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Congressional Supplement Caucus Learns Americans Out of Rhythm with Sleep
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University of Arizona Sleep Expert Dr. Michael Grandner talked to Congressional staff about the dietary and lifestyle factors contributing to sleep issues and the effect being tired has on public health and performance.

Steve Myers | Sep 14, 2016
tThe Congressional Dietary Supplement Caucus briefing held Sept. 13 on Capitol Hill, featured a talk by Michael Grandner, Ph.D., director of the sleep and health research program at the University of Arizona, on how lack of sleep affects health and performance, and how nutrition may play a role in improving sleep.
"We were so delighted to have Dr. Grandner speak to the Dietary Supplement Caucus yesterday, as his remarks underscored the importance of sleep and the interaction sleep and nutrition have with each other," said Steve Mister, president and CEO of the Council for Responsible Nutrition (CRN), one of the trade associations that helps coordinate caucus education.
Americans are losing too much sleep, which is negatively influencing public health and costing people and businesses in terms of lost efficiency and performance, according Grandner. He reported about 10 percent of middle-aged adults suffer from insomnia disorder, and 10 to 15 percent of the population have moderate to severe sleep apnea.
Grandner told staffers that chronic lack of sleep appears to increase the risk of numerous health problems, including obesity, high blood pressure, diabetes, heart attack and stroke. He presented research and statistics showing 7 to 8 hours of sleep is the healthy sweet spot, with less sleep increasingly linked to adverse health outcomes, including mortality. Too much sleep also appears to negatively affect health, indicating sleep is not a linear, straightforward event.
On performance, Grandner noted lab research has shown lack of sleep is associated with decreased vigilance, stamina and reaction time and increased attention lapses and fatigue. In the real world, lack of sleep results in diminished attention and physical/mental performance and increased errors and accidents.
The alarming problem, Grandner said, is that these effects on performance are cumulative, as the data has indicated the longer people go without sleep, the worse their performance gets. "There is no levelling off," Grandner said, referring to the misconception that people get used to operating on less sleep. Unfortunately, research also has revealed people think their sleepiness and impairment is not as bad as they really are.
"We are not a good judge of how sleepy we are," Grandner said.
The health and performance problems associated with poor sleep trends are impacting the economy, Grandner told the staffers. Lack of good sleep can lead to increased missed days of work, lower overall productivity and higher healthcare costs. While an employee with good sleep habits costs a company about US$1,200 per year, those with poor sleep habits (e.g. insufficient sleep, insomnia etc.) cost upwards of $3,000-plus annually.
Unfortunate for many is that the caffeine and other stimulants so popular throughout the world may be relatively safe for long term use, but can promote poor sleep-awake cycles. Caffeine's negative effects on sleep last about 4 to 6 hours, but can extend by up to 10 or even 12 hours.
One issue with caffeine and other sleep-wake aids is timing; taking it too early or too late can mess up the sleep-wake cycle or rhythm. Research on so-called chronotherapeutics (timing of delivering aids) is still in early stages, but it may be the key to the usefulness of caffeine and even a cache of dietary supplements used to promote sleep.
"Like the diet, sleep is driven by behaviors, choices, beliefs and attitudes," Grandner reported, noting sleep exists at a critical nexus, upstream of many important physiologic processes. He talked about engaging some of these processes via the use of nutritional products to help the body prepare for and induce sleep, as well as address nutritional deficiencies that affect sleep.
For instance, melatonin is a hormone produced by the body and used to signal when it is night. However, he noted most people do not realize the body releases melatonin for this purpose a few hours in advance of night; melatonin levels build over those hours to a crescendo at about the midpoint of sleep. Thus, melatonin does not work in a dose-response manner, but it is a clock shifter—it doesn't extend sleep, but shifts the circadian rhythm or sleep curve. Thus, taking supplemental melatonin in accordance with this release and build relative to the circadian rhythm of sleep—may be most effective.
Grandner said the well-known sleep supplement valerian has shown some promise, but the research is not robust, and the herb's usefulness may be tied to formulation specifics that address bioavailability and metabolism obstacles.
On the popular herbal product chamomile, Grandner acknowledged there are compounds in the flower that can affect the brain and potentially sleep. However, he said there is a shocking lack of clinical trial data on the benefits to sleep.
Similarly, compounds in hops have shown active sedative properties, including modulating the neurotransmitter GABA (gamma-aminobutyric acid)—most sedative drugs work by increasing brain levels of GABA. It may also increase serotonin and melatonin and elevate adenosine, the modulator that promotes sleep and is blocked by caffeine. However, more research is needed to confirm and elucidate these mechanisms.
GABA itself is commonly marketed as a supplement, but Grandner conveyed his doubts that exogenous GABA can cross the blood-brain barrier to affect sleep.
His opinion was higher of branched chain amino acids (BCCAs), which can promote a good sleep-wake cycle. He detailed some animal research showing supplementation at bedtime with the BCAA glycine may improve sleep and daytime function.
On the flip side, deficiencies including melatonin, magnesium, vitamin D and iron can contribute to poor sleep, insomnia, dysregulated circadian rhythms and even restless leg syndrome. Supplementation could help address these deficiencies and restore good sleep-wake characteristics.
Grander speculated one issue with the research on natural products for sleep may be that studies focus on the wrong population: clinical insomnia. A better approach for natural products research may be on mild insomnia, transient sleep problems and even relaxation. Another valuable target could be the physical and mental recovery of sleep, such as in animal trials showing BCAAs before sleep can enhance recovery from traumatic brain injury. The recovery angle would also be good for sports nutrition products.
Grandner ended by offering the Congressional staffers some policy considerations, including offering incentives for labeling caffeine and melatonin amounts in food, beverages and supplements. He also asked that Congress consider recognizing sleep loss and nutrition as a health equity issue, and even consider issuing sleep guidelines, similar to the dietary guidelines and those for physical activity.
"Particularly as the election gets closer, sleepless nights become a common occurrence, and we're sure that the attendees of the caucus briefing found his insights on melatonin, valerian, and tryptophan valuable," Mister said. "This is a continuing effort from the Dietary Supplement Caucus to educate members of Congress and their staff on nutrition and wellness."


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The Caracal gets is name from the Turkish word "karakulak" which means "black ear".
The Caracal is also called the desert lynx.
The Caracal is widespread and relatively common in Africa and Asia.
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Former Obama nuclear advisor Samore: Iran might take deal after June polls
Posted on April 1, 2013 by Laura Rozen
Expectations are low for an Iran nuclear deal before Iranian presidential elections in June, former White House nuclear advisor Gary Samore told the Brookings Institution Monday. After that, it's possible Iran might agree to a deal on curbing its 20% enrichment, or it will face increasing economic sanctions, Samore said.
"I think it's possible Iran could decide after the presidential elections to accept the small deal on the table now," Samore, who served as President Obama's 'WMD czar' until January, told the panel on Iran negotiations Monday.
From Iran's standpoint, "it's a good deal," Samore, now executive director of the Harvard Belfer Center, continued. "If it is looking at ways to create a respite" from economic sanctions, "what's on offer might do that."
The panel on negotiating with Iran comes as diplomats from Iran and six world powers return to Almaty, Kazakhstan later this week for the second round of nuclear talks in the past five weeks.
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Posted on February 12, 2013 by Laura Rozen
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Several moves afoot among President Obama's top European security advisors and close allies of National Security Advisor Tom Donilon. Together, sources suggested, they reflect Donilon's increased discretion to make senior National Security Staff appointments in Obama's second term after the move of Denis McDonough to become White House chief of staff, and that he seems inclined to pick trusted associates to oversee some of the most sensitive portfolios.
After four years in Brussels, US Ambassador to NATO Ivo Daalder will be named President of the Chicago Council on Global Affairs, the Back Channel has learned. The announcement is expected to come as early as this week. Daalder, a former Clinton NSC Europe director and Brookings senior fellow, will head to Chicago in July, when ambassador posts usually rotate.
Philip Gordon, the Assistant Secretary of State for Europe and Eurasian Affairs, will join Obama's National Security Staff, administration and diplomatic sources tell the Back Channel, in a senior role overseeing the broader Middle East, at a rank similar to that previously held by Dennis Ross.
Gordon, who has headed the State Department EUR bureau throughout Obama's first term, will take on a senior NSS coordinator role overseeing the wider Middle East, with senior directors for the Middle East/North Africa and Persian Gulf reporting to him, sources said. Gordon did not immediately respond to a request for guidance from the Back Channel.
Much of Gordon's work handling the State Department Europe portfolio the past four years has been focused on coordinating joint US-European efforts towards the Middle East writ large, including Iran.
(Still to be named: the NSS Senior Director for the Middle East/North Africa previously held by Steve Simon, who has left the White House to head the International Institute for Strategic Studies-US. Sources continue to hear CSIS's Jon Alterman may be in the running, but that could not be confirmed.)
Administration sources have described Daalder and Gordon (also a Brookings alum) as among a group of trusted allies of NSA Donilon, along with NSS Senior Director for Europe Elizabeth Sherwood-Randall.
And one diplomatic source said Monday that he had heard that Sherwood-Randall would be tapped to succeed Gary Samore as the White House coordinator on WMD. (Neither Sherwood-Randall nor a White House spokesperson responded to requests for guidance.) Continue reading →
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Sandymount är en ort i republiken Irland.   Den ligger i provinsen Leinster, i den östra delen av landet, i huvudstaden Dublin. Antalet invånare är .

Terrängen runt Sandymount är huvudsakligen platt, men söderut är den kuperad. Havet är nära Sandymount österut. Den högsta punkten i närheten är  meter över havet,  km söder om Sandymount. Runt Sandymount är det tätbefolkat, med  invånare per kvadratkilometer. Närmaste större samhälle är Dublin,  km väster om Sandymount. Runt Sandymount är det i huvudsak tätbebyggt.

Klimatet i området är tempererat. Årsmedeltemperaturen i trakten är  °C. Den varmaste månaden är juni, då medeltemperaturen är  °C, och den kallaste är januari, med  °C.

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I think we're probably told – we just don't listen.
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Blurb, Inc.
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Blurb Inc.
Rix Kramlich
Eileen Gittins
(Founder & Chairman)
BookWright, Blurb Bookify, Blurb plug-in for Adobe InDesign, Blurb Add-in for Microsoft Word, Blurb book module in Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 4 & 5
www.blurb.com
Blurb is an American self-publishing platform that allowing users to create, self-publish, promote, share, and sell their own print and ebooks. It also offers digital software for laying out books.
The company was founded in 2005 by Eileen Gittins[1] and funded by Canaan Partners and Anthem Venture Partners. Blurb's headquarters are in San Francisco, California. Since its inception, Blurb has delivered more than 14 million books created by more than a half million customers. Blurb's website is translated into 6 languages and the company ships to more than 70 countries and territories.
Time Magazine named Blurb one of 2006's "50 Coolest Web Sites".[2]
The company has taken in $21.6 million[3] in venture capital funding, and generates nearly $100 million[4] in revenues per year.
Blurb announced a partnership with Amazon[5] in April 2014. The deal allows Blurb-designed books to be sold and distributed on the Amazon platform. The partnership enables self publishing on the platform with a 15% cut on Blurb books—a discount from previous fees of up to 45%.[6] Amazon has agreed to the fee to access to Blurb's nearly two-million authors, who have produced 8 million[7] books since 2006.
In May 2014 Blurb acquired MagCloud,[8] a self-publishing platform for magazines, under a licensing agreement from HP. In the deal, Blurb has taken over the company's technology and operations, and nearly 10,000 customers. Blurb will offer warehousing and fulfillment services to customers, acting as a one-stop-shop for boutique and niche publishing.
Blurb's book-making tools include BookWright (a downloadable tool), Bookify (an online tool), and Blurb's plug-in for Adobe InDesign which allows book makers to design and upload their book's PDF files from within InDesign itself. Adobe's Lightroom 4 & 5 has a built-in Book module that Lightroom users can use to create and upload their books directly to Blurb for printing or for creation in ebook form.
Blurb authors can promote and share their books (including ebooks) using Blurb's free on-line marketing tools. They can also set their price and sell their books and ebooks in Blurb's online bookstore. Authors retain 100% of their markup with printed books and 80% of their selling cost with ebooks. Blurb's print-on-demand technology enables authors to print just as many books are ordered. Blurb offers seven book sizes, hardcover and softcover options, and a range of premium and professional-grade papers and end sheets. Blurb e-books are fixed format, enabling them to retain the same image and text placement when viewed on the Apple iPad as in the printed book version.
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Blurb provides different software packages for bookmaking.[9]
BookWright[10] (isupersedes and differs from BookSmart, which is still available for use[11])
Adobe InDesign Plug-In[12]
In April 2008, Blurb was nominated for A 2008 Webby Award.[13]
In August 2010, Blurb was announced as 2010 AOP Open Award Winner.[14]
Blurb was an Inc 500 #1 media company in 2010.[15]
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^ "All Entrepreneurs Need to Tell These 6 Stories". Inc.com. 3 June 2016. Retrieved 6 November 2016.
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^ "Book layout software". www.blurb.com. Retrieved 2015-11-30.
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^ BookSmart: Free & easy to use book making tool | Blurb, accessed 2019-05-25
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Greyden Press
Lightning Source
Llumina Press
Self Publish, Be Happy
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Xlibris
Xulon Press
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Amazon's Kindle Direct Publishing
Apple's App Store (iOS)
Bookmate
E-book digital
Apple Book Store
Archive of Our Own
FanFiction.Net (aka Fiction Press)
PocketBook Reader
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Amazon's CreateSpace
America Star Books (aka PublishAmerica, PublishAtlantica, PublishBritannica, and PublishIcelandica)
American Biographical Institute
Author Solutions
Dorrance Publishing
Famous Poets Society
iUniverse
Poetry.com
International Library of Poetry
Tate Publishing & Enterprises
Vantage Press
Print on
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Espresso Book Machine
Outskirts press
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RushOrderTees
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Amateur press association
Association of Little Presses
Author mill
Bill Bird
British small press comics
Custom media
Dōjin
Dynamic publishing
List of English language small presses
List of literary magazines
List of self-publishing companies
Literary presses
Mimeo Revolution
Predatory open access publishing
Private press
Samizdat
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Category:Self-publishing online stores
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Small Press Distribution
Vanity award
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Bruce Grobbelaar on tackling racism, fighting for his life and how football saved him
The former Liverpool goalkeeper has lived an extremely eventful life having fought in a bloody civil war in the former Rhodesia which claimed 20,000 lives
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Bruce Grobbelaar is perfectly placed to voice an opinion on some of the burning issues currently facing the world.
At the age of 17, in the days before football saved the former Liverpool goalkeeper from becoming a dead-man walking, Grobbelaar was plunged into a bloody civil war in his native Rhodesia that claimed 20,000 lives.
It wasn't the black versus white conflict that has often been portrayed.
Many of the soldiers who fought alongside Grobbelaar in a futile attempt to prevent rebel forces from taking over the country that was to be renamed Zimbabwe in 1980 were black.
Now aged 63, the former Liverpool keeper still carries the mental scars from two teenage years of bitter jungle combat.
Grobbelaar killed – and also saw close friends lose their lives in front of him.
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He is not being dramatic when he says: "Football saved my life. When I became a professional player, and especially when I joined Liverpool in 1981, the game gave me something to live for.
"Without it, I'm not sure I would still be here today. A lot of my old friends from my army days are no longer with us.
"Mental health is something people are not afraid to talk about these days.
"But back then it was different. There was no help. You didn't have therapy. No-one really cared, so you carried all the memories and images inside your head.
"I saw friends get shot. I'd be thinking 'if I'd been stood a yard to my left then that would have been me.'
"Even now, I still have those thoughts. I know I suffered from some kind of post traumatic stress disorder – and I probably still do.
Grobbelaar still struggles with memories of the war (
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Bruce Grobbelaar details what makes Jurgen Klopp so special to Liverpool's history
"But I was one of the lucky ones. I lived to tell the tale and football gave me something to focus myself on.
"That was why I always had a smile on my face when I was on the pitch.
"I was being paid to do something I love. Being Liverpool's goalkeeper can be pretty stressful – but when you've been in a situation where every day is a fight for your life then it puts things into perspective."
Grobbelaar was just 17 when he was called into the Rhodesian Army for National Service.
It was supposed to last 12 months. Then 18. When it was extended by a further six months two men in his unit walked into the latrines and committed suicide.
"I heard the gunshots and I was the first one to see what they had done," said Grobbelaar.
When Grobbelaar left the army, he was still only 19 years old.
While other combatants were left to their nightmares, he was able to pursue a dream that took him to Anfield.
Grobbelaar was loved by the fans at Anfield (
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Over the next 13 years he won six title medals and famously produced the penalty shoot-out saves that secured the 1984 European Cup when his 'spaghetti' legs stance unnerved Roma's players on their home ground.
The experiences of growing up in a country riven by racial tensions stood Grobbelaar in good stead – and not just those lessons learned on the battlefield.
Grobbelaar's autobiography – Life in a Jungle – details how he came out of Africa to become an inspiration for an entire continent. It is beautifully ghost written by Ragnhild Lund Ansnes.
Grobbelaar said: "I have always believed that anyone who comes from my country - whether they are black or white – are my brothers and sisters.
"When I was growing up, I was taught to respect black culture.
"When I moved from Salisbury Callies to Matabeleland Highlanders I moved from a team of white-only players to a club where all the other players were black.
"I was still at school and it was a problem just getting to training because there was a curfew on white people going into the townships.
Grobbelaar tells his life story in his autobiography 'Life in a Jungle' (
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"Before my debut, we all had to strip naked in front of a tree in someone's backyard while the club's witch doctor put some muti (magic) on us.
"There were rituals like that before every game – and because I respected the culture I was accepted as part of the team.
"After one game, the chairman of the supporters' club said 'you're a black man in a white man's body' and I was nicknamed 'Jungleman.'
"These were difficult times for my country and I saw some evil things I will never forget.
"But what I also realised was that's human nature. It has nothing to do with the colour of someone's skin."
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Following the U.S. Supreme Court's decision in 2013 that struck down pre-clearance requirements from the Voting Rights Act, Republican-controlled state legislatures jumped at the opportunity to impose restrictions on who could register and vote.
Laws implemented in Wisconsin, North Carolina, and Florida are said to have had major impacts on the outcome of the presidential election in those states. Republicans in Arizona, Texas, Kansas, as well as others continue to explore legislation clearly aimed at suppressing the Democratic vote.
Except for alleged reports of the Democratic National Committee blocking supporters of Bernie Sanders, the term "voter suppression" usually brings to mind the Republican Party. But that is not the case in Nevada.
Voter suppression can be skillfully concealed. Requiring membership in a specific political party to vote in publicly-funded elections, not restoring the right of all voters to have a voice in who represents them, revoking the right to vote for a city official, and not implementing a voting method that would increase participation are all forms of voter suppression.
Voter suppression as public policy is unfathomable. Yet that's exactly what Democratic leaders in the Nevada legislature are doing.
A bill replacing Nevada's closed partisan primaries with a nonpartisan open primary, thus expanding voting opportunity for more than 400,000 registered voters (27 percent of active registered voters), was not even given a hearing.
Four hundred thousand registered voters denied the right to vote in a publicly-funded election equals voter suppression.
A bill that would restore the vote to more than 60 percent of registered voters in some districts — taken away in 2015 — was not given a vote by the Assembly Democratic majority leader, either.
Prior to 2015, if only one party fielded two or more candidates for a particular office, the top two candidates would face off in the general election so even members of the opposing party could choose their preferred candidate. The law was changed so that the winner of the closed primary advanced unopposed. This impacted 21 races in 2016.
Since Nevada uses closed partisan primaries, all voters not registered to that party had no voice. The new bill would have restored the old method.
Voters having their choice taken away equals voter suppression.
A bill changing the way two cities choose their city attorney, making the position appointed rather than elected, was passed by the Democratic majority. Voters in Reno and Sparks had elected the city attorney for more than 40 years.
400,000 registered voters denied the right to vote in publicly-funded elections equals voter suppression.
A bill introduced on behalf of a city to allow mail ballots for all elections rather than just under certain circumstances was not given a committee vote by the Democratic chair.
Not expanding the way people can vote — increasing participation — equals voter suppression.
Last session, the Democratic minority blocked presidential primaries after receiving input from then U.S. Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV). This session, in the majority, they didn't allow a vote, placing Nevada's role in national party politics above voter participation.
They also didn't advance a bill that would add Nevada to the National Popular Vote Interstate Compact. States that join the compact pledge to award their Electoral College votes to the winner of the national popular vote in presidential elections.
"Nevadans agree that we need to have a voting system that protects the fundamental right of every eligible voter— Democrat, Republican, non-partisan or otherwise. Voting is a right, not a privilege," said Assembly Speaker Jason Frierson after Governor Sandoval vetoed automatic voter registration.
"We also need to protect our heritage. That means.. making it easier for our citizens to participate in the democratic process," says The Democratic Caucus' Nevada Blueprint.
These two statements seem contradictory to the action taken. Intentional or not, voter participation is curtailed. A different direction is possible. We control the future.


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STEREO MC's - Exclusive guest mix
This month's RadioEject exclusive guest mix is a very special one indeed!! This month brings us all a very special 'Spatial Awareness' mix tape brought to you by Rob Birch of the brit award winning 'Stereo MC's' .
If you don't know who the 'Stereo MC's' are you've probably been living in a underground tunnel for the past couple of decades, surviving off of licking mossy rock faces for nourishment. Formed in Nottinghamshire between two friends the 'Stereo MC's' have gone a long way from humble streets. The 'Stereo MC's' blew up in the British charts, in the minds of the people and across the globe in the late 80s and 90's…originally consisting of the two creating members, Rob Birch and Nick Hallam. Stereo MC's we're pretty much Britain's first global rap stars, rocking stages, working with or producing across the globe with the likes of U2, Janes Addiction, De La Soul, Happy Mondays, Peter Gabriel, Madonna and even the Jungle Brothers. And being one of the first Rap/hiphop groups to ever perform at British rock festivals…you young upstarts starting on your journey to festivaldom need to doff your snapbacks in respect to these trailblazers of UK hiphop.
The Stereo MC's 1992 single 'Connected' burst through the speakers and echoed across the globe with their first top 20 hit…rippling them to number 2 in the British album charts and almost a year charting, the Stereo MC's we're here!! I remember my brother and I eating our cereal to 'Connected' on MTV singing along, then getting to school with the other kids singing it in the yards allday. Mixing breakbeat, funk, hiphop, electro, dub step ,dance, lyrical poetry and neck breaking beats the Stereo MC's can be a bit tricky to pin down to one sound…a little bit like us here at Ejecto's…diverse styles and a strong sense of perfectionists working towards some breaking of rules and regulations.
For this RadioEject I am going to be passing the interview over to Ejecto's good friend LSK, who will be asking Rob some better questions than I could possibly imagine. LSK has worked alongside the Stereo MC's in the past, and has been influenced by the Stereo MC's so it would be silly of me not to utilise this mans knowledge……also one love to Rob for firstly the influence on UK hiphop and also being super cool, creating us a mix. so over to you Mr LSK!! - EPeace - Eject.
lsk:First of all on behalf of Ejectos i'd like to thank you for the mix and taking the time out to do this interview.
So... you just completed another album called the "Emperor's nightingale" whats the story behind the title?
Hey no problem man its a pleasure! Emperors Nightingale is actually a couple of years old -since then we've toured and are back in the studio.
The title came about because at the time of making the record , I used to go home to read to my kids in the evening and then come back to the studio and a certain story resonated throughout this period. It was about a Chinese emperor who had everything in life you could imagine and yet visitors to his palace told him the most beautiful thing in his land was the song of a nightingale who sang for the poor fishermen.
He ordered that the bird be brought to him and he was spellbound by her voice so he kept her in a gilded cage to sing for his court whenever he wanted.
The jist of the story was that the nightingale lost heart because she needed to sing for the people in freedom.
We thought it was a cool concept.
lsk:Who did the sleeve design? is it a real piece of origami or done on computer?
A company called village green did it and,yes,it was real! I think somewhere in the artwork there is a diagram showing how to make it.
lsk: As a child you grew up in nottingham and have known your music partner nick from an early age
how did you guys meet & manage to stay friends all this time?
I used to see Nick cycling up the road on his chopper when I was six and he used to use the same school bus as my brother and sisters and they told him he should come and check me.
We became more like brothers over our childhood and early teens so that really was a foundation that can withstand any of lives dramas or differences.We can go for a day in the same room without barely saying a word because the art of life is in being and we both have a focus for music priority number 1.
I learn a lot about myself from our relationship.
lsk:Nottingham is always spoke highly of amung the old school heads regarding its music scene
be it punk, reggae, hiphop, or soul/funk, a lot of folk i know used to travel far and wide to the venue 'rock city'
for it's all dayer events during the 80's and on Goldie's timeless album he says the track 'a sense of rage' was paying homage to the all dayer events at rock city. Do you have any memories of that place?
When I left Nottingham in the early 80's ,I was emerging from the punk/human league vibe in music and had just discovered dub at art foundation.Nottingham was emerging from pub rock lethargy to the awakening of hip hop and dance music but at that time I was only aware of the need to leave for London as I couldn't see a future for making music there and the vibe on the streets was at that time quite confrontational if you came across different from the norm. Since leaving I became more aware of the musical depth emanating from the city.
You know how it is…..stand back and see the bigger picture.
lsk:Were you or nick ever in bands or involved in any other musical projects before starting the stereo mc's?
Yeah we both played guitar when we were kids and were totally absorbed in music's spell. We lived quite separate lives for a number of years when I was at college and doing odd jobs and we were both actively
pursuing musical vibes in bands.We ended up living in the same building in Battersea with my big brother and Nick was into electro like Yello and Marc Stewart and making electronic tunes.I think I was fusing punk futurism and flamenco for some reason and I loved drums.He asked me to give him a hand with some melody issues cause I have a natural ear for tunes and that was really how we started to work together more to have some fun helping each other out
lsk: Who came up with the name stereo mc's?
lsk:The recording process has been made so easy nowadays and pretty much everyman and his dog are making beats on their gadgets and tinkering with music. What equipment were you guys using to record with when you first started out?
At the embryo stage we had a reel to reel Teac 4 track , a £50 sanyo keyboard you could sample into its little dodgy mike and a belt driven turntable/radio/cassette given to us by Owen Rossiter who later became our drummer.
After getting a three week demolition job I bought our first roland 808 and then we got a Bell echo unit that you sample into and trigger from a drum on the 808. This gear made our first two albums--that and the records I got from the local junk shops.
lsk:Do you think that the less you had in those days made you more creative?
Undoubtably. We heard early rap like scooly d , P.E. , eric b and rakim ,beasties Run dmc….
we were like…How do they make that sound---it was the biggest shift in the sound and energy of music since punk rock. We didn't know how and we didn't have the money or materials and there was no google to look up !
So…we experimented with tape loops , our dodgy deck and any instrument we could find…I think a hippy lady who lived in our house had a sitar--that got rinsed on an early tune we did.
Because there was no plug in's and no predetermined method people carved out their own individuality.
lsk: Your first album '33 45' 78' is a heavy sample driven now UK hip hop classic was the production process a joint effort with nick or did you just focus on the lyrical side of things?
Nick and me work on everything together…..I love making music and beats and he steers the boat and tells me to get on the mike when the vibe is there…….he has ideas and I just love the journey man.
lsk: A lot of beat makers dig and find breaks in the most obscure places
have you found any "gems" (that you ended up using) anywhere interesting?
In the early days of rap the whole vibe was to be original--be yourself.
Finding original breaks was part of that and you would look across the whole sphere of music.
Demis Roussos to Sly and the family Stone…King Tubby to Liberace….honest the gems were scattered everywhere and you felt you would never run short if you kept scouring the bargain bins and withstood the temptation to hit the ultimate breaks and beats!
lsk: Do you still buy vinyl?
Not much. I was a junkie for vynil and I literally overdosed on it.I actually have a problem looking through crates of records now…its kinda strange.
lsk: How did you guys come to get involved with the "native tongues" alongside the jungle brothers
a tribe called quest, and de la soul?
The JB's were signed to Gee st records in the U.K. which we ran with Jon Baker and dj Ritchie Rich.
We ended up doing some mixes for them and there was some musical empathy between us.Thats one of the reasons we spent a month in New York at Caliope studios (where a lot of the Native Tongues and outfits like the Black Sheep recorded) and Africa from the JB's did a few tunes with us.I loved the vibe working downtime -cheap studio time cause u do the night shift-with some of those guys dropping by checkng out what you up to and Jarobi from Tribe sleeping under the mixer cause he couldn't get a cab home from the club.
Also we did some touring supporting De La Soul in the late 80's round Europe when 3 feet high and rising was out.
lsk: What was recording like in new york during the 'golden era" of hip hop rumour has it that you slept under the mixing desk on that session?
Sort of answered that but it was a total blast--to me , a boy from Nottingham, I felt like I'd stepped into an updated episode of Kojak--I loved walking the streets and soaking in the atmosphere and Africa took us to some proper hip hop parties where mc's would be thronging the stage from the hall of fame of rap but it was just a block jam. We kept pretty low key being about the only white dudes there and N.Y. was pretty much like those films Do the Right thing and boys from the hood (I know thats L.A but back then those films described fairly acutely the vibe of social imbalance and conflict that existed in the U.S.). Burst water hydrants,gunshot and girl fights sweltering heat and tropical rain, records and clothes to salivate over not to mention the pizza slice ,
looking at Manhatten bridge from the vocal booth as I voiced I'm a believer, junkies prowling the fire escape at night at the studio not to mention the red light areas it was a trip.
lsk: Did you see much graffiti out there?
Everywhere I got up early one morning and rode the train to brooklyn just to take pictures--your eyes where obese from feeding on so much visual food.
lsk: The song "connected" in my opinion is as relevant today as it was back then it starts with you saying "something ain't right" & then you say that you "see through the dirty tricks" can you tell us what event inspired you to write those lines?
It was the social climate of the U.K. coupled with the beating of Rodney King in America by police and the subsequent riots and a long period of being immersed in roots music although none of it was a conscious influence , it was just going on at the time and it all seems to ring bells to me .
lsk:What was it like hearing connected on the radio for the first time & where were you?
I was in a basement record stall in Camden where the guy actually had a section just for breaks--juicy ones too--and I heard someone going up the stairs singing the chorus. Something dawned on me.
I heard it in Brick lane ( an East end market) first I think.
lsk:You seem to have stayed the same person throughout your career
what keeps you grounded in such an ever changing unstable industry?
Gratitude and change.
lsk: On Charlie Sloths "Can't forget the uk" it was nice to hear you get a mention
and see you appear in the video (along with a long list of pioneers) & at the end you bless the track with a verse
where you say "never forget those who laid the path"
who were the one's who laid the path for you?
All musicians and artists and energy formed beings pave the way for those to follow if they are actively involved in service.
Personally , key figures are bruce lee, John Lydon, my brother Dave, my Dad Archer , Malcom x , Bhudda , muhammed ali , grand master flash and the furious five
sly,led zep , bowie and eno , talking heads ……..
lsk:okay last question if you could work with anyone alive or dead who would it be?
Eddy Grant , King Tubby, Chopin , Norman Whitfield , Isaac Hayes, Marc Stewart, The The , Rick Ruben,
and as always the roulette wheel of life.
Again on behalf of Ejecto's and myself thankyou for taking the time out to do this!
"power to the peaceful" - LSK
Peace to you bro and health and strength to all that life throws at us will teach us.


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Did Chappelle cross the line, or does society need to consider where the line is drawn?
David Chappelle is hilarious. I really enjoyed both of his comedy specials because they were so refreshing! I personally believe that America is way too sensitive and just liked Chappelle said "how did we get so sensitive?" The topics he discussed are considered to be very sensitive ones like the rape allegations of Weinstein, Kevin Spacey, and Louis C.K. He also talks about transgenders and politics which are two more really sensitive topics right now. He brings comedy to these topics and lightens them up which is what America needs. I didn't find any of his jokes offensive, just honest. He was telling his truth and his point of view on particular topics which is his first amendment right. If you don't agree with him and find what he says repulsing then don't watch it. I think people get confused sometimes. Comedians aren't politicians. They make a living being politically incorrect because it's funny. They are up on that stage to make jokes, not raise awareness about issues going on the country.
In the article "Kevin Spacey Deserves to be Scorned. But Can I Still Watch House of Cards?" written by Hannah Parkinson dives into a very complex question: Can we still enjoy art, music, movies, tv shows, etc. if the creator or star is morally a bad person. I find myself saying yes. Yes we can still enjoy things even if the creator of that thing is a bad person. I never liked House of Cards, but there are so many people out there in the world that really enjoy the show and I don't think they should feel guilty for still liking it, or wanting to continue to watch it when it does come back, if it does come back. Chappelle makes a joke saying that if only the allegations about Kevin Spacey had waited another six months then everyone would know how House of Cards ended. I thought this joke was funny because it sucks being so involved with a show and then it just abruptly ending without any closure. Don't get me wrong, the allegations are awful, but people can't just turn their emotions and likes and dislikes on and off like a switch.
The one thing I did find to be cringe worthy was him trying to say he knows what these women have been through and what they're going through because of slavery. There is a lot wrong with this. He's not a slave and never was a slave. He's an intelligent, wealthy, funny black man living a free life in America. He knows what slavery was like because of stories that have been told, but we all know these stories. Being a slave was awful! They were beaten, raped, separated from their families, sold off like donkeys, killed, etc. Being a slave is way worse in comparison of being rapped, not saying being raped is not a horrible act, it's just incomparable to the idea of slavery. He says he understands the fear these women have been through because he's a black man living in America. I disagree with this completely. It's unfortunate that there is still racism in this country, but being a woman and having to be on guard all of the time because some men don't know how to keep it in their pants is very different. I agree with Jamie Loftus when she says that it was a very weak comparison.
The Zinoman article is interesting because he says that Chappelles jokes are risky, but it's nothing that we haven't seen before. For example, Zinoman talks about the joke Chappelle made about if Brad Pitt had done the same thing as Weinstein then the girls wouldn't have had a problem with it, but it's not that different than what Chris Rock said in one of his shows in the 90's. He also recognized that not everything Chappelle says is a joke. Sometime he would get serious and say serious statements to get people to think. He warns women that fear is not the answer because once fear is gone then those actions take a turn for the worse. He is stating an opinion. If people decide to listen to it then great and if not then cool. He's a comedian and says what is on his mind even if people don't agree with him.
Netflix and Cultures
Most network television doesn't show accurate representations of how many different cultures live. Netflix has decided to take on that challenge with a few different shows: Dear White People, On My Block and Luke Cage. Within these shows we can see three environments in which multiculturalism is an occurring issue. Dear White People takes place on a college campus and was the one that I found to be the most relatable. On My Block takes place in a poor neighbourhood in Los Angeles which has always been a problem that society hasn't seemed to figure out how to fix yet. Luke Cage takes place in a predominantly black neighbourhood which has also been an occurring problem in America because it seems like we are still segregated.
Dear White People was very interesting to me. I've never even heard of a black face party until this show and they make it seem like they are a very common occurrence among college campuses. They probably do happen at some universities which I agree is extremely racist and shouldn't happen, but I don't think they happen as often as the show would like people to believe. I also thought it was interesting how they made white look in this show. There definitely is a strong presence of white folks in this show, but they portray them as being dumb racists except for the main characters boyfriend. Some colleges are predominately white just like CSU, but I don't see a lot of racism happening on our campus. The most racist thing that I can think of that happened here was the incident of the campus police being called on two Native American students during a tour and that was awful, but it made such big news because it is so uncommon here. I also didn't really like how she was talking about Halloween and trying to tell people what costumes are and aren't acceptable by saying that for white people only the first 43 presidents are okay to dress up as. I disagree with that statement, but that's a much different conversation. I think this show reinforces certain stereotypes and challenges others. For example, it challenges the stereotype that black men can be educated, dress nicely, and speak properly with Troy's character. It also reinforces the stereotype that most black people are against white people right now.
On My Block was my favorite out of all three shows. It was more entertaining to watch. I thought it was insane that when the gunshots started going off at the graduation party they were running away, but having a good time trying to guess what kind of gun it was because they were so familiar with the sound of the shots that were fired. I think this show reinforces stereotypes of these particular neighborhoods. Usually poor neighbourhoods like this one are infested with gangs and can be dangerous. For example, Cesar said that he had smashed Ruby because his brother who had just gotten out of prison was trying to get at her and he wanted to protect her by claiming her. I found cesar to be the most compelling character in this show because he's such a nice guy when his brother isn't around, but then acts tough when he is around because he's scared of him. His brother seems to be top dog of the neighbourhood and whatever he says goes which makes people respect and fear him. I just felt sad that he felt like he had to act a certain way around his brother out of fear of him. The only problem I could really empathize with was with Caesar lying about sleeping with Ruby because in high school rumors spread and people like to say that they have slept with people they haven't and it can really hurt people.
Luke Cage was a decent show. I found it to be a little boring. One thing I did notice is that there weren't many white people if any. One stereotype that was strongly reinforced within this show is the barber shop. It's a major stereotype that black men go to barber shops and gossip. Is it true? I don't know, but it most certainly is portrayed to be true in many different movies and t.v. shows. I kind of hope it's a true stereotype because everytime I see a scene like this they are always having a good time and if that's how it is in real life then that's great! According to Nico Lang the show has gotten a lot of positive reviews, but that it's getting some backlash for not having any white people in it. I don't see a problem with this and I'm not too sure why others do. There are lots of shows/ movies that only portray one black person if any at all, so I don't see a problem with having a show that doesn't show any white people. It's also located in a neighbourhood that is stereotypically black in real life, so it would make sense why white people aren't shown.
Overall the shows were really good and I feel like they are much needed. The media needs more representation of multicultural people and environments. However, I do feel like they take it a little too far like in Dear White People. We need accurate representations of how the world is and not exaggerated ones.
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Anyone Can be a TV Star
Reality TV. You either love it and can't get enough of it, or you hate it and will never watch it. I personally don't mind it; however, I am picky with which shows I will watch. For example, I hate the Bachelor. Even though it's "reality TV" it's all fake and scripted, which most of them are, but the Bachelor is just too much. I love House Hunters, 100% Hotter, The Challenge, The Real World, Say Yes to the Dress, etc. Say Yes to the Dress is probably one of my favorite because I love all things wedding. The Atlanta show is more scripted than the New York one, but it's charming and delightful. The New York one seems more real because of the interviews they do with the consultants. They'll be holding five dresses in their hands in the middle of the walk way with other consultants rushing behind them talking to the producer about how the appointment is going. I think a lot of people don't like reality TV because it is so fake even though it's trying to portray as authentic television. Others love it because of it's trashiness and craziness. It's usually classified as a 'guilty pleasure."
I watched the first episode of Nailed It! and Queer EYE. I didn't know what these shows were, but I enjoyed them. I enjoyed Nailed It! a little bit better than Queer Eye because it was a baking show with a twist. I don't usually like plain baking shows because I find them a bit boring, but it was interesting how they took normal people and made them compete by trying to recreate cake masterpieces. It was more relatabale because I know I wouldn't have done any better than those people at creating that blue wedding cake. I also like the competition aspect of it. It makes it more exciting and suspenseful. Queer Eye was good because it was about renovations and changing spaces into a better version of themselves, but I found it to be boring. It was really easy for me to get distracted while watching it. It's something that I would only put on as background noise while doing something else. It's definitely in a different sub-genre of reality TV then Nailed It! is. Baking reality shows are there own little genre because there are so many of them, but the same could be said about Queer Eye. There's even a whole network dedicated towards house improvements.
I think the show Queer Eye is another stepping stone. Society has certain ideas of what each gender should and shouldn't be doing and showing the fabulous five take on a more feminine task will hopefully help break those ideologies. These five men in the first episode of season one meet a man named Tom who needs a makeover. The fabulous five work with him to "dust off the ghosts of relationships past" and to fix his house up. They also help boost his self esteem by complimenting him, listening to him, helping him find what does and does not work for him, telling him to stop calling himself ugly, etc. I'm not sure if Tom will stick to his new "life" because I've seen a lot of shows where a person gets help and gets a makeover and plays along in front of the cameras, but a few months later are back to their old selves, but still use SOME tips they were given.
Nailed It! was definitely a much better show in my opinion. It does give off the same vibes of other baking shows, but instead of taking professional bakers who own their own bakeries they have everyday people baking and competing against each other. Another unique aspect of this show is that they don't have any creative freedom. They are asked to recreate a bakery masterpiece to the best of their abilities, which honestly doesn't turn out to be amazing, but I don't judge because I couldn't do any better. I think by having normal people on this show makes it more relatable and fun to watch. I think this show is either a hit or miss. I can see how some people would find it super boring and would hate it, but I can also see how people could be addicted to it.
20 Jun 2018 21 Jun 2018 roberts1697 Student Blogs
Who's Telling the Truth?
I want to start this post by saying I love documentaries. I think they are so fascinating and I love how they are about true topics and events that are either happening or that have had happened. Evil Genius on Netflix is definitely one of my favorite docu-series now. There were just so many parts to the pizza bombing that it became a little confusing, but absolutely incredible. Icarus was also very interesting because it was about athletes taking supplements to enhance their athletic ability. I found this one to be interesting because I love sports and physical activity and I just can't believe that there are drugs out in the world that help people become better athletes, but I've always wondered why it was worth it because they have so many side affects!
I think it's great that Netflix has documentaries and not just entertaining TV shows and movies. Documentaries are refreshing. It's refreshing to watch something educational instead of just scary, silly, or sad all of the time. According to the chapter in our text book titled "Netflix and the Documentary Boom" written by Sudeep Sharma, Netflix is allowed to pick and choose which documentaries they will have within their choices of entertainment. They choose documentaries that will be favorable with the viewers, so Netflix will still gain profit from them. I don't see anything wrong with that because Netflix is a business and they need to make certain decisions to make sure that they will still gain profits and stay in business. Sharma also believes that Netflix has allowed a wider audience to gain access to documentaries and I believe that is true. On their own they don't so that well because there isn't a lot of advertisement for them. The only way people use to find them were through school, work, word of mouth, a chance pop up on Facebook, etc. Netflix allows people to browse their materials with ease and has a whole genre dedicated to documentaries which is so easy to find and access.
I chose to watch Bryan Folgers's Icarus for this post because it seemed the most interesting to me. It's about athletes taking supplements to enhance their athleticism, but more specifically Russians athletes. Russia has always been scrutinized because they would win so many awards and titles, but only because they would cheat. Most of their athletes would dope up giving them and unnatural advantage over everyone else. I think it's crazy people inject themselves with needles filled with enhancing drugs. Bryan had to inject himself in the butt with two or three needles and he started to freak out a little bit because he started bleeding lot. I wouldn't say this was one of my favorite documentaries to watch because it was a little hard to pay attention to it. It would get a little boring sometimes. I found it to be a traditional documentaries. It followed one guy trying to find the truth/more information, there was dramatic music played throughout the whole thing, excerpts of clips that had nothing to do with the story, etc. I did think it brought a greater awareness to the program that knew about the doping and just how serious and intense the doping was. I didn't know too much about the doping in Russia other than they were always being accused and being threatened of not being able to compete in certain events such as the Olympics.
Evil Genius was amazing. It was a 4 part series instead of just an hour long documentary which is the more traditional style, but after watching Evil Genius I can understand why it was 4 parts. Everything was so crazy and there were so many parts and details to all of it that there was no way it would have fit into an hour long documentary. I noticed that in the Evil Genius it was more of a story. Trey was the producer and narrator and presented the documentary as a story which I though made it entertaining. I also really liked how they included real images, videos, confessions, interviews, news clips, etc into the series because it made it more authentic and real. I found myself to be very interested in the story. I didn't realize that it was only a 4 part series and found myself to be excited to continue watching after the first 4 episodes. To be honest I was a little dissapointed that it was only 4 parts because I wanted more. Marge was so interesting to me! I can't believe she got away with so much and that no one could piece together the deaths of all these men in her life! She still claimed that she wasn't involved and she also tried to blame Bill for the death of her boyfriend who was threatening to spill the beans about the bombing. I also found it interesting that Bill claimed he wasn't involved in the pizza bombing even with his last breath. They said they did it to prove they were smarter than everyone and to some extent they were right. It took the police years to fit all of the pieces together, but eventually they did. I still want to know why they made the bomb real and who decided to make it real. I also want to know whose idea it was to make it real. It's just such a crazy story that I became emotionally invested in because 1) I was a pizza delivery driver for sometime, 2) I love mysteries and puzzles, and 3) it was so elaborate.
I agree with Sharma that documentaries are a better use of time than watching Wedding Crashers, or some other dumb movie/TV show because they are educational. They allow people to learn about things that they may not even heard of. It's also a breath of fresh air because you don't have to decide what is fake and what is real. With that being said, I do think it is also beneficial to watch other things as well because sometimes people just need a break from real life. It's fun to engage in another world and life through the use of a screen and not be thinking about what deadlines you have to meet or what bills you have to pay for an hour and a half. I also find it therapeutic for me because even though I have my own problems I can watch a movie about someone with way worse problems and then I feel better about my own problems.
1 Jun 2018 2 Jun 2018 roberts1697 Student Blogs
Different Types of Worlds
I love Netflix and binge watching shows! It's one of my favorite activities because it's relaxing and you get sucked into another world. I'm really picky about which world I allow myself to get involved with. I'm not a fan of science fiction at all. It doesn't fascinate me and I find it to be boring and not very happy. Westerns are a little better. They have a sense of history to them that I like and realness, but it depends on how slow and gory the western is. I love comedies, but not stupid comedies and I love horror movies. Put the two of them together and you've got a winner. Genres are ways we classify movies and shows because they all have their own themes and story lines to them which are also classified as codes within the genres.
Godless does represent the western genre because it has all the same elements: guns, horses, cowboys, prostitutes, small town, dirt and dust. Lost in Space also really catapulted the essence of a science fiction. It had advanced robots and outer space. How does something get more science fiction than that? According to Jeff Spry, it was inspired by the 60's show Space Family Robinson. I am not a fan of either of these genres. I hate science fiction and the first episode if Lost in Space just affirmed it for me. Westerns are a little better. I still find them to be a bit boring, but Godless was pretty entertaining and interesting. I think Godless breaks genre conventions because some will argue that it should be classified as a "feminist western," according to Rolling Stone magazine. The creator for the show that it's not a feminist western because he's as man, but the show shows women having more power and rights than many other westerns do. There is even a whole town that is being run by women because they're aren't any men.
In the first episode I think Santa Clarita Diet leans more towards comedy.It has a goofy sense to it with all the vomit that she throws up and how the husband reacts to certain things. The horror aspect of it doesn't really come into play until she ate Gary at the the end of the episode. I think the two genres are both complimentary and contradicting. For a person, such as myself, who doesn't really like gory horror movies I think the comedy aspect of the show helps because it makes it watchable and interesting. However, it's also contradicting because they're isn't really anything funny about someone murdering people to eat them. The most humorous part of the movie was towards the end when the husband comes home to talk to her about what had happened at the bar. He comes in the house and yells for her saying that they needed to talk "because last night was bullshit." The way he said was hilarious. The most horrifying part was when Gary was threatening to rape her basically, so she ate hi fingers. It's gruesome for sure. Overall I give the show a 10/10.


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Solavei™, the first social commerce network for mobile services distribution, is grabbing headlines in anticipation of its September 21st launch.
Solavei™ is a new social commerce company offering an affordable, contract-free mobile service that actually pays back consumers for adding new members. The Solavei Mobile Service is a comprehensive mobile virtual network operator (MVNO) utilizing T-Mobile's nationwide 4G network. As a member of the network, consumers sign up for a $49 per month unlimited voice, text and data plan, and earn income by engaging friends and family to purchase the mobile service through Solavei's integrated social networking platform.
The first half of 2012 has brought quite a bit of excitement across the marketing and media industries. Facebook stole the headlines with the unprecedented valuation and their May 17 IPO that is now considered one of the worst performing of 2012. Twitter experienced its longest service disruption since an hour long outage in October 2011, causing an internet freak-out. Just now, as Q3 begins, Microsoft and NBC complete a web divorce that has industries speculating what the future holds for NBCnews.com. The appointment of Marissa Mayer, 37, to run the global media giant Yahoo! as the youngest CEO in the Fortune 500 continues the trend. While it's hard to predict what is to come, it's safe to say that Solavei is attempting to do what no other company has tried.
Gareleck is sharing a few spots for other industry leaders interested in testing this new network before its debut on September 21st. Contact Gareleck at julie@junction-creative.com for an invitation.
Solavei is a social networking and commerce platform that enables users to connect, share and capitalize on the power of social networks. Solavei's mission is to make commerce less expensive by empowering individuals to earn income on the products and services they enjoy and use every day. Solavei's initial product offering is affordable, no contract, unlimited text, voice and data services throughout the United States. It operates as a MVNO through a strategic partnership with T-Mobile USA. Solavei is led by former Fortune 100 telecom and retail executives and advisors. For more information, visit www.solavei.com. For the brand's latest news and updates, find Solavei on social media at facebook.com/solavei and twitter.com/solavei.


Do we already have a Buddy Wisenhimer?
Read some Old West history and come up with a Real historic person.
All his interests are modern, except for CAS, thank goodness!
Have him look through the last 12 years of Winter Range results and the different alias' listed - something is sure to come to him.
How about "Long Haul" since he's driving a semi?
Well, seeing he's from Florida and now driving truck, how about Cracker Jammer?
Some great suggestions, keep 'em coming while I pass these on to him.
I come up with my best ones sitting around the fire with moonshine. Come see us for a weekend. We'll give him some choices!
Waddie Doo...Wassup...Eighteen Round...Marshall Bud...Iwin Afew..
My old alias Hoss Hungright is still available, just sayin.
Please be sure to post here once he has decided on an Alias.
What games does he play? He could just pick the big bad boss from his favorite game.
What games does he play? He could just pick the big bad boss from his favorite game. I'll find out.
He's started his new job and is on the road now, so i haven't heard back from him(forwarding the suggestions to him). I'll definitely update if he picks something. Thanks and keep 'em coming!
Why not? Is it already being used?
Then there is "Shooter Ready".
Shooter approaches the firing line.
As he/she prepares to be ready to shoot, TO yells "Shooter Ready"
Shooter replies "Yes" to hearing their Alias being called, even though they are not ready.
Not a problem. Happens about every match. New shooter shows up without an alias and someone at signup tables just makes something up.
His new job is working him hard, i haven't heard from him in a couple weeks.


As part of the Central Bank of Ireland's commitment to carrying out our responsibilities in a socially responsible and sustainable way in our local and wider community, we work closely with Junior Achievement Ireland (JAI). This partnership supports UN Sustainable Development Goal number four, of 'Quality Education'.
Over the course of the 2017/2018 school year, 39 volunteers worked with 18 schools and 743 students in County Dublin and County Waterford on the 'School to Work' and 'Career Ready' programmes.
Our volunteers taught a variety of JAI courses in schools, and we encouraged them to invite the students into the Bank to tour our visitor centre, hear career talks from our people, and to play financial literacy board games provided by JAI.
Under the guidance of JAI, we are working to broaden the learning opportunities afforded to students in line with our commitment to public service, diversity and inclusion. Last November, we hosted the graduation ceremony for 'Career Ready', Junior Achievement Ireland's flagship employability programme, sponsored by the Citi Foundation, which runs over two years and involves sixty transition year students from three schools.
Our leadership team lead by example regarding our work with Junior Achievement, and our Governor, Philip Lane has spoken with students as part of the programme, while Deputy Governor Sharon Donnery welcomed students from her former school, Loreto College, Crumlin, Dublin to the Bank.
Our partnership with Junior Achievement has helped us to build positive relationships with several local schools and we are continually looking to strengthen these links, by inviting students to visit us, and seeking transition year and scholarship opportunities.
One of our volunteers, Declan O'Sullivan, who worked to inspire students from O'Connell CBS Primary School, Dublin 1, commented, "I loved every minute of it, they were a brilliant bunch with great teachers and a wonderful principal, Patsy O'Keeffe. I think the presentation of the certificates in our North Wall Quay building topped off a great few weeks for the lads".
This year, for the first time, we have employee volunteers signed-up to participate in JAI's mentoring programme, and we look forward to welcoming many more students to the Bank via our partnership with JAI.


Breck Music Presents Scott Bradlee's Postmodern Jukebox. With Gatsby-esque glam and a contagious energy, this multi-talented collective performs pop music in a time machine, re-imagining Top 40 hits by artists like Beyoncé, Celine Dion and Radiohead in the style of various yesteryears, from swing to doo-wop, ragtime to Motown. Since Scott Bradlee created Postmodern Jukebox in 2009, the project has amassed more than 950 million YouTube views and 3.3 million subscribers and plays sold out shows around the world to audiences of all ages.


Rehabs are important in helping a person to overcome various types of addictions which is very important, in most cases a lot of young people end up being addicted from the over use and abuse of drugs like alcohol and cocaine which is the most sold drugs in some places.
The Dallas Premier Rehabilitation Center is one of the centers that consists of the best care nurses around offering the best hospitable environment for patients in the institution, this means that the premier services with luxurious comfort is provided in order to make the patients comfortable.
Some of the difficulties in life include addiction to alcohol and other hard drugs, this makes a person's life become useless with lack of meaning which leads to becoming depressed and committing suicide, in the modern days the rate of suicide activities in the world have increased due to the increase of certain activities that pose danger to the life of a human being.
Another thing that leads people into addiction of drugs like alcohol is the increase in poverty levels and adversities which means due to the rise in inflation in some parts of the world where life have become more difficult hence leading to one getting involved with alcohol and hard drugs in order to relieve stress.
Addiction can be overcome if you are a person willing to change, mostly a lot of people get addicted because of consuming a lot of alcohol and exposing the minds into too much of gambling activities or watching some of the dirty videos online.
Addiction is a problem associated with the state of the mind, this means that you will be able to overcome the problem if the random use of alcohol is prohibited, a compassionate clinical team will be available for you to ensure that you are able to set long term goals towards sobriety.
If you have someone that is stressed in life because of some of the addiction issues, it is important to approach your loved one and also try to convince the person to attend a rehab center, there are many rehab centers that usually offer the services of inpatient for close monitoring.
With the best doctors around and the experience of the medical personnel in the institution, you can be very well assured of getting healed and your addiction problem going away, this means that the therapists are able to ensure that you are able to retain sobriety in a long term.
But this inpatient rehab centers are considered to be the most effective, therefore if you have a family member make sure that you can be able to make some donations in order to ensure that the particular affected person is well sorted out.


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Harmon named to senior VP for student affairs post
Martino Harmon has been selected as Iowa State University's next senior vice president for student affairs. The appointment is subject to approval by the Iowa Board of Regents. Harmon, who has served as associate vice president for student affairs since 2013, will make the transition to his new position over the next month.
Protect against Zika virus during spring break travel
Providers at Iowa State's Thielen Student Health Center encourage spring break travelers headed to Zika virus-affected areas to take precautions. The virus' greatest risk is to pregnant women or those who may become pregnant, due to possible links to microcephaly.
Kickstarter creator and chair will speak at ISU March 2
Perry Chen will present the Murray Bacon Center for Business Ethics Lecture, "How Kickstarter is Redefining Success," at 8 p.m. Wednesday, March 2, in the Great Hall of the Memorial Union. Chen is the creator and chairman of Kickstarter, the largest funding platform for creative projects in the world. Since its launch in April 2009, more than 10 million people have pledged more than $2.2 billion to fund more than 100,000 creative projects. Chen's talk is free and open to the public.
Marketing key to return on corporate social responsibility investment, ISU study shows
The decision to give to charity or develop a more sustainable product should not depend solely on a corporation's bottom line, but it is certainly a factor. According to a new Iowa State University study, a strong marketing department is crucial to helping a firm leverage its efforts to be socially responsible.
Sustainability movement leader David Orr will speak at ISU Feb. 29
David Orr, who has been one of the guiding voices of the environmental movement for more than 30 years, will present "Dangerous Years: Climate Change in the Long Emergency" at 8 p.m. Monday, Feb. 29, in the Great Hall of the Memorial Union. His talk is part of the University Symposium on Sustainability and the Pearl Hogrefe Visiting Writers Series. It is free and open to the public. He is a pioneering champion of the cause of ecological literacy in higher education.
National business ethics expert will speak about Volkswagen and General Motors scandals Feb. 25
Frank Bucaro, a leading expert and advocate on the power of ethical leadership in business, will present "How to Succeed Ethically When Others Bend the Rules: The VW and GM Scandals" at 8 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 25, in the Memorial Union Great Hall. His talk is free and open to the public.
Iowa State veterinary researcher will update study on economic impact of costly disease in pigs
An Iowa State University veterinarian is updating a study to determine the current economic impact of porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome, thought to be the costliest disease to threaten the pork industry. His previous research, released in 2012, estimated the virus costs the industry $664 million a year.
Iowa State statistician organizes symposium to discuss stronger science behind forensics
Iowa State's Alicia Carriquiry says forensic techniques need to be backed by more science and statistics. She'll lead a discussion of the issue during the annual meeting of the American Association for the Advancement of Science. Topics to be discussed include the reliability of eyewitness accounts, probability models to assess evidence and the development of European guidelines for forensic evaluation.
Activities set for Body Image and Eating Disorders Awareness Week, Feb. 20-27
The parents of a 19-year old who died after a yearlong struggle with bulimia will be the headline speakers for Iowa State University's Body Image and Eating Disorders Awareness Week activities, Feb. 20-27. Tom and Doris Smeltzer will present "Andrea's Voice: Silenced by Bulimia" at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 24, in the Memorial Union Sun Room. The talk is free and open to the public. Other activities during the week include a documentary, training, bake sale and party.
Iowa State challenges students to turn back cyber attacks, keep lights on, water running
Teams of students will work eight straight hours to protect a simulated city's power and water utilities from cyber attackers. The competition will be 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 13, in Room 1313 of Iowa State's Coover Hall. The event is free and open to the public.
New Iowa State research holds promise for diabetics with vitamin D deficiency
A simple change in diet could boost vitamin D levels for millions of Americans suffering from Type 2 diabetes, according to new research from Iowa State University. The team of researchers found diabetic rats fed an egg-based diet had higher concentrations of vitamin D, improved blood glucose levels and gained less weight.
Iowa State engineers develop hybrid technology to create biorenewable nylon
Iowa State's Zengyi Shao and Jean-Philippe Tessonnier are combining the tools of biology and chemistry to create new biorenewable products. Their hybrid conversion technology is featured on the cover of the Feb. 12 issue of the journal Angewandte Chemie International Edition.
Media stereotypes fuel support for anti-Muslim action, new research shows
Iowa State University researchers found a link between negative media stories about Muslims and support for military action and restrictions against Muslims. The research, published in the journal Communication Research, was designed to gauge the influence of media coverage portraying Muslims as terrorists.
Iowa State University researchers link 'housekeeping' gene with male infertility
ISU researchers have found evidence that a "housekeeping" gene present in every cell of the body may have a link to male infertility. The results of the study suggest that deficiency of the SMN gene could have different effects in males and females.
Presidential research initiative builds, advances four big data research teams
The Presidential Initiative for Interdisciplinary Research in Data Driven Science is advancing the work of four new research teams. Two teams have won research support to launch projects in digital agriculture and intelligent text analysis; two teams have won development support for proposals in sustainable cities and combining data platforms. Another round of presidential research awards is expected to be announced in February.
Iowa State engineer models heart valves, wind turbines for better designs, performance
Iowa State's Ming-Chen Hsu and his research group are developing computer modeling technologies that help engineers design better machines. The models are being applied to wind turbines, artificial hearts and gas turbines. Hsu said the models can save time and money by replacing the production and study of prototypes.
AAU Universities: Helping to safeguard the connected world
Iowa State engineers are leading studies of power grid cybersecurity while also training industry professionals and educating students to protect the nation's critical infrastructure. This research is highlighted in a new feature on the Association of American Universities homepage.
Change Agent: Jill Pruetz
Jill Pruetz doesn't consider herself a thrill seeker or adrenaline junkie, but admits she gets a rush every time she ventures out into the Senegal savanna to study her chimps.
Postcard from Campus: Let it Snow
In the winter, Iowa State's campus can look like a beautiful snow globe come to life.
The magic of 3-D metal printing
The Des Moines Register Feb 16, 2016
The Center for Industrial Research and Service (CIRAS) has a new, 3-D metal printer that's poised to alter the manufacturing process, helping companies to build prototypes and line-ready parts more quickly and cheaply.
A glimpse of Iowa State's cow maternity ward
It's the start of calving season on farms across the state, and no place is busier this time of year than the maternity ward at Iowa State's Lloyd Veterinary Medical Center. Veterinarians and students keep watch 'round the clock to care for expectant cows and their cute, newborn calves.


Banjara's Tan Free Face Wash comes in a tube packaging which is travel friendly. The flip cap shuts very tight thus no fear of spillage or mess. But the cap shuts too tight and it requires a bit of hard work to open it! So I place the tube under running water and this way I am able to easily open the cap for usage. All the important details is mentioned on the tube except of complete ingredient list. The tube itself looks quite refreshing, no?
The face wash is orange in color, has gel like consistency and contains tiny beads. The tiny beads provides a good massaging feeling on the skin, which I totally enjoy! It contains citrusy fragrance which I am in love with! The fragrance itself is quite refreshing as is the product!
I use Banjara's Tan Free Face Wash 3-4 times in a day and it has been suiting my acne prone skin quite well. It did not cause me any breakouts nor did it irritate my sensitive skin even a bit. It is a mild/gentle face wash but works very well in cleaning the face and washing off all the oil and sweat. My entire face tends to get oily just within two hours. But with this face wash it stays oil free for a little longer. It also aids in removing mild makeup like eyeliner, mascara, eyebrow products. However I did not feel like it exfoliates dead cells. Since the beads does not provide a scrubbing feeling but rather a massaging one. Also the beads aren't in adequate amount.
It claims to have a soap free formula so it does take time to lather up. Most of the time it does not lather up. (Except in shower. Yea, I don't know what's the connection between the shower and its lather! 😛 ) Since it contains fuller's earth I thought my skin will feel bit dry but glad that it didn't instead felt smooth!
Overall, my experience with Banjara's Tan Free Face Wash was a good one! Although I don't agree with the exfoliating claim but would like to end this review saying- due to the combination of multani and orange, my skin instantly feels refreshed, supple and stays oil free for long.
Banjara's Tan Free Face Wash will best suit people with oily, combination and normal skin type. I love its refreshing fragrance and refreshing feeling! I haven't got tanned so can not comment on the de-tanning claim. But I am going out in sun on daily basis. And I believe it's preventing my fair complexion from getting tanned! If you're someone thinking of trying this face wash, give it a shot! It has gentle and oil-free formula.
Have you tried Banjara's Tan Free Face Wash?
What's your skin type and how was your experience with Banjara's Tan Free Face Wash?
Which face wash would you like to suggest me?
I never tried products from Banjaras. This is new for me. would love to try after reading your detailed review here.
Thanks for sharing the review dear. Inwas looking for some products for the tanning issues.
I feel so attracted towards this brand no matter what! ?
Loved your review. I would love to try Banjaras tan free face wash!
I haven't tried anything from this brand yet. Seema like a nice product. Thanks for the lovely review. ?
Just seeing the color I can smell the citrus and your review is tell e tell for sure. Very nice, loved reading your posts.
It surely is a great promising product..need to try it soon?


Madrid City Hall has confirmed it will change the names of 30 streets in the capital that currently honour people connected to the regime of Spanish dictator General Francisco Franco.
Forty years after the death of General Francisco Franco, the Spanish capital city has finally pledged to rid its streets of all signs of the country's former dictator.
The Comprehensive Plan for the Memory of Madrid, a plan to rid the streets of Madrid of all signs of Franco once and for all was approved on Tuesday with votes from Podemos-backed Ahora Madrid, as well as the Socialists and Ciudadanos.
The city will carry out the plan with the help of historical memory associations, as well as the historical memory department of Madrid's Complutense University, which have long been campaigning for Spain to stop honouring Franco and his regime.
"I will change the names of the streets and squares in Madrid to comply with the law," tweeted Ahora Madrid.
The move complies with Spain's Historical Memory Law, which was passed in 2007 and included an official condemnation of the Franco regime as well as the removal of Francoist symbols from public buildings and spaces.
"Within four months we will have proposed the necessary modifications to rename the streets and squares in Madrid," confirmed Madrid's councillor for culture and sports, Celia Mayer.
Some of the affected streets will include: Calle General Yagüe, Avenida General Fanjul and Pasaje General Mola, named after some of Franco's generals.
"Can you imagine a street named after the Commander of the Luftwaffe Hermann Goering?" tweeted Ahora Madrid, explaining that it was changing the street named after José María Fernández Ladreda, who took part in Franco's military coup.
Authorities have not yet confirmed what the new names of the streets and squares will be, or how they will be decided but discussing the plans in July, Madrid mayor Manuela Carmena suggested Madrid do more to honour illustrious of women and that it should be put to public consultation.
Earlier this year Madrid chose to change the name of a Chueca square from Juan Vázquez de Mella, after a 19th century politician involved in the Carlist movement to Plaza Pedro Zerolo, to honour the gay rights activist who died in June.


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What does the baby name Huw mean? Learn about what Huw means, its history & origin, popularity in our random name database, pronunciation, similar names, nicknames & spelling variations.
H-U-W, is a 3-letter male given name.
Bringer mind, mind, heart or spirit.
Huw currently has 29 likes, and is in the top 7% of liked boy's names. The name Carsten is slightly more popular than Huw.


My sister, husband, girls and I met for lunch at the Brandon Town Center a few days ago. The Brandon Town Center has a Lush. As a frequent bath taker with no bubble bars, no bath bombs and no bubble bath on hand, I was in dire straits. My husband is a good man. He remedied my situation. I picked up these three guys to tide me over (from L to R:) Twilight Ballistic bath bomb $6.25, Rose Jam bubble bar $4.95, and Big Blue bath bomb $6.40.
Twilight got used that night. This is one of my favorite scents from Lush, the sweetest lavender that calms me instantly. There are not many bubbles as you can see, but it does foam nicely. There is a slickness left on your skin after bathing. I noticed it most when washing my face, I kept trying to get the soap off but then realized it was the bath bomb. Must be cocoa butter or some such emollient.
I have to admit... I also wanted to go in the store just to grab a free sample of American Cream when I saw that Rosegirls duped it for their next opening. Oh glory be. It is divine. A bag of brittle is on my plotting list. Are you a Lushie? What are some of your favorite Lush products? Lush is only a rare splurge for myself. Their solid perfumes and bath goodies rank high for me. I have also had my hair colored there once. It was interesting.
Those catalogs!! I will sit and clip out things like a kid with a Toys R Us catalog at Christmas. Their prices are a bit steep. Once in a while splurge.
That stinks!!! All set and ready and then... Nothing?! I guess it wasn't meant to be. So the store closed down or was it being remodeled?
It was changed to an Origins store.


Excessive intake of alcohol and other addictive substances like sleeping pills, Cannabis (Kanja), Nicotine (Smoking), Fortwin (Fentozocine), Volatile (Smelling) substances like thinner, petrol etc can be a problem for many. When the attempt to give up the habit by their own 'will power' fails repeatedly, then the patient thinks of seeking treatment.
Multidisciplinary care provided by Psychiatrists, Clinical Psychologists, Counselling Psychologists, Social worker, Occupational Therapist and Mental Health Nurses.
The wife has to stay with the patient and counselling will be done for the wife as well. If it is not possible for wife, other relatives have to stay.
Family counselling - for parents / children and spouse also.
10 to 14 days stay in the hospital - short term, intensive therapy.
Long-term follow-up support for 2 years.
Treatment of underlying or coexisting other psychological issues.
De addiction treatment for other addictive substances are also given at Vazhikatti. The essential requirement for effective care, when patient is motivated and confident of quitting, the treatment is more successful. Not infrequently, even unwilling and uncooperative patients, during the stay in the hospital, get motivated and make progress.