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'National emergency' at the border
By REBECCA RAINEY
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President Donald Trump said he'll sign the bipartisan spending bill that cleared the House and Senate yesterday to avoid another government shutdown — but that he'll also declare a national emergency to free up funds for his border wall.
— Democrats tamped down Trump's immigration policies here and there in the bipartisan spending bill.
— Amazon won't build its satellite campus in Long Island City after all.
— The Denver teachers strike ended.
HAPPY FRIDAY! Good morning! It's Feb. 15, and this is Morning Shift, your daily tipsheet on labor and immigration news. Send tips, exclusives and suggestions to [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], and [email protected]. Follow us on Twitter at @RebeccaARainey, @tedhesson, @IanKullgren, and @TimothyNoah1.
'NATIONAL EMERGENCY': President Donald Trump will sign the spending bill today and declare a national emergency to halt what his administration calls a "national security and humanitarian crisis at the border," POLITICO's Sarah Ferris and John Bresnahan report.
The emergency declaration will almost certainly get tied up in legal challenges and will apply a stress test to the backbones of those Republicans who urged the president not to do it. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, who publicly opposed the idea in recent weeks, said yesterday: "I'm going to support the national emergency declaration." Democratic leaders warned that "Congress will defend our constitutional authorities." More here.
FUNDING DEAL DEETS: Democrats reined in certain aspects of President Donald Trump immigration agenda in the spending bill, POLITICO's Ted Hesson reports.
The 1,159-page bill, H.J. Res. 31 (116), "ignores the Trump administration's request to fund 750 additional Border Patrol agents," Hesson writes, and also "the administration's request for 2,000 more Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers." In addition, "restrictions on barrier construction will bar the administration from erecting fences on several large properties in South Texas, including a butterfly sanctuary and an historic Catholic church." ICE and CBP will each receive roughly a 7 percent bump in funding. More on the deal from Hesson here.
LONG ISLAND CITY, WE HARDLY KNEW YE: Amazon backed out of its plan to build a large satellite campus in Long Island City, Queens, a move that was expected to create 25,000 jobs, including high-paying technology and engineering positions, POLITICO's Steven Overly and Dana Rubinstein report. "Amazon's critics argue the company made little effort to build relationships with the local community and labor groups," noting that Amazon required local government officials to sign non-disclosure agreements.
Part of the problem appeared to be Amazon's distaste for unions. A top Amazon official told the New York City Council that the company would "not remain neutral in any union bids," according to the New York Daily News' Jillian Jorgensen and Clayton Guse. New York City Councilman Jimmy Van Bramer told them the company "buckled because we held firm on the values of New Yorkers — we told them that you cannot come to New York City and declare that you will crush the rights of workers to organize." Local politicians in Northern Virginia, where Amazon will continue with plans to build a large satellite campus, won't likely raise parallel objections because the state has been right-to-work since 1947. More here.
LAWMAKERS PRESS NIELSEN ON RETALIATION INVESTIGATION: DHS Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen is facing pressure to reprimand a top official for refusing to sit for an interview as part of an investigation into retaliation against career government employees, Andrew Desiderio reports for POLITICO.
The Department of Homeland Security's top watchdog recommended disciplinary action against Christine Ciccone, the assistant secretary for legislative affairs, in a memo released Thursday by a trio of congressional Democrats who are demanding Nielsen to comply. Read more here.
WAREHOUSE ACCUSED OF PREGNANCY DISCRIMINATION WILL SHUTTER: The Teamsters Union says distribution company XPO Logistics' move to shutter its Memphis warehouse is a response to a New York Times expose of alleged pregnancy discrimination at the Verizon-contracted facility. Closing the warehouse will eliminate an estimated 400 jobs, according to the union.
XPO Logistics confirmed to Morning Shift that the facility will close in June, but contested the union's claims that it was a response to the public allegations of discrimination or that jobs will be lost. "We have new jobs available for the majority of these employees in our 11 other local facilities," a spokesperson said in an emailed statement. "We're also opening a new facility in Memphis later this year, which will create approximately 80 new jobs."
Last year, some 97 members of Congress signed a letter urging the House Labor Committee to investigate XPO Logistics. Rep. Bobby Scott (D-Va.), who now chairs the committee, said in a statement then that he was "eager" to "further investigate" the matter. Read a press release from the Teamsters here.
PUERTO RICANS MIGRATE TO MIDWESTERN JOBS: Amid an historically tight labor market, midwestern companies are recruiting in Puerto Rico, which is still feeling the aftereffects of Hurricane Maria, Erin Ailworth, and Arian Campo-Flores report for the Wall Street Journal. Because Puerto Rico is an American territory, its workers can be recruited without the bother of an H-2B visa. About 200 companies have recruited in Puerto Rico over the past four years, hiring more than 2,000 workers, according to the Journal. More here.
BACK TO CLASS: Public school teachers reached a tentative deal with the Denver school district Thursday that secured them an additional $23 million in pay. Staff returned to the classroom Thursday morning. More from POLITICO's Bianca Quilantan and Kimberly Hefling here and here.
LEADERSHIP MOVES: The American Federation of Government Employees announced Thursday that Alethea Predeoux will serve as director of legislative affairs. Read a press release here.
WALMART TAPS ON-DEMAND DRIVERS FOR DELIVERY: In its latest battle to compete with e-commerce, Walmart is utilizing on-demand delivery services such as DoorDash, Nandita Bose reports for Reuters.
The independent drivers "come at a lower cost for Walmart than full-time employees," Bose reports. In Georgia and Ohio, nearly two dozen drivers made less than $11 an hour delivering for Walmart, and some took in less than the federal hourly minimum wage of $7.25. Amazon's Flex service, by comparison, pays its contracted drivers $18 or more per hour. Walmart plans to launch "its own branded delivery service for Amazon packages, providing couriers with access to leased Mercedes delivery vans and discounted insurance."
Walmart attempted to tap into its employee base last year to pilot its delivery program. But the pilot project was dropped when recruitment faltered due to poor compensation and concerns "over who would be responsible if they got into an accident or if merchandise was lost," Reuters reported last year. More here.
DHS MOVE: Chad Wolf, chief of staff to Homeland Security Secretary Kirtjen Nielsen, was nominated Thursday to be undersecretary for strategy, policy, and plans.
REPORT ROUNDUP:
— "Working to Make Ends Meet during Good Economic Times," from The Urban Institute
— "The Use, Abuse, and Enforceability of Non-Compete and No-Poach Agreements," from The Economic Innovation Group
— "New EEOC Memo Clouds Debate Over Employee Pay Data Collection," from Bloomberg Law
— "Raises Are Still Stuck at 3 Percent, Employers Tell PayScale," from Bloomberg
— "Downsizing the American Dream: The new trend toward 'missing middle housing,'" from The Washington Post
— "A Confederate book was open to a racist passage in a GOP congressman's office. He blamed his staff." from The Washington Post
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Rainey holds a bachelor's degree from the Philip Merrill College of Journalism at the University of Maryland.
She was born and raised on the eastern shore of Maryland and grew up 30 minutes from the beach. She loves to camp, hike and be by the water whenever she can.
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Goodyear, IALR Studying Possible Tire Research Lab In Danville
WEBWIRE – Thursday, May 3, 2007
The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company and The Institute for Advanced Learning and Research (IALR) are investigating the possible construction of a one-of-a-kind tire performance research laboratory in Danville, Virginia.
The proposed lab would facilitate high-speed testing for the study of tire performance, tire/suspension dynamics and tire-pavement interaction. In addition to Goodyear and the IALR, third-party, non-tire researchers would be able to use the facility. The project involves collaboration between Goodyear, the IALR, and city, county, state and federal government.
The IALR is an educational and research facility founded by action of the General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Virginia to assist the Dan River Region in economic revitalization.
The laboratory would be Goodyear's second facility in Danville, where the company has operated a manufacturing plant since 1966, employing approximately 2,000 people.
"We have a strong link to the Danville community through our manufacturing plant," said William M. Hopkins, Goodyear vice president, technology & strategic initiatives. "We are excited about the possibility of performing world-class research in Danville, and strengthening our ties to the community through collaboration and educational advancement."
According to Hopkins, this kind of project and an open research and development philosophy is another way for Goodyear to maximize its R&D investments, much as it has done with its 14-year relationship with Sandia National Laboratories. Goodyear has teamed with Sandia, a U.S. Department of Energy laboratory operated by a subsidiary of Lockheed Martin Corporation, to develop computational analysis tools in tire mechanics, materials and manufacturing.
Hopkins said outside researchers would benefit from the company's knowledge of tire/vehicle systems, while Goodyear would use data from the lab to build on its product leadership.
"Vehicle performance depends upon the forces generated at the tire-pavement interface, and conducting these high-speed tests in a precise, laboratory environment is a quantifiable leap in the science of tire and vehicle performance," he said. "We would expect this capability to lead to innovations and advancements in tire handling, wear, traction and fuel economy, which will further enhance the strength of our brands."
"The IALR is excited about this unique opportunity to provide a research and testing facility to advance the science of tire and vehicle interaction, and to assist a major Danville corporate citizen in utilizing the expertise of the Institute's engineering faculty. This project is an excellent example of what the local leaders envisioned when they began working to create the Institute in 1999," said Dr. Tim Franklin, executive director of the IALR.

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Technology news and the U.S. economy: Time variation and structural changes
Berg, Tim Oliver (2011): Technology news and the U.S. economy: Time variation and structural changes.
This paper examines the time varying impact of technology news shocks on the U.S. economy during the Post-World War II era using a structural time varying parameter vector autoregressive (TVP-VAR) model. The identification restrictions are derived froma standard new Keynesian dynamic stochastic general equilibrium (DSGE) model and hold for a wide range of parameter constellations. In addition, the set of restrictions is sufficient to discriminate technology news shocks from other supply and demand side disturbances - technology surprise shocks among them. Overall, there is little evidence that the variance of technology news shocks or their transmission to real activity and inflation has changed over time. However, I detect significant time variation in the endogenous monetary policy reaction to technology news shocks; responding strongly to inflation most of the time, but less during the Great Inflation period. The evidence of this paper thus supports the hypothesis that the high inflation rates of the mid and late 1970s were the result of bad policy rather than bad luck.
technology news shocks, business cycles, monetary policy, DSGE models, structural time varying parameter VARs
E - Macroeconomics and Monetary Economics > E3 - Prices, Business Fluctuations, and Cycles > E32 - Business Fluctuations ; Cycles
E - Macroeconomics and Monetary Economics > E5 - Monetary Policy, Central Banking, and the Supply of Money and Credit > E52 - Monetary Policy
C - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods > C1 - Econometric and Statistical Methods and Methodology: General > C11 - Bayesian Analysis: General
Tim Oliver Berg
Barsky, R. and E. Sims (2011). News shocks and business cycles. forthcoming in Journal of Monetary Economics.
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Family weekend at UMD
Ian Zelaya
Parents reminisced about their college years, as they pulled past the iconic "M" at the entrance of University of Maryland, College Park, during Family Weekend last Friday. This year, UMD celebrated its 33rd annual Family Weekend, which always takes place mid-fall. Although the timing might seem somewhat early in the academic calendar, students have already attended classes for more than six weeks and have a feel for the campus and social involvement.
UMD designed Family Weekend to involve parents: "Family Weekend is an opportunity for parents to both enjoy and learn more about the institution — and the more you know about the University, the better you will be able to support your son or daughter throughout his or her educational career (familyweekend.umd.edu)."
With an estimated 5,800 Jewish undergrads, 22 percent of the student population, many Jewish families spent the weekend attending Hillel's Friday open house, Shabbat activities and Sunday's family brunch.
Flood warnings around the College Park area did not deter families from coming out. UMD offered a number of activities including the President's Open House and Reception, ice cream social, family concert, and the football game against Virginia.
UMD athletics offers pre-paid wristbands for all its football games in order to include the Shabbat-observant community. Freshman Rebecca Hefter was looking forward to Saturday's game.
"I'm excited to see my parents, show them around, and take them to their, and my, first UMD football game!" she said. The weekend's rainy downpour ebbed just long enough for Maryland to defeat Virginia, with parents and students celebrating the victory together.
In addition to activities offered by the university, Hillel held supplementary events. Friday's open house event at Hillel gave parents a taste of Hillel life, showcasing Sharsheret maniCURE — a breast cancer awareness event taking place on campus Oct. 29, in which students make donations and receive free manicures from professional manicurists. It is sponsored by Hillel, JSU, AEPhi, and the American Beauty Academy. Also on the agenda was Challah for Hunger; Birthright experiences, social justice; and alternative breaks, with options to travel across the country aiding in disaster relief, and international trips to Mexico, Ethiopia and Israel.
Friday night was a night of song, with a professional song leader orchestrating the Reform services, classic kabbalat Shabbat tunes in the Orthodox minyan, and a cappella performances given by Hillel's three groups: Rak Shalom, Mezumenet and Kol Sasson.
Kol Sasson performed a rendition of "My Immortal" by Evanescence, with senior Hannah Kaiser as the lead soloist.
"I think that the main goal of music is to convey emotion and a message to the audience, and it means the most to me when my friends come up to me and tell me that our song communicated a message that resonated with them personally," Kaiser said. "The song we sang on Friday night is especially deeply emotional. It's sometimes hard as a soloist for me to so publicly get into a song that has such deep and personal lyrics, but it's so worth it when I know that we've performed it successfully."
"I love that Kol Sasson is so unique in everyone's Jewish backgrounds, interests, and personalities, but we are able to join together to be one unique family," she added.
Jerry Silverman, president and CEO of the Jewish Federation of North America, as well as the proud parent of two UMD students — one graduated and one current — spoke after dinner about the state of Judaism and the Pew poll. Another speaker, Rabbi Paul Kerbel of Congregation Etz Chaim in Atlanta led a Lunch and Learn on the topic, "Things You Can do to Save the Jewish People."
Food was prepared for the estimated 130 families attending dinner and lunch, about 500 people per meal. A gala kiddish also was provided.
Hillel provides free Shabbat meals to any student, whether or not they are on a Hillel meal plan, explained Shuli Tropp, director of institutional advancement at UMD's Hillel. "We offer free Shabbat dinners to all our students to make sure Shabbat dinners are always accessible, which is a significant part of Hillel's budget," she said.
With bagels and eggs, the weekend event came to a close, as students hugged and kissed their parents goodbye and promised to call more often. For students who conquered move-in day single-handedly, they finally had a chance to show their families where they lived, while moms had a chance to make their sons and daughters beds. With the weekend over, students must transition back into "study mode," but not without the occasional break to sample the homemade cookies in packages labeled in perfect cursive: "Love, Mom."
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The son of former jail minister Damanvir Singh phillaur has today said that the youth rally by YAD leader has turned out to be a flop show.
Jalandhar : The son of former jail minister Damanvir Singh phillaur has today said that the youth rally by YAD leader has turned out to be a flop show in Goraya and the only 1000 chairs in the rally has also conveyed a clear message that the YAD is loosing its base from Doaba and people did not want to support anti poor party of SAD.
Damanvir said that it was a serious concern for YAD leader to do deliberation about future of YAD as the youth did not attend the rally and it was a failed show. It is learnt that around 1000 chairs were in the venue and Damanvir added that the strength of youth Akali leader could be judged how strong is so called Youth Akali Dal( YAD) when it had failed to woo youth and rally limited to only 1000 chairs for whole Doaba had given a message that SAD size is squeezing day by day.
Saying that Majithia ran away from the serious questions posed by him, he added that the questions related to sacrilege incidents, control of mining, cable and liquor, apology to Gurmeet Ram Rahim and drug overdose death cases are not limited to Phillaur but these questions are asked by the people of whole Punjab.
Damanvir also said that Majthia has not given answer on ED statement which Jagjeet Chahal had recorded saying that Rs 35 lakh was taken from Chahal. He added that he did not understand how long Majthia could run away from ED questions when ED investigating officer Niranjan Singh too gave statement during cross examination in the court that Majthia did not cooperate with the agency.
Damanvir said that these are few questions which are haunting Majthia from people of Punjab.Proving SAD anti poor party Damanvir said that he was surprised as Majthia did not give answer why SAD, partner of BJP failed to bring anything in the budget for farm labourers and he should give answer why farm Labourers ignored and now the people had understood Akali Dal move against poor people of state.
He said that SAD had failed to even push such delicate issue to BJP ruling government in which his sister Harsimrat Kaur Badal also part of the union budget. Damanvir said that after failure of Majthia rally, the people of Doaba had given a very clear and sound message that they have accepted Congress government led by Capt Amarinder Singh as he has been working for poor farmers and loan waiving schemes had already implement to give relief to the affected farmers.


I didn't meet Levi until the day of his final rehearsal but his mother had mentioned to me ahead of time that he wasn't thrilled about having his photo taken. I immediately liked him when I met him - he was funny and smart and it turns out we both love the tv show 'Impractical Jokers' (he showed me a hilarious episode I'd never seen where Joe plays Genie in a local production of the play 'Aladdin'). Our shared love of the show didn't mean he liked having his photo taken but he was an incredibly good sport about it and we ended up with some great shots of him.
The reception followed the Havdalah service and Carin and Rachel from Events Extraordinaire killed it. This was my favorite decor for any reception I've photographed or attended - the flowers were gorgeous and the strings of lights around the room added a layer of intimacy to the room.
My favorite part of the reception, though, had nothing to do with the decor or the games the kids played or the adults dancing all night. Towards the end of the evening I mentioned to Alisha that I hadn't been able to get a lot of photos of Levi and she looked at me with a smile and said, "That's ok. I know who he is."
It was so simple: she wasn't going to force her son to be something he isn't even on his big day. I think back to my own son's bar mitzvah: he was also very reluctant to have his photo taken and he looks like he is in pain in almost all of them (through no fault of our awesome photographer). I was frustrated during the synagogue photos because he was fidgety and anxious and he just wanted to get it over with. How much easier it would have been for both of us if I had simply let him be who he is.


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Avrămeni is a commune in Botoșani County, Western Moldavia, Romania. It is composed of seven villages: Aurel Vlaicu, Avrămeni, Dimitrie Cantemir, Ichimeni, Panaitoaia, Timuș and Tudor Vladimirescu.

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Communes in Botoșani County
Localities in Western Moldavia

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Jörg Winkler (* 18. Januar 1953 in Berlin) ist ein ehemaliger deutscher Radsporttrainer. Zuletzt war er als Bundestrainer für den Bund Deutscher Radfahrer tätig.

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Jörg Winkler war aktiver Radsportler bei der BSG Post Berlin. Parallel studierte er an der Deutschen Hochschule für Körperkultur (DHfK) in Leipzig und machte 1978 seinen Abschluss als Diplom-Sportlehrer. Im selben Jahr wurde er Trainer im Sprintbereich beim ASK Vorwärts Frankfurt und betreute unter anderen erfolgreiche Rennfahrer wie Sören Lausberg, Kathrin Freitag, Daniela Clausnitzer und Tim Wulff, dann betreute er das DDR-Nationalteam der Junioren. Nach der Wende war er 1990 bis 2004 Landestrainer in Brandenburg und Stützpunkttrainer in Frankfurt an der Oder und von 2004 bis 2007 Trainer am Stützpunkt in Cottbus.

2008 wurde Winkler Nachwuchs-Bundestrainer im Sprintbereich beim BDR. In seine Amtszeit fallen unter anderem die Welt- und Europameistertitel im Juniorenbereich von Kristina Vogel, Pauline Grabosch, Emma Hinze und Maximilian Dörnbach sowie WM- und EM-Medaillen von Carl Hinze und Lea Sophie Friedrich. Mit über 130 internationalen Medaillen ist Winkler einer der erfolgreichsten Bundestrainer des BDR. Zum 31. Oktober 2021 wurde Jörg Winkler vom BDR in den Ruhestand verabschiedet; sein Nachfolger wurde der mehrfache Weltmeister Maximilian Levy, der seine aktive Laufbahn beendete.

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Radsportnationaltrainer (Deutschland)
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Clarence Clemons, RIP
Iconic saxophone player of the E Street band died of complications from a stroke he suffered last weekend. He was 69 years old.
Midnight World Pop Scout-19: AM444; Why Don't We Love Lucy; Satellite Stories
This week's edition includes our first ever entry from China, as well as bands from Denmark/Norway and Finland.
AM444 is based in Shanghai. The members are ChaCha, who has provided vocals for trip hop, downbeat, dubstep and reggae projects, and DJ and producer Jay Soul, who is from Amsterdam. AM444 released an LP named Eye Wonder, in April on the PAUSE:MUSIC label.
Eye Wonder by AM444
This is a video for "Eye Wonder"
Why Don't We Love Lucy is an electro-pop/soul group from Denmark and Norway. The members are Benjamin Dante (vocals), Mads Froberg (bass and keyboards), Bo Blaksteen (guitars and keyboards), and Jonas Jarlkov (drums and samples). They released an LP entitled CPH-OSL in March 2011.
"Bohemian Girl", live.
A live version of "Sonic Bird".
Satellite Stories are from Oulu, Finland, which I understand is located near the Arctic Circle. Their indie pop reminds me of Vampire Weekend. The songs are very upbeat and, in fact, the band describes their style as "party indie". They like the 60s, they like to dance, I think they like to be happy and make you happy.
The members are Esa (vocals and guitar), Marko (guitar), Jyri (bass), and Olli-Pekka (drums). At this point, they seem to be unsigned.
This song is named "Helsinki Art Scene"
Satellite Stories - Family by satellitestories
"Kids Aren't Safe in the Metro"
Satellite Stories - Kids Aren't Safe In The Metro by satellitestories
REVIEW: Centro-matic - Candidate Waltz
Candidate Waltz is the latest, long-awaited full-length record from Denton, Texas band Centro-matic. Will Johnson, Scott Danbom (keyboards, violin, harmony vocals), Matt Pence (drums), and Mark Hedman (bass and guitars) have made a terrific rock record that's catchy, crunchy and raucous. There's plenty of tension/release, plenty of great guitars, of course one of the best rock vocalists in creation and a few twists: for example, the lead track, "Against the Line" features some electronic effects, a new touch from Centro-matic, and a few of the other songs have some effects and found sounds, but for the most part it rocks.
"All the Talkers" is a straight-ahead rocker that seems to be about the experience of discovering a new favorite rock band, sort of cutting through all the chatter and being blown away by their sound. Certainly an experience most Centro-matic fans will relate to... it's got two fairly distinct parts, with a bit of a stop in the middle, but they're knitted together pretty well. "They played until we had been won... It was not like the night before." Bit of an understatement, that.
"Iso-Residue" and "Solid States" are two of the poppiest songs Centro-matic has done: "Iso-Residue" has a real upbeat drumbeat underlying a sing-songy intro and some snippets of keyboards that jump in and out, but fortunately a squall of guitar feedback ain't far away. About 1:10, to be precise, where the guitar comes in over the piano and takes off. "Solid States" proceeds similarly and transitions to a soaring guitar solo, but it keeps the upbeat backing throughout.
"Estimate X3" is a slow build Centro-matic ballad reminiscent of "Janitorial on Channel Fail" or "Covered Up in Mines"... and it leads into the wall of sound intro and reverb-drenched vocals of "Only in My Double Mind" (video and downloadable track available below):
Only In My Double Mind by Centro-matic
"Shadow, Follow Me" has a real country feel with pretty piano lines and hushed vocals, and leads into "Mercedes Blast"... back to the full guitar onslaught almost from the beginning... Johnson sings over a restrained electric guitar line that moves in and out for a full minute until the drums, bass and keys kick in, but even then it's pretty controlled for about another 45 seconds, a few more guitar sounds are added and the song takes off, just really beautiful rock music. Finally, speaking of guitar lines, check out the riff on "If They Talk You Down", choppy, insistent, and underlying another soaring solo.
All in all, this record proves that Will Johnson's songwriting and creativity are still at a peak and that Centro-matic show no signs of slowing down. The first Centro-matic record I ever heard, All The Falsest Hearts Can Try, just knocked me out and at the time, I figured if this was all we ever heard from this band, the world would be better for it, but there was that hope... That was in 2001! Since then, there have been six Centro-matic albums, various EPs and South San Gabriel releases, and absolutely no diminution in quality.
This record will be released Tuesday. If you like Centro-matic, do not delay. If you don't know them, give a listen. They'll play until you have been won.
US summer tour starts this week:
Wednesday 06/22 – Grimey's Records @ 6pm (Will Johnson solo)
Wednesday 06/22 – The Basement – Nashville, TN
Thursday 06/23 – The Earl – Atlanta, GA
Friday 06/24 – Athfest – (in front of the) 40 Watt Club – Athens, GA
Saturday 06/25 – Local 506 – Chapel Hill, NC
Sunday 06/26 – DC9 – Washington DC
Tuesday 06/28 – North Star Bar – Philadelphia, PA
Wednesday 06/29 – Great Scott – Cambridge, MA
Thursday 06/30 – The Mercury Lounge – New York, NY
Friday 07/01 – Mohawk Place – Buffalo, NY
Saturday 07/02 – Beachland Tavern – Cleveland, OH
Sunday 07/03 – Schubas – Chicago, IL
Tuesday 07/05 – Euclid Records – St. Louis, MO @ 5pm (Will Johnson solo)
Tuesday 07/05 – Off Broadway – St. Louis, MO
Thursday 07/07 – Dan's Silverleaf – Denton, TX
Friday 07/08 – Fitzgerald's – Houston, TX
Saturday 07/09 – Cactus Records @ 1pm (Will Johnson solo)
Sunday 07/10 – Waterloo Records @ 5pm (full band)
Sunday 07/10 – The Mohawk – Austin, TX
Centro-matic Website
Posted by John Hyland at 6/18/2011 1 comment: Links to this post
This post will be concise. Clap Your Hands Say Yeah will release an album named Hysterical this fall. There is a fine new song out now named "Same Mistake"--
The song is available for free download at this link.
Old Stuff Friday: Steve Winwood
Haven't done an Old Stuff Friday post in quite a while... and I don't think I spend enough time writing about my fellow Nashville residents, so when I heard "Arc of a Diver" the other day, I thought it was time to kill two birds with one stone, and feature the great Steve Winwood. Well, he's a part-time Nashville resident...
He started out as a 14-year old soul shouter in the Spencer Davis Group, brought on board by his older brother Muff. Before he left to form Traffic at the age of 18, he had recorded this absolute classic:
Traffic had a truly amazing run of great albums, including Mr. Fantasy, Traffic, John Barleycorn Must Die, and The Low Spark of High-Heeled Boys:
In the middle of Traffic's run, Steve teamed with Eric Clapton, Ginger Baker and Jack Bruce to form Blind Faith, just a little side project:
And at one point he found time to stop by the studio to play organ on this song with his friend Jimi:
He played and jammed with, and led various rock and jazz collectives throughout the early and mid-70's before releasing his very first solo album in 1977... and since this is an old stuff post, I'll take it just a little further to 1980's Arc of a Diver:
And I would end it there, except that I would like to close with another Nashville reference and describe one of the greatest acts of rock and roll courage I've ever witnessed. In 1998, the Music City Bowl was just getting its start as the proliferation of college football bowl games continued, and as part of the TV draw they were thrilled to have the great Steve Winwood. I doubt anyone would have blamed him and his band for shrugging off an outdoor halftime show in 15 degrees with 20mph winds and freezing rain, but when the time came, there was Steve playing "Roll With It"... I wish some video of the performance was available, but it probably belongs to Disney since the game was on ESPN. All I know is, I was impressed.
His website is worth a visit and bookmarking for future visits... today they're featuring a vintage video of Traffic performing "John Barleycorn Must Die".
Steve Winwood Website
Old Stuff Friday - The Soul Corner "What Becomes of the Brokenhearted"
Part 2 in our 2 part series on the overlooked sibling. Being Aretha's little sister was tough. But it was not much easier to be David Ruffin's older brother.
David Ruffin was not only one of the greatest of all Motown and soul singers (the guy sang "My Girl" and "Ain't Too Proud to Beg" for goodness sakes), but David was a larger than life figure. David Ruffin cut a very wide swath in Detroit as Motown's first rock star, a legendary ladies man and party boy.
But quieter older brother Jimmy Ruffin cut for my money one of the greatest Motown singles, "What Becomes of the Brokenhearted". A perfect song with a tremendously effective and heartfelt vocal.
This classic has been recorded by many, but my favorite cover is Joan Osborne's; though not even a singer of her obvious gifts can top the original. But this is a great rendition from the must see documentary film "Standing in the Shadows of Motown", backing by an all star cast of the Funk Brothers, the original Motown session musicians.
Posted by Jim Desmond at 6/17/2011 No comments: Links to this post
REVIEW: King Post Kitsch -- The Party's Over
I became aware of some intriguing King Post Kitsch recordings in 2010. I liked them and listened to them, but didn't focus much on the artist. This spring, I became aware of the quite excellent free EP he released on Bandcamp (highly recommend, by the way), which we noted a few weeks back. I also became aware of increasing buzz surrounding his new album, so I resolved to investigate further.
Charlie Ward, AKA King Post Kitsch, is a young Glasgow lad who moved to London to study sound engineering. Over the last three or four years, in addition to his work on the sound boards, he has been writing and recording the songs which comprise The Party's Over in various locales in England and Scotland. The album, which is released on Matthew Young's Edinburgh-based Song By Toad Records, contains ten songs of impressive quality and variety. Ward writes his intentions large right out of the gate. The first song is "Portland Street Pt 2", which reminds many of us of the great Syd Barrett (it also may be the first rock song with a piccolo riff that you hear this year). The second song is the lo-fi garage stomper "Don't You Touch My Fucking Honeytone", the name of which was a working title that never was replaced.
King Post Kitsch - Don't You Touch My Fucking Honeytone by Song, by Toad
Delicate Cloud Cult-like dream pop infuses "Fante's Last Stand", which is the third track. It was written after Charlie read a story about John Fante writing his last book.
Fante's Last Stand from King Post Kitsch on Vimeo.
One inevitable tick ingrained in the chattering class of music bloggers is "name that influence". In some cases, we may actually be naming an influence. In others, we may just be telling the reader what the music reminds us of rather than identifying an actual influence. In either case, it serves a purpose when we are trying to describe to you music that you can't hear. With that background, I note that Charlie's apparent influences are of the best possible taste. In addition to the aforementioned Syd Barrett, other influences noted by reviewers (or Charlie himself) are Echo and the Bunnyman, The Kinks (in "Walking on Eggshells", which is provided below), Bon Iver (I don't hear that one, but I don't "get" Bon Iver), The Zombies, and perhaps even my beloved Sonics ("Honeytone"). And "You Talk Too Much" calls to mind the power pop of Big Star, while "The Werewolf Hop" reminds me of Warren Zevon for more than one reason. But on a broader scale an album of this variety, wit, bravado and production quality calls to my mind Robyn Hitchcock, 69 Love Songs-era The Magnetic Fields and, perhaps, a slice of The Beatles' White Album.
"Walking on Eggshells" is one of the album's highlights. Charlie commented that it started out as a folk song, but transformed when he ran an organ through a distortion pedal.
King Post Kitsch - Walking on Eggshells by Song, by Toad
The Party's Over is the opening statement of an artist of great promise, and it is an album that I am very glad to have and enjoy now, and reference later when listening to his subsequent work. I think for Charlie, the party's just beginning.
Album link at Song By Toad Records ("Walking on Eggshells" available free)
REVIEW: David Bazan - Strange Negotiations
If you're familiar with Bazan, you know the background: he was the writer and leader of the band Pedro the Lion for years, making music in which he talked about God and man and their complicated relationship. The band had a good sound, but I don't recall hearing a Pedro the Lion record I liked anywhere near as much as this disc. In fact, I will admit that I'm just now catching back up with Bazan, having heard the song "People" and being drawn in by the music and lyrics... and happy to discover that Strange Negotiations is a terrific record.
Some of the songs on here are absolutely irresistible: if they didn't rock so hard, the lyrics on "People" and "Wolves at the Door" would pull you in anyway. But they do, and they do...
The record has a big sound, and Bazan is putting it all in the service of, for want of a better term, preaching. While his recent solo albums apparently detailed his "breakup" with God, I would swear a lot of this record is written from a point of view you could only ascribe to an omniscient, loving being who cares enough to tell some unpleasant truths:
From "People":
i wanna know who are these people
blaming their sins on the fall
who are these people
if i'm honest with myself at all
man what else can i say
you are my people
and we're the same in so many ways
"People" is an amazing song. I will resist the temptation to just quote the whole thing here, because the lyrics are better heard in the context of the music.
And from "Messes":
you used to keep me a secret
that nobody else could know
made me feel so alone
but i'll be damned if i let it show
but now it's like you hardly know me
so i've been busy minding my own
but i'm finding your finger prints
in some places they don't belong
be careful cause the lights come on
without a warning
Matthew 25:13, anyone? Whether written from the point of view of God or an angry, disillusioned former Christian, that's a message that is truly timeless and it's wrapped in a stunning, beautiful rock record.
Listen at Soundcloud:
Wolves At The Door by David Bazan
[UPDATE]...And here's a video for "Wolves at the Door" from a recent live performance:
David Bazan Website
David Bazan at Barsuk Records
Cool Video Thursday
The first video is for "Adversity" by Beach Fossils.
"Little Smug Supper Club" by Ted Leo.
This is a portion of a video from a new project called Demoniaques, comprised of Tamaryn and Dee Dee Penny of the Dum Dum Girls. The project name is a tribute to the French film maker Jean Rollin.
Les Demoniaques - Teenage Lust (teaser) from Honey Suckled Video on Vimeo.
From Discopolis, Scotland's hottest young electo-rock band, we have "When Ghosts Get Angry".
New Discovery: Shimmering Stars
I can call this garage rock without fear of complete contradiction, because the music was born of Rory McClure's initial recording in his parents' garage in Kamloops, British Columbia. However, apparently the impetus for young Rory's endeavors was the discovery of some old Everly Brothers tapes, and a listen to the following Shimmering Stars' songs highlights the Everly influence. Here is a stream of a self titled LP they released in 2010. The first song is available for free download.
shimmering stars by shimmering stars
The band consists of Rory McClure, Andrew Dergousoff, and Brent Sasaki (some descriptions call them a four piece, but the label only lists three members), and they are based in Vancouver, British Columbia. They recently signed to Hardly Art Records, which will release the band's LP, Violent Hearts, in the fall (the European release will be on Almost Musique). The music is classic melodies and harmonies with a fair amount of shimmer and reverb.
Update: Here is a video for the song "I'm Gonna Try":
Shimmering Stars - I'm Gonna Try from Salazar on Vimeo.
Artist link at Hardly Art Records
Posted by Rocksteady74 (Scott) at 6/15/2011 2 comments: Links to this post
RIP Carl Gardner (The Coasters)
Carl Gardner, lead singer of the Coasters, died on Sunday. The Coasters were loosely part of the doo wop movement of the late 50's but they were immensely influential architects of rock'n'roll. The Coasters had a string of innovative and infectious hit songs written by the team of Leiber and Stoller. Gardner's lead vocals were a big part of their magic.
"Poison Ivy" was one of these hits, so cool that a member of the Cramps took her name from the title of the song. This live version was recorded long after the band's heyday, but Gardner's voice still sounds great:
And in the classic "Yakety Yak", Gardner sang the immortal words:
Don't you give me no dirty looks
Your father's hip he knows what cooks
Just tell your hoodlum friends outside
you ain't got time to take a ride.
"Young Blood" was one of their best known songs and has been covered by Leon Russell, Bad Company and many others, including even Scotty McCready on this season's American Idol, and another band you may know:
Read more about the Coasters in their Wikipedia entry: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Coasters
Emerging Northwest Bands: Point Juncture, WA
The title of the series (i.e. Emerging Seattle Bands) had to be modified for this edition, because Point Juncture, WA is a collaboration of four Portland, Oregon musicians -- Amanda Spring (vocals, drums) Victor Nash (keyboards, vocals) Skyler Norwood (guitar, vibraphone) and Wilson Vediner (guitar). In the past six years they have released three albums. Juxtapony (2004) and Mama Auto Boss (2005) were solid Pacific Northwest indie pop. In 2009, they released Heart to Elk, in which they displayed a broader array of influences and a broader palate of musical expression.
In May, Point Juncture, WA released their latest full length, Handsome Orders on Mt. Fuji Records. The album was recorded in the band's home studio. However, don't assume that home recording means low quality. The songs are both lush and energetic. The guitars are reverbed and fuzzed, while the vocals have a boy/girl delivery.
"Violin Case" is the first video released with respect to the album:
Overall, I think that Handsome Orders is the sound of a band growing up. That isn't to suggest that their prior work was juvenile or disposable. What is means is that the variety of music on this album, coupled with the quality of the musicianship, makes this album a remarkable effort. Some tunes are orchestral or dream pop. The closer, Boston Gold, is a fuzzed guitar power pop tune. However, the variety doesn't result in chaos or disconnect. The band lives together, cooks together, and has toured extensively together. It is a tight unit and the listener can sense their ability to feed off of each other.
"The Economics of Basketball" is a lovely song:
ECONOMICS OF BASKETBALL - POINT JUNCTURE WA from NORTH KOREAN BBQ on Vimeo.
The album possesses a full sound. Bass, guitar, keyboards, horns, drums, and even dissonance is all part of the texture to support and accent the melody. The album isn't like many other indie pop albums you will try this year, but I suspect you'll agree that it is a delightful discovery.
Here is a live version of "New Drags", the fifth track on the album:
REVIEW: Tedeschi-Trucks Band - Revelator
Revelator is the first disc from Derek Trucks, his wife Susan Tedeschi and their large band. It has been in the works for the last 18 months or so, but the idea has been germinating since they first met in 1998, when Trucks was on tour with the Allman Brothers Band. First observation: these folks can really, really play and sing. From Trucks' Duane-inspired slide guitar to Tedeschi's clear, strong vocals, the double drummers, and the horns and Hammond B3 organ, it all reflects great ability and dedication... but there's something more here, a love of tradition that makes their approach irrestible to me. If you know anything about my tastes, you may be aware that "originality" is not something I value in and of itself. And while the influences and precursors are easy to spot, that's not a hindrance in the least.
Here's a video about the making of the record:
Most of the songs feature plenty of Trucks' stinging slide guitar work, especially on the outros of the 5:00-plus "Midnight in Harlem" and "Bound For Glory". But he plays all kinds of guitars on here, and Tedeschi contributes some guitar work as well. And there are some nice soul ballads: "Simple Things" features the Hammond B-3 and piano moreso than the guitar, and "Until You Remember" has a nice horn intro, and also some excellent piano playing.
Here's a video of them performing "Midnight in Harlem" live:
Tedeschi's vocals, while clear and strong, are refreshingly not "oversung": notes are not stretched, twisted and tortured like in so much "neo-soul" music. It looks like she at least co-wrote 8 of the 12 songs on the record, and she sings them to let the songs shine through, with obvious respect for her blues, soul and gospel forebears. And the smoothness of her vocals are nicely offset by the earthy sounds of Derek's guitar:
The band is built around a husband and wife guitar/vocal team, and a lot of the support (keyboards, bass, composing and arranging) is supplied by a pair of brothers (Oteil and Kofi Burbridge), who have played with Tedeschi and Trucks in different groups and arrangements for several years. There are multiple connections and stellar resumes all over this record, but the thing that is obvious to me is the respect all these players have for Tedeschi, Trucks and their musical vision. The players are very comfortable playing together and this results in a cohesive record that goes from soul with horns to Southern boogie to gospel-tinged chorus, to the all-out rock of "Love Has Something More to Say".
If you like Southern rock, I highly recommend giving this a listen. You'll find musical reminders of Southern rock bands like The Allman Brothers Band and The Marshall Tucker Band to go along with the obvious touchpoints of blues, gospel, soul and swamp rock.
Tedeschi Trucks Band Website
Stream at AOL
REVIEW: Edinburgh School for the Deaf -- New Youth Bible
Behold the good news, today brings us the release of the New Youth Bible -- the word of the day brought to us by Edinburgh School for the Deaf. Our first verses are from "Of Scottish Blood and Sympathies". The track starts out with a squall of feedback, but then settles into a measured story of death and transition.
01 Of Scottish Blood and sympathies by Edinburgh School for the
The second track, "Eleven Kinds of Loneliness" is a delicate, sad song of lovers parting. And it bridges to one of the highlight tracks, the sonic maelstrom of "13 Holy Crowns", in which the protagonist seems to be challenging the Almighty. Yes, a weighty topic, and the music matches it.
03 13 Holy Crowns by Edinburgh School for the
The players in ESftD are:
Ashley : Vocal and sweeter guitar
Jamie : Drums
Grant : Bass guitar and shouting.
Kieran : Vocal and sourer guitar.
The musical space in which ESftD travels is that space bound by pop melody and noise, the same territory explored by such worthies as The Jesus and Mary Chain, My Bloody Valentine, Sonic Youth, Ride, the lamented Manhattan Love Suicides, The Velvet Underground and the recently reviewed Crystal Stilts. More specificly, ESftD straddles the noise pop/shoegaze line, with a bit of attitude. Some have used the term "shoepunk", but the band seems to prefer Death Jangle. For some bands, the danger in this style is that in the band's pursuit of feedback drenched waves of sound, the songs become shapeless. ESftD deftly avoids that pitfall because the rhythm section of Jamie on drums and Grant on bass masterfully provide a structure to contain and shape the songs, allowing Kieran and Ashley to turn up their guitars.
But despite the fuzz and feedback, furious bass and driving percussion, pop songs are at the core of the bands' work. Admittedly, the pop songs here are not songs of cheer, but I find that to be part of the charm. In one of my favorite tracks, twins Grant and Ashley remind us that "Love is Terminal:
Love is terminal, Love is terminal
At first it hides it's sickness,
At first it wouldn't dare confess
It hides it's wounds in powders and lotions,
It hides it's sores and dries it's eyes
It never complains and it's all brave smiles
Love is terminal, Love is terminal...
Originally, the song is in Grant's voice. When Ashley drops in, one wonders whether the female voice will provide a hopeful counterpoint. But her contribution parallels Grant's--"Love is terminal".
05 Love. Is. Terminal by Edinburgh School for the
A final aural note for this post is provided by my favorite of the slower tempo songs on the album, "All Hands Lost". The song is a lament over what has been lost, or is being lost, and the feeling that what is left is unsatisfying. Thus the refrain: "I need something better than this to stare into/ Something less haunted, something less haunted, something else."
04 All hands lost by Edinburgh School for the
In my view, this is a noteworthy debut album. The band has a vision, a sound that many will find of interest, and the ability and drive to perform it. I look forward to the refinement of Edinburgh School for the Deaf. If I may offer a listening note, in my view all of these songs are to be played loud, as that is the way the band plays them.
The world is a sinful place, my readers. And while I can't speak for you, I don't want to be at the end of the year without a New Youth Bible to keep me straight. If you agree, seek the good word at Bubblegum Records.
Bubblegum Records
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Recently, I discovered the love of cruising, and after a cruise tour through Europe, I am on my first international cruise with Azamara Club Cruises on Azamara Quest. What an expedition to kick off my first trip for this year!
What an AzAmazing adventure on Azamara Quest. I love this adventure, my home away home. I'm also so grateful for the wonderful introspection I'm discovering during my experience through Asia.
We landed in Cochin, in the province of Kerala, and departed by motorcoach, weaving our way through India's streets. It was a great way to take in the flavors of the city as we drove to our boathouse excursion.
The houseboat takes us on a journey unique to Kerala, where we get a glimpse of what happens in rural life. We wind our way through narrow canals lined with palm trees and greenery, and also tour open vistas over the Alappuzha river.
Their houseboat is an amazing blend of Indian heritage (a thatched roof) and new technology (solar panels used for lighting!), and was converted from a kettuvallam, a traditional boat that's been used for hundreds of years in the region.
After our cruise, we stopped along the way at the Marari Beach Resort for lunch and some leisure time in the tropics. What a beautiful resort!
This trip through the waters of the Alappuzha on a traditional houseboat was extraordinary and memorable. The experience of my short tourist passage makes me wonder at how travelers passed through the same route hundreds of years ago, and if they saw a similar picture.
Traveling always gives me the time and ability for self-reflection. This trip to Asia gives me a very different perspective, especially when I think of our lives in America, to consider. This has been my favorite excursion of this trip—so far.
Ann Tran joined us onboard the Azamara Quest as a guest of Azamara Club Cruises. Click here to view similar Spice Route voyages.


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Can anybody explain me why my array $arr is NULL after method add($val)?
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but in another method it becomed NULL?
What is the magic?I do't understand the logic(

A: Because it is defined locally only. To use the class member, you must use $this;
$this->arr

A: That's because you declare a variable $arr every time. And in every method it's just new, as functions have their own scope.
You need to set a property, like that: $this->arr = array(...);. Properties exist in object scope, so they are accessible from every method.

A: You declared the function with one argument:
function add($val) {}

But pass to it two ones. And why do you use local copies of the class property in every function?
Correct your code before talking about magic :)

A: Use $this->arr instead of $arr in all methods' bodies.

A: You forgot to use $this, please see the code below.
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Favorite things about… How Green Was My Valley (1941)
Date: October 7, 2016Author: Lindsey 4 Comments
The favorite film:
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How Green Was My Valley, a 1941 drama directed by John Ford, from the novel by Richard Llewellyn
The synopsis:
A Welsh coal mining family, the Morgans, face the ups and downs of life through the strength of their close-knit bond.
The cast:
Donald Crisp as Mr. Morgan
Sara Allgood as Mrs. Morgan
Roddy McDowall as Huw Morgan
Maureen O'Hara as Angharad Morgan
Walter Pidgeon as Mr. Gruffydd
Patric Knowles as Ivor
Anna Lee as Bronwyn
Unable to shoot in Wales due to the war, the crew constructed the mining town setting on an 80-acre plot of land in California.
TCM notes that this was one of the first films to feature extensive narration by one of its central characters.
A one-hour version of the story was broadcast on Lux Radio Theater, with much of the film's cast reprising their roles. The same year, The Screen Guild Theater also aired a 30-minute version.
Richard Llewellyn published three sequels to his novel, though none were quite as popular as the original book.
Darryl F. Zanuck originally planned the film as a four-hour technicolor epic in the vein of Gone with the Wind.
The film was nominated for a whopping TEN Academy Awards, taking home trophies for Best Picture (famously beating out Citizen Kane), Best Director, Best Supporting Actor (Crisp), Best Black and White Cinematography and Best Art Direction. One category in which the film lost was Best Screenplay, which went to Here Comes Mr. Jordan.
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Favorite things/quotes:
"Yet who shall say what is real and what is not? Can I believe my friends all gone, when their voices are still a glory in my ears? No, and I will stand to say no, and no again, for they remain a living truth within my mind."
Huw's guilty face after ALMOST taking a slice of bread before praying (and the rest of the family's smirking)
"I never met anybody whose talk was better than good food."
The reflective, nostalgic narration
Angharad and Gruffydd's first look at each other, at Bron and Ivor's wedding
The post-wedding party looks like the most fun celebration EVER.
*Fills hat with alcohol*
*Spots preacher across room*
*Puts on hat, drenching self in booze*
I love that this film celebrates the good times but doesn't shy away from the bad times. A very touching, very HUMAN drama of life and all of its trials and tribulations — from marriages and prosperous times to illnesses and mine strikes.
"All the noble books which have lived in my mind ever since…"
I love the real sense of community that is portrayed of the valley in many of these early scenes.
"Mr. Gruffydd, if the right is mine to give, you have it."
"Fetch everyone from all the valleys 'round!"
That shot of the brothers walking away as a choir sings "God Save the Queen"
"Prayer is only another name for good, clean, direct thinking."
Angharad standing up for the woman targeted by the deacons
Heartbreaking scene between O'Hara and Pidgeon in which he lets her go, hoping to allow her a "better" life than he could give her
Angharad's dead-eyed look on her wedding day. SO SAD.
Mrs. Morgan making fun of the "bathtub full of holes" math problem
"Baths full of holes… and now, prize fighters!"
Mr. Jonas getting the crap slapped out of him — SO well-deserved. Violence is never the answer, but I can't help feeling a bit of satisfaction watching him get hit, after how cruel he was to Huw.
Bronwyn still setting out Ivor's clothes and boots every night after he has passed away. Absolutely heartbreaking.
"Why take brains down a coal mine?"
Huw trying SO hard to deepen his voice while talking to Bron
These scenes of young Huw in the mines always get to me, since I come from a family of Kentucky miners on my Grammy's side
"Oh, Huw, my little one, I hope when you're grown, their tongues will be slower to hurt."
Gruffydd's stirring speech to the judgmental deacons and townspeople
"Why do you come here? Why do you dress your hypocrisy in black and parade before your God on Sunday? For love? No — for you've shown that your hearts are too withered to receive the love of your divine father. I know why you've come. I've seen it in your faces Sunday after Sunday as I've stood here before you. Fear has brought you here. Horrible, superstitious fear. Fear of divine retribution."
"'Tis a coward I am, but I will hold your coat."
Very few films make me cry, but the ending of this one brings on the waterworks for me!
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I have never, ever seen any part of this one…I guess it's time to change that. I might have to avoid the ending, though!
Don't avoid the ending on account of a few potential tears! It's very well-done.
Okay, it's a deal…but I'm watching it alone!
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Eating some cheese before bed could be the 'whey' to shed a few pounds
Cormac Curtis
Eating cottage cheese before bed can help shed the pounds and improve wellbeing, according to research.
Scientists believe the low-calorie snack boosts metabolism, muscle and overall health - even while you are asleep.
Many believe a late-night snack increases the risk of obesity, but that isn't the case with protein-rich foods such as cottage cheese, said nutritionist Professor Michael Ormsbee of Florida State University.
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His team found that having two tablespoons of the snack before turning in was good for wellbeing.
The study, published in the British Journal Of Nutrition, is one of the first to test whole foods instead of supplements.
Ten active young women were given 25 grammes of cottage cheese before bed. In the morning, their resting energy expenditure levels were the same as if they had been given a health shake.
Cottage cheese is abundant in a protein called casein, which releases slowly into the body. This ensures a steady supply of amino acids through the night, which helps to build muscle and regulate immune function.
Dr Ormsbee said the study suggests that 'whole foods work just as well as protein supplementation, and gives people options for pre-sleep nutrition beyond powders and shaker bottles'.
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Midway stands out as a refreshing, giant-scaled throwback
Roland Emmerich's war epic combines a classic tale of courage with the best special effects Hollywood has to offer and a star-studded cast to bring the war-movie genre back to life.
November 10, 2019 Carl Kozlowski The Dispatch 7 Print
When asked about World War II, many people instantly think of Adolf Hitler and his evil armies of Nazis who stormed across Europe and wound up murdering millions of Jews and Christians in concentration camps. It's easy to forget that the Allied forces were fighting three enemies at once, with Japan and Italy also ruthlessly destroying lives in other parts of the globe. As decades pass and the world's bad guys become harder to define and defeat decisively, it's helpful to have reminders of the brave sacrifices American soldiers made in defending freedom in so many ways and places.
The new movie Midway offers an exciting and stirring reminder of those points. Directed by Roland Emmerich, who has built a career upon blockbuster action epics ranging from Independence Day and The Day After Tomorrow to 2012 and White House Down, this war epic combines a classic tale of courage with the best special effects Hollywood has to offer and a star-studded cast to bring the war-movie genre back to life.
Midway is the first Hollywood World War II epic in nearly two decades, dating back to 2001's Pearl Harbor, directed by Michael Bay and starring Ben Affleck and Kate Beckinsale. That movie put a lot of time and effort into its visuals and not enough into its storyline, with its centerpiece being a recreation of the Japanese attack on the US Naval base that was stunning to watch but also dragged on for nearly 40 minutes. It also centered too much on a love triangle among two soldiers and the woman who came between them, leaving viewers confused about whether it was a war movie or a very expensive romance.
Midway goes in the opposite direction, putting the emphasis on both the harrowing attacks that American troops endured and the combination of stunning firepower and crafty strategizing that helped ensure victory in the end. This focus on the battles against imperial Japan rather than the overused and tired focus on Hitler found in far too many other WWII movies is welcome and different.
The film opens on a tense discussion between an American intelligence expert named Edwin Layton (Patrick Wilson) as he speaks with a moderate Japanese military leader in 1937 Japan. Layton is warned that if America and the West push Japan's militaristic factions too hard, the Japanese will strike back viciously to assert their strength in the world.
Four years later, that warning came back to haunt the U.S. when Japanese bombers launched a devastating surprise attack on the Pearl Harbor naval base on the morning of December 7, 1941. Emmerich captures the insanity of it all with effects that send planes flying off the screen, crashing into naval warships and some stunning shooter's-eye and pilot's-eye views of the action as the American forces fight back.
Once the dust settles and the shocking cost of the attack is fully realized, the brilliant Admiral Nimitz (Woody Harrelson) is called in to oversee the retaliation. While the movie is stacked with several more impressive battle sequences, centered upon wild man pilot Dick Best (Ed Skrein) and ace tail gunner Bruno Gaido (Nick Jonas), Midway also shows the complicated strategizing that took place as the conflict escalated, with the U.S. realizing that Midway Atoll would be the location for a decisive battle that would save the West Coast from an even bigger assault from Japanese forces.
As mentioned, Midway delivers best when serving up intense bouts of action. Its pre-end credits sequence showing the results of what happened to each of the heroes depicted also drives home the point that these were real men putting their lives on the line to keep the world free, and there's no overstating the impact of that fact.
At the film's world premiere in Los Angeles this past Tuesday night, Emmerich noted that he believes Midway is an important film for our times. The movie was a dream project of his for twenty years, with a large part of the delay coming because Pearl Harbor beat it to theaters, and studios were afraid the two films would be too similar in viewers' eyes. Yet he believes that rather than shying away from WWII films, Hollywood should be making more of them.
"We live in a world that's totally divided, especially in America. We live in freedom. These guys were united and gave their life for democracy," said Emmerich. "It's great to remind people today that these people existed, and every one or two years there should be a World War II movie to remind people about that. Especially in our times, when everyone is so sarcastic and cynical. These guys were true heroes and were the greatest generation."
The film is not without its weaknesses. The heavy amount of strategizing involved and the way the story jumps from battle to battle often makes the narrative confusing, blurring the many battles and military personnel together. And aside from the hotshot team of Skrein and Jonas, there aren't many chances for the rest of the cast to stand out, although the normally bald and overly energetic Harrelson is interesting to watch in a calm, thoughtful role that also features a full head of hair.
Overall, however, Midway stands out as a refreshing, giant-scaled throwback to a war genre that's rarely attempted anymore. If you're looking for an often thrilling and patriotic look back at some of the bravest men America's ever known, this is a great way to go.
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Kowzlowski writes: "The heavy amount of strategizing involved and the way the story jumps from battle to battle often makes the narrative confusing, blurring the many battles and military personnel together."
While a probable "weakness" in the film, the confusion of real timelines and battles is still a good message for modern-day viewers. The outcome at Midway, as a premiere example, was largely the consequence of random details. Preemptive discovery of the whereabouts of the approaching Japanese fleet hung on the freak search-plane siting (through a break in the clouds) of a trailing Japanese destroyer that had hung back to deal with a submarine (unsuccessfully) and then was catching up on a straight-line course. Might as well paint an arrow on the water.
Also, at a later and pivotal point Admiral Yamamoto was indecisive for about half an hour in deciding whether to arm his planes with torpedoes (to hit the American fleet, still not located) or with bombs (to hit Midway Island); both weapon systems were crowded with planes on his deck when a final wave of American planes finally broke through the fierce Japanese anti-aircraft defenses. Conflagration. All four carriers sunk.
As one who spent two years in the late 1960s on a World War II vintage and active aircraft carrier (USS Hornet built in early 1945), I (and many others) have a special feeling for accounts of the Pacific War (versus Europe). All visual time references disappear in the vast Pacific; it could have been yesterday.
Steve Seitz
There's a small but glaring factual error in the piece. Italy was not a ruthless enemy that was destroying lives in other parts of the globe. Internationally speaking, Mussolini, was dragged into World War II by Hitler, and his military was never very effective.
Jim Adams
It is shocking that cwr would devote so much free publicity to another Hollywood production that glamorizes war. Surely cwr could find a more apt way to mark Veteran Day.
mrscracker
Do you think the film actually glamorizes war? I haven't seen it so I don't know.
Sadly, wars are an important part of history & a reoccurring reality in our fallen world. Not knowing about the heroic sacrifices our veterans made leaves us ungrateful & ignorant.
There is considerable difference between glamorizing war and paying tribute to the heroic actions of warriors.
Glamorize war? Admittedly, the film does zero-in with dense special effects in portraying battle scenes, but it celebrates character and grit rather than glamorizing the situation. As a whole, it does a good job of depicting parallel and simultaneous narratives (American and Japanese) as was done so well in the 2017 Churchill.
Without giving anything away…at the very end the action-orama is balanced by a screen-shot dedication to ALL (American and Japanese) who died at Midway. And in the middle is noted a very little-known and sobering glimpse at the layered enormity of human perversity–in retribution for helping the seventy or so stranded fliers of the one-way B-25 bomber raid over Tokyo (a year before Midway) no less than 250,000 Chinese peasant-civilians were executed by the Japanese army. World War II wasn't all about Hitler and Europe.
So maybe the movie serves best a pinprick in the bubble of dumbed-down somnambulists of our dominantly-techy (STEM?) education system, who have no idea about tangled and even recent world history or anything else outside of "the cloud" and their immediate-gratification/opposable-thumb smartphones.
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