Happy Sunday Friends! It has been well over a month since my last post and I have to say a TON has happened in our home since then! The biggest, which is happening all over the country is that Summer is officially here. Not in the season, but in the summer break in the public school system. There are a few states left that have children going until late into the month of June, but for the South we are done.
With that also brings to light the fact that we now have a high school graduate in our home. That's right, our daughter and oldest child graduated from High School. So hard to believe that she is old enough to graduate, and that I am old enough to have a kiddo old enough to graduate but it is in fact true.
For those of you who have been watching videos over on my YouTube channel you know that my husband also has been out of work for the length of time I have been absent from blogging. In his profession things are really slow right now, but are soon to be back into the prosperous times. While it is tough, both on him for not working and financially for our family I can honestly say that I grateful for the time with him, as I know when things pick up those times home will be few and far between. It does get discouraging to say the least because this is not something we are used to but I have to stand in my faith and know that the right job will come along in just the right time.
And, if you have been watching my videos on my YouTube channel I have been sharing my "teacher life" videos with you sharing a peek into my week as a teacher. On the last one for the last week in the year I made a HUGE announcement.
Honestly, it was something that has been in the works behind the scene for over a year and a half. I remember back in the Autumn of 2015 I had felt my love for the classroom diminishing. It wasn't because of the kids or watching their love for learning grow. It honestly had nothing to do with the teaching part of it at all. There were several things that led to my decision to move forward in my life and make changes as needed. This past school year taught me a lot about myself and where my priorities needed to make the switch. Honestly, I have been feeling the crunch for far too long without actually doing all I could to make the changes possible. In that, I learned that sometimes it is okay to say out loud "Enough is enough". See, when I turned in my resignation, IMMEDIATELY I felt this sense of peace, joy and calmness just run through every ounce of my being.
I once watched a video where this guy explained that you cannot out grow your environment. I actually have felt like I had outgrown mine, but after listening to his explanation about the goldfish I understood. It wasn't that I had outgrown it, it was simply that I needed to grow and I had no room. I reflected on that thought the last day on the way home from my last day of teaching. God reminded me of Pumpkin when we first moved into our home. We moved from a home that had 8 foot ceilings to a home that had 12 foot ceilings. That first night, he was crawling on the floor instead of walking because the open space was just overwhelming to him. After a few days he walked high and proud and that little scrawny cat even gained a few pounds! Our former home was just not an environment that he could thrive and grow in. Once we moved it was a whole new world for him and he was able to grow. That is exactly where I am today. My new career will not start for another three weeks or so, but I already feel like the world has opened up to me and I indeed have room to grow.
I want to encourage you ~ to not let your environment determine your growth ability. There was nothing more I could have done at my former job to change or better the environment to offer the growth that I so desperately have needed. I tried for several years to expand, and while I grew as a teacher and a person, I was not able to be free to grow in ALL areas of my life ~ which was desperately needed. Do not get me wrong, ultimately your growth depends on you. You can choose to stay where you are and grow by leaps and bounds, or you can choose to stay stagnant. As soon as I said "goodbye" to my teaching career, I gained heaps of respect from my husband, my parents, and even a few friends. Why? Because they know me and know that I was NOT happy, not thriving, and most of all not living up to my full potential.
I am returning to regular blogging again. Why? I no longer have to force my energy to be and do something that is no longer serving me as a person, which in reality has taken away from this blog. See when I blogged on the regular ~ it was a great creative outlet. It was a place to share my heart, Over the last few years I lost a part of me. A huge part of me. I gave away parts of me emotionally and even physically to people that did not value it's worth as much as I did. I let down a wall, let people in and I wish for more than it's worth that I never would have. No, I can't say that. I am glad I did, because it taught me to be a bit more bolder and to stand up for myself. It also taught me to have a backbone to say I have had enough and I no longer need someone to fill a void in me that I am very well capable of filling myself. See, I love who I am, who I have become. When I am free to be me, I love all of me. I have been growing in that area, and the more I grew, the more I became uncomfortable in my working environment. Why? Because I could not be my genuine self. I wasn't accepted as me for who I am and for what I have to offer the world.
I am pretty awesome if I have to say so myself! I am creative, encouraging, and one of the kindest people you will ever meet. I give of myself completely especially if I believe in what you or it stands for. When I work, I put all of me into it. It's why I love writing and doing videos. I put all of me in them ~ the good, the bad, and the ugly. I am real. If I choose to be open with you (and that means you too if your reading this ....) then I like you! I genuinely like you. Not for what you can do for me, how you can make me look, but for you.
When I sat down to write this blog post I had no idea what I was going to share. I mean I knew I wanted to catch up all up, but I feel like I have come to do what I have always intended to do.
Share my life as a vessel ... a learning tool to inspire and encourage you in some way in your life. It is with a lighter heart that I say thank you for letting me share my life with you openly and honestly. Thank you for letting me be me! Can't wait to get back on track to regular blogging again!


Burners are at the core of the hood and air system plant. Their perfect fine-tuning is linked to crucial aspects of the paper machine, such as production efficiency and energy savings.
For this reason, in order to achieve a higher production output with the lowest possible energy consumption, it is key that burners perform at their best. To this end, Toscotec recommends to enter into a preventive ordinary maintenance contract, aimed to perform routine inspections and to fine-tune settings under normal operating conditions.
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Amaze Miniature Park formerly known as Abingdon Miniature Village was built in 2003 and is home to many English replica scale model buildings. This wonderful attraction has an extensive display of scale model miniature buildings and railways. Many of the models are exact replicas of well known historic buildings from Abingdon Village, parts of the United Kingdom and Germany. Set amongst four acres of beautifully manicured gardens it is a superb must see attraction to visit. Walking through the extensively landscaped gardens is like stepping back in time. The grounds provide you with a self-guided tour past the ornamental lake and miniature steam and diesel trains, canals, locks and barges to the town of Abingdon, the oldest continually inhabited town in England. Included in your entry is the enjoyment of a hedge maze, circular maze, secret garden, lakes, water features, playground and other activities. The grounds also have on offer a challenging 12 hole miniature golf course. After strolling through the gardens enjoy an Ice cream, hot coffee or cold drinks available from our kiosk or visit Decandent C's Chocolate Factory/Cafe across the road for something more substantial. Located 50 minutes south of Perth, 5 Mandurah shopping forum and opposite Decedant C's chocolate factory and cafe just off the Pinjarra Road and Husband Road intersection.


Rookie Lamar Jackson will receive his first NFL start at quarterback on Sunday when the Ravens host the Bengals.
Joe Flacco has been ruled inactive after missing practice all week with a hip injury. Robert Griffin III will serve as the backup for the Ravens (4-5) in their game against the Bengals (5-4) despite receiving substantial work with the first-team offense Thursday as Jackson missed practice with a stomach ailment.
Jackson was the 2016 Heisman Trophy winner and the Ravens' first-round pick (No. 32 overall) out of Louisville. The 21-year-old completed 7 of 12 passes for 87 yards and a touchdown, in addition to rushing 28 times for 139 yards and another score.
The versatile Jackson has played 86 offensive snaps in 2018. His only extended time at quarterback, however, came in mop-up duty in a season-opening rout of the Buffalo Bills.
Flacco walked gingerly into M&T Bank Stadium on Sunday after sustaining the injury two weeks ago against the Pittsburgh Steelers. The 33-year-old remained in the game and completed 23 of 37 passes for 206 yards.
The 28-year-old Griffin has played 42 games in his NFL career with the Washington Redskins and Cleveland Browns, passing for 8,983 yards and 42 touchdowns with 26 interceptions. He has not been active for a game this season.


This is the South, so sports are a huge part of life in our community! Go Team!
We have 28 baseball and softball fields and a soccer complex with ten regulation and 5 micro fields. Cleveland High School just built a fantastic new arena that seats 2700 and can host basketball, volleyball and many other sports. Lee University has an array of state-of-the-art facilities for basketball, volleyball, baseball, soccer and tennis. Cleveland State Community College has facilities for basketball, volleyball and baseball. Wrestling is big among our schools and all three local high schools have great facilities and equipment to host matches. There is a new tennis complex being built at Tinsley Park that will include 7 courts, restrooms and a pavilion. Consider booking these venues for special events or tournaments.
Terra Running Company is hosting the second annual Cleveland Half Marathon in May and is building the local event scene for the running community. Last year they welcomed runners from all over the Eastern United States and look forward to growing the event.
The Hiwassee River is perfect for fishing tournaments and water ski competitions. Boating, canoeing and paddle boarding are also fun sports on the water.
Cleveland boasts an ABA approved BMX track as well as a 4-mile mountain bike trail at Johnston Woods with more to come in the future. The region offers many outdoor sports in the Cherokee National Forest with more than 20 bike trails, hiking trails and whitewater canoeing and kayaking. Nearby Harrison Bay State Park also offers mountain biking and water sports.
Golfing is available at Chatata Valley Golf Course and Waterville Golf Course. Cleveland Country Club is a private club, but available for booking special events.


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Kungens Män Releasing Trappmusik 2LP Feb. 10; Preorder Available
Posted in Whathaveyou on January 7th, 2020 by JJ Koczan
Sincere and heartfelt congratulations to you if you can keep up with Swedish improv specialists Kungens Män. I seem to be at this point unable. The psychedelic collective offered up Hårt som ben in late 2019 as the follow-up to earlier-in-the-year's Chef (review here), and before I even got to review that, here's the announcement that preorders are open for their next outing — a 2LP due out Feb. 10 through Adansonia Records called Trappmusik that, at least from the description as I haven't actually heard it, sounds right up my alley. Kungens Män will be at Roadburn in the Netherlands, and so will I, so maybe I can hit them up at their merch table or something and ask them to give a dude a break with all the quality off-the-cuff psych they're putting out, but somehow that seems like shooting myself in the ass. Maybe I'll just buy all the records instead. Yeah. That's always the right impulse to follow.
Album info follows, courtesy of the label:
Kungens Män – Trappmusik – DLP 2020 – Adansonia Records
Playing improvised music is a gift. It's alchemy, chemistry, interlocking heartbeats and sometimes a struggle. A lot of it is about ambience. The legendary Silence studio in the deep woods of Värmland is a perfect example of how much setting actually effects the music made.
Kungens Män usually record at home, in busy Stockholm, coming directly from the Underground, rolling escalators, the everyday stress latent in the back of the mind. We rumble for about two-three hours, mirroring frustration and built up energy from the work week we just left behind.
This session was different. Silence is a place for contemplation. It was the end of May, the sun was shining, the grass was green and we took walks to the lake in between takes. We recorded 13 hours of music at a quite slow pace over the course of three days. Every moment of the record isn't perfect, even sloppy sometimes, but we're not in a competition.
"Trappmusik" is the Kungens Män chill out album. It has its peaks, but the overall vibe is calm, introspective and vibing off the fantastic recording room that has hosted so many giants. "Främmande i tillvaron" is a nod and celebration of one of the masters of Swedish music, Bo Hansson, who was the spark that made Silence happen in the seventies together with Anders Lind who actually rigged the equipment for our session. What's also interesting from a historical point of view is that the recording engineer we brought with us, our friend Isak Sjöholm, is the son of Jakob Sjöholm from Träd, Gräs och Stenar, who were also really important for the community around Silence.
Use this music however you want. Play it loud or put it on as background music. Lie down on the floor or dance to it. The woods are singing.
– 350 x yellow (side A/B), orange (side C/D) vinyl, 180g, hand-numbered, inlay, 30€
– 150 x orange/yellow split vinyl, hand-numbered, hand-printed inlay, 39€*
*Adansonia mailorder edition
Mastering by DJM.
LP's are coming in fully-laminated thick matte sleeves and black padded inner sleeves.
Any vinyl purchase includes a high-quality download.
+ + + Release date: 10 Feb. 2020 + + +
You can place your order at: https://www.adansoniarecords.de/shop/
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Kungens Män, Hårt som ben (2019)
Hårt som ben by Kungens Män
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Roadburn 2020 Adds 40 Watt Sun, Patrick Walker, Inter Arma, Darsombra, Dommengang, Kungens Män & Many More
This announcement went out yesterday from Roadburn 2020, and as we in the United States celebrated Thanksgiving — one of our least morally reprehensible holidays until one examines it in any sort of historical context whatsoever — I was extra grateful for the fact that I found out this week that the Weirdo Canyon Dispatch, the daily festival 'zine for which I've served as editor for the last six years, will run again. It's always a fingers-crossed scenario as to whether there will be the budget for such a thing — it's not like I could begrudge them making the right choice if it was "who needs the money, David Eugene Edwards or WCD?" — but I am of course beyond thrilled to say that I will be at Roadburn Festival for the 11th year in a row in 2020. If you're going, I'm the guy with the cosmic backpack dorking out during Patrick Walker's solo set.
Which, by the way is a thing that's happening. That was added along with Inter Arma playing their latest LP, Sulphur English, in its masterful entirety, Dommengang, Darsombra, two sets from Alcest, 40 Watt Sun doing The Inside Room in full, and Kungens Män and a whole bunch of others. I'll look forward to feeling completely overwhelmed by it all as I try to cover as much as possible — like always.
Thanks from the bottom of my heart to Roadburn for having me back. This festival has changed my life.
Here's the update:
Today's announcement for Roadburn Festival 2020 includes the only band where our two curators cross over: Alcest, who will play a special set titled 'Visions du futur', focussing on their last two albums. James Kent (AKA Perturbator) also added OKKULTOKRATI to his curation, whilst Emma Ruth Rundle added INTER ARMA (playing Sulphur English in full), 40 Watt Sun (playing The Inside Room in full) and a solo Patrick Walker set, Helms Alee and FACS.
Elsewhere we added Algiers, Richard Dawson, Dynfari (playing The Four Doors Of The Mind), BAD BREEDING, White Ward, Dommengang, Kungens Män, darsombra and TAU and The Drones Of Praise.
With 97% of weekend tickets now gone, and day tickets on sale on December 10 – we're looking forward to seeing you all in Tilburg in April: roadburn.com/tickets
EUROPEAN FESTIVAL AWARD NOMINATION
Roadburn has been nominated in the best small festival category (less than 10,000 visitors) at the European Festival Awards 2019. Votes can be cast HERE. Votes and spreading the word are appreciated as it would be a huge honour for us to win such recognition.
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Kungens Män Announce Hårt Som Ben out Nov. 29
Posted in Whathaveyou on October 29th, 2019 by JJ Koczan
Yeah, of course you do, because you're hip like that, but if you don't keep up with Swedish improv-based jammers Kungens Män to the extent that one can hope to do so, you probably should give it a shot. Their second long-player of the year, Hårt Som Ben, is set to release on Nov. 29 and in following up the already-plenty-right-on Chef (review here), the six-piece lock in across five tracks and 37 minutes of blissed-out vibing that's so laid back it might as well be actually telling you to calm down — which I guess it kind of is, just instrumentally — and do what they do well, which is explore.
They went out to the woods to make it, they'll tour the UK for the first time to support it. No audio yet, but all the news is good.
And here it is:
KUNGENS MÄN – 'Hårt Som Ben' – November 29th 2019
Kungens Män hail from Stockholm, Sweden and have been around as a musical unit since 2012. Their inspiration comes from the drone, the rattle of the loose screw, the circuit failure of the effects, the phatness of the moog and from the very diverse wiring of a bunch of middle aged Swedish freaks. Kungens Män never plan the next musical move – it presents itself.
Nine months after their acclaimed album 'Chef' (also released on Riot Season) the band return with 'Hårt Som Ben', a stunning follow up with a debut UK tour to coincide. The LP is released in two variants, pink vinyl in pink sleeve, and black vinyl in black sleeve.
At the end of May 2019 Kungens Män packed a couple of cars full of instruments and life supporting essentials and drove into the woods of Värmland to spend three days in the legendary Silence Studio. It has hosted recordings by bands and musicians like Bo Hansson, Motorpsycho, The Hellacopters, Bob Hund and Union Carbide Productions, the presence felt and seen all over the place.
In between watching VHS tapes with Twin Peaks, Miles Davis and Roskilde Festival 92, cooking pasta, sleeping in bunk beds, Bruce Bannering shirts and chilling in the sun, Kungens Män managed to record about 13 hours of music. Some of it will never reach your ears, but here's the first slab made public – Hårt Som Ben (translates to 'Hard As Bone') Not very hard, that is.
artist: KUNGENS MÄN
title: 'Hårt Som Ben'
cat # REPOSELP086
Format: LP (Pink Or Black Vinyl)
release date: November 29th 2019
LP Tracklisting
A1. Hårt Som Ben
A2. Måttanpassad Minneslucka
A3. Evigetern
B1. Rose-Maries Bebis
B2. Patriarkivet
KUNGENS MÄN debut UK tour :
Dec 1: Glasgow, Nice 'n' Sleazy
Dec 2: Newcastle, The Cluny 2
Dec 3: Todmorden, The Golden Lion
Dec 4: Manchester, The Peer Hat
Dec 5: Bristol, The Crofter's Rights
Dec 6: Chelmsford, The Hot Box
KUNGENS MÄN are :
Mikael Tuominen – guitar & bass VI
Hans Hjelm – guitar
Gustav Nygren – guitar
Magnus Öhrn – bass
Peter Erikson – synthesizer
Mattias Indy Pettersson – drums & percussion
Plus guest appearance by:
Isak Sjöholm – drums & synthesizer
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Kungens Män, Chef (2019)
CHEF by Kungens Män
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Quarterly Review: Kungens Män, PFUND, Crystal Spiders, The Misery Men, Hubris, Woorms, Melody Fields, Oreyeon, Mammoth Grove, Crimson Devils
Posted in Reviews on March 19th, 2019 by JJ Koczan
I used to be pretty artsy and write poetry. Let's give it a shot:
There was an old man who wore no-toe shoes.
He said, I'mma go do 60 reviews.
He was out of his head,
Should've gone back to bed,
But he loves him some dirty psych blues.
Years from now, when I link back to this post for a "(review here)"-type scenario, I'm going to see that and I'll still think it's funny. The planet's dying. I'd say a bit of silly is more than called for.
Quarterly Review #11-20:
Kungens Män, Chef
Krautrockers, assemble! Or, you know, whatever krautrockers do — I assume it involves homemade spacecraft that, yes, absolutely fly. Perhaps one of these days I'll ask Stockholm's Kungens Män, whose latest outing for Riot Season, simply titled Chef, is an outbound delight of psych-infused progressivism. Beginning with the opening throb of "Fyrkantig Böjelse" and moving into the volume swells, steady drum line and wandering guitar that starts "Öppen För Stängda Dörrar" on side A, its four extended tracks craft otherworldly textures through a meld of organic instrumental flow and waves of synth, the second cut building to a tense wash of distortion all the while keeping that hypnotic march. The two corresponding 10-minute-plus cuts on side B waste no time in offering cosmic boogie in "Män Med Medel" with a more active rhythmic flow, and closer "Eftertankens Blanka Krankhet" — longer than the opener by one second at 11:24 — fades in on meditative guitar and explores a serene minimalism that only underscores the all around joy of the album.
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PFUND, PFUND
The self-titled, self-released debut full-length from Kiel, Germany's PFUND arrives and departs with a guesting horn section, and while that inevitably adds a bit of grandeur to the proceedings, the bulk of the outing is dedicated to straightforward, semi-metallic heavy rock, held to ground even in the seven-minute "Spaceman" by a considered sense of structure and an earthy drum sound that draws the songs together, whether it's the classic riff rock in "Sea of Life" or the moodier sway in the earlier "Lost in Rome." Dual guitars effectively multiply the impact, and the vocals showcase a nascent sense of melody that one imagines will only continue to grow as the band moves forward. At nine songs and 44 minutes, it shows some breadth and nuance in "Exhaustion" and "Paranoia," the former tapping into an edge of progressive metal, but the primary impact comes from PFUND's heft of groove and how it blends with a rawer edge to their production. The Kyuss-referencing centerpiece here might be called "Imbalance," but that's hardly representative of what surrounds, horns and all.
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Crystal Spiders, Demo
Three songs, 11 minutes and three distinct vibes from the aptly-titled Demo demo of North Carolinian three-piece Crystal Spiders. On "Tigerlily," "Flamethrower" and "Devil's Resolve," the trio of bassist/vocalist Brenna Leath (also Lightning Born), guitarist/vocalist Mike Deloatch and drummer/backing vocalist Tradd Yancey careen from bluesy spaciousness to hard-driving catchiness and end up — because why not? — in repeating cult-sludge chants, "Come to the devil's resolve!" like Black Widow trying to lure people to the sabbat, except shouting. If the purpose of a demo is for a new band to try different methods of working and thereby take a first step in discovering their sound, Crystal Spiders are well on their way, and for what it's worth, there isn't anything within their scope as they present it that doesn't work for them. There are edges to smooth out, of course, but that too is a part of the process starting here.
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The Misery Men, Deathspiration
If you'd asked, depending on which part of Deathspiration was on, I'd probably have called The Misery Men a bass/drum duo, but nope, that's guitar. Tonally one is reminded of At Devil Dirt from Chile, but the Portland, Oregon, two-piece of vocalist/guitarist Corey G. Lewis and drummer Steve Jones are entirely more barebones in their craft, eschewing digital involvement of any sort in the recording or mixing process and sounding duly raw as a result throughout the subtle earworm of "C.W. Sughrue" and the lumbering "Harness the Darkness." The subsequent "Night Creeps In" brings a Northwestern noise payoff to quiet/loud trades and the near-10-minute closer "Stoned to Death," well, it seems to meet an end befitting its title, to say the least. As their stated intent was to capture the most organic version of their sound possible, and made a point of working toward that ideal in their recording, one could hardly fault them for the results of that process. They wanted something human-sounding. They got it.
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Hubris, EP #II Live
Some — not all — of what one needs to know about Hubris' EP #II Live is right there in the title. Indeed, it's their second EP. Indeed, it was recorded live. And indeed, like using a '#' sign with a Roman numeral, there's something about the way the three included songs from the Toulouse, France-based outfit sound that's just a little bit off-kilter from what you might expect. "Zugzwang" (7:19), "Tergo" (19:58) and "Biotilus" (27:04) are arranged shortest to longest, and while the opener starts off like Queens of the Stone Age on an Eastern-tinged psychedelic bender, the lengthy jams that follow — the first of them with a fervent drum punctuation, the second a gradual intertwining of synth and guitar with hardly any percussion at all until after its 22nd minute. The instrumental flow that ensues from there is almost like a hidden bonus track, at least until they Hubris get to minute 26 and the whole thing explodes in crash and plod. The underlying message, of course, is that if you think you're safe at any point, you're not.
Ep #II -Live- by Hubris
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Woorms, Slake
Lumbering fuckall pervades the debut full-length, Slake, from Baton Rouge, Louisiana, sludgers Woorms — also stylized all-caps — which incorporates past singles "Find a Meal Find a Bed Find a God" and "Mouth is a Wound" amid the sample/noise barrage of "Our Lady of Perpetually Shitfaced" and the willfully brash "Racist Kevin" that follows. There's an edge of Melvinsian chug to the proceedings, but Woorms' take, though presented in finished compositions, comes across as almost nihilistic rather than making a show of its experimentalism. That is, they're trying to say they don't give a fuck, and in listening, they make it kind of easy to believe, but there's still something about the cohesiveness of "Veni Vidi Fucki" and "Rice Crispy" and the saved-the-best-nod-for-last finale "Sore Afraid" that undercuts the notion even while making the listening experience all the more pummeling, and from the intro "Corpse Corps" through "Urine Trouble Now"'s echoing shouts and the closer's unmitigated stomp, there's still plenty of exploration being done.
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Oreyeon, Ode to Oblivion
Rebranded since their 2016 debut, Builders of Cosmos (discussed here), from their more phonetically intuitive original moniker, Orion, Italy's Oreyeon issue a cosmically expansive spacescape follow-up in their six-song/40-minute sophomore outing, Ode to Oblivion, also their first release through Heavy Psych Sounds. Echoing vocals pervade "Big Surprise" after the introductory "T.I.O." and "Trudging to Vacuity" establish the wide-cast mix and anti-grav rhythmic density, and the nine-minute side A finale title-track runs mostly-instrumental circles around most of what I'd usually call "prog" only after it lays down a sleek hook in the first couple minutes. After "Big Surprise," the 8:45 "The Ones" trades volume back and forth but finds its breadth at about the sixth minute as the dramatic lead turns on a dime to desert rock thrust en route to wherever the hell it goes next. Honestly, after that moment, everything's gravy, but Oreyeon lay it on thick with closer "Starship Pusher" and never neglect melody in the face of nod. Worth a deeper dig if you get the chance.
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Melody Fields, Melody Fields
Sometimes you hear a record and it's like the band is doing you a favor by existing. To that, thanks Melody Fields. The Gothenburg psych troupe lace their lysergic flow with folkish harmonies and an open sensibility on their self-titled debut that comes coupled with enough tonal presence to still consider them heavy not that it matters. They break out the sax on "Morning Sun" to welcome effect, and the sun continues to shine through "Liberty" and the garage-buzzing "Run" before "Rain Man" turns water droplets into keyboard notes and Beatlesian — think "Rain" — voice arrangements atop soothing instrumental drift, every bit the centerpiece and an excellent precursor to the acoustic-based "Fire" and the 10-minute "Trädgränsen," which is the crowning achievement of this self-titled debut, which, if I'd been hip to it in time, would've made both the 2018 best albums and best debuts list. They cap with a reprise of "Morning Sun" and underscore the solid foundation beneath the molten beauty of their work throughout. To ask for another album seems greedy, but I will anyway. More, please.
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Mammoth Grove, Slow Burn
Okay, look, enough screwing around. It's time for someone to sign Mammoth Grove. The Calgary natives have been putting out quality heavy psych rock since their 2011 self-titled debut (review here), and their latest long-player, the four-song Slow Burn is a righteous amalgam of peace-thru-rock that lives up to its freewheeling vibes in "Seasons" after the methodical opener "Valleys" and rolls out a bit of melodic '70s biker rock bliss in "Black Meadow" before the side-B-consuming "Gloria" (18:42) asks early if you're ready to go and then goes like gone, gone, gone, and gone further. Given the analog mindset involved and the heart on display throughout, there's something fitting about it being pressed up in an edition of 100 hand-screenprinted LPs and 100 CDs likewise, but the more people who could hear it, the merrier, so yeah, some label or other needs to step up and make that happen, and I dare you to listen to the solo that hits past the 14-minute mark in "Gloria" and tell me otherwise. Dare you.
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Crimson Devils, A Taste for Blood
Since pared down to a trio from the four-piece incarnation they present here, Austin's Crimson Devils first released their debut, A Taste for Blood, in 2017, but gave it a vinyl revisit last year and it's little mystery why. The record comprises 11 sharply-composed tracks of Small Stone-style heavy rock, taking cues from Sasquatch in modern-via-classic modus, picking and choosing elements of '70s and '90s rock to conjure formidable groove and engaging hooks. There's considerable swagger and weight in "They Get It," and while opener "Dead and Gone" seems to show an influence in its vocal patterning from Elder, as the album unfolds, it's more about the blast of "Captain Walker" or the penultimate "Nothing to Claim" and the straight-ahead vibes of "Bad News Blues" and "No Action" than anything so outwardly prog. There's plenty to dig in the rock-for-rockers mindset, and it's the kind of offering that should probably come with an octane rating. However such things are measured, safe to say it would not be low.
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Quarterly Review: Hallatar, Alastor, The Dead-End Alley Band, Hair of the Dog, Soup, Kungens Män, Smoke Wizzzard, Highburnator, The Curf, Ulls
Posted in Reviews on September 29th, 2017 by JJ Koczan
Here we are, gathered for round four of the Fall 2017 Quarterly Review. After the technical issues with the site for the last couple days, I'm glad to have everything back up and running, and one more time I thank Slevin and Behrang Alavi for making that happen. Though I have no idea what it might actually entail, I don't imagine switching hosts on the fly for a site with as much content as this one has is easy, but they of course killed it and it is thoroughly appreciated. We move forward, as ever, with 10 more records. So let's go.
Hallatar, No Stars Upon the Bridge
Finland's Hallatar was formed after the passing of Trees of Eternity vocalist Aleah Starbridge, life partner of guitarist and songwriter Juha Ravio (also Swallow the Sun). In the new outfit, Ravio pays homage to Starbridge with the debut long-player No Stars Upon the Bridge (on Svart) by using her poems as lyrics, samples of her voice reading on "Raven's Song," "Spiral Gate" and the piano-backed centerpiece "Pieces," and by bringing in Amorphis vocalist Tomi Joutsen and ex-HIM drummer Gas Lipstick to complete a trio playing nine tracks/40 minutes of deeply mournful/beautiful death-doom. The extremity of lurch in "The Maze" late in the record is matched by the gorgeousness of the chants and shimmering guitar on closer "Dreams Burn Down," and from the opening strains of "Mirrors," the emotion driving No Stars Upon the Bridge is sincere and affecting. Cuts like "Melt" and the mostly-whispered-until-it-explodes "My Mistake" have a sense of the theatrical in their delivery, but that makes them no less genuine, and though one wouldn't wish the circumstances leading to the band's formation on anybody, there's no question that with Hallatar, Ravio turns tragedy into a lush, resonant catharsis.
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Alastor, Black Magic
Cultish echoes pervade Black Magic, the debut album from Swedish doom-rolling four-piece Alastor, and it's not so much that the initials-only four-piece of guitarists H and J, bassist/vocalist R and drummer S take influence from Electric Wizard and Black Sabbath, it's what they do with that influence that's most striking. Black Magic is made up of three extended tracks – "Enemy" (11:51), "Nothing to Fear" (7:42) and "Black Magic" (14:27) – and with a deep tonal engagement, each one embarks on a huge-sounding sprawl of doom. Yes, the guitars owe the swirl in "Nothing to Fear" to Jus Oborn, but the echoes behind R's voice there and the melody have an almost New Wave-style feel despite the "all right now!" drawn right from the Ozzy playbook. In other words, Alastor are preaching to the converted, and that holds true in the snowblinded Luciferian spaciousness of the title-track's early going as well, but the converted should have no problem finding the gospel in what they're hearing, and as "Black Magic" rounds out with its chanted feel, Alastor affirm the potential to progress within this sound and to continue to develop it into something even more their own than it is now. Familiar superficially, but sneaky in the details, so watch out.
Black Magic by Alastor
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The Dead-End Alley Band, Storms
Lima-based four-piece The Dead-End Alley Band aren't far into opener "Red Woman" before the dark-psych vibe and languid groove have properly emphasized just how much the guitar of Leonardo Alva and the organ of Sebastian Sanchez-Botta (also vocals) complement each other. Propelled by the rhythm section of bassist/vocalist Javier Kou and drummer Jafer Diaz, Storms is the third album from them behind 2015's Odd Stories (discussed here) and 2013's debut, Whispers of the Night (review here), and it continues to blend fuzz and classic garage doom impulses on songs like "Headstone Fortress" and the shuffling "Thunderbolts and Lace," the latter of which wah-trips to the max around a stirring boogie before "The Clock has Stopped" weirds out on extra vocal echoes and nine-minute closer "Waiting for the Void" brings in the progressive touches of pan flute and percussion. Even in the earlier, shortest track "Need You (It's Enough)," The Dead-End Alley Band bring no shortage of personality to the proceedings, and confirm that the rough edges of their early outings have matured into essential aspects of who they have become as a band, completely in control of their craft and able to conjure an atmosphere both classic and individual.
Storms by The Dead-End Alley Band
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Hair of the Dog, This World Turns
Making their debut on Kozmik Artifactz, Scottish trio Hair of the Dog give their guitar-led compositions plenty of time to flesh out on This World Turns, their third album, as they demonstrate quickly on the nine-plus minute titular opener and longest track (immediate points), but one would hardly call their songwriting indulgent there or anywhere else as "This World Turns" flows easily into the following seven-minute push of "Keeping Watch over the Night" in a resolute one-two punch that soon gives way to the shorter and more driving "Ctrl-Alt-Del," touching on influences from Thin Lizzy and Scorpions en route as well as modern practitioners like Kadavar, whose stamp can also be heard on side B launch "The Colours in Her Skin." That's not to say Hair of the Dog — guitarist/vocalist Adam Holt (interview here), bassist Iain Thomson and drummer Jon Holt – don't leave their own mark as well, just that their blend stems from multiple sources. A bit of Lynottism surfaces in the penultimate "In Death's Hands" as well, which has a more subdued feel despite fervent rhythmic movement underlying, and closer "4AM" soars with enough vigor and soul – and a little falsetto – to give This World Turns a suitably smooth and vibrant finish.
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Soup, Remedies
With ties to Motorpsycho through guitarist Hans Magnus "Snah" Ryan, Soup issue their sixth long-player in the five-track lush melodicism of Remedies, which feels particularly aptly named for the immersion the wash that opener "Going Somewhere" is able to elicit. That is, of course, just the first of the spacious, semi-folk-infused progressions, and it's with the longer-form "The Boy and the Snow" (11:33) and the psychedelic purposeful meandering of "Sleepers" (13:35) that Remedies truly unveils its considerable breadth, but the Crispin Glover Records release holds a sense of poise even in the two-minute centerpiece church organ interlude "Audion," and the harmonies of "Nothing Like Home" bring to mind peak-era Porcupine Tree patience and fluidity while holding fast to the bright, orange-sunshiny warmth of the atmosphere as a whole, instruments dropping out just before three minutes in to showcase the vocals before returning to embark on the march to the final crescendo, not at all overblown but with just a touch of extra volume to let listeners dive deeper into the moment. Remedies feels quick at 42 minutes, but turns out to be just what the doctor ordered.
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Kungens Män, Dag & Natt
Prolific psych-progging Stockholmers Kungens Män return with Dag & Natt, a 2CD/2LP issued through Kungens Ljud & Bild (CD) and Adansonia Records (LP) that overflows with jazzy fluidity and gorgeous immersion. The band's last studio outing was late-2015's Förnekaren (review here), and whether it's 13-minute pieces like opener "Morgonrodnad" and the even-more-krautrocking "Aftonstjärnan" or the seemingly complementary inclusions of the kosmiche-minded "Dag" and wonderfully drifting "Natt," the album as a whole is a joy and a boon to anyone looking for an extended psychedelic meander. The saxophone of Gustav Nygren on the aforementioned leadoff and "Natt" makes a particularly striking impression, but with a steady, languid wash of guitar, synth and warm bass throughout, Dag & Natt wants nothing for flow, and the gentle, classy spirit is maintained even as the penultimate "Vargtimmen" ups the sense of thrust leading into the finisher payoff of "Cirkeln är Slut." As of now, Kungens Män should be considered a too-well-kept secret of Scandinavia's psych underground, though listening to Dag & Natt, one wonders just how long they'll stay that way.
Dag & Natt by Kungens Män
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Smoke Wizzzard, Run with the Wolf
Whether it's through the striking and gruesome cover art or through the lumbering post-Sabbath, post-Cathedral stoner-doom nod contained within, Smoke Wizzzard's five-song self-titled debut LP thoroughly earns its third 'z' – and, for that matter, its second one – with played-to-form thickness and a tonal push that starts with 10-minute opener/longest track (immediate points) "Astro Lord" and continues to swagger and swing with due viscosity through "Reptiles" after the minute-long punker curveball "Soul Train." The highlight of the Pittsburgh trio's first outing might be "The Pass," which has a hazy patience and some rightly-featured bass tone, but as "Run with the Wolf" moves from its early Electric Wizard muckraking to cap with piano and included howls for a doomier feel, it becomes clear Smoke Wizzzard have yet to play their full stylistic hand and the real highlights may still be yet to come. Fair enough. Something tells me getting stranger is only going to be a boon to Smoke Wizzzard's approach on the whole, so bring it on.
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Highburnator, Keystoned State
If you hit up Highburnator's Bandcamp and download their name-your-price Keystoned State EP, you might note the fifth and final inclusion is the entire live-recorded, 28-minute release presented as a single track. No doubt the Pennsylvania three-piece intend the four-song outing to be taken just that way. They begin with the "mad as hell" speech sampled from the 1976 film Network and from there unfold a potent riffly brew met head on with harsh East Coast hardcore-style vocals and more metallic growls. That's nine-minute opener and longest track (immediate points) "The Brass Rail," and it sets the tone for what follows on the eponymous "Highburnator" before "Desert Funeral" and the Sleep-style nod of "Peaking at the Coffin" push into even more stonerly vibes. This melding of pissed-off disaffection and mid-paced heavy rock groove is particular to the sludge of the Eastern Seaboard – think of it as regional fare – but Highburnator find space for themselves in the rawness of their riffs and the charm of their puns, and by the time they're through the four songs, it makes sense why they might want to present the full onslaught as a single entity, essentially giving it to their listeners on one overflowing platter. Got the munchies? It's right there waiting.
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The Curf, Death and Love
Greek psych-doomers The Curf made their debut in 2007 with I and then went radio silent until last year's Royal Water EP. Their sophomore full-length, Death and Love, then, arrives via Fuzz Ink Records with some amount of intrigue behind it, but either way, the sans-pretense heavy roll the band unfurls on "Dark Hado," and the more uptempo "Smoke Ring," the dig-in low end of "Lunar Lair" and the scream-topped start-stoppery of "California" present a varied take brought together through heft as well as the crispness of production and delivery, such that when it wants to, Death and Love can bite down hard, but as on the closing title-track or the earlier "Order 'n' Sin," it can rumble out spaciousness as well. Whatever might've taken The Curf so long to put together a second album beats the hell out of me, but if they were looking to make an argument for a third one, they do so convincingly across these nine songs, which hold firmly to their overarching flow despite the emergent stylistic range.
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Ulls, I
For now, Ulls is the solo-project of Barcelona-based David Trillo, formerly guitarist/vocalist for the heavy progressive trio Lord Summerisle, but the hope seems to be to build a full band at some point in the future. The I EP might rightly be called a demo, then, but for the professionalism and cohesiveness of sound with which its three songs are presented and the clarity of intent behind them. With Trillo rumbling away on bass beneath, six-minute opener "Inhumat" fleshes out its arrangement with organ alongside guitar swirl and sets up the classically swinging strut of "Llot Convuls," on which the drums post-midsection lead the way through starts and stops à la a restless King Crimson and the guitar joins with no less angularity. Eight-minute closer "L'Emersió de l'Executor" brings about a thicker overall tone, but holds to a similar mood through its first half, Trillo finding room after about the four-and-a-half-minute mark for a standout solo executed with the bass running fluidly alongside that carries the song to its fading finish just before seven minutes in, at which point a residual drone takes hold to lead the way out. That ending is telling when it comes to various impulses that might show themselves in Ulls going forward, but as an initial demonstration, suffice it to say that I makes it plain Trillo shouldn't have much trouble finding other players to come aboard the band with him.
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Kungens Män to Deliver Dag & Natt July 31
Posted in Whathaveyou on July 21st, 2017 by JJ Koczan
Drifting psych-jazz improvocateurs Kungens Män are gearing up to release a new 2LP in less than two weeks' time. The Stockholm-based explorers — amorphous in personnel and sound, as ever — were last heard from in April with the offering Tomhetens Furste, a long-playing three-tracker streaming and pressed to limited tape through Eggs in Aspic. The latest work is Dag & Natt, and it will be out on vinyl through Adansonia Records and on CD through Kungens Ljud & Bild July 31 bringing a wash of psych-kraut who-knows-what that's sure to melt brainstems and turn them into a lysergic homebrew at will in a prevailing weirdo wash. Don't believe me? Tomhetens Furste is streaming at the bottom of this post. Put it on and just see if there's any getting out alive.
Info on Dag & Natt comes courtesy of the PR wire:
Kungens Män – Dag & Natt
A soothing Aylerian saxophone wakes you up in the morning. Your head gets going by lunch, while tapping your feet to a stomping groove with free flowing guitars on top. A hard driving krautrock song takes you through the evening. The veiled night enters in nuances of black. After the nightmarish turns inside your most hidden parts of the mind, a motorik beat picks you up to make the walk back home. And then it starts over again.
This is mood music for the adventurous. At all times.
Kungens Män are back with the new double-LP "Dag & Natt" (Day & Night) on Adansonia Records (double vinyl-LP) and Kungens Ljud & Bild (double CD) on July 31st, 2017.
Kungens Män started out in 2012 in Stockholm, Sweden, when a bunch of good friends decided to bring some instruments when hanging out. The random jam sessions became more and more regular and soon Kungens Män started recording it all, completely unfiltered and without safety nets. The music soon found its way to the internet and a buzz occurred, connecting with listeners all over the globe. From the debut show with Master Musicians Of Bukkake and onwards, every show has been a different story. Always new sounds and improvisations, different guest musicians, different happenings. Kungens Män are rooted in the psychedelic/drone rock tradition of bands such as Träd, Gräs & Stenar, but also add influences from krautrock, shoegaze, noiserock and free jazz. They will always add something new to the mix to challenge themselves and the audiences' preconceptions about what Kungens Män are all about.
Kungens Män have played at festivals such as The Psychedelic Network Festival (Würzburg, DE), PsyKA Festival (Karlsruhe, DE) and The Copenhagen Psych Fest (DK) and played with bands like Øresund Space Collective, Master Musicians of Bukkake, Yuri Gagarin, Spelljammer, The Spacelords and Radar Men From The Moon. They toured Europe in 2015 and 2016. In August 2017 they are invited by Mani Neumaier to play at the Guru Guru festival, Finki Open Air, along with acts such as Arthur Brown, The Pretty Things and of course, Guru Guru.
The first vinyl-LP "Förnekaren" by Kungens Män was released by the German label Adansonia Records in 2015, and was a success with critics and fans alike. The next double-LP "Stockholm Maraton" came out on Adansonia Records in September 2016. The third double-LP on Adansonia – "Dag & Natt" will be released on July 31st, 2017.
Kungens Män, Tomhetens Furste (2017)
Tomhetens furste by Kungens Män
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Kungens Män, Förnekaren: Fleeting Repudiation (Plus Full Album Stream)
Posted in audiObelisk, Reviews on November 20th, 2015 by JJ Koczan
[Please note: Click play above to hear the full album stream of Förnekaren by Kungens Män. Album is out Dec. 1 on Adansonia Records. Thanks to the label and band for letting me host the premiere.]
It is the first to be pressed to vinyl, but Förnekaren is upwards of the 15th or 16th full-length release by Stockholm-based jammers Kungens Män. If they'd been around for 20 years, that would still be impressive, but the band got together in 2012. Between Oct. 2013 and Sept. 2014, they released an album every month, and Förnekaren (released through Adansonia Records) is their third of 2015 behind April's four-song Diskbänksockultism and January's Kungens Män Spelar I Evighet. Amen.. It is a 2LP, mostly instrumental, comprised mostly of extended psychedelic jams, improvised at least in part and culminating in seven tracks/85 minutes of neo-krautrock immersion, rich in texture and almost universally hypnotic. Its lead-in with opener "Järnvägsdröm" transitions the listener between the waking world and Kungens Män's jammy realm, the vocals of guitarist Mikael Tuominen adding a Doors-style flair to what sets up the rest of the work's mostly instrumental breadth.
Somewhere between Electric Moon or the Øresund Space Collective's jammy modus and the more plotted desert-prog style of Causa Sui, Kungens Män stake a claim in their own little slice of the cosmos, Tuominen joined throughout by guitarists Hans Hjelm and Björn Eriksson, bassist/graphic artist Magnus Öhrn, synthesist Peter Erikson and drummer Mattias Indy Pettersson as the band weaves their way through "Järnvägsdröm" and the title-track's relative earthiness en route to the wholly-spaced fare of the 22-minute "Sista Ordets Krigsdans Genom Snickeriet," which follows.
Pettersson's drumming is a foundational element throughout, as both the opener and quick-popping snare of the title-cut demonstrate, but on "Sista Ordets Krigsdans Genom Snickeriet," it becomes even more apparent just how much is built on top of the laid back, steady percussion line. The song is not without movement between the interweavings of guitars and synth, and the bass, though deeper down in the mix, is pivotal as well, but it's the drums that push the rest through the dreamy soundscape they're creating as they go. A chugging undertone emerges as they pass the halfway point that becomes the bed for the fuzzy apex, but in the song's fading finish, it's only over when the drums stop. Kungens Män follow with "Krautespark," which at 6:37 feels like an interlude in comparison, but no doubt that's the idea. Öhrn's bass is more forward and more insistent and jazzy, as one might expect given the title, and the guitars add a touch of foreboding in their spacious overlaid noodling, a jazzy dissonance taking hold before they bring it together in the midsection only to have it turn jagged again by the finish, time more or less dissipating along the way.
"Krautespark" is the shortest track on Förnekaren and the only one under 10 minutes other than "Järnvägsdröm," which comes close at 9:47, but though instrumental, it serves a similar function as the opener, launching the second LP with a relatively grounded offering leading to more extended kosmiche fare. The bass makes the transition to "Kringströdda Silverbestick" particularly smooth, but it's the lead guitar that gradually comes to the fore on the 13-minute jam riding a funky rhythm to a first-half crescendo before the vibe breaks — the drums holding steady — and things get quiet and spacious, building up again somewhat before some obscure speech echoes and effects noise bring the piece to a close.
Side D finishes out Förnekaren with a pair of cuts both over 10 minutes, "Förensligandet I Det Egentliga Aspudden" and "Hur Ska Vi Stå?," the former of which starts out slow and contemplative before introducing a more active rhythm shortly before the two-minute mark that sets it on its building, ethereal course. Both the drums and the guitar sound noticeably bigger, more open, but it's the guitar which slowly comes to swallow up the rest of the elements, a wah-drenched buzzsaw lead arriving at 6:41 and carrying through to the end, a patient swirl behind full of motion that seems to send ripples upward to the surface of the song itself.
The jam fades, presumably before it comes apart, and "Hur Ska Vi Stå?" comes in with a sleek guitar line over steady marching snare, jabbing proggy rhythms intertwined and fits of synth that arrive early and don't come again, but continue to loom as a threat among the more peaceful noodling and frenetic but not abrasive manipulations of what may or may not be bass. A quiet guitar solo kicks in after halfway through, but the drum beat (maybe electronic or programmed?) and the other noise refuse to give ground and ultimately the jam unfolds, the kick drum run through echoing effects and manipulated as the final piece to go. It's a fair enough ending to a record that has for the most part avoided showing its audience what it sounds like when the wheels come off an instrumental conversation, but the simple truth is that if you're listening and you're not already entranced by what Kungens Män have done in the prior 83 minutes, the last two of "Hur Ska Vi Stå?" aren't likely to make a difference one way or another. A subdued, moody undertone can be felt throughout the album, but the prevailing spirit is nonetheless calm, and while one doubts they'll wait around too long to let it sink in, Förnekaren has a wide enough scope that, if they were so inclined, Kungens Män could easily rest on its laurels for a while.
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What is a clinical trial?
Although there are many definitions of clinical trials, they are generally considered to be biomedical or health-related research studies in human beings that follow a pre-defined protocol. ClinicalTrials.gov includes both interventional and observational types of studies. Interventional studies are those in which the research subjects are assigned by the investigator to a treatment or other intervention, and their outcomes are measured. Observational studies are those in which individuals are observed and their outcomes are measured by the investigators.
What happens during a clinical trial?
The clinical trial process depends on the kind of trial being conducted. The clinical trial team includes doctors and nurses as well as social workers and other health care professionals. They check the health of the participant at the beginning of the trial, give specific instructions for participating in the trial, monitor the participant carefully during the trial, and stay in touch after the trial is completed.
Some clinical trials involve more tests and doctor visits than the participant would normally have for an illness or condition. For all types of trials, the participant works with a research team. Clinical trial participation is most successful when the protocol is carefully followed and there is frequent contact with the research staff.
What is informed consent?
Informed consent is the process of learning the key facts about a clinical trial before deciding whether or not to participate. It is also a continuing process throughout the study to provide information for participants. To help someone decide whether or not to participate, the doctors and nurses involved in the trial explain the details of the study. If the participant's native language is not English, translation assistance can be provided. Then the research team provides an informed consent document that includes details about the study, such as its purpose, duration, required procedures, and key contacts. Risks and potential benefits are explained in the informed consent document. The participant then decides whether or not to sign the document. Informed consent is not a contract, and the participant may withdraw from the trial at any time.
What are the benefits of participating in a clinical trial? What are the risks?
Clinical trials that are well-designed and well-executed are the best approach for eligible participants to:
Play an active role in their own health care.
Gain access to new research treatments before they are widely available.
Obtain expert medical care at leading health care facilities during the trial.
Help others by contributing to medical research.
There can be risks involved in clinical trials.
There may be unpleasant, serious or even life-threatening side effects to experimental treatment.
The experimental treatment may not be effective for the participant.
The protocol may require more of their time and attention than would a non-protocol treatment, including trips to the study site, more treatments, hospital stays or complex dosage requirements.
What are side effects and adverse reactions?
Side effects are any undesired actions or effects of the experimental drug or treatment. Negative or adverse reactions may include headache, nausea, hair loss, skin irritation, or other physical problems. Experimental treatments must be evaluated for both immediate and long-term side effects.
How is the safety of the participant protected?
The ethical and legal codes that govern medical practice also apply to clinical trials. In addition, most clinical research is federally regulated with built in safeguards to protect the participants. The trial follows a carefully controlled protocol, a study plan which details what researchers will do in the study. As a clinical trial progresses, researchers report the results of the trial at scientific meetings, to medical journals, and to various government agencies. Individual participants' names will remain secret and will not be mentioned in these reports.
What should people consider before participating in a trial?
People should know as much as possible about the clinical trial and feel comfortable asking the members of the health care team questions about it, the care expected while in a trial, and the cost of the trial. The following questions might be helpful for the participant to discuss with the health care team. Some of the answers to these questions are found in the informed consent document:
What is the purpose of the study?
Who is going to be in the study?
Why do researchers believe the experimental treatment being tested may be effective? Has it been tested before?
What kinds of tests and experimental treatments are involved?
How do the possible risks, side effects, and benefits in the study compare with my current treatment?
How might this trial affect my daily life?
How long will the trial last?
Will hospitalization be required?
Who will pay for the experimental treatment?
Will I be reimbursed for other expenses?
What type of long-term follow up care is part of this study?
How will I know that the experimental treatment is working? Will results of the trials be provided to me?
Who will be in charge of my care?
What should I do to prepare before meeting with the research team?
Plan ahead and write down possible questions to ask.
Ask a friend or relative to come along for support and to hear the responses to the questions.
Every clinical trial in the U.S. must be approved and monitored by an Institutional Review Board (IRB) to make sure the risks are as low as possible and are worth any potential benefits. An IRB is an independent committee of physicians, statisticians, community advocates, and others that ensures that a clinical trial is ethical and the rights of study participants are protected. All institutions that conduct or support biomedical research involving people must, by federal regulation, have an IRB that initially approves and periodically reviews the research.
Do I continue to work with my primary health care provider while I am participating in a trial?
Yes. Most clinical trials provide short-term treatments related to a designated illness or condition, but do not provide extended or complete primary health care. In addition, by having the health care provider work with the research team, the participant can ensure that other medications or treatments will not conflict with the protocol.
Can a participant leave a clinical trial after it has begun?
Yes. A participant can leave a clinical trial, at any time. When withdrawing from the trial, the participant should let the research team know about it, and the reasons for leaving the study.
Where do the ideas for clinical trials come from?
Ideas for clinical trials usually come from researchers. After researchers test new therapies or procedures in the laboratory and in animal studies, the experimental treatments with the most promising laboratory results are moved into clinical trials. During a trial, more and more information is gained about an experimental treatment, its risks and how well it may or may not work.
Who sponsors clinical trials?
Clinical trials are sponsored or funded by a variety of organizations or individuals such as physicians, medical institutions, foundations, voluntary groups, and pharmaceutical companies, in addition to federal agencies such as the National Institutes of Health (NIH), the Department of Defense (DOD), and the Department of Veteran's Affairs (VA). Trials can take place in a variety of locations, such as hospitals, universities, doctors' offices, or community clinics.
What is a protocol?
A protocol is a study plan on which all clinical trials are based. The plan is carefully designed to safeguard the health of the participants as well as answer specific research questions. A protocol describes what types of people may participate in the trial; the schedule of tests, procedures, medications, and dosages; and the length of the study. While in a clinical trial, participants following a protocol are seen regularly by the research staff to monitor their health and to determine the safety and effectiveness of their treatment.
What is a placebo?
A placebo is an inactive pill, liquid, or powder that has no treatment value. In clinical trials, experimental treatments are often compared with placebos to assess the experimental treatment's effectiveness. In some studies, the participants in the control group will receive a placebo instead of an active drug or experimental treatment.
What is a control or control group?
A control is the standard by which experimental observations are evaluated. In many clinical trials, one group of patients will be given an experimental drug or treatment, while the control group is given either a standard treatment for the illness or a placebo.
What are the different types of clinical trials?
Treatment trials test experimental treatments, new combinations of drugs, or new approaches to surgery or radiation therapy.
Prevention trials look for better ways to prevent disease in people who have never had the disease or to prevent a disease from returning. These approaches may include medicines, vitamins, vaccines, minerals, or lifestyle changes.
Diagnostic trials are conducted to find better tests or procedures for diagnosing a particular disease or condition.
Screening trials test the best way to detect certain diseases or health conditions.
Quality of Life trials (or Supportive Care trials) explore ways to improve comfort and the quality of life for individuals with a chronic illness.
What are the phases of clinical trials?
Clinical trials are conducted in phases. The trials at each phase have a different purpose and help scientists answer different questions:
Phase I trials: Researchers test an experimental drug or treatment in a small group of people (20-80) for the first time to evaluate its safety, determine a safe dosage range, and identify side effects.
Phase II trials: The experimental study drug or treatment is given to a larger group of people (100-300) to see if it is effective and to further evaluate its safety.
Phase III trials: The experimental study drug or treatment is given to large groups of people (1,000-3,000) to confirm its effectiveness, monitor side effects, compare it to commonly used treatments, and collect information that will allow the experimental drug or treatment to be used safely.
Phase IV trials: Post-marketing studies delineate additional information including the drug's risks, benefits, and optimal use.
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2016 marks the 90th anniversary of CPRE's inauguration on 7 December 1926. That event saw the minister with responsiblity for planning, Neville Chamberlain, give a fascinating speech to welcome the new organisation. At that time, CPRE was the Council for the Preservation of Rural England, reflecting the founders' desire to help organise existing amenity societies in 'concerted action' for the countryside. Groups like the National Trust and the Commons and Footpaths Preservation Society were represented on the founding committee of the Council, and were soon joined by the Ancient Monuments Society, RSPB, the Ramblers and many others.
Despite this coordinating role, CPRE was a campaigning organisation in its own right from the start. The historic 1926 pamphlet - The Preservation of Rural England - written by its Honorary Secretary, Patrick Abercrombie, became CPRE's manifesto, inspiring the early campaigns for rural planning, National Parks and Green Belts. Our timeline (below) shows the progress of these and many other campaigns over the past 90 years, highlighting a selection of CPRE's most important successes.


IDEAMAGAZINE.NET / Contributions / Market 04 2005 f / FERLEA / Milan International Furniture Fair 2005 / Enzo Berti, Studio Riforma, F.L.
Established by Mr. Milvo Benini in 1959, Ferlea starts its production of small furniture for entrance area and accessories. In 1980, the production is passing from the classic to the modern style. The result is a innovative product, characterized by a careful choice of materials and the finishing of the details.
Since the collaboration with designer Enzo Berti as art director from 2000 on the company expresses first of all the variety of products, original and recognizable, strong by themselves but also good to combine, as they create a consequent and homogeneous line.
Barça – seat designed by Enzo Berti – is made of stress-resistant high-density polyurethane. Available accessory: tray of inox-steel, satin finish (opaque) to put in any position on top of the back- or armrest. Barça is available in fabric (completely removable cover) or in leather with quilted seat (not removable cover).
Bikini is a squared pouf with transformable part into a backrest. Down side part of this backrest is always covered with a material of black plastic. The structure is made of wood padded with stress-resistant polyurethane and polyester fibre. Bikini is designed by Enzo Berti.
Cube – designed by Enzo Berti – is an armchair in reduced dimensions, to combine with comfortable sofas at home, ideal solutionns for contract and for comunities. With a structure made of wood, Cube is padded with stress-resitant polyurethane and polyester fibre.
Gap is the armchair with no removable cover. Its wooden frame is padded with stress-resitant high-density polyurethane and polyester fibre. Designed by Enzo Berti, Gap has a turning base in Inox-steel.
Kora is the armchair in rattan in ergonomic form. Available as natural or black version, this Enzo Berti's project has a base in chromate metal.
Lily is an armchair – designed by Enzo Berti – with wooden frame padded with stress-resistant high-density polyurethane and polyester fibre. The seat cushion is in stress-resitant high-density polyurethane and polyester fibre, the base in black metal.
Mari – a pouf designed by Enzo Berti –, is made in stress-resitant high-density polyurethane and polyester fibre. With wooden feet, Mari is available in one or two color cover.
Pop – armchair and pouf with completely removable cover by Enzo Berti – is realized with a wooden frame padded with stress-resitant high-density polyurethane and polyester fibre. The base is in chromate metal. Also, there is Pop Outdoor pouf in polyethylene realized by rotational system. Metal base: chromate for inside, zinc-plated for outside. Colours: white/transparent, yellow, orange.
Shell is an armchair with rattan frame natural or white varnished with set of cushions made in the same materials by Enzo Berti. Shell has its base in chromate metal.
Katà is an armchair and a set of cushions in stress-resistant polyurethan and polyestre fibre by Enzo Berti. Rattan frame natural, white, black or wengè varnished with attachment to the ceiling.
Dolmen is a seat with wooden frame is padded with stress-resitant high density polyurethane and polyester fibre. The backrest plugs into the seat designed by Enzo Berti. –Wooden feet alluminium finishing.
Armchair and sofa with no removable cover, Zig Zag – another Enzo Berti's project –, is a seat with wooden frame padded with stress-resistant high-density polyurethane and polyester fibre. Legs in metal, goffered aluminium finish. Zig Zag Outdoor is another version of armchair realized with rotational system. Useful for outdoor. Colours: white/transparent, yellow, orange.
The production realized by Ferlea also includes the sofas Van – designed by Enzo Berti –, Dozy – a rocking chair by Enzo Berti –, the armchairs and sofas collection Pit, the sofas Poggio, Brera, the seat Miss, the sofa Open and the chaise-lounge Bagnante – all designed by Enzo Berti – and again the sofas Swing – designed by Studio Riforma –, Badessa and Plurimo – these last designed by F.L.


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LIFETIMER
By quicksilv3rflash in CircuitsClocks
By quicksilv3rflash
LIFETIMER counts down until I die. I think it's set a little long -- scratch that, way too long. Assuming 2.5 billion seconds in a human life you can then string it out to the correct number of digits to drop the last digit every 1/4 second and that's easy to do with a 32.768kHz crystal.
Github repository for this project here.
This project is pretty much a case study in bad engineering.
It's meant as a tool to enhance my efficiency, so I wanted it done FAST and CHEAP.
Readers will remember a common rule in engineering and the world in general:
FAST, CHEAP, HIGH QUALITY : choose any two.
You can have it done FAST and HIGH QUALITY, but it won't be CHEAP.
You can have it done CHEAP and HIGH QUALITY, but it won't be FAST.
You can have it done FAST and CHEAP, but it won't be HIGH QUALITY.
Because I wanted this device done quickly, I...
Didn't feel like waiting for a 3.3V LDO regulator to be shipped, so I just wired the screen directly to the Li-ion cells and neglected to include a voltage regulator at all. The screen wants 3.3V and claims an "absolute maximum rating" of 4V. The lithium cells go up to 4.2V. But the screen still works so it's fine, right?
Didn't feel like waiting for a Li-ion charge control IC to be shipped, so I just hacked together a charger out of discrete parts. Is it safe? Maybe. By which I mean "probably not." It didn't explode when left to charge the Li-ion cells overnight, that's enough of a safety test. *issues Soviet stamp of quality reactor engineering*
Didn't bother to remember that the ATMEGA328P has internal pull-up/pull-down resistors for its pins and included pull-down resistors externally.
Glued the device together before I remembered to take a picture of the internal point-to-point wiring (lucky for me it all works, eh?).
Hacked together the code for the RTC part without bothering to read the datasheet enough to learn what each bit set in the example code did. That is, I blindly copy-pasted example code from various sources and made it into a seething chimeric mass which implements the functions I require. Bugs / unintended operation? Maybe. Not that I've seen yet but it's like the sketchy Li-ion charge circuit, it could explode any time...
Bought an OLED breakout from Sparkfun thinking their existing library would make it easy to work with. Surprise, their library is for Arduino only and I'm writing this in straight AVR C! I had to reverse engineer their header file for the OLED (should've just gotten the breakout-less $4 one if I had to work on it like that anyway) -- designed for Arduino -- and transcribe the critical functions to turn the display on and send it data. After a mere 12 hours of debugging I was able to figure out the command sequence required to order the OLED screen to turn on...
Then I wrote a font from scratch. It turned out pretty well I think.
The catch with doing things the fast/easy/sloppy way is that it takes so much more work!
Step 1: Absolute Maximum Ratings? More Like "guidelines" Really...
4v screen supply voltage limit "absolute maximum", so I hacked together a sketchy USB charger which wouldn't charge the LiIon cells above 3.8V using two 1N4004 diodes in series with a 2.5 ohm current limiting resistor directly off the 5V usb supply. This also was an opportunity to produce a new charge connector with three pins aligned in an L shape such that it is nonreversible. However the generation of new standards in any engineering endeavor seems inevitable.
Step 2: Soldering Tiny Things
30 gauge enamel coated magnet wire and very precise soldering!
I forgot to take a picture and then irreversibly glued the device together, sorry Internet I was in a hurry at the time.
Misc parts:
30 gauge enamel magnet wire
3x momentary pushbutton switches
2x 1N4004 diodes
4x 1/2W 10 ohm resistors
3x 6.8k 0402 resistors
Parts from sparkfun:
2x 110mAh LiIon cells, protected
Oled screen breakout board
Tiny SMD ATMEGA328
32kHz cyrstal
Step 3: Hours of Software Debugging
When I bought the OLED screen I did only cursory research, thinking that because the comments said it would be easy to use that I could write a little code and be done.
As I found out...
The comments said it was easy to use for Arduino.
I had thought that because the Arduino platform was built on the atmega328p, that it would be easy to port code intended for Arduino into AVR studio 6, the IDE I'm using for this project. This is not the case. Arduino code can be ported to be worked with in AVR Studio 6, but the process involves a lot of shenanigans with library settings and capturing files mid-way through internal compilation in the Arduino IDE (and you have to have the Arduino IDE installed). I didn't feel like installing another IDE in order to just use some libraries...
It seemed like less work to just reverse-engineer the sparkfun library and rewrite the pieces of it I needed -- the bare minimum. After about 12 hours I got the screen to turn on. A little later I was able to figure out the memory arrangement and writing methods. The resulting code is on the github repository for this project here.
Step 4: The Purpose of LIFETIMER
It's kind of hard to explain. The quick answer is somewhere between this article, that article, this other article, and this other article.
The reason I am constructing the lifetimer is that I need a general mental loop breaker, and being reminded of the finite nature of a human life is a highly effective -- though harsh, from most people's perspectives -- way of forcing me to be in the moment, to appreciate my time in existence, and to work more efficiently.
It has come to my attention that we are as people in western society subject to a large number of external control mechanisms. Fear is the one most people have a name for. I have identified a more pervasive class of control systems which I would call "covet memes" -- by influencing others to desire (covet) various shiny and/or blinky things it becomes possible to control them, and the desire for things can be made to transmit among those who are in contact with each other (mimetic transmission), even though the available empirical evidence appears to suggest that humans' happiness is most strongly influenced by their surrounding SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT and not their economic status (except to the extent that they see others having more which makes them unhappy, the basis of transmission of the [covet meme] as a tool of social control).
Advertising companies are using a variety of methods to control us, and the US air force has released a paper describing how to control humans using social media. Or we could use galvanic vestibular stimulation to "painlessly" directly control humans. This and the constant advertising encroaching into every surface within our visual field make it so that it is virtually impossible to avoid being controlled by exerting individual agency from within yourself. For this reason I have decided to intentionally build an external control system for myself, if I'm going to be subject to a control system I want to be the one designing it!
My control system will comprise three main inputs. Collectivism. Sense of moral duty. Chaos.
Collectivism will be achieved by allowing others to issue orders to me directly (see picture). I have codified my sense of moral duty in the program UtilCalc V1.0 which may be used to calculate the relative ethical yields of various activities. Chaos will be used to control me because some % of it mixed in prevents external predictability which is a prerequisite for external control by others -- you need to accurately predict something's behavior to control it!
The code gives me orders based on switch bounce which are extracted from chaos itself.
In any case, at least in my own mind, watching a timer of my life decreasing immediately snaps me right out of the desire for more shiny and/or blinky things by forcing my perspective to one which perceives their transient nature and the way desire for more objects beyond those required to aviod discomfort detracts from introspection and self-understanding (which can be used to generate actual PERMANENT happiness in onesself).
The second component of the project was to have a hardware random number generator in the device which gives me instructions at random. This injection of chaos will help protect me from external control.
Feel free to recommend changes in the project tree I've designed for myself.
Giant Tide Clock
by rabbitcreek in Microcontrollers


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Q: Why am I getting this Unhandled exception? Using an interface to handle constants, I can not call a predefined method that throws exception.
  public interface ParametresConstantes {
    public static final String DB_CONNEXION = ChargementProjetProperties.getInstance().getValueByKey("conn");
//a red line under the right part of this instruction.
    public static final int SIZE_TEXT_FIELD = 20;
}

public String getValueByKey (String key) throws Exception
{
    String value = null;
    load();
    if (props.containsKey(key))
    {
        value = props.getProperty(key);
    }
    else
    {
        throw new Exception ("no key found");
    }
    return value;
}

How to fix it?
EDIT
As discussed below, because static block can not work on interface but on the class implementing it, and because the variable is final and cannot be assigned, I temporary replaced in else block by value="" and removed throw and kept the rest.
Thank you

A: As you said, the problem comes from the fact that you cannot use a method which throws an exception here.
Syntactically, it would work with a static initialization block :
public static URI uri;

static {
  try {
    uri = new URI("http://www.example.com/image.jpg");
  } catch(Exception e) {
    //Eventually throw new IllegalArgumentException();
  }
}

But I strongly advice to not do that. IMHO, static initialization blocks are a clue that there is something wrong with the design.
I think that defining a method is cleaner :
public String getDBConnection () {
  return ChargementProjetProperties.getInstance().getValueByKey("conn");
}

A: The getValueByKey method throws an exception and you are not catching it anywhere. That is why it is saying that there is an unhandled exception. You should declare the DB_CONNEXION in your interface but define it somewhere downstream (classes who have implemented that interface) where you can handle the exception.

A: The static final String DB_CONNEXION initialisation equivalent a static constructor function and in it if a exception be thrown or raised then there has no chance to handle the exception. The better way is to keep your static constructor function exception-free or register a UncaughtExceptionHandler

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Need For A National Conversation About Money
Geoff Colvin, In the Future Will There be Any Jobs Left for People to do?, technology and jobs
Unlike the past when technology eliminated some jobs but created others, the trend in innovation today is toward job elimination. ("In the Future, Will There be Any Work Left for People to do?" by Geoff Colvin, Fortune, June 16, 2014, pgs. 193-200.) According to writer Geoff Colvin, the change has been subtle and has developed over 4 stages. The first came with the industrial age when machines replaced skilled craftsmen. Only unskilled laborers were needed to perform the repetitive tasks of an assembly line. In stage 2, robots took over most of these repetitive chores while the demand for an educated workforce grew, one that could design and maintain computer systems, for example. Stage 3 began in the 1980s when computers took over medium-skilled functions like record filing, accounting and bookkeeping. During this period, high-skilled workers continued to be needed as were those without them but who had the manual dexterity for some jobs which robots lacked.
Stage 4, the era of information technology, is about to affect all skill levels. The need for lawyers will decline because big data will replace the armies of young attorneys currently engaged in law research. Doctors increasingly will rely on robots to perform delicate surgeries. Even taxi drivers will disappear when cars learn to drive themselves.
Jobs that require the human touch will survive, according to Colvin. Mediation, the judiciary, counseling, hospice and medical services are prime examples. They employ right brain functions and a robot, no matter how well it mimics human emotions, would be no comfort in times of stress.
Colvin is not alone in his concern about the jobs outlook. A conservative economist like Larry Summers who championed bank bailouts as Treasury Secretary under George W. Bush admits he is nervous. (Ibid, pg. 196-7) Without some distribution formula for wealth in the future, a few individuals might end up owning the world while the rest of us are condemned to poverty. (See blog 10/28/13) Waiting for the economic Tsunami is not an option. A national discussion on wealth distribution is needed now.
Courtesy of www.utsergizmo.com
MaggiWhite July 27, 2014 at 2:31 pm Reply
My friend, Bob Davis, a Tektronix founder who is not longer with us, predicted 20 to 30 years ago that the day will come that there would no longer be enough jobs for the population. This discussion is needed now. As far back as Harry Truman the idea of a income for all people (and universal health care) was proposed but the people who oppose it (mostly Republicans) are so comfortable and insular they can't imagine why everyone isn't like them. Wealth distribution is a critical issue but, in general, we are in the Age of Apathy because people are so busy and burned out from repetitious reporting of crisis all over the world on a daily basis (information overload) they don't want to dwell on subjects like this...to universal peril.
Caroline Miller July 27, 2014 at 3:20 pm Reply
I couldn't agree with you more, Maggi. We have a looming crisis -- yes yet another one. But the jobs crisis is going to hit the middle class hard. The problem isn't about the oligarchy. It's our mindset: that work is a measure of wealth distribution. Technology is changing the world in a way that will require a new measurement if we hope to sustain the population. Thank you for putting in your 2 cents worth.


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It's all about ceramics, musicians, and libraries
Parcours céramique - Expo-vente jusqu'à 18 septembre 2020
L'exposition présentera les oeuvres originales de 18 céramistes. Vous pourrez non seulement admirer les oeuvres mais également, vous procurer certaines pièces uniques.
2450, Rue Workman
Montréal,Québec
Easy access via George Vanier or Lionel Groulx metro stations.
https://www.ccgv.ca/formation/exposition-parcours-ceramique/
Musicians in the news
CBC Podcast "This is not a Drake Podcast"
This excellent podcast will teach you all about Hip Hop in Canada - the history, the artists, the music, the prose and poetry, and the struggles:
https://www.cbc.ca/radio/podcasts/this-is-not-a-drake-podcast/
The passing of Salome Bey, Canada's First Lady of the Blues:
Salome Bey was known widely as 'Canada's First Lady of the Blues.' The Grammy-nominated Bey was a multi-disciplinary performer and honorary member of the Order of Canada who achieved legendary status during her life due to contributions in both music and theatre.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/entertainment/salome-bey-obit-1.5680432
CBC q: "On Aug. 8 of this year, Salome Bey, known as Canada's first lady of the blues, died at the age of 86. The American-born singer left behind an artistic legacy that echoes through the theatres of Broadway, the jazz cafes of Paris, and the stages of Toronto — the city that she made her home in the '60s. Her daughters, musicians SATE and tUkU, joined guest host Talia Schlanger for a chat about their mother's journey to becoming one of the most beloved pioneers of Black Canadian theatre and music". Talia was very moved.
https://www.cbc.ca/listen/live-radio/1-50-q-the-podcast-from-cbc-radio/clip/15795375-salome-beys-daughters-reflect-late-mothers-life-legacy
Future Library Project:
Authors are leaving a legacy for the future. A forest has been planted in Norway, which will supply paper for a special anthology of books to be printed in 100 years' time. Between now and then, one writer every year will contribute a text, with the writings held in trust, unread and unpublished, until the year 2114. The manuscripts will be presented in a specially designed room in the new public library in Oslo. Writers to date include Margaret Atwood (2014), David Mitchell (2015), Sjón (2016), Elif Shafak (2017), Han Kang (2018), Karl Ove Knausgård (2019), and Ocean Vuong (2020).
Visit the Future Library web site to see what this fascinating project, initiated by Katie Paterson, is all about. It is a stunning web site as well.
https://www.futurelibrary.no/


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Why Should Wisdom Teeth be Extracted?
When Should Wisdom Teeth be Extracted?
When is Corrective Jaw Surgery Performed?
When a patient's orthodontist has evaluated the patient and considered that surgery may be indicated as part of their overall treatment, the patient is referred to Dr. Maranon. The orthodontist and Dr. Maranon will now work together to determine whether a patient is a candidate for corrective jaw surgery and which surgical procedures are appropriate. After they have made that determination, they will present the treatment options to the patient. It is important that patients and their families understand the treatment and procedures. Treatment may require a long-term commitment from the patient and your family. Dr. Maranon and the patient's orthodontist will give an estimate of the time required for your treatment and what is involved.
For more information about Planning and Pre-Surgical Orthodontic Treatment or to schedule a consultation with Dr. Maranon, call our office in Encino, CA at Encino CA Oral Surgery Office Phone Number 818-990-5500. You may also use our Appointment Request form.
The main goals of orthognathic surgery are to achieve a correct bite, an aesthetic face and an enlarged airway. While correcting the bite is important, your facial appearance must be considered to achieve the most aesthetic result. Great care must be taken during the planning phase to be successful Planning treatment requires a multidisciplinary team approach that includes your dentist, orthodontist and Dr. Maranon. Sometimes patients are asked to see other medical and dental providers such as periodontists, primary care physicians, an otolaryngologist (Ear Nose and Throat), a plastic surgeon or a speech therapist. Facial and dental measurements, radiographs, CT scans, dental models (impressions or molds) and photographs will be taken. Planning software is used to try to predict the facial changes after surgery and to explain surgery to patients and their families.
Before your surgery, the orthodontist will use orthodontic appliances to move the teeth into a new position. In order to prepare for your surgical procedure, teeth must be coordinated in the jaws so that they will fit together after surgery. Pre-surgical orthodontics may take as few as 6 months or as many as 18 months, depending on each individual patient's needs. The orthodontist typically places braces on the teeth to align crowded teeth and position teeth favorably in the jaw. Many patients may even feel their bite is getting worse during this phase rather than better. Dr. Maranon will monitor the orthodontic phase of treatment and consult with the orthodontist frequently. During treatment, impressions of the teeth will be taken in order to check the progress of the orthodontic alignment. These impressions are referred to as progress models. As pre-surgical orthodontic treatment nears completion, additional or updated records, including x-rays, pictures and models of the teeth, may be taken to help guide surgery.
Once the pre-surgical goals have been achieved, an appointment is made for the patient with Dr. Maranon for pre-surgical analysis and planning.


People who suffer from REM sleep behavior disorder act out their dreams without knowing they are physically responding to dream sequences during sleep. REM stands for rapid eye movement, which occurs in the fifth of five sleep stages when dreaming takes place.
During REM sleep, the brain can be as active as it might be during waking hours. However, the body is frozen so that your muscles don't move during dreams.
The muscle paralysis is temporary and occurs as a natural part of the sleeping process. Yet sometimes during REM sleep, the processes break down and the muscle paralysis does not work properly. This creates the parasomnia.
People with REM sleep disorder get out of bed and copy the movements and actions in their dreams. They have no idea they are moving around while dreaming. Usually a partner or someone in the home notices the problem. If dreams are violent, people can unintentionally hurt themselves or others.
REM sleep behavior disorder is more common in men than in women. The onset of the condition typically starts in middle age or later, though it can occur earlier. The symptoms can mimic other parasomnias, including sleep talking and sleep walking.
The cause of this parasomnia is not fully understood. Research has shown that acting out dreams may be linked to neurological conditions such as Parkinson disease, multisystem atrophy, or dementia.
It also may be associated with alcohol or drug withdrawal or the use antidepressants. Some studies indicate that lesions in the brain may be the cause of this problem. More studies are needed.
For an accurate diagnosis, a doctor will compile a complete medical history, perform a physical exam, and order neurologic testing.
In addition, an overnight sleep study at a qualified sleep diagnostics center is usually necessary to confirm a diagnosis and help identify the best course of treatment. Reports by a bed partner are also helpful in diagnosis.
Tranquilizers like Clonazepam are the treatment of choice for alleviating symptoms and have shown to be effective about 90 percent of the time.
Yet for individuals with sleep apnea or who experience site effects such as continued grogginess upon wakening, the diet supplement, melatonin, is often recommended as an alternative.
Individuals who suffer from REM sleep issues should avoid alcohol and certain medications - and follow a regular sleep schedule.
Additionally, creating a safe sleeping space is important. Removing sharp objects, blocking windows, and padding objects around the bed can help prevent potential injury until symptoms subside with treatment.


1 Amber Chunk for 5,000 faction.
1 Passage Scroll to Urgoz's Warren for 1,000 faction.
He can also tell you how to raise your Kurzick faction cap.
Spending faction on Amber or a Passage Scroll will add the same number of points to your Friend of the Kurzicks title. Spending faction on a PvE skill or to raise your alliance's faction will add double that number of points to the title.
Whenever you redeem Kurzick faction, you will lose an equivalent amount of Luxon Faction.
"Hello <Player Name>. Come talk to me when you have accumulated at least 1,000 Kurzick faction. I will see to it that you are duly awarded for all of your deeds in service to the Kurzick nation."
"Greetings, <Insert Name>! You can spend your Kurzick faction points for more tangible rewards. Every time you redeem your faction points for a reward, you will make progress in the Friend of the Kuzicks title track."