There are several amazing places to visit in Seychelles and I have tried to list down as many as I visited or I was aware of. That being said, there are many places apart from the below-mentioned places as well which you can only discover while exploring the islands.
Here is a list of places and beaches to check out on the Mahe island.
A collection of small beaches on the North East side of Mahe Island makes for the Nord Est Beach. This is where you would find the most locals hanging around and swimming in the ocean. There are a lot of trees here to provide shade in the sun as well and makes for a perfect beach to relax and unwind a little.
One of my most favorite places to visit in Seychelles has to be the Sunset Beach on Mahe Island. A small beach, next to the Sunset Hotel, this is the best place to watch a sunset on Mahe. Surrounded by cliffs and palm trees, you can relax on the sunbed here and watch the sun go down in all its glory.
One of the best places to visit in Seychelles, Port Launay is a quiet beach and is a part of the Launay Marine National Park. Since this is where the Constance Ephelia resort places, it sees fewer tourists and is perfect for a relaxed time. There is also a tire swing here on which you can sit for a while and enjoy the clear blue ocean around you.
If you want to see the entire Victoria city lit up at night then La Misere Viewpoint is the perfect place. Come here at night and see the gorgeously lit up city. During the daytime, you get to watch the beautiful Eden Island from this point.
On the way to Port Launay, there is a tea factory and a tea trail next to it which is another great place to visit. From here, you can enjoy the mountain views and learn more about the local plants which are found on Mahe Island.
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One of the best places to visit in Seychelles, Morne Blanc Viewpoint is a popular hiking trail on Mahe. The trail goes through a dense forest and offers a real jungle vibe but it is not dangerous at all. It takes about 45 minutes to reach the viewpoint and from there, you can see the entire west coast of Mahe island.
A popular heritage site on Mahe, Mission Lodge is the best places to visit in Seychelles for an awesome coast view. This place is currently in ruins now but holds an important role in the slave trade history of Seychelles. So, you can learn a lot here. But apart from that, you can also watch the national park and other viewpoints from the Mission Lodge.
The local party places on Mahe, Galle Beach Face is where the local teenagers hang out in the evening. Here, you will find all the cars parked together with loud music blaring from there while locals mingle among each other. If you want to make some local friends then this is one of the top places to visit in Seychelles.
The capital city of Seychelles, Victoria is definitely one of the top places to visit in Seychelles. The entire town is small and charming and has a few attractions like the Clocktower, Market Place, Jetty, etc. to explore.
You can walk from the Victoria Bus Stand and cover the entire area in a couple of hours to get more acquainted with this beautiful city.
One of the most touristy places to visit in Seychelles, Beau Vallon is long and lined with many resorts and souvenir shops. This place is always crowded so if you are looking for a quiet time then this won't be the place. But it is great for sunsets and has a few Scuba Diving centers for people who are interested.
A popular beach on the Southeast coast of Mahe Island, Anse Forbans is perfect for enjoying a BBQ party. A lot of locals come here during the weekend to enjoy some quality family time. And since the water is relatively shallow and calm, it is perfect for playing and swimming as well.
Cousin Island is the best island in Seychelles for nature lovers and is an internationally-owned reserve. Here, you will find almost-extinct birds like Seychelles Warbler and is currently home to many endemic plants and animals. This is also an important nesting site for hawksbill turtles so you can see their eggs lying around here.
Since this is a protected island, it is only accessible during weekends and can be accessed via Praslin island. Also, you can also visit here using a guided tour so plan carefully if you wish to visit this island in Seychelles.
One of the most gorgeous places to visit in Seychelles, St Pierre Island is just 2 miles away from Praslin. And it looks like a large granite rock surrounded by crystal clear water and coconut trees. This is an uninhabited island so you won't find any cafes or restaurants here but it is perfect for snorkeling or scuba diving.
Although not as gorgeous as the La Digue Island or versatile as the Mahe Island, Praslin Island has its own gorgeous beaches for you to explore. And here are a few top places to visit on this island.
A secluded beach near the Grand Anse Village, Grand Anse beach is best for fishing. But it is not good for swimming as the waves are quite strong here. You will also find a lot of locals who make delicious local dishes here and allow you to taste them for a nominal cost.
So, if you want to enjoy a local village feel then Grand Anse in Praslin is the perfect place to head to.
One of the most famous beaches to visit in Seychelles, Anse Lazio can be reached via taxis or rentals. You won't find a direct bus to this place and the last bus stop is around 1.5-2 km away from the beach. So, you will have to walk to the beach if you are traveling by buses.
This is another great place to chill at and has beautiful scenery which makes it perfect for sunbathing and picnic.
One of my most favorite places to visit in Seychelles, Anse Georgette is literally a dream come true. Surrounded by greenery and tall cliffs, this white sandy beach is definitely one of the top beaches in Seychelles. As the entry to this beach is through the Constance Lemuria hotel, it is quite well-maintained.
However, you cannot hope to visit here without a prior appointment which needs to be made a day in advance. But trust me, the whole affair is worth it because when you relax on that pristine beach and play in the azure-colored water, it feels like you are in paradise.
A UNESCO Heritage Site on Praslin Island, Vallee De Mai Reserve is home to the local flora and fauna and is a great place for exploration. You can easily spend 2-3 hours here and will also get a guided tour of the endemic plants and animals found here.
However, it is slightly costly and the entry itself will cost you around 350 Seychellois Rupees.
One of the best offbeat places to visit in Seychelles, Ford Ferdinand is the best alternative to Vallee De Mai. It costs just 125 Seychellois Rupees for entry and includes a detailed tour of the local flora and fauna. They will also give you a brief history of the place and the process of Coco De Mer.
And they will take you to a high vantage point from where you get an absolutely gorgeous view of the island coast.
A popular beach on the Praslin Island, Cote D'Or Beach is best for chilling and relaxing. And is also lined with several souvenir shops and scuba diving centers. You can enjoy a nice lunch on the beach or swim in clear blue water. From here, you can also some gorgeous islands in the distance and can take a boat tour to visit those places for snorkeling as well.
A bio-reserve close to the Praslin Island, Curieuse Island is the home to endemic flora and fauna. Here, you will find the red black parrots, Aldabra tortoises, and so on. It is also known to house red and blue cliffs on the coast which make for a perfect BBQ spot.
You can get a day boat tour to this island from Praslin for 45-50 Euros including BBQ lunch as well.
One of the least-touched places to visit in Seychelles, Grande Soeur and Petite Soeur are sister islands. And most tourists come here for a day tour to enjoy pristine beaches and gorgeous scenery here. This place is also perfect for snorkeling and its interiors offer a jungle-like feel, making it your personal Jurassic island.
Petite Soeur, on the other hand, is slightly difficult to reach due to the rocky coastline. But if you manage to reach here, then make sure to go on the walking trails here.
La Digue is undoubtedly one of the best islands to visit in Seychelles and is known for its beauty all over the world. Here are a few top places to visit in Seychelles which you can find on La Digue island.
One of the most beautiful beaches in Seychelles, Anse Severe can be reached after passing the local cemetery. And it has many trees on the beach which offer good shade during the daytime. This place is not as crowded as other beaches in La Digue but is still quite a popular spot to visit.
You also have a few resorts just across the beach where most people live to enjoy the beach views.
One of the top places to visit in Seychelles for watching sunsets, Anse Reunion beach is found on La Digue island. This beach starts from the left of the Jetty area and stretches till the L'Union Estate. So, you can easily find a spot to chill and watch an epic sunset here.
Another popular beach on La Digue island, Grand Anse is known for its strong waves. With its pristine sandy beaches and beautiful scenery, it is a popular tourist spot. And you can find a lot of families sitting here, enjoying a nice picnic.
Since the water is deep here, this is not one of the best places to visit in Seychelles for swimming.
One of the most offbeat places to visit in Seychelles, Anse Cocos cannot be easily reached which is why not many people come here. However, that doesn't mean you should skip this place. There is a hiking trail to reach this place from Grand Anse. And the trail goes through overgrown vegetation which can be slightly confusing.
But once you reach this quiet and secluded beach, you feel the hike completely worth it.
Petite Anse is another one of the offbeat places to visit in Seychelles where you can enjoy some peace and solitude. This beach is just next to the Grand Anse beach but requires a short 10 minutes hike. If you hike further then you reach the Anse Cocos beach.
Petite Anse is another beautiful location on La Digue island which you cannot miss on. Separated from the Grand Anse by a huge cliff, this place is perfect for nature lovers.
This is yet another one of the best places to visit in Seychelles for people interested in the local for local flora and fauna. Although this is not as gigantic as the Vallee De Mai or Fond Ferdinand in Praslin, Veuve Reserve is the best place to watch Flycatcher birds in their natural vicinity.
You can come for a walk here early morning and spend a couple of hours here, all free of cost.
The last beach on the La Digue road after which you have to hike Anse Cocos beach, Anse Fourmis is the perfect place to chill and relax. This place is farther away from the main area so you won't find a lot of locals or tourists here. But most importantly, this beach is known for its bent palm tree which has been a backdrop for several Instagram photographs.
For people looking for an entire beach to themselves, Anse Fourmis is the best place to visit in Seychelles.
While the jetty area in La Digue is pretty happening as you have several cafes and restaurants here, the actual fun starts around 500 m away from it. There is a small road which leads you to the ocean but no, it is not a beach. It is simply a barren land where most of the locals come in the evening to play and watch the gorgeous sky here.
So, if you are looking for some peace and quiet then this is the best place to head to in La Digue.
One of the most prominent places to visit in Seychelles, L'Union Estate is a natural heritage site. Here, you can explore the original plantation house, traditional mills, vanilla & coconut plantations, etc. and learn about the history of La Digue.
At the entry, you have to pay a fee of 125 Seychellois Rupees for full-day access to this place. Apart from the plantations, you can also interact with the giant Aldabra tortoises here in the Tortoise farm. And this is where the world's most famous beach, Anse Source D'Argent also exists. So, don't miss out on exploring the L'Union Estate Farm.
One of the best beaches in Seychelles, Anse Source D'Argent is really popular on La Digue. Every day, thousands of tourists take a day trip to La Digue to relax on this beach or take gorgeous photographs of themselves. Due to the unique boulder structures found 0n this beach, it makes for a good photography spot.
As a result, a lot of couples often marry on this beach or head to this place to celebrate their honeymoon.
One of the best places in Seychelles for snorkeling, Ile Cocos Marine Park is located just 7 km away from the La Digue Island. There are many taxi boats and day trips which can be utilized to visit this pristine island and swim in the crystal clear water here.
Here, you can observe a variety of underwater animals like whale sharks, puffer fish, parrot fish, reef sharks, and so on.
Situated at a distance of just 6 km from Mahe Island, you can reach this island in just 30 minutes and spend a day here, exploring its secrets. Home to private graves and ancient tombs, there is a lot to explore and uncover on the Moyenne island.
And the best part is that now that it has been turned into a National Park, you can also watch tortoises roaming freely on this island.
Nice Post and great photos.
The article is greatly written would love to know more specifically about the stay. And i'm planning to go for a week which are the top places i shouldn't miss?
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Q: Laravel 5.0 listen email send event and change recipients I just want to catch all email sending and change the to attribute when run in debug mode.
I have a working Laravel 4 code (events.php):
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How can I achieve this in laravel 5.0 and 5.2?

A: You have a couple options (logging, Mailtrap, etc.) but I think the Universal To option is the best approach for your requirements. See mail options in local dev documentation.
In your config/mail.php set the to variable:
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An artificial bait will always have some drawbacks in comparison to the live ones. Also known as the flounders, these marine fish can be found in flocks all across the US East coasts, even in Canada.
You'll more likely to encounter them in early fishing season earning them the nickname of "summer flounders".
Did know that more than 10000 species of fluke ranging in size from 4 millimeters up to a few centimeters. Some of them grow well over 20 pounds. But these biggies are rare.
For a successful fluke hunt, you will need to pick a spinning tackle.
You gotta go with the best spinning reels for the money, no exceptions. You'll also need the best saltwater spinning rods for the money to compliment your best spinning reel. This is the most conventional tackle set up when it comes to catching flukes.
Oh, look at my manners, please let me recommend some of the best monofilament fishing line to choose from. Because you'll need it. Make sure to get 10-30 lb of the line which is ideal for flukes.
Also, there are hooks like the English hook of 2/0 and 3/0, and tie them with 20-25 lb test monofilament leader line. For easy swapping fo sinkers, make sure to attach a clip to the swivel.
In this article, we will focus on some tips on how to fish for fluke.
Just because you dropped down a strip of squid down under the ocean doesn't necessarily means you will be entitled to a prize sized fluke. You still need to play by some rules to make them happen. Let's jump into it.
The importance of wind direction is ever so important. Once you'll notice the stream and wind flowing in the same direction, Wala. You got your chance for a possible fluke.
Fluke awaits at the opposite of the up current, feeding on the raging current towards them. Once you locate a strong up tide, cast your line right on top of it. Let the bait glide through the water and you might end up with a bite.
These flukes tend to be bigger in size. They hang around the edge of a channel or at drop off points. In the summer, especially in midday, they dive a bit deeper into the water. Basically, if you want to fish for the big ones, cast at the channel's edge.
If your lure presents the right type of food that matches fluke's appetite, the chances of landing one increase dramatically. Their food chain contains bluefish, sea bass, squid, mummies, etc. The best thing you can do, you the chunk of these species, and present them as bait.
If you decide to go with live bait for the fluke, perhaps adding a teaser will work even better. A teaser with vibrant color attract the fluke and once they get closer, the odor from the live bait seals the deal. I would suggest using a jig that's rigged with 36 inches long teaser. Also, make sure to place the teaser a foot above the jig for a better result.
Take note of your location every time you successfully hook a fish. These sightings will help you get more bites later on. Because fluke rarely breaks their movement patterns. Even if get scared, they will eventually return to the same spot.
When you're presenting your lure from a boat, you might have to perform power-drifting. Especially if there isn't any noticeable steam. Just thrust the boat in and out of gear at slack tides. It will present your bait right in front of the fish.
You will not have nature on your side all the time. If the wind and the tide are against you, then you have to improvise. You gotta steer the boat straight as you present your lure. The target is to drag the lure at a straight line. Exactly how it flows in the upstream.
If you want to see your name in the local newspaper or an angler magazine, you gotta score a trophy-sized fluke. For that to happen, use Captain Monti's fluke cocktail. It's a blend of a rubber squid rig bent with usual squid, minnow and fluke belly. This combination will almost guarantee a trophy fluke.
With edge comes intelligence and wisdom. For the biggest fluke, the case is the same. They will take cover under structures like wrecks, Boulder-strewn bottom, ledges, even in bush beds. Cast a couple of time at these areas, who knows, you might end up making a record size catch.
For an unknown reason, a flock of fluke will be seen patrolling close to the shoreline. So close that their fins are visible on the water surface if you look closely. I apologize for not being able to give you a time frame of their nearshore venture.
These are the very least tips which I can give you for a successful fluke hunting session. But remember, these are only guidelines. It's like a user manual on how to ride a bike.
Once you learn them, you'll suddenly develop a sensation. It's called a hunch. And believe me, if you act on every hunch you have, you're angling style will be unique and bountiful.
Apart from having the right idea on how to fish for fluke, you'll also need a compatible arsenal for successful fishing sessions. Understand the proper ways to rig the bait is one of the most effective ways to score a trophy catch. Let's find out about a few popular rigging styles for fluke.
This one is the classic style of all. To achieve this method correctly, all you have to do is place the bait in one hand in a way that he belly slit (worm) is in front of you. After that, you gotta put the hook towards the blunt end of the bait. Keep inserting, and inserting, and stop! Stop pushing the hook up to the moment it can be seen even slightly from the other side of the bait.
This method has similar styling of the classic Texas rigging, but it requires the hook to stay exposed on the outside of the bait. If you're hunting fluke on nearshore or close to any obstacles, especially bridge pilings, this naked version Texas rigging is the right style of choice. You will also have fewer chances to entangle your rig with underwater logs and vegetations in these water spots.
This method is for those who'll hunt flukes in the deep water. For this style to bring in action, you gotta have a hook that has a weight of 3/16 ounce. Once you have this size hook, get a bait that is at least 4-6 inches in length and insert the hook into the nose of the bait.
The reason we need to do this is for the combination of the bait and hook to dive down deep into the water once you cast it. And once it starts to fall down, this rig will have a very unique sinking pattern that will surely attract the fluke nearby. And remember the wacky style rigging is the go-to method when fishing for fluke in the deep water.
Then start to elevate the line at least 2-6 inches in every few seconds.
The movement is for fooling the fluke to think the bait as natural bait.
Don't get overexcited and reckless once you feel a heavy tug and drag in your line. Stay calm.
Count with me, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, slowly but firmly set the hook with the fluke ( it could be other fish, so don't blame me ).
Once you hooked the fluke successfully, you'll have enough time to reel in your lunch.
If the size of the fluke or other fish is not prime enough, I recommend you release it back to the water so it can grow into the right size for hunting later on. This simple act will preserve the next generation of fluke ensuring a bountiful fishing session, Every time.
Remember, the traditional size of the fluke is ranging from 1 to 5 pounds. And these are available in the summer. They migrate through the east coast sea of the US and North America.
A fluke that weighs in ten plus pounds is quite rare folks. So if you manage to catch one let us know in the comment section below. Share the experience so we have a better understanding of these magnificent and large species exact dwelling location and other details fact.
The angler community is enriched with more knowledge and techniques thanks to the modern social sharing platforms. So let us know what you have in mind. Your contribution to experience will live on through generations to come.
That's it for today folks. Hope I've done enough to guide out on how to fish for fluke. If I left anything out then let us know. Because together, we can achieve miracles. Have a nice day.


WASHINGTON — Nation of Islam Minister Louis Farrakhan said Thursday an Islamic community center and mosque planned near ground zero should be built because Muslims were among those of many faiths who died in the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks.
"Why then should a mosque, a cultural center, not be constructed a few blocks away?" Farrakhan asked at a news conference in Washington, where he was joined by a coalition of African-American Muslims.
Farrakhan and other Muslim leaders said the controversy over the building points to a rise in racism toward minorities and an anti-Islamic atmosphere.
The proposed $100 million project has been denounced by many critics as insensitive to the families of people killed at the World Trade Center. They say it is disrespectful to build an Islamic institution so close to the spot where nearly 2,800 people died at the hands of Muslim extremists.
"When that building was destroyed, the whole world felt it," Farrakhan said, adding that many Muslims had offered their condolences to the country in the wake of the attacks. He said the area is also hallowed ground to blacks who are Muslims.
Early plans for the Islamic center in lower Manhattan call for a swimming pool, a Sept. 11 memorial open to the public and a prayer space.
Farrakhan also commented on the rumors that President Barack Obama is a Muslim.
Obama has said Muslims have the right to practice their religion and build the Islamic center in lower Manhattan. He later said he wasn't commenting on the wisdom of building it there.
In a poll released last month by the nonpartisan Pew Research Center, 18 percent of people said they believe Obama is Muslim. That was up from 11 percent who said so in March 2009.


If you sell anything, whether it is a product or a service, there's a good chance that at some point you have been asked to provide a discount. Many times it is enticing to offer a discount to secure a new client, or to receive some unexpected work.
But what effect does doing so have on the value of your product or service?
I have seen so many businesses that try to win business by lowering their price to meet the desires of their customers. Many times they do so out of guilt due to a customer saying that that's all they can pay.
It's tempting to give in to this at times, but where do you draw the line? Do you just do it for one customer? Or do you do it for every customer who has a similar story?
Rather than offering discounts, you need to offer your product or service at a price that is a good value for the customer, and if you do so they will have a much easier time paying your full price.
It does not matter whether you charge high prices or low prices, what matters is that you are providing more value than you were asking customers to pay.
You need to believe in the value of that what you are selling. If you truly believe that the price you charge is a fair value for what the customer is receiving, you can say no to discounts without feeling bad.
It is only when down deep inside you truly feel that you were overcharging that you end up giving into providing discounts.
While it can be easy to think that there is nothing wrong with it, there are actually three ways that providing discounts hurts not only your bottom line, but your brand as well.
It shows customers that you don't believe in what you're charging. Brands that believe 100% in the things they sell, and the prices they charge, never give discounts. When is the last time that you saw Apple having a sale? I'm going to guess you haven't seen it very often, or ever. The reason for that is that Apple believes 100% that they are selling the best items available for that price. Most people do not expect to ever receive a discount when buying an Apple product. Apple has showed their clients that they believe in what they're charging. But, unlike Apple there are many brands that seem to have sales all the time. Kohls comes to mind for me. Every time I have ever been in their stores they are having a sale. If I went to Kohls and had to pay full price I would feel that I was being ripped off. They have given me reason to feel that they don't believe in the prices they are charging.
It takes something away from the product or service they receive. This may sound crazy, but charging less for something diminishes the value that the customer receives. What do I mean by that? If you buy something for $50 versus buying that same thing for $250, you are far more likely to use it to its full worth if you purchased it for more money. It is the mindset of "getting every penny" out of the item. I have experienced this myself. Times I have spent $50 on a new computer program versus $250, there's a far better chance that I dive into the $250 program quicker and actually end up using it for the purpose which I bought it for.
It creates a false price point. I believe this is one of the toughest things to recover from as a brand. Once you have set a price point in someone's mind is very hard to increase that price point. If your customer feels that your product or service is worth $100, due to you selling it to them at a discount for $100, it is hard to ever get them to go back to the full price you were charging. By giving them a discount you created a false price point in their mind that is lower than that of your actual sales price. If you try to sell it to them for a higher price later on they will always remember that they paid less before, and they will feel as though they are overpaying now. This was one of the problems that many companies experienced at first when using Groupon. After customers came to their business and paid and artificially low price, something that Groupon used to help get customers through the door for businesses, those customers had a very hard time returning to the actual price after the Groupon discount was gone. Instead of leading to gaining customers, many businesses experienced actually losing customers that they had before they offered the sale.
Correctly pricing the products or services that you offer is one of the most important things you can do for your brand.
The key to coming up with the right price, and being able to stick to that price, is to price your products in a way that provides more value than the customer is paying. You always want to leave them feeling as though they "got a deal" at the price that they paid.
Once you have determined the price, based on the value of your product or service, is important to stick to that price. Always. No matter how many sob stories you get, or how many reasons you are given for why someone needs a discount, it is important to always stick to the price you determined.
Doing so will be better for your brand in the long run, even if it costs you a few customers in the short run.
Question: Have you ever had a bad experience with giving a discount? Comment below or join the conversation on Facebook or Twitter!
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I just sent out a notice of our Mother's Day specials to our mailing list. But if you are not on our list please stop by and check out the new items and our sale specials on Superior needles and a delightful fat quarter batik bundle.
We also have a Mother's Day door prize and any one who visits between now and May 8th is eligible to enter.
Here is a sneak preview of our Mother's Day collection of batik fat quarters. We'll be having a special on these leading up to Mother's Day. Stay tuned.
Rosemary rented our machine to quilt this piece. She won a prize at Quilt Reflections 2016 for her efforts. Congratulations Rosemary.
This is the second quilt I've done for Mary. She does such fantastic piecing. I liked the pattern so much that I've started one for a family member. Shh, it's a surprise!
Here is a link to a tutorial on this pattern.
Quilt Reflections 2016 is in the history books. What a great show! We are so impressed with the talent and skill of the quilters who submitted their works to the show. Congratulations to everyone involved.
Besides trying to catch up on rest after a very busy week, I am also editor of the Manitoba Prairie Quilter newsletter and have finished the last official edition for this year which will be distributed to members at the meeting tomorrow. I am also working on a special quilt show edition which should be out in time for the May MPQ meeting and we are preparing a DVD with pictures of all the quilts entered in the show. That should also be available in May. Did I mention that I am also web master for MPQ.... updating the website...year end reports... Whew!
In my spare time I try to do some quilting.
The top of this UFO is completed. I like the way it turned out. That thin black sashing was just the thing. I'm going to put it away for now. When I figure out who it belongs to I'll pull it out and do the appropriate quilting then.


In my last blog I shared a story about what happened one morning when I stepped out into the street to help traffic make its way around a stalled car. That is my very favorite story to use when I speak about the realities – political and personal – of "sticking ones neck out" for the greater good of others. Since that blog was quite long, todays will be short! I hope you will enjoy it.
I love the process of advocacy and, while there are potentially negative ramifications that we need to anticipate, the joys of reaching out to create change should be emphasized as well. As we move daily through the complexities of our lives, our eyes must remain open to the bright sparks of happiness that result from our constant awareness of the needs of those around us.
I live in Pittsburgh near beautiful Frick Park, which is bordered by the rolling hills of lovely and historic Homewood Cemetery. The busy street that runs along one side of the park and cemetery later reaches the intersection I wrote about in my last blog. Although this is an urban area, many deer live in the park. At night, they often wander through the cemetery and out into the adjoining neighborhoods. As I leave my house early in the morning to run or race walk, I might possibly see one on a neighbor's lawn, or even in the street. As dawn nears, they manage to safely make their way back into the park.
Early one beautiful summer morning, I was out running on a street across from the park and cemetery. A pedestrian on the other side of the street pointed behind me and shouted, "Look! Look!" At first I could see nothing, so I shouted back, "Look at what?" He replied, "Look at the doe behind you!" Sure enough, a doe had been running behind me on the street. I stopped to look at her, and she stopped as well. The doe looked quietly at me, and then turned to prepare to run across the then quiet street. I stepped into the street to look for any approaching cars and, sure enough, there was a car approaching from the other side. I ran into the street and waved my arms to warn the car to slow down. As I did this, the doe stayed still on my side of the street. The car did slow down and stop, but the driver signaled his questioning annoyance through the window. I pointed to the doe, which then ran gracefully across the street in front of the stopped car, made a beautiful leap over the cemetery wall, and ran into the woods. The driver looked at me in absolute amazement and slowly pulled away; I often wonder if he had trouble believing that the event had actually taken place. I was so delighted as I continued to run – so happy that the deer was safe and so glad I could help.
When I got home I told my daughter, a former member of her elementary school safety patrol, that I had been "a crossing guard for a deer." It made my day, and it continues to make my day as I think about it now. We can see some of the good outcomes of caring about others – and as we design our lives with the intentionality of contributing to the common good we should believe in the possibility that many other results, just as wonderful and charming, take place without us ever knowing.
Enjoy all the ways in which you "cross the deer" in your own lives!
Next week I am going to share a folk tale once told to me by a beloved relative and explain how I also use it when I speak with others about the concept of child advocacy.
My last blog entry talked about the importance of real life "on the ground" efforts to create change or make things better for other people. While not wanting to appear to over-emphasize the difficulty of personal advocacy, I also want to recognize the reality of what can happen when individuals speak up! I often talk with students in my classes about the importance of advocating for social change in the real-life situations that confront them daily. During our discussions, it is not uncommon for students to share what we might call "war stories" of some past initiatives in controversial situations during which they experienced a surprising amount of difficulty. Simply wanting to make a change for the better in a fairly simple situation, they had found themselves embroiled in unexpected tensions. They felt that they had been misunderstood by others, and were still uncertain about what had been accomplished.
I always listen carefully to such stories; we all need to hear them and think about them. One possible response to these experiences in our lives is to decide to stay out of other people's problems! The response that I encourage, however, is development of belief that the courage and concern for others that we demonstrate in such initiatives will always have some positive outcome. We may be more immediately aware of any unexpected problems we encountered, but in the long run we will have made a real impact in some good way on others and on the situation that we addressed.
Standing there alone, I faced a choice. I could just go home and hope for the best, or stay where I was to try to help ongoing cars avoid an accident. Deciding to stay, I placed myself by the car in the street to await the imminent morning rush hour. I hoped a police car would happen by very quickly. As many cars soon began to approach, I started to wave my arms frantically to warn oncoming drivers about the stalled car. Delays began to build up in both lanes as cars needed to swerve around the stalled car. I was feeling quite virtuous until an inconvenienced driver looked at me and shouted a stream of epithets. This was the start of a steady stream of loud insults and tirades, aimed straight at me, as drivers passed. I soon realized with considerable discomfort that the inconvenienced drivers thought it was my car!
Soon the car had been successfully pushed out of the street, and traffic regained its normal pace. I retrieved my coffee from where I had left it on the sidewalk and walked home. As I walked, I was furious about the way I had been treated. How could people be so mean and insulting to someone trying to help in a potentially dangerous situation?
My negative thoughts turned to delight, however, when I realized that I had just experienced the perfect advocacy story! (And I have told it many times since then in my classes, usually to the laughing enjoyment of my students as I describe the behavior of the drivers I was trying to help). It is a funny story! But it is also a true reflection of what can happen when you try to do help others in difficult public dilemmas. After I share the story I break it down into the very elements that so often make advocacy for others difficult.
Yet, in reality, the likelihood of an accident was very high. I knew that cars approached this particular intersection speedily. They were either coming up a hill that would make it hard to see the stalled car until it was too late to put on the brakes, or they were making a blind turn because there were a lot of trees on the intersecting street corner. Someone could have been hurt or even killed – maybe a parent driving children to the nearby schools. I knew my efforts were worth it, even if I seemed very silly or irresponsible to others.
I think this is a good story to keep in mind as we persist in "working on the ground" in real life situations that create risks and unfair dangers for others. It is not short-term accolades or easily demonstrated outcomes that we seek. And it is not just our immediate actions that are important; our spirit of caring for others outside the context of our own direct needs changes us and changes others for the better. These are important ideas for teachers! We so often try to help our students in very difficult situations, and just as often we have no real way of knowing the ultimate outcomes of our efforts over the years. And we so often give our time and caring to initiatives in our schools or districts that result in controversy or criticism. Teachers, do not get discouraged. As I said at the end of my last blog, we are the ones who are "working on the ground" to make the real changes that affect the real lives of others in important and lasting ways. Never let short-term troubles blur your vision of the permanent effects of all the good that you do!
Stay tuned for next week! I'll have a short blog about another advocacy adventure with a car that had a very happy ending!
My blog has been focused overall on the concept of child advocacy – of standing up for something every day. I believe that each and every teacher can in some way have a positive impact on the huge, seemingly intractable social problems that we face in the United States of America! Teachers are on the front line of the poverty, violence, and other forms of social neglect and injustice that are undermining the health and safety of children in this nation. They see the truth in the lives of children, and they have the power to address the most serious problems facing children in this nation. However, their use of this considerable power will make them neither famous nor wealthy. In fact, teachers must try to address tremendous challenges in the lives of children today in a context of considerable public disrespect for them and for the work that they do. It would be very easy for any teacher today to feel a sense of professional defeat. But, for the sake of the children and the future of this nation, we must never, ever give up!
I was so fortunate some years ago to have the opportunity to hear Dolores Huerta speak at the Children's Defense Fund Summit on the Cradle to Prison Pipeline at Howard University. As the co-founder with Caesar Chavez of what would later become the United Farm Workers (UFW), Dolores knows very well the dangers and potential accomplishments that are inherent in the struggle for social change. She spoke movingly about the idea of "working on the ground." After careful consideration of her words, I decided that working on the ground means taking responsibility for the often unseen and thankless tasks that confront injustice through real life work with real people in the actual situations that undermine liberty and equality. When we do this we often also confront the real life conflict inherent in speaking the truth and acting for change – including many difficult forms of resistance from those in power and those who disagree with us. It is all too easy to glorify standing up to social injustice in the media; in reality we might often stand alone or with just a brave few as we face resistance and retaliation that can bring considerable professional and personal risks.
Teachers, let's stand together as we accept the possibility of resistance and retaliation because we are advocates who will not be silent about the social injustices that are undermining the children of our nation The history of the United Farm Workers stands proudly with the history of every human rights movement around the world. The history of every struggle for human rights ultimately honors the courage of those who made the personal sacrifices necessary for the good of all.
Our dedicated efforts as teachers to create justice for children can and must be done in the context of our own schools, programs, and classrooms. We need not become famous or widely recognized in order to do work that is of critical importance to society! In fact, our work "on the ground" is the real work that will create the real change for all the teachers and children of the United States of America.


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A long long time ago, in a republic far far away, we encountered double digit interest rates, what in monetary terms we refer to as the "Volker Years". This by no coincidence ended the bull runs in Gold & Silver of the 70s and also was able to finally end the runaway inflation of that decade.
The reason is very simple, people, instead of speculating on certain asset classes to hedge against inflation, ran and simply deposited their money or got government bonds at that guaranteed high rate. This strengthened the USD, and weakened Gold & Silver. There were obviously other downside consequences to the move as well which I'll avoid going into in detail such as skyrocketing mortgage rates, broad asset class deflation, etc. But, desperate times call for desperate measures.
Gus Demos of Perpetual Assets Interviews Chris Martenson of Peak Prosperity.
Join Chris & Gus as they discuss the last 2 years of oil market action and how issues like Supply & Demand, Geopolitics, Monetary policy, among others impact everything we know. How long is sub 40 a barrel sustainable?
We then switch to the topic of central banking. We get Chris's thoughts on the push towards NIRP. Is it any coincidence that it is being parlayed with a universal war on cash? Would NIRP and additional QE be the last tricks in the bag?
Chris covers the exponential function vs linear in great detail. Is it conspiratorial to believe that a linear way out of this fiscal & monetary armageddon is ultimately the goal of the central planners – something similar to Japan the last 25 years, instead of exponential explosion and a day of reckoning scenario?
Finally, with all the chaos in global markets in the last 9 months, has the 4 year Gold bear run its course? Is it impossible with all the variables and black swans? Which domino drops first? Or has it already?
Where does this ultimately end up going, civil unrest, war, total irrational electorate?
Cashless Society, Negative Interest Rates – JailBreak Your Wealth NOW!
I know very few people who are comfortable discussing their retirement savings. Not sure why that is, not the amount, but the vehicle that creates the account or what they are doing to protect themselves later in life. For a great many of us, "later in life" is lot closer than we care to admit.
If you think back two years ago, the person, currently, occupying the White House gave a State of the Union speech and introduced us to MYRA, My Retirement Account, and took the first step in announcing the theft of our retirement accounts.
The quickening has begun in earnest. The end game might have begun in November with events picking up speed, remedy engaged in progressive steps, and geopolitical balance of power shifting in serious manner. The following are major events and factors in the Global Currency RESET in progress. The sequence of future events might become frightening, as the new financial structure comes into view. The potential for disruption to the USDollar- based supply chain and inventory system remains a high risk. The onset of the return of the Gold Standard to trade, banking, and currencies is upon us. The following are frequent topics within the Hat Trick Letter, within each and every monthly report.
While some business / economic publications, like NewsMax are saying that, "Oil is pulling away from the market's biggest storm in seven years," I say, "Don't believe it." Not for one second. The real storm begins near the middle of March.
Because people saw that the price of oil rose and stabilized in February and that stocks followed in lockstep, they were quick to conclude the worst is over. The final days of February were, in fact, nothing more than the calm before the main storm. People were, as usual, too quick to sigh in relief, and that relief is likely to make the upset even worse when they find out how wrong they were to think the worst is over. When people believe the worst is over, and suddenly things grow even worse than they already were, they are more likely to panic.
We have seen this pattern of human naiveté again and again during the so-called "recovery" from the Great Recession. What really happened in February was a little consolidation, as both oil and stock caught their breath after a long first leg down in prices, but the worst pressures that I've been predicting were never set to come in February, but to start in March.


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Powerful New Cloning Technique Can Clone Thousands of Genes at Once
"Our goal is to make it cheap and easy for any researcher in any field to clone and express the entire set of proteins from any organism."
/ Hard Science/ Gene Cloning/ Genomic Analysis/ Lasso Cloning
Image by Jennifer Fairman/Johns Hopkins University
LASSO Cloning
Scientists from Harvard Medical School, Johns Hopkins, Rutgers, and the University of Trento in Italy have developed LASSO cloning, a new molecular technique. LASSO cloning can be used to simultaneously isolate long DNA sequences faster than was previously possible. This new technique speeds up protein creation, which means that genes (the final product of the process) are arrived at more quickly. This, in turn, can enable far more rapid discovery of biomarkers for numerous diseases and their treatments.
In the past, researchers have sussed out what a gene does by cloning its DNA and then expressing the protein it codes for — single gene by single gene. With this novel molecular approach, a single reaction can clone and express thousands of DNA sequences at once. The technique involves the use of a novel captured DNA strand, the LASSO probe (Long Adapter Single-Stranded Oligonucleotide). Researchers can use collections of these tools to "grab" DNA sequences they're after. Unlike a cowboy roping cattle, however, scientists using the LASSO probe can capture thousands of sequences in a single try.
Image Credit: Jennifer E. Fairman/Johns Hopkins University
"Our goal is to make it cheap and easy for any researcher in any field to clone and express the entire set of proteins from any organism," Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine assistant professor of pathology and study co-senior author Ben Larman said in a press release. "Until now, such a prospect was only realistic for high-powered research consortia studying model organisms like fruit flies or mice."
High-Speed Discoveries
The LASSO technique improves on molecular inversion probes (MIPs), an older method which is limited to capturing only about 200 DNA bases at once. This is minuscule compared to each LASSO target gene sequence which can be as much as a few thousand DNA base pairs long—around the length of a typical gene's protein-coding sequence.
The team used LASSO probes to simultaneously capture more than 3,000 DNA fragments from the E. coli genome as part of a proof-of-concept study. They captured at least 75 percent of their gene targets successfully. More importantly, however, the tool allows researchers to capture sequences in a way that allows them to analyze what the corresponding proteins do.
"We're very excited about all the potential applications for LASSO cloning," Larman said in the release. "Our hope is that by greatly expanding the number of proteins that can be expressed and screened in parallel, the road to interesting biology and new therapeutic biomolecules will be dramatically shortened for many researchers."
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SAN FRANCISCO — While a scruffy little dog is busy pursuing the American dream of becoming the first canine elected president, his human -- often described as "the dirtiest man on TV" has a soft spot for four legged orphans.
"Freddy has come a long way since he was named by my friends on Facebook in a now infamous game of puppy poop bingo," Mike Rowe said. "He is now the model of canine obedience.


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The Notorious B.I.G. ft. Ja Rule & Ralph Tresvant – Old Thing Back (Matoma Remix) [Video]
By Wes Ogden May 13, 2015
Even though Norway isn't anywhere near the tropics, the country is slowly becoming known for tropical house music. As Norwegian tropical house producer Matoma continues to gain worldwide recognition with his music, the country continues to become closer and closer to being associated with beach parties in the sun and the sand.
As Matoma continues to release potent blend of tropical house, we only expect that trend to continue.
Matoma's been up to some new things as well, releasing his first music video with a tropical house remix of The Notorious B.I.G. ft. Ja Rule and Ralph Tresvant's classic track, 'Old Thing Back'. Matoma's remix of 'Old Thing Back' stays true to a clean tropical house vibe.
Lighthearted and danceable, upbeat chords softly pluck as flowing synth leads and occasional piano lines float their way through the track.
It sounds like the tropics.
If you're a fan of the original track, you'll be surprised to find that Matoma left the vocals largely intact and in their original form. The vocals are as clean, crisp, and memorable as they were when the song was first released in 2007, and it's a song that will stick in your head after first listen.
Not stopping at the sound alone, the song isn't the only thing that's about 'Old Thing Back' that's tropical. The video for 'Old Thing Back' gets its fair share of the 'fun in the sun' tropical treatment as well. Set in the Wynwood Art District of the tropical house epicenter of Miami, the 'Old Thing Back' video gives off a summertime vibe like few others do. It looks like a perfect summer day without a care in the world, and it's only fitting for the smooth vibes of Matoma's music.
Watch the video for Matoma's remix of The Notorious B.I.G. ft. Ja Rule and Ralph Tresvant's 'Old Thing Back'.
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How sociologists define racism
An NPR Radio program interviewed a couple of sociologists with some weirdo anti-white racial theories:
Why use the phrasing "racial resentment" in the survey? Why not "racism"?
That's an interesting question. There are two parts to this answer. The first is that sociologists, political scientists and other scholars distinguish between older, more explicit forms of racial prejudice — founded on assertions of biologically-based differences between racial groups — and more "modern" forms of prejudice.
Since the civil rights movement, white Americans increasingly reject old-fashioned or "Jim Crow-style" racism (statements like "white people are more intelligent than black people"). However, they continue to hold a number of negative attitudes toward African-Americans, including a tendency to attribute racial inequality to individual failings of black Americans and the belief that black people are responsible for the racial tension in this country.
So, the use of "racial resentment" distinguishes that it's the latter type of attitude that is triggered by threats to whites' standing.
The second is that Americans generally tend to think of "racism" as a stable characteristic of individuals, not something that can be prompted or change in response to changing circumstances or social trends. Since we're highlighting the way that changing perceptions of the social world influence whites' racial attitudes, we wanted to use a term that emphasized that these attitudes can change over time, which feelings of resentment more clearly communicates.
No. Jim Crow racism means separating races at restaurant lunch counters.
Statements about average intelligence of groups are simply statements of fact, and have nothing to do with anyone's politics or opinions.
Nobody thinks that attitudes about lunch counters cannot be changed. They have changed. Nobody thinks that knowledge of facts is unchangeable. Everyone can learn new facts.
Having negative attitudes towards blacks does not necessarily have anything to do with "threats to whites' standing."
The NPR program has anti-white messages all the time.
Women do not yet run Austria, and it is doing something about its invaders:
Austria is closing seven mosques and could expel dozens of imams from the country, the government has announced.
At a press conference on Friday, Chancellor Sebastian Kurz said the government is shutting down a Turkish mosque and dissolving a group called the Arab Religious Community, which runs six mosques.
The Austrian government's actions stem from a 2015 law, which bans foreign funding of religious groups and required Muslim societies to have "a positive fundamental view towards [Austria's] state and society".
"Parallel societies, political Islam and tendencies toward radicalisation have no place in our country," Kurz said.
Austria is home to an estimated 600,000 Muslims, mostly of Turkish origin.
Turkey expelled its Christians long ago.
Here is a chart of a Jewish newspaper using the word racism.
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Sacred order that conservatives hold dear
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Restoring libido to female rats with pink pills
Jewish Russian-American goes full Nazi
Make the lie big, and they will believe it
Not enough white kids to go around
Einstein had funny opinions about Chinese
It is now acceptable to hate men
Just one male for every 17 females
Trying to find motives for pursuing racial conflic...
President Trump's Amused Mastery
Greer says most rape is just bad sex
Atheists may be genetic mutants


1. He did not allow me ……………………….
We use a to-infinitive after allow.
2. The injured woman ………………………….. to hospital.
3. We ……………………………… anything from them yet.
The present perfect is more common with the time expressions already and yet.
4. The chief guest ………………………………… arrived.
5. 'Let me ………………………….,' the boy cried.
We use an infinitive without to after let.
6. The birds …………………………….. when I woke up this morning.
We use the past continuous to talk about an action or situation that was going on a particular point of time in the past.
7. I heard them ……………………………..
We use a gerund or an infinitive without to after the verbs see and hear.
8. I saw him …………………………….. the road.
9. Yesterday I …………………………….. an English movie.
We use the simple past to talk about finished past events.
10. The constable asked me what …………………………….. doing there.
The subject goes before the verb in an indirect question.
11. I ……………………………. like to get up early in the morning.
12. Ever since I ………………………….. my native place I ………………………………. here.
We use the simple past for finished actions or situations in the past. We use the present perfect continuous to talk about an action or situation that started in the past and has continued up to the present.
1. He did not allow me to go.
2. The injured woman was taken to hospital.
3. We have not heard anything from them yet.
4. The chief guest has already arrived.
5. 'Let me go,' the boy cried.
6. The birds were chirping when I woke up this morning.
7. I heard them talk.
8. I saw him cross / crossing the road.
9. Yesterday I watched an English movie.
10. The constable asked me what I was doing there.
11. I don't like to get up early in the morning.
12. Ever since I left my native place I have been living here.


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Hot dogs, ice cream, and lemonade are some of the best parts of summer, right? But for millions of Americans, a new survey reveals those summertime favorites can trigger pain.
Here to share how what, when and why we're eating could each lead to uncomfortable symptoms is internal medicine specialist, Dr. Keri Peterson.


For this dinner, Chef Mary Freij of the fabulous Mazeh Brunch at The Depanneur will be bringing her childhood memories to life by sharing some of her favourite dishes from childhood that are unique to Palestine. She will be using family recipes that have been passed over generations to bring an authentic tasting experience. Mary's main dish, Musakhan, utilizes a significant amount of the spice sumac, which is interestingly native to Canada as well. Join us on a night of tasty new flavors!
A Palestinian dish made of roasted chicken baked with onions, sumac, and fried pine nuts. served on a taboon bread.
Fresh cheese and semolina dessert topped with crunchy kataifi strands and drenched in an orange blossom syrup.


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An In Depth Interview with Kim Simmonds of Savoy Brown
Originally called the Savoy Brown Blues Band, this group can rightly take credit for cutting the farewell anthem of the 1960s British blues boom, in the form of a modern blues aptly titled "Train to Nowhere." Historically as well as musically, this song remains a sad reminder that by the time of its 1969 release as a single, most original blues were no longer commercially viable in Britain, as more and more blues clubs closed their doors for good.
Within four years of the bands formation, however, they had become a major league live act in America. At home in Britain, they weren't so lucky, and never really broke out of the club scene despite founder/guitarist Kim Simmonds's (b. December 5, 1947; Newbridge, South Wales) persistence as the band's only continuous member.
Today, critics believe that one reason for Savoy Brown's inability to gain a foothold in Britain was its high personnel turnover, but these frequent lineup changes also led to some noteworthy ensembles. Many consider that the recordings featuring Chris Youlden's rich vocals and songwriting augmented by Kim Simmonds's jazz-tinged, fluent blues guitar, were Savoy Brown's finest work; this being especially so on such late-1960s cuts as "She's Got a Ring in His Nose and a Ring on Her Hand" (a classy swing-blues) and the completely different and desolate groove of "Mr. Downchild." The early-1970s also saw some interesting personnel changes including a collaboration with Chicken Shack's Stan Webb (when the band also was known as the Boogie Brothers).
Early in his life, Savoy Brown guitarist Kim Simmonds was heavily influenced by his older brother Harry (christened Henry). Harry Simmonds had started listening to music when he was about thirteen, especially to Bill Haley. He later became interested in R&B and blues, particularly the music of James Brown, Ike and Tina Turner, Jimmy Reed, Otis Rush and Muddy Waters. He often purchased American imports from The Swing Shop, a small record store located in Streatham, Southwest London, which was also a hangout for Jo Ann Kelly.
Kim became absorbed in the records in his older brother's collection. "My brother, Harry, used to come home with all these records and I used to hear nothing but blues," he told Beat Instrumental. "I was hooked straight away." Among Kim's influences were Howlin' Wolf (and his guitarist Hubert Sumlin), Earl Hooker, Freddy King, Matt Murphy, Otis Rush and Muddy Waters. At age 13, Kim purchased his first guitar and taught himself to play Chuck Berry riffs. By age 15 he was still playing the guitar, though by then he had dropped out of school and taken a clerical job at the Ministry of Defence in Whitehall.
While waiting outside Transat Imports, a record store located in London's Chinatown district, Kim met another blues enthusiast, harmonica player and neighbour John O'Leary. O'Leary was working for an American chemical company and had picked up the harmonica after seeing Cyril Davies perform with Alexis Korner's Blues Incorporated. O'Leary and Kim became friends and O'Leary invited Kim and his brother Harry to a jam session. "I went along not expecting very much, but Kim had got a really good thing going," Harry later observed.
He encouraged his brother to form a band and they all agreed that Harry would manage them. The initial lineup consisted of Kim Simmonds on guitar, O'Leary on harmonica, Leo Manning on drums, vocalist Brice Portius, and bassist Ray Chappell. Both Manning and Portius were black, while the other members were white, thus making Savoy Brown one of the first racially integrated groups to play in British clubs.
Their first pianist, Trevor Jeavons, was soon replaced by Bob Hall (who became one of Savoy Brown's longest-serving, albeit part-time, members). Previously, Hall had been a member of John Lee's Groundhogs (later the Groundhogs), which had backed John Lee Hooker on his 1964 British tour. He had also played backup to Jimmy Reed and Little Walter. By the time of the Groundhogs' first recordings, however, Hall had departed because of time conflicts with his day job.
The new group decided to call themselves the Savoy Brown Blues Band to emphasize their Chicago Blues-style repertoire. They took Savoy from the US blues label, Savoy Records, which they thought sounded elegant and "Brown" because they perceived it as being about as plain as you can get. Strung together, the words created a balance of opposites.
Like many bands, they found it tough to get bookings at first, but unlike other bands, the Simmonds brothers simply decided to open their own blues club, Kilroy's, in May 1966. Kilroy's was located in an upstairs room of Nag's Head Tavern on York Road in Battersea. Kim recalled the club to Relix: "They used to have a folk club one night a week and as folk was dying out by then we approached them about having a blues room on Monday nights. We'd take our gear down in a taxi or something like that. We used to rehearse there anyway. From what I can recall, we distributed flyers around London and the club came into being. At first only a few people came and then we played there every week and it built up, and eventually it became a bona-fide blues club. Fleetwood Mac played there, and Freddie King and all sorts of artists." The Nag's Head eventually became home to the Blue Horizon club-a place where future British blues talents such as Fleetwood Mac's Danny Kirwan (then with his first band, Boilerhouse) were discovered.
As the Savoy Brown Blues Band 's manager, Harry landed a story about the group and their blues club in the pages of the local Wandsworth Borough News. At the time, Harry (who also worked as a London postman) would enterprisingly take the band to gigs in his Post Office van. Kilroy's became a local success and soon attracted the notice of Mike Vernon. Along with childhood friend Neil Slaven, Vernon published the blues and soul music magazine R&B Monthly, and was at the time a producer at Decca. Vernon had also established the Blue Horizon label along with his brother, Richard, which included two subsidiary labels, Purdah and Outa-Site.
As Vernon explained in the liner notes of History of British Blues, "I talked Harry Simmonds, their manager, into letting me record the band for a single to be released on my own Purdah label-that was the precedent to Blue Horizon." They recorded four tracks in August 1966 at London's Wessex Studios, with Vernon producing. Vernon issued two of the tracks, the Willie Dixon-penned "I Can't Quit You Baby" and "I Tried," as a single on Purdah to be distributed by mail order. The other two, "True Blue" (a.k.a. "True Story") and "Cold Blooded Woman" were assigned Purdah catalog numbers but not released. They eventually came out as part of the Immediate label's Blues Anytime series.
The band received a big break when Brian Wilcock, a DJ at Klook's Kleek R&B Club, Railway Hotel located in the West Hampstead area of London and a friend of Harry Simmonds arranged for the band to play the interval for Creams appearance there on August 2, 1966. Since Cream made their official debut at the 6th National Jazz and Blues Festival on July 31, this would be their first club engagement outside of a warmup gig held on July 29 at the Twisted Wheel in Manchester. Expectations were high for the Cream which played two sets but Savoy Brown went down such a storm during their slot that they racked up enough gig offers to enable them to go full time-and Wilcock eventually became their tour manager in September 1967.
The band started to expand their gig list to include engagements at the Tiles Club, Flamingo and the Marquee in central London and the Metro in Birmingham. Kim once said about those early shows, "We started playing places like the Metro in Birmingham, which is like a big soul club, but we managed to please the people because we had Brice Portius, a black singer, and they would relate to him in the sense that they might relate to Geno Washington, even though we were playing blues. I mean we would play up-tempo stuff and bounce around a little." Several shows even found them backing Champion Jack Dupree. Altogether, their lineup remained stable except for pianist Hall, who once again had conflicts with his daytime job that caused him to drop out for awhile but return on a part-time basis when his replacement didn't work out. Demos and acetates were recorded with this lineup prior to the sessions for their first album. Ex-Stone's Masonry guitarist Martin Stone was added while O'Leary departed to become a member of John Dummer's Blues Band [see John Dummer's Blues Band]. Both Graham "Shakey Vick" Vickery and Steve Hackett auditioned to play harp during this period, but O'Leary was not replaced.
Decca signed the band on the recommendation of Slaven and Vernon, and by mid-1967 the group was at West Hampstead Studios, London, recording their first album with Mike Vernon again producing. In the excellent Blue Horizon CD set, Vernon discussed his rationale for signing the band to Decca rather than to one of his own labels: "Firstly, Blue Horizon was still, at the time, little more than a fanzine label and secondly, I must herein admit that I didn't care too much for Brice as a vocalist."
The Savoy Brown Blues Band's first Decca long player was recorded in just thirty hours spanning three consecutive days. Shake Down was a gritty collection of blues standards with just one original, Stone's "Doormouse Rides the Rails." Among the tracks were B.B. King's "Rock Me Baby," John Lee Hooker's "It's All My Fault," three Willie Dixon songs and "Black Night" by Fenton Robinson. The standout track was the group-arranged "Shake 'Em on Down," a raucous workout extending to just over six minutes. Shake Down was released in the U.K. in September 1967, but for reasons unknown, the LP didn't appear at all in the U.S.
The Savoy Brown Blues Band continued to gig extensively while Shake Down was in production, doing a punishing 24 gigs in just 21 days as backing band for John Lee Hooker. They also got a summer-long residency in Charlottenlund, north of Copenhagen, Denmark. At around the time of Shake Down's release, in an odd coincidence the band experienced a true drug-related "shake down" in Barnstaple, a town in Devon, England, during a short tour of the West Country. This incident led Harry to actually fire his brother Kim from the band after the dates in Denmark. Other changes ensued as Chappell and Portius left and were replaced by Bob Brunning on bass and Chris Youlden on vocals. Brunning had previously been Fleetwood Mac's bassist for a few weeks in August 1967.
Youlden had been in various outfits, including a band that had alternately called itself the Down Home Blues Band and Shakey Vick's Big City Blues Band, and another called the Cross Ties Blues Band.
Next, Manning quit and was replaced on drums by Hughie Flint, formerly of John Mayall's Bluesbreakers and Alexis Korner's band, Free at Last band. Finally, Stone departed and Kim asked O'Leary to rejoin the band. O'Leary agreed at first, then changed his mind due to "unreasonable conditions." Stone was instead replaced by "Lonesome" Dave Peverett.
Dave Peverett (b. April 16, 1943; d. February 7, 2000) was born in Dulwich but grew up in Brixton, southwest London. He first got into music after hearing "Rock Around the Clock" by Bill Haley and the Comets. He then listened to Jerry Lee Lewis, Little Richard, Fats Domino, Chuck Berry and Elvis Presley before turning on to blues musicians like Bo Diddley, Muddy Waters, Lightnin' Hopkins and John Lee Hooker. At age 16, he bought his first guitar and, with his brother on drums, gathered other musicians and formed a band that played its first party in 1963. After undergoing a series of name changes, the group (whose membership included Chris Youlden) eventually settled on the name the Cross Ties Blues Band. By 1966, they had become the Lonesome Jax Blues Band, named after Dave Peverett's first stage name. The band played the London club circuit and colleges.
Later, Peverett joined the Swiss blues group Les Questions, with which he played until October 1967, at which point he returned to the U.K. brimming with plans to start a band along with Youlden. Instead, he joined Savoy Brown.
With only Kim (who had since made amends with Harry) and Hall from the prior lineup, the group entered the studio to record their next single. Youlden emerged as a major creative force within the band, contributing the frantic "Taste and Try Before You Buy," which became the A-side of their next release. Kim had written the flipside, "Someday People."
Record Mirror praised the band as playing "a style of Chicago blues which is both commercial and authentic" and observed that Youlden was "often rated in the same breath as Long John Baldry and Rod Stewart."
Shortly after the single was cut the band underwent more member changes. Both Brunning and Flint left; Brunning has since cited the "creative accountancy" of the band's management as the main reason for walking. (Manager Harry used to pay band members a fixed weekly wage regardless of how many gigs they played and the money made from each gig. From a musician's point of view, this was a good incentive for not getting too successful). By 1968, Brunning formed the Brunning Sunflower Band with Bob Hall, and Flint went on to early-1970s pop-chart success in McGuinness-Flint, later settling with the Blues Band.
After the Savoy Brown Blues Band had tried out several replacements for drums (including drummer Bill Bruford) and bass, the band decided on Rivers Jobe and Roger Earle, respectively. Jobe had previously been a member of the Anon (from May 1965 to July 1966) with Anthony Phillips and future Genesis founding member Mike Rutherford.
Producer Mike Vernon arranged for sessions for the group's next album, Getting to the Point, which took place in March 1968. Alongside Kim, Youlden emerged as co-leader of the group, and jointly or separately the pair composed most of the material. While the U.K. version of the album had cover-art depicting Kim wearing round glasses with the image of a black man in each lens, the U.S. cover art depicted more innocuous and politically correct images of a maze breaking up a collage of artwork. Kim explained what the original cover design was trying to depict to Melody Maker: "Our cover tried to show that although we are white we see things the same ways as a Negro but for some reasons it was changed."
With just two cover songs and seven originals, the album was to have been the Savoy Brown Blue's Band's transition from being a blues covers outfit to a band that had asserted its own identity. Unfortunately, the songs were not as strong as the pieces on the previous album, with the exception of the moody "Mr. Downchild" and the Willie Dixon-penned "You Need Love."
Getting to the Point was released in both the U.S. and the U.K. in July 1968 to positive reviews. Disc Weekly wrote approvingly that the album "showcases their fine instrumental ability (particularly guitarist Kim Simmonds) and clean, tight sound. An exciting LP-it's difficult to sit still while it's on, and that's what the blues is all about, after all." Rolling Stone observed, "Savoy Brown does not come on with complex technical artistry and does not attempt to overplay its music. Its strength lies in its group rapport and dynamics. Vocalist Chris Youlden is one of the better blues singers to emerge from England. His voice has the resonance and inflection so necessary to establish the power and emotion which is the blues."
In June 1968, the group had released the single "Walking By Myself" backed with "Vicksburg Blues." "Walking By Myself" was a strong ensemble piece showcasing Bob Hall on piano, the confident soloing of Simmonds, and a vocal duet between Youlden and Peverett. The group had by now refined its name to just "Savoy Brown" for this and subsequent releases.
From October 7 through 9, 1968 the band recorded the seminal "Train to Nowhere," which one critic described as "droningly hypnotic in feel." Youlden turned in powerful vocals on the record, and the band utilized a brass section for the first time (reportedly this included five trombones). It was later released as a single, with Rolling Stone citing "Train to Nowhere" as "certainly one of 1969's real undiscovered single gems." The recording also exposed the refined production skills of producer Vernon, who managed to build tension throughout the song, which in essence was a primitive one-line melody or modern "field-holler." At the time, two days was an abnormally long period of time to spend in a studio recording and mixing just one track, but the results did, and still do, deserve far more critical and commercial acclaim. The flipside, the haunting "Tolling Bells," was even more dynamic and, once again, the group succeeded in creating an insistent tension.
By late 1968, Savoy Brown's schedule was booked solid with never fewer than six gigs a week. Audiences' reactions was always enthusiastic, as Kim explained to Beat Instrumental: "Since we've got the new line-up together, the band has been working much better. Interest in our sort of music is on the upsurge, and we're doing very well now."
In November, the band discharged bassist Jobe and asked former member Brunning (who had recently filled in for some gigs) to join again permanently. Brunning again declined, and so Tone Stevens (b. September 12, 1949) joined instead.
On December 6, 1968, the band performed at the City of Leicester College of Education. The performance was taped with Dave Peverett substituting for Chris Youlden, who was sick and couldn't sing well enough to perform. They recorded the set anyway, and three tracks, "Maybe Wrong," "It Hurts Me Too" and "Louisiana Blues" appeared on their next album. "Louisiana Blues", a largely instrumental song, became a showstopper on their forthcoming U.S. tour. A fourth live track, "Sweet Home Chicago," appears to have been lost in the Decca vaults. All of Peverett's vocals were re-recorded in the studio.
In December, the band returned to the studio to record more two tunes, "She's Got a Ring in His Nose and a Ring on Her Hand" and "Don't Turn Me from Your Door." On January 22, 1969, they recorded "Grits Ain't Groceries (All Around the World)." "Grits" was composed by Titus Turner and under the name "All Around the World" was a Top Ten r&b hit in 1955 as covered by Little Willie John. Little Milton revived the song in 1969 as "Grits Ain't Groceries". The song featured an explosive horn section and was paired with "Ring" for the U.S. market. In spite of the high calibre of both sides of this release, the single nevertheless failed to chart.
Savoy Brown began their first 10-week U.S. tour on January 24. They played both the Fillmore East and Fillmore West, and gigs in Chicago and Detroit along the way. At their first U.S. gig-a small New York club called the Scene (run by music veteran Steve Paul)-the audience reacted coolly. So there and then, Savoy Brown decided to liven up their stage act by giving Youlden more focus: he began taking the stage wearing a top hat and with a big cigar stuffed in his mouth. Velvet trousers and a black fur jacket completed the image. The band also added a long boogie to their set that, like "Louisiana Blues," turned out to be a crowd pleaser. Kim later recalled the tour to Disc and Music Echo, "Until we hit Detroit-about half-way through the first tour-things weren't all that great. Then suddenly we got a reaction that . . . well, even going back to Detroit now it couldn't be repeated." The tour proved to be a big success. Harry explained, "The good it's done them is enormous. They are inspired by the great audience reactions. Whereas in England they used to wear dirty old jeans and just play the music, they really put on a show now. Kim doesn't hide in the background on stage any more-he and Chris are right out in front."
In May 1969, the band released their next album, Blue Matter. Consisting of previously released singles, live tracks recorded at Leicester with Peverett on vocals, and a John Lee Hooker cover, Blue Matter was a significant improvement over its predecessor. Melody Maker called it a "nice, meaty album and certainly the best we have had so far from this group" and Record Mirror said, "It represents a long jump from the twelve bar tribe and an immersion into what can be accomplished by stretching obsolete limits." In spite of praise from the music press, the LP stalled at #182 on the U.S. charts and didn't even make the charts in the U.K.
Later that month, the band held studio sessions for their next album (the last to be produced by Mike Vernon), A Step Further. Originally called Asylum, the album was released in the U.S. to coincide with the band's second American tour, which was slated for four months commencing on June 17. One track, "I'm Tired," was released as a U.S. single and reached #74 on the charts. Rolling Stone emphasized Youlden's "marvellous vocal" and the song's "irresistible rhythm." The album continued the formula of the previous LP-one live side and one studio side. The best offerings were studio tracks: "I'm Tired," the moody "Life's One Act Play" and the upbeat Youlden composition "Made Up My Mind." The live side was an endless boogie that Melody Maker called "quite remarkably boring, consisting of one riff recorded 'live' at Cooks Ferry Inn," although it remains a favourite of Savoy Brown devotees. Kim himself was pleased with the result, telling Beat Instrumental, "I think the latest album, A Step Further, surprised a lot of people in that it was much heavier than anything we've done before." Though not as strong as Blue Matter, the album nevertheless peaked at #71 in the U.S.
During the studio sessions for A Step Further, Hall, Peverett, Stevens and Earle started jamming on some old rockabilly tunes. Unknown to them, the engineer recorded these informal and spontaneous jams. After hearing the results, the foursome decided to create a rockabilly album and recorded a few more songs in the same vein, including the classic rock'n'roll standards "Shake, Rattle and Roll," "Matchbox" and "Keep a Knockin'." These recordings surfaced on 1969's Rocked Out, issued as part of "The World of" series credited to "Warren Phillips and the Rockets."
Savoy Brown's second U.S. tour consolidated their initial success. Crowds in Detroit were especially enthralled, and Savoy Brown became the biggest act there since Cream.
Upon their arrival home, the band went on a U.K. tour with Jethro Tull and Terry Reid from September 25 to October 29, 1969. Harry again fired his brother Kim in December 1969, and the band actually played in BBC sessions without him. (Kim rejoined shortly thereafter).
In late January 1970, Savoy Brown embarked on their third U.S. tour, after which they returned to England to record the tracks for their next album, Raw Sienna (produced jointly by Kim and Youlden). The album was more complex than its predecessors, and Kim expressed satisfaction with the final product. "Raw Sienna is a personal achievement for me," Kim told Melody Maker. "Both from the production side and musically. It's our best album to date partly because everyone had so much freedom while we were actually recording." Youlden's compositions once again provided the highlights; the album incorporated more brass and jazzier arrangements such as "Hard Way to Do," "Needle and Spoon" and "I'm Crying." New Musical Express thought highly of the LP, printing, "A rich deep blues sound, especially from the bass (Tone Stevens) . . . with Chris Youlden producing the right sound on the vocals . . . and Kim Simmonds a powerful lead guitar." Despite the press attention, Raw Sienna never caught fire, reaching only #121 on the U.S. charts.
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My fondest memory of visiting Austria is the trip to wine country. A little winery right on the border with Slovenia. I bought some nice "Veltliner" , enjoyed the scenery and the stories about the Slovenians.
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