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Musicians are always told to move to major cities like New York and Los Angeles to have a shot at making it big, but after folk singer-songwriter Darren Eedens performed at the popular Focus Wales Music Festival & Conference three years in a row with positive reception, he decided to try something unique: he left Toronto's eclectic, buzzing music scene to move across the ocean to a small city in Wales.
Technically, Toronto has a bigger population than the whole country of Wales, but that actually worked in Eedens' favor, as his music now makes a bigger splash in the scene. He's gone on to tour all over Europe, making a name for himself in bluegrass, Americana, and folk. And while there are certainly limitations of living in a smaller city, Eedens has had no trouble finding inspiration in his new environment – not to mention that hopping on a plane for a gig has never been easier or more affordable!
So, if you're wondering what goes into a big international move, or how living in a small city can actually be amazing for your music career, you'll want to hear Eedens' story.
Moving from Canada to Wales for your music career is no small decision to make! What was the inspiration and reasoning behind it?
I had decided a few years ago to take a stab at touring in Europe. Having only really been touring for a couple years and only in Eastern Canada, it was a bit of a big jump. With that tour, I really caught the bug for being on the road, and I was very well received in a number of countries such as Belgium, Germany, and throughout the UK. I started flying over for tours once or twice a year and began building a name for myself and played more and more with each trip.
Fast forward after a couple years of doing that and my partner wanting to study abroad, and we decided the UK would be great. The options were either Scotland or Wales, and I sort of fell in love with Wales on past trips, and made a lot of friends and fans that I would see on every tour. We heard that Cardiff had a great music and culture scene and was generally a great place to live. So we packed up our suitcases, grabbed a couple banjos, and before I knew it, here we were, and it has been amazing for European touring.
Was your music gaining any traction while you were living in Toronto? How does the scene there compare to Cardiff, Wales?
Toronto has an amazing music scene; whatever you can possibly be into, you will find it. There are so many talented people and great bands/musicians coming out of the city. Now I live in an entire country with a smaller population than the city I used to call home. I think I needed to get out of the hustle of such a major city. Cardiff is a capital, but doesn't feel like it. If I'm in need of inspiration or quiet, I can walk or bike, and before I know it, I am either by the seaside or walking through hills where the only thing around me is a few sheep. It has really helped me grow as a musician; I have written more and created more here than ever.
I had already gotten my name around in Wales before moving here, so it made the transition great. I was able to get here and have gigs lined up all over the country. Because it is a small city, it didn't take long for people to recognize me. I stand out as more unique here; not a lot of people are playing Americana, roots, bluegrass, and country music. Add in the Canadian accent and the fact I play banjo, and it has led to a good amount of work for people that want to put on a show a little out of the ordinary here.
It's a very music oriented city and country, and much like Toronto, there are many many festivals all throughout the year.
Compared to living in North America, what's your experience been with touring, getting press, and collaborating in Wales?
Being here has helped my touring an incredible amount. I have played in more countries over the past year than I had in my entire career beforehand. The travel is affordable, and everything is so close – it's amazing. I am used to gigs in Canada where, when touring through the prairies, you drive for days on end. Now, I can hop a plane and play a festival in Denmark, and be back having dinner in my own flat the next day.
Since being here, I have played in different countries every single month. We have settled in, and it has truly worked out to be the best for both my partner and me. I have started to get more press, and my name gets out there more and more. I do have a publicist now, but really it almost all comes from old-fashioned grinding it out and gigging every night. If it goes well in a particular city, I make sure to come back, which can happen a whole lot easier now.
I haven't done as much collaborating as I would like, with being on the road so much. However, slowly but surely with all the people I have been meeting, collaborations do happen, and I get asked to perform at more events and start putting on events with others.
Is there anything you miss about the music scene in Toronto?
I do miss how much of "my" style of music there is back home. You just get a whole lot more Americana and roots music. I mean, in Toronto, you can go see a honky-tonk big band, cross the street to a whiskey-soaked country band, then get up the next morning and go for Bluegrass Brunch (real thing: the Dakota on weekend mornings – it's amazing). It is nice standing out here as something different, and like I say, it's been great for touring. But it's a lot harder to go catch a gig of that nature here.
Tell us about your experience at the Focus Wales Festival. What type of impression did it leave on you?
I have played Focus Wales for the past three years, and I have to say it was my first experience in Wales and a major reason I wound up in this country. I live in the South, but I have made so many lasting friendships and bonds up north in Wrexham. The whole community comes together for this event, and every person there is out supporting live music and art for days on end. By the time I came back for the most recent one, it felt more like a family reunion than a festival, except I've never been to a family reunion with such great music.
What benefits or opportunities came out of playing Focus Wales for you?
From playing the festival, I have played in a number of cities around Wrexham to great audiences who had seen me play at Focus – they are that supportive. I will also have my first-ever art show at a gallery there, a new venture for me that I never would have done if it wasn't for taking a chance and coming over to play a festival a few years ago. I get asked to perform at different pubs and events all the time, directly from people I have met and continue to see every year at Focus.
What's the number-one thing other artists should keep in mind before making an international move to advance their music career?
Money. As much as people like to say it's not about money, the fact is, moving across an ocean is no cheap task. Not to mention the Canadian dollar is doing so poorly right now.
Before moving, I had months of gigs planned with guarantees, travel, and accomodations sorted before I even got on a plane. This was simply because I knew I was coming here with no other source of income, so I couldn't just show up and play some music on a street corner. I needed real cash flow to survive. The benefit of this being, not only did it keep my rent paid, but it got me exposure and a lot of contacts in different places. The only real shame was that I think I spent a total of three weeks in my new apartment out of the first four months I lived in Wales – but gotta make a living somehow!
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In today’s fast paced world, eating a snack or two between meals is common and popular as well. If you’re used to having snacks on daily basis then you need to check the foods that you are taking as snacks. Because wrong selection of snacks food can cause your belly fat grow and make you over weight, while you remain unaware of the real cause of it.
Basically, when your belly fat grows, it involves the gain in visceral fat. The visceral fat accumulates inside the wall of your abdomen. The main task of visceral fat is to surround the internal organs of your body and protect them. This fat is active metabolically as it secretes chemical compounds. Often it causes inflammation and you fall under the risk of getting obesity disease.
Besides regular exercise and a diet plan to reduce your belly fat, you must have to be careful in selecting your foods for snacks. In this regard below descriptions of some e of the belly fat controlling snacks can help you a lot.
Snacks with Fruits and Vegetables
In 2015, a study was published in PLos One. The study said that those people who take natural fruits and vegetables more often as snacks tend to have smaller waist sizes and reduced belly fat or no fat at all. The same study also said that those people on the other hand takes hand-made prepared food most of the time will risk themselves of having extra belly fat and bigger waist size. Remember that fruits and vegetables are low in calories. A large carrot consists of 30 calories only. Similarly, a medium sized apple or a banana has around 100 calories.
- You can try by dipping carrot sticks and then use them with homemade black bean, or with sun-dried tomato hummus.
- You can also snack on salad (a small leafy) that can be topped with balsamic vinaigrette (a small amount and homemade).
- And a very solution is to take a piece of fruit while on-the-go.
Snacks with Nuts and Seeds
The Journal of the American Heart Association published a research study in 2015. The study said that almonds can help lose belly fat and weight in your body’s midsection. The researchers had to split 48 study subjects into two separate groups. One group had snacked on 1.5 ounces of almonds each day. The other group snacked on a muffin (containing almost same quantity of calories). When the 2-week study ended, researchers saw that the group of people who took almond instead of muffin lost more fat. Moreover this almond group had also achieved positive changes in cholesterol level.
- You can snack with almond. This will also boost the nutrient intake. These foods are high in unsaturated fats. These fats benefit human heart. These fats also contain minerals such as magnesium, phosphorus.
- Regularly measure your food taking and weight.
- You also have the option of selecting other nuts. These include pecans that contain 290 calories per 42.5 grams.
Snacks with Green Tea
This healthy version of tea is calorie-free. Therefore it is regarded as a belly fat reducing and weight-loss diet. There is a chemical compound in this tea called phytochemicals. This helps shed belly fat. In 2009 the Journal of Nutrition published a study. In that study we see that researchers of that study used to split over 100 overweight (and obese) adults into two study groups. One study group used a beverage that contained caffeine and catechins. The other study group used another beverage that was catechin-free and caffeine-free. Both beverages had the same amount in calories. The study went on for 12 weeks. The result is that the group with caffeine and catechins shredded belly fat more than the catechin-free and caffeine-free group. Amazingly enough they even lost the visible midsection belly fat.
- To get a snack that is more filling and that contains more nutritional value, you can make a smoothie with green tea. You can consider blend green tea and use it with frozen raspberries (a cup), mint (a few springs), and ice. This kind of smoothie contains 70 calories of energy.
- Alternatively you can select nonfat milk, blend it and use with frozen raspberries (frozen). You can also use spoonful of matcha. You can crush leaves of green tea and make powder of it and then use this powder as well. This kind of smoothie contains 150 calories of energy.
In 2011 The New England Journal of Medicine published a study. The study clearly showed that potato chips are mostly responsible for belly fat and weight gain. Similarly, pepperoni snacks, sausages are also responsible for belly fat growth and weight gain. To meet your immediate hunger need you can build a habit of keeping nuts and fruits along with you while in work place.
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The plastic hill and ramp can be used as an analogue for alpha particles (ball bearings) being scattered by the electric field around a nucleus. The hill is a 1/r shape (the same as the electrical potential around a nucleus due to its electric charge). This piece of apparatus is available from Philip Harris.


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Mumbai Actress Mouni Roy has made a lot of recognition in the world of entertainment. The actress, who received praise for her performance in ‘Sultan of Delhi’, opened up about her journey to stardom.
Reflecting on her journey, the ‘Brahmastra’ actress said, “Every step of this journey has been a learning experience, filled with love and support. I am overwhelmed with affection and deeply grateful.”
Playing the role of Nayanthara Gangopadhyay, the actress has received much praise for her performance in the crime-thriller series, despite the show not being very well received.
Mouni Roy will next be seen on screen in ‘The Virgin Tree’. Apart from this, she will be seen in the Bengali language reality show ‘Dance Bangla Dance 12’. Currently she is also the host of the reality-TV show ‘Temptation Island India’.
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1. I have this longing to go to a movie theater and spend a whole day watching film after film. To just get swept up and away in story after story. Should I do it? Have you ever done it?
I want to see THE KING'S SPEECH, THE TOURIST, TANGLED, DUE DATE, BURLESQUE and HARRY POTTER!!
Of course, I've had SCOTT PILGRIM VS the WORLD sitting here to watch at home for over a week, and have I made time? Uh, no.
2. Speaking of movies, have you seen the trailer for WATER FOR ELEPHANTS? I loved that book. And the trailer makes me squeal with joy. It looks magical!
3. I just posted my Christmas list on Facebook. Here it is:
FALL FOR ANYTHING by Courtney Summers and FIXING DELILAH by Sarah Ockler
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Trip to Paris
4. I'm a little sad today, as I say good-bye today to the girls and readers of the Author2Author blog.
5. My copy-edited manuscript of SPRINKLES AND SECRETS is calling to me. I better get to it.
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Sofia Hensley Kitchen design ideas, 2018-09-16 18:36:41. There are many kitchen design ideas and I will offer my opinions to help guide you design the best kitchen ever. The kitchen has become the most important room of the home; therefore its design must fit your family's lifestyle. Long ago, it was primarily the place for cookingstoring food, however in today's homes, it is the gathering place. It has become the central focal point of the home. More money is spent on the kitchen than any other room of the home.
Reina Wright Kitchen design ideas, 2018-09-16 13:45:29. You love to cook and the most important room in the house, to you, is your kitchen. But, not only do you cook, bake and preserve food for your family, you also cook for friends and neighbors for their special occasions. You thought perhaps a catering business will be nice to have since you already sell your preserved foods. However, your kitchen cannot accommodate a catering service as it is now. You will need a professional kitchen which will require some kitchen design ideas and ultimately, a kitchen renovation.
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Angelique Clemons Kitchen design ideas, 2018-09-16 19:25:03. The cart is very resourceful, and can be stored easily by sliding right in next to your sink. A small kitchen hutch is also a good idea since it has pullout parts like storage drawers and cutting boards. A small hutch also has glass doors on its upper portion where a few plates and fine china may be stored. An open plate rack can be built in or placed against the wall as an addition.
Whitney Ellis Kitchen design ideas, 2018-09-16 16:59:12. The first kitchen design idea to consider is its layout. It needs to be functional as well as beautiful. One older method of designing the layout is the work triangle. The range, sink and refrigerator would form the points of this "work triangle" therefore creating an area that would make cooking & cleaning easier. One issue with this concept is only one person typically would fit in this triangle. Today, cooking is usually a family event with socializing therefore its design should take this into account.
Reina Wright Kitchen design ideas, 2018-09-16 04:40:26. Among the areas in a home where there's a lot of action is happening is the kitchen. It is for this reason that it must be renovated whenever necessary so that there will be an improvement in the way that most activities will be carried out.
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- 4 cups green cabbage, chopped or shredded finely
- 3 tablespoons unsalted butter or 3 tablespoons margarine
- 2 onions, chopped (I use Vidalia sweet onions)
- 1 bunch scallion, chopped (green & white parts, reserving some of the green for garnish)
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1⁄2 teaspoon black pepper
- 1⁄2 teaspoon granulated sugar
- 2 (16 ounce) cans chicken broth or (16 ounce) cans vegetable broth
- 1 cup skim milk, warmed
- 1 cup shredded carrot (approx 2 carrots)
- You will need a deep, heavy microwave safe cooking dish- such as a round Corningware casserole (no lid).
- Put butter in casserole and heat for 40 seconds on HIGH heat (or until melted).
- Add cabbage, onions, scallions, salt, pepper, and sugar.
- Cook on HIGH 4-6 minutes.
- Add the broth and cook on HIGH another 15 minutes.
- Add the warm milk (I remove the soup from the microwave and heat up the milk for 1 minute or so in a glass measure).
- Stir in the carrots and return to the microwave to heat on HIGH 3-4 minutes.
- Test for seasonings- add more salt, pepper, or sugar if needed to suit your tastes.
- You may need to adjust cooking times for your microwave- if cabbage is not tender enough yet, keep microwaving in 3-4 minute intervals on HIGH,stirring, until veggies are cooked to your liking.
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WASHINGTON (Sputnik) — The stabbing took place on Wednesday morning inside the Classroom and Office Building (COB) on the Merced campus, the local WPVI news station reported.
University of California Merced issued a warning on Wednesday morning warning students to avoid the campus as there had been at least one stabbing in the COB, the report said.
All the stabbing victims remain conscious, the report added.
Three of the victims were flown by helicopter to a local hospital, and the other three received medical treatment on campus.
The campus was shut down and the California Highway patrol diverting traffic around it, according to the report.

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– Noordwijkerhout-based information security company Shred-it Netherlands has received the shredding and recycling industry award at the National Business Success Awards.
The awards recognise successful businesses that are not only leading the way in their industry but have a distinctive, innovative business model.
Shred-it Netherlands, part of the global Shred-it brand, helps Dutch businesses to protect confidential information, such as business documents and customer and employee data, through the Always Secure Workplace. As well as providing paper shredding and hard drive data destruction services, Shred-it acts as a consultant offering guidance and industry expertise to help businesses protect their hard-earned reputations.
Bob Slikkerveer, Branch Manager – Netherlands, said: “We are delighted to have come number one in our industry in the National Business Success Awards. The Shred-it team is passionate about helping our customers to improve their information security with secure workplace solutions and advice. It’s great to see that passion and drive recognised by these awards.”
Shred-it is one of 23 top-industry winners from different industries. The award organisers will select the five best companies from the 23 winners and members of the public will choose a further five to go to the final award show, which will be broadcast on national television on 7 August at 1 PM and 13 August at 1 PM.
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It’s become a common refrain to say that the November elections were more of a rejection of Democrats than an endorsement for the Republicans. Two pollsters from opposite sides of the political spectrum have proven it.
RNC Chairman Ed Gillespie and GOP pollster Whit Ayres of Resurgent Republic released a poll earlier this month along with Stan Greenberg and James Carville, of Friends of Democracy Corps and Greenberg Quinlan Rosner. In it, they found that Independent voters side with Republicans in placing blame on the Democratic Congress for the current state of affairs, but that approval for Republicans is no greater than in 2008 and 2006.
The GOP has seemingly taken those sentiments to heart, muting their post-election victory celebrations and doing everything they can to convey the seriousness with which they are approaching the upcoming session.
“There’s a definite sense that voters will be watching to see if the changes that took place this November affect their stance on the economy,” said Luke Frans, of Resurgent Republic. “This wasn’t a free pass.”
In the memo, Carville and Greenberg had similar thoughts.
“To begin, we should note how discerning these voters are about the Republicans. Much like the new Senator from West Virginia, they aimed their weapons at the Democrats, not the Republicans for whom they have little regard for,” they wrote. “This election was about Democratic governance, not a new regard for the Republican agenda and philosophy.”
The poll found that Republicans think the country is on the wrong track by a whopping 92 percent, and Independents think the same at 79 percent. That was similar to the numbers of voters who opposed the health care bill, according to the survey. Republicans disapproved of Obamacare 93 to 3 percent, and independents opposed it 51 to 39 percent.
Dissapproval of the health care bill was reiterated by a McClatchy-Marist poll just yesterday. Overall, the Greenberg Quinlan Rosner / Resurgent Republic poll found that respondents favored health care repeal by a margin of 42 to 51 percent. Just yesterday, the McClatchy Marist poll found that 65 percent were not in favor of the individual mandate, with 29 percent saying it should be kept.
Strangely, fifty-one percent of respondents wanted to keep all or most of the health care bill – apparently, “most” did not include the mandate.
Frans points out that regardless of the level of support, one of the clearest issues that voters were angry about after the election was the health care bill, according to his poll.
“There’s a thermometer scale in the survey for a variety of issues… for independent voters, the only thing they rated worse than the health care bill was Harry Reid and Nancy Pelosi,” he said.
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M'Vila's Euro future still uncertain after 'moderately serious' ankle injury
France midfielder Yann M'Vila hopes to still make Euro 2012 despite an ankle sprain sustained in a warm-up friendly.
'Yann M'Vila is suffering from a moderately serious sprain with no complications,' read a French Federation statement.
Ouch: Yann M'Vila grimaces after his injury
The holding player picked up the injury in a 2-0 win over Serbia on Thursday.
Arsenal's target is expected to take part in the competition although he remains a doubt for France's Group D opening game against England on June 11.
France, who will entertain Estonia in their final warm-up game in Le Mans on Tuesday, also play co-hosts Ukraine and Sweden at Euro 2012.
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Planning permission has been granted for New Victoria, a multi-million-pound project which will revitalise a key part of Manchester city centre, adjacent to Victoria Station.
National developer and urban regeneration specialist, Muse Developments, in partnership with Network Rail, has today been given the go ahead by Manchester City Council’s planning committee to create a £185 million mixed-use development on the 2.5-acre site on Corporation Street.
The ambitious project will see the creation of three new buildings: a 150,000 sq ft, Grade A, eight-storey office development, as well as two residential buildings (20 and 25 storeys).
A total of 520 new homes are planned including 178 one-bed, 286 two-bed and 56 three-bed apartments on the site, which is currently owned by scheme partner Network Rail.
The first phase of residential development will provide amenity space including a gym, 24-hour concierge, communal residents’ lounge, cycle storage and a roof garden. The office and residential buildings fronting Corporation Street will feature retail space on the ground floor. Car parking will also be provided, as well as improvements to the public realm.
The New Victoria development benefits from being in an outstanding location close to the city’s prime retail / leisure amenities and adjacent to Manchester Victoria Station, the city’s second largest public transportation hub.
Muse will now progress the design and contractor procurement process, with construction expected to begin on site in Q4 2017.
David Burkinshaw, development director at Muse, said: “New Victoria offers an unparalleled location and an outstanding development opportunity. Securing planning consent is a key milestone for the project. Working closely with Network Rail, Muse can now advance the detailed design of the first phase of residential.”
David Biggs, managing director of network rail property, said: We are pleased to be partnering with Muse on this exciting new development. The project will help us deliver our targets to release former operational railway land for homes. Being given the go ahead shows clearly that Network Rail’s £44 million investment at Manchester Victoria station has provided a major catalyst for wider regeneration in the city, delivering much-needed homes and development opportunities.”
Muse is working with award-winning architect Sheppard Robson and Arup on detailed design proposals for the scheme. Deloitte provided support with the preparation of the planning application.
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We will not start a project until all details are completed on your blueprints, all specifications are accounted for and all your selections have been chosen 100%. (This can take from 14 to 90 days based on how quickly you are able to make decisions about your home).
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The construction phase will always potentially have its limitations for any number of reasons (weather, subcontractor backlog, back ordered selections, change orders) but what we have always found still rings true today, – the more organized and specific you are upfront with us, the more efficient your project will go. (Good rule of thumb for construction start to finish is homes 3000 sqft or under typically a 6-8 month build cycle. For homes 3000sqft and higher, plan on 1 month per every 500 sqft of build)
Our Aluxa homes management system (AMS) is designed to specifically gather all hard cost data upfront before the start of the project (during Design and Estimation phase). This significantly eliminates cost variances. Most cost variances are then due to change orders that you decide to make during the construction of your home (and these are made at true costs). Also we will ask if you are comfortable putting in a variance amount, either for unforeseen construction situation, or your change orders or selection upgrades. Our transparent business model and monthly client budget review meetings also keeps you fully in the know of where your project costs are throughout the build. With the AMS, you should never end up at the end of the build surprised by your costs.
We pride ourselves with the construction industries only “zero management fee” change order process. Anytime you wish to make a change to your project, just create an “RFP-request for proposal” in your customer portal. We will then submit to all subcontractors and vendors supplying either labor or materials to make the change order possible. Once the proposals are completed, you will either virtually sign off on them and approve them or decline the change request. All of this will take place on your customer portal and mobile app. Any approved changed orders will then be automatically added to your bottom line budget.
Part of the unique selling proposition for our Aluxa customers is partnering them with another one of our family members – our interior designer. Right from the start of the design and estimation phase (D&E) you will work hand in hand with one of our professional interior designers. They will guide you through flooring selections to paint colors. Also furniture placement will be a large part of the discussion of your floorplan design as we want to make sure all custom spaces we design for you are fully functional for your family.
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If there’s going to be a celebration of Free music, led by the still stellar voice of Paul Rodgers, and that celebration is going to be recorded and filmed, best make it the sold-out show at the prestigious Royal Albert Hall.
Recorded at the world famous London venue on the 28h May 2017, the last date of Paul Rodgers’ successful music of Free tour, Free Spirit the album is a first class memento of Free Spirit the show featuring Pal Rodgers and Pete Bullick (guitars), Ian Rowley (bass), Rich Newman (drums) and Gerard “G” Lewis (keyboards).
‘Little Bit of Love’ gets the Free flowing party started in fine style, Ian Rowley and Rich Newman making it as much about the groove as the rhythm, while Pete Bullick plays six-string foil to one of the greatest voices in rock, from the now classic late 60s and 70s era through to the current day.
Still vocally fit, Paul Rodgers sings back the years as if it were yesterday and not the four-and-half to five decades since the likes of ‘Wishing Well,’ ‘My Brother Jake’ and ‘All Right Now’ were first heard on rock radio and deeper Free cuts graced the vinyl grooves (kudos to Rodgers for not scripting a Greatest Hits set).
There’s even space for songs never performed live by Free – soulful ballad ‘Love You So’ from Highway gets an airing as does Catch a Train, the opening number from Free at Last.
The latter number closes out the sixteen song collection in big, brash and barnstorming style.
It’s also worth noting this is no official Free tribute band; as already stated this is a celebration of Free music as opposed to any sort of pastiche.
But then it couldn’t be done any other way – the late Andy Fraser had a unique bass style; dovetailing with Simon Kirke the pair delivered a powerful but uncluttered rhythm that allowed Paul Kossoff and Rodgers to fill the space.
The legendary Paul Kossoff was one of the great rock guitarists; his lazy but beautifully effective style of playing and quick-fire vibrato are hard if not impossible to emulate.
Paul Rodgers and band honour the spirit of the originals but with their own style – the rhythm section may be a little too busy for some but it’s effective enough and Pete Bullick captures the essence of Paul Kossoff without ever trying to copy (but then no other guitarist should, nor probably could).
Bullick also shines on a number of the solos, including the ever blues-soulful ‘Be My Friend’ and the aforementioned ‘Love You So.’
There have been a number of Bad Company reunion shows, tours and live releases in recent years.
Now, fifty years on from when a young Paul Rodgers met an even younger Paul Kossoff and decided to form a band with Simon Kirke and Andy Fraser, Rodgers’ other lasting band legacy from the days when British blues rock giants walked the earth has deservedly been toured and showcased – in Free spirit.
Free Spirit is available in multiple formats:
Blu-ray (with bonus opening performances from Jasmine Rodgers and Deborah Bonham) + tour booklet
3LP (with bonus opening content from Jasmine Rodgers and Deborah Bonham) + tour booklet
CD/DVD + tour booklet; Digital release
Also see a review of Paul’s son, Steve Rodgers at the above link.

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LIVINGSTON - U.S. Rep. Bill Cassidy says the Federal Emergency Management Agency should reopen an appeal by Livingston Parish that asks the agency to pay for debris removal from Hurricane Gustav.
In a letter to FEMA, Cassidy say evidence suggests the agency may have wrongly decided how much it would reimburse the parish and then found documentation to support that predetermined result.
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Dispersal patterns in a harvested willow ptarmigan population
Article first published online: 9 JUN 2005
Journal of Applied Ecology
Volume 42, Issue 3, pages 453–459, June 2005
How to Cite
BRØSETH, H., TUFTO, J., PEDERSEN, H. CHR., STEEN, H. and KASTDALEN, L. (2005), Dispersal patterns in a harvested willow ptarmigan population. Journal of Applied Ecology, 42: 453–459. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2664.2005.01031.x
- Issue published online: 9 JUN 2005
- Article first published online: 9 JUN 2005
- Received 19 December 2003; final copy received 26 January 2005Editor: Steve Rushton
- Lagopus lagopus;
- spatial scale;
- Weibull model;
- wildlife management
- 1Harvest management requires knowledge of whether the harvest is sustainable as a result of compensatory mechanisms, such as dispersal. The effect of recreational harvesting on dispersal patterns in willow ptarmigan Lagopus lagopus was assessed over four hunting seasons in central Norway.
- 2A two-parameter Weibull model was fitted to the observed absolute dispersal distance data using maximum likelihood methods. Estimates of the scale and shape parameters for the dispersal probability distribution were calculated, describing the distribution of observed willow ptarmigan dispersal distances. From the parameter estimates of the dispersal model we estimated the standard deviation of the dispersal displacement relevant for population genetic and spatial population dynamic models.
- 3The effect of harvesting on dispersal patterns was examined by testing for differences in the scale and shape parameters of dispersal distance distributions in areas with and without harvest. No effect of harvesting was found, either in adults or juveniles.
- 4Breeding dispersal of adult birds was estimated as a dispersal probability distribution with scale parameter a = 402 m and shape parameter b = 2·01, corresponding to a dispersal standard deviation of σ = 284 m. The dispersal probability distribution of adults was not significantly different from a bivariate normal distribution.
- 5Natal dispersal had a dispersal probability distribution with scale parameter a = 4206 m and shape parameter b = 1·16, corresponding to a dispersal standard deviation σ = 3728 m. The dispersal probability distribution of juveniles was not significantly different from an exponential distribution.
- 6Synthesis and applications. Reduction of the population density of willow ptarmigan through harvesting at moderate densities does not seem to affect the dispersal distances. Thus, if there is little or no difference in the dispersal probability distribution in harvested and non-harvested areas there will be only weak or no compensation for the harvest, given that natural mortality and reproduction is the same in both areas. Thus, erroneously assuming compensation of harvest by immigration into a local population can lead to overharvest.

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Letters to the Editor -- February 08, 2007
Welcome, monthof February. Does your timely arrival mean an ending towinter, or is there still more snowy surprises in store?
Worksof Birch Bay artist displayed at Bellingham venues
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Winteris birding season in Blaine
Richmondshooting victim was Blaine grad
A graduate of Blaine high schoolwas killed in a drive-by shooting in Richmond, B.C. lastmonth.
WhatcomCounty a leader in green
Whatcom Countyis leading in the realm of green building by registeringfor Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED)certification of the Whatcom...
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The U.S. Supreme Court decision last week in Blueford v. Arkansas has ignited a mini-debate over the issue of double jeopardy in criminal trials.
In a piece “Does the Supreme Court Believe in Double Jeopardy Protections?” published on his Atlantic.com blog, Andrew Cohen cites this case as a key indicator of the Court’s turn away from the established doctrine of not subjecting defendants to multiple trials for the same accusation.
Aside from the question of why the Court heard the case in the first place, which I’ll admit does seem a bit strange, given the elements of the case, there appears to be little in the way of precedent-establishing new law created here.
The reason is simple: There was no verdict. No verdict and no acquittal.
In Blueford, the trial court was given the murder case with the usual jury instructions, but after retiring and deliberating for “a few hours” it returned and claimed it was “hopelessly deadlocked.” The jury foreperson then entered into a colloquy with the judge over the counts the jury considered and the resultant vote counts.
In the first vote, the jury unanimously agree against a capital murder verdict, and against a first degree murder verdict, but could not reach agreement on the question of manslaughter, and did not vote on returning a verdict of negligent homicide. No verdict was entered into the record and, after issuing an Allen charge, the judge sent the jury back out to continue to deliberate. After a brief period, they returned without having reached a verdict and the judge declared a mistrial.
In its 6-3 decision, the Supreme Court, in a majority opinion written by Chief Justice Roberts, affirmed a lower court ruling that the State of Arkansas was not barred from re-trying Blueford under the Double Jeopardy standard, because in order for double jeopardy to adhere in the prosecution, a verdict must be reached, delivered to and affirmed by the judge.
The presiding judge’s exchange with the jury foreperson might be misconstrued as a verdict, but Chief Justice Roberts and the Court’s majority agreed that it did not constitute the rendering of a verdict, and the trial judge’s act of instructing the jury to resume deliberations (whereupon they could have re-opened discussion on any of the potential charges) was enough to determine that the jury’s deliberations did not result in a verdict, and the state of Arkansas is free to refile against Blueford.


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Know Your Limitations and Overcome Them
When you’ve been raised a certain way—you know it can be a limitation. When you realize that you were never complimented, you also know it might be difficult for you to compliment people. Then you remind yourself that you have to compliment more frequently until you develop that habit. A lifetime later, I still have problems complimenting people, so I have to work at that.
We all have these little things that can limit our success. Learn to write them down and then learn how to overcome them by going the extra mile. And folks, we can! I could sit back and say, “My dad never complimented me. I can’t compliment anybody, so I’m a failure.” All of us have all the excuses in the world to fail, and that’s the easiest thing to do: fail.
Attitude is your emotional approach to life. It is the framework through which you see events, see other people, and even see yourself. Attitude is very, very important.
Others may say the key is personality or strategy. I’ve heard Mary talk many times when she’s been giving presentations about building a business. She says success has nothing to do with your personality; it’s about having a burning desire.
I’ve seen people that absolutely swore they couldn’t sponsor someone into Young Living, and yet they can give you a sales pitch about their home like nobody’s business! So what made the difference? Their attitude

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Warbird Radio Presents – The Ed Cottrell Story – Hosted by John Mollison
WARBIRD RADIO – The United States’ largest and most bloody battle of WWII was the Battle of the Bulge. It began on December 16, 1944 and ran through January of the next year and resulted in as many as 180,000 casualties for both sides and as many as 3,000 innocent civilians lost their lives, too. It was “war” at its text-book definition of ugly.
However; there was a moment, albeit brief, that reminds history human nature doesn’t always follow the path of brutality. On December 17, Ed Cottrell, a P-47 pilot on the hunt for German Panzers, came face to face with his enemy, listen in as the man describes a moment of mercy he has never forgotten. Neither will you…
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November 19, 2009
Last night the ladies came over and we made some Christmas Baubles. We did 2 different types.
First up we decorated some glass ones.
I decorated this one with the Scribble This Stamp Set, some Chunky glitter and Real Red ribbon.
We boxed up our Christmas Baubles in some little boxes….so they will make a lovely little gift.
We then made some Christmas Baubles out of Designer Series Paper – Holiday Treasure & Kiwi Kiss.
November 13, 2009
Yay Yay – I’ve got a little bit of time up my sleeve……so I thought I would pop in here and show you a couple of projects we did in a Masking class recently.
Each week I run stamping Classes to share techniques and projects with everyone. You can visit the Classes Tab on my Blog to find out what classes are coming up…….or you can also visit my Stampin Up Web Site as they are listed there too. www.chantellrandall.stampinup.net
There are a couple of different ways you can use masking on a project. Masking is where you cover up part of the card or image and then stamp or colour over it.
The first card we did used a template (mask) that we placed over the top of our card and then we sponged ink through the gaps in the mask. Here we used the Sheet left from the Blooms Die Cut Flowers as a mask. I got the idea from my friend Sarah….Thank you Sarah.
I love the Taken With Teal colour but don’t used it often – so challenged myself to use it. And I was really pleased with the colour combination result.
Our next card was a different type of masking….where we stamped some of the image then masked it….then stamped over the top again. When the mask is removed you have a layed effect. It gives the project dimension.
A great Man card. Although – at the time we did this class it was close to Fathers Day – so some of the ladies put “Happy Fathers Day” on their card.
November 8, 2009
Today Sarah and I had a busy day with two Birthday parties in one day. It was loads of fun with great friends, sunshine and good (not necessarily healthy) food.
In the afternoon we went to Denise’s 30th Birthday Party. We had brought her a lovely Necklace and so I decided to make a box for it that matched the Card and envelope I had done too.
I was really pleased with how they looked once completed – so thought I would share them here.
November 2, 2009
Nadine and I decided to do a Card Swap (in August) using Spring Mini Products. Nadine is my sister and lives in NZ. She is also a Stampin’ Up! Demonstrator. You can check out her Blog here.
We do Card Swaps most months and have a different theme each time. It’s so much fun to see what each other comes up with. And it’s great to get a bunch of lovely cards in the mail.
Nadine’s cards are both made with the same Stamp Set – Soft Summer – which is great for Two-step stamping. It so great to see how Nadine has got two totally different ideas (cards) from one set.
Great colours – huh?? Nadine has used the one stamp and rotated it round to make this pretty design.
I love this card….the grid is amazing….such a great effect. Nadine has got it just perfect.
Here the Just Beachy set again…..I’ve used the Lazy Days jumbo wheel for the backgound and ripped some Kraft Card stock for the sand.
Here I’ve used the Great friend Stamp set and the Scallop oval punch. This was one of those cards where I chose the stamp set….then a colour but did not know what I was creating till it was finished. But I loved it so much – I made a few more to send to special friends.
November 2, 2009
Last Saturday we held our Quarterly Team Day…..which was loads of fun. There was lots of chatting, laughing, chocolate eating…..Oh and Papercrafting too. It was also a great opportunity to catch up with the girls some of whom I have not seen in quite a while.
Each Team Day we take turns at providing projects for the rest of the Team. We do a Scrapbook Page, a 3D Item and a Technique Card.
Our 3D item was provided by Nicole. This is such a cool little box….the top of the box sort of squashes down to become the lid.
Our Scrapbook Page was provided by Amanda. It’s so lovely. When I got home I had a look through to see what photo’s I had to go with it. And this is what I chose. It’s a photo the Mum had sent me during the week and the colours were just perfect for this page.
We also did Swaps….with a Christmas theme This is by Rachel, she has used the Spritzer Tool on here which looks great.
By Michelle…..Ohhhh I’m loving this Stamp Set!!
By Janice. Loads and Loads of work in this card. Just Beautiful.
By Narelle – love the colours.
And for my Swap I decided I did not want to do a card so I did a little box with a Chocolate in it.


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University of Minnesota President Joan Gabel is considering more robust refunds for students after backlash over unused room and board costs.
Gabel sent an email to the university community Wednesday stating she would propose further refunds for students after the school initially announced it would refund students living in campus housing just $1,200 in room and board costs if they had moved home during the COVID-19 crisis.
The dollar amount quickly garnered widespread criticism from students and officials.
A petition launched online pointed out room and board costs total around $5,000 per semester. With in-person classes cancelled on March 11, the petition asked for a refund of half of the cost, or $2,500.
“This discrepancy is unjust seeing as some students have lived on campus for only 6 weeks of the semester,” the petition reads.
Minnesota Rep. Patrick Garofolo, R-Farmington, also announced earlier this week that he would draft legislation requiring state colleges and universities to refund students 90 percent of unused room and board costs.
Gabel said her “comprehensive” proposal would be taken up by the university’s Board of Regents on Friday. Refunds would include room and board and other expenses and fees, according to the email.
"Since conditions for all Minnesotans changed late last week as a result of the governor’s 'Stay at Home' order, my team has been working around the clock on a comprehensive student fee refund proposal that encompasses all students, at all levels, on all five of our campuses," Gabel said in the email.
According to the Minnesota Daily, the initial decision was made with the help of "internal and external experts and peer institutions,” per an email from Gable.
The university’s Board of Regents will convene Friday at 10 a.m.


It has been in the news for months that RadioShack is closing. RadioShack, which was founded in Boston in 1921, is one of the oldest electronics stores in existence. They started out as a retailer for radio and electronic components. The company, which has not turned a profit since 2011, had warned of a possible bankruptcy in September and planning to quickly close about 2,100 stores. RadioShack cleared to continue sales and tap bankruptcy loan with a Going-Out-of-Business Sale which began February 2015 at over 1,700 stores. RadioShack’s has about 4,000 locations in the US. Does RadioShack’s bankruptcy represents the demise of traditional electronics stores?
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Say what you will about EA, but the company definitely seems to be thinking ahead. Head of EA Labels, Frank Gibeau, has told GamesIndustry in an interview that EA will “be a 100% digital company, period.” Talking about the gaming industry and the rise of digital media, Gibeau believes that selling digital products directly to the consumer via the internet is the way of the future.
Retail partners probably won’t be too thrilled to hear that, but it’s the way the industry is moving in general. Gibeau says that while retail is a “great channel” and that the company has “great relationships” with its partners, EA will respond to customers who want to get games directly from the source.
Naturally, the company won’t completely abandon retail: “[I]f customers want to buy a game at retail, they can do that too. We’ll continue to deliver games in whatever media formats make sense and as one ebbs and one starts to flow, we’ll go in that direction.” Gibeau goes on to say that digital is the fastest growing segment of EA’s business, and that the company is preparing for the advent of streaming games via the cloud from the likes of Gaikai and OnLive.


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As the Indiana Republican primary looms, the New York Times reports, Ted Cruz has sought to galvanize conservatives by raising the issue of transgender women’s right to use women’s bathrooms, arguing that Republicans should reject Donald Trump’s support for such purportedly deviant behavior.
Last week, after North Carolina passed a measure requiring people to use the restroom of the gender stated on their birth certificate, Trump said people should be free to “use the bathroom they feel is appropriate.” In response, Cruz has stoked fears (fantasies?) about sexual predators entering women’s bathrooms. The Times offers the following anecdote:
“Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton both agree that grown men should be allowed to use the little girls’ restroom,” Mr. Cruz said on Tuesday night as a crowd in Knightstown, Ind., booed heartily. He made the remarks after coming before the crowd with his two daughters, 7 and 5, who wore matching pink dresses.
“If Donald Trump dresses as Hillary Clinton, he still can’t use the little girls’ restroom,” he said in South Bend, Ind. “And I apologize for putting that image in your mind.”
Earlier, Mr. Cruz said, “If the law says that any man, if he chooses, can enter a women’s restroom, a little girls’ restroom, and stay there, and he cannot be removed because he simply says at that moment he feels like a woman, you’re opening the door for predators.”
Setting aside the implication that transgender women aren’t ‘actually’ women—as well as the myth that trans people assault (sexually or otherwise) cisgender people in bathrooms, and also the fact that trans people disproportionately suffer from hate crimes—it is worth noting that there is actually no such thing as the “little girls’ restroom.” There is also no such thing as the “little boys’ restroom.”
However, taken on their own terms, the implicit inverse of Cruz’s remarks is that grown men should be allowed to use the “little boys’ restroom.” If such a restroom were to exist (which it doesn’t), and if our primary concern is for the children (which it should be), surely we would want to restrict grown men’s access to it, irrespective of gender.
Cruz is far from the first person to describe “the women’s restroom” as “the little girls’ restroom,” but this construction is creepy and infantilizing in any context. At best, it betrays a pathological discomfort with the human body; at worst, it assumes a shared interest between grown, adult humans in contemplating the bodily functions of children.
Here, though, the only reason for Cruz to use this language is to invoke in the listener the image of child rape; and he did so while referring implicitly to his own daughters. It is no wonder they reject his performative affection.


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Albert Primary School in Penarth was founded in 1878 and is Grade II listed.
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An 87-year-old Mississippi blues musician won a 2021 Grammy Award Sunday, his second such award.
Bobby Rush won the latest Grammy for Best Traditional Blues Album for his album “Rawer Than Raw.”
“Wow, wow, wow, wow!” Rush said as he was announced as the winner. “I want to thank the academy for choosing me… I accept in honor of all the guys who didn’t win…God, I don’t know what to say. I’m so blessed and thankful.”
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Centcom announced that US-led coalition forces in Syria opened fire at pro-Syrian government forces "in defense" of Syrian Democratic Forces headquarters.
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Not sure about you but when it’s hot like this all I think about is the Rosie Perez ice cube scene in Do the Right Thing.
Life brings surprises sometimes that I thoroughly enjoy. I was chillin’ with my crew at a local food festival and a cool ass dude handed me a chocolate bar. It’s a fucking food festival so we ate it.
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LAS VEGAS--A year ago, Facevision introduced the first Skype-certified HD Webcam, the FV TouchCam N1, that was capable of streaming high-definition video over the Internet, turning video chat into a much better experience. It was one of a few HD Webcams at the time.
For this reason, the FV TouchCam N1 was rather expensive, costing around $120 when first released (it now has a street price of about $100).
Today, the company announced and demonstrated at CES 2011 a new version of the Webcam that offers the same capability but at a significantly lower cost, the TouchCam V1 720p HD … Read more
New York-based video service Vimeo announced Wednesday it will roll out 1080p video (also known as "full HD") to its members by the end of this month.
In order to upload 1080p clips, users will have to be members of Vimeo's paid Plus service, which costs $10 a month, or $60 a year. Though anyone can view a 1080p video regardless of whether they're a free or paid Plus user.
One of the holy grails of consumer electronics is to create a wireless networking solution that works seamlessly behind the scenes to link together all your home AV, PC, and mobile gear throughout your house. Silicon Image, the company that brought you the HDMI standard, is on a quest to find that grail and the horse its riding is named LiquidHD.
The folks from Silicon Image are talking up the new technology at CES this year and the basic concept goes something like this: You have a PlayStation 3 or Xbox 360 connected to a TV in one room and … Read more
According to a recent report by Futuresource, a consulting company that did a survey on how many of us copy DVDs a while ago, the high-definition disc markets in both the U.S. and Europe continue to perform very well, thanks to the fact that the world shifted to one format--Blu-ray--at the beginning of the year.
Currently, taking only big titles into account, the share of total sales being taken by Blu-ray has already hit 5 percent to 6 percent. By the end of the year, this share is estimated to be more than 10 percent. With many hot title … Read more
The backers of Wireless Home Digital Interface plan to announce they are officially banding together Wednesday. But we're still months, or even a year from true, interoperable devices that can send high-definition video between themselves.
Wireless Home Digital Interface, or WHDI, sends uncompressed, high-definition video signals over the unlicensed 5-Gigahertz band. The backers of it say its immune to obstructions like walls and can deliver a signal that covers an entire home--that means setting up a set-top box in a basement and connecting it wirelessly to a 1080p TV in an upstairs bedroom.
It's no secret that the Japanese are into their high definition televisions--they've been able to watch HD for years now. They even had an analog transmission for HD in the late '80s, beating the rest of the world by some considerable margin. It's no surprise then that they quickly got bored of HD and came up with something called Super Hi-Vision, which is even better.
Super Hi-Vision pictures are made up of 33 million pixels, transmitted 60 times per second with a frame size of a staggering 7,680 x 4,320 pixels. Super Hi-Vision has … Read more
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Listening to Washington, you would never know that today’s hot topics include Climategate, Glaciergate, and an increasingly bitter debate about what we really know about our capacity to accurately forecast global climate change.
In his State of the Union Address, President Barack Obama asserted that there is “overwhelming scientific evidence on climate change.” The Director of National Intelligence and the Pentagon are following the President’s lead in Lemming-like fashion.
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