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Shaped by the Cross
Meditations on the Sufferings of Jesus
By Ken Gire
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"If there is such a thing as the gift of writing, it is my opinion that Ken Gire has it. Creative, colorful, lucid and easy to read, he has developed a firm grip on this elusive craft, much of which cannot be taught. In athletic terms, the man's a natural."
—Charles R. Swindoll
"I'm just a writer; Ken Gire is a real writer."
"Ken Gire is a man who walks with God. He listens to his life and to the voice of God through all his experiences. As a result, Ken's gift of writing has had a profound impact on me and many others at our church. We reserve a special place on our bookshelves for the writings of Ken Gire, returning there often to be inspired by his powerful and honest use of story and image. When Ken has come to speak, his words have refreshed our souls, always providing us with a new way to look at the human condition and our quest to connect more deeply to God."
"Ken Gire carves out words the way an artist carves a masterpiece."
"I eagerly await any book from the pen of Ken Gire. To me he has written some of the finest devotional thoughts and books in the past decade. His writing speaks to the heart, soul and mind."
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". . . this book can be commended as a creative and largely successful foray into one of the greatest divine mysteries in its implications for us all."
—Robert W. Yarbrough, Themelios, November 2012
"Gire is a wordsmith, a superb story teller, yet always with Christ at the centre. This is a book I will use next Holy Week. A prayer concludes each meditation, as well as a list of questions for reflection/conversation, so it could easily be used as a Lenten study. Finally, Gire's book makes me think about faith, of 'the unseen': if Gire could write a gem of a book without having seeing the moving Pieta, what does that say about our faith in whom we cannot see?"
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Great review Phil - it made me dust it down for a re-veiwing and a reviewing. Well, a few comments at least.
I have a vid-rip on dvdr of the Dutch subbed version, plus I have a fabulous original Italian one-of-those film bookletty things (photies attached) with an extra synopsis added in English, so more a few observations than a review - and maybe a few points that havn’t yet been mentioned.
One point of interest? I did remember some odd looking rock formations in some of the desert shots (which I originally thought might have been some of those in …Apocalypse Joe) but seems they were shot in Israel (Desert Studios, Eilat).
The translated synopsis I have is pretty accurate (unlike Weisser’s who seems to think that Baldinello showed more “conviction” with (imo) the comparitively dreadful 30 Winchesters for El Diablo - more Weisser-madness surely?).
But there are two errors in this synopsis, in an otherwise well written piece? Which got me thinking - maybe the translation is at fault? Can anybody (scherps) help with this?
In the English … “In a moment of madness he fires at Black Jack …” This is in relation to Peter (his bro-in-law) being told by BJ that he can rape Skinner’s daughter (at the end of the film). How does the Italian version fare … “In un momento di follia accoltella Black Jack per porre fine ad una teoria di vendette inaudite e inutile.”?
The reason I ask is because it’s a knife, and not a gun, that is used.
The other (which could mean that there may be a differently edited print out there maybe?) relates to the order of the vengeance dealt out. “He finds them one by one and takes the fiercest possible vengeance. The first to fall is Indian Joe who is strangled …” as compared to “Dopo qualche tempo, guarito nel fisico ma non nell’animo, Black Jack si mette alla ricera dei suoi ex compagni. Li scova uno ad uno e si vendica nel modo piu feroce, compreso Indian Joe che viene strangolato …” Again, I ask because Indian Joe has the penultimate bit of (hairy) vengeance dished out - not the first.
Anyway, could be jus’ a bit of poor memory by the reviewer, or a bit of ‘lost in translation’, but I would be interested to know all the same.
And why has nobody mentioned THE NUDITY!!? :o :-*
50 minutes in and there’s a light-hearted bit (I use this term relatively of course, as this is one of the nastiest slices of spaghetti-pie out there). Gomez is about to have a go on the beautiful and wonderfully bare-breasted Rosario until he is chased off by her father for a duel. (Early nudity for a sw - 1968?)
I loved this film the first time I saw it, and I still do. Despite any number of faults it may have, it is magnificently ‘spaghetti’. There should be no empathetic or sypathetic feelings for Jack (as Phil mentions about him being a hero like no kid imagined being).
Besides orchestrating a robbery that leaves innocent people killed, he spends most the film grubbily limping his way towards insanity. But Robert Woods is great in this (as he is in El Puro), and there is a tragedy and pathos about him that makes him the ‘Black’ bit of Jack, but also willed this viewer to side with him as he dished out the horrible, but almost poetically justifiable, vengeance. There are some great touches as well - particularly when he plays ‘blind’ against Rob, the card-shark, calling 4 aces both times without looking at the cards. And when told “We don’t like the way you play cards!” they’re turned over - but this second time … ;D 8) 8).
One of the best examples of spaghettidom. If only more films got the mixture this good/bad.
Truely a western painted in those shades of grey and black, jack.
The copy I got ain’t so bad, but I’d love to see this get a better release.
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Michele White, a former registrar in one of Virginia’s most significant voting counties, was indicted on corruption and making false statements in connection with the 2020 election, according to a report on Thursday by Huge News.
In reality, the general public is unaware of a number of criminal cases involving voter fraud and corruption.
There have been 1.182 criminal convictions related to the 2020 election, according to the Heritage Foundation’s Election Fraud Database, which gives a sample of recent proved instances of election fraud from all over the country.
There is now one more to add:
The Virginia Attorney General’s Office said Michele White faces three corruption charges but did not outline specifics of the alleged crimes.
The office of state Attorney General Jason Miyares said a grand jury indicted former Prince William County General Registrar Michele White on two felonies and one misdemeanor charge.
The charges are corrupt conduct as an election official and willful neglect of duty as an election official between Aug. 1 and Dec. 31, 2020 and a false statement by an election official between Nov. 3 and Nov. 10, 2020. Miyares’ office declined to comment to Fox News.
The indictment did not provide any details of the specific crimes White is accused of.
White held the post of county registrar from February 2015 until her resignation in April 2021, the Prince William County Times reported. She stepped down after an emergency March 2021 meeting of the Electoral Board to discuss her tenure, the report said.
The Heritage Foundation claims:
In 2020, the county set records for early and absentee ballots cast and coincided with changes in state laws that expanded access to early voting, according to the newspaper.
Each and every one of the cases in this database represents an instance in which a public official, usually a prosecutor, thought the fraud serious enough to act upon it. And each and every one ended in a finding that the individual had engaged in wrongdoing in connection with an election hoping to affect its outcome—or that the results of an election were altered or sufficiently in question and had to be overturned.
It is important to remember that every fraudulent voter registration could result in a fraudulent vote if it is not detected prior to an election. Or it could affect ballot and candidate qualifying petitions that require voter signatures.
Every fraudulent vote that is cast invalidates the vote of an eligible voter, effectively disenfranchising that voter. In addition to diluting the votes of legitimate voters, instances of fraud can have—and have had—an impact in close elections, altering the outcome. We have many close elections in this country.
There are people who claim that election fraud is massive, and those who claim it is exceedingly rare or doesn’t occur at all. But as the U.S. Supreme Court said in 2008 in Crawford v. Marion County Election Board, “flagrant examples of such fraud … have been documented throughout this Nation’s history by respected historians and journalists … [that] demonstrate that not only is the risk of voter fraud real but that it could affect the outcome of a close election.”
More on this story via The Republic Brief:
The big problem is that nobody really knows the extent of election fraud, including us. While we are not making any definitive claims about the extent of election fraud in our country, we are confident in saying that there are far too many vulnerabilities in our current system. The important thing is that people must have trust in the outcome, which is difficult to do, in large part, because of the vulnerabilities that currently exist. CONTINUE READING…

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Senator Brownsberger is sponsoring several bills relative to bike safety this session, four of which were heard before the Transportation Committee on January 6. Bill S1810 seeks to expand on a program piloted on a limited basis by Cambridge and Boston that requires trucks to be equipped with side guards to prevent cyclists and pedestrians struck by a truck from being struck again by the rear wheels of the vehicle.
To learn more about the complexities of the highly regulated trucking industry and how the bill would impact tanker truck drivers, the Senator did a site visit to Houghton Chemical in Allston on January 14. He met with owner Bruce Houghton to discuss the engineering and safety obstacles to adaptation of side guards to the tanker trucks operated by Houghton.
The Senator will continue to meet with stakeholders as this legislation is refined and moved forward.
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By By Steve Kroner You know you’re having a good year when you reach base safely in 65 consecutive games — and that’s not the first thing you’d mention about the year.
A’s outfielder Nick Martini owns that on-base streak with Triple-A Nashville. It’s an active streak, but it’s on hold as Martini is in his third stint with Oakland.
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The Flame’s Daughter (烈火如歌) released a batch of stills today, and you’ll recognize many familiar faces from Eternal Love (三生三世十里桃花). Dilraba looks super cute here, she totally reminds of little Feng Jiu!
I’m actually really excited for this drama, even though the story sounds kind of depressing and I’ll probably be suffering from second lead syndrome again. But, I love the cast too much, nothing is going to stop me from watching this! Have any of you guys read the book? I want to check it out, but I’ve been so busy lately
cause of two c-ents. lol, there’s so many novel-to-drama adaptions coming up that I don’t know which one to start first!
Continue reading “[Drama News] The Flame’s Daughter 烈火如歌 starring Dilraba Dilmurat, Vic Zhou, Vin Zhang, and Liu Ruilin releases stills”
The Flame’s Daughter (烈火如歌) held it’s booting ceremony today with the cast and crew in attendance. Main leads Dilraba Dilmurat and Vic Zhou were in costume looking happy and relaxed. I’m starting to think Dilraba has chemistry with all her co-stars (lol hopefully I don’t jinx this)! For more information on the story and characters, you can find it in my last post: here 😉
Continue reading “[Drama News] The Flame’s Daughter 烈火如歌 begins filming”
Dilraba Dilmurat and Vin Zhang Bin Bin just wrapped up filming The King’s Women two weeks ago. But, they will be collaborating for the 5th time in upcoming novel-to-drama adaption The Flame’s Daughter (烈火如歌) by Ming Xiao Xi. Along with Dilraba Dilmurat and Zhang Bin Bin, the two other confirmed leading actors are Vic Zhou and Liu Rui Lin. The story follows Ru Ge (Dilraba Dilmurat) and her complicated relationship with the three men she’s destined to cross paths with in a heart wrenching tale of love and inevitable hate… Look under the cut for more detailed character introductions! It sounds quite depressing tbh 🙁
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Titanium has been recognized as an element (Symbol Ti; atomic number 22; and atomic weight 47.9) for at least 200 years. However, commercial production of titanium did not begin until the 1950’s. At that time, titanium was recognized for its strategic importance as a unique lightweight, high strength alloyed, structurally efficient metal for critical, high-performance aircraft, such as jet engine and airframe components. The worldwide production of this originally exotic, “Space Age” metal and its alloys has since grown to more than 50 million pounds annually.


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Memorable demo show on the spring event of Eltrak and Bulavto26 May 2021
On the 20th, a joint event of Eltrak Bulgaria and BULAVTO was held in the renovated base of BULAVTO in Burgas, which gathered over 70 guests - partners and clients of the companies. The occasion was the premiere of the latest brands of BULAVTO trucks - Astra and Piaggio. The main attraction of the event was the demonstration of loading and unloading activities with off-road dump truck Astra H9D E6 and hydraulic excavator Cat 336 from the GC series. The excavators of this series are designed for customers who want to have low costs for the acquisition and maintenance of the machine. At 336 GC, fuel consumption is reduced by 18% compared to previous models, and maintenance costs are 20% lower.
In addition to the demonstration, the guests had the opportunity to participate in a competition in masterful driving a Piaggio truck with car racer Pavel Lefterov, champion of the Deutsche Tourenwagen Cup 2016.
For the youngest guests, a game with a new generation mini excavator Cat 301.7 was organized, on which the children lined up buckets with letters. Specially prepared catering and many prizes complemented the pleasant atmosphere of the event.


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On June 11th, 2020 the Gulf Coast Regional Fugitive Task Force (GCRFTF) along with the Moss Point police department arrested Delarrious Dewayne Crawford.
Crawford was wanted by the Murfreesboro Police Department and the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation for First-degree Murder in the death of 25 year-old Daicori Sunders. Sunders was shot multiple times and was found deceased in June 2019. Crawford has been on the run for nearly a year and was added to both the Murfreesboro Police Department and the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation’s (TBI) Most Wanted Lists.
Information was developed that Crawford had been residing in Moss Point near the intersection of Holly Street and Aino Street. He was taken into custody without incident and is currently being held at the Jackson County Adult Detention Center pending extradition back to Tennessee.
In July of 2006, the United States Marshals Service established the Gulf Coast Regional Fugitive Task Force (GCRFTF). Full-time members of the GCRFTF consist of the: U.S. Marshals Service, The U.S. Border Patrol, Mississippi Department of Correction, Mississippi Bureau of Investigation, Mississippi Bureau of Narcotics, Jackson County Sheriff’s Office, Harrison County Sheriff’s Office, Biloxi Police Department, and the Hattiesburg Police Department.

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I know things have been very quiet around here – and my apologies for that.
We’ve been playing fewer shows lately and my attention has been directed towards our next recording – but I feel that I will soon reach the point where my enjoyment of playing shows completely eclipses my dislike of booking them and we will be back on the road. Speaking of which – we’re planning a tour to Florida in Late January, so if you know of a great place for us to play or want to put on a house concert let us know!
As far as the recording goes, we have booked a date! October 27th and 28th is when the magic will be happening at The Bunker in Brooklyn. We also have a brand new, never-been-played-in-public song which we will be recording AND it features the banjo, lots of backing vocals, some foot stomping and has a rich, nostalgic, atmospheric feel to it.
ALSO, we’ve decided we’re going to have a hell of a lot more fun during this recording. We want to experiment more and really create an identity for each song.
I can NOT wait to share it with you!


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Addiction is a complex and devastating disease that affects millions of individuals and families across the United States. Substance abuse not only takes a toll on physical health but also wreaks havoc on mental well-being. Fortunately, inpatient drug rehab centers in Big Timber, Montana, offer comprehensive substance abuse treatment and rehabilitation programs to help individuals overcome addiction and reclaim their lives. These facilities provide a safe and supportive environment, professional medical care, and recovery support services to guide individuals towards lasting recovery.
Understanding Inpatient Drug Rehab
Inpatient drug rehab, also known as residential treatment, is a type of addiction treatment program that requires individuals to live at the rehab center for a specific period. This intensive form of treatment is highly effective for individuals struggling with severe substance abuse issues or those who have experienced multiple failed attempts at recovery. Inpatient drug rehab provides a structured and controlled environment where individuals can focus solely on their recovery without distractions or triggers from the outside world.
In Big Timber, Montana, there are several reputable rehabilitation centers that offer inpatient drug rehab programs tailored to meet the unique needs of each individual. These centers employ a multidisciplinary approach, combining evidence-based therapies, medical interventions, and holistic treatments to address the physical, mental, and emotional aspects of addiction.
Substance Abuse Treatment in Big Timber
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When I rule the world (and surely it can only be a matter of time), four hour sessions at meetings and conferences will be outlawed. They run way beyond anyone’s ability to concentrate and absorb and process information. I’m not the only one who thinks so, though I’m honour-bound not to name names. That said, the session on Roma inclusion threw up a number of interesting discussions. The session was divided into two parts: the first a presentation by the World Bank on the economic effects of Roma inclusion and a roundtable on speaking to EU institutions and stakeholders; and the second on what foundations can do to assist the process. The irony is that, as many participants pointed out, Roma are seldom included on initiatives towards Roma inclusion.
As necessary background, the session was convened by the EFC Forum for Roma Inclusion whose task, session chair Christian Petry remarked, is to make a distinctive contribution to Roma inclusion and to mobilize funds to play a catalytic role in this. It brought together – especially noteworthy in view of the underlying concern of the week to reach out to European officials – EC officials Belinda Pyke, Alexandros Tsolakis and Hywel Jones, in addition to Costel Bercus of the Roma Education Fund, and Ivan Ivanov of the European Roma Information Office and Krist Poffyn of the municipal authority of Ghent.
Roma are unable to participate fully in the labour market, costing countries billions in lost productivity and taxes. The productivity loss in Romania alone is estimated at 887 million Euros, while the fiscal loss across the four countries of Bulgaria, Romania, Serbia and the Czech Republic runs at an estimated 1 billion Euros in total. Governments should therefore invest in quality education for Roma. This was the upshot of the findings of World Bank report presented by Dirk Reinermann of the Bank’s Brussels unit (the report, The Economic Costs of Roma Exclusion, is to be finalised later this year). Investment in education is not only right – that was non-negotiable – it makes economic sense and this, he suggested is an argument that would fly with ministers.
However, as more than one participant pointed out, even of well educated Roma are often passed over for jobs because of entrenched prejudice. It was also noted that, while initiatives might be taken at the level European Commission, there was still the task of inducing individual states to take them up. One of the main vehicles for doing this was the structural fund but often the effect of this was limited: local authorities and NGOs lacked the necessary capacity to absorb or use structural funds, not to speak of the much-touted complexities associated with the fund. Ivan Ivanov pointed to the need for awareness-raising campaigns, not only for local authorities but for NGOs working with Roma and Roma communities, too – which brings up a point whose importance can scarcely be overstated. It came up again and again. Roma needed to be included in any initiatives taken for Roma inclusion and they seldom are.
A number of delegates also stressed the importance of working at local level, among them Lisa Jordan of the Bernard van Leer Foundation. Others mentioned specific projects at local level. Krist Poffyn talked about the work of integration there, including the use of mediators in schools, something which was happening quite independently in other parts of Europe.
So what part could foundations play in the resolution of this issue? Lisa Jordan moderated the second part of the session which looked at this issue and various foundations discussed their own incipient or well-established initiatives in this regard. The session functioned partly as a brainstorming and partly as a pitch. The ERSTE foundation, for instance, wants to develop very locally-based responses in Central and Eastern Europe and sought advice and suggestions; Boris Bergant of the South East Europe Media Organization wants to establish a network to collect and analyse examples of Roma broadcasting, to bring together the scattered experience of this under one roof, so to speak, and to set standards and determine good practice – the Organization needs money and advice to do so.
The need to bring together and learn from isolated experience was a theme which others returned to. Mediators were active in many parts of Europe, observed Christian Petry of the Freudenberg Foundation. At the moment they were scattered islands. What was needed, he argued, was a good European programme to bring them together so they could learn from each other. Again, Alexandros Tsolakis of the Directorate General on Regional Policy said that the cumulative impact of projects is missing.
Above and beyond supporting individual initiatives, there was work that foundations could do more generally: they could the kinds of awareness campaigns that Ivan Ivanov was talking about; they could help extend the mediator model to cities through the structural fund and they could provide the matching funds the structural fund required, and they could pilot projects in the short term that structural funds could the come in and develop if successful.
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1966: Marc Friedland joins a band named The Zyme; had first recording session. Versions of the band included the following members:
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Gary BarnettMichael Hillman (aka Jay Michaels, Hilly Michaels; he co-wrote the song "Every Day Of My Life" with Patrick Henderson)
Band was aka The Outsiders, The Unexpected, The Coconut Conspiracy
Side note: Marc mentioned to me awhile ago that someone else was chosen over MB for lead singer of The Coconut Conspiracy, much to his chagrin!
1968: Friedland joins already-established George’s Boys, which soon became Joy [Question: unclear what year MB actually joined George’s Boys—can anyone help?]. Joy (temporarily) moved to East Oakland, CA, returning to CT by the end of 1968 and renting “Joy House” in Woodbridge, CT. Members (or entourage) who moved to East Oakland:Marc Friedland
Fred BovaBob Brockway
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Update: I have now learned that “Going Back to New Haven” was written by Tom Pollard. I’m not sure where he fits in, relationship-wise, to
1970: Joy dropped from CBS.
1971: Marc Friedland moves to Venice, CA and received publishing deal (solo or group?) for Dimension Music (he mentions the
Group rehearses in their school bus (Oogy Ahhgy) parked at Helen Bolotin’s apartment complex on Coldwater Canyon Blvd (Helen Bolotin lived in CA at some point? I didn’t know that). The circulated colour photo of MB and his bandmates sitting on the ground with the back of their school bus behind them is from this period in CA.
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Records," he recalls, "and they gave us a $500 advance to do an album. We only got to do four songs though, because the company had to pay us union dues and they couldn't afford to do that and finance the record. We split our dues and the advance seven
ways." [Question: do we know for sure that the songs recorded for Pentagram are the songs on the November[’s] Children soundtrack? Only two songs have been unearthed from the soundtrack: “Running Away from the Nighttime” and “Where Do We Go From Here.” Both features MB’s vocals, and he is credited as sole songwriter of the former song]
Update: I have now learned the following. November Children (no “’s”) is aka Nightmare County and Nightmare of Death, according to copyright document V3054P214-216. The plot synopsis is as follows: “In this 70's drama, the candidate who was supported by a coalition of fruit-pickers finally gets elected in their farming community. But the local law enforcement agency does not like this and begins to terrorize his supporters.” At 75 minutes long in theatrical release in 1971, an 87 minute version was released to video in 1977.
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Finally, I now believe the Michael Gordon name Marc Friedland mentions alongside the publishing deal for Dimension Music (see 1971 above) is the Michael (Z.) Gordon who composed material for the film. I’m assuming Steven Lewis was somehow also associated with this film soundtrack project. However, this is even more curious, since a publishing deal implies composition—Friedland isn’t listed as author of any of the songs on the soundtrack, and MB is only listed once. So what exactly was the nature of this "publishing" deal?
1974: Marc Friedland travels to Tulsa, OK with MB to record a four-song demo at Leon Russell’s house (according
The last little tidbit for now—even though Marc Friedland worked for years with MB before his debut solo album, he doesn’t actually play on it. He
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Hey Robin, if you check dates, this thread hadn't been touched in a whole year. I'll send you the articles as soon as my son retrieves them, okay? Take care girl. Hugs, sincerely, Sylvie from Canada
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By Bruce Pollock
Shortly before he became Michael Bolton and released six multi-platinum albums in a row between 1987 and 1995, but after he was Michael Bolotin, going nowhere as a generic heavy rocker, Michael Bolton was following the career path of the songwriter, collaborating with everyone and stalking his contacts at the labels if there was a chance he had a shot at a single. His crowning moment was scripting the #12 hit for Laura Branigan "How Am I Supposed to Live Without You" in 1983. It was at this heady juncture that I caught up with him to glean his hard-won insights.
Anybody who says they're not trying to write hits is either in the wrong business or lying, because once you realize what you're up against - the odds of even getting a song on a record - then you'd better write a hit, or it's not gonna be on the record. Hit songs are the life blood of the industry. Every company is screaming for songs; the hit song is what keeps the industry alive, because that's all that radio wants to play. I didn't realize that until all of a sudden I started writing for other people. I've got a list right here of about 70 artists and producers who are looking for songs. Right now I've got songs on about 12 or 13 albums. I have no idea whether they're gonna be sung well, whether they'll be produced well, whether any of them will even be singles. But I'm hoping for hits.
Letting the Songs Go
I didn't know anything about the publishing world until about three years ago. I was between record deals, between managements. A friend of mine, Patrick Henderson, had written "Real Love," with Michael McDonald, so I asked him if he had any more things like that hanging around. I flew out to California and we wrote three songs, with the attempt being to put together a record deal for me. The next thing I knew was that his publishing company said they could place those songs instantly. I needed the money, so I said, let the songs go, and all the songs were gone in a matter of weeks. One of those songs - the very first one I wrote, has been recorded seven times. It's called "Still Thinking of You." Larry Graham did it, Fran Jolie, Rachel Sweet. Through Larry, George Duke became a big fan of the song, and I suddenly realized how it's great to have producers really hot on a song. They're just gonna keep cutting it until they have a hit.
Words and Music
I write everything - music, lyrics, melody - and I don't like writing just one of those things. I have been offered assignments to sit down with a piano player and write lyrics, but I won't do that. I like to be there during the conception of the song. I like to sit down and start fumbling around with a melody, or some idea, until the song starts revealing itself, where the lyrics and music are creating each other at the same time. I don't go anywhere without a pen and paper and my tape deck. If I get an idea I write it down.
About 60% of the time somebody has an idea and they say, 'Michael will be real good with this one.' Once you've had a hit record, people start calling you up. I don't care if a guy's involved with a hit. What I'm interested in is knowing what he contributed to the song. Is he a melody person? Does he come up with a theme? There are a lot of writers who can come up with a song that sounds just like their last hit only sideways. The writers I enjoy working with want to write songs that will be around ten years from now. I just started writing with Randy Goodrum ("You Needed Me"). I felt a little intimidated by his success. But he's the kind of guy who writes forever songs.
First you hear they're gonna cut your song. Then you find out they never did cut it. The next level is that they cut it, but never put a vocal on it. Then they cut it, put a vocal on it, but it didn't make the record. Usually when I'm told the song is on hold it winds up on the record. But I don't believe it until I hear it. Then they tell you it might be a single. When they tell you it's going to be a single, that's the only time I feel really comfortable that the song is going to be on the record. I don't believe it's really going to be a single until I hear the version of it. Once I hear the version of it, I can start making noise myself and have whatever friends I have at that label go to see them every other day and say, did you hear that track yet? I don't hype my work actively, but if I think there's a single there, I don't want to lose it. If it's not good enough to be a single, then I hope it's bad enough to be the b-side of a single. If it looks like it may be a single, they'll never put it on the b-side.
Then, if it does get released as a single and it makes the charts, that's like going to the races. And they're off....
Bruce Pollock has written ten books on music, including By the Time We Got to Woodstock: The Great Rock Revolution of 1969. In his column "They're Playing My Song," Susanna Hoffs, Jules Shear and many other songwriters tell the stories behind the one song that most impacted their careers. Visit Bruce at brucepollockthewriter.com.
Thanks for that Sylvie for that is a terrific read and going to pinch that link and put it out on my FB page. Thanks again !!!! :)
Sylvia. Your wee Scottish friend.
My pleasure Sylvia, take care. Hugs, sincerely, Sylvie QC Canada :D


Aim: How can we improvise melodies using our voices?
Summary: Students use their singing voices to take turns improvising and creating melodic phrases on a given theme.
Standards: US 1, 3, 4 6; NYC 1, 2, 3
Modality: performing, responding, creating
Materials: Teacher Worksheet
Time Required: 15 minutes
This activity is part of: Music Educators Toolbox
Once the students are comfortable singing this way, lead students to discover that the musical question has an “open, unanswered” feeling that is away from the “home note” (tonic), whereas the musical answer has a “closed, resolved” feeling that comes from ending on the home note (tonic).
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text: Politicians in Plovdiv, Bulgaria are campaigning to block a new LGBT+ exhibition planned for this summer as a part of the European Capital of Culture initiative, and this is the first time for Bulgaria to host the vent of such kind. But the local politicians are, mildly speaking, not excited about this idea. Bulgarian politician Alexander Sidi said last weekend that he was prepared to use “illegal means” to ban the exhibition from taking place. Meanwhile, Borislav Inchev from VMRO-Plovdic said he was “curious” to see what would happen if a teacher mistakenly sends pupils to the exhibition of such kind and then will be forced to explain what they have seen. In a bid to topple the event, anti-LGBT+ city councillors yesterday held a vote on whether or not the festival’s artistic director, Svetlana Kuyumdzhieva should be suspended. Kuyumdzhieva said the backlash against the Balkan Pride exhibition could “seriously damage the reputation and image that we’ve been building in the past five years.” Calls for Plovdic mayor Ivan Totev to resign over the exhibition were also rejected. Speaking at yesterday’s vote, Totev said that opponents to the exhibition were those who tried to spoil the city’s image.


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Everything known about Mimi, Tohma and Yoimiya so far
Genshin Impact leaks have revealed a lot of new characters for players to look forward to, and while some leaks show characters while they are still in their early stages, these leaks always generate hype in the community.
Leakers have extracted as much information as possible about Mimi, Tohma and Yoimiya, giving players a possible view of what these characters could be like when they are released. Players can read more about these leaked characters here.
Genshin Impact leaks: Everything known about Mimi, Tohma, and Yoimiya
These Genshin Impact leaks mostly focus on the data found in game files, leaving players with little visual information. Still, leakers have provided a surprising amount of info on these upcoming characters, and players can learn about each of them here.
Mimi is a leaked Hydro character in Genshin Impact, and she has had her model in the files since around Genshin Impact 1.2. Players still don’t know much about her, but it is speculated that she will be a part of Inazuma in the future. With not many Hydro characters in the game, Mimi’s release will definitely help fill the roster of Genshin Impact characters. Players may also run into Mimi in the new Archipelago Islands update, as she does have an attire fitting of the summer expansion.
Also read: Genshin Impact 1.6 leaks: Archipelago island quest reveals the discovery process of the upcoming region
There is very little information about Tohma, other than his appearance in the lore of Genshin Impact as Ayaka’s possible assistant or friend. She calls on him for help in several voicelines in many different scenarios, and it is likely that he will have ties with the royal family of Inazuma.
It is speculated that he will have a polearm as his weapon, and as a Pyro element character, it is likely that this will leave him as a 4-star character, as Hu Tao has already taken the 5-star role. Players will have to wait for more information on this interesting character, but with Inazuma on the horizon it is likely to be released soon.
Also read: Genshin Impact 1.6 leaks: All 4 leaked Summer Island AKA Archipelago Island events explained
Information on Yoimiya is scarce, but new leaks have determined several aspects of her kit and possible appearance. Players can look forward to another powerful bow using character, as Yoimiya wields Pyro vision along with her bow. Apparently, she will feature Pyro infusions into her charged shots, and with previous leaks indicating that she is heavily related to fireworks, players will likely be charging up their shots and releasing explosive AOE damage to their enemies.
Yoimiya will also reportedly have a revealing shrine maiden outfit. Players will just have to wait for a model render leak to have confirmation on this new revelation.
Yoimiya’s current leaked skills are:
These skills all tie in to her in-lore appearance as Inazuma’s premier fireworks handler. Ayaka Kamisato describes Yoimiya as someone who can create incredible firework displays, but that she has a tendency to go overboard, as the fire department is often called after her shows. Players can definitely look forward to an explosive character when Yoimiya releases in Genshin Impact.
These three Inazuma characters are likely to become more and more relevant as the summer approaches. Players will not have to wait much longer for information on the new region of Genshin Impact.
Also read: Genshin Impact 1.6 leaks: Archipelago region map, Skiff renders, Skiff waypoint, and more details revealed
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Foreign investors press panic button
Jubilation seems to be giving way to panic amid concerns of more crises in the US credit market, with foreign funds selling shares worth Rs 702.50 crore today, reports Vyas Mohan.Updated: Jul 15, 2008 21:10 IST
“In building a business, one should never believe in excessive highs and lows.” These words from the CEO of a renowned US-based foreign fund house would perhaps best reflect the attempts to put up a brave face in trying times.
On Tuesday alone, foreign funds sold shares worth Rs 702.50 crore. On the same day last year, FII money was pouring into Indian markets.
Jubilation seems to be giving way to panic amid concerns of more crises in the US credit market and a fluid political scenario weighing on investor sentiments.
“Money is flying out of emerging markets and inflows into India have been negative so far,” said Madhavi Vora, managing director, ULJK Securities a Mumbai-based broking firm. “There is a major liquidity crunch along with other external factors like political uncertainty that are ailing markets.”
A depreciating rupee seems to be playing the spoilsport these days. While the FIIs had made incremental returns last year with substantial appreciation in the rupee against the dollar, with the rating agency Fitch lowering its rating on the country's local currency grade outlook, FIIs look like in a hurry to hit the exit. A currency downgrade would mean increased risk to investors overseas investors as the value of rupee-denominated asset declines in line with the Indian currency.
“The downgrade was mostly expected due to high fiscal deficits the country is running. A few other rating agencies may also follow Fitch. The sentiment is very negative and we need something really positive like political stability or a fall in crude prices to save the markets,” said Dinesh Thakkar, managing director of Angel Broking.
Nearly seven months into calendar year 2008, the FIIs have already pulled out more than a third of what they invested in the whole of last year. As on July 15, 2008, FIIs were net sellers of Indian stocks worth Rs 28,048 crore (Sebi figures added to the NSE provisional figure for Tuesday). They had pumped in Rs 71,486.50 crore during 2007.
Domestic institutions, however bought stocks worth Rs 283.4 crore.


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Virtual reality is coming for the cows. As announced by Moscow's Ministry of Agriculture and Food, a team of researchers and vets have developed VR headsets for dairy cows living on a farm just outside of Moscow. The reason? To convince these cows that they're standing in summer fields, rather than cold wintery ones. Not only does this calm them down and reduce any anxiety, but it ultimately makes them produce more milk.
Yes, VR is so promising as a new technology it’s even been applied to animals. Of course, the Russian cows didn't don Oculus Rifts or HTC Vives, but were rather kitted out with specially designed headsets large enough to fit their bovine heads and also durable enough to withstand farm conditions. As for the particular summer environment they were immersed in, the designers gave it a warm and predominantly red color scheme, since studies on cattle vision have shown that cows perceive the red part of the visible spectrum better than others.
Importantly, experts recorded a drop in anxiety among the cows and an increase in the overall emotional mood of their herd. As for the impact on milk yields, this will be demonstrated by a further comprehensive study, although the Ministry expects it to increase, given the well-established links between emotional well-being and milk production.
It may be small-scale, but this trial raises some profound questions about the likely function of VR, particularly when it becomes a more widespread technology. In this case, VR is essentially being used to distract attention away from a harsh environment, to trick the cows into thinking that they're standing in a nice warm field when, in actual fact, they really aren’t.
There's a danger that VR will be used by and on people to much the same purpose. At a time of environmental breakdown, of increasing authoritarianism, and of growing inequality, there's a risk that VR could become a seductive distraction. Instead of protesting about social ills and trying to solve them, we may instead find ourselves increasingly turning to our VR headsets to play the latest VR games or to lose ourselves in virtual environments and social networks, simply because it's easier and more pleasurable.
This is all very speculative and dystopian, but there is evidence that something like this has already happened with existing technologies. In research published last year in the Journal of Happiness Studies, it was found that people are more likely to watch TV when they're unhappy. The researchers also found that "being older, female, single, and unemployed as well as having lower income and poorer health predicted longer durations of TV watching."
In other words, existing media such as TV and video games are already used to compensate for dissatisfaction with our lives and living conditions. They also seem to make it less likely that we'll actually do something constructive to change our situations for the better, as shown by a paper published in 2017. Written by researchers at Princeton University and the University of Chicago, this study found that video games account "for 23 to 46%" of the decline in work by men aged 21-30 during the period between 2000 and 2015.
This kind of situation can only be made worse by VR, which by nature is much more immersive than previous media, and which has been shown to have a greater power to influence human emotions. In the future, we might increasingly turn to virtual reality to give us a quick fix of excitement and “happiness,” but as with the cows in Moscow, this won't change the reality of our lives.


Today’s Indie Song of the Day comes from the foreign soil of… Alaska. We love Alaska. If not for it’s terrifying collection of bears, for it’s beauty. We’ve got another reason to love our 50th state – and that’s acoustic singer/songwriter ScttWlkr.
ScttWlkr just released his latest single, “Sleep Cycle Cyanide” and you can listen through the song and instantly connect with his raspy but powerful voice and his soulful vocal. Talking about the inspiration behind the song, ScttWlkr says:
"I wanted to capture the feeling of sadness, and write a song that could be felt and related to by anyone who has ever been through a rough patch in relationships. Whether it be family, friends or significant others."
Listen to the song below and be sure to add it to your Apple Music and Spotify playlists.


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Allan Colin put a sharp point on the purpose of this book in his foreword, so I am going to just drop it right here so you know what’s up.
“After the hundreds of books that Charles Colin published and distributed over the decades, we had yet to include something devoted to the subject of
trumpet mutes, which are such important tools for all trumpeters.
Thanks to Louise Baranger, who states, “The importance of owning good mutes cannot be stressed enough”, we have produced this booklet which ought to have a place in any trumpet player’s library.”
Click to the left for some samples, then grab an immediate PDF download above.

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Former Missouri Secretary of State Jason Kander will be joined by former members of President Barack Obama’s staff as he takes on a new role as a national advocate for voting rights.
Kander, a Kansas City Democrat who lost a narrow race to Republican Sen. Roy Blunt in November, said that there’s been a coordinated effort to suppress voting in recent years and that “now that President Trump is in the White House that campaign is being run out of the White House.” He’s launched a new national organization, Let America Vote, to combat that effort.
President Donald Trump has repeatedly pushed a baseless claim that illegal voters tipped the popular vote to Democrat Hillary Clinton in the election and has called for a federal investigation into voter fraud.
Kander’s new group filed with the Federal Election Commission on Monday. Kander said that new laws meant to restrict voting have cropped up at state legislatures around the country since the election and that his organization “will be there to expose the motivations of those efforts.”
Kander opposed efforts to enact a voter ID requirement in Missouri last year. Republican lawmakers overrode then-Gov. Jay Nixon’s veto and the measure passed as a statewide ballot initiative with 63 percent of the vote.
“There’s no doubt that states that have extreme voter ID laws ... have seen incidents where people who should’ve been able to cast a ballot haven’t been able to,” Kander said.
Missouri Rep. Justin Alferman, a Hermann Republican who has clashed with Kander on voter ID, called Kander the “perfect example of an elected official who cannot stop being in the spotlight.” He contended that Kander’s efforts would keep his name relevant to “West and East coast liberals” rather than Missouri voters who supported voter ID by a wide margin in the last election.
Alferman said that Missouri lawmakers have “made every concession ... to make sure there wasn’t a single voter disenfranchised” under the state’s new law, which allows people without ID to still cast ballots if they sign an affidavit stating they have never received a Missouri ID but are eligible to vote.
Former White House press secretary Josh Earnest praised Kander as “someone who has a long track record on these issues as secretary of state and has pushed back on some of these cynical efforts to make it harder for people to vote.”
Earnest, who is from Kansas City, will sit on the group’s board of advisers along with an array other high-profile activists and Democratic Party stalwarts, including Martin Luther King III, former Obama speechwriter Jon Favreau and Cecile Richards, the president of Planned Parenthood.
“I think Jason’s hope and — I think he’s right about this — is this is larger than just one faction of the Democratic Party. Protecting access to the ballot is something that every American should agree on,” Earnest said.
Supporters of voter ID and other voting restrictions say these measures prevent voter fraud. However, many election experts say the prevalence of voter fraud has been overstated. A study by Loyola Law School in Los Angeles found only 31 cases of voter impersonation, the type of fraud prevented by ID requirements, occurred out of 1 billion ballots cast between 2000 and 2014.
Kansas Secretary of State Kris Kobach, who has championed the passage of stricter voting laws, called the claim that these laws are intended to disenfranchise an “absurd charge” and dismissed Kander’s new group as “a feeble attempt...to remain politically relevant.”
“He didn’t make a serious effort to go after double voting. I think he took a blind eye to voter fraud,” said Kobach, the only secretary of state in the nation with prosecutorial power.


Zainal Abidin, Ilham Mukriz; Leading Edge NDT Technology (LENDT) Group; Malaysia
Abidin, I.Z.; Malaysian Nuclear Agency; Malaysia
Hamzah, A.R.; University Kuala Lumpur – Malaysia France Institute (UniKL-MFI); Malaysia
Yusof, M.Y.; LENDT Group, Malaysian Nuclear Agency; Malaysia
Session: Thermography and Thermosonics Techniques 2
Time: 11:30 - 11:50
Current and future industry requirements demand advances in NDT. Fast and efficient methods and techniques for defect detection and characterization would be one of the main focus thus improving inspection results. Eddy current thermography is an emerging advanced NDT technique which combines the well-established eddy current testing with thermography inspection. It uses induced eddy current to heat the sample being inspected and defect detection is based on the changes of the induced eddy current flows revealed by thermal visualization over a relatively large area captured by an infrared camera. This work presents the results from 3D FEM simulation and experimental investigation of eddy current thermography on defects in metallic samples. The underlying phenomena of eddy current thermography testing are explored through the simulation which provides the explanation and reasoning of results. Experimental validation and investigation offers an insight to its potential for industrial application. The work demonstrates the effectiveness of eddy current thermography in providing comprehensive and reliable defect assessment.


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It is believed that the presence of the organic fertilizer provides decrease in the losses through volatilization, lixiviation
or immobilization of nutrients, what might have contributed for the obtaining of high watermelon productions even in the highest manure ratios.
Thus, there time needed for the cell membranes to go back to its crystalline state without cell damage, decreasing lixiviation
of solutes (Ataide et al., 2016).
For treatments irrigated with water of salinity 4.00 dS [m.sup.-1], the irrigation depth was 10% superior to the irrigation depth of the lower salinity treatment, in order to reduce risks of salinity by lixiviation
of salts present in the root environment (Ayers & Westcot, 1999).
Those authors stated that this could be affected by the use of the organdy bag as an ingredient pellet container, reducing the lixiviation
. Unfortunately, the ingredients could not be placed freely due to the observations from previous assays (Montoya-Martinez et al., in press) in where agonistic behavior among M.
This soil's high porosity and weak cementation between particles originate from two specific physicochemical geological processes: lixiviation
and laterization (Camapum de Carvalho and Mortari, 1994).
and volatilization of nitrogen in Sandy Typic Hapludalf soil cultivated with grapevine submitted to the nitrogen fertilization.
The highest average was found in an increasing gradient in the EC, where the high salinity contents resulted from the combination between hydrogeochemistry (tertiary sedimentary rocks with sandstones, silts and gypsum banks) and the mesoxerophitic climatic condition, which favored ion lixiviation
from recently deforested farmland.
Volcan's 'BBB-' rating reflects its diversified revenues from five mining units encompassing eight mines in operation, seven concentrator plants and one lixiviation
plant (Ag oxides) across the Central Andes region.
Titanium dioxide is one semiconductor materials easily excited under low energetic ultraviolet radiation, such as 3.2 eV (UV-A region), but other characteristics such as high resistance to lixiviation
in a wide range of pH and absence of toxicity, make them the most promising heterogeneous photocatalyst applied to water treatment, in special those destined to human consumption [1-3].
Also, refining of leaching tests based on the results of this study may be applied for the assessment of the environmental impact of mining operations which imply soil remobilization and accumulation in mine spoils, with risk of lixiviation
of arsenic to water.

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