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Family relations, sense of coherence, happiness and perceived health in retired Taiwanese: Analysis of a conceptual model
Hui Hsun Chiang, Tony Szu Hsien Lee*
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Aim: A growing awareness of the rapidly increasing aged population in the world has led to growing attention to mental health in late life. Happiness has been emphasized as an important indicator of physical health and is predicted by a sense of coherence. However, the mechanism of influence of family relations on sense of coherence, happiness and perceived health is unknown. The present study aimed to analyze a conceptual model of the relationships among family relations, sense of coherence, happiness and perceived health in retired persons. Methods: A total of 142 retired participants were recruited from social service centers in Taipei, Taiwan. A structured questionnaire measuring the relationships among family relations, sense of coherence, happiness and perceived health was filled in by each respondent. Data were analyzed using structural equation modeling. Results: The results showed that family relations is positively correlated with happiness, sense of coherence and perceived health. The results also showed that good family relations and a sense of coherence predict greater happiness. The results from structure equation modeling showed that the relationship between family relations and perceived health is completely mediated by happiness and a sense of coherence, but only the indirect effect of happiness is significant. The results also showed that family relations is partially mediated by the sense of coherence to happiness. Conclusions: In caring for retired older people, medical professionals need to increase their family relations and sense of coherence simultaneously, and then promote happiness in their interventions. Geriatr Gerontol Int 2018; 18: 154–160.
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Chiang, H. H., & Lee, T. S. H. (2018). Family relations, sense of coherence, happiness and perceived health in retired Taiwanese: Analysis of a conceptual model. Geriatrics and Gerontology International, 18(1), 154-160. https://doi.org/10.1111/ggi.13141
Family relations, sense of coherence, happiness and perceived health in retired Taiwanese : Analysis of a conceptual model. / Chiang, Hui Hsun; Lee, Tony Szu Hsien.
於: Geriatrics and Gerontology International, 卷 18, 編號 1, 01.2018, p. 154-160.
Chiang, HH & Lee, TSH 2018, 'Family relations, sense of coherence, happiness and perceived health in retired Taiwanese: Analysis of a conceptual model', Geriatrics and Gerontology International, 卷 18, 編號 1, 頁 154-160. https://doi.org/10.1111/ggi.13141
Chiang HH, Lee TSH. Family relations, sense of coherence, happiness and perceived health in retired Taiwanese: Analysis of a conceptual model. Geriatrics and Gerontology International. 2018 1月;18(1):154-160. https://doi.org/10.1111/ggi.13141
Chiang, Hui Hsun ; Lee, Tony Szu Hsien. / Family relations, sense of coherence, happiness and perceived health in retired Taiwanese : Analysis of a conceptual model. 於: Geriatrics and Gerontology International. 2018 ; 卷 18, 編號 1. 頁 154-160.
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Sprint superstar Usain Bolt jumps into Paris' crowded electric scooter market
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Paris' already crowded electric scooter market is to get another new addition - thanks to sprint superstar Usain Bolt.
Electric scooters have become wildly popular but also controversial in Paris over the last year, helping commuters navigate traffic but also seen as a nuisance and a danger by others.
The athletics icon's brand Bolt Mobility, which he co-founded, joins an already crowded market for scooters, which users pick up and park anywhere in the city via an app.
"I travelled all around the world for all these years, saw so much traffic and the need for our scooters to help," the eight-time Olympic champion said at the launch of the sturdy-looking contraption.
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Some 450 scooters emblazoned with his name are due to be deployed on the streets of Paris in the next few days.
But his entry into the market comes at a delicate time after Paris authorities warned operators of the thousands of electric scooters that have inundated the city to keep them off pavements or face a temporary ban.
On Monday, the ten competitors who have launched services in Paris all signed a "code of good conduct" with the mayor's office, which says the city is now "saturated" with the devices.
Bolt denied that he was too late out of blocks, saying his brand it worked with the Paris authorities.
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DSM execs depict a changing game in Asia
DSM Engineering Plastics Asia Pacific
Ivo Lansbergen said companies in China are in "a different league in terms of speeds."
GUANGZHOU, CHINA — Ivo Lansbergen likes to think about the philosophical element behind what he calls the "phenomenal speed" in the Asia market.
As president of DSM Engineering Plastics Asia Pacific, he sees the once dominant paradigm of Western suppliers serving Western customers changing. But more importantly, he understands what sets Chinese customers apart.
In an interview at Chinaplas 2015 in Guangzhou, he used Xiaomi Technology Co. Ltd. as an example. Xiaomi is the world's third largest smartphone brand and the second largest wearable maker, sometimes referred to "China's Apple."
Xiaomi uses DSM's Stanyl ForTii material for antenna splitters on the latest Mi4 smartphone.
"I can tell you the demands we get from Xiaomi are slightly different. They are in a different league in terms of speeds," he said.
"The question is, can a Western company comply with the speed demanded by Chinese local companies?" he said, emphasizing the importance of having local R&D capabilities.
"My argument would be that a global player like DSM is also set out as a local player in China. … If you are keeping all your trade secrets and all your core development in Europe or in Americas, I think you are going to have a very hard time."
But why are the Chinese customers moving so fast and demanding such high speeds?
"Because Chinese companies need to catch up," said Li Xuedai, business director Greater China of DSM Engineering Plastics. "The Chinese economy and companies started low and need a higher speed to catch up with global standards.
"Some people misunderstand that Chinese customers have low quality request," he added, "Actually Chinese customers have very high request on quality."
The cutthroat competition in the Chinese market forces manufacturers to raise the bar, he explained.
"China is one of the most competitive markets. Everybody is here. Like automotive, all brands are here. If you go to Europe, or the U.S., you cannot see all global brands. But in China, because it's an emerging market and offers so many opportunities, everyone wants to get their share of the market, making the competition more intense than anywhere else."
"This market is really about applications," Lansbergen said, "If you really want to make an impact, it's about understanding what an application is about and what it requires."
And that requires more than just technology. "If you look at our people, they are not just materials experts, they also know the industry," Li said.
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Li Xuedai says companies in China need to move quickly to catch up with global demands and need a material source that can keep up with that pace.
"There's also a bit of philosophical element to the phenomenal speed in Asia," Lansbergen said.
He has been living in China for 1½ years. But his Asia journey started when DSM Engineering Plastics moved its global headquarters from the Netherlands to Singapore in 2012.
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"In Europe, it's very abnormal for people to work on Saturday, it's totally not done that you work on Sunday. Here in China, people actually work on the first of May [a public holiday], so the whole mentality [is different], and it's not just China, by the way, this is Asia, the phenomenal speed you see is in everything."
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Greater China remains the fastest growing market for DSM Engineering Plastics, Lansbergen said, from a regional perspective and from a global perspective.
At Chinaplas, the company announced the addition of a compounding line in China, the forming of a polyphenylene sulfide joint venture with China's NHU Co. Ltd., as well as a strategic alliance with Ascend Performance Materials Inc.
Lansbergen said he's pleased with the company's performance.
China's plastics market in general grows at a speed that's "GDP rate plus a few percentage points," he said, and DSM exceeded that market growth. "We are gaining momentum…It's been quite nice."
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He was quick to add that DSM is well established in India with a manufacturing plant to capture the future growth.
DSM also has a technical center in Japan and considers Japan a very important market.
"The Japanese value chain is extremely important. You have to be locally present in Japan to be seen as a player not only in Japan but also outside of Japan."
A lot of automotive and electronic parts are designed in Japan and manufactured in China or other places, he explained.
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Acoustic microscopy is microscopy that employs very high or ultra high frequency ultrasound. Acoustic microscopes operate non-destructively and penetrate most solid materials to make visible images of internal features, including defects such as cracks, delaminations and voids.

History
The notion of acoustic microscopy dates back to 1936 when S. Ya. Sokolov proposed a device for producing magnified views of structure with 3-GHz sound waves. However, due to technological limitations at the time, no such instrument could be constructed, and it was not until 1959 that Dunn and Fry performed the first acoustic microscopy experiments, though not at very high frequencies.

The scientific literature shows very little progress toward an acoustic microscope following the Dunn and Fry experiments up until about 1970 when two groups of activity emerged, one headed by C.F. Quate (Stanford University) and the other by A. Korpel and L.W. Kessler (Zenith Radio Research Labs). The first efforts to develop an operational acoustic microscope concentrated upon high-frequency adaptations of low-frequency ultrasonic visualization methods. One early system employed Bragg diffraction imaging, which is based upon direct interaction between an acoustic-wave field and a laser light beam. Another example was based on variations of the Pohlman cell. The original device is based upon a suspension of asymmetric particles in a thin fluid layer which, when acted upon by acoustic energy, produce visual reflectivity changes. Cunningham and Quate modified this by suspending tiny latex spheres in a fluid. Acoustic pressure caused population shifts which were visually detectable. Kessler and Sawyer developed a liquid crystal cell that enabled sound to be detected by hydrodynamic orientation of the fluid. In 1973, the Quate group began the development of a concept, which utilized the first scanning acoustic microscope (SAM) with a confocal pair of 50 MHz ultrasonic lenses for focusing and detecting the ultrasonic energy. In 1974, this concept was realized by R. A. Lemons and C. F. Quate at the Microwave Laboratory of Stanford University. Advancements of this instrument, a scanning acoustic microscope, have to do with achieving very high resolution, novel modes of imaging, and applications. The SAM was commercially introduced by Leitz Corp and by Olympus Corp. In 1970, the Korpel and Kessler group began to pursue a scanning laser detection system for acoustic microscopy. In 1974, the activity was shifted to another organization under Kessler (Sonoscan Inc), where practical aspects of the instrument were developed. This instrument, the scanning laser acoustic microscope (SLAM), was made commercial available in 1975.

In 1980, first high-resolution (with a frequency up to 500 MHz) through-transmission mode SAM was built by Roman Maev and his students at his Laboratory of Biophysical Introscopy of the Russian Academy of Sciences. First commercial SAM ELSAM with the broad frequency range from 100 MHz up to ultra high 1.8 GHz was built at the Ernst Leitz GmbH (Wetzlar, Germany) by the group led by Martin Hoppe and his consultants Abdullah Atalar (Stanford Univ.,USA), Roman Maev(Russian Academy of Sciences, Russia), at University College London by Mehrdad Nikoonahad and later by Andrew Briggs (Oxford Univ., Great Britain.).

At the same time, in 1984, Kessler's group completed development of the C-SAM concept instrument which operated in the reflection mode, as well as the through-transmission (only) mode of the SLAM. Using the same transducer to pulse ultrasound and receive the return echoes meant that the acoustic image could easily be constrained to a depth of interest. This design was the precursor of essentially all of the acoustic microscopes in use today, and was the development that made possible numerous later advances such as cross-sectional acoustic imaging, three-dimensional acoustic imaging, and others.

Since then, many improvements to Acoustic Microscopy Systems have been made to enhance resolution, image quality and accuracy.

Types of acoustic microscopes
In the half-century since the first experiments directly leading to the development of acoustic microscopes, at least three basic types of acoustic microscope have been developed. These are the scanning acoustic microscope (SAM), confocal scanning acoustic microscope (CSAM), and C-mode scanning acoustic microscope (C-SAM).

More recently acoustic microscopes based around picosecond ultrasonics systems have demonstrated acoustic imaging in cells using sub-optical wavelengths working with ultrasonic frequencies into the multi-GHz. Since the vast majority of acoustic microscopes in use today are C-SAM type instruments, this discussion will be limited to these instruments.

Behavior of ultrasound in materials
Ultrasound is broadly defined as any sound having a frequency above 20 kHz, which is approximately the highest frequency that can be detected by the human ear. However, the acoustic microscopes emit ultrasound ranging from 5 MHz to beyond 400 MHz so that micrometre size resolution can be achieved. The ultrasound that penetrates a sample may be scattered, absorbed or reflected by the internal features or the material itself. These actions are analogous to the behavior of light. Ultrasound that is reflected from an internal feature, or (in some applications) that has traveled through the entire thickness of the sample, is used to make acoustic images.

Sample types and preparation
Samples need no special treatment before acoustic imaging, but they should be able to withstand at least brief exposure to water or to another fluid, since air is a very poor transmitter of high frequency acoustic energy from the transducer. The sample may be completely immersed in the water, or scanned with a narrow stream of water. Alternately, alcohols and other fluids can be used so as to not contaminate the sample. Samples typically have at least one flat surface that can be scanned, although cylindrical and spherical samples can also be scanned with the proper fixtures. In the following paragraphs, the sample being described is a plastic-encapsulated integrated circuit.

Ultrasonic frequencies
The ultrasonic frequencies pulsed into samples by the transducers of acoustic microscopes range from a low of 10 MHz (rarely, 5 MHz) to a high of 400 MHz or more. Across this spectrum of frequencies there is a trade-off of penetration and resolution. Ultrasound at low frequencies such as 10 MHz penetrates deeper into materials than ultrasound at higher frequencies, but the spatial resolution of the acoustic image is less. On the other hand, ultrasound at very high frequencies do not penetrate deeply, but provide acoustic images having very high resolution. The frequency chosen to image a particular sample will depend on the geometry of the part and on the materials involved.

The acoustic image of the plastic-encapsulated IC below was made using a 30 MHz transducer because this frequency provides a good compromise between penetration and image resolution.

Scanning process

The ultrasonic transducer raster-scans the top surface of the sample. Several thousand pulses enter the sample each second. Each pulse may be scattered or absorbed in passing through homogeneous parts of the sample. At material interfaces, a portion of the pulse is reflected back to the transducer, where it is received and its amplitude recorded.

The portion of the pulse that is reflected is determined by the acoustic impedance, Z, of the each material that meets at the interface. The acoustic impedance of a given material is the material's density multiplied by the speed of ultrasound in that material. When a pulse of ultrasound encounters an interface between two materials, the degree of ultrasonic reflection from that interface is governed by this formula:

where R is the fraction of reflection, and z1 and z2 are the acoustic impedances of the two materials, analogous to refractive index in light propagation.

If both materials are typical solids, the degree of reflection will be moderate, and a significant portion of the pulse will travel deeper into the sample, where it may be in part reflected by deeper material interfaces. If one of the materials is a gas such as air – as in the case with delaminations, cracks and voids – the degree of reflection at the solid-to-gas interface is near 100%, the amplitude of the reflected pulse is very high, and practically none of the pulse travels deeper into the sample.

Gating of the return echoes
A pulse of ultrasound from the transducer travel nanoseconds or microseconds to reach an internal interface and are reflected back to the transducer. If there are several internal interfaces at different depths, the echoes arrive at the transducer at different times. Planar acoustic images do not often use all return echoes from all depths to make the visible acoustic image. Instead, a time window is created that accepts only those return echoes from the depth of interest. This process is known as "gating" the return echoes.

Finally, the plastic-encapsulated IC was flipped over and imaged from the back side. The return echoes were gated on the depth where the backside mold compound interfaces with the back side of the die paddle. The small black dots in the acoustic image above are small voids (trapped bubbles) in the mold compound.

Other image types
The acoustic images shown above are all planar images, so named because they make visible a horizontal plane within the sample. The acoustic data received in the return echo signals can also be used to make other types of images, including three-dimensional images, cross-sectional images, and thru-scan images.

Range of applications
The samples imaged by acoustic microscopes are typically assemblies of one or more solid materials that have at least one surface that is either flat or regularly curved. The depth of interest may involve an internal bond between materials, or a depth at which a defect may occur in a homogeneous material. In addition, samples may be characterized without imaging to determine, e.g., their acoustic impedance.

Because of their ability to find visualize features non-destructively, acoustic microscopes are widely used in the production of electronic components and assemblies for quality control, reliability and failure analysis. Usually the interest is in finding and analyzing internal defects such as delaminations, cracks and voids, although an acoustic microscope may also be used simply to verify (by material characterization or imaging, or both) that a given part or a given material meets specifications or, in some instances, is not counterfeit. Acoustic microscopes are also used to image printed circuit boards and other assemblies.

There are in addition numerous applications outside of electronics. In many industries, products that involve tubing, ceramic materials, composite materials or various types of bonded joints, including adhesive layers and different welds may be imaged acoustically.

The assembly of numerous medical products uses acoustic microscopes to investigate internal bonds and features. For example, a polymer film may be imaged to examine its bond to a multi-channel plastic plate used in blood analysis. SAM can provide data on the elasticity of cells and both, hard and soft tissues, which can give useful information on the physical forces holding structures in a particular shape and the mechanics of structures such as the cytoskeleton. These studies are particularly valuable in investigating processes such as cell motility.

Another promising direction was initiated by different groups in the world to design and build portable hand-held SAM for subsurface 3D imaging and diagnostics of soft and hard tissues and this direction currently is successfully developing with the goal to implement those methods into the clinical and cosmetology practice.

Also during last decade was expressed an interest to apply acoustic microscopy methods for 3D non-invasive inspection of the paint layers of painted art and other art and culture heritage objects.

See also
 Acoustic interferometer
 Scanning near-field ultrasound holography
 Ultrasound biomicroscopy
 Capacitive micromachined ultrasonic transducer

References

Acoustic measurement
Microscopy
Russian inventions
Soviet inventions


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What "King James", had hoped would be a television event that would be as epic as his performance on the court, turned in to well…epic television alright. The Decision aired on ESPN, July 8. It was watch by thousands, and also ridiculed by thousands. It is certainly epic in my mind as the biggest waste of space that could have been used for relevant sports chatter or better yet, a baseball game perhaps! I am not sure what James accomplished, except gaining even more attention to his crazy antics, and a Steve Carell spoof during the ESPYS. That is actually something he can take pride in being associated with…because that was funny!
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Speaking of the ESPYS…thank goodness for their existence. Pulling up At Bat (MLB.com app for baseball scores and news) to see "no games scheduled" in the middle of summer is almost heartbreaking. Thus we are saved by ESPN's night of celebration, remembrance and laugh-out-loud humor! However, there is one basic thing to note when watching the ESPYS. It is the nominations that are worth watching. Calm down if you feel your favorite MLB team, NACAR driver, or heroic play during the NBA finals will win a single award. NFL football rules the hearts of fans in this nation. If a football shows up in a highlight reel…an award will ensue. Due to the service provided by the ESPYS…we are ok with that!
The British Open Championship:
Simply called The Open Championship because of its historical significance to the sport of golf and tournaments alike. The Open, played this year on the Old Course at St. Andrews in Scotland was thrilling, despite lacking the story of 2009. In 2009 you had the almost legendary comeback of one of the Open's finest champions, 59 year-old (at the time) Tom Watson. Watson came back to take the lead on Sunday of the 2009 Open Championship and eventually would enter a playoff situation leaving Stewart Cink to win his first Major Championship. I must say tears came to my eyes as Watson re-called what could have been in 2009, though I was of course proud of Stewart Cink, a solid favorite of mine. 2010 would not provide the drama of 2009, however, it was refreshing to watch players from a variety of positions in the FedEx Cup Rankings battle for top spot on the leader board. Glimpses of Tiger and Phil were few and far between as viewers were privy to the talent of Oosthuizen, Casey, Westwood, McIlroy and Stenson. None from the US and none greater at St. Andrews than Louis Oosthuizen of South Africa, who shot 16 under par for the win. Notably, Oosthuizen, whose caddy Zach Rosego is the only black caddy on the European Tour, gave a happy birthday wish to Nelson Mandela and expressed his excitement over all the South African flags present Sunday in support of his victory.
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IT'S a dog's life for Kerry Abbott but it is one she would not change for the world.The 17-year-old, from Needham Market, is finally realising her dream and taking part in the top canine show Crufts.
IT'S a dog's life for Kerry Abbott but it is one she would not change for the world.
The 17-year-old, from Needham Market, is finally realising her dream and taking part in the top canine show Crufts.
It is the pinnacle of every canine lover in the country and Kerry said she is thrilled to be taking her beloved pooches to such a prestigious show.
Brandy, an eight-year-old Shetland Sheep Dog, and Chad, a four-year-old Nova Scotia Duck Tolling Retriever are Kerry's trusty companions on the journey to The NEC in Birmingham where the competition is held this year between March 7 and 10.
"I have been training quite seriously for about three years but I have always been an animal lover and I have had dogs since the age of about four. I just find it so rewarding and the dogs enjoy it. It is good fun and eventually I want to become a dog behaviourist. My parents have to ferry me all around the country to and from shows but it is worth it.
"When I found out I was going to Crufts it was great news. It is hard work but there is nothing else I want to do but work with animals."
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Kerry, who is currently studying animal care at Otley College, is entered in a number of categories.
She added: "I am entering both dogs in the agility Dog of the Year competition and also the Regional Training competition. Then Chad will be in the ABC, which is the Anything but Collies category. In this I will be competing against adults as well."
Kerry said the secret to her success is being able to read and understand her dogs.
"It is so important to have a bond with the dog and to be able to read and understand their behaviour. There is a lot of hard work and training but the rewards are great. Crufts is the place you want to be," she said.


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Tag Archives: Jorge Ben
Jorge Ben – Negro é Lindo (1971) {Salve, Jorge! Boxset}
December 29, 2009 Brazilian, Brazilian soul, Funk, Samba
01 – Rita Jeep
02 – Porque é Proibido Pisar Na Grama
03 – Cassius Marcelo Clay
04 – Cigana
05 – Zula
06 – Negro é Lindo
07 – Comanche
08 – Que Maravilha
09 – Maria Domingas
10 – Palomaris
Produced by Paulinho Tapajós
Recording technicians: Toninho and Mazzola
Studio: C.B.D.P.
Arrangements by Arthur Verocai
Photo: Wilney Cover design: Aldo Luiz
2009 reissue credits
Supervision: Alice Soares
Project conceptualization: Carlos Savalla
Liner Notes: Ana Maria Bahiana
Coordination: Rodrigo Faour
Remastering: Luigi Hoffer at DMS Mastering Solutions
Restoration of original LP covers and adaptation for CD: Leandro Arraes at LAStudio
Editing: Luiz Augusto
Graphic design: Geysa Adnet
Interestingly, the bilingual texts on the new CD jackets do not actually have the same information, both containing some tidbits of info that the other doesn't have. In the interest of globalization I am going to do a quick free translation here (all errors are my own..):
Jorge Ben Jor's trilogy of albums with Trio Mocotó closes with the powerful "Negro É Lindo" (Black is Beuatiful) in 1971, in a phase of the Brazilian culture industry where blacks began to be perceived as potential consumers. Negro é Lindo delivers an homage to Cassius Clay (later known as Muhammad Ali) and also to João Parahyba, nicknamed Comanche. It has delcarations of love for his beloved wife Maria Tereza Domingas and, at the same time, proposes a pact of goodwill and unity to Rita Lee, responsible for his trips to and from the studio to his house in Brooklin (*southside neighborhood of São Paulo, not the one in New York…).
One difference in relation to the other LPs is the fact that this one was to be more centered on the acoustic guitar in its arrangements, possibly the fruit of his partnership with Paulinho Tapajós, who directed Ben's recordings between 71 and 75. In the studio, Tapajós prefered to record Jorge one his own and on stop of a platform, under which were placed microphones that captured the time-keeping beats of the artists' shoes and foot-tapping, and the scrape of his pick across the guitar strings. Beginning with this base, the arrangements were built around him. "With the pulse of the foot-taps, his, voice, and the guitar pick, Jorge transformed himself into a machine of rhythm. Afterward, I embellished this with the other instruments in arrangements (of scale and tone) that wouldn't conflict with what he was doing. We recorded 30, 40 songs for one single album and I believe there must be a lot of unreleased material. It was the best way to work, because the coolest thing about Jorge is the freedom. He does not have discipline. Therefore, we had to follow along after him." One could analyze this liberty and freedom as a certain kind of alienation between the techniques and artifices of the studio and the process of practicing as a group. There are classic moments calling for the bridge, or the end of a sing, same as LPs recorded live ("Em cima!", "Miudinho!"). Add to this the fact that Ben, aside from composing the lyrics and music for the vast majority of the songs he created, did not do arrangements for other instruments: in this era, he played his guitar and sang, and the arranger (or Trio Mocotó) did their work on top of this.
Side note from Flabbergast… Interesting that Arthur Verocai, who at this point in time is probably more famous outside Brazil than within it, does not get any mention in these liner notes even though he was responsible for the arrangements as much or more so than producer Tapajós…
The notes also sidestep Ben's involvement with and importance to the movement(s) variously referred to as Black Rio, Black Power, Samba Soul, Movimento Negro, in the 1970s. An embracing of black identity in an allegedly colorblind 'racial democracy' where bring up something like "Black Pride" is likely to spark an argument. In fact doing so led to just such an argument for me TODAY — one has to remember this was even more polemical in the early 70s. It's not the first foray into this territory in Ben's music or lyrics, by any means, but probably the first where he is self-consciously integrating his work around Afrocentric ideas, making him part of a global phenomenon happening at the same time in the US, the Caribbean, in other parts of Latin America, and in Africa itself. The liner notes would almost imply that this was a marketing strategy (the black woman or man as potential consumer), an interpretation which I hope is just me being reactionary and radical and indignant as I sometimes tend to be… Because if that IS the implication, then its an insult to Jorge Ben and the massive accomplishments of his music during this period.
This pressing hails from the 12-CD boxset released just a week ago. There will be more of it to come…
With complete artwork, m3u playlist, and proper ID-tags
Jorge Ben – Negro é Lindo (1971) in 320 kbs em pee three
Jorge Ben – Negro é Lindo (1971) in FLAC LOSSLESS AUDIO
Tagged Brazilian soul, Jorge Ben, Samba, Samba Soul, Trio Mocotó
Luiz Eça y La Familia Sagrada – Onda Nova do Brasil (1970)
Luiz Eça y La Familia Sagrada
Recorded 1970*
Released on Discos AVV SA (Mexico) – AVV-1136, 1978
My friend in Italy is setting me up with a bunch of music on one of my favorite labels, VampiSoul. This one is the first of the bunch I will share with you, and it is really an amazing delight for the ears. One of the biggest aural surprises I have had in a long time was putting this album on and thinking, how the HELL did this go unreleased for 8 years — and to all appearances has never seen an official release in Brazil itself.
Luiz Eça, the innovative pianist behind the Tamba Trio (and later the Tamba 4), explores more pop territory on this album, with only one of his own compositions making an appearance. Classic tunes from Milton Nascimento and Fernando Brandt, an original interpretation of the oft-covered 'Pais Tropical' from Jorge Ben features Wilson Simonal belting it out, several songs from my favorite freak Antônio Adolfo, and even a Roberto Carlos tune. The song 'Yemele' (by Luis Carlos Vinhas and Chico Feitoso, mispelled on the CD jacket), had been recorded in a very funky version by Maria Bethania a year or two earlier and may have been an inspiration for this reading.
Sr. Eça has help from a HUGE ensemble of amazing musicians. Check this out:
Wow you can possibly go wrong with this? Also it seems that Nelson Angelo, Joyce, and Nana Vasconcelos had a habit of working on albums that never got released in their day.
If you enjoy this album even a fraction as much as I do, I think it will improve your day considerably.
* According to VampiSoul this was recorded in Brazil, but I question this. Most if not all of the musicians participating on this album were hiding out in Mexico after the military counter-revolution issued constitutional act AI-5 and things got *really* bad. In fact the person responsible for the eventual release of the album, Rogelio Villareal, ran a hotel chain at which tons of bossa nova and MPB starts took refuge and performed regularly. As it seems rather unlikely to me that a huge group of musicians like this would go back to the dictatorship to record this album, all signs point to it being recorded in Mexico itself.
Luiz Eça y La Familia Sagrada – Onda Nova do Brasil (1970) in 320 em pee three
Luiz Eça y La Familia Sagrada – Onda Nova do Brasil (1970) in FLAC LOSSLESS AUDIO
Tagged antonio adolfo, Bossa Nova, Jorge Ben, Joyce, Luiz Eça, MPB, Wilson Simonal
Jorge Ben – Força Bruta (1970) 320kbs ABR
Força Bruta
Original release 1970
Dusty Groove America reissue 2007
This is a fantastic record. I was wrong with crediting the 1969 to Trio Mocotó yesterday — I believe the partnership actually began with this record. Formerly very difficult to track down, Dusty Groove has done us all a public service by making it available again!! BUY A COPY today
Jorge Ben "Forca Bruta" (Philips, 1970)
A dreamy, relaxed album made with the Trio Mocoto (see below for more info about them…) A couple of the songs on here are regularly included on anthologies ("O Telefone Tocou Novamente," "Charles, Jr.") but most of this album is material that tragically has been on the backshelf for decades… I suppose this is the sort of album that you have to settle into — it's very pretty and very laid back, cloaking a funky undercurrent in an acoustic samba wash, and intensely seductive. Why this album remains out of print is a real mystery
review from DGA
A fantastically soulful album from Jorge Ben — one of his greatest records ever, and a key part of Brazilian music in the 70s! The album marks an earthier shift for Jorge — a sound that's still rooted in the samba influences of the 60s, but which also takes on a bit more soul at the bottom — thanks to rhythmic contributions from Trio Mocoto, who work here famously to help Ben shape the overall feel of the set! There's still a bit of larger orchestrations at moments, but these are used sparingly just to sweeten the sound — leaving the main force of the music to come from Jorge's guitar, and the cuica, percussion, and tamborim of the trio. The vocals are wonderful too — slightly raspy, and with a bit more feeling than we ever remember Jorge having on record — sometimes a bit intimate, yet always with an undeniable presence throughout. One of those records that still sends chills up our spines, year after year — with tracks that include "Oba La Vem Ela", "Ze Canjica", "Pulo Pulo", "Apareceu Aparecida", "Terezinha", "Mulher Brasileira", "Forca Bruta", "O Telefone Tocou Novamente", and "Charles Junior".
Tagged Jorge Ben, Samba Soul
Jorge Ben – Jorge Ben (1969) 320 kbs ABR
'JORGE BEN'
1969 Philips
1. Criola
2. Domingas
3. Cade Tereza
4. Barbarella
5. Pais Tropical
6. Take It Easy My Brother Charles
7. Descobri Que Eu Sou Um Anjo
8. Bebete Vaobora
9. Quem Foi Que Roubou A Sopeira De Porcelana Chinesa Que A Vovo Ganhou Da Baronesa?
10. Que Pena
11. Charles, Anjo 45
This is an essential album from Jorge Ben and (until just this year!) has been rather scarce to track down. NOTE ** This rip comes from the original Philips CD pressing and not from the one on Dusty Groove's label. ** I will probably get the latter in the near future and I could post it here, but I recommend everyone give their money to Dusty Groove America anyway because they are the GREATEST RECORD STORE OF ALL TIME and deserve it. They've been very picky about what music they reissue, exercising their world-famous exquisite taste — but I'd love to see them reissue more goodies so give them your $$ and help 'em out!
All of Jorge Ben's material up through the late 70s is golden, but this period of 1969-1976 was especially fruitful. This album marks a new chapter in his discography, considerably broadening out his sound pallete. His records of the mid-70s (A Tábua de Esmeralda especially) would get slightly more experimental than this one, but this album contains the track "Descobri que eu sou um anjo" (I discovered that I am an angel), which surely ranks as Ben's strangest composition yet still manages to groove. Incidentally, I saw Caetano Veloso perform this track as an encore during his last tour — it was the highlight of the show for me, since his new record was rather lackluster and he was being backed the Brazilian equivalent of U2 in 1990 (this is not a compliment, FYI). But to come back on stage and play this "deep cut" for an American audience 95% of which wouldn't recognize it — well, I forgave Caetano for the misguided 'rocker' persona he's been flauting lately. This Jorge Ben record ought to be as famous and ubiquitous as Caetano's 1969 "white album", or other gems from 69 like Abbey Road. It's a milestone and always a pleasure.
(from Dusty Groove dot com)
A samba soul masterpiece from Jorge Ben — one of the most brilliant records to come out the fertile late 60s Brazilian scene — and an incredible album that works with the psychedelic flourishes of Ben's contemporaries and a deeper undercurrent of soul & funk! This is one of the most amazing early Jorge Ben LPs, recorded at the end of the 60s, when Jorge was singing with a stone-cold soul sound. The sharp, tight arrangements by Rogerio Duprat & Jose Briamonte made tracks like "Pais Tropical", "Take It Easy My Brother Charles", and "Que Pena" immediate classics — while the percussion and rhythms of Trio Mocoto provide a good part of the unique backdrop. The album is a mix of funky samba, soaring Brazilian soul, and sweeping orchestrations that give the whole thing a jazzy finish — and it's some of the best work that Jorge Ben ever recorded! Other tracks include "Criola", Cade Tereza", "Domingas", "Barbarella", "Quem Foi Que Roubou A Sopeira" and more.
(From Wikiepedia)
"In 1969, Jorge Ben released his self-titled album amid the excitement of the cultural and musical Tropicália movement. The album featured Trio Mocotó as his backing band, who would go on to launch a successful career on the back of their association with Ben. The album was noted for "País Tropical," one of his most famous compositions, although it would be Wilson Simonal who would take his recording of the song to the top of the charts in Brazil that same year. Instead, the song "Charles, Anjo 45″, also from the self-titled album, would become Ben's biggest self-performed chart hit of the year."
(From Slipcue dot com… Incidentally I think he's wrong in his interpretation of the manacles but that's neither here nor there…)
Jorge Ben "Jorge Ben" (Philips, 1969)
An excellent album, with some of his catchiest songs, many of which often make it onto best-of compilations. Wildly inventive, syncretic, experimental pop music, ranging from San Francisco-sound psychedelia to spaghetti western schmaltz, and deep, heavy samba-soul. The album is both soulful and playful, as when he sings the last half of one song in a funny voice, with his nose pinched shut, or when the string section veers into bent-note atonality. The album art shows Ben with the emblem of the Flamengo futbol team on his guitar, and broken manacles on his wrists — the latter presumably a powerful statement about the military dictatorship which was running the country at the time, and actively trying to repress the tropicalia movement. One of his best records… definitely worth tracking down!
Tagged Jorge Ben, Samba Soul, Tropicália
Jorge Ben – Africa Brasil (1976) [320]
August 20, 2008 Brazilian
Some great funk here and a classic still going strong! I´ve enjoyed this album so many times and I was thinking there might be some not listened to it yet. Now´s your chance!
Review by Phil Jandovsky, All Music Guide
This 1976 album is undoubtedly one of the greatest classics of Brazilian popular music, with Jorge Ben mixing funky samba, Afro-Brazilian beats, and crunching guitars to create one of the most fascinating sounds ever recorded in Brazil. The album kicks off with the raw, energetic "Ponta de Lança Africano," and from there on it never slows down, but continues to pile up one fiery, funky gem after the other. The samba soul and samba funk scenes of the '70s in Brazil produced many great artists and many great recordings, fully comparable with the best soul and funk music recorded in the U.S. during the same period. Jorge Ben was the most prominent figure of this scene and África Brasil is probably the most famous of his '70s recordings. For any person who is interested in the music of Jorge Ben, or indeed Brazilian funk in general, there is no better sample of it than África Brasil.
1 Ponta de Lanca Africano (Umbabarauma)
2 Hermes Trimegisto Escreveu
3 O Filosofo
4 Meus Filhos, Meu Tesouro
5 O Plebeu
6 Taj Mahal
7 Xica da Silva
8 Historia de Jorge
9 Camisa 10 da Gavea
10 Cavaleiro Do Cavalo Imaculado
11 África Brasil (Zumbi)
password: vibes
Tagged Africa, Funk, Jorge Ben, MPB, Samba, Samba Soul


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Number Ones - Up Close and Personal World Tour est la sixième tournée de l'artiste américaine Janet Jackson, à l'occasion de la sortie de sa seconde compilation, The Best (Number Ones aux États-Unis). Janet Jackson a visité trente-cinq villes en Asie, en Amérique du Nord, en Europe, en Australie, en Afrique et en Amérique du Sud, en demandant à ses fans de choisir une chanson parmi ses numéros 1 pour chaque ville.

Genèse
En 2008, Janet Jackson sort l'album Discipline et embarque pour sa première tournée depuis sept ans, le Rock Witchu Tour. La tournée est écourtée à cause de vertiges de la chanteuse et les concerts en Asie sont annulés à cause de la crise économique de 2008. En 2009, elle sort sa seconde compilation, baptisée Number Ones pour les États-Unis et The Best pour le reste du monde. Alors qu'elle prévoit de partir en tournée, elle est occupée par le tournage des films Pourquoi je me suis marié aussi ? et Les Couleurs du destin, tous deux réalisés par Tyler Perry. À la même époque, elle publie un livre, True You, et fait face à la mort de son frère, Michael Jackson.

C'est lors d'un concert privé donné au Radio City Music Hall de New York que la chanteuse a l'idée d'embarquer pour une tournée intimiste. En , elle publie une vidéo sur son site officiel dans laquelle elle expose le concept de la tournée : une série de concerts intimistes dans des petites salles pour privilégier la proximité avec le public, où elle interprétera son catalogue de singles ayant atteint la première place de classements tels que le Billboard Hot 100, le Top 40 Mainstream, le Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs, le Hot Dance Club Songs, mais aussi l'Oricon, le Canadian Singles Chart, ou encore des classements européens ou australiens. Janet Jackson annonce passer par 35 villes, dont elle laisse le choix à ses fans. Elle prévoit de dédier une chanson à chaque ville et d'honorer vingt personnes pour les services rendus à leur communauté. En décembre, la première ville de la tournée est annoncée, il s'agit de Hong Kong.

En avril, des dates sont ajoutées en Amérique du Nord et en Europe, ainsi qu'en Australie, en Afrique, et en Amérique du Sud, des régions que Janet n'avait pas prévu de visiter.

Synopsis
Le concert commence avec une vidéo dans laquelle Janet explique le concept du spectacle. Ensuite, un clip vidéo est diffusé. Différent pour chaque ville, il s'agit de la chanson que l'artiste a choisi de dédier au public. Janet Jackson fait son entrée vêtue d'une combinaison moulante argentée et interprète The Pleasure Principle, suivie de , What Have You Done for Me Lately et Feedback. Elle enchaîne avec You Want This et Alright, en reprenant les chorégraphies d'origine. Un interlude résume la carrière cinématographique de Janet, avec des extraits de Good Times, Poetic Justice, La Famille foldingue et Pourquoi je me suis marié aussi ?.

La chanteuse réapparait dans une robe couleur lavande incrustée de diamants pour interpréter une série de ballades en version acoustique : Nothing, Come Back to Me, Let's Wait Awhile et Again, qu'elle fait chanter au public. Un deuxième interlude intitulé Janet's Image montre les photographies les plus célèbres de la chanteuse, avant qu'elle ne revienne sur scène avec un gilet noir. Cette troisième partie est consacrée aux chansons d'amour, de Doesn't Really Matter à All for You, en passant par Love Will Never Do (Without You) et When I Think of You. Après une pause, Janet entonne That's the Way Love Goes.

Les musiciens interprètent une version instrumentale de What About le temps que Janet change de costume pour la partie rock, composée de Black Cat, If, Scream et Rhythm Nation.

Après un dernier interlude, Janet interprète son numéro un le plus récent à l'époque, Make Me, puis conclut le concert avec Together Again.

En plus des chansons citées précédemment, Janet a interprété All Nite (Don't Stop), Runaway, Call on Me, I Get Lonely, Diamonds, The Best Things in Life Are Free, Throb et When We Oooo lors de certains concerts.

Programme

Première partie
 Mindless Behavior (Amérique du Nord)
 Justice Crew (Australie)

Liste Des Chansons
 The Pleasure Principle

 What Have You Done for Me Lately
 Feedback
 You Want This
 Alright
 Miss You Much
 Nasty
 Nothing
 Come Back to Me
 Let's Wait Awhile
 Again
 Doesn't Really Matter
 Escapade
 Love Will Never Do (Without You)
 When I Think of You
 All for You
 That's the Way Love Goes
 I Get Lonely
 Black Cat
 If
 Scream
 Rhythm Nation

Rappels
 Diamonds
 The Best Things in Life Are Free
 Throb
 Make Me
 Together Again

Liste Des Chansons

Tour dates

Concerts annulés et reportés

Notes et références

Tournée de Janet Jackson
Tournée de 2011


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Waseem Badami Birthday Pictures From Good Morning Pakistan
Waseem Badami is a great Pakistani TV host who is currently hosting a political talk show called 11th Hour on ARY news. In college, he started his career on the radio, which he did while he was studying. Shan-e-Ramazan is also on ARY Digital, and he also hosts that show as well He is best known for his "Masoomana Sawal," which has become his name.
Waseem is also the host of a game show called "Har Lamha Purjosh," which is a game show. People want to see him and find out more about him. He owns his own business.
Recently, he had a birthday party at Good Morning Pakistan. All of his friends and family were there to celebrate his birthday. Nida Yasir and Bushra Ansari, Ayesha Omar, Ahmad Shah, and Zhalay Sarhadi were there as well. Here are the pictures from the show that we went to see.
Tags: Waseem Badami


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package cmwell.tracking

import akka.actor.{Actor, ActorIdentity, ActorRef, Cancellable, Identify, Terminated}
import cmwell.driver.Dao
import cmwell.zstore.ZStore
import com.typesafe.scalalogging.LazyLogging
import k.grid.Grid

import scala.concurrent.ExecutionContext.Implicits.global
import scala.concurrent.Future
import scala.concurrent.duration.DurationInt
import scala.util.{Failure, Success}

/**
  * Created by yaakov on 3/15/17.
  */
class ResurrectorActor extends Actor with LazyLogging {
  import TrackingUtilImpl.actorIdFromActorPath

  private lazy val dao =
    Dao(Settings.irwServiceDaoClusterName, Settings.irwServiceDaoKeySpace2, Settings.irwServiceDaoHostName, 9042, initCommands = None)
  private lazy val zStore: ZStore = ZStore.apply(dao)

  override def receive: Receive = activelyWatch(Map.empty, Map.empty, Map.empty)

  def fetchDataFromZStore(trackingId: TrackingId): Future[Array[PathStatus]] = { // todo : Future[Box[Array[PathStatus]]]
    val dirtyDataFut = zStore.get(s"ta-${trackingId.actorId}").map { payload =>
      val s = new String(payload, "UTF-8")
      s.split('\n').map { pair =>
        val s = pair.split('\u0000')
        PathStatus(s(0), TrackingStatus(s(1)))
      }
    }

    val cleanDataFut =
      dirtyDataFut.flatMap(dirtyData => TrackingUtil().cleanDirtyData(dirtyData, trackingId.createTime).map(_.toArray))
    cleanDataFut
  }

  def activelyWatch(resurrectedRefs: Map[String, ActorRef],
                    sendersWaitingForRefs: Map[String, SenderAndCreateTime],
                    schedulingSubscriptions: Map[String, Cancellable]): Receive = {

    case Spawn(name, initialData, restoredData, createTime) =>
      log(s"Spawn($name, $initialData, $restoredData)")

      resurrectedRefs.get(name) match {
        case Some(actorRef) => sender ! actorRef
        case None => {
          val ta = Grid.create(classOf[TrackingActor], name, initialData, restoredData.nonEmpty, createTime)

          // todo: What if ta doesn't response to RestoredData or Ping? We should schedule this...

          if (restoredData.nonEmpty)
            ta ! RestoredData(restoredData)
          else
            ta ! Ping

          val actorId = actorIdFromActorPath(ta)
          context.become(
            activelyWatch(resurrectedRefs,
                          sendersWaitingForRefs.updated(actorId, SenderAndCreateTime(sender(), createTime)),
                          schedulingSubscriptions)
          )
        }
      }

    case TrackingActorSynAck(actorId) =>
      log(s"TrackingActorSynAck($actorId) BTW, sendersWaitingForRefs = $sendersWaitingForRefs")
      val ta = sender()
      context.watch(ta)
      sendersWaitingForRefs.get(actorId).foreach(_.sender ! ta)
      schedulingSubscriptions.get(actorId).foreach(_.cancel())
      context.become(
        activelyWatch(resurrectedRefs.updated(actorId, ta),
                      sendersWaitingForRefs - actorId,
                      schedulingSubscriptions - actorId)
      )

    case ActorData(actorId, data, createTime) =>
      log(s"ActorData($actorId, $data)")
      val paths = data.map(_.path)(collection.breakOut[Seq[PathStatus], String, Set[String]])
      self ! Spawn(actorId, paths, data, createTime)

    case Resurrect(TrackingId(actorId, createTime)) =>
      log(s"Resurrect($actorId)")
      resurrectedRefs
        .get(actorId)
        .fold[Unit] {
          context.actorSelection(actorId) ! Identify(actorId)
          val cancellable = context.system.scheduler.schedule(3.seconds, 3.seconds, self, RetryPathIdentify(actorId))
          context.become(
            activelyWatch(resurrectedRefs,
                          sendersWaitingForRefs.updated(actorId, SenderAndCreateTime(sender, createTime)),
                          schedulingSubscriptions.updated(actorId, cancellable))
          )
        }(ref => sender.tell(Some(ref), Actor.noSender))

    case ActorIdentity(path: String, Some(ref)) =>
      log(s"ActorIdentity($path,Some($ref))")
      context.watch(ref)
      val actorId = actorIdFromActorPath(path)
      sendersWaitingForRefs.get(actorId).foreach(_.sender ! Some(ref))
      schedulingSubscriptions.get(actorId).foreach(_.cancel())
      context.become(
        activelyWatch(resurrectedRefs.updated(actorId, ref),
                      sendersWaitingForRefs - actorId,
                      schedulingSubscriptions - actorId)
      )

    case ActorIdentity(path: String, None) =>
      log(s"ActorIdentity($path,None)")
      val actorId = actorIdFromActorPath(path)
      schedulingSubscriptions.get(actorId).foreach(_.cancel())
      val createTime = sendersWaitingForRefs(actorId).createTime
      fetchDataFromZStore(TrackingId(actorId, createTime)).onComplete {
        case Success(data) => self ! ActorData(actorId, data, createTime)
        //todo: use Box from zStore to distinguish between zStore successfully fetched nothing and zStore failed to fetch
        case Failure(_) => sendersWaitingForRefs.get(actorId).foreach(_.sender ! None)
      }
      context.become(activelyWatch(resurrectedRefs, sendersWaitingForRefs, schedulingSubscriptions - actorId))

    case Terminated(ref) =>
      log(s"Terminated($ref)")
      context.unwatch(ref)
      val actorId = actorIdFromActorPath(ref)
      context.become(activelyWatch(resurrectedRefs - actorId, sendersWaitingForRefs, schedulingSubscriptions))

    case RetryPathIdentify(path) if schedulingSubscriptions.contains(path) =>
      log(s"RetryPathIdentify($path) && schedulingSubscriptions.contains")
      context.actorSelection(path) ! Identify(path)
      val cancellable = context.system.scheduler.schedule(3.seconds, 3.seconds, self, RetryPathIdentify(path))
      val actorId = actorIdFromActorPath(path)
      context.become(
        activelyWatch(resurrectedRefs, sendersWaitingForRefs, schedulingSubscriptions.updated(actorId, cancellable))
      )

  }

  case class RetryPathIdentify(path: String)
  case class SenderAndCreateTime(sender: ActorRef, createTime: Long)

  private def log(s: String) = logger.debug(s"Tracking: Resurrector: Got $s")
}

case class Spawn(name: String, initialData: Set[String], restoredData: Seq[PathStatus], createTime: Long)
case class Resurrect(trackingId: TrackingId)
case class ActorData(actorId: String, data: Seq[PathStatus], createTime: Long)
case class TrackingActorSynAck(path: String)

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The 1932 Vermont gubernatorial election took place on November 8, 1932. Incumbent Republican Stanley C. Wilson ran successfully for re-election to a second term as Governor of Vermont, defeating Democratic candidate James P. Leamy and Socialist candidate Fred W. Suitor.

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1 Gameplay Review:
2 Smooth and challenging modes
3 Graphics and Sound
3.1 In Beach Buggy Racing's case, it provided memorable entertainment that still resonates with gamers today.
4 Still a lot of fun
5 What Parents Need to Know:
6 Pros & Cons:
7 The verdict
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Tropical Storm Cindy
Update: 6-21-2017 11:30 AM
With rain and winds most of the night but waking up to sunny skies, many Louisianans are feeling that we have missed a bullet with Tropical Storm Cindy. Truth is… The storm has yet to make landfall.
Louisiana Governor John Bel Edwards issued a statewide State of Emergency Declaration Wednesday morning as preparations for severe flooding were underway.
As time progresses, Tropical Storm Cindy looks to be a major rain event. Some tornadoes have been spotted in Mississippi and a water spout over the Mississippi Gulf Coast waters. As of now, we have not seen any major flooding in Louisiana, but we are anticipating much more rain over the next 48 hours.
Video of Waterspout over Mississippi Gulf Coast
Updates as they happen
We will continue to update this page as the storm progresses providing updates on flooding in Louisiana, road closures and housing shelter options.
Video Update as of Tuesday Night
Tropical Storm City is currently heading toward Louisiana with anticipated heavy winds and rainfall. The storm is moving very slowly, which means it has the possibility of gaining in strength over the warm waters in the Gulf of Mexico. Although no one truly knows exactly where the tropical storm will make landfall, Louisiana will surely see a lot of rain over the next few days.
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With many of the predictions of Tropical Storm Cindy making landfall to the west of Louisiana, we anticipate seeing a tremendous amount of rain and potential flooding. With the "worst part" of the storm being directly to the East of where the storm makes landfall, we could see major disruptions in the Louisiana economy including flooding, property damage and loss of work for many Louisianans.
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Damage to Louisiana Industries
Louisiana has seen its share of destructive weather. Many industries are affected by tropical storms and hurricanes, especially in Southern Louisiana. The Southern most part of the state is extremely vulnerable to major disruptions. Charter fisherman out of Venice have been securing their boats and hoping for the best. Storm surges, in the cities such as Venice LA, can have a devastating effect on the fragile economy.
Storm Impacts
The Hurricane Center has warned of the following:
HEAVY RAINFALL: Cindy is expected to produce rain in excess of six to nine inches with isolated maximum amounts of over twelve inches over southeastern Louisiana through Thursday. This rainfall could cause life-threatening flash flooding in these areas.
Rainfall amounts of 3 to 5 inches with isolated maximum amounts of 6 inches can be expected farther west across southwest Louisiana into southeast Texas through Thursday.
DAMAGING WIND: Tropical storm conditions are expected to first reach the coast within the warning area later tonight and spread westward within the warning area through early Thursday.
STORM SURGE: Inundation of 1 to 3 feet above ground level is likely, especially in the coastal areas of Louisiana such as Venice La and along the coast in portions of the Tropical Storm Warning area.
TORNADOES: Isolated tornadoes are possible this evening and tonight from south-central Louisiana to the western Florida Panhandle.
Additional Damage from Tropical Weather
Not only do the winds, flooding and hail bring tremendous damage, but in many instances of tropical weather include tornadoes spawned by the storm. Tornadoes from tropical weather knock down power lines, tree limbs and usually cause power outages in their wake. In can take days or even weeks to restore power to the affected areas.
We will do our best to keep you informed of the ongoing storm and its repercussions. All should have emergency numbers and websites ready…just in case.
The National Hurricane Center is a great source of real time information as are some of the local media outlets. You can track the store with the local Fox affiliate here.
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