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All you want to do is tell people about your awesome company and how their products have literally changed your life. They're so freaking amazing that you can't wait to share them, because you know so many people who you could help.
You're doing everything your sponsor says to do. You've watched all those training videos, and you're holding weekly promotions on your Facebook page (Friday promo! Valentine's Day promo! Full Moon promo!).
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You wait anxiously for your commission check, but lately it isn't even covering your expenses. You're losing money, you're losing friends, and you feel like maybe you're not cut out for this.
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Most people just aren't looking to start a home business—it isn't even on their radar. They're too busy trying to keep their job, pay their rent, or raise their kids.
It's basically your job to show them that there is another way, right?
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You could send them a bunch of videos to watch about your company (and hope they'll actually watch them without getting distracted by cat videos).
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All of these inviting techniques work, but it takes years of practice to get good at it.
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So, how do you take someone from ignorance to enthusiasm about your home business?
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Honeyblood are back with a new album, Babes Never Die, out today in America and next week on these shores.
Their self-titled debut album resembled in places a scuzzy Sundays or as I seem to recall suggesting on a previous post here, 'Strawberry Switchblade with a snarl'. It was one of my favourite albums of 2014.
Produced by James Dring, the lead-off single from Babes Never Die, Ready For The Magic, is like a cross between Elastica and Sleater-Kinney, and easily one of the best singles so far this year and now a second single, Sea Hearts, demonstrates the fact that Honeyblood are very possibly the hottest new band in Scotland and by hot I mean hip 'n' happening although the statement might also apply in the other sense too.
If the standard of these two tracks is kept up then the album is dead cert to be in the running for next year's SAY Award and maybe even the Mercury Prize too. Well, if there's any justice.
The gals are currently on the road in the US of A and they'll be performing shows in Britain very shortly.
For more on Honeyblood, here's the link for their official site or here you go for their Facebook page.
Next up is an act that I came across recently on The Next Big Thing. I know very little about Zelators other than they are one of many exciting modern day garage bands emerging from Madrid at the moment, that they recently supported Detroit cult act Death and, like Honeyblood, they're currently touring in the States.
Wanna find out more. Brush up on your Spanish and head here.
Rituals evolved from a few different musical projects including The Merrylees, who I had high hopes for and whose single, Forever More, I featured here.
If Madness had decided to become goths they might have sounded not unlike Rituals.
Actually, listening to their debut single, maybe Madness should have become goths.
Rituals will be playing their debut show tomorrow night at Edinburgh's Voodoo Rooms. Tickets are only £5.
For more on Rituals click here.
This week I've been reading Alastair Sooke's Pop Art: A Colourful History which includes a long chapter on the rise of British Pop Art.
Sooke is a critic who has been known to take a slagging but I'm especially enjoying reading about Peter Blake, who will always be best remembered as the co-creator of the cover of Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band but who has also designed album sleeves for Paul Weller, Pentangle, The Who and the John Peel tribute album Right Time, Wrong Speed, as well as producing paintings, prints, drawings and sculptures that have found their way into the collections of many of the world's finest galleries.
It's fascinating to read about the young artist who in the post-war years looked across the Atlantic with envy. Britain was drab and dreary in comparison, a nation of rationing, a single TV channel and beige wallpaper while for many young people America represented glamour – a world of colour, Coca Cola, fast food and Hollywood.
Even in London it proved impossible for him to find a pair of jeans. He bought some work overalls made with a material that resembled denim, cut off the top off and created his own makeshift version.
People only wearing trainers for sport? Changed days, eh?
Some see Blake as the Godfather of Pop Art with his paintings of film stars, pin-ups, wrestlers, tattooed women – a far from common sight at the time – and, of course, pop artists of another kind like Elvis and Bo Diddley.
Sooke contrasts Blake's work with that of the informal artistic gathering of artists, architects and theorists that became known as the Independent Group. They can also be seen as forerunners of Pop. Formed at the ICA in London, like Blake, the IG were also mesmerized by the shiny new world represented by the USA, especially in their case automobiles, movies, comics and science fiction magazines.
Unlike Blake though, the IG took a stringent, intellectual view of these phenomena, they wanted to analyse the relationship between so-called 'high' and 'low' culture, while Blake simply wanted to enjoy.
'When are you getting to Bryan Ferry?' I hear some of you asking.
Just as Blake will be remembered for an iconic album cover, the Independent Group will likely remain collectively best known for a seminal 1956 exhibition that they staged at London's Whitechapel Gallery.
The theme of the collaborative show was the 'modern' way of living and the most imaginative representation of this was a collage by prominent member Richard Hamilton, Just What Is It that Makes Today's Homes So Different, So Appealing? featured in the catalogue and some promotional posters (that's it above left, next to a photo of an installation Hamilton helped create for the exhibition). The name of the show was This Is Tomorrow – yes, the inspiration for the first single from Bryan Ferry's fourth solo album, In Your Mind.
Many decades before he got into the whole hobnobbing with toffs scene and raising his son to be immensely proud of killing foxes, Ferry had been a promising art student and was taught at Newcastle Uni's art department by Hamilton, who like Blake went on to design an album cover for The Beatles, in his case, The White Album.
Actually Ferry had taken the name of the debut Roxy Music single, Virginia Plain, from one of his own Pop Art influenced watercolours of his student days under Hamilton and the older artist went on to influence Ferry in his music career, which Ferry has been happy to acknowledge: 'Certainly some of the early songs were very collage like – where I'd actually throw different styles of music into the same song,' he told Michael Bracewell in the book Re-Make/Re-Model. The title of his next album, 1978's The Bride Stripped Bare by Her Bachelors, was borrowed from a conceptual artwork by Marcel Duchamp, a piece Hamilton recreated for a Duchamp retrospective during the 1960s at the Tate.
For more on Bryan Ferry, click here. For more on Richard Hamilton, here's a segment from a Channel 4 documentary that also features Ferry.
In Glasgow, The Independent Group was the name given to the collection of musicians that worked with Paul Quinn on his work for the reactivated Postcard label.
Was Quinn, or label boss Alan Horne, inspired by the name of the London based art grouping?
I suspect so but I'm guessing.
Sacrilege I know but I've never been that keen on Quinn's voice, although I did absolutely adore Will I Ever Be Inside of You? where he was aided and abetted by the exquisite, celestial vocals of Jane Marie O'Brien.
Some years ago I went along to see Hamilton's show, Protest Pictures, at Inverleith House in Edinburgh, a space where I've also seen work by artists of the calibre of Douglas Gordon, Lucy McKenzie, Cy Twombly and Jim Lambie. Inverleith House is a fantastic place to see contemporary art but one which, sadly, will no longer do so after tomorrow. Which is a shame.
Like most 50-somethings I truly believe that I was lucky to grow up with some of the most exciting music imaginable.
Even before I'd reached my teen years there was Bowie, Roxy Music, Alice Cooper, Slade, The Sweet (yeah!), Mott the Hoople, Lou Reed, Cockney Rebel, Sparks and more who all seemed to routinely bring out a sparkling new album every year (or maybe even two albums in the same year) and make regular must-see appearances on Top of the Pops to be dissected at length in school the very next morning. Bliss it was in that glittered and feather boa'd dawn to be alive, but to be young was very heaven. Well, that's how it felt at times.
Firstly though there was T. Rex fronted by glam rock trailblazer, Mr. Mark Feld, better known as Marc Bolan.
Bolan's first words to manager Simon Napier Bell back in 1966 were supposedly: 'Hi, I'm a singer and I'm going to be the biggest ever British star.' Marc really did patholigically crave fame and although not many would argue that he achieved that particular mid-'60s prediction, for a couple of years at the height of T. Rextasy in the early 1970s, few would have totally dismissed the idea as his band let rip with a string of pure pop classics with crunching guitar hooks that instantaneously lodged in your brain – Ride a White Swan, Hot Love, Get It On, Jeepster, Telegram Sam and Metal Guru – that my fellow children of the revolution lapped up.
They all still sound fantastic today.
The world of pop was fast-changing back then and, by 1972, Bolan was already talking of how his success couldn't last, that the fans' tastes would change as they got older, how they would want to find new stars to adore and how pop music was all based on cycles anyway.
This proved to be a more accurate prediction. Soon there were no sell-out shows at enornodomes throughout the country, no ex-Beatles wanting to colloborate on films and diminishing sales returns. Bolan's Zip Gun, released in February 1975, failed to even chart in Britain, although a single taken from it, Light of Love was a minor hit; the follow up, though, Zip Gun Boogie, stalled just outside the top forty.
Critics at NME and elsewhere loved to sneer, especially about the few extra inches that had been added round his waistline. By 1977, Marc looked to many like yesterday's man, a little washed up, still capable of making some very good music but far from the sensation of his Electric Warrior days.
Yesterday's man, though, had a few aces up his sleeves. He recorded an album Dandy in the Underworld, which was likely his best since The Slider and he notably became one of the relatively few elder statesmen of rock and pop to fully embrace punk, persuading The Damned to support him on his British tour and launching Dandy that March at London's punk central, the Roxy in Covent Garden.
He also agreed to host the late afternoon ITV pop show Marc where he showcased many of his own tracks as well as inviting on the likes of The Jam (or Jam as he introduced them), The Radio Stars and Generation X. 'They have a lead singer who's supposed to be as pretty as me,' Marc cooed as he introduced that latter group while sniffing a flower. 'We'll see now.' He didn't look too convinced by the possibility.
Marc, as you'll see, may have looked kindly on the new breed and even went as far as to introduce a ripped T-shirt into his wardrobe but he wasn't quite ready to completely ditch the satin, mascara and Tolkien.
The highlight of the entire series promised to be the duet with David Bowie that would close the sixth and final episode of the show. Since the 1960s the two men had been involved in a (usually) friendly rivalry, with Bolan winning the race for superstardom before Bowie came up on the rails, racing ahead in both the artistic and commercial stakes with Ziggy Stardust and Aladdin Sane.
In fact, by 1977, the rivalry looked as lopsided as the footballing one between England and (West) Germany. By this point Bolan maybe wished that he had set himself up in competition against someone who didn't quite possess the stratospheric capabilities of musical invention and consistent reinvention of Bowie; Ian Hunter, say, of Mott the Hoople or Steve Harley – who incidentally provided some backing vocals on the Dandy album.
The tour and album and even the TV series did though help rehabilitate Bolan but as you'll know, his comeback was cut sadly short. On the sixteenth of September, Marc was killed instantly when his Mini 1275GT, driven by girlfriend Gloria Jones, crashed into a steel-reinforced fence on Barnes Common only a mile away from their home, before hitting a sycamore tree.
Recorded only days before his untimely death, the final episode of Marc was shown eight days after his funeral (attended by Bowie, Tony Visconti, Steve Harley, Rod Stewart, members of The Damned and hundreds of fans). Their race against the clock jam was an anti-climax and ended embarrassingly for Bolan, who tripped over a wire causing him to fall off the stage, although the incident is mostly hidden by the programme credits.
Bolan had also taken on the task of penning a regular column for Record Mirror and, a month before his own death, Marc had commented that it was sad that Elvis was gone but that it was probably better that he went before he turned into the Bing Crosby of rock'n'roll. Bizarrely enough, not long afterwards Bowie agreed to bridge the generation gap by appearing on Bing Crosby's annual Christmas TV special, the pair performing Peace on Earth/Little Drummer Boy.
The release of the self-titled debut album by Edinburgh trio Miracle Glass Company is a big event for fledgling independent label VoxBox Records, which has grown out of their shop VoxBox Music in Edinburgh's Stockbridge. Judging by the single T.R.O.U.B.L.E, they have got off to a flying start.
Miracle Glass Company consists of William Douglas (vocals & bass), Andy Duncan (vocals & drums) and Austen George (vocals & guitar). Earlier this year the guys were given a spot at the New Year's Revolution Festival at King Tut's Wah Wah Hut in Glasgow; they've also performed at Alan McGee's first Creation Sessions event in their home town and taken to the stage at a string of outdoor festivals including an acclaimed slot at the T Break stage at T in the Park. They've found an influential fan too in Vic Galloway, who has played the band on his BBC Radio Scotland show and booked the boys for a session in November.
The upcoming album has been produced by Owen Morris, who has previously worked on a number albums that you might just have heard of: Oasis' (What's the Story) Morning Glory?, A Northern Soul by The Verve and Costello Music by The Fratellis and T.R.O.U.B.L.E, an irresistible swampy glam rock stomper, certainly has a touch of Fratellis style rock 'n' roll swagger about it.
Available in limited edition blue vinyl, as a CD or download, the album is launched on 14. Oct at Cabaret Voltaire in Edinburgh. Upcoming dates in Glasgow include Nice N Sleazy on Saturday (8. Oct) as part of the Tenement Trail, and then on Nov 12, they're at The Hug & Pint on Great Western Road.
Another week, another very fine release from Stereogram Recordings, the second Edinburgh based independent label featured this week.
The new single The Servant / Saturday by Those Unfortunates came out on Friday, hot on the heels of the London four-piece's last effort, Letter Writing Man.
The Servant takes its inspiration from the 1963 British film of the same name that starred Dirk Bogarde and James Fox, and the band (Ben Brill, Magnus Alanko, Henry Bird & Seb Brennan) also cite a number of cult London authors such as Alexander Baron, Patrick Hamilton and Colin MacInnes as influences – and if you only know MacInnes through that dreadfully over-hyped Julien Temple adaptation from thirty years ago, don't let that put you off his novels. They also, as you can see below, have a thing for Malcolm McDowell, the star of A Clockwork Orange and my probably my favourite ever British film, If.
There's no video as yet for The Servant but here is a promo for Letter Writing Man, the third of their singles and their first on Stereogram. An album will follow in 2017.
For more on Those Unfortunates, click here for their official site, or here for their Facebook page.


I started my dental nursing course through Hopwood Hall College in 2015. Qualifying with a level 3 diploma in dental nursing. From there I went onto do training at a local practice in Rochdale, where I stayed for 2 years. In October 2018 I joined MF Dental Care, which I really enjoy. In my spare time I enjoy walking my dogs, and spending time with my family.


A pair of retirement living complexes are now under construction in Hertford.
Developer McCarthy and Stone is behind the builds in the centre of town.
A retirement living building comprising of 24 apartments, designed for the over 60s looking to downsize, is being built on Hale Road.
The developer is also building a retirement living plus complex on Pegs Lane, which will have 57 one and two bedroom apartments for the over 70s.
The complexes have been named in honour of Hertford's historic royal links.
Hertford Castle was regularly used by English royalty, and was particularly favoured by Edward II and his wife Queen Isabella, who lived in the beautiful Grade I Listed castle for long periods up until her death.
The couple's son, Edward III, also spent much of his time in Hertford Castle, which dates back to the 15th century.
McCarthy and Stone have named the retirement living building on Hale Road Isabella House in honour of the Queen.
Meanwhile the retirement living complex on Pegs Lane has been dubbed Edward House after the two kings who frequented Hertford Castle.
Stephen Rolt, regional sales and marketing director for McCarthy and Stone North London, said: "We wanted to choose names for the two distinctive elements of our new dual development that were not only memorable, but would also resonate with Hertford locals and future McCarthy and Stone homeowners.
Currently under construction, computer generated images have been released to show how Isabella House and Edward House will look when completed.
On Hale Road, Isabella House will comprise of 24 retirement living apartments for the over 60's which will offer Hertford retirees the opportunity to downsize and maintain an active, independent lifestyle, surrounded by like-minded individuals.
The Isabella House apartments are listed for sale on McCarthy and Stone's website starting at £359,995 and going up to £504,950.
At Edward House on Pegs Lane there will be 57 spacious one and two bedroom 'Retirement Living PLUS' apartments, which will be designed exclusively for those over 70 who may require additional support, such as help with housework and laundry.
There will also be an on-site bistro restaurant, if homeowners don't wish to cook in their apartments.
Both developments will feature a Club Lounge for socialising with new-found friends, a guest suite for when homeowners have visitors to stay, and beautifully maintained gardens.
A house manager will take care of the day-to-day running of Isabella House, while an estates manager will be on hand at Edward House.
To find out more or to book your place at an upcoming sales launch contact McCarthy and Stone on 0800 201 4741 or visit the website here.


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An Artful Plain English Kitchen Design in a Converted Barn
February 18, 2021 HOME HACKS
The owner of this Plain English kitchen area until eventually recently lived a stone's throw absent, in a farmhouse in rural Suffolk, England, that experienced been in her husband's loved ones for just about a century. Recently widowed and with 3 young children who would shortly all be absent at university, she made the decision to downsize devoid of obtaining to uproot: she's in the approach of advertising her home to a young family, and has moved with her youngest daughter into new quarters converted from a collection of interlocking barns and sheds.
She employed architect Mark Trebilcock to style the conversion, and was equipped to tick off the initially of many conclusions on her listing by turning to Simple English for the kitchen area, which we're spotlighting listed here. The Basic English workshop is only 10 miles absent, on an old Georgian estate, and had supplied the farmhouse's upgraded kitchen 10 several years before. Basic English senior designer Sarah Picton manufactured web page visits early on and at critical levels all alongside the way. Trebilcock is also nearby—he left a large apply in London to semi-retire in Suffolk and had transformed his own barn into a vibrant, airy residing place for his mother-in-regulation. Viewing this venture, the operator realized she had found a simpatico designer: it was vital to her to preserve the integrity of the existing structures—she remembers milking cows feeding in the lose that's now the kitchen—but in lieu of barnyard quaint experienced in brain a sunny, sustainable, contemporary-rustic household hub. Occur see.
Pictures courtesy of Basic English (@plainenglishkitchens).
Above: The kitchen is housed in a century-outdated get rid of that was only a 3rd enclosed—the sliding glass doors have been inserted in the previously open part. The space is somewhere around 430 sq. feet with a 14-foot-tall peaked ceiling paneled in birch plywood with uncovered piping. The rafters are original–a glance Trebilcock ongoing by framing the home windows in previous wooden.
The proprietor experienced liked the grey and white palette in her former kitchen, but says that listed here, in these types of a big space, she worried it would translate as chilly. On a check out to the Basic English showroom, she saw cabinets painted in a powdery hint of pink, a single of the company's proprietary shades recognized as Mash, and that became the initial of a couple daring paint choices.
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Income threshold increased to RM3,000 for PPR unit applicants
The Urban Wellbeing, Housing and Local Government Ministry is planning to increase the salary threshold for PPR recipients from RM2,500 to RM3,000, which would allow more people to apply for houses under the scheme. It would also make it easier for the ministry to cross-check the salaries of applicants with the 1Malaysia People's Assistance (BR1M) database, as it will bring the maximum salary consistent with BR1M recipients. PPR housing projects are targeted at the low-income group, with units being subsidised by the government. The ministry also recently announced it would introduce a new rent-to-own scheme for PPR housing projects to help increase house ownership. To date, the federal government has completed 133 PPR projects involving 80,252 units nationwide. (Malay Mail Online)
Penang opens tender for 600 low cost housing units
The Penang government has announced an open tender exercise to build 600 low cost housing units on state-owned land at Ujung Batu in Bagan Dalam, Seberang Perai. The project will be builts through a proposed development agreement exercise, said chief minister Lim Guan Eng. The project is part of the state's efforts to solve squatter problems in the area. The land, covering 13.325 acres, will be developed into low cost flats, mixed development, related infrastructure and facilities, and expected to be completed over 10 years from the start of the project. (Malay Mail Online)
Sime Darby launches Alya Kuala Lumpur worth RM8bil
Sime Darby Property has launched the Alya Kuala Lumpur with GDV of RM8 billion. Spread across 360 acres, Alya KL is located near to the Kuala Lumpur Golf and Country Club Resort (KLGCC Resort) and will comprise residential (bungalows, condominiums, town-houses and serviced apartments), commercial, retail and hospitality components. It is adjacent to the Bukit Kiara public park and has easy access to KL's established suburbs within 15km, which are complemented with international schools, specialist centres, malls, F&B outlets and commercial centres. The KLGCC Resort would also be rebranded to be synonymous with a prestigious golf club with real estate development around it. (The Star Online)
Government has approved over 82,000 civil servant housing units
The government has approved 82,012 units of houses under the 1Malaysia Civil Servants Housing project (PPA1M) nationwide, said Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak. The objective was to ensure civil servants could own their dream house. He added that civil servants should grab this opportunity to own a house for their family, and urged them to visit the PPA1M website to see the list of projects and apply for a house. In October last year, when tabling the 2016 Budget, Najib said 100,000 units of PPA1M houses, costing between RM90,000 and RM300,000, would be built by 2018. (Malay Mail Online)
IOI Properties' Q4 earnings drop 3%
IOI Properties Group Bhd's earnings slipped 3% in Q4 due to higher tax expense, despite 45.2% higher revenue. However, its pre-tax profit grew 5% and operating profit improved 49% in the fourth quarter. All its three main operating segments — property development, property investment and leisure & hospitality — contributed to the bertter results. IOI Properties' annual earnings, meawhile, jumped 21.3% to RM1.08bil as revenue surged 58.7% to RM3.02bil. (The Star Online)
Construction sector shines amidst slow economy
In the midst of the gloomy economic growth of 4% in 2Q16, the construction sector continues to outperform other sectors as it registers the highest growth rate of 8.8%. Statistics by Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM) also show the construction industry continues to be on the uptrend. From a growth rate of 5.6% recorded in 2Q15, the construction sector pumped up to 7.9% in 1Q16 and 8.8% in 2Q16. Growth in 2016 was found to be dominated by the civil engineering sub-sector. "We are expecting growth of between eight and 10 per cent for 2016 driven by infrastructure projects including the Mass Rapid Transit (MRT), Light Rail Transit (LRT) the highway projects in East Malaysia and affordable housing projects. Those projects (will) ensure consistent growth in the local construction segment, which will contribute to the country's economy as well as its people through employment opportunities," said Minister of Works Datuk Seri Fadillah Yusof. (The Borneo Post)
Developer to widen roads in Section 17 after project completion
Wider lanes and new road access will be constructed to reduce traffic congestion in Section 17, Petaling Jaya, once the Biji Living mixed development project there is completed end of 2017 or early 2018. The developer, Kampung Manis Realty Sdn Bhd which is part of the Conlay Group of Companies, will be upgrading the roads in line with their project development. A road from the Sprint Highway directly into the upper level parking area has been proposed, and traffic around the square will also be changed to one-way. There have been numerous complaints from residents and hawkers in the area about the worsening traffic congestion and negative effect on businesses. (The Star Online)
A scale model of the Biji Living development (Photo from The Star)
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Ask fellow campers about "SonLight Retreat & Campground (formerly Heart O' the Ozarks)" and nearby attractions.
We spent 5 nights and everything was great. Loved the pool and game room. Very close to Bull Shoals Lake, and new owners. More people need to find this place. Full hookups are hard to locate in this area. They have it all. We camped at SonLight Retreat & Campground (formerly Heart O' the Ozarks) in a Travel Trailer.
Right next to Bull Shoals Lake and lots of attractions within an hours drive.
This park has recently changed ownership (and name from Cedar Hollow to Heart O' the Ozarks) and the PA advertised price of $9.25 is not honored. Their new PA one-night only price is $12.50. This campground evidently has a very bad reputation to overcome (as the owners can attest). Some elderly local residents try to dissuade us as we were pulling in, but being dusk we decided to give it a try. Glad we did. There is a lot of work and money going into this facility. The store, pool, and game room/movie room are beautiful. The air-conditioned bathrooms were immaculate and tiled from floor to ceiling. The CG itself is now very clean and trimmed. The CG roads have been repaired and were plenty wide for our 29' MH with Ford Ranger in tow. However, the sites are right on top of each other and leveling the RV was a challenge. There are only 3 pull-through spots, but they are actually designated as 6 back-to-back spots. When they are vacant, they will allow you to use as a pull-through. The future plans for this CG sound very promising (new cabins and pavilion) and we wish the best of luck to the friendly new owners. This is definitely worth a look and a great value at the PA price. We camped at SonLight Retreat & Campground (formerly Heart O' the Ozarks) in a Motorhome.
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Peter Gabriel and themusic.com are proud to annonce...
Peter Gabriel and the Encore Series team at TheMusic.com have joined forces again to create THE PETER GABRIEL ENCORE SERIES 2007. Each show of the Peter Gabriel's The Warm Up Tour will be recorded LIVE OFF THE SOUNDBOARD, mixed by Peter's 'Front of House' Engineer, Ben Finlay, and pressed into high-quality manufactured 2-CD sets (not CD-Rs). Shows can be purchased separately, or for the ultimate fan, can be purchased as a complete set (all 22 shows) in either our Collectors Edition Box Set or Deluxe Limited Edition numbered Road Case.
For those unable to attend one of the concerts on this tour, the Encore Series offers a chance for you to experience Peter Gabriel from home, and for those of you that do see a show, an opportunity to relive the experience again and again...
As a special bonus, we are offering Full Moon Members a 10% discount on all Peter Gabriel Encore Series items (2007 Peter Gabriel Road Case not included). Please click here to sign-up with the Full Moon Club.
Items available from this Encore Series:
* Deluxe Numbered Road Case
* Collector's Boxes
* 2CD Sets
* Related Peter Gabriel items from the Groove Shop
Libellés : concert, Digital evolution, Encore
Catherine Bell massage therapist of PG ?
With an extensive military career spanning nine years as fiery Marine Corps attorney Lt. Col. Sarah ("Mac") MacKenzie on "JAG" (1996-05), it seemed only natural that Catherine Bell would be approached by the producers of the television series "Army Wives."...
...The daughter of an English architect and an Iranian-born nurse was born in London, but raised in Los Angeles from the age of 2 with her mother and grandparents in the wake of her parents' divorce. Bell is fluent in Farsi because of the Iranian household, but attended a local Catholic school where she was taught by nuns. A very bright student, she matriculated to the University of California Los Angeles with every intention of becoming a biomedical engineer or studying medicine.
Bored, the beautiful Bell dropped out of school a year or so later and was immediately snapped up as a print and catalog model on the Los Angeles scene. A four-month modeling assignment in Japan opened her eyes to a strange new culture where she was frequently groped on Tokyo streets by short men. She was "very homesick," and was angry and fast enough to turn on unknown assailants with punches to the nose and elbows to the ribs.
Tired of long runways and hot photo studios, the 5-foot-10-inch Bell soon turned her attention to acting by enrolling in classes taught by heavyweight teacher Milton Katselas at The Beverly Hills Playhouse.
Eventually self-employed as a massage therapist (singer Peter Gabriel was among her clients) while auditioning for parts, she finally made her professional debut with one line on "Sugar and Spice" (1990) - a tasteless little sitcom with the 30-second shelf life.
Over the years she has played a number of aggressive military women, including her role in the feature film "Men of War" (1994) with Trevor Goddard - a strange Englishman passing himself off as an Australian in the U.S. who wound up playing Bell's off-and-on love interest Mic Brumby on "JAG" a year later.
"We had amoebic dysentery at the same time while shooting in Thailand and became friends," Bell said about her first meeting with Goddard.
Goddard - who lived a lie, claiming among other things to have been a professional boxer - died of an accidental drug overdose in June 2006. In the throes of a divorce, he left two young sons behind.
The announcement of his death, according to Bell, "was horrible. I was very shocked, very surprised - I think we all were. What a wonderful, sweet human being. I just adored him. But I knew he liked to party ...."
Record At Real World For Free
mi7.com launch competition to win 3 days of recording at Peter Gabriel's Real World Studios
mi7.com, one of the fastest-growing communities on the internet has announced a new music contest in conjunction with Peter Gabriel's world-famous Real World Studios. MI7 is offering one lucky artist or band the chance to record in this legendary world-famous studio.
Musicians throughout the world can enter the contest for free by simply creating a profile at mi7.com, upload some songs, and let the other members vote on them. The artist judged most deserving of the chance to record at Real World will be flown to London, chauffeur-driven to the beautiful English countryside of Wiltshire, and enjoy three days to record their music in the Big Room of Peter Gabriel's Real World Studios with a world-class producer - all expenses paid.
Per Larsen, CEO of MI7 told us, "At MI7 we've always believed in giving musicians the best tools they need to make their music. We're now taking it to the next level and giving them free access to one of the most legendary recording studios in the world. We're proud to be able to offer this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for a great new band to live their dream!"
Real World Studios was founded by Peter Gabriel and is one of the finest studios in the world. The Big Room is why Real World is justifiably famous. It offers space and versatility on a grand scale for live recording and tracking. Equipped with a 72 channel SSL 9000 XL K series console together with a varied array of outboard equipment (including a large selection of vintage Neve modules), it offers the potential for truly state of the art recording and mixing.
About MI7
MI7 is a pan-European and Japanese partnership company staffed by professionals with many years of experience in all areas of the media industry. Representing a new concept in the distribution of media and music production products, MI7 brings competence, passion and results to both its customers and the industry. Plus, a bit of spice! Working in close cooperation with a selected range of manufacturers, MI7 has an extensive customer base that includes both media professionals and enthusiasts. In addition to offering distribution and customer service, MI7 also provides answers and solutions that make it easier for the customer to focus on what is really important, namely the creative flow.
The Real World Studios contest is now accepting songs and will run through October 31, 2007. As an added bonus, all entries submitted before June 30, 2007 will automatically be entered in a random drawing to win one of the world-class microphones available at Real World Studios, the SE Electronics Gemini. No purchase necessary. Official contest rules and details can be found at community.mi7.com/contests
More information: www.mi7.com
Libellés : Realworld studios
Rock Stars on Wheels
Maybe you're familiar with Peter Gabriel. He was lead singer for the band Genesis from 1967-1975, preceding Phil Collins. He has been successful as a solo artist in the 1980s as well, with hits like "Sledgehammer," "Shock the Monkey" and others. Apparently Gabriel also enjoys an occasional bike ride. Check out this YouTube video where he grabs a folding bike and cruises around and around a spinning circular stage while performing Solsbury Hill at a recent concert. No word on if he sings like that when he's just pedaling around the neighborhood back home. Watch the video
Paula Cole's 'Courage'
New album is her first offering in 7 years
Paula Cole has a rich, resonant voice that seeps inside you, lending a feeling of warmth, intimacy and strength. She's also gifted with a finely tuned, grown-up compositional skill, creating anthemic pop and breezy jazz-tinged songs that likewise express our innermost feelings of romantic longing, disillusionment, resilience and triumph.
That's where Cole took us in the 1990s with her hits "Where Have All the Cowboys Gone" and "I Don't Want to Wait" (the theme from "Dawson's Creek"). And it's how she'll be bonding with listeners anew with "Courage," (Decca, A), the artist's first album in seven years.
Somewhat autobiographical, this album fills in the gaps of Cole's seven-year absence from the "hamster wheel" of the music industry. During the period she faced up to career rejection, gave birth to a daughter, broke up with the girl's father and delved deeply into meditation.
There's more than a hint of philosophical/spiritual awakening in object lessons like "Lovelight," which is evocative of her early collaborations with Peter Gabriel.
Also telling the tale quite well, are the bossa-nova-flavored "Hard to Be Soft" and the pop-rocking "14," which delves into the concerns of a woman conditioned to repress her emotions. But there's light at the end of the tunnel with songs like the reggae-tuned "Safe in Your Arms" and Cole's take-charge "I Wanna Kiss You.
John Tesh wants to create an experience
The U.S. pianist and composer is playing Centennial Hall tomorrow night.
It's John Tesh the pianist, composer and Peter Gabriel fan who is at Centennial Hall tomorrow night. "I've tried everything," says Tesh, who has a hit syndicated radio show, gold records, Emmys and PBS-TV specials in his resume. The U.S. entertainer plays Centennial Hall tomorrow at 7 p.m. The concert benefits the Autism Canada Foundation and Tesh's performance is part of a tour helping support his new album/DVD A Passionate Life (Warner).
"I really want to create an experience. That's why I love Peter Gabriel . . . and Cirque du Soleil," Tesh says from his California home.
Guest performers on the bill include London Mayor Anne Marie DeCicco-Best and husband Tim Best, who may sing a June Carter-Johnny Cash duet. They were originally going to be part of a charity event to support Autism Canada at the invitation of its president, Dave Patchell-Evans of London. After the London duo accepted, that event became tied to the Tesh concert. Others on the bill include the London-based Canadian Celtic Choir, London singer Jim Chapman and London harpist Jennifer White.
Even with these and other London guests performing in the first half of the concert, Tesh may not have the elaborate stagecraft of Gabriel, the British rocker and activist, or the Montreal-based Cirque.
But he says he shares with them a belief a performance can be a transforming spectacle. Tesh encourages fans to reflect and make decisions about their own lives based on what they hear and feel at a Tesh concert. A response like "I'm not doing what God made me for" is fully appropriate, he says. "When you get that right, everything falls into place."
Perhaps surprisingly to some of their other fans, Tesh covers music by British rockers Sting and Phil Collins on A Passionate Life. "Sting's into music. It's a musician's concert . . . when you see Peter Gabriel, he's crazy," says the only British classic rock fan from North Carolina to have completed a 10-year stint -- 1986 to May 30, 1996 -- as co-host of TV's Entertainment Tonight.
The TV show gave Tesh the chance to meet some of the rock musicians he already admired, including Gabriel, but he had become a fan of such bands as Jethro Tull, Yes and Emerson, Lake & Palmer in the 1970s. Maybe it's not such a leap from the Tesh's memories of Yes star Rick Wakeman "playing six keyboards all at one time" to the lush textures and piano touches on A Passionate Life. Maybe.
Tesh's touring band includes a dancer/choreographer and a bass player who has worked with Stratford's Loreena McKennitt. Dance will play its part in the next Tesh special on PBS-TV which will blend hip-hop styles and ballet. "The point is that when you think hip hop, you think John Tesh," he jokes.
At this stage of his career, Tesh is perhaps better known as a radio star than a hip-hop dance expert. Intelligence For Your Life -- The John Tesh Radio Show is broadcast in the London market on 97.5 EZ Rock weeknights at 6 p.m. The show is billed as being packed with "real-life knowledge, random intelligence and expert advice," all surrounded by music.
Birth of 'world music' tag revisited
Twenty years ago this month, a group of industry professionals representing a handful of specialist independent labels met in a small, nondescript room above a run-down London pub to discuss how to promote, market and sell music from outside the Anglo-American pop axis to a Western audience. Over warm English beer and a few desultory-looking plates of sandwiches, they spent a night coming up with the blueprint for a campaign that was to dramatically transform the way such records were retailed - and a new term to describe them. That term was "world music". Twenty years later, the pub is an upscale fish restaurant and world music as a genre has grown to generate such multi-million selling acts as the Buena Vista Social Club, Cesaria Evora, Ladysmith Black Mambazo and Manu Chao. Yet it was not always so.
"What we now call 'world music' has always existed," said Charlie Gillett, founder of the ongoing Oval Records, and a renowned author, music historian and broadcaster. "But in 1987 there wasn't an identifiable section to browse through in record stores. Before the term was created, people simply didn't know where to look for these records."Oval Records was one of nine labels represented at that historic meeting on June 29, 1987, at the Empress of Russia pub in London's St John Street. Also present were Globestyle, Crammed, Hannibal, Rogue, Sterns, Triple Earth, WOMAD and World Circuit.
A number of other labels including Earthworks, Discs 'Afrique, Cooking Vinyl and Topic Records were unable to attend but pledged support. The meeting was convened by Roger Armstrong, the affable Irish-born director of London-based Ace Records, where he still presides in 2007. A highly respected record company man who had tasted mainstream success in the 1970s when his Chiswick Records label enjoyed hits with acts like the Damned and Sniff 'n' the Tears, he had moved into what was about to become known as world music when he co-founded Globestyle as a specialist subsidiary of Ace in 1985.
"Some of us were in awe of Roger because he was one of the few people present who had actually sold records in serious quantities," recalls Amanda Jones, then with the fledgling WOMAD Records and now label manager at Real World. Armstrong's mailed invitation described the gathering as an "international pop label meeting" and set out an agenda including "identifying the target audience," "how to deal with retail" and - most significant - "adoption of a campaign/media title."
Shortly after 7pm on that warm Thursday evening, Armstrong opened the meeting with a fluent account of the importance of creating a generic name for music by international acts, in order to give it a focus and identity at the point of sale. There was little, if any, disagreement. "Everybody thought it was a good idea because it was clear that there was something happening if we could just get the door open," recalls Joe Boyd, founder of Hannibal Records and now an author and broadcaster.
According to Armstrong, other names under consideration included "world beat," "tropical," "ethnic," "roots" and "international pop." After an hour, he called for a show of hands, when "world music" garnered more votes than the rival suggestions combined. According to Iain Scott, then director of Triple Earth Records and now a label manager with compilation specialist Union Square, the initial aim was not to create anything as grand as a new genre. "The objective was simply to target more efficiently those who might buy music from outside their own culture, whether from Africa, South Asia or Latin America," he said.
Thomas Brooman, director of the WOMAD festival for the last 25 years but who at the meeting represented WOMAD Records (which in 1989 was to become the Real World label), shares a similar recollection. "We knew there was a grassroots audience for our music, but the roadblock was distribution," he said. "What we needed was a banner to rally behind. But in a brand-conscious world, we accidentally created a genre." Oddly, nobody present remembers who formally proposed the term "world music."
According to Ian Anderson, editor of monthly specialist magazine fRoots, who at the time was running Rogue Records, it was one of several terms that had been floating around for a number of years. So why was it adopted over the other names? "It seemed to include the most and omit the least," he said.
Ben Mandelson, co-founder of Globestyle Records, who kept minutes of the meeting and is now a producer and musician, agrees. "World music was the most vague and inoffensive term on offer." Mandelson and many others recall a strong spirit of cooperation. Anderson's persuasive advocacy of teamwork resulted in all of the labels involved agreeing to pool resources to fund a combined marketing push around the newly adopted term.
Mixed reaction
A few days after the meeting, a joint press release announced: "It was agreed that the term WORLD MUSIC would be used by all labels present to offer a new and unifying category for shop racking, press releases, publicity handouts and 'file under ...' suggestions. This means that you no longer have to worry about where to put those new Yemenite pop, Bulgarian choir, Zairian soukous or Gambian kora records."
The campaign had its early critics. "There were a lot of negative responses flying around," Boyd said. Two weeks after the initial meeting, a second gathering was held to consider reaction. "There was opposition from some quarters," Gillett said. "The Bhundu Boys, who were on Cooking Vinyl and selling a lot of records, were getting (placed) in the mainstream pop/rock section and definitely didn't want to be in a world music box. But fears that we were creating a ghetto were pretty swiftly dispelled."
Indeed, such resentments were ultimately doused by the campaign's success, although its initial aims were modest in the extreme. "Le Mystere des Voix Bulgares and Ladysmith Black Mambazo had maybe sold 100,000 by then," Boyd said. "But mostly we were trying to get sales up from the hundreds into the thousands. To go from that to World Circuit selling 7 million copies of Buena Vista Social Club was something nobody foresaw."
Set against the sophisticated marketing techniques of today, the 1987 campaign perhaps appears naive. Yet arguably it was the campaign's very simplicity that made it so effective. "It generated a climate of interest so that by 1989 Peter Gabriel could take the idea of a world music label to Virgin Records for a distribution deal," Jones said. "They could see the potential of the artists we had like Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan. In fact, it was Virgin who suggested naming the label Real World."
Libellés : other reference, PG action, Realworld records, Womad
La culture africaine s'exporte dans le monde entier
Musique, arts plastiques, littérature : l'Afrique commence à faire connaitre sa vitalité artistique.
De Rokia Traoré à Youssou N'Dour, en passant par Amadou et Mariam ou Alpha Blondy, on ne compte plus les chanteurs africains qui ont réussi à séduire l'Occident. Leur audience n'est plus confinée à un petit cercle d'amateurs de musique africaine. Le dernier album d'Amadou et Mariam est l'une des plus fortes ventes d'album en France pour l'année 2004. Ces artistes maliens ont d'ailleurs été honorés lors des dernières Victoires de la musique.
Souvent, les artistes africains sont devenus des ambassadeurs du continent noir, à l'instar de Youssou N'Dour, qui a récemment organisé un grand concert à Dakar afin de réunir des fonds pour lutter contre le paludisme. Vivant toujours en Afrique, des artistes comme Youssou N'Dour investissent dans l'économie locale. Cet artiste sénégalais possède un quotidien, L'Observateur, une radio, RFM, un studio d'enregistrement et une salle de concert à Dakar, qui permettent l'émergence de jeunes talents.
"Nous avons prouvé que les Africains pouvaient aussi réussir dans le domaine de la culture, et pas simplement dans le sport !" s'enthousiasme la Malienne Rokia Traoré, fière de constater que, dans les autres domaines artistiques, les Africains se font une place au soleil.
Dans le sillage du sculpteur sénégalais Ousmane Sow, d'autres artistes contemporains africains se font un nom, comme en témoigne le succès de l'exposition Africa Remix, présentée au centre Pompidou à Paris (du 25 mai au 8 août 2005) après avoir rencontré un vif succès en Allemagne et en Grande-Bretagne.
Dans le sillage du cinéaste sénégalais Ousmane Sembène, qui a reçu le prix Un certain regard lors du Festival de Cannes 2004 pour le film Mooladé, les réalisateurs africains sont davantage reconnus. Au Nigeria, notamment, l'industrie cinématographique se développe si vite qu'elle a été surnommée "Nollywood", et produit chaque année des centaines de longs-métrages. L'arrivée du numérique permet de produire des films à moindre coût et redonne une chance au cinéma africain.
Dans le domaine de la littérature aussi, le continent noir commence à faire entendre sa voix. Depuis le prix Nobel obtenu par l'écrivain nigérian Wole Soyinka, en 1986, d'autres auteurs africains se sont imposés, notamment son compatriote Ben Okri, qui a obtenu le Booker Prize, le plus prestigieux prix littéraire britannique. Le Sud-Africain John Maxwell Coetzee, lui-même lauréat du Booker Prize à deux reprises, a été couronné par le Nobel en 2003.
A l'image de Gallimard, qui a récemment créé une collection dédiée aux artistes africains, les plus prestigieux éditeurs font désormais davantage cas des œuvres africaines. Et contribuent ainsi à changer l'image du continent oublié.
Libellés : ...en Français, PG Friends
Free Peter Gabriel CD in next week's Mail on Sunday
Next week The Mail on Sunday gives readers a unique 14-track Peter Gabriel CD.
Here the pop legend tells how becoming a father again at 52 helped him overcome depression and rediscover his creativity. The transition from angst-ridden young rock star to genteel middle age is never an easy one – but Peter Gabriel has found his own unique means of coping.
"I grew a beard," he says, rubbing one hand automatically over his balding scalp. "It doesn't grow on top any more, so I felt I needed it. It feels comfortable, being older, grey, a bit overweight. I think in my 30s and 40s I was much more concerned about how I looked. There are not many great things about getting older but one is caring less what other people think."
It is hard to imagine Gabriel ever cared what anyone else thought of him. This, after all, is the man who refused to title any of his first four solo albums, labelling them all Peter Gabriel, using the same typeface but different cover art. Over a career spanning four decades, he has developed a reputation for striking out on his own with brilliant – if occasionally surreal – results. As lead vocalist and founder of the progressive rock group Genesis, he became part of one of the 30 highest-selling bands of all time. As a solo artist, he has released 11 albums, organised human rights concerts for Nelson Mandela and founded the hugely successful WOMAD world music festival which celebrates its 25th anniversary next month.
Next week The Mail on Sunday will be giving away an exclusive Peter Gabriel album to every reader. The CD contains 14 of his greatest hits, complete with unique cover art, all approved by the man himself. At the height of his fame, he always appeared uneasy in the limelight. And he admits: "Fame is a fun place to live in at the weekend but it's not somewhere you'd want to spend your life."
Indeed, today, aged 57, he is an almost unrecognisable picture of Zen-like calm and mellowed middle-age.We meet for lunch in a small dining room in the sprawling complex of his Real World music studios set in a large mill house near Box in rural Wiltshire, where he is preparing for his forthcoming UK tour. He wears an oversize denim shirt and jeans, and resembles nothing quite so much as an avuncular geography teacher on a field-trip. He eats frugally – a small portion of macaroni cheese, a rocket salad and a slice of carrot cake. "I shouldn't really," he says with a guilty twinkle, "but I'm going to."
He now hardly listens to music for pleasure, preferring the soothing tones of Radio 4. This new-found ease with the simple life, combined with his neatly brushed white goatee and disarmingly blue eyes, lends him an almost monastic air. It is an impression heightened by the way he answers questions – deliberately and with a tendency to give profound philosophical insights about the most straightforward things.
When I ask if he's happy, he replies like a Buddhist sage. "To be consciously alive is maybe more meaningful," he says with an enigmatic smile."You only know the richness of colour in contrast. Happiness, I think, is a false goal. I think contentment is a better one." And he seems at last to have achieved contentment. He and his second wife, Maebh, 36, split their time between Wiltshire and a large house in Notting Hill, West London. They have a five-year-old son, Isaac, who is Gabriel's third child – he has two grown-up daughters from his previous marriage, Anna, 32, a documentary film-maker, and Melanie, 30, who works in music production at Real World.
"I absolutely love being a dad," he says. "I have a different perspective as a 57-year-old. I hope I give up more time to it. I know what my priorities should be. Tomorrow, Isaac is trying a day at this new school in London and I will be late for rehearsals to take him in. I wouldn't have done that the first time round. I think I know now what a joy it is and how fleeting it is because they've left home before you can blink." It is a matter of particular pride that Isaac was also able to recognise his father's voice on songs from the age of two. "Yes," says Gabriel, "he would say "Daddy" or "Dada" when he heard me. I had to proof-read a new book on Genesis over the weekend and I thought I'd test him on all the photos to see if he could spot me. He did but he just couldn't work out why I had long hair."
Born in 1950 on a farm near Woking, Surrey, Gabriel had a happy childhood like Isaac's – one filled with animals, country walks, golf and piano lessons. At 13, he was sent to Charterhouse, where the rigorous discipline and corporal punishment came as a shock. "For me, it wasn't a happy time," he says. I think it was more like Tom Brown's schooldays back then. I've never gone back. When we were there we were ruled by fear and, as a sensitive little kid, it was pretty scary. I wasn't good academically or at sport, so it was not a place in which I flourished in." His salvation came in the form of music. "Initially I was a drummer and Keith Moon was my idol," he says. I was very enthusiastic but not very good, so I became a songwriter as that seemed to be a good way in. And that was how Genesis came about really, it was a songwriting co-operative."
He founded Genesis aged 17 in 1967 along with four like-minded school-mates – Mike Rutherford, Tony Banks, Anthony Phillips and Chris Stewart. The band went straight from the cloistered atmosphere of an English public school to almost instant fame. Gabriel was equally precocious in his private life. Having met Jill Moore at a party when she was 14 and he was 16, he married her in 1970 when he was 20. "We grew up together, sometimes in a painful way," he says.
"We were doing our learning inside our marriage. Initially, I was difficult to live with when I was in the group. There wasn't much room for a personal life outside of it. It was all-consuming." By 1975, just after the birth of his first daughter, Gabriel had reached breaking point. He announced that he was leaving the band."One of the reasons I left was when we had our first baby [Anna] she was in an incubator for two weeks," he says.
"We were recording [the album] The Lamb Lies Down On Broadway and, for me, there was no question about where I should be. One was an issue of life and death, the other an album. The band didn't appreciate why I was not turning up to the studio, why my heart wasn't in it. At that stage, apart from Phil Collins, none of the others had kids. I think they would understand it better now."
Gabriel went on to forge a successful solo career, both as a musician and a technological innovator. His 1986 smash hit, Sledgehammer, was accompanied by a video featuring a shot of Gabriel's own head turning into plasticine and a series of dancing vegetables. "And a dancing cheese," he says when I remind him of it, as if ignoring the cheese would undermine the artistic integrity of the visual whole.
But professional success came at a personal cost. His marriage to Jill ended after almost 20 years amid infidelities on both sides. Gabriel went on to have relationships with the American actress Rosanna Arquette, who moved to England to be with him, and Sinead O'Connor, the Irish singer, who apparently attempted suicide after their break-up. Gabriel himself struggled with depression through his 40s and had several years of therapy. "The break-up of my marriage was the most major grieving I've done in my life," he says. Both my parents are still in pretty good health – my dad's 95 and my mum's 86 – so that was really the only experience I've had of terrible grief."
Three years ago, he married Maebh Flynn, a music technician turned film-maker who used to work with him in the studio. She is 21 years his junior but he insists the age gap is inconsequential. "Inside I've always felt, I think, about 17, and I have felt that from the age of seven."
Does he think that he is a nicer person now, having made it through all the personal chaos? There is a long pause. "I think I've been pretty good at empathy," he says carefully. "I think sometimes I feel things too much for my own good. I can get irritated and grumpy on occasion, as befits a man of my age, but I think I'm understanding."
It comes as something of a surprise to find Peter Gabriel enjoying his new role as a benign curmudgeon. He seems almost relieved to have left behind his life as a tortured creative artist. "Occasionally you see these bruised, narcissistic egos that fill up a lot of the entertainment business and you think how sad not to be able to think beyond yourself," he says. For sure, I had some of those elements. You do not end up seeking attention unless you feel you need it at some level."With a final philosophic shake of the head, he wipes up the crumbs from his carrot cake in a paper napkin and potters off to continue rehearsals. A less narcissistic rock legend would, one suspects, be hard to find.
Libellés : Interview PG
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This critical essay surveys the historical research comparing U.S. and Latin American law and slavery. An earlier generation of comparative work on race and slavery, by Frank Tannenbaum and others, drew heavily on law to draw sharp contrasts between U.S. and Latin American slavery, emphasizing the relative harshness of U.S. slave law. Revisionist social historians criticized Tannenbaum for providing a misleading top-down history based on metropolitan codes, and pointed to demographic and economic factors to explain variations in slavery regimes. More recently, legal historians have begun to explore law "from the bottom up" -- slaves' claims in court, trial-level adjudications, and interactions among ordinary people and low-level government officials. While most studies stay within one national context, some scholars have begun to look at slavery and freedom in the transnational context of the Atlantic world, and others have attempted comparisons of manumission in localities across legal regimes.
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Q: Wolfram Cloud app, iOS, ServiceConnect and Dropbox I'm trying to use some files on Dropbox, via ServiceConnect[] in the Wolfram Cloud app in iOS.
I can do this just fine on the Wolfram App on MacOS, and via Wolfram Cloud in Safari. However, when I try to do this via the iOS App I get a never ending 'spinner' (Tumbler, CA-based-busy indicator? What are we going to call that thing?)

Basically, a ServiceObject is returned immediately, then the dialog box sits there until it is dismissed. The resulting ServiceObject is invalid and or useless.
Does anyone have any ideas here? Is this a 'bug'™?

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On this episode Ben, Zac and Dominic are back to talk more Harry Potter, this time delving into the second chapter in the magical franchise, The Chamber Of Secrets. They break down the continuing story of Harry, Ron, Hermione and the rest of Hogwarts' inhabitants, including new characters such as Dobby, Gilderoy Lockhart and Lucious Malfoy. Furthermore, they debate their likes and gripes with the film and attempt to rank it among the others. They also take some time to address the loss of actor Richard Harris and his final performance as Albus Dumbledore. Also listen for the Quote Of The Night, some Spongebob themed shenanigans, more Harry Potter meme talk, and a whole lot more.


The upcoming remake Flashback will be apart of the 2013 Summer of Arcade promotion and will be offering players the ability to play the original version of the game. The original was released in the 90's on both SEGA and Nintendo platforms and the newly updated version will bring the game to new and returning players with updated visuals and controls.
Flashback of one of my all time favorites, and I can't wait to play it again with HD visuals. Look out for it on August 21st for $10!


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This year's UK Tentipi Camp, sponsored by the outdoor adventure shop ProAdventure, was held at The Carrog Station Campsite in North Wales. Watch the video above or read the review below.
Located in the stunningly beautiful River Dee valley, an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty between the Clwydian and Berwyn mountain ranges, Carrog is eight miles west of Llangollen on the road to Snowdonia.
It's my favourite part of the world. As an outdoorsman and angler, the Welsh Dee is my ultimate river. It has some of the best fly fishing in Europe and, for many Tentipi enthusiasts, offers superb canoeing as well. Being able to camp within 50 yards of the river was an absolute delight.
The campsite is located between the river and Carrog heritage railway station, so it's blessed with the gentle movement of both the river and stream train.
It's such a peaceful location. Hardly any road traffic, very much a 'sleepy valley' that's ideal for camping. Other than six steam trains per day, the main noise was from a nearby rookery.
What a location to wake up to, and to ponder the beauty of the world.
26 Tentipis were pitched this year, ranging from 15-man Safir and Zirkon family tipis, to the 2-man Olivin backpacker's tipi. Many had wood-burning stoves within them, ideal for keeping out the night-time chill.
My Tentipi is a 9-man Safir. It's the ideal size for Mrs H, Little Lady and me to camp in luxury, having enough room for three camp beds and to allow safe manoeuvring around the wood-burning stove.
And with the groundsheet in place, we have a damp-free 4-season tent that's cool in summer and warm in winter.
The stove is incredibly efficient, heating the tent in less than two minutes. There's enough room on its cooking plate for two large saucepans or – as is my style – a kettle and a large frying pan full of bacon.
And as the tipi is designed to encourage airflow and smoke upwards, there's no lingering cooking smells in the tent.
But it's not just about the Tentipi and what's inside. Tentipi camping is a communal experience, which makes the Tentipi Camp so special.
It's a coming together of friends and families, in appreciation of the outdoors and celebration of these exceptional tents. There's such unity and enthusiasm, with participants ranging from bushcrafty adventuresome types to families seeking quality time together. It's a bonding experience, and such a fun way to do it.
Pride of place, and central focus for the camp, was the new Zirkonflex Tentipi – an ingenious design that can be opened out on all sides if required. The ProAdventure team had pitched it perfectly, sheltering us from the brisk easterly wind yet capturing the evening sunset. And, of course, there was a fire pit in its centre to warm the late night storytellers who huddled well into the small hours.
Not that the fire pit had our gaze at the time, as the complimentary cakes were delicious. Little Lady had more than one helping, as did others.
With attendees having travelled from all over the UK, we were content to sit and relax – to recover from long drives while watching the sun go down.
Saturday started cold and overcast, following gale-force winds that roared through the campsite all night. All tents were still standing and mine was the first to show signs of smoke, as we were keen to warm our bones. Other campers were either hardier than us or had not yet woken.
Those who woke soon got the kettle on, or erected a tarpaulin to keep out the cold wind.
The first steam train of the day ensured everyone was up. Especially Mrs H, Little Lady and me as we were keen to get to the station and board the 'loco' for our much-anticipated journey into Llangollen. So while others went paddling in their canoes, or hiked into the mountains, we enjoyed a leisurely train journey along the River Dee.
Soon we were arriving in Llangollen, to the welcoming station, with its reminders that we were in the revered Dee valley.
Indeed, the station is right alongside the River Dee, and what spectacular water it is here too – with waterfalls and rapids that must make for exciting viewing of salmon passing upstream.
Sadly there were no salmon leaping when we visited, so we were soon back on the train again, gazing out of the windows awaiting sight of the Tentipi Camp.
And, as I saw it there, standing so proudly, I wondered what the collective noun is for Tentipis? Surely it must be a 'statement' of Tentipis?
Yes. I was convinced of this when I returned to the campsite and saw them lining up alongside modern dome tents. They looked like they were placed on a supersized chessboard, resisting any advance. A statement? Sure thing: A statement of Tentipis.
As soon as we were back, Little Lady went running to play with her new friends. They were so close, even though they'd only met the day before.
The adults, however, were keen to see the new Uuni pizza oven: an incredibly efficient and lightweight oven that, fuelled by wood pellets, can cook a pizza in under 60 seconds.
The results were amazing – and incredibly tasty, as Little Lady soon discovered and the adults soon learned.
It was so nice to see such convivial hospitality and companionship – facilitated by ProAdventure – that brought people together through their love of food, adventure, camping and – of course – Tentipis.
Acknowledging this, and the 'statement' of Tentipis, I decided to theme my talk that night around Fine Things – the special things, places and events that define and communicate our interests and character. We gathered again in the Zirkonflex and I gave a short talk then read four chapters from my Fine Things book – giving attendees a preview the book's content before publication at the end of the month.
Sunday. The sun rose bright in crisp blue skies. So different to the cold, windy and overcast day before.
Some campers were up at first light, canoeing on the river or practising their Tai Chi. All glad to be breathing the fresh mountain air and seeing the rays of sunlight piercing the mist.
As you might have guessed, I went for a walk along the river, starting at the 17th century bridge then along the grayling shallows to the deeper salmon pools below, marvelling at the sunlight catching the water and glowing through the first flush of leaves above.
I returned to the campsite to see Mrs H relaxing in the sunshine. She was so chilled-out and restful during the Tentipi Camp, even though an axe-throwing competition was going on behind her.
And while some continued to enjoy the campfire, those with young families went down to the river for a teddy bears' picnic. I stayed behind, with pen and camera in hand, recording these words and images for you. Because if you ever get the chance, I encourage you attend a Tentipi Camp or purchase a Tentipi. It's a lifestyle choice, a statement, and a mark of individuality worth savouring. Tentipis are special; they're a different sort of tent and a unique camping experience – one that introduces you to wonderful people and some extraordinary places.
That's the statement, of Tentipi spirit.
If you like this blog, you might also like Fennel's book Fine Things in which he writes about the 'canvas effect' of Tentipi tents. Please also subscribe to Fennel on Friday, where you'll receive either a blog, video or podcast sent to your email in time for the weekend.


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Q: Why can't "async void" unit tests be recognized? async void unit tests cannot be run within Visual Studio 2012:
[TestClass]
public class MyTestClass
{
    [TestMethod]
    public async void InvisibleMyTestMethod()
    {
        await Task.Delay(1000);
        Assert.IsTrue(true);
    }
}

If I want to have an asynchronous unit test, the test method has to return a Task:
[TestMethod]
public async Task VisibleMyTestMethod()
{
    await Task.Delay(1000);
    Assert.IsTrue(true);
}

Why is it so? Not that I absolutely need to have an async void test method, I am just curious. Visual Studio 2012 gives no warning nor error when you build an async void test method even though it won't be able to be run...

A: async void methods should be considered as "Fire and Forget" - there is no way to wait for them to finish.  If Visual Studio were to start one of these tests, it wouldn't be able to wait for the test to complete (mark it as successful) or trap any exceptions raised.
With an async Task, the caller is able to wait for execution to complete, and to trap any exceptions raised while it runs.
See this answer for more discussion of async void vs async Task.

A: It's just because MSTest doesn't support async void unit tests. It is possible to do so by introducing a context in which they can execute.
MSTest doesn't support this, probably because Microsoft decided it was too much of a change for existing tests (it's possible that existing tests would deadlock if they were given an unexpected context).
There's no compiler warning/error because it's perfectly valid C# code. The only reason it doesn't work is because of the unit test framework (i.e., I believe that xUnit does support async void tests), and it would be a gross violation of separation of concerns for the C# compiler to look at your attributes, determine you are using MSTest, and decide that you really didn't want to use async void.

A: I found in VS2015 that any Test methods decorated with async would not show in Test Explorer. I ended up removing the async keyword and replacing the await call in the test with a task.Wait() and done my asertions on task.Result.
Seems to be working ok. Haven't tried it with exception testing yet.
var task = TheMethodIWantToTestAsync(someValue);
task.Wait();
var response = task.Result;

Assert.IsNotNull(response);
Assert.IsTrue(response.somevalue);


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Humanities to lose English universities teaching grant
By Hannah Richardson BBC News education reporter
https://www.bbc.com/news/education-11627843
Image caption Students will be expected to pay higher fees
Teaching grants for degree courses in arts, humanities and social sciences at England's universities are likely to be phased out under government plans.
Giving evidence to MPs, Universities Minister David Willetts suggested these courses would be funded wholly via tuition fees in future.
But he said the greater share of cuts would come after fees went up in 2012.
Under the Browne Review, tuition fees replace teaching grants in all but science and maths subjects.
Lord Browne's review suggested the cap on fees should be lifted and students should be charged unlimited fees.
But this has been moderated in recent days with ministers suggesting there would be some sort of a cap on fees.
Chancellor George Osborne said the higher education budget was to be cut by 40% when he set out his spending review plans last week. This has been widely misreported as a 40% cut to teaching budgets alone.
But Mr Willetts suggested cuts to teaching budgets overall would be larger than this with some protection going to science, engineering, technology and maths subjects.
Some closures?
Giving evidence to the Commons business committee, Mr Willetts said Lord Browne's proposals envisaged most of the teaching funding "going in a different way - going via the student" by means of a graduate contribution.
Under this model, which he endorsed, he said "the teaching grant becomes a much less significant source of resource for universities."
And he confirmed that, under Lord Browne's proposals, the teaching grant for band C and D subjects - arts, social sciences and humanities - would be all but wiped out.
He added: "The teaching grant that you certainly need is the teaching grant for the extra costs of the Band A and B subjects - laboratory based subjects we would need a teaching grant to cover that extra."
Pressed about the level and speed of teaching grant budget cuts, Mr Willetts said the details were still being worked out.
"On that model there is a big reduction in the teaching grant - the exact size of it will depend on the detailed decisions we take," he said.
And he suggested there may be some extra protection for strategically sensitive subjects such as modern languages.
But he would not guarantee that there would not be closures.
He said: "It's not possible to give a guarantee that all departments will carry on. We are looking for savings that will start in 2012."
Mr Willetts said the final figures would be set out to universities in the usual way in the grant letter to England's higher education funding body, Hefce, before Christmas.
General secretary of the University and College Union Sally Hunt said cuts of this magnitude would lead to courses and whole universities closing.
She said: "The whole landscape of higher education in this country would change. What a university is and what its purpose is would be completely different.
"We need stable funding and recognition from the government that investment in education is an investment in our economic future."
A spokesman for Universities UK said it was concerned at the proposed withdrawal of public funding for teaching, and in particular by the suggestion that arts and humanities, and social sciences subjects are not considered to be priority areas for public investment."
He added that graduates in these subjects made a substantial contribution to the economy and assuring provision in these areas was strongly in the national interest.
"The arts and humanities are crucial in supporting the UK's world-leading creative industries sector.
"The creative industries account for £16.6bn in exports and contribute almost £60bn to the economy.
"Even in these difficult economic times, this sector is set to grow at more than double the rate of the rest of the economy and at a much faster rate than our international competitors."
Spending Review: Universities 'to face £4.2bn cut'
Spending Review: Increase in 'classroom spending'
Tuition fee increases will be capped, says Nick Clegg


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For one landlord, a blazing legal battle over rental regulations has become a quest.
He owns 46 rental properties near Elmira, New York, but lives in Millerton, Pennsylvania, 11 miles away.
Recently, he lost a court battle to overturn an Elmira city ordinance which, among other things, requires that he either move his personal residence across the county boundary line–a stone's throw from his current residence, or pay a property manager to take over all of his properties in New York.
Making good on a promise, the landlord now is appealing the decision to a higher court. According to a report by WETM news, he is prepared to sell 18 of his properties to cover the legal fees for the appeal.
The landlord told reporters that, while he could solve the problem by moving across the border, he wants to stay where he is. Instead, he will challenge the law which he sees as an unconstitutional infringement on his rights as a property owner.
His goal is to help make Elmira more accessible for other rental property owners. An influx of new people, he says, will make it a better place to be.
Disputes between landlords and local governments have spiked lately as regulations become more costly and restrictive. Landlords are often the only property owners to pay for increased regulation in the name of safety or neighborhood restoration, or for noise or criminal complaints in cities struggling to maintain peace in neighborhoods with both renters with homeowners.
For instance, two hours southeast in Hazleton, Pennsylvania, landlords were successful in overturning an ordinance which levied a $1,000 fine on a landlord who did not establish a rental applicant's immigration status. Landlords there are currently battling with city council over new proposals similar to those in Elmira, including a law which provides for fines against a landlord after police are called to the area three times.
For more, see New Law Will Stick it to Landlords.


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