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France to limit gas, electricity price hikes to 15% in 2023
France will cap an expected increase in natural gas and electricity prices at 15 percent early next year, extending price controls introduced after Russia's invasion of Ukraine, Prime Minister Elisabeth Borne said Wednesday.
The caps will apply to domestic consumers and small companies, and so-called "energy cheques" from 100 to 200 euros ($100-200) will also be given to some 12 million lower-income households to help with winter heating bills, Borne said at a press conference.
The new measures are less far-reaching than caps introduced earlier this year that limited domestic electricity price rises to four percent and fixed gas prices at October 2021 levels — which has contributed to lower inflation in France than in neighbouring European nations.
"Very early on, we took strong measures to protect the French public. But everyone knows, and we have to say it transparently: These measures come at a cost to our public finances," Borne said in justification of the less generous caps.
In total, the government's capping measures next year are expected to cost 16 billion euros ($16 billion), Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire said at the conference, with 11 billion going toward gas and five billion on electricity.
Borne said that "only restraint (of energy consumption) and European solidarity will allow us to avoid cuts and rationing in the worst-case scenarios, like an especially cold winter combined with supply problems."
But she added that "in the most likely scenarios, if everyone acts responsibly… there will be no cuts."
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Get involved with your community this National Diabetes Awareness Month.
November is National Diabetes Awareness Month, observed all across the nation as an opportunity for advocacy and connection. While there are plenty of great ways to give, learn, and share on a national level, you can also make an effort to have some influence in your community.
Here are some easy yet impactful ways that you can make a difference this coming November.
Living with any type of diabetes brings unique challenges for individuals and their families, and the chronic aspect of the disease can make those challenges feel especially relentless. People with diabetes often do not look outwardly ill, and because they may keep their experiences to themselves, it can be easy for others to assume that diabetes isn't a big deal. It's true that people living with diabetes can almost always do the same things that people without it can do, but those activities often require more planning and preparation. Some days go smoothly and others are interrupted by symptoms.
By educating friends, family, and neighbors about the realities of the disease and the all-encompassing aspects of constantly managing blood glucose levels while also trying to live a normal life, you can bring awareness to the importance of finding better treatments and ultimately a cure.
Not only does it feel great to give back, but volunteering also creates a ripple effect of positivity in the diabetes community and beyond. Whether you've lived with diabetes for decades or are newly diagnosed, you have something important to share with others.
Get involved in a local organization or the nearby chapter of a diabetes organization like JDRF or the American Diabetes Association. They can connect you with opportunities to participate in fundraising events, mentor others, and participate in legal advocacy on behalf of people living with diabetes. Blue is the color for National Diabetes Awareness Month, so wear your favorite shade throughout November and be a beacon for the community.
The combination of daily management and a long-term view of diabetes can feel overwhelming at times, but the steps you've taken to ensure your emotional and physical well-being are worth noting. Take time to reflect on how far you've come in managing diabetes and celebrate everything you accomplish each day by making the choice to take care of yourself.
As you consider how you want to acknowledge this National Diabetes Awareness Month, remember that you are not alone in your journey. Let friends and family know how they can support you by joining you for a walk or getting together to cook a new healthy recipe. Remember that your Rite Aid Pharmacist can help you manage your prescriptions and answer questions about your care.
Sharing your experience will help the people around you be better advocates and can go a long way toward spreading awareness and education this November.


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"THE COLD STARES SIGN PRODUCTION DEAL WITH M.A.N. ENTERTAINMENT"
THE COLD STARES SIGN PRODUCTION DEAL WITH M.A.N. ENTERTAINMENT
August 14, 2013, Nashville, TN… Evansville, KY based rock duo, The Cold Stares, have signed a production deal with legendary engineer and producer, Mark Needham (M.A.N. Entertainment). Band members, Chris Tapp and Brian Mullins, are traveling to Los Angeles to record with Needham at Eastwest Studios in Hollywood, where everyone from Elvis Presley to The Who, to Bob Dylan to Elvis Costello has recorded.
Needham, whose credits include Imagine Dragons, Pink, John Paul White, Train, Neon Trees, and The Killers, discovered The Cold Stares through a submission to his Website by lead singer and guitarist Chris Tapp. "My Webmaster, brought their email to my attention. She said she normally listens to a song once, but found herself listening to The Cold Stares' music all day, and told me I had to hear it. She was right, I was hooked on first listen and contacted them right away," adds Needham.
The band is thrilled with the opportunity, "Mark has worked with everyone from Taj Mahal, to Robert Cray, to Pete Yorn and Fleetwood Mac. We are very excited about the project because of Mark's integrity in the business and his ability to translate what we do into something you hear in your speakers, without sacrificing the energy we have live," exclaims Tapp.
The Cold Stares will record a full album with Needham, who will then offer the project to labels.
About The Cold Stares:
"Think Black Sabbath meets Zeppelin meets John Lee Hooker…This is blues-rock for the 21st century," is how Vintage Guitar magazine describes The Cold Stares' music. Since 2008 the duo of Chris Tapp (vocals, guitar) and Brian Mullins (drums) have been performing together to packed clubs in the south east, and to the shock of audience members, who can't believe such a huge sound comes from just two musicians. Tapp's unique guitar rig, along with Mullins' giant bass drum provides a visual and sonic landscape for the two to travel on different paths than other acts. The result is a hard rocking, story-based brand of rock and roll that is sung from the soul. www.thecoldstares.com
About Mark Needham:
Mark Needham is a mix engineer, music producer, recording engineer, and music publisher with over 40 years of experience in the business. His credits include Platinum selling and Grammy nominated artists: The Killers, Shakira and Chris Isaak as well as Fleetwood Mac, Imagine Dragons, Pink, Train and Blondie. For more information go to: www.markneedham.com.
Left to right: M.A.N. Productions' Will Brierre, The Cold Stares - Christopher Tapp and Brian Mullins, and producer Mark Needham. - Richlyn Marketing
"The Cold Stares release "A Cold Wet Night and a Howling Wind""
THE COLD STARES RELEASE 'A COLD WET NIGHT AND A HOWLING WIND'
October 11, 2012, Nashville, TN... American rock, blues rock, indie rock, alternative rock, however you prefer to describe the music, the Nashville-based duo, The Cold Stares, just rock. Known for their blistering live shows, members Chris Tapp and Brian Mullins have been tearing it up since 2008, touring with acts like Bob Schneider and Big Head Todd and the Monsters.
Authenticity is a word that is frequently used in describing The Cold Stares, and frequently missing from modern music discussions. "We're not just a blues band, or just a rock band, or anything other than who we are," front man Chris Tapp says. There is a power and a realness that is arrived at by just doing what you do best. The result is a hard-rocking, story-based brand of rock and roll that is sung from the soul.
Chris' unique guitar rig, along with Mullin's giant bass drum, provides a visual and sonic landscape for the two to travel on different paths than other acts. In fact, you may find yourself looking for another member behind the curtains, but it's just these two men. "The first time I saw them," says WRLT's Dan Buckley, "I thought they had at least two other musicians secretly behind the curtain. There's no way that sound comes from just the two of them."
The Huffington Post's Radley Balko describes the experience, "Between songs, people will whisper. They're asking one another if anyone knows who the hell this is. And it's here that you, and everyone in the room, will have the same realization that just about everyone else has the first time they see and hear the Cold Stares live: These guys are better than the band you came to see."
With 'A Cold Wet Night and a Howling Wind' the duo recorded and produced the album themselves over a couple days at Nashville's House of David studio to capture and deliver that live experience. The album features thirteen original songs as well as the group's take on Hendrix's 'If6was9,' Blue Cheer's 'Parchment Farm,' and Fleetwood Mac's 'Oh Well.' Early stand-outs include 'Black Angel,' 'Cannon Ball,' and 'Jesus Brother James.'
The Cold Stares have been compared to Led Zeppelin, Spoon, The White Stripes, The Black Keys, and Queens of the Stone Age, but in the end they have found a way to mix classic rock elements in a way that sounds fresh and new while still paying homage to their heroes.
Prior to any PR push or radio promotion, stations have begun picking up the album, and fans are responding with sales levels that landed the album on Amazon's top 100 best-selling MP3 albums, including the #1 spot on their Blues sales chart when the album debuted, and CDBaby's top-sellers list. The album is also featured on Brite Revolution's site. Their first single 'Red Letter Blues' went to radio in September, and good things are on the horizon for the hard working band. The Cold Stares are currently represented by attorney John Strohm (Civil Wars, Alabama Shakes, Bon Iver), and PR firm Richlyn Marketing (Kate Richardson) and are available for interviews and reviews.
The album is available for purchase on CDbaby, Amazon, and iTunes.
For a review copy of 'A Cold Wet Night and a Howling Wind,' please contact Kate Richardson at kate@richlynmarketing.com.
For more on The Cold Stares, visit: www.TheColdStares.com.
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"The Cold Stares new album wholehearted hurricane"
Music Review by Adam Whipple for CelebrateKnoxville.com - You could be forgiven for thinking, on first glance at The Cold Stares' A Cold Wet Night and a Howling Wind, that you're about to wade into the deep, still waters of some shadowy folk act. The simplicity and intrigue of the woodsy black and white shot on the cover and the sparseness of the text lend themselves to the sort of acoustic pluck-a-thon that is popular nowadays. This impression could not be further from the truth.
Chris Tapp and Brian Mullins represent an idiom of sharp-suited rock and roll that refuses to be outmoded by skinny jeans and shoegazing, and they are committed to it wholeheartedly. Mostly, they continue to surprise audiences everywhere as their razor-strap sound, hearkening to bands like ZZ Top and The Black Keys, comes blowing out of speakers like a hurricane while only two musicians are on the stage. They sound like a full band, because for all intents and purposes, they are.
Phil Spektor famously created the "wall of sound" approach to recording by layering instruments one over the other. The Cold Stares have done a similar thing simply by being the loudest thing in the room. Tapp travels with a number of amps, strung together, and A Cold Wet Night is no different. The project favors little to no layering, letting the stage sound of the band shine. Most guitar solos stand without the undergirding of a rhythm guitar track. There's a bit of organ and tambourine, but otherwise it's just like you would hear it at the bar. Nothing else is needed.
The duo have released a handful of other projects—a couple of EPs and (according to a minor note on their website) a whole other eponymous 17-song record—but these are difficult to find. To many people, A Cold Wet Night might seem the band's debut release, just from a lack of publicity about the other works. Fear not, though; these songs have been well road-tested. Some of the tracks—"Jesus Brother James," "Black Angel," and "Cannonball" among them—have appeared elsewhere, so this release is still a great introduction to the band.
The sound is straightforward blues rock, and it's more about the music in its own right. The packaging is fairly light on the artwork and credits and has no liner notes to speak of. Tapp's lyricism isn't overly intricate anyway, favoring the duo's blues proclivities, but it's hard-hitting at times, sort of like the minor prophets.
Visit thecoldstares.com for more information and tour dates.
A Cold Wet Night was self-produced with the exception of a few tracks where the band worked with Tres Sasser, who some might know as a bass go-to for singer-songwriter Will Hoge. The very existence of the record is a wonder, as Tapp has been battling cancer for some months. If the knife-edge of the record is any indicator, though, The Cold Stares are alive at the helm and running hard.
--Adam Whipple. CelebrateKnoxville.com. 2.19.13.
- Celebrate Knoxville
"A Cold Wet Night and a Howling Wind"
The Cold Stares: A Cold Wet Night and a Howling Wind Review
A Cold Wet Night and a Howling Wind is the new album from The Cold Stares. From Nashville, TN this duo has recently been recognized as one of Amazon's top 100 best selling MP3 albums and Hard Rock Cafe's Battle of the Bands. The duo consists of guitarist and bassist Chris Tapp and drums and percussionist, Brian Mullins. Tapp says the band's name came from the Black Crowes song "Stare It Cold."
The duo mashed up and recreated older classics including Fleetwood Mac's "Oh Well," Hendrix's "IF6WA9," and Blues Cheer's "Parchment Farm." "(Livin Lovin) Parchment Farm" is a mash up of Zepplin's "Livin Loving Maid" and Blues Cheer's "Parchment Farm." The Cold Stares used a specific riff from "Livin Loving Maid." The Cold Stares took Hendrix's song, "IF6WAS9? and mashed it with a Band of Gypsy's riff. It's very psychedelic. The album's single, "Red Letter Blues," is inspired by The Scarlet Letter. The middle of this song has an eastern sound that comes through via guitar and tambourine building up to an explosive chorus.
This album has a lot of religious connotations thrown into it. It mixes older songs (even films and stories) with a new flare. Chris recently won his battle with cancer and the band is celebrating by booking new gigs. They are also set to be working towards a new album titled Sleeping with Lions.
The Review: 8/10
Can't Miss Tracks
- IF6WAS9
- (Livin Lovin) Parchment Farm
- Red Letter Blues
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Review by Dana Ainsworth
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If you haven't yet seen the Cold Stares live, here's how it's likely to go down: You'll probably be headed to a Nashville venue like 3rd and Lindsley, or 12th and Porter, or The Basement, and you'll probably be going to see another band. You'll get to the show early enough to see the opening act--this is Nashville after all--and you'll grab a table or a good spot at the bar, and you'll order your drink. I like bourbon.
As you grab your seat, if you're paying attention, you'll probably notice a guy in a short-cropped beard, glasses, and a blazer fidgeting with the sound gear on-stage. That's Chris Tapp, one half of the Cold Stares, and he's putting his guitar rig together. It's a jerry-rigged contraption that incorporates several amps, I was once told involved some MacBook program and--I'm pretty sure--some duct tape and chewing gum. Hang on for just a few minutes, and you'll hear why he's so damned fussy about the thing.
You probably won't be able to pick Tapp and drummer Brian Mullins--the other half of the band--out of the crowd. They don't have band look. No skinny jeans, no hipster facial hair, no iron-ons of cartoon cereal mascots. They dress up for rock 'n' roll as they might for church. Suits, sweaters, and blazers--more Men's Wearhouse than Goodwill. There will be no irony on stage tonight. These guys crush irony like a runt piglet. You're about to hear some rock 'n' roll verisimilitude.
When Tapp and Mullins take the stage, you'll probably be chatting with friends, and like everyone else in the bar you likely won't be paying much attention. Let's say they kick off the set with "John," a burly, bluesy tune about a boatman who loses his woman to a gravedigger--and then kills them both.
Thing is, the very first lick is gonna' turn your head. It's a muscular riff, the sort you might have heard barking out of the analog Alpine speakers in a '78 Trans Am. Tapp will belt out the song's first line, and it'll go like this: Had me a job on a boat, sailed on the deep blue sea. And this is probably the point where you'll decide the conversation you were having can wait. And every time I come home, Tapp will sing on, she was waitin' on the docks for me. And then Mullins will bring in the drums.
By now other heads will have turned, too. And other conversations will have stopped. Damn, you'll think. This is authentic. This is bad-ass blues. By now, Tapp will be repeating the line, John, won't you dig that grave, John, won't you dig that grave, and each time time he'll bend it around a single, lingering strum of a guitar string that feels as if it's about to beckon a hellstorm.
And then he'll drop out the bottom. A deep, monstrous riff will send a warm gust of speaker breath swarming across the room. I've seen it move a napkin.
By now other heads will have turned, too. And other conversations will have stopped. Damn, you'll think. This is authentic. This is bad-ass blues. And now Tapp will be repeating the line, John, won't you dig that grave, John, won't you dig that grave, and each time time he'll bend it around a single, lingering strum of a guitar string that feels as if it's about to beckon a hellstorm.
And then he'll drop out the bottom. He'll conjure a deep, monstrous riff that'll send a warm gust of speaker breath racing across the room. I've seen it move a napkin.
Heads will bob, now. Mullins will have already broken a sweat. The floor will shake; you'll notice ice cubes quivering in your bourbon. At some point, Tapp will bend back at the knees and make a righteous guitar face as his fingers fly around the fretboard like a scurry of squirrels whisking around a poplar tree.
This will go on for an hour. Between songs, people will whisper. They're asking one another if anyone knows who the hell this is. And it's here that you and everyone in the room will have the same realization just about everyone else has the first time they see they hear the Cold Stares live:
These guys are better than the band you came to see.
"The first time I saw them," says Nashville radio personality Dan Buckley, "I thought they had at least two other musicians secretly behind the curtain. There's just no way that sound comes from the two of them."
Thing is, it does. It's big and brawny and ballsy. It grabs you by the shoulders, shakes you until you're converted.
If the Cold Stares' catalog of songs were an actual catalog, it'd be tattered and faded--like your grandmother's hymnal. Probably stained with some blood and whiskey, too. It includes tales of regicide ("Kings," which also includes a nifty little riff Jimmy Page could have written), a valiant attempt to rhyme John Lee Hooker with short-order cook-er ("Cannonball"), and a song that would be at home on an early '90s Lynch Mob CD ("Release You").
The band's typical show-closer ("Red Letter Blues") starts off like some song you've heard Jack White sing, then shifts into something sinister, beginning with a wicked little bridge in which Tapp and Mullins engage in a bit of synchronized noodling. Next comes a thunderous collision of drum and guitar, then the refrain, then a colossal wave of sound that could serve as the soundtrack to a supercell ripping up the Delta countryside.
Tapp and Mullins live in Hendersonville, Kentucky, but as a band, the Cold Stares call Nashville home. They've released two EPs, one self-titled, the other Hot Like Waco, with another on the way. In 2010 they took first in the Nashville region of the Hard Rock Cafe's Ambassadors of Rock competition, and finished second internationally.
Earlier this year, the guys played a four-song acoustic set in my living room. Tapp was nursing a sore throat with some sweet tea--naturally spiked with rye.
Sound engineering for the videos below by Mark Crozier. Camera work by Nashville photographer Dave Johnson. Video editing by both Crozier and Johnson. My thanks to both for their help.
So I guess the first question is for Chris. What's behind the enormous sound that comes out of your guitar?
CHRIS: I just kind of lucked into it. It actually took about six months of playing and working with it before to refine it to where it is now. It can move a lot of air. It's 560 watts live, 4 amp feeds, and very little effects. But it's not just about volume, it's about filling the room. When we first started jamming we were really digging a couple of the songs we were working on, but just thought they sounded horrible without the bottom end. I was dead against sequencing, so I just had to design a rig to do what I needed it to do live. We now have more bottom end live than most 4-5 piece bands. My formula for sound outside the drums with this band is really no different than AC/DC's "Highway to Hell", or The Cult's "Wildflower". Which means you just apply second guitar amps and bass where needed instead of saturating the whole song with it. It makes the song stronger, and more to the point. It makes you really want that bottom end, and then when I give it to you....well....
How did you come to the two-man setup?
CHRIS: We played in another band for a bit that dead ended after a big showcase, and we both just kind of said screw it. After a couple of months, we just wanted to jam. So we got together. We never actually decided we wanted a two-piece band. When this started, we didn't even want to have a band. We were just enjoying jamming without the pressures of trying to be something. "Jesus Brother James" came together one night, and we figured we had some other really good songs. People were wanting to see us play. So we thought we'd just play one gig, just to do a live show again. For that first gig I was actually sitting down in a chair. I still remember the look on people's faces when I kicked the rig in. It was pretty amazing. I had done some acoustic shows with material I poured my guts into, and you know it's the usual thing, people drinking and talking through the set.
So I told Brian after that first gig went over so well: If we were going to continue to do this, I wanted it to be so loud and powerful that no one could talk over it. Even if they're screaming, I don't want to hear them. Sound-wise, I don't think I would have ever tried this in the confines of a full band. I was experimenting with different ways the guitar could be used sonically. I'm running three octaves a lot of times through three amps, and using a unison line. It just has that Black Sabbath-type power, like in "Iron Man." We tried adding a bass player about a year ago, and it just didn't add anything to the songs. Keeping things the way they are gives us a formula and a parameter, and also keeps that ace in the sleeve when it comes to surprising folks at our live shows. A guy that has been following us for about a year told me that's still the best thing about seeing us in new venues: Watching people's reaction when it all kicks in.
I've noticed that, too. It's fun to see. As a two-man rock and blues band, you get the inevitable comparisons to the White Stripes and the Black Keys. Explain why that's wrong.
CHRIS- I don't think anyone that knows our material or has seen us live makes those comparisons. It's kind of like comparing Black Sabbath to Bad Company because they are both four piece bands with guitar players that build from the blues. They're nothing alike. And neither are we. All three bands have drummers that don't really dig the blues, and guitarists that do. I guess Dan Auerbach says the Black Keys don't play the blues. But they just did a Junior Kimbrough record minus Junior, so I don't quite get that. But whatever. Dan's a fantastic singer.
Jack White is a great ambassador for good roots music, and I have great admiration for a guy who pays homage to where it all comes from. Jacks' obviously a brilliant fellow with the marketing as well.
Both of those bands are platinum selling pop acts. We never looked at what we did and thought it would be marketed to the masses. We just wanted to do things that are real for us. Brian doesn't listen to either of those bands. I think we fall more in line with Clutch or The Black Crowes. All three bands now live around Nashville, but we've been here all our lives. I've been playing some of these riffs since I was 13-years-old.
Brian, do you have a philosophy or specific approach to drumming in a blues band?
BRIAN: I just try to play the best part for the songs. I hear different elements from what has influenced me coming out in our music--mostly jazz, rock, and soul records. I like a lot of different kinds of music so I don't really approach it like, "What would a blues player play?" I just try to be true to the song, play honest parts, and make sure that it feels genuine to me. With a new song, I generally like to jump in with something that just grooves, and then let the part evolve over the course of live shows.
Do you remember what made you first take up the drums?
BRIAN: My first drumming inspiration was my childhood neighbor. He had this huge, gold sparkle drum set at his house. I remember thinking it was the coolest thing I'd ever seen. I remember hearing his son playing along with songs by the Police. That probably planted the seed. It was years later that I actually started playing, and it's just something I've always stuck with.
You guys are both from Kentucky, but you call Nashville your musical home. Why here? This is a blog about Nashville, so what makes Nashville different?
CHRIS: I've been playing in Nashville since 1997. I had a acoustic band that had a residency at the old Gibson Cafe. We played there for a couple years. We thought we had made it. We were kids driving into the big city, you know. We were playing folks blues stuff then, but not too far off in terms of songwriting from where we are now. So we've been around. It's a different scene now in Nashville. Back then, only a lucky few bands could get a deal. Dreams. The land before Napster. I was trying to get a deal with Sire, but we really had no clue what we were doing. Americana was just catching on. The only rock success stories I knew of were Matthew Ryan and Josh Rouse. Mindy Smith played slots before and after us at the Gibson, and there were other people I knew that had things in the works, but nothing like it is now.
L.A. just kind of folded and Nashville is the place where everything landed. But even the deals now aren't that great. I still wouldn't say Nashville has a great rock scene. It's kind of like if all the NBA stars moved to one city, but the city's team could still only have 12 players. Danny Ainge isn't going to have anything great to say about Kurt Rambis if Danny Ainge doesn't make the team. Everyone in town plays music, so a lot of folks in town aren't going to polish your shoes if they think they can do the same song and dance better. Nashville has ten times as many music venues with live music seven days a week than any other town on earth. You can't escape it. For artists, I guess that's both the greatest thing and the worst thing. Nashville is like an abusive relationship.
I've heard that before. That Nashville has such a great music scene, but musicians don't necessarily love playing here, because most of your audience will be made up of other musicians.
But even with all of that, for me it's still the greatest city on earth to be a musician. Probably the smartest thing for us is living an hour or so away, and being able to come and go. In our hometown [Hendersonville, Kentucky], we have a huge blues festival and a bluegrass festival, and there's always been a strong connection to both of those traditions around here.
BRIAN: There are so many things I like about Nashville. There's so much talent here. We have our places we like to eat or hang out. It's a very competitive endeavor to draw an attentive audience in any city, but even more so in Nashville because of the number of great bands. So while I feel like we've been successful in the cities we've played in, I'm especially proud of our progress in Nashville. We know how tough it can be here for bands starting from scratch.
Your songs include quite a bit of religious and historical imagery . . . and also a lot of killing. Do you come up with a few riffs first, then write lyrics, or the other way around?
CHRIS: 50/50. We either just riff something in practice, come up with a section and then I write lyrics to it from there based on the mood it brings, or the whole song just hits me at once and I write it down start to finish. "John" and "Jesus Brother James" were finished in my head before I picked up the guitar. Scribbled them on a piece of paper early in the morning. A song like "Cannonball" is one that we just jammed out. It's nice not sticking to the same method all of the time, I think.
As far as imagery, I think that's what I take from the early Delta artists that I love more than anything. Son House sang about women, drinking, gambling, and Jesus. Blind Willie Johnson, Skip James, Bukka White--they all sang about what was real to them. I identify with that. I grew up in church, I didn't know my real parents until I turned 30. I was born in Eastern Kentucky, and Brian and I grew up in the River Valley. That area has a lot of history. I identify with Johnny Cash and Robert Johnson. I've been arrested, and I've been saved. If I grew up in Jersey as an atheist, I guess I'd write about factories and science.
At your live shows you cover the Allman Brothers, Fleetwood Mac, Jimi Hendrix. Did you listen to a lot of AOR growing up?
CHRIS: I had a God-brother that lived behind me when I was a kid who was 12 years older than me. When I was about seven I saw a Jimi Hendrix poster on his wall. I remember him showing me the inside cover of Ted Nugent's "Cat Scratch Fever" and thinking, "What the hell is this?"
I also remember being on a church retreat around that time and some kids had smuggled a Black Sabbath record into the basement of the lodge, cranked it on this giant wood box record player thing, and I can't begin to tell you what kind of effect that the first 30 seconds of "Paranoid" had on me. There's great stuff in any decade of music, but the seventies guitar rock stuff is a huge influence.
BRIAN: I listened to a lot of everything. Album-oriented rock was the most accessible when I first started getting into music. Obviously as a kid, you sometimes like what's trendy, or what your friends expose you to. I would read about these bands, then check out what influenced them. So going backwards, I first listened to Pink Floyd, Led Zeppelin, and Hendrix, and then moved to jazz and blues from that.
You get to assemble a band for one show. Anyone, living or dead. Who's on stage?
CHRIS: Jim Morrison on vocals, myself and Peter Green on guitar, John Paul Jones on bass, Keith Moon on drums. No way I'm putting that lineup together and not playing with them.
BRIAN: Cedric Bixler-Zavala on vocals, Ray Manzarek on keys, Jeff Beck on guitar, Tony Williams on drums, John Entwistle on bass.
Who would you want to jam with?
CHRIS: I'd love to work with the Chino from the Deftones, Jimmy Page, Josh Homme. I'd love to do ZZ Top's comeback record. Shave the beards and get lowdown in the street.
BRIAN: Ian Thornley, Clutch, Tom Petty, MGMT, Pink Floyd, The Who.
Let's talk about the music industry a bit. What's it like to be an unsigned band in a city full of musicians? Do you get frustrated?
CHRIS: I'm probably always frustrated, never satisfied. When a band plays a gig, the venue does $5,000 at the bar. The band makes $400.00 at the door, pays $150.00 production, $100.00 in gas and travel. You split the money up, and most times you're breaking even. A lot of bands play for free in Nashville because they just want the gigs. But just because a hooker will lay you for free doesn't mean you should lay her. Get paid for what you get--it helps the whole community.
There's no money in downloads, no money in touring, so what is there to not be frustrated about? But Dan Baird once said to me, "we are lifers." This is what we do. It's not like you can say, "At 30, I'll quit playing music and just teach history." Bullshit. I didn't wake up one day and say I'll be a musician. It's just who we are. We are doing it whether there's success to be had or not. It's just a shame that even in 2011, everyone else involved still has a bigger cut of the pie than the folks who are doing the baking. We don't want to get rich, we just want to be able to continue doing what we do. Why should someone that wants to have a relationship with us also be forced to have a relationship with Sony, or whoever?
We're working towards something that we are launching in early 2012 that we think will be unique to the industry. It might finally cut out the middle man, and create a better relationship between fans and artists. So stay tuned.
BRIAN: I'm very grateful for every chance I get to play. I'm also greedy in the fact that I want it to sound great, I want people to pay attention, and I don't want to have to pay $17 to do it. It's tough playing rock and roll. I concur with what Chris said, and would add that any frustration I have is just because this thing is special, and I want as many people as possible to be able to experience it.
The music business model is changing. You've had some success selling your own CDs. Is signing with a label still even necessary?
CHRIS: Everything we've done can be attributed to people who dug what we are doing, who then turned more folks on to it.We're in the process of creating something that will enable and encourage that kind of community, and make everyone feel like they are a part of the band's success. We have talked to some labels, and at this point I don't think we're interested in signing with one. I'm not saying we wouldn't sign in the right situation. But at the moment, I think some of these record labels are in the same boat as these Wall Street cronies. We're hoping that by February 1st, 2012, you can visit www.thecoldstares.com to see the new direction we're going, and if you dig what we do, you can join us in making some changes to how it all works.
BRIAN: I'm interested in continuing to make records. I'd like for people to hear those records. And maybe to have a budget to record without having to watch the clock. But I don't know if a label is the best way to accomplish that. When you're a kid, you think that the label comes to you and says, "Hey, would you like a golden egg? We love your songs." It's just not like that these days. It's an 85/15 split between label to artist. And that is just unacceptable.
Chris, you have a great family story involving your great grandfather that's really a blues tune waiting to be written. Want to share it?
CHRIS: I think I'll hold on to the details until the song is written. But the gist is that my great grandfather killed the sheriff and his deputy brother in the late 1920's after the cops did some ill things to my grandmother and her sisters. I was told about it in high school by their great grandson. It was a tough story to hear from my grandmother. It was a different time in America, definitely a different system of law. I've kind of held off from writing that because it's still a painful thing for my great aunt. She's still kicking it at 103.
You guys don't really project the image of the typical Nashville musician. You generally drive up from Kentucky for your shows, drive back after. You're dapper, not ironic. Is that all a conscious thing--to stay clear of the noise?
CHRIS: What does a musician look like? Sure we do. We look like the bands we like. Afghan Whigs, Muddy Waters, Clutch. We don't look like the Kings of Leon, but they didn't look like Kings of Leon on their first record, they looked like the Black Crowes. I might wear a suit because that's me. I like to wear suits. I like southern things, old things, it's who I am. If I'm holding a gun it's because I am about to shoot it, not because I want to be seen with it. These bands in their sarcastic t-shirts and their dirty skinny jeans are no different than Bon Jovi and Poison twenty years ago. That's not them. Then you couldn't get noticed from the labels unless you looked like a woman. Someone likes that stuff, and that's great. It helps draw a line between us and them. We are more concerned with being a good band live, and writing great songs than coming up with the right color theme for our band.
I don't think we are intentionally trying to stay clear of anything. We are working with the best folks in town right now. We're very close with some great bands in town and have a great relationship with the venues we play. We wouldn't be where we were if Ron Brice at 3rd and Lindsley hadn't given us a shot. We have a great relationship with Lightning100. We aren't going to go out of our way to be associated with someone that worked on so and so's record in the 90's just because they worked on so and so's record in the 90's- and there are a lot of those kinds of people in town like that. Who want to be seen with the latest thing for their image.
We just aren't like that. We're small town, and we choose our friends and relationships with people based on who they are as much as what they've done. Instead of the music social events, we're usually in the studio, or at someone's pad playing music. It's the stuff outside the stage and studio that turns us off. My friend Ryan Smith, who has a dozen or so #1 MTV videos in L.A. in the last decade, came up and crawled through the woods to an abandoned, 1940s Pentecostal church in rural KY to shoot some photos of us. [Note: See some of those photos in the video for "John" above.] Our friends get what we are. It's not about L.A., or reality shows, it's about honesty. We have the most unpretentious team of folks I could ask for.
What's coming up for you?
CHRIS: Probably spreading out a bit for 2012 and picking up some tours across country. Multiple new records and the new website in January that will launch our new music model with our community of fans. Possibly some film and TV placements. We'll just keep ours head down and continue to work. We are very thankful, and grateful, and want to do the best we can so that the people that have worked so hard to help us will see it wasn't in vain.
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""Fire in the Sand" catches fire at radio this summer"
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The Cold Stares' "Fire In The Sand" Catching Fire At Radio
LEAD SINGLE FROM THEIR FORTHCOMING SOPHOMORE ALBUM AVAILABLE NOW
JULY 24, 2014 (Nashville, TN) - Evansville, KY-based rock duo The Cold Stares have released "Fire in the Sand," the lead single from their forthcoming sophomore album to mainstream radio. Produced by Mark Needham (Imagine Dragons, P!nk), the independently-released single has impacted radio thanks to a groundswell of fan requests.
"We've been overwhelmed by the reaction of fans and at radio," The Cold Stares' Chris Tapp said. "Truthfully, it took off so quickly, it caught us a bit off guard. Radio seems to really be hungry for guitar-oriented music." Tapp continues, "We're extremely proud of our new album, and this grassroots support validates our hard work. The album with Mark has been a long time coming, and we are very excited to share it soon." The Cold Stares will be on a promotional radio tour throughout August 2014.
"Think Queens of the Stone Age meets Zeppelin meets John Lee Hooker…This is blues-rock for the 21st century," said Vintage Guitar. Since 2008, duo of Chris Tapp (vocals, guitar) and Brian Mullins (drums) have been performing to packed clubs. "The first time I saw them," Nashville's Lightening 100 radio personality Dan Buckley said, "I thought they had at least two other musicians secretly behind the curtain. There's just no way that sound comes from the two of them."
The Huffington Post's Radley Balko said of their live show, "Everyone in the room will have the same realization…the first time they see The Cold Stares live: These guys are better than the band you came to see."
Upcoming shows & appearances
7/26 Mojo's BoneYard (Evansville, IN)
7/29 WGBF 103.1 performance and interview (Evansville, IN)
8/9 Mojo's BoneYard (Evansville, IN)
9/6 Head Festival (Sparta, IL)
9/20 Ferdinand Folk Festival (Ferdinand, IN)
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A Cold Wet Night and a Howling Wind. 2012
Authenticity. A word that is frequently used in describing The Cold Stares, and frequently missing from modern music discussions. There is a power and a realness that is arrived at by just doing what you do best. The Cold Stares do that.
Formed in 2009 after the duo had spent a number of years in other bands, Chris Tapp and Brian Mullins got together for the sole reason to just jam. No preconceived notions on what the project should be. Just do what comes naturally. The result is a hard rocking, story based brand of rock and roll that is sung from the soul.
Chris unique guitar rig, along with Mullins giant bass drum provides a visual and sonic landscape for the two to travel on different paths than other acts. In fact, you may find yourself looking for another member behind the curtains but its just these two men.
The first time I saw them, says Nashville radio personality Dan Buckley, "I thought they had at least two other musicians secretly behind the curtain. Theres just no way that sound comes from the two of them."
As Huffington Post writer Radley Balko wrote in describing the first time he saw the group at 3rd and Lindsley in Nashville-
"This will go on for an hour. Between songs, people will whisper. They're asking one another if anyone knows who the hell this is. And its here that you and everyone in the room will have the same realization just about everyone else has the first time they see they hear the Cold Stares live: These guys are better than the band you came to see."
Sold 25k copies of debut album "Howling Wind and a Cold Wet Night" .
Album was in the top 10 on Amazon's Blues Rock category for 6-8 weeks, indie for 4
First major label release with Mark Needham (Imagine Dragons, Pink, Fleetwood Mac) at East/West studios in Los Angeles spring 2014.
Legal Representation- John Strohm, Loeb and Loeb, Nashville TN
Press- Richlyn Marketing/Kate Richardson Nashville TN
Upcoming notable summer 2014 shows include main stage at The Ride Festival Telluride CO, Copperhead Festival, Ferdinand Folk Festival, Sunset Marquis, toured full US. Dates with acts such as Rival Sons and Spoon
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When you have experienced a personal injury in an accident that occurred because of another person or on another person's property, you need to contact an attorney. There are attorneys that have a lot of experience with personal injuries and can help you determine if you are entitled to any compensation for your accident.
You may have been involved in a car accident and sustained injuries that cause you to lose time at work. There are also medical bills that your insurance company may not pay for or at least only reimburse you partially for. The other driver's insurance needs to pay for these expenses, but without an attorney, the chances of getting the money you are entitled to is very low. Even in situations where an insurance company offers a settlement amount, you can be sure that this amount is much lower than you should be getting.
If you are a passenger in a car, compensation for injuries sustained during an accident still applies. For a passenger, it really doesn't matter which car was at fault or if there was even another car involved. If you are a passenger and the driver runs his or her car into a tree, causing you to have injuries, then you need to talk to a lawyer.
Bike riders are hit by cars as well as people on foot every day in this country, and they are also entitled to compensation. People can be injured walking in crosswalks or in parking lots. Often these injuries can be severe, causing disabilities that last a lifetime. Injuries can also occur on another person's property or at a business location. Property and business owners almost always have insurance for the sole purpose of protecting them financially if an injury occurs. If you are hurt, that is what the insurance is for. Insurance companies, on the other hand, are trying to make as much profit as possible and will do what they can to limit the payouts on claims to a minimum. This is why a personal injury lawyer is needed.
A personal injury attorney can examine your case and medical records and know what types of expenses you will have in the future as well as what has already occurred. You may not realize what your future medical expenses will be, but a personal injury attorney will have the experience to know what you will most likely require.
After an injury, do not sign any documents or accept any money. Contact an attorney as soon as possible. An excellent example of a Personal Injury Attorney in Houston is Herrick Sovany.
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Over 100 organisations and schools register as Safer Internet Day Supporters!
Fri 23 November 2018
From schools to police forces, over 180 organisations across the UK have pledged their support for Safer Internet Day 2019!
Safer Internet Day 2019 Educational Resources for 3-7 Year Olds
Thu 22 November 2018
For Safer Internet Day 2019, the UK Safer Internet Centre has created educational resources for educators to deliver young people aged 3-18 years old, including specific resources tailored for use with 3-7 year olds.
The BBC announces new Own It app looking at young people's wellbeing online
BBC Own It has launched a new 'Own It' app to help children getting their first smartphone stay safe online.
UK's internet guardian 'sets standard' for hotlines worldwide
The IWF team, a partner in the UK Safer Internet Centre, has won praise for its 'good practice' from INHOPE, a global collaboration of hotlines working to tackle online child sexual abuse. The report from the prestigious international organisation, highlights IWF's global work with law enforcement and the internet industry to remove tens of thousands of disturbing images each year, and recommends IWF practices to new or existing hotlines.
Cyberbullying - practical advice for professionals working with young people
Advice for professionals on tackling cyberbullying from the Professionals Online Safety Helpline
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Bullying; it's emotional, man
Wed 14 November 2018
We often ask children and young people to "Stand up to Bullying!" but seldom equip them to do so. The ENABLE anti-bullying programme from the Director General Justice of the European Union does just that.
Anti-bullying week 2018 – get involved today
Tue 13 November 2018
Anti-Bullying Week is taking place this week, running from the 12th – 16th November.
UK Safer Internet Centre Respond to Department for Education Consultation on Relationships Education, RSE and Health Education
The UK Safer Internet Centre responds to the Department for Education's consultation on Relationships Education, Relationships and Sex Education (RSE) and Health Education. This blog look at why RSE is so important for schools to deliver, and what support they need to do it effectively.
New resources for 3-18 year olds looking at consent online for Safer Internet Day!
The UK Safer Internet Centre has created a range of new educational resources to support educators for Safer Internet Day 2019 which is taking place on Tuesday, 5th February.
UKSIC partners announced as members of the UKCIS board
Last week the Government announced the full list of organisations that will sit on the Executive Board of the UK Council for Internet Safety (formerly the UK Council for Child Internet Safety).


Halloween is a time for fun, festivities and sweets!
As well as being a fun time, Halloween can be also be a scary proposition for people with diabetes wanting to keep their sugar levels under control.
Along with the hair-raising tricks, there's the promise of plenty of blood glucose boosting treats.
With the exception of Easter and Christmas, Halloween can be one of the greatest annual challenges in avoiding sugar-filled snacks, but with the right preparation and mindset (not to mention some forum research and helpful tips from the community), it can be one of the highlights of the year.
There's certainly more to Halloween than sweets and it only takes a bit of time and creativity to shift the attention from sweets to other fun activities like dressing up and getting made up for Halloween and playing spooky games.
Should people with diabetes avoid sweet stuff at Halloween?
Not necessarily, portion control is often key. A variety of small and interesting treats, together with more blood sugar friendly options such as carrot sticks, nuts, and cheese and apple chunks on cocktail sticks will add novelty value without testing will-power or impacting blood glucose levels so much.
The Diabetes forum contains numerous low-sugar recipes for enjoying events like Halloween and for more great ideas see our page on low-sugar treats for Halloween.
I am diabetic; can I enjoy chocolate at Halloween, just for one night?
Unless you need to be strict with carbohydrate or calorie intake, chocolate needn't be ruled out but again portion control is important.
Smaller but more interesting looking chocolate can be more rewarding than larger quantities of plainer chocolate.
Out of the different types of chocolate available, dark chocolate comes out top in terms of the lowest percentage of carbohydrate.
Read the nutrition labels to help with choosing chocolates with lower carbohydrate content.
Should I eat sugar-free candy to control my diabetes at Halloween?
The choice is yours. Sugar-free treats will usually have a smaller affect on blood glucose levels than sugary sweets, so if a minimal effect on blood sugars is your number one priority than sugar free versions may be best.
Note that sugar-free sweets containing sugar alcohols (such as maltitol, mannitol and sorbitol) can have a laxative effect so are best eaten in small quantities. Read more on the differences between a variety of sweeteners.
So should I avoid Halloween celebration altogether as a diabetic?
Absolutely not. With the right amount of preparation Halloween can be an amazing event for people with diabetes, especially young people and teenagers.
Small amounts of treats may be included as part of a healthy diet, but always make the most informed choices by researching your options, reading the label and exercising portion control. Sweets and treats on Halloween don't need to be scary, just approached in the right way!
Don't forget, if you're drinking alcohol to drink in moderation.
Fun-sized snacks in limited numbers provide a safer alternative to full size versions, but if your son or daughter goes trick or treating watch out for confusing rises in blood glucose levels.
Explain the situation calmly and encourage your children to be honest. Either encourage your children to test or test them yourself to make sure blood sugar levels have not risen too far.
Should I test blood glucose more regularly at Halloween?
Regular testing is very useful around Halloween, as it can determine how much of an effect anything sweet is having on your diabetes. Similarly, for children, testing is essential to stay on track.
The excitement and activity of Halloween could also end up in blood glucose levels dropping, particularly if more insulin than usual has been taken for the evening. Have glucose tablets on hand to deal with a hypo.
The other side of the coin is that blood glucose levels may go too high. Watch out for the signs of hyperglycemia as well and keep a regular check on levels to minimise the risks of diabetic ketoacidosis developing.
What the community are saying about halloween?
SophiaW: Jess loves the whole Halloween thing, from deciding how she's going to dress up to carving pumpkins and decorating the outside of our front porch with scary things and of course going out trick or treating. She's very responsible about her sweets; she has dinner and a bit of extra insulin to cover the evening. Then out they go around the neighbourhood, she has two or three sweets on the night of Halloween. The rest go into a sweet jar and she'll have one sweet as a pudding each day after her evening meal. If she has a hypo at any point then the Halloween sweets are used to treat that. We've found in recent years this allows her to take part in Halloween but still maintain good control of her diabetes.
Anniep: There has been a lot of talk on a thread here about the Hartley's readymade jellies, and ways to use them - I can't eat them as they are not vegetarian, but there are sugar free jellies out there.
Catherinecherub:I would add that you need to stay away from the "diabetic friendly" ones as the sugar substitute has a laxative effect.
Sue32: Aye, sugar free Werthers are a regular for me AND Sainsbury's sugar free mint humbugs have recently been a find for me! Yes, Sainsbury sugar free dark chocolate is great, although their sugar free milk chocolate is high in sugar, I wish someone would make a sugar free chocolate raisin.
Suzi: As for Halloween, let her go trick or treating if she's well enough and then divide her goody bag into a treat jar for hypos or for use before activities.


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Music Industry Threatens OpenBitTorrent's New Hosting Provider
July 11, 2010 by Ernesto Van der Sar
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OpenBitTorrent is a non-commercial BitTorrent tracker that doesn't host or link to torrent files. Despite this seemingly neutral setup, both Hollywood and the music industry have declared war against what they see as an illegal service. After Hollywood won its case against the former provider of OpenBitTorrent, IFPI is now going after its new host in Spain.
In the last year or two the entertainment industries have targeted many BitTorrent sites. The majority of the verdicts against these sites have thus far ruled in favor of the copyright holders. Only in Spain have BitTorrent sites been repeatedly found to operate within the boundaries of the law.
Under Spanish law torrent sites and BitTorrent trackers deemed legal even though some of its users may be using it to download copyright infringing content. This might be one of the reasons why the OpenBitTorrent tracker moved to a Spanish host after Hollywood managed to get a court decision in their favor against its Swedish hosting provider.
The OpenBitTorrent tracker, which doesn't link to or host any torrent files and is not linked to any torrent search engine, merely serves as a facilitator of the communication between torrent users, much like BitTorrent clients do. This means that the site is not breaking any laws in Spain.
"According to all Spanish legal resolutions, a link does not communicate nor reproduces the work under intellectual property," copyright expert and lawyer Javier de la Cueva told TorrentFreak. "So, linking is not a violation, hosting without the rights holders permission is."
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Despite this seemingly safe legal environment, music industry lobby group IFPI decided to go after OpenBitTorrent's new hosting company in Spain. A few days after OpenBitTorrent moved to SoloGigabit, its owners received a threatening letter stating that the hosting company could be "liable for aiding and abetting criminal copyright infringements and receiving payments from criminal activity."
In their communication with SoloGigabit, IFPI argues that OpenBitTorrent is facilitating copyright infringements because users of The Pirate Bay may be using the tracker. "The tracker performs a key function for the BitTorrent file sharing service provided by The Pirate Bay. The Pirate Bay service has been judged illegal in several countries," IFPI writes, referring to the Swedish criminal trial that's currently under appeal.
"The OpenBitTorrent tracker does not itself host any copyright protected works, but enables the infringement of sound recordings and other copyright works to take place by its role in The Pirate Bay file sharing service. The copyright works are made available and infringed by users of OpenBitTorrent and The Pirate Bay," IFPI explains.
Feeling threatened by IFPI's letter, the owner of the hosting company decided to inform OpenBitTorrent's operator that they have to find a new bandwidth provider by the end of July. This means that, again, OpenBitTorrent has to move to a new location, this time as the result of mere threats.
TorrentFreak contacted the owner of SoloGigabit who told us that he was not sure what to do with IFPI's complaints. After we informed the owner about the legality of BitTorrent trackers in Spain he doubted whether he had taken the right decision. However, successful or not, a lengthy battle in court is a huge burden for a small hosting company. Even though SoloGigabit might have the law on their site it is understandable that the owner is hesitant to fight IFPI.
Whatever happens, OpenBitTorrent is determined to stay online. The tracker's operators told TorrentFreak that they are prepared to move to a new location again. This time, they hope to find a company that is less prone to threats from the music industry.
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Web-Based DRTV Solution to Debut
Media specialist Back Channel Media will roll out a new Web-based media management database solution called Surveyor next month that can immediately assist cable operators in keeping up-to-date with DRTV ads they are showing as well as allow them to instantly order the most popular shows and spots to air.
The system is also fully scalable and lays the groundwork for Back Channel's goal of becoming the "DoubleClick of I-TV," said President/CEO Michael Kokernak.
Surveyor is in a test phase with half of about 40 media outlets that Back Channel has as clients. Currently these clients receive information via fax. But the launch in October will integrate the online portion with the main database, making it simple for any of the company's clients to access information from any PC, which is always coupled with live assistance from Back Channel staff.
"We have been using the system for some time now and cannot wait until it moves onto the Web," said Jamey Schmidz, general manager at WLMB-TV in Toledo, OH. "As far as tracking and monitoring direct response television, Back Channel Media is providing the most accurate and comprehensive account information that is available today. There is really nothing else like it anywhere. This system is like Windows is to the PC — no one else even has anything close."
Based on responses such as Schmidz's, Kokernak said he expects to have 75 to 100 media outlets using the system by January 2001.
"In four weeks we are marrying the front end — the Web — with the back end — the database," Kokernak said. "Media outlets can log in and see all their account information — what money is due to them, what sales have been made, return on investment — and it will tap into other databases to give cumulative rankings of direct response products so they can request and get e-mail notification on additional products that they wish to start showing. … Then they will be added to the database, and the tapes [will be] sent out to them."
With the recent advances in interactive TV, many new companies are popping up and existing ones are crossing over from other media. But Back Channel, which is about 1 year old, started in DRTV specifically to use the relationships it is building to make the leap to I-TV.
"You will see with I-TV that there will be a long educational process for media outlets and advertisers to really explain to them the technology that is available with interactive TV," Kokernak said. "In order to start the dialogue now with what we hope to be future interactive television partners, we feel that it's best to start with traditional [non-interactive TV] brokering of time."
He said Surveyor would eventually be licensed to other companies and that, mirroring its name, his company would stay in the background.
But for now, the main priority is building up the system and staking a claim to a new realm of advertising that many fear or distrust.
"Other media specialists want more dollars per sale for the commission, whereas in I-TV it's really in pennies," Kokernak said. "I-TV is a technologically focused solution, and the traffic and billing issues can really choke a company, so it's not an attractive type of industry to get into now. People are just starting to get interested in this business, so we are trying to get ahead of the curve. Five years from now, we will look over our shoulders and wonder why we ever questioned it."
Kokernak said Back Channel would concentrate on accommodating a blend of all kinds of applications — from Wink to WebTV to WorldGate.
"It's a blending of interactive applications that is going to make advertising most effective for the advertisers and direct response marketers," Kokernak said.
This extends to the type of ads that will appear, Kokernak said. Among those new types of ads are television banners, electronic program guide spots, 30-second addressable ads, and even information bars that appear on screen as advertisements.
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Psychobiotics: Your Brain on Friendly Flora
By Grant Jackson, MD
The typical human body contains roughly 1.5 kilograms of microorganisms. That's about equal in weight to the average human brain. It's an interesting equivalence, given what we are learning about the myriad ways in which the gut microbiome influences the brain and central nervous system. Many common mental illnesses, including severe depression and anxiety, are […]
The Role of Micronutrients & Probiotics in Immune Health for Children
By Erik Goldman
The immune system is an elegant and complex set of cells, proteins, and tissues designed to protect our bodies from infections, both minor and life-threatening. Both the innate and acquired immune systems are dependent upon healthy nutrition, a healthy gut microbiome, adequate rest, and management of stress. The transfer of maternal microbiota is very closely linked to a […]
Bolstering Mucosal Barriers is Key to Boosting Immunity
By Mark Engelman, MD & Chad Larson, NMD, DC
The COVID-19 pandemic, along with the onset of flu season, have a lot of people thinking about their immune systems, and seeking ways to improve resilience to viruses and other types of infection. The best way to help patients strengthen their immunity is to work with them to optimize gut health and strengthen epithelial barriers. […]
The Brain-Gut-Microbiota Axis: A Primer for Clinicians
The brain-gut-microbiota axis provides a bidirectional route of communication between the gut microbes and the brain. The axis involves the vagus nerve, short-chain fatty acids, tryptophan, cytokines and the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis. New evidence suggests that gut microbes are involved in neural development and function, both peripherally in the enteric nervous system and centrally in the […]
Probiotics & Digestive Diseases–Hope or Hype?
Probiotics are consistently among the top 5 most popular categories of dietary supplements. US sales of probiotic products are expected to reach nearly $500 million this year, and could top $2.6 billion by mid-decade, according to Statista. There is good evidence that carefully selected probiotics offer myriad benefits for gastrointestinal as well as broader systemic […]
What "Food is Medicine" Really Means
By Robert Graham, MD
"Food is medicine." It's an idea that goes all the way back to Hippocrates, if not before him. In one form or another, this notion is found in many cultures all around the world. It is easy to say, and it has been getting a lot of lip service in recent years. But what does […]
New Autism Treatment Targets Gut Health
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A novel therapy targeting the gut microbiome could open new doors in the treatment of autism and other neurodevelopmental disorders.
Investigators at Arizona State University (ASU) found that autistic children who received fecal transplants experienced long-term improvements not only in gastrointestinal (GI) symptoms, but in core Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) symptoms as well.
Leaky Gut, Leaky Brain: Toward a New Model of Alzheimer's Disease
By Madiha Saeed, MD, Contributing Writer
In recent years, deeper research into the pathogenic role of chronic inflammation is offering some cautious hope that through comprehensive holistic lifestyle interventions, functional medicine practitioners can help to slow or even arrest the progression of Alzheimer's disease. In some cases, we might even be able to reverse the damage.
Mycobacterium Avium: An Overlooked Piece of the Crohn's Puzzle
By Jill Carnahan, MD
For decades, conventional medical thinking about Crohn's disease has posited that there's no known cause for the condition. But recent research is challenging these long-held beliefs, generating growing evidence that Crohn's disease might have an infectious cause.
Can Probiotics Regulate Lipid Metabolism?
By Carrie Decker, ND, Contributing Writer
There's ample data to show that gut bacteria affect mood, immune system health, sleep cycles, and response to stress. It turns out that the gut microbiome—at least certain microbial species within it—also play a role in lipid metabolism, suggesting that some types of probiotics may have heart health benefits.


NEWARK, NJ – September 15, 2015 – (RealEstateRama) — US Senators Bob Menendez and Cory Booker (both D-NJ) today announced $5,478,156 in federal funding to help homeless veterans in New Jersey find supportive services and a place to call home. This grant is part of the Supportive Services for Veterans Families (SSVF) program within the Department of Veterans Affairs.
Under the SSVF program, the VA offers community-based organizations grants to promote housing stability among very low-income Veteran families who reside in or are transitioning to permanent housing. These grants provide eligible veteran families with outreach, case management, and assistance in obtaining VA and other benefits.
SSVF served 127,829 participants in fiscal year (FY) 2014 and is on track to serve 135,000 Veterans and their family members by the end of FY 2015. As a result of these and other efforts, Veteran homelessness is down significantly since the launch of the Federal Strategic Plan to Prevent and End Homelessness in 2010.


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We are proud to feature The Goodwin Company's River Recovered® and Building-Reclaimed Antique Heart Pine; Appalachian Heritage Hardwoods from Union Church Millworks, a family-owned mill in the mountains of Virginia; and Antique Barnwoods from abandoned barns that are skillfully deconstructed board by board and beam by beam.
For those looking to expand their design options, we offer custom hand scraping and finishing, as well as a full range of flooring options from a select number of other quality mills.
Our customers consist of architects, interior designers, builders and discriminating homeowners.
In order to serve their needs and provide the best industry knowledge available, we have invested our time to be apprised of the latest construction and building science information available through the National Wood Flooring Association, the Floor Inspectors Guild, American Institute of Architects, Construction Specifications Institute and the Building Enclosure Council.
Our floors are featured in the 2013 Coastal Living Magazine Show House on Daniel Island, SC and the 2009 Charleston Home and Design Magazine Idea House on the Charleston Peninsula, as well as many of the finest homes and offices in the South Carolina Lowcountry and far, far beyond.


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Q: How to convert from Java to Xamarin C# Can someone help me convert the following from Java to C# (Xamarin)?
I tried a couple of different ways, but I cannot get it to work.
The code is:
HttpPost post = new HttpPost(url);

// Break out all extra HTTP header lines and add it to the HttpPost object
for (String line : contentType.replace("\r", "\n").split("\n")) {
    if (line.length() > 0 && line.contains(":")) {
        String[] parts = line.split(":", 2);
        if (parts.length == 2) {
            post.addHeader(parts[0].trim(), parts[1].trim());
        }
    }
}

// Create a byte array entity for the POST data, the content
// type here is only used for the postEntity object
ByteArrayEntity postEntity = new ByteArrayEntity(challenge);
postEntity.setContentType("application/octet-stream");
post.setEntity(postEntity);

// Create a HttpClient and execute the HttpPost filled out above
HttpClient client = new DefaultHttpClient();
HttpResponse httpResponse = client.execute(post);

// Get the response entity out of the response
HttpEntity entity = httpResponse.getEntity();

A: If you are stuck with
post.SetEntity(postEntity);

then it converts to:
ByteArrayEntity postEntity = new ByteArrayEntity(challenge);
postEntity.SetContentType("application/octet-stream");
post.Entity = postEntity;

When converting to Java from C# you mostly have to change the property names to start with upperCase and then if you get stuck on certain objects I would look check out the Xamarin API Docs, HttpPost class linked here.

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EagleClaw Midstream Announces Final Investment Decision on Delaware Link Pipeline, Expected In-Service Date for Pecos Bend IV Processing Facility, and Management Succession
Apr 2, 2019, 16:26 PM by Tom Clements
EagleClaw Midstream ("EagleClaw"), a portfolio company of Blackstone Energy Partners and I Squared Capital, announced today a series of commercial and organizational milestones.
Midland, TX and Houston, April 2, 2019 - EagleClaw Midstream ("EagleClaw"), a portfolio company of Blackstone Energy Partners and I Squared Capital, announced today a series of commercial and organizational milestones.
Delaware Link Pipeline
First, EagleClaw announced that it has made a final investment decision to proceed with construction of the Delaware Link pipeline, a new pipeline designed to transport residue natural gas from the Delaware Basin to the Waha hub, with access to further downstream takeaway connections. Delaware Link is expected to be anchored by residue volumes from EagleClaw's processing facilities as well as third-party customers. The approximately 40 mile, 30" diameter pipeline will originate at EagleClaw's three existing natural gas processing complexes in Reeves County, Texas (East Toyah, Pecos, and Pecos Bend) and will have transportation capacity of at least 1.2 Bcf/d. Given the level of producer inquiry, EagleClaw is also evaluating increasing the pipeline's diameter and related transportation capacity.
Delaware Link is intended to provide E&Ps in the Delaware Basin further flow assurance and improved price realization by providing a direct, cost-advantaged path to Waha and multiple interconnections at Waha to various takeaway pipelines. These interconnections include, amongst others, direct access to the Permian Highway Pipeline, an approximately 2.1 Bcf/d pipeline designed to transport gas from Waha to the U.S. Gulf Coast and other premium priced markets. Permian Highway, a joint venture between Kinder Morgan, EagleClaw, Apache and an affiliate of another anchor shipper, is currently under construction and is expected to be in service in the second half of 2020.
Pecos Bend IV Processing Plant Update
Second, EagleClaw announced that it has begun commissioning of the company's fourth cryogenic processing plant at its Pecos Bend site, Pecos Bend IV, with full operational in-service planned for May 2019. The completion of Pecos Bend IV, which was acquired in conjunction with EagleClaw's 2018 acquisition of Caprock Midstream, will take EagleClaw's total interconnected processing capacity in the Delaware Basin to 1.3 Bcf/d. The interconnected nature of EagleClaw's three main processing sites – East Toyah, Pecos and Pecos Bend – provides heightened flow assurance and reliability for the company's customers. EagleClaw is also working to connect its Sierra Grande site in Culberson County, which was recently acquired in conjunction with EagleClaw's acquisition of Pinnacle Midstream, to the overall EagleClaw system via a high-pressure connector line, which should be complete by June 2019. "We are pleased by the progress with the construction of Pecos Bend IV since our acquisition of Caprock Midstream in late 2018," stated Matt Wall, EagleClaw's VP of Operations. "The interconnected nature of our newly-constructed processing sites and the increased scale of our operations is consistent with our mission of providing best-in-class service to Delaware Basin producers."
Leadership and Organizational Changes
Finally, in conjunction with today's announcements and the completion of the integration of Caprock Midstream and Pinnacle Midstream into EagleClaw, EagleClaw announced the retirement of Bob Milam as EagleClaw CEO and the promotion of Jamie Welch, previously EagleClaw President and CFO, to CEO. Mr. Milam co-founded EagleClaw in 2012, and under his leadership the company has grown into a leading, diversified midstream provider strategically located in the core of the Delaware Basin. Bob will remain on EagleClaw's Board of Directors, serving as Vice Chairman.
David Foley, CEO of Blackstone Energy Partners and Chairman of EagleClaw's Board, stated, "On behalf of EagleClaw's Board and all stakeholders, I would like to thank Bob for his leadership in co-founding EagleClaw and helping to build the company into the leading midstream provider in the Delaware Basin. We are pleased that Bob will continue to bring his extensive experience, insights, and relationships to bear as Vice Chairman of EagleClaw."
Bob Milam commented, "Today's announcement is the next step in a succession planning process that our leadership team and Board have developed over the last several years. We have an outstanding team in place, and I have great faith in their capabilities. Jamie Welch brings extensive experience in the midstream sector and has made a significant contribution to the company's success."
Jamie Welch, incoming EagleClaw CEO, remarked, "I would like to thank Bob for his leadership in growing EagleClaw into the business it is today, and I look forward to his continued involvement as Vice Chairman. I am honored to serve as the company's CEO and to partner with the company's employees and stakeholders to continue to advance EagleClaw's mission of providing best-in-class midstream services to Delaware basin producers."
About EagleClaw Midstream
Headquartered in Midland and with a core presence in Houston, EagleClaw is focused on rapid response to the midstream infrastructure requirements of Permian producers. EagleClaw provides comprehensive gathering, transportation, compression, processing, and treating services necessary to bring natural gas, natural gas liquids, and crude oil to market. EagleClaw is the largest independent natural gas gatherer and processor in the southern Delaware Basin. EagleClaw is also partners with Targa on the Grand Prix Pipeline Project and with Kinder Morgan on the Permian Highway Pipeline Project. EagleClaw has in place long-term dedications for gas, crude, and water midstream services across half a million acres from over 25 successful and active producers in the Delaware Basin. For more information, please visit www.eagleclawmidstream.com
About Blackstone Energy Partners
Blackstone Energy Partners is Blackstone's energy-focused private equity business, with a successful record built on our industry expertise and partnerships with exceptional management teams. Blackstone has invested or committed $16 billion of equity globally across a broad range of sectors within the energy industry. Blackstone (NYSE: BX) is one of the world's leading investment firms. Our asset management businesses, with over $470 billion in assets under management, include investment vehicles focused on private equity, real estate, public debt and equity, non-investment grade credit, real assets and secondary funds, all on a global basis. Further information is available at china.blackstone.com.
About I Squared Capital
I Squared Capital is an independent global infrastructure investment manager focusing on energy, utilities, telecommunications and transport in the Americas, Europe and Asia. The firm has offices in Hong Kong, Houston, London, Miami, New Delhi, New York, and Singapore.
EagleClaw Midstream
Jamie Welch
jwelch@eagleclawmidstream.com
Blackstone Media Relations
Paula Chirhart
Paula.chirhart@blackstone.com


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The third option, and the most suitable for independent travelers, is the hostels listed under ILH (Israel Hostels – Independent Travelers Accommodation). They are not a chain but an organization of independent hostel owners. They are very different from each other but all have cooking facilities, free wifi and, most importantly, no schoolchildren running through the hallways. I wrote about some of them here: Best hostels in Jerusalem and Best hostels in Tel Aviv.
Zimmerim are vacation cabins located in villages, for the most part in the north and the south of Israel (not in the cities). The term itself – Zimmer – means "room" in German and the ending "–im" is the masculine plural in Hebrew. The cabins probably took on the name because Israelis who had travelled in Germany, Austria and Switzerland had seen signs for "Zimmer frei" (rooms available). Zimmerim came into being in the nineties, when a dramatic rise in the price of water made agriculture less profitable and farmers were obliged to look for other sources of income. It suited more and more Israelis, who were wanting to vacation in rural areas and looking for an alternative to big hotels. Some translate zimmerim as "B&B" but there are some differences. In most zimmerim breakfast is not included, and in B&Bs sometimes you are hosted inside the host family's house. The zimmerim are always private cabins or rooms with a separate entrance. There is a very wide range of zimmerim. From a small room in the garden with views onto the neighbor's kitchen to luxury cabins with wonderful views. In the weeks to come I'll be writing about my recommendations.
The kibbutzim, like the moshavim (villages), were also badly affected by the agricultural crisis and took the step of adding extra accommodation to the kibbutzim. They usually have a few dozen rooms, making this a good option for groups that want to stay together. In some kibbutzim the accommodation area is separated from the kibbutz itself and sometimes it is part of it. The rooms are never luxurious and sometimes they leave a lot to be desired (it is a kibbutz, after all). Although most kibbutzim are no longer communal, the structure of the kibbutz, with its small private houses and large community buildings, all built close together, as well as its agricultural structures, still stands as a memorial to the values it used to represent.
Havot bodedim literally means "lonesome farms". Most of the farms were established in the nineties and are run by a single family that owns a lot of land (in Israel "a lot" means more than a few hectares). Many of them grow wine grapes and olives and some make cheese. Most of them have 2-3 zimmerim and include breakfast on account of their remote location. They are not cheap, starting at around $150 per night, but personally I like them and the money goes to individual families.
If zimmerim were the hot new thing in the nineties and chavot bodedim came into their own at the beginning of 2000, the latest trend is boutique hotels. Tel Aviv is of course leading the trend (some of its hotels have won international prizes) but there are also some in Jerusalem and the north. The hotels are usually housed in beautifully renovated buildings in very good locations and great attention is paid to the smallest details. Some of them might make you feel as if you're staying the night in an art museum. Prices start at $250 and can easily reach $500 per night; more for the suites.


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Understands objectives of the well construction operation and takes actions required to accomplish the objective.
Responsible for all rig operations and reporting and protects the health and safety of employees, contractors, and the general public from harm resulting from operations.
Protects the environment from damage resulting from operations.
Coordinates work of product services lines and subcontractors including rig contractor to meet engineered well design.
Supervises day-to-day field operations at the rig site.
Responsible for move-in and rig up of drilling rigs.
Directs drilling processes such as drilling, circulating, running casing, cementing, well logging, and formation testing.
Directs rig-down and move out of drilling equipment.
Manages field drilling operations to accomplish specified drilling objectives within agreed-on time and cost objectives.
Position requires current IADC or IWCF well control certification.
Typically requires 15+ years of experience and at least 5 years operations management experience.


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