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The Zacks Analyst Blog Highlights: Amazon, Disney, Cisco, Apple and Walmart
Nov 29, 2018 8:01AM EST
Chicago, IL - November 29, 2018 - Zacks.com announces the list of stocks featured in the Analyst Blog. Every day the Zacks Equity Research analysts discuss the latest news and events impacting stocks and the financial markets. Stocks recently featured in the blog include Amazon AMZN , Disney DIS , Cisco CSCO , Apple AAPL and Walmart WMT .
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Here are highlights from Wednesday's Analyst Blog:
Amazon Roundup: Sports Bidding, Worker Protest, Amazon Go & More
It has been a busy month for Amazon with its new headquarters, ad market share gains, deals and finally its bidding for Fox's sports channels. Here are the highlights.
Amazon Bidding for Sports Assets
Disney's acquisition of 21st Century Fox has created an interesting opening for tech players and Amazon is set to make the most of it. Disney needs to offload Fox's regional sports networks (RSNs) as a pre-condition for DOJ approval, so it is auctioning the assets. And Amazon, along with some private equity firms (Apollo Global, KKR and Blackstone) and broadcasters TEGNA and Sinclair Broadcast Group participated in the first round of bidding.
The RSNs include YES Network (New York Yankees games broadcaster), as well as other networks, broadcasting a range of professional league games, including Major League Baseball (MLB), the National Basketball Association (NBA) and the National Hockey League (NHL).
Amazon entering the picture can push up prices, which is what Disney needs, but selling to the company would indirectly hand over the rights to future major league games (through acquisition of the rights owners) on a platter, increasing competition for Disney's own ESPN. What the deal could be worth to Disney (and Amazon) is anybody's guess but media reports suggest the assets are worth $20 billion.
If Amazon succeeds, it could phase out the networks while making the games exclusive to Prime subscribers. This would hasten cord cutting and hugely boost Prime subscriptions, apart from giving it a really big boost in the video advertising space.
Another theory is that Fox will enter the bidding process in the second round because it needs the live TV content to stay relevant.
Black Friday Protest
Black Friday protests in Europe have become more or less routine. This year, they were staged in Germany, Spain and Britain, with workers demanding healthier and safer working conditions, in addition to better pay.
In Germany, around 620 workers joined the strike and the rest were able to carry out operations without disruption.
Amazon said that the Spanish unions' claim that 90% of workers joined the strike was a gross exaggeration and that most workers turned up.
Amazon said its pay was industry standard and its work conditions in terms of safety and health were better than industry standard.
Cisco Deal
Amazon has signed on Cisco, which already has similar deals with Google and Microsoft, to create a hybrid cloud environment on AWS. Amazon is by far the largest cloud infrastructure provider, but it has focused on a cloud-only approach. Market research suggests that the highest growth in the next few years will be in hybrid cloud environments, i.e. customers willing to move some operations to the cloud while retaining other operations on-premise.
The companies will be leveraging Kubernetes container technology to move data between Amazon's cloud and its customers' infrastructure so applications can run in both.
By virtue of this deal, Cisco will deploy its global partner network to sell its Hybrid Solution for Kubernetes on AWS at $65,000 a year starting in December. It will also offer its hyperconvergence solution (Cisco Container Platform running on Cisco HyperFlexOn AWS for an additional $0.20 per hour for each Amazon EKS cluster) to AWS customers for one, three and five-year contracts. The agreement essentially brings together Cisco networking, security, management and monitoring software and AWS cloud services.
Apple Deal
Google may have distanced itself from Amazon, but Apple is inching closer. And that makes perfect sense because Amazon competes with Google in advertising while Apple has a different model that is dependent on selling hardware (for now). So it doesn't make sense to ignore the leading online platform with its significant reach all over the world, even if it means that Amazon's Fire TV and its Prime Video app make it to Apple TV.
This deal brings MacBook laptops, Beats headphones and Apple Watch to users in the U.S., U.K., France, Germany, Italy, Spain, Japan and India. Unsurprisingly, HomePod, which competes with Amazon's own Echo smart speakers, isn't part of the deal.
Amazon's goal of taking its cashierless stores to 3,000 locations across the U.S. by 2021 appears to be on track. A recent study by strategic advisory firm Brick Meets Click indicates that the stores are quite popular.
The study found that its Seattle store is generating annualized sales of $2,700 per square foot, more than 5X an average convenience store's sales of $484 per square foot, according to the National Association of Convenience Stores via bizjournals. What's more, inventory turnover is around 50X a year, 4-5X that of the average retailer.
Amazon's success is based on computer vision technologies, but most importantly, the data it has collected to create superior artificial intelligence. That's why it can price competitively and is also able to put those items on the shelves that are likely to move the fastest, whether they are grab-and-go ready to eat items, groceries or drugs. It's also why the stores aren't exactly comparable with either restaurants, or convenience stores, or super markets. They are stores of a kind, carrying what customers in the area are most interested in.
India Competition Issue
The Competition Commission of India (CCI) has set aside a case brought by the All India Online Vendors Association (AIOVA), a lobby group representing 2,000+ online sellers in India. The AIOVA alleged that online retailers Amazon and Walmart-owned Flipkart offered preferential treatment to seller companies they themselves owned (by discounting goods they owned, thereby penalizing all others. Since the two together accounted for most online sales in India, their actions represented abuse of their dominant positions under section 4 of the Competition Act.
The regulatory body defined the market as "services provided by online marketplace platforms for selling goods in India" and said that the online distribution model was relatively new and evolving with no clear dominant players. To intervene in its operations could be detrimental to innovation in the space, especially considering the consumer benefits that such markets can provide.
The AIOVA said it would appeal the decision.
Amazon Gaining Ad Revenue Share
According to IAB Internet Advertising Revenue, Amazon is now the third largest ad distributor in the U.S., a market that grew 23% in the first half of 2018 driven by strength in mobile, which grew 42%, social media (up 38%) and video ads (up 35%). Search was up 19%. Amazon "probably added $1 billion in domestic ad revenue" based on ex-Facebook and Google growth, which was 18% (mostly attributed to Amazon).
eMarketer says similarly that Amazon will be the third largest player this year, behind only Google and Facebook but its share will be small at 4.1% compared to Google's 37.1% and Facebook's 20.6%. The firm attributes the jump this year to an accounting change, excluding which the ecommerce giant is expected to see 10-12% growth. This will be followed by increases of more than 50% per year through at least 2020 when it will take a 7% share. In 2020, Google's share is expected to be 35.1% and Facebook's 20.8%.
Amazon has emailed affected users that their data was inadvertently shared due to a technical error that has since been fixed. It also said that there was no need to change passwords.
Since nothing is known about who received the data and the location of affected users, it's hard to tell what implications this has for Amazon. The EU would take the matter seriously since it is likely a violation of GDPR and Amazon could be fined there. But the Federal Trade Commission in the U.S. may let the matter rest, since privacy and data protection law is less stringent here.
Amazon likely played down the incident since it happened just heading into the holiday season, but some people feel it should have been more forthcoming with users.
Amazon is going to invest $5 billion to split its second headquarters between National Landing in Arlington and the Long Island City neighborhood in New York City. Each facility will spread across 4 million square feet and create over 50,000 jobs at an average pay of $150,000 a year.
Amazon's presence in these areas is expected to push up wage rates (currently averaging $129,000 in New York City and 116,000 in the Washington, D.C. area), according to Hired. It will also push up real estate prices.
Amazon shares carry a Zacks Rank #3 (Hold). For smarter picks see the complete list of today's Zacks #1 Rank (Strong Buy) stocks here .
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What has happened to bring about the sad demise of the Western?
From Broken Trail, AMC, 2006
From The Threepenny Review:
The only recent Westerns that have managed to arouse my enthusiasm have been those made for TV: Walter Hill's Broken Trail, and Deadwood, whose third and final season no one has even bothered to bring out on DVD in Spain, which gives you some idea of how unsuccessful the magnificent first two series must have been. In my view, Kevin Costner's Open Range,
which came out slightly earlier, was the last decent Western to be made for the big screen, even though it has long been fashionable to denigrate anything this admirable actor and director does.
What has happened to bring about the sad demise of a genre that produced many masterpieces in the past, as well as other fine or worthy movies? Nowadays, the few who take up the genre do so either on a whim or out of affectation or in a pompous or archaeological spirit, and the movies they make lack naturalness, freshness, and that very necessary touch of ingenuousness. In other words, they don't believe in the story they're telling and showing us, they don't dare to; the epic strikes them as old-fashioned, ridiculous, even embarrassing, and, absurdly enough, they seem uncomfortable with the potential complexity of their characters and their stories. I say "absurdly" because the Western has given us some of the most complex characters and stories in the history of cinema. John Ford is just as "deep" as Orson Welles—who greatly admired Ford—or Ingmar Bergman, and certainly as deep as those two overrated charlatans, von Trier and González Iñarritu.
Perhaps it's because the Western, as a genre, has traditionally embodied attitudes and behavior—which it always took seriously, without ever falling into caricature—that now seem shocking to the hypocritical mass of entrenched goody-goodies, who desperately want to dissociate themselves from a whole range of passions that have been common to humanity throughout the ages. For example, in the Western nobody looks askance at hatred, ambition, the desire for revenge, the determined pursuit of an enemy, the wish to hurt or kill that enemy, the search for redress and sometimes justice for a wrong committed. Take the character played by James Stewart in the Anthony Mann movies Winchester 73
and The Man from Laramie
(purely as examples and because neither film is particularly violent or heartless): he is capable of giving up everything and dedicating himself body and soul to hunting down those who killed his father (in the first film) and his younger brother (in the latter). In the first movie, Lin McAdam's sole occupation is the relentless pursuit—across half of the West—of an individual named Dutch Henry Brown, who shot his father in the back and who turns out, in the end, to be McAdam's own brother. The second character, Will Lockhart, stays on in the remote, unfriendly town of Coronado precisely because he has been insulted, lassoed, and dragged through the dust, and because he suspects that someone from the town was responsible for selling the repeating rifles with which the Apaches ambushed and killed his younger brother, a soldier in the cavalry. That is all that matters to McAdam and Lockhart; what remains of their life—if there is anything—is put on hold by the one goal they care about. Characters in Westerns never have a future, indeed, they fear that, once their mission has been accomplished, they will be confronted by that uncomfortable notion, the future—a notion without which most people nowadays cannot live and to which we are all indebted and enslaved. Perhaps that is why Westerns tend to avoid or conceal that phase, ending when the protagonist has done what he feels he had to do, thus sparing us that horrible moment when he raises his head, looks around him and, as if emerging from a dream, asks himself: "Now what? I didn't die in the attempt, so what shall I do with the rest of my life?"
"The Hero's Dreadful Fate", Javier Marías, The Threepenny Review
Film, Javier Marías, Television, Westerns
And in Sad Cypress
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Before my departure for a trip to celebrate my mother's ninety-eighth birthday, friends suggested that I read Atul Gawande's Being Mortal.
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Bucktown: Interesting History and Remarkable Present
Located in Logan Square's east end, Bucktown is bordered by Wicker Park to the south, Fullerton Avenue to the north, Western Avenue to the west, and the Kennedy Expressway to the east, Bucktown is home to some of the most interesting condos for sale in Chicago.
Bucktown's history is rooted in the early Polish working-class immigrants that settled here during the 1830s. As the center for Polish commercial and residential life during the 19th century, the hallmarks of those times are still reflected today in the architecture, parks, and leafy residential streets. Three Polish cathedrals remain, noted for their opulence are St. Hedwig's, Cathedral of All Saints, and St. Mary of the Angels.
And Then There's the Name: "Bucktown."
Architecture and grassy parks aren't the only marks of the early residents. There's the name, too. "Bucktown" derives from the Bucktown legacy of goat-rearing. Yes, goats used to roam in this Polish neighborhood, coining the original neighborhood name as "Kozie Prery," or "Goat Prairie. Later, the name "Bucktown" took hold being as male goats are called "bucks."
Goat-Herders are in the Past – Today? Condos for Sale in Chicago
The neighborhood has changed a lot since those early goat-rearing days. Although you won't find any goats in Bucktown (don't hold us to that, we may stand corrected), you will certainly see the Polish influence even today in the three Polish churches still standing. Poles, as well as other European immigrants continued to arrive, particularly during World War II which saw the arrival of many displaced Eastern Europeans. From there a turning point was marked, with the arrival of Cuban, Puerto Rican, and Mexican immigrants. Later in the 1990s, Bucktown got decidedly "hip" with the arrival of artists renovating old building and lofts into artist studios and galleries. Today, Bucktown sees a wide variety of housing, including single-family homes, as well condos for sale in Chicago, including penthouse apartments and Chicago luxury condos.
Milwaukee Avenue is the Ballast to Bucktown's Past
Chicago's "Polish Corridor," has concentrated on Milwaukee Avenue, adjacent to the original Polish community that expanded from Polonia Triangle to Avondale's Polish Village. With the arrival of the artists, and later young urban professionals, Milwaukee Avenue has seen an explosion of artesian breweries, taverns, restaurants, and boutique shops.
Things to Do: Art Festivals
Art festivals held throughout the year attract many visitors. One such festival known as "Around the Coyote," has been a fan favorite since 1989, which showcases the work of a variety of talented local artists.
Bucktown Arts Fest is another such art fair, providing an opportunity for tourists and Chicago locals to join artists, craftsmen, and poets in exploring everything from their philosophy, inspiration, and wares – and most of all, celebrating the creative spirit of Bucktown.
Where to Dine and Shop? Damen Avenue of Course!
Locals and tourists alike enjoy shopping along Bucktown's Damen Avenue between North Avenue in Wicker Park and Webster Avenue. The many quirky boutiques, antique shops, bookstores (even a comic and zine store), and bohemian cafes are enough to wile away an entire weekend. For food, locals flock to Thai food at the Thai Lagoon, an old soul in Bucktown opening over 10 years ago. For live entertainment – particularly jazz – The Charleston is a thrilling stop.
Nearby neighborhoods include Avondale, West Lakeview, Lincoln Park, Ranch Triangle, Wicker Park, Palmer Square, Logan Square


A raft of measures announced by George Osborne included £150m in funding to support self-builders. This "Right to Build" scheme will see the creation of up to 10,000 serviced plots, which aspiring builders can purchase from the council.
The move could allow self-builders greater autonomy and financial muscle in specifying elements such as roofline products.
At the same time, a Budget designed to "get Britain building again" includes £500m for smaller housebuilding firms, funds to regenerate the country's worst urban housing estates, an extension of the Help To Buy scheme until 2020, and the creation of 15,000 new homes in a garden city in Ebbsfleet.
"Taken all together, the housing policies I announce today will support over 200,000 new homes for families," commented George Osborne.


Excellent stepped cubic crystals of Fluorite with phantoms from the Okorusu Flourspar Mine, Namibia. Crystals of Fluorite measure to 1.7cm on edge, with purple edges on an essentially colourless zone covering a translucent green cubic phantom with mottled areas of purple on the phantom. The crystals of Fluorite are pleasingly contrasted on the white Quartz crystal matrix. A neat specimen from the mine.


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HomeNational / InternationalCyclone Mekunu pounds Yemen island on its path to Oman
Cyclone Mekunu pounds Yemen island on its path to Oman
May 24, 2018 News National / International Comments Off on Cyclone Mekunu pounds Yemen island on its path to Oman
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The Yemeni island of Socotra has been pounded by Cyclone Mekunu, which is on a path to strike Oman this weekend.
India's Meteorological Department said in a bulletin Thursday morning that the storm was some 190 kilometers, or 118 miles, east-northeast of Socotra Island.
The department said the storm, now described as "very severe," was some 475 kilometers —about 295 miles — off the coast of Salalah, one of Oman's biggest cities.
There was no immediate word from Socotra.
The island, listed by UNESCO as a world natural heritage site, has been the focus of a dispute between the United Arab Emirates and Yemen's internationally recognized government amid that country's war. Saudi troops recently deployed there.
Meteorologists anticipate the storm making landfall near Salalah and neighboring Yemen on Saturday morning.
NFL sparks new questions with anthem policy
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Babylon Beach is situated between Santa Eulalia and Es Canar. They pride themselves on producing fresh organically grown food. Taking full advantage of the local produce of the island they offer a delicious selection of meals and snacks from pizzas and rotisserie style chargrilled chicken to salads and fish of the day along with a selection of tasty homemade desserts.
It boasts the fantastic Babylonitos Adventure Playground which is designed to encourage creative play and comprises a zip wire, climbing wall, sandpit and circular swing. Wooden picnic tables and benches under shady trees are the perfect spot for children to enjoy the Kids Menu. It always receives a big thumbs up from 3 to 12 year olds.
Babylonitos Adventure Playground is fully supervised by Kids in Ibiza 3 times per week but open daily, perfect for allowing you to relax and kick back with a cocktail, enjoying the beautiful views whilst the kids play and have fun.
The venue boasts great family friendly facilities and services. They have a baby changing room, you can celebrate your child's birthday party there and their annual kids Halloween party is infamous.


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Q: Powershell BitsTransfer (https) with invalid certificate authority I'm trying to automate the weekly download of a text file from an https site with a ps1 script. My simple attempts to connect look like this -
Start-BitsTransfer `
-source https://url.com/file `
-destination d:\test.txt

I get the error "The certificate authority is invalid or incorrect". Is there a way to override this CA check?
This Powershell (3.0) script is running on Windows Server 2008R2 and the https://url.com/ SSL cert is issued by Entrust CA. I've tried to add Entrust as a "Trusted Root Certificate Authority" to the "Certificate Store" through IE8. No joy.

A: This really racked my brain for quite some time. I finally figured out you need to enter the number in decimal not in binary or hex.
C:>bitsadmin /SetSecurityFlags myJob 8
The 8 will make the "Ignore invalid certificate authority in server certificate :true"

A: http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc753211(v=ws.10).aspx
C:\>bitsadmin /SetSecurityFlags myJob 0x011110

A: I believe I needed to update my Root CA list on the server with a MS Security Update.
And bitstransfer can not override a CA check.

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The decade of the 1960's featured some of the very best baseball players of all time….including Giants OF Willie Mays, Dodgers P Sandy Koufax, Braves OF Hank Aaron, Orioles OF Frank Robinson, Cardinals P Bob Gibson, Pirates OF Roberto Clemente, Giants P Juan Marichal, Red Sox OF Carl Yastrezemski, Giants 1B Willie McCovey, Cubs SS Ernie Banks, Orioles 3B Brooks Robinson et al…..as this video seen herewith so aptly provides unquestionable evidence of this opinion.
This video is part of ESPN Baseball's Greatest Hits series….which was hosted by longtime MLB analyst George Grande….and in our opinion here at ImaSportsphile….is at the top of the ladder when it comes to vintage MLB specials….as nobody served up better vintage baseball highlights and stories than this ESPN series.
After watching this video featuring the stars of the 1960's in Major League Baseball….we think you will agree with us…..that there might not have ever been a greater number of incredible baseball players to grace the diamond than during the decade of the 1960's.


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Ingrid Agneta Dreber, ogift Olsson, född 9 september 1946 i Enskede församling i Stockholm, är en svensk tidigare politiker (Stockholmspartiet samt Folkpartiet) och ämbetsman.

Utbildning
Dreber är civilekonom från Handelshögskolan i Stockholm och fil kand i ryska och engelska från Stockholms universitet.

Karriär
Dreber har varit revisor vid Riksrevisionsverket, sekreterare och kanslichef i Jämställdhetskommittén, departementssekreterare i Arbetsmarknadsdepartementet 1977-1984, konsult vid Statens institut för personalutveckling 1984-1985, personalchef vid Riksgäldskontoret 1985-1987, departementsråd i Civildepartementet 1987-1988, borgarråd i Stockholms stad 1988-1991, generaldirektör vid Folkhälsoinstitutet 1992-1999, förvaltningschef vid Produktionsstyrelsen i Stockholms läns landsting 2000-2002 samt verkställande direktör för Livsmedelsföretagen 2002-2012.

Politisk karriär
Dreber var en av grundarna till Stockholmspartiet 1979 och var personal- och informationsborgarråd i Stockholms stad 1988-1991. Hon var även ledamot i Folkpartiets partistyrelse 1997-1999. Sedan 1999 har hon inte haft några politiska uppdrag.

Styrelseuppdrag
Dreber har styrelseuppdrag i Handelshögskolan, Länsförsäkringar Stockholm, Swedish Nutrition Foundation, Swedish Institute for Food and Biotechnology samt Stockholms läns landstings sjukvårdsområde. Hon är engagerad i friskvård och var ledamot i Idrottshögskolans styrelse under 1990-talet. Hon var ordförande för Friskis & Svettis 1991-1993. Den 26 mars 2010 blev Agneta Dreber vald till ny ordförande i Sveriges Radio, detta sedan det inte att gått nå enighet kring Lars Leijonborg som ordförande.

Källor

Externa länkar
Dreber, I Agneta, fd borgarråd, Sthlm i Vem är det / Svensk biografisk handbok / 1993 / s 245

Stockholmspartister
Borgarråd i Stockholms stad
Kvinnor
Födda 1946
Personer i Liberalerna och Folkpartiet
Levande personer
Ledamöter i Handelshögskolan i Stockholms direktion
Personer verksamma vid Handelshögskolan i Stockholm
Alumner från Handelshögskolan i Stockholm
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« In a Mist | Main | Interview: Louie Bellson (Part 1) »
Interview: Danny Bank on Billie
Danny Bank, 85, appeared on two key Billie Holiday dates—playing flute on the hauntingly lush Lady in Satin and baritone saxophone on Billie Holiday: Last Recording, her final session recorded just four months before her death. I spoke to Danny yesterday about the session, and he helped resolve a few questions I've always had about the date.
Billie's Last Recording is particularly painful to hear. So much so that many of my friends find it unlistenable. And in many ways they're right. Billie sounds frighteningly fragile—much more so than on Lady in Satin, which was recorded a year earlier. You almost feel ashamed to be listening to it given her near-death condition.
Yet Last Recording remains an essential document. Because anything recorded by Billie is important. And because her voice, while shattered after years of abuse, still tries to overcome the physical limitations of her body and winds up taking on a strange, gaunt, autumnal beauty.
In addition, the arrangements by Ray Ellis (who also led the shimmering Lady in Satin date) are fairly strong. The musicians assembled were all major players, and trumpeter "Sweets" Edison seems to be blowing especially strong to shoulder Billie along.
I own a crystal clear Japanese import of Last Recording and have always wondered why so many of the tracks sound unfinished, musically. All of You finds the great tenor saxophonist Al Cohn squeaking during a solo, which should have triggered an immediate re-take. Sometimes I'm Happy and When It's Sleepy Time Down South fade out in strange places. Clearly an engineer's save after the date was wrapped. And so on.
Danny Bank, who occupied one of the nine chairs on the third day of the recording session in March 1959, shed light on the agonizing date:
"Her last album was recorded over three days [March 3, 4 and 11 in in 1959.] The first two dates were done with horns and strings. I wasn't on those. On the last date Ray [Ellis] used just a small band.
I remember getting a call from Romeo Penque a day before the [March 11] session. Penque was a great musician. He could do it all—he played alto, tenor, clarinet, you name it. Penque was on the first two dates in March and was scheduled to do the third. But he was one of those guys that if another date paid $10 more, he'd go take it even though he was booked for the first one.
So I told Penque I'd take the session. Billie was one of my heroes. I had always heard stories about her. I admired her for Strange Fruit. That was a bold social statement at the time. Very courageous.
When I walked into the studio, I think it was in the morning, there she was. But Billie was so sick. She had no balance. They had to put a belt on her to hold her upright in the stool she sat on to record. I don't know why she recorded that day. Maybe because the session was already booked and she needed the money.
I went over to her before we began. I said 'Billie, hi, we have a mutual friend.'
'Who? she said.
'Freddy the Freeloader,' I said. Now Freddy was a band boy. I met him when I was in Charlie Barnet's band. Freddy ran all over town with my instruments, taking them to my recording sessions. He was one of my schleppers.
Billie looked up at me, paused for a few seconds, and smiled. 'Yeah,' she said, 'Freddy. How about that. He's a good cook.' Freddy used to cook for Billie. He really was a great chef.
Then we recorded four tracks. We didn't go overtime. We just played and Billie did the best she could.
But Billie was in really bad shape, and it got worse over the period we were recording. She had her nurse standing right next to her the entire time so she wouldn't fall off that chair. Finally, after three hours, the nurse called it off with a wave of her hand. 'That's it,' she said."
So much for conductor Ray Ellis. And that's why the album sounds so rough. Billie could barely deliver the vocals and was physically shot. Whatever the engineer could capture was what the record company had to wax, regardless of Al Cohn's gaffe. When Billie's voice would break toward the end of songs while trying to holding notes, the engineer would create fade outs. And when Billie's nurse finally threw in the towel, the session was over. Period.
I, for one, would love to hear the complete masters from these dates, with Billie's false starts and her voice breaks near the end of songs and whatever banter occurred just off mike. This isn't morbid curiosity—it's merely a desire to hear the full extent of Lady Day's final outing, rough edges and all.
And yes, Freddy the Freeloader, Danny Bank's instrument schlepper, is indeed the same person Miles Davis named his song after on Kind of Blue. As Miles said in The Autobiography with Quincy Troupe: "That song was named after this black guy I knew who was always seeing what he could get from you free, and he was always around the jazz scene."
In March 1959, Billie fondly remembered Freddie before the start of her last recording date. A month later , Miles recorded Freddie Freeloader on Kind of Blue, which would turn out to be one of the most important jazz recordings of all time. Seems Freddie did alright.
Wax snap: To see a photo of Billie at this last recording session, go here. It was taken by Milt Hinton, who played bass on the date and was already an active photographer. Seems The Judge realized he was seeing something both horrible and beautiful at the same time and needed to capture it for posterity.
Wax tracks: Billie Holiday: Last Recording is out of print, but a 1990 CD is available used from sellers for around $16 or as an import for $33 (or less if purchased used). This isn't an essential recording but it is interesting to listen to nonetheless for the reasons I mentioned above. Amazon features both.
Wax clip: The song Bank referred to—Strange Fruit—was recorded by Billie for Commodore Records in 1939 and 1944 to condemn the lynching of African-Americans and the apparent toleration of the practice by local and national authorities. It's one of the first jazz protest songs. You can see and hear Billie sing it on a1959 TV show here.
I bought this LP when it first came out, right after Lady died. At first I didn't "get it," and the fact that she sounded awful dominated my reaction to it. As I matured, however, it became one of my favorite of Lady's recordings.
While I hear all the pain and physical deterioration, I must strongly disagree that "Last Recording" is not essential Lady Day. Indeed, I think it is one of her most personal documents, and far more emotionally involved than Lady In Satin.
I had the opportunity to hear Al Cohn at Joe Segal's Jazz Showcase not long before he died, Gerry Mulligan on a jazz cruise in what may have been his last public performance, Coleman Hawkins on WTTW a few days before he passed, and Gene Ammons at the Jazz Showcase in his last days. These artists were all in pain, knew they hadn't long to live, but poured every element of their being into those performances, and they were magnificent. I hear that in Lady on this session, and it is damned essential.
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MADSUMMER opens on Feb 18 at 8pm at the Carlo Theatre, Dell'Arte in Blue Lake. Performances continue Feb 19 at 8pm and Feb 20 (Sunday) at 2pm as well as Thursday though Saturday Feb 24,25,26 at 8pm and Sunday Feb 27 at 2pm. Tickets are available at www.dellarte.com. More information can also be found at www.longshadr.com.
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DELL'ARTE PRESENTS LONGSHADR PRODUCTIONS IN MADSUMMER.
MADSUMMER will be a world premier theatre work that is a very free, jukebox musical, adaptation of MIDSUMMER NIGHTS DREAM with all of the lovers over the age of 60, set in a nursing home during a pandemic with the staff of the home like Cirque on steroids (don't expect any Shakespearian verse). This will be a play with music. There will be a live band and songs, but also rich characters engaged with the human appetites ala' the commedia dell'arte…"food money sex and justice". It is a human comedy with the dark as well as the light. Carlo Mazzone Clementi, one of the founders of Dell'Arte once said that "life is 51% comedy and 49% tragedy and it is the two pushing against each other that creates the human comedy." That will be MADSUMMER
It should be noted that, according to the Population Reference Bureau, the aging baby boom generation will fuel a 75% increase in older Americans requiring nursing home care to about 2.3 million people in 2030. And thematically, it should be stated that love, …deep, passionate love… is possible and doesn't end as one ages.
MADSUMMER has been informed by conversations with Life Care Humboldt and Hospice.
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All I found is this: http://libodbcxx.sourceforge.net/ but this is not the right documentation for me. I got a UnixODBC library for C++, and cannot find any docs
I have this in the headers:
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Any ideas?
P.S. I'm maintaining a product, where the code is not written by me.

A: There is NO such documentation. I contacted Peter Harvey, he advised (what I thought at the beginning) just to watch what his wrapper does in each function and watch the documentation for unixODBC - the C version.
The other option is to rewrite the software, using the sourceforge wrapper, as it seems to be well-documented.


Yesterday was the final day of the Connecticut Maritime Association Shipping 2009 Conference and Exhibition. Amver found the entire event packed with just the right mix of people to call our participation an unbridled success.
The highlight of the CMA Shipping exhibition is always the Gala Dinner and Shipping 2009 did not disappoint. In a fashion reminiscent of the passing of U.S. Presidential powers, the succession of duties of CMA Commodore passed peacefully from John Fredriksen, of Frontline, to Captain Wei Jiafu, of COSCO.
Amver was excited to have an opportunity to thank Captain Wei for COSCO's participation in Amver and encourage him to have the entire COSCO fleet actively enrolled and participating in Amver.
Finally, Amver would like to thank everyone that stopped by the booth to say hello, congratulate us on our Plimsoll award, or just see what's new in the world of search and rescue.
We look forward to seeing you at Shipping 2010!
What is your favorite part of Shipping 2009?
Have you seen USCG Rear Admiral James Watson's video blog yet? Check out one of his installments here.
Another edition of Welcome Wednesday is upon us! Let's welcome the latest members of the Amver family. There are 21 new members from the previous week.
These vessels are dedicate to ensuring no call for help goes unanswered. Thank you for enrolling in Amver. While we hope you are never called upon to assist, the oceans are safer because of your participation.
Do you work with any of these vessels? Leave us a comment!
Excitement filled the air as day two of the Connecticut Maritime Association's Shipping 2009 started. Besides a full schedule of conferences on topics such as piracy, the luncheon included awards sponsored by Professional Mariner Magazine.
The Amver staff was busy talking to all sorts of visitors including former participants and international maritime students. There were even some students from the Shanghai Maritime Academy!
The highlight of the day was the presentation of the Professional Mariner Plimsoll Award for Outstanding Service to Amver. We were humbled and honored to receive this prestigious award on behalf of the United States Coast Guard and the thousands of Amver participants that make the system work.
Several new leads developed from meeting the array of delegates at Shipping 2009. Another fleet management company is interested in a possible partnership to increase Amver reporting and the Indian Coast Guard is interested in expanding their regional ship reporting system on the Amver model.
Tomorrow brings more opportunities to interact with our shipping partners and welcome COSCO President Captain Wei Jiafu as the new Connecticut Maritime Association Commodore.
Stop by and see us in booth G-104 or follow us on Twitter to learn what is happening.
Today kicked off the 24th annual Connecticut Maritime Association Shipping conference and exhibition in Stamford, CT. With over 1,800 registered delegates this is the largest expo CMA has hosted to date!
The day started out with the Women's International Shipping and Trade Association luncheon and some industry meetings including a meeting by INTERTANKO. The keynote address was given by a distinguished panel including United States Coast Guard Vice Commandant Vivien Crea and Congressman Elijah Cummings, Chairman of the Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation. Both Admiral Crea and Congressman Cummings addressed issue relating to the U.S. maritime sector. Admiral Crea announced a recent BIMCO informal survey supports the Coast Guard's efforts to treat seafarers more professionally during boardings and inspections while Congressman Cummings spoke about short sea shipping initiatives and piracy.
Tomorrow features additional sessions such as piracy, the world economy, a granular look at major shipping sectors, and dealing with a distressed market. The highlight of Tuesday will be the luncheon where the Professional Mariner Plimsoll Awards will be presented.
Amver will continuing blogging and Twittering the news from CMA. Stop by and see us in booth G-104 and say hello!
Amver has spent the last two days at the Emergency Prevention, Preparedness and Response working group of the Arctic Council in, of all places, Las Vegas, Nevada. While you may wonder why an Arctic working group is meeting in Las Vegas I think I can shed some light on our meeting venue.
The working group meeting, hosted by the United States, was coordinated by the Department of Energy National Nuclear Security Administration. Our meetings were held at the Atomic Test Museum, and the Nellis Air Force Base Remote Sensing Laboratory. The radiological component was well suited for our venue in Nevada and we were treated to a tour of the Nevada Test Site. The Arctic remains vulnerable to radiological incidents, among other hazards.
Delegations from Norway, Russia, Canada, Finland, Denmark, Sweden, and the United States discussed the various topics affecting the Arctic. At the conclusion of our meeting the United States was unanimously elected chair of the working group.
The Arctic remains important to shipping and the Arctic nations are committed to ensuring the Arctic is safe for residents, mariners, and the environment.
Do you think Amver can play a significant role in Arctic search and rescue? What are your concerns for the Arctic?
We are going to try a new feature here at the Amver blog. In years past new Amver participants were always listed in the Amver Bulletin. From now on these new participants will be listed each Wednesday in our new Welcome Wednesday feature. These will be the ships that enrolled in the Amver system in the past week.
So on with the welcomes!
These vessels are dedicated to ensuring no call for help goes unanswered. Thank you for enrolling in Amver. While we hope you are never called upon to assist, the oceans are safer because of your participation.
If you are a crew member or work shore side with any of these vessels please leave us a comment.
The premier shipping event of 2009 is upon us. That's right, Connecticut Maritime Association's Shipping 2009 is being held in Stamford, CT March 23-25. Amver is exhibiting in stand G-104 and hope our friends, readers, and Coast Guard shipmates will come by and visit.
2009 poses significant challenges to the shipping community. Nobody is immune from the impact the economy has on our operations. Budgets for everything from advertising to operations are tight. Crewing, chartering, bunkers; every aspect of shipping requires us to study the charts and make wise decisions. What better opportunity to hear from the experts is there than CMA Shipping 2009?
Shipping 2009 isn't just business. Don't forget about the Commodore Awards Dinner, afterglow cocktail receptions, and the usual amount of jocularity that accompanies this comprehensive conference and expo.
If you can't make it to this year's event don't worry. Amver will be live blogging and tweeting from the conference. We may even try our hand at video blogging. So stay tuned to the Amver blog or follow us on Twitter for the latest from Shipping 2009.
Are you coming? Let us know in the comments and we can connect!
So you are a good boater and heeded the call to switch your 121.5 beacon to a more accurate 406 type EPIRB. You have read the information on how they work and have properly registered your beacon as well. Now what? Just throw the old beacon away, right? Not so fast.
Just because the United States Coast Guard no longer answers 121.5 beacon activations that doesn't mean the devices are silent. In fact, many general aircraft still have 121.5 beacons on board. Who is responding to these 121.5 alerts? The Civil Air Patrol.
The Civil Air Patrol has launched a campaign to alert 121.5 beacon owners on the proper way of disposing of their old beacons. Read more about proper disposal procedures here. Improperly disposed of beacons means a volunteer air crew may have to risk their lives to search for a false alarm.
How do you dispose of a beacon?
Dispose of the device at an approved electronic disposal facility.
Register your new 406 beacon here.
United States Coast Guard Sector Jacksonville Commander, Captain Paul Thomas, reunited Leo Sherman and the crew of M/V Auto Banner at a pier side ceremony Monday.
Sherman was rescued by the Auto Banner in a dramatic case 180 miles off the coast of Madagascar in January. Mr. Sherman's account of the rescue can be read here.
Captain Thomas, flanked by Sherman and the master of the Auto Banner, Captain Duck Jun Kim, presented an Amver pennant and certificate of merit to the crew of the Auto Banner for their efforts.
Our thanks to Mr. Edward Manucy of Wilhelmsen Ship Service, Captain Kim, Mr. Sherman, and Captain Thomas for helping organize the event.


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As of jQuery 1.7, .delegate() has been superseded by the .on() method. For earlier versions, however, it remains the most effective means to use event delegation. More information on event binding and delegation is in the .on() method.

http://api.jquery.com/delegate/
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As promised, we're back with early Christmas present number two! In case you may have missed present number one, it's here. Today, we are talking about key digital trends in 2018, looking at the opinions of your favourite 12 Questions guests!
Let's kick things off with one of 2017's most talked about trends… the adoption of AR/VR.
She also hopes that marketers will put a stop to the gimmicky advertising of tech, and learn more about their audiences overall, and about what they really want and need, to add value to their lives. One can that 2018 will be the year of value-addition… not interruption!
.@pollage: In 2018 #AR will become more user friendly and more mainstream with more value-addition.
Head of Client Services at Time Inc. Chris Le'cand Harwood believes that,Snapchat's World Lens Filter has a lot of promise of making an impact in 2018. Thanks to the dancing hotdog, Blade Runner, and the Bud Light vendor in 2017, we will see more brands experimenting with the World Lens. As for Facebook and Instagram's part in AR/VR? He has no doubt that they will be doing their part of make it mainstream in 2018 (with a VR twist).
However, Founder and Chief Creative Officer at TBC London, Jon Burkhart thinks that we will surpass experimentation phase and really see AR/VR come to fruition – giving us all something interesting to do with a free moment.
Another hot topic we saw come to the forefront in 2017 was live video. Brands got excited about it, and are still intrigued by it. So what's next? Well, according to our experts, we've again only seen the tip of the iceberg!
Live video expert, Co-Founder of all live video agency, Live and Wired, Sian Hainsworth thinks the success of live video will enable the technology surrounding it to grow. This means that in 2018 we can expect more features that allow users to interact with and play an important role in the live video content they consume – i.e. the polls and voting mechanisms that have been heavily used by audiences in 2017.
.@LiveandWired: Expect further #tech developments for live video in 2018 that enable consumer interaction.
Off the back of that, Social Media Director at Ogilvy & Mather, Fabrizio Rinaldi believes that the evolution of technology will enable more stable live streams connections; i.e. the partnerships with the various production companies and industries that Twitter bets on; sports and entertainment. Their technology paired with the various platforms will have a huge impact in 2018.
Additionally, Director of Impero Michael Scantlebury and Founder and CEO of iSocialFanz, Brian Fanzo agree that there will be a much heavier strategic focus on live video than ever before, from content to timing. According to Michael, the curation strategies we've seen come to life via Primark and Netflix will enable other brands to develop the confidence to do it as well. And while Facebook is still ironing out the kinks in its live programming, it will definitely be one to watch develop in 2018.
Now the influencer game… this one is an interesting one. Home to a mix of emotions surrounding what to expect from 2018, it is a bit of a mixed bag.
Those "for it" include the Co-Founder of Fanbytes, Timothy Armoo, CEO and Founder of ContentCal, Alex Packham, and Founder and Chief Creative Officer at TBC London, Jon Burkhart. But why?
Well, working in sports, entertainment, and travel, Jon loves the idea that brands hire and train fans/customers to create engaging video that their consumers will feel compelled to interact with. And 2018 needs more of this, as it fosters genuine relationships between brands and their consumers – if done right.
Alex believes that further investment into influencer marketing in 2018 will bridge the gap between the questions concerning ROI, only if the proper resources (i.e. experienced staff) are in place.
Conversely, Director of Avviso, Lucy Hall thinks people will start to (if they haven't already) realise the "fakeness" of "smash and grab" influencer marketing and we will start to see an uprise of both micro-targeting and micro-influencers in 2018. They will resonate with other customers much more, providing more clout than big-name influencers.
.@lilzeon: 2018 will be the year of packaged thinking .
Social Media Marketing Manager Lead at Just Eat, Rachel Kneen sees both gamification and the further rise of chatbots having a big impact on 2018.
Rachel believes that while some of the metrics can be easily gamified on social media i.e. Retweets, Likes, and Shares. But the question is: Who REALLY cares? These things can be bought. What we really need to make room for in 2018, is in-post gamification; stopping people, to tangibly engage them by using their brain for a second. Whether it be in an interactive format such as canvas, or a simple riddle, brands have only just tapped into the potential of gamification.
.@RachKneen: Goodbye competitions. #Hello #gamification!
Additionally, while some say chatbots impact is minimal, and quote the ever popular stat that 70% of chatbots fail, the very real possibility is that those 70% weren't good enough to drive business value – or prove it. It's likely they haven't been developed with core business objectives in mind, or haven't really moved on from customer service propositions. Chatbots have a lot of potential for brands and their customers. However, brands need to continue to get smarter, and nail down the additional layer the engagement that chatbots can drive for their business. In 2018, there is a real possibility for that to come full circle.


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For more than 140 years, O'Gara Armoring has been the world's most trusted producer of comprehensive armoring solutions. At our manufacturing headquarters in Cincinnati, Ohio, experts design, test, fabricate and produce vehicles and armored products of the highest caliber.
Begin manufacturing coaches in Cincinnati, Ohio under Sayers & Scovill
O'Gara Armoring traces its legacy of quality and innovation back to Sayers & Scovill, a leading coach manufacturer of the late 1800s and early 1900s. The S&S Coach Company still exists today as a major producer of Hearses and limousines.
Emil E. Hess and Charles A. Eisenhardt join S&S team
Emil Hess & Charles Eisenhardt joined S&S as office helpers, brewing coffee and mailing letters. By 1906, the pair had risen to leadership roles within the company, which their descendants bought in 1942.
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Hess & Eisenhardt built trailers for the military during WWII and then shifted to the armored car industry when they developed and installed the armor on President Truman's 1950 Lincoln Cosmo.
Produce Ronald Reagan's Presidential limo
President Truman's limo started a long series of armored cars produced for prestigious customers, including Elvis, the King of Saudi Arabia, and Queen Elizabeth II. The O'Gara Brothers bought Hess & Eisenhardt in 1982 and won the contract to armor President Reagan's Cadillac Fleetwood.
Developed up-armored HMMWV for the U.S. Department of Defense
Combat operations in Somalia highlighted the need for increased protection for the Army's HMMWV. In response, the DOD ordered the production of the first armored variant--the M1114. O'Gara-Hess & Eisenhardt designed, manufactured, and installed the armor on more the 20,000 M1114s.
Become the #1 provider of armor for the military's tactical wheeled vehicles at the beginning of the War on Terror
Armor Holdings bought O'Gara-Hess & Eisenhardt in 2001, before 9/11, but that tragic event shifted the company's focus to the military market as the need for armor catapulted. Armor Holdings became the sole provider of up-armored HMMWVs, specifically the M1151.
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With the steady production of up-armored HMMWVs, Armor Holdings' O'Gara-Hess & Eisenhardt grew rapidly. The increased profits funded the construction and opening of the company's first glass plant.
Develop & produce survivability solution for the Caiman MRAP cab
By the end of 2005, HMMWV production reached its peak of 700 vehicles per month. The company's performance with the HMMWV won it more high-profile contracts, including up-armor kits for both the FMTV and M1915, and the development of the armored cab for the Caiman MRAP.
CAV produces record annual quantity of 470 vehicles using a single shift
BAE Systems purchased Armor Holdings in 2007 and expanded the Cincinnati plant by adding an updated manufacturing building and new transparent armor facility. Additionally, BAE increased the emphasis on the production of commercial armor vehicles (CAV), which reached a record annual quantity of 470 vehicles in 2009.
Become the world's largest supplier of armoring systems
By 2010, the military and CAV production lines combined to make BAE Systems in Cincinnati the leading provider of armored vehicles in the world. The company's offerings had expanded into turrets, heavy engineering equipment, and numerous vehicle models, including the Chevy Suburban, Toyota Hilux, and Toyota Land Cruiser.
Partners with BMW for sale of armor-ready X5 in U.S. market
The O'Gara Group reacquired BAE's Commercial Armored Division in 2013 and restored O'Gara-Hess & Eisenhardt. The organization quickly sealed the unification by partnering with BMW to become the sole-source provider of the armor-ready X5, which have filled major contract with the Department of State.
Poised for sustained growth through partnerships with miltary and CAV OEMs
For over 140 years, O'Gara's standards of quality and innovation have never wavered. They have only deepened with time, becoming values that guide every employee, from the engineer designing CAD models in an office, to the craftsman welding armor on the floor. Those values embodied by those people are the reason this company has endured. They are the reason O'Gara Armoring produces the best armor solutions in the world.


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Show previews: The Roots, Ryan Dillaha, and the remaining Whitney garden parties
By MT Staff on Wed, Aug 5, 2015 at 1:00 am
The Roots, Ryan Dillaha, and the remaining Whitney garden parties
@ Chene Park
You know them as alt-hip-hop pioneers. Your mom knows them as Jimmy Fallon's buddies on The Tonight Show. But either way, the Roots are an electric, versatile group, one of the hardest-working bands in the business. The Philadelphians come to Chene Park on Sunday, and they're sure to play a show filled with improv, solos, and surprises.
The band's undeniable centerpiece is Questlove, drummer and co-leader (with rapper Black Thought). The engine behind the "Soulquarians" collective that made records like D'Angelo's Voodoo, Common's Like Water for Chocolate, and Erykah Badu's Mama's Gun, Quest has one of the deepest wells of musical knowledge I've ever heard of — ideas constantly swirling, bubbling with obscure influences and always thirsty for more. Pick up his book Mo' Meta Blues and you'll be taken to school on the kind of American music that traditional rock-oriented music historians often overlook.
The Roots seem to be one of the last of their kind. Everyone respects them, but nobody really imitates them. Not only is a full hip-hop "band" sort of a strange concept,but conscious hip hop with live instrumentation hasn't been in vogue for a while. That said, with D'Angelo fully returned and Common enjoying some of his highest visibility since Kanye West starting repping him, the Soulquarian sound might be making a comeback. And as far as bands go, the closest comparison to the Roots' fusion of conscious hip-hop and classic soul I can find is an up-and-coming group with seemingly limitless potential — Chicago's the Social Experiment, whose Surf recalls the old-school sound of the Roots' Wake Up! and the anything-goes experimentation of Phrenology.
The Roots are coming off one of their darkest, most to-the-point records yet, 2014's ...and then you shoot your cousin, but they never seem to get stuck in any particular zone for very long. For a band with a full-time gig on TV, they still do an almost unhealthy amount of touring, and by all accounts, the one constant is that the live show remains vibrant and dynamic. Quest, Black Thought, and the gang seem constantly hungry for more, constantly looking to add sounds to bake into their multi course meals filled with musical history. But the Roots won't just lecture you on hip-hop's past — they'll show exactly why it's still so great today.
The Roots play Chene Park on Sunday, Aug. 9 at 8 p.m.; 2600 Atwater St., Detroit 48207. Rapper and Seinfeld fan Wale opens. Tickets range from $46 to $150.
August garden parties
@ The Whitney mansion
The coolest mansion in Midtown is also one of its most underrated spots for music. Every Thursday evening in the summer, the Whitney mansion hosts an outdoor garden concert by a local band. The genres and styles change on a weekly basis, but the Motor City talent is always there. As this concert series starts to wrap up, here's a rundown of how things are finishing up in August.
On Aug. 6, the best of the best students at Rochester's School of Rock show what they've got, as the school's house band plays a set of rock standards and pop classics. I hear Jack Black will not, in fact, make an appearance, but these kids can shred better than him anyway.
Having opened for Miranda Lambert, Toby Keith, Big & Rich, and Jason Aldean and possessing a clean, modern sound, I don't know how Annabelle Road isn't more famous yet. On Aug. 13, the Detroit country band takes its friendly, catchy vibes to the Whitney. Singer Amanda Bailey shares tales of relationships beginning and ending, of love gained and lost, her vocals confident and filled with charismatic attitude as they ride the heavy guitars and dance with the group's fiddle.
Keeping with the rootsy vibe but attacking it from a different direction, Detroit's Duende delivers music that's part barnyard hoedown, part Misfits punk — like some cowboys having a bacchanal in a ghost town. Duende combines the disorienting fuzzy power of the Detroit garage rock that we all love with the aesthetics and tropes of old-school blues and country, creating beautiful, noisy, catchy chaos. I'm going to love seeing how this show plays out in a place as nice and upscale as the Whitney.
The series finale is an extra helping of grungy alt-rock, with MPV (My Pal Val) and Cheerleader both performing sets. Coming off the recent In Lust We Trust EP, MPV plays music in the vein of the Breeders, Veruca Salt, and other '90s rock outfits, with well-crafted songs and intriguing lyrics on top of the driving beats and fuzzy guitars. Meanwhile, Cheerleader (definitely not to be confused with the indie-pop group of the same name) are raw, unrestrained punks, recording simple, messy unpleasantness so defiantly and unapologetically that you can't help but love them.
The Whitney mansion is located at 4421 Woodward Ave., Detroit. Doors open at 5 p.m. and music starts at 6 p.m. $5 cover. 21 and over.
Ryan Dillaha & the Miracle Men
@ The Loving Touch
Ryan Dillaha recorded his latest album in stereo... in Mono. Hold on. This isn't some new contradictory recording technique — Dillaha and his band, the Miracle Men, just happened to record their new record (in stereo) in a converted horse barn studio in a tiny Ontario town called Mono. The result is an easygoing country-rock record titled, somewhat literally, Miracles in Mono.
Opening with "Passing Strange," a song whose catchy refrain and party-starting full-band backing make it easy to enjoy from the minute it begins, Dillaha's intentions are immediately clear — he wants to make a record that's easy to enjoy and accessible to all. Dillaha's not the type to show off, but it's clear how much he loves to make this kind of rural honky-tonk blues rock.
Miracles in Mono continues with plenty of music in the same down-home style. Like the Allman Brothers Band and other Southern-sounding rock outfits, the Miracle Men are just a band that wants to have a good time, and their music is perfect for the last stretch of summer, when you can still roll the windows down in a crowded car on a country road. If you're playing a loud and carefree song like "On Her Mind" or "Leaves of Grass," you might accidentally go a little over the speed limit.
Whatever Dillaha does to get so relaxed, I want to try it. His voice isn't traditionally spectacular, but when he sings it's so inviting, so casual, like your uncle who grabs a guitar and starts playing at a family barbecue. He's at his best on songs like "Hometown Hangovers," telling stories of drinking in bars and meeting women by the jukebox, or on "Under the Gun," when he plays the role of the wandering lone-wolf outlaw who can never stay in one place too long and breaks hearts wherever he goes. And the Miracle Men are the Wilco to his Billy Bragg, getting fantastically bluesy on songs like "Whiskey Blind" but also flexibly moving to country, rock, or more sensitive folk as needed.
What I like best about Dillaha & the Miracle Men is they don't seem to have just one ideal type of listener. Part of me wants to put them in the "Dad rock" category along with some of their influences, but that doesn't seem fair to the band's inclusive spirit. Miracles in Mono is music for men and women of all tastes and all ages — as long as they're loose and ready to have a good time.
The Miracle Men play the record release show for Miracles in Mono at the Loving Touch, 22634 Woodward Ave., Ferndale, on Saturday, Aug. 8 before embarking on a national tour. Doors open at 8 p.m.
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This is one of the best blog posts I have seen in a long time. Ezra just turned 11 months old and this fits him to a T. Sorry, this entry is completely unrelated to adoption, but it fits my Ezra perfect! I had to share it with you!
I am a ten-month-old baby and I write because my mother has been sending out my "Christmas List" to people, and her list does not in any way represent the things I really want. I could give two s#*ts about receiving stacking cups.
And I know you're ready to make the joke about ten month-old babies and how all we want is the wrapping paper and the boxes. Touché, Santa. Touché. We do, of course, want those things. But I have a number of additional things I want very badly.
My list is enclosed below. Have a lovely holiday.


Hi everyone...I'm fairly new here, but after reading through some posts about "Wrapped Up In You," I have to agree with some that it is a pretty weak lead-off single for an album. And just because his name is Garth Brooks, he automatically gets a ton of airplay and his single shoots up the top, no matter how strong or weak the song is. And it's a shame because other artists could release that song and not do well with it at all and really struggle in getting airplay. Although I am a huge fan of Garth, I do see it as a bad choice for a lead-off, and a weaker song. I think it's a shame that radio and the country music fans think so highly of certain things he does just because his name is Garth.
I am not going to yell at you. I am going to speak my mind, I like the song, it has a Beatles feel to it and It is an awesome song to start off the album. And everyone else, don't bash GBfromWA either, GBfromWA is only speaking their mind. If anyone is a true Garth fan, then we know from the man that We Shall Be Free if we learn to put aside our petty differences. GBfromWA, I respect your feelings for your opinion, In some ways you are right. I hope you still give the album a chance, because it probably is a great album.
Well Garth isnt the only artist that can do this. Look at Tim McGraw, Toby Keith, and George Strait. Almost any song they do right now is guaranteed to be a #1 or at least hit top ten. Same for Faith Hill. I Love The Way You Love Me spent what 6 weeks at #1. Now that was a very silly song especially coming after Breathe which is an awesome song. You are right though. But not all Garths songs go to the top, and probably had this song been released by a lesser known artist it would not have done as well. I think country radio and fans were starved for new stuff, and when his album hits it will be fantastic. Only have heard very positive feedback on his new CD.
I have to agree with SweetGBFan on this one:) Although I couldn't really picture this but do you not think that if Tim McGraw would have sang this song it wouldn't have went up the charts? Yet another song to show his loving devotion to his wife:rolleyes: We all know all too well how wrapped up in each other they are, and I'm not saying there's anything wrong with that but just merely trying to prove a point, with no offence to McGraw fans.
Personally I love this song and think it was a good choice for a single but I do respect your opinion also, as your entitled to it and when the C.D. comes out we can all hmmm and haww over why he would have picked that song over others but right now I'm very happy with that choice.
Oh I will TOTALLY buy the album on the 13, no doubt about it. I guess my only problem is that I wish radio would embrace other artists who, if recorded the same song, could do just as well. This goes for all of the artists right now, Tim, Faith, Toby, etc...I wish that radio (and award shows, especially) would quit being so biased...Garth was just a good example to use to get my point across. He's still my top 5 favorite, and I'll of course be buying the CD like everyone else on the 13th.
This goes the same with big-names in other music genre.
It's not a shame because that's what people want.
I think the only way we can really "test" this theory is if/when Shania releases new music. She hasn't had new music out for a while so if they make a big deal about it it's because the fans have missed her.
Isn't THAT why we're all going crazy?
It is in our weakness where we can find our strength. Don't under-estimate the power of what appears to be weak. It's just what the Doc ordered.


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Colorado's 2015 Premiums: Up, Down And Holding The Line
By Eric Whitney June 27, 2014
Health insurance companies in Colorado are starting to talk about their proposed premiums for 2015. State regulators on Monday released the draft prices, which the state now has 60 days to approve or deny.
Carriers generally aren't proposing big changes in premiums for 2015, nothing that's dramatically out of line with trends of the last several years.
"Most of the premiums are falling in a range of anything from a 10 percent decrease to a 10 percent increase. That's where the bulk of them are sitting right now," said Vincent Plymel, a spokesman for Colorado's Division of Insurance.
While the proposed rates are public, they are not easy to compare to 2014 rates. Consumer advocates are digging into the data and analyzing trends. Most insurers are also talking publicly about their proposed prices.
Colorado's dominant carrier, Kaiser Permanente, is asking for about a 7 percent premium increase, according to consumer advocates.
"Our goal is to keep rate increases to a minimum," a statement from the company reads. Kaiser Permanente covers about a quarter of everyone with private insurance in Colorado. (Kaiser Health News is not affiliated with Kaiser Permanente.)
It also won nearly half of the new market created by the Affordable Care Act in 2014. More than 127,000 Coloradans bought policies through the state's new ACA marketplace, about 75,000 of them using subsidies.
"We believe the past year has shown that Coloradans have embraced our model of providing affordable top-notch care and coverage," the statement reads.
United Healthcare, which holds about 18 percent of the market, declined interview requests on 2015 rates. Consumer advocates said changes to United's premiums, if any, are not yet clear.
Anthem, third among the three big players in Colorado with 13 percent of individual and small group policies, says it is lowering its premiums by an average of 5 percent.
Steve ErkenBrack, CEO of Colorado-based Rocky Mountain Health Plans, says his company kept its premiums basically flat. It's still too early to say how big changes, including a lot more people with health coverage, under the ACA are or aren't affecting premiums, he says.
"We know who the (insured) population is in 2014, but do we know how they will utilize care? No," says ErkenBrack.
The newly insured population contains at least some people who were denied coverage before, because of pre-existing conditions. Insurers are still learning how much care is used by people who were shut out of the market before.
"In terms of making sure you don't have unusual fluctuations, you'd probably want a year-and-a-half to two years of data," ErkenBrack says.
But Julia Hutchins, CEO of the new Colorado Health-Op insurance plan said they adjusted their rates, "down by 10% on average," based on what information is available about the newly insured.
"Estimates, although early, suggest that the cost (of covering the newly-insured) is not has high as we estimated last year. And so we were able to take advantage of that new data in setting our rates for 2015," Hutchins said.
This story is part of a reporting partnership that includes NPR and Kasier Health News.
Eric Whitney


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Q: TYPO3 FLUID conditions while looping array I have an array which contains a list of names. In the front end, this has to be listed in a listed way. Using the
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Now the problem is in FLUID I did not find a way to end the
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I want to do something like this
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A: I think you should get the id in PHP for the element in the middle and then you can use a simple if, like this:
It is a bit extended version of f:for. Here you can check the iteration property. When you use the iteration.index it is the current index of elements. However an elementLimit you have to set.
It is several properties for iteration : isFirst,isLast, isEven, isOdd, total, cycle, index.
Here is an article about it.
UPDATED example:
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A: This should work. The only problem is when there is an odd amount of menu entries.
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