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Folk, Rock & Pop Reviews
The Fierce and the Dead
On VHS
www.thefierceandthedead.com
Experimental instrumental new prog four-piece The Fierce and the Dead, interviewed in this edition of Albion, are continuing to plough their own unique furrow in the world of rock. This fantastic six-track EP, with four new songs and two radically different remixes of the title track On VHS, is available from their website. It is well worth investigating for anyone who loves experimental instrumental music. Matt Stevens, an expert at guitar effects and loops, and Steve Cleaton, versatile on guitar and pedals, create sonic soundscapes with extra layers added by Kev Feazey on bass, additional guitars and synths, and Stuart Marshall on drums and percussion. The record is full of epic, building tracks that sweep the listener along, and display extraordinary tightness and versatility. This is carefully crafted, well-performed and -produced sonic rock of the highest order, and an EP that is welcome in every record collection. If this is what they can do on record, then live they must be spellbinding.
Beyond the Realms of Euphoria
Galahad/Avalon Records GHCD11
Dedicated to the memory of bassist Neil Pepper, who sadly passed away shortly after recording this album, this is Galahad's second album of 2012, and shows the band venturing even further away from the traditional neo-prog genre into which they are usually (and lazily) lumped. However, they have still maintained their core sound and spirit. This release contains seven epic tracks (with a bonus re-recording of the classic Richelieu's Prayer, which updates and refines the original without losing any of its magic), based around the stand-out Guardian Angel and its superb reprise at the album's end. It opens with the two-part Salvation, featuring some fantastic keyboard heavy riffing from Dean Baker and the unmistakable vocals of Stuart Nicholson, who put their all into a contemporary song suite. As usual the guitar work of Rob Keyworth--so integral to the Galahad sound--is on top form, and the back-line of Spencer Luckman (drums) and the much-missed Neil Pepper holds it all reliably together.
Esoteric Records ECLEC2339/ECLEC2340
Released in 1972 on the Harvest label, these are the only two albums that the Dorset power trio of Gary and Tristan Margetts and drummer Tony Brock released. Their self-titled debut (here augmented by the single A-side Lonely Singer), produced by Greg Lake, sounds as if they had taken inspiration from the original power trios like Cream and the Jimi Hendrix Experience, and then added voltage. This album leaves you reeling, with superb riff-heavy tracks like the opening Speed of Light, the unclassifiable 200 Lives, and the fantastic Reminder.
Triad is a logical extension and expansion of the space rock found on their debut. The song-writing is sharper, the musicianship tighter, and the sound even more out there, with deft musical touches on Child Life, a wonderful riff on Spaceship, and the astonishing Monolith (Pts 1, 2 and 3) to round things off. This is another great band whose time never quite came, and these albums should be treasured and revered.
Rob Gould
The Broken Road
www.robgould.com
Fula and Ashtar keyboard player Rob Gould here presents his latest and most mature work to date. Mixing the best of his solo and band work, including collaborations with vocalist Fiona Ford on the amazing track The Singularity and the reflective, almost Floydian title track, this album flows from the start of Away With the Fairies through to the closing Land Ahoy. The album journeys through diverse musical themes--the almost Krautrock minimalism of Blip, and the piano-heavy beauty of The Human Satellite (with the fantastic vocals of Lesley Davies)--whilst the instrumental pieces like The Curve and Daybreak in the Graveyard of Sentient Robots are haunting, atmospheric and almost ambient in their construction. However, the eleven minute-plus Port Sunlight is, for me, the highlight of the album, with some of the most melancholy sax you'll ever hear. This is the greatest record that Rob Gould has ever made: a triumphant masterpiece.
KingBathmat
Truth Button
Stereohead Records
Already receiving fantastic reviews, this is the sixth album from Hastings-based band KingBathmat. Led by the brilliant John Bassett, Truth Button is one of those albums that gives more every time you listen to it. The beginning track Behind contains nine minutes or more of some fantastic musical interplay and almost Porcupine Tree-esque prog metal, with powerful rocking guitar work underpinned by heavy drums. It is followed by the Eastern-flavoured, hypnotic Abintra, the thoughtful Book of Faces, the epic eight-minute End of Evolution (the closest thing to traditional prog on the album, with its blazing keyboard work), and the luminous Dives and Paupers. The record ends with the rather fantastically titled--and brilliantly performed-- Coming to Terms with Mortality in the Face of Insurmountable Odds. The vocals are superb, the musicianship astonishing, and the overarching concept of technophobia and social dislocation is woven magically into these six tracks. This is arguably one of the albums of the year, and gives the prog genre a revitalising shot in the arm.
To Samuel, a Son
Best known as the band that launched the careers of Mick Taylor (John Mayall's Bluesbreakers/Rolling Stones), Greg Lake (King Crimson/ELP), John Glascock (Jethro Tull), and Ken Hensley, Lee Kerslake and Paul Newton (Uriah Heep), The Gods were originally formed in 1965. These two albums, respectively released in 1968 and 1969, find the Gods coalesced around a line-up of Hensley (guitar, keys, vocals), Kerslake (drums), Glascock (bass, vocals), and Joe Konas (guitar, vocals), who had all learnt their trade on the live blues circuit, Their debut album Genesis features a Hammond-heavy, psychedelic rock sound, not quite pop and not quite prog. It contains a swathe of self-written material which showcases both Hensley's burgeoning talent, and the tightness of the four-piece band. It is not dissimilar to Deep Purple's debut, and is here presented in both the stereo and mono versions of the album. It offers an interesting snapshot of a musical scene about to explode into life in 1968 (and, of course, the almost obligatory Beatles cover—an exciting romp through the lesser-known Hey Bulldog).
By 1969 the sound had hardened, a hint of the decade to come, with Hensley and Kerslake dominating the song-writing. The album, based around an epic concept of life, death and rebirth, may have drawn ideas from late sixties Deep Purple. It even covers Maria from West Side Story and gives it a new sound, rather like what the Nice had done with America a year earlier. Despite this musical progression, without any promotion and a lack of interest at EMI, The Gods folded, but their members parlayed their experience into bigger careers. If the Nice can be seen as foreshadowing Emerson, Lake and Palmer, the Gods sound like an embryonic version of where Ken Hensley would lead Uriah Heep in the 1970s.
Eyes of the Universe
Turn of the Tide
At a crossroads in 1979, Barclay James Harvest were riding the waves of their success, particularly in Europe. It was at this point that keyboard player and founder member Woolly Wolstenhume quit, leaving John Lees, Les Holroyd and Mel Pritchard, who opted to carry on as a progressive power trio. Eyes of the Universe, with its suitably space-age sleeve, was their first product as a three-piece. It was accused of being more lightweight than the previous releases—an unfair assessment. The material here is more heavily synth-dominated, but it still stands up really well over thirty years later. The different approaches of Lees and Holroyd can be clearly distinguished, and the album contains some classic BJH tracks include Sperratus, Capricorn and the brilliant Skin Flicks.
1981's Turn of the Tide is an apt title, since this release moved them even further away from their prog roots. This was arguably a successful career move, streamlining and tightening the band's output into intelligent and mature pop/rock, without abandoning the BJH heritage. The classic sound is evident on material like the rocker Back to the Wall, the fantastic Doctor Doctor and the elegiac In Memory of the Martyrs, which closed the original album. The late seventies and early eighties were a turbulent time for many traditional prog bands, and it is a credit to BJH that they managed to negotiate losing a key member and still produce outstanding albums in this period. These overlooked albums are worthy of reappraisal and appreciation.
After his eponymous band Patto had folded in the mid seventies, keyboard player Mike Patto got together with talented guitarist Ollie Halsall, former Van Der Graaf Generator bassist Keith Ellis and drummer Tony Newman, all big session names. Boxer was to be their big chance. The band were signed to the Virgin label, which was looking to expand into the rock scene, and recorded this debut album in 1975 with its controversial nude cover. Displaying the talents of Patto and Halsall as songwriters, the record contains some excellent blues and hard rock, like Shooting Star and California Calling. Below the Belt is an impressive debut in anybody's book, and it was a definite calling card. Unfortunately the momentum generated by the first album stalled, and their second album Bloodletting, with sound tightened up from their time on the road, was also hampered by their touring schedule. Covers of the Beatles, Cohen and Neil Young betray the fact that they had not been able to write enough material. A pall was also cast by label and management disputes, and this album snuck out, rather than appeared, in 1979. Keith Ellis passed away in 1978, while Mike Patto lost his battle with cancer in 1979. Nevertheless, these fine reissues are testaments to their talent, and great examples of gutsy British seventies rock.
Lifesigns
Esoteric Antenna EANTCD1011
Keyboard player John Young (the Bonnie Tyler Band, The Strawbs), bassist Nick Beggs (the Steve Wilson Band), Martin 'Frosty' Beedle (Cutting Crew), and renowned engineer Steve Rispin (Asia, Uriah Heep) have pooled their gifts to present these five amazing tracks as the Lifesigns project. With guest musicians including Steve Hackett, Thijs Van Leer, Robin Boult and Jakko Jakszyk, it's no wonder that this album has been so eagerly awaited by fans of progressive rock. Whilst the term 'progressive' tends to be misused these days, this time it fits perfectly into the English progressive tradition, from the country scene on the cover to the album tracks themselves. These display inventive performances and quality musicianship, with the interplay between Beggs' fluid bass and Young's keyboard a particular delight, while Beedle continues percussion developments begun by Bill Bruford and others. Rather than imitating a pre-ordained idea of what progressive rock should be, this release shows what it actually is. It contains mature, well-crafted songs that never overstay their welcome, ineffable sound pictures, and emotive vocals from Young. Throughout, this is the sound of three talented musicians having the time of their lives, never compromising, and delivering the album that they were born to make. This is one of the best progressive rock records that I have heard in a very long time, and is probably already the album of the year.
String Driven Thing
The Machine That Cried
Esoteric ECLEC2358/ECLEC2346
Formed originally in the sixties by husband and wife duo Chris and Pauline Adams, 1972's self-titled debut is not to be confused with their 1960's folk album. This showed how far their music had evolved since their folk days. The electric band, and Graham Smith's violin in particular, weave magic over Chris Adams' great songs. including Circus, Fairground, and Regent St Incident. These display a developing prog sensibility, whilst the lyrics were down to earth. By the time The Machine that Cried was released in 1973 on the Charisma label, they duo had become a fully-fledged prog-folk band with the addition of Graham Smith on violin (later to join Van Der Graaf Generator), Colin Wilson on bass, and Billy Fairley on drums. The change in emphasis and sound is very marked on this later album. The group sound like a darker version of Van Der Graaf, with heavy strings and some really despairing lyrics on tracks such as Heartfeeder and People on the Street, while Sold Down the River expresses Chris Adams' disillusionment with the music industry. The topics may not be cheerful, but the counterpoint of Chris and Pauline's vocals, and the gradual layering of sound, make this album a lost seventies prog classic from a band worth discovering and loving.
Trapped in Time (The Lost Tapes)
The Vertigo Years Anthology (1969-1971)
Esoteric ECLEC2347 & ECLEC22348
Cressida was originally formed in London in 1969, with Angus Cullen (vocals), Iain Clark (drums), John Heyworth (guitar), Kevin McCarthy (bass), and Lol Coker (Hammond organ). Trapped in Time collects their first demos and radically different versions of tracks that were later to appear on their albums Cressida and Asylum, and captures their transformation from a nascent prog rock band to a potent live and recording group. The Vertigo Years collects the debut album Cressida over two discs. By this point Peter Jennings was the keyboardist, and there were fully-fledged epic prog tracks like Cressida and Depression. By Asylum (1971) John Culley had taken over on guitars and the songwriting had matured even more, with expansive, free-flowing material and the almost obligatory orchestration on the longer tracks--Survivor, and the quirkily brilliant Goodbye Post Office Tower Goodbye.
It is said that the late sixties and early seventies was a golden time for bands. This is another of those class acts who, for whatever reason, never quite achieved the recognition that they deserved. These collections—nicely assembled, as ever, by Esoteric—should go some way towards rectifying that.
The Keith Tippett Group
You Are Here…. I Am There
Dedicated To You, But You Weren't Listening
Esoteric ECLEC2366 & ECLEC2367
When one of the most talented jazz pianists of a generation (Keith Tippett) gets together with three gifted late sixties improvisers (Mark Charig cornet; Elton Dean, alto sax; Nick Evans, trombone), the result is two fantastic, improv-heavy new jazz classsics. 1970's You Are Here… was produced by the legendary Georgio Gomelsky. It showcases four jazz musicians at the start of a fantastic journey, aided by Alan Jackson on drums and Jeff Clyne on bass, and suggests a more restrained incarnation of Soft Machine, which Charig had recently left. Tippett's piano is the core of the other three brass player's improvisations, which adeptly weave superb sounds over the steady backbeat on tracks such as Three Minutes From an Afternoon in July and Battery Park. 1971's Dedicated to You… augments the line-up with Robert Wyatt, Bryan Spring and Phil Howard on drums, Gary Boyle on guitar, and Roy Babbington and Neville Whitehead guesting on bass. This is far more experimental, with bits of funk (the percussion-driven Black Horse), and the fantastic Thoughts to Geoff, which fairly powers along. The title track is a Soft Machine original, here given room to breathe, and displaying the extraordinary talent of Marc Charig and Elton Dean. Tippett would go on to become a renowned jazz player and Elton Dean would join Soft Machine, but these two albums superbly capture the excitement of the British jazz-rock improve scene in the early seventies.
Spriguns
Revel Weird and Wild
Time Will Pass
Formed in Cambridge in 1972 by husband and wife team Mike and Mandy Morton, Spriguns came to the attention of Steeleye Span's Tim Hart, who produced their 1976 debut for Decca, Revel Weird and Wild. Augmented by Tom Ling on electric violin, Dick Powell on electric guitars and keyboards, and Chris Woodcock on drums, Spriguns made the transition from folk to folk-rock, but, unfortunately, at the height of punk. Despite the great vocals of Mandy Morton, and some superb interpretations of trad English folk —such as the beautiful harmonies on Lord Lovell or the brilliant When Spring Comes In—this debut was, by and large, ignored. This is a shame for, had it been released five years earlier, it would rightly be spoken of in the same breath as Steeleye Span's Hark! The Village Wait, or Fairport's Liege and Lief. Yes, it is that good.
1977's Time Will Pass saw Dennis Dunstan join them on drums, while Wayne Morrison contributed his talents on guitars, mandolin and vocals. The line-up change brought a subtly different approach, with the legendary arranger Robert Kirby working his magic on songs including White Witch, All Before, and the epic and simply stunning Letter to a Lady (possibly the best thing that Spriguns ever recorded). The synthesiser work of Dick Powell animates the reinterpretation of the classic Blackwaterside. Unsurprisingly, this too sank without a trace, but thanks to the reissues, lovers of folk-rock will now be able to enjoy these albums.
Proper Records PRPCDX108
A man who needs no introduction, Richard Thompson on his latest record has stripped his full band down to what is essentially a power trio. He is accompanied by long-term collaborator Michael Jerome on drums and Taras Prodaniuk on bass. They kick off the album with the fantastic Stony Ground and then rip through a great collection of Thompson originals, from the wry observation of Stuck on a Treadmill and the bittersweet Another Small Thing in Her Favour to one of the finest things that Thompson has recorded for a very long time: the simply beautiful Salford Sunday. The tight band are phenomenal, as their live performances attest, and with guest vocals from Alison Krauss (on The Snow Goose) and Siobhan Mayer Kennedy—sounding eerily like Linda Thompson—this is probably Thompson's best album since Mock Tudor, and will definitely be considered a classic of his catalogue.
Palace Springs
Atomhenge ATOMCD21034
Esoteric Atomhenge's remastering of the multi-faceted Hawkwind canon continues with this obscure gem from 1991. Given the deluxe double-disc treatment, the original Palace Springs (a curious hybrid of live and new material featuring an interim line up) is accompanied by California Brainstorm, recorded in 1990.
Since the Hawkwind line-up fluctuated, the only constant is Dave Brock, aided and abetted by Alan Davey (bass), Richard Chadwick (drums), Bridget Wishart (vocals), and Harvey Bainbridge (keyboards). This is a pretty fair example of the live Hawkwind from 1990-91, with classics including Lives of Great Men, Damnation Alley, and Time We Left mixed in with newer material like Eons, Acid Test, and Back in the Box. Whilst not a classic, this is still a vital album, capturing Hawkwind on the cusp of arguably one of their most experimental periods (as a trio), which is, however, another story.
The Going's Easy
Esoteric ECLEC2362/2363
Formed in the sixties from the embers of a soul band, and featuring the talented Watt-Roy brothers Garth (who later joined Fuzzy Duck) and Norman (a future Blockheads member), this band—with eight members on the debut Horizons—were one of the truly progressive groups of the early seventies. This first record with its single Real Cool World, which was big in Europe, really is a great record. It contains some fantastic improvisations and jams, such as the title track, the opener Sunflower Morning, and the closing Again and Again.
The Going's Easy was a huge improvement on their already impressive debut, with original material like Magic Woman Touch, The Leader, Borderline and the single B-side Mountain Song, and showed a growing maturity. Its unique blend of blues, rock, soul and progressive tendencies meant that there was no-one else who sounded like them at the time. Sadly, as is all too often the case, the band never got the breakthrough that they deserved. Luckily they left these two fantastic albums, lovingly remastered and repackaged by Esoteric for us to enjoy.
Ian Matthews
If You Saw Thru' My Eyes
Tigers Will Survive
Matthews' Southern Comfort
Kind of New/Kind of Live
Esoteric ECLEC2360/2361/22359
After leaving Fairport Convention in 1969, Ian Matthews formed the first line-up of Matthews' Southern Comfort, had a top ten hit with a cover of Joni Mitchell's Woodstock, and then started a solo career that has been going for over thirty years. If You Saw Thru' My Eyes (1971) was Matthews' first solo album proper, helped by former Fairport colleagues Richard Thompson and Sandy Denny, as well as folk players like Gerry Conway, Pat Donaldson, and the jazz legend Keith Tippett. It marries the West Coast Americana that Fairport '68 were performing with the burgeoning singer/songwriter genre of the early seventies. With covers of Richard Farina's Reno Nevada and Morgan the Pirate, and It Came Without Warning by Burnham & Jacobs, the record also contained significant self-written material by Matthews. It sounds like one third of a loose trilogy of albums (the others being Northstar Grassman and the Ravens by Sandy Denny and Henry the Human Fly by Richard Thompson), suggesting the direction that Fairport talents would take when freed from the mother ship.
1972's Tigers Will Survive was not—as Matthews admits in his frank sleevenotes—what he was aiming for, but he was under pressure from the record company. This shows in the number of covers, of which the best is a great version of Richard Farina's Un-American Activity Dream, whilst Matthews' own material includes the great Morning Song and the wonderful title track. Listened to nearly forty years on from its original release, it is a great companion piece to Thru' My Eyes.
Matthews relocated to Holland a few years ago and has since reverted to the original spelling of his first name (Iain). Together with Dutch musicians, he has revived Matthews' Southern Comfort for this album, packaged with a bonus 'live in the studio' disc. His voice has never changed, and although the track list does include Woodstock, Matthews can be forgiven for revisiting past glories—this version is a reworking of the original which adds much to the interpretation. Co-vocalist Terri Binion adds great vocals to some of the standout tracks on this album. Including the bluesy Letting the Mad Dogs Lie, Binion's excellent Seven Hours, the evocative O'Donnell Street, an amazing interpretation of the traditional Blood Red Roses, and the fantastic closer Money, this album breathes life into Matthews' and Binion's well-written songs, and shows that Matthews' muse still burns brightly forty-five years after his Fairport debut.
Rob Cottingham
Captain Blue
www.robcottingham.co.uk
Better known as the keyboard player from Touchstone, Rob Cottingham has released his second solo record. In old school terms, this is a concept album, and one that is brought together not just by Cottingham's superb songwriting, his phenomenal keyboard playing, or his great vocals, but also by the beautiful artwork of Andy Wildman, which ties in with the lyrics. Supported by a sympathetic band including Adam J Hodgson on guitars, Dr Goat's Foot on bass, Gary O'Toole on drums and percussion, and the beautiful vocals of Heather Findlay, this not a collection of songs but rather a piece of music to be listened to in one sitting. From the opener Condemnation (narrated brilliantly by Shane Rimmer), through so many different musical moods and motifs that it would be madness to try and describe them, to the closing Soaring to the Sun, this record leaves the listener emotionally drained. It is a beautiful piece of work, and one that reminds me of the greatest seventies concept albums, since the songs cannot be separated from one another nor from the artwork. It is an immersive experience—sheer musical brilliance.
Cyclops/Gabadon records CYCL177 GABCD17
Legendary Sheffield-based progressive rock band Haze, led by brothers Chris and Paul McMahon, have performed in various guises over the past few years but have returned to the Haze name for this, their first album of new material in over twenty years. The core line-up of Chris, Paul, and drummer Paul Chisnell (who sadly had to retire, due to bad tinnitus) are accompanied by Ceri Ashton on flute, clarinet, and viola and Catrin Ashton on fiddle and flute.
Although known as a progressive band, the McMahon brothers have straddled plenty of genres, working as World Turtle and as part of the folkier Treebeard. Their multi-faceted sound is displayed in full on The Last Battle. This is a magnificent record, with epics like the title track, Is That It? and The Red Room, and folkier pieces such as Over the River and Balder and the Mistletoe. The fourteen tracks are all superb: the mixture of flute, fiddle, and more prog-styled keys and guitar works well. The album enhances Haze's reputation as a unique prog band.
Karda Estra
Cyclops CYL171
Richard Wileman's musical project Karda Estra are known for their atmospheric and imaginative works, woven around themes. Weird Tales is loosely based around portmanteau horror compendiums. Opening track The Whitstable Host is a tribute to the legendary Peter Cushing, and the music works brilliantly to evoke the great man, whilst tracks like Green Dog Trumpet and The Atom Age Sense of Impermanence are stunning ambient soundscapes, providing real room for the subjects to come through.
Ebony Tower
The Magic Box Pt 1
www.theebonytower.co.uk
London-based progressive rock band Ebony Tower have been hard at work at Real World Studios, and this is the first of a two-part set from those sessions. The four tracks here are as diverse as the band's influences, with the wonderful vocals of Zanda King and the brilliant guitar work of Wilson McQueen (interviewed elsewhere in this edition of Albion). The songs are a wonderful mix of English prog, pure rock and roll, and something unique that you only ever get when the musicians, material and vocals are all working in harmony. Ebony Tower are one of the most musically exciting bands that I've heard for a while, and I look forward to The Magic Box Pt 2.
Dodson & Fogg
Wisdom Twins Records
Led and driven by the great songwriting, guitar and vocals of Chris Wade, with the sublime singing of Judy Dyble (ex-Fairport Convention) and Celia Humphries (ex-Trees) and wonderful violin-playing of Nik Turner (ex-Hawkwind), the cast list is a who's who of alt and psych folk, and the album sounds like a great lost gem from the golden days of folk-rock. Containing a mix of traditional folk and elements of psychedelia, the album includes Meet Our May and eleven more fantastic tracks, like All Day Long, Say Goodbye and Crinkle Drive. This has to be one of the albums of 2012 for me, and will no doubt grow in popularity throughout 2013.
Akoustic
Festival Music 201210
One of the hardest-working prog bands on the circuit, Manning had a busy 2012 touring up and down the country. This CD features a stripped-down acoustic incarnation of the band recording songs that would not normally hit the electric set list. These include Silent Man, In My Life, the brilliant arrangement of In Swingtime, and my personal favourite, Antares. With possibly the strongest Manning line-up to date, this showcases Guy Manning's reliably excellent vocals, the sublime supporting bass performance of Kris Hudson-Lee, and the extraordinary guitar work of Chris Catling, David Million and Kev Currie. Stephen Dudson's flute adds a great deal to the sound, whilst Julie King's vocals enhance some of the more obscure tracks from Manning's back catalogue. Martin Thisleton shines on violin and keyboards and Rick Henry fills out the sound on drums and percussion. This acoustic line-up rearranges and reinterprets sensitively, breathing new life into some of these older songs. If you've never heard Manning's work before, this is the ideal place to jump in, whilst if you're an existing fan it is an alternative 'Best Of' that will bring a smile to your face. It is almost as good as being at a Manning Akoustic concert.
The Treat
Lepers and Deities
Rockular Records RRT04
A worthy follow-up to their double album success Audio Verite/Deceptive Blends, this ably resumes where the UK-based progressive power trio of Mike Hyder, Dom Lash and Dave Hart previously left off, with a superb mix of classic rock, proto prog and neo folk across the ten superb songs. These include the brilliant opener Trust, the magnificence of Bougainvilleaeas in the Sand, the great My Old School, and the final track, the glorious song that is Valerie. It is magnificent album: every song hits you where it is meant to, with some sublime interplay between all three musicians, superb lyrics and great arrangements, and a mighty sound. As the band's name suggests, the record is a 'Treat' from start to finish, designed as a pure listening experience. I'm so glad that they are still making them like this.
Thieves Kitchen
One for Sorrow, Two for Joy
www.thieveskitchen
Interviewed elsewhere in Albion about this new album, the trio of Amy Darby, Phil Mercy and Thomas Johnson have transformed from a live band to a studio project. In the process they have moved organically away from Thieves Kitchen's original prog roots towards something more like prog folk. There are some fantastic vocals from Amy, whilst Phil's versatility as a guitarist shows all over this album, on the brilliant The Weaver, Germander Speedwell, and the closing Of Sparks and Spires. Thomas is as inventive a keyboard player as any on the current scene.
Following a path started on 2008's The Water Road, this is a well-performed and -produced album which is meant to be listened as a whole. There's no dipping in or out of songs here--all of them demand your attention. There are some almighty epics on this album, with Hypatia and A Fool's Journey breaking the eight-minute barrier and Of Sparks and Spires and Germander Speedwell lasting over twelve minutes. Yet nothing feels forced: you don't feel as if you are listening to a long song, just one that tells a story, takes you on a musical and emotional journey, and leaves you somewhere else at the end. That is what all good albums should do, and this isn't just a good album-- it's an excellent one. This is a superb blend of songs, lyrics and performance, and a high point in the Thieves Kitchen story so far.
Sound of the Suburb
www.soundofthesuburb.com
London-based six-piece the Sound of the Suburb release this, their debut album this year. It presents ten diverse and exciting songs, with foot tappers like 70's Girls, I Gotta Know, and Take a Chance capturing their love of rockabilly. The guitars of Martin Ross, Steve Phillips and Chris Berlingieri blend seamlessly, whilst Rafael Landicho's exuberant vocals fit the up-tempo lively nature of the band's sound, and the beat is kept impeccabily by Mike Solomon. Their traditional stomping ground is the London pub where they go down a storm, and this is a perfect example of that much maligned genre, pub rock: absolutely belting songs, great performances, and a good-time album that will keep you entertained well after last orders have been and gone.
Gordon Giltrap and Oliver Wakeman
Ravens and Lullabies
Two musical powerhouses in their respective fields, guitar maestro Giltrap and keyboard supremo Wakeman combine their considerable talents on this magnificent concept album from Esoteric. Given Giltrap's effortlessly beautiful playing and Wakeman's fluid keyboards, any album featuring both together is bound to be a masterclass in collaborative performances. With Wakeman's vocalist of choice (the incomparable Paul Manzi) on board, as well as drummer Johanne James and Steve Amadeo on bass, the record boasts one of the tightest recording units around. The way the album flows, with Wakeman and Giltrap trading riffs and building things of beauty around each other's talents, has to be heard to be believed. The icing on this magnificent cake is provided by the guest vocals of the superb Benoit David (himself a fellow Yes alumnus like Oliver) on the great From the Turn of a Card. The stand-out, however, for me has to be the fantastic Maybe Tomorrow, whilst the instrumental interludes like Wakeman's A Mayfair Kiss and Gordon's Fiona's Smile blend seamlessly into the whole mix. Each time you return to this album, you discover something new. It is one of the best records that either Wakeman or Giltrap has put his name to, and this is one of those collaborations that you hope continues.--James R. Turner
Copyright © James R. Turner 2013.


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At last, a dose of up-close culture in London
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In London for the first time in 18 months, I was as excited as a child on a birthday outing. We were desperate for a dose of up-close culture after months of Zoom, so we crammed in three exhibitions, two plays and a couple of first-class meals that I didn't have to cook. Glorious. It helped that we had two of the few blue-sky days of this otherwise wretched summer and that I'd deliberately fallen off the wagon. My husband John says that I'm much nicer when I'm drinking. Apparently, when giving my kidneys a holiday, I'm altogether less joyful.
We stayed at the Chelsea Arts Club in Old Church Street. It took ten years to persuade the club that cooking and writing are arts so it should accept me as a member — it prefers painters and sculptors. I love the place. First of all it has minimal rules, no dress code and the members are suitably eccentric, louche and interesting. It has a beautiful, slightly overgrown garden in the middle of Chelsea, the food is excellent, the booze is cheap and the walls are full of changing paintings. On day one we lunched with friends in the garden, then went to the Crafts Council to see the first exhibition since it closed for refurbishment. I don't see where craft stops and art starts, do you? Peter Collingwood's geometric see-through woven hangings, Grayson Perry's ceramics, Archie Brennan's tapestries, Japanese origami — they're all art, surely?
Early evening saw us at J. Sheekey, swilling champagne and ignoring the never-eat-oysters-in-a-month-without-an-R-in-it rule. Mid-mouthful I got a migraine: the first symptom, well-known to any migraine sufferer, is not being able to see properly. Half the print on the menu was suddenly invisible and then the dreaded flickering lights began. Normally that's the cue for a couple of paracetamol, a darkened room and a good sleep. But I was in the middle of the first major treat in a year and a half, so I decided to ignore it. I now believe the best cure for a migraine is a glass of champagne and a plate of oysters. Truly, it worked. We walked up the road to Wyndham's Theatre for Tom Stoppard's Leopoldstadt. I hadn't told John the play was about the Holocaust. He says he doesn't pay to be made unhappy, but thought it wonderful. Which it was.
Next day we had the full English at the club (so good that I broke the only club rule and fished out my phone to Instagram my fry-up), then set off for Paula Rego at Tate Britain. Great retrospective, but enormous. Her giant middle-years pictures, painted when she was a little mad and obsessed with Jung, are, for me, crammed too full of too many images and too much meaning, and are quite beyond me. Even with the Tate's long explanations for every picture, I'd absolutely no idea what was going on. But her late works, with their sturdy characters with strong faces, painted in vibrant colours, are unforgettable and unmissable.
I hadn't been to the V&A for years, and it was like visiting an old friend and finding her rejuvenated by love or something. Forgive me if you know all this — Londoners presumably do — but the courtyard is magical. Children splash in the enormous central paddling pool as people picnic on the grass. We sat at a table in the shade and had beer and an excellent salad out of a box. There was no litter anywhere. Either the staff are super-vigilant or the V&A attracts a very fastidious customer. Fed and watered, we walked through the galleries (trying not to be distracted, not easy as no one displays artefacts as cleanly, clearly and well-lit as the V&A) to see Epic Iran, a gallop through the centuries from the dawn of civilisation to now. A curate's egg: lovely early stuff, rather boring modern collection.
Back to the club for a siesta (oldies like us need little foot-ups if we are to survive a heady dose of culture), after which we set off for the Bridge Theatre, which is another delight that has passed me by in my rustication in the country. The modern in-the-round theatre on the South Bank is wonderfully comfortable and in the interval you can sit on the wall overlooking the Thames, drink in hand. We saw Bach & Sons, with Simon Russell-Beale bloody brilliant as the cantankerous genius.
I'd forgotten how handsome London is and how easily you can get around, especially if you swallow hard and treat yourself to taxis rather than suffer the sweltering Tube. The only downside is the nagging thought: have we, double-vaxxed and previously cautious, now got Covid?
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The Sahiwal Postal Code is a 6-digit code that is used to identify locations in Pakistan. The first 4 digits of the code are used to identify the city, while the last 2 digits are used to identify the specific location within the city.
The Sahiwal Postal Code is an important part of the Pakistani postal system and is used by both the government and private businesses to ensure that mail is delivered correctly. Proper use of the Sahiwal Postal Code can help to reduce the chances of mail getting lost or being delivered to the wrong address.
History of Sahiwal, Pakistan
If you are sending mail to someone in Sahiwal, be sure to use the correct Sahiwal Postal Code. You can find the Sahiwal Postal Code by searching online, or by asking a local post office.
Sahiwal POSTAL CODE information
ADDA GAMBEER 57460
AL-JAMIA 57470
ARIF WALA 57450
CHAK 119/13-AL 57340
CHAK 120/9-L 57130
CHAK 85/6 R (KOT KHADIM ALI SHAH) 57070
CHAK 90/9-L 57030
CHAK 91/6-R 57100
CHAK BEDI 57440
CHAK NO.73/5-L (MOGHAL) 57430
CHAK SHAFI 57150
CHAK-5/11L 57174
CHAL NO.127/EB 57490
CHICHAWATNI 57200
FARID NAGAR 57400
FARID TOWN SAHIWAL 57050
GHAZI ABAD 57210
HARAPPA CITY 57170
HARAPPA RAILWAY STATION 57160
IQBAL NAGAR 57350
KASSOWAL 57300
MALKA HANS 57110
NOOR SHAH 57080
PAK PATTAN SHARIF 57400
QABULA 57480
SAHIWAL GOVERNMENT COLLEGE 57040
SAHIWAL GPO 57000
SHEIKH FAZAL 57214
The History of Sahiwal
Sahiwal, the capital of the Pakpattan district of Pakistan is the smallest and second oldest city in the Punjab province. The history of Sahiwal dates back to the year 1703 when Sultan Bahu Khan conquered this region.
As per the census of 1998, the population of this city is 1,20,000. The literacy rate of this city is about 68 percent.
There are several ancient sites in this city including Jahan-e-Sadiq, Shah-e-Abdul Hamid, the tomb of Malik Niazi, the tomb of Malik Shahbaz, the tomb of Nawab Khan, and the tomb of Qazi Agha Shahabuddin.
There are also old ruins and historical buildings in the city. The most famous site is the tomb of Nawab Khan, which is the largest tomb in the Pakpattan district.
The tomb is built in the Persian style and it has two parts. There is also a garden of roses and a large lake in the garden. The tomb of Nawab Khan was built by the King of Bahawalpur, who had a strong relationship with the Mughals.
He was the ruler of the district of Bahawalpur. The tomb is decorated with a mixture of Islamic and Persian architecture. There is a mosque inside the tomb.
The tomb of Malik Shahbaz is also in this city. It is the largest and most impressive tomb in the Pakpattan district. The tomb of Malik Niazi is located in the vicinity of the tomb of Malik Shahbaz.
It is a large tomb with an area of 8 acres. The tomb of Nawab Khan is also located in the city. The tomb is built in the Persian style and it has two parts.
The most famous site is the tomb of Nawab Khan, which is the largest tomb in the Pakpattan district.
The tomb is built in the Persian style and it has two parts. The first part is the main tomb and the second is the smaller tomb. There is also a garden of roses and a large lake in the garden.
The tomb of Nawab Khan was built by the King of Bahawalpur, who had a strong relationship with the Mughals. He was the ruler of the district of Bahawalpur.
The tomb is decorated with a mixture of Islamic and Persian architecture. There is a mosque inside the tomb. The tomb of Malik Shahbaz is also in this city.
It is the largest and most impressive tomb in the Pakpattan district. The tomb is built in the Persian style and it has two parts.
There is also a garden of roses and a large lake in the garden. The tomb of Malik Niazi is located in the vicinity of the tomb of Malik Shahbaz. It is a large tomb with an area of 8 acres. The tomb of Nawab Khan is also located in the city.
What is the code of Sahiwal?
The postal code of Sahiwal is 56000.
How many digits are in a Sahiwal postal code?
A Sahiwal postal code is made up of five digits.
Now that you know all about the Sahiwal Postal Code, it's time to start using it! Make sure to enter the correct code when sending mail or packages to Sahiwal, and you'll be sure that your mail will reach its destination quickly and safely. Thanks for reading, and we hope this article was helpful.


Established in 1979, Family Shelter is the only Midland South Carolina agency that keeps families together. Family Shelter provides emergency shelter in a stable living environment and helps program participants build the life skills they need to regain independence. In addition to family support services, Family Shelter offers enrichment activities to help parents and children become more prepared to thrive when they leave the shelter.


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package okapies.finagle

import com.twitter.util.{Future, Promise}
import com.twitter.finagle.{Client, Name, Server, Service, ServiceFactory}
import com.twitter.finagle.client.{Bridge, DefaultClient}
import com.twitter.finagle.server.DefaultServer
import com.twitter.finagle.dispatch.{PipeliningDispatcher, GenSerialServerDispatcher}
import com.twitter.finagle.netty3.{Netty3Transporter, Netty3Listener}
import com.twitter.finagle.pool.SingletonPool
import com.twitter.finagle.transport.Transport
import com.twitter.finagle.stats.StatsReceiver
import java.net.SocketAddress

import okapies.finagle.kafka.protocol._

trait KafkaRichClient { self: Client[Request, Response] =>

  def newRichClient(dest: String): kafka.Client = kafka.Client(newService(dest))

  def newRichClient(dest: Name, label: String): kafka.Client = kafka.Client(newService(dest, label))

}

object KafkaTransporter extends Netty3Transporter[Request, Response](
  name = "kafka",
  pipelineFactory = KafkaBatchClientPipelineFactory
)

object KafkaClient extends DefaultClient[Request, Response](
  name = "kafka",
  endpointer =
    Bridge[Request, Response, Request, Response](KafkaTransporter, new PipeliningDispatcher(_)),
  pool = (sr: StatsReceiver) => new SingletonPool(_, sr)
) with KafkaRichClient

class KafkaServerDispatcher(
  trans: Transport[Response, Request],
  service: Service[Request, Response])
extends GenSerialServerDispatcher[Request, Response, Response, Request](trans) {

  trans.onClose ensure {
    service.close()
  }

  protected def dispatch(msg: Request, eos: Promise[Unit]) = msg match {
    case req: Request =>
      service(req) ensure eos.setDone()
    case failure =>
      eos.setDone
      Future.exception(new IllegalArgumentException(s"Invalid message $failure"))
  }

  protected def handle(resp: Response) = resp match {
    case r: NilResponse => Future.Unit // write no response to the transport
    case anyResp => trans.write(resp)
  }
}

object Kafka
extends Client[Request, Response]
with KafkaRichClient
with Server[Request, Response] {

  def newClient(dest: Name, label: String) = KafkaClient.newClient(dest, label)

  class Server() extends DefaultServer[Request, Response, Response, Request](
    "kafka-server",
    new Netty3Listener(
      "kafka-server-listener",
      new KafkaServerPipelineFactory
    ),
    new KafkaServerDispatcher(_, _)
  )

  private val server = new Server()

  def serve(addr: SocketAddress, service: ServiceFactory[Request, Response]) =
    server.serve(addr, service)
}

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No hot shoe or EVF option.
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Sharp lens
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1080p60 video
Aperture narrows as you zoom
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The Canon PowerShot S120 may not look like much of a camera at first glance. Most thin fixed lens cameras that look like the S120 are models that don't perform at a high level, either in working speed or in terms of image quality.However this model has...
By Macworld on May 09, 2014 80
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The PowerShot range has lost its bulk now they come with a solid battery, so it will easily fit into a pocket, do not however fall into the trap of thinking this is not a powerful unit. It can take excellent pictures with little input from...
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For us the slightly more expensive Sony RX100 (original or Mark II version) still has the edge for quality overall if you're looking for compact alternatives that will ape a DSLR's quality without sacrificing portability. However for Canon users there is...
By T3 Magazine on January 28, 2014 80
With conventional wisdom suggesting smartphones have cannibalised the cheapie end of the camera market, business is proving much better for premium spec, premium priced devices. It seems photographers who value quality - in terms of images and build - as...
By TechRadar AU on December 23, 2013 90
Canon has a lot more competition in the premium compact department than it previously had, so it seems to be pulling out all the stops to make its latest updates appealing to consumers. We've been long time fans of the S range, and it seems like the...
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Review Canon Powershot S120 Digital CameraYou could wonder at my bravado in reviewing this tiddler when all it seems to offer is a digicam with moderate specs and little else. Aah! But look further!Its story begins with Canon's well-tried DIGIC 6...
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By loading this pocket expert compact with its new Digic 6 image processor, Canon has made the PowerShot S120 twice as speedy as its predecessor. With its sleek design and incredibly compact build, the S120 is a great pocket snapper to have to hand at...
By TrustedReviews on November 25, 2013 80
If you can stomach the high price tag, or are happy to wait a while for the price to drop a bit, the S120 is one of the best small compacts money can buy.
By reviewed.com on November 15, 2013 93
Even with the advent of large-sensor compacts like Sony's RX100 and the Nikon Coolpix A , the PowerShot S120 is a camera that holds its own quite well. While it's no longer the top of the market, it still turned in great performance in all of our lab...
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The Canon S120's target customer already has a big camera. In fact they probably have a cupboard of cameras to choose from, and because this is meant to be a "day off" camera it's clealy been designed to be as slim as possible. That flatness makes it...
By ePHOTOzine on November 11, 2013 90
The Canon PowerShot S120 is a steady upgrade of last year's S110 , with a slightly faster aperture, faster continuous shooting and a higher resolution screen. This might not be enough to tempt S110 owners to upgrade, but the star trail feature does...
By Expert Reviews on November 07, 2013 60
Fantastic videos, above-average photos – a strong contender but not the...
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The Canon PowerShot S120 delivers impressive image quality in a compact package with Raw shooting capability, but it's not quite an Editors'...


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HOME » News » BCCI sets Guinness World Record for biggest crowd attendance of T20 match
BCCI sets Guinness World Record for biggest crowd attendance of T20 match
The Indian Premier League, 2022 Final between Gujarat Titans and Rajasthan Royals at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad on May 29, was attended by 101,566 people, setting a new world record.
The Board of Control for Cricket in India has set a Guinness World Record for the largest attendance in a T20 match, the Indian cricket board informed on Sunday. The Indian Premier League 2022 Final between Gujarat Titans and Rajasthan Royals at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad on May 29, was attended by 101,566 people, setting a new world record.
"Extremely delighted and proud to receive the Guinness World Record for the largest attendance at a T20 match when 101,566 people witnessed the epic IPL final at GCA Motera's magnificent Narendra Modi Stadium on May 29, 2022. A big thanks to our fans for making this possible!" BCCI secretary Jay Shah tweeted.
Hardik Pandya-led Gujarat Titan defeated Rajasthan Royals in a thrilling final at Narendra Modi stadium in Gujarat. Earlier, BCCI etched its name in history by creating the largest jersey, which was revealed ahead of the final match in IPL 2022.
Then BCCI president Sourav Ganguly, Secretary Jay Shah and IPL chairman Brijesh Patel accepted the honour during the closing ceremony. The jersey was number 15, representing the 15th edition of the tournament and also had the logo of the ten teams featured in the cash-rich league.
Meanwhile, mini auctions for IPL 2023 are all set to take place next month in Kochi. Ten franchises have already submitted the list of their retained and released players. Source-based reports hinted that December 25 is the last date for players to register for the IPL 2023 mini-auction.
Meanwhile, BCCI has confirmed that the 16th season will be conducted in a home-and-away format. According to a report published in InsideSports, December 15 has been set as the player registration deadline.
"We expect some top players to enroll. As for the auction date, December 23 is the set a date for now. We are discussing some franchises' requests to advance the date. However, there are other factors involved. Only after deliberation with all the stakeholders, we all come to a decision," a BCCI source said.
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Hoping to show again time? Welcome to the world of non-surgical anti-aging therapies. These choices might make you look youthful and higher wanting and who is aware of they could be an ideal match for you.
Dermatology procedures can enhance the looks of your pores and skin by correcting your pores and skin flaws corresponding to zits, scars, wrinkles, solar injury, age spots, and rosacea.
Dermatologists can even deal with your pores and skin situations that won't essentially be dangerous. However can have an effect on and even disfigure your look. You usually want a number of therapies to attain the specified outcomes, however most dermatologists and medical spas give package deal offers. The numerous profit of those pores and skin therapies is that they don't trigger scarring.
These procedures can considerably cut back the looks of cellulite and makes your pores and skin extra tightened and toned. These physique pores and skin therapies require little downtime, making them a wonderful alternative for sufferers who can't take break day from work.
On this article, you'll discover useful details about beauty dermatology procedures and the way they can assist you obtain your aesthetic objectives.
Chemical substances peels are one of many oldest therapies on the earth. It was practiced in historic Egypt, Greece, and Rome to assist individuals obtain clean and exquisite pores and skin. At this time they're standard worldwide as a result of the chemical peel process gives instant outcomes and physicians contemplate it as an outpatient process.
On this therapy, dermatologists use an acid resolution to take away the broken outer layers of the pores and skin. Whereas performing this process doctor apply alpha hydroxy acids, trichloroacetic acid or phenol to the pores and skin. Your physician usually administers it as a facial peel. These peels improve and clean the feel of your pores and skin.
A chemical peel is a strong therapy for blemishes, wrinkles, and uneven pigmentation. They exfoliate the outer layers of useless pores and skin, revealing a brand new pores and skin layer with improved tone, texture, and coloration. Not solely does chemical peels offer you full facial rejuvenation however sure kinds of pores and skin peels are additionally used for spot therapies, to take away stretch marks and to rejuvenate pores and skin elsewhere on the physique.
If in case you have honest pores and skin and light-weight hair, then you're the greatest chemical peel candidate. Nonetheless, people with different pores and skin pigmentation and hair coloration can even have good outcomes. You'll be a super candidate for this process in case you're in good bodily well being, perceive the process and have lifelike expectations of the result.
If you wish to right blotches resulting from solar publicity or age, reduce coarse wrinkles or take away the pre-cancerous progress, chances are you'll profit from a deep peel. Nonetheless dark-skinned sufferers and other people with coronary heart issues usually are not very best candidates.
IPL photorejuvenation is the latest process in fashionable dermatology. It turns your pink blotchy pores and skin right into a radiant complexion. A photograph facial is a 30 minutes process by which intense pulses of sunshine are used to penetrate deep into your pores and skin. The picture facial then causes blood vessels and collagen under your dermis to constrict lowering strains and redness.
When you go in for this process, you'll face solely a light discomfort. The redness and swelling that generally happen after this therapy disappear shortly. You'll see a lot of the advantages of fotofacial happen steadily within the weeks following the therapy. In order for you much more beauty enhancement, you may additionally go for a FotoFacial RF™. This therapy combines radio waves with mild waves to provide you gorgeous outcomes.
If in case you have blotchy, solar broken or discolored pores and skin, or in case your pores and skin is affected by massive pores, freckles or wrinkles, then chances are you'll profit from this picture facial. The process is fast and requires no downtime. You'll be the very best candidate for this therapy when you've got white, untanned and considerably elastic pores and skin.
If in case you have darkish or deeply tanned pores and skin, you possibly can expertise issues with this therapy. It's essential to have a sensible understanding of what this process can do. When you undergo from rosacea, chances are you'll profit from this facial. Pregnant ladies ought to postpone this therapy till after giving start.
It's a standard beauty process that may assist rejuvenate your pores and skin. Laser pores and skin resurfacing reduces the results of solar, growing old and a few pores and skin problems. This therapy is secure, environment friendly and handy. Its value is minimal in comparison with different therapy choices.
Through the process, a laser is used to dissolve the molecular bonds of your pores and skin cells layer by layer till you get a clean and extra uniform pores and skin. Dermatologists name this methodology as pores and skin rejuvenation as a result of it provides vital anti-aging advantages or laser peel as a result of it peels your pores and skin away.
Laser pores and skin resurfacing is efficient in case you undergo from strains, wrinkles, uneven pigmentation corresponding to zits scars that don't reply to gentler therapies. You're a super candidate for this therapy when you've got elastic, non-oily pores and skin that isn't susceptible to scarring after minor harm. It's best in case you're freed from any medical concerns. It could embody prescription treatment, and current well being situations which may trigger pointless danger throughout the process or restoration interval.
Individuals with lighter pores and skin tones are extra appropriate than people with darker pores and skin tones. Throughout laser resurfacing, the pigment within the focused pores and skin cells absorbs the extremely dynamic laser mild. The laser produces intense warmth ensuing within the cell's destruction. Any extra laser mild is both subtle or will get absorbed by surrounding untargeted cells.
In darker pores and skin tones there's a hazard of extra laser vitality getting absorbed extra, than for an individual with mild pores and skin tone. This unintended absorption can lead to pores and skin discoloration and even blisters.
Many physicians contemplate laser resurfacing as a surgical process though it entails no incisions. The therapeutic course of might be fairly taxing for anybody and much more in case you undergo from a dysfunction of the immune system.
Lupus erythematosus or Sjogren's syndrome current an elevated danger of issues. So, in case you undergo from these, it's higher to forego the therapy and select alternate options.
Botox gives helpful and fast treatment for facial strains, and wrinkles that age, stress and fear trigger even on a youthful individual's face. Botox is obtained from Clostridium botulinum an organism discovered within the pure atmosphere the place it's largely unhazardous and inactive. Botulinum is among the toxic toxin identified to man.
Botulinum toxin will get injected into people in minuscule concentrations. It really works by stopping indicators out of your nerve cells reaching your muscle mass successfully leaving the muscle mass with out directions to contract, due to this fact paralyzing them.
Nerves launch chemical messenger acetylcholine to your muscle mass to contract on the nerve endings the place your muscle mass meet the nerve cells. The acetylcholine attaches to the receptors in your muscle cells and causes them to contract or shorten. The injected botulinum toxin prevents the contraction of muscle cells by stopping the discharge of the neurotransmitter acetylcholine. The impact of botulinum toxin causes muscle mass to turn into much less stiff.
Botox is efficient in treating facial strains, and wrinkles. From the therapy of crow's toes to (glabellar strains) wrinkles between the brows Botox can clean a broad vary of facial strains and wrinkles with a easy 10-minute therapy.
This therapy is confirmed secure for all kinds of candidates. The FDA has accepted this therapy for sufferers aged between 18 to 65. The price of this therapy might fluctuate relying upon the world which you're residing and from doctor to doctor.
Botox weakens the muscle mass that squint and crinkle within the eye space. The therapy reduces or eliminates crow's toes and different wrinkles across the eyes.
Botox reduces the deep and cussed furrows between the eyebrows. You'll begin to see aesthetic enchancment out of your Botox injections after a number of days and outcomes can final up to some months.
Botox is efficient in treating horizontal wrinkles. Upon getting acquired the Botox therapy the muscle mass that trigger strains and wrinkles in your brow are now not as energetic for a number of months.
It's a facial therapy by which medical doctors spray tiny exfoliating crystals in your pores and skin. These small crystals take away the useless pores and skin cells and heal any imperfections of your pores and skin. Microdermabrasion stands successfully in treating wrinkles, brown spots, superb strains and different growing old indicators.
Your therapy would final for practically 30-45 minutes. The doctor makes use of a specialised instrument for the process often called vacuum suction nozzle. Firstly, it shoots tiny crystals corresponding to sodium chloride, aluminum oxide or sodium bicarbonate and collects the useless pores and skin cells and used crystals.
Secondly, it suctions your pores and skin and promotes lymphatic drainage to take away tough crystals and extra pores and skin cells. After your session will get over medical doctors, apply a specialised lotion and cream to the handled space. It retains your pores and skin hydrated and promotes the expansion of more healthy pores and skin.
You can begin seeing the outcomes after one session, however to get most outcomes you have to endure 5-12 classes.
Microdermabrasion helps to take away blackheads and whiteheads, treats boring, harassed, or congested pores and skin minimizes enlarged or open pores, and the solar broken pores and skin. The advantages embody no invasive surgical procedure, gives immediate outcomes, comes with zero downtime and smoothens your pores and skin.
Filler injections are a beauty therapy which helps to clean your wrinkles or pitted scars in your pores and skin, normally in your face. Better of all it contributes to plump up your lips and offers it a fuller look. When injected underneath your pores and skin the filler raises or plumps up that space.
Hyaluronic acid- it attracts fluids to the handled space. The consequences final for as much as 9 to 12 months.
Bovine collagen- you want allergy take a look at 4 weeks earlier than the therapy.
Sculptra- Artifical biodegradable polymer. The impact can last as long as two years.
Radiesse- Calcium Hydroxylapatite. The impact lasts for 12 months.
Autologous fat- Fats cells harvested out of your physique. The impact can final for months to years.
Artefill- Microscopic plastic beads and bovine collagen. The collagen goes away over time. However the plastic beads stay underneath your pores and skin. The consequences have been proven to final for no less than 5 years.
For some sorts of fillers, the dermatologist numbs your pores and skin with an area anesthetic. Then the dermatologist makes use of a needle to inject the filler underneath your pores and skin. A single session takes about 15 minutes. Some fillers get accomplished in repeat classes a few weeks aside.
After the therapy, there shall be some ache, swelling, and itching. Swelling might last as long as 36 hours. Every syringe of filler will value you many hundred . The costs fluctuate relying upon the kind of filler.
Filler injections can result in issues corresponding to an infection, bleeding or bruising, allergic response and lumpy pores and skin floor after the therapy.
This methodology is a wonderful facial rejuvenation possibility that offers you dramatic outcomes. It reduces the looks of wrinkles and unfastened pores and skin for a smoother and younger look. This course of makes use of the infrared mild supply to tighten your pores and skin by heating the collagen beneath the pores and skin's floor inflicting your pores and skin to tighten.
Through the remedy session, the physician makes use of a handpiece to use transient pulses of laser vitality. The continual burst of chilly air from the laser will make sure the affected person's consolation. The classes normally final from 30 minutes to at least one hour. It's possible you'll require three classes for optimum outcomes.
The outcomes are seen instantly after your therapy. You want no downtime thus making it an more and more standard process. Further pores and skin tightening happens over the following few months, however for optimum outcomes, you want two or three extra therapies normally a month aside.
Laser pores and skin tightening is an FDA accepted methodology. It's environment friendly and secure for restoring a extra agency and youthful look to your pores and skin throughout your physique. The pores and skin tightening therapy encourages the expansion of recent collagen. With the regeneration of pure collagen, your pores and skin begins to look smoother, softer and younger.
This process will not be painful. It applies to women and men of about 30-60 years of age. The therapy value varies relying upon the sufferers want corresponding to measurement, space to be tightened and the kind of laser used.
Nobody therapy offers with all pores and skin points and works for all pores and skin sorts. Your beauty doctor might counsel the method that's extremely appropriate to your pores and skin kind. It's at all times greatest to do your analysis earlier than trying any of this process. So, you'll have a transparent concept of its professionals and cons.
There are many on-line opinions of those anti-aging procedures, however take the opinions with a pinch of salt as a result of they are often subjective. When selecting a health care provider for beauty procedures, you possibly can ask suggestion out of your GP or out of your family or mates who've undergone such a sort of methodology.
Think about the and expertise of your physician and the price of the process. Examine along with your doctor whether or not there are any medical concerns associated to the beauty therapy. Be certain that whether or not you'll be an acceptable candidate for the therapy. Have thorough data concerning the negative effects, the remedy course of, required time for therapeutic and the time span for the outcomes to seem.
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the FIRM awards : Best OnBoarding Experience - Suez
Part of the global SUEZ group, SUEZ recycling and recovery UK employs over 5,000 people across a variety of sectors and skillsets, from manual handling roles and HGV drivers to industry specialists and central functions, with a geographically dispersed workforce.
It was an ugly truth to face, but in 2015 almost 45% of our new starters told us that didn't feel prepared for their first day at SUEZ. It was clearly a poor candidate experience that lead to people dropping out of the recruitment process, and those that did go on to join us were left feeling un-welcomed and, as a result, initially would have been unproductive. What followed was an end-to-end review of our on-boarding process. What we found was a process that was poorly defined, what we were asking from new starters was far from clear and our hiring managers felt poorly informed and supported.
In 2016 we worked with a group of new starters, hiring managers, resourcing professionals and 3D MarComms to design a process, both online and offline, that would ensure that our new starters would feel part of the SUEZ family even before they walked through our doors. And a rich candidate experience that would reach beyond the on-boarding process to include their first day experience and induction programme.
What we launched included:
- Hiring manager portal. Supporting the hiring manager through the recruitment, offer, on-boarding and induction processes.
- On-boarding portal. Offering the new starter the ability to complete essential documentation online, be prepared for their first day, review their induction process and facilitate kicking off a relationship directly with their new manager.
- 'Buddy' programme. The hiring manager can allocate a 'buddy' to the new starter who also has access to the portal and can support them through the on-boarding process.
- Notifications to the hiring manager. Auto-prompts to the hiring manager to ensure that the on-boarding process remains on track.
Automatic notifications to the new starter. Gentle prompts are sent to the new starter to ensure that they are carrying out the tasks that we need them to.
- Automatic updates to human resources, facilities, equipment teams and IT. The system is set up to notify the relevant departments to ensure that the correct uniform, technology and systems are available to the new starter on their first day.
- Induction planner. This part we feel is particularly innovative. Through their portal the hiring manager can create a bespoke, one-month induction plan that will meet the specific needs of the new starter. This is a mixture of mandatory tasks (without which the planner cannot be submitted) and other optional tasks. The is also the opportunity to create brand new tasks that are specific to the new starter, their role and their department.
- 'What a great first day looks like' workshop. A training session for our hiring managers that will help them shape the new starter's first day, to make a great first impression and continue the great work that they did during the on-boarding process.
- On-boarding survey. After two weeks and then again at six months, we survey each new starter about the process they have just been through, how they are feeling right now and would they recommend us as an employer.
The past twelve months have seen a sea change in our on-boarding process. An arduous process for all parties that saw people regularly dropping out of the recruitment process, has been replaced by a people-focused approach that is centred around delivering a best in class candidate experience.
We have some impressive numbers to share, but the most impressive aspect is that since the launch of the new process we have had zero candidates drop out of the recruitment process. What's more our two week on-boarding surveys have revealed that over 95% of new starters believed they were well prepared for their first day. This is a significant increase on the 55% who felt prepared before the new process was put in place.
In the past 12 months we have seen
392 new starters through the process
673 messages sent between hiring managers and new starters
392 buddies allocated
100% of new starters receiving a tailored induction programmes created
100% of new starters completing the on-boarding process
With regards to the on-boarding portal we have seen
An average of 6.7 visits per new starter
An average total of 42 minutes spent on the site per new starter
The welcome film watched 427 times
617 downloads of employer handbook, benefits booklet and internal magazine
The anecdotal feedback we have had from the new starters is hugely encouraging. The on-boarding portal, the continuous interaction with their manager and 'buddy' and the clarity of information were all very popular.
What we have also noticed is a significant reduction in the number of telephone calls that we have received from new starters regarding the joining process. This is because the on-boarding process has moved away from the resourcing team and towards the hiring manager who are using the resources that we have given them to build meaningful and productive relationships with the new starters even before they walk through the door of SUEZ for their first day.
And unfortunately the primary client contact on this couldn't be with us on the night - but we made sure to raise a glass to this success as soon as she was :)


Many Millennials are being promoted to supervisory positions. This generation tends to have an unconventional supervisory style, which can be a source of inspiration... or conflict. To be effective supervisors, Millennials need to understand the work styles and management preferences of the other generations currently in the workforce. This workshop is designed specifically for Millennials in supervisory positions, but may be beneficial to others. Join Jamie Seger for this OSU Leadership Center. For more information, or to register go to http://leadershipcenter.osu.edu/events/leading-jeans-millennial-unconventional-leadership-multi-generational-workforce.


Hi. whenever i open a playlist my bsplayer goes fullscreen :shock: (for audio this equals a blank screen!) i can minimise bsplayer by using alt+esc but then i have no controls. when i click on the toolbar it goes fullscreen again. Then when the next track starts, the bloody thing goes fullscreen again!! i've tried pressing the hotkeys etc but i cant find how to exit fullscreen and get a console (except by choosing a resolution my monitor doesn't support!) and even then it goes fullscreen at the start of the next track!
probably an easy solution but i can't see the wood for the trees plus i've just had a hard day at work!!
pls help me i'm going nuts and i hate windows media player!!
Have you enabled options, preferencies, video, start always in fullscreen ?
no i haven't. sorry should have said, the first thing i looked at btw.
right. its a new day and i'm feeling much better..... fixed the bugger with a reinstall, then the thing kept reverting to no audio whenever it changes song in a playlist.
it seems bsplayer is remembering the settings when it is closed down and reapplies these settings when it shifta a track in the play list!
I.E. if you set the volume to a half then close bsplayer. then re open it and open a playlist then each time a new track is played it will revert to that volume (even if you turned it up or down during the previous track) it might just be on my system so you lot have to try it out and see!!


The reader refers to our interview yesterday with two men who played prominent roles in Ronald Reagan's 1980 election, Elliott Curson and Jeff Bell.
No small feat that, working more damage than any other politician in the history of the country. The competition is brutal, and Olympic-level.
He moved the Republicans to a party based on reactionary social issues as a smoke screen to cover preferential treatment of the mega-wealthy. Now we have an oligarchy, and never in history has an oligarchy peacefully given up power. In a sense, he single-handedly undid the American Revolution. Of course, for the few extra dollars you received in tax savings, you will all look the other way and either make believe this never happened or blame it all on those "evil socialists"!
We don't seem to recall receiving much in the way of tax savings. Regardless, we don't blame "evil socialists" for the American body politic's indifferent state of repair. No, we cast a much wider net. And many of the leading suspects precede Ronald Wilson Reagan. Some by a good deal.
And in the spirit of bipartisanship, it was Nixon who severed the dollar's tethering to gold. Today the U.S. national debt clocks in at $20 trillion. Coincidence?
But perhaps we shouldn't be too hard on anyone in particular. We are all slaves to the circumstances of our day. And no one can calculate the effects of their actions to more than one or two decimal points. History is read backward but lived forward.
"Institutions have a way of evolving over time," our co-founders Addison Wiggin and Bill Bonner write in their best-seller Empire of Debt.
Brian Maher: Yesterday, we talked a lot about the campaign ads you two gentlemen produced for Ronald Reagan in 1980. They turned his campaign around, and many credit those ads for saving Reagan's candidacy.
We also talked about Reagan's advocacy of a gold standard and some of the resistance he faced from the establishment. Reagan even filmed a pro-gold campaign ad that he asked not be aired because he didn't want to alienate certain people.
Today we're going to get a bit more into Reagan's agenda, and who opposed it within his administration. We'll also see where our own David Stockman fit into all this. Then we'll talk a bit about this year's election and the leading candidates.
Jeff, it seemed like the Republican Party establishment tried to block a lot of Reagan's economic agenda right off the bat, especially his supply side economic agenda.
Jeff Bell: That's true. They didn't like a lot of what Reagan had in mind. At one point, they tried to have the 3-year tax cut of 10% a year changed to 1 year tax cut at 10%, for example.
Brian Maher: They thought tax cuts were inflationary. That was one of the main arguments.
Jeff Bell: Yes, they did. It's hard to imagine that letting people keep more of their money was going to kick off a major bout of inflation. Of course, it didn't. What it did do was cause a huge rally in the dollar. Cutting taxes helped with the inflation problem by strengthening the dollar so much. The dollar actually had to be brought back down to planet Earth in the 1985 Plaza Accord, negotiated by Treasury Secretary James Baker.
Brian Maher: Who would you say were the main obstacles to Reagan's economic plans? Would you care to name some names in the Republican establishment who really stood in his way?
Jeff Bell: There were so many, including people in the administration, that it's just hard to single anyone out. It's probably better to tell you who in the high command liked the economic plan rather than who disliked it. I should mention that David Stockman lost enthusiasm for supply side economics and went over to the other side. That was probably because he was the Budget Director and didn't want the deficit blowing up on his watch.
For a combination of reasons, David stopped being an advocate of the tax cuts. Some of the White House staff were not that enthusiastic. The center of advocacy of the economic plan was in the Treasury Department led by Don Regan.
Brian Maher: Let's stick with DavidStockman for a second. We have a relationship with David here at The Daily Reckoning and he's written extensively about his experiences in the Reagan White House, plus and minus. How was your relationship with him, Jeff?
Jeff Bell: I got to know David quite well. I remember I drove down from the New York area to Washington one time. We talked the entire time. I think it was right after the election, and he was heading into a big meeting with Reagan and his advisers. So I was briefing him on the various players, who was good, who wasn't so smart, who to watch out for, etc.
I felt very close to David. I got to talk to him a lot at the Republican convention in '80. To the naked eye, Dave was a big supporter of Jack Kemp's supply-side economics. It could be that he pulled away from it because of the nature of the position that Reagan had chosen for him, which was Director of the Office of Management and Budget. That put him in charge of the federal budget. And his primary interest was to cut the federal budget. Others of us emphasized cutting taxes over spending cuts.
I think David always understood that government money-printing is the original sin of monetary policy. He still has a very dark view about political elites and what can be expected from them. I'm a little more optimistic. I just think that something like the Trump nomination poses as many opportunities as it does dangers.
Brian Maher: Trump, ha,we'll get to him in a minute.Sticking with Stockman for the moment, you'd agree that he was more interested in budget cuts initially than the tax cuts, correct?
Jeff Bell: That's for sure. I guess you could say that was his beat. Obviously, the tax cuts are the things that people are going to remember. I think he did a good job in keeping domestic spending under control.
Brian Maher: If you read David these days, he lowers his horns against what he calls the whole bubble finance crony capitalist scheme on Wall Street.
Jeff Bell: Yes, it's very interesting. And he brings a lot of passion to his work. After a certain time, even the real growth is going to start to disappear if everything gets bound up with bubble economics. It doesn't seem like it can go on forever, that's for sure.
Brian Maher: OK, getting back to Reagan, did anyone lead him astray or sabotage him? Did Bush have anything to do with it?
Jeff Bell: No. I think Bush, as vice president, Bush was a team player. He didn't try to step on Reagan. Others did. Others were very skeptical of Reagan, including many in Congress. But Bush was not a problem as his vice president. Reagan picked him and he immediately changed his position on abortion. He also changed his position on the tax cuts, which he'd earlier called voodoo economics in the primaries. He was a team player. I don't think Mr. Bush was particularly an ideological man, but he was loyal to Reagan as his vice president.
Brian Maher: What about others like Don Regan and James Baker?
Jeff Bell: Regan was an important player. Baker did a great job as Secretary of the Treasury. Jim Baker is the first to say that he was skeptical of Reagan's economic agenda and his tax cuts. He has been Bush's campaign manager in the 1980 primaries. He was skeptical of Reagan's supply-side element, but he came around. He realized he has been wrong to be skeptical.
As both Chief of Staff and as Treasury Secretary, he may not have fully understood or agreed with supply-side economics, but he pushed for both the tax cut of '81 and the Tax Reform Act of 1986. By then, he was Treasury Secretary and Regan had become Chief of Staff. The two of them were instrumental in getting those bills to fruition which, of course, cut the top rate on income from 70% to 28% over the Reagan years. That was an accomplishment so amazing and so unexpected at that time that I still marvel at it.
Brian Maher: Was Reagan a great president?
Jeff Bell: I think it's fair to say that he was … People who worked with him did not necessarily think he was a great man. What amazes me, in looking back on my experiences with him, was how many times he was right about things that his advisers didn't agree with.
I mentioned yesterday the consensus against a confrontational policy towards the air traffic controllers. And when he walked out of the summit in Reykjavik with Gorbachev, none of his advisers wanted him to do it, even the most conservative ones. Yet, he turned out to be right, again and again.
He was very self-effacing. He wasn't a man who found it easy to be intimate. If you start getting into personal things, he might tell an old Hollywood story, a joke, but he was very thoughtful. He read a lot about ideas and political philosophy. That's what led him to drift away from the Democratic Party and towards being the leader of the conservative movement.
One thing about Reagan was that he was very much in touch with his voters. Reagan answered a lot of his personal letters. He would get a lot of correspondence. I was with him when he was California governor for a few months in 1975. I couldn't understand why he would spend so much time answering his mail.
I later realized that he didn't want to talk to politicians. He wanted to talk to average people who appealed to him, and he learned from them. His secretary, Helene Von Damm, actually produced a book based on these letters called "Sincerely, Ronald Reagan".
The Panama Canal issue was another example of Reagan connecting directly with voters. That's not one that Reagan started out wanting to emphasize, but when he would mention the giveaway of the Panama Canal, the audiences would explode.
He realized he had touched some kind of nerve. It wasn't that the Panama Canal was an all-important issue. It's just that it symbolized, for a lot of voters, what was going wrong in the Cold War, that we were giving away too much.
Now Trump is in many ways doing the same thing, with the way the immigration issue resonates with a lot of his followers. You can just see the wheels turning in his head when he's addressing one of his rallies.
Elliott Curson: I had a feeling with Reagan that he didn't have to become President of the United States to feel good about himself. He was secure with who he was and the presidency didn't define him the way it might define others.
Brian Maher: His name keeps popping up here, so let's finally get to Donald Trump. Elliott, let's say Trump comes to see you tomorrow and asks you to do an ad. What would be your advice for him?
Elliott Curson: I'd say look at the commercials we did with Reagan in 1980. Would you be open to doing the same thing, explaining issues without shouting and screaming? That's what he does in his commercials now.
There's a possibility that Trump could come around on an issue and say, "I was against this but I was wrong. This is what I think and this is what we have to do." That could possibly win him some converts.
I think there's a correlation between Trump and Reagan in the fact that Reagan was always underrated. When he ran against Brown for California governor, the candidate the opposition wanted to run against was Reagan. They thought he was one guy they certainly could beat. They didn't. Then they said Reagan was unelectable as president in 1980. Wrong again.
You can bet that a lot of Democrats were pulling for Trump to win the Republican primaries for the same reason. They figured he'd be a cakewalk in the general election. A lot of them might be having second thoughts about that now. Some polls are starting to show Trump slightly ahead of Hillary.
Brian Maher: What's your take on Trump, Jeff?
Jeff Bell: I think that people who are saying "Never Trump" are going to come around. For one thing, if they'd try to start an independent movement, they don't have a popular base. The establishment and the more conventionally conservative candidates didn't win the primaries. Trump won most of them. Cruz won 4 or 5. Rubio, the only one he won was the Puerto Rico primary. The only one that Kasich won was his home state.
It's all coming down to a race between Trump and Hillary. A lot of the more conservative voters who were saying, "Never Trump" have to choose a side.
Elliott Curson: One more thing, if I may. I would say to Trump, if I was doing his campaign, let these other people come in. Give them a face-saving reason to join your team. Throw them a bone, so to speak.
Brian Maher: OK, Elliott, what if Hillary Clinton comes to you tomorrow and asks you to run a campaign commercial for her? Assuming you'd want her to be elected, what would be your advice?
Elliott Curson: The same advice for any campaign, really. I think Hillary has so much baggage, aside from all the negative publicity about the e-mail scandal, and we don't know how that's going to turn out. But when people see her, she's always shouting, which is very unnerving, very disconcerting.
The first thing an advisor has to do with Clinton is to make her look human because she has a hard time relating to people. She has a very difficult time getting people to believe her on anything. Her focus isn't clear and she's all over the place. She has to know what she stands for before any consultant could help her.
Brian Maher: Hillary probably thought she was going to cruise into the nomination with no resistance. She did not count on the Bernie uprising. It's made her work a lot harder than she intended.
Elliott Curson: That's because Sanders comes across as authentic, as Reagan did. They feel that he says what he believes, not what he thinks people want to believe. Everything about him is so apolitical.
Brian Maher: One of our editors, Jim Rickards, thinks there's a chance that Hillary might not even make it to the nomination because of the e-mail scandal. Even if she doesn't get prosecuted, this could be enough bad press surrounding it that she may have to ultimately drop out. He thinks they're keeping Joe Biden on ice in case she doesn't make it to the finish line.
Elliott Curson: Well, Joe Biden has said he's not a candidate, but who knows, really. Obama is staying right by Biden's side. He's glaring down on him like a kid who did something wrong. He thought Biden would carry on his legacy.
Also, I noticed that Al Gore hasn't come out to endorse anybody. He said I will support the Democratic nominee, but maybe he feels that there's a chance he could get in.
Jeff Bell: Having run for office before is usually a plus because candidates know the process. Of all the candidates, Hillary is the only candidate who had run before. Everyone was a first-time candidate on the Republican side. It's highly unusual for somebody in Republican presidential politics to win the nomination without experience. It's usually somebody who had run before and finished second, or somebody with a big name.
Thinking ahead to the general election, we've seen exit polls from the Democratic primaries where about a fifth of the Sanders' voters said they'd vote for Trump. It shows that voters don't want more of the same. They want to try something new, and that plays right into Trump's hands. I just don't think that Hillary lines up with the political mood of 2016.
Elliott Curson: I agree with that. There is that anti-establishment feeling among the Sanders voters as well as Trump backers.
Brian Maher: Well, we've covered a lot of terrain here. Reagan, gold, Trump, Hillary and more. I appreciate you two gentlemen taking the time to join us today. But one last thing before you go. Who is going to win the election this fall? Elliott?
Elliott Curson: My crystal ball is in for repairs.
Brian Maher: Taking the fifth, eh? OK, how about you, Jeff?
Jeff Bell: I've been wrong about so many things in the last year, I'm officially out of the prediction business. But if I had to guess, it's not going to be Hillary, it will be Trump. But I'm ready to be surprised because life is more fun that way.
Elliott Curson: I certainly wouldn't rule Trump out.
Brian Maher: Elliott Curson, Jeff Bell, the two gentlemen who helped propel Ronald Reagan to the presidency in 1980, thank you so much for joining us today here at The Daily Reckoning.
Jeff Bell: Thank you, Brian.
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Q: How to use Entity Framework SQL Debug Feature? I am trying to use Entity Framework SQL Debug Feature as below however I run into below error,how to fix it?
Code:-
DbContext.Database.Log = s => System.Diagnostics.Debug.WriteLine(s);

Error:-
An object reference is required for the non-static field ,method or property 'System.Data.Entity.DbContext.Database.get'

A: You are using the type DbContext, you should use an instance of that type. For example where you configure the DbContext, try to call the method like this:
dbContext.Database.Log = s => Debug.WriteLine(s);

Replace the dbContext variable with whatever you variable name is.
EDIT
You context definition should look something like this:
public class MyDbContext: DbContext //IdentityDbContext
{
     public MyDbContext() : base("name=ConnectionStringNameFrom .config")
     {
          Database.Log = e => Debug.WriteLine(e);
          //or you can define it like this: Database.Log = Console.WriteLine;
     }
     //{...} your DbSets properties

     //protected override void OnModelCreating(DbModelBuilder modelBuilder)
     //{
     // {...}
     //}
}

Now if you use this db context example, when debugging your application you should see in the output window the queries executed by EF.

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At the Macallan ALB awards on 9th September 2016 MCS was named as a finalist for Criminal Law Firm and Boutique Law Firm and the winner of the Rising Law Firm of the Year 2016. The event was happily attended by all partners and staff of MCS . The judges of the awards looked at the breadth, complexity, impact and innovation of our work. We are proud to be acknowledged by the judges of ALB and our peers for our work in Criminal Defence in Hong Kong. Thank you to all our supporters, clients and staff!
Please navigate to this LINK to see the list of winners and to this LINK to see the list of finalists.


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Taco-Bout success – Miller Children's & Women's Rehabilitation graduates live Más with private tour of Taco Bell headquarters
Long Beach Post Partner
Graduates of the MemorialCare Miller Children's & Women's Hospital Long Beach Rehabilitation Program celebrated their rehabilitation success with a once-in-a-lifetime tour of the Taco Bell global headquarters in Irvine. Many of these patients survived a near-death tragedy, but their perseverance helped them survive and continue to Live Más.
During the tour, patients, their families and members of their rehabilitation team celebrated their journey to recovery. These patients survived a variety of traumatic events including car accidents, brain injuries, rheumatological and other neurological disorders. Each patient worked with dedicated doctors, therapists and other rehabilitation professionals to reach major milestones in their rehabilitation. Some of them worked for years to re-learn how to talk, walk and eat again.
The tour group gathers around the Taco Bell test kitchen before
taste testing exclusive menu items that are not yet available.
"The patients who joined the Taco Bell tour have boldly persisted with their rehabilitation therapies and made remarkable recoveries," says Lizzie Pluskalowski, occupational therapist, Rehabilitation Program, Miller Children's & Women's. "Their hospitalizations seemed like distant memories as they built their own crunch wrap, taco, burrito and nacho creations."
On the tour, the group visited the Taco Bell test kitchen where the company's food innovation team dreams up new menu items. While there, they were able to explore and mix a variety of ingredients to create their own dishes.
"This event was a great way to celebrate our rehabilitation 'alumni'." says Pluskalowski. "It is incredible to see how much progress they have made."
Past rehabilitation patients, Maddy (left) and Emery (right), have fun creating their own unique Taco Bell menu items.
The Rehabilitation Program at Miller Children's & Women's Hospital Long Beach offers extensive rehabilitation therapy for children from birth to 21-years-of-age, including physical, occupational, speech and recreational therapy. The rehabilitation care team sees children with a wide range of conditions and creates individualized treatment plans to help each child gain or regain as much function as possible. The Rehabilitation Program provides rehabilitation therapies both during a child's stay in the hospital and through follow-up care in the Outpatient Specialty Centers and has a total of five rehabilitation gyms in various locations. Learn more at millerchildrens.org/Rehab.


Layers of Fear: Inheritance expands the plot from Layers of Fear and tells the story of the painter's daughter, who comes back to her childhood home to face her past. Can she forgive her father, or will she resent all that has happened? Relive her experiences and witness the full scope of the tragedy that has swallowed up the family. Lead the daughter through what's left of the mansion and take part in the madness that her father bestowed upon the whole family. Face the memories of her past and shape them into the destiny that awaits her.