Finally -- an emo-punk album that realizes choruses and hooks are important, too!
You know those times when you wake up one day to find that the entire pop-music axis has rotated while you weren't looking and suddenly you feel very old? This humble reviewer hit that point while listening to Hawthorne Heights' second album, a collection of tight, metal-riff-charged emo tunes, only to realize that just about every other American pop-rock CD coming out now sounds just like it. What happened to the three-chord punk fury of old? Now every American teenager seems to be a guitar virtuoso who can support a song with complex arpeggios. Blink-182 fart / copulating-with-canine jokes? Gone, replaced by sincere heart-wailing. Instantly catchy choruses? Nope -- these days you can't even tell where a verse ends and a chorus begins.
Hawthorne Heights must have noticed this change somewhere within the pockets of their creative minds as well, because while much of If Only You Were Lonely exemplifies the current emo-punk movement, a wave of Green Day-Blink nostalgia underpins the CD in the way only a pop-culture-saturated generation could cannibalize such recent history. Translation from critic-ese: these songs have an Enema of the State-resembling catchy, melodic poppiness the likes of which has been sorely lacking from the recent emo-core scene.
Hawthorne Heights first broke it big with the single "Ohio Is For Lovers", and their basic sound hasn't changed too much since then. Among their most distinctive strengths remain their ability to spin off immediately catchy guitar hooks and write soaring choruses, as well as frontman J.T. Woodruff's tender, boyish voice. In other words, take emo-punk and co-opt the best parts of 90's pop-punk. By and large, If Only You Were Lonely doesn't stray much from the formula, though it does show significant songwriting growth from their debut. The tracks this time are much more consistent. With each song clocking in at around a solid three minutes, the album shows a confident band belting off catchy tune after tune.
This "if it ain't broke, don't fix it" attitude produces its share of good songs: "Dead In The Water" is classic emo-punk, "Breathing in Sequence" sounds like a Blink hit turned into minor (with its share of blood-curdling screaming, of course), and "Where I Can Stab Myself In The Ears" injects a bit of dark atmosphere to an active, upbeat tune. But it also produces some mediocre filler. No song on the album is downright bad, and most are fairly pleasant to listen to, but songs like "Cross Me Off Your List" reek too much of emo cliché and stale melody to really be memorable.
Perhaps the disc's greatest limit is the band's unwillingness to experiment more. The midtempo closer, "Decembers", represents the greatest leap from their basic sound, incorporating keyboards and capitalizing on Woodruff's voice to create a tender ballad that resembles Brit-rockers Snow Patrol more than any American punk band... and it's absolutely fantastic. Hawthorne Heights don't quite have the nervy energy or wit of a My Chemical Romance or Fall Out Boy yet, but their second album is a solid pop effort that reveals space for more growth.


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The Bison
The Bison is vain, and (I write it with pain)
The Door-mat you see on his head
Is not, as some learned professors maintain,
The opulent growth of a genius' brain;
But is sewn on with needle and thread.
Written by Hilaire Belloc.
Christmas Carols From Around The World eBook!
Featuring sheet music and links to recordings!
Over 75 beloved carols from countries and cultures all around the globe. Each includes the full text in the original language, with an English translation. Each also features links to recordings on the Mama Lisa website, some by professional musicians, but many by ordinary people who have contributed them to us, to help preserve their culture. Most include beautiful illustrations and sheet music. Many have commentary sent to us by our correspondents who write about the history of the songs and what they meant in their lives.
We've included beloved favorites from all over the world like:
-"Tu scendi dalle stelle (You Come Down from the Stars)" from Italy.
-"Guillô prends ton tambourin (Patapan)" from France.
-And "Cantos para pedir posada (Carol to Ask for Lodging)" from Mexico.
We've also included English language favorites like:
-"Good King Wenceslas".
-And spirituals like "Go Tell It On The Mountain".

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Seale & Associates advises Grupo Industrial Saltillo on the sale of Vitromex Ceramic Tiles to Mohawk Industries
Seale & Associates announced that it acted as exclusive financial advisor to Grupo Industrial Saltillo ("GIS") (BMV: GISSA), a leading Mexican company in the automotive, construction, and houseware industries, in reaching a definitive agreement for the sale of its Vitromex Ceramic Tiles Business ("Vitromex") to Mohawk Industries, Inc. ("Mohawk") (NYSE: MHK), a leading global flooring manufacturer, for $293 million. Vitromex was founded in 1967 and includes four manufacturing facilities strategically located throughout Mexico. Vitromex is one of the most highly regarded brands in the Mexican ceramic tile market with a broad distribution network and a product offering that includes glazed ceramic, porcelain, mosaics and decorative tiles. In 2021, Vitromex generated revenues of approximately $204 million. The transaction is expected to close in the second half of 2022 and is subject to the approval of GIS's shareholders, as well as customary government approvals and closing conditions.
"For Vitromex, this transaction will represent an opportunity to join one of the main players in the ceramic tiles industry worldwide, which will enhance the growth of its business and accelerate the current capacity expansion plans," stated Manuel Rivera, CEO of GIS.
"In the past decade, we have significantly increased our participation in the Mexican ceramic tile market, including developing a world-class organization and constructing a state-of-the-art facility in Salamanca. Ceramic tile is the primary flooring utilized in Mexico, and the market has grown approximately eleven percent in pesos per year over the past five years. Combined with Vitromex, we will offer our customers a complete array of residential and commercial products at all price points with enhanced service capabilities. Vitromex is one of the most highly regarded brands in the Mexican market and is recognized as a leader in innovation and design. We are pleased to welcome their talented team into the Mohawk global ceramic business," stated Jeffrey S. Lorberbaum, Chairman and CEO of Mohawk.
"Seale & Associates was instrumental in helping us reach a successful agreement for Vitromex. The team's professionalism, integrity, and dedication to the project were key for taking care of all the important details involved in the transaction," stated Armando Chapa, Planning and Administration Director of GIS.
"We are pleased to once again have the opportunity to serve as an advisor to Grupo Industrial Saltillo. Our 20-year relationship successfully advising on a wide range of M&A mandates is a testament to having earned their trust, confidence, and respect. We are proud to announce another transaction that builds on our extensive track record of successfully advising multinational public and private companies in the building products industry," stated Brett M. Carmel, Co-Founder and Senior Managing Director at Seale & Associates.
About Grupo Industrial Saltillo
Grupo Industrial Saltillo ("GIS") (BMW: GISSA) is a Mexican public company that designs, manufactures, and sells products for the automotive, construction, and houseware industries with 7,000 talented employees at 18 production units, with operations in Mexico, Spain, the Czech Republic, Poland, Italy, and China; as well as market and distribution presence in the USA. Their brand portfolio includes brands such as Draxton, Vitromex, Cinsa, and Santa Anita. Learn more at www.gis.com.mx/en/.
About Mohawk Industries. Mohawk Industries (NYSE: MHK) is a leading global flooring manufacturer with $11.2 billion in annual revenue in 2021, operations in 19 countries and presence in over 160 countries, including over 43,000 employees serving 25,000+ customers. Their portfolio includes American Olean, Daltile, Durkan, Eliane, Feltex, Godfrey Hirst, IVC, Karastan, Marazzi, Mohawk, Mohawk Group, Pergo, Quick-Step, and Unilin. During the past decade, Mohawk has transformed its business from an American carpet manufacturer into the world's largest flooring company with operations around the globe. Learn more at www.mohawkind.com.
About Seale & Associates. Seale & Associates, Inc., is a global investment banking firm with extensive experience in mergers and acquisitions, corporate finance advisory, and enterprise level strategy consulting. Our professionals are trusted advisors maintaining a high level of quality and integrity while presenting innovative ideas and solutions to address our clients' most complex dealings. For more information, please visit www.sealeassociates.com


Speaking to Andrew Craig General Manager of Phuket Villas & Homes it is interesting to see how the non traditional villa and condo product is now becoming a keen competitor of hotels. Currently the group manages Jivana and The Natai just over the bridge in the up market Natai beach area, while on the island there is Kata Gardens, Coolwater and Lakewood Hills.
Certainly being able to reach out to a global marketplace for clients has been helpful in getting premium rental rates and even large overseas wholesalers and agents are now looking at offering their clients vacations utilizing private villas and resort style condos. In some coming stories we will be talking to other specialist agents on the island who are seeing the rental game grow and how they are reaching out to the world to bring visitors to Phuket.


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Energy efficiency is crucial to the expanding cannabis industry
By Luke Streit
I recently attended the Cannabis Industry Energy Challenge virtual conference hosted by EUCI, where I may have been one of few attendees from an engineering consulting firm; most others were from electric utility companies and energy consultants who work with utility companies to develop and evaluate rebate and incentive programs.
With each session, I realized how important it is to be involved in these discussions about the opportunities, research, and ideas surrounding energy efficiency in medical marijuana manufacturing facilities – hefty energy consumers due to the lighting, cooling, and de-humidification needed for indoor growth. Even before the legalization wave of such facilities started in earnest, the EUCI states that by 2012 legal indoor marijuana growing facilities were already accounting for 1% of national electricity use. This amounted to a cost of roughly $6 billion per year, rivaling energy consumption of data centers at the time.
As the cannabis industry continues to expand across the country, these facilities' energy efficiency will become more of a focus by both utility companies and regulatory agencies. This in turn will make the facilities prime candidates for energy efficiency programs and more stringent regulations.
It's important for engineering consultants to understand, navigate, and meet the codes and standards that are continually being developed for this industry – especially those related to energy efficiency. Meeting these requirements through energy-efficient design that supports the operational needs of these unique facilities not only achieves compliance but also helps owners minimize capital and operational costs in the long run.
Luke Streit, PE, is a project executive and mechanical/process engineer for IMEG. He is also a Certified Compressed Air System Specialist (CCASS) and has an agricultural engineering degree from Iowa State University. Luke also was named a 2020 ENR Midwest Top Young Professional and belongs to several industry organizations including ASABE, ASHRAE, NFPA, and RII.
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I keep a small translucent bag with all of my liquids in the right format ready to go (I hate waiting for luggage at the airport so I only travel with a carry-on bag). Some of my favorites are in there, but some things are only for travel. For instance, I don't usually use Klorane for my hair on a day-to-day basis (except for their amazing dry shampoos), but you can find tiny travel-sized Klorane shampoos and conditioners in every other French pharmacy for like €2 so I always stock up. Some people are just fine with the shampoos that the hotels provide, but I'm never happy with them—they always leave my hair super dry. And what with all the work 'French girls' put into their hair, we've got to represent while abroad.
Oh, and a brush. I can't emphasize this enough. Do you ever realize you forgot to bring a freakin' brush after you just washed your hair? And then tried to untangle your super thick hair with that mini plastic comb the hotel gives you? No. Never forget to pack your brush. And yes, French girls brush their bed heads (just once, after it's been washed—you don't want to break those waves it took you hours to make look perfect the day after).
The basic of all basics, a face moisturizer. Even if you don't need much, don't travel without one. Especially after taking the plane, skin gets so dry. The Bioderma Hydrabio Légère is light on the skin, and it works well wherever (if it's hot, or cold). Don't overthink it.
The Kiehl's Ultra Facial Cleanser. It's actually the mini version of the one I use every day when I shower. Why stop when I'm away?
A tiny face mask, which is currently a Kiehl's Calendula Soothing Hydration Mask sample. This one was left in here by mistake, but I used it when on beach holidays and it proved helpful and nice. Would recommend.
A tiny version of the make-up remover Bioderma Micellar Water.
A concealer—the Glossier one is perfect because it's tiny and I can apply it with my finger.
A cream blush from MAC.
That's it, and here's why: There are only so many reasons why I travel... If it's for work, I'm probably doing a photoshoot, so there's going to be makeup on set (or Photoshop :P). If I'm on holiday, I canNOT be bothered. And if it's visiting family, well, I can only assume that they'll love me anyway.
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Day 1: Arrive at Guwahati airport, transfer to SHILLONG (130 kms / 4 hrs). Over night at SHILLONG.
Day 2: After Break Fast Proceed To Shillong Enjoy Local Sightseeing Of The Scotland Of The East, Shillong. Your City Tour Includes Churches. The Elephant Falls, Golf Course and Drive To The Shilling Peak To Enjoy A Splendid View Of Shillong. Overnight In Shillong.
Day 3: After Break Fast Early morning proceed to Cherrapunjee (56 km), the wettest place on earth. Enjoy a pleasant drive to see roaring waterfalls leaping into deep gorges, including the famed Nohsngithiang falls. The lovely town is also famous for its limestone caves and orange honey. Watch the Dain-Thlen Falls, Noh-Kalikai Falls, Noh-Sngithiang Falls and also drive to the Mawsmai Cave, Thangkharang Park. Return to Shillong for overnight stay.
Day 4: Morning after breakfast, check out from hotel and drive back to Guwahati. Check in Hotel at Guwahati. After lunch go for sight seeing around Guwahati and in the evening go for river cruise on the mighty river Brahmaputra. Over night stay at Guwahati.
Day 5: Morning after breakfast, check out from hotel and drive to Airport/Railway Station.


Looking for a bit of knowledge on the world of vintage kitchen interior? You would find many information surrounding vintage kitchen around there in the world, but you should not be tired of it. With the coming of age, vintage kitchen designs will also change. If you searched for vintage kitchen in the web, you would not find Stone Age kitchens or middle ages kitchens, right? If you search for vintage kitchens on the web, you would find lots of 1950's kitchen or kitchens from golden era. It means that vintage kitchen designs are ever changing, never staying in the same era or the same form with every year.
Right now, the most 'vintage' of the vintage kitchen is the kitchen of 1930's, kitchen styles that rose before Hitler turned into a madman.
Because the 1930's is not an age where technology is as advanced as this moment, simplicity and conventional are the two keywords in here. Although the modern era of kitchen styles turns toward simplicity as well, there is something that make the 1930's kitchen and the modern kitchen different. The difference can be found in how spare the distance between the furnishings. While the modern style employ colours that would make the furnishings and appliances seem distance with each other, the colours in 1930's style kitchen would not be synergy without having the furniture positioned close to each other.
This particular design is very suburb, a mix between the more lax country kitchen with the more urban kitchen. With simple colours and simple furnishings, this kitchen is perfect for those who found enjoyment in simplicity and conventionality. The simple colours, usually consisting of colours associated with light mood, give this kitchen a feeling of simplicity without giving away to the calls of modern world.
While we have accustomed ourselves with the clean colours of modern era, there is an alternative to those colours: the brownish, rusty colours.
Rusty colours in themselves do wonders for those looking for a vintage look in everything. Kitchen, as a part of everything, is not exempt from the rule. Apply or get yourself dark brownish, rusty coloured furniture in your kitchen if you are looking for a quick vintage getaway. This look, although perfectly applicable everywhere, suits the natural house better. Your wood-surrounded villa would do good to have something like this, as brown and green is a match made in heaven.
If you are stuck between the two choices, here comes the third choice to make it even harder for you to make a decision.
The full classic wooden look is the most obvious alternative if you want to live in the city yet does not want to sacrifice the natural look of the kitchen. If you decide to choose this one, do not forget to pick a fair wooden colour for the kitchen counters or the rest of the furniture. The darker colour suits the rusty vintage look better, but do not be afraid to combine things if you think the kitchen lacks synergy in colour department.
I think that is a bit about vintage kitchen interior.


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100 years of Bentley at Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance
Lou Ann HammondAugust 7, 20190 Comment431
Happy Anniversary Bentley
* The past, present, and future of Bentley will be celebrated at Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance, including being the featured marque
* the future of grand touring will make its US debut with the EXP 100 GT
* First public showing of the third generation, all-new Flying Spur – the definitive luxury four-door Grand Tourer
* Bentley will display the Continental and Bentayga lines
* The Continental GT that broke the Pikes Peak record will lead the Centenary Parade
* Bentley celebrates 100 years of British craftsmanship and design
* W.O. Bentley Tour of pre-war Bentleys to feature iconic Team Blower
It's another celebration in Monterey, California during Monterey Car Week. As part of its 100-year celebration, Bentley announces the events for Monterey Car Week and is introducing the British models they will host August 15th-18th. To celebrate the occasion there will be two models making their debut, the all-new Flying Spur luxury four-door Grand Tourer, and the EXP 100 GT: a vision of luxury mobility in 2035.
2035? Yes, in 2035.
The third-generation Flying Spur
Bentley says new standards of driving enjoyment and luxury, through the application of cutting-edge and modern technology will be in the new Flying Spur. Bentley is seamlessly integrating the latest British craftsmanship and innovation features to create refinement and attention to detail.
The new Flying Spur will be a technological tour de force with the most advanced luxury Grand Touring four-door available. Alongside its new and advanced aluminum and composite chassis, the Flying Spur features a first for Bentley – an optional Electronic All-Wheel Steering. Couple that with Active All-Wheel Drive and the acclaimed Bentley Dynamic Ride active anti-roll system powered by a 48V architecture. The all-new Flying Spur will be on display on August 16th at the Quail.
The Flying spur joins the EXP 100 GT concept car, which makes its United States debut. With the EXP 100 GT, Bentley says they have reimagined the idea of Grand Touring for the future.
The EXP 100 GT is pure Bentley. It is inspired by intelligent forward-thinking customers and the company's deep understanding of their desires. Artificial Intelligence (AI) is used as a means to reassert the car as a place for creating, experiencing, and capturing extraordinary human experiences and emotions.
It displays the future of luxury craftsmanship with a seamless fusion of materials and the intelligent curation of technology. The vehicle's battery system will power four motors that deliver superior performance. Estimated performance figures include a 0-60 mph time of fewer than 2.5 seconds, a top speed of 186 miles per hour, and maximum torque of 1,500 Nm. The EXP 100 GT will make its US debut at The Quail on Friday, can be seen at the Home of Bentley on Saturday, and then as a special display adjacent to the Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance Concept Lawn on Sunday, August 18th.
There's a Bentley APP for that
On August 12th Bentley will launch a new and dedicated app for Apple devices. The Bentley 100 AR app uses a QR code that will give the user an augmented reality experience of the exterior and interior of the EXP 100 GT. Users can interact with a virtual version of the concept car in full scale, by using the app at selected Bentley car dealerships.
Bentley is a featured marque at Sunday's Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance. There will be numerous classic models competing in the Bentley Centennial classes, including Vintage 4 Cylinder, Vintage 6 Cylinder, Derby and Postwar.
Bentley will show several all-new and soon-to-be-available vehicles for the US market, including the all-new Continental GT V8 – coupe and convertible – as well as the Bentayga portfolio of Design Series, Speed, V8, and Hybrid. Of particular interest will be the record-breaking Pikes Peak Continental GT – the sedan that recently conquered the world-famous Colorado hill climb course in 8.4 seconds – faster than any other production vehicle in Pikes Peak history.
A Centenary Parade
During the famed Rolex Monterey Motorsports Reunion at Laguna Seca on Saturday, August 17th, Bentley will showcase an impactful heritage display during a100-year Parade before the vintage races. More than 30 pre-war Bentleys – courtesy of the W.O. Bentley Tour – and current production vehicles will set out on the 2.238-mile track. Leading the parade will be Bentley's own 1929 4.5 liter Team Blower, flanked by the record-setting hill-climbing Pikes Peak Continental GT and new Continental GT Convertible.
Bentley Crewe in America
Set within the walls of a private home close to The Lodge at Pebble Beach, the Home of Bentley is a four-day showcase that demonstrates Bentley's flawless craftsmanship and design expertise.
Highlights include the Crewe in America experience, where the factory in Crewe materializes in Monterey, California. The brand's unparalleled craftsmanship and innovation come to life through an interactive commissioning studio, demonstrations of the highly intricate workings of the Bentley factory, test drives of the latest range, and a Bentley Boutique offering the most exquisite gifts and accessories.
Throughout the weekend, the Home of Bentley will feature a selection of new and visionary vehicles, including the new Flying Spur, EXP 100 GT, Continental GT V8 Coupe, and Convertible, and Bentayga range.
Combined, the activities planned on and off the Monterey peninsula showcase the evolution of the marque since 1919, while illustrations of Bentley past, present, and future highlight the brand's power heading into the next 100 years.
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The Territory of Illinois was an organized incorporated territory of the United States that existed from March 1, 1809, until December 3, 1818, when the southern portion of the territory was admitted to the Union as the State of Illinois. Its capital was the former French village of Kaskaskia (which is still a part of the State of Illinois, but is now accessible only from Missouri, as it now lies west of the Mississippi River).
The area was earlier known as "Illinois Country" while under French control, first as part of French Canada and then its southern region as part of French Louisiana. The British gained authority over the region east of the Mississippi River with the 1763 Treaty of Paris, marking the end of the French and Indian War.
During the American Revolutionary War, Colonel George Rogers Clark took possession of the region for Virginia, which established the "County of Illinois" to exercise nominal governance over the area. Virginia later (1784) ceded nearly all of its land claims north of the Ohio River to the Federal government of the United States.
The area became part of the United States' Northwest Territory (from July 13, 1787, until July 4, 1800), and then part of the Indiana Territory. On February 3, 1809, the 10th United States Congress passed legislation establishing the Illinois Territory, after Congress received petitions from residents in the Mississippi River areas complaining of the difficulties of participating in territorial affairs in Indiana.
The original boundaries of the Territory were defined as follows: "...all that part of the Indiana Territory which lies west of the Wabash river, and a direct line drawn from the said Wabash river and Post Vincennes, due north to the territorial line between the United States and Canada..."
Between 1818 and 1833, after Illinois became a state, the unincorporated land from the territory, plus a handful of other townships, was made part of Michigan Territory.
In 1818, the southern half of the territory was admitted to the United States as the State of Illinois. The northern half, modern Wisconsin and parts of modern Minnesota and Michigan became part of the Territory of Michigan.
^ Edwards, Ninian Wirt (1870). History of Illinois, from 1778 to 1833; and Life and Times of Ninian Edwards. p. 28. Retrieved 2008-02-24.
Bond County is a county located in the U.S. state of Illinois. As of the 2010 census, the population was 17,768. Its county seat is Greenville.Bond County is included in the St. Louis, MO-IL Metropolitan Statistical Area.
Carmi is a city which is the county seat of White County, Illinois, United States, along the Little Wabash River, where the population was 5,422 at the 2000 census.
Crawford County is a county located in the U.S. state of Illinois. As of the 2010 census, the population was 19,817. Its county seat is Robinson.
Edwardsville is a city in Madison County, Illinois, United States. As of the 2010 census, the population was 24,293. It is the county seat of Madison County. The city was named in honor of Ninian Edwards, then Governor of the Illinois Territory.
Southern Illinois University Edwardsville, the Edwardsville Arts Center, the Edwardsville Journal, the Madison County Record, and the Edwardsville Intelligencer are here. Edwardsville High School and Metro-East Lutheran High School serve students in the area.
Edwardsville is a part of Southern Illinois, the Metro East region, and Greater St. Louis. It is part of the Edwardsville School District, which also includes the villages of Glen Carbon, Hamel, and Moro, as well as the townships areas around them.
Franklin County is a county located in the U.S. state of Illinois. According to the 2010 census, it has a population of 39,561. Its county seat is Benton. It is located in the southern portion of Illinois known locally as "Little Egypt".
Herrin is a city in Williamson County, Illinois, United States. The population was 12,501 at the 2010 census.
The city is part of the Marion-Herrin Micropolitan Area and is a part of the Carbondale-Marion-Herrin, Illinois Combined Statistical Area with 123,272 residents, the sixth most populous Combined statistical area in Illinois.
Illinois Territory's At-large congressional district was a congressional district that encompassed the entire Illinois Territory. The territory was established on March 1, 1809 from portions of Indiana Territory. The district elected a non-voting delegate to the United States House of Representatives.
During the War of 1812, the Illinois Territory was the scene of fighting between Native Americans and United States soldiers and settlers. The Illinois Territory at that time included the areas of modern Illinois, Wisconsin and parts of Minnesota and Michigan.
Tensions in the Illinois Territory between U.S. settlers and Native Americans were on the rise in the years before the War of 1812. At Peoria, Potawatomi chief Main Poc was a supporter of the resistance movement of Shawnee prophet Tenskwatawa and his brother Tecumseh. Raids against American settlers in Illinois increased after the Shawnee brothers' loss at the Battle of Tippecanoe in the Indiana Territory in 1811.There were few U.S. Army soldiers this far west on the frontier. Ninian Edwards, the territorial governor, directed state militia operations. The low point for the Americans came in August 1812, when a large Indian force, primarily Potawatomis, attacked soldiers and civilians as they evacuated Fort Dearborn in Chicago.In October 1812, the Americans launched an expedition against the Native villages in the Peoria area. Led by Governor Edwards and Colonel William Russell, they attacked and destroyed Potawatomi and Kickapoo villages, prompting the Natives to abandon the area. Raids continued, however.
In September 1813, the Americans built Fort Clark in Peoria. In June 1814, William Clark built Fort Shelby at Prairie du Chien. The British captured the fort in July and renamed it Fort McKay. Two American attempts to send more troops to Prairie du Chien were turned back by Indian attacks at Rock Island Rapids and Credit Island, the final actions of the War of 1812 in the region. Hostilities between the U.S. and area Native Americans would resume in the Winnebago War of 1827 and the Black Hawk War of 1832.5 million acres of land in the Illinois Territory, between the Illinois and Mississippi Rivers below Rock Island was set aside as the Military Tract of 1812 to pay soldiers in land grants for their service. This is over 1/8 of the area of the modern state and included Indian-occupied areas, some of whose displaced inhabitants would later join Blackhawk.
The state of Illinois has a list of 1,500 names of militiamen and officers from original muster rolls although the muster lists are known to be incomplete.
Jackson County is a county located in the U.S. state of Illinois with a population of 60,218 at the 2010 United States Census. Its county seat is Murphysboro, and its most populous city is Carbondale, home to the main campus of Southern Illinois University. The county was incorporated on January 10, 1816 and named for Andrew Jackson. The community of Brownsville served as the fledgling county's first seat.
Jackson County is included in the Carbondale-Marion, IL Metropolitan Statistical Area. It is located in the southern portion of Illinois known locally as "Little Egypt".
Madison County is part of the Metro-East region of the St. Louis, MO-IL Metropolitan Statistical Area. The pre-Columbian city of Cahokia Mounds a World Heritage Site was located near Collinsville. Edwardsville is home to Southern Illinois University Edwardsville. To the north, Alton is known for its abolitionist and American Civil War-era history. It is also the home of Southern Illinois University Dental School. Godfrey, the village named for Captain Benjamin Godfrey, offers Lewis and Clark Community College formerly the Monticello Female Seminary.
Ninian Edwards (March 17, 1775 – July 20, 1833) was a founding political figure of the state of Illinois. He served as the only governor of the Illinois Territory from 1809 to 1818, as one of the first two United States Senators from Illinois from 1818 to 1824, and as the third Governor of Illinois from 1826 to 1830. In a time and place where personal coalitions were more influential than parties, Edwards led one of the two main factions in frontier Illinois politics.Born in Maryland, Edwards began his political career in Kentucky, where he served as a legislator and judge. He rose to the position of Chief Justice of the Kentucky Court of Appeals in 1808, at the time Kentucky's highest court. In 1809, U.S. President James Madison appointed him to govern the newly created Illinois Territory. He held that post for three terms, overseeing the territory's transition first to democratic "second grade" government, and then to statehood in 1818. On its second day in session, the Illinois General Assembly elected Edwards to the U.S. Senate, where conflict with rivals damaged him politically.Edwards won an unlikely 1826 election to become Governor of Illinois. Conflict with the legislature over state bank regulations marked Edwards' administration, as did the pursuit of Indian removal. As governor or territorial governor he twice sent Illinois militia against Native Americans, in the War of 1812 and the Winnebago War, and signed treaties for the cession of Native American land. Edwards returned to private life when his term ended in 1830 and died of cholera two years later.
Shadrach Bond (November 24, 1773 – April 12, 1832) was a representative from the Illinois Territory to the United States Congress. In 1818, he was elected Governor of Illinois, becoming the new state's first chief executive. In an example of American politics during the Era of Good Feelings, Bond was elected to both positions without opposition.
Union County is a county located in the U.S. state of Illinois. According to the 2010 United States Census, it had a population of 17,808. Its county seat is Jonesboro. It is located in the southern portion of Illinois known locally as "Little Egypt".
White County is a county located in the U.S. state of Illinois. According to the 2010 census, it had a population of 14,665. Its county seat is Carmi. It is located in the southern portion of Illinois known locally as "Little Egypt".


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Boston-area households spend nearly twice the U.S. average on alcohol
Boston-area household spending 28 percent higher than U.S.
ARTICLE | Business | February 18, 2014 07:00 PM | By Statehouse News Service
U.S. averages $454 on booze compared with $813 here.
U.S. averages $454 on booze compared with $813
Housing, transportation, food also much higher in Boston-area
While incomes are higher in Massachusetts compared to other states, so are spending rates. Boston-area households spent an average of 28 percent more in 2011-2012 than the average level for the typical U.S. household, according to new government statistics.
Housing costs were the largest outlay, accounting for nearly 32 percent of the total budget for Boston-area households, which spent an average of $64,982 per year in 2011-2012.
At 14.8 percent of the total budget, transportation was the second largest expenditure area for Boston-area households, according to the New England office of the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Of the $9,610 in annual transportation spending among area households, 90.7 percent was spent buying and maintaining private vehicles. The remaining 9.3 percent was spent on public transportation, compared to a 6.1 percent average for the nation.
The bureau also reported that the average share of the Boston-area consumer's budge that was spent on food was 13.2 percent, close to the national average of 12.9 percent, and that Boston households spent more on alcohol, $813, than the national average of $454.
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Eric Hobsbawm
Age Of Revolution: 1789-1848
Author: Eric Hobsbawm
Publisher: Hachette UK
The first in Eric Hobsbawm's dazzling trilogy on the history of the nineteenth century. Between 1789 and 1848 the world was transformed both by the French Revolution and also by the Industrial Revolution that originated in Britain. This 'Dual Revolution' created the modern world as we know it. Eric Hobsbawm traces with brilliant analytical clarity the transformation brought about in every sphere of European life by the Dual Revolution - in the conduct of war and diplomacy; in new industrial areas and on the land; among peasantry, bourgeoisie and aristocracy; in methods of government and of revolution; in science, philosophy and religion; in literature and the arts. But above all he sees this as the period when industrial capitalism established the domination over the rest of the world it was to hold for a century. Eric Hobsbawm's enthralling and original account is an impassioned but objective history of the most significant sixty years in the history of Europe.
Age Of Capital: 1848-1875
A magisterial account of the rise of capitalism Eric Hobsbawm's magnificent treatment of the crucial years 1848-1875 is a penetrating analysis of the rise of capitalism and the consolidation of bourgeois culture. In the 1860s a new word entered the economic and political vocabulary of the world: 'capitalism'. The global triumph of capitalism is the major theme of history in the decades after 1848. The extension of capitalist economy to four corners of the globe, the mounting concentration of wealth, the migration of men, the domination of Europe and European culture made the third quarter of the nineteenth century a watershed. This is a history not only of Europe but of the world. Eric Hobsbawm's intention is not to summarise facts, but to draw facts together into a historical synthesis, to 'make sense of' the period, and to trace the roots of the present world back to it. He integrates economics with political and intellectual developments in this objective yet original account of revolution and the failure of revolution, of the cycles of boom and slump that characterise capitalist economies, of the victims and victors of the bourgeois ethos.
Age Of Empire: 1875-1914
THE AGE OF EMPIRE is a book about the strange death of the nineteenth century, the world made by and for liberal middle classes in the name of universal progress and civilisation. It is about hopes realised which turned into fears: an era of unparalleled peace engendering an era of unparalleled war; revolt and revolution emerging on the outskirts of society; a time of profound identity crisis for bourgeois classes, among new and sudden mass labour movements which rejected capitalism and new middle classes which rejected liberalism. It is about world empires built and held with almost contemptuous ease by small bodies of Europeans which were to last barely a human lifetime, and a European domination of world history, which was never more confident than at the moment it was about to disappear for ever. It is about Queen Victoria, Madame Curie and the Kodak Girl, and the novel social world of cloth caps, golf clubs and brassieres, about Nietzsche, Carnegie, William Morris and Dreyfus, about politically ineffective terrorists, one of whom, to his and everyone's surprise, started a world war. With the AGE OF EMPIRE, Eric Hobsbawm, Britain's leading historian of the left, brings to a dazzling climax his brilliant interpretative history of 'the long nineteenth century'.
Eric J. Hobsbawm
The Age of Capital, 1848-1875
Author: Eric J. Hobsbawm
Category: Business & Economics
An overview of world history between 1848 and 1875 chronicles the revolutions, wars, social and cultural changes, and the advance and impact of capitalism
The Age of Extremes
A History of the World, 1914-1991
An overview of the history of the twentieth century reviews the legacy of two world wars, the Depression, the end of colonialism, the Cold War, the collapse of the USSR, and the era's technological and scientific advances
John Restakis
Humanizing the Economy
Co-operatives in the Age of Capital
Author: John Restakis
Publisher: New Society Publishers
How the largest social movement in history is making the world a better place.
E. J. Hobsbawm
The Age of Empire 1875-1914
Author: E. J. Hobsbawm
Publisher: Peter Smith Pub Incorporated
Larry Neal
The Rise of Financial Capitalism
International Capital Markets in the Age of Reason
Author: Larry Neal
Based on computer analysis of price quotes from the eighteenth-century financial press, this work reevaluates the evolution of financial markets.
Berch Berberoglu
Labor and Capital in the Age of Globalization
The Labor Process and the Changing Nature of Work in the Global Economy
Author: Berch Berberoglu
This book offers a timely analysis of work and labor processes and how they are rapidly changing under globalization. The contributors explore traditional sectors of the U.S. and world economies - from auto to steel to agriculture - as well as work under new production arrangements, such as third world export processing zones. Many chapters analyze changing dynamics of gender, nationality, and class. The contributors explain why more intensified forms of control by the state and by capital interests are emerging under globalization. Yet they also emphasize new possibilities for labor, including new forms of organizing and power sharing in a rapidly changing economy.
Technology and Capital in the Age of Lean Production
A Marxian Critique of the "New Economy"
Author: Tony Smith
The first defense of Marxian political economy against the common interest claims of "lean production."
Edible Flowers & Leaves
Unreliable Memoirs
Brother, I'm Dying
Expecting Adam
Punk Rock Blitzkrieg
The Mathematics of Love
Bright Bazaar
After Buddhism
Trespassing on Einstein's Lawn
Mindfulness and Acceptance for Addictive Behaviors
Baccano!, Vol. 8 (light novel)
Quantum Healing
The Employability Journal
Who Let the Dog Out?: An Andy Carpenter Mystery
Adobe Photoshop CS6 Digital Classroom
E is for Evidence (Kinsey Millhone Book 5)
Mindblindness
Sukie Box of Labels
Raven and Other Poems
God's Joyful Surprise
American Cake
In Dialogue with Reggio Emilia
Death Row: The Final Minutes
Essen ist fertig!
One-Hour Cheese
Once-A-Month Cooking Family Favorites
Harrius Potter Et Camera Secretorum
Kitchen Garden Companion - Cooking
Paleo Cookies
Animals by Kuniyoshi
Dirty Korean
Another Day in the Frontal Lobe
Geometric Patterns from Tiles and Brickwork
The Crap-tastic Guide to Pseudo-Swearing
English Plus: Level 4: Class Audio CDs
Shin Hanga the New Print Movement of Japan
Digital Photography: A Basic Manual
Pushing the Limits
Hikaru no Go, Vol. 21
The Visionary Company
The Unofficial Guide to Radiology
Raise A Smarter Child By Kindergarten
Starlight Stables:: Book6
Legend of the Galactic Heroes, Vol. 3
A Guide to Teaching Practice
Character of Physical Law
Guardian of the Horizon
Orwell-Lion-And-The-Unicorn
Cattlewomen's Ranch Cookbook
Encyclopedia Prehistorica Dinosaurs
The Duke of Olympia Meets His Match
The Road Cycling Performance Manual
The Arts & Crafts Busy Book
Fear Street - Spiegelbild der Rache
The Earth Chronicles Handbook
Gandhi on Non-Violence
Scientific Soapmaking
That's Not How You Wash a Squirrel
Which Witch?


For today's theme I just had to use the large word Woodware stamp for Jingle Bells… couldn't not use it really! And I ended up making two cards.
Love the ombre look I got using my promarkers… and the background on the blue one is a piece of glossy photo paper I had wiped up ink from other projects on… perfect colour match for the project! Happy coincidence.
The video is now uploaded to here.
Just love those Woodware stamps. Love the colours you've used.
Love these, the blue one especially!!!


3rd Tenkaichi Bending-Kai Tournament Champions and Runners-Up Announced!
All right folks! The 3rd Tenkaichi Bending-kai Tournament is officially over! Thank you to all who participated, and thank you for all those who pulled double and even quadruple duty with multiple characters. You really fought well this year, but of course, there can only be one winner. Before we announce the winners, runners-up and prizes, let's announce the state of the bounties so far!
- Applies to Kimiko Hashiko Only!
Please respond below if you have not claimed any of your prizes, or if your prizes have not yet been awarded.
Thanks again to all participants! Now, to announce the winners!
Below you may find a record of the tournament for your viewing pleasure. It records who fought who at what stage, and to where they progressed in the tournament.


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March 19th, 2019 •44:07
346- Palaces for the People
Social Infrastructure is the glue that binds communities together, and it is just as real as the infrastructure for water, power, or communications, although it's often harder to see. But Eric Klinenberg says that when we invest in social infrastructures such as libraries, parks, or schools, we reap all kinds of benefits. We become more likely to interact with people around us, and connected to the broader public. If we neglect social infrastructure, we tend to grow more isolated, which can have serious consequences.
Palaces for the People
Articles of Interest, Avery Trufelman's acclaimed podcast mini-series about what we wear, now has its own feed. Subscribe to AOI on Apple Podcasts and RadioPublic. Please leave a review and spread the word. Thanks!


A Short Burst of Writing are some of my short stories I have written over the years. Some may be more to the enjoyment of a younger crowd, and some may seem downright strange. Some were also written quite some time ago, so are probably lacking in something I will call "talent". Please bear with the strangeness and any lack of talents herein.


My thanks to Boak & Bailey for pointing me at this interesting piece on the Bear-Flavored blog, How Not To Open a Brewery. In it, the author Derek points out how many US craft breweries are now the product not of passionate brewers but of investors who see it as a good bet and a hot business to be in. He wonders which ones will last - the products of passion, or the investments.
It immediately made me think of my experiences with German brewpubs - I realised that while the best fitted the 'passion' category (eg. Klindworths, Heidenpeters, Eschenbrau), many of them really just felt they'd been added to give the bar a bit more atmosphere and identity, and make it a bit more of a destination. OK, they'd hired a trained brewer so the beer was good quality, but otherwise they were little different from any other investment in the premises, from new furniture or an updated loo, and the beer was little different from all the other Pils around.
With a brewpub the risk could be less than with a brewery, because you have a guaranteed market for the product. It costs money and management time though, and as an investor you need to get a return on that investment. And there is evidence of this return not happening, in the number of brewpubs that have closed and reopened under new management, or which are still operating as bars but with the brewkit standing derelict, now merely a decoration.
And it reminded me of the tag-line that English ale brewery Batemans ("Craft brewers since 1874") came up with: A brewery run by brewers, not accountants.
Of course you can't do without accountants - or at least, a knowledge of how to do business and an eye to the bottom line. Yes, running a brewery is still a business.
But really, how much mileage is there left in craft beer and ale if it's now just another "hot investment opportunity" for shysters and spivs?


When we discovered these socks, we literally LOL'ed. Let everyone know you're in the mood to relax with a glass of wine (or beer!), and you'd like it to be served to you. Simply put these socks on, put your feet up, and let the drinks flow.
This pack includes discounted Bring Me Wine Socks and Bring Me Beer Socks!


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An Evening with the Former First Lady!
It was our honor to be asked to design a community pavilion with Laura Bush's namesake. Bob and his wife, Glenda, were invited to attend a dinner with the lovely former First Lady in celebration of the project. What a classy bunch!


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Alt-America
The Rise of the Radical Right in the Age of Trump
Category: Domestic Politics
Nov 27, 2018 | ISBN 9781786634467
Oct 17, 2017 | ISBN 9781786634238
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About Alt-America
The story of the remarkable resurgence of right-wing extremists in the United States
Just as Donald Trump's victorious campaign for the US presidency shocked the world, the seemingly sudden national prominence of white supremacists, xenophobes, militia leaders, and mysterious "alt-right" figures mystifies many. But the American extreme right has been growing steadily in number and influence since the 1990s with the rise of patriot militias. Following 9/11, conspiracy theorists found fresh life; and in virulent reaction to the first black US president, militant racists have come out of the woodwork. Nurtured by a powerful right-wing media sector in radio, TV, and online, the far right, Tea Party movement conservatives, and Republican activists found common ground. Figures such as Stephen Bannon, Milo Yiannopoulos, and Alex Jones, once rightly dismissed as cranks, now haunt the reports of mainstream journalism.
Investigative reporter David Neiwert has been tracking extremists for more than two decades. In Alt-America, he provides a deeply researched and authoritative report on the growth of fascism and far-right terrorism, the violence of which in the last decade has surpassed anything inspired by Islamist or other ideologies in the United States. The product of years of reportage, and including the most in-depth investigation of Trump's ties to the far right, this is a crucial book about one of the most disturbing aspects of American society.
About David Neiwert
David Neiwert is a journalist and author and an acknowledged expert in American right-wing extremism. He has appeared on Anderson Cooper 360, CNN Newsroom, and The Rachel Maddow Show. His work has also appeared in the American Prospect, the Washington Post, MSNBC, Salon, and other publications. His previous… More about David Neiwert
Published by Verso
Nov 27, 2018 | 464 Pages | 5 x 7-3/4 | ISBN 9781786634467
Hardcover | $29.95
Oct 17, 2017 | 464 Pages | 6-1/8 x 9-1/4 | ISBN 9781786634238
Oct 17, 2017 | 464 Pages | ISBN 9781786634245
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"The seemingly sudden reemergence of the far right in America has left many in a state of panic and bewilderment. Alt-America will be essential in helping us to comprehend the depth of its foundations in national life."
—Angela Nagle, author of Kill All Normies: Online Culture Wars from 4Chan and Tumblr to Trump and the Alt-Right
"Over the last two decades, David Neiwert has been one of our finest analysts of the American far right, paying sustained, serious and careful attention to the seemingly fringe movements of conspiracy theorists and insurrectionists. Now it turns out these movements are not so fringe after all but have helped elect Donald Trump as president. This crisply written book, grounded in his solid reporting, tells the whole sordid story with clarity and force. More than anyone else, Neiwert understands that Trumpism has deep roots in American culture and history. In this book, he lays out those roots for all to see."
—Jeet Heer, Senior Editor at the New Republic
"For over a decade, David Neiwert has been America's canary in the coal mine—our national early-warning system on the spread of corrosive, eliminationist, right-wing hatred in our midst."
—Rick Perlstein, author of Nixonland: The Rise of a President and the Fracturing of America
"David Neiwert is among the most astute analysts of the contemporary right."
—Joe Conason, author of Big Lies: The Right-Wing Propaganda Machine and How It Distorts the Truth
"Neiwert has not only earned his investigative chops over the past decade or so by exploring the dangerous side of right-wing extremism—he's proven himself to be one of the more lyrical and elegant writers on the beat."
"An alarming, well-researched account of how the far-right extremist underground became empowered in the era of Trump … A prescient discussion of one of the darkest issues facing America today."
"Offers the most comprehensive account of the United States' renewed extremist cultures … Alt-America excites in its ability to connect the seemingly extraordinary alt-right to the broader culture of wing-nut conservatism, drawing white nationalism, 4chan, Donald Trump, Alex Jones and Fox News together into a wonky negaverse version of political life."
—John Semley, Globe and Mail
"Neiwert's book masterfully exposes so many of the interstices between Trump, the far-right nationalists and the toxic manipulators of social media, each feeding off the others."
—Michael Hirsch, Indypendent
"Tracing the ebbs and flows of this far-right extremism in the United States over the last 20 years, Neiwert argues that white nationalist activity in the age of Trump is simply the latest flare-up of what he calls 'Alt-America,' or the segment of the American population that has fed on conspiracy theories, racist misinformation, and deep distrust of federal institutions for decades."
—J.C. Pan, New Republic


Washington State employment slowed to an annual growth rate of 1.7% — a level not seen since 2012 — and continues a trend of slowing that started in the summer of 2018. I was a little surprised to see such a significant drop in employment growth, but it may be due to the state re-benchmarking their data (which they do annually). As such, I am not overly concerned about the lower-than-expected numbers but will be watching to see if this trend continues as we move through the spring months. The state unemployment rate was 4.5%, marginally below the 4.6% level a year ago.
My latest economic forecast suggests that statewide job growth in 2019 will be positive but is expected to slow. We should see an additional 84,000 new jobs, which would be a year-over-year increase of 2.2%.
The decline in interest rates during the first two months of the quarter nudged many home buyers off the fence. I believe this will cause a significant bump in sales activity in the second quarter numbers.
In combination with the factors discussed earlier, the 40% increase in listings has caused home price growth to taper to a year-over-year increase of 3.3%.
Home prices were higher in every county except Clallam. While the growth of prices is slowing, the strong local economy, combined with lower interest rates, will cause home prices to continue rising through 2019.
When compared to the same period a year ago, price growth was strongest in San Juan County, where home prices were up 36.4%. Only one other county experienced a double-digit price increase.
As I have said for quite some time now, there must always be a relationship between incomes and home prices, and many areas around Western Washington are testing this ceiling. That said, the region's economy continues to perform well and incomes are rising, which, in concert with low interest rates, will allow prices to continue to rise but at a significantly slower pace.
The average number of days it took to sell a home matched the same quarter of 2018.
Pierce County was the tightest market in Western Washington, with homes taking an average of 40 days to sell. There were seven counties that saw the length of time it took to sell a home drop compared to the same period a year ago. Market time rose in seven counties and one was unchanged.
Across the entire region, it took an average of 61 days to sell a home in the first quarter of 2019. This matches the level seen a year ago but is up by 10 days when compared to the fourth quarter of 2018.
In the last two Gardner Reports, I suggested that we should be prepared for days-on-market to increase, and that is now occurring. Given projected increases in inventory, this trend will continue, but this is typical of a regional market that is moving back toward balance.
This speedometer reflects the state of the region's real estate market using housing inventory, price gains, home sales, interest rates, and larger economic factors. I am again moving the needle toward buyers as price growth moderates and listing inventory continues to rise.
I do not see any clouds on the horizon that suggest we will see a downturn in sales activity in 2019. That said, this will be the year we move closer to balance. Buyers who were sidelined by the significant increase in listings in the second half of 2018 are starting to get off the fence as mortgage rates drop. I foresee a buoyant spring market ahead.
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A very notable day in 2017 for the Windermere Foundation was November 15, when a record-breaking $253,782 was given in a single day. A total of 35 non-profit organizations benefitted from that day's donations, including Attain Housing in Kirkland, WA, which received $56,000 from the Windermere Eastside offices. Other organizations that received donations were Boys and Girls Club of Contra Costa in Walnut Creek, CA, and the Shady Cove School in Shady Cove, Oregon.
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