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FuFu presents Dazzles Drums (BBE, Nite Grooves / Japan)
We are excited to welcome the talented Japanese DJs/producers Dazzle Drums aka Nagi & Kei Sugano at Duddell's 都爹利會館.
Both members started DJing individually in the 90s. Although rooted in soulful house music, their selection blends a wide variety of tracks of dance, house classics as well as current songs...
Kei Sugano, The Hip Hop culture of '92 spurred him to be a DJ in the club and the disco in Tokyo. After a valuable experience from Tony Humphries and Timmy Regisford, he has mechanically changed his style to more soulful music based on house and dance classics, leading him to NYC several times experiencing the dance floors of parties such as The Loft, Zanzibar, Sound Factory Bar, The Warehouse (Bronx), The Shelter, and Body & SOUL.
Nagi, Loves the dance music since she was 15, way before she set a foot in a disco or a club. Her first club experience was in '96, invited by her gay friend. The journey as a DJ had begun on the dance floor, where she discovered individuality in an environment in which nationality didn't matter. From there she joined "Smoker", hosted by the Japanese legendary DJ Nori at club LOOP from '98 to '08.
Both members started DJing individually in the 90s. Although rooted in soulful house music, their selection blends a wide variety of tracks of dance, house classics as well as current songs. In 2005 they began producing music using the name Dazzle Drums. After building up their catalog with releases through overseas labels King Street Sounds, Centric Music, Tony Records, Nulu Electronic, Tribe Records, BBE Music, and more. DJs such as Danny Krivit, Joaquin Joe Claussell, Louie Vega, Tony Humphries, DJ Nori, DJ Emma and Tim Sweeney have all been known to include their tracks in their sets.
★ Dazzle Drums (BBE, Nite Grooves / Japan) ★
Boiler Room: https://youtu.be/1WSfY4hKl_Q
★ FuFu Resident Dj ★
MLCH warm up
Date: SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 29TH
🎟 Presale: https://fufu-dazzledrums.eventbrite.hk
🎈Advance: 150 HKD (including one free Peroni beer)
Presale tickets are non refundable.
🎟 Door: 200 HKD (including one free Peroni Beer)
Venue: Duddell's 都爹利會館
Address: 1 Duddell's street, 3F, Central, Hong Kong
Table packages available:
Please contact [email protected] or 2525 9191 for more information.
5 FREE ENTRY OFFERED FOR A BOOKING OF A TABLE OF 5000 HKD OR MORE.
21 or above / Enjoy Responsibly
- Peroni Nastro Azzurro
- Campari (Wild Turkey)
- Aperol Spritz
- Vines and Terroirs
- Electric Soul
Official Photographer: Electric Soull
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Some people think that to be worthy of a special occasion, a dinner has to be labor intensive. I have plenty of kitchen projects that take time and effort, but most have a larger purpose than a single meal: they’re destined for the freezer for later quick meals, the canning shelf for a year’s enjoyment, or the holiday cookie collection to share widely. When I celebrate milestones, like Twice as Tasty’s 5th birthday, I often choose foods I love but can’t grow, and I prepare them in a way that lets their flavors shine.
Wild Alaska salmon fits that list, especially when the fresh sockeye catch starts arriving from the Copper River watershed in late May and early June. Since this fish is being transported fresh, I ask the seafood market or fish counter for the expected delivery dates and try to buy and eat it the day it arrives. I prepare this fish many ways, but one of my favorites has evolved from a recipe in the Junior League of Seattle’s 1993 cookbook, Simply Classic.
I’ve adjusted the flavors from the original recipe to cut back on the sweetness and make it easy to scale up or down, depending on how much fish you’re grilling. Instead of a sweeter bourbon, I tend to use rye whiskey—often Bulleit Rye or whatever other brand we’re currently sipping at the house—and bring out its spice with a bit of Fermented Red Hot Sauce from my cookbook, The Complete Guide to Pickling.
Ready to give it a try? Full details are in the recipe below, but here are the basics:
You need just 2 main ingredients plus some kitchen staples.
1. Mix the marinade and pour it over the salmon.
2. Grill the fish, basting it with the marinade, and enjoy.
Make it, share it. Tag your photos: @twiceastastyblog and #twiceastastyblog
Whiskey-Basted Grilled Salmon
freshly ground black pepper to taste
2 tablespoons sliced scallions, chives, or onion tops
2 tablespoons brown sugar
2 tablespoons rye whiskey
2 teaspoons soy sauce
2 teaspoons sunflower or other high-smoking-point oil
1/2 teaspoon Fermented Red Hot Sauce
chives and slivered basil or sorrel for serving (optional)
Run your fingertips or the back of a knife over the fillet to check for small bones, and then remove them with tweezers. Lay the salmon flat, skin side down, in a shallow baking dish. Sprinkle with pepper. In a small glass measuring cup, whisk together the onions or chives, sugar, whiskey, soy sauce, oil, and hot sauce. Pour the marinade over the salmon and let sit in the refrigerator for up to an 1 hour.
Brush a hot grill with oil. Remove the salmon from marinade, reserving the marinade, and place the fish directly on the hot oiled grill. Cook for about 3 minutes per side for a thin fillet and longer for a thicker cut, until the center just starts to turn opaque and flake. As the fish cooks, brush on the reserved marinade. When done, move the fish to a clean plate, sprinkle with scallions and basil or sorrel if desired, and serve immediately. Leftovers can be refrigerated and served cold. Serves 2–3.
Tips & Tricks
- Fish can vary widely in thickness and the size of the cut per pound. A 1-pound fillet usually fits in a 9- by 13-inch glass pan without folding or curling, but you may need a larger or smaller dish to get your fillet flat.
- Cooking time also depends on thickness. Fish continues to cook once you pull it off the grill, using its retained heat, so it’s best to let the thickest part just turn opaque and remove it from the heat to avoid overcooking the fillet.
- This may not seem like much marinade when you pour it into a long pan, but it’s enough: You don’t want to overpower the flavor of the fish. Basting on the excess marinade as the fish cooks ensures you capture all of its flavor.
- When you flip the salmon on the grill, don’t be surprised if the skin pulls loose—and don’t toss it. Instead, spread it on a clean spot on the grill and let it cook until crispy but not charred. It’s delicious crumbled over the salmon or with leftovers on a salad.
- This fish stands alone on a bed of rice, but it shines with greens and herbs freshly cut from the garden. As with other grilled seafood, it pairs well with homegrown grilled vegetables (see below).
Twice as Tasty
As I was preparing this recipe, I realized that I had yet to feature salmon on the blog. You can find one of my other favorite salmon recipes—Gravlax (Salt-Cured Salmon)—in my new cookbook.
When it comes to cooking salmon, grilling is my favorite technique any time of year. I often do so simply, sprinkling the salmon with salt and pepper and resting it on some lemon or onion slices. You can also use many of the marinades I apply to other grilled seafood:
Since you’ve fired up the grill, it makes perfect sense to cook the entire meal on it. Grilling is a fabulous way to prepare fresh vegetables and keeps your kitchen cool in hot summer months. Landing the fish on a bed of greens with a side of grilled veg takes less prep work than a salad, but you can always chop and toss together one of those too; you’ll find some of my favorite combinations and dressings in the recipe index.
If you’re new to grilling vegetables, it’s easier than you think and applies to so many types. Here are some of my favorites:
You can get my recipes for Fermented Red Hot Sauce and Gravlax (Salt-Cured Salmon), plus plenty of other fun pickles, salsas, chutneys, and more in my cookbook, The Complete Guide to Pickling. Click here to order a personally signed, packaged, and shipped copy directly from me. At the same time, pick up The Pickled Picnic, a digital collection in an easy-to-read PDF format for using pickles and leftover brine in a range of recipes. It’s available exclusively through Twice as Tasty.

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Purchase Notice. The Term Loan Creditors, acting through the Term Loan Agent as a single group, shall have the option to purchase from the Revolving Agent all but not less than all of the Revolving Credit Obligations at any time following the (i) acceleration of the Revolving Credit Obligations or termination of the commitment thereunder, (ii) the first commencement of an Enforcement Action by Revolving Agent with respect to a material portion of the Revolving Credit Priority Collateral or (iii) the commencement of any Insolvency Proceeding. The Revolving Agent shall promptly deliver to the Term Loan Agent notice of the first to occur of the events described in clauses (i), (ii) or (iii) of this paragraph (a). The Term Loan Agent (on behalf of the exercising Term Loan Creditors (the “Revolving Credit Obligations Purchaser”)) shall exercise this option by giving written notice (the “Term Loan Agent’s Purchase Notice”) of its election to the Revolving Agent within ten (10) Business Days following the delivery to the Term Loan Agent of such notice. The Term Loan Agent’s Purchase Notice, once delivered, shall be irrevocable and shall not be subject to withdrawal or rescission.
Purchase Notice. (a) Subject to Section 17.1 and the terms and conditions of this Section 17.3, Lessee may elect to purchase the Aircraft, on any Purchase Date, at a purchase price equal to the lesser of 50% of Lessor's Cost and the Fair Market Sales Value of the Aircraft computed as of the Purchase Date.
Purchase Notice. At any time and from time to time during the Commitment Period, except as provided in this Agreement, the Investor may deliver a Purchase Notice to Company, subject to satisfaction of the conditions set forth in Section 7.2 and otherwise provided herein. The Company shall deliver the Purchase Notice Shares as DWAC Shares to the Investor immediately upon receipt of the Purchase Notice.
Purchase Notice. (a) The Second Lien Creditors desiring to purchase all of the Purchase Obligations (the “Purchasing Creditors”) will deliver a written notice (the “Purchase Notice”) to the First Lien Agent no later than three Business Days before the Purchase Deadline that (1) is signed by the Purchasing Creditors, (2) states that it is a Purchase Notice under this Section 5, (3) states that each Purchasing Creditor is irrevocably electing to purchase, in accordance with this Section 5, the percentage of all of the Purchase Obligations stated in the Purchase Notice for that Purchasing Creditor, which percentages must aggregate exactly 100% for all Purchasing Creditors, (4) contains a representation and warranty by each Purchasing Creditor that the Purchase Notice conforms with the Second Lien Documents and any other binding agreement among the Second Lien Creditors, and (5) designates a purchase date (the “Purchase Date”) on which the purchase will occur, that is not later than the Purchase Deadline. A Purchase Notice will be ineffective if it is received by the First Lien Agent after the occurrence giving rise to the Purchase Event is waived, cured, or otherwise ceases to exist.
Purchase Notice. Pursuant to the Indenture, the Purchase Notice must contain: • the certificate number(s) of the Securities being delivered for purchase; • the portion of the principal amount of the Securities to be purchased, which portion must be in principal amounts of $1,000 at maturity or an integral multiple thereof; and • a statement that such Securities shall be purchased as of the Purchase Date pursuant to the terms and conditions specified in the Indenture and paragraph 6 of the Securities.
Purchase Notice. If such sale relates to an Incremental Purchase, all information set forth on the related Purchase Notice is true and correct as of the date of such Incremental Purchase.
Purchase Notice. At least one (1) business day before each monthly purchase date, Talbots will provide written notice to JUSCO USA by telecopy or otherwise of (a) the total number of shares of Talbots Common Stock purchased by Talbots from the public shareholders for the particular calendar month under the Program and the respective purchase prices of such shares purchased from the public shareholders, (b) the total number of shares of Talbots Common Stock to be purchased from JUSCO USA on the monthly purchase date pursuant to paragraph 1 above, (c) the purchase price to be paid by Talbots to JUSCO USA determined under paragraph 2 above, and (d) the aggregate purchase price to be paid by Talbots to JUSCO USA for all shares to be purchased from JUSCO USA for such month.
Purchase Notice. At any time and from time to time during the Commitment Period, except as provided in this Agreement, the Company may deliver a Purchase Notice to Investor, subject to satisfaction of the conditions set forth in Section 7.2 and otherwise provided herein. The Company shall deliver the Purchase Notice Shares as DWAC Shares to the Investor alongside delivery of the Purchase Notice. A Purchase Notice shall be deemed delivered on (i) the Business Day it is received by email by the Investor if such notice is received on or prior to 4:00 p.m. New York time or (ii) the next Business Day if it is received by email after 4:00 p.m. New York time on a Business Day or at any time on a day which is not a Business Day (the “Purchase Date”).
Purchase Notice. To: Xx Xxxx Purchase to the Purchase Option Agreement entered by you and Shenzhen FangDD Network Technology Co, Ltd. (the “Company”) dated March 21, 2014, we hereby inform you and require you to transfer _____% equity interest of the Company held by you to _______________________ at a consideration of ____________. Upon your receipt of this notice, you are required to sign the Equity Interest Transfer Agreement on the Purchase Option Agreement and transfer the above assets to __________________. Sincerely, Salute! Shenzhen FangDD Information Technology Co, Ltd. (signature) Date: Purchase Notice (Asset) To: Shenzhen FangDD Network Technology Co, Ltd. (the “Company”) Pursuant to the Purchase Option Agreement entered by and between you and the Company on March 21, 2014, we hereby notify you and require you to transfer the asset_______________ owned by you to ___________________ at a consideration of ______________ (in accordance with the name, type, quantify and model of the asset). Upon your receipt of this notice, you are required to sign the Asset Transfer Agreement on the Purchase Option Agreement and transfer the above assets to __________________. Sincerely, Salute! Shenzhen FangDD Information Technology Co, Ltd. (signature) Date: Annex 2 Abandonment of the Right of First Refusal Shenzhen FangDD Network Technology Co, Ltd. (“FangDD”) is a limited liability company established on October 10, 2011. As a legally registered shareholder, I, currently hold 8.87% of the equity interest of FangDD. I agree and undertake to waive, in a permanent and irrevocable manner, my right to purchase all or part of the remaining equity interest of FangDD (the date of this statement and the future changes from time to time) and will not impede the transfer of such shares in any way. Declarant: Xx Xxxx Signature: Date Among Shenzhen FangDD Information Technology Co, Ltd., (Purchase Option Holder) Xxxxxxxx Xxxxx (Purchase Option Obligor) And Shenzhen FangDD Network Technology Co, Ltd., December 2017 Table of Contents 1 Purchase Option 20 2 Undertakings of Party B and Party C 22 3 Representations and Warranties of Party B and Party C 25 4 Breach of Contract 25 5 Assignment 26 6 Entry into Force and Term 27 7 Termination 27 8 Taxes and Fees 27 9 Confidentiality Obligations 27 10 Notices 28 11 Governing Law and Dispute Resolution 29 12 Miscellaneous Provisions 29 Option Agreement This Option Agreement (“Agreement”) is made in Shenzhen, the People’s Republic of China (“PRC”) as of...
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There are now more than 3,500 B Corporations in the world. These are companies that have been officially certified by nonprofit B Lab, for their commitment to not only pledging, but concretely showing, environmentally and socially beneficial business practices, public transparency, and the “legal accountability to balance profit and purpose.” B-Corps-to-be must pass a 200-question assessment that judges performance across five impact areas: governance, the environment, workers, customers, and community.
Christopher Marquis, a professor of sustainable global enterprise at Cornell University, started research for his new book, about the ongoing vitality of the B Corporation ethos, in 2017, but it’s during the past summer that he’s seen the B Corporation movement picking up some serious speed. In the last few months, two B Corporations have gone public, and six large, multinational companies have begun the journey to qualifying for B Corporation status. “This summer really indicates a sea change, in some ways, in the movement,” Marquis says.
In his book, Better Business: How the B Corp Movement Is Remaking Capitalism, Marquis documents the gradual trend towards responsible business, which he says has its roots in the urge to reform capitalism from its “overwhelming shareholder primacy system.” For roughly 50 years now, he says, the singular responsibility for businesses has been to shareholders, and the sole focus has been on profit maximization. That’s taken a social toll: “Many…things, from income inequality to environmental degradation, really stemmed from this shift that occurred,” he says. As it tries to refashion that structure, the B Corporation movement makes one of its top priorities putting all stakeholders—employees, customers, the community—”on the same legal playing field as shareholders.”
Marquis first heard about B Corporations from one of his students while teaching at Harvard Business School. He says the movement is partly down to a cultural shift led by new millennials and Generation Z, who are more committed to buy from or work for companies that have similar values to theirs. The shift has also touched investors. Not only are mainstream VC firms now funding B Corporations, such as in the cases of Andreessen Horowitz (Altschool), Union Square Ventures (Kickstarter) and Sequoia Capital (Lemonade), but some are also becoming certified B Corporations, such as real estate investor Fifth Wall and tech investor Foundry Group.
This past summer, two B Corporations held their initial public offerings and became publicly traded companies: insurance company, Lemonade, and certified-as-humane egg purveyor Vital Farms. They join just a handful of other B Corporations—including international university operator Laureate Education, and Brazilian cosmetics group Natura &Co—that have made the leap to a public offering. Vital Farms’ CEO, Russell Diez-Canseco, says the company has been rooted in “conscious capitalism” since its founding. “We really believe that our purpose is to improve the lives of people, animals, and plants through food,” he says. And, entering the public market has attracted more “really incredible impact investors who were very supportive of the mission, and really saw the potential for us to have a positive impact in the world.”
The months-long move to become B Corporation-certified was laborious, as are the continual impact assessments required; they have to get recertified every three years in order to remain a B Corporations, and the organization looks for substantial outcomes, such as carbon neutral plans by 2030. (One of the drawbacks that have stopped some companies from entering the process is how rigorous and time-consuming it is). “The bar keeps moving,” Diez-Canseco says. “They continually revise the criteria. So, what’s great is you can’t rest on your laurels.” These stringent checks are ways for B Lab to keep companies accountable for their word—and to stay free from criticism such as the one lobbed at the Business Roundtable, that “accountability to everyone means accountability to no one.” With these gauges, companies can effectively track and report and be transparent about their stakeholder commitments.
Also this summer, two companies—Amalgamated Bank and Danone—officially changed their articles of incorporation to include language about benefitting stakeholders. Danone is also one of six large, multinational corporations to have signed onto a new B Lab program, B Movement Builders, which is a way for large corporations, which make $1 billion or more in revenue, to “slowly on-ramp” as certified B Corporations. The process has proved harder for these companies in the past because they often comprise complex legal entities that span many countries. Danone North America, and 26 of Danone’s complex web of global entities, are already B Corporation-certified, representing 45% of the company— but the corporation as a whole unit is not.
None of the six corporations entering the on-ramping are American (Danone is headquartered in France), which shows the U.S. corporate world’s comparative slowness to adopt some of the B Corporations’ values. “I do think that the U.S. focuses more on shareholder primacy. Sort of, meeting the Wall Street quarterly numbers,” Marquis says. “In the next few years, the large companies that become B Corporations may be predominantly European and South American.”
Still, Marquis has seen the movement gain momentum over the years, culminating in this fortuitous summer success. Businesses have come a long way since the case of Etsy, an early B Corporation, which opted to give up its certified status after pressure from its public market shareholders, who it feared would not support its transition. Now, in contrast, Diez-Canseco hopes the movement can continue catching on. “I’m just excited to have this be the topic of conversation in more boardrooms,” he says. “I’m excited to have our example inspire a few other companies to take a similar path.”


Medicare is a government-funded health insurance program for elderly and disabled individuals. Employers that offer group health insurance plans to their employees have an interest in learning how employees’ entitlement to Medicare benefits can affect the administration of those plans.
Hospitals and health systems can discard three myths of employee engagement to improve patient satisfaction and Medicare reimbursement and raise their image for patient safety with well-designed initiatives, according to the new report Data-Driven Insights for Your 2017 Employee Engagement Strategy, released by Advisory Board.
A few months ago, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) clarified in Information Letter 2016-0082 how Medicare enrollment and health savings account (HSA) eligibility sometimes collide when an employee retires shortly after turning the age of 65. More recently, the IRS provided guidance on another overlap between Medicare and HSAs—a rehire after Medicare enrollment.
One key difference between health savings accounts (HSAs) and health flexible spending accounts (FSAs) is that in some circumstances HSAs can reimburse Medicare and other insurance premiums; health FSAs cannot. Recent guidance from the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) in Information Letter 2017-0004 confirmed this fact.
In California, a worker can seek treatment for a work-related illness or injury that’s expected to be covered under the employer’s workers’ compensation policy. To be paid for services performed for claims that aren’t yet finalized, the healthcare provider can file a lien (a claim for payment) against the employee’s workers’ compensation benefits claim. Unfortunately, […]
The Internal Revenue Service is passing along a reminder to eligible employees that now is the time to begin planning to take full advantage of their employer’s health flexible spending arrangement (FSA) during 2017.
In a recent article, I talked a bit about the complicated intersection of Medicare and The Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act (COBRA), with assistance from Paul M. Hamburger, Esq., author and contributing editor of BLR’s publication Mandated Health Benefits: The COBRA Guide, which I used as background research.
The dates when group health plans should begin using the most recently revised summary of benefits and coverage (SBC) template were clarified by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) in a July 8 Q&A document.
By Jennifer Carsen, JD, Senior Legal Editor Total healthcare spending growth is expected to average 5.8% annually over 2015-2025, according to a report published on July 13 by Health Affairs and written by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ (CMS) Office of the Actuary (OACT). Projected national health spending growth remains lower than the […]
Is your company considering reclassifying certain workers from now on, but hesitant because it is worried about triggering a federal employment tax audit or having not consistently filed Forms 1099 for those workers in the past? If you answered “yes,” then the IRS’ Temporary Expanded Voluntary Classification Settlement Program may interest you, but you must […]


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China Focus marked the launch of its inaugural annual theater showcase at the Edinburgh Fringe over the weekend.
The event kicked off the run of seven top Chinese productions at the UK’s famous theater festival, including Luocha Land performed by the National Theatre of China, The Dreamer by the Shanghai Dramatic Arts Centre, musical China Goes Pop staged by the China Arts and Entertainment Group and The Boor, a traditional Peking Opera production by the Shanghai Theatre Academy.
These award-winning contemporary shows fuse traditional Chinese opera, dance, acrobatics, shadow art, as well as modern jazz and pop music.
Xiang Xiaowei, minister counselor of cultural affairs at the Embassy of the People’s Republic of China to the UK, said, “The collaborations between China and Edinburgh festivals can be seen as one of the wonderful movements in the symphony of China-UK cultural exchange.”
This celebration of excellence in Chinese theater and dramatic production coincides with the 70th anniversary of the Edinburgh Festival Fringe. The Edinburgh Festival is an open platform with rich and colorful art styles that encourages new talents and promotes artistic quality.
Li Ming, vice president of the Center for the China Shanghai International Arts Festival as well as the organizer of China Focus, said at the launch ceremony for the event, “We will put on more than 60 performances for spectators, some of them professional artists themselves, from all around the world.”
“China Focus 2017 shines a light on the diversity of art from China, and the potential for Chinese performing arts in the future,” Li said.
“The openness and tolerance embodied by Edinburgh Festival Fringe represent a wonderful opportunity for us to make new friends, listen to more feedback, and begin future collaborations,” he explained.
China Focus is scheduled to end on August 28.
Source: Global Times

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When Tottenham stepped off the pitch at Tynecastle, having subjected a Hearts team who finished in 3rd place in the SPL last season – and briefly looked to challenge the Old Firm duopoly – the laments for the state of Scottish football were loud and numerous.
It’s not hard to see how this position came about, and as usual, it’s all about money. The club finishing top of the SPL can expect to gain around £2million from TV rights and prize money, whereas the club finishing bottom of the English Premier League will gain around £40million. And it’s as bad in all small nations: Ajax’s European record in recent years is worse than Celtic’s, and the Dutch league receives just 100m Euros a season, a twelfth of the Premier League. Rangers and Celtic are among Europe’s top twenty clubs for matchday income – these are clubs that have done nothing wrong besides being based in their own countries. So what can be done
There’s been much talking about the new Financial Fair Play laws about to be introduced to football. The idea, a direct response to the actions of Chelsea and Manchester City, has been ushered in with the purpose of preventing billionaires from artifically boosting clubs with unsustainable levels of spending. It’s not as cynical as the reigning powers burning the ladder that they ascended to the top – preventing clubs from racking up dangerous levels of debt is a noble goal. But when they come into power, the 518 million or so people who live in European countries outside the ‘big five’ of Spain, England, France, Italy and Germany will feel short-changed, for It will do nothing to address the slow decline that their clubs have suffered.
These clubs still compete in Europe, though only nominally. Since Porto’s triumph in 2004 – a feat for which the club was rewarded by seeing their team instantly dismantled by Europe’s giants – no team from outside the big five leagues has come close to winning the Champions League. Instead, they are often relegated to the dreaded Europa League ,where European has-beens scrap around for a competition that most see as a distraction. The rewards on offer barely register compared to the Champions League – a game between Ajax and Juventus in the group stages of the Champions League is worth many times more than if the two clubs met in a Europa League Semi-Final.
And it’s not just the big clubs that have felt this. Rangers and Celtic have visibly declined over the years, but the gap between the Old Firm and the rest of the league has not diminished. The ‘trickle-down effect’ of money being poured in at the top may be as dubious as it’s supposed social equivalent, but there’s no doubting the impact in prestige. If up-and-coming players don’t want to go to Celtic, they certainly don’t want to go to Kilmarnock.
If there is some hope to be had, it’s that things cannot continue this way forever. Even with the vast TV deals of the big nations, the levels of spending being seen by some clubs are unsustainable. Wages are increasing at a phenomenal rate, and basic economics will tell you that the bubble will burst at some point. Whether it’ll be a slow shuffling decline or a cataclysmic financial apocalypse, we don’t know. But it will happen.
Anyone investing in a football club now is like a property investor of a few years back – making the mistake of assuming that prices will continue to go up and up. Yet football, like all markets, fluctuates. This has been masked by new income sources, but it cannot keep going forever. The limit appears to already have been reached with ticket prices, and when the decline does begin, European football will have to reorder itself on more sustainable terms. But until then, clubs from smaller nations will find themselves like their fans – priced out of the game. We cannot know the future, but when the present is bleak certainty, change can’t come soon enough.
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Benoit & Sergio have a new EP comin’ your way on Soul Clap Records & it is called OLD STREETS. right now you can stream “Dancing Shoes” off the EP on Beatport. They even put it on the landing page carousel for all to see!
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Monster Hunter World: ‘Iceborne’ has been confirmed to release on PC.
Capcom announced that ‘Iceborne’ on PC will launch on January 9, 2020 via Steam. Players who preorder will receive the Yukumo layered armor set.
Additionally, a digital deluxe edition of the game will be released. The “Deluxe Kit” included in this version will give players the Silver Knight layered armor set, along with three gestures, two sticker sets, a facepaint, hairstyle, and room decor set.
‘Iceborne’ will also support features such as ultrawide 21:9, DirectX 12, and mouse and keyboard controls.
The content for the Monster Hunter World: ‘Iceborne’ expansion rivals that of its original release.


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Recently, Alia Bhatt, Karan Johar and Ayan Mukerji unveiled the poster of Brahmastra and all the fans of Ranbir Kapoor were left excited about the film. Ayan and Ranbir have worked together in Wake Up Sid and Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani and Brahmastra will mark their third collaboration on the silver screen. While the film is slated to be released in September, 2022, we bring to you an old interview of Ayan, wherein he had spoken about his bond with Ranbir and said that he wants the Kapoor scion to only work with him.
Speaking about his bond with Ranbir, Ayan said that his friendship with the actor is extremely strong.
"We don't chat every day. I can ask him for anything as easily I'd ask my parents. Over the years, you see friendships souring in our industry. I hope that's not the case with Ranbir and me. I hope we've established a friendship for life. He's my only best friend, he's the only person who knows exactly what's happening with me and I know what's happening with him," had said while speaking to Filmfare.
Ayan further said that he is very proud of Ranbir and considers his success as his own success.
"I'm anxious every time he has a release. I feel extremely jealous when he works with other directors. I feel he should only work with me. The one thing that makes me happy about YJHD is that he and I didn't make a flop product," added Ayan.
Cut to present, Ayan's Brahmastra also casts Amitabh Bachchan, Akkineni Nagarjuna, Dimple Kapadia and Mouni Roy in the pivotal roles. The film will release in theatres on 9 September, 2022.

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We offer a 6 year workmanship warranty on all hydronic underfloor heating systems that we install, along with a certificate of compliance (which states that the under tile floor heating system complies with current regulations). Boilers, panel radiators and so on will be covered by the importer or manufacturer.
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The position of aerospace educator lasts for two years; Jackson is finishing her second year and will return to Loudoun County, Virginia public schools, where she teaches special education classes. Fahy, who teaches elementary school in Fairfax County, is just beginning her second year.
In the lab, Fahy asks the students to speculate about what a change in air pressure would do to a pilot’s lungs. To demonstrate such a change, she puts a Marshmallow Peep inside a vacuum chamber. As she pumps the air out of the chamber, the Peep expands dramatically.
“It’s going to explode!” yell the students. “Can we eat it?”
“No, these are Peeps in the name of science,” says Fahy. “We can’t eat these.” As she releases air back into the chamber, the Peep shrivels, then does a wild somersault.
“OK, how’s it look?”
“Deflated,” comes the response. “Like an old person,” a student adds helpfully.
The experiment allows Fahy to talk about flightsuits and spacesuits, pressurized airplane cabins, even “the bends,” the decompression sickness divers experience.
After discussing thrust and drag, Fahy has the students select items for a survival kit, part of a test created by NASA.
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By Junior Williams
FRIBOURG, Switzerland — When I heard that the United States had drawn an away tie against Switzerland for the first round of Davis Cup World Group 2012, I assumed it would end up in a large city such as Geneva or Zurich. Then the word came down: Fribourg.
The announcement expanded my education about Switzerland. I had never heard of Fribourg, but learned that it’s halfway between Geneva and Zurich, has centuries of history and is in a region famous for fondue and Gruyere cheese.
I arrived in Fribourg Wednesday after a 90-minute train ride from Zurich Airport. At the train station: Buses everywhere, snow flurries and below-freezing temperatures. But I immediately warmed up to the Swiss people who were happy to answer my questions even though they noticed I was butchering my attempts to speak French. We’d converse in English and they didn’t give me that “Ugh – typical American” look.
After checking in at the hotel, I went back out and walked around the Fribourg Centre mall, right across the street from the train station, to get one of life’s necessities for a foreigner in Switzerland — a universal adapter for circular three-prong outlets — necessary so I could write this column. The shocker for me was that the mall closes at 7pm during weekdays, much earlier than back home in the U.S.
Thursday was my big sightseeing day, so I hopped on the city bus, which costs 2.90 CHF ($3.17 US) and you have to buy a ticket from the machine at the bus stop before boarding. But each time I took a ride, the driver never asked for the ticket. One Fribourg native explained to me that there was an honor system where passengers were expected to do the right thing and pay. He said that “on occasion, someone might follow up” to make sure the fare was paid. This system wouldn’t work back home in New York City.
Walking around the Place de Tilleul — near the Town Hall — I made my way to the Cathedrale St-Nicolas, which was completed in the 15th century after two centuries of construction. There was something peaceful about being alone inside the cathedral, with gorgeous stained glass windows and huge organ pipes near the ceiling.
I continued my trek through the narrow streets and walked up the Route de Alpes, where you get stunning postcard views of centuries-old villages below, with snow-covered buildings and parks. Minutes later, I was back into modern times, near the train station.
That night, I had to get my fondue fix, and the folks at Cafe du Midi did not disappoint. I savored a nice big pot of “moitie-moitie” — a mixture of Gruyere and Vacherin cheeses — with boiled potatoes instead of bread for dipping. The meal was pricey as many things are in Switzerland, but it was worth the cost.
Yes, there are cheap eats in town. For lunch I enjoyed the Xpresso Cafe in the Fribourg Centre, home of tasty crepes (ham and cheese for 7.50 CHF did the trick).
The buses were packed for the trip to the arena Friday. To my surprise, there were tickets still available for the Davis Cup tie. Two men told me they were on line at 6pm and successfully snagged tickets three hours later, after standing outside in sub-zero Celsius temperatures. It’s a sign of how the Swiss love their team. Fans showed up wearing afros, the signature Swiss cowbells, and just about anything red-and-white.
Chants of “Hop Suisse” and “Allez” filled the arena for three days, especially when it came to rooting for their hero Roger Federer. But it ended up being a rough weekend for the home team — no wins. Nonetheless, the Swiss fans were gracious in congratulating their American counterparts, even taking pictures together in the true spirit of Davis Cup. The workers at the venue were also very courteous and friendly.
Of course, there’s a lot more to see in Fribourg, and hopefully one day I’ll get the chance on a return visit to Switzerland. Even though the country’s Davis Cup team lost, the class and friendship shown by the Swiss people make them big winners in my book.
Junior Williams is a long-time journalist and tennis fan. At a momentâ€™s notice he can give you a list of all the Davis Cup match-ups that would give the US home ties. He was in Fribourg, Switzerland covering the Davis Cup first round World Group tie between the US and Switzerland for Tennis Panorama News.

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The AN/TPN 19 Landing Control Central (Radar Set) is a complete Radar Approach Control (RAPCON) or Ground Controlled Approach (GCA) facility.
The radar unit is used by air traffic controllers to identify, sequence, and separate participating aircraft; provide final approach guidance, guidance through air defense corridors and zones, and coordinate ID and intent with local air defense units at assigned airports / air bases / bare bases. These services can be provided in all types of weather with little or no effect on the equipment operation and ATC services provided to the aircraft.
The radar unit is capable of identifying aircraft using secondary radar within a 200 nautical miles (NM) radius and primary radar coverage to 60 NM. The PAR provides both azimuth and elevation information from 15 NM to touchdown. Both the PAR and ASR can be used as final approach aids.
The precision approach radar (PAR) provides both azimuth and elevation information from 20 NM to touchdown. The unit has six display indicators that are capable of providing both airport surveillance radar (ASR) and PAR displays in the operations shelter.
The unit has six display indicators capable of providing both Airport Surveillance Radar (ASR) and PAR. With all indicators and communications equipment operational, the unit is capable of taking over ATC operations at busy airports. Depending on antenna location, the PAR system is capable of providing service for up to four runways, but the unit can provide approach guidance to only one runway at a time. The ASR and PAR may be deployed autonomously.
Ten maintenance personnel are needed to install the AN/TPN-19 within 26 hours, not including site survey. Under combat limited situations with no augmentees assigned, the standard setuptime is 36 hours. After setup, six radar maintenance personnel can maintain the TPN-19, with the other four available for redeployment. The power production and air conditioning maintenance personnel may be "pooled" with other personnel to meet deployed location requirements. Requires flight inspection to become operational.
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Protection of human rights is signature identity of democratic societies. All stakeholders need to strive for improving the image of Pakistan on human rights front. State of human rights in Pakistan merits greater cooperation among various stakeholders for improvement.
Strengthening Participatory Organization (SPO) and the Ministry of Law, Justice and Human Rights (MoLJ&HR) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU). The MoU is based on broader understanding to jointly carry out human rights consultations, policy reviews, participatory stakeholder feedbacks, etc. Secretary Ministry of Law, Justice and Human Rights Barrister Zafarullah Khan and Naseer Memon, CE SPO signed the MoU. SPO has been actively working with Ministry on a number of issues, such as National Human Rights Policy Framework (NHRPF), National Human Rights Defender Mechanism (NHRDM), legislation on UN Convention Against Torture (UNCAT), etc. The Secretary, appreciating SPO’s support said that Government is committed to support civil society initiatives to protect human rights of Pakistani citizens. He said keeping in view the role of Ministry and civil society, this MoU will be helpful for implementation of human rights laws in the country and devise workable mechanism to achieve the desired objectives. Eminent civil society representatives were also present in the ceremony.

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A Tyneside project supporting and educating youngsters on sexual health issues has received £10,000 funding.
The Blue Sky Trust in Newcastle runs a scheme called T4Y (Think For Yourself) which works with young people building their confidence in relationship issues.
Drama and art workshops are used to help people build self-esteem and learn to make better relationship decisions.
Teenagers from Tyneside, Northumberland and County Durham have benefited from the project developed two years ago alongside North East Aids Care.
Helen McIlveen of Blue Sky Trust said: "We have worked for more than 12 years with people living with HIV and can communicate what that is like to others but rather than just telling young people, we use interesting approaches." The grant was from Lloyds TSB Foundation.


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THOUGH the New Haven Symphony doesn't begin its subscription season for another month, a benefit gala for the orchestra offers the audience an opportunity to hear Jewish folk music from Eastern Europe at Woolsey Hall on Thursday at 8. Itzhak Perlman and four backup bands -- the Klezmatics, Brave Old World, the Klezmer Conservatory Band and the Andy Statman Klezmer Orchestra -- are the performers of what is known as klezmer music.
The New Haven Symphony itself is in the midst of a search for a new music director, the candidates narrowed to seven guest conductors who will be performing later in the season: Kenneth Jean, Gisele Ben-Dor, Jung-Ho Pak, Raymond Harvey, Elizabeth Schulze, Ransom Wilson and Alasdair Neale.
Among soloists appearing this season are the violinist Elmar Oliveira, the flutist James Galway, the cellist Janos Starker, the pianists Peter Serkin, John Browning and Andre Watts.
Skitch Henderson will preside over half a dozen pops concerts and a Great Performers Series includes visits from the St. Petersburg Symphony and the Radio Orchestra of Berlin. The number to call for a full schedule is (203) 776-1444.
The Farmington Valley Symphony, a community group of 65 players, begins its 18th season today at 12:30, adding a musical component to the Hill-Stead Museum Classic Car Festival. The program chosen by the group's music director, John Eells, ranges from the ''Hebrides'' Overture by Mendelssohn to Gershwin's ''American in Paris'' to John Philip Sousa's ''Stars and Stripes Forever'' (860-651-9962).Continue reading the main story
Works by student composers at the Yale School of Music can be heard on Thursday, as New Music New Haven opens its season of free 8 P.M. concerts at Sprague Memorial Hall. Hosts of later programs will include Ezra Laderman, Ned Rorem and Martin Bresnick (203-432-4158).
At Wesleyan University, the Crowell Concert Series gets underway at 8 P.M. on Friday with the jazz pianists Billy Taylor and Estela Olevsky playing standards and original works (860-685-3355).
The Connecticut Classical Guitar Society's season includes solo and ensemble recitals, master classes, showcases, an orchestral evening (Feb. 16) when the guitarist Angel Romero is guest soloist with the Hartford Symphony. On Saturday at 8, the opening recital features Jorge Caballero, the first classical guitarist to win the Naumburg International Competition, whose program in Wilde Auditorium at the University of Hartford will include Bach, Granados and more (860-249-7041).
Among other Saturday concerts this week are one in Southport and another in Waterbury. In the Pequot Library at 8 P.M. the storyteller Marianne McShane and the singers Lynne Ann Wagner and Elisabeth Morton, accompanied by Pamela Bowen, Edward Wright and Jean Lewis with harp, guitar and hammered dulcimer, offer music for the festival of Samhain, tales of the fall solstice and Irish legends. The number to call for more information is (914) 645-4578.
In Waterbury, Rachmaninoff's Second Symphony caps the opening gala of the Waterbury Symphony's season at Naugatuck Valley College. The group's music director, Leif Bjaland, has also chosen John Harbison's ''Remembering Gatsby'' and Sibelius's Violin Concerto with Vadim Gluzman as soloist. The 8:15 P.M. Saturday program is repeated next Sunday at 3 (203-574-4283).
Four other fall-season openers are set for next Sunday afternoon. At noon, the inaugural organ recital in the monthly series at the Congregational Church of Naugatuck offers Scott Lamlein playing works by Bach, Vierne and Widor (203-729-3037).
At 4 P.M. a concert of works arranged for accordion begins the season for the Schubert Club of Fairfield County. Julie Cardona, Marilyn Cross, Lenny Feldmann, Walter Kasprzyk and Mary Tokarski are the performers next Sunday at First Presbyterian Church of Stamford, their repertory encompassing arrangements of works by Schubert and Saint-Saens as well as show tunes and other pieces for the accordion (203-966-5520).
At 5 P.M., the violinist Philip Quint and the pianist Tatiana Goncharova open the Robbie Collomore Concert Series at the Chester Meeting House, with sonatas by Leclair, Franck and John Corigliano as well asWieniawski's ''Variations on an Original Theme.'' (860-767-7742).
In Stamford, the Jazz Buffet Series gets underway next Sunday at the Rich Forum, the 5:30 musicale followed by a three-course supper. The featured combo is headed by Milt Harris, former band leader at the Apollo Theater in Harlem, whose music list ranges from standards and rhythm and blues to fusion (203-325-4466).
Another choir seeking new members is the Greater Middletown Chorale, which has opened its rehearsals to experienced singers this Tuesday and next at South Congregational Church. Auditions will be held by the group's music director, Joseph D'Eugenio (860-347-9954).
It is also time to try out for the Danbury Music Center's presentation of ''The Nutcracker'' Open auditions for children, 7 years and older, teen-agers and adults will be held on Tuesday and Wednesday at the Danbury High School. The number for information is (203) 748-1716.Continue reading the main story


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Frogzy Drops Debut ‘Lost In Clapton’ EP
29 Dec 2020
East London’s Frogzy has just released his debut EP and the highly-awaited project is titled ‘Lost In Clapton’, a nod to the rapper’s hometown. Leading up to the midnight drop, Frogzy also released visuals to the EP’s introductory record.
The concise EP consists of seven tracks, with emerging production talents and an appearance from fellow Clapton MC, Rimzee. Championing his gritty sound, listeners can expect real-life accounts in the music and an authentic approach to every rhyme.
Click here to stream Frogzy’s brand-new project and take in his first visual treatment from ‘Lost In Clapton’ above!


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Award-winning developer Crest Nicholson has announced the launch of Hansford Park, the long-awaited collection of homes located on the site of the iconic Rugby Radio Station site, Houlton. Due to launch in early 2018, the development will comprise a collection of 186 homes ranging in size from one to five bedrooms.
Crest Nicholson is one of three housebuilders contracted at Hansford Park. The new collection of homes at Hansford Park will form part of a new community, which will feature 6,200 homes, three schools, a health centre, community centre and 500 acres of open space for residents to enjoy on completion.
Hansford Park is within easy reach of the bustling market town of Rugby, which is home to an array of boutique shops, restaurants and bars for residents to explore. The town is also home to the Benn Hall, Rugby Theatre, and the annual Rugby Food and Drink festival - providing plenty of entertainment for residents. Families will also be well placed at the development with the arrival of three new schools, as well as, St Gabriel’s Church of England Academy in Houlton, which is set to open in 2018.
Situated just four miles from Rugby train station, Hansford Park is ideal for those travelling into both Birmingham and London, with regular direct trains into Birmingham New Street in 35 minutes and London Euston in 49 minutes. For those travelling by road, the M1, M6 and M45 are all easily accessible, linking residents to larger towns of Leicester and Milton Keynes.
The name Hansford Park reflects the rich heritage of the site, which was the former ‘mast-site’. Home to 12 820ft masts, it helped pioneer global communications in the 1920s.
Amanda Benjamin, Sales and Marketing Director at Crest Nicholson Midlands, said: “The launch of Hansford Park is a fantastic milestone for the development of the wider Houlton community, which will transform this iconic area of Rugby.
“There is undoubtedly a huge demand for new homes in Rugby, and at Hansford Park we are developing a range of properties to suit all types of home buyers. We are pleased to be working alongside our partners to deliver a modern, fit-for-purpose development, and look forward to watching this community flourish further over the coming months.”


President Donald Trump together with First Lady Melania Trump plans to visit Asia in November.
The president will travel to Japan, South Korea, China, Vietnam, the Philippines, and Hawaii on state visits as well as attend the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations.
Trump’s decision to visit Asia comes at a pivotal moment in the region, faced with threats from North Korea and repeated economic challenges from China.
“President Trump will discuss the importance of a free and open Indo-Pacific region to America’s prosperity and security,” the statement from the White House read.
Trump will also focus on trade in the region, according to the White House, after withdrawing the United States from the Trans-pacific partnership trade deal.
“He will also emphasize the importance of fair and reciprocal economic ties with America’s trade partners,” the statement read.
The trip will take place November 3-14.


Lüderitz !Nami#nus Constituency Councillor Jan Scholtz has learnt with shock that the 297 Novanam factory workers suspended in July 2012 due to theft have officially been dismissed. On May 15 they received a letter from the Supreme Court saying the Judge President Peter Shivute on April 28 dismissed the petition for leave to appeal, thus upholding the dismissal of the 297 workers. In a media release Scholtz expressed shock that the Supreme Court upheld the dismissal of the workers suspended for massive theft of fish – three years after the incident. He stresses this is a very sad development because the majority of those dismissed are women and the fear is for the children in school who are being punished because of this action. Scholtz says he is also aware that some of them even got houses through bank loans and there is a high possibility they will lose their houses. Many attempts were made to have NovaNam relook the issue and establish the masterminds of the theft in order for the process to be fair. “We never got feedback from the management of Novanam on this,” said Scholtz Scholtz also wrote to the Minister of Labour, Industrial Relations and Employment Creation, Erkki Ngimtina, to intervene. The dismissal only serves to worsen the high poverty levels and contributes to high unemployment, states Scholtz, who further appealed to companies to desist from contributing to high unemployment. Scholtz says he will ask the labour ministry why many workers are employed as temporary workers for long periods. “This kind of work culture needs to stop so that people can have job security and peace of mind. “It is this kind of action that keeps on short-circuiting the fight against poverty,” said the councillor.
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[5 of 5 Stars!]The overall fit and finish was good. It has a slight gap between the receiver and stock, but not very big or noticeable. The guns action was a little gritty/stiff as expected from previous reviews elsewhere. I cleaned all the grease and gunk out with break cleaner and lubed it with some oil. It fired and functioned flawlessly so far. After test firing I used some liquid graphite (gunslick) on all the moving parts and cycled the action about 50 times. The graphite is a really nice way to smooth things up on the action. I did not like the safety as well, but that is also common for the new Rossi guns now produced. It is not a show grade gun, but if you want a good reliable rifle to use in the field where it will be handy and powerful I would not hesitate to buy it.
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Amoeba Music San Francisco Weekly Hip-Hop Top Five Chart: 04:30:10
1) Andre Nickatina Khan! The Me Generation (I-Khan Dist)
2) B.o.B. presents The Adventures Of Bobby Ray (Rebel Rock/Grand Hustle/Atlantic)
3) Cypress Hill Rise Up (Priority Records)
4) Little Brother LeftBack (Traffic)
5) Truthlive Patience (Interdependent Media)
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Sick Jacken Stray Bullets (Urban Kings Ent.)
Many thanks to Luis at Amoeba Music San Francisco for supplying the latest hip-hop top five chart, in both text and video formats, which also includes the Bonus pick of the week & featured vinyl releases (new & classic) at the Haight Street store. As Luis says in the video below, the recent Record Store Day (RSD) two Saturdays ago at Amoeba SF was off the hook, with records like the new Cypress Hill vinyl (RSD special release) and the Beastie Boys' "Mystery RSD" 12" attracting a lot of record collectors. "We sold out of all fifteen copies of that Beastie Boys record we had in like five minutes," Luis told me. As far as new releases on CD, the number one release this week is from longtime hometown artist Andre Nickatina, Khan! The Me Generation. Since arriving on the local rap scene back in 1993 with his debut The Real Jim Jones on In-A-Minute, back when he went by the moniker Dre Dog, Nickatina has not only been extremely prolific (systematically dropping an album on average of every other year), but more importantly he has remained consistently in-demand with the every fickle rap fan.
"People are always coming in and asking, 'When is there a new Andre Nickatina?' It is amazing how he manages to stay so relevant," noted Luis. Many credit the two-decade longevity of the Fillmore San Francisco artist, who is a living Bay Area rap legend but yet still unknown to the mainstream, to the fact that he is constantly doing concerts (and puts on a great show!) and more importantly, he has a most unique lyrical style in which he might rap about the weirdest things or flip a phrase that is at once sharp and culturally observant. "Get it backwards like Benjamin Button. Or in Superbad something like McLovin," he spits in the new album track "Blind Genius" in which he also rhymes, "Hit the night like a male Presidente. Don't want to be up in the Kaiser Permanente."
In the number two position on the new Amoeba rap chart is Atlanta teen phenom B.o.B., who, while still in high school, secured a major label deal with Atlantic based on the buzz generated by both his indie tracks 'Haterz Everywhere" and the 420 themed song "Cloud 9." The still teenaged artist's major label debut is B.o.B Presents: The Adventures of Bobby Ray, which is a genre defying collection of tracks that tackle universal subjects and promise mass appeal. Tracks include "Cyber Heaven," "Trippin'," and his 2007 breakthrough hit "Haterz Everywhere (feat. Rich Boy)." As impressive as the fact that he landed a major deal at such a young age is, it is also incredibly impressive that the artist self-produced much of this new release and also, over the past few years, self-taught himself to play piano, trumpet, French horn, and other instruments.
B-Real and Sen Dog, who were working on individual solo projects the past few years, return as Cypress Hill (on CD and vinyl) with their first album in six years (follow up to 2004's Till Death Do Us Part), Rise Up, which includes such tracks as "Armada Latina" featuring Marc Anthony and Pitbull and the powerful title track that features Rage Against The Machine/ Street Sweeper Social Club's Tom Morello.
I recommend the new Evan "Truthlive" Phillips album Patience that appears on the co-founder and CEO of Interdependent Media's own indie hip hop label (home to such impressive acts as Tanya Morgan, Finale, J*Davey, and K'Naan). By no means a vanity project, Patience is on point and in it the East Bay artist with perhaps the most aliases ever (aka EJ iLL, aka Evan Flow, aka The Popular Loner, aka Santa Rosa's Own, aka The California Son (Shine), aka Evan Almighty, aka Zarpol The Vegebot) delivers thought provoking rhymes that tackle the state of hip-hop and the equality in the world today.
"It's easy to judge. It's easy to hate. It's easy to knock down. It's easy to take. It's easy to destroy. It's easy to break. It's easy to degrade, It's easy to fake," he raps on "It's Easy," one of the album's many engaging tracks on the Jake One produced project. Guest artists, who sometimes upstage their host in terms of lyrical flow, include Ras Kass, Von Pea, and Finale. On Thursday May 6th Truthlive will both spin and rap at a record release party for the new album at Som Bar 2925 16th Street in San Francisco.
Luis' Bonus Pick Of The Week is the latest from an artist with cult-like popularity -- Sick Jacken, Stray Bullets on Urban Kings Ent, which is another one of those Psycho hits from the Psycho Realm brand that you will either love or hate with a passion. The 19 track, guest-heavy release includes such songs as "Ceremonial Slang (feat. Planet Asia)," "Paid Dues (feat. Murs & Supernatural)," "Hollywood Drive-By Remix (feat. Immortal Technique)," and "Angels & Demons (DJ FM Remix)" that features the Wu-Tang's Killah Priest.
Luis @ Amoeba San Francisco with this week's top hip-hop sellers
Rappin 4'Tay "Playaz Club" (1994)
Bay Area Rap History 101: Heads up, fans of that classic 1990's San Francisco rap sound! Coming in the month of May is The Frisco Legends NorCal tour -- a TC & SB Presents production that features such Frisco rap legends as Rappin’ 4Tay, SB of UNLV, Total Devastation, and Totally Insane. With a series of shows over the next month, the stage lineup will change from venue to venue. Other Frisco Legends to appear on select dates include Black C of RBL Posse, Celski, UDI, Cold World Hustlas, and Cloud Nine.
For anyone who was (or is) into Bay Area rap from the 1990's, which was truly a golden time in Bay/SF rap music, this is an amazing opportunity to catch these legends. I know rap fans all over the world who single out this specific era of West Coast rap as their all time favorite part of hip-hop's history.
Hosting the tour is producer TC, who, along with The Enhancer, had the Midas touch with so many local Bay rap groups back in the day. Essentially TC was hugely instrumental in shaping the sound of SF 90's rap, producing the likes of Dre Dog, RBL Posse, Totally Insane, 11/5, Ad Kapone, IMP (Ill Mannered Posse), Total Devastation, and many more. The tour, which includes the first show at the Downtown Brew in Paso Robles next Thursday May 6th and the final date (June 4th) at Eproson House in Twain Harte, CA, is having a kick-off/launch party tonight at Heights Lounge 2080 Van Ness Ave at Pacific in San Francisco. There's more information here but also the Amoeblog will be updating on this tour each Friday throughout the next month.
Talented but mostly slept on Mid West emcee Coolzey will be, starting next Tuesday (May 4th), releasing a series of twelve hip hop tracks online titled Coolzey and the Search for the Hip Hop Hearts Volume I: He's the DJ, I'm the Rapper. The tracks will be available via Rap Reviews, Adam's World, and Above Ground Magazine exclusively. Every Tuesday throughout the summer he will drop a new track with production by various hip hop producers including Will Tell of Brooklyn Academy, Panik of the Molemen, Headnodic of Crown City Rockers, Insight, JRawls of Lone Catalysts, and Newman of Giant Panda.
And in the post Guru passing drama there is a very interesting and in-depth interview published by HipHopDX with Tasha Denham, who was both in relationship with Solar (with whom she has a daughter) and who has worked in various capacities for the Guru and Solar owned Grand 7 Records. As such, she had first hand exposure to all the inside dealings of this often very private company. It is really too bad that the passing of such a legendary hip-hop figure is tarnished with all this drama surrounding his final days (I am just waiting for the announcement of a movie about it all)! I personally care to remember Guru for his work with DJ Premier as Gang Starr. And consequently, I leave you with another Gang Starr sure shot, the video for their classic "Manifest" from their 1989 debut No More Mr Nice Guy (Wild Pitch/EMI).
Gang Starr "Manifest" (1989)


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by Tom Seabourne.
RACE ACROSS AMERICA (RAAM)
It all started while I was pedaling an exercise bicycle alongside a buddy of mine at a local health club. He suggested I attempt an ultra-distance cycling event. I had no idea what an ultra-distance cycling event was. The longest bike race I had ever heard of was the Tour de France. He informed me the most grueling single-stage bike race in the world took place right here in the United States and it was called the RAAM. I became obsessed with this race after Outside magazine declared it the “toughest sporting event in the world.” That’s where I placed all my training energy. In this bicycle race, solo or team riders with a supporting crew ride 3,000 miles from the West Coast to the East Coast. There are no time-outs. You can sleep as much or as little as you like.
I was a long way from the RAAM. I enjoyed riding an exercise bike for three hours at a time because it was the only activity that didn’t bother my feet. But to pedal a bicycle across America in less than two weeks seemed awesome. The farthest I had ever ridden on two wheels was one hundred miles, and that was on a bet. Fortunately (or unfortunately, depending on whether you spoke to me or my ex-wife), I spotted an advertisement about a bicycle race in Waco, Texas, called the Spenco 500. I phoned the race director and pleaded with her to allow me. to enter. She said the event was limited to professionals but if I sent her a resume, she would look it over.
My resume had no cycling experience listed but did have information about my international karate and tennis competitions. I mailed it with a desperate cover page, and to my surprise, one week later I received my acceptance. At the pre-race meeting I was the only rider wearing tennis shoes and using a flashlight taped to my handlebars in place of a bike light. My inexperience did not bother me until the end of the first 25-mile lap when I over-shifted, lost my chain, the pack, and my futile chance to win. Luckily for me, several pros dropped out of the race because of saddle sores, nutrition problems, and sleep deprivation.
We pedaled throughout the night. Drafting was allowed, which I wasn’t used to. I had only raced in a few Century rides where drafting was allowed. I caught up to the Schwinn Team and drafted off them, reaching speeds of up to a consistent 30 miles per hour. When it was my turn to lead the pack, they waved me off. I was wearing tennis shoes instead of cycling shoes. I wouldn’t have trusted me, either.
While I was drafting the Schwinn Team, a female Olympian from the New Zealand cycling team caught up to us. I looked down at my speedometer and we were clocking in at 28 miles per hour. She was pedaling effortlessly while screaming at one of the Schwinn Team members. Seconds later she pedaled away from us, while we tried to follow, maintaining our 28 miles per hour speed. Not surprisingly she won the women’s division and a $5,000 check.
I plugged along and finished the race, feeling overjoyed. By default, I placed fourteenth out of the original fifty riders and was presented with “The Rattlesnake” award for the cyclist who showed the most courage.
I was ecstatic. It was a peak experience for me. I told my wife I had finally found another passion to replace martial arts. She was not excited. She had seen me floundering off-course when I lost my chain in the initial stages of the race. She realized the amount of training time ultra-distance cycling would take. She knew with our three small children their dad might not be around very much on weekends. She was right. I was hooked!


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The Australian Financial Review published an article titled “Brandon Capital, Rampersand, Artesian lead local VC gender diversity push” on 8 October 2018.
The article highlights Artesian’s position as the most active Australian VC firm and its leading position in improving VC investment diversity.
Managing partner of Artesian, Jeremy Colless, told The Australian Financial Review the most important steps it had taken to increase diversity were trying to remove selection bias and employing an equal number of male and female VC analysts from diverse backgrounds so as to ensure a more diverse group of investors in the future.
“Artesian’s early stage (seed/angel) VC strategy is to undertake due diligence on accelerators, incubators, university programs and angel groups to identify the groups with the most diverse deal flow, broad alumni and networks of mentors and investors,” he said.
“Artesian then generally invests in all of the start-ups that have been selected to participate in these program cohorts.”


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There are so many things to say about this book. Though I heard that some people find it a slow book, I read it quickly, aided by the fact that I was reading parts aloud to a child—lazy bed-time story reading if you will. Leviathan Wakes lays the platform for a series of book (and a forthcoming TV show on Scyfy) , which are some pretty big shoes to fill. The author name, James S. A. Corey is actually a pen name of Daniel Abraham and Ty Franck, the first of which also sometimes collaborates with George RR Martin, author of Game of Thrones (giant shoes).
Similar to the Game of Thrones books, it is also written using the format of one perspective per chapter. The books only covers two perspectives (GoT has ca. 13), that of Holden and Miller, with a small exception towards the end. In a previous post, I described Miller as a nihilistic character, something the authors agree with, while Holden could very much be described as the inverse.
On the interplay between both, the authors write:
”Holden’s my holy fool. He’s an idealist, a man who faces things with this very optimistic view of humanity. He believes that if you give people all of the information, they’ll do the right thing with it, because people are naturally good. Miller is a cynic and a nihilist. He looks at the dissemination of information as a game you play. He doesn’t have faith in anyone else’s moral judgement.”
As I previously noted, these character traits can be an interesting way to move a story forward and the mix certainly makes the journey more interesting.
The story plays in the far future (at least to my understanding), where other planets close to Earth have already been populated and space stations have been built. Most of the story pieces take place on space stations and on space ships. There seems to be a logic in how things work in this universe, with Earth representing an old but still prominent power, Mars a counterbalance to this power, and the “Belters” (inhabitants of space stations) as the new wave of civilisation.
Knowing that this would become a TV show, I was mostly trying to find links to existing space faring shows that I know, mainly Star Trek and Battlestar Galactica. Thematically, this felt closer to Isaac Asimov’s Foundation series (also an impending TV show, crazy!) in the noir detective story taking place within a space context.
Book one at least did not feel like an episodic TV show, rather more like the laying of building blocks for a future series of stories. I wonder how easily this translates to episodic story telling or if we will instead be presented with the new style of TV shows that tell one whole story over many chapters, a very long movie if you will.
If you like science fiction that is fairly grounded, integrating elements of intrigue, humour, horror, space opera, and written in a clear manner, then this is a good book to read. Expect it to build up slowly, though the action does accelerate in later chapters.

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A Florida girl at heart, Kelly was raised on the white sand beaches of Boca Raton before deciding that she could go for a change of scenery. She upped and moved to Raleigh, North Carolina where she is a happily converted member of the NC State Wolfpack studying Political Science and Natural Resources Policy and Administration. An avid climber, backpacker, and all around outdoor junkie, Kelly enjoys anything that brings her outside with good people. Kelly has spent some quality time with the green forests of Kentucky in Mammoth Cave National Park, the mosquito-laden tundra of Alaska in White Mountain BLM National Recreation Area, and the big mountains of Colorado in Rocky Mountain National Park by participating in three High School Conservation Crews with the SCA. Kelly is an enthusiast of snickers bars, classic rap, superheroes, naps and iced coffee. Kelly is very passionate about the SCA and its mission, and she looks forward to continuing to engage alumni during her second year on the council.


On the morning of the third annual Women’s March, a horrific tragedy was potentially prevented by swift-acting police.
It was Saturday, 19 January and 27-year-old Utah man Christopher Cleary had allegedly threatened to carry out a mass-shooting and kill “as many girls as I see”.
How do we know this? Because police say the Provo man wrote about his alleged intentions in a Facebook post – the same Facebook post that led to his arrest at a McDonald’s restaurant early on Saturday.
Police arrested the man after seeing what they say was his disturbing message, HuffPost reports.


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The Purdue Boilermakers haven’t been a terrific team for a long time and they hope to get things turned around very soon. The best way to do that is to play and beat big name teams from across the country.
They will be doing just that when they face off against Louisville to open the 2017 season.
The team announced on their official website that they will square off with the Cardinals at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis in a neutral-site game on September 2, 2017.
This could be a big matchup for Purdue as they look to build their program up over the next two seasons. They also announced that they will play a home-and-home series against Boston College in 2018 and 2020.
The Boilermakers and Cardinals have met up once in the past on September 19, 1987. The two teams ended in a 22-22 tie.
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Modern washing machines indicate error codes when faults occur. The older and more basic ones usually flash a single light a set number of times in a cycle. On some old Hotpoint and Indesit washing machines error F03 might be indicated by the door lock neon light flashing 3 times, pausing for half a secondread the full article..
Error codes washing machines
I have a few references to the Hoover error 8 message in my technical manuals. They are listed for the Hoover Vision HD series washing machines, Hoover 3 phase autowashers, and the Hoover Nextra and Optima models. Hoover Vision: Error 8 = Tacho fault Nextra: Error 8 = Motor jammed / Drum shaft jammed orread the full article..
Basic UK Indesit washing machines fitted with a rotary control dial can’t indicate error codes directly. They don’t have an electronic display. So they indicate errors by clicking the dial continuously round and flashing the door lock light a set number of times. If the door light (LED) flashes 10 times it means, “Pressure switchread the full article..
I received an enquiry from someone who had a Hoover Nextra, which was stopping mid-cycle. The start light and delay start light were flashing 3 times indicating error code 3. The door would also not open and the door locked light remained illuminated. Hoover Nextra error code 3 means The full explanation is – “Pumpread the full article..
An Indesit washing machine producing error F04 is producing an error code that means, “pressure switch jammed on empty – check pressure switch and module”. (or if fitted with a rotary dial that clicks round and round accompanied by 4 cyclical flashes of the LED). The pressure switch works on air pressure and lets theread the full article..
Here’s a question I answered about an Indesit washer dryer with flashing lights and a timer dial clicking round continuously. Flashing lights usually indicate an error, and counting the light flashes (if they are flashing in a cycle and not continuously) can reveal an error code. “I have an Indesit WD12 washer dryer. The programmerread the full article..