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Musical Variety, Socially Conscious Lyrics, Strong Sequencing Makes 'Hola Amigo' Another Successful LP For 123 Andres
Posted on August 21, 2020 by philspicks
Courtesy: Sugar Mountain PR
Family music entertainer 123 Andres officially returned today with his latest album. The veteran singer-songwriter/performer is scheduled to release his new album Hola, Amigo Friday. The 10-song album continues to cement his place in the realm of family music thanks in part to its musical content. This item will be discussed shortly. Its positive lyrical themes add to its appeal and will be addressed a little later. The record's sequencing rounds out its most important elements and will also be discussed later. Each item noted is important in its own way to the whole of this latest presentation from 123 Andres. All things considered, they make the album another easy candidate for a spot on any critic's list of the year's top new family music albums.
123 Andres' latest full-length studio recording Hola, Amigo is another positive presentation from the veteran family entertainer. It is a work that audiences of all ages will appreciate. That is thanks in part to the album's musical arrangements. From beginning to end of the 25-minute album, listeners are presented with a wide variety of musical styles. 'Boomerang,' which comes late in the album's run, is an infectious hip-hop style composition. It is followed immediately after with the bluegrass style sound of 'Hambone.' The album takes another distinct turn from there with the reggae style approach of 'Goodbye' and 'Hello, Friend,' the album's last two songs. The latter of the pair even adds in a touch of ska for good measure. This is especially interesting to note because the album opens on a similar stylistic note in its title track. 'Keep It Up,' the album's second entry, offers listeners a touch of a southern-tinged soulful work at its base, yet again showing the album's musical diversity. 'Un Amor Tan Grande' (which translates roughly to 'Such A Great Love') offers listeners a more pure Latin sound in its arrangement, even further showing the diversity in the album's musical content. 'Rainbow' meanwhile presents audiences with a neo-folk sound that will appeal to older listeners. Between all of the arrangements noted here and the rest of the album's musical arrangements not addressed here, it becomes increasingly clear just how many different styles of music are featured in this record and why that variety is so important to the album's presentation. It will most certainly appeal to a wide range of listeners. It is just one part of what makes the album stand out, too. The record's lyrical themes play their own pivotal part to the record.
The lyrical content featured throughout the body of Hola, Amigo is important to address because of the positive messages delivered throughout. Case in point is the lyrical theme at the center of 'Boomerang.' Its theme is that of anti-bullying. Guest artist Konshens The MC states right from the song's outset, 'Bullies never win.' He notes in the song's lead verse, "The words flow in the wind/Round and round/Like the circle/Ending up where they being/Give a smile/Get a smile/Be nice to your friend/And watch you friend be nice to you/The cycle never ends/Like hands ticking around the clock/Spin the wheel that never stops/Good things come back to you/When given from the heart/Love, peace and light is what I spread everyday/See whatever you say returns to you/Like a boomerang." He continues in the song's second verse, "Like the fetchin' dog/That's bringing the ball back/Your words have a way of returnin' to you/Positive or not/But boomerangs are words are tossed/That travel far/ But are never lost/And come into your atmosphere/Now you understand it clear/every word we say/Holds a little bit of weight/They lift up or break down/Be careful what you say now/Using them for good things…cause whatever you say returns to you like a boomerang." That last part of the second verse is a little difficult to understand sans lyrics sheet, but that aside, the song's overall message is crystal clear. This is a work that reminds listeners that they need too be conscious of the words they use with others. What's important here is that this message is important not just for children, but for adults, too. That is especially obvious considering who is in the White House and the effect that his words have had on the nation. He has made far too many people think it is okay to use hurtful words to others. Considering that, adults need to be reminded about the importance of their words just as much as their younger counterparts. It makes this song an unquestionably important part of this album, and just one of the album's most important lyrical presentations. 'Hambone,' which immediately follows 'Boomerang' is a key lyrical presentation in its own right.
'Hambone' is important because it is a sociopolitically aware presentation. It addresses the current civil rights issues that are covering America right now. Guest artists Cathy Fink, Uncle Devin, and Lolita Walker sing in this song in a call and response presentation, "What were you holding in your hand/I was holding a big old sign/On your sign/What did it say/We want justice/We want change." The group continues, "Black lives matter, yes they do/We have lots of work to do." From there, the group proceeds to say the names of recent Arican-American victims of violence at the hands of law enforcement, including Trevon Martin, Tamir Rice, and George Floyd. The roll call of sorts takes up the second half of the song, reminding audiences of how many African-Americans have been victimized by the lesser element of America's law enforcement community. That 123 Andres would take the time to join the current civil rights movement and do so in such a straight forward fashion will certainly connect with older listeners. At the same time, it will also serve as a starting point for adults to have a conversation with younger listeners about what is going on in the world today in regards to police brutality and race relations. It's just as serious an issue as that of being careful of the words that we use. 'Keep It Up' is one more way in which the album's lyrical themes prove pivotal to its presentation.
'Keep it Up,' which features a guest appearance by fellow family music entertainment act Sugarfree All Stars, is a work whose lyrical theme encourages listeners to not give up when things get difficult emotionally. This is yet another theme that is accessible for older listeners as well as younger audiences. The group sings in the song's lead verse, "You've worked so hard/You'd better get some rest/This challenge isn't over/here's another test/And it feels hard/And it feels wrong/Why do you have to go through this when you're so young/I have a friend who went through this, too/He told me to tell everyone/Especially you/Don't give up/Keep it up/Fill your love with all the love around you that will make you strong/It's okay to cry/but dry your eyes and sing your song." The group continues in the song's second verse, "You'll realize/That you're so strong/One day it will be you helping someone sing this song/You will stand up and fall again/You'll understand this is the game/You have a song/Don't lose your faith/We are your team/We're here to stay." This is a song that lyrically, will help any young listener feel better in those difficult emotional times. It is just as welcome and important an addition to 123 Andres' new album as the other songs addressed here and the rest of the album's entries. When it is considered with all of those songs, no doubt is left as to the importance of the album's lyrical themes. They clearly play just as much an important part to the album's presentation as the album's musical variety. The two elements together, make the album a strong presentation in its own right. Even with the impact of the two elements together, there is still one more element to examine here – the album's sequencing.
As has already been noted, the musical content presented in Hola, Amigo is varied. One could go so far as to say that considering the album's overarching lyrical themes, that variety in musical styles plays into the bigger statement of this album, that of collectivity and unity. While that noted diversity is key in its own right, the varied styles also bring with them, different energies. The album's title track/opener is a laid back reggae style piece that presents a relaxed energy. The energy picks up from there in a series of mid-tempo works that while stylistically different, still present a stable energy that will keep listeners engaged through this aspect. 'Fly, Shine, Soar,' which comes just after the album's midpoint, 'Rainbow' breaks up the album's energy, serving as the only point at which it really pulls back in its energy. The whole thing ends in the same relaxed, reggae style as it opened in 'Hola, Amigo,' essentially bringing everything full circle for the album both musically and in terms of the album's energy. Simply put, the sequencing of Hola, Amigo ensures a stable energy presentation from start to end even as the album's musical styles change from one to the next. When this is considered along with the impact of the album's musical and lyrical content, all three elements join to make the album a presentation that is just as positive a presentation as any of this year's other family music albums.
Family music entertainer 123 Andres' new album Hola, Amigo is a powerful new presentation from the veteran performer/singer/songwriter. That is proven in part through the album's musical content, which will appeal just as much to grown-ups as it will younger listeners. The same can be said of the album's lyrical themes. They present messages that will resonate with listeners of any age. Some will even resonate even more with those older audiences than their younger counterparts. The record's sequencing rounds out its most important elements. It gives audiences a variety of musical styles from one song to the next while also ensuring the album's energy remains stable throughout at the same time. Each item noted here is important in its own way to the whole of the album. All things considered, they make the album yet another of the best of this year's top new family music albums. It is available now. More information on Hola, Amigo is available along with all of 123 Andres' latest news at:
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'Ursa Minor' Is An Intriguing Start For Holden
Posted on May 6, 2020 by philspicks
Courtesy: Dewar PR
Independent hard rock/metal act Holden is scheduled to release its debut album Ursa Minor Friday. The five-song record is a hard-hitting work from the Richmond, VA-based band. The musical arrangements presented in this record will appeal to fans of bands, such as Crowbar, Mastodon and High on Fire. Its lyrical content will keep listeners engaged in its own fashion. 'Sparks Between Teeth' is just one of the songs that serves to support the noted statements. It will be discussed shortly. 'Emperor of Maladies' shows what makes this record stand out, too, with its musical and lyrical content. It will be addressed a little later. 'After The Fact' is one more example of what makes Ursa Minor so engaging. It will also be addressed later. All three songs are key in their own way to the whole of this record. All things considered, they make Ursa Minor a work that metal and hard rock purists will find is worth at least one listen.
Ursa Minor, the debut album from independent metal outfit Holden is an intriguing outing for the band that metal and hard rock audiences will find is worth at least one listen. That is proven through the record's musical and lyrical content, as is proven in part through the record's second song, 'Sparks Between Teeth.' The song's musical arrangement is a heavy, blistering work whose heavy guitars, pummeling drums and fuzzed vocals create an overwhelming sound that fully envelopes listeners. It is a presentation that leaves listeners knowing they have experienced something significant by its end. It is just one part of what makes the song worth addressing. That pummeling musical arrangement works with the song's lyrical content to make the song overall even more impacting.
Front man Palmer Sturman sings in the song's lead verse, "Red and constantly rising/Flames spark between clenched teeth/Smoke that churns from a pariah/Torching sensibilities/Pissing it all into the dirt/Bleeding it out/Feeling the hurt/Tortured souls are the first ones to hit the ground/Grip/As I dangle from the edge of the world/A casualty of hate/Like a black tar seeping through my veins/A saving grace/Blind dogs foam from their teeth/While you tremble 'round." He continues as the song progresses, "Splayed and stretched 'till you're breaking/Hounds gnash your flesh when weak/Extinguishing the spark that once burned between your teeth." One of the song's possibly most important lines comes even deeper into its seven-minute-plus run time, with Sturman singing, "Bottled it all/Drawn straight from the dirt/Keeping it in/Churning the hurt/Absorbing the pain/Feeling it win/When does it stop/How did it begin/The only point to these dogs is to chew the fat." This is all extremely deep metaphorical speak that no doubt will leave listeners having plenty to discuss after the song is over. It continues in similar fashion from here, ensuring just as much, listeners' engagement. Ultimately, the lyrical content is so deep in its metaphorical that it leaves even this critic guessing as to its message. That very fact is actually good in its own right because it will create so much discussion. That discussion, coupled with the engagement and entertainment generated through the song's musical arrangement, makes this song a key addition to the record. It is just one of the album's most notable works, too. 'Emperor of Maladies' stands out in its own fashion.
'Emperor of Maladies' presents an arrangement that also boasts a certain wall of sound effect with its absolutely powerhouse guitars drums bass and vocals. The sound is its own, but stylistically, it uses the same type of approach as that used in 'Sparks between Teeth.' That arrangement works with the song's lyrical content to make the song in whole even more striking.
Sturman sings in the song's lead verse, "Hello child/Your face looks so hollow now/How can you rest inside such a shell/There's a vacant aura 'round your soul/A black source inside/Brittle bones hold your hull/Cracking, breaking, penetrating/Sin of skin/Buren decays/Living mound unto the fray/Grotesque molding formed around you/Face is there/But eyes are gone/Windows shut before the dawn." He adds in the song's second verse, "I will take you into the eart/You can close your burdened eyes/'Take my pain' you finally cry/Radiant waves flushed before you/Pouring from the salted skin/All that ends must now begin/Cracking, breaking penetrating/Ripples out in agony/Any less is blasphemy/No more sharing/Humbled body/Focus now and rid yourself of parasites/That cling to cells." Once more, here is something that is extremely metaphorical, and in turn, left to plenty of interpretation. On the surface, it seems rather nihilistic, and maybe it is. Either way, the discussion that again, will be generated through this along with the engagement from the song's musical arrangement adds even more power to this song's presentation. Together with 'Sparks Between Teeth,' the two songs together show even more why this record deserves at least one listen. They are not the record's only notable works. 'After The Fact' does its own share to show why the album deserves a chance.
'After The Fact' is quite the intriguing work, as exhibited in its arrangement. The song is a blatant doom metal piece at its base. What is so interesting is that even with the doom metal sound, Sturman's vocal delivery comes across this time as more of a death/black metal sort of approach, which is completely unlike his delivery style in the record's other songs. The grinding, pummeling sound of the instrumentation, coupled with that distinct vocal style makes for quite the engaging listen to say the least.
The lyrical content that accompanies the musical content featured in 'After The Fact' makes it well worth the listen, too, as it is just as deeply metaphorical as the content in the album's other songs. Sturman sings in the song's lead verse, "I'm feeling sick/Your voice is in my throat/I can smell your taint on my body and in my clothes/Know this rapture claimed/All those that you've left exposed/And there's nothing left to give/except those holy notes." He continues in the song's second verse, "Lilted and brown/Like roses after the fact/sweet smelling with sneering lips, split and cracked/Keystrokes pumping out/Answers plain as day/Pixels shredding hope/That's been left stripped away/Spread your written word/You soapbox coward/Every character/Stalked and registered/Gaze on with the flock/See who gives a f***/Digital imprints/Sold in bargain bins/Fall in line/Stay in line/tacked in time/All online." This comes across as Sturman addressing someone with whom he has quite the issue. That final line about the "soapbox coward" spreading the written word" and the mention of the "keystrokes pumping out answers plain as day" leaves one to wonder if he is referencing the so-called keyboard warriors who take it on themselves to sit in front of their computers and spew their own anger-filled comments from the safety of their basements, etc. Of course, that is just this critic's own interpretation. It could very well be wrong. Regardless, the fact that the song's lyrical content can generate such thought and even more discussion makes even more clear why the song is worth examining in the bigger picture of the record. When it is coupled with the song's powerhouse musical arrangement, the whole of the song becomes even more powerful and more proof of the record's strength. When it is considered along with the other songs addressed here and the rest of the album's works, the album in whole proves itself worth at least one listen among the hard rock and metal masses.
Holden's debut album Ursa Minor is a work whose musical and lyrical content cuts with the power of a grizzly bear. It is a start that hard rock and metal audiences will agree is worth at least one listen as a result of that, as the songs addressed here prove. When they are considered along with the album's other two songs, the whole of the album proves to be quite the engaging and intriguing work that deserves at least one listen. The record is scheduled for release Friday. More information on Ursa Minor is available online at:
Website: http://judgeholden.bandcamp.com/releases
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/HoldenBandOfficial
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Tracy McGrady Joins ESPN's On-Air Team
ESPN has added another big name to its NBA broadcast team.
NBA great Tracy McGrady has officially joined the ESPN family. McGrady, a two-time scoring champion, seven-time NBA All Star, and two-time All-NBA First Team pick, was announced today as an NBA analyst for the worldwide leader in sports. In his new position with ESPN, McGrady will make regular appearances on Rachel Nichols' new daily NBA program. The program will air from ESPN's Los Angeles Production Center. It will air daily on ESPN M – F at 3:30 pm ET. Along with his appearances on The Jump, McGrady is also expected to contribute analysis to ESPN's news an informational programming.
McGrady was the 9th overall pick in the 1997 NBA Draft. He was drafted by the Toronto Raptors in his rookie season. He played there until 2000 before spending time with the Orlando Magic and Houston Rockets. McGrady's last stint as a player in the NFL was the 2011 – 2012 season in which he played for the Atlanta Hawks.
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Star Trek: TOS DVD Set Is One Of 2015's Best New Re-Issues
Posted on November 27, 2015 by philspicks
Courtesy: CBS DVD/Paramount Studios Home Entertainment
As 2015 begins to wind down, most people are beginning to turn their thoughts to 2016. For those that might not have known, 2016 is a big year in the history of television. That is because it will mark the fiftieth anniversary of one of television's most iconic series. The series in question is none other than Star Trek: The Original Series. While its original run on NBC lasted only three seasons, it has proven in the years since to be one of television's most beloved and important series. Since it ended its run in 1969, no fewer than four other series have come and gone along with a number of big screen features and box sets containing each series. This includes box sets containing all three of the original series' seasons. The original series has been released in its own standalone sets on both DVD and Blu-ray and a full series set on Blu-ray. Interestingly enough for all of its various releases Star Trek: The Original Series has never gotten a full series run on DVD. That is until now. Paramount Studios Home Entertainment released Star Trek: The Original Series–The Complete Series on DVD for the first time ever on Tuesday, November 3rd. In examining this first-time release it can be said that there is so much to say to its benefit that it is one of the best of this year's new box sets for grownups if not the year's best. The main reason for that is the very presentation of the episodes in their setting here. That will be discussed in more depth shortly. Moving on, another reason that the box set proves so enjoyable is its bonus material. There are trailers, commentaries, retrospectives and so much more added to the set from its first disc to its last (for the record, the series' seventy-nine episodes and bonus material are spread across a total of twenty-fix discs in this box set) for more than seven hours of extra entertainment and insight for audiences. Last but hardly least worth noting in this brand news DVD box set's positives is the combined work of the series' writers and cast. The adventures crafted by the series' writers were (and are) more than enough reason in themselves for any fan to purchase this box set. The cast's interpretation of the episodes' scripts rounds out the presentation of Star Trek: The Original Series–The Complete Series. Each element in and of itself plays its ow important part in the overal presentation of Star trek's new full series run on DVD. Together they make Star Trek: The Original Series–The Complete Series a must have for almost any Star Trek fan and one of the best of this year's new box sets for grownups.
Star Trek: The Original Series–The Complete Series is one of the best of this year's new box sets for grownups. It is a collection that those without any of the series' previous releases on DVD and Blu-ray will especially appreciate. That is thanks in large part to its very presentation. All three seasons of Star Trek: TOS (as it will be referred to from here on out) have been previously released in their own standalone season sets both on DVD and Blu-ray. The series has even received its own full-series set on Blu-ray as recently as 2009. For all of these releases, the groundbreaking sci-fi series has never received a full series release on DVD until now. All seventy-nine of the series' original episodes are included in this set. The twenty-five disc (yes, twenty-five discs) is just as impressive because of its price. It retails between forty and forty-five dollars. Considering the ratio of the number of episodes to discs and the amount of bonus material that is actually not that bad of a price. That is especially the case considering that the show's full series Blu-ray box set retails for nearly double that depending on the retailer. It proves the DVD box set to be relatively affordable. What's more, the episodes look and sound quite impressive from one to the next. It is even obvious where the episodes have in fact been re-mastered just as is advertised on the set's outer box. That is even discussed in one of the set's bonus features, which will be discussed later. Getting back on the subject at hand, the only major downside to the overall presentation of the series here lies in its packaging. Unlike most multi-disc sets released today, the discs are packaged in what would now be considered something of an unconventional fashion. They are placed two to a side on each of the set's plastic inserts with the discs overlapping one another. This is not the best idea when it comes to packaging. But considering that the set is spread across twenty-five total discs, it is something of a necessary evil. Had the discs been placed one to a side as is the case with most multi-disc sets, it would have potentially taken up twice the space and required even more space for the discs. To that extent Paramount's home entertainment division can be forgiven for the set's packaging. All things considered here Star Trek: TOS–The Complete Series' packaging proves that while it is not perfect, it is still be a solid positive to the set's overall presentation. The presentation of its episodes on the other hand is wholly positive. The end result of both elements together creates a presentation that every Star Trek fan will appreciate.
The packaging of Star Trek TOS–The Complete Series, while not perfect, is a necessary evil. It allows all twenty-five of the set's discs to be housed in a single box rather than forcing them to be spread across multiple boxes. The presentation of the episodes across each of those discs is in itself quite impressive to say the least. Together they make up just one part of what makes Star Trek: TOS–The Complete Series an impressive new release for this classic series. The bonus material included throughout each of the series' twenty-five discs adds even more enjoyment to the series in whole. There is an ongoing series of featurettes titled "To Boldly Go" that spans all three seasons. This series of featurettes examines the series and its impact on both television and American culture in whole. If that isn't enough for audiences, Season One includes a bonus featurette titled "Spacelift: Transporting Trek Into The 21st Century." This leading bonus examines the work that went into re-mastering the series in terms of its special effects. Those special effects include the look of the Enterprise against different planets, interior shots of the Enterprise, and other elements including the work done to re-master the Enterprise for the special inclusion of the Star Trek: DSN episode "Trials and Tribble-ations." Speaking of that episode, it is included, too, in whole as a companion piece to the famed TOS episode "The Trouble With Tribbles." There is even a complete episode of Star Trek: The Animated Series titled "More Tribbles, More Troubles" included as its own companion bonus to the TOS episode. There's also a bonus in which the cast of TOS discusses the many romances that took place throughout TOS. This includes not only Captain Kirk's own various romances but those enjoyed by other members of the cast including a rumored romance between Spock and Uhura. And even that bonus isn't the end of the set's extensive bonus material. There are discussions by the cast on a number of different topics throughout the set that will entertain audiences for hours if not days. That vast collection of bonuses set against the presentation of the series' episodes here and its packaging makes Star Trek: TOS–The Original Series that much more entertaining for audiences and that much more of a must have for any Star Trek fan.
The bonus material included in Paramount and CBS DVD's new re-issue of Star Trek: TOS–The Complete Series couples with the presentation of the series' episodes and its packaging to make it one of the best of this year's crop of new re-issues. As important as all of the noted elements are to the whole of this massive box set, they are not the set's only important elements. The cast's interpretation of the scripts rounds out the whole of this presentation. William Shatner has been spoofed countless times over ever since Star Trek: TOS went off the air for his portrayal of Captain Kirk. Yet for all of the jabs that have been taken at him over the years, there is no denying his work on camera. No, there will be no dumb puns here. The fact of the matter is that Shatner was (and is even today)wholly believable as the head of the Federation's flagship starship. Sure, he gets a little cheesy in his interactions with all his various female co-stars. But in general his firmness as he leads the crew through some very tough situations makes suspension of disbelief quite easy. Leonard Nimoy and DeForest Kelley are both just as impressive as Spock and Bones respectively. Whether on their own or together with one another (and with Shatner) both men hold their own throughout every episode. From handling serious moments to more light-hearted, comical moments all three men are a joy to watch. That is not to ignore any of the show's other main cast members either. Nichelle Nicols, James Doohan, Walter Koenig, and George Takei are equally enjoyable to watch when they get their time in the spotlight. Whether for their work, for that of the series' main cast, or any of the supporting and guest cast, it can be said that the work of the series' cast plays its own important part in the whole of Star Trek: TOS. Together with the work of the show's writers and the overall presentation of the episodes in this new DVD box set, all the noted elements make this collection a must have for any Star Trek fan. Those elements coupled with the set's packaging and companion bonus material, the set in whole proves to be one of the best of this year's crop of new re-issues.
Paramount and CBS DVD's new DVD presentation of Star Trek: TOS–The Complete Series is one of the best of this year's new re-issues. Its episodes look just as impressive today as they did in their original run on television. In some cases they even look better thanks to the work of those that re-mastered the series for its presentation here. The writing and acting that went into each of the series' nearly eighty episodes make the set in whole even more of an enjoyable presentation. The set's packaging, while a necessary evil, partners with its bonus material and those already noted elements to make Star Trek: TOS–The Complete Series a must have for any Star Trek fan that does not already own the series' Blu-ray box set. Not only that but they combine to make Star Trek: TOS–The Complete Series one of the best of this year's crop of new re-issues, if not the best. It is available now in stores and online. It can be ordered online now via Amazon at http://www.amazon.com/Star-Trek-Original-Leonard-Nimoy/dp/B013Q1BVIE/ref=sr_1_1?s=movies-tv&ie=UTF8&qid=1448647397&sr=1-1&keywords=star+trek+the+original+series. More information on this and other Star Trek DVDs and Blu-rays is available online now along with all of the latest Star Trek news at:
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PBS Examines Avian Evolution In New Episode Of Nature
Posted on October 26, 2015 by philspicks
Courtesy: PBS
PBS take audiences into the world of birds once again this December in a new episode of its hit wildlife series Nature.
This fall, PBS will release Nature: Big Birds Can't Fly. It will be released Tuesday, December 1st. Over the course of the episode's roughly hour-long presentation famed broadcaster and naturalist Sir David Attenborough examines why some of the world's ten thousand plus species of birds don't fly, unlike others. More specifically, he examines why larger species such as ostriches, emus, kiwis, rheas, and Cassowaries don't fly. Attenborough's research into why said birds don't fly reveals a rather interesting find. It reveals that the ancient ancestors of these birds could fly. It also reveals how competition for resources and the eventual lack thereof might have in fact led to the evolution of the birds into their current state. Audiences can view a trailer for this episode of Nature online now via YouTube at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CXJ6Lj09lDo.
Nature: Big Birds Can't Fly will be available Tuesday, December 1st exclusively on DVD. It will retail for MSRP of $19.99. it can be pre-ordered online now via PBS' online store at a discounted price of $17.99 at http://www.shoppbs.org/product/index.jsp?productId=72882196&cp=&sr=1&kw=big+birds&origkw=Big+Birds&parentPage=search. More information on this and other episodes of Nature is available online now at:
Website: http://www.pbs.org/wnet/nature
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/PBSNature
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Donors to UT Knoxville Are Making a Big Impact
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A record 47,182 donors gave to the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, last year, which helped fund student scholarships, hire new faculty, make campus improvements, and support other enhancements to students' educational experience.
Those donors contributed $173,746,126 during the 2018–19 fiscal year, which ended June 30, 2019, and helped the university hit its $1.1 billion Join the Journey campaign goal in November—two years ahead of schedule.
"I am inspired by the generosity of our Volunteer family," said Chancellor Donde Plowman, who took office on July 1. "Already I am meeting students who have been helped through these scholarships and getting to know some of our top faculty who have received these awards and professorships. Every day across campus, I see the impact of the support from our alumni and friends, and it makes me extremely proud."
Since the 2012 campaign launch, donors have contributed $1.19 billion and established 857 undergraduate scholarship awards, 303 graduate fellowships and scholarships, and 159 faculty awards, professorships, and chairs.
More than half of the donors who gave in the past year were alumni, a total of 25,408. This continues a trend of increased support for scholarships from alumni chapters and councils across the country.
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Essay on "Access to Justice" for CSS, PMS and Judiciary Examination
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1 Essay on "Access to Justice"
2 i) Easy procedures
3 ii) Short duration for all litigation
4 iii) Meaningful reward system or punitive system
5 (iv) Material rather than monetary only compensation
6 (vi) Complete implementation of punitive orders or restitution orders.
Essay on "Access to Justice"
Judiciary should take appropriate measures to uphold the rule of law and access to justice, whatever the prevailing political climate, including the humane treatment of all detainees, disregarding evidence obtained through torture and the relevance of applying international human rights law in decision-making. It states that human rights can only be protected through an independent and impartial judiciary free from any form of pressure and supported by an autonomous and well-resourced justice system.
1. Every individual and group should be guaranteed equal access to justice, free from discrimination, regardless of status.
2. A society is respected for its fair treatment of all individuals within its jurisdiction regardless of their opinions, actions, or status. All individuals should be free to enjoy equally their human rights, regardless of race, religion and belief, gender, sexual orientation, disability, or another status.
3. Human rights can only be protected through an independent and impartial judiciary free frO! any form of pressure and supported by an autonomous and well-resourced justice system.
4. All state and non-state institutions and actors are under an obligation to respect and observe the independence of the judiciary and not subject it to threats, intimidation, or any other form of interference or harassment.
5. Whilst it is recognized that all governments are faced with the difficult task of protecting the security of their citizens, this should not be achieved at the expense of human rights and equal access to justice. It is the duty of judges to ensure equality of access.
6. Access to justice requires a full understanding of the language and procedures of the court and it is the duty of all judges to ensure this is. provided.
7. Effective access to justice cannot be achieved without provision to the public of sufficient and reasonably accessible information of their rights under the law.
8. All detainees, whatever their status and the nature of the offenses they have been charged with, should be treated humanely in accordance with international human rights standards, and any evidence obtained directly or indirectly as a result of torture, cruel or inhuman treatment must be disregarded.
9. Emergency powers resulting in derogations from human rights protections should be always limited in time and subject to judicial scrutiny.
10. Recognizing the increasing significance of international human rights law in all jurisdictions, judges should use such law in the interpretation and application of domestic law.
11. Legal education and training should include international and comparative human rights law and its practical application.
Although the judiciary is primarily charged with ensuring the fair and effective administration of justice, it also, in accordance with the doctrine of the separation of powers, provides a safeguard against the abuse of power by the executive, and, in certain circumstances, the legislature. Furthermore, it serves an indispensable role in the protection of fundamental human rights.
In this respect, its precise role will inevitably vary according to the particular legal and constitutional context. However, since the implementation of the UN Charter, the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, the International Covenants of 1966, and the subsequent proliferation of international human rights legislation, the vast majority of national courts are now required to ensure the protection of basic human rights and civil liberties. Even where states have not signed or ratified human rights treaties, the extensive body of international customary law imposes a range of human rights obligations, including the right to protection against discrimination or prolonged arbitrary detention without trial.
The judiciary shall decide matters before them impartially, on the basis of facts and in accordance with the law, without any restrictions, improper influences, inducements, pressures, threats or interferences, direct or indirect, from any quarter or for any reason.
Lord Donaldson, has said: 'to maintain the independence of the judiciary is not enough. We must maintain the independence of the entire judicial process.
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The principle of non-discrimination is fundamental to international human rights law, notably constituting the first and second principles of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights:
Some positive factors to rationalize the legal system may include:
i) Easy procedures
a) Straightforward documents which require only filling in extra or detailed information should be designed.
b) All procedures should be contained in one office so that litigants do not have to embark on long journeys, which are costly and time-wasting to reach different offices.
c) Assistants to help to fill in the documents and explaining the requirements should be on stand by in local languages.
d) Time limits should accommodate seasons so that litigants are not unduly inconvenience.
ii) Short duration for all litigation
a) Once the case opens, it must be concluded forthwith. Cases must be heard and concluded consecutively. Systems where 3 or 4 cases are run concurrently by one judicial officer lead to delays
for all such cases.
b) Recording systems for all cases must be simultaneous such that final verdicts are recorded as the judgment·is delivered.
iii) Meaningful reward system or punitive system
a) Penalties must have deadlines, when to start ·and when to be completed. A community service penalty system should be encouraged for all convictions in less serious offenses.
b) Monitory or material reward verdicts must include an element of tax and must have a reasonable time frame for total payment or grant.
c) Delays undermine monitory or material value as society moves on with inflation.
(iv) Material rather than monetary only compensation
(a) In communities where buckets of dried beans or maize; or where chickens, ducks, or- goats are valued; such commodities should be ordered rather than money.
(v) Restitution and/or punitive orders to pay back society.
(a) Offenders may be ordered to construct a damn, well, cattle-kraal or bus shelter; plow a field, etc, to make something needed and useful to their communities would serve better than custodial
sentences for convictions involving non-violence crimes. Fines within reason may be used to fund community projects.
All these measures would make the law serve the community.
(vi) Complete implementation of punitive orders or restitution orders.
(a) Whatever verdicts and orders are issued by courts, they must be fully implemented or completed to maintain respect for the Rule of Law. More often than not, parole systems are abused
and people re-offend such that society remains unprotected. Such incidents discourage people from reporting crimes and coming forward as witnesses at trials.
(b) Orders for restitution should be implemented with the involvement of court officials, they should not
be left to parties 'to get on with it.
(vii) Process of educating and pacifying people in order to prevent conflict in any form.
(a) be forms School including curriculum the must constitution. include such legislation lesson of must all compulsory subjects within secondary school education.
(b) Alternative dispute resolution systems must also be part of the school curriculum.
(c) Law enforcement agencies such as police services must be well resourced, with adequate training to surveillance programs intended to prevent conflicts or crimes.
Access to justice is as much a question of equality as one of justice. Justice is, in essence, the rights of the weaker and the weak in matters of justice are the poor and underprivileged
who does not enjoy the benefit of the law simply because they do not have access to justice?
Without access to justice, there is no justice.
People who do not know their rights, who cannot obtain the services of a lawyer, who are unaware of whether and how they can have recourse to the law, civil and criminal courts, administrative tribunals, etc. those people have no way to seek and obtain justice.
There are many of those in the world, particularly the poor and the middle class, people without a voice, people whose voice is never or rarely heard but whose needs for justice are as important as are those of the rest of the population. It is simply a matter of equality.
Access to justice means different things to different people. It could simply mean having a physical court building within easy reach; it could mean having affordable legal representation; it could mean easily understood court proceedings, easily understood legal language and procedures or it could mean responsiveness of court personnel. For the disabled and the elderly, it could simply mean having easy access to the court buildings and appropriate seating arrangements.
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The winners:
Bronze: The Columnar Norway Spruce (Picea abies "Cupressina")
Cupressina, you are cold hardy to -20 degrees and better able to withstand the weight of snow than some of your more fragile relatives. You have an exquisitely narrow (fastigiate) form that puts you in "high-demand" among more refined urban gardeners and makes us all the more appreciative of your willingness to work with us in Washington Heights. Despite technically being a dwarf species, you are fast growing — we can expect a foot of growth per year — and we have already noted with pleasure the many swelling buds on the tips of your outstretched boughs. In just a few years, you will gracefully block some of the most unpleasant vistas that our garden has to offer. For this service and more, we hope that you will accept this bronze medal as a measure of our appreciation.
Silver: The Hillside Upright (Picea abies "Hillside Upright')
Hillside Upright, you are also narrow, columnar and — as your name implies — upright, and one of the cold-hardiest trees we've ever met, with an ability to withstand temperatures as low as -40. Admittedly, this has been a cause for concern at the other end of the spectrum, but your resilience through the humid summer months has been an inspiration. Your needles — said to be among the darkest green of any conifer — add unceasing interest to both the summer and winter garden, and your irregular but always elegant growth habit never fails to hypnotize us, as if you were always casting a spell under which we never cease to fall.
Gold: The Weeping Serbian Spruce (Picea Omorika 'Pendula Bruns')
Picea omorikia 'Pendula Bruns' — as we tend to call you, because yours is a name that rolls so deliciously off the tongue — you have brought an almost mythological presence to the garden. Your effortless weeping and columnar form is a source to all who must reconcile conflicting impulses and emotions; the resigned dignity of your skirt as it brushes against the ground likewise inspires all who seek to engage the world and somehow rise above it. Like those expired souls of 19th-century France who were so mystified by the mystical allure of your forebears, in 2007 we never once tired of contemplating your grace and beauty, and for this we declare you "Spruce of the Year."
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Family : Chrysomelidae
Text © Dr Giovanni Luca Scardaci
Crhrysomela populi causes serious damages to poplar plantations and sporadically to willows © Giuseppe Mazza
The Poplar leaf beetle (Chrysomela populi Linnaeus, 1758), in French called Cheysomèle du peuplier or Mèle du peuplier, in German, Pappelblattkäfer and in Italian Crisomela del pioppo, is a beetle belongig to the family of the Chrysomelidae.
Its generic name comes from the Greek "chrysos" = gold, "melas" = black, whilst the specific one comes form the Latin "populus" = poplar, therefre in our case "of the poplar", seen the characteristic defoliant action against this plant.
It belongs to the superfamily of the Chrysomeloidea, in its turn divided in several families among which the Cerambycidae, whose members are famous for having the antennae longer than their body, and Chrysomelidae.
To this last family, besides the poplar leaf beetle, belong more than 35.000 species of coleopterans, almost all phytophagous (in the past they were called Phytophaga that is plants eaters), of dimensions varying from 5 to 15 mm of length, with often lively and bright colours, with several cases of aposematism (animals informing with showy and precise colours the presence of poison in their tissues to the predators) and ovoidal shape like, just to give two examples, the infamous Colorado beetle (Leptinotarsa decemlineata) and the Scarlet lily beetle (Lilioceris lilii), often present in the gardens where attacks the lily leaves. They are animals able to hide wholly under their elytre legs as well as the antennae though remaining stuck to the leaves.
The eggs are lais in masses of 20-58, at times even 65 © Giuseppe Mazza
Generally looking, the family of the Chrysomelidae as as distinctive morphological characters the presence of antennae usually filiform or tending to be clavate and shorter than the body, formed by 11 antennomeres, and tarsi bilobed, in particular the second last.
The tarsal formula, apparently of 4-4-4, is actually 5-5-5.
This is due to the fact that between the presumed third and fourth tarsomeres there is another one, hidden, so small, because merged to the last tarsomere, to be invisible at unaided eye and distinguishable only at the optical microscope. Furthermore, it is not possible to observe it in dorsal section but not in the ventral one. It is not excluded that in a fairly next future this immense family may be subject to a drastic revision by the systematic zoologists through the interpretation of the molecular data, seen that it has not been revised for over fifty years.
The species is present in the Palearctic region, that is from Europe to Asia, Japan included. In short, it follows the same ecological distribution as the poplar and the willow to which is associated.
Depending on the climate trend there are 2-3 generations per year, exceptionally 4-5 © Giuseppe Mazza
The species, as said before, is found on the leaves of the poplar and more rarely on the willow. The adults and mainly the larvae, much more dangerous, in fact defoliate these plants.
More accurate studies have shown that this coleopteran mainly attacks the species Populus tremula, Populus × canescens (crossing Populus alba and Populus tremula) and Populus nigra.
For what the willows are concerned, it may infest Salix purpurea, Salix pentandra, Salix fragilis and Salix viminalis.
Morpho-physiology
The adults have shape and size much similar to a ladybug, that is ovoid, about 10-12 mm long. The pronotum and the head, "flattened" against it, are black with greenish reflections, if exposed to the light, whilst the elytre are usually bright red, even if it is not difficult to find specimens of orange colour. The head, the thorax and the abdomen are black. The antennae, black, are formed by 11 antennomeres or segments, basically clavate; as a mater of fact, the last 3-4 antennomeres are slightly bigger than the first one adhering to the head.
The larvae, more devastating than adults, die upon the first winter colds © Giuseppe Mazza
The tarsal formula is 5-5-5 though it may appear as 4-4-4 as already said. Moreover, the second last tarsomere is bilobed. Usually, the males are slightly smaller than the females.
The larvae, white with black dots spread all over the body, are oligopode or scarabaeiform (that is C shaped and with three pairs of legs), about 1-4 mm long. Head and legs are black. They do not have pseudolegs and are quite active deambulators: this allows them to move along all the foliar surface and to "devastate" it rapidly.
Etology-Reproductive Biology
The adults reproduce in spring. They spawn in the lower page of the leaves forming real and proper masses of 20 to 58 eggs strictly close each other.
The eggs are red-orange, ovoid, elon- gated and fusiform. Various researches in the agricultural field have evidenced that some females are able to deposit up to 65 eggs per mass and also on the upper page of the leaf.
As an average, the eggs are 1,8 mm long and 0,75 mm broad. The colour of the eggs tends to become darker while the larvae develop inside them. Usually, the period of oviposition, the one where the females realize more masses, lasts an average of about 41 days, whilst the incubation time is of about 6-8 days.
The pupae hang head down on the leaves. Here an adult birth © Giuseppe Mazza
The larva, once gotten out from the eggs, attacks immediately the leaf on which has been laid, devouring, when the attacks are heavy, also the nervations with deadly outcomes.
Within a week the larva metamorphoses: usually the pupa hangs literally from the leaf with the final part of the abdomen. Usually, we get 2-3 annual generations, but sometimes even 4 or 5 in particularly favourable conditions of temperature, humidity and availability of trophic ressources.
In most cases, therefore, during the summer the first and the second generations successfully complete their cycle, whilst the third one will unlikely be able to metamorphose.
In fact, the larvae do not bear the low temperatures and pass away by the first winter colds.
The adults live even 2 months and hibernate under the litter, the poplar bark or at several centimetres in the subsoil.
Biological fight
It leaves the involucre with 2 months life expectancy. Last generation adults hibernate © Giuseppe Mazza
The attack to the poplar done by the poplar leaf beetle is often "heavy" seen tha the leaves frequently get the double attack by the adults and by the larvae with much serious and evident damages that weaken the plant against the physical attacks, such as the wind or the rain, and render it easily vulnerable to infective, often mortal, attacks.
Particularly exposed are the young plants or those used for agricultural purposes: not surprisingly the most accurate researches on the poplar leaf beetle have been done and published by agricultural origanizations or univer- sities.
Historically, the fight against the poplar leaf beetle has always been of chemical type: during the 19th century they used arsenicates, then, from the second world war onwards, they passed to the massive use of the DDT. When DDT has been banned by the OMS, they have introduced other more efficient products, such as synthetic pyrethroids and acylurea derivatives, which are more lasting and less harmful than DDT and arsenates.
During the last years they are trying to introduce a biologically based fight, even if this is not easily doable in respect to the chemical one. It has been noted that the larvae and the eggs may be attacked by parasitoid hymenoptera and that thanks to the bites of the ants, potential predators of the larvae, it may be diffused the Bacillus thuringiensis subsp. tenebrionis that leads them to certain death. Like all harmful insects, the larval phase is more important one than the adult one and it is on this one that the efforts for fighting it are concentrated.
→ For general notions about Coleoptera please click here.
→ To appreciate the biodiversity within the BEETLES please click here.
Chrysomela populi was last modified: May 29th, 2020 by Giuseppe Mazza


The Big Island's Onomea Bay Donkey Trail Hike is a time and budget-friendly way to enjoy the incredible beauty of East Hawaii.
When I first moved to the Big Island of Hawaii, I lived briefly in a small cottage on a large estate overlooking Onomea Bay. While I was there, the owner of the property introduced me to the Donkey Trail Hike, a short but beautiful walk from the Old Mamalahoa Highway down to the bay. We spent a long afternoon by the water collecting beach glass.
A few months ago, I learned that a co-worker of mine is also an avid sea glass collector. I asked her if she had ever been down this particular trail where I'd collected my first two jars of Big Island beach glass over five years ago. Since she knows about more Hamakua coast "secret spots" than I do, I was surprised that she wasn't familiar with the Donkey Trail. We made a date and went looking for beach glass a few weeks later.
The Donkey Trail is located just a few hundred yards from the Hawaii Tropical Botanical Garden, a popular tourist attraction on the "4 Mile Scenic Drive." The Botanical Garden gets great reviews, but not everyone wants to spend the money to do the garden tour. In that case, the Donkey Trail Hike is a free alternative that puts you right at the water's edge in just a matter of minutes.
Parking is just past the bridge beside the Botanical Garden. From the trailhead, expect a possibly muddy, slippery walk down—this hike is best on a sunny day that has been preceded by a sunny day! Expect mosquitoes too, so go prepared with repellant and, of course, sunscreen. But don't be discouraged by the warnings. Even before you reach the bay and the beach, you'll know you're in a special place.
This trail is part of Na Ala Hele—"trails to go on"—the State of Hawaii Trail and Access Program, which was established in 1988 in response to public concern about the loss of access to certain trails and the threat to historic trails from development pressure. Donkey Trail descends directly to the point between Kenenue and Kahalii Bays, so there are plenty of photo opportunities (including a small waterfall). And, if you like history, plenty of research you can do about the fishing village and sugar mill that existed here in the past.


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A HISTORICAL drama of the Westmorland kind puts the life and times of a legendary 'lady' in the spotlight.
Kendal Community Theatre stage Lady Anne Clifford – a woman cast out at Kendal Town Hall from Wednesday, July 31 until Saturday, August 3.
Written by Kendal playwright Caroline Moir, the much awaited play is the result of months of meticulous research in libraries and archives across the north west.
Lady Anne's colourful life came to Caroline's attention just at the time when she was looking for a subject to dramatise and one that had Cumbrian significance.
Last year, artistic director Chris Taylor had brought the group together to perform A Passion for Kendal on Good Friday around the highways and byways of Kendal. It was a hailed a great success and so thrilled were all involved, that Chris and the team decided to put on another.
Caroline said the subject "jumped out" during one of her visits to Abbot Hall Art Gallery in Kendal, which is home to Lady Anne's awesome tryptich painting.
She said she became fascinated not just by the detailed family portrait of the Clifford family but also by Lady Anne's struggle with the English legal system and even King James himself, which together conspired against her.
The play features 24 characters.
Lady Anne appears as a teenager (played by Lowenna Watkins), a grown woman (Cathy Betoin) and in her later years (Sheelagh O'Brien).
Other roles include Richard Sutton as King James, Matthew Armstrong as Lady's Anne's first husband Richard Sackville and the productions sumptuous costumes have been designed by Kate Reid.
Lady Anne was born on January 30, 1590 and baptised at Skipton Church.
When her father died she succeeded to the title of Baroness Clifford aged 15 but her father had willed his earldom and estates to his brother Francis Clifford, 4th Earl of Cumberland.
Although, she did finally win her struggle, she fought a long and complex legal battle to obtain the family estates instead of the £15,000 willed to her.
She also had three sons who all died and two daughters only one of which survived.
Selected scenes from the play have already been performed at Abbot Hall, and will be repeated on Sunday, July 21, first, at Kirkby Stephen Parish Church (2pm) and later (7.30pm) at Appleby Public Hall.
Tickets are available from Kendal's Brewery Arts Centre on 01539-725133.


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Q: function upper than $-2$ How can I demonstrate this inequation in IR:
$$x-1+\sqrt{{x^2}+2x+3}≥-2\\$$
I did this:
$$x-1+\sqrt{{x^2}+2x+3}+2≥0\\$$
$$x+1+\sqrt{{x^2}+2x+3}≥0\\$$
$$x+1+\sqrt{{x^2}+2x+1+2}≥0\\$$
$$x+1+\sqrt{{(x+1)^2}+2}≥0\\$$
$$\text{if}: x≥0 \implies x+1+\sqrt{{(x+1)^2}+2}≥0\\$$
$$\text{if}: x<0 \implies??\\$$ I don't know what I can do.

A: $$x-1+\sqrt{(x+1)^2+2}>x-1+\sqrt{(x+1)^2}=x-1+|x+1|$$
If $x\ge-1$, we have $x-1+|x+1|=x-1+x+1=2x\ge2(-1)$.
If $x<-1$, we have $x-1+|x+1|=x-1-1-x=-2$.

A: You may write:
$$(x+1)^2+2\geq(x+1)^2$$
$$\sqrt {x^2+2x+3}\geq -(x+1)$$
$$x+1 +\sqrt {x^2+2x+3}\geq 0$$
This is what you found by reducing.

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