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State legislature and the politics of climate change
The Associated Press is a global news agency that began 172 years ago as a cooperative of five New York City newspapers. With 263 locations in more than 100 countries, AP provides journalism to roughly 15,000 media outlets around the world. AP sets standards for ethics and excellence, and has won 52 Pulitzer Prizes, including the 2016 gold medal for Public Service for an investigation into labor abuses in the seafood industry, reports that freed more than 2,000 slaves. AP's seven news bureaus in the northeast U.S. provide vital local and regional news to 378 newsrooms.
Acacia Coronado
Acacia Coronado covers the Texas Legislature and the politics of climate change for The Associated Press. She is a recent graduate from the University of Texas at Austin. Her passion for storytelling led her to a bachelor of journalism degree. Most recently, she covered immigration and human rights as a fellow at The Texas Observer. She also did two semesters at The Texas Tribune as an investigative fellow, covering immigration, the Texas Legislature and criminal justice, and a summer in New York at The Wall Street Journal as a reporting intern with the U.S. News East Coast Bureau. She first fell in love with journalism as a Life and Arts reporter with The Daily Texan, the student newspaper, in 2016. She loves returning to her small-town roots and living her Catholic faith to the fullest.

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Q: How do I change the bootstrap hamburger icon for the nav bar in bootstrap 4? I'm having trouble changing the icon in the Navbar for bootstrap 4. My current html is as follows:

    Brand

  <button class="navbar-toggler" type="button" data-toggle="collapse" data-target="#navbarNav" aria-controls="navbarNav" aria-expanded="false" aria-label="Toggle navigation">

  </button>

        Features(current)

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and CSS:
.navbar-light .navbar-toggler-icon {
   background-image: url("images/hamburger-icon.svg");
}

.navbar-inverse .navbar-toggler-icon {
    background-image: url("images/hamburger-icon.svg");
}

.custom-toggler .navbar-toggler-icon {
   background-image: url("images/hamburger-icon.svg");
 }

The image is in images/hamburger-icon.svg, what am I doing wrong here?

A: Dear please use this css it will work:

 .navbar-light .navbar-toggler-icon {
       background-image: url("images/hamburger-icon.svg");
       background-size: 100%;
       background-position: center center;
       width: 30px;
       height: 30px;
       display: flex;
    }

    .navbar-inverse .navbar-toggler-icon {
       background-image: url("images/hamburger-icon.svg");
       background-size: 100%;
       background-position: center center;
       width: 30px;
       height: 30px;
       display: flex;

    }

    .custom-toggler .navbar-toggler-icon {
       background-image: url("images/hamburger-icon.svg");
       background-size: 100%;
       background-position: center center;
       width: 30px;
       height: 30px;
       display: flex;
     }

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Dunbar is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Georgetown County, South Carolina, United States.  It was first listed as a CDP in the 2020 census with a population of 615.

Geography
Dunbar is located at latitude 33.55 and longitude –79.355. The elevation is 20 feet.

Demographics

2020 census

Note: the US Census treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic category. This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate category. Hispanics/Latinos can be of any race.

References

External links

Unincorporated communities in Georgetown County, South Carolina
Unincorporated communities in South Carolina

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We have found it can be difficult during hard times to stay positive and calm, so we want to offer you some of our favorite ways to reground and come back into the present moment. It can be difficult to let go of fear and begin to live from a more joyous place so we invite you to pick and choose what works for you and give them a try.
At the core of living low waste is for the protection of the nature that surrounds us. Get outside, honor and love it! It could simply be a walk in your neighborhood or maybe a hike through the mountains. Look up a local state park and go explore a new place. Turn your phone on airplane mode and tuck it away while enjoying the energy that surrounds you. I find placing your hands directly on the earth invites you to reconnect to this true source. Place you bare hands on the earth and feel her, she holds you within her and invites us to ground into her. It is the perfect medicine when you are feeling overwhelmed and fearful.
Get quiet, turn off all the distractions around you and sit with that food or beverage that sits in front of you. Thank all that it took to bring this food to your plate or cup. Everything single thing down to the soil that the plants grew in, the moon and sunlight it took in that you are now consuming. Take the time to taste every bite and sip, no distractions from the outside, just you and the food that nourishes and gives you life. This practice can be done even when you are sitting at your desk by just being present to how the water (in your reusable bottle/cup) touches your lips, fills your mouth and nourishes you. Take a few moments and feel it and thank it!
Surround yourself with those that light up your heart and spark the inspiration to keep going. Nourishing friendships that lift each other up can be hard to find but vital in this climate of the world. If you have a group of wonderful people around you that you can open up and feel supported in this journey of life hold them tightly and plan time together. Cook, hike, explore and be together. If you have not found that group let us start the conversation here and begin connecting with one another. List below in the comments where you are located and if you are located in that area lets start Refill Revolution meet ups! Gathering like minded people together to lift one another up and help this beautiful earth.
We are all going through the flows of life but you are not alone. Together we choose to live from joy and embrace the beauty of the world around us. Return to the basics and the simplicity of that, that nurtures your body, mind and soul. What have you found helps you? We would love to hear from you!


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import org.codinjutsu.tools.mongo.view.nodedescriptor.MongoNodeDescriptor;

import javax.swing.tree.DefaultMutableTreeNode;

public class JsonTreeNode extends DefaultMutableTreeNode {
    private final MongoNodeDescriptor nodeDescriptor;

    public JsonTreeNode(MongoNodeDescriptor nodeDescriptor) {
        this.nodeDescriptor = nodeDescriptor;
        setUserObject(nodeDescriptor);
    }

    public MongoNodeDescriptor getDescriptor() {
        return nodeDescriptor;
    }
}

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Bushmills 1608 (John Hansell) and Jameson Rarest Vintage Reserve (John Hansell, Bill Dowd).
The two giants in the Irish whiskey business, Diageo and Pernod-Ricard, released interim half-year results recently. Sales of Bushmills (Diageo) rose 9% (according to The Irish Times business section on Friday; I couldn't find mention of this on Diageo's site).
Sales of Jameson were up 16%, in volume terms, and 23% in value terms, reflecting Pernod-Ricard's successful strategy to "premiumise" Jameson (i.e. persuade consumers that Jameson is a quality drink that is worth paying a little more for).
Jameson now sells 2.3m case equivalents per year (a case equivalent is nine litres of spirit). Pernod-Ricard aims to shift 3m c/e by 2010.
We also learned from the Jameson results that Irish whiskey is the fastest growing spirit category globally (9.6%). Compare that to malt whiskey (5.2%, presumably excluding Irish malt whiskey) and blended Scotch (4%).
Of course the usual caveat applies: Irish whiskey is growing off a relatively small base.


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package com.example.demo;

import com.ejlchina.searcher.BeanSearcher;
import com.ejlchina.searcher.MapSearcher;
import com.ejlchina.searcher.util.MapUtils;
import com.example.demo.entity.Employee;
import com.example.demo.repository.EmployeeRepository;
import org.junit.jupiter.api.Test;
import org.junit.jupiter.api.TestMethodOrder;
import org.springframework.beans.factory.annotation.Autowired;
import org.springframework.boot.test.context.SpringBootTest;

import java.util.List;
import java.util.Map;

@SpringBootTest
@TestMethodOrder(MethodOrderer.OrderAnnotation.class)
class DemoApplicationTests {

	@Autowired
	private BeanSearcher beanSearcher;

	@Autowired
	private MapSearcher mapSearcher;

	@Autowired
	private EmployeeRepository employeeRepository;

	@Test
	@Order(1)
	void warmup() {
		System.out.println("热身...");
		System.out.println("Bean Searcher 与 Data Jpa 各执行 1000 次...");
		long t0 = System.currentTimeMillis();
		for (int i = 0; i < 1000; i++) {
			beanSearcher.searchAll(Employee.class, MapUtils.builder()
					.field(Employee::getAge, 30)
					.build());
			mapSearcher.searchAll(Employee.class, MapUtils.builder()
					.field(Employee::getAge, 30)
					.build());
			employeeRepository.findAllByAge(30);
		}
		long cost = System.currentTimeMillis() - t0;
		System.out.println("热身完毕,耗时:" + cost + "ms");
	}

	@Test
	@Order(2)
	void testMapSearcher() {
		System.out.println("MapSearcher 执行 1000 次...");
		long t0 = System.currentTimeMillis();
		int totalCount = 0;
		for (int i = 0; i < 1000; i++) {
			List<Map<String, Object>> list = mapSearcher.searchAll(Employee.class, MapUtils.builder()
					.field(Employee::getAge, 30)
					.build());
			totalCount += list.size();
		}
		long cost = System.currentTimeMillis() - t0;
		System.out.println("累计 Select 数量:" + totalCount);
		System.out.println("MapSearcher 耗时:" + cost + "ms");
	}

	@Test
	@Order(3)
	void testDataJpa() {
		System.out.println("Data Jpa 执行 1000 次 ...");
		long t0 = System.currentTimeMillis();
		int totalCount = 0;
		for (int i = 0; i < 1000; i++) {
			List<Employee> list = employeeRepository.findAllByAge(30);
			totalCount += list.size();
		}
		long cost = System.currentTimeMillis() - t0;
		System.out.println("累计 Select 数量:" + totalCount);
		System.out.println("Data Jpa 耗时:" + cost + "ms");
	}

	@Test
	@Order(4)
	void testBeanSearcher() {
		System.out.println("BeanSearcher 执行 1000 次...");
		long t0 = System.currentTimeMillis();
		int totalCount = 0;
		for (int i = 0; i < 1000; i++) {
			List<Employee> list = beanSearcher.searchAll(Employee.class, MapUtils.builder()
					.field(Employee::getAge, 30)
					.build());
			totalCount += list.size();
		}
		long cost = System.currentTimeMillis() - t0;
		System.out.println("累计 Select 数量:" + totalCount);
		System.out.println("BeanSearcher 耗时:" + cost + "ms");
	}

}


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Massive Lego Man Washes Up on Florida Beach
A larger-than-life Lego man bearing the cryptic phrase "no real than you are" has washed ashore on the Florida coast. Beachcombers in Siesta Key, Florida, found the roughly 8-foot-tall Lego man just before dawn Tuesday (see video above).
In addition to the motto emblazoned on his chest, the figure had "Ego Leonard" and the number 8 on its back, indicating there could be more Lego men out there. Googling "Ego Leonard" leads to this site, which explains that Ego Leonard (presumably the Lego man's creator or the creation itself) "come(s) from a virtual world." It also shows several other Lego men in the wild.
"In the 'real world' there are many rules and regulations," an "Observation" on the site claims. "Society requires that you place yourself within a certain group or else be considered an outsider. But there's a genuine and sincere need for an authentic self and it's further growth and development. Still, a visit to the virtual world enables people to take on a different identity, or even identities."
At least one other giant Lego man has hit the shores before. In 2007, an almost-identical creation was found in the Netherlands. Another turned up in England the next year.
Ego Leonard did not immediately respond to Wired.com's e-mail seeking comment.
According to the Sarasota Herald-Tribune, the local sheriff was called to the scene of the Lego-man-beaching and removed the fiberglass sculpture, just before noon.
Authorities said they'd hold the 100-pound piece for 30 days to see if anyone claimed ownership. If no one does, the giant sculpture will go to the man that found him, Jeff Hindman.
"I'll put it on eBay," Hindman told the newspaper.
The Ego Leonard site sells T-shirts, if you're into that sort of thing. If you're not, just walk the beaches before sun-up. You might find a mammoth Lego man of your very own.
[via Boing Boing]
See Also:- Separated at Birth: Life-Size Lego Figures Edition
You Should Have Seen The Lego Shark Chasing Him!
Lego Fan Creates 250,000-Brick 'Garrison of Moriah'
#Legos


White Sands National Monument photographs for sale as fine art. Browse dozens of images of White Sands in New Mexico, all that can be purchased as prints on canvas, paper, or metal.
White Sands National Park is a magical place and a photographers wonderland. I lived in New Mexico for a couple of years and was lucky enough to do a number of photo sessions and workshops there. The diversity of weather, clouds & terrain blend so well with the gypsum sand formations. The dunes change every day and with every puff of a breeze. What you see here is a portfolio of 18 amazing images I have compiled from an estimated 3,000 shots taken there over the years.


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2019: a year of intensifying anti-Chinese sentiment in Kazakhstan
Russian incursions in eastern Syria hinder fight against 'Islamic State'
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Nazarbayev's visit to US opens 'new chapter' in bilateral relations
US President Donald J. Trump, Kazakhstani President Nursultan Nazarbayev, and a number of top officials from both countries during a working lunch at the White House on January 17. [Official White House Photo by Joyce N. Boghosian]
WASHINGTON -- Kazakhstani President Nursultan Nazarbayev's official visit to the US capital is being hailed as the beginning of a "new chapter" in the history of bilateral relations between Kazakhstan and the United States.
The meeting between Nazarbayev and US President Donald Trump Tuesday (January 16) is "the beginning of a new chapter in the countries' relations and has already led to a number of important results", Kazinform reported, citing scholars from the Institute of World Economy and Politics, a Kazakhstani think tank.
The two leaders discussed the "enhanced strategic partnership" between Astana and Washington and "resolved to strengthen co-operation on political and security issues, trade and investment", according to a White House statement.
They also agreed to enhance "people-to-people relationships through regular high-level meetings within the framework of an Enhanced Strategic Partnership Dialogue".
US President Donald Trump (right) and Kazakhstani President Nursultan Nazarbayev (left) January 16 shake hands at the White House, where they discussed strengthening bilateral co-operation in a number of areas. Nazarbayev's three-day visit was deemed a "success" and "historically important". [Kazakhstani presidential press office]
Nazarbayev's visit to the United States is "really important" in the current international context, Kassym-Jomart Tokayev, chairman of Kazakhstan's senate, tweeted Tuesday.
"An important result of Nazarbayev's visit is documented agreement on the expanded strategic partnership of Kazakhstan and the US in the 21st century," he said.
'One can count on Kazakhstan'
The United States and Kazakhstan have a unique relationship within Central Asia, William Courtney, a former US ambassador to Kazakhstan, told Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (RFE/RL) Tuesday.
Kazakhstani troops, mine-sweeping units, were the only Central Asian units participating in the US-led multinational force in Iraq.
This willingness to deploy abroad means that Kazakhstan plays "not only a regional ... but really a global role", he said.
"One of the great strengths of Kazakhstan is that it has had moderate traditions ... economic policy, political policy, other areas," Courtney said. "Whatever changes happen in the region ... one can count on Kazakhstan to take a moderate, pragmatic approach."
Combating terrorism, extremism together
Nazarbayev and Trump "pledged to deepen bilateral defence and security relationships, noting their intent to conclude several agreements that enhance co-operation, interoperability, access and logistical routes in support of regional security", said the White House in its statement.
They also discussed Kazakhstan's interest in joining the Convention on Cybercrime to "provide a framework for global co-operation" against crimes committed on the internet.
"Participation in these kinds of multilateral agreements further strengthens law enforcement co-operation and information-sharing to combat international terrorism and violent extremism," the statement said.
The two leaders also agreed to address shared challenges in Central Asia through regional formats, such as the C5+1 dialogue (Kazakhstan, Turkmenistan, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan and Kyrgyzstan + the United States).
"They resolved to seek a peaceful resolution of the conflict in Afghanistan, and to pursue initiatives fostering greater political and economic co-operation in the region," the statement said.
The C5+1 format that has been used since 2015 for regional co-operation between the United States and Central Asian states is beneficial for the whole region, Yevgeny Kryuchkov, a political scientist from Uralsk, told Caravanserai.
The two leaders also welcomed Afghanistan's participation in this format in the future, according to the White House.
$7 billion worth of US projects in Kazakhstan
During his visit to Washington, Nazarbayev spoke with American business leaders, noting that the United States has invested more than $50 billion (16.2 trillion KZT) in Kazakhstan's economy since its independence, said the Kazakhstani presidential press office January 17.
More than 500 companies with partial or complete American ownership operate in Kazakhstan, including Chevron, Exxon Mobil, General Electric and Halliburton, Nazarbayev said.
"The United States is a major investor in our economy and a strategic partner," Madiyar Uteshev, an economist from Astana, told Caravanserai. "In 2017, trade between the United States and Kazakhstan was $2 billion [648.9 billion KZT]."
Nazarbayev and Trump expressed their willingness to pursue a just and mutually beneficial economic partnership and to increase bilateral trade and investment.
The two leaders signed "more than 20 documents for a total worth of over $7 billion [2.3 trillion KZT] aimed at implementing projects in the field of aviation and space research, petrochemical and agricultural industries, as well as infrastructure development", according to Nazarbayev's press office.
Kazakhstan to be among world's 'top 10 oil producers'
Nazarbayev also met with US Energy Secretary Rick Perry and exchanged views on further development of the two countries' ties in energy, reported Akorda.
Nazarbayev underlined Kazakhstan's well established co-operation with the United States in the oil and gas sector, putting emphasis on the projects at the Tengiz and Kashagan fields.
He called for investments to increase Kazakhstan's processing capacity.
"Kazakhstan is likely to be one of the top ten oil producers in the world in a few years in great part because of Tengiz and Kashagan," said Courtney, according to RFE/RL. "The United States also is a large producer of oil and will have a strategic interest in maintaining a close dialogue with Kazakhstan."
[Alexander Bogatik of Taraz contributed to this article.]
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COVID-19 Blanchett Neon Response
Posted: March 2020
As a valued part of the Blanchett Neon family, we appreciate the trust you place in us and our people wherever we do business together. In the current environment, it's important for all of us to monitor the rapidly-evolving situation involving the coronavirus or COVID-19, so we wanted to provide an update on how we are handling the situation at Blanchett Neon.
Safety is always the highest priority – it's part of our core values, and a shared value with our customers, vendors, and partners. Therefore, out of an abundance of caution, we have taken the following steps to address COVID-19:
Blanchett Employees are asked to consistently and thoroughly wash their hands or utilize hand sanitizer before entering any shared spaces, including when entering the facility, before and after breaks, before and after using the washroom, and/or before and after utilizing any common areas which include the boardroom(s), printer area(s), time clock, shared tools, equipment and/or any company vehicles.
All staff members that are not feeling well as asked to stay at home and consult with their doctor and with management.
Blanchett has adopted a "no hand-shake policy" and would encourage all staff to maintain a one (1) meter distance when communicating with fellow teammates.
All staff are required to sanitize their work areas (including their desktop set-up, and any tools/equipment) at minimum daily.
All customer, vendor, or supplier meetings at our facility are immediately suspended and are to be held as a conference call or via skype.
All off-site meetings, networking events, or other work-related functions will be limited to those deemed essential to operating our business and are to be reviewed on a case-by-case basis.
All staff members that are able to work from home are requested to do so, starting Monday, March 16. A small number of employees will have office access to ensure we can perform essential activities that aren't able to be completed from home at the moment.
All Out-Of-Town or interior installation jobs are to be suspended indefinitely – day trips will be permitted, but all overnight trips will be re-scheduled for a future date.
Despite these ever-changing circumstances, we are maintaining "business as usual" operations under these modified conditions. We are closely monitoring the situation as it progresses and will update our operations as necessary to ensure the health and safety of our employees and the people that we work with.
Canadian Sign Industry Awards 2019 – Sign Design Winners
Posted: September 2019
Blanchett Neon is proud to announce that our City of Red Deer entrance signage project was recognized as not only Best Freestanding Sign but also Best in Show at the 2019 BOCSIes – Best of Canada's Sign Industry Awards. A collaboration between Sign Media Canada and the Sign Association of Canada, the annual awards are chosen by a panel of industry experts.
"This award could not have been possible without our incredible team – we are so fortunate to have some of the best people in the industry, and this win is a testament to their hard work and dedication," says Taylor Blanchett-O'Donnell, who accepted the award on behalf of Blanchett Neon.
Blanchett-O'Donnell (second from left) with other award winners at SignExpo Canada
Freestanding Sign Project Background
Completed in February 2019, this was an extremely challenging project given the timelines and amount of coordination required, so a big thank you is owed to the City of Red Deer, Stantec, and all of our partners for making this incredible display the success story it is.
For more information on this or other projects by our Industry-Leading team, Contact Us Today.
Development Entrance Signs
Posted: August 2018
As a custom signage manufacturer, you never quite know what types of projects will pass through your shop on any given day, and that is one of the reasons we love this industry so much!
Lately, development entrance signs seem to be the sign of choice; freestanding displays built for a residential community or commercial development identifying the name of the property with varying architectural features (think faux wood, concrete, masonry, etc.)
Here are some of our recently completed favourites:
Greenwood at Orchards
Installed for the new South-Edmonton community, these three (3) single-sided entrance signs feature flat-cut-out, painted aluminum letters, and a large aluminum logo with a painted gradient finish.
Not only does the painted finish allow us to pass along a 15+ year product guarantee against fading or UV damage, but also features a graffiti-proof clear coat for simple cleaning if the display does happen to be tagged or painted without damaging the paint or graphics.
Completed Display
Located in Morinville, Alberta, this custom entrance sign and secondary column sign both feature flat-cut-out acrylic letters mounted to a 24-gauge faux wood panel background.
Careful coordination with the masons ensured the completed sign panels would seamlessly fit between the two stone columns and yet could still be anchored to the lower concrete pad for additional support.
Display in Manufacturing Shop
The secondary column display is similar to the large entry feature in that it also required careful construction to fit the available opening.
However, this featured welcome sign did not allow for visible fasteners and so our drafting team incorporated a hidden bracket to the design for mounting purposes.
Woodbend
This extremely creative display completed for "Leduc's Newest Neighbourhood" required a bit of homework to get to the finished display, but we (and our client!) could not be happier with the final result.
The "wood" nest behind the display was a first for our in-house signage experts and featured a steel structure, painted in-house by our very own (and extremely talented) painter-extraordinaire Terry.
Jagare Ridge Edmonton
Part of a comprehensive exterior signage package for our friends at Melcor Developments, we manufactured three (3) freestanding multi-tenant pylons, one (1) "L" shaped display, and two (2) single-sided pillar entrance signs for the new Southwest Edmonton property.
Completed "L" Shaped Display
Completed Single-Sided Pillar Display
Copperhaven
A great example of truly custom signage, this development entrance sign for Copperhaven in Spruce Grove, AB, consists of a steel background panel that our team oxidized in-house to achieve a one-of-a-kind "rust-wash" finish, to which we installed brushed bronze letters.
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BNL Retro Sign Install
Posted: May 2018
As much as we have enjoyed having this piece of Edmonton signage history in our shop for the last few months, we couldn't be more excited to see our re-created Retro Sign finally installed at its new home, the Edmonton Downtown Neon Museum.
Learn more about the manufacturing process for this Retro Sign.
Installation Day
The beginning of any installation project starts at our Edmonton manufacturing facility; with crating, loading and securing the display to our flatbed trailer to be transported to the sign install site. With an in-house fleet of equipment that includes three (3) boom trucks, four (4) service vans, a V-Crane, and forklift, any combination of which are used to transport signs from place to place.
Given the busy downtown location of the Edmonton Neon Museum (not to mention the many surrounding construction sites), additional coordination and planning were required by our installation department to ensure our trucks would have unimpeded access to the site without compromising the safety of our crews, or other passersby.
As one of our Core Values, safety is the first consideration in the planning of any project; every site is reviewed by the project manager and a site-specific safety plan developed to address all hazards presented.
Did you know that we have achieved and maintained active COR status for our industry-leading safety program?
In this case, an OSCAM (On-Street Construction and Maintenance) permit allowed our team to temporarily close the South-bound lane and sidewalk of 104th Ave to safely position the second installation vehicle in an appropriate position to assist in mounting the sign and fully extend the outriggers of the boom truck.
Hoisting and Mounting
Upon arriving, completing the on-site safety orientation, closing the lane/sidewalk, and securing the work area, our installation team prepare to hoist (lift) the retro sign into place.
Before any sign display is built, our production team review the mounting application (flush, suspended, or flag-mounted for example,) of the display and design a welded "lift-point" at which we secure the hoisting cable.
For this retro sign install, once the hoisting cable was anchored, a secondary tag-line was secured to the display to "guide" the sign into place without any swinging or excessive movements due to the wind.
The installation of a sign like this typically consists of a four-man crew, each with their own responsibilities; one person responsible for manning the boom & hoist, one on a secondary lift in the air (in this case our man-lift) to mount the display in place, and one or two additional people responsible for manning the tag-line(s) and providing ground-level assistance.
Once the display is positioned in its correct place, the installer in the man-lift secured and anchored the retro sign to the pre-existing steel structure of the Neon Museum.
Blanchett Neon installation crews have extensive experience, training, and certifications to safely complete sign installs.
Blanchett Retro Sign Install team:
Completed Retro Sign Install
Big thanks are in order for everyone involved in making this project a reality, and we couldn't be happier with the final result! The Edmonton Neon Museum is open 24/7/365 and we hope all museum visitors enjoy this neon sign addition (and a small piece of our own company history,) for years to come.
We want to hear from you! If you have visited the Neon Museum, have photos of our retro sign or are looking for more information on this or other signage projects, connect with us on Social Media and stay tuned for news on an official Ceremony celebrating this newest addition to the historic Museum!
2017 Sign Professional of the Year
Posted: October 2017
Daryl Blanchett with SAC President Justin Boudreau & Don Ross
Every year, the Sign Association of Canada recognizes individuals that have made significant contributions to the sign industry, and we are very proud to announce that our president, Daryl Blanchett has been named 2017's Sign Professional of the Year!
In the industry since 1989, Daryl is the third-generation owner-operator of Blanchett Neon, and has served as a prominent voice in the Alberta Sign Industry for many years, including serving multiple terms on the Alberta Sign Association's board of directors, and donating extensive time and materials to further the efforts of the Edmonton Downtown Neon Sign Museum.
Join us in congratulating Daryl for this significant accomplishment!
Celebrating 70 Years – Retro Sign Re-Creation
As we began the planning process to celebrate our 70th anniversary, we knew that there was only way to truly appreciate and honour our heritage, and that is through signage! We are so excited to announce we will be re-creating the classic neon sign display from our second location (10224-109th Street), and donating it to the Edmonton Downtown Neon Museum.
The completed retro sign was officially unveiled with an formal lighting ceremony at our September 28th, 2017 Open House.
Stay tuned to our Social Media feeds and this blog for the very latest updates on the installation ceremony to be held late-2017 at the 104th Street & 104th Avenue museum.
Making this idea into reality could not have been possible without a number of great individuals that have our most sincere thanks; Tim Pedrick of the Alberta Sign Association, David Johnston from the City of Edmonton, and most importantly, our fantastic staff involved in the design, build and installation processes!
The first step was for our talented design team to recreate the sign in a colour format from the single black & white photo we have. Unfortunately, because no records were kept from this time period, this step took a bit of imagination, combined with our knowledge of the most commonly used materials (neon, metals and paint), from the time the sign was originally manufactured. Internally, a bit of back and forth took place over the little decisions:
What was the overall size was the display?
Was the "Neon" of "Blanchett Neon" illuminated by Ruby Red, Con Red or Tangerine neon?
Was the background a painted feature or a metal finish?
How will the new display be mounted to the steel structure of the Edmonton Neon Museum?
Finally, we arrived at the following rendering, and the design was approved by the City of Edmonton and Alberta Sign Association in its accuracy and historical relevance:
Technology has changed significantly since the 1950's when our original sign was produced, and the large wall in our manufacturing facility that was once used for creating layouts by hand is now empty, having been replaced by a large format printer that provides the installation pattern for all custom signage displays.
Projects like this feature a balancing act; we could honour our heritage and utilize historically accurate techniques and processes, or choose more time & cost efficient methods that are common today.
With a slim window in production to ensure the display is completed in time for the official unveiling at our Open House, we compromised; the full sized template was printed via our in-house large format printer, and all loading and detailing for the neon illumination was laid out by hand.
Sheet Metal Structure
Once the neon pattern was finalized and all project materials ordered, the next step is in our sheet metal department, forming the structure and internal support components of the retro sign. AutoCAD production drawings are created by our drafting department and contain all information required to accurately build the display:
Our metal department is by far the largest sector of our manufacturing facility. Featuring four sheet-metal journeyman, this is the stage in the production process where all metal components are cut, bent and welded to form frames and structural elements.
Sheet Metal Department
August 25 – Update
Completed Structural Frame
The framework of the retro sign is completed, and the paper pattern is in the process of being transferred onto the sign structure. Once transcribed, the mounting holes for all neon and electrical components and access hatches are drilled.
With the frame complete and all access and mounting holes drilled, the next step in the process is for the entire structure to enter our paint booth.
In the world of custom signage where very few displays or building conditions are similar, Research & Development initiatives are a big part of our manufacturing day-to-day operations.
For this retro display in particular, the main purpose of our testing was to determine the best method to achieve the background "checkerboard" pattern that would both honour the look of the original display and align with signage manufacturing techniques from the era.
The result was an sanded "grain" worked into the raw metal finish that was alternated horizontally and vertically and then painted over with a semi gloss clear coat of our automotive grade paint to really emphasize the final result.
Hand-Painted Details
Before the days of the application of vinyl graphics, all signage details were painted carefully by hand, and in the interest of remaining as true to those traditions as possible, the graphics for this replica sign were completed using the same techniques.
We are truly fortunate to have some of the most talented production staff in the industry that are capable of achieving these hand-crafted graphics for projects such as this!
As our name may suggest, producing neon displays was our primary focus right up until the introduction of alternative illumination sources.
Blanchett Neon 70th Anniversary
For more on our history as we celebrate our 70th Anniversary in 2017, check out:
Blanchett Neon Open House- 70th Anniversary Celebration
2017 marks a major milestone for our home-grown family business, and we would like to formally invite you to join us September 28, 2017 between 3:00 – 8:00pm for an open house at our Edmonton office (12850 St Albert Trail) remembering the last 70 years and recognizing YOU; the customers, suppliers and talented staff that have made it possible.
Tour our facility, meet our talented staff, and be inspired by the very latest technologies with demonstrations including:
Neon Blowing
RGB Illumination
Installation Vehicles
With door prizes, live jazz trio, classic cars from the era (Weather permitting) and more, we hope to have you join us! Please RSVP to BNL70@blanchettneon.com and be sure to follow our company pages and hashtag #BNL70 on Social Media for the latest updates on this exciting event.
Tours of our facility will be running every thirty (30) minutes for the full duration of the event.
BNL Back Shop
BNL Retro Sign Lighting
Join us at 4:45 for the official lighting ceremony of the re-created, original Blanchett Neon sign!
Formal seminars will be held in our front-office boardroom for additional information on some of our more unique products & services:
4:00 – Daktronics
5:00 – Lenmak Exterior Innovations
Custom cladding products
6:00 – LSW Lighting
RGB (Colour-changing) LED illumination
In addition to our own products and services, we are proud to feature some of our top partners & suppliers:
Gemini Sign Products
Lenmak Exterior Innovations
LSW Lighting
EM Plastic
Neon Sign Re-Creation
We are very proud to announce that in celebration of 70 years in the sign industry, we will be re-creating our original neon sign and donating it to the Edmonton Neon Museum! Join us to view the completed display … read more.
For more on our 70th Anniversary check out:
Celebrating 70 Years – Classic Edmonton Neon Signs
Since founding in 1947 we have seen trends come and go, but even the most technologically advanced display cannot compete with the unique look of classic neon signs. As we celebrate 70+ years in business, we looked back at some of our favourite neon creations we've completed over the years:
At 22′ high, these open channel letters remain one of the largest sets we have ever completed! Located at 112th Street & Jasper Ave, the display was easily viewed from the former Molson Brewery (far right corner):
Photos via Blanchett Neon Archives.
Opened in 1948, Seven Seas Restaurant located on Jasper Ave between 105 & 106 Streets was the first licensed establishment in Edmonton, and one of the largest restaurants in Western Canada at the time. Date of install estimated as late-40's.
Photo from Blanchett Neon Archives.
Colour photo via the Royal Alberta Museum Archives.
Mayfair Hotel
Demolished in 2010, the former Mayfair Hotel on the corner of 108th Street & Jasper Avenue in downtown Edmonton featured both exposed neon and internally-illuminated letters. Photo date estimated at late 1950's.
Photos from Blanchett Neon Archives.
Prudham Building Supplies
Founded by George Prudham in the 1930s, Prudham Construction in South Edmonton was renamed Prudham Building Supplies in the 1940's. (Photo estimated as early 1950's).
Podersky's Furniture
Founded by Edmonton icon Louis Podersky, Podersky's Furniture changed locations numerous times; from downtown on Jasper Avenue to a prominent Whyte Ave intersection, we are proud to have supplied multiple classic neon signs for their various locations:
Jasper Avenue Location
Whyte Ave Location
Photo via City of Edmonton Archives.
Rainbow Ballroom
The iconic Rainbow Ballroom located on Whyte Ave and 108th Street was THE place to be Friday nights in the 1950's & 60's to catch the best local talent and dance the night away. The venue was rebranded as a bingo in the 1980's and eventually demolished.
Waterloo Motors
Currently known as Waterloo Ford, this classic Edmonton sign was installed in the early 1950's.
Saxony Motor Inn
Currently rebranded as a Howard Johnson on the corner of 156th Street and Stony Plain Road, the former Saxony Motor Inn sign was installed in 1966.
Soda Jerks
Installed along the main corridor in St. Albert, this classic neon sign stood high above a classic cars meet up that took place most Friday and Saturday nights until the business closed in 2003.
Western Cycle
Initially installed in the mid-1980's, this display has been upgraded several times in the years following.
Casino Yellowhead
In the late 1990's when a private ownership group opened three new casino locations in Edmonton and Calgary, it was our honour to supply these unique neon signs to their prominent Yellowhead Trail location.
Edmonton Neon Museum
No feature on our favourite neon signs would be complete without mentioning what is quickly becoming a can't miss downtown attraction; the Edmonton Neon Museum. A collaboration between the Alberta Sign Association and City of Edmonton, all displays featured in the outdoor museum have been generously donated by their current owners and restored by local sign shops. These are a few of the classic neon signs currently on display that we have restored or even originally manufactured:
Canadian Furniture
Originally manufactured by Blanchett in the early 1970's, the owners kept the projecting sign following closure of their business in the 1990's. The classic neon sign was refurbished and re-installed at the Edmonton Neon Museum in 2012.
Original Sign Photo Via the City of Edmonton.
This specific sign was originally located in Calgary, but is similar in style to many displays located here in Edmonton. Blanchett Neon originally manufactured (date unknown) and in 2012 restored this display.
Love classic neon, or information on Edmonton's signage history? We want to hear from you! For more Classic Neon Signs or information on our award-winning signage displays, please contact us:
7 Reasons Your Business Should Invest in Quality Signage
Posted: July 2017
It is a question we hear quite often from both established and new businesses: why should my business make the investment in quality signage when what appears to be a similar product is available at a significantly lower price point?
In an increasingly cost-driven society, spending more for what visually looks similar might seem unnecessary, but after 70+ years of sign industry experience we have found quality signage is ALWAYS worth the investment. Here are are the top reasons why:
1.) First Impressions Are Important
What impression are you hoping to make on potential new customers?
Recent studies have found 40% of shoppers make quality assumptions about a business based on whether that company has clear and attractive signage, and 54% have failed to find a business due to unclear or undersized signage. So what impression is your business signage making on potential new customers?
Although a less expensive product might look just as good as a superior display when first installed, signage is a long-term investment and new clients will still be passing by your storefront for years after the signage has been installed. Quality signage helps make a positive first impression as well as:
Brands your location 24/7.
Increases impulse purchases.
Builds continual top-of-mind awareness.
2.) Respect Your Brand Image
JACOBS letters feature specialty 3M Vinyl Film designed for LED illumination.
A budget-conscious supplier and a luxury car dealership don't have much in common when it comes to target audiences and brand image, but the individual elements of each brand are equally as important. From choice of colour to correct spacing of letters to clear, easy readability at night; first-impressions are vital, but ensuring your unique brand image stands the test of time is equally important:
Paint or vinyl film reflecting your specific brand colours that doesn't easily chip or fade.
Bright and even illumination without any hot-spots or shadows.
Experienced installation technicians that mount the display evenly, correctly, and with proper spacing.
3.) Reduced Service Costs
Although we are grateful for the work keeping our Service & Maintenance department busy, we would much rather focus on manufacturing and updating new displays for our clients, not repairing faulty signage completed by others. By investing in quality signage from the start, rest easy knowing you have invested in your future:
Peace of mind knowing storefront signage is advertising your business 24/7.
Quality internal components often have extensive product warranties, in addition to the standard manufacturers warranty offered from the sign shop.
Signage components most likely needing to be replaced are designed to be easily accessible through access hatches and hinge-frames without the use of oversized (expensive) equipment.
4.) Quality Breeds Quality
Quality signage can't be faked or imitated; the skills, knowledge and background required to design, manufacture, install and support signage displays is bred from years of experience. When purchasing a quality signage display, have confidence the sign shop has the necessary training and tools to complete the job right the first time:
Trained staff that follow (or exceed!) industry standards and don't void product warranties in the manufacturing process.
Assurance that the company will be around to support their display for the full life of the sign.
Knowledge on local signage legislation to ensure signage is legal and all required permits are in place.
5.) Safety First
They say no press is bad press, but your business in the news for a safety violation, accident or fine is not what you want to be known for. As important as the visual advantages of quality signage are, ensuring your signage doesn't pose a danger to staff, customers or passerby is just as vital:
Internal electrical components have been correctly and safely wired.
Signage materials are correct for the application, and don't pose a fire or shock risk as it ages.
Use of correct fasteners based on sign type and mounting surface.
COR status is a great indication a signage supplier is dedicated to safe work practices.
6.) If You Don't, Your Competition Will
From your direct competition to the business next store, the goal for storefront signage is to make your business the most memorable and top-of-mind for passerby. Open or closed, quality sign design is essential to keep interest in your storefront; if potential customers aren't focused specifically on your products and services, their focus will just go elsewhere:
Creative, effective design stands out from the crowd.
Bright illumination that is easily viewed day and night.
The appropriate signage type for the location, average viewing distance, and target audience.
Check out our tips to effective sign design.
7.) Built for Canadian Weather
Quality Signage stands up to tough Canadian weather
With 80+ degree temperature swings to 100km winds to heavy snow for long stretches of time, Canadian signage requires specific design elements to last through our constantly changing weather conditions. In your search for quality signage, ask the sign shop where their quality signage is manufactured – often displays produced elsewhere are designed for a different climate and may not have the right features to last in Canada:
Hang-strips for lexan panels to protect from blowing out of the frame in heavy winds.
Concrete bases extend below the frost line to prevent heaving or shifting as seasons change.
Automotive grade paint products stand up to snow and the salts / rocks used to clear roads.
Snow-sheds and drainage holes reduce build-up of snow, ice and water.
As Western Canada's premium signage supplier, Blanchett Neon is proud to have been designing, manufacturing, installing and servicing quality signage since 1947. Ready to make the leap and invest in your business's future? Contact us today:
Celebrating 70 Years – Sign Installation Vehicles
Posted: June 2017
For this first look back at our 70 years in business, we will be featuring one of the most important aspects of our process; the installation of custom signage displays and the various vehicles, tools and teams that have helped establish our reputation as a leader in the Western Canadian Sign Industry.
The Early Years (1946 – 51)
For the first years of our existence as a division of Blanchett Decorators, all signage installations took a back seat to the decorating work, and the mounting of custom neon signs during this period took place mainly during evenings and weekends when the main business was closed, and vehicles available.
Learn more about our history.
Our First Location at 11448 Jasper Ave.
Following incorporation as individual entities in 1947, business grew quickly and the purchase of a boom truck greatly expanded our sign installation capabilities, and in turn the manufacturing side as well.
Circa Early 1950's
We've come a long ways from balancing half on a scaffold and half on a ladder while installing signage; our current safety program has not only achieved COR status, but is recognized as among the best in the industry.
For more on our commitment to safe work practices.
Second Location (1952-69)
Following our early success and growth the former facility became quickly insufficient in size and capabilities, and both Blanchett Decorators and Blanchett Neon moved in 1952 to a larger facility downtown at 10224-109th Street.
Our Second Location at 10224-109th Street
The next few years saw continued business growth, as well as the emergence of a formal "Service" department. This new division required vehicles smaller than traditional installation trucks to fit in a wider variety of sites across Northern Alberta, and multiple service vans joined our growing fleet.
More on Service & Maintenance.
As we went smaller with our install vans, by the mid-to-late 50's we also went larger with our boom trucks. The very latest technology at the time featured hand-cranks to raise and lower signage, and this sign installation vehicle was actually still in use for another company in the mid-90's!
Circa Mid 1950's
As we entered the 1960's and 70's, neon remained the illumination method of choice, and talented crews with signage installation vehicles traveled across Western Canada as our market continued to grow. The below signage display for Avis Rent a Car was installed in Yellowknife, NWT in the late 1950's.
Circa Late-1950's
Multiple vehicles meant larger-scale installations, and some of the largest displays in Edmonton and area at that time were installed by Blanchett!
Third Location (12850 St Albert Trail)
Once again we had outgrown the capacity of our facilities, and a final move was made to our current plant at 12850 St Albert Trail in 1969.
Freestanding Pylon Signs have always been one of our specialties, and the new, larger manufacturing plant helped expand our production output, with a shift to a greater number of larger displays completed on a more regular basis.
Circa Mid-1970's
Circa Early-1980's
Today, our crews still travel across Western Canada installing signage displays for a wide variety of clients. In mid-2017 our newest service van will be joining a current fleet of 3 boom trucks and 3 service vans to continue our proud tradition of safe, efficient signage installations.
We want to hear from you! Questions or comments about our Signage Installation Services? Contact us today:
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Thanks to Augustine Choge's overall win in the IAAF World Indoor Tour, Kenya will be able to field three men in this event and there is certainly a possibility of a clean sweep.
The rejuvenated Choge, returning to form this winter after an injury-marred 2015, will be joined by Isiah Koech and defending champion Caleb Ndiku.
Despite only being the fifth fastest among the list of entrants, Choge will be considered by many as the marginal favourite after his devastating change of gears over the last lasp to win classy races in Dusseldorf and Karlsruhe at the beginning of last month.
Season's bests are also not much of an indicator of medal potential as just two seconds cover the eight fastest entries.
Ndiku, in contrast to his compatriot and 2012 world indoor silver medallist Choge, has looked less assured and was caught lacking for sheer speed in the two German races Choge won. Koech also looked a little off his top form with lacklustre races over 15 laps of the track in Dusseldorf and Boston.
Behind the Kenyan trio, there is a bit of uncertainty over who else will be on the starting line for the heats on Friday.
Ethiopia have named a powerful trio of world leader and 2014 world indoor bronze medallist Dejen Gebremeskel, Yenew Alamirew and Yomif Kejelcha, the latter winning the 2014 world junior 5000m title just up the road in Eugene.
Only two of those Ethiopians will start, but it is likely Gebremeskel will be one of them following his two convincing wins in Boston last month.
In similar fashion, hosts USA have named three men: Ryan Hill, Paul Chelimo and Eric Jenkins; the 1-2-3 from the US Championships last weekend and 2-3-6 in terms of time on the list of entries.
Hill's win in Portland in a season's best of 7:38.60 came off an especially impressive last lap when he held off his domestic rivals.
Morocco's 2012 world indoor 1500m champion Abdalaati Iguidar is also on the entry list and posted an impressive 7:39.04 when winning at the IAAF World Indoor Tour meeting in Stockholm last month but as he is also down to contest the shorter distance, there have been suggestions he may pull out of this event.
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Israeli propagandist says arabs teach hate
by Enzo DiMatteo
shaarei shomayim synagogue on Glencairn in north Toronto has been the target of hate before. Back in the late 80s, skinheads painted swastikas on the front doors.On this Monday night, though, it's a right-wing Jewish settler from Efrat, Itamar Marcus, who's doing the attacking -- he's tarring the Palestinians with the broadest of ideological brush strokes.
Marcus is director of Palestinian Media Watch (PMW), a self-described "independent, non-profit that examines the representation of the peace process and the approach to Israel and Jews in the Palestinian media and school curricula."
Israelis and Jewish communities across North America are feeling besieged. They feel they're losing a propaganda war. Some might say Marcus is here tonight in front of 500-plus people as a soldier in the PR effort to bolster the pro-Sharon forces.
What Marcus has to say about Palestinians and Palestinian society is not at all encouraging.
His spiel goes something like this: The Palestinian Authority (PA) is systematically indoctrinating children with anti-Jewish messages in summer camps, schools and textbooks and on television and radio in order to create a new generation of terrorists.
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Images from Palestinian television and newspapers projected on a large screen behind Marcus are meant to support his argument. The portrayal of Jews as scorpions and rats, among other things, is indeed repulsive.
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By this time in the program it's all a blur. Absent is any real attempt at analysis or at parsing the complexities inherent in Arab-Jewish relations.
There's no shortage of examples, and their cumulative effect is numbing. A few people seem to be put off by the deluge, but most are suitably, and not surprisingly, shocked. Their applause is boisterous.
Indeed. Marcus has been playing to large and very important crowds since September 11. He gave a private briefing to Jewish community leaders two days before his talk here.
He's a sought-after expert on the Arab world for both the U.S. government and legislators in the U.K.
Shaarei Shomayim rabbi Moshe Shulman credits Marcus and the PMW with turning North Americans against the Palestinian intifada and "helping Israel and the Jewish community come together under a single banner.
"We were losing the war, not on the ground but in the hearts and minds of freedom-loving people," Shulman says. "Over time we were able to shift the agenda."
The praise for Marcus is lavish. "Itamar, you bring the truth to the world, a truth many people don't want to hear."
However, among those in the U.S. and left-leaning Israeli press who've taken the time to test his claims -- in particular that Palestinian schools teach children to be martyrs -- the appraisal has been less flattering.
The New York Times sent Susan Sontag to visit a Palestinian classroom in Ramallah in September 2000, after a study published by Marcus on the subject for the Center for Monitoring the Impact of Peace.
Sontag found no evidence to substantiate his claims.
Akiva Eldar wrote in the left-leaning Jerusalem daily Haaretz last January that "the Palestinians are being rebuked where they should in fact be praised" for their textbooks and schooling, including their treatment of questions on Israel.
The article goes on to cite research conducted by the Harry S. Truman Institute for the Advancement of Peace that books used in Palestinian schools are "freer of negative stereotypes of Jews and Israelis, compared to Jordanian and Egyptian books."
John Asfour of the Canadian Arab Federation says "it's pure fallacy" to suggest that Palestinian children are taught to hate Jewish people and to be martyrs. Such suggestions only perpetuate hatred in the Middle East.
"The psychology of going and seeking to die you have to have been pushed to the end of the abyss to get to a point where nothing, absolutely nothing matters any more. These are people who are not living under normal circumstances. There is a lot of poverty. There is a lot of pain. Why are we so surprised if we see anger manifested in that society? Why?" enzom@nowtoronto.com
Enzo DiMatteo
Enzo was born in Belgium and emigrated with his family to Canada in the heat of Trudeaumania. He is a winner of numerous writing awards and the only (alleged) Commie banned from entering Cuba. It's complicated. Claims to fame: champion wood-chopper.
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The Ruts (later known as Ruts DC) are an English reggae-influenced punk rock band, notable for the 1979 UK top 10 hit single "Babylon's Burning", and an earlier single "In a Rut", which was not a hit but was highly regarded and regularly played by BBC Radio 1 disc jockey John Peel. The band's newfound success was cut short by the death of lead singer Malcolm Owen from a heroin overdose in 1980. Despite this the band continued under a different musical style as Ruts D.C. until 1983 when they disbanded, the band later reformed in 2007.

Career

Formation and early days
The Ruts were formed on 18 August 1977. On 16 September 1977, the band  made their live debut, playing three songs during a break in a set by Mr Softy (another Fox band) at The Target, a pub in Northolt, Middlesex. The band consisted of singer Malcolm Owen (vocals), Paul Fox (guitar), John "Segs" Jennings (bass) and Dave Ruffy (drums). Ruffy moved from bass to drums after original drummer Paul Mattocks left, and the band was active in anti-racist causes as part of the Misty in Roots People Unite collective based in Southall, West London, playing several benefits for Rock Against Racism. Although the band were often described as coming from Southall, Owen was from Hayes, Fox moved from Kilburn to Hayes in the 1960s, whilst Ruffy and Segs were based in South London. Ruffy had been born in York, but spent his formative years in the East End of London, whilst Segs grew up in Southend-on-Sea, having been born in the East End.

Schoolboy friends Fox and Owen shared a mutual interest in music, having met at Hayes Manor School. In the early 1970s they lived together in a commune on the Isle of Anglesey off the coast of North Wales, where they formed a rock band called Aslan with Paul Mattock, who played flute, guitar and keyboards and later became the Ruts' first drummer.

Post Office telephone engineer Jennings met record shop manager Ruffy in 1976 and became interested in punk after discussing the latter's Ramones' T-shirt. Meanwhile, Owen's interest in punk was piqued when he saw the Sex Pistols playing live. At the time, Fox was playing with Ruffy in a funk band, Hit and Run, which included J. D. Nicholas (who went on to join The Commodores in the U.S.) and sixteen-year-old saxophone player Gary Barnacle, who later played on several Ruts songs. Hit and Run were a covers band who released one single, a version of Sam the Sham and the Pharaohs' 1965 hit "Wooly Bully". The Ruts' initial history is described in an audio interview with Jennings, conducted by Alan Parker, which appears on the album Bustin' Out.

1970s
Early Ruts songs recorded at The Former Orange studios in London's Covent Garden on 1 October 1977 were "Stepping Bondage", "Rich Bitch", "Out of Order", "I Ain't Sofisticated" and "Lobotomy". The group began to evolve and become more musically adventurous, incorporating reggae and dub elements into their repertoire. Dave Ruffy returned to the drums and a new bassist, 'Segs' Jennings, was recruited. The new Ruts line-up debuted supporting Wayne County and the Electric Chairs at High Wycombe town hall on 25 January 1978.

The Ruts' first single, "In a Rut" was finally released on People Unite in January 1979, having been recorded back on 24 April 1978 at the Free Range 8-track studios. It was backed up with anti-heroin tirade "H-Eyes" on the B-side ("You're so young, you take smack for fun/It's gonna screw your head, you're gonna wind up dead"). DJ John Peel expressed his admiration for the group on air (as can be heard on a retrospective 1978 radio show clip on the In a Can album) and a session for the BBC swiftly followed the same month. DJ David Jensen also showcased the band in a further session recorded for the BBC in February 1979. A second Peel session was in May 1979.

In 1979, after a chance meeting with the Damned drummer Rat Scabies, the band toured the UK as the Damned's support act. A bootleg of their 3 November slot at Strathclyde University includes a rendition of the Damned's "Love Song" as well as a cover version of the rock and roll standard "Blue Suede Shoes". The Damned also played live covers of "In a Rut" during this period as evidenced on the Noise: The Best of the Damned Live album.

In June their debut single for Richard Branson's Virgin Records, "Babylon's Burning" became reached number 7 in the UK Singles Chart, prompting an appearance on BBC Television's Top of the Pops. The second Virgin single, "Something That I Said", followed in August 1979 and garnered a second Top of the Pops spot. The B-side was a reggae track "Give Youth a Chance" (also known as "Blackman's Pinch") originally recorded for the band's John Peel session in May.

Their debut album The Crack was produced by Mick Glossop and released in September 1979, reaching number 16 in the UK Albums Chart. The two singles "Babylon's Burning" and "Something That I Said" were re-recorded for the album. Edited from the album, the band's third single for Virgin at the end of October 1979 was the roots reggae track "Jah War", about the Metropolitan Police's Special Patrol Group's violence in Southall disturbances in April 1979. However, the BBC refused to play it, labelling the song as "too political".

1980s
On 11 February 1980, the band returned to a BBC studio for their third Peel session, two tracks of which – "Demolition Dancing" and "Secret Soldiers" – later appeared on Virgin's posthumous Grin & Bear It album.

By this time, singer Malcolm Owen was suffering with health problems; a combination of sore throats and a heroin addiction. Contrary to some later reports, which suggested he had started taking heroin when his wife, Roxana had left him, Owen had been dabbling with heroin since the time he and Fox spent in Wales. A UK tour was arranged, the 'Back to Blighty' tour, but a number of dates had to be cancelled due to Owen's condition. What turned out to be the last Ruts gig with Owen took place at Plymouth Polytechnic on 26 February 1980.

On 27 March 1980, the Ruts released their fifth single, "Staring at the Rude Boys", a comment on the rapidly rising Two Tone scene. It was backed by another reggae song "Love in Vain". The single reached the No. 22 spot on the UK Singles Chart.

The Ruts backed Laurel Aitken who was then signed to Secret Affair's record label, I-Spy Records, on a Peel session for BBC Radio 1, in April 1980, and also backed Aitken on his support tour to Secret Affair. The line-up was Aitken, Fox, Jennings, Ruffy, Owen and Barnacle. The band also played for Aitken on his single, "Rudi Got Married".

With their latest UK tour sold out in advance and a US tour lined up, the band began work on their second album in early 1980. Having been forced to cancel a number of UK tour dates, the other three band members fired their frontman over his drug addiction, shortly after completing work on their next single, "West One (Shine on Me)". After negotiations, Owen briefly rejoined the band.

Despite having spent time living at his parents' house, free from heroin, Malcolm Owen was found dead in the bathroom of his parents' house in Hayes, from a heroin overdose on 14 July 1980 at the age of 26. Prophetically, the track "H-eyes", which was the B-side of their first single "In a Rut", was a song against heroin use, and two other songs, "Dope for Guns" from the album The Crack, plus reggae lament "Love in Vein" ("don't want you in my arms no more") were also anti-drug songs. A year later, the Damned wrote a song, "The Limit Club", about their deceased friend which mentions the "velvet claws" that Fox talked about with reference to Owen's heroin addiction.

On 22 August 1980, the band's sixth and final single was released, "West One (Shine on Me)". Co-produced by the band themselves as they were "starting to get pissed off with the music business" (according to Jennings in an audio interview on "Bustin' Out"), the song featured brass and segued into a dub remix. The B-side was "The Crack", a lighthearted mini-pastiche of their debut album, recorded in a number of musical styles. It peaked at No. 43 in the UK Singles Chart. The band refused an invitation to perform on 'Top of the Pops', as the BBC had insisted that Jennings or Fox mime Owen's vocal part, which the band found distasteful.

Virgin issued a second album later in 1980, a compilation of singles, demos and live tracks entitled Grin & Bear It. The three live tracks – "S.U.S.", "Babylon's Burning" and "Society" had been recorded for Chorus, a French TV show, in January of that year. When this was later reissued on CD, early tracks "Stepping Bondage", "Lobotomy" and "Rich Bitch" were added. 1980 also saw the collaboration of the remaining band members with Kevin Coyne on one half of his double album, Sanity Stomp. In 1981 they performed as the backing band of French singer Valérie Lagrange on her album Chez Moi.

The band continued as Ruts D.C. (D.C. standing for the Italian term da capo, meaning "back to the beginning") in a different musical vein. They released two albums, Animal Now (May 1981 on Virgin) and Rhythm Collision (July 1982 on Bohemian Records), the latter in collaboration with Mad Professor, a renowned dub producer. Ruts D.C. split in 1983.

In 1987 Dojo Records and Castle Communications released RUTS LIVE, an eleven-track album licensed from Link Communications (DOJO LP52).

In 1987, BBC label Strange Fruit collected together the group's three Radio One sessions for The Peel Session Album: The Ruts. Live albums soon followed, including BBC Radio One in Concert (Windsong) recorded at London's Paris Theatre on 7 July 1979, The Ruts Live (Dojo) and Live and Loud! (Link).

1990s and later
Virgin released The Ruts vs. The Skids EP in 1992 to promote their Three Minute Heroes compilation album. "In a Rut" and "Babylon's Burning" were lined up against the Skids' "Into the Valley" and "Working for the Yankee Dollar". Demolition Dancing (1994) was an album of live tracks recorded in 1979, two of which – "Shakin' All Over" and "In A Rut" – featured members of the Damned. Also in 1994, the German record label Vince Lombardy Highschool Records released Rules which featured sixteen tracks by the Ruts and Ruts D.C., including "Last Exit", a previously unreleased song.

1995 brought Something That I Said – The Best of the Ruts album (re-released in March 2003 and on EMI Gold in 2005).

Ruts: In a Can (2000) was an album of demos from three sessions in the period before they signed to Virgin, released in a metal tin. Fox, Jennings and Ruffy compiled and remastered this release, and also supplied liner notes. The sessions date from 25 April 1978 (8-track Fairdeal Sessions), 20 February 1979 (Underhill Studio) and Mystery Studio Sessions (early 1979).

In 2001, Virgin released Bustin' Out – The Essential Ruts Collection on CD. It included "Denial", a previously unreleased instrumental track. "Bustin' Out" was rounded out with a twenty-minute interview with Jennings. The same year, the 2-disc CD Criminal Minds appeared on Snapper in the UK. The second disc was a reissue of Live and Loud! from 1987. Anagram Records came up with a collection of unreleased tracks and alternate versions for their sixteen-track CD, In a Rut in 2002 (reissued 2008). The compilation included a snippet of John Peel praising "In a Rut", and offering to help listeners obtain a copy if it is not available in their local record shop.

Babylon's Burning Reconstructed (2005) was an album-long tribute to the band's most famous song, remixed sixteen different times by Die Toten Hosen, Don Letts, Dreadzone and the Groove Corporation. The wide range of remixes included beatbox, drum and bass and ambient reworkings.

Fox came out of semi-retirement to play Ruts songs as Foxy's Ruts with his son, Lawrence, on drums. Foxy's Ruts supported Bad Manners on their Christmas tour of the UK in December 2006.

Two retrospective live albums appeared in 2006. Get Out of It!! featured eighteen songs including a sexually-themed early number by the band, "Gotta Little Number" (also titled "Stepping Bondage") from a London Marquee show on 19 July 1979 (these recordings have also surfaced as Marquee 1979 and Ruts 1979 – Marquee Club). Live at Deeply Vale, featured thirteen songs from a July 1978 performance recorded at the free Deeply Vale festival that was held annually near Bury, Greater Manchester.

2007 reform
On 16 July 2007, the band reformed for the first time in 27 years, and played a benefit gig for Fox, following his diagnosis as having lung cancer. Henry Rollins stood in for Owen. They were supported by Tom Robinson, the Damned, Misty in Roots, UK Subs, Splodge (Splodgenessabounds), John Otway; and the Peafish House Band. Fox died on 21 October of the same year, at the age of 56.

On 25 January 2008, Henry Rollins presented The Gig, a short film about the 2007 benefit gig at London's Shepherd's Bush Empire. The event, in support of Macmillan Cancer Support, was accompanied by live performances from Alabama 3, T. V. Smith, members of the Members, the Damned's Captain Sensible and Beki Bondage.

In June 2008, another compilation, Original Punks, was released by Music Club Deluxe in the UK. The two-disc set included demos, alternate versions and live tracks plus songs recorded by Ruts D.C.

In December 2008 John "Segs" Jennings and Dave Ruffy returned to Ariwa Studios as Ruts D.C to record some new tracks with Neil "Mad Professor" Fraser. The project, entitled Rhythm Collision Vol. 2, was mixed in Brighton by Mike "Prince Fatty" Pelanconi and was finally released in 2013.

The band enlisted Leigh Heggarty on guitar, Seamus Beaghan on Hammond organ, and Molara on additional vocals and percussion, and completed some British dates supporting Alabama 3 in November and December 2011. The band also played the Rebellion Festival in August 2012, at the Empress Ballroom in Blackpool, Lancashire, alongside Rancid, Buzzcocks, Goldblade, Social Distortion, Public Image Ltd and a reformed Anti-Pasti amongst others.

Discography

Albums

Live
BBC Radio 1 Live in Concert (Windsong International – split with Penetration)
Live at Deeply Vale 1970's (2006: Ozit)
Get Out of It Live (2006: Ozit)
 Live On Stage  Ruts DC 2014 Sosumi SOSLP103

Selective compilation albums and EPs
The Peel Sessions (December 1986: Strange Fruit)
Peel Sessions – Complete Sessions 1979–1981 (May 1990: Strange Fruit)
Demolition Dancing (1994: Receiver) – mostly live material, and including two tracks with the Damned: "Shakin' All Over" and "In a Rut"
Something That I Said: The Best of the Ruts (March 1995: Virgin)
Bustin' Out: The Essential Ruts Collection (June 2001: EMI)
The Crack/Grin and Bear It (2003, EMI; both original albums on one CD).

Singles

See also
 List of British punk bands
 List of Peel sessions
 List of performers on Top of the Pops
 Music of the United Kingdom (1970s)

References

External links
 Ruts DC website
 The official Ruts Myspace
 The Ruts on Punk77.co.uk

British reggae musical groups
English punk rock groups
Musical groups disestablished in 1983
Musical groups established in 1977
People from Southall
Reggae rock groups
Ska punk musical groups
ROIR artists
1977 establishments in England


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