And so, perhaps I have another confession. I am tired. I am world-weary and perhaps even downright exhausted. And while I'm tired because of a lot of things, physically, perhaps what I'm most tired, emotionally. You see, I am tired of turning on the TV, tired of logging in to Facebook, signing on Twitter, of turning on the radio, or glancing at the headlines of the newspaper. I am tired of these things most of all because they stir up in me more things that I am tired of.
I am tired of living into my privilege. I'm tired of being guilty as part of a system that I did not create. I am tired of watching my black sister and brown brothers persecuted and oppressed. I'm tired of people explaining away crimes of hate using words like "mental illness." I'm tired of the debates about the Confederate flag. I'm tired of seeing violence against women. I'm tired of listening to debates regarding marriages. I'm tired of watching news stories about ISIS. I'm tired of not knowing what to say, tired of wishing something could be said. And at the end of the day, I think I'm tired of being tired.
And in these moments, I think that what I'm really doing is singing, well screaming, to God. I demand to know from God what's going on? Where are you, God in all of this? Why isn't something being done to prevent the hurt and the pain and the tragedy and the anger?
This song has helped direct my anger and frustration away from the people that I care about and can actually hurt and lets me feel angry at God. Because a wise friend once told me that God can take it. However, being angry at God, which I think happens from time to time for many of us, does not lend itself to any of the lessons this morning, unfortunately. I did not want to preach on God's faithfulness and mercy and grace. So that wise friend reminded me gently (or perhaps not so gently) to go back and read the rest of the book of Lamentations.
This book is filled with an author's anger and grief and frustration that is directed at God for failing to act, for failing to prevent the destruction of Jerusalem. This book is much more in tune with the feelings of many Christians in America today, I think. This grief and frustration that our world isn't perfect and the feeling of helplessness to change the system that has caused these imperfections.
In fact, these few verses are the only ones in the entire book that profess God's faithfulness and the idea that God will keep God's promises. It would feel a little out of place, if we didn't know that God tends to work in surprising and unsuspecting ways. And so, because that's how God works, I think that it's here we need to spend time this morning. It is this author's declaration of God's enduring steadfastness and faithfulness; the ideas of God's never ending love and refusal to let suffering go on forever. There, there is where America meets God in the Bible this morning, and every morning. We hear, "great is your faithfulness" even though we feel that God has abandoned us.
So sometimes we believe that instead because that voice is loud enough and speaks long enough and we're just tired enough that it makes sense. It's easier to believe that God is punishing us than acknowledge that bad things happen because the world is broken and is in the process of being healed. So we need a reminder now and then, especially when we're tired that God is faithful and just, God pours out love and mercy now and forever, and that God has not abandoned us.
But not even God expects us to be able to lay out our griefs and sorrows and then "get over it" just like that. Lamentations goes on for two more chapters where the author continues to lay our grievances before God. And then it ends. There's no resolution. There's no divine action. There's no immediate healing. This author just lays out griefs, frustrations, and fears, while acknowledging that God is not going to leave things the way they are, and then it's over. Not because the grief and the pain has gone away, but because the words have been carried to God and there is a certain trust that things are in God's hands now.
This text serves as a reminder that it's ok to get angry with God, God can take it. We too, have permission to give voice to our fears, our frustrations, our grief and our pain. We can tell God that we're hurting because of systemic racism, we're hurting because of how men view women, how America views other nations, and how other nations look at America. We can tell God that we feel angry when our loved ones die too soon. We are allowed to take all of these things to God. And we can know that God suffers our pain with us. God knows our grief. God feels angry with us in our anger.
But, as these few verses from Lamentations say to us today, we cannot stay stuck in our self-pity or anger. We cannot allow ourselves to continue to vent and complain with no purpose or end. It is one thing to lift up our weariness and frustrations and griefs to God, but it is another to make that all we say or think about. Lamentations gives us permission to voice these things, yes, but the author does not give us permission to stay stuck within these feelings of helplessness or despair. The author takes a break in the middle of his rant to remind himself and us about who we are talking to. The author does not allow himself to stay in this place of despair, instead, the author reminds himself and us of the hope that we have in God. That in the midst of all the darkness we feel, God is still present with us.
Yet, in all of these very real griefs and frustrations, we still believe that God's faithfulness is great God continues to love us and forgive us, even as we struggle to forgive ourselves.. God continues to teach us what justice is, even as we look out into our broken world and see injustice upon injustice. God continues to listen to our pain and suffering; God even sees us in our exhaustion and God promises that one day it will be no more. God will continue to strengthen us and empower us to make small changes to fight unjust systems.
Because that list of things that I'm tired about? There are things that I can do to help God in the process of bringing justice to the world. There are things that we together as the church can do to take a stand against oppression and evil in this world. We have been freed through the waters of baptism to stop living into this oppressive system and live into God's system of justice that is mercy and grace. God, through us, is there to help us as we try to stop telling and laughing at racist jokes. God will help us as we try to stop objectifying women and men and start seeing them as sisters and brothers. God will help us as we struggle to find the words to speak; saying yes to second chances and no to the evil that is very real in this world. And, I believe that God will give us energy when we are tired.
For God is faithful. Even as we struggle to believe it, we gather as one church to remind each other of God's presence as we see God's presence all around us here today. And we will gather at the altar to join in the bread and wine that becomes Christ's body and blood connecting us not just to one another but to all of those who have come before, are present across the world now, and will come after us. And for that, even we who are tired, can give thanks to God, even as we lament. Amen.
Jared Lee is a recent seminary graduate from Lutheran Theological Southern Seminary who will be starting his first call at the Word of Hope Lutheran Church this year.


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WhatsApp sends users mysterious pop-up about their private data – here's what it means
A MYSTERIOUS banner is appearing at the top of people's WhatsApp chats.
The pop-up began rolling out to users in Europe on Monday and highlights how the app uses your data – here's what it all means.
A mysterious banner is appearing at the top of people's WhatsApp chatsCredit: Getty
What is the WhatsApp banner?
The banner appears above your chats in the app and references an update to WhatsApp's privacy policy.
The changes are the result of an ongoing legal clash with WhatsApp's European data protection regulator, the Irish Data Protection Commission (IDPC).
You can tap on the banner to learn more about the changes – or simply ignore it.
There is nothing that users must agree to and the changes to the policy will not affect the way you use WhatsApp, according to the company.
The banner only appears for users in Europe. It does not affect people in the United States.
What does the WhatsApp banner mean?
The alert lets users know that WhatsApp is providing more information about how WhatsApp works and uses your data.
It's a response to an IDPC ruling in September which held that WhatsApp did not comply with Europe's General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR)
GDPR is designed to protect the data and privacy of people in the European Union.
According to the verdict, WhatsApp was not transparent enough with users about how it collected and processed their data.
The company was slapped with a $267million fine for its troubles.
As of November 22, WhatsApp has added more information about this to its privacy policy in order to comply with the verdict.
The company says that the changes do not affect its service or your personal conversations, which remain protected and encrypted.
Essentially, it means you can keep using the app as you did before, and don't need to worry about the messages or data you have stored on it.
"As always, we can't read or listen to your personal conversations, because they
are end-to-end encrypted," WhatsApp says on its website.
WhatsApp says it is challenging the IDPC's ruling but has made the changes to its policy in order to comply with it in the mean time.
A spokesperson said: "As ordered by the Irish Data Protection Commission, we have reorganised and added more detail to our Privacy Policy for people in the European Region.
"We disagree with the decision and are appealing because we believe we already provided the required information to all our users.
"This update does not change our commitment to user privacy or the way we operate our service, including how we process, use or share your data with anyone, including Meta.
"Wherever you are in the world, we protect all personal messages with end-to-end encryption, which means no one, not even WhatsApp, can read or listen to them."
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The unexpected pop-up is an unsetlling echo of privacy bungle made by WhatsApp earlier this year.
In January, the chat app sent out a notification to users informing them of changes to its privacy policy and terms.
Within the new terms, the company said that it reserved the right to share some user data with the Facebook app.
That sparked global outcries and a rush of new users to competitor private messaging apps including Telegram and Signal.
Users on social media expressed concerns that the alterations to WhatsApp's terms of service put their personal data at risk.
Some claimed that the new rules gave Meta, then still known as Facebook, permission to read your private messages. WhatsApp denied the accusations.
The California company stressed that the update was focused on allowing users to message with businesses.
It added that the update did not affect personal conversations, which continue to be protected by end-to-end encryption.
However, the damage had already been done. The fiasco exposed a deep mistrust between WhatsApp users and Meta, which has a long history of disregarding user privacy for its own financial gain.
Meta has been rolling out business tools on WhatsApp over the past year as it moves to boost revenue from the app.
It acquired WhatsApp for $19billion in 2014 and is still on the hunt for effective ways to make money off of it.
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The UK is fighting an epidemic of hack attacks targeting consumers and businesses, according to officials.
NASA has slammed Russia after a missile it fired into one of its own satellites forced the space station to perform an emergency swerve.
And, a 75-year-old Brit has told of his anger after scammers on WhatsApp fooled him into sending them hundreds of pounds.
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Jiaozzi (Chinese), ravioli (Italians), Kreplach (Jews), Desams (Vietnamese), Gedzy (Japanese), Manti and Khinkali (Caucasians), Chuchvara (Uzbeks) – what unites all these names?
All of these culinary masterpieces of folk cuisine are prepared on the principle of filling with dough, and the filling can be not only meat, but also fish and even vegetable. Yes, the Russian version is dumplings with meat, and they will be discussed.
"Pelmen" – according to Dal – is pel (ear) + nannies (bread), a word of Perm origin, before 16th century dumplings were first mentioned on the territory of the Urals, and closer to the 17th century all of Russia learned about them.
The main recipe for the perfect dumpling dough is flour + water + salt in a ratio of 3 to 1 + to taste..
The edges are well fixed.
This is a classic recipe, so to speak, a base from which various variations emanate..
The kneading method is extremely simple..
All flour is sifted on the table by a tubercle, a crater is made in the center of the flour mound, salt is diluted in water and poured into the resulting well.
Fork or spoon gently in a circle interfere with the flour, a little effort and all the flour is mixed with water, then go to the kneading hands.
It is more convenient to carry out manual kneading on the table, previously filled with flour. The dough is ready when it is no longer sticky to the hands, the table and rather tough to the touch, but not clogged and soft..
Next you need to allow the dough to rest (ripen), for this we block the access of air (we cover with dishes or hide in the bag) and leave for about half an hour, you can stand on the table right there, where you kneaded.
Total cooking time: 15 minutes per batch + time for proofing.
Calories per 100 grams – about 210.
The method of mixing is similar to the basic recipe, the only difference is that the well is filled with water, in which not only salt is stirred, but also an egg is broken, and at the end more oil also interferes.
Farther in the bag or under the bowl and half an hour of peace.
Total cooking time: 15 minutes per batch + an hour for proofing.
Calories per 100 grams – about 260.
Mix the liquid parts of the recipe and add them to the dry. Knead the dough nicely, it is quite tight and obedient. You need to let him rest for about an hour. And you can sculpt dumplings (or dumplings).
5 gr. salt on each part of yogurt .
Total cooking time: 1 hour.
Calories per 100 grams – about 200.
Sift the flour with a slide, pour kefir into the center, after having dissolved the salt in it, and mix the flour and kefir, first with a fork, then with your hands. Leave to rest without air for 30 – 40 minutes.
After the time, you can begin to form pelmenki (or dumplings).
Calories per 100 grams – about 240.
Calories per 100 grams – about 220.
Sift the flour on the table with a tubercle, with a hand we form a hole into which we break an egg, pour in milk mixed with salt and water. Knead the dough to a state of softness like a earlobe, let it settle and proceed to the molding.
Salt / sugar to taste.
Calories per 100 grams – about 180.
From flour to form a tubercle with a hole in the center. Fill this hole with the mixed egg with salt and sugar, pour all this in soda and knead the elastic dough. Leave to rest for 20–30 minutes. The rested dough feels like an earlobe. Everything! You can make dumplings.
Total cooking time: 20 minutes.
Mix flour with salt, drain through a sieve, form a slide on the table. Make a hole in which to pour the oil dissolved in boiling water. Knead this dough to quickly until lumps appear. Choux dough does not have to taste everything, it may seem raw and too tender, but you need to cook it at least once, perhaps to understand how it suits you. The recipe is good because it can be rolled out immediately, rest is not required for the custard dough..
Mix the liquid ingredients and salt. Thanks to the bubbles, tomato paste will dissolve quickly and evenly. Add to flour and knead for 15 – 20 minutes. Let it ripen for half an hour. The dough is ready for rolling. Due to the lack of eggs, the dough at the exit is more plastic.
Tomato paste gives the dough an interesting golden sheen and original flavor.
The recipe of zucchini baked in the oven is an appetizer, which should certainly be on the table in the summer.
Smoked chicken breast salad with beans, corn and mushrooms, all recipe options here.
Watch the video master class how to make homemade pork ham at home, read.
Now that the dough is ready, you can fill the dumplings.
The main thing – beloved. Filling is a matter of taste, but more often dumplings are stuffed with minced meat. This is pork + beef with onion roasted in oil, seasoned with salt and pepper. The classic version of the filling, which is loved by almost everyone. Sometimes, of course, I want a variety in the form of ravioli stuffed with squid, for example, but the classic taste will always be loved..
There are two ways of modeling – manual and mechanical.
You can use various tools for modeling, for example, a ravioli or a combi attachment for ravioli, it is faster and easier, but the form of dumplings, hand-molded by hand, that "ear" according to Dal, is familiar to everyone from childhood.
If the edges do not stick well, you can moisten them with a little water..
Our pelmenki should be cooked in large quantities of water, their cramping is contraindicated. A two-thirds large saucepan is filled with water and set to boil. While the water is not boiling, throw back the bay leaf and black pepper peas, all to taste. Do not forget about salt. Spices will not change much the taste, but it will decorate nicely.
Do not throw dumplings in the water before it boils. Water boiled – you can quickly and accurately, a few pieces to immerse them in water. Slightly disturbed and waiting for the float.
A couple of minutes after the ascent, you can still boil, but in order not to get them out raw, it is better to catch one and cut it. Is the filling ready? Yes? Great, you can catch.
Dumplings can not only cook. They can be baked in a pot, fry. Cooked with sauce or as a snack for beer.
Catching all the dumplings from the pan, it will be nice to spice them with butter, it will save from gluing and improve the taste..
The dough can be tinted with natural dyes (beets, spinach, curry), children will be very happy.
Homemade cake "Zebra" in a slow cooker – elegant striped delicacy!


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Q: If $\arctan x + \arctan y = \pi/4$ show that $x+y= 1-xy$ I dont really know how to start this question. So I was wondering if I could be given a hint on where to start.
If the $x+y$ in the question indicates the $\arctan x + \arctan y$ and so $1-xy$ which would also mean it would indicate $1-\arctan x\arctan y$ and then if i had divided it to the other side may lead to $\arctan(x+y)$ using compound formulae?
If what I have said is true how do I find out that $\arctan x$ is $x$ and $\arctan y$ is $y$ etc?
If it is not true, where do I begin?
Thank you!

A: Hint: If $\arctan x+\arctan y=\frac\pi4$, then $\tan(\arctan x+\arctan y)=1$.

A: According to the addition formula for the inverse tangent function we get that
$$\arctan x+\arctan y=\arctan\frac{x+y}{1-xy}$$
We know that $\arctan 1=\frac\pi4$, hence we can conclude that

$$\therefore~\frac{x+y}{1-xy}=1\Leftrightarrow x+y=1-xy$$

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As pointed out by zwim it is necessary to mention that the inverse tangent functions is injective. Otherwise we would have to restrice the values of $x$ and $y$, respectively.

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Des Moines River är en ca 840 km lång biflod till Mississippifloden. Den har sina källor i södra Minnesota, dels Lake Shatek, dels Okamanpeedan Lake. De två grenarna går samman ca 8 km söder om staden Humboldt i delstaten Iowa. Des Moines River, som är den längsta floden i Iowa, flyter bl.a. igenom staden Des Moines på sin väg mot Mississippifloden.

Viktiga biflöden är Boone River och Raccoon River.

Staden Des Moines har fått sitt namn efter floden. Namnet är sannolikt en förvrängning av Miami-Illinoisspråkets moingona, som betecknar de i området förr vanliga gravhögarna ("burial mounds").

Vattendrag i Iowa
Vattendrag i Minnesota
Vattendrag i Missouri
Mississippiflodens avrinningsområde

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Sage Charmaine pens relatable sexy tunes teaming with wit, sweet melodies and vocals dripping with all things feminine. She's the new kind of cross-genre artist: a "Sexy Teen Halsey," crossed with the Lo-fi-vibes of a female Post Malone, the indie rock stylings of Tame Impala, with a dash of old school Paramore.
Sage has learned to encompass her sexiness in her music as a way of empowerment. Writing songs since she was just nine years old, and now at sixteen — she's fine tuned her sound as an artist making for the perfect combo of melodic tunes with equal parts honesty and edge.
Sage released a number of singles in 2018 produced and co-written by PJ Bianco, known for his work with Nick Jonas, Demi Lovato, Fifth Harmony and A R I Z O N A. Her biggest song to date, "June," premiered via Girlslife magazine, and was written alongside Bianco. The release was accompanied by a contemporary dance music video directed by Brian Friedman (Britney Spears) featuring dancers Sean Lew and Kaycee Rice from JLo's "World of Dance," and was choreographed by Emmy Award Winner, Tessandra Chavez, (So You Think You Can Dance?).
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In December 2018/early 2019, Sage joined infamous female rapper, Bhad Bhabie, on her "Bhanned in the USA" tour as direct support for select cities and also select dates in Canada.
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Q: pyinstaller onefile exe and external configuration files I created a python software, it uses configuration files in external folder.
I give an example of the folder's structure
--Src
--Src/main.py
--reader
--reader/conf.ini
when I run the comand pyinstaller --onefile main.py the final executable file main.exe connot read from the configuration file reader/conf.ini, but if I run the comand  pyinstaller main.py the executable file main.exe is able to read from conf.ini.
ho can I use both external configuration file and the option --onefile?

A: Since files are read at runtime instead of compile-time, the config file would need to exist when the executable is ran. If you don't want this, you can hard-code these values as constants into your program, however, the configuration wouldn't be able to be modified unless you re-compile the source code.


Kelly Craft, who currently serves as the U.S. ambassador to Canada, is President Donald Trump's pick to replace Nikki Haley as ambassador to the United Nations, Trump announced Friday.
State Department spokeswoman Heather Nauert had been the initial focus of speculation regarding Haley's replacement, but she removed herself from consideration. Nauert said she acted "in the best interest of my family" in withdrawing, Fox News reported.
Congrats to my friend Kelly Craft @USAmbCanada on @realDonaldTrump intent to nominate you as @USUN Ambassador. Your work on #USMCA and excellence representing the U.S. in #Canada make us all proud.
Craft, who comes from Kentucky, was given strong support Friday by Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell.
"Kelly Craft is a strong advocate for American interests and will be a powerful representative of our great nation at the U.N. She has a long record of service to her state and the nation and I'm confident she will continue to serve with distinction as America's voice to the world at the United Nations," the Kentucky Republican said in a statement, according to The Hill.
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Craft and her husband, Joe, have been major Republican donors in Kentucky.
In its reporting on Craft's nomination, The Washington Post noted conciliatory comments Craft previously made on the subject of climate change.
During that interview, she said withdrawing from the Paris climate accord did not mean the U.S. wouldn't support environmental efforts.
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One commentator noted that Craft's role was often to keep peace between the U.S. and Canada.
"She has a pretty tough road as ambassador at a time when the relationship took a definite turn for the worse, and she handled the challenge with tact and grace," Fen Hampson, a professor of international affairs at Carleton University in Ottawa, told The New York Times.
"I have never considered a difference of opinion in politics, in religion, in philosophy as a cause for withdrawing from a friend," Craft was quoted by The Times as saying at a Fourth of July event she once hosted at her official residence in Ottawa.
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«Salus Populi Romani» («Спасіння римського народу») — енкаустична ікона Богородиці, що зберігається в римській базиліці Санта-Марія-Маджоре. Ікона особливо шанується городянами та є головним богородичним образом Рима. 1954 року ікона була коронована папою Пієм XII

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Легенда приписує авторство ікони апостолу Луці. Мистецтвознавці традиційно датують ікону VI століттям. Східне походження ікони непрямо підтверджує кипарисова дошка, на якій її написано. Галина Колпакова зазначає, що образ є конгломератом частин різних часів, який сформувався не раніше VIII століття. При цьому вона вказує, що, можливо, це враження створюють прориси ікони 1100 року та XIII століття.

Розмір ікони — 117 на 79 см. Богородиця зображена у яскраво-червоному мафорії та з червоним німбом. На її правій руці зображено консульське кільце, що символізує її заручини з римським народом. У лівій руці розміщено літургійний плат. Руки Діви Марії перехрещені в кільце — вона тримає в них немовля Ісуса, який сидить на її колінах. Образ Богонемовляти повернутий до Богородиці, права рука складена в жесті благословення.

Фігури Богородиці й Богонемовляти на іконі монументально масивні. Складки одеж виглядають як рельєф, що посилюється використанням світлотіні. Все це є характерними ознаками мистецтва XI століття, коли ікону підновлювали. До того ж періоду належить і умовне обведення мафорію Богородиці золотою каймою та ассист на одежах Ісуса.

Летичівська Богородиця — копія ікони Salus Populi Romani.

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World premiere of the Mercedes-Benz Tourismo RHD: Mercedes-Benz presents the new version of touring coach
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The new Mercedes-Benz Tourismo RHD is celebrating its world premiere. After nearly 20 years, the high-decker touring coach (RHD) is a completely new version set to continue the long success story. The preceding model is truly a bestseller, with around 26 000 units sold since its introduction. More than 2000 units were handed over to customers in 2016 alone. This represents a market share of around 20 percent in Europe, making it Europe's most successful touring coach. The prospects for the succeeding model are also more than promising, as the new Tourismo will set standards with respect to fuel efficiency, comfort and safety in the constantly growing touring and inter-city bus market.
"The Mercedes-Benz Tourismo is the most successful European touring coach of all time, and a key driver for the success of Daimler Buses. In order to safeguard our market leadership in this segment for the future, we have invested 400 million euros in the development and production of completely new touring coach generations. This makes our bestseller even more economical, comfortable and safe," says Hartmut Schick, Head of Daimler Buses.
All-rounder for the long-distance bus sector
With its four model variants and a wide variety of powertrains and equipment, the new Mercedes-Benz Tourismo covers the wide-ranging needs of customers in the entire touring coach segment.
Hartmut Schick: "The new Mercedes-Benz Tourismo is a genuine all-rounder. Whether as a shuttle-bus, charter or long-distance bus, it offers our customers an even wider range of applications than before. This particularly pays off for the constantly growing long-distance buses services in Europe. It is especially here that bus operators increasingly rely on great operational variety and flexibility."
Daimler Buses holds a market share of over 40 percent in the constantly growing European long-distance bus services. In Germany, no less than one in two long-distance buses bear the Mercedes-Benz or Setra logo. Like its predecessor the new Tourismo RHD will be manufactured at the Turkish plant in Hoşdere near Istanbul.
Cost effectiveness: minimal costs, maximum performance
The new Tourismo particularly shows its strengths when it comes to fuel efficiency, as a minimised Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) is a key buying argument in the bus sector. The new Tourismo RHD meets this criterion, thanks to a fuel consumption level that has been reduced even further: fuel consumption has been decreased by around 4.5 percent, mainly due to optimised aerodynamics and the completely redesigned, lighter body. The saving amounts to as much as seven percent when the consumption advantage of the OM 470 engine generation with efficiency package, which was introduced in summer 2016, is included. With new optional equipment items such as Predictive Powertrain Control (PPC) or Eco Driver Feedback (EDF), fuel consumption and thus emissions can be reduced still further. An extensive standard equipment package and optimised service schedules also contribute to maximum cost-effectiveness for bus operators.
Safety: The safest touring coach in its category
The Mercedes-Benz Tourismo RHD is the safest vehicle in its class. Emergency Brake Assist, Stop Assist for stop-and-go traffic, Attention Assist – just three examples of the wealth of highly developed safety engineering in the new Tourismo. Customers are able to configure the extensive safety features to suit the intended application. The Mercedes-Benz Tourismo RHD also sets new standards in this segment when it comes to passive safety: in the event of an accident despite all safety measures, the unique Front Collision Guard (FCG) will protect the driver and co-driver in the event of a collision.
Functionality: four models, two cockpits, a high-decker made to measure
A touring coach is a capital investment for the operator, and a workplace for its driver. They both have extremely high expectations in terms of functionality. The new Tourismo RHD lives up to these expectations with its modular system. With four models in three different lengths, the high-decker model covers virtually all requirements. For the first time, all models are available with both left and right-hand drive. Operators are also able to choose between two cockpit variants. Both versions are equipped with a multifunction steering wheel and new instrument cluster with a TFT colour screen, but are different in form and function depending on the user. The Comfort Plus cockpit, for instance, is fitted with the Coach Multimedia System. It has clearly laid-out controls for the entire entertainment electronics, the navigation system included as standard and a Bluetooth module for telephone operation.
Comfort: light interior, new seating, individual appointments
The new Tourismo RHD welcomes passengers with a convenient entryway and a bright interior. With a range of different patterns for the flooring, numerous fabric options for seat covers, side walls, curtains, the underside of the luggage carrier shelves and the central ceiling panel, operators can configure the new Tourismo RHD individually. A kitchen in the interior design and a new air conditioning system additionally enhance travelling comfort for passengers. Using the optional media router for on-board WIFI, passengers will also be able to access the internet and its websites conveniently.
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Needham analysts raised their price target on optimism about Nvidia's ability to gain market share in a key market, sending shares higher.
Nvidia (NVDA - Get Report) shares may be priced for perfection, but it's hard to deny it doesn't still have impressive growth ahead of it.
Nvidia shares are up more than 37% this year, and were climbing more than 2% on Friday morning, Sept. 14. That's after a note from Needham and Co., whose analysts say the chipmaker will continue eat to gain more market share in the inference market, which is a part of Nvidia's data center business. Needham raised its price target from $325 to $350, roughly 25% above the stock's current level.
"We raise our PT to $350 and increase our FY20 estimates based on increased confidence that NVDA will begin to take a larger share of the inference market with its new TensorRT Hyperscaler Platform," Needham wrote in the note. The raised price target reflects an increase of $500 million in Needham's 2020 data revenue forecast.
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Nvidia's data center revenue to date has already been impressive. After growing 71% in the company's first quarter this year, some expected that growth rate to moderate a bit. "The law of large numbers" would work to slow that growth for the second-quarter, MKM partners analyst Ruben Roy told TheStreet back in August. But data center revenue grew 83% in Nvidia's second-quarter report in August.
One of the main drivers that could win Nvidia more of that market is its proprietary technology. It will release Turing, the chip architecture that Needham believes gives Nvidia a competitive advantage. "In our view, NVDA's share of the inference market will accelerate with Turing," the note said. "This new GPU provides breakthrough performance with flexible, multi-precision capabilities."
On Thursday, Nvidia shares fell 1.7% as as part of a broader chip sector sell-off. A Goldman Sachs note said that many semiconductor companies are at risk, as chip prices are falling due to oversupply in the market. But Nvidia is erasing those losses Friday with Needham's positively revised forecast.


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RUBY ANDREWS: RUBY IN THE ROUGH
Ruby Andrews: Whatever It Takes To Please You + You Made a Believer Out of Me
From Black Ruby (Zodiac, 1972). Both also available on Just Loving You.
Ruby Andrews' two albums on Zodiac in the late '60s are easily some of the best, strong-armed soul recorded by any woman in the era. Both are pricey showpieces though Black Ruby tends to sell even higher than Everybody Saw You (personally, I think both are fantastic albums though I might have to give Black Ruby the nod for overall excellence).
Mississippi-born but Chicago-identified, Andrews had her share of hits though she never achieved marquee status. Interestingly enough, I didn't realize that Andrews was part of the Detroit-based Brothers of Soul (one of several female leads they worked with in the late '60s). The Brothers were also the team behind Zodiac and, as I recently learned at Ear Fuzz, they also recorded under the name, The Creations. (The Brothers of Soul's "I'd Be Grateful" is one of the Northern Soul singles that makes you understand why Northern Soul goes for beaucoup bucks).
In any case, the Brothers are responsible for the sound behind Andrews' Black Ruby and Everybody Saw You LPs and thus, deserve part of the credit for lacing her with some fantastic production: a rousing, energetic mix of mid-60s funk and soul that's a nice fit with Andrews' powerful vocals.
"Whatever It Takes To Please You" showcases all those elements, combined with a thick sound that draws powers off the horn and string sections but most of all, that driving bass that anchors the whole song. Don't sleep on that back-up singers other. This whole thing is just fantastic.
"You Made A Believer Out of Me" was actually off of Everybody Saw You originally but I guess it was so nice, they ended up using it twice. And indeed, I love this song enough to program it twice as well. If you missed it the first time, here's the rewind. (De La Soul fanatics might find this tune familiar as well).
I really want to emphasize that if you like either of these songs, seriously consider copping that Andrews/Zodiac comp I listed above - you can only imagine how good some of the other songs are in her catalog...these two here are simply first among equals.
Labels: samples, soul/funk
APACHE REVISITED
First of all, welcome to Soul Sides if you've never been here before. I'm assuming those who are visiting via today's New York Times article on the Incredible Bongo Band's "Apache" are looking for the post on the song that appeared here last year: here you go.
I also assume, if you actually found your way here, you were able to do so through excellent google skills since the NYT, for all their touted fact-checking skills, managed to get our URL completely, absolutely wrong. No doubt, Mark Stanwyck, whoever you are, is enjoying a lot of traffic today despite the fact that his site is literally an empty template. Good god, it's a URL, not leaked intelligence about Iraqi's nuclear program. In any case, does this mean we get to be a "greenie"?
I greatly enjoyed Will's piece - the whole history behind "Apache" is such a remarkable tale about how a throwaway song became an anthem for an entire movement but I do have one, small nitpick. In the article, Will writes, ""Bongo Rock" is significant, however, for being one of the musical cornerstones of rap. While it's hard to measure these things accurately, it is certainly one of the most sampled LP's in history, if not the most sampled. Most every history-minded hip-hop D.J. has a copy..."
Well...not exactly. With all due respect to Will (who had an excellently researched and written piece otherwise)... what most hip-hop DJs have is a copy of "Apache" but not necessarily a copy of Bongo Rock. The song was what got bootlegged...by the early '80s, it was on at least three important sources: Paul Winley attributed the song to the "Arawalk All-Stars" and put it on 12" as well as one of his Super Disco Breaks series and of course, it was also on one of the Ultimate Beats and Breaks volumes. Between that trio of sources, no one ever really needed a copy of the Bongo Rock album and though I don't doubt many an interested DJ and collector has sought out the LP over the years, the LP always took a backseat to the song.
Likewise, "Apache" is a well-sampled song but in fact, there is some place where this sort of statistic is measured, however unscientifically: the-breaks.com. And what this reveals is that "Apache" barely makes the top 20 list. In contrast to the most sampled song of all-time, James Brown's "Funky Drummer," (182), "Apache" isn't nearly as popular (45). The reason: the "Apache" break is fantastic...a great, stand-alone breakbeat for dancers. It does not, in my opinion, translate as well as sample fodder. In those cases, you really want something that's cleaner, with more "open" space between kick and snare...this is why the Honey Drippers' "Impeach the President" is almost three times as better sampled than "Apache." With "Apache" what you hear is what you get: you can't really manipulate the "Apache" break unlike "Funky Drummer," "Sing a Simple Song," "Impeach the President," etc. It's those bongos - they're wonderful for the sense of polyrhythm but they also pack the break with a lot more sonic detail which can't be fiddled with easily.
Anyways, like I said, I'm being nitpicky but I think these distinctions are actually important to note.
LUV & TRUTH: CATCH UP WITH THE NEW
Lee Fields feat. the Expressions: Honey Dove
From 7" (Truth & Soul, 2006). Also available on Fallin' Off the Reel (CD)
El Michaels Affair: Ocho Rios + Behind the Blue Curtains
From Sounding Out the City (Truth & Soul, 2005)
Darondo: Such a Night
From Legs EP (Luv N Haight, 2006)
Spanky Wilson & The Quantic Soul Orchestra: I'm Thankful
From I'm Thankful (Ubiquity, 2006)
Yeah, I'm playing catch-up. Sometimes it's beez that way. Ask Nina.
All five of the above songs have come out in the last year or so (either on Luv N Haight/Ubiquity or Truth & Soul), all of them were releases I was "planning on getting to" but left on the backburner. Until now. If nothing else, they suggest that the opportunities for soul performers, raised on the aesthetics of yore but powering into the present - are as good as they have ever been. (See Nicole Willis if you need further proof).
I'm still not even sure if the Lee Fields/Expressions song is new or old (from what's been written, it sounds new but if you would have told me it was from 1969, I would have easily believed that too. Regardless, it is, in the parlance of Soul Strutters: (aka, "face-melting").
Seriously, it's really f***ing good. Easily one of the best soul songs I've heard in the last few years and by that I mean, new and old. It's on some, "hmmm...I wonder if I can license this for Soul Sides Vol. 3" goodness (yeah, I said Vol. 3. Which, would, of course, mean that Vol. 2 is already plotted. Ssssshhhh). In fact, I'm listening to it again as I type and all I can think is, "cotdamn, this is good."
Also on some really f***ing good level = El Michels Affair. Yeah, I know, that album came out last year but I didn't get to it until more recently and I'm simply marveling at how good their sound is. Definitely one of the strongest nuevo-funk efforts I've heard...reminds me of the Poets of Rhythm, not so much in their direct sound but in how adroitly they can shape their music to collide together a variety of styles and genres with it sounding perfectly organic. Case in point, "Ocho Rios," which is this unclassifiable song that sounds like the miscegenated product of a three-way affair between ranchera, Ethiopian jazz and Memphis soul. Ethio-tex-memph-mex. It's what's hot.
"Behind the Blue Curtains" also appears on that Fallin Off the Reel comp and I've seen it pop up on a few other blogs which were all more timely than I. I don't even know what to say now - I exhausted all my superlatives on the last song but this is deserving of whatever laudatory vocabulary you can come up with. In other words, it's also R.F.G.
The Darondo is a sweet treat: a previously unreleased session song from the early 1970s that Luv N Haight managed to recover. Melt into it - it such a velvet texture despite being a little lo-fi. The music is understated but it works beautifully with Darondo's distinctly plaintive voice, made all the more dreamy through the echo chamber. Call it spacy soul - it'll take you there.
Last but not least, it's the powerhouse pairing of Spanky Wilson and the Quantic Soul Orchestra. It's a great idea for collaboration, especially given how deft QSO can be with their chops. To be candid, I didn't find this overall album to be as adventurous as Willis' or Sharon Jones' last one but it's still a solid effort by both of these masters.
DUM GONNA DUM: READERS SHARE THEIR TUNES
Sugar Minott: Love Gonna Pack Up
From Sugar Minott at Studio One (Soul Jazz, 2004)
Shyam Brass Band: Dum Maro Dum
From Street Music Vol. 2 (?, ????)
What Cheer? Brigade: Dum Maro Dum
Live recording (2006)
Over the last few weeks, SS readers have been kind enough to send in songs that relate to posts we've had. Scott C. sent in the Sugar Minott version of the Persuaders' "Love Gonna Pack Up" - a beaut of a reggae-fied remake of the song.
A few weeks back, George L. of the What Cheer? Brigade sent me two different brass band versions of "Dum Maro Dum." The first is by India's Shyam Brass Band, the other by the Brigade themselves. Who knew the song was so popular? (Uh, apart from everyone who knew the song was so popular).
Thanks for sharing folks!
GLORIA LYNNE: ALL THE WAY THERE
Gloria Lynne: If You Don't Get It Yourself + I'll Take You All the Way There
From Happy and In Love (Canyon, 1971)
I've been going through a short stack of records, looking for stuff to sell and I had put this Lynne on the shelf for consideration. I had originally picked it up for "If You Don't Get It Yourself," which I thought was a nice enough example of female funky soul but with more time, it just didn't sizzle as much as other records I had so I figured I could put this one up. However, I realized I had never really listened to the entire LP and in giving it that last shot, it became clear that I should have really given this a fuller session. It's not transcendentally good but it's also better than just a single-tracker.
Lynne is one of those mid-century singers who managed to dip into a few genres - gospel, jazz, pop, soul - but was never really at the top of the pack in any of them. She's best known as a jazz singer, especially in the 1960s, and by the time she had recorded this album for Canyon (her sole output for the imprint), she had heading towards a nadir in her career (her next major album wouldn't be until 5 years later and after that, it took over a dozen years before she was back in the studio). Not being that familiar with her catalog, I'd still surmise that Happy and In Love was probably a bit of aberration for someone who spent most of the previous decade doing jazz and torch songs. This is an unquestionably soul album and Lynne performs admirably in that capacity - hers isn't quite as powerful or rich as her colleagues but her training means she knows how to make the best use of what she has. She sounds a little like a rougher edged, less powerful Etta James which might be apt since "I'll Take You" was actually written by James' cousin Monk Higgins (undersung but prolific '60s-'80s blues and soul producer).
Even though I originally picked this up for the mid-tempo funk track, it's actually the ballads like "What Else Can I Do," "Dont' Tell Me How To Love You" and the second selection above, "I'll Take You All the Way There" that are the primary reason why I decided to keep it. Nice string arrangements by Art Freeman, a good rhythm section (anchored by Paul Humphrey) and a great, bluesy touch by Lynne add up well.
THE PERSUADERS + SLY, SLICK & WICKED: PACK IT UP
The Persuaders: Love Gonna Pack Up
From Thin Line Between Love and Hate (Win and Lose, 1971)
Sly, Slick and Wicked: Love Gonna Pack Up
From 7" (Bad Boys, 197?)
It's not often that I consider a cover version to be superior than the original song. I love covers for the twist they put on the familiar but different doesn't equate to "better" most of the time. I'd make an exception here.
"Love Gonna Pack Up (And Walk Out On Us)" was the second single, following The Persuaders' huge hit, "Thin Line Between Love and Hate" and to be certain, it's a very good song the way the group performs it. However, what Sly, Slick and Wicked do with it is take out the electric guitar and replace it with keyboards instead and in softening up the edge of the song, it really brings out the sublime, sweet soul qualities of the song that, in my opinion, improves on the sound that The Persuaders' introduced. It's not a radically different song on the surface but listen to them side by side and it actually sounds like the Sly, Slick and Wicked's version would be the original and The Persuaders' is the cover. (The lower-fi quality of SSW's version doesn't hurt).
(Just to be clear too: There were two groups in 1970s named Sly, Slick and Wicked. One was from Cleveland and recorded for Paramount and People. The other (above) were from Los Angeles. Just to make things even more confusing, there was the soul group called The Lost Generation who had a decent hit in the same era with a song called "Sly, Slick and Wicked").
NINA SIMONE: NOBODY DID IT BETTER
Nina Simone: I Loves You Porgy (1962)
People can rightfully argue over the racial politics of Gershwin's musical Porgy and Bess but I'll just put this out there: whatever "I Loves You Porgy" was meant to convey to Broadway audiences, once Nina Simone got her hands on it, it has, for me, become one of the most devastating performances of love and terror I've ever heard performed. The lyrics - "I loves you Porgy, don't let him take him, don't let him put his hands on me" - are about the relationship between Bess and her pimp, Crown but I inevitably always read an underlying reference back to slavery as well. Either way, this song, in Simone's hands, is unspeakably affecting in the same way I get around Billie Holiday performing "Strange Fruit" or Coltrane blowing the opening lines to "Alabama."
I had never seen this live version before (thanks to the Clutterer) and while I still like her original recorded version the best, just seeing Simone, so young and vibrant, is a blessing unto itself. Ella Fitzgerald, for many years, has been my favorite female vocalist (not to mention my daughter's namesake) but as I get older, I find a poignancy in Simone's career and character that resonates as richly as her voice.
By the way, not like I'm not the billionth person to say this but YouTube is simply incredible. I don't want to make light of the copyright controversies that plague the site (more so now that Google money has made it even more attractive for the litigious) but in terms of as a resource for finding these miracles of cultural moments formerly lost to the dustbin of history, it's really been one of the most amazing resources I've seen. I think now that we've crossed this threshold, we're never going back: even if YouTube gets shut down, there will almost certainly be others to take their place (just look at what happened post-Napster and Audiogalaxy...assuming you have a memory that goes back far enough to actually remember Napster and Audiogalaxy).
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TOWA TEI: SUPERNOVA
Towa Tei: Technova
From Future Listening (Elektra, 1995)
A Tribe Called Quest: Find a Way
From The Love Movement (Jive, 1998)
Bonus Remix - Technova (O-Dubnova Edit)
For the longest time, all I really knew about "Technova" was that it was "that song by the Japanese guy in Deee-lite that ATCQ interpolated for "Find a Way" but I had never actually HEARD the song. (What's also incredibly embarrassing is that I always thought the female vocals on the original (interpolated into the chorus for Tribe) was Japanese but when I learned it was Bebel Gilberto, I realized: oh, that was probably Portuguese. Doh).
Once I actually heard it, I realized: wow, this is a really great tune. However, the version I had heard on a few mixes began with Gilberto's vocals done acapella and as you can hear on "Technova," there is no such acapella moment. Paul Nice finally hepped me to the source: "Dubnova" (also on the Future Listening album) has an acapella intro though, overall, I like the arrangement of "Technova" more...
...which lead me to create the "O-Dubnova Edit" - combining the best parts of both songs. A Soul Sides exclusive!
(By the way, random SS moment: I was in a Trader Joe's parking lot yesterday with my daughter when a stranger approached me and asked, "Excuse me, but are you Oliver Wang?" Turned out to be a Soul Sides fan. I'm just astounded people actually know what bloggers look like. I could get rolled on by the entire crews of both Music For Robots and Ear Fuzz and not realize it).
Labels: latin, songs of obsession
Showband U.S.A.: Let Me Down Easy
From Una Linda Senorita (Hacienda, 1982)
10CC: The Worst Band in the World
From Sheet Music (UK Records, 1974)
Given that I buy a lot of records off of eBay...you always have to be wary of how things get pitched/marketed. It's tricky to try to pass off something that, in real life, may be rather mediocre or common as more brilliant or obscure than it actually is. I'm not saying this to hate on anyone: certainly, when I sell records, you want to find some comfortable middle between being honest but also sexing up the product a bit. Here's two recent examples that I saw on the 'Bay that I thought were rather humorous given how far the sellers went to really sell the albums in question.
First of all is this Showband U.S.A LP. The pitch (CAPS = in the original):
OBSCURE TEXAS PLATTER, PRIVATELY RELEASED ON HACIENDA RECORDS. MOSTLY TEX-MEX MATERIAL WITH THE EXCEPTION OF THE TWO LATIN-SOUL STEPPERS "THE FIRE I FELL" & "LET ME DOWN EASY". THE LATTER WOULD MAKE A KILLER ADDITION TO THE MODERN SCENE.
The reality: "The Fire I Fell" is not remotely a "stepper." More like a bland ballad. I did, however, actually enjoy "Let Me Down Easy" which definitely is on some modern soul tip but I think "killer" is far overstated. It's pleasant (and hey, I like pleasant).
A more hilarious example was for this 10CC record which was listed only as "J-DILLA ORIGINAL HIP-HOP SAMPLE FAT BREAKS"
The pitch:
Secret record
Original sample for "Workinonit" by J-Dilla on Donuts...
Sampled by Jay Dee on his latest release on Stones Throw. Donuts. I don't think this record had been discovered yet .... Nice nice work by Jay-Dee but the original track is very nice too ... R.I.P J-Dilla !!!!!
The reality: Sheet Music is one of the more common 10CC albums out there. You can cop one for less than $10 in most cases, including online.
Remember: I'm not hating. I respect anyone's record hustle who is able to move so-so material at prices higher than the market would typically command. I don't feel like I got taken on the Showband LP personally. But the fact that someone could get over $25 for a 10CC LP (not to mention the $14 in shipping on top of that) is deserving of awe.
NICOLE WILLIS & THE SOUL INVESTIGATORS: A PERFECT KIND OF...
Nicole Willis & The Soul Investigators: No One's Gonna Love You + Soul Investigators Theme
From Keep Reachin' Up (Timmion, 2005)
You need this album. You just do.
I'd say - "I slept on this" - but in all fairness, even if the album came out in 2005, it's on a Swedish Finnish label that had limited U.S. distribution and it didn't hit my radar until Seattle's Light In the Attic picked it up (note: my radar = not that wide though). If you were already up on this from jump, then you're lucky enough to have been enjoying this for a minute. If you hadn't heard this album until now, then consider your day greatly improved by discovering an album that, as noted, you need.
I'm willing to go on record as saying that this among the best "nuevo-soul/funk" albums I've ever heard (a field that may seem small but actually covers a lot of ground including Sharon Jones, the Dap-Kings, The Whitehead Brothers, El Michels Affair, etc. What distinguishes it is how versatile both Willis and the S.I. are: there's a real attempt at covering a range of R&B eras/styles here - not just the JB/Marva Whitney/Lyn Collins era of the late '60s but there's nods to the pop sound of early '60s girl groups ("My Four Leaf Clover"), Brook Benton-esque crossover soul of the mid-60s ("A Perfect Kind of Love"), the lush, heavily produced style of '70s soul ("Feeling Free"), and a few tracks that I don't even know how to classify ("If This Ain't Love"). I don't think Willis has as strong a voice as someone like Jones but in terms of her ability to adapt to different styles, she does a fantastic job here and her songwriting also seems a step stronger.
The two songs I picked out are my favorites - both highlight the strength of the Soul Investigators chops as a band, especially their "Theme" which has this beautifully dreamy vibe to it but as good as that is, I'm even a bigger fan of "No One's Gonna Love You" which takes a great song and then pushes it up a notch with a chorus that's unexpected and for that reason, completely delightful.
Did I mention, you need this album? Yeah, ok.
Speaking of mind-blowing, I just posted this to Soul Sights, but fortheloveofgod, you have to check out this video of New Edition playing "Candy Girl". I n c r e d i b l e.
Labels: songs of obsession, soul/funk
NINA SIMONE: IT BE'S THAT WAY (SOUL NAPS)
Nina Simone: It Be's That Way Sometimes
From Silk & Soul (RCA, 1967)
You could run through the superlatives all day and you still wouldn't begin to capture the thrilling complexity of Nina Simone. One thing can be said categorically, however: Nina Simone was one of those rare talents who chose eclecticism over any single easy genre - possibly the most difficult path for an artist - and, moreover, it was a choice that she triumphed with, both commercially and artistically.
Such eclecticism depends on the right palette of material, of course. It also depends on a wide open emotional versatility. And, yes, Simone had that, too - whole warehouses full of it. She could croon an English folk ballad with tortured vulnerability, slap some joy back into even the moldiest jazz lyrics, or - in the case of "It Be's That Way Sometimes" - extract those choice bitter notes and polish them until they shined like metal. Written by her brother Sam Waymon, Simone seems to especially relish the ironic spirit of this composition; hard drums breaking like waves beneath her, she tears into the material with a ferocity that could've bent steel. She is practically screaming "IT BE'S THAT SOMETIMES" by the end of the song. Powerful stuff.
"It Be's That Way Sometimes" was the highlight of 1967's Silk & Soul, one of Simone's earliest albums for the RCA record label.
--DJ Little Danny (Office Naps)
Labels: jazz, soul naps
J.R. BAILEY: MORE TO LOVE
J.R. Bailey: After Hours + Love, Love, Love
From Just Me 'N' You (MAM, 1974)
Donny Hathaway: Love, Love, Love
From Extension of a Man (ATCO, 1973)
Work has me running ragged of late. By the time I get home everyday, I'm burnt the hell out and personally, I feel like my posting ideas have been rather dull. If no one noticed, all the better, but I know for myself, when posting up Youtube videos counts as as a "post," it just means I'm too fried to put in more work. Now that I'm on a mini-break this weekend, visiting family, I feel a bit more energetic and decided to come correct with a post that's long overdue.
J.R. Bailey is one of those soul artists who never really made a name for themselves in a major way yet were important within the R&B scene and was an unsung talent in his own right. I first learned about Bailey when I was listening through Gilles Peterson's superb Digs America: Brownswood U.S.A. comp and came upon Peterson's inclusion of Bailey's title track to his 1974 debut album. The Bailey is one of the standouts on an already excellent comp and it made me interested in learning more.
As it turns out, Bailey's career began in the doo wop era with the group, The Cadillacs and apart from his own solo career, he was probably better known for his songwriting. His biggest hit was "Everybody Plays the Fool" which I'm sure many of you are familiar with. Bailey's Just Me 'N' You was not a huge seller for him and as such, its relative rarity has made it fairly expensive but trust me: it's worth every penny.
Compared to other one or two-trackers, Just Me 'N' You is notably consistent across the entire LP. In fact, the title track, good as it is, isn't even my favorite song. Instead, I'm a huge fan of the album's opening song, one of Bailey's solo hits, "After Hours" (interestingly enough, there's a cover of it included on Chairman Mao's excellent Run For Cover mix-CD). Released on single, the song is actually part of a 2-track medley on the LP (along with "Heaven On Earth") and from jump you can hear all the dynamics that makes this song - and album - such a profound joy. The production and arrangements are lush and complex but not overcooked - it's really one of the best sounding soul albums from this era I know, especially for something that didn't come out on Philly Int'l or Motown. And Bailey has a great voice - it's not as nuanced or rich as some of the giants of the era but bottomline, he sounds good.
Also on the LP is Bailey singing a song he had previously written for Donny Hathaway, "Love, Love, Love." I included Donny's version here as a point of comparison - Donny might have the better voice but I actually think these two songs run neck-in-neck in quality (I find Bailey's arrangement more engaging and he does a great job in nailing his own song even though he knew Donny's was already out there).
Makeba and Scratch: Mama Feelgood
From Mental Fitness (Nuff Said, 1991)
Look - I swear to god I'll stop updating stuff related to Jay-Z and what not, but I couldn't help but put this one up since I had just linked to this. Besides, I doubt too many of you have ever heard much from Makeba and Scratch (save you random rap fiends) and the minute this dropped over my speakers, I started laughing to myself. All this "who bit who" chatter needs to chill. Rap recycles - that's how it do. Question becomes who does the best with the materials at hand.
(Credit: Bust the Facts)
Labels: hip-hop, jazz
TAKING OUT YOU SUCKAS
D-Nice: Call Me D-Nice (1992)
Hey, if we're going to recycle old beats, how come no one's messed with this since the Human TR-808 dropped it? (Is it because the Turtles will sue your ass quick?)
JOHNNY OTIS: MOJO MAN
The Johnny Otis Show: Mojo Woman + Watts Breakaway
From Cuttin' Up (Epic, 1970)
With no disrespect intended, it's extraordinary that Johnny Otis is still around. Not just because he's pushing into his mid-80s but mostly because he's seen and done so much that it's enough for several lifetimes. I won't bother with an extended bio (you can find that here) but suffice to say, he's been a pivotal figure in the development of R&B on the West Coast.
Cuttin' Up finds him at this moment in the early 1970s where he's trying to stay on top of the changes in the R&B world, namely by incorporating more funk into this soul and blues-driven tunes. Though he didn't have a mass of LPs reflecting this sound, it wasn't a total aberration either (look for his x-rated, humor/exploitation album, under the name "Snatch and the Poontangs"). His son, enigmatic blues/rock guitarist Shuggie Otis, plays on this album and if you're familiar with any of Shuggie's work, you know he can get down with some funky stuff.
"Mojo Woman" has long been a favorite of mine - I'm a big fan of funky blues. The two styles obviously mesh well together based on heritage only but when a set of players can pull off the blend, it sounds exceptional (see Lowell Fulsom's "Tramp" for another example). "Watts Breakaway" is a funked-up take on a more conventional '60s R&B arrangement but the addition of the drum breaks and the peppery horn section kicks it up a proverbial notch.
JAY-Z: THE RULER'S BACK
Jay-Z: Show Me What You Got
From Kingdom Come (Def Jam, 2006)
Afro Lafayette Band: Darkest Light
From Malik (Makossa, 1976)
Johnny Pate: Shaft in Africa
From Shaft In Africa (ABC, 1973)
So...on second thought, this Jay-Z song is getting weaker with each repeated listen. Here's why:
1) Lyrics = weak. Not as bad as some of his worst stuff from the past year (i.e. anything he and Beyonce appeared on) but why drop a "hey mami" track when this is your comeback? Take some notes from LL Cool J circa Mama Said Knock You Out or KRS-ONE circa Return of the Boom Bap. This is supposed to be Jordan's return after his White Sox stint, not the Wizard years. Step yer game up.
2) Just Blaze's track just isn't up to where it should be. Take a listen to the two source songs: either is incredibly more superior than "Show Me What You Got" that it's kind of embarrassing putting them back to back. Contrast with Kanye West's "Touch the Sky" - I never loved that song but if you compare it with the original Impressions' song it samples from, at least Blaze captured the essence of what made the original so lovely. Blaze, I think, takes a major misstep in using the Afro Lafayette horns - it sounds slightly off, either in rhythm or key or both and regardless, becomes a distraction rather than an asset. The Shaft in Africa is hard to mess up and had the song focused more on accentuating that loop, I think it would have done itself a greater service. I'm a big fan of Just Blaze but this felt surprisingly lazy to me. Contrast this with what he did for Ghostface earlier in the year: forced the abandon sampling, he pulled together a live performance version of the same song and made it sound incredible. Where's the workmanship here?
I'm not saying I hate the song. I just wish it were better. And for Jay's sake, I hope the rest of his album is better too. I'm scared by the Chris Martin collabo but hell, if Adam Levine and Kanye West could make good music together, who knows?
(Credit for Jay-Z track: Spine Magazine)
Bonus - Jay-Z: Kingdom Come
Say it with me..."now that's more like it!"
And just one more...this is pure comedy. The "making of 'Show 'Em What You Got'":
BANG TO THE BOOGITY
The Sugar Hill Gang: Rappers Delight (Sugarhill Records, 1979)
Previously unbeknownst to me until my colleague handed me a clipping, the LA Times' Robert Hilburn recently reviewed a few Sugar Hill related compilations a few weeks ago, two of which I wrote the liner notes for. These are part of Rhino's new Definitive Groove series and (among others), I wrote for the Sugar Hill Records and Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five.
In his review, Hilburn is kind enough to quote my notes for the Sugar Hill comp and I wanted to elaborate on what he said about "Rappers Delight" by the Sugar Hill Gang:
"...the song wasn't original in most fundamental ways. The verses drew heavily from other rappers in the area, and the song echoed the bass riff in Chic's "Good Times."
As someone who is fascinated by hip-hop's early years and those moments where the music goes from local to global, "Rappers Delight" is such a remarkable document, especially as the song that helps spark off the popularization of hip-hop.
To clarify however: the Gang didn't just "draw heavily" from other rappers - they straight up BIT (or copied if you prefer) their lyrics from other rappers, especially Grandmaster Caz who was acquaintances with Big Hank. And the bassline didn't simply "echo" the riff from Chic - it was the riff from "Good Times." It's just that, in this era, digital sampling wasn't affordable yet so the the Sugar Hill house band replayed the bassline note for note.
None of this history is particularly new. Any of these books cover the same basics. However, the point here is just to remind people that hip-hop's entry into the popular world began as a fake, a construction, a bite of a variety of different artists' work. And I'm not saying this as condemnation, only that it's important to remember that so much of what makes hip-hop hip-hop is posturing and that the idea of "authenticity," prized as it is, is far more of an ideal than reality in most cases. Yet, what matters in the grand scheme of things is how the music is received and perceived. Despite the stories behind "Rappers Delight," no one denies its important or influence and even if its origins weren't as mythical as we'd like to think, it's still a song that arguably changed the world.
I like the idea of hip-hop having that kind of play and internal conflict and complexity, rather than ascribing this suffocating ideal of purity that so many want to cloak it in.
SOUL SIDES + OFFICE NAPS = SOUL NAPS?
Asha Bhosle & Chorus: Dum Maro Dum
From Hare Rama Hare Krishna (Odeon, 1971)
(Ed. note: I've invited Daniel Shiman of Office Naps to become a guest contributor to Soul Sides. Hopefully, time allowed, we'll be seeing something from him every couple of weeks. Here's his inaugural post. --O.W.)
The soundtrack music of India's Bollywood cinema has only recently started to garner much attention in the West. If you've heard it, though, it's likely that you've also heard the playback singer Asha Bhosle; hers is the spellbinding wail heard in literally thousands of Indian movies. "Dum Maro Dum" first appeared in 1970's Hare Rama Hare Krishna , a Dev Anand production featuring Zeenat Aman as the Westernized hippie girl, and a movie whose subject matter must have afforded R.D. Burman, one of Bollywood's more experimental composers, a refreshing amount of latitude. Constrained only by the clichés of Western hippie culture that he could dream up, Burman makes the most of his charge with "Dum Maro Dum" (which apparently translates as "Take Another Toke"). It's a montage of creaking synthesizers, psychedelic guitars, and, of course, vocals nailed by Asha Bhosle in an ear-piercing exposition of sound.
--Daniel Shiman
Bonus video footage (thanks Souther)
Labels: int'l, soul naps


Water soluble powder. For the treatment of Salmonellosis (paratyphus), E-coli and bacterial infections of the intestinal tract.
For the treatment of: Salmonellosis (paratyphus); E-coli; Bacterial infections of the intestinal tract.
Contains per gram: Furaltadone HCl 40 mg, Chloramphenicol as levo 150 mg, Colistin sulphate 300.000 I.U. Supplemented with several vitamins, such as B1, B2, B6, B12 and K3.


Clashes between rival armed groups in South Sudan over the past week have left more than 200 people dead, including two Chinese U.N. peacekeepers, and forced 1,000 already homeless people to seek safety at the U.N. compound in Juba.
South Sudan's government forces are encouraging its armed militias to take women and girls as "currency" in place of wages, a U.N. official said Friday.
Updated: Although expressing "serious reservations," South Sudan's President Salva Kiir signed a far-reaching peace agreement on Wednesday. His opponent Riek Machar had earlier signed the deal.
The State Department urged U.S. citizens in South Sudan to "depart immediately" and suspended embassy operations until further notice because of increasingly violent activity in the capital Juba and elsewhere.


Anne Donovan, a Ridgewood native and legendary figure in women's basketball, died Wednesday of heart failure. She was 56.
"While it is extremely difficult to express how devastating it is to lose Anne, our family remains so very grateful to have been blessed with such a wonderful human being," Donovan's family said in a statement.
"Anne touched many lives as a daughter, sister, aunt, friend and coach. Anne was a person with strong faith, courageous spirit, a giving heart and love for everyone," her family's statement continued. "We are so proud of her accomplishments as a women's' basketball player and coach, but even more proud of her character, integrity, humility and kindness."
Donovan was raised in Ridgewood and went to high school at Paramus Catholic in Paramus, where she led the basketball team to consecutive undefeated seasons, including two state championships. She averaged 25 points per game and 17 rebounds her senior year.
She was the first female at Old Dominion College to earn the Naismith College Player of the Year in 1983.
Donovan went on to play for the 1984 and 1988 Olympic gold-medal winning teams.
She guided the WNBA's Seattle Storm to their first title in 2004, becoming the first woman and youngest person to coach a WNBA championship team.
Donovan joined the New York Liberty as an assistant coach in the spring of 2009, then took over as interim head coach of the Liberty on July 31, 2009.
She began her WNBA coaching career as the interim head coach with the expansion Indiana Fever in 2000, then spent two seasons (2001 and 2002) with the Charlotte Sting.
She also coached the 2008 U.S. women's basketball team to a gold medal in Beijing and was an assistant coach for the 2004 Olympic team in Athens.
Donovan was inducted to the Basketball Hall of Fame in 1995, and as part of the inaugural class of the Women's Basketball Hall of Fame in 1999.
She resigned as head coach of WNBA's Connecticut Sun on Oct. 1, 2015.


Bo is not technically a therapy dog, but I am sure he brought the patients at Children's National Medical Center in Washington D.C. a lot of joy. Mrs. Obama was there with the First Dog to read the children a Christmas story.
Photo credit: Official White House photo by Samantha Appleton, December 22, 2009. Via SF examiner.com.
Bo experiences his first snowfall. Adorable.
Photo credits: AP Photo December 20, 2009. Via daylife.
Major dog love. Keep watching after Bo leaves to see gingerbread Bo and other candy dogs from past administrations.
Bo Obama in his festive lei appears to be the perfect First Pup in the White House's Diplomatic Reception Room, December 3, 2009. This sweet dog never chewed on shoes or kept the President awake playing ball in the hallway all night. Who's a gooood boy?
Official White House Photo by Samantha Appleton via Fox News.


Beacon's jousting match with a business owner over signs hanging from his warehouse may soon end, as city officials have begun crafting a law to replace one that they concede is likely unconstitutional.
Jason Hughes, who co-owns LNJ Tech Services at 4 Hanna Lane, has sparred with the city for more than a year over political banners hung on the side of the warehouse, which faces Route 52.
In March, Hughes hung an 8-by-34-foot vinyl sign that read "Resist White Supremacy; Vote on November 6, 2018." City building officials, citing its size and the lack of a permit, ordered him to remove it or face fines of $1,000 per day.
Hughes, who also co-owns Ella's Bellas at 418 Main St., argued that the sign was protected free speech and he was being singled out. He took down the banner in April but hung a new one the same day that reads, "You have the right to free speech (*as long as you're not crazy enough to use it). School board & budget vote on May 15." An earlier banner — "No Hate! No Fear! Everyone is welcome here" — had been affixed to the warehouse for nearly a year before Hughes removed it in January.
On June 11, the Beacon City Council discussed amending its regulation of signs after City Attorney Nick Ward-Willis explained that the existing language is likely unconstitutional. The U.S. Supreme Court ruled in 2015 that municipal sign restrictions must be content-neutral.
Calling the decision "a bane for municipal attorneys," Ward-Willis pointed out that cities can only regulate signs with regard to the time, place and the manner by which they are hung. He argued that a city should have the right to consider content — "You'd want to regulate a house for-let [sign] differently than a carnival sign" — but that the Supreme Court viewed it differently.
Although the city has dropped its charges against Hughes, the draft of the new law would appear to restrict the banners he can hang from the Hanna Lane warehouse. It defines banners as temporary signs that must receive permits, fit size requirements (smaller than Hughes' banners have been) and be removed within 60 days.
The current Beacon code is nebulous in its definition of what constitutes a temporary sign as well as in the length of time one can be hung. The revised law would distinguish more clearly between prohibited signs and ones that could be placed in certain zoning districts.
The council discussed the proposal briefly during its June 11 meeting, although members Amber Grant and Jodi McCredo objected, saying the council had more important issues to address, such as its ongoing zoning review. "I don't know why we're talking about this before those things," Grant said.
One Response to "Signs of Change"
Instead of busting chops about a sign, where is the concern about all the major development in the area?


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Pope tells FAO delegates to end food speculation
Francis demands access to water, food for all
11 June, 19:11
(By Sandra Cordon).
(ANSAmed) - Rome, June 11 - Tackling financial market speculation on the price of essential food products is necessary if global hunger is to be overcome, Pope Francis said Thursday.
In a message to the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), he emphasized the damage that can be created when speculators drive up commodity prices purely for their own economic interests.
The pope added that this is among the major concerns that must be addressed in dealing with food insecurity, hunger and related issues that plague the globe.
"Climate change" is rightly an issue of significant concern in tackling world hunger but "financial speculation must not be forgotten" either, Francis said.
He referred to rising and fluctuating prices of basic foods such as grains, rice, and soybeans due to speculation.
The Rome-based UN food agency must work hard to "convince us that the products of the earth have a worth that can be considered 'sacred', said the pope.
These products, necessary for daily life, "must be valued as the fruit of the daily toil of individuals, families, communities, farmers", Francis added.
The European Union has been considering new regulations concerning financial market speculation on food and other commodity prices.
Proposals would limit how large a position financial traders can take on grains, oil and other types of commodities to try to limit their influence on prices.
Meanwhile, Francis also reminded the FAO, at its 39th biannual conference, that its job is to combat hunger and not just compile statistics.
"We must respond to the imperative for access to necessary food to be a right for everyone and rights do not allow for exclusions," he said.
Francis added that the agency must not "neglect the obligation to weaken hunger and prevent malnutrition" throughout the world and not just "update the data".
At the same time, however, he acknowledged that statistics are important and necessary to make clear the details of the world's food-insecurity situation.
He also urged the agency to turn its efforts to the issue of access to clean water for all.
Francis said that he hoped that FAO would work to protect important land and water resources, particularly from multinational companies that may be more focused on industrial production that basic food and water issues.
The pope reminded delegates of the role of individuals in changing their lifestyles to better protect and use food and water assets.
"We must begin with our daily lives if we want to change lifestyles, aware that our small gestures can guarantee sustainability and the future of the human family," the pope said.
"The Church with its institutions and its initiatives, walks with you, knowing that the earth's resources are limited and their sustainable use is an urgent need for agricultural development and food security," concluded the pope. (ANSAmed). http://popefrancisnewsapp.com/


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Antonio "cyx" Daniloski (10. červenec 1990 – 28. července 2010 Lüdenscheid, Německo) byl německým profesionálním hráčem Counter-Strike. V červenci 2007 se stal členem klanu Mousesports. Spolu se svým týmem vyhrál pětkrát v řadě ESL Pro Series, a dosáhli několika top umístění v mezinárodním mistrovství. Antonio byl také nedílnou součástí německého národního týmu. V roce 2008 mu byla udělena cena eSports Award za objev.

28. července 2010 umírá ve věku 20 let při automobilové nehodě, když se vracel z letiště ve Frankfurtu kde nestihl odlet svého týmu na ESL Intel Extreme Masters v Šanghaji.

Klany
 Endeffect(GER) (červenec 2006 - prosinec 2006)
 360eSports(GER) (leden 2007 - červen 2007)
 Mousesports(GER) (červenec 2007 - červenec 2010)

Úspěchy
 5x německý mistr ESL Pro Series (období 12, 13, 14, 15 a 16)
 ESL Intel Extreme Masters II: 1. místo
 ESWC Masters of Paris 2008: 3. místo
 GameGune 2008: 2. místo
 ESL Intel Extreme Masters III GC Dubaj: 1. místo
 World e-Sport Masters 2008: 2. místo
 ESWC Masters of Cheonan 2009: 3. místo
 ESL Intel Extreme Masters IV Mistrovství Evropy: 1. místo

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