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1. Desert Flight (7:40)
2. The Walk I (8:03)
3. The Walk II (5:39)
4. Tick Tock I (7:17)
5. Tick Tock II (9:39)
6. Tick Tock III (5:31)
7. Winter Is Never (5:10)
Bonus track on Kscope reissues:
8. Independence Day (outtake/demo) (4:23)
- Jan-Henrik Ohme / vocals
- Jon-Arne Vilbo / guitar
- Thomas Andersen / piano & keyboards
- Mikael Krømer / violin, mandolin
- Kristian Torp / bass
- Robert Johansen / drums
- Kristian Skedsmo / accordion, flute, mandola
Artwork: Antonio Seijas Cruz
CD Happy Thoughts Productions - 886974731429 (2009, Europe)
2LP Kscope - KSCOPE853 (2013, Europe)
CD Kscope - KSCOPE279 (2016, Europe) with bonus track
2LP Kscope - KSCOPE1025 (2019, Europe) with bonus track
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Review by russellk
After three rather tentative albums to start their career, GAZPACHO exploded on to the modern prog scene with the stunning 'Night', a deceptively simple but deeply rich concept album that virtually redefined the concept of 'flow'. Hopes have been high for this, their follow-up to 'Night'. Hopes, I am happy to say, that have been realised with this release.
In my opinion GAZPACHO have left the field of contemporary neo-prog floundering in their wake. Most people think of neo-prog as somehow 'dumbed down' from classic prog rock, but that view is too simplistic. What GAZPACHO offer us with 'Tick Tock', as they did with 'Night', is the extended development of a theme. A simple, repetitive rhythm - as implied by the album's title - sets the foundation for the most delicious of slow builds, as the musical tension is ever so slowly wound up. There's no wild dynamics as one experiences with bands like OPETH - acoustic guitar one moment, a volcano of sound the next - instead we are engaged with a carefully plotted journey, a clicking, insistent train ride where the scenery slowly becomes more dramatic, narrated by Ohme's syrupy voice. Male voice choirs, the occasional thunder of drums and rumble of power chords: these punctuate the journey but are not stopping places. Despite the limited canvas, particularly of the rhythm, the emotional impact of this album is no less than that of much more dramatic work.
At first listen 'Tick Tock' sounds banal. It is certainly not easy to penetrate. It has the feel of a space-rock record, almost ambient in places, and there are fewer hooks here than in 'Night'. The key to this album is perseverance, which is why I'm so glad it is less than fifty minutes long. No self-indulgence here. The album is substantially two songs, The Walk and Tick Tock (note how both titles imply repetitive rhythm), and both are epic. They are bookended by two more accessible tracks, the heavier 'Desert Flight' and the beautiful 'Winter is Never'. But because of the repetitive rhythmical motif, the album's tracks flow together to make identifying particular moments of brilliance less important than the overall feel of the record.
And in the end that's what matters. This record may or may not be as good as 'Night' - I'm not sure yet - but it is a fine thing nonetheless, carefully crafted, a rewarding emotional journey and an all-too-rare masterpiece of modern prog. Those who enjoy their music with subtlety and flow are in for a treat.
Posted Wednesday, April 8, 2009 | Review this album | Report (Review #210721)
Review by poslednijat_colobar
We have strange monster with the newest album by Gazpacho; and this strange monster collect so much perfect votes until now. I'm truly surprised by the fact. We listen to a mixture by pop rock, alternative rock, arab folk music and so on..., but than where is progressive rock in this album. I cannot find it; I cannot find even hard rock or classic rock. I don't want to say this is a bad album. Probably this is very good album for fans, but its make me bored. Objectively, Tick Tock isn't for others, than fans. The first half is better than the second. I name the first song - Desert Flight as the bast of the album, despite I don't like alternative rock... 2.5 stars
Posted Saturday, April 25, 2009 | Review this album | Report (Review #212348)
Brash guitars institute the beginning of Gazpacho's latest recording, the much-awaited follow up to the stunning predecessor "Night" that caught many fans by surprise, as the "Desert Flight" weaves raunchily forward, proving that, at the very least, this Norwegian band has indeed "progressed". Skillfully gloomy and at times even radiant while retaining their core moody style, Jan-Arne Vilbo's axe rages in rapt fury within a vortex of expressive keyboard swaths , the bass propelling and the drums flailing. A gentle violin caresses the pain; the piano laments the wind as it heads over the sizzling dunes. The two part "The Walk" retrieves the familiar vocal pleadings of vocalist Jan-Erik Ohme , recalling Mark Hollis at times with occasional obvious winks at Steve Hoggarth. A suave mandolin only adds to the thrill, a superb melody blooms from the grooves, a masterful moment that evokes the deepest emotions. Some Kashmirian tendencies come across, courtesy of that amazing violin, the distinctive element that makes Gazpacho such a unique pleasure and a delightful sonic joyride. The music knows how to breathe, requiring eloquent contrast and surprising Middle Eastern tendencies to complement the palette, veering into supple atmospherics of some North African bazaar when you least expect it. The second part goes into an altogether different direction, still a hypnotic magic carpet ride but with massive waves of mellotron, a simpler environment to reconnoiter, the undemonstrative guitars buzzing "en sourdine" like a wispy opiate cloud swirling towards the clear blue sky. The Hoggarth feel is there again, as Ohme gets fervent and frenzied. The 3 part title track targets a timeless horizon, a dreamy, almost muffled arrangement that leisurely builds in determined splendor, the percussive Tick-Tock always present to keep the pulse within echoing keys and poignantly strummed guitar strings. The Mark Hollis inspiration reveals itself now quite clearly, as the simmering axe forages with impetuous distinction, Ohme urging the clock along . Very original and very progressive, to say the least. When the massed male choir arrives unannounced, it becomes obvious that we are in the presence of something momentous, extraordinarily reserved yet growing ever so confidently, the harsh guitar blasting through the haze, the loopy bass seemingly out of control, the piano murmuring softly, the minimalist Tick-Tock still present, this musical osmosis is simply magical. When the bass settles into a comfortable groove, the second part really exposes its true virtue as a glowing expression of raw emotion, the growling guitar contrasting brilliantly with the polyrhythmic mélange. This is some of the most introspective, cinematographic prog I have heard in quite some time, when the violin enters the fray, one can only close their eyes and sway to the singular beauty of such grandiose music. Still the Tick-Tock reappears from the mist, always smoldering in the backwash, never gone, mesmerizing. Part 3 injects some deft piano textures, whooshing mellotron strings, exploding guitar lines, as the colossal wall of sound rolls forward like a lumbering steam engine, lush controlled fury within the deepest chasm of unexpected celestial valleys and unexplored mountains. Simply astounding yet completely unpredictable and never monotonous as the ticking finally fades into the fog of memory. "Winter is Never" acts as a lullaby, gently easing this incredible musical vessel into a glorious finale, a rapture of haunting melancholia that has all the yearnings of hope, despair and finality. Ohme's sublime vocal climbs an octave with scintillating resolve, a moment of sheer, unadulterated ecstasy. The cold soup is still very spicy and quenches the progressive thirst and hunger. What can possibly come next? 5 glorious heartbeats
Posted Wednesday, May 27, 2009 | Review this album | Report (Review #218550)
A concept album based on the book ("Wind, Sand And Stars") by Antoine Di Saint-Exupey, which was about his real life long distance flight from Paris to Saigon in 1935 that ended with him crashing in a desert. Listening to this album with this in mind really adds to the music considerably. The title "Tick Tock" is a metaphor for the walking that this man and his co-pilot did through the desert. Check out the lyrics though, this is brilliantly done. And the music like on the amazing "Night" album is so lush and atmospheric. Just a pleasure to get lost in these soundscapes. I was reminded a lot of latter day MARILLION only i'd say GAZPACHO do it better. I actually wasn't surprised to see tszirmay's review of this album earlier today because this strange but cool kind of synergy seems to happen between us a lot. In fact I looked up my review of "Night" and noticed his review was right after mine (only 2 weeks later). We travel in the same Prog space without even knowing it. Great to have a friend like him.
"Desert Flight" opens with jarring guitars as vocals then drums arrive. Synths and some killer bass before a minute. Mellotron before 2 minutes as it settles. Lots of atmosphere before 4 minutes.The tempo starts to pick up 6 minutes in. Then it dies (they crash) with violin and piano a minute later as the wind blows. I have to say that for me this album gets better as it plays out which is such a cool thing. "The Walk" is very MARILLION-like early with percussion, reserved vocals and acoustic guitar. Mellotron before 3 minutes. Violin a minute later. An atmospheric calm 5 minutes in. It turns to a Middle Eastern flavour after 6 minutes.The second part of "The Walk" is similar to the first part but even better with the strummed guitar and mellotron being more prominant. Great lyrics here too as he sings about the struggle to survive in this walk through the desert. "The long haul back in no direction and no one knows were ok. And the curve of the horizon a masterpiece, survival on adreneline it's over soon. Doesn't everyone have their own walk to walk".
"Tick Tock" is the incredible 22 1/2 minute title track that's divided into three parts. A tick tock-like rhythm as vocals come in. Amazing sound ! Lots of atmosphere. A fuller sound 4 minutes in. A sudden burst of a male choir upon the soundscape before 6 minutes is a nice touch. In part two the drums and bass are heavier. Piano joins in. Such an uplifting sound after 2 1/2 minutes. It settles after 5 1/2 minutes but you can still hear the tick tock as it builds. It turns even quieter before 8 minutes. Flute and tons of atmosphere 9 1/2 minutes in. Part three comes in and the song comes to life with the tick tock, drums, bass and piano. The guitar sounds great 1 1/2 minutes in. The tempo and mood continue to shift. Emotional section. Mellotron 3 minutes in. Check out the lyrics in this part: "You silence every love, yet you always starve for more, your'e only waiting time, lucky to be alive, lucky to be alive". "Winter Is Never" is pure emotion for me, the triumphant conclusion. Man he sounds like Hogarth here.
GAZPACHO's new concept album worked out with profound songwriting skills once more and focussed on Jan-Henrik Ohme's sensitive vocals as usual. The band remains on the common melancholic, heart-wrenching attitude reminding me of the band 'Talk Talk' here and there, where the opener Desert Flight makes out the exception with a more heavy rocking behaviour in the whole. The well accentuated use of cello, flute and piano/organ/Mellotron adds is bringing richness to the sound.
The starting song fades into the first part of the epic The Walk consisting of a fine floating part with an oriental feeling - very impressing. By the way - this is an example that GAZPACHO's music is even working without O's vocals being dominant always. A tick-tock is present all over on the title track of course. Here we have a tension-filled epic full of diversified ingredients mixing up rocking, grooving, spacey floating, atmospheric and balladesque parts in a convincing way - chamber/opera impressions (cello, vocals) and Mellotron included. Winter is Never finally appears with melancholy pure initiated by a surprising electronical touch.
GAZPACHO again prove the ability to compose subtle well structured songs. It looks like they are having an unexhaustible reservoir of ideas and inspiration. All the instruments are perfectly appointed without any exception. This album is full of wonderful melodic themes suitable for laid back situations in your life. 4 stars because of the title track masterpiece which at least should be tried out with headphones on.
Posted Sunday, July 5, 2009 | Review this album | Report (Review #224574)
Review by Prog-jester
Now with "Tick Tock" I must admit that "Night" was a Masterpiece!
GAZPACHO have been playing that boring type of soft 'Hogart's Marillion' Neo-Prog for almost ten years, but most of us heard them only two years ago with sensational "Night " release. Simple and emotional, it had the magical element which made it so adorable: atmosphere. The album was so atmospheric, that most new age releases would sound like sludgy grindcore in compareness to it. Yes, I'm kinda joking, but only 'kinda'. GAZPACHO decided to repeat the formula, and made another atmospheric epic album, almost the same way boring and plain. But this time it does't work - at least, for me. There'll be no "Night" magic this time, it's all too predictable and flat. Only 2 stars and a strong recommendation to start with "Night" if you're GAZPACHO newbie
Posted Wednesday, July 29, 2009 | Review this album | Report (Review #228958)
Review by Epignosis
SPECIAL COLLABORATOR Eclectic Prog Team
Gazpacho's 2009 release is a hard album to get into because it is such a sedated one. The rock sections are all mid-tempo and not very heavy, but sound extremely good nonetheless; unfortunately they are all fleeting, as though Gazpacho gets short-winded just playing a few minutes of bona fide rock music. I also question the progressive factor: There may be extravagantly lengthy compositions, but I see no reason for this, since the arrangements themselves are dull and generally unexciting, but not completely characterless. The piece of nonfiction this concept album is based on, however, beefs up the intrigue for me: Antoine de Saint Exupéry, a French writer and aviator, wrote Wind, Sand, and Stars, a memoir regarding surviving a plane crash in the Libyan Sahara Desert and having to do without food and water. Perhaps it's the intent of the album as it relates to its concept to force the listener to spend long periods of time growing weary and waiting for something to happen- I don't know- but this album is a desert of wearisome monotony with precious few oases of interestingness.
"Desert Flight" A raunchy, harsh guitar kicks off this album. This song has a bit of a U2 feel and sound to it, whether the band is playing loudly or quietly. That said, I don't care for it except for perhaps the vocal melody. Lonely violin, piano and a hot wind conclude this first track.
"The Walk" Sparse instrumentation takes over in this lengthy piece, which features simplistic drumming and acoustic guitar. The mandolin is gorgeous, I think, and fits the timbre of the piece well. I absolutely love the hazy Middle Eastern section, which is so full of grace and character. For the most part, this piece is a beautiful acoustic song that doesn't really go anywhere (not even on a magic carpet), which for me makes the length a tad unjustified. That, however, is the main problem of the forthcoming piece.
"Tick Tock" Subdued and rather dull, this longest piece has the lead vocalist singing long and drawn out notes over fairly sparse instrumentation for the first several minutes. Later, there's some deep choral singing, almost from the throat. The ticking and tocking keep time as the singer croons over piano and bright guitar and bass. The music becomes somewhat heavier with the introduction of gritty electric guitar and thudding bass, yet the drums remain light. Organ and violin ease their way into the mix in a lovely duet, punctuated by pounding drums. Soon a guitar solo ensues, followed by otherworldly atmospheric sounds. The titular tick tocks return, again accompanying a piano. Essentially, I find this a very sleepy track, even though there's some good stuff going on. Nothing strikes me as powerful or interesting, even if I find it all pleasant enough.
"Winter Is Never" Again, this is an agreeable song, but after everything that has come before it, it's superfluous and almost filler.
Posted Thursday, July 30, 2009 | Review this album | Report (Review #229054)
Review by Windhawk
Tick Tock is the 6th outing by Norwegian act Gazpacho, and the first of their albums I've had a chance to experience.
And as experiences go it is a pretty charming one. Musically they come across as something of a blend between Hogarth-era Marillion and Radiohead in my ears - symphonic backdrops and tapestries on top of music at least partially with strong tinges of indie/alternative rock of the kind spearheaded by Radiohead and later followed up by acts such as Muse and to some extent Coldplay.
With space-tinged floating synths and sounds, Arabian inspired details on the composition The Walk and some neat inclusiojns of Norwegian folk music on the following excursion and title track Tick Tock these additional details provide good variety in style as well as sound. Final track Winter Is Never is more of a laid-back venture without truly distinct features, but serves it purpose well to end the album.
Lots of charm and atmosphere on this one, and while not quite at the highest level in my view it's a very strong effort, constantly flirting with superiority.
Posted Friday, December 4, 2009 | Review this album | Report (Review #254273)
Review by TheGazzardian
I Don't Know Why We Don't Explode
The album is 4 songs long, but the CD is split into 7 tracks - The Walk is split into 2 parts and Tick Tock into 3.
If one had heard their last outing, Night, the opening to Tick Tock might be a bit of a shocker. My first thoughts upon hearing it was that it sounded something like an indy rocker - driving guitars and drums interplay with the vocals. But this is just Gazpacho building atmosphere again, if in a different way than they did on the previous album. The album is about the attempted long distance flight by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry and his crash in the desert. As such, the harder rocking opening is likely his flight. After he crashes and starts wandering the desert, the album comes closer to the atmospheric sound that the band accomplished in Night.
I can't really say too much about this album without recapping my review of Night; the two both take a very similar approach to the music. In terms of atmosphere, Tick Tock is a bit more airy and spacey, and makes more use of middle-eastern sounding instruments (unfortunately, I am not an expert on instruments, but that is the feeling that I get from them). The spacey bit at the end of The Walk, part 1 could easily sound like a throwaway, but I quite enjoy it ... it really does give me a feel of walking in the desert.
Ultimately, I would say that Tick Tock is equally as good as Night. Another excellent album.
Posted Saturday, January 9, 2010 | Review this album | Report (Review #260149)
Review by Rune2000
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I generally have a highly critical approach to follow-up releases. In most cases it has to do with the fact that bands don't progress once they attain a certain level of success or that they take an entirely different route just to relieve the pressure of a worthy follow-up. Of course there are times when the artists manage to evolve and push things even further in the development of their sound but unfortunately those events are rare and far between. Tick Tock doesn't fit in any of these categories.
Once Desert Flight kicked in I was certain that I was in for a real treat! The track didn't sound anything like material from Night, so did that mean that Gazpacho tried to take an easy way out by going for follow-up approach nr.2? To my surprise the rest of the album didn't contain another up-tempo track but what I got instead was equally surprising.
The Walk part I with its beautiful melody basically took my breath away from the first time I heard it. This type of strong melodic content was missing entirely on the previous release and to be honest it was one of the things I wasn't expecting from Gazpacho. With the introduction of The Walk: Part II the album finally shifted into familiar territory but somehow these compositions aren't as memorable.
The title track starts out rather shaky with an unimpressive part I but definitely redeems itself towards parts II & III which ends with a real bang. The concluding track Winter Is Never is a return to the new territory that was explored on The Walk part I and offers a good conclusion to the album's theme.
I expected the atmospheric middle section of Tick Tock to grow on me as much as their previous album did after a few spins but this time it nearly took me double the effort to get the material to a somewhat satisfying level. To be honest I'm still uncertain about my feelings towards the Tick Tock-suite but it's certain that the result here aren't of the top notch quality.
This album basically works when the band tries something different while the more familiar work is below the level of what they have achieved previously. It's an unusual combination that I surprisingly enough rank at the same level as Night. There is a definite progress but at the cost of the overall quality.
***** star songs: Desert Flight (7:39) The Walk: Part I (8:03)
**** star songs: The Walk: Part II (5:39) Tick Tock: Part II (9:39) Tick Tock: Part III (5:30) Winter Is Never (4:55)
*** star songs: Tick Tock: Part I (7:17)
Posted Friday, February 19, 2010 | Review this album | Report (Review #267065)
While a pleasant listen, this album needs careful, attentive listening to be truly appreciated--which, then, becomes its downfall: When not listened to carefully, this album can become very boring, the lead singer's voice very tedious and whiney. So: if you have the time, sit down, put on the headphones and enjoy a very well put together album; If you aren't going to be able to concentrate and give it your fullest attention, better to avoid it and wait for time when you can. All songs are good, though the Tick Tock trilogy is my favorite (if you can listen to it in its entirety). Nice subtle effects and shifts in sound and mood, even if the vocals get a little monotonous. Not the highs of "Night," but not the lows either. Tough for me to rate. 3.5 stars would be most accurate.
2015 edit: This album was my introduction to Gazpacho. It has grown quite a bit on me over the years. As slow and delicate is the progress through this album, I do find myself listening start to finish and thoroughly enjoying the subtle surprises as they reveal themselves. Therefore, I am reconsidering my rating and elevating Tick Tock to four stars. It is one of the two Gazpacho albums I have formed a great attachment for and appreciation of.
Review by Gatot
It blew me away at first spin
I know very little about this band except its appearance in the Mariilion DVD and I straightly thought that this band is a pure Marillion's copy cat - the Hogarth era. But I was not interested to find any of their albums until a friend of mine introduced me this album. I was surprised that I liked it very much at the first spin of the album. This is strange as I was a big fan of Mariilion (Fish era) and did not quite favor the Hogarth era, initially. But how come I liked this album at first spin - knowing the fact that this is a copy cat band. I thought it was two reasons: First, I did not expect quite much what kind of music the band (Gazpacho) would play so I had no preconceived mid abou what the music 'should' sound like. Second, it might be the influence of Marillion Higarth era music that in a way had made me like this kind of music. Indeed, I like Marillion's "Marbles".
The rockin' opening 'Desert Flight' (7:39) set an excellent tone of the overall album. I lately found that the following tracks did not quite follow the music style of opening track. But I truly love the way guitar is playde in riff style combined with powerful vocal line. 'The Walk' is a good follow-up segment that definitely takes its time and as such it is bringing us to the kind of atmosphere to the next album title that serves as epic. Leave it alone, this is a nice track with ambient style, reminds me to the Hogarth style in singing.
The title track 'Tick Tock' which serves as an epic comprises three major parts whom all of them are interesting to enjoy. Part 1 has a good guitar work with powerful vocals combined with atmospheric keyboard / synthesizer work and sound effects. The song moves with gentle drums augmented with echoed sounds of synthesizer followed with a nice piano and guitar melody. Part 2 opens with a guitar riff and solid bass-line with some excellent keyboard and followed with piano. There are nice soundscapes demonstrated through this song. Part 3 starts with inventive piano and drum, combined with excellent vocal line. Overall this is an excellent epic.
The concluding track 'Winter Is Never' is a straightforward, beautifully composed and quite easy to digest. The keys of the song lie on its piano melody with a good vocal from Jan-Henrik. I personally like the chorus part. This song concludes the album beautifully as this song is excellent as well.
I highly recommend you to have this excellent album from Gazpacho, especially if you laike Hogarth era of Marillion. But if you are not Marillion's fan, I still recommend you to have this album in your prog collection. Keep on proggin' ...!
Peace on earth and mercy mild - GW
Posted Thursday, April 21, 2011 | Review this album | Report (Review #437305)
Review by EatThatPhonebook
"Tick Tock" is another little gem of 2009.
Gazpacho is a Norwegian Progressive Rock band that has been around for fifteen years now, but have released albums since 2002. "Tick Tock" is the band's sixth studio album, following the acclaimed "Night". This being my first Gazpacho album, I can't be too opinionated about this band. But so far, I enjoy what I hear.
The production of the album is good, and the mixing is great, with perfect balance between all the instruments. In all the songs the instruments are played without one being the more used than the others; there is a lot of guitar, but also keyboards and mellotron, and of course the vocals are always present. The best and most comfortable label to attribute to the music in this album is prog rock, with a lot of alt-rock tendencies and even some post-rock here and there. Not to forget the pretty noticeable Arabic music influences on the track "The Walk". Gazpacho reminds me a lot of times of Phideaux Xavier, especially on the vocals, but I also hear a lot of electronic, and some times it gets almost ambient.
The album has a solid structure: four songs, the two in the center are extremely long ones. All the songs here have a very progressive structure too, having a countless amount of hook variations, that just extend in a way that post-rock is very familiar to. There is some building, but mostly, the songs just constantly change in melody and hooks, slowly and without changing abruptly the mood, which is almost always chilled out and relaxed but somewhat warm. Think of it like a special kaleidoscope where the color remains the same and the shapes change slowly. This of course can be said especially of the two longest songs, "The Walk" and the twenty two minute title track. This song, I don't know why, is the reason why I didn't fully appreciate "Tick Tock": maybe some parts had some flaws, like the church like chorus in the first half of the track, which sounds really cool but seems a little out of place to me. Plus, it isn't always haunting like it intended to be, in my opinion. However, "The Walk" is nearly flawless, and I enjoy almost everything about it, especially the Arabesque parts and the keyboards. The remaining songs are fantastic as well: the opener "Desert Flight" is the heaviest song, with tons of guitar, but it's another haunting and delightful episode, especially when it gets to the second half of the song, where there's an amazing hook change. The track that contains the most beauty has to be the last song, "Winter Is Never", with great keys and vocals, a very moving and touching piece of music.
An album that has some weaker points, some points that I simply wasn't crazy for, but I enjoyed it anyways, in almost all the fifty minute lesson. If you're into modern prog and want to hear something a little different from the usual Porcupine Tree, Flower Kings, Anathema of whatever, this is a way to go.
Posted Friday, May 13, 2011 | Review this album | Report (Review #447502)
Review by Warthur
Inspired by the true story of Antoine de Saint-Exupéry's infamous plane crash in the Libyan desert and the epic trek he and his co-pilot undertook in search of help, Gazpacho's followup to the classic Night isn't as impressive as a cohesive concept piece, but it does show the band in the act of diversifying their sound a little. For instance, opening number Desert Flight is heavier and rockier than anything on Night, and shows a bit of a Muse influence creeping into the music. On the whole, I think the album suffers a little from trying a bit too hard to replicate the approach of Night in places, but it's another convincing piece from Gazpacho which is enough to convince that the musical growth seen on Night wasn't a mere fluke.
Posted Sunday, April 22, 2012 | Review this album | Report (Review #740552)
This 2009 release is well worth investing in. I bought the download a while ago but only in the last 4 months gave it the proper attention it deserved. Whilst agreeably sitting within Crossover on PA, there is no doubt this band have a post rock feel to them. The music has a steady drone to it which steadily increases in tempo and then predictably subsides. I really feel the band have all the right boxes ticked here, both musically and vocally. There is wealth of solid drumming by Robert Johansen, jagged jarring guitars and Ohmes beautiful vocals
The album is inspired by the book Wind, Sands & Stars by Antoine Di Saint Exupey. Flight traversing deserts end in crashing in the desert and the trek out of it on foot. The album starts with the uneven ' Desert Flight', " the Walk' and ' Tick Tock' made up of parts provide 35 minutes of atmospheric bliss, reaching crescendos, ebbing and flowing, constantly sucking the listener back into the sound. Very hypnotic music. I have probably played this album most this year and being such an excellent slow burner, I have progressively discovered more and more gems within the material. The final track ' Winter is Never' is arguably the most accessible and melancholic of the lot. Such an incredible album closer. If you like Gazpacho you will also enjoy another fellow Norwegian band, coincidentally called Soup. Some reviewers have compared Gazpacho to latter day Marillion, they definitely have a Radiohead influence especially due to Ohme's vocal style being similar to Yorke's but not as manic! And additionally a touch of Muse thrown in as well. Highly recommended piece of work, four and a half stars without doubt.
Posted Monday, March 31, 2014 | Review this album | Report (Review #1156301)
Review by kev rowland
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On 30th December 1935, after 19 hours and 44 minutes in the air, Antoine de Saint-Exupéry and his mechanic-navigator André Prévot, crashed in the Sahara desert whilst attempting to break the speed record in a Paris-to-Saigon air race. They both survived the crash, but with only rudimentary maps and very little supplies they were in serious trouble. Luckily, after four days they were discovered by a Bedouin, who saved their lives. This near brush with death features prominently in Saint-Exupéry's 1939 memoir 'Wind, Sand and Stars', and in turn forms the basis of this the sixth album from Norwegian act Gazpacho. Released in 2009 his album seems to have fairly polarized opinions with many strong and positive reviews, but also plenty from those who can't understand what all the fuss is about.
They are obviously influenced by Hogarth-era Marillion and Radiohead, along with Muse and Porcupine Tree but by the far the most interesting style included here are the short Arabian-style passages. For the most part this album is just too one-dimensional to maintain interest and each time I have played it I have found myself looking at the screen to see just how much longer there is left to play as I want to get onto something more interesting. The musicianship and vocals are very good, and it is well recorded and produced, but for me it is just too flat and ultimately is plain boring. I found the story it is based on, and the short biographies I read of Antoine de Saint- Exupéry far more interesting than the musical result. www.gazpachoworld.com
Posted Friday, May 2, 2014 | Review this album | Report (Review #1170110)
Keeps getting better for Gazpacho. A rather more "rockier" album than anything they've done before. Desert Flight blasts you away with raw energy and leaves you a little surprised with the bands' direction. The Walk, takes you down familiar Gazpacho ground, with a beautifully constructed music ... (read more)
Report this review (#1092219) | Posted by Ozymandias | Thursday, December 19, 2013 | Review Permanlink
Gazpacho continue the fine traditionthan Norweigan musiciabs have for stretching the boundries of genres; whwter ir be Jazz, post-rock or anything else. like no4 thisagain isa concep talbum utilizing longer songs. This is an imaginative band, with a myriad of influences filtered and distilled to ... (read more)
Report this review (#570546) | Posted by Matt-T | Friday, November 18, 2011 | Review Permanlink
The best album of 2009. Nothing else I have heard from 2009 comes close to invoking the pure lovliness and greatness of TICK TOCK by Gazpacho. There are 4 perfect songs here: "The Walk I", "The Walk II", Tick Tock III" and "Winter is Never". Not to say that the other 3 numbers are bad. They are n ... (read more)
Report this review (#499366) | Posted by mohaveman | Sunday, August 7, 2011 | Review Permanlink
You eat Gazpacho in the summer; it is a cold refreshing soup made from various fresh ingredients. So this is a great name for this band?a refreshing mix of musical influences, but with a freshness that is all their own. Sure, you can hear some Marillion, Radiohead, Porcupine Tree, and even a ... (read more)
Report this review (#442819) | Posted by BobVanguard | Wednesday, May 4, 2011 | Review Permanlink
Everything you've read about this album is true. Having listened to all Gazpacho's albums, and Night having made a really strong emotional impression on me, I can say today that Tick Tock has reached even further, and is Gazpacho's best and most mature album. You will find some of the melodies of ... (read more)
Report this review (#220592) | Posted by Curutchet | Wednesday, June 10, 2009 | Review Permanlink
After regarding Night as one of the key albums in my collection, simply because it caught me whole from the first spin to the degree that even now I don't know the titles of the songs - to me, it's simply Night: Pure Escapism... Well, I was very eager to get my hands on a copy of "Tick Tock". I ... (read more)
Report this review (#215867) | Posted by Harkonnen | Thursday, May 14, 2009 | Review Permanlink
Gazpacho Tick Tock Whether this is a Prog Rock or an Alternative, Art Rock or Post Rock Album, the point is that the Norwegians created a Masterpiece in music. I have been in the desert recently and due to this experience and listening to Tick Tock I have to say, that they perfectly hit the feel ... (read more)
Report this review (#213232) | Posted by angisan | Saturday, May 2, 2009 | Review Permanlink
Gazpacho - Tick Tock...Walk this walk with Gazpacho! After Night, it is hard to imagine that Gazpacho could improve on the concept of "less is more" but they did it. Quoting from an interview with them "After Night the monotonous repetition of a single bar of music that is changed by the chords ... (read more)
Report this review (#213220) | Posted by Soul Dreamer | Friday, May 1, 2009 | Review Permanlink
I have read reviews were reviewers commented that this album is a mix of Radiohead and Marillion (Hogarth era)-some said "boring era". I agree in the subject of the inffluences with them,but in the commnets that..." this is not prog ..."this is boring" ..etc.....no. This is a very good exam ... (read more)
Report this review (#212724) | Posted by robbob | Tuesday, April 28, 2009 | Review Permanlink
Gazpacho´s evolution since 2003 is simply described as outstanding. No one thought that after the Album "Night" something extraordinary as "Tick Tock" could be released - even and especially not me. This is total different stuff and it took at least 5 times listening till the complete beautiness ... (read more)
Report this review (#212317) | Posted by david_matthias | Friday, April 24, 2009 | Review Permanlink
Frankly I don't understand the high scores obtained from this album. Gazpacho make some kind of music, with no doubt well played and produced, in the middle of Muse, Radiohead and the (for me) boring "Hogarth era" of Marillion. Personally I believe that all groups mentioned before are not part of th ... (read more)
Report this review (#212283) | Posted by prog61 | Friday, April 24, 2009 | Review Permanlink
'It feels like walking through a masterpiece' GAZPACHO's 'Night' album was my introduction to this Norwegian sextet and I was blown away. I rarely name an album a masterpiece, but in my opinion 'Night' truly is one of those albums that stun you from start to finish. How they have managed to cre ... (read more)
Report this review (#211965) | Posted by Yoke | Tuesday, April 21, 2009 | Review Permanlink
Highly recommended album. I was very surprised - pleasantly surprised - with the previous one, Night, but I must say that, in my opinion, this is even better. The fantastic lyrics, so evocative, together with the wonderful music and Jan´s voice are the vehicle which take you through the Sain ... (read more)
Report this review (#211619) | Posted by Bodysnatcher | Saturday, April 18, 2009 | Review Permanlink
With Tick Tock we can hear a Norwegian based band progressing very nicely indeed; in actual fact when i first heard "Night" I thought I had come across the perfect music and immediately wanted to see the band perform live on stage. The band claim their music is not progressive rock, more a combinati ... (read more)
Report this review (#211491) | Posted by demolition man | Thursday, April 16, 2009 | Review Permanlink
After imo very succesful album Night I was pretty much excited to hear their next work, so finally here it is. So for starters let me introduce you to GAZPACHO's music, at the begging the marillion-like albums era, which most of them was decent at best, listenable but nothing really special wit ... (read more)
Report this review (#211388) | Posted by Carnivale | Wednesday, April 15, 2009 | Review Permanlink
Gazpacho strike again! I have followed this band sor many years now and each album has evolved from the last. Bravo was an assured debut and their last effort, Night was a near perfect prog classic. I felt it would be near impossible to better Night but Tick Tock does so with ease. Just li ... (read more)
Report this review (#209416) | Posted by Headlong | Tuesday, March 31, 2009 | Review Permanlink
Every so often, a record comes along of such magnitude that it restores your faith in.well..just about everything!!! Gazpacho's 'Tick Tock' is that record. There are a few (inevitable) observations to get out of the way first, and I am sure you will see similar comments within subsequent rev ... (read more)
Report this review (#209248) | Posted by scudge1970 | Monday, March 30, 2009 | Review Permanlink
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Toshiba has introduced new flash memory chips that offer more performance and storage capacity in less space than existing parts. The company's new 24nm e-MMC chips feature toggle-mode double data rate (DDR) NAND flash memory, which boosts random access and sequential performance over single data rate NAND. All the while, they offer plenty of storage capacity for today's smartphones, tablets, e-book readers, digital cameras, printers, and more.
The JEDEC e-MMC v4.41-compliant parts cram up to 128GB of NAND (16 64Gb/8GB chips) alongside an e-MMC controller in a single package -- a feat that Toshiba claims to be the first to achieve. Featuring the world's smallest geometry e-MMC, the company's new components utilize advanced chip thinning and layering technologies to produce parts measuring only 30 micrometers thick (0.0001 inches -- thinner than the average human hair).
"The utilization of our new toggle-mode DDR NAND die at 64Gbit density is key to enabling our e-MMC to support the higher performance, and smaller, thinner packages that customers desire," said Scott Beekman, Toshiba America's senior business developer manager of mobile communications memory . "For example, our 128GB e-MMC can now be supported in a smaller 14 x 18 package, which many space conscious applications can support."
We've included Toshiba's list of key features at the end of the post. Samples of 8GB, 16GB, 32GB and 64GB packages are already shipping with mass production set for the third quarter. Meanwhile, 2GB, 4GB and 128GB densities will begin sampling later this year with mass production scheduled for the fourth quarter of 2011 or first quarter of 2012. The company hasn't said precisely who plans to purchase the chips or what devices they'll appear in.
Faster performance using toggle-mode DDR NAND.
The JEDEC e-MMC V4.41 compliant interface handles essential functions, including writing block management, error correction and wear leveling. It simplifies system development, allowing manufacturers to minimize development costs and speed up time to market for new and upgraded products.
A wide product line-up supports capacities from 2GB to 128GB.
The 24nm 64Gbit die enables smaller e-MMC packages.
The new chips support the advanced partitioning and security of e - MMC V4.41. Multiple storage areas can be configured, including several enhanced memory areas for system files or code, and a multi-level cell (MLC) area for data storage.


6 new people introduced themselves. Welcome new people!
Vaccum after you're done using the wood shop!
Please lower the SawStop blade, and sweep the table off so it doesn't rust.
Hot metal shop belt sander was loose, needs a new belt.
Kitchen garbage is overflowing and getting gross. Please empty it!
Hef for painting the white board.
Mohammed for putting up the Get It Done sign.
Dean spending 8 days getting stuff from the auction.
Greg for putting a Beer Church logo on the front of the bar.
Trygve for cleaning up dishes in the kitchen.
Will Garza for cleaning up the kitchen and organizing things.
Whoever painted a really beautiful mural in the kitchen.
July 25-26 - Detroit Maker Faire. We need volunteers to help people at our booth. We need 3 people.
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Those looking for a new fitness tracker might think that this is the time to rejoice as Fitbit has just release the new Inspire and Inspire HR fitness tracker but before you get too excited, let us remind you that you probably can't buy this.
Instead of releasing it to the public, the Inspire and Inspire HR are only available through the Fitbit corporate channels and their wellness, health plan and health system partners which means you will only get one if your company launches a new wellness initiative.
The Inspire fitness tracker will come with the usual activity and sleep tracking and can be taken for a swim. A single charge will give you about 5 days of battery life while the touchscreen display support calls, text and calendar.
The Inspire HR, on the other hand, will come with some additional features like the 24/7 heart rate tracking, sleep tracking and more. It can also connect to your smartphone and use the GPS to map your runs.
We do not know if these will ever be offered to the consumers but we sure hope so.


What's better than chocolate on Valentine's Day? For those of us caring for people with nut allergies (or who have nut allergies ourselves) it can be difficult to find chocolate that is not only nut-free but also delicious.
Internet shopping to the rescue! Luckily, there are a few really good nut-free chocolate candy companies out there with everything we need to treat our kids or ourselves. You may have heard of some of these before but for those of you who haven't they definitely bear repeating!
First up is Vermont Nut-Free Chocolates, one of my all-time favorites. I've ordered from them numerous times and every product I've tried is absolutely delicious. Best of all, both of my daughters go ga-ga over this stuff! This is true gourmet chocolate at its finest. Plus, there are many Valentine's Day-themed chocolates that will make your child's day! In fact, Vermont Nut-Free has pretty much every holiday covered in terms of chocolate. They also offer great baking chocolate if you want to whip up a homemade treat. Check them out and tell them I sent you: www.vermontnutfree.com.
Next is Divvies, a fabulous nut-free candy company that is also egg-free and dairy-free. They have all sorts of Valentine's Day themed goodies and a great array of candies in general. I also like them because they offer a choice for people dealing with multiple food allergies.
Here's a new one that I just discovered recently from a blogger bud. Check out No Nuts About It Chocolate. They're nut-free and offer a delightful looking array of chocolate. The cool part about them is that they also will custom-make chocolates for you, using a custom mold that you help create. How fun is that for parties, weddings or school events? I haven't tasted this chocolate yet, but according to their web site, they create chocolate in the "Belgian" style. Yum. Sounds good.
I was also contacted recently by Sweet Delight Nut-Free Chocolates. Created by the mother of an allergic child, these chocolates are egg-free as well as nut-free. They have gift baskets for V-Day and themed candies as well. I haven't tried these yet either, but I will soon. Hey, this chocolate research is a tough job but someone's gotta do it!
Finally, many of you have tried Enjoy Life Foods chocolate treats. These are free of the top 8 food allergens as well as sesame and sulfites. Check out their website for Valentine's Day themed recipes using their delicious, allergy-friendly chocolate products!
Early next week I'll have a roundup of online allergy-free bakeries. I have some favorites but if you know of a really good one that ships across the country, let me know!
P.S. Don't forget to follow me on Twitter! My handle is Nut_FreeMom. Hope to see you there!
Yesterday I received many notifications about the Wall Street Journal food allergy article from friends and blog readers. Thanks everybody, 'cause this story is one we don't want to miss.
Please read the story for full details, but here is my take on it. First of all, I'm picturing allergist's phones ringing off the hook today from parents of food-allergic kids asking for new tests or more clarification. And that's who we should be calling: a board-certified, qualified and experienced allergist. I caution everyone not to put too much stock in all of these studies, articles and whatnot until we have much more scientific evidence. The bottom line is that life-threatening food allergies are a phenomenon that is still not understood very well, even by the experts. It doesn't serve our children, or ourselves well, to second-guess our child's condition each time a new article comes out. It's tempting to do so and for people who've never witnessed an actual reaction, I say, get more info from your doctor.
The article in WSJ quoted some of the top allergy docs in the country--people that I respect. These guys are not alarmists, nor are they dismissive. They see numerous cases every day and every year, so I appreciate their input on this story.
The gist of the article is that there is some evidence that food allergies may be over diagnosed in some cases. That makes sense to me and it doesn't point to the fact that food allergies don't exist. Two different things could be going on here at the same time.
For one thing, more kids are going to the hospital and being diagnosed with food allergies following a severe reaction. That can't be discounted. More people--adults and kids--are having severe allergic reactions to food. Who knows why, but a reaction doesn't need a blood test to prove anything. Identifying the food that caused it is enough. Dr. Sampson is quoted as saying as much in the WSJ article. Witnessing a severe reaction is what brought my family to the allergist with our first child.
However, here's the second thing. Once a child has experienced the reaction, subsequent children in the family are tested--even before they have a reaction. For example, in my family we were told to avoid giving our youngest any peanut butter products before 3 years of age--simply as a precaution. This was because my oldest had experienced a life-threatening allergic reaction.
Then at 3, my youngest was tested for all known food allergies. She came up with all negative results. Obviously, I was elated. But here's the thing--many siblings of allergic kids test positive to allergy tests. Parents are then told to avoid certain foods for the sibs--and rightly so. While a food challenge is considered the ultimate in diagnosing a food allergy, blood tests still can indicate severe food allergies. The problem is, they can also indicate seasonal allergies, eczema, etc.
Also, with more tests, come more positives--both true and false. I would think that's true for most medical tests--not just ones for food allergies.
Plus, every allergic response is different--sometimes even in the same person. Can there be false positives? Of course. They exist for every medical test out there. But does that mean that all positive blood or skins test are false? Sadly, no. It's not that simple.
More research is needed, obviously. Better, more conclusive tests have to be devised so that people don't have to restrict their child's diets and frankly, entire lifestyles without cause. What concerns me is that for whatever reason, many in the general public want to dismiss severe food allergies are a conspiracy between allergists and neurotic parents. (For the record, all of the allergists my family has worked with have been sensible and caring.) Despite being well-written and often illuminating, the WSJ article gives parents that much more to worry about and adds fuel to the detractor's fire. ("See, food allergies aren't really that big of a problem.") It's hard enough to get people to listen and take food allergies seriously.
That's the downside. However, if some people are truly not allergic, I hope they are "liberated" and get a correct diagnosis. That would be great. I'd also like to see a cure happen, because, like many of you out there in my shoes, I don't have to question if my child's allergy is "real" or not. I know that it is--reactions speak louder than words.
I hope everyone doesn't let all of these news stories rattle them--you know we haven't heard the last of this. Talk to your allergists and keep being cautious until you know you can do otherwise.
Tickle Your Tummy Nut-Free Treats!
As many of you know, baking is a must for those of us with nut-allergic kids. Bakery goods are off-limits so we've got to be ready to provide a yummy treat for classroom parties or birthday celebrations.
I don't know about you, but I don't have Martha Stewart-style decorating skills. I can do the decorating basics and make cakes, cookies and cupcakes that taste good, but when it comes to the finer points of decorating, it's time-consuming and tricky. Plus, let's face it: we don't always have the time to whip up a beautifully decorated baked item at a moment's notice, but we hate for our kids to miss out on bakery quality, decorated goodies.
That's why I am so thrilled about Tickle Your Tummy (TM) nut-free treats! This Canadian-based company churns out beautifully decorated cakes, cupcakes and cookies that are 100% nut-free. The best part is that these treats are available at Whole Foods markets throughout the country. You can also get them via mail order.
There are a lot of online nut-free food bakers and food manufacturers that I love, (just check out my links under "Nut-Free Foods") but how great to be able to swing by Whole Foods and pick up these treats on the spur of the moment? That's something that we can rarely do.
Tummy to friends, family and classmates' parents who want to offer a treat that nut-allergic children can enjoy. In fact, my number one question that I get from non-allergic families is "Where can I find nut-free baked goods?"
Visit your local Whole Foods to locate these treats--they should be near the bakery section of the store. And if you don't see them, ask the store to order them.
Thanks to the La Grange, IL mom who alerted me to these tasty treats!
As parents of kids with food allergies, we have a lot of extra stress when it comes to keeping our kids safe. When a common food can cause a life-threatening reaction, that kind of comes with the territory.
But have you ever wondered what it feels like to be on the receiving end of that care and concern? It may not always be what you think.
Check out this eloquent essay from the FAAN website, written by a 29-year-old who has suffered from allergies to dairy all of his life. Titled, "Creating Compromises," this article was eye-opening to me and confirmed that helping my daughter learn to be independent with her own allergy care is the right way to go. And it's never to early to start.
I am so impressed with this young man who is living proof that kids can learn to deal with severe food allergies and go on to lead healthy lives. Read it yourself and see what you think.
While sifting through the family pictures the other day, I began thinking about how far we've come with my daughter since her first severe allergic reaction and nut allergy diagnosis at the age of 4. The birthday cake photo is a picture of her a few months before her first, life-threatening reaction. We didn't know about her allergy at that point--the homemade cake is there because that's what she wanted! (A lucky thing she likes mom's cakes, as it turns out).
The first picture is her happy, sassy, self, nearly 10 years old. She's doing really well and we've managed the allergy--with her help, I may add--better than I thought we would when I first witnessed the allergic reaction that shook our family to the core.
I know that many of you have young kids who have recently been diagnosed and I remember what a frightening time that was for me. You feel alone and worst of all, you feel that your child can never have a normal social life, school life--any kind of life that you believed they could have. That's what I thought at first and thankfully, I was wrong.
Your child can thrive with a severe nut allergy. As my daughter approaches her 10th birthday, I've been remembering all the fun things she has done on her own--things that I thought a child with a life-threatening food allergy possibly could not do. However, my daughter has done so much. She's been having a great life, just one that's a little bit more cautious with food.
For example, my daughter has flown on an airplane, participated in Girl Scouts and Girl Scout day camp, gone on many play dates without me, been in dance classes and performed in shows, gone to summer science and computer games camp, moved to a new school and made new friends, joined Student Council and other extracurricular activities, joined the family for restaurant meals, eaten lunch at school, gone on field trips without incident and much, much more. Because of this blog, she's even been interviewed for our local newspaper.
Is there ever worry about her nut allergy on either her part or ours? Of course. And it will always be there. But I think a little worry (and I said a little, too much is not good!) helps us to keep our guard up and helps her stay reaction-free. The one thing we know is that there are no guarantees, so we must always be vigilant. However, when things goes well, I'm willing to be that we celebrate a little more than families without food allergies might do.
We have many more challenges ahead of us as she grows and becomes even more independent but I'm happy about all that she's overcome so far. And if we can do it, you can too.
What's All the Fuss About Air Canada's New Allergy Policy?
Late last week Air Canada released a story about it's new policy with regard to nut allergies. Read the full story here.
Air Canada, which does not serve peanuts but does serve tree nuts, will now offer a buffer zone of 3 rows for passengers with severe peanut and/or tree nut allergies. This is because they do not ask passengers not to bring these food items on board, so nut-allergic passengers will still be at risk. The buffer is intended to keep severely allergic people from having reactions in flight.
I'm not sure why there is a furor now taking place in Canada over this policy, since many airlines already either don't serve peanuts in flight or they also employ the buffer zone policy. What's the big deal? It also used to be a grand tradition to smoke on airplanes, but that "tradition" is gone and what of it? Maybe our lungs are a little cleaner than they would have been.
The other big argument about peanut/nut policies on airplanes is that, because airplanes are a public conveyance, those with allergies have no right to be accommodated. However, I would argue that because an airplane is a public conveyance, everyone that can be accommodated should be. It's not going to harm a non-allergic person's health if they don't eat peanuts or tree nuts for a short period of time--it will harm an allergic person to have too much exposure to these foods. Of course no airline can guarantee that you won't have an allergic reaction or that some passengers will insist on bringing nutty foods on the plane. But the airlines set the tone--if they make a policy and stick to it (like no smoking) then people will just get used to it and accept it.
Airlines already accommodate requests for many common and potentially serious allergies that can cause respiratory distress, not just nut allergies. People allergic to pets should know that many airlines won't allow more than 4 pets in the cabin and will reassign seats for allergic flyers. Also, some airlines state that people with sensitivities to perfumes may change seats. Check this airplane policy guideline from Allergic Living magazine for a list of airlines and their policies.
Peanut and tree nut airline policies and the public's negative reaction to them can be upsetting for parents and caregivers of nut-allergic kids and for the many allergic adults who fly for business or pleasure. However, just like no smoking policies and ramps/parking spaces for physically disabled people have become accepted public policy norms, this big airplane brouhaha will someday blow over. The idea that people with nut allergies can solve the problem and "choose not to fly" as many who don't have allergies themselves have suggested, is discriminatory and unrealistic. For example: Can you imagine, in this day and age, saying to a person--"Sorry, because you're in the minority, we can't make this public building accessible to you. You may choose to avoid public buildings. That's your choice." No--of course not. But back in the 1970s, people protested making buildings (and parking spaces) convenient to physically disabled people. Why? Because they were a "special interest group." Sound familiar?
As passengers requiring nut allergy accommodations, we should feel free to ask for alternative snacks to be served or buffer zones to be offered. Tolerance doesn't happen overnight, but policy changes made for the health of passengers need not further divide us. It's just peanuts, after all. Have a nice flight.
The weekend is here, we've got record cold temps in most of the country and winter is pretty much here to stay for a while. So how 'bout some S'Mores?
A few days ago my husband went to Whole Foods to get ingredients for a seafood paella (almost worth another blog post--it was great!) and my youngest daughter started asking him for marshmallows to roast in the fireplace. Well, Whole Foods isn't exactly a marshmallow mecca, but he did finally manage to locate these tasty little numbers! Elyon Marshmallows are kosher and gluten-free. They do not use gelatin, egg or dairy ingredients as marshmallows often do, so people with egg and/or dairy allergies can enjoy them! Oh and they're also gluten-free. Still, a warning to people with fish allergies--there is fish gelatin in these marshmallows. I know, sounds funny but you can't taste it. It's there to replace the egg and dairy gelatin, so if you or your child has a fish allergy, don't go for these.
The marshmallows do not contain any nut ingredients, either, and after a spin to the company website it looks like they don't produce nut-containing candies. I've got an e-mail into the company for clarification but right now it's looking good.
I wanted to post about these since a growing number of you are facing gluten intolerance and/or dairy and egg allergies in addition to nut allergies.
Find these guys (and is that package cute, or what) at Whole Foods like we did or check the Elyson company website for more locations.
Anybody that reads this blog regularly knows that I love reality TV shows that deal with cooking and chefs. I do a lot of cooking at home and also get a lot of inspiration from these shows with regards to recipe ideas and family meals. Plus, it's fascinating to me, as the mother of a child with life-threatening food allergies, to discover how much chefs know or care about food allergies. How do kitchens cope with allergy requests or issues "behind-the-scenes?" And are food allergies even on these people's radar?
In the past year, especially, I've found more and more cooking shows to confront food allergies, dietary restrictions or food intolerances. Bravo's "Top Chef Masters" handled a Hollywood actress's gluten-free, non-dairy dietary requests (it wasn't clear if this was a life-style choice or medically necessary, but still) and last season in the BBC America show "Last Restaurant Standing" aspiring restaurateurs were asked to serve diners with celiac disease.
What you learn from these shows is that the range of knowledge about food allergies and intolerances on the part of chefs is vast. Everything from complete ignorance to savvy understanding -- and everything in between. I learn from these shows to never assume a chef knows or understands the severity of any food allergy and that's why I follow my doctor's advice to serve my daughter only simple, basic foods when at a restaurant.
Well, the latest Bravo TV chef show offering "Chef Academy" featuring the world-renowned chef Robert Novelli left me with a very fishy feeling after I viewed an episode in which he questions the reality of a contestant's squid allergy. She had been working with squid and her face and eyes started burning and she was feeling really ill. She also had pretty bad facial swelling. (In the clip I'm about to share, that had gone down somewhat but if you saw the whole episode she also had big facial hives.) The contestant describes to Chef Novelli how she believes she needs an adrenaline shot (Epi Pen, basically) to counteract her reaction.
Here's the brief clip if you'd like to "watch what happens."
You'll see that the chef's assistant had to look up food allergies on the Internet in order to prove to him that shellfish allergies can be life-threatening. OK, the chef didn't know that???? So scary. Or maybe he just doesn't care. Even worse. In the full episode, one of the other contestants (a much more inexperienced chef than Novelli, by the way) is shown to explain to the camera that shellfish allergies "and peanut butter" (her words) are two of the most serious food allergies.
Also, to clarify when you view the clip: the chef keeps talking about Suzanne, the contestant's "two red dots." No, he's not referring to hives. The contestants are kicked out of the Academy after receiving 3 red dots.
Actually, I'm glad that this show aired and that the chef's very insensitive reaction to a person's food allergy was shown. I actually believe that people will learn something from this--maybe they've never seen someone have an allergic reaction. A food allergy reaction just isn't pretty, even when it doesn't progress to anaphylaxis.
Chef Novelli may think he's all that but he would do well to have a little food allergy education if he wants to truly be "world-class." I wish Bravo had included the FAAN website at the end of the show so viewers would know where to go to learn more.
Did anyone see this show and if so, what did you think?
Happy New Year from The Nut-Free Mom Blog!
I've been light on the blogging over the holidays but I wanted to be sure to say Happy New Year to all of you, my loyal readers and those who've just discovered my blog recently. I hope that my blog has been helpful and that you keep your questions and comments coming. I learn a lot from all of you!
Also, as some of you may know, this is the 2-year anniversary of The Nut-Free Mom Blog. I can't believe it. When I began this blog in January of 2008 I had a feeling that a lot of parents were going through the same things with nut allergies, having the same questions and the same concerns that I was. However, I wasn't prepared for the amount of readership I've received! I'm honored to have become a source of support for so many parents and caregivers dealing with nut allergies--and I've also heard from several adults living with nut allergies. I'm happy to hear from you all and glad to be a resource for you. I'm also happy to have "met" so many other food allergy bloggers. I appreciate all you do.
And of course, without you, the readers, there would be no Nut-Free Mom Blog. Thanks to everyone who has e-mailed me, commented on a post or asked a question these past two years. Also, thanks to all of the allergy-friendly businesses who contact me about their terrific, nut-free foods and other products. By supporting these businesses, we make nut-free living a little easier.
Here's to a happy, healthy nut-free New Year for all of us! Thanks for reading and stay tuned in 2010--there's lots more to come!


following the meeting of the Council of Foreign Ministers of the CIS, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and the Foreign Ministry of Turkmenistan Rashid Meredov signed an agreement on cooperation in the field of international information security. Reports about it TASS .
Lavrov noted that this is the first such agreement between Russia and the countries of Central Asia.
What measures to ensure information security includes the agreement is not reported.


Although changes to the SAT essay are the central component that Coleman has discussed, he's also talked about vocabulary and reading. But keep in mind that the rewrites of the SAT involve a lot of players. Because the College Board hasn't released exact changes, we can surmise that the modifications currently under consideration may well transform again as the College Board develops the new test.
The essay might be one of the likely targets for revision. Relatively speaking, the essay is new. The College Board officials may be seeing trends in the scoring, or they might even be getting feedback from colleges regarding the essay. Both might be affecting Coleman's comments.
Any thoughts as to how the writing portion of the SAT might change, if at all?
Coleman has pointed out that he wants to add more analysis and concreteness to the essay. His major beef with the writing portion of the test is that it is a very broad essay, and students essentially can make things up.
What changes would help make the SAT essay portion more evidence-based?
He's right that analysis is a major component of all good academic writing. It comes into play when students try to find the right evidence to support their arguments. On the current SAT essay, there are two things a student can respond to and analyze. The test has a quote, and below that quote is the prompt (the actual question). An example of a prompt might be, "How important is it to blaze your own trail?" and there might be a quote from Amelia Earhart. On the test, students are required to analyze only the prompt, not the quote.
Coleman's discussed the possibility of adding more evidenced-based writing to the SAT essay. It's possible the College Board may add more texts and quotes that a student would be required to analyze. Or there might be more direction in the prompt.
How do SAT essays differ from ACT essays?
In fact, the ACT provides a little bit more material in its essay prompt. ACT essays are slightly more focused on a particular debate. For example, the ACT might ask "should schools require uniforms" or "should teenagers be allowed to vote." The ACT provides a few points from each side of the debate and asks students to respond to the topic. Perhaps the College Board might go in that direction.
While Coleman is right that there are additional ways to get students to analyze more material in the test, to get a good score on the current SAT, some analysis does already come into play–particularly with high-level essays. High scorers don't just throw a fact or a story into an essay but actually take the time to analyze how it supports the thesis.
Were you to have an influence in the SAT test's redesign, what might you want to see more of?
I actually like many parts of the SAT in its current iteration. It's an interesting challenge for students. The introduction of writing was a good addition and definitely a step in the right direction given the importance of writing in college.
What I would like to see is more direction for the essay. A bit more guidance would be very helpful, since students sometimes flounder–particularly students who don't have access to prep. It's often hit or miss to get a 12. I would also love to see more passages in the reading section. Having gone through many years of college as a student and taught college classes as an instructor, I know that reading is a fundamental part of college. Getting use to college-level reading can be the hardest transition for students. More passages on the SAT might be a great addition to help gauge this ability.


These types of lenses allow a patient to see distance and reading, bifocals have the distance and reading area separated by a line. In Varifocals the distance and reading are blended in and there are no lines. Some designs of varifocals have larger reading areas and less distortion .


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Dr Susan McLaine is a leading advocate of bibliotherapy—using literature to help people deal with psychological, social and emotional problems. She has travelled to the UK to undertake further research and training in the field of bibliotherapy. She is currently investigating bibliotherapy training and delivery in Australia.
Since 2009, she has been initiating Australian developments in bibliotherapy, through developing and coordinating the State Library of Victoria's 'Book Well' program (a collaborative initiative of the State Library of Victoria, the Public Libraries Victoria network and VicHealth). In 2010, Susan established the Prague House bibliotherapy group, whose members have been homeless or are at risk of being homeless. In 2013, a new group was established in a psycho-social rehabilitation unit within the criminal justice area. In this setting, the reading group activity is used to provide a different way to support reoffending and mental health rehabilitation.
More recently, Susan founded the 'Words that Heal' program in collaboration with a physiologist, and a General Practitioner. Words that Heal is a wellbeing focused bibliotherapy program involving imaginative literature (fiction, inspirational stories, poetry) read aloud in a group, followed by discussion around meaning creation. The program promotes positive wellbeing with the aim to enrich life quality and life spirit.
Susan is also a passionate advocate of Children's Literature. She is a published children's author, lecturer in Children's Literature at Victoria University, and has been a judge on the Children's Book Council of Australia for the Crichton Award.

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Turns out it could. The Union cause found a hard-won victory. Slavery was ended by constitutional amendment, and the United States pieced back together. And we continue to endure today, although not without scars from that memory.
Before the Confederates shelled Fort Sumter, in Charleston Harbor, on April 11, 1861, the union had begun to fray. Five years earlier, Rep. Preston Brooks, a slave-owning Democrat, famously beat Sen. Charles Sumner, an abolitionist Republican from Massachusetts. Sumner had, days before, excoriated Sen. Andrew Butler (Brooks' relative) in a floor speech, not only challenging the evil of slavery but also mocking Butler's stroke-impaired speaking ability. That course of events embodied the "breakdown of reasoned discourse" throughout the nation, a mile-marker on the road to war.
Could the nation have changed course at that watershed moment? Rather than returning to their respective states as heroes, could voters have held their elected officials accountable? Agreeing with their positions, while disagreeing with the manner in which they were expressed? We will never know; "what ifs" are impossible to answer.
Fortunately, today, America takes a different path. Wednesday's cowardly shooting of Rep. Steven Scalise and others on a Virginia baseball diamond brought immediate denunciation from Sen. Bernie Sanders, the man idolized by the assailant. Much like the response to the paranoid schizophrenic who shot Rep. Gabby Giffords in 2011, everyone roundly condemned the anti-government, atheist conspiracy-theorist.
Yet, with two congressional shootings in six years, something is going on. Much has been made of the coarsening of political conversation; epithets are thrown about, whether calling a large part of the country "deplorables" — misogynists, racists, xenophobes — as Hillary Clinton offered, or grade-school insults from those on the right, with such literary gems as "libtard" levied at lefties.
This gained steam during President Barack Obama's tenure, such as shouts of "you lie!" from the floor of the House during his State of the Union. The 2016 campaign season saw candidate Donald Trump offer to pay legal bills of supporters who fought protesters. It has accelerated with President Trump's election. In just the past few weeks, Kathy Griffin now-famously lifted a mock severed head, actors in New York's Central Park dramatized a presidential assassination, and the creator of "The Wire" advised people to "grab a brick" if Trump sought to fire the special counsel.
It isn't hard to see where this vocabularic race to the bottom can lead. The individual who opened fire at the GOP baseball practice adopted the most strident statements of those who oppose the Trump Administration, taking them as his own. "It's Time to Destroy Trump & Co." "Terminate the Republican Party." "The Road to Hell Is Paved With Republicans." Without a doubt, many members of these online groups know the role of hyperbole in a free society; they do not take those headlines seriously.
But some, like the Virginia shooter, do.
So the shooting, while despicable, may be that watershed moment where we can chart a different course. It is an opportunity to take stock of the rhetoric used in politics today. We may just find that things have become a bit too overheated.
No, Democrats (or Republicans. Or Independents. Or Greens.) are not traitors. There is plenty of room for disagreement over the issues of the day without resorting to insults or innuendo. And, in a way, we're fortunate. Our challenges are not slavery versus freedom; instead, we grapple with things like health insurance, tax policy, and a nearly $20-trillion national debt.
They should be issues which can be solved with reasoned discourse instead of a great civil war.


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Q: Анимация сворачивания окна в Windows 7 и Delphi 7 Как известно, в Windows 7 при включённых эффектах окно сворачивается не мгновенно, а с анимацией длительностью в несколько сотых секунд.
У меня есть программа, написанная в Delphi 7, которая при нажатии на кнопку, сворачивает основное окно вызовом Hide и делает снимок экрана. Сейчас, чтобы избежать артефактов наподобие того, что на картинке ниже, перед снимком я добавил задержку в 2 секунды, чтобы окно успело спрятаться.

Есть ли более правильное решение данной проблемы? Например, принудительно спрятать окно мгновенно или добавить проверку, что оно на 100% невидимо? Желательно, чтобы было работоспособно и в других версия ОС Windows.

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PR 57822nd March 2006
Residents in Three Rivers can call or visit the Council with confidence. That's the verdict this week as a new customer survey showed very high levels of satisfaction with the Council's Customer Services Centre, which includes the Call Centre and One Stop Shop.
The survey, carried out between November 2004 and December 2005, interviewed local residents who telephoned the Call Centre or visited the Council in person, to find out their views on the service they were given.
Overall satisfaction levels with the One Stop Shop were over 98%. Just under 100% of respondents agreed that staff were well-mannered and polite, helpful, listened and gave attention. Over 99% agreed that the time taken to answer their queries or complete their transaction was acceptable.
In the Call Centre, overall satisfaction levels were 86%. 95% of respondents said that staff spoke to them in a polite and welcoming way and 90% said that explanations given by staff were easy to understand.
The Council's Customer Services Centre Manager, Billy Hall, said:
"We are delighted that our residents are happy with the high quality, professional service we provide. The Council provides a wide range of services for local people and it's only right that they can have any questions or queries about them answered quickly, efficiently and thoroughly."
One number is all residents need to get in touch with the Council with any questions, queries, comments or complaints - 01923 776611.
The One Stop Shop at Three Rivers House, Rickmansworth, enables residents not only to make enquiries about any aspect of the Council's services but also pay bills, receive advice, report faults, and more.
The Customer Services Centre receives over 1,000 enquiries every day.
Information on the Council's services and a range of interactive facilities are also available on the Council's website at www.threerivers.gov.uk.


A new edition of the Club Penguin Rewritten Times has been released, bringing back some mysteries from the past, and giving a few more details on the Winter Fiesta!
For the best experience, I would recommend reading the paper for yourself online, but as always, I will try to summarise all the news!
Not true, I'm afraid. Plenty of accurate information has come from that section in the past!
However it says the yellow is the newest when I think the brown is the newest.


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Cerkiew św. Mikołaja – prawosławna cerkiew w Rzymie, w jurysdykcji Rosyjskiego Kościoła Prawosławnego.

Historia
Plan otwarcia cerkwi prawosławnej przy rosyjskiej ambasadzie w Rzymie został w 1803 zatwierdzony przez cara Aleksandra I. Do jego realizacji nie doszło z powodu zerwania stosunków dyplomatycznych między papiestwem a Rosją. Świątynia powstała dopiero w 1836, w budynku ambasady rosyjskiej i była kilkakrotnie przenoszona, podobnie jak siedziba ambasadora. Jurysdykcyjnie podlegała eparchii petersburskiej i nowogrodzkiej, jednak jej finansowanie zależało w pierwszej kolejności od ministerstwa spraw zagranicznych. W latach 1866–1870 cerkiew nie funkcjonowała z powodu kolejnego zerwania stosunków dyplomatycznych między papiestwem a Rosją.
Po rewolucji październikowej parafia prawosławna w Rzymie straciła pomieszczenie w budynku ambasady rosyjskiej (przemianowanej następnie na radziecką). Wyposażenie cerkwi przeniesiono w 1932 do nowej siedziby w pałacu przy ulicy Palestro, zapisanym parafii w testamencie przez księżną Marię Czernyszewą. Autorem projektu nowej cerkwi był P. Wołkoński. Cerkiew podlegała od 1922 do 1927 Zachodnioeuropejskiemu Egzarchatowi Rosyjskiego Kościoła Prawosławnego, następnie przeszła do Rosyjskiego Kościoła Prawosławnego poza granicami Rosji, zaś w 1985 – do Zachodnioeuropejskiego Egzarchatu Parafii Rosyjskich. Od 2000 ponownie należy do Patriarchatu Moskiewskiego; początkowo posiadała status cerkwi stauropigialnej, następnie (2019) weszła w skład Patriarszych parafii we Włoszech.

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Hering is a village situated in Burmu Block of Ranchi district in Jharkhand. Located in rural region of Ranchi district of Jharkhand, it is one of the 77 villages of Burmu Block of Ranchi district. According to the government register, the village code of Hering is 99373380. The village has 52 families.
According to Census 2011, Hering's population is 262. Out of this, 120 are males whereas the females count 142 here. This village has 47 kids in the age group of 0-6 years. Among them 21 are boys and 26 are girls.
Literacy ratio in Hering village is 41%. 109 out of total 262 population is literate here. In males the literacy ratio is 54% as 65 males out of total 120 are educated however female literacy rate is 30% as 44 out of total 142 females are educated in this Village.
The dark portion is that illiteracy rate of Hering village is shockingly high -- 58%. Here 153 out of total 262 individuals are illiterate. Male illiteracy ratio here is 45% as 55 males out of total 120 are illiterate. Among the females the illiteracy ratio is 69% and 98 out of total 142 females are illiterate in this village.
The count of employed individual of Hering village is 121 yet 141 are non-working. And out of 121 working individual 0 peoples are fully dependent on cultivation.