storeys, covers the low ridge beyond the fields.
The enormous, fairly intact, square structure in the middle of the necropolis is probably a Roman imperial heroön or temple-tomb. There's a walled-up doorway on its north side.
[youtube width="575″ height="326″]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nRfNhsVD3Pw[/youtube]


text:
elexx needed a new logo design and created a contest on 99designs.
A winner was selected from 145 designs submitted by 34 freelance designers.
We are a young start up, nearly ready to launch the next generation online music player cloudrocker.net. We are entering the music market and hope to create the next big thing.
Our target audience is very trendy and computer affine. We assume that the somewhat wealthy people will be the major consumers, since we plan to charge a few bucks for some features. If you are unsure, imagine the average apple IPhone user.
We need an innovative, fresh and value creating logo. The user should feel like the whole product is very high valued, so it is a must that the logo makes the brand very valueable.
The logo should have a white background and should look somewhat between neutral and friendly. Our initial idea was a guy with a guitar on a cloud, but please be creative - if it is good looking - complicated is not necessary.
We are currently using the colors #C3D9FF #E0ECFF for the player itself - which is not obligatory.
Find out how a design contest works or learn more about our logo design services.


text:
01536 414222
All your labeling needs
Info, News & Reviews
Click here to sign up
100 X 140mm, direct thermal labels, removable adhesive, 400 labels per roll, 25mm core, box quantity 5000
Direct thermal paper labels for desktop label printers are ideal for use in environments that are not exposed to sunlight or damp for prolonged periods of time. Direct thermal labels with removable adhesive are typically used for short term / temporary use where the label needs to be removed. Ideal for retail and logistics applications including shelf edge, price markdown and product identification labels and removable labels for boxes, pallets, shelves or tote bins.
Please note these labels will only fit in an desktop printer with 25 - 38mm/1 - 1.5 core). For other sizes, materials or quantities please call AM Labels on 01536 414222 for a competitive quote.
Key Benefits:
- Easy to load in a wide range of desktop printers
- Wide range of sizes readily available from stock
- Easily removed from your items, removable adhesive ensures that you or your customers can remove the label when required
- Save time and money, direct thermal labels are made from heat sensitive paper so there is no need for extra cost of ribbons/ink
Supported Printers: Please note that these labels will fit most desktop and mid-range label printers but make sure to check your printers specification sheet and ensure it can take a 38mm inner diameter media core.
Please note that these labels will fit most desktop and mid-range label printers but make sure to check your printers specification sheet and ensure it can take a 38mm inner diameter media core.
Non top coated, chemi-thermal paper with high print resolution properties. Very limited resistance to thermal image scratching or smudging. Avoid contact with moisture, oil and fats. Labels supplied on 38mm cores (except when stated), outside wound, Max OD: 110mm (38mm core).
Removable adhesive offers good tack combined with excellent removability from most surfaces, even after long-term labelling. However, the low adhesion is likely to be insufficient for applications on curved surfaces.
For high volume orders, please call our sales team on 01536 414 222 for discounted prices.
ex vat
£167.10 inc vat
Ask a question about this product.
|This Product has 0 questions asked. If you do not see the question you want to ask below, please fill out our form below.
You must be logged in to submit a question.
|Products Available
|Our Price
|Add to basket
|100 X 140mm, direct thermal labels, removable adhesive, 400 labels per roll, 25mm core, box quantity 5000
ref: T100X140/DT/REM (AM4158)
|3 Days
£200.27 inc vat
£167.10 inc vat
|Internal Core Diameter (mm)
|38 standard / 25
|Labels Wound
|Direct Thermal White Paper
|Max Roll O/D (mm)
|110 /125
|Other sizes, materials or quantities available to order by phone / email
|Supported Printers
|Most Desktop Label printers, including brands such as Citizen, Datamax-O'Neil, Intermec, Sato, TEC, TSC, Zebra


text:
RG3's goal is to 'be ready for training camp'
Ashburn, VA – Washington Redskins quarterback Robert Griffin III is still recovering from knee surgery and said Thursday his goal is to be ready for training camp in July.
Griffin underwent surgery in January to repair both the lateral collateral and anterior cruciate ligaments in his right knee. He suffered the LCL injury in a Week 14 win over Baltimore and missed one game, then was hurt again during Washington's wild card playoff loss to Seattle.
Reports throughout the winter and spring indicated that Griffin was progressing well and he was throwing Thursday during Redskins' OTAs.
"We're hoping he's ready for training camp," said Redskins coach Mike Shanahan. "He's working really hard. He's been throwing, his arm's in good shape."
It's Griffin's knee, though, that needs to be healthy.
The former Heisman Trophy winner and second overall pick of the 2012 draft said doctors are monitoring his rehab activities. He has yet to sprint and cut on the injured knee.
"Explosive sprinting is in the next couple weeks and cutting is a few weeks after that," Griffin said Thursday. "Goal is to be ready for training camp."
Griffin was named the NFL's top offensive rookie last year when he led the Redskins to the NFC East title. He completed 65.6 percent of his passes for 3,200 yards with 20 touchdowns and five interceptions in 15 games while also rushing for 815 yards and seven scores.


text:
Express. Home of the Daily and Sunday Express.
City face tough task - Vieira
Patrick Vieira admits Manchester City face the toughest of tasks after being drawn in a daunting Champions League group.
Roberto Mancini's men will take on Real Madrid, Ajax and Borussia Dortmund, the champions of Spain, Holland and Germany respectively.
Vieira said: "You can't get much worse than that, it's a really tough, a really difficult group, the hardest group of all of them. But when you look at the football the prospect is really exciting. The players will be excited to play Real Madrid - the first time Manchester City will ever have played Real - and the fans will love it to play them and Dortmund and Ajax."
Chelsea, the defending European champions, will have their work cut out in Group E along with Shakhtar Donetsk from Ukraine, Serie A winners Juventus and Danish champions Nordsjaelland, but should progress.
Manchester United and Arsenal have more seemingly straightforward tasks. The Gunners are in Group B with Schalke, Olympiacos and Montpellier, while United will take on Braga, Galatasaray and CFR Cluj in Group H.
There are a couple of glamour ties in prospect for Celtic in Group G as they face Barcelona, Benfica and Spartak Moscow.
For Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson, it is a chance for his side to make amends for the "stupid errors" they committed in Europe last season, but he warned there will be a hostile environment in Turkey when facing Galatasaray.
"We have the experience of playing against Galatasaray in the past and we will always remember the 'Welcome to Hell' banners," Ferguson told his club's website. "So it's always a difficult type of match.
"We have drawn Portuguese clubs a number of times over the past few years - the likes of Benfica, Sporting [Lisbon] and Porto - so we have the experience of playing in Portugal on many occasions. Braga are one of the improving teams in that country.
"We've never played Cluj before but, after the experience of last year, we don't want to make any stupid errors this time. We will play our strongest team to make sure we get through."


text:
DetailsMany processes are at work here by our artist to come up with an eclectic, somewhat rustic design. Liquid iron ages a metal switchplate and then it is embellished with mitered brass metal trim and 3 dimensional metal charm. It is then all aged again with a patina resulting in a one of a kind switchplate.
NOTE: Colors vary widely... different shades of green are prominent though grey, brown, and rust may appear. Each switchplate is unique in its own right since the antiquing process is unpredictable with respect to the color results. Sorry, we can not accept any color requests. The images shown here are samples only, and any item ordered may end up with a different finish...that we hope you love.Medium:Distressed, oxidized, metal switchplate with metal embellishments.Screws:Coordinating screws are provided by artist.Cleaning:Clean Maple Leaf switch plate covers with mild soap and warm water. Do Not use abrasive cleaner.
Usually Ships: within 24 hours.
The number of days for an Express Mail package can vary from city to city. Please check with your postmaster or usps.com to verify the shipping times from our zip code, 14219.
Shipping Rates
Free Ground Shipping on Orders over $89
Most Orders Shipped by USPS
• $6.00 + 50¢ per item
• All in stock items
received before 3pm
ET (M–F) will be
shipped same day.
• Delivered 2-5
business days
• $25.00 + $1.50 per item
• All in stock items
received before 3pm
ET (M–F) will be
shipped same day.
• Delivered Next
Business Day in most
• $10.50 + $1.00 per item (US)
• UPS charges minimum $28.00
brokerage fee so we use
the Postal Service.
• Even though we ship same day
as order received, packages
to Canada seem to take up to 4
weeks to arrive


text:
MechaniCard® Kinetic Sculptures
Mini mechanical marvels. . . of art!
- Mini works of mechanical art, all squished into an easy-to-mail format.
- Hand-made, individually numbered, and signed by the artist.
- Perfect gift for your favorite engineer (which could be you).
Every once in a while, as we scour the universe for products we know you'll love, we find something magically delicious. Something that transcends mere product; something that can only be called "art." When we were approached by the creator of MechaniCard® Kinetic Sculptures, we knew we had jumped into a realm where engineering and art danced in a celebration of both. And we knew you had to see it!
MechaniCard® Kinetic Sculptures start off looking like little white mailers - the type you'd mail a CD or DVD in (making gifting them super easy). Open them up, though, and feel your mind explode in awe. Inside is a hand-made, individually numbered and signed works of art. But the kicker is to pull out the little crank, insert it, and turn. Then the MechaniCard® Kinetic Sculptures come alive in beautiful precision. You'll smile, your eyes will tear, and you'll instantly know you are beholding something special. And those, friends, are MechaniCard® Kinetic Sculptures.
MechaniCard® Kinetic Sculptures
- Beautifully mechanical works of art for you to give or keep.
- Limited edition.
- Each is hand-made, individually numbered, and signed by the artist (the intelligently artistic Brad Litwin).
- Made of paperboard, with a few bits of wood, metal, or plastic (depending on the design).
- Built into a mailer package, so they make for easy-to-mail gifts for those special engineers in your life.
- Two Styles:
- Radial Engine: An operable cross-section demonstration of the crankshaft arrangement found inside a seven-cylinder radial engine (like those found in many propeller-driven planes).
- Mandala: Inspired by the sand mandalas made by Buddhist monks.
- Also Available: Wooden Display - oil-finished, hardwood and hardwood laminate base has suction cups on the bottom, to hold the piece steady, while cranking.
- Includes: complete instructions and display recommendations.
- Dimensions: approx. 6" x 5" x 1" (with card folded back).


text:
|view of the city from the cemetery
YGGG #2 commented about so many people being in the cemetery on a Sunday. At that point I had to remind her that this is Memorial weekend. Oh yeah!! There are various parts and sections to the cemetery. We tried to drive around and through as much as possible.
|Baby Zula Kimball
|Thomas Tanner, blacksmith
|Cunnabell Prentice Stevens
|Honoring military heroes
You Go Genealogy Girl #1 -- Ruby


text:
Agricultural Health Study Follow-up
|The safety and scientific validity of this study is the responsibility of the study sponsor and investigators. Listing a study does not mean it has been evaluated by the U.S. Federal Government. Read our disclaimer for details.
|ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT01399411
Recruitment Status : Active, not recruiting
First Posted : July 21, 2011
Last Update Posted : February 11, 2019
- Study Details
- Tabular View
- No Results Posted
- Disclaimer
- How to Read a Study Record
- The Agricultural Health Study (AHS) is looking at the long-term health effects of farming exposures including pesticides, crops, and animals. The chronic health effects of exposure to pesticides are easier to study in farmers and their spouses. They know what chemicals they use and tend to live in the same place for most of their adult lives. AHS participants are expected to report any changes in their health. This includes any new medical conditions. Researchers want to follow up on these reports to confirm their accuracy.
- To follow up AHS participants who have self-reported that they have a new disease and confirm their diagnosis.
- Current AHS participants.
- Researchers will confirm self-reported changes in medical conditions by contacting the AHS participant to ask for more information.
- The AHS participant will give permission for researchers to contact their doctor to look at their medical records. They will also be asked to provide a cheek swab or saliva sample.
- Diseases of interest are rheumatoid arthritis, lupus, and Sjogren s Syndrome. Other diseases will be followed up in the future. Other diseases will be followed up in the future.
|Condition or disease
|Rheumatoid Arthritis Lupus Erythematosus, Systemic Sjogren's Syndrome
Pesticides are a common environmental exposure due to their widespread use for agricultural, residential, and public health purposes. Farmers and their families represent a unique population for studying the chronic health effects of pesticides because farmers know what chemicals they use, furthermore, farmers tend to remain at the same location over most of their adult life. The Agricultural Health Study (AHS), a cohort of approximately 89,000 pesticide applicators and spouses from Iowa and North Carolina, is the largest US cohort study of individuals working with pesticides. The AHS cohort was enrolled in 1993 to 1997 to assess human health effects associated with well-characterized exposures to pesticides and other agricultural factors. Detailed exposure data were collected at enrollment and in two five-year follow-up interviews. As a result, the AHS has a wealth of information on pesticide use by both farmers and their spouses, as well as the ability to account for changes in pesticide use over time. Information on medical history and important covariates was also collected at enrollment and in the follow-up interviews, and will continue to be collected over time.Only mortality and cancer incidence are updated annually through linkage to vital statistics and cancer registries; all other health outcomes are based on self-reported information from participants.The accuracy of self-reported health outcome information can vary from quite good (e.g., asthma) to poor (e.g., rheumatoid arthritis). In order to ensure high quality epidemiologic analyses, validation of self-reported disease is necessary prior to statistical analysis. To date, several health endpoints have been validated through follow-up with AHS participants and their physicians. The purpose of the current protocol is three-fold: 1) update information on medical history and other important covariates through ongoing follow-up interviews of the cohort; 2) validate self-reported diseases among cohort participants over the duration of cohort follow-up (at least through 2020); and 3) complete initial contact of potential participants to inform them of other health outcome studies being conducted within the cohort by an outside institution.
We will contact AHS cohort members to complete a follow-up interview allowing one of three modes of response: self-administered paper questionnaire, self-administered web survey (CAWI), and interviewer-administered telephone interview (CATI). We will contact proxy respondents if the participant is unable to provide information.
We will validate a variety of diseases of interest as they are ascertained in the cohort. While the characteristics of the diseases may vary, the strategy for disease validation is similar to the cohort wide follow-up. Validation efforts may also include a request for permission to contact the participant s physician, and contacting the physician s office to obtain the relevant medical information. We will contact proxy respondents if the participant is unable to provide information.
|Study Type :
|Actual Enrollment :
|2175 participants
|Time Perspective:
|Official Title:
|Agricultural Health Study: Health Follow-up
|Study Start Date :
|July 20, 2011
Choosing to participate in a study is an important personal decision. Talk with your doctor and family members or friends about deciding to join a study. To learn more about this study, you or your doctor may contact the study research staff using the contacts provided below. For general information, Learn About Clinical Studies.
|Ages Eligible for Study:
|24 Years and older (Adult, Older Adult)
|Sexes Eligible for Study:
|Accepts Healthy Volunteers:
All members of the AHS cohort who were eligible for the Phase 3 interview were eligible for the Phase 4 health follow-up. We will apply the same eligibility criteria for future cohort-wide follow-ups. Individuals who only completed the enrollment questionnaire were excluded from Phase 3 eligibility. Depending upon the disease outcome of interest, we may conduct the disease confirmation and validation efforts under this protocol among all participants in the AHS who provided self-reported diagnoses at any interview (e.g. Baseline, or Phases 2-4). For individuals who are unable to participate, we will allow a proxy to provide the information.
For the validation efforts, individuals who do not confirm their diagnosis of interest (via self or proxy report) will not be asked to provide physician contact for medical records. For specimen collection, we will ask the proxy respondent about whether the individual would be able to provide a sample. In order to obtain MRR we will allow the participant or their medical proxy to sign the form. For cases who are cognitively impaired or deceased, a medical proxy will be identified.
Determination of cognitive impairment will be made by report of proxy or by interviewer during conversation with participant. Because the AHS enrolled husband - wife pairs, we should be able to identify an appropriate proxy for most participants.
To learn more about this study, you or your doctor may contact the study research staff using the contact information provided by the sponsor.
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier (NCT number): NCT01399411
|United States, North Carolina
|NIEHS, Research Triangle Park
|Research Triangle Park, North Carolina, United States, 27709
|Principal Investigator:
|Dale Sandler, Ph.D.
|National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS)
|Responsible Party:
|National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS)
|ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
|NCT01399411 History of Changes
|Other Study ID Numbers:
|First Posted:
|July 21, 2011 Key Record Dates
|Last Update Posted:
|February 11, 2019
|Last Verified:
|June 26, 2018
Keywords provided by National Institutes of Health Clinical Center (CC) ( National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS) ):
Disease Validation
Autoimmune Disorders
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Joint Diseases
Musculoskeletal Diseases
Rheumatic Diseases
Connective Tissue Diseases
Autoimmune Diseases
Immune System Diseases
Salivary Gland Diseases
Mouth Diseases
Stomatognathic Diseases
Lacrimal Apparatus Diseases
Eye Diseases
Arthritis, Rheumatoid
Sjogren's Syndrome
Lupus Erythematosus, Systemic
Dry Eye Syndromes


text:
Rjesteves necesitaba un nuevo diseño de papelería y lanzó un concurso de diseño en 99designs.
Un ganador ha sido elegido entre 39 diseños de 12 diseñadores freelance.
Hey! Media Group
We are a brand new Outdoor Advertising Agency with headquarters in San Juan, Puerto Rico. Our primary focus is on Digital Billboards and non traditional media, such as inflatable billboards, digital meshes, projections and some types of guerilla marketing. Our mission is to provide clients with innovative, cost effective, state-of-the-art advertising media vehicles that will allow them to inform, entertain and positively influence viewers' behavior.
Scheduled to launch in February 2011, Hey Media Group promises to position itself as an industry leader within a year. With a multimillion dollar investment, Hey Media Group will cover most of Puerto Rico's metropolitan areas and interstates.
Our vision is to be advertisers' first option when thinking outdoor. Not just for our coverage, but for our customer service. We will offer a single point of accountability for all visual communication implementations along with a state-of-the-art, fully-integrated and proven content collection, design, management and distribution platform.
Our workplace is an invigorating place to perform. Our team is composed of the most experienced professionals from fields such as Finance, Sales, Marketing and Advertising. We encourage them to have fun at work and learn the most of everything. We emphasized in high-integrity business practices and ethics. Hey Media Group also promotes philanthropy
All audiences
We need corporate stationery package. It must include:
•Business card
•Memo pad
•Envelope: With window at the left & without window
Please check our logo. It's simple, we got Hey's idea from from real life jargon. For example, when we want to get someone's attention or simply want to call someone in the middle of a crowd or something similar, we tend to scream Hey!! This is why we choose it
It needs to be professional and trendy with the corporate touch. Please keep in mind that we are an Outdoor Advertising Agency
Please see attached documents dor logo pics and information.


text:
Your download basket
contains 0 pictures
23.03.2018, Tyumen, Russia (RUS):
Julia Simon (FRA) - IBU world cup biathlon, sprint women, Tyumen (RUS). www.nordicfocus.com. © Tumashov/NordicFocus. Every downloaded picture is fee-liable.
Dimensions4928x3280 pixels
Picture size46.25 MBytes
HeadlineIBU world cup biathlon, sprint women, Tyumen (RUS)
LocationTyumen, Russia
Date23 Mar 2018
All content and pictures on this internet site are copyrighted material and owned by their respective creators or owners. Publication, copying, broadcasting, or retransmission of the content or pictures in whole or partially without the written permission of the copyright holder is prohibited.
© Copyright 2019 - NordicFocus


text:
Aside from being a wonderful way to have a party, GIFs can be a great way to demonstrate something. They're often used that way on Wikipedia. A wonderful site called Wikigifs, however, pulls them out of that educational Wikipedian context, and brings them right back to abstract weirdness.
The site was created by one Joel Franusic and serves only that purpose: feeding you countless GIFs devoid of the context that gives them any sort of coherent meaning. You can sit for 10 seconds or 10 minutes, just hitting the spacebar for another jolt of abstracted GIFness that may or may not make any sort of sense. So take a few minutes and dive in. If you find any true masterworks, drop 'em in the discussion below. [Wikigifs via Buzzfeed]


text:
Questions about THG - A7L-4609
The plumbing professionals at Aspire Design Showroom Gallery are available to assist you with your selection of THG products.
No Image Available
Aspire Design Showroom Gallery is proud to present this chrome finished item, by THG. The A7L-4609 is made from premium materials, this Item offers great function and value for your home. This fixture is part of THG's decorative Poèmes Collection, so make sure to check out other styles of fixtures to accessorize your room.
Born under the instigation of 3 men, the company THG tétard-Haudiquez-Grisoni remains a subtle mix of craft know-how and passion for creativity. The meeting with the designer Jean-Claude Delépine in the 70's allowed the company to make its manufacturing evolve into luxury fittings. In 1995, under the designer proposal, THG acquired his creations.


text:
Beauty: Helen
Senior: Richard
Richard is spending the holidays with his girlfriend Helen on a camping but the girl is pretty bored with the place. To make things worse it has been raining all day long too. Richard suggests Helen to clean out the camper but she has a better idea on how to spend her time...
Watch The Full Story....
Hot Teenage Babes Pleasing Older Men Their Cock!
Come Watch All Our Beauties And Seniors!
Watch All The Young/Old Couples!
18 U.S.C. Section 2257 Compliance Notice - http://www.imco.nl/2257/


text:
On today's election day edition of The Daily Stir, Emily's rounding up some of the best Moms Matter campaign election coverage and the top five places to tune in for election results. Plus, she's also got the lamest excuses for not casting your vote. Take it away, Emily!
Ready for more details on the stories you just heard about? Follow these links for the most up-to-date 2012 Election coverage:
What Time Do Polls Close? Your State-by-State Guide for Election 2012
2012 Presidential Election Predictions You Can Put Money On (PHOTOS)
2012 Presidential Election: Where to Watch Results as They Come In
Wearing a Pink Vagina Will Definitely Get You Noticed (VIDEO)
Don't forget to subscribe to CafeMom Studios YouTube channel.
Who are you casting your vote for at the polls?
Image via CafeMom Studios


text:
Video footage of MANRAZE — the rock outfit featuring Phil Collen of DEF LEPPARD, Simon Laffy from GIRL and Paul Cook of the SEX PISTOLS — performing a cover version of the JIMI HENDRIX classic "Fire" can be seen below. Collen and his bandmates pay homage to Hendrix while still managing to infuse the song with the highly amped spirit that is MANRAZE.
"Fire" has been a staple of MANRAZE's live shows since the group's first London gigs began in 2005.
Hendrix's three-piece band provided the signature blueprint for MANRAZE as Collen and his fellow musicians continued to gain recognition for their cleverly written and arranged infectious reggae/rock rhythms.
MANRAZE's sophomore album, "punkfunkrootsrock", was unleashed upon the masses on August 2 through Rocket Science Ventures in the U.S. and Canada. The album was also released July 27 in Japan on Nippon/Columbia and in the Europe via Edel Music.
It all started in 2004 when Phil Collen, after 20-plus years as lead guitarist for DEF LEPPARD, decided to express himself via another creative outlet — something a bit closer to his musical home. After a chance meeting on the street with Paul Cook, MANRAZE finally released their debut album, "Surreal", through Universal Records in the summer of 2008 to rave reviews. The group's debut album was chocked full of rebellious in-your-face mantras ("Turn it Up", "This Is", "Running Me Up") ranging from hardcore punk to dub.
Source: Blabbermouth.net