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Lady Gaga is playing across the us in his 2019 concert. Don't miss the gig on Thursday May 30th, 2019 at Park Theater at Park MGM in Las Vegas.
Monday May 26, Lady Gaga stopped by the Rexall Place as part of her ArtRave: The ARTpop tour. The performance was really tawdry than the last time she was there. For Lady Gaga, she just needs space only for her ego, and more space for her album she comes up with. There`s so much production and work is going on in tours as there`s no moment left for the artist to be a human being.
Lady Gaga astonished her `little monsters` and she fed them with great songs like those that remind them that she is `Born This Way`. Legions of fans who attended the show came dressed for the festivity of meeting their diva. The artist can just wail, and she could as well sing and croon and do lot more. Everything was beautiful including the arena, fans, the show, and the Lady that went on stage. She did her best, and she amazed everyone.
While on stage, she performed almost from all her albums. She asked `little monsters` to share her passion of going over the boundaries and rules, and performing only for the sake of art. She called them to party `wildest dreams` as she referred to. Such inspirational messages are taking her art to another stage, and make `little monsters` even bigger and eager to get fed more and more. Pop art, or Art pop, that`s Lady Gaga!
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Confection Perfection
Tacoma's Brown & Haley legacy thrives
By Lisa Patterson | February 1, 2013
Photos by Dane Gregory Meyer
It's still a little like 1923 at Tacoma's Brown & Haley.
As do serious bread makers, when founders Harry Brown and J.C. Haley created their buttery, crunchy chocolate-covered confection known worldwide today as Almond Roca, they kept a bit of the original buttercrunch toffee batch and carried it over to the next batch, and the next and the next. The Roca "seed" is still being sowed today into gold foil-covered sweets that have been unwrapped 5 billion times and counting.
"My grandma loved Almond Roca," said Pierson Clair, President and CEO of Brown & Haley. He says Almond Roca is a candy savored by generations. Clair joined the company in 1998 after serving as vice-president for Blommer Chocolate Co. of Chicago. He lived in Northern California and worked at one of the plants in the area. The Stanford graduate made his first batch of chocolate for Blommer when he was only 16 years old. Perhaps sugar is in his blood.
Clair was excited at the opportunity to grow the Roca brand: "I always believed for years that Roca had the opportunity to be highly unique in the world of confection. I was drawn to the brand and the state of Washington." Today, there are several varieties of Roca in addition to almond, including dark chocolate, mocha, candy cane (seasonally), sugar-free almond, cashew, and macadamia. They've also partnered with Precept Wine in Eastern Washington to create AlmondRoca Wine and other specialty products.
When Clair talks about the Brown & Haley Company he sports a proud-papa smile. There's a lot to grin about. The company employs 250 people. It supports many other local businesses such as Darigold, where it gets butter (a key ingredient in the buttercrunch toffee), and the Port of Tacoma. People are surprised to learn 40 percent of what Brown & Haley makes is exported, making it the largest confectionary exporter in the United States.
"Not only has the U.S. embraced Roca, but the world continues to love us," Clairsaid. That love affair began shortly after Roca was born. They packaged the confection in signature pink tins to keep it fresh to travel overseas to U.S. military servicemen during World War II (and later, wars in Korea, Vietnam and the Middle East). Roca makers figured if coffee could stay fresh on boats in tins, so could their candy. The little log-shaped confection from the Pacific Northwest has been making its way around the globe since. In the 120,000-square-foot facility in Fife, pallets stacked several feet high with pink Roca cans are shrink-wrapped and ready to ship to Australia, Hong Kong, Taiwan and more. Roca has made its way to 63 countries. The original Roca is said to be a favorite of Japan's royal family.
Roca still is being made in the factory where it was originally invented,located under I-705 in the heart of downtown Tacoma. The factory has expanded five times to accommodate growth and more efficient, state-of-the-art packagingequipment. Tours used to be open to the public, but today there just isn't room, Clair said.
It's quite a sight to see the freshly wrapped candy making its way from the birthing center on the factory's top floor to the packaging area below — it looks like a long, twisting golden snake. Workers in smocks and hairnets inspect the confections with quick precision before the perfect ones are deposited into the neat line of pink cans rushing by. The "boo-boos" are sold at the Fifeoutlet store at a discount.
In some areas, the old wooden floors appear to have a slippery sheen — perhaps they've soaked up decades of butter. Sweet notes of chocolate dance throughoutthe factory tickling noses and are perhaps the reason everyone who works there seems really happy. Or maybe it is because they are treated like family. Or perhaps they're all on a quality-control, candy-tasting sugar high.
Whatever the case, Almond Roca and the other premium confections made at Brown & Haley are indeed created with love — and a bit of the very first batch. It truly is a sugary affair (those sugar tanks outside th factory hold 120,000 pounds of sugar apiece). And since the world is now smitten with everything Roca, chances are it will be around for several generations to come.
Brown & Haley CEO
Pierson Clair
Harry Brown owned a small confectionery store and J.C. Haley worked for a spice company in sales and advertising. They met at a church in Tacoma in 1908 and started Brown & Haley in 1912. They found a lot of sweet tooths at nearby Camp Lewis (now known as Joint Base Lewis-McChord). The Haleys still are actively involved in the business. "When I first started there were so many Haleys it reminded me of the Kennedys," one employee said. Meetings are still like family reunions. Anne Haley is chairwoman of the company and granddaughter of founder J.C. Haley.
A Cult-Like Following
Originally called the Mount Tacoma Bar, Mountain Bars were invented by Brown & Haley before Roca in 1915. The original was made of a vanilla fondant center that was hand-dipped into chocolate. Today, machines do all the work, turning out 592 Mountain Bars per minute in the original vanilla flavor as well as cherry and peanut butter. They are mainly only available in the Northwest, but they get several online orders from people everywhere.
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(The Space Needle-shaped building once served as the gift shop at the 1962 World's Fair in Seattle. Rumor has it Elvis was once in the building. It's located in front of the original Roca factory, where the magic is made.)
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Education: He has a master's degree in Taxation, a specialty in Tax Administration and a degree in Public Accounting, he also has a diploma as "Trusted Business Advisor" and another one in Family Business Management.
Professional experience: He has a professional career of 23 years of experience in the tax area in international firms, which has allowed him to participate in various projects such as corporate restructuring, wealth consulting, international tax consulting, detection and prevention of tax risks, among others.
It has specialized mainly in the energy, industrial products, consumer products, transport, construction, entertainment and tourism sectors.
Featured recognitions: He was president of the fiscal commission of the College of Public Accountants of Veracruz in the 2018-2019 period and currently chairs the firm's fiscal commission at the national level. He is a member of COPARMEX and a collaborator in the media, such as radio programs, and in the magazines Negocios y Economía and Llave Empresarial. He has also been a professor in postgraduate studies for more than 7 years, and an exhibitor at different Universities and Colleges of Entrepreneurs.
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Martin Luther once wrote that "St. James' epistle is really an epistle of straw." But what does the Bible say? Is James actually an inspired book of faith?
The testing of our faith is like the refining process for gold.
After receiving much criticism over his statement, Martin Luther removed that phrase in later editions of his Preface to the New Testament, but his original comment has raised questions over the centuries.
Does the book of James build straw on the foundation of Christ? Is the substance of Christ and the gospel not found in James' epistle? Does James contradict Paul by saying that living faith must be accompanied by works?
The Bible is the best place to find the answers to those questions. James, the half-brother of Jesus, and all the other New Testament writers emphasize the gospel spoken by Christ and instruct members to build upon the faith of Jesus and to live in righteous conduct.
Peter also speaks of the trials befalling Christians and the gold that it produces: "In this you greatly rejoice, though now for a little while, if need be, you have been grieved by various trials, that the genuineness of your faith, being much more precious than gold that perishes, though it is tested by fire, may be found to praise, honor, and glory at the revelation of Jesus Christ" (1 Peter 1:6-7).
The apostle Paul is also in agreement with James and Peter on this subject of faith under trial, and its resultant good products: "And not only that, but we also glory in tribulations, knowing that tribulation produces perseverance; and perseverance, character; and character, hope" (Romans 5:3-4).
One of the comparisons people tend to make is concerning what James and Paul wrote about law and faith. Yet when one reads what both have written, there is much similarity on this topic.
What is "righteousness apart from works"? The context of Paul's statement is justification, which describes the process of having faith imputed to us for righteousness, and having our sins forgiven. By this we are then considered righteous before God (please see the article "What Is Justification?").
When a faithful repentant sinner comes to Christ, God provides justification for him by the blood of Christ. No amount of doing good deeds of the law can justify the guilty sinner from the penalty of death incurred by his sins. Only justification by God's grace and a righteousness of faith imputed to him ("righteousness apart from the law") can save the sinner.
So there is actually no contradiction between the epistle of James and Paul's epistle to the Romans. But once the baptized believer receives the Holy Spirit and begins to live a just life in Christ, he must yield to Christ. The just live by faith, and they also must be doers of the word. They are to live just and lawful lives.
In the final analysis of God's judgment, the apostle Paul says: "Not the hearers of the law are just in the sight of God, but the doers of the law will be justified" (Romans 2:13).
So there is actually no contradiction between the epistle of James and Paul's epistle to the Romans.
In Luke 8:15, we read Jesus' parable about the good seed: "But the ones that fell on the good ground are those who, having heard the word with a noble and good heart, keep it and bear fruit with patience." These faithful ones therefore bear fruit with patience as a result of faith.
Doing the word and bearing good fruit is necessary, according to Matthew 7:19-24: "Every tree that does not bear good fruit is cut down and thrown into the fire. Therefore by their fruits you will know them.
Matthew 5:16-19 proves that doing God's commandments and having righteousness exceeding that of the Pharisees is taught by Jesus Christ: "Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father in heaven.
Transgressing God's law is a serious matter, requiring our repentance and change of conduct.
The apostle Paul also agreed that dishonoring God by breaking the law is inexcusable ongoing behavior for a Christian and that teaching the commandments of God must also include doing them, so as not to be a hypocrite.
James has therefore been vindicated by the truth of the Word of God. The epistle of James is no epistle of straw, but instead it advocates building with gold on the foundation of Christ and faith. We must keep the commandments and have faith in God. For further information, please explore the articles on the "Change" section of this website.
So, when was the last time you read the book of James? It is a short book and can be read in just one or two sittings. By doing so, you will be filled with hope, faith and encouragement because the epistle of James is one of the inspired and inspiring books of God's Holy Scriptures.


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Ash vs Evil Dead: The Complete Collection
The short, but sweet Evil Dead revival comes home in a deliciously evil package fans will love.
Written by: Chris Mitchell | October 16, 2018
Distributor: Anchor Bay Entertainment
Metadata by TMDb
While I didn't get into the adventures of Ash Williams until quite a few years after the Evil Dead films and Army of Darkness were released, I enjoyed my time checking them out and all of the zany dark humor they contained. So it goes without saying that I was more than excited to learn about Bruce Campbell taking up the role again some two decades later in the Starz series Ash vs Evil Dead, which picked up perfectly where he left off with the Evil Dead films. I was bummed when I learned the third season would be the last, but at least we're getting a nice collection of the show in the Ash vs Evil Dead: The Complete Collection that's a nice send off to a great series that ended too soon.
Hard to believe it's been a while since I reviewed the first season of the show, but just in case you're unfamiliar with the premise, it follows the life of Ash Williams (Bruce Campbell), who is now older and still down on his luck after saving the world from demonic forces quite a few times while losing a hand in the process. After getting high with a young lady he was hoping to score with, they unknowingly unleash demonic forces once again from the infamous book known as the Necronomicon, and it's up to him and two co-workers from his job to fight evil. Oh, and of course his trusty chainsaw hand and BOOMSTICK! (a shotgun) are along for the ride as well.
If you enjoy very dark humor along with gory horror, you'll dig this show as I did. It's definitely an acquired taste and won't be for everyone thanks to the loads of practical gore effects and twisted comedy that comes with it (one perfect example is an episode where a demon pulls Ash's head into the butt of a corpse, nuff said). I loved this series so much that each 20-some minute episode seemed to blow by as quick as I started watching them.
This brings me back to being bummed on how it just ends on a cliffhanger in the third season, as they could've at least made one more season to properly end it. Here's hoping for a made-for-cable-tv movie to conclude the series the right way. I'm glad this was released on Blu-ray, as the picture and sound come in nicely, which is a huge plus given the jump scares and other horror bits that like to sneak up on you.
There's a ton of special features to go through once the book is closed on Ash's adventures, such as audio commentaries with various cast and crew members on select episodes from each season. You'll also find loads of featurettes that go behind the scenes of each season, how certain special effects and scenes were made/shot, of course there's a few dealing with Ash and how badass he is (or at least thinks he is), and more that's sure to keep you busy long after the final credits roll.
It's sad that it ended too soon for its own good, but the Ash vs Evil Dead: The Complete Collection is a nice send off for now (still hoping for a TV movie finale). It's a crazy series filled with tons of gore and dark humor that's not for everyone, but those who can handle it will want to grab their boomsticks and chainsaws and cut into this set.
About the Author: Chris Mitchell
Since the late 90's Chris has always enjoyed talking about and reviewing video games, movies and TV series from here and around the world. Feel free to follow, like, and chat with him on any of the social media links. He won't bite.
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Silver-coin shortage shows bright side of metal collapse
Published Thu, Oct 1 20153:48 AM EDT Updated Thu, Oct 1 20154:03 AM EDT
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The global silver-coin market is in the grips of an unprecedented supply squeeze, forcing some mints to ration sales and step up overtime while sending U.S. buyers racing abroad to fulfill a sudden surge in demand.
The U.S. Mint began setting weekly sales quotas for its flagship American Eagle silver coins in July because it can't meet demand, and the Canadian mint followed suit after record monthly sales in July. In Australia, the Perth Mint sold a record of more than 2.5 million ounces of silver this month, nearly four times more than in August, and has begun rationing supply of a new line of coins this month, a mint official said.
"Silver [coin] demand is absolutely through the roof," said Neil Vance, wholesale manager at the Perth Mint. "There seems to be a bit of frenzy as people think there is a shortage of silver. But in fact it is a (crunch in) manufacturing capacity."
While demand has risen in response to the slump in spot prices to $14.33 an ounce in late July and its subsequent drop to fresh six-year lows below $14 an ounce in August, mint officials also said they were caught out by the sudden interest in coins. In July, the U.S. mint halted sales for almost three weeks after running out of "blanks", which are used to make coins.
Some investors like to own physical metal to protect from volatility in other assets, particularly currencies and stocks, and to hedge against geopolitical and economic upheaval. The CBOE Volatility index, or VIX, of U.S. stocks - popularly known as the "fear index" - briefly jumped to its highest since January 2009 earlier this year.
At the U.S. Mint in West Point, New York, where the American Eagle is made, the plant is operating three shifts and paying staff overtime, a spokesman said.
The Austrian Mint, which has begun allocating sales of its Philharmonic silver coins, has increased production of silver blanks after higher-than-expected demand in July and August, a spokeswoman said.
In his 35 years of dealing precious metals, Roy Friedman, vice president of sales and trading at Manfra, Tordella & Brookes, one of the biggest U.S. wholesale coin dealers, said he could not recall seeing a squeeze in supplies of North American silver coins spilling over to coins made in Austria and the U.K. to the degree seen this year.
Dealers and mints trace the supply squeeze to a burst of buying by mom-and-pop investors in the United States, who scrambled to scoop up coins they considered to be at bargain levels after spot silver prices in early July sank to six-year lows.
The spread between silver and gold, a closely watched gauge for the precious metals markets, has risen to its highest in the third quarter since a brief silver frenzy following the financial crisis. Silver coins typically outsell gold anyway because they cost less, but the wide spread meant the silver price is 76 times cheaper than gold, making it even more appealing than usual to investors.
The U.S. Mint sold 14.26 million ounces of American Eagle silver coins in the third quarter, the highest on records going back to 1986. The Canadian mint has been limiting sales of its silver Maple Leaf coins since July after record monthly sales that month, an official told Reuters. Sales were at all-time highs in August and September.
With North American mints overwhelmed by orders, investors and collectors were forced to look overseas for increasingly scarce supplies, triggering a domino effect in Europe and Asia.
"We can only get a fraction of what we could sell," said Terry Hanlon, president of Dillon Gage, one of the world's biggest precious metals dealers, based in Addison, Texas.
Hanlon said he has seen premiums for coins, which are paid on top of the spot price for physical delivery, surge to about $4 to $5 per coin in wholesale deals, compared with $2.30 in June.
While such buying binges are not uncommon in the coin world, and the U.S. has allocated sales of silver coins several times since prices of silver plummeted in 2013, this episode has lasted far longer, and its effect more pronounced, than in the past, dealers say.
The silver spree is also notably more intense than in gold coins. U.S. Mint sales of gold coins had their best quarterly performance since the second quarter of 2010, but mints aren't yet straining to keep up.
Plunging silver
Still, the rush of coin buying has failed to offset a years-long silver rout by institutional and retail investors betting on further gains in the dollar, U.S. equities and an improving U.S. economy.
Prices have fallen 7 percent this year, are on track for their third yearly loss and down by 70 percent from all-time highs of $50 hit in April 2011.
Holdings in the silver-backed exchange traded funds, which were popular with investors during the financial crisis that followed the collapse of Lehman Brothers, sank to below 518 million ounces this week, their lowest in almost three years.
For now, however, coin dealers are riding the wave. Bullion dealers around the globe who typically offer next-day delivery are now taking silver coin orders several weeks out.
"I don't expect things to get better until next year," said Gregor Gregersen, founder and director of retailer Silver Bullion based in Singapore.
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Like the excitement of an opening night on Broadway, your host, "Archer," is poised to make his Midtown Manhattan debut today with his new entry, Archer Hotel New York. Located on West 38th Street between Fifth and Sixth Avenues, this luxury boutique property is geared to be the latest gem in the Garment District. The 180-room hotel rests just blocks away from favorite New York attractions such as Bryant Park, Times Square and the Theater District. To accommodate his guests, Archer took limited space and turned it into large-scale luxuriousness. Inspired by the creative and artistic heritage of the area, designer Glen Coben conceived design palettes (envision wood floors, exposed brick, black and white subway-tiled bathrooms) to make each guest room unique. Throughout the spaces, storied art collections curated by Manhattan-based art advisor Deborah Goodman Davis are displayed. The works encompass a variety of themes and artists (Sophy Naess, Artie Vierkant) with ties to New York. In the guest rooms, the artwork is complemented with unique colors and fabrics (rich purple tapestries, electric red pillows), as well as floor-to-ceiling windows. A modern New York vibe radiates from every unit.
When it comes time to enjoy a hearty meal or cocktail, Archer has you covered in that respect as well. The signature restaurant, fabrick, is the latest addition to chef David Burke's restaurant group. Fabrick derives its name from the Latin word faber ("artisan"), and its menu builds on a foundation of unique modern American cuisine that encourage guests to share and try new things. While those traits may make fabrick different from other David Burke restaurants, guests can still expect to see signature dishes such as braised short ribs and pretzel-encrusted crab cakes. For those who do not have time to dine in, Archer offers Burke's takeout concept, Burke in a Box, as a room-service option. In addition, the hotel has two distinctive bars to enjoy light bites and cocktails, too. The Foyer Bar is the perfect place for small appetizers and drinks inside the main dining area or, if the weather permits, on the outside patio. The other bar is also sure to be a guest favorite, as it is situated on the roof of the 22-story building. The social space features a panoramic view of the city that includes the Empire State and Chrysler Buildings.
Other hotel features include an onsite fitness center with a cardio theater, and a curated selection of souvenirs from local artisans. With near-endless amenities and accommodations, Archer looks forward to serving you and becoming a staple among the list of luxury hotels in New York.
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for those who cannot see !
with a love that never ends.
but this too we shall transcend.
in an ancient spiritual embraced.
this thing called the Human Race !
and teach others to be Kind !
Amo-te ! Tecihila, Wicu !
i go miss them ( cleaning a tear ) hmmm ??? my repairs !!!
i'm sooooo kaput, we deserve to sleep whole weekend !!!
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i want to thanks this nice Man to allow this photo here.
what wonderful colors she has !!!
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so, this is the room where i write draw listen music meditate and watch tv sometimes.
nooooo, the computer is in another room.
see the biggggg organized mess ???
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Weapons Inspectors Search Bagdad University
By | Updated - Dec. 17, 2002 at 9:29 a.m. | Posted - Dec. 17, 2002 at 9:28 a.m.
U.N. inspectors fanned out on the Baghdad University campus Tuesday, a day after their biological experts acting on a tip from Iraq's voluminous weapons declaration searched a genetics institute on the campus.
Most classes on the campus in southern Baghdad continued as normal as at least eight inspectors entered several labs in the medical and biotechnology departments. As usual, reporters were not allowed to follow inspectors into the areas searched. University officials kept reporters out afterward as well -- at other sites, Iraqi officials have escorted reporters inside after inspections.
The inspectors spent about three hours at the university, one of several sites visited Tuesday.
University security confiscated the videotapes of three TV news cameramen who had arrived on campus earlier for another event and were able to photograph the inspectors inside the university. The guards claimed that the inspectors complained. The inspectors have said in the past that they need privacy during their searches.
Later, Lamees Gregor, dean of the department of biotechnology, said some classes were interrupted so professors could speak with the inspectors or open labs for them.
"They inquired about some scientists, researchers and professors in the department and took their names, specialties and (information about) the research they are doing," she said.
"It was a normal visit, there were no provocations. They asked questions and we answered them," she said.
On Monday, Gen. Hossam Mohammed Amin, Iraq's top liaison with the inspectors, said on Lebanese television that Baghdad would comply with a U.N. demand for a list of scientists and workers associated with Iraq's chemical, biological and ballistic missile programs. Chief U.N. weapons inspector Hans Blix asked for the list on Friday.
The inspectors are working under a U.N. resolution they stipulates they can conduct interviews with scientists inside or outside Iraq, with or without the presence of Iraqi observers.
Also Monday, U.N. experts inspected the entire building housing the university's Institute for Biotechnology and Genetic Engineering, according to a U.N. statement.
The inspectors described the institute as a biotechnology and genetic engineering research and training center and a "new site included in the recent Iraqi declarations." The statement did not elaborate.
Iraq has said the declaration it sent to the U.N. Security Council earlier this month included sites linked to banned nuclear,chemical and biological weapons and missile programs it says it has shut down and "new facilities for biological activities unrelated to any proscribed activities."
U.S. officials have dismissed repeated statements from Iraq that it no longer has banned weapons and said the Iraqi declaration is full of holes.
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Q: All equivalent inverse LQR problems Inspired by this question I wondered if it is possible to fully parameterize the inverse optimal control problem. So given a stabilizing state feedback policy
$$
u(t) = -K\,x(t), \tag{1}
$$
for a linear time invariant state space system
$$
\dot{x}(t) = A\,x(t) + B\,u(t), \tag{2}
$$
with $A - B\,K$ Hurwitz, find all possible combinations of $Q$, $R$ and $N$ such that $(1)$ minimizes
$$
J(u(t)) = \int_0^\infty x^\top(t)\,Q\,x(t) + 2\,x^\top(t)\,N\,u(t) + u^\top(t)\,R\,u(t)\,dt. \tag{3}
$$
Normally $(3)$ can be minimized by solving the continuous time algebraic Riccati equation
$$
A^\top P + P\,A - (P\,B + N)\,R^{-1} (B^\top P + N^\top) + Q = 0, \tag{4}
$$
with
$$
K = R^{-1} (B^\top P + N^\top). \tag{5}
$$

At first I thought I could maybe just choose values for $R = R^\top \succ 0$ and $P = P^\top \succeq 0$. Combining this with the given value of $K$ in $(4)$ and $(5)$ gives that the remaining matrices can be found using
\begin{align}
N &= K^\top R - P\,B, \tag{6} \\
Q &= K^\top R\,K - A^\top P - P\,A. \tag{7}
\end{align}
However, in order for the resulting LQR problem to be well defined it also requires
$$
Q - N\,R^{-1} N^\top = W^\top W \succeq 0, \tag{8}
$$
with $(A,W)$ detectable. However, detectability is hard to enforce and therefore instead of choosing the value for $P$ one could choose the value for $S := Q - N\,R^{-1} N^\top$. Substituting $(6)$ and $(7)$ in $S$ yields
\begin{align}
S &= K^\top R\,K - A^\top P - P\,A - (K^\top R - P\,B) R^{-1} (R\,K - B^\top P), \tag{9a} \\
&= (B\,K - A)^\top P + P\,(B\,K - A) - P\,B\,R^{-1} B^\top P. \tag{9b}
\end{align}
Using $\mathcal{A} = A - B\,K$ in $(9b)$ gives the following algebraic Riccati equation in $P$
$$
\mathcal{A}^\top P + P\,\mathcal{A} + P\,B\,R^{-1} B^\top P + S = 0, \tag{10}
$$
which looks very similar to algebraic Riccati equation related to LQR from $(4)$ but with $N=0$ and a plus sign instead of a minus sign in front of the quadratic term in $P$. Thus parameterizing the inverse optimal control problem is equivalent to showing for which $R = R^\top \succ 0$ and detectable $S$ $(10)$  has a positive semi-definite solution for $P$. In $(10)$ it can be noted that $\mathcal{A}$ is Hurwitz. Normally $(4)$ could be solved by constructing a Hamiltonian matrix. However, due to the change from a minus to a plus sign (which is equivalent to using $-R$ instead $R$) would make such matrix not Hamiltonian matrix anymore.
When considering the scalar case for $(10)$ with $\mathcal{A} = a < 0$, $P = p \geq 0$, $B\,R^{-1} B^\top = \rho > 0$ and $S = s \geq 0$ yields
$$
2\,a\,p + \rho\,p^2 + s = 0, \tag{11}
$$
which has the solutions
$$
p = \frac{-a \pm \sqrt{a^2 - \rho\,s}}{\rho}. \tag{12}
$$
The value for $p$ should be real, which thus requires that $a^2 \geq \rho\,s$. It can be noted that if this inequality is satisfied then both solution from $(12)$ would be valid. Could this constraint be generalized to the non-scalar case and how many positive semi-definite solutions could $(10)$ have for $P$? Or is there maybe another way to parameterize this inverse optimal control problem?

Edit: I just realized that $(A - B\,R^{-1} N^\top, W)$ instead of $(A, W)$ should be detectable. By using $(6)$ this can also be written as $(A - B\,K + B\,R^{-1}B^\top P, W)$, which means that the detectability requirement is not just a function of $S$, but also either of $R$ and $N$ or $R$ and $P$. This would not decouple the detectability requirement from finding the values for the remaining matrices, keeping all constraints intertwined. However, if $S$ is full rank then $(A - B\,R^{-1} N^\top, W)$ should always be detectable, and thus the previous equations could still be used to parameterize a subset of all $Q$, $R$ and $N$.

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Two oil tankers attacked in Gulf of Oman
Fujairah, Two oil tankers were exposed Thursday to an unspecified incident in the Gulf of Oman and their crew were evacuated, the United Kingdom Royal Navy and the United States Fifth Fleet said.
The U.S. Fifth Fleet said two oil tankers were damaged in an incident in the Gulf of Oman, where one of the ships' operators described as a suspected attack, according to the Bloomberg News, while Reuters said that two tankers have been evacuated after an incident in the Gulf of Oman and the crew are safe.
According to Reuters, sources identified the tankers as the Marshal Islands-flagged Front Altair and the Panama-flagged Kokuka Courageous.
A UK maritime safety group warned on Thursday of an unspecified incident in the Gulf of Oman and urged "extreme caution".
Commander Joshua Frey, a spokesman for the US Navy's Bahrain-based 5th Fleet, said his command was "aware" of a reported incident in the area, he declined to elaborate, adding "We are working on getting details."
After the accident, oil prices rose on global markets where Brent crude rose more than 2 percent and US crude at 1.5 percent.
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As you may or may not know, I was once in the U.S. Army. When I tell civilians how much gaming I did while I was in the military, they're usually pretty surprised. When I say I played a lot of games in the Army, I mean I played A LOT of games. Imagine this: you're single(ish), you live in what is basically an apartment building, you're an introvert who doesn't go out, and you have absolutely no responsibilities outside of your 40 hours of work a week. Sure, there were plenty of weeks before going over seas where I pretty much lived in a ditch in the woods, or worked 12 hour days readying for a combat deployment, but the weeks where I didn't have to go play soldier? I played games. Lots and lots of games.
After getting out of basic and advanced individual training in 2004, I drove home for a week of leave, then drove down to Florida for another week of leave to spend time with my future wife. I didn't do a lot of gaming during this time period mainly because I had family to catch up with. When I finally got to my first duty station, I set up my little 13 inch TV (which I still have) and my PS2 (Fat edition, which I no longer have… RIP Edwardo) and I played my first console game in almost 6 months. I don't know how long it took me to beat Final Fantasy VI, but I remember it not being long. I engrossed myself in a familiar story to cope with the gigantic changes going on in my life. Sometimes familiarity is enough to get you through massive life changes, like living fourteen hours away from your closest family or friend and starting a career in which you'll be told how to dress, eat, and take a shit. I don't really remember what else I played between my arrival at my new duty station and my first deployment to Iraq, other than some sports games like NHL 2K5 and a lot of stuff that I had played a million times before. Again, familiarity was something that I sought out as often as possible. I leaned on it, and the cult I joined.
That's not a joke, I legitimately joined a cult for a few months. These guys subjugated women because, BIBLE! They preyed upon (haha, prayed, get it?) young, impressionable, and lonely soldiers by telling them they could be part of a giant family. They tried to get me to pay them most of my paycheck, stop listening to music, and cease playing video games. Subjugating women? That's bad… but, maybe they still have some redeemable qualities. Can't play video games anymore? "THIS IS A CULT! OH MAN! WHY DIDN'T I SEE IT BEFORE?!" Yeah, I'm an awful human being. Sorry about that.
Got hitched in a shotgun style wedding before deploying. Still married! Take that, statistics!
I deployed to Iraq in January of 2005. Leaving wasn't too terrible, and I remember being more afraid of the heat and camel spiders than I was people trying to kill me. I'm not a bad ass, so please don't paint that picture in your head. When I was in the Army, I was not a combat soldier. I was deployed with an infantry battalion, but the most combat I personally ever saw was a mortar fall and explode about 50 feet away from me. There was plenty of mental terrorism with some of my duties over there. Ever sit in a completely open gunners hatch of a humvee in the middle of Baghdad with a measly M16A2 as your crew-served weapon? I did. Mental terrorism, I tell you. I was one of my unit's IT soldiers, part of the S6, or "Commo" (short for communication), shop. I probably left the comfort of my base only about once every week or so during that first deployment. In between my 12 hour a day, 7 days a week shift, I played games, mostly on PS2 and emulation. This was actually pretty cool, because between shifts, I had absolutely no other responsibilities. Sure, I had to share a tiny living space with two other dudes, but lucky for me, one watched movies on his laptop, and the other one played just as many games as I did.
I know, this guy looks like a badass, but trust me, he's just pretending!
Another duty that was required of those of us in the "commo" shop was a rotation at the "retrans" site, where we pretty much sat up on a hill in a shitty little tower and maintained a radio relay. Maintaining a radio relay is a more technical way of saying we sat on our asses for weeks on end and only ever had to do anything about once a month when we did checks and services on the radio system. Soldiers at the main base or on patrol would sometimes ask you to relay a message if their radio coverage was spotty, but that didn't happen too often. These were the weeks that got incredibly lonely, and video games were pretty much the only thing to keep me company. Sure, I shared the space with another soldier, but since he had the night shift, your hours were completely opposite and for about 8 to 9 hours, you were sitting alone, with nothing but random radio traffic to keep you company. It was maddening. Even playing games for hours on end gets tiring. It was during this time I started to branch out and try games I wouldn't have ever thought of otherwise.
The "retrans" site was actually sitting on a giant hill in the green zone, so we had regular access to an AAFES store that stocked movies and, you guessed it, video games. You think of war as hell, constantly fearing for your life, watching for the enemy at every turn. Life in the green zone was pretty tame. Your biggest enemies were boredom and loneliness. Your greatest friends were your combat buddies, movies, and video games. Yeah, that sounds REALLY hard, right? Pretty much a long ass vacation. I'd always be incredibly excited to get to my rotation on the "retrans," but always incredibly glad to go back to my normal job at the camp with the rest of my unit. You can only sit on your ass for so long before you want to start working again. To give you an idea of the downtime I was looking at during these rotations: I invented TV show binge watching. I watched all 10 seasons of the TV show Friends on a set of bootleg DVDs purchased from a local Iraqi in a little more than a week. I'm pretty sure I was actually in love with Rachel by that point.
Nothing says Gamer/Soldier at war like a 90's sitcom about horrible people!
Anyway, onto the video game stuff! I've been one of those types of gamers that will constantly stick to his comfort zone a little too frequently. I played a lot of Square RPGs, Mega Man games, Metal Gear Solid games, pretty much big name Japanese game series from the SNES and Playstation eras. It wasn't often when I would venture out and try a new platformer or action game. Everything changed when I was at the point where I had nothing left to play. I purchased games like Beyond Good and Evil, God of War, and The Mark of Kri. If you haven't played Beyond Good and Evil or The Mark of Kri, you really are missing out. These two games really helped me branch out and start taking a bit more risk when looking to play new games. I'm pretty sure that I finished both games in one or two sittings. You go a little crazy when your friends are talking people on TV. If Rachel from Friends was my one true love, than Jade from Beyond Good and Evil was my little sister. Rau from Mark of Kri was my best friend, honorable and loyal. Kratos was that one friend you have that can kind of be a douchebag, but you love him anyway.
"Kratos, you really ought to re-examine how you treat people… dude, you're kind of a dick."
During the middle of any year or longer deployment, soldiers get two weeks to head back to the states, or a nearby country, for some rest and relaxation. I went back home to spend as much time as I could with my wife and beer. I didn't play a single video game during those two weeks, but I'm pretty sure I went 14 days without being sober for more than an hour or so. I was 21 and I missed my big birthday because I was deployed, don't judge! Leaving the lush green landscapes and loving family and friends for the brown desert (The reason FPS games are all brown is because the modern wars we fight take place in countries were LITERALLY EVERYTHING IS BROWN. Coming back to the States was like being involved in an orgy of colors, seriously) and dirty ass soldiers who only bathe on a semi regular basis was heart wrenching. I buried myself in The Legend of Zelda: Minish Cap during the trip back to Iraq. We got stuck in Kuwait, waiting on transit, for a few days longer than anticipated. You don't know lonely until you've left the love of your life to wait around in a bunker full of strangers on the way to a place that will try to kill you for the next six months of your life. I honestly was unable to finish Minish Cap during that trip back. While I waited for the C130 to take me back to work, I just searched Hyrule for secrets and items I may have missed, knowing that when I was finished, I'd have to face the fact that I wasn't at home anymore. My wife wasn't with me and I was alone.
I always remember fondly playing Diablo II on a local network that my SIGO (Signal Officer) and I set up specifically to play computer games on. We were getting ready to leave the country, and our replacements had already started taking over a lot of our duties. With almost nothing to do, we spent our work days fighting hordes of Diablo and Baal's minions, he with his Sorceress of Ice, and me with my Legion of Undeath. It was a freaking blast. I also played Bet On Soldier and Quake 4, two first person shooters. I was NOT into the FPS scene any more than I am today, but those were fun games to pass the time when time was all you had. I specifically remember Quake 4 not working on the hardware I had available to play it on, so everything in game was a shade of green, like my character constantly had night-vision goggles on. You also made do with what you had.
…but I still found time to spread wartime cheer!
Yeah, so I had some pretty shitty times in Iraq during that first deployment, but I also played a lot of video games. I try to remember some of those stories when I look back at my time in the desert. Sometimes I even wish I was back there, working 12 hours a day and being able to not really worry about normal daily life after your shift. Life is never complicated in the military. It's always pretty damn simple, and it comes with a lot of time to play video games. I wish I had more interesting stories to tell, like the time I rode on the back of a griffon, fully automatic M16 in one hand, flaming sabre of justice in the other, leading the charge of damn fine Cottonbaler soldiers against Saddam's legion of zombies, but I was just the lowly computer guy, a hero in his own mind.
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WATCH: With Kissinger at his side, Trump delivers first in-person response to Comey firing
May 12, 2017 in News by RBN Staff
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The same day President Donald Trump was meeting with Russia's foreign minister at the White House — and less than a day after firing former FBI director James Comey — the press pool captured Trump posing in the Oval Office with Henry Kissinger.
According to the pool report, journalists had expected to find Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov at the president's side, but instead was invited to an unannounced meeting with Kissinger, who served as secretary of state under Richard Nixon.
Trump said he had met with Kissinger to talk "about Russia and various other matters."
When asked why he fired Comey, Trump said, "He wasn't doing a good job. Very simply. He was not doing a good job." This was the president's first in-person response regarding his decision. He had tweeted initial thoughts Tuesday night and Wednesday morning.
The president was then asked whether the firing affected today's meeting with Russian officials.
"Not at all," he said.
Trump added that Kissinger has "been a friend of mine for a long time." Shortly after winning the 2016 presidential election, Trump met Kissinger in New York to discuss "events and issues around the world."
The press had not been permitted to witness the meeting with Lavrov, which was documented in handout photos provided by the Russian government. Seen in the photos are Trump with Lavrov and Russian ambassador Sergey Kislyak.
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is a Japanese professional wrestler currently working for Active Advance Pro Wrestling (2AW). His style is a combination of submission wrestling and hard, martial arts style strikes.

Professional wrestling career
Kengo Mashimo debuted in Puerto Rico in 2001 as one of the first Kaientai Dojo (K-Dojo)'s students. Once Kaientai Dojo arrived in Japan in April 2002, Mashimo started as a wrestler using a grappling and shoot style, finishing his opponents quickly by KO or TKO before starting a short series of matches with Isami which Mashimo lost 3-1, but in doing so, won a lot of crowd support for his fire and spirit. Mashimo did not affiliate with any units in the early years, instead choosing to fight anyone. 2003 also saw Mashimo have his biggest match in his career since debuting as a wrestler, taking on NJPW junior legend Jyushin Thunder Liger in an impressive match which opened eyes to him. He also travelled to some other promotions that year, including Riki Choshu's World Japan. In 2004, he allied with Kunio Toshima and SUPER-X but never officially making a faction. Toshima & Mashimo won the UWA and UWF Intercontinental tag team titles, but vacated them after winning due to winning them in a Handicap match in the tournament final as Hi69's partner, MIYAWAKI was injured earlier in the night. Mashimo also got the biggest chance of his career, challenging Heat for the IWGP Junior Heavyweight Championship. He also made it to the STRONGEST-K '04 finals that year after dispatching of Taka Michinoku in the semifinals. However, Mashimo was defeated by Hi69 in the finals at Tokyo's Korakuen Hall.

In 2005, under the guidance of former Far East Connection manager, 296, Kengo Mashimo formed a stable along with KAZMA called Kinnoutou and Kinnoutou started to dominate, eventually taking in Ryota Chikuzen and Kunio Toshima as well. Mashimo and KAZMA though were the most successful of the group, Mashimo going undefeated from the formation of Kinnoutou and did not drop a fall until well after he left the group.  Kengo Mashimo and KAZMA won the first Strongest-K Tag Team tournament and were crowned the first ever Strongest-K Tag Team Champions, the two dominating the tag team scene in K-DOJO as they also won the UWA and UWF Intercontinental Tag Team titles, absorbing them into the STRONGEST-K Tag Team title. When K-DOJO split its roster into two, Mashimo, along with the rest of his Kinnoutou allies were drafted to GET. Mashimo's singles dominance was also highlighted with winning the STRONGEST-K '05 tournament, defeating Yuji Hino in one of the longest singles matches in K-DOJO history.

Early 2006, saw Mashimo and KAZMA lose their first ever tag match together, losing the STRONGEST-K Tag Team title in February to Makoto Oishi and Shiori Asahi. After losing, signs of friction started to grow in Kinnoutou with Kunio Toshima's sense of justice saving TAKU Michinoku from a Kinnoutou attack. Mashimo and Toshima battled each other until Mashimo defeated Toshima in April. Mashimo resumed his quest to become the ace of K-DOJO and became the first man to win the STRONGEST-K tournament twice by defeating Saburo Inematsu in the final and after his win, he left Kinnoutou and jumped to RAVE where he was a lone wolf after rejecting attempts from New Standard, Kashiwa Gumi and the Boso Heroes. Finally, after two years of chasing, Mashimo finally gained K-DOJO's Strongest-K Championship title by defeating the popular JOE and became the ace of the company. After joining RAVE and winning the Strongest-K Championship, Mashimo started a rival partnership with the newly unmasked Madoka. Mashimo also appeared regularly on Big Mouth Loud and later Uwai Station shows.

Mashimo and Madoka fought for Mashimo's title at the January Korakuen show, but resumed their partnership after, the two winning the 2007 STRONGEST-K Tag Team Tournament and followed it by winning in the GPWA sponsored Differ Cup tournament. Mashimo's Kinnoutou past was brought back to him, defeating his ex-partner KAZMA in the main event for the 5th Anniversary show in April, then taking on Ryota Chikuzen for his title a few months later. Once GET and RAVE merged, Mashimo kept his partnership with Madoka and brought Boso Boy Raito into their alliance, however never officially becoming a group. Mashimo began a short feud with TAKA Michinoku, Mashimo forcing TAKA to prove himself after an average two years, which led to a title match on TAKA's 15 Anniversary show which Mashimo won. 2007 has also seen Mashimo start an interpromotional rivalry with BJW heavyweight Daisuke Sekimoto, the two fighting on nearly every Indy Summit show, culmulating in a BJW Tag Team title match with Mashimo teaming with DDT star HARASHIMA in a 30-minute draw against champions Sekimoto and Pro Wrestling ZERO1-MAX's Yoshihito Sasaki.

On September 7, 2012, Mashimo began working for New Japan Pro-Wrestling, joining the Suzuki-gun stable, which also included his trainer Taka Michinoku. Mashimo's first big match in New Japan took place on September 23 at Destruction, where he was defeated by Togi Makabe in a singles match. On November 15, Mashimo entered a tournament to determine the inaugural NEVER Openweight Champion. After wins over Bushi and Ryusuke Taguchi, Mashimo was eliminated from the tournament in the semifinals on November 19 by Karl Anderson. From November 20 to December 1, Mashimo took part in the round-robin portion of the 2012 World Tag League, alongside Suzuki-gun leader Minoru Suzuki. The team finished with a record of three wins and three losses, failing to advance from their block. In February 2013, Mashimo took part in Suzuki-gun's war with the Chaos stable, which built to a singles match on February 10 at The New Beginning, where he was defeated by Shinsuke Nakamura.

In early 2014, Mashimo began working regularly for All Japan Pro Wrestling (AJPW) as a member of Kenso's Dark Kingdom stable. However, on August 30, Mashimo turned on Kenso and his stable. On May 21, 2017, Mashimo won his first title in AJPW, when he and Kai defeated Bodyguard and Zeus for the World Tag Team Championship. They lost the title back to Bodyguard and Zeus on June 11.

Championships and accomplishments
Active Advance Pro Wrestling
2AW Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Tatsuya Hanami
All Japan Pro Wrestling
World Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Kai
Big Japan Pro Wrestling
 BJW World Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Madoka
Global Professional Wrestling Alliance
Differ Cup Tag Team tournament (2007) – with Madoka
Kaientai Dojo
Chiba 6 Man Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Isami Kodaka and Taka Michinoku
Kitakami 6-Man Tag Team Championship (1 time, current) – with Tank Nagai and Yuki Sato
Strongest-K Championship (6 times)
Strongest-K Tag Team Championship (8 times) – with Kazma/Kazma Sakamoto (2), Madoka (1), Daigoro Kashiwa (1), Hiroki (1), Taka Michinoku (1), Ryuichi Sekine (1), and Yuki Sato (1)
UWA/UWF Intercontinental Tag Team Championship (2 times) – with Kazma (1) and Kunio Toshima (1)
WEW Hardcore Tag Team Championship (3 times) – with Ryuichi Sekine (2) and Yoshiya (1)
Kaio Tournament (2013, 2014)
Kaientai Dojo Tag League – with Kunio Toshima (2004), Madoka (2007 and 2008), Ryuichi Sekine (2011), and Taka Michinoku (2012)
K-Survivor Tournament (2003) – with SUPER-X, Miyawaki, Kunio Toshima, Mike Lee, Jr. and Yuu Yamagata
K-Survivor Tournament (2015) – with Tank Nagai, Yuki Sato and Yuma
Strongest-K Get (2005)
Strongest-K Tournament (2005, 2006, 2008)
Strongest-K Tag Team Tournament (2005) – with Kazma
Singles Match of the Year (2006) vs. Joe on October 9
Singles Match of the Year (2007) vs. Taka Michinoku on September 4
Singles Match of the Year (2008) vs. Yuji Hino on August 9
Singles Match of the Year (2011) vs. Yuji Hino on June 18
Singles Match of the Year (2013) vs. Yuji Hino on July 15
Singles Match of the Year (2014) vs. Hiro Tonai on November 3
Singles Match of the Year (2015) vs. Yuji Hino on February 22
Singles Match of the Year (2016) vs. Tank Nagai on November 6
Tag Team Match of the Year (2004) with Kunio Toshima vs. Heat and Ryusuke Taguchi on September 11
Tag Team Match of the Year (2005) with Kazma vs. Apple Miyuki and Yoshiya on October 9
Tag Team Match of the Year (2006) with Madoka vs. Joe and Yasu Urano on December 10
Tag Team Match of the Year (2010) with Hiroki vs. Kaji Tomato and Taishi Takizawa on August 15
Tag Team Match of the Year (2012) with Ryuichi Sekine vs. Hiro Tonai and Shiori Asahi on July 8
Tag Team Match of the Year (2013) with Kazma Sakamoto vs. Kaji Tomato and Taka Michinoku on November 10
Tag Team Match of the Year (2015) with Yuki Sato vs. Kotaro Yoshino and Taishi Takizawa
Tag Team of the Year (2011) – with Ryuichi Sekine
Wrestler of the Year (2006-2008, 2011, 2013-2014)
Kyushu Pro-Wrestling
Kyushu Pro-Wrestling Championship (1 time)
Pro Wrestling Illustrated
PWI ranked him #228 of the top 500 singles wrestlers in the PWI 500 in 2017
Pro Wrestling Zero1
NWA United National Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
Strong Style Pro-Wrestling
Legend Championship (1 time, current)

References

Profile at GET RAVE 3000
Profile at Kaientai Dojo official website

Japanese male professional wrestlers
Living people
People from Maizuru
1978 births
Suzuki-gun members
World Tag Team Champions (AJPW)
WEW Hardcore Tag Team Champions
21st-century professional wrestlers
Chiba Six Man Tag Team Champions
Strongest-K Champions
Strongest-K Tag Team Champions
BJW Tag Team Champions

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Marie Franklin
A West Coast singer of great power with a really tough tone, Marie Franklin had a recording career that stretched almost 15 years, but without seeming to have attracted any attention at all sadly, despite the fact that she never made a bad piece of vinyl. I hope my brief look at her recording career will prompt somebody to come forward with more details of her life and musical calling.
The dating and ordering of some of her 45s is a bit hazy due to the fact that so many of her releases were on small local LA labels, but undoubtedly amongst her earliest singles was the lively "Blues Medley In G". This is a fine showcase for her raw, no nonsense approach and its pace has brought it to the attention of the R & B crowd.
Rather more to my taste however is the excellent double sider Every Night About Midnite / I'll Forget About You. The former is a slow West Coast blues of the type I'm nuts about – wonderful lead guitar, subdued horns and some fine organ holding it all together. Plus Marie's forthright and hard toned lead topping it all off. The flip is a mid paced piece of tuneful R & B perfectly suited to Marie's screaming vocal. Both sides were written and produced by Willie Norfor, and they first appeared on his (and Marie's?) Normar label before also appearing on the more commonly seen Resist concern.
Although the Maverick release was more overtly in the soul bag than her previous 45s, her singing was still blues based and full of passion and commitment. Both sides are just great – "Don't'cha Bet No Money" being as upfront and tough as you could want. And You Ain't Changed being one of the slinkiest slabs of bluesy funk ever recorded. Just check out Marie's gruff hollering – totally convincing and full of scorn. Note also the involvement of Ernie Shelby as co-writer and co-producer on this one. Her one –off duet with Vernon Garrett on the sister label Venture label is another very good one. "Second To None" is hard and uncompromising funky soul, with the vocalists egging each other on. Without You is a bit deceptive. The addition of strings might give the listener an early thought that somehow the music has softened up a bit – but as soon as Marie and Vernon get started that idea goes out of the window. They are just as hard hitting as before – nothing like Marvin Gaye and Tammi Terrell whose duets the arrangement here is intended to sound like.
Marie's stay with Ray Charles' Tangerine set up had the virtue of three Jimmy Lewis songs. "I Don't Need No Man" is about as clear a sentiment as you could find, and boy does she nail it, making her position absolutely certain over a stomping beat and a strong horn section. Even better was the funky "Keep On Keeping On" and the deep ballad There's Always Room which might just be her best ever track. Both these sides were produced by Lewis himself and you've just got to love his gospel based organ / piano combination on this one. And of course Marie does the song justice – soaring all above the cooing background singers, confident and persuasive.
The writing credit on the fourth Tangerine track was given to Ike & Tina Turner, and Marie may well have been involved with their Revue around this time, as it was via their tenor sax man J D Reed that she recorded her most celebrated number. "Bad Bad Woman" is a funk classic no question, heavily anthologised of course, and Marie's boastful performance is a masterclass in the way to ride such a tricky rhythm. The track first appeared on the tiny Terecor label, and by the time the Westbound 45 came out, Reed had added a very fine horn chart to the mix, which undoubtedly added to the track's effectiveness. The new issue also lost the really good flip to the Terecor 45 "You're Coming Home" which would undoubtedly feature here but for an awful "Funky Worm" type synth which totally ruins the mood.
Both of Marie's last 45s both feature one great ballad. The rare Stage Music release features her take on Move On Love, also cut by Charles Perry for Mutt & Jeff, and I have to say she does a fine job on this tuneful song, with just some strings very low in the mix for company. What power she generates here! The flip is a little too messy to be first class funk, but Marie's vocals are as good as ever. I quite like the modern soul groover "Being In Love Ain't Easy" but Marie is just too restrained for my taste, but her performance on the deep ballad flip Don't Hurt Me No More is absolutely outstanding – all slow burn pleading and tearful defiance. Who couldn't be moved on hearing this? A sensational final track.
I love West Coast R & B and Marie Franklin was one of the very best purveyors of it. When you consider how many ladies of lesser talents are praised to the skies it makes you wonder why she has never garnered the plaudits she so richly deserved. One day she will be recognised as a great singer I'm sure of it. That day can't come soon enough for me.
Blues medley in G / Moon river ~ 360° MUSIC 101 (mid 60s)
Every night about midnite / I'll forget about you ~ NORMAR 330 / RESIST 011 (1966)
You ain't changed / Don'tcha bet no money ~ MAVERICK 1002 (1968)
Without you / Second to none ~ VENTURE 632 (1969) (Duet with VERNON GARRETT)
I don't need no man / Anything you wasn't born with ~ TANGERINE 1008 (1970)
Keep on keeping on / There's always room ~ TANGERINE 1016 (1971)
Bad bad woman / You're coming home (Ain't cha baby) ~ TERECOR 101 (1976)
Bad bad woman / Pt 2 ~ WESTBOUND 5021 (1976)
Why do you build me up / Move on love ~ STAGE MUSIC 304 /6 (late 70s)
Being in love ain't easy / Don't hurt me no more ~ CASTLE 78102 (1979)
UPDATE ~ Both Pete Nickols and Marc Demuynck have written with details of a mini CD called "Bad Bad Woman Is Back!!" (TERECOR CD - August 2011) which is avaialble from your favourite download store. The tracks are:-
You're Coming Home
I'm So Alone
Who Will You Call On
Bad Bad Woman
All these tracks must have been recorded at the time of the Terecor 45. The version of "Bad Bad Woman" however is the Westbound one with the horn section surprisingly. "I'm So Alone" is the pick of the tracks being a strong blues ballad - always Marie's forte.
Marc has also found this quote from Vernon Garrett about his duet with Marie from the article 'Vernon Garrett Interviewed by Steve Propes' (Blues & Rhythm # 177 - March 2003):-
"That was Mickey Stevenson.Sam Goldberg was managing Marie and myself at the time,but Venture squashed it,at Number 33 on the (soul) charts,Venture was a write-off for MGM.They wanted to get rid of a quarter of a million dollars".
Very interesting indeed - I'm grateful to Marc and Pete for their help and excellent info.
There is a pressing fault on all the copies of Marie's Resist 45 that I've come across. There's a 5 second deep bass hum right at the start of "I'll Forget About You". I'd stick with the original Normar 45 – if you can find it.
You can find the horns version of "Bad Bad Woman" on the UK BGP CD "Mighty Mighty Super Funk Vol 6".


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