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We're facing the fourth Saturday of protests coming up. The first on Nov. 17 saw nationwide protests and road blockages, while the 2nd and 3rd saw protests around the iconic Champs Elysees and the Arc de Triomphe, with damage and violence ratcheting up each time. Conversations are changing in the media here with talk of how the French welfare state is failing, how taxes are deployed, etc. Disturbances were even registered yesterday in some high schools related to the Yellow Shirt (Gilets Jaunes) movement. Macron had his reputation battered with the Benalla affair in the summer, and it's only been getting worse since. Self-styled "Jupiter" now has to face some hard choices as public support for this vast swathe of poor French people who live in the rural/small town regions forgotten by globalization and government policy remains high. Whatever he decides may ultimately be of no use anyway as many see his tenure in its mortal throes. One of the aims of the Gilets Jaunes is indeed to get bankers' representative Macron out.
Macron On Edge As Up To 120,000 Angry "Yellow Vests" Prepare To Storm The Bastille
French President Emmanuel Macron may institute emergency tax cuts in an attempt to stem violent protests which have gripped France for three weeks, according to Bloomberg.
The government is increasingly worried that the economy, alongside its own political fortunes, is threatened by demonstrations against fuel taxes that have spiraled into a push-back against Macron's policies.
Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire said the impact of the riots was "severe," and left a meeting of finance ministers in Brussels to return to Paris for crisis talks with colleagues. –Bloomberg
In order to make the tax cuts work, the French government will need to find ways to cut spending that doesn't hobble growth, as well as tax measures that will stimulate the economy.
For Macron, the stakes are high as he doesn't want to damage the credibility he needs to push for reforms in Europe. The European Commission has already said his existing budget is at risk of non-compliance with EU rules.
According to Marc Touati, economist and president of business consultancy ACDEFI, Macron may be forced to take a more radical approach, even if that means the deficit slipping a bit. –Bloomberg
The protests have crippled revenues across the country, with some large supermarkets seeing drops as much as 25 percent. Hotel bookings have suffered a similar fate.
Toll-road operators Vinci SA and Eiffage SA meanwhile have seen their share prices decline as they have opened toll booths to let cars pass freely.
Whatever Macron has planned, he better act fast – as there are currently 15,000 angry French Yellow Vests signed up for next Saturday's protests in Paris: three times as many as last weekend, while 104,000 are a "maybe."
Pam Anderson, meanwhile, has also weighed in on the issue:
Leaders of the so-called "Yellow Vest" movement have rejected demands to negotiate with the French government after President Emmanuel Macron ordered his prime minister to hold discussions, according to AFP. Macron and top officials are now in full damage control mode amid the most violent protests France has seen since 1968.
Approximately 136,000 demonstrators donning yellow reflective vests were recorded across France on Saturday – of which approximately 5,500 protested in the French capital according to the interior ministry. The previous weekend saw 166,000 demonstrators, and 282,000 the week before that.
According to the interior ministry, 412 people were arrested in during Saturday's violent clashes in the French capital, while 263 people were injured. The worst hit areas were the wealthy west and central Paris, where stores were smashed and looted, dozens of cars were burnt, and police forces were overwhelmed by Yellow Vest protesters.
Amid the chaos, an 80-year-old woman was killed in Marseille when a police tear-gas canister was launched into her apartment window while she was trying to close the shutters. She was taken to a nearby hospital but died during an operation after suffering shock, according to a local media report. She has become the third casualty in the demonstrations which began three weeks ago.
On Monday, Macron held an urgent security meeting – after which ministers said that while "no options have been ruled out," they had not discussed a state of emergency as had been previously reported.
Conservative leader Marine Le Pen who attended the meeting warned that Macron could become the first French president to order troops to open fire on his own people in 50 years, and that he should abandon his plan to raise taxes on fuel while lowering gas and electricity prices.
The demonstrations, meanwhile, have had a noted effect on business in the region.
Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire met with business representatives to assess the damage caused to businesses over the weekend.
"The impact is severe and ongoing," Mr Le Maire told the AFP news agency.
Some retailers had seen sales drop by around 20-40% during the demonstrations, while some restaurants had lost 20-50% of their takings, he added. –BBC
The protests have continued into Monday according to the BBC, which reports that about 50 Yellow Vest protesters blocked access to a major fuel depot in the port city of Fos-sur-Mer, which is close to Marseille – while gas stations across France have run out of fuel after restrictions on purchases were instated.
As if things weren't bad enough for Macron, on Monday French private ambulance drivers staged further demonstrations against several healthcare and social security reforms which they say could affect their jobs.
Paramedics blocked the Place de la Concorde near the downtown National Assembly at around 5:30 a.m. local time, sounding their sirens and waving banners condemning the reforms, according to France Info.
Dozens of trucks formed a blockade from Paris's Place de la Concorde to the French National Assembly.
One protester told the Reuters news agency: "[The reforms] will bludgeon us financially and destroy our companies. We're going to have to fire people, that's for sure."
It is unclear if the ambulance drivers are part of the Yellow Vest movement – however recent polls have shown that most of France supports their cause.
Similiar protests have broken out around Europe, as Yellow Vest demonstrations have spread to Belgium, Italy and the Netherlands.
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A young Chinese girl ventures outside her home to find a crowd gathered near a dead body, only to find something entirely different upon second glance.
Winged is a unique, experimental piece. Explain your approach to telling unconventional stories.
I'm not so sure what defines "experimental writing," but I think writing is experimenting. I've always loved reading absurd stories that are told in a serious way, like One Hundred Years of Solitude.
Reading made me love writing. Quoting a Frenchman whose name I can't recall, "I don't write to say what I think but to know what I think." I think writing is a great way to understand yourself and screenwriting is just a different method of writing.
Winged is a concise story, yet it feels packed to the brim with many interesting things — the little girl, the inchworms, the dead body, the man-size moth, etc. Can you discuss how you came up with story?
I wanted to connect the worm with the body, so this is a story of metamorphosis, life to death and death to life. I also think that Lea's growth in the story is some kind of metamorphosis. The man-sized moth is a tribute to Kafka and a play on the Chinese idiom Po Jian Cheng Die.
In recent years the trees have all been sprayed with insect repellent, and well, there aren't many trees left in Beijing anyway.
There's always time for writing!!!!!
I don't… I need to finish a story in one go, because I find it hard to pick up the rhythm and flow of the story after I've left it, and that's why I've only been able to write short stories. Since I never stop until I've finished, I always need to stay up for the whole night and maybe even the next.
Winged has a distinct style and visual sense. Do you plan on directing it eventually?
I don't think I'll be a good director, but I'd LOVE to tag along or work with the film crew if it ever happens (sorry, had to use caps lock to emphasize).
I only write when I feel like it, or if I'm being pushed.
Once I get a basic idea of what I want to write, I start glaring at my laptop. Once I start writing, the story just becomes clearer.
I don't, because I don't think stories end on a full stop. You could write forever, and you can stop whenever.
What advice would you give to writers who are in the middle of writing a draft?
I think writing is like running a marathon — once you get past the point of wanting to break down and stop, you start to feel like you're soaring. Soon you get to the point of wanting to stop again. And then the process is repeated until you manage to make it to the finish line or you can faint and get carried away by the medical team.
Read it. If you like it, send it away to some kind of competition I guess. If you don't like it, change it. I would stay away from giving it to other people to read, unless it's someone you really trust.
When I was searching for short screenplay competitions, BlueCat was one of the first suggestions on Google. The name brought back memories. There was an educational Chinese cartoon series called Blue Cat's 3000 Questions. I think I loved it. I remember it as a story of a curious cat traveling the world with his buddies searching for answers.
I've got so many classics I still need to read. No time for current writers, their works haven't been tested by time yet.
I've been mainly inspired by the Chinese & Japanese YoKai culture, Japanese anime & manga, and other short animations such as Kiwi! and The Fantastic Flying Books of Mr Morris Lessmore (these two are my favorite).


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Four Washtenaw County teams place in top 10 at Division 1 state finals
Pete Cunningham | AnnArbor.com, June 05, 2010 9:10 p.m.
By this time of the year, most track teams have seen and heard everything they're going to. That's why it was so surprising that the Saline and Ann Arbor Pioneer girls track teams were hearing something neither had all season on at the MHSAA Division 1 state finals.
The leader board was announced after 12 events at Rockford high School and neither the Hornets or Pioneers had their totals read. Both were out of the top 10, and seemingly out of contention.
Not having their names called was completely foreign to the teams, both of whom had all but dominated competition all season.
"It was kind of weird, then you start looking around and you're like 'I'm with some of the best athletes,' " said Saline senior Kate Carter, who collected three all state medals finishing third in the 800 run and running on Saline's fourth place 3,200 and 1,600 relay teams. "I feel blessed to finish off the season with some hardware."
After Sophia Kunselman and Angela Renfroe placed third and second in the 300-meter hurdles, Pioneer catapulted from 11th to fourth place between the 12th and 13th events, which is where they would remain, finishing with 33 points. Rochester won with 65 points.
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Platinum Peek's new documentary film, Dirty Toes, was released online recently and has been receiving a great response. The film is made by a Cal Poly student and his brother and focuses on a local resident with Cerebral Palsy. Erikson Dickens said in an interview with KSBY that he and his brother decided to make the documentary because they like telling stories about ordinary people in extraordinary circumstances. Their goal is to encourage people to go after what they want and live a full life.
Dickens said he and Cameron Sluggett met at age 14 and became friends. Dickens said Sluggett has never let his disability stop him from following his dreams.
Sluggett said he has never let his disability define his life.
"I'm honored to have a story be told about me," Sluggett said. "I didn't realize it was so different. It just seems like it's my life."
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The little man with the apron smiled and said, "howdy!" The man did not want to waste his time with this little runt.
Man: Sir, I would like to speak to the person in charge of this establishment.
Man with Apron: Ok. Go around the building, and go in the first door. Ask for Mr. Big Shot.
Man goes as directed and meets Mr. Big Shot.
Man: Mr. Big Shot I would like to speak to you about some modifications your company needs to make to stay up with your competition.
Mr. Big Shot: That is good. I have empowered that sort of thing to my number one man, Mr. One. His office is the first one on the right.
The man knocks on Mr. One's door.
Mr. One: Can I help you?
Man: Yessir, Mr. Big Shot sent me to discuss with you some modifications that will keep you up with your competitors.
Mr. One: That is nice, but actually, I don't know much about that kind of stuff, I empowered Mr. Hoot to run things like that. You need to talk to him. He is out in the warehouse, in a little office by the shipping door.
The man finds the cramp little office by the big shipping door and sees Mr. Hoot marking things on a clip board. He tells Mr. Hoot he was there to suggest some modifications. Mr. Hoot nodded, asked him to step out side, so while he talked he could smoke.
When they stepped out and the man started talking about his proposed plans, Mr. Hoot halted him while lightening a cigarette.
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Later that evening Mr. Big Shot, Mr. One, and Mr. Hoot are having drinks at their club.
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Why Ed Hunter! You and I corresponded back in the early 1990s re Gree'ville Pullen kinfolks. That was before I moved off to the flatlands to eventually become an eremite. Finding your blog today is like some kind of visit home, and I've only read random posts. --Nell C.
I am so glad you stumbled over me.
You were a nurse and your husband worked for an airlines I think.
I hope you all are ok.
Do you have Paul Pullen's book on the genealogy of the Pullens? It is good.


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"Actually it's the other way around. My younger sister Zahara, I cannot even say she owes me, it was just my duty to help out other people.
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Responding to DJ Sbu's comments, Zahara claimed she never received royalties from the Loliwe album.
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Canellis notes that crypto currency makes for a tempting target. While typical attacks net hackers a fraction of a cent per victim, a bad actor can make thousands of dollars from one successful attack. The Titan Keys work because they cut out the telecoms—there is no one for hackers to bamboozle. Navigate to the source article for more information on the device and how it works. Canellis observes what could be taken as a warning—today's world of online banking and mobile apps makes for a less secure banking environment than we older folks grew up with.
Whom do we trust? Google? Another third party?
With enormous streams of data flowing back to China and the potential for it to be used by intel communities, it's no shock that the Pentagon recently began revising its artificial intelligence strategy. This comes because China and Russia, specifically, are beginning to chip away at America's technological edge. It's exciting to see the US intelligence community take a greater stake on AI and its related strains. We hope this is the beginning of a boom in the industry.
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It is also being for national defense, which can be translated into protecting an individual's data without changing the algorithm.
It is a basic interview without much meat about how to protect your data. Defensive forces can use the same algorithm as regular people, but that does not sound reassuring. How about speaking in layman's terms?
With many competitors why are their so many successful breaches?


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My task is to evaluate its age at the moment of measurement, which is an inverse problem.
I think 2D approximation of the 3D case is hard (done here by Abo-Zahhad) with with 3-leads (2 on chest and one at left leg - MIT-BIT arrhythmia database):

where f is a piecewise continuous function in R^2, \epsilon is the error matrix and A is a 2D matrix.
Now, I evaluate the average grid distance in x-axis (time) and average grid distance in y-axis (energy).
I think this can be done by Matlab's Image Analysis toolbox.
However, I am not sure how complete the toolbox's approaches are.
I think a transform approach must be used in the setting of uneven and noncontinuous grids. One approach is exact linear time euclidean distance transforms of grid line sampled shapes by Joakim Lindblad et all.
The method presents a distance transform (DT) which assigns to each image point its smallest distance to a selected subset of image points.
This kind of approach is often a basis of algorithms for many methods in image analysis.

I tested unsuccessfully the case with bwdist (Distance transform of binary image) with chessboard (returns empty square matrix), cityblock, euclidean and quasi-euclidean where the last three options return full matrix.
Another pseudocode
% https://stackoverflow.com/a/29956008/54964
%// retrieve picture
imgRGB = imread('dummy.png');

%// detect lines
imgHSV = rgb2hsv(imgRGB);
BW = (imgHSV(:,:,3) < 1);
BW = imclose(imclose(BW, strel('line',40,0)), strel('line',10,90));

%// clear those masked pixels by setting them to background white color
imgRGB2 = imgRGB;
imgRGB2(repmat(BW,[1 1 3])) = 255;

%// show extracted signal
imshow(imgRGB2)

where I think the approach will not work here because the grids are not necessarily continuous and not necessary ideal.
pdist based on the Lumbreras' answer
In the real examples, all coordinates differ such that pdist hamming and jaccard are always 1 with real data.
The options euclidean, cytoblock, minkowski, chebychev, mahalanobis, cosine, correlation, and spearman offer some descriptions of the data.
However, these options make me now little sense in such full matrices.
I want to estimate how long the signal can live.
Sources

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*J. Müller, and S. Siltanen. Linear and nonlinear inverse problems with practical applications.

*EIT with the D-bar method: discontinuous heart-and-lungs phantom. http://wiki.helsinki.fi/display/mathstatHenkilokunta/EIT+with+the+D-bar+method%3A+discontinuous+heart-and-lungs+phantom Visited 29-Feb 2016.

A: There is a function in Matlab defined as pdist which computes the pairwisedistance between all row elements in a matrix and enables you to choose the type of distance you want to use (Euclidean, cityblock, correlation). Are you after something like this? Not sure I understood your question!
cheers!

A: Simply, do not do it in the post-processing. Those artifacts of the body can be about about raster images, about the viewer and/or ... Do quality assurance in the signal generation/processing step.
It is much easier to evaluate the original signal than its views.

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Today's Teacher Appreciation Gift was an easy, interactive project that Lil Monkey got to help me put together. We filled two plastic pencil boxes with pencils, pens, and sticky notes. Then we added stickers to the top of the box that said, "Just a little note to remind you how awesome you are!"
For the sticky notes, we made some holders. I got two free standing plastic picture holders and two with magnets on the back. Both were 4x6 inch photo sizes.
After I cut a 4x6 inch piece of card stock for each one, I let Lil Monkey decorate with some stickers and he wrote his teachers' names on them. The we just paced them in the plastic picture frames and added sticky note pads to them.
** Side note: The name brand, Post-It sticky notes actually stick the best.
The first year we made the sticky note pad holders was in 2013 for Lil Monkey's Pre-K 2 class. They were a hit!
Lil Monkey's teachers were very happy to get their "treasure boxes" today.


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The Illusion - Together (As A Way Of Life) (1969 us, excellent classic rock with psych vibes, 2014 remaster)
By some standards, the Illusion were one of the most successful unknown psychedelic bands of their generation -- unknown, yes, but with three LPs to their credit on the Steed label. Their personnel included Michael Ricciardella (drums), Richie Cerniglia (guitar), Chuck Alder (bass), Mike Maniscalco (guitar, keyboards), and John Vinci (vocals). The Steed label released Illusion, Together, and If It's So between 1969 and 1970.
Their second is a mixed bag – the psychedelic aspects have been toned down and the album has some heavy workouts which lend themselves to the "cock rock" excess of the 70s, but generally it's a lot more quieter than the other two albums.
The group, as a sign of the times, experiments with other musical forms trying to expand their palate, sometimes to mixed results. Lead track and first single "How Does It Feel" is a close cousin to "Did You See Her Eyes." A mover with funky cowbell, wah-wah accents and a sly nod to "Day Tripper" it made it to #110 on the charts." "Happy Days" is actually a dramatic mid-tempo number with choral vocals and prominent electric piano.
Throughout the album Maniscalco's keyboards and acoustic guitars are more to the fore. "Bright Eyes" alternates from jaunty to semi-classical with a piano coda, while "Don't Push It" is a riff rocker, with Hammond organ and a lengthy percussion finale, "Illusion-style." Written by Barry, "Once In A Lifetime" was the B-side of "How Does It Feel," it's slinky soul underpinned by acoustic guitar, with an excellent Vinci vocal and tasty guitar from Cerniglia.
With strong A and B sides, it deserved more than it's #110 chart showing. "Love Me Girl" is a good-time hand-clapper that sounds like a throwback to co-writter Barry's Brill Building days. As "Dame Tu Amor, Nina" it was released in Spain as the flip of "Juntos" ("Together") in a collectable picture sleeve. The real meat is on Side Two. "Lila" is a catchy stew of intertwined guitars, bass-driven rhythm and sing-along vocals that should have been released as a single. With it's throbbing Leslie organ and rubbery sustained fuzz guitar alternating with acoustic-based verses, "Angel" is psychedelic pop perfection. Going from strength to strength, "Peace Pipe" smokes from the dual fuzz lead opening to the last beat of thumping tribal drums.
What could have sounded like a bad cliche in the wrong hands becomes a tour de force with haunting Leslied vocal refrains, growling Hammond organ, and thrilling guitar pyrotechnics. I guess back then all bands felt obligated to take their shot at "da blooze," and while no great shakes, "Naked Blues" is at least not embarrassing. A beautiful haunting ballad, "Little Boy" with it's delicate finger-picked guitar and dramatic flourishes is another showcase for John Vinci's vocal prowess. Side closer "Together" is an ever catchier sing-along and was their second highest charting single at #80. The "peace & harmony" lyrics may be charmingly dated, but it's stabs of fuzz-kazoo guitar and rousing children's choir chorus should have sent it higher than #80. The Illusion had shown listeners again they truly had it "together"
by Bruce Eder and John H. McCarthy
1. How Does It Feel (Jeff Barry, Richie Cerniglia, Mike Maniscalco) - 3:14
2. Happy Days (Chuck Alder, Richie Cerniglia, Mike Maniscalco) - 5:04
3. Bright Eyes (Mike Maniscalco, Richie Cerniglia) - 3:31
4. Don't Push It (Jeff Barry, John Vinci, Richie Cerniglia, Mike Maniscalco) - 4:16
5. Once In A Life Time (Jeff Barry) - 2:59
6. Love Me Girl (Jeff Barry, Richie Cerniglia, Mike Maniscalco) - 3:29
7. Lila (Jeff Barry) - 2:37
8. Angel (Chuck Alder, Mike Maniscalco) - 2:58
9. Peace Pipe (John Vinci, Chuck Alder, Mike Ricciardella, Richie Cerniglia, Mike Maniscalco) - 4:18
10.Naked Blues (John Vinci, Chuck Alder, Mike Ricciardella, Richie Cerniglia, Mike Maniscalco) - 2:45
11.Little Boy (Richie Cerniglia, Folger) - 3:34
12.Together (Chuck Alder, Richie Cerniglia, Mike Maniscalco) - 4:46
The Illusion
*John Vinci - Lead Vocals
*Richie Cerniglia - Lead Guitar
*Mike Maniscalco - Rhythm Guitar, Vocals, Keyboards
*Chuck Alder - Bass
*Mike Ricciardella - Drums, Percussion
1969 The Illusion - The Illusion
Carlos Santana And Buddy Miles - Live! (1972 us, spectacular latin jazz fusion rock)
From December 1971 to April 1972, Carlos Santana and several other members of Santana toured with drummer/vocalist Buddy Miles, a former member of the Electric Flag and Jimi Hendrix's Band of Gypsys. The resulting live album contained both Santana hits ("Evil Ways") and Buddy Miles hits ("Changes"), plus a 25-minute, side-long jam titled "Free Form Funkafide Filth." It was not, perhaps, the live album Santana fans had been waiting for, but at this point in its career, the band could do no wrong. The album went into the Top Ten and sold a million copies.
by William Ruhlmann
1. Marbles (John McLaughlin) - 4:19
2. Lava (Buddy Miles) - 2:14
3. Evil Ways (Clarence A. Henry) - 6:35
4. Faith Interlude (Buddy Miles, Carlos Santana) - 2:13
5. Them Changes (Buddy Miles) - 5:52
6. Free Form Funkafide Filth (Leon Thomas, Buddy Miles, Carlos Santana, Greg Errico, Ron Johnson) - 24:51
*Buddy Miles - Vocals, Drums, Percussion, Congas
*Carlos Santana - Guitar, Vocals
*Neal Schon - Guitar
*Bob Hogins - Organ, Electric Piano
*Ron Johnson - Bass Guitar
*Greg Errico - Drums
*Richard Clark - Drums, Percussion, Congas
*Coke Escovedo - Drums, Percussion, Timbales
*Mike Carabello - Percussion, Congas
*Mingo Lewis - Percussion
*Victor Pantoja - Percussion, Congas
*Hadley Caliman - Flute, Saxophone
*Luis Gasca - Trumpet
1972 Santana - Caravanserai (2011 MFSL Ultradisc)
1967 Electric Flag - The Trip (2011 remaster)
1968-69 Electric Flag - An American Music Band / A Long Time Comin
1968-74 The Electric Flag - Live
Southern Comfort - Frog City (1971 uk, marvellous country folk silky rock, 2013 remaster)
By 1971, Uni's soft rock sensations, Matthews Southern Comfort were suddenly without their songwriting frontman, lain Matthews. The band had achieved a number one single with Woodstock (a Joni Mitchell composition), but Matthews was on the move again after stints with The Pyramid, Fairport Convention and a solo career which had prompted Matthews Southern Comfort (named after his solo LP issued in 1969).
Originally Matthews had quit Fairport Convention after recording sessions had turned sour two years into their relationship. This prompted his move for a solo career, a move which resulted in the release of Matthews'Southern Comfort in 1969 for Uni records. Although happy with the results, Matthews' yearned to be part of a band and enlisted Roger Swallow and Mark Griffiths, two Northampton lads who had recently backed Denis Couldry in Smile and recorded an LP with the band Harsh Reality (Heaven and Hell). Swallow and Griffiths had originally met with lain Matthews courtesy of Fritz Fryer who had arranged for them to jointly provide backing for Marc Ellington's self titled debut LP in 1969.
Another ex-Harsh Reality player, Carl Barnwell was also enrolled along with Peter Watkins on bass guitar. With Gordon Huntley providing steel guitar, the band set about recording Second Spring which was issued by Uni in 1969. For the band's second LP (Later That Same Year), Watkins was replaced by Andrew Leigh on bass guitar (ex-Spooky Tooth) whilst Ray Duffy (Dean Ford and The Gaylords, Marmalade) replaced Roger Swallow who had left to join Principal Edward's Magic Theatre.
Immediately after recording sessions were completed, Matthews announced his decision to quit opting to pursue a solo career again. Andrew Leigh also took time out to record his own LP issued by Polydor in 1970. Leigh was assisted on Magician by rock heavyweights, Reggie King, Gary Farr, Kevin Westlake, Gordon Jackson and various other fanciful names.
Once the band had adjusted to life without Matthews, they quickly regrouped and set about recording a follow-up LP. The band now known as Southern Comfort signed to EMI's progressive arm, Harvest recording at Advision studios. Their self-titled LP appeared in 1971 to favorable reviews and all-round applause prompting further recording sessions.
The band's third LP Frog City was recorded in 1971 at Abbey Road studios and established the band in their own right while Matthews was simultaneously enjoying the fruits of his own labours with Vertigo. Frog City's success initiated a third LP with Stir, Don't Shake appearing in 1972, an album that was to be their last work together, thus concluding an adventurous episode in British rock music history.
In the aftermath of Southern Comfort, Ray Duffy joined Gallagher and Lyle (Gallagher had penned the second single for Duffy's old band The Gaylords back in 1964). Gordon Huntley returned to his steel guitar manufacturing business, lain Matthews was reunited with Roger Swallow joining ex-Liverpool Scene member, Andy Roberts to front the band Plainsong in 1972. Roberts had originally contributed guitar to the Matthews Southern Comfort LP in 1969.
1. Good Lord D.C. - 2:45
2. Roses - 3:20
3. The Passing (Andrew Leigh) - 3:47
4. The Dreadful Ballad Of Willie Hurricane - 4:05
5. April Lady - 3:44
6. I Sure Like Your Smile - 2:32
7. My Old Kentucky Home (Randy Newman) - 4:15
8. Take A Message - 3:55
9. The Leaving Song (Andrew Leigh) - 3:33
10.Return To Frog City (Mark Griffiths) - 2:51
11.Get Back Home (Hubart) - 3:45
All compositions by Carl Barnwell except where indicated
The Southern Comfort
*Andrew Leigh - Bass, Vocals
*Ray Duffy - Drums
*Carl Barnwell - Vocals, Guitar, Piano
*Mark Griffiths - Guitar, Vocals, Harp, Mandolin, Organ
*Gordon Huntley - Pedal Steel Guitar
*Ray Duffy - Percussion
1971 Southern Comfort - Southern Comfort (2017 reissue)
Related Acts
1970 Andrew Leigh - Magician (2011 remaster)
1970 Matthew's Southern Comfort - Later That Same Year (2008 remaster)
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Bob Martin - Midwest Farm Disaster (1972 us, fine country protest folk rock, 2017 japan remaster)
Bob Martin is a highly talented singer songwriter from Lowell, Massachusetts who released Midwest Farm Disaster in 1972. Martin is still making records today but this one is generally acknowledged as his masterpiece and is perhaps one of the finest singer songwriter albums ever recorded.
Martin's voice is gravelly and weathered but soulful. Think of a strange Kevin Coyne, Van Morrison, and Bob Lind blend and you'd be right on target. The lyrics are top shelf too, the equal or better of most major or critically acclaimed artists out there. The album's sound is very close to Gene Clark's White Light or Bob Lind's Since There Were Circles LP, a stark, beautiful blend of folk and country that reveals its depth with repeated listens. Each song has something new to offer, and Bob brings us into his working class world with great American stories about local drunks, small town farm life, hard times, prison convicts, and working on the mill.
"Blind Marie" is a moving singer songwriter track that sounds like a classic, it also happens to be the album's most accessible song that should have gained Martin commercial notoriety. Tracks like the Woody Guthrie influenced "Third War Rag" and "Frog Dick, South Dakota" are coloured by a distinct sense of humor but are also packed with good, catchy melodies and wonderfully sarcastic lyrics. Other songs like the intense "Mill Town" and the title track are dark tales that relate to Bob's earlier life on the farm and are superb examples of real Americana. The album ends with "Deer Island Prison," which might be thought of as the album's centerpiece. Martin turns in a stunning vocal and lyrical performance that must surely rank as one of the great, unsung confessionals.
This is an excellent and unforgettable LP full of rich drifter music and mandatory listening for those who are into deep, rustic singer songwriter albums.
by Jason Nardelli
1. Captain Jesus - 3:46
2. Third War Rag - 2:36
3. Mill Town - 5:18
4. Changes In Me - 4:36
5. Old Rass - 3:15
6. Sister Rose And The Frist Salvation Band - 2:58
7. Midwest Farm Disaster - 4:26
8. Frog Dick, South Dakota - 2:45
9. Blind Marie - 3:16
10.Charlie Zink - 3:28
11.Deer Island Prison - 4:57
Words and Music by Bob Martin
*Bob Martin - Vocals, Guitar, Harmonica
*David Briggs - Keyboards
*Billy Sanford - Dobro, Guitar
*Kenny Buttrey - Drums
*Norbert Putnam - Bass
*Various Nashville Sidemen
Hearts And Flowers - Of Horses Kids And Forgotten Women (1968 us, amazing west coast folk baroque psych, 2017 korean remaster)
Hearts and Flowers released two good LA country folk-rock records in the late 60's and left behind a plethora of outtakes. Of Horses, Kids and Forgotten Women from 1968 is arguably their crowning achievement. Larry Murray, Dave Dawson and Rick Cunha had made up the first lineup of Hearts and Flowers, all coming from an early to mid 60's folk mindset. In the summer of 67 they released Now Is The Time For…. to critical acclaim. By the time of their second album Bernie Leadon of Eagles, Flying Burrito Brothers, and Dillard & Clark fame had replaced Rick Cunha.
Of Horses, Kids and Forgotten Women has a few strong covers in Highway In The Wind and She Sang Hymns Out Of Tune. The harmonies were radiant and the band preferred acoustic instruments over electric. Some of the compositions have attractive string, harpischord and horn arrangements. But it is the originals that really grab the ear.
Second Hand Sundown Queen, When I Was A Cowboy, Legend Of Ol'Tenbrookes and the beautiful Extra Extra medley are classy, early country rock songs that have definitely stood the test of time well. The sound here is very close to the quieter moments on Buffalo Springfield's Last Time Around or even the Beau Brummels on their fabulous Triangle album.
Larry Murray's Ode To A Tin Angel is the album's undisputed classic. Tin Angel is a multilayered psychedelic epic that never forsakes Hearts and Flowers love for Americana.
It's a superb, challenging piece of music that would not be out of place on Millennium's Begin album. Hearts and Flowers never received their due because the music they created was ahead of it's time.
1. Now Is The Time For Hearts And Flowers (Larry Murray) - 1:27
2. Highway In The Wind (Arlo Guthrie) - 4:07
3. Second Hand Sundown Queen (Larry Murray) - 3:41
4. She Sang Hymns Out Of Tune (Jesse Lee Kincaid) - 3:07
5. Ode To A Tin Angel (Larry Murray) - 4:26
6. When I Was A Cowboy (Bernie Leadon, Dave Dawson, Larry Murray) - 3:36
7. Legend Of Ol' Tenbrookes (Bernie Leadon, Dave Dawson, Larry Murray) - 3:12
8. Colour Your Daytime (James Flemming) - 3:53
9. Two Little Boys (Bernie Leadon, Dave Dawson, Larry Murray) - 3:09
10.Extra Extra-Rock And Roll Gypsies-Extra Extra (Bernie Leadon, Larry Murray, Roger Tillison) - 3:54
The Hearts And Flowers
*Larry Murray - Guitar, Vocals
*Dave Dawson - Autoharp, Vocals
*Bernie Leadon - Guitar, Vocals
1967 Hearts And Flowers - Now Is The Time For Hearts And Flowers (2017 korean remaster)
1970 Larry Murray - Sweet Country Suite
Stoneground - Stoneground / Stoneground 3 (1971-72 us, exceptional funky blues psych classic rock, 2017 double disc remaster)
Stoneground was formed in 1968 in the San Francisco suburb of Concord, California. The original lineup consisted of Tim Barnes (guitars, vocals], Craig Randall (bass, vocals), and Mike Mau (drums). Band manager and former Autumn Records executive Tom Donahue, a San Francisco DJ, introduced the band to ex-Beau Brummels singer Sal Valentino and John Blakely (guitars, bass), both of whom joined Stoneground.
The group appeared in two films: 'Medicine Ball Caravan' (1971), a documentary of a 154-person bus and truck tour that set out to spread the gospel of flower power to the hinterlands of the U.S. It was eventually released with the far more interesting title of 'We Have Come For Your Daughters', and among those appearing in the movie were Tim Barnes (lead guitar), John Blakeley (vocals/guitar, ex-The Fast Bucks, who made a 1967 LP for Kama Sutra which also included Ron Nagle), Brian Godula (bass), a quartet of female vocalists in Lynn Hughes [ex-Tongue & Groove, a short-lived Bay Area band in the late 1960s), Deirdre La Porte (who apparently designed album sleeves), Lydia Mareno and Annie Sampson (both from the San Francisco cast of 'Hair' - for the uninitiated, 'Hair' was a massively popular musical of the late 1960s), Cory Lerios (keyboards), Steve Price (drums) and Sal Valentino, who were all members of Stoneground, and Bonnie Bramlett (of Delaney S. Bonnie fame], Alice Cooper, B.B. King and cajun fiddler Doug Kershaw. 'Dracula A.D. 1972' is a 1972 horror film, produced by Hammer Films. It stars Christopher Lee, Peter Cushing and Stephanie Beacham. Unlike earlier films in Hammer's Dracula series, 'Dracula A.D. 1972' has (at the time of filming) a contemporary setting, in an attempt to update the Dracula story for modern audiences. Dracula is brought back to life in modern London. The soundtrack was composed by Manfred Mann member Mike Vickers, and is in a funky, 'blaxploitation' style reflecting the early 1970s setting of the film. It was not released commercially until a CD release in 2009. The film also features two songs, 'You Better Come Through For Me' (a song which also appears on 'Stoneground 3' here) and 'Alligator Man', when Stoneground were a late replacement for The Faces.
Tom Donahue recruited Pete Sears for Stoneground when they were in the UK for the Medicine Ball Caravan in 1970, but after recording the eponymous debut LP included here, Sears was the bass player in the Long John Baldry Blues Band for a US tour and also joined Copperhead, the band launched by John Cippolina after he left Quicksilver Messenger Service. Sears returned to Blighty to join a band launched by keyboard star Nicky Hopkins, but far various reasons, that band didn't happen, so Sears went on to co-produce, arrange the music and play on, Kathi McDonald's Insane Asylum' album, using many celebrated guest stars, including Sly Stone, The Pointer Sisters, Nils Lofgren, Neal Schon and the Tower of Power horns. He also co-founded a band called Sears, Schon, Errico with Neal Schon and Greg Errica, and in 1974, he joined Jefferson Starship, leaving that band circa 1987, and also working with Jefferson Airplane offshoot Hot Tuna. It seems to be generally agreed that his time with Jefferson Starship was at the height of that band's achievements, and Sears conceivably deserves the too often used epithet legend' far more than many others.
Five of the ten tracks on the first Stoneground LP were written by Sal Valentino, who co-produced it with Tom Donahue. 'Rainy Day In June' was written by Ray Davies and had appeared on the 1966 Kinks LP, 'Face To Face', while 'Great Change Since I've Been Born' was written by Reverend Gary Davis, (1896 - 1972], a blues and gospel singer and guitarist, whose fingerpicking guitar style influenced many other artists, including Stefan Grossman, David Bromberg, Dave Van Ronk, Rory Block, Bob Dylan, the Grateful Dead, Wizz Jones, Jorma Kaukonen and John Sebastian (of the Lovin' Spoonful). 'Don't Waste My Time' appeared on a couple of LPs by John Mayall, who co-wrote the song with bass player Steve Thompson. A live version is on Mayall's 1969 album, The Turning Point', and a studio take was on the same year's studio effort, 'Empty Rooms'. Bad News' was written by the often under-rated John D. Loudermilk (1934 - 2016), a singer/ songwriter from North Carolina, who wrote, among many others, 'A Rose & A Baby Ruth' (UK title 'A Rose & A Candy Bar'), which in 1956 was the first and only US Pop Top 10 hit for George Hamilton IV, and Eddie Cochran's first hit, 'Sittin' In The Balcony', not to mention the two biggest Nashville Teens hits, Tobacco Road' and 'Google Eye', plus Break My Mind', Then You Can Tell Me Goodbye' and 'Ebony Eyes'. Perhaps another aspect of this album worth a mention, is the message on the rear of the sleeve, which reads "Rock'n'Roll Is Bio-Degradable'.
1971 brought The Stoneground Family Album', a double LP with one side of studio recordings and three sides of live material. BGO is also reissuing this item, which includes cover versions of songs by such artists as Bob Dylan, Johnny Cash, Hank Williams and Swamp Dogg, and it can be found on BGOCD1263. Which brings us to 1972 and the next LP by Stoneground, the uninspiringly titled 'Stoneground 3' described thus on the internet: "Released in late 1972, 'Stoneground 3' sold poorly and the band was dropped by Warner Bros. With no label and escalating tensions within the group, Stoneground played a final concert on January 6, 1973 at the Sacramento Memorial Auditorium. Within weeks of the concert, Valentino quit the group. Band members Cory Lerios and Steve Price left and formed a new group, Pablo Cruise. The remaining members also departed except for Tim Barnes and Annie Sampson, who reformed Stoneground with a new roster later that year".
The line-up for 'Stoneground 3' was Valentino, the female vocal quartet of Lynn Hughes, Deirdre La Porte, Lydia Mareno and Annie Sampson, Tim Barnes, John Blakeley, Terry Clements (horns), David McCulloch (bass), Cory Lerios and Steve Price. As mentioned before, it's difficult for a group with so many members to make both decisions and money, so they split up, but later reformed. Stoneground continued for several years after Sal Valentino left the band in 1973.
by John Tobler, Washington (UK), 2016
Disc 1 Stoneground 1971
1. Looking For You - 4:34
2. Great Changes Since I've Been Born (Rev. Gary Davis) - 3:05
3. Rainy Day In June (Ray Davies) - 2:39
4. Added Attraction (Come And See Me) - 3:04
5. Dreaming Man - 4:46
6. Stroke Stand - 4:02
7. Bad News (John D. Loudermilk) - 3:17
8. Don't Waste My Time (Steve Thompson, John Mayall) - 3:39
9. Colonel Chicken Fry - 4:20
10.Brand New Start (John Blakely, Tom Donahue) - 3:58
All songs by Sal Valentino except where indicated
Disc 2 Stoneground 3 1972
1. Dancin' - 4:03
2. On My Own (Lynne Hughes) - 2:53
3. You Better Come Through (Tim Barnes) - 2:58
4. Ajax (Deirdre La Porte) - 3:22
5. Down To The Bottom - 3:59
6. From A Sad Man Into A Deep Blue Sea - 3:37
7. From Me - 5:10
8. Lovin' Fallin' - 4:05
9. Butterfly (Cory Lerios) - 3:18
10.Gettin' Over You (Annie Sampson) - 2:20
11.Heads Up - 4:07
12.Everybody's Happy (Cory Lerios, David Jenkins) - 3:21
All songs by Sal Valentino except where noted
The Stoneground 1971
*Sal Valentino - Vocals
*Tim Barnes - Lead Guitar, Bottleneck, Vocals
*John Blakeley - Guitar, Bass
*Lynne Hughes - Vocals
*Deirdre La Porte - Vocals
*Luther Bildt - Guitar, Vocals
*Michael Mau - Drums
*Lydia Phillips - Vocals
*Annie Sampson - Vocals
*Pete Sears - Piano
*Ron Nagle - Vocals, Piano, Percussion
The Stoneground 3 1972
*Sal Valentino - Guitars, Vocals, Percussion
*Lydia Moreno - Vocals
*Tim Barnes - Guitars, Vocals
*John Blakeley - Guitars
*Terence V. Clements - Horns
*Cory Lerios - Keyboards, Vocals
*David McCullough - Bass
*Steve Price - Drums, Percussion
1971 Stoneground - Stoneground
1971 Stoneground - Family Album
1973 Stoneground - The Last Dance (2001 release)
1964-66 Beau Brummels - Autumn Of Their Years
1965 Introducing The Beau Brummels (Sundazed edition)
1966 Beau Brummels' 66 (Japan edition)
1967 Beau Brummels - Triangle
1969 Beau Brummels - Bradley's Barn
1974 Beau Brummels - Live
1975 Beau Brummels
1969 Tongue And Groove - Tongue And Groove (2009 remaster)
1969 Indian Puddin And Pipe - Indian Puddin And Pipe (2017 reissue)
1970 Lynne Hughes - Freeway Gypsy (Vinyl edition)
Ron Davies - Silent Song Through The Land (1970 us, fantastic folk country silky rock, 2013 japan mini LP remaster)
Ron Davies was born in Shreveport, Louisiana during the time his father, a country singer from Texarkana, was performing on the famed Louisiana Hayride. He spent his early years in the Texas/Oklahoma region before moving to Washington state, where his mother remarried. He was given his first guitar at the age of eleven, and immediately began writing his own songs. Influenced by the music of Lavern Baker, Hughey "Piano" Smith, Blind Lemon Jefferson, The Everly Brothers and the melodies of great songwriters like Boudleaux & Felice Bryant, Ron's songs took on sophistication in composition that was uncommon for one of his age. By the time he was seventeen, he had written an album's worth of stellar material for Seattle based, rock band, The Wailers, who had gained national attention for their instrumental hit, Tall Cool One.
At nineteen, Ron landed a publishing deal with Trident Records in San Francisco, where he met his friend and songwriting mentor, Tim Hardin. His unique singing and writing ability (referred to by Joan Baez as a cross between Bob Dylan and John Lennon) soon came to the attention of A&M record executives in Los Angeles, who signed him to record his debut album, Silent Song Through The Land. Produced by Chad Stewart and featuring Jim Keltner on drums and Leon Russell on piano, the record contained nine brilliantly written originals including Ron's gritty, blues standard, It Ain't Easy.
Though often mis-credited to Ray Davies of The Kinks, the song gained international fame when it was recorded by Three Dog Night and British pop singer, David Bowie, on his RCA album, Ziggy Stardust. Before long, Ron Davies' songs were in demand and being recorded by artists like Joe Cocker, Helen Reddy, Dave Edmunds, Maria Muldaur, Long John Bauldrey, Merry Clayton, Steppenwolf's John Kay and many others.
Ron Davies Info
1. It Ain't Easy - 3:30
2. What Life Must Be Like For Some - 2:26
3. Change - 2:51
4. Clown - 4:12
5. Silent Song Through The Land - 2:33
6. Yesterday Is All I Want - 2:46
7. Open Road, The Open Sky - 2:54
8. Lover And The Loved - 6:06
Words and Music by Ron Davies
*Ron Davies - Vocals, Acoustic Guitar
*Mike Daesy - Lead Guitar
*Dimitri Callas - Lead Guitar
*Leon Russell - Piano
*Mike Lang - Piano
Larry Knechtel - Organ
*Chad Stuart - Bass
*Jim Keltner - Drums
*Vicki Davies - Harmony Vocals
*Doug Dilleard - Banjo, Mandolin
*Byron Berline - Banjo, Mandolin
*Merry Clayton - Background Voices
*Clydie King - Background Voices
*Venetta Fields - Background Voices
1978 Ron Davies – I Don't Believe It (2010 korean remaster)
Arlo Guthrie - Washington County (1970 us, marvelous folk rock, 2004 digipak remaster)
Some of the cream of Los Angeles's better roots rock players supported Guthrie on his first album of the 1970s, including Ry Cooder, Chris Ethridge, Richie Hayward, Doug Dillard, Clarence White, and Hoyt Axton. Occasionally, he went back to purer folk arrangements, with the banjo-driven instrumental title track and the cover of father Woody Guthrie's "Lay Down Little Doggies." But for the most part, it was in the newly emerging singer/songwriter mold, mellow yet committed.
While the results had Guthrie continue his process of more comfortably integrating contemporary rock into his music, it's also a little too low-energy on the whole in its mildly countrified singer/songwriter folk-rock. "Gabriel's Mother Hiway Ballad #16 Blues," "If You Would Just Drop By," and "I Want to Be Around" are all above average for the genre, but some of the other material was blander.
The highlight, actually, was one of the few non-originals, a cover of Bob Dylan's "Percy's Song" (which Dylan himself had not released at that point). Few have picked up on it, but it's one of the better Dylan interpretations, Guthrie's reading a fine vehicle for the slightly weary contemplation of the lengthy lyric, given a sympathetic light string arrangement.
by Richie Unterberger
1. Introduction - 3:22
2. Fencepost Blues - 3:11
3. Gabriel's Mother's Highway Ballad #16 - 6:25
4. Washington County - 1:59
5. Valley To Pray - 2:46
6. Lay Down Little Doggies (Woody Guthrie) - 3:21
7. I Could Be Singing - 3:20
8. If You Would Just Drop By - 4:24
9. Percy's Song (Bob Dylan) - 4:58
10.I Want To Be Around - 2:46
All Music and Lyrics by Arlo Guthrie except where indicated
*Arlo Guthrie - Banjo, Guitar, Piano, Autoharp, Harp, Vocals
*Hoyt Axton - Bass Vocals
*Ry Cooder - Bottleneck Guitar
*Doug Dillard - Banjo
*Chris Ethridge - Bass
*Richard Hayward - Drums
*John Pilla - Guitar, Autoharp, Harmony Vocals
*Gary Walters - Bass
*Clarence White - Electric Guitar
1967 Arlo Guthrie - Alice's Restaurant
1968 Arlo Guthrie - Arlo
Shawn Phillips - Transcendence (1978 us, awesome soft prog rock, 2015 remaster)
Shawn Phillips - somewhat maverick singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist of phenomenal talent and cult status - has remained an enigma of uncategorisable nature for the past 45 years. I've enjoyed some of his music enormously, found some of it challenging and exciting, and yet found other of his albums unaccountably bland and uninvolving or else impossible to get into.
The good guys at Talking Elephant doggedly continue their programme of Shawn Phillips reissues now with an album dating back to what many see as a career-high, the late 1970s - 1978, to be exact, although for some unaccountable reason this information is completely absent from the package. What can there be to be ashamed of? For it's a strong set, a stylish classical-oriented AOR opus with plenty of accomplished writing and playing, fulsome and capable orchestral arrangements.
Naturally, it's dated, in the good prog-rock sense, and some of its gestures might now seem overblown, but Shawn's vision is consistent and often more fascinatingly all-embracing than he's given credit for. There's much contrast here, with outright rock (I'm An American Child) set unashamedly alongside affectionate country-tinged romancer Good Evening Madam, massive orchestral driving funk (Julia's Letters), classical pretensions that wouldn't have sounded out of place on Future-Passed Moodies (the beautiful, lush pastel of Implications), florid orchestral chanson (Lament Pour L'Enfant Mort) and delicate pastoral balladry (Lady In Violet): a slightly out-of-kilter mix perhaps, with vocals that can border on the histrionic at times yet remaining in control, staying just the right side of pomp. Charming, and not a little frightening.
Transcendence is a curious artefact, in that it sounds both of its time and out of its time, and even listening to it today, more than a touch unearthly.
by David Kidman
1. Take It Easy - 4:46
2. I'm An American Child (On A Nuclear Pile) - 4:26
3. Implications - 5:22
4. Lady In Violet - 5:09
5. Good Evening Madam - 2:31
6. Lament Pour L'enfant Mort - 5:50
7. Julia's Letters - 3:20
8. Motes Of Dust - 5:43
9. Ease Your Mind - 2:49
Music and Lyrics by Shawn Phillips except track #9 by Michael Kamen
*Shawn Phillips - Guitars, Sitar, Synthesizer, Vocals
*John Pierce - Bass
*Jeff Porcaro - Drums
*Peter Robinson - Piano
*Leland Sklar - Bass
*Michael Baird - Drums
*Mike Botts - Drums
*Michael Clark - Drums
*Mark Curry - Keyboards, Piano
*Richard Greene - Violin
*Rick Hart - Bass, Fuzz Bass
*Paul Jackson, Jr. - Bass
*Michael Kamen - Oboe, Orchestral Arrangements, Piano
*Scott MacDonald - Piano
*Robin Miller - Mandolin
*Chris Neilsen - E-Bow, Guitar, Acoustic Guitar
*M.L. Benoit - Percussion, Waterphone
1970 Shawn Phillips - Contribution / Second Contribution (2009 remaster)
1969-72 Shawn Phillips - Faces (2014 remaster)
1974 Shawn Phillips - Furthermore (2014 issue)
1976 Shawn Phillips - Rumplestiltskin's Resolve (2013 remaster)
1977 Shawn Phillips - Spaced (2013 remaster)
Goliath - Goliath (1970 us, astonishing hard classic rock, 2009 remix and mastered)
Goliath was formed in 1969 when the Sons of Sound, Kicks and the XL's dissolved. The only problem was that there were 3 bass players, so one became the guitar play and the other a head shaking, screaming banshee front man (Charlie hope your ok with this, didn't mention sticking your head in the bass drum) The first incarnation was Steve Peters, drums, Bill Peters, bass, Ted Bennett, Hammond Organ, George "Charlie" Egy, front man, and George Phelps, guitar.
In a matter of a few months Ted left us and Paul "Doug" (the Golden Throat) Mason joined us on the Hammond B3. This was the line up that was involved with the songs on this CD. I must note with exception the guitar playing and singing on the version of Kentucky Roads was Joe Adams and Jim Kitchen. I swear there used to be another but I am getting old and I do like the song, though this version is a bit poppy for me.
We referred to ourselves as a run and jump band, the idea was that if we were very active and wild on stage no one would notice the lack of talent. I know...speak for yourself and I am, since I was just learning to ptay lead guitar. The truth of the matter was there were a few of us that thought it was a good idea to chug a bottle of Boones Farm before going on stage and believe me that loosened you up. That wasn't really mformaldehyde was it?
It was a lot of fun for me to listen to this CD, brought back found memories of growing up in the Midwest. I can't think about Goliath with out mentioning the farm where we practiced and partied, the old Cadillac we kept running with STP and Hank Cordell wherever you are. I have to thank Steve Peters; he taught me a lot about playing guitar, professionalism, showmanship and the finer art of Euker.
Doug, Charlie and I left and joined the Carnations which became Raven, We had a great time working with the outstanding horn section and I have to say those years were our most prolific in writing and performing of our careers. Doug and I still to this day get together and play and it is my fault not as often as we like. Charlie made it down to Atlanta from Detroit last year for a Raven reunion; sadly this year's reunion was postponed to illness.
The Peters brothers kept Goliath going through the 70's, notable players with them being Dave Graham, Joe Adams, Bob, Harris, Paul Bays, Frenchy Massinon, Dave Wood and Jim Kitchen. I am probably leaving some out for which I apologize.
I could go on reminiscing but it is probably more of a rambling, so enjoy the record and hopefully you will end up in a pile on the floor as we did at the end of our show.
by George Phelps, August 2009
1. Taking Back Roads (Steve Peters) - 3:02
2. Chessboard Kings (Steve Peters, Paul "Doug" Mason) - 2:49
3. I Feel Like I'm Gonna Die (George "Charlie" Egy III) - 2:33
4. Kwak (George Phelps, Paul "Doug" Mason) - 6:19
5. Sunny Days (Paul "Doug" Mason) - 3:04
6. Kentucky Roads (George "Charlie" Egylll) - 3:00
7. Innocence Of My Mind (Steve Peters) - 3:04
8. In the Summertime (Paul "Doug" Mason) - 2:52
9. I Think It's Kind Of Nice (Steve Peters) - 2:32
10.Mother Rat (Steve Peters) - 2:32
11.Words (Paul "Doug" Mason) - 2:55
12.It's Your Land (Steve Peters) - 2:30
The Goliath
*Steve Peters - Drums
*Bill Peters - Bass
*Paul "Doug" Mason - Hammond B3
*George Phelps - Guitar
*George "Charlie" Egy - Vocals
*Joe Adams - Guitar (Track 6)
*Jim Kitchen - Vocals (Track 6)
1972 Goliath - Hot Rock And Thunder
1965-66 The Misunderstood - Before The Dream Faded
The Illusion - Together (As A Way Of Life) (1969 u...
Carlos Santana And Buddy Miles - Live! (1972 us, s...
Southern Comfort - Frog City (1971 uk, marvellous ...
Bob Martin - Midwest Farm Disaster (1972 us, fine ...
Hearts And Flowers - Of Horses Kids And Forgotten ...
Stoneground - Stoneground / Stoneground 3 (1971-72...
Ron Davies - Silent Song Through The Land (1970 us...
Arlo Guthrie - Washington County (1970 us, marvelo...
Shawn Phillips - Transcendence (1978 us, awesome s...
Goliath - Goliath (1970 us, astonishing hard class...


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Q: irrational solutions of polynomial How to prove that if $x$ satisfies
$x^n+a_{n-1}x^{n-1}+\dots+a_0 = 0$
for some integers $a_{n-1}$, ..., $a_0$, then $x$ is irrational unless x is an integer.
Thanks for your help in advance.

A: Suppose $x=\frac p q$ is a root where $p$ and $q$ are integers, $q >0$ and $(p,q)=1$. Then $p^{n}+a_{n-1} p^{n-1}q+\cdots+a_oq^{n}=0$. This implies that $q$ divides $p^{n}$. But $(p,q)=1$ so $q$ must be $1$. So $x$ is an integer.


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A-State Softball Prepares for Third World Series Appearance with Weekend Regional Tournament
JONESBORO — Arkansas State University's number one, nationally ranked softball club will play in the Mid-South Regional tournament this weekend as the team begins preparation for the National Club Softball Association (NCSA) World Series in May.
The Red Wolves, 21-6 overall and 12-0 in conference play, head to Overland Park, Kansas, Saturday and Sunday, April 25-26, to play in a tournament field that includes No. 3-ranked Air Force, No. 6-ranked Kansas and Iowa State, who made the NCSA field with an at-large bid. A-State opens play with Kansas at 10 a.m. Saturday.
"This weekend is going to be the toughest region tournament throughout the country," said A-State head coach Chris Powers, who is in his 17th season as a softball coach. "We will have to play our best ball to come out on top."
Powers' club, like many collegiate teams, struggled through rain, ice and snow during the winter months that forced the cancellation of 15 games. The Red Wolves advanced to the World Series tournament pool after winning a conference title and retained the top ranking (highest ever) in the nation for eight consecutive weeks.
"Even though it's been a tough season as far as getting outside on dirt, our team has stuck together and put in a lot of time and hard work inside, and it has shown when we have had the opportunity to play," continued Powers.
Powers is relying on the play of returning All-Americans Shea Cothren and Katelyn Brown at pitcher, and fielders Erica Whitaker, who has 22 runs on the season, and Mackenzie Powers who owns 23 runs batted in.
"They lead us in every stat we have, plus the leadership of Mackenzie, who is president of the club, and Shea and Katelyn, the vice president of the club, is immeasurable," Powers added.
Arkansas State will return to the NCSA World Series for the third consecutive year, Friday-Sunday, May 15-17, in Columbus, Georgia.
"It means everything to this club to return to the World Series," Powers noted. "We felt like we had the team to win last year, we just fell a little bit short. Everything we've done since has been geared to get back."
All-American Pitcher Shea Cothren


The court found that the National Energy Board's environmental assessment of the project was fatally flawed because it ignored the potential impact of increased tanker traffic off British Columbia's coast. It also ruled that the federal government had not fulfilled its duty to meaningfully consult with affected Indigenous groups.
"For over a year and a half, Canadians have waited for Trudeau to come up with a concrete plan to ensure this pipeline project is completed," said Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer.
"Instead, he offered one delay after another, and the ruling today shows that he couldn't even carry out his own government's consultation process. He has now left Canadian taxpayers on the hook for a pipeline that he isn't allowed to build, jeopardizing jobs and investment at the same time as our economy faces the uncertainty of NAFTA re-negotiations, tax hikes, and Liberal deficits."
Finance Minister Bill Morneau insisted the government is still "absolutely committed" to completing the $4.5-billion purchase of the project from Kinder Morgan — as early as Friday — and ensuring that the expansion is eventually built to carry Alberta's oilsands bitumen to tidewater.
He did not rule out appealing the court ruling. But he appeared inclined to accept the court's suggested remedy: order the energy board to redo its environmental assessment and redo the government's own consultations with Indigenous Peoples, both of which the court said could be tightly focused and completed relatively quickly.
"We're going to review today's decision to ensure that we're meeting high standards when it comes to both protecting the environment and meeting our obligations to consult with Indigenous Peoples," Morneau said, adding that the court has "given us some good directions on next steps."
At a minimum, however, that would mean more delay and increased uncertainty about whether the project will ever actually be built.
"They just don't know what they're doing. They have no idea how they're actually going to get this project built," said Scheer.
Canadian Chamber of Commerce president Perrin Beatty said the ruling "sends a profoundly negative message to investors both here at home and around the world about Canada's regulatory system and our ability to get things done even after the federal government has declared them to be in the national interest."
NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh, Green Party Leader Elizabeth May and a host of environmental and aboriginal groups all called on the federal government to admit defeat and cancel the project.
"Climate leaders don't buy or expand pipelines," said Singh, adding that the government should "consider all legal options" to cancel the purchase of Trans Mountain.
But the Trudeau Liberals have staked far too much on the project to "cut their losses and walk away" from it, as May suggested they should do.
Trudeau himself laid out for students Wednesday how the pipeline is a crucial piece of his government's climate change and economic growth puzzle.
"We understand that climate change is real, it's a major issue for us," he said.
He said an "essential" element of the plan to reduce carbon emissions was Alberta's commitment to cap emissions from the oilsands. In return, the federal government has committed to piping Alberta's oilsands bitumen to British Columbia's coast, where it can be shipped to overseas markets.
"Some people are wondering why we're building a new pipeline if we're really serious about dealing with climate change," Trudeau acknowledged.
He argued that it will take years to transition off fossil fuels and, in the meantime, the world will still need oil and Canada will need to generate the wealth needed to fund the transition to a low-carbon economy. The Trans Mountain pipeline would, he said, allow Canada to sell its resources to Asian countries at a better price, rather than continue to be "held hostage" to the American market.
Protecting the environment and growing the economy must "go hand in hand," he stressed, adding that this "is the type of compromise that we need."
Back in 2013, shortly after he was first elected Liberal leader, Trudeau headed to the Calgary Petroleum Club, where he accused Stephen Harper's Conservative government of needlessly antagonizing environmentalists and First Nations with an unabashedly pro-energy industry stance that resulted in no new major pipelines being built. He vowed that a Liberal government would gain the "social license" necessary to build pipelines by working in partnership with environmental and Indigenous groups.
On Thursday, Morneau said his government inherited a flawed environmental review process from the Harper government and "made efforts to improve it."
The court, however, found those improvements, in practice, fell far short of what's required.
"We see now that they failed to even do the basic, the basic work in hitting their own standards for the consultation process," said Scheer.
I wonder how many of those young listeners in Trudeau's audience believe anything he says? They were burned on his Paris Climate Summit. I'm thinking they'll think twice before voting for him again.
It is becoming more and more difficult for governments to pretend that they are working in our interest. Their decision making, and regulatory processes are all fixed, but unless you witness this first hand, you would never know by reading the corporate media. Climate scientists are telling us that their predictions were overly conservative, and that the consequences of our activities are causing destruction to happen at a much faster rate. Where are the plans for the destruction already caused? There were insufficient resources to deal with the wild fires in BC this summer and last. So permitting projects that will cause more damage is insane.


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NI rivers test positive for traces of veterinary medicines
Rivers in Northern Ireland downstream from livestock farms and farms fertilised with manure have tested positive for residues of antibiotics known to be used in veterinary medicine.
The antibiotic tilmicosin – which can be harmful for humans – was also found at a wastewater treatment outflow serving Belfast, the Bureau of Investigative Journalism has discovered.
Pollution of water with these antibiotic residues encourages the development and spread of superbugs because bacteria already present in the water can develop resistance.
Northern Ireland has become a powerhouse for livestock production in recent years, with a steep rise in intensive poultry farms.
The UK has no specific laws relating to mitigating the spread of antibiotic resistance through farm waste disposal. Instead, regulators rely on farmers to adhere to best practice guidance and codes of practice. The lack of official controls risks the spread of antibiotic resistant diseases in the environment.
Testing across the UK also found evidence of drug resistance in waterways near poultry and pig farms and in cattle farm waste, highlighting the risks of slurry leaks contaminating rivers. Combined with previously unseen data released under freedom of information laws, it presents a snapshot of the extent of superbug pollution stemming from farm waste.
The tests found antibiotic-resistant strains of E coli and Staphylococcus aureus, which can cause serious infections in humans, among other superbugs. Some of the samples showed resistance to antibiotics that are classified as "highest-priority critically important for human medicine".
Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is a serious health threat because it makes illnesses harder to treat.
Residues of medicines known as ionophores, widely used in Britain's intensive chicken industry, were also found.
The Bureau's new evidence prompted immediate calls for increased surveillance and tougher regulations.
Philip Dunne, the chairman of the environmental audit committee, told the Bureau: "While much of the attention is on sewage overflows when it comes to water quality of our rivers and beaches, diffuse agricultural pollution is another issue lurking under the surface. This investigation raises the risk in our rivers from emerging antimicrobial resistance. This is another good reason why water quality monitoring needs to be ramped up to avoid people becoming gravely ill."
Responding to the findings, the National Office of Animal Health, which represents the animal medicines industry, including companies that produce veterinary medicines, highlighted the robust and comprehensive regulatory systems for licensed veterinary medicinal products (including antibiotics) in place in the UK, including extensive and thorough testing and regulatory oversight.
NOAH added: "For a Marketing Authorisation to be issued to an animal health company for a veterinary medicinal product, they are required to provide detailed information on the product safety (including environmental safety, efficacy and quality).
"In addition, UK veterinary medicinal products are also required to undergo an environmental risk assessment (ERA). The ERA is an evaluation of the possible hazards to the environment posed by a veterinary medicine and considers the use of the medicinal product and the physico-chemical, ecotoxicological, and fate properties of its active substance and involves a rigorous testing process.
"Furthermore, the safety (including environmental safety) of licensed veterinary medicinal products is kept under continuous ongoing review through product pharmacovigilance systems. Should the regulators deem changes are required to authorisations, including how products are used, then they can require such changes to be made."
"The use of veterinary medicines is a force for good and we welcome discussion on the wider implications of using these products but it must be done in a balanced and scientific manner."


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 Abraham Goedewaagen (1788 - 1861?), pijpenfabrikant en stichter van het keramisch bedrijf Goedewaagen
 Nelly Goedewaagen (1880 – 1953),  schilder, tekenaar, etser en lithograaf
 Tobias Goedewaagen (1818 - 1884), oprichter van de Goudse bank Goedewaagen en zoon van Abraham
 Tobie Goedewaagen (1895 - 1980), nationaal-socialistisch politicus en kleinzoon van Tobias
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(6) whether it has conducted long-term tracking studies to find out if the students of the training programmes offered by the Construction Industry Council are engaged in the construction industry within 24 months after completion of such programmes, and if such students have intention to stay in the industry for the long term; if it has conducted such studies, of the details; if not, whether it will consider conducting such studies?
(1) In respect of the public works projects completed in the past three years with project costs at $1 billion or above, the project title, project cost, completion date, average daily number of construction workers hired during peak construction periods of these projects are set out at Annex A. Under the terms of public works contracts, contractors will be required by the relevant works departments to appoint only persons holding relevant professional qualifications to key posts such as site agents and project managers. Contractors will hire relevant professionals at different stages of the projects on a need basis. Although we do not have a full picture of the data of the number of professionals hired by the contractors, the number of jobs created for professionals/ technical staff were estimated by the relevant works departments when funding approval for individual public works projects was sought from the Legislative Council (LegCo). The relevant information is also set out at Annex A.
(2) In respect of public works projects under construction with project costs at $1 billion or above, the project title, project cost, anticipated completion date and number of construction workers required to be hired during peak construction periods of these projects are set out at Annex B. Although works departments do not have a forecast on the number of professionals required to be hired during peak construction periods, they estimated the number of jobs for professionals/technical staff to be created in seeking funding approval for individual public works projects from LegCo. The relevant information is also set out at Annex B.
(3) According to information provided by the Housing Department under the Transport and Housing Bureau (THB), the number of construction workers hired for public housing projects under the Hong Kong Housing Authority (HKHA) and the Hong Kong Housing Society (HKHS) for the past three years, and the forecast number of construction workers to be hired for public housing projects under construction in the coming two years are set out at Table 1.
(4) According to information provided by THB and prepared by the MTR Corporation Limited ("MTRCL"), the number of construction workers hired for the railway projects of the MTRCL for the past three years, and the forecast number of construction workers to be hired for this kind of projects in the coming two years are set out at Table 2.
(5) According to information provided by THB and prepared by MTRCL, the shortfalls in construction workers for the railway works projects for the past three years are set out at Table 3.
Works departments and the Housing Department do not have figures on the shortfalls of construction workers for their works projects for the past three years.
To grasp the manpower situation of construction personnel, since 2013, the Construction Industry Council (CIC) has been conducting manpower studies on the forecast supply and demand of construction professionals, site supervisory personnel, technicians and workers over the coming 10 years. According to the latest report on manpower forecast for construction workers released by CIC in September 2014, the construction industry as a whole (including public and private works) needs close to 10 000 additional skilled workers in 2014. This has taken into account the forecast construction output, number of in-service workers and their age distribution, training and other relevant factors.
As regards labour shortage of individual trades, the manpower demand for each trade varies with work progress, which is in turn affected by various factors. Thus we have difficulty in making more accurate projection or estimation on short-term manpower shortage of individual trades. Nonetheless, CIC set up, in early 2014, a Task Force on Short-term Labour Supply (hereafter referred to as the Task Force) (the Task Force comprises representatives of the Hong Kong Construction Association, the Hong Kong Federation of Electrical & Mechanical Contractors Ltd., the Hong Kong Construction Industry Employees General Union, the Federation of Hong Kong Electrical and Mechanical Industries Trade Unions, Construction Site Workers General Union of the Hong Kong Confederation of Trade Unions, MTRCL, HKHA and the Development Bureau). Having considered the relevant manpower studies (including the aforementioned manpower forecast conducted by CIC), surveys and training schemes, and following thorough discussions, 26 shortage trades have now been identified by the Task Force. Please refer to Annex C for the list of these trades.
Since mid-2013, telephone surveys have been conducted by CIC on a regular basis to collect and analyse data relating to registered construction workers so as to better gauge the employment situation of registered construction workers. According to the data collected by CIC in mid-2014, construction workers work for about five days a week on average. Given that the construction work is physically demanding, these workers are considered fully engaged. This also reflects the tight manpower situation of the construction industry.
(6) To keep track of the retention situation of graduates of full-time training courses for construction workers, CIC has conducted telephone surveys on the employment situation of its graduates twelve months after graduation. For graduates who completed the full-time adult short courses (including courses under the Enhanced Construction Manpower Training Scheme as well as regular short courses) in 2012 and 2013, their retention rates at 12 months after graduation are set out at Table 4.
According to CIC's previous surveys, the reasons of their graduates to continue to work in the industry include satisfaction with their salaries, being content with the prospect of the industry, being able to apply the skills acquired and being familiar with the situation of the industry, etc.